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Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon. Nicola Roxon MP, has announced that Australia would make a substantial contribution to the International Cancer Genome Consortium by tackling pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers and fourth most common cause of cancer death. The consortium brings together the world's leading scientists, through 11 funding organizations in 8 countries, and aims to catalogue the genetic changes of the 50 most common cancer types. The Australian team will be led by Professor Sean Grimmond from the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience in Brisbane and Professor Andrew Biankin from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney. It will also involve collaborative contributions from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the University of California, San Francisco.
Professor Biankin, also a surgeon at Sydney's Bankstown Hospital, has treated hundreds of patients with pancreatic cancer. "It's a very aggressive cancer, killing around 90% of people within a year of diagnosis," he said. "Unlike the other common cancers, survival rates have not improved in over 30 years."
"Now that the technology and knowledge exists to process vast amounts of data quickly, it will allow us to uncover many of the triggers and genetic mechanisms underlying the disease, and therefore improve treatment."
The project is being funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NH&MRC), and at $27.5 million it is the largest single grant the NH&MRC has ever awarded. Further support will be provided by The Cancer Council NSW, the Queensland Government, the Garvan Institute and the University of Queensland. Applied Biosystems Inc. and Silicon Graphics, large international companies specialising in gene sequencing and array analysis and high performance computing systems respectively, are also making significant contributions.
Professor Rob Sutherland, Director of Garvan's Cancer Research Program, as well as Inaugural Director of the planned Garvan St. Vincent's Campus Cancer Centre, acknowledges the great potential for discovery. "We are thrilled to be part of an international team that is throwing its spotlight and resources on this particular cancer," he said.
"A decade ago, it took years to sequence one person's DNA, so we could only dream about identifying the detailed gene mutations that lead to the initiation and progression of different cancers. Today it's possible to sequence 500 hundred individual cases of 50 types of cancer in 5 years."
"While no-one is under the illusion that we'll cure all cancers within the next 5 years, this international collaboration will greatly accelerate progress."
"Some cancers may be cured, some will be targeted more effectively, others will be progressively demystified. Medical research is a long-term process of discovery."
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research was founded in 1963. Initially a research department of St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, it is now one of Australia's largest medical research institutions with nearly 500 scientists, students and support staff. Garvan's main research programs are: Cancer, Diabetes & Obesity, Immunology and Inflammation, Osteoporosis and Bone Biology, and Neuroscience. The Garvan's mission is to make significant contributions to medical science that will change the directions of science and medicine and have major impacts on human health. The outcome of Garvan's discoveries is the development of better methods of diagnosis, treatment, and ultimately, prevention of disease.


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As freelance consultants we are able to offer a range of flexible services that will enable you to deliver projects more cost effectively.
We are able to achieve this due to our unique company structure with low overheads and by working as part of your existing project team.
We do this by sharing our knowledge and experience within the commercial workplace sector.

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text: On March 17, 2005, Jeff Alex Mazon, a former employee of Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR), and Ali Hijazi, the managing partner of Kuwaiti company LaNouvelle General Trading and Contracting Company, were indicted on charges of devising a scheme to defraud the United States of more than $3.5 million related to the awarding of a subcontract to LaNouvelle to supply fuel tankers for military operations in Kuwait. The indictment alleged that on or about February 2, 2003, Mazon, a negotiator for subcontractors, solicited bids by e-mail from potential subcontractors. The cost of the subcontract was estimated by KBR at $685,080. The indictment alleged that Mazon inflated the bid he received from Hijazi to ensure that LaNouvelle would be overpaid. In March 2009, after two trials ended with deadlocked juries, the U.S. Justice Department withdrew all fraud charges against Mazon and instead accepted a misdemeanor plea agreement under which Mazon pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of making a false written statement.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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The Sutton Place Hotel located at 951-971 Bay Street and 36 Wellesley Street West is being purchased by condominium developer Lanterra who plans to add 9 storeys to the 32 storey building increasing the tower to 41 storeys. The hotel will cease operations on June 15, 2012.
Situated on the north east corner of Bay Street and Wellesley Street West, the Sutton Place Hotel first opened its doors to the public in 1967. The hotel currently has 375 hotel rooms and 40 rental units.
Using architect Page & Steele, plans for the new development feature the creation of 772 residential units made up of 729 residential condominium units and 43 rental units. The tower will also be re-clad and balconies will be added to the structure.
The existing building also features a 1 to 3 storey podium at the base which will be reconstructed to create an 8 storey podium. The podium will contain retail space at street level and above levels will feature indoor residential amenity space as well as residential condo and rental units. Outdoor residential amenity space will be located on the roof of the podium.
The existing hotel also features 200 parking spaces accessed from Bay Street. The plan for development reconfigures the existing garage with 260 parking space which includes 46 visitor and 214 residential parking spots accessed from Phipps Street. 149 of these spaces will be small car parking spaces.
Sutton Place is located directly across the street from Yorkville celebrity hotspot, restaurant Bistro 990, which is also closing to make way for another new condominium project, 1 Thousand Bay Condos.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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Norwegian submarine hunter was spotted 100 times near Russia’s border last year.
Military build-ups in the Russian Arctic are followed with increased interests by neighbouring Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Similarly, Russia keeps a close eye on Nordic and NATO flights near its air space over the Barents Sea, Arctic Oceans and in the border areas between Murmansk, Karelia and neighbouring Finnish Lapland.
Air defence forces based on the Kola Peninsula are now revealing the numbers of foreign military aircrafts counted in 2016. The figures are given to Murmanski Vestnik, the regional administration’s newspaper.
Norwegian P-3 Orion were spotted around 100 times. P-3 Orion is Norway’s maritime reconnaissance plane, used to detect Russian submarines sailing the Barents Sea and Norwegian Ocean. Norway has six such planes, all based at Andøya air base in northern Norway.
Russian air defence forces detected another Norwegian aircraft, the Falcon DA-20, more than 20 times last year. This aircraft is used for signals intelligence and electronic warfare.
US RC-135 reconnaissance aircrafts were detected several times over the Barents Sea and also the C-130 were seen by a number of occasions.
Fighter jets are also mentioned. Norwegian F-16s are repeatedly approaching Russian borders. So are the Finnish F-18s based in Rovaniemi. Swedish JAS-39 Gripen are also spotted, then together with American planes during an exercise in Finnish Lapland in February last year.
The air defence forces, however, says the most impressive was the appearance of two American strategic B-52 bombers, with came in over the North Pole flying along Russia’s Arctic air space border.
Despite increased military activity in the air, no incidents are reported over the last few years.
Last known incident was in April 2012, when a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet passed a P-3 Orion flying over the Barents Sea at what Norwegian military officials called “uncomfortable distance.” The incident happened during a routine flight for the P-3 Orion. The MiG-31 was spotted twice at a visual safe distance. The third time, the Russian fighter jet came in from behind and passed the Orion very close.
30 years ago, in September 1987, another P-3 Orion from Andøya airfield had a mid air collision with a Soviet Su-27 in a similar event. The Norwegian aircraft landed safely with the damages.

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


text: With All My Heart Damask Rose Tan Tone On Tone by Gerri Robinson for Red Rooster. A tan damask rose design on an exceptionally soft linen-look background in high-quality, 100% cotton. Great for girls dresses, skirts, quilt backing, crafts, attire, fabric bags, home decor, quilts, applique and patchwork.


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The recently released sparklyr package by RStudio has made processing big data in R a lot easier. sparklyr is an R interface to Spark, it allows using Spark as the backend for dplyr – one of the most popular data manipulation packages. sparklyr also allows user to query data in Spark using SQL and develop extensions for the full Spark API and provide interfaces to Spark packages.
Amazon EMR is a popular hosted big data processing service on AWS that provides the latest version of Spark and other Hadoop ecosystem applications such as Hive, Pig, Tez, and Presto.
# create the Spark context, for EMR 5.2 use version = "2.0.0", for EMR 4.7/4.8 use version = "1.6.2", and for EMR 4.6 use "1.6.1"
The bootstrap action can also be used to install the Shiny server by passing it the ––shiny argument. Shiny allows users to develop interactive web applications in R and publish their analytics results.
With RStudio and sparklyr running on Amazon EMR, data scientists and other R users can keep using their existing R code and favorite packages while tapping into Spark’s capabilities and speed for analyzing huge amount of data stored in Amazon S3 or HDFS.
EMR makes it easy to spin up clusters with different sizes and CPU/memory configurations to suit different workloads and budgets. If you have any questions about using R and Spark or would like share your use cases, please leave us a comment below.

industry_corpus2: Programming


text: This traditional 'brown' blues bar proudly proclaims itself Amsterdam's 'Home of the Blues', and rightly so. Maloe Melo caters to a crowd of enthusiastic thirty-somethings, with live music all days of the week in the back room. The performers are a mix of renowned players and local talent, with the occasional jam session thrown in.

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Market for Blacksmith Classes in Texas?
Market for police supply & equipment (all lines) in CA??


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Steaming is a great way to cook a whole fish and capture the unique tastes a given species has to offer. Pro tip – the juice from your steamed fish is perfect for pouring over rice.
Rinse fish with cold water and pat dry. Salt and pepper the inside and outside of the fish and add half the sliced ginger to the stomach.
Prepare your steamer. Fill a large pot with an inch of water, and place a heatproof plate in the middle. Place fish on the plate. If you need to trim the tail off the fish to make it fit, that’s fine. Place the rest of the ginger on top of the fish.
Bring water to a boil over high heat, then lower to medium heat (a steady simmer). Cover pot with a tight lid and steam for 8 minutes or until the fish flakes away from the bones easily with a fork.
Carefully remove fish from steamer and place on a large plate or platter. Top with scallions.
Heat neutral oil until it shimmers, then pour gently over the scallions and fish. Pour soy sauce over that. Serve with rice or by itself.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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I can't believe how many art crushes I've found on Galleray. It's like all of my art soul mates are rounded up in one place... I decided to highlight Daniel Grant this week because, as a landlocked Colorado gal, I've always been slightly obsessed with the ocean and the whole beach lifestyle.
I grew up listening to Sublime, watching Dogtown and Z-Boys, and dreaming of moving to California some day. Hey, that still might happen... but in reality, I'd never be able to hang out in the sun all day (I'm Irish after all), I hate getting my hair wet, and I'm kind of afraid of the ocean. Still, a part of me dreams of being a surfer girl.
Daniel Grant creates his photos using a Holga camera. Love the Holgs! Although first created as children's toys, these cameras now have quite the cult following. They essentially take away the control and technical aspects of photography. Their poorly sealed cases are known for adding their own mark on the photos, like lens flaring, blurring, and vignetting.
When using a Holga, all you can do is try your best and surrender your control over the outcome... much like surfing. Whoa, did I just blow your mind?
See more from Daniel Grant on Galleray and his website. This post is sponsored by Galleray. All opinions are my own.


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I have the wonderful privilege of teaching art to gifted young people through Gifted Homeschoolers Forum Online. What joy I experience as these students learn new concepts and apply them to their individual expressions in the world! Their growth and enthusiasm encourage me to continue teaching and to continue my own creating.
If you have a gifted young student who is a budding artist, please check out my upcoming online art classes. This Summer I will teach Watercolor Summer Fun, and this Fall I will teach Faces and Figure Drawing. Please click on the links for more information and to register your student.
Summer. Swimming pools and beaches. Profusions of flowers. Water and color. And summer is a perfect time for letting water and color flow together in watercolor paints. Watercolor is a refreshing medium with the ease and fluidity reflective of the season. Perfect for taking on the road, whether for a day trip or a longer vacation, watercolors give artists the opportunity to dip their brushes into water and paint and express themselves freely, vibrantly, flowingly on paper.
This summer, I have the opportunity to encourage young artists to discover the joy and freedom of painting with watercolors. Starting Monday, June 6, I will be teaching Watercolor Summer Fun, an art class through Gifted Homeschoolers Forum Online. We will explore techniques for painting in this medium as well as using it to create summer scenes. I will teach the class online on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m. Pacific Time from June 6 to July 20, 2016.
Do you have a gifted youngster, eight or older, who might like to explore watercolor this summer in a relaxed, fun class? If so, please click on this link to register and to find out more about the class: Watercolor Summer Fun--Summer 2016. I hope to see your student there!
School has ended, and the children have graduated, one from middle school and the other from high school. I've celebrated the graduates: the middle schooler with a family dinner and the high schooler with the blow-out party. I've hosted the relatives. I've flown to Kansas City, Missouri and back for a taekwondo tournament.
And now, summer break can begin.
This is the Summer of Transition. In this season, one of my children transitions from middle school to high school and the other from high school to college. I am experiencing a shift as well. In the perspective of Creating My Life, I'm engaging in what I call The Turn. With all of the events associated with the kids' graduations behind me, I have greater bandwidth for focusing more on this Creating My Life Creating Challenge, my quest for weaving my creative pursuits together into one career that will sustain me after my youngest birdie flies from this nest.
Though I've not blogged much about it recently, I have pondered this shift. I have yet to come to solid conclusions. Part of the reason for this is what we in the gifted realm call multipotentiality: possessing many abilities. Many of us gifted folk "suffer" from being jack of many trades but master of none. As well, we have many interests. Because we love learning, we find ourselves involved in a wide variety activities, dabbling here and dabbling there. Many of us long for one clear path, one interest we can delve into and master. Yet the siren songs of other potential learning opportunities keep us from staying on one path for long. And we may find ourselves overcommitted, involved in so many activities that we burn ourselves out and do none of them well.
I feel this. Currently, I teach taekwondo, Nia, and art. I also have artwork I want to create and sell, a book to write, a volunteer project to develop for a local private school, another pet project related to my gifted and twice-exceptional interests, and a desire to delve back into my life coaching practice to inspire others into creating.
How do I create a cohesive career from all of that?
I don't yet know. I am growing comfortable with not knowing. I have four years with one child still at home and, therefore, plenty of time to allow my career to unfold. When it does, I'll let you know. I believe that when the time comes for me to shift from active mothering into a full-time career, the perfect opportunity will arise. And that gives me peace.
My Creating My Life Creating Challenge continues. Amid planning my kids' graduations and volunteering for their school activities, I take steps on my journey toward making my living through creative means such as art and writing.
Along this path, I've gained the opportunity to teach art through Gifted Homeschoolers Forum Online. This coming Fall, I will teach a class entitled "Painting Like the Greats." This course will expose late elementary through early high school students to the lives and techniques of artists such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio, Van Gogh, Escher, and Picasso. We'll look at each artist within his art period, view his paintings, then apply what we learn to our own artistic expressions. As well, we'll discuss these artists' giftedness and apply what we can to our own lives.
Registration is now open. Click here to learn more about the class and to register!
Just a little pastel drawing that wanted to emerge when I brainstormed this blog post.
Do you ever find that when you create, you feel energy to create more?
I certainly do. However, I frequently leave my artistic endeavors until I accomplish everything else I "need" to do. I dispatch all of my more mundane "have to's" before picking up a pen to write or a pencil to draw.
Why do I do this? For some reason, I feel that my writing and my painting are play. They are! And as I was raised and our performance-based culture preaches, work comes before play. We must complete our chores and errands before indulging in the pleasure of playing with color or words.
I need to shift this mentality. If I want to make a living from my creativity, I need to prioritize it. Art and writing are my work! That alone is enough reason to leave dishes in the sink (oh, there are so many reasons to leave dishes in the sink!).
And here's another more hidden yet more important reason: creating gives me energy to do more of everything else. When I spend time writing a blog post or sketching ideas for an art journal page, I then feel energized to tackle the details surrounding my son's upcoming graduation or the pile of unfolded laundry. Not only do I feel sparked to address those to-do list items, I approach those tasks with more joy, energy, and imagination because I already have creative juices flowing.
Creating begets creating. The creative life requires that energetic input. And so I have made a commitment to myself that in the coming month and a half, a time span when I'll have many family details to tackle, I will spend at least one half-hour a day working on my book. You heard it here, folks! Feel free to keep me accountable!
It's Wednesday. My kids returned to school from Spring Break on Monday, and still I find myself regrouping and reorienting myself.
Truth be told, I'm doing quite well with this given the circumstances. Thanks to keeping some semblance of forward movement with Creating My Life during Spring Break, I've stepped back into my regular mindset with fewer mental and emotional challenges than usual (and that includes dealing with car troubles and a sick child home today!).
This means I've grown! I'm learning to blend motherhood and individual purpose. I feel privileged that I experience the blessings of both arenas. Granted, this is partly because my children are older and more independent, yet it's also because I've matured too.
As well, I've accepted that this regrouping and reorienting takes whatever time it requires. Eventually, I'll be running on all cylinders again.
Just Take a Step...Any Step!
This week my kids are on Spring Break. I've done what I can to remain flexible and available to them so we can enjoy this last Spring Break before my son heads off to college.
We're hoping for some of this action (I took this shot last year)!
Amid waiting for kiddos to wake up from sleeping in, staying up late to chill with them, checking in with them after they return home from their adventures, and staying "on call" to play however they want to at the drop of a hat, I've continued to keep my Creating My Life Creating Challenge rolling. I find if I can take at least one step a day, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, I feel the joy and energy of moving into whatever the future holds for me. And this keeps me motivated.
gathering magazine submission guidelines for potential articles.
Taking just one step helps me feel connected to the larger picture of the life that's evolving for me. And as I enjoy my children this week, I also feel the confidence and joy of knowing that my Creating My Life Creating Challenge continues to move forward. Usually that's enough. Other times I find that that one small step turns into two, three, or more--sometimes even a full-blown "walk"--as creative energy begets creative energy, I find myself in the flow, and I progress much further than I'd originally anticipated.
Kind of like sitting down to write this blog post. Who knew at the start it would end up this long?!

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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How to Write for a Living.
Pretty inspirational post from the Altucher Confidential blog. Excellent kick in the pants for procrastinators, under whose banner I certainly count myself.
For bonus humor, read the comments at the end. Hilarious!
I haven’t been on this blog since the beginning of this month because I wanted to focus all my writing effort on Nano. It’s paid off nicely. I’ve finished well ahead of schedule. 50,239 words as of today and more that three quarters of the story done. I can wrap up the end game at leisure now. Feeling good after last year’s debacle.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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Dr. Michael D. Wonnacott and the entire team at our Colorado Springs, Colorado dental practice are committed to providing the highest quality in family and cosmetic dentistry. Our hygineists are thorough and gentle, and they're as compassionate as they are skilled. Dr. Wonnacott himself is part dentist, part artist. He performs only the highest quality work, and makes his own crowns in order to do so. Because he knows the quality of the materials and his workmanship, he guarantees his restorations. Gleneagle Dental proudly serves the Colorado Springs, Tri-Lakes, Flying Horse, and Jackson Creek area.
Leveraging today's latest technology and with years of training, Colorado Springs dentist Dr. Michael D. Wonnacott can create results that change how you look and feel. In addition, our friendly staff ensures your visit to the dentist is affordable and comfortable. If you are searching for family or costmetic dentists in Colorado Springs or Monument, look no further-- contact us today at (719) 488-2222.
We invite you to look around our site to learn more about Dr. Michael D. Wonnacott and our Colorado Springs dental practice to see how we can be an integral part of your dental care. We know that the first step towards a beautiful smile begins with selecting a Colorado Springs dentist that you can rely on. Don't hesitate to give us a call if you have any questions, or if you would like to schedule an appointment.

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text: This is handy. A magnifier with the compass points etched into the base so you can line it up with the compass rose on your chart. It's a 4-power magnifier, is 3" in diameter, and almost 1-3/4" tall, and heavy enough to keep the chart in place. Scratch resistant crystal, this comes in a nice felt-lined box. From the fine folks at Weems and Plath.


text: The perfect way to beat the heat this summer will be a trip down memory lane! Join The Association for a crowd pleasing show of nostalgic hits. One of the most successful bands to come out of the 60s, they've sold millions of records and earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for 'Goodbye Columbus.' Come celebrate songs you love like "Cherish," "Windy" and "Never My Love."


text: Broccoli gave me cancer. OK, it really didn't, but I plan to start telling women that when they give me an excuse that they don't need a mammogram. I just hate broccoli, and it would be good to rid it from the planet. And people are always looking for a definitive reason - some proof - that they're not at risk for breast cancer and, thus, don't need a mammogram. “But I don't have breast cancer in my family.” Me neither. “But I've never smoked.” Me neither. “I don't drink much.” Me neither. “I am not 20 percent overweight.” Me neither. “But I'm young.” I was 38 when I was diagnosed almost three years ago, and the cancer was already at Stage 2. Truth is, there's no one “aha” trigger for me - and probably a lot of survivors like me. It was a fluke that I ever had the mammogram. But one thing's for sure: Early detection often means early cure, and having a mammogram is one of the easiest steps you can take. I honestly don't understand why some women are afraid of mammograms. It's an hour - maximum. I suspect women fear what the mammogram might find. But really, you should be more scared at what isn't found. And you can't find it if you don't have the mammogram. Of course you should be doing monthly self-exams because you will be able to tell more quickly than anybody if there are changes. Don't be scared. Get the mammogram. Find out. Sure, there are many cases where the mammogram finds cancer; you hear about the statistics. However, you don't hear about all the women who have their yearly mammograms and don't have a bit of cancer. Also, consider that diagnosis of early-stage cancer has improved considerably in the last 20-30 years. If you find cancer earlier, then you don't have to find it after it's spread, when you have fewer options. I know I'm probably not the norm, but I did not cry when I was diagnosed. (There are other reasons to cry, and this was not one of them.) But if you are diagnosed with cancer and want to cry, go ahead. Scream. Vent. Then fight. The months of chemo and radiation I had were a small investment in the rest of my life. I've just had my annual mammogram, and it was negative, just as they've been for the last three years. Remember, a fluke led me to a mammogram in the first place. I have no medical degree, but I feel comfortable in saying that the cancer wouldn't have been at just stage 2 if I'd have waited for the mammogram. I'm not trying to scare you. I'm just encouraging you to be logical, to do all you can in the fight. A mammogram is simple, pretty painless and takes very little time. If you're scared, I'll go with you. If you need to vent, call me. Just have the dang mammogram. I'll help you in the fight. In the meantime, if you want to campaign against broccoli, I'll join that fight too. Maybe we can rid the world of that as well in our lifetime. Anita Meyer is the content editor for the American News. She can be reached at ameyer@aberdeennews.com; 1-800-925-4100, ext. 309 or 605-622-2309.


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Mauro SOLDATI is currently Full Professor of Geomorphology at the Department of Chemical and Geological Science of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy).
He is President of the Geology Bachelor and Master Degrees Council since 2015-16, and he teaches ‘Geomorphology’ (Degree in Geological Sciences) and ‘Geomorphological risks and civil Protection’ (Master Degree in Geological Science and Technologies).
He is Director of the Specialization Course on ‘Territorial, Environmental and Sanitary Emergencies’ since 2016.
He is also part of the Council board of the PhD Programme of “Models and Methods for Material and Environmental Sciences” the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and has been main supervisor of 13 PhD theses in Geomorphology.
He has served the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) from 2001 to 2013 as co-opted Executive Member with responsibility on the IAG Training Programme and as Vice-President and Training Officer between 2013 and 2017. During this period, he has coordinated and managed the awarding of 170 Young Geomorphologists, mostly from less favoured countries, with grants which favoured their participation in international conferences and workshops, intensive courses and summer schools.
In occasion of the 8th IAG International Conference on Geomorphology (Paris, 2013), he was awarded with the Brunsden Medal ‘for outstanding service in the promotion of international cooperation in science and education of geomorphology within the Framework of IAG or for outstanding service which supports the objectives and activities of IAG’.
He was elected as President of the IAG at the 9th International Conference on Geomorphology in New Delhi for the term 2017-2021.
He has been involved in the organisation and teaching of IAG training courses, as well as in the framework of Erasmus Intensive Courses, of the European School of Climatology and Natural Hazards (European Commission) and of the European Centre on Geomorphological Hazards (CERG, European Council).
Recently, he has been lecturer at the UNESCO Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Management and Preparedness (Valletta, Malta, 2015) and at the IAG-EGU Intensive Course on ‘Geomorphology Field Training in tectonically active mountain regions’ (Derhadun, India, 2017) held in occasion of the 9th International Conference of Geomorphology.
He has carried out pure and applied research activity in the field of geomorphology, with special attention to geomorphological survey and mapping, slope instability, relationships between landslides and climate change as well as mountain and coastal hazards. The investigations have mainly been carried out in the Italian Dolomites, in the Northern Apennines and in the Maltese archipelago. He has participated in numerous national and international research projects, and coordinated a number of them.
Since 2009 he has been Responsible of research projects funded by the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement of the Council of Europe within the activities of the European Center on Geomorphological Hazards (CERG) and of the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics (ICoD). The research dealt with coastal risks with special attention to landslides, including submarine ones. Recently, he has also been research unit responsible of a national project on the “Dynamics of geomorphological systems as a response of global changes and induced geomorphological risks” (2013-15).
The results research activity have been presented in over 50 national and international conferences and workshops and illustrated in about 180 papers. The experience achieved in geomorphological research, especially on landslides, enabled the writing of a series of chapters published on Italian and foreign textbooks and volumes, including the Encyclopedia of Geomorphology (Routledge, 2005), the Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards (Springer, 2013), the Treatise on Geomorphology (Academic Press, 2013), the Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology (Springer, 2017).
He has also been co-editor of the book on ‘Landscapes and Landforms of Italy’ (Springer, 2017) as part of the IAG-endorsed series ‘World Geomorphological Landscapes’.
He belongs to the Editorial Boards of international journals such as Geomorphology, Cuaternario y Geomorfología, Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, Finisterra, Landform Analysis, and Revista de Geomorfologie.


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Every Hour Kills Releases Stream of Debut EP!
Modern Melodic Metal band Every Hour Kills has released a stream of their self-titled debut EP (originally premiering with Metal Underground) which is available now for purchase on iTunes. The EP includes collaborations with Joey Sturgis (Asking Alexandria, We Came as Romans) on “Chosen”, Cameron Mizell (Memphis Mayfire) on “One Reason” and Will Putney (Body Count, Northlane).
NewerThe Black Queen Release “Ice To Never” Video!


text: If you are over 60 years of age, you can make an irrevocable gift (minimum of $10,000) to ensure Glenwood’s future and receive fixed lifetime annuity payments for yourself and other beneficiaries. You are also entitled to a substantial charitable gift deduction when you make your gift and a portion of your gift annuity payments will have reduced taxes. In addition, if you use highly appreciated assets to fund your gift, capital gains tax can be minimized. The annuity payment is determined by your age at the time you make your gift and the older you are, the higher the rate.

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Since it is performed using a supinated or underhand grip, it places more emphasis on your forearms, biceps, triceps, and back muscles than other variations of lat pulldowns.
While doing the exercise, the trapezius muscles compliment the shoulder muscles and help in improving stability in the lower back.
It stimulates your lower latissimus dorsi and gives an appearance of thicker and fuller lats.
Attach a wide-grip bar to the cable pulldown machine and then assume a sitting position. Make sure the knee pads are adjusted to a level that fits your height.
Placing your hands at a distance slightly closer than your shoulder width, hold the pulldown bar using a supinated or underhand grip so that the palms face your torso.
While both your arms are extended in front, bring the torso back at an angle of 30 degrees thereby bending the lower back and protruding your chest out. It is the starting position.
Draw your shoulders and upper arms down to pull the bar towards your body so that it touches the upper chest.
Hold the contracted position for a second and gradually bring the bar to the initial position when your lats are stretched, and the arms are completely extended.
Make sure that you squeeze your back muscles and keep your elbows close to the body once you achieve maximum contraction.
Keep the upper torso stationary while bringing the bar towards your body, only allowing your arms to move.
Use the forearms only for holding the bar throughout the movement.


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Before the AIDS epidemic, PML was an obscure, back-of-the-textbooks disease affecting only rare immunosuppressed patients with leukemias or organ transplant recipients. However, up to 5 percent of AIDS patients were initially found to develop PML. As antiretroviral treatments became widely available, leading to the recovery of the immune system in HIV-infected patients, the incidence of PML dropped again.
Surprisingly, for the past 10 years, the fastest-growing population with PML is on the opposite end of the immune spectrum. Indeed, PML now affects patients with hyperactive immune systems presenting with autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. In those patients, JC virus reactivation is triggered by immunomodulatory medications, which aim at preventing bad lymphocytes from attacking the normal components of the brain. However, these medications also prevent good lymphocytes from fighting against reactivation of latent viruses, leading, in some cases, to PML. Therefore, this rare disease has paradoxically become one of the biggest obstacles for the development of a new class of medications.
Despite these new developments, PML remains an orphan disease. Patients and their families are always devastated by this diagnosis, especially if they live in an area devoid of expertise in this field. They often travel long distances to be evaluated in our clinic and participate in our research studies. We also receive a steady stream of emails and phone calls from all over the world requesting second opinions or advice. I call these remote consultations coming outside of regular referral networks, “cyberconsults.” There are many challenges and limitations to those cyberconsults. However, they also provide the deep satisfaction of helping patients worldwide who do not have access to similar expertise locally. They also contribute to the training of my fellows who will constitute the next generation of PML experts.
So why did I select this unconventional clinical subspecialty of neurology and choose to focus my research on a rare disease? Because HIV-infected patients remain, in many areas, an underserved population, in which minorities of all kinds are often overrepresented. Due to the steady development of new antiretrovirals, the side effects of those medications, and the ability of HIV to develop resistance mutations, this is an extremely dynamic clinical field. This definitely keeps me on my toes.
In addition, doing research on PML forces me to expand my horizons into the virological, immunological, histopathological and neuroradiological aspects of this disease. Furthermore, although it is a rare condition, it can be used as a model to study much broader and universal principles such as demyelination, neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration and epileptogenesis.
After more than 20 years at Harvard Medical School in Boston, I am thrilled to come to Chicago as chair of the Department of Neurological Sciences, and to become a member of the Rush family.
Igor J. Koralnik, MD, is chairperson of the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush University Medical Center.
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Sprint, the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier, filed suit Tuesday to block AT&T from buying T-Mobile, a merger that would make it the largest carrier in the United States.
Sprint’s legal filing comes just days after the Justice Department filed its own suit to block the acquisition. The feds and Sprint argue the merger would lead to higher prices and less innovation, thus violating the Clayton Antitrust Act passed in 1914.
Sprint argues that the merger would create a duopoly — with AT&T and Verizon controlling more than 75 percent of the wireless market, which would allow the two to silently collude in raising prices.
Moreover, Sprint argues that the concentration would harm smaller competitors, because small carriers are reliant on the big companies for roaming agreements and even for the “backhaul” connections that tie cell towers to the greater internet.
“If the transaction were to be allowed, a combined AT&T and T-Mobile would have the ability to use its control over backhaul, roaming and spectrum, and its increased market position to exclude competitors, raise their costs, restrict their access to handsets, damage their businesses and ultimately to lessen competition,” Sprint said in a statement announcing the suit.
Not surprsingly, AT&T spokesman Seth Bloom says that Sprint is simply looking out for itself, not the public.
This simply demonstrates what we’ve said all along – Sprint is more interested in protecting itself than it is in promoting competition that benefits consumers. We of course will vigorously contest this matter in court as AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile USA will: help solve our nation’s spectrum exhaust situation and improve wireless service for millions; allow AT&T to expand 4G LTE mobile broadband to another 55 million Americans, or 97% of the population; and result in billions of additional investment and tens of thousands of jobs, at a time when our nation needs them most.
Sprint, which has been fighting to stanch its losses of prepaid subscribers, has vociferously opposed the deal from the start, perhaps fearing that in a world with just three nationwide mobile carriers, it won’t be able to survive.
The suit was filed in the D.C. Circuit Court and is a related case to the feds’ suit.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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text: Wolves, coyotes, and other canids are members of a diverse genus of top predators of considerable conservation and management interest. Canid howls are long-range communication signals, used both for territorial defence and group cohesion. Previous studies have shown that howls can encode individual and group identity. However, no comprehensive study has investigated the nature of variation in canid howls across the wide range of species. We analysed a database of over 2000 howls recorded from 13 different canid species and subspecies. We applied a quantitative similarity measure to compare the modulation pattern in howls from different populations, and then applied an unsupervised clustering algorithm to group the howls into natural units of distinct howl types. We found that different species and subspecies showed markedly different use of howl types, indicating that howl modulation is not arbitrary, but can be used to distinguish one population from another. We give an example of the conservation importance of these findings by comparing the howls of the critically endangered red wolves to those of sympatric coyotes Canis latrans, with whom red wolves may hybridise, potentially compromising reintroduced red wolf populations. We believe that quantitative cross-species comparisons such as these can provide important understanding of the nature and use of communication in socially cooperative species, as well as support conservation and management of wolf populations.


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Does anyone else use their Lumia 900 with their bluetooth-enabled car stereo?
Normally when I get in the car my phone should auto-detect and auto-connect to my car stereo via Bluetooth - but I find that it's not happening with my Lumia 900.
Anyone else seeing this issue or do I have a defective device? I never had this issue with my Focus or Titan.
My 900 reconnects to my car stereo without fail every time voice and audio. Do you have any other bluetooth headset you could try connecting it to and see if it will reconnect. I know also my stereo has a set number of different phones it can remember and if that memory is full it won't work properly so maybe try checking that out in the stereo.
I had this issue with my car (Subaru WRX STi) and it needed to have my old device removed from the stereo to get it working right. I also read of a few Fords needing to do the same thing to get Sync working. You most likely need to delete the bluetooth devices from your car stereo and add the 900 again.
I had all kinds of trouble for the first few days (MS Sync on a Lincoln MKX). To get the Lumia to connect at all I had to delete all existing devices from the car. Then things got weird. My phone would connect, but when an alert fired off, the audio would switch to the Lumia speakers and I couldn't get it back to the car speakers. Bluetooth was unusable for two days.
Suddenly, about 2-3 days ago, everything started working perfectly. I didn't change anything. But now it auto connects, calls switch back and forth perfectly, it reads my text messages! I'm having a much better in-car experience than I did with my iPhone 4.
Now I'm sure it'll go back to being flaky since I'm effusing about how well it's working.
Hey thanks for all the input guys!
It seems to be a little flaky. Sometimes it auto-connects, and sometimes it doesn't. The good news is that it seems to be connecting more often than not.. so I can live with it now. I wonder if there's an underlying bug here..
I first had to pair it with bluetooth. Then, the car generated a password. Once I entered the password into the phone, it worked flawlessly!
Hey guys. A friend of mine uses his Bluetooth connection in his car to stream audio, and it works fine until he turns the car off. Apparently the music starts to play through the phone speaker. Is there a workaround to this?
I have that happen with some 3rd party pandora steaming apps but never when using the built-in zune music player. What is he using?
This is probably due to the stereo deck he has.
My roommate and I both have different decks (I have a Sony BT3800, he has a Sony BT2900). I never see this issue your friend has, but my roommate gets it all the time (the song just keeps playing from his phone).
And I isolated the problem to the deck because if I use MY phone with HIS car - it keeps playing for me. But if he uses HIS phone with MY car - the music stops. So it's not based on the phone.
I think the deck has to send a stop/pause command to the device - but some decks aren't doing it.
Hmm, I guess it could be his stereo. Wish I knew someone else with a Bluetooth enabled one to try, haha. He had been using an iPhone and I guess since that's popular enough they made it work there. Thanks for the heads up.
It's just a Windows Phone problem, I've had two different Windows Phone and I have to be connecting them to my car every time I come back inside. I've the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and 4S and they work perfectly fine. I've also had two Android phones and they connect just fine. Hopefully they will fix this by Windows Phone 8 or else I will go back to the iPhone.
So if I am to understand, the lumia streams in EDR (enhanced data rate) over bluetooth.
I have a 2010 Infiniti EX35 and I used my old focus (no EDR) without any issues at all.
I have had no issues with auto connecting to my 2012 Mazda 5 and my JVC R80BT stereo in my other car.
Lumia 900 bluetooth is an issue I think. My car is an older model so I cannot stream music to it via BT. But what I find very annoying is that I cannot stay connected to my phone & car at the same time. This feature worked very well with my iPhone4. As soon as I get into my car, phone would connect to the car & when I had an incoming call, I had the option to take the call on my phone or over the car speakers. That was very cool. But I have never been able to do that with the Lumia so far. Sometimes it shows it's connected to both, but does not work anyway. I can only stay connected to one or the other. Is there something I am missing or it's the OS or the phone itself?
I rent almost every week, and I can tell you Ford's Sync (odd as it's a Microsoft product) has serious issues connecting and staying connected to the L900, so much so that I have taken to bringing an audio cable. Clearing the device list helps, but mostly it just fails on every try after the first. I took my wife's old Focus S with me on my last trip, and got a Ford Fusion again (not surprising with Avis). For what it's worth, I did NOT have this problem with the Focus S, but the L900 just couldn't stay connected. I think, honestly, it's a device problem.
I had the same problem with my Subaru Forester 2013 and it was driving me nuts. BUT NOW I HAVE THE SOLUTION!
So it turns out the Subaru Stereos have two methods of input when it comes setting up Bluetooth. One seems to be for one off use and the other is for more frequent use.
1. Delete your current phone. using the controls on the stereo itself. see your car manual if you don't know how.
2. Then turn your car off then back on. On your steering wheel put the "off hook" (the one for answering) button. this takes you to second set of Bluetooth inputs. Delete what is in there. all of it.
See the owner's manual page 5-38 for the exact procedure.

industry_corpus2: Automobiles


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The International Constitution and Bylaws requires that all meetings of the Grand Chapter be governed by parliamentary procedure as contained in Robert’s Rules of Order, except as otherwise provided in the Constitution and Laws. The model set for bylaws for undergraduate chapters also makes the provision for the conduct of Teke chapter meetings, house meetings, and so forth. It is therefore considered important for all active Tekes to have some knowledge of Robert’s Rules.
While it is quite true that strict parliamentary procedure is not necessary in small fraternal groups, such as chapter meetings, continual practice in correct procedure in TKE meetings is invaluable training for any Teke. For upon graduation, the average Teke will find himself in many civic, and perhaps political, organizations that may be neither small nor fraternal, and here his working knowledge of Robert’s Rules may be most important, inasmuch as almost all organizations use these rules.
Parliamentary procedure is simply the way of doing business developed many years ago in the British Parliament. Several dozen years ago, General H. M. Robert prepared the work which compiled parliamentary rules, as developed, revised and used by the U.S. Congress, and which is known as Robert’s Rules of Order.
The whole purpose of these rules is to: (1) insure majority rule, (2) protect the rights of the minority, and (3) expedite business. Unfortunately, the first time an entire group begins using strict parliamentary procedure, majority rule is not insured, the minority is not protected, and business is far from expedited. When a few members of a group understand these rules, and the majority does not, these few members can railroad through most anything, to the utter confusion and helplessness of the majority. Furthermore, when the members of a group are just learning these rules, many hours may be wasted in constant questions on points of order. There have been cases in Teke chapter meetings when it took two and even three hours to accomplish what could have been done by the chapter in less than ten minutes before the chapter instituted strict parliamentary procedure. (But eventually the chapter found that it could conduct an entire week’s business in less than two-thirds of the time required before adopting the rules and do so in the most fair and equitable manner.) In larger meetings, such as meetings of the Grand Chapter, the use of Robert’s Rules is absolutely essential to complete the necessary business in the time allotted. In these meetings anyone without a thorough knowledge of these rules is at a distinct disadvantage.
It is beyond the scope of this article to present complete rules of order. It is the duty of the Epiprytanis to bring a complete edition of Robert’s Rules, together with this book and the chapter bylaws, to each chapter meeting and to advise the Prytanis and the chapter on proper procedure. He will only advise, however, as final decisions must be made by the chair or, when appealed, by the entire chapter. A study of this section by the average member, however, will allow him to understand the basic principles of what is going on and at least allow him to ask fairly intelligent questions. The use of the large table at the end of this section will answer most specific points of order likely to arise in ordinary Teke and campus organization meetings. It will be necessary, however, to study the table carefully several times before trying to use it during a meeting.
A motion is the proper form of bringing a question for consideration or a proposal of action before a chapter meeting. Though most of the motions presented to chapters are oral, the Prytanis or presiding officer may refuse to receive a motion unless it be in writing. When a motion is reduced to writing it may be read by the mover and then passed to the Grammateus or secretary, or it may be handed to the Grammateus, who should read it, when so requested by the chair. The rule requiring that motions be in writing applies only to principle motions.
The mover should be very careful to word his motion so that it may not be misinterpreted. A principal motion must be seconded. In seconding a motion, strict parliamentary rules require that the member wishing to second it shall rise, address the chair, and, when recognized, say, I second the motion,” or “I second Frater A’s motion.” However, if there is but one motion pending, in most chapters it is customary for any member, without rising or addressing the chair, to call out, “I second the motion.” Thereupon the Prytanis assumes that the assembly wishes to vote on the motion, and regularly puts it before the body.
When the motion is lengthy, it should always be in writing. In this case it is known as a resolution. Such motions usually begin with the word “Resolved.” The member wishing to put a resolution before an organization should carefully write out the resolution in advance. When the proper time arrives for the consideration of such business, he should address the chair, and, when recognized, say, “I move the adoption of the following resolution.” (Here he reads the resolution and passes it to the chairman.) The resolution may now be seconded and acted upon in the same way as any other motion. Any member who is in doubt as to the wording or the meaning of some part of the resolution may request that a part of all of it be read again. Upon request of the Prytanis, the Grammateus should then read part or all of the resolution.
A motion which has been made and seconded may be withdrawn by the maker without consent at any time before it is stated by the chair, but not after.
At any time after a motion has been passed, it may be annulled by passing a motion or resolution to rescind or repeal it. If notice of such proposed action is not given at a previous meeting, a two-thirds majority of those present or a majority of all the membership is required to rescind. The motion to rescind is a main motion without any privilege, and can be introduced only when there is nothing else before the assembly. The effect of a motion to rescind is to revoke or set aside a previous act.
When a principal motion has been made and seconded and has been stated by the chair, the chapter is not at liberty to consider any other business. A motion bearing on any other subject would be out of order and could not be considered. However, certain motions are always in order and may have precedence over others. Such motions are known as subsidiary motions.
The rank, or precedence, of ordinary motions is given in the table below, the lowest rank being at the bottom and the highest at the top of the list. When any one of them is immediately pending, the motion above it in the list are in order and those below are out of order. Those marked 2/3 require a two-thirds affirmative vote of the votes cast for their adoption, the others requiring only a majority.
Note: The first three motions are not always privileged; see Robert’s Rules for details. The first motion is always out of order in Teke meetings since the chapter bylaws provide for regular meetings on certain days and at certain designated times. The motion to adjourn is not necessary in chapter meetings-unless the Prytanis is asleep. The chair may call the meeting closed, when there is no more business, without action from the floor. Most chapters consider the motion to adjourn out of order on the grounds that all business should be disposed of before ending a Teke meeting.
At this point the member who arose to a point of order, or any other member, may rise, and without waiting to be recognized, say, “Venerable Prytanis, I appeal from the decision of the chair.” Whereupon the Prytanis says, “Shall the decision of the chair stand as the decision of the chapter?” The question is now open for debate and may be discussed freely by any members. The presiding officer is at liberty to discuss this question without leaving the chair. At the conclusion of the debate a vote is taken in the same manner as on other questions. If the presiding officer is sustained, his decision stands. Otherwise, he yields to the wish of the majority and proceeds accordingly.
A privileged question, or motion, is one which, by reason of its importance when raised, demands immediate attention and decision, excluding for the time being any other business that may be before the house.
There are five privileged questions: (1) to adjourn, (2) to fix the time to which the body shall adjourn, (3) to take a recess, (4) to call for the orders of the day, and (5) to raise a question of privilege. The first two are not in order at Teke chapter meetings.
Privileged questions do not modify nor bear upon the main question, though they may be presented while the principal motion or other motions are being considered. They may be introduced at any time, and must be considered before any other subject or proposition that may be before the group.
The term “Chair” is a parliamentary form used in speaking of the person who presides at a formal meeting, and refers to the one who occupies the presiding officer’s chair.
If a Teke occupies the chair, it is customary to say “Venerable Prytanis (or Frater Chairman).” If the chair is occupied by a woman, as in campus organizations, it is customary to say, “Madam President (or Madam Chairman).” Similarly, whatever title the presiding officer bears may be used.
A member is said to “have the floor” when he has been granted by the presiding officer the privilege of speaking to the members.
Except to clear a matter of fact or to explain himself in some material part of his speech, a member can speak but once on any motion or question before an organization. When all have spoken who wish to do so, a member may speak a second time if permitted by the chair or by a majority vote of the assembly.
It is customary for every member who is in the room at the time the question is stated to vote, and for those not in the room at that time not to vote. It sometimes happens that, for special reasons, a member, by a majority vote of the others present, is excused from voting.
Probably the most serious defect in most organizations is the lack of reasonable decorum. If business is to be transacted or a program is to be carried out, it is necessary that good order be maintained. While whispering need not be prohibited, it should be absolutely avoided while anyone is speaking from the floor. Common courtesy demands observance of this rule. From the time the gavel drops to call the meeting to order until it falls again, dismissing the assembly, loud talking, and indiscriminate laughing should not be indulged in by any member. Such conduct interferes greatly with the progress of the meeting and conveys the impression of ill breeding on the part of the offending member.
If the absence of the member would reduce the number in the assembly to less than a quorum or would interfere with the progress of the meeting, the presiding officer should say, “The question of privilege is denied.” In the case of sickness, the member should, of course, be excused, and the assembly may, if necessary, take a recess or even adjourn. Where circumstances seem to demand it, in cases other than sickness, the member should be excused, even if such action forces an adjournment. Any member may appeal from the decision of the chair to the assembly, in which case the method of procedure is the same as appealing from the decision of the chair upon a point of order.
When the business under discussion at a meeting seems to demand an informal treatment, it is often wise to take recess for a short time to allow members to move about and talk informally.
In speaking from the floor, members should be very careful to maintain a calm attitude and a deliberate tone of voice, even though inwardly they may feel neither calm nor deliberate. Nothing so mars the dignity of a meeting as a retort from some member in a harsh or loud, angry voice. The deliberate speech is much more effective, and lends dignity to the meeting and respect to the speaker.
Regular meetings are those fixed by the constitution or the bylaws or by the rules of the body. Special meetings are called in the interim between regular meetings. Due notice of such meetings, including the times and places, and the specific purposes for which such meetings are called, must be given to every member. The business of any special meeting is limited to the specific matters mentioned in the call.
A quorum is such a number of members of an assembly as must be present in order that business can be legally transacted.
When the roll is called to ascertain whether a quorum is present, it sometimes happens that members neglect to respond to their names, when called, and the presiding officer doubts the accuracy of the record, if it shows less than a quorum present. In such cases, he may direct the secretary or Grammateus to count the members present. This procedure is called counting a quorum.
Various forms of voting are in use. The simplest and most common is the voice vote, in which those in favor say aye and those opposed say no. The chairman determines the result from the sound or volume of the voice. Other forms of voting are raising the hands, rising, standing in different parts of the room, recording the yeas and nays, and by tellers. The vote by rising or by standing in different parts of the room is known as a division.
Venerable Prytanis (or Frater…At this point the member who arose to a point of order, or any other member, may rise, and without waiting to be recognized, say, “Venerable Prytanis, I appeal from the decision of the chair.” Whereupon the Prytanis says, “Shall the decision of the chair stand as the decision of the chapter?” The question is now open for debate and may be discussed freely by any members. The presiding officer is at liberty to discuss this question without leaving the chair. At the conclusion of the debate a vote is taken in the same manner as on other questions. If the presiding officer is sustained, his decision stands. Otherwise, he yields to the wish of the majority and proceeds accordingly.
When it is desired to change a motion which is regularly before a chapter, by unanimous consent, the maker may change it, the seconded giving his consent. Instead, however, any member, on being recognized, may propose an amendment to the motion. The amendment, if seconded, is debatable and should be voted on in the same way as any other motion. If carried, it becomes part of the original motion. The original motion as amended should then be considered as a whole and disposed of. While the amendment to the amendment, which, if seconded, should be voted on, and which, if carried, becomes a part of the amendment. The amendment, as amended, is then put to a vote, and, if carried, it becomes part of the original motion. The motion, as amended, should then be put to a vote.
A motion to adjourn is not in order at formal Teke chapter meetings.
If a motion becomes involved through amendments, or in any other way, or is unexpectedly introduced and not well understood by the members, a motion may be passed referring it to a committee for further consideration. The motion to commit is intended to take the subject from the main body and transfer it to the consideration of a smaller number, or to the whole number acting under broader privileges than those of the formal body.
The form of the motion is as follows: “I move that the (matter, motion, or whatever the proposition may be) be referred to a committee (indicating the character of the committee).” The motion to commit may be made as soon as the matter is introduced or after there has been discussion or amendment, or when any other stage in the consideration has been reached. This motion may be made while an amendment is pending, and it is debatable. It is amendable only as to the membership of the committee, its place of meeting, or other similar details. The effect of the adoption of the motion to commit is to end the consideration of the matter in the chapter, and to pass it over to the designated committee.
The motion to recommit is the same as to commit, except that it refers to a matter which has already been reported by a committee.
If at any time a chapter does not wish to consider further a motion which is before it, or wishes to dispose of the question permanently without allowing it to come to a vote, a motion may be introduced that the question lie on the table. The motion is neither debatable nor amendable, and permanently disposes of the question until a majority see fit to take it up again.
A motion to postpone the question before the chapter to some definite future time is in order, except when a speaker has the floor. It is debatable as to the question of postponement only.
A member who voted with the majority on a motion may, on the same day or at the same session in which the motion was disposed of, make a motion to reconsider the previous motion. Such a motion can be made in the midst of debate and when another member has the floor, but cannot be considered while another motion is pending. However, when it is taken up, it has precedence over every other motion except a motion to adjourn (in regular assemblies where the motion to adjourn is allowed). If the original question was debatable, the motion to reconsider is debatable, but not otherwise. If the motion is carried, the original question is before the chapter for consideration. If a motion to reconsider is entered on the minutes, it need not be acted upon at that meeting, but it must be acted upon at the meeting following or it is lost.
A motion to take from the table a question which lies there may be made at any time under the head of unfinished business. If adopted, it cannot be reconsidered; if lost, it can be reconsidered. It cannot be amended, is not debatable, and does not open the main question to debate.
If debate on any question becomes tiresome or is long drawn out, any member may rise and, when recognized, say, “I move the previous question.” If this motion is seconded, the presiding officer says, “Shall the main question be now put? All those in favor signify it by the usual sign. Opposed, by the proper sign.” If the vote on the previous question is in the affirmative, a vote on the main question shall follow immediately. If the vote on the previous question is negative, the discussion continues as if the motion on the previous question had not been made. The previous question takes precedence of all subsidiary motions except the motion to lie on the table. It is neither debatable nor amendable, and requires a two-thirds vote for adoption.
A motion to limit debate to a certain number of minutes for each person on each side may be made, if there is a tendency to prolong debate unnecessarily.
Parliamentary inquiries are questions addressed to the chair in order to ascertain the status of the business, the effect of a proposition, or the proper procedure at a particular time. Both the inquiry and the response of the chair are usually informal and no appeal can be taken from the “response of the chair.” The Prytanis may consult with the Epiprytanis on questions of parliamentary procedure, but it is the Prytanis (or chairman) who makes the final decision.
Propositions are often introduced with blanks purposely left to be filled in by the meeting. These can be filled by suggestions without the formality of a motion if the assembly consents. If there is objection, action on these may be taken as on any amendment.
The decisions of a parliamentary body are usually ascertained by voting, but the judgment of the body may be ascertained in two ways: first by vote; second, by “unanimous consent,” the latter method being employed particularly in matters of routine or on questions of little moment. In matters of ordinary routine, the presiding officer may say, “If there is not objection (a certain thing) will be considered the action of the meeting,” or “If there is no objection, I will (do a certain thing or appoint a committee, etc.).” If any member objects, the matter must be decided by a vote.
While the Prytanis should insist on conducting the affairs of an organization according to parliamentary rules, it frequently happens that he fails to do so. If the violation of order is a flagrant one or if, when continued, it would result in a procedure different from that which would result if the affairs were conducted according to rule, some member should rise to a point of order.
Regardless of who has the floor, any member may rise and, without waiting to be recognized, say, “Venerable Prytanis (or Frater Chairman), I rise to a point of order.” Hereupon, whoever is speaking should stop, and the chair should say, “Please state your point of order.” The member, in a calm, deliberate manner, should explain as briefly as possible why he regards the speaker as out of order or the procedure as not parliamentary. If the chair agrees with the member, he says, “The point of order (or the contention) is sustained. The frater will please yield the floor,” or he will say whatever is necessary to halt the unparliamentary procedure. If the chair disagrees with the member and thinks the procedure in order, he says, “The point of order (or the contention) is denied. The speaker may continue,” or he will say whatever is necessary to continue the procedure.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Question: How did you get into the temperature controlled distribution sector and what is your role within Buffaload?
Answer: It’s a ‘when I was a kid’ story, but here we go! When I left school I went to farm college, at that time my hobby was buying and selling vehicles and I bought a temperature controlled van in 1995, without an engine in it! And I couldn’t sell it. My uncle was an owner/driver with a refrigerated trailer and as a child I’d always gone along with him and, basically as I couldn’t sell this van I put an engine in it, went to Argos and bought a fax machine, came up with a name for my business and faxed everybody in the yellow pages! My first customer wanted temperature controlled and so I started as a courier – one man and a van. Later I progressed into 7.5 tonne refrigerated vehicles and then went into refrigerated trailers. Now we employ 355 people and operate over 4 strategic sites.
My role now is coming up with ideas, progressing the company with innovations. I get fully involved with an idea and I’m hands on in making it happen and then I hand it over to our trusted Buffaload team.
Question: Can you firstly tell us what temperature controlled vehicles Buffaload operates?
Answer: Our fleet is mainly Scania units, we also have some Mercedes-Benz and we have been taking a look at the possibility of investing in Volvo gas trucks, LNG fuelled. The statistics suggest that they emit up to 20% less CO2 than a regular engine, so we are trialling these with a mind to a further reduction in our carbon footprint. We currently have 300 temperature controlled vehicles, including 240 of our double deck trailers and a mix of standard trailers and some useful smaller vehicles, 18 tonnes, 7.5 tonnes and vans.
Question: What has been the most important technical development in your temperature controlled bodies and refrigeration systems in recent years and how has it impacted on your operations within Buffaload?
Answer: Definitely our floating deck double deck trailers. We introduced our first one in 2011. We can save the right people an awful lot of money if their business is suitable for double deckers. This has helped us grow our business and compete with the big boys. We can carry so much more in each double decker that vehicle movements, driver requirements, costs and emissions are all reduced.
Question: Are you using telematics across your fleet currently? If so, what advantages do you see this gives your clients?
Answer: Absolutely, telematics are the backbone of our business. We’ve been working with Verilocation for years and we’ve developed telematics around our business to give our customers state of the art visability of their deliveries.
Question: Customer needs are constantly changing, so what are you finding is now the biggest request from your customers?
Answer: Our customers are working to really close time lines. They almost want it delivered before it’s made, so the biggest challenge we’ve got is that they want us to collect and deliver in a smaller window all the time, to improve the freshness of their products and give more length in the shelf life, without adding cost to it. Coming back to the telematics, with that plus the experience in the planning team across our network, we are able to achieve cost effective, fast supply chain solutions.
Question: What type of temperature controlled warehousing does Buffaload offer to its customers?
Answer: We operate plus 2 and ambient, also we have specialised deep chilled (-4C) storage, to accommodate specialist product lines. Round-the-clock access and delivery, cross-docking and consolidation services. We are also driving forward the highest standards in FSA, HACCP and BRC accreditation, so that our facilities are the best in the industry.
Question: What number of pallets does your temperature controlled warehousing hold?
Answer: If we filled everything we could hold more than 10,000 pallets of chilled storage, across our 4 main locations plus our seasonal reserve space in Cambridgeshire. We cross-dock over 30,000 pallets per week through our chilled sites.
Question: What environmental measures does Buffaload incorporate to ensure best practice?
Answer: We pride ourselves in being the most environmentally friendly chilled consolidation business in the UK because of our depth of knowledge in running double deck trailers, doing the least miles for the most capacity. We run the greenest chilled network in the industry.
Question: Since the Brexit decision, have you noticed any changes with your business?
Answer: We have noticed an increased demand for ambient storage. We presume people are stockpiling for Brexit. We are nearly at capacity, and demand continues.
Question: Lastly, would you like to share any news about your company that you feel would benefit the TCS&D readers?
Answer: We’re excited to have gained planning permission for a new 80,000 sq ft high bay warehouse to be built at Ellington, near Huntingdon. This is one of our key locations and happily it’s on the junction of the new A14 and A1 road network, the new A14 is due to be completed in 2020. This is a prime UK distribution location and this expansion will allow us to offer more capacity and a greater service to our customers.
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More than 10 million young Africans enter the workforce each year, and most of them work in agriculture. The time to transform the sector has arrived. We spoke with CTA Director Michael Hailu, who has been leading the organisation in a strategic orientation towards youth, most recently at the Young Africa Works Summit in Kigali.
CTA’s Strategic Plan 2016–2020 includes a youth strategy, but more than that, youth are really central to the whole Strategic Plan. How did this happen?
We have had this focus for quite some time, and in the last several years it has been expressed as a cross-cutting focus on youth and women. It’s becoming ever more important globally; people are talking about these big challenges of unemployment and migration, and the youth issue is central to addressing these bigger problems. So yes, I would say that it continues to be very important, only now it’s about how we are mainstreaming and how we are scaling up the work around youth, especially youth engagement in agricultural value chains.
When I talk about “agricultural” value chains here, I’m talking about a broader view of the whole agri-food system: not only farming but also value addition, the non-farm agri-food sector, all of the employment opportunities in that – there is a whole system we should be looking at.
Is there a connection between that change in perspective, looking at the whole agri-food system, and involving youth? Do you see roles for young people to be involved throughout that whole food system?
Absolutely – but of course the situation varies from country to country. One recent study by MasterCard Foundation looked at youth engagement in agriculture in Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania. In Nigeria a lot of opportunities are actually on-farm for young people, while in Rwanda they are more often off-farm, and in Tanzania they are off-farm, but still very much in the agri-food systems, such as in processing.
But clearly, as economies transform in Africa, we see a lot more off-farm employment in the agri-food sector and also outside it. The key message is that any way you look at it, agriculture will continue to be central for at least the next decade in terms of providing employment for young people. If we are trying to address employment challenges for them, agriculture is still the heart of the matter.
A lot of studies now are also looking at how urban and rural areas connect. Many people live in this space between urban and rural, these small towns, which offer a lot of opportunities, but they tend to be quite neglected in development policy and also government policy – a lot more focus is still on cities. But in fact, these smaller towns offer really great opportunities for young people, who can stay near the rural areas but have the facilities that you get in towns. So we are putting a lot of emphasis on creating opportunities in these towns between the urban and rural spaces.
It sounds like a lot of that opportunity means organising by young people, and of young people, into organisations, groups and value chains. Is that where the starting point is, bringing people together?
In fact, there are a number of issues we look at before we even reach that point. If you ask young people, even in rural areas, what they want to do, maybe 80–90% will tell you they don’t want to be in agriculture. They want to go to cities, they want to have other jobs. I think it’s firstly important to change the narrative around agriculture, to talk about the opportunities in the agri-food sector. Agriculture is not just hard labour that pays very little, but taking the agri-food sector as a whole, it is an opportunity for engaging young people in business. So the whole issue of awareness among young people, and also the need to promote support in and around policy circles, is the first issue.
The second issue is skills development. You really need to invest a lot of energy in providing skills for young people, especially entrepreneurial skills. Young people are better educated than in the past, but they are still not well prepared for the business sector. Many studies show that when the private sector try to hire young people they find it difficult to find the right skills. So we have been working with some of the African agribusiness schools to train young people in business.
Once you do have a group of young Africans who have a good plan, and business skills, and are interested in going into agri-business, what are the big immediate challenges they are likely to face?
One of the key problems is access to finance. Young people usually don’t have collateral: they don’t have land or machinery. Generally, banks are reluctant to lend money to agriculture, but it’s even worse for young people. Now one of the things we are trying to do is to help young farmers to build their credit-worthiness using information and communication technology (ICT). We are working with some of the local ICT companies we have helped to nurture, who are in turn helping small farmers to keep better farm records.
If small farmers keep a good farm record of how much they are producing, how much they are selling, and so on, they can use those records to go to banks and apply for credit. We have been working with one company in Kenya, FarmDrive, one of the startup companies that we helped to develop. With CTA’s support they have trained over 500 farmers on record keeping and reached out to a further 3,000 young farmers with awareness raising.
There is also in Africa a huge amount of energy among young scientists and agricultural researchers, including many who are involved with CTA itself. CTA has a lot of young energy on the research side. How do you think that can be leveraged?
We have worked for many years to identify young scientists, especially young women scientists, through competitions. We use these to identify highly talented young women scientists and support their work to focus on the real challenges that farmers face in African agriculture. For example, Jemanesh Kefetew, an Ethiopian agricultural scientist, won the first prize for Young Professionals in Science competition for her work in identifying traits that produce resistance to stem rust in durum wheat.
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, a prominent biodiversity scientist and current President of Mauritius, is one of the former mentors and role models of this programme.
So the innovation potential of the science is what you are looking for?
And is scaling up those innovations challenging, when working with lots of different groups of young people in different countries?
It is always a challenge to scale up. But in the area of ICT, for instance, one of the things we are doing is to engage young ICT professionals through a hackathon to develop smart ICT solutions for an agricultural problem (e.g. helping smallholders to access credit). The winners are given mentoring support over a period of six months in business skills and so on which allows them to grow their business and attract investors and donors.
One of these companies we helped in Uganda has developed an app, MOBIS, that makes it easier for smallholders to access credit through savings and credit cooperative organisations. Their target is to reach 400,000 farmers in the next few years. So far they have reached around 30,000. That kind of scaling up can really only happen through private investment. We can help these young people turn their ideas into promising businesses, and that is the only way we can achieve large-scale adoption of innovations.
In your recent visits, what new idea or innovation has really surprised you?
What I find special is how young people are leveraging technology to serve farmers and connect them to markets. I am inspired by one project we are collaborating within Senegal, Sooretul, a woman-run business helping women farmers access lucrative markets using a digital platform. The platform allows farmers to aggregate and present their products to the urban market online, including the Senegalese diaspora community, I like the whole idea of really leveraging ICTs to help farmers, not only to give access to services, credit, weather information and so on, but also to open up market opportunities.
That is a high level of ambition, as well, to be connecting small farmers with potentially international markets. That seems like a common theme with these projects, that they aim quite high, and maybe that is part of the spirit of African youth.
People have to aim high, and especially young innovators. They have a lot of ideas and see opportunities in the global marketplace.
However, I’m not saying it is just the international market that offers opportunities because in fact, the major market opportunity for smallholder producers is the local and regional African market. In particular, fast-growing African cities, with rapidly growing middle class with more appetite for processed foods, meats and fresh vegetables. ICTs can help connect urban consumers with smallholder producers, including women and young farmers. This way agriculture could become an attractive sector for talented young people who can make an important contribution in transforming African agriculture into a profitable and sustainable business.
Read the book Youth and Agriculture: Key Challenges and Concrete Solutions, published by CTA, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
Catch the latest CTA news stories on youth.
Follow @MHailu and @CTAflash on Twitter for regular updates.
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When you’re a mom and you run a business, it’s always a good idea to stay organized. But when the holidays come, being organized is the only way I get anything (and everything) done! Since I know what a challenge this can be, today I’m sharing the only tool I need to control the holiday chaos. Check it out to see how it can work for you!
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I love Trello. I talk about in my posts about my favorite free tools for small-business owners, organizing the WAHM life, and using Trello for my small business. So it makes sense that I use Trello to keep on top of everything for the holidays!
If you aren’t familiar with Trello, it’s a FREE project-management tool with so much flexibility that you can use it to plan and organize pretty much anything. You organize projects in boards that are broken down into lists that are full of cards. It’s possible to add images, links, and people to boards. It’s possible to integrate Trello with other apps and the possibilities are endless. Small-business and huge corporations use and love Trello for their planning and executing projects.
If you haven’t started using Trello yet, you can sign up here (Affiliate link)! Remember, it’s free.
As with all the Trello boards I create, it was important to consider what I wanted to organize with my holiday Trello board. I realized that I needed the board to include every aspect of holiday planning to really be effective. I also wanted it to include all the tasks for home and business.
Holiday Special Events – Besides the work parties, school parties, church events, and family holiday dinners, our family has four birthdays and an anniversary before January 1. What were we thinking?
Gifts to Buy – I wanted a card for each person who we buy gifts for. That includes family, friends, teachers, etc. I can make a note of gift ideas, what I buy, attach the receipt, and note what wrapping paper I’m using.
Holiday Giving – Each charitable organization that we donate to has a card with details.
Holiday Food – Includes everything from the cheese cubes I have to buy for my son’s Thanksgiving meal at preschool to the Christmas cookies I am taking to my friend’s cookie exchange!
Holiday Business Tasks – Have to prepare for the holiday rush with client gifts, special deals, and social media graphics.
Holiday Supplies – All the extra things we need for the holidays, including party decor, wrapping paper, and SO MUCH TAPE!
Extra Notes – I think I included everything, but you never know what extra information you might need. The nice thing about Trello is that I can always add extra lists if I need them.
After I chose the board background, made the list covers (because I love them), and created the card templates, my board was done!
To make it as easy as possible to add to the Trello lists, I created a template card for each list. On the card, I added the details that I would want to be included on each card and a checklist to use as I finish each part of the task.
Trello makes it so easy to create these templates because I could copy the template to the next list and then change it for the specifics of that list. I also customized the labels to show who was involved and what stage I was in for each one. Creating the whole board, including the board covers, took about an hour. I consider it time well-spent because I knew how useful this board would be to control the holiday chaos!
Once I finished creating the board, it was time to starting adding our personal events to the board. I already had some events in my calendar, so I added those first. As I found out about other events, those were added. The first list of the events was the easiest to complete. As I went through the events, if they had tasks for the other lists, I created those cards, as well.
The templates I created make it simple to add to other lists. I copy the template card to the position where I want the card to be and then I update the card. It takes less than a minute to update a card. When I need to add information, I open the card in the Trello app on my phone and add it.
What’s even more amazing about Trello is I can add a card to the board when I’m walking or driving through Google Assistant. I tell Google Assistant what I want the card to say and then select the board where it goes. Since I think of a lot of things that I need to set reminders for while I’m driving, it’s a good thing I can be safe.
Trello becomes even more powerful with power-ups and Butler Bot! These can help integrate info from Trello to other platforms and automate parts of Trello.
With a free Trello account, you can use one power-up. For this board, I like the calendar power-up. It shows all of the due dates on a calendar to make it easier to see what’s coming up.
I even linked the calendar to my Google calendar to get reminders on my phone. I used directions from Trello on how to link Trello to a Google calendar. It was super easy and so helpful!
I also added Butler Bot to my board. Butler Bot can automate many things within Trello to make it easier to use. Notice the little blue circle at the top of the Trello board that shows that Butler Bot is a member of the board. I give him directions and he follows them.
Trello provides a Command Builder to help develop the commands for Butler Bot. There are multiple triggers to choose from and several actions that he can complete when the trigger occurs. You can build multi-step commands if you really want to put Butler Bot to work for you!
For me, the most helpful thing that Butler Bot does is automatically copy cards for events that are happening in the next few days to the Upcoming list in my weekly planning board. I can then see the event when I do my weekly planning without having to switch between boards. I can then move the card to the correct day of the week and I’m ready to go!
If you want to see my weekly planning board, check out my post on how I use Trello for organizing the WAHM life. Trello has truly changed how I organize everything!
Easily, my favorite thing about Trello is how versatile it is. There isn’t a right or wrong way to use it! I’m simply sharing how I use it to organize the holidays. You might need to use Trello differently to work for you.
Of course, by now, you should know that I wouldn’t let you leave this post empty-handed. I’m sharing my Organize the Holidays Trello board so you can control the holiday chaos, too!
To grab your own copy, use the form below to subscribe to my email list. Once you’ve subscribed, you’ll get the link to the board and information on accessing the May Virtual Assists’ Resource Library.
The Organize the Holidays Trello board has directions for how to copy the board and links to more resources about Trello. I even included a link to a You-Tube video I made showing how to get started with Trello.
After you’ve copied the board, make it your own! If you don’t need some of the lists, delete them. Do you need to add other information to your templates? Change the template to what you need. Don’t like the background I choose? Find one you like better.
And when you’ve set up your board the way you like it and you’re using it to organize the holidays, I want to see it. I would love for you to share a screenshot on my Facebook page or tag me in a tweet (@mvirtualassists).
That’s it for today. Good luck putting Trello to work to organize the holidays!
That’s great, Johanna! I hope you enjoy your calm holidays!
Great blog post & super helpful for the holidays. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much, Janine! I’m glad it could help you out!


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Whilst participating in a four week artist residency in Sefrou, designer Nicolette Brunklaus was introduced to traditional knotting and weaving techniques by local Moroccan crafts women. Brunklaus applied what she was taught in the small medina to a contemporary design project, entitled ‘Acoustic Tapestries’.
The tapestries have been created first and foremost as a solution to absorbing sound and enhancing the acoustics of a room. Unlike other methods of sound absorption, including wall panels and foam, Brunklaus has presented something visually interesting that embraces traditional craft. In her ‘Acoustic Tapestries’, the Dutch designer displays simple geometric patterning and contrasting blocks of colour, weaving an asymmetrical edge detailing that plays with a new structure for conventional sound panelling. Brunklaus offers a take on traditional tapestry that is both functional and innovative, offering the ability to dampen sound whilst brightening a room. The collection of works was presented alongside other hand-tufted pieces at the Piet Hein Eek Gallery, as part of the 2016 Dutch Design Week.