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MathsLinks Newsletter
Maybe you started the year with the the Four 4s activity, but did you go all the way to infinity? See the video from Numberphile. Great for Stage 5/6 looking at logarithms.If you've found this newsletter helpful, encourage your colleagues to subscribe using these posters: download PDF or DoE version.As always, feedback is welcome.Simon.
The Four 4s - Numberphile
You might have started the year with the Four 4s problem, but did you go all the way to ∞?
The Map of Mathematics
The entire field of mathematics summarised in a single map!
There are some errors in the video. The creator has listed three in the YouTube video desciption, they involve school level mathematics, can your students spot them?
Also in the video description, a link to download the image - print for your room.
Measuring the Berlin TV Tower with a ruler
Matt Parker tries to calculate how tall the Berlin TV Tower is using a ruler.
Could you try a similar experiment using a tall object at school?
Functions, Basic Arithmetic & Algebra, Equations
Hubert Lam has added a partially annotated version of his Functions booklet:
Getting familiar with the Unit Circle | Activities / GeoGebra
Sam Shah shares his activities for introducing the unit circle. Includes worksheet downloads and links to GeoGebra applets.
Venn diagrams and straight lines
From @solvemymaths on Twitter, combining Venn diagrams and graphing straight lines.
Mapping the acquisition of the number word sequence in the first year of school
Peter Gould (DoE, retired) shares his latest research on counting in the early years of schooling.
The story of a designer conquering mathematics
"Actually, I can create beautiful concepts if I know more about maths!"
Espresso - short shots of research for maths teachers
Cambridge Mathematics publishes 'Espresso' – each issue looks at research to respond to a particular question posed in mathematics teaching. For example, "What are the issues in learning and assessing times tables?"
Your colleagues can subscribe to this newsletter here. Have you made an original resource for maths teaching that you could share? The simplest resource may be just the thing another teacher was looking for. Share on MathsFaculty.© 2017 Simon Job | This site was created in a private capacity and is not the work of my employer.


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In this section you can find covers of guitar solo from Pink Floyd / David Gilmour songs. For each song you will have Audio/Video material as well as TAB, Chords, Backings and all the available stuff!
This is the updated song list in alphabetical order:
- 5 A.M. (Gilmour)
- Another Brick in The Wall Part1
- Another Brick in The Wall Part2
- Atom Heart Mother
- Comfortably Numb
- Echoes
- Have a Cigar
- Hey You
- In The Flesh?
- Mother
- Pigs
- Run Like Hell
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond
- Time
- The Great Gig in The Sky
- The Fletcher Memorial Home
- Young Lust
- Your Possible Pasts

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Online general sales conditions
Regarding the license to use, customer-consumer does not have the right to cancel the purchase.
Regarding ancillary services, "support and update", the customer-consumer has the right to notify the seller that he renounces the purchase without penalty and without giving any reason, within fourteen calendar days, the day after the conclusion of the contract.
FACTORY SYSTEMS SPRL is a company specialized in the IT consulting industry, in computer softwares publishing, in data processing and in peripheral units and software trading, whose head office is at 'Voie des Waides 8 in 4845 SART-LEZ-SPA', registered at the 'Bank for Enterprises' under number BE 0869.514.730.
1. Scope and definitions
1.1. Scope
These general conditions define the contractual relationship between the seller and the buyer, and the conditions applicable to service contracts, via the website "MyGME" relating to the license to use the computer software "GMEproject".
The seller reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time. In this case, the new general conditions are binding as soon as they are posted on the website under the "General Conditions" tab.
The general conditions applicable to the contract are those subject to the approval of the buyer when placing the order.
1.2. Definitions
For the purposes of these terms and conditions are considered:
- Service: the provision of the license for use of IT software "GMEproject" and its later versions, taken and presented on the website "MyGME";
- Ancillary service: every additional service, sold with the software license "GMEproject" (helpdesk and software updates);
- Seller: SPRL FACTORY SYSTEMS (presented above);
- Buyer: any client whether consumer or professional;
- Parts: the seller and the buyer, taken together;
- Customer-consumer: any natural person who, in accordance with the Act of 6 April 2010 on market practices and consumer protection, acquiring and / or using the service and / or accessories for non-professional purposes;
- Customers-professional means any natural or legal person that acquires and / or uses the service and / or accessories for professional or partly professional purposes.
2. Order process
2.1. Languages: the choice of languages is limited exclusively to French or English.
2.2. Technical instructions
The main steps of the process are:
- (1) Shop: click on the tab "buy" tab, the buyer selects the service(s) he want(s) and places it (them) in his basket;
- (2) Validate: by clicking on "Submit" tab, after having finalized the contents of his shopping, the buyer will receive the order he must complete;
- (3) Confirm: by clicking on the "confirm" tab, the buyer approves the duly completed order form and will then see a displayed summary of the order.
- (4) Checkout: clicking on the "pay" tab, the buyer will be displayed different payment methods. Before he can download the service, the buyer must make payment of the full price via the selected payment method.
The technical instructions apply to both the service or ancillary services command, or the "support and update" service.
2.3. Sales confirmation
After the payment, the buyer will receive an e-mail to the email address filled in the order form.
In this email, the seller acknowledges the order and summary.
2.4. Measures applying to ancillary services
The contract for ancillary services is concluded for a period of one year.
As it relates to ancillary services, the contract shall expire automatically on the contract maturity date without any possibility of tacit renewal.
If the buyer wishes to benefit from ancillary services for a new year, he could then purchase them for another year through the online ordering process described in this paragraph 2.
2.5. Modification / correction of data entered
As long as he did not confirm his command (2.2. (3)), the buyer has the possibility to modify or to correct all or part of the recorded information.
3. Final contract approval
3.1. Service contract concerning license use of "GMEproject" software or its later versions without accessories.
The sale is completed as soon as the buyer has confirmed his order (2.2. (3)).
With regards to the contract between seller and buyer and relating only to the service or the provision of the "GMEproject" license or subsequent versions without accessories, the customer-consumer does not have the right to cancel the purchase.
3.2. Service contract concerning license use of "GMEproject" software or its later versions without accessories, service "support and update"
The sale is completed as soon as the buyer has confirmed his order (2.2. (3)).
With regards to contract between buyer and seller and relating to the "GMEproject" software license or subsequent versions and accessories, the customer-consumer has the right to notify the seller that he gives up the purchase of accessories only, without penalty and without giving any reason, within 14 calendar days, from the day following the conclusion of the contract.
The customer-consumer who wishes to exercise his right to withdraw within the time limit allowed notifies his intention by e-mail to the seller. In this case, the seller pays off the price relative to accessories within 30 days from the date of acceptance of the withdrawal.
4. Prices
The price is net without discount, including VAT.
Deliveries being exclusively made by download, the indicated prices do not include order processing fees, nor transport or delivery costs.
The seller reserves the right to change prices at any time. The prices applicable to the order are those displayed when the order process has begun (2.2. (1)).
4.1. Payment terms
After confirmation of its command (2.2. (3)), the buyer will have the choice to pay, either by bank transfer, or through on-line payment system: in this last case, the buyer will see displaying the invitation to pay the price corresponding with order, by clicking the "to pay" tab. In case of on-line payment, the payment of the price is made by bank card, Visa or MasterCard.
5. Termination
In case of default of the buyer and after one month unsuccessful reminder, without prejudice to Article 1184 of the Civil Code, the seller has the right to terminate the contract, without prejudice to its right to claim damages and interests, fixed at a flat rate of 15% of the total price of the goods, VAT included.
The customer-consumer has towards the seller the same right, to be applied on the same terms. In case of cancellation of the sale to the wrongs of the seller, the seller will be indebted of a compensation equivalent to the one planned in the previous paragraph.
This article does not apply in cases of force majeure as defined in Article 8, notified by the party asserting it by registered letter within eight days of its occurrence.
6. Complaint
Without prejudice to Article 7, any claim relating to the implementation or compliance of the service or its accessories should be reported to the seller by registered letter addressed to the seller's head office, Voie des Waides, 8 - 4845 Sart-lez-Spa within 8 days from the day after the execution of the contract.
Failure of the buyer to give written notice within the time limit, good performance and compliance / service(s) and / or / of accessory service(s) are considered to be established. No claim will be called against the seller beyond the term.
7. Liability restriction
The seller shall not be liable for any damage caused by the use of the service(s) sold, whether or not damage is caused to the buyer or to third parties, even during the period for arguing a claim.
Consequently, the seller will not be held to any damages for injury to persons, damage to goods distinct to services sold, lost profits or any other damages arising directly or indirectly from any defect that may affect these services.
In the event that the seller admitted its responsibility, the compensation which will be taken will not be greater than or equal to the sale price of service(s).
8. Responsibility and force majeure
Any non-fulfillment in the head of the seller or the buyer resulting from a case of absolute necessity (force majeure) cannot validly engage their responsibility.
Force majeure shall, within the framework of these terms and conditions, be understood as "any unforeseeable and insurmountable circumstances beyond the control of the parties, for which they are not responsible, and could not be reasonably expected to be, either being taken into account at the time of conclusion of the contract or being overcome, even when these circumstances do not make totally impossible, but only substantially more difficult and more expensive, the execution of the contract".
Should be considered as force majeure, damages resulting from the use of Internet, beyond the control of the parties, such as intrusion, viruses, interruption of service, loss of data, etc.
The victim of the occurrence of a circumstance being defined as a case of force majeure shall inform as soon as possible the other party.
In case of force majeure, the seller reserves the right to extend the period of supply of service / accessories possibly agreed by a period equal to the period during which the force majeure has persisted.
If these facts may compromise the execution of the order according to the planned modalities, the seller reserves the right to terminate the contract by paying the buyer the price paid, without obligation or liability on its part.
The seller reserves the right to cancel the contract, by paying off to the buyer the paid price, without commitment nor responsibility on its part.
9. Personal data processing
These measures respect the buyer's privacy in accordance with the law of 8 December 1992 on the personal data processing and other binding measures of Belgian law on the subject.
The controller of the buyer's personnel data is the seller, SPRL FACTORY SYSTEMS.
FACTORY SYSTEMS SPRL is a company specialized in IT council, computing softwares edition, data processing as well as trade of peripheral units and softwares.
FACTORY SYSTEMS SPRL is reachable every working day from 9h to 17h at the e-mail customer[@]mygme.be.
The personal data (including contract) is archived by the seller, for management purposes, for a period of 5 years.
The personal data communicated to FACTORY SYSTEMS are treated by her as clients management which includes management of pre-contractual and contractual relationships as well as marketing purposes (direct marketing).
The buyer may oppose, on request and free of charge, the processing of data concerning for marketing purposes (direct marketing).
In addition, the buyer has the right to obtain free rectification of any inaccurate personal data.
10. Personal data processing
All the elements of the seller's website are and remain the intellectual and exclusive property of this one.
Nobody is authorized to reproduce, use, repost or use for any purpose whatsoever, even partially, elements of the site that they are software, visual or sound.
Any single link or hyperlink is strictly prohibited without the express prior written consent of the seller.
11. Proof
The parties agree, in the context of their relationship, electronic means of proof (by way of example: email, computer backups,...).
12. Applicable law and jurisdiction
Disputes concerning interpretation and execution of these general terms of sales are subject to Belgian law.
Only the courts of Liege, Verviers division, are competent.


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MultiChoice says the Naspers-owned pay-TV operator is hard at work on a dishless DStv, streaming-only consumer option that it plans to launch in 2019, and that will mirror the existing direct-to-home (DTH) DStv service but work through the internet without the need for a decoder and a satellite dish.
With South Africa's entire TV industry now facing seismic change due to a rapidly evolving digital environment that already wrought devastating and dramatic changes to the print media and music industry, MultiChoice is responding to the video entertainment sphere that is being radically altered by ongoing advances in internet broadband penetration and speed.
MultiChoice in 2019 will launch a stand-alone "internet" or over-the-top (OTT) version of DStv to capture pay-TV subscribers who are able to and want to watch premium pay-TV content this way, as well as to combat churn and to compete with the proliferation of global OTT players like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others who have entered the South African and African market and are starting to steal DStv subscribers away.
MultiChoice already runs the DStv Now OTT service as an added-on bundled service for DStv subscribers, but will launch a stand-alone commercial version that is like this, sometime next year, said Calvo Mawela, MultiChoice South Africa CEO, in a wide-ranging interview about the pay-TV giant's view on the rapidly changing TV and subscription television landscape in South Africa and across the African continent.
MultiChoice has to work out international content streaming rights, as well as the costing and pricing of the service.
"I can confirm, yes we are working on a dishless DStv service offering which is purely online, almost a replica of what DStv is today," Calvo Mawela told TVwithThinus on Tuesday.
"Teams ranging from technology to marketing are busy working on this proposition to make sure that we have a full online offering similar to DStv."
"In terms of timelines we would like to bring the first product possible without any glitches that can work seamlessly and without problems – that is what the teams are focused on – to make sure that when we go out to market, we have all the areas covered: price points, how the marketing is going to be, how well it will work."
"This is a work in progress," said Calvo Mawela. "We anticipate that next year sometime we should be able to go full-blown on this offering. However we are pushing the teams hard to be able to bring that product offering forward."
"Unfortunately I can't share with you an exact time, but as soon as we can, we will share with you the launch plans and what the offering is going to be. But we are definitely going that route."


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Lil' Kim files for bankruptcy amid $4 million debt and plans to sell her mansion to pay off the debt
Rapper Queen, Lil' Kim has filed for bankruptcy amid a $4 million debt and plans to sell her New Jersey mansion to pay back her debt.
According to The Blast, the rapper whose real name is Kimberly Denise Jones, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy last month, claiming debts of $4,084,841.60, as she owes $1,845,451 in back taxes.
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What to Have in Mind When Choosing Different Types of Airport Parking
When going to an airport one of the things that should be considered is the type of parking that will be best suite you need. The parking spaces are different and may vary in space as well as the features that the space has to offer. Prior to going to the airport there needs to be some information that one should know about so that they carry their activities with ease. This discussion will aim at giving more info about this airport parking.
There are short-term and long-term parking. Near airport terminals is where short-term parking is located. Short-term parking are popular for their convenience but are also very expensive. People who are dropping passengers or picking them at the terminals are known to make use of this short-term parking. Here the parking charging rates vary depending on the hours spent in parking spaces provided. There are discount rates that are given at these short-term parking but they vary on a specific number of days that one has parked there. For cars that stay throughout the nigh t at the parking get to pay a high fee for this service. Long-term parking on the contrary provide parking for vehicles that intend on staying for some amount of time. The cars can stay even for about 6 days. Compared to short-term services these long-term parking is quite cheap. This parking service providers can be able to tell more about this product.
There is also the valet parking, whose services can also be termed as meet and greet services. The meet and greet services are very convenient especially for people in so much hurry. How these valet services work is that the company that is left the car gets to park it on behalf of the person who left it. To be able to enjoy these services one has to pay the company for the parking service they provide. In return, this company gets to pick you at the departure level of the terminal.
One can get themselves in a dilemma of choosing between an airport's owned parking service or one that is being provided by other companies that are not operated by the airport. The advantages that these airport part services have that is they have a god reputation for providing good services and they are also known for the high level of security that they provide. These airport services that they provide are quite costly compared to those provided by the independent companies. Some of these independent companies are located within the airports hence they are very secure and are also popular for being cheap compared to the airport owned parking. There are a lot to learn about parking, one can be able to discover more or read more on their website.
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Proxies are a race of genetically engineered superhuman beings created by the original humans (who are referred to by the Proxies as "The Creator" or "The Creators") before they left the planet (Earth) for space in the Boomerang Star.
The term "proxy" means "a person authorized to act for another;" this name refers to the role of the Proxies as the agents or messengers of their creators.[1]
In "Who Wants To Be In Jeopardy!" it is stated that there were originally 300 Proxies.
The Proxy Project Edit
The Proxies were created by the "original humans" to rebuild the Earth from the ecological disaster, so they will have functional ecosystem when they will come back to Earth. The Proxies were tasked to create the Domes that can sustain themselves. At the end, when the original humans would come back to Earth, the Pulse of the Awakening will be triggered which will instruct the Proxies to self destruct(probably by exposing themselves to sunlight).
Proxies and the DomesEdit
It is implied within the series that each Proxy is the creator and guardian of one of the domed cities. Daedalus tells Re-l in re-l124C41+ that the Proxies can best be thought of as a dome's "life force", and the collapse of Romdeau after Monad is killed and Vincent (Ergo Proxy) leaves demonstrates that the presence of a Proxy is required to maintain the cities life support. However, the Proxy present does not need to be the Proxy who created that specific dome, as seen when Proxy One's presence maintained Romdeau in Vincent's absence. Throughout the series it is shown that each Proxy has an individual name and personality, but it seems that many have gone insane from questioning their existence and have purposefully killed their creations. This being said, not all Proxies are bad, they just seem to be lonely beings playing the roles of gods to the people they are meant to watch over.
Though the Proxies are categorized as "Monsters" by some due to their odd appearances, Daedalus remarks in re-l124C41+ that "[they're] really much more like [gods]". The precise extent of the power of the Proxies is unknown; however, they appear to be some consistent abilities.
The first of these is superhuman strength (Monad, in Confession of a Fellow Citizen, proves capable of breaking through a reinforced partition meant to prevent any escape by human or AutoReiv) and speed (Ergo frequently moves almost too quickly to see when moving or dodging), though this seems to vary from Proxy to Proxy. The unnamed cave-dwelling Proxy seen in Hideout, for instance, is much slower compared to others seen within the series.
The second of these is their immortality. The source of this is the Amrita Cells that all Proxies possess; this may also provide their supernatural healing abilities. While few Proxies are injured and survive during the series, Proxy One shows that he is capable of regrowing entire limbs. The extent of these regenerative abilities are unknown.
The third is a disguise. Most Proxies seem capable of taking on human form, as seen by Ergo, Kazkis and the unnamed Doppelgänger Proxy. Will B. Good and Swan also appear only in human form.
Some Proxies seem to possess the ability to interfere with people's minds. This is best demonstrated by Will B. Good and Swan, but it can be argued that the Doppelgänger Proxy also shows this ability. There is speculation that Senex also demonstrates this ability, though there is no confirmation of this.
Another ability displayed is some kind of shock wave attack. This is used by Monad during her escape in Pulse of the Awakening and by Ergo in Angel's Share.
Proxies are seen to be vulnerable only to sunlight and each other, as the FP weapons created by Daedalus presumably mimic the UV rays caused by sunlight. Human drugs appear to have little to no effect on Proxies (sedatives don't work on Monad in Pulse of the Awakening and, despite the massive amount of wine that he drinks, Kazkis does not get drunk in Angel's Share), and most human weapons are useless against them. There are only two ways to kill a Proxy; wipe out the Amrita Cells that give them their immortality or inflict enough physical trauma that they die, but only another Proxy is capable of this.
It is unknown whether Proxies need to eat; Vincent requires sustenance, but he, as a Proxy created by a Proxy, appears to be closer to human than his brethren, as he is not affected by sunlight like the others. The Doppelgänger Proxy and Vincent can apparently breathe underwater & may actually not need to breathe at all in Ophelia; however, in Pulse of the Awakening, Monad is shown to be breathing hard in one of the opening scenes. It may be that Proxies need to breathe less than humans, or breathing may simply be a mimicked behavior.
Proxies may also be somewhat vulnerable to fire, as Kazkis appears to have been burnt alive in Angel's Share; however, he had already been extensively injured by Ergo, and the fire may simply have hastened his death after his Amrita Cells were destroyed by the intense heat of the flames. However, it is important to note that this fire was created by Kazkis himself; he has the ability to shoot flames from his palms as seen here.
Known ProxiesEdit
- Monad Proxy
- Ergo Proxy
- Senex Proxy
- Kazkis Proxy
- Bookstore Proxy (JJ)
- Cave Proxy (Name unknown)
- Doppelgänger Proxy (Ref)
- Will B. Good
- "Swan" Proxy
- Real
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Understanding the Basics of SMS Marketing
If you're thinking about implementing SMS marketing at your business, you're making a fantastic choice. Text messages have an exceptionally high open rate of over 98%, and most messages are read within a few minutes of being received, making them one of the most highly-effective marketing tools for most businesses and organizations.
If you're wondering about how this type of SMS marketing works, you're in the right place. In this article, we'll give you an overview of the basics of SMS marketing, and how it's used to send updates and promotional messages.
Keywords and Shortcodes – The Basic Components of All SMS Marketing Programs
To understand SMS marketing, there are two terms that you need to understand – keywords and shortcodes. Essentially, these two components are at the core of all of your SMS marketing efforts.
Shortcodes – A shortcode is a specific, short number that is associated with your business or the provider that you are using for SMS marketing, and placed in the "recipient" field. Essentially, it's the number that you are sending your messages from! SMS short codes are 5-6 digits long, making them easy to enter and remember.
Keyword – Keywords are special words that trigger an action from your automated SMS marketing system. For example, if a customer sends the word COUPON to your SMS short code number, your system could be set up to send them a coupon for a discount on your products or services.
How Keywords and Shortcodes Let Customers Opt-In to Your Messages
To send out SMS marketing messages, your customers need to opt-in. Usually, this is done by sending a keyword to your shortcode. For example, a customer could text TIMSREPAIR to your shortcode, 80123, then your SMS marketing service may reply with the following message:
"Thank you for signing up for [business name] promotional alerts! Please respond with the keyword YES to continue, and opt-in for updates!"
If the customer replies YES to the shortcode, the keyword will be recognized, and you can send them regular updates and messages through your SMS marketing services in the future!
You can use different keywords too, for example, you could send a coupon that can be redeemed if the customer texts DISCOUNT as a response to your text message!
How Can I Use SMS Marketing to Build My Business?
Wondering how you can use SMS marketing for your company? Here are some of the most popular types of campaigns and promotional messages that can be created with a service like DialMyCalls:
- Coupons and exclusive deals – Coupons are always a popular promotion. You can send customers discounts to promote new products, services, and deals – or just to get them into your store or business!
- Time-sensitive announcements – SMS text messages are great for time-sensitive announcements, as customers tend to check them immediately. If you run a food truck, for example, you could send daily or weekly updates about where your truck will be, using text messages!
- Polls and feedback – Most SMS marketing platforms can be used to run polls and gather feedback about your services or products. This can help you improve your business quickly!
- Sweepstakes and giveaways – Giveaways and sweepstakes are great ways to rewards loyal customers, and provide them with free goods or services, and SMS marketing makes this process incredibly easy.
- Drip campaigns to get more customers – You could set up an SMS text message that gives customers discounts based on when they last visited your store. The longer it has been since they came in, the more they'll save! This is a great way to reclaim customers who may have stopped shopping with you or using your services.
See The Benefits Of SMS Marketing For Yourself With DialMyCalls!
DialMyCalls makes it incredibly easy to set up SMS marketing campaigns, keywords, and more. Using our service, you can quickly enjoy the benefits of SMS marketing. Best of all, you can get started for FREE – so visit our website to sign up now, and begin using the power of SMS text messages to build a better business.
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Summer Art Fair in Midland to feature new activites, old favorites
This year's Summer Art Fair will feature several new activities, in addition to old favorites and more than 100 artists who will display their juried exhibits of fine arts and crafts.
The 45th annual Summer Art Fair presented by the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art takes place June 4 and 5, outdoors at the Midland Center for the Arts. Exhibits include original works of glass, photography, jewelry, ceramic, mixed media, painting, unique apparel and metal work.
There will be artist demonstrations in the faculty tent, where visitors can visit with Museum School instructors, who will be working on their chosen form of art, such as drawing, ceramics and painting.
New this year are three activities: "Collars for a Cause!"; a Sunday morning pancake breakfast; and Midland's Chinese Cultural Ongoing Program.
The "Collars for a Cause!" booth is sponsored by the Humane Society of Midland County. Visitors to this pet adoption booth may help shelter animals to find a home or purchase a commemorative collar for their own pet.
An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be served Sunday from 9 to 11 a.m. There will be pancakes, sausages and coffee. Tickets are $5 per person, and children age three and under are free. Proceeds will benefit Museum arts programs.
The Chinese Cultural Ongoing Program seeks to educate the public about Chinese culture through the program's offerings, which include Conversational Chinese, Cooking, Tai-Chi and Calligraphy. The booth also will have Chinese costumes that visitors may be photographed in, and traditional Chinese music.
As in past years, the fair will have food vendors. Food with an international flair will be available, including Greek and Italian food, as well as old-fashioned hot dogs.
The popular Children's Corner will offer face painting and hands-on art projects for a small fee. Live entertainment performed by local musicians will accompany each day's activities, with a special Resonators stage all day on Saturday. Lou E. Loon will make an appearance Saturday morning.
Representatives of the Saginaw River Marine Historical Society will display photographs of vessels, books and other items.
Dean/Black School of Performing Arts will perform Sunday from 1 to 1:30 p.m.
On Saturday, the Summer Art Fair committee will present three awards totaling $1,000 in cash prizes to selected artists based upon artistic merit and unique craftsmanship. Award winners will have ribbons displayed at their booths throughout the rest of the weekend.
The Midland Art Fair is Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the grounds of the MCFTA. Admission is free. For more information, call 631-8250 or 800-523-7649, or check the web page, www.mcfta.org.


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Clinton second in TCC golf Jamboree, first at Manchester's Invite
CLINTON — Clinton's varsity golf team traveled to Britton Deerfield's home course, the Raisin Valley Golf Club, for the third Tri-County Conference Jamboree of the season.
The Redskins scored 179 to finish second in the event behind first place Madison, who again won the Jamboree with a 172.
"Not sure what to say about today," said Clinton coach Nito Ramos. "The team has been putting in the work on the course and on the range. I told them I think they are just trying to get too fine with their swings right now. They all can play well, but sometimes when you hit a poor shot it leads to more poor shots. I need to get them playing better that's all there is to that."
Austin Fauser had one birdie and five pars, carding 39 to lead the Redskins.
Clinton's Jonathan Kersey carded 44, Kaden Kelly, 47 and Ryan Schanz, 49. Evan Shovels shot 49 while Anthony Fauser shot 55.
The Redskins won the 21st Annual Manchester Invite at Rustic Glen on Monday with a team score of 318.
Clinton had three of the top five golfers out of the seven-team event. "Wow, is all I can say about today. I'm so excited for the boys to have had the opportunity to play so well," said Ramos. "They finally got to see that work they've been putting in pay off. Although this is an early round, they have raised the bar for themselves as a team and I couldn't be more proud of them."
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard was second (331) while Ann Arbor Greenhills was third (361). Rounding out the competing teams were Ida (379), Addison (382), Manchester (444) and Hanover Horton (000).
Fauser led Clinton with a 74, (1 eagle, 3 birdies, 9 pars). Kelly had 79, Shovels, 80, Kersey, 85 and Anthony Fauser, 87.
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Job Description
About the role
Wingecarribee Shire Council is looking for an enthusiastic Maintenance Mechanical Fitter to join the Water and Sewer Branch.
The primary purpose of this position is to participate in a team that undertakes the operation, inspection, maintenance and renewal works associated with the water and sewage treatment infrastructure, which enables Council to meet both its statutory and customer obligations as a utility service provider.
About you
In addition to relevant experience in mechanical fitting and holding recognised Certification IV qualifications and Class Light Rigid (LR) Licence, the successful applicant will be motivated to work within the Water & Sewer Industry with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
More specifically, responsibilities will include:
- Undertaking and deliver planned mechanical maintenance programs relating to Water & Sewer.
- Respond to reactive mechanical failures and undertake preventative maintenance.
- Conduct asset inspections, fault finding an installation on all operational mechanical assets relating to Water and Sewer.
- Carry out routine manual labouring tasks using approved equipment within Councils WHS procedures, SWMS, risk assessments and permits to work practices.
About the council
Located in the Southern Highlands, Wingecarribee Shire Council is within comfortable travelling distance of Sydney, Canberra, the South Coast and the Illawarra. With four distinctive and stunning seasons combined with glorious countryside rich in biodiversity and appeal, it is an enviable lifestyle location.
This organisation actively works towards a flexible working environment and a dynamic workforce. We'd like to see people from all backgrounds apply and we do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Not quite right? We also have opportunities available from mid-level up to director level. Whether your expertise lies in road, rail, transport, development, design, maintenance or asset management we have a selection of roles in both public and private sector available for you.
To apply, click the link and upload your current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Liisa Olsson on 02 8093 0617, quoting ref no. JO-1808-90599. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com


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At Koopers estate agents we know Clay Cross.
If you are thinking of selling your home in Clay Cross or any of the surrounding villages you have come to the right people.
Our Clay Cross staff live near to where they work and are members of the local community they sell houses in.
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South Australia's Royal Commission to investigate breaches of the Murray Darling Basin Agreement.
Beginning in 2018, South Australia'snewly announced Royal Commission will investigate breaches of the Murray Darling Basin Agreement, and the Commissioner "will examine the adequacy of existing legislation and practices and make recommendations for any necessary changes."
Most significantly, South Australia has proposed going beyond water theft to "look into whether any legislative or policy changes since the agreement was signed in 2012 have been inconsistent with the purpose of the Basin Agreement and Basin Plan".
While bad behaviour in NSW is evident, of more concern is the way some state governments are frustrating implementation of the A$13 billion 2012-26 Basin Plan and associated programs to recover water for the river system.
Adani submitted in 2017 when applying to the Queensland Government for a licence to take the water from the river.
In that document, released to Lock the Gate Alliance, Adani details other users of the river, noting their total combined take is just more than 9.3 billion litres.
Other government documents show there is another agricultural user with a licence to take 4.8 billion litres of water a year, taking the total to 14.1 billion litres — 13 per cent more than Adani's licence.
There are three other licences that do not have total limits, but are limited to draw between 100 and 500 litres per second from the river.
Adani has been given a licence to take water at a rate of up to 11,600 litres per second — a rate that would fill an Olympic swimming pool in about 3.5 minutes.


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Trophy Hunting vs. Manufacturing Energy: The Price-Responsiveness of Shale Gas
Richard G. Newell, Brian C. Prest, Ashley Vissing
NBER Working Paper No. 22532
We analyze the relative price elasticity of unconventional versus conventional natural gas extraction. We separately analyze three key stages of gas production: drilling wells, completing wells, and producing natural gas from the completed wells. We find that the important margin is drilling investment, and neither production from existing wells nor completion times respond strongly to prices. We estimate a long-run drilling elasticity of 0.7 for both conventional and unconventional sources. Nonetheless, because unconventional wells produce on average 2.7 times more gas per well than conventional ones, the long-run price responsiveness of supply is almost 3 times larger for unconventional compared to conventional gas.
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Job Stability isn't What it Used to Be
Dear J.T. & Dale: I worked for a company for 20 years before getting laid off. Recently I was contacted by a recruiter, and she asked, "Why did you stay in the same job for so long?" I was completely thrown off. Isn't it obvious? It was a well-paying job with great benefits. That's what I told her, and I haven't heard from her since. What was I supposed to say? - Robert DALE: First, there are dozens of reasons not to hear from a recruiter, most having nothing to do with you or your work history: The company decided not to fill the job, or filled it internally, on and on. But let's assume for a minute your answer was a deal-breaker. J.T.: There are different versions of the truth, and the one you gave wasn't what the recruiter was looking for. She wanted to hear that in those 20 years, you were paying attention to your career and the need to develop it. Otherwise, she would assume that you spent those 20 years just plugging along, keeping your job. In this competitive job market, there isn't a single employer that will hire someone like that. Next time, talk about your career progression and the expertise you gained, and how that made you more valuable over time. DALE: As Shakespeare put it, "the past is prologue." You need a story that makes sense of your career path, what it was and will be. Speaking of paths, when I go hiking and lose sight of the trail, I've learned to stop, turn around and observe the route Ijust traveled; often, doing so makes sense of where the path has been and how it logically carries forward. The same should be true of your career. Look back and make sense not just of where it's been, but of where it's going. Career stability is no longer revered; change is. Consider this: Say you meet someone who mentions that he has lived in the same house for 20 years. Does that make him seem dynamic? Is he going to embrace change? We've reached the point where you need to have as good a reason for staying in one job as you do for job-hopping. Feel free to send questions to J.T. and Dale via e-mail at email@example.com or write to them in care of King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019. © 2012 by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Job stability image from Shutterstock


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Access to Paid and Unpaid Leave As an Adopting Parent
Unpaid and Paid Leave When Adopting
Many new parents have access to paid leave through federal or state family and medical leave benefits or benefits provided to them as part of their employment contracts or packages. More than 91 percent of all the U.S. employers that are obligated or opt-in to provide paid leave for new parents indicate that it has had a positive effect on morale and turnover as well as no negative effect on employee absenteeism. Nevertheless, many adoptive parents-to-be have concerns with how they fit in.
The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is a labor law that obligates employers of a certain size to provide workers leave for family-related reasons and to guarantee that their jobs will still be available when they return. Such leave is unpaid by default. Employees can access benefits, such as accrued sick time. States are also allowed to add paid requirements via their own family and medical leave benefits, which cannot contradict but add to the federal FMLA. Those on family leave may also have access to other federal and state benefits, and many employers provide additional benefits as part of their employment packages. Note that family leave covers not only pregnancies but adoptions as well, and without caveats.
Note that state family and medical leave benefits vary from one state to the next. Pennsylvania does not have a state FMLA. New Jersey does and even permits up to 12 months of paid leave for parents who choose to adopt.
Being Up Front With Your Employer
After you have consulted with a PA adoption lawyer and decided to adopt, it is generally advised that you inform your employer. You don't want them to feel blindsided down the line. How you approach this situation likely depends on the size of the company for which you work, and you should adhere to the advice and any legal representation that you have secured. With small businesses, it is generally best to let the owner know, and with corporations, you generally want to inform your direct boss as well as the HR department depending on the rules and regulations.
What to Do When a Company Denies Leave
It is generally advised that you discuss applying for family leave with a PA adoption lawyer in advance of informing your employer and officially requesting leave. The advice an attorney provides you can be integral to a successful request. In the event of a denial, your recourse depends on it. If an employer is within its rights to deny the leave, then you may have no recourse. Some companies provide an appeal process. If an appeal fails or is not an option, then a lawyer can assist you with escalating the complaint, such as going to the Department of Labor.
When Seeking Employment
The FMLA generally provides less protection to you as a new employee who has been employed for less than 12 months. You may still be entitled to leave but have less access to benefits. You should be up front with an employer. By law, your choosing to adopt cannot be a reason not to hire you. If you have the option to wait a year, it may be in your best interest to do so and then broach the topic of the adoption with your employer. However, if the process is already underway and you became unemployed or this is a dream position for you, then it behooves you to be honest with your employer concerning your adoption plan.
Here as Your Advocate
If you want to adopt a child or already have and are facing subsequent challenges, the law firm of Cofsky & Zeidman is here to assist you. Our focus is on adoptions in PA, and we have helped many clients navigate the process. You can contact us online or call us at your earliest convenience. You can reach our office in Philadelphia at (215) 563-2150.


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Brian Greb
Brian is for the most part a self taught artist; his only formal training in art came from grammar school and high school art classes. In these formative years, Brian had the tendency to reel against "the rules" and push boundaries toward his own style. Upon completion of High School, Brian, like many in the past, decided to embark on a journey of self discovery (this is a very nice way to say he floated from job to job), This journey took an interesting turn when Brian joined the U.S. Navy. The Navy gave Brian the necessary skills to be a leader and problem solver in new ways. Brian's time in the military meted an unexpected dose of reality on September 1, 2001…He received his deployment orders at the very minute the second tower was hit. With a sense of urgency and deeper pride in his country, he pressed harder at all of his passions. After discharge from the military, Brian decided to immerse himself into the carpentry field. Woodworking is a craft skill Brian has shown an aptitude for since he was a young child. Brian quickly moved from building and restoring houses to building and restoring furniture, rediscovering and revealing in them timeless treasures. The entry of furniture design in to his lexicon is the tipping point that unlocked the creativity that had been burred in his soul. With the creation of new artful furniture flowing from his hand Brian quickly found him self yearning to sculpt and paint once again. Since this eureka moment, Brian has thrown himself headlong in to the art world; he has shown at a multitude of group art shows in Houston, curated shows for fellow artists, is on the Board of Directors for Lone Star Woodturners Association. Brian is also an awarded artist and has coordinated and directed Art Contests. Last, but not least, he is the assistant Director at DaVinci Artists Gallery in Tomball, Tx. On the horizon for Brian is a new studio in the arts district of Downtown Houston and the creation of new, ever progressing works.


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Today, October 3, is the 22nd anniversary of the treaty that unified Germany, almost one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Interestingly, The Day of German Unity has been celebrated in Western Germany for a really long time (since the 1950s, at least). It used to be celebrated on June 17, which was the day of the Uprising in East Germany (amidst a significant brain drain and religious oppression, a bunch of workers went on strike against increased work expectations, and were violently squashed (after much effort)) by the Soviet groups/army there). I think it is pretty cool that West Germany continued to celebrate that, knowing that the spirit of (at least some of) the people wanted to be treated more fairly/freely. The idea of a unified Germany became a goal in the middle of the 19th century, and it became a reality only 22 years ago.
Unfortunately, I don't think deeply about a lot of things that don't directly affect me. I was in the 9th grade when the wall came down. I remember Mrs. Overstreet (my overzealous English teacher) screaming at us that what was happening across the pond was enormously important (this is the same woman who would not let us refer to the large index of vocabulary known as the "dictionary" by this name; we were required to call it a "lexicon." Perhaps some of my ignorance could be considered a reaction to her, although I did end up learning a whole ton from her). I also remember thinking (in my young 14-year-old mind), "Well, they shouldn't have ever put it up to start with, so I don't know what the big deal is." I had no idea. I really bought the if-it-isn't-happening-here, it-must-not-be-all-that idea. I hope it was just that I was 14. Seriously. I have to admit this publicly or it will be a scourge on my conscience. One of the big things that living here (even for just a few weeks) has taught me is that there is a whole world that does not, in fact, revolve around me or my people. Not that I didn't know that already, but I think that there is some relic of human development that means that if it doesn't affect me/if I don't see it, it's much harder to grasp or understand.
Anyway, almost a year after the wall came down, they signed the treaty that created the Federal Republic of Germany, uniting East and West Germany. Can you imagine the work it took to create a new country by merger? And a merger of 2 radically different approaches? I can't. And I can't believe that it has been as relatively smooth as it has been, although I know that there were significant struggles.
Many people compare Day of German Unity to our 4th of July, and this is appropriate, but not entirely accurate. In American, we DO the 4th of July. Cookouts, parties, decorations, fireworks, apple pie, anyone? Mike ate lunch with some folks at work this week and inquired as to their holiday plans, and was told that they intend to sit around and complain about taxes. No fireworks there, folks…
Every year, the national celebration rotates to the city that is the home of the state that is presiding over the Bundesrat (one of the legislative bodies) that year. This year, that means that the national celebration is in Munich. I hear that Berlin pretty consistently has a celebration, as well. Other than that, I guess most people are complaining about taxes while not going to work.
On that note, hooray! We are in Germany! Mike has the day off! 🙂 We are off to explore! 🙂


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The One Great Hour of Sharing Offering will be taken throughout the month of June.
This offering is a Christian effort to help men and women provide for their families.
It provides water and supplies food to the hungry all over the world.
When disaster strikes it gives immediate as well as long-term relief.
Please give generously.
More information at http://onegreathourofsharing.org
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As crazy as it may seem, given the uproar over the lack of a start button in Windows 8 – some users don't want the button. Here is freeware that removes it.
–PC Pitstop.
by Jim Hillier for Daves Computer Tips
If ever we needed proof that we, computer users, are a fickle lot, we need look no further than the rather strange freeware called "Start Killer".
Ever since the initial Windows 8 release, forums and tech sites have been inundated with complaints about the missing Start button and Start Menu. In fact, if you had to pick the most common criticism of Windows 8 from consumers, it would undoubtedly have to be these missing Start components
Imagine my surprise then when I came across this freeware called Start Killer which is specifically designed to… wait for it… get rid of the Start button, including an option to also get rid of the Start Menu. Here is the official description from the developer:
Remarkably, and certainly ironically, almost 20,000 users have downloaded Start Killer from CNET Download.com to date… and that's just one download source, how many more might have acquired the software from other download sites or direct from the developer is anyone's guess.
Read on…Article Continued Here
These excerpts are shared with permission from davescomputertips.com.
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It's the last game of the year. Tomorrow, Juventus will take to the field for the first time this season at 12:30 CET, against a Sampdoria side who have taken three consecutive victories in the league. Massimiliano Allegri gave his thoughts on the upcoming challenge at this afternoon's final pre-match press conference of 2018.
Allegri: "We want to end 2018 strong!"
"Tomorrow will be a very difficult and long match. We have to get the three points so that we can end the year well and enter the break with piece of mind. Sampdoria have only lost once in their last seven games, and have taken a positive result in their last three away trips. It is not a game to be underestimated, we will need the support of the fans. Quagliarella is an amazing player and always scores extraordinary goals."
"Benatia, Matuidi and Bernardeschi are available. Szczesny, Ronaldo, Rugani and Chiellini will all start, whilst Bonucci will rest. In attack both Dybala and Mandzukic are going good, but I have a doubt on the left whether to put in Alex Sandro or Spinazzola from the first minute, whilst the latter could still play a part in the game regardless."
"There is pride and satisfaction for all that we have done and I'm happy with how it's going. Looking ahead we have to keep a low profile, keep quiet and just win the games, which is always the most important thing in football."
"The Federal President has taken a stand. There are preventive measures to take and we have the ability to lead the way but to do this you need to deal with the facts and not just simply chat, otherwise the problems will all be forgotten about in a couple of weeks. We hope that it's the right time to take preventive measures, however my opinion is that only the police should suspend a game. However, with that said, I do not tolerate any form of racism or insults towards tragedies and the dead."