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The Club’s October Review 2013 provides the latest perspective on its financial position with a record of its half-year results. Graphical highlights can be found under "Financial Highlights" in the October Review section of the menu to the left of this text.
Overall, the Club’s financial position remains strong with the free reserves and capital standing at US$473million and total assets of US$1.6 billion at 20th August 2013.
Since the half year, 20th August, the position has improved. The Club’s investment income has increased from $6million to $33 million by late October.
The Club’s Standard and Poor’s rating remains at A- (Strong) Outlook: Positive.
Despite the prolonged shipping recession, the performance of both the Club’s 2012 and 2013 policy years indicates P&I claims have resumed their upward trend.
Alan Olivier, newly elected chairman of the UK P&I Club said:
“Our decision to make a 10 per cent general increase reflects the Board’s determination to keep the Club’s underwriting in balance. Facing a choice between relatively modest premium increases in the short term or more substantial and painful increases in future, the Board does not view the latter option as being in the best long-term interests of its Members or the Club.”
Release call percentages are reviewed at the UK Club's October Board meetings. At its meeting in October 2012, the Board determined that the release call percentages for the 2013/14, 2012/13, 2011/12, and 2010/11 policy years should be 15%, 12.5%, 5%, and 5% of mutual premium respectively. At its meeting in May 2013, the Board closed the 2010/11 policy year, removing the release call requirement for the 2010/11 policy year.
The release call percentages reflect an assessment of the risk that it could become necessary for the Club to make an unbudgeted supplementary call. The assessment is made in the context of evaluating the factors set out in Clause 8 of the 2013 International Group Agreement, namely premium risk, catastrophe risk, reserve risk, counter-party default risk, market risk and operational risk. Release call percentages will be reviewed again at the October 2013 Board meeting.
Table of release call percentages over policy year review dates
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IRS Closing Agreement
The UK Club has entered into a closing agreement with the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This closing agreement secures exemption for the Club from Section 4371 Excise Tax, which applies to insurance premiums paid to a foreign insurer or reinsurer when the exemption is based on the provisions of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party. The UK Club is now listed on the IRS website as a party to a closing agreement with the IRS.
For more information on the IRS closing agreement, please see the IRS website http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/International-Businesses/Exemption-from-Section-4371-Excise-Tax
October Review 2013
Circular 15/13: Review of open policy years
Electronic publishing of financial statements in 2013
With effect from 20th February 2013, the UK Club’s Directors’ Report and Financial Statements will be distributed solely in electronic format.
It will be published on the Club website as a PDF for download by Members.
Any requests for physical copies in support of discussions with regulators and governmental agencies should be directed to your usual Club contact.


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After a memorial bench at Aaron Parker Elementary School was vandalized on March 31, the school’s student council and PTO is holding a bake sale to cover the cost of replacing the bench.
“Sometime during the night of Wednesday, March 31, 2021, someone used a rock and damaged the bench,” the school posted on social media. “The bench is not repairable and needs to be replaced.”
The bench was originally bought several years ago by Aaron Parker’s PTO.
The bake sale will be Friday, April 23, from 7:15-10 a.m. and 3:30-4 p.m. on the school’s front lawn – 98 County Rd 44112 in Powderly.
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NEW YORK -- The NFL today announced the launch of NFL Votes, a league-wide, non-partisan initiative that will support and encourage the civic engagement and voting of NFL players, legends, club and league personnel, and NFL fans from now until Election Day.
NFL Votes will focus on three key components of the electoral process: voter education, voter registration, and voter activation. These voting efforts are incorporated into the league's social justice initiative Inspire Change. As the league continues to amplify causes that players are most passionate about, prominent players and coaches have been vocal about the importance of voting, with some of their voices featured in the NFL Votes television spot launching today including: Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil; New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan; Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin, cornerback Shaquill Griffin, and head coach Pete Carroll.
"Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was meant to ensure the right to vote for all Americans, prohibiting discrimination in voting based on race or color," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "Through meeting with players and legends to better understand causes and issues they are passionate about, we found a consensus around the importance of voting. That's why we're putting the power of our platform behind NFL Votes, aiming to inspire and encourage people to get educated about the voting process, to get registered to vote, and to ultimately exercise their right to vote."
The anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 signifies the importance of remaining engaged and the need for continued progress in positively impacting our communities. NFL Votes intends to ensure that the entire NFL Family is educated on the importance of exercising the fundamental right to vote and can make informed decisions on whether to engage in local, state, and presidential elections.
The league has partnered with three non-profit, non-partisan organizations on this initiative: I am a Voter, RISE to Vote, and Rock the Vote. These organizations were selected based on their individual mission, capacity, experience to engage communities, and expand voter participation and turnout. In the voter education phase, these organizations will provide educational seminars for players and club personnel during the first few weeks of training camp, followed by sessions for league employees and NFL Legends.
For more information visit www.nfl.com/votes.
About I Am a Voter
I Am a Voter. is a nonpartisan movement that aims to create a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement. We aim to make voter identity mainstream, aspirational, and an integral component of how anyone identifies themselves. Co-founded and launched by Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 2018, we work to inspire and excite this generation. Through positive, informative and empowering messaging, we seek to unify around a central truth: our democracy works best when we all participate.
About RISE to Vote
RISE is a national nonprofit that educates and empowers the sports community to eliminate racial discrimination, champion social justice and improve race relations. RISE's non-partisan voter education and registration initiative, RISE to Vote, partners with teams, leagues and athletes to improve civic engagement in our country. The program engages thousands of players, coaches and staff on how to vote and why it matters, equipping them with the tools and knowledge to get involved, make a difference and inspire their fans to be civically active.
About Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to building the political power of young people. For 30 years, Rock the Vote has revolutionized the way we use culture, technology, education, and activism to increase civic participation among young people. Since its founding, Rock the Vote has processed over 12 million voter registrations and empowered its voters with information and resources to turn them out at more than 30 points above the national youth average with approximately 60% voting for the first time. Rock the Vote works to modernize the civic process and fights to protect young people's access to our democracy. Learn more at rockthevote.org and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @rockthevote.


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Stormous claimed on its dark web page that it had hacked some of Coca-Cola’s servers and had downloaded 161 GB of data without the company’s knowledge. The group is offering to sell the stolen data for 1.6467 bitcoin, currently worth $63,000.
While the intent of Stormous appears to be financial, the group is strange, to say the least. The decision to hack Coca-Cola was made after the gang ran a poll on their Telegram channel asking members to vote on who they should target, with Coca-Cola receiving 72% of the vote.
The Stormous ransomware gang first emerged earlier this year in the lead-up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Following the invasion, the group said that it supported Russia and it would target western companies.
Usually, it would be presumed that Stormous was Russian or linked to the Russian government, but security researchers are not sure. In some of their earlier attacks, the ransom note left by the group was written in Arabic, which Digital Recovery claims may indicate their country of origin. Stormous has claimed to have successfully attacked targets in the U.S. and Europe, including Serta Inc. and Epic Games Inc.
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“The alleged data breach of 161 GB of Coca-Cola’s data by Stormous demonstrates that even potential breaches can impact an organization’s brand reputation and necessitate formal media responses by the company,” Neil Jones, director of cybersecurity evangelism at cloud security company Egnyte Inc., told SiliconANGLE. “Although details of the incident are still emerging, an effective incident response plan needs to account for potential attacks that originate from financially-motivated cyber-attackers, disgruntled insiders and even competitors who are trying to gain an edge in a critical market.
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08/11/2017 - In accordance with the 2015-2018 Collective Bargaining Agreement, career employees represented by the APWU will receive a 13 cents per hour cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective September 2. The increase is the result of an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). The increase will appear in paychecks dated September 22, 2017 (Pay Period 19-2017), and will total $270.00 per year.
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ALSO: The APWU won a major victory Aug. 13 when Arbitrator Shyam Das issued a ruling that will help the union fight subcontracting, President Cliff Guffey has announced. Das ruled that locals must be notified when management makes a decision at the local, district or area level to contract out craft work.
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Jarden Corporation Seaonal Compenstion/HRIS Analyst - Yankee Candle in Whately, Massachusetts
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Position Title: Seasonal Compensation/HRIS Analyst
We are looking for a seasonal Human Resources analyst for a dual role, responsible for providing support to the Compensation and Human Resource Information Systems areas within Human Resources. You will assist in the implementation and administration of the company’s compensation programs, policies and procedures. You will also help with the day to day operation of the HRIS system. Ensuring user interactions with HRIS systems comply with established policies, procedures and best practices. In specific, but not limited to the successful candidate will:
Assist with assigned wage and salary surveys, correctly identifying company benchmark jobs and submitting data within specified deadlines.
Work with company managers to market price hourly and salaried positions. Gather and assess data utilizing electronic database and other sources to determine appropriate placement within company pay structures
Works with company Recruiters and HR Generalists on compensation requests. Assisting in the administration of merit and incentive plan programs and certain compensation adjustments.
Support the day-to-day management of the HRIS system. Ensures integrity of data.
Supports the data collection and reporting necessary for business units. Prepares HR reports in a timely and efficient manner.
Maintains and produces ad-hoc reports to support internal customer needs and special projects.
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
2-4 years analyst experience preferably in Compensation and HRIS
Proven analytical ability coupled with problem solving skills and the ability to multi-task and self-manage through multiple priorities
Ability to understand and enforce HR policies/practices and systems; excellent organizational skills, detail-orientation and a pro-active work ethic.
Prior experience working with highly confidential information with diplomacy and tact.
Strong verbal/written communication skills coupled with effective organizational and time management skills.
The ability to work independently or as a member of the team as needs require, along with the ability to influence without authority and communicate with various levels of management.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and knowledge of HR-related policies/procedures including knowledge of federal, state and local compensation laws and regulations.
Notice: This position is subject to a criminal background check and potentially and an education verification as part of the application process. At the time of interview, internal and external applicants will be required to sign a release authorizing the company to conduct criminal background check and/or education verification
We are an e-Verify employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status
About Yankee Candle
Yankee Candle is a leading designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium scented candles, based on sales. Yankee Candle participates in the $25 billion global candle and home fragrance market. Yankee Candle has a 46-year history of offering distinctive products and marketing them as affordable luxuries and consumable gifts. Yankee Candle sells its products through a North American wholesale customer network of approximately 35,000 store locations, a growing base of Yankee Candle owned and operated retail stores, direct mail catalogs, and its Internet website (www.yankeecandle.com). Outside of North America, Yankee Candle sells its products primarily through an international wholesale customer network of over 6,000 store locations and distributors covering over 50 countries on a combined basis.
Yankee Candle is subsidiary of Newell Brands
Yankee Candle is part of Newell Brands, a global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate®, Sharpie®, Dymo®, EXPO®, Parker®, Elmer’s®, Coleman®, Jostens®, Marmot®, Rawlings®, Irwin®, Lenox®, Oster®, Sunbeam®, FoodSaver®, Mr. Coffee®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Graco®, Baby Jogger®, NUK®, Calphalon®, Rubbermaid®, Contigo®, First Alert®, Waddington and Yankee Candle®. Driven by a sharp focus on the consumer, leading investment in innovation and brands, and a performance-driven culture, Newell Brands helps consumers achieve more where they live, learn, work and play.
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We participate in E-Verify.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
COMPANY: The Yankee Candle Company, Inc
Requisition Id: 109499
Location: MA - Whately


Bicycling is a fun, healthy summer activity that the whole family can join in on. One of my favorite memories as a kid was riding my bicycle on the trails with my family. To this day, I still enjoy taking my bike out for a spin. But bicycling can be dangerous for kids if they are not taught how to bike safely. That’s why we’re here to offer you a few reminders before sending them on their merry (helmeted) way:
• Understand their limitations – Children do not have the same cognitive abilities that adult riders do.
o They cannot use their peripheral vision as adults do.
o They do not naturally use sound to identify the direction from which traffic is coming.
o They rely solely on their vision.
o They cannot grasp the complexity of many traffic situations.
o Children are easily distracted and cannot control impulses well.
o Children will depend on adults to keep them safe.
• Know their abilities – Each child and each age group have different abilities.
• Set the rules – Begin pointing out the rules of the road immediately, even if they are just a passenger on your bike. Some essential rules are:
o Ride in the same direction as traffic.
o Obey all traffic laws.
o Stop and look both ways before entering traffic.
o Walk your bike across busy intersections.
o Watch for cars entering the road from driveways or parking spots.
o Use hand signals and look all directions before turning.
o Ride predictably – do not swerve suddenly.
o Ride single file on the right.
o Never ride at night or at dusk. If you’re out late, call for a ride.
o Wear bright colored clothing.
o Never wear headphones or eat while riding.
o Put anything you need to carry in a backpack so your hands are free.
o Always keep at least one hand on the handlebars.
o Do not let anyone ride on your bike.
o Don’t do something just because your friends are.
o Always wear a helmet.
• Get the right equipment.
o Make sure the bike and helmet fit properly.
o Equip the bike with front and rear lights, reflectors for pedals and wheels and a bell or horn.
• Do regular safety checks.


In Perceptions, Gita wrote how society perceives men and women and how it affects a woman’s life. The concept that man is the bread winner is ingrained in Indian Culture. It is the primary responsibility of a man to take care of his family, whereas it is not the responsibility of a woman. Hence a woman does not need her job as much as a man does. During the recession, in 2009, women were given more pink slips than men. In one of the stories, a manager has fired his woman employee and asked her to see it as an opportunity to spend quality time with her kids.


While an anaerobic threshold is a fairly well-defined moment – when you are gasping for breath and you can feel lactic acid making your muscles sting – your aerobic threshold is more often described as a “zone” in which your heart is working from 70 to 80 percent of your maximum heart rate. To reach this level, you are probably running or otherwise exercising vigorously. Your maximum heart rate can be roughly calculated as 220 minus your age, and at 70 percent of that point you are starting to sweat and having trouble talking in full sentences.
Entering the Aerobic Zone
When you are exercising aerobically, your body is able to supply your working muscles with all the oxygen and energy they need. You may be walking, jogging lightly or even running, but as long as you don't increase your pace too much, your body can continue for a long time. Aerobic exercise is any activity that uses large muscle groups and elevates your heart rate to 50 percent to 80 percent of your maximum heart rate. Another way to tell if you are in this zone is the talk test: at an easy pace you can sign a song, but at the higher reaches of aerobic exercise you can barely utter a short sentence.
The Anaerobic Sting
When you breach the anaerobic threshold, however, it’s difficult to talk and your muscles are asking for more oxygen and energy than your body can supply. Your muscles begin to sting and then to ache and very quickly they are no longer able to continue contracting and you have to stop. At this intensity, your heart rate is higher than 80 percent of its maximum and may be at 90 percent or higher.
Expanding the Zone
One goal of exercise is to stretch your aerobic zone by training your body to work aerobically at higher and higher heart rates. You can accomplish this with “tempo” workouts, where you train at a heart rate just below your anaerobic threshold for an extended session, and “interval” workouts, where you train for shorter periods of time but push your heart rate above the anaerobic threshold. These intervals are broken up by recovery periods in which you go easy.
Tempo and Intervals
The best training programs add these tempo and interval workouts after a period of high volume training. High volume training is done at a light intensity level and should only be increased gradually by 10 to 20 percent per week until you reach the volume you want to maintain. When you add tempo and interval workouts, each should constitute no more than 10 percent of your high volume training, and they never should be done on consecutive days.


In terms of engineering merit, the cartilage in your joints is something of an evolutionary marvel. Take your knee joint, for example. Ligaments provide the bone-to-bone connections that allow and constrain movement, but that movement would cause a great deal of damage if it weren’t for the cartilage. Walking, running, jumping — any movement really — causes the bones to glide and compress against each other, and involves enough force to deteriorate bone structure.
Cartilage provides protection against the shear forces that occur when bone glides against bone, and withstands bone to bone impact. This is because cartilage is not only remarkably strong both in terms of handling tension and compression forces, but its unique structure allows it to be infused with synovial fluid. In fact, cartilage is around 65% to 80% water. This fluid content helps lubricate the joints, plays a big role in shock absorption, and also helps transport nutrients.
The problem is, once you lose cartilage, you can’t get it back.
An extremely interesting (albeit slightly depressing) study in 2016 confirmed that cartilage cannot regrow. This was done by looking at the effect nuclear bombs have had on our joints. Yes, really. Multiple nuclear tests that took place in the 1950s and 60’s caused carbon-14 levels in the atmosphere to spike. Atmospheric carbon ends up in the food we eat, which we then use to build proteins and other molecules, so the researchers decided to analyze cartilage samples from people born before and after this spike. They found that the carbon-14 levels in a person’s joints matched the atmospheric levels of carbon-14 that would have been present during that person’s pre-teen years. In other words, the cartilage you grow in childhood is pretty much all you get.
So when cartilage is damaged over time due to injury or osteoarthritis, which affects more than 30 million people in the US alone, it doesn’t repair and you’re left with painful friction and inflammation.
As it turns out, it’s not so easy to replace an evolutionary marvel.
Cartilage is primarily made of two proteins: proteoglycans and collagen. These structural proteins are best known for their ability to form interlinking chains, which contribute to the micro-architecture of many things in biology, including cartilage.
The interactions between these proteins, as well as with other biomolecules and the surrounding water, lends cartilage a remarkable amount of strength and an ability to constantly reorganize itself in response to different types of movement and pressure.
Finding another material that can do this has been tricky. A material with good compression strength might be terrible in terms of tensile strength (resistance to tension). Another material that’s great in both categories might not be able to hold fluid. Some materials, by contrast, have very good fluid content but turn out to be quite fragile.
According to researchers at the University of Michigan in their new paper in the journal Advanced Materials, the major attributes of cartilage seem to contradict each other when you try to replicate them. Something always seems to get compromised.
So they turned to Kevlar.
‘Kevlar’ is actually a registered trade name that rolls off the tongue a lot better than poly paraphenylene terephthalamide. It’s a type of aromatic poly-amine, or ‘aramid’ for short. Aromatic refers to the ring structure. Amine refers to the nitrogen group. Poly means there are a lot of them linked together.
Kevlar was invented by Stephanie Kwolek in the 1960s, who was a chemist at DuPont at the time. It’s been popular ever since for good reason. In the formation of Kevlar, all those aramid chains stack together forming bonds between the layers. Individually each of these bonds is actually pretty weak, but you get strength in numbers. There are so many, that the resulting fibers are extremely strong, and even more so when tightly knitted together.
Famously, Kevlar is used in bulletproof vests and other armor. But it’s also found its way into a surprising number of other applications including sailing, particle physics, drumming and, quite unexpectedly, fire dancing.
Now, cartilage replacement might be next on the list.
The University of Michigan researchers had recently discovered a unique condition under which these molecules form nanofibers.
To give you an idea of scale, a human hair is around 0.1 mm thick and these nanofibers are around one hundred thousand times narrower than that. They are also around ten times shorter than the width of a human hair. Even at this scale, they seemed to retain the mechanical attributes of Kevlar, yet were able to form a crosslinking structure quite similar to cartilage.
Using these aramid nanofibers, or ANFs, the researchers made a hydrogel that seems to achieve the cartilage hat-trick of tensile strength, compression strength, and water content. According to the new paper, the new hydrogel has mechanical properties that “match or exceed” that of cartilage, while maintaining a water content of up to 92%.
Moreover, it turns out all those weak interactions that contribute to Kevlar’s strength may also lend these nanofibers a certain structural flexibility that could allow it to continually adapt to the variety of forces and strains within a joint. Those weak interactions seem to enable the nanofibers to self-organize in response to stress.
These properties may be useful for other applications beyond cartilage, the researchers say, such as other soft tissues in the body. Moreover, they explain that the hydrogel could also serve as a nanoporous membrane, so there are also possibilities for use in filters, fuel cells, and water desalination.


Time to develop your organisation's environmental policy?
If so, the following information may assist your organisation.
What is an environmental policy?
An environmental policy is a statement about an organisation's environmental position and values. The ISO 14001 standard states that an environmental policy is the organisation's overall environmental performance intentions and direction formally expressed by top management.
What are the benefits of developing an environmental policy?
An organisation can publicly advertise that it has considered its environmental performance and has adopted best practice or is working towards improving its environmental performance. It's all relative to the organisation and the type of industry but the environmental policy can advertise the environmental status and environmental objectives of the organisation to all stakeholders.
Current and potential clients can read the statement and are able to determine whether they would like to continue or start business with the organisation. It also can provide clear direction to all stakeholders about the organisation's environmental values.
Who should develop an environmental policy?
A senior manager or managing team should endorse the environmental policy but not necessarily be directly responsible for developing the policy. They should appoint someone talented, familiar with the organisation and who has the ability of writing interesting factual statements.
There are already too many meaningless, unrealistic and dry environmental policies out there so choose someone which can inspire and communicate the true environmental policy of the organisation. When an organisation doesn't have any environmental programs to describe then perhaps they could develop them or develop an environmental management system so it has something meaningful to discuss within the environmental policy.
What is the usual procedure for maintaining an environmental policy?
Similar to an environmental management system environmental policies should be regularly be reviewed. When there has been change or change is planned, or when there has been a significant performance issue the environmental policy should be reviewed. Otherwise, more general reviews should be occur periodically (e.g. annually).
What should be included in an environmental policy?
The ISO 14001 standard is probably the best reference standard for the development of an environmental policy. In summary, an environmental policy must be:
appropriate to the organisation;
include a commitment for continual improvement and prevention of pollution;
include a commitment to comply to relevant legal and other requirements; and,
provide the framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets.
Also, consideration should be given to the reader's expectations. From a customer perspective they would like to clearly know:
what the organisation does and how it does it (e.g. do they follow best practice and embrace cleaner production, if so how?);
understand whether the organisation is greener or browner than similar organisations;
understand whether the organisation presents a direct environmental risk to their operations;
understand whether the organisation presents a risk to public perception if they are engaged;
understand whether the organisation present an environmental risk by not understanding and not complying with legal & other requirements; and,
understand whether the organisation has any environmental programs to their reduce environmental impact and improve their environmental performance.
The level of detail is up to the organisation. Consideration however should be given to making it meaningful as first impressions last.
What should be excluded from an environmental policy?
Really uninteresting or untruthful statements! The purpose is for the environmental policy to be read and understood, not for the readers to turn off or to be misled.
Organisations should think about what the environmental policy says about it and if it's untrue or cannot be proved it should be left out. Organisations should be prepared to be able to demonstrate statements such as comply with legal requirements, reducing energy usage, no longer using toxic chemicals in its products, etc. At the end of the day, organisations could be prosecuted for misleading and untrue statements when it comes to their environmental performance and its activities, products and services. (Having an effective ISO 14001 environmental management system should help organisations prove that the environmental policy is truthful and current.)
Organisations should think about who their readers are such as customers, blue and white collar personnel, the EPA if it causes damage to the environment and runs the risk of prosecution, the public who are interested in a new development in their neighbourhood, etc. The environmental policy should be written for them as well as providing internal direction for the organisation.
If it's too long then it should be cut down. Out of experience anything longer than three quarters of a page should be redeveloped and reduced, otherwise the messages can be lost by its readers. Also don't be afraid of redeveloping or even tearing up your existing environmental policy and starting from scratch.
What do you need to do if you require help?
Developing a good environmental policy can be difficult. Have a read of other organisations' environmental policies found on the internet and discover yourself what makes a good environmental policy and what doesn't. Experienced and talented Environmental Consultants could assist your organisation with developing a suitable environmental policy.


My neighbor was insistent. There was an unusual black bird with a large beak stranded on the driveway. As I trudged down the block, fully expecting to find a grounded baby starling, I mentally prepared my standard lecture on leaving baby birds alone.
Instead, an enormous Double-crested Cormorant greeted me. What was this fish-eater doing miles from the river, waddling penguin-like on the cement with its short wings spread nervously in preparation for flight?
Cormorants and many other diving birds, such as loons and grebes, cannot achieve flight unless they run along the surface of water to gain speed. This is because their feet are located so far back on their bodies that they cannot gain sufficient forward momentum when running on land. Imagine an airplane cruising down a runway without an accelerator.
This unusual anatomical placement of diving birds’ feet is the result of million of years of natural selection. For the same reason that we place outboard motors at the very back of our boats, mutant cormorant ancestors with feet slightly farther back on their bodies were able to pursue fish more quickly under water, and thus left more offspring. Because these birds rarely leave their aquatic environment, except to waddle a few feet to their nests, the disadvantage of not being able to take off from land were far outweighed by the increased effectiveness of their paddling feet.
The advent of paved roads that mimic rivers when covered in water has led to a phenomenon in which these waterbirds mistake the rain-covered asphalt for aquatic habitat and unintentionally ground themselves. This is likely what had happened to my neighbor’s cormorant, as there had been a torrential rain the previous day.
I was able to bring the mildly injured, but very spirited cormorant to a rehabber, where it will soon be released on the open water. But many birds are not so lucky.
During migration, grebes and loons that run into storms may descend by the thousands onto wet highways, often breaking bones as they do. Whether injured or not, these birds are completely helpless unless they are rescued by people and returned to a large body of water. Such mass groundings have occurred in western Virginia in recent years, but are more common in the arid western U.S., where real bodies of water may be far outnumbered by wet roads or snow-covered parking lots.
If you find a downed waterbird, throw a blanket over it, gently cradle the bundle under your arm, and immobilize the dangerous fish-spearing bill by holding the bird’s neck away from your face.
If the bird appears reasonably healthy, release it immediately on the shore of a large lake or river, where it can catch fish while it recuperates. Small neighborhood ponds, while they may contain plenty of fish, are not sufficiently long to allow these birds to gain take-off acceleration. If the bird is clearly injured, call a local veterinary clinic and ask for information about wildlife rehabbers in the area. It is illegal to possess wild birds, their eggs, feathers or parts, so do not try to rehabilitate the animal on your own.
Cristol teaches in the Biology Department at the College of William and Mary and can be contacted at email@example.com. To discover local birding opportunities visit williamsburgbirdclub.org.


Pest description and damage The redhumped caterpillar is the larva of a one-inch, gray-brown moth. The mature larvae are yellow with a red head and the fourth segment is humped. The body has orange, black, and white lengthwise stripes with dark fleshy "spikes." Young redhumped caterpillars are found in clustered colonies that disperse as they mature. They eat entire leaves (except the major veins) and can cause considerable defoliation. This insect has been a problem on cherry, rose, and other hosts east of the Cascade Mountains.
Individual larvae may be picked off, and entire colonies can be cut out.
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Ecological types and information in R is the 1st actually functional advent to fashionable statistical equipment for ecology. In step by step element, the publication teaches ecology graduate scholars and researchers every thing they should recognize so that it will use greatest chance, information-theoretic, and Bayesian suggestions to investigate their very own info utilizing the programming language R. Drawing on huge event educating those ideas to graduate scholars in ecology, Benjamin Bolker indicates how you can decide upon between and build statistical types for information, estimate their parameters and self assurance limits, and interpret the consequences. The booklet additionally covers statistical frameworks, the philosophy of statistical modeling, and important mathematical capabilities and likelihood distributions. It calls for no programming background--only simple calculus and statistics.
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While we thing it's very important for every designer and technician to be able to draw with a pencil on paper, the current practice is to create light plots using the computer. This session will introduce you to Computer Aided Design, aka CAD and how we use it, the computer, to draft light plots.
The term CAD often refers to just the program that does the technical drawing. We believe that all programs that help you in your design process fall under the general term, "computer aided design" (all lower case). Programs covered during this presentation will include the Spotlight version of Vectorworks and the industry standard for lighting paper, LightWright.
Recently, an online blog posted a piece about "Vectorworks Tips: Emphasising Light Symbols and Information in Lightplots". It's a terrific read and we'll be including this type of info during our session.


Bog habitats and their vegetation in Croatia, as well as in the Park, are relicts of the glacial period. Croatia is the southern limit of the distribution of this habitat type, characteristic for Central and Northern Europe. They are present on small areas, usually smaller than 1 ha, and are highly dependant on microclimate conditions. Highly specialised and very rare plant species, nowadays endangered, depend on this type of habitat: peat moss (Sphagnum sp.), the common sundew Drosera rotundifolia, the common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, the lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor, and a number of other species. They are at risk of extinction due to specific conditions. They can only be preserved by applying active protective measures (maintaining a favourable water regime and removing part of the vegetation).
Transitional bog (Natura code 7140) can also be found in the Park (Figure 1). This is the best preserved area of this type of bog in Croatia, where it is still possible to expect the active maintenance of this type of bog for a long time. Basophilic fens (Natura code 7230) are in a somewhat better state. Several examples can be found in different locations.


Kirkuk: A Mesopotamian Microcosm
The ancient city of Kirkuk has a population of approximately one million and is located 250 km north of Baghdad, between the Tigris River and the Zagros Mountains. Due to its unique multiethnic history, Kirkuk enjoys a special political status enshrined in the Iraqi Constitution and is widely regarded as a test case for peaceful coexistence in post-war Iraq.
Throughout the past 4500 years, numerous empires and dynasties ruled the city of Kirkuk. These include the Hurrians of northern Mesopotamia, the ancient Assyrians, the Greek Seleucids, several Persian dynasties, as well as the Ottoman Empire. Today, Kirkuk is inhabited by Kurds, Turkmen, Arabs and Assyrians. While the majority are Sunni and Shia Muslims, the city is also home to Yazidis as well as Chaldean Catholics and Syrian-Orthodox Christians.
During the time of the Ba'ath regime (1968 – 2003), the city of Kirkuk and the surrounding rural areas experienced numerous atrocities. Up to 100,000 Kurdish civilians died in the course of the genocidal Anfal Campaign (1987-1989), which involved large-scale deportation, concentration camps, mass executions, chemical warfare and the destruction of more than 2000 villages.
The population of Kirkuk continued to suffer from systematic human rights violations until Kurdish forces liberated the city in 2003. Since then, the instable security situation has caused thousands to die in terror attacks.
Situated in the northern part of Iraq, the Kurdistan Region is a constitutional autonomous area under full Kurdish control since 1991. The region is a parliamentary democracy and had 5.2 million inhabitants before the refugee crisis of 2014.
Within the past twelve years the regional authorities were able to establish relative peace and safety within the three provinces of Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Dohuk. Thus, the situation in the Kurdistan Region is marked by relatively high standards of living in comparison with central and southern Iraq.
Since summer 2014, the Kurdish provinces of Iraq have hosted about one million displaced persons in addition to more than 240,000 Syrian refugees. Besides, Kurdish military forces are fighting ISIS terrorists at a 2000 km long border. This poses a huge economic and political challenge for the only peaceful and democratic haven in an area shaken by war, terror and massive sectarian violence.
Sulaymaniyah and Erbil
Although the cities of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil are part of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, which was protected by a no-fly zone after the first Gulf War, they have enjoyed full freedom and peace only since 2003.
The current population of Sulaymaniyah and Erbil are estimated at one million each, including Kurds and a significant number of Arab refugees who arrived after 2003. Sulaymaniyah is described as the most modern city in the whole of Iraq where individual freedom is concerned. Nonetheless, the situation of women remains an important subject of concern. Especially Erbil has become a fast growing city due to important international investments but is comparatively more traditional and conservative than Sulaymaniyah.
Located between the cities of Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah, Chamchamal used to be a small town with a population of less than 20,000. Since the so-called Anfal Campaign (1986-1989) the town's population has grown to over 50,000 citizens. Due to the destruction of all surrounding villages, families were forced to flee to Chamchamal or were deported to a concentration camp in Tekye, located about 10 km from Chamchamal.
Until today, the region suffers from a high unemployment rate and high numbers of homicides. Chamchamal remains one of the poorest and most war-stricken areas of Northern Iraq, with many unemployed farmers neither being able to integrate, nor having the means to rebuild their homes in their old villages.
Halabja is located about 90 km southeast of Sulaymaniyah; the population of the whole area is estimated at 250,000. Halabja became tragically known for the poison gas attacks of March in 1988 that killed 5000 civilians at once and left thousands with life-long impairments.
The Iraqi Army partly destroyed the city in the aftermath of the chemical attacks of 1988; many victims were deported. Until today the destruction of the infrastructure and the familial systems determines the region as one of the poorest in North Iraq with a high rate of unemployment, social conflicts and domestic violence.
Duhok, located near the Turkish border, had about 250,000 inhabitants before the refugee crisis of 2014. The area has been a staging ground for numerous conflicts between the Ba'ath regime and the Kurdish resistance. As in all parts of Iraqi Kurdistan, the inhabitants of this region have been suffering from persecution, punitive military operations and the Anfal campaign. Until 1991, a huge number of villages and infrastructure got destroyed and thousands disappeared, among them 10,000 men of the Barzani tribe.
After 2003, Duhok and the nearby Nineveh Plains became home to a huge number of internally displaced persons who have fled from ongoing sectarian violence and recent human rights violations in other parts of Iraq. In the course of the Syrian refugee crisis, about 100,000 Syrians sought refuge in the Duhok Governorate, half of which in Domiz camp. Since the advance of the ISIS terrorists in summer 2014, the Duhok province has hosted about 600,000 displaced persons, mainly from Mosul and Sinjar.


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Basil is a herbaceous plant grown mainly as an aromatic plant. Originally from tropical Asia, it then spread throughout the Mediterranean basil. There are different varieties of basil. The best known is Ocimum basilicum, which includes common basil and its many well-known cultivars (Great Green Basil, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, etc.).
We can therefore group all the varieties of basil into two very distinct categories:
1. Annuals: Ocimum basilicum
2. Perennials, or perennials: Ocimum kilimandscharicum (Kenyan basil) and Ocimum tenuiflorum (holy basil, tulsi) are the best known.
Today we will be talking about how to grow hydroponic basil, the whole process, and some important frequently asked questions about basil too.
The life cycle of basil
When basil begins to flower, it no longer produces leaves. It must be pruned regularly to delay flowering.
When it comes to cultivation, all varieties of basil like hot, sunny areas. In our temperate climates, it will therefore have a life cycle in 3 stages:
The growth stage
this is the first stage in the life of basil, the production of leaves is important here. This is the best time to harvest crops for consumption.
The transition stage
leaf production is slowed down, there is much less time available for consumption. It is at this time that we can make cuttings.
The stage of production
No more leaves are produced,o a pretty flowering.
Annual basil varieties will die after flowering. It will therefore be necessary to sow seeds anew each year. You can collect them directly from the flowers once they have dried.
The perpetual varieties of basil, on the condition that they are placed in a room with a minimum temperature of 10°C in winter, will go into dormancy to resume their growth in the spring.
If you are in an area with a well-defined cold season, it becomes interesting to grow it indoors under horticultural lighting during the less favorable seasons and take advantage of the summer heat to produce it outside.
How to grow hydroponic basil?
The root system of basil is very vigorous, it is important to provide it with a large reservoir.
Basil adapts to any kind of hydroponics. You still need to provide it with a fairly large tank because it is a herb that has a very vigorous root system. Improper watering is one of the main causes of the loss of your basil. In pot culture, the soil must be both humid and not very saturated with water.
The drought is fatal to them. This is where all the difficulty lies. That is why in a hydroponic culture you will no longer have to worry about these waterings. The plant drinks what it needs when it needs it.
To successfully grow basil in hydroponics, you need:
- Hydroponic system
- Horticultural lighting (for indoor cultivation)
- Hydroponic fertilizers
- pH up or pH down
- pH meter
- Conductivity meter (EC-meter)
Hydroponic basil from seeds or cuttings?
Hydroponic basil can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Growing from seeds is easy. Scatter the basil seeds over a moist hydroponic substrate. Light the seeds. The ideal temperature for germination is between 18 and 23 degrees. Germination takes 4 to 10 days. After rooting, transfer the basil to your hydroponic system with the substrate.
Growing from cuttings is a great way to propagate your hydroponic basil. Simply cut off the cuttings and put them in water or a growing medium. After a few days, the basil will take root and can be transplanted into a hydroponic system.
The simplest, but also the most expensive option is to buy a basil plant. Rinse the soil extra thoroughly and transfer the plant into your system. No soil, no pathogens, and no pests must get into your system.
Which basil grows in hydroponics?
Basil comes in countless shapes, colors, and flavors. The good news: All basil varieties grow hydroponically. If you want to harvest basil several times a week, the basil plant should grow quickly and be productive.
- Aroma 2
Exotic basil varieties
- Thai basil
- Cinnamon basil
- Lemon basil
- Greek basil
- Indian basil
Perfect for the indoor hydroponic garden
- Dwarf basil
- Genovese Compact Improved
Red basil varieties
- Red Ruby
- Dark opal
- Moulin Rouge
- Purple Delight
Which hydroponic system for basil?
All hydroponic systems are suitable for basil. Basil is very easy to care for and has few requirements. For example, it is possible to grow basil in a bottle.
Deepwater culture or NFT systems are best for hydroponic basil. Deepwater culture is recommended for starters. This is particularly simple and inexpensive to purchase and use.
Basil needs regular pruning and harvesting in hydroponics. The plant should therefore be easily accessible.
The right air and water temperature
In hydroponics, not only the air temperature but also the water temperature is crucial. For both, there is an optimum in which the hydroponic basil thrives best. High yields are also possible outside of the optimum.
Basil in a bottle with a hydroponic system
The ideal air temperature for basil is between 21 and 26 degrees during the day. For healthy growth, the temperature should not fall below 13 degrees and not rise above 35 degrees. At night, the temperature should drop by 5 to 10 degrees.
A water temperature between 21 and 24 degrees is optimal for hydroponic basil. The temperature of the nutrient solution should not fall below 15 degrees and not rise above 25 degrees.
How much light and what lighting?
No plant will grow without light, let alone basil. As an indoor or outdoor gardener, you must therefore consider the following:
Outdoors, basil loves direct sunlight. Therefore, make sure that your hydroponic basil is positioned in the sunlight.
Indoors, a plant lamp is sufficient for vegetative plant growth. However, if you want a more intense taste, you should choose a full spectrum to grow light. The downside, however, is that after a while your hydroponic basil will start flowering and taste bitter.
Light your hydroponic basil for 14 to 16 hours a day for maximum yield. Also, keep a dark phase of 8 hours.
What pH and EC does hydroponic basil need?
Every gardener in hydroponics knows pH and EC. Both are crucial for healthy plant growth and high yields. Check both values at regular intervals.
Basil grows best in hydroponics with a pH of 5.5 – 6.5. However, slight deviations from 0.5 do not harm the plant.
An EC value of 1.0 – 2.0 is the right choice in most cases. However, the exact EC value depends on the age of the plant, the light intensity, and the environment.
What nutrients and fertilizers for hydroponics basil?
In addition to all the essential plant nutrients, basil needs increased amounts of nitrogen, magnesium, and calcium.
As a hydroponic fertilizer, a one-component fertilizer is sufficient for vegetative growth. Always use a good quality hydroponic fertilizer such as General Hydroponics Maxi Grow.
Pruning and harvesting hydroponics basil
For your hydroponic basil to grow nice and bushy and produce a lot of yields, you need to prune the basil plant properly.
Harvesting and pruning basil in hydroponics
If you only pluck the leaves, the shoots will die and the plant will be weakened. Use scissors to cut off the stem above the second leaf node. This initiates the lateral growth of new leaves. One to two pairs of leaves per branch should remain.
Harvesting is done in the same way. It takes about 3-10 days from seed to germination. After about 2-3 weeks roots form and you can use basil in a hydroponic system. It then takes about 3 – 4 weeks until the harvest.
If you start with a cutting, you can significantly reduce the time to harvest!
Preparing the nutrient solution for basil
Add water and fertilizer to the tank until an EC of about 0.8 is reached.
Then adjust the pH so that it is between 5.5 and 6.0.
After two weeks of cultivation, it will be necessary to gradually increase the quantity of fertilizer to finally obtain an EC of 1.8 at most.
Keep your pH acidic, between 5.5 and 6.0 throughout the grow.
Caring and harvesting your basil in hydroponics
There is a technique for pruning basil correctly and enjoying it for several months.
Simply cut the tallest stems above a node. The node is the place where the leaves and the future branches are formed. By cutting like this, each branch will split into two new branches. On the other hand, it is advisable to leave the oldest and largest leaves, they help the plant to reform its new stems more quickly thanks to photosynthesis.
By following this technique, the number of branches on your basil will multiply and the harvests will be even more impressive each time. One last thing about basil pruning, it is very important if you want to delay the formation of flowers as much as possible. Indeed, we have seen that in the life cycle of basil, flowering is the last stage. By pruning regularly, you, therefore, extend the life of your basil.
Growing hydroponic basil outdoors without horticultural lighting
Growing basil outdoors is possible as long as temperatures allow. To obtain a good development of the plants, light exposure is an essential criterion. If you place your basil in a shady area, it will still grow, but extremely slowly. This is why a good exposure is very favorable to it.
In summer, place it in full sun. Protect your hydroponic tank well from the sun’s rays to limit the development of algae. When the temperatures no longer allow you to keep your basil outside, choose a window sill facing south preferably.


1-Source Electronic Components carries a wide range of resistors including potentiometers, rheostats, resistance wires, thermistors, high power resistors, trimmers, and all other variable resistors and fixed resistors.
Resistors are two-terminal components used to manage the flow of electric currents. This is done when a drop in voltage is created between two points, and the theory of Ohm's Law is applied to figuring the voltage shift between the two various ends of the connector.
Resistors are one of the most common electronic components; there is virtually no working circuit that doesn't use variable resistors or fixed resistors, and a small number of practical circuits can be built using nothing else. Their uses are many, they are used to drop voltage, limit current, attenuate signals, act as heaters, act as fuses, furnish electrical loads and divide voltages.
There are two main classes of resistors; fixed resistors and variable resistors. Variable resistors consist of a resistance track with connections at both ends and a wiper which moves along the track as you turn the spindle. Variable resistors may be used as a rheostat with two connections or as a potentiometer with all three connections in use. Fixed resistors' values of resistance cannot change.
There are three main parameters for resistors: resistance, power and voltage. The value of resistance in a power resistor is measured in Ohms. A 1000 Ohm resistor is typically shown as a 1K- Ohm resistor (kilo Ohm), a 1000 K-Ohm resistor is written as 1M- Ohm resistor (megohm).
The amount of power the resistor can handle safely is the next parameter. Large power resistors (physically) generally have a higher power rating than small ones, and this is always specified by the manufacturer. Excess power will cause the power resistor to overheat and fail.
Voltage is rarely specified, but the maximum voltage may sometimes appear across power resistors. It is a measure of the maximum voltage that may appear across any value of resistance for this style without breakdown, and has nothing to do with power rating, which may be exceeded at rated voltage.
Whatever you need, whether it be fixed resistors or variable resistors, from less than 1K- Ohm resistors to more than 1M- Ohm resistors, 1-Source can supply what you need. Submit a quote request or call 800-966-8826 today, and let us know what we can do for you.
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Here also were Charlemagne's reliquary and the original manuscript of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6.
These "most precious objects" were secured under the direction of Hancock, a bona fide "Monuments Man," one of about 345 men and women charged with saving Europe's cultural treasures from the ravages of war and Nazi pillaging.
The opening Friday of The Monuments Men, the movie starring George Clooney, provides a moment to recall some of Philadelphia's soldiers and civilians who - like Hancock - headed for the battlefields during and immediately after the war to save art. Just as important, it gives an opportunity to note that some art now on view in the city was rescued by Monuments Men.
One of the most distinguished sculptors of his generation, Hancock attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and taught sculpture there from 1929 to 1967. His public works can be found all over the country, including in Philadelphia, and the academy has several of his sculptures on permanent display in its galleries.
In Philadelphia, his most prominent public installation is the Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial at 30th Street Station, dedicated in 1952. Another imposing Hancock - John Paul Jones, telescope in hand - stands behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
When the United States entered the war, Hancock enlisted in the Army and was trained as a medic. But he requested a transfer to the Army's Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives section - established to protect and recover Europe's cultural treasures as the war entered its climactic phase.
In 1943, he was sent to London, and after the Normandy invasion, he headed for France and Germany, one of a minority of Monuments Men to work with an eye out for bullets and enemies. Most of his colleagues joined the fray after VE Day. Some were civilians; some were in military service.
Hancock, who died in 1998, is the most famous of Philadelphia's Monuments Men. Archaeologist Langdon Warner, director of the Art Museum from 1917 to 1923 and a scholar of Asian art, served as a consultant to the military's Arts and Monuments Section for Japan in 1946.
Before that, he had advocated strongly for protecting Nara and Kyoto during bombings. Japanese citizens in those two ancient capitals were so grateful a small shrine was built in Warner's honor in Kyoto and a memorial tablet honoring him now stands in Nara.
"He was very modest about his role," said Cathy Herbert, coordinator of collections research and documentation at the Art Museum. But in Japan, Warner, who died in 1955, was considered a hero.
Calvin Hathaway, curator of decorative arts at the museum during two periods (the last ended in 1973), served as a Monuments Man from 1943 to 1946. Hathaway, an Army captain, is best remembered for his work uncovering a vast trove of Nazi-appropriated art near Kitzbühel, Austria.
Among the objects found there was Benvenuto Cellini's famous gold saltcellar, La Saliera, now valued at about $60 million. It had been taken from the Vienna Kunsthistorische Museum.
Hathaway died in 1973.
Philadelphia is also home to at least three works of art seized by Nazis during the war. The most familiar is Gustave Courbet's Nude Reclining by the Sea (1868), a gift to the Art Museum in 1963 from collector Louis Stern.
Before World War Two, the painting belonged to Parisian dealer Paul Rosenberg, who fled Paris in advance of the German occupation. He stored his paintings in a Bordeaux bank vault, which Nazis raided in 1941.
The Courbet caught the eye of Hermann Goering, second only to Hitler in his voracious appetite for art. Goering had the painting taken to his estate in Veldenstein, northeast of Nuremberg, which was crammed with looted art.
As the Allies closed in, Goering sought to save what he could, shipping boxcars full of art to the south.
When the train carrying the Courbet reached Berchtesgaden in Bavaria, pillaging villagers in search of liquor overwhelmed it.
Monuments Man Bernard Taper described the scene: "The peasantry that came swarming had heard the train was loaded with schnapps, and the first-comers got their fill thereof. Those who came later had to be satisfied with things like a school of Rogier van der Weyden painting, a 13th-century Limoges reliquary, four late Gothic wood statues, and other such baubles - whatever they could grab" - including the Courbet.
Taper and other Monuments Men went door-to-door in Berchtesgaden looking for paintings. The Courbet was eventually returned to Rosenberg, who lived in New York after the war, and he sold it to Stern.
Much of this chaotic history can be seen on the back of the painting, where Nazi bureaucrats noted the source in black marker: "Rosenberg Bordeaux." A corresponding Nazi catalog card kept in Berlin files notes the painting's location: "HG" - Hermann Goering's collection.
The Art Museum's documentation efforts, which uncovered much of this extraordinary history, continue.
The museum also owns Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot's Pensive Young Brunette (1845-50), seized by the Nazis in 1940 from Alphonse Kann, who amassed a huge collection at his townhouse at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. Kann fled to London, and in 1945, a large part of his collection, including the Corot, was recovered by the Allies.
Kann sold the painting to Stern, who gave it to the Art Museum in 1963 (along with the Courbet and other works).
Researcher Herbert says she doesn't know who recovered the Corot, only that "a French Monuments Man named Hubert de Brye oversaw [its] return" to France.
A third Art Museum piece, a 17th-century Italian tapestry designed by Antonio Gherardi, was in the collection of Altkunst Antiquitäten, a Jewish-owned gallery in Berlin. The gallery owners were forced out and their art liquidated on Goering's orders in 1935.
The Art Museum, which received the tapestry as a gift in 1960, learned of the circumstances of the forced sale, and in 2010 informed the descendants of the gallery owners, reaching an amicable financial agreement with them.
"They were thrilled," said Herbert, who added that the family members were unaware of the existence of the Philadelphia tapestry. "They didn't know about this."


Miscellaneous Material Related to Standards
This is the 5th point of the Code of Honor shown below. The three dimensions are dimensions of character:
- Tough, uncompromising, ego-driven, stops at nothing
- Forgiving, embracing, driven by anti-ego, sacrificing oneself properly for a higher purpose or just cause
- Fun-loving, carefree, laughing at oneself and inviting this from others
It is implied that to be "three-dimensional" you should exhibit these three qualities in roughly equal proportion, or at the very least, you should have equal potential in all three areas. It is of course necessary to adjust to what is needed in a situation. One often-overlooked failing in being three-dimensional, is letting one attribute conceal the others: you feel all three inside, but express only one.
This point of the Code of Honor is also discussed here.
2. Honor the Truth
3. Respect Confidentiality
4. Keep Your Word
5. Be a Three*-Dimensional Man
6. Be Prepared
7. Defend Humanity
8. Always Be Faithful to the Men
9. Defend the Code
10. Never Engage in Battles With Weaker Opponents
11. Fight Only Honorable Battles
12. Earn and Honor Rank
13. Be Humble
14. Embrace All Men
15. Be an Example to Children
* three dimensional : see above.
There is an extensive commentary on each of these 15 points here: The Ark of the Code.
ICSD: The International Community Service Day Foundation was created by the early Men's and Women's communities of Sterling graduates. This family-oriented cumminity service organization was focused mainly on projects such as building a playground at a school, an activity that typically took a few hundred people on two days plus several dozen over a few months leading up to the event, all volunteers.
The website of the (now-dissolved) organization was icsdf.org.
Here is the ICSD Mission Statement and Creed:
Our purpose is to rekindle the spirit of service so that communities will rebuild themselves. We believe that relationship, family, and community arethe cornerstones of a healthy and vital society. We value each person's contribution to the community,the power of commitment to a higher purpose, hands-on involvement, and the legacy we leave to our children. We do this by creating neighborhood projects around which people can rally.We serve children, community organizations, and the community at large.
We believe everyone is part of the community and has something valuable to contribute.
We believe everyone is responsible for the children.
We believe relationship is the forgotten solution and our priority.
We believe there are differences between men and women, which we honor value and respect.
We believe in men and women working together, in partnership.
We believe in a balance between relationship and task.
We believe in having fun!
We believe in the barn-raising spirit.
We believe the team is greater than the sum of the individuals.
We believe working together produces community.
We believe context is the most powerful tool we have.
We believe there is an innate goodness in people which we trust.
We believe a higher purpose will transcend difficulties between people.
We believe we all have something to learn, and something to teach.
We believe in the global community.
We believe in miracles.
The Produce Market Standards now have their own page.
The MDI Growth and Enrollment Pearls of Wisdom also have their own page.
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Today marks the debut of http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/wtc/html/home/home.shtml, which the City proclaims to be "a single source for information about the health effects of 9/11. It consolidates the latest information about scientific research and services, including where those affected can go for free treatment and medicine."The website includes easily accessible research findings and treatment options for the different groups of affected people - rescue and recovery workers, residents, children, and city employees.
Several interesting facts gleaned from various websites:
The World Trade Center Health Registry monitors the long-term health of people who were exposed to the World Trade Center disaster. They now reside in all 50 states.
The Registry recently released findings about rescue and recovery workers, some of whom were suffering from asthma and post-traumatic disorder as a result of the disaster.
One in eight rescue and recovery workers had post-traumatic stress disorder when they were interviewed in 2003 and 2004. Rates were highest among volunteer workers and lowest among police officers.