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FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries
The Department has published technical guidelines in support of the implementation of the Code.
The booklet, entitled "What is the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries?" describes, in a non-technical manner, some important aspects of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. The purpose is to create greater awareness of the goals and purpose of the Code and to encourage its effective application in all capture fisheries and in aquaculture. The booklet does not replace the Code of Conduct but simply presents some of the complex information contained within the Code in a simplified form in an attempt to make it more accessible to all users of fisheries.
A CD-ROM on the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries is also available upon request.

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Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Isolated Confinement Restriction Act. Restricts the use of isolated confinement in correctional facilities in the State. Provides that a committed person shall not be placed in isolated confinement unless there is reasonable cause to believe that the committed person would create a substantial risk of immediate serious harm to himself, herself, or another, and a less restrictive intervention would be insufficient to reduce this risk and the correctional facility shall bear the burden of establishing this standard. Provides that a committed person shall not be placed in isolated confinement before receiving a personal and comprehensive medical and mental health examination conducted by a clinician. Defines "clinician" as: (1) a physician who is licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches and is certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, or has completed 4 years of an accredited post-graduate training program in psychiatry; or (2) a licensed clinical psychologist. Provides that a committed person held in emergency confinement shall receive an initial medical and mental health evaluation within 2 hours. Establishes conditions in which a committed person may be placed in protective custody. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2017, except that the Department of Corrections rules provisions are effective immediately.


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Wisconsin basketball is coming off of a disappointing season. With this being said, a healthy Badgers roster could make a push back to the NCAA Tournament.
Even though Wisconsin basketball missed the NCAA Tournament this past season, a resurgence could occur right away. Head coach Greg Gard has a strong returning roster that should be completely healthy heading into the year. If this is the case, the Badgers might be stronger than a lot realize. Over the course of this century, Wisconsin has been one of the elite-level programs in the country and the future could be dictated based on this season.
Regardless of the amount of talent on paper, though, there are still plenty of questions facing the team heading into this year. Even though a lot of struggles from last season can be attributed to injuries, not all of them can be. In the end, there are still plenty of other reasons why the team posted just a 15-18 (7-11 Big Ten) record and missed the postseason.
Because of this, improvements from the entire roster are seemingly necessary for the team to be successful in 2018-19. So, in order to figure out where the team can take the next steps this season, here are five potential keys to success. If Coach Gard and the Badgers are able to capitalize on these facets of the game, then a strong season could indeed be in the cards.

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This project has a quite good location and some very good ideas (underground parking). The buildings I think are a bit too close to each other, but decide for yourself.
Estonia may be a small country, but it’s a big player on the global stage. Moving to Estonia is a popular choice within many hopeful expat communities nowadays. In the last few years, the population of Estonia has increased year-over-year, thanks to a higher birth rate and immigration from other European countries and the U.S. As an active member of the E.U. and a range of other international organizations, people who move to Estonia will get a variety of benefits.
You’ll have access to extensive cultural and business networks with other E.U. countries, the U.S., U.K., Russia, and Ukraine. If you’re planning an overseas move to this country, rich in history and culture, we suggest making it as stress-free as possible. Hiring a professional, offshore moving company can make relocation much easier. Here’s what you need to know about moving to Estonia from overseas.
Why do people want to move to Estonia?
With a population of around 1.4 million people, Estonia is located on the Baltic sea in Northern Europe. The economy has grown substantially in recent years, and Estonia is considered one of the freest countries on earth since property rights have been expanded. On both a regional and global scale, Estonia is a thriving country that makes it an attractive location for expats to consider.
Did you know that Estonia is the birthplace of Skype? It’s one of the leading nations on progress with cybersecurity and education on cybersecurity, crucial issues facing the global economy today. Those who work in information technology and cybersecurity will enjoy living in Estonia. The country is home to one of the most advanced government e-services in the world. The government of Estonia is democratic, with a democratically elected Prime Minister and Parliament.
Although Estonia is technically an archipelago, more than 1500 islands make up the entire country. Most of Estonia is forested and offers visitors and residents an abundance of wildlife. Until the 1200s, Estonia had remained a pagan country. Today, you can still find traces of a culture that is deeply influenced by medieval Viking culture. Even though Estonia is a small country, it is very advanced when it comes to technology, healthcare, and education, making it a convenient place to live.
Preparing Your Move to Estonia
When you move to Estonia, you’ll enjoy a low cost of living, especially when it comes to rentals and housing. It’s not difficult to find accommodations when planning a move to Estonia. Travelers can access many online portals and get accurate locations and quotes on real estate for sale and properties up for rent. While it is possible to ask other expats for property referrals, speaking to a local realtor is best when it comes to getting the best deal on an Estonian apartment or house.
During the property search, expats should keep in mind that the rental price listed on Estonian properties will not include utility payments. The average monthly costs of services in Estonian cities, like for electric, gas, and water, is around 200 euros. Internet bills average about 20 euros per month.
Apartment Hunting in Estonia
Most expats settle in the capital of Estonia, Tallinn. Tallinn is the center of Estonian business and of course, nightlife. On average, the monthly cost for a one-bedroom apartment is 450 euros, while three bedrooms can go for around 700 euros. If city life isn’t your thing, Tartu has a more laid-back vibe and is a university town. One-bedroom units go for an average of 300 euros, with three bedrooms averaging around 600 euros a month.
The Estonian government provides free, public education for pre-school aged children and primary school-aged children. Mandatory public education in Estonia starts at age seven until about age 17. Both the International School of Estonia and the Tartu International School offer a well-rounded curriculum for the children of expats. The national language of Estonia is the Estonian language, which is closely related to the Finnish language. Finland is, after all, a neighboring country to Estonia.
Transporting Your Personal Belongings to Estonia
Most expats will use the services of an international moving company for shipping their belongings to Estonia. Moving, even if it’s just to the next town over, can be a hassle. An international move is even more so without the help of professionals. A professional global moving company will pick up your personal belongings, ship them overseas, and then deliver them to your new address in Estonia. On average, you can expect shipping times of five to nine business days when moving to this country. Shipping times will vary depending on your country of origin. Your personal belongings will arrive in the Port of Tallinn, and local customs officers will have to inspect them.
If you are bringing pets with you, all pets coming to Estonia must have proof of full vaccinations within the last 12 months. Your pets cannot have had their vaccinations fewer than four weeks before the move. E.U. pets should have an E.U. Vet Health Certificate that is current at least four months before leaving your country of origin. All other pets should have an International Health Certificate before entering Estonia.
Estonia does not require you to pay import duties on your personal belongings if you’ve used your belongings within the last six months. Public transportation is decent in Estonia. But if you want to bring your car with you to Estonia, you’ll need to bring the following documents:
- A Bill of Sale
- A Bill of Lading
- Proof of Ownership
- Statement of Clearance from Lien Holder (if applicable)
Hiring a professional international moving company can help you navigate this process. Estonia’s growing economy, sophisticated information technology, and beautiful landscapes all make it a popular destination for expats. If you’re looking to move to Estonia, keep these tips in mind to make the relocation less hectic.
To put it simply great Tallinn apartment with a great location for up to 4 people. New in a new building. The apartment is very well thought through which makes it both attractive and comfortable. The apartment fits comfortably 4 people 2 on the double bed and 2 on the comfortable pull out sofa.
Unplugged and unedited video of an apartment close to the OldTown of Tallinn located near the Baltic Railway station.
Beautiful studio apartment located only 8 min. away from the Old Town of Tallinn (walking distance). The apartment is perfect for a romantic couple. This studio apartment is very comfortable and you have everything you need for a comfortable stay. The apartment is filled with light and is in a very popular area with a lot of local coffee shops and restaurants which are very reasonably priced.
Recently I was curious what kind of reviews AirBnB was getting as an app and then I stumbled on TrustPilot where I found 3859 reviews and 75% were “bad”
Then checked the other competitor Booking.com and found out that their reviews on TrustPilot are better, still “bad” but 30% were bad and 50% were excellent. I guess this is due to the better customer service on behalf of Booking.com.
Booking.com and AirBnB neither of the companies seem to care to answer to those disgruntled clients or maybe it is because they will have to pay to answer !?
1.Does your property manager offer the full-service property management?
This is an important question because there are a lot of services to consider:
- Key delivery to the client which can have several options; meet and greet, self-check-in option, transfer from the airport and key delivery
- Cleaning service (inside or outside company, checklist and quality control)
- Property inspection and maintenance
- Advertising and which channels your manager is using to promote your property
- How many employees there are and is there 24/7 emergency support for the clients?
- Is there any working system set up to discover high noise levels or water damage or smoke and fire hazards?
- How are towels and linen washed and who has to provide them? Can the linen and towels be rented?
- What languages do they speak and are those the same languages used by the biggest client groups you would expect in the area?
- Does your property manager offer any unique services that might differentiate your property from the rest?
2. Property management fee and the terms of the payment?
Ask how many properties the company manages and how many properties they manage so you can make a rough estimate if they have a sustainable business.
3. Look into the company history: where are they registered for how long have they operated do they pay their taxes, read client reviews
4. Terms of the contract and the most important cancellation costs?
Because short term apartment rental clients tend to book their holidays well in advance beware of property managers who offer too soft cancellation terms with very short notices for your property management contract.This might mean that they can not take advance bookings and you will be loosing out on many potential clients.
5. What happens if there are damages to the property and up until which amount are your managers responsible in case the damages are bigger than the deposit provided by the client ?
Best Apartments is a professional property management company which currently manages multitude of short term rental properties in Estonia.
If you are a property manager and if you manage multiple short term rentals you need to be very organized as the main challenges come with day to day operations and you will need the following tools and systems to be effective:
- Property management software and or a booking system to keep track of your bookings and messaging with your clients and property owners. Functionalities to consider:
- automatic messaging to clients which are triggered by special conditions as check-in date, payment of the booking etc.
- unified inbox where you have all the communication with the client so whoever is on shift would have all the information and wouldn’t need to dig through different e-mail boxes or booking apps.
- property management module where you keep track of different property related repair and maintenance issues
- Channel manager. Software to synchronize the pricing and availability between the different sales channels as booking.com, Airbnb, TripAdvisor etc.
- Software to keep track and distribute tasks to your cleaning and maintenance crews. This software has to be easy to use on mobile devices and includes scheduling and task checklists
- Software to control the entry to the properties if you use electronic locks or special key terminals. Functionalities to consider: cleaning crew codes, codes for clients which are valid only during the booking period, keeping track of who and when has had access to your properties. Additional functionality for key terminals might be payment terminal, recording camera devices, QR code, and document scanning.
- Good e-mail provider so you and your colleagues can have quick and efficient communication with clients and owners as e-mails are still the backbone of the communication.
- Telephone communication provider. Might be a mobile communication provider but also could be IP based phone communication provider with different options to consider: conversation recording, phone number saving and pulling client data based on the incoming phone number, internet-based phone communication.
- Home automation and smart home features. Sensors (temperature, CO2, smoke, fire), heating/cooling, temperature control and electricity usage. This will save you a lot of money in the long term and you can make sure no energy is wasted (aircon is on while there are no clients ?)
- Password manager. An essential tool to keep your passwords complicated enough, different and safely stored.
There are many vendors nowadays and many of the functionalities get intertwined but as of today, it is not possible to get all the functionalities from a single vendor. And here are the general questions you should ask your providers:
- Do you provide a reliable API with the software? This is important as it would give you an option to further integrate your systems and automate your processes.
- How reliable is their product support?
- What happens if one of the services does not work and what are the chances of that happening?
Best Apartments is a professional and innovative property management company based in Tallinn which manages multiple properties in Estonia.
This Tallinn Old Town apartment rental is located in a high-quality building which was rebuilt in 1998 the basement and first three floors are retail space; the two uppermost floors accommodate exclusive apartments.
This maisonette 2 bedroom apartment can fit 8 people:
1st bedroom – 2 people in a double bed
2nd bedroom – 2 people in a double bed and 2 people in 2 single beds
living room – 2 people in fold away couch.
Each of the bedrooms has its own bathroom and one of them has a sauna. The apartment is also suitable for families. This 2 bedroom apartment is well equipped with all the cooking utensils, dishwasher, stove, microwave and everything you might need for a comfortable stay. The apartment has very good floor-plan as the living room is located on the 1st level and the bedrooms are located on the 2nd level of the maisonette.
This is in a great location close to all the sightseeing spots but the apartment is very quiet due to the fact that it is located on the 4th floor (there is an elevator).
This is a modern and beautiful Tallinn apartment rental for weekly rent for more information check https://bestapartments.ee/
VEGA is based in a center of well-developed infrastructure, with shopping centers, entertainment centers and sports centers nearby, as well as schools and kindergartens. 15 minutes from downtown and the sea.

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[Translate] IVAN VALENZUELA / Coachella Uninc. Coachella—Synergy Music and Arts Festival showcased local musicians and art on Saturday, November 15, 2014. The festival was held at the Dateland Park in Coachella, Calif. The Los Viejitos Car Club was also present at the festival, showing off their brightly colored classic cars.
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[Translate] Johnny Flores, Jr., captured the spirit of Coachella’s El Grito celebration with this photo slideshow. The city’s Mexican Independence Day event, which took place September 15, 2013, drew families from throughout the Eastern Coachella Valley to Rancho Las Flores Park for a day of food, fun, and entertainment.

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A road trip from Byron Bay to Broken Hill and beyond takes Penny Watson to old haunts and new favourites.
Lance Richardson joins the teeming life on Montague Island.
Nick Galvin finds all the elements of a perfect family getaway in 'The Shack'.
Angie Kelly finds this South Coast beach house makes an instant impression on visitors.
Penny Watson tracks down some of the best places to stay in NSW national parks and nature reserves.
Avoid a teen scene by discovering how generation next like to spend their time off, writes Fran Molloy.
Even an ageing labrador can find her niche in a bushland studio, writes Bruce Elder.
Carmen Michael follows a trail of wickedness through the countryside of NSW.

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“We take customers’ advice seriously,” says eBags.com CFO Mark DeOrio. “If they suggest a product redesign and it makes sense, we make the changes. Fortunately, we don’t carry a lot of inventory on our own products so we aren’t left with outdated merchandise.” As for other manufacturers’ products, those companies “routinely log on to the site to see what consumers are saying or to check their overall ratings,” DeOrio adds. “We also E-mail the comments to them once a week. I know they have made changes based on what consumers are saying.”
By opening itself up to customer criticism and testimonials, eBags creates strong feelings of trust and community, says Jim Nail, principal analyst at Forrester Research. “If consumers perceive you as pushing a product on them to maximize your bottom line, you only reinforce their cynicism and skepticism,” Nail adds. “This is all about consumer advocacy.” Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s E-Business Center have found that the Website characteristics that instill a feeling of trust vary by category: privacy and order fulfillment matter most for information-intense, high-involvement sites such as travel; ease of navigation is key to information sites such as portals, sports, and community sites; advice is critical on sites that sell expensive products such as computers; and brand strength counts for a lot as well, particularly in wooing more-educated consumers. All of that suggests that there is no one-size-fits-all best practice in Web design, but in fact each company must carefully tailor its online presence to reflect its mission, identity, and customer base.
Similarly, understanding the differences between online and in-person shopping has prompted companies to redesign their Web pitches. “More than half of the people who walk into one of our [nearly 1,000] stores typically walk out having purchased something,” says JoAnn.com’s Westreich. “With catalog shoppers, the conversion rate is about 30 percent. On the Internet, you can be looking at 10 percent. This is a nascent channel where people can quickly navigate what they want to buy and from whom. You can’t appeal to them the way you would in a store. You have to learn how they want to buy and then provide products in that way.”
Learning how is becoming easier as companies offer more-sophisticated Website analysis software and services. “Companies are able to carefully track the behavior of consumers,” explains Patti Freeman Evans, a retail analyst at New York–based Jupiter Research. “They can see the paths these site visitors travel as they browse and place goods into their shopping carts, only to abandon the purchase at the checkout line. This reveals a lot about the ‘pain points’ on a Website.”
New York–based Danskin Inc., which makes women’s dance and exercise apparel, hired Ann Arbor, Michigan-based ForeSee Results to analyze its site and survey its customers. The company discovered that while Danskin’s effort to drive visitors to the site through paid search and affiliate referral programs was successful, once would-be customers arrived they were turned off by confusing navigation and poor graphics: instead of showing photographs of its products, Danskin had simply upload the line drawings from the catalog it sent to its B2B partners.


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Holy smokes, we’ve got another goodie for you: Fat will be releasing the next Sundowner record! Sundowner is the solo outlet of Chris McCaughan, the songwriter, vocalist and musician from Chicago, Illinois who also happens to be the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of The Lawrence Arms. Sundowner, whose studio albums feature Lawrence Arms bandmate Neil Hennessy, debuted in 2007 with the release of Four One Five Two on Red Scare, followed in 2010 by We Chase the Waves on Asian Man. Chris says, “Both records were different and needed to be on different labels, this one follows the pattern.” On writing the record Chris reflects “It was all written and recorded in Chicago, and in a lot of ways the record is about the city.” While we’re not quite ready to debut a track you can get reacquainted with Sundowner via Chris’ soundcloud player here. Read what Chris had to say about signing to Fat below:
Fat Mike called me up to talk about the new Sundowner record and I said, “I really didn’t think you’d like it…” and he said something like, “Yeah, I didn’t think so either. I was kinda surprised. It’s a pretty good record. Good songs.” And, well… here we are. Got lots of love for the Fat Wreck crew and I’m extremely stoked to be teamin’ up with them to release this new album. Furrr sure. -Chris
Rank Your Records: Lagwagon’s Joey Cape Rates 25 Years Of Melodic Punk Classics (and Also ‘Duh’) over at Noisey.
Darius Koski’s Sisu get’s a great review on Dying Scene! 4 outta 5 stars!
Pre-Order a color vinyl repressing of Dillinger Four’s classic album, Situationist Comedy, NOW!
Check it! New Chris Cresswell Summer tour dates!
FEST 14 announced their line up! Lagwagon, Bad Cop/Bad Cop, Banner Pilot and Night Birds are all playing!
toyGuitar’s In This Mess gets another thumbs up.
Descendents are playing Boston! Details here.
Deutschland! Beobachten sie die neue Good Riddance video!
Good Riddance starts their run of record release shows for Peace in Our Time today!


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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB SATISFACTION AND ABSENTEEISM IN A SELECTED FIELD SERVICES SECTION WITHIN AN ELECTRICITY UTILITY IN THE WESTERN CAPE
BEVERLEY ANN JOSIAS
SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF COMMERCE
FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
SUPERVISOR: Mr Karl Heslop
Absenteeism - employees not showing up for work when scheduled - can be a major problem for organisations. As pressures increase on the budgets and competitiveness of companies, more attention is being given to reduce workplace absenteeism and its cost. Most research has concluded that absence is a complex variable and that it is influenced by multiple causes, both personal and organisational. Job satisfaction has been noted as one of the factors influencing an employee’s motivation to attend. Studies on the
relationship between absenteeism and job satisfaction seem to be inconsistent. Some research has found no correlation between these two variables whereas other studies indicate a weak to moderate relationship between these two variables.
There is limited research on the job satisfaction-absenteeism relationship within South African organisations. The aim of the present study was therefore to determine whether there is a relationship between job satisfaction and absenteeism in a selected department within an Electricity Utility in the Western Cape.
One hundred and twenty one (121) respondents completed a biographical questionnaire as well as a Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) to identify their levels of job satisfaction. To ascertain the extent of absenteeism, respondents were asked to report on their number of days absent and their absence frequency within a six month period.
Results indicate that there is a weak, inverse relationship between both the number and frequency of sick leave days and the job satisfaction levels of the sampled employees.
The relationship between biographical variables and absenteeism was also investigated. The results indicate a significant relationship between respondents’ biographical characteristics (gender, age, number of dependents, tenure and marital status) absenteeism. and
There was no statistically significant correlation between job level of
respondents and absenteeism.
The relationship between biographical variables and job satisfaction was also investigated. The study found that the six biographical characteristics significantly
explain the variance in job satisfaction. The variance accounted for by these six variables is however, relatively small. Furthermore, the results indicate that job level and tenure are the best predictors of job satisfaction in the selected sample.
Absenteeism Consequences of absenteeism Measures of absence Model of attendance Reducing absenteeism Demographic variables Job satisfaction Theories of job satisfaction Measures of job satisfaction Causes of job satisfaction
1.1 INTRODUCTION To many in the world of work, absenteeism is one of those stubborn problems for which “…..there is no clear culprit and no easy cure” (Rhodes & Steers, 1990, p. 1). Furthermore, as a general phenomenon it does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of sex, race and religion. Bydawell (2000, p. 15) postulates that “employers have the right to expect good attendance from their employees as employment is a contract between two consenting parties.” The author further states that absentee issues will undoubtedly arise within the employment relationship, and should be resolved in a manner which is fair and equitable to both the employer and the employee. Absenteeism can be very costly to organisations and enormous savings can be realised through effective management of non-attendance at work.
Besides the cost implications, absenteeism is...
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All children deserve opportunities to explore and be involved in the arts.
The National PTA Reflections program is PTA’s cornerstone arts program. It was developed in 1969 by Colorado’s PTA President Mary Lou Anderson to encourage students to explore their talents and express themselves. Since then, the Reflections Program has inspired millions of students to reflect on a specific theme and create original artwork. Each year, students in Grades Pre-K through 12 are recognized for bringing the theme to life through dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts.
In 2012, the Special Artist Division emerged as an optional division for students whose physical, cognitive, or mental health challenges meet ADA guidelines. Please check with your state PTA office regarding state availability, guidelines and rules.
The arts—and the National PTA Reflections program, in particular—can be a valuable tool for building stronger partnerships in your school community. For more information about Reflections and Family-School Partnerships, click here.
- Blog: U.S. Department of Education Ceremony Honors Reflections Winners
- Blog: Reflections: A Gallery of 2011-2012 Student Art
- Reflections & Family Engagement: How to apply PTA's National Standards for Family-School Partnerships to your Reflections activities.
- National Award Winning Entries: View award winning artwork of the 2011-2012 “Diversity Means” Reflections program.
Believe, Dream, Inspire
The theme for PTA’s 2013–14 Reflections Program is Believe, Dream, Inspire. This theme was submitted through the Reflections Theme Search Contest by Julie Lampert of Waverly Park PTA, located in East Rockaway, New York.
“My Inspiration for the theme came from my experience in competitive sports. I hope that students across the country will strive to make their dreams become a reality,” Julie writes.
Each fall, thousands of students submit concepts for a future Reflections theme to their State PTA organizations. Your State PTA will select five themes to submit to the National PTA for consideration in the 2015–16 National PTA Reflections theme contest.
Complete an entry form and submit your concept according to your state PTA’s guidelines.
Mary Lou Anderson Arts Enhancement Grants
Matching grants for student-centered arts education programs.
At the end of the academic year, National PTA issues a request for proposals to PTA/PTSAs that want to take arts education to the next level. A limited number of matching grants of up to $1,000 are given in the Fall to PTA/PTSAs focused on student-centered programs to improve arts education, with special consideration given to programs that reach large numbers of at-risk students. Email email@example.com to let us know if you want to receive the request for proposals when it is distributed, as well as other important Reflections updates.
All applications must be submitted online by Friday, March 22, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST. It is recommended that you review the grant narrative before you proceed with the application and formulate responses that can be cut and pasted into the application.
Go to http://Reflections.MLA2013.questionpro.com to complete an application.
Questions? Email firstname.lastname@example.org or call (800) 307-4782.


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In 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to two children, including a stillborn.
2022 has been a complicated year for Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez. Last April, the couple shared sad news on their social networks. While expecting twins, they announced that one of the two children had died at birth. “It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away. Only the birth of our daughter gives us the strength to live this moment with hope and happiness,” they wrote in an Instagram post. Last January, in an interview for the Spanish edition of “ELLE”, Georgina Rodriguez returned to the painful ordeal of losing her son: “The happiest moment has become the saddest. It’s something that will be with me all my life and that we can’t forget. »
A pregnancy under stress
On March 24, Netflix will unveil the second season of the show “I am Georgina”, which follows the daily life of Cristiano Ronaldo’s companion. According to the Spanish media The Spanish “, the latter confides once again on this terrible ordeal and makes new revelations in the show.
As the media reports, Georgina Rodriguez would confide in this new season to having had three miscarriages before becoming pregnant with their twins: “I was very scared at each ultrasound before the birth of the twins. I felt very tense because I had already had three miscarriages and came home in pieces. A very stressful pregnancy and a very difficult delivery. An event that will mark Georgina Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo for life.


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Flu Alerts: Just Doing Our Job
Written by: Paul Motter
The job of the CDC is to warn us of the worst possible outcome. Is it our job to be the voice of reason? if not us, who?
The CDC has a duty to protect us from diseases, especially deadly ones, and they do their job very well. Were they to mistakenly underestimate the H1N1 flu virus they alone would bear the responsibility, so they have nothing to lose by erring on the side of caution. Furthermore, as a government agency don’t expect anyone in government, especially the President, to contradict them.
Unfortunately, that leads to a very one-sided point of view. Doesn’t someone need to be the voice of moderation, or even contradiction to the CDC? In the past that would have been the media, but not this time around. Okay, so being in the travel industry maybe I need to say a few things. You can take my words with a grain of salt if you prefer.
We just got the latest H1N1 updates from the CDC, the new head of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sibilius, and Janet Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security.
Interviewer Chris Wallace asked CDC spokesman Dr. Richard Besser if he would characterize the media’s response to flu reports as overreaction. Besser replied “if the virus had shown other factors that made it more serious, then the reaction would be warranted.” Perfect syntax, Richard, “If, then, would be…”
Then the CDC warned us once again that the virus could come roaring back next fall, as the 1918 Swine Flu pandemic did. This is the CDC’s trump card to keep us all on our feet. They have no way to give us the odds that will happen, however, but they have one case where a swine flu did that, and so we have to assume it is a possibility. Even though the CDC said the current H1N1 does not have the same genetic markers for “sustainability” as the 1918 flu did.
So, what are the chances a flu that currently does not have a certain genetic marker could develop one? Isn’t it a tenet of evolution that mutations are random, and survival is more or less a fortunate accident of nature? In other words, lets not put it in people’s minds that the virus has a will of its own to become more “sustainable.” It might happen, but its a roll of the dice, like growing spots.
Even if it does mutate for sustainability. What is different between 1918 and 2009? Today we have antibiotics, flu vaccines and robust quantities of anti-viral medicines such as Tamiflu which have proven to be very effective to H1N1. Put them all together and what do you have? Well, so far we know this virus has responded pretty well to many medicines they didn’t have back then, enough to make a difference…
Still, all we currently have to study is the existing flu. Besser says H1N1 in its current U.S. form has all the characteristics of a regular seasonal flu. That was a huge statement, in hugely understated terms.
Still pursuing the “are we overreacting theme” Besser was asked whether Fort Worth was right to close 147 Texas schools, leaving 80,000 kids with no place to go for two weeks, due to just one confirmed case of our flu. Besser replied, “If that one case had proven to be more virulent and the flu had spread to more students then it certainly was not an overreaction.”
“If that case had proven (which it didn’t) and it spread (which it didn’t) …
They sent 80,000 kids home instead of one student that never showed symptoms worse than an average flu. And where did he go? Not to the hospital as far as I know. The media has not been given one hospitalization to follow, to show the progression and severity of the disease. How many cases in the U.S. have been hospitalized out of some 230 confirmed cases? Only about 30.
Besser said on Sunday that schools should close if they have a “confirmed” case of H1N1 — But it was just last Tuesday that President Obama said a “suspected” case is enough to close a school.
In this country, after a week of full attention, we now have just 227 confirmed cases of H1N1. We have only 19 deaths in two months from this virus worldwide, all of them contracting the disease in Mexico, and we still have no answer as to why these people died. The CDC has suggested the Mexican form of the virus was much more virulent and there were likely mitigating circumstances such as no access to health care, other weaknesses, etc.
In Mexico, the virus affected mostly older children and young adults. The CDC suspects that older U.S. citizens are already immune to the virus. There have been strains of human, avian and swine flu in this country before, such as in 1976. Why don’t we have a better break down of the ages of people it has affected in the U.S.? Out of 227 confirmed cases, why have only 30 of them been hospitalized? What are the exact criteria for hospitalizing an H1N1 flu victim in this country, or for closing a school? That has not been defined for us by the CDC. In fact, almost nothing about this disease, as it exists in its current form, has been defined for us by the CDC – except the very scary possibility that it will lurk in the shadows until next autumn and return with a murderous vengence. Tuck in your kids and let your imagination run wild, mom!
To me it seems the CDC doesn’t want us to know much of anything. How many specifics do we really have about this disease? Has the CDC really been working on this, are did they go straight to the road show? Every tidbit of scientific evidence I have heard comes out in in convoluted and disjointed dribs and drabs between stern warnings about what might happen next year. Is this science, or the prelude to a horror movie?
We also heard this from the CDC; the health departments in individual states have now received test kits to verifying the flu independently. This explains the big increase in reported cases the last few days, but it will level off quickly at the end of the week because in fact the disease is not spreading much at all any more. There are more confirmed cases, but they are coming from the backlog. Oh, the CDC didn’t actually spell that out? Read between the lines, America.
The CDC further said that from now on they are less concerned about certifying the exact virus in every case(!) They are now only concerned about verifying the virus in serious cases where it is vital to the treatment. In other words, even the CDC is no longer officially verifying and counting cases of H1N1 anymore. Interesting.
The CDC has now confirmed yet another step to actually give us less information about the virus. I am not implying there is any harm in this, just the opposite. It tells me the concern by the CDC about the H1N1 virus has slipped yet another notch towards being just another flu virus. Even the CDC is getting bored.
Is the CDC warning the general public not to travel? No. Both Sebelius and Napolitano said today, “we are not asking people not to travel. People should go on with their normal daily lives.” Then they couched it as “If you are ill or if you are exposed to someone who is ill we ask you not to go into confined public places.”
I’m surprised they didn’t work longer on getting a better double negative for that last piece of advice.
And finally, after being pressed a third time, Dr. Besser said, “we are seeing encouraging signs that H1N1 is no more severe than any regular seasonal flu.” And that may be as close as we get to the CDC saying this is not be the crisis we were being led to believe.
So, what have we learned? We have learned the CDC is very unlikely to characterize ANY reaction to this flu as an overreaction, except one. And we finally heard the CDC say it acts pretty much like any other virus.
The absence of another reaction, that makes complete sense but is of no concern to the CDC, is an even larger unspoken confirmation that the CDC is not all that worried. What about closing the borders with Mexico? The argument that it is like closing the barn door after the horse has escaped is ridiculous. This is a herd of horses.
If they had any real concern about the obviously more virulent form of the virus continuing to escape from Mexico they would at least be monitoring and quarantining a few people at the border. But, have you heard of one person being denied entry to the United States due to exhibiting flu symptoms at any border crossing? I know I haven’t. The Administration won’t even step up illegal border crossing surveillance. Even though a sick person would probably not try to enter the United States through a monitored border crossing.
But, we did hear about an airliner landing in Boston because a woman onboard was sniffling. The CDC did not characterize that as an overreaction either.
All indications are that we should be hearing the CDC say that they are no longer obsessed with H1N1. We should hear them say it’s time to return to normal life. But they haven’t said it and they probably never will.
Yes, the CDC and other public health officials are doing their jobs very, very well.
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Endless premiers and a myriad of glamorous red carpets. With the French Riviera as the backdrop, the who’s who of the film world come together to celebrate the craft of storytelling through cinema; that’s what the 2018 Cannes Film Festival is known and loved for.
In a refreshing, and possibly an effort to self-correct back to an era of refinement, Cannes’ Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux announced right before the event’s opening that red carpet selfies would be banned this year — and likely going forward. Ahhh….imagine that; having to actually live in the moment!
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He will soon be on to the next conquest, so nip this egocentric sport in the bud. Sure, all people has made mistakes and done issues prior to now that doesn’t make them proud. However, an sincere individual could have no qualms about being truthful about her previous, the place she grew up, former marriages, and so forth. Pay consideration if she will get defensive and turns it round on you as in case you have belief issues. If you stayed with your narcissist for any size of time, you might be wanting again and questioning why you wasted a lot time on them. And when you racked up a bunch of debt for them or had their kids, you’ve got much more than wasted time in your plate.
As a end result, the sufferer may hesitate to open up or be themselves around you. They may also be trigger-happy, that means that even small actions on your half might cause them to panic or become extremely upset. One of the most common signs of being in a relationship with somebody who has NPD is people-pleasing conduct. Revenge provides us a sense of control once we really feel helpless. Being there for them when they need you and offering an emotionally safe space to specific their feelings is crucial.
This result’s inevitable as long as these people are in a relationship with the narcissist. Because the narcissist has so many wants, there merely is not sufficient area within the relationship for the partner to have many needs of their very own. One may imagine that the narcissist is most drawn to companions who will show them the most attention. As a practicing psychologist, one of the widespread problems patients present is the stress and confusion that stems from having a relationship with somebody who is narcissistic.
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They could have bother studying to belief once more and rebuilding their shallowness. If your companion is experiencing any of those signs, advise them to talk to a mental well being skilled who might help them get the therapy they want. It’s very important to help your partner learn to set boundaries and stand up for themselves. It will be a sophisticated course of, however it’s essential for the health of your relationship. This lack of trust is as a result of a narcissist programmed them to suppose that every one men are abusive and untrustworthy. You’ll need to be affected thaifriendly prices person and understanding if you would like to earn their trust.
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You could notice critical adjustments in your shallowness and confidence. They feel inherently entitled to receive whatever they want. Subsequently, they often project these visions onto their companions at first. You clarify the concerning behaviors you’ve observed and ask if something’s going on.
You’ll be taught to trust again
Competition can be wholesome in a relationship, however you need to never use it as a way to management or belittle your associate. However, having a healthy, profitable relationship with somebody affected by this type of abuse is feasible. However, over time, the abuser will start to put her down, criticize her, and make her feel worthless.
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Of course, it’s important to notice that not all relationships with a person who has NPD shall be this troublesome. Some individuals can enhance narcissistic tendencies and develop much less one-sided relationships with remedy. A particular person with NPD just isn’t always able to the reciprocity that is necessary for healthy relationships. They may attempt to turn their shortcomings or failures round on others.
His behavior just isn’t your fault, and you’re on no account responsible for it. He desires your whole attention on a daily basis and needs to be your every thing. So when you find joy, attention, or love wherever else, he’ll attempt to sabotage it.
You’ll know that you should be treated properly by now
But there’s a distinction between someone who is just full of themselves versus somebody who’s clinically diagnosed with narcissistic persona dysfunction (NPD). If you’ve experienced narcissistic abuse, you could additionally have bother setting wholesome boundaries in your relationships with others. If your loved ones don’t understand, you’ll probably really feel pretty alone — which only increases your vulnerability to further narcissistic manipulation. The person abusing you could pull you again in with kindness, even apologies, or by pretending the abuse never happened.
In truth, he’s more praiseworthy and in awe of all you do. But after your last relationship, that type of attention makes you uncomfortable. The truth you don’t notice you might be as beautiful and as special as you are, might be what attracts him more. You by no means knew when your exes character would change, while he wasn’t nice on an everyday basis he had a method of charming you and making up for whatever happened. It was constructed on an unstable ground of excessive intense feelings where every thing was at all times your fault.

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It looks like we may have some pricing for the new Nintendo 3DS here in the UK as it has appeared online at a number of retailers with pre-order prices of £299, although this pricing is yet to be confirmed by Nintendo.
Retailers The Hut, WHSmith, Best Buy and Woolworths are all taking pre-orders for the Nintendo 3DS, and some of the retailers have a price listed of £299 whilst other have no pricing listed.
The Nintendo 3Ds features two displays, one of which is a 3D display, the top one and it is a 3.5 inch display with a resolution of 800 x 240 pixels. The 3D works without the need for 3D glasses, and from the 800 x 240 pixel display 400 of the pixels are allocated to each eye.
The second display is a 3 inch display with a resolution 320 x 240 pixels. processing comes from two 266MHz ARM11 processors, a PICA200 133MHZ GPU by DMP, and 64MB of RAM, plus 4MB of video RAM.
A price of £299 does seem quite expensive for a handheld gaming console, when compared to other handheld consoles, although this is the first handheld gaming console to feature a 3D display.
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Will Be Hitting Shelves Worldwide This November 10
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla coming this November 10
Ubisoft has just announced that the latest addition to the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will launch on November 10 worldwide on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on PC. Ubisoft also revealed that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be a launch title for the upcoming Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will take full advantage of the next-gen hardware of the new Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles to deliver enhanced visuals and performance. You can expect the game to run at 60 FPS in full 4K resolution on the Xbox Series X with higher resolution textures and improved shadow quality, along with clutter density. it will also feature faster loading times and smoother world transversal experience with Xbox’s DirectStorage.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will also utilise Xbox’s Smart Deliver technology, which would allow players to purchase the game once and play it on either the Xbox One, the Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S on launch day. There will also be support for cross-save functionality between Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S.
Ubisoft further revealed that alongside Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, another one of their upcoming games, Watch Dogs: Legion will also be a launch title for the new next-gen Xbox consoles. The new Watch Dogs: Legion game will instead release on October 29 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, the Epic Games Store and Ubisoft Store on PC.
For more information on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion, do check out Ubisoft’s page here.
Pokdepinion: I’m interested to see how AC Valhalla would be like. I wasn’t a massive fan of the previous two AC games as I was of the older ones but I won’t deny that the games were good and had quite interesting stories.
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The Committee on Standards in Public Life has today published its review on MPs’ outside interests. The Committee has recommended that The Code of Conduct for MPs and Guide to the Rules should be updated to state that outside interests, whether paid or unpaid, should not compromise their principal role as an MP. The Committee has also recommended that MPs should not accept gifts, benefits, or hospitality from lobbyists. Finally, the report has also recommended that MPs should not accept any paid work to provide services as a Parliamentary strategist.
Francis Ingham MPRCA, Director General, PRCA, said:
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“We have always argued that when it comes to lobbying, you simply cannot be both a lobbyist and an MP. The PRCA Code of Conduct already bans lawmakers from being lobbyists. Therefore, we are delighted to see that the Committee has given more clarity on the issue in their recommendations.
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Brewers try to bounce back against Mets
In the wake of the move of rightfielder Domingo Santana to the disabled list (sore right elbow), the Milwaukee Brewers will try to bounce back tonight against the New York Mets at Miller Park.
Junior Guerra makes the start for Milwaukee, and will be countered by the resurgent Matt Harvey.
Also, the second day of the MLB Draft continues. The Brewers have gone heavy on college pitchers so far today.
SS Jonathan Villar
2B Scooter Gennett
LF Ryan Braun
C Jonathan Lucroy
1B Chris Carter
CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
3B Aaron Hill
RF Ramon Flores
P Junior Guerra
RF Curtis Granderson
LF Alejandro De Aza
CF Yoenis Cespedes
1B James Loney
SS Asdrubal Cabrera
3B Wilmer Flores
2B Kelly Johnson
C Kevin Plawecki
P Matt Harvey
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- Craig Counsell wants Jonathan Villar to learn lesson
- Brewers look to take series from Diamondbacks
- Brewers place Jacob Barnes on DL, recall Michael Blazek
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- Having to shut down Domingo Santana again 'a big setback'
- Jean Segura, Rickie Weeks return to Miller Park

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Albert Powley Pictures
Albert and Viola�s Golden Wedding anniversary celebration,
November 13, 1933.
From left to right; Arlene Powley, Genevieve Case, Fred Powley,
Abel Powley, Frederick Powley, George Powley, Horace Powley,
Elizabeth (wife of Horace), Lucy (wife of George), Viola (mother),
behind Viola is Hume Case & Stanley Powley, Albert Powley (father),
Ethel Gard Powley, Nellie Powley (wife of Abel), Mable Powley Johnson,
Mary Gard, Ida Powley Case
The �Powley Girls� at Viola and Albert�s farm.
From left, back row - Mrs. Abel (Nellie) Powley, Viola (mother),
Ida Powley Case, Myrtle Powley Gilkerson, Mrs. Horace (Elizabeth) Powley,
Mrs. George (Lucy) Powley. sitting from left - Vera, Marie, Francis
(Fred Powley�s girls), Hazel Powley, Beulah Johnson, Pearle Powley
Albert and Viola�s farm buildings in 1995, remains in the Powley
family; JRW Farm.
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Unfortunately, when the ignition switch fails, the BTSI system also prevents you from completely shifting into park and removing the key. To confirm that this is the cause of the problem, check for battery voltage at the BTSI fuse in the fuse box with the ignition turned OFF. If you don’t get voltage at the fuse, move to the ignition switch. Check for battery voltage at the B+ terminal. It should read within 1 volt of battery voltage. If not, replace the ignition switch
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Dear Mr. Matheson-
You are my Congressman. I don’t like it, because I think you’re doing a fairly lousy job, but you are my Congressman at least until they redistrict me into Congressman Chaffetz’s district later this year, so I thought I’d write and give you a suggestion for how to better do the job we elected you to do.
As you might have heard, there’s been some wrangling about the budget recently, and the size of the debt the US has incurred, and also about the deficit the budget is causing. I know you have some ideas about those things, not that anyone is listening to you, because, let’s face it, you’re essentially invisible up there. Nancy Pelosi knows she can’t count on you, and the Republicans have your face on a dart board as one of their best takeout targets in 2012. Still, you seem a decent fellow, and this might be an idea you could use.
The Senate is supposed to pass a budget. They’re…well, they’re not passing anything. They haven’t passed a budget in over 820 days. This is hardly your fault, and I’m not blaming you for it, and I’m even willing to admit the possibility that it’s just a coincidence that this 820 days or so begins about the time President Obama was elected. This isn’t about pointing fingers at people; it’s about pointing out a direction to go. So the Senate doesn’t have a budget. In fact, Paul Ryan’s budget is the only one that’s been passed by EITHER house of Congress in a good long while, and it’s because I see that you voted “No” on that that I wanted to write this. Clearly you have ideas about what the budget should be, since you said with your vote that Mr. Ryan’s budget isn’t it.
Why not produce a budget of your own? You’re a “moderate”. You’re supposed to be a guy that can get us all to sit together and sing Kumbaya, so I would think that if those things were true, your budget ought to be a pretty good one. Can you show us what it is?
Actually, I have an even better idea. You love town hall meetings. I’ve been to them, and in my professional opinion, you’re extremely good at that kind of format. Personally, I like you. I don’t want to, but I can’t help it. I think that’s true of a lot of people in our district, which is why you keep getting elected. Why not combine your skills at town hall meetings with a “budget session”, and get us all together and craft a budget plan. Utah Second Congressional District’s Budget Plan. You can take it to the floor of the House, thump it down on the rostrum and say “l0ok, people, this isn’t that hard. My district can do it. We have a plan. Where’s YOUR plan, distinguished colleagues, excepting Mr. Ryan, who gets a pass because he actually has one?”
I mean, that sounds to me like statesmanship. I won’t like the plan you put there on that rostrum, because you and I have certain fundamental differences of opinion when it comes to government. That’s okay. I have a feeling that you’d listen to what I had to say before rejecting it, which is refreshing all by itself. You have a fair number of radical elements in your district – they call them “Tea Party” people, as if there was actually such a thing – and this would be a good way to see if they have anything useful to say to you. My experience is that we as a people tend to be pretty bright about this fiscal stuff. You might learn something. And we might, too, hearing your ideas.
Pass out a budget summary. Have people mark it up. Talk about what you’d like to see cut, and what you absolutely can’t live with eliminating. Have a Budget Session, since the Senate seems incapable of it. Don’t you think that would be a valuable contribution to the debate? It isn’t like it’s over now that you raised the debt ceiling. We’re going to hit it again, you know. As a friend of mine put it the other day, raising the legal limit for blood alcohol level doesn’t make Congress any less drunk. I thought that was a good metaphor, even in Utah.
So that’s my idea, and I know you’re unlikely to read this or to do anything about it if you did, but I wonder what would happen if a substantial number of Congressmen did this. Can you imagine the fun of fifty or a hundred different budgets, all available online, all proposed and developed and marked up by the very people that are going to have to pay for them? Doesn’t that sound like a legislative process with some substance, instead of empty posturing?
Well, it’s just an idea. I’ll be seeing you, either way. Thank you for listening, and thank you for doing whatever it is you do, because even though we’re not exactly seeing eye to eye on this stuff, I’m glad it’s you in that seat and not me.
Chris Jones, one of the Lehi people that can’t figure out why we’re in your district in the first place


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The oceans are vast, covering about 70% of the earth surface and large parts of the ocean are remote and seldom visited by ships. In addition the oceans are deep, with an average depth of about 3800 meters. The remoteness and the difficult conditions (for instance, the pressure a 2000 meters depth is 200 bars, the same pressure as in a full scuba tank) make observations of the ocean difficult. At the same time, the large scale of the ocean makes the ocean a fundamental part of the global climate system. It is interesting to note that the ocean is absorbing 93% of the extra heat to the Earth, making the ocean the most important buffer of heat on the planet. That means that even small variations in the way water are transported around by currents will have large effect on things like atmospheric temperature. The oceans also have a large buffer capacity for carbon dioxide that has absorbed about 30% of CO2 (the main greenhouse gas) emitted by human activities. In that sense, the ocean is doing a great service to us in absorbing heat and CO2, without the oceans the atmosphere would have warmed a lot more. It is therefore important to make measurements of the ocean to understand how fast the ocean is heating and absorbing CO2.
The obvious way to observe the ocean is to sail out on a research vessel, take water samples and make measurements. Even today, that is the only way to measure a whole range of chemical and biological variables, and the only way to observe the ocean below 2000 m depth (about half of the ocean volume is below 2000 m depth). The drawback is that research vessels are expensive and so that scientists are trying to use robots to make measurements. The most important robotic system is the so called Argo system, also called profiling floats. These are instruments that can adjust its buoyancy so they either sink, stay or float. The floats are drifting with the currents at 1000 meters depth, and every 10 days they sink to 2000 meter and then ascend to the surface while taking measurements. Once at the surface the data are send home over satellite telephone and then the float sinks back to 1000 m depth to sleep for another 10 days. In the beginning these floats only measured temperature and salinity but recently scientists has developed sensors for measuring chemical variables such as oxygen, nitrate and the acidity (i.e. pH) of the water. The “new” variables are being measured on some of the almost 4000 Argo floats that are currently measuring the ocean at any time.
Other autonomous observing systems include moored observing platforms, where various sensors measure variables such as salinity, temperature, oxygen and currents, although several other variables can be measured from sub-surface mooring. The advantage of a mooring is the high temporal frequency that can be sampled, so that even short time fluctuations and variability can be observed and characterized; long term mooring observations are critically important to understand variability and trends in the ocean. The moorings are, obviously, not moving but measure at one particular spot, so that data from other, mobile, platforms can be used to extrapolate observed local signals to larger areas of the ocean. On several locations there are regular visits by research vessels, often combined with a mooring operation. This has the advantage of the feasibility to measure a wide range of variables that are not easily done with a sensor on a mooring. One example of such a site is the Cape Verde Ocean Observatory (CVOO, http://cvoo.geomar.de/) that is operated by GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in cooperation with the local partners INDP. It is from sites like this one that we can best monitor the acidification of the ocean related to the uptake of anthropogenic CO2.
Another important ocean observing system is satellites. From space one can determine both the temperature and salinity of the ocean surface and by analyzing the color of the ocean scientists can calculate the amount of phytoplankton and particles, for instance. Obviously, the satellites can only measure the surface ocean, for the interior ocean other instruments are needed.
Although the satellite observations are organized across agencies and are well aligned with ocean observational requirements, the in-situ systems are more fragmented and funding for sustaining observations is fragile in most case. One problem is that a large fraction of ocean observations are funded on short-term (a few years) scientific projects, which aligns poorly with requirements for sustained observations. Scientists are trying to remedy these problems in different ways; one very exciting development is the multitude of new and accurate sensors that can be deployed on a range of autonomous or manned platforms.
Recently the Implementation Plan of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) 2016 was published, and approved by the UNFCCC during the COP-22 in Marrakech. This plan outlines observational needs for climate, and one part of the plan is focused on the ocean. Although we need to make sustained observations of the ocean for different purposes than climate, the needs for climate observations are well articulated. For instance, the Paris Agreement from 2015 identifies the need of using the best available scientific knowledge for effective and progressive response of climate change. One part of that is systematic observation of the climate system and early warning systems, in a manner that informs climate services and supports decision-making.
Text: Dr. Toste Tanhua GEOMAR, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung, Kiel.


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A Bakersfield man convicted of murder for causing a deadly accident at a North County construction site could be off the road the rest of his life after his Superior Court sentencing.
Jerad Cross, 32, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life in prison for causing the death of Richard Gamez, 45, of Clovis on Nov. 7, 2012. Cross was a driving a truck hauling two large storage containers near Paso Robles when he slammed into Gamez’s pickup truck, which was stopped behind a semi-truck. At the time of the crash, Cross was under the influence of prescription drugs, which he had crushed and snorted to have a greater affect.
The District Attorney’s Office pursued a second-degree murder charge partly because of Cross’ troubling record of traffic offenses. Cross, who had five speeding tickets, three at-fault accidents and a previous DUI, was driving with a suspended license at the time of the fatal wreck.
At trial, his attorney argued that he was not guilty of murder because he didn’t realize he was putting others at risk.
Cross was also convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving with a suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia.