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Author: Dan Heldman
Law 11 - Offside
Coming from an Offside Position
Posted on January 13, 2017 January 13, 2017 by Dan Heldman
Shane Wallace, a parent from Tomball TX, asks:
Can a player who is passively offside come back onside to receive a pass? During our game, our forwards were checking to an offside position and then running back to an onside position to receive a pass. The ref on the field was calling them off side. When they had received/touched the ball, they were in an onside position. What is the correct ruling here?
It caused a big uproar because the opposing team was doing it and the ref was not calling it.
Let's deal with the easiest issue first … the last statement. If the referee was making calls on exactly the same situation one way for one team but a different way for the opposing team, then this is clearly incorrect. However, there is no way that we can comment on things we haven't ourselves seen.
Now, as for the core issue, the referee was entirely correct to call an offside violation under the circumstance which you described. Issues related to Law 11 (Offside) are the 5th largest category of questions on this site and at the heart of many of them is the situation you have described. Spectators are often confused by this element of Law 11 because the term "offside position" appears to refer to a place on the field. It doesn't. It refers instead to a "flag" which is set to "offside position" whenever an attacker, at the moment the ball is touched/played by a teammate, is ahead of the ball, the midfield line, and the second-to-last-defender. Once "flagged" for an offside position, the attacker cannot get rid of this until one of three things happens — the ball is again touched/played by a teammate and the attacker no longer meets the three criteria, the ball is deliberately played by an opponent, or the referee stops play (e.g., the ball leaves the field in favor of the defending team, there is an injury, a foul is committed, etc.).
In short, once in an offside position, an attacker is still in an offside position from that moment forward no matter where his teammates move, no matter where the defenders move, and no matter where the ball moves! And this is exactly what you described. Your player was in an offside position at one point and then moved to a different place on the field where he may have looked like he was in an onside position, but he wasn't, he was still in an offside position because he "carried" it with him. This is often referred to as "coming from an offside position" and is matched by its exact opposite — "coming from an onside position" which refers to an attacker who makes contact with the ball in an apparent offside position but remains onside (and shouldn't be called for a violation) because he was in an onside position when his teammate last played/touched the ball.
By the way, the term "passive offside" is no longer used precisely because it muddies the water. The offside position is neither passive nor active and, by definition, the offside violation is always "active."…
Law 12 - Fouls & Misconduct
Throwing things
From a referee in Romania:
LOG USSF edition 2015/2016 writes at page no. 128: "If a player standing inside the field of play throws an object at any person standing outside the field of play, the referee restarts play with an indirect free kick from the position of the ball when play was stopped (see Law 13 – Position of free kick)." This situation is not presented expressly in the LOG 2016/2017. How should we handle a situation in which, for example, the goalkeeper aggressively throws the ball at a person off the field of play?
It's always difficult to figure out what to do when there is no explicit guidance. The best approach is to continue doing what the Law has said in the past because the prior guidance has not been specifically modified or rejected. So, in short, continue following the prescribed restart: an indirect free kick where the ball was when play was stopped. However, that said, your question also raises two issues that we might usefully address. First, why is it an indirect free kick? Second, what does "where the ball was" mean in practice?
Although we use an indirect free kick because this is what the Law says (or said last year, as well as for many years before), it often helps to know the reason. The Law involving thrown objects generally is based on the notion that, whenever anything is thrown, the object becomes an extension of the hand. For example, if a player throws a rock at an opponent during play, this is considered a form of "striking" with the rock simply standing in for the fist. Aside from the misconduct, where is the restart for this striking? It is where the target was struck (or where the target ducked and avoided being actually hit). It is as though the player had run up to that opponent and swung his fist. Where the target is off the field, then, the thrown object leaving the field means that the thrower, in effect, left the field (there is, of course, still misconduct). What is the restart if you stop play for a player who has illegally left the field? An indirect free kick!
Now, as to the issue of the location of the restart, we come to a problem. Wherever in the law an indirect free kick is specified as the restart and the location is not the usual "location of the offense," the alternate location is "where the ball was when play was stopped." (See, for example, the restart specified in Law 4 for a player re-entering the field without permission after being ordered off to correct or change equipment). In all such cases, the location of the ball at the time of stoppage is easily determined because the ball has remained on the field. This is true even in the case of a thrown object where the object is not the ball, but it is not true when the object is the ball and the ball has been thrown at something off the field. Moreover, when has play actually been stopped? Most people assume that this occurs only upon hearing a whistle but, actually, it is when the referee has decided to stop play. In practice, though, by the time the dust settles, two things are locked in everyone's mind — play is stopped and the ball is off the field. Since we do not restart play from off the field, we have to come up with something else — something consistent with the spirit of the Law. Two location possibilities come to mind. One is where the ball was last on the field when all this started and that would be where the thrown ball crossed the field's boundary line. The other is where the goalkeeper was when he or she launched the throw. Either is supportable but, for various reasons, we would recommend defining "where the ball was" based on the position of the goalkeeper (it is probably the quickest to determine and the easiest to sell).…


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Ana Maria Arce has worked in communications throughout her professional life for companies with operations in Central America and the Caribbean.
She has more than 12 years of experience in public relations, corporate social responsibility (CSR), safety and environment, corporate events and social media management. Her experience also includes agency where she managed accounts like HBO, Biography Channel, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica and SC Johnson.
Ana has been part of Bridgestone for more than eight years. Currently, she is Manager, Communications & Sustainability for Bridgestone Americas at the headquarters in Tennessee and actively participates in local and global projects related to sustainable procurement, sustainability and CSR. She has served as co-chair of the communications working group for the Tire Industry Project (TIP), under the Word Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), since 2016.
Prior to moving to the headquarters' office, Ana was responsible for developing the volunteer program for Bridgestone Costa Rica that resulted in more than 5,000 volunteer hours annually for the last three years and promoted social responsibility projects through the distributor's network in six countries of the region. Ana also led the company's certification in Socially Responsibly National Norm (Inte350101), becoming only the second company in Costa Rica to obtain this certificate. Bridgestone Costa Rica's social responsibility programs have garnered more than six national, international and corporate awards under Ana's direction.
She has been GRI (Global Reporting Index) certified since 2011, and has experience in development and publishing corporate sustainability reports.
She is certified as an auditor for the ISO 16949 and actively worked as an internal auditor in Bridgestone Costa Rica from 2014-2015.
Ana earned a bachelors of science degree in Mass Communication from the University of Costa Rica and an MBA with a major in Marketing from the Latinoamerican University of Science and Technology. She also earned a technical degree in social responsibility form the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso.
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Cubes of silken tofu and wood ear mushrooms are braised in a mixture of soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, mirin, Sriracha and spices. This soy braised tofu and wood ears was inspired by the eternally popular spicy beef stew a la House of Kimchi.
Simple. Tasty. Effortless to make. You'll need basic Japanese ingredients though to pull this through.
The prep time is cut down tremendously if you can get your hands on fresh wood ears. If you have to resort to dried, you'll need to soak them for at least 20 minutes before cooking.
I cooked this dish for Sam but since a whole cake of tofu would have been too much for her for a single meal (she doesn't like eating the same dish for two or more consecutive meals), I set aside a portion for her and, the rest, Speedy and I feasted on.
The cooking procedure is easy. Measure the wet ingredients and spices, dump into a shallow pan and boil for about two minutes. You want to reduce the sauce a bit to get concentrated flavors.
Then, you drop in the silken tofu cubes in a single layer and scatter the wood ears on top. Lower the heat, cover the pan and braise for five minutes.
For best results, leave the tofu and wood ears soaking in the sauce for another 10 minutes after you turn off the heat. The tofu and wood ears, neutral in flavor by themselves, will have more time to soak up the flavors in the sauce. Drizzle in sesame seed oil, sprinkle in sliced scallions and toasted sesame seeds, and serve.
This soy braised tofu and wood ears may be served hot, warm or at room temperature.
Personally, when I use firm tofu, I prefer to fry it first before tossing into the sauce. If you want to substitute firm tofu in this dish, I recommend frying. That will add more cooking steps and lengthen the cooking time, but the result will be worth it.
Drain the tofu and cut into two-inch cubes. Set aside.
Drain the wood ears, cut off the tough portions and discard (see how). Dice the remaining gelatinous portions.
Pour the soy sauce, mirin and rice wine vinegar into a wide shallow pan. If you want more sauce, add 1/4 cup well-seasoned vegetable broth. Stir in the sugar. Add the peppercorns, bay leaf, grated garlic and ginger. Heat and bring to the boil. Let boil, uncovered, for two to three minutes, or until slightly reduced. Stir in the Sriracha.
Drop in the tofu cubes in a single layer. Scatter the wood ears over the tofu.
Cover the pan, lower the heat and braise the tofu and wood ears for five minutes. Turn off the heat. Leave the tofu and wood ears in the sauce for another 10 minutes.
Drizzle the sesame seed oil over the tofu and wood ears. Sprinkle in the scallions and toasted sesame seeds.
Serve the soy braised tofu and wood ears hot, warm or at room temperature.


[11:27] - Flight LTI021 is ready to depart SBLO with a final destination of SBSP.
[12:35] - Landed at -348fpm. With 6593lbs of fuel onboard and a pitch angle of 7deg.
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According to the Association of Lebanese Car Importers, the number of newly registered commercial and passenger cars during the first 8 months of 2015 expanded by a mere 1.72% year-on-year (y-o-y) up to August to reach 27,363 cars. This might have been on the back of decreasing oil prices and the depreciating Euro and Yen.
In details, the above improvement was attributed to the yearly 2.11% increase to 25,891 by August in newly registered passenger cars, which was partially offset by the 4.54% annual fall in newly registered commercial cars to 1,473. A possible explanation for the weakening demand for commercial cars is the hesitance of the commercial sector amid the presidential vacuum and political uncertainty in Lebanon.
Notably, there was a change in the market share of car exporting-countries, due to the average 13% and 15% y-o-y depreciation of both the Euro and the Japanese Yen against the US dollar to respective levels of Euro/Dollar 1.16545 and Dollar/Yen 120.605, by End-August. For instance, Japanese cars were the most demanded cars in Lebanon in the first 8months, with their share improving from 34.18% in 2014, to 39.55% in 2015. Meanwhile Korean cars lost their hold on the number one spot, going down from 40.69% to 32.95% in 2015. European cars maintained their third rank, however with a higher market share of 21.12%, compared to 18.82% in 2014.
Looking at the car brand breakdown, Kia held the largest share of 17.74% of the total, followed by 16.44% for Toyota. Furthermore, Hyundai and Nissan respectively grasped shares of 15.16% and 10.44%.
In terms of sales per importer, NATCO SAL (imports Korean manufactured Kia) maintained its holding as top performer, grasping a 17.74% share, while BUMC (imports Japanese made Toyota and Lexus) and Century Motor Co (imports Korean produced Hyundai) captured 16.57% and 15.15% of the market, respectively. It's not surprising, that in this day and age, consumers have become more environmentally aware which illustrates why "green" investments are in the forefront of mainstream media.


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Talkington Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 189 and it contained 86 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

References

External links
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Townships in Sangamon County, Illinois
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Townships in Illinois

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7. Courses in collaboration with other Universities, Industries, Foreign Institutions, etc.
Ø Institute has a Collaboration with Maharashtra chamber of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture for the purpose of training and research.
Ø Department of Chemistry works in collaboration with D & D advanced Materials, Pune.
Ø The department of Chemistry worked in collaboration with Medicinal chemistry laboratory and florescence research laboratory, Department of Chemistry Shivaji university, Kholapur.
Ø The Department of Chemistry, worked in collaboration with the Department of Microbiology, K.S. K College Beed, in testing the antimicrobial and antifungal activities of organic and inorganic compounds.
Ø The Department of Chemistry, worked in collaboration with the Department of Physics, Milliya College Beed, for UV analysis.
M.Sc. SET, NET-JRF, GATE, Ph. D.
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The more basic a command is, the more likely it is to predate Linux. The long history of commands is an advantage in that core commands have had more than four decades to get the bugs out and to make revisions as the expectations and needs of Linux users have evolved. However, more options can also make mastering commands more difficult. At times, all the revisions can make learning and remembering commands absolutely cumbersome.
Rather than completely restructure basic commands, Linux programmers have often responded by writing completely new commands that are either rationalizations or simplified front ends for older commands. Being as set in my ways as most people, initially, I have often been skeptical of these new commands. Yet when I tally them up, I find that I have replaced standard commands with newer ones in a surprising number of cases. Here are seven leading examples.
Few commands are as basic as ls. When working from the command line, you can use it a dozen times in an hour to list the contents of a directory.
MultiTail is not only more powerful than Tail, it's also easier to use.


Avanquest Data Recovery Professional by Stellar Information Systems Ltd - Should I Remove It?
Should I remove Avanquest Data Recovery Professional?
Avanquest Data Recovery Professional is a program developed by Stellar Information Systems Ltd. The software installer includes 11 files and is usually about 14.38 MB (15,081,281 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 71% of users of Avanquest Data Recovery Professional come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.
How do I remove Avanquest Data Recovery Professional?
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Or, you can uninstall Avanquest Data Recovery Professional from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Avanquest Data Recovery Professional.
Stellar is a customer oriented data recovery solution provider bringing back smiles after critical data loss situations.


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Crops SmartNews
Hemp farming: Is there a strong market for it in our future?
By Michelle Miller, Farm Babehttp://www.thefarmbabe.com Published: January 11, 2022
What's up with all the buzz around hemp? Is there a future for the hemp crop market? People say that hemp can be turned into anything — from plastic, alternatives to woods, fiber and boards, clothing and rope, even concrete!
I wanted to learn more about this, so traveled to the Lubbock, Texas, area to meet up with the Texas Hemp Growers Association. And, boy, was I impressed!
Here's an interesting thing about hemp that is often misunderstood. Yes, it is in the "cannabis" family, however it cannot get you high — hemp must have less than or equal to 0.3 percent THC (THC, or Tetrahydrocannabinol, is the is the main psychoactive compound in cannabis). If you use the word "hemp," it's almost like saying you have a "dog." There are so many varieties with different THC levels.
Here is a picture of an industrial scale field I got to photograph called "Aleta Compagna." They also grow a shorter variety called "The Joker."
This field comes to us from Bingham Family Farms, and it's planted end of May or June and harvested in September. They do what's called a "tricrop," which is for 1. Food, (like seed and protein powder) 2. Fiber, and 3. CBD — and they grow 60 acres of it.
A lot of farms here choose to grow hemp for emerging markets and profitability, and profits is another reason why the family grows certified organic. They like it because it's swathed and baled and didn't really require any special equipment to their specific farm and rotation.
The Bingham family is also lucky because they have a nice processing facility nearby. Although I wasn't able to photograph inside, it was very fascinating! Hemp is similar to bamboo. The inside is called the "hurd," which is white, and the "bast" are long stranded fibers on the outside. The unique fibers are processed almost like wood chips, and they work with Delta Ag for tons of products — fibers, textiles, bioplastic, toilet paper, and so much more — all of which depends how they treat the cellulose. Their website — https://deltaag.com — is an excellent resource.
Here is a picture of cement made from hemp!
These are some of the biggest challenges behind growing hemp: Is there a local processing facility to actually have a place to sell if you grow it? Do farmers want to grow it or is it too risky? Will banks fund farmers who grow it? Is it legal yet and/or socially accepted (even though it's not technically a drug)? How about governance, infrastructure, and theft and vandalism to fields? Oftentimes, government still treats hemp like marijuana, despite the fact that they're quite different.
There are so many factors to think about on this emerging hemp growing marketplace. We shall see how it all unfolds but it is going to require a lot of everyone working together to make it happen! There is a lot of ongoing research nationwide, but specifically in the Lubbock area, groups such as the Texas Hemp Growers Association, numerous universities, the North American Association of Manufacturers, Delta Ag and more are leading the way in research and discovery.
Other challenges revolve around labor, pest pressure, overhead costs, volatility, and more. At Bingham's, they spend about $150 an acre in hand labor for hoeing alone, and have costs for organic insecticides to control pests like moths and bollworms. In addition, compost, seed, irrigation, and equipment really add up to a marketplace that's available to them but not always to other growing regions. The good news is that hemp is often vertically integrated, which means the grower has more control over profitability when they grow it for a specific processing area or region — it gives the farmer more control.
Overall though, the industry just needs a lot more funding and power behind it. Hemp is an amazingly versatile crop with a ton of opportunities and can replace plastics and other industry where we wonder — could hemp be a more sustainable option? But also — is it a threat to other industries and thereby shut down by heavy hitting multi-billion dollar competitive entities?
Time will tell. In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled to a (hopefully) growing marketplace with new hemp marketing options for growers — slow and steady.
Michelle Miller, the Farm Babe, is a farmer, public speaker and writer who has worked for years with row crops, beef cattle, and sheep. She believes education is key in bridging the gap between farmers and consumers.


BART customers will be able to get to the world famous Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 15, 2011, because the transit agency will open early and run additional long trains. The race is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
All BART stations will open early with service starting at approximately 5 am Sunday so racers can get to the race well before Bay to Breakers begins at the new, early start time of 7 am. Trains running before 8 am will run at 20-minute intervals.
Download the special schedule (.pdf) for Bay to Breakers service.
Runners can save themselves time and trouble by getting a Clipper card in advance of race day to pay their fare. Those who do are reminded to be sure to load enough cash on the card to pay for a round trip fare. Clipper cards are available at transit ticket offices, through ticket vending machines in SFMTA stations and at most Walgreens and other retail locations. BART Ticket Vending Machines will allow you to add cash value to your Clipper card, but do not vend the cards.
BART reminds runners that shoes and proper attire are required on BART despite the "anything goes" attitude of the famous race. A reminder that there is no eating or drinking in the stations or on the trains so BART officials ask that runners do their pre-race carbo-loading before arriving at the stations. BART will not permit bicycles on the early Bay to Breakers trains that run prior to 8 am.


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Just Loans joins BBA as associate member
Ryan Fowler	6th September 2016
Just Loans Group has become the first alternative commercial lender to become an Associate Member of the British Bankers' Association.
Richard Adler, the BBA's relationship director, said: "We are very pleased to welcome Just Loans Group as an associate member. We are looking forward to working with The Just Loans Group platform."
The BBA is the UK's principal banking trade association. It has over 240 member organisations with a global presence.
Matthew Pheasey joins Just
John Davies, Just Loans Group chief executive, added: "I don't believe that traditional banks and alternative lenders are in competition with each other as they share the common aim of helping UK businesses invest and grow.
"We see the future as traditional banks and alternative lenders increasingly working in partnership with each other. Aligning ourselves with the BBA – the voice of banking in the UK – is a great way to accelerate this and share experiences to date that come from a sole focus on business lending and innovative fintech investments."
The Just Loans Group entered the alternative finance sector in 2012 with the aim of building a robust, scalable, anti-money laundering compliance process for corporate borrowers in the UK and Europe.


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Track Chair: Dr Spyros Bofylatos
Many of the contemporary crises we face are rooted in the unsustainable way that modern society is structured. The goal of this track is to collectively explore how might we create an alternative model of interacting with the natural and social spheres to foster the flourishing of an empathic, graceful, and ecological world by design.
Sustainability, in this phase of maturity, has become a wide-ranging issue touching upon more than environmental and economic issues and including also cultural, societal and personal dimensions. Dialogue is essential to advance this field as it can be seen as a contested issue with an array of different theoretical starting points and methodological frameworks. Approaches to design for sustainability can be viewed as a spectrum between eco-modernist and radical approaches. The first type of approaches aim to reduce unsustainability to zero whereas the latter aim to foster the emergence of sustainability in terms of a regenerative culture.
The transformation of the current linear model for production and consumption to a circular economy model and the adoption of the 'Green New Deal' provide a solid path of action aiming to minimize the impact of the economy on the natural sphere. At the same time, issues of participation, decolonization, and environmental stewardship have become central in the search for new ways of designing. This is necessary to support the shifts needed to alleviate environmental and societal pressures associated with modernity.
Sustainability is, perhaps, the largest and most challenging project humanity has undertaken. Given its emergent character, it is impossible to map an exact course, waters are uncharted and turbulent, tidal forces of dogma, bureaucracy, and self-interest sweep projects off course. Applying design competences, creativity and critique can enable the exploration of new directions in relation to the interconnected, wicked problems we are facing. As designers, we can explore an extremely varied range of approaches to engaging with these issues. The types of solutions are ranging from technical fixes to creating closed material loops to community-based design and nature-based solutions.
How can design effectively help address the multiple crises we face in relation to the environment? How can its impact be assessed?
How can design research and practice envision new trajectories for fostering the emergence of sustainment and a regenerative culture?
How can design create frameworks where the long-term vision and the short-term action can meet in the middle?
What is the relation between notions of resilience, degrowth, decolonization, post-humanism and other emerging discourses with design research, practice, and pedagogy?


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SynesthesEAR
The Visual-to-Musical Machine
Initial Idea
The product, synesthesEAR, is targeted at the inner artist in anyone. The psychological condition, synesthesia, is diagnosed in people who associate certain sensory inputs to another type of sense (for example, seeing a red stop sign makes them taste a particular food or hear a particular sound). We aim to do just that, reading colours as sounds.
This will be done with the use of an RGB sensor attached to the end of a sort of "magical wand". The RGB sensor will convert the frequency of light emitted from the artwork into 3 values ranging from 0-255. Each value corresponds to either Red, Green, or Blue. For our first deadline on the 3rd of April, each of these colours will be correspond to a tone, high pitch, medium pitch, and low pitch respectively from three buzzers. The value of each colour on the RGB scale determines how loud the respective buzzer plays. For the more complicated version due on the 17th of April, we plan to use MatLab to incorporate a speaker. We will match the frequency of the sound to the RGB spectrum. This way, it'll produce a higher quality sound.
Final Write-up
Our product, the SynesthesEAR, was born when we learned in Psychology class that some people saw certain sounds as colors, colors as taste, or sound as tastes. We were intrigued by this concept of Synesthesia, a condition where the brain's area for the sense overlap, allowing different stimuli to be perceived by different senses. Thus, we wanted to create a device which allows one to translate hues into sounds.
By the first demo day, we had understood how our RGB sensor works and the code which is needed for it to work. We attached the sensor to an RGB LED in order to demonstrate to the TA's that we are able to detect the color of an object and transmit it through the LED. Although the RGB LED was a little unreliable as the wire was poorly connected to it, it was clear that the RGB sensor was registering what it should from viewing the serial monitor. By the final demo day we made sure to take out the lights and put in a speaker/buzzer instead. This also requires us to convert the output. At first we simply fed the values of Red, Green, and Blue to the RGB LED; however, using a speaker, we had to convert the values of RGB into a frequency. This required a lot of careful consideration because, at first, we planned each color to reflect a different frequency, but the problem we found is that there was no linear color scale to match to a linear frequency scale. As a result, we decided to create two different programs (modes) to run on our device. The first mode allowed the device to read the most prominent color, red, green, or blue, and the second mode allowed the device to read the shade of the color.
First, let's look at the pen. The pen is simply connected to a Bluetooth master module and an RGB sensor. Only the code is different for each mode. For the first mode, the different values returned from the RGB sensor for each color is compared and the highest color value is retrieved. If red, the Bluetooth module sends a "R", and "G", and "B" for the other two colors. For the second mode, the Arduino goes a step further and takes the most prominent color and depending on how intense it is, returns different values such as "A", "B", "C" and so on.
Secondly, looking at the speaker component. The hardware is fairly simple; the Arduino is hooked up to a buzzer and a Bluetooth Slave module. For the first mode, the Arduino simply plays a different tone based on whether it received an "R", "G", or "B". For the second mode, the Arduino also plays a different tone based on whether it receives an "A", "B", "C"… "H". Most of the difficult coding lies in the pen component.
This project, once made more sophisticated, could be marketed as a pioneer of a new form of artwork, bridging the gap between sight and sound. Psychologists theorized that those with synesthesia tend to be more creative; this device will allow everyone to experience what those with synesthesia experience.
To improve on the product, we will firstly create a nice housing for the speaker and the Arduino in each subsystem. This will be either done with 3D-printing or laser-cutting. The wire connecting the Arduino to the pen will also be extended to allow for easier mobility. As for the software itself, we hope to extend beyond simply being able to translate shade to tones. We hope to be able to map the non-linear RGB color palette to a tone from high to low.
Pira Srivikorn
Risa Sato
Pira Srivikorn started this project — Mar 23, 2018 11:15 PM EDT


Aerial surveys of the entire coastline of the main eight Hawaiian Islands in late 2015 provides a close-up view of the amount and types of marine debris that regularly accumulates. The study was funded by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan as part of the Japan Tsunami Gift Fund. While the survey found a very limited amount of debris associated with the Japan tsunami, it reveals that most debris landing on Hawaii beaches, is either derelict fishing gear and nets or everyday plastics discarded by people.
Video, photographs and interviews from Kahuku Beach will be available for distribution. Individual island maps will also be available.


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Lake Michigan mugs the well-off, who complain
A discussion of sorts about the best ways to protect condos along Chicago's lake shore from flooding, which morphed—as such discussions so often do—into an inquiry into social class and politics.
I couldn't resist tidying up the prose here and there, but the piece is otherwise unchanged.
My colleague Bob Reid put the question which has been on a million lips in Chicago these last few months. If it rains and my basement floods, he asked officials of the state's Department of Energy and Natural Resources appearing on WILL's "Illinois Press," I have to pay to pump it dry. Why shouldn't they?
For those readers who missed "Illinois Press" that week—and nearly everybody does—I will explain. "They" are the owners of condominiums and other lakeside property along the Illinois shore which is threatened by historically unprecedented high water levels in Lake Michigan. Frightened owners have already tapped the public till for several million dollars' worth of wave protection work, some of it paid for out of Build Illinois money. A February storm did $7 million damage alone, mainly to lakefront parks; this time Chicago will be looking to Springfield for a real bailout. Most of the money will have to come from Washington, but even matching-funds shares for projects that may cost upwards of a billion dollars will be more than Chicago can afford.
In fact, City Hall may float before another flood protection bond issue would. Last fall Charlie Collinson, a geologist with DENR's Geological Survey who's studied the lake rise, noted that it will be possible to go boating on some north side streets if a really nasty storm hits. The immediate cause is too much rain, attendant upon a shift to a cooler regime in the climate cycle. The complicating cause is that they built Chicago in the wrong place. Built in a swamp, the city was a low place for centuries before the likes of Al Capone gave it a reputation for it. In the 1850s the city ordered sidewalks raised in what was perhaps Chicago's first civic uplift campaign. The work pushed the city up out of the mud by three, four, even five feet in places, but for years sidewalks, storefronts, and streets stood at crazily different elevations—not the last time that things were not entirely on the level in Chicago.
The lake has been high before, of course, as recently as the mid-1970s. Many people who live or work near the lake regard it as they might a beloved but inconsiderate relative in town for a visit: Occasionally infuriating, but it always goes away eventually. Hydrologists had come to accept that the lake, like hemlines and stock market prices, moved up and down in cycles whose causes were mysterious but whose recurrence was nonetheless dependable. However, in the fall of 1986 the lake did not undergo its usual seasonal decline but edged even higher.
Most Chicagoans will stand graver risks of dying from apoplexy during rush hours than they do from drowning. This is not true of properties. Residents of posh condo towers on the far north side bought there so they could see the lake from their living rooms, not in them. Waves over-topping seawalls are flooding basements, which in some cases house electrical transformers; spray from surf on windy days reaches seven stories high. The water is battering building foundations as well; left untended, the result could be some of the most expensive rip rap ever.
Not surprisingly, most of the agitation for official action in the face of rising lake water comes from this neighborhood, more specifically from an association of condo and co-op owners whose president and organizing force is Sheli Lulkin. Lulkin (who lives in one of the threatened buildings) took up the lake level cause after an especially nasty storm in July of 1985, in much the same civic spirit with which non-swimmers lead lifeboat drills during ocean cruises. Now when aldermen and congressmen talk about storms along the lakefront they often mean Lulkin and her neighbors. "Our association represents 7,500 registered voters," she points out. "That's clout!"
It is typical of modern Illinoisans to see natural disasters as essentially political problems, a matter of garnering the votes needed to get the money needed to solve the problem—in this case by dikes or landfill. The real problem is not that the lake is too high but that the condos are too close. And while the politicians are persuaded to stand with the condo owners and shake their fists at the lake, the rest of the city is rooting for the waves. The debate over the proper public extent of public responsibility to protect private property imperiled by the lake is slowly turning into a discussion of the moral probity of the well-to-do.
The condo crowd are hard people to like. I was at a conference at which a Chicago parks partisan bemoaned the loss of lakefront to private operations like yacht clubs; a woman in front of me—whose name tag identified her as a lakefront resident—turned to her companion and in a stage whisper asked in that whine in which pampered Midwestern women address an indifferent world, "What's wrong with yacht clubs?"
Construction of the buildings (most of which date from the 1960s) cheated their inland neighbors of their views of the lake and restricted access to the public beaches which until very recently beckoned on their lake-wind side. Proximity inevitably encouraged a proprietary attitude among some condo residents. "They talk about the Ardmore-Hollywood beach as 'our beach,'" complained one critic to me. "They've enjoyed the lake in private, let them suffer in private."
Lulkin responds; "These buildings did not displace public land," she says, pointing out that they occupy (less gracefully, it must be conceded) sites formerly occupied by mansions. "In fact, putting up the condos was a form of proletarianization of the lakefront." The condos also block the proles from using the lakefront, so Lulkin's version of the common people's triumph on the far north side is not likely to sway the rest of Chicago, many of whom worry less about putting heat on their congressman than getting some from their landlords.
The geologists point out that the lake shore actually belongs to the lake; the lawyers insist that it belongs to deed holders. Which is correct depends utterly on which view of the world you think is the wiser. The farmers who plant on the drained-and-diked floodplain of the Illinois believe the lawyers to be correct, at least three years out of five on average; so do the developers who build subdivision on clay subsoils and then petition for a city sewer line because their septic tanks don't work. Considered on nature's time scale these are the works of the least practical of people. But when land becomes property, the future becomes tomorrow and forever becomes thirty years, or whenever one's bank note expires.
The condos will be saved not just because the people who own them can afford good lawyers (hell, many of the people who own them are good lawyers) but because the law itself holds human nature preeminent over the other kind. The protection will no doubt be accomplished by a political quid pro quo—most likely a landfill for the condo owners in exchange for extending Lake Shore Drive for everybody else—which will compound the mistakes by putting that much more vulnerable property next to the lake.
Jerry Sullivan, columnist for the weekly The Reader, made a suggestion a few months ago which, being sensible, has not been taken up by any of the commissions and agencies studying the problem of lake flooding. Sullivan suggested that it might be cheaper for the government—he did not mention which one, and there have been no volunteers—to simply buy up the condos and clear the land, rather the way the feds bought out the town of Times Beach, Missouri, when it was judged too dangerous for people to live there.
I would propose a variation on that theme. Chicago has made a shrine of its old water tower, one of the few buildings left unscathed by the great fire of 1871. It commemorates the city's triumph over disaster, and thus is misleading in its lessons and arrogant in its assumptions. Better to have left a burned-out hulk standing, like the Japanese and Germans, to commemorate the costs of folly—a more salutary lesson. Lacking that, leave the lakefront condos instead, vacant but otherwise untouched, to be slowly battered into ruin, brick by brick by brick, as a reminder of who really controls Chicago. ●


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Celtic fans take over from View at Barrowlands to belt out tribute to Scott Sinclair
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VIDEO footage has captured the moment rowdy Celtic fans took over a gig by one of Scotland's best loved bands – to perform a chant for their star player.
Dundee band The View were playing at the iconic Barrowlands in Glasgow last night to hundreds of their adoring fans.
However, after blaring out hits such as Same Jeans and Superstar Tradesman, Celtic fans decided to perform their own rendition of their song dedicated winger Scott Sinclair.
Jack Young, who was at the gig, uploaded a 28-second clip to Twitter with the caption: "Scotty Sinclair song at the end of The View at the Barrowlands."
One reveller was particularly enjoying the chant
His video has already been retweeted nearly 200 times with a further 420 likes.
The footage starts as the Hoops fans clap their hands and stamp their feet whilst belting out
"Oh Scotty Sinclair, oh he is so wonderful," to the tune of 'The Logical Song' by Supertramp.
The crowd at the packed venue all appear to join in as the song continues: "When he scores a goal, oh it's beautiful, it's magical."
"When he runs down the wing he's as fast as lightning, it's frightening, it makes all the bhoys sing."
The camera then zooms in on one man in a white polo shirt who seems to be particularly enjoying it as he smiles and jumps up and down.
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The whole room then starts to join him in jumping around and chanting as others bring their phones out to film the rowdy scene.
Twitter users have been quick to react to the video.
Rab wrote: "Glasgow is green and white."
Kevin commented: "Superb, it was getting belted out after Christy Moore on Saturday night as well."
Whilst Darren added: "Screaming, my brothers there tonight he will be spewing."
Scott Sinclair is the top scorer in the Scottish Premiership, with 21 goals and a further six assists.
Having joined the Parkhead club in the summer, he'll be looking to help the team complete an historic treble by lifting the Scottish Cup having already won the the league and League Cup.
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Uncle Broomcorn's Odd Edge: News from the Fringes of Normality No. 8
Welcome to the very first Odd Edge of 2014! Read on for stories on women forced to watch Star Wars by owls, the shortest sermon in the world, and a man who sustained an erection for seven weeks...
Football Fan Pastor Delivers Minute Long Sermon to Watch 49ers Game
Tim Christensen , a pastor of the Gold Hill Lutheran Church in Montana, gave perhaps the shortest sermon ever earlier this month. As it turns out, Pastor Tim is a big fan of the San Francisco 49ers, and his beloved team happened to be playing the Carolina Panthers at the time he was due to conduct his 11am sermon.
Rather than not turn up at all, Pastor Tim Christensen gave what he called an "abridged" sermon, lasting under a minute, so that he could dash off to catch the football game on TV. At the end of his sermon he revealed a 49ers shirt, and said "I'm outta here!"
Owl Forces Woman to Watch Star Wars
Natasha Welch from Maidstone, Kent has been forced to watch Star Wars, Top Gear, and live coverage of the tennis.
Hand-reared as a chick by Natasha, Haru – an Asian brown wood owl – has apparently developed human characteristics and taken over her owner's life.
'When he was a chick it was like having a baby. He would wake me up crying and call for food in the middle of the night.I would hand-feed him ten chicks and a couple of mice a day, and have to be with him when he drank water, otherwise he could drown.'
No longer quite so dependent, Haru has become part of Natasha's "Owl About Art" project, which encourages kids to get into owl-themed art... with a live owl. When Haru isn't helping out with "Owl About Art", he's a devoted fan of the Star Wars films and numerous TV shows.
'He loves watching TV, especially programmes I don't like. So I have to sit in front of tennis, Top Gear and Star Wars with him. Over Christmas he watched Madagascar all the way through.'
Cyclist Maintains Erection for Seven Weeks
A 22 year old mountain biker was admitted to Dublin's Tallaght hospital following a seven week long sustained erection. After suffering a straddle injury on the crossbar of his bike which resulted in abnormal flow of blood to his penis, the interminable erection – a priapism – could have caused a blood clot had it not been treated.
After several treatment attempts, the swelling eventually subsided when doctors inserted four miniscule platinum coils and gel foam into an artery and a vein that supplied blood to the penis. Doctors confirmed that there were no signs of injury, and although intercourse would have certainly been possible during the seven weeks, it would likely have been painful.


A beautiful student goes to a male professor's office and says, in a breathy voice, "Professor . . . . I'd do anything to get an A on your exam." "Anything?," the professor asks, conspiratorially. The student leans closer. "Anything," she says. The professor says, "Would you . . . study?"


The Spilly Spoon was created by Philippa in 2011.
As a mother of 3 she was frustrated with the challenge of getting her children to take their medicine when sick.
Either she'd endlessly chase them round the kitchen with a shallow spoon, spilling it everywhere, or she'd find herself trying to administer the medicine in the middle of the night and having to strip the child after they had been covered in sticky medicinal goo or waking up the next morning to pink stains on the flooring.
So Philippa decided to invent her own Non Spill Medicine Spoon. The Spilly Spoon.
The Spilly Spoon is A Non Spill Medicine Spoon with a character theme that is both appealing and child friendly whilst being practical for the parent.
The materials used in the Spilly spoon are medical grade and contain no BPAs or Phthalates and are suitable for the dishwasher and steriliser. As a parent Philippa knows how important this is.
The end of pink goo on the carpet!
In 2013, Philippa had another great idea for a product – the Ouch Pouch.
She had always carried a plastic bag with calpol, plasters, wipes etc in her handbag and when she needed to carry antibiotics around she had to cart the bottle in a special thermal bag. She wanted to find something that she could use on a daily basis for everyday medical essentials and antibiotics, if required.
In addition, her son was also diagnosed with a nut allergy and from that day forward she had to carry an epi pen / piriton etc and finding a suitable bag that could fit all these items and more was an impossible task.
Philippa made the decision to have Spilly Spoon manufactured in Britain.
She felt the quality of the British manufacturing is one of the best in the World and as a Class 1 Medical Device it was very important to her to have it made to the highest standard.


How an open source project is governed can matter just as much as the features it supports, the speed at which it runs, or the code that underlies it. Some open source projects have what we might call a "benevolent dictator for life." Others are outgrowths of corporate projects that, while open, still have their goals and code led by the company that manages it. And of course, there are thousands of projects out there that are written and managed by a single person or a small group of people for whom governance is less of an issue than insuring project sustainability.
Control matters. Too little, and a project flounders without direction. Too much, or the wrong kind of direction, and a project can lose support or fork over minor issues, potentially leading to a fractured community. While not all forking is bad, when forking happens because developers can't get along and resolve their differences, it's probably not a good thing.
So how do you manage a global project encompassing the work of thousands of people working at hundreds of companies worldwide? For big projects like this, a foundation model sometimes makes more sense to ensure fair and equitable representation while keeping the project on track to meet the needs of everyone who uses it. The foundation model is used by OpenStack and helps create a governance structure that keeps any one party from taking too much control.
OpenStack hasn't always been run this way. It started out as a collaboration between NASA and Rackspace when the two organizations realized they were working toward similar goals and would benefit from collaboration. Recognizing the value in what they had created, and that broader participation would lead to faster development and a more versatile project though wide participation, Rackspace created the OpenStack Foundation as a nonprofit organization to manage the project, to be governed by broad coalition of companies with similar interests in open cloud infrastructure. Started in 2011, it was September of 2012 when the reigns were officially passed over.
The OpenStack governance structure allows participation from a wide group of organizations and individuals and is subdivided into various committees to ensure that the right people are in charge of the right parts. Primarily consisting of three committees—a board of directors, a technical committee, and a user committee—the OpenStack Foundation has roles for many different types of contributors in their structure. The Board of Directors oversees financial decisions and long-term strategy, while the technical committee—not surprisingly—gives technical direction, and the user committee helps ensure the project is meeting the needs of organizations working with the software on the ground.
But OpenStack isn't really a single project, it's a group of several tightly integrated projects providing services that together give lift to a cloud. Each of these projects is headed by a program team lead (PTL) who maintains plans through each development cycle. Other key functions within OpenStack that aren't themselves software components (documentation, quality assurance, and release cycle management, for example) also elect PTLs. As OpenStack is on a twice-yearly release schedule, these leaders are likewise elected two times a year to oversee their individual component through one cycle.
All of this brings us to tomorrow, April 11, which marks the end of the most recent PTL elections. As the Icehouse release of OpenStack nears completion for a planned release on April 17, and the Juno Design Summit sits just around the corner, these elections will help set the direction for the work done over the next six months. Fittingly, the electorate for PTL elections are the contributors to each project. Did you have code in a recent release? Then you're eligible to participate.
Of the twenty-one projects which are electing PTLs, six are contested. While some might see contests as signs of troubling disagreement, they're actually a healthy part of the process. They ensure that projects are headed in the direction that contributors want to see them go, that each project is managed by someone deemed capable to do the job (and being a project team lead is definitely a job), and they help facilitate a robust discussion on what needs to be done in the coming release cycle. Everyone in the OpenStack community should be excited to see the results and find out where things will be headed in the next six months.
For more on the PTL elections or the candidates running, see the OpenStack wiki.
Great article Jason! I am currently active in my second 'large' global open source project (not counting Opensource.com), as board member of a community board which is responsible for governing the project.
Your article gives me some new insights, but also confirm some of what I/We already apply in terms of governance. It's also interesting to see how OpenStack has organized this within their foundation. What specifically appeals to me are those Technical and User Committees.
I agree with you some form of control is necessary, especially to bring such projects to an enterprise level. The challenge for a project will be to find the balance in the level of control, put capable people in the right functions/roles, and the form in which they apply this governance at their organizational level.
Indeed, nice high level overview. It would be interesting to compare the governance structure to two related organizations, Apache and Eclipse.
Apache governance is strictly by merit, and is independent from direct corporate influence. Between the project independence, and the breadth of 149+ top level projects, Apache allows the maximum self-governance for projects within the overall foundation structure.
Eclipse seems to very closely mirror OpenStack: can anyone discuss the relative responsibilities of the TC and project leads at OpenStack versus how the same roles at Eclipse? On the surface it feels very similar, but I'm wondering if there's a slight shift here in terms of which positions are earned by individual merit, versus companies essentially buying seats.
Separately, while I've found the board's meeting minutes, does the TC have a homepage for meeting minutes and email lists yet? Showing as much as possible of the governance process in public thru forums or publicly archived lists is a key way to draw in new interested contributors.


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NIH BRAIN Initiative Tool May Transform How Scientists Study Brain Structure and Function
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Researchers have developed a high-tech support system that can keep a large mammalian brain from rapidly decomposing in the hours after death, enabling study of certain molecular and cellular functions.
Fifth Annual BRAIN Initiative Investigators Meeting
April 5, 2019 • Institute Update
On April 11-13, 2019, approximately 1,500 scientists from many disciplines will attend the fifth annual Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN)® Initiative Investigators Meeting in Washington, DC. This open meeting provides a forum for discussing scientific developments and potential new directions, and to identify areas for collaboration and research coordination.
NIH Greatly Expands Investment in BRAIN Initiative
November 5, 2018 • Press Release
The National Institutes of Health announces funding of more than 200 new awards, totaling over $220 million, through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative, an exciting trans-agency effort to arm researchers with revolutionary tools to fundamentally understand the neural circuits that underlie the healthy and diseased brain.
NIH BRAIN Initiative Debuts Cell Census of Mouse Motor Cortex – for Starters
NIH BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) has debuted its first data release, which focuses on motor cortex. In a related development, researchers have discovered cellular secrets of key social behaviors – mating, parenting, and aggression – in mouse hypothalamus.
NIH Announces Awards for BRAIN Initiative Neuroethics Research
The NIH BRAIN Initiative has awarded grants to five teams of experts who will study the neuroethical issues surrounding the use of deep brain stimulation in neuropsychiatric and movement disorders and appropriate consent for brain research.
NIH BRAIN Initiative Builds on Early Advances
October 23, 2017 • Press Release
NIH has announced funding for 110 new awards totaling $169 million for the BRAIN Initiative.
NIH BRAIN Initiative Launches Cell Census
The NIH today launched a major effort to discover and catalog the brain's "parts list."
NIMH Releases Strategic Research Priorities Update
October 6, 2017 • Institute Update
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently released its second annual update of the Strategic Research Priorities.
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Tucked away on the side of Mount Tamalpais overlooking Muir Woods is a jewel that somehow eludes notice from locals, yet draws travelers from all over the world.
The winding roads to the parking lot, and then the 1/4 mile hike along twisty mountain trails from it set the mood for what lies ahead: a wooden Bavarian lodge with a view to die for, which just so happens to also offer a selection of tasty adult beverages.
Eponymously called the "Tourist Club" or "German Tourist Club" is the San Francisco chapter house of Nature Friends International. NFI is a worldwide organization dedicated to environmentally conscious tourism, protection of natural and cultural heritage, and climate protection. As such, they have chapters in dozens of countries with over one thousand houses.
Most of these chapter houses are in German-speaking countries in Europe, but there are many overseas as well. The main purposes of these houses are for facilitating outdoor excursions, hosting Alpine cultural events, and acting as a hostel for members. The beer is ancillary to the primary purposes, but is also quite tasty.
Membership in the international club grants reciprocal benefits with other chapter houses. The location of chapter houses is designed around the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape, which is itself an enticing reason to join.
This Nature Friends house in Mill Valley was built in 1914, and was the first foray of the organization in the United States. Two more California chapters shortly followed suit; one across the bay in Oakland (1921) and another in Southern California in Sierra Madre (1920).
Beyond being open for visitors on selected weekends, the Mill Valley location also hosts seasonal festivals like Maifest, Sommerfest, and Kinderfest; stocked with beer, sausages, dancing and live music. These festivals are a lot of fun and are very popular with those that know about them. Bring cash, get there early and expect a crowd.
The Tourist Club is first and foremost a private organization, but they do open their doors to the public on selected times. Please research the public hours before arriving.
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Senate Parliamentarian Nixes Federal Minimum Wage Hike in COVID-19 Relief Bill
Posted on February 26, 2021 by Brian Dake - News of the Day
The Senate parliamentarian on Thursday ruled against including a boost to the minimum wage in a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, arguing that it runs afoul of budget rules.
The decision from the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, is a significant blow to progressives, who viewed the plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour as one of their top priorities in the massive coronavirus relief plan. Because Democrats are trying to pass the coronavirus bill through reconciliation — a fast-track process that lets them bypass the 60-vote legislative filibuster — every provision has to comply with arcane budget rules.
Democrats will instead need 60 votes to overcome an inevitable GOP challenge in the wake of the parliamentarian's ruling, support that it doesn't have, if they want the minimum wage hike to survive the Senate.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), the top Republican on the Budget Committee, immediately declared victory following the ruling. "Very pleased the Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that a minimum wage increase is an inappropriate policy change in reconciliation," he said.
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who had said he was optimistic that the parliamentarian would side with him, said that the Congressional Budget Office made it "absolutely clear" that raising the minimum wage "had a substantial budgetary impact and should be allowed under reconciliation."
"I strongly disagree with tonight's decision by the Senate Parliamentarian," he said.
Sanders added that he will now try to get language added to the coronavirus bill that takes away tax breaks from large corporations that do not have a $15 per hour wage, and to try to incentivize small businesses to increase their wages.
"That amendment must be included in this reconciliation bill," he said.
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Top 10 Biggest Businesses Owned by Women in B.C.
Female-owned businesses in Vancouver are booming. Our city ranks 11th on the Dell Global Women Entrepreneur Cities (WE Cities) Index, the second highest Canadian city after Toronto. This index ranks cities based on "the impact of local policies, programs and characteristics in addition to national laws and customs to help improve support for women entrepreneurs and the overall economy."
Business in Vancouver recently listed their top 20 biggest businesses owned by women. The metric biggest is defined by number of employees at the company. Check out the top 10 companies and what they do here:
1) TPD
TPD, a staffing agency out of downtown Vancouver, grabbed the number one spot with an impressive 1,150 employees in British Columbia. Their brand name reflects their former company name, The Personnel Department. TPD specializes in HR consulting, talent recruitment services and temporary staffing and have been operating since 1980. The majority owner is Leslie Meingast.
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2) Macdonald Real Estate Group
Macdonald Real Estate Group came in just barely second with 1,100 employees in British Columbia. MREG was founded in 1944. Lynn Hsu, the CEO, bought the company in 1990 when it had only once office and has since expanded it to over 20 offices in BC. In 2015, MREG opened an office in Shanghai to connect with international buyers and investors. The company offers services in all aspects of real estate, including buying, seling, property management and project marketing.
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3) SimpeQ Care Inc.
SimpeQ Care has 715 employees in 2019, and is owned by Gerry Clayford-Beckie. The company provides staffing, services and administration for seniors facilities. The company operates in three locations: Burnaby, Maple Ridge and Delta.
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4) CEFA
CEFA runs early childhood schools for children 1-5 that focus on developing a child in all aspects, not just academically. They offer activities and lessons in everything from core subjects to drama to yoga. They have 21 schools, most of which are in Greater Vancouver. The founder is Natacha Beim, who opened the first CEFA school in West Vancouver when she was 26.
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5) Purdy's Chocolatier
Purdy's is one of the more well-known consumer brands on the list. Purdy's Chocolatier has a 57,000 square-foot facility in Vancouver to produce chocolates for all of its 75+ retail locations. Purdy's is known for the sustainably sourced cocoa and wide variety of chocolates and confections. CEO Karen Flavelle has been the sole owner since 1997 after purchasing the company from her father.
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6) Capilano Group
The Capilano Group is known for its ownership of the Capilano Suspension Bridge, undoubtedly one of the most famous tourist spots in Vancouver. They also own two other travel / tourism businesses in Vancouver, the Stanley Point Pavilion and Prospect Point as well as other lodges and food and beverage establishments in B.C and Alberta. Nancy Stibbard purchased the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in 1983 and is the owner and CEO of the company.
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7) Saje Natural Wellness
Saje is a well known aromatherapy brand in Vancouver that is famous for their natural ingredients and environmentally-conscious ingredients and packaging. They sell essential oils and skincare products in their 80+ stores across North America. The company was founded in 1992 by Kate and Jean-Pierre LeBlanc.
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8) TM Events and Promotions
TM Events and Promotions is a Port Coquitlam based company that provides event planning, promotions, live entertainment and other services. It was founded in 2001 and is currently owned by Jessica Lowen.
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9) The Lazy Gourmet
The Lazy Gourmet has been around since 1979 and has 180 employees. Susan Mendelson is the majority owner of the catering business, which also does event planning. The Lazy Gourmet is known for their local and sustainably sourced dishes and has catered to groups and companies of all sizes.
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Chicago is known for having very stringent construction code requirements. Some are very archaic, like the use of hub and spigot cast iron piping with lead and oakum joints in waste and vent systems. Chicago is the only city in the Nation that has this requirement.
The information below describes a recent pilot program that allows the use of CPVC piping on New construction residential buildings, no more than four stories in height; or any existing building (pre 2010) no more than four stories in height, including additions.
This is an interesting opportunity to save on materials and installation costs in Chicago.
The pilot program will accept requests form October 11, 2017 through March 31, 2018. Requests can be submitted in person or through email. The associated information is below.
Good luck and happy savings!
@Frank Sanchez this is very interesting information! I own apartment buildings in Berwyn, which is just outside Chicago, as well as in South Bend Indiana. The Indiana contractors are constantly making fun of the Chicago codes since we have to follow construction codes that are 100 years old. Interestingly enough, the plumbers and electricians in Indiana are not passing the time and material savings on to the consumer in my experience! They are charging rates like they are using iron pipe for plumbing and conduit for electrical, but then they are installing the same flex stuff you can buy at the hardware store!
No one is doing it bc of the approval time and special requests. The underground is one of the major holdups on new construction bc once the walls are poured it's a race to get the underground in so the floor can be poured and framing commence.
@John Warren , They should be passing the savings. Perhaps, consider having an outline specification indicating a Base Bid and Additive or Deductive Alternate price to reflect different products. Without a specification, the contractor is given freedom to select anything they want. They will assume and bid the most expensive and cut all possible corners at the end.
@John Weidner , I hear your pain. The code review process can be painful. On my W2 job, we typically send the underground package ahead of schedule to obtain permits. Later on, some modifications take place, but we have already obtained a permit. Then, we submit the remaining floors. However, this is for healthcare projects.
I think this pilot program could help people who already own a building and are planning on a renovation. It may work on new construction depending on the volume and schedule. I hope this is a proactive response to the need to use different materials, like PEX.
We are a licenced GC in Chicago and we own a sewer & water company - this pilot program is in force but not getting rave reviews. A recent (long) conversation with a Chicago plumbing inspector indicated less than enthusiastic response and less than anticipated cost savings. A case of trying to teach old dogs new tricks? Quite possibly. But I do not expect wide spread changes any time soon. We can all keep hoping!


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Discovery: Wales Bonner
By Emma Brown
Photography Raf Stahelin
PHOTOS: RAF STAHELIN. STYLING: VICTORIA SEKRIER. GROOMING: DANIEL MARTIN/D AND V MANAGEMENT.
At just 24, Grace Wales Bonner is one of the most exciting voices in menswear today. Half Jamaican and raised in South London, Wales Bonner's designs explore black heritage and the aesthetics of identity. Her inspirations are disparate—starting points for past collections include the 16th-century Ethiopian Malik Akbar (SS 2016), Ebonics (FW 2015), and French luxury in Lagos (SS 2015)—and span multiple mediums. Visit the Wales Bonner website and you'll be greeted by a video the designer filmed while in Ghana of a lone man serenely fishing from a boat on Lake Bosumtwe. Her Instagram feed is interspersed with vintage images and snapshots of the collages she makes while researching a new collection. A Wales Bonner Souncloud features tracks reposted from the likes of Ghanan singer Mr. Eazi, Malaysian musician Yuna, and American rapper Tink.
It didn't take long for people to notice the Central Saint Martins graduate's designs; after making her London Fashion Week debut with Fashion East, she was invited to exhibit her collections at the V&A as part of the Fashion in Motion series. Her stockists include fashion forward boutiques and concept stores like Opening Ceremony and VFiles in the U.S., Joyce in Hong Kong, and LN-CC in London.
HOMETOWN: South London. I've lived between Dulwich and Stockwell my whole life.
CURRENT LOCATION: East London
ALMA MATER: Central Saint Martins
GROWING UP… I was interested in visual culture: what things look like and how you can represent who you are with your clothes, but more related to identity and cultural trends. It was more about being interested in other people's style as opposed to myself and exploring that.
MENSWEAR VS. WOMENSWEAR: When I started doing menswear, I found it clicked more for me. I was able to have a bit of distance from what I was doing and project bigger ideas onto men. It was less personal in a way, and it was more of an experiment. The male subject is such a discussed topic that it becomes a conversation; there is more scope for it to be discussed.
STARTING A NEW COLLECTION: It's more about a mood, which often I get from reading literature. Before anything, I'll start reading. Then I'll start building a picture through really key images. From that point, the world becomes a bit more solid and I think about the sounds associated with that world, the textures, the colors. The image is the foundation and things build around it. At some point it all starts coming together and grows from a wide point into something quite specific. I try to make a narrative between these different visual things or sounds to create something that is unique.
At the start, it's quite personal. I will keep it to myself and keep thinking—keep picking over the ideas. Once I've got a pretty strong idea about things, I'll have conversations with a few people that I really trust, like my friend George who does the casting for me. It won't be visual, it'll be very much talking about the idea. I'll probably do the same with Tom Guinness, who works on styling for the show. Naturally they'll bring up things and it becomes slightly more open. I'll bring in key people. I'll talk to the sound person and I'll be developing something with them, or I'll be talking to set designers. It's quite an open conversation once I've got the idea down.
DREAM COLLABORATORS: I recently shot in Senegal with Harley Weir, which was really amazing, but also someone like Isaac Julien or Steve McQueen—people doing black cinema that I think are really cool. I'd love to work towards something like that.
EXHIBITING AT THE V&A: The curator of the fashion program at the V&A came to my first show at London Fashion Week, which was with Fashion East. She saw the collection and then invited me to come do a show at the V&A. I guess it was just one person that saw it, really liked it, and thought it was important for it to be in the gallery. It was really about one person pushing for it to happen.
SPRING/SUMMER 2016: An exhibition I saw in Harlem a couple of years ago was the inspiration; it was basically about Africans in India in and around the 16th century. The particular character that stood out to me was Malik Ambar. He was an Ethiopian ex-slave that then became kind of a ruler in West India. He was an architect and had a massive empire, and it was about this character and his journey and his transition in terms of status, and also thinking about the kind of mirroring that you see between Indian and African cultures. Because I'd come back from Senegal, I was noticing contemporary mirroring as well in the cross-over in terms of music and filmreferences that are explored in different ways but have a running thread through them. It was quite a broad idea, and I was approaching the research not specific to times. It was about the connection between these two places.
FAVORITE PLACE: I would say Senegal is the most amazing place I've ever been. I went to Dakar. I love Ghana, but Senegal is so beautiful and kind of intoxicating how in sync everything seems to be and the sounds. The people are really beautiful and elegant and style was quite a big thing. The people were very sophisticated and it was really interesting to see that. It was interesting the French mix; there are parts of it that feel like Paris. But I really want to go to Ethiopia.
CURRENTLY… I'm working on production for the season that I've just showed. I've taken on quite a few new stockists this season, which is really exciting, so it's about making sure that that relationship goes well and that everything that's going to stores is where I want it to be and what I want it to be. I haven't started next season yet, but I've got some ideas in my head. I'm taking some time to research and think.
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Home » 15 Free Hobbies That Require No Money But Are Fun!
I'm a huge proponent of earning more to achieve your financial goals. But, at the same time, I don't dismiss the need to save money or be conscious of your spending.
However, for many people (myself included), it can be hard to balance having fun with saving money. Too many people think "a good time" requires dropping $50-$100 for dinner and drinks, or going to a movie in the theatre for $35 with popcorn and a soda.
That's just not the case - there are plenty of free hobbies that you can do. Yes free. As in cost $0. And they are fun, entertaining, can occupy your time for hours at a time, and you'll enjoy it.
Writing...putting pen to paper...or even typing on the computer screen. Writing is a great activity that anyone can do for free.
It might not sound enjoyable, but it can be - when you realize there are so many different forms of writing and ways to do it. You could write a story, you could write a poem, you could write a journal, you could write a letter. You could write reviews of every place you visit.
Just like with any creative medium, there are pretty much limitless ways to get started writing. So that, in itself, could be overwhelming.
Offline: Get started with a notepad and pen and start writing. Get your thoughts on paper until you get comfortable writing. No matter the subject, just write. Some experts advise trying to write a page a day just to build the habit and get started.
Want to kill time, do something enjoyable, and maybe get or stay fit? Well, get outside and start walking or hiking. This is completely free, and there are limitless places you can go.
To start, just open your front door and start walking around your neighborhood. Once you get a comfort level up for time and distance, consider a local park or trail.
If you want to add an extra spin to hiking, look into geocaching. Geocaching is essentially an outdoor treasure hunt. People place caches around different trails and points of interest, and other people go find them while hiking. It can be pretty fun and make hiking rewarding.
I've talked about reading before, but too many people don't realize that reading can be a free activity. Seriously. If you haven't considered reading for a free hobby, now is your chance.
1. Go To The Library. Your library has almost every book imaginable and you can get a library card and read them for free. You could also just sit in the library and read. Basically, you have no excuse for not reading with your local library.
2. Read Online. Maybe reading a book isn't your think (it's not mine). But I read voraciously - news articles, blogs, journals, and more - just online. There is no bigger free source of literature and reading than the Internet. Just open your web browser and start reading.
Don't know where to start? Try Wikipedia. On their Main Page each day, they have multiple interesting articles that can be a great jump start to your reading hobby. Oh, and if you don't have Internet, go back to your library - most (if not all) have computers you can use for free.
Exercising and physical fitness is another hobby that too many people believe requires spending a ton of money. It doesn't help that financial pundits (including myself) consistently talk about over-priced gym memberships that go unused.
But, in practice, exercise and physical fitness can be completely free. In fact, I personally think working out without a gym is the way to go for most beginners (the gym can be overwhelming).
There are various ways to exercise without going to the gym, and it all falls into a bucket called bodyweight fitness. These include exercises like running, pushups, sit-ups, pull-ups, and more. You can find tons of great ideas and workouts on sites like Reddit's Bodyweight Fitness subreddit.
Another fun hobby can be learning another language. It used to be expensive to learn languages - you'd need to take a class or pay a tutor to help you. However, today, it's free and you can make a lot of progress by yourself if you put in the effort.
The important thing to remember is that learning a foreign language can be both a free hobby that's fun, and a useful way to empower your future.
What to have a hobby that also contributes and gives back? Volunteering is the way to go. So many organizations are looking for great help - there are nearly limitless ways that you can spend your time giving back.
It's important to remember that volunteering can be both structured and unstructured. You can volunteer and be part of an organization, or you can simply dedicate some time yourself to give back.
For example, you could volunteer at your church or local food bank. Or, you could simply spend several hours a week picking up trash at your local park.
United Way: United Way is a nationwide organization that partners with local charities to give back. They can connect you with local organizations look for help.
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Singing can be another great hobby that doesn't cost you anything but your time (and voice). The fun part about singing is that you can be as casual or formal as you want with it.
For example, you could sing at home, in your car, or in the shower. That's causal. Or, you can take it up a notch and sing in a choir or group. Want to sing with friends? Go to karaoke a few times a week and practice.
This is a fun one that you can do almost anywhere, as long as you have something to toss into the air. Juggling is hard. I can't juggle more than two things at once (if you even call that juggling).
Because it's challenging, it can be a great free hobby. The more you practice, the more you can juggle. And trust me, people will be impressed.
Origami is the art of folding paper. And it can be really impressive with practice. All you need to become an origami master is paper, and time.
The great thing about this hobby is that it's free to learn and practice - you just need paper. And there are tons of free videos and resources that can show you exactly what to do.
Drawing is another paper-based hobby that is totally free. All you need is something to write with - pencil, pen, crayon, chalk, anything! Beyond that, it's just your imagination.
Now, you might equate drawing to beautiful works of art - but nobody starts there. To get started, just put pen to paper and see what happens.
The great thing about drawing is that you can literally draw anything. You could go for realistic, or maybe you want to draw something of a fantasy world. You could go for people, or landscapes. Heck, maybe you want to draw a treasure map.
Do you like puzzles? Are you into math or words? Did you get a newspaper subscription only to do the games page? Well, doing puzzles and crosswords is a fantastic FREE hobby. Yes free - you don't have to pay for a newspaper anymore to do your puzzles.
You can do pretty much any puzzle for free online. Here's our list of free puzzles and crosswords.
Looking at the stars, finding planets, checking out constellations, watching shooting stars! Looking upward is a lot of fun, and it's free. The hard part is getting started and knowing what to look for.
The great thing about the Internet is that there are a lot of free tools and programs that can help you find constellations, planets, and more.
One of my favorite tools for free astronomy is an iPhone app called SkyView. This app uses your GPS and orientation to show you exactly what starts and constellations you're looking at.
If you don't have an iPhone, there are also free online star charts you can use from the Online Planetarium. Or search on YouTube - there are hundreds of videos out there showing you what to look for.
Nature has a ton of beauty, and for those with a collector spirit, rock collecting can be a fun, free hobby. The hard part about collecting in general is that it can be expensive. Want to collect coins? Expensive. Want to collect art? Really expensive. But collecting rocks is free - a free hobby provided by nature.
There is no set way to collect rocks. You can collect rocks you find beautiful. You can collect types of rocks. You can simply try to identify rocks and turn it into an educating experience.
Meditation has been a huge buzz word in business the last few years. Many tech titans practice meditation or some form of mindfulness each day.
Meditation can be a great free hobby that not only helps to clear your mind and focus, but can really be an enjoyable experience simply for fun. The idea that you focus, relax, and free yourself internally can have a lot of positive ramifications throughout your life.
Finally, take advantage of your community's treasures. Every community is different, but this could be parks, trails, museums, art galleries, zoos, and more.
Actually, the first 6 hobbies you mentioned, plus puzzles & crosswords are among my favorites!
Writing is something I discovered I love only recently (a few years back).
Walking, reading, puzzles and exercising are hobbies that stayed with me since childhood.
I also love learning foreign languages, even though it takes a lot of time and effort. I'm currently fluent in 3, working on number 4 (I'd love to learn German. I already have some basic knowledge but never pursued it seriously).


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Exclusive Q&A With Kat Graham (Plus Seven Things You Didn't Know About Her!)
Updated: May 6, 2013 5:18 pm
By J-14 Staff
Kat Graham currently stars as Bonnie on The Vampire Diaries. But did you know she's also a singer, dancer, producer, and model? She's even appeared in a slew of music videos, including "Somebody to Love" with Justin Bieber and Usher. And before The Vampire Diaries, she guest starred on shows like Lizzie McGuire and Malcolm in the Middle.
Kat graciously took time out of her jam-packed day (she's busy shooting in Atlanta now) to chat with J-14 about her music, the show, and so much more!
J-14: How did you get your start
Kat Graham: I started when I was five, when I moved from Switzerland to America. I was raised in Hollywood by my mother. I started off with Movie Surfers, Lizzie McGuire, and Hannah Montana, but as I got older I moved on to CSI, and Malcolm in the Middle while also back-up dancing for Missy Elliott and Pharell. When I was 14 or 15, I decided I wanted to do music, but I didn't really have anyone to help me, so I used the money I made from guest-starring and invested in my own recording studio and started to produce my own music. It got the attention of will.i.am, and he liked it so much that he put me on the song "I Got It from My Mama" and I went on a world tour. I started recording an album as a solo artist and winded up booking Vampire Diaries and here I am.
J-14: What is your music like and what influences you to write?
Kat: It's like early 90s meets futuristic — a very modern pop twist. I wanted to bring back what I listened to growing up and what I embody with my style and incorporate that in my music. I definitely incorporate my real experiences like when I got my heart broken by this boy I was totally in love with and he left me. That's what "Cold Hearted Snake" is about — finding your power when you get dumped, knowing that you have the choice to fight back.
J-14: Do you have any advice for girls who may be dealing with heartbreak
Kat: Make your life about you, and once you build up yourself first, then you can focus on boys. It's important to keep your power and not give it up. If a boy messes up, you walk away. If a boy isn't treating you right, you walk away. It sounds simpler than it is, but you can't allow yourself to be disrespected. You have to be a strong girl. And you'll really respect yourself for it. Don't put boys before school and don't put boys before you. Unless there's somebody absolutely spectacular, don't make them a priority. Now is the time to have fun and enjoy your life. You can think about all that serious stuff when you get older. Boys will still be there. Trust me.
J-14: What was it like working on the "Somebody to Love" video with Justin Bieber?
Kat: Justin's and my team are really big supporters of each other on the music side. It was really awesome that they had me involved in that. I was brought in to do a quick cameo. He really is one of the sweetest guys I've ever met. He's really young, and he has a great head on his shoulders. He deserves all of the success he gets. I hope i get to work with him in the future. He's just awesome. I want him to keep doing well and being successful and take over the world and it seems he's doing just that. I'm really proud of him.
J-14: So, what's up next for Bonnie on The Vampire Diaries?
Kat: She'll be with the gang. They'll be going on crazy adventures together. There's a million twists and turns, so you have to tune in and watch. It's not one of those shows that you can miss. You have to really watch every episode and pay attention to everything.
So what other secrets is Kat keeping? Check out the video below to find out seven things you didn't know about Kat Graham:
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One among essentially the most widespread electrical wiring thoughts is on how to wire a switch. Though working with switches at your house is quite straightforward, wiring 1 may not be that quick for everybody. An ON-OFF switch is actually quite simple to wire. There are different types of switches, but for this instance, let us say you might be putting in a single-pole toggle switch, an exceedingly widespread switch (and the most straightforward).
You'll find 3 colors of wires inside of a usual single-pole toggle switch: black, white, and green. Splice the black wire in two and connect them on the terminal screws - a single on best as well as the other over the base screw on the swap. The white wire serves like a source of uninterrupted electrical power and is also normally connected into a light coloured terminal screw (e.g., silver). Hook up the green wire to your ground screw of the switch.
These techniques would normally be enough to generate a standard switch work without having a challenge. Nevertheless, in the event you aren't self-assured that you just can complete the job appropriately and safely you superior let the professionals get it done in its place. After all, there is certainly a motive why this undertaking is among the most frequent electrical wiring issues questioned by most people.
For some explanation, the way to wire a ceiling fan is likewise certainly one of by far the most common electrical wiring inquiries. To simplify this process, you should utilize one change for your single ceiling fan. To wire the supporter, it can be merely a issue of connecting the black wire from the ceiling fan for the black wire on the swap. If there is a light-weight, the blue wire needs to be related into the black wire from the switch too.
You'll find reasons why these are definitely essentially the most generally questioned electrical wiring queries. One, a lot of imagine it can be very simple to complete, and two, they are the common electrical tasks at your house. But then you really should not set your basic safety in danger in your purpose to economize. The stakes could even be considerably larger if you attempt to lower your expenses and do an electrical wiring career without having ample expertise or expertise.