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BkiUfgDxK4tBVicoE8fx | Hollywood Icon Rock Hudson Took Dangerous Risks To Be With The Man He Truly Loved, Lee Garlington
The Golden era Hollywood star Rock Hudson was the consummate ladies man. He worked hard to maintain this image, but underneath all that, he was hiding a dark secret.
READ ALSO: Doris Day Recalls Sweet Moments With Rock Hudson In A Rare Interview: "Between Scenes, We'd Walk And Talk And Laugh"
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Total in Tanzania
Acquisition of the Omnium Français des Pétroles and entrance in Tanzania
Ozo becomes TOTAL brand
Creation of Petroleum services limited
strengthening the supply and logistics facilities to accelerate the development of gas station network
Total enters in Tanzania in 1960 with the acquisition of the French Omnium des Pétroles (OFP). The country is then called Tankanyka. The OFP controls an entity, the Société Française des Pétrole de Somalie, which distributes petroleum products in several East African countries, including Tanzania. The OFP distributes oil under the Ozo brand.
1963, in January, the Ozo network goes under the Total brand. At the same time the new depot of Dar es Salam enters into operation. Total's activities are carried out by the subsidiary Total Oil Product Tanzania, whose first mention appeared in the 1966 annual report.
Map of the presence of Total in Africa in 1962 - DR Total
1969, creation of the Society on May the 19th. The assets of the Tanzania branch of TOP (E.A) are transferred to the new company for the price of TSH:Q.500.000. The former "TOTAL Tanzania", which became "Petroleum Services Ltd" on 19-3-1969, was deregistered on october the 5th of 1969.
Brand changing in 1970, the new Total's logo - DR Total
1985, Elf obtains the licence of Ras Winde in the Strait of Zanzibar.
1986, Petrofina took a 25% interest in a licence. The company gives up its interests in 1990.
1989, TPDC purchases some 300,000 tonnes of product. It has 72 outlets and sells 69,000 tonnes of products. The subsidiary's supplies are then supplied by the state-owned company TPDC, which has a refinery but also imports products.
Gas station in Tanzania - DR Total
2016, the Marketing & Services branch of the Group announces the acquisition of assets in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania). The acquisition is intended to strengthen the supply and logistics facilities in the region to accelerate the development of the Tanzania gas station network.
New gas station in Tanzania (2016) - DR Total
2017, the Group finalizes the acquisition of assets in Tanzania, which allows it to strengthen its supply and logistics system in East Africa and accelerate the development of the network of gas stations with nearly 100 additional service, particularly in Tanzania. Total acquires a lubricant production plant and the associated commercial activities that allow it to develop there as well as in neighbouring countries.
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BkiUfhI25V5jfOBX5t68 | In line with other UK public sector pension funds, the LGPS undergoes an actuarial valuation every three years. The last triennial valuation of the LGPS assets and liabilities (as at May 2017) was at 31st March 2016 (see below) and the next one will be as at 31st March 2019. The results will be made available on this website as soon as they are available.
2016 Actuarial Statement
In line with the LGPS regulations, the funds' actuarial positions are reviewed every three years. The triennial valuation results shown in the 2016 Annual Report and Accounts were based on membership data and asset values as at 31st March 2013. These valuations set the employer contribution rates for the from 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2017, and were payable during the accounting period ended 31st March 2016. The 2013 valuations, using fund data at 31st March 2013 have set the contribution rates from 1st April 2014, and have taken into consideration funding under the new benefit structure.
2016 Actuarial Valuation
Due to the timing of the annual reports and valuations, the 2016 valuation results are available (as of April 2017) and are included here for reference. The overall result of the 2016 valuation using LGPS fund data at 31st March 2016 with a comparison for 2013 is set out below. The 2016 valuation results were used to set contribution rates from 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2020. It is important to note that each fund will have used different assumptions, and whilst not directly comparable across funds, the aggregated total liabilities provides a prudent estimate for the scheme at the triennial valuation dates.
As at 31st March 2016, the total asset value of the Scheme was £216 billion, compared with £181 billion as at 31st March 2013. The liabilities totalled 254 billion in aggregate. The overall funding level was around 85%.
By way of comparison as at 31st March 2016, the funding level of the 5,945 direct benefit occupational pension schemes within the Pension Protection Fund index was 81.0% (on a insurance buyout basis, which is different from the LGPS actuarial valuation methodology). As at 31st March 2016 the University Superannuation Scheme funding level was 83%.
*See valuation 2010, 2013 and 2016 pages for fund values used in calculations
2016 LGPS funding level £ billion
Funding level*
£ billion
2010 █ 141.6 178.5 36.9
Development of LGPS funding position
Following the 2013 valuation, the Board published two summary reports. A summary version outlined the key findings of the 2013 valuations and provided some brief background. A more detailed version gives a fuller overview of the 2013 valuations and provided some wider context as to a) how employer contribution rates are calculated during valuations, and b) how individual fund valuations relate to the Board cost management process which will first be undertaken following 2016 results.
The Board will be producing a similar report for 2016 in due course.
Aggregated information
We have the following aggregated information from the annual report and audited accounts of the LGPS funds as at 31st March 2016 showing the development of the LGPS. Importantly, this notes that active membership increased and contribution payments continue to exceed benefit payments, which is consistent with the scheme remaining open to new entrants.
Number of actives (000) 1,899 1,905 1,819 1,728
Number of deferred (000) 1,859 1,834 1,723 1,621
Number of pensioners (000) 1,530 1,512 1,459 1,408
Total value of assets £217bn £217bn £192bn £180bn
Net return on Investment 0.1% 12.1% 5.9% 12.5%
Total contributions paid £9.3bn £9.6bn £8.7bn £8.3bn
Total benefits paid £9.4bn £9.0bn £8.6bn £8.2bn
Inflation (CPI) (change over previous 12 months to September) 0.0% 1.2% 2.7% 2.2%
year to 31st March 2016
Cashflow of the Scheme (£000s)
Contributions █ 8,671,051 9,568,209 9,341,560
Transfers in from other pension funds █ 549,662 3,017,710 434,034
Other income █ 69,666 74,963 45,792
Net Investment income █ 3,370,227 3,547,684 3,609,726
Total income 12,660,606 16,208,566 13,431,112
Benefits █ (8,554,773) (9,026,333) (9,386,123)
Payments to and on account of leavers █ (518,920) (3,263,646) (536,862)
Administration expenses (including oversight and governance) █ (141,263) (182,311) (177,118)
Investment management expenses █ (518,965) (727,335) (805,203)
Total expenditure (9,733,921) (13,199,625) (10,905,306)
Life Expectancy Index
Hymans Robertson and Club Vita have developed an LGPS Life Expectancy Index to support the work of the LGPS Scheme Advisory Board. This Index will help support the communication of changing life expectancy in the LGPS to its scheme members. The Index will also provide the Board with longevity related information, including early warning of upwards cost pressures to support its role in the cost management process. We have relied upon data provided by Hymans Robertson and its longevity comparison club, Club Vita, when preparing the Index.
The information on this page is not specific to the circumstances of any particular reader or organisation, does not constitute advice, nor should it be relied upon by third parties. Life Expectancy Indices may also be produced by other organisations and use other sources of data.
Changes in observed longevity
The chart below demonstrates the annual progression of the LGPS Life Expectancy Index between 1993 and 2015 for male and female E&W LGPS pensioners.
Years in retirement from age 65 (1993 - 2015)
In this form the index clearly demonstrates how life expectancy in retirement has changed over time. It shows that life expectancy in retirement (measured from age 65) has increased from 14.4 years in 1993 to 19.0 years in 2015 for males and from 18.4 years in 1993 to 21.7 years in 2015 for females.
The average rate of increase in life expectancy has been around 2.1 years per decade for males and around 1.5 years per decade for females. Note that life expectancy does not increase uniformly over the 21 year period, while in some years it increases, in other years it is unchanged or even falls.
Do the 2010's represent the start of a new trend?
Over the period to 2011 we can observe a significant and sustained increase in life expectancy (which can be confirmed by a quick glance at the LGPS Life Expectancy Index). The consistency in the year on year increases in life expectancy during the 2000's might have led us to assume that life expectancies will continue to rise in a similar way in the future. However, more recent experience (since 2011) shows some year on year volatility. In particular:
The winter of 2012 followed a noticeably dull summer, and was itself harsh and sustained. This was then followed, in 2013, by the coldest spring for 50 years. These factors contributed to the slowing in the rate of life expectancy increases observed across 2012 and 2013.
While there were no events of note that impacted mortality during 2014, early 2015 saw significantly higher deaths than anticipated initially driven by the flu virus, against which the usual vaccine was ineffective, particularly during the first months of the year.
It has become clear, as we have examined the rest of 2015 in more detail, that deaths were elevated throughout the year, with many more resulting from dementia (and related conditions) than would otherwise have been anticipated.
The result of the combination of these factors has been an apparent 'levelling off' of life expectancy over the period since 2011.
This raises a key question – does this recent period of higher numbers of deaths simply represent volatility or a short term 'blip' following a period of relatively consistent increases in life expectancy, or is it indicative of a period of slower increases in life expectancy compared with the 2000s? Of course, under either scenario there remains the potential for further volatility associated with external events (such as weather) or a return to previous levels of improvements in life expectancy as the remaining pensioner population trends towards being made up of 'healthier' survivors.
What should LGPS Funds (and their Actuaries) do about this? They will typically take a longer term view, seeking to base their funding assumptions for longevity on a broader view of how longevity has been changing rather than reacting to the most recent experience alone.
We know that death rates fluctuate from year-to-year and, as shown above, we are able to explain recent experience largely by reference to external events. The increased deaths resulting from dementia (and related conditions) merits close attention. This may be a driver for the start of a new trend in longevity, but it is too early to give a definitive view on this.
If nothing else, recent experience should serve as a reminder that LGPS Funds (and their Actuaries) should continue to monitor longevity trends and seek to better understand the drivers of changes in life expectancy.
The LGPS Life Expectancy Index tracks the life expectancy of E&W LGPS pensioners. The methodology ensures the index results are objective and reflect the experience of E&W LGPS members.
The index is based on period life expectancy from age 65. For each year this is a measure of how long you expect to make pension payments to an average member based on death rates in that year.
This approach to measuring life expectancy uses only observable, verifiable data (with data on circa 2/3rds of E&W LGPS pensioners used by the index) and avoids any need for subjective assumptions about how life expectancies will change in the future.
The index allows changes in life expectancy from year to year, and trends in life expectancy emerging over a number of years, to be clearly identifiable.
Reliances and Limitations
The life expectancy values shown in this chart have been provided by Club Vita to the Advisory Board for inclusion in the Scheme Annual Report. Whilst they can be reproduced, they should not be relied upon or used for any other purpose without the written permission of Club Vita LLP and Hymans Robertson LLP.
Life expectancies are based on the experience of English and Welsh LGPS Funds that have provided data to Club Vita as at December 2015.
The life expectancy shown for a particular year is the period life expectancy measured at age 65 - this is based on the exposure and deaths occurring during that year, so do not make any allowance for changes in longevity before or after that year.
To be clear, the life expectancies shown have been calculated from the crude mortality rates of E&W LGPS pensioners.
The life expectancy of an individual LGPS pensioner will depend on many factors, including age, gender, health, wealth, future changes in mortality, etc. and the figures shown here are not intended to represent or predict the life expectancy of any one individual member.
Appendix 1 Definition of "Period expectation of life
Definition of Period Expectation of Life
Source: Office for National Statistics, "Life expectancy at age 65 by local areas in the United Kingdom, 2004-06 and 2008-10", 19 October 2011
"Period expectation of life at a given age for an area in a given time period is an estimate of the average number of years a person of that age would survive if he or she experienced the particular area's age-specific mortality rates for that period throughout the rest of his or her life. The figures reflect mortality among those living in an area in each time period, rather than mortality among those born in each area." "Period life expectancy at age 65 in 2000 is worked out using the mortality rate for age 65 in 2000, for age 66 in 2000, for age 67 in 2000, and so on." "Period life expectancies are a useful measure of mortality rates actually experienced over a given period, and for past years, provide an objective means of comparison of the trends in mortality over time, between areas of a country and between countries. Official life tables in the UK and other countries which relate to past years are generally period life tables for these reasons."
Appendix 2 Calculation of period life expectancy Information on calculating a longevity index
Information on calculating a longevity index
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Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancers Started a New Company and It Looks Pretty Dreamy
It's called the Seattle Dance Collective, and their Vashon Island premiere is worth traveling to see.
Elle Macy and Dylan Wald rehearsing David Dawson's 'The Grey Area,' one of the pieces that will be performed in 'Program One.' Bret Doss Photography
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancers Noelani Pantastico and James Yoichi Moore have launched a brand-new company called Seattle Dance Collective. PNB principals and soloists I've gushed over in these pages—including Angelica Generosa, Elizabeth Murphy, Dylan Wald, Miles Pertl, and others—join Whim W'Him's Liane Aung and Jim Kent to compose the first iteration of the group, which will likely morph over the years.
At a recent rehearsal for their first show, Program One—a medley of six contemporary dance pieces that premieres at Vashon Center for the Arts on July 12—Pantastico told me the company allows her and Moore to do work they've always wanted to do but couldn't, work that allows them to express themselves as individual artists and directors.
"I get to share a little bit of myself, and not just be this ballerina that everyone sees as some kind of creature onstage," Pantastico said, shuffling around the rehearsal studio in the giant poofy slippers she wears between practice runs. "We're all very human, and we have these stories."
The decision to start the company also comes as both Moore and Pantastico are considering retirement. "I think we're both getting to the point in our dancing careers where we can see the end. Hopefully it's not so close, but it's there," Moore said. "I think we both want to stay in the dance world after retiring, so we're looking for ways to continue contributing to that world."
Appropriately enough, Anamnesis, an intimate solo show written by Pantastico and choreographed by Bruno Roque, takes on the issue of difficult transitions. In the piece, Pantastico presents a series of vignettes about her childhood. She can't stop sucking her thumb. She can't stop wetting the bed. Her father dies and the grief overwhelms her at unpredictable times. Her voice sounds reticent but also fed up with being reticent, and the whole thing feels like listening in on a particularly artful therapy session. There's a moment I love, where she frantically feels the edges of herself—the contours of her collar bone, underneath her ribs—as if to make sure her body is really there and not lost to the past.
Some of the program choices are deeply personal to Moore, too. Growing up, he watched the San Francisco Ballet perform Shogun, a duet about handing down traditional Japanese culture from one generation to the next by Brazilian Japanese choreographer Ivonice Satie. Moore said he didn't think he'd get the opportunity to perform the show at PNB, so he's particularly excited to produce an excerpt now.
Moore has always wanted to work with Penny Saunders, a choreographer currently based out of Michigan, so they're also putting on her moody and romantic Sur le Fil (By a Hair's Breadth). The incredible thing about Saunders's piece is that it somehow makes me have positive feelings about fedoras. Throughout the show, dancers perform various hat tricks that recall 1940s street toughs and stage magicians. But as the show progresses, the hat becomes less a goofy object and more a powerful, ever-shifting metaphor for real human emotions—the desire to hide, the desire to reveal, and the desire to preserve an almost untouchably tender affection. The gorgeous acoustic/electronic music by Salt Lake City composer Michael Wall that bookends the show had me nearly sobbing. "You could be eating potato chips and still cry to that music," Saunders said in a brief interview after the rehearsal.
Saunders first premiered the piece with much younger dancers, which she says was great. But she's excited to watch it performed by dancers who have been so rigorously trained. "These dancers, because they have the experience, have all these layers to them that are beautiful. They're just very, very interesting to look at."
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Past Related Events
Seattle Dance Collective: Program One
Vashon Center for the Arts, July 12–14, 2019, $25–$75
Vashon Center for the Arts
19600 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA 98070
Rich Smith writes about politics, books, and performance for The Stranger. You can hear his impersonations of Bernie Sanders and Jeff Sessions on Blabbermouth, and you can read his poems at www.richsmithpoetry.com
You Should Probably Spend Your Weekend at Pacific Northwest Ballet
Noelani Pantastico
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BkiUdG84eIXhqCi86mug | The Inside Ring
Lawson, Michael
"The video begins with the President walking toward a marine helicopter . . ." From a bluff overlooking Georgia's untamed Chattooga River, an assassin fires three shots. The President of the United States is wounded; his best friend and a Secret Service agent are killed. Two days later, a man in Landover, Maryland, commits suicide and in the man's home is overwhelming evidence that he was responsible for the assassination attempt. General Andy Banks, the Secretary of Homeland Security, is nursing a guilty conscience. Only days before the assassination attempt on the President, Banks had received a note with a dire warning: "Eagle One is in danger. Cancel Chattooga River. The inside ring has been compromised. This is not a joke." The message--on Secret Service stationery--was signed "An agent in the wrong place." Banks immediately passed the note on to Secret Service Director Patrick Donnelly, who proceeded to ignore it. Even after the assassin is found dead, Banks is determined to dig a little deeper. He turns to Speaker of the House John Fitzgerald Mahoney. The Speaker has a guy--an under-the-radar, go-to guy he uses for things like this--things he can't afford to have connected to his office. The guy is Joe DeMarco, an honest lawyer with a sordid family history. After one meeting with Banks, DeMarco realizes he's in way over his head. But Mahoney finds the prospect of taking down Donnelly irresistible and sets DeMarco on a trail that twists through the Secret Service, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security and snakes all the way back to one of the more enduring mysteries of the twentieth century. Brimming with suspense, authenticity, and wit,The Inside Ringmarks the debut of a major new talent and introduces a cast of intriguing characters with many more cases ahead.
Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, c2005
Branch Call Number: LP FIC LAW
Read more reviews of The Inside Ring at iDreamBooks.com
reader7176 Jun 27, 2018
Great book. An attempt to shoot the president is made, the president receives a shoulder wound,his friend dies, a secret service agent is killed. Who did this? Was the secret service involved? An eye opening look at inside the ring.
NRBBrady Apr 09, 2018
I found it dragged a lot, and the violence within was troublesome to me. I considered not even finishing it when I was half-way through, but there was enough in the plot to keep me going to the end. I am unsure whether or not I will read another by this author -- a part of me thinks it would be worth it to try a later effort in the hope his style will have grown.
QED Jan 22, 2014
Fast paced thriller, with a touch of timely humor thrown in, typical Lawson fashion and a great read.
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Top Management Commitment and Sales Force Performance of Beverage Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria (Published)
Article Author: Ini Smart Udoh, Andrew Amuamuziam Okwudu and Uduak E. Joseph
This study was designed to examine the influence of top management commitment on salesforce performance in selected beverage manufacturing firms in Nigeria. The study population was 151 and made up of all persons that are involved in sales of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages manufactured in Nigeria. The major instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. The proxies for top management commitment were leadership, management involvement, management support and resource allocation. The instrument was administered to every member of the population out of which 142 copies of the questionnaire were completed and returned in useable form. Data collected were analyzed using percentage analysis and hypotheses formulated were tested using the multiple regression analysis. Findings from the study revealed that there is significant relationship between the top management variables (i.e. leadership, management involvement, management support and resource allocation) and salesforce performance. Based on the findings, it was concluded that top management commitment influences salesforce performance in the beverage manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Consequently, it is recommended, among other things, that top management should show leadership by driving improvement that will enhance sales through the performance of the sales team. Also, they should allow team members' input into decision making on issues concerning sales.
Citation: Ini Smart Udoh, Andrew Amuamuziam Okwudu and Uduak E. Joseph (2022) Top Management Commitment and Sales Force Performance of Beverage Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria,International Journal of Business and Management Review, Vol.10, No.1, pp.1-12
Keywords: Leadership, Management, Performance, Resource Allocation, involvement, salesforce, support
Good Governance in Cameroon: Perceptions and Practice in an Emerging Cameroon By 2035 (Published)
Article Author: Martin Sango Ndeh
With increasing pressure from the Breton woods and other international donor organizations for African states to move towards good governance, some of these countries including Cameroon are gradually attempting to institute reforms towards the attainment of these goals. Apart from instituting reforms that will grant free political participation, the government of Cameroon has also come up with the policy of regional balance that is intended to ensure a kind of equality in the distribution of what is commonly referred to as the National Cake. It is important to note that Cameroon is very diverse in terms of Ethnic nationalities and there is a gross disparity amongst these nationalities in terms of the natural distribution of resources. Some of the regions are naturally richer than others in terms of natural potentials and the government in her quest for good governance has come up with the theory of regional balance to guarantee fairness in the distribution of these resources. The paper is aimed at examining the perception of good governance in Cameroon and whether these perceptions actually match the practical implementation of this concept. The study equally looks at the instruments of good governance and the progress that has been attained since the introduction of the concept of good governance. The tenets of good governance, its features and the major obstacles to its application constitute the main trust of this research work. With regards to methodology, this study adopts a kind of inter-disciplinary design given that the study cuts across issues of geography, resource allocation and management, state policy and balanced development put in historical perspective. A qualitative instrument of analysis was adopted to give a critical insight to issues of governance in the society under study. In doing this a serious dichotomy is drawn between the perception of this policy and its practical application on ground.
Keywords: Balance Development, Cameroon, Good Governance, Management, Politics, Resource Allocation, State Policy
Factors Affecting Implementation Of Operational Strategies In Non Governmental Organizations In Kenya (Published)
Article Author: Teresa Obadha- Mwawasi, Dr. Kenneth Wanjau, Mwamisha Mkala
: Effectiveness of implementation of operational strategies in NGOs in Kenya is inadequate. Strategies put in place by implementers are insufficient to ensure optimal service delivery to the beneficiaries. The study examined factors affecting implementation of operational strategies in non–governmental organizations in Kenya. It investigated the influence of resource allocation, competitive priorities, information technology and core competencies. A survey of employees at ActionAid International Kenya was conducted using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using SPSS. The findings show that aligning operational strategies with resource availability enhances success in operational strategy implementation, and strategic resource allocation mechanisms avail the requisite equipment. Also, adoption of information technology and development of organizational core competencies increases the effectiveness of operational strategy implementation. For organizations to achieve their mandates more effectively and efficiently, the study recommends establishment of a strong cohesive management team with the right skills, adoption of up-to-date market-relevant information technologies to maximize on the core competencies, and more strategic selection of competitive priorities
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Flopcast 334: Baby Fish Mouth
This week we celebrate Elisabeth Shue's birthday, and consider dressing up like a shower to take her to a Halloween dance; Kornflake reports on her August movie (we're a little late), When Harry Met Sally; there's a new Mystery Science Theater 3000 comic book, just as the Mads (TV's Frank and Dr. Forrester) visit Boston; Kevin has concert reports on synthpop legend Gary Numan (yeah, the "Cars" guy) as well as the Bust Out Boston Music Festival with Stars Like Ours, Petty Morals, and VQnC; we enjoy a delightfully chicken-themed "What's in the Bag" segment; and we look forward to Super Megafest, October 13-14 in Framingham, Massachusetts, with stars from Lost in Space and Leave it to Beaver. (Suddenly we want to see a death match between Dr. Smith and Eddie Haskell...)
Flopcast 333: Irish Voles
It's Flopcast movie night! All year long, Kornflake has been catching up on movies she should have seen long ago. So this week we watch and discuss one of Kevin's favorite movies from back in 1991, The Commitments. (Because if you want to experience genuine soul music... you go to Ireland.) We talk about the cast (hey, there's Star Trek's Chief Miles O'Brien!), the music (could Joey the Lips really play that trumpet?), trying and failing to rent the movie at Blockbuster, scary twins, Kornflake's collection of Corrs albums (on cassette!), and the time Kevin saw the Commitments live in concert. (Which actual cast members were in the touring version of the band? You'd be surprised...) Also, listen in horror as Kornflake is attacked by a vole or a pocketbook or both. (Note: This episode was recorded way back in March, during St. Patrick's Day weekend, appropriately. We've had it on reserve since then, waiting for just the right time to share it with you. That time is now. Enjoy. Now where did you hide our Lucky Charms?)
Flopcast 332: Delicious Manipulation
It's our end-of-summer spectacular! (Disclaimer: May not actually be spectacular, but it's all we have...) Kornflake visits a zoo and amusement park, spends quality time with capybaras (they're giant rodents!) and weird birds (they're weird and they're birds!), appreciates elephants, gets kicked out of bounce houses, and has strong opinions about fried dough, salt water taffy, and a mysterious scary item known as "beach pizza." Meanwhile, pre-DragonCon (but we're just getting around to discussing it), Kevin and the Mayor road-trip all the way to Philadelphia for an amazing concert by Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra. (Just how obsessed with Xanadu are we? You have no idea.) While there, we are gifted with a beautiful Flash Gordon notebook from Rich's Really Cool Notebooks, and we're pretty sure it will save every one of us.
Sun, 9 September 2018
Flopcast 331: DragonCon 2018 - All the Sponge Money
Kevin spent a long crazy Labor Day weekend in Atlanta for DragonCon, and shares a full report on our favorite convention with Kornflake and the Mayor of Chickentown! Highlights include: A Sesame Street reunion (with Luis, Bob, Gordon, and Big Bird); panels with stars from Mystery Science Theater 3000, Smallville, and all the DC Arrowverse shows; music from Tom Kenny and The Hi-Seas, and The Doubleclicks; The Newbie Walking Tours (because we like to be exhausted on day 1); the Geek Girls Run (because we still weren't quite exhausted enough); the ESO Network Meet and Greet (which may have involved pie); the science of The Last Jedi (should you barbecue your Porgs?); the Council of Michaels; late night fun with Wicked Geeky; the debut of the new book Earth Station One: Tales of the Station Volume 3 (with a weird new story by Kevin!); and a magic moment in the American Sci-Fi Classics Track room featuring the music of Bonnie Tyler. We also cover all of Kevin's panels, on subjects like Arrow, Krypton, Gotham, Flash, Classic Sci-Fi Legends, Roll-a-Panel, The Incredible Hulk, Classic Sci-Fi Court (aka The Revenge of Howard the Duck), The Cat from Outer Space (!), and Schoolhouse Rock. Now the rumor is that for the Schoolhouse Rock panel, and for the first time ever, Kevin finally wore a costume at DragonCon! But that probably isn't true. And if it is true, the costume probably wasn't weird and stupid. You shouldn't even bother searching for photographic evidence. Move along. Move along.
Flopcast 330: Star Wars and Shaun
We're busy at DragonCon this week, but the podcast must go on! So we prepared this silly little show in advance, just for you. And what could be sillier than flipping through another old issue of Dynamite magazine? We selected an issue from 40 years ago based on the cover alone: It's Shaun Cassidy and Chewbacca, together at last. (Fun fact: Chewbacca came very close to co-starring with Shaun on The Hardy Boys, but then Parker Stevenson just nailed the audition by not being a Wookiee.) Inside the magazine we find not just articles about Star Wars and Shaun, but also Count Morbida's puzzle pages (hey, the Count has a delightful new girlfriend, Horribella), a card trick from the all-powerful Magic Wanda, Dynamite Bummers, and more. There's even a report on a jelly bean taste test, if you can stand that kind of excitement. We sure can. In fact, we were inspired to try another Flopcast taste test of our own, with a weird new bag of lobster-flavored potato chips. Now Kornflake loves lobsters... but will she love lobster chips? Listen to us chomp, and learn the shocking truth. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUa7U4eIfiURL9Qdwn | One of those reasons, many organizations are witnessing a close – dearth of purposeful leadership, is, these classes, have not established, implemented, and highlighted, a professionally equipped, well – regarded, relevant, leadership PLANNING program, and system! With that in mind, this article will attempt to briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, using the mnemonic strategy, what this implies, and signifies, and why it makes such an important difference.
1. Priorities; perceptions; aims: Ahead of planning, a true leader considers, thoroughly, the authentic priorities, of the specific group. He believes needs, goals, heritage, and the real, in addition to perceived hopes, of his components. Addressing these perceptions, must become a key, to the tactical, and activity program, used.
2. Listen; understand; leading: Rather than assuming, a great leader takes the time, and makes the effort, to effectively listen, and learn, what others perceive, and want, so that he can move with the utmost degree of genuine empathy! Unless this is the process, who's one leading?
3. Attitude; ability; focus; action plan: Great leaders proceed with true, positive, can – do, attitudes, as well as developing a relevant, well – designed aptitude, and skill – set! The pay attention to details, and so on, and create a quality, action plan, based on an overall, longer – term, strategy!
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6. Therefore, you must be ready, willing, and able, to proceed, with the utmost dedication, to absolute integrity, as opposed to taking a course, of least resistance!
8. Generate goodwill; growth; good: How will you, generate goodwill, and bring people together? Groups either, undergo, constant growth, or don't remain sustainable! Will you focus on what's good, for the group, as opposed to focusing on your personal/ political agenda, and/ or, self – interest?
Great leadership accompanies well – regarded, quality, relevant PLANNING? Are you prepared to be a real leader? | c4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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I'm launching a new url shortening service over the next few days, and I'll be interested to monitor how effective the advertising space will be at generating traffic/leads & also possible revenue.
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This might end up just being for a bit of fun, but I'm constantly on the lookout for smart ways to attract traffic, I admit!
I'm launching a new url shortening service over the next few days, and I'll be interested to monitor how effective the advertising space will be at generating traffic/leads & also possible revenue.
I'll keep shtum about the details just for now, for obvious reasons, but as soon as it's out of beta, you'll get a chance to test drive.
What could it offer than existing services like bit.ly don't already provide?? Well, that'd be telling, but it will have a few bells & whistles some url shortners lack.
I have to be honest though: I'm more wanting to see whether or not it provides a useful traffic boost for my primary business .
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How can we develop more effective antidepressants?
Sergio Traversa, PharmD, from Relmada Therapeutics explains why NMDA antagonists may provide an answer for patients who do not respond to current antidepressant therapies.
"REL-1017 (dextromethadone), if approved could change the way depression is treated – with a different mechanism of action, potential advances in onset of action, efficacy and safety," said Sergio Traversa, Chief Executive Officer of Relmada Therapeutics.
When speaking with European Pharmaceutical Review's Victoria Rees, Traversa explained how a new kind of antidepressant could provide depressed patients with an alternative to current therapies.
Current antidepressant therapies
Traversa explained that at present, there are approximately 30 drugs approved for the treatment of depression. With the exception of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) Spravato (esketamine) and a few antipsychotics used as adjunctive treatments, there have been few recent mechanistic advances in the field. Most currently approved products target well known neurotransmitter or enzyme pathways, such as serotonin, norepinephrine and monoamine oxidase.
J&J's Spravato is approved as a nasal spray in the US and in Europe. According to Traversa, the drug is effective and also works rapidly. However, despite its high efficacy rate, because of the challenging safety and tolerability profile, its use is restricted to patients who have failed at least two previous therapies. It also has to be administered in a clinical setting, where patients are rigorously monitored by medical professionals.
Many antidepressants inhibit the re-uptake of serotonin or serotonin and norepinephrine. Traversa said that approximately one in three patients responds well to these selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Another one in three patients responds only slightly to traditional SSRI and SNRI antidepressants. The last third of patients do not respond to this kind of treatment at all.
"There is a major unmet need; that is to find a class of drug that works very differently from the existing antidepressants and can effectively and with a rapid onset, treat patients who do not respond well or at all to current treatment," said Traversa.
REL-1017 showed over 50 percent response rate in patients that failed at least one previous treatment"
A major concern that Traversa highlighted is that the efficacy of the currently available oral drugs is delayed for three or six weeks from the start of treatment. This is a great challenge, he said, due to the nature of the condition. Informing patients that they have to wait approximately one month before their depression is alleviated is demanding.
Therefore, a swift onset of action is critical in developing the next generation of antidepressant therapies.
REL-1017 (dextromethadone)
Traversa commented that the compound REL-1017, which recently completed its Phase II clinical trial, could offer a new treatment paradigm for patients with depression.
As an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist, he explained that the new compound works in similar way to Spravato, giving researchers hope that it will be effective and gain regulatory approval but with a more benign safety, tolerability and administration profile.
"This class of drug definitely addresses the two major unmet needs," said Traversa. In the completed Phase II clinical trial, he said, "REL-1017 showed over 50 percent response rate in patients that failed at least one previous treatment in the current depression episode and its efficacy was statistically significant and clinically meaningful after four days of treatment."
Another potential benefit to the REL-1017 therapy that Traversa highlights is that it is expected to be sold in pharmacies and administered as a once-daily pill, which he said is easier for patients to take than intravenously or a nasal spray NMDA antagonist at a hospital or clinic.
The NMDA receptor is located in the spine, central nervous system (CNS), brain and other areas of the body, such as the heart and skin.
It has a critical function in many diseases including depression but is also required for the normal working of the body, therefore making it a challenging drug target as it cannot be completely shut off without incurring severe unwanted side effects.
…a swift onset of action is critical in developing the next generation of antidepressant therapies"
Traversa explained that when the NMDA receptor is over-stimulated, too much calcium can enter the cell. This then becomes toxic, resulting in dysfunctional nerve activity, which is typical of many diseases such as Alzheimer's and depression.
Dextromethadone is a low affinity blocker of the NMDA receptor, reducing the inflow of calcium into the cell, which then results in a more proper cell metabolism and functioning and ultimately in a fast improvement of the disease symptomatology.
The future of antidepressants
Traversa said that if approved, dextromethadone could "change the way depression is treated." However, the next step is to move on to Phase III trials.
In more general terms, Traversa said that there are two or three drugs in development that could potentially disrupt the antidepressant market, including dextromethadone. Currently, this is being developed as an adjunctive therapy when at least one existing treatment fails in a patient.
Traversa emphasised that the antidepressant market is quite large and there is so much unmet need that there is ample room for new products.
https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/article/118568/how-can-we-develop-more-effective-antidepressants/
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BkiUbJTxaJiQnuolFOj6 | Norwegian Air Registered 71% Increase in Passenger Traffic in December
Norwegian Air has announced that the company has served more than 930,000 passengers during the last month of 2021.
According to a press release issued by Norwegian Air, the number of passengers who flew with the airline increased by 71.3 per cent in December compared to the same month in 2020.
The data shows that a total of 931,917 passengers flew with the Norwegian last month, whereas in the same period in 2020, only 129,664 passengers flew with the airline, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
"In December, Norwegian carried 931,917 passengers, compared with 129,664 in December 2020. The load factor was 71.3 percent," the statement of the Norwegian reads.
Even though the flights scheduled with Norwegian had to operate with a lower capacity to prevent the further spread of the Omicron variant, which has been spreading rapidly within the EU, the airline was still able to serve a large number of passengers.
Commenting on the positive results that the company has registered in December, the CEO of Norwegian, Geir Karlsen, said that the increase of passengers who flew during December showed that travellers could book flights and travel with confidence during the end-of-year holidays.
"Lower demand was factored into our schedules during Christmas and the New Year weekend; therefore, I am pleased to report that load factors are good for December as well. We have seen an effect on general demand from the spread of the Omicron virus and the subsequent new measures and restrictions in Scandinavia and abroad," Karlsen added.
In addition, he highlighted that even though this has been a very challenging year for the travel industry, Norwegian got named as the most punctual Nordic airline and the third most punctual airline in Europe.
Previously, the European Travel Commission (ETC) revealed that European travel is improving significantly. The European hotels have experienced a spike rate of interest. In regards to this, the CEO of ETC, Eduardo Santander, said that the interest of consumers to stay in hotels or different resorts has increased by 13 per cent, reaching the highest level since September 2020.
The findings also show that more than two-thirds of EU nationals planned a trip in the last quarter of 2021, suggesting people became more confident of travelling abroad despite the travel rules imposed to halt the spread of the Omicron variant. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUffg5qhLB0AM-fJlW | 2nd Circuit provides plan for employers to win misclassification cases
In Saleem v. Corporate Transportation Group (2nd Cir. 4/12/17) [pdf], the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether a company properly classified a group of black-car taxi drivers as independent contractors, or whether it should have classified them as employees. In ruling for the company, the court gifted employers a game plan to use when classifying workers to minimize risk in making the key determination of whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.
In so ruling, the court considered three factors to be crucial as to the "economic realities" of the relationship between company and drivers in this case.
1. The drivers had entrepreneurial opportunities available to them.
The fact that Plaintiffs could (and did) work for CTG's business rivals and transport personal clients while simultaneously maintaining their franchises without consequence suggests, in two respects, that CTG exercised minimal control over Plaintiffs. First, on its face, a company relinquishes control over its workers when it permits them to work for its competitors. Second, when an individual is able to draw income through work for others, he is less economically dependent on his putative employer. … Plaintiffs here possessed considerable independence in maximizing their income through a variety of means. By toggling back and forth between different car companies and personal clients, and by deciding how best to obtain business from CTG's clients, drivers' "profits increased" through "the[ir] 'initiative, judgment[,] or foresight'" — all attributes of the "typical independent contractor."
2. The drivers were personally financially invested in their work.
Regardless whether they actually purchased a franchise, the record also shows that Plaintiffs invested heavily in their driving businesses — another indication that they were "in business for themselves." … One Franchisor Defendant estimated expenses for an individual purchasing a franchise as totaling between $68,838 and $89,038.30. Such sums constitute a substantial financial outlay on Plaintiffs' part, even beyond the purchase or rental of the franchise itself, and in essential facets of Plaintiffs' business operations: vehicle acquisition, fuel, repair, and maintenance, license, registration, and insurance fees, and tolls, parking, and tickets. CTG did not provide reimbursements for these expenses, never mind for discretionary investment in business cards, advertising, or other ventures designed to attract customers.
3. The drivers maintained a high degree of flexibility in how they performed their work.
The ability to choose how much to work also weighs in favor of independent contractor status. … After purchasing or leasing a franchise and securing a suitable vehicle, Plaintiffs set their own schedules, selecting when, where, and how often to work (if at all). Defendants provided no incentive structure for Plaintiffs to drive at certain times, on particular days, or in specific locations, leaving the decision to work "to the whims [and] choices" of its drivers. Likewise, Defendants required no notice on the part of drivers as to when they intended to work, nor did they make any effort to coordinate drivers' schedules. … Plaintiffs also exercised considerable discretion in choosing when and where to drive. … Additionally, the record demonstrates that, as a matter of economic reality, Plaintiffs accepted and rejected (despite the penalty of being placed at the end of the queue) varying numbers of job offers, a fact indicative of the discretion and independence associated with independent contractor status.
The court, however, was not without a warning for employers in making this important determination between employee and contractor:
To be clear, we note in conclusion the narrow compass of our decision. Specifically, we do not here determine that it is irrelevant to the FLSA inquiry that the Defendants provided Plaintiffs with a client base, that Defendants charged fees when Plaintiffs utilized Defendants' referral system, or that Defendants had some involvement, if limited, in rule enforcement among franchisees … In a different case, and with a different record, an entity that exercised similar control over clients, fees, and rules enforcement in ways analogous to the Defendants here might well constitute an employer within the meaning of the FLSA.
In other words, at the end of the day, the key inquiry still remains whether, when examining the totality of the circumstances, the "economic realities" of the relationship dictate that "the workers depend upon someone else's business for the opportunity to render service or are in business for themselves." Nevertheless, as Saleem court make clear, three of the key factors that you should be examining in making this determination for your workers are entrepreneurial opportunities, personal investment, and flexibility, which clearly help establish the legitimacy of the classification of workers as independent contractors, both in the gig economy and elsewhere. | commoncrawl | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Catherine Wallace charges a professional fee for her talks plus travel expenses. Catherine is willing to travel throughout the UK and internationally to make her talks available.
NB. Although Catherine lives in Cornwall she has places to stay in Bath, Maidstone and Milton Keynes, which allows her to stay overnight at no charge to any society who wishes to book her within 2 hours drive of them. In terms of travel expenses she will also only charge the cost of the petrol to and from Cornwall. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdZc4uzlh5xHhy9YP | Courtney Love is an American model, singer, actress and musician that have appeared on the cover of magazines and in editorials.
Courtney Love is signed with One Management in New York.
In 2009 Courtney Love appeared in an editorial for the fall issue of Another Magazine that was called Decade in Style that was photographed by Craig McDean. She was on the January cover of Elle UK.
In 2010 she was on the January cover of Dazed & Confused.
In 2012 she was photographed in the fall for Portrait.
In 2013 she appeared in an editorial for the fall issue of Garage Magazine that was called Courtney by Paola Kudacki. She appeared in an editorial for the October issue of Vogue Espana that was called Courtney Love that was photographed by Scott Lipps. She appeared in an editorial for the November issue of Interview Russia that was called Forever Love that was photographed by Francesco Carrozzini. She was in the spring ad campaign for Yves Saint Laurent Music Project. She was on the fall cover of Vs Magazine. She was on the November cover of Interview Russia. She was on the November cover of 7 Hollywood Magazine.
In 2014 she appeared in an editorial in the fall that was called The Love that Dares to Speak her Name that was photographed by Damon Baker. She was on the September cover of Paper Magazine.
In 2015 she appeared in an editorial for the fall issue of CR Fashion Book that was called Neoclassic that was photographed by Anthony Maule. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbEs5qsMAI0vkblFL | Your visual identity - what the customer sees - really is just the tip of the iceberg, below the surface is where the success (or failure) of a new identity lies. Having the right assets for the right formats, readily available and clearly described is the only way to do this. Whether through a fully fledged online brand guidelines system, or PDF with CDs, or an ftp site, brand management tools are today more than ever a prerequisite of a successful brand. TippingGardner pride ourselves on the quality of the assets we create as part of an identity program and offer a broad range of tools to help you manage and control your brand. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUfis25V5jS9ZhZXdJ | Many Americans are not prepared for retirement, but there are some cities where there are more seniors that are more prepared for retirement than others , finds a report from SmartAsset.
In order to rank the places, Smartasset looked at retirement income, food stamp reliance for seniors, the poverty rate for seniors, the homeownership rate for seniors, the percent of seniors with retirement income, the housing-cost-burdened rate for seniors and housing costs as a percent of retirement income.
Arizona has three different cities on the list, more than any other state. Large cities scored poorly on the list. The top 10 cities are, starting from number 10 are Colorado Springs, Colorado; Virginia Beach, Virginia; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Lexington, Kentucky; Mesa, Arizona; Anchorage, Alaska; Sun City, Arizona; Surprise, Arizona; Huntsville, Alabama, and the city where seniors are most financially prepared is The Villages, Florida. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdXU5qsBC8zW3yr5x | Dr George H. Gallup Sr is the Patron of the School of Thinking.
He was Michael Hewitt-Gleeson's mentor and helped with the design of cognetics by impressing upon him the need to measure or notice the CVS (the Current View of the Situation) as a basis for moving to the BVS (the Better View of the Situation).
Dr. Gallup's work stands as one of the first great examples of the practical application of the new field of cognitive science. Among the founders of cognitive science, the work of Gallup, along with that of de Bono and others, may be condsidered fundamental as we evolve into the future with computers.
The late Dr Gallup founded the Gallup Poll at Princeton, New Jersey, which became the world's first system to objectively and scientifically measure public and customer opinion. He was also the inventor of market research and the ultimate saviour of the customer.
The very existence of the Gallup Poll has changed forever the future of the human race. The Gallup Poll makes it increasingly difficult for individuals to claim "I-am-right", to claim they alone "know what's best" for the public now that accurate scientific measurement of the public/customer viewpoint is possible.
As inventor of market research and the Gallup Poll, Dr George Gallup has so empowered the public viewpoint that his invention may be the greatest act of democracy ever performed by any scientist.
His research covered the fields of: Health; Religion; Politics; Journalism; Advertising; Entertainment; Business; Education and Human Thinking. It can be said that no other person in history has ever had the opportunity to notice and record the views of so many humans on so many aspects of their existence, and in so many parts of their world!
Born in Jefferson, Iowa, in 1900, he attended the University of Iowa and spent ten years as a teacher there and at Drake, Northwestern, and Columbia universities. He had a strong interest in education and what could be done to improve it. He had more than ten honorary Doctorate Degrees from colleges and universities around the world. George died at his Switzerland home in 1984.
— Click here for the Gallup World Poll .. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdHs5qdmC6lzywPMh | The Raymond brothers. It's at Hoopshype.
Caron Butler's agent is Mike James.
his agent is the artist formally known as prince.
Nobody here knows Butler's agent, and the info you'll find at the draft express link above is probably the best that can be offered if you want to track him down (which is highly improbable, but good luck). | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUeh3xK7IAEwOJJXSI | Dr. Judkins is a hospital-based doctor in the Nashville area.
Dr. Judkins saw pneumonia patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw kidney failure patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw kidney infection patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw chronic bronchitis patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw bowel obstruction patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw sepsis patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw pancreatitis patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw congestive heart failure (CHF) patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw hyponatremia patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw heart failure patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins saw acute renal failure patients in 2014–2018, but we couldn't determine whether he was a top doctor for the condition in the Nashville area. Learn more.
Dr. Judkins sees patients and can be reached at the following locations. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUfSo5qhLBvG9b_OpX | "Anger is a communicative emotion telling you something isn't quite right and you need to act.
My passion is to help you maximise your personal and professional success and prosperity so that you can thrive and flourish in all areas of your life. I want to help you to use your emotions better, to gain a better understanding of who you are, develop your effective communication skills, and strengthen your abilities. I believe your native self (your true inner being) has the capacity and willingness to function as the driving force to achieving your hopes, dreams and aspirations, but certain blockages throughout life has quashed the liberation of your native self and it's my mission to free you, to help you grow and become the best that you can be.
Why do I coach? Because I believe everyone is important - regardless of their gender, age, race, or social status and this importance includes you. I am full of love and see potential in everyone; even those who seem to struggle in life. I believe we can all contribute positively to mankind in some way, and we all have the right to live in peace and prosperity. However, it saddens me to think there are people in the world who may never thrive or prosper due to the country in which they live, or because of they were born into a dysfunctional family. Nevertheless, I choose to coach people in the hope that they would become peace-makers, or positive influencers or creative innovators, better versions of themselves who could potentially change their world to be an even better place to live in.
I coach because I'm a pioneer, a visionary and a forward thinker: coaching explores goals and ambitions, as well as developing skills and abilities, and boosting performance. Coaching is about moving forward and dealing with issues and challenges before they become major problems.
How did I get into coaching? I have had a truly purposeful life that I believe has equipped me in becoming a successful integrative coach/therapist. Let's just say I had a difficult childhood and I lived my teenage years in a domestic violent household with a narcissistic parent. I wasn't allowed to cry or have emotions and so I learnt from a young age to stuff my feelings, especially anger as there was too much anger in the house anyway. Because of suppressing my emotions, I had fundamentally become emotionally numb and this eventually developed into depression: I had felt desperately alone, disconnected from the world and worthless as a human being. I did not want others to feel this way too and therefore I had decided I wanted to work within mental health. Fortunately, during my childhood and teen years, I had learnt to build up resilience, and so, digging into those reserves allowed me to train as a counsellor and study Psychology at university.
Soon after becoming a counsellor, I extended my training to specialise in anger management and worked mainly with people with anger issues. To keep up to date within the mental health profession, to improve my practice and to increase my knowledge and skillset, I actively continual my professional development, this includes; Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Humanistic Counselling, Stress Management and Life Coaching. I've combined all this training with my own personal experience and developed an evidence-based psychoeducational anger management programme which alleviates and ameliorates anger and promotes personal development.
I am comforted in knowing that what I had been through growing up was not in vain but part of my journey and purpose in helping others.
My main values, beliefs and philosophies.
I tend to speak the truth. Some people can't handle the truth, even though the truth could set them free. For me, I need honest people in my life so that I know where I stand with them, so I can grow and develop. Even when they say hurtful things to me, I value their honesty and feel closer to them. However, I find fake people uncomfortable to be around and it triggers my insecurities because I start to question their authenticity and our relationship.
We are all unique, therefore, we all have differences: different opinions, values, beliefs and philosophies. Some are similar, some may overlap, some are identical, but not one person will have the exact same opinions, values, beliefs or philosophies as another. Your native self will be different to someone else's native self – meaning, what you want to do, how you behave and who you are may offend or influence another. Keep you integrity and refine your native self, rather than change it to suit others.
I am very spiritual, and a practicing born again Christian with an authentic relationship with Jesus. I am a work in progress and don't always follow His teachings or get them right, but I know I am loved, and I believe in the power of the Holy Spirit. This may put some people off from working with me, and I appreciate and respect that. I think it's right and important to disclaim this, as this is a great part of who I am, and my honesty and transparency urges me to share this. I would also like to exclaim that my faith will not be part of or involve working with others (unless specifically requested by you).
"How do you spell love?" Piglet. "You don't spell it, you feel it?" Pooh. It's hard to truly hate someone, when you truly love them. Don't confuse hurt, sadness or anger with hate. You can feel all these emotions and still love. When you truly have love within, you stop seeing the negative actions of another and start seeing the person within. This starts with loving and nurturing your native self. "It's not selfish to want to love and nurture yourself, it's a basic instinct and a need for survival."
I have been married to John for 24 years and we have four children together; Morgan 22, Mason 20, Turaya 11 and Vitoria 9. I'm also a qualified hairdresser, a professional artist and I facilitate a craft group for ladies within my community. I also run my own jewellery making business called Momatuvi, do have a little look in my shop.
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BkiUbr7xK4sA-5Y3rEyg | Tonight at 8 pm, the volleyball team takes on Middlebury in the Silloway Gymnasium at Freeman, and they face off against Hamilton there tomorrow at 2 p.m. The team has played some tough matches this season, and Kim Farris '14 was recently named a NESCAC Player of the Week.
Speaking of Players of the Week, Jesse Warren '15 leads a powerful Cardinal offense tomorrow against a tough Colby squad at 1 p.m. at Corwin Stadium. LaDarius Drew '15 and Kyle Gibson '15 have been a terrific pair running the ball. And we've had the ball a lot because the defense has been awesome so far this year, with Nik Powers'15 recording eight tackles last week against Hamilton. Men's and women's soccer play tomorrow as well, and both teams have been ultra-competitive this year. Victoria Matthews '16 put on a great display this week for the women, and Emmett McConnell '15 in goal was yet another Player of the Week for the men. Field Hockey has simply been tenacious, with Sara Grundy '16 and Sarah Prickett '17 shining in goal. You can see them all play tomorrow (Saturday). | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcuI5qWTA6f4qDHaE | GREEN RIGHTS
ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL RISKS
EXPERT INFORMATION
Independent experts
RA National Legislation
Natural Disaster in Artik Resulting from Non-Assessment of Risks
16:24 July 06, 2016 | Կլիմայի փոփոխություն | Շիրակ
Thus case proved that the decisions and programs adopted for the reduction and management of risks in Armenia are inefficient and the local self-government bodies, as a rule, don't take
Diana Harutyunyan: Climate Change Makes Armenian GDP More Vulernable
15:54 June 13, 2016 | Կլիմայի փոփոխություն | Երեւան
The climate change is making the GDP more vulnerable, as UNDP Climate Change Programme Coordinator Diana Harutyunyan said at the workshop
Delegations of Six Countries Discussing Climate Change Risks in Yerevan
On 13 June a three-day-long workshop dedicated to the exchange of results of Phase 1 of "The Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme" was launched in Yerevan. The programme is implemented as
Bill on Site Development in Forest Covered Areas Not Approved by National Assembly Committee
The Standing Committee of National Assembly on Nature Protection and Agriculture under the chairmanship of Martun Grigoryan didn't approve
On 25 May 525 Cases Recorded Because of Heavy Wind in Morning
12:21 May 25, 2016 | Կլիմայի փոփոխություն | Երեւան
As of 25 May, at 06:00, a total number of 525 cases were recorded in Armenia, out of which 447 in Yerevan
Hayk Harutyunyan: Competitive Tariff Needed for Creating Solar Energy
18:47 May 24, 2016 | Կլիմայի փոփոխություն
"Solar energy is the future of our energy. Everything will start from the marker, and the only prerequisite to have the market is to have competitive prices. If we are able to establish
379 Cases Recorded only in Yerevan Due to Strong Wind
On 23 May alarm signals were recorded in Yerevan because of string wind: from 17:00 to 18:00 the strength of the wind
Energy Deputy Minister Hayk Harutyunyan Obtained Solar Photovoltaic Station Through
Armenia will have legislative and financial conditions for the development of solar energy and soon this sector will have geometrical progression, as
Whether Geothermal Power Plant To Be Constructed in Armenia?
16:08 May 19, 2016 | Կլիմայի փոփոխություն | Սյունիք | Երեւան
The geothermal explorations without drilling at Karkar geothermal site in Syunik Region have been accomplished. The land areas, where drilling will be carried out, have
To What Extent Financial Mechanisms Promote Development of "Green" Energy Policy in Armenia
By joining the global processes of combating climate change, it's urgent for Armenia to transit to "green economy" strategy. Armenia has undertaken a commitment to restrict greenhouse gas emission in the range of
"Green" Energy Funding To Be Increased in Frames of Paris Agreement
In the frames of Paris Agreement 'green' funding will be increased. For example, the World Bank will increase funding in this direction by 1/3, as Tamara Babayan
Whether Armenia Can Reach 20.1% Forestation without External Funding?
If actions directed at the reduction of greenhouse emissions are not carried out in the world, the temperature in Armenia will increase by 3-4 degrees. As a measure for climate change mitigation, Armenia has undertaken to make its forestation 20.1% by
"Climate Forum East" Project Aiming To Make Civil Society Active in Combating Climate Change
"Climate Forum East" Project of the Armenian Red Cross raises awareness on climate change in the communities of Armenia. "In this stage we provide small grants and recently we have signed three contracts with
Why Amendments to Forest Code Initiated: Governmental Body Proposing Amendments Giving Explanations
13:31 April 27, 2016 | Կլիմայի փոփոխություն | Երեւան
"The president of our country assigned us to review and reduce the burden, all those administrative drawbacks, which exist in our country. There was a contradiction between
Nazeli Vardanyan: Amendments to RA Forest Code Bear Huge Risks
On 31 March 2016 the Armenian Government approved RA draft laws "On Making Amendments and Supplements to RA Forest Code" and "On Making Amendment to RA Code on Administrative Violations" and sent to the National Assembly. The amendments envisage permitting site development in forests and to eliminate the concept of a forest ticket
"Armavir Development Center" NGO: Growing Apricot in Ararat Valley Is Almost Inexpedient
16:20 April 25, 2016 | Կլիմայի փոփոխություն | Արմավիր | Երեւան
"Growing apricot in Ararat Valley is almost inexpedient, it's already several years as apricot trees blossom earlier and
The Armenian Delegation was Missing at the Signing Ceremony of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
14:39 April 25, 2016 | Կլիմայի փոփոխություն
The Armenian delegation was missing at the signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in the UN Headquarters on 22 April.
Legalizing Illegal: Business Intends To Get into Armenian Forests
Since 2009 the extent of reforestation works has reduced by 6 times reaching almost zero level in 2015. The Government hasn't allotted even a penny for the reforestation in 2016. Recently the Armenian Government has approved the draft amendments
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BkiUdow5qhDBdYuXfftY | Appendix A. Git Shortcomings
There are some Git issues I've swept under the carpet. Some can be handled easily with scripts and hooks, some require reorganizing or redefining the project, and for the few remaining annoyances, one will just have to wait. Or better yet, pitch in and help!
As time passes, cryptographers discover more and more SHA1 weaknesses. Already, finding hash collisions is feasible for well-funded organizations. Within years, perhaps even a typical PC will have enough computing power to silently corrupt a Git repository.
Hopefully Git will migrate to a better hash function before further research destroys SHA1.
Git on Microsoft Windows can be cumbersome:
Cygwin, a Linux-like environment for Windows, contains a Windows port of Git.
Git for Windows is an alternative requiring minimal runtime support, though a few of the commands need some work.
If your project is very large and contains many unrelated files that are constantly being changed, Git may be disadvantaged more than other systems because single files are not tracked. Git tracks changes to the whole project, which is usually beneficial.
A solution is to break up your project into pieces, each consisting of related files. Use git submodule if you still want to keep everything in a single repository.
Some version control systems force you to explicitly mark a file in some way before editing. While this is especially annoying when this involves talking to a central server, it does have two benefits:
Diffs are quick because only the marked files need be examined.
One can discover who else is working on the file by asking the central server who has marked it for editing.
With appropriate scripting, you can achieve the same with Git. This requires cooperation from the programmer, who should execute particular scripts when editing a file.
Since Git records project-wide changes, reconstructing the history of a single file requires more work than in version control systems that track individual files.
The penalty is typically slight, and well worth having as other operations are incredibly efficient. For example, git checkout is faster than cp -a, and project-wide deltas compress better than collections of file-based deltas.
Creating a clone is more expensive than checking out code in other version control systems when there is a lengthy history.
The initial cost is worth paying in the long run, as most future operations will then be fast and offline. However, in some situations, it may be preferable to create a shallow clone with the --depth option. This is much faster, but the resulting clone has reduced functionality.
Git was written to be fast with respect to the size of the changes. Humans make small edits from version to version. A one-liner bugfix here, a new feature there, emended comments, and so forth. But if your files are radically different in successive revisions, then on each commit, your history necessarily grows by the size of your whole project.
There is nothing any version control system can do about this, but standard Git users will suffer more since normally histories are cloned.
The reasons why the changes are so great should be examined. Perhaps file formats should be changed. Minor edits should only cause minor changes to at most a few files.
Or perhaps a database or backup/archival solution is what is actually being sought, not a version control system. For example, version control may be ill-suited for managing photos periodically taken from a webcam.
If the files really must be constantly morphing and they really must be versioned, a possibility is to use Git in a centralized fashion. One can create shallow clones, which checks out little or no history of the project. Of course, many Git tools will be unavailable, and fixes must be submitted as patches. This is probably fine as it's unclear why anyone would want the history of wildly unstable files.
Another example is a project depending on firmware, which takes the form of a huge binary file. The history of the firmware is uninteresting to users, and updates compress poorly, so firmware revisions would unnecessarily blow up the size of the repository.
In this case, the source code should be stored in a Git repository, and the binary file should be kept separately. To make life easier, one could distribute a script that uses Git to clone the code, and rsync or a Git shallow clone for the firmware.
Some centralized version control systems maintain a positive integer that increases when a new commit is accepted. Git refers to changes by their hash, which is better in many circumstances.
But some people like having this integer around. Luckily, it's easy to write scripts so that with every update, the central Git repository increments an integer, perhaps in a tag, and associates it with the hash of the latest commit.
Every clone could maintain such a counter, but this would probably be useless, since only the central repository and its counter matters to everyone.
Empty subdirectories cannot be tracked. Create dummy files to work around this problem.
The current implementation of Git, rather than its design, is to blame for this drawback. With luck, once Git gains more traction, more users will clamour for this feature and it will be implemented.
A stereotypical computer scientist counts from 0, rather than 1. Unfortunately, with respect to commits, git does not adhere to this convention. Many commands are unfriendly before the initial commit. Additionally, some corner cases must be handled specially, such as rebasing a branch with a different initial commit.
Git would benefit from defining the zero commit: as soon as a repository is constructed, HEAD would be set to the string consisting of 20 zero bytes. This special commit represents an empty tree, with no parent, at some time predating all Git repositories.
Then running git log, for example, would inform the user that no commits have been made yet, instead of exiting with a fatal error. Similarly for other tools.
Every initial commit is implicitly a descendant of this zero commit.
However there are some problem cases unfortunately. If several branches with different initial commits are merged together, then rebasing the result requires substantial manual intervention.
For commits A and B, the meaning of the expressions "A..B" and "A…B" depends on whether the command expects two endpoints or a range. See git help diff and git help rev-parse. | commoncrawl | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUc6U5qsBC2t5soOTV | This has been in the pipeline for the last 2 years ever since I wanted to rent a bike while on a summer holiday in Tavira in the Algarve, Portugal. Unfortunately for me and my wife all the bikes were booked up for that week. Now we all know there is no better way to explore a new area than by bicycle so I thought to myself the next time I go on holidays I want to make sure I don't miss out on my bicycle rental again.
After doing a bit of research I discovered there was no central hub where you could go and check out what bike rental or bike tours are available and most individual bike shops didn't have a booking function on their websites.
So two years later we bring you eurbike.com. Initially covering England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland and Rep. Ireland with plans to expand into mainland Europe and beyond, it is now possible to pre book your bike rental or bike tour, so you, like me, wont miss out on that all important bicycle rental again. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUa-fxK1yAgWay21gS | Holthinrichs inspiration
Architectural inspiration
As the son of an artist and an automotive engineer, I grew up in an inspiring reality of art and classic cars, which inevitably stimulated a strong imagination and a passion for both design and technology.
Through drawing and sketching I discovered my creativity and became intrigued by the power of lines, proportions and perspective.
Since my childhood, I wanted to become an architect, and so I went to study Architecture in Delft and in Paris, where I became heavily influenced by the sense of style and craftsmanship found in historical examples from Art-Nouveau and Art-Deco.
I developed an obsession for detailing and for the architectural ornament: objects in which the architect can show his sense of beauty through artistic expression and craftsmanship.
But while in modern architecture there is a constant debate about the legitimacy of the ornament as an added aesthetical element of artistic or symbolic expression, and almost no room for the abstract definition of beauty, I discovered through my personal watch collection that watches are all about these things, and that they are perhaps the most powerful objects through which one can express one's style, values and personality.
This realization made me want to dedicate my life to designing and to making watches.
As a tribute to the architecture that inspires me so much, and to emphasize my motives and passion for both architecture watchmaking, my watches are named after the architectural ornament.
Architecture & The ornament Architecture & the ornament
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BkiUfczxK7Ehm308rtvV | INFOGRAPHIC: Protected Sharks and Rays of the Philippines
During Imperial China, there was a simple bowl dish borne out of careful preparation and exotic taste that held such significance in people's palate. The delicacy was rare and beyond delectable, which made the populace, from the commoners to the emperors, fancy it as a staple on their tables on weddings, banquets, and other special gatherings.
Considered as one of the eight treasured foods from the sea, this soup—the shark's fin soup—became a cornerstone of Chinese cuisine.
As it is both a culinary and cultural treasure, the shark's fin soup remains a sought-after entrée until today. However, amid the prestige and palatability, there lies in its production an ugly truth that leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
Procuring the main ingredient for the soup entails shark finning, the act of slicing off the fins of a live shark. The dismembered shark, rendered helpless and mobility-impaired, is then thrown back into the sea to suffer a slow and agonizing death. Shark fins are also in demand in the global trade for making so-called medicinal products.
Shark finning is a major cause of the continuous decline of the shark population, and the Philippines is not an exemption to this ecological concern. This is why the Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines (MWWP) has been working closely with other like-minded groups to create awareness and promote protection not only for sharks but also rays and other sea creatures playing a role in the preservation of the country's marine ecosystems.
Aside from publishing a primer on the response and rescue for sharks and rays, MWWP also came up with a set of infographics enumerating and describing sharks and rays protected by law.
Currently, the whale shark and giant manta ray are protected nationally, but, according to MWWP, there is a proposed bill in congress aiming to cover all sharks and rays.
The complete MWWP list with supplementary visuals can be accessed below:
Infographic by Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines
What to Do When You See Marine Turtles on the Beach
WHERE TO SWIM WITH TURTLES IN THE PHILIPPINES
11 Tourist Spots for Your ILOCOS NORTE ITINERARY
TOP 10 HOTELS IN TUGUEGARAO
TOP 6 RESORTS IN SIPALAY CITY
ALL DRONE UP: Philippines From the Sky by Frédéric Bussière (Video)
The Footprints Project
Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines
Protected Sharks in the Philippines
Sharks in the Philippines
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APO ISLAND, NEGROS ORIENTAL: Swimming with Turtles (Video)
Karlo Jose Pineda
Karlo is a Journalism alumnus from the University of Santo Tomas. He was a contributor for the Philippine Daily Inquirer and FHM Philippines. Some of his poems have appeared on the Philippines Graphic and and Dapitan, the official literary folio of UST's Faculty of Arts and Letters. He works full-time as a senior affiliate marketing specialist, plays the drums, and dances hip-hop. Traveling to new places is his favorite way to unwind from the humdrum of corporate life. Follow him on Instagram: @kjosepineda.
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BkiUdU_xaJiQn_Iny21a | …loves to do?….LEARN, CREATE & TEACH!
Our Penguin Sensory Tub was a huge hit. The children enjoyed the sensory experience.
Our dinosaurs in snow sensory tub.
My students used air dry clay to make these volcanoes. These were made during the Dinosaur Theme.
I used an Ikea tub with lid along with battery operated emergency light to make my light table. The children just love it. They use pattern blocks to make various objects on the light table. It is very light and portable as compared to the one that needs an electricity supply.
Today we discussed the water cycle during our science lesson. My co-teacher Ms. Julie prepared this display. Students put the cutouts as we discussed. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUe8HxK6EuNCverRlK | Under two new pilot schemes, designed to improve access to the digital-technology sector, more than 200 state-school pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds will be given the opportunity to learn computer code.
The Sutton Trust has launched two new programmes that aim to address the skills shortages in the technology sector. Recent research conducted by the Trust identified significant access barriers stopping non-privileged young people from pursuing careers in the sector. Specifically, it found that these pupils, unlike their better-off peers, were not exposed to information about coding from a young age.
The Imperial Sutton Scholars project will aim to help pupils between the ages of 11 and 14 to learn more about coding, programming and how these skills can be applied in the field. A second programme, Pathways to Coding, is designed to teach coding and programming skills to pupils aged between 16 and 18. Furthermore, these pupils will be offered e-mentoring, talks and campus coding days.
In addition to coding and programming, the 220 secondary school pupils will be provided with advice to help them access jobs in the technology sector.
The research also found that disadvantaged pupils were missing out on jobs in the tech sector due to an under-representation in science, technology, engineering and maths degree courses. Large technology companies tend to favour graduates with those qualifications when it comes to employment. Disadvantaged pupils also lacked the financial resources to take the risks inherent in working for a start-up company.
There are currently around 1.5 million jobs in the digital sector in the UK, 400,000 of which involve coding. It is estimated that there will be 100,000 new coding jobs by 2020.
Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust, said the digital sector looked likely to offer financially rewarding careers to many pupils. "But we need to make sure that these opportunities are available to all young people, not just those from better-off backgrounds," he said. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUbB85jDKDyE8-Kizt | 'Happiness and wellbeing' should be our top priority, not economic growth
March 20 is International Day of Happiness, which aims to shift attitudes away from a growing economy being considered as progress, and instead focus on increasing human happiness and wellbeing.
The annual celebration was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, when it adopted a resolution to better capture the importance of happiness and wellbeing in development in its public policies.
The UN invited member states to recognise "the need for a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable development, poverty eradiation, happiness and the well-being of all peoples".
The weaknesses of using GDP as a sole measure of prosperity and success have long been debated. Many argue that a wide range of factors should be considered, from education and healthcare to poverty and happiness.
The Worldwatch Institute has previously described using GDP alone as "woefully inadequate". A report from the organisation in January argued that most approaches to global economic health fail to take into account the impact on the environment, natural resources and society.
Academic Victor Anderson published a book in 1991 in which he said GDP gave a misleading picture and did not take into account environmental or social circumstances. Despite his arguments, and that of other academics and researchers, GDP continues to be the most widely used economic indicator. Anderson's book was reissued in 2013, which he described as "depressing" because it showed how little progress had been made in the last two decades.
There are a number of alternative indexes that have been developed to show how areas outside of the economy have progressed in different countries. The Human Development Index (HDI), from the UN, was designed to place a focus on people-centric polices over national income.
The organisation argues, "National wealth has the potential to expand people's choices. However, it may not. The manner in which countries spend their wealth, not the wealth itself, is decisive.
"Moreover, an excessive obsession with the creation of material wealth can obscure the ultimate objective of enriching human lives."
For example, despite the UK having the sixth largest economy in the world when measured by GDP, it ranks 26th on the latest HDI.
Another alternative, the Happy Planet Index (HPI), measures the extent to which countries deliver long, happy, sustainable lives for their population. The 2012 HPI ranked countries based on the health and happiness they produce per unit of environmental output.
The UK was ranked 41st out of 151 countries, falling behind states that are not typically associated with wealth, such Costa Rica and Vietnam.
A poll commissioned by Action for Happiness for the International Day of Happiness found that 87% of UK adults said they would prefer the "greatest overall happiness and wellbeing" to the "greatest overall wealth" for the society they live in.
The findings were broadly consistent across all regions, age groups and social classes. They demonstrate that whilst economic growth often appears to be prioritised by governments this isn't the top priority for the public.
Dr Mark Williamson, director at Action for Happiness, said, "The economy dominates our political and social discussions, but this survey shows that happiness is more important to people.
"The vast majority of people would prefer society to be happier rather than richer. So we need to spend less time focusing on the size of the economy and more time focusing on how to help people live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives."
When asked what changes they thought would most increase overall happiness and wellbeing in the UK, 45% of survey respondents said "more equality between rich and poor". Reports published this week found that wealth inequality in Britain is continuing to widen and has an effect on the economy, costing the UK £39 billion a year.
Research from Oxfam found that the five richest families in the UK are wealthier than the bottom 20% of the population. The gap has widen in the last two decades with the wealthiest 0.1% seeing their income grow nearly four times faster than that of the poorer 90% of the population.
LSE economist and co-founder of Action for Happiness Lord Richard Layrad said, "Our national priorities are clearly out of touch with what really matters to people.
"Our top priority should be people's overall happiness and wellbeing. Above all, we should give more attention to mental health, supporting positive family and community relationship and creating a more trusting society."
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BkiUgBfxK7kjXIK5uXoE | Too Hard
DESIGNER: Stewart Coffin
MATERIAL: Mahogany, Birch
EDITION: 61 Copies Released
I've long been a fan of Coffin's angled stick puzzles. They're tricky, beautiful when assembled, and unique among interlocking puzzles. The angles are very confusing which leads to a fantastic ah-ha moment!
"Too Hard" is the second and more difficult angled stick offering for this update. Initially, it appears to have the same shape as the Pineapple Pile, but a trick appears when attempting to construct that shape. One of the three longer sticks has the holes drilled in a reversed mirror orientation; thus the solver is forced to find another approach. This puzzle was originally designed as an IPP exchange puzzle but was deemed "too hard", hence the name. It has never been produced before.
Construction of this puzzle is excellent, with a precise fit. The holes are very accurately drilled and located with little tearout; a formidable challenge when working with round stock.
61 copies made for sale, each signed and dated. This puzzle is shipped misassembled.
R.F.
Unfortunate that these arent more popular
This is truly a great puzzle. The satisfaction of these types of puzzles is really high, and it's a total brain destroyer. Even with using the photo, it's hard to conceptualize and reproduce. But maybe that's just me. This puzzle is truly TOO HARD..... but also TOO AWESOME
Too Hard?
Well this is something different for me but a must have. A Stewart Coffin design and a Cubic Dissection precision production. There are other angled stick puzzles out there but this is a new one and it's pretty tough. The wood is lovely and the round shape of the pieces provides something different to think about. Get this one to stay on top of your game or up to date with your collection!
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BkiUc4Y4eIZijkByyG-G | West London News
Mum insists murdered Wembley rapper Smalls had 'changed his life for the better'
Craig Small's mother Carol says her son was a peacemaker and didn't deserve to lose his life
17:53, 9 JUL 2019
Craig Small was also known by his rap name Smalls (Image: Metropolitan Police)
The mum of rapper Smalls who was killed in a shooting in Wembley has called him a "peacemaker" who had "changed his life for the better".
"Silence empowers this violence," Carol Small added in a tribute to her 32-year-old son Craig Small, who was shot outside a shop in Harrow Road, in Monks Park, on Friday night (July 5) at around 8.10pm.
On Sunday, flowers, candles and Chelsea flags were left at the spot where the local rapper was killed, by loved ones and friends in Wembley .
On the pavement in chalk a message "RIP Smalls" was also written.
Candles were lit at the scene in memory of Smalls after he was killed (Image: David Nathan)
Local Met Police officers were accompanied to the scene of the shooting by armed police who dealt with Craig's gunshot injuries before he was rushed to a North London hospital.
He died there a short while later.
Police say his family are being supported by specialist officers.
A post-mortem examination will be held in due course.
Candles and flowers have been left in memory of Smalls (Image: David Nathan)
Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command, in partnership with Brent Police, are investigating the shooting of the rapper, who was part of UK music collective USG and featured on K Koke's song Bizzy on his YouTube channel in 2017, which got nearly 2 million views.
No arrests have been made yet by the team and their enquiries continue.
In her tribute, Craig's mother Carol admitted "Craig had a past", but added that he "meant everything to us".
She said: "He was a loving son, a father, an uncle, he was a peacemaker. He was the soul of the family, he lit up the room and now the light has gone.
"Our family are broken by this, we urge everyone with information to come forward. Silence empowers this violence.
The spot where Smalls was shot dead (Image: David Nathan)
"It is time for this to stop, we need to stand together to put an end to this. Please can anyone who knows anything come forward, we need to stand up now.
"Craig had a past but he had changed his life for the better, he was moving in the right direction. His life has been taken senselessly, he did nothing to deserve this."
Detective Chief Inspector Helen Rance, who is leading the investigation, said: "A young man has been shot and killed and we need the public's help to find those responsible and Craig's family need the support of the community.
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"If you want, you can call Crimestoppers and you do not have to tell them who you are, but I would implore anyone with information to make that call. We all need to rise to the challenge and bring Craig's killers to justice."
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BkiUdabxK7IDPXIhnYhK | The 200-hp, 2.0-liter turbocharged GTI appeared as a "concept" at the Frankfurt show, just as lesser models of the fifth-generation Golf were about to go on sale in Germany. The GTI will be the first of the new Golfs to arrive in the U.S., and that won't be until early in 2005.
Car and Driver was among the first to drive the new Golf. Although our general conclusions should apply to the U.S. version—and the new Jetta sedan that will arrive here a few months later—the engine lineup will be different from that of the European launch models.
Evolution not revolution is the watchword at Volkswagen. The Golf series started in 1974 and has now overtaken the VW Beetle with more than 21.5 million total sales. Over 30 years the style has changed a lot, but from one model to the next the changes are more subtle. From gen four to gen five, you need to take a second glance to be sure you're seeing something new. Volkswagen likes it that way. No surprises, just a policy of continual improvement.
This is, however, a completely new car and, like its predecessors, forms the basis for a whole range of models from Volkswagen and its companion marques Audi, SEAT, and So koda. The Golf is VW's talisman and has at various times been Europe's bestselling car. But in the U.S. it takes second place to the Jetta—which isn't a great success back home in Germany.
The new Golf's mission was to increase the car's accommodations and quality and also to match the driving standards set in this class by the Ford Focus. So, as we have already seen with the new Audi A3, the Golf structure (80 percent stiffer than before) has given up its torsion-beam rear axle for an independent multilink arrangement featuring trailing arms, just as on the Focus. The steering has electric power assistance, and the Golf comes with electronic stability control standard. The interaction of these two systems makes for some sophisticated moves, such as automatic steering correction if the vehicle is deflected by a crosswind. Six-speed gearboxes are now the norm—both manual and automatic.
The result is a car that shows more confidence than its predecessor, can corner faster and more safely with less fuss, but is too sanitized to be really entertaining to drive. The quality of the cabin fittings is hard to fault, but they don't look very special. The new Golf has grown by a couple of inches, and the wheelbase, at 101.5 inches, is 2.2 inches longer than before. This has translated directly into extra passenger space, mostly in the rear seat.
The first European models have the 1.6-liter FSI (gasoline direct injection) or one of two diesel engines, the more modern of which is a 2.0-liter, 16-valve TDI developing 138 hp. Expect that diesel to be offered in the U.S. The GTI's 200-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter FSI engine will also make it to the States. So will the 3.2-liter VR6 in a new Golf R32. The Golf/Jetta's base powerplant will be a 2.5-liter inline five making 170 pound-feet of torque. VW says this five-cylinder is in effect half the Lamborghini Gallardo's V-10, but with only 150 hp, it makes far less than half the power. | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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She first met Lord Sero on a mission to find allies for a group she was apart of. His interests seemed to be the same as her group's. So she made an ally of him. They became friends, then after the fall of that group she remained near him, with nothing better to do at the time. After a time their interest in each other became romanic. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbTE5qg5A50uBv72e | Mark Mullins may refer to:
Mark Mullins (economist) (born 1961), former executive director of the Fraser Institute
Mark Mullins (hurler), retired Irish hurler
Mark Mullins (politician), Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate
Mark Mullins (musician), New Orleans trombone player of Bonerama and Galactic
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BkiUdKjxK3YB9m3uvpl3 | Home » Archives for Phyllis of SOIL
Author: Phyllis of SOIL
Potluck, film and discussion on proposed pipeline endangering the Fox, Rock, Illinois and Kishwaukee Rivers.
Do you paddle on the Illinois, Rock, Fox, Kishwaukee, or South Kishwaukee Rivers? Imagine arriving for a lovely paddle and being turned away because of an oil spill in the river! The first step in protecting the rivers that you love is to find out what is threatening them, so come and learn about a proposed new pipeline that Enbridge, a Canadian oil pipeline company, wants to put through northern Illinois. You have two opportunities: Monday, June 17 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St., Sycamore, IL, or Tuesday, June 18, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Ottawa Campus of the Illinois Valley Community College, 321 W. Main St., Ottawa, in Room 105. These events, sponsored by Save Our Illinois Land (SOIL), are free and open to the public. http://saveourillinoisland.org/
Both events will start with a potluck (bring a dish to pass – store bought food is OK – and your own place setting (but we'll bring disposables just in case). After supper we'll watch a short (38 minute) film called "Pipe Dreams." Made a few years ago, it's about the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline that TransCanada is still trying to put through the Sand Hills of Nebraska. The issues are the same as the ones we face in Illinois:
the danger to rivers and creeks if there were to be a spill of the toxic cargo planned to flow through both the KXL and the "Line 61 twin," aka Line 66 that would go through the counties of Boone, DeKalb, LaSalle and Livingston;
the danger to groundwater, farmland, humans and animals; and
the taking of land by eminent domain for private gain.
After the film, we'll have a discussion about Line 66, what it would mean for residents and visitors to northern Illinois, and how we can stop it. Please join us! For more info, contact Phyllis at phyllisofsoil@gmail.com or call her at 608-628-2605.
For more info on how a tar sands spill into a river can be devastating, read this article from St.Croix 360, that refers to the Kalamazoo River spill in July 2010, where almost a million gallons of tar sands, mixed with toxic, carcinogenic, flammable "diluents" including benzene and hydrogen sulfide, fouled 35 miles of that river and 4435 acres of shoreline.
https://www.stcroix360.com/2014/10/oil-water-pipeline-to-triple-flows-under-st-croix-headwaters/
For a shorter article in Wikipedia, go here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalamazoo_River_oil_spil
Though some people say "You can't stop a pipeline," it's a new day in America, and many pipelines have been stopped by citizen opposition. Check out this map that shows the 28 pipelines that were cancelled just in 2015 and 2016!
https://www.mythinkenergy.com/canceled-pipeline-construction-projects
Paddlers know what a valuable and fragile resource rivers are – please join SOIL in taking action now to protect them!
by Phyllis of SOIL
Illinois Recreational Access Program – IRAP
By Sigrid Pilgrim With efforts to develop water trails on a number of Illinois Rivers – we wanted to let you know about the IRAP Program by IDNR. This program leases private property throughout the state for semi-controlled public access for outdoor recreational opportunities. Currently, there are three such access sites for non-motorized craft in …More | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
BkiUbi85qsFAfu5d6LPE | HomeSchool NewsLowell High SchoolLowell High School Musical Opening Weekend Approaches
Lowell High School Musical Opening Weekend Approaches
03/07/2018 Amanda Schrauben Lowell High School, School News 0
Some time ago, it was announced The Little Mermaid would be the spring musical at Lowell High School. Warmer weather is becoming more consistent, animals are emerging from a winter's sleep, and audiences will soon be able to follow Ariel's adventures under the sea and on land. Spring is in the air!
Amanita Fahrni directs cast and crew alongside pit director Tim Haan to bring characters to life, live on stage for two weekends at the Lowell Performing Arts Center.
Months of Preparation
Final touches are being made to the set, performances, costumes, and everything else involved in putting on a production. But the process began months ago. Auditions were held and the cast list was revealed just before Christmas break. For over two months cast, crew, and orchestra have been learning their roles. Performers in the wings and under the stage are just as important as those under the lights with lines, part of the chorus or just holding a prop.
Crew members work on designing and building sets as well as incorporating microphone use and proper lighting for each scene. The orchestra practices music, and of course the cast memorizes lines, songs, and dance moves. Eventually all of these pieces come together and a show is born.
Eden Nethercott plays Ariel. Photo courtesy of Shannon Pontius.
Eden Nethercott is a senior at Lowell High School. She plays the spunky, determined teenager Ariel. "Theater is a magical place. Being a part of it means transforming into a different person and taking the audience into a brand new world." Her performance as the youngest of King Triton's daughters is outstanding. Nethercott has been performing since she was three and has been part of every Lowell High School production while attending the school. "There is nothing like the feeling of being on stage. I wouldn't trade it for the world."
It still takes practice making sure everyone is working together effortlessly, hitting cues and not hitting cast or other crew members if you're part of the team moving set pieces around – oftentimes in low-light conditions. And as they say, practice makes perfect. Or at least as perfect as possible. To the audience it's likely a minor hiccup will go unnoticed. All of the students and adults involved in the production dedicate months of their lives to be able to lure an audience into their story.
The Little Mermaid, originally a book penned by Hans Christian Anderson, and brought to the big screen by Disney in 1989, is filled with songs you can't help but sing along to or at least tap a foot or bob your head to the beat.
Quinn Duhr portrays Scuttle. Photo courtesy of Shannon Pontius.
King Triton, played by senior Kenny Stump, is a strict father who pushes his youngest daughter to make a questionable deal with a sea witch. Ursula, played by senior Keana Fahrni, along with her sidekicks Flotsam and Jetsam, portrayed by senior Justin Plunkett and sophomore Isiah Perysian respectively, convince Ariel to sign a contract in the name of love. Prince Eric, played by senior Ryan Noffke, is the object of her affection. Juniors Savanna Dempsey and Ivan Reynolds become Sebastian and Flounder, who try and keep Ariel out of trouble and remain on King Triton's good side. Their banter throughout the show are sure to produce laughs.
It will be hard not to keep a smile on your face from the first line through to the final curtain call while taking in memorable characters, sets made with attention to detail, and music to enhance the atmosphere.
Nethercott's red hair makes her a perfect fit for Ariel, but it was also her acting skills, voice, and experience which landed her the role. "The cast, crew, directors, and pit band have all been working so hard to make this production spectacular. We are so excited to take the audience with us into the world of The Little Mermaid. We can't wait to see you!" Her sentiments are shared by all those involved in the production. They're proud of their work and are eager to show off their talent.
Tickets are still available online for purchase. Reserved seats are $10 online or $12 at the door. The Little Mermaid will be performed in the Lowell Performing Arts Center located at 11700 Vergennes. Performances are March 9, 10, 11, 16, and 17. Friday and Saturday shows start at 7pm and the Sunday mantinee begins at 2pm.
Good luck and break a leg to the cast and crew of The Little Mermaid!
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BkiUgAPxK4sA-46xQptG | Short plays - one minute, ten minutes, fifteen minutes... take your pick.
When an aging gay man asks a street-wise kid if he needs a lift home, is he prepared to go where the dangerous young man is about to take him?
A widow and a clerk working the grave-yard shift discover the secret to life might be as obvious as a box hanging on a rack at the local Wallgreen's.
Howard's very non-traditional wedding is just a week away. Everything is ready... except the bed.
It's Christmas Eve and Pete, the family patriarch, has gone missing. Why would anyone not want to be with their loving family during such an important time of the year? | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbj05qhDACqrAOX7H | Well the weekend is officially here and it's time to do what I love to do and that would be play paintball. The place will be Gator paintball in Hudson, our home field and the group should be about 10 or so. The team has hit about 20 players but some won't be able to make it. As always fun will be had by all…… even those who aren't part of the team love it and always have a blast. I'm super excited because I'll get to use my new paintball gun for the first time. It's a limited edition Dye Black/Gold NT 11 that I was able to get thru a friend. I've been searching for one for about a year or so and became aware of its presence around World Cup 2012. I've been saving ever since and luckily my friend still had it when I finally got the money so I feel like it was meant to be. For those who don't know much about paintball guns I guess an easy way to compare it for women to understand would be comparing it to a limited edition Coach purse.
What do you love to do with your Sundays? Who do you generally share this time with? | c4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUgEDxK02iP1lCaAmn | Proc. Linn. Soc. i. (1840) 53; et Trans. Linn. Soc. xviii. (1840) 432. t. 29.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Heliamphora nutans in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 09-Oct-10.
For more multimedia, look at Heliamphora nutans on Wikimedia Commons.
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BkiUbKc5i7PA9KOTUCmR | Lisa Hilton: "Nocturnal
8:00 PM - 11:59 PM Joe Henderson Lab at San Francisco Jazz Center
Date: March 24, 2016 to March 24, 2016
Where: Joe Henderson Lab at San Francisco Jazz Center, 201 Franklin St, San Francisco, California, United States, 94102
Ticket Price: 10.00
Called "the Lioness of Jazz" by JazzReview, Lisa Hilton is one of the most acclaimed women instrumentalists in the genre today. Playing a cool West Coast style of jazz influenced by Miles Davis and Stan Getz, Hilton has accompanied such jazz luminaries as Larry Grenadier, Christian McBride, J.D. Allen and more. Acclaimed for her instantly recognizable, distinctive style of playing, she was praised by Downbeat for "the sheer beauty of her playing," and claims Muddy Waters, Green Day and Stravinsky among her influences. In January, Hilton debuted her new record, Nocturnal, at Carnegie Hall. Now's your chance to hear her perform Nocturnal's "sound paintings" locally, at San Francisco Jazz Center.
Click here for more details or to purchase tickets. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUbe85qsJBjlIh2Ko4 | With the exception of two industries- chemicals & energy and aerospace & defense- every other has seen an increase in R & D spending in 2018. Four of these industries tend to dominate the list of the top twenty spenders. These four industries – healthcare, auto, software & internet and computing & electronics- also account for 76% of the total R & D taking place. In the last of the industries mentioned, a third of it may be attributed to the two giants Apple and Samsung alone. Spending on business research and development also varies depending on the region. China and Europe account for 34% and 14% of the total spend worldwide. One thing that the best of the innovators get right is the alignment between their innovation and corporate strategy. A company- wide cultural support is provided to this innovation strategy. Innovations are based on insights emanating from customers themselves. The top management of such companies gets directly involved in the process. They also tightly control the innovation project selection.
Billions of dollars' worth spending takes place each year by governments and private corporation towards business innovation. However, more often than not this ends up frustrating the proponents, due to the extremely low success rates. A lot of money instead gets diverted towards attention-grabbing activities such as new service systems, different business model or newer customer experiences. This innovation must be considered from two ways. One is the Innovation Capacity, while the other is the Innovation Ability. The former as the name suggests is about the ability to churn innovations. This depends on the current staff and the industry one is based in. The second is about the internal mechanism in place, which can drive innovations. The second is usually more important as evidenced through multiple cases, such as that of Nokia during its crises years. The value drivers need to be analyzed from the prism of this innovation ability. Ultimately, no such drive will succeed without the premise that all of this is for shared value creation.
There is a lot common then meets the eye between Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, James Dyson and the Wright Brothers. They all orginated groundbreaking innovations, yet they had all failed initially. It was out of tremendous perseverance, that they were able to get their developments off the ground. Companies similarly need to create such an environment to support and reward business innovations. An enabling infrastructure needs to be curated likewise. Any projects that are ideated need the necessary space and time to develop. These innovations must not be seen as end goals themselves, but as part of the learning curve. The kaizen philosophy has to be followed in this. These innovations must be managed with clear structured rules of the game being defined from the very start. A knowledge base needs to be curated to help the participants as well as to track their new insights gained.
Five questions need to be posed before one makes the leap towards innovation. The first is to understand whether the stated business innovation can sustain or disrupt. The next one is about the nature of collaboration in case needed. The said innovation may not yet be ready to arrive into the mainstream, so may start off with pilot runs. Some breakthroughs are more ambitious, so the level of the same has to be clarified. A lot of times, it is numerous small steps that come together to bring on a transformative innovation. Finally, one has to put aside what ideas are being tested and the methods for doing the same.
As aesthetics have become such a key component of business, customer-centric product designs are now being curated. One such breakthrough in design thinking is the focus on detail and durability by Osprey. Similarly, Dyson has developed a more convenient vacuum cleaner. The Netflix show Black Mirror created an interactive episode with the viewers. OXO Good Grips has worked on inclusiveness by making itsproducts accessible to all. Intuit's Quick Books has helped smaller businesses use accounting software more easily. A business innovation brought to the market by Thrive Market was simply into healthier products. Shake Shack meanwhile has come up with its best burger till date. The combination of beauty and function has worked wonders for the users of Beats by Dre products. Samsung's new TV called The Frame is a milestone in design works, as it is literally art. The work of Pull-ups has been especially commendable. Its innovations have helped parents, while also allowing toddlers to feel all grown up.
Retail is one industry which is evolving fast. The downfall of iconic brands such as Sears and Toys R Us might lead one to fear these changes, but in fact it is merely a churn and not an overall decline for the industry. Forbes has released its eighth annual 30 Under 30 for the retail segment. On top is the husband-wife duo of Kory and Mallory Stevens who cofounded Taft. NBA star Dwayne Wade is a key patron, and Taft has received decent angel funding investment. Eric Huang and Steven Mazur are inducted into the list thanks to their business innovation in men's dressing for those below 5'8" in height through Ash & Erie. Also on the list is Jenna Kerner who along with Wharton MBA alumnus Jane Fisher started off Harper Wilde. The list is diverse and inclusive. Some of the other key members included are Kimberley Ho, Karissa Bodnar, Paul Michaux, Melanie Masarin, MichaleKrakaris, Jessica Schinazi, Shan-Lyn Ma and the Bercaw sisters- Caroline and Isabel.
One of the reasons for the spread of bias which then affects decision making is the dominance of the insider views. While estimating the success or failure and the financial implications of any project, team leaders and strategists tend to take in the data of only those factors within their control, while promptly ignoring extraneous factors beyond control. To get the 'outside view', one has to start by building reference classes. The purpose of this is to minimize the occurrences of surprises once the project hits the ground running. A good example of the inability to build such reference classes is with EMI's foray in to the CT scanner. Since they only took in the internal view, which was all hunky-dory, by the time the product was launched, there were several competitors who had already launched theirs. This business intelligence needs to be collected on the market and competitors to develop a better market strategy. And contrary to popular perception, the time needed to build these reference classes isn't so much. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUe2_xK6Ot9UjEC4GH | Chelsea FC: Premier League
Chelsea cannot afford to lose another game after Manchester City
Top four on the line, and zero margin for error.
By David Pasztor@D_Peezy Feb 26, 2018, 4:32pm GMT
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Chelsea, having won just 8 points from 21 possible since the turn of the new year, dropped out of the top four for the first time since the eighth game of the season after Sunday's loss to Manchester United, and while that was always a likely outcome of that particular game, combined with other less likely losses thus far this season — take you pick: Burnley, Crystal Palace, West Ham, Bournemouth, Watford — Chelsea have been left with zero margin for error if we are to make it back to the Champions League next season.
With the loss, the Blues enter the final quarter of the 2017-18 season two points behind Spurs in fourth and four points behind Liverpool in third. Let's not even worry about United. But while that doesn't sound too concerning yet, Chelsea take on Manchester City next weekend, which we can safely assume will be another zero pointer. All other top four teams have very winnable games on tap, which likely means that Chelsea will be starting at a deficit of five points to Spurs and the last top-four spot.
Race for the top four. Arsenal out of it. Chelsea vs. Spurs on 1st April may prove pivotal. pic.twitter.com/6uo0x9YwkM
— Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed) February 25, 2018
What does that mean? It means that Chelsea will basically have to win out. Or win at least 7 of the last 9 and draw the rest — with the assumption that 76 points will be enough for fourth — including the head-to-head six-pointers against Spurs and Liverpool. On the plus side, both of those games will be at the Bridge (April 1 and May 5, respectively). But, unlike last season, this season Chelsea have yet to show the consistency required to go on such a winning streak.
It's never too late of course. Perhaps the clarity of the task ahead will help focus the minds and efforts.
Here's Chelsea's remaining schedule (all times PST), with the Burnley match still waiting to be rescheduled. It's doable. | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUdS05qWTBAMP7AJE5 | Given that it's one of the UK's favourite wines, you've probably come across Sauvignon Blanc before. It is grown everywhere from France to Chile with lots in between.
Ours originates from New Zealand's best known and best loved region of Marlborough, which benefits from endless hours in the sun and a coastal climate that helps develop the distinctive crisp, gooseberry tang. And it's that tang that helps it pair so brilliantly with seafood and Thai flavours. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcnM5qhLAB45oJQWh | Do you like challenges? Are you willing to take on a task that you've never come across before, and do it under a deadline? What if, in carrying out the task, you encounter a problem that appears unsolvable? I want to share my experience of using CSS 3D effects for the first time in a real project and to inspire you to take on challenges. It was an ordinary day when Eugene, a manager at CreativePeople, wrote to me. He sent me a video and explained that he was developing a concept for a new project and was wondering if it was possible for me to develop something like what was in the video.
Do you like challenges? Are you willing to take on a task that you've never come across before, and do it under a deadline? What if, in carrying out the task, you encounter a problem that appears unsolvable? I want to share my experience of using CSS 3D effects for the first time in a real project and to inspire you to take on challenges.
It was an ordinary day when Eugene, a manager at CreativePeople, wrote to me. He sent me a video and explained that he was developing a concept for a new project and was wondering if it was possible for me to develop something like what was in the video.
It was a 3D object (a cuboid, to be precise) that rotated around one of the axes. I already had some experience with working with CSS 3D, and a solution started to form in my mind. I Googled keywords like "CSS 3D cube" to confirm my ideas and answered Eugene that it was possible.
Eugene's next question was whether I would take on the project? I like tricky tasks, so I couldn't refuse. At the time, I didn't realize what I was getting into, but I was beyond determined.
The Cartesian coordinate system for a three-dimensional space is an ordered triplet of lines (axes) that are pair-wise perpendicular, have a single unit of length for all three axes and have an orientation for each axis.
The picture below shows how the axes are oriented in a web browser.
The x-axis is horizontal, the y-axis is vertical, and the z-axis appears to come out from the screen towards you. The z-axis' zero value is the plane of the screen. Remember this.
To create a 3D object, I needed an element (let's call it a "scene") with a perspective. The perspective is the depth of the scene, and it depends on the sizes of the objects it contains.
If the perspective is too small, objects could get distorted. If it is too big, the 3D effect will be reduced to nothing.
See the Pen jqgMvL by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
Furthermore, there is only one angle of view for all objects in the scene. And the 3D effect depends on the viewpoint's position.
See the Pen oxKzKv by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
After determining the perspective, I started to create a 3D object. I chose a cube because it is straightforward and predictable. A cube element is created as a regular div, relatively positioned, with the width and height defined (say, 200px). It transforms into a 3D object through the transform-style property with a value of preserve-3d. It tells the browser to render all nested elements according to the rules of the 3D world.
See the Pen mPNwPx by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
According to the assignment, I was to rotate the cube only along the x-axis, so I didn't need the left or right side. I added captions to align with the initial positions of the remaining sides.
See the Pen GZVvMR by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
I started to fill the sides with real content and immediately encountered another problem. I needed to display 1-pixel dotted lines, but they were blurry and looked bad.
See the Pen VjeBPg by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
I soon realized what the problem was. Do you remember that 3D TV ad in which the image extends beyond the screen? It was something like that with my cube.
If you could look at the cube from the left or right side, you would see that its center was on the plane of the screen (zero on the z-axis) and that the front side was beyond the screen. Therefore, it increased visually and blurred.
See the Pen WwVEMR by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
See the Pen Xdvery by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
I guess you've noticed that I'm using the magic number 100 to shift the sides along the axis. The value 100 is exactly half the height of my test cube. Why half the height? Because that would be the radius of a circle inscribed in a side of the cube (which is a square, apparently).
To consider the task complete, I had to test the result in different browsers.
The picture I saw in Internet Explorer plunged me into depression. To get an idea of what I'm talking about, look at the demo below in your favorite browser. I changed one property that resulted in the cube displaying incorrectly in Internet Explorer. However, don't peek at the source code until you have read the paragraph under the demo below.
See the Pen XKWMwV by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
The fact is that Internet Explorer doesn't support the transform-style property with a value of preserve-3d. I learned about this by looking at my trusty resource Can I Use (see note 1). In the demo above, I replaced preserve-3d with flat. Did you already know that? Hey, I told you not to peek!
I was upset, but I wasn't going to give up. A problem is an opportunity to learn something new. Besides, I had accepted the challenge.
See the Pen rLNmBp by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
The 3D rotation of the element in the demo is very similar to the front side of a cube, isn't it? That's what I used.
See the Pen zBYwEm by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
See the Pen wWvdXd by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
The second cube looks and spins the same as the first. But in this case, you need to transform each side individually. This might not be very easy, especially if you want to control the intermediate angle of rotation.
Furthermore, if you open the demo in Chrome, you will see that the sides flash during rotation — very frustrating.
In the end, I applied both approaches using the simple test of transform-style: preserve-3d. The first cube is the default one. The second cube is for Internet Explorer and browsers that do not support preserve-3d.
Finally, I had to implement a parallax effect. Usually, this effect responds to the user's action, whether the position of the mouse cursor or the scroll bar. In this case, the effect depends on the angle of rotation.
See the Pen QENyqm by Anna Selezniova (@askd) on CodePen.
So, what data do I have? First, I had the start and end points of the caption's position or, to put it simply, its offset up and down from the center of a side. Secondly, I had the angle of rotation of the cube.
The assignment is now complete, and I can enjoy the result and share it with you. See for yourself how it works. Use the scroll or arrow keys to rotate the promo block. Also, try to pull the black triangle on the right up and down to control the angle of rotation manually (unfortunately, this feature does not work in Internet Explorer). Looks pretty good, doesn't it? And performance is rather high (about 60 frames per second).
I am very glad to have participated in the development of this website. I have gained useful experience in working with CSS 3D and have discovered many interesting properties. More importantly, I have learned that one should never give up; most likely you will find a way to accomplish the task.
I hope you have enjoyed my story and are now ready to take on new challenges. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
BkiUcdTxK03BfMLyp_To | Pain Relievers Linked to Hearing Loss in Women
Long-term use of over-the-counter pain relievers may be associated with increased risk of hearing loss in some women, a new study says. Women who used ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or acetaminophen (Tylenol) for six years or more were more likely to suffer hearing loss than those who used the pain relievers for a year or less, said researchers from Brigham and
Study Shows Plugged Ears Can Alter Nerve Cells
It's winter, and your head is stuffed up from the cold or flu. Everything sounds muffled. If this has ever happened to you, you may have experienced conductive hearing loss, which occurs when sound can't travel freely from the outer and middle ear to the inner ear. Other common causes include ear infections in children, or a build-up of earwax
HearUSA and Ida Institute Focus on Patient Care
How can people get the most out of their appointments with a hearing care professional? What role do relatives and communication partners play? Which strategies and tips can help people with hearing loss improve communication on a daily basis? These are some of the questions addressed by a new suite of tools for people with hearing loss, which were recently
FDA Strives to Make Hearing Aids More Accessible
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced important steps to better support consumer access to hearing aids. The agency issued a guidance document explaining that it does not intend to enforce the requirement that individuals 18 and up receive a medical evaluation or sign a waiver prior to purchasing most hearing aids. This guidance is effective immediately. Today, the
Oticon Opn Receives Two CES 2017 Awards
Oticon, industry leaders in advanced audiology and hearing aid technology, today announced that Oticon Opn™ captured awards in two categories in the prestigious CES 2017 Innovation Awards. The international awards program recognizes innovative design and engineering in some of the world's most cutting-edge consumer technology products and services. Opn is the world's first internet connected hearing aid and a groundbreaking technological
Phonak Ambassador Supports Hear the World Foundation
Bundesliga youth team player and brand ambassador for Phonak Simon Ollert is paying a visit to the Swiss Hear the World Foundation's partner project in Santo Domingo. The foundation has teamed up with the Centro Cristiano de Servicios Médicos aid organization to invite 20 Dominican children with hearing loss to share their experiences before enjoying a game of football. Their
U.S. Senate Passes Hearing Care Legislation for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 18, 2016 - The International Hearing Society (IHS) announced that the United States Senate unanimously passed H.R. 3471 on November 17, 2016. This bill, commonly referred to as IHS' "Fit to Serve" legislation, will provide veterans with improved hearing healthcare access and quality of services by integrating hearing aid specialists into the Department of Veterans Affairs
Tips to Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss at the Workplace
Noise-induced hearing loss is the most common work-related condition in the United States. Each year, an estimated 22 million U.S. workers encounter noise exposures loud enough to be potentially hazardous. In addition to damaging workers' quality of life, occupational hearing loss can carry a high economic price to society. Topper Industrial, the leader in the material handling equipment industry, recommend
Celebrities partner to raise hearing health awareness
Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Jake Bugg, and nine other international stars from the acting, music, and fashion world have posed for legendary musician Bryan Adams to raise awareness about the importance of good hearing and the consequences of hearing loss. The limited edition 2017 Hear the World calendar is available for $40 USD today. One hundred percent of the proceeds
Sonic Sound Studio Allows More Precise Fittings
New Sound Studio from Sonic is a sound player tool for fitting and verification supported in EXPRESSfit 2016.1 fitting software. Sound Studio creates sound scenes that enable hearing care professionals to set the stage for more customized fittings and greater patient satisfaction. The series of virtual sound scenes allows patients to experience multiple sound sources in a specific environment in | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUcsY5ixsDMDLI7hhk | Addendum: I feel your pain on DA3 – not in a literal way, I don't know if my desktop is too crappy for it (yet) – I have to finish DA2 first (I'm an obsessive completionist, and I got grumpy and ragequit when I didn't manage to make all my party members ADORE ME… yeah, my Hawke character is a bit of a narcissist), so I'm doing that first.
…if it is any consolation or any possibility, if and when I upgrade we are always looking to offload older computer parts at bargain mate's rates. Will keep you posted (it would be a while though).
=^.^= teehee. I'm the same when it comes to gaming, MUST DO ALL! | c4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUb9rxK6nrxqmoyPlF | Tag: surface
Beehuasset Times and Forp Report
Usually I draw all the dumb crap that appears here and elsewhere with the big version of the older Wacom Bamboo, which I think was called the Wacom Bamboo Create. It does everything I need and I didn't really want a fancy Intuos or anything, because I'm pretty lousy at drawing so crayons would work just as well. I did want a Cintiq, but $1000 is a lot of money for digimal crayons. I got an original-model refurb Surface Pro for $280 though, and I actually like it a lot. I still wouldn't wanna use anything but a Mac for real life stuff, but the Surface Pro is a great "SketchBook Pro terminal" in the same way that my gaming PC is a great "Steam terminal".
The hardware feels really nice, the pen aside (I got a Wcom Bamboo Feel stylus to replace the bad pack-in). It's not as nice as modern Apple stuff, but it is almost as nice. Generally, it's pretty much exactly what I'd hoped it'd be. Cheap way to get a Wacom pen on a screen.
There are a couple problems. When drawing for a while it becomes apparent that a) it gets pretty hot (although the fans are barely audible), and b) even after calibration, the digitizer accuracy in the corners — say within 1 cm from the edges — isn't great. Both of these issues are things the Surface Pro 2 goes a long way toward fixing, with Haswell and the newer digitzer… but considering this thing was $280, and the cheapest Pro 2 I could find was that $490 one, I don't think that either is necessarily a problem serious enough that I'd pay $200 to fix (the Pro 2 also gets solidly better battery life, of course). As far as the CPU goes, it doesn't actually exhibit stylus lag — that'd be awful (apparently the SP3 with the N-Trig digitizer does) — it just gets pretty warm. SketchBook Pro hits the CPU a lot, and certainly makes my 2013 MacBook Air heat up and spin its fan to at least 60%, so the Surface isn't alone.
I haven't done a lot of research, so there may be some trick to calibrating the stylus for the edges that improves things. I did the Wacom driver's built-in calibration routine, but I'm never really sure about those. It's the ol' "tap the target" deal that would be familiar to any Palm III/V user, and I'm always worried that I didn't hit the target properly, or was holding the stylus funny, or something. Looks like you can at least brute-force Windows into taking more calibration data — the Wacom driver has just four points in regular mode, or 24 in its special "edge calibration" mode. So I'll be screwing around more with that when I have time, but it's not super-crucial, since it's only the edges where the calibration is iffy anyway.
Pretty cool, on the whole, especially considering it's 2.5 years old and counting. It kind of makes me regret that I'm not a Windows person, at least until the point I have to jump out of SketchBook and use Windows. Anyway, highly recommended if you too are looking for a ghetto Cintiq.
Tags drawing, surface | commoncrawl | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUcP_xK7Tt522WZfsT | Q: Value of dh_modulus and dh_gen in OpenID In the association stage of the OpenID process, Diffie-Hellman is used to encrypt the OpenID.session_type value. For using diffie-hellman, we have to generate the value of dh_modulus(p) and dh_gen(g) values. My question is, do I have to generate p and g values each time I send a OpenID request to an OpenID Provider or only during those times when I send a new association.
A: You don't need to generate it at all, because you can use the default modulus and dh_gen.
And if you still want to, it's sent only during an association, because it's used only to transmit a shared secret. In all subsequent requests, only the association handle is transmitted.
As for generation method, i suggest looking at the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange rfc.
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BkiUfyc25V5jgmwVps1r | Вариант использования «Назначить транспорт для возврата заказа»
## Short description
Краткое описание.
> Данный вариант использования позволяет `Менеджеру по работе с транспортом`
> (_Transport Manager_) выбрать `Транспорт` (_Transport_) для возврата `Заказа`.
## Main actions flow
Основной поток событий
1. `Система` отображает список `Заказов` для возврата.
2. `Менеджер по работе с транспортом` выбирает `Заказ` из списка.
3. `Система` отображает информацию о выбранном `Заказе`.
4. `Система` выводит список `Транспорта`.
5. `Менеджер` назначает `Транспорт` для возврата `Заказа`.
6. `Менеджер` запрашивает сохранение `Заказа`.
7. `Система` сохраняет `Заказ` с назначенным `Транспортом`.
## Alternative actions flows
Альтернативные потоки событий
#### `Менеджер` отказался от назначения `Транспорта`
> Если `Менеджер` отказался от назначения `Транспорта`, то вариант использования
> завершается.
#### `База данных` недоступна
> Если обнаруживается, что `База данных` с `Транспортом` или `Заказами`
> недоступна, то `Система` выдает сообщение об ошибке.
> После подтверждения сообщения `Менеджером` вариант использования завершается.
#### Отсутствуют `Заказы` для которых необходим возврат
> Если оказывается, что `Заказы` для возврата отсутствуют, то вариант
> использования завершается.
#### Отсутствует `Транспорт` для выполнения возврата
> Если оказывается, что `Транспорт` для выполнения возврата отсуствует, то
> вариант использования завершается.
## Pre-conditions
Предусловия
> `Менеджер по работе с транспортом` авторизован в `Системе`.
> `Менеджер по работе с транспортом` выбрал функцию назначения `Транспорта` для
> возврата `Заказа`.
## Post-conditions
Постусловия
> `Заказ` возвращен и удален из `Базы данных`.
---
[< Edit Catalog](https://github.com/Drapegnik/bsu/blob/master/technology/lab2/docs/edit-catalog.md)
| Assign Transport |
[Main Page >](https://github.com/Drapegnik/bsu/blob/master/technology/lab2/docs/readme.md)
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BkiUdwc5qsMAIxrFvfE1 | using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
using EPiServer.Core;
using EPiServer.DataAbstraction;
using EPiServer.DataAnnotations;
using EPiServer.Web;
using EPiServer;
namespace EPiServerAlloySite.Models.Blocks
{
/// <summary>
/// Used to present contact information with a call-to-action link
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>Actual contact details are retrieved from a contact page specified using the ContactPageLink property</remarks>
[SiteContentType(GUID = "7E932EAF-6BC2-4753-902A-8670EDC5F363")]
[SiteImageUrl]
public class ContactBlock : SiteBlockData
{
[Display(
GroupName = SystemTabNames.Content,
Order = 1)]
[CultureSpecific]
[UIHint(UIHint.Image)]
public virtual ContentReference Image { get; set; }
[Display(
GroupName = SystemTabNames.Content,
Order = 2)]
[CultureSpecific]
public virtual string Heading { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Gets or sets the contact page from which contact information should be retrieved
/// </summary>
[Display(
GroupName = SystemTabNames.Content,
Order = 3)]
[UIHint(Global.SiteUIHints.Contact)]
public virtual PageReference ContactPageLink { get; set; }
[Display(
GroupName = SystemTabNames.Content,
Order = 4)]
[CultureSpecific]
public virtual string LinkText { get; set; }
[Display(
GroupName = SystemTabNames.Content,
Order = 5)]
[CultureSpecific]
public virtual Url LinkUrl { get; set; }
}
}
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BkiUdVU5qoYAuNZAcbvF | We have listed below the configuration settings for some of the most popular email providers. And those settings include, incoming and outgoing server addresses, email sending limits per provider per day, and also the maximum allowed file attachment size per message as well.
Each email client is slightly different in their appearance, but the mail server information below should assist you with your email client set-up. Locate your specific email provider below, and make sure to set your mail server authentication requirements correctly as well. And if the email server must be logged into first, enable the "Log on to incoming mail server before sending" option in the "More Settings" of your email client. If you fail to configure the server settings properly, including the authentication requirements, your configuration will fail when you test it.
There are additional configurations setting located in columns that may be out of view initially to the right. To view them simply scroll horizontally as needed.
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BkiUa4M5qsNCPe9kG3J7 | The Art of Pop Video
Curated by Michael P. Aust and Daniel Kothenschulte
14th March - 26th May
Reviewed by Tracey Dunn
It's an amazing sight seeing the whole of the huge Gallery 1 filled with screens and over a hundred pop videos to look at. It's noisy in there, although very easy to make out some of the songs as only a few are playing out loud. Each video has headphones and a description so you're able to hear every single song if you so wish and discover who the music's by, who directed the video and what year it was made in. The idea is that you can make many visits to this exhibition and always see something you didn't catch previously.There's some very early stuff in black and white.. Fred Astaire dancing in 'Top Hat'. Then we go to the cutting edge modern day with the latest innovations of interactive videos where you can actually add yourself to the video with a few clicks of a mouse.MTV really got the music video popular when it started up in 1981 and the Buggles introduced us to a new world with 'Video Killed The Radio Star'. They were implying that unless you had a snazzy video your music probably wouldn't stand a chance in the brand new visual onslaught. Not entirely true as bands like Queen had come along well before MTV and dazzled most of us with their highly original kaleidoscopic effect video of Bohemian Rhapsody.There's a section with historical films including Nirvana's 'Heart Shaped Box' directed by Anton Corbijn. Joy Division are also represented here by Anton's video 'Atmosphere.
Joy Division Atmosphere video
Fat Boy Slim's 'Praise You' by Spike Jonze has made it into the amateur section. This is because a fictional 'community dance troupe' including Spike Jonze rock up at a Theatre in Westwood, California and carry out a guerilla style dance to the song with a boombox. The video, which cost only $800, won three awards at the MTV video awards in 1999. (Also check out the original tune 'Take Ya Praise' by Camille Yarborough from which Fat Boy Slim took the sample).
Praise You by Fatboy Slim
Other sections incude 'The Dancing of Politics' where a few Eastern Bloc and Middle Eastern countries videos, including Pussy Riot's 'The Lord's Prayer', are showing. These countries are run by dictators, where the regimes are so tough that you could disappear or, like in the Pussy Riot case, go straight to jail for expressing your opinions against the state or church.
Marianne Faithfull's 'Broken English', directed by the late Derek Jarman, is a stand out video for me here. It contains imagery from war, protests, bombing, National Front marches, self immolation, hangings and much more dark footage.
Michael Jackson's very famous 'Thriller' is in the 'Conquest of film' section and has a strange disclaimer that he is not promoting the occult. It is a stunning production of zombie dancing with excellent choreography.
Liverpool band Clinic's 'Walking with thee' is in the 'Wilderness Downtown' section, as is Ladytron's 'Seventeen'.
Upstairs Gallery 2 is more arty with the emphasis on graphic elegance, and there is a huge projected video of people hula dancing. FACT are hopeful that people will join in hula hooping as there is a heap of hula hoops nearby.
Bjork's 'Wanderlust' video is shown in the tiny dark room opposite the bottom of the stairs by the new LEAF cafe, which only opened a couple of days ago. It is in 3D and you have to put on the specs. Bjork takes you on a mythical river journey with Yaks, exotic gods and waterfalls. The technical effects are brilliant, as expected from Bjork, and you feel you are there floating down the river.
Bjork produced a phone app for the release of 'Biophilia' a few years ago. This was a pioneering move which interested musicians,record companies and app developers. In an age of free downloadable music an interactive phone app is one way to overcome this by offering interactive adventures and more.
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2011/oct/21/scott-snibbe-bjork-biophilia-app
I expect this to be an incredibly popular exhibition as it is filled to the brim with visual treats, and you will see both new and old favourites and many you just won't believe! Die Antwoord 'Baby's on Fire'.
Sorry Comments Closed
Comment left by Colin Serjent on 15th March, 2013 at 15:12
Very surprised Siouxsie and the Banshees were not included in this exhibition. Some of their promotional videos, notably from the early 1980s, were a joy to watch.
Comment left by Nerve on 15th March, 2013 at 16:31
Here's one for you then Col: Spellbound Video | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbWQ5qoTDtpmP3jLh | Located between the Jackson Hole Hereford Ranch to the east and the Snake River to the west, 3 Creek Ranch provides a private resort setting that is centered around a nationally acclaimed, Reese Jones designed golf course. The development is comprised of 710 acres, inclusive of the 7,600 yard course, which provides Nordic skiing opportunities in the winter months. The property has been allocated into 87 cabin homesites, 43 estate lots and six 35-acre ranch lots. The cabin lots allow for the construction of one of six homes that have been pre-designed by the regionally-acclaimed firm of Carney Architects, and average between 3,000 and 4,000 square feet in living area. Estate lots range in size from 1.5 to 4.5 acres and can typically be developed with up to the county maximum size of 8,000 square feet of living area. Ranch lots offer all the seclusion that comes with larger acreage living, and typically offer greater proximity to the private fishing creeks. In addition to golfing, membership at 3 Creek Ranch provides use of a fitness center, spa, tennis courts and access to superb fishing on one of the three Spring Creeks that traverse the property and are managed to allow homeowners to have a "beat" all to themselves at a time of their choosing. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdCvxK7FjYEXSErAr | which is fully maintained by the institution. They, too, have recently expanded
to other localities, namely, Tel Aviv and Atlith, where separate institutions
are maintained. Rabbi David Solomon, the founder and head of these
institutions, is presently visiting in America for fund-raising purposes.
16. Yeshivath Ezra, Beer Yaakov
This is one of the comparatively new institutions which have made good. It
enjoys a good reputation in Israel proper and is admired by visitors from
America and other countries. It was established by a youth organization
"Ezra" and is headed by an able young man, Rabbi Moshe Samuel Shapiro,
a grandchild of one of the late heads of the Nolozin Yeshivah in Poland.
found there 57 students with 4 teachers, in addition to 7 more people
on the staff attending to the kitchen and dormitory. They publish a
periodical called "Habeer" Thus far they have no fund-raising office
in America, but enjoy support from some returning American tourists.
I feel that such an institution deserves to receive support even before they
come to America to organize independent fund-raising.
I sincerely hope that, despite the pressure on your CJA this year for the UJA
and its Survival Fund, you will find it possible to give due consideration to my
suggestions which, you readily see, I made both in the interest of the institutions
and your community.
With kind personal regards and many thanks for your continued kind cooperation,
Abraham Horowitz
Executive Vice-President
The services of both these Free Loan Funds are indispensable to the
community in Jerusalem as well as vicinity. Their loans, which are
given entirely interest-free, are helping small traders and artisans to go on;
emergencies in cases of sickness, acquisition of dwellings, marriage
of children, etc. , etc , are met in a great measure by these loans.
Naturally, the demands for loans are ever increasing. I therefore think
it would be right for the community of Greater Boston, through your
CJA, to contribute annually to these institutions, thereby increasing
their revolving capital funds.
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Combined Jewish Appeal
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Transcript -6- which is fully maintained by the institution. They, too, have recently expanded to other localities, namely, Tel Aviv and Atlith, where separate institutions are maintained. Rabbi David Solomon, the founder and head of these institutions, is presently visiting in America for fund-raising purposes. 16. Yeshivath Ezra, Beer Yaakov This is one of the comparatively new institutions which have made good. It enjoys a good reputation in Israel proper and is admired by visitors from America and other countries. It was established by a youth organization "Ezra" and is headed by an able young man, Rabbi Moshe Samuel Shapiro, a grandchild of one of the late heads of the Nolozin Yeshivah in Poland. found there 57 students with 4 teachers, in addition to 7 more people on the staff attending to the kitchen and dormitory. They publish a periodical called "Habeer" Thus far they have no fund-raising office in America, but enjoy support from some returning American tourists. I feel that such an institution deserves to receive support even before they come to America to organize independent fund-raising. I sincerely hope that, despite the pressure on your CJA this year for the UJA and its Survival Fund, you will find it possible to give due consideration to my suggestions which, you readily see, I made both in the interest of the institutions and your community. With kind personal regards and many thanks for your continued kind cooperation, I am Sincerely yours, Abraham Horowitz Executive Vice-President The services of both these Free Loan Funds are indispensable to the community in Jerusalem as well as vicinity. Their loans, which are given entirely interest-free, are helping small traders and artisans to go on; emergencies in cases of sickness, acquisition of dwellings, marriage of children, etc. , etc , are met in a great measure by these loans. Naturally, the demands for loans are ever increasing. I therefore think it would be right for the community of Greater Boston, through your CJA, to contribute annually to these institutions, thereby increasing their revolving capital funds. | commoncrawl | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUbEO6NNjgBvv4MyBi | South Sudan: Communique of the 68th Extra-ordinary Session of IGAD Council of Ministers on Situation in the Sudan, the Status of the South Sudan Peace Process, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
Source: Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Country: South Sudan, Sudan
19 JUNE 2019 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
The IGAD Council of Ministers held its 68th Extra-Ordinary Session on 19 June 2019 in Addis Ababa under the chairmanship of H.E. Gedu Andargachew, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chairperson of the IGAD Council of Ministers.
The session was attended by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Djibouti; H.E. Dr Monica Juma, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya; H.E. Ahmed Isse Awad, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Somalia; H.E. Nhial Deng Nhial, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Sudan; H.E. Amb. Elham Ibrahim Ahmed, Acting Foreign Minister of the Republic of the Sudan, H.E. Henry Okello Oryem, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda; H.E. Hirut Zemene, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; and H.E. Amb. Tom Amolo, Political and Diplomatic Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya; H.E. Siraj Fegessa, IGAD Director for Peace and Security on behalf of H.E. Mahboub Maalim, IGAD Executive Secretary; H.E. Amb. Abdoulaye Diop, Chief of Staff in the Bureau of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Dr Ismael Wais, IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan; H.E. Dr Mohamed Ali Guyo, IGAD Special Envoy for Somalia, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden; and H.E. Lt Gen Augostino Njoroge, Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) were also in attendance.
Representatives of AUC, the UN, the European Union, the IGAD Partners Forum, the Troika (Norway, UK and USA), and China made statements during the opening session. Other speakers in the closed session included Amb. Mohamoud Dirir, Special Envoy of Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed to the Sudan and Prof. Mohamed El-Hacen Lebatt, Special Advisor of the Chairperson of AUC.
READ: Lawyer appeals for release of jailed businessman over ill-health
After extensive deliberations on the situation in the Sudan, the Council:
Recalls the Communiqués of the 46th Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers held on 27 February 2019 in Djibouti and the 67th Extra-ordinary Session of IGAD Council of Ministers on South Sudan held on 7 May 2019 in Juba;
Further recalls the decisions of the African Union Peace and Security Council adopted at its 840th Meeting held on 15 April 2019, 846th Meeting held on 30 April 2019, and 854th Meeting held on 6 June 2019 on the situation in the Sudan;
Expresses its deep regrets over the tragic incident of 3 June 2019, and calls on the TMC to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further loss of lives and further calls on all other parties to avoid actions that would escalate tensions.
Calls on all actors to be voice of reason and conduct themselves in the spirit of compromise and refrain from any act of violence as they work towards timely formation of a mutually acceptable civilian-led transitional government;
Commends and appreciates the initiative that the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Chairperson of the IGAD Summit, H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed has taken to mediate between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) in the Sudan;
Acknowledges the good efforts of Amb. Mohamoud Dirir, Special Envoy of the Ethiopian Prime Minister for the Sudan; and decides to support the Special Envoy's continued engagement in the process;
Commends and appreciates the works of the Special Advisor of the chairperson of AUC to the Sudan in the mediation process;
Takes note and appreciates the progress thus far made in the negotiations between the TMC and the FFC;
Considers the domestic and regional circumstances that have an impact on exacerbating the existing situation in the Sudan; and underscores the urgent need to work towards reinstating order and ensuring stability in the Republic of the Sudan;
Further underscores its concern over the interference of other external actors and proliferation of initiatives; and calls for all external actors to rally behind the IGAD and AU mediation process,
Affirms the need to take lessons from IGAD's initiative taken to resolve conflicts and instability in the region and the continent; and calls for all IGAD Member States to make maximum efforts towards bringing lasting peace in the Sudan;
Expresses its commitment to urgently bring all actors in the Sudan together for the resolution of their differences and to ensure an allinclusive,
Sudanese-led process and outcome that remedies the situation in the Sudan;13. Decides to be seized of the matter and assume a leading role to coordinate all efforts to bring sustainable peace in the Sudan; and calls on the international community to support IGAD initiative;
Also decides to coordinate its efforts with the Special Advisor of the chairperson of AUC based on the principle of subsidiarity and to ensure coherence and synergy between IGAD and AUC in the spirit of African solution to African problems;
On the status of implementation of the pre-transition tasks of the peace process in South Sudan, the Council considered the report of the IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan and the statement of the Interim Chairperson of R-JMEC; and:
Takes note of the positive developments in the implementation of the R-ARCSS and calls on all Parties to the Agreement to continue their engagement in the peace process; and thanks the Special Envoy and the R-JMEC for their efforts;
Endorses the recommendations by the IGAD Special Envoy and the Interim Chairperson of R-JMEC;
Calls on the Government of South Sudan and all Parties of the Agreement to provide special protection to women and girls as they remain vulnerable; and urges R-JMEC and CTSAMVM to give special attention to the matter and report regularly;
Commend the South Sudanese parties for the continued relative calm and stability in the country;
Commend steps taken by South Sudanese parties to involve a woman representative to CTASAMVM;
Reiterates the importance of the special role of women in the peace process and urges all the Parties to abide by the provision of the Agreement on the participation of women in all institutions and mechanisms;
Urges the Government of South Sudan to urgently disburse the funds for the implementation of the critical pending tasks as pledged;
Takes note of the updates on the progress in implementing the pledges of IGAD Member States; Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda to provide logistical and technical support to the cantonment process;
Calls on the international community to reinforce the support that has been provided for the implementation of the R-ARCSS;
After considering the report of the IGAD Special Envoy for Somalia, Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden on the progress of the implementation of the 46th Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers; the Council:
Recalls the communiqué of the 46th Ordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers held on 27 February 2019 in Djibouti;25. Appreciates the works of the IGAD Special Envoy and commends the IGAD Secretariat for the support extended so far to the Special Envoy and the IGAD Task Force on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the discharge of their functions;
Welcomes the synergy created by the coordination between IGAD and the AU; and further welcomes Kenya's offer to host the next session of IGAD Council of Ministers on this matter and requests Kenya to finalize arrangements with the IGAD Secretariat;
Calls on the Special Envoy to closely follow the matter and submit to the Council his report and strategic document;
Expresses gratitude to the People and Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for their warm hospitality extended to the delegations; and 29. Decides to remain seized of the matters.
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Done on the 19th day of June 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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BkiUdcg4eIXhzGirDJ1a | Fishpond have a passion for creating products that stretch the boundaries of traditional product design and set new standards for functionality in fishing as well as outdoor adventure travel and lifestyle equipment. Headquartered under the peaks of the Colorado Rockies, they have the perfect testing ground for new product designs and an environment that demands rugged construction in all of their packs, luggage, vests, nets and fishing accessories. Commitment to quality remains their core value.
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The name George Gehrke is well known in fly fishing circles for the range of 'must-have' products that his company provides. The names "Gink' and 'Xink' are, perhaps, the most recognisable fly treatments in the industry. Anglers have relied on these two stalwarts to float or sink their flies for decades, and they continue to be as popular today as ever. No serious fly fisherman would consider being on the water without them. With essential fly fishing products like these, who else would you look to but Mayfly Tackle?
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HANAK Competition are at the forefront of the competition fly fishing scene. They produce a range of specialised rods, reels, fly hooks and fly tying products for the exacting and highly productive European nymphing techniques which have won many world championships. They are, perhaps, best known for their range of Czech nymphing leaders, indicators and accessories as well as their high quality flourocarbon tippet material. These products open up new techniques to Australian anglers and will increase your catch.
New for 2015 - Innovator's all new HLS² series fly rods represent the pinnacle of design and performance in fly rod technology. Innovator has once again proven that quality and performance can be achieved for under $400 retail. New graphite technology allows the new HLS² series to be lighter and stronger than ever before. The new large-arbor Innovator fly reels contain a cassette-style drag system, featuring 3 carbon disc washers for heat disbursement and ultra-low start up inertia to protect even the lightest tippets.
Korkers creates wading boots featuring patented adaptable traction that allows anglers to optimize their traction performance in varying conditions, both in and out of water. The Korkers brand was born over 50 years ago on the rugged and treacherous riverbanks of the Rogue River near Grants Pass, Oregon. The legendary OmniTrax Interchangeable Sole System enables more (adventure) with less (gear). Interchangeable felt, rubber and spiked fishing soles add up to the most versatile and efficient all-terrain footwear available.
Nautilus fly reels are the finest reels made and are the fruit of 180 years of family tradition, innovation, and excellence. When you visit the Nautilus Reels factory in Miami, you encounter dedication amplified by passion, diligence fueled by tradition, and generations of experience with machinery. Cutting-edge advancements in fly fishing reel design and manufacturing that have been "Tested on Animals™" with species from steelhead in British Columbia to trout in Montana to tarpon near the Nautilus camp.
In 1856, Charles F. Orvis founded the Orvis Company in Manchester, Vermont, offering superior fly-fishing equipment, and priding himself on customer satisfaction and service. Today, Orvis is the trusted source of discovery and adventure in the natural world. For more than a century and a half they have loved the wild, explored it, and protected it. At their core they are a fly-fishing brand, inspired by nature, driven by curiosity, and fulfilled by adventure. A perfect fit with Mayfly Tackle, now Orvis' Australian distributor.
Renzetti Inc. is a family owned business that started operation the early 1970's from frustration with the fly tying vises that were available at the time. The company created the first True Rotary vise and quickly became the vise of choice of the elite. The Traveller Series of vises were introduced in the late 1980's and cemented the Renzetti brand as the premier name in vises. We take great pride in the fact that every process of our product line is made in the USA. Renzetti products are distributed in Australia by Mayfly Tackle.
Ross Reels has evolved since being founded in 1973, but their mission has remained the same: to create the finest fly fishing tools available. MADE ON THE WATER® is more than just words; it is a commitment to quality, innovation, and rigorous testing built into every product, the guarantee of our skilled professionals to continually exceed expectations, and the satisfaction Ross customers feel when using their reels on the water. Mayfly Tackle is proud to represent Ross Reels in Australia.
Throughout their 60 year history, Scientific Anglers has consistently set the standard in premier fly-fishing. From inventing the contemporary floating fly line more than 50 years ago to their specialty core construction and patented AST and Sharkskin technologies they continue to transform and modernise the sport. Their equipment is designed to give you optimum performance with every cast. No other company has been responsible for so many great products that simplify the sport and help boost productivity.
Distributed in Australia by Mayfly Tackle. Innovative, exceptional quality fishing gear designed by fishermen for fishermen. Company founder Wayne Smith, originally from California, discovered his own New Zealand paradise while fishing his way across the South Pacific on his sailboat 20 odd years ago. Being a designer and innovator he continues to think up new and better ways of doing things. Every product that Smith Creek offers is an expression of our passion for adventure, the outdoors, and fly-fishing in particular.
The New Zealand Strike Indicator Tool has revolutionised nymphing for trout. Finally the nymph fisherman has an indicator system that is easy to put on, easy to move to suit diferent water depths, easy to remove, and that will not damage the leader. This amazing system was developed in New Zealand and utilizes the famous wool from that country to provide high visibility, great bouyancy, and easy control of indicator size. The indicator wool is even biodegradable to protect pristine environments.
Tiemco are the true pioneers of fly fishing in Japan. Formed in 1969 to promote the sport, they established the first fly fishing school in Japan. The Tiemco range includes everything from rods and reels to technical clothing as well as their world-class range of hooks, quality tools and innovative materials for fly tying - all with the elegance and precision which has made Japanese craftsmanship prized by fishermen. No wonder they have partnered with Mayfly Tackle to bring their products to Australian anglers. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUcC3xK02iP1lCXX0M | Grandfather of slain Delphi teen speaks to media
The grandfather of one of two teens killed in Delphi three weeks ago made an emotional plea to the public Thursday.
Posted: Feb 10, 2018 12:29 AM
Updated: Feb 12, 2018 11:44 AM
Posted By: Staff Reporters
Original Publish date: March 9, 2017
DELPHI, Ind. (WLFI) — The grandfather of one of two teens killed in Delphi three weeks ago made an emotional plea to the public Thursday.
Mike Patty spoke to the media about the death of his granddaughter, 14-year-old Libby German, and her best friend, 13-year-old Abby Williams, at a news conference held at the Carroll County Courthouse Thursday morning. Investigators were also on hand to answer questions. They started the event with a prayer.
Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby started by sending out his gratitude and thanks to everyone involved and for the community support, then he turned over the mic to Patty.
Patty started off by reading a statement from the family of Abby Williams, who chose not to speak to the media Thursday.
"Abby and Libby loved each other. Throughout this tragedy, we have honored their memory by caring for and respecting each other. We respect Libby's family's decision to speak publicly at this time, just as they respect our family's decision not to speak publicly."
Patty also added that the media trust the choice of the Williams' family and wait for them to reach out to you if they so desire.
"This horrible crime has torn a hole in our families that will never heal," Patty said. "It's the small things that seem to hurt the most."
He talked about how the girls were getting ready for the upcoming softball season, and added there are too many ways the girls have impacted their lives to share them all.
Patty thanked Pat McAfee and Jim Irsay among other businesses for helping boost the reward fund to close to $220,000. He also announced additional donations will be used for a scholarship fund and, hopefully, a softball field and park in the name of Abby and Libby.
Patty turned his attention to asking people to help in the investigation. Someone knows this man and investigators need your help, he said. Look for changes in appearance or behavior in people and report information to the tip line.
"Obviously, we would like to see someone responsible for this," Patty said to questions from the media. "But I'm relying on law enforcement, ya know, and the efforts they are putting forward. ... Trust me – every call, every tip is checked!"
Patty later said, "The pain will always be there forever, but this is a hurdle that needs to be knocked down. ... Somebody out there knows something, somebody has to know this person, recognize this voice and I encourage them to call in and give us that vital piece of information. No matter how small it may seem, it may fit into another piece of the puzzle that will help put closure to this."
Patty said German was a smart girl and they talked often about having the presence of mind to your surroundings. He also joked she was kind of a photo buff, and that's the reason the girls were out hiking the day they died was to take pictures.
"But obviously, she had presence of mind to sense something a little strange there," Patty said about German recording the suspect on her cellphone. "I'm glad she did, very glad."
Toward the end of the news conference, Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine took over and announced the Delphi reward has now increased to $224,000 through additional donations and more than 11,000 tips have come into the command center. Out of the 11,000 tips, Perrine said 2,000 have been positively cleared with no connection to the case.
Perrine said investigators are asking people to make sure your information comes from a reliable source, such as state police. He said if the information doesn't come from law enforcement, please hold off on spreading rumors because it could slow down the investigation.
"Spreading unconfirmed information or rumors could be detrimental to our case, just because it could lead people to believe, people who might have information about this case to believe, that we're closer to solving it or that we have information that we don't," Perrine said.
Police are still looking for information in this case. If you would like to report anything, you are asked to call the Tip Line at 844-459-5786 or send an email to abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com.
Perrine confirmed there has been no arrests related to the Delphi case, but he's very optimistic there will be a resolution in the case.
Perrine said the motto around headquarters is "Today is the day."
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Delphi victims' families get investigation update; families may talk to media soon
News 18 Exclusive: Grandfather remembers life of Liberty German | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeSjxK1ThhAqzXq6I | Q: How do I create functions in Sinatra? I have a Sinatra script, and I have a a common method or set of actions that I use in multiple places and I would like to abstract this out to a method. I am unable to find documentation to help me accomplish this, please does anyone have any ideas?
A typical script looks like this:
require 'sinatra'
get '/' do
'Hello world!'
end
get '/statement' do
'Hello world!'
end
What will be the syntax if I wanted to create a function called greetings() that displays "Hello world" for both / and /statement?
A: Have you tried using def? Sinatra uses a DSL, but that doesn't rule out normal Ruby stuff.
require 'sinatra'
def greetings()
'Hello world!'
end
get '/' do
greetings()
end
get '/statement' do
greetings()
end
Saving that to "test.rb" and running it with ruby test.rb, then connecting to the running instance at: http://localhost:4567 lets me see either handler respond using greetings().
A: Sinatra supports a 'helpers' block: http://www.sitepoint.com/using-sinatra-helpers-to-clean-up-your-code/
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BkiUddc4dbghYS8bAc0d | Q: netcat command is not working in bidirectional mode I am using netcat in Linux to send and receive data (using udp protocol) from a serial port to another device through the network. The command is :
nc -u 192.168.10.12 < /dev/ttyUSB0 > /dev/ttyUSB0
The USB I am using is a USB to serial 485 converter and I am noticing that the receiver light is not blinking at all while the transmit light is blinking.
I checked whether the messages are been sent and received through the network using tcpdump and I could clearly see that it is transferring the data between my machine and the device machine! I am now thinking it might be netcat problem any ideas ?
A: Just throwing this out there..
But control-d can signal end of file, and perhaps your input streams include this character. That would shut down that input stream, while the other might continue working.
While I don't know what happened in your particular situation, I know you can test this via nc on the command line:
#create a server
nc -v -v -l -p 9000 #yes, I was testing xdebug...
-------- in a different terminal:
#create a client
nc localhost 9000
Type something in both. Hit Ctrl-D in one. Now stuff you type in that terminal won't show up, but the stuff you type in the other terminal will still show up.
Caught me by surprise. I thought it had some kind of buffer issue or was half duplex. Found your question before finding the answer.
Oh, and to make sure it doesn't behave this way:
stty eof undef
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BkiUdlw5qoYAzjhRyt-R | Clinica Msr. Oscar A. Romero received $774,475 in CIP funding to support two projects: 1. Implementation of a new Practice Management System and 2. The renovations of our Dental Clinic at our main site on 123 South Alvarado Street. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUde3xaJiQn8otYibH | We are no longer selling the Standard (S) Model Bartol Mag-Probe, we sell a High Sensitivity (HS) Model that looks exactly the same but will sense down to 3 Gauss without the ring magnet attached. With the ring magnet attached the (HS) Model Bartol Mag-Probe will sense as low as 1 Gauss.
A desensitizing protective shield comes with each Mag-Probe and can be slid over the tip to desensitize the Sensor in the tip of the Mag-Probe in the event you are testing large electrical solenoid valves or contactors that produce large overlapping magnetic fields. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUdo44eIOjR5O2qm3Y | Q: Prevent an object from being paged out (VirtualLock equivalent) How would one go about keep an object in memory such that it won't be paged out by the OS in .Net?
i.e. Something similar to VirtualLock, but operating on an object, such that if compacting occurs and the object is moved it still would not be paged out, etc.. (I suppose one could pin the object's, determine what pages it belongs to, and then VirtualLock those pages, but that seems non-desirable for many reasons.)
If possible, could you point me to a reference or working sample? (C# ideally)
A: Have you looked at this one http://www.codeplex.com/NonPagedCLRHost ?
A: If you want deterministic response times you should use a real time OS that operates with the limits you specify, not Windows.
By definition, if they are infrequently used, the are high on the list of candidates to be paged out.
Here is a horrible solution: Create a thread (or an asynchronous timer) that once ever INTERVAL ms touches your object then goes back to sleep. Tune INTERVAL until you get the desired behaviour.
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BkiUdM84uBhi-IyHDqNo | Trailblazing female engineer says India's coal mines must benefit all
Thursday, 2 September 2021 15:08 GMT
Mining engineer Akanksha Kumari poses for a photograph outside the Central Coalfields Limited office in Churi in the eastern state of Jharkhand, India. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Courtesy of Central Coalfields Limited
Akanksha Kumari, 25, has become the first woman engineer to work in Coal India's underground mines - and says she wants to push for social and environmental change
CHENNAI, India, Sept 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As a child, Akanksha Kumari woke up every morning in Barkagoan village in India's eastern Jharkhand state to her grandfather returning home with a bag of coal to light the kitchen fire.
That early experience sparked her ambition to enter the world of mining - a job primarily done by men.
Earlier this week, the 25-year-old engineer became the first woman to be hired to work in the underground mines of Central Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, the world's largest coal mining company.
"When I was applying for the job, there was no 'female' option for this role," Kumari told the Thomson Reuters Foundation over the phone from the north Karanpura coalfields.
"I wanted to work in the underground mines and I wrote to all the top brass of Coal India asking for the category to be open for women. It worked and I am very happy I made it through the interview," she added.
Having grown up surrounded by coal reserves, Kumari said she understands both the good and bad sides of mining.
"If there are natural reserves, they will be mined - and if we don't, how will we light up our villages?" asked Kumari, whose parents were both school teachers.
But that doesn't mean her colleagues don't see change coming.
"At my workplace, there are everyday discussions on how to make the switch to green energy, how many years it will take and the need for steady power supply for the people in villages like the one I grew up in. There are no easy answers," she explained.
To meet India's growing power needs, the government is ramping up coal production, setting a target for state-run Coal India Limited to produce 1 billion tonnes annually by 2024, up from about 800 million tonnes now.
At the same time, India - the world's third-largest greenhouse gas emitter - has set targets for 2030 to generate 450 gigawatts of renewable energy, five times current capacity, and to shrink its carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 33-35% from 2005 levels.
Kumari believes it will take her country many decades to switch over to green energy - in the meantime, she thinks all mining companies should focus on the welfare of the people who are directly or indirectly affected by their activities.
"I have seen the challenges faced by people living in the shadows of mines," she said. Problems for locals include environmental pollution, degraded land after mines close and a lack of other job opportunities outside mining.
In college, Kumari volunteered to help families struggling with those challenges - and she still speaks up today for informal women labourers panning or digging at mining sites.
"The welfare of people has to naturally be woven into the workings of mining companies. Many already do it and the process has to pick up pace and be ongoing. Everyone should benefit."
SUSTAINABLE MINING?
India's coal ministry has a sustainable development plan in place that includes the treatment and use of surplus mine water for irrigation and drinking purposes in and around mining areas.
It also promotes eco-tourism and leisure facilities on former mine sites and encourages bamboo plantations along coal transport routes and near thermal power plants.
Kumari is also on a personal mission to motivate girls from the school she studied at to dream big and enter the workforce instead of marrying right after finishing college.
"I have been inundated with congratulatory calls and that is when I realised the significance of my achievement," she said, adding that for the first time her mother had brushed aside fears of her working underground and felt proud.
"I want to use this opportunity to question so many things around me - early marriage of girls, environmental issues around mining, my well-meaning colleagues expecting me to come out of a mine before sunset. And then I want to find solutions."
Bucking global shift to cleaner energy, Zimbabwe digs deeper into coal
India's coal mining ambition hurts indigenous group, Amnesty says
(Reporting by Anuradha Nagaraj @AnuraNagaraj; Editing by Megan Rowling. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers the lives of people around the world who struggle to live freely or fairly. Visit http://news.trust.org) | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUc2s5qhLACA4PvWyP | After who knows how long, I discovered that the website had been "accidentally" made public - without my direct knowledge. Such a bummer... I was hoping that this would be a HUGE surprise to everyone, but this is okay, too! On the bright side, the statistics look great! For not being publicized, it's doing pretty fantastic! So, I can't say that I'm mad. All things considered, I am still SUPER excited!!!
More to come!!! So, stay connected! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbRvxaL3SuhzLme_g | The average cost of memory care in Westminster is $5,870 per month. This is higher than the national median of $4,650. Cheaper nearby regions include Cockeysville with an average starting cost of $3,820.
To help you with your search, browse the 8 reviews below for memory care facilities in Westminster. On average, consumers rate memory care in Westminster 4.9 out of 5 stars. Better rated regions include Cockeysville with an average rating of 5.0 out of 5 stars.
Caring.com has helped thousands of families find high-quality senior care. To speak with one of our Family Advisors about memory care options and costs in Westminster, call (855) 863-8283.
Located along the coast of Chesapeake Bay, the largest city in Maryland, Westminster, has 18,590 residents, 2,518 of whom are seniors aged 65 or older. Some of those seniors have an Alzheimer's disease or dementia diagnosis, especially since the Alzheimer's Association estimates 110,000 people in the state have the disease and may be in need of memory care. Currently, there are 14 memory care facilities directly in Westminster and another 17 facilities located in neighboring communities.
All memory care units in Maryland are licensed and regulated by the Assisted Living Unit of the Maryland Department of Health.
Westminster, Maryland, has a high cost of living. Westminster ranks 121 on a scale of one to 100 where 100 is the average. Housing is a major contributor to this higher cost of living, although groceries and health fall below the average. While seniors living in memory care facilities might not be directly impacted by this higher cost of living, it could impact the facility's operating costs which could make the monthly bills higher.
Westminster is a high crime area. On a scale of one to 100 where one represents the safest areas, Westminster ranks 48.1 for violent crime and 51.2 for property crime, compared to the U.S. national averages of 31.1 and 38.1 respectively. This high crime rate may not affect seniors living in a secure facility, however, it's still a good idea to ask facility staff about security measures in place.
Westminster, Maryland, is moderately tax-friendly when it comes to retirees and seniors. Although private pensions are fully taxed, public pensions and withdraws from retirement savings accounts are only partially taxed. Seniors will appreciate the fact that Maryland does not tax social security benefits.
Residents of Westminster enjoy warm summers and cold winters with a lot of precipitation. The summer highs can reach as high as 85 degrees, while the colder months typically see lows of 23. On average, Westminster receives 43 inches of rain per year as compared to the national average of 38 inches. However, in the winter, they receive less snow per season, 23 inches, than the national average of 26 inches annually. Seniors who enjoy spending time outdoors may be affected by these adverse weather conditions.
Memory Care costs in Westminster start around $5,870 per month on average, while the nationwide average cost of memory care is $4,799 per month.
It's important to note that memory care rates in Westminster and the surrounding suburbs can vary widely based on factors such as location, the level of care needed, apartment size and the types of amenities offered at each community.
Westminster and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in an assisted living community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.
To see a list of free memory care resources in Westminster, please visit our Assisted Living in Maryland page.
Westminster-area assisted living communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all assisted living communities in Maryland are required to follow. Visit our Memory Care in Maryland page for more information about these laws. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUeEjxK6wB9dbuUmYk | Carolyn Zonailo (born January 21, 1947) is a Canadian poet and publisher.
Biography
Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Zonailo studied at the University of Rochester, from which she received a B.A. in literature 1971. IN 1980, she received a M.A. in literature from Simon Fraser University. She has also studied Jungian psychology, mythology and astrology.
In 1977, she founded Caitlin Press, which she ran with Cathy Ford and Ingrid Klassen. The press was later sold and relocated to northern British Columbia.
Zonailo lives in Montreal, Quebec with her husband Stephen Morrissey and divides her time between Quebec and the West Coast.
Selected bibliography
1977:Inside Passage. Vancouver: Caitlin Press
1981:The Wide Arable Land. Vancouver: Caitlin Press
1983:A Portrait of Paradise. Vancouver: Blewointment
1985:Compendium. Vancouver: Heron
1987:Zen Fores. Vancouver: Caitlin Press
1990:The Taste of Giving: New & Selected Poems. Vancouver: Caitlin Press
1993:Nature's Grace. Montreal: Empyreal
1993:Poem Factory
1995:Memory House. Montreal: Empyreal
1997:Wading the Trout River. Montreal: Empyreal
1998:Winter. Pointe Claire: Morgaine House
2002:The Goddess in the Garden. Victoria: Ekstasis
2004:Holy Hours. Pointe Claire: Morgaine House
External links
Carolyn Zonailo's website
Records of Carolyn Zonailo are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
Recordings of Carolyn Zonailo are available online in the Unarchiving the Margins Collection at Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books
1947 births
Canadian women poets
Living people
University of Rochester alumni
Writers from Vancouver
Simon Fraser University alumni
Writers from Montreal
20th-century Canadian poets
21st-century Canadian poets
20th-century Canadian women writers
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BkiUdXQ4uBhi-IyHDzCC | Daniel Radcliffe – from the magic of Harry Potter to the ghostly Woman in Black
Max J Rosenberg
Ruth Rose
Michael Ripper
British character actor Michael Ripper, the Hammer stalwart who appeared in more of their films than any other actor, was born in Portsmouth, England, on the 27th of January, 1913.
As a child, Ripper was encouraged by his speech therapist father to participate in diction and public speaking competitions, a pursuit which ultimately led to his interest in theatre fostered by early stage appearances under the auspices of his father's amateur dramatics company.
At just 16, Ripper won a scholarship to London's Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Arts, a move which saw him appear regularly on stage in a professional capacity until his film career started rather uneventfully in the 1930s, when he became a prolific star of the 'quota quickies'. Stage and film work continued in tandem until a thyroid operation in 1952 rendered him unable to project his voice, leaving him little option but to concentrate on cinematic projects.
His association with Hammer began in the late 1940s, but it was their revival of the gothic horror genre which saw him in turn play peasants, coachmen, sidekicks, innkeepers and police officers, usually with a masterly comic twist. Ripper appeared in no less than 35 Hammer features, but his notable horror roles were in The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Captain Clegg (1962), The Plague of the Zombies (1966) and The Mummy's Shroud (1967). His last horror role for the company was in Scars of Dracula (1970), and his final outing with them was in the comedy That's Your Funeral (1972).
Other appearances he is famous for include his role as the liftman in four of the St Trinian's films, the chauffeur in TV's Butterflies in the late 1970s and early 80s, Phunkey in The Pickwick Papers (1985) and Drones Porter in Jeeves and Wooster in the early 1990s.
Memory problems made life difficult for Ripper in the last years of his life, but didn't prevent him from attending several horror conventions on both sides of the Atlantic, appearing alongside Christopher Lee and Ingrid Pitt to the delight of his legions of fans.
After some years of increasingly failing health, Michael Ripper passed away on the 28th of June, 2000 aged 87, leaving behind a legacy of film roles which helped define the iconic brand that was Hammer Horror.
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Lee, Cushing, and Ripper. I tell you when a flick had all three you knew you were in for a good time. | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUbaw5qg5A51ATjh5_ | Watch Live — U-20 World Cup semifinals: Brazil-Senegal and Serbia-Mali
By Nicholas MendolaJun 16, 2015, 10:58 PM EDT
The U-20 World Cup in New Zealand moves onto the semifinals with a pair of late matches.
Two African teams square off with South American and European foes as the tournament does two of its final three dances.
[ MORE: Wambach lifts USWNT past Nigeria ]
Who will contest the final come Saturday in Auckland? We'll know in about six hours.
Brazil vs. Senegal
Tuesday, 11:30 pm ET
Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch
WATCH LIVE AT 11:30 PM ET ON TELEMUNDO
After cruising through group play, Brazil tested its luck with a pair of shootout wins after scoreless draws against Uruguay and Portugal. Senegal was the only team that didn't need kicks to get out of the quarterfinals, though it was victorious through PKs in the Round of 16.
Serbia vs. Mali
Wednesday, 3 am ET
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
WATCH LIVE AT 3 AM ET ON NBC UNIVERSO
Serbia had to sweat out a nine-round shootout with the United States to get here, while Mali upset Germany and Ghana after being one of the third-place teams to make it out of the group stage. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUeKs4eIOjR3O4dYSF | I really don't think we value RPGs at all. It seems all we can see is the sale price and nothing else. At least too many times.
I just saw a typical example of gamer entitlement that I keep seeing a lot: Blaming publishers for our issues.
When D&D 5 was announced in Spain, a lot of people complained about the price. 50€ is not 50$, so why should they have to pay more for the same books when the books have already been written? Why is it that there is an increase in price for something that is, essentially, a reprint? Right?
People firstly forget, or ignore, that translating is just as expensive as writing. I kid you not. Translating a 100.000 words document can cost in the region of 5000€. And that is inexpensive. I can tell you that I can hire someone for that amount of money and write a full RPG in a similar length of time that will take to do a proper translation of that number of words, around four months.
Then they also forget, or ignore, that there are licensing fees to pay, that oftentimes those come in the shape of an advance amount of money that can vary depending on the license, and that a percentage of the book's sale price goes to the original publisher.
"If you want the full experience you must buy the three books even though they say you only need one".
Right… first and foremost: if they tell you that you only need one book, it is because you only need one book. If you want the full experience, you can choose to build it yourself. They give you the tools and what you don't have you can invent. Such is the magic of RPGs.
Feeling you must buy the three books to have the full experience is partly, the company's doing, for sure. They design amazingly attractive product and expand on the basic manual very well. They truly have worked very hard to create something very good.
But they are not necessary. You can make do without them and feeling you need them, that you want to get the full experience is your problem, not theirs. Their problem is to try and sell you products that will enhance the experience, and they do that very well, both sell it and enhance it.
You think the basic book doesn't give you all you want? Take a proper look at what they offer and reconsider. If you want more, that is perfectly acceptable, but if you are not prepared to make it for yourself, then there is a price to pay.
You think the other books are too expensive? Do not buy them, but understand that there is a price to pay for not spending money on something, and the price is usually time and effort.
"You have to add the money that costs the GMscreen if you are one of those who can't be without it": Again, if having the screen doesn't offer you value over the 20$ it costs, then you don't need it. But there is a price to pay for having the screen. And a price to pay for not buying it.
"I have seen that in D&D groups all players tend to buy the player's handbook and that is bad practice. I prefer to play games where I am the only one who knows the rules so there are no arguments about them".
Wow… I have no idea where to start with that one. It is called a Player's Handbook for a reason: it is for players. Why should it be so hard to understand that someone who plays a game wants to have a *Player's* Handbook. Please explain that.
And you being the only one to know the rules so there are no arguments has got nothing to do with people knowing the rules, but with you not being able to setup the social contract and GM agreement before you start playing. I assure you around my table no one argues with my rules because it is MY game.
That has got nothing to do with the pricing of the books. Why are you blaming the pricing of the book on your needs and wants?
It is funny how a lot of people will argue time and again how the value of things is not just the price, but when is about games, that is all we limit it to. Suddenly, when something is steep, we just see the price and stay there. We don't see the hours of fun we will have afterwards. We almost never see the work behind the scenes.
We just want cheap stuff because money is hard to come back. Thus, we ignore the intangible value of having something that will last forever. That gives us the tools to have fun forever.
Because we want something else.
And we blame companies because they are not catering for exactly what we want, how we want it, when we want it and because we want it.
We need to get out of that. We need to get out of inventing excuses like "if it had less illustrations the book would be cheaper", or "why does it have to be full colour, it would cost less if it were B/W".
Seriously… that has to stop.
We need to learn what the true value of the games we purchase is. And the sooner we understand that it goes beyond the price we pay for those games, the better off we will all be.
Should Players Give Smaller CCG's a Chance? | c4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUa6jxaJJQnH0llApF | import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
import { Router } from '@angular/router';
import { ToastsManager } from 'ng2-toastr/ng2-toastr';
import { MaskedInputDirective, conformToMask } from 'angular2-text-mask';
import { LocalStorageService } from 'ng2-webstorage';
import { AuthService } from '../../../core/services/auth';
import { UserService } from '../../../core/services/user';
@Component({
// The selector is what angular internally uses
// for `document.querySelectorAll(selector)` in our index.html
// where, in this case, selector is the string 'sign-up'
selector: 'sign-up', // <sign-up></sign-up>
// We need to tell Angular's Dependency Injection which providers are in our app.
providers: [
AuthService,
UserService
],
// Our list of styles in our component. We may add more to compose many styles together
styleUrls: ['./sign-up.style.scss'],
// Every Angular template is first compiled by the browser before Angular runs it's compiler
templateUrl: './sign-up.template.pug'
})
export class SignUpComponent implements OnInit {
public signUpModel: any = <IUser> {};
public phoneMask: any =
['(', /[0-9]/, /\d/, /\d/, ')', ' ', /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, '-', /\d/, /\d/, /\d/, /\d/];
constructor(
public modalInstance: NgbActiveModal,
private toastr: ToastsManager,
private storage: LocalStorageService,
private router: Router,
private authService: AuthService,
private userService: UserService
) {
console.log('hello `Sign Up` component');
}
// tslint:disable-next-line:no-empty
public ngOnInit(): void { }
public signUp() {
this.userService.save(this.signUpModel)
.$observable
.subscribe(
(user: IUser) => {
this.toastr.success(`Вы успешно зарегестрированы.`, 'Поздравляем!');
this.storage.store('token', btoa(`${user.email}:${this.signUpModel.password}`));
this.authService.save(this.signUpModel)
.$observable
.subscribe(
(authInfo: IAuth) => {
this.storage.store('currentUser', authInfo.user);
this.modalInstance.close({ user: authInfo.user, needSignIn: false });
let message: string = `Привет, ${authInfo.user.firstname}.`;
this.toastr.success(message, 'Добро пожаловать!');
},
(error: any) => {
this.storage.clear('currentUser');
let message: string = 'Что-то пошло не так...';
if (error && error.message) {
message = error.message;
}
this.toastr.error(message, 'Oops!');
}
);
},
(error: any) => {
this.storage.clear('currentUser');
let message: string = 'Что-то пошло не так...';
if (error && error.message) {
message = error.message;
}
this.toastr.error(message, 'Oops!');
}
);
}
public signIn() {
this.modalInstance.close({ user: null, needSignIn: true });
}
}
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BkiUa0bxK7FjYAb_4xT8 | A friend of mine graduated from a well-known evangelical seminary in 2005 with more than $90,000 in undergraduate and graduate school debt. This was before a financial crisis and soaring higher education cost increases and before churches put a squeeze on hiring.
Today, many a seminary graduate goes on to become a $9/hour Starbucks barista, waiting for a chance to interview at a church that has received more than 100 applicants. In a worst-case scenario, one of the "lucky ones" gets hired at a church that overworks, underpays and underinvests in its staff.
And so, sadly, the burdens of catastrophic debt and unhealthy ministry positions lead many emerging leaders into other careers (or back to first careers), rather than following their dream of serving God through the local church. Young leaders with no financial footing and no work experience are the most crushed when left in the lurch.
How can we begin to undo this trend? Several factors contribute to creating an environment where emerging leaders can thrive: 1) coaching and mentoring, 2) help in discerning one's call, 3) financial stability, and 4) a place to serve. Thankfully, some organizations and churches are laying the foundation for such an environment.
For example, the Kern Family Foundation walks alongside emerging leaders not only while they're in seminary but also for years to come. Since 2002, KFF has offered grants that enable seminaries to select Kern Scholars—students who receive subsidized tuition while engaging with a peer-learning community. After seminary, Kern Scholars receive five additional years of investment in the Kern Scholars Network, taking the form of everything from continued-education grants to counseling and retreats. After five years, pastors are encouraged to remain in the network for lifelong learning.
Photo: courtesy Tom Olson. Tom Olson (at left) chats with The Orchard's executive pastor, Bill Bradish, and intern Jared Hendricks during a mission trip fundraiser. Now serving as campus pastor of The Orchard in Barrington, Ill., Tom has benefited from investment as both a former Kern Scholar and The Orchard intern.
Tom's church started its own formal internship program about five years ago, in conjunction with nearby Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Each year, eight students receive a stipend for serving 15 hours a week in various ministry roles, during which time they're coached by pastors and mentored by lay leaders.
Bill—himself the product of a lay-leadership course—believes that all churches can be developing leaders. He encourages every pastor to identify three to five emerging leaders and start investing in them: together, study Scriptures on servant leadership, as well as classic books on Christian theology and ministry. Then include those leaders in all aspects of church ministry.
With mentoring, some emerging leaders, like Darin, may head to seminary and find support through foundations like KFF or church internships like The Orchard. But other emerging Christian leaders will faithfully and powerfully serve in their local church and community—volunteering on school boards, leading businesses and coaching sports teams—for decades to come.
Whatever the futures of these emerging leaders may be, the impetus is on current leaders to find ways to help lift financial weights from their shoulders and stand alongside them as they learn to serve.
Another EFCA church with an intentional pastoral mentoring program is Christ Community Church in Leawood, Kan. Read a previous EFCA Today article about how to launch a similar program.
Matt Proctor has served as pastor at Cornerstone Church (EFCA) in Marion, Iowa, since 2010. He and his wife, Carrie, have four children. Matt loves playing and coaching sports, reading books of all genres, and investing in relationships among neighbors and friends. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
BkiUfQ85qhLB10-R39BW | Abstract: Large protein synthesis is a present day biochemical challenge. Proteins can efficiently be expressed from various sources; however, post-translational modifications to introduce specific phosphorylation and spectroscopic labels can be challenging. One promising mechanism in creating these large, functional proteins is bioconjugation. This work is directed toward the chemical synthesis of microtubule-binding proteins and microtubule binding studies to elucidate the mechanism of tau aggregation in Alzheimer's disease. Peptides from the tubulin-binding domain of Tau were synthesized on an automated peptide synthesizer and modifications were conducted, on both solid and solution phase, to allow incorporation of specific phosphorylation events and multiple bioorthogonal functionalities. Peptides were modified and peptide conjugation reactions were conducted. To elucidate the efficiency of these bioconjugation reactions we have used model peptides and demonstrated clean, efficient conversions in aqueous solutions. Further, we are utilizing these tools to synthesize proteins with multiple tubulin-binding domain repeats and to study their ability to bind, polymerize, and depolymerize microtubules in both their nonphosphorylated and phosphorylated states. | c4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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BkiUde84c3aisLf0P39Q | Satisfying my little train addict with a Family and Friends Railcard #maketracks
Anyone who knows me will know that Master C is a massive train fan. He's just obsessed with them. One of his most common questions at the moment is "Mummy…. When are we going to do something trainy?"
Combine his train addition with my love of all things thrifty, and it will be no surprise to hear how big a fan I am of the Family and Friends Railcard. We've had one since Little Miss C was old enough to need train tickets buying for her (children under the age of five don't need a ticket on most trains) and it must have saved us hundreds and hundreds of pounds in that time.
Living in St Albans we're lucky enough to travel into London fairly regularly by train (it would be draft to drive as it takes at least twice as long and with the cost of parking is also more expensive) and each time we do we save. Master C's favourite train journey though isn't going into London. No, it's simpler than that. A quick trip north on the Thameslink line up to Luton. It may only be three stops away, but that's long enough for it to become an adventure for him. And for me, it's an adventure that can be squeezed in after a day at school. Perfect.
For Master C it's not about the destination. It's about the journey itself. Once we get to Luton he'd probably be quite happy if we just turned straight around and got a train south again. Being a tea addict though I at least insist that we stay there long enough to have a cuppa. The fact that there's a conveniently located Starbucks just outside the train station is rather handy. It's in the same building as the travel centre, and also has a cracking view out of its large windows of both the train station and Luton bus station. What more could a little boy ask for.
A quick cuppa for me and a smoothie and chocolate coin for him and we head back home. Often allowing enough time to sit on the platforms at Luton watching the fast East Midlands trains rush through, or if he's really lucky watching two four carriage trains coupling together. That's when Master C starts showing how obsessed he really is, as he tries engage everyone else on the platform in conversation about exactly what is going on. It really is awfully cute!
Our Friends and Family Railcard doesn't just take us to Luton though. Over the summer the four of us went on a little camping holiday up in Nottinghamshire where my mum and sister live. We planned a day trip from there up to York, with the simple aim of going to visit the National Railway Museum. Master C's train addition is well known, but my OH B probably matches him in that addiction, so it was very much a "trainy" day out for all involved.
What many people don't realise about the Family and Friends Railcard is that it can actually cover up to four adults and four children travelling together. The railcard itself has two named adults on it, but you only need one of those adults to be travelling at any one time. You can then have other adults with you and also any four children. This works perfectly for us, as sometimes it's just me and Master C, but on other occasions there might be the two of us, my two kids and my step-daughter L. All five of us then get discounted travel. On this trip up to York though there were six of us in total, four adults and two kids, and all four of us got a discount. There was 1/3 off the adult tickets, and 60% off the children's ones. With the exact trains we chose it saved us £28 on that one trip. When you bear in mind that the Railcard costs £30 for a whole 12 months you can see that we almost saved that much with just one use of it. What a bargain!
Add to that a saving of £4 each time Master C and I go to Luton together and a massive £22.20 when four of us go to London. It's easy to see how these savings add up very quickly. If you're wondering how much you could save on a journey you make with your family then take a look at this handy journey planner on the Family and Friends Railcard website. Not only does it help you plan your journey, but it will also show you how much your railcard will save on your chosen journey.
And if all that isn't enough to convince you, travelling by train on family days out also means that you can get some great 2FOR1 entry offers at places like ZSL London Zoo, the Tower of London and the London Eye. Add those savings on to the amount you can save on the train tickets with you Family and Friends Railcard and you're quids in!
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Love the idea of just nipping out by train for a cuppa and a smoothie! You're obviously well versed in using your Family & Friends railcard. We've just done the same and I wish we'd got one years and years ago. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUe0XxK0fkXPSOq8Tb | Orvilliers-Saint-Julien é uma comuna francesa na região administrativa de Grande Leste, no departamento de Aube. Estende-se por uma área de 23,92 km².
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BkiUdiI4dbgg-EpAJcuD | Not only does it still exist, but people still use it.
I have fond memories of calling up the time lady as a kid; I think it was one of those things that my mom had me do to distract me. Later on, my friend and I had a habit of prank-calling the telephone operators and playing sound effects—once, one called back, though thankfully she was laughing pretty hard. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUbW05i7PA9IjcI1bM | Renovation of Former Occidental Tower on Dallas Tollway Is Wrapping Up
Published December 11, 2017 • Updated on December 11, 2017 at 3:15 pm
Developers have finished a $9 million redo of a familiar Dallas North Tollway tower.The 24-story former Occidental Tower at LBJ Freeway and the Dallas North Tollway was purchased early last year by Dallas' Encore Enterprises and New York Life Insurance.In late 2016, the new owners started a major makeover of the high-rise which opened in 1985. And the 570,000-square-foot building got a new name -- Pinnacle Tower. Dallas' Stream Realty Partners, which managed the renovation, said the work is done. Continue reading...
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