text: Get ready for 4-Wide. SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals Funny Car winner, Alexis DeJoria talks about the wins coming more easily and beating 4 NHRA Champions, en route to victory. Matt Hagan, DSR Funny Car driver, talks about the yearly trip to zMAX Dragway for 4-Wide Drag Racing. 3-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, Eddie Krawiec gives his views on 4-Wide racing and gives the details on the “Outlaw 275” turbocharged Camaro he is currently building. Lucas Oil Series TA/FC winner, Nick Januik, talks about taking home the “Wally” in his 5th career NHRA start at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Bryce Jones discusses the science behind Goodyear’s Drag Racing program. The NHRA’s Alan Reinhart stops by to preview the 4-Wide Nationals.

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Antique medals can be religious medals but not necessarily. It is obvious that we will find all the medals of baptism, communion, medals of Virgin Mary, small fine crosses, representations of Saint Christopher or Saint Joseph. But medals can also be symbolic or sentimental without being religious. They can be the testimony of a love, as proven by the Augis medals: they are medals of love, on which are inscribed like a rebus the message “I love you more than yesterday and less than tomorrow”. The medal is a flat jewel, which is worn at the end of a chain or sometimes on a bracelet.
Art Deco lucky pig pendant in 18 karat (750) rose gold. Circular Art Deco lucky charm pendant, with a pig in profile, enamelled white with pink shades. Rare Art Deco lucky charm pendant, between 1924 and 1934, France.
Marked with an eagle’s head and Victor Legard and Henri Dufau (active between 1924 and 1934). During the late 19th and early 20th centuries the pig was a popular lucky charm in France, England and Ireland, as well as Germany and Austria, where it was – and still is – known as Glücksschwein (‘good luck pig’)
Art Nouveau December medal in 18 karat (750) pink and green gold. Rare December pendant decorated with mistletoe leaves and set in the centre with a very dark red cabochon imitation stone. The month “December” is inscribed in openwork gold at the top of the pendant. Antique pendant from the early 20th century, Art Nouveau period.
Eagle head hallmark, illegible goldsmith’s hallmark, “registered” mark.
Saint Christopher DROPSY medal in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Art Nouveau medal depicting Saint Christopher helping the infant Jesus to cross a river. The reverse bears the initials “CE” and the inscription “11 June 1914”. Antique religious medal, circa 1910, Emile Dropsy, France.
Eagle head hallmark, goldsmith’s hallmark, signed E.Dropsy.
Dimensions (with clasp): 25 mm x 19 mm
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 2.50 gr
About Emile Dropsy (1848-1923): a French engraver and medal-maker, Emile Dropsy finished his studies at the age of thirty and began making medals under the guidance of Ferdinand Levillain. For a long time, he devoted himself to creating religious medals, which were very popular with the public.
Sancta Maria Dropsy Medal pendant in yellow gold 18 karats (750). Christian pendant with the profile of the Virgin Mary, bearing the inscription “Sancta Maria” on the outline. On the reverse side of the medal, a flower garland adorns the pendant with the initials “MAM” and the date “30 May 1929”. Medal signed Emile Dropsy and Lucien Coudray (Marie Alexandre), French religious pendant, circa 1900.
Signed E. Dropsy and LC on both sides
Dimensions (including the clasp) : 28 mm x 20 mm
Diameter : 20 mm
Antique Art Nouveau medal in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Art Nouveau pendant bearing the inscription “1915” in an openwork frame decorated with flowers in the typical Art Nouveau style. The reverse side of the medal is inscribed “Souvenir des Blessés” (Remembrance of the Wounded), in homage to the soldiers victims of the Great War. Antique medal pendant, dating from the late Art Nouveau period, 1915.
Horse head hallmark (1838-1919) and illegible goldsmith’s hallmark
Pisces zodiacal vintage medal in 18 karats yellow gold. This Pisces medal is for the people born between February 19 and March 20. The medal is decorated with two catfish swirling around the inscriptions “19.II” and “20.III”. The fishes and border are in bright, polished gold, the background of the medal in matte gold. Pisces zodiacal medal pendant of the 20th century.
Eagle head hallmark and goldsmith’s hallmark
Dimensions (including the clasp): 28 mm x 21 mm
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 3.22 gr
*The antique gold chain is not sold with the jewel*
Pendant stained glass enamel in yellow gold 18 karats. Circular medallion decorated with translucent enamel or “plique-a-jour”. The decorative enamel pattern consists of a coat of arms in the center, decorated with small blue and green diamonds. It is surrounded by yellow and orange flames. Medallion pendant mid 20th century, in an Art Nouveau style.
Eagle’s head hallmark and partially legible goldsmith’s hallmark.
Art Deco Holy Mary medal in pink gold, yellow and white 18 karat. The medal is oval, the profile of the Virgin Mary is in the center of the pendant in a circular medallion. The virgin is crowned with a crown of lilies, symbol of virginity. The signature is at the bottom right, partially legible “Deplatte…”. Around the medallion, a decoration of roses, similar to the roses of Margaret Mackintosh. Rectilinear forms in white gold frame the whole composition. On the back of the medal, a monogram “RG” is engraved. Religious medal of the early 20th century, from the Art Deco period with an Art Nouveau influence.
Eagle head hallmark, signature of the medal maker “DEPLATTE…”.

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As I’ve said before, we feed a lot of fresh produce to our cows every day. One of the side effects of feeding all this produce is that some of the seeds end up germinating and growing new plants. Here we have a cantaloupe plant that has found itself a very nice spot and is going gang busters. It has set two fruits so far but there are dozens and dozens of flowers and we should have more cantaloupe than we can use in a month.
Here is a shot of the entire plant. It just keeps growing. The reason this is amazing is that before we started our current practices, it would have taken a pick axe to dig through the hard clay soil in this pasture. Now this cantaloupe is growing on a patch of black dirt with lots of organic material and with no assistance from us. Because its novel and because we like cantaloupe we will let it grow and mow it once it’s done. However, if the soil will grow a high value tender plant, it will surely grow some nice grass. This is just a sign that what we are doing is working.
We get a lot of questions on what we feed our animals.
Corn? No, except sweet corn husks from the farmers market.
Grain? Eh, well, actually yes. But not what you think.
In the video above you can see our cows, having just been turned out onto a new paddock, eating the seed heads from fescue grass. They will eat about 80% of the seed heads, mixed in with the grass they normally eat. These grains are only available for a few weeks in the spring and the cows make full use of the opportunity scarfing all they can while they can. Does this mean our cows are grain fed? I can hear you saying now, “I thought cows weren’t supposed to eat grain. It’s bad for the stomachs or something.” Cows eat whatever they can get naturally. If there is grain available, they will get into it and it will put on fat, just like they do in the feed lots. The difference on our farm is that the cows only get grain when it’s in season (spring) and it’s only a small part of their diet, just like if they were roaming wild.
The plus side for us is we can finish grass-fed cows in June, process in July, and have some marbling in our meat and fat on the hide. Despite what the dietitians would have us believe, fat is what it’s all about. That’s how steaks are graded, based on the marbling of fat.
So don’t worry, our cows are still grass-fed and grass finished, and even the grain they get is grass.
Grazing update from 6-8-2014. The paddocks are about 35 yards wide, and half the length of the main pasture. They are split in length on the bottom of the field where all the repair work was done last year for erosion. While the cows eat a lot of the seed heads, they leave quite a bit standing as you can see in the picture. The dog fennel is rearing its head, and the thistle is coming up thick but only in areas where there is an issue. I hate thistle, but it’s a pioneering plant that is good for recovery of soil. Having it be so selective where it comes up is satisfying because it was starting to pop up everywhere. As we’ve recovered soil health, it’s starting to choke out in the good stands of grass and only appear where things need more help. I love it when what we are doing works.
One thing both Spork and I noted was that the cows are leaving quite a bit of grass behind. They aren’t reaching under the hot wire at all, nor are they eating down the grass past a first bite or two. The clover is being decimated as usual but the grass is only getting decent pressure. As we head into summer, that’s where I want the grass to be. Tall and not under pressure, even though the fescue will go dormant and our warm season grasses will take over, the fescue will help shield the ground from the heat of summer. We will clip this pasture as we’ve done the others, leaving about 8″ of height and plenty of litter on the ground to help rebuild the soil. One big reason the grass is not getting so much pressure is that huge amount of veggies and fruits we are bringing onto the farm each day. We literally bring thousands of pounds of produce on the farm, most of which goes to the cows. The cows are getting a lot of what they want from these loads of produce, and are filling in the corners with a days grazing. The end result if happy, fat cows with no grain (except seed heads).
One issue I’m noting is that the flies are especially bad this year. There is a swarm around the cows and I don’t want to use chemicals to ward them off. We ordered another batch of meat chickens last week. I’m hoping to get the chicken tractors back in production behind the cows so they can start eating the fly larvae. That is supposed to put a dent in the fly population. It’s about time these chickens started earning their keep around here.
The cows have pretty much decimated the paddock yesterday. The ate 85% of the grass in the paddock, and two pallets of fresh vegetables from the market. Despite that much chowing, they ran into this mornings paddock and are busily munching away at the new grass. It really is amazing how much food they can put away.
The fescue has headed out again this year. Not as tall as last year which I take as a good sign. The seed heads last year were waist-high. This year they are knee-high. I hope that means the grass isn’t finding the need to stretch so far to reproduce. Whatever the reason the cows are clipping off the grain heads and getting their annual boost of grains. They are also getting some more of the stalks which is helping with the scours. Their stools have firmed up mostly except for the occasional loose stool.
We are well and truly in grass now, with basically unlimited grass for the cows. The only reason we keep the paddocks small at this point is to make sure each area gets the attention it needs. It may make sense to make the paddocks a bit bigger than we are now, just to give the grass a chance to be a little taller post grazing.
Overall the cows look good. We are having trouble with our young bulls fighting each other and we have decided to end the non-castration experiment and to cut the bulls the week after next. The vet is coming to help since we haven’t castrated this late before.
With Penelope having new babies, we had to move the feeder pigs we purchased into the barn. They are too small to be with the two grown boys, and too big to be around Penelope’s babies. We try to have our pigs in similar sized groups but sometimes it just doesn’t work out that way. Catching these little pigs was a bit of an adventure. John, Miguel, and I made a few laps of the pig pen chasing them around and there were a few dives into the dirt catching squirming pigs. It all worked out and Miguel was surprised to see me “wheelbarrowing” one of the pigs after we caught him. He decided to give it a try himself. We only did this a few feet, then because of their small size just picked the pigs up and carried them to the barn.
Today the cows were moved into the bottom of the draw in the main pasture. The grass is growing very well and the cows now have more than they can eat in each paddock. They are getting more protein than they need and their stools are loose. I don’t have any hay to supplement them with so we’re just going to have to work our way through this period until the grass gets a little taller and has more fiber to it. The warm season grasses haven’t started coming back yet but the fescue and clover are going gangbusters.
This is the end result of years of work. I’ve wanted one of these gators for a long time and I’ve been working actively on getting one for about a year. I finally have pulled off the deal and on Friday I brought home this monster gator. We set paddocks today for the cattle and the two girls came out to help, as long as they could drive the gator and not actually do any of the work. Kids!
The good news is if you’re coming for a tour, we have more options for you if you cannot walk. Sometimes people like to bring grandma or grandpa or more often they have small kids. If you need to ride rather than walk, just let me know when you contact me about taking a tour.
Late March we started the cows on paddock shift again at the top of our largest pasture. We’ve been working them steadily towards the other end and today we’ve arrived. When we first started there was just a bit of green, no real grass. We also made our paddocks small, maybe 18 yards wide by the full length of the pasture long. As we arrive at the end, with three weeks more growth on the grass, we are at 39 yard wide paddocks and the cows are still over grazing. About 90% of the grass is grazed and they are still reaching under the wire for more. A good portion of the grass has been second grazed. We have the four pond paddocks coming up, and then the front pasture which Sam and Dottie are sequestered in currently while Dottie dries off, I hope. That means we will be back to the winter paddock in about a week. It’s slowly coming back after all the traffic this winter. Hopefully it will have recovered by the time we get there because I need the cows to stay a while so our first paddock in this pasture will have time to recover. Soon we will be in the spring flush, with more grass than we know what to do with but it seems a long time coming.
Sunday after church the kids and I fed the cows their daily ration of veggies. As always the cows and the kids both had fun. I don’t always have the kids to help and I certainly don’t get all of them that often. I was happy to have them all yesterday.
As you can see we are getting down to the road. In a few more days we’ll be down to the first pond and beginning to work our way back towards the house.
The grass is growing nicely. The sun and warmth is really having a great effect. However there still isn’t enough grass to keep the cows from eating more than I’d like.
Here you see that there are some areas that the cows haven’t eaten so it’s not like every bit of grass is gone or even eaten but much of the area has been grazed over not once but at least twice. The grass is recovering nicely after the cows rotate off of it but I’m looking forward to having enough grass that we are trampling the extra grass vs. eating 90% of what is there.
Here is one of our cows, Laser, grazing fresh grass yesterday. I was actually sitting on the mineral feeding, enjoying the morning and typing up yesterday’s blog post when she grazed right up next to me. I spent a few minutes watching her graze and talking to her (she doesn’t talk back, I’m not that crazy yet). I completely forgot I was holding a phone/camera and finally filmed just the last few seconds of her grazing closely. She was about 1 foot from me and munching merrily. It’s amazing what being quiet and calm around the cows does for their disposition.
Notice how when she eats she clips the top 1/3 to 1/2 of the grass stalks. This isn’t by accident or all that she can reach. With enough grass to eat in the paddock, this is all that the cows will eat, just the tops. This leaves the bottom 2/3 to 1/2 of the grass to regrow meaning that the grass bounces back like nothing happened and will be much taller and lusher the next time the cows come by. Also, the root system of the grass sheds some of its root system with this grazing which does all kinds of great things for the soil, but that’s another post. The grass and the roots regrow starting the next day as the cows move off of this paddock and onto the next one. This is what moving the cows every day is all about. If I left the cows on this paddock they would eat the grass right to the ground which is what happens with conventional grazing.
This is our second year of intensive grazing so it’s going to be interesting to see how the grass responds to spring coming into it with a much healthier root system and soil conditions. We built quite a bit of organic matter last year, and we’ve fed lots of hay and vegetables all winter which have added even more organic matter to the soil. We have another few weeks to let the fescue jump up and get mature, then we’ll be back to grazing and trampling for the rest of the season trying to build organic matter with the cows.
Finally we have a grass and grazing update. Here you see yesterday on the left, today on the right prior to moving the cows. As I write this the cows are quietly munching away on fresh spring grass. I had to get them out of bed to make their move but once they saw me they were ready for a new paddock.
The grass is pretty clumpy and at its tallest is about 8″ high. When we started the cows in grass paddocks a few weeks ago, the grass was barely growing so we’ve made good progress. Everything I’ve heard says that I needed to keep the cows off of grass till the grass was fully grown out, probably about where it is now or at least a few days from now. Unfortunately I ran out of hay with our terrible winter so the cows had to get what was out there. I started the cows on the paddocks that were untouched from last fall with plenty of dry matter and a very healthy stand of grass. Looking back at where the cows have been, the grass is recovering nicely. It will be interesting to see how the later grazed paddocks compare to the early grazed paddocks.
One thing I worried about with the cows getting on spring grass was loose stools. This is bad for the cows and comes from the change in diet from winter hay to high protein fresh grass. What we did is with the last of the hay we moved the cows to a new paddock with a bale of hay. The cows ignored the bale and mowed the grass the first day. However we left them for two days and on the second day the hot the bale. By having them switch back and forth we managed to have the cows keep their rumen in line and convert over without any problems. It took about a week and worked well.
This blog continues to evolve and show more and more of our farm life. However it all started so that we could do what you see recommended in this picture.
Its April and winter has finally released its icy grasp. The grass is showing signs of life and we are back to moving our cows onto new grass each day. Calves are beginning to hit the ground and the flavor of this blog will be reflecting our core purpose going forward, documenting our intensive grazing practices and grass conditions. Of course the hog class pics will still be in there and we will be showing pics of the truck restoration as well but expect more grass pics and cow pics for the next 9 months.

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Philadelphia, PA - Aldo Lamberti will re-open Pizza Fresca at 707 Chestnut St., a laid-back version of his well-know Positano Coast and Caffe Aldo Lamberti restaurants.
Pizza Fresca From Aldo Lamberti
Moving the original Pizza Fresca Lamberti from 703 Chestnut Street a few doors down, which closed just a few months ago due to COVID-19.
The original pizza shop was known for Pizza, Pasta, Cheesesteak, Sandwiches, Wings, Panini, Burgers, Hot & Cold Subs, Salads, and Appetizers.
The new restaurant will feature an expanded grab-and-go area as well as an indoor steading area.
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Imaging plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). The initial workup of the primary tumor, including its characterization, local and distant staging, defines subsequent treatment decisions. Functional imaging using hybrid systems, such as PET combined with computed tomography, has become the gold standard. As NETs majorly arise from the gastrointestinal system and metastasize primarily to the liver, simultaneous PET and MR imaging with its high soft tissue contrast might be a valuable clinical one-stop-shop whole-body imaging tool. This review presents the current status and challenges of PET/MR imaging for diagnosis of NETs.
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Alaska Hit With Back To Back Earthquakes
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Alaska was hit by back-to-back earthquakes today. The more powerful one with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 was centered just north of Anchorage. Images on social media show roads ruptured and ripped apart. TV broadcasts were knocked off the air. The airport was shut down. Schools were closed. At the moment, there are no reports of deaths. To find out more about what is happening, we are joined by Nat Herz of Alaska Public Media. He is in Anchorage. Hi there, Nat.
NAT HERZ, BYLINE: Hi, how's it going?
KELLY: Probably better than your day is going. Tell me where you were today. Could you feel this earthquake as it unfolded?
HERZ: Yeah, I was sitting at a coffee shop, was just reading a book and kind of felt a - initially just felt like sort of a rumble or a buzz. But then things kind of got louder, and things started really shaking and shaking hard. And people were kind of looking around. And then I think, you know, someone went for the door, and everyone else went for the door. And, you know, everyone kind of hurried outside. And kind of once things settled down, everyone went back in.
And, you know, you could see coffee beans had fallen on the floor. There was plaster that had fallen off the wall onto the floor. And the craziest thing was just looking up and seeing the light fixtures. They were these long light fixtures, and even a couple of minutes afterward, they were still swaying back and forth...
KELLY: Oh, wow.
HERZ: ...Which was really creepy.
KELLY: Yeah. And what about the rest of the city? Have you been able to make your way out into the streets and get a sense of the overall state of Anchorage?
HERZ: Yeah. So you know, I spent several hours after the earthquake kind of meandering around, went to the grocery store. You know, it's a big mess there. Power's out in some places. There's some transformers that are blown out.
Kind of the craziest thing that seems to have happened, or one of the craziest things is there's an off-ramp of a major road in town that just collapsed. And, you know, the pavement has sort of broken up into big chunks. And I went over and drove out there and talked to a guy named Chris Reikina (ph), who actually was watching as a car got stranded there. He was in his car.
CHRIS REIKINA: Started to see everything swaying and lights flashing. And then I watched the car in front of us start to sink as the road pushed out to the left. But I was also, you know, trying to, you know, keep my 7-year-old calm.
HERZ: So yeah, that's - I mean, there's some really major damage there. It's not usable. The car that the person was in is just stuck on an island of pavement. And so you know, that's going to be a pretty major job to fix it.
KELLY: What - I mean, give me a sense of perspective because Alaska is vulnerable to earthquakes. You get them every year there. Is this one big in the kind of sense of typical quakes that you have experienced before?
HERZ: Yeah, well, I think, you know, the sort of touchstone for all earthquakes in Alaska is the big one that happened in 1964, which was 9.2. And so it's kind of wild to think about that and honestly a little scary to think about just because the one today felt like such a big thing, and it was still, you know, many times smaller than the one, you know, 50 years ago.
KELLY: That's reporter Nat Herz of Alaska Public Media. Thanks so much.
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Bachelor of Arts (Physical Geography) (part), University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
Certificate of Technology (Surveying), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Endorsed Certificate of Technology (Survey Drafting), RMIT
KEY SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / AREAS OF INTEREST :
- Surveying, digital mapping, spatial technologies
- Spatial data formats, Imagery formats, Database/asset system formats
- Spatial Data Management, Project management
- Geoprocessing and Spatial Analysis, Cartographic Mapping
- Google Earth technology / 3D visualisation
- 3D spatial data / LiDAR data / CAD / BIM / Location Intelligence
- Map Projections, Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA94)
- GIS for oil & gas pipelines
- Spatial Systems Workflow, Business process re-engineering
- Document & Records Management
- Image processing, graphics and presentation technologies
- Data Custodianship / Spatial data standards
- Spatial Metadata / ANZLIC standards / XML
- Internet/web and mobile mapping technologies
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Web/Mobile-based information systems
- Location Technology (eg W3W, Plus Codes)
- Video and Audio Production
- Intellectual Property (IP) issues
- Australian Music Industry
- Genealogy & Family History research
Proficiency with the following software/systems:
- ArcGIS suite (ArcGIS v10+, Tools, Extensions, ArcFM, SDE, Dehko, Geodatabases)
- MapInfo software (to v11)
- Global Mapper (v13)
- Windows / Microsoft Office (advanced)
- Presentation software (PowerPoint, Prezi)
- Google systems (Earth, Maps, Picasa)
- CAD (AutoCAD, Map 3D, MicroStation)
- Image/Graphics (PhotoShop, PhotoImpact)
- Video editing (Adobe Premiere, Movavi, AVS)
- Sound / Audio Engineering (AVS)
- XML, DTD, XLS (XML web formats)
- Various database systems
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / COMMITTEES:
Bill has been at various times a committee representative or member of the following professional
organisations and committees:
- Institution of Engineering & Mining Surveyors, Australia (IEMSA) Victorian Division
- Australasian Urban & Regional Information Systems Association (AURISA)
- Australia New Zealand Land Information Council (ANZLIC)
- ANZLIC Advisory Committee
- ANZLIC Metadata Working Group
- Public Sector Mapping Agencies (PSMA) Board of Management member - ACT jurisdiction representative
- Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying & Mapping (ICSM)
- Cadastral Data Working Group
- Civil-Survey-Mining Industry Reference Group (IRG), advising committee to the Engineering Skills Training Board (ESTB) of Victoria
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(Nov 2012 - current)
The Bill Collins Group - GIS & Spatial Systems Consultancy, Brisbane, Australia
Position: Principal Consultant
Project work: Bill has re-commenced his consultancy business and is seeking contract project work.
In recent years, Bill has also been involved in the formulation, research, and Business Case development of business ideas into online systems,
which has encompassed the diverse areas of Augmented Reality (AR) and an innovative global music industry music information system.
Other consulting work has included Business Name ideation/re-branding and graphic design work for new business logos.
(Oct 2006 - Nov 2012)
AECOM Australia - Brisbane, Australia
Position: Principal GIS / Spatial Systems Consultant
In his role in Brisbane, Bill was involved in the administration and co-ordination of the GIS & Spatial Systems
Team, marketing and promotion of geospatial activities, project work which included spatial data management and analysis,
cartographic mapping and presentation, and the deployment and future development of new and emerging geospatial
technologies within AECOM.
Whilst at AECOM, Bill worked on many projects, including
As part of the on-going development and maintenance of the AECOM QLD spatial information system environment, Bill was responsible
for the entire re-engineering of the Corporate Spatial Data repository, including:
- Surat Basin Rail (SBR) project
- Southern Freight Rail Corridor Study (SFRCS)
- Petrie-Redcliffe Multi-modal Corridor study (Moreton Bay Rail)
- Queensland Transport Metropolitan Four-track Investigation
- Queensland Rail Electrical Network asset data capture and mapping
- Gold Coast Airport Runway Extension
- Gladstone-Fitzroy pipeline
- Toowoomba Pipeline (Wivenhoe - Cressbrook)
- Brisbane City Council (BCC) Stormwater Backflow Investigation
- BCC CitySmart Regional Carbon Sink study
- Coopers Gap Wind Farm study
- Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council Planning Scheme
- Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council Planning Scheme
- Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) 2011 Flood asset assessment study
- Defence Shoalwater Bay Training Area GIS data assessment / data management
- Major Strategic Department of Defence project (Restricted)
- QLD Transport Network Reconstruction Program (TNRP) resulting from the 2011 Queensland floods.
An 11-month secondment to Queensland Rail (QR) saw Bill as the acting GIS Manager, responsible for management of GIS technology
and systems, co-ordination of spatial data management, and development of further technology to support GIS throughout QR.
- Dataset rationalisation and duplicate data removal
- Synthesis of existing disparate data to generate state-wide datasets (incl. Geology, Acid Sulphate Soils, Good Quality Agricultural Land)
- Assessment of corporate requirement for specific data types and datasets
- Negotiation and Development of corporate data licence agreements for:
- QLD state DCDB data - monthly updates
- 'StreetPro' base data
- QLD Government-owned SISP high-resolution imagery / DEM data (LiDAR)
- Development of an ISO 19115-compliant logical and standardised folder structure
- Development of a logical system for handling on-going dataset updates
Bill has undertaken a number of projects for the Australian Department of Defence, and has held a "Restricted" Defence Security Clearance.
(2000 - Oct 2006)
The Bill Collins Group - GIS Consultancy, Brisbane, Australia
Position: Principal Consultant
Project work: During his time as a GIS consultant in Brisbane, Bill has been involved in the
following areas of project work:
Energex Gas Network
South East Queensland Water (SEQWater)
- ArcGIS / ArcFM facilities & asset mapping
- Data input, update, and maintenance
- Data Quality and Integrity checking
- Data and System analysis, improvements, and streamlining
- Documentation of workflow and procedures
- Research for incorporation of Google Earth technology into Energex spatial systems
Maroochy Shire Council Spatial Information System (SIS) project:
- MapInfo-based mapping work
- GIS analysis, production of GIS Maps
- Expert Advice
- Data and System analysis
- Data input, update, and maintenance
- Research for incorporation of Google Earth technology into SEQWater spatial data systems
- Development and production of the 2005 'Corporate Atlas' Series (52 maps)
- Cadastral Mapping
- Technical requirements
- Tender documentation
- Contractual negotiations
- Reporting and Documentation
- Promotion of activities
- Spatial Metadata
- Development of MSC-specific metadata standards
- Development of metadata input tool
- Development of MSC metadata policy
- Design of metadata environment
- Promotion of metadata activities
- Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA)
- Development of GDA migration strategy
- Documentation of action plans and relevant processes
- Co-ordination of GDA migration
- Documentation of all processes and outcomes
- Promotion and awareness of GDA
- Implementation of support mechanisms
- Data Custodianship
- Development of appropriate documentation
- Development of Data Custodianship Policy for MSC
- Promotion and awareness of Data Custodianship
- Implementation of Data Custodianship and Data Stewardship within Council
- Spatial Data Standards
- Development of MSC-specific spatial data standards
- Use of SDSFIE, AS/NZS, ISO, ICSM standards
- Documentation of standards
- Implementation of use of data standards
- Appropriate promotion and awareness of standards
- 'Spatial Data Register' (SDR)
- Conceptual Design
- SDR Web site design & implementation
- 'Spatial Data Register' (SDR) MS Access Database development
- ANZLIC XML metadata records development
- Data Licence Agreement & Data Supply (LADS) system
AGL gas pipeline GIS (1. Roma-Brisbane Pipeline and 2. Carpentaria Gas Pipeline)
GIS consultancy work
- Documentation and Training
- System analysis and re-engineering
- Data input, update, and maintenance
- GIS-based mapping work
- Expert advice
- Industry research
- GIS business development planning advice
(1999 to 2000)
Egis Consulting Australia, National GIS Centre of Excellence, Brisbane, Australia
Position: National GIS Manager
Egis Consulting Australia (formerly CMPS&F, now part of GHD) was one of the largest multidisciplinary
engineering/environmental companies in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
The position was responsible for:
The main GIS platform was MapInfo, and several systems have been
developed for environmental work (groundwater and leachate monitoring, contaminated site
GIS, environmental impact assessment) and gas pipelines (Carpentaria Gas Pipeline GIS, Roma to
Brisbane gas Pipeline GIS). The position demanded a thorough understanding of the systems
developed, as well as a good knowledge of environmental management concepts and oil/gas
pipeline systems requirements.
- The co-ordination of functions of the GIS Centre of Excellence within Egis Environmental.
- Co-ordination and management of GIS nationally.
- Promotion and marketing of GIS business.
- Delivery of GIS-based projects to agreed technical and quality standards.
- Development of GIS business.
- Strategic planning of GIS activities.
Experience/project management: Major project involvements include:
- AGL gas pipeline GIS: Carpentaria Gas Pipeline (CGP) and Roma-Brisbane gas Pipeline (RBP) -
re-development and maintenance of these systems, on-going mapping work, training, GIS
support, spatial data management, updating of DCDB ownership information;
- Queensland Cement Limited (QCL) environmental management: "ManaGIS" web-based
environmental monitoring and management system - development of a web-based interface for
the ManaGIS system (an internal site management system covering all of QCL's manufacturing
and quarry sites) HTML development work, image processing, graphics, web site design.
(1997 to 1999)
ACT Land Information Centre (ACTLIC), Planning and Land Management (PALM) Group, Urban Services Department (USD), ACT Government
Position: Manager, Business Development
Duties/Responsibilities: The responsibilities for this position included:
Project involvement / project management: Projects for which Bill has been responsible (both in concept/project development and project management) have included:
- The alignment of existing surveying, mapping and spatial information products and services with customer requirements
- The development and project management of new business opportunities
- Development of products and services on the Internet, and other spatial information Internet development
- Development, update and maintenance of the ACTLIC web site
- Promotion and marketing of ACTMAP, ACTLIC products and services, developments, technology and new business opportunities.
- TPOnline: The ACT planning document (the Territory Plan) written statement and mapping system on the Internet.
The 200 TPOnline maps were produced in ACTLIC from ACTMAP data.
Winner of Silver Award at the Eleventh Government Technology Productivity Awards in March 1998.
Winner of Excellence in Mapping Sciences - Geospatial Information Award at Mapping Sciences Institute of Australia (MSIA) conference, May 1998.
- ACTMAPOnline: A world-first, this jointly-developed CSIRO/ACT Government system enabled ACTMAP data to be viewed and queried in vector format over the Internet, using a Java-based browser interface.
Winner of Excellence in Mapping Sciences - Geospatial Information Award at MSIA conference, May 1998.
- CBSonline: The Internet version of the popular map-book Canberra By Suburbs, allows users to view images of cadastral suburb maps down to individual parcel level.
Information shown includes street addresses, buildings, and featurenames, and has a 'search by street name' feature.
- The Top Secret Tour of Canberra: A project to create a web site featuring the original Fred Daly political tour of Canberra.
Using a map-based navigation system, the tour visits places and sites of historical significance and political intrigue.
Maps were produced within ACTLIC from ACTMAP data.
- PALM web site: Development, update and maintenance of the PALM web site, including: site design; background directory structure design; HTML coding; image creation; page layout, design and deployment.
- ACTLIC web site: Development, update and maintenance of the ACTLIC web site, including: site design; background directory structure design; HTML coding; image creation; page layout, design and deployment.
Information on the site includes general ACTLIC information, products and services, metadata, and ACT place names/nomenclature.
(1996 to 1997)
ACT Land Information Centre (formerly Land Data and Systems Section), PALM, USD, ACT Government
ACTMAP is the ACT’s primary land information system, underpinning the many other data sets
used to manage Canberra’s physical infrastructure and assets including roads, buildings,
services and utilities, housing, the land tenure system and the natural environment. ACTMAP
won the prestigious "Government Technology Productivity" Gold Award in 1999, from a
submission written and presented by Bill, whilst in his role as ACTLIC Business Development
Position: A/g Manager, ACTMAP Information Management Unit
Duties/Responsibilities: Responsibilities of this position included:
- Management of the human, financial, physical and technological resources.
- Co-ordination and supervision of the unit work programs, including data co-ordination, extraction, database administration, and research & development.
- Leading and managing the work unit.
- Setting strategic work objectives and technological development objectives.
- Ensuring a safe and equitable workplace.
- Marketing and promotion of relevant digital data products and services.
- Management of the work unit to ensure a high level of customer service.
- Liaison with internal and external clients and digital data agreements.
- Providing expert advice and support to management and Executive on land information issues.
- Support of continuous improvement practices and commitment to quality.
- Representing the ACT government in various LIS/GIS-related ACT and national committees, associations and forums.
- Formulation and implementation of operational and technical policy relevant to the needs of PALM and the ACT government.
- Initiation and promotion of the development of new technologies and applications in the LIS/GIS area.
(1995 to 1996)
Land Information Office, former Department of the Environment, Land and Planning (DELP), ACT Government
Position: ACTMAP Data Co-ordinator - Technical Manager
Duties/Responsibilities: Responsibilities of this position included:
- The data management, maintenance and update of ACTMAP, the ACT's primary land information system.
- Management of a cadastral and topographic data capture sub-section in a technical LIS environment.
- Ensuring data integrity.
- Development of systems, procedures and documentation.
- Importing and extracting data in various formats.
- Solving complex data-related problems and resolving data-related policy issues.
- Liaison with staff, clients, user groups, industry and the public on LIS subjects.
- Representing the Department on relevant matters at relevant forums.
- Supervision of and management of staff and contractors.
- Management of training and development of staff.
(1990 to 1995)
Australian Land Power - Digital Survey and Mapping Bureau and Consultancy Service
Position: Partner / Technical Manager / Consultant
As founding partner and manager, the responsibilities included:
Projects covering a broad range of work were undertaken, using many different types of
software, including Liscad, Geocomp, MicroStation, AutoCAD, Genasys, and
Leica SKI GPS.
- Promotion of business.
- Project management, administration, co-ordination and conduct of surveying and mapping services.
- Cost estimation and quotations.
- Client liaison.
- Management and supervision of project teams and project work.
- Maintaining awareness of current trends in relevant LIS/GIS issues, software, hardware and data.
- Initiating research into diverse areas of digital cadastral mapping, GPS and GIS.
- Consulting in areas of computer-based surveying, digital mapping, surveying hardware and related computer equipment, and surveying, civil engineering & CAD software.
- Field survey work using GPS.
- Surveying and civil engineering data processing, supply and plan preparation and enhancement; small and large-scale mapping projects.
- Land and geographic information system data acquisition.
- Programming in QuickBASIC; data-related problem-solving; computer-based manual key entry cadastral mapping projects.
- Software- and hardware-related problem-solving.
- Internet access and software consultancy services.
- Sales and support of Internet access software and hardware.
Major projects include:
- Portland Water Board, Portland, Victoria, Australia.
- 1:500 cadastral, detail & utilities plans - 170 sheets
- Manual key entry digital cadastral compilation of 11,000 land parcels; digitizing/manual entry of utilities plans & survey marks; 1:500 map production; digital data.
- Rural Water Corporation (RWC), Victoria, Australia.
- Software & procedures evaluation; programming; staff training & liaison
- Consultancy for review and streamlining of existing computer-based survey reduction and plan production procedures in Geocomp and MicroStation
- Channel remodelling survey - digital plan production (‘Rochy20' Channel)
- Completion of 9 km of channel remodelling survey plans - plan, long sections, and cross-sections in Geocomp; computer-generated plans supplied in MicroStation
- Digital capture of asset information for the Goulburn-Murray region of Victoria - Rodney
- Digitizing of RWC channels, structures and relevant textual information from existing old imperial plans, covering an area of 2,500 sq.km
- Goulburn-Murray region of Victoria - 1:25,000 SMV digital data: linework attribute modification for flow rate
- Modification of linework from SMV 1:25,000 Intergraph digital data to reflect differential water flow rates - areal extent 2,500 sq.km
- Manual data entry of natural surface level information in the Boort region of Victoria
- Input of grid-based level information covering a large region near Boort, for salinity studies - areal coverage 500 sq.km
- Development of computer program to reformat grid data into relevant data format for transfer to MicroStation
- Plan room corporate records organisation (re-distribution to regional offices)
- Overall project management; entry of records into database system; supervision of casual staff; solving spatial distribution issues; programming in QuickBasic for transfer of records into database.
- Barwon Water (formerly the Geelong and District Water Board), Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- Manual key entry cadastral compilation for area of Bellarine Peninsula from Portarlington to St.Leonards
- Manual key entry digital cadastral compilation of 6,000 land parcels; 1:500 map production; digital data
- 1:480 Detail Plan sheets - digitizing of parcel boundary information
- Digitising of old (1880s / 1920s) 1:480 detail plans - cadastral parcel boundaries and utilities (120 sheets)
- Comparison to obtain best fit - total of 2000 land parcels; data supply
- Dubbo City Council, NSW, Australia.
- Digital data assessment and data integrity analysis of DCDB
- Evaluation and thorough data integrity testing of the Dubbo DCDB
- Problem definition; project design; analysis strategy; analysis of existing data
- Evaluation of results; recommendations for data rectification; report
- Research project - GPS for cadastral mapping, Dubbo City
- An evaluation of 'Rapid Static' and 'Stop&Go' GPS methods in the Helmert transformation control for large-scale manual key entry cadastral mapping
- Project management/liaison; field survey work; collection and reduction of data
- Analysis of data; evaluation of results; report; research paper for presentation at AURISA 92
- AMG co-ordination of cadastral data using GPS(complete GPS field survey covering the whole Dubbo City extents)
- Project management, organisation and liaison; field survey work; collection and reduction of data
- Data processing to AMG; data integrity checking; data supply
- Shell Company of Australia
- Oil Pipeline plans
- Production of up-to-date photo-mosaic alignment sheet plans covering 60 lineal kilometres of pipeline
- Digitizing of previous and current pipeline information; final film plans; data supply
- Adshead & McQuie Surveyors, Melbourne Australia
- Various projects
- Small and large Total Station survey digital data download, reduction, editing, plan production, data supply
- Extensive range of detail, level and contour survey plans for architectural and engineering use
- Survey and Mapping Victoria (SMV)
- Research project for technical paper: DCDB cadastral accuracy comparison
- Testing the relative accuracy of manual key entry cadastral information against tablet-digitized information
- Analysis of results (SMV used the results for critical evaluation of their cadastral mapping processes)
- Project was the basis for research paper "LIS cadastral data capture: accuracy versus cost"
(1987 to 1990)
Survey Computing Consultants (Vic) Pty Ltd (now Geocomp Systems and Geocomp Consulting)
Position: Bureau Manager / Consultant / Survey & Engineering Draftsperson (Computer Operator)
Management and co-ordination of bureau;
supervision and training of staff;
cost estimation and quotations;
user-group training session organisation and documentation;
office organisation and monitoring of safe work environment practices.
plan enhancement and preparation;
large-scale cadastral mapping;
software use and testing;
software installation and training;
hardware support and trouble-shooting;
The project work was varied. Major projects included:
- Manual key entry (numeric) cadastral compilation from Rye to Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula and District Water Board, Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
Project management & co-ordination; supervision of staff; manual key entry digital cadastral compilation; digital Helmert transformation onto Australian Map Grid (AMG); all relevant annotation; supply of all digital data, 1:500 plots, and comprehensive documentation with respect to discrepancies (hiates, overlaps).
- Manual key entry (numeric) cadastral mapping, Geelong and District Water Board, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Manual key entry digital cadastral compilation; Helmert transformation onto AMG; all relevant annotation; supply of all digital data and plots.
RMIT Technical College (TAFE) - Melbourne, Vic.
Position: Lecturer - Surveying
Lecturing in Surveying (theory & practical);
co-ordination of surveying field work, projects and assignments for 1st Year students in Associate Diploma of Surveying & Mapping Course (Surveying 1AB, Surveying 1CD).
RMIT - Melbourne, Vic.
Position: Storeman - Studley Park Survey Annexe (part-time)
Responsible for surveying equipment checking and care;
assisting lecturers as required;
assisting students with academic enquiries.
Adshead & McQuie - Melbourne, Vic.
Position: Survey Draftsperson
preparation of cadastral and topographic plans using manual drafting methods;
general plotting and drafting.
R.W.Barnett & Assoc - Beechworth, Vic.
Position: Field Survey Technician / Draftsperson
cadastral and topographic surveying;
general office work.
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Major article publications include:
Land Use Planning on the Web - published in GIS Asia-Pacific magazine, August/September 1998.
GIS and the Surveying Industry - A Victorian Perspective - published in Institution of Surveyors Australia (South Australia) Journal Tieline, December 1994.
LIS Cadastral Data Capture: Accuracy Versus Cost (co-authored with business partner Jenny Pitts) - published in Surveying Australia Journal, March 1992.
LIS - Who needs it anyway? - published in Institution of Engineering and Mining Surveyors Australia (Victoria Division) Newsletter in September 1990. Also published in Surveying Australia Journal, December 1990, and in Municipal Engineers Computer Association newsletter, 1991.
Tornado Occurrence in North-East Victoria on 22 August 1985 - special publication for Australian Bureau of Meteorology, January 1986.
Bill regularly performed presentations at various general interest and industry-related
forums, to diverse groups and visiting overseas delegations.
These presentations cover all aspects of LIS, GIS, cadastral mapping, surveying-related
issues, spatial information systems, web-based mapping, and the use of Internet and web
Major paper presentations have included:
Online spatial systems: The geospatially-enabled ACT - Paper presented at the AURISA 98 Conference, Perth, November 1998
Temporal mapping: the use of attributes for incremental update of ACTMAP data - Paper presented at the Mapping Sciences 96 Conference, Canberra, September 1996
Incremental update of ACTMAP data - Paper presented at the GDS Users Conference, Canberra, July 1996
GIS and the Surveying Industry: A Victorian Perspective - Keynote speech given at South Australian Division of the Institution of Surveyors Australia seminar on GIS participation, Adelaide, South Australia, October 1994.
GPS - the Next Big Thing in cadastral mapping? - Paper presented at AURISA 92 (20th Australasian Conference on Urban and Regional Planning Information Systems), Gold Coast, Queensland, November 1992.
Geographic Information Systems - A televised presentation made to 50 Government representatives from Government of Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, 1991
LIS Cadastral Data Capture: Accuracy Versus Cost (co-authored with Jenny Pitts) - Paper presented at the 4th South East Asian Survey Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 1991
LIS Cadastral Data Capture: Accuracy Versus Cost - Presented at the International Symposium on Spatial Database Accuracy, Melbourne, June 1991
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OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE :
Travel to Thailand and Burma, 1989.
Travel to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, 1991.
- Liaison with business agents in Bangkok and Rangoon
- Promotion and demonstrations of software
- Assistance to employee who had recently set up computer surveying bureau in Burma.
Travel to Tonga, 1993
- Promotion of business;
- Attendance and paper presentation at 4th South East Asian Survey Congress, Kuala Lumpur
- Meetings with ILUS Land Information System staff, Singapore
- Televised presentation on Geographic Information Systems for assembly of 50 Brunei Government Departmental representatives, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
- Meetings with staff from the Tonga Ministry of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources to discuss surveying and mapping developments and opportunities in Tonga
- Promotion of business, development of business links in Tonga
- Assessment of development of LIS/GIS in Tonga on behalf of Tongan RMIT student.

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Carol Moseley Braun is an American diplomat, politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. She was the first female African-American Senator, the first African-American U.S.
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This card was made for the Cats Pajama's Love Fest Inspiration Challenge. I have never been good with the color palette of the inspiration piece we were given, so I was a little hesitant on this one. But! I have new stamps and got a renewed mojo boost this weekend (after attending the Scrapbook Expo here!!) so I went for it!
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Ripple’s 2018 Blockchain Achievements and Fortune 500 Company Acceptance Puts 2019 XRP in a Strong Position
As the year enters the period of festivities, Bitcoin looks to have made a late rally breaching the $4000 threshold today. Yet the focus is on other smaller cryptos that have floundered or done well. The latter being a niche group, led by Ripple [XRP], which took great positives from the year with mainstream acceptance, and even a look in by large companies.
In a recent blog, the second-ranked blockchain company, discussed the highlights of the year that was 2018. With a total market capitalization of over $15 billion, having recently overtaken Ethereum to the number 2 spot, Ripple has seen impressive growth with mass adoption. This despite the ensuing bloodbath that saw the crypto market contract to a shell of its former glory.
The firm credits much of this acceptance to increased innovation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations [ASEAN] region. Along with that, the coin has been positively received by the mainstream, above all, the institutional investors and some Fortune 500 companies; in particular JP Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Group. Along with this, the real success of Ripple lay in the embracing of its global payment network, with about 100 financial institutions now using it. Discussing its incorporation the statement added: “RippleNet began providing on-demand liquidity for cross-border payments using the digital asset XRP”
The report mentioned early backers of the technology such as Cuallix and Corporate Federal Credit Union, who adopted the technology and helped them to enable easier adoption of xRapid. With its latest offering xRapid, described by Ripple as:
“the Ripple product powering these transactions, and deliver faster, cheaper and more transparent payments to their customers.”
And the Fintech firm has not been bound to a specific location either. It now offers its remittance services in Latin America, Asia and Europe. In fact, their influence in this segment was confirmed when Spanish banking giants Santander adopted their technology for their OnePay FX and Koreas exchange platform CoinOne did the same for their Transfer offering. This has spread Ripplenet wide and allows it to reach out to millions of customers.
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Richard, Bob, Ian and Liz ventured forth on 10th May to Woking with Richard and Liz having a (pleasant?) detour through more of the countryside than they had envisaged due to a road closure. We weren’t too late!
Richard and Bob won the doubles without too much trouble, while Liz and Ian lost the first two singles.
After a lunch break Richard and Ian won their singles while Bob lost his.
After a nail biting finish Liz finally won the 3rd game decider of her afternoon match giving Sussex County Croquet Club a 4 -3 win over our opponents.
Having lost the toss for which lawns to play on, we will now be going to East Dorset on June 8th to play the second round.

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SYRIA has threatened to unleash chemical and biological weapons against any foreign intrusion.
In a chilling warning to the West, it admitted for the first time having weapons of mass destruction.
And president Bashar Assad’s government warned they would use them in the event of “external aggression” in support of the civil war sweeping the country.
The threat, by foreign ministry spokesman Jihadf Makdissi, came as Israel was said to be considering a military strike to stop the WMDs falling into rebel hands.
Assad’s father Hafez stockpiled chemical and biological weapons after seizing power in 1970, including sarin nerve gas, Tabon gas, VX gas and mustard blister agent.
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Fernando Castillo, San Francisco, Calif., diagnosed in 1993
My ex-lover, who is still my roommate today, is still negative. I said to him, "Baby, I give you back exactly the way I found you, because I have never put you at risk."
Protection, that's my message. Protection, love and care. People with HIV are like negative people: We need love around us.
I would say to someone just diagnosed to reach for help. To get support. To see that he or she is not alone. That we are so many people who are positive navigating together in this. When he or she finds that group of people, it will be completely another game and it will be very positive, very supportive. He or she will find love and support; and, more than anything, the health that he or she needs.
Open up! I ask them to open up. Open up and look for help. Because the help is there, the love is there and the compassion is there.

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- Provide day-to-day oversight and direction to conduct organisational readiness assessments, value realisation, opportunity prioritisation, resource evaluation and execute on CI strategies that align with business strategies
- Lead and close at least two high impact continuous improvement projects annually
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NEW HAVEN — Lead paint has been a problem affecting the health and development of children, particularly minority and poor children, for too long and it’s time for the state to step up and do more to help, Gov. Ned Lamont, Mayor Justin Elicker and other officials said Thursday.
“We’re beginning to make a down payment to see what we can do to get the lead out of these old buildings,” said Lamont, surrounded by about 20 preschool children as he announced a proposed new $70 million, federally-funded program to fund local inspection and abatement efforts.


This piece, by James Fallows, is worth the time to read it (it's short, and it nails the character issue of Chuck Hagel quite well).
Do you want someone who will stand up to the President and who will stand up to the bureaucrats? Then you'd better find someone better than Chuck Hagel to run the Department of Defense.
My guess is that you aren't going to find that person, and I hope he will stand up and demonstrate through his actions that we need a leaner Defense Department and that we need to put people in government who have already shown what they believe in. Hagel is by no means perfect, and things like this are upsetting enough, but what we need is someone who can say no to the people who want to spend billions on stuff we do not need.


AMES is a device to support stroke rehabilitation. The system uses robotic assisted motion while causing tendon vibration to cause overstimulation of the limb’s proprioceptors. Proprioception is the body’s sense of relative position and functions as a response from the muscle being extended. In a stroke the closed pathways sensing and motor function are broken. Although the ability to stimulate the muscles is still there, the body no longer recognizes that movement has occurred and the ability to move is lost. The overstimulation of the proprioceptor function uses the neuro-plasticity of the brain to try to create new pathways to close the motor control and sensory path loop. STG was a founding partner of the business and engineering team to bring this technology to market.


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The Dubliners is the eponymous debut live album by the Irish folk band The Dubliners. It was produced by Nathan Joseph and released by Transatlantic Records in 1964. The line-up consisted of Ronnie Drew, Barney McKenna, Luke Kelly and Ciarán Bourke. When Kelly died, the album title was changed to The Dubliners with Luke Kelly by the record company to spur sales of the reissue and underscore the magnitude of Kelly's contribution to the group. The Wild Rover" - 3:13. The Ragman's Ball" - 2:08.
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DoCoMo and Sony Ericsson released a new Waterproof phone the Sony Ericsson SO902iWP+. The waterproof SO902iWP+ can receive calls underwater and comes with an MP3 player and 1.3MP digital camera. That’s right. This phone can receive calls underwater but how do you suppose you’ll listen to it with water in your ear? People who spend a lot of time around water would the target market for this phone such as boaters, lifeguards, and aquarium cleaners. Or perhaps this phone is compatible with those who always drop their phone in toilets or pools.
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The SRA has today published groundbreaking plans to persuade law firms to switch to third-party accounts as an alternative to client accounts.
The regulator includes the proposal in a consultation on further reducing the red-tape burden on small firms, stressing that misuse of client money is a ‘consistent risk to consumers’.
Current rules contain a set of principles designed to keep client money safe, primarily through the operation of client accounts.
But a number of recent cases related to the misuse of money or assets – combined with successful models run by the Bar Council and in the French legal system – have led to growing calls for change.
The SRA proposes two options. It would either approve all specific third-party managed accounts, or take a hands-off approach provided safeguards are in place. The regulator prefers the second option to remove a layer of decision-making and complexity.
Client accounts are expensive to run, both for firms, and in terms of investigations and compensation where there has been misuse.
‘The use of third party managed accounts may offer a low-cost alternative that continues to provide appropriate protection,’ said the regulator.
‘Consumers, meanwhile, do not necessarily require their money to be held by lawyers, where funds can be disbursed directly from bank to bank.’
The solicitors profession has previously regarded the client account as sacrosanct, not least because of the financial benefits from interest payments. But rock-bottom interest rates have made some firms less inclined to take on the risk of holding client money.
In December, the Gazette revealed that the Bar Council’s escrow provider, Barco, had secured agreement with the SRA to offer its services to solicitor firms.
The relaxation of account rules is likely to come into force in November, although the SRA will consider requests to use third-party arrangements on a case-by-case basis before then.
A Law Society spokesperson said: ‘We are interested in proposals that reduce burdens on solicitors.
‘It is not clear to us that these arrangements will necessarily improve consumer protection or reduce risk, but we will be studying the proposals closely.’
The SRA also makes a range of further proposals for reducing regulatory burdens.
Proposed changes include removing the requirement for small firms separately to nominate compliance officers, removing the need to approve individual managers within ABS corporate owners, and allowing firms to decide how they record non-material rule breaches.
The SRA may also relax the rule that gives it the right to enter a third party’s premises, which was raised as an issue by firms wanting to outsource new technologies such as cloud computing.
The regulator also seeks views on the current ban on paying referral fees to introducers for customers who are subject to criminal proceedings.
Changes to insolvency rules are proposed which will ensure that the SRA can refuse or impose conditions on a practising certificate renewal application from partners of a firm that has entered administration but not yet been subject to insolvency or bankruptcy.

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I received my Master's in Social Work degree from the University of Denver and have over 8 years of experience providing therapy services and support to individuals of all ages. My background includes work in community mental health, grief and loss centers, private practice, and hospice care.
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The camera has been a core point of Samsung’s focus on the Galaxy S23 series, but there’s always room for improvement. Apparently, Samsung is planning an update to improve the camera on Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra which is coming later this month.
Ice Universe, a reliable Samsung tipster, reports that an update arriving as soon as later this month will be a “big” update for Galaxy S23 devices with camera optimization in tow. It’s largely unclear what the update might include, but there’s certainly plenty of issues Samsung could be addressing.
As we brought out in our Galaxy S23 Ultra review, motion blur and shutter lag are still major downsides of these cameras, even with the new 200MP sensor on Samsung’s top-end device. There are also the occasional processing quirks that Samsung could be working on improving.
Related: The Galaxy S23 Ultra’s 200MP is let down by motion blur Samsung needs to fix
Another pain point Samsung could be addressing may be the blurred edges around photos that some users have been complaining about. As SamMobile brought out, users of the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23+ have noticed that the camera tends to only hold sharp focus at the center of the frame, with the edges blurred out quite a bit.
Regardless of what Samsung has in mind, it’s always good to get optimization and improvements as time goes on. We’ll certainly be interested to see how those improvements land.
More on Samsung:
- How to get the most out of your Galaxy S23 Ultra display
- Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6 will allegedly take a note from the Pixel Watch with curved glass
- Galaxy Z Fold 5 might not be all that different after all, with same outer display and cameras
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Hosted by the former Rap City and 106 & Park host Big Tigger, perhaps my favorite part of the BET Experience FREE Fan Fest was the intimate afternoon of performances at the Acoustically Speaking showcase. Taped live in front of an audience of not more than 300, the performances and interviews gave me an opportunity to “Experience” the sounds of some seriously talented, developing and established recording artists.
Each artist performed a short set of 4-5 songs. Each performance was followed by a one-on-one interview with Big Tigger. The performances and the interviews gave audience members an opportunity to really connect with each of the artists. It was truly a one of a kind performance experience.
The third artist to perform brought the house down. Faith Evans, a grammy award winning, singer-songwriter, is finishing up her 8th studio album, tentatively titled Incomparable and which is scheduled for release later this year, brought so much fire to her short set, the crowd couldn’t handle it, and was the only artist of the afternoon who was cheered onto the stage for an encore.
Faith’s set consisted of songs new and old, mixing up her set with R&B jams and ballads and an original gospel tune. After the performance of her gospel song, when she was called back onto the stage to perform an encore, she jumped into her classic “Love Like This”, during which she encouraged some of her audience members to come onto the stage to dance and sing with her.
After the crowd had settled down, and the interview commenced, Big Tigger stated as a matter of fact that Faith’s performance, “went from the church to the club in less than five minutes.” It was true and it was awesome to bear witness.
Make sure you folllow Faith Evans on Twitter so you can keep up with her album release updates.


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Mergers & Acquisitions
KKSP Precision Machining is pleased to announce the acquisition of Dune Manufacturing, a multi-spindle-focused, precision machined products business located in Melrose Park, IL. Dave Dolan, KKSP President said "we are pleased to combine Dune's operations with those of KKSP and believe by doing so we can offer Dune's customers additional resources and serve more of their current and... Read More
CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2016 - Zekelman Industries announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and other minority shareholders of Western Tube & Conduit for Wheatland Tube to purchase Western Tube & Conduit Corporation. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The parties expect the transaction to close next year,... Read More
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group strengthens its product portfolio through the acquisition of Aflex Hose Limited.
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG), the world leader in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies, has acquired Aflex Hose Limited and its subsidiary Aflex Hose USA LLC (Aflex) through its parent company Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, for... Read More
Leader in Laser Fabrication for Medical Device Market
BERWYN, Pa., Nov. 1, 2016 - AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE: AME) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Laserage Technology Corporation, a leading provider of laser fabrication services for the medical device market. Laserage is a privately held company with headquarters and manufacturing operations in Waukegan, IL, and a... Read More
Troy Industrial Solutions Signs Agreement to Purchase Lane Conveyors and Drives of Brewer, Maine. Continues Growth Strategy Into New EnglandDecember 3, 2016
Watervliet, NY - Troy Industrial Solutions, headquartered in Watervliet, NY, announced they have signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Lane Conveyors and Drives headquartered in Brewer, Maine. Lane was founded in 1959 as an industrial distributor of supplies and power transmission equipment servicing the paper manufacturing and woodlands industry. Over the years they began to... Read More
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Nov. 30, 2016 - Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) announced today that it has acquired Lubricor Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of metalworking fluids based in Waterloo, Ontario, for approximately 16 million Canadian dollars, or $11.8 million. Lubricor annually sells approximately $10 million of branded products directly to its North American customers, primarily... Read More
New platform, developed by SynchroNet Intermodal Services, provides enhanced container visibility, pricing, and support capabilities.
ERIE, Pa. (December 1, 2016) - Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, announced today that it has acquired the DoorLogistics™ service of Virginia Beach, Virginia-based SynchroNet... Read More
Completes next step in transformation strategy through the addition of the world's largest supplier of coils and coatings to HVAC&R industry
RACINE, Wis., Nov. 30, 2016 - Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, announced today the completion of its previously disclosed agreement to purchase Luvata Heat... Read More
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 29, 2016 - Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ: DRAM), an independent manufacturer of memory products and provider of performance solutions, today announced that it had finalized and filed the third and final amendment to its definitive agreement with U.S. Gold Corp. ("USGC"), a U.S. focused gold exploration and development company. Under the agreement, Dataram will acquire all... Read More
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 28, 2016 - CPS Products, Inc., a Harbour Group company, has acquired the assets of AAB Smart Tools, LLC, Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chairman and chief executive officer, announced. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Based in Orlando, Fla., AAB Smart Tools ("AAB") develops smart device-connected tools serving the HVAC technician. AAB's current product... Read More
CINCINNATI, OH (November 21, 2016) – Hollaender Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum railing systems, has completed the purchase of Cincinnati, Ohio based Newman Brothers’ railing business. The transaction was completed on October 21, 2016, and includes all aspects of the business including designs. Hollaender has hired key engineering and manufacturing personnel... Read More
RICHMOND, VA (November 16, 2016) - The Weidmuller Group is pleased to announce the purchase of Bosch Rexroth Monitoring Systems GmbH from Bosch Rexroth AG. The acquisition was completed on November 1, 2016, following review and approval of the Competition Authorities. With this acquisition, Weidmuller strengthens its presence in the wind power industry and expands its solution portfolio for... Read More
Analog Devices Acquires Laser Beam Steering Technology from Vescent Photonics to Enable Mainstream Adoption of Automotive LIDAR SystemsNovember 21, 2016
NORWOOD, Mass.- Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced the acquisition of a solid-state laser beam steering technology from Vescent Photonics, Inc., a privately held company based in Golden, Colorado. Vescent’s innovative non-mechanical beam steering technology enables more robust integrated LIDAR1 systems that overcome many of the major drawbacks associated with today’s bulky... Read More
Accent lighting products website is merged into the general lighting website to improve customer experience
Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) November 16, 2016 - Online lighting distributor Take Three, Inc. announces that it has completed the merger of its accent lighting website “LED Rope Lights And More” into its general lighting website “Take Three Lighting.” The merger began several... Read More
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2016 - Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) will showcase the latest Industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions with its All Programmable hardware, software development environments, comprehensive IP portfolio, and system-level expertise at SPS IPC Drives 2016. Xilinx's system architects and Alliance Members will demonstrate differentiated, highly integrated, and system cost... Read More
- Siemens to acquire design automation and industrial software provider Mentor Graphics for $37.25 per share
- Mentor Graphics is a pioneer and leader in design automation software ranging from Integrated Circuit (IC) and System-on-Chip (SoC) design to automotive electronics solutions
- Siemens becomes unique digital industrial player to offer mechanical, thermal, electrical,... Read More
Southland Equipment has a Limited Supply of New Indoor and Outdoor Forklifts in Stock to Help you Take Advantage of the Section 179 Deduction!November 14, 2016
If you have yet to take advantage of the Section 179 deduction (which is great news for small and medium businesses) assuming you spent under $2 Million on equipment, it means all of your qualifying equipment purchases can be deducted in full this year. There is one catch, though – the equipment must be purchased and put into service during 2016. This means by midnight 12/31.
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November 08, 2016 – Santa Clara, CA – The technical team at Brewer Science will be showcasing new sensor technology featuring Brewer Science devices at Printed Electronics USA, which is a part of the IDTechEx Exhibit, November 16-17 in Santa Clara, CA. Printed Electronics USA 2016 has a reputation for showcasing tomorrow’s technology today and more than 3,500 people from more than 47... Read More
RIVERSIDE, Calif., November 7, 2016 - Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced that it has acquired specified assets used for the production and sale of the Transtek brand of magnetics products.
The portfolio of Transtek magnetic components acquired by Bourns includes custom transformers, inductors and coils for a variety of... Read More
TSI Incorporated, a global leader in precision instrumentation, today announced that it has acquired MSP Corporation
SHOREVIEW, Minn., Nov. 9, 2016 - TSI Incorporated, a global leader in precision instrumentation, today announced that it has acquired MSP Corporation (Shoreview, MN).
MSP Corporation is an instrumentation and equipment company creating products for scientific... Read More

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Hamilton and Vettel could swap F1 seats in 2018
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No sooner had Lewis Hamilton celebrated his Silverstone heroics than he admitted he was not sure if he would race in the British Grand Prix again.
At least part of the triple world champion's uncertainty appears to be linked to whether his title rival Sebastian Vettel commits his long-term future to Ferrari.
Hamilton has confided to friends that he hankers after a move to the Italian team, relighting a desire his father Anthony openly talked about a decade ago.
Asked whether he would see out his contract at Mercedes, which has one season to run, Hamilton said: 'I can't really say what is going to happen six months from now, except to say I am loving racing. I am at my best. You could say it (stopping or moving) is unlikely but you can't predict what frame of mind I will be in at Christmas.'
It is impossible to second-guess Hamilton's next move given his own uncertainty, but it seems likely he will wait to see which way Vettel jumps before committing to any of the three options that might then be open to him: to stay at Mercedes, to quit the sport, or to join Ferrari.
There is believed to be a clause in Hamilton's contract that would allow him to go earlier than next year. If Vettel joins Mercedes, they could conceivably swap places.
Vettel's position is intriguing. Ferrari chief executive Sergio Marchionne is on record as saying the German, who becomes a free agent this winter, has been offered a new three-year contract, but that he has yet to sign it. It appears that Vettel, who leads Hamilton by a single point in the overall standings, is waiting to gauge Ferrari's long-term competitive prospects before shutting the door on Mercedes.
Nor will Mercedes rule him out of contention, especially given Hamilton's stated unpredictability. The fact Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff was slow to condemn Vettel after he deliberately crashed into Hamilton in Azerbaijan last month suggests he is attempting to keep the channels to Vettel open and as friendly as possible.
That notion was reinforced by Wolff attending Vettel's 30th birthday party a day or two before the FIA hearing into his illegal driving.
Although Wolff says the team has no preference about engaging a German driver, members of the Stuttgart-based parent company Daimler have traditionally had a German-centric outlook.
They care about their media coverage in Germany, for example, more than elsewhere. And this season is the first time since the team returned to Formula One as a factory team in 2010 that they have not had a homegrown driver in their line-up.
While the main players resolve their futures, Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who has done an impressive job since replacing Nico Rosberg, must wait to see if he is offered a new contract.
Wolff said: 'I'd just like to set the puzzle together. It's not only about 2018, it's about looking forward to what happens in '19 and '20. That's why after Budapest (the race on July 30), I'm going to contemplate on a beach about what's right and wrong for the team.'
Wolff continues to dismiss Hamilton's desire for a Ferrari fling, but of course he would be about the last man to be informed of that. Just as McLaren were blindsided when Hamilton left them for Mercedes.


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The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library purchased the Newspapers.com Library Edition multi-state collection digital archive subscription for all MPHPL library card holders.
The River Bend Quilt Guild will be hosting their 18th annual Quilt Show at the Mishawaka Library over a three-day period starting on Thursday, Aug. 25. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Climate change is affecting every country and according to the United Nations, it is disrupting national economies and affecting lives.
The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library is pleased to announce the promotion of Ashley Cornwell to the position of Adult Services Coordinator.
MPHPL is pleased to announce that library card holders can use the AtoZ World Food digital online database free of charge inside or outside the library.
MPHPL is excited to announce that the award-winning ABCmouse.com® Early Learning Academy is now available free to Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library cardholders.
The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library’s partnership with Brainfuse, an online platform, offers all MPHPL library card users free access to the JobNow platform.
The Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library is partnering with Brainfuse, an online platform that is free for all MPHPL library cardholders starting Monday, May 2!
The Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library provides free library service to residents of Indiana who cannot use standard printed materials due to a visual, physical or reading disability.
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library has partnered with Creativebug to provide a free, online resource dedicated to all things artsy, crafty and fun! All you need is a valid MPHPL library card to access Creativebug on your computer, smartphone or tablet.


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Migration: Commission awards €9.3 million in emergency funding to UNHCR to support refugees in Greece
The European Commission has awarded an additional €9.3 million in emergency assistance to UNCHR to provide targeted support to refugees and migrants in Greece. The grant, which will ensure continuity of services on the islands, coversactivities including the provision of transportation, accommodation and auxiliary services to relocation candidates, protection and non-formal education for children (including support to a pilot guardianship network for unaccompanied minors), interpretation, core relief items and support for victims of sexual and gender-based violence and abuse. The overall amount of emergency funding allocated to the Greek authorities and international organisations operating in Greece now stands at €371.16 million, in addition to the €509.5 million allocated to Greece under the national programmes for the period 2014-2020. Overall, the European Union has mobilised over €1.3 billion of support (until 2020) to Greece to help manage migration and the external borders, through various kinds of funding.