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Developing enhanced impact models for integration with next generation NWP and climate outputs
Lead Research Organisation: University of Bristol
Department Name: Geographical Sciences
Alfieri L (2014) Advances in pan-European flood hazard mapping ADVANCES IN PAN-EUROPEAN FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING in Hydrological Processes
Aronica G (2012) Probabilistic evaluation of flood hazard in urban areas using Monte Carlo simulation PROBABILISTIC EVALUATION OF FLOOD HAZARD IN URBAN AREAS in Hydrological Processes
Bates P (2012) Integrating remote sensing data with flood inundation models: how far have we got? INVITED COMMENTARY in Hydrological Processes
Biancamaria S (2011) Assimilation of virtual wide swath altimetry to improve Arctic river modeling in Remote Sensing of Environment
Bogner K (2012) Technical Note: The normal quantile transformation and its application in a flood forecasting system in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Bray M (2011) Rainfall uncertainty for extreme events in NWP downscaling model in Hydrological Processes
Cloke H (2013) Modelling climate impact on floods with ensemble climate projections in Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Coulthard T (2013) Integrating the LISFLOOD-FP 2D hydrodynamic model with the CAESAR model: implications for modelling landscape evolution INTEGRATING HYDRODYNAMICS IN LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION MODELS in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
De Almeida G (2013) Applicability of the local inertial approximation of the shallow water equations to flood modeling APPLICABILITY LOCAL INERTIAL in Water Resources Research
De Almeida G (2012) Improving the stability of a simple formulation of the shallow water equations for 2-D flood modeling IMPROVING STAB. SIMPLE FORM. 2-D SWE in Water Resources Research
Di Baldassarre G (2011) Timely Low Resolution SAR Imagery To Support Floodplain Modelling: a Case Study Review in Surveys in Geophysics
Fenicia F (2014) Catchment properties, function, and conceptual model representation: is there a correspondence? CATCHMENT PROPERTIES, FUNCTION, AND CONCEPTUAL MODEL REPRESENTATION in Hydrological Processes
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García-Pintado J (2015) Satellite-supported flood forecasting in river networks: A real case study in Journal of Hydrology
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Leedal D (2010) Visualization approaches for communicating real-time flood forecasting level and inundation information Visualization approaches for communicating real-time flood forecasting in Journal of Flood Risk Management
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Mason D (2012) Automatic near real-time selection of flood water levels from high resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar images for assimilation into hydraulic models: A case study in Remote Sensing of Environment
Mason D (2016) Improving the TanDEM-X Digital Elevation Model for flood modelling using flood extents from Synthetic Aperture Radar images in Remote Sensing of Environment
Neal J (2013) Probabilistic flood risk mapping including spatial dependence PROBABILISTIC FLOOD RISK MAPPING INCLUDING SPATIAL DEPENDENCE in Hydrological Processes
Neal J (2012) How much physical complexity is needed to model flood inundation? HOW MUCH PHYSICAL COMPLEXITY IS NEEDED TO MODEL FLOOD INUNDATION? in Hydrological Processes
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|The DEMON project aims to improve our ability to quantify storm impacts and predict urban floods in greater detail. The project will significantly extend our ability to quantify storm impacts over both the short and long term through:
• A better understanding of the errors in weather forecast and climate model rainfalls and the development of improved methods to characterize and correct these uncertainties
• The development of methods to use satellite and airborne data on floods to improve flood forecasts
• Improved methods to predict water extents, depths and velocities during floods for whole urban areas down to the resolution of individual buildings (1-2m horizontal resolution).
|Exploitation Route
|Insurance and flood risk. This research will be of significant benefit to the UK's environment agencies, the insurance industry and consulting environmental engineers. The methods we have developed are already being taken up by all three sectors.
|Two methods of distributed memory-parallelization of flood models have been developed and implemented. Preliminary tests have shown considerable improvement in the computational performance of the model. This enables the simulation of large-scale problems that so far have been difficult to perform because of the extremely high computational time associated. Further tests are now being carried out at Bristol¹s supercomputing facilities (Blue Crystal phases 2 and 3) using up to 256 cores. The methods developed use a dynamic domain partitioning strategy that continuously re-balances the computational load during flood propagation events. We have developed two new ways of harnessing many computers together to make flood risk predictions that enable the simulation of large-scale problems that so far have been difficult to perform because of the extremely high computational demand.
|LISFLOOD-FP is a state of the art two dimensional flood inundation model developed at the University of Bristol since 1999.
|Type Of Material
|Computer model/algorithm
|Year Produced
|Provided To Others?
|A shareware version and training materials are available from the University of Bristol web site and the model has been downloaded by over 500 unique users in > 60 countries since 2010. > 80 papers in International peer-reviewed journals have been written using the models.
|Company Name
|SSBN Ltd.
|SSBN was formed to develop and licence risk products to the global insurance industry, national governments and NGOs such as the World Bank.
|Year Established
|Development of the first high resolution global hydrodynamic model to produce global flood hazard layers. Collaboration with Google to host these layers on Google Earth Developed a bespoke flood hazard map for Belize for the World Bank


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Evening summary
We're going to close down this live blog now. Here's a summary of the most important events on a damaging day for the government:
- Theresa May suffered defeats in the Commons over her approach to Brexit. First, the government was found in contempt of parliament, in a historic move, over the refusal to publish the full Brexit legal advice. Ministers said it would be produced tomorrow. Then the government lost a vote over an amendment that would give MPs the chance to vote on a plan B if May's Brexit deal is rejected.
- The prime minister sought to defend her deal, saying the Brexit divisions had been "corrosive". She cast the deal as one that met the UK's requirements, while compromising in some areas – and, perhaps more importantly, the only deal on offer.
- The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said his party would not back the deal, saying it provided no certainty. He said, more generally, that ministers should be ashamed of the state they had left the country in. And, turning to the deal itself, he said it was "not the deal the country was promised and parliament cannot and, I believe will not accept it".
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Closing, Blackford calls for a separate arrangement for Scotland, saying one has been handed to Northern Ireland once Brexit comes about next year.
He says Scotland has been "ignored, sidelined and undermined" during the Brexit negotiations and calls for Scottish independence from the UK.
When asked by Daniel Kawczynski, the UK's first Polish-born MP, whether his pro-immigration stance would "give wind to Ukip's sails", Blackford said:
I simply say we need to take these arguments on – migration has enriched us. The thought we would take up the drawbridge and stop people coming to participate in the growth of our country is quite fundamentally repugnant to me.
The SNP's Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, says he is proud to be a citizen of the EU and introduces a friend of his from Amsterdam, who is in the Commons gallery. He says that friendship came about as a result of the rights afforded him as a citizen of the bloc.
Those rights are to be given away and the UK to become and inward-looking country as a result of Brexit, he says.
Johnson ends, saying he fears parliament is "trying to cheat" the British people and predicting that politicians will be clearly seen as doing so if they back Theresa May's deal.
Johnson is getting on to his solution. He says the government should go back to Brussels and say the UK should say it wants a deal if it can get one. But we will not accept the backstop, he says.
The former foreign secretary says the new partnership talks would be a better forum for talks about the arrangements in the island of Ireland and they should be left until then. He says half of the money agreed upon should be withheld initially.
Johnson is accused by Sir Roger Gale of being someone who "prefers the grievance to the solution". May has come up with a solution, he is told, "what is his big idea?"
He is he will get to that soon. More on that when it comes in.
Back in the chamber, Johnson – who has been saying the EU would have the power to simply refuse to release the UK from the backstop – is asked if he takes no responsibility, as a senior leave campaigner and former foreign secretary.
The fact is I'm afraid I was not able to continue to support this process.
He is reminded he initially supported May's Chequers agreement, before deciding later to resign over it.
Johnson had been saying:
They will keep us in permanent captivity as a memento mori, as a reminder to the world of what happens to all those who try to leave the EU.
This is a recipe for blackmail and it's open to any member of the EU to name its price for Britain's right to leave the backstop.
The Spanish will make a play for Gibraltar, the French will go for our fish and our bankers, the Germans may well want some concessions on the free movement of EU nationals and so it goes on.
The Conservative MP, Dominic Grieve, has been speaking about his amendment outside the Commons chamber, which passed earlier this afternoon.
The former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, is on his feet. He says there is no support for May's deal. The former culture secretary, Ed Vaizey, rises to disagree. Johnson relents, but says both remainers and leavers – even the whole Johnson family – is united in the belief that this is a bad deal.

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We all need to realize that the power to choose is one of the greatest gifts that we possess, and we must fully utilize this power in every situation. God gives us the power to choose – let's make sure we treat the gift with respect and use it to achieve our ultimate goals in life!
"Each failure is a stepping stone to Success, which in turn will become a very long and lovely stone walkway into the castle of your DREAMS!" – John Di Lemme
Being successful is a choice that YOU make! Your success isn't a matter of luck; it's simply a matter of choices that you make. Success isn't something you can wait for. Instead, it's something you'll achieve with effort. Things won't turn up in this world until you turn them up.
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. - Eleanor Roosevelt
You can choose to be lazy (not prospect) or ambitious (prospect like crazy). Stop and think about your choice again. You always make your own choices! The greatest opportunity in your life is where you are right now, not where you will be tomorrow. Do what you have to do NOW to make things happen and reveal the future that you've only dreamed about. Massive Success is right in front of you and within your reach, but will you choose it?
You must know your WHY in order to deal with issues such as:
"You must be absolutely clear about your goal and be relentless in the pursuit of your WHY." – John Di Lemme
Reading your WHY card for the first seven minutes upon rising is the secret to cementing your WHY into your spirit. This simple yet powerful morning habit will direct your actions as you progress through your day. You will begin to see yourself handling your challenges a little differently.
You'll be excited and know that all of this is worth it, because you know your WHY. You will deal with those challenges and forge forward, never looking back. An example of a WHY card is:
"I am dealing with all the challenges of building my MLM business today, because my WHY is to spend more time with my family, provide for my children's education, and have the finances needed to take regular family vacations and be a mentor to my kids. I am donating and tithing a percentage of my earnings to my church or favorite organization. I am making a difference today as a Profit- Producing, Fear-Demolishing, Record- Breaking, Action-Taking, Eye- Opening, Mind-Blowing, Fired-Up and Laser- Focused MLM Millionaire Champion."
Rejection is the #1 reason for ninety-nine percent of all failures in life. You must realize that as you plan to achieve uncommon results in life for you and your family you will face rejection. Remember, it is easier for someone to reject you, point a finger at you and say things like "you will never succeed, you are crazy and stop dreaming", rather than them taking action to change their own lives! As they point one finger at you, remember there are three fingers pointing right back at them.
We have the power to choose to fulfill our dreams, and choosing to accept rejection by dealing with it is the key to the fulfillment of your dream! While you pay the price to reach that dream, your #1 enemy will be rejection. You must expect it, love the challenge and know that you are heading in the right direction.
A major step in paying the price is hitting massive rejection. In that instance, you must decide whether to get fired up or fall down to the enemy! Rejection is emotional. The average person will wear their emotions on their sleeve for most of their life unless they decide to put those emotions aside and use that rejection as a driving force to reach their ultimate goal in life!
You live for your "WHY" – your ultimate dream! You must live by faith and know that rejection is your enemy. You have a victorious spirit to conquer that enemy! Rejection can try to deter you, but those qualities that you possess will ultimately make you successful in achieving your WHY! As you say YES to rejection, you are beginning to win in the game called life.
To me it was like yesterday, I was a 24 year old stuttering kid living in New York, stuck in a rut with no dreams or goals and no money in the bank! What does that mean to you? It means if you are presently in a state of rejection, you must forge forward and, most importantly, upwards towards the fulfillment of your WHY!!
I am always very enthused to address the topic of REJECTION! How you handle rejection is in direct proportion to how you maintain a persistent level of action in order to feel fulfilled and find your WHY in life. As a super-achiever in life (which means you have your WHY in place), you are driven to fulfill your personal goals set for you on a daily basis. In the course of this daily action, you will inevitably encounter rejection and the incredible power it exerts over you!
Just when you are feeling great and your business is beginning to grow, you will experience rejection. Out of nowhere, it will slap you right in the face like an icy, cold wind and your little voice inside begins to doubt whether or not you can really achieve what you initially set out for. YOU MUST LEARN TO LOVE REJECTION! You must become excited when you get rejected while at the same time you continue to forge ahead no matter how much that rejection hurts!
The most successful people are those who have felt the pains of rejection, but because of their DETERMINATION they pressed onward and won the game. As you are building your business, you need to set a goal and continue toward it regardless of the degree of discomfort that rejection may be causing you! Rejection is an extremely negative force; therefore, it is to your benefit to channel this force to produce positive results!
Thomas Edison is famous for the 10,000 ways that a person couldn't create a light bulb due to his numerous attempts to reach his goal - creating a light bulb! As we all know, he eventually succeeded. Rather than seeing his previous attempts as a negative force, he utilized all that he had learned through the many failures to produce the positive result of achieving his goal!
You too will develop incredible character as you continue to build your business, regardless of the rejection that you experience along the way. As a super-achiever, you will use your knowledge of rejection and its power to your advantage. Expect rejection, love rejection, learn from rejection and you will succeed!
Fundamental #4: Failure Means that You Are Almost There
We all know as we progress towards the achievement of our MLM goals and dreams that we will fail repeatedly, and then all of a sudden we will achieve our ultimate outcome! You must truly internalize the need to fail in life.
Most people fail more between the ages of 16-25 and then they don't fail ever again in life, which means they never SUCCEED! At the age 25, the majority of people lose their steam and decide to live a "normal" life instead of designing a lifestyle for themselves and their families. I can tell you with conviction that I have failed numerous times in my life.
My parents used to say..."but John you went to college just go get a JOB!" As entrepreneurs, we all know that we never just go get any job, because whatever we do has our life-print on it, which represents our potential.
Here are a couple of famous people that failed before they finally succeeded:
A relatively unsuccessful marketer of restaurant equipment, he didn't sell his first hamburger until age 52. At a time when many people prepare for retirement, Ray Kroc built McDonald's from a handful of hamburger stands into the world's largest food chain.
Walt Disney was fired by a newspaper for lacking ideas. He also went bankrupt several times before he built Disneyland.
The question that I have for you now is "Do you realize how excited you must be about your failures, because those failures ultimately become your successes?" As many of my MLM Boot Camp attendees have heard me say, "Experience is what you receive when you do not achieve what you desire."
I suggest that you put this material on your desk where you can read it every day to remind yourself about Ray Kroc and Walt Disney and say to yourself, "What is MY story going to be?"
You need to fail in order to ultimately succeed in LIFE. In success language, failure means that you're almost there. So, don't give up!
H-A-B-I-T...When 97% of people hear this word, a negative thought pops up in their minds. Typically, most people think of a habit as being negative, because that's what they've always been taught.
The secret to your future lies in your daily habits so ask yourself right now, "Are my habits today going to help me achieve my WHY in life?" This is a life-empowering question so be honest with yourself in determining your answer.
I feel the following excerpt is definitely the best explanation of a habit:
"I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the things you do, you might just as well turn over to me, and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly. I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me. Show me exactly how you want something done, and after a few lessons I will do it automatically. I am the servant of all great men. And, alas, of all failures as well. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine. Plus, the intelligence of a man. You may run me for profit, or run me for ruin; it makes no difference to me. Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will put the world at your feet. Be easy with me, and I will destroy you. Who am I? I am a HABIT!" – Author Unknown
One of my daily habits, which is also the foundation of my life, is spending 60 to 90 minutes each and every morning feeding my body physically by exercising and feeding my mental spirit by reading and/or listening to a motivational message. This habit warms me up for the day ahead. Everyone washes their physical body and feeds their body every morning, but 97% of people will find an excuse about why they cannot find the "TIME" to invest in a habit of feeding their MINDS!
This parallels the statistic that 97% of people are dead or dead broke by the age 65. I consider this particular daily habit of mine to be the driving force behind my ability to consistently maintain my intense focus on the journey of success and living a dream life.
Is it easy all the time? Of course not, but when it becomes a habit – you will do it! If you commit today to begin each morning warming yourself up for the day ahead by feeding your mental spirit, your entire life will change in a positive fashion very quickly. It is like driving a race car with the emergency brake on and you try to speed ahead, but you can't move. You stay in the same location with your wheels spinning, burning up, making a lot of noise, but not going anywhere!
All it takes is to release the brake and you will fly towards your WHY in life! You need to review your current habits and ask yourself, "Would I recommend MY habits to someone I truly love and care about?" Your entire MLM future lies in your daily habits —positive or negative. You have the most powerful force right now in your hands, the ability to decide to commit to habits that will empower you to achieve your Why and build your MLM dreams.
Each and every day as we are building our businesses, we all know the key to a successful MLM presentation is selling our product to the end-line consumer and/or sponsoring a new teammate. In the sales process, you are fighting many different types of animals. For most of us who are in direct sales, you have 45 minutes to present a product/business concept and make a person believe in you, your product and, more importantly, ask them to make a decision that they want what you are offering.
I often speak about one of the most powerful key business strategies, which is the power of storytelling. When you are presenting your business, it is very easy for you to get very factual and completely lose the interest of your prospect. When you tell a story about the success of someone who is using the product, or have a person give a live testimonial about how much they love being a distributor, you will keep the interest of new people who are listening for the first time.
For most of us, the first time in our lives we were ever presented with the concept of a live audience is back in Kindergarten when we played "Show and Tell." Everyone was always interested in what you were saying, because you were simply telling a story. We have all heard of the famous K.I.S.S. rule: Keep It Simple Stupid.
When presenting your business or product, the key play is to tell a story and keep it simple. Everyone can relate to the grandmother who can talk about their grandchild as the most beautiful, precious child in the world. She will make you feel as if her grandchild would be such a gift to have. You need to take that same simplicity and utilize it during your presentation and create the same result - ownership of your product.
As you tell stories, people will remember those stories versus all the facts in the world. Facts tell, but stories sell. They will get involved in your business and/or purchase your product, because of all of the success stories that you told. People will love to be part of a winning team. Storytelling keeps people tied in to you and your presentation. When in doubt during a presentation, tell a story in order to bring people's attention back to you.
When I present, I ALWAYS tell many stories because when I was first introduced to direct sales what perked my ears was a story of a young lady who had a lifestyle I wanted. The personal story of her lifestyle is what made me decide to get involved in the business. In that business, I went on to build an enormous organization, and all that I did was tell my story and the company's story over and over!
Combine the key strategy of storytelling along with the correct mindset, and you will achieve your wildest dreams through your Network Marketing business!
Over the last decade of being an international motivational speaker and strategic business coach, I have been asked on a regular basis, "John, what is the #1 reason why people fail in their own Network Marketing Business?" What do I say to them? I say with 110% confidence that it's because they customize their presentations to each person and assume what their prospect will find exciting. This mindset will definitely set you up for failure!
The key to success is the power of duplication, showing the same presentation over and over. You need to be presenting the entire business from A-Z to each and every one of your prospects, because you have no idea what is going on inside them as you share the business. During my Boot Camps, I teach about the concept of daily, laser-focused consistent duplication
Simply, the #1 ingredient in your MLM success equation is a duplicable presentation. You need to show your business exactly the same each time you present for two primary reasons:
Reason #1 - You will be 100% full of confidence & conviction knowing what you are going to say, because you have presented the entire plan from A-Z numerous times the SAME EXACT WAY. Repetition is the #1 skill of all MLM millionaires.
Reason #2 - I can almost guarantee that when you begin to put this into practice you will have your prospects respond to aspects of your business that you would have assumed they would not have been interested in before. You will see your business explode within a short period of time. Just imagine everyone in your network internalizing this mindset and fully understanding the power of an A - Z presentation. The leadership abilities within them will skyrocket, which will in turn create momentum in your network marketing business.
Momentum is a force that you will not be able to control; it is also the key to unprecedented growth in your business. Leadership is earned by people who deserve it, and you will project leadership when you present with the power of A - Z. Always remember, it's just a matter of time before you hit your target when you keep aiming for it!
I have proven to be a true master of creating A-Z presentations. During my years in Network Marketing, I did it over and over again until I built an international team of over 25,000 representatives in 10 countries. Do you believe that you can do this too? Sure you can! Go for it Champion!
The "little bit extra" is a very powerful concept to put into practice in every aspect of your life. The difference between being ordinary and being extraordinary is that little bit EXTRA. The little bit extra is what separates average performers from CHAMPIONS!
In the MLM sales process, the little bit extra is that one extra follow-up call, that extra sincere thank-you or the extra little bit of energy that you put into the presentation of your business. This will separate you from your competition! You can either go through the motions of your business, or you can give that little bit extra in order to cement yourself in the mind of your potential team member. We all can relate to purchasing a product/service from someone who just gave a little bit extra attention than their competitor did and THAT is the reason we bought from THEM!
When I strategically coach someone, one major objective is to move that person to become a Champion in their field. One of the easiest ways is to show them the value of what a little extra eye contact with their prospects or customers brings. You need to look your prospect or customer directly in their eyes when you are presenting your business. This drives your confidence and conviction into them, and they begin to realize what you and your product/service have to offer them. When I coach people, I tell them that the eye contact strategy alone will take them two major steps ahead of their competition.
Remember, people will feed off your confidence from the look in your eyes. As you progress in your journey towards fulfilling your WHY, you need to constantly give that little extra! The true sign of a Champion-to-be is just when it seems impossible for him/her to give that extra push they dig deep down and give that little bit extra to fulfill their WHY!
During my boot camps, I teach the attendees about having the mindset of always giving a little bit more than their competitor. Over the long run, it will pay off big! A small improvement over a long period of time will produce outstanding results in your MLM business and catapult you towards the achievement of your Why in life.
Now that you know the benefit of giving that little bit of extra focused effort, you need to ask yourself a question, "What can I do today and every day with a little more effort to move me to the Champion level in my MLM business?" You must realize someone will be the Champion in your MLM company. Why not you? I believe that YOU are the one!
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50th anniversary of World Communications Day, May 8, 2016
World Communications Day was established by Pope Paul VI after the Second Vatican Council to draw attention to the "the vast and complex phenomenon of the modem means of social communication". It is celebrated each year on the Sunday before Pentecost. This year's theme for the special day is Communication and Mercy: a fruitful encounter. The full text of Pope Francis' message is available here.
Communication has the power to build bridges, to enable encounter and inclusion, and thus to enrich society. Words can build bridges between individuals and within families, social groups and peoples. Communicating means sharing, and sharing demands listening and acceptance. Listening is much more than simply hearing. Listening allows us to get things right. Listening also means being able to share questions and doubts, to journey side by side, to banish all claims to absolute power and to put our abilities and gifts at the service of the common good.
Eleanor McCloskey, CND
Examining the TPP
A number of organizations under the umbrella TRADE JUSTICE PEI presented an examination of THE TRANSPACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP) on April 27. Presenters included Scott Sinclair (PEI) from the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives, Meaghan Sali from Open Media British Columbia and Randall Affleck, a PEI farmer and member of the National Farmers' Union. Overall it appeared that our government should be urged not to take the next steps to put this agreement in place. It was described as a flawed, tightly controlled process with minimal public consultation having only a minimal impact on economic growth in Canada. It was further described as an agreement that will increase the power of big corporations, obstruct the transition to a fossil fuel free environment, will affect other environmental concerns such as the water supply and moratoriums on fracking. The social costs of implementing this agreement are said to be high as are its health effects, as it will regulate the availability and price of certain drugs and have a detrimental effect on such organizations as Doctors Without Borders. It goes without saying, I believe, that we should try to keep informed as this process evolves. We can find information on The Council of Canadians website: http://Canadians.org/tpp
Anne T. Gillis, CND with JPIC Core Committee
Vocation News – NAVFD
The National Association of Vocation and Formation Directors held its conference in Winnipeg last week. Both Sister Maco Cassetta and I were delighted to have had the opportunity to hear the keynote speakers, to sit in on other workshops, to meet sisters, brothers and priests from Canada. One of the priests attending is technologically savvy and videotaped the conferences. He has graciously made the videos available. The main speakers were good; their presentations hopeful and challenging.
Sheila Sullivan, CND
In Solidarity with Honduras
Since the 2009 military coup in Honduras, JPIC has been following the increasingly violent situation in that country and the Canadian connections. We have been in communication with the Congregation of Notre Dame members of Nuestra Señora of Guadalupe Region present there and have pursued any viable opportunity to take action in solidarity with the people of Honduras and their struggle for justice and peace. Since the coup the human rights and ecological violations have increased dramatically in Honduras and the country is in a dire situation. Last month we had a terrible reminder of just how far things have gone there. We received the devastating news that world-renowned Indigenous activist, Berta Cáceres, recipient of the 2015 prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her decade-long opposition to the ruinous impacts of the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam on her community's land, had been murdered in her own home. This horrible event was followed up with the news just days later of the murder of another ecological activist, Nelson Garcia.
Monica Lambton, JPIC coordinator
Movie – "The Dark Horse" is an award winning New Zealand movie based on the true story of Genesis "Gen" Potini, a Maori, who had been one of the top chess players. He suffers from bipolar disorder and is released from hospital into the care of his brother who is involved in drugs and gangs. He finds a group of disadvantaged youth to teach chess skills to which leads him to find purpose in his life. Some may find the language and drug usage offensive.
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Copper prices advanced today after China released a set of positive economic reports. China's gross domestic product grew 7 percent in the second quarter of 2015 from a year ago, the same as in the first quarter, while economists were afraid that economic growth would slow a bit to 6.9 percent. Retail sales and industrial production also beat forecasts. Production increased 6.8 percent in June from the previous year versus the forecast increase of 6 percent. Retail sales rose 10.6 percent, exceeding the predicted growth by 10.2 percent.
China is the world's biggest consumer of copper. Lately, macroeconomic data from the Asian nation has been relatively soft, leading to concerns about sustainability of its impressive growth and pushing prices for the industrial metal down as a result. Yet today's reports suggest that the Chinese economy retained enough steam, and this is a very good sign for copper.
Contract for delivery of copper in September climbed 1.07 percent to $2.562 per pound as of 10:41 GMT on COMEX today.
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While I could go into navel-gazing details of how I came up with Libby, Oliver, Sandra, et al, it wouldn't be very interesting for anyone. For example, the short answer to how I came up with Sandra, the mother-in-law from hell, is easy: a deadline-induced state of adrenalized panic, when I was writing Libby on a weekly basis at The Displaced Nation.
As for the fictitious town of Woodhaven, Massachusetts, well, I'm very familiar with the place. It's the setting of my work-in-progress novel (which at the moment seems very far from anything resembling in-progress) and some of the characters from that manuscript have already appeared in Libby's Life. Melissa Harvey — now Melissa Harvey Connor — is the girl I love to hate. Frankie and Anna Gianni, of the Maxwell Plum restaurant, are also old friends of mine, along with Frankie's mother, Carla. Poor Carla. She's had a lot to cope with over the years. She wasn't always the sad figure you meet in Episode 11.
More characters will come along in due course, as Libby settles into life in this northern town.
For now, though, I'm going to tell you a bit more about our plucky little heroine. It's easy to dismiss her as "just a housewife" but, as you will come to see, she's a fighter.
It's a mistake to underestimate Libby.
I first met Libby in March this year. I was visiting friends in Milton Keynes, and had run out of reading material, so headed for a book shop. Libby was there at the same time, with her two-year-old, Jack — an adorable little thing, clutching a stuffed red car — and she struck me as a woman who had lost her way in life. Lost her identity, you could say, among the shelves of Pampers and Johnson's baby products.
You can tell a lot about people from the books they buy. Although Libby and I met in the chick lit section, she already had three self-help books in her shopping basket. "Finding yourself after motherhood." "How to be who you want to be." "Living and Working in America."
"Are you moving to America?" I asked.
To my discomfort, her eyes filled with tears. "I haven't any choice," she said.
In my experience, there is only one cure for the moving upheaval blues — coffee and lots of chocolate croissants. I took the books from her.
"We'll come back later for those. Today's your lucky day. You've met the right person to talk to."
We went to Starbucks and, over a large vanilla latte and Danish pastry, Libby started to open up. Perhaps she was rather too open, considering we had only just met, but sometimes it's easier to confide in a stranger than in your closest friend.
Her life had been turned upside down, she said.
She admitted that she was tired of being just a wife, just a mother, just a daughter. She had been a stay at home mother for three years, and in that time had felt her personality slowly being leached away.
Husband Oliver had strongly encouraged her to stay home with little Jack — Oliver wanted Jack to have the family life his own mother had never given him — but now Libby needed something else. Something for herself, beside finger painting and Play-doh.
She had just put the wheels in motion by talking to her old boss about returning to work when Oliver dropped the bombshell.
"I get my life in order again, and this happens. Massachusetts!" If Libby had said "Wormwood Scrubs" she couldn't have said it with more distaste. "This summer! Yes, I wanted a change in my life, but not like this. This is Oliver's choice, not mine, but I don't feel as if I have any right to object. Do you think he's having a midlife crisis, even though he's only thirty-three?"
I watched her stuff a piece of Danish pastry in Jack's mouth. Libby has dainty hands that she waves about a lot, so you're always half-reaching to move drinks cups out of her way. Her hair is in a mousy blonde pixie cut, and she has big blue eyes that make her look like a Disney cartoon animal. She's Tinkerbell, without the attitude problem.
Personally, I thought her husband was not so much having a midlife crisis as taking advantage of a temporary imbalance of relationship power that, at the moment, favoured him.
The balance would shift one day, because pendulums of all kinds swing, but I knew it was pointless to tell Libby that her day of power would come.
"Massachusetts is a nice place," I said. "It feels a lot like England, in many ways. You want my advice? Go. Enjoy the experience. Think of it as a door opening, not one closing. Besides –" she had already told me a little about Oliver's mother "–wouldn't it be a good thing to move away from your mother-in-law? The view from 3000 miles has to be an improvement."
Libby nodded. I could see her watching the proverbial glass become half full instead of half empty.
"But what will I do with my time there?" she asked. "Jack will be off to nursery school soon."
I hadn't the heart to tell her that most women I'd seen in her situation seemed to fill their time with serial pregnancies, so instead, I said, "You could start a blog."
"A blog," she repeated. "Yes, I could." She thought a little more, gazing out of the window of the traffic.
"I'll call it Libby's Life," she said. "Yes. I like the sound of that."
Click here to read Episode 1 – It's Life, all right, but not as I know it
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I loaded Ubuntu 18.04 and ran the instruction steps until removing the kernels, when I tried to install the ppa for the up repositories (sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubilinux/up), it said there was not release available and I realized that I had installed Ubuntu 18.04. I burned a usb with 16.04 but when I try to boot the machine it goes to safe more because its missing the kernels. I dont know how to fix this.
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'Precious Dust' wanders through the history of cement and the quarry at Ketton, a journey from Jurassic beach to industrial excavation. The works explore the story of the 'dust' that is so fundamental to the construction of our civilization.
Its manufacture hastens our return to warm, watery Jurassic climes, yet our towers grow ever taller.
Our concrete legacy will become a new kind of rock strata, coating the earth's surface in a techno tectonic plate. What will future paleontologists make of the technofossils forged from the ruins of our concrete and plastic?
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NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans construction contractor, Command Construction Industries, LLC, will reduce west-bound travel on Old Hammond Highway at the intersection of Fleur De Lis Drive from two lanes to one lane beginning at 7 a.m.Tuesday, July 17. The lane reduction, which will last for approximately one week, will allow construction crews to tie the newly-installed sewer line into the City's existing system. Public safety is our top priority; residents and commuters are reminded to use caution when driving, bicycling and walking near this construction site.
The lane narrowing barrels will begin at Roy Street and end immediately after the intersection of Fleur de Lis Drive. The $12 million Fleur de Lis Drive reconstruction project between 30th Street and Old Hammond Highway calls for removing and replacing existing water, sewer and drainage lines, repaving the roadway in concrete, installing new sidewalks and installing American with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at intersections.
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The New Palestine girls swim team advanced 10 swimmers and all three relays to the finals of the New Palestine sectional from Thursday's prelims.
The finals will be held Saturday morning at the NPHS natatorium.
In addition, the Dragons will have eight swims in the consolation finals to determine places 9-16.
The Dragons' top seeds for Saturday will be in the 100 butterfly, where Jessica Rogers was second in Thursday's prelims with a time of 1:02.22. The 200 free relay of Rogers, Anna Doolin, Hailee Holberton and Maria Virt was also second in the prelims with a time of 1:46.41.
NP will have two swimmers in the finals of the 100 butterfly. Maigan Williams was seventh (1:08.56) in the prelims .
NP will also have two swimmers in the finals of the 50 freestyle. Rogers finished fourth Thursday (25.84) and Doolin eighth (26.59). Cassy Moorman will swim in the consolation final after finishing 14th (29.17) .
In the 200 freestyle, Virt finished fifth to advance to the final (2:10.92). Bailey Young (10th, 2:17.64) and Williams (12th, 2:20.21) will swim in the consolation final. Virt is also moving onto the final of the 100 backstroke (seventh, 1:10.29), with Grace Mitchell (15th, 1:18.39) in the consolation final.
In the 100 freestyle, Doolin (sixth, 57.98) advanced to the final and Mooran (13th, 1:03.93) to the consolation final. In the 500 freestyle, Young (6th, 6:08.73) moves on to the final, with Emma Nobble (10th, 6:21.54) to the consolation final.
Holberton advances in the 200 IM after finishing seventh in the prelims (2:32.33). She also moves on in the 100 breaststroke after finishing fifth (1:15.27). Moving onto the consolation finals in the breaststroke are Jordan Owens (11th, 1:21.97) and Claire Whisler (16th, 1:26.76).
Also moving onto the final swims are the Dragons' two other relays. The 200 medley relay of Virt, Holberton, Rogers and Doolin was fourth (2:00.32), while the 400 free relay of Moorman, Williams, Young and Kaylynn Crawmer was sixth (4:17.63).
Saturday's finals begin at 9 a.m. with the diving competition, to be followed by the swimming finals.


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Krow Software, a leading provider of professional services automation software that is easy to use and deploy and built 100% native on the Salesforce Platform, today announced new features for professional services teams and organizations focused on driving project and customer success.
"In today's services economy, closing the deal is only the start of the customer journey and building successful customer advocates for sustained company growth," said David Vanheukelom, CEO and Founder of Krow Software. "Customer success is rapidly emerging as a strategic differentiator and growth engine for both service and product based companies."
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Additionally, we have enhanced the project status report to enable a one-button emailing of the status report as an attachment to any user, with configurable email templates. This builds upon the previous release of giving anyone with a URL link access to the status report for real-time project insight.
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No longer is it sufficient for services organizations to simply view what resources are scheduled on what projects. Historically, PSA tools offered limited insight into what the real capacity and availability of resources were, including the true big-picture of what is happening across the organization with other customer projects and commitments.
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Resource Managers can see at a glance the availability of resources matching the needs required, but additionally can see the net-availability of available resources taking into consideration commitments of projects and placeholders on other projects, including inflight or pipeline projects.
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In addition to the personal My Work page that displays an individual's tasks in Kanban, Due Date, or Calendar view, the Task Planner offers a visual and configurable at-a-glance view by Day, Week, or Month of what everyone is working on, color coded by project for easy visualization.
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FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Beautiful weather, clear skies, some nice fall colors, and a whole lot of visitors and locals came out last weekend for the 35th Annual Mentone Colorfest. Fall season has become a favorite time for our visitors to come to DeKalb County.
We are, in my opinion and many other people's opinion, the prettiest county in the state and no doubt we get the prettiest fall color for our visitors to enjoy. This is why so many out of town people plan on Mentone Colorfest weekend as the time to come to town. They combine this wonderful weekend fall festival filled with artisans, musicians and eateries with the beautiful fall landscape up on Lookout Mountain.
This area includes Lookout Mountain Parkway, DeSoto State Park and Little River Canyon National Preserve and lots of B&B lodges, rental cabins, campgrounds and an abundance of wilderness areas to witness gorgeous color changes each year.
Colorfest may have set an attendance record again this year and vendors who set up to sell their goods at Colorfest say it was a banner year for sales. Hey, what's not to like when you have a booth on the brow of Lookout Mountain overlooking the colorful valley below.
This festival is a favorite among locals, vendors and visitors. It provides a fantastic getaway weekend that everyone enjoys especially when picture perfect weather accompanies the weekend. The only down side this year was that our ongoing drought has left our waterfalls totally dry for the first time in most people's lives.
If you live here and have not been to Mentone Colorfest in awhile, you need to come back. It seems to be improving every year.
In addition to Colorfest, we had our last Third Saturday Cruise In on Saturday night in downtown Fort Payne. This was our best attended year for the event since it began in 2011. Fort Payne Main Street moved its Block Party to the Coal and Iron building this time. There was a bar with tables set up on the patio and we celebrated Oktoberfest with a German dress up photo both inside the Coal and Iron building. It was a blast.
From all of us at DeKalb Tourism we want to thank the planning committees and the local governments in Mentone and Fort Payne for creating, hosting and working hard to make these special events a true joy for locals and a great reason to come visit us from out of town.
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The next time you hear a politician use the word "billion" casually think about whether you do, or don't, want that politician spending your tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but an advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure in perspective for us all in one of its releases:
* A billion seconds ago, it was 1959.
* A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.
* A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.


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One of my former coworkers posted a delicious-looking recipe for chicken breasts with mushroom sauce this morning on Facebook, and I decided to try it. Interestingly, the author advertises it as a 30-minute meal, but it took just that long to fry up the chicken, even before you start the sauce. But that's ok because I had plenty of time.
Mushrooms cooking
I love almost anything with mushrooms. I like cooking with them, and use them whenever I can. One of the places we ate in Mendocino had a special--hand picked local mushrooms, found by a renowned mushroom forager (seriously), as a side dish. I was all over that. The should have used less salt.
Anyway, I made this recipe and it turned out great. The only thing I tweaked was to add some garlic. There is no garlic in the recipe, which must be an oversight. Oh, and I used about half the butter recommended, surmising that the last two tablespoons of butter were really two cloves of garlic.
When I was at the store, I bought a hunk of gorgonzola cheese for I'm not sure what for, but I'm sure I'll find something to do with it.
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Written by Vin McCaffrey
When I was in the 6th grade and it snowed, I used to shovel the court to play basketball. I kept it up through high school before heading out to Lehigh. I loved basketball. I never thought much of it. It was just something I did. A labor of love.
Last week, the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes hosted a career fair for their football team. Coach Meyer, whom I admire and respect greatly, said, "Who doesn't want to hire a guy who knows about selflessness, being a part of a team, commitment, time management and most importantly, solving issues in front of 30 million people on television, if that's how many watched our game with Oregon. Or 110,000 people when our guys go to work on Saturday. Everybody wants to hire those guys."
Coach Meyer is absolutely right. No doubt about it.
There are nearly 500,000 collegiate student-athletes competing nationally. Although there are a very few individuals fortunate enough to play in program's like Coach's in front of audiences like the Buck's do, I believe every one of those 500,000 student-athletes have stories similar to mine. They shoveled their own snow.
They start very young, they compete, they sacrifice, they reach their goal of playing college athletics and they continue to compete. And when they reach the workforce, they will continue to compete.
About a year and a half ago, when our team was researching the student-athlete identity, we learned the vast majority of college athletes begin playing their sport before the age of 10. In sports like swimming, gymnastics and tennis – those kids frequently start competing closer to the age of 5.
To put this context, prior to entering college, these young people spent nearly half their life learning values, as Coach Meyer outlined so well: "selflessness, being a part of a team, commitment and time management."
So in a sense, for these select individuals, college athletics is an advanced degree.
A master's degree in commitment.
A PHD in time management.
Finishing school on how to receive feedback constructively.
An experiential MBA in teamwork and leadership.
GTG celebrates the student-athlete and the student-athlete experience. It is an experience that has a life-long impact for a select group of people that have worked so very hard to earn it.


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President Donald Trump announced on Monday his intention to nominate FERC General Counsel James Danly to fill the remaining Republican position at FERC. That position has been vacant since the untimely passing of former Chairman Kevin McIntyre.
Under FERC's governing statute, no more than three of the five commission seats can be held by the members of a single party and FERC currently has two Republican commissioners. If Mr. Danly is confirmed as a Commissioner, FERC would have three Republican Commissioners and one Democratic Commissioner. As a result, a successful confirmation will ensure that even if a single Commissioner is recused from a proceeding or resigns as a Commissioner, FERC will continue to have a quorum and a Republican voting majority.
The nomination has not yet been submitted to the Senate and no hearings have been scheduled at this time. As a result, the timing of any potential confirmation remains unclear, as does the potential replacement of Mr. Danly as general counsel to FERC.


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If you have a few hours to spare in Rockhampton, definitely check out the Rockhampton Zoo!
A completely free attraction within the Botanic Gardens that offers an opportunity to relax in nature and see over 50 species of animals native to Australia.
Not all exhibits were open and some enclosures were not in use. We imagine due to ongoing renovations from cyclone damages earlier this year.
Nevertheless, an enjoyable time walking around and meeting all the animals!
Red seal coot birds
Basking alligator
Freshwater crocodiles trying to hide
Sleepy koalas hanging out in the eucalyptus
Kangaroos! Unfortunately, no interaction with them as you can at other zoos like Australia Zoo or Lone Pine
Lace Monitors! So cute!
Rockhampton Zoo even has an aviary! Small but with plenty of birds to observe 🙂
Royal Spoonbill
Emerald Dove
I don't know the name of this bird!
Bar Shouldered Dove
Showing off
And of course, as with any park… you will get Ibises looking for food 😛
Worth a visit, check out Rockhampton Zoo if you have free time!


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firefox doesn't remember where the video was when u stopped playing it last.
Hi unlike other browsers i use where i last left off in watching an youtube video is not being remembered in firefox. Anyone know why this is and how i can fix this issue? cus i watch quite a bit of videos that are 1h and more.
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I believe this is a bug on YouTube itself, not anything to do with Firefox. This happens sometimes to me on Firefox and I also have a friend who exclusively uses Google Chrome and says they have the same issue.
For me, I've noticed it only really happens when I close the tab entirely while the video is still playing. If I click the YouTube logo at the top first and then close the tab, it seems to usually save my video position for me.
It's appears to be something with YouTube not correctly detecting when you close the tab or YouTube not automatically updating the timestamp frequently enough in their system.
Either way, I'm not sure that it's Firefox-specific and I don't believe that there's anything we can do to help with this one.
This is an issue that doesn't happen for me in any browsers except firefox. in Opera it works fine same for google chrome it is just firefox.
Unless your login into your account YT will not keep a history of your playlist to replay from the last point it was stopped. What your describing is a non-registered YT account and as such that keeps no record of what was played to be replay from last stopped action. And if a YT account then your settings is not set to keep a record of playback to replay from when they were stopped the last time.
1. I am logged in to my youtube account 2. youtube remembers where i was in videos except when i use firefox for some reason.


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ISL 2018-19: Pradhyum Reddy - Even Bengaluru FC couldn't get a clean sheet against FC Goa
It's now three wins in five games for FC Pune City in the Indian Super League (ISL) and interim coach Pradhyum Reddy could not be happier. The 42-year-old is of the opinion that this performance is probably their best of the season.
"I think it's probably one of our best performances this season, without a shadow of a doubt. It's because we managed to build upon the team effort we put in against Kerala. It's very difficult to come back from that strenuous journey and put in a performance against a team that has played fantastically this season and they've had a 12-day break."
"So, we knew it was going to be tough and we knew we had to work hard defensively. But at the same time, we had to attack because the best way to keep them quiet was to make sure we posed a threat as well. I thought we did very well in posing a threat and defending as well."
Pune did well to not only contain Goa but also score a couple past Mohammed Nawaz.
"I think a lot of talk before the game was that's the best attacking unit and we were one of the joint-worst defensively this season. So, we knew we had to fix both ends of our game. So, the strategy was the same - to be compact, to work as a unit defensively and not just individually. At the same time when we win the ball, I think today we were a lot more composed with the ball. We had a lot of possession. That helped us build attacks. It's always a fun game against Goa, a lot of goals. But it was a bit of a nervy affair in the first half and that suited us," he said.
The 42-year-old was particularly pleased about keeping a clean sheet, not something that most teams in the league can brag about.
"Delighted with the two clean sheets, especially against two tough teams. Not even Bengaluru FC managed a clean sheet against Goa, even Jamshedpur, who beat them, didn't. There's not many teams that will keep a clean sheet against FC Goa this season. That's a great feather in our cap. We have to build on the clean sheets in the break. We have six more games and if we get five more clean sheets, odds will be in our favour."


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Mar 06, 2019
Kanade Shimizu of Graduate School of Science wins Poster Presentation Award at International Conference on Pharma and Food
Kanade Shimizu, a first-year student at Rikkyo University's Graduate School of Science, won a Poster Presentation Award at the 4th International Conference on Pharma and Food (ICPF2018) held at Nippondaira Hotel in Shizuoka City on November 14-16, 2018.
Research experiments have shown that nobiletin, which is found in citrus fruits and especially in the peel of shekwasha or Citrus depressa, selectively binds with the M1 subtype of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, helping improve urination and treat Alzheimer's disease. However, why nobiletin selectively binds with M1 receptors and how the compounds help improve such medical conditions remain unclear.
In her research, Shimizu theoretically elucidated how food-derived nobiletin selectively binds with M1 receptors. The judges highly evaluated Shimizu's work, which aimed to provide guidelines for developing new drugs targeting M1.
The prize-winners at the award presentation ceremony.
Kanade Shimizu receives a Poster Presentation Award.
a first-year student in the Graduate Program in Chemistry, Graduate School of Science
Kanade Shimizu (right in the photo)
I am delighted to have won a Poster Presentation Award at the 4th International Conference on Pharma and Food. I am honored to receive this award from an advanced, international academic society that fuses research on pharmacy, medicine and nutrition, despite the fact that I am a student at the Graduate School of Science. I was able to win this award thanks to the guidance provided by professors who supervised me or conducted joint research with me. I am sincerely grateful to them. I will use this award as a springboard for further research to realize scientific innovations in a new domain that combines studies on medicine and foods in integrative medicine.
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The impact of the school funding crisis on the level of individual support that schools are able to offer their students is set to worsen over the next 12 months, according to a survey by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL). Education Executive reports.
More than half (56%) of school business leaders say cost savings have resulted in reduced individual support for students over the past 12 months, but over the next 12 months this rises to 65% who expect that cost savings will result in reduced support.
The pattern is the same for enrichment activities, and curriculum options, with more school business leaders expecting reduced provision over the year ahead than over the past 12 months.
The results of the survey of 238 business leaders of schools in England are being released today (Thursday 17 May) at ASCL's Conference for Business Leaders, which is being held in Nottingham.
Nearly all respondents (99%) have had to make cost savings over the past 12 months, with nearly half (46%) saying this amounted to over £100,000.
Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "The message of this survey could not be more stark. Unless the government takes urgent action over the school funding crisis the vital work that schools do will be increasingly eroded.
"Their ability to provide individual support to students – working with often vulnerable young people to overcome barriers to learning – will be further undermined. So too will their capacity to provide mental health support, as well as a full range of enrichment and curriculum options."
One school business leader said: "We've run out of rabbits to pull from hats. Every contract and cost has been reviewed, every ounce of surplus fat removed and every stream streamlined. We are at the point now where if funding does not rise in real terms education is going to suffer."
Read more worrying findings from the survey Impact of school funding crisis is set to deepen, says ASCL
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52 years old
We implemented the new market entry model with excellent results in traditional channels.
We executed productivity improvement projects at all levels in the Business, producing a significant improvement in the year's profitability with regard to 2017.
We consolidated Grupo Nutresa's efficiency and productivity strategy, maintaining stable production costs and good performance in the management of commodities, and implementing productivity projects in our production plants.
We continued to get to know our consumers better and to generate high-profitability, major-impact innovations, thus optimizing our brands and investments.


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Large circle sterling silver necklace. Cast silver large oval/circle necklace. Organic large pendant necklace on waxed cotton cord. An organic, rustic cast silver circle pendant on a black waxed cotton cord. The circle is not perfectly round, it's an oval shape. You will receive the piece in this photographs.
Ready to ship.
Other colors are availbale for the cord: China red, black, dark brown (see last photograph). It's closed with a small sterling silver ring clasp, but if you prefer you can have it with no clasp and sliding knots. You can choose your preferences while checking out.
I suggest for this necklace the length of 23″ (60 cm) please ask me if you need a different size. If you prefer a sliding knot the necklace is adjustable
The circle measures 1.5″ x 1″ (4 x 2,5 cm) approx,
weight is 6 gr. approx.
The pendant is a cast piece made from fine silver grains producted in Italy. I have given to it an irregular, organic look, and it's completely made by me using the lost wax technique, from design to final polishing.


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After last episode's tearful ending, the kind creators of Plastic Memories have decided to give us a bit of a break this episode. Oh, don't worry, there's still plenty of serious stuff going on; it's just intermingled with humor and amusing moments. The characters are still pretty trope-ish; Kazuki, the ill-tempered female boss, is shown to be a drinker (who is actually a lightweight), which seems to occur often enough in anime, and Yasutak takes the role of the slacker playboy. Again, despite the abundance of character tropes, the show manages to present a likeable story and cast that doesn't seem to be overused. Perhaps it really is true that new doesn't always mean better; sometimes using old tools the right way can produce something great.
Anyway, the episode begins with another failed retrieval on the part of Tsukasa and Isla, which earns Tsukasa a sharp reproach from Michiru, especially after he covers for Isla so that the whole situation appears to be his fault and not hers. This ultimately prompts Isla to make attempts at improving herself so that she can better assist Tsukasa. In response, Tsukasa promises to help Isla on the job until she can get back into the swing of things. In the midst of all this, other characters attempt to encourage Tsukasa and Isla, while also seeking to provide direction for Tsukasa. The ending of the episode presents what should be a shocking revelation… if it wasn't alluded to fairly clearly near the start of the previous episode.
While this episode may not have the same emotional impact that the debut does (unless the ending revelation really does catch you by surprise), it's still an enjoyable episode. It does a great job of being self-contained—it introduces a problem right off the bat, the characters work towards bettering themselves as a result, and the episode ends with a resolution to said problem—while also contributing some elements to carry the show past this one story. While the overall purpose of the story is yet to be seen, it is certainly easy to draw at least some conclusions and theories. Will the comedy win out? Will we be tricked into a tear-jerker? Only time will tell, so onward we go!
A Christian Perspective:
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. – Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
This verse is illustrated in today's episode, specifically when Tsukasa offers to take on Isla's responsibilities during retrievals, at least until Isla gets herself back into the swing of things. He recognizes that she is having trouble performing her duties, and he also recognizes her earnest efforts to improve herself. While it may not be his job to actually perform the retrievals, he is willing to take on that responsibility for the sake of his partner.
Content Guide:
Language: 1 "h*ll", 1 "d**n", 1 "h*ck", 1 "d**mit", 1 "j**z", 1 "cr*p"
Alcohol/Drug Use: Kazuki is drinking some kind of alcohol and is drunk
Nudity/Sex/Fanservice: Eru's top shows cleavage
Violence: Kazuki squeezes Tsukasa's hand with a hard grip
Blood/Gore: Isla's nose bleeds
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My Best Friend, Her Husband, and My Birthday
Unabridged Audiobook
Written By: Ericka Cole
Narrated By: Jennifer Saucedo
Date: April 2014
Duration: 0 hours 14 minutes
Angi was always planning surprises, so I knew something was up when she had me come over. I was disappointed to learn she'd be gone for my birthday but she insisted on giving me my birthday present right then. Who would have thought that birthday present would be a threesome with her husband? It was my first lesbian sex, and Angi wasn't taking "no" for an answer!


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As usual I am always the one to arrive the party late. On the "you smell nice" meme going round on social media. Hmmmmm! my humble opinion the interviewer was actually the Rude person or her response was Rude. I thought what they teach at ettiquete class is to respond politely to "harmless" compliments.
Okay let's move away from compliments between INTERVIWER and the INTERVIEWEE and lets talk about the business that contects the both of them, which is the almighty "JOB".
I still don't see the reason why we still make a big deal out of job "offering" I dont understand why the INTERVIEWER assumes the mood or ROLE of a 'MONSTER" all because you are on the other side of the Table.
MY point is, A JOB interview is a transaction between two parties , you the JOB owner needs the services of the other it's not a SLAVE to MASTER relationship. We preach freedom everyday yet we still enslave people mentally.
The INTERVIEWEE is willing to offer his or her services at a fee for a service You the INTERVIEWER can't handle or manage alone and you the INTERVIEWER is seeking help from the INTERVIEWEE and you are also willing to pay for their services.
So the INTERVIEW is a process to find the right person and Negotiate the transaction terms. Not an avenue to show symptoms of your Bad day or Frustration. If you get an 'Harmless' Compliments in the Process, please be civil enough to give polite response and not Use that post to trash peoples personality. Afterall the INTERVIEWEE Hasn't come all the way to beg you for money he or she has come to offer his or her time,knowledge,experience and skills that will add more value to your business or oganisation. If you are not comfortable with what they are bringing to the table be kind enough to turn them down politely not condemn them. Afterall its a Work zone not a Judgement throne.
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Carlyle welcomes partnership for sustainable fuel at Sea-Tac Airport
OLYMPIA – Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, welcomed the Port of Seattle's announcement yesterday that 13 airlines – including Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Horizon Airlines, Spirit Airlines and more – have agreed to collaborate on a work plan to give all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport access to sustainable aviation fuel, a low-carbon and sustainably produced biofuel alternative to jet fuel.
"Cross-industry partnerships like this one will be critical to breaking the logjam that prevents progressive industries in our state from accessing affordable renewable fuels," Carlyle said. "We can address carbon reduction in a meaningful way by focusing on transportation, and I am pleased to see our local port and aviation partners leading this effort."
The partners agreed to work to meet specific sustainable aviation fuel timetable and goals approved by the Port of Seattle Commission in December 2017 that call for a minimum of 10 percent of sustainable jet fuel to be produced locally from sustainable sources within 10 years, increasing to 50 percent by 2050.
Widespread use of sustainable aviation fuel can reduce carbon emissions and other air pollutants, helping to reduce the community and environmental impact of existing and forecasted growth at Sea-Tac.
The work plan will explore the use of sustainable aviation fuels as well as a variety of other mechanisms that could contribute to carbon and air emission reductions, including technology, operations, infrastructure and future aircraft technology.
More information is available on the Port of Seattle's website.


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Gawith Hoggarth - Kendal Gold Lemon.
The contents of the pouch are quite fine, not cigarette tobacco like, but a fine shag cut. The smell is pure lemon, a good example of what's on its way.
This lights up easily, providing it's been aired; it arrived far too moist. Then, the lemon taste is heady; far too strong; if you like citrus in tobacco you'll like this, but if your like me you'll probably hate it. I don't enjoy the flavour at all, and also, to make matters worse, it bites like crazy; it's a tongue biting beast!
The nicotine's mild to medium and the room note's alright; if you think my review sounds as though I've lost interest in Kendal Gold Lemon, I have; I hate it!!!
Not recommended.
Pipe Used: Levent Meer' Claw
Age When Smoked: New
Purchased From: Gauntleys
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All the latest news and views from the CPSU team
Firies campaigns against service cuts
FIRIES are up in arms over proposed Tasmania Fire Service cuts. The United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) launched a campaign to fight TFS budget cuts and a proposal to close the fire training centre and one fire station. TasFire Training is the only Emergency Response Team training provider in the state, and provides fire safety training to businesses around Tasmania. Operational fire fighters and administration staff man the facility.
These workers face redeployment in the TFS if the centre closure goes ahead. Tasmania Fire Service has proposed the cuts to save money. These cuts could be a tactic to reduce fire fighter numbers. The CPSU has two Members who the proposed cuts will affect. UFUA commissioned an independent report to examine the impact of the training centre closure.
The report shows in Tasmania: • There is a higher rate of fire incidents than other states; • The average weighted death rate is significantly higher than elsewhere; • Property losses are much higher than elsewhere in Australia; • The proportion of structure fires contained to one room is lower; • expenditure on fire services is just below the national average; but • The number of career and volunteer fire fighters is significantly lower than the national average.
The report recommends the Tasmanian Government should restore the funding cut in the 2011-12 budgets and a comprehensive review of TasFire Training. It also recommends the TFS should consider increasing the number of fire stations with career crews.


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Here are 25 Kickass and Interesting Facts About Antarctica.
1-5 Interesting Facts About Antarctica
1. There is just one insect species native to Antarctica called Belgica Antarctica. – Source
2. Australia has claim to the largest territory of Antarctica, which is only a couple of million square kilometers smaller than the Australian continent itself. – Source
3. In Antarctica, there is a town called Villa Las Estrellas with a primary school consisting of approximately 15 students and contains 3 computers providing the town's access to the internet. – Source
4. There are seven churches in Antarctica – Source
5. There is an old soviet scientific research hut buried 20 ft. under snow in one of the most inaccessible places in Antarctica. If you can make it in the hut there is a golden visitor's book you can sign. – Source
6-10 Interesting Facts About Antarctica
6. The driest place on Earth is in Antarctica in an area called the Dry Valleys, which have seen no rain for nearly 2 million years. There is absolutely no precipitation in this region. – Source
7. Antarctica has 24 different time zones. The scientists who reside there go by either the time of their homeland or the supply line that brings them food and equipment. – Source
8. In 1912, three men set out to recover emperor penguin eggs from Antarctica. It was so cold one man's teeth chattered so violently that they shattered. When he returned to UK, the National History Museum refused to accept the eggs. – Source
9. In 1961, Leonid Rogozov, a Soviet surgeon, removed his own appendix while stationed in Antarctica. – Source
10. It rarely ever snows in Antarctica. The snow there has accumulated over many years and the temperature never rises enough to melt it. – Source
11-15 Interesting Facts About Antarctica
11. There are two towering peaks on the Antarctic Peninsula that are named Una's t**s, after a woman who worked in the British Antarctic office. – Source
12. In 1996, a Norwegian man became the first to cross Antarctica, 1,864 miles, coast to coast, all alone and completely without support. In 2001, he completed the first solo crossing of the Arctic, from Siberia to Canada via the North Pole, in 82 days. – Source
13. In 2009, eleven children were born in Antarctica – Source
14. You cannot work in Antarctica unless your wisdom teeth and appendix are removed – Source
15. In the geographical center of Antarctica stands a bust of Lenin. – Source
16-20 Interesting Facts About Antarctica
16. Antarctica has 2 ATM's. They were installed back in 2000 at the McMurdo Station, which is 840 miles from the south pole. – Source
17. Antarctica is claimed by 8 different countries and is technically "owned" by science.
18. Researchers are practicing for a human mission to Mars by living in the heart of Antarctica to see the effects of extreme isolation. – Source
19. In 2001, Travis McHenry, an American claimed huge chunk of previously unclaimed Antarctican peninsula as his own nation through a supposed loophole in the Antarctic Treaty – Source
20. Antarctica has 2 bars for its residents. – Source
21-25 Interesting Facts About Antarctica
21. "Antarctican dollars" are collector's items and they are produced by the Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office in the appearance of national money for the continent of Antarctica. – Source
22. The Antarctica's South Georgia Island is said to be more biologically diverse than the Galapagos – Source
23. There are many subglacial lakes beneath Antarctica, the largest (Lake Vostok) has been isolated for 25,000,000 years beneath 13,000 feet of ice. It is the most oxygen rich water in the world. – Source
24. Ancient turtle bones discovered in Antarctica reveal that 45 million years ago, it was a rain forest – Source
25. There are hot springs reaching 158°F in Antarctica – Source


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Trends ebb and flow on the runways every season, but looking at the bigger picture, 2019 was the year of unexpected trends. And you can thank celebrities for that: Stylish stars hit the streets in daring pieces that were all about embracing the surprise factor. These trendsetters didn't just carry any ol' bags around—their bags had to be either super tiny, or super huge. Think they wore simple, sexy strappy sandals to go with them? Think again. Kim Kardashian West revived the '90s flip-flop heel instead, which went on to become the most polarizing footwear style of the year, embraced by everyone from Rihanna to Katie Holmes.
The main 2019 trend takeaway? This past year was all about stars finding the most unlikeliest—and flashiest—pieces from forgotten decades, and then making them (somehow) chic again. Below, the six unexpected trends that took over 2019.
A look that was first ignited in the early fall (which is prime knitwear season, after all), stars put a sexier spin on both cardigans and sweater vests this year. Who could forget Katie Holmes's Khaite cashmere bra and cardigan set that went unexpectedly viral? Everyone had to have it! Model Bella Hadid also did a cooler spin on the sweater vest when she wore a knitted utility vest, by emerging designer Reese Cooper. More recently, Harry Styles took his impressive knit game to the next level, wearing a sweater vest covered in sheep.