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A unique aspect of the signal and image processing research at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) lies in exploitation of the synergies between non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of aerostructures in the aerospace manufacturing sector and non-invasive diagnosis (NID) of patients in the medical sector. For the former, through collaborative research with world leading aerospace companies, data processing technologies used in medical NID have been exploited to ensure structural safety of aircraft at reduced time and cost. For the latter, through collaborative research with the UCLan led Europe-wide network which includes top medical research centres and hospitals, sensing technologies used in aerospace NDE have been exploited to create new measurement modalities for quantitative medical diagnosis of major diseases. Furthermore, arising out the cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary research the Tele-immersive Digital Manufacturing facility (TiM) emerges as our vision for the factory of the future which has attracted investments from the world leading digital technology providers and made impacts on one of the most important manufacturing regions in the world.
Aerospace NDE: The impacts on this area stem from research led by Shark and Matuszewski. Since 1997 they have been in receipt of the following funding: EPSRC (GR/L34464 and GR/R08377), EU framework programmes (INDUCE, INCA, INDeT and TATEM), [text removed for publication], in collaboration with 90 organisations in 16 countries including top aerospace companies such as Airbus, Alenia, BAE, Dassault, EADS and GE with a total award >£1.7M (total project value >£53M). The research has led to a rich body of signal and image processing technologies which have significantly enhanced the defect detection capability of NDE, not only for inspection of advanced aerostructures (such as large cellular structures manufactured by concurrent superplastic forming and diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) of titanium), but also for emerging inspection modalities (such as laser ultrasound).
In image processing, techniques used in medical NID have been extended to achieve rapid aerostructure sentencing based on ultrasonic, radiographic, shearographic and thermal images, which include sub-pixel high-precision image mosaic construction, robust image registration based on CAD models, multi-modal fusion based on feature distributions, and reconstruction of individual CAD models from NDE for manufactured parts.
The success of the underpinning research with BAE is also evidenced by two Chairman's Bronze Awards for innovation received, one for Data Integration and Processing for NDE and the other one for NDE Method for SPF/DB Structures.
a recent award by EU FP7-ICT-2013-10 (Grant 611516) (SEMEOTICONS project) to develop an innovative face-based health monitoring mirror.
a recent award by MRC (MR/K008269/1) to undertake a major follow-up clinical trial.
1* Shark L-K and Yu C: "Design of matched wavelets based on generalized Mexican-hat function", Signal Processing, Vol.86, No.7, pp1451-1469, 2006.
2 Matuszewski BJ, Quan W, Shark L-K, McLoughlin AS, Lightbody CE, Emsley HCA and Watkins CL: "Hi4D-ADSIP 3-D dynamic facial articulation database", Image and Vision Computing, Vol.30(10), pp713-727, 2012.
3 Marchant TE, Price GJ, Matuszewski BJ and Moore CJ: "Reduction of motion artefacts in on- board cone beam CT by warping of projection images", British Journal of Radiology, doi:10.1259/bjr/90983944, Vol.84., pp251-264, 2011.
4* Marchant TE, Skalski A, Matuszewski BJ, "Automatic tracking of implanted fiducial markers in cone beam CT projection images" Medical Physics 39(3), pp. 1322-1334, March 2012.
5 Mascaro B, Prior J, Shark L-K, Selfe J, Cole P and Goodacre J: "Exploratory study of a non- invasive method based on acoustic emission for assessing the dynamic integrity of knee joints", Elsevier Medical Engineering & Physics, Vol.31(8), pp1013-1022, 2009.
6* Shark L-K, Chen H and Goodacre J: "Knee acoustic emission: a potential biomarker for quantitative assessment of joint ageing and degeneration", Elsevier Medical Engineering & Physics, Vol.33, No.5, pp534-545, 2011.
enabled inspection of new aerostructures which would be impractical with conventional NDT methods.
Furthermore, the signal and image processing technologies developed for aerospace NDE have been extended to submarine NDE2. [text removed for publication].
Medical NID: By developing image processing software for planning and monitoring of cancer radiation therapy, by pioneering dynamic 3D facial scan and joint AE as new medical diagnosis tools, the research in medical NID contributes directly to improving the efficacy of assessing and monitoring the condition and treatment of cancer and stroke which are two leading causes of death, and arthritis which is a major cause of disability.
The significance of the research output for cancer treatment stems for the plethora of algorithms and software tools developed for image registration, segmentation, tracking, deformation modelling and detection for multi-scale data, starting from cell level, through tissue level to organ level. These software tools are used widely by the ECSON members for various medical applications3. A subset of our image segmentation algorithms is publically available and is one of the most downloaded Matlab mathematical packages4. The success of these tools has formed the foundation of a new grand research challenge to understand and model the effects of ionising radiation on the biomechanical properties of cells.
The significance of dynamic 3D facial scan lies in its specificity and sensitivity to detect small facial changes over time, which could be too subtle for clinicians to notice. With the method being simple, fast and non-invasive, it opens up potential clinical applications in neurological conditions associated with facial dysfunction. The initial clinical study was supported by NIHR to measure facial symmetry. Further clinical study would be required, but improved prediction of prognosis in conditions such as Bell's palsy would be one example of conceivable clinical application5. It has also led to an FP7 project on a face-based health monitoring mirror (SEMEOTICONS).
In joint AE, the significance lies in the development of a novel movement-based joint assessment using the AE waveform profiles related to dynamic interaction of internal anatomical components instead of static imaging based on X-rays, MRI, and ultrasound. In addition to being shortlisted in 2011 as the Times Higher Education Research Project of the Year Award (with Lancaster University for far-reaching impact and catching the public imagination), there was a wide media coverage of the Joint Acoustic Analysis System (JAAS) including BBC news6 and a successful clinical trial establishing an AE based biomarker for identification of knee joints in different age bands and conditions (healthy and osteoarthritic). JAAS is now commercially available from Physical Acoustics7 and is to be used in a large-scale multicentre longitudinal study funded by the MRC (MR/K008269/1). The work was in collaboration with a [text removed for publication], and builds the foundation for a new discipline of musculoskeletal AE.
Tele-immersive Digital Manufacturing facility (TiM): This was developed at our Burnley campus as our vision for the factory of the future that is affordable and internet-accessible. It emerged as an interaction between of the technology push to extend signal and image processing expertise (developed for aerospace NDE and medical NID) to big data and the application pull towards ICT- enabled manufacturing by the world leading manufacturing companies (from the aerospace, automotive, energy, food, nuclear and submarine sectors in the region). The development has brought in major investment from the top ICT companies such as CISCO to provide the state-of- the-art networking infrastructure8 and has attracted joint research on future manufacturing with the centres of manufacturing excellence such as Sheffield AMRC and Warwick WMG (as evidenced by a 5-year >£2M project funded by EPSRC, EP/K019368/1). The facility offers BAE Systems and its suppliers an off-site demonstrator plant for the trial run of ICT technologies to evaluate their impact on production, provides a platform for cross-fertilisation of ideas on the factory of the future1 and accelerates ICT technology take-up by regional SMEs for manufacturing (with 57 SMEs assisted through ERDF funded projects of PARADIGM and DigitME). It has also helped to create a new image of manufacturing in young people through outreach activities and in society through high profile visits (including senior government ministers such as the Secretary of State for BIS) and HM The Queen with HRH Duke of Edinburgh in The Queen's diamond jubilee tour. All of these have contributed to the award to Burnley as the Most Enterprising Area in the UK by BIS in 2013 "for its on-going commitment to support small and medium sized businesses and for successfully reframing perceptions of Burnley"9.


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Coffee business expands into Pisgah Forest
Rebecca Walter
rebecca.walter@blueridgenow.com
PISGAH FOREST — A local coffee roasting operation has opened its first retail space in Pisgah Forest.
Pisgah Coffee Roasters, 6283 Asheville Highway, has roasted and sold coffee for years in Western North Carolina, previously in Mills River, according to Ashlynne Ray, espresso experience manager with the company.
One of the most appealing traits of the new venture is the location, Ray said. Located off Asheville Highway near the Transylvania/Henderson county line, traffic is constantly coming through the area.
A grand opening celebration is planned from 4 to 8 p.m. April 20. The evening will include coffee tastings, roastery tours, food and beer and live music. Those who wish to attend should RSVP to the Facebook event, which can be found at www.facebook.com/pisgahroasters.
Local reaction has been positive, according to Ray, with many residents nearby expressing excitement over the new location. The space includes a bar area and large seating area. The roasting operation is in the back of the building, so the whole process is all in one space.
Several of the types of coffee have a local twist: Shining Rock, Parkway Pick Me Up, Balsam Blend, Ridgeline, DuPont Dark, Panthertown Punch, Squirrely Blend and Decaf Mountain Water. The coffees range from light, medium and dark.
The coffee is sourced from around the world, including Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia and Sumatra.
Brevard College brought owner/roaster Jotham Lipsi to Western North Carolina in 2004. In 2010, he and his father, Jonathan, established a coffee business, supplying single-origin coffee from the Cerrado region of Brazil to commercial clients, according to Pisgah Coffee Roasters' website.
Since then, the business has roasted and shipped coffee to customers, most of which are in North and South Carolina, according to Ray.
The business also makes a point to give back. Fundraising opportunities are available through coffee sales, and employees at Vocational Solutions in Henderson County package coffee in recyclable K-cups called "ability cups."
Pisgah Coffee Roasters is also looking to add staff members, particularly a barista/cashier position.
Current hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The hours may be adjusted after the grand-opening event. A drive-thru window will also open up after the official grand opening.
Updates will be posted on the Pisgah Coffee Roasters Facebook page. The coffee business also has an active Instagram account, @pisgahroasters. The business offers event space for groups.
For more information, email sales@pisgahroasters.com, call 828-309-0707 or go towww.pisgahroasters.com.
Reach Rebecca Walter at rebecca.walter@blueridgenow.com

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class SettingsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
  def setup
    @setting = settings(:setting_competition_name)
    @non_admin = users(:archer)
    @admin = users(:example_user)
  end

  test "should redirect edit when not admin" do
    log_in_as(@non_admin)
    get :edit
    assert_not flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to root_url
  end

  test "should redirect update when not admin" do
    log_in_as(@non_admin)
    patch :update, params: {admin: { "1": { id: @setting.id, name: @setting.name, value: @setting.value} }}
    assert_not flash.empty?
    assert_redirected_to root_url
  end

  test "should get edit when admin" do
    log_in_as(@admin)
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  end

  test "should update successfully when admin" do
    log_in_as(@admin)
    patch :update, params: {admin: { "1": { id: @setting.id, name: @setting.name, value: @setting.value} }}
    assert_redirected_to admin_url
  end

end

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HomeHIPAA UpdatesPoor Implementation of RSA Encryption Allows Attacks on Medical Devices and Implants
Poor Implementation of RSA Encryption Allows Attacks on Medical Devices and Implants
December 19, 2019 Site Editor HIPAA Updates
Encryption makes data unavailable to unauthorized people, as long as strong encryption is utilized and the private key to decrypt information isn't compromised.
Not all encryption algorithms give a similar protection level. The effectiveness of encryption depends on the length of the key. Longer keys give more computational power necessary to crack the encryption. If using strong encryption, the computing power and time period needed to crack the encryption makes the data practically inaccessible.
DES was at one time regarded as a strong type of encryption, however, its computing power now makes possible breaking the encryption even on comparatively cheap computers. DES with 56-bit keys was okay in the 1970s, but its keys length is not long enough now. Today, strong encryption needs 256-bit keys, like those in the AES algorithm. With AES-256, sensitive information could be sufficiently secured at this time. As long as the key is not compromised, the encrypted information is not accessible.
RSA is a substitute encryption standard often used to secure sensitive information. It utilizes an asymmetric cryptographic algorithm with two keys, including a public key and a private key. The public key may be provided to any person since it cannot decrypt data on its own. The private key is likewise necessary.
The keys are created by multiplying two arbitrary prime numbers. Because RSA keys are long and with greater computing power, they cannot be guessed easily or brute-forced. Nevertheless, errors in implementing RSA encryption could result in easy cracking of the keys.
One difficulty that could come up is when not using genuine random prime numbers in encrypted RSA keys. Flaws in randomness makes the encryption weak. Keyfactor analyzed RSA certificates and found that in a lot of IoT devices, the factors employed to create the keys aren't completely random so that it is easier to derive the private key.
In such instances, a substantial amount of computing power is still necessary, but not adequate to make breaking the encryption entirely hard. Keyfactor stated that about $3,000 of compute time on one Azure virtual machine is enough to break weak keys. At such a low price, threat actors would seriously consider the investment.
The researchers accumulated 175 million RSA certificates online using a scalable GCD algorithm on the Azure virtual machine. 75 million of the keys were employed to encrypt traffic and 100 million keys were available to the public. Keyfactor's research found 435,000 RSA certificates which shared a similar factor. That translates to about 1 in 172 RSA certificates. Keyfactor could crack all 435,000 certificates for under $3,000 in Azure compute time.
Shared factors are largely employed in lightweight IoT devices because they have no adequate entropy to produce really random numbers. Hence, the random numbers are predictable. Just find the two prime numbers utilized to produce the key and it's easy to derive the private key.
Lightweight IoT devices are notably susceptible to low entropy states because of lacking input data and having a problem of integrating hardware-based random number creation economically. Keys created by lightweight IoT devices are liable to not being random enough and there are more chances for two keys to have the same factor and allowing the key to be cracked.
There was an 8,192-bit RSA key, which was very large. It should have been impossible to guess the key, but they did. There was no problem with the length of the key, but the factor employed was not totally random.
A threat actor who possesses the derived private key could not be identified by the real private key holder, which allows man-in-the-middle attacks, data tampering, and theft.
This has big effects on a variety of industries that utilize a lot of IoT devices like healthcare. In healthcare, a lot of medical equipment and implants possess low entropy, and so the encryption can be unlocked and data acquired for a fairly low investment.
Keyfactor's findings are scary. The research identified excessive rates of compromise affecting IoT devices with design and entropy limitations. Cars, medical implants and some other devices could be compromised and cause life-impacting damage.
Making active IoT devices safer is a big challenge. Not patching impacted IoT devices and lacking enough processing power will make them unsafe. The solution is to create adequate entropy into the devices to make sure using truly random factors to create strong RSA keys.
Theft of Stolen Devices Contain PHI of Truman Medical Centers and La Clínica de La Raza Patients
Tidelands Health Malware Attack and Children's Hope Alliance Laptop Computer Theft


Recently purchased this Eucol U2817A industrial grade LCR meter, and able to measure resistance of 0.00001 Ohm to 99.9 Mohm , Capacitance 0.00001pF to 99.9 mF and inductance of 0.00001 uH to 99.9 kH at frequency of 50 Hz to 100Khz.
Will start using the LCR meter to start measure some branded speaker , interconnect and power cord and archive the brand and cable test results on this thread. Any bro that have expensive cable that want it to be measure can PM me privately and later test results publish here. Hopefully we can see a measurement trend on why some branded cable has great performance... also I will be using the LCR meter to design speaker crossover circuit for inductor coil.
I will received the LCR meter within next two weeks and will start publish some high end brand cable test results... Let me know if you have any great cable that you want me measure and publish here.
Finally the LCR meter is here! will start doing some measurement for Nordost cable and archive the test results here..any forumer want to have their cable tested can PM me.
Need to pay test fee or not?
haha, I hope I don't have to pay fee for them to bring cable for me to test!
Will you still be doing testing in jan?
Prob can only bring my cables to u ard jan, as i have visitors this few weeks. It will take abt 1 week for the sound to return to normal of i unplug it.
No worry, as I will continue to test various branded cable. You can bring to me in Jan for testing.
Am using nordost. Which nordost model is slated for testing?
anyway, the cable measurement only take few minutes for each cable as need hand record down the reading, in future I will automate the measurement using laptop so each cable will only take few sceond.
I can probably chip in the odd Belden too at some stage timing permitting, might bring the Fluke LCR along for the comparison too.
No problem... just let me know in advance, so as able to arrange the timing schedule.
some Nordost cable electrical parameter measurement test results as attached. please noted some speaker cable the resistance is extreme low, so use a good contact solution to clean and make sure you have solid low resistance to get the full benefit of the cable.


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Podgórki (německy Tiefhartmannsdorf) je obec v polském Dolnoslezském vojvodství. Nachází se v okrese Złotoryja a je součástí gminy Świerzawa.

Geografie
Ves Podgórki se rozkládá v délce 3,7 km v údolí potoka Świerzawa, levostranného přítoku řeky Kačavy (Kaczawa) v Kačavských horách. Podle typu zástavby se jedná o tzv. lesní lánovou ves (polsky wieś łańcuchowa), jaké na tomto území vznikaly v době saské kolonizace. Vesnice se nachází v nadmořské výšce 400 – 530 metrů a je obklopena místními vrcholy Kačavských hor. Na sever od obce jsou to vrchy Krzyzowa (567 m n. m.), Gackowa (549 m n. m.) a Radostka (532 m n. m.). Vyšší hory se nacházejí na jih od Podgórek – Olgier (646 m n. m.), Kobyła (626 m n. m.) a masív Maślaku s několika vrcholy, z nichž nejvyšší je Folwarczna (720 m n. m.).

Historie
O nejstarší historii obce existují různé teorie, které její vznik datují buď do poloviny 14. století nebo do období kolem přelomu 13. a 14. století. Některé dobové prameny zmiňují, že kamenný kostel v Podgórkách byl vybudován v roce 1399.

V 16. století vesnici s panstvím získali Zedlitzové a tento rod si ji ve vlastnictví podržel až do roku 1871, kdy Zedlitzové prodali Podgórki hraběti Bedřichu Harrachovi. Poslední mužský potomek této rodiny, hrabě Wolfgang von Vitzthum, zahynul na frontě během druhé světové války. K panství Zedlitzů v Podgórkách patřil také lom na mramor, vápenka a početné mlýny. Dle dobových záznamů v roce 1863 žilo v Podgórkách cca 1300 obyvatel. V roce 1939 zde bylo registrováno 1083 obyvatel.

Po odsunu německého obyvatelstva v roce 1945 bylo někdejší sídlo majitelů panství proměněno v dětský domov a později v zámku sídlila zemědělská škola. V roce 1961 zámek vyhořel a v 90. letech 20. století byl prodán soukromému majiteli.

Památky
Na seznamu Národního ústavu dědictví (Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa) polského Ministerstva kultury jsou v obci Podgórky v Dolnoslezském vojvodství zapsány čtyři položky:

 zřícenina farního kostela – ruiny kostela, vybudovaného v roce 1506 na pozůstatcích starší středověké stavby. Zříceniny kostela a přilehlého hřbitova byly správou gminy s přispěním evropských fondů rekonstruovány v roce 2006. Věž od té doby slouží jako rozhledna, z níž je výhled na panorama Kačavských hor a Krkonoš. Památka je přístupná v letní sezóně v době od 10 do 18 hodin.
 Starý hřbitov – hřbitov poblíž rekonstruovaného kostela.
 Kostel svatého Josefa (Kościół św. Józefa) – původně evangelický, později katolický kostel z roku 1746.
 Zámek se zámeckým parkem – původně barokní palác z roku 1728, v druhé polovině 19. století přestavěný v klasicistním slohu. Po roce 1871 hrabě Harrach při modernizovaném zámku založil krajinný park, v pozdějších letech pak nechal přistavět k zámku nové křídlo – tzv. oficynu s galerií, kde si zřídil svůj malířský ateliér. Zámek se nachází ve východní části obce, při úpatí vrchu Radostka.
Kromě uvedených památek se v obci zachovala některá selská stavení s hrázděnou konstrukcí.

Chráněná území a geologické zajímavosti

Na katastru obce, na svazích severního výběžku masívu Maśliaku, se rozprostírá přírodní rezervace Buczyna storczykowa na Białych Skałach (Vstavačová bučina na Bílých skalách). Na území této rezervace se nachází tzv. Valonská jeskyně ( polsky Jaskinia Walońska nebo Jaskinia v Podgórkách, německy v minulosti zvaná též Matzenloch), která byla známa již od 17. století.

Jeskyně vznikla v čočce krystalických vápenců jako výsledek krasových procesů. Větší část 17 metrů dlouhé jeskyně je suchá, pouze na jejím konci je malé jezírko. Na stěnách jsou mléčně bílé kalcitové povlaky a drobné krasové útvary. Jeskyně, která je zařazena mezi geologické zajímavosti na mezinárodní česko-polské dálkové naučné stezce Geotrasa sudetská, slouží jako zimoviště netopýrů.

Na západním okraji obce Podgórky se v nadmořské výšce 500 metrů nachází minerální pramen. Voda, která je zde čerpána, je na regionálním trhu známa pod názvem "Kapellanka".

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 Fotogalerie Kačavských hor v okolí Podgórek

Vesnice v okrese Złotoryja
Gmina Świerzawa
Kačavské hory
Geotrasa sudetská
Geologické lokality v Polsku
Lesně-lánové vsi v Polsku
Obce v Euroregionu Nisa

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The Small Business Energy Initiative (SBEI) is led by the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) and the Greater Cleveland Partnership/Council of Smaller Enterprises (GCP/COSE). With support from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Initiative is partnering with local chambers of commerce and similar small business organizations from five regions across the country to arm them with leading-edge tools, best practices, and guidance to create energy efficiency and sustainability opportunities for their small business members that are good for the bottom line and good for the planet. In our SBEI Q&A series, we learn from the changemakers who are rolling up their sleeves every day to build an energy-efficient and prosperous future for businesses and local communities.
Watch the video below for Aaron's message to summit attendees about how climate change is creating immense challenges but also significant opportunities in North Carolina and across the U.S. for job growth, innovation, and new collaborations that benefit local businesses.
Why did the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro become involved in energy efficiency and the Small Business Energy Initiative?
As a chamber of commerce, how can I help my business members save more money than they pay me? It's about returning real value for local businesses, and we saw energy efficiency as a way to do that. Through the Small Business Energy Initiative, we are able to create an easier pathway for organizations to take action on saving energy. In addition to providing a free energy audit that identifies the best energy conservation measures to take, having the ability to provide solutions like green leasing changes the conversation with a building owner or tenant because it shows them how to align motivations and remove the split incentive—which is usually one of the biggest roadblocks to more efficient buildings. We are seeing more property owners, tenants, and brokers showing interest in green leasing and we are working to capitalize on that.
Another goal for our chamber was to get other area chambers involved in energy efficiency. Through SBEI we recruited Alamance County—which is a big manufacturing and rural county, and Durham County. We can now offer free energy audits and support to drive building efficiency improvements for businesses in both of these areas as well as in Chatham County. We planted a seed for energy efficiency and it's exciting to see it grow.
How did your chamber first become a member of the Small Business Energy Initiative?
I met Nicole Stika of the Greater Cleveland Partnership/Council of Smaller Enterprise (GCP/COSE) in Doha, Qatar at the International Chambers of Commerce's World Chambers Congress. Nicole and I were both invited to present on how chambers can help their members ride the wave of sustainability. While I was there I learned about the great work Nicole and GCP/COSE were doing in Cleveland to help businesses save energy, and that got me interested in the major potential of energy efficiency and high-performing buildings.
Around the same time, the Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) was being created, and I became the founding co-chair of its advisory council along with the President of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. Nicole and Doug Luciani from Traverse City also serve on CICE's advisory council. When Nicole reached out to ask if Chapel Hill-Carrboro was interested in joining SBEI to connect more of our local businesses with opportunities to save energy and meet the triple bottom line, it felt like a natural fit. We were also looking broadly at tackling pollution and waste reduction, but this gave us a chance to really focus on building efficiency.
What challenges have you encountered while trying to engage small businesses on energy efficiency and what kind of progress do you hope to achieve through the Small Business Energy Initiative?
A big challenge we come across is attaining mindshare from small business owners. Sometimes energy doesn't even fall within the top 10 concerns of a business owner. How do we elevate energy efficiency to one of their key priorities and then motivate them to take action? First, by educating them on the immense business, environmental, and social benefits that higher-performing buildings provide, and second, by creating a pathway to make it easy for them to invest in making improvements.
Whether a business wants to reduce its impact on the environment, save money, or do both, we help them take the first and best step to get an energy audit and then put a plan in place that will move them from audit to action. We have no trouble convincing people they should be more energy efficient. But if I'm realizing I need to lose weight it's a whole different thing to get me to the gym. So through SBEI we first help you get a physical, second a free consultation at the gym, and third a long-term diet and exercise plan to help keep your building healthy and in shape.
How are you collaborating with other local entities on energy efficiency? Are you working with your utility?
Chapel Hill-Carrboro is fortunate to have access to Duke Energy's turnkey energy efficiency program that provides an energy audit to any customer for free and writes them a prescription for potential changes to make. Not only that, the utility funds 80 percent of retrofit costs, and helps implement the upgrades. One example is about a small grocery store that worked with the utility to upgrade its lighting and refrigeration system. The project paid for itself in less than a year and is saving the store around $1,000 a month in energy costs while providing a well-lit environment for its customers.
Why do you think a chamber should create an energy efficiency program?
If you are in the business of delivering value to your chamber's members and helping them navigate complex issues, then helping them figure out energy issues is exactly something you ought to be doing. Our members are proud of us for our involvement with SBEI—to be part of a chamber that is working on innovative and forward-thinking business solutions that are good for the environment. We think it bolsters member recruitment, retention, and our influence at the town hall.
At programs and events we are always talking about our work with SBEI. It gives us a useful talking point on how we deliver value in the community, where our electorate and elected officials are interested in energy efficiency, and they know their chamber and its members share their values. Climate disasters like what we experienced with Hurricane Florence are making it even more obvious that we need to pay attention to climate issues, community resiliency, and business resiliency—energy efficiency is top of mind for helping to address each of these issues.
This energy efficiency action guide contains helpful tools, resources, and best practices for chambers of commerce and small business organizations that want to help small businesses reap the immense benefits of higher-performing buildings.


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Mauritania rights body criticizes 'brutal force' against protesters
Oct 09, 2018 Africa 3621 By Obiaks News
Mauritania's human rights group representing the Haratins - former slaves of black African origin - has condemned the use of "brutal force" by the police against protesters who gathered outside parliament on Monday, Mauritanian media outlets have reported.
The demonstrators were demanding the release of the prominent anti-slavery campaigner Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid.
In a statement issued on Tuesday,
the Charter of the Political, Economic and Social Rights of the Haratin (also known as the Haratin Charter) called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of Mr Ould Abeid, who has been in police custody for more than two months, privately owned Sahara Media news website reported on the same day.
Mr Ould Abeid, the founding leader of the Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA) and a former presidential candidate, was elected as an MP in September and continues to be imprisoned after his arrest in August over charges of "inciting violence" filed against him by a Mauritanian journalist.
The statement by the Haratin Charter called on the country's political parties and civil society organisations "to stand united against all violations of human rights", Sahara Media reported.
The statement defended the protesters' right to peaceful demonstrations, which it stressed was "guaranteed by the Mauritanian constitution and international conventions in force in the country", the report said.
A number of demonstrators were wounded in the police crackdown, with eight of the group's members needing medical treatment in hospital, the independent news agency Al-Akhbar quoted the Haratin rights body as saying.
On the day of the protest, Al-Akhbar posted several photographs of wounded protesters and its own photographer - who it said was beaten by the police and detained - showing some of them bleeding from head injuries.
The protest calling for the release of the anti-slavery leader was held outside the National Assembly building on the day of the opening of Mauritania's newly elected parliament.
The parliament session on Monday began with the names of new MPs being called out. When Mr Ould Abeid's name was read out, applause could be heard in the assembly hall, according to Sahara Media.
Kenyan police fire tear gas at stone-throwing protesters over vote body
Rights body asks for clemency for Sudan's Noura Hussein
Army defends use of force against Shia protesters with Donald Trump Video
Berlin reconciles with brutal African colonial past


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rn: NYTimes fails to cover Chinese Embassy bombing truth
February 11, 2000 by Jan Slakov
From: Mark Douglas Whitaker <•••@••.•••>
Subject: [FAIR-L] ACTION ALERT: NYT on Chinese Embassy Bombing: Nothing
to              Report (fwd)
[A little comparative media article, showing that, likely, for the United
States there's nothing to compare to.]
FAIR-L
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Media analysis, critiques and news reports
New York Times on Chinese Embassy Bombing: Nothing to Report
To dozens of activists who asked why the New York Times had not reported
allegations that the U.S. deliberately targeted the Chinese Embassy in
Belgrade during the Kosovo War, Times foreign editor Andrew Rosenthal
responded that his paper was still investigating the charges. Of late he has
indicated that the investigation is complete: Unable to verify the
allegation, the Times will publish no story.
The story the New York Times will not report emerged in October 1999, when
the London Observer and the Danish paper Politiken jointly produced major
investigative articles reporting that the U.S. military, acting without
authorization from other NATO countries, deliberately attacked the embassy
in May 1999 after learning it was transmitting military signals to
Yugoslavian forces in Kosovo. The story was sourced to several well-placed
NATO officials--unnamed, but identified by position--although NATO's
official position was and continues to be that the strike was an accident.
Despite being picked up by a number of major European newspapers, the story
received virtually no attention from mainstream American media.
(See http://www.fair.org/activism/embassy-bombing.html .)
Last fall, after receiving numerous messages from readers asking the New
York Times to cover the Observer's findings, Rosenthal repeatedly wrote
personal replies saying that he had assigned reporters to look into the
story, and would publish their findings if they could verify the Observer's
and Politiken's reports. But in January 2000, Rosenthal wrote, in response
to a message from a reader:
"Our reporters spent a great deal of time on this. They found nothing to
substantiate the Observer's stories. You may notice that neither has any
other newspaper that I know of. Some carried the original Observer story,
mostly as wire service dispatches, but none found anything there on which to
follow up."
But it is not clear how seriously the Times investigated this story.
Although Rosenthal claims his reporters "spent a lot of time" investigating,
Helsoe and his collaborators say they were never contacted by anyone from
the Times. FAIR asked one of the reporters, Ed Vulliamy of the Observer's
U.S. bureau, whether contacting the authors of an expose would be out of the
ordinary for a journalist following up on the story: "That's the first phone
call I'd make," Vulliamy said.
A similar lack of outreach hampered the Washington Post's November 8 attempt
at a follow-up. An article by online military columnist William Arkin,
posted to the newspaper's website, claimed to "reconstruct" the sequence of
events leading to the embassy bombing. (See
http://www.fair.org/activism/embassy-follow-up.html .) But the chronology
Arkin came up with, involving the well-known "faulty map" explanation,
turned out to be identical to CIA director George Tenet's public account of
the embassy "mistake." One obvious explanation for Arkin's findings is that,
as he admitted in his column, he interviewed only American military
officers--a curious approach to checking a story that has European officials
pointing accusing fingers at the U.S. military.
On learning that the New York Times was unable to find sources who could
corroborate the Chinese embassy story, Helsoe expressed surprise. "If you
ask the defense chiefs of NATO, they know. If you ask the intelligence
chiefs, they know." Indeed, when Helsoe called in reporters John Sweeny and
Ed Vulliamy of the London Observer last year to help him follow up on a tip
about the embassy attack, they were readily able to find a wide variety of
sources to corroborate the story.
As FAIR reported last October, those sources included half a dozen current
and former military and intelligence officials from NATO countries,
including a four-star NATO general. The next month, both papers reported
that additional military officials had come forward to confirm the story.
Helsoe says senior Danish and British foreign ministry officials are also
aware that the bombing was deliberate.
Among mid-ranking military officers, Helsoe has said that "nearly everyone
involved in NATO air operations or signals command knows that the embassy
bombing was deliberate." (Pacific News Service, 10/20/99)  Helsoe thus
appears to have good reason to be surprised that the New York Times--one of
the world's leading international newspapers, with tremendous resources and
highly placed sources--has been unable to find officials who can verify the
Observer's charges.
The Chinese embassy bombing should not be treated lightly by journalists.
Relations with China and with the NATO allies remain deeply affected by the
incident. On January 27, the Chinese foreign ministry declared that Beijing
is still dissatisfied with NATO's explanation for the attack
(Deutsche-Presse Agentur, 1/27/00). In the U.S., China's anger was widely
portrayed as disingenuous grandstanding. The possibility that the bombing
might have been anything other than a well-intentioned mistake--or even that
the Chinese have reason to be suspicious--was usually dismissed out of hand.
Perhaps even more significant is the effect the Chinese embassy bombing,
among others,  has had on U.S.-European relations. Since the Kosovo war, the
European Union has taken major steps towards developing an independent
military identity--a trend that U.S. policymakers of both parties have
viewed with alarm. In the U.S. media, including the New York Times, the
motives driving Europe's recent moves have generally been characterized in
euphemistic terms: "The Europeans' obvious military shortcomings in this
year's war in Kosovo convinced them that they still depended far too much on
the United States to handle trouble in their own backyard." (New York Times,
12/3/99)
But according to Helsoe, the U.S. decision to strike targets unilaterally
during a supposedly allied operation--including the Chinese embassy--has
been a major factor. "This has created a lot of friction and controversy
[between the U.S. and Europe] because the U.S. hit targets that NATO would
not have agreed to. The U.S. going it alone without the consent of its NATO
partners is very much a line" in the debate over a separate EU defense
identity. As a French defense ministry official told Helsoe: "On a
structural level, this leaves us asking questions about whether NATO can
continue to function in such a way in the longer term."
A November 1999 New York Times article (11/11/99) reported an event that
relates to part of the story: the release of a French defense ministry
report asserting that NATO operated under a de facto dual command structure
during the Kosovo war. The article reported the French claim that certain
"allied" bombing missions were actually planned and executed solely by the
U.S.--and noted that one of these missions was the raid that "alliance
officials said mistakenly hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade."
By merely describing the content of the French report--and not even
obtaining U.S. reaction to the allegations--the Times largely sidestepped
the story. After all, many European officials obviously *think* the Chinese
embassy was struck on purpose. Why do they think that? Have those countries
communicated their concerns to the U.S.? What has the U.S. reaction been?
Which other targets did the U.S. strike unilaterally during the Kosovo war?
What are the ramifications for U.S.-European relations? Clearly there is a
story here, regardless of the real reason why the embassy was bombed. As a
leading American newspaper, the New York Times is in a unique position to
try to answer these questions.
Rosenthal justifies the New York Times' silence on the story by noting that
other international papers also failed to publish original reports
corroborating the Observer story. But, as  FAIR pointed out last fall, many
of those foreign papers had run prominent wire-service accounts of the
Observer's findings. At the time, Rosenthal made a point of insisting
that--unlike the foreign news outlets--Times journalistic standards required
independent corroboration before the story could run. Now Rosenthal points
to the foreign papers' lack of corroboration to support his own paper's
A newspaper that has already published a wire-service account might well see
little need to follow up, since the Observer and Politiken themselves
published a follow-up story a few weeks later with many new sources and
details. The Times, however--like most of the U.S. media--has not published
anything at all.
ACTION: Please contact New York Times foreign editor Andrew Rosenthal, and
ask him to publish the results of his reporters' investigation into the
Chinese Embassy bombing. The bombing has caused an ongoing international
controversy, which is newsworthy regardless of which way the Times believes
the evidence points. Printing a report will also allow readers to judge the
evidence for themselves--and allow them to judge whether the New York Times'
investigation was thorough.
Andrew Rosenthal
Foreign Editor
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The Steam client now allows users to purchase and install games from anywhere.
Good news for anyone who's ever wondered why they couldn't install new Steam games on their home PC from remote: now you can! The latest update to the Steam client enables remote downloads from any web browser, even on mobile devices, as long as the Steam software is running on your home system.
Making it go is simple. Update to the new Steam beta client, then go somewhere else and log into your Steam account at steampowered.com. [You can do it from home, too, but you might as well make the most of it. Go out and grab a coffee. Sit and relax for awhile. Enjoy the fresh spring air.] Go to "Community," click on "Games" and boom, you're now looking at a list of all your games and their "installation state" on your rig.
And now for the exciting part! Got a new game in the list that isn't yet installed? Find it and hit "install" and then stand back, because a remote download is about to go off!
I suppose this could make browsing Steam sales at work a little more compelling but the real benefit is the ability to start a game download from pretty much anywhere and have it waiting for you, ready to play, when you get home. For people who buy a lot of Steam games and spend a lot of time waiting for them to download, that's pretty cool.
The Steam client update is a beta version, but we all know that Valve doesn't make test versions available to the public until they're pretty much 100 percent ready to go anyway. It's a safe bet that everything's going to work fine, in other words, so if you want to give it a shot, get the details [although there's really not much more to know] at the Steam forums.


Senator Will Espero represents the 19th Senate District, which encompasses 'Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe, 'Ewa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, and a portion of 'Ewa Villages. He currently serves as the Majority Floor Leader of the Hawai'i State Senate and Chair of the Committee on Housing. He sits as a member of the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health; the Committee on Education; and the Committee on Higher Education.
In Hawai'i, Senator Espero is a member of the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board, which coordinates federally funded transportation projects for O'ahu. He also serves as a member of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Corrections Population Management Commission, Juvenile Justice Oversight Advisory Council, and the State Capitol Management Committee.
On the National level, Senator Espero is a member of the National Conference of State Legislatures Standing Committee, which encompasses Law, Criminal Justice, and Public Safety, and The Council of State Governments Public Safety Committee.
Senator Espero has served in the Hawai'i State Legislature for 16 years which included 3 years in the House of Representatives. He also worked for 8 years in the City and County of Honolulu as an appointee of Mayor Frank Fasi.
The legislature finds that the health of Hawaii's marine ecosystem is a matter of serious and ongoing concern in the State. In particular, coral in Hawaii's waters have shown increasing significant signs of damage, including extensive bleaching. The legislature further finds that many factors, such as water temperature, contribute to this damage, but that the damage is exacerbated by the presence of chemicals that are toxic to coral. Recent research has demonstrated that oxybenzone and Octinoxate are toxic to coral organisms, cause deformation in the larval form of coral, and contribute to coral bleaching.


With your freshman year behind you, it's now time to focus on the next step in your high school career. As a sophomore, the expectations continue to escalate as college nears. Be prepared to revisit your plans with regularity and back-check your progress towards your goals with specific milestones and activities.
After meeting with your counselor, you should have a firm grasp on the number and type of classes you will be taking the balance of your sophomore school year and a tentative list for your junior year. Your counselor will help you map out a series of critical classes that will include math, English, science, and history classes needed to graduate. In addition, the conversation may include taking Advance Placement (AP) classes along with any/all foreign language classes required to meet and exceed your graduation requirements.
If you find yourself behind the curve or simply want to get ahead, it may be a good choice to enroll in summer school. It is amazing what a class or two can do for you during summer leading up to your following school year.
Build your professional stature: There are several ways to build your professional resume at this juncture in your life that include internships, volunteering, and memberships. An internship may be a great option for you to gain valuable exposure to the work force and hands-on experience no book can teach.
Finding a quality internship may be as simple as asking your counselor, parent, or teacher if they know of any upcoming opportunities. The same goes for volunteering, in that, myriad opportunities exist to help at a community event or assist a non-profit organization by investing your time. While memberships may not be bound by the months of summer, you should be able to join a group or club at differing junctures throughout the year. All three can be valuable resources to meet professionals, network with others, gain experience, and enhance your resume.
Find out about any upcoming college information sessions or college fairs. Both venues can be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about a particular school and for the school to get to know you, as well. A relationship with a college representative may be exactly what you need to learn more about a particular field of study or connect you with a group to help move along your knowledge base.
Know your financial aid options: whether it is financial aid, grants, scholarships, work-study programs, internships, or a job it is never too early to understand several prospective arrows to place in your quiver. Additionally, developing a budget early in your high school years will be critical to your success in college and in life. Once a budget has been created, stick to the budget and save early for college.
Mentors: Check to see if your school or organization has a defined mentorship program. A mentor can be an invaluable resource to help you best prepare for college and the workforce. A mentor may include a business professional, teacher, or current college student. The more you know, the more you grow.


Because off flows in my existing website I want to make a new website. The website is for reserving a chefs at home for luxery catering.
I'm looking for a company/freelancer who can make a new website based on design made with illustrator. The website will be quit complex, with reservationsystem and different profile pages/backoffices. Lots of customization will be required.
For more information, see attached documentation and images of the design. Please examine it carefully before bidding. Language in images is Dutch, some explanation you can find in the attached pdf document. It is possible to translate everything to English if this would help with the programming.
Laying down the main structure would be most important for me. I could fill in the details myself.
I updated the text document with more information.


Her Purpose by: Ebony H.
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Many times women can feel stuck or may hide behind an mask. This canvas reminds you that hiding isn't an option in being free.
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Kosowo jest niewielkim spornym terytorium (niezależnym państwem lub autonomiczną prowincją Serbii), położonym w środkowej części Półwyspu Bałkańskiego. Jego obszar jest w większości górzysty i cechuje go klimat podzwrotnikowy.

Powierzchnia, położenie i granice
Powierzchnia – 10 908 km².

Położenie – Kosowo leży w środkowej części Półwyspu Bałkańskiego.

Skrajne punkty: północny 43°16'N, południowy 41°51'N, zachodni 20°00'E, wschodni 21°41'E. Obszar o konturze lekko romboidalnym zbliżonym nieco do zarysu Czarnogóry i ma rozciągłość południkową o długości 157 km, a rozciągłość równoleżnikową – 144 km.

Kosowo graniczy z następującymi państwami:
 Albania – 111,8 km
 Macedonia Północna – 158,7 km
 Czarnogóra – 78,6 km
 Serbia – 351,6 km

Kosowo to region śródlądowy, a do najbliższego morza (Morze Adriatyckie) od jego zachodniej granicy jest około 130 km.

Budowa geologiczna i rzeźba
Kosowo jest obszarem górzystym, gdzie poza terenami górskimi znajdują się kotliny. Dwie główne kotliny to: Kosowe Pole o średniej wysokości 500–600 m n.p.m. i Metochia o wysokości średnie 350–450 m n.p.m. Oba te obszary są otoczone pasmami górskimi: Kopaonik, Prokletije i Szar Płanina. Najwyższe obszary górskie znajdują się w południowo-zachodniej części terytorium, gdzie na granicy z Albanią wznosi się najwyższy szczyt w regionie – Djeravica o wysokości 2656 m n.p.m. Obszary pasm górskich wznoszą się średnio ponad 2000 m n.p.m. W Kosowie występuje silnie rozwinięta rzeźba krasowa, głównie w jego zachodniej części. Obszary górskie Kosowa stanowią część Gór Dynarskich. Oznacza to, że pasma górskie w Kosowie są fałdowymi górami wieku alpejskiego, zbudowanymi z wapieni i dolomitów. W górach kosowskich licznie występują jaskinie, gdzie największą jest Velika Klisura. Na większości terytorium spotyka się głównie górskie odmiany gleb i czarnoziemy. Doliny rzeczne pokrywają mady.

Klimat
Kosowo leży w strefie klimatu podzwrotnikowego i znajduje się na styku morskich i kontynentalnych mas powietrza. Z tego powodu oraz z uwagi na górską rzeźbę terenu występuje tam piętrowość klimatyczna. Poza obszarami wysokich gór zimy są na ogół łagodne, choć często występują ujemne temperatury. Lata są dość ciepłe, a na obszarach nizinnych występują upały, w górach zaś jest chłodno.

Temperatury zimowe wynoszą od −10 °C, do 6 °C w leżącym na niskich wysokościach mieście Prisztinie. Latem w górach średnie wartości wynoszą około 10 °C, zaś na terenach nisko położonych średnia dobowa osiąga nawet 26 °C. Ze względu na górzystą rzeźbę Kosowa, opady roczne są wysokie i wynoszą średnio 1630 mm. Opady występują głównie w półroczu zimowym, w górach, oczywiście, może wówczas padać śnieg.

Wody
Sieć rzeczna Kosowa jest dość gęsta z uwagi duże ilości opadów rocznych i górzyste ukształtowanie terenu. Kosowo leży w obszarze zlewiska Morza Adriatyckiego i Czarnego. Dwie główne rzeki to: Sitnica, będąca dopływem Ibaru i Biały Drin. Większość rzek to głównie krótkie cieki wodne, o górskim charakterze. W Kosowie licznie występują jeziora, przeważnie również o górskim charakterze. Największym z nich jest jezioro Gazivoda leżące w północno-zachodniej części terytorium. Ze względu na górzystą rzeźbę w wielu miejscach występują wodospady, najwyższy z nich – Drin – ma wysokość 25 m.

Flora i fauna
Na terenie Kosowa występuje piętrowość roślinna. Około 30% powierzchni zajmują lasy, przy czym przeważającą formacją roślinną są lasy dębowe, które na większych wysokościach ustępują lasom iglastym, a następnie łąkom alpejskim. Roślinność naturalna jest w znacznym stopniu wyniszczona przez człowieka. Znaczne obszary, leżące poza terenami górskimi, zajmują pola uprawne i łąki. Świat zwierząt jest typowy dla obszarów europejskich. W górach żyją kozice, w górskich lasach: wilki, rysie i żbiki. Do pozostałych gatunków należą jelenie i dziki.

Zobacz też
 Jugosławia

Bibliografia
 Encyklopedia Geograficzna Świata: Europa. Wydawnictwo OPRES Kraków 1998
 Strahler & Strahler. (2006). Introducing Physical Geography, Boston:John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Bring Your Parent To Work Day...In A National Park!
Bring Your Parent To Work Day…In A National Park!
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Every season, Yellowstone National Park Lodges hires more than 3,000 seasonal workers. After a summer spent living, working, and exploring in the world's first national park, many fall in love with the place and the people. They come home in the offseason and tell their friends and family all about their summer adventure. For two of our employees, that was enough to convince their parents to come back the next season and work in the park too!
Carolyn Hobbs first accepted a job in Yellowstone in 2017. Her home was in Tennessee so her dad, Chris Hobbs, drove her out to Yellowstone in May and picked her up again in August. When she applied again for the 2018 season, she suggested that, rather than driving back to Tennessee, her dad should just stay and work in the park. Chris couldn't resist a summer in Yellowstone! So the summer of 2018 found them working together in the Old Faithful area. Chris worked at the Old Faithful Lodge in the food and beverage department while Carolyn worked at the Old Faithful Inn as a hostess.
Chris found one of the biggest advantages of being here with a family member was meeting new people. Not only was he able to meet new people on his own, but he also bonded with the friends Carolyn made. They both found it really special to be able to meet and talk to people from all around the world (Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, etc.). Chris and Carolyn were able to get their days off synchronized so were able to share many special park experiences together. The memories of a summer together in Yellowstone will last forever in the Hobbs family.
Chris has some advice to others who are considering coming to work with their child: "Give each other space to do things on their own and with their new friends. Don't be too demanding and go with the flow. Have fun and do all you can to build wonderful memories and relationships. This will ensure that your time at Yellowstone will be a time of growth for the both of you".
Emily and Carol Beeland are a mother-daughter pair who share a similar story. In their case, it was actually mother Carol who was the one to encourage Emily to work at the park. Growing up, Emily heard from both her parents about how gorgeous and amazing Yellowstone National Park was, and were able to come to the park on a family vacation a few years ago. Emily fell in love with the scenery and the solitude. Her experiences on that trip had her hooked on the park, and she knew that one day she would return. So, when looking for jobs in 2017, she decided to apply to Yellowstone National Park Lodges. Emily spent three months living, working, and exploring in Yellowstone and Carol came to visit her several times. When considering jobs in 2018, Emily jumped at the chance to return to a place that had become home, and Carol decided to take the leap as well.
Emily was a host at the Old Faithful Inn while Carol was a guest service agent at Lake Lodge. For Emily, the main advantage of being here with her mom was that she had a family member nearby when she got homesick. For Carol, she loved being able to share the Yellowstone experience with a family member. Throughout the summer, they would take trips to the Tetons, go hiking in the park and explore the gateway towns together. For Carol, having those experiences with her daughter enhanced her discovery of Yellowstone's magic.