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Prime Vision adopts ISO 26000
By Lawrence Butcher October 8, 2020 No Comments
Computer vision company Prime Vision has confirmed it has adopted ISO 26000 to demonstrate its strong commitment to corporate social responsibility.
This international standard provides guidelines for companies and organizations to operate ethically, transparently and in a way that contributes to the health and well-being of society.
The company says the standard has allowed it to develop a framework to monitor initiatives and create new ones. Its focus for the coming year will be on social responsibility and sustainability with special emphasis on care for the environment, the company's role as a good employer and its place in society overall. Progress will be monitored and, if necessary, adjusted quarterly and evaluated annually before the start of the next action plan.
Specific projects for the current year include a hardware recycling program, back to school kits for children in disaster zones and a mental health campaign for Prime Vision employees who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Vision highlights that it is proud of its culture of inclusiveness. Employee welfare and workforce diversity are important elements in the company; individuals are appointed on merit alone, irrespective of any disability; those with special needs are nurtured and supported to develop their skills. It's a win-win formula for all concerned.
"ISO 26000 serves as a pledge of our commitment to a better future," concluded Eddy Thans, Prime Vision's CEO. "We also want to lead by example and hope our initiative will inspire our partners and customers sign up too."
Lawrence Butcher, web editor
Lawrence has been covering engineering subjects – with a focus on motorsport technology – since 2007 and has edited and contributed to a variety of international titles. Currently, he is responsible for content across UKI Media & Events' portfolio of websites while also writing for the company's print titles.
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A close friend continually asks me, "So, are you still running at those windmills?" shaking his head a bit at what he considers to be my Don Quixote-like quest.
The "windmills" are the U.S. education system. The perceived folly is my optimistic yet grounded belief that the system can change, good things are happening, and effective instructional systems (and even an appreciation of behavior analysis) ultimately will prevail.
In this era of federally mandated educational reform and concurrent state and local resistance to top-down government directives (in the U.S. at least, with efforts such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, the Common Core State Standards, standardized assessment), what fuels my current sense of hope? It is the surprising enthusiasm and support from school districts, states, and even federal education agencies for "competency-based" initiatives. Competency-based education (CBE) entails students' progression through their academic work toward proficiency and mastery—regardless of time, method, place, or pace of learning (U.S. Department of Education). It is also referred to as "proficiency-based," "performance-based," or "mastery-based" education, all terms very familiar to a behavioral audience.
Competency-based education (CBE) entails students' progression through their academic work toward proficiency and mastery—regardless of time, method, place, or pace of learning (U.S. Department of Education).
Learning outcomes emphasize both application and creation of knowledge, in conjunction with the development of college and work-ready skills.
In addition, CBE advocates often emphasize that instructional strategies, interventions, and reform efforts must be evidence-based to the fullest extent possible.
Inherent in the CBE aim of "learning held constant, while time varies" (Barr & Tagg, 1995, p. 19) is the notion that each learner demonstrates competency, regardless of the amount of time that demonstration may take.
Much work needs to be done in defining what constitutes a "competency," especially from a behavioral (functional) or even instructional perspective (If possible find a copy of Susan Meyer Markle's "How to Formulate Clear Objectives" for a truly useful tutorial on designing objectives and now, competencies). Often, large skill sets (now "standards") are broken down into competencies (ala a component composite analysis), which themselves may have sequential levels of mastery. Competencies often reinforce and build upon one another as learning progresses; the impact of increasing competencies is often synergistic–with the whole greater than the sum of the parts (as behavior analysts often engineer in their work in generativity).
All aspects of competency-based education stand to benefit from the findings and procedures of a science of behavior, and hence the impetus of this BATech SIG blog post. Behavioral "technology," in the parlance of Pennypacker and others, is ideally suited for informing and improving CBE systems. We've been figuring out the nuts and bolts of such a system for over 50 years. Our challenge is sharing these findings and the science with others, and learning to use the language of CBE to talk about what we do (in the vein suggested by Ogden Lindsley). This translation is not hard, and we can often find a willing listening audience, as I've learned in my own work with some of the 42 states considering or implementing various models of CBE.
As the movement towards systems of CBE grows, I believe digital and hardware technologies are essential in making CBE feasible, scalable, actionable, and transparent. Our behavioral technology of functional definitions of observable behavior can help clarify standards, develop competencies, formulate measurement structures, and inform implementation. Systems and tools are needed to help educators and learners keep track of where they are, their progression, what competencies are to be tackled next. Evidence-based curriculum and instructional strategies are needed to produce high rates of meaningful learning and move students towards meeting competencies. Programs and software that provide individualized instruction with built-in automatic assessment and data-based decision-making are essential in ensuring students receive timely, differentiated support based on their individual learning needs. Understanding and applying organizational behavior science and implementation science can help inform how well CBE components are being carried out and where change may be needed. Each of these areas is ripe for contributions by behavior analysts, efforts that the BA Tech SIG could encourage, support, and disseminate.
As the movement towards systems of CBE grows, I believe digital and hardware technologies are essential in making CBE feasible, scalable, actionable, and transparent. Our behavioral technology of functional definitions of observable behavior can help clarify standards, develop competencies, formulate measurement structures, and inform implementation.
A final word: The competency-based movement is not just for K-12 education–university and business and industry are embracing competencies as a way to arrange instruction, ensure learning, and demonstrate capacities. Behavior analytic professors, those of us teaching in higher education or running or consulting for companies would be well served to bring a behaviorally informed CBE model into their teaching and professional development (if they aren't already of course!).
Janet S. Twyman, Ph.D., BCBA, NYSLBA is a noted proponent of effective instruction and technology to produce individual and system change. She has been a preschool and elementary school teacher, a principal and administrator, and university professor. Dr. Twyman has presented nationally and internationally on technologies for diverse learners and settings, including at the United Nations. In 2007-08 she served as President of the Association for Behavior Analysis International and was named a Fellow in 2014. Formerly a Vice President at Headsprout, Dr. Twyman is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Univ. of Mass. Medical School/Shriver Center) and the Director of Innovation & Technology for the U.S. Dept. of Education's Center on Innovations in Learning. She has published and presented widely on evidence-based innovations in education and the systems that support them and was presented with the Wing Award for her work in Evidence-based Education in 2015.
Wow this is really interesting! I too have read the lines interested. The photos are impressive. I wonder if there's been any research on the effects of the resultant loss of air humidity.
Well said. Wishing there would be more such incisive commentary on CBE, esp. as Janet Twyman outlines it, as this is precisely where ed. reform needs to be heading. All the rest is tweaking an existing model that achieves something, but not something all that meaningful.


In Chapter 14 of 20 in her 2013 Capture Your Flag interview, health economist Clara Soh answers "How Have You Learned to Translate Complex Research into Easily Digestable Writing?" Soh shares how she has learned to translate what she does at work to the level of communication her audience prefers such as academic or legislative or journalistic. Early career experiences reading extensively while in the Peace Corps give Soh the appreciation for diversity she then hones in her health economist career. Clara Soh is a health economist and Senior Director of Policy and Research at a pharmaceutical trade organization in Washington, DC. Previously, Soh held senior roles at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR) and Health Policy Research Northwest (HPRN). Soh earned her Masters of Public Administration (MPA) in Policy Analysis and Healthcare Public Finance from the NYU Wagner School and a BS in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University.


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Статьи > Know > In Kyiv it was presented the book dedicated to the 25-th anniversary of Kazakhstan independence
In Kyiv it was presented the book dedicated to the 25-th anniversary of Kazakhstan independence
Автор: OUTLOOK 25.11.2016 | Kazakhstan
Before the national holiday, Day of the First President of Republic Kazakhstan, as well as in the frames of celebration of the 25-th anniversary of the Independence of Kazakhstan, in Kyiv in the National Academy of science of Ukraine there was a presentation of book 'Central Asian Pard'.
The book was published by the Embassy of Republic Kazakhstan to Ukraine and prepared by Ukrainian publicist, director of International Institute of Kazakhstan and Ukrainian relations Stepanenko N.I. The foreword to the stated book was written by the second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma.
The book 'Central Asian Pard' includes the main steps of development of the sovereign Kazakhstan, the strategies of its gradual growth consisting of economic modernization, creation of Kazakhstan society and the key foreign policy priorities.
Especial attention in the book is paid to the personality of the President of Republic Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev and his contribution in the development and deepening of Kazakstan and Ukrainian relations.
At the presentation there were the heads of diplomatic missions embedded in Ukraine, nation deputies of Verkhovna Rada, representatives of the Ministry of foreign affairs of Ukraine, academic and expert community of Ukraine, famous writers and mass media. Among them there were nation deputy of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine R. Demchak, Hero of Ukraine writer I. Drach, the first cosmonaut of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine L. Kadenyuk, vice president of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, academician A. Zagorodniy, and others.
In his speech the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic Kazakhstan to Ukraine Samat Ordabaev made an emphasis on the fact that in such a short time period on the historical measures the country under the guidance of its Leader, the President Nursultan Nazarbaev reached an overnight success in the arrangement of political and economic reformations, implementation of multifunctional foreign policy. He explained in details the main directions of the Plan of Nation of implementation of five institutional reformations 'One hundred exact steps' and program of infrastructural development 'Nurly Zhol'. The key interest of the audience was caused by the leading statements of the patriotic national project 'Mangilik el' spearheaded by the Head of Kazakhstan.
The head of diplomatic mission of Kazakhstan expressed the special gratitude to the Second President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma for his sincere and soul-gripping words about Kazakhstan and its Leader which were expressed in the foreword of the book.
Ukrainian academic and expert communities highly estimated the book 'Central Asian Pard' marking the success of Kazakhstan at the international arena as well as importance of deepening and maintaining friendship and collaboration of Kazakhstan with Ukraine.
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Famous Kazakh proverb says: "Art of a craftsman can only be told in gold and silver". Nevertheless, no matter how skillful hands of a creator are, in order to make a truly worthy thing it takes hard work, obstinacy, and, sure enough, courage to make a claim about yourself and about your talent.
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Theatre shows with visual effects that take audience to the beginning of world creation, and then return to our days. The music that fills in your heart and raises above the earth's vanity. Touring music celebrities from La Scala, San Carlo, the Mariinsky Theatre... We invite you to the left bank of the Ishim River, to the State Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Astana.
The youngest capital of the world. 20-year anniversary of Astana is celebrated in Kyiv
Built in the late 90's, Astana rightfully bears the title of modern miracle. A young city that has accepted the honorary title of the capital with pride and dignity carries this status. At the end of June, in Kiev, with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and personally Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Samat Ordabaev, an official reception was organized that was dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Astana.
Presentation of a book by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev "The Era of Independence" in Kyiv
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Ukraine Samat Ordabayev organized an event on the occasion of the presentation of the book of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev "The Era of Independence".
The Ambassador of Kazakhstan organized diplomatic reception in honor of Independence Day
In honor of the 26-th anniversary of Republic Kazakhstan, in Kyiv the reception was carried out. In honor of this event in Kazakhstan as well as all around the world the important official and celebration events are going, such as conferences, round tables, diplomatic receptions.
The Embassy of Kazakhstan to Ukraine organized a 'round table' dedicated to the 25-th anniversary of diplomatic relations
On the 27-th of September, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic Kazakhstan to Ukraine Samat Ordabaev organized a 'round table' in Kyiv. The event was dedicated to the 25-th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries. There were heads of diplomatic missions, people's deputies of Verkhovna Rada, executives of authorities of Ukraine, the representatives of creative and scientific regions, business communities, as mass media.
Ambassador of Kazakhstan Holds Reception in Honor of the National Day
In December 1991 law was adopted "On State Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan". This is how the country gained the status of an independent state, recognized by global community, for the first time. Traditionally, from that period on, in early winter National Day is celebrated annually.
International conference '25-th anniversary of Republic Kazakhstan Independence: Results, Achievements, Glance into future'
Kazakhstan is celebrating the 25-th anniversary of independence. During this time the country coped with a great deal of challenged with the dignity, and now it has something to share with others. On the 28-th of November it was the International conference '25-th anniversary of Republic Kazakhstan Independence: Results. Achievements. Glance into future'. The event evolved three main period of the history. Exactly, it showed why the experience of the past is important, how the nation in Kazakhstan is living at the moment and what tomorrow will bring us.
In Kyiv the business forum Ukraine-Kazakhstan was going
In the capital of Ukraine there was a trade mission of Kazakhstan producers organized by the National agency on export and investments 'KaznexInvest' of Ministry on investment and development of Kazakhstan Republic along with Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry under the auspices of the Embassy of Kazakhstan Republic to Ukraine.
Embassy of Kazakhstan Takes Part in Road Show for Tourists Community of Ukraine EXPO-2017
On April 27, 2016 at KZ ART ROOM Road Show of International specialized exhibition Astana EXPO-2017 took place, orchestrated with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ukraine. The event was attended by representatives of tourism business of Ukraine and Kazakhstan as well as representatives of the Embassy.
Almaty: Southern Capital of Kazakhstan
Today we suggest having a walk around one of the most amazing cities of Central Asia – around Almaty where perfect resort conditions meet comfort and development of a metropolis.
Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Ukraine Holds Diplomatic Reception in Honor of a National Holiday
Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ukraine orchestrated solemn diplomatic reception in the capital of Ukraine. The event was dedicated to a national Kazakh holiday – the Day of the First President that is annually celebrated on December 1 and Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN KAZAKHSTAN: ICBC AND FEZ KHORGOS
Under the auspices of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ukraine was organized visit of Ukrainian journalists to one of the largest cities of Kazakhstan - Almaty. The main purpose of the tour undertaken by representatives of mass media and diplomatic corps, was a visit to the Khorgos International Centre of Boundary Cooperation JSC located within the Almaty area.
KAZAKHSTAN AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE HELD A DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
On the eve of Independence Day of Kazakhstan its Embassy in Ukraine organized an official reception in Kyiv.
Kazakhstan's Antinuclear Initiatives
International conference dedicated to fight against nuclear weapons "25 Years of International Antinuclear Movement "Nevada – Semey". From National Tragedy to Pride of Nation" took place in Kazakhstan. The issue of damage that nuclear tests do to environment and health of humans gathered subject matter experts and international media representatives on the forum. Our Editor in Chief Ms. Darya Karyakina headed to Kazakhstan as a part of delegation of Ukraine to personally participate in this significant event. And today OUTLOOK dedicates its feature to this important issue for the whole humanity.

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Warning Stroud Green nursing home closure 'will kill' residents
Published: 5:43 PM August 4, 2017 Updated: 1:54 PM October 14, 2020
Haringey Council has been warned residents of Osborne Grove Nursing Home will die if the home is forced to close. Picture: James Morris - Credit: Archant
A proposal to close a nursing home could end up killing residents, a meeting has been told.
In March inspectors rated Osborne Grove Nursing Home inadequate after finding 16 out of 19 residents had not had a bath since the Care Quality Commission's last visit three months earlier.
Inspectors were also forced to ask staff to seek urgent treatment for a pensioner suffering severe constipation at the home.
Since the inspection Haringey Council – which runs the centre in Tollington Park – has proposed to close the home after receiving four enforcement warnings for breaching legal requirements and its own dissatisfaction over the pace of improvements, in spite of an overhaul of the management team.
Speaking at the first public consultation on the proposal agreed by Haringey in June, volunteer Lauritz Hansen Bay warned the council: "If you move residents from here the shock will kill them. How do you prevent that from happening?"
Acknowledging the council was aware of the risk, cabinet member for adult social care Cllr Bernice Vanier said: "The decision has not been arrived at easily. But standards have fallen. That is a tremendous concern."
Director for adult social services Beverley Tarka added: "We do not see the CQC rating as a death sentence."
Accusing the council of not taking responsibility for its failure to turn the home's fortunes around, Save Autism Services Haringey campaigner Mary Langan said an assurance Haringey wanted to see a care facility remain on the site was "not much of a guarantee."
Ms Langan then urged the council to reveal exactly where residents would be transferred to and be assured of safe, good quality care.
In response Cllr Vanier refused to accept the council had failed to take responsibility for failings at the home, which the CQC is expected to report on again in three weeks' time.
However, Ms Langan replied the closure proposal was tantamount to failure: "There's no precise information about where people will go. People moved in these circumstances will die. You can't get higher stakes than that."
The next consultation at the home is 5pm on September 7.


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Kepler's Supernova – Super Powerful?
When it comes to cataclysmic cosmic events, there are very few more powerful than a Type Ia supernova…one of nature's most powerful events.
Indeed, there very few more powerful instruments to study them with than the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. In this new image, Chandra was called upon to study a very famous mystery – Kepler's Supernova. The data comes from more than eight days of observing time and the x-rays are shown in five colors from lower to higher energies: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The information was then combined with optical images from the Digitized Sky Survey to provide field stars.
Does this new image show a powerful Type Ia supernova – one that's just a bit stronger than considered "normal"? Chandra and another optical telescope has been down this route before when studying another such remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud. While it is more distant the Kepler's Supernova and more difficult to study, the two telescope made use of their observations through a phenomenon known as light echoes – and Kepler's remnant is very different. Its debris field is being molded by its surroundings. In most cases, Type Ia supernova remnants are distributed very evenly, but the Kepler remnant is oddly shaped with an illuminated arc of X-ray emission along its northern flank. This means the expanding debris cloud from the stellar explosion is encountering gas and dust surrounding the expired star.
Astronomers have tried for many years to explain exactly what happened to create the Kepler supernova remnant and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is helping to solve the riddle. According to the new data, this supernova event may have happened at a greater distance than previously suggested and was much more powerful. It is the result of a white dwarf star gaining mass – either by pulling gas from a companion star or merging with another white dwarf. When this occurs, it becomes unstable and annihilates itself via a thermonuclear explosion. However, the bright arc is a complete mystery.
However, this explanation produces even more questions. The wind and bow shock model described above means the Kepler supernova remnant should be situated at a distance of more than 23,000 light years. In the second scenario, the gas housing the expanding remnant has a higher density than average, and the distance of the remnant from Earth is between about 16,000 and 20,000 light years. No matter which theory you choose, both give greater distances than the 13,00 light years as previously thought.
To further deepen the mystery, the X-ray spectrum shows a large amount of iron – an indicator the explosion was more powerful than an average Type Ia supernova. What could have caused this? Astronomers speculate that a small cavity must have cleared around the star before it exploded. If this is true, the hollow would have had to have been less than a tenth of the current remnant's size and caused by a fast, dense outflow from the progenitor star's surface before it exploded.
Don't you wonder what Kepler would have thought had he known as much in 1604 as we do now?!
Original Story Source: NASA / Chandra News Release.


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News24xx.com - The new aerial bomb named Drill is a signal of aggression from the Kremlin, writes of Daily Express.
The public believed that the presentation of an air bomb increasing the fears about the possible start of the third world war.
It is noted that information about the "Drill" appeared almost immediately after the poisoning of Sergei Skripal.
According to journalists, Russia is responsible for interference in the US election in 2016, cyber attacks and the war in Syria.
However, the publication calms readers by the fact that US President Donald Trump invited the head of the Russian state Vladimir Putin to visit the White House.
At the same time, in fact, for the first time, "Techmash" presented this development in 2015 at the "MAKS" aerospace show, and under the name "Drill" it became known at the forum "Army-2016".
Drill will replenish the arsenal of the Russian army in 2018.
The weight of the newest aerial bomb is about 540 kg, the length of the ammunition reaches three meters. It is assumed that the Drill will be discharged from high altitudes and from the stratosphere.
On the newest aerial bomb "Drill" it became known on March 31. It is planned that the fighter of the fifth generation Su-57 will carry the bomb, although it can be used from many types of aircraft.
The bomb makes it possible to strike at targets in the enemy's air defense zone. One Drill is capable of stopping a shooting battery or a tank column. The tests of Drill should be completed in 2018.


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A.	A "certificate" is a legal document issued by the Siting Board to an applicant if the Siting Board determines that the applicant's proposal to construct and operate a major electric generating facility satisfies the statutory standards set forth in Article 10 of the Public Service Law. The certificate authorizes the applicant to construct and operate the proposed facility. The certificate must be in the form of a written decision and opinion, must include explicit findings and determinations required by the statute, and must state the reasons of the Siting Board for the action taken.
A.	The Siting Board is a governmental entity of New York State organized within the New York State Department of Public Service. The Siting Board was established primarily to review applications and to issue or deny certificates authorizing the construction and operation of major electric generating facilities. When the Siting Board is reviewing an original application for a certificate, it consists of five permanent members and two ad hoc public members. The five permanent members of the Siting Board also have additional responsibilities to promulgate regulations for the implementation of Article 10, and they have jurisdiction with respect to the amendment, suspension or revocation of a certificate.
A.	The Siting Board must make explicit determinations that: (a) the facility is a beneficial addition to or substitution for the electric generation capacity of the state; (b) the construction and operation of the facility will serve the public interest; (c) the adverse environmental effects of the construction and operation of the facility will be minimized or avoided to the maximum extent practicable; (d) if the board finds that the facility results in or contributes to a significant and adverse disproportionate environmental impact in the community in which the facility would be located, the applicant will avoid, offset or minimize the impacts caused by the facility upon the local community for the duration that the certificate is issued to the maximum extent practicable using verifiable measures; (e) the facility is designed to operate in compliance with applicable state and local laws and regulations issued thereunder concerning, among other matters, the environment, public health and safety, all of which shall be binding upon the applicant, except that the Siting Board may elect not to apply, in whole or in part, any local ordinance, law, resolution or other action or any regulation issued thereunder or any local standard or requirement, including, but not limited to, those relating to the interconnection to and use of water, electric, sewer, telecommunication, fuel and steam lines in public rights of way, which would be otherwise applicable if it finds that, as applied to the proposed facility, such is unreasonably burdensome in view of the existing technology or the needs of or costs to ratepayers whether located inside or outside of such municipality. The Siting Board shall provide the municipality an opportunity to present evidence in support of such ordinance, law, resolution, regulation or other local action issued thereunder.


A fashion show and tombola is to be held on Friday 7 December at Cheers Bar Restaurant in Eagles Nest, doors open from 12.30. On arrival you will receive a glass of Bucks Fizz and a Tombola ticket for 2.00 euro. The Fashion show will take place 13.00-14.00 with sales from 14.00-15.00.
There will be new, nearly new and handmade clothes, there will also be a stall with handbags, jewellery, shoes……..either to match your outfit or for a nice Christmas present.
All of the money raised is for the animals at Finca Villamartin, supported by non-profit Happy Animales Orihuela, the founder of which is Mona Nowak.
At Finca Villamartin there are currently 18 horses, 4 ponies, 8 goats, 5 pigs, 13 gees, Daisy and Donald Duck, 2 ferrets, 4 Peacocks and about 20 cats.
The volunteers are working hard to give these animals a 2nd chance in life, after they were either mistreated or abandoned.
As a special offer that day, soup and a sandwich will be available for 4.00 euros, the normal menu is also available.
Come along, have a great afternoon, and let your heart speak on behalf of the animals.
If you can't come to the event, you can come to our Christmas party on Saturday 15/12 at Finca Villamartin.


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No. 3 UNC women's lacrosse earns revenge, dominates No. 4 James Madison, 18-7
Katie Hoeg (8) celebrates a goal against no. 1 Maryland on Saturday, Feb. 24.
Lexi Baird
BY Sam Jarden
The No. 3 UNC women's lacrosse team kicked off its season with a huge statement win as it demolished the reigning national champions, No. 4 James Madison, 18-7, on a chilly afternoon in Kenan Stadium.
After being knocked out by JMU in last year's Final Four, UNC came out playing like a team motivated by the opportunity for revenge. The team got off to a blazing start, with sophomore Ally Mastroianni putting the Tar Heels in front less than a minute into the game. Sophomore Jamie Ortega then scored back-to-back goals within 33 seconds before first-year Tayler Warehime made it 4-0.
The Dukes pulled one back a little under 10 minutes in, but Ortega completed her hat trick on a free position shot to stretch the lead back to four about halfway through the period.
After JMU scored a second goal, UNC scored three straight courtesy of two from Katie Hoeg and another from Warehime to make the score 8-2. Midfielder Scottie Rose Growney added another goal in the closing minutes of the half to send the home team to the locker room with a dominant 9-3 lead.
Midfielder Kara Klages fired one home less than a minute into the second half to keep the pressure on, before Warehime completed her hat trick several minutes later to make it 11-3.
The dominance just wouldn't stop, though, with sophomore attacker Taylor McDaniels getting on the scoreboard for the Tar Heels 24 seconds later.
JMU scored a little over 10 minutes into the second half, but the lead was quickly back at nine after first-year Elizabeth Hillman scored from close range for North Carolina.
After JMU scored twice in two minutes, Ortega got her fourth goal on an assist from Hoeg. It was Hoeg's sixth assist of the game, and she added to that tally by picking up a third goal in the final minutes.
Warehime picked up her fourth goal and Ortega snagged a fifth in the final few minutes, while senior Gianna Bowe also got on the scoreboard as the Tar Heels cruised to a comfortable 18-7 win.
Who stood out?
It's hard to pick just one player that stole the show, but Hoeg's performance was tremendous. The junior attacker from Mattituck, N.Y. was all over the place, netting a hat trick and setting up six goals for her teammates.
"Katie is just a team player," UNC head coach Jenny Levy said after the game. "She steps up when she needs to make the play, but she prefers to feed the ball, although she can dodge. She'll do whatever's asked of her. She can play anywhere on our field offensively, and she's just solid."
Ortega was also unstoppable on offense, notching five goals and an assist, while Warehime scored four in her college debut.
"It felt really great," Warehime said. "This has always been my dream, to play in a Carolina uniform and today was probably one of the days I've been waiting for almost my whole entire life, so it was a dream come true."
When was it decided?
UNC came out extremely hot and never looked back. The result really never seemed in doubt after an early four-goal flurry gave the Tar Heels a lead they would never relinquish.
The only momentum JMU ever seemed to have came in the second half when they scored twice during a UNC penalty, but by that point the game was already far out of their reach.
Going up against the reigning national champions in their season opener was predicted to be an extremely tough test for the Tar Heels, but they passed with flying colors. The blowout win will send a message to the rest of the country that this North Carolina team is not one to be underestimated.
"It's just one game," Ortega said. "It's awesome, it's a great feeling to celebrate today, but tomorrow it's about High Point next."
When do they play next?
UNC takes on High Point in its next game on Friday, Feb. 15th in Chapel Hill.
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I demonstrated a hummus similar to this at the WTHR Health & Fitness Expo a few weeks ago. There were 75 people in the crowd! …the audience was filled, and people were even standing around. I take it so seriously to be able to speak to precious people. I feel like there is so much noise in our world today, so, if someone blesses me with their "ears" I want to deliver a message that matters. It was special to see so many people interested in treating their temple better. I was honored to be a spokesperson for Lilly for Better Health.
I love to eat hummus with English (sometimes called Hothouse) cucumbers sliced on the bias so they make a more dippable "chip". They are refreshing, crunchy, and delicious. Hummus is also great with carrots, sliced bell peppers, and cauliflower. You can use it as a spread, a dressing, a sauce for another dish. I will try to post some of those for you!
Do you like hummus? It can be expensive to purchase in-store, and it's SO easy to make! This recipe can be doubled easily. I would love to connect with you on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest too!
1. In a blender or food processor, combine the garlic, olive oil, sesame seeds, tahini, lemon juice, salt, and chickpeas. Blend, then slowly steam in reserved chickpea liquid until hummus reaches desired consistency.
2. Scoop the mixture to a bowl. Sprinkle on parsley and serve. Hummus will keep in the refrigerator in a sealed container for 4 days. Enjoy!
Instead of the liquid from the chickpeas I use about 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt. It is super creamy, tasty, and bumps the protein up a tad. Thanks for the recipe! Very tasty!!
Elizabeth, what a great way to change it!!!! Love that idea. So happy you enjoyed it!


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A passerby named Simon, who was from Cyrene, was coming in from the countryside just then, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus' cross. (Simon was the father of Alexander and Rufus.) 22 And they brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha (which means "Place of the Skull"). 23 They offered him wine drugged with myrrh, but he refused it. 24 Then the soldiers nailed him to the cross. They divided his clothes and threw dice to decide who would get each piece. 25 It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26 A sign announced the charge against him. It read, "The King of the Jews." 27 Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 29 The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. "Ha! Look at you now!" they yelled at him. "You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days. 30 Well then, save yourself and come down from the cross!" 31 The leading priests and teachers of religious law also mocked Jesus. "He saved others," they scoffed, "but he can't save himself! 32 Let this Messiah, this King of Israel, come down from the cross so we can see it and believe him!" Even the men who were crucified with Jesus ridiculed him.
33 At noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. 34 Then at three o'clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" 35 Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for the prophet Elijah. 36 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. "Wait!" he said. "Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down!" 37 Then Jesus uttered another loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 When the Roman officer who stood facing him saw how he had died, he exclaimed, "This man truly was the Son of God!" 40 Some women were there, watching from a distance, including Mary Magdalene, Mary (the mother of James the younger and of Joseph), and Salome. 41 They had been followers of Jesus and had cared for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come with him to Jerusalem were also there.
About today's contributor: Steve is an attorney. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.
Everyone wants Jesus to come down from the cross thinking that would somehow prove he is the Messiah. That's the very thing in Scorsese's film that was so controversial - Jesus came down from the cross. Everyone knows that film departs from the narrative. But I never fully registered that in the text, coming down from the cross was believed to be necessary for the Messiah.
Jesus only comes down from the cross as a corpse. He died quickly. His revolutionary flame extinguished. Somehow, his death proved that he was the Messiah to a nameless Roman officer. The text doesn't explain why . . . For everyone else, they likely thought that the crucifixion proved that Jesus was no Messiah. It's amazing that anyone stuck around to help bury the body.
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Very early in the morning the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law—the entire high council—met to discuss their next step. They bound Jesus, led him away, and took him to Pilate, the Roman governor. 2 Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "You have said it." 3 Then the leading priests kept accusing him of many crimes, 4 and Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer them? What about all these charges they are bringing against you?" 5 But Jesus said nothing, much to Pilate's surprise. 6 Now it was the governor's custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner—anyone the people requested. 7 One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising. 8 The crowd went to Pilate and asked him to release a prisoner as usual. 9 "Would you like me to release to you this 'King of the Jews'?" Pilate asked. 10 (For he realized by now that the leading priests had arrested Jesus out of envy.) 11 But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus. 12 Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with this man you call the king of the Jews?" 13 They shouted back, "Crucify him!" 14 "Why?" Pilate demanded. "What crime has he committed?" But the mob roared even louder, "Crucify him!" 15 So to pacify the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
About today's contributor . . . Elmie is originally from the Ukraine. She loves to travel and lives in Brooklyn with her husband, daughter and cat.
This is the saddest moment in the entire book of Mark for me because the very people - the Jews - who Jesus taught and healed, now turned against him. But when I set my emotions aside, I am mostly surprised by how reluctant Pilate was to prosecute Jesus. If you think about it, here was the Messiah, the King of Jews who Romans assumed would challenge their dominion over Jews, this rebel standing before Pilate. And Pilate seems to be kinder to him than the Jewish religious leaders. It makes me think that sadly sometimes a non-Christian and non-religious person can act in a more "godly", more loving way than Christians who are convinced that they are doing the right thing. I am asking myself, how often do I feel so strongly about "being right" that I might hurt relationships in my life.
What did you think about this passage? Can you relate?
They took Jesus to the high priest's home where the leading priests, the elders, and the teachers of religious law had gathered. 54 Meanwhile, Peter followed him at a distance and went right into the high priest's courtyard. There he sat with the guards, warming himself by the fire. 55 Inside, the leading priests and the entire high council were trying to find evidence against Jesus, so they could put him to death. . .
28 But after I am raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there." 29 Peter said to him, "Even if everyone else deserts you, I never will." 30 Jesus replied . . .
He continued, "A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed. 13 And everyone will hate you because you are my followers. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.


"Your idea is good, but we don't think that it will be very successful, so we would not advise that you start up a company." This was the message that two PhD students at DTU Nanotech Theodor Nielsen and Brian Bilenberg received from an advisor in 2006.
They had, however, received positive feedback at several competitions for their business concept, which is based on an invention Theodor made together with two DTU professors. And the negative message did not dampen Theodor's spirits; on the contrary, it lit a fire in him.
"Our technology will soon be a part of much of the high-tech equipment we all use. Over the next five years, we will grow to more than 100 employees and have a global presence," says Theodor Nielsen.
It all began at DTU.
"Our technology will soon be a part of much of the high-tech equipment we all use. Over the next five years, we will grow to more than 100 employees and have a global presence."
Along with professors Anders Kristensen and Ole Hansen, Theodor Nielsen invented a new method for easily and accurately imprinting nanostructures on a surface, typically silicon or glass; so-called nanoimprint lithography (NIL), from which the name, NIL Technology, was formed.
The technology is relevant in the production of various high-tech components within optics, biotechnology, and sensors. One application for nanostructures is making the lenses of, e.g., mobile phones smaller than they are today.
DTU patented the idea, and Theodor Nielsen—who had been keen to create jobs and growth throughout his studies—formed a business plan together with Brian Bilenberg and a couple of other students from DTU on the basis of the patent.
The project won second place in the entrepreneurship competition Venture Cup. They attracted quite a bit of interest, and after a while the students began to see it as more than just a good idea, even though some advisers thought it would be difficult to turn it into a profitable business.
"It was a very new field, and many people didn't understand it. You could argue that the advisor was right, if by a profitable business he meant that the company should be able to be sold for millions within five to seven years, which is the typical investment horizon of many venture companies. Seen through that perspective, we are not exactly a success. But in the course of 12 years, we have managed to take a very advanced technology, make it applicable, and create a business with a turnover of between DKK 20 and 30 million per year. We have built an incredible base of knowledge and created a considerable customer base. So far, we have sold our technology to companies that have used it for the development of their products. Their development has succeeded, and we are now on the verge of a real commercial breakthrough, because products with nanoimprint made using our technology are on their way to the market and will available for purchase to consumers within about two years," says Theodor Nielsen.
Close-up of the nanostructure in the surface of a silicon wafer. The nanostructures are produced with a stamp used in a production method called nanoimprint lithography. A possible application of nano structures is to make camera linses smaller. Photo: Bax Lindhardt.
The company has certainly not been idle during its 12 years. NIL Technology has an ongoing process of researching and developing projects—including with DTU—and recently bought another patent based on a collaboration between Theodor Nielsen and professor Anders Kristensen.
In 2009, they had an idea for how nanoimprint technology could also be used to nanostructure moulds for injection casting plastic.
With their technique, you can give the plastic different properties already in the casting phase, like making it water repellent colouring it—without using dyes. And thus, the market for NIL Technology increased considerably.
Some of the largest and well-known high-tech companies in the world are among NIL Technology's client base. Theodor Nielsen can say that much, but for business reasons he cannot mention their names.
"We are helping develop the products that we will all be using for many years to come. And that is really exciting from both a commercial and an engineering point of view: What we create is actually being used," he says.
"DTU is deeply rooted in our DNA. The company is based on an idea that was created at DTU, and is a direct result of the university's establishment of the clean room Danchip and their willingness to bet on research in nanotechnology.
The access to silicium processing in DTU Danchip is very important to our business.
The university is still our most important partner, we have offices here, we develop new technology with researchers at DTU Nanotech, and we rent DTU Danchip. We are simply DTU students at heart, mind, and emotion.
12 years ago, Theodor Nielsen—then a PhD student at DTU—and two professors came up with a method for imprinting nanostructures on a surface.
Using nanoimprint lithography, you can imprint nanostructures on surfaces made of glass or silicon.
One application for nanostructures is making the lenses of, e.g., mobile phones smaller than they are today.


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Naked. Wet. Dirty….Time To #GetScorched ~ New Releases!
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Naked. Wet. Dirty…Scorched.
Introducing Scorched, Entangled Publishing's Erotic Romance Imprint! Grab your copies and get under the covers today!
People say I'm shameless. They're right.
I like my work dirty and my sex even dirtier. It takes a hell of a lot to tilt my moral compass, and dancing as a private stripper for horny suburbanites doesn't even register. Neither does hooking up with them afterward whenever the mood strikes—it's one of the bennies of the job—but it's always a one-and-done. I don't do repeat performances. Ever.
Until I meet the one girl in all of Chicago not interested in dry humping my junk. She's all I can think about, and that's a problem, because I made sure she wants nothing to do with me. But I've seen her deepest secrets, her darkest fantasies, and they match mine to a fucking T.
I want her. Bad.
Now I need to show her how good it can feel…to be shameless.
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I'm indecisive when it comes to my shoes. Choosing a werewolf mate who'll be with me until I croak? Pardon me while I take some time to think on it. But a steamy encounter before the final ceremony changes everything.
Reaper, the Omega's eldest grandson, is fiercely loyal, scorching hot, and built for pleasure. He brings down my defenses, and before I know what's happening, I succumb to the heat in his touch and the skill of his mouth. I've only just met him, but I need him like no other.
As part of my pack duties, I must parade in front of the Alpha, who has first choice of the pre-shifters. Rumors of his dark desires run deep, and I've always been intrigued. But the forbidden passion blazing between Reaper and me is too primal to deny. By pack law, Reaper can't have me until the Alpha makes his choice…but Reaper's never been one to follow the rules.
When he wins a sexy bet, billionaire Linc Blair can't wait to get Lauren Neill naked. He's never gone for her type in the past, and he's pretty certain it has more to do with her buttoned-up hotness than the nagging sense that something is missing from his life. But when he gets a glimpse of the vulnerable woman beneath the conservative, yet oh-so-sexy clothes, it's a game changer.
Lauren can't believe she's spending a few days with one of sexiest, and most annoying men she's ever met. But she can't deny the chemistry between them, and for once in her life she's letting down her guard so she can explore a different side of herself. The side only Linc brings out in her.
Taking it slow, he unleashes her sexuality and it quickly occurs to him that what started out as a bet for him has become something more. With their weekend nearly over, and her ex showing interest in this new confident version of Lauren, Linc will have to risk it all if he wants to win the game of love.
Rion Ward fought hard to be free of the Irish mob life. Now, as the co-owner of Boston's hottest aphrodisiac club, he's traded crime for the ultimate sexual fantasy. But when the "good girl" from his past walks through Lick's doors, he discovers that his unconsummated hunger for her never abated.
Widowed for two years from a man who felt that anything besides the missionary position was dirty, Harper Shaw is ready to move on. The first step to feeling alive again is sex. Hot, dirty, black-out-from-orgasm sex. And who better to provide it than the brooding, sexy, tatted bad boy-turned-man she's known for years?
Rion, however, has one stipulation: He'll be hers only for one night. One night to explore her every fantasy. One night to push her limits. One night to introduce her to a passion that makes both doubt if it will be enough…
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Tread Orthopaedics is a community based, eco-conscious pedorthic practice that offers treatments both in-house and on the road. We will go the extra mile for you.
Initial assessments last approximately one hour. We hope clients will leave us not only with less pain, but with greater knowledge to enhance treatment outcomes outside the clinic walls.
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* Tread Orthopaedics uses non-weightbearing Plaster of Paris casting procedure.
There is something to be said about a custom, hand made product in an age of mass production. At Tread Orthopaedics, our foot orthoses are hand-crafted and individual shaped pass by pass. Due to the custom nature of this product, production time varies from 2-3 weeks.
During this time, clinician Zachary Quesnelle is personally hand-crafting your device from raw materials. Using quality grade orthopaedic materials, our hand-crafted foot orthoses are built to exceed expectations. No device is the same, nor should it be.
We offer a range of 6 unique device styles depending on the client's footwear and pathology(s). All modifications and adjustments to foot orthoses are free of charge for the life of the device. We stand by our product.
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Historically speaking, compression stockings, leggings and sleeves were used in instances of vascular insufficiency, lower leg soreness and fatigue in older populations. However, recent research has discovered graduated compression is correlated with reduced leg fatigue across a wide spectrum of society. From business to athletics, compression therapy can be a useful treatment strategy across a variety of circumstances and ages.
We are certified in the measurement and fitting of medical grade compression garments. Standard product wait times range from one to two weeks, as compression garments are custom ordered. Tread Orthopaedics offers products from Bauerfiend and Sigvaris.
Canadian Certified Pedorthists are educated to view the body from the ground up, believing that the foot is a foundation to all other bodily movements. This highlights the importance that footwear can play in everyday life. A vast majority of society believes foot pain can only be treated by orthotics . This is not the case. We believe that both foot orthoses and footwear equally make up 99% of a treatment plan.
"A good orthotic is only as good as the shoe it is placed in"
At this time, Tread Orthopaedics is a small business. We currently do not stock footwear, but we are able to special order from select companies should an abnormal shoe length or width be needed. Companies we deal with directly include Brooks, New Balance, Naot, Asics, Lowa, Aetrex, JB. Goodhue and Pedowell.
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There's a NEW trailer for Netflix's "The Crown," and just let us watch this show already!
Trilby Beresford
Everything on Netflix is usually worth getting excited about, but shows that boast legit royal treatment are extra-special. Vulture just let us know that there's a new trailer for The Crown, which follows the journey of a young Queen Elizabeth II (played by Claire Foy) — and we are losing our minds right now!
Seriously, our obsession began after laying eyes on the previous trailer and the amazing costume presentation that drew inspiration from the real Queen's actual fashion, so we're absolutely ready to place our butts firmly on the couch for this series. Given the fact that the creator, Peter Morgan, wrote The Queen and was nominated for an Academy Award for it, we're in very good hands.
As you'll see, the latest trailer gives us more of a glimpse into the immense pressures the Queen faced during an intense political time, and the tension between herself and Winston Churchill — played by the incredibly expressive John Lithgow.
Ready for this?
As well as offering serious conflict, the show looks visually stunning and well-designed. Fans of shows like Downton Abbey will probably eat this up, and rightfully so.
If you've got plans on Friday, November 4th…cancel them!
Or find a way to incorporate The Crown, because this royal fix is set to make a massive splash.
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A Signal 99, or request for officer assistance, was issued at a Dayton park on Wesleyan Road Saturday night.
The request, which was issued around 11 p.m., was canceled a few minutes later, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center.
At least one person was detained.
The Signal 99 was issued by Five Rivers MetroParks.
It was not clear why officer assistance was requested.
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IBM and Avaloq, a leading global provider of software as a service (SaaS) and business process as a service (BPaaS) solutions to banks and wealth managers, today announced an agreement to jointly build a private "Swiss Banking Cloud" and to transform Avaloq's IT service delivery model leveraging IBM's Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering.
Under the long-term agreement, IBM will provide to Avaloq private cloud infrastructure services in Switzerland as well as access to its global cloud resources and capabilities as part of a hybrid cloud environment. As part of the agreement, the Avaloq employees currently operating Avaloq's data centers in Zurich and Lugano will join IBM in the existing locations. The private cloud infrastructure and the new operating model will be fully compliant with the Swiss legal & regulatory requirements applicable to banks and leveraging IBM's global best practices.
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It is the intention of both parties to extend the cloud-based transformation of IT infrastructure and operations also to other regions and parts of the Avaloq group in the near future.


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Recently I've been reading more and more of Policy Options. I'm not a reading every issue (although I'm not trying to) but I am enjoying much of what I do get through.
Going way back to the February issue there was an article by Robin Sears entitled "Canada in North America: From Political Sovereignty to Economic Integration." The piece was a hard assessment about the limits of Canadian sovereignty and economic independence in light of our geographical position next to the United States. He notes that our position is one where we must work with our American cousins and try to gain as much influence as possible – a bold statement these days – but one that remains true. Perhaps no more so today. When things are at their worst (and I'll admit, they are) that's precisely when we need a map for a better path. As Sears points out…:
Imagine the vision, the courage and imagination that it took in the harsh winter of European famine of 1947-48 for two powerless French statesmen to sit in a Paris café and begin to plan for a united Europe! …They reflected grimly on "the success of the victorious Allied powers" in Europe.
The continent was being savaged by Soviet armies in the east and staggered under starvation in the west. The only European unity any rational person could foresee was a shared visceral hatred of Germany and everything it had stood for. The miracle that was the Marshall Plan was still in the future. Germany was a decade away from its economic leap forward. England, torn by its loss of empire, with its special relationship with the United States and its eternal ambivalence about Europe, was unreliable.
The simple fact is, we are stuck on this north american rock with the a powerful neighbor who knows little about us, and cares less and less every day. The only thing that will be worse is when they suddenly do care about us – like our border after 9/11. Sears' is at pains to find ways to foster political structures to promote cooperation between Canada and the United States and he's right. We need them. Those who wish to die at the altar of sovereignty, preserving it absolutely at no matter what cost, will find that they have significantly less influence, not only abroad, but at home as well. Worse, sovereignty is usually not what they care about. In perhaps the pieces most biting line, Sears points out:
"Canadian nationalists trying to ring-fence our sovereignty are engaged in an especially ironic struggle, given their citizenship in the nation that invented the modern, more supple form of sovereignty: federalism. Those who are most determined to draw deeper lines in the ongoing crusade against American encroachment on our national sovereignty are often the strongest advocates of Canada's leadership in the development of global governance through multilateral institutions. The contradiction reveals less about their convictions about sovereignty than about their plain vanilla anti-Americanism."
The piece is interesting and worth reading on its own merits. But what makes it still more compelling is its author. So who is this man? Excellent question. First, despite the article's bent, analysis and conclusion, he's not a Conservative. No, for the uninitiated (like me) Robin Sears was the national campaign director of the NDP during the Broadbent years and served as Bob Rae's chief of staff when he was premier. He was also Deputy Secretary General of the Socialist International. For those on the left whose only prescription to our geographic conundrum is to seal the border and throw away the key (a proposition that would see no end of pain for the Canadian economy) it is interesting to find those, on the same side of the spectrum, who disagree. I hope we see more of them… frankly the debate needs their perspective.
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Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids and locusts: Order Orthoptera
David Britton
Grasshopper (Order Orthoptera) Image: Andrew Howells
Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets and katydids belong to a group of insects known as orthopterans (meaning 'straight wings').
Many invertebrates, such as these grasshoppers, are found nowhere else but in Australia's harsh interior. Image: M Bulbert
Most people have encountered grasshoppers at some time and seen them hop away or leap into a short low flight. Similarly, most of us have heard the sound of crickets at night as the males call out for mates. Grasshoppers and crickets are related and together with the katydids and locusts, make up the Order Orthoptera (meaning 'straight wings').
One of the most recognisable features of this group is their ability to produce sounds by rubbing together certain parts of their body. This is known as stridulation. Usually only the males sing to attract females but, in a few species, the female also produces sound.
Grasshoppers and locusts have a row of pegs like a comb on their back legs. They scrape these pegs against the hard edges of the front wings to make sounds. Crickets and katydids produce sounds by rubbing their wings together. In order to hear these sounds, orthopterans have a tympanum (ear) on each front leg, just below the knee.
There are about 3,000 species of orthopterans in Australia and they have the following features:
powerful hind legs for jumping
metamorphosis from wingless nymph to winged adult
ability to produce sounds
antennae that may be long and thin, or short depending on the species
chewing mouthparts (most species are vegetarian but a few crickets feed on other insects).
Members of the Orthoptera are usually large bodied insects with the enlarged rear legs adapted for jumping. The rear legs often face backward alongside the body in preparation for a leaping escape from a predator, though some groups have lost the capacity for jumping. Many Orthoptera produce sounds, usually made by males to attract females, by rubbing their forewings together. These sounds can also be made by rubbing their legs against the body or the wings, or by grinding their mandibles (jaws).
The suborder Ensifera, which contains the true crickets, mole crickets, king crickets and katydids, can usually be recognised by the long antennae that may be several times the length of the body. Locusts and short-horned grasshoppers belong in the other suborder, Caelifera, and have shorter and more robust antennae.
Habitat and Biology
Members of the Order Orthoptera display a wide range of food preferences, habitat types, reproductive strategies and behaviours.
Many crickets live in burrows during the day. Raspy crickets (Family Gryllacrididae) construct shelters with material bound together by silk or maintain silk-lined burrows. These crickets often leave their shelters at night to forage. During the day they seal the entrance shut with silk to avoid desiccation (drying out). True crickets (Family Gryllidae) may live in burrows, crevices in the soil, in logs or under leaf litter.
Katydids and tree crickets all belong to the family Tettigoniidae. The family is very large, containing approximately 1000 described species in Australia, with many more undescribed. Its members display a variety of habitat and dietary preferences. Katydids feed on pollen and nectar, vegetation, insects and invertebrates. The family is found throughout Australia.
Locusts and grasshoppers (Suborder Caelifera, Family Acrididae) are very common insects. However, locusts behave differently depending on their numbers. When numbers are low they act as individuals, in the same way as grasshoppers. But when large numbers are present they behave as a group or swarm, causing plagues.
Locusts such as the Australian Plague Locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), the Spur-throated Locust (Austracris guttulosa) and the Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria migratoriodes) can form plagues that cause massive damage to agricultural crops. Locust plagues usually occur when the right rainfall conditions enable several generations to reproduce in large numbers. The Australian Plague Locust Commission conducts regular surveys and research to combat the outbreak of plagues.
Both locusts and grasshoppers feed on mainly grasses, but many other plants are also eaten. Both are eaten by a wide variety of animals and parasitised by mites, worms and other insects such as the wasps of the genus Scelio, which parasitise the eggs. In some parts of the world locusts are eaten by people.
Mole Crickets (Family Gryllotalpidae) are common in well-watered urban parks and gardens. Using their large forelegs, male mole crickets dig specially constructed burrows which act as amplifying 'horns'. These flightless males can be heard at dusk during the warmer months making a very loud, continuous call using their modified wings. The calls help the flying females locate the males for mating. Mole crickets are the only crickets where the females can also call (but not as loudly as the males).
Sand Gropers (Family Cylindrachetidae) are large burrowing orthopterans, mostly found in Western Australia. One species is an occasional pest of wheat crops. Both sexes are wingless and rarely emerge above ground.
The Dingo or Cooloola Monsters (Family Cooloolidae) are an endemic Australian family found in the sandy coastal parts of Queensland (the first specimens were found around Cooloola). They are burrowing insects that cannot fly. They have been called 'monsters' because of their large robust bodies and strongly clawed forelegs. Only three species have been described so far, as they are rarely found.
For enquiries relating to these insects in the Australian Museum collection please contact the Collection Manager
Rentz, D. 1996. Grasshopper Country. UNSW Press: Sydney
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