Ohhhhhh man. Is it really only early February? I'm already so busy with work, my hobbies, my social life, and my projects. I feel my most anxious or stressed when I have ideas and task reminders flitting around my mind like fireflies.
I've recently picked up a new hobby: listening to podcasts. It helps me to slow down, make notes, chill out, or get my mind off of my current worries.
This has really helped me and I thought I'd share the podcasts I've started listening to. I've got different categories in mind in case you're looking for a specific type of podcast.
Remember, you can download apps on your phone and you can subscribe to as many podcasts as you like—for free! You can subscribe via iTunes or through the app and the rest is easy.
Check out these great podcasts, and be sure to share your personal favorites in the comments or on Facebook!
There are a lot of crazy things going on that can make us feel like we're off-track, stressed, or anxious. We just set our resolutions for the new year, America just got a new president, and everything from all aspects of our lives can shake us.
Around the Table: This popular podcast features best friend conversations between Jacey Verdicchio and Maggie McDaris. They talk about every life principle under the sun—from having good taste to quitting perfectionism. They share their life experiences to help you make sense of yours.
The Prodigal Sisters: I became friends with Brett through blogging and social media, so this is pretty biased—but this podcast is simply delightful. It's aimed to help millennial women through life's "STUFF" with an extra hint of religion (Christianity/Presbyterian) included. Brett W. Tubbs and Sarah J. Kehr are cheerful and thought-provoking, so you can find episodes to help you feel some positive vibes during your commute.
Awesome with Alison: Alison Faulkner is a self-made business woman. She's also locally known for throwing wild dance parties. So, if you're looking for life and business insights from a mom that likes to work hard and play hard, you'll love this podcast. Her husband, who runs his own music studio, is the co-host and offers some of his advice, too.
I'm sure there are a lot of great podcasts out there by writers for writers, but here are my top two favorites.
I Don't Even Own a Television: If you really want to feel good about your writing, definitely give this podcast a try. Each episode takes apart notably bad novels. Basically, you never want your novel featured on this podcast.
If you're looking for ways to improve your writing and rise above the criticism, this podcast is a fun, indirect way to do so. It's also just a fun podcast about commiserating about bad books and what makes them truly awful.
Writing Excuses: The episodes are meant to be short so you spend more time actually writing than listening to authors talk about writing. This podcast is run by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Howard Taylor, Dan Wells, and Wesley Chu. If you admire their writing, or want pro tips from writers who have "made it," then subscribe to this podcast.
Before, during, and after the election, I had so many thoughts swirl around in my mind. Politics will be a point of contention, but this past election left many people angry and frustrated.
Stuff You Missed in History Class: This podcast is already ideal for anyone doing research for nonfiction or historical fiction novels, but has interesting historical insights for everyone else, too. The hosts, Tracy V. Wilson and Holly Frey, create episodes that are fascinating and off the beaten path.
NPR Politics: This weekly podcast is great for budding activists or anyone interested in catching up with current politics. These episodes can help parse through what is hyperbolic and what is standard for politics with a central leaning. I'd recommend relying on Facebook less and giving this podcast a listen for political insight.
Can He Do That?: This podcast, created through Washington Post, discuses President Trump's actions and whether or not they're appropriate or presidential. This podcast, much like NPR Politics, relies on professional insight to show what is legal and what is debatable.
But, since I'm so new to podcasts, I would love to hear your suggestions. What do you listen to, and what topics do you gravitate to? Please share below or via social media!


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Voted European Capital of Innovation 2014, Barcelona is a vast metropolitan hub with a long tradition of industry and entrepreneurship. Barcelona City Council encourages strategic initiatives aimed at generating international collaboration and promoting a global and forward-looking vision to businesses and public bodies, as well as scientific and technological centres.
Barcelona's Smart City program began over thirty years ago when the city installed fibre optic cables to connect two municipal buildings. Currently, the City Council is using public-private partnerships to encourage innovation in areas such as transport, shopping, street lighting and environmental monitoring. Barcelona has been transformed into an urban laboratory, piloting projects and services that make the city more open, efficient and friendly.
The innovation zone known as 22nd District has been chosen for Barcelona's implementation of the smart solutions. This multi-purpose area mixes residential, industrial and academic buildings in a lively, vibrant area bordering the Mediterranean sea.
Solutions being implemented in the 22nd District include introducing electric vehicles and installing charging infrastructure, refurbishing current buildings to create 'zero energy' blocks and installing district heating and cooling.
Gonzalo Cabezas is leading the implementation of the 12 solutions in 22nd District, and shares regular updates from the Barcelona site.
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ODESSA -- The University of Texas of the Permian Basin baseball team rolled to a doubleheader sweep of Oklahoma Panhandle State on Friday at Roden Field.
The Falcons won the first game 13-1, scoring eight runs in the fifth inning, and then won the second game 2-0.
UTPB had nine hits in the first game as Colin Kowal was 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Brad Paramapoonya improved to 5-0 by pitching five innings and recording four strikeouts with three walks.
In the second game, the Falcons (16-16, 7-7 in Heartland Conference) scored both of its runs in the first inning. Jesse Arnold went the distance, pitching all nine innings, giving up four hits and recording nine strikeouts.
ODESSA -- The UTPB softball team lost both games of a doubleheader with St. Mary's on Friday at the UTPB Softball Field.
St. Mary's won the first game 7-0 and then took the second game 7-1.
Miley McKee was 2-for-3 for the Falcons in the first game, and Jennifer Quam was 2-for-3 with an RBI in the second game.
UTPB fell to 6-24 overall and 3-9 in Heartland Conference play.


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Tashkent (Uzbek: Toshkent, Тошкент; Russian: Ташкент) is the capital city of Uzbekistan. It is an ancient city on the Great Silk Road from China to Europe. Little remains of the ancient city after the 1966 earthquake and earlier modernisation work following the 1917 revolution. Tashkent is a very Soviet city that has little remaining from its ancient Central Asian past. The city has a mixture of modern new office buildings, hotels, parks and crumbling Soviet style apartment blocks. The streets are generally clean and there are not too many potholes in the city center.
Over the last few years the Uzbek government has embarked on a major reconstruction program in the centre of the city. Roads, government buildings and parks are all being reconstructed. To the visitor, the new city looks very impressive.
Abdulkasim Medressah, (in the southern part of the old city). This medressah was erected in honour of the great thinker Abdulkhasim Khan in the beginning of the 19th cent. This Medressah is situated close to the Parliment of Uzbekistan.
Khavendi Takhur Sheikh Mausoleum. The mausoleum was founded in the 14th cent. The present buildings were erected on the old foundations in the 18th and 19th cent. The mausoleum is constructed with light yellow bricks and has no decoration in the interior.
Kaldyrgach-bly Mausoleum. This mausoleum is the most ancient monument in Tashkent. The dome in the form of a pyramid dates from the 15th cent. and is said to remind the mazars in the Kazakh steppes. The mausoleums contains the tomb of a famous Kazakh political, Tole-bly, who had the nickname Kaldyrgach ("swallow").
Yunus Khan Mausoleum. The mausoleum is one of the few monuments in Tashkent dating to the epoch of the Timurids. Yunus Khan(1415-1487) was a descendant of Gengiz Khan and grandfather of the Indian moghul Babur. The building was erected in the 15th cent. and restored several times. It has no decoration except 'panjara' on the main facade.
Mausoleum of Abubakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi. It is the mausoleum of one of the first Imams who died in 976/977. The present mausoleum is rectangular in shape and is crowned by a conical dome. The frieze with inscriptions over the entrance and the panjara(wooden lattices) in the window openings are especially remarkable.
Mausoleum of Zainuddin-bobo Sheikh. This is the mausoleum of the son of the founder of a famous Sufi order. His father sent him to disseminate the ideas of this order. The mausoleum is of the khanaka The hall is covered with a double dome. Nearby is a chillyakhona(subterranean monastic cell) dating to the 12th and 13th cent.
The Old Town has retained much of its old charm. Here you will find low adobe houses with shady courtyards, narrow winding streets and many ancient mosques and madressas.
Chorsu Bazaar(Tashkent's farmers market under a huge cupola, spices, grain, dairy products, fruits of the season), (Southern edge of the old town. Chorsu Metro.). Here you can encounter the hustle and bustle of everyday life in Central Asia and you will have a good chance to see people in the colourful local dress.
Kukeldash Medressa, Nawai Prospect (on a hill overlooking Chorsu Bazaar, near the Friday Mosque). This Quran school was built in the 16th century during the reign of Abdulla-Khan by the vizier, scientist and poet Kulbobo Kukeldash, Kukeldash means "the Khan's foster brother'. Kukeldash Medressa is one of the largest and best preserved Quran schools in Central Asia. The Medressa has a traditional composition with a large inner yard with hujras (pupils' cells) and darshakona and mosque in the corners.
Ensemble Khazret Imam, (2 km north of the Circus on Zarquanyar). tomb of one of the first Imams of Tashkent, Visitors may wish to visit the mosque in the Hast Imam area of the city. The library there contains the remaining fragments of the world's first Koran, written only 19 years after the death of Hazrat Muhammad.
Tellya Sheikh Mosque. with a beautiful Islamic library with ancient ceilings and ancient manuscripts and the Osman Koran. It is considered the oldest Koran in the world and is said to have been stained with the blood of Hazrat Osman in 655.
Moyie Mubarek Library Museum. The centrepiece is the world's oldest Koran – a large, surprisingly well preserved deerskin copy from the 7th century brought to Tashkent by Timur.
Architectural Complex Zengi-Ata, (in the Zengi-Ata settlement near Tashkent). burial place of sheikh Aj-Hodzha, nicknamed Zengi-Ata, which means "black", living from the end of 12th to first half of 13th century.
Barrak-Khan Madrassah, (to the east of Chorsu market, among the clay-walled buildings of the old city). The Medrassah was completed in the 2nd half of the 16th cent. Barak Khan died in 1556 and is buried in Samarkand. Now it's full of souvenir / craft shops.
History Museum of the People of Uzbekistan. Artefacts from Zoroastrian and Buddhist times, exhibits relating to the conquest of the khanates of Central asia by the Russians and to the first president of the independent Uzbek Republic, Islam Karimov. Currently undergoing renovation on the top floor so much of the exhibition space is closed (Jun 2015).
Fine Arts Museum of Uzbekistan(overview of 1500 years of history of art in Uzbekistan).
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Amur Timur Museum.
Navoy Literary Museum(memories of the poet Alisher Navoi, calligraphy from Persia, miniatures from the 15th and 16th centuries).
Art Gallery of Uzbekistan(exhibitions of contemporary Uzbek artists in a modern museum building), Buyuk Turon 2. Tu-Sa 11AM until 5PM, closed Sun and Mon. 600 Som (Oct 2012).
Tashkent Galley of Modern Art, (Not far from Amir Temur square and Westminster University). It is a nice modern gallery. Now (2008 June) there are some UN posters, some pictures and very nice exhibition of young artists. For students the admission is 500 som. Does not appear on any tourist maps or guides. No Address given. Not found on any internet searches; possibly confused with Art Gallery of Uzbekistan. Likely does not exist.
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Three Day Break Will Be Good For Stars Health, Hard in the Standings
By Brad Gardner Mar 20, 2011, 12:15pm CDT
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It was only five games ago when the Stars celebrated their triumphant return to health with a full compliment of players against the Minnesota Wild. That lasted all of about 2 hours before Adam Burish left the game with a leg injury and things have been getting worse since. The list now looks like Burish, Loui Eriksson, Karlis Skrastins and Nick Grossman, or, half of their special teams players.
So one game in six days comes at a good time for their aching heads, legs, hips and whatever else, but it will be extremely tough to watch in the standings.
Extolling the virtues of last night's overtime/shootout loss point and touting moral victories is not something we want to do as bloggers or fans, and the players certainly don't think like that either, but it's hard to ignore the importance of getting a point versus no points these days. If anything we're all kicking ourselves that they didn't get a Bettman point against the Kings last Sunday. 86 points would look so much better today with Nashville creeping up and the Ducks refusal to just go away already.
Both of those developments are attributed in large part to the many failings of the Los Angeles Kings and Detroit Red Wings who could have done the Stars a solid favor last night but neither could score more than one goal in their own buildings. It was a good night for road teams in the Western Conference.
Let us hope that does not continue tonight and tomorrow because the Flames are making a swing through Southern California that could severely cripple them going forward.
Hard though it would be to watch the Ducks get two more points and pass the Stars in the standings, two losses in back to back games would all but end Calgary's chance and another team could be crossed off the list. Two losses would mean Calgary would have to be very nearly perfect (6-0-1 or 6-1-0) the rest of the way to get in.
GP W L OTL Points ROW
4 Phoenix 73 39 23 11 89 35
5 Los Angeles 72 40 26 6
6 Dallas 72 38 25 9
7 Chicago 71 38 25 8 84 33
8 Nashville
9 Anaheim
The Stars would then have the opportunity to stay ahead of the Ducks by virtue of playing them twice the rest of the way. Whatever else happens, the two games against the Ducks and the one in Nashville are the ones they simply must have.
Settle in for this three day break and just know that if Anaheim and Nashville do well then there is a good chance both of them are ahead of the Stars by the time play resumes on Wednesday. The break will be excruciating for scoreboard watching, but it will be good for the Stars health, which sadly is in need of some time once again.


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"You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven't read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure oxygen...transporting. Long live Camilleri, and long live Montalbano."
—A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
The day after a storm floods Vigàta, Inspector Montalbano encounters a strange, bedraggled woman who expresses interest in a certain yacht scheduled to dock that afternoon. Not long after she's gone, the crew of the yacht reports having found a dinghy in the port, and within it, a disfigured corpse. Also at anchor is an eighty-five-foot luxury boat with a somewhat shady crew. Both boats will have to stay in Vigàta until the investigation is over—the unidentified man was poisoned, it seems. Based on the information—and misinformation—the mysterious woman shared with him, Montalbano begins to think the occupants of the yacht just might know a little more about the man's death than they're letting on.
Andrea Camilleri is the bestselling author of the popular Inspector Montalbano mystery series, as well as historical novels that take place in nineteenth-century Sicily. He lives in Rome.
Stephen Sartarelli (translator) is an award-winning translator and poet. He lives in France.
Praise for Andrea Camilleri
"There's a deliciously playful quality to the mysteries Andrea Camilleri writes about a lusty Sicilian police detective named Salvo Montalbano."—New York Times Book Review
"The books are full of sharp, precise characterizations and with subplots that make Montalbano endearingly human… Like the antipasti that Montalbano contentedly consumes, the stories are light and easily consumed, leaving one eager for the next course."—New York Journal of Books
"This series is distinguished by Camilleri's remarkable feel for tragicomedy, expertly mixing light and dark in the course of producing novels that are both comforting and disturbing."—Booklist
"The novels of Andrea Camilleri breathe out the sense of place, the sense of humor, and the sense of despair that fills the air of Sicily."—Donna Leon
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"Camilleri as crafty and charming a writer as his protagonist is an investigator."—The Washington Post
"Montalbano is a delightful creation, an honest man on Sicily's mean streets."—USA Today
"Camilleri can do a character's whole backstory in half a paragraph."—The New Yorker
"The humor and humanity of Montalbano make him an equally winning lead character."—Publishers Weekly
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Colorado Lawmakers Approve MDMA Bill While Rejecting Broader Psychedelics Measure As Ballot Initiatives Loom
A Colorado House committee on Tuesday approved a bill aligning state statute to legalize MDMA prescriptions if and when the federal government ultimately permits such use.
Meanwhile, the House Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Committee also rejected separate legislation to create a psychedelics review panel to study substances like psilocybin and DMT and issue recommendations on possible policy changes.
But that measure's defeat came at the request of its sponsor, who asked members to "kill my bill" to give voters a chance to weigh in on broader psychedelics reform initiatives that activists are actively pursuing for the November ballot.
The MDMA legislation, however, unanimously passed in a 11-0 vote, with technical amendments. It now heads to the floor.
With respect to the broader psychedelics panel proposal, sponsor Rep. Alex Valdez (D) said that advisory boards would already be included in psychedelics reform initiatives if activists collect sufficient signatures and voters ultimately give their approval.
"What I believe in is a democratic process," Valdez said. "And since that is going to be in front of us all its Coloradans to have a vote on this issue, what I would ask is that the committee postpone indefinitely this bill so that we can let the folks of the state of Colorado have their say and then return to help with whatever happens after that."
He said he didn't want to prematurely push legislation that "detracts from the efforts that are being done" by activists.
One campaign is working to collect signatures for a ballot initiative to legalize psilocybin and create licensed "healing centers" where people could use the psychedelic for medical purposes. Another team's effort would allow adults 21 and older to possess, cultivate, gift and deliver psilocybin, psilocyn, ibogaine, mescaline and DMT.
The bicameral review panel bill briefly heard in committee—which was cosponsored by Sen. Joann Ginal (D)—would have taken an incremental approach to reform, simply by establishing "plant-based medicine policy review panel," appointed by legislative leaders and the governor.
The 17-member panel would have had one year to "study the use of plant-based medicines to support mental health" and then submit a report with its findings and recommendations. Specifically, members would be required to look at the science of psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT and ibogaine.
The legislation says that the panel, at a minimum, would have needed to study and make recommendations on 13 different areas of psychedelics policy.
The final report would have needed to address the potential reclassification of the substances under state statute, the "weight and measurements of plant-based medicines," redefining plant-based medicines, production and distribution of psychedelics, the "proper dosage" of the substances, oversight and regulations for their medical use, employment policy impacts of reform and more.
The governor would have been responsible for making 11 of the appointments to the panel, and the legislation lays out specific requirements for who must be selected. That includes physicians, pharmacists, veterans, psychedelics reform advocates, an indigenous person and harm reduction advocates.
Legislative leaders would have selected six members. They would've needed to choose representatives of law enforcement, criminal defense attorneys, a district attorney and an attorney with "a practice focused on plant-based medicines."
Although that measure was killed, the committee on Tuesday also took up and passed a separate, bipartisan bill from Reps. Patrick Neville (R) and David Ortiz (D) and Sen. John Cooke (R), along with Ginal, that would legalize "prescribing, dispensing, transporting, possessing, and using" MDMA if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the substance as a prescription drug.
"The potential breakthrough treatments, using MDMA as the catalyst, to free myself and others [is] something that is really exciting and really meaningful," Ortiz said at the close of Tuesday's hearing. "This could have wide-ranging ramifications—we're just starting to unlock the door, really, in treating mental health and physical health, and I just see this as a step in the right direction."
After members heard testimony, including from a military veteran who said MDMA helped treat his PTSD, the bill was revised with the adoption of two mostly technical amendments.
One of the changes adds language to the findings section of the bill on prior research results on the benefits of MDMA, including by saying it is "highly effective if paired with talk therapy and counseling" and noting that "it is widely expected that the federal Food and Drug Administration will approve MDMA-assisted therapy for prescription use for PTSD as soon as 2023."
The second amendment provides additional clarity around who would be able to lawfully possess MDMA as a prescription drug, pending a federal policy change.
It makes sense that Colorado would become a legislative hub for psychedelics reform. Not only was Denver the first city in the U.S. to locally decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms in 2019, but the state was one of the first to legalize marijuana for adult use in 2012.
Since then, lawmakers have worked to modify the state's cannabis laws in various ways.
Recently, advocates were disappointed when a Colorado House committee defeated a bill that was originally meant to provide protections for workers who use marijuana off the job and allow medical cannabis patients to use their medicine at work—even after significantly scaling the legislation back to remove those protections altogether.
Officials late last week separately announced another round of auctions for ceremonial, marijuana-themed license plates to raise money to support programs for people with disabilities.
Meanwhile, psychedelics activists aren't waiting around for the legislature. There are two competing campaigns hoping to place broad reform on the ballot in November.
A campaign backed by the New Approach PAC went into this election season with several options. Colorado officials have given tentative approval to the ballot language of four psychedelics reform measures that they submitted—all titled the Natural Medicine Health Act—but it was always the plan to pursue only one version.
That one would legalize psilocybin, create a medical system for the use of the psychedelic and provide a pathway for record sealing for prior convictions. It would also eventually allow regulators to decide whether to legalize DMT, ibogaine and mescaline.
A separate campaign headed by Decriminalize Nature Colorado, which has taken issue with the regulations prescribed in the New Approach-backed measures, filed a competing initiative in January that is also making its way through the process of being able to collect signatures.
In general, the Colorado ballot initiatives seek to accomplish something similar to what California activists had been pursuing this year with a proposed ballot initiative to legalize psilocybin mushrooms. However, activists failed to collect enough signatures by a key deadline so that effort has been postponed.
Meanwhile, Michigan activists have launched a mass signature drive to place a measure on this November's statewide ballot to legalize possessing, cultivating and sharing psychedelics while setting up a system for their therapeutic and spiritual use. The state Board of State Canvassers certified the latest version of initiative last month.
Outside of Colorado, state lawmakers across the country are looking at and advancing psychedelics reform this session.
For example, a Maryland House of Delegates panel on Monday took up a Senate-passed bill to create a state fund that could be used to provide "cost-free" access to psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine for military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury.
Last week, Georgia lawmakers advanced a bipartisan resolution that calls for the formation of a House study committee to investigate the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and make recommendations for reforms.
The governor of Utah last month signed a bill to create a task force to study and make recommendations on the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs and possible regulations for their lawful use.
A Missouri House committee also held a hearing last month on a GOP-led bill to legalize a wide range of psychedelics for therapeutic use at designated care facilities while further decriminalizing low-level possession in general.
A Connecticut legislative committee approved a bill last month that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed a separate bill last year that includes language requiring the state to carry out a study into the therapeutic potential of psilocybin mushrooms. A workgroup has since been meeting to investigate the issue.
The Washington State legislature recently sent a budget bill to the governor's desk that includes a proposal to direct $200,000 in funding to support a new workgroup to study the possibility of legalizing psilocybin services in the state, including the idea of using current marijuana regulatory systems to track psychedelic mushrooms.
Last month, the Hawaii Senate approved a bill to set up a state working group to study the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin mushrooms and develop a "long-term" plan to ensure that the psychedelic is accessible for medical use for adults 21 and older.
Also last month, the Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize low-level possession of psilocybin and promote research into the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic.
Rhode Island lawmakers introduced a pair of drug decriminalization bills last month—including one focused on psilocybin and buprenorphine that would authorize doctors to prescribe the psychedelic mushroom.
An Oregon Senate committee also recently advanced a bill to ensure that equity is built into the state's historic therapeutic psilocybin program that's actively being implemented following voter approval in 2020.
A bill to decriminalize a wide array of psychedelics in Virginia was taken up by a House of Delegates panel in January, only to be pushed off until 2023. A separate Senate proposal to decriminalize psilocybin alone was later defeated in a key committee.
Washington State lawmakers also introduced legislation in January that would legalize what the bill calls "supported psilocybin experiences" by adults 21 and older.
Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania bill meant to promote research into the therapeutic potential of psilocybin mushrooms for certain mental health conditions may be in jeopardy, with the sponsor saying that the chair of a key House committee is expressing reservations even after the legislation was amended in an effort to build support.
Legislation was also enacted by the Texas legislature last year requiring the state to study the medical risks and benefits of psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine for military veterans in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and a military-focused medical center.
At the congressional level, bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in January, urging that the agency allow terminally ill patients to use psilocybin as an investigational treatment without the fear of federal prosecution.
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Air balance instruments speaks to what equipment is required to air balance both constant volume and and variable air volume systems. New instrumentation becomes available over time but this is what is required now.
Allows for measurement of fan and motor speed and is given in revolutions per minute RPM. The tachometer can be a contact type or a non contact type. Using this instrument you can measure motor and fan speed.
This is a hot wire anemometer instrument which measures air speed inside ducts. It is temperature compensated and reads directly in feet per minute FPM. Using this instrument you can calculate the air volume moving through the duct.
This instrument allows for the measurement of static pressure in a duct. When a pitot tube is used with the meter you can measure total pressure, velocity pressure and static pressure.
This instrument allows for the measurement of air velocity through supply, return and exhaust air grilles. This allows you to calculate the volume of air moving through the air grille.
This instrument allows for the measurement of air volume through ceiling and wall grilles. This instrument reads directly in air volume and no calculations are necessary.
This instrument can measure dry bulb temperature as well as relative humidity of air in the duct or space temperature.


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TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline Shut Down After Landowner Notices Oil Spill
"All too often with pipelines it's not whether they will leak but when."
Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press CP
Three sections of pipe sit on the ground during construction of the Gulf Coast Project pipeline in Atoka, Oklahoma, U.S., on Monday, March 11, 2013. The Gulf Coast Project, a 485-mile crude oil pipeline being constructed by TransCanada Corp., is part of the Keystone XL Pipeline Project and will run from Cushing, Oklahoma to Nederland, Texas. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CALGARY -- TransCanada said Monday it has shut down its Keystone pipeline because of an oil spill in South Dakota, drawing fresh criticism about the risks pipelines pose.
Mark Cooper, a spokesman for TransCanada, said a local landowner noticed signs of an oil spill around noon local time Saturday and informed the company.
The pipeline, which carries about 500,000 barrels of oil a day, was shut down in minutes, Cooper said. It is not the same pipeline as the proposed Keystone XL, which the Obama administration rejected last year.
"As soon as we got that report in we immediately began efforts to shut down the pipeline and crews were immediately dispatched to the site,'' Cooper said.
TransCanada's facility in Hardisty, Alta. (Canadian Press photo)
Greenpeace campaigner Keith Stewart said it was worrisome that it was a landowner -- and not TransCanada's spill detection system -- that noticed the spill.
"The company has been making big claims at the Energy East Pipeline hearings in Quebec about how their spill detection system will identify a leak within minutes, but the truth is that most pipeline spills aren't detected until the oil makes its way to the surface where it can be seen and smelt,'' said Stewart in an email.
Cooper said it's still too early to say what caused the leak but the company is investigating.
He said it was difficult to determine precisely how much oil was spilled, but the overall footprint of the visible oil covers about 3 metres by 10 metres, with no significant impact to the environment observed.
The spill was found about six kilometres from TransCanada's Freeman pump station, which sits roughly 60 km southwest of Sioux Falls, S.D.
The company said it has notified landowners and local agencies in the area as well as regulatory agencies including the National Response Center and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
The Keystone pipeline, which opened in 2010, carries oil from Hardisty, Alta., east through to Manitoba before it turns south to markets in the American Midwest and U.S. Gulf Coast.
TransCanada said it has notified customers that the pipeline running from Hardisty to Cushing, Okla., and to terminals in Illinois would remain shut until at least Friday, while the Gulf Coast extension of the pipeline remains active.
The incident comes as TransCanada continues to push forward its proposed 4,600-kilometre Energy East Pipeline that would ship Alberta crude to New Brunswick.
The company hit a major setback in its pipeline expansion plans when U.S. President Barack Obama rejected its proposed Keystone XL pipeline last November.
TransCanada CEO Russ Girling. (Canadian Press photo)
Environmental groups had opposed the pipeline, which would have run from Hardisty to Nebraska, both because it would allow increased exports of oilsands crude and because of potential spills.
Anthony Swift at U.S.-based Natural Resources Defense Council said the spill reinforces the need for the Obama administration to require a thorough environmental review for Enbridge's Alberta Clipper line and other efforts to expand the Midwest pipeline system.
"This weekend's Keystone oil spill is the latest stark reminder that all too often with pipelines it's not whether they will leak but when,'' said Swift in a statement.
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After 15 minutes I cancelled yesterday, tried the download again & it said it was up to date. So far this evening, I've waited 30 minutes, the screen has not changed. I'm going to cancel & see what happens before I make this post.
OK same thing happened, restarting EAM after a cancel says it's up to date.
That's not happening lately but sometimes similar occur with the very 1st Update after Rebooting the system.
I can update Mamutu & anything else at the same time.
After restarting EAM an update is available straight away.
Are you experiencing described symptoms after rebooting as well or "any time" during the day?
There are definitely a problem.
Have you ever tried "accepting beta" recently?
As always I can't thank you enough for your dedication here!
A little slow in my comeback, I ALWAYS have beta checked, I tried to update again after 2 days again, I got the same problem, update sat forever never updating, that wasn't after a restart either. So I undid the BETA and restarted & then I got a download with a restart almost immediately. I then went back & checked beta again & got a further update & restart I seem to be at 5.0.0.84 and ready to do a scan.
Finally doing EAM scan tonight after a long time of it not running on my system!
Current beta It's completely out of order here... no Explorer Integration; you can have multiple a2start.EXEs hanging, you may not be able to update / GUI cannot be displayed / etc.
I'll stay off beta until I hear it is fixed, the stable is working solidly as always.
I can confirm beta now works, I also bought myself a new Christmas present, so now I have a Win7 X64 machine.
Hi Steve. 1st, Merry Christmas to you!
Cheers, man – it's always nice to meet you here!
I also bought myself a new Christmas present, so now I have a Win7 X64 machine.
2) have you packed the present nicely with the sign to yourself? … hehe!
- That's your cake. Enjoy!
- Well can you put a little bit of chocolate at the top?
- Thanks …. Nice! Can you put like 3 roses made of your famous cream above the chocolate?
In a few minutes she returned with the cake and 3 beautiful roses were shining.
In a few minutes she returned with the cake signed as requested.
- Do you want me to pack the cake into this beautiful gift box?
- No! What are you talking about?! I'll eat the whole bloody thing here now!!!
Thanks again for your assistance, this is one of the best Moderated sites I work with!
Thanks for a Russian anecdote as well, now that was funny, yep Win 7 Ultimate is a nice piece of cake indeed. I would have have only gotten Win 7 Home Premium but my Lady Friend knows how much I love playing with my computer so she ordered something way off the wall for me, I do have to say it is FAST as CRAP compared to my win XP SP3 X86 1GB ram system. 12GB ram & X64 makes a big difference.


Williams Heritage is a six-unit multifamily community, located near downtown Tempe Arizona. The property is comprised of two individually parceled, three-unit buildings consisting of six, one bed/one bath floorplans, that are individually metered for electricity. The property has been extensively renovated with new exterior paint, parking lot resurfacing, desert landscaping, and private patios with turf lawns. Interior renovations consist of, stainless steel appliances, quartz counter tops, plank vinyl wood flooring, new cabinet faces, new plumbing fixtures, new hardware throughout, lights and ceiling fans, and in-unit washers/dryers. Five of the units have already been renovated to this extent and are achieving increased rents, and the last one is currently under renovation.


Are you heading into the backcountry this winter?
"Avalanche safety skills for those who travel in the backcountry on snowshoes.
This course is specifically designed to address the needs of recreational snowshoers who want to ensure they are staying safe in the backcountry.
One theory session is held on the morning of Day-1, followed by a field session in the afternoon.
The courses are offered at Mount Seymour and cost $210.
If you are interested in joining me on one of these courses, let me know.
The next available dates are: February 4-5 or 18-19 or March 3-4 or 17-18.


From big-time security concerns to shaky business benefits to controversial user policies, the reality behind BYOD is beginning to emerge. Companies may need to slow down and take measure before one of these harsh realities--such as running afoul of compliance law - smacks them in the face.
Are you breaking the law with your BYOD policy?
In a TEKsystems June survey of 3500 tech professionals, 35 per cent of IT leaders (such as CIOs, IT vice presidents and directors) and 25 percent of IT professionals (such as developers, network admins and architects) are not confident that their organisation's BYOD policy is compliant with data and privacy protection acts, HIPAA, Dodd-Frank or other government-mandated regulations.
Half of the respondents also believe that 25 per cent or more of sensitive data is at risk due to end users accessing this information over personal devices.
These and other alarming findings paint a disturbing picture: The race to embrace BYOD might be outpacing sound business practices.
There's no question the BYOD push has begun in earnest. Many employees use their personal mobile devices for work purposes. Some companies are even mandating employees supply their own phones for work. According to a Gartner survey of CIOs, half of employers will require employees to supply their own device for work purposes by 2017.
Greater accessibility, meaning the ability to get a hold of an employee who never goes anywhere without his or her personal phone.
Higher employee satisfaction, meaning that employees are happier because they have the freedom to use technology that they actually want to use.
Improved worker productivity, meaning that happy employees are more productive.
Cost savings, meaning that IT no longer has to pay for company-issued mobile devices if employees opt-in for BYOD.
But, again, BYOD's perception doesn't always mesh with reality.
More than half of the respondents, for instance, said BYOD was only middle-of-the-road effective to completely ineffective in delivering better customer satisfaction and cost savings. With improved worker productivity, the jury seemed split: Half said BYOD was effective, half said BYOD was middle-of-the-road effective to completely ineffective.
From the employees' perspective, it doesn't get much better.
Many respondents said that clear BYOD policies, as well as communication of those polices, is somewhat lacking. The survey results echo other BYOD experts who claim that end-user policies are filled with legal jargon that heavily favors corporate rights to access data over an employee's expectations of privacy, thus leading to a trust gap between workers and employers.


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Pent-Up Investor Demand Paving Way For Smaller Brazilian Floats
Fitch Solutions / Corporates / Brazil / Wed 22 Jul, 2020
Despite being home to one of the world's largest stock exchanges, Brazil has struggled to record a strong flow of IPO activity over recent years. We believe that deal levels on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (or commonly known as the Bovespa bourse) will also remain low in the near term, with the country expected to see a forecast sharp contraction in economic growth in 2020. At Fitch Solutions, we forecast the Brazilian economy to contract by 6.5% y-o-y in 2020, with the growth outlook continuing to dim over the longer term, on the back of persistently weak investment. At the time of writing, we forecast Latin America's largest economy to grow by a compound annual growth rate of 0.7% over the next five years through to the end of 2024, starting with a return to growth of 2.1% in 2021. In our view, such a backdrop will continue to present a headwind to IPO deals in the country.
Up From Previous Lows
Brazil – Announced IPO Activity By Deal Value, USDmn (2007 ytd – 2020 ytd)
Source: Zephyr, a Bureau van Dijk product, Fitch Solutions
Hit Hard By The Pandemic
The forecast slowdown in Brazilian real GDP growth reflects significant disruptions to consumption and investment on the back of Covid-19. The country has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and is home to both the second highest number of confirmed cases and the second highest number of deaths from the virus, which stood at 1,884,967 and 20,286 respectively, according to WHO data accurate to July 15. The damaging outbreak and spread of the virus in the country will only have added to our already bearish outlook for dealmaking in the country in the near term.
Hope Springs Eternal
Despite depleted deal levels, we highlight that Brazil has contributed nine of the 10 largest IPO deals from the Latin American region this year, with the exception being the largest regional deal of 2020 to date from Mexico's Fibra E, a real estate investment trust with an infrastructure project-focus owned by Promotora Ideal, which priced a USD1.1bn deal on April 20 on the local Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. At the time of its completion, the deal ranked as the seventh largest float globally of the 2020 year-to-date (ytd) period (see 'Mexican IPO Arena Unlikely To Realise Its Potential In Near Term', May 13 2020).
The 2019 full-year period also saw Brazil fail to either launch or land the largest float from the region. We note that the largest IPO to come from the region was the USD2.3bn listing from Brazil's XP on the US' Nasdaq bourse on December 10 (see 'Deal of the Week: XP Completes Brazil's Largest Float Of 2019' January 8 2020), while the largest deal to land on a Latin American bourse was the USD1.1bn fundraising by Cencosud Shopping, which landed on the Santiago Stock Exchange on June 28 2019.
Shying Away From Bumper Deals
Serving to highlight how issuers are shying away from launching large-scale deals in the Brazilian IPO arena at present, the bourse recorded four floats last year that were larger than any to have completed so far this year, as Dealogic data show. These included a USD978.0mn listing from private energy distributor Neoenergia during Q219 (see 'Brazilian IPOs Are Making A Comeback', October 30 2019) and three deals from jewellery chain Vivara Participacoes (USD546.9mn); the local Brazilian unit of Dutch fast-fashion retailer C&A, C&A Modals (USD546.9mn; and medium-sized retail lender Banco BMG (USD345.2mn). The companies successfully launched deals during an end-of-year flurry during Q419. In our view, while the pent-up demand among equity investors has helped to encourage a growing number of smaller deals to market, the currently unfavourable market backdrop continues to keep larger deals away from launching in the near term.
Surprising To The Upside
So far in 2020, the Latin America region has seen 18 successful floats worth a combined USD1.6bn. This represents the highest volume of deals by this stage of the year since prior to the onset of the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2007 (whereby 31 successful floats had been priced). Meanwhile, in terms of deal value, the 2020 ytd haul represents an increase from the USD1.1bn raised across just two floats by the equivalent date in 2019 and third highest tally raised from local equity capital market (ECM) investors across the last seven years. In our view, while dealmaking has surprised to the upside, we caution that there remain plenty of headwinds ready to see deal momentum unwind during the second half of the year (see 'A Challenging H220 Ahead For LatAm ECM Activity', June 24 2020), with the Brazilian market far from active enough to spark a broad uptrend in deal sentiment.
How Far The Bovespa Has Fallen
Illustrating just how far IPO activity in the Bovespa has fallen from its pre-GFC highs, activity levels in the ytd period are certainly improving, but they remain a long way below the highs of the 2007 ytd period when they tallied USD10.5bn. In fact, since the GFC, only once before the present ytd period has the Bovespa hosted more than 10 deals during the ytd period (11 in 2011) and on only one occasion has its deal haul topped USD5.0bn, when USD7,311mn was raised during 2013, as Dealogic data show.
When looking at the data across longer 12-month time periods, the last full pre-GFC year of 2007 saw a total of USD25.7bn raised across 61 deals. No single full-year period has even come close to repeating this haul of deals and level of funds raised in Brazil since. The current tally of 18 floats in 2020 to date represents the largest volume of deals since. Furthermore, the USD8.3bn raised (via 12 deals) during 2013 represent the single largest full-year haul of the last 13 years. Most recently during 2019, the Brazilian IPO arena saw just five deals close worth a combined USD2.2bn, putting activity in the 2020 ytd period on track to surpass that tally if activities continue at the same rate across the remaining months of the year. Deals could potentially reach its highest level of funds raised since six firms closed on a combined USD3.8bn in fresh capital from local investors back in 2017.
A Strengthening IPO Pipeline
With the support of measures to increase transparency from the Bovespa itself, to actively encourage dealmaking, the Brazilian IPO pipeline for H220 (and potentially beyond) is starting to fill up. We highlight that among the listing candidates, which are sat at very different stages of approaching their individual public market flotations, are: electronics equipment reseller Allied Tecnologia, which is aiming to raise USD330.5mn from local ECM investors in what would rank as the largest local Brazilian float of 2020 to date; gold, copper and silver mining firm Aura Minerals (based in British Virgin Islands but has assets in Brazil and already listed on Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada), which is aiming for USD182.5mn; São Paulo-based education administrative services provider Vasta Platform Limited, which is hoping to raise around USD100.0mn; waste firm Ambipar, which is reportedly chasing a USD187.0mn investment; and pulp and paper producer Irani Papel Embalagem, which is hoping to go public for an undisclosed amount.
Meanwhile there are mounting rumours that credit bureau Boa Vista SCPC, which has investors that include private equity fund TMG Capital and credit-scoring company Equifax, may revive its IPO plans again soon, having postponed a planned float earlier this year citing the uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
Stock Market Playing Catch-Up
In total there are reportedly more than 20 firms in the Brazilian IPO pipeline as of the time of writing. While some are expected to launch during the second half of this year, our view is that potential listing will most likely return in great number and sizes when the local economy returns to growth starting next year and when local stock potentially returns into positive territory again. We caution that the benchmark IBOV equity index on the Bovespa was still down by 9.80% in the ytd period, according to Bloomberg data accurate to July 21.


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Geography
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Round Six of NAFTA negotiations has wrapped up and a quick scour of the landscape concludes a much more positive tone was achieved between negotiators from Canada, United States and Mexico.
"NAFTA Modernization is a reasonable goal: It's a fact that NAFTA was negotiated more than two decades ago.
Pursue a True Modernization of NAFTA. A NAFTA for the 21st century must maintain and reach beyond current benefits. Companies of the three countries will benefit from a renewed positioning of North America as the world's most competitive region.
Reduce Uncertainty. Uncertainty about the future of North America's terms of trade could weaken growth and investment, undermining our competitiveness as a region. NAFTA negotiations must continue on a steady timeline and backed by political leadership until a win-win-win deal is achieved.
Keep the Agreement Trilateral. Maintaining NAFTA's three-party framework is critical as transitioning to entirely new bilateral agreements presents real risks. Such a transition could disrupt the flow of commerce and cost jobs. Also, moving to divergent rules would add to costs for companies and erode their global competitiveness.
The survey had a very strong response rate of over 260 responses and a completion rate of 88 percent.
The top three response industries were retail (18%), manufacturing (17%) and professional services (14%).
The survey notes that 15 percent of the respondents have begun contingency planning for possible changes to NAFTA, including exploring new markets, moving operations to the US, forecasting price increases of goods and shutting down businesses.
Any changes or new approaches to NAFTA with regard to automotive tariffs would have to consider the role tariffs would play in businesses staying in Canada.
Businesses that have companies in both the United States and Canada are concerned that changes to NAFTA would result in goods and services provided by the United States company attracting additional costs in the forms of tariffs and duties.
Equipment price and availability are a concern to many businesses should there be any changes to NAFTA.
The grape and wine industry in Canada must be protected.
Some businesses that work primarily with dairy farmers are already witnessing financial institutions starting to withdraw investments made in the dairy industry.
There is a strong need to preserve supply management for agricultural products in Ontario.
The latest round of negotiations included discussion around automobiles, dispute resolution and the proposed review clause.
Round 7 of negotiations will be in Mexico starting on February 26th.
Bill 148 has resulted in a significant number of changes to the Employment Standards Act and Labour Relations Act, from the amount of minimum wage to the calculation used in determining statuatory holiday pay to the definition of an independent contractor.
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce wants to hear how your business has chosen to approach the changes that came into effect on January 1, 2018.
The answers will inform our continued advocacy efforts to the provincial government on this issue.
Thank in you advance for taking the time to fill out this brief survey of three questions. It should take you no more than five minutes.
You can access the survey through the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Bill 148 Advocacy page.
Peterborough has been identified as one of 40 Ontario communities to have an Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC) store open this year, with another 110 across the province by the end of 2020. The report by City Solicitor Patricia Lester outlines what is known about the role of the municipality under this new federal and provincial legislation. Lester highlights that as a creature of the province, the municipality cannot deny a business license and that the final location choice is in the hands of the OCRC.
The new system, which will be implemented between June and September of this year, also comes with a lower annual membership fee of $165 compared to the current $250.
The tax incentive only applies to properties requiring environmental remediation. During the length of the agreement with the property owner, the City does receive taxes based on the assessment of a clean property. However, the owner receives a rebate equal to the difference between the taxes of the clean and unclean property, to cover the cost of remediation. After the agreement the City then realizes the full amount of taxes based on the assessment of the cleaned up property.
The goal of the amendments is to encourage more development in the downtown core. Doing so will help the municipality on several fronts including meeting provincial Places To Grow targets and opening up a variety of residential opportunities.
approved by Council will be in place until January 1, 2020. At the will of Council, they could continue in the next iteration of the by-law as well.
Assess the impact of removing the Development Charge exemption for Industrial zoned land within the City.
A public meeting on the amendments will be held on Monday, February 5th, 2018 at 5:00pm at Council Chambers and a secondary report will be presented to Council sitting as General Committee on March 26th.
The next City Council meeting is Monday, January 29th, 2018.
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is a member of the Local Employment Planning Council (LEPC) Industry Business Engagement Working Group.
The LEPC is a provincial pilot project that is in the process of developing a clear picture of the workforce landscape in eight Ontario communities, including the City and County of Peterborough.
One of the projects is a study of Newcomer Employment Activity by Laridae and the Workforce Development Board (WDB).
Our Peterborough Chamber members can help out by completing a short survey on their views, concerns and needs with respect to recruiting and hiring newcomers to Canada.
The survey will be open until February 5th. It should take about ten minutes to complete. Your response will be anonymous. In addition, please share the survey with other employers.
Thank you for taking the time to provide input to this project. Your opinion is valued!
The aim of the study is to provide new information to document what's happening in our regional workforce-from the perspective of both newcomer job-seekers and employers.
Research findings will feed into future program design and resource allocation for employment services.
Newcomer employment integration is important to the economic success of our region. Canada's aging workforce means that immigration continues to be necessary to ensure a vibrant economy in the future.
A key part of the study: what are employer perceptions and needs regarding hiring newcomers, especially in industries that have difficulty recruiting and retaining workers?
We are reaching out to local employers, municipalities, economic development organizations, employment service providers, and other agencies that support newcomers in finding and retaining employment.
The study will cover Peterborough City and County, Northumberland County, Haliburton County, and City of Kawartha Lakes. It is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD) and administered by the Workforce Development Board(WDB)/Local Employment Planning Council. The final report will be available on the WDB website later in 2018.
Federal Carbon Pricing Bill: What is it and how will it impact business?
The federal government released its long-awaited draft legislation on the federal carbon pricing regime. Provinces and territories must put into place carbon pricing systems that meet certain criteria, called a "benchmark".
For those jurisdictions that do not meet these criteria, the federal government will impose its own carbon pricing regime – referred to as a "backstop." The backstop has two parts. First, is a carbon levy that distributors of fuel will have to pay. It won't be charged at the pump, although it will increase the price of natural gas and petroleum and, in some places, electricity. Second, is a separate regulation that will only apply to facilities that emit a large amount of greenhouse gases.
Since provinces and territories have until September 1, 2018 to outline their approach to carbon pricing, it is not yet certain where exactly the federal systems will apply. However, carbon pricing systems in BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec are generally expected to meet the federal government's criteria and won't be subject to the federal law as well.
The chamber network has supported carbon pricing since 2011. However, as mentioned in a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and signed by the CEOs of the provincial and territorial chambers, we are concerned that government is choosing to layer regulation on top of carbon pricing policies. This approach not only adds costs but negates one of the main benefi ts of carbon pricing: the fl exibility it offers to business.
We'll continue to make the case that, as Canada moves forward with ambitious climate policies, government should consider lowering costs elsewhere. A good place to start is comprehensive review of the Canadian tax system.
PETERBOROUGH: On Tuesday, January 16th, the Chamber celebrated the inaugural meeting of the 2018 Board of Directors, under the direction of Jim Hill of James F. Hill Financial Management Services as Chair of the Board.
PETERBOROUGH, Monday, January 15, 2018 – Today, the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) provided the Ontario government with 11 recommendations for the upcoming provincial budget that will help businesses manage costs and secure the province's competitive advantage. The submission, presented to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, calls on the government to implement taxation reforms and smart infrastructure and transportation spending to maximize growth and benefit all regions of Ontario.
The pre-budget submission also recommends that the government create additional small business deduction tax brackets, as well as delay taxation on corporate income growth to overcome the scale-up challenge. Currently, all businesses with an annual income of $500,000 or less are taxed at a flat rate. A bracketed taxation system would give start-ups and SMEs more room to grow. Currently in Ontario, 71 per cent of private sector jobs can be attributed to the activities of small and medium sized enterprises.
The recommendations outlined in the OCC's pre-budget submission all come directly from Ontario's Chamber Network through policy resolutions at the OCC's AGM. Among them is one from the Peterborough and Kingston Chambers to increase the levy paid by post-secondary institutions, hospitals and jails in lieu of taxes.
Read the full submission and all 11 recommendations here.
There has been much discussion in recent weeks about the unintended consequences of Bill 148, the legislation that introduced a higher minimum wage in Ontario and extended numerous labour and employment standards provisions.
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) along with the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and our members understand the intent of the legislation. But we also understand that evidence-based public policy must be fundamental in a properly functioning democracy.
For months, the OCC has forewarned that any objective analysis of these changes will lead to significant job loss, a 50% increase in inflation over and above what would otherwise be expected in the next few years, and an acceleration toward automation.
The implementation was too much too fast. It is clear that the Government of Ontario must take further action to mitigate the unintended consequences of Bill 148.
We will continue to call on government to provide offsets in the upcoming budget that will help employers manage this drastic increase in labour costs. We must ensure that we are doing all we can so that Ontario remains competitive.
Let's lower the rhetoric, on all sides, and ensure that we are collectively helping to shape an inclusive and shared prosperity here in Ontario.
Whether it's physical health, mental health, having a safe workplace, or just getting along with each other, it's increasingly important for employers to be proactive when it comes to the health of their employees.
Simply create an atmosphere of encouragement for employees who want to take care of themselves.
Allow for flex hours for employees to attend a fitness facility before or after work or during an extended lunch break.
Subsidize a fitness membership, or provide change facilities so that your employees can simply go for a run at noon.
Remember to include yourself. When I started at The Chamber 14 years ago I was a Cyclefit instructor and weighed 30 pounds less than I do today. How did I let this happen?
Fortunately, mental health has become much easier to talk about and do something about.
81% of businesses believe that it is important to support their employees' mental wellness in the workplace however only 35% of small business, 65% of medium sized business and 76% of large business have mental health strategies.
Setting Expectations – Creating a mentally healthy workplace is a journey and employers do not need to have all the answers. A good way to start is assessing their businesses by looking for barriers, support and opportunities for change, as well as identifying potential stress points in their workplace.
Creating a Supportive Environment – Leadership, from not only management but employees themselves, is needed to create a supportive environment where everyone can feel comfortable with and empowered by the focus on mental wellness.
Maintaining the Conversation – Businesses are encouraged to regularly assess if they are sticking with their mission on mental wellness. Several ways to do this are through feedback and using data to measure progress.
Anti-stigma: One of the biggest hurdles for anyone suffering from mental illness is overcoming the stigma attached to it. The annual Bell Let's Talk awareness campaign and Day is driving the national conversation to help reduce this stigma and promote awareness and understanding, and talking is an important first step towards lasting change.
Care & Access: Bell supports a variety of organizations including grassroots agencies, local hospitals, and universities to help provide Canadians with support services when and where they need it.
Research: Research holds the greatest promise to better understand treatments and cures. Bell is investing in best-in-class research programs with the potential to have a transformative impact on the mental health and well-being of Canadians.
Workplace Health: Mental health is the leading cause of workplace disability in Canada and represents 15% of Canada's burden of disease. Bell is committed to leading by example in their own workplace by adopting the voluntary Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, and is encouraging greater corporate engagement across Canada.
Letstalk.bell.ca is a rich resource of stories, testimonials, toolkits and more. This year Bell Let's Talk Day is January 31.
It seems like every day there is another high profile example of sexual harassment in the workplace. However, social media campaigns such as #MeToo and #TimesUp reveal that sexual harassment in the workplace is far more common than most people would like to admit. There is only one bottom line – employers need to have training programs in place so that everyone understands the issues, and rock-solid policies and procedures so that incidents are reduced and victims can be safely empowered.
proactive. There is lots of helpful information online to get you started. Just google it. Furthermore, a workplace can be the scene of bullying, stress, physical danger, violence, discrimination and more. The same rules apply – training, policies and procedures.
generally making sure that your place of work is a good place to work?
My New Year's resolution was to lose 15 pounds last year… Only 20 to go!
Turning the page on the calendar year is always a good opportunity to take stock of where you've been and where you are going.
#TeamPtbo: Chamber membership is respected by the community. It means that you adhere to our code of conduct "Proudly doing business with integrity". It means that you are part of the collective strength of all Chamber members and our other community partners.
Promoting Your Business: Using the Chambers website, social media platforms, trade shows and events, and our network of over 900 members, means that we can connect you to customers and colleagues to help you grow your business.
Saving you Money and Protecting your Business: As a member of the Chamber, you have access to programs designed to save your business time and money, provide training, and protect you and your employees.
Lobbying and Advocating for your Business: One of the key roles of the Chamber of Commerce is to lobby all three levels of Government on behalf of the business community – to Strengthen Business.
Informing Your Business. We keep you informed of any proposed or legislative changes that can impact your business, and we help you gain a competitive edge with exclusive training, speakers, curated information and leadership opportunities.
2017 was a challenging year for business, and it's likely that this year will be no different with everything from increased costs to increased governance to test the small business person.
Continue to focus on our fundamental value proposition – the strengthening of our local business community.
Continue to work closely with city, county, provincial and federal governments, as well as other community based entities and organizations to build a vibrant and prosperous business environment.
Promote the importance of a healthy business community through initiatives such as our #LoveLocalPtbo program, and by actively creating business opportunities by connecting, informing, leveraging and collaborating with our members.
Provide relevant education and networking opportunities for our members through programming such as PBX, the Power Hour, Next Level, the Leaders Lunch series and more.
Continue to provide an industry leading online presence through our website, social media and traditional media channels to showcase both our members and our community.
Amplify our members both online and on the street with effective marketing tools.
Offer member exclusive affinity programs such as merchant services, group insurance, free social media training, SEO analysis, HR support, and more.
If you are interested in growing your business, and helping to strengthen the local business community, we would love to have you as a member of the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce.
Just visit peterboroughchamber.ca and follow the links to join, or give Stuart Harrison a call at 705-748-9771 ext 202 and he'll get you connected.


Now that the storm about the Phantom VIII has passed, we can start appreciating the recently updated Mulsanne again. It is Bentley's top of the line car, and together with the Phantom these two cars are in their own league. And if that is not good enough, you can always order a limited edition, like this "Hallmark Edition". With only 50 copies made the chances are small that your next door neighbor is pulling up the driveway in the same car.
Precious metals have long been identified by hallmarks – stamps that prove their authenticity and value. Truly rare cars can be identified by hallmarks of their own: in this case, bespoke Mulliner craftsmanship. The Mulsanne Hallmark Series by Mulliner is limited to a production run of just 50 handcrafted cars, making each one as rare and sought-after as the elements that inspired its creation. Available in a choice of two striking specifications – Gold or Silver – it pairs the Mulsanne's celebrated design DNA with exclusive details designed and crafted by Mulliner.
As Bentley's personal commissioning division, Mulliner has long been responsible for some of the company's most remarkable cars. Today, it delivers the ultimate in personalisation. The craftsmanship of Mulliner's specialists represents the pinnacle of Bentley luxury. Cars in the Hallmark Series can be commissioned with the classic body of the Mulsanne or Mulsanne Speed. For even greater emphasis on rear-seat luxury, a car can also be based on the supremely spacious Mulsanne Extended Wheelbase. Exquisite in the extreme, the Mulsanne Hallmark Series represents a glittering addition to the Mulsanne range – and a collector's item in waiting.


Computer (MS Office) shall be desirable.
Qualification : Professional Degree in Law from recognized University/Institutions with minimum 55% marks. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : B.Sc. (Agri.) plus MBA (Agri Business Management) OR M.Sc. (Agri.) with specialisation in Agronomy / Seed Technology / Plant Breeding & Genetics/ Agriculture Entomology / Plant Pathology from a recognized University/ Institution with minimum 60% marks. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : B.Sc. (Agri.) plus MBA (Mktg./Agri. Business Management) OR equivalent from a recognized University/Institutions with minimum 60% marks. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : B.E./B.Tech. (Agri. Engg.) from recognized University/Institutions with minimum 60% marks. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : B.E./B.Tech. (Civil Engg.) from recognized University/Institutions with minimum 60% marks. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : Two years full time PG Degree/Diploma in Personnel Management/ Industrial Relation/Labour Welfare/HR Management OR Two years full time MBA (HRM) from a recognized University/Institution with minimum 60% marks. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : Pass in CA/CMA (ICWA) or 2 years full time MBA with specialization in Finance from recognized University/Institutions with minimum 60% marks. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : MBA (Agri. Business Management)/B.Sc. (Agri). with minimum 55% marks from recognized University with 1 year Diploma in Marketing Management/Sales Management. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : Three years diploma in Civil Engineering with minimum 55% marks from a Govt. Polytechnic/Institution. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : Three years diploma in Agri. Engineering with minimum 55% marks from a Govt. Polytechnic/Institution. Knowledge of Computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : B.Sc. (Agriculture) with minimum 55% marks from recognized University. Knowledge of computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : ITI certificate in trade of Fitter with minimum 55% marks and one year trade apprenticeship training in any industry and passed NAC Examination conducted by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT).
Qualification : BBA/BCA/BA (Personnel Management) OR Graduate with minimum 55% marks from recognized University/Institutions with one year Diploma in Industrial Relations/Personnel Management/Human Resource Management/Labour Laws/Computer Application from a recognized University/Institution. In addition to the above, the candidate should have knowledge of MS Office and typing with speed of 40/35 WPM in English/Hindi in computer. Knowledge of Hindi typing is desirable. In case a candidate does not possess Hindi typing at the time of selection, they have to pass the examination of Hindi typing during the course of training period.
Qualification : B.Sc. (Agri.) with minimum 55% marks from recognized University or Graduate with minimum 55% marks with one year diploma in Materials Management/Inventory Management/Stores Management. Knowledge of computer (MS Office) is mandatory.
Qualification : B.Sc. with Chemistry and Botany as subjects with minimum 55% marks from a recognized University/Institution.
A candidate should apply for ONLY ONE POST, as the written examination shall be conducted on the same date & time at different places. Before applying, candidate should read carefully the complete advertisement, eligibility criteria & the instructions for online application and ensure that he/she fulfills the eligibility criteria of the post.
Online application will be kept open between 11:00 Hrs on 15/04/2017 till 17:30 Hrs on 06/05/2017.


If you haven't looked into it already, now is the time to consider getting some health insurance coverage. You don't want to be stuck with a huge medical bill that can not only ruin your finances, but can cause you a lot of emotion stress. The good news is that there are some options to consider. You just need to look at your current needs and go from there.
Getting the Right Coverage -Mass Health Insurance?
If you have a spouse or kids, you should even more closely at the coverage your policy offers because you don't want to be left with a huge hospital bill due to a gap in coverage. Double check the deductible that comes with the health insurance policy. If have some savings set aside, you can raise the deductible and save on the premium. However, if you don't have any savings, a high deductible is no help for you.
Sometimes you can get solid coverage at a reasonable price by checking out group plans. Ins addition to what they may offer at your job, see if any of your professional memberships qualify you for a group discount. I even found out that if you join your state's farm bureau (for North Carolina membership is only $25/year), you can not get health insurance, but you can also get discounts on other insurance policies. It's not only for farmers – just check to see what qualifications are for your individual state.
Of course the hard part when shopping around for health insurance is finding within your own budget. If you have a lapse in your premium payment, your coverage is nonexistent. If you're tight on money, but want to have health insurance, an option you may want to consider is short term insurance. It's typically 6 months or less and it covers a portion of ER visits.
Another option if you're still in college is looking at being a part of your parents' health insurance policy. While it may costs a bit of money, there's a good chance it'll give you the most bang for your buck. Simply take the time to budget your portion of the premium into your spending plan. If your parents can cover the expense, that's an even better deal. Do them a favor and stay healthy, keeping their health insurance expenses low.
Take your time when searching for health insurance. You want to find the best value, not the cheapest policy. I hope this information can help you make the best choice. If you have any information, please share them in the comments. How many of you have health insurance coverage right now? How were you able to find the best deal? We can all help each other out with this important expense.


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First, We Must Listen
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Lillian Cooper is an adventurist, a doer and an architect.
In 2017, she spent the entire year participating in Remote Year, working remotely as an architect and traveling the world (living in 12 countries in 12 months).
This Fall, she joined the Odimo team, while continuing to work on a passion project in central India – helping establish a new non-profit called Critical Places. The mission of Critical Places is to improve the quality of life of under-served populations through the built environment.
The team includes a group of landscape architects, architects, urban designers and engineers who are addressing critical issues throughout rural villages in India. Issues include water scarcity, flooding, lack of public space and facilities, civic amenities, waste management, and similar.
Public participation and minimizing trust gaps between local governments and the communities they serve are central to their process.
Lillian and her team work and live alongside the residents in these villages for weeks at a time, engaging with them in meaningful ways to better understand their day-to-day. Building relationships through an interactive participatory process allows Critical Places to identify and solve root, systemic problems with design.
She is learning that improving the lives of people in these communities starts with a deep understanding of their unique culture and the problems they're facing each day. She believes there's simply no other way to do this well without investing significant time to listen to impacted individuals.
Oftentimes, developers and investors world-wide attempt to solve issues in low income communities through building infrastructure. As much as Lillian values buildings and architecture, she is learning that this immediate response is rarely the correct solution.
She says, "People often assimilate buildings with progress – and buildings may signify progress – but I'd argue it's almost never the appropriate first step. We must first listen and learn. We must first invest in the people and the places who already exist in the communities we wish to impact. Step two may be implementing educational opportunities. Or reforming policy. Or researching systemic shortcomings… step five may be a building."
After several years of travel, she is discovering strong parallels between the heartbreaking issues she has faced abroad and those occurring in the Kansas City community. Properly implementing public participation is a long-term investment for project teams and a challenge in itself, but the qualitative reward of this investment can meaningfully improve lives for decades to come.
Lillian plans to return to India this spring to continue her work with Critical Places.
To read more about Critical Places and their work, click here.
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Palampur univ. celeberates convocation ceremony
by Avnish Katoch
Chaudhary Sarvan Kumar HPVK celeberated its 11th convocation ceremony. The University is situated at Palampur surrounded by the mystic Dhauladhars at an elevation of 1250 metres. It is near Pathankot railhead (further connected with a meter gauge train to Palampur) and is well connected from all important places of the country by road (NH20) and air (Kangra airport is arount 50 Kms).
Shri V.S. Kokje, Governor of Himachal Pradesh who is also the Chancellor of the CSK.H.P. Agriculture University awarded 877 Degrees, 154 Certificates of Honour and 59 Gold Medals to Graduates and Post Graduates in various disciplines of four constituent colleges of the University.
Dr. D.S. Rathore, Vice Chancellor, while presenting the Progress Report of the University, informed that 1,491 students were admitted to various UG and PG programmes in four constituent colleges of the University during the last five years. He said that a proposal for the establishment of Hill Farming School at the University had been accepted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under National Agriculture Innovation Project (NIAP) with the objectives of providing reorientation to agricultural teachers, officers and farmers. He told that ICAR has awarded Certificate of Accreditation to the University and now it was in the process of acquiring ISO 9001-2000 certification. He said that the university had entered into an MOU with the Kansas State University, USA for International cooperation and collaboration in research and education and added that the university had signed MOU with Indira Gandhi National Open University and was in the process of starting Certificate and Diploma courses for the farmers, farm ladies and others. He informed that from the next academic session, five new Post-Graduate Programmes at Masters and Doctoral level would be introduced.
Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur (INDIA)
Phone: +91 1894-230383, 230521; Fax: +91 1894-230511
Avnish Katoch
An IT professional for 17 years, based in the US since the last 12 years. Founded NGO My Himachal and then Himachal Media Pvt. Ltd.. A Himachali forever. Always trying to bring together people whose hearts beat for the state.
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Hong Kong's railway operator is investigating whether a power supply issue at its control centre in Tsing Yi was behind an unprecedented service disruption to four rail lines on Tuesday, the Post has learned.
The breakdown started shortly before 6am on the Island line, Kwun Tong line and Tsuen Wan line and subsequently affected the Tseung Kwan O line. Train services gradually resumed at 11.45am.
The six-hour disruption, which affected millions of commuters during the morning peak hour, was due to a fault in the signalling system. A source familiar with the situation said all affected trains were manually driven after the system broke down.
The Tsing Yi Super Operations Control Centre is the nerve centre for all MTR trains.
The instructions for manual operations were in place until noon. The source said it meant the trains were running at 23km/h (14mph) instead of their normal speed of 60km/h (37mph).
Describing the service disruptions as "serious", the source warned that manual driving could pose risks as train drivers could suffer from fatigue.
In 2016 the MTR Corporation warned of possible ongoing delays to the first trains of the day due to a long period of tests to be conducted over the next decade for upgrading the signalling systems of seven railway lines.
The move was supposedly to raise capacity by 10 per cent from 2018 to 2026.
The tests were to be conducted in phases during non-traffic hours after midnight at various sections along the Tsuen Wan line, Island line, Kwun Tong line, Tseung Kwan O line, Disneyland Resort line, Tung Chung line and the Airport Express.
They were set to take years to complete because of the short window available after train services cease for the day.
MTR Corp operations director Adi Lau Tin-shing on Tuesday said staff were investigating whether the fault had been caused by the signalling system upgrades, which are carried out every night.
On Monday night, work for the improvements and related testing were conducted on the Tsuen Wan line.
"We need a detailed investigation to find the real cause of this failure and whether this had something to do with the daily upgrades," Lau said.
A central control centre delivered signalling instructions to computer systems on different sections of track for the operation of trains, he said.
Lau confirmed that all affected trains on Tuesday morning had been operating manually at slow speeds.
When staff rebooted more than 20 computer systems one by one and reconnected them to the central control centre, they then started to function properly.
"We will have further discussions with our engineering staff to ensure a stable rail service for the evening peak hours," Lau said.


When I press the button for the NAV, it starts to run and then BAM! an error pop up msg appears in another language and I am not sure what the issue could be.
Has anyone else experienced this and if so, what did you do to rectify it?
I did notice a mini SD card in the NAV slot, which I removed and reinserted probably just to excercise my fingers but that didnt help.
That error is because the sd card is not being read. The card slot is sort of chinsy and wierd. iirc, on the bottom slot, the sd card contacts have to face up. And, even though the card feels like it's in, it's not. Use a small flat blade screwdriver to gently push the card in further until you feel it click, then give it another shot.
wow bud thanks for this.. I will try that out later.. i appreciate the feedback..
10.30.17 update: Attempted the above approach and still no dice = no NAV... I think I will try holding the SD Card in with the screwdriver and running the NAV. If that works, that means I may have to McGuyver it in there. If not, based on a convo with the gent over at J&T, I will need to buy a new SDC.
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As the stroke program coordinator for Eskenazi Health, it is important for me to be knowledgeable in all aspects of stroke care. During nursing school, we are taught to do what is best for your patient and to fight for their rights, even when your patient is unable. Having a background in emergency nursing, I have seen the devastating effects of a stroke on a patient and their families.
I care about stroke prevention. More than 80 percent of strokes are preventable. Having patients and their families becoming more active, being involved in their own healthcare and addressing those risks for stroke that can be prevented. Any little bit I can do to reach out and make Indiana a little bit healthier and not meet you in the hospital, the better.
In March 2017, I was able to attend and testify at the Indiana Senate Healthcare Committee meeting regarding House Bill 1145. HB 1145 addresses EMS recognizing potential stroke patients being taken to a hospital that is a certified stroke center over a facility that is not certified in treating acute stroke patients. By going to a certified stroke center, the patient has a better chance of having a better outcome and having a better quality of life. By speaking to this group of Indiana lawmakers, it was the most exhilarating and intimidating experience I have ever taken part of. HB1145 was signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb in April 2017.
My favorite ways of being active are hiking, walking and being in my flower beds and vegetable garden. I try to embrace all seasons of the year; I love to play in the snow as well as being on a boat in the summer.
What are your favorite fruit or vegetable and any tips for how you serve or prepare it?
My favorite fruits are chilled apples, watermelon, and cantaloupe. I also love asparagus on the grill with just a little garlic and olive oil.


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Textile policy receives mixed reactions from sector
The Federal Minister of Pakistan last week, announced the first ever five year textile policy which among many measures to revive the textile sector in Pakistan, envisages enhancing the exports from the sector from the current US $10 billion to $25 billion within the next five years.
Giving his views on the textile policy, Mr Ghulam Rabbani, Director of Karachi Stock Exchange and a cotton trader of repute said, "The textile sector hails the announcement of subsidies and incentives worth Rs. 42 billion in the fiscal of 2009-10. The policy also ensures uninterrupted power and gas supplies on priority basis to the industry".
He continued, "Mark up rate has been reduced to 5 percent for export re-financing by allocating Rs. 2.5 billion. Another relief for textile industry is the allocation of Rs. 5 billion for the long term loans as well. The increase in duty draw back from 1 to 3 percent will help boost exports of textiles as well".
Mr Mukhtar Ahmad Sheikh, Chairman of Faisalabad Garments City was very pleased with the announcement of the policy and commented by saying that, "We are very glad that for the first time in history, a policy has been announced for the textile sector".
He added by saying, "Textile Industry is the biggest industry in our country and we welcome this step. The government collects 11 percent as duty drawback from the industry, but has not returned the full amount as per the Textile Policy, still we are happy".
Mr Aamir Butt, Director (Marketing) of Fashionwear (Pvt) Ltd, was expecting some more sops from the textile policy and said, "Duty draw back should be enhanced to 4 percent for the whole sector on uniform basis and apart from exemption of load shedding, electricity should be supplied at subsidized rates to remain competitive in global markets".
"All R&D cases either time barred or pending should be settled at 100 percent rate and all Govt taxes like SESSI, EOBI and Education cess must be exempt for two years. Implementation of textile policy must be monitored strictly and all inputs particularly, dyes and chemicals must be at zero rated particularly dyes & chemicals", he concluded by saying.
The Federal Minister of Pakistan last week, announced the first ever five year textile policy which among many measures to revive the textile sector i
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