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Appendix A: Quality service expectations
Appendix B: Best practices guide
These are the standards for membership on Legal Aid Ontario's (LAO) Refugee and Immigration: General Panel. Membership on this panel will entitle the lawyer to acknowledge refugee and immigration certificates for:
matters before the Refugee Protection Division, Immigration Division, and Immigration Appeal Division, as well as
submissions to the Minister, including in respect of Pre Removal Risk Assessments, Humanitarian and Compassionate applications and Danger Opinions.
Lawyers can represent clients on these certificates, and be paid in accordance with the Legal Aid Services Act, LAO's regulations, the Tariff and Billing Handbook, and any applicable LAO policies. Staff at LAO and those providing services pursuant to a service agreement with LAO are also required to meet these standards in order to represent refugee and immigration clients and deliver these services.
Membership on this panel entitles a lawyer to use the services of LAOLAW and other LAO lawyer services, including LAO training resources that may be available.
Conditional empanelment on the Refugee and Immigration: General Panel is possible. The standards also include exemption clauses to allow LAO to empanel lawyers with equivalent skills.
These standards constitute the minimum requirements to join and remain on the panel, including experience and continuing professional development requirements, and LAO's expectations regarding quality client service and best practice. The standards include criteria for both full and conditional membership on the panel; however, meeting these criteria does not guarantee admission to the panel. LAO reserves the right to determine an applicant's eligibility and suitability for empanelment, and may refuse empanelment or remove a person from the panel if necessary for the protection of vulnerable clients.
LAO reserves the right to make discreet inquiries, as it deems appropriate, with respect to a lawyer's competence.
Panel membership is for a duration of three* (3) years, unless the lawyer withdraws from the panel or membership is revoked by LAO prior to the expiry of the three* year period. Panel membership can be renewed on application by the lawyer, who will be required to establish to the satisfaction of LAO that s/he continues to meet these standards, or any such standards as are in force at the time of renewal.
Membership on the Refugee and Immigration: General Panel is a prerequisite for membership on LAO's Refugee and Immigration: Appellate Panel.
Compliance and annual reporting - panel management
All lawyers on the Refugee and Immigration: General Panel must certify their ongoing compliance with these standards (including LAO's Quality Service Expectations, Best Practices Guide, and any applicable conditions) on an annual basis. All lawyers on this panel must also comply with the Legal Aid Services Act, its regulations and schedules, the Tariff and Billing Handbook, and LAO's general policies, and administrative procedures. Failure to comply with LAO's panel standards, Quality Service Expectations, Best Practices Guide, or, in the case of conditionally empanelled lawyers, any applicable conditions may result in the lawyer being suspended or removed from the panel.
LAO may require verification of compliance with the standards at any time. All lawyers on this panel are required to co-operate fully with reasonable LAO verification requests and compliance investigations.
1. Law Society Member In Good Standing
Lawyers on the Refugee and Immigration: General panel must be licensees in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada.
2. Demonstrated competence in refugee/immigration law
To be eligible for full membership on the Refugee and Immigration: General Panel, a lawyer must demonstrate competence in refugee/immigration law. There are several ways to demonstrate competence.
Recent experience
While not determinative, having significant recent experience in refugee law may be an indicator of competence. A lawyer will be deemed to have significant recent experience if, in the past two years, s/he has dedicated a minimum of 25% of his/her practice to refugee/immigration law, and has completed 10 or more of any combination of the following:
Basis of Claim Forms
Refugee Protection Division hearings
Pre-Removal Risk Assessment submissions
Danger Opinion submissions
Refugee Appeal Division appeals
Perfected Federal Court Applications for Leave and for Judicial Review of RPD, RAD, PRRA or Danger Opinion decisions
Federal Court motions to stay removal
Federal Court judicial review hearings in respect of RPD, RAD, PRRA or Danger Opinion decisions
Appeals before the Federal Court of Appeal in respect of refugee/immigration law matters
Historical experience
Likewise relevant but not determinative of competence is significant historical experience in refugee/immigration law. A lawyer will be deemed to have significant historical experience in refugee/immigration law if, during at least five of the past seven years, s/he has dedicated a minimum of 25% of his/her practice to refugee/immigration law, and during that time has completed 25 or more of any combination of the following:
Personal Information Forms or Basis of Claim Forms
Alternatives to experience
Length of experience or numbers of cases do not necessarily indicate competence or expertise. For example, some highly competent lawyers from smaller centres, practicing in poverty law clinics, engaged in part-time practice, or whose practices are affected by parental responsibilities or by a disability may be unable to meet the numerical experience thresholds. Such persons may nevertheless be able to demonstrate their competence in refugee/immigration law through other means. Lawyers in this situation should advise LAO as to the length of time during which they have practiced refugee/immigration law and the number and types of refugee/immigration matters they have undertaken during this period; and should:
Provide details regarding any supervision or mentoring they have received while undertaking these matters;
Explain the circumstances leading to lower numbers (e.g., having recently been called to the bar; having recently transferred from another area of law; practicing in a smaller centre with fewer claimants; having experienced a significant recent reduction in claims from a client community that was a focus of the person's refugee practice; having been engaged in lengthy or particularly complex test cases);
Explain any expertise they have in the area, whether acquired as a refugee decision-maker, in academia, or otherwise;
Explain any other relevant circumstances.
3. Supporting documents
All applicants, regardless of experience, will be required to provide to LAO:
Copies of two recently completed Basis of Claim Forms filed with the IRB, along with copies of the index of disclosure and decisions and reasons in those cases; or
Copies of the written submissions and index of evidence filed in respect of two recent Pre-Removal Risk Assessment applications or Danger Opinions, with decisions where applicable; or
Copies of the written submissions and index of two recent perfected RAD appeals, with decisions if applicable; or
Copies of the memoranda of argument and index of two recent perfected Federal Court applications for leave for judicial review, and decisions if applicable.
All applicants are requested to provide the names and telephone numbers of two experienced refugee lawyers (preferably LAO panel members) who are familiar with the applicant's work and are willing to act as references. This requirement can be waived if the applicant is reasonably unable to provide such references.
Applicants seeking admission t o the panel under section (c) above ("alternatives to experience") must also provide LAO with their CV and any relevant and applicable documentation to support their request, such as names and contact information of mentors, proof of other relevant experience such as in academia or as a refugee decision maker, citations for, or copies of, published articles or papers on refugee law issues, etc
4. LAO's Discretion
LAO retains the discretion to decline to empanel or a lawyer, even if the lawyer meets or exceeds the recent and/or historical experience threshold, if the lawyer fails to demonstrate to LAO's reasonable satisfaction that s/he is competent in refugee/immigration law or if, in LAO's opinion, it is in the public interest to refuse empanelment.
5. Remaining on the panel
To remain a full member of the Refugee and Immigration: General panel, a lawyer must be able to demonstrate competence on an ongoing basis. LAO shall have the discretion to remove a panel member if s/he has not acted on a minimum of 5 refugee/immigration matters within the previous year.
LAO may consider a lawyer for conditional empanelment to the Refugee and Immigration: General panel if the lawyer was called to the Bar of Ontario:
Within the previous two years, or
More than two years prior but wishes to change his or her practice concentration to Refugee and Immigration matters.
LAO shall require a conditionally empanelled lawyer to fulfill certain conditions. The conditions are designed to ensure the lawyer acquires adequate refugee law experience before being appointed to the full panel. LAO expects conditionally empanelled lawyers to commit to fulfilling any applicable conditions within a stipulated time period.
Conditions may include:
Working under the supervision of a mentor approved by LAO, and pursuant to a mentorship arrangement approved by LAO
Engaging in Second Chair opportunities through LAO's Second Chair program
Observing three or more proceedings at the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board
Completing approved refugee law or LAO-related training programs
Successfully completing an examination or test mandated by LAO
Attending meetings with LAO staff as required by LAO
Any other reasonable conditions deemed appropriate by LAO.
LAO will consult with the lawyer to develop conditions that are appropriate to the applicant's circumstances, including an applicant's prior experience in refugee law.
Upon fulfillment of the conditions, LAO will normally appoint the lawyer to the full panel. However, LAO shall retain the discretion to determine if and when a panel member is eligible to have their conditions of empanelment removed or extended, or if it is appropriate to deny the lawyer entry to the panel.
Note: Conditionally empanelled lawyers on the Refugee and Immigration: General Panel may also be considered for conditional empanelment on the Refugee and Immigration: Appellate Panel.
Members of the Refugee and Immigration: General panel are required to complete a minimum of three hours of continuing professional development (CPD) each calendar year in refugee law-related Eligible Educational Activities.
LAO may deem that a lawyer has met these requirements if the lawyer has professional development experience that exceeds or is equivalent to the Refugee and Immigration: General professional development standard. This experience could include:
Teaching or publishing materials on refugee law;
Acting as a mentor in a refugee law mentoring program established or approved by LAO;
Having recognized and substantial recent experience in refugee law; or,
Any other professional development experience that LAO determines appropriate.
Panel members are required to comply with the following "Refugee and Immigration: Quality Service Expectations:"
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) expects lawyers to act professionally, competently, and effectively, when representing legally aided clients.
The Law Society of Upper Canada's Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) as they relate to lawyers reflect LAO's expectations regarding lawyers' duties to both the courts and to clients.
Rule 2 "Relationship to Clients"
Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest,
Withdrawal from Representation; and
Rule 4 "Relationship to the Administration of Justice"
The duty to act competently requires ongoing education and reflection upon one's work.
LAO expects every member of the Refugee and Immigration: General Panel to have knowledge of and, acting in the client's best interests, competently apply:
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), and other relevant legislation/law
The Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
The Rules of Professional Conduct (Law Society of Upper Canada)
The IRB Rules of Practice and Chairperson's Guidelines
Significant jurisprudence
UNHCR Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status
Canada Evidence Act
Interpretation Act
And to provide quality representation considering:
A reasonable client of modest means
Specific issues relating to vulnerable clients including survivors of torture
Respect for the clients instructions
Effective communication with clients using plain language
Cultural and linguistic barriers
Essential advocacy and tribunal skills including but not limited to: review of the refugee claim, research, advising the client, careful preparation of documentation, strategizing, evidence gathering and disclosure, preparation for the hearing, preparation of the client, effective advocacy within the bounds of professional obligations.
LAO expects every member of the Refugee and Immigration: General Panel to represent his/her clients effectively and ethically considering the following:
Knowing each of the elements of the claims
Good familiarity with all of the evidence
Knowledge of hearing procedures
Effective interviewing skills
Careful and timely review of disclosure
Research on current country conditions
Knowledge of current jurisprudence relating to the country and issues raised by the claim
Know your limits
Accept only those cases for which you have the knowledge and experience to offer quality representation [Rule 2.01 RPC]
Refer matters you are not competent to handle, or engage a mentor
Adhere to LAO's "Best Practices Guide" to ensure that clients are provided with high quality legal services.
Panel members are required to comply with the following "Refugee and Immigration: General Panel Standards Best Practices Guide:"
In providing quality service to clients, the panel member shall endeavour to communicate with the client in plain language to their understanding and:
Advance the client's case
Provide the client with the information necessary to make informed decisions respecting his or her representation
Respond promptly to reasonable inquiries from the client
Make reasonable efforts to accommodate clients with special needs, including those who require interpreters and those with literacy or mental health issues
Act professionally with civility and decorum
Avoid unreasonable delays consistent with effective representation in the client's best interests, and a lawyer's duty as an officer of the court
Act reasonably and refrain from pursuing issues that have no real prospect of success and that fail to advance the client's interests.
In addition, a panel member should have knowledge of and familiarity with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and shall have an understanding of other relevant legislation and resources. See below.
Best Practices - All matters
First interview
A panel member or person acting under her or his direct supervision should interview the client at the first reasonable opportunity.
At this first interview and all subsequent meetings, the panel member and anyone acting under her or his supervision must be alert to potential linguistic, cultural or mental health issues that could affect the giving of instructions and/or the preparation or substance of the case. The panel member must make reasonable accommodations or take reasonable steps, such as providing an interpreter, or providing appropriate referrals to medical or mental health practitioners and/or other relevant community resources. In RPD cases Legal Aid will pay for the interpreter (up to 10 hours, or more if authorization is requested) as well as for required medical or psychological reports (up to a maximum). Authorizations may be sought for non-RPD cases. A panel member may not request a client pay the interpreter for BoC and Hearing preparation unless LAO has declined coverage.
The panel member should ensure that the client understands generally the test to be met to be accepted as a Convention refugee or person in need of protection in RPD and PRRA cases, or on humanitarian and compassionate grounds in H&C cases, as well as the procedures, role and powers of the relevant tribunal or decision maker.
A panel member must at all times remain alert to potential and actual conflicts of interest that would result in an inability to represent the client, while making best efforts to protect the client's interests.
As soon as possible after the first meeting, when necessary and appropriate, and taking into account disclosure deadlines, a panel member should seek relevant disclosure from the IRB, CIC, and/or CBSA, including but not limited to:
all oral and written statements by the client, and the details of the circumstances under which the statements were made;
all documents, images and recordings pertaining to the claim;
all reports of physical or mental harm.
Preparation and finalization of the forms (BOC, PRRA, H&C)
A panel member or person acting under her or his supervision should be aware of general country conditions in the country of origin of the client and, where appropriate, conduct basic country condition research before finalizing the BOC, PRRA or H&C forms, as applicable.
A panel member must personally interview a client about the contents of the forms before having a client sign it.
A panel member must ensure that a client is satisfied that the forms are complete, correct in every detail, and clearly understood by the client before requesting he/she sign it.
A panel member must give his/her client a complete copy of the signed forms as submitted to the tribunal.
A panel member must discuss with the client the evidentiary requirements for the case, and provide appropriate guidance regarding the collection of such evidence, as well as timelines
Developing and supporting the case
Prior to a hearing or the filing of submissions, a panel member should develop a sensible and coherent theory of the case.
A lawyer should, where appropriate, obtain objective evidence to support the case, including relevant country of origin information, and advise the client on gathering relevant personal documents.
Documents which are not in English or French must be translated before they can be sent to the tribunal. LAO will pay for a limited amount of translation, including identity or personal documents. If a client has more documents that require translation, the panel member should contact LAO for authorization prior to incurring the cost.
In those matters where there is no hearing (e.g. H&C applications, danger opinions, most PRRA applications), a lawyer should develop clear and coherent written submissions in support of the application, addressing the relevant legal, factual and evidentiary issues raised by the application.
Evidence and written submissions should be disclosed in a timely manner.
A panel member should keep the client apprised of any significant developments in the case.
A lawyer should consider disclosing additional updated submissions and evidence in appropriate circumstances.
Guide - RPD matters
Prior to the hearing
A panel member must review any disclosure from the IRB, CBSA or CIC prior to the hearing, and discuss and make best efforts to resolve with the client any contradictions, omissions or other issues arising.
A panel member must be/become familiar with the documentation contained in the National Documentation Package(s) and its relevance to the client's case, and should conduct independent country condition research to ensure that reasonably available, relevant and reliable objective evidence supporting the claim is placed before the Board before the deadline for disclosure.
A panel member must meet with the client prior to the hearing in order to fully prepare the client for giving evidence.
A panel member must prepare for the hearing, including by developing a coherent and sensible theory of the case, preparing to make, or respond to, any reasonable preliminary motions or objections, and must prepare to examine the claimant/witnesses and make any oral submissions that will be required.
At the hearing
A panel member must represent the client at the hearing. If a retained panel member is relying on another person to represent the client at the hearing, s/he must obtain the client's consent in advance, and the person providing the representation must be a panel member.
At the hearing, the panel member is expected to represent the client's interests fearlessly and competently, including by bringing relevant motions, raising objections where necessary or appropriate, fully questioning witnesses, and providing fulsome closing submissions addressing all the "live issues" at stake.
After the hearing
A panel member is expected to, where requested by the RPD and having not done so orally at the hearing, provide post-hearing submissions in writing.
A panel member should remain generally aware of conditions in the country of origin of the client following the hearing and to provide post hearing evidence to the RPD where appropriate.
A panel member should advise the client of the outcome of the hearing, explaining it where necessary, and should advise the client of the availability of further procedures including applications for permanent residence, appeals and judicial reviews.
Panel members should have the ability to recognize when a referral is appropriate. If a lawyer lacks expertise in other areas of law in which her or his client might need legal advice (e.g. welfare benefits, debt, housing, criminal law or family law issues), the lawyer should refer the client to another lawyer, a Community Legal Clinic, Legal Aid Ontario or the Law Society Referral Service.
Panel members are expected only to accept cases for which they have the required competence (see: the Law Society of Upper Canada's Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 2.09 (7)). Where, in the course of proceedings, a lawyer determines that the complexity of the matter exceeds the panel member's experience level s/he should seek a mentor or second chair; OR should consider a referral or retaining another panel member as an agent.
LAO retains discretion to review compliance with these panel standards, and to suspend or remove a lawyer from the panel if, following an investigation, LAO reasonably concludes that the lawyer does not meet the standards. Alternatively or in addition, LAO may impose conditions on the lawyer for continuation on the panel, which may include working with a mentor, providing copies of files for review, permitting LAO representatives to attend hearings (with client consent), or other reasonable measures.
Circumstances that may trigger a compliance review include, but are not limited to:
Change of Solicitor Requests
LSUC investigations or proceedings
Findings of misconduct, incompetence, inadequate representation, or other conduct unbecoming a member of the profession, by a court or tribunal
Billing irregularities
Criminal charges or convictions
Requests from Area Committees or RAD Committees
Essential advocacy and tribunal skills including but not limited to: review of the refugee claim, research, advising the client, careful preparation of the Basis of Claim form and other documentation, strategizing, evidence gathering and disclosure, preparation for the hearing, preparation of the client, effective advocacy within the bounds of professional obligations.
Adhere to LAO's 'Best Practices Guide' to ensure that clients are provided with high quality legal services.
2. Knowledge of relevant refugee legislation & resources
A panel member should have knowledge of and familiarity with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and shall have an understanding of other relevant legislation and resources. See Section 6.
3. Best practices
All matters
At this first interview and all subsequent meetings, the panel member and anyone acting under her or his supervision should be alert to potential linguistic, cultural or mental health issues that could affect the giving of instructions and/or the preparation or substance of the case. The panel member should make reasonable accommodations or take reasonable steps, such as providing an interpreter, or providing appropriate referrals to medical or mental health practitioners and/or other relevant community resources. In RPD cases Legal Aid will pay for the interpreter (up to 10 hours, or more if authorization is requested) as well as for required medical or psychological reports (up to a maximum). Authorizations may be sought for non-RPD cases. A panel member should not request a client pay the interpreter for BoC and Hearing preparation unless LAO has declined coverage.
A panel member must at all times remain alert to potential and actual conflicts of interest that would result in an inability to represent the client.
As soon as possible after the first meeting, a panel member should seek relevant disclosure from the IRB, CIC, and/or CBSA, including but not limited to:
RPD matters
A panel member must represent the client at the hearing. If a retained panel member is relying on another person to represent the client at the hearing, s/he must obtain the client's consent in advance, and the person providing the representation must be a panel member or be otherwise qualified by LAO and the IRB to do so.
4. Referrals
Panel members should have the ability to recognize when a referral is appropriate. If you lack expertise in other areas of law in which your client might need legal advice, you should refer them to another lawyer. For example; welfare benefits, debt, housing and Family Law issues.
5. Mentors
Panel members should seek the assistance of a mentor when the complexity of the matter exceeds the panel member's experience level; OR you should consider a referral or withdrawing as counsel of record. See: the Law Society of Upper Canada's Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 2.09 (7)
6. Relevant legislation and resources
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and associated regulations
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Convention related to the Status of Refugees
Convention Against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Rules of the Refugee Protection Division, Immigration Division and the Immigration Appeal Division
Citizenship Act
Significant relevant jurisprudence in the field of refugee, immigration, administrative and constitutional law
IRB Chairperson's Guidelines
Relevant chapters of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Operations Manual
UNHCR Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
Applicable UNHCR Guidelines
James C. Hathaway. The Law of Refugee Status
Guy S. Goodwin-Gill, The Refugee in International Law
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Quasi-phase-matching in a dual gas (Ar-H2) multijet array has recently been demonstrated to be a promising way to enhance the yield of high-order harmonics (HH). Here, we investigate the HH produced individually from these two gases under identical conditions. Our results indicate that the quasi-phase-matching results from the much lower recombination cross section of H2 as compared to that of Ar in the energy range of interest, rather than from full ionization of H2 by the driving laser as proposed previously.
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Wang, Xiaowei et al. (2012). "Mechanism of quasi-phase-matching in a dual-gas multijet array." Physical Review A, 86(02):021802(R). http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.86.021802.


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For now, Lucky Day is ad-free and focused on user acquisition. Users' winnings are taken from a half-million seed investment raised in January from the enigmatic House of Bijan – the ultra-high-end Rodeo Drive fashion and fragrance emporium. A Beverly Hills native, Javeheri and a team of 13 people are staying busy rolling out new games, levels and loyalty features, building the ad platform to be to launch the app to the top of the app stores, buying customer acquisition by directly paying its customers.
Of course, this is not the first free app to give away free money. Past efforts, like iBotta, ReceiptHog or Swagbucks required users to perform piddling micro-tasks. Lucky Day only asks that you play some games while its ads burrow into your eyes.
The ads will be incorporated into the games themselves, and Javaheri said he's already had commitments from Dole, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Fatburger. The fruit spinning in the slot machine will be branded fruits, the scratchers' iconography brandy too. A portion of that CPM goes directly to users' pockets (or the charity of Lucky Day's choice when a user feels charitable--a nice corporate giving hack on the side). Winning plays reap $1 to $5, and Javaheri figures the experience of getting free money will bring players back again and again and again, a couple of minutes at a time, in lines, in the bathroom, waking up – in life's little gaps. Driving up the CPM.
And who doesn't want free money?
"We want everyone to feel like a winner," Javaheri said. It's a feeling he cherishes.
"I'm a big fan of arcades, and the feeling of winning. I love winning," he said.
If he wins, he may someday threaten to disrupt the monopoly of state lotteries over legal gambling in the streets, and change the economics of how we interact with our pocket computers.
Who can tell what such an ecosystem would look like? What sorts of things will future generations yearn to click, swipe and tilt at for randomized payouts, selling attention cheap rather than giving it away for free?
The future generation is here, its time is now. Burn cash to buy users a dollar here, five there; earn cash by staring mutely into the glow of your phone. Nothing provides that sweet dopamine spike quite like cash. Of course, if this is the advertising model of the near future, we may have already reached peak app.


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Q: Graphics2D doesn't draw the correct font I want to draw different font, specifically Times New Roman (which is available on the iMac I use)
I set the font right & draw the strings, the FontMetrics - which I use - measures the font right - but it doesn't draw the correct font! Instead I think it's Arial that gets drawn.
Underneath I use a Graphics2D object, but it doesn't work with a normal Graphics object either.
    // FONTS
    Font fBank = new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 9);
    Font fPrice = new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 17);
    Font fnormalText = new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 13);
    Font fHeadlineText = new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 27);
    Font fPayAndDiagnose = new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 12);
    Font fHeadlineNumber = new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 17);

    // FONTMETRIC
    FontMetrics fMetric = _parent.getFontMetrics(fnormalText);

    // LOGO
    int imgPosX = (int) pageFormat.getImageableX() + 30;
    int imgPosY = (int) pageFormat.getImageableY() + 30;

    Image logo = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("/at/corgler/images/Print_Header_Plain.jpg")).getImage();
    g.drawImage(logo, imgPosX, imgPosY, 184, 117, null);

    // BILLDATE
    String dateText = "XX, " + new SimpleDateFormat("dd. MMMM yyyy").format(_billDate);

    int datePosY = imgPosY + 105;
    int datePosX = (int) pageFormat.getImageableWidth() - fMetric.stringWidth(dateText);

    g.setFont(fnormalText);
    g.drawString(dateText, datePosX, datePosY);

    // HEADLINE WITH NUMBER
    String headlineText = "Honorarnote";
    String numberText = "Nr. " + _payNumber + "/" + new SimpleDateFormat("yy").format(new Date());

    fMetric = _parent.getFontMetrics(fHeadlineText);
    int headlineWidth = fMetric.stringWidth(headlineText);

    fMetric = _parent.getFontMetrics(fHeadlineNumber);
    int numberWidth = fMetric.stringWidth(numberText);

    int headlinePosY = datePosY + 65;
    int headlineTextPosX = (int) ((pageFormat.getImageableWidth() / 2) - ((headlineWidth + numberWidth) / 2));
    int headlineNumberPosX = headlineTextPosX + headlineWidth + 3;

    g.setFont(fHeadlineText);
    g.drawString(headlineText, headlineTextPosX, headlinePosY);

    g.setFont(fHeadlineNumber);
    g.drawString(numberText, headlineNumberPosX, headlinePosY);

    g.drawLine(headlineTextPosX - 1, headlinePosY + 2, headlineTextPosX + headlineWidth, headlinePosY + 2);
    g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(0.5f));
    g.dispose();

A: I don't think you've provided us with enough information to fully help you.
Some runnable code or picture of your expected and actual outcomes would be nice.
Text rendering has a number of gotchas, the first is, you need to compensate for the font's ascent to ensure that it's painting on the base line...
You might like to take a look through Working with Text APIs from the 2D Graphics tutorials for a refresher...

public class TestFontGraphics {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new TestFontGraphics();
    }

    public TestFontGraphics() {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
                } catch (Exception ex) {
                }

                JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test");
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                frame.add(new TestPane());
                frame.pack();
                frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    public class TestPane extends JPanel {

        @Override
        public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
            return new Dimension(200, 200);
        }

        @Override
        protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
            super.paintComponent(g);
            int x = 10;
            int y = 10;
            y += drawFont("Arial", x, y, g);
            y += drawFont("Times New Roman", x, y, g);
        }

        private int drawFont(String fontName, int x, int y, Graphics g) {

            Font font = new Font(fontName, Font.PLAIN, 24);
            g.setFont(font);
            FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics();

            g.setColor(Color.RED);
            g.drawLine(x, y, x + fm.stringWidth(fontName), y);
            g.setColor(Color.GREEN);
            g.drawLine(x, y + fm.getAscent(), x + fm.stringWidth(fontName), y + fm.getAscent());
            g.setColor(Color.BLUE);
            g.drawLine(x, y + (fm.getDescent() + fm.getAscent()), x + fm.stringWidth(fontName), y + (fm.getDescent() + fm.getAscent()));
            g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
            g.drawString(fontName, x, y + fm.getAscent());

            return fm.getHeight();

        }

    }

}

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New degrees to be showcased at USC's Open Day
Imagine using state-of-the-art technology to build devices that will transform the daily lives of people who have had limbs amputated.
Imagine learning how to use the law to save the environment – while you do fieldwork in beautiful locations such as Fraser Island.
Imagine turning your passion for the outdoors into a career so you can teach more people how to enjoy an active lifestyle.
These are among more than 120 degrees to be showcased at the University of the Sunshine Coast's 2016 Imaginarium and Open Day this Sunday 7 August on campus at Sippy Downs.
Thousands of people of all ages are expected to attend the free annual event from 10am to 2pm.
Amid the celebratory atmosphere of the free community fun day will be prospective students from across the region, gaining first-hand knowledge of the campus along with information on USC's programs in Arts, Business, Law, Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
Four new USC degrees for 2017 will be in the spotlight: three undergraduate programs in Midwifery; Laws/Environmental Management; and Recreation and Outdoor Environmental Studies; and a Master of Professional Practice in Performing Arts.
And this year's Prosthetics and Orthotics specialisation – the only Bachelor of its type in the country – is set to renew interest as USC barracks for its Paralympians in Rio.
From elite athletes to uni students transforming their lives, a "super powers" theme also will fly high across campus as young children wearing free USC capes gather at the main stage at 12.30pm for a hovering drone to take "the Coast's biggest superhero snap".
Main stage entertainment will include three hot Brisbane acts – Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Music Awards winner Robbie Miller, roots and funk outfit Fat Picnic and dance duo Zefereli.
The four hours of innovative and imaginative activities for all ages will include last year's popular Lab of Awesome, where tech-lovers test out the latest digital marvels at USC.
— Julie Schomberg
Bachelor of Recreation and Outdoor Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Environmental Management
Bachelor of Health Science
Emily's OP1 ticket to Moreton Bay science degree
North Lakes teenager Emily Collins is one step closer to her dream of becoming a biology professor after gaining a place to study Science at USC's new Moreton Bay campus.
Nurse studies PhD to write novel for teens in pain
A nurse who helped establish a holistic pain management service for young people at a major Brisbane hospital is combining her professional experience and creative ambition to write a novel that connects with children who are suffering chronic pain.
USC academic launches 'Christmas book' with a twist
A best-selling new novel written last Christmas on the Sunshine Coast may play on popular Christmas song lyrics – but the story is far from whimsical.
Students to discover future career options
About 400 Year 5 students will visit USC's Fraser Coast campus tomorrow for a hands-on career immersion event that could help to change their thinking about job options and stereotypes.
Future teachers receive important reading lesson
Future teachers studying Education at USC have returned to primary school as part of an innovative training program focused on improving literacy for children.


June 27th recap, major heatwave on the way!
June 26th/27 saw the first nocturnal storm of the year in the Edmonton area. Frequent lightning strikes made noise all night. Several storms also formed up to the south of Millet during daylight hours and into the evening.
A major heatwave is coming this weekend and could last well into next week. Temperatures should rise into the high 20s at first but later get into the low to mid 30s. A few model runs are even going as far as showing high 30s, or even the 40s!
All this heat will combine with the saturated ground to create some of the muggiest conditions of the year, possibly triggering humidex advisories much like we saw last year.
As for WX good helicity and upper level shear should allow for an almost daily chance of discrete supercells over a wide area. Low level shear is not as high so tornadoes will be few and far between.
Then again the storms may bring very large hail, very intense lightning, severe downpours and damaging winds.
Saturday seems to be the first of the storm days. SBcape up to 3500 along with shear will create 0-3km EHI levels of 2 or 3, and 0-1km EHI of 1 or 2.
It's late June and I've released my forecast for the Summer of 2013.
With the devastating floods in Southern Alberta the forecast is likely not what we all want to hear. The reasons for the cold wet forecast down there is a combination of 3 things.
-A cycle created by excessive moisture. solar energy goes to evaporating the water instead of heating the ground, the water forms clouds and produces more rain putting down slightly less than what evaporated.
-Blocking has been predominant so far, currently a blocking pattern over Alaska has resulted in an extreme jet stream pattern and partly caused the great floods.
-The summers during such floods have had a history of being cold and wet. The summers of 2005 and 1995 were quite chilly. Summer 1986 also had a cooler soggy summer. A connection and not purely in indicator of what summer 2013 may bring.
Tornado warnings were issued for the capital region there was unconfirmed reports of funnel clouds near Leduc and a confirmed report of one near Pigeon Lake. Information is still coming in but as of yet no confirmed touchdowns. the wallcloud passed right over Edmonton its self and caused chaos in the city. At this time there is much speculation but not much has been confirmed at this time.


Actually, it is the middle of the afternoon, but it is the darkest day I have seen in November. That combined with the saturated dew point and plunging nightfall that comes early this time of year, are challenging me to keep my spirits high. It is after all, Friday and next week a short work week is followed by a busy Thanksgiving weekend to be spent with animals and friends. The doom and gloom however, is prompting me to surf the net for sunny Florida properties that are available for sale. Are we considering buying property in Florida at the moment? No, but clicking through the listings of elite horse farms in the southern region of the Sunshine state is a welcome distraction before heading outside to do chores in drizzly cold conditions. Besides, it doesn't cost anything to look, dream and imagine how those with an endless limit of financial resources avoid residing in the north over the winter months. Join me and let's peruse the elite offerings in the Wellington, Florida area near West Palm Beach. Feel free to be picky. At these prices I expect perfection!
Good thing this one doesn't come with a house because I would rarely be in it. The barn has plenty of amenities that provide living quarters. Besides, after playing with my horses all day, I would be too tired to entertain, let alone cook in a fabulous kitchen!
When would there be time to tend to the landscaping? Of course the goats would gladly help out.
I wonder if these surroundings would elevate the goats and donks to a new level of sophistication. That goes for the eclectic members of my horse herd too!
Before you get too excited about this one...there are no paddocks, barn or ring... yet!
Had enough? Me too! The more I look the more I appreciate what I already have here; simplicity, coziness, and the ability to care for my own animals in an efficient well designed facility. Escaping the gloomy afternoon for awhile to peek inside the realm of mega-wealthy horse owners provides some degree of satisfaction. Despite the long, cold, winter that's on its way, I will keep what I have and be thankful for all of it. Happy Thanksgiving everybody!
...Rod with the other half.
The dogs, Rosemary, (iguana) and Fiona, (pig).


HELP…I got into a Ponzi Scheme and I Can't Get Out!
I was an innocent victim. Through no fault of my own, except perhaps because I elected to work, I might be involved in one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history… my government's Social Security program. You decide!!
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the program, he saw it as a way for worker's to "…legally ethically and politically collect their pensions and unemployment benefits." But is that what truly is happening?
There is a great deal of confusion as to the truth about Social Security. Some people think that we are being lied to about the solvency of S.S. indicating that there is actually a surplus of money in the account which continues to grow. Others emphatically state that the system will be out of funds within the next 20 to 30 years.http://www.hermes-press.com/sss1.htm.
Is the bigger scheme not knowing who or what to believe when it comes to the money you earned?
Did you know that if two spouses work all of their lives, that if one spouse passes away, the other spouse can only collect the higher of two incomes, not both? An IRA, KEOGH, or other investment will let me to choose a beneficiary but my S.S. decides for me.
Congressmen did not have to pay into S.S. until 1984 and even without their contributions, their government pensions will far surpass what most people will ever get in a monthly S.S. check.
Almost a year ago, a friend with a serious disease who is unable to work consistently applied for Social Security. He is still waiting to see if he qualifies for the money he "loaned" the government.
Social Security funds wars and bails out banks. Is that wrong? Banks and funds with our other investments use our money similarly?
How about you? Do you feel lied to and believe there will be funds for you when you are ready to enjoy retirement? Do you think you will need to work until you take your last breath? Are you skeptical of anything your government does whether local,state or national or do you believe in the greater good?
It's your life what are you letting someone else DO about it?
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An Example of Poor Breast Implant Selection: Case Study
by Ken Dembny | Aug 20, 2014 | Blog, Dimensional Planning | 0 comments
Thoughtful breast implant selection is the key to a natural, long-lasting result. The following case illustrates one of the potential problems associated with poor implant selection – when the implant diameter exceeds the pocket dimensions.
Lesa, a 36-year-old woman, presented for evaluation and treatment of a failed left saline breast implant. Her initial breast augmentation was performed eight years prior in California; the implants were placed in the subpectoral position, through a periareolar incision. Her augmentation increased her breast size from a 34 A-cup to a 34 D-cup. Four years after her breast augmentation, Lesa experienced a deflation of her left breast implant. Lesa returned to her original surgeon, who replaced her left breast implant, and performed a right capsulotomy for a capsular contracture that was also present.
Following that implant replacement and revision surgery Lesa had no problems for three years. Then, about one year ago, she began to develop a recurrent capsular contracture of the right breast. The left breast has remained soft without contracture.
Lesa then experienced another (for the second time) left breast implant deflation. She contacted her plastic surgeon in California, contemplated traveling back to California, but subsequently decided to seek care locally in Milwaukee. I saw her in consultation three weeks after her deflation occurred.
Lesa was 5'2″and weighed 140 pounds. On examination, her left breast was obviously smaller and lacked projection because of the failure. The width of each breast (breast base-width) was no larger than 12.5 cm on each side. The right breast demonstrated a grade III capsular contracture. Some folding of the breast implant shell inside the contracture was noted. In the lateral aspect of the right breast there was a palpable "knuckle" where the implant shell was folded on itself. The left breast implant could be felt within the breast as well, but was soft because of the volume loss associated with the deflation. The presence of capsular contracture could not be assessed on the left side because of the implant deflation.
I recommended replacing the left breast implant through the previous periareolar incision; if any capsular contracture were present it would be treated as well. Since the right breast implant was eight years old, I recommended replacing this implant as well; a right capsulectomy would be necessary so that a larger space could be restored for the right implant. Lesa agreed.
Lesa's surgical records were not available. But I was able to learn that her initial augmentation was performed with McGhan style 68, moderate profile, smooth, round, saline-filled 450 cc breast implants (McGhan model 68–450); the implants were filled to a volume of 450 mL.
I reviewed Lesa's current breast implant dimensions prior to making a final implant selection. A McGhan style 68 450 cc implant has a diameter of 13.7 cm and a projection of 4.6 cm. That was surprising to learn, given that Lesa's breast measured only 12.5 cm wide. The diameter of her implant was 1.2 cm greater than the external width of her breast, and therefore even wider than the width of the internal implant pocket.
Typically, when performing an implant replacement for deflation, the surgeon selects an identical implant for the replacement. However, in Lesa's case, it was evident that her current implants had a larger diameter than her breast width. I had serious concerns that the large diameter of her 68-450 implants where the reason why Lesa had experienced a previous breast implant failure, and then again experienced a second failure only a few years later. Lesa's breast implant failure was likely due to fold flaw failure as a result of the large implant being folded inside a smaller pocket. Shell folding is responsible for "fold flaw failure" — failure that occurs as a result of a flaw (hole) that develops in the implant shell at a location where it is folded.
The best potential solution was to select a smaller diameter breast implant. I recommended that the diameter of her breast implants be decreased to more closely match the base-width of her breast. A smaller diameter implant would fit within the internal pocket dimension and reduce the risk for shell folding. But since Lesa wanted to maintain her 450 mL volume, only a limited change in the implant diameter could be made.
Implant Selection
I selected a moderate profile Natrelle style 68, smooth, round, 390 cc saline breast implant (Natrelle model 68-390; what used to be McGhan is now Natrelle). A Natrelle style 68 390 cc breast implant has a diameter of 13.0 cm and a projection of 4.5 cm. The diameter of this implant was still slightly larger than the width of Lesa's breast, but was a substantial enough decrease to more closely match the breast , and yet still be able to achieve a 450 mL final fill volume. And in fact, as the implant is over-filled the diameter is likely to decrease slightly more.
I was about to learn that I made a very good decision.
The failed left implant was removed through a periareolar approach, utilizing the previous incision. When the implant was removed, a deep crease was present within the anterior silicone shell (where the upper third of the implant had been folded within the subpectoral pocket). At the peripheral edge of the implant, where the crease was located, was a small hole – a hole that clearly resulted from fold flaw failure. The constant stress of the folded shell, at the implant edge, gradually weakened the integrity of the shell at that point resulting in failure.
The right implant was removed in a similar fashion, and also had a deep crease extending across the entire anterior surface of the implant shell. Subtotal capsulectomies were performed, and the right inframammary fold was adjusted with internal sutures, before the Natrelle 68-390 implants were placed and filled to a volume of 450 mL. This smaller diameter implant fit appropriately within the pocket and gave a natural shape to the breast.
The above photograph shows the saline breast implants with deep creases in the silicone elastomer shells. The arrows help to delineate the creases which were more significant than they appear in these photographs. Note that the location of the crease on the breast implant demonstrates that these implants were significantly over-sized for the pocket in which they were placed; about one-fourth to one-third of the implant was folded over. The needle points to the location of the hole in the left implant.
I have never seen a crease in silicone elastomer like this before. Silicone elastomer is a very resilient material and to actually put a visible crease (fold) into it demonstrates just how tightly the previous implant fit, and how poorly sized it was. Lesa's second implant failure represents an excellent example of fold flaw failure – a hole in the shell resulting from stress at this fold; and I suspect her first implant failure resulted in the same manner. This reinforces the importance of proper dimensional planning and implant selection.
What is the Gel-to-Shell Fill Volume Ratio?
How Firm is a Saline Breast Implant?
Why is a board certified plastic surgeon important for my breast augmentation?
Do I need to change my breast implants after 10 years?
What is a Capsular Contracture?
Ken Dembny on How Much Does A Breast Implant Weigh?
Mellissa Stager on How Much Does A Breast Implant Weigh?
Kathy Hill on How Much Does A Breast Implant Weigh?


New Construction with 4 bedrooms (or possible for 3 beds plus a family room on 1st floor) facing south. Convenience access to highway. Model home available by appointment on weekdays. Photo from model home only.


List of Middlesbrough based holiday companies, tour and cruise operators and independent consultants offering business and leisure travel services.
Whether looking for family holidays, a romantic weekend, spa short break, cheap flight to your villa in Spain or business trip arrangements, Holidayco.co.uk can help. With over 40,000 offers and a departure time within the next 18 months, Holidayco.co.uk can tend to the needs of every savvy traveller.


Kos is the birthplace of the father of medicine, Hippocrates, the man who's ethics and teachings influenced the medical science. This was also one of the most famous in ancient Asclepieia, place of worship of the god Asclepius and clinics, where patients come from many parts of Greece on pilgrimage or to heal.
The fertile climate, the mountains with slopes within which claim traditional villages with whitewashed houses bedecked in flowers, the wonderful beaches with crystal waters, monuments and the glory of the past connected perfectly with the comforts and cosmopolitan aura of the present, compose the image of the island.
The Savvas Studios are located on the beach of Kefalos village, the beautiful and picturesque Kamari beach.
The distance from the sea is just 50 meters and from the balcony of our room the view is unlimited.
From here you have access to catamaran school, the wind surfing school and the kite surfing school operated on our beach.
The Kamari beach is great, with a length greater than 5 km, with nice sand and good organization that attracts many people, most of the other beaches. It has the coldest waters of the island which is crystal clear. There is a small port that serves small fishing and excursion boats.
Kefalos is a beautiful village built on a hill in the western part of the island and is 40 kilometers far from the town of Kos. There was in antiquity, the ancient capital of the island and today is inhabited by about 2,500 residents.
The settlement is built on a hill with houses cheek by jowl with one another, typical island town element, thus creating narrow streets that lead the visitor on a tour of the history and current life.


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Canada Sanctions Venezuela's Maduro
The sanctions include "an asset freeze in Canada on all listed people, and render listed persons as inadmissible to Canada".
By Ryan Mallett-Outtrim
Nov 3rd 2017 at 12.58pm
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Canada's second round of sanctions will directly target Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (Archive)
Puebla, Mexico, November 3, 2017 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Canada announced Friday it had imposed new sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro and other senior government officials.
A total of 19 officials and ex-officials were targeted, including Vice-President Tareck El Aissami, intelligence czar Gustavo Gonzalez, and Oil Minister Eulogio del Pino.
Canada's Foreign Ministry accused Maduro and other targeted officials of being "responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, have committed acts of significant corruption, or both".
"Canada is determined to protect human rights and combat corruption worldwide," Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said.
"Today's announcement sends a clear message that Canada will take action against individuals who have profited from acts of significant corruption or who have been involved in gross violations of human rights," Freeland said.
The Foreign Ministry did not, however, provide evidence to bolster its human rights and corruption allegations against the 19 officials.
The measures were authorized under Canada's newly approved Magnitsky Act, which was modelled on its controversial 2012 US predecessor that blacklisted Moscow officials allegedly linked to the 2009 death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a Russian detention center. Thirty Russian officials and three South Sudanese government leaders have also been targetted.
According to the Foreign Ministry, these sanctions are "in addition to sanctions imposed on September 22, 2017", in which 40 high-ranking Venezuelans were targeted.
Caracas has yet to respond to the move, though it has condemned previous rounds of sanctions as part of a US-led effort to promote regime change.
Over the past year, Canada has stepped up its pressure on the Maduro administration. In August, Ottawa joined a 12 nation bloc, known as the Lima Group, which has pushed for economic sanctions as well as an international arms embargo against Venezuela.
Last month, Canada hosted the second meeting of the Lima Group in Toronto where it urged regional governments to take steps to "further isolate" Venezuela.
With additional reporting by Lucas Koerner from Caracas.
Canada Bans Venezuelan Expats from Casting Ballots
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza slammed Canada for attempting to "curtail the Venezuelans' right to vote."
Apr 3rd 2018
Canada Continues to Meddle in Venezuela's Elections
The Trudeau government is engaged in a wide-ranging campaign to weaken Venezuela's elected government, argues Yves Engler.
Canada on Wrong Side of Venezuelan Conflict
What's going on in Venezuela is a bitter class war, with millions of poor people committed to defending a revolution carried out in their name, and...
Has It Become NDP Policy to Support US-backed Coups in Latin America?
Canada's center-left New Democratic Party has become complicit in Washington and Ottawa's regime change agenda in Venezuela, argues Yves Engler.
Venezuela Condemns Fresh US Sanctions Threat, Interference
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon said Friday that the United States is preparing new sanctions against the government of...
US Sanctions Venezuelan Governor, Military Officials
Under the sanctions, the four officials are now subject to asset freezes, and "US persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them".
Who Is In The Right In The Canada-Venezuela Diplomatic Dispute?
Lying is so common in diplomacy that it can be hard to tell heads from tails in international disputes. In the recent tussle between Caracas and Ottawa, for...
Canada Expels Venezuelan Diplomat in Ongoing Tit-for-Tat
The move comes after the Canadian ambassador to Venezuela was expelled on Christmas Eve for allegedly meddling in the country's domestic politics.
US Calls Venezuela Global Threat at UN as EU Approves Arms Embargo
The US chaired an informal meeting at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Monday to discuss the situation in Venezuela despite a boycott from leading...
EU Set to Impose Arms Embargo Against Venezuela, US Sanctions Ten More Officials
EU ambassadors voted Wednesday to impose an arms embargo against Venezuela, as well as to lay the basis for individual sanctions against government officials....
Venezuela Rejects Lima Group Statement Urging Further Isolation of Caracas
Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly president, Delcy Rodriguez, spoke out Sunday against a statement issued by a dozen regional governments calling...
Canada Rejects Venezuela Vote, EU Mulls Sanctions & Russia Congratulates Government
Canada has rejected Venezuela's regional elections, while EU foreign ministers agreed to further explore the option of sanctioning Caracas Monday....
Canada's Trudeau In League with Washington to Oust Maduro
Alongside Washington and Venezuela's elite, the Trudeau government is seeking to oust President Nicolás Maduro, argues Yves Engler.
Canada to Sanction Venezuela
Canada's Foreign Ministry announced Friday new sanctions against Venezuela, targeting top government officials.


The field was as it had been at Imola a fortnight earlier. Qualifying resulted in pole position for Alain Prost (Renault) ahead of Rene Arnoux (Ferrari), Eddie Cheever (Renault), Patrick Tambay (Ferrari) and an inspired Keke Rosberg in the normally-aspirated Williams. Then came Nelson Piquet (Brabham-BMW), Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo) and Jacques Laffite in the second Williams. Jean-Pierre Jarier looked good in the Ligier with ninth place on the grid while the top 10 was completed by Derek Warwick in the Toleman-Hart. Incredibly both McLarens failed to qualify. They were running the new Cosworth DFY engines but this was not the problem, the cars not handling well on the Michelin tires they were given on Thursday. And it rained on Saturday.
At the start the track was wet and some teams decided to start on wet tires (notably Ferrari, Renault and Brabham). The Williams duo started on slicks as did Warwick. Prost took the lead from a very fast-starting Rosberg ahead of Cheever, Arnoux, Tambay and de Cesaris. In the course of the first lap there was the usual midfield shunt as Nigel Mansell (Lotus-Cosworth) and Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell) collided at the Swimming Pool. As it became clear that slicks were the correct choice. Rosberg took the lead and drove away from Prost. The turbo cars all into the pits for new tires (except Arnoux who had banged a barrier and drove in to retire) and so Laffite moved to second place ahead of Marc Surer (Arrows) and Warwick. Prost and Piquet were behind them chasing back up the order. But nothing changed until lap 49 when Surer was battling for third with Warwick and Piquet. Warwick tried to pass as they went into Ste Devote and the two cars collided, Surer hitting the barriers and Warwick limping round to retire soon afterwards. This enabled Piquet to take third and when Laffite went out a few laps later with a gearbox failure the Brazilian moved to second. Prost finished third with Tambay fourth. The remaining points went to Danny Sullivan, who was two laps behind in his Tyrrell and Mauro Baldi (Alfa Romeo).


PHOTO A shows the unrestored stack valve unit. The deck board with the pneumatics has been removed. The metal valve units were Wurlitzers last valve design. Each metal unit contains four valves. These work very well but have a common problem relating to the nature of the metal they used. Apparently cast with some type of pot metal they have a tendency to warp over time. The attachment method to the valve board is with three screws running through the centers of the top piece. Perhaps if they had used some reinforcement ribs on the top piece this might have made it more stable.
PHOTO B shows the disassembled valve. The top piece contains four pouches, the middle section and the bottom piece contains the movable portion of the valves which are mounted on small posts. These movable portions of the valves are faced with leather and are not adjustable. Each union of the three parts uses a blotter paper type gasket.
In PHOTO C, someone made an on-site repair of a note which was playing continuously. A piece of masking tape was used to cover the vacuum hole supplying the vacuum to the pneumatic which operated that note. The result is that this note no longer plays. Before the restoration, the test roll showed several dead notes. This is the cause of one of them.
In PHOTO D, the old pouch leather has been removed. Note the debris in the wells which has accumulated over the years. This material has entered through the tracker bar. Usually a fine screen is used between the bar and the mounting block to catch paper dust from the music roll but some very fine dust can pass through the screen.
We need to true up the surfaces of the parts which will be joined together to obtain the best possible leak free vacuum joints. In PHOTO E, we have used a piece of fine sand paper over a piece of glass to give us a flat surface. A few passes over the paper with the metal piece shows where the high spots and low spots are due to warping. This has also been done to the middle piece. PHOTO F.
PHOTO G. We continue to carefully sand these surfaces until we have removed the high spots and achieve a flat surface. The sanding is finished off with very fine emery paper. Next month, more on the valve units.


Warrenville (IL, US), September 13, 2017 – Phonak, the leading global provider of hearing aids and wireless communications solutions, along with award-winning comedian D.J. Demers (featured on America's Got Talent, Conan) are teaming up for the 'Here to Hear' comedy tour — a month-long road trip to shatter stigmas and raise awareness about hearing loss through the power of laughter. From California to New York, D.J. will travel to colleges and universities across the country performing stand-up shows at no cost to students. The comedy tour takes place throughout the month of October to coincide with National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
The marathon road trip also aims to raise awareness of the latest hearing technology available to students with hearing loss. According to a 2011 study by the International Journal of Audiology, seven percent of college students are in need of hearing aids, but are unaware of the various hearing technology available to them. Hearing accessibility accommodations such as Phonak Roger Technology are guaranteed to eligible university students at no cost by federal law, in compliance with Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 & Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
D.J., who is known as "The Hearing Aid Guy," has worn hearing devices since he was four years old and is a strong advocate for people who wear hearing aids — often using the stage to raise awareness. He currently wears Phonak Naída V90-UP hearing aids, and uses the Phonak ComPilot and Phonak Roger Pen daily.
Students in attendance will learn how they can access hearing technology like the Phonak Roger Pen through their student disability services office. Anyone who can't see D.J. in person will be able to tune in for the laughs online. Daily vlogs will be aired on YouTube, on and fans can also join in on Instagram and other social media using the hashtag #HereToHearTour.
D.J. Demers is an award-winning stand-up comedian. He appeared on season 11 of America's Got Talent, has performed stand-up on Conan twice, and was the winner of the 2014 Homegrown Comics Competition at the prestigious Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. After winning the competition, D.J. was invited to perform at a TV taping, the first time that has happened in festival history. D.J. was also a featured performer at Toronto's JFL42 comedy festival in 2014, the winner of the 2013 Toronto Comedy Brawl, was a finalist in NBC's Stand-up for Diversity, and won 'Best Breakout Artist' at the 2015 Canadian Comedy Awards. He has also worn behind-the-ear hearing aids in both ears since he was four years old.
In 2017, Phonak, a member of the Sonova Group, proudly celebrates its 70th anniversary.
Headquartered near Zurich, Switzerland, Phonak was born in 1947 out of a passion for taking on the most difficult hearing challenges. Seventy years later, this passion remains. As the industry's leading provider, we offer the broadest portfolio of life-changing hearing solutions. From pediatric to profound hearing loss, we remain committed to creating hearing solutions that change people's lives to thrive socially and emotionally. We believe in creating a world where 'Life is on' for everyone.
At Phonak, we believe that hearing well is essential to living life to the fullest. For almost 70 years, we remain true to our mission by pioneering hearing solutions that change people's lives to thrive socially and emotionally. Life is on.


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Yes, "Instant Win" type promotions come with a package of advanced statistics which allow you to obtain information related to the participations of users. So if you have enabled multiple participations you can see how many times each user has participated in the promotion.
Here we explain how to access the list of participants.
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Step 1: Start with a blank wall This is what the wall looked like when I started. Next measure your wall and plan out your pattern on paper….. ….until it looks something like this.
Step 2: Create pattern This is the pattern we created on paper. You can adjust it for your own wall.
Step 3: Measure Using a yardstick (so much easier than a tape measure) we measured off tiny hash marks where the squares should be. Step 4: Tape This is where the patience comes in. You can do it.
Score your tape. When I say score….I mean take a card or something with a firm edge and run it along the edges of the tape to make sure it is firmly affixed to the wall.
Step 5: Paint Then you just paint in the lines to create your pattern. And pull off the tape. You want to pull of the tape right away. Pull the tape towards you and away from the line to create the perfect straight edge. That's it!


Happy Holidays Tucson Tri Girls!
I hope you are all busy enjoying the off season and setting goals for 2015! I have exciting news I hope will help you meet those goals! First, thanks to the hard work of member Chrissy Nelson & treasurer Alisa Neave, the Tucson Tri Girls were awarded a USAT grant to use for promotional materials and to further our mission of education! The board decided to use part of the grant to start a Lending Library! It's a small start, but TTG now has a collection of training guides available for members to borrow. To borrow a book, go to the Lending Library link in the Members Only section of the TTG website. Select a title, and if it is available, I will bring it to the next meeting. Please return the book at the following meeting. If you have a book you would like to donate to our library please email me at TucsonTriGirls@gmail.com.
The second bit of news is… TTG Tri Camp is BACK! Mark it down on your calendars for February 13th, 14th & 15th! This is going to be a fun weekend! Friday evening we will kick off Tri Camp with a social meeting at TEPC with wine and hors d'oeurves. USAT Level 3 Coach Brain Grasky will review the weekend plan and expectations. This will be followed by a run biomechanics clinic. Saturday and Sunday will be filled with coached skills clinics, group rides, brick runs and lots of time honing our skills in the pool. This will be a great way to start the 2015 TTG Tri Season! The registration page is available in the Activities menu above.
I can't wait to start logging the training miles and sharing laughs with you all in the coming year! See you at the January 12th meeting at TriSports! Pro Triathletes Lisa Roberts and Christine Jeffrey will be our guest speakers! I am looking forward to hearing about their training and racing experiences!


No, that's it. Play Barbarian.
Look, I'm not going to tell you to play any other class than that. I don't even know what you were expecting. Play a Barbarian in Season 14.
Diablo 3 will see Season 14 start on Friday, June 15. That means if you're planning on playing a Barbarian or one of the other, lesser classes in said Season, you need to start mentally preparing for it now. What class is best? Well, you know my answer, but all my Barbarian chauvinism aside (seriously, play a Barbarian, that is my answer) the real question is, "Which class is right for you?" Are you a ranged player? Do you like minions or turrets, or would you rather make a bunch of corpses explode? There are a lot of options for whatever playstyle works for you, and each class has specific specialties it's best at.
So let's talk about what you should play in Season 14.
The melee focused classes in Diablo 3 are Barbarian, Crusader and Monk. Each of these has a different flavor to them. Barbarians are my soul mates and also focusing on brutal mass damage with huge splash attacks like Seismic Slam, Hammer of the Ancients, and Whirlwind. Crusaders use a big shield to block — and in some cases redirect — damage, and withering attacks like Bombardment and Heaven's Fury that lay waste to an area. Monks are nearly the polar opposite of this, with high maneuverability that allows them to avoid damage that Barbarians simply absorb and Crusaders block or reflect. Attacks like Tempest Rush and Exploding Palm allow them to deal out damage while avoiding it themselves.
Essentially, if you are looking for a melee class, these three have three variant approaches — wade in, take a beating to dole out one of your own for Barbarians, use a shield both to avoid damage and deal it out yourself while also smiting every fool in reach on the Crusader, or nimbly sidestep threats and use the enemies own numbers to destroy them on the Monk.
Ranged players have more options, with the Necromancer, Witch Doctor, Wizard, and Demon Hunter all focused on dealing damage from a distance. These classes don't like getting in close, although with Diablo 3 being what it is, there's only so much distance you can actually put between yourself and the hordes of demons and undead who will be trying to kill you.
Demon Hunters can focus on traps, turrets, or pets to help them as they cartwheel around the battlefield, using Vault, Strafe, and Multishot to their advantage. Witch Doctors are a bit of a hybrid class, relying on summoned minions and curses to soften up their enemies. Then, they either use their magic to make their minions and curses stronger and whittle their crippled foes down, or they sometimes wade in to kill their debilitated enemies. If you want to use mindless Zombies as fodder and summon Gargantuan ones to fight, Sacrifice one and watch it explode, or even rain Firebats down on your foes, the Witch Doctor could be for you.
If you like the concept of using minions and debilitating your enemies, but not so much the specific aesthetic of the Witch Doctor, the Necromancer is a close cousin. Their flavor is fairly different, with the Witch Doctor's kit being more The Serpent and the Rainbow while the Necromancer is more straightforwardly Evil Dead, but if you like wielding a scythe while unleashing hosts of skeletons and causing your fallen enemies to explode, Necromancers are your jam.
But Wizards are the pure stuff. Magic Missile, Ray of Frost, Arcane Orb, Mirror Image, and Teleport are just some of the tricks Wizards have at their disposal. If you want to rain destruction without worrying about things like pets or minions, Wizards are the ranged class for you. Remember, your Season journey starts at level 1 with no gear or money so you won't have to worry about optimization for quite some time.
Blizzard has basic guides for each class up on the official site, which are useful for getting a handle on the flavor of each class and looking over their spells and abilities.
Now, these are perfectly serviceable for when you're just starting out — everyone's equally squishy and underpowered at level 1. That's why the game starts you off with a few shambling undead in Act 1 and gradually ramps up as you clear your way through the Cathedral. But as you level and get deeper into the game, you're going to want to focus on what skills and abilities to pick and you'll need more advice than those starter guides. The forums are resources for new players with guides to aspects of the game you might not initially expect to be complicated, like what follower is best to use and how to select their talent and abilities if you're soloing. My personal advice is Enchantress or Scoundrel if you're a melee, and Templar if you're ranged.
Each class also has a forum and many have guides and advice from other players you can review. Forums being what they are, sometimes the advice is out of date or less than helpful but it's a place to start once you get past the opening levels.
There are also other sites on the internet that offer build advice for Diablo 3, including various Reddit communities (with r/diablo and r/diablo3 being the largest of use for a new Season 14 player) and sites like Icy Veins.
Actually starting a Season character is easy. Once the Season starts, there's an option on the character creation screen to choose between a normal and Seasonal character. Seasonal characters start off with nothing — they don't have any Paragon levels, they don't share any stash tabs with your other characters, they're completely cut off at level 1 with starter gear.
From there, you play the game as normal, just as you did the very first time you rolled a character in Diablo 3. All the content is available to you — all five acts and Adventure Mode, so you can level to 70 doing the story, running bounties, doing rifts and greater rifts, or you can play with friends. Season play is basically a reset that makes leveling as challenging as if you had no higher level characters to funnel you gold, gems, and legendaries.
Hopefully this post helped you decide what class to play in Season 14 — namely, Barbarian. If you leave a comment saying otherwise, I will put my fingers in my ears and go la la la I can't hear you, which will be fairly useless as we're communicating via written words.


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Q: Difference between "scenery" and "landscape" What's the difference between scenery and landscape? In what situations can I use them interchangeably?

The scenery/landscape at the school is beautiful.

Does landscape sound natural in the sentence above?

A: Scenery is a term with generally broader in meaning than landscape (which may encompass landscape).  It often refers to indoor settings.
Merriam-Websters defines scenery as:
1: the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage
2: a picturesque view or landscape
3: one's usual surroundings [e.g.] needed a change of scenery
Landscape is generally much more focused on natural geography (although it may be humanly enhanced or supplemente):
1 a: a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery
b: the art of depicting such scenery
2 a: the landforms of a region in the aggregate
b: a portion of territory that can be viewed at one time from one place
c: a particular area of activity : scene [e.g.] the political landscape
Except for the third aspect of the second definition, which is somewhat metaphorical, the depiction reflects a natural place.

A: Scenery and landscape are very different. Landscape has a geographical connotation. It describes the structure of the land and its shape. Scenery describes what is on the land, like trees, greenery, etc.
Also, there are some some cases where landscape is a countable noun. Scenery is always uncountable.

A: You would not use landscape in that way; the user asymptotically has explained why in an earlier answer.
What you could say, though is:

The landscaping at the school is beautiful.

NOAD explains it like this:

landscape (n.):  all the visible features of an area of countryside or land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
landscape (trans. v.):  improve the aesthetic appearance of (a piece of land) by changing its contours, adding ornamental features, or planting trees and shrubs; [as n.] (landscaping)

So, if you want to point out that the landscapers have done a particularly good job of arranging the shrubs and caring for the flowers, then you could indeed say that the school has beautiful landscaping.  (In fact, in that context, I believe landscaping is a better word than scenery.)

A: Grammatically speaking, the only difference is that scenery is uncountable whereas landscape can be countable or uncountable.

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms... Human elements including different forms of land use, buildings and structures..

Landscape refers to the natural or man-made features and geographical structure of an area of land.
On the other hand, scenery refers to the general appearance (which is merely what we're looking at without trying to analyze anything) or a view of a an area of land.

A scene can describe a portion of a landscape.
Landscape: An expanse of scenery.

Therefore, landscape is more likely to be used when talking about large areas whereas scenery would be properly used when talking about a relatively small area restricted to what can fit within one's range of vision.

Since scenery is, almost, always used when referring to picturesque views and never collocated with negative adjectives or used in an unfavourable context, I assume its most proper use would be when speaking from a subjective perspective.
Landscape, on the contrary, is more of a technical term, that can be used both subjectively or objectively.

So to answer your question, yes, they can be used interchangeably, but they don't convey the exact same meaning moving from a context to another.

A: Grammar aside, here are some interesting points to consider:
scenery: the natural features of an area, such as mountains, valleys, rivers and forests, especially when these are attractive to look at (Oxford Learner's Thesaurus 2008), cf. mountain/coastal scenery. That's why we usually talk about the lunar landscape and not scenery.
landscape: the land and features that you see around you in the countryside, or in the city (Longman Activator). The Oxford Learner's Thesaurus adds, "when you look across a large area of land." Note that while scenery is natural, a landscape can be artificially created/designed/altered, cf. landscape architecture, urban landscape, or unspoiled landscape.
Scenery is always nice (lovely, picturesque, gorgeous, fantastic, spectacular, or magnificent), whereas a landscape can be barren, bleak, harsh, or desolate.
The authors of the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture (2005) say the following:

Scenery [U] is the general appearance of part of the country, considered from the point of view of beauty: We passed through some beautiful scenery on our journey through the Lake District.
A landscape [C] is any combination of hills, valleys, fields etc, seen in a particular area: The landscape was typical of the Lake District, with high mountains, lakes, and deep valleys.


One again, Storm Collectibles were at SDCC with their Mortal Kombat 1/12 Figures on display!
Here we see the 4 Klassic Ninjas, including Noob Saibot which was a SDCC 2017 exclusive, as well as Shao Kahn.
There's still no official word about Shao Kahn but we could see him real soon. I'm guessing that it would make more business sense for the company to produce figures of the same sculpt first before moving on to other characters.
While it does seem a bit boring with the ninjas over and over again, at least.. for Mortal Kombat.. they are all different characters! If you see their Street Fighter line, the same Ryu figure comes in several outfit colours.. same goes for several other characters..
But come on.. Let's get Shao Kahn out asap!
That's not all of course.. Remember that tease before SDCC 2017?
Storm Collectibles also showed off the prototypes on several new figures..
and a couple of surprises..
This sculpt would probably be used for both Cyrax, Sektor and even Smoke.
This is definitely a huge surprise. I wouldn't have guessed this would be produced but it's going to make a incredibly fun piece to take photo shots with. Bring on all those fatality shots!
Well.. well... Up till now, only Klassic designs have been released and it was assumed they only had the license to do Klassic designs. But with this.. looks like they can also do MKX designs!
More is definitely good but I wanted to see the focus given to 1 line or we will end up getting the same old characters in different designs. Actually that doesn't sound so bad..
Whatever the case, I'm hoping to see lots of characters in different designs for this line! That will make for an amazing display!
Get yours from Entertainment Earth!


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Proposed Jersey City payroll tax under fire from business
US business owners and industry groups have criticised plans to implement a payroll tax in Jersey City, saying it would limit competitiveness and aggravate an already inhospitable tax environment.
The plan, which is moving swiftly through the state legislature, would allow the city to impose a 1% tax on an employer's payroll, with potential exceptions made for the wages of city residents. Proposed as a way to fund Jersey City's public-school district, it has been approved on a party-line vote by a state Senate committee, according to NJ.
But the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce opposes the move. Its president and chief executive, Maria Nieves, said state lawmakers did not seek input from Jersey City employers before proposing the idea, which she thinks will have a higher impact than its supporters believe.
"At some point, this new tax is going to have to be absorbed in some way," she said. "When the cost of doing business increases, that cost is usually absorbed at some point down the line by employees who may see less in terms of benefits or raises. And it goes back to consumers."
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association is also opposed to the move. "This tax proposal would place an additional burden on businesses of all sizes and increase their cost of doing business," said vice president Andrew Musick. "This additional tax would add to the already high property taxes, new labour mandates and energy mandates passed over the last few months."
A survey by US News and World Report ranked New Jersey 47th on a list of states with low tax burdens. But the Tax Foundation ranked it as having the worst business climate in the country, citing its high property taxes and "some of the worst-structured individual income taxes".
Newark is the only municipality in the state that operates a payroll tax. The Bill under consideration by state lawmakers, S-2581, would allow Jersey City to implement one too and require the revenue be given to the 29,000-student school district.
If it becomes law, Jersey City must ultimately approve the tax. Mayor Steve Fulop is publicly neutral, with city spokeswoman Hannah Peterson saying the administration would like to see the final Bill before weighing in. Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas supports the tax.