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As we hunker down into the dog days of summer, let's take a long overdue look at tech news from across Indiana:
—Carmel-based healthcare policy management company PolicyStat has been acquired by New Jersey's iContracts, a provider of cloud-based contract compliance and revenue management software. The financial value of the deal was not disclosed.
A PolicyStat spokesperson said via e-mail that iContracts is "committed" to the Carmel office, which employed 65 people at the time of the acquisition. Two PolicyStat employees, vice president of client services Mark Boxberger and vice president of product Wes Winham, will remain in their current positions. President Steve Erlich, chief financial officer Steve Foughty, and business development vice president Rob Vaughan will also stay on temporarily through the integration period.
—ClearScholar, the Indianapolis education tech startup with an app that aims to foster engagement with college students, is expanding its downtown office. The company, which raised $1.25 million in venture backing earlier this year, plans to add 31 jobs by 2019. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered the company up to $39,000 in training grants and up to $340,000 in performance-based tax credits based on the company's job creation plans. In March, the dozen-person ClearScholar team moved into a new 2,000-square-foot office, nearly doubling the size of its old digs.
In other company news, ClearScholar recently launched a pair of new products called Aware and Align. If a student calls emergency dispatchers from the ClearScholar app, first responders can access the Aware dashboard and app that shows the caller's photo and a precise GPS location; the software also allows dispatchers to get a real-time view of the locations of all active emergency calls and on-duty security personnel. Align combines data from disparate university systems in order to build student personas, enabling schools to deliver customized content. For example, administrators could create broad groups that contain all first-year students, or all international engineering students, and push relevant news and information their way.
—The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has had a busy few months of expansion, relocation, and job creation announcements, including the following: Inscope Medical Solutions, a developer of suction and video laryngoscopes, has chosen Jeffersonville for its new headquarters thanks in part to an investment from Elevate Ventures; a new $24 million public-private partnership with Rolls Royce will establish the nation's most advanced compact gas turbine engine lab at Purdue University; Knowledge Services, a woman-owned IT professional services company, is building a new headquarters in Hamilton County as it plans to add 400 new jobs by 2021; 3rd Dimension, a contract manufacturer specializing in 3D printing for complex metal parts, plans to create up to 45 new jobs by 2022; and EasyDial, a provider of portable hemodialysis machines, has chosen Porter County as the location for its first Indiana production facility, creating up to 96 new jobs by 2020. All of these projects benefitted from tax credits or other state government support.
—Finally, personnel news abounds. Former Octiv CEO Dustin Sapp has moved over to Formstack to serve as chief operating officer. Formstack helps businesses manage information and automate workflows through a suite of online forms. According to a press release, Formstack hired Sapp because of his successful track record helping companies grow. "The opportunity to add someone to the team who holds such great respect, experience, and entrepreneurial background is very rare," said CEO Chris Byers.
BidPal, a startup making mobile bidding and fundraising software for nonprofits, has made two new appointments to its leadership team: Mark McCorkle is coming on board as the chief technology officer, and Mark Ward will serve as chief financial officer. Author and entrepreneur Bob Carr has also joined the company's board.
McCorkle comes to BidPal after spending six years as an independent consultant for a variety of tech companies, including WebLink International. Ward comes to the company from VacayStay Connect, and he also has more than 25 years of experience with high-growth Internet, software, and service businesses.
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Korean Cultural Properties Come Home from U.S.
Korean cultural assets formerly housed in the United States have been permanently returned to Korea.
The National Museum of Korea received a donation of 482 articles denominated as cultural assets from Arthur J. McTaggart, 85, a U.S. citizen. On April 10, the museum made public the donation.
The relics include 380 earthenware pieces dating back to the Shilla dynasty (57 B.C. - A.D. 935), the Kaya dynasty (42 - 562) and the Unified Shilla dynasty (668 - 935). In addition, there are 102 ceramics from the Koryo (918 - 1392) and Choson (1392 - 1910) periods, such as white porcelain vessels, celadon, and white-gray porcelains produced by coating celadon with light clay. The 482 items have so far been housed at San Francisco Asian Art Museum.
The relics include some important pieces, such as a horse-shaped earthenware vessel made in Kaya during the 5th-6th centuries and an earthenware container decorated with tiny droplets hanging from the handles at the sides. All are highly valuable to academics because each comes with records of how it was obtained, when it was bought, and where it was unearthed.
The total value of the donated articles is estimated at $600,000 to $900,000. According to the wishes of the donator, they will be housed and on display at the Taegu National Museum.
Mr. McTaggart collected Korean cultural properties while he was working at the United States Information Service (USIS) in Taegu. After his retirement from USIS, he was a visiting professor at Yeungnam University in Taegu for over 20 years. At present he is receiving medical care in the United States.
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Again in the academic city Darmstadt!
ITandFactory stays for the second time with it's CADISON International Conference in Darmstadt on 27th – 28th of October 2011 in the new congress center called darmstadtium. And again with many exciting themes! Darmstadtium, a chemical element, was first made on November 9, 1994 at the Gesellschaft für chwerionenforschung (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany.
The first day of the conference will focus on the CADISON practice! In parallel, decision makers are invited to a VIP round-table discussion and we are also preparing another 1/2 day congress for the swimming bath branch with ITF partner IWT. News about "collaborative engineering" will be presented during the conference proceedings. So please stay tuned and mark your calendar for the upcoming CADISON International Conference 2011.


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Celebrity Big Brother's Dan Osborne reveals hopes of reuniting with Jacqueline Jossa
He said he wants her to be happy
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Dan Osborne has revealed his hopes of reuniting with his estranged wife Jacqueline Jossa after leaving the Celebrity Big Brother House.
When asked about their relationship, the TOWIE star told Emma Willis: "I hope she's talking to me after this.
"I know that it has changed me as a person for the better. All I want is a happy home for my kids and I want my wife to be happy as well."
He said his time on the reality show helped him realise how important his family was to him.
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"That's the most important thing to me. Everything else is a bonus," he said.
"I know I'm not perfect, but having time in there makes you appreciate everything."
Despite rumours that he and Gabby Allen had a fling before entering the CBB house, he said their relationship was purely platonic.
"For the first few days, it felt weird. I didn't want people to talk," he said.
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"She's a lovely girl. We get on, we just genuinely get on."


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very cool – I had no idea this existed in FNH. I've got to take it to a spin when it's released.
But also, Windsor has a pretty descent documentation, whereas for DP there's no docs whatsoever at the moment.


"Strategic investment in enhancing port–hinterland container transporta" by Hong Chen, Jasmine Siu Lee Lam et al.
China's "Belt and Road" strategy emphasizes the significance of maritime logistics. To ensure the efficiency and safety of landside maritime logistics, this study aims to investigate the strategic investment of players in a port–hinterland container transportation network to enhance network resilience to man-made unconventional emergency events by reducing vulnerability. Given the complexity of the involvement of multiple players and their interacting complementary and competitive business relationships, network game theory is adopted. Results show that the complementary influence Bonacich centrality of players plays a critical role in determining their investment decisions and serves as basis from which useful managerial insights can be derived.


The second novel from the acclaimed author of Kill the Father, this thriller is multilayered, complex, full of twists and turns and satisfyingly dark - one of those novels you just have to listen to late into the night.
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loved this book. read the first one and did find it difficult to get used to listenn8ng but the story soon took over. can't wait for the next one!
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Brilliant book love the characters and twist and turns the story. Can't want for the next book to be available.
I do find the story enjoyable, it has twists and turns both expected and unexpected! But unfortunately I wasn't mad about the narrator, found at some places it all a bit mechanical sounding but still I loved the story it didn't put me off.
I loved this, sad its ended! Cant wait for the next book, please hurry I feel like something is missing! For once in my life im glad I didnt read or hear the end of a book!!


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This page shows how to start a synchronization.
Connection type defines how to communicate with the Destination Instance.
You can synchronize between Instances, even if one Instance is not accessible from the outside network.
You can also use Local Connection to synchronize between projects within one Instance.
The configuration depends on the connection type.
Another instance which is accessible from your side - synchronization with the Instance you can access from your Instance.
Another instance which is not accessible from your side - synchronization with the Instance you cannot access from your Instance.
This step is available only if the Destination Instance is accessible from your side.
The connection between instances requires sync behavior configuration on both sides.
You need to specify which issue data you want to send, and the project for incoming sync requests.
It's required because Exalate creates issues whenever synchronization is received.
Single project synchronization does not require scripting. Please, select the project for incoming sync requests to generate default sync rules.
By default the following issue data will be synchronized: summary, description, type, comments, attachments and labels.
You can adjust generated scripts later by editing the connection.
Single project synchronization template is available only on the Create Connection step.
Connection editing is performed in the advanced template mode.
Advanced synchronization requires setting local project key and issue typeName for incoming sync requests directly in scripts.
CTRL+1 helps to validate scripts and move to the next step.
Congratulations! The connection has been successfully created. Your side is set up. Now invite your partner to communicate with you.
Copy the Invitation and send it to the Destination Instance administrator. This is last step of the Connection set-up from your side.
Once your partner Accepts the invitation, you can start syncing issues.
Connection Invitation helps to send a pre-configured invitation to your partner. It ensures that communication with the Destination Instance is correct and you can start syncing issues.
If your Connection is local, you don't need to send the invitation.
Make sure the Invitation has been accepted and synchronize issues!
Once the other side accepts your invitation your connection will be activated. Refresh Connections page to see Connection status change.
Deactivated - Connection is not active, issue synchronization will not be performed if the Connection is inthis status.
Navigate to the issue view, click More and use Exalate button to start issue synchronization.
Check other ways to synchronize issues.
Congratulations! You've just configured a Connection.
Proceed to the configuration, to specify your particular synchronization behavior.
Also, you may check some typical Use Cases.


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Black Past (1989) Olaf Ittenbach
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Black Past (1989)
Genre: Horror | Gore
Country: West Germany | Director: Olaf Ittenbach
Language: German | Subtitles: English & French
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Thommy and his family move to a new place. In the attic, he finds a box surrounded with chains. He opens it. In the box, he finds a mirror and a diary.
Ittenbach's Black Past is can easily be categorized as one of the goriest films that has ever filmed. It contains so much gore that you cannot help being delighted! There are zombies, serial killers and some other kind of creepy monsters.
The story is quite shitty, but who really cares while there is much GORE! Basically, it's indeed an Evil Dead rip-off, but it's ten time gorier than the Evil Dead. Not only isn't the acting bad, the dialogues are bad too, but then again, who cares? GORE is the name of the game and if you are in favour of it, don't think twice!!! Black Past has been made just for you!
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Terry McAuliffe says he will donate funds given to his campaign by disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein to a nonprofit that aids victims of sexual and domestic violence.
Crystal Carson, spokeswoman for McAuliffe's Common Good VA political action committee, said in a statement Tuesday evening that the governor "is deeply troubled and sickened" about reports of Weinstein's behavior.
She says McAuliffe plans to contribute an amount equivalent to Weinstein's 2013 campaign donations to the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance.
The Virginia Public Access Project reports the donation was more than $55,000.
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Reports on South Korea's cryptocurrency plans keep rolling out, but many remain upbeat
A lack of clarity in South Korea's plans to regulate cryptocurrencies may be of concern, but experts continued to sound upbeat about developments in the space.
In the latest twist in an ongoing saga, South Korea reportedly intends to make cryptocurrency operators exchange user data with banks, local media said on Sunday, citing a single unnamed government official.
The plan, which will be a "measure of tax enforcement," is expected to come into effect toward the end of January or at the beginning of February, Yonhap News Agency reported. A separate Yonhap report on Monday said the government would impose a tax rate not exceeding 24.2 percent on cryptocurrency exchange incomes this year.
"Korea Financial Intelligence Unit announced that financial companies are in the process of drawing up a guideline to prevent cryptocurrency-related money laundering, although any specific measures are yet to be confirmed," the Financial Services Commission said in a statement in response to the news.
"The financial authorities have not looked into any measure to monitor cryptocurrency users' transaction data," it added.
The South Korean government faced an outcry earlier this month after it said it would prepare a bill to ban cryptocurrency exchanges, although it subsequently qualified those remarks, adding that more consultation would be done before a decision was made. An online petition on the presidential office's website against "unjustifiable regulations" in the space garnered more than 220,000 e-signatures as of Jan. 22.
According to Pavel Bains, CEO and co-founder of decentralized database services start-up Bluzelle, the "mixed messages" were concerning to the company's South Korean business partner, blockchain accelerator Hashed.
But he added that a bigger problem was the lack of education among the "new people" coming into the market, which could result in the spread of scams or frauds.
Despite the volatility in cryptocurrency prices earlier in the month, potential new regulations in the space were described as a step in the right direction.
"We welcome that," said Cedric Jeanson, CEO of Bitspread, a bitcoin-focused market maker with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
"What is really important for us is all the AML KYC (anti-money laundering and know your customer) regulation and that the processes on the exchanges actually fulfill those common, or natural, requirements … I think Korea is going to the right direction in this respect," Jeanson told CNBC's "The Rundown."
He added that consultation was necessary in the process: "Somebody has to first throw the first stone, just to say: 'What are you guys thinking on the market?' And I think the answer has been overwhelming by Korean people, actually."
Following the fall in bitcoin prices this year, which saw the cryptocurrency tumbling 50 percent from its December highs, many commentators on the space continued to sound positive.
For one, Fundstrat Global Advisors Founder Tom Lee said in a report last week that he saw bitcoin hitting $25,000 by the end of 2018.
Bitcoin was relatively stable during Asian afternoon trade on Monday, coming in around the $11,500 mark, according to industry site CoinDesk.


A gutsy Beth Mooney has guided the Brisbane Heat to a three-wicket upset of the Sydney Sixers to claim their maiden WBBL title at Drummoyne Oval.
Laura Harris hit the winnings runs with four balls remaining when she smashed a four between Erin Burns and Sara McGlashan.
After being set 132 for victory and needing five off the final over, Harris and Delissa Kimmince guided the underdogs over the line against the two-time reigning champions.
However Mooney was the hero, defying illness to hit a match-winning 65 off 46 balls i n front of a sold out crowd of 5,368 - and several hundred more watching from vantage points outside the suburban ground in Sydney's inner west.
After being outstanding behind the stumps during the Sixers' knock - taking two catches including a ripper to dismiss Erin Burns - Mooney was visibly struggling in the stifling heat.
The Brisbane trainers on several occasions ran out drinks to the left-hander and she was frequently down on her haunches.
But she gutsed it out, bringing up her 50 in 35 balls and putting on 84 runs alongside Kirby Short (29) for the third wicket.
There were several nervous overs after Dane Van Niekerk removed Short and Mooney in the 15th over.
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Mooney was undone by a diving Ellyse Perry catch at at deep midwicket and when Jess Jonassen was caught lbw, the Heat had lost 3-5.
Yet the Heat were good enough to get over the line in what was a fitting tournament finale.
Earlier, Grace Harris (3-23) and Kimmince (2-25) fired to put the underdogs on top when they restricted the Sixers to 7-131.
In all, the Sixers hit just eight fours and three sixes during their innings and only some late hitting by Dane van Niekerk (32 not out off 15 balls) gave her side something to bowl at.
Kimmince (2-25) struck an early blow when she bowled Alyssa Healy (18) to have the Sixers rattled at 1-26 and the home side plodded along for the rest of their innings.
Harris finished with 3-23 including the key wick et of No.3 Ashleigh Gardner (23).


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Q: Can we stream data from ADX to Databricks Spark cluster? Does ADX support sending data to Databricks Spark cluster in streaming fashion -- basically Spark will pull it from ADX instead of ADX exporting it? In other words, I am trying to understand if an ADX table can act as a source for spark streaming ? Is there an example link for this that I can go through?

A: ADX provides the means for querying a table for all the data that has been added to it since the last query through the means of Database Cursors. Note, however, that this requires the caller to parse the query's @ExtendedProperties set (which holds the database cursor) and maintain state between every two successive queries (so that the new cursor value could be passed to the next query).

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Trudeau promises complete review of funding to anti-racism group after 'vile' tweets
Needed. Will be interesting to see how comprehensive the review will be and the degree to which the the findings will be public and candid:
The federal government is conducting a "complete review" of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about "Jewish white supremacists," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.
The government has put a stop to all funding to the Community Media Advocacy Centre and is putting in place procedures "to make sure this never happens again," he said at a press conference.
"It is absolutely unacceptable that federal dollars have gone to this organization that has demonstrated xenophobia, racism and antisemitism."
Last week, Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen, who was also at the press conference, cut $133,000 in government funding to the Community Media Advocacy Centre and suspended an anti-racism project it was overseeing after "reprehensible and vile" tweets posted by its senior consultant, Laith Marouf, came to light.
Trudeau's comments come as other past funding for the organization is scrutinized.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said this week that he wants money provided to CMAC under the Canada Summer Jobs program in 2018 to be clawed back.
He said a grant application by CMAC for $2,882 under the program, which offers work experience to people aged 15-30 and is run by Employment and Social Development Canada, was reviewed at the time by his constituency office in Ville-Marie, Que.
CMAC was approved to receive that amount, but ultimately only got $795, according to a spokesman for Marci Ien, the minister for women, gender equality and youth, who publicly launched the program this year.
"Not a single cent of government money should go to organizations that harbour anti-Semitic views," Miller said on Twitter. He said he has never met Marouf, whose views he called "despicable."
A spokeswoman for Miller's federal department said "clearly, this organization should not receive additional funding."
"After funding had been allocated, Laith Marouf made antisemitic comments that are reprehensible and inconsistent with the objectives of the Canada Summer Jobs program," Miller's office added.
Shimon Koffler Fogel, the CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said his organization appreciates Miller's "clear and unambiguous statement regarding the importance of government funding not going to groups harbouring and espousing antisemitic views."
"We call on the ministries involved to be transparent and provide details about their investigations into the systemic failures that led to this inappropriate funding in a timely fashion," he added.
Opposition MPs are calling for a full audit of funding to CMAC from government departments and through federal programs, including for its involvement in proceedings run by Canada's federal broadcasting regulator.
CMAC describes itself on its website as a non-profit organization supporting the "self-determination of Indigenous, racialized and disabled peoples in the media through research, relationship-building, advocacy and learning."
The Twitter account for Marouf, a consultant for the organization, is private. But a screenshot posted online shows a number of tweets with his photo and name.
One tweet said: "You know all those loud mouthed bags of human feces, aka the Jewish White Supremacists; when we liberate Palestine and they have to go back to where they come from, they will return to being low voiced bitches of (their) Christian/Secular White Supremacist Masters."
Stephen Ellis, a lawyer for Marouf, distinguished between Marouf's "clear reference to 'Jewish white supremacists"' and Jews or Jewish people in general.
Marouf does not harbour "any animus toward the Jewish faith as a collective group," Ellis said in an email.
"While not the most artfully expressed, the tweets reflect a frustration with the reality of Israeli apartheid and a Canadian government which collaborates with it," Ellis said.
Public records show that CMAC has received about $500,000 in funding since 2016 to act as a public interest group in proceedings run by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
The money came from the Broadcast Participation Fund, an independent body that was stood up by the CRTC to pay for public interest groups' participation in CRTC matters.
In 2021, CMAC also took part in CRTC consultations on regulations amending the accessibility reporting requirements for broadcasters and telecommunications companies.
According to publicly available documents detailing payments, Marouf and his wife, Gretchen King, whose name also appears on CMAC company filings, were both paid for taking part in the proceedings.
They were paid using money from a deferral account held by Bell, which the company agreed to have the CRTC distribute to public interest groups on its behalf. Bell declined a request for comment.
CMAC did not respond to requests for comment.
But Ellis, Marouf's lawyer, said the centre's work had been valuable and contributed greatly to the proceedings.
The lawyer said what "is very clear from CMAC's filing and the CRTC decision is that if it were not for CMAC's efforts, Indigenous, racialized and women disabilities groups would have been absent from the proceedings to rewrite CRTC policies to comply with the Accessible Canada Act and its clauses reaffirming the intersectionality of oppressions."
Peter Julian, the NDP heritage critic, is calling for Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and CRTC officials to appear at the House of Commons heritage committee when Parliament returns to discuss an apparent lack of "due diligence" before paying CMAC.
"It is obvious there was no vetting at all, and that raises a bunch of disturbing questions," he said.
John Nater, the Conservative critic for Canadian heritage, also said the minister should answer questions before the committee. "We believe it imperative that the minister provide answers at committee and explain how this was allowed to happen."
Fellow Tory MP Melissa Lantsman said she will present a petition from her constituents to the House of Commons asking for a public inquiry. She said an independent body should examine all historical funding to CMAC.
She criticized Rodriguez for not speaking out about the tweets. "The most vile thing about this is the silence," she said.
Rodriguez declined to comment.
Tory MP Dan Albas, who sits on the Commons finance committee, said the government needs to examine all funding of CMAC.
"There has been radio silence over what they are going to do to get to the bottom of it," he said.
Source: Trudeau promises complete review of funding to anti-racism group after 'vile' tweets
Canadian Jewish community expectations:
"What I know is that the minister now has all the information, appreciated the challenge it poses, and has publicly committed to a series of remedies. We will judge him on what flows from that commitment over the coming days."
During a press conference on Aug. 29, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence, Ont.) announced that the Heritage Department will conduct an extensive review of the funding being distributed through Ottawa's anti-racism strategy to ensure no additional funds are directed to organizations or individuals who promote hateful content.
Fogel said the review will need to determine what deficiencies in the department's decision-making process led to a grant being awarded to the CMAC. He added that CIJA will judge Hussen and the Liberal government based on the outcome of that review.
Shimon Koffler Fogel, president and CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, says his organization will be satisfied if Housing and Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen's 'actions support his undertaking and commitment' regarding the CMAC funding scandal. Photograph courtesy of the CIJA
"If, over the coming days, [Hussen's] actions support his undertaking and commitment, I think we would be quite satisfied with his management of the issue. But there are many moving pieces," said Fogel in the email.
On Aug. 23, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather (Mount Royal, Que.) told the National Post thathe alerted Hussen about Marouf's anti-Semitic social media posts before the issue was reported on widely, and argued action could have been taken more quickly.
Fogel suggested that an appearance by Hussen before the House Heritage Committee would provide a valuable opportunity to address the issues in an open and accountable way.
"There are many dimensions of the issue regarding which there is conflicting information, including when the minister became aware of the problem and what steps were taken to address it," wrote Fogel. "I cannot speak to the timeline regarding when [Hussen] was first made aware of this specific issue. However, there are many possible explanations for the absence of visible action for a number of weeks. He may have referred it to the department. He may have required legal advice, since a legal contract had to be considered."
Fogel said the federal government's response to this funding scandal must include full disclosure about how the grant was awarded to CMAC, and a new protocol regarding future grants that shows the government "has translated its learning into a better way forward."
"The goal should be not just the identification of where the process went wrong—and in this case, it went very wrong—but more importantly, what generic procedures should be put into place that will ensure such things do not happen in the future," said Fogel in the email.
The Hill Times reached out to Hussen to ask about Housefather's claim that swifter action could have been taken in regards to suspending the CMAC funding. A spokesperson for the minister responded that anti-Semitism, hate, and racism in all its forms have no place in Canada, and that Hussen's office is leaving no stone unturned in this matter.
"We thank MP Housefather for bringing this individual to our attention, as our government does not tolerate this hatred, and we have informed CMAC that their funding was cut and their project was suspended," read the emailed statement. "We have also instructed the department of Canadian Heritage to identify how CMAC was able to access funding in the first place, and to look for immediate solutions when it comes to properly vetting funding applicants, including any individuals they employ or partner with. Minister Hussen is working with his colleagues to ensure that programs that are both within and outside of his purview are assessed with strong processes, in order to ensure nothing like this ever happens again."
The Hill Times contacted Canadian Heritage to ask about the vetting process in awarding government grants for organizations, and about how the process might be refined going forward, but did not receive a response by deadline.
Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, Ont.), who is Jewish, told The Hill Times that the funding scandal is indicative of a systemic issue.
"Anti-racism in this government doesn't seem to include anti-Semistism," said Lantsman. "There is a trust issue now here."
Lantsman said that she favours a full review of Heritage, the vetting process behind awarding grants, and the timeline of when Hussen was made aware of Marouf's social media posts.
"There's a culpability of the government trying to take what they think is quick, corrective action to sweep this under the rug while not addressing the actual problem," said Lantsman. "I want to be clear. The government has not addressed this as a wider issue, [other] than to cut funding after more than a month after they've been caught."
NDP MP Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, Ont.), his party's ethics critic and a member of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, told The Hill Times it would be strange for anyone to pin the blame for the funding scandal specifically onto Hussen, given the decision was made before Hussen assumed responsibility for the diversity portfolio that falls within the Department of Heritage. Hussen was sworn in as minister of housing and diversity on Oct. 26, 2021.
Green said it is the Liberal government's responsibility to "take meaningful action beyond individual people."
"What I'm looking for out of this government is not about individual actors within the government, but an actual commitment that they're going to follow through on the outcomes around anti-racism," said Green. "This goes well beyond Minister Hussen, who, in the right moments, has said the right things, and I think has supported the right initiatives."
Green said he supports a review of Heritage Canada, and any government department that deals with "the procurement of outside organizations who may be engaged in harmful behaviours."
"What we have found within the Liberal government [is] that they speak the language of equity, diversity and inclusion, but it's often the case that they fail to have the corresponding outcomes in their actual governing, and that is certainly not constricted to Minister Hussen," said Green. "I think it speaks to the culture of the seriousness of the issue. My hope is that [the Liberals] would hold a high standard of scrutiny and due diligence on funding for all agencies, in all departments, that are government funded … and learn from this situation, and move forward."
Source: Diversity Minister Hussen will be judged based on result of review into CMAC funding, says Jewish advocacy group
Filed under Antisemitism, Multiculturalism Tagged with Canadian Heritage, CIJA, Community Media Advocacy Centre, PM Trudeau


There are any number of articles on the web about who you should follow on Twitter. Just type this question into Google and it returns 47 million results! Just about every publication has a recommended list. The first page of results when I just did that includes the UK Daily Telegraph, Forbes magazine, Newsweek, Business Insider and the New Musical Express, each of which has selected Twitter accounts with a particular theme.
However if you're working in Finance then you have a number of problems. The first is that you may not even have access to Twitter while you're at work – many financial firms block Twitter at the firewall for compliance, regulatory and security reasons. And you almost certainly aren't allowed to use your personal mobile phone in the trading room or on the trading floor.
The second is that even if you do have access to Twitter at your desk, it's very likely to be provided by a third-party Twitter/News service – which will be curated by the provider. This means you can choose who to follow provided you select from their curated list of approved accounts.
So even if you know about the Twitter account of an amazing oil futures analyst who accurately predicts market movements, if they're not in the approved curated list then you can't follow them. Some of these services do allow you to suggest accounts to be added – but if the account you want is approved, then every other subscriber to that service can follow them, so you've lost any possible competitive advantage you might have expected.
EarlyBird is a fully-compliant, read-only Twitter service for finance professionals that allows you to follow anyone you choose. You can't Tweet – indeed you don't need a Twitter account at all. And it's completely anonymous - no-one can see your account or even the accounts you're following.
So now you do have the problem – who should I follow on Twitter?
And EarlyBird helps solve that one for you too. It provides a "Who's Who" list of financially relevant accounts in News, Finance, Politics, Markets, Sectors, Emerging Markets, Company equities and FICC. It even provides ready-made collections which you can drag and drop into folders on the web page and they'll appear in your EarlyBird client.
EarlyBird's Who's Who is available on the web to anyone (example page above) – at least you'll get some great ideas of who to follow. Of course to obtain the greatest benefit you do need to be an EarlyBird user. Then you can drag the accounts to your own folders, and take advantage of the collections and the Smart Tracks. Smart Tracks are intelligent combinations of pre-selected Twitter accounts and complex search algorithms which means you'll see relevant Tweets about that particular topic (company, index, currency etc.) in your timeline whether they've been posted by one of the accounts you're following or not.
And of course EarlyBird's advanced search capability means you can find and follow that great oil futures analyst, and no-one else will know.
That's how to find who to follow on Twitter if you work in finance.


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The National at Bonnaroo 2013
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The National took the What Stage at 6:30 PM at Great Stage Park in Tennesee, in support of their latest album "Trouble Will Find Me." The Cincinnati formed band drew heavily from the new release including their first two songs, "I Should Live in Salt," and "Don't Swallow the Cap." The National is fronted by Matt Berninger on vocals who was on point all night even in his inebriated state.
During "England," the boys dedicated their song to their friends the Mumford and Sons who could not make the trip, calling them an "amazing band and amazing people." While working on a bottle of wine to himself Berninger dabbled in the crowd during "Graceless," right before delivering an epic version of Mr. November from their 2005 release Alligator. Berninger jumped off stage and walked into the pit singing "I won't fuck us over, I'm Mr. November I'm Mr. November, I won't fuck us over." Berninger headed back to the stage and thanked the crowd for taking his virginity, "It's been way too long…enjoy it." The National closed out the evening with "Terrible Love." Berninger once again came out to an elated crowd, this time giving away his mic stand to a lucky fan and losing the microphone itself before jumping back on stage.


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Q: C# WPF (MahAppsMetro) Application on Class Library Messes up on Designer i thought of creating a WPF project with the GUI a Separate DLL, (for theming purposes) so I Created the WPF MahAppsMetro application, made it Class Library added every Resource on a ResourceDictionary, but on the designer is not showing as it supposed to be.
When i had it as WindowsApplication and not ClassLibrary it was showing like this:

But now its showing with a default set of styles:

However when i'm Compiling it, it is rendering perfectly fine.
Whats up with the designer? Is it a bug or what

A: It seems there is a bug on XAML Designer. The workround for me is to just Restart the Designer by killing its process.
taskkill /f /im xdesproc.exe

And after that works fine.


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Janina Gavankar is better known for her rolls in True Blood and The L Word, but before those roles, she was playing a different kind of roll--an open roll as center snare of her high school drum line. Janina has released a video to her single "Don't Look Down" and included the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps in the video. Watch in the video where she joins in the the front ensemble on some marimba work, while singing---hangs with the snare line in a short drum break--while singing and then finishes the video with her playing the final mallet lick.
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This week Comic Culture hosts Chris and Walt tackle some interesting topics including Tony Harris' recent rant, the October comic book sales numbers, good news on the Goon movie front, Michael Arndt's new gig as screenwriter for Star Wars Episode 7, Fearless Defenders #1 and more. The guys also cover of the new comics hitting the stands today at your local comic book shops. OK so lets all just kick back, relax and enjoy the Comic Culture radio show.
Memory Lane Books comic shop opened in Toronto in 1967, four years before Now And Then Books.
Retailers generally don't pay more for variants; because they have to buy more books to get the variants they pass that cost along to the consumer.
Yes, the Captain George shop in TO was definitely the 1st. Harry Kremer's Now and Then shop in Kitchener, Ontario bridged those early days to the establishment of the Direct Market comic book shop.
Retailers will weigh what variants to get and how many to get based on what they can get for them and how many they think they can sell. Retailers do pay extra for the variants, it just comes back to them IF they sell.


Review: Emma Marris. Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World. New York: Bloomsbury, 2011.
"When conservationists focus on 'pristine wilderness' only, they give people the impression that that's all that nature is. And so urban, suburban, and rural citizens believe that there is no nature where they live; that it is far away and not their concern. They can lose the ability to have spiritual and aesthetic experiences in more humble natural settings" (150).
This quote really captures the point that Marris is trying to make here. In a way, her book pairs nicely with Bill McKibben's The End of Nature (1989). Both argue that human induced climate change in what has been referred to as the Anthropocene Era has made the concept of 'wilderness' (land untouched by humans) untenable. Traces of the human are present in every landscape. When we try to remove them, we are simply engaging in a different form of human interaction, historical preservation applied to the land. Once we become aware of this fact, she argues, we must then consider what a responsible environmentalism can and should look like in this new era of human history.
Most of the book is designed to convince readers that we live in a post-wild world using research from science and the humanities as evidence. Near the end, she proposes a solution, in a model kind of like Michael Pollan's in The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006), to create what she calls a 'rambunctious garden.' This is the kind of nature that we already see in and near our homes. Readers are simply encouraged to see that landscape as 'nature' and tend it more consciously for the benefit of the global community.
Marris's book is highly readable and very useful to anyone who cares about the environment but feels stumped about where to start combatting climate change. As someone who came of age during the era of Earth First and the tongue and cheek "Save the Planet. Kill Yourself" bumpersticker, I find Marris's approach to environmentalism surprisingly sane. This is a type of climate warrior ethos I can get behind. If you're a teacher and are looking to teach popular science in your classroom, this is good place to start.
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Adam Warlock vs. Thanos: Who Wins the Fight? (MCU & Comics)
By Valentina Kraljik / January 18, 2023 January 18, 2023
Adam Warlock and Thanos are two of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe, and their paths have crossed many times in the comics. Both characters possess god-like powers and abilities, making them near-invincible in battle. But when it comes to a one-on-one fight, who would come out on top? Both have wielded the Infinity Gauntlet, and both have an understanding of the Universe on a completely different level. When it comes to a battle between Adam Warlock and Thanos, who wins?
Thanos wins in a fight against Adam Warlock. He has superior strength, speed, and stamina, and one might argue that his powers and abilities outclass those of Adam Warlock as well. Even though the two met in the memorable Infinity Saga showdown, It was not Warlock that put an end to Thanos' conquest. It was Nebula or, depending on how you look at it, the Infinity Gauntlet itself. In terms of raw power in the MCU, Thanos would also overpower Adam Warlock. Victory is possible only if he manages to outsmart him, as the Avengers did during the Endgame.
I understand that this might be a sensitive battle due to the general opinion that Adam Warlock has what it takes to take on Thanos and walks away victorious. But through the careful analysis of our heroes in terms of powers, abilities, speed, durability, strength, and intelligence, we're going to show you why we came to our conclusion and why Adam Warlock could never overcome the Mad Titan. If you're interested in our reasoning, stay with us and keep reading!
Powers and abilities
Strength and Stamina
Adam Warlock vs. Thanos: Who would win?
Thanos can harvest, utilize, and absorb energy at nearly the highest level. He can manipulate magnetic, elemental, cosmic, and soul energies. With his unique mastery over time and space, he could take down the strongest characters in the Marvel Universe. Alone. Thanos can manipulate souls and minds.
He can utilize a unique skill to manipulate matter and control biological processes. No stone is left unturned when Thanos is close by. He is especially gifted in mystic matters. Although no one would exactly call Thanos a great magician, he is quite capable of dealing great damage with curses and spells.
In the MCU, it's similar as it is clear that no single being, character, or entity can stand in Thanos' way without being defeated. Having access to two stones made Thanos the strongest being in the Universe – this was a comment made by Bruce Banner. Gamora, on the other hand, commented that Thanos with three stones equals a threat they cannot stop. In the end, Thanos had access to all six stones.
With all six Infinity Stones in his possession, Thanos gained control over reality. He could manipulate time, energy, space, and even souls. He was near-omnipotent and could wipe out half the Universe with a snap of his fingers. This is considered one of the most deadly and destructive feats possible.
Adam Warlock was created to be the epitome of human perfection, with special physiology and connection to the Soul Gem, making him one of the most powerful beings in the Universe. He can manipulate cosmic and elemental energies and quantum magic to manipulate space-time.
He can also create energy constructs for various purposes. He's a powerhouse when it comes to energy projection. We can expect his powers in the MCU to be similar to those in the comics, even though his origin story may be slightly different and the substitute for the Soul Gem is not yet clear. Still, from the trailers and photos, it is seen that he has a gem on his forehead.
Even though Thanos is afraid of Warlock, and even though Thanos was once ultimately defeated by Warlock (although it was not a true defeat in a sense), it wasn't because Thanos was overpowered. He was merely outsmarted. This point goes to Thanos.
Points: Adam Warlock (0:1) Thanos
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The full extent of Thanos' strength is unknown, and he has many feats to prove it, both in the comics and the MCU. He managed to take down and overpower the strongest that Marvel could throw at him with his physical strength alone. Thanos lifted the Galactus Engine and recovered it from the depths of Ego, the Living Planet. He likewise managed to destroy an entire planet by charging into it. His unique deviant physiology likewise produces no fatigue toxins. This means that he has near-unlimited stamina at his disposal.
Even in the MCU, Thanos displayed incredible strength feats. He snapped Loki's neck with one hand. He crushed Tesseract without getting harmed. He was seen overpowering, throwing, and steamrolling the strongest Avengers. Unaided by anything by his physical strength.
Despite being ranked as a class 4 in terms of strength, Adam Warlock has demonstrated the ability to increase his strength to a level of class 40. He has shown incredible strength, able to manipulate heavy objects and hold his own in battles against some of the strongest characters in the Marvel universe. He has been able to lift and throw characters like Thor and Hulk with ease.
It is uncertain to what extent this strength will be portrayed in the MCU version of Adam Warlock, but it is unlikely that he will surpass the strength of characters like Thanos.
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Despite his bulky frame, Thanos repeatedly proved that he could reach speeds faster than light. He is capable of flying, he can teleport, and his combat reflexes are nearly unmatched. In some instances, Thanos proved himself to be omnipresent.
In the MCU, Thanos has demonstrated a remarkable ability to react quickly to various attacks, as seen in his ability to catch Thor by surprise, dodge all of Hulk's strikes, and show great agility even when fighting against opponents who are much smaller than him. His speed feats in the MCU are nowhere near those in comics, but still, the same can be said for any other character.
Adam Warlock can move at high speeds, potentially reaching the speed of light if conditions allow it. He can fly by canceling Earth's gravity and teleport himself instantly when needed. He can cover vast distances, reflected in his quick reaction time and movements in combat. We're not exactly sure how much this will translate to MCU, but we can be sure that Thanos and Warlock's speeds would be evenly matched.
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Thanos is highly resistant to all forms of injuries. His Eternal physiology makes him immune to poisons, diseases, and toxins. Even if something manages to damage Thanos, his extremely fast healing factor will take care of it rather quickly. In some instances, Thanos was barred from dying by Death herself. Even if something manages to kill him, it's only a matter before he returns to life again.
Speaking of MCU, we've seen how durable Thanos was when he managed to wield the Infinity Gauntlet without serious consequences. This means Thanos absorbed and tanked enough force to power an entire continent for a week.
Adam Warlock is highly invulnerable himself. He managed to tank hits from some of the biggest Marvel powerhouses in the comics, and his unique physiology makes him highly resistant to most forms of damage. Just like Thanos, Warlock has a trick up his sleeve, likewise. If Warlock is damaged seriously, he can always retreat to his cocoon and regenerate completely. Warlock also resurrected himself after dying on numerous instances.
We've seen the cocoon in the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and we can expect he will also use it for regenerative purposes.
Due to that, the point goes to both of them.
Thanos is known for his exceptional intelligence and ability to predict outcomes. From a young age, he was recognized as one of the most intelligent beings among Eternals, if not the most intelligent. He was able to anticipate the collapse of his home planet, Titan, due to overpopulation. Additionally, he used his keen perception and calculated thinking to evaluate the actions and motivations of those around him.
Adam Warlock is likewise extremely intelligent, able to comprehend reality completely differently. Warlock managed to outsmart Thanos in several instances, which is why the point goes to him.
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Thanos is an expert in combat, in all kinds of fighting styles, and with all kinds of weaponry at his disposal. He has mastered using weapons, such as his double-edged sword, and has defeated some of the strongest martial artists in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He defeated Hulk in hand-to-hand combat and quickly overpowered Black Panther. It is difficult to defeat Thanos when he is not using weapons, but when he is armed with blades, it is almost impossible to stop him.
In the MCU, we're likely to see Adam Warlock using combat skills on a higher level, but in the comics, he is nowhere near the level that Thanos is. Warlock never had to "learn how to fight" simply because he has plenty of other cosmic powers at his disposal, with the help of which he can overpower even the strongest entities.
With everything said, Thanos is among the most lethal fighters in the known Universe, and the point goes to him.
Thanos would overpower Adam Warlock in every case, both in the comics and the MCU. His powers, abilities, and physical attributes are on a different scale. In the instances where Warlock defeated Thanos, he was never alone, and it was never due to him being the stronger between the two. We're still yet to see how Adam Warlock will be presented in the MCU, but we're confident enough that he will not be able to surpass the Infinity Gauntlet Thanos any time soon.
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Chris Hoene on the Governor's May Revision: Creating a State EITC Is "An Important First Step"
May 14, 2015 · By Budget Center
SACRAMENTO — The California Budget & Policy Center, a nonpartisan public policy research group, released the following statement from Executive Director Chris Hoene in response to this morning's release of Governor Jerry Brown's May Revision to his proposed 2015-16 budget:
"By calling for California's first-ever state Earned Income Tax Credit, the Governor's revised budget takes an important first step toward reducing economic hardship and expanding opportunity. A state EITC that builds on the federal credit will help working Californians to afford groceries, rent, and other day-to-day necessities while moving toward financial security. So, it's significant that this is part of the revised spending plan.
"As the Governor and legislators work toward a final budget, they could go even further in investing in economic opportunity and well-being, especially with so many Californians still left behind by the current recovery. Policymakers have options for building back key public services and supports that bore the brunt of years of spending cuts. This would mean reinvesting in CalWORKs as well as in subsidized preschool and child care, which help families make ends meet while finding and keeping jobs. State policymakers should also seek to boost assistance for low-income seniors and people with disabilities.
"The right budget choices this year could be part of a longer-term effort to invest in prosperity and general well-being for all Californians."
The Budget Center will release additional commentary and analysis in the coming days and weeks. You can keep up with all the latest on our website, calbudgetcenter.org.
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Kim Fowler is the Director of the University of Georgia Human Research Protection Program and has worked in the Human Subjects Office since 2007. Also an alumna of UGA's School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), she found her calling in contributing to the vast and diverse human research enterprise.
Kim is interested studying how organizations implement policy, particularly institutions of higher education that implement federal policy such as the policy for protection of human subjects of research, FDA regulations, FERPA, and more.


Every year, thousands of dollars in scholarship money is not used because students did not apply for scholarships they are qualified for. Many students feel that scholarships are only awarded to seniors with the highest GPA, class rank, and college admission test scores. While those factors are important for both college admissions and academic scholarships, there is a wide range of scholarships available to students which are based upon hobbies, extra-curricular activities and/or athletics, religion, organizations that they or their parents may belong to, career interest areas, fine arts, parents' employment, and many other specialty areas.
There are many excellent scholarship searches available to students; however, it is important to remember that students and their families should never pay for a scholarship search to avoid getting caught in the many scholarship scams that occur on an annual basis. If a scholarship opportunity sounds too good to be true, it usually is. When concerns about a scholarship search or scholarship occur, the Better Business Bureau and EducationQuest are two resources for checking on the validity of such offers.
The LSW Counseling Center recommends using ScholarshipQuest at EducationQuest when searching for scholarships associated with organizations in Lincoln, Southeast Nebraska, or the state of Nebraska. ScholarshipQuest also provides students the opportunity to create an Activities Résumé, which is a very useful tool that allows students to create a list of their accomplishments. As the scholarship committees attempt to identify the best candidates to receive their awards, the résumé can be an instrumental part of the student's scholarship application. Once the information is entered, the résumé may be customized and be printed. The résumé can be saved for an extended time as long as a student chooses to keep it active.
There are a number of FREE online national scholarship searches. As stated previously, students and parents can prevent scholarship scams by avoiding searches that charge a fee for their services. Students can utilize the Career Cruising system for scholarship searches when the log in with their LPS credentials.
Peterson's is a one-stop scholarship resource — not that we recommend this strategy — with a number of great (and free!) resources. The site boasts $10 billion in scholarship awards and has an impressive collection of articles, test prep resources and more.
But it's not just a stockpile of scholarships. It also has the tools and tips you need to start your search — and its search filters make navigation simple. Filling out a very short survey allows you to adjust the filters as you go, which gives you more control than sites that require extensive profiles to get started.
Like Peterson's, Unigo has plenty to offer beyond just scholarships, including jobs, internships, college profiles and rankings, articles and a textbook store. When it comes to scholarships, the site offers both profile-based matching as well as easy-to-browse categories.
Perhaps best of all is its user-friendly interface, which is somewhat reminiscent of a photo-sharing site. It makes finding scholarships simple. What's more, the site values security and privacy of personal information – so, in other words, no spam!
Fastweb, a subsidiary of Monster, hosts more than 1.5 million scholarships that amount to more than $3.4 billion dollars. And it's all so well organized! The search platform's filters make it hard not to find exactly what you're looking for.
One minor drawback: You have to fill out a profile to get started. But the profile helps match you with scholarships most likely to suit your needs, and the sign-up process is relatively painless.
Cappex has a large scholarship database and they're not afraid to brag a bit: "We've Got More Than $11 Billion in Scholarships." Registering can be annoying, but you'll be glad you took the time to get personalized results.
Cappex sets itself apart with its "What Are My Chances" tool, which attempts to calculate the odds that you'll get into a certain college before you apply.
Over the years, Chegg has expanded from its humble beginnings as an online textbook store to become a well-rounded education resource. It acquired scholarship match service Zinch in 2011 and now hosts scholarships totaling over $1 billion.
Its interface is simple and the mandatory sign-up process is well worth the time. What's more, it has a "top scholarship picks this week" category, which highlights opportunities you may have otherwise missed. And on top of the scholarships, Chegg offers homework help, tutoring, test prep, internships and (of course) textbooks.
As with all of the best resources, The College Board offers much more than an extensive list of scholarships. It also has test prep, articles and college search tools, among others. And its "scholarships, other financial aid and internships from more than 2,200 programs" totals nearly $6 billion. Added bonus: While you're perusing the site you can prepare for the SAT!
Formerly known as College Prowler, Niche is one of the easiest sites to navigate. It's neatly organized into categories that make it simple to start finding and applying for scholarships.
You can browse by categories – including, but not limited to, sports, interest area, career and major — but it can be tricky to filter outside of these preset groupings. Still, with no required sign-up and a user-friendly design, Niche is a simple and powerful resource.
It's one of the largest databases and is updated daily. You can browse by category, but if you really want to navigate the extensive list of opportunities, you'll need to make a profile. It's one flaw: The site has ample information about alternate forms of financial aid, but it lacks some of resources other sites offer.
Despite its somewhat unusual interface, Collegenet has an impressive number of scholarships. You can search by keyword or create a personalized profile to get filtered results. From there, you can create, manage and save lists that you can return to later.
Scholarships are listed by their award amounts, with the highest payout listed first. While the site's search results are often extensive, it could benefit from some more filtering or organizational tools..
Scholarship Monkey offers three search options: personalized search, search by keyword and lists of scholarships. Results from any of these searches can then be further filtered by college, but unfortunately not by any other criteria.
Despite its huge index of scholarships, the site is not as easily navigable compared to some others, making it more difficult to take full advantage of its opportunities. Another reason it ranks lower on the list: spam. I've received numerous emails from the site, even after unsubscribing.
Nonetheless, it's a great tool with a huge database of scholarships – even if it is trickier to use than others on the list.
The heart of scholarship season is October through March, during which time, seniors will have the most scholarship opportunities to pursue. However, it's never too early to begin scholarship searches to learn what types of scholarships are available. While the majority of scholarships are aimed toward current seniors; the scholarship searches will alert younger students who use the scholarship searches about opportunities they may be eligible for.
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Scholarship deadlines are important so allow enough time to complete and submit applications in a timely manner. When requesting recommendation letters and/or asking individuals to be references, a two- to three-week time period should be given to those persons providing information about you. It also is helpful when students provide references with a copy of the scholarship they are applying for and a copy of their résumé. Take time to research scholarship opportunities and to review scholarship tips available for creating the best application possible.
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How do you clear land? All I can see is adjusting between pasture and farmland.
If you increase the amount of pasture, it clears wilderness automatically. If you need to increase pasture without clearing the wilderness for some reason, you decrease the amount of farmland(although there's only a few reasons you'd ever need to do that).
Goal for this year: FIX EVERYTHING. Also explore a little if we have time.
Elmalandti, I think everyone has more of everything than we do.
Holy mass culling of old nobles! Vandarl was our lawspeaker, so I'm going to have to rearrange the ring. As for the other two: Gordangar was that guy I kept sending out to explore, and I have no idea who Penterest was.
Lawspeakers are basically interchangable(they even tend to give the exact same advice since they're so focused on the letter of the law and tradition), so I didn't bother you guys with the replacement decision. Say hi to Brandgor, our new know-it-all man!
Warriors from the Vostang clan have snuck onto your tula and killed one of our carls, Markalor. They identify themselves as Garstal and Yerestia, and let Markalor's son go so that we would know they did this to avenge their brother-in-law Brandig, who had been killed in a raid by Markalor's cousin, Hiord.
-Insist that the Vostangi outlaw the killers.
-Send weaponthanes to kill Garstal and Yerestia.
-Send weaponthanes to kill one of their relatives.
Just how many Garstals are there running around Dragon Pass? First there was whatshisface's burned to death dad, then there was one of the guys we outlawed for adultery, and now this!
Orlanth established the first wergilds. But he himself often chose vengance instead.
We have good grounds for a legal case, but we'd be unlikely to prevail if we pressed for outlawry.
The easiest way to manage Markalor would be to strike at the kinsmen of Garstal and Yerestia - especially since the Vostang forces outnumber us.
We cannot let Markalor go unavenged.
Neither killing nor blood-price will bring back Markalor, but we should accept the latter to avoid making things worse.
A raid in planting season is folly, yet the carls look to us to do something.


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Return the size of the buffer used in ufuncs.

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People who initially didn't want to be in the same room with each other eventually were able to reach a consensus on an emotional issue: controlling the deer population.
That's something Amherst is trying to do but that the Rochester suburb of Irondequoit was able to achieve a fair amount of success at, participants in a were told Saturday.
Irondequoit's success occurred only after a long, difficult process and when people stopped calling each other "Bambi killers" and "animal rightists." Kathleen Bennett and Marc Romanowski, editors of the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal at the University at Buffalo Law School, sponsored the day-long discussion of "The Increasing Conflicts of Deer and Human Populations in Suburban Areas." About 70 people attended, including a contingent from Ohio.
One of the speakers was Richard Matwyshen of Rochester, a retired Eastman Kodak engineer and professional facilitator.
He served as facilitator of a citizen task force that was able to achieve a consensus on controlling the deer population in Irondequoit that involves both use of immuno contraception and some bait-and-shoot. But deer injected for contraception also are tagged so that they will not be victims of bait-and-shoot.
The final compromise was the result of a six-month effort in 1994, but it wasn't easy.
When people were arriving for the first meeting at the local library, the librarian, knowing the strong feelings on both sides, put the police on alert, Matwyshen said.
"We didn't even mention the D-word for the first three months," until people were willing to start listening to the other side, he said.
He described a seven-step process that began with understanding the impact of human nature on the process.
When both sides focus on their differences with the only possible outcome a win or loss, the chances of reaching consensus are remote, he said.
But if people can get to know each other, and start to listen to each other, they discover they agree on a lot of things.
Attendance was high at the first few meetings because both sides wanted to "win" in case there was a vote.
But there was nothing controversial then or for many meetings to come.
And when it was time to start discussing the D-word, people were at least willing to listen to the other side, even if they hadn't budged on their position.
The group started with about 45 people and eventually picked a five-member subcommittee that was able to present a compromise plan to the Town Board that has proven to be successful, he said.
Other speakers at the symposium, including representatives of the Humane Society and the state Department of Environmental Conservation, discussed bait-and-shoot and non-lethal alternatives, including land management. A panel discussion was to conclude the event.


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Royal Caribbean and Ctrip to terminate SkySea JV
Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) and Ctrip have announced plans to terminate the China-based SkySea Cruise Line joint venture (JV) within this year.
As part of the plan, SkySea expects to sell its Golden Era vessel to Germany-based TUI's Marella Cruises. Delivery of the vessel is scheduled to be carried out this December.
Golden Era is expected to operate from five seasonal homeports in Shanghai, Xiamen, Qingdao, Keelung (Taiwan) and Shenzhen throughout the year.
Following the end of the JV, TUI Cruises will retain the Mein Schiff 2 vessel in its fleet, with an aim of increasing its capacity in the German cruise market.
"Once the latest deal is completed, RCL will continue to serve the Chinese market through its Royal Caribbean International brand."
Both RCL and Ctrip expect to absorb the majority of SkySea employees, depending on favourable business conditions in China and elsewhere in the world.
RCL also expects that the impact of the transactions will fall in a range of $0.12 to $0.15 a share in FY2018.
The company currently owns and operates three global brands, including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises.
It has a 36% share in SkySea Cruises, a 50% share in TUI Cruises and a 49% stake in Spanish brand Pullmantur.
These brands collectively operate a total of 49 ships with an additional 13 ships on order as of 31 December 2017.
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Windmill Development Group has been selected through a competitive process to partner with the City of Guelph in developing a One Planet Living community in downtown Guelph. One Planet Living is a planning and sustainability framework predicated on building communities where people can live happy and healthy lives within the resources of our One Planet. Its principles include sustainable food and water, zero carbon energy, zero waste, equity and economy.
This announcement comes on the heels of Windmill's BILD Toronto Project of the Year award for The Plant, a project themed around urban agriculture using the One Planet Living principles. It also follows the official designation of another Windmill project, The Eddy, a mixed-use development in the Hintonburg neighborhood of Ottawa, as LEED Platinum.
"Windmill has a long history of leading the most progressive sustainable mixed use communities in the country through innovative design, development and finance practices" says CEO Jonathan Westeinde, who received a National Green Building Champion award from the Canada Green Building Council at their annual gala in June of this year .
Windmill's architectural team for the Guelph project will be Diamond Schmitt Architects and DTAH, both with substantial experience and creativity in creating complete communities. "Diamond Schmitt are excited to be part of an architectural team that will lead a socially and environmentally sustainable new core development for the City of Guelph," says Duncan Bates, Associate.
"The Baker Street development represents a tremendous opportunity to reinvigorate Wyndham Street North with new civic and cultural resources and a significant population of new residents," adds Megan Torza, partner at DTAH, whose firm will be handling landscape and urban design, as well as architecture alongside Diamond Schmitt.
Windmill's sister strategic consulting company, Urban Equation, is a key partner on the team, designing a sustainability framework that is based on the One Planet Living principals. Urban Equation, which recently signed on to assist Sidewalk Labs in Toronto, has been a leader in North American sustainable real estate advisory services since 2003.
"We could not be more pleased with the aligned vision and strong partnership opportunity we have to work with the City of Guelph to create a truly defining city building project" says Alex Speigel, Windmill's partner leading the project.
Market research has demonstrated interest in downtown Guelph among young professionals, as well as empty nesters seeking to live in a walkable urban neighbourhood. The City's Downtown Secondary Plan, approved in 2012, paved the way for the Baker District to respond to the market with a major mixed-use development. The site of the planned urban community is between Woolwich and Quebec streets, bordered by Baker Street to the West and St. George's Square to the East.
Two distinct residential buildings – one on the north side and one on the south of a new public street, will provide approximately 275 residential units to support the City's intensification goals. This truly inclusive community will accommodate the needs of singles, couples, families with children, and seniors, with a component of the suites planned as affordable housing.