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Statistics maven Nate Silver, whose FiveThirtyEight blog accurately predicted the outcome of the 2012 presidental election, much to the dismay of certain partisan pundits, is predicting a Seattle Seahawks-New England Patriots matchup for Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on February 3. News outlets throughout the Seattle area jumped on the bandwagon Thursday, noting how Silver's accuracy in political prognostication is unparalleled. However, none seemed to mention that, earlier in the NFL season (and right after his election success), Silver was asked by RotoExperts, a Fantasy Football website, to predict the games of November 11/12. Silver got eight outcomes correct and six incorrect, including the Seahawks' victory over the New York Jets. Seems politics might be easier to predict than football.
Identify the gaps that technology can fill.
“There is more to our business than asphalt and paving,” says Lee. “We have to keep up with plant and equipment management, communications, competitors, security and environmental regulations.” Lee met with his CIO and IT directors to determine how technology was going to add value inside and outside the business. The firm developed a digital roadmap that provided clarity around the technology initiatives people were going to work on; for each, it set accountabilities, timelines and goals. They used this roadmap to manage ongoing progress and to determine whether or not the new “shiny technology objects” matched the vision and strategy. The most important initiative was to replace Lakeside’s aging enterprise resource planning system. This would require modernizing processes and technology infrastructure to support collaboration with business management across the company — a broad impact to the business. Another key initiative was improving how it estimated projects and managed customer relationships. This new system would only be successful with buy-in from the people in the field using the software.
Communicate the importance of technology to the management team.
While its employees are part of a family, Lakeside Industries is also a distributed business run by a group of autonomous regional managers who needed to believe in the vision. Lee presented the specifics of the strategy to all managers: The message was “IT can no longer be just a department.” Business and technology leaders — who rarely interfaced — had the opportunity to discuss and debate what was at stake. Their conclusion? Software isn’t a gutsy gamble or a bold bet — it’s table stakes. The result was a set of guiding principles, alignment and excitement for what’s ahead. For the first time in the company’s history, business and technology people now have harmony around a shared digital vision — working together as one to contribute to healthier profitability and improved customer relations. In the end, Lakeside Industries’ road to the future has been paved with much more than good intentions.
TIM GOGGIN is president of Sappington, a Seattle consulting firm that advises clients on digital change. Reach him at email@example.com.


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In the run up to one of the most profitable events of the year, Christmas, food, presents and Christmas cards are everywhere. In America the average shopper plans to spend $704.18 (£448.29) on Christmas gifts alone. $403 (£256.62) of that will be spend on their children. However, food and gifts aren’t the end of it. $46.73 (£29.76) is spent on decorations and lights. And in a survey 87% of people said lights and decorations, help get them into the Christmas Spirit. You can find hundreds more horrifying facts about Christmas here.
As I was reading the Metro today, this story appeared about what people know about the Nativity Story and Christmas. It read:
However some children (that’s right, the people who squeal as soon as the Christmas adverts start showing on TV), are apparently a little confused as to what we are actually celebrating.
A recent survey found that one in five children believe Jesus Christ is a football player for Chelsea, rather then the son of God.
Several others also thought Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer was in the stable at the birth of Jesus (presumably these children were not among the ones who thought Jesus grew up to play on the left wing).
Half of five to 12-year-olds were under the impression that December 25 is Father Christmas’ birthday, and a third of children they spoke to got confused and thought Jesus was born in the South Pole.
Bosses at the shopping centre said they hope to improve knowledge of the nativity story in youngsters so they can ‘enjoy the festivities even more’.
The story can we read, emailed and downloaded here on the Metro website.
After releasing this story, the Metro did a survey and asked their viewers this question;
The Feast is a Christian charity based in Birmingham, to promote community cohesion between Christian and Muslim young people. The Feast is empowering young people to become peacemakers and spearhead social change.
The RCG editing team recently went to a Feast event in Birmingham and learnt a lot about Muslims. The Feast gives you a chance to talk about your faith with other people of your ages and gender, while having heaps of fun. All of us here at RCG recommend that you take a look at ‘The Feast’ website and take a look if there are any events that you like the look of. To get to their website click here, or visit http://www.thefeast.org.uk.
When attending any Feast event, you must abide by their Code of Conduct, which is displayed below:
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I think the event that the RCG team went to, changed all of our lives in some way or another. For me personally, ‘The Feast’ gave me the confidence to talk about my faith openly to other people who I would normally, speak to about my faith. As well as this, I have realized that some religions (Islam) are very similar to Christianity and that it is easy to speak out your faith to Muslims, that you don’t know. The event that the RCG team went to was a great chance for us to ask questions about other peoples faith.

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First published in 1989, this book seeks to demonstrate the social and political images of late-twentieth century London — the post-big-bang city, docklands, trade union defeats, a mounting north-south divide — do not mark as decisive break with the past as they may appear to. It argues that the most striking thing about London’s history since 1800 is the continuities and recurrences which punctuate it. The essays collected in this book focus on these themes and address important questions about class, nationality, sexual difference, and radical politics. They combine the established strengths of social history with more innovative approaches such as the history of representations.
List of illustrations; List of contributors; Introduction David Feldman and Gareth Stedman Jones; The social problem; 1 Jennings’ Buildings and the Royal Borough: The construction of the underclass in mid-Victorian England Jennifer Davis 2 The People’s Palace: An image for East London in the 1880s Deborah E.B. Weiner 3 The importance of being English: Jewish immigration and the decay of liberal England David Feldman 4 Free from chains? The image of women’s labour in London, 1900-20 Deborah Thom; Politics: visions and practices; 5 Radical clubs and London politics, 1870-1900 John Davis 6 ‘The millennium by return of post’: Reconsidering London Progressivism, 1889-1907 Susan Pennybacker 7 Popularism and proletarianism: Unemployment and Labour politics in London, 1918-34 James Gillespie 8 The suburban nation: Politics and class in Lewisham Tom Jeffery; Identities; 9 ‘Fierce questions and taunts’ Married life in working-class London, 1870-1914 Ellen Ross 10 Becoming a women in London in the 1920s and 1930s Sally Alexander 11 The ‘cockney’ and the nation, 1780-1988 Gareth Stedman Jones; Index

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Teachers, Youth Workers and Artists have played significant roles in Lauren’s creative path and from an early age Lauren knew that she wanted to work with young people and creative practice. She is passionate about the development of dance in the Northwest and will continue to learn and to contribute to a Northwest Dance ecology with an ambitious shared vision for an exciting future, that I want to be a part of.
This year Lauren will be co- creating ‘Neverland: Our Story in Pixels’ with young people, funded through Arts Council England. This is an ongoing piece of work exploring digital identity, digital rights and making sense of the digital world with, by and for young people.
Recently, Lauren received Developing Your Creative Practice funding to explore the Notion of Freedom and what it means to young people. This project will take place in 2021-22. Lauren has been part of various artist development schemes including; the mentoring programme for Dance Consortia Northwest, the Talent Hub programme with MDI, and as a Class of 2020 artist with the Lowry. In 2020, Lauren joined the Open Online Theatre Cohort with IJAD Dance Company in September 2020 and co- created a piece of work ‘Alexa, Take Me Back To Reality.’ Lauren recently won a prize in Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, a residency with Pyramid and Parr Hall for 2021 and a public art commission for Warrington Town Centre. Recently, Lauren has completed her Level 3 youth work qualification with Your Edge and has successfully gained a place on Curious Minds ‘Global Curiosities Programme’ for 2021 and 2022. Global Curiosity is a practice sharing programme, with international visits to Greece, Poland and the UK to explore Global Youth Work. In 2021, Lauren worked with Fallen Angels Dance Theatre as an Outreach Development Consultant and in marketing and communications for Wonder Adventures. In 2021, Lauren completed a 200 hr Yoga Qualification and Level 3 Youth Work Qualification.
Lauren is performing with Wired Aerial Theatre as a Stunt Performer in Rigoletto at Bregenz Festerpiele this summer. With a passion for dance, fitness and flying, Lauren took part in an artist development project with Leftcoast and Wired Aerial Theatre in 2014. Lauren has continued training in Bungee Assisted Dance, and Vertical Wall. In 2019, Lauren worked with Wired Aerial Theatre to film a VICE documentary and became a Bungee Workout Instructor.
As a performer Lauren has been fortunate to perform in her own work and in works by James Wilton, Alesandra Seutin, Antonia Grove, Gary Clarke (solo with Ludus Dance for Light Up Lancaster, Senses at Dance Base, and Take It To The Hub, MDI) Balbir Singh (RandD), Company Carpi, Heartstone Dance, Lisi Perry (Moving Dance Forward, and Equilibrium), Le Petit Mort, Hannah Ballard- Sole Rebel, Charlene Kaliyate, Movema, Ithalia Forel (Afroplay), Joseph Raey Reid, Helen McArron, dt.Ellipsis, taciturn dance Company, in collaboration with Sam Wiehl, Angie Walton, Bernard Pierre Louis, Tilt Dance and Louise Gibbons. Lauren has performed with Corjua Jones, and Stealing Sheep at Manchester International Festival.
Lauren has always enjoyed making her own work and working collaboratively. As a maker Lauren is interested in multi-disciplinary practice, installation art, and work for unconventional spaces and theatre settings. Most recently Lauren made her first Arts Council England supported work ‘Neverland’ which toured to 5 youth friendly venues. Lauren was commissioned by Cheshire Dance, Hamilton Projects and Chester Zoo for Wild Worlds Festival in 2019. As a post graduate, Lauren made work with Lizzy Ryder as a residence artist through MDI. Her solo work ‘Someone Worth Imitating’ mentored by Gary Clarke, was selected by MDI Northern Dancers programme. It was performed at Dance City, Yorkshire Dance, Kazimier Liverpool, Turn at Contact Theatre, UCLAN Dance, and Now Dance Platform, Cheshire Dance)
In 2015-2019 Lauren worked as Dance Development Artist for Cheshire West and Chester at Cheshire Dance gaining a broad range of experience in dance development, project development, management, producing and creative delivery.
As a facilitator, Lauren has worked with a wide range of groups of people with different motivations to dance including Fallen Angels Dance Theatre, Cheshire Dance, Action Transport Theatre, Community Dance Groups that engage with MDI, Cheshire Dance and Movema and Collisions Dance (mass participation project- The Very Big Catwalk World Record) and a range of private dance schools including Centre Point, Hoylake School of Dance, Danza and Velocity.
Lauren has a wide range of experience working with young people, in the UK and internationally. Most recently Tuckshop Dance Theatre worked with Action Transport Theatre to develop digital engagement, and family dance provision at their home, Whitby Park. Lauren has delivered dance and creative arts experiences at Camp Wing in Boston (2008-2009) and Open Windows Foundation, Guatemala (2015) and is always seeking international opportunities. In the Northwest Lauren has worked for The Lowry as a Dance Artist for CAT and outreach projects. She has choreographed pieces of work with Homegrown Youth Dance Company, Centre Pointe- The Pointe Youth Dance Company and Dope Male Performance Company. Lauren worked in FE as a part time lecturer from 2011-2015 and made several pieces of work with young people. Lauren has a wealth of experience working in primary, secondary, further and higher education and alternative education settings.
Lauren was a CASE fellow with Curious Minds and fully supports the Cultural education Challenge. Lauren is a member of the Cheshire West and Chester LCEP, Wirral LCEP and engages with LCEPs in the Northwest regularly through her work.
In education and training, Lauren attended Hilbre High School, Liverpool Community College and Liverpool John Moores University. She continued her training through both cohorts of 12 Degrees North Dance Company (funded by Arts Council England), and completed a Diploma To Teach In The Lifelong Learning Sector at Liverpool Hope University.
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"Gravity" co-stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock have so much chemistry that the rest of the world is rooting for a romantic relationship to blossom, even if they're not.
Though we find it hard to believe, Bullock recently explained it's because she's just not attracted to the 52-year-old star, because after knowing each other for so long, "sexy is gone."
"Not that he's not sexy because he is very, very handsome. If you like that kind of dashing, charming, smart, talented, successful kind of thing. It's not everyone's cup of tea," she told U.K. morning TV show Daybreak.
As it turns out, even Clooney finds her explanation a bit hard to swallow. At Saturday (Nov. 9) night's 2013 BAFTA Britannia Awards in Los Angeles, the actor revealed just how fond of him Bullock really is.
"Let me tell you about Sandy. Yeah, she may say that she's not all that attracted to me. But she calls every night at three in the morning drunk," Clooney joked to "Entertainment Tonight." "'Hey George, what are you doin'?' Nonstop. And then I just send her a bottle of tequila."
The pair certainly seem to have a good friendship, but they've also come up with a lot of reasons for never getting romantically involved. While the 49-year-old actress recently told Jay Leno they never dated because "we’re a little too similar, in all the disturbing ways," Clooney told E! News the actress used to date one of his best friends.
"There's a certain bro code, you know what I mean?" he said.

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First-generation Canadian Teresa Woo-Paw has broke though many barriers to fight against policies that cause family hardships.
A great discussion with Daniel Quan-Watson, Depuy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Indigenous Affairs and Deputy Minister-Champion for Visible Minorities, organized by the Community of Federal Visible Minorities – CFVM. Daniel is the first Deputy Minister of Chinese ancestry in the Federal Government. Of the many key points he highlighted, an important one is how much is Canada losing when public institutions exclude talented Canadian just because of their colour or ethnic background.
OTTAWA—Bad America and all those extreme, right, white supremacists storming Capitol Hill. Thank God, it’s all there and not here in Canada. Well, that’s what we like to think. But think about some folks in Canada too. Derek Sloan, the former Conservative Member of Parliament who sought the leadership of the Conservative Party, winning a considerable 14 per cent of the vote, and after months of supporting all manner of far-right causes, was finally expelled for receiving a $131 donation from known white supremacist Paul Fromm. Then there’s the little sausage man from Winnipeg who crashed through the gates at Rideau Hall last July in a pickup truck full of ammunition. What brought him to Ottawa? The day before his gate crashing, as the Ottawa Citizen called it, there was a demonstration on Parliament Hill organized by Maxime Bernier and his far right party. Protesters wore yellow jackets and others held placards accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of treason, among the other extremist allegations. Yes, the same Bernier who lost the Conservative Party leadership by a hair and whose path to political leadership was similar to Donald Trump’s. There’s also Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet who made slightly icky comments about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra saying in a press release, “questions arise” from Alghabra’s former role as head of the Canadian Arab Federation and his possible “proximity” to the “political Islamic movement.” So Blanchet kind of heard some people asking questions, but wasn’t asking the questions himself. It’s odd to make such baseless allegations, especially when Blanchet said his blood ran cold last summer when he was accused of anonymous allegations of sexual harassment. Surely then, he, more than most, can be expected not to engage in sleazy rumour mongering, and so brazenly. Unless he thinks there is an element out there who like this kind of racial innuendo. Leaders make conscious choices about when to push the line, and every time they do, they take our politics down a notch forever. There’s also the group known as the Proud Boys, a major player among white supremacists in the U.S. The group was founded by a Canadian and has active members here in Canada, including, most notably, in the Canadian Armed Forces. That’s something to be proud of. In March of last year, the completely unarmed Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam was violently tackled to the ground, beaten and bruised, during a check for validity of a licence plate. He was charged for resisting arrest which was soon dropped. It’s hard not to compare this RCMP action, with the RCMP actions taken with the sausage man who had a truck full of ammunition on the grounds of our head of state and head of government. His white-glove treatment included an hour of chit-chat before he was arrested. Surely, it was one of the most serious breaches of security in Ottawa and hard not to notice the difference in treatment between Indigenous Chief Adam and white sausage man. And by the way, why did a Bloc member in June refuse unanimous House consent for an NDP motion for a review of systemic racism in the RCMP? The list goes on: the gunman who shot five Canadians Muslims while at prayer in a mosque in Québec City; the growing presence of far right, anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups in the Armed Forces and elsewhere is a concern to law enforcement in Canada, although they themselves are not clearly free of such blemishes. These examples are about overt and shameless racism. Systemic or polite racism isn’t even the issue here—like the fact that our seniors care system is almost 100 per cent dependent on underpaid personal care workers of colour and immigrants who get minimal pay and no job security, and no one cares. Here’s one way to see it. We were founded in a manner based on inclusion of white people with origins in England and France (the “old stock” Canadians), to the exclusion of Indigenous peoples, referred to by other terms, even though they were here first and the Crown in far away England had issued a proclamation recognizing their rights in 1763 and signed treaties with them. From the 1960s on, we have been trying to gradually become a better society and we have been making headway with rights for Indigenous peoples, bilingualism, gender equality, and multiculturalism. That headway, coupled with significant non-white immigration, is challenging the cultural structure of dominance and subjugation. Equality is not comforting for all, nor supported by all. This breeds a pushback, a backlash, a white lash. We can either find ways to divide people and pit people against each other or we can bring people together. In America, it’s the Trump versus the Biden way, and the Biden way has just started last week. We need to think hard about how we avoid the Trump way here.
Andrew Cardozo is president of the Pearson Centre, and co-editor of The Battle Over Multiculturalism. The Hill Times Opinion MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES
TORONTO, January 25, 2021—Recent events in the US have caused Canadians to internally examine the rise of extremism and hate speech within the world of online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The findings of a poll conducted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and Abacus Data released today indicate that 93 percent of Canadians believe that online hate speech and racism are a problem, including 49 percent who believe online hate speech and racism are very serious problems.
“Hate speech and racism are things that have always been with us, but social media platforms allow them to be disseminated under the veil of anonymity to much wider audiences, “said Mohammed Hashim, Executive Director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. “The fact that most Canadians see this as a problem, is all the more reason why our government needs to make online hate speech regulation a policy priority.”
Despite the popularity of most social media platforms, the majority of Canadians—at least 60 percent—believe that the federal government has an obligation to put forward regulation to prevent the spread of hateful and racist rhetoric and behaviour online, while only 17 percent would prefer no government involvement. 23 percent remain unsure.
The poll also reveals that many Canadians are partial to several types of regulation around this problem. Nearly 80 percent of Canadians said they would support regulation that would require social media companies to remove hateful or racist content from their platforms within 24 hours of it being posted. Four in five Canadians would welcome strengthening laws to hold those who post hateful or racist content accountable for their actions.
As far as the policing of online hate and racist activity, 79 percent of respondents indicated that they would be in favour of regulation that would allow social media companies to inform law enforcement of perpetrators of particularly grave acts of hate or racism online before those activities turn to violence.
“The data collected in this poll is proof that most Canadians have seen what has been happening in the US over the last few years and are concerned with the damage that type of extremism could cause in the Canadian context,” explained Hashim. “It is also evidence that Canada is far from immune to online expressions of hate and racism.”
Most Canadians have experienced hate on major social media platforms in the form of racism, sexism, and homophobia. Millennials and Generation Z users of social media platforms, or Canadians between 18 and 29 years old, are more likely than older Canadians to have directly received or witnessed offensive name-calling, racist, sexist, homophobic comments, incitements of violence, sexual harassment, and physical threats online as they are more prone than any other demographic to engage on social media platforms daily.
Racialized groups, who make up nearly 20 percent of the total Canadian population, are particularly vulnerable to online hate. The survey indicates that racialized groups are three times more likely to have experienced racism online than their non-racialized counterparts. This comes on the heels of police reporting a seven percent rise in hate crimes across the country in 2020.
While social media remains the most widely used platform to freely express various points of view, Canadians are concerned with its ability to rapidly promote and spread dangerous rhetoric. By a two to one margin, Canadians are far more troubled by the impact of online hate speech on their fellow citizens than they are with curbing freedom of speech or restrictions to personal privacy.
“While there is legislation around hate in the real world, cyberspace has not received the same level of legislative diligence,” said Hashim. “We are encouraged that Canadians appear to be willing to support a strong framework for ensuring we minimize hate and harassment—even in the darkest corners of virtual society.”
About the Online Hate and Racism survey:
The survey was conducted with 2,000 Canadian residents from January 15 to 18, 2021. A random sample of panelists was invited to complete the survey from a set of partner panels based on the Lucid exchange platform. These partners are typically double opt-in survey panels, blended to manage out potential skews in the data from a single source. The margin of error for a comparable probability-based random sample of the same size is +/- 2.2%, 19 times out of 20. The data were weighted according to census data to ensure that the sample matched Canada’s population according to age, gender, educational attainment, and region. Totals may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
This survey was commissioned independently by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, and the Government of Canada was not informed nor consulted in the creation of this survey.
About the Canadian Race Relations Foundation:
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation was created in 1996 to reaffirm the principles of justice and equality for all in Canada. The mandate of the Foundation is to facilitate throughout Canada the development, sharing, and application of knowledge and expertise in order to contribute to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society.
About Abacus Data:
Abacus Data is an innovative, fast-growing public opinion and marketing research consultancy. They use the latest technology, sound science, and deep experience to generate top-flight research-based advice for their clients. They offer global research capacity with a strong focus on customer service, attention to detail, and exceptional value.
Abacus Data was one of the most accurate pollsters conducting research during the 2019 Canadian Election.
Racist graffiti repeatedly scrawled on a wall of downtown Calgary’s Chinese consulate is an ugly symbol of mounting racist attacks levelled at local Asians during the COVID-19 pandemic, say human-rights activists.
The woman jogger was coming towards her, and Canadian artist Christine Cheung wasn’t quite sure why.
“I was walking in the middle of the road and there was plenty of room around me. She yelled at me,” Cheung recalled in a video call from the small German town where she’s currently sheltering in place. “I don’t know why. Maybe she was just an aggressive person. I don’t know if she was being racist.”
Countering Racism during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all our lives in many ways. Unfortunately, it has led to an increase in racism and discrimination towards certain groups of Canadians. Since the beginning of this crisis, minority groups in Alberta, especially people of Asian descent, have been the targets of racist comments, threats, and intimidation.
Demand Derek Sloan be kicked out of the Conservative party for racist remarks Title
A network of Asian Canadians — including a former Alberta MLA — has formed in order to combat racism that has emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Below, please find three updates on the FY18 Appropriations, FY18 Income Limits, and FY17 Tenant Protection Vouchers.
- HUD issues Fiscal Year 2018 Income Limits
Today, HUD issued Fiscal Year 2018 Income Limits for the Public Housing and Section 8 programs. The national median income the FY18 is $71,000, an increase of 5.7% compared with FY17. HUD will continue to cap increases at 11.5% (twice the national median income).
- Tenant Protection Vouchers Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2017
This week, HUD issued an announcement of Tenant Protection Voucher funding awards for FY17 for the Housing Voucher Program. Announcements of awards provided under the NOFA process for Mainstream, Designated Housing, Family Unification (FUP), and Veterans Assistance Supportive Housing (VASH) programs will be published in a separate Federal Register notice.
- NAHMAnalysis on Affordable Housing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018
Today, NAHMA released a new NAHMAnalysis titled “Affordable Housing and Community Development Programs: Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018.” This NAHMAnalysis examines funding and policy provisions for affordable housing programs in the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus bill, and provides an outlook for Fiscal Year 2019.


Montreal port staying wary of drug shipments
MONTREAL - Montreal's port is busier than ever and that's increased age-old worries about drugs and other illicit cargo being shipped into town.
The image of Montreal as a major centre of drug importation in North America has been earned through the ages by various criminal gangs determined to get dope onto city streets.
But Sylvie Vachon, president and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority, said cracking down on drug traffickers remains a major priority.
Vachon said the port has 350 cameras that are in operation 24-hours-per-day and a two-metre fence that spans the entire facility.
"Frankly, I don't like this image," she told reporters Tuesday. "We try very hard to be a port. It's a very integrated community and for sure this image is not a great image for us."
Her assurances came as Canadian border authorities announced Tuesday that they seized a record $1.7 billion in drugs in 2010, most of it in marijuana.
Eric Slinn of the RCMP said the drug shipments into the port, which range from marijuana to heroin, remain a concern.
"Vancouver and Mntreal are obviously the two biggest ports, there are other ports such as Prince Rupert that are emerging," he said.
La Presse, citing federal documents, has reported that up to 75 per cent of drugs that enter Canada by sea could be coming through Montreal's port.
The world's largest inland port outdid itself again in 2011, having likely reached a record 28 million tonnes of volume in 2011, up about 16 percent from the record set in 2010.
Among the factors propelling its impressive growth is a significant increase in container shipping from the Mediterranean region.
Cracking down on smuggling
Vachon said that the port works with the RCMP and other policing authorities to crack down on smuggling.
"You know it's not our first mandate," she said. "We are there to collaborate with them and we have a small team who's in charge of the security of our own operations."
The Coast Guard, which once aimed at helping ships in distress, now finds itself frequently busy ferrying RCMP agents onto suspicious craft.
"Since 2001, the Coast Guard has a little shift in its mandate," said Marc Demonceaux of the Canadian Coast Guard.
"We increasingly support those agencies that take care of those threats and concerns."
In the past, some longshoremen were seen as part of the problem, undermining the hunt for drug shipments.
The union said workers are screened before going on the job.
"I believe it's a very efficient port and a safe port," said Albert Batten, President of Local 1657 International Longshoreman's Association. "Everyone has to go through a security clearance. They all have to be cleared prior to working."


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A 33-year-old Orlando woman being tried on charges that she and her husband brutally beat their 3-year-old adopted son said Tuesday she never abused the child.
''I love the child,'' Gloria Jean Sims told the jury in Orange Circuit Court. ''I never called him my adopted son. Whenever somebody would say, who's this little fellow, I'd always say, 'He's my son.' ''
The boy was adopted by Sims and her husband, Willie Dean Sims, when he was 1 year old. He was taken away from them after their arrest in March and has been placed in a foster home.
The couple were arrested after they took the child to a hospital, where nurses said he appeared near death. The boy had many bruises and scars and had suffered a blow to the head.
But Sims said Tuesday many of the scars were left by insect bites. She said welts across his stomach were caused when the boy pulled off tape she had put there to hold in his navel, which she said ''stuck out.''
Sims admitted leaving some marks on the boy when she punished him with a switch. But she said that he hurt his head in a fall and that he was weak because he refused to eat.
''He liked corn, and he liked pears and peaches and greens,'' Sims said. However, she said he would only pick at his plate during meals.
In a tape-recorded interview played Monday, Sims told a detective that she had sometimes spanked the boy because he would not eat.
In his opening statement Tuesday, defense attorney Harry Morall said the boy almost died because he was ''sickly'' and had an eating disorder, not because of abuse by the Simses.
Morall said Sims did her best to take care of the boy, and he said theirs was ''a very loving family.''
The case is expected to go to the jury today. Two of the three abuse charges against the Simses carry maximum penalties of 15 years in prison.

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Professor Langer develops long-term and controlled-release drug delivery systems for a variety of applications, including cancer therapy, insulin, and vaccines.
The Langer Laboratory works at the interface of biotechnology and materials science to address a wide range of problems in human health, including the detection, monitoring, and treatment of cancer. A major focus is the study and development of materials such as polymers and lipids to deliver drugs, particularly genetically engineered proteins and DNA and RNA, continuously at controlled rates for prolonged periods of time. In addition, we are developing drugs that specifically inhibit the process of neovascularization that is critical to several disease processes without interfering with existing blood vessels. We have also been involved in creating approaches to engineer new tissues. In particular, we are synthesizing new systems to be used in mammalian cell transplants to create liver, cartilage, pancreas, and nerves. Finally, we are developing new approaches to improve health in the developing world including new methods of vaccination and providing better nutrition.
Robert Langer is one of MIT's 12 Institute Professors, the highest honor awarded to a faculty member. He has written over 1,500 articles, cited over 352,000 times; his h-index of 293 is the highest of any engineer in history and tied for the fourth highest of any individual in any field. His patents have been licensed or sublicensed to over 400 companies. Langer served as Chairman of the FDA’s Science Board (its highest advisory board) from 1999-2002. His over 220 awards include both the United States National Medal of Science and the United States National Medal of Technology and Innovation (three living individuals have received both these honors), the Charles Stark Draper Prize (often called the engineering Nobel Prize), Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, Albany Medical Center Prize, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Kyoto Prize, Wolf Prize for Chemistry, Millennium Technology Prize, Priestley Medal (the American Chemical Society's highest award), Gairdner Prize, the Dreyfus Prize in Chemical Sciences, and the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biology and Biomedicine. He holds 36 honorary doctorates and has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Inventors.
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Angela Watkinson (Upminster): There is little doubt that our current immigration and asylum system is unmanageable. It does not serve the genuine immigrant, asylum seeker or British taxpayer well. I welcome the opportunity for constructive debate that will lead to the introduction of measures to bring the situation under control as quickly as possible.
One of our greatest challenges is to separate, among all those arriving in our country and seeking to stay, those who are entitled to do so from those who are not. Under the present system, this is virtually impossible. The numbers arriving are too great for immigration staff to cope with and the process takes far too long.
This country has a long and proud tradition of accepting genuine refugees from all over the world and will continue to do so, but we must have a manageable system that enables us to identify them readily. Support services must be in place to enable them to settle and become independent contributing members of society.
So many people choose to seek asylum in the United Kingdom because it is a much more attractive destination than many other European countries. Why else would they travel through so many other safe, democratic countries without seeking asylum along the way? Why else would so many gather at Sangatte without seeking asylum in Franceanother safe, democratic countryawaiting their chance to smuggle themselves into Britain on lorries, freight trains or Eurostar, often in extremely dangerous circumstances? There have been several deaths on these excursions. A recent United Nations survey showed that more refugees select and reach Britain than any other European destination.
Between 1995 and 1997, there was an agreement with France that allowed the swift return of asylum seekers who had crossed the channel illegally. It was very effective. When it came into force, applications for asylum fell by 33 per cent. The advantage was that of those who arrived in this country, the percentage of eligible applicants was much higher.
The year after the bilateral agreement was replaced by the Dublin convention, applications increased by 41 per cent. However, the Dublin convention did not deliver on its intention to solve the problem of "asylum shopping", where people claim support from local authorities here when they have already been granted refugee status or leave to remain in other European Economic Area countries. There is an urgent need to renegotiate the bilateral agreement; it would facilitate the efforts made here to improve the asylum system.
Ms Abbott: The hon. Lady gave the availability of benefits as the number one reason why economic migrantsbogus asylum seekers, if you willchoose to come here. Economic migrants come here, whether as asylum seekers or anything else, for the same reason they have come here down the centuriesto work.
Angela Watkinson: Four years ago, 20,000 refugees with unresolved appeals, who had been here for at least two years, were allowed to stay indefinitely. That was a great incentive to others to hope that they might receive similar treatment. If the system is to be made fairer and faster, no further amnesty must be allowed.
Controlling the cross-channel flow of asylum seekers is important for two reasons. First, a reduction in numbers would enable a faster, more compassionate service to be provided to those fleeing persecution in their own country, whose human rights have been violated and who are in fear of their lives. The proposed accommodation centres must offer comprehensive on-site services, including reliable legal advice. I use the word "reliable" advisedly. I know from my surgery and from telephone calls to my office here from my constituents that so-called legal practitioners have been engaged whom I suspect may not be qualified but who offer advice on immigration matters. Individuals seeking asylum have spent large sums of money on advice that is virtually useless and, in some cases, they have spent it on no advice at all. That should be brought under control.
The on-site services should include reliable legal advice from qualified practitioners so that asylum decisions and appeals can be made accurately, humanely and speedily. The Bill is deficient on that point and I hope that the opportunity will be taken to amend it to include a one-stop shop style of accommodation centre that will deal quickly with genuine claimantsthat is, in a few weeks. Six months is far too long and it should certainly not take years. The centre should remove equally quickly those who are not entitled to remain.
As the accommodation is intended only to be very temporary, it would be acceptable for the children of asylum seekers to receive their education on site and not in a mainstream school. That would be much more difficult to justify if the stay were a long one. However, that is not the intention; indeed, if the stay was long, the system would be failing.
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): It may assist the debate if the hon. Lady were to distinguish between asylum seekers and economic migration. She keeps referring to asylum seekers, but many of the people coming in through
Angela Watkinson: I accept the hon. Lady's point that not everybody falls into the same category. However, I was pointing out that the education services were intended to be provided for only a short period. If the stay were longer, the children would need to be in a mainstream school.
I was referring to the effects of the cross-channel flow on freight transport. In November last year, SNCF suspended all cross-channel rail freight services through the tunnel after repeated attacks on the staff at its Calais terminal from people trying to enter the United Kingdom illegally. The French Government increased police protection at the terminal and a reduced service was resumed.
Unfortunately, however, 54 illegal immigrants were found on a train that had entered the United Kingdom, so in just one night, English, Welsh and Scottish Railways became liable for fines of more than £100,000, as the Government have reintroduced fines of £2,000 per immigrant. The industry as a whole faces losses of £500,000 a week due to cancelled trains on both sides of the channel. Both Governments have a duty to ensure the free movement of goods between EU member states. It is unreasonable to place the whole responsibility for controlling stowaways on rail operators; a much greater official presence is required at terminals. Ferry operators and individual lorry drivers experience similar problems.
Part 3 and the proposed capacity of accommodation centres make it clear that the existing dispersal system will continue for the majority of asylum seekers for the foreseeable future. The system has been fraught with problems, including the fact that people were sent to places to which they did not want to go, away from people they knew, and then they moved on without informing the authorities. Many "disappear" in that way, so the power to ensure that the whereabouts of asylum seekers are reported is welcome. However, further details are needed as to the reporting requirements and the penalties for non-compliance.
The target for the removal of failed asylum applicants, set at 30,000 in 2001, has been abandoned. The most recent figures show that only about 1,000, including dependants, are being removed each month, despite the fact that about three quarters of the 70,000 applicants each year are refused asylum status. The proposed improvements in the dispersal, reporting and removal systems are welcome.
I very much welcome the increased penalties, set out in part 7, for those guilty of trafficking in human lives, especially in respect of sexual exploitation. The proposals on language and citizenship are positive; they aim to ensure that everyone can communicate and be fully included in the daily life of their adoptive community.
It is clear that control of the cross-channel flow of asylum seekers and a faster and more effective application and appeal process need to be processed concurrently if the system is to be made manageable. Closer scrutiny of the Bill in Committee will, I hope, lead to measures that make that possible, and I look forward to contributing to the process.
Mr. David Lammy (Tottenham): I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate, not just because I am a black Member of Parliamentalthough I heard the comments of the right hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Mr. Lilley) and I am grateful for thembut because I hope that the consensus in which the debate has been conducted marks a turning point on these issues in this country. That is set against the very depressing scenes in France that we have witnessed during the past few days. However, we can take hope from the fact that many, many people, young and old, are on the streets of France making it clear that they are against extremism and the racist points of view of Jean-Marie Le Pen, which would segregate and exclude vast parts of French society.
The debate has been conducted in a consensual manner because the measure is, in general, favourable to the majority of peoplethose seeking asylum and those who already live in the UK. I welcome much that has been said.


According to Calciomercato.com, Leeds United are interested in signing Juventus teenager Moise Kean in this summer’s transfer window.
It is no secret that Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa wants to improve his forward line this summer, and the Championship club have been strongly linked with a move for Derby County forward Matej Vydra.
The Whites are said to be considering pulling out of a deal over the striker’s wage demands, however, and they are seemingly ready to pursue alternative targets.
According to Calciomercato.com, Leeds are in the market for Juventus ace Kean, who spent last season on loan with Hellas Verona in Serie A.
The 18-year-old scored once in four appearances for Juventus’ first team during the 2016-17 season before moving on loan to Verona, where he managed four goals in 20 appearances last term.
A player who netted 29 times in just 36 appearances for Juventus’ Under-17 team, Kean is already being tipped to become a future Italy international.
Well, according to Calciomercato.com, Juventus are prepared to sell Kean this summer as long as a buy-back clause is included in the deal.
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Monaco have also been credited with an interest, but it does seem that Leeds would be more prepared to meet Juventus’ demands than the Ligue 1 outfit.
Kean will not turn 19 until the early stages of next year, and he has already achieved so much during the early stages of his career.
Leeds are certainly a big pull at Championship level, while the arrival of Bielsa as head coach has certainly placed them in a stronger position in the transfer market.
Kean has the potential to become an absolute superstar, but the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Turin will seemingly limit his chances of breaking into the Italian club’s first team next season.
Leeds could look to use Ronaldo’s move from Real Madrid to land Kean, and it would be a stunning capture if they managed to pull it off.


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June 22nd, 2006
While most recent college graduates pursue the 9 to 5 life, jewelry designer and Northeastern University alum Alanna Bess has made her own hours. In 2002, she combined her childhood passion for jewelry and her college major in business administration, growing a business with her vibrantly hued necklaces, lariats, bracelets, and earrings. Omiru had the opportunity to chat with Alanna about her blossoming jewelry line, her life as a designer, and her career aspirations.
O: What was your major at Northeastern, and how does it reflect your love of fashion?
A: I went to Northeastern University in Boston, and my major was Business Administration, concentrating in entrepreneurship and marketing. When it comes to fashion and jewelry, I knew I wanted to open my own business one day combining the two, but I did not know when or what it would entail.
O: When and how did you decide to become a jewelry designer?
A: I’ve been making jewelry since I was a little girl; however, I did not pursue my real passion of semi-precious stones mixed with silver and gold-filled metals until I was a freshman at University. I started designing my own jewelry before the summer of 2002 and started wearing it on Newbury Street and Copley Place in Boston. I would constantly be bombarded with "OH, I love your jewelry, where can I buy it, what store?" Once I told the seventh person that I made it and that there was no store that exists to purchase an "Alanna Bess," I realized I had better start creating inventory. By the end of that summer, "Alanna Bess" was featured in over 20 boutiques in New England, and I had done numerous trunk shows at people’s houses.
O: Lead us through the design process for a piece of jewelry.
A: I do not sketch anything before I create. I first look at all my stones and see what color combinations POP! Then, I string them and see if it is my "look" or my customer. Once I do this, the stones mellifluously take on their own unique look to complete a piece, and I show them to a circle of my loyal customers to get their reaction. Upon approval, I add the piece to my line.
O: What makes your line stand out?
A: The most common comment I get is: "I think your jewelry is so unique because of all the colors you put together that I would never think to put together in a million years." So, I believe the juxtapositon of the colors makes my line stand out from all of the others. Also, my new addition of ribbon intertwined with the past "Alanna Bess look" really gives my line an edge.
O: Is Jewelry Design your ultimate career or will you be pursuing other ventures in the future?
A: I am trying to turn my passion into my career. I would love to be able to wake up every morning and do something I love like designing and making my own jewelry–that is why I am going for it! I just graduated college in May, and instead of pursuing a career at a traditional company like all my other friends, getting benefits and a constant paycheck in my bank account, I am taking a different path in life.
O: You pursued an internship in New York City’s Fashion District. What did you learn from this experience?
A: I worked at a women’s suits company, and I was able to experience the entire wholesale end of a fashion business, working closely with the design, sales and production teams. I also was able to show my line to the main designer at the company, sell to his flagship store in Puerto Rico, and custom design Alanna Bess pieces for his high-end clientele. I was also able to showcase the women’s suits at the Coterie show at the New York Piers. I hope to one day show Alanna Bess jewelry at the Coterie show!
O: What inspires your designs?
A: I studied in Florence, Italy, and all the art and the museums and fashion gurus there inspire me. There is even art on street lamp-posts in Italy. When I was there, all the creativity and art everywhere was like pure eye-candy to me. My line took a sophisticated turn after this experience.
O: What’s your favorite piece in your collection?
A: I love the "Isle of Capri" series of necklaces. I think these pieces are so versatile, and the color combinations are lots of fun. I love to layer 2 or 3 of them at once to get a whole new look.
O: Writers often get writer’s block. Do you get jeweler’s block?
A: The only jeweler’s block I get is when I think something looks good in my head, and then I actually sit down and create it, and it looked that much better in my imagination than in real life. However, after a few touch-ups, it often becomes a piece of art.
O: How do you know how much to price each piece? Does it depend on how long it took you to make? How rare the stones are?
A: Yes, I take all these factors into consideration, adding how much it cost me to get the stones. Did I travel to a show, or did I get the material at my local supplier? Also, some people do not realize how expensive semi-precious stones are–I use top quality stones that I hand-pick. This is because the stones are not man-made, and lot of stones could have natural blemishes that I do not want to incorporate into my line. I take hours and thouroughly examine all strands that come in.
O: Last words?
A: I come up with new designs on a daily basis, and my website, www.AlannaBess.com, is just a small representation of my line. I love custom making pieces for weddings and other designers’ lines–this is another angle that brings joy to me as a designer and that truly unleashes my creativity.
View Alanna’s current collection and online store at Alanna Bess.


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Today I’m going to provide you with a DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis Worksheet Answer Key. Now, when I say “worksheet”, I’m talking about it being something that you can write out and try and figure out on your own. This is a very important topic because DNA replication and protein synthesis are essential for life on earth and without them, we would not be living here in the first place.
And, if life on earth were not existent, there would be no reason for scientists to study the subject of DNA replication and protein synthesis. The two are key components of life. Both of these processes are necessary for everything from building amino acids to the formation of DNA, and they have major roles in various areas of science and technology.
DNA replication and protein synthesis are very complicated things, and if you do not understand them, you might as well say goodbye to life as we know it. And if you do not understand them, then the chances are pretty good that there is no way you could ever have made it through this article. But, there are a few things that you will need to know.
First of all, before anything else, we need to learn how DNA is made. It is made up of a pair of molecules called a pair of nucleotides. These nucleotides are attached to each other by a segment of DNA that contains the information needed to create them.
How do the nucleotides get together to form the entire molecule of DNA? Well, there are three different methods that they can use, which come in pairs. These are using the factors that allow your hand to make the right gestures, using proteins, and using enzymes. There are many methods for producing these three methods, but one can only study the ones that contain the “G” factor and they must all use the “C” factor.
Then we need to figure out how protein synthesis works, and we need to find out the different ways to produce these proteins. We have had some success doing this with yeast, but if we want to get anywhere in biology, we need to turn to a cell. Here is where the work of creating RNA comes in.
With RNA, we can create copies of the DNA we need to replicate and build the proteins we need. Then we can use a chemical reaction known as deoxyribonucleic acid to manufacture these proteins. So, after we have learned how replication and protein synthesis work, we can now go on to explore DNA cloning and repair.
Then we will want to understand how these procedures work to produce usable copies of the DNA that we need. And we will also learn how the enzymes that help in the process of protein synthesis work, and what the process of gene duplication is all about. Then, when we know how to repair DNA, we can save this beautiful technology from falling into the wrong hands.


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Ebola Outbreak Doubles In The Congo; 31 Dead, Including 5 Health Workers
September 15, 2012 3:06 AM EST
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has health officials scrambling to contain the contagious disease.
The number of reported deaths from the Ebola virus in the East African nation has more than doubled to 31 over the past week, including five health workers, Reuters reported.
The World Health Organization cautioned that the Ebola outbreak has the risk of spreading to major towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"The epidemic is not under control. On the contrary the situation is very, very serious," WHO spokesman Eugene Kabambi told Reuters.
Both highly contagious and deadly, Ebola leads to death for nine of 10 people infected with the virus. Officially known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, the virus has an incubation period of two to 21 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Early symptoms include fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, and weakness, followed by diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Some Ebola sufferers have a rash, red eyes, hiccups and internal and external bleeding.
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak has doubled because health officials discovered more people contracted the virus than originally thought.
"We can expect an increase in the number of cases as more people are tracked. These are not necessarily new cases," WHO spokesman, Tarik Jasarevic, told National Public Radio. "I want to stress that this is a serious outbreak, and there is a risk of the Ebola virus spreading, but we would not say that it's out of control."
The WHO was first notified of the outbreak on Aug. 17, when the organization was told there were six Ebola cases, including six deaths, according to NPR. The number of people infected with Ebola rose to 28 cases by Sept. 3, including 14 deaths.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has had previouser Ebola outbreaks, including eight since 1976, according to NPR. The worst outbreak occurred in 2007, when about 200 Congolese were killed by the virus.
The outbreak is believed to be caused by tainted bushmeat hunted by local villagers, according to Reuters. The Ebola cases turned up in Isiro and Viadana, two towns in the northeast province of Orietntale.
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The Jewelled Table: Cooking, Eating and Entertaining the Middle Eastern Way
By Bethany Kehdy
Photographs by Nassima Rothacker
This recipe book is a jewellery box of compelling and easy to follow recipes, illustrated with exquisite photographs of Lebanon and smattered with heart-warming anecdotes. Each recipe busts with fresh flavour and offers an insight into what Bethany Keydy refers to as ‘the cuisine of her heritage’ from Lebanon and further afield. Kehdy also gives a fascinating insight into the conventions involved in welcoming guests, traditions that are imbued with Middle Eastern warmth and which perfectly complement the nafas or ‘soul cooking’ which is so much part of the cuisine.
Kehdy was inspired to cook by her ‘body’s whispers of unrebukable cravings’; this enthusiastic appetite has inspired The Jewelled Table, which follows her highly successful book Jewelled Kitchen. Throughout the Middle East, the distinction between home cooking and street or restaurant food is not precise. At home the meal is often based around a central dish – a stew or roast meat – while outside the home the renowned mezze is more common. In Kehdy’s words the mezze is like a ‘procession’ of small, tempting dishes to enjoy while socialising. Both styles of cooking involve an array of side dishes and condiments, these dishes are the jewels of the title.
The Jewelled Table
opens with an affordable guide to store cupboard essential for the ingredients. The recipes are divided into six sections, broadly covering drinks, appetisers, starters, main dishes and desserts. Each recipe will offer scents and flavours that will fit easily into any kitchen and every occasion. Finally you will have the key to such secrets as a Persian Herb Frittata, Kishkamel Moussaka or the perfect Whipped Hummus.
Dimensions: H:25.7cm, W:19.9cm, D:3.2cm
Illustrated in colour


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The Conservative leader said the Scottish Parliament fiasco was a "monument" to Labour's record of "tax, spend, borrow and waste" during a speech in which he claimed his party had learnt enough "humility" to succeed in Scotland.Well, yes - the Scottish Parliament building is an easy target for any opposition party, but that's (hopefully) a one-off. What about Labour's wider programme?
Mr Howard promised that a Conservative government would lower taxes without compromising public services. "We want people to keep more of the money they earn because we believe they are better at spending it than politicians. I don't apologise for my ambition to take less of your money. We know you can have lower taxes but still deliver first rate services."Hmm. Lower taxes - fine. Keeping our own money - very good. But what are we to make of "without compromising public services" and "delivering first rate services"? My local pub delivers first rate services and does so to the "public". I can buy first rate clothes, cars and catering without any involvement of the state whatsoever. What Michael Howard is saying is that he can cut taxes and still deliver top-quality, state-funded health and education services through the state. I don't believe it. I'm fully aware of the supply side economic theory that says that lower taxes can lead to greater growth and a consequent increase in total tax take. There is some truth in that theory, but do we want the taxman to collect more of our money? I think not. The Leviathan state runs almost all of our health and education services. That's why they don't work. Health spending per-capita in Scotland is higher than elsewhere in the UK and customer satisfaction is lower. Many of our children are unable to read or write properly. That's shameful. Tinkering around with health and education "passports" isn't enough. We need to privatise all of the delivery of health and education and, as much as possible, let people purchase their own "services" with their own money. I think that the Tories are afraid of stating the truth - that large numbers of bureaucrats will have to be fired if we are to see any improvement in health and education. Here's a suggested pledge for Mr Howard: buy up all of the advertising pages in the Society pages of the Guardian for his first term as prime minister and leave them blank.


In the IoT era, service transformation is the new frontier of innovation. For life sciences and medical device innovators, remote monitoring is the superpower that unlocks service value through reduced service costs, improved customer satisfaction, and greater insight. When it comes to choosing the best remote monitoring software, medical device makers have many factors to consider. Fortunately, you don’t have to make the decision alone.
In this discussion, Jim Brown and Anthony Moffa put remote monitoring under the microscope. Hear the crucial steps to choosing a remote monitoring solution and learn:
This discussion is a must watch for any medical device or life science innovator looking to make an informed decision about IoT and the benefits of remote monitoring for service.


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As area residents face the prospect of a hefty tax bill to pay for flooding remediation systems in Forest Park and neighboring villages, an idea from the Cook County Land Bank may help towns solve flooding by recycling foreclosed homes.
An article in Crain’s Chicago Business Aug. 25 describes a program by the land bank that buys up foreclosed property in dense areas with flooding and uses the lots to build retention ponds.
“Instead of flipping foreclosed homes for profit [Cook County Land Bank] is using them as sponges,” the article said. The idea is to convert some foreclosed properties by razing the buildings and convert the land into “rain gardens,” deep holes planted with vegetation that serve as detention ponds in extreme storm events. In heavy storms, water fills the holes and slows down the rush into the streets that causes combined sewer systems like Forest Park’s to choke and flood back into basements.
According to the article, there are between 45,000 and 55,000 foreclosed vacant parcels in Cook County, about 10 percent of the county’s property.
The article cites usage of vacant properties as retention pools in Milwaukee, Cleveland and in Illinois towns such as East Hazel Crest. A project in conjunction with Openlands, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and the Chicago Public Schools potentially will replace 730 acres of Chicago school property currently blacktopped with permeable pavers that allow water to soak into the ground.
Christopher Burke, Forest Park’s contracted village engineer, is cited in the article as he acknowledges that already developed communities don’t have space for adequate storm retention.
“You have to store [water] somewhere. There’s no magic way,” Burke said.
In Milwaukee, the city is demolishing foreclosed homes and leaving the basements as water collectors for flood management, the article said.
“Let’s get water into those basements, and in the process keep other basements dry. We are making good use of a hole in the ground that somebody put there for us,” said Erick Shambarger, the deputy director of Milwaukee’s Office of Environmental Sustainability in an NPR article. Basements are covered with turf with holes for drainage into the retention area. Water drains slowly through the existing floor drains, or other holes punched into the basement foundation floor.
In Elmhurst, the Crain’s article said, sports fields are being lowered and filled with fast-draining sand so they can become water retention areas.
The Park District of Forest Park’s Roos property proposal includes a retention pond area built into the landscaping behind the new recreation center.


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Overall, different assumptions can affect the results. Prior to leaving last week for a Analysis of border 4 recess, two comprehensive immigration bills -- one which was pushed by Trump and Republican leaders -- failed miserably.
Those with only a high school education are a net fiscal drain in seven of the eight scenarios. Unbelievably, other federal agencies such as the Interior Department have in the past refused to provide agents permission to patrol some their lands, arguing that they were too ecologically fragile, even though smugglers were routinely leading alien loads and trekking drugs through those same areas, trashing them as they went.
They are "intending immigrants" in the terminology of the consular service. It is virtually identical to language found in prior bills.
That is, they pay less in taxes than they Analysis of border in services.
An actual wall constructed of concrete or brick would be more costly and difficult. Later in this report we discuss in more detail the advantages and disadvantages of using NPV to think about fiscal issues.
The money appropriated is further subdivided by this section of the bill: They have been placed because a government has said that is where they are to be placed. The offensive was supported by the Russian air force which heavily pounded Jaish Khalid Bin Walid positions on the southern Golan Heights.
There are four key variables in the above calculations. GSA and the secretary are directed to notify Congress, including the members of the affected delegation, within 15 days of any decision as to where a new POE may be located. The Analysis of border on the ground and an interview with the Russian ambassador in Israel made it clear Russia has no intention to assist Israel in its war against the Iranian military build-up in Syria despite promises Russian military police would prevent Iran from approaching the Israeli border on the Golan Heights.
Therefore, a border wall would pay for itself even if it only stops a modest fraction of those expected to successfully cross in the next decade. But what about the time, money, and effort that ICE is going to expend getting that potential new and experienced employee right up to the point of hiring, only to have the rug pulled out from under them?
Important Caveats and Observations About These Estimates In addition to crossing the border surreptitiously, aliens join the illegal population primarily by overstaying a temporary visa. Scenario 1 makes assumptions that are most favorable to the fiscal impact of immigrants.
But, more than that, we are watching a humanitarian crisis play out -- among the youngest of us. Like, not even close to passage. However, as we will see, even if we use somewhat different estimates of education, the fiscal impact of illegal border-crossers is still large and negative. The primary downside of using NPVs for fiscal estimates is that it masks the size of future outlays created by less-educated illegal border-crossers.
Newly released research by the Institute for Defense Analyses IDA done for the Department of Homeland Security indicates thatillegal immigrants crossed the border successfully without going through a port of entry in Jan 26, · President Donald Trump's vow to accelerate construction of a contiguous, physical wall along the Mexican border is slamming into a Washington reality — who's going to pay for it and how?
Not us. A Comprehensive Analysis of the U.s.-Mexico Border III The State of the Border Report is an initiative of the Border Research Partner- ship. The BRP is comprised of Arizona State University’s North American Cen.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday said the Trump administration had not provided a full analysis of the costs for its proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall. 'At The Border, ' does not use a lot of imagery and poetic language and instead adopts an almost prose-like narrative.
Here's a complete analysis of it. Every day Mexican migrants illegally cross the border into the United States. Many more are prevented from crossing, only to try again another day.
This wave of migration from Mexico has been going on for decades and is an issue of great controversy in the United States. Politicians regularly argue. ANALYSIS: Have Iranian forces withdrawn from the Israeli border in Syria? Thursday, August 02, the pro-Assad coalition in Syria finally finished off the last pockets of Islamist resistance along the Israeli border on the Golan Heights after a six-week-long campaign which included the ‘liberation’ of the Daraa and Kuneitra provinces.Download


Whether it’s a church door, an entrance into a high-tech Internet company or admission to a local police station, enterprise security leaders often view the application of access control technology one door at a time. Each has its purposes, authorized people who use it and changing needs based on location and time, for example.
Any opening in a building represents both a security concern and an opportunity. Initially, you to think about how to hang (hinges), secure (locks) and control (door closer) every door. The opportunity is that we can use today’s very powerful security technology to control, monitor and report on who can go where and when in a facility or across an enterprise, advises Scott Higinbotham of Stanley Security Solutions.
He advises that the choice of door hardware is just as an important consideration as choosing the door composition and type.
Door hinges – often forgotten – come in various grades and functions. Usually installed in sets of three, door hinges provide all of the strength available to secure one side of the door. Moreover, a door hinge offers a very practical, secure, and aesthetically-pleasing power transfer device for an electro-mechanical cylindrical, mortise, or exit locking system.
Diverse Elements of Door Controls
Locking hardware provides the strength on the strike side of the door, and its quality should be matched to the material composition and safety/fire requirements for the door. Nearly every mechanical locking solution has an electrified version. Electrified cylindrical, mortise and exit devices are good choices where matching the look of existing non-electrified hardware is important. Also, many manufacturers of these devices provide integrated options that include lock control, door position, request-to-exit, latch monitor and card reader all contained in one aesthetically-pleasing unit. Having all of this functionality in the lock can reduce installation time while reducing the tamper risk for any of the monitoring components, says Higinbotham.
Electrified strikes and magnetic locks are other options to consider. These hardware types do not require a power or signal transfer device, however monitoring component integration is usually limited to door position and latch monitor. Also, the installation of these devices is an add-on to the look of a door and can affect the aesthetics of the opening.
Speaking of location, Indianapolis-based Heartland Church “is at a major intersection of Interstate 69,” explains Pastor Darryn Scheske. “The intersection has the second highest traffic count in the state so security was a key concern.” The church needed to secure the auditorium during the week to protect its substantial investment in musical equipment and other technology. The solution from Schlage lets users access, monitor and manage their system from any computer running a standard Web browser. The system’s plug-and-play design makes configuration easy and the embedded application eliminates the need for special software or a dedicated PC.
Easy But Secure Door Entry
Eight doors throughout the church property now use the access control solution. Authorized users enter via proximity cards that they place in front of proximity card readers.
“We can have as many proximity cards as we need to be used by staff and volunteers,” says Scheske. “They’re so easy to use to gain entry. All our people need to do is to hold their wallets or purses up to the reader.” The exterior door to the church auditorium and daycare center was hardwired to the access controller because this door would get the highest use. Plus, this door also needed to have an exit device and handicap accessibility.
For the other seven interior doors, wireless access control is the best solution. To ensure all the doors were controlled and latched properly, each access controlled opening was fitted with door closers.
Ease of use is another aspect of technology at the door.
Scheske concurs. “We had already figured how to use the system without training. It is very intuitive. We already have orders in for additional doors in both the church and the daycare center. Our lobby is quite large and we didn’t want to take the chance that the wrong person could sneak past our receptionist. That’s why, seven years ago, we installed biometric hand readers next to the double glass door entrance. Teachers, church staff and parents all use them.”