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Despite pleas to cancel a planned sweep, the City of Denver will move ahead with clearing out a homeless encampment that surrounds Four Winds American Indian Council.
"They are capable of stopping the sweep tomorrow; they just don't want to," says Sky Roosevelt-Morris, a member of Four Winds, which has a community center at West Fifth Avenue and Bannock Street.
The sweep is set to start in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 31. The encampment of about twenty people wraps around the grass along the sidewalk in front of the center, which has been providing drinking water and electricity to the residents.
"Right now, the camp is almost entirely Native American, and really, these are folks that have been — that are — refugees in their own homelands, due to the policies of the City of Denver as well as the historical situation, with 98 percent of Indigenous territories being stolen and all of the treaties having been broken," says Mateo Parsons, chair of Four Winds American Indian Council.
Sharon Barth, a 51-year-old Native American woman who has been staying in the vicinity for over two months, says that she and other Native people experiencing homelessness set up camp near the Native American community center because "we're Native and this is a Native church; it's Native-owned."
"Mr. Hancock walked with the Natives before for Columbus Day," Barth says. "He should understand what we're going through." She adds that she's been connected with housing in Aurora through the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, but won't move in until all of her close friends on the street also get into housing.
Residents of the encampment and leadership from Four Winds American Indian Council met with Mayor Michael Hancock virtually on the afternoon of August 30.
"He basically said that this is the law and he has to enforce the law," says Ana Cornelius, an organizer with Denver Homeless Out Loud. "Residents were offered fourteen-day motel vouchers with no subsidy on the back end. Most of these folks have been through many sweeps."
Denver has multiple laws that the city cites when clearing out encampments, including a camping ban and a public right-of-way ordinance. Denver officials have continued sweeping homeless encampments throughout most of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advising against sweeps unless individual housing is available.
Although Cornelius feels that the meeting was more of the same-old from the mayor's office, Hancock staffers frame it differently.
"The meeting was productive, and alternative options were discussed for those who were in the encampment. As well, several of the individuals in the encampment were connected with housing already through outreach efforts," says Mike Strott, a spokesperson for Mayor Hancock.
While Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian/Alaskan Natives make up just .1 percent and .8 percent of Denver metro's population, respectively, those categories account for 1.5 percent and 5.6 percent of the homeless population in the 2020 Point in Time count of people experiencing homelessness in the region.
In the run-up to the sweep, Four Winds American Indian Council had been pushing for the Hancock administration to set up an alternative site for those staying in the encampment.
"We're asking them to help create a Native-preference safe outdoor space, so in the future this doesn't happen and folks can have a place to go that's sanctioned by the city and has resources attached to it so that service delivery doesn't get interrupted," says Parsons.
But while nearby land has already been identified for a potential safe outdoor space — there are currently two such safe-camping sites in Denver — no firm timelines for when the space would be operational have been set.
In the meantime, with a sweep looming, Roosevelt-Morris says, "If that means civil resistance tomorrow, that means civil resistance tomorrow. If that means the camp comes back after the fences come down, the camp comes back after the fences come down."
Roosevelt-Morris is welcoming people to drop by the community center this evening to spend the night inside so that they're "inside the fences when the fences go up."

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text: Live Glass interprets the colorful shadows produced by stained glass found in the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum and transforms them into a wearable piece that can be experienced by both the model and the audience. This wearable looks at color and light and the relationship between the two when water is added. The piece is made up of three parts: a central frame that holds the “stained glass” pieces, the “stained glass” made from heat-sealed vinyl pouches that hold dyed water inside, and a lighting system to cast shadows. Live Glass, inspired by the stain glass piece on display in the museum, is meant to challenge the way that art is typically viewed. In order to make the artwork feel more alive, the piece will be worn and shown off, casting ever-changing shadows. The user wears the piece around their waist and uses the attached lighting system to cast shadows onto themselves and the floor. The shadows produced by the piece are variegated which adds a new level of complexity and attraction to the piece. The variegated shadows are produced by shinning an led light through the pouches of dyed water. The effect that is created is similar to when sunlight reflects on a pool. Live Glass is to be worn in multiple fashion shows, including one at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and two for Boston fashion week.

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This is a thorough, complete, well-thought-out e-guide to curing acne with diet and lifestyle. It wades through all the pseudoscience, distilling the real science into actionable steps people can take to achieve clear skin. The method requires no skin care products, no prescriptions, and no strange “natural” cures (i.e. no oatmeal, cider vinegar, baking soda types of treatments). This is not a “magic bullet” solution, but rather a comprehensive, multi-pronged attack strategy to cure acne. By choosing certain foods and avoiding others, and making sure some key nutrient needs are met, this course empowers readers to take their health into their own hands, and cure their acne once and for all.
I know that that there are many causes of acne and I have read many books on the subject. Some were very technical and gave you too much information that may be confusing to some readers. Devon's book is packed of information that well researched and easy to understand. He discusses the truths and myths concerning acne, dietary guidelines, stress reduction, the causes of acne and other interesting topics. I found the clear skin checklist and the master list of food very helpful and summarized the major points discussed in the book. So if you are struggling and frustrated with acne, get a copy of the book. You will not be disappointed and maybe you will learn something new.
Disclaimer: I was given a free copy of the book for my honest review and I was not compensated for my review.

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Albacora class submarine Ghazi (S-134), former Portuguese Navy Cachalote (S-165)
|Preceded by:||Neptuno class submarines|
|Succeeded by:||Tridente class submarines|
|In commission:||1967 - 2010|
|Range:||Surfaced: 5,000 km at 12 knots (22 km/h)|
|Armament:||12 × 21.7 inch DaphneTT-550 torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern), 12 torpedoes|
In 1964, the Portuguese government ordered the construction of four of this class at the Dubigeòn-Normándie Shipyard to create the 4th submarine flotilla.
With the first submarine commissioned on October 1, 1967, the Portuguese Navy started to have a submarine able to operate in both coastal and oceanic zones, especially in the Portuguese exclusive economic zone.
The last Albacora class submarine in service, the NRP Barracuda, made its final mission in 2010. The class was replaced by two Type 214/209PN submarines.
|Pakistan Navy||S134||PNS Ghazi (former NRP Cachalote)||1969||Acquired 1975||2006|
|Portuguese Navy||S163||NRP Albacora||1967||October 1, 1967||2000|
|S164||NRP Barracuda||1968||May 4, 1968||2010|
|S165||NRP Cachalote||1969||January 25, 1969||1975 (Transferred)|
|S166||NRP Delfim||1969||October 1, 1969||2005|
Media related to Albacora class submarines at Wikimedia Commons
- Área Militar: Albacora class submarine (in Portuguese)
- NRP Barracuda profile at the Portuguese Navy website (in Portuguese)


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Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has met with Castledawson residents opposed to the destruction of local homes to make way for a controversial link road.
The Stormont chief, who is also MP for Mid Ulster, met with worried residents in Castledawson last week.
Local people are opposed to Department for Regional Development Road Service plans to drive a link road through a residential area as part of the Toome to Castledawson dualling scheme.
Road service officials have been accused of acting in bad faith by local people after it emerged they plan to knock down local man Shiv Chada’s Bell’s Hill Road home.
The Deputy First Minister’s visit to Castledawson has been described by Sinn Féin officials as a “fact finding mission”.
Bell’s Hill Road resident Anne Young says local people welcomed the opportunity to discuss their concerns with their MP.
She said: “We welcomed the fact that the Deputy First Minister accepted our invitation and took time out from his duties to meet with us, however as an elected MLA for the area we found it necessary for him to be brought up to date with events. It was a fact finding exercise for Mr Maguinness to hear first hand our concerns and the fact that this proposal for the link roads and flyover could actually have the least impact on the people and their property if it were to be located to the large green area on the opposite side of the road (Bellshill North) already recommended by the Inspector in March 2008.
“We thought it very important to make him aware of the Inspectors proposal from 2008 and the controversy it has created as we the residents have been kept in the dark that it was an actual recommendation. He was also informed that Roads Service have threatened to return to the 2007 proposal should this revised 2009 not get passed at planning. This would have a great impact on those residents genuinely affected on the Annaghmore Road. We feel that Roads have not treated us with the respect and consideration we deserve.”
Mr McGuinness was joined at the meeting with Mid Ulster assemblyman Francie Molloy and Magherafelt Councillor Ian Milne.
Mr Milne backed the concerns voiced by of local people.
He said: “I am very supportive of the residents’ plight. What they are trying to do here is wrong and as far as I am concerned people should always be put before property.”


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Nurture or Both You are here: Nurture or… The controversy over what determines who we are, whether it is Nature heredity, our biological make up or Nurture our environment is taking a new shape.
Free Sample Questions These questions are also included in our simulator 1. From your knowledge about this topic, in what does it consist? Statement C is correct because selection is how you choose people for the study and assignment is what group they go in.
There are certain ways to increase external validity as well. There are specific research designs and strategies used to gain the desired information. During a Developmental Research, the variables are assessed as a function of time.
How does the cross-sectional design works? The Multiple Baseline Design is used when reversal is not possible 6. When a qualitative research is done, the theory is developed from the data, not before and helps refine hypotheses.
Case studies are based on the assumption that the case can be generalized C.
Case studies are most useful as pilot study to identify variables that can be studies in other ways D.
Case studies are the a detailed examination of a single case Answer: Ratio Data is scaled and at equal distances but no absolute zero B. Ratio Data orders the amount of variable, but no info about how much C. Ratio Data is an interval data with an absolute zero D.
Ratio Data divides variables into unordered categories Answer: The Frequency Distribution provides a summary of a set of data and indicates the number of cases that fall at a given score within a given range. It is commonly called the bell-shaped curve B.
It is symmetrical half falls above the mean, half below C. It has asymmetrical frequency distributions D. It is used most common with a large number of data points Answer: There are three ways to measure the Central Tendency: From your knowledge about them, what is the mode?
Transformed scores increase the interpretability of raw scores and allow comparison to the rest of the distribution. Statement D is not about the Z Scores, it is about T scores. The Standard Error of the Mean is the expected error of a given sample mean.
Which statement about it out of the following ones is incorrect? It is the extent to which a sample mean can be expected to deviate for the corresponding population mean B. The score increases as N decreases D. We know that one mean is greater or less than another mean Answer: Statement C is incorrect because the score decreases as N increases There are several differences between Parametric and Nonparametric Statistical Tests, for ex.
Nonparametric Statistical Tests are less powerful than parametric tests. From your knowledge about the parametric tests, which statement can not be correct? They are used for ordinal and nominal data B. They are based on normal distribution C.
They are based on homogeneity of variance D. They are based on Independence of Observations Answer: Statement A is the matching answer because parametric tests are used for interval and ratio data, not for ordinal and nominal data.
Parametric Tests are used when data is interval or ration. There are 3 types of T-tests; from your knowledge about T-tests, for what is the t-test for Independent Samples used? It compares to means from unrelated samples B. It compares that sample mean to a known population mean C.
It compares 2 means from related samples D. It is used for Matched samples, pre- and post- tests Answer:30 Nature versus Nurture Essay Topics You May Consider. To make your life easier, we will provide some of the nature vs nurture essay ideas divided into subcategories.
It will speed up the pre-writing process! Nature vs Nurture Argument Essay Questions. NOTE – the Nature Vs. Nurture debate is hotly debated topic. No side can claim to provide compelling evidence that entirely disputes the other i.e.
neither side can completely disregard nature or nurture in explanation of human behaviour. This can be done by providing too much information! Schechter gives an example of the Kosovo War, where briefers at NATO’s headquarters in Belgium boasted that this was the key to information tranceformingnlp.com would gorge the media with information, Beelman writes, quoting one as saying, When you make the media happy, the media will not look for the rest of the story.
Term Paper Warehouse has free essays, term papers, and book reports for students on almost every research topic. He proposed that just because a human being has the ability to tackle tests and also answer numerical questions may not be a full description or measure of intelligence (Stenberg & Grigorenko, ).
Nature vs. Nurture. whether intelligence is nature or nurture is a matter of the point of view as well as the individual.
Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology By Saul McLeod, updated The nature vs. nurture debate within psychology is concerned with the extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (i.e., genetic) or acquired (i.e., learned) characteristics.

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It is part of the eighth generation of the Pokémon video game series and serves as a prequel to the 2006 Nintendo DS role-playing video games Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The game was announced as part of the Pokémon 25th Anniversary event alongside Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Pokémon Legends: Arceus is an action role-playing game that preserves the core gameplay of past entries in the main line series. The game is set in a bygone era of the Sinnoh region's history, when it was known as the Hisui region, long before the events of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl take place. The mythical Pokémon Arceus will play a major role in the story. Players can capture Pokémon directly in the overworld immediately without going through a battle and can engage in battle by releasing Pokémon they have previously captured near a wild Pokémon .Poké Balls in this era were made of wood and puffed steam when the Pokémon was caught. At the start of the game, three starter Pokémon options are available: Rowlet , Cyndaquil and Oshawott , making it the first main series game to feature starter Pokémon from three different generations of games. There are base camps positioned in the overworld that assist the player in many ways. For instance, if the player collects an Apricorn and a type of stone called a Tumblestone, the player can craft a standard Poké Ball. For the first time in the Pokémon series, the player character can now take damage directly from wild Pokémon. If the player takes too much damage, the player will black out, and will lose items stored in the bag. If the player chooses the Strong Style, the attack power of the player's Pokémon will increase, but its action speed will decrease. If the player chooses the Agile Style, the action speed of the player's Pokémon will increase, but its attack power will decrease. Some Pokémon have red eyes and are bigger than normal. Using it can summon three special Pokémon that allow the player to ride them over land, sea, and sky. Early on in the game, the player will receive a device known as the Arc Phone.
Video game information for Pokemon Legends Arceus, including publisher, developer, localizers, and more. Information is maintained by the community and may be incomplete, but you can help complete this video game information for Pokemon Legends Arceus by filling it out or improving it. You'll earn WAD to promote yourself on GameSense.co as well as experience to increase your effect on changing video game scores with your post reactions and video game ratings.

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Title: In Praise of Shadows: Unveiling the Beauty within Darkness
In Praise of Shadows, written by Junichiro Tanizaki, is a captivating and thought-provoking essay that explores the aesthetics and cultural significance of shadows and darkness in traditional Japanese architecture. This timeless masterpiece delves into the intricate relationship between light and darkness, illuminating the often-overlooked beauty that lies within shadows. Throughout the essay, Tanizaki presents numerous quotes that offer profound insights into the essence of shadows and their impact on our perception of beauty. This article aims to highlight the 23 best quotes from In Praise of Shadows, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the author’s reflections and gain a deeper understanding of the allure of shadows.
Best 23 In Praise of Shadows Quotes:
1. “We find beauty not in the thing itself, but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates.”
2. “In the darkness, we could be our true selves, away from the judgmental gaze of the world.”
3. “Shadows enable us to appreciate the delicacy of things, as they bring out their subtle textures and contours.”
4. “Shadows possess a depth and mystery that the glaring brightness of light fails to convey.”
5. “In the shadows, objects acquire a certain ambiguity, allowing us to explore multiple interpretations and engage in imaginative contemplation.”
6. “The beauty of shadows lies in their ability to evoke emotions and stimulate our senses through their ethereal and transient nature.”
7. “Shadows have the power to soften and refine the harshness of reality, allowing us to experience moments of tranquility and introspection.”
8. “In the absence of shadows, we would lose the sense of time and the passage of day into night.”
9. “The art of shadows lies not in their complete absence but in their skillful manipulation.”
10. “Shadows remind us of the impermanence of life, urging us to appreciate the fleeting moments and embrace the ephemeral nature of existence.”
11. “The play of light and shadows in Japanese architecture reflects the harmony between nature and human creations.”
12. “The beauty of shadows lies in their ability to create a dynamic interplay between presence and absence.”
13. “The allure of shadows lies in their ability to evoke a sense of nostalgia and longing for the past.”
14. “Shadows invite us to explore the unknown, to step into the realm of imagination and embrace the mysteries that lie within.”
15. “Shadows grant objects a sense of depth and volume, breathing life into the inanimate.”
16. “The art of shadows requires patience, as it unfolds slowly and reveals its beauty gradually.”
17. “Shadows invite us to embrace the hidden and the overlooked, allowing us to see beyond the surface.”
18. “In the shadows, we find solace and refuge, allowing our minds to wander and our spirits to find peace.”
19. “Shadows possess a poetic quality, allowing us to experience the world in a different light.”
20. “Shadows offer us a glimpse into the hidden world, where secrets and mysteries reside.”
21. “Shadows allow us to appreciate the play of contrast, highlighting the interdependence of light and darkness.”
22. “In the shadows, we can escape the constraints of reality and explore the limitless possibilities of our imagination.”
23. “Shadows teach us to appreciate the beauty of subtlety and understatement, elevating simplicity to an art form.”
Q1. What is the main theme of In Praise of Shadows?
A1. The main theme of In Praise of Shadows revolves around the beauty and significance of shadows in Japanese culture and aesthetics.
Q2. How does Tanizaki describe the role of shadows?
A2. Tanizaki emphasizes that shadows possess a unique ability to enhance the beauty of objects, create depth and mystery, and allow for imaginative contemplation.
Q3. How does In Praise of Shadows relate to Japanese architecture?
A3. Tanizaki believes that Japanese architecture embodies the harmonious relationship between light, shadows, and nature, reflecting the cultural values and aesthetics of Japan.
Q4. What can we learn from In Praise of Shadows?
A4. In Praise of Shadows encourages us to appreciate the beauty in darkness, embrace the impermanence of life, and find solace in the simplicity and subtlety of existence.
In Praise of Shadows is a profound literary work that challenges our preconceived notions about beauty and sheds light on the mysterious allure of shadows. The quotes highlighted in this article offer a glimpse into Tanizaki’s captivating reflections and remind us to embrace the subtle, ephemeral, and enigmatic aspects of life. By appreciating the interplay between light and darkness, we can enhance our perception of beauty and find solace in the shadows that surround us.


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PAH Therapies Don’t Increase Risk of Respiratory Infections, Chinese Study Shows
A retrospective study showed that pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-specific drug therapies do not raise the risk of respiratory tract infections (RTIs).
The Chinese study, “Incidence and risk of respiratory tract infection associated with specific drug therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review” appeared in the journal Nature Scientific Reports.
Although PAH has no cure as yet, scientists have developed several drugs targeting specific proteins or pathways involved in the disease. These therapies were shown to significantly improve symptoms and exercise capacity, and to delay disease progression.
However, frequent respiratory tract infections during PAH treatment are seen as a significant factor leading to disease progression. Some effects of PAH-specific drugs, such as pulmonary vasodilation, may increase the risk of infection in the lungs. A systematic review analyzing the risk of RTI in patients receiving specific drug therapy was lacking.
To fill that gap, Chinese researchers retrospectively analyzed the prevalence of RTI in 6,307 PAH patients receiving specific therapies or placebo, from 24 randomized controlled trials.
The analyzed data included the therapies Ventavis (iloprost), Tyvaso (treprostinil), Tracleer (bosentan), Volibris (ambrisentan), Opsumit (macitentan), Revatio (sildenafil), Adcirca (tadalafil), Adempas (riociguat) and Uptravi (selexipag), as well as a combination treatment of Volibris and Adcirca.
RTI was reported in 19.4 percent of patients under PAH-specific drug therapy. However, the overall results showed that the risk of RTI was not significantly higher in patients receiving PAH therapies compared with placebo (21.1 percent).
None of the therapies showed increased risk of RTI in PAH patients compared to placebo. Researchers also found no significant difference in RTI incidence when comparing single to combination therapies.
RTI diagnosis can be challenging in patients with heart failure, due to similar symptoms. For this reason, long-term observation studies are needed, based on real-world experience, to rate RTI incidence.
“This is the first meta-analysis to assess the risk of RTI in PAH-specific drug therapy,” researchers concluded. “The present study showed that specific drug therapy did not increase the risk of RTI in PAH. Whereas, RTI in PAH patients is still worthy of clinical attention and intensive anti-infectious treatment should be considered.”

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Crew Clothing Coats and Jackets for Men and Women
Discover a coastal inspired collective with a sophisticated touch in our Crew Clothing coats and jackets collection for men and women. Built upon a story of quality craftsmanship by the sea, the items in this selection are beautifully crafted with generous detail - utilising high quality fabrics that last and last for a stylish and functional wear at all times. Featured details include practical pockets and dual fasten closures that work with heritage inspired printed linings and form-perfect silhouettes that fit like a glove without compromising on freedom and movement for those outdoor activities. Branded buttons, nautical eyelets, and an abundance of detailing reflect Crew's signature look - always infusing every product with their expert design techniques and telltale style. Lightweight summer-ready throw ons are perfect for the warmer temperatures, whilst sturdy and durable padded numbers will create a stylish layer between you and the cold climates. Whatever your need, want or personal style, look to Crew to kit you out with their outerwear.
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University of Toronto (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Osgoode Hall (Bachelor of Laws, 1978).
Worked at Smith Lyons (Toronto, ON) specializing in Banking and Financial Institution Lending, Corporate and Commercial, Financial Services Regulation, Marketing, Advertising and Franchising, Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Ontario. Admitted as a Solicitor, 1988, England and Wales.
Canadian Bar Association. Canadian Tax Foundation. International Bar Association.

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Plant nano bionics is a branch of science that seeks to create nanoparticles and use them to interact directly with plant cells and organelles. It is intending to augment plant function and introduce them to non-native functionalities. The broader vision is to make plants self-powering by inducing nanomaterials in plant cells. It can help in making plants as efficient illumination devices, IR communication channels as well as function as self-initiating groundwater sensors.
Plants are a natural power-house. They can exhibit transmitting properties due to their ability to generate energy from photosynthesis and sunlight. The nanoparticles can boost photosynthesis and help the plants in spotting pollutants and several other climatic adversities.
Nanotechnology has helped the engineers at MIT in the US to transform spinach into sensors that can detect explosive materials. These plants can successfully transmit information about the explosives over the wireless relay. Spinach roots detect the presence of nitroaromatics in groundwater while the carbon nanotubes emit the signal which is further read by an infra-red camera that sends out an email alert to the scientists.
Since plant nano bionics enable plants to send out email alerts and warn about any forthcoming issue about plant health, nanosensors in plants can be used for detecting pollution and climate change efficiently.
It’s much easier to create plant nanobiotics instead of developing a new sensor. That’s because the plants are excellent when it comes to detecting chemicals in the air, soil, and groundwater.
Instead of creating an entirely new sensor, experts believe that creating plant nanobiotics is successful as plants can easily adapt to detecting the chemical in the soil, air or groundwater much quickly. With the introduction of plant nanobiotics in spinach, it is not only able to send email alerts but is also able to power fuel the cells.
Plant nano bionics is indeed a great advancement and it should be pursued more to unlock the full potential of plants and capitalize on their naturally transmitting ability to act as powerhouses. As a tool, it looks promising to fight climate change and limit pollution in long run.

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A team of scientists using the ALMA telescope to study the doughnut-shaped cloud of gas and dust at the center of the galaxy NGC 1068 recently made a shocking discovery — two separate disks of gas and dust are rotating in opposite directions. Phys.org reports on the team’s discovery: “Unexpectedly, they found two counter-rotating disks of gas. The inner disk spans 2-4 light-years and follows the rotation of the galaxy, whereas the outer disk (also known as the torus) spans 4-22 light-years and is rotating the opposite way.”
Those who have followed this series might understand the potential significance of this discovery. In 2015, retired professor of electrical engineering Dr. Donald Scott published his mathematical model of the structure of a Birkeland current, which can be identified visually as counterrotating cylindrical shells, and is seen at vastly different scales in the cosmos, from galaxies to planetary aurorae. We asked Dr. Scott for this thoughts on this new discovery.
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Agility is the key
With a New Year upon us, it’s time to reflect on new changes and new beginnings for police services across Canada.
April 11, 2017 By Bryan Larkin
We all have a lot to be proud of and a lot to look forward to as we leave 2016 behind and look ahead to 2017. This includes a shared effort between police services across Canada when it comes to such things as combating drugs, tackling cybercrime and reducing the effects of the pending marijuana legalization in our country.
The key to success in all of these areas is agility. Policing today needs to be adaptive, flexible and priority focused. We, as police leaders, need to be able to change and respond to issues quickly as they arise. It is essential that we build organizations where our members support the efforts to address the changing needs of our community.
There may be no better example of this than the fentanyl crisis that is sweeping across our country at an incredibly frightening rate. From January to October, 2016, a total of 2,988 samples from services across Canada were sent away for testing and found to contain fentanyl and/or its analogues. That number is up from 193 samples in 2012. In Waterloo Region, from January to October, 2016, we had 84 samples test positive for fentanyl and/or its analogues, up from two samples in 2012.
This drug is a game-changer in the Canadian drug culture and requires a commitment from police and community services across the country to work together to halt it head on. We need to realize we will never be able to arrest our way out of this drug crisis and instead need to work to embrace a harm-reduction approach that encourages needle exchanges and supervised injection sites for addicts. We need to focus on dealers, not the users. Most importantly, we need to be ready and adaptive to change when a crisis such as this takes hold of our community and threatens its safety.
Likewise, as we head into the future, we can’t ignore the significant rise in cybercrime that is taking a toll on our communities. From online predatory crimes, online bank information theft, identify theft and cyberterrorism, technology plays a large role in much of the crime committed today. In fact, it’s estimated that 53 per cent of our crime has some type of technology involved in it. Therefore, it’s important that we incorporate a dedicated team of officers whose sole focus is on curbing cybercrime.
The legalization of marijuana is also an issue affecting police services across Canada, putting officers in a precarious position since, although it is still technically illegal, it is expected to be legal soon. It is causing concern in regards to several issues including, access to the drug by young people, road safety, dependency and the monitoring and availability of poor-quality products. Changes will be occurring at a rapid rate in 2017 and we need to be prepared to take them on.
But it’s not just criminal issues that we need to focus on. Taking a look at your internal organization is just as important. In fact, it is essential and beneficial for every service to focus on the morale and wellness of its employees. Our Service is fortunate to be able to provide Road to Mental Readiness training for every member, reminding us all about the importance of peer support and self-care. Our organizations are only as good as the people who help run it, which means the health and wellness of our employees is vital to a successfully-run service.
To summarize, we need to modernize our agencies to keep up with these ever-changing issues, as well as the changes in public policy and public demand. This is done by being adaptive, flexible and priority focused. If we do this, we will be able to maintain the exceptional leadership, commitment to community service and passion for policing excellence that we all strive to provide.
Bryan Larkin is the chief of the Waterloo Regional Police Service in Waterloo Region, Ontario. He started his policing career as a constable with the Waterloo Regional Police Service in 1991 and quickly rose through the ranks to become superintendent and Executive Officer. He also served as Deputy Chief and Chief of the Guelph Police Service from 2011 to 2014. In 2016, he was made a member of the Governor General’s Order of Merit of the Police Forces. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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Galeano was born and raised in Uruguay but lived in exile in Argentina and Spain for a dozen years before returning in 1985. He began his career as a journalist, and his many books include the international best-sellers "Open Veins of Latin America," the "Memory of Fire" trilogy and "Mirrors."
At 72 and having twice beaten cancer, he is frail, but there is a distinct twinkle in his eyes and a playfulness in his manner.
"It was difficult to choose. So many stories," he said in response to a question about his new book.
"And to choose which ones to tell and how to tell them. The words, they will tap me on the shoulder and they will speak to me: 'Tell me! Tell me!' The stories choose me.
"Less is always more. The best language is silence. We live in a time of a terrible inflation of words and it is worse than the inflation of money."
He paused for a piece of bread and then said, "The diversity of life is so stimulating for me."
And the diversity in his book is stunning.
There are stories here of the Beatles, George Washington Carver, Al Capone, Emma Goldman, John Rockefeller, Mark Twain, Thomas Paine and many other familiar people.
But Galeano also brings to the page people from history's shadows. There is Roy Sullivan, a Virginian who was born in 1912 and survived seven lightning strikes; Howard Carter, who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun; Nezahualcoyotl, "the king of Texcoco in the vast valley of Mexico" who wrote poetry.
The book travels the globe and across the centuries.
Have you ever heard of Abdul Kassem Ismael?
You will find him on January 3 as Galeano writes, in part:
Throughout the history of humanity, only one refuge kept books safe from war and conflagration: the walking library, an idea that occurred to the grand vizier of Persia, Abdul Kassem Ismael, at the end of the tenth century.
This prudent and tireless traveler kept his library with him. One hundred and seventeen thousand books aboard four hundred camels formed a caravan a mile long. The camels were also the catalogue: they were arranged according to the titles of the books they carried, a flock for each of the thirty-two letters of the Persian alphabet.
There are great stories in the book, pain and injustice too. And there is hope.
"Indignation must always be the answer to indignity," Galeano said. "Reality is not destiny."
Rick Kogan is a Tribune senior writer and columnist.
Children of the Days
By Eduardo Galeano, Nation Books, 432 pages, $26.99


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Borussia Dortmund returned to UEFA Champions League action in fine form on Wednesday, when they played Sevilla in the first league of their round of 16 tie.
The Black and Yellows have been the subject of some inconsistencies in their league performances lately, with just one win in their last six games in the Bundesliga.
However, first-half goals from Mahmoud Dahoud and Erling Braut Haaland were enough to give the German side a clear advantage over their Spanish counterparts.
Sevilla opened the scoring in the seventh through former AC Milan winger Suso but after brilliant work from Haaland, Dortmund got their equaliser with a well-struck goal from Dahoud 12 minutes later.
Haaland was involved once again before the 30th minute-mark, starting the attack before striking the ball past Bono in goal for the home side.
Edin Terzic’s team went into the break with a 3-1 lead as Haaland grabbed his second goal on the night before the half-time whistle.
Julen Lopetegui was forced to make all five substitutions between the 46th and 70th but his substitutes could only play a role in closing the deficit as Luuk de Jong scored on the 84th minutes.
The results give Dortmund a little advantage over Sevilla with the three aways goals poached and they will have to be careful not to allow the Los Palanganas too much space when they host them in two weeks’ time.

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Steven Goldstein writes: President-elect Donald Trump has just said that he considers America’s One China policy a bargaining chip, to be traded off against other things that the United States wants from China. In his description:
I don’t know why we have to be bound by a One China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade. … I mean, look … we’re being hurt very badly by China with devaluation; with taxing us heavy at the borders when we don’t tax them; with building a massive fortress in the middle of the South China Sea, which they shouldn’t be doing; and, frankly, with not helping us at all with North Korea.
In other words, the One China policy isn’t a big deal — it’s a bargaining issue, like many other issues. So is Trump right?
No. The big deal is this: The relationship between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan is an ambiguous one, where the People’s Republic claims Taiwan as part of its national territory but is prepared for the present to let Taiwan continue in existence, while Taiwan also has an interest in not clarifying its relationship with the People’s Republic too precisely. Both the PRC and the United States adhere to the notion of One China, but they mean very different things by it. Undermining the status quo could lead to full-scale military conflict between the United States and China over an island that both see as vital to their national interests and whose unique status they have managed well up to this point. [Continue reading…]


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I drive by a few time. I decide to go check it out with my puppies and it was the best time for my puppies I can say because they are relax and not so hyper up but the people were very nice and love dogs and cared a lot for them!
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The rise and rise of corrugated iron
The past and present of an unfairly ignored building material
DOWN THE deep lanes that lead to Dartmoor’s granite uplands, in England's West Country, a weather-beaten gap has grown in the hedge marking a Saxon field boundary. One day this winter a battered sheet of corrugated iron appeared, lodged in the gap as if it had blown in. In reality, the middle-aged brothers who farm nearby are probably responsible: their sheep have a habit of busting into others’ fields. In the chilling wind the sheet quivers, like a living thing.
Rusted corrugated iron melds with autumn’s russet colours, just as the corrugated roofs of nearby barns sit comfortably in Dartmoor’s weather-worn landscape. For decades, corrugated iron has been used by farmers for lambing sheds, shepherds’ huts, shelter for farm machinery and much more.
Too often, corrugated iron (in fact, more usually, steel) goes ignored. Tastemakers have looked down on it, though that is changing. Invented in the early 19th century, its spread represents a revolution that is playing out still, on a global scale. Sheets of corrugated iron marked the first wide-scale building material that did not spring from what lay, in terms of stone, clay and timber, around. It represented the first widespread use of steel in buildings. Corrugated iron is light, and easy to transport and assemble. That enabled the first mass production of prefabricated buildings—introducing the flat-packable concept a century before IKEA.
From the mid-19th century, some of the biggest waves of human migration and settlement were indivisible from the corrugated iron that people often brought with them. The metal enabled life in places that were otherwise inhospitable because of climate, terrain or paucity of local materials for shelter. It is, write Adam Mornement and Simon Holloway in their terrific book on the stuff, “a material of the frontier”.
Corrugated iron is a child of the Industrial Revolution
Consider its ubiquity. Water butts, bird hides, outside latrines, aircraft hangars, aircraft themselves, water towers, lighthouses, the abandoned whaling station of Grytviken on South Georgia and, most hauntingly, places of human internment, be they for refugees, prisoners-of-war or the persecuted: corrugated iron has loomed large. In Mawsynram in north-east India, which receives the highest rainfall on Earth, buildings cannot be of wood, for they quickly rot; the sound of the Mawsynram climate, then, is the rat-a-tat-tat of huge raindrops falling on “tin”, as the material is widely referred to. Tennessee Williams knew what metaphor he wanted for the enervated sexuality and jittery frustrations of Maggie, one of his best-known protagonists, in a doomed marriage—“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”.
Corrugated iron is a child of the Industrial Revolution. The best-known origin story starts at the Phoenix ironworks near Birmingham, when a sheet of metal serving as a guard protecting workers making rails worked loose and got pulled into the gears of the machine. While the workers fabricated a new guard, John Spencer, master of the ironworks, picked up the crumpled sheet. It did not flop around or bend under pressure as sheet metal usually did.
Spencer had stumbled upon how a linear pattern of ridges and furrows renders a sheet stiffer perpendicular to the axis of the corrugation. The scientific explanation for this lies in the, to laymen, nearly inscrutable Theorema Egregium (Remarkable Theorem) of Carl Friedrich Gauss, published in 1827 and concerning the curvature of surfaces. More intuitively, consider a common pizza-eating strategy: gently bending your slice before bringing it to your mouth obviates the risk of buckling and consequent mess.
Spencer envisaged a machine in which sheets were fed through a pair of grooved rollers. Thus was the barrel corrugator born, a thundering machine that served as the chief way to make corrugated iron until the second world war. But the earliest patent was registered in 1829 by Henry Palmer, an architect and engineer with the London Dock Company. Palmer's insight was that while possessing transverse strength, corrugated sheets can still be curved lengthways and then lapped and riveted to form a self-supporting arch. Such a roof would be light. But in the same way that the shell of an egg represents impressive structural strength, it would be capable of bearing compressive forces present in all roofs as their weight bears down with gravity on whatever is holding them up. Up to a certain span a corrugated roof of self-supporting sheets can arch across a given space with little or no recourse to the usual supports used to hold up roofs clad in slate or other heavy materials. Suddenly, sheds far larger than had previously existed became imaginable.
The world’s entrepot
Towards the end of the 18th century, London was the victim of its own success. The River Thames was choked with vessels from around the world waiting for a limited number of wharves. Work on a new London Dock began in 1800. But by the time the 32-year-old Palmer was hired in 1827, the London Dock was bursting. A new basin, locks and warehousing were needed. Palmer would oversee the work.
In 1829 he proposed a large and new type of structure, the 2,200 square-foot (204 square-metre) Turpentine Shed. It was the world’s first corrugated-iron building. Its half-barrel roof soon became emblematic of building with the material. Admirers had no doubt of its radical nature. One, in the “Register of the Arts and Sciences”, deemed the Turpentine Shed’s roof to be “the lightest and strongest roof (for its weight), that has been constructed by man, since the days of Adam”.
Palmer’s large-span roofs found ready use on naval slipways, where ships had hitherto been constructed in the open. Corrugated iron also enabled the grand new termini of the burgeoning railways. None was more impressive than Paddington station, built in 1854 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It remains unchanged, in essence, even today.
Rust was corrugated iron’s first problem. Galvanisation—coating it with corrosion-resistant zinc—was the solution. By the mid-19th century Britain’s galvanising industry was using 10,000 tonnes of zinc a year. When, in 1856, Henry Bessemer created a revolutionary furnace that blew air through molten iron to drive out impurities and create steel, the demand for galvanising grew further. Steel is more formable and ductile than iron, and stronger. It is also more prone to rust.
Around the middle of the 19th century, a more democratic impulse came to embody corrugated iron. It emerged, oddly, with a royal nudge at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. One of the defining events of the time, it was held in 1851 in Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park. A third of Britain’s population flocked to it. The exhibition was intended to showcase the wonders of the industrial age.
Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert, was the exhibition’s chief patron. Among all the exhibits, homely Albert was struck most by an emigrant’s corrugated-iron cottage. He ordered something similar for Balmoral, the royal residence in Scotland. Just weeks later it had been fabricated, shipped and erected. Today, it serves the estate as a carpenter's shop.
Albert’s blessing spurred the trade in portable, timber-framed, corrugated-clad buildings. Also helping were the early gold rushes of California (1848) and Australia (1851)—where this “universal material” really came into its own. Within a year of gold being found in New South Wales and neighbouring Victoria, 500,000 immigrants were scouring the land for new finds. British manufacturers rushed to provide shelter. Shipping firms exporting wool from Australia to Europe gladly took cargoes of corrugated iron on the return trip. Immigrants to Australia often shipped their own pre-fab homes with them. South Melbourne’s “Canvas Town”, a shanty encampment of prospectors and traders, acquired a more permanent air thanks to corrugated-iron kits for cottages and shops arriving on the quay.
Land dealings on the new frontiers of Australia and New Zealand were notoriously dodgy. In case of eviction, having a portable house was a distinct advantage—you did not lose everything. Thanks also to cheapness, portability and a relatively rust-free climate, “wrinkly tin” blazed across the frontier landscape of the Antipodes. From kennels to post offices and even the outdoor dunny, there seemed nothing tin could not do. In urban settings, tin cottages gave way to bungalows with verandahs, and then structures of two or more storeys. In New Zealand tin was given a new lease on life in 1936, with the fixing of a 40-hour week and two days out of every seven for leisure. The national craze for the weekend “bach”, a Kiwi dacha, was born. Baches are among New Zealand’s most iconic buildings—largely because of tin.
After God, in the story of corrugated iron, comes war
Back in Britain, corrugated-iron churches for the new settlements in Australia, Burma, Canada and beyond were designed to seat hundreds of congregants. Before shipping, they would be erected to check nothing was missing. The occasion was public and festive. Services and even dances were held inside.
Churches for export also primed a new domestic market for corrugated churches, chapels and mission halls. These are Britain’s “tin tabernacles”. The radical structures were the antithesis of the medieval stone parish churches that till then had embodied religion, the English landscape and a paternalistic social order.
The ripple effect
Two broad forces were at work. The first was a population on the move, a consequence of an intense period of population growth and industrialisation. Poor, rural classes flocked to new centres of industry and mining. In the other direction, prospering middle classes sought distance from satanic mills and miasmic air by looking to the new suburbs. The demand for new places of worship followed. There was also a moral and social upheaval, typified by improving education, a growing awareness of class and a wave of religious “revivals”. Paternalism was there, in places, but with the new religiosity came a questioning of the established church. Iron churches, writes Nick Thomson in “Corrugated Iron Buildings”, were the “perfect synthesis of industrial ability and social or spiritual need”.
The catalogues of the iron-makers were swift to cater to the new trend. Church kits offered gothic windows and belfries. They started at under £100 (about £12,000 ($15,800) today), including shipping to the nearest railway goods station and erection on ready-made foundations. Landowners and industrialists were persuaded to part with a scrap of ground, and within weeks, the structure would be up. The cost per soul must have seemed a bargain.
In today’s post-industrial age, populations have moved on again, mainly to exurbia. Many of the surviving tin tabernacles float in empty quarters, at a rural crossroads or under the overgrown boughs of abandoned orchards. One landmark in Shrubland Road in east London has passed through the hands of several denominations. Now the building stands for sale, presumably destined to become homes for hipsters.
After God, in the story of corrugated iron, comes war. In 1916, halfway through the first world war, a Canadian engineer in the British Army, Peter Nissen, came up with a half-cylindrical building for billeting troops or storing equipment. A handful of men could put up a Nissen hut in four hours, transforming soldiers’ comfort. In the second world war, a larger version, the Quonset hut, evolved in America. Hundreds of thousands were made. Two Nissen huts, joined end to end, underwent an apotheosis on Scotland’s Orkney Isles at the hands of Italian prisoners-of-war. The Italian Chapel features a rood screen fashioned from steel reinforcing rods, and lanterns made of corned-beef tins. A painted Madonna and Child rise behind the altar. The walls and ceiling are covered with trompe l’oeil depictions of saints and Italian landscapes. The ornate whole is a masterpiece of suffering willed into hope.
Across the poor world, tin still lies at the heart of informal settlements: urbanisation rolls out sheet by corrugated sheet. As well as representing shelter and adaptability, corrugated iron serves both as currency and community glue. Tin has less obvious adaptations: leave plastic bottles of water on top of a tin roof, and the reflected light and radiation will help kill bacteria in the water. Stick the same bottle through a hole in a tin roof, and you have an instant solar lamp.
In the rich world, tin has acquired a hipness that acknowledges its back-story and its “authenticity”, to employ a much-abused word, in pursuit of a simpler, more essential way of living. In particular, a handful of Australian architects, notably Glenn Murcutt, Richard Leplastrier and Ken Maher, celebrate the tradition of corrugated iron in a modern context. Mr Murcutt’s buildings “touch the earth lightly”, a phrase he borrows from ancient aboriginal precepts. Mr Maher’s Olympic Park Station in Sydney, built to bring spectators to the 2000 games, has a spectacular vaulted roof that pays homage to Australia’s corrugated tradition, Mr Maher says, while leaving the traveller with a powerful sense of emerging into the light. A long way from that quivering sheet in the Dartmoor hedge, but all the more reason to allow your eye, next time you are out and about, to settle on the humble, unsung tin. ■
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When it comes to the heat of the summer, we all tend to have our tricks to keep ourselves cool, but sometimes we forget about our furry four-legged friends. So, we are talking to our friend Courtney Wiegard from Vinton Veterinary Hospital to get some tips for keeping our pets cool and safe this summer.
Summer Safety Tips for Pets:
*Avoid dehydration and heat stroke: always bring plenty of water if you are hiking, biking, walking, running, etc with your dog. Find shaded areas, allow your dog time to drink and rest. Certain breeds of dogs (bulldogs, pugs) and geriatric pets are very heat intolerant. Do not take these dogs out on very hot days.
*Apply sunscreen: dogs and cats with white or even light skin need UV protection when outside for extended periods of time. They can develop certain cancers due to sun exposure. Unscented and non-staining sunscreens are the best. If in doubt, consult your veterinarian before applying.
*DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PET IN THE CAR: Even on a 70 degree day, your parked car can reach 100 degrees and your pet could die within minutes. Just cracking the windows is not enough.
*Be wary of the grasses! Homeowners and businesses alike use different varieties of fertilizers and pesticides during the spring and summer months. Be aware that your pet is at "ground-zero" and may be exposed to harmful chemicals.
*Be sure your pets are protected from fleas, ticks and mosquitos! Have them on veterinary-approved medications! Also be sure they are current on their vaccinations.
*Antifreeze: Cars tend to leak antifreeze when they overheat in the summer months. Cats and dogs like the sweet taste of antifreeze and this can be deadly to them.
*Be aware of hot asphalt on your dog's paws and avoid over-exertion on extremely hot days.
*Do not assume that all dogs can swim! Try a kiddie pool in your backyard first and work your way up to jumping off that dock into the lake!


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Peas and Pancetta
Peas and pancetta is a classic old-world Italian side dish but too often the peas are totally overcooked. Ina Garten decided to try sautéing the pancetta first and then adding the peas for the last 4 or 5 minutes of cooking so they stayed nice and green. Some fresh mint from the garden added the perfect note.
- 1 Tbs. good olive oil
- 2 1/2 ounces pancetta, 1/4-inch (6-mm) diced (see note below)
- 1 large shallot, halved and sliced
- 1 (10-ounce/315-g) box frozen peas, such as Birds Eye Garden Peas
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tbs. julienned fresh mint leaves
Heat the olive oil in a medium (10-inch/25-cm) sauté pan, add the pancetta and shallot, and cook over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pancetta is browned and the shallot is tender. Add the frozen peas, 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper and cook over medium-low heat for 4 to 5 minutes, until the peas are hot. Stir in the mint, taste for seasonings and serve hot. Serves 4 to 5.
Note: Ask the store to slice the pancetta 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick so you can cut it in 1/4-inch (6-mm) dice.
Make It Ahead: Sauté the pancetta and shallots and set aside. Before serving, reheat, add the peas and finish the recipe.
Recipe from Ina Garten, Make It Ahead (Clarkson Potter, 2014)

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I was hoping some of you could help me find or offer some good recipes to make Gifts in a Jar. I have a few I found on the internet but some just didn't taste that great.
Was hoping to do a lot for Christmas gift baskets and this would be a nice thing to add to the basket. If anyone can help, I would be VERY thankful!
Thanks in advance!


The Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) unanimously voted to suspend the two-day strike Tuesday night after tentatively agreeing to a new three-year contract with the university earlier in the day. Its decision was the culmination of more than six months of negotiations that came to a head Monday.
The new agreement secures all four “pillars” of the union’s original contract tenets:
- Protections for tuition waivers (the sticking point that prompted the protests).
- Two weeks of unpaid parental leave.
- Increased healthcare subsidies.
- Minimum salary raises totaling 10 percent over three years.
The GEO, part of the American Federation of Teachers, will meet in the coming days to ratify the contract, which will be passed onto the school for signatures to complete the deal.
“The tentative agreement…represents a major victory for labor in the state of Illinois and the United States,” the GEO said in a press release.
Talks between UIUC and the graduate union broke down over a proposal that threatened to reduce or eliminate tuition waivers for out-of-state graduate instructors. Students from other states represent a majority of the 2,500 members of the GEO, and many rely on waivers to fund their education amid an academic climate with rising student tuition.
“Without a tuition waiver, I can’t pay for anything. I can’t even apply for a credit card,” graduate student Sarah Hennebohl told the Daily Illini, the school newspaper. “I don’t want to have to discontinue my education.”
But Emily Isaacson, a doctoral student in the university’s music school, says tuition waivers were never in real danger of being reduced or going extinct because they are a staple of graduate education and crucial to making a school competitive. If the waivers disappeared, Isackson said, “UIUC would immediately become a bottom-tier university…All good graduate students would go elsewhere.”
Although she supported the strike, Isaacson wishes the GEO had focused on living stipends. “UIUC graduate employees are not only paid much less than the surrounding universities, like Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin,” she said. “We are not payed enough to live on. I’m disappointed this was not made more of an issue.”
The university maintained that it could not make concessions due to a tight fiscal budget. But Tuesday, UIUC and GEO finally agreed on tuition protections as long as graduate teachers holding qualifying assistantships are in good academic standing and make progress towards graduation.
“We value the contributions our graduate assistants make to the campus, and we feel this tentative agreement represents the best possible contract given the financial constraints we face,” said Robert Easter, the school’s interim provost and interim chancellor.
During the recent negotiations the university and union traded shots online. The school sent mass e-mails to students and faculty explaining their stance, while the GEO posted statements and rebuttals on its homepage.
Negotiations had been ongoing since April. The union had been working without a contract since August 15 leading up to this week’s strike.
On Monday, several hundred graduate students gathered on the school’s Quad as students pondered whether to cross the picket lines to attend class. Some professors resumed classes in buildings not owned by the university.
Despite the disruptions, most of the student body supported the protests. The new contract is surely a boon for graduate students, but issues over low pay and scant benefits are hardly unique to the University of Illinois.
As In These Times has reported, universities are increasingly shifting toward profit-oriented models offering little job growth. And the problems have been hastened by the financial crisis. In the face of state budget cuts, graduate students and faculty from the East to the West Coast have protested over employee furloughs and reductions in health services.
As the university increasingly tried to cut costs, the GEO was sustained by a network of supporters that extended from students to academic unions. In return, the GEO echoed the same sentiments toward other institututions facing similar problems.
“The GEO stands with higher education labor unions across the nation opposing the ongoing corporatization and privatization of our public higher education system. Public higher education must be accessible to all, regardless of economic standing,” the union said.


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Americans Agree It Is Fair To Ask Millionaires and Billionaires To Pay Fair Share
October 5, 2011
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the American Jobs Act. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
Franklin Roosevelt said that no man can truly be free without economic security.
With 14 million people out of work in America, there are far too many people living in the richest nation in the world yet unable to enjoy the full freedom and independence for which America stands.
So this Congress has no greater challenge – and no more important responsibility – than to enact the policies that help American businesses flourish and grow, put American citizens to work and get our struggling economy back on the track to prosperity.
So I was disappointed yesterday when Republicans chose to play political games with not one but two pieces of important job-creating legislation.
The bill before the Senate would even the odds for American workers and manufacturers in the global marketplace by stopping unfair currency manipulation by the Chinese government.
It would support 1.6 million American jobs, and it has the support of Democrats, Republicans, labor leaders and business groups. We should pass it quickly, so we can move on to other important work facing the Senate this month.
But yesterday Republicans threatened to derail this legislation – even though they overwhelmingly support it – and allow China to continue to tilt the playing field.
Also up for debate this work period – which ends in two short weeks – is common-sense jobs legislation proposed by President Obama.
His plan would invest in roads, bridges and dams.
It would put construction crews back to work building and renovating schools.
It would extend unemployment insurance for Americans who are still struggling to find work.
It would expand a popular payroll tax credit that will provide immediate relief to middle-class families and businesses.
And it would revitalize communities that have been devastated by foreclosures.
The President’s plan includes some ideas proposed by Republicans, and others offered by Democrats. And, no matter what, it will be fully paid for.
We may have different ideas for how to pay for it, but we know the President's legislation is a smart, effective way to spur job creation.
Americans from every corner of the country and every walk of life agree. Democrats, Republicans and Independents agree. Asked if they support a plan that would require people making more than $1 million a year to contribute a little more to ensure this country’s economic success, the results were resounding: three-quarters of Americans said yes.
Wealthy Americans agree. Two-thirds of people making more than $1 million a year said they would gladly contribute more.
A supermajority of Republicans agrees, with two-thirds saying they supported the idea.
And even a majority – 52 percent – of members of the Tea Party agreed.
So when Democrats bring this common-sense jobs legislation to the floor, we will also ask Americans who make more than $1 million a year to contribute a little more to help this country reduce its jobs deficit.
I am sure that my Republican colleagues would like the opportunity to debate how this Congress tackles the most important issue facing our nation today: the unemployment crisis. So I will happily work with Republican leadership to ensure a fair process that gives Senators the opportunity to be heard.
That is why I was so disappointed yesterday when my friend, the Republican Leader, attempted to snuff out debate and prevent a bipartisan discussion about how to move the American Jobs Act forward.
Rather than debating this bill on the floor, as we usually do, he wants to tack this important job creator onto an unrelated measure as an afterthought.
I was willing to proceed to debate on the legislation yesterday, but Republicans blocked that request. Instead, they demanded an immediate, up-or-down vote, with no opportunity for debate, amendments or discussion.
Again and again during the last few weeks, Republicans have rejected an “all or nothing approach” to this legislation. So imagine my surprise when they were unwilling to engage in the thoughtful debate this bill deserves.
Instead they took the very “all or nothing approach” they were so concerned with a only hours earlier.
M. President, This nation’s unemployment crisis is serious business. But Republicans are more interested in partisan games and political stunts than seriously legislating.
Fourteen million unemployed Americans deserve better.
We live in a nation founded on the principle that every American has a right to personal liberty.
But if Franklin Roosevelt was correct that no man is free who lacks economic security – and I believe he was – then we must do better as a Congress and as a country.
I assure you that Democrats will do whatever it takes to heal our ailing economy, even if it means the richest of the rich in American have to contribute a little bit more tomorrow than they do today.

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“Biohazard’s music speaks to the violent, aggro and disenfranchised youth of our global, urban, tribal, hardcore heavy metal community," Seinfeld said. “Our fans used our music as a soundtrack to a positive release for their negative energy."
The tour, which started last night in Allentown, Pa., will continue through Dec. 7 with a concert in Stockholm, Sweden. The complete itinerary can be found on the Biohazard website.
Biohazard was founded in 1988 with guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei, bassist/vocalist Evan Seinfeld, guitarist Bobby Hambel, and drummer Danny Schuler. Biohazard began opening for local hardcore and thrash bands and gradually built a large following through their music and constant touring. The group released the first of its 10 albums in 1990. The band has gone through a series of personnel and label changes and performed more than 3,000 concerts in more than 80 countries, ib concert line-ups with Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cypress Hill, David Bowie, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, the Prodigy, Aerosmith, Midnight Oil, Kiss and Iron Maiden.
Seinfeld is married to adult performer Tera Patrick and takes an active part in the couple's business dealings, overseeing their company Teravision's several websites, production, distribution and licensing deals and performing with Patrick in videos. He is the featured performer in the company's newest website, RockStarPimp.com.
More dates for the Biohazard tour are expected to be added next year.


16 December 2001
By Matthew Kalman, USA TODAY
JERUSALEM — Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in a televised address Sunday to the Israeli and Palestinian people, called for an end to "armed attacks" and suicide bombings against Israel.
He also called for peace talks and said he wished to see a real Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital coexisting with Israel.
Arafat's address crushed hopes that he would issue a clear call for an end to the 15-month intifada (uprising) against Israel. He did not mention Hamas or Islamic Jihad by name. The militant Palestinian groups have been declared terrorist organizations by the United States and the European Union.
The Palestinian leader has been under intense pressure from the international community to rein in terrorists who have stepped up a campaign of suicide bombings and attacks on Israeli civilians.
In response to Sunday's address, Israeli and U.S. leaders said they were still waiting for Arafat to take action against terrorists. "Nobody heard anything we haven't heard before," Israeli Cabinet Minister Matan Vilnai said. "The proof will be in his actions, not his words."
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher called Arafat's words "constructive" but said, "He must turn these important words into effective and sustained action against terror and violence."
Secretary of State Colin Powell, speaking on Fox News Sunday, blamed the Palestinians for the breakdown of truce talks mediated by special envoy Gen. Anthony Zinni. Powell recalled Zinni to Washington over the weekend amid a new wave of Palestinian attacks and Israeli retaliation. "We sent Gen. Zinni over to try to get that dialogue going, and all of that was blown up by these terrorist organizations on the Palestinian side," he said.
Reading a prepared statement in a broadcast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Arafat said, "I reaffirm the comprehensive and immediate cessation of all armed attacks, and I renew my call for a comprehensive halt of any attacks or operations, especially the suicide attacks which we have always condemned."
Arafat called for a renewal of the dialogue that produced "the peace of the brave" — a reference to his 1993 peace accord with prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated in 1995. "We are not asking for the impossible, and we do not pose any threat to Israel's existence," he assured Israelis.
Earlier on Sunday, Palestinian security forces closed down offices and institutions linked to Hamas, which has taken responsibility for a wave of recent attacks in which more than 40 Israelis have died.
Israeli forces, meanwhile, continued military operations in Palestinian towns and villages throughout the West Bank and Gaza. More than a dozen Palestinians were killed over the weekend. Last week, Israel said it was cutting ties with Arafat and would be responsible for the security of its citizens.


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Sankoff was born in North York, Ontario, and double-majored in psychology and creative writing at York University, where she met Hein. After graduating, the couple moved to New York City in 1999 where he worked at a music studio and she studied at The Actor's Studio and performed in theatres. They were in New York during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
After spending several years studying and working in New York the couple returned to Toronto where Hein wrote a song, "My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding", about his mother and her later life partner. Sankoff and Hein expanded the song into a play that became a hit at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2009 and then picked up by Mirvish Productions for a run at Toronto's Panasonic Theatre before touring Canada.
As a result of My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding's success, theatre producer Michael Rubinoff approached Hein and Sankoff with his idea about a show based on Operation Yellow Ribbon in which residents of Gander, Newfoundland, housed 7,000 airline passengers who had been stranded at Gander Airport as a result of the grounding of all North American air flights following the September 11 attacks. The couple visited Gander in 2011 during the 10-year reunion of passengers and locals, and subsequently wrote Come from Away based on the stories they learned there.
Drama Desk Award
- Come from Away (Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Book of a Musical), 2017
- Morrow, Martin (March 30, 2017). "Q&A: Irene Sankoff and David Hein, creators of the Toronto-born Broadway hit Come From Away". Toronto Life. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- Nestruck, J. Kelly (February 17, 2017). "Landing on their feet". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- "W5: My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding hits main stage". CTV News. November 21, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- "Review: My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding". CBC News. May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- Ouzounian, Richard (December 14, 2015). "From Sept. 11 tragedy, a theatrical triumph". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- Wong, Tony (November 13, 2016). "From Gander to Broadway". Toronto Star. p. E2. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- "From Gander to Broadway" Archived November 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, November 13, 2016, Page E2. Tony Wong.
- "Irene Sankoff Biography on BroadwayWorld.com". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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Missouri Ethics Commission dismisses Viebrock's nepotism complaint against Cirtin
The Missouri Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint alleging that Greene County Presiding Commissioner Bob Cirtin abused his power to secure a job for his wife at a local planning organization.
The ethics commission made its decision before half of its members' terms lapsed earlier in March. Gov. Eric Greitens has yet to appoint members to give the state watchdog agency sufficient membership to hold official meetings and take binding action.
The complaint was filed by Jim Viebrock, a former county commissioner who toyed with the idea of challenging Cirtin this year but ultimately did not file.
Viebrock has been a vocal critic of Cirtin in recent months since State Auditor Nicole Galloway publicized a whistleblower's allegations that county resources were improperly used to advocate for a November sales tax vote. The county commission and the auditor have tussled over whether her office can audit Greene County, which has so far refused.
First report:Greene County might have used public resources to advocate for tax, auditor says
More:Number of Greene County whistleblowers now 21, says auditor's office
The rationale for the nepotism accusations is that "Mr. Cirtin abuses his position to get things that he wants, as presiding commissioner and chairman (of OTO) at the time," Viebrock told the News-Leader. "It seemed pretty clear that he may have used his influence to get that job for his wife."
Viebrock went on to call Cirtin's leadership "embarrassing" and "horrible," specifically "the way he deals with people, the way he treats his employees."
Cirtin confirmed that he was aware of Viebrock's complaint and called his predecessor's remarks "ridiculous."
"I also believe that this is just another example of harassment of me, and now he has included harassment of my wife, Brenda, through her employer," Cirtin said, adding that "the MEC did not even interview me."
In a letter to Cirtin dated March 20, the ethics commission noted that the complaint "alleged you violated the nepotism provision of the Missouri Constitution when you used your position as a board member for the Ozarks Transportation Organization (OTO) to influence the hiring of your wife as a part-time Administrative Assistant with OTO."
After investigating "the facts presented," executive director James Klahr wrote, "the Commission is dismissing the complaint because the OTO is not a political subdivision and neither the conflicts of interest laws nor the Missouri Constitution's nepotism provisions apply to its members."
OTO's board of directors includes a slew of local politicians and municipal officials as well as several non-voting members representing state and federal transportation authorities. Cirtin has a seat on the board due to his position on the County Commission.
His wife, Brenda Cirtin, took a part-time secretarial position in December 2016 and is listed alongside other OTO staff on the organization's website.
The complainant sought to invoke the Missouri Constitution's penalty for nepotism, which states that public officials "who by virtue of his office or employment" name a relative to a public office or job "shall thereby forfeit (their) office or employment."
The relevant portion of the Missouri Constitution doesn't apply to metropolitan planning organizations like OTO, according to the ethics commission. Rather, OTO is a not-for-profit corporation and not a public office, so the nepotism ban "does not apply to staff appointments made by OTO," Klahr wrote in his letter to Cirtin.
More:Two months in, around 1,000 have signed the Greene County audit petition, organizer says
More:Auditor Galloway, Greene County saga becomes campaign issue for GOP candidates
Sara Fields, the executive director of OTO, declined to comment specifically on the complaint but told the News-Leader that she — not Bob Cirtin or the board — made the decision to hire Brenda Cirtin on Nov. 28, 2016. The MEC's letter notes that "there is no record reflecting the Executive Committee" on which Cirtin serves "taking any action regarding the hiring of your wife as a part-time administrative assistant."
Cirtin told the News-Leader he has "abstained from all votes pertaining to staff salary" since his wife started working at OTO.
Brenda Cirtin's duties for OTO include preparing agendas, taking meeting minutes and ensuring Sunshine Law compliance, Fields said, similar to her previous duties as clerk for the city of Springfield.
"Basically, she did the same job, except on a much larger scale, for them," Fields said, "which made her an ideal candidate for this position. I feel like she is well-qualified."
Viebrock countered that in his experience, OTO's executive board members have previously been involved or at least had firsthand knowledge of other hiring and firing decisions. He emphasized that "I have no beef with Sara Fields at all. I think she's an excellent executive director."
Bob Cirtin told the News-Leader that Viebrock's previous OTO experience means "he knows exactly how the board and the staff operate, and he intentionally, in his complaint, made statements that he knows are untrue."
Another ethics commission investigation, related to whether county resources were improperly used to advocate for a sales tax vote, continues to loom over Greene County.
"We are in contact with the MEC, and it has not been finalized," Cirtin said. "They have not" come to a conclusion on that investigation.


I show several 911 Carrera. Not sure which one you have but the 911 Carrera, 911 Carrera 4S, and 911 Carrera S all have recalls on the manual transmission depending on the transmission you have. I have attached the Recall for you.
As for the way it is driving, I don't show anything at quick glance for what you describe. However, as you said, the car is still under warranty. The dealer must fix the car. He can not just keep giving it back. There is a lemon law which you can impose if he will not properly repair your car.
First I would defiantly check on the recall and ensure it did not affect your car and if so it was repaired. Next, I would insist they fix it or invoke the lemon law which would require an attorney.
You have paid a lot of money for the car. They should provide good service.
October 21, 2005
Section - 3, Tiptronic Transmission
W562 - Replacing Tiptronic Transmission
(Workshop Service Action)
911 Carrera (997)/911 Carrera S (997)
Replacing Tiptronic Transmission (I No. 249)
This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Service Action on certain 2005 model year 911 Carrera (997) and 911 Carrera S (997) vehicles. Due to a defective component in the Tiptronic transmission, transmission noises may be produced at high engine speeds, or the Tiptronic transmission may change to the limited operating program. To remedy the situation, the Tiptronic transmission identification number needs to be checked and depending on the transmission number, the Tiptronic transmission will need to be replaced.
A total of 269 U.S. and Canadian vehicles fall within the scope of this Service Action.
Very Important! Not every vehicle in the below listed range may be affected. Use the ranges below as a general guideline. Refer to Attachment "A" to determine if a particular vehicle is eligible for this service action. Alternatively, the VIN can be checked in the Porsche e-DCS/WWS for confirmation of an open service action.
The affected Vehicle Identification Numbers are contained in the VIN Ranges shown.
See Attachment "B"
See Attachment "C"
Attachment "A" VIN Lists
Attachment "B" Work Procedure:
Check the Tiptronic transmission identification number and depending on the transmission number, the Tiptronic transmission will need to be replaced.
1. Lift vehicle with platform lift according to > Workshop Manual '401000 Lifting the vehicle'.
2. Read off transmission number on Tiptronic transmission.
- Transmission # in range, from A9701-1002245 to A9701-1003550, go to with Step 3.
- Transmission # not in range, from A9701-1002245 to A9701-1003550, go to with Step 7.
3. Remove engine/transmission unit according to > Workshop Manual '100119 Removing and installing engine - section on "Removing".
4. Remove Tiptronic transmission according to > Workshop Manual '373527 Removing and refitting automatic transmission - section on "Removing".
5. Install new Tiptronic transmission, part number, 000.043.300.51 according to > Workshop Manual '373527 Removing and refitting automatic transmission section on "Refitting".
6. Install engine/transmission unit according to > Workshop Manual '100119 Removing and installing engine - section on "Installing".
7. Lower the platform lift.
8. Enter the Workshop Service Action in the Warranty and Maintenance booklet.
Attachment "C" Administrative Procedure, Workshop Service Action W562
Warranty claims should be submitted via e-DCS
Note: Always check for open recall status under the appropriate e-DCS menu options.
Affected VINs: See Attachment "A"
Will be automatically inserted along with the necessary parts when the damage code is entered.
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 AT 12:12 AM