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Lessons in Love: The Millionaire Hunters
In the new Russia, a country obsessed with wealth and status, snagging a superrich man is big business — and so are the outrageous classes that claim to give women a leg up.
(Image credit: Natali Arefieva)
By Abigail Haworth
You have to admire a nation of women who wear stilettos in the snow and make it look easy. It's minus 10 degrees in Moscow, and the frozen sidewalks are teeming with glamorous female shoppers. Clad in fur and sparkly accessories, they navigate the ice in perilously high heels. The trick, it seems, is not to totter gingerly, but to stride ahead fast and never look down.
After mastering this art, you'd think that negotiating love and marriage would be a cinch for modern Russian women. Not so, says Yulia Varra, 38, a Muscovite "love instructor" who runs classes in sex and seduction. In the new capitalist Russia, a country consumed with money and status, snagging a desirable man is a tough business. "Women want a husband who owns a private plane, a yacht, and an oil well. It's not impossible, but they need superfantastic skills to succeed," says Varra, who has a riot of curly blonde hair and wears tight black jeans tucked into silver boots — high-heeled, of course.
Despite the weather, it's positively steamy inside the Moscow basement where Varra holds various courses for women, including "How to Marry in Three Months" and "Oral Sex for Experts." Her seduction school is one of many new businesses designed to help women get ahead in Russia's post-communist marriage market. The economy has boomed, creating a superrich ruling oligarchy and a huge class of cash-loaded entrepreneurs. And, in what is no doubt partly a backlash against the Soviet era — when women toiled in state industries alongside men — many young women today would prefer to marry a millionaire than work to become one themselves.
Varra says she encourages students to look beyond a man's wallet to find other good qualities — to avoid being trapped in a "loveless golden cage" — but outside the new rich elite, decent prospects remain sparse. Russian women outnumber men by more than 10 million, and many men suffer from joblessness, chronic alcoholism, and early death (male life expectancy here is 59).
Holding on to a good man long-term is an equally high-stakes matter. Divorce in Russia is easy; a powerful man can divorce his wife "in an hour," according to one local insider. Under the country's anachronistic divorce laws, husbands are generally not obliged to give their wives a penny, and they are often awarded custody of the children. "Relationships are like roulette for modern Russian women," says the insider. "They have a lot to win and everything to lose, so they can never afford to get complacent."
On a Saturday night at Varra's school, against a backdrop of garish reds and pinks, five students are gyrating their hips and tossing their hair to the manic beat of Russian disco (think early Madonna crossed with Cossack music). And this is just the warm-up. Tonight's class is "How to Be Your Man's Number-One Lover." Lessons include trying out erotic massage on a live male model, practicing fellatio with the aid of bananas and lollipops, and learning how to praise a man's sexual prowess "convincingly."
"Russian men relate to women mainly through sex," Varra tells the students, who range in age from 21 to 60, and who wait as long as a year and a half to attend the popular classes. "So if a man is happy in bed, you're halfway there." But only halfway, she cautions, because even the most sexually acrobatic woman won't succeed unless she knows how to manipulate a man's brain as well. "You must show him you have self-respect, that you are a precious jewel he must cherish," says Varra, who is a trained psychologist with three divorces under her flashy silver belt. "Otherwise he will get bored and drink vodka." She winks. (Interestingly, Varra herself is not looking for another husband; she is focused instead on her booming business.)
Varra's basic approach is to teach women how to gain power over men by using classic feminine and sexual wiles. To the Western feminist mind, it might seem a bit retrograde, yet Varra insists that Russian women are the ultimate post-feminists. "We know all about equality and independence — we've been there," she tells me. During the Soviet era, which ended in 1991, millions of men died in wars and labor camps. Women often ran their households alone, while also working in factories. The problem is that Russian men, says Varra, remain deeply patriarchal and still expect women to be subservient. "Rather than try to change men, which will take another 200 years," she says, "we might as well get whatever we can out of them now."
Perched on a sofa in the correct femme-fatale posture of "chest out, stomach in, ass out," Maria Markova, 24, nods in agreement. Markova, a typical svelte Russian beauty with long blonde hair, has already graduated from the 12-week "How to Marry in Three Months" course, which costs $1800. She found it so enlightening that she joined the "Lover" class, too.
"I've never had a problem getting men because I'm so beautiful," she says, swinging her long legs over the side of the sofa. "But they treated me like a plaything, and I didn't know how to stop it." Markova, a sauna attendant, has learned how to target the men she likes using direct eye contact and conversational ploys, so she is in charge from the start. What she wants, she says, is a "real man who will take care of me." Some diamonds and designer frocks wouldn't hurt, either. "Yes, of course he must be wealthy," she says, looking incredulous that the question was even asked.
Is money really so important? It's not hard to see how style- and status-conscious the country has become. In Moscow, once the grim heart of socialist austerity, ads for Swiss watches, German cars, and Italian leather are draped over the facades of historic buildings, and some city restaurants demand a minimum order of $300 per table. Even the former Soviet president Mikhail S. Gorbachev has embraced luxury, appearing in a recent promotion for Louis Vuitton luggage.
Markova isn't married yet, although thanks to Varra's lessons, she says she is dating a wealthy businessman who she believes will "propose any day."
Foxy grandmother Ella Videnina, 60, is also a graduate of the marriage class. She succeeded in getting hitched at the end of it — to her fifth husband. "My past husbands always relied on me. I wanted to reverse that," says the slim Videnina, a government office worker. When she joined the class, she was dating a new man who seemed promisingly generous. "The best thing I learned was never to refuse him anything in bed. It worked." Not only did he marry her, she says, he also began lavishing her with expensive gifts: "He gave me a new car and a plasma TV for my birthday."
Married women are also flocking to Varra for help in holding onto the husbands they already have. "After nine years of marriage, my husband stopped noticing me," says Olga Rosnina, 37, a statuesque redheaded real-estate agent. Rosnina joined Varra's "How to Bring Back Your Honeymoon" course, which involved "advanced" sex tips (opens in new tab), as well as advice on how to spice up daily life. "Before, I only wore jeans and flats, so I bought miniskirts, high heels, and lipstick," says Rosnina. Combined with her new bedroom skills, the effect on her husband was instant. "He's much warmer and less uptight," she says. "And he gives me whatever I ask for."
For women who can't get into Varra's overbooked courses, there are plenty of other options. One of the latest trends is "VUM-building," which sounds like a doomed Soviet industrial project but is apparently a surefire way to get your man addicted to you. VUM stands for "Vaginally Used Muscles," and a number of schools are offering courses in strengthening and toning the muscles using special equipment — a kind of gym for the vagina.
"Our exercise program can dramatically improve a woman's sexual performance," says Olga Nikitina, 40, the founder of the School for VUM-Building in central Moscow. "She can transform herself from a slow Russian car like a Lada into a Ferrari." To disguise the fact that the equipment really does look like it belongs in a car-mechanic's workshop — it's all pressure gauges and rubber hoses — the school's two rooms are painted pink and blue; stuffed animals model phallic devices.
"Once a woman reaches optimal fitness, she can shoot a fountain of water up out of her vagina in the bath," boasts Nikitina, a ponytailed blonde in a leopard-print top. The core device is a small silicone balloon that is inserted in the vagina and inflated with a pneumatic pump. "You squeeze against the balloon and measure the pressure on the attached gauges," says Nikitina. Fine-tuning can be achieved by learning to shoot out pebbles onto a metal target.
Homemaker Eliso Torgvaidze, 41, credits the program with saving her rocky marriage. "I'm sure my husband would have left me if I hadn't done VUM-building," she says. "Sex is 90 percent of a relationship for a man."
If the latter is true in Russia, it certainly helps explain why sex schools are so popular. Moscow even has a geisha school that teaches seduction arts from the Far East, such as erotic dance. There's also a "bitch school," where women can learn cunning tactics for beating out female competitors.
To give the gift of a head start, some women are even sending their daughters to the schools. Inga Kozina, 34, attended a course at Moscow's Geisha School, and now is sending her 15-year-old daughter, Mariam. "She's a pretty girl," says Kozina, "but there's a lot of competition these days."
Still, isn't 15 just a little bit young? "Not at all," says Mariam, decked out in the mandatory stiletto boots. "Thanks to my mom, I'm very confident with boys already. I'll always get what I want."
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conducts six-week personalized coaching programs that help people improve self-image and seduction skills. Cost: $2100 to $2500.
At whymenmarrybitches.com (opens in new tab), you can request a personal phone consultation. Cost: $80 for 90 minutes.
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In this program, recorded on February 8, 2014, Samuel Robles (Panama) talks about how he became interested in music, how he was able to study in the United States and how music education has improved in his country. Duration: 22:32.
Click here for a list of Samuel's compositions published by Cayambis Music Press.
To visit Samuel's website (in English), click here.


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Q: How to read only the last message coming from the server and with a timeout Socket Java I am writing a small game using processing and would like to add a multiplayer feature. I used Socket and have now a problem : I would like to read only the last message from the server and use something that doesn't idle for a server message. Here is the code I used. It is like a level select for the server that send the level chosen to the client so it can load it but on the client, since the server only send a message when a new level is loaded and the client's game just freeze until it recieves a message from the server.
Code for the server :
    //Set up all the buttons
    disableMenus();
    enableMenus(7,13);
    enableMenus(19,19);

    //show the current loaded level
    printLevel();
    printGuards(true);
    for(int i = 0 ; i < cams.length ; i++) {
      if(cams[i]) {
        while (camAngleMin[i] > camAngleMax[i]) {
          camAngleMin[i] = camAngleMin[i] - 2*PI;
        }
        int t = 0;
        int r = 0;
        int buffer = round(camAngle[i]/(PI/2));
        PImage images;
        if(buffer > 3)
          buffer = 0;
        else if(buffer < 0)
          buffer = 3;
        images = camImage[buffer];
        if(buffer == 0) {
          t = images.width;
          r = 1;
        } else if(buffer == 1) {
          t = images.width/2;
          r = images.height;
        } else if(buffer == 2) {
          t = 0;
          r = 1;
        } else {
          t = images.width/2;
          r = 0;
        }
        if(camAngle[i] > camAngleMax[i] && camBuffer[i] == 0) {
          camGoToMin[i] = true;
          camBuffer[i] = 200;
        } else if(camAngle[i] < camAngleMin[i] && camBuffer[i] == 0) {
          camGoToMin[i] = false;
          camBuffer[i] = 200;
        } else if(camBuffer[i] > 0){
          camBuffer[i]--;
        }
        //println(camGoToMin[i]+":"+camBuffer[i]);
        if(camGoToMin[i] && camBuffer[i] == 0) {
          camAngle[i] = camAngle[i] - (PI/512);
        }
        else if(camBuffer[i] == 0){
          camAngle[i] = camAngle[i] + (PI/512);
        }
        image(images,camX[i],camY[i]);
        //lumiereCam[i].display(camX[i]+t, camY[i]+r,false,null,camAngle[i]);
        rayC[i].display(camX[i]+t, camY[i]+r, str(camAngle[i]));

      }
      //Send the current loaded to the client
      if(!compareStrings(loadedLevel,lastLevelLoaded)) {
        dout.println(loadedLevel);
        lastLevelLoaded = loadedLevel;
      }
      dout.flush();
    }

Code for the client :
    try {
      //request the level loaded by the server
      String level = din.readLine();

      //set up the buttons
      disableMenus();

      //print the current loaded level on the screen
      printLevel();
      printGuards(true);
      for(int i = 0 ; i < cams.length ; i++) {
        if(cams[i]) {
          while (camAngleMin[i] > camAngleMax[i]) {
            camAngleMin[i] = camAngleMin[i] - 2*PI;
          }
          int t = 0;
          int r = 0;
          int buffer = round(camAngle[i]/(PI/2));
          PImage images;
          if(buffer > 3)
            buffer = 0;
          else if(buffer < 0)
            buffer = 3;
          images = camImage[buffer];
          if(buffer == 0) {
            t = images.width;
            r = 1;
          } else if(buffer == 1) {
            t = images.width/2;
            r = images.height;
          } else if(buffer == 2) {
            t = 0;
            r = 1;
          } else {
            t = images.width/2;
            r = 0;
          }
          if(camAngle[i] > camAngleMax[i] && camBuffer[i] == 0) {
            camGoToMin[i] = true;
            camBuffer[i] = 200;
          } else if(camAngle[i] < camAngleMin[i] && camBuffer[i] == 0) {
            camGoToMin[i] = false;
            camBuffer[i] = 200;
          } else if(camBuffer[i] > 0){
            camBuffer[i]--;
          }
          //println(camGoToMin[i]+":"+camBuffer[i]);
          if(camGoToMin[i] && camBuffer[i] == 0) {
            camAngle[i] = camAngle[i] - (PI/512);
          }
          else if(camBuffer[i] == 0){
            camAngle[i] = camAngle[i] + (PI/512);
          }
          image(images,camX[i],camY[i]);
          //lumiereCam[i].display(camX[i]+t, camY[i]+r,false,null,camAngle[i]);
          rayC[i].display(camX[i]+t, camY[i]+r, str(camAngle[i]));
        }
      }

      //check if the game have to be launched
      if(compareStrings(level,"start")) {
        menu = 11;
      }
      //check if the server's level is already loaded
      else if(!compareStrings(loadedLevel,level) && level != null && level.length() != 0) {
        loadLevelPath(level);
      }
    } catch(SocketException e) {
      menu = -1;
      errorMsg("Le serveur à quitté",Error);
    }

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Latest creation of the company, this wine is the union of three grapes, international and autochthons, with a non classical way of Piedmonte production.
It is harvested in the last weeks of October, following a careful crop thinning. A part of the grapes of Barbera is allowed to wilt on the wooden cassette and left there for 4 months.
After the pressing, the three must ferments with skin contact for about four weeks. After the malolactic fermentation, this wine is transferred into oak barriques to mature for about 10 months.
Organoleptic properties:Intense, purple red colour. Strong aroma with hints of ripe red fruit, pepper, wilt flowers and spices. Full, well-balanced and pleasantly fresh and soft taste with a long finish.
Pairing and Serving: Re Giorgio is excellent if it's drink alone or with second courses of red meat or bush meat such as boar stew of roast beef and mature cheese.
The vineyard where these grapes are farmed is located in Mombercelli. Its south-east facing position grants an excellent sun exposure.


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Rise in marijuana use among truckers expected to continue
Matt Cole
FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse statistics show a noticeable drop-off in reported violations beginning in March, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic slowdown. Drug test violations began to tick back up in May as parts of the country started to reopen.
Marijuana use among truck drivers has been on the rise for several years as more states legalize the drug in various forms, analysts contend, and data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse shows the extent to which marijuana-positive drug tests outpace positive drug tests for other substances.
With five full months of Clearinghouse testing data available since the system went into effect in January, FMCSA this month released a report detailing positive drug and alcohol test results reported to the database so far this year. The Clearinghouse includes drug and alcohol violations and test refusals reported by fleets or their designated consortia/third-party administrators and medical review officers.
FMCSA data shows that marijuana is by far the most-used illicit drug among commercial vehicle drivers – a trend that drug testing experts expect to continue. Positive drug tests for marijuana were three times higher than positives for the next-highest drug, which was cocaine.
Marijuana was far and away the biggest culprit for drug violations reported to the Clearinghouse, with 10,388 reported violations, followed by cocaine (3,192 violations), methamphetamine (2,184) and amphetamine (2,108). All other substances had fewer than 1,000 reported violations from January through May. (You can click through the image for a larger version.)
"This is a trend we have seen for the past few years, and we expect that to continue and the gap to perhaps widen in regard to marijuana," said Tom Fulmer, vice president of business development for drug testing consortium National Drug Screening. "We have also seen increases in cocaine positivity rates in the industry, but not at the same level as marijuana."
According to FMCSA's numbers, marijuana accounted for 61% of the positive drug tests reported to the Clearinghouse from January through May, with 10,388 positive tests out of the 16,984 total positives that include other substances. In total, FMCSA reported 20,678 drug violations from the Clearinghouse, which included actual knowledge reports, drug test refusals and positive drug tests.
Kari DuBois, senior director of client services at J.J. Keller, said the company's internal data shows the ratio of marijuana positives to overall positives is down slightly from the same period last year, from 70% in 2019 to 64% this year. DuBois added that J.J. Keller – which provides drug and alcohol testing services, among other things, for carriers – also has seen "a 36% reduction in DOT positives across the board from 2019 to 2020," including a nearly 42% reduction in marijuana positives. She noted, however, that 2020 numbers could be skewed because of COVID-19.
"Many of our clients paused or delayed random selection testing in second quarter and were not hiring nearly as much as normal, which would have an impact on the results," she said.
While some truck drivers have reported the use of CBD oil could lead to a false-positive drug test, Fulmer said that any positive or false-positive tests due to CBD aren't enough to matter in the overall trend of positive marijuana tests.
"CBD is not seen to be a large or even statistically significant cause of the increase in the positivity rate at this time, even if that is what is being claimed by some," he said. "All drivers know or should know that CBD or even 'medical' marijuana is not a legitimate medical explanation for a positive drug test."
Darrin Grondel, vice president of traffic safety and government relations for the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, speaking as part of the Truckload Carriers Association Virtual Safety and Security Meeting Wednesday, said the benefits of taking CBD over-the-counter are still relatively unknown.
"There are no known benefits for taking CBD over-the-counter," Grondel said, adding there's also some ambiguity on potential legal implications for drivers. "CBD still contains THC and, if tested after recent use, it would come up positive. You cannot take the main ingredients out of the plant."
FMCSA's numbers revealed a low number of alcohol violations in the Clearinghouse – 489 total, made up of 76 actual knowledge reports, 117 alcohol test refusals and 296 alcohol tests with a .04 or greater blood alcohol concentration. Fulmer said he found the alcohol violations number to be fairly low, but he noted that drug test positive results are reported by medical review officers, while alcohol positive test results are reported by employers.
"Since this is the case, either the numbers really are that low or you may have some employers not reporting as they are required to do," he said. "This may be that they do not understand their reporting requirements or that reporting it would mean they have to find and hire new drivers. Either way, this is something to really keep an eye on going forward."
David Owen, president of the National Association of Small Trucking Companies, was surprised the positive alcohol test number was as high as it was, based on his association's experience in testing long-haul truckers. NASTC provides drug and alcohol testing for owner-operators and small fleets.
"A driver that gets in the truck Sunday or Monday and goes out for at least a week and drives 2,000 to 3,000 miles – they just don't drink and drive," Owen said. "They're not allowed to have anything in the truck with alcohol in it, and they don't drink and drive."
He added that the testing window for alcohol is so small, it's difficult to get a positive result, even in a post-accident alcohol screen.
How does your drug testing consortium notify you of upcoming randoms?
Clock's ticking for independents to run their required self-check in Drug Clearinghouse
DOT works toward state access to drug clearinghouse to suspend, deny CDLs
News roundup, Feb. 26: Clearinghouse checks in CVSA's updated out-of-service criteria

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The Matt LeBlanc Family Comedy Hidden Gem You Can Find On Netflix
By Liam Mathews/May 28, 2021 2:07 pm EST
Most fans who turned into "Friends: The Reunion" know actor Matt LeBlanc has had an interesting post-"Friends" career. The star who will be forever known as Joey Tribbiani starred in "Joey," the only "Friends" spinoff, for two seasons, and then took a five-year break from acting. He returned in 2011 with "Episodes," a Showtime comedy in which he played a fictionalized version of himself that earned him a Golden Globe and positive reviews for his willingness to make fun of himself, appearing as a spoiled, self-absorbed parody of Hollywood egomania. The show ended in 2017.
In 2016, while "Episodes" was still going on, he took a lead role in another comedy series, which was his first broadcast series since "Joey" was canceled in 2006. That show was "Man with a Plan," a CBS sitcom on which LeBlanc played a 50-year-old, blue-collar father trying to find his place in a rapidly changing world. The series ran for four seasons and 69 episodes before being canceled in 2020. At the time, Deadline described the series as a "reliable utility player" for CBS with "solid viewership numbers," but was more expensive to produce than ViacomCBS was willing to keep paying.
The very traditional show wasn't talked about much on the internet during its run. But now it's on Netflix, which means it's reaching a different audience than the one it enjoyed during its CBS run. People who previously may not have known about the hidden gem family comedy series can now acquaint themselves with the Burns family.
Man with a Plan is a traditional family sitcom
Matt LeBlanc stars as Adam Burns, a construction contractor from suburban Pittsburgh with old-school views on family life. The man is the provider and the woman stays home with the kids. But his ideals come in conflict with reality when his youngest child starts kindergarten and his wife Andi (Liza Snyder) goes back to work, which means Adam has to take a more active role in caring for their three kids, something at which he's not very good. Their kids are Kate (Grace Kaufman) the oldest, who is 13 and rebellious at the start of the series; Teddy (Matthew McCann), who's 11 and not very bright; and Emme (Hala Finley), the youngest. Other members of the family include "Saturday Night Live" veteran Kevin Nealon as Don, Adam's brother and business partner, and legendary actor Stacy Keach as their cranky father Joe. The episodes generally revolve around Adam doing something that makes or will make Andi mad at him and then trying (and failing) to manipulate the situation.
"Man with a Plan" got negative reviews from critics, who found fault with its lack of originality and subpar writing, and it has a 21% "Rotten" critical score on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences liked it much better, though, and it has an 80% audience score. At the 2017 People's Choice Awards, the show won Favorite New TV Comedy, and LeBlanc won Favorite Actor in a New TV Series. It's a crowd-pleasing show that doesn't reinvent the wheel but provides some low-stakes laughs and coasts on LeBlanc's considerable charm. If you like the father-doesn't-know-best type of humor of Netflix's new family comedy hit "The Upshaws," make "Man with a Plan" your next binge.


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require "formula"

class Cpputest < Formula
  homepage "http://www.cpputest.org/"
  url "https://github.com/cpputest/cpputest/archive/v3.6.tar.gz"
  sha1 "308a4200adfb86182251d435e09f42360d9ed8ea"

  head do
    url "https://github.com/cpputest/cpputest.git"
    depends_on "autoconf" => :build
    depends_on "automake" => :build
    depends_on "libtool" => :build
  end

  def install
    system "./autogen.sh" if build.head?
    system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
    system "make install"
  end
end

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package com.udacity.gamedev.gigagal.util;

import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetDescriptor;
import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetErrorListener;
import com.badlogic.gdx.assets.AssetManager;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Animation;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.Animation.PlayMode;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.NinePatch;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureAtlas;
import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureAtlas.AtlasRegion;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;
import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Disposable;

public class Assets implements Disposable, AssetErrorListener {

    public static final String TAG = Assets.class.getName();
    public static final Assets instance = new Assets();

    public GigaGalAssets gigaGalAssets;
    public PlatformAssets platformAssets;
    public BulletAssets bulletAssets;
    public EnemyAssets enemyAssets;
    public ExplosionAssets explosionAssets;
    public PowerupAssets powerupAssets;

    // TODO: Add an ExitPortalAssets member (defined below)

    private AssetManager assetManager;

    private Assets() {
    }

    public void init(AssetManager assetManager) {
        this.assetManager = assetManager;
        assetManager.setErrorListener(this);
        assetManager.load(Constants.TEXTURE_ATLAS, TextureAtlas.class);
        assetManager.finishLoading();

        TextureAtlas atlas = assetManager.get(Constants.TEXTURE_ATLAS);
        gigaGalAssets = new GigaGalAssets(atlas);
        platformAssets = new PlatformAssets(atlas);
        bulletAssets = new BulletAssets(atlas);
        enemyAssets = new EnemyAssets(atlas);
        explosionAssets = new ExplosionAssets(atlas);
        powerupAssets = new PowerupAssets(atlas);

        // TODO: Initialize the exitPortalAssets

    }

    @Override
    public void error(AssetDescriptor asset, Throwable throwable) {
        Gdx.app.error(TAG, "Couldn't load asset: " + asset.fileName, throwable);
    }

    @Override
    public void dispose() {
        assetManager.dispose();
    }

    public class GigaGalAssets {

        public final AtlasRegion standingLeft;
        public final AtlasRegion standingRight;
        public final AtlasRegion walkingLeft;
        public final AtlasRegion walkingRight;
        public final AtlasRegion jumpingLeft;
        public final AtlasRegion jumpingRight;

        public final Animation walkingLeftAnimation;
        public final Animation walkingRightAnimation;

        public GigaGalAssets(TextureAtlas atlas) {
            standingLeft = atlas.findRegion(Constants.STANDING_LEFT);
            standingRight = atlas.findRegion(Constants.STANDING_RIGHT);
            walkingLeft = atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_LEFT_2);
            walkingRight = atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_RIGHT_2);

            jumpingLeft = atlas.findRegion(Constants.JUMPING_LEFT);
            jumpingRight = atlas.findRegion(Constants.JUMPING_RIGHT);

            Array<AtlasRegion> walkingLeftFrames = new Array<AtlasRegion>();
            walkingLeftFrames.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_LEFT_2));
            walkingLeftFrames.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_LEFT_1));
            walkingLeftFrames.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_LEFT_2));
            walkingLeftFrames.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_LEFT_3));
            walkingLeftAnimation = new Animation(Constants.WALK_LOOP_DURATION, walkingLeftFrames, PlayMode.LOOP);

            Array<AtlasRegion> walkingRightFrames = new Array<AtlasRegion>();
            walkingRightFrames.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_RIGHT_2));
            walkingRightFrames.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_RIGHT_1));
            walkingRightFrames.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_RIGHT_2));
            walkingRightFrames.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.WALKING_RIGHT_3));
            walkingRightAnimation = new Animation(Constants.WALK_LOOP_DURATION, walkingRightFrames, PlayMode.LOOP);
        }
    }

    public class PlatformAssets {

        public final NinePatch platformNinePatch;

        public PlatformAssets(TextureAtlas atlas) {
            AtlasRegion region = atlas.findRegion(Constants.PLATFORM_SPRITE);
            int edge = Constants.PLATFORM_EDGE;
            platformNinePatch = new NinePatch(region, edge, edge, edge, edge);
        }
    }

    public class BulletAssets {

        public final AtlasRegion bullet;

        public BulletAssets(TextureAtlas atlas) {
            bullet = atlas.findRegion(Constants.BULLET_SPRITE);
        }

    }

    public class EnemyAssets {

        public final AtlasRegion enemy;

        public EnemyAssets(TextureAtlas atlas) {
            enemy = atlas.findRegion(Constants.ENEMY_SPRITE);
        }
    }

    public class ExplosionAssets {

        public final Animation explosion;

        public ExplosionAssets(TextureAtlas atlas) {

            Array<AtlasRegion> explosionRegions = new Array<AtlasRegion>();
            explosionRegions.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXPLOSION_LARGE));
            explosionRegions.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXPLOSION_MEDIUM));
            explosionRegions.add(atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXPLOSION_SMALL));

            explosion = new Animation(Constants.EXPLOSION_DURATION / explosionRegions.size,
                    explosionRegions, PlayMode.NORMAL);
        }
    }

    public class PowerupAssets {
        public final AtlasRegion powerup;

        public PowerupAssets(TextureAtlas atlas) {
            powerup = atlas.findRegion(Constants.POWERUP_SPRITE);
        }
    }

    public class ExitPortalAssets {

        // TODO: Add an Animation for the exit portal

        public ExitPortalAssets(TextureAtlas atlas) {
            final AtlasRegion exitPortal1 = atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXIT_PORTAL_SPRITE_1);
            final AtlasRegion exitPortal2 = atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXIT_PORTAL_SPRITE_2);
            final AtlasRegion exitPortal3 = atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXIT_PORTAL_SPRITE_3);
            final AtlasRegion exitPortal4 = atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXIT_PORTAL_SPRITE_4);
            final AtlasRegion exitPortal5 = atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXIT_PORTAL_SPRITE_5);
            final AtlasRegion exitPortal6 = atlas.findRegion(Constants.EXIT_PORTAL_SPRITE_6);

            Array<AtlasRegion> exitPortalFrames = new Array<AtlasRegion>();

            // TODO: Add the frames to the exitPortalFrames array

            // TODO: Package the frames into an animation, using the frame duration constant
            // Go define that constant in Constants.java if you haven't already

        }
    }
}


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Conservative Autumn Statement delivers for workers, students, car drivers, businesses and those wanting to become a homeowner
Karl McCartney JP MP, Member of Parliament for the City of Lincoln, has welcomed the Government's Autumn Statement which helps working people and families keep more of what they earn, enables more people to buy their own home and gives confidence that more investment can be secured for the County's road network. This will ensure Lincoln, Lincolnshire and the whole Country is in the best shape possible to take advantage of the golden opportunities a post-Brexit Britain brings.
Thousands of students at Lincoln University and Bishop Grossteste University alongside others living in rented accommodation will be cheering at the prospect of the end to unfair tenants' fees charges by letting agents.
A range of key announcements include:
Helping people keep more of what they earn by ensuring no one pays income tax until they start earning £12,500 and helping to further boost the pay of those on low wages by increasing the National Living Wage from £7.20 to £7.50 in April 2017.
Supporting those who lived in rented homes and flats by putting an end to unfair tenants' fees and also helping to build more homes for people to buy
Helping car drivers and businesses by freezing fuel duty for the seventh year running (a Labour Government wanted to keep increasing it) and by investing in unblocking key road bottlenecks. Karl will be ensuring a strong case is made to build a Southern Relief Road for Lincoln to take advantage of this extra funding.
Karl McCartney JP MP, Lincoln's Member of Parliament, said: "This Country has a bright future not only because of the golden opportunities that leaving the European Union brings but also because we have a Conservative Government that is looking after the interests of working people and families in Lincoln. The changes on income tax, the living wage and freezing fuel duty proves that beyond doubt.
"I was particularly pleased to see more help for people to climb onto the property ladder and stop them being at the mercy of some letting agents continues to support Britain as a property owning nation. This move will also bring benefits to the City's large student population.
"There continues to be the need to improve the transport infrastructure in and around Lincoln. The fact that the Government has announced extra funding to deal with bottlenecks on strategic roads gives me more confidence that a clear case can be made to receive funding for a Southern Relief Road. This will help whole County move far quicker and bring enormous economic and environmental benefits."
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"It is effective against non-specific pain arising from the muscles and the joints, where there is not a clear cause, such as a herniated disc," said Jan M. Bjordal, a professor of physiotherapy at Bergen University College in Norway and a member of an international team reporting the review in the Nov. 13 online issue of The Lancet.


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Sustainable Aviation (SA), a coalition of airlines, airports, manufacturers and air navigation service provider NATS in the UK, has launched a road-map t has identified the potential for a 24% reduction in emission of aviation carbon dioxide by 2050.
Sustainable Aviation (SA), a coalition of airlines, airports, manufacturers and air navigation service provider NATS in the UK, has launched a road-map that has identified the potential for a 24% reduction in emission of aviation carbon dioxide by 2050.
The road-map also states that there is a potential to generate £265m in economic value, besides creating 4,400 jobs across UK over the next 15 years.
The document has identified and predicted the potential volumes of sustainable aviation fuel to 2050, both in the UK and worldwide, as well as speaks about the contribution that such fuel can make for the decarbonisation of the UK economy, job creation, economic growth and viability of market for producers, refiners and investors.
"The UK aviation industry is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and this road-map not only demonstrates an additional way for us to do so."
According to the document, there could be up to 160 operational sustainable fuel plants worldwide with revenue estimated between £8bn and 17bn and up to 12 plants in the UK.
The report has also recommended setting up a public-private initiative to help realise these opportunities which are similar to the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Initiative (CAAFI) in the US.
Speaking about the road-map, SA chairman Jonathon Counsell said: "The UK aviation industry is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and this road-map not only demonstrates an additional way for us to do so, but also identifies a new industry that could supply thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions pounds to our economy.
"Sustainable aviation fuels have the potential to play an important role in achieving the UK's ambition to reduce carbon emissions from transport, contributing to EU 2030 climate change policy goals and the global aviation target to halve net carbon emissions by 2050."
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Quantum computers are a concept believed to quickly take the world by storm, presenting solutions to problems that were once considered unsolvable. While the world is preparing itself for transformation, blockchain developers are readying themselves for protection. Consider that in a standard decentralized data-sharing system, strict security protocols are needed to protect confidential data and verify the identity of the participants. Therefore, in practice, data quickly becomes unreadable for the average hacker, meaning only the recipient of such information is equipped to decode the carefully encrypted data. While blockchains have proven their ability to remain secure against classical computers, quantum computers with exponential power may have what it takes to crack these once impenetrable security keys. Today, the United States National Security Agency (the NSA) continues to prepare for the quantum computer, and new standards around managing cryptography continue to be in development, a reality since 2015. Consequently, the question becomes not if, but when quantum computers gain traction and strength to break larger keys. By some estimates, this might be less than five years away.To ensure that blockchains are protected from this unavoidable reality, quantum-proof cryptographic keys become essential to block the attacks of the most advanced computers on the planet. The result is that platforms like Cellframe have shared their progress towards creating a quantum-resistant solution for third-generation blockchains. In alignment with the team's mission to create a safe and decentralized environment to sustain the freedom of the internet, the Cellframe solution starts with quantum-resistant signatures, which include some of the finalists from the NIST PQC contest that have already been implemented into the Cellframe architecture with many more integrations in the plans for the next year.Other solutions include introducing a quantum key exchange in Q3 2022. As a result, Cellframe continues to develop quantum-safe blockchain solutions that simultaneously solve concerns around scalability with sharding and eliminate the bandwidth bottleneck known across the industry.
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Achieving the platform's goals are said to be possible through the use of post-quantum encryption and architecture built with plain C, which ensures the most efficient utilization of CPU and memory. The team believes that with this combination of features, the CELL tokens may have the foundations to become the most secure and scalable blockchain available. In addition, to address concerns around quantum resistance, the framework offers solutions around the eco-friendliness of mining, or lack thereof.Another reason why C is the basis for this technology is that it is green and ensures that high-load services are managed as efficiently as possible. This added benefit becomes of increasing importance, as alongside concerns around quantum threats exist countries banning the mining practice for the harm caused to the environment, Sweden being the most notable among them. The result is that by addressing both scalability and performance, Cellframe can meet the demands of public blockchain usage and that of the enterprise as well.To further illustrate the team's progress against their goals, it is important to note the first Cellchain, the KelVPN (KEL), is currently in operation as the first quantum-safe and deanon-proof VPN being produced. KELVNPN, powered by CELL, can safeguard information by tunneling it to and from blockchain nodes and encrypting it with quantum-safe protocols.
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This renowned establishment dates as far back as 1948, where it also functioned as a bar/restaurant. Restaurant le Museum has a strong affiliation with the Montreux jazz scene. Originally both a nightclub and a restaurant, it was co-founded in 1965 by the founder of the Montreux Jazz festival, Claude Nobs, and Karl Iverson, who worked to restore it to its original folkloric atmosphere.
People from as far as Sion, Fribourg and Geneva would come here to dance the night away. The legendary establishment has in the past welcomed some of the biggest names in music including world-famous rock stars David Bowie and Mick Jagger, to name but a few.
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We always serve our clients with the highest quality and freshest Swiss produce. We pride ourselves on our dedication to preparing each and every dish with premium local ingredients that are completed to perfection.
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; B.S. Geological Sciences, B.A. Print Journalism, 1997. Magna Cum Laude.
University of California, Davis, CA; MS, Geology, December 2003.
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Reading, writing, gaming (3ed D&D, Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play), painting miniatures. I also used to mountain bike, rock climb, and snowboard, but time and monetary constraints have limited my physical activities.
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Red Planet, Rockhammered, Reel Big Fish, Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, oh there are loads more, I just can't remember!
When I'm gaming:
Favored class: Bard
Favorite stat to stick an 18: Charisma
Characters of mine:
A'lorra, Elf, 5th level Bard, 3ed D&D
Maura, Human, 7th level Bard/10th level Mindbender/3rd level Divine Oracle, 3ed D&D
Caris, Human, 7th level Fighter, 13th level Cleric, 3ed D&D
Lyssandra, Aasimar, 2nd level Cleric, 3ed D&D
Greta, Human, Elementalist II, Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play
Dyane, Human, 4th level Bard/1st level Sorcerer, 3ed D&D
Luna, Human, 1st level Fighter/9th level Sorcerer, 3ed D&D
Miranda, Human, 2nd level Ranger, 3ed D&D
Jaelith, Drow/Moon Elf, 1st level Rogue, 3ed D&D (deceased)
Zibby, Human, 4th level Ranger, 3ed D&D (deceased)
Niobe, Human, 3rd level Ranger, 3.5 ed D&D
Cloud Whispers, Air Fey, 3rd level Wizard, 3.5 ed D&D
Refined Motion, Human, 3rd level Chain Fighter, 3.5 ed D&D
Dziordannaliel Moonwhisper, Elf, 7th level Cleric, 3.5 ed D&D
Darya, Human, 5th level Bard, 3.5 ed D&D
Elavarasi (Elsa) Advani, Human, 4th level Cleric, 3.5 ed D&D
Alystia, Wild Elf, 2nd level Ranger, 3.5 ed D&D
Maranwë, Elf, 3rd level Cleric, 3.5 ed D&D
Miriya, Half Dragon, 22nd level Fighter-Rogue Gestalt, 3.5 ed
Nicoleta Vespera Metzli Largo, Human, 10th level Cleric/8th level Contemplative, 3.5 ed D&D
A brief history...
I'm the youngest of three kids, all of us military brats. My dad was originally from Pueblo, CO and my mom from Japan (they met when he was stationed there in the 60's). We lived in Arkansas, Okinawa, Phoenix, AZ, and Florida before my dad retired and we settled in Tucson. My two big sisters were in the Army (one is now an accountant and the other a dispatcher for the sheriff), meaning I was the only one that skipped out of any military service.
I grew up in Tucson, graduated from high school, then moved to Los Angeles. I spent five years in that exciting city (earning two bachelor's degrees and starting a master's degree that I bailed on) and then I moved to Davis, CA to pursue my PhD in Geology (with an emphasis in geophysics). Alas, I have become really burnt out having been in college for a decade, so I wrote up a master's thesis and successfully defended in November 2003. My thesis was signed, sealed, and delivered as of December of 2003, making me a verifiable Master of Science (though I think Master of the Universe would be a much cooler title... too bad He-Man already coined that moniker).
So in February 2005 I moved back to sunny SoCal to start full time at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory again. After a year of trying to avoid the inevitable, I went back to work on the dissertation, so I am attempting to finish that up by September of this year (2006). Still doing numerical modeling and crustal deformation/crustal rheology/fault interaction research. Hoping to branch into InSAR as my new form of geodetic modeling. Yeehaw!
That's the Cliffs Notes version of my life. Exciting, eh?
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Diecezja Xingtai lub diecezja ShundeStarsze latynizacje nazwy Xingtai za Population of Xingtai, China: : Chin-t'ai, Chin-t'ai, Hsing-t'ai, Hsing-t'ai-hsien, Hsing-tai-shih, Hsing-t'ai, Hsing-t'ai-hsien, Setay, Shun'de, Shun-te, Shunteh, Shuntehfu, Shun'de, Singtai, Xingtai, Yingtaihsien (łac. Dioecesis Scioenteanus) – diecezja rzymskokatolicka w Chinach z siedzibą w mieście Xingtai w prowincji Hebei.

Historia
Pierwsza misja katolicka w rejonie Xingtai powstała w XIX w., zaś w samym mieście tego typu placówkę utworzono po powstaniu bokserów w 1909 r. W 1929 r. do prowadzących w tym rejonie działalność misyjną duchownych francuskich (MEP, CM) dołączyli polscy lazaryści, którzy z czasem, wobec resentymentów wobec państw postkolonialnych, przejęli od Francuzów pracę duszpasterską w rejonie Xingtai.

W 1929 r.  superiorem misji w Xingtai został mianowany o. Ignacy Krauze. W 1933 r. dla okręgu Xingtai została ustanowiona prefektura apostolska na mocy brewe Supremum votum papieża Piusa XI, której terytorium wyłączono z  wikariatu apostolskiego Zhengding (obecnie diecezja Zhengding). 11 stycznia 1944 prefekturę Xingtai podniesiono do rangi wikariatu apostolskiego konstytucją apostolską Inter ansietudines papieża Piusa XII, a 11 kwietnia 1946 r. wikariat przekształcono w diecezję (konstytucją apostolską Quotidie Nos Piusa XII).

Ostatnia, decydująca faza chińskiej wojny domowej doprowadziła do usunięcia misjonarzy obcych narodowości. Od grudnia 1946 do lutego 1947 r. biskup Xingtai, Ignacy Krauze, przebywał w więzieniu wraz z kilkoma polskimi księżmi. Po opanowaniu władzy przez komunistów był sądzony i został zmuszony do opuszczenia Chin w 1949. Początkowo przebywał w USA, następnie zamieszkał w Brazylii. W 1983 r. formalnie zrzekł się urzędu biskupa Xingtai.

W l. 1983-1998 diecezją administrował biskup Kościoła podziemnego Michael Xiao Liren, ordynariusz diecezji Zhaoxian.

W 1987 r. bez zgody Stolicy Apostolskiej administratorem diecezji wybrano Josepha Hou Jinde, który  jako ordynariusz diecezji Xingtai 28 października 1989 r. otrzymał sakrę z rąk bpa Petera Chen Bolu (uznawanego przez Watykan biskupa Handan). Zmarły w 1994 r. Hou Jinde, uważany za biskupa Patriotycznego Stowarzyszenia Katolików Chińskich, był zasłużonym działaczem społecznym i religijnym. Jego imię nosi Beifang Jinde, pierwsza katolicka instytucja społeczno-charytatywna oficjalnie uznawana przez rząd chiński (1998).

Ordynariusze
 Ignacy Krauze:
 prefekt apostolskim Xingtai (26 października 1933 – 11 stycznia 1944)
 wikariusz apostolski Xingtai i biskup tytularny Binda (11 stycznia 1944 – 11 kwietnia 1946)
 ordynariusz diecezji Xingtai (11 kwietnia 1946 – 1983)

Uwagi

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
  [dostęp 2012-06-08]
 Diocese of Shunde, www.gcatholic.org [dostęp 2012-06-08]
 Wacław Jęczmionka, Misja polskiej prowincji Zgromadzenia Misji w Chinach (1929-1949) we wspomnieniach misjonarzy [dostęp 2012-06-08]

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Valerie Jenkinson (fourth from left) participates in a water system capacity building meeting in St. Lucia as CEO of World Water and Wastewater Solutions Ltd. (Vancouver, British Columbia). She started Operators Without Borders to help the water sector in developing countries prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Photo courtesy of Jenkinson.
When Valerie Jenkinson heard about the devastation in the small Caribbean nation of Dominica after Hurricane Maria, she was not content to just make a donation. She started an organization that will make a much larger and lasting difference: Operators Without Borders.
Jenkinson knows the Caribbean area well since she spends about 6 month every year there conducting training as CEO of World Water and Wastewater Solutions Ltd. (Vancouver, British Columbia). "Over the years I have gotten to know a lot of people in the water industry in the Caribbean," she said. She also attends water sector conferences in both Canada and the Caribbean.
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Dominica. The category 5 storm decimated housing, infrastructure, and natural vegetation across the country. Jenkinson learned about the extent of the storm's devastation as well as the country's need for assistance during the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association conference in Georgetown, Guyana.
An old water distribution pipe that was damaged during Hurricane Maria lies on a river bed in Dominica. Photo courtesy of Marcel Misuraca, Ontario Clean Water Agency.
Bernard Ettinoffe, general manager of Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Ltd. (Roseau), gave a keynote speech during the opening session at the conference. "He said, 'we really need some help putting the systems back together,'" Jenkinson said. She met with Ettinoffe after the session and learned the devastation was so far-reaching that the country needed hands-on assistance and "boots on the ground" to get water and wastewater treatment services back up and running, she said.
Team of operators will travel to help with disaster recovery and mentoring in developing countries through the new Operators Without Borders organization. Photo courtesy of Jenkinson.
Jenkinson began spreading the message at water sector events, starting at the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association conference. She quickly began receiving donations from individuals and organizations as well as offers from numerous volunteers to help. In December 2017, Jenkinson was able to send a team of three operators to help repair water and wastewater treatment systems in Dominica.
From left, Jason Mank and Marcel Misuraca, members of the OCWA Jets, and Glen Ketchum, another operator from Canada, spent 2 weeks repairing wastewater and water treatment infrastructure in Dominica. Photo courtesy of Misuraca.
A new distribution pipe is being hung along the river during the first Operators Without Borders trip in December 2017. Photo courtesy of Misuraca.
Mank and a local wastewater treatment system staff member prepare to enter a sewer during restoration efforts during the pilot Operators Without Borders trip. Photo courtesy of Misuraca.
Thankfully, no major storms hit the Caribbean this past hurricane season, Jenkinson said. So, as she works to register Operators Without Borders as a nonprofit in Canada, she is expanding the scope of the organization. "There are other needs down there," Jenkinson said. After brainstorming with some colleagues, Jenkinson has decided to start sending volunteers to mentor and train operators working throughout the Caribbean.
Volunteers will work for 2 weeks alongside local crews in developing countries, learn their processes, assess their knowledge, and begin sharing information and tips to help local workers optimize processes, Jenkinson said. Two teams are scheduled to travel to Belize and Barbados in February.
Jenkinson has seen natural disasters decimate infrastructure in countries such as Haiti after an earthquake hit in 2010. She hopes Operators Without Borders can send teams to help the water sector anywhere that needs them in the future. Photo courtesy of Jenkinson.
Jenkinson stands with operators at a pumping station in Haiti. Operators Without Borders is an organization of "operators supporting operators," she said. Photo courtesy of Jenkinson.
Funds limit the number of teams that can be sent on disaster recovery and training trips, Jenkinson said. It costs between $1000 and $1500 to send each volunteer on the missions. But she is working to spread the word to other potential donors and volunteers by giving presentations at industry events and during training sessions. In addition to filing paperwork registering the organization as a charity, Jenkinson has pulled together a Board of Directors, created bylaws for the organization, and is creating a website and database of potential volunteers.
Jenkinson always is looking for new volunteers, especially individuals with experience running desalination facilities as well as donors or partners. Those interested in contributing or learning more can contact her at jenkinsonv@gmail.com.