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Q: JavaScript getting variable from one function to another I am having issues passing two coordinates from one function to another. I don't really know JavaScript, but it seems to be somewhat correct. Could you please let me know where is my error?
        <script type="text/javascript">

        function initialize() {
            var address = "Chicago IL";
            locs= getLatLong(address);

            alert(locs.lat()); //does not work
            var myOptions = {
                zoom: 4,
                center: new google.maps.LatLng(41, -87),
                mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
            };

            var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'),
            myOptions);
        }

        function getLatLong(address){
            var geo = new google.maps.Geocoder;
            geo.geocode({'address':address},function(results, status){
                if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {

                    locations[0] = results[0].geometry.location.lat();
                    locations[1] = results[0].geometry.location.lng();

                    //alert(locations[0]); //test is good- works! Need to pass it back to function
                    //alert(locations[1]); //test is good- works! Need to pass it back to function
                    locs =results[0].geometry.location;
                    return locs;
                } else {
                    alert("Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status);
                }
            });
        }
    </script>

A: It is not possible to return a value from an asynchronous function. Do not try it.
Use a callback instead.
function setLocationOnMap(locs) {
    alert(locs.lat()); // works now!
    var myOptions = {
        zoom: 4,
        center: new google.maps.LatLng(41, -87),
        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP
    };
    var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('map_canvas'), myOptions);
}

function initialize() {
    var address = "Chicago IL";
    getLatLong(address, setLocationOnMap);
}

function getLatLong(address, callback){
    var geo = new google.maps.Geocoder;
    geo.geocode({'address':address},function(results, status){
        if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
            // processing...
            locs = results[0].geometry.location;

            callback(locs);
        } else {
            alert("Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status);
        }
    });
}

You must understand that asynchronous function calls like geo.geocode() return immediately, i.e. before any result is ready. That's why you can't use return to return a value from them - they don't have it yet.
Once the result (most often, an HTTP request) is ready, the asynchronous function relies on a callback function to handle it. You must do all your further processing in that callback function, either directly or by making another function call.


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Your Sefton
New Sefton scheme to improve private landlord standards
Ollie Cowan
Categories: Essential Sefton, Latest News, Sefton Council, Your Sefton
Standards of management and property conditions in the private rented sector in parts of Sefton are set to improve with the introduction of new Selective Licensing and Additional (HMO) licensing schemes.
Earlier this year Sefton Council consulted with residents, private landlords, businesses and other stakeholders for proposed new licensing schemes, which would affect private rented homes in designated areas.
The successful consultation looked at proposals to introduce Selective Licensing across Bootle and Additional (HMO) Licensing across parts of Seaforth/Waterloo/Brighton-le-Sands and central Southport.
Results showed that more than 85% of respondents were in favour of the selective licensing designation and 84% in favour of the two additional licensing areas.
Both the Selective and Additional (HMO) Licensing schemes were approved today (September 7) at Cabinet and should start in March, 2018.
Many local authorities already operate similar licensing schemes which aim to a improve standards of management and property conditions in the private rented sector, which should benefit tenants and improve the communities affected.
Cllr Trish Hardy, Sefton Council's Cabinet Member Communities and Housing, said:
"Over the past number of years we have seen a significant increase in the size of the private rented sector – especially in the areas considered for the licensing schemes.
"Across the borough we recognise the crucial role the private rented sector plays in creating a strong and sustainable housing market and in meeting the housing needs of many households now and for the future.
"Through the engagement process we consulted with landlords and our communities and the majority of respondents felt the schemes would have a positive impact in Sefton.
"We will now work on developing both schemes with the view of making these areas safe and attractive places to live in with the full co-operation of landlords and their tenants."
Full details of the results of the consultation are available on sefton.gov.uk. If you would like to keep updated on our housing licensing schemes please send your details to landlord.licensing@sefton.gov.uk.
Ovington Drive playground closed to protect park visitors
Categories: Latest News, Your Sefton
Sefton Council have taken the decision to close down a deteriorated playground to protect the safety of park visitors.
The playground on Ovington Drive has seen rapid deterioration and decline in recent months and, despite repeated maintenance, it is no longer deemed fit for purpose.
The council want to reassure residents that there are a number of other facilities close by which they can take full advantage of.
A spokesman for Sefton Council said: "The playground at Ovington Drive is over 30 years old and while we have tried to sustain it with regular inspections and maintenance, the site has recently seen rapid deterioration.
"As a result we have decided to close the facility and decommission the old equipment, which was done with cabinet approval and ward councillors notified.
"While this is disappointing, the nearest alternative playground site to Ovington Drive can be found at Town Lane which is only a quarter of a mile away.
"The Town Lane playground has received substantial investment in the last few years and the equipment there has only recently been re-painted, meaning provision is still available for families to enjoy."
Intrepid volunteers aim high for Sefton 4 Good
Categories: Latest News, Sefton Council, Uncategorized, Your Sefton
A Sefton charity has been aiming high with its latest major fundraising project.
A team of 11 brave volunteers abseiled down the outside of the main entrance of Liverpool Cathedral and raised more than £1,000 for Sefton 4 Good.
Team members who took on the 150-foot free-fall drop in wet and windy conditions
included Sefton CVS, Sefton Council and members of the public.
Sefton 4 Good was established by Sefton CVS in 2013 to make it easier for borough
residents and businesses to support local good causes by giving their money, resources, time and skills.
Money raised is distributed via a grant scheme which is particularly aimed at smaller
organisations, or collaborative projects that include small groups.
Sefton's Head of Commissioning Support & Business Intelligence Peter Moore along with Head of Regulation & Compliance Jill Coule, Daniel Longman and Adam Blackwel took it in turns to abseil down the iconic city cathedral.
Sefton 4 Good Co-ordinator, Mike Howlett, commented:
"This event was a completely new venture for us, so we're very pleased at how it went and that so many people supported the team and helped us raise a very significant sum for our charity.
"We're especially grateful to the intrepid volunteers who actually completed the abseil. This was always going to be a very daunting challenge for them, but it was made even more difficult by the far from ideal conditions on the day."
Foragers find floral treats in the heart of Bootle
Categories: Health, Latest News, Your Sefton
Members of the highly successful One Pot Meal club at Bootle library had a hands on lesson in foraging recently.
The group, led by the Fairland Collective and Sefton Libraries, took a break from cooking up a homemade minestrone soup, to set about foraging for natural table decorations in and around Stanley Road.
Bootle Library assistant Louisa Harrison was on hand to lead a team of intrepid explorers around Bootle to find decorative flowers and plants that could easily be crafted into a bespoke table decoration.
The initiative has already inspired a number of residents to join the Bootle Library's Human Library scheme.
Thanks to a grant of almost £100,000 from Arts Council England – a brand new project will aim to support adults living in Bootle through the creation of a 'human library' where people can 'gift' their talents or experience to someone in need.
The concept is based around a place where real people are on loan instead of books. They provide gifts that might range from preparing and hosting a community meal or one to one sessions with someone living with a mental health condition.
A series of creative programmes will aim to uncover local talents which, in turn, will build a sustainable bank of volunteers who can pass their 'gift' or experiences on.
Calling all dog owners: your dogs are your duty
Categories: Latest News, Sefton Council, Your Sefton
Sefton Council is calling upon dog owners to ensure that their dogs are kept under control in all public spaces.
A Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) is now in place to keep Sefton's public spaces safe and to protect the environment and wildlife throughout the borough.
In relation to the order, dog owners are required to pick up their dog's mess, walk no more than 6 dogs at one time, keep dogs from entering enclosed playgrounds and prohibit dogs from entering marked or fenced sports pitches during specified times.
Dogs must also be kept on a lead within defined picnic sites and family areas in parks, within all public roads and footways, within all cemeteries and crematoria, and under any direction from an authorised officer.
It's important to remember that dogs that are not under control can frighten people and young children and may have an adverse effect on those suffering with allergies.
Additionally, dog foul is not only an eyesore but also has damaging effects to the environment and dogs that are not on leads can unwittingly disturb protected wildlife.
The PSPO has been in place since 13 July 2017 and will continue to be enforced for the next 3 years.
Anybody who fails to comply with this order will be guilty of an offence and will face a fixed penalty notice of £75.
For more information and to see the PSPO in its entirety, please visit https://www.sefton.gov.uk/dogs

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Sustainable Futures with Alaska Seafood part one: Susie Brito, fisherman
Friday, September 28th 2018, 16:53
Written by: News
For Alaska Seafood, sustainability doesn't just relate to fish. It's about creating a sustainable workforce, attracting new talent and promoting the industry as a great place to work. Over the next four months, Alaska Seafood will be unearthing the future stars of the hospitality industry. In part one, we meet Bristol Bay-based fisherman and blogger Susie Brito
What is your job title and what does the role entail?
I am a commercial fisherman, net hanger, subsistence fisherman and business partner as well as being a practicing registered nurse, freelance writer and food blogger. In rural Alaska, to be successful, one must wear many hats!
How did you get involved in this industry?
I was born and raised in Alaska, sport fishing, camping and dog mushing in the Matanuksa Valley. When a summer job with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game landed me in Bristol Bay, my true love affair with salmon began. I wanted to be on the deck upon the waves, and in this quest I met my husband, Bronson. Ten years, 10 cycles of salmon later, we still manage to keep an even keel in our lives, on and off the water.
What do you love about it?
More than the act of fishing it is the people in rural Alaska who are generous with their time and resources that make me love it here. They have taught me to hang gear; to can, salt and to make traditional strips from salmon. When someone gets a few extra king salmon and your net pulls up short, they share their bounty unerringly.
What do you find challenging?
The commercial fishery is entirely consuming. Our boat will leave the harbour and not return for weeks on end. The work is unlike anything I can compare it to. Imagine being exhausted, hungry because you are too tired to cook, near the limit of your capacity, and then pushing yourself harder to make another set, pick another load and sleep later. It weighs on our family but there is a certain joy and excitement that comes with this life that is unparalleled.
Who was your biggest icon growing up that inspired this career choice?
I loved Susan Butcher and Dee Dee Jonrowe, two women sleddog mushers who ran the Iditarod Trail among nearly all men. The women I have worked alongside, who are unfalteringly tougher than most men I've met, who expect me to be just as tough – those are the icons worth having.
Where do you see yourself in five years' time?
My husband and I intend to have two boats in the Bay and our children on the water for as much of the season as possible. I also hope to write a cookbook, sharing food and life here in Bristol Bay.
What advice would you give to those trying to break into this industry?
There are many women around me in Alaska that are breaking barriers in their industries and paving a way for others. Find a mentor or a network of people to learn from, then work to become one for others. I am where I am today from people freely sharing knowledge with me and I in turn try to do the same. Build each other up and be bold!
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Q: Is it possible to import/export list from Sharepoint 2013 to Sharepoint 2010? We have been using SP 2013 for its ease of use when it comes to developing workflows especially the copy & pasting thing in SPD. But our main production environment will be using SP 2010 for it's relatively faster when it comes to UI interaction based on our experience.
Now our problem would be, is it possible to save the list as template in SP 2013 and then uploading the template in SP2010 at least for the list... Never mind the list workflows... :)

A: *

*Navigate to the list on SP2013,go to "Exprot to Excel"

*Open that excel file, and copy(Ctrl-A)

*Navigate  to the list on sp2010,go to "Datasheet View" and paste(Ctrl-V)

*Done......... : )

A: Save list as template in list settings, while doing check include data. Download it from template galleries in site settings. Then upload into 2010 galleries then create the new list using the same template.

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Bang A Boomerang – ABBA Special
February 1, 2013 October 12, 2013 / 1
Graeme Read, then president of the Australian ABBA Fan Club was interviewed on the legendary Australian TV show, Wonder World.
"Are you watching the ABBA special", my friend Yvette texted me tonight. "Watching it? I'm in it, briefly", I told her. There's a scene very near the beginning where, if you squint, you'll see me standing in a crowd at the opening of ABBAWORLD. I can't remember if it's the Sydney opening or the Melbourne opening, as the documentary tends to combine the two as if they were one.
I've known about this documentary for a number of years. Matti Crocker's long-term plan for a documentary about ABBA fans has been on the radar for about seven or eight years. Along the way it's gone through a number of different iterations. Matti and his film-partner, Bec, have probably filmed hundreds of hours of footage of ABBA fans in all parts of the world. There's footage from the International ABBA Day in the Netherlands, at the opening of Kristina från Duvemåla in New York, at the opening of ABBAWORLD in both Sydney and Melbourne, and at many other locations.
The real dilemma with so much footage is how you cut it down to just fifty-something minutes of television. It's the age old dilemma of what story can be told well within a short short space of time, compared to how much footage you have. In the end, they've gone with a narrative about the story of ABBA in Australia, with three distinct parts. They could have told the story of ABBA, as seen through magazines and television coverage. They could have told the story of ABBA fans travelling around the world for just a glimpse of the former band members. They could have sought to interview members of ABBA themselves.
But in the end, they've chosen to go with a narrative about the story of ABBA in Australia, as seen through the eyes of fans and some Australian celebrities. And it's a good story with a beginning, a middle and an end. In the beginning there was the Eurovision Song Contest, and ABBA's chance for international fame. The film then goes on to tell the story of how, when the rest of the world (well not completely) wasn't all that interested in ABBA, Australia embraced them. Dramatically. The film tries to make sense of this in terms of Australia's cultural identity in the 70s, the introduction of Countdown, colour television, good publicists and so on. The right thing at the right time, in essence.
Graeme Read interviewed for the Australian TV special, Bang A Boomerang.
Then, for a bunch of reasons, Australia loses interest in ABBA. A couple of years ago in a bar in Stockholm, Sidetrack, I was quizzed by a guy I met about why I was in Sweden. "Tell the truth, it's ABBA", he said to me. "You Australians loved ABBA, and then you abandoned them", he went on to say, and to ask, "Why did you abandon them"?. Yes, abandon them, we did, though not myself and other hardcore fans. And that's where the "end" of the story comes, with reflections on why, thirty years after they split up, there's still a bunch of hardcore fans in Australia. It also reflects on the turnaround in public opinion, where Australians have forgotten that "we abandoned ABBA", and how it's reasonably okay to admit, now, "I'm an ABBA fan".
The documentary isn't perfect. There's large parts of the story that are skimmed over, such as the role of the gay community in supporting ABBA through those "dark days". There's also the fact my friends Graeme and Grant are no longer ABBA fans due to some legal action taken against them by Universal Music. Graeme features prominently (he says he doesn't) in the program. There's a whole OTHER story to be told. But the reality is, they had just 50-something minutes of television to play with. And also, for the general public, there's a whole lot of the story they wouldn't find interesting.
I though it was really well done, and I enjoyed it very much. It was a unique and interesting story, and it rated through the roof when it first screened on Wednesday night, winning its timeslot. The response led to a repeat performance tonight, or "encore screening" as they call them now.
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Lars-Erik Olson says:
Nice review/summary. I too have been to Sidetrack. ;-)
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Jimmy Mizen Foundation
Our beloved Jimmy
Release the Peace
Our Jimmy was born one fine Saturday afternoon on the 9th May 1992. It was F.A. cup final day and he arrived half an hour before kick off. He was a beautiful baby weighing in at an impressive 10lb 4oz. Jimmy was the second youngest in his family of six brothers, two sisters and a much-loved nephew.
Jimmy attended St Winifreds Primary School, Lee, moving onto St Thomas More Secondary School, Eltham where he made many lasting friendships. He was an alter server at his local church, Our Lady of Lourdes where he also attended the Beavers and Cubs.
He loved and was loved dearly by all his family. He was a joy to be around and could lift anyone's spirits. He was a fine, decent, caring young man, who enjoyed life and is deeply missed.
The Jimmy Mizen Foundation has been set up as a positive way of remembering the life of Jimmy Mizen who was tragically murdered in May 2008.
Our mission is to make young people safer; we promote participation within the community, increase young people's awareness of the potential outcomes of actions and support development into independent and responsible individuals.
Jimmy will always be remembered and celebrated as a positive force for good in this world.
We work with other like-minded people and organisations to be a positive force by empowering young people to develop as individuals and help others; developing the ability to manage anger without resorting to violence; and developing their skills and capabilities so they can gain work, training and lead fulfilling lives.
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March 19 (UPI) -- According to NASA, a meteor exploded in Earth's atmosphere in December.
The fireball exploded with a force 10 times that of the energy released by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima -- the equivalent of 380 million pounds of TNT -- making it the second largest of its kind in the last 30 years.
Only the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over southwest Russia six years ago, shattering the windows of local buildings, was larger.
The Chelyabinsk blast was seen and heard by hundreds of people. Taxi cab dash cams recorded its approach. Because the latest explosion occurred over such a remote area -- Russia's Kamchatka peninsula -- the blast went unnoticed by the public.
Lindley Johnson, planetary defense officer at NASA, told BBC News such a large explosion is only expected to occur two or three times every century.
According to NASA's fireball-tracking data, the meteor exploded at an altitude of 16 miles, traveling at speeds of 72,000 miles per hour.
NASA and other space agencies continue to work to identify and monitor the trajectories of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, but small space rocks with the potential to cause damage regularly evade detection.
Last year, a fireball lit up the sky above the city of Lipetsk in western Russia. It too arrived unexpectedly.
Though the December fireball wasn't immediately reported -- NASA only just shared measurements of the blast -- the scientific community was aware of the blast. It was detected by a variety of sensors, including a system of military satellites designed to monitor infrasound for the signatures of nuclear bomb tests.
"An explosion of this size is not often missed," Johnson told Popular Science.


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It's Time to Accept that Burnout at the Workplace Is Not a Virus
Why psychological safety at work is vital to address mental health and wellbeing
It's time to accept that people are humans before they are professionals. Being a prominent and wealthy star doesn't make you immune to mental health struggles.
That's why the news about Naomi Osaka went viral.
Most people had never heard about her before, although the Japanese tennis player is the highest-paid female athlete in the world. However, when she chose not to speak to the press to protect her mental health, things changed.
Osaka's decision prompted both support and criticism. She was fined $15,000 by the French Open and threatened with harsher penalties for skipping her mandatory media obligations. She finally withdrew from the French Major tournament.
Those who primarily see her as an athlete couldn't accept that she was struggling. They criticized Osaka for not being a good sport by not following the rules and commitments. On the other hand, others empathized with her pain and congratulated her for being vulnerable in public.
Osaka stirred up more than the clay of the tennis court. She reminded everyone of how hard it is to address mental health issues professionally – a rare example of standing up in the workplace.
Most importantly, her behavior sparked a conversation about what causes burnout. Unlike what most people think, most of the mental issues and emotions at play are not 'personal,' but a byproduct of workplace culture. Burnout is about your circumstances rather than what's in your head.
Burnout Is Not Personal, But a Cultural Thing
As professionals, we are expected to be flawless. The workplace seems a high-performing, perfect space with no room for emotions. Not only were we brainwashed into dehumanizing a space in which we spend so much time, energy, and passion. But, being human has become synonymous with being weak, insecure, or unprofessional.
Millennials claim that burnout is a condition that defines their generation. Around the world, roughly three out of five workers are burned out. A recent survey from Mental Health America shows that 75% of workers have experienced burnout – and 40% of those polled said it was a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic.
For the World Health Organization, burnout is an occupational syndrome, not just a medical condition. According to its research, working long hours is the cause of one-third of work-related diseases – a problem that increased dramatically during the lockdown.
Burnout doesn't just harm productivity; it can hurt your mental and physical health, too.
So what exactly is burnout?
Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by unhealthy working conditions. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet regular demands.
Jill Lepore provides a more vivid definition. In her in-depth New Yorker piece, she writes, "To be burned out is to be used up, like a battery so depleted that it can't be recharged. In people, unlike batteries, it is said to produce the defining symptoms of burnout syndrome: exhaustion, cynicism, and loss of efficacy."
In Burnout: The Cost of Caring, Christina Maslach describes burnout as "a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment that can occur among individuals who do' people work' of some kind."
Maslach emphasized burnout in the "helping professions": teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other frontline workers. However, burnout has become a more prominent condition affecting almost everyone – from such accomplished athletes as Naomi Osaka to more regular folks like you and I.
A recent Good Work Index Survey shows that one in four workers thinks their job harms their mental or physical health. Furthermore, 20% of people always or often feel exhausted at work. A similar proportion say they are under 'excessive pressure' and one in ten say they are 'miserable.' It's sad and tragic.
Burnout is not about how hard you work. It's a byproduct of our unhealthy relationship with work.
As Lepore wrote, "Burnout is a combat metaphor. […] work, for many people, has come to feel like a battlefield, and daily life, including politics and life online, like yet more slaughter. People across all walks of life—rich and poor, young and old, caretakers and the cared for, the faithful and the faithless—really are worn down, wiped out, threadbare, on edge, battered, and battle-scarred."
Burnout is not a virus that affects weak people. It's the result of organizational problems, not an individual issue.
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant believes burnout is an occupational hazard. He thinks that, as organizations are responsible for the cause, they should take responsibility for the cure.
Start by making it safe for people to speak about mental health.
Psychological Safety Is Vital to Address Burnout at Work
One area focused on less often is the importance of psychological safety for employees to feel comfortable raising mental health concerns at work.
A study showed a strong correlation between psychological safety and burnout. Respondents with confirmed burnout – emotional exhaustion and depersonalization – experienced significantly lower levels of psychological safety. Therefore, organizations should aim not only to maintain physical safety at work, but also to ensure an optimum level of psychological safety.
There are three levels of psychological safety. As you can see in the ladder, level 1 (Belonging) includes being able to address and discuss wellbeing with your colleagues and manager. If people can't do this, it's impossible to climb to the next level.
Research shows only 1 in 10 employees feel comfortable talking about their anxiety and mental health to their bosses. Mental issues at the workplace were a severe problem before the pandemic – now it's much worse. Anxiety levels have risen to unprecedented levels, affecting performance, job satisfaction, and creativity.
We usually become more aware of the signs of burnout when it's too late. I can testify to that, as I'm trying to recover from an episode from a few weeks ago. And I know I'm not alone.
Paula Davis suffered from a major burnout episode during what became her last year of law practice. At first, she didn't know what she was facing. It took her almost a year – including multiple panic attacks and two visits to the emergency room – to fully recover.
Davis finally quit her career and started a quest to help busy professionals recognize the warning signs and avoid going down the same path she did.
In her book Beating Burnout at Work, she shares the three early signs of burnout: chronically physically and emotionally exhausted, increased irony and skepticism, and becoming more ineffective in seeing a path forward.
She placed a lot of blame on herself, like if there was something wrong with her personality or she was wired the wrong way. But, through her research, she discovered that this is a more systematic issue – from leadership styles to different components of workplace culture. That's why David's approach focuses on teams: not only does she wants to address the system, but subcultures are also more malleable and easier to affect.
Davis created the PRIMED model to help teams build a positive culture, preventing and slowing down burnout. The "P" stands for Psychological Safety, the foundation for building resilient and supportive teams.
The decision of whether or not to address mental health issues in the open is not an easy one. However, research shows that it's not the challenge of your job that causes burnout, but the absence of someone to talk to about what you are going through.
Osaka's decision to go public is not a common one. Suffering from burnout, anxiety, or depression carries a deep stigma. As professor Amy Edmondson said, "With Burnout we're making a mistake in presenting this as some sort of virus. We're making it into something that can happen to you versus something that happens when you don't view work and the demands on you in the right way, or with the right lens."
But again, you are not alone.
The system that created an unhealthy environment also holds the solution. The camaraderie of embracing a stressful situation together is one of the factors that gets first responders through life-threatening danger. In her research, Edmondson found that the teams that share a sense of togetherness, belonging, and collaborative problem-solving are better prepared to deal with burnout.
To encourage people to speak about their mental health issues at work, organizations need to foster a culture in which employees feel safe and supported. Research by McKinsey shows that creating a positive team culture is vital to promote psychological safety.
Psychological safety isn't about being nice or polite, but about making people feel safe to be candid, open, and authentic. Positive friction separates a psychologically safe culture from a nice one. Toxic positivity can ruin your company culture and is dangerous for our mental health – too much of a good attitude can become toxic. That's what happened to non-profit Leading Edge: a lack of negative criticism made employees feel unsafe to speak up.
Find the right balance between being supportive and challenging. The highest likelihood of psychological safety occurs when a team leader first creates a positive team culture (through supportive and consultative leadership) and then challenges the team. Conversely, a challenging leadership style is ineffective without a positive climate – and the other way around.
Unfortunately, few leaders demonstrate those behaviors, as the same study shows.
Source: McKinsey
When your culture rewards people who look tough and invincible, it feels unsafe for people to talk about mental health issues or ask for help.
So how do you get started?
How to Deal with Burnout at the Workplace
The Job-Demand-Control-Support model (JDCS) offers an actionable framework to create a healthier workplace culture, proving people the autonomy and support needed. Providing support, reducing job demands, and giving people more control are crucial in addressing burnout.
Here are some actionable steps to get you started.
Reduce Job Demands
Conflicting projects, overlapping deadlines, a lack of clear priorities – these are some of the most frequent reasons why people are overworked. Reducing job demands requires tackling the system. Start by eliminating unnecessary activities, reducing bureaucracy, and eliminating tasks with a low value/ time ratio.
What tasks can be simplified? Which mandatory meetings can be made optional? Which time wasters can be eliminated?
For example, in health care, people waste countless hours clicking through electronic records. Adam Grants shares how the Cleveland Clinic simplified the process, eliminated unnecessary tasks, and automated refills and pre-authorizations, among others.
This step is critical. Overcoming burnout is more effective when you know your team has your back. As Edmondson said, "Shared anxiety is better than lonely anxiety."
The United States Army decided to give mental health the same importance as physical health. They trained senior officers on skills to become more resilient. The officers then trained their teams, too. Most importantly, the course was also provided to spouses, thus increasing the support network.
Make it okay to ask for help
Most people are afraid of looking vulnerable or becoming a burden to others. That's why they don't ask for help.
Denver's fire chief decided to tackle this issue head-on. He held a townhall meeting and invited firefighters to address mental health issues. He made it clear that if someone raised their hand to ask for help, they would be taken care of – and, most importantly, that fact wouldn't affect their jobs or reputations.
Set clear boundaries
The lines between work and personal life have blurred, creating a bigger workload. Since the COVID pandemic, the average time logged on a computer has increased by two hours a day and many people are logging off at 8 pm.
Assana has no-meeting Wednesdays. Citi has banned videoconferencing services on Friday. In addition, Slack doesn't allow employees to use their messaging app after 6 pm or during weekends.
With one of our clients we implemented a policy of no emails during weekends – no matter if someone send you an email on Sunday, the server won't deliver until Monday. If someone is really urgent, people can call you.
Set clear time limits to protect your employees.
Reframe vulnerability into courage
Creating a safe space for people to talk about mental health issues requires admitting that we are human, not flawless. Leaders must reframe vulnerability as a sign of courage, not weakness. That's why most people struggled with Osaka's openness.
In oil rigs, errors decreased after switching from a tough, macho culture to a more humane and empathetic one. Similarly, in fire departments and hospitals, units with strong cultures of care had fewer accidents and decreased burnout.
Take care of the person, not just the professional
If there's one lesson we can take from the pandemic, it's that our personal and professional lives are intertwined. The tennis associations could have done much better to understand and support Osaka, rather than coming after her with threats and intimidation.
Patagonia offers childcare services at their office. This makes it easier for parents to go to work and allows them to be close to their kids. Even better, children are allowed in meetings, creating a more positive and empathetic culture.
Volvo revamped parental leave to boost the number of female managers. The idea is to eradicate the stigma of taking prolonged leave. The Swedish automaker now offers 24 paid weeks to parents regardless of gender.
A little appreciation goes a long way
Lack of recognition is directly related with burnout. When people are busy churning out work, they lose touch with their accomplishments and fail to find meaning at work.
Paula Davis' research shows that the simple act of saying "thank you" not only shows gratitude to our colleagues but also encourages recognition and appreciation. The same applies to appreciating those who are stepping beyond their comfort zone – even if they screw up.
As Stanford's Laura Delizonna told Fast Company, "Psychological safety is generally built in the gray zones. It's built in the moments where you mess up and you have to clean up your mess, in how you own that behavior, and in how you speak to your missteps."
Give people freedom to choose
Giving team members the autonomy they need is vital to deal with burnout. When people feel in charge and that they can make more decisions, this alleviates a lot of the burden. Let people prioritize their work and put their energy where it's worth it.
The law of two feet invites people to move from a meeting that's adding no value to another place where they can add more value to the company. The same applies to rules and norms. At Spotify, employees can keep the rules that work or otherwise dump them!
When people can opt out from what doesn't add value, they opt in to what does. We should respect Osaka's refusal to speak to the press in order to protect her mental health issues. Rather than punishing her, the tennis association should find a more flexible solution.
Burnout at the Workplace is About Being Human
Burnout is an occupational hazard that affects most organizations. It has become even worse due to the pandemic.
Overcoming burnout is not an individual thing, but something that must be tackled at a systemic level. Naomi Osaka stirred the tennis world and beyond. Now it's up to the tennis association to stop looking at her as the problem and start thinking about what structural changes need to happen.
The same principles apply to your organization. How does your company culture – purposely or not – promote burnout? Which rules, mindsets, or practices make it unsafe for your people to address mental health issues in the workplace?
Start by reframing the idea of vulnerability: it's a sign of courage, not weakness. Make it okay for people to ask for help.
It's time to accept that we're humans before we're professionals. Thank you, Naomi Osaka, for the reminder.
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PSNI Chief Constable Hugh Orde has once again been accused of making a "political intervention" after he told reporters that IRA activity is continuing.
"We know they are still recruiting, they still target, they still carry out the activities that they have always done with the exception of actually going out to kill soldiers, police, civilians, members of the public," Mr Orde said in Belfast.
Mr Orde, however, said that it is his view that "the Provisional IRA are not going back to an armed struggle".
"That is my current assessment. They have the capability. They have the capacity.
The Chief Constable's comments come exactly one week before the general and local elections in the North.
Dismissing Mr Orde's intervention as "political", Sinn Féin general secretary Mitchel McLaughlin said his party "will not allow Hugh Orde, or anyone else, to distract us from our efforts to rebuild the political process and see the recent initiative by Gerry Adams built upon".
"At a time when those of us in the leadership of Sinn Féin are concentrating on rebuilding the political process and following on from confirmation that the IRA have authorised a discussion on its future direction, nationalists and republicans will view Hugh Orde's comments as yet another political intervention from the PSNI," Mr Laughlin said.
"When Hugh Orde took over the reins of the PSNI he told us that he would not mix policing with politics.
"Unfortunately on a number of occasions he has insisted on making very overt political interventions.
"Given the fact that these latest remarks come in the midst of an election campaign and at a time when the initiative by Gerry Adams offers the prospect of forward movement in the political process, many questions will be raised about the intentions of the PSNI in the time ahead," Mr McLaughlin said.


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The Little Clogs That Could
darby December 1, 2008
Dansko, Inc. CEO Mandy Cabot thinks success as a shoe company means generating social and environmental returns in addition to financial profits. Mandy and her husband, and Dansko cofounder, Peter Kjellerup are ardent advocates of this three-fold mission for which business pundits have coined the phrase 'triple bottom line."
"Call it karma or the golden rule," says Mandy, "but social responsibility makes sound economic sense." Dansko is a certified "B Corporation," according to B Lab, a Berwyn-based non-profit that independently evaluates whether businesses are socially responsible or "beneficial." To be certified and use the B Corporation seal, businesses must meet social and environmental performance standards and amend their governing documents to reflect the interests of employees, community, and the environment in addition to shareholders.
How did a shoe business that started in a small garage on a horse farm become a leader in both the footwear industry and the social entrepreneurship movement of the 21st century? By trying to do the right thing, every step of the way.
Mandy Cabot, Dansko, Inc. CEO and her husband and Dansko cofounder, Peter Kjellerup.
Mandy and Peter met at Hamilton Farm, an equine facility outside Boston cofounded by Mandy's mother. Peter had traveled from his native Denmark to be a dressage instructor. "It was love at first sight," recalls Peter. After their marriage, they began planning where and how to build their own farm. The young couple settled on West Grove as a prime location and built a state-of-the-art facility they named Five Star Farm. (Today it is run by Phillip Dutton and called True Prospect Farm.) From 1983 to 1998, Mandy and Peter ran a full-service breeding and dressage training facility where their clients included the U.S. Equestrian Team.
On one of their frequent horse-buying trips to Europe, the couple bought pairs of flexible-bottomed, closed-back clogs in Peter's hometown. The clogs were unlike anything they had ever worn: extraordinarily comfortable, durable, and versatile. Wanting to share their discovery back home, they filled their suitcases with dozens of pairs every time they went to Denmark.
As part of their efforts to offer five-star service for their clients, Mandy and Peter ran a tiny tack shop in a farm garage where they sold high-quality specialty items like bits and riding clothes. They arranged to have quantities of clogs shipped from Denmark and began selling them at the tack shop and at horse shows. "We found that many more people beside just horse people were in love with our shoes," says Mandy. "We had a demand that far exceeded our original thoughts on the whole enterprise. And we did what was only natural to do; we started a shoe company."
Mandy and Peter established Dansko, Inc.—literally translated as "Danish shoe"—in 1991. The product line expanded to include fashionable casual and dress choices from sandals to boots while continuing to offer the classic closed-back clogs sought after by chefs, nurses, and other footsore professionals.
Today Dansko is a leader in the high-end Euro-comfort shoe market. Savvy celebrities from all walks of life wear the shoes: chef Wolfgang Puck, singer Sheryl Crow, actress Julia Roberts. Footwear Plus, the industry's leading publication, has awarded them top honors in women's comfort design three years in a row. The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) has stamped Dansko's shoes with its Seal of Acceptance; and for the first time ever, the APMA recently gave the Seal to a heel—and that heel belongs to Dansko.
A privately owned company with an employee stock ownership plan, Dansko has approximately 140 employees and annual sales topping $100 million. Originally sold only in the United States and Canada, Dansko went international in 2007 with distributors in Australia, China, Croatia, Israel, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand. The West Grove campus houses administrative, product development, marketing, sales, and warehousing departments, and the Dansko Company Store. The shoes are produced in Brazil, China, and Italy.
All this growth required lots of room. Mandy often refers to Dansko as the couple's "daughter," and Dansko outgrew buildings like young girls outgrow shoes. Faced with the need to expand, in 2004 they began planning their new headquarters. Determined not to have a negative impact on the environment, Peter led the project and focused on sustainable design.
Their 80,000-square-foot building opened in May 2008. Designed by architect Paul Sgroi of Bernardon Haber Holloway Architects of Kennett Square, it is targeted for the U.S. Green Building Council's Silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
An abundance of windows provides more natural light and less demand for electricity. Occupancy and daylight sensors automatically control the lights throughout the building—a far cry from the old system that consisted of Peter walking around the offices, turning off lights. Flat roofs planted with sedums, herbs, shrubs, and grasses absorb more than half of the rainwater during a storm. Any excess is channeled to the storm water management system that protects the local watershed and adjacent properties. Rain chains on the store's radiused roof serve as artful downspouts to collect rainwater that is stored in a 10,000-gallon tank, then filtered and used to flush toilets. A new campus recycling center that is also available to the community is the result of a progressive partnership between Dansko, the Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority (SECCRA) and the local township.
Creative green details literally carpet the interior. Carpet tiles in the offices and halls produced 30 percent less installation waste than traditional rolled carpet and can be returned to the manufacturer for recycling. In the lobby, terrazzo flooring sparkles with tiny pieces of multi-colored recycled glass set in eco-friendly resin, while a 24-foot-high tapestried wall of living plants acts as a natural indoor air filter.
Dansko's employee culture also promotes health and comfort with style. The new headquarters offers two meditation rooms when employees need quiet private spaces, a fitness room, and cafeteria. Family fun nights, Lunch and Learn days, birthday celebrations, and engaging works of art all over the building provide positive energy throughout the work week. "We want to be the most rewarding place our employees have ever worked," says Mandy.
Dansko supports continuing education outside the company and offers internal "stretch opportunities" for employees to learn different parts of the business.
In addition to having a good neighbor that is also a model employer and great shoe store, the community profits from Dansko's success through the Dansko Foundation. Funded by proceeds from the store, the foundation supports community organizations and creates philanthropic opportunities for Dansko staff. "We care about making active, passionate philanthropists of our employees," says Mandy. Dansko sponsors service opportunities throughout the year and gives employees up to 16 hours of annual paid time off to volunteer. More than 80 percent of employees participate and Dansko matches their time with financial contributions. Since its inception, the foundation has supported 75 community organizations.
Anyone who visits Mandy and Peter and their Dansko family is bound to leave inspired and thinking about the triple bottom line in their own endeavors. When asked for advice on how to follow in Dansko's footsteps, Mandy replies: "Get off autopilot and pay attention to the details. You will find the big 'ahahs" along the way, but in the meantime, pay attention to the small things we can all do." And Peter's answer? "Just do the right thing!"
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Q: upload to big query using message data - google data flow I am receiving messages via pub-sub and would like to upload to big-query using the message data for determining what table to upload the data to.
I tried doing the following:
Pipeline pipeline = Pipeline.create(options);
    String bigQueryTable;
PCollection<String> input = pipeline
        .apply(PubsubIO.Read.subscription("projects/my-data-analysis/subscriptions/myDataflowSub"));

input.apply(ParDo.of(new DoFn<String, TableRow>() {
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})).apply(BigQueryIO.Write.to("my-data-analysis:mydataset." + bigQueryTable).withSchema(tableSchema));

is there any way doing this without writing my own DOFN?
If I do need to implement my own doFn how do implement it to upload to big-query?

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Veliki studenčar (znanstveno ime Cordulegaster heros) je vrsta raznokrilega kačjega pastirja, največji predstavnik rodu Cordulegaster ter eden največjih kačjih pastirjev v Evropi. V dolžino doseže 77–84 mm (samec) oziroma 88–96 mm (samica). Naseljuje gozdne potoke. Letalna sezona traja od junija do avgusta. V jugovzhodni Evropi je endemičen.

Poznamo dve podvrsti in sicer C. heros ssp. heros, ki jo najdemo v Avstriji, Sloveniji, Srbiji in na Madžarskem, ter C. heros ssp. pelionensis, ki domuje v Grčiji, Albaniji in Bolgariji. V Sloveniji je uvrščena na Rdeči seznam in sodi med ranljive vrste (VU).

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Cheshire East Council
Could Fracking come to Cheshire East?
Government granted licences to a fracking firm to explore sites in Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach, Middlewich and Audlem.
Belinda Ryan
Photographs of inside the Barron Moss fracking site Barton. Vincent Cole 28 March 2014
CHESHIRE East has said it is 'sceptical' about the viability of shale gas in the borough after the Government granted licences to a fracking firm to explore sites in Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach, Middlewich and Audlem.
The licences were granted to IGas just two years after council leader Michael Jones ruled out fracking in any part of Cheshire East, saying geothermal – which does not involve fracking – was the energy of the future.
At the time he said: "Fracking may well be a useful technology for other areas... however the people of Cheshire East have our assurance that there won't be any in our borough."
Two years on and the council is not so adamant in its reassurances about a frack-free Cheshire East, but it does remain fully committed to exploring geothermal energy.
A Cheshire East spokesman told the Chronicle this week: "The council has a clear policy to explore the potential for geothermal energy, which we anticipate will be a far more acceptable energy source than shale gas and the associated fracking method that is required to extract shale gas.
"Licences have been granted by the Oil and Gas Authority to two companies to explore the potential for shale gas extraction in parts of Cheshire East but the council is sceptical about the viability of shale gas extraction in the borough.
"If any exploration work is to take place then planning consent will have to be sought and that will be dealt with through the usual process."
Geothermal energy is provided is water that is naturally heated by the earth's core and can be drawn up to the surface retaining a temperature of up to 100ºC.
It involves drilling down 4.5km to bring hot water to the surface.
Shale gas is extracted through the controversial fracking technique, which involves deep-drilling with a mixture of water, sand and chemicals to release hard-to-reach deposits of shale gas.
IGas has told the Chronicle it will be 18 months at least before it submits any planning applications to explore anywhere in South Cheshire – because of the 'necessary analysis and preparation required'.
A spokeswoman said: "IGas already operates over 100 sites across the country and will continue to ensure that, in all existing and new areas, we engage with local communities.
"In respect of new blocks offered to us in the 14th Onshore Licensing Round [which includes parts of South Cheshire], we have no operational timelines at present as we now await the issuing of Petroleum Exploration and Development Licences, which we expect in Spring 2016.
"How and when we will start engaging with the community will depend on work programmes that we have committed to in the licence blocks and our own planning. There then follows a strictly regulated planning, permitting and monitoring process prior to any potential operational activity on the ground."
She added: "As an industry we listen to public concerns and work closely with the communities in which we operate while working to minimise environmental impacts.
"A number of independent experts have concluded that onshore oil and gas is a well regulated industry where both environmental and health risks are low and can be managed.
"This is a critical time for the future of Britain's energy mix as gas, of which 50% of our consumption is currently imported, is central to our energy security as we transition to a lower carbon environment."
Michael Jones


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Mumbai Pravachan 19th Oct vafhanamrut In Vachanamrut, Shrimad has has left us his most intimate guidance and thoughts on the path to Moksha, which provides us with tremendous insights. Shrimadd Udghosh Shrimad Rajchandra Vachanamrut: Announcements 10th Sep '18 Audio Video.
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What Happens When You Die?
Everyone has had questions about life after death, yet what people think the Bible says about it is probably incorrect.
The Precarious Path to DNA's Promised Land
Dan Cloer
As biotechnology marches us toward a world of new and improved human genetics, should we be optimistic—or concerned?
The Seventh Day of the Six-Day War
Fifty years after one of the shortest wars in history, the world feels its far-reaching effects more than ever.
Has God Divided History Into Cycles?
What is dispensationalism, and what does the Bible say about it?
. . . Or Do Without
Alice Abler
Rebuilding the world economy on a more sustainable model is a daunting task. It has to start with you and me—and at that level, it isn't so hard after all.
Henry David Thoreau: Ahead of His Time?
Ashley Newman
A passionate proponent of living simply and in harmony with nature, Thoreau is remembered today as a pillar of the modern conservation movement.
The Law, the Prophets and the Writings, Part 20
Israel in Pieces
Solomon's kingdom has been divided, but the period of the early monarchs who succeed him is still largely defined by treachery, disloyalty and increasing idolatry.
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By a unanimous vote of 91 to 0, the ICC Banking Commission today approved UCP 600, ICC's revised rules on documentary credits. This is the first revision of the rules since UCP 500, the previous version, was approved in 1993. The new rules are the result of more than three years of intensive work by the banking commission.
Used by letter of credit practitioners worldwide, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP) are the most successful private rules for trade ever developed. They were first issued in 1933 when ICC, to overcome the conflicting laws on letter of credit in different countries, created a set of rules to bring uniformity to the field. Now firmly established, the UCP are the essential ground rules for billions of dollars in trade transactions every year.
These and other changes will have to be carefully studied by bankers, traders, corporations and other practitioners in the seven months remaining before the new rules are implemented.


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Q: Breakpoint on page reload in javascript I am debugging foreign complicated js code. There is button, when I press it, page gets reloaded, but that shouldn't happen. When I break inside click handler, it executes completely and page repload/refresh happens after it has finished. After I exit handler, I get into jquery depth. How can I track wich piece of code makes page reload? Thanx!

A: The problem was that the <button> declaration didn't include the type attribute. Here's what the HTML standard says about that:

The type attribute controls the behavior of the button when it is
  activated. It is an enumerated attribute. The following table lists
  the keywords and states for the attribute — the keywords in the left
  column map to the states in the cell in the second column on the same
  row as the keyword.
+---------+---------------+--------------------+
| Keyword |     State     |  Brief description |
+---------+---------------+--------------------+
| submit  | Submit Button | Submits the form.  |
| reset   | Reset Button  | Resets the form.   |
| button  | Button        | Does nothing.      |
+---------+---------------+--------------------+

The missing value default is the Submit Button state.
If the type attribute is in the Submit Button state, the element is
  specifically a submit button.

A submit button's default action is to submit the form to the server (thus reloading the page). To prevent that, you needed to either specify the type="button" attribute on your button, or prevent the default action in your click handler.
JSFiddle showing all cases.


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Fantasy Alert: Titans' Julio Jones May Not Play Week 4 Because of Leg Injury
Scott Polacek@@ScottPolacekTwitter LogoFeatured ColumnistSeptember 29, 2021
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The status of Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones is reportedly "up in the air" ahead of Sunday's Week 4 road game against the New York Jets because of a leg injury.
Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported Wednesday that Jones' short-term availability is unclear as he continues to receive treatment.
Jones missed time last season with a hamstring injury. He played in at least 14 games in six straight years before appearing in nine in 2020 for the Atlanta Falcons.
When healthy, there is no questioning Jones' status as one of the best wide receivers of his generation, which is surely why the Titans traded for him. He is a seven-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro selection with seven seasons of more than 1,100 receiving yards on his resume.
He has 12 catches for 204 yards and no touchdowns in three games in 2021.
His potential absence paired with the similar uncertainty surrounding A.J. Brown, who Rapoport and Pelissero noted could miss the next week or two with a hamstring injury, could be a massive setback for the Titans' passing game.
From a fantasy football perspective, quarterback Ryan Tannehill would slide down the rankings without his top two targets available.
It could create some sleeper value for wideout Chester Rogers, who's tied with running back Derrick Henry for third on the team in targets behind the two stars.
Fellow receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine could also slide into the starting lineup and attract some interest in the deepest of leagues.


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Jeremy Turner would like to share his latest new with you ~ from b Gallery art directory.
Recently I have been busy with a public art commission presentation and preparing and selling my carved wood ware at craft fairs. I was shortlisted for the Hayes Boatyard Public Art Commission, delivered my presentation in November, but was not selected for the commission itself. I, nevertheless earned the design fee of £500. My next job is to complete the renovation of a set of relief panels I made called the Westbury Vilage History Panels which were installed in 2001. I hope to have this work complete and the panels re-installed by March 2013. By the Spring or Summer of 2013 I hope to have more details of the Great Linford Canalside Commissions for which I have been selected and which await planning permission from the landowners concerned. Meanwhile I continue with my personal art work and the production of new items of carved woodware. Other work planned is some teaching with a home education group in January and a woodcarving project next summer with a youth group in Aylesbury. I am not planning any exhibitions at present, although I may take part in the Core Group exhibition in Buckingham in June.
To see more of Jeremy's work or contact him directly ~ Please follow the link below where you will be taken directly to Jeremy's own exhibition area at b Gallery art directory ~ Thank you
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Annette Elizabeth Sykes at b Gallery art directory
Autumn Spirit
Soaring Spirit
Spirit Soars
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free spirit lo res.jpg (668.0 Kb) attached autumn spirit lo res.jpg (324.4 Kb) attached the spirit soars lo res.jpg (956.9 Kb) attached soaring spirit lo res.jpg (458.3 Kb) attached Lift off Lo res.jpg (236.1 Kb) attached Dear Hazel, please find attached 4 images. They are all acrylics on canvas. Free Spirit and Autumn Spirit are both 50 x 50 cm and framed are £325.00. The Spirit soars is 60 x 46cm and framed is £350.00. Soaring spirit is 80 x 40 cm and framed is £375.00. Just as a byline, I have had 4 pieces accepted for the Cork Street Open in January 2013, so am well chuffed, they are all reduction linoprints. Lift Off is one of these, it is an edition of 10 and is priced at £295.00 ready for London.
To see more and make contact with Annette directly please follow the link below where you will be taken to her own exhibition area at b Gallery art directory ~ Thank you
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Wishing everyonea very Happy Christmas and Prosperous New Year from all the team at b Gallery art directory.
We look forward to welcoming even more new artists in 2013 and beyond ~ Giving 'YOU' the chance to exhibit 'YOUR' art work around the world with b Gallery art directory.
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Start 2013 with b Gallery art directory.
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and everyone else involved in promoting your work around the world at b Gallery art directory ~ The b Gallery team.
It's Christmas eve so if you are searching for that last minute special present for the artist in your life....
Exhibit you art around the world with b Gallery art directory for a one of fee of just £99 ~ Offer will end 31/01/2013.
Our special offer will appeal to dedicated artists. Lifetime membership on our hugely successful directory , easy to join just send us 2 images of your work and quoting 'BGAJAN' to admin@bgallery.co.uk and if successful you can join us for an amazing fee of £99 for life (normally £114 per year). This offer will end January 31st 2013.
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Yvonne Field is an acclaimed artist in oils. Her work covers a wide range of subject matter including landscapes, architectural and seascapes.
Yvonne has sold paintings throughout Europe and the United States and has many devotees and admirers of her work.
Using a variety of techniques, Yvonne's paintings mix tone and texture to create atmosphere and movement. They are evocative, emotional and resonant.
Yvonne seamlessly combines styles to create unique works of character and beauty. From figurative to impressionist, still life to portraits, her paintings range in mood from the contemplative to the flamboyant.
Limited edition prints and Greeting Cards are available from my work. Please contact me for more information.
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b Gallery art directory welcomes the amazing talents of M. D. Becker
M.D. Becker is a self taught photographer that lives and works in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. His interest in photography began to blossom in 2007 when he bought his first camera, since then it has infinitely grown.
His primary focus is on old building, barns and landscapes. Through his use of color he creates a juxtaposition of a place that is familiar but, only exists in the mind of the imaginer. A place we have seen in a dream but, never have visited.
His photography stlye is varied. He utilizes realistic, impressionist and abstract styles to create new worlds and dream like scenes.
He is a Juried member of the Reading-Berks Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. He most recently has been featured in the "Home at Last" enhibit in the Craftmen's Lancaster gallery and the Firefly Bookstore and Gallery.
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Barbara Jackson exhibits her art work at b Gallery art directory so it can be seen around the world
Barbara Jackson studied at St Martin's School of Art and the University of London Institute of Education. Her work has been exhibitied at different locations in the UK and overseas which include several galleries such as the RA Summer Exhibition, the Mall Gallery, the OXO Gallery and other locations in the UK. She has twice been invited to demonstrate at Art in Action and has taken part in the first Affordable Art Fair in Hampstead in London. She has been awarded five prizes in print making and has held successful one-man exhibitions in the UK. She is a member of the Southbank Makers Cooperative, Gabriel's Wharf London and the Printmakers Council.
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b Gallery welcomes the amazing talents of David Thomas to our online art directory
I was born in Devon and later moved to Yorkshire, where I now live. For many years I followed two careers, as an architect and as an artist, but in1998 took early retirement in order to be able to spend more time painting. My work has appeared in various Yorkshire galleries, and also for several years at the Sadler Street Gallery in Wells. I am a watercolourist. I have taken part in the Sunday Times/Singer and Friedlander Watercolour Competition, and my portrait of Morydd, a Welsh farmer, was accepted for the Open Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. At last year's Patchings Art Festival I received both the Hahnemuhle and the Daler-Rowney award. Many of my paintings have been commissions, both landscapes and portraits (including house portraits).
All the paintings displayed here can be obtained from me as glicee prints.
The painting of Whitby is appearing in the Beverley Open Art exhibition, starting on 8th December and running through till February.
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Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center Signs Landmark Maintenance Contract with Turkish Airlines
SINGAPORE, Nov. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), announced today that the Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center has signed one of its largest maintenance contracts in recent history. Turkish Airlines has selected the engine center, a joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Technic, for up to a five-year EngineWise™ service agreement covering 100 percent of the airline's V2500® and CFM56 -7b engine overhaul requirements.
The Pratt & Whitney Turkish Engine Center started operations in 2010 and draws on decades of maintenance experience from both Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Airlines. The engine center is equipped with high-tech, innovative flow lines and the latest machinery to overhaul engines to the industry's highest standards. Demonstrating a high level of quality and safety, the engine center has delivered over 600 engines since 2010.
"This agreement is an extension of our long-standing relationship with Pratt & Whitney through our joint venture together," said Bilâl Ekşi, Deputy Chairman & CEO of Turkish Airlines. "We are confident our customers will benefit from our collaborative efforts."
"We look forward to offering Turkish Airlines the same high standard of service that they have come to expect from Pratt & Whitney under our EngineWise service brand," said Joe Sylvestro, vice president, Aftermarket Operations. "This agreement highlights both parties' long-term commitment to high-quality maintenance services for Turkish Airlines. This also marks a significant milestone for Pratt & Whitney as one of the most significant Aftermarket service agreements in recent history and we thank Turkish Airlines for their confidence in our company."
About Turkish Airlines
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 329 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 300 destinations worldwide with 251 international and 49 domestic. According to the 2017 Skytrax survey, Turkish Airlines, already having a six consecutive years of "Best Airline in Europe" award between 2011-2016, now chosen as the "Best Airline in Southern Europe" for the ninth consecutive times. Having won the "Best Economy Class Onboard Catering" award in 2010, Turkish Airlines also awarded as the World's "Best Business Class Onboard Catering" in 2013, 2014 and 2016, and 2017. Winning the "World's Best Business Class Lounge" award in 2015 and 2017, the global carrier also picked up the World's "Best Business Class Lounge Dining" award for the third consecutive years according to this year's survey results. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on its official website www.turkishairlines.com or its social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
About Pratt & Whitney
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in levels of demand in the aerospace industry, in levels of air travel, and in the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design, development, production support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corp.'s Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
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Architecture | 9 May 2011 | By Ellie Stathaki
Wallpaper* assembles India's leading architects
A strong craft tradition, the Le Corbusier legacy, a super-charged economy, infrastructural chaos - India's architects have a lot to think about. In our mission to explore and understand the different levels of contemporary Indian architecture, we brought together some of the country's finest architects for a shoot and a spot of conversation in Ahmedabad. To listen in, you'll have to pick up the May issue (out now), but here, we take a look at some of their latest work.
Their output may be varied, but all these architects play a key role in shaping India's urban environment. There are the respected representatives of long-established influential firms, such as Hasmukh and Bimal Patel of HCP, Pradeep Sachdeva, Prabhakhar Bhagwat's Aniket Bhagwat, Rajeev Kathpalia of Vastu-Shilpa, and Romi and Martand Khosla. Younger but equally vital players are represented, such as Serie Architects, Bengaluru's Flying Elephant, and Sameep Padora.
Also among the group are architects who work in different scales, from building surveys to furniture, like Samira Rathod. And there are specialists in craft-based, high-end residential interiors, such as Rajiv Saini. Last but by no means least, there are the thought-provoking representatives of the thriving Ahmedabad scene, such as Matharoo Associates and Arya Architects, as well as larger, multi-tasking practices such as Delhi's Morphogenesis. They're all here. Now take a look at their work.
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Future Course
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Over and over the faculty took the message to University President Michael J. Graham, S.J.: It's getting serious out here. Classroom space and resources are being stretched. Technology is lagging. Class sizes are increasing, while faculty are decreasing. There's also talk of increasing enrollment.
"There was a feeling among the faculty that, as a result of these things, Xavier might be compromising on its promise to deliver," says Gillian Ahlgren, associate professor of theology and faculty committee member. "The feeling was, we didn't have what was required to shine."
In many ways, the concerns weren't new to Graham, who was not too far removed from the classroom himself. After meeting with faculty members during a series of listening sessions, though, he acknowledged their message by handing the issue back to them. Write a new academic vision statement, he said. Put together a plan that will serve as a roadmap for the next 10 years and take the University to the next level.
They did just that. And they did it in a hurry. In less than six months, the faculty assembled a new academic vision statement, adding to the number of major overhauls the University is currently undertaking—new strategic plan, new comprehensive marketing plan, new commitment to increasing faculty and technology.
"The overall strategic planning for the University will have academic planning at its core," says Graham, "and what's sitting in the middle of that is the academic vision statement. It is the rudder that will steer the plan."
It wasn't easy, though. Led by Ahlgren, the faculty set about trying to craft a plan that would be broad enough to encompass all areas, yet focused enough to make significant directional strides. After identifying the needs and hallmarks of the University through a questionnaire, Ahlgren called for a full faculty meeting on Dec. 7, a day which shall live in infamy, at least in her mind.
Of the 210 full-time faculty, more than two-thirds attended the meeting. "It was amazing," she says. "The most exciting part was when I walked out of my focus group and into the hallway. It was full of faculty and they were buzzing. They looked tired, but they were all animated and excited because this is what they love to do. It was a dynamic experience."
The results were compiled into a single paragraph and 10 characteristics of an academic renaissance. What it means from the practical standpoint is students may start seeing changes in course offerings or how courses are taught as soon as this fall. Expect more team-teaching, says Ahlgren, and more interdisciplinary courses. Expect to see efforts made to create space where faculty and students can interact and learning can be done in a social setting.
"We need to create a learning environment where the students can come in touch with real life, where they can be exposed to other ways of seeing things and informed enough to be helpful to humanity," says Ahlgren.
With the physical growth of the campus gained under the previous administration, Graham has expressed a desire to focus his efforts on intellectual growth. He now has a map.
ACADEMIC VISION STATEMENT
Xavier University is nationally recognized as the leading comprehensive Catholic, Jesuit university whose academic excellence is embodied in a diverse faculty dedicated to outstanding teaching, scholarly activity and service. Consistent with its Jesuit tradition, it offers a rich, collaborative learning environment that challenges a diverse and capable student body intellectually, morally and spiritually. The University's rigorous undergraduate, graduate and professional studies empower students to integrate theoretical and applied knowledge with questions of human values and ethical behavior. Its curriculum is intended to stimulate critical thinking and interdisciplinary learning that inspire cooperative, innovative approaches to problem-solving and engagement with society. Xavier's intellectual vitality, coupled with genuine care for the personal and professional lives of the University's students and alumni, promotes lifelong learning and service to others.
Characteristics of Xavier's academic life in 2011:
• A rigorous, analytical and reflective learning environment, open to diverse perspectives and characterized by concern for others.
• Creative scholarly activity that adds to the compendium of knowledge. The University's vibrant intellectual life is enhanced by infrastructures and technology supporting faculty development to do high-quality independent, collaborative and interdisciplinary research.
• Classroom and field experiences that challenge a more diverse and capable student body intellectually, morally and spiritually. These experiences are supported by state-of-the-art teaching methods and appropriate application of information resources and technology. Students are empowered to integrate academic, practical and technological knowledge with questions of human values and ethical behavior.
• Core curricula of graduate, undergraduate and professional programs stimulating critical thinking and interdisciplinary approaches to learning as well as creative and compassionate approaches to problem-solving. The learning process encourages the formation of women and men for others in the service of faith and the promotion of justice.
• Successful graduates dedicated to lifelong learning, continuous acquisition of knowledge, development of new skills, and the integration of values and service in their personal and professional lives.
• Undergraduate, graduate and professional studies and services that are fully supported and integrated in the life of the University.
• An open, collaborative learning environment that is responsive to its immediate community as well as external communities, that encourages genuine engagement with civic, social, cultural and global issues and that provides opportunities for international experiences.
• Commitment to shared governance that collaboratively pursues excellence in all University matters.
• A University community diversified in race, ethnicity, gender, culture and faith traditions, and respectful of the dignity and needs of the individual.
• Recognition as the leading comprehensive university in the Midwest and the leading comprehensive Catholic, Jesuit university in the United States.
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