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First Year CourseCode Course Name Credits IBO-1 International Business Environment 6 IBO-2 International Marketing Management 6 IBO-3 India's Foreign Trade 6 IBO-4 Export Import Procedures and Documentation 6 IBO-5 International Marketing Logistics 6 IBO-6 International Business Finance 6 Second Year CourseCode Course Name Credits MCO-1 Organisation Theory and Behaviour 6 MCO-03 Research Methodology and Statistical Analysis 6 MCO-04 Business Environment 6 MCO-05 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6 MCO-06 Marketing Management 6 MCO-07 Financial Management 6
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Addressing a U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements, San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy called on participants to "see, judge, act" in order "to disrupt and rebuild."
Reproduced below is the full text of his speech.
For the past century, from the worker movements of Catholic action in France, Belgium and Italy to Pope John XXXIII's call to re-structure the economies of the world in "Mater et Magistra," to the piercing missionary message of the Latin American Church, the words "see," "judge" and "act" have provided a powerful pathway for those who seek to renew the temporal order, in the light of the Gospel and justice.
As the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace described this pathway, it lies in "seeing clearly the situation, judging with principles that foster the integral development of people and acting in a way which implements these principles in the light of everyone's unique situation."
There is no greater charter for this gathering taking place here in Modesto in these days than the simple but rich architecture of these three words: "see," "judge" and "act." Yet these words — which carry with them such a powerful history of social transformation around the world in service to the dignity of the human person — must be renewed and re-examined at every age and seen against the background of those social, economic and political forces in each historical moment.
In the United States we stand at a pivotal moment as a people and a nation, in which bitter divisions cleave our country and pollute our national dialogue.
In our reflections in these days, here, we must identify the ways in which our very ability to see, judge and act on behalf of justice is being endangered by cultural currents which leave us isolated, embittered and angry. We must make the issues of jobs, housing, immigration, economic disparities and the environment, foundations for common efforts rather than of division. We must see prophetic words and prophetic actions which produce unity and cohesion and we must do so in the spirit of hope which is realistic. For as Pope Francis stated to the meeting in Bolivia: "You are sowers of change," and sowers never lose hope.
First, "see clearly the situation." One of the most striking elements of "Laudato Si" is his clear and bold analysis of the empirical realities that threaten the Earth which is our common home. "Seeing the situation clearly" is the whole foundation for that encyclical. It is the starting point for transformative justice. Pope Francis was unafraid to venture into this controversial set of questions about climate change and the environment despite the fact that massive social and economic forces, especially within our own country, have conspired to obscure the scientific realities of climate change and environmental degradation, in the very same way that the tobacco companies obscured for decades the medical science pertaining to smoking.
There is a lesson for us here, as agents of change and justice. Never be afraid to speak the truth. Always find your foundation for reflection and action in the fullness of empirical reality. Design strategies for change upon ever fuller dissemination of truths, even when they seem inconvenient to the cause.
This is an especially important anchor for us, in an age in which truth itself is under attack.
Pope Benedict lamented the diminishment of attention to the importance of objective truth in public life and discourse. Now we come to a time when alternate facts compete with real facts, and whole industries have arisen to shape public opinion in destructively isolated and dishonest patterns. The dictum "see clearly the situation" has seldom been more difficult in our society in the United States.
Yet the very realities which our speakers this morning have all pointed to in capturing the depth of marginalization in housing, work and economic equality within the United States point us toward the clarification and the humanization of truth, which leads to a deeper grasp of the realities of injustice and marginalization that confront our nation.
As Pope Francis underscored in his words to the Popular Movements in Bolivia, "When we look into the eyes of the suffering, when they see the faces of the endangered campesino, the poor laborer, the downtrodden native, the homeless family, the persecuted migrant, the unemployed young person and the exploited child, we have seen and heard not a cold statistic but the pain of a suffering humanity, our own pain, our own flesh."
One of the most important elements of your work as agents of justice in our midst in this country in this day in this moment, is to help our society as a whole become more attuned to this reality of humanized truth, through narrative and witness, listening and solidarity. In this way, you not only witness to the truth through the lives and experiences of the marginalized, you help us all to see the most powerful realities of our world in greater depth.
Those realities embrace both scientific findings and stories of tragedy, economic analysis and the tears of the human heart. "See clearly the situation" is not merely a step in your work on behalf of justice, it shapes everything that you do to transform our world.
Secondly, "judging with principles to foster integral development." The fundamental political question of our age is whether our economic structures and systems in the United States will enjoy ever greater freedom or whether they will be located effectively within a juridical structure which seeks to safeguard the dignity of the human person and the common good of our nation.
In that battle, the tradition of Catholic social teaching is unequivocally on the side of strong governmental and societal protections for the powerless, the worker, the homeless, the hungry, those without decent medical care, the unemployed. This stance of the Church's teaching flows from the teaching of the Book of Genesis: The creation is the gift of God to all of humanity. Thus in the most fundamental way, there is a universal destination for all of the material goods that exist in this world. Wealth is a common heritage, not at its core a right of lineage or acquisition.
For this reason, free markets do not constitute a first principle of economic justice. Their moral worth is instrumental in nature and must be structured by government to accomplish the common good.
In Catholic teaching, the very rights which are being denied in our society to large numbers of those who live in our nation are intrinsic human rights in Catholic teaching: The right to medical care; to decent housing; to the protection of human life, from conception to natural death; of the right to food; of the right to work. Catholic teaching sees these rights not merely as points for negotiation, provided only if there is excess in society after the workings of the free market system accomplished their distribution of the nation's wealth. Rather, these rights are basic claims which every man, woman and family has upon our nation as a whole.
These are the fundamental principles which the Church points to as the basis for judgement for every political and social program that structures economic life within the United States. And they are supplemented in Catholic teaching by a grave suspicion about enormous levels of economic inequality in society. Pope Francis made clear the depth of this suspicion two years ago. "Inequality," he said, "is the root of social evil."
In his encyclical "The Joy of the Gospel," Francis unmasked inequality as the foundation for a process of exclusion that cuts immense segments of society off from meaningful participation in social, political and economic life, as we have all heard this morning. It gives rise to a financial system that rules rather than serves humanity and a capitalism that literally kills those who have no utility as consumers.
Now, when I quote the Pope that "this economy kills," people very often say to me, "Oh come on, that's just an exaggeration; it's a form of speech."
I want to do an experiment with you. I want you to sit back in your chair for a moment. And close your eyes, and I want you to think of someone you have known that our economy has killed: A senior who can't afford medicine or rent; a mother or father who is dying, working two and three jobs, really dying because even then they can't provide for their kids; young people who can't find their way in the world in which there is no job for them, and they turn to drugs, and gangs and suicide. Think of one person you know that this economy has killed.
Now mourn them.
And now call out their name; let all the world know that this economy kills.
For Catholic social teaching, the surest pathway to economic justice is the provision of meaningful and sustainable work for all men and women capable of work. The "Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church" states, "Economic and social imbalances in the world of work must be addressed by restoring a just hierarchy of values and placing the dignity of workers before all else."
In work, the Church proclaims, men and women find not only the most sustainable avenue to economic security but also become co-creators with God in the world in which we live. Work is thus profoundly a sacred reality. It protects human dignity even as it spiritually enriches that dignity. If we truly are in our work co-creators with God, don't we think that deserves at least $15 an hour?
Number three: Acting. After the panel yesterday, when the panelists were asked in one word how they would summarize their message, I tried to think, what is the "act" that summarizes how we must act in this moment?
And I came up with two words. The first, sadly, has been provided by our past election. President Trump was the candidate of "disruption." He was "the disruptor," he said.
Well now, we must all become disruptors. We must disrupt those who would seek to send troops into our streets to deport the undocumented, to rip mothers and fathers from their families. We must disrupt those who portray refugees as enemies rather than our brothers and sisters in terrible need. We must disrupt those who train us to see Muslim men, women and children as forces of fear rather than as children of God. We must disrupt those who seek to rob our medical care, especially from the poor. We must disrupt those who would take even food stamps and nutrition assistance from the mouths of children.
But we, as people of faith, as disciples of Jesus Christ, as children of Abraham, as followers of the Prophet Muhammad, of people of all faiths and no faith, we cannot merely be disruptors, we also have to be rebuilders.
We have to rebuild this nation so that we place at its heart the service to the dignity of the human person and assert what that flag behinds us asserts is our heritage: Every man, woman and child is equal in this nation and called to be equal.
We must rebuild a nation in solidarity, what Catholic teaching calls the sense that all of us are the children of the one God, there are no children of a lesser god in our midst. That all of us are called to be cohesive and embrace one another and see ourselves as graced by God. We are called to rebuild our nation which does pay $15 an hour in wages, and provides decent housing, clothing and food for those who are poorest. And we need to rebuild our Earth, which is so much in danger by our own industries.
So let us see and judge and act.
Let us disrupt and rebuild.
And let us do God's work.


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On the banks of the Mississippi River in present-day Louisiana, Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto dies, ending a three-year journey for gold that took him halfway across what is now the United States. In order that local peoples would not learn of his death, and thus disprove de Soto's claims of divinity, his men buried his body in the Mississippi River.
In late May 1539, de Soto landed on the west coast of Florida with 600 troops, servants, and staff, 200 horses and a pack of bloodhounds. From there, the army set about subduing the natives, seizing any valuables they stumbled upon and preparing the region for eventual Spanish colonization. Traveling through Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, across the Appalachians, and back to Alabama, de Soto failed to find the gold and silver he desired, but he did seize a valuable collection of pearls at Cofitachequi, in present-day South Carolina. Decisive conquest also eluded the Spaniards, as what would become the United States lacked the large, centralized civilizations of Mexico and Peru.
As was the method of Spanish conquest elsewhere in the Americas, de Soto mistreated and enslaved the natives he encountered. For the most part, the Indian warriors they encountered were intimidated by the Spanish horsemen and kept their distance. In October 1540, however, the tables were turned when a confederation of Indians attacked the Spaniards at the fortified Indian town of Mabila, near present-day Mobile, Alabama. All the Indians were killed, along with 20 of de Soto's men. Several hundred Spaniards were wounded. In addition, the Indian conscripts they had come to depend on to bear their supplies had all fled with baggage.
De Soto could have marched south to reconvene with his ships along the Gulf Coast, but instead he ordered his expedition north-westward in search of America's elusive riches. In May 1541, the army reached and crossed the Mississippi River, probably the first Europeans ever to do so. From there, they traveled through Arkansas and Louisiana, still with few material gains to show for their efforts. Turning back to the Mississippi, de Soto died of a fever on its banks on May 21, 1542.
The Spaniards, now under the command of Luis de Moscoso Alvarado, traveled west again, crossing into north Texas before returning to the Mississippi. With nearly half of the original expedition dead, the Spaniards built rafts and traveled down the river to the sea, and then made their way down the Texas coast to New Spain, finally reaching Veracruz, Mexico, in late 1543.


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Kindergarten Ordering Numbers Worksheet 9: Descending Order. Arrange the numbers from greatest to least.
Do you know what 'Descending Order' means? We say the numbers are in descending order, when the numbers are arranged from the largest to the smallest. In this way we place the numbers in a decreasing order. For example, look at these numbers; 10, 7, 5, 4 and 11. These numbers are not in a proper order. How to arrange these numbers in descending order? First pick up the largest out of all the given numbers. Then the second largest, and so on until the smallest. Likewise, in the given series of numbers 11, 10, 7, 5 and 4 are arranged in a proper order. We call this arrangement 'descending order', because it starts with the greatest number and ends with the least number. With these online worksheets you can improve your ability in ordering numbers in descending order by arranging numbers from the largest to the smallest.


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Release Tour - LOVE TIMES INFINITY by K.L. Ramsey
The Relinquished Series, Book 1
by K.L. Ramsey
by K.L. Ramsey
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The last thing Karlie Angel wants to do is travel home to attend her younger sister's wedding. As if catching her boyfriend in bed with her little sister wasn't humiliating enough, now she must watch them say, "I do." Karlie has given up on love, men and her own happily ever after. She just wants to get this nightmare wedding over with and head back out of town. But she didn't count on Drew Jackson.
Drew had been in love with Karlie since senior year of high school, but she belonged to Jake Ashbrook then. Now, he sees Karlie's return as his only chance to claim her. He just needs to convince Karlie to let him into her heart. Sometimes, actions speak louder than words, especially when Karlie's past comes back to haunt her. Drew must find a way to keep her safe and convince her not to run again.
Love Times Infinity is the first book of The Relinquished Series.
"Hey there," he greeted. "You're up. I was gonna let you sleep in. You must be tired." He grimaced with his last statement.
"Yeah, well, someone didn't let me get much sleep last night." She winked at him.
"Um, sorry about that." He crossed the kitchen, handing her a mug of coffee with cream and sugar. "I know that I can be a little demanding. I hope it wasn't too much, baby." He leaned in and kissed her. "How's your coffee? I saw how you took it last night with dinner. Hope I got it right."
God, she loved that he paid that much attention and took care of her. She went up on her tiptoes and kissed him.
"Yes, perfect. Everything was perfect. I can't believe I'm saying this but I kind of like you being so bossy in bed. It's hot when you talk dirty to me." She started to sip her coffee, but he took it away from her. He put both of their coffees on the counter and pulled her into him.
"Well, I guess it's good that you like me bossy because that is all I know how to be with you in my bed. Baby, I just couldn't get enough of you. If I am being totally truthful, I'm hard right now." He ground his erection into her stomach.
She decided a distraction was in order, if she wanted any kind of nourishment. Good Lord, but the man was built for sin.
"Do I smell bacon?" Yeah, that would work. He smiled, seeming to know her ploy of distraction.
"Yeah, I thought you'd be hungry after last night." He winked at her and started to make her a plate.
"I can do that for myself," she said, shooing him away.
"No, I like taking care of you, Karlie. You will just need to get used to me doing things for you." She didn't want to feel hopeful about what he just said. She didn't want to read too much into their relationship or whatever this was that they were doing. But she couldn't help but feel anything but hope in what he said to her. He wanted to take care of her.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her head on his shoulder, pressing her front to his back.
"Mmm, baby, if you keep that up we won't be eating breakfast."
Her hands dipped lower, cupping his cock and rubbing him through his boxer briefs.
"Baby," he growled, turning to lift her up to sit her ass on the kitchen table. He started kissing up her neck, standing between her spread legs.
"Wrap your legs around me," he said, taking her mouth, hard, fast, licking and nipping her lips. "Fuck, you're not wearing underwear!"
She smiled at his realization. He seemed to pick up speed, pulling down his boxers and sliding past her slick folds.
"This is better than breakfast anyway," Karlie purred, as Drew lifted her T-shirt up, exposing her breasts.
"Hell yeah, it is," he agreed.
K. L. Ramsey currently resides in West Virginia (Go Mountaineers!). In her spare time, she likes to read romance novels, go to WVU football games and attend book club (aka-drink wine) with girlfriends.
K. L. Ramsey was born and raised in Maryland where her life changed when she signed up for a creative writing class. Knowing that someday she wanted to become a writer, K.L. received her BA in English from Salisbury State University.
Somewhere in her mid-forties, K.L. decided to write her first romance novel, proving that dreams can be realized at any age.


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I'm trying to find the right medium to write on. First I started a blog that I thought was anonymous but it followed me around the web based on my email address.
Then I tried to write a career-related post on LinkedIn but it limited me to 700 characters. Screw that.
A recent interview of Matt Mullenweg (sp?) inspired me to write on this blog some more. I've had this blog for over ten years I believe. The nice thing about an anonymous blog is that I could write what's on my mind without fearing hurting anyone's feelings.
I think with this blog I'll take a middle ground. First of all I'll write less about personal things, but secondly I'll allow myself to be a little more open about my personal things when I do write about them.
OK, now that that's out of the way! What I really want to write about is my technology learning experience. I left the farm a month and a half ago. (Has it really been that long? Wow!) Since then I have been spending my days learning. Surprisingly, I think I might have already found a job through an old college friend, but that hasn't officially started yet. Until it does start, I am treating learning technology as my job. I've enjoyed learning python, R, machine learning, and now ASP.NET. When I do start my job, I will need to make sure I set aside dedicated time just for learning.
I want to have a full tool belt at my disposal. I want to be "beginner OReilly book" capable at dozens of technologies, and I want to be expert level at a few. I also want to get on the ground floor of a new technology. Something like Rust would be interesting to learn in this regard. And lastly, I want to contribute seriously to an open source project.
I am legitimately excited to be learning and using technology every day again!
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Most programming languages have keywords or reserved words: names which can't be used to name variables. Keywords have special meaning, so using them as variable names would conflict with such use. Reserved words are keywords of the future: names which might eventually be given special meaning, so they can't be used now to ease future adoption.
JavaScript and the ECMAScript standard that underlie it historically have had an excessively large set of keywords and reserved words "inherited" from Java. ES5 partially loosened ES3's past keyword restrictions. For example, byte
, char
, and int
were reserved in ES3 but aren't in ES5.
Many years ago, before work started on ECMAScript after ES3, a few browsers stopped reserving all of ES3's reserved words. In response browsers generally started to un-reserve many of these names. As it turned out this un-reservation went too far: ES5 un-reserved many of these words, but it didn't un-reserve all of them. In particular, while some implementations un-reserved the names class
, enum
, export
, extends
, import
, and super
, ES5 did not.
Firefox un-reserved these names then along with some other browsers. But as ES5 corrects the over-reservation of ES3 without un-reserving these names, we are moving to align with ES5 by re-reserving class
, enum
, export
, extends
, import
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in all code. (Firefox 4 reserves these names only in strict mode code.)
You can experiment with a version of Firefox with these changes by downloading a TraceMonkey nightly build. Trunk's still locked down for Firefox 4, so it hasn't picked up these changes just yet. (Don't forget to use the profile manager if you want to keep the settings you use with your primary Firefox installation pristine.)


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Split the cards into HIS and HER decks with the activities face down. Players take turns rolling the die. If the die comes up HER, she draws a card from the HER deck and may choose ONE of the two activities (and vice-versa for him). One roll per player per turn.
CONTENTS: 1 game die and 52 activity cards (26 for her & 26 for him). Each card has 2 activities to choose from.


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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Tonal Plexus microtonal keyboard: 3 videos
I had already deeply studied pitch in music through barbershop harmony, alternatively tuning my guitars, listening to software tone generators, listening to a wide variety of music from around the world and from composers who explored pitch (such as Lou Harrison, Harry Partch, Toby Twining, Jon Catler, and many others), and through extensive reading (including Hermann Helmholtz, Easley Blackwood, Bill Sethares, and many more).
At one time, I had hoped to find some simple scale or guitar tuning or guitar fretting system that would achieve the sounds I was seeking; but no optimal system seemed possible. If I wanted one chord tuning, it interfered with tuning another chord. Frets would have to be so close together, that I might as well have no frets. No frets allows any pitch, but then it is much harder to avoid errors in tuning. Violinists and barbershop singers work hard enough to get one pitch tuned just so. Achieving consistent accuracy (to the degree that I want) with multiple notes and complex chords all on a single stringed instrument is unrealistic.
With the Tonal Plexus (TPX) keyboard, a whole new flexibility is possible without sacrificing accuracy. The sheer number of pitches approximates a complete pitch continuum. In other words, the very low-bit digital system of the traditional keyboard or fretted instruments is rough and blocky, like an old eight or sixteen color computer screen, whereas the Tonal Plexus is still digital but is more like 8-bit or 16-bit color (meaning hundreds to thousands of colors) on a computer monitor which can much better approximate the full color spectrum. Full analog devices are completely continuous, but being digital offers more accessible accuracy. I can press a specific button and get a specific predetermined pitch.
On the downside, the TPX cannot achieve the natural fluidity of analog instruments like fretless strings or the human voice. Also, the lack of touch sensitivity further limits the keyboard's expressive potential. Of course, adding touch sensitivity for so many buttons would make the instrument prohibitively expensive, if it were even possible. At least there is a randomization option for velocity as well as a whole-keyboard option for volume and velocity control via footpedals. It is worth noting that harpsichords and organs have still been used to make effective music despite their lack of touch sensitivity.
While I learned much upon initially playing with the keyboard, I found it frustrating that it still could not achieve quite what I wanted. The stretches seemed awkward. I wondered about all sorts of other alternatives. I decided to finally get a fretless guitar (see my 2009 video). The guitar's nuances and fluidity were thrilling, but it wasn't the full answer either. I've come to accept that my imagined complete instrument may simply be practically impossible (even though simultaneous fluid melodic motion, precise harmony, harmonic deviance, and control of touch sensitive nuance is — in principle — possible). Maybe touch-sensitive multi-touch computer screens along with some complex algorithmic tuning will get closer, but we're not there yet.
In the end, I have realized that what matters more is the human context: the cultural and psychological experience of music over the details of the objective form. And yet, I am convinced that much of the pitch subtlety available on the TPX is psychologically relevant. I have much more to study and hope to get more involved in that sort of research, but that's a subject for another time.
In an effort to be less idealistic and perfectionist, I have gone back to the TPX to show off its unique capabilities. It certainly can do particular expressive things that no other musical instrument has ever achieved. It is worth appreciating that without worrying about the compromises. All instruments bring different insights and potential, and exploring the Tonal Plexus for what it offers has been very enriching.
With help from my friend Doug Jones doing the camera-work and providing some direction and feedback, I have made an initial set of videos on my TPX. The first is an introductory explanation:
Next, a melodic improvisation over a drone:
Finally, a barbershop tag in just intonation:
[note: click the links to YouTube to read the specific descriptions I wrote of each video]
More videos will come soon. I hope these first ones highlight just a little of the enormous potential here. My future with this could include more careful practice, maybe detailed compositions, additional controllers for more timbrel and dynamic (and even additional pitch) nuance, and coordination with other instruments and musicians.
I welcome any comments or questions, though I suggest that anyone interested in the theory explore the H-Pi website first. There, Mr. Hunt has included everything from history to theory about much of the ideas behind this keyboard. He also offers software including a FREE virtual version of the keyboard (which is also used by owners to create alternate tunings or other adjustments). H-Pi also offers software for ear-training, an alternate-tuning device for standard keyboards, and much more.
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- AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Great stuff. To build it into an acoustic instrument would truly be a pain, unless you allocate a whole range to a single oscillator rather than individual oscillators, I guess we should stay electronic until someone develops *ahem markets* a widely accepted system.
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I don't have time right now to make an alternate version of the tag, but you can see the music (in Eb though) here: http://www.barbershoptags.com/tags/Friendship_and_Love.gif
And you can easily play it using whatever synth and a normal keyboard, or program it in a MIDI sequencer to hear equal temperament.
For detailed comparison of tuning issues, there are many sources. I actually have completed a lengthy treatise on the theory of barbershop tuning with respect to tuning theory but also to psychology and many other issues. It includes recordings demonstrating the issues and is very comprehensive yet accessible. I haven't formally published it yet, but am sharing it with interested people if they contact me to request it...
Thanks for watching!


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13 Persons eligible to be third party (1) A person is eligible to be listed as a third party if the person is— (a) a New Zealand citizen or ordinarily resident in New Zealand; or (b) a body corporate that is not an overseas person within the meaning of the Overseas Investment Act 2005; or (c) an unincorporated body of which the majority of its members are persons described in paragraph (a). (2) The following are ineligible to be a third party: ... (f) a person involved in the administration of— (i) the affairs of a party; or (ii) the affairs of a candidate in relation to his or her election campaign.
The Electoral Commission has obviously made the judgement that the EPMU is not "involved in the administration of the affairs of a party". A number of people have expressed surprise at this conclusion, with the EPMU being affiliated in various ways to the Labour Party.
Now, I don't have a particular view either way whether that's correct or not. What I'm interested in is how a supervising court might review that decision, if a judicial review of the decision is taken in the High Court. The appropriate methodology is, I think, surprisingly unclear.
First, though, dealing with a matter which is clear. If the Electoral Commission has made an error of law and has misinterpreted the meaning of words or phrases like "involved in the administration" or "affairs of a party", then the High Court will intervene to correct the error (Peters v Davison). A "correctness" standard applies, that is, the court will focus on whether the Electoral Commission has applied the correct meaning. The courts consider it is "in fulfilment of their constitutional role as interpreters of the written law" to determine what the law means - no latitude or deference is given to an administrative body's interpretation of a statute (Bulk Gas).
Secondly, assuming the Electoral Commission has properly directed itself on the meaning of the section, the factual assessment or judgement of whether the EPMU satisfies the statutory standard is different.
On the one hand, there is an argument that that factual assessment circumscribes the jurisdiction of the Electoral Commission to act and register the body as a third party. Any error made in that (factual) assessment leads to the Electoral Commission exceeding the jurisdiction conferred by Parliament, meaning it has acted unlawfully; this mandates the High Court to intervene and overturn the decision (Zerek, White and Collins, and Khawaja; also (arguably) Discount Brands). Sometimes this approach is described as the doctrine of jurisdictional fact (or precedent fact). It represents a gloss on the usual principle that courts will be reluctant to intervene and overturn an administrative body's fact-finding, judgement, and - in general terms, the "merits" of the decision; such matters having been delegated by Parliament to the administrative body to determine, not the courts.
On the other hand, some of our courts have been sceptical about framing the approach in terms of jurisdictional terms. Instead, the courts have examined whether it is constitutional appropriate for the courts to intervene and substitute its view on a factual conclusion for that of the administrative body, based on a contextual assessment of the appropriate degree of deference to be accorded to decisions of the body (Hawkins). Relevant factors include the constitutional allocation of the function (and discretion) to the body by the legislature, the (comparative) expertise of the courts and body in making that assessment, the other (legal and non-legal) checks and balances that apply to that assessment within the existing legal regime, etc. The upshot of this more deferential approach is that the courts may determine that it is constitutionally appropriate for them not to second-guess the assessment of the Electoral Commission except if it is unreasonable in the traditional administrative law sense (usually, equivalent to "irrationality" but, in some cases, sometimes unreasonableness in its simple and ordinary sense).
For my own part, I think the better approach is to regard the supervision of "jurisdictional" fact-finding as being subject to a variable intensity of review, depending on the context. Elsewhere I've argued that a continuum of standards of review should apply:
(a) non-justiciable; (b) flagrant impropriety; (c) manifest unreasonableness; (d) simple unreasonableness; (e) incorrectness.
(See Dean R Knight, "A Murky Methodology: Standards of Review in Administrative Law" (2008) 6 NZJPIL 117 (forthcoming).)
Based on the particular context, any one of these standards might apply.
In this context, I suspect a contextual assessment of the nature, function, expertise and accountability of Electoral Commission suggests that it should be accorded some deference in relation to the factual assessment has been made, that is, the incorrectness standard (allowing the court to intervene simply because it disagrees with the factual assessment) should not apply. Most likely is that one of the reasonableness standards should apply. Given the significance of the factual conclusion in the overall regime, there might be an argument that it should be subject to the simple unreasonableness standard - that is, the Electoral Commission would be given some latitude, but not a lot, in making this assessment (or, in other words, the factual assessment need not trigger the stringent standard of "the defiance of logic" for the court to intervene).
I watch for any judicial review application with interest.


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I'm looking for a pass in the Alps that I can cross with my mountain bike. I know that if there's a road, I could just use it, but my question is a little bit more special.
I'm looking for a pass that isn't very busy, for example if the main road uses a tunnel to cross the pass. Additionally, it should be worth the effort, e.g. because of the great view and landscape.


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As a kid Harvey Matthews cut through the Moses Macedonia African Cemetery on River Road in Bethesda, Md., on his way to school, and remembers playing hide-and-seek there.
"I know Moses. I lived across the street from it. Where did the bodies go?" asks Matthews.
Originally, the cemetery was called White's Tabernacle 39. Developers bulldozed it in the late 1950's to give way to a high-rise tower and a parking lot. It's owned by Montgomery County's Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), the county's housing agency.
In the 1700's there were several plantations along River Road, and after emancipation, a community of Black people flourished for almost a century – they built homes, a school, ballfields, a church and a cemetery.
"It was a prosperous, vibrant community," says Matthews, describing the Black enclave where he was born in 1944.
Matthews gets emotional talking about the past.
"It bothers me to think about what happened to the River Road community," he says. "It's the lost colony." An upscale supermarket is now where Matthews' family home once stood.
Today, the Black cemetery is the center of a legal fight between the descendant community of River Road and the HOC. Local officials want to sell the property to a commercial developer. Descendants want to memorialize the site.
Battlegrounds of memories
It has largely fallen to descendants and volunteers to fight to preserve historically Black burial sites, such as theDurham Geer Cemetery in North Carolina, the East End Cemetery in Virginia, and the United American Cemetery in Ohio.
But in some cities, historically Black cemeteries are being re-discovered and protected.
In Portsmouth, N.H., city workers discovered an 18th-century Black burial site in a downtown street when working on a sewer line in 2003. The city built the Portsmouth African Burying Ground to honor those interred there.
In the 1950's, according to the Little Falls Watershed Alliance, commercial developers got their eyes on the River Road corridor. Harvey Matthews says his family couldn't afford to keep its land and was forced to move to the District of Columbia when he was 11. His community was "stolen and erased," he says.
The last standing remnant of the once-thriving post-Civil War community on River Road is the tiny Macedonia Baptist Church wedged between a towering apartment building and a Bank of America branch.
In 2019, after years of trying to dialogue with the county to memorialize the cemetery, the descendant community of the church, led by minister Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, founded the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition.
And last fall the Coalition filed a lawsuit in the county's circuit court against the HOC when it tried to sell the property to a developer for $51 million dollars. About 500 bodies of enslaved people and their relatives are interred at the cemetery, the lawsuit states. Harvey Matthews is one of the plaintiffs.
"They refused to talk to us, to negotiate in good faith," Coleman-Adebayo says. This year she and others wrote The Bridge that Carried Us Over, the history of the Black community of River Road.
Arguing for equity
"We want to reclaim our history," Coleman-Adebayo says.
Maryland has statutes that go back to the 19th century that protect the sanctity of cemeteries, and the court alone decides if a property where a burial ground sits can be sold and under what conditions.
In her written opinion, Judge Karla Smith ruled that the HOC did not get permission from the court before selling the property as required by state law.
In 2017, the Montgomery County Planning Department approved a historical investigation and cemetery assessment of the land along River Road. It was conducted by the Ottery Group, an archeological consulting firm.
It concluded that a Black cemetery is buried under the property's parking lot, that there's no evidence the cemetery was formally moved. It recommended the HOC develop a mitigation plan to stop any construction, or if construction moves forward, the agency must have protocols in place to safely remove human remains.
Lyle Torp is the Ottery Group's managing director. Torp says that development and gentrification have forced many historically Black communities around the country, like the community along River Road, to uproot and disperse.
After their buildings are bulldozed, Torp says, "and their histories and heritage erased, cemeteries are the only tangible evidence that their communities existed."
Attorney Steve Lieberman is an expert on cemetery desecration and he represents the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition pro bono.
"We are still not treating people equally," says Lieberman. "The people who are buried at Moses are not of equal dignity."
Lieberman says that during court proceedings, "the HOC's maintained a respectful distance from the truth."
According to the court hearing transcript last September, the HOC argued the land at issue no longer contains human remains. "It's an assumption," Frederick Douglas, who's one of the attorneys representing the agency argued. "We can't look at that parking lot and say, here lies the remains."
A spokesperson for the HOC declined NPR's request for an interview, citing the ongoing legal case. Gov. Larry Hogan's office and county council members did not respond to NPR's request for interviews.
Marc Elrich, Montgomery County executive, says he supports memorializing the site, but he's certain HOC "will not give up the property."
"I can't force the HOC to give up the property," he says.
It's important to memorialize historically Black cemeteries, Lieberman says, because for Americans to understand the full historical scope of Montgomery County, including its shameful history of slavery and the slave trade, there need to be markers.
"People need to understand what took place before the Civil War, what took place before and after emancipation in the county," Lieberman says.
It's hard to know the extent of the problem
There is no national database for African American cemeteries. Currently there is pending legislation in the U.S. Congress. The African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act, if passed, would create the first program at the National Park Service that would identify, preserve and restore African American burial grounds.
"It could be in the thousands," Alan Spears says, referring to Black burial sites in the country. He's director for cultural resources at the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit that supports the legislation. It was created in 1919 to advocate for the National Parks System.
"It is about restorative justice," Spears says.
"The country has conveniently been too comfortable in associating racism to the South," says Spears. "We've got to come to grips with that legacy in the north and in the East and in the West."
Slavery too is mostly associated with the South, but the oldest and largest Black cemetery where mostly enslaved Africans are buried was discovered in New York City in 1991. Today, the African Burial Ground National Monument sits in that location.
Michael Blakey is a professor of anthropology, Africana studies and American studies at the College of William & Mary. He was also principal investigator for the research and analysis of the African Burial Ground National Monument, and he advocates on behalf of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition in Maryland.
Resistance to honor these burial grounds include financial interests, says Blakey.
"White supremacy is not only intentional use of violence and strong words," Blakey notes.
"Montgomery county is dismissing the humanity of that descendant community," Blakey says. "And that is wrong."
Segregated in life and segregated in death
"It's all about money," says Geneva Nanette Hunter, 62. Some of her ancestors are interred at Moses on River Road, including her great-great grandaunt Cora Botts and her husband, Jeremiah, as well as others. Hunter is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit.
Growing up, her parents didn't speak about their ancestors and slavery.
"It was shameful," Hunter says. The Columbia, Md., resident says she only learned that some of her relatives were part of the River Road community a few years ago.
"It's a lot to carry," Hunter says. "They were openly disrespected in their daily lives, and now in death."
She's become more curious about her ancestors' genealogy and lifestyles.
"I'm trying to be a soldier for the battles," she says, her eyes getting moist.
She says the lawsuit has taken a toll on her, but "I owe it to Cora and Jerry and the Clippers, the Parkers, and all the people that are buried there," she says.
Her hope, she adds, is that the site of the Moses Macedonia African Cemetery is turned into a memorial, "a place of reflection and meditation."
The county is appealing Judge Smith's decision. The next court date is set for Oct. 6th.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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I don't care if he didn't actually win — he won. Jeremy Corbyn has given us a blueprint to follow for years to come.
By Bhaskar Sunkara
The Tories may still be in power at the end of the night, but Jeremy Corbyn won today.
Yes, I know this is shameless spin, but hear me out: the last few weeks have vindicated the approach of the Labour left and its international cothinkers under Corbyn.
This is the first election Labour has won seats in since 1997, and the party got its largest share of the vote since 2005 — all while closing a twenty-four point deficit. Since Corbyn assumed leadership in late 2015, he has survived attack after attack from his own party, culminating in a failed coup attempt against him. As Labour leader he was unable to rely on his parliamentary colleagues or his party staff. The small team around him was bombarded with hostile internal leaks and misinformation, and an unprecedented media smear campaign.
Every elite interest in the United Kingdom tried to knock down Jeremy Corbyn, but still he stands. He casts a longer shadow over his party's centrists tonight than at any time since he was elected Labour leader.
Okay, Corbyn may not be prime minister tomorrow. He was a "flawed candidate," he wasn't the strongest speaker, he had his share of gaffes, he ate cold beans. All this is true. But besides for outside hostility and the opposition of his own parliamentary group, it's worth remembering that Corbyn became Labour leader at the most perilous moment since the party's birth.
Labour was discredited by the Blair-Brown administrations — from their catastrophic military adventures in Iraq to their privatization agenda at home and their overseeing of the financial crisis. The Blairites got their wish: Labour was looking more and more like a social liberal party than a social-democratic one, embracing the financial sector and prepared to "modernize" the welfare state by gutting it. But there was no serious challenge from its left, and there were professional-class voters to chase.
The party's mass membership base deteriorated, as did its links with a weakened labor movement. Scotland was lost. The only anti-establishment voice in formerly Labour-dominated communities angry at years of neoliberal economic policies was the right-wing UK Independence Party.
This was the situation that Corbyn inherited. Yet against all odds, his team brought Labour back to life.
They rebuilt the party's mass base, turning Labour into Europe's largest party, with more than a half million members. Momentum, the grassroots formation created to support the effort, organized tens of thousands in communities across Britain. Battles with the Labour center and right helped in a certain way, too, distancing the leadership from a discredited establishment. Many party members came to embrace the ire of the billionaire press.
Labour developed a robust left character and platform for the first time in decades. Even as it dipped behind in the polls, it was forming the nucleus of a real opposition, a real alternative.
But even if we didn't care about program and just wanted the Tories out, it's hard to imagine that a rightward-tacking Labour leader would have done any better than Corbyn. Would Owen Smith have inspired the surge in youth turnout that pushed what should have been a Conservative landslide into a hung parliament? Would Angela Eagle or any "soft-left" challengers have kept Wales in Labour hands? Could any force but the Labour left begin to win back Scotland from the siren-call of the Scottish National Party?
Corbyn salvaged this election by bucking Labour's conservative slide over the past several decades and sticking to his left-wing guns. His success provides a blueprint for what democratic socialists need to do in the years to come.
Labour's surge confirms what the Left has long argued: people like an honest defense of public goods. Labour's manifesto was sweeping — its most socialist in decades. It was a straightforward document, calling for nationalization of key utilities, access to education, housing, and health services for all, and measures to redistribute income from corporations and the rich to ordinary people.
£6.3 billion into primary schools, the protection of pensions, free tuition, public housing construction — it was clear what Labour would do for British workers. The plan was attacked in the press for its old-fashioned simplicity — "for the many, not the few" — but it resonated with popular desires, with a view of fairness that seemed elementary to millions.
The Labour left remembered that you don't win by tacking to an imaginary center — you win by letting people know you feel their anger and giving them a constructive end to channel it towards. "We demand the full fruits of our labor," the party's election video said it all.
If the immediate economic program of Labour was inspiring, the leadership also revived a vision of social-democratic politics that looks beyond capitalism. The most striking thing about Corbynism isn't that it's run-of-the-mill welfare capitalism in an era where neoliberalism rules supreme, but that its protagonists see the inherent limits of reforms under capitalism and discuss ideas that aim to expand the scope of democracy and challenge capital's ownership and control, not just its wealth. What other post-Golden Age, center-left party has drafted plans to expand the cooperative sector, create community-owned enterprises, and restore the state's control of key sectors of the economy?
The plans were far from exhaustive, but they would put Britain on a course for deeper socialist transformations in the future. That's a lofty dream, one that will take decades to come to fruition, but it goes far beyond traditional Labourism.
The Labour left isn't a "mere social-democratic" current. Whereas what social democracy had morphed into by the postwar period often tried to tamp down class conflict in favor of tripartite arrangements with business, labor, and the state, the new social democracy of Corbyn was built on class antagonism and actively encourages movements from below.
But Labour couldn't just put forward a pie-in-the-sky program. It had to deal with issues that socialists have typically not had to confront. And it succeeded by appealing to the commonsense of "the many" they sought to represent.
When the issue of terror and security was raised during the campaign, Corbyn showed not only that the Left was not weak on these issues — in many ways, we're more credible than our opponents. For years, it's been taken for granted that when it comes to terrorism, the choices confronting the Left were either sticking to our hallowed principles and suffering for it electorally, or mimicking the bellicose rhetoric of the Right.
Corbyn found another way through the madness. In the wake of the horrific Manchester and London attacks, the Labour leader was unafraid to connect British imperialism overseas and the proliferation of Islamist terror. Corbyn expanded his criticism into other aspects of British foreign policy: a deep-rooted set of alliances with Gulf States at the center of Middle East reaction.
Corbyn has taken some flak from the far left for his call for a proportional police response to terror. But he outlined a broad alternative, one that spoke of the social causes behind the path to terrorism, and used it to attack the violent xenophobia and scaremongering pushed by the Tories. In doing so, he changed the debate about terrorism in fundamental ways. There will always be alienated, angry people engaging in anti-social activity, but Corbyn offered a way to view such acts as security matters to be dealt with at their roots, rather than a clash of civilizations.
Let's not underestimate voters. After years of endless wars and violence, most of them are ready for peace. Corbyn offered them what they wanted, and he wasn't punished for it.
Even with a diminished Conservative majority, things won't be rosy tomorrow. Momentarily humbled, the Tories still rule. Their allies in the business and media elite will regroup. They will come up with new plans to attack working people and the public good.
But Corbyn's party is better positioned than any recent Labour regime to be a credible opposition rooted in an unapologetic left vision — to offer hopes and dreams to people, not just fear and diminished expectations. Also, Bernie would have won.


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If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them.


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Available Pups
Puppy Knowledge
Breed Info
Clubs, Registries & Associations
American Canine Association Continental Kennel Club Universal Kennel Club International American Kennel Club United All Breed Registry America's Pet Registry, Inc. United Kennel Club (Based on breed recognition. See store for details on this particular puppy.)
The Poodle has been illustrated in 15th century artwork throughout Western Europe, yet we have no proof where this breed originated. Both France and Germany have staked a claim to origin, as has Denmark. The Germans used this breed as a hunting dog to retrieve waterfowl, as well as to locate truffles in the forests. The French used this breed both as a hunting dog, as well as a circus performer. Today, our companion Poodles still work with us to retrieve waterfowl, but also as agility dogs, competition obedience, conformation, tracking and even herding.
The Poodle is an athletic breed with a curly or corded coat. Because they don't have a double coat like so many other breeds, the poodle has hair rather than fur. The coat comes in colors of black, blue, cream, apricot, red, silver, gray, brown or parti color. There are several sizes of Poodles: Standard: 15" or more, Miniature: 11-15" at the shoulders Toy: 9-11" Teacup: 9" or less
Exercise/Energy Level
Very high energy and will need plenty daily outdoor running or jogging, swimming and retrieving. Provide plenty of mental stimulation or this breed can be destructive when bored.
Additional Information
Grooming Requirements: Requires regular brushing; professionally groom and clip every 6-8 weeks (coat does not shed so must be clipped) Coat: Medium, curly dense coat Shedding: Average shedding Hypoallergenic: Yes Apartment Living: Good for apartment living because they will be calm indoors. However, this is a high-energy breed Lap Dog: Yes, however, the Standard Poodle is not a lap dog Good With Children: Good with all children Good With Other Pets: Good with other pets when well socialized at an early age
Breed Standard
General Appearance
The Standard for the Poodle (Toy variety) is the same as for the Standard and Miniature varieties except as regards heights. That of a very active, intelligent and elegant-appearing dog, squarely built, well proportioned, moving soundly and carrying himself proudly. Properly clipped in the traditional fashion and carefully groomed, the Poodle has about him an air of distinction and dignity peculiar to himself.
Size, Proportion, Substance
The Standard Poodle is over 15 inches at the highest point of the shoulders. Any Poodle which is 15 inches or less in height shall be disqualified from competition as a Standard Poodle. The Miniature Poodle is 15 inches or under at the highest point of the shoulders, with a minimum height in excess of 10 inches. Any Poodle which is over 15 inches or is 10 inches or less at the highest point of the shoulders shall be disqualified from competition as a Miniature Poodle. The Toy Poodle is 10 inches or under at the highest point of the shoulders. Any Poodle which is more than 10 inches at the highest point of the shoulders shall be disqualified from competition as a Toy Poodle. As long as the Toy Poodle is definitely a Toy Poodle, and the Miniature Poodle a Miniature Poodle, both in balance and proportion for the Variety, diminutiveness shall be the deciding factor when all other points are equal. Proportion - To insure the desirable squarely built appearance, the length of body measured from the breastbone to the point of the rump approximates the height from the highest point of the shoulders to the ground. Substance - Bone and muscle of both forelegs and hindlegs are in proportion to size of dog.
Eyes-- very dark, oval in shape and set far enough apart and positioned to create an alert intelligent expression. Major fault: eyes round, protruding, large or very light. Ears-- hanging close to the head, set at or slightly below eye level. The ear leather is long, wide and thickly feathered; however, the ear fringe should not be of excessive length. Skull-- moderately rounded, with a slight but definite stop. Cheekbones and muscles flat. Length from occiput to stop about the same as length of muzzle. Muzzle-- long, straight and fine, with slight chiseling under the eyes. Strong without lippiness. The chin definite enough to preclude snipiness. Major fault: lack of chin. Teeth-- white, strong and with a scissors bite. Major fault: undershot, overshot, wry mouth.
Neck, Topline, Body
Neck well proportioned, strong and long enough to permit the head to be carried high and with dignity. Skin snug at throat. The neck rises from strong, smoothly muscled shoulders. Major fault: ewe neck. The topline is level, neither sloping nor roached, from the highest point of the shoulder blade to the base of the tail, with the exception of a slight hollow just behind the shoulder. Body---(a) Chest deep and moderately wide with well sprung ribs. (b) The loin is short, broad and muscular. (c) Tail straight, set on high and carried up, docked of sufficient length to insure a balanced outline. Major fault: set low, curled, or carried over the back.
Strong, smoothly muscled shoulders. The shoulder blade is well laid back and approximately the same length as the upper foreleg. Major fault: steep shoulder. (a) Forelegs - Straight and parallel when viewed from the front. When viewed from the side the elbow is directly below the highest point of the shoulder. The pasterns are strong. Dewclaws may be removed. Feet - The feet are rather small, oval in shape with toes well arched and cushioned on thick firm pads. Nails short but not excessively shortened. The feet turn neither in nor out. Major fault: paper or splay foot.
(a) Quality--(1) Curly: of naturally harsh texture, dense throughout. (2) Corded: hanging in tight even cords of varying length; longer on mane or body coat, head, and ears; shorter on puffs, bracelets, and pompons. (b) Clip-- A Poodle under 12 months may be shown in the "Puppy" clip. In all regular classes, Poodles 12 months or over must be shown in the "English Saddle" or "Continental" clip. In the Stud Dog and Brood Bitch classes and in a non-competitive Parade of Champions, Poodles may be shown in the "Sporting" clip. A Poodle shown in any other type of clip shall be disqualified. (1)"Puppy"--A Poodle under a year old may be shown in the "Puppy" clip with the coat long. The face, throat, feet and base of the tail are shaved. The entire shaven foot is visible. There is a pompon on the end of the tail. In order to give a neat appearance and a smooth unbroken line, shaping of the coat is permissible. (2) "English Saddle"--In the "English Saddle" clip the face, throat, feet, forelegs and base of the tail are shaved, leaving puffs on the forelegs and a pompon on the end of the tail. The hindquarters are covered with a short blanket of hair except for a curved shaved area on each flank and two shaved bands on each hindleg. The entire shaven foot and a portion of the shaven leg above the puff are visible. The rest of the body is left in full coat but may be shaped in order to insure overall balance. (3) "Continental"--In the "Continental" clip, the face, throat, feet, and base of the tail are shaved. The hindquarters are shaved with pompons (optional) on the hips. The legs are shaved, leaving bracelets on the hindlegs and puffs on the forelegs. There is a pompon on the end of the tail. The entire shaven foot and a portion of the shaven foreleg above the puff are visible. The rest of the body is left in full coat but may be shaped in order to insure overall balance. (4) "Sporting"--In the "Sporting" clip, a Poodle shall be shown with face, feet, throat, and base of tail shaved, leaving a scissored cap on the top of the head and a pompon on the end of the tail. The rest of the body, and legs are clipped or scissored to follow the outline of the dog leaving a short blanket of coat no longer than one inch in length. The hair on the legs may be slightly longer than that on the body. In all clips the hair of the topknot may be left free or held in place by elastic bands. The hair is only of sufficient length to present a smooth outline. "Topknot" refers only to hair on the skull, from stop to occiput. This is the only area where elastic bands may be used.
The coat is an even and solid color at the skin. In blues, grays, silvers, browns, cafe-au-laits, apricots and creams the coat may show varying shades of the same color. This is frequently present in the somewhat darker feathering of the ears and in the tipping of the ruff. While clear colors are definitely preferred, such natural variation in the shading of the coat is not to be considered a fault. Brown and cafe-au-lait Poodles have liver-colored noses, eye-rims and lips, dark toenails and dark amber eyes. Black, blue, gray, silver, cream and white Poodles have black noses, eye-rims and lips, black or self colored toenails and very dark eyes. In the apricots while the foregoing coloring is preferred, liver-colored noses, eye-rims and lips, and amber eyes are permitted but are not desirable. Major fault: color of nose, lips and eye-rims incomplete, or of wrong color for color of dog. Parti-colored dogs shall be disqualified. The coat of a parti-colored dog is not an even solid color at the skin but is of two or more colors.
A straightforward trot with light springy action and strong hindquarters drive. Head and tail carried up. Sound effortless movement is essential.


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A pastor in Sierra Leone has discovered the largest uncut diamond found in more than four decades in this West African country and has turned it over to the government, saying he hopes it helps to boost recent development in his impoverished nation.
Pastor Emmanuel Momoh found the 706-carat alluvial diamond in Yakadu village in Sierra Leone's diamond-rich east, and it was presented to President Ernest Bai Koroma on Wednesday, said presidential spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay.
The gem, a bit smaller than a hockey puck, is the second largest diamond found in Sierra Leone. In 1972, the 968.9-carat Star of Sierra Leone was found by miners and sold for about $2.5 million.
Momoh told The Associated Press that he turned in the diamond because he was touched by the development being undertaken in Kono District, where the gem was found. He cited road construction and improvements to electricity after almost 30 years of blackouts.
"I believe the government can do more, especially at a time when the country is undergoing some economic challenges," he said.
Sierra Leone's diamond wealth fueled a decade-long civil war that ended in 2002. Despite its mineral wealth, the country remains one of the poorest in the world.
It was not immediately clear how the pastor came across the diamond.
The president expressed appreciation that there was no attempt to smuggle the gem out of the country, and encouraged others to emulate the pastor's example. He promised the diamond would be sold to the highest bidder and whatever is due to the owner and government would be distributed accordingly.
"A gift from God, and it will be a terrible thing if anyone tries to do something criminal with it," the president said.
Spokesman Bayraytay said the diamond has not yet been valued and has been placed in the Bank of Sierra Leone.
The president has given "clear instruction to the Ministry of Mines that the evaluation, sale and distribution of the proceeds must be done in the most transparent manner," he said.


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Train Station Renovation
Welcome to an old, ruined train station. A place that will give you a lot of fun! In Train Station Renovation you play as a renovation company specialised in restoring railway stations. The game is set in abandoned and destroyed train stations, you will start with small rural ones to ease in and eventually be challenged with sprawling train stations in metropolitan areas. The game is divided into 10 maps (stations) which gradually teach you new mechanics and help you manage different working environments. Each station needs to be cleaned, fixed and decorated with items and equipment to bring it back to life. Choose how hard you want to work. The level of difficulty depends on the player's commitment. The game can be very demanding if you decide to complete each stage one hundred percent but it also can be perfect for beginners if you just want to relax while renovating and simply have a good time. In such a case, you only need to complete half the planned tasks to advance to the next stage. Quick and easy access to equipment is the key to success. There are many tools and options for repairing and decorating the station. Work with basic items such as paint rollers, spray cans, crowbars and repair wrenches or use your in-game tablet to order new materials and items. Some stations will even allow you to repair and renovate the old trains. This means you will be able to take care of the technical condition of those vehicles yourself. Specializations development tree An aesthetic development character tree t is available. You will speed up your work time at individual stages and elements of the game by upgrading your skills. You will also get new equipment or unlock new options while renovating. If you happen to enjoy some renovation activities more than others, you will be able to upgrade them during your playthrough. Renovate and decorate train stations and trains. Detailed and complex 3D models of railway stations allow you to renovate them - from cleaning, painting and to replacing decorations and mechanical elements. The economy is very important A complex economy aspect has been added to the game to increase realism. In addition to money needed to buy new items and repair materials, you can also benefit by segregating waste or completing additional tasks. Build your own station. Thanks to the station decoration system, you will be able to create the internal and external appearance of various facilities yourself. You can add benches, vending machines, kiosks, and other items as needed, and place them wherever you want. Thanks to this function, you will quickly turn a dump into a great looking ready for business train station.
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