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The Education Act 1990 requires that a proprietor intending to establish a non-government school make application for initial registration not later than 31 March preceding the calendar year in which the proposed proprietor intends to commence operating. Applications are made through the NESA registration website, RANGS Online. To obtain access to the online application or to discuss the application process please contact to School Registration and Accreditation Directorate on telephone 02 9367 8866.
An applicant for initial registration of a proposed new school must provide evidence of policies and procedures that will ensure compliance of the school with the registration requirements of the Act should the application be successful. If the application is successful the proposed new school will be granted initial registration.
To be considered for initial registration, proposed new schools must demonstrate evidence of a capacity to comply with the registration requirements. This evidence is based on the requirements for established schools. It recognises that it is not possible for proposed new schools to meet all the registration requirements prior to commencing.
Any difference between the description of initial registration requirements and those described for established schools is intended to take account of the fact that compliance with some requirements cannot be demonstrated until the school begins operation.
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Dr. John Mauro joined the practice many years ago and is the newest partner of SightMD. Previously a pharmacist, Dr. Mauro earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from St. John's University, Queens, NY. He completed his medical school training at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA and his internship at Mercy Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA. He then completed his residency in Ophthalmology at Nassau University Medical Center, Stony Brook University and the Veterans Medical Center. During his training, Dr Mauro was chosen to serve as chief resident in ophthalmology.


In a speech before the Macon, Uptown and Downtown Rotary clubs at the Coliseum's Monument Room, Hart said the county government's "financial picture remains bright" despite difficult times. The county has seen its bond ratings with Moody's improve, auditors gave a clean bill of health for a third year in a row, and its power bills have dropped more than $100,000 because of "green" initiatives.
But Hart said the county still has challenges. At the end of this month a fight about the location of the Bibb-Monroe county border is scheduled to go to court.
Bibb County also faces a Feb. 28 deadline -- its fourth deadline -- to come to an agreement with Macon's government over how to share services.
Hart said no formal talks through a mediator have been scheduled, but informal discussions continue, and he said he remains hopeful a service delivery strategy can be signed.
"Litigation helps no one," Hart said.
And while voters turned down a special-purpose local-option sales tax in July, Hart said problems that the SPLOST money would have addressed -- an unsafe courthouse, cramped Juvenile Court facilities, a troubled emergency radio system and more -- remain.
"For me, I still believe a SPLOST is the best answer, but that has to go to you" he said, referring to voters.
Hart said the county is also eyeing opportunities at Lake Tobesofkee, where master planners have proposed building a water park, cabins and other amenities. Commissioners plan to review the proposal in the coming months.


Viacom's six independent directors are vowing to contest any attempt to oust them, arguing that overthrowing the board would be "inconsistent" with Sumner Redstone's wishes.
The next move is Redstone's to make.
Redstone, 93, the controlling shareholder of Viacom, and his daughter Shari are reportedly considering replacing the directors amid a drastic shakeup at the media company.
But the directors say they won't leave without a fight. In a letter Monday, they said they're prepared to go to court for a "judicial determination of the legality of any removal attempt."
At issue is whether Redstone is mentally competent to make these looming changes. The media mogul has been in poor health for years, and some observers believe Shari is really behind the shakeup. She has denied it.
Viacom's CEO, Philippe Dauman, and another board member, George Abrams, have already sued to challenge Redstone's purported decision to remove them from his trust. The trust will control Viacom (VIA) and Redstone's other media company, CBS (CBS), after he dies.
Removing Dauman and the other board members could come next. CNBC reported on Friday that such a move could be imminent.
Monday's letter was a response to the speculation. It was written by Frederic Salerno, the board's lead independent director, on behalf of the other five. It was addressed to "all Viacom's constituencies" and distributed by the Viacom corporate communications department.
The letter strongly suggested that the directors do not believe Sumner Redstone is really behind the recent chain of events.
Regarding the possible removal of directors, Salerno wrote, "We know that such an attempt, on its face, would be completely inconsistent with Sumner's lifetime commitment to an independent board and professional management for Viacom after his incapacity or death. More specifically, it would be equally inconsistent with his stated judgment for many years that his daughter, Shari, should not control Viacom or his other companies."
Sumner and Shari Redstone were estranged for years, but they are now back in each other's lives.
After Dauman and Abrams were apparently booted from the trust, Viacom charged that Shari has isolated her father and placed "his residence on lockdown."
Representatives for the Redstones have refuted that. But Salerno repeated the allegation on Monday.
"For several weeks, I and the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee, Bill Schwartz, have tried to meet face-to-face with Sumner, but with no success to date," his letter said.
Representatives for Sumner and Shari Redstone did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday. On Friday, after the CNBC report, a spokesman for Sumner said he would "make every decision with the same deliberation and consideration with which he removed Phillippe Dauman and George Abrams as trustees, based on the best interests of shareholders."
The independent directors invoked their responsibilities to shareholders in Monday's letter.
"We will contest the purported removal if it comes, because we see that as our responsibility to the non-control shareholders of Viacom who own 90% of the equity of the company -- and to the legacy of a man we greatly admire and consider a dear friend," Salerno wrote.
Salerno also addressed ongoing concern about the state of the beleaguered company, which owns MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Nickelodeon, Paramount and a range of other television channels and movie assets.
"The board is not happy with where Viacom's performance stands," Salerno wrote. "We know Viacom needs to do better -- and we are very focused on that objective and on the need for management to drive it."
He reiterated the board's support for a possible sale of a minority stake in Paramount, even though a spokesman for Sumner Redstone recently said that he opposes such a sale.
"We hope that the fight over control does not impair or completely undermine this potential step with Paramount," Salerno wrote. "We also understand that if Sumner is found competent and acting without undue influence, we may be legally removed simply for having explored strategic options that might include a minority investment in Paramount. That said, our job is to try to do our job, not to try to keep our job. That is all we can promise -- and we do promise it."


I have a quite big catalog of pictures and a small HD on my PC. For this reason I have found very useful to use Lightroom with the catalog (and the previews) on a very fast USB stick and the pictures on an external HD.
In this way I can browse the picture and work with their metadata without saturating my pc and without carrying the actual pictures all the time.
The USB 3 drive is so fast that the catalog can be browsed much faster than when it was on the hard drive.
The software supports the workflow well except when I have to import new data: as soon as the import window is open Lightroom hangs for 45 seconds while trying to find new pictures in the usb stick that contains its own 52000 previews.
Can you make it skip its own folders while looking for pictures, at least for the catalog that is currently open?
Another useful feature would be to be able to exports the offline pictures, exploiting the previews and limiting the size to what is available in there.
Finally, to make the tool even better, a lightweight HTTP server that is able to read the catalog and serve the pictures contained in the preview would make the usb stick usable to show the pictures to family and friends on their own computer. Lightroom would be still needed to import, organise and develop the pictures, but these could be shown without the need to export them.
|> "Another useful feature would be to be able to exports the offline pictures, exploiting the previews and limiting the size to what is available in there."
Lr5 can export smart previews, but only if photos are offline. PreviewExporter can export regular (lib) previews or smart previews (whether photos are offline or not).
|> "a lightweight HTTP server that is able to read the catalog and serve the pictures contained in the preview would make the usb stick usable to show the pictures to family and friends on their own computer. Lightroom would be still needed to import, organise and develop the pictures, but these could be shown without the need to export them."
Great idea, but may get lost in this "problem report" - consider a separate "feature request" (Idea).


CDL drivers have it tough. Even while not driving a commercial vehicle, if arrested for DUI in Illinois, CDL drivers face cancellation of their CDL if an Illinois Statutory Summary Suspension takes effect, or if the motorist is found guilty of DUI. So this Defendant needed a home run.
Despite a breath result of 0.13, Fagan, Fagan & Davis obtained a rescission of our client's suspension. Additionally, following a successful motion to suppress all evidence and quash the arrest, ALL charges pending against our client were dismissed. The Court ruled that the officer had no basis to stop our client at all, and so the DUI couldn't stand.


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It was another beautiful weekend for fishing on the Sunshine Coast. We had full day charters on Saturday and Sunday and fished the outer reefs. And there was plenty of action to keep everyone happy.
On Saturday we targeted the bottom fish at Caloundra Wide. We trolled a lure on the way out and picked up a little tuna, which made for good strip baits. And we reeled in some great catches, including snapper, pearl perch, tusk fish, gold spot wrasse and fusilier.
Everyone was kept very busy through the day with lots of under size fish on the chew. Despite that, they all managed to catch a few keepers, mostly weighing in between 1 and 2kg. Wally's tusk fish and Pete's snapper were the biggest of the day weighing 2.5kg and they are both excellent eating fish. Nice work guys.
We changed tactics on Sunday and headed a bit further north in search of bigger sized fish and some more colourful ones as well.
In the middle section of the Barwon Banks, in fairly shallow water (32 to 40m), we had some success. The colourful fish were definitely on the bite and we caught red throat emperor, southern fusilier, gold spot wrasse, venus tusk fish and moses perch – a pretty good haul I think.
But the day wasn't over and we went out a bit deeper, into 80 metres, searching for pearl perch and snapper. The day was nearly over when the excitement started. We hooked a monster – a wahoo weighing a whopping 30kg.
This beauty was caught while trolling a Halco swimmer. Congratulations to Isaac, the lucky punter who wound it in – again and again. Every time we got it to the boat it would take another screaming run. Eventually we got it in the boat and most customers said it was the biggest fish they had seen. Wahoo steaks for all.
You might remember we caught a wahoo a few weeks back. They will get more and more abundant as it continues to warm up, along with other pelagics like mahi mahi, tuna and mackerel. Fun times.
If you would like to try your luck at catching one of these, head to our Contact Us page and send us a message or give us a call. We'd love to have you on board.


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Democrats hold on to majority on Illinois Supreme Court
Democrat Elizabeth Rochford declared victory Tuesday night over Republican Mark Curran in the race for the 2nd District seat on the state Supreme Court.
Democratic challenger Mary Kay O'Brien held a narrow lead Tuesday night over Republican incumbent Michael J. Burke in the race for the 3rd District seat on the Illinois Supreme Court
Updated 11/9/2022 1:51 AM
Democrats held on to their majority on the Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday night as Judge Elizabeth Rochford declared victory in one of two vacant seats up for grabs.
Rochford thanked her supporters about 10:30 p.m. after her Republican opponent, Mark Curran, called to concede in the newly drawn suburban 2nd District.
"I'm so proud of what we accomplished; we're just getting started," Rochford told a cheering crowd.
In the Western and Southwestern suburban 3rd District, Appellate Justice Mary Kay O'Brien held a scant 51%-49% lead over incumbent Republican Justice Michael J. Burke, with 86% of precincts counted.
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Interaction of BDNF/TrkB signaling with NMDA receptors in learning and memory
Kiyofumi Yamada, Toshitaka Nabeshima
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptor TrkB play important roles in learning and memory. Memory acquisition is associated with an increase in BDNF mRNA and TrkB activation in specific brain areas. Pharmacologic and genetic deprivation of BDNF or TrkB results in an impairment of memory. Activation of the mitogen-associated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling pathways is involved in BDNF-dependent learning and memory. A frequent single nucleotide polymorphism in the targeting region of the human BDNF gene (val66met) is associated with poorer episodic memory and abnormal hippocampal neuronal function in humans. The interaction of BDNF/TrkB signaling with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors is important for spatial learning and memory, and an Src-family tyrosine kinase Fyn may play a key role in this interaction by linking TrkB with NR2B.
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The Making Of 'The Reason Why: Ida B. Wells' Truth Telling Campaign'
February 11, 2023 from 2pm to 3:30pm – NHFPL Ives Main Library Writer and performer, Karima A. Robinson, PhD presents a behind the scenes look at the making of her play about Ida B. Wells' anti-lynching campaign at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Organized by Karima A. Robinson | Type: documentary, screening
October 4Thursday
Screening of the Movie: Capturing The Flag and discussion to follow
October 4, 2018 from 7pm to 10pm – William L. Harkness Hall Capturing The Flag is a documentary film about voting rights and the power of citizen action. Organized by | Type: movie, screening
November 15Thursday
Film: "Little Miss Westie"
November 15, 2018 from 8pm to 10pm – SCSU Adanti Student Center Theater "Little Miss Westie" is a moving documentary following two transgender siblings, Ren (trans girl) and Luca (trans boy), as they navigate puberty, school, dating, and family during the Trump era. Ren… Organized by SCSU English Department | Type: film, screening
November 17Saturday
Glance at the World Through Film Grigris (Chad, France, 2013)
November 17, 2018 from 2pm to 4pm – Mitchell Library Despite a paralyzed leg, Grigris, a young man dreams of being a dancer. But his dreams are shattered when his stepfather falls critically ill, and Grigris resolves to work for petrol traffickers in o… Organized by New Haven Free Public Library | Type: film, screening
World Cinema Film Screening: Waltz with Bashir
November 24, 2018 from 1pm to 3pm – Fair Haven Library Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman wrote, directed and stars in this autobiographical animated movie that was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. It depicts Folman in search of his… Organized by New Haven Free Public Library | Type: film, screening
August 3Saturday
Film Screening and Discussion with Director Steve Hamm "Shift Change: Community Policing in New Haven"
August 3, 2019 from 2pm to 5pm – Mitchell Library This film was featured at the 2019 New Haven Documentary Film Festival and nominated for the Audience Award for Best Feature Film. The film is about how New Haven practices an approach called communi… Organized by New Haven Free Public Library | Type: film, screening
August 9Friday
Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors
August 9, 2019 from 2:30pm to 5pm – Ives Main Library Join us for a screening of BBC's production of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare's most vibrant comedies in which the audience is always one step ahead! James Brogan, humanities prof… Organized by New Haven Free Public Library | Type: film, screening
August 17Saturday
World Cinema: Life is Beautiful
August 17, 2019 from 1pm to 3pm – Fair Haven Library Roberto Benigni plays Guido Orefice, a gentle Jewish-Italian waiter who employs his fertile imagination to design games and shield his son from the horrors of their internment in a concentration camp… Organized by New Haven Free Public Library | Type: film, screening
Documentary Film Screening: Celebrating Emile de Antonio and Santiago Alvarez
August 17, 2019 from 1:30pm to 5pm – Ives Main Library Join us for a centennial celebration of the birth of legendary documentary filmmakers Emile de Antonio and Santiago Alvarez. We will be screening three films with discussion to follow. 1:30 pm: In Th… Organized by New Haven Free Public Library | Type: film, screening
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music
August 24, 2019 from 1pm to 3pm – Ives Main Library Woodstock's 50th Anniversary! Relive this legendary musical festival by watching the award winning documentary! The film was directed by Michael Wadleigh. Woodstock was a great commercial and critica… Organized by New Haven Free Public Library | Type: film, screening
Curious about Cohousing? Want to Raise Your Kids in a Warm, Supportive Community?
May 30, 2020 from 11am to 12pm – Rocky Corner Cohousing Curious about Cohousing? Want to Raise Your Kids in a Warm, Supportive Community? Join us for a free screening of the new 30-minute documentary, The Best of Both Worlds: The Promise… Organized by Marie Pulito | Type: free, film, screening


The House of Bijan—the most exclusive and expensive men's designer in the world—has sat at the heart of Rodeo Drive for the last 40 year (with heir Nicolas Bijan Pakzad's custom-made Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport parked outside as a local Beverly Hills landmark). Now the family-owned company, which was founded and created by the late, great Bijan Pakzad, which caters to royalty, international diplomats, billionaires, and the last five sitting US Presidents, is coming to Las Vegas.
The stunning new location inside the Wynn Hotel & Casino will echo the decor of Bijan's iconic Rodeo Drive villa, and will offer the finest mens apparel in the world, including handmade suits and casual wear, as well as crocodile travel accessories, diamond encrusted watches, fine jewelry, fragrance, and limited edition car collaborations with Bugatti and Rolls-Royce.
On May 6, the new House of Bijan will proudly open it's doors and cater to the world's highest rollers. We sat down with Nicolas, who is carrying on the family's legacy, to chat about what to expect from the new Sin City location and what his youthful, 26-year-old touch is bringing to the timeless brand.
Why did you decide to open a second location?
Over the past six years, the Bijan brand has expanded and evolved due to the high demand for our luxury products. We wanted Bijan to be more accessible to our clients as many of them are visiting Las Vegas more often than Beverly Hills. Las Vegas is only a 45-minute plane ride away, so we felt it was a natural place to open a new boutique due to the close proximity between Las Vegas and Beverly Hills.
Why specifically did you decide Las Vegas would be the right choice?
Las Vegas is becoming a frequent destination for our clients — it is very synonymous with the qualities that Bijan stands for: luxury, color, service and exclusivity. These qualities are what clients expect from Las Vegas and Bijan, so naturally they pair well together.
How did you decide on The Wynn? Did Steve Wynn approach you or vice versa?
My relationship with Mr. Wynn began years ago as he was speaking with my late father about the possibility of opening a boutique in Las Vegas. As I more recently re-connected with Mr. Wynn, we hand-picked this location together in the Fairway Villa Esplanade of the Wynn hotel, which are reserved for the Wynn's most prestigious clients. Our vision for the Boutique was to feel exclusive and luxurious, so the location felt very fitting for the House of Bijan. The Wynn is one of the most beautiful and elegant properties in Las Vegas and we are very excited to be there.
How does the vibe of Sin City inspire the design process?
The overall design is more contemporary and colorful as we are competing with some of the most beautiful boutiques, hotels, and flower displays from all over the world. The Bijan brand is well-known for the vibrant colors and extravagant garments, so it was important to showcase these features as many hotel guests walk by the Boutique. To attract the attention of possible clients, we wanted to design a Boutique that is eye-catching. We designed the boutique with a white color scheme, similar to a beautiful jewelry box, which is very bright in comparison to our signature Bijan yellow. We removed the doors off of our usual private collections and opened up these colorful combinations to guests walking by.
What Vegas landmark fits most with your brand?
The Wynn Hotel is the perfect example of what fits with our brand. The Wynn is the highest quality, most exclusive, most expensive hotel in Las Vegas and many of our clients are also clients of the Wynn. When traveling to The Wynn, guests can find beautiful artwork by Jeff Koons along with hundreds of fresh flowers arrangements. The House of Bijan has a similar feel as there is artwork by Botero as well as fresh flowers in all areas of the Boutique, including in the dress cabinets. It is an experience to be at the Wynn Hotel just as it is an experience to shop at the House of Bijan.
What can we expect from the new store? What sort of details can you share?
We have many new collections that are exclusive to Las Vegas, including beautiful leather jackets and backgammon sets. People travel to Las Vegas to enjoy themselves and conduct business meetings, so guests can expect to see both suits and more leather items.
How will it be different to the Rodeo Drive location? What will remain the same?
For the first time in 40 years, we are not by appointment. At the Wynn boutique, you are able to walk in and interact with our merchandise, learn about Bijan without having an appointment. The Bijan store at the Wynn is a smaller version of the Rodeo Drive location, however the quality, exclusivity and attention to detail found in all of our collections will remain the same. The Las Vegas Boutique will have the same beautiful 16 ft tall mahogany door as the Rodeo Drive location. We are working on installing a Bijan chandelier with 1,000 bottles of perfume similar to the one we have on Rodeo drive.
Do you have any special plans for the store's opening celebration?
Our grand opening will be May 6th 2018 which is the same weekend as Cinco de Mayo and the highly anticipated Gennady Golovkin (GGG) world championship boxing match. This is one of the biggest weekends in Las Vegas, so we hope to welcome all of our clients from around the world for our special event. The grand opening celebration will be the night after the big fight with Gennady Golovkin being our guest of honour. Furthermore, since it is Cinco de Mayo weekend His Excellency Mr. Juan Beckmann, owner of Jose Cuervo and Maestro Dobel, is making a Limited Edition Bijan Tequilla from his family's private reserve to commemorate the opening of Bijan Las Vegas.
Will you sell products that are specific to the Las Vegas location?
We are introducing some new products that are exclusive to the Vegas location. We are also working on making first-time products such as alligator sneakers and more causal pieces that people can wear while they are on vacation.
Why do you think the luxury market is so important today?
Many items today are produced in countries that are less expensive to manufacture, leaving out an emphasis on quality. The Bijan brand only produces high quality, exclusive items and I think there is a growing appetite for that in the luxury business. The luxury business is a ever-changing market, but I believe it is important to stick to this level of exclusivity, detail and quality.
How does the Bijan aesthetic gel with Las Vegas?
Bijan is a brand that was founded on exclusivity, attention to detail, and the best quality service in the world. Some of the best and most exclusive hotels in America are located in Las Vegas, so the Bijan aesthetic fits in well with the city.
What would your dad think of a new store in Las Vegas?
My father loved Beverly Hills and being in California, but he also loved traveling to Las Vegas and always stayed at the Wynn. He had the utmost respect for Mr. Wynn after knowing each other for many decades. I think he would be very happy to see their plan being implemented and seeing his name in the most beautiful hotel in one of the most famous cities worldwide.
What are your favorite spots to eat, play and stay in Las Vegas?
-I love staying at the Fairway Villas at the Wynn. They are the most magnificent rooms that make you feel engulfed in the Las Vegas culture. What I love the most is the glamour, luxury and exclusivity of the rooms, with the ability to gaze over the beautiful balcony that overlooks the decadent gardens. My favorite restaurant and dining experience is the SW Steakhouse in the Wynn. I don't gamble that often but when I do I love to play baccarat in the Wynn.
Where do you shop (aside from the House of Bijan) when you're in town?
I love to visit the shopping areas and see all the different stores you can't see in Beverly Hills. Shopping wise I stick to Bijan.
What, in your opinion, is the greatest luxury in life?
The greatest luxury in life is the ability to work hard and enjoy the luxuries of life that you have earned. Having a healthy balance between working hard and enjoying oneself is important, which is why Las Vegas is special place.


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MacBook, contrary to popular belief, has many fabulous options in store for those who like to play games on their laptops. Indeed, the list is so large that sometimes it might seem extremely difficult to narrow down the options to play in your free time.
If you're ever in the situation where you're unable to decide which game to play on your MacBook, we've got your back. Here are the best Mac games that users from all around the world like to play. Why not take a look and see which ones you can add to your shopping list?
Developed by The Fun Pimps, 7 Days to Die is a popular survival horror game that can keep you engaged for hours. Released for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows in 2013, and for Linux in 2014, the game is set after WWIII (which has destroyed a significant part of the world, except for the fictional country of Navezgane, Arizona). Now, the challenge in front of the player is to survive by finding food, shelter and water without being killed by zombies. Because, of course, what is the apocalypse without having to hide from a horde of the undead?
ARK: Survival Evolved is a widely played action-adventure game developed by Studio Wildcard in collaboration with Effect Studios, Instinct Games, and Virtual Basement. It was first launched for Mac OS X, Windows, PS4, Xbox One and Linux in August 2017. A mobile and Nintendo Switch version came to the market in 2018. In this game, players need to survive on an island filled with numerous dinosaurs, natural hazards and other prehistoric animals. If you don't have anyone around, the single-player campaign will give you hours of fun, but if you have friends or siblings as crazy about gaming as you, play its multiplayer mode to create your tribe and leave signs for other players — will you help them out or lead them astray? The choice is yours.
American Truck Simulator Gold Edition
This is your best chance to experience what driving legendary American trucks and delivering cargo across sandy Nevada and sunny California feels like. If you're at all familiar with these places, you'll find many recognisable spots and landmarks while playing the Gold Edition. Players start their journey as a driver and have the opportunity to climb their way up the ladder to own and operate the business. If played effectively, this game gives you a chance to build one of the largest transportation entities in the country. The American Truck Simulator Gold Edition comes with amazing graphics and exciting features to keep you entertained from start to finish.
No gaming list for Mac is complete without DiRT Rally. Known as one of the best Mac games, earning favourable reviews from critics after its release, DiRT Rally is a stunning game that plays, looks and sounds outstanding. There are over 70 different game levels, all of which test your skills in a unique way. Race iconic rally cars, take part in championships, build your own team and travel the world — from muddy Wales to icy Monaco — in this award-winning off-roader. Play it once and you'll never be stuck what to play ever again.
A sequel to Company of Heroes (launched in 2006), Company of Heroes 2 is a strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment and launched by Sega for OS X, Windows and Linux. It runs on the Essence 3.0 game engine and has everything you need to stay engrossed for hours. Set during WWII, take on the role of a Soviet Commander in a war to free Russia from enemy invaders in its single-player campaign, or take charge of your own powerful army and use carefully planned tactics to take down other players in its multiplayer mode. Go for this top-rated WWII RTS (real-time strategy) franchise game and take your gaming experience to all new heights.
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Professional Development Overview
Asian Studies Development Program
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The Institute will be hosted in Honolulu, Hawai'i on the adjacent campuses of the East-West Center (EWC) and the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM). Located in Mānoa, one of the most beautiful valleys in all the Hawaiian Islands, the EWC and UH combined are home to the largest concentration of Asia specialists in the US, with over 300 scholars in the humanities and social sciences who offer more than 600 courses a year focused on Asian cultures and societies. The UHM School of Pacific and Asian Studies is home to the Center for Chinese Studies (50 professorial rank faculty), the Center for Japanese Studies (32 faculty), the Center for South Asian Studies (40 faculty), and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (40 faculty).
The East-West Center is a public, non-profit research and educational institution established in 1960 with a US Congressional mandate to promote better relations and understanding among the nations of Asia, the Pacific and the United States through cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. The Center's 21-acre Honolulu campus is located contiguous to the University of Hawai'i on the Diamond Head side of East-West Road. The Center also maintains a branch office in Washington, DC that helps to increase understanding of the region among Congress and other key audiences. More than 60,000 students and professionals have participated in Center programs.
Participants in the Institute will have visitor status at both the East-West Center and the University, which includes full access to the libraries. The UHM Hamilton Library has a total collection of more than 4 million print volumes, including over 1 million volumes in its world-class Asia Collection that includes materials in both Asian languages and English. The UHM Sinclair library has an extensive collection of video and audio recordings, including both documentary and feature films.
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Campus Map
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Lincoln Hall
Studio units (single or double occupancy) at the discounted rate of $49/night for all accepted Institute participants will be reserved at the East-West Center's faculty guesthouse, Lincoln Hall.
A small number of Kitchen units (single or double occupancy) at the discounted rate of $73/night are available on a first-come first-serve basis, but the cost difference will be covered by participants. All of the units in Lincoln Hall include private bath, telephone, fan, cable TV, and internet access. There are also coin operated washers and dryers (laundry detergent sold in laundry rooms). Lincoln Hall desk hours are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (808-944-7816) and after hour check-ins are handled at Hale Manoa front desk (808-944-7960).
Please note that none of the units are air conditioned, children under 18 are permitted only in Lincoln Hall, and smoking is not permitted in any East-West Center buildings, including residential rooms and apartments. Currently, all guests must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to reside in the EWC dormitories and will be required to provide verifying documentation prior to arrival. Participants wanting to arrive early or extend their stay can do so on a space available basis at Lincoln Hall, or off campus.
Participants are, of course, free to make rental arrangements off campus and our staff will assist with that if desired. But housing in Honolulu, especially near the university, tends to be quite expensive with one-bedroom apartments easily renting for over $1250 per month. And, while the bus system in Honolulu is quite good, staying on campus in close proximity to the meeting rooms and library is not only convenient, it encourages the kind of informal interaction with other participants that often is as important in having a great institute experience as the classroom activities.
From: Honolulu International Airport, 300 Rodgers Blvd, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96819
To: Lincoln Hall -- 1821 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96848
By Taxi: Tell the driver to take you to the East-West Center located on the University of Hawai'i campus.
As you enter the University of Hawai'i campus via East-West Road, all East-West Center buildings are on the right in the following order: John A. Burns Hall, Hale Halawai, Hale Manoa, Imin Conference Center, Hale Kuahine and Lincoln Hall.
There are a number of food courts and food trucks on the UH campus that cater to students and staff as well as many restaurants on and near the campus that are accessible to participants by foot or bus and that offer food from a wide range of cuisines from inexpensive to fine-dining.
UH Campus vendor locations
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For Hawai'i visitor information, you can visit the Hawai'i Tourism Authority's site https://www.gohawaii.com/
Although we encourage participants to consider attending the program without family for most of the institute, we know that is not always possible and almost never preferred. With that in mind, we will assist participants seeking childcare if necessary. Child-care is available in summer activities programs run by the City as well as from private preschools. Applications should be made as early as possible following acceptance into the Institute, ideally just after being notified of acceptance into the institute.


The syntax of Pig Latin, the various definitions, data sort and filter, data types, deploying Pig for ETL, data loading, schema viewing, field definitions, functions commonly used.
Understanding HiveQL, basic syntax, the various tables and databases, data types, data set joining, various built-in functions, deploying Hive queries on scripts, shell and Hue.
The various databases, creation of databases, data formats in Hive, data modeling, Hive-managed Tables, self-managed Tables, data loading, changing databases and Tables, query simplification with Views, result storing of queries, data access control, managing data with Hive, Hive Metastore and Thrift server.
Working extensively with User Defined Queries, learning how to optimize queries, various methods to do performance tuning.
How ETL tools work in Big data Industry, Connecting to HDFS from ETL tool and moving data from Local system to HDFS, Moving Data from DBMS to HDFS, Working with Hive with ETL Tool, Creating Map Reduce job in ETL tool, End to End ETL PoC showing big data integration with ETL tool.
This training course is designed to help you clear both Cloudera Spark and Hadoop Developer Certification (CCA175) exam and Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) exam. The entire training course content is in line with these two certification programs and helps you clear these certification exams with ease and get the best jobs in the top MNCs.
As part of this training you will be working on real time projects and assignments that have immense implications in the real world industry scenario thus helping you fast track your career effortlessly.
At the end of this training program there will be quizzes that perfectly reflect the type of questions asked in the respective certification exams and helps you score better marks in certification exam.
ITS Course Completion Certificate will be awarded on the completion of Project work (on expert review) and upon scoring of at least 60% marks in the quiz. Intellipaat certification is well recognized in top 80+ MNCs like Ericsson, Cisco, Cognizant, Sony, Mu Sigma, Saint-Gobain, Standard Chartered, TCS, Genpact, Hexaware, etc.


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ISM Manufacturing Activity Index Higher Than Expected
NEW YORK – Manufacturing activity rose in September for the 16th consecutive month, but at a more gradual pace than in August, an industry research group reported Friday.
The Institute for Supply Management (search) said that its manufacturing index registered 58.5 in September, down from 59 in the previous month, and slightly higher than the 58.3 reading forecast by analysts.
An ISM reading of 50 or above means that the manufacturing sector is expanding, while a figure below 50 represents a contraction. The index has been above 50 since June of last year.
"The manufacturing sector continued to grow during September, but at a slightly slower rate," said Norbert J. Ore, chair of ISM's manufacturing survey committee. "Both new orders and production remain strong, and employment growth has accelerated."
Ore said manufacturers surveyed indicated generally favorable conditions, although some reported problems caused by recent hurricanes. Many companies said that they have stepped up hiring of both blue-collar and white-collar workers (search). Manufacturers said they are increasing their inventories, partly to hedge against price increases, but also because business continues to improve.
In September, 15 sectors reported growth, led by miscellaneous manufacturing and followed by glass, stone and aggregate, rubber and plastic products, industrial and commercial equipment and computers, tobacco and apparel. Others reporting growth were transportation and equipment, chemicals, food, wood and wood products, electronic components and equipment, printing and publishing, instruments and photographic equipment, paper and fabricated metals.


When you click on a link, a server in a datacenter somewhere gets the job of finding the web page or process you requested and delivering it to your browser over the Internet. One user on the Internet and one server at the other end serving one web page is quite trivial. With millions of users around the world visiting the web site at unpredictable times and making unpredictable requests for millions of documents, pictures, music, videos, processes and transactions, it can become a nightmare for the people who are managing the datacenter. In the last five years there has been a six-fold increase in computing capacity and a 160 fold increase in storage. Along with the increase in capacity comes a huge increase in complexity and in electrical power usage.
Imagine looking through a window into a corporate datacenter (even though many of them are underground and have no windows) and you would see thousands of steel boxes mounted in six-foot-high racks with cables everywhere. This part of the problem has been addressed by new technology called virtualization, pioneered by IBM decades ago but greatly refined in recent years. (See "Virtually Real or Really Virtual"). Imagine a virtual datacenter. When you peer through the window you see three boxes -- a server, a disk storage device, and a network card. There is a person at a large video console who is looking at what appears to be a dashboard. It shows a pictorial diagram of all the things going on in the datacenter. When one application area needs more server, storage, or network capacity the virtual datacenter automatically re-allocates capacity from another application area that currently has excess capacity. The virtual datacenter keeps resources balanced, and when a component fails, the virtual datacenter automatically allocates a spare or underutilized component to take over. Virtual environments allow a big reduction in complexity but the even bigger problem is the huge growth in electrical power. In many cases companies are not able to get the additional power they need either because the power company does not have the capacity or because the datacenter is not designed to accommodate the physical changes necessary. Even if the power was readily available there is a negative impact on the environment. Hence, Big Green.
IBM is redirecting $1 billion per year across its businesses, mobilizing the company's resources to dramatically increase the level of energy efficiency in IT. The plan includes new products and services to enable IBM clients to sharply reduce data center energy consumption and make them more "green". The problem is sizable. Big companies spend tons of money on power. In IBM's case it is a half billion dollars per year. The priority has been on getting the servers and storage that are needed to achieve various business results -- need another feature for the web site, throw in another server. Have growth in web visitors -- throw some more servers at it.
IBM is leading by example. One of their "green" projects is consolidating 3,900 servers onto 30 new top of the line mainframe servers. The result is not only more compute power but dramatically less use of electrical power and space. One of IBM's customers went from 300 servers to six. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center consolidated 1,000 servers onto 300 and saved $20m in costs while freeing up datacenter space for more hospital beds.
Datacenters have been popping up everywhere -- most of them built before 2001. The datacenters are very large rooms full of many different kinds of equipment -- designed in the same way they were decades ago -- like a kitchen where the stove puts out more heat so you turn on the air conditioning to cool down the entire room. The chef is comfortable and others in the room are freezing. IBM is designing datacenters for customers where cooling "zones" are specific to the type of equipment in each zone. Green datacenters not only save space and energy but also benefits the environment overall. In the past the electric bill has been allocated as overhead to all parts of the company. Redesigns are saving many millions of dollars. With the huge growth of energy for the IT infrastructure the CFO is reallocating energy expenditures from general overhead to the CIO so they can see what IT is really costing.
IBM has made a sizeable consulting business out of helping customers understand their energy usage and then designing and supervising the building of new Datacenters and cooling equipment. Having overseen the construction of thirty million square feet of advanced space, IBM has learned a lot. The virtualization is helping a lot too. It can now optimize the use of servers around energy use. For example, as workload declines, perhaps at night, servers can be virtualized and "moved" to underutilized servers and then automatically turn off the servers that are not needed for a few hours.
Energy efficiency is at the core of Green Computing. It is a hot topic at the Gartner Symposium and has been identified by Gartner and numerous speakers as a problem that can limit IT support of business. IBM has just published a white paper on Tec doc that explains mainframe energy efficiencies.
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In the tropics : or, Scenes and incidents of West Indian life
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Alaska House votes to avert government shutdown, send budget to Gov. Dunleavy
By James Brooks
Updated: June 29, 2021 Published: June 28, 2021
House Majority Leader Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, talks to Rep. Laddie Shaw, R-Anchorage, before a final vote on Alaska's state budget Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. Shaw and Tuck voted against a government shutdown. (James Brooks / ADN)
JUNEAU — The Alaska House of Representatives has approved a state budget that will avert a government shutdown, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he will sign it.
In a 28-10 vote on Monday, the House approved the "effective date clause," which allows the budget to take effect July 1, the start of the state's fiscal year.
"Once I receive the budget, and review individual items, I will make a decision on possible line item vetoes and prepare the budget for implementation on July 1," Dunleavy said in a brief written statement. "This action will avert a government shutdown."
The vote ended almost two weeks of uncertainty caused when House Republicans voted against the clause.
Other legislators urged Dunleavy to sign the budget without the start date, but Dunleavy said doing so would be unconstitutional. The Alaska Department of Law said that without the clause, Alaska would have no budget until September. That would have caused a government shutdown starting July 1. Thousands of state workers would have been laid off, many state services would have been suspended and many state-paid contractors would have been forced to stop work.
"We've got a lot of Alaskans that are probably jumping for joy about now thinking that their paychecks are going to continue on coming," said Speaker of the House Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak.
The House and Senate adjourned an ongoing special session immediately after the House approved the effective date clause.
That clause required two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate to agree. Fully funding the budget as written requires three-quarters of the 40-member House and three-quarters of the 20-member Senate. Neither the House nor Senate have passed the budget by the needed margin.
As a result, the Permanent Fund dividend in the budget is cut to $525, and there will not be enough money for programs that subsidize the cost of rural home electricity and pay college scholarships to Alaska high school students. Some construction projects in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are also defunded.
But lawmakers believe those issues will be resolved later this summer or in the fall, during an upcoming special session of the Legislature. Dunleavy could intensify the need for a fix by vetoing affected items.
Those problems have been secondary to the prospect of a total government shutdown.
"We've been so focused on not shutting down this state that I haven't taken that next step," Stutes said.
Speaker of the House Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, watches as lawmakers consider a vote on Alaska's state budget Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (James Brooks / ADN)
Failed leverage led Alaska to the brink of a shutdown
Alaska's House of Representatives is divided between an 18-member Republican minority and a 21-member majority coalition that includes Democrats, Republicans and independents. Rep. Sara Rasmussen, R-Anchorage, is not a member of either group.
For weeks, members of the minority have asked for action on a long-term state fiscal plan. The specific requests have varied. Kenai Republican Rep. Ron Gillham asked for a lengthy list of things including changes to the state's constitutional spending cap and "a 15% cut across the board from all departments."
One of his requests — and one repeated by many minority Republicans — is a constitutional amendment proposed by Dunleavy. That amendment would increase the dividend to about $2,350 per person if approved by voters next year.
But the proposal has been opposed by legislators in the House and Senate who say it is unaffordable without major new taxes. The Dunleavy administration's projections call for $500 million in new taxes or spending cuts, plus spending from the Permanent Fund beyond a limit set by the Legislature in 2018.
Republicans sought to use the vote on the effective date — and the vote on fully funding the budget — as levers to move the majority, but neither side was willing to budge.
That led the state to the brink of a shutdown.
Members of the majority suggested Dunleavy could sign the budget without the effective date clause, but the governor said he believes that would be an unconstitutional act.
Attorney General Treg Taylor has sued a legislative agency in an attempt to force a legal decision on the matter.
Taylor said Monday that he intends to continue with the lawsuit. Courtroom arguments are scheduled for Tuesday, with an initial verdict afterward.
In addition to the legal maneuvering, the House majority and minority had been talking behind closed doors for days about a deal to end the deadlock in the House.
The details of that deal were revealed Monday: The House and Senate will create a "bicameral nonpartisan working group" that will try to create a comprehensive state fiscal plan before the Legislature's next special session. The Republican minority will appoint its own members to the working group, as will the House's coalition majority, the Senate's Republican majority and the Senate's Democratic minority.
Members of the Alaska House of Representatives' Republican minority caucus discuss a vote on the state's budget Monday, June 28, 2021 at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. (James Brooks / ADN)
Miscommunications cause a tense final day
After a weekend of offers and counteroffers, Stutes and Tilton had one final meeting about the deal Monday morning. Because of miscommunications, Stutes said she left that meeting thinking the minority was unwilling to make a deal. Tilton said she believed negotiations were continuing and that a tentative schedule was in place.
"There was definitely some communication challenges there," Tilton said.
Despite believing there was no deal, Stutes called for a vote anyway.
"I felt it was time that people knew where they stood, whether there was an effective date or there wasn't," Stutes said.
Three votes, each requiring approval from 27 House members, were necessary.
After two of the three votes, members of the minority asked for a break in order to vote on a "sense of the House," a nonbinding statement that called for the creation of the budget working group.
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— James Brooks 🗞 (@AK_OK) June 28, 2021
The House took an extended break to finalize the wording of that document, allow legislators to read it, then vote upon it.
"It was a very, very heated discussion on how we were going to move forward," Tilton said.
After legislators approved the creation of the working group, they voted to avert the shutdown.
Republican Reps. James Kaufman of Anchorage, Ken McCarty of Eagle River, Tom McKay of Anchorage, Laddie Shaw of Anchorage and Cathy Tilton of Wasilla switched and voted in favor of the effective date clause and against the shutdown.
Also voting yes was Rep. Sara Rasmussen, R-Anchorage, who was absent from the first vote and is not a member of either the majority or minority. All members of the majority voted in favor of the clause.
Voting no were Republican Reps. Ben Carpenter of Nikiski; Mike Cronk of Tok; David Eastman of Wasilla; Ron Gillham of Kenai; DeLena Johnson of Palmer; Christopher Kurka of Wasilla; Kevin McCabe of Big Lake; Mike Prax of North Pole; George Rauscher of Sutton; and Sarah Vance of Homer.
Excused absent from the votes were Reps. Tiffany Zulkosky, D-Bethel, and David Nelson, R-Anchorage. Nelson said he was at National Guard training that had been postponed from April. Zulkosky did not respond to a text message asking why she was absent.
Tilton said she isn't completely satisfied with the outcome, though she voted against the shutdown. Members of the minority disagree with the idea of funding the dividend and some Mat-Su construction projects from special accounts, and that didn't change in the final budget.
They also didn't get a firm commitment on fiscal action in the next special session.
Two years ago, the House and Senate created a similar working group to advise the Legislature on the future of the Permanent Fund. That group's recommendations were never implemented.
"That is a cause for concern," Tilton said, "and especially — I think our members have said it on record — what does it take to make change happen?"
James Brooks
James Brooks was a Juneau-based reporter for the ADN from 2018 to May 2022.
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