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NEW YORK -- New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom will undergo season-ending surgery later this week to address a nerve issue in his pitching elbow.
Doctors will move the ulnar nerve, which had been causing intermittent elbow discomfort as well as finger numbness.
DeGrom expects a three-month recovery time from the procedure and to be ready for spring training. He consulted with Hall of Famer John Smoltz, who underwent the same procedure during his playing career.
The Mets will have four core members of their starting rotation trying to work back from surgeries during spring training.
Matt Harvey underwent surgery in July to remove a rib and relieve thoracic outlet syndrome. Steven Matz, currently sidelined with a shoulder impingement, is due to have a bone spur removed from his pitching elbow after the season. Zack Wheeler still is working back from complications from Tommy John surgery, which was performed in March 2015.
DeGrom, 28, went 7-8 with a 3.04 ERA in 24 starts for the Mets this season. He last appeared on Sept. 1.
Matz, who has been sidelined since Aug. 14, is due to rejoin the Mets on Wednesday. He will throw a bullpen session for team staff.
Matz is a consideration for Friday's start against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. However, manager Terry Collins indicated that Matz must first demonstrate his readiness by showing better sharpness with his secondary pitches than during his last bullpen session at the team's complex in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Collins also openly questioned the wisdom of starting Matz if he will be capped at 50 pitches anyway.
"We've got to win games," said Collins, whose team is locked in a three-way race with the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals for two wild-card spots.
Gabriel Ynoa is the alternate to start on Friday if the Mets do not use Matz.
The Mets already are relying on rookies Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman in the rotation because of the injuries.


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Tek Sapkota from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) analyzed mitigations options for agriculture addressing demand, supply and food loss, and waste. As he found options which can reduce emissions without compromising food security, his country Nepal and CCAFS nominated him as one of the lead authors for the IPCC special report on climate change and land.
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Welcome to our Recipe Corner!
Here we hope you will find some good tips and recipes to help with keeping your lifestyle healthy. Here at PA Home Care we hope to help with encouraging healthy eating habits and support our clients with their dietary needs.
Some things to remember when meal planning are generally;
Eat more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and lean sources of protein
Choose foods that are low in added sugars
Limit salt intake
Try out the following recipe which we hope you will love as much as we do! Salmon is a great source of Omega 3, (the "good" fat) you can bake it, broil it, or grill it!
Sweet 'n' Hot Glazed Salmon
1 1/2 cups apricot nectar
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (3/4 pound) salmon filet without skin
- Preheat your oven's broiler, and grease a broiling pan.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, mix together the apricot nectar, dried apricots, honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, cinnamon and cayenne. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until reduced by about half. Stir occasionally to prevent burning. Remove 1/4 cup of the glaze for basting, and set the remaining aside.
- Place the salmon filet on the greased broiling pan, and brush with glaze. Broil 3 inches from the heat for 8 to 12 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily with a fork. Gently turn over once during cooking, and baste frequently during the last 4 minutes. Serve with remaining glaze.
Serve with Brown Rice and enjoy!
At PA Home Care of Lancaster our goal is to provide you with "Care Beyond Compare" as we have been doing for the past ten years by meeting, and exceeding your expectations. Our Quality Care Assistants, also known as caregivers are happy to help you or your loved, right in the comfort of your own home. Meal Assistance and Grocery Shopping are just two of the many services we provide in order that seniors may age in place, at home, where statistics show most people truly want to be. Contact us today and let's talk about how we may be of help; phone (717) 464-2006 or (866) 205-0348 or by email at email@example.com


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All set with the designer Indian wedding cards, now the next thing is to decide with the wedding decor. After deciding the venue, the thing that worries many couples is the wedding decor. And if you're someone who is planning to do in a budget, then too you can add affordable charms to your decor. Here we are discussing four interesting ideas for wedding decor with these beautiful props:
Candles to make the aura more ethereal
These lit beauties make everything more dreamy and romantic. If you're someone who is not a big fan of "everything loud" and prefers dim settings for a wedding, then candles are one great option. People spend a lot on fancy candlelight dinner dates. Well, you can bring that charm in the budget with a wedding space decorated with several hundred and thousands of candles. These flickering candles when positioned outside form the perfect backdrop for romantic pictures. If your budget allows, you can go for scented candles or a place a few amidst the tea lights.
White string lights for a whimsical atmosphere
These string lights which are also known by the name "fairy lights" are one ideal way to brighten the whole space. The look absolutely lovely and make the whole place look nothing less than a land comes alive out of fairy tales. Moreover, they are perfectly ideal for outdoor venues of the wedding ceremonies. They even look lovely if you get a little playful and creative with them in indoor ceremonies. Everything looks a little more beautiful with these fairy lights. For evening functions, these string lights gave you all that you need for the picture-perfect wedding photos.
Hanging floral decorations to make the whole surrounding a little more alluring and fragrant
In Indian weddings, flowers have been used from archaic times. From the floral abstracts in Indian wedding cards to garlands used to decor mandap or floral centrepieces for the table, these blooms have been an integral part of weddings. But with hanging floral decorations, you can literally take your decor to top-notch. These floral decors are absolutely a vision to eyes and fit well with the whole wedding mood as well. You can fill the miniature pots with these floral blooms and let them hang in the entire venue.
Colourful cloth draping because you can't enough colours
If you're someone who is also tempted by colours, then this is the perfect solution for budget wedding decor. This is one effortless way to make your wedding venue all ascended with the op of colours. The good thing is that these fabrics, when bought in wholesale, are quite cheaper. Use the perfect colour contrast combinations and make the entire place look like a land from fairy legends. The best idea is to create a ceiling of colourful clothes. For this, you can start draping the cloth from the centre and move it outwards. Add string lights to it to nail the whole look.


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HAMPTON, Va. (WVEC) -- The largest fundraising event in Hampton Roads is underway for the fifth year running!
The event started Tuesday, May 8 at midnight Tuesday and will end at midnight Wednesday. The goal is to collect $1,000,000 in donations for organizations around Hampton Roads!
In 2017, Give Local 757 collected more than 7,700 donations totaling $660,000 from every city in the region and every state in the country.
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Q. What are the entry requirements for the CPA Professional Education Program?
To be eligible for entry into the CPA Professional Education Program, all applicants must satisfy the requirements listed below:
Q. Where can I take prerequisite courses?
You can complete the prerequisite courses with the CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB) through the Preparatory Courses. You can also complete the prerequisites through various post-secondary institutions across British Columbia.
Q. How much do the prerequisite courses cost?
Please consult the CPAWSB website for course calendar and costs for the Preparatory Courses. Prerequisites attained at other post-secondary institutions are subject to the course offerings, enrollment requirements and tuition costs of the college or university so please consult their websites for more details.
Q. How long is each course?
Course modules in the CPA Professional Education Program are approximately two months long. For candidates that need more flexibility due to work or family circumstances, there is also an option to extend modules to 6 months in length. The most current course schedules for CPA Professional Education Program, and Preparatory Courses can be found on the respective pages of the CPAWSB website.
Q. How much does PEP cost?
The cost of the CPA Professional Education Program is approximately $11,000. See the schedule of fees for the CPA Professional Education Program or the fee schedules for the CPA Preparatory Courses. Since the program is designed for CPA students to work while studying, applying the skills they're learning as they go, many employers offer some form of support for employees as they progress through the program.
Q. How do I apply?
To apply, applicants must create a MyCPA Profile and submit official transcript(s) for review in a sealed envelope directly from their university. CPA evaluators will not accept opened originals, unofficial, scanned PDFs or fraudulent documents. To submit your transcripts, please follow the steps below:
Q. Can I enroll in the Preparatory Courses first before applying to the CPA?
In order to be granted access to enroll in the Preparatory Courses with us, your first step is to apply for a Transcript Assessment. The results of your transcript assessment will tell you how many of your existing education credits can be applied to the prerequisites and may guide your decision on which program to select. Once you know the results of your assessment, you will be granted access to enroll in the Preparatory Courses with us, if required.
Q. How long does the application process take?
Please note that it can take up to 10 business days for the evaluation process to be completed from the time that all of your supporting documents, including transcripts, are received. Therefore, we recommend that you begin the application process 1-2 months in advance to ensure that all transcripts from your post-secondary institutions can be received and evaluated before your intended start date. Your assessment results are valid for a period of 12 months.
Q. When are courses offered?
To view all application deadlines and course dates, please use the links below:
Q. Do you offer full-time courses?
No. All courses offered under CPA are available as part-time courses only. This means students are only granted access to enroll in a maximum of one to two courses per semester.
Q. What is Fast Track?
CPA candidates may request the Fast Track option upon enrolment into the CPA Professional Education Program. This option allows candidates to enroll in the first two core modules simultaneously in one semester, and the two elective modules simultaneously in the next semester. This option is best suited for candidates who are not working and can study full time while enrolled in the core and elective modules. Find more information on Fast Track.
Q. Are the CPA Preparatory Courses, and CPA Professional Education Program eligible for student loans from the provincial and federal government?
The CPA program is registered as a part-time program and unfortunately does not qualify for government student loans. However, many students enrolled in courses under our program receive financial assistance through other means such as:
Q. Are there time limitations or grade requirements for the prerequisite courses?
Yes. The core courses must have been completed within the last 10 years. You must achieve a grade of at least 60% and a 65% overall average of the core courses is required. The non-core courses do not have a time limit and you must achieve a grade of at least 50% in each course. More information on prerequisite courses can be found here.
Q. I'm currently a student or candidate and have a specific question about the courses or exam. Who should I talk to?
The CPA Western School of Business administers the education and exam components of the CPA Preparatory Courses, and the CPA Professional Education Program for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Please visit the CPAWSB website for detailed questions about assessments, enrollment, curriculum, and exams. The Practical Experience Requirement (PER) for CPA Professional Education Program candidates is administered by CPABC. Further information on PER can be found here.
Q. Do I have to work in a public practice firm to get my accounting work experience on the CPA Professional Education Program?
No, the accounting work experience requirement of the CPA Professional Education Program allows candidates to pursue accounting and finance related employment (paid) in any sector such as industry, government, public practice, and not for profit. Find more information on CPA Professional Education Program.
Q. Do you help students find a job?
Students enrolled in the CPA Professional Education Program will be provided with exclusive access to our CPABC and CPA Canada Career Resources, such as our Careers websites, to apply for jobs and receive invitations to attend our networking, panel, and job interviewing events. Join CPA Career Connect and never miss out on an upcoming event to network with our employers and CPA members. Students will also have access to our CPABC Career Counsellor.
Q. What if I get the CPA designation in British Columbia, but need to move to another province?
The CPA Professional Education Program is the same across all of Canada, including the Common Final Exam. Once you receive your designation, you must be a member in your province; however, if you relocate to another province in the future you can use your designation without having to retake any part of the program.
Please see below for links to the CPA provincial bodies across the country and abroad:
Q. What if I wish to move internationally with my designation?
If you move outside Canada you'll be joining the more than 12,000 CPAs already working in over 100 countries around the world. Please also see our section on CPA's international partners.
Q. Is there a cap on the number of international students that can enroll each semester in the Preparatory Courses or CPA Professional Education Program?
No, there is no limitation on the number of domestic or international students that can enroll each semester.
Q. Do I have to pay more if I'm an international student?
No, unlike many post-secondary institutions you will not pay more for tuition because you are an international student. Please note that if you have received your post-secondary education internationally, you may be required to get your degree assessed by a third-party assessment service company. Fees charged by these services are not included in our fee schedule and may vary by vendor.
Q. I have international education, how do I get the Canadian Third Party Degree Assessment Report to apply to your programs?
Please view the recognized Canadian third party degree assessment companies that are accepted by CPA. We recommend World Education Services (WES) for degree assessments.
Q. Can I take the CPA Professional Education Program while I'm living abroad?
While program courses are offered in multiple formats to provide flexibility, module exams and the Common Final Exam (CFE) for the CPA designation must be attended and written in person at a CPA Testing Centre in Canada. More information for international prospects can be found at CPA International.
Q. Do you need proof of English language level, like TOEFL to apply to your programs?
No, we do not require proof of English language level for acceptance into our programs, however to be successful in the program courses we recommend students have a (Canadian Language Benchmark of English) CLB 8 for CPA Professional Education Program.
Q. I live abroad and would need a study permit to come to Canada and pursue the CPA Professional Education Program. Is CPA a designated learning institution?
Yes. CPABC is a designated learning institution.
Q) Do I have to be enrolled in the CPA program or be a CPA before being allowed to apply for accounting and finance jobs in Canada?
No, the CPA designation, nor enrolment as a student or candidate in the CPA program is a requirement to apply and secure employment in the accounting and finance sector in Canada. That said, students and candidates certainly enjoy many career advantages that enrolment into the CPA program, and conferring the CPA designation can provide, such as opening doors and opportunities towards employment and career growth, higher salary, and recognition across the globe. Demand, compensation and growth are the many reasons to become a CPA!
Q. Who should I ask if I need help with Canadian immigration matters?
Find out if your Representative is authorized and licensed to represent immigrants and to give advice on Canadian immigration matters pertaining to visas, permits, and permanent residency. Refer to the Government of Canada webpage here to learn what they do and how they can help.
Q. I am a member of an international accounting body – am I eligible for membership?
Determine if there is a Mutual Recognition Agreement in place with your accounting body. The application instructions are provided for those that are eligible.
Internationally designated accountants who are not part of a formal MRA may be eligible for advanced standing in the CPA program of studies.
Q. I graduated with my Bachelor or Master's degree several years ago. Does my education still apply for admittance into the CPA Professional Education Program?
Yes. Your first step will be to prepare your documentation and request a Transcript Assessment. As long as you can provide proof of an undergraduate degree containing 120 course credits, this will satisfy the degree requirement of the CPA Professional Education Program. Those who hold a Master's Degree are required to provide proof of their undergraduate degree.
Once our evaluators have received your documentation and completed your assessment, we will be able to tell you how many courses from your degree fulfill the prerequisite requirements.
Q. I've been in the workforce for several years, but have not completed an undergraduate degree. Are there any options for me?
Yes. The Mature Entrant Pathway is designed for individuals from the workforce who have not obtained a 120 credit university degree, but have substantial senior level accounting work experience which meets the CPA competency standards.
Q. Do you help career changers find a job?
Students enrolled in the CPA program will be provided with exclusive access to our CPABC and CPA Canada Career Resources, such as our Careers websites to apply for jobs and receive invitations to attend our networking, panel, and job interviewing events. Join CPA Career Connect and never miss out on an upcoming event to network with our employers and CPA members. Students will also have access to our CPABC Career Counsellor.
Q. As an employer I would like to support my employee in pursuing the CPA designation. How do I go about doing that?
Please visit our Employer Resource Centre to learn more about the various ways that employers can support a current or aspiring CPA.
Q. Is the pre-approved program route for the Practical Experience Requirement (PER) only available to accounting firms?
The Pre-approved Program route is not restricted to accounting firms and is available to employers, of any size, in any industry. Pre-approved programs must be approved by CPABC in advance and are designed to provide candidates with all the required practical experience within 30 months. Learn more about the Pre-approved Program Route.
Q. Can work experience count towards the prerequisite requirements or any of the courses?
Work experience is not generally accepted as a substitute for the prerequisite academic courses required for entry into the CPA Professional Education Program. Find more information on the entrance requirements for the CPA Professional Education Program.
Q. Can I still train as a CPA candidate if my role is not part of the Pre-approved Program Route at my company?
Yes, absolutely. CPA candidates can gain experience in either the Pre-approved Program Route or the Experience Verification Route, or both. In the Experience Verification Route the CPA candidate must demonstrate and fulfill the relevant work experience requirements expected of a CPA. The candidate must complete detailed experience reports and have it assessed by CPABC at key milestones during their employment.
Q. How long does a CPA candidate have to complete their practical experience requirement?
The Pre-approved Program Route is designed to provide candidates with all the required practical experience within 30 months. The more flexible Experience Verification Route can vary in the length of time it takes to complete the practical experience requirements because the CPA candidate is reporting their experience as it is gained. To ensure currency, all practical experience requirements must be gained in positions that ended in the last seven years (five year for public accounting). Please see Practical Experience Requirements for more details.
Q. Can part-time work count towards the practical experience requirements for the CPA Professional Education Program?
Yes, the duration of the experience reported will be calculated on a pro-rated basis for part-time work that is less than 35 hours per week.
The CPA Professional Education Program is a two-year graduate-level program leading to the Chartered Professional Accountant designation. Download a brochure today!


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Diana Green I have been working with My Food since 2005 advising both customers and staff on nutrition and assisting with recipe design and analysis. Whenever a visit to My Food is due, the running joke is that Diana always asks the meeting to be at Lunch time! But what I love even more than sampling the delicious healthy meals is visiting the Store Room. It is there that I feel inspired and proud to see the quality raw ingredients ready for transformation into another culinary delight to be delivered to your door
Peruvian Quinoa
I have just returned from Darkest Peru in search of Paddington Bear's distant relations and any Peruvian Delicacies that black spectacled bears might be partial to. Alas no marmalade to be found but I did find a very nice quinoa pudding which would have gone beautifully with marmalade. I am having to guess the recipe but I think there were eggs, milk, honey (bears like honey!) , lime and cinnamon. We tend to think of quinoa as a substitute for couscous in savoury dishes but in Peru it is commonly used (both the whole seed and flour) to create a sweet pudding or breakfast porridge. Look out everyone for the new My Food Paddington orange, lime, honey and quinoa breakfast.
Quinoa – Diet Delivery Ingredients
(MY Food's secret tip for cooking quinoa is to not add 'too much' water before cooking. Add water whilst you cook to avoid it becoming all mushy).
For those of you who aren't familiar with quinoa let me tell you more.
Quinoa Past & Present Quinoa has an interesting story from riches to rags and its recent return to riches. Quinoa is native to the Andean regions of Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The quinoa plant can survive a wide variety of growing conditions and is exceptionally rich in nutrients. For these reasons the Inca Civilisation (12th century to 16th century) held the crop to be sacred. The Spanish colonists however declared it to be an inferior food which threatened the Christian Faith and suppressed its cultivation. Wheat, barley and potatoes were grown in place of quinoa which subsequently fell into obscurity until it was rediscovered in the 1970's.
Due to its current recognition as a superfood, increased global demand has resulted in the tripling of the price of quinoa since 2006. Although this means greater prosperity for the Andean farmers it has become less affordable for the ordinary citizens which might be adversely affecting their health. However may be the truth is that the higher status western grains (rice, wheat) were already dominating Peruvian cuisine and it is only due to quinoa's world rise to prominence that it has regained popularity in Peru and once again is being promoted for its health benefits. Read the full article here
Your Cupboard
In every Peruvian market stall I saw sacks of both quinoa grain and quinoa flour next to the rice, pasta, flours and beans. And so we should give it a place in our cupboards. Quinoa is available in nearly all the supermarkets so put it on your shopping list and try our quinoa and fruit compote recipe for breakfast.


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2, The City University of New York, New York, New York, United States
3, SISSA, Trieste, , Italy
4, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Atomically thin graphene exhibits fascinating mechanical
properties, although its hardness and transverse stiffness
are inferior to those of diamond. So far, there has been
no practical demonstration of the transformation of
multilayer graphene into diamond-like ultrahard structures.
Here we show that at room temperature and after nano-indentation,
a two-layer graphene film on SiC(0001) exhibits a transverse
stiffness and hardness comparable to those of diamond,
is resistant to perforation with a diamond indenter and
shows a reversible drop in electrical conductivity upon
indentation [1]. Density functional theory calculations suggest
that, upon compression, the two-layer graphene film transforms
into a diamond-like film, producing both elastic deformations
and sp2 to sp3 chemical changes. Experiments and calculations
show that this reversible phase change is not observed for a
single buffer layer on SiC or graphene films thicker than
three to five layers. Indeed, density functional theory
calculations show that whereas in two-layer graphene
layer-stacking configuration controls the conformation of the
diamond-like film, in a multilayer film it hinders
the phase transformation [1]. Atomistic indentation simulations
show also that a SiC(0001) substrate coated by a stiff diamond-like
film yields a force versus indentation depth curve steeper than
that of the bare SiC substrate, whereas a five-layer graphene
film (which does not undergo any phase change) on SiC leads to
a significant softening of the transverse mechanical response.
Overall, experiments and calculations show that the hardening
effect exhibited by two-layer graphene on SiC(0001) arises
from a pressure-induced phase transformation to a diamond-like
film [1]. Our study opens up new ways to investigate
graphite-to-diamond phase transitions at room temperature in
low-dimensional systems, and it identifies supported two-layer
graphene as an interesting candidate for pressure-activated adaptive
ultrahard and ultrathin coatings and for force-controlled dissipation
[1] Yang Gao, Tengfei Cao, Filippo Cellini, Claire Berger,
Walter A. de Heer, Erio Tosatti, Elisa Riedo, and Angelo Bongiorno
Nature Nanotechnology (2017) doi:10.1038/s41565-017-0023-9


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I came across some 'premium margarine' from the baking supply shop. I was told it tastes great and it's very similiar to butter.
I was keen to try out a new cookie, very popular @ Tampin during Chinese New Year.
'Potato cookies'. I couldn't get these cookies in KL and so, what could be better than baking my own.
Couldn't find any potato cookie recipe online, I *agak agak* a bit here and there and got these little gems :
Do you see some missing cookies ? and those.. .went to my tummy, I couldn't even wait for the cookies to cool down.
Surprise ! The cookies turned out well and Amber loves it.
AND ..... I could shoot myself for not writing down the recipe. I'd thought it'll be a failure and I just mixed butter, sugar, taste .. add sugar again. . add flour.. fold and bake !!!
Shiats ! Who would have guessed accidental recipes sometimes turns out well too ?


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Place Category: Parks and Playgrounds
Sometimes names can form a chain, linking people and places in unusual ways. Remington Vernam (1842-1907) was born in McConnville, New York, and moved to New York City with his family in 1854. He attended public school and went on to law school. He first came to Far Rockaway as a retreat from the stress of his work as a lawyer, but soon saw an opportunity to develop the area.
Together with Edgemere, the Arverne neighborhood was the last part of the peninsula to be developed. The area was plagued by confusion of land titles, and people who bought property sometimes found that the person who had taken their money had built a home and lived on the land but did not hold the title. More often there were legal disputes over the boundaries of the properties. As Vernam was a lawyer, he was able to both earn money by resolving the contested titles of other area property owners and skillfully acquire property for himself. After consolidating a considerable amount of land, he replaced the dunes with paved streets, sewers, and sidewalks. He built a large hotel as the centerpiece of his new upscale resort community. His wife Florence, noticing that he signed his checks "R. Vernam," decided to name the hotel and surrounding community as a variation, "Arverne," which she thought had a nice French sound. Vernam opened the hotel on Independence Day in 1888, and sold 17 homes during the following year. Despite the success of the community, Vernam's good fortunes lasted less than a decade. By 1896 he was bogged down in lawsuits over the ownership of some of his properties, which finally pushed him to bankruptcy in 1898. He finally retired and moved to Oakland, New Jersey.
The community he founded was incorporated as Arverne-by-the-Sea in 1895 and then became part of Greater New York in 1898 as part of the consolidation of the cities and towns in the five boroughs. The town's character changed once rail service in the early 1900s made it more accessible to Manhattan, removing the qualities of a distant resort. The addition of Cross Bay Boulevard in 1925 also reduced its exclusive remoteness. Initially it changed into a middle class commuter suburb, but then had economic trouble during the 1950s, and in 1964, was finally designated an urban renewal area. The city cleared thousands of homes in Arverne and neighboring Edgemere, planning to replace them with new housing. The new housing never materialized, however, and large areas have remained vacant, waiting to be redeveloped.
The property for this park was bought by the city on November 4, 1948, in conjunction with the Arverne Houses, an early public housing project that was realized before the neighborhood was cleared. The layout of the park was submitted exactly one year later, but the Board of Estimate did not approve it until 1951. The Arverne Houses opened in 1951, and in 1952, official ownership of the playground was transferred from the New York City Housing Authority to Parks. In 1994, the playground was completely reconstructed with $294,000 provided by Mayor Giuliani. Arverne Playground now offers excellent play equipment, benches, and basketball and handball courts.
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I am talking to you in this blog if you have owned your clinic more than 5 years. Less than 5 years ownership? Still relevant, but definitely not as relevant as to the experienced clinic owner.
Let's start with a situation that we as physios who own clinic are all too familiar with.
So let's talk about a patient with back pain.
90% of the time they come to you wanting relief from their back pain. They think it came on because they slept funny, or bent the wrong way. We know it came on because they sustain prolonged postures, don't do enough exercise, aren't sleeping well, have weak muscles in certain areas of their body, and have significant fears and negative beliefs (most of them given to the by the medical profession) about what is wrong with their back.
Our first job is to understand what they think and believe, and help them correct some of these negative beliefs about what is actually contributing to why they are suffering back pain.
Most of us physios and clinic owners think we are pretty good at enlightening and educating our patients. The pain is there due to a number of factors, not because they slept funny or bent the wrong way.
Now let's talk about physio clinic owners.
You are too busy, doing all the work, and with a business that is not as profitable as you want it to be, so you have a hard time dropping back any hours for fear of even lesser profits.
You believe your problems are due to the fact that your clinic is suffering from a lack of new patient numbers, so most of your business efforts revolve around efforts to get more new patients for your other physios (most of whom want to see you anyway, but this is for another blog).
Life lesson:
The patient who thinks their back pain came on from bending the wrong way is similar to the physio clinic owner who believes their clinic challenges can be solved by mountains of new patients
If you believe your problems in business can be solved by more new patients, you need to realise that this is not possible.
Let's talk about the analogy of a bucket. In business we are trying to fill our bucket with money (profit). Some money comes into the bucket (consultations) and some money goes out (expenses, wages, etc).
So take a business (yours, and even mine) that is finished. By finished I mean EVERY hole is plugged. I have never seen a Physio business like this. This type of business does not rely on the owner in any way – they have hired a General Manager who reports to the owner, while the owners sits on that desert island, like all of the ads proclaiming to fill your clinic with truck loads of new patients seems to purport. A finished business with no holes has a high performing and highly profitable team, which does not need 1 second of your time. Your GM sends you weekly numbers reports, really just for interest. This type of business possibly has a board of directors, and maybe even a company secretary. There could be someone whose job is marketing, sales, customer service, PR, HR, and some of these disciplines normally found in the corporate world. I believe this type of business structure will come in the physio world in years to come, but we are definitely not there yet.
Back to the bucket. Our clinics are buckets, and they have holes in them.
Let's talk about some of the common holes in the bucket.
Common bucket hole 1 – the mindset of the clinic owner. This affects everything else in your clinic. Most common issue here is clinic owners who can't let go, meddle in every small detail of their clinics, and don't let their team do their jobs. BECAUSE OF
Common bucket hole 2 – underperforming team. How can you as the owner trust your team members if they discharge difficult clients after only a couple of visits, saying stuff like "just come and see me again if you need to, maybe…". Now this is your failing for not training them, or maybe choosing the wrong person in the first place, but this hole in the bucket can be quite large, and will leak most of the water you tip into it.
Common bucket hole 3 – poor clinic environment. If people are used to not finishing stuff, not doing what they say they will do, making excuses and not taking full ownership when stuff goes wrong, and generally getting away with mediocre behaviour, then they have likely learned this modus operandi somewhere – either from you, or from a previous workplace. A poor environment can turn a high performing team member into a frustrated and potentially depressed team member in a matter of months. If your culture sucks, you are the one who needs to fix it, and fast.
Common bucket hole 4 – lack of focus from the owner. You know how they used to say multitasking was the key to success and to be a great clinic owner you need to be multitasking all of the time? It has since been proven that the distractions caused by flicking from task to tasks wastes more time than the time you are actually spending on the tasks. What is the saying? Try and catch 2 rabbits, end up with none. Pick the most important (not necessarily urgent) tasks that you need to do, tell people you are going to do them, then do them.
Common bucket hole 5 – not testing and measuring your marketing spend. You know when you get a call to go into a school calendar, or even worse those dreaded people who sell advertising space on big TVs in GP surgeries or on the back of business cards in GP surgeries, how do you determine whether this is venture that will give you a positive return on investment? My business coach taught me that I don't need to be marketing guru, I need to be a test and measure guru. How many marketing dollars per year are you throwing up against a wall?
Common bucket hole 6 – not having a mentor. Business is a hard gig, and learning from people who have been there and done that can help you to lighten the load on you, and I predominantly mean mentally. Currently I have a business coach, a PT, a psychologist, and even a hypnotherapist on my team. My mind is my most important asset, and I invest in it. I look after it. You see, if it is functioning well, I can achieve anything. I need to treat my body and mind as my 2 greatest assets – not my bank account. If you are burning the candle and pushing for more, if you are finding yourself getting snappy, tired, emotional, or just plain fatigued, this could be a sign that burnout is coming. Step back, and speak to someone you trust, who knows you well. Ask them how they think you are going. And act before it is too late.
So let's summarise. After speaking to more than 100 physio clinic owners I have identified the above 6 holes as being big barriers that you need to plug before you tip water into your bucket.
New patients is the copout. It is the easy way out. It prevents you from fixing your business, or more importantly, working on yourself.
It is the bright, shiny object that we are sold every day. In my first year of the Ultimate Physio business my highest performing content has been geared around finding new patients. I can see that as a clinic owner you can very logically float along in your journey of ownership believing that more new patients is the magic bullet to success.
More new patients is the water, your clinic is the bucket, and the 6 problems above are the holes.
New patients are important, but they need to come AFTER you have fixed your clinic and plugged the holes, not before.
In an ideal world we clinic owners should learn about business before we learn about how to acquire streams of new patients. But this is not practical – we need new patients to keep the doors open. This is important at the start of your journey, but remember I am speaking to clinic owners predominantly with 5+ years' experience in this blog. I can assure you the main issues you are having in your clinic right now do not revolve around shortages of new patients.
Don't take the easy way out. Fill the holes, then tip water into your bucket.
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Pegatron Technology has become an OEM for the iPhone 6s and was expecting increasing revenues, after all everyone in China is buying one, if you believe the Tame Apple Press.
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Pegatron said that they are not performing as well as they should.
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Description of problem:
Before upgrading I was using kernel 2.4.18-14 that comes on the default
instalation of RH8, after upgrading to 2.4.18-26.8.0 proxyarp did stop working.
I'm proxy arping packets from eth0 (comes from cisco router) to eth1 (internal
I have the following config in my rc.local
echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_sack
echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_timestamps
/sbin/ip route del x.y.z.0/28 dev eth0
/sbin/ip route add x.y.z.1 dev eth0
/sbin/ip route add x.y.x.2 dev eth0
/sbin/ip route add x.y.z.0/28 dev eth1
/bin/echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0/proxy_arp
/bin/echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth1/proxy_arp
/bin/echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
eth0 runs ip x.y.z.2 and the router runs x.y.z.1. all other hosts are attached
to eth1
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. install the new kernel
2. run the standard configuration for proxy arp
Actual Results: RH Kernel did not respond to arp requests on eth0 that are
available on eth1, actualy proxy arping them.
Expected Results: Those arp requests should be answerd by the linux machine.
Additional info:
nothing changed in this area in the -14 to -26 update......
what network driver is this?
On the eth0 (receiving packets from cisco) is a RealTek 8139B (8139too) and on
the eth1 (internal net) is an Intel EtherExpressPRO 10/100 (eepro100).
Sorry for wasting your time, there was a problem with cisco's arp cache, when I
was exchanging the ethernet cables the arp address changed too leading to this
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ALTON — Just as supporters of Lucy Haskell Playhouse gear up to raise money to pay for renovations of the historic little building, someone broke into its cellar.
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"These asset owners are so large and long term in their approach to investing, that in essence if something bad is going to happen anywhere, it's going to affect them," he says. "They have exposure in virtually every sector and virtually every geographic."
On the flip side, says Tillemann, "if something good is going to happen anywhere, [institutional investors] stand to take a piece of that upside."
For instance, the 2013 Ebola crisis likely affected institutional investors that had wide exposures across various sectors, according to Tillemann. "If you were a pension fund with exposure to airline stocks, you took a huge hit because the valuation of those equities plummeted due to uncertainty over whether people would continue to get into an aircraft."
Read: CPPIB adds humans rights as key focus area for engaging with potential investments
But if pension funds had engaged in impact investing, they could have mitigated the huge loss that resulted from the outbreak, Tillemann suggests. "That's a case where you could have invested a little bit of money in health infrastructure and pharmaceuticals in West Africa and created conditions in which it's much less likely there would have been an outbreak to begin with."
An organization may also engage in impact investing by directing capital to traditionally underserved communities. For instance, the report cited a B.C.-based credit union that holds treasury investments in social housing, certain consumer loans and residential mortgages. The company also owns buildings that are environmentally friendly or include affordable housing units.
When it comes to some of the barriers to impact investing, Tillemann cites a lack of knowledge or education, as evidenced by the perception among many investors that impact investments automatically mean less profit. "There was a perception that the only way to do meaningful impact investment was to sacrifice returns," says Tillemann. "But the more data we get, the more clear that that's not the case."
Read: Ontario plans tout ESG progress at responsible investment conference
Indeed, the Responsible Investment Association's report showed that 65 per cent of survey respondents target competitive returns at or above market rates. Of that group, 96 per cent said their impact investment's performance either met or exceeded their expectations.
But despite data suggesting otherwise, the investors surveyed noted risk and performance concerns prevent them from demanding more impact investments. They also attribute a lack of viable products or options in the market as a barrier to impact investing.
Read: Pension plans still grappling with ESG definition despite new rules
Tillemann admits there's a "relative scarcity of good financial instruments that have enabled institutional players to deploy capital efficiently and effectively at scale." While green bonds and the private space have provided some opportunities, Tillemann says there has been limited activity when it comes to public equities that foster socially responsible investments.
However, he expects that to change and notes recent innovations that have made impact investments more accessible, such as Convergence Blended Finance, an online Canadian platform that connects private, public and philanthropic investors to deals in emerging and frontier markets. In addition, Tillemann cites the development of new indexes that contain companies whose core businesses help address one of the United Nations' sustainable development goals.
Read: Should institutional investors divest from carbon?
Some institutional investors, such as Asian pension funds, are already switching their baseline investment index to a socially responsible investment one "because they found it was generating higher returns and lower volatility," says Tillemann.
The Responsible Investment Association's report confirms the growth of public equities as a conduit for impact investments. While they comprised only three per cent of impact investments two years ago, the report found about 20 per cent of Canadian impact investment assets are in public equities.
As impact investing becomes more prevalent, so will the data surrounding its performance metrics, says Tillemann. "In another decade or two, I don't believe we would think of this as impact investing or [socially responsibly] investing. This will just be smart and long-term investing."
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT/KKCO) -- Monday, Senator Cory Gardner visits Grand Junction to ask local leaders if privacy laws and regulations are keeping agencies from sharing vital information that could stop teen suicides.
In a round table discussion at the county health department, local leaders dove into the topic of youth self-harm, and the ways their agencies might be able to share information to protect children.
"We're trying to understand where the barriers are in sharing data and information," Gardner said.
The Mesa County Sheriff, D51 Superintendent of Schools, and public health leaders were all in attendance.
"You do want to have serious security and privacy laws, so are their ways to build more transparency within systems without compromising safety and security," Superintendent Diana Sirko said.


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UK-based fund manager Great Point Media has announced key territory deals on Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Platform title Euphoria starring Alicia Vikander and Eva Green ahead of the world premiere.
The company, which has launched an aggressive move into direct international sales in Toronto, holds worldwide rights and has closed all-rights deals with Mars for France, CDC for Latin America, and Kadokawa for Japan.
Wild Bunch has licensed Germany, Switzerland and Italy, while SF Studios will distribute in Scandinavia.
Swedish auteur Lisa Langseth makes her English-language debut on Euphoria, which reunites the director with her Hotel and Pure star Vikander.
The story centres on two estranged sisters who attempt a reconciliation in the most difficult of circumstances. Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance, Adrian Lester and Mark Stanley round out the key cast.
Charles Collier produces with Vikander, Patrik Andersson and Frida Bargo. Great Point Media's Robert Halmi and Jim Reeve serve as executive producers with Fredrik Heinig.
Halmi said, "The spellbinding Euphoria is sure to bring worldwide acclaim for director Lisa Langseth and her cast." Reeve added, "This is the finest collaboration yet of Lisa Langseth and her frequent star, Alicia Vikander. We are thrilled to have already found a home for the film in so many territories with such great distribution partners."
Euphoria is A Great Point Media presentation produced by B-Reel Films, Vikarious Film and Dancing Camel Film Production. The film was produced with Filmregion Stockholm-Mälardalen and Spellbound Capital, Nordsvensk Filmunderhållning, Sveriges Television, SF Studios & Reel Ventures.
Great Point Media's sales slate includes Toronto selection My Days Of Mercy starring Ellen Page and Kate Mara, as well as Rememory with Peter Dinklage, Love After Love starring Chris O'Dowd and Andie MacDowell, and The Party with Kristen Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson and Bruno Ganz.


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Kieran Brookes could put a tough end to the club season behind him tomorrow - the Newcastle Falcons prop poised to make his full England debut against New Zealand in Dunedin.
The 23-year-old has been named on the bench against the world champions only three months after pushing over referee Greg Garner in a club game.
Brookes, who had been training with England and in with a shout of a Six Nations call-up at the time, was forced to sit out most of the relegation run-in after receiving a suspension.
Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards said: "It has been a difficult few years for Kieran.
"I am delighted to see him come through his injuries and that he is back to playing at the top level."
Meanwhile, the Falcons have confirmed prop James Hallam has joined RFU Championship side London Scottish, whose American loose-head Eric Fry has already moved the other way.
Kiwi flanker Daniel Temm, who represented Tynedale in National One last term, joins the senior academy squad on a full-time deal, as does Newcastle University lock Will Witty.
Full-back Simon Hammersley has been retained after graduating from Durham University, fellow Palatinate Sean Robinson signing professional terms but being loaned to Rotherham for the season.
Durham School scrum-half Dan Taylor and Gosforth Academy lock Harry Snowdon both move into the senior academy squad, Scott Wilson and George McGuigan both stepping up into the first-team group.
Andy Smith, the Falcons' former head of strength and conditioning, has taken up a post with Championship side Nottingham, while ex-Newcastle flanker Ed Williamson has been replaced as forwards coach at Rotherham.
Micky Ward, Newcastle's front-row coach and Blaydon's director of rugby, also leaves the South Yorkshire club, where he had been a part-time scrummaging consultant.
Suzuki Wailers, the invitational sevens side ran by Westoe director of rugby Andy Howells, ended the GB Sevens campaign by winning the Colwyn Bay leg of the televised series.
They defeated a star-studded Samurai outfit twice in the competition, Samurai having included USA international speedster Carlin Isles in their squad.
Wailers wing Dan Rundle was top try-scorer during the series, and will leave Tynedale for Coventry next season.
Gosforth RFC's Druid Park, meanwhile, will tomorrow host the second leg of the Alnwick Rum Northumberland Sevens Series, the action getting underway at 11am as Novos sit top of the series standings ahead of Percy Park.
In rugby league Gateshead Thunder have announced the arrival of Kiwi half-back Jordan Meads, the former Melbourne Storm and New Zealand Warriors player, 22, joining from Sunshine Coast outfit, Kawana Dolphins.
The signing is Gateshead's second since their takeover by Newcastle Falcons, the club now just a point and place away from the Championship One promotion play-offs after winning four of their last five.
As part of their link-up with the Falcons, season ticket holders of the Premiership rugby union side are being offered discounted entry to Thunder's next two home matches against Oldham (June 22) and Hunslet (July 4).
Newcastle Falcons' own pre-season friendly schedule is gradually shaping up, Edinburgh having confirmed they will take on Dean Richards' side in the Scottish Borders on Friday August 29.
An exact venue and kick-off time are yet to be finalised, the two sides having attracted a strong attendance in Hawick at the same time last year.
French club Bayonne have announced they will host Newcastle in south west France on Thursday August 7, with an 8pm kick-off at their Stade Jean Dauger home.
In women's rugby, Darlington Mowden Park's Sophie Lee has been named in the England Sevens squad for this weekend's FIRA/AER European Grand Prix event in the French town of Brive.


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Mexico City Art Week 2018
LSS Art Advisory just returned from a fabulous trip to Mexico City for the 2018 Zona Maco, Latin America's largest contemporary art fair. With its rich cultural heritage, modern art and architecture, and thriving artist community and gallery scene, it's no surprise that the ancient metropolis is becoming increasingly celebrated by the global art community. Here are highlights from the fair and other must-see exhibitions from Mexico City:
Zona Maco
The 15th edition of Mexico's leading contemporary art fair, Zona Maco, took place in Mexico City February 7 – 11, 2018. Featuring over 170 galleries from more than 20 countries worldwide, this year exhibitors presented works ranging from modern to contemporary by both established and emerging artists.
Other Art Fairs Worth Visiting:
Galería OMR
LSS Art Advisory enjoyed a private viewing of Mecánica de lo inestable, lead by Jose Dávila. The solo-exhibition presents two recent groups of sculptural works by Dávila, whose work reflects on modern architecture and urbanism, and the forecasts and failures of contemporary art. The sculptures on view reflect Dávila's recent interest in balance and verticality, indicating a new direction in his career.
Galería Kurimanzutto
Nairy Baghramian's Maintainers, features recent sculptures each consisting of three interdependent elements – raw aluminum casts, colored wax forms and lacquer painted braces. The material nature of the works exhibited implies a utilitarian purpose, challenging the boundaries between sculpture and molds, object and meaning, strength and fragility, the organic and the mechanical.
Labor Gallery
Música Para Litófonos, is comprised of new percussive sculptures, known as lithophones, by Mexican artist Pedro Reyes. A lithophone is a monolithic block with parallel cuts of varying lengths and depths, which when struck produce sounds consistent with musical notes. In addition to combining music with sculpture, the exhibition brings the static work to action, encouraging the viewer to not only observe, but to interact. For this project, Reyes employed the Mexican percussion ensemble, Tambuco, to perform an original score, establishing a dialogue between art and life, object and viewer.
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In addition to the art fairs and gallery visits LSS Art Advisory took advantage of the city's extensive art scene, visiting some of Mexico's most renowned cultural institutions.
Museo Frida Kahlo
Museo Frida Kahlo, popularly known as the Casa Azul (the 'Blue House'), is the historic house and art museum dedicated to the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. As Kahlo's place of birth and death, the museum preserves the personal objects and reveals the private universe of Latin America's most celebrated female artist.
Museo Anahuacalli
Museo Anahuacalli was conceived and created by famed muralist Diego Rivera to house his vast collection of pre-Hispanic objects. Much like the objects it holds, the temple-like structure, constructed of volcanic rock, evokes Mexico's indigenous histories and cultures.
In addition to the over 50,000 artifacts collected by Rivera, the museum also features one of Rivera's studios and some of his work, including a study for Man at the Crossroads, the mural whose original version was commissioned for Rockefeller Center. While the original mural was destroyed in 1934 for including a portrait of communist leader Vladimir Lenin, Rivera recreated the mural for the interior of Mexico City's Palacio De Bellas Artes, where the work remains today.
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Also called as the tomb of Pepynakht, the tomb of Hekayib is dedicated to another Overseer of Foreign Troopsduring the reign of Pepy II of Dynasty VI. The tomb features colorful a columned façade, good reliefs and biographical texts depicting bull-fighting and hunting scenes.
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Practical Test Standards (PTS)
The "gold standard" for practical examinations. Be sure to have the latest versions of these in your possession! Too many to fit here: the above link will take you to the FAA list of current versions for all Category/Class PTS's. Below are some of the most common.
Selected Advisory Circulars (AC's)
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The Godsend . The Performer . The Joker . The Martyr . The Sherpa . The Ligger . The Trojan . The Shirker . What's your type?
To help you form the perfect party and get a balance of personalities, we've drawn up a list of holiday archetypes. We've defined people by what they do or don't do. You may cringe at one or two and say hey, that's me. But secretly, we'd all like to know who and what we are. Don't worry, we're not about to subject you to Jungian psychoanalysis. For one, we're not qualified, and two, it's a bit deep for holidays. So, we promise to keep it light and have some fun. And if we strike a nerve, let's hope it's the funny bone.
The Sherpa
Behold the one who leads the way. With a Sherpa you don't need a map. This bloodhound can sniff out the best pub when you're walking over a moor in the mist and will always know the direction home. The Sherpa mingles with the locals to discover all the shortcuts and secret spots on day one. If the weather sulks, they'll find a quirky place to go that perks everyone up. They are considerate and plan ahead. They give you energy you didn't know you had and take you places you'd never go, like the crack-of-sparrows Zumba class at the local WI.


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A Year Of Progress For The Ontario Government And The Agri-Food Sector
The agri-food industry generates more than $30 billion for the Ontario economy, employs 650,000 people and ships $8.4 billion in exports every year.
But agriculture and food is about more than money and jobs. Agri-food contributes greatly to the social, cultural and environmental well-being of Ontario. The people - from farmers to food processors to grocery store retailers - touch the lives of all Ontarians.
Under the leadership of Minister of Agriculture and Food Steve Peters, the McGuinty government has made significant progress over the past year including:
- Commissioning Justice Haines to conduct an independent review of Ontario's meat inspection system. His report indicated Ontario has good system in place and now, the province is making it even better.
- Hiring more full-time meat inspectors. After an extensive competitive hiring process, the ministry has 61 more full-time and 61 part-time meat inspectors, in addition to 10 full-time inspectors already on board, for a total of 132 meat inspectors working as ministry employees. Most meat inspectors had been public service employees until 1997, when measures by the previous government resulted in contracting out virtually all inspection services.
- Signing the Agricultural Policy Framework - over the five-year life of this federal provincial agreement, together, Canada and Ontario will have invested more than $1.7 billion in Ontario's agri-food sector.
- Delivering much-needed funding to assist the ruminant livestock sector recover from the fallout of the discovery of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). The provincial government has committed to provide as much as $138.5 million. When combined with federal funding, as much as $396.5 million could be delivered to Ontario's ruminant livestock sector.
- Introducing the HACCP Advantage system for small- and medium-sized food processing plants. The Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a food safety system that focuses on identifying and preventing problems from occurring during food processing. The HACCP Advantage is a feasible, practical system that maintains high food safety standards. The first company in Ontario - T&R Sargent Farms Limited of Milton - was certified under this program in July 2004.
- Establishing the Ontario Apple Growers marketing board, allowing commercial growers to speak with a single voice, provide for the future through research and education, and increase markets.
- Establishing the Agricultural Advisory Team to consult with farm interests and others and provide advice in the many land-use initiatives the government is currently undertaking. Based on the team's advice, the government is addressing several issues that will strengthen the agri-food sector and further a commitment to better managing growth and preserving greenspace.
- Delivering $20 million under the Nutrient Management Financial Assistance Program to assist approximately 1,200 existing large livestock operations to better protect the environment and comply with regulations under the Nutrient Management Act. These operations must be in compliance with the act by December 31, 2005.
- Exempting the land transfer tax for farms that change ownership between members of the same family, which will help pass on the farming tradition to future generations and save them hard-earned dollars.
- Investing $2.5 million in a rural development centre at Ridgetown to help Ontario's agri-food sector become more competitive. The facility will offer leading-edge educational and outreach programs, better preparing the next generation to fully participate in an innovative agri-food industry. Through training and technology transfer for the surrounding community, the centre will also encourage new agricultural-based initiatives that could create new market opportunities for locally grown products.
- Signing off on a federal-Ontario emergency response plan against foreign animal disease that will better safeguard the health of the province's livestock and citizens.
- Upgrading or replacing aging infrastructure at 18 agricultural facilities across the province to ensure the agri-food sector retains its competitive edge - a $4.6-million investment.
- Addressing the immediate financial needs of the agricultural sector by providing up to $188 million in federal and provincial funds to help stabilize the industry and give relief to farmers. This support comes in two forms: $172 million over the next three years in business risk management programs under the Agricultural Policy Framework and up to $16 million in interim payments for BSE repositioning as part of the Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization program.
- Partnering on a project to reduce greenhouse gases and generate green power. A provincial investment of more than $1.6 million will go towards the creation of an integrated anaerobic digestion facility that will convert biogas from manure into heat and electricity. The Lynn Cattle Company Inc. will produce substantial amounts of electricity - enough to power its own operations as well as to sell surplus electricity on the market.
- Requiring that gasoline sold in Ontario contain an average of five per cent ethanol by 2007. This would be equivalent to taking 200,000 vehicles off the road or reducing annual greenhouse gas emissions by about 800,000 tonnes. It has the potential to spark 3,000 new jobs and as much as $500 million in new investment in rural Ontario.
- Providing a total of $94 million under the Market Revenue Insurance program to grain and oilseed producers for both 2003 and 2004. AGRICORP will deliver final payments for the 2003 crop year to participating producers in 2005.


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Firemen Luxembourg – Awareness campaign #respekt112 for rescue services
keywords: rescue services, fire brigades, corps grand ducal d'incedie et de secours, cgdis, awareness campaign, #respekt112. The members of the emergency services are more and more victims of acts of incivility and violence. What was only visible in neighboring countries is now becoming more widespread in Luxembourg, to the point that Interior Minister Dan Kersch has decided to launch a public awareness campaign about the good behavior in front of rescue services. The motto? « Respect those who help you ». The Rescue Services Administration reminds that « in 2018,…Read More


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Patricia Faith Nagy, age 77, passed away March 23, 2019. She was born on November 16, 1941 in Passaic, NJ, the daughter of the late Edward and late Wanda (Kulik) Gugala. Formerly of Wallington Mrs. Nagy lived in Wayne for 51 years. Patricia Nagy can best be remembered for her dedication to others. Whether she was stirring a pot on the stove, hemming your pants, or whipping out the best art supplies for a class project, Patricia brought a kind energy to the space she occupied. A natural teacher, it is fitting that she substitute taught Special Education in Wayne for several years. Patricia cared deeply for her family, and you could feel it down to the carefully selected stickers on her homemade cards and special ingredients she'd stock up on for when you came over. Or maybe it was the Christmas stockings filled to the brim with trinkets collected year-round or when she'd finally sit down to eat by the time everyone was on dessert. No small detail went unnoticed with Patty, her love was always felt. Big hugs to Pat - a mother, teacher, wife, grandmother, aunt, and so much more - we hope Heaven is as kind to you as you so gratefully deserve. Mrs. Nagy is survived by her loving children Sue and her husband Tim Padva; Amy and her husband Tim Barbera; and Steven Nagy; her beyond cherished grand-children Sarah, Katie and Matthew Padva; Emily, Andrew, Lilly and Grant Barbera; her brother-in-law Vincent Intindola.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Thomas James and her dear sister Elizabeth Jane Intindola.
Visiting on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 from 6-8PM at the funeral home
Friends should meet directly at Our Lady of The Valley R.C. Church, 630 Valley Rd, Wayne on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, for the 10 Am Mass of Christian Burial..
Interment to follow at St. Michael's Cemetery, South Hackensack, NJ
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