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For the music featured on "Songs Around The World", the Playing for Change (PFC) organization recorded musicians outdoors in cities and townships worldwide. They traveled from post-Katrina New Orleans to post-apartheid South Africa, from the remote beauty of the Himalayas to the religiously diverse dwellings of Jerusalem. The musicians' talents are captured in myriad environments - under the sun and beneath the streetlights; in public parks, plazas, and promenades; in doorways, on cobblestone streets, amid hilly pueblos. Their performances were subsequently combined, letting the musicians collaborate - albeit separated by hundreds or even thousands of miles.
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Darren created the role of Mr Rushworth in Heritage Opera's world premiere of Jonathan Dove's Mansfield Park. With Heritage Opera he also performed the roles of Ramendado in Carmen, Spoletta in Tosca and Borsa in Rigoletto. He performed Gaston in La Traviata for Opera UK and Monostatos in The Magic Flute for Merry Opera.
Darren has sung at the Royal Albert Hall in Raymond Gubbay's productions of Tosca and Madame Butterfly. He also took part in community opera projects with Birmingham Opera in Graham Vick's award-winning projects La Traviata and Idomeneo.
He has also performed with Opera Holland Park in Eugene Onegin, Andrea Chenier, Rigoletto, Manon He also sang in a number of recitals of Schubert and Schumann songs with an English translation by Jeffrey Benton, as well as the tenor solos in The Messiah and Manon Lescaut, Fedora, Queen of Spade, Nabucco with Dorset Opera and toured with Mid Wales Opera in The Bartered Bride. He has performed the lead role in a concert version of Edward German's Tom
Jones and played The God Progress in A Fiddle Fable at the Ludlow Festival. He was also the Player Boy in Death In Venice at the Aldeburgh Festival and the Bregenz Festival (Austria), where he also performed in Tosca and the football opera Playing Away.
Darren studies with Arwel Treharne Morgan.

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LFC Desktop Wallpaper with Liverpool Skyline (1920 x 1200) #LFC
I entered this for the LFC Twitter background competition and now use it as my desktop wallpaper at work and home 🙂 If you need it in any other sizes smaller than it is, let me know. The original, 1920 x 1200 can be downloaded by right clicking here and selecting Save As. Thanks for…Details


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Discussion in 'Droid Bionic Roms' started by DroidTh3ory, Dec 8, 2011.
No problem
Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk
Does anybody have the .902 compatible files? I tried downloading the one from DroidGod's dropbox but he doesnt have it anymore
Have you tried Eclipse yet?
No not yet. Mainly because I really like DT's roms
If anyone can upload the .902 or even .901 rom, that would be pretty rad! please help?!
I agree, or at least explain what exactly goes into the process of making the .901 into the compatible .902
Just update to 905 and run axiom? I just tried to find all my files, but deleted em to make room for other stuff sorry
Where does it say what version of android this is running on?
Look into settings, about phone, and system version
Haha no,
I mean in the description on page 1. I'm trying to compare a few roms and I don't see the android os version


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Tikkun Middot Project
We are excited to announce that starting this month we will be continuing our exploration of Mussar at Beth Am by offering the Tikkun Middot program developed by the Institute for Jewish Spirituality ("IJS"). The IJS program takes a contemporary approach to Mussar that incorporates mindfulness and endeavors to make Mussar concepts accessible to all. Our program will introduce eight "Middot", or character traits, which we will explore and practice with the intention of developing new ways of being and interacting that can transform our relationships and our lives.
Over the High Holidays Rabbi David introduced us to the Mussar concepts of "Hitlamdut" (i.e., a stance of seeking to learn from all that we experience and from everyone with whom we interact by staying open and having the courage to step outside our comfort zones and limited perspectives) and "Bechirah" Points (i.e., a recognition that, at all points/times and in all of our interactions, we have the choice to react with love and compassion to whomever and whatever comes our way). These two concepts are the foundation upon which we can build a practice of Mussar, a Jewish spiritual practice designed to help us to live lives filled with holiness, wholeness and the joy that comes from deeply connecting with another.
Each month, from October to May, we will introduce and offer opportunities to learn about one of the Tikkun Middot in a variety of ways across the community. The monthly Middah will be infused into our Beit Midrash program and your children will be bringing it home. Rabbi David will introduce each month's Middah in his D'vrei Torah and in a Shabbat "lunch and learn" session open to the entire community. And, for those who wish to go deeper and develop a personal Mussar practice, we will offer an 8 session small group (maximum 12 participants) program in which we will study each of the 8 Middot in greater depth, using a variety of techniques and materials, including learning from each other in a va'ad and working with a chevruta with whom you will study one-on-one between classes.


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Volkswagen is one of the automakers keeping this in mind with a variety of options, including both hybrid and diesel options, for eco-conscious customers which is, surely, appreciated by the divers in environmentally-conscious Abbotsford, BC.
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In their push fro eco-friendliness, Volkswagen has also become the first automobile company worldwide to be awarded with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification for their n... read more
If you are a Volkswagen owner, especially one who lives in or near the vicinity of the Abbotsford, British Columbia area, there are some preventative car care measures you should take to keep your Volkswagen on the road. Learning these basic measures can help add years to the life of your car and help maintain its reliability.
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Vehicle technology has advanced significantly in the past few years. Parts such as spark plugs and tho... read more
As one of the top luxury vehicle manufacturers in the world, BMW has been unveiling concept cars since 1949. So far, in the 21st century the German automaker has trudged on, incorporating new technologies meant to further advance the automotive industry as a whole.
Perhaps no other BMW concept car in recent times has gotten more attention than the open-top i8 convertible. First unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Show, the i8 is designed as a sporty plug-in hybrid. Its... read more
It didn't look like it was going to work out, at least in the West. Tarnished by its association with Nazi Germany, the Volkswagen automotive brand was a slow sell in the North American market, and it was headquartered in a country that was still reeling from defeat in World War II. Today, though, is one of the largest automakers in the world, thus (in a sense) living up to the figurative meaning of its name: "People's Car."
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Mario Wagner and Converse Are Out of This World
There are few accessories we come in contact as intimately as our footwear. Shoes create a barrier between us and the rougher aspects of nature, offering protection against the elements, stability on tenuous ground, and a small space for self expression. Colors, shapes, and silhouettes are offered for every taste but few are as iconic as Converse's Chuck Taylor All Star. The vulcanized canvas sneaker has attracted fans from every era of its history, inspiring musicians, designers, and technological minds. They've been adopted by passionate and successful people in every industry making them owned not by a particular culture, but by everyone regardless of how they define themselves.
A new three-part collection brings those inspirations onto the shoes, drawing from three cities where the Chuck Taylor has seen plenty of love. "Made By You" features pairs of Chuck Taylors with designs and artistry by artists who have lived in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle and ultimately offers an intimate understanding of what makes these cities what they are. As a previous resident of San Francisco, Mario Wagner was the natural choice to illustrate a representation of San Francisco. Not to mention, he's a big fan of the sneaker. "I wear Chucks almost every day," says Mario. "So you can imagine how excited I was when I heard about this assignment. My favorite shoe, my favorite city. Perfect!"
One of Mario's favorite quotes about San Francisco goes a long way to help understand how he approaches the city. It's from Oscar Wilde and says, "It's an odd thing, but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco. It must be a delightful city and possess all the attractions of the next world." That oddity and delight create a unique blend that inspires the people of San Francisco and the composition of Mario's illustration. His graphic style is dominant in the imagery, drumming up reminders to the technological power of the city, while the classic iconography of the Golden Gate Bridge and Transamerica Pyramid feature prominently. Viewers will also notice a trio of spacecraft lording over the sky, which Mario placed for a very particular reason.
Oscar Wilde talks about how San Francisco is the depository for all things fantastic, and for Mario that extends beyond mere humanity. "For me this includes every weird thing that might have been here already or is about to come, like UFOs," explains Mario. "Or you can see them as a symbol for the tech industry around us in San Francisco. You never know what they'll come up with or what they are already working on. The self driving car is already rolling on our streets!" Friends of San Franciscans, or the residents themselves, are sure to see something in Mario's imagery that they recognize, making it exactly right to be an extension of expression and feel like it was "Made By You."


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This event has been postponed as soon as have more details on date and venue we will let eveyone know but for now we think this will be 22/23 September in London.
We are excited to announce the programme for our Annual Conference for Heads which will be held in Edinburgh on the 5th and 6th May 2020. The theme for this year is 'Diversity' and we hope we have booked speakers who will inspire over the two days, as well as being an excellent opportunity to network with colleagues.
Hotel Accommodation has been reserved on the 5th May at the Kimpton, Charlotte Square and the InterContinental Edinburgh The George. Both Hotels are a short walk from each other, the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and the Assembly Rooms.
Outline Programme
Tuesday 5 May
10am Registration
11am Conference Opens
7.30 - Awards Dinner
Wednesday 6 May
9am Conference
4.30 Conference Closes
5pm International Boarding Update
6.30 Drinks reception for International, New and Retiring Heads
7.30 The Chairman will be hosting dinner for international members and anyone who would like to join
Dinner and Overnight for those who wish to stay (please select this when booking)
The Awards dinner will take place on the 5th May at the Assembly Rooms. For the full list of awards and information on how to apply go to http://www.boarding.org.uk/476/i-love-boarding/bsa-awards-2020
Speakers booked to date include:
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Hazelnut is a classic and extremely popular coffee flavoring, but Amoretti Premium Sugar Free Hazelnut Flavoring takes it one step further by delivering a delicious hazelnut flavoring that contains only water and flavoring, with no artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners, with only 15 calories per serving.
Amoretti Premium Sugar Free Hazelnut Flavoring is a great way to flavor coffee, cappuccinos, lattes, and hot cocoa without adding additional calories. It is also an excellent choice for creating reduced calorie caffé frappés, milkshakes, and health conscious smoothies. Amoretti Premium Sugar Free Hazelnut Flavoring is a delicious, low calorie topping for a scoop of ice cream, a dish of frozen yogurt, or a serving of gelato. Amoretti Premium Sugar Free Hazelnut Flavoring is a special treat when mixed into the batter of your homemade biscotti!
The combination of chocolate and hazelnut is an Italian tradition dating back to the 1940s, so when you are finished baking your hazelnut flavored biscotti for the second time, dip one end in melted chocolate and roll it in crushed hazelnuts for a true Italian taste experience. We're sure that you will enjoy Amoretti Premium Sugar Free Hazelnut Flavoring and that it will quickly become a family tradition.
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Sheri graduated from Lamar University with a degree in Management Information Systems and later graduated in 2003 with a degree in Accounting. She has been licensed to practice as a Certified Public Accountant since 2005 and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA).
Sheri is a Past President of the Southeast Texas Chapter of TXCPA, and has served on the TXCPA Chapter Coordinating Steering Subcommittee. In her year as President, the Southeast Texas Chapter TXCPA was selected to receive the Outstanding Chapter Award. She is currently serving as the Chair of the Public Relations Committee and manages the chapter's social media.
In 2014, Sheri received the TXCPA Rising Star award, which is given to Texas CPAs who are 40 years old or younger and have demonstrated exemplary leadership skills and active involvement in TXCPA, the accounting profession and/or their communities.
Sheri is a also a Past President of the Southeast Texas Estate Planners Council and a Member of the Lamar University Accounting Advisory Council. In May 2010, Sheri graduated from the 18th class of Leadership Southeast Texas (LSET) and is currently serving as Asst. Secretary/Treasurer on the LSET Advisory Council and serves on the Communications Committee as the social media and website manager.
Sheri has been married to Doug for 27 years, they have one son, Travis and a granddaughter, Elaina. Sheri loves to workout and attend group fitness events with her favorite fitness expert, Cathe Friedrich. She and Doug love to hang out at the lake with friends and family, and enjoy boating and fishing.
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Many of you will know about Small Business Saturday which took place on December 5th this year.
Small Business Saturday originated in the States where it was launched by American Express in order to raise the profile of small retailers. Now running in this country too, any small firm looking to take part can join in. Attention is focused on the small independent business, especially encouraging people to 'shop local' in the run-up to Christmas.
We were delighted when Small Business Saturday chose Made You Look! from many businesses around the country to highlight as one of their 'Smallbiz100' in the days leading up to the big event itself. We received a whole day of exposure on social media as well as press coverage, and attended the Bus Tour where we ran a Visual Display Presentation along with free consultations.


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Organic Cheetah T-shirt // Mint Green
£7.50 £15.00
A lovely mint coloured organic t-shirt for boys with a fun cheetah print.
Hand screen printed - these t-shirts are tried and tested by our five boys - and have stood the test of both boy and washing machine happily.
Five Boys - together with the very talented Bronte Adams - offer a collection of organic t-shirts with "Endangered Animals" printed on them.
To raise awareness of conservation and celebrate the beauty of these animals.
More animals and downloadable work-sheets to follow on official launch.
For each purchase we will donate £1 from each sale to Bristol Zoo Conservation


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Bring Back the Boreal newsletter - March 2018
Giving the forest a chance to recover
Last fall, Parks Canada worked closely with Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) to complete the third moose harvest on North Mountain. A total of 35 moose were harvested according to traditional Mi'kmaq values and current practices. All harvests have taken place in the same 20 km2 area on North Mountain and the area is being monitored closely for signs of forest recovery.
A fourth harvest is planned for this fall. This will be the last moose harvest as part of the Bring Back the Boreal pilot project. A comprehensive moose population survey of Cape Breton Highlands National Park, is also planned for this winter. This will provide an up-to-date picture of the moose population in the park.
Monitoring forest recovery
Research is a big part of this project. We are monitoring the growth of newly planted seedlings on the Skyline trail as well as measuring the impact of moose on tree growth on North and French Mountains.
Although tree planting is now complete, monitoring will be ongoing for some time. What we already know is that about 84% of balsam fir (planted inside the exclosure to protect from moose) and 94% of white spruce (planted outside the exclosure) survived their first year after being planted. Did you know that although conifer trees are winter food sources for moose, they strongly prefer balsam fir over spruce? That's why the fir seedlings required an exclosure, to keep moose from eating them, giving them a chance to grow.
While it is too early to tell if the reduction in moose population has had a lasting impact on vegetation on North Mountain, preliminary results show a decrease in browse impacts since the project started. We will keep monitoring to see if this positive response continues.
Meet the Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative
Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO), also known in English as the Mi'kmaq Rights Initiative, supports the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq Chiefs with their various initiatives focused on the implementation of Mi'kmaq Rights and Title. KMKNO oversaw distribution of over 15,000 lbs of meat from last fall's moose harvest to Mi'kmaq communities throughout the province as well as the North of Smokey Food Bank. Hides and other materials were used by Mi'kmaw to make clothing and other traditional items.
For more on KMKNO, check out mikmaqrights.com
The boreal forest in Cape Breton Highlands National Park is struggling. The Bring Back the Boreal project is a first step in restoring the health of this important ecosystem by planting tree seedlings, reducing the moose population, and building fences to prevent moose from overeating young trees from overeating young trees. A healthy boreal forest provides shelter to animals who depend on that forest for survival, including moose, snowshoe hares, birds, squirrels, lynx and American marten.
For more information visit parkscanada.gc.ca/bringbacktheboreal
What a view!
Check out the Skyline trail webcam on novascotiawebcams.com
It was installed on the viewing platform on the Skyline trail in October and there's already been over 15,000 views!
This screen grab was taken Oct 23, 2017.


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It will be bitterly cold, with winds accentuating the bite. The water would be bone chilling, yet, the air at Prayagraj today will electrifying; the cold would be non-existent for most caught up in the frenzy of this Hindu ritual, with all eager to take a dip in the ice-cold water.
For the believers, this is a not-to-be-missed event and for the non-believers too, this event should not be missed, as the energy of the place, the milieu of people from all walks of life, the elusive Naga sadhus, the various sadhus on a "high" and striking weird poses, the Swiss tents; but over and above all this, the sheer way in which this event, the largest congregation of people is being managed would be an experience of a life-time. The team managing this event has set itself the goal of making it to the Guinness Book of World Records on three counts – sanitation, traffic management and city beautification. Now aren't these great goals in itself, looking beyond mere cows and name changing! With some 15 crore expected to congregate on this river bank in the next month, this is indeed a huge event, the biggest political opportunity too!
- The Govt of UP has is going about this in the most professional manner. Global consultancy firm, Ernst and Young (EY) is the main agency working with the state Govt on the Kumbh.
- The Govt has put the total cost of this Kumbh at Rs.4200 crore of which the state govt wants the center to bear 50% of the cost.
- Indian Railways will be running 800 special trains from various stations at Prayagraj. Railways has commissioned 41 projects at a cost of Rs 700 crore for the Kumbh Mela.
- The Kumbh will be a "Brand Mela" with every company wanting to get visibility in this huge event of religion and size.
- Vodafone-Idea to deploy RFID technology for millions of devotees attending the Kumbh Mela. The company said that all children under 14 years of age and senior citizens at Kumbh Mela venue can collect and wear the Vodafone RFID tag. This will help ensure that their movements and location can be tracked and traced.
- Reliance Jio to offer information on real-time status of trains and buses, emergency helplines and routes besides devotional content on its Jio TV and radio apps, news alerts and family locators. Reliance Jio to share pre-published bath and religious day schedules on its app.
- Reliance Retail has created a special helpline number '1991' to answer queries on JioPhone.
- The country's second-largest operator Bharti Airtel has created a special Kumbh channel on its Airtel TV app to digitally connect devotees at the Mela. Users will be able to stream all major rituals from any location.
- IndusInd Bank will sponsor bioremediation activities in 15 of 35 nallahs that falls into the Ganga river in Allahabad.
- The build of infra is huge and marks the beginning of the use of inland waterways for transporting pilgrims and tourists between Varanasi and Allahabad, a distance of 60 km. The government has set up four floating terminals, one each at Kila Ghat, Saraswati Ghat, Naini Bridge and Sujawan Ghat. Additionally, two vessels - CL Kasturba and SL Kamla - and small boats will be deployed for pilgrim movement.
- The Govt has erected temporary bridges, 600 mass kitchens, more than 100,000 portable toilets, and vast tents, each sleeping thousands of pilgrims at a time – a city has been erected on the river banks.
- The Mela area is being brightened up by installing over 40,000 LED lights.
- One of the most ancient rituals of the world will see the use of the one of the most technologies of the world – Artificial Intelligence (AI). IBM Intelligent Video Analytics will be pressed into service, a first for the Railways, for crowd control at the stations and its adjoining areas.
- The UP Police has developed an app to guide you to everything you need at the Kumbh, known as UP COP, the app will be available for download throu gh the website kumbhmelapolice.gov.in.
- PNB has launched a special card for the Kumbh - PNB Rupay card, which works even in absence of internet.
Luxury tents costing up to Rs 35,000 a night are coming up next to the Ganga in Prayagraj.
- Delhi-based Hitakri Productions and Creations is setting up one of the most luxurious tent cities at the Kumbh, knonw as 'Indiraprastham, in partnership with UP Govt.
Well, a bigger event than this one will take place in 2022 – the Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, which occurs every 12 years. Wonder what would be size of that gigantic event?


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In response to the mysterious death/assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, and in retaliation for Saudi Arabia's continued violations of international law and crimes against humanity in Yemen, the Anonymous hacker collective has officially launched #OpSaudi – #OpJamalKhashloggi. Over the weekend, several web pages affiliated with the Saudi Government were either taken offline or defaced, and hackers all over the world went on a "hunt" for state sponsored hackers and trolls working on behalf of the Saudi Government.
In an official press release, hackers affiliated with the operation urged all "Journalists, human rights' activists, and anonymous individuals" to stand up "and challenge the monarchy government of Saudi Arabia perpetually at all levels – domestic, political, social, and economic." They are also calling for a complete boycott of all Saudi businesses, press organizations, and are actively lobbying the United Nations to withdraw Saudi's chair on the Human Rights Committee.
#Anonymous #JamalKhashoggi #OpKhashoggi #OpSaudi #JusticeforJamal
Saudi Arabia hackers have declared cyber war with Anonymous. You can't mess with us. We are Legion and we are not afraid of you! Expect us! pic.twitter.com/X4F6oJKbB5
— Lorian Synaro (@LorianSynaro) October 20, 2018
By October 20th 2018, Anonymous Hackers had begun assembling and releasing the IP Addresses of several top tier web pages associated with the Saudi Government for cyber/DDoS attack, including the Ministry Of Justice, Ministry of Labor and Social Development, Ministry of Civil Service, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Information, Ministry of the Interior, General Intelligence Presidency and dozens more – including Saudi Press agencies. On through the morning of October 22nd, many of these web pages still remain inaccessible.
#Anonymous #JamalKhashoggi #OpKhashoggi #OpSaudi #JusticeforJamal
Saudi Ministry of Justice = #Offline
Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information = #Offline
Sites: https://t.co/oWkbmxDSEEhttps://t.co/j5zTZa6FEl pic.twitter.com/GK8o3OiaRl
— Lorian Synaro (@LorianSynaro) October 21, 2018
#Anonymous Operations #JamalKhashoggi #OpJamalKhashoggi #OpSaudi
Saudi Royal Family Website #TangoDown
( Saudi Royal Family killed Jamal Khashoggi )
Site: https://t.co/Id9BxvqMQv #Offline
Report: https://t.co/iKcnFv9Ydo pic.twitter.com/CVoQwg7Y5g
— Anonymous (@your_anon_net) October 21, 2018
In addition to this, hackers have also begun tracking, hacking and deleting the social profiles/pages of know trolls working for the Saudi Government, either through their own means or by reporting the accounts directly to Twitter for deletion.
For those of you whom are not already aware, dating back to 2015, the Saudi Government is one of the world leaders in terms of state sponsored propaganda outreach via social media, known to be employing thousands of employees to operate millions of Twitter/Facebook spam, troll or bot accounts. The death of Jamal Khashoggi simply presented the perfect rallying cry for people to organize and start cracking down against them. While the exact number is impossible to calculate at the present moment in time, over the weekend, Anonymous hackers have either deleted or reported dozens of troll/fake accounts tied to the Saudi Government – and the operation is still ongoing…..
#SaudiTroll –> @adelalfarraj
@fofo56492988@NEX_R_197@r0xh_@Talshahrani0@gdghrhdhdhdhdh <— @Twitter @TwitterSupport
— Anonymous (@your_anon_net) October 20, 2018
#SaudiTrolls –> @News_Brk24 @AbuFaid@fdeet_alnssr@naif4002@Qwt_Alrad3
@khaledncc@Abo_z1@5a1di@slman_army2@Wgad_Alhuthali <— @Twitter @TwitterSupport
— Anonymous (@your_anon_net) October 20, 2018
Government websites are still offline
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Saturday's game between Huddersfield and Crystal Palace will be remembered for the wonder-goal Wilfried Zaha scored to win it for Roy Hodgson's men but having watched the game in the BT Sport studio, former Wales midfielder Robbie Savage launched into an extraordinary defence of the Eagles winger on BBC Radio which rightly drew praise from the club's fan-base.
"He's getting kicked every single week! He gets absolutely hammered week in, week out."@RobbieSavage8 leaps to the defence of #CPFC's talisman @wilfriedzaha 👇#BBC606 pic.twitter.com/SMAERV00Hj
— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) September 15, 2018
It has taken a fair few years for many to catch on but gradually, thanks to rants like the one Savage embarked upon on Saturday night, more and more people are starting to realise that opposition players do go out to unfairly target Wilfried Zaha from the very first minute week after week, with the inevitable conclusion bound to arrive in the form of a season-ending injury.
Savage's anger appears to have spilled over whilst fielding a call from a Huddersfield fan on his way home from the game at the John Smith's Stadium, with the conversation predictably revolving around the Palace talisman. Having come back from a two-week lay-off courtesy of a groin strain he picked up in training, Wilfried was once again singled out for rough treatment by the Terriers players, with one tackle in particular (from Mathias Jørgensen) looking as though it could have done some serious damage to the 25-year-old.
Yes, Zaha did put in a yellow-card worthy tackle during the first-half as a direct consequence of his frustration at referee Lee Mason's lack of protection but as Savage rightly points out in the clip above, it's of little surprise when he is being left out to dry by the officials week after week.
In the opening moments of our trip to Watford at the end of August, Wilf was on the end of a tackle from Capoue which could easily have ended his season. The referee in question was mere feet away from the incident with a clear line of sight and still failed to show the Hornets' midfielder a red card, almost certainly because it was so early on in the game.
Without any tangible deterrent for targeting the Palace man, opposition players will continue to do it, making monologues like Robbie Savage's extremely important.


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Will this feature be released for JavaScript? And if there currently some work around can be done to get it working?
There is a tutorial in the works that will show how to sort rows using the column headers in the JavaScript version. It will be published at https://code.daypilot.org - you can subscribe to email notifications at https://news.daypilot.org/subscribe to be informed when it's available.
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John Lawson's book "Witch Ember" made an impression on my sister. Only two fantasy books have done so, and she reviewed them both (self-published books) here. I read both of the books my sister said were amazing, and I have to agree with my sister. They are indeed amazing. So, I cannot deny that "Witch Ember" is a work of excellence. Now I am reviewing the sequel to "Witch Ember", John Lawson's "The Raven".
I can only start by saying that I am floored. In my mind, there is no reason why this author should not be published through a major publisher. His work is without a doubt on my part, beyond exceptional. The scope of his imagination surpasses most of the commercial Fantasy books I've read.
What makes this book stand out is the sheer magnitude of the world that the author has created; the attention to detail, the originality of the characters and the world, even with the strong influences from our own cultures, norms and religions. His skill at world-building was brushed on in "Witch Ember"; here, it is in your face. John Lawson also plays with language, and context and adds to the mood and the expressiveness of his characters using dialect. It's brilliant, despite the need for a glossary (which the author thoughtfully marked with a post-it flag for me).
"The Raven" is a dark adult fantasy, which like its prequel, has situations and bleakness in it that are not suitable for everyone. This book's stories are harsh and in some cases, graphic and gory. The visuals the writing produces sometimes make you wonder what the heck could possibly be going on inside the author's head. But don't be mistaken, this isn't just a gore-filled blood-fest; there's depth, substance and turmoil here; a violently tormented knight and a journey where you perceive growth and discovery, and perhaps even redemption.
Guiromélans is a holy warrior; a tainted paladin; a man whose faith has been put into question, and whose identity is so steeped in faith that his entire being is thrown into turmoil by his doubt and confusion. You will follow him as he tries to make himself right with God again, and as he travels and adventures through a world of creatures and images fresh and gloomy. The three-dimensional characters that accompany him, who pass through his stories, whose lives he affects are as rich and complex as the world they live in.
The book is as clean as a whistle with only occasional blips here and there; it is quite decently edited. It's a thick book, and luckily, fairly self-contained, so you can pick it up without having read "Witch Ember" and not feel lost or overwhelmed.
Obviously, John Lawson has earned another five medallions from Odyssey Reviews for "The Raven". I highly recommend this book to any serious Fantasy reader--it's a solid investment for your library. You will be refreshed by its scope and originality. You will also enjoy the collection of illustrations peppered throughout the pages.
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Stratford women frustrated by long waiting lists for their 20-week pregnancy scans have been told that sonographers are working overtime to reduce waiting times.
Mothers spoken to by the Stratford Press say they are frustrated with the lack of services in the region, with some opting to travel to other regions for appointments to avoid the long waiting lists of up to seven weeks in Taranaki.
Taranaki District Health Board chief operations officer Gillian Campbell says longer waiting times have been resolved through the rostering of additional weekend sessions and women are now getting scans between 20 and 22 weeks.
She says all pregnant Taranaki women are provided with a routine obstetric ultra sound scan in Taranaki at 20 weeks and although some women are opting to travel to Whanganui for it, the DHB does not refer patients there.
"It is our understanding that a pregnant woman's decision to go to Whanganui or any other DHB for the 20-week scan is done in consultation with their lead maternity carer."
However, pregnant women wanting a 12-week Nuchal Translucency scan which screens for chromosomal abnormalities must travel to Whanganui, Palmerston North or Hamilton to see private providers.
This scan has never been provided by the health board and currently there is only one local Taranaki obstetrician who can provide the 12-week scan — largely to her own private patients.
Christie Maree Stachurski is currently pregnant with her first child and although her 12-week scan was in New Plymouth, she was sent to Whanganui for her 20-week scan as the wait was four to six weeks to get into New Plymouth.
"The trip wasn't to bad but I had to take the day off work to go. The people down there were very lovely and friendly and offered an extra service of photos of the scan. They also went into detail about what we could see on the screen.
"I think it would be nice if Taranaki had a place especially for maternity scans so then it can cater for all pregnant women, for not everyone is able to travel a few hours for a scan and it would ease some anxiety about scans and wait times if we had a facility dedicated to maternity in Taranaki."
Jamie Jeffreys says she was 27 weeks by the time she got her 20-week scan at the end of March and says she only got it because she called "over and over again".
"My concern was another issue with the baby and not being able to terminate for medical reasons. It was a really stressful time." She has laid a complaint with the health board and is waiting a response.
"There will be women who cannot afford to travel out of district for their scans, putting them and their children at risk and taking the choice to terminate a pregnancy for medical reasons away from them."
Jamie says the health board needs to make changes so that women do not feel like a burden on the health system.
Jackie Meyer says she went down to Whanganui for her 20-week scan and the baby had its back turned so she couldn't see the baby's vital organs.
"Now I have to wait four more weeks, finally getting a scan in New Plymouth next week when I will be 25 weeks. Hopefully baby shows us what we need to see."
Natalia Stanley is around 19 weeks pregnant and says she had her 12-week scan in Whanganui. Her next 20-week scan is meant to be New Plymouth but she has been told it will be 24 weeks or longer.
"Apparently Whanganui are having longer wait times from what is happening in Taranaki."
Natalia says a friend of her midwife mentioned her scan would be between 21 and 22 weeks so things must have improved.
Ratapiko mother Krystie Hastie had to travel to Whanganui three times for scans for one of her pregnancies, costing her in fuel as well as the time off work.
"With a complicated pregnancy it was upsetting having to travel that far for a routine scan to check on my baby."
She says for one of her scans, she had to get up at 4am to travel as the appointment was so early.
Gillian says the says longer waiting times for the 20-week scan was due to the on-going issue of a national shortage of sonographers.
"We have been unable to cover sonographer maternity leave despite advertising for a permanent full-time replacement. We have also been advertising internationally for a full-time permanent sonographer to try and fill the vacancy. Unfortunately the on-going issue of a shortage of sonographers nationally is having an impact."
Gillian says the hospital was experiencing higher numbers of acute urgent referrals for both obstetric and non obstetric ultra sounds scans, which put more pressure on the ultra sound scan service.
"Additional efforts are being made to avoid any missed appointments and wasted opportunities. Every person gets a text reminder one to two days before their appointment requesting them to confirm their appointment and if not confirmed, their time is double booked to be more assured either one or both will turn up to the appointment."
Gillian says the health board acknowledged that travelling outside Taranaki for the 12-week scan was inconvenient for pregnant women and their families but it was not an easy fix.
"Nuchal Translucent scanning has always been provided by private providers, not the Taranaki DHB, and at the moment there are not enough providers in Taranaki.
There is a resident senior medical officer at Taranaki DHB who is exploring the possibility of providing this service privately in Taranaki."


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Building off of the momentum of the leading conferences of 2011 on the subject of algorithmic, quantitative and high-frequency trading, Golden Networking brings once again a renovated edition of High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, this time in three of the world's most important financial centers: New York, Chicago and London.
High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012, "How Traders, Brokers, Exchanges and Dark Pools Navigate the Most Challenging Regulatory Landscape", will provide attendees in New York, Chicago and London with the most up-to-date review of where this ever-changing industry stands and how new technology and regulatory developments will impact it. Recognized experts, regulators, and strategists, will return to High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 to provide the information practitioners are looking for in an open and unbiased environment, highly conducive to the most efficient and effective networking.
With insightful keynote speeches and highly regarded panels, everybody involved in high-frequency trading will gain inside knowledge about the latest technologies that can drastically optimize HFT infrastructures and take a first look at upcoming regulations that could radically change the HFT firms' business model. Topics that will be discussed at High Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2012 include the movement toward emerging markets, every time more attuned to the use of bots, the regulatory environment, how new technologies are changing the game, including FPGA applications, and a look at the upcoming regulatory changes that will definitely impact how speed traders capture alpha, organized in five different panels:
Emerging Markets: How will Emerging Markets from Brazil to China Affect the Scope of High-frequency Trading? With emerging markets on the rise, high frequency trading and algorithmic trading are shifting to geographies in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Which markets hold the most promise? Which asset classes can be traded in high-frequency in those markets? Are there restrictions to frequency and speed in place in any of those promising lands? What is the outlook for high-frequency trading among regulators in those markets?
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Not You Anymore…
A piece of my heart,
still lies suspended,
in the intergalactic space
of time,
to the gravitational pull
of the past,
immune to the
hopeful release
into the future,
stubbornly knocking
on your heavenly doors,
begging for its
identical twin,
You smile &
let it in,
But its
© Apurva
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By Guillaume Gougeon
The guest speaker for this year's Hadyn Ellis Distinguished Lecture was the Rt. Hon. Lord Michael Heseltine, who spoke in the Julian Hodge Building on the evening of Wednesday 28th November.
Lord Heseltine served as a Conservative MP for over 30 years. He occupied various Cabinet positions throughout the 1980s and 1990s but having moved on, he now sits as a peer in the House of Lords and has done so since 2001.
Lord Heseltine is known not only for his service to politics but his pro-European stance which saw him try to topple the then PM Margaret Thatcher for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Ultimately, he failed in doing so but throughout the years has remained a prominent and vocal politician.
However, the lecture Lord Heseltine came to deliver was not based on his political past but indeed his thoughts over the ongoing political crisis of the day…Brexit. The event was well attended with people from different ages and backgrounds present.
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He was widely critical of the Prime Minister, Theresa May, and her proposed Brexit plan comparing it to a deal built of straw and with no clay. In his view, Parliament should vote down the deal.
He argued that the British people were deceived about the consequences of leaving the European Union and went on to say claim the younger generation feel betrayed by an older generation who will not be around to live with the consequences.
While closing his speech, Lord Heseltine stated that the best outcome for the near future would be to put the decision back to the British people by having a referendum on the terms of the deal, in which remaining inside the European Union should be an option, receiving cheers from the crowd as support.


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Strangers like Me
by John Tyler Connoley
July 7, 2007
I recently attended my first General Synod of the United Church of Christ (UCC). The UCC is probably the most progressive Christian denomination in the United States, and traces it's heritage to a merger of two denominations in 1957. One of those denominations was the Christian Congregationalist Church, so there's a UCC on every corner in New England. However, here in the Southwest, UCCs are few and far between. In the land of Grace Bible Calvary Baptist Temples, our little progressive church is the only UCC in 300 miles.
So, for me, one of the most exciting things about being at General Synod was getting to hang out with ten thousand other UCCers. On Saturday, the organizers had planned a day of activities in the park. And, as I walked across the wide expanse of grass, listening to a gospel quartet singing four-part harmony on one of the stages, seeing kids in UCC T-shirts playing Frisbee, noting the Peace Bubble guy and the military chaplains in their uniforms, I thought, "This feels like my first Gay Pride event." Here were all these people who shared one thing in common with me, and yet we were a motley bunch. I would probably never even know most of them, if we didn't all belong to the same denomination.
Then, after returning from Synod, I had a conversation with a friend about Pride parades. This friend feels the gay community has watered down the meaning of Pride by adding too many letters to the LGBTIQ soup. First, it was Gay Pride (which included lesbians). Then we added bisexual, and then transgender people. Next, we had to include intersex people -- because, well, they're also a sexual minority. Then some of us started calling ourselves "queer," and saying that queer should include almost anyone who's outside the sexual or gender norm -- even the Big Love Mormons might be queer, if really you think about it.
These days, my friend opines, Pride includes everything from club bois and leather daddies, to drag queens and androgyns. How are we supposed to make a reasonable case for our full inclusion in society when we're being represented in the Pride parade by a grandpa in a leather thong or a drag queen in a giant pink wig and a purple bustier?!
I think this might be a worthwhile question, if Pride parades were about societal acceptance. When the Daughters of Bilitis planned the first ever marches for gay civil rights in the early 1960s, they asked all the women to wear dresses and all the men to wear suits, so they would look respectable to the politicians they were trying to reach. However, I don't think that's what Pride parades are for anymore.
Instead of being marches for civil rights, Pride parades are like the UCC General Synod's day in the park -- a chance to hang out with a lot of people who share one thing in common with you, but who are otherwise nothing like you.
We live in an age when civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are moving forward at unbelievable speed. Putting a grandpa in a leather thong or drag queen in a big pink wig on the evening news is not going to change the fact that more and more people have cousins, siblings, parents, and children who have come out of the closet and normalized same-sex love and transgenderism for them.
Pride events certainly commemorate the Stonewall riots of June 1968, when queer people finally stood up and said they were tired of police harassment and second-class citizenship, but their purpose is now community building more than activism. Pride parades are a chance for the club bois and the leather daddies to meet each other, a place to see how diverse people can be even when they have something in common.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A steel plant in northeast England due to close in January will likely get its 2010 quota of free European carbon permits, worth around 100 million euros ($147 million), the UK government said on Friday.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) had said on Wednesday the 7 million European Union carbon permits, equal to one percent of Britain's annual greenhouse gas emissions, could be auctioned with proceeds going to government coffers.
But DECC on Friday said the plant in Teesside is likely to get the permits next February, despite the fact that owner Corus, Europe's second largest steelmaker, announced last Friday that it would be mothballed with 1,700 jobs cut.
"We have to follow the legally binding rules under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). In this instance, it is not clear that all the ETS activities at the Corus Teesside plant have closed," a DECC spokeswoman said in an email to Reuters.
"Whilst ETS activities continue at the site, it is likely that Corus will retain its free allocation and no allowances will return to the Government."
Under the EU's $92 billion ETS market, the 27-nation bloc's flagship weapon in its fight against climate change, heavy polluters get carbon permits mostly for free from government but can sell them if they cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
Corus, owned by India's Tata Steel, said several Teesside operations, including a blast furnace, steelmaking facilities and coke ovens, would be mothballed.
"The Teesside Cast Products plant is to be partially mothballed, which is not the same thing as permanent closure. The question of what is to happen to TCP's 2010 allowances is therefore undecided," a Corus spokesman told Reuters.
Analysts say it's unlikely any crude steel will be produced at the plant next year.
The permits could be sold by Corus to other firms to raise cash, meaning the 7 million metric tons of climate-warming carbon dioxide may eventually find their way into the atmosphere.
The Teesside plant is due to receive a further 14 million for 2011 and 2012 if the site's ETS activities continue.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will next week travel to a United Nations summit in Copenhagen to push rich and poor nations to accept deep emissions cuts under a new climate deal.
Critics say the UK government should cancel Teesside's permits, locking in the cuts toward its goal of reducing emissions by 80 percent by 2050, as a sign of its commitment to fighting climate change.
A Reuters story published on Wednesday quoted a DECC spokeswoman saying there was "a lot of paperwork" around cancelling the permits.
"The suggestion that we are unwilling to cancel these allowances because of the paperwork involved is absolutely not true," DECC said.
Environmental groups were outraged by the notion that bureaucratic processes would prevent the UK from retiring them.
"The legally-binding rules say we will auction allowances that return to us from installations that have fully closed," DECC said.
"This is a higher environmental standard than similar rules in most other member states, where such allowances are generally given out again to industry for free."
DECC said a new "partial closure rule" would be enacted in the scheme's third phase (2013-2020) whereby free allocations will be reduced if an installation is partially closed.
Editing by Anthony Barker