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The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. These tables use the old UCAS tariff.Read more
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Research Quality
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A measure of the quality of the research undertaken in the University.Read more
Research Intensity
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- Situated in the heart of London, University College London was founded in 1826 – England's third oldest university.
- In 2012 UCL joined with the School of Pharmacy to form the UCL School of Pharmacy; and in 2014 UCL joined with the Institute of Education to form the UCL Institute of Education.
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- The undergraduate entry requirement is A*AA–ABB at A level, depending on the degree.
- Please refer to the university website for details.
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- UCL's facilities include a main library and 15 specialist subject libraries.
- UCL offers a wide range of IT facilities in open-access cluster rooms and student residences.
- UCL's wireless network provides secure web and email access in many locations across the university.
Disability Services
- Please refer to the university's website for details of disability services.
Students' Union
- UCL Union runs a full entertainments programme, a number of bars, café-bars and catering outlets.
- Volunteering and democracy support units help students get through university life and give something back.
- UCL Bloomsbury Theatre shows leading theatrical and comedy performances and also hosts UCL Union productions.
Availability of Part-Time Work
- There is no shortage of varied and reasonably paid employment
- The UCL Union Job Shop acts as an agency offering temporary work both on and beyond the UCL campus.
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- Undergraduate 48%
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Mode of study
- Full Time 80%
- Part Time 20%
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- Other 29%
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- Male 42%
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- Founded in 1826, University College London is England's third oldest university.
- It was the first university in England to admit students of any race, class or religion, and to welcome women on equal terms with men.
Notable Alumni
- Prof John O'Keefe − neuroscientist jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014.
- Jonathan Ross − television and radio presenter and film critic.
- Chris Martin − and all 3 other members of the band Coldplay.
- Stella Gibbons − author, journalist and poet who established her reputation with her first novel, Cold Comfort Farm.
- Marie Stopes − known for founding the first birth control clinic in Britain.
- Antony Gormley − sculptor best known for the Angel of the North.
- Jomo Kenyatta − Kenyan politician and the first President of Kenya.
- Lord Woolf − Master of the Rolls 1996−2000 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 2000−2005.
- Edwin Waterhouse − founding partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- Christine Ohuruogu − 400m athlete, former Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion.
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Weeks of delicate negotiation fails as open hostilities looks closer than ever. Dozens of worried listeners gathered around the central UnNews hive as angry shouts could be clearly heard from within.
"I tell you again!" one could clearly heard the famous throaty drawl of the UnNews chaplain, Rev. Zim "She will not receive any special treatment for being a girl and a brit. NO SPECIAL TERMS HERE! Only the strong survive! Thank you for suffering!"
"I concur" the audience could hear the delicate yet decisive voice of Emanuel Goldstein's heir apparent, NeoZidane. "I see no reason to support those evil felines no matter the cost. They are vile, cruel creatures who make you feel like you're their sworn servant. I say, let them have their litter boxes and their mice. Keep UnNews for those who clearly deserve it".
A loud crack could be heard from within as Middle Eastern Reporter, Mordillo, with his usual Zionist finesse drew his revolver and started shooting indiscriminately. "I demand a recount" he shouted with his usual horrendous Israeli accent "I want a FlyingFeline audio on one of my news articles or I'll execute every motherfucking last one of you!"
Angry shouts and cats' mewling cut down the rest of the dramatic speech.
"It has been like that for some time now" said an excited bystander sipping a nice hot cup of tea "He's been acting weird for days. We were thinking maybe he stopped taking his pills or perhaps he ate some bad humus but then he started meowing at the moon. That's some creepy shit man".
UnNews military officials were described as "worried". "We don't need this" told us one of them, off the record. "We were running this smooth operation here, and this Zionist comes around and starts raising hell. No wonder they can't run their damn country straight. If the need arises, we might have to declare a state of emergency".
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A regular staple of each Term's docket of the Court is one or two cases calling for an interpretation of the rights of Native Americans under some treaty arrangement vis–a-vis the Federal Government or the States. Thus, though no treaties have been negotiated for decades and none presumably ever will again, litigation concerning old treaties seemingly will go on.
The capacity of the United States to enter into agreements with other nations is not exhausted in the treaty–making power. The Constitution recognizes a distinction between "treaties" and "agreements" or "compacts" but does not indicate what the difference is.388 The differences, which once may have been clearer, have been seriously blurred in practice within recent decades. Once a stepchild in the family in which treaties were the preferred offspring, the executive agreement has surpassed in number and perhaps in international influence the treaty formally signed, submitted for ratification to the Senate, and proclaimed upon ratification.
During the first half–century of its independence, the United States was party to sixty treaties but to only twenty–seven published executive agreements. By the beginning of World War II, there had been concluded approximately 800 treaties and 1,200 executive agreements. In the period 1940–1989, the Nation entered into 759 treaties and into 13,016 published executive agreements. Cumulatively, in 1989, the United states was a party to 890 treaties and 5,117 executive agreements. To phrase it comparatively, in the first 50 years of its history, the United States concluded twice[p.495]as many treaties as executive agreements. In the 50–year period from 1839 to 1889, a few more executive agreements than treaties were entered into. From 1889 to 1939, almost twice as many executive agreements as treaties were concluded. In the period since 1939, executive agreements have comprised more than 90% of the international agreements concluded.389
One must, of course, interpret the raw figures carefully. Only a very small minority of all the executive agreements entered into were based solely on the powers of the President as Commander–in–Chief and organ of foreign relations; the remainder were authorized in advance by Congress by statute or by treaty provisions ratified by the Senate.390 Thus, consideration of the constitutional significance of executive agreements must begin with a differentiation among the kinds of agreements which are classed under this single heading.391
Executive Agreements by Authorization of Congress
Congress early authorized the entry into negotiation and agreement of officers of the executive branch with foreign governments, authorizing the borrowing of money from foreign countries392 and appropriating money to pay off the government of Al[p.496]giers to prevent pirate attacks on United States shipping.393 Perhaps the first formal authorization in advance of an executive agreement was enactment of a statute that permitted the Postmaster General to "make arrangements with the Postmasters in any foreign country for the reciprocal receipt and delivery of letters and packets, through the post offices."394 Congress has also approved, usually by resolution, other executive agreements, such as the annexing of Texas and Hawaii and the acquisition of Samoa.395 A prolific source of executive agreements has been the authorization of reciprocal arrangements between the United States and other countries for the securing of protection for patents, copyrights, and trademarks.396
Reciprocal Trade Agreements.—But the most copious source of executive agreements has been legislation which provided authority for the entering into of reciprocal trade agreements with other nations.397 Such agreements in the form of treaties providing for the reciprocal reduction of duties subject to implementation by Congress were frequently entered into,398 but beginning with the Tariff Act of 1890399 Congress began to insert provisions authorizing the Executive to bargain over reciprocity with no necessity of subsequent legislative action. The authority was widened in successive acts.400 Then, in the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934,401 Congress authorized the President to enter into agreements with other nations for reductions of tariffs and other impediments to international trade and to put the reductions into effect through proclamation.402
The Constitutionality of Trade Agreements.—In Field v. Clark,403 this type of legislation was sustained against the objection that it attempted an unconstitutional delegation "of both legis[p.497]lative and treaty–making powers." The Court met the first objection with an extensive review of similar legislation from the inauguration of government under the Constitution. The second objection it met with a curt rejection: "What has been said is equally applicable to the objection that the third section of the act invests the President with treaty–making power. The Court is of opinion that the third section of the act of October 1, 1890, is not liable to the objection that it transfers legislative and treaty–making power to the President."404 Although two Justices disagreed, the question has never been revived. However, in B. Altman & Co. v. United States,405 decided twenty years later, a collateral question was passed upon. This was whether an act of Congress which gave the federal circuit courts of appeal jurisdiction of cases in which "the validity or construction of any treaty . . . was drawn in question" embraced a case involving a trade agreement which had been made under the sanction of Tariff Act of 1897. Said the Court: "While it may be true that this commercial agreement, made under authority of the Tariff Act of 1897, Sec. 3, was not a treaty possessing the dignity of one requiring ratification by the Senate of the United States, it was an international compact, negotiated between the representatives of two sovereign nations and made in the name and on behalf of the contracting countries, and dealing with important commercial relations between the two countries, and was proclaimed by the President. If not technically a treaty requiring ratification, nevertheless, it was a compact authorized by the Congress of the United States, negotiated and proclaimed under the authority of its President. We think such a compact is a treaty under the Circuit Court of Appeals Act, and, where its construction is directly involved, as it is here, there is a right of review by direct appeal to this court."406
The Lend–Lease Act.—The most extensive delegation of authority ever made by Congress to the President to enter into executive agreements occurred within the field of the cognate powers of the two departments, the field of foreign relations, and took place at a time when war appeared to be in the offing and was in fact only a few months away. The legislation referred to is the Lend–[p.498]Lease Act of March 11, 1941,407 by which the President was empowered for something over two years—and subsequently for additional periods whenever he deemed it in the interest of the national defense to do so— to authorize "the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, or the head of any other department or agency of the Government," to manufacture in the government arsenals, factories, and shipyards, or "otherwise procure," to the extent that available funds made possible, "defense articles"—later amended to include foodstuffs and industrial products—and "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of," the same to the "government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States," and on any terms that he "deems satisfactory." Under this authorization the United States entered into Mutual Aid Agreements whereby the Government furnished its allies in World War II forty billions of dollars worth of munitions of war and other supplies.
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The New York Giants continued to add to their revolving door of tight ends when they signed Brandon Myers to replace the recently departed Martellus Bennett. The thing is though that Myers may not be the long term solution.
When you are in a tough spot with the salary cap, you have to do some fancy maneuvering. The tight end market isn't great right now anyway after the deals given out to Bennett, Jared Cook and the absurd one to Anthony Fasano. So the Giants came in and swooped up Myers and a potential bargain rate.
Myers hadn't done anything in his career until his breakout season last year when he caught 79 balls for 806 yards and was Carson Palmer's most consistent pass-catching target. If he could even approximate those numbers with the Giants, Eli Manning and company will be very happy.
Back to the contract. Myers contract is four years at $14.25 million, however, the last three years are all voidable. Each subsequent season after this one gives Myers a base salary of $4 million. Myers got a $1.5 million signing bonus, a $25,000 workout bonus and a base salary of $725,000 which is fully guaranteed.
Myers could end up being a bargain for the Giants this year, but he also could be out the door come 2014. If he doesn't produce, or the Giants need the extra money to lock up Hakeem Nicks or Jason Pierre-Paul, they could void the rest of Myers deal and go out and get another tight end for Manning to throw too. Myers will have to prove it to the Giants that he can be the tight end. If he does, it could be very lucrative for him and the team.


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Overindulgent and oh so cuddly, this orange cat is named Garfield, left. Although the resemblance is similar, this Garfield has no Odis or master named John. This cat's heart is just as big as his stomach and he is looking for someone to share it with - just don't ask him to share his dinner.
Lyla, right, is a loving girl who will sit in your lap for hours just purring. This black cat is a sweet and loving beauty with whom you're sure to fall head over heels.
To meet these cats, visit the Gastineau Humane Society during viewing hours: 2 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 789-0260.
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Altamonte Springs, Fla.—Michaelson Group purchased the recently renovated, 312-unit Charter Pointe from Insula Properties. CBRE has recently arranged the sale of Charter Pointe, a 312-unit community near Orlando, in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Jacksonville-based Michaelson Group acquired the asset for $31 million. Sarasota-based Insula Properties was the seller, represented by CBRE's Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill.
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State 'debt deals' may sink your child's college future
Borrowers' allowance now harder to secure for over-18s
PARENTS who sign up to the new state-backed debt deals could scupper their children's chances of going to college.
Under the deals, which are struck through the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI), debtors must meet stringent spending guidelines, known as "reasonable living expenses" Although an allowance for living expenses can be made for a borrower's children, it can be harder to secure such an allowance once a child passes the age of 18.
One adviser contacted us about a debt deal he was striking on behalf of two parents. "The bank will not allow any allowance for living expenses for the borrowers' children once they hit 18 years of age," said the adviser, who did not wish to be named. "In this case, two of the kids will turn 18 during the lifetime of their parents' debt deal. The borrowers are now looking at bankruptcy as the only way to protect their ability to continue to support their kids once they turn 18 – including provisions for third-level education."
The ISI's guidelines allow for "special circumstances" to be taken into account when drawing up debt deals "where the debtor is contributing financially to the care of an adult dependent such as, for example, an elderly relative or a college-going child."
"The costs of that child going to college would have to be reasonable but, subject to that qualification, they are permissible," said a spokesman for the ISI.
Banks must agree to any debt deal put forward by a debt adviser on behalf of a borrower – if that arrangement is to go ahead.
The Sunday Independent asked the banks if they made any allowance for living expenses for a borrower's children once the children reach the age of 18. Most banks said it was up to the debt adviser to make a case for allowances for such children – and that this case would then be considered by the bank.
"Any request for continuation of living expenses beyond the age of 18 would likely be considered on a case-by-case basis by creditors," said a spokeswoman for Bank of Ireland.
A spokesman for Permanent TSB said: "Permanent TSB reviews every case on its own merit and does not have a blanket policy. The issue is one for the ISI guidelines, not for the individual banks."
AIB said it makes allowances for dependants.
Ulster Bank said it aims "to come to a reasonable arrangement with any customer who approaches us. Expenditure is adjusted for childcare to reflect age," said a spokesman for the bank. "There can be an allowance for adults living in the house with special circumstances."
A spokesman for KBC said it reviews each case on its own merits "taking account of financial and other circumstances and the ISI reasonable living expenses."
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Memory Management Approach for Swapless Embedded Systems
The Linux kernel Out of Memory (OOM) killer is not usually invoked on desktop and server computers, because those environments contain sufficient resident memory and swap space, making the OOM condition a rare event. However, swapless embedded systems typically have little main memory and no swap space. In such systems, there is usually no need to allocate a big memory space; nevertheless, even relatively small allocations may eventually trigger the OOM killer.
Experiments with end-user desktop applications show that when a system has low memory—that is, it is about to reach the OOM condition—applications could become nonresponsive due to system slowness. System performance is affected when physical memory is about to reach the OOM condition or is fully occupied. System slowness should be prevented as such behaviour brings discomfort to end users.
Furthermore, the process selection algorithm used by the kernel-based OOM killer was designed for desktop and server computer needs. Thus, it may not work properly on swapless embedded systems, because at any moment it can kill applications that a user may be interacting with.
In this article, we present an approach that employs two memory management mechanisms for swapless embedded systems. The first is applied to prevent system slowness and OOM killer activation, by refusing memory allocations based on a predefined memory consumption threshold. Such a threshold should be determined and calibrated carefully in order to optimize memory usage while avoiding large memory consumption that may lead to system delay and invocation of the OOM killer. We call it the Memory Allocation Threshold (MAT).
The second mechanism employs an additional threshold value known as the Signal Threshold (ST). When this threshold is reached, the kernel sends a low memory signal (LMS), which should be caught by user space, triggering memory release before crossing the MAT. Both thresholds are implemented by a kernel module, the Low Memory Watermark (LMW) module. We offer some experimental results that point out situations when our approach can prove useful in optimizing memory consumption for a class of embedded systems.
System performance is degraded when the memory requirements of active applications exceed the physical memory available on a system. Under such conditions, the perceived system response can be significantly slow. On swapless devices, application memory needs can drive the system to such conditions often, because system internal main memory is low and the chance of applications occupying the whole physical memory is high.
Memory resources should be managed differently on such devices to avoid slow system responsiveness. The memory allocation failure mechanism can be applied to prevent slowness. Preventing system slowness makes OOM killer invocation rare. Thus, such a mechanism also can reduce the chances of triggering the OOM killer, whose process selection algorithm may choose an unexpected application to be killed on devices with low memory and no swap space.
Memory allocation failure means refusing memory allocations requested by applications. It is carried out according to a MAT value that is set based on experimentation with various use cases of end-user applications. MAT should be set sufficiently high to allow applications to allocate necessary memory without affecting overall system performance, but its value should be well defined to guarantee memory allocation failure when necessary to prevent extreme memory consumption.
Before memory allocation failure occurs, however, process termination can be performed to release allocated memory. It can be triggered by transmitting the LMS from kernel space to user space to notify applications to free up memory. LMS is dispatched according to ST value. ST should be smaller than MAT, as shown in Figure 1, because the LMS should occur well before memory allocation failure.
If the LMS dispatch is successful and memory is released by receiving the signal, a possible memory allocation failure will be prevented. A useful scenario could involve running some window-based applications, A, B and C, consuming chunks of memory, while their window frames can superimpose one another (assuming the use of a simple window manager environment such as Matchbox). Assuming that application A is the one the user is interacting with at the moment MAT is reached, instead of denying memory allocation to A, it would be preferable to attempt to free up memory allocated by applications B and C, which are not visible to the user. Doing this would allow the user to continue working with application A.
However, memory allocation failure could be unavoidable for some application use cases. For instance, such a case could involve a single window-based application, consuming memory at a constant rate, that the user is interacting with. Releasing memory from other applications would not be as desirable in this situation, because there may be no other window-based applications from which memory could be released. Therefore, a more desirable solution would be to fail memory allocation requested by the guilty application, selecting it as a candidate for termination.
In our proposal, the kernel should provide two mechanisms to deal with management of memory in extreme cases of low memory levels:
Failure of brk(), mmap() and fork() system calls: deny memory allocation requests to prevent system slowness and kernel OOM killer invocation according to a previously calibrated MAT level.
Low memory signal: Kernel Event Layer signal sent by the kernel to a user-space process terminator, which should employ a process selection algorithm that works based on a specified ST.
Using these mechanisms, it would be possible to identify when memory can be released or when to deny further allocations. Denying memory allocations should happen only when memory release attempts cannot be successful.


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Author has written 8 stories for Inuyasha, Resident Evil, Naruto, DC Universe Online, Batman, and Final Fantasy XIV.
Progress on chapter four is slightly delayed due to work complications. My client is injured so I've been practically living at work for a while. See you soon! I started writing today so I can get the next bit out.
Feel free to PM me if you'd like to see where I'm at story-wise. I'm happy to get mail and getting work reminders is rather motivational for me. Feel free to share opinions, comments, cool sayings- or advice on how to improve. It would be really awesome if someone experienced wanted to take the time to discuss what I can do to be a better novelist. That...would be so awesome.
--Okay. To start off I am an older Otaku. I love games, anime, and movies. I've also been around this site...for a long time. I started reading fanfiction on this site when I was 10 years old.
That was the SECOND year that the site was out. I wrote my first fic in '03, officially joining the site in order to post it. It was terrible...and long since removed. I am now 27- and have watched so many people blossom through the years.
This is also why my earlier fics- other than "That Smell" will probably never be completed. If anyone wants to adopt them, you can. I've matured so much, in my writing as well as my ideas of what could make a good story that I simply cannot set myself back into the setting and story of my other fics.
I've learned to give just about every pairing a chance. If the piece is well written, well planned, and charged with genuine emotion then the plot will be believable and the pairing should be too. I have a few troubles with a few pieces however...
I love parodies... Zippy the Avenger is amazing with them... but at the same time, I have trouble with certain fics that should really be crack fics. You know what I'm talking about! The stories that are rushed and the plot is stuck in a blender. Those stories typically need some re-imagining or please... clearly define the piece as a crack fic. Otherwise, it gives some of us a headache trying to make sense of them.
I dislike Mary Sue's. Now, there is a difference between introducing a character whom is always a step ahead and a Mary Sue. A character whom is a step ahead consistently works and prepares for trouble. A Mary Sue sprinkles pixie dust laced with good wishes to knock out a situation or enemy. Now- I do not disrespect the Mary Sue completely, if my dear friends, we remember why they become Marys. Many people write these Sue fics when they want the main character to feel empowered. This is a reflection of how strong they believe the character should be. Often, they want to identify with their Sue and probably want to put him or herself in the character's place... if only everything
turned out so easily.
Bad grammar, tortured spelling, and the lack of any care for the format of your fic will make me hit the "Back" button if I can't make it through. The occasional error is more than okay... but if it is too much then I can't get into the story. If one needs to work to read a fic, it better be fanfic.net's fault or because the dialect of the story follows an older, almost historic flow. For those of you who are young and in Middle school and High School- PLEASE. Consider it a challenge! Netspeak is not an acceptable story format..especially if you want a lot of people to share your ideas with you! It is a lot of work to write a fic out entirely, to research elements of the piece, and consistently use spelling and grammar checks for unfamiliar things. You can do it. And when you do, we will read it!
The High School/princess/whatever AU's... here is a controversial fanfiction.net topic! Often..they are coupled with a distinct lack of maturity or process. This is okay! Because.. BECAUSE... think about the author. :) I reflect on High School today and that time for me has become really insignificant. For other younger students however, that is their everyday focus. Naturally, High School would be important and ideal to them! It should be important at that age! Even then, not all High School Au's are worthless, immature, or "total crap." One of my favorite InuYasha fics was a story where demons and humans were thrown in together and Kagome, the school tomboy had five best friends that she hung out with on a daily basis. That is how she met InuYasha's brother... and his beast. It was actually a very mature, well written fic and I loved it. For those fics that are not so well... the author needs to do some re-imagining. Please don't be afraid of hearing that you need some work with this, you DO have potential to be a great writer! High School is such a dramatic time period but some things are overkill. People cannot relate to your fic if you make it based on life but TOO crazy! If you're going to put your characters in a High School situation but make your plot TOO nuts then there is a big chance that people won't like it. They just can't relate!
A quick word to you all- Do not ever give up writing. Do not ever give up daydreaming. If you think you suck, can't work past your writing limits, have issues with spelling and grammer, or cannot seem to finish a fic... it is okay. You are growing every day! Just keep working on it and one day, you'll be glad you did.
I'm not a very good writer.
No, really. I'm not. All through my life in both my middle school and High school career, I've been pushed into doing more to get the grade. My essays are fabulous and I can write a paper persuading a saint to sin but that has negatively impacted my writing ability concerning stories or novels. I can describe just about anything but when it comes to natural story flow and fleshing out realistic conversations... I really need work. As it stands, I'm looking for a beta who wants to dive in to a story and isn't afraid to help make positive changes to impact the plot. I'd like someone to be proactive in the process and willing to work with me, regardless of what the base line of the story is. If you think that person is you, feel free to PM me any time. That also goes for the rest of you who just want to say hi. I love it when people stop by and say hi. :3
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NASA's New Horizon Probe has gotten its closest ever look at two small moons orbiting Pluto.
Coming on the 85th birthday of the discovery of Pluto, NASA Wednesday released two long-exposure images showing two of Pluto's moons, Hydra and Nix, orbiting the dwarf planet. It was the first time the space probe had gotten close enough to view the moons.
The photos were taken on Jan. 27 and Feb. 8 at a distance of 115 million to 125 million miles, according to NASA. Each moon is believed to be between 25 and 95 miles in diameter, but NASA will learn more as the New Horizons probe gets closer in July.
Pluto has two other small moons, Styx and Kerberos, which are so faint they are not yet visible from the spacecraft.
New Horizons blasted into space atop an Atlas V rocket in January 2006. Pluto at the time was still considered a planet, with scientists later that year voting to demote its status to that of a dwarf planet.
After a sleepy nine years, the probe woke up in December 2014 from the last of its 18 hibernation periods as it prepared for its initial approach toward Pluto. The spacecraft is scheduled to come as close as 6,200 miles from the surface of Pluto July 14, 2015, the closest any manmade object has come to the dwarf planet.


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It was great to take the 100 metres freestyle in Manchester at the recent British Swimming Championships and it was key in regards to the rest of my preparation towards 2012. It's been a busy time for me. I'm appearing on Channel 4's That Paralympic Show tomorrow.
There have been a few roadblocks in the way recently, with illness and injury, but hopefully I am over the worst and I am looking towards the European Championships in July in Berlin. This will be one of the last and best opportunities to showcase my talent and put down a marker ahead of 2012.
In regards to 2012, it would be great to win another gold and become the most successful ever Paralympian. Tanni [Grey-Thompson] is on 11, as am I, so I only need one and in front of a home crowd it would be very special. However, I will be going for all four golds, like I did in Beijing. It will be an experience that money can't buy, performing in front of the home crowd in London. Iit'll definitely be once in a lifetime.
Key statistics
Won seven medals – three golds, three silvers and one bronze – at the Sydney Paralympics
Won five medals – four golds and one silver – at the Paralympics in Athens
Wins four gold medals at the Beijing Paralympics, taking his overall total to 11 Olympic titles
Born 25 May 1980
Hobbies I am very keen on my rugby and it was great to see my team, Bridgend, win the title this season. Outside of rugby I follow Liverpool and Cardiff City closely
Favourite film Reservoir Dogs and anything else by Quentin Tarantino
Favourite book I usually pick up either James Patterson or Lee Child
If I hadn't been a swimmer I'd have loved to have been a professional rugby player but if I had to choose a career away from sport it would have been either as a physiotherapist or in the police force
At the moment my routine is fairly intense. I am training nine times a week, of which five are at max or harder strength. This means there is a lot of heart-rate work and maximum speed work all gearing towards Berlin and London. The other four training sessions are about technique and generally, if I can, enjoying being in the water. I spend some time in the gym as well so my entire focus is just on winning that Olympic gold.
Olympic countdown
30 June-3 July 2011
World Challenge, Montreal, Canada
3-10 July 2011
IPC European Championships, Berlin, Germany
29 August-9 September 2012
2012 Paralympic Games, London Aquatic Centre
The Paralympic gala will take place at the London Aquatics Centre, designed by Zaha Hadid


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TV Daily Schedule: KQED Plus
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KQED Plus: Friday, December 6, 2013
Channels 9.2 • 54.1, 25.2 | XFINITY 10 and HD 710
Schedule is subject to change. Please visit kqed.org/tv/schedules/daily for the most up-to-date info.
12:00 amTavis Smiley [#3049] Tavis talks with med student-turned-megaselling singer-songwriter Emeli Sande and with steel guitar great Robert Randolph.
Sande, the British-born jazz-soul artist, shares her feelings about her success in dominating the airways and the British and European charts. Randolph, who plays one of the most difficult musical instruments there is, tells how he perfected his artistry. duration 26:46 STEREO
12:30 amNatural Heroes [#601H] Second Nature: The Biomimicry Evolution Paint that self-cleans like a lotus leaf? Gecko-foot technology? Explore biomimicry, the science of emulating nature's best ideas to solve human problems. Set in South Africa, SECOND NATURE follows Time magazine "Hero of the Environment" Janine Benyus as she illustrates how organisms in nature can teach us to be more sustainable engineers, chemists, architects, and business leaders. After 3.8 billion years, nature has discovered how to survive and thrive. Benyus brings deep affection for the natural world as she guides us toward a vision of a planet in balance between human progress and ecosystem survival. duration 26:46 STEREO TVPG
1:00 amThe Best of the 60s (My Music Archives) The best performances from the 1960s decade, musical performances from the explosive decade that transformed America with the rock, folk and pop classics of the era. duration 1:29:36 STEREO TVG
3:00 amJohn Sebastian Presents: Folk Rewind (My Music) Folk legend John Sebastian reflects and remembers the very best of The Folk Years in an all new show which remembers archival folk (traditional, pop and folk rock) era classics from the vault which culminates into a crescendo of excitement with a new live reunion of folk singers including Barry McGuire, Roger McGuinn of The Byrds, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Chad & Jeremy, Jesse Colin Young of The Youngblodds and more. duration 1:58:43 STEREO TVG
5:00 amEchoes of Creation (Expired) Immerse yourself into a remarkable program that goes beyond the discussion 'about' the natural world and into an experience with it. Specifically designed for repeated play, it takes you on a profound journey through the pristine wilderness of Alaska, ancient sequoias of California and the lush beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Experience nature like never before as Emmy Award-winning director Jan Nickman takes you on a one-of-a-kind field trip to the very soul of our planet. Feel the timelessness with music by Grammy-nominated composer David Arkenstone and poetic spoken word by Karen Hutton. duration 56:49 STEREO TVG
6:00 amZoboomafoo [#130] Jumpers From kangaroos to frogs, the "jumpers" of the wild are given free reign at Animal Junction. As these animals display their jumping prowess, the resident "jumper," Zoboomafoo watches the Kratt brothers try and compete with these great animals. duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
6:30 amThomas & Friends [#902H] All Together Now Ol' Wheezy Wobbles - On Misty Island, Ol' Wheezy has stopped working. Thomas wants to help and says he can fix Ol' Wheezy. He puffs to the Dieselworks, and asks Den and Dart for help because two busy boilers are better than one. Den and Dart chuff back to Misty Island together and their drivers work on Ol' Wheezy until he is fixed! The Sounds of Sodor - Thomas is to take a Famous Composer around the Island and show him the sounds of Sodor to help inspire a new composition. Everywhere Thomas takes the composer, they are interrupted by noisy engines. This makes Thomas cross. However, unbeknownst to Thomas, the noisy engines are inspiring the Famous Composer to compose! Thomas fails to heed a warning sign and has to stop suddenly, making the composer's music blow away in the wind. Thomas realizes his error and finds a unique way to reinterpret the composer's music - by using his noisy friends to create The Sounds of Sodor! duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
7:00 amSesame Street [#4257H] Failure to Launch Hubert the Human Cannonball comes to Sesame Street to be launched out of a cannon, across the yard, and into a bucket of blue gelatin. He starts to set up all his stuff in the arbor and takes out a ruler so he can make sure the bucket is exactly five feet from the cannon. Baby Bear helps him measure it, Elmo and Telly help him into the cannon, and?drum roll please?there's a poof and Hubert tumbles out. Baby Bear measures the distance, and, to the dismay of Hubert, he has flown zero feet. They figure out that his cannon is broken and try to come up with another way to launch Hubert five feet to the bucket of gelatin. Telly comes up with the bright idea to try his toy catapult. So they set Hubert up, launch him, and then measure. Once again, Hubert is disappointed - he has only gone two feet. Elmo comes up with a new idea to make Hubert go further and comes back with the Big Bad Wolf, who can make houses fly! He blows and Hubert takes off. This time the distance measures only four feet,. Baby Bear thinks he can engineer something just forceful enough, and designs and builds a launcher for Hubert using a giant rubber band. It works! Hubert lands precisely five feet away, right into the bucket of blue gelatin - and the crowd goes wild. duration 58:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
8:00 amClifford's Puppy Days [#113] No Small Parts, Only Small Puppies/Sing-A-Song Norville * Hoop Dreams: When Evan joins the school basketball team he is discouraged by the fact that he's much smaller than his teammates. Can Clifford help Evan learn to use his small size to his advantage?
* Doggie Duds: When Jorge neglects to take off a new sweater that Nina knit him, he accidentally rips it while playing with Clifford. Jorge must decide if he will tell Nina the truth. duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
8:30 amClifford The Big Red Dog [#110] To Catch A Bird/The Best Party Ever To Catch a Bird - When Jetta's trophy and locket are missing, all fingers and paws point to Emily - all of them except for Clifford's! The dogs, led by Clifford, finally prove Emily didn't steal anything, and Clifford learns the value of having faith in a friend. The Best Party Ever - Jetta ridicules Emily for not planning enough exciting activities for her birthday party, so Charley convinces Emily not to invite her. But Emily realizes that Jetta's feelings were hurt and invites her after all. Besides, with Clifford at the party, there's always more than enough excitement - even for Jetta! ~ duration 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
9:00 amSid the Science Kid [#202] Slide to the Side! Sid is trying out his new dance called "The Sid Slide To The Side!" On his room's hardwood floor, he boogies to the left, jumps to the right and then tries to slide to the side. But in his new sneakers, he can't slide...he just squeaks to a stop! Sid and his friends investigate how different materials and surfaces can create friction, causing something to slow down. (Educational objective - Friction) duration 28:55 SRND51 TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
9:30 amWordWorld [#303] The Really Red Ruby/Firefighters to the Rescue The Really Red Ruby - Frog is excited to accompany Sheep on an exciting adventure to find the Really Red Ruby - until he realizes that Sheep is only pretending to go on an adventure. Frog is disappointed until he makes his greatest discovery: playing pretend is fun! Firefighters to the Rescue - Duck and Fly want to become firefighters, just like their friend Firefighter Frog. To do that, they need to look out for any signs of smoke in WordWorld, because where there's smoke, there's fire! Will Duck and Fly be able to determine what's really smoke and what's not? duration 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
10:00 amCurious George [#401H] Personal Trainer/Sprout Outing * Personal Trainer - Professor Wiseman has generous sponsors for an exciting expedition if she completes a fund-raising footrace. But her first practice run is a disaster and she's about to give up until George volunteers to help her train. He's a great runner, so this should be easy, right? Not so! The first day of training leaves Professor Wiseman exhausted, thirsty and bored. George learns there is a lot to training as he becomes expert on stretching, keeping hydrated, and pacing yourself. But can he transfer all this to Professor Wiseman and find that secret ingredient that will keep her motivated to stay the course and finish the race?
* Sprout Outing - George has just been made an Honorary Junior Sprout of Country County and is thrilled to be on his first trip with the troop, especially since the Man with the Yellow Hat is the new Sprout Master. The plan is for a nice, relaxed vegetation exploration at the Incredible Edible Arboretum, but things don't go as planned! First, the troop gets lost following Assistant Sprout Master Bill's directions, then George gets separated from the rest and discovers a man sawing branches off a tree. That's in violation of Sprout's rules, and George decides he needs to be stopped! Will George be able to prevent this man from harming more trees and earn his Sprout stripes along the way? duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
10:30 amCat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! [#101] Show Me The Honey/Migration Vacation Show Me the Honey - Sally and Nick have run out of honey! Luckily the Cat knows just where to go to get more. They visit Queen Priscilla Buzzoo who invites them to join in the bee dance to learn how to make honey. Migration Vacation - The purple martin swallow that lives in Sally's backyard has gone missing! The Cat, with the help of a variety of forest creatures, help Nick and Sally track down the bird, and learn how and why birds migrate. duration 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
11:00 amSuper Why! [#209] Princess Gwennie Saves The Day Princess Pea is feeling dramatic (as usual) and she and Red are staging a play. Princess is pretending she's a queen but Red doesn't know what to be! The super readers fly into the story of a princess with a silly sense of humor and a big job to do. They help Gwennie use her talents to save the day, and Red discovers her own special gifts. Educational Objectives: To learn about medieval times. Kids will sing the alphabet, practice the magic of spelling, learn what the word "harp" means and use the power to read to change the story. duration 28:55 SRND51 TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
11:30 amDinosaur Train [#221] Tiny and the Crocodile/Meet The Grandparents Team Pteranodon travels to Dienosuchas Swamp to meet Deanna Dienosuchas, a 40 foot crocodile with many big teeth, and a crabby attitude. Tiny leads the way to warm up Deanna who turns out to be more friendly and less scary than our kids imagined. The Pteranodon kids have special visitors - their Grandma and Grandpa! The kids delight in realizing they share similar traits with their grandparents (laughs, expressions, and interests), and love showing Grandma and Grandpa around the nest area and playing some games they all like. duration 28:55 SRND51 TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
12:00 pmSesame Street [#4404H] Latino Festival There's a street festival on Sesame Street celebrating Spanish culture and language. Educational Objective: Self-Regulation duration 58:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
1:00 pmBarney & Friends [#1209] A Game for Everyone, A Sports Adventure Barney, Baby Bop, BJ and the kids are planning a Sports Day in the park. When they meet Jill, a new friend who is too shy to participate, Barney explains that Jill might just need a little encouragement to join the fun. In the end, Sports Day is a huge success for everyone... even Jill! duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
1:30 pmCaillou [#320] Caillou Can Do It! A Sweet and Sour Day - Caillou is helping Grandma water her flowers and fill the birdbath. When they get thirsty and need a break from gardening, Grandma finds there's no juice to be found in the fridge. No matter, Grandma shows Caillou how to make fruit juice from scratch, and it tastes so good that Mommy asks for seconds. Caillou's Puppet Show - Caillou and his friends Jason and Jeffrey make finger puppets at playschool and decide to put on a puppet show for the rest of the class the next day. The next morning, however, Caillou is disappointed to find that he's caught the measles from Rosie and can't go to playschool. All is saved when the whole class comes to wish him well and the puppet show goes on as planned - through the living room window! Caillou's Collection - In the park Caillou starts a new hobby - collecting rocks! He finds out that Grandpa has a rock collection too, and they go to the quarry where Caillou watches a worker break up big stones into smaller ones. Caillou gets to pick out a rock for Grandpa that ends up in Grandpa's new rock garden. Which gives Caillou an idea for the perfect spot to put his own rocks. duration 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
2:00 pmThomas & Friends [#903] If A Job's Worth Doing Thomas and the Garbage Train - Thomas volunteers to take the Duchess to tea. Diesel tells Thomas that his work with Whiff will make him too stinky to take the Duchess. As Whiff and Thomas puff along, Thomas uncouples from the Garbage train and Thomas takes 'sweeter smelling' tracks. Whiff struggles with the heavy train and has to stop on the track causing Thomas crashes into Whiff. Garbage flies into the air and all over Thomas! Thomas is the stinkiest engine on Sodor! While Thomas cleans up the garbage, he gives Whiff the Special of taking the Duchess. Sodor Surprise Day - Sodor Surprise Day is a day in which people and engines surprise each other and make each other laugh. When Gordon declares Sodor Surprise Day to be silly, Thomas decides to show Gordon how much fun it can be, instead of doing his job. He surprises Gordon at the coal hopper, at a junction and then at the docks! But Thomas only succeeds in ruining the fireworks for the Surprise Day party and doesn't do his job. Thomas then concentrates on doing his job and finds a fantastic alternative to the fireworks. No one is more surprised than Gordon! duration 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
2:30 pmBob the Builder [#605] Two New Machines! Tumbler, the big and booming cement mixer, arrives in the Valley to help build the Bobland Bay skate park. Dizzy is given the job of showing him around. Tumbler's larger-than-life arrogance becomes a little too much for Dizzy and Tumbler is soon all alone in Sunflower Valley. By displaying a little humility, he finds his way back to his new friends! Flex the cherry-picker arrives just in time to help replace the lens on the Sunflower Valley lighthouse. Flex is so desperate to do a good job that he pushes himself a bit too far and gets the new lens stuck in a tree! He helps solve the problem and learns that everyone loves him just the way he is. duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
3:00 pmCat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! [#102] I Love The Nightlife/Oh Give Me A Home! I Love the Nightlife - Nick wants to stay awake all night. Good thing the Cat needs help finding his most favorite hat that he lost in the forest of Wagamaroo! The Cat takes Nick and Sally on a nocturnal adventure, along the way meeting a variety of animals who stay up all night! Oh Give Me a Home! - Nick has a super duper special shell and Sally wants one too! The Cat in the Hat takes them to a beachside adventure where they meet Tucker, a hermit crab who is also looking for a new shell because he's grown too big for his. An under the sea fashion show gives both Tucker and Sally super duper special shells! duration 28:55 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
3:30 pmZoboomafoo [#131] Funny Faces Funny faces pop-up everywhere in this episode of Zoboomafoo. The Kratt brothers and Zoboomafoo scour the wild and Animal Junction for animals with funny faces, and they don't have to look hard. Moose, pigs, bats and others stop by to strut their stuff and make funny faces for the camera! duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
4:00 pmWild Kratts [#132H] Flight of the Pollinators When a miniaturized Chris gets covered with pollen and ends up sticking to a bee, he's off into the remarkable world of the pollinators. Martin, Aviva, and the rest of the creature explorers must find Chris in an adventure that uncovers the amazing delivery system of plants and their animal partners. They learn that plants use animals to help them make their seeds through a process called pollination. duration 28:46 STEREO TVY
4:30 pmArthur [#1606H] The Last Tough Customer/Brain's Chess Mess * The Last Tough Customer - The Tough Customers realize it's time to quit bullying and set out to find a new hobby - but can Molly ever truly change her ways?
* Brain's Chess Mess - Brain starts a chess club at school to improve his game and beat Los Dedos, the local chess master. Who knew the best player in the club would be... Rattles?!? duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
5:00 pmMartha Speaks [#307H] Martha: Deadline Doggie/It's The Giant Pumpkin, Martha * Martha: Deadline Doggie - When Martha begins to sniff out leads for Carolina's paper, the news is not fit to print. Can Martha redeem herself before she puts the paper out of business? Vocabulary: (E) article, deadline, eavesdropped(ing), gossip(ing), private (I) type(ing), read(s)(ing), tip, paper, surprise.
* It's the Giant Pumpkin, Martha - With The Ronald Report as her new competition, Carolina needs stories, big stories, to keep her paper afloat. But then she finds a story that's stranger than she bargained for. Vocabulary: (E), source, exaggerate(d)(ing)(tions), (un)reliable, anonymous, retract(ed)(ing)(ion) (I) reporter, lie(s), record, ton, pounds. duration 28:46 STEREO TVY (Secondary audio: DVI)
5:30 pmWordGirl [#512] Who's Your Granny?/Win A Day with Wordgirl WHO'S YOUR GRANNY? - Granny May decides to become more notorious by committing bigger crimes involving crazy contraptions. Meanwhile, Becky is frustrated that she does not appear in any yearbook photos since she always has to escape to fight crime as WordGirl. Will Becky/WordGirl ever be able to get her photo in the yearbook and find time to interact with the new, hi-tech Granny May? Vocabulary Words: Interact, Contraption. WIN A DAY WITH WORDGIRL - The Big City Times announces a writing contest prize: win a day with WordGirl. A chance at a full-day encounter with everyone's favorite superhero causes Tobey, Scoops, and TJ to go to extremes to win - ending in a robot-filled squabble at the library. Vocabulary Words: Encounter, Squabble. duration 28:55 STEREO TVY7 (Secondary audio: DVI)
6:00 pmWild Kratts [#130] The Food Chain Game Aviva wants to build a food web for the African savannah, so she devises a game and Martin and Chris accept her challenge! They will each start as a blade of grass and climb to the top of the food web in a game of "Power Suit Creature Tag." As they play, the brothers boost their knowledge of the complex relationships between predators and prey as well as the differences between herbivores and carnivores. duration 28:55 STEREO TVY
6:30 pmNightly Business Report [#32263Z] Tonight on Nightly Business Report, good news on Main Street is good news on Wall Street. A strong jobs report sends stocks higher, shifting focus directly to the Federal Reserve. And, our market monitor guest is going global to find investment plays. duration 24:46 STEREO TVRE
7:00 pmNew Tricks [#804Z] Setting Out Your Stall UCOS reinvestigates the unexplained death of a popular market trader. duration 49:50 STEREO
8:00 pmFather Brown [#110H] The Blue Cross International thief Flambeau forewarns Father Brown of his intention to steal the priceless relic, The Blue Cross, from St Mary's. To pre-empt the theft, Brown takes the cross in what becomes a battle of wits between the two men. The climax reveals a connection between the two men when Brown as a 17 year old soldier at Flanders fought in the Great War before taking Holy orders. duration 47:33 STEREO TVRE
9:00 pmDeath In Paradise [#110H] An Unholy Death DI Richard Poole is perplexed by a fatal fire at the island convent. duration 54:17 STEREO TVPG
10:00 pmSherlock Holmes [#410] The Eligible Bachelor - Part Two An heiress who goes missing on her wedding day, an alcoholic actress, and a mysterious woman in a veil - all point suspicion on an aristocrat with a dubious background. Holmes and Watson rise to the challenge to determine the fate of the bride while unraveling the complicated connections between the shadowy people involved. duration 58:17 STEREO TVG
11:00 pmMoyers & Company [#248H] Behind Washington's Closed Doors According to Mark Leibovich, Washington has worked for "a lot of people, a lot very good people, a lot of very bad people, and a lot of very mediocre people." And many who have made the town work for them. Reporting on Washington, DC, as chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, Leibovich has written about the city's bipartisan lust for power, cash and notoriety. In his new book, This Town, he shares what the insiders of Washington are doing to the very notion of government of, by, and for the people, and details how Washington became an occupied city, its hold on reality distorted by greed and ambition. He pulls no punches and names names, revealing the movers and shakers and the deals they make, all in the name of crony capitalism. This week, Leibovich joins Bill Moyers to reveal what he has learned about a city where money rules and status is determined by who you know and what they can do for you. duration 52:46 STEREO TVRE
12:00 amTavis Smiley [#3050] Tavis talks with members of two pioneering music groups: the groundbreaking hip-hop group Sugarhill Gang and R&B group The Whispers.
Michael Wright and Guy O'Brien, better known as Wonder Mike and Master Gee of the Sugarhill Gang, recount their cautionary tale of youth, success and the small print on contracts. Whispers founding members Wallace and Walter Scott discuss their 50 years of harmonies that began on the street corners of Watts, CA. duration 26:46 STEREO
12:30 amKQED NEWSROOM [#107H] Employees Push for Living Wage, 'Extreme by Design' and Remembering Nelson Mandela
Employees Push for Living Wage
Fast-food workers walked off the job in cities across the country and here in the Bay Area on Thursday, pushing for higher wages. As a nationwide movement to raise the minimum wage gains support from lawmakers and President Obama, critics of a wage hike say it would stifle business, kill jobs, inflate prices and hurt the very people it's intended to help.
Ken Jacobs: Chair, UC Berkeley Labor Center
Ron Unz: Chair, Higher Wages Alliance
Further Reporting:
Fast Food Strikes Return
Ballot Measure Seeks to Raise California Minimum Wage
'Extreme by Design'
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been known as an incubator of innovation. In some ways, the epicenter of that creativity is the Institute of Design at Stanford University. The "d.school" nurtures "outside the box thinking" in hopes of tackling some of the world's toughest problems. A new documentary film, "Extreme by Design," follows several Stanford graduate students as they attempt to create life-changing products for developing countries. Their approach, known as design thinking, challenges them to tackle problems like infant pneumonia deaths in Bangladesh and to build products with "extreme affordability." The film airs on KQED 9 on Wednesday, December 11 at 10 p.m.
Ralph King: Co-Director, "Extreme by Design"
Pamela Pavkov: Vice President, Jasper Ridge Partners
Remembering Nelson Mandela
Scott Shafer and Thuy Vu reflect on the death of Nelson Mandela and the role the Bay Area played in the anti-apartheid movement. duration 27:46 STEREO


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'DOWDY' boards have been replaced with 'bright' panels as Chichester Harbour Conservancy celebrates 50 years by looking to the future.
Marking 50 years since the harbour was designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty, the conservancy has undertaken a number of commemorative projects this year.
The new boards have been put at key launch sites around the harbour.
Siún Cranny, director of Chichester Harbour Conservancy, said: "These bright panels are replacing our rather dowdy old byelaws boards. The panels will present key reminders to sailors and a website link will get access to the byelaws, tide tables and local notices to mariners."
Pieter Montyn, chairman of the conservancy, added: "As we celebrate 50 years of being an AONB, these new visitor information panels will explain how to enjoy the area and protect it – we need everyone to understand and help."
As well as a harbour map, the panels feature key regulations. The first panels have gone up at West Wittering, Itchenor and Dell Quay.


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RAP NEWS episode 9. 2011 hits harder than a pre-apocalyptic hangover as "the economy" threatens to annihilate our stock-piles of imaginary, inflated wealth, spawning a battle of epic proportions as insurgent grassroots forces move in to #OccupywallStreet and coalitions of indignados hold their ground in Athens, Madrid and Tel Aviv; facing up to the riotgear, batons and tazers that stand between them and a more equal redistribution of the proverbial pie. …But enough action and excitement! It's time for some heroic armchair philosophy: Join your affable host, Robert Foster as he attempts to shine some light on this mysterious creature, "the economy". Is this the failure of capitalism that we are witnessing, or its triumph? Is it the end of the end of history, or yet another crazy chapter in the whimsical journey of the human experiment?
Postscript: For the occasion, we've pulled out the big guns: admittedly it was a tough choice deciding who to interview: we could've had Alan Greenspan on the show, or the Emperor himself, Milton Friedman; the first lady, Christine Lagarde; or financial buffs like Gerald Celente, Peter Schiff and Donald Trump. But to get the freshest juice we knew we had to go further – much further. Rap News 9 features two VIP Internet grandees who have uploaded gigabytes of juice via the one remaining free frequency to feed a discerning and ravenous audience, thirsty for answers. Whilst these two fine folk agree with each other on many things, fortunately, there's no shortage of issues to rap-battle about. Well, time's short – so let the rhyme-rodeo begin as we blast off on a rollercoaster odyssey. It's the stupid Economy, in all its gory glory.
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More info on stuffs:
– Ron Paul, 'The One' (Youtube)
– Ron P[Au]l 2012 campaign
– Zeitgeist Movies
– Who is Peter Joseph? (Youtube)
– The Venus Project


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British golf fans will have even more reason to be cheerful when talented Scot Carly Booth makes her championship debut at the Ricoh Women's British Open this week.
After two wins on the Ladies European Tour this season Booth is not only the best of British but the best in Europe as she currently leads the order of merit.
The 20-year-old from Comrie in Perthshire obviously enjoys playing at home as she won the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open in May, before collecting the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open in June.
It bodes well as Hoylake will feel like a second home: mum Pauline was born there and dad Wally worked as a doorman at The Cavern when the Beatles were starting out.
Carly is also a Liverpool Football Club fan, although she doesn't get to Anfield as often as she'd like.
After finishing 18th in Austria on Sunday, Carly flew in style to the British Open on a private jet with Melissa Reid, Linda Wessberg, Carlota Ciganda and Caroline Masson.
Now she can't wait to tee it up in front of her 'cousins, aunties and second family'.
"I'm really looking forward to it and it's nice to have family there," she said.
"It will be my first British Open so it's just about gaining experience. We'll see how it goes. I've played Hoylake maybe two or three times but it's been a while, at least maybe two years."
Carly is determined to keep the feel good factor going following the Olympics and a golden summer for British sport and hinted that some famous faces may be seen at Royal Liverpool, especially on Saturday, which has been designated 'Best of British Day', when everyone is being encouraged to wear red, white and blue.
There will be a diverse range of entertainment from a Beatles Tribute Band to a Queen look-alike. Organisers are keen to keep the Olympic party atmosphere going as they welcome the world's best women golfers to the UK.
Britain's all-time great Laura Davies, winner of the championship at Royal Birkdale in 1986, said that of all the titles in the world, this is the one she wants the most.
She said: "If I could choose to win one more tournament in my career, it would be this week, or any British Open, so I'm really looking forward to it. I'm playing well and I think I'm playing well enough to get myself in the mix on the weekend."
It is the first time that Royal Liverpool – which will host the men's Open again in 2014 – has hosted the women's championship and Booth believes it will make a great venue.
Other Brits to look out for include Wales' Lydia Hall, who earned her first professional win at the recent ISPS Handa Ladies British Masters, Royal Birkdale member Florentyna Parker, Felicity Johnson, Rebecca Hudson, Melissa Reid, who won in Prague this summer, Becky Morgan, 2009 winner Catriona Matthew and Karen Stupples, the 2004 champion.
They are not the only European stars likely to feature. Sweden's Caroline Hedwall made an amazing comeback from injury to successfully defend the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen in Austria on Sunday and she said: "Of course if I can play well then I want to five it a try to win but we will see, it's a different type of game, so we will take it day by day. I do have a good feeling coming there with a win, of course!"
Top Europeans Suzann Pettersen, Azahara Munoz, Sophie Gustafson, Caroline Masson, Anna Nordqvist, Dewi Claire Schreefel, Sandra Gal, Christel Boeljon, Diana Luna and Maria Hjorth will be among the competitors looking to whisk the trophy from World No. 1 Yani Tseng, who has won the last two years at Royal Birkdale and Carnoustie.
The 1993 champion at Woburn, Karen Lunn has recovered from a back injury in time to tee up and will join fellow European Tour members Carlota Ciganda, Lindsey Wright, Lee-Anne Pace and Anne-Lise Caudal who are all looking to continue successful seasons.
The Ricoh Women's British Open is the final major championship of the year and will take place from September 13-16. Tickets can be purchased on the gate, while under-16s go free with an adult.
Click here to watch 'Golfing Cribs – Carly Booth' filmed by Golfing World at this year's Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open, which she went on to win!


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Wigan Athletic Sunday Supplement - 21/02/10
Welcome to this weeks edition of the Sunday Supplement, a big game awaits this afternoon with Spurs the visitors to the DW Stadium and we all know what that means REVENGE, not that we have anything to gain revenge for or that I am fixated with the number 9, ah well I`ll keep taking the tablets.
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Charles N`Zogbia For England - It could happen, the Zog wants it read why and how here
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The 2016 Toyota Camry is as unexpected as the people who drive it. With a wide, athletic stance and an exciting special edition colour, the Toyota Camry offers a striking exterior. The sophisticated and comfortable interior, complete with backup camera and keyless entry, is surprisingly upscale for a midsize sedan.
Town: 9.4 L/100km
highway: 6.7 L/100km
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- Compression ratio : 10.4:1
- 2.5 Litre, 4-Cylinder Engine, DOHC, 16-Valve, Dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i), Sequential Multiport Electronic Fuel Injection, Electronic Throttle Control System with Intelligence (ETCS-i), Acoustic Control Induction System (ACIS), Tier 2 Bin 5 Emissions Rating, Stainless Steel Exhaust System
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Mixed media artist in landscape exhibition
Two mixed media pieces by Lawrence artist Barbara Solberg have been accepted into the Landscape III exhibition, now online at Period Gallery, www.periodgallery.com.
One of the works, "The Secret of Sun Mountain," has received a Director's Recognition Award.
Solberg works in a variety of media, including pastel, acrylics and oils. She also does lithography and monoprints. She often incorporates wood, stones, bones and shells in her pieces.
"I have always been inspired by the structures of landforms, using these elements as either principal subject matter or as metaphors for the mysterious inner landscape of the unconscious," she said.
Solberg also has two pieces on display in the Lawrence Art Guild All Members Show at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
Gardner native to play with U.S. Navy band
Topeka -- A Gardner native will perform with the United States Navy Band at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in White Concert Hall at Washburn University.
Musician First Class Ruth J. Keehner, oboe, is the daughter of Robert and Angela Reimers of Gardner. She began her musical studies on piano at age 6 and added oboe at age 9. She graduated from Gardner-Edgerton High School in 1986 and received a bachelor's degree from Wichita State University in 1990. She went on to earn her master's degree in 1992 from the Julliard School in New York.
Before joining the Navy, she performed with the American Sinfonietta chamber orchestra on two European tours. Keehner joined the Navy in 1997.
The concert is free. To request tickets, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to U.S. Navy Band Tickets, Topeka Capital-Journal, 616 E. Jefferson St., Topeka 66607.
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Raphaël Gallardo
Investment & Client Solutions Strategist
On course for Plaza 2.0?
01.02.2017 - Raphaël Gallardo
Read market analysis by Raphaël Gallardo, Multi-asset strategist at Investment and Client Solutions investment division
• Markets faced with Trump: from rally to realism
• Fed trapped by political uncertainty
• Overall rise in inflation could trigger dangerous interest rate shock for the most vulnerable markets (US real estate, China, Southern Europe).
• We maintain our overweight stance on equities, but take profits on US equities
• We maintain our position on tightening of the long-term interest rate differential between the US and the Eurozone
Raphael Gallardo graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, civil engineering course.
Raphael Gallardo began his career as a financial Engineer at Paribas in 1997, before joining the Economic Research division of BNP Paribas in 1999 and the Asset Management in 2005. In 2007, he became a Chief Economist at Axa IM.
He joined Natixis Asset Management in 2013 as an Investment & Client Solutions Strategist.


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Loree in Texas found this crumpled Post-it note in her front yard. "Why the husband threw this gem away boggles the mind, but I am so glad it ended up where it did."
related: Haterade on the rocks, with a twist
Loree in Texas found this crumpled Post-it note in her front yard. "Why the husband threw this gem away boggles the mind, but I am so glad it ended up where it did."
related: Haterade on the rocks, with a twist
Tags: drizzunk · love & marriage · Texas
As it turns out, a surprisingly large number of American apartment buildings are pachyderm-friendly. (It's the owners that are the problem, of course.)
related: How now, Mad Cow?
Tags: neighbors · noise · shit
Spotted by Leonora in the window of a London office:
related: Do not kiss on someone else's kiss — and absolutely NO LICKING
Writes our submitter in Brisbane, Australia: "It wasn't me that reported the rich guy to the council, but it sure gave me a few laughs."
related: I know, all black sedans look the same
extra credit: This Is Why People Think Mercedes-Benz Drivers Are Asshats [jalopnik.com]
Tags: Australia · car · money · parking · thanks (but not really)
Explains our submitter in Chicago: "Colleague A left the following note — an attempt to enforce an ambigious personal space decoration policy via shame — on Colleague B's Eiffel Tower clip. (Note: Colleague A has no official authority over Colleague B.) I find the phrasing both poetic and hilarious."
related: Do not lean on my pod!!!
Tags: a matter of taste · Chicago · office · office cop
Our submitter has been couchsurfing his way through the living rooms of strangers across the country, and recently made a stop in Portland, Oregon. One morning, after leaving his dirty clothes in a pile near the rest of his stuff, he returned later to find…a surprise.
Adds our submitter: "Everyone in Portland seems to do things like this. All. The. Time."
related: Put a bird on it!
Tags: laundry · most popular notes of 2013 · not so much passive-aggressive · Portland · questionable logic · WTF?
The front:
Aaaand the back:
(Thanks to Jada in Knoxville, Tennessee for submitting!)
related: A Mother's Day Report Card
Tags: kids · Mother's Day · Mother-daughter notes
Our submitter in Canada, who lives in a rooming house with a shared kitchen, laughed pretty hard upon finding this note. "It's just so specific. So very specific."
"P.S.," our submitter adds: "I didn't drop the noodles."
This seems like a conversation you should probably have in person, no? I mean…ouch.
related: Dear Alex, GET OUT.
Tags: Berkeley · moving/not moving · roommates
Drew is currently sharing an apartment in Taiwan with three roommates. One day, this note appeared on the door of the bathroom, directly facing the toilet. Says Drew: "I contemplate its meaning like a Zen haiku."
related: My German roommate
Tags: Clearly a non-native English speaker · clip art catastrophe · most popular notes of 2013 · roommates · toilet · WTF?


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Alexander Shpack: > Main goal: more flexible content constructor, based on HTML templates The 'content' property is, despite its name, still only to be used for style, not content. HTML and other document languages have to deal with macros themselves (e.g. local entity references in SGML and XML). I agree, though, that the Web languages, i.e. HTML+CSS, are not as feature-rich as, say, TeX in this regard, unless preprocessed or scripted. > content: pattern(#id); Selectors in values are always a bad idea. See GCPM or Content for an alternate proposal that seems to come close to what you desire. <http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-gcpm/#named-strings> <http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-content/#strings> >
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Shin-Ting Wu, Vanio Fragoso de Melo.
A physically-based deformable model proposed by Terzopoulous et al. is governed by the Lagrange's form, that establishes the relation between the dynamics of deformable models under the influence of applied forces. The net instantaneous potential energy of deformation is derived on the basis of the geometric properties, namely the first and second fundamental forms. For simplicity, the normal vector at each sample point is approximated by the second derivative. In this paper we present another approximation for the normal vector which offers better visual simulation. Some comparisons are given.
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A guide to the Winter Meetings
Jenifer Langosch/MLB.com
As you should know by now, baseball's annual Winter Meetings will commence Monday in the spacious Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. This is the one time each year when baseball executives and employees from all 30 clubs ascend upon the same location. Agents and media members come, too, which all leads to accelerated offseason activity and plenty of rumors.
The Cardinals will arrive with an abbreviated wish list, which you can read more about here in this story on cardinals.com.
The week isn't all about rumors and transactions, however. There will be several special announcements made, as well as media availability with managers and general managers. For those curious about the coverage you can expect, here's a look at some of the highlights of the schedule. And yes, MLB.com will be on site to cover it all, as well as any breaking news.
Monday, Dec. 3:
- Hall of Fame Pre-Integration Era results to be announced (10 a.m. CT)
- Special announcement regarding baseball's Stand Up 2 Cancer initiative (2 p.m.)
Tuesday, Dec. 4:
- J.G. Taylor Spink (excellence in writing) winner announced (TBD)
- MLB.com's GIBBY (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) award winners announced (1 p.m.)
- Manager Mike Matheny's media availability (4 p.m.)
Wednesday, Dec. 5:
- Ford C. Frick Award (excellence in broadcasting) winner announced (TBD)
Thursday, Dec. 6:
- Rule 5 Draft (9 a.m.)
* GM John Mozeliak will meet with local media each afternoon, and MLB.com will have a story after each availability session.
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Knowing that the D-Backs are sellers what are the chances the cards will go after Arron Hill? They could trade Westbrook.


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A feature focusing on Lamar linebacker Asim Hicks will run in Saturday's paper.
I asked Central Arkansas coach Clint Conque, once an all-America linebacker at Nicholls State, about Hicks in advance of his team's game Saturday at Lamar.
Here's what he said.
He's someone that you've got to account for both in blitzing — because they do like to blitz him — as well as in coverage. Very long, very athletic. I like the length of their core six or seven guys. He's a guy that we obviously have to know where he's at at all times.
He's a playmaker. He's a great athlete in space. He can run. He's a really good tackler. When he comes off the edge or through the middle in their blitz schemes, he's very active and disruptive. What I like about him is he runs to the football. He's going to be around the play. … He's going to be around the football every single play, and that says a lot about his heart and athletic ability.


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LITTLETON, N.H. — Traffic on a northern New Hampshire highway was flowing normally again Tuesday, hours after a tour bus turned over in the median, injuring 23.
The bus was carrying about two dozen Koreans from Quebec to Boston when the driver lost control on snowy Interstate 93 in Littleton Monday at about 8:15 p.m. The tour bus accident is the third in the Northeast this month, including a crash in New York City in which 15 people were killed.
In New Hampshire, a light early spring snow had fallen, bringing with it intermittent fog to the area where the driver lost control on the interstate, near the Vermont border.
Police said five passengers were seriously injured and were taken to Littleton Regional Hospital. Debra Lynaugh, an administrative assistant for community relations, said Tuesday that two people were taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, one was still at the hospital in stable condition and two were released Monday night.
Eleven people were treated for lesser injuries and seven for minor injuries at other hospitals.
A representative of the bus operator, Big Boy Coach Inc. of Flushing, N.Y., said he was driving on the interstate Tuesday to pick up passengers.
Fuel spilled after the accident, and state officials were called in to help clean it up. WMUR-TV said the bus was later towed to a storage area where passengers' luggage was unloaded.
On March 12, a bus headed from a Connecticut casino to New York City's Chinatown crashed into a pole in the Bronx, killing 15. The driver, Ophadell Williams, said Monday that he is "having a difficult time." Williams told NBC's New York affiliate that he was having difficulty breathing and is "really hurt about the whole situation."
Investigators are looking into whether he was asleep or distracted at the wheel. He has not been charged.
New York increased its enforcement of tour buses after the crash, pulling buses and drivers off the road over the weekend at checkpoints statewide in a case that is focusing attention on tour bus safety nationwide, officials said.
And last week in New Jersey, a bus crashed as it traveled from New York City's Chinatown to Philadelphia, killing the driver and a passenger and injuring dozens of others.


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With wins in the last matches in the AFC cup the Indian powerhouse Kingfisher East Bengal and Churchill Brothers will face Tampines Rovers FC and Warriors FC of Singapore respectively. After demolition of the Tampines Rovers FC in their own den East Bengal will look to double on their rivals which Churchill Brothers will look to get all three points in the away match against Warriors FC.
Here's a preview of both the matches.
Tampines Rovers FC
Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
9th April 2013
East Bengal will be facing S-League Champions Tampines Rovers FC in the return leg of the AFC cup Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. East Bengal has been impressive in the AFC Cup. The red and gold have not lost a single match in the group. They are in 1st place in the Group H with 7 points. East Bengal in their previous encounter has defeated Tampines Rovers FC comfortably and they will look to repeat their performance.
Trevor Morgan coached side has been impressive throughout the season. The team has been rock solid at back line which is well marshaled by Uga Okpara and Gurwinder Singh. The club has got ample option in the defence. Harmanjyot Khabra has been impressive as full back; he has been impressive going upfront as well as helping defence.
The midfield of the club also looks strong. The midfield has been USP of the Kingfisher East Bengal and the team has numeral international players in the rank. Mehtab Hossain as usual have been a key figure at the heart of the midfield. The defensive midfielder has performed exceptionally throughout the season and Ishfaq Ahmad has been other instrumental figure in the team this season. The Kashmiri has shown a lot of heart playing for the club. The likes of Sanju Pradhan, Lalrindika Ralte will also have a crucial role to play in the match. The only worry in midfield has been an inconsistent form of the Nigerian play-maker Penn Orji. The Nigerian has not been at his best in the season.
The club in their last match against Tampines Rovers scored goals at an ease. The club star performer was Andrew Barisić. The Striker posed lots of difficulties to the rival defence. The Australian was given good support by his fellow strike partner Chidi Edeh. The Nigerian has been highest goal scorer for the East Bengal so far in the season.
S-League Champions Tampines Rover FC so far have struggled in the AFC cup and find themselves at the bottom of the table in the group. The Stags have not been able to carry their form of the S-League to the AFC cup. Aleksandar Đurić still going strong at age of 42. The striker will have to play an important role to help his team in the match. The captain Fahrudin Mustafić has been impressive in the heart of the midfield so far for the club and will have to inspire his team in the match.
TheHardTackle's Men To Watch Out For
Aleksandar Đurić , Fahrudin Mustafić (Tampines Rover FC)
Mehtab Hossain, Chidi Edeh (East Bengal)
TheHardTackle's Prediction
East Bengal 2-0 Tampines Rovers FC
Churchill Brothers
Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
10th April 2013
After rather a poor start to the AFC Cup, Churchill Brothers came back strongly in their last match against Singapore side Warriors FC. Churchill Brothers scored thumping 3-0 victory over the Warriors at Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune to keep their hope alive in the competition.
The club will now travel to Singapore where they will face Warriors FC in the return leg of the AFC cup. The Churchill Brothers will miss their talismanic captain Beto. The playmaker will not feature in the next few matches for the club because of his injury which he picked up in the I-League matches.
Churchill after having a lean patch has come back strongly. They were dominating over the Warriors FC in the AFC cup match and won an important match against Pune FC in the I-League to go 5 points clear at the top of the table.
Mariano Dias will be happy to see Sunil Chhetri back among the goals. The Indian International striker was impressive in the last 2 outings and showed leadership ability upfront for the club. Henry Athchoute and Bilal Arezou are yet to fire for the club, but these players have quality in them. The duo will be eager to perform for the club and will threat lot of problems for the warrior's defense.
In the absence of the Brazilian playmaker Beto the midfield of the Churchill Brothers looks weak. The Brazilian used to be the supply line for the strikers and the team has failed to find a replacement for him in the midfield. Young lads such Jason Vales and Bikramjit Singh have been among the score for the Churchill but they need to perform consistently for the club. The experience of Lenny Rodrigues, Steven Dials' and Tomba Singh will play a big role. These players will need to play up to their potential and help the team get all 3 points.
Defense though has looked shaky in recent times and Senegalese Lamine Tamba has not been able to fill the void of the Lebanese International Bilal Najjarine. The defense has to come good in remaining few matches for the club. Ravanan have performed very well and deserved to get a captain arm band in the absence of the Beto. Denzil Franco has had an inconsistent season so far and he will need to get his act together.
Warriors FC has been weakest team so far in the group. The Singapore club which is only club from the country to play in Asian champion's league has not been able to perform. The club is at the bottom of the table and has conceded a lot of goals. The captain Daniel Bennett is under the scrutiny and he has to come good in the match. The team midfield has not been able to create anything so far and this has been a major problem for the club. The players need to get their act tougher and play good football to get a point if not full 3 points.
TheHardTackle's Men To Watch Out For
Mislav Krogan, Daniel Bennett (Warriors FC)
Dharmaraj Ravanan, Sunil Chhetri (Churchill Brothers)
TheHardTackle's Prediction
Warriors FC 0-2 Churchill Brothers.