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Morecambe. Population 34,768. Thriving seaside resort in the mid 20th century and now…? Well… who knows.
The hustle and bustle of Morecambe quickly declined after the loss of two piers, Bubbles and Frontierland, and has ever since fallen into remission to become a somewhat ghost town.
As a 22 year old living in the area, there isn't really much to do. Sure you can go for a few drinks down Queen Street, find some nice food spots with a view and have all of your friends and family within reaching distance, but what else is the attraction to such a sh*t hole?
Having lived here all of my life with a brief gap in Leeds in for Uni, I often ask myself why did I come back. All anybody ever does is slate the place, so what drew me back here, and what makes me want to stay.
Although some may disagree and say we are being overrun by the polish and everyone is on the dole, I stick around for the people. Don't get me wrong there are some questionable characters that roam around the West End and the Prom but without them, would Morecambe even be Morecambe.
It is so easy to be negative about where we live, the smells, the people, the condition of housing, the costs of living, the areas, and activities available but if we all actually looked at what we had, it really 'aint all that bad.
I personally love living in Morecambe. Yeah it smells in some areas, and there are certain streets you don't walk down on a dark night alone but all of the positives make it worth while.
The fresh sea air, the endless bric-a-brac shops, the ice cream vans that grew old with you and the ever changing promenade that holds memories for everyone. We might have to wait all year for a vintage summer festival or a kite show but sit tight, enjoy your company around you, and make the most of what you've got, after all, it could always be worse, couldn't it?


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This Manual has been produced within the context of the Global Temperature-Salinity Pilot Project (GTSPP). Because the work of assuring the quality of data handled by the Project is shared amongst data centres, it is important to have both consistent and well documented procedures. This Manual describes the means by which data quality is assessed and the actions taken as a result of the procedures.
The GTSPP handles all temperature and salinity profile data. This includes observations collected using water samplers, continuous profiling instruments such as CTDs, thermistor chain data and observations acquired using thermosalinographs. These data will reach data processing centres of the Project through the real-time channels of the IGOSS program or in delayed mode through the IODE system.
The procedures described here are intended to cover only the above-mentioned data types and specifically for data sent through the IGOSS system. However, there are obvious generalizations that can be made to other data types. Because of this, it is expected that this Manual will serve as a base on which to build more extensive procedures for the aforementioned data types and to broaden to other types, as well. Indeed, in some cases, tests of data types that are not strictly part of this Project are incorporated into this Manual simply because they are of obvious use and because these data types are often associated with the data of interest to the GTSPP.
Updates to this Manual are carried out as new procedures are recommended to the GTSPP and as these are accepted by the project Steering Group. Readers are encouraged to make suggestions on both how to improve existing tests, and of new tests that should be considered. In both cases, it is important to explain how the suggestion improves or expands upon the existing suite of tests. Suggestions may be forwarded to any participants of the GTSPP and these will be directed to the Steering Group. As tests are suggested but before incorporation, they will be documented in a section of the Manual. This will provide a means to accumulate suggestions, to disseminate them and solicit comments.
This Manual describes procedures that make extensive use of flags to indicate data quality. To make full use of this effort, participants of the GTSPP have agreed that data access based on quality flags will be available. That is, GTSPP participants will permit the selection of data from their archives based on quality flags as well as other criteria. These flags are always included with any data transfers that take place. Because the flags are always included, and because of the policy regarding changes to data, as described later, a user can expect the participants to disseminate data at any stage of processing. Furthermore, GTSPP participants have agreed to retain copies of the data as originally received and to make these available to the user if requested.
The implementation of the tests in this Manual requires interactive software to be written. The operator is consulted in the setting of flags or possibly in changing data values. In each case, information is provided to the operator to help them decide what action to take. In the descriptions of the tests, certain specific items of information and data displays are included. So, for example, when a station position fails a test of platform speed, a track chart of the platform is used. The amount of information displayed and the presentation technique is dependent upon the hardware and software capabilities at the implementation site. For this reason, the information to be displayed, and the method of presentation should be treated as recommendations2.0 QUALITY FLAGGING
The purpose of this Manual is to set standards for quality control of real-time data and to describe exactly the screening process that is employed. By reading this document, users may assess the applicability of the procedures to their requirements and thereby judge whether they need do further work before using the data.
Attached to every profile is a number indicating the version of the Quality Control Manual which describes the tests employed. As the procedures documented by this Manual are expanded to include others or to refine the older tests, a new version flag will be assigned. It is recognized that the suite of tests performed will undergo modifications with time. For this reason it is necessary to record which version of quality control procedures have been applied to the data. This version number is associated with updates to this Manual. The version applied is to be assigned to each profile as it is processed and to be carried thereafter with the data. This document constitutes version 1.0.
Also attached to every profile is a number that indicates which tests have been employed. This number is constructed as follows. Each test of the Quality Control Manual is assigned an index number to base 2. The number that describes the suite of tests employed against a profile is the sum of the index numbers of the tests used. The index number is given with every test documented in this Manual. This number is then written in base 16. So the digits 0 through 9 represent numbers from 0 through 9, A=10 through to F=15. As an example, if there are 10 tests, and all are employed, the Test Number is then 3FF.
If a participating Data Center applies tests other than those described in this Manual, it should supply documentation with the data to explain the other tests. The use of other tests is indicated by a version number for the Manual that has a digit in the hundredths place. So, for example, a Version of 1.02 indicates that a Data Center has used the tests described in version 1.0 of the QC Manual but have also applied other tests (indicated by the digit 2) of their own. Each Data Centre may assign this last digit in a fashion suitable to their own operations.
The second type of flag is used to indicate the quality of the data. It is considered unproductive to attach a flag describing the result of each test performed to every observation since this may result in numerous flags that generally would not be used. Instead, it is deemed necessary to be able to assign flags to individual or groups of data values to indicate the confidence in the value. Participants of the GTSPP have agreed that the following rules shall apply.
1. Both independent and dependent variables can have a flag assignment.
2. Data aggregations (in the case here these are entire profiles) can also be assigned a flag. So the word element used later implies aggregations as well.
3. The flags indicating data quality are those currently used in IGOSS processing with one extension.
The test descriptions allow for inferring values for those that have failed the test procedures. The inference of a correct value is done at the discretion of the person doing the quality control. It should be based on information which is not available to the test procedure but which the operator has at hand and assists in knowing what the correct value should be. Values should be changed only when there is certainty what is the correct value. In the instance where data values are changed, the original value is also preserved and is available to users or to other tests if needed.
Finally, because quality assessment is shared over processing centres, it is possible that data flagged as doubtful by one centre will be considered acceptable by another or vice versa. Flags can be changed by any processing centre as long as a record is kept of what the changes are.
The use of the flagging scheme described here will meet the stated requirements of the GTSPP. It is recognized that as new testing procedures are developed, it will be necessary to re-examine data. With version flags preserved with the data, it will be possible to identify what has been done, and therefore how best to approach the task of passing data through newer quality control procedures.
It is recognized that knowledge of the instrumentation used to make an observation can be useful in the assessment of the quality of the data. Likewise, knowledge of the platform from which the data were collected can also be used. Where available, this instrumentation knowledge should be sent with the data to the GTSPP participants. The present version of this Manual suggests tests that make use of instrumentation knowledge if available. It is expected that subsequent versions of the Manual will improve on this.
All processing centers should monitor the performance of their quality control tests. In this way, deficiencies can be identified and recommendations made to improve procedures. These recommendations should be sent to the Steering Group designated to maintain this Manual. They will be discussed and included as appropriate in subsequent versions of the Manual.
The quality control tests described in the appendix assume a basic scrutiny has been applied to the data. Explicitly, the data have passed a format checking procedure which ensures that alphanumerics occur where expected and no illegal characters are present. It does not assume that values of variables have been checked to see if they are physically possible.
None of the tests described here automatically assigns a quality flag without the approval of the person doing the quality assessment. When a value or element fails a test, a recommendation of the flag to be assigned is made. The person doing the quality assessment then must decide the appropriate flag to use from a list of recommendations. The tests do restrict the flags that may be assigned in that a user is not permitted to assign any flag to a value or element failing a test.
There is a need to find and remove data duplications. A check for duplicate reports is necessary to eliminate statistical biases which would arise in products incorporating the same data more than once. In searching, the distinction between exact and inexact duplicates should be kept in mind. An exact duplicate is a report in which all the physical variable groups (including space-time coordinates) are identical to those of a previous report of the same type from the same platform. An inexact duplicate will have at least one difference.
Annex A contains the algorithm proposed by the Marine Environmental Data Service for the identification of duplicates. It discusses the implementation of the technique for data received in both real-time and delayed mode. In the context of this Manual, only the discussions of the handling of real-time data is relevant. The algorithm is based on near coincidences of position, and time. This means that tests 1.1 to 1.4 and test 2.1 of this Manual must be applied before duplications are sought. The basic criteria for a possible duplication is based on the experience of the TOGA Subsurface Data Centre. So, if stations are collected within 15 minutes or 5 km of each other, they may be duplicates. The identification of the stations of potential duplicates are then examined as well as the data to resolve whether or not a duplication exists. Then, other tests of the quality control are run on the output of the duplicates test. In this way, as little as possible is done before duplications are tested for.
There will also be a need for scientific assessment of the data quality. This would involve subjecting the data to a different set of tests by applying knowledge of the characteristics of the processes from which observations have been collected. It may also be that more data may be gathered together so that more sophisticated statistical tests can be applied. As such tests become generally accepted and an established application procedure developed, they could be incorporated into the context of this Manual and become part of the regular screening process conducted by participants of this project.
The complete set of tests is included in Annex B. Each description has a number of sections that are always present. A description of the information that each contains follows:
Test Name: This is the short name of the test. Each test is numbered for ease of reference.
Prerequisites: This describes what tests are assumed to have applied before and what preparation of the data set is suggested before application of the test. If will also describe what information files are required.
Description: This section describes how the test is implemented and what actions are taken based on the results of the test.
History: This records any changes that have taken place in the test procedure and the date on which they were recorded. This section will record the evolution of a test procedure through the various versions of the Manual.
Rules: This section lists the rules that are applied to effect the various tests. Their numbering is for reference value only since they have been written so that they may be implemented in any order.
The tests have been grouped according to stages. The first stage is concerned with determining that the position, the time, and the identification of a profile are sensible. The second stage is concerned with resolving impossible values for variables. The next stage examines the consistency of the incoming data with respect to references such as climatologies. The next section looks at the internal consistency within the data set.
The grouping of the tests suggests a logical order of implementation in that the simpler, more basic tests occur before more complicated ones. The order of presentation of tests within a stage does not imply an order in implementation. In fact, should a value be changed as a result of a test, the new value should be retested by all of the tests within the stage. Indeed, since data values can be changed, the implementation of these tests cannot take place in a strictly sequential fashion.
The tests detailed by this Manual cannot be mutually exclusive in examining the various properties and characteristics of the data. As much as possible, each test should focus on a particular property to test if the data value or profile conforms to expectations. Modifications to old tests will be incorporated as they refine the focus of the test. New tests will be added to examine properties of data that are not adequately covered by this version.
Each of the tests has been written from the point of view that the data being examined have not been before. The difference this makes is that quality flag assignments do not check if the flag has already been set to something other than 0 (meaning no quality control has been performed). If this is not the case, the rules as written will need modifications to check if the flag has previously been set. If this is the case, and a flag indicates the value was changed, the user should be informed of the original value of the data before another change is performed. Then, if the flag is reset, the changed value should be preserved in the history of the station if the flag is set to be anything else. In other cases, where a flag is changed but the observation is untouched, it is not necessary to record the old flag, but simply to record that data have passed through a second organization and the quality tests done there.
The tests described in stage 5 represent a visual inspection of the data as received and usually after all other tests have been completed. This stage is necessary to ensure that no questionable data values pass through the suite of tests employed without being detected. The testing and flagging procedure of this stage relies upon the experience and knowledge of the person conducting the test. As experience is gained with the tests contained within this Manual, the processes used in the visual inspection of stage 5 will be converted to objective tests included in other sections of the Manual. However, there will always be a need to conduct this visual inspection as the final judgement of the validity of the data.
Other tests that have been suggested are listed in Annex C. These have not yet reached the stage of being incorporated into the Manual but have been suggested as worthy of consideration. They are noted here so that participants may record their experiences with their use and so that they may be considered for future versions.
Annex D contains some details of how certain of the tests are implemented in particular cases. The purpose of their inclusion is to provide further details that may assist others in understanding the details of a test procedure.
Contributions to the contents of the manual were made by J.R. Keeley, S. Levitus, D. McLain, N. Mikhailov, C. Noe, J.-P. Rebert, B. Searle, and W. White. Others have assisted in suggestions of how to improve tests and clarify the text. Information describing test procedures carried out by various organizations are noted in the Reference section. This Manual reflects the knowledge described by the references.
|Guidelines for evaluating and screening bathythermograph data, ICES Working Group on Marine Data Management, September, 1986.
|Note sur les contr�les effectu�es � Paris sur les donn�es BATHY et TESAC par le centre SMISO, P. LeLay, Member of IGOSS OTA, 5 July, 1988.
|Guide to Data Collection and Location Services Using Service Argos, Marine Meteorology and Related Oceanographic Activities Report 10, WMO/TD-No.262, 1988, Revised edition, 104pp.
|Guide to Drifting Buoys, IOC/WMO Manuals and Guides 20, 1988, 69pp.
|Ocean Temperature Fields, Northern Hemisphere Grid, 1985-1988, Office of Ocean Services, National Ocean Service, NOAA, June, 1988.
|Ocean Temperature Fields, Southern Hemisphere Grid, 1985-1988, Office of Ocean Services, National Ocean Service, NOAA, July, 1989.
|Guide to Operational Procedures for the Collection and Exchange of IGOSS Data, IOC/WMO Manuals and Guides 3, Revised June, 1989, 68pp.
|Personal Communication, N. Mikhailov, 19 September, 1989.
|Quality Improvement Profile System (QUIPS), Functional Description, R. Bauer, Compass Systems, 1987.
|Seasonal Anomalies of Temperature and Salinity in the Northwest Atlantic in 1983, Canadian Technical Report of Hydrography and Ocean Sciences #74, March, 1988.
|Reineger and Ross Interpolation Method, in Oceans IV: A Processing, Archiving and Retrieval System for Oceanographic Station Data, Marine Environmental Data Service Manuscript Report Series #15, 1970, pp40-41.
|Marine Data Platforms - An Interactive Inventory, G. Soneira, W. Woodward and C. Noe, 7pp.
|Guidelines for Evaluating and Screening Bathythermographic Data, ICES Working Group on Data Management, September, 1986, 4pp.
|Data Monitoring and Quality Control of Marine Observations, W.S. Richardson and P.T. Reilly.
|IOC/IODE "Manual of Quality Control Algorithms and Procedures for Oceanographic Data Going into International Oceanographic Data Exchange", draft, 1989.
|IOC/WMO Guide to Operational Procedures for the Collection and Exchange of IGOSS Data, Manuals & Guides #3, 68pp, 1988.
|UNESCO Technical Papers in Marine Science #44, Algorithms for the Computation of Fundamental Properties of Seawater, UNESCO, 1983.

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A Descent Into Madness
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A Descent Into Madness:
C.R. writes: When I read this piece, Things Fall Apart: My Descent Into Madness, a woman's experience with mental illness, which began when she was a girl, I paused, and read it again.
The language of the title is a clue: This personal story is set in a place and time where pop culture holds little sway; the family and school life of a religious Jewish girl from a couple of decades ago.
I found Shani Silverstein's piece moving and wanted to share it with you.*
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THE PRICE OF GOLD Review: Of Lilies and Hammers
Other than the year/location combination, we tend to remember the Olympic Games mostly by specific events or moments that occurred during them – those defining things.
Mention the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, you think of the USA Men's Hockey Team's "Miracle On Ice" victory over the Russians. The 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles invoke memories of the Soviet boycott and gymnast Mary Lou Retton's dramatic perfect score to win the all-around gold. The Barcelona Summer Games of 1992 are best identified not with one moment, but with one team: the "Dream Team," that USA Men's Basketball Team that was the first in this country's history to field active NBA players (and, for my money, the greatest single athletic team ever fielded in the history of sports). Even the most recent contest, 2014's Sochi Winter Games, will be remembered, uniquely, for the warmth of the climate.
But the 1994 Winter Games, held in Lillehammer, Norway, are best remembered not for what happened during them, but for what happened before them. Those were the games that followed the now-infamous moment at the US Nationals when Women's Figure Skating darling Nancy Kerrigan suffered a blow to the knee at the hands of an unknown assailant, jeopardizing her Olympic dreams, thrusting the skating community into the media's harsh spotlight, and turning the world's attention on Kerrigan's main rival (and prime suspect), Tonya Harding.
Harding, Kerrigan, the assault, the Olympics, and related events that happened before and after that fateful day are all part of director Nanette Burstein's documentary, The Price of Gold, a recent entry in ESPN's sports-centric documentary film series, 30 For 30.
The film opens with the immediate aftermath of the January 6, 1994 assault on Kerrigan: the now-infamous footage of the skater, graceful in a white skating costume, sitting on the floor in the bowels of Cobo Arena in Detroit, clutching her knee and crying, "Why?" This is the story's line of demarcation, establishing the point in time by which everything else is measured: before the assault (BA) and after the assault (AA).
With that moment set – with our memories refreshed – the film enters traditional documentary mode, focusing its BA attention on Harding's life story from childhood. Numerous people are interviewed, including known personalities like television journalist Connie Chung and sports writer Tony Kornheiser, as well as unknowns from Harding's past, including childhood friend Sandra Luckow, as well as other skating folks and local journalists.
The story told is one of a tomboy from the poor side of town. Harding, who lived a lower-middle-class life (when such a thing existed), was raised in part by a mother who was abusive and in part by a father who struggled to provide. Burstein drives home – and often – the dichotomy between hard-knocked skater and well-heeled skating. The sport is a pricey one, we are reminded by anyone on camera, requiring coaches and costumes and ice time. Harding had a coach, made her own clothing, and practiced not in a private facility, but at a public rink in a shopping mall. But money isn't the only thing that makes the skating world do sit-spins. Kornheiser says it best when he says, "Worldwide female figure skaters are the Barbie Dolls of sports." Harding was no Barbie, nor did she have the grace of the legends who came before her – skaters like Sonja Henie, Peggy Fleming, and Dorothy Hamill, all of whom are name-checked as examples of what Harding was not. No, Harding instead used power and athleticism to compensate for her shortages in the areas of beauty and grace. Power begot success which begot opportunities, and because of that, professional skating had no choice but to take notice.
The entire first half of the film – which also includes Harding's romantic involvement with Jeff Gillooly (who is exposed as being controlling and abusive) – is an interesting study, not only for the story it tells, but also for how well-documented it is. Harding's friend Luckow had the idea early in the skater's career to videotape her as much as possible, so there is a fair quantity of what amounts to archival footage on display that shows Harding from age 6 forward. It also affords insight into the influence (read: power) that skating judges had over the skaters of her era – not only on the scoreboard, but also in making recommendations about music and costumes. It's here that Harding's rough edges show the most, revealing someone determined to buck the politics of the sport and succeed in spite of doing so.
The AA portion of the film is far less interesting, becoming more procedural in nature and reminiscent of a primetime news magazine entry than a documentary. There is testimony and evidence and press statements, with paparazzi footage of Harding sprinkled throughout to spice it up, but it's all rather mundane (which is surprising, given how sensational it all is). On the plus side, during this half, there is more insight into Kerrigan. Because she did not participate in the documentary, her narrative is limited, but how she and her team managed the whole AA process is impressive.
There's an overall tonal shift that occurs in the AA portion of The Price of Gold. While the first half has you practically rooting for against-all-odds Harding, the second half places her in a more critical light, questioning the former skater on the depth and breadth of her involvement in the Kerrigan attack. She is given ample screen time to defend and/or deflect allegations, and she does so to the point that you really can't tell if she is telling the truth, lying, or so convinced that her lies are the truth that that's all she knows anymore. (At one point, a fact she cites in support of her own innocence directly contradicts the same fact made by the prosecutor.)
The outcome of the 1994 Olympics (Ukraine's Oksana Baiul won gold, Kerrigan silver, China's Chen Lu bronze; Harding finished eighth) is almost a postscript, save for an odd case of sour grapes from the pro-Kerrigan interviewees. For most of the doc, these folks remain very fact-based, but once the timeline hits the Olympic results, more than one person suggests that some type of greater Olympic conspiracy was afoot. Harding's post-skating career is glossed over, which is a shame. I know some of the things she has done (many of which are unflattering), but given that her rise and fall is so thoroughly documented, and given that she was such an active participant in the film, a look at what it all led to and why it led there would have been a great close.
If you did not live through the event (which was the most sensational thing in sports-related TV until a guy named O.J. Simpson went for a drive a few months later), the entire case is interesting and well-presented. If you did live through it, or if you are a student of the women's skating scene, you can check out after the first half of the film.
The Price of Gold is the 59th entry (S2E16 for those of you who track things that way) in ESPN's 30 For 30 documentary film series. The film is presently available on Netflix Instant and other VOD outlets.
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The Importance of Dental Care for the Aging Adult
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Dental Care for Seniors, Elderly Oral Health Care
Senior adults can face a wide range of health issues as their body ages. While it is important to focus on the nutritional intake and physical capabilities of the geriatric population, the condition or health of their gums and teeth should never be ignored. In fact, their oral health can directly impact their overall health … Read More


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All MALA member libraries can access all our members and partners in 10 states (and growing)! MALA's Show Me the World Get Connected courier delivery service is available between libraries in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and parts of Wyoming. Connecting to our network partners requires special labeling. Please see the instructions on this page to share ILL resources with libraries in extended service areas.
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MALA-MOBIUS is a delivery system for interlibrary loans between MALA member libraries and MOBIUS libraries.
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PCG have created a unique contemporary workplace for transport and truck insurer National Transport Insurance (NTI).
August 16th, 2011
Transport and truck insurer NTI needed a unique contemporary workplace to promote their brand and reinforce their reputation as an employer of choice.
The PCG design team responded with a fit-out enabling both a professional and relaxed working environment.
On entering, visitors are greeted by a stainless steel and reconstituted stone sculptured 'shipping container' reception desk. Lightly branded glazed partitions allow visual access to the workplace beyond.
The aim was to portray NTI's values of strength, reliability and trust by allowing clients and visitors to experience the company's business culture first hand.
A 'Hero Wall' connects the reception to the staff café and meeting rooms, boosting company pride and morale by displaying industry, individual and tongue-in-cheek awards.
A truck stop diner-style café provides a space for staff and visitors to mingle.
The open planned workplace enhances communication between the different areas of the space, improving communication and flexibility in NTI's work practices.
The project was designed to be as environmentally sustainable as possible through the specification of materials, furniture, lighting and reuse of a high percentage of the existing base building ceilings, services and carpet.
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Ten Easiest ways to fix CCMS auto reaction alerts failure
We have recently done SAP implementation for one domestic client, and I have handled the part of basic settings in the solution manager. It is Solution manager 7.0 EHP 1 version. I was successfully done Solman_setUp, early watch report, Mopz configuration . It is the very small landscape I proposed to use the CCMS central system monitoring functionality available in Solman for proactive monitoring of their landscape as the first phase. Later we planned to move ChaRM, Service desk and more functionality of Solman.
When we got approval from client for CCMS central system monitoring, I was so happy and started to do the entire setups one by one carefully, we did installation of all the ccms agents, defined own monitor sets, and monitor. As part of this I would like to proceed with CCMS auto reaction alerts functionality available in Solution Manager.
I have followed below help. sap for this and before that I have enabled the scot functionality in my solution manager system
After the configuration alerts are not getting triggered and hit my mail box. I would like to share what are the steps we followed to fix this issue by this blog. I hope this must helpful for the people who really stuck like me in future.
1. Check Sender details in your own customized auto reaction method, the sender details should be upper case and it must be configured in client 000, because the local auto reaction is triggered by the Autoabap dispatcher, which always run in client 000 and the e-mails will be send in this client.
2. Check the Recipient Type ID should be one of the below
B SAP user name
C General distribution list
U E-mail address (Internet address)
R Remote mail addrees
3. We chosen the recipient type as C, since we have central distribution list, later we realized we missed the other one important thing, you must configure the sender and receiver should be in the same client where the job SAP_CCMS_CENSYS_DISPATCHER is running, because emails will be send in the same client of this job.
4. Create manually one alert for create a new alert for one of the monitoring nodes on the satellite system for which a Central Auto-reaction is assigned, and check the alert status will be ACTION_REQUIRED, if you find other status then check the errors in the sapccm4x.log
5. Do check in Transaction "RZ21>Topology>Agents for remote systems", for all agents the status should be ONLINE and correct 'Responsible server' should be reported (no <OTHER CEN SYSTEM>).
6. Do check the in the transaction "RZ20 ->SAP CCMS Technical Expert Monitors ->Self monitoring ccms Agents", the agent is 100% Available and if the latest agent patch version is used.
7. If the alert status is Action Required then, your ccms agent is fine, will send the alert information to the CEN system and store this information in the table CSMCENTOOL and the agent will trigger the event SAP_CSM_TRIGGER_CENSYS_DISPATCH, this event starts the batch job as SAP_CCMS_CENSYS_DISPATCHER. The background job SAP_CCMS_CENSYS_DISPATCHER will execute the Central Auto reaction method on the CEN system and when this is done successfully it will change the status of the alert to ACTIVE and it will delete the entry in the table CSMCENTOOL. So check the status of the job SAP_CSM_TRIGGER_CENSYS_DISPATCH, whether completed successfully. If not check the logs.
8. In RZ20 choose your own customized monitor set -> view -> status of auto reaction, if you have any fatal error then try to reactivate the corresponding MTE's by activating maintenance function then Edit -> Nodes (MTEs) -> Reset
9. And do we checked other way, in RZ20-> ->SAP CCMS Technical Expert Monitors->CCMS Self monitoring–> <SYSTEM> –> CCMS_Selfmonitoring –> Tool dispatching (long running tasks), here we saw there are lots of messages with the status of with the status "Waiting for…"., we drill down to this and get the error message as "User SOLMAN_BTC is not authorized to start methods".
10. Finally we assigned the needed access (role SAP_SM_BATCH) to the user Solman_BTC by refering the sap note ote 1314587 – User SOLMAN_BTC missing authorization.
Above 10 points are in the nutshell to fix the CCMS Auto reaction Email failures.


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All God's Children and Blue Suede Shoes (With a New Introduction Redesign): Christians and Popular Culture (Turning Point Christian Worldview Series) by Myers Ken
Author:Myers, Ken [Myers, Ken]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 1989-09-30T16:00:00+00:00
First, in Philippians 4:8, Paul writes, "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Paul is commanding the Philippian Christians (and, by extension, all believers) to discipline their minds and hearts to reflect on excellence. He does not qualify his statement to say they should only think about excellent "spiritual" matters, matters pertaining to God directly. So it seems legitimate to believe that anything in the created realm that qualifies as being excellent or praiseworthy is good to reflect upon.
Furthermore, Paul does not say that we should reflect on what we think is lovely, or whatever we feel is admirable. We are to give sustained attention to whatever is objectively true and noble and right. One of the greatest problems with the way popular culture works is that it is so subjective. Praiseworthiness tends to be established by the market rather than by any objective standard.
In order to recognize what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable, we need to be able to recognize what is false, ignoble, wrong, impure, unlovely, and justly unadmired. But such categories are almost never applied to popular culture within its own borders, so to speak. In 1989 the Grammy Awards added a category for heavy metal bands. Is heavy metal noble and pure? Did any Grammy official raise such a question? Can you imagine an adolescent rock fan trying to persuade his peers that any song at the top of the charts lacks a sense of truth? One of the greatest limitations of the popular culture aesthetic is that it does not encourage the application of such objective categories.
Such subjectivist limitations are perhaps most evident when the aesthetic of popular culture has invaded the liturgy of the church. Consider this scenario. In your church next Sunday morning, a very earnest soloist sings a piece of music that is exceedingly trite, cliched, maudlin, and pretentious. You believe that such liturgical expression misses the mark set by Philippians 4:8 considerably. While the text it presented was generally true (though tainted by sentimentality), the music was not true, noble, lovely, or admirable. If the soloist had some classical music training, you might stand a chance of persuading her that this was the case. Classical music critics all have their own taste, but at least such categories are operating in their work, and they insist on distinguishing masterworks from schlock.
But try telling someone from the Barry Manilow School of Liturgy that something is schlock and they will regard you as an arrogant elitist. You say the music was not true, noble, or admirable; they say it was a "blessing" for them. But is their "blessing" purely a subjective matter? For popular culture enthusiasts, if it feels good, it is good. You could never persuade your parents that Lawrence Welk's repertoire was not really very true or noble or admirable. There were no objective standards you could appeal to.
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President's Day – A Thank You from Dave Mackinney
What a great day last Sunday was, with beautiful weather, a brilliant game of cricket, fantastic food and wonderful people. This shows what a great club we have.
There are so many people to thank for making the day what it was and I will do my best to do that here.
To my Darling Wife Nikki, for organising the day and that magnificent buffet lunch. It gets bigger and better every year, and yet again the focal point of the whole day.
To everyone who helped in the kitchen in the morning to everyone who provided food on the day, from Jack's eggs to Jit's samosas.
To my team, for agreeing to represent me and doing it with such distinction. They come from far and wide, Singapore, Surrey and the Dark Side, and I know they have a fantastic time.
To Jimmy and our sponsor Astound, for having Phil Bainbridge and Nick Compton in attendance. The kids loved seeing Nick, although not sure about his umpiring!
To my two umpires, Michael Hunt and Dave Bridges, without whom we would not have had a game
To the scorer, Keith Edwards, who did a great job in all that noise!
To the club team, made up almost entirely of colts and ex colts, you did the club proud although you did get too close for comfort in that run chase
To the two captains, Warren Carr and Rob Fullicks, in making it such a great and exciting game, keeping the crowd enthralled to the end.
To Derek and his two assistants Emily and Tara who kept the bar going throughout the day and night.
To Irene and Tony to making the pavilion look spotless both on Sunday morning and more impressively on Monday morning as well.
To Lisa Fullicks and her accomplices with the raffle, thanks to whom we raised over £250 towards vital club projects
To Ian Exworth, Colts Coaches and most importantly the Colts, who performed brilliantly prior to the main game. A lot of the earlier attendees were impressed not just with the numbers, but with the skill sets shown as well.
But most importantly, to all you members and guests there on the day, and we had over 200 of you over the course of the day, thank you for attending and making the day as special as it was
I am proud and humbled to be the President of this great club, and you should all be proud of HHCC as well.


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George McCullough landed the first silverware of the Ballymena Festival of Pool when he won the individual championship.
The Fairhill Hustlers player (pictured inset, below) clinched the title for the first time by beating Ryan Foster 5-4 in a thrilling final.
A total of 45 players has set out in pursuit of the sought-after accolade, in a super start to the Festival, which continues this week.
Results from the individual competition are:
Preliminary round: David Nicholl 1 v 3 Pat McAnally; Lee Wright 3 v 2 Chris Penny; Phil Houston 3 v 0 Justin; Ryan Foster 3 v 0 Darren Gilmore; Gareth Rowe 3 v 0 Nigel McMaster; Jason Davidson 0 v 3 Drew Sloan; Allan Agnew 0 v 3 David O'Neill; KD Crabbe 3 v 2 Rick McMaster; Brett McLaughlin 3 v 1 Adam Gordon; Glenn Mairs 3 v 0 Joey Lee; Richard Campbell 3 v 2 John McAllister; Sean McAnally 2 v 3 Barry McLarnon; Frazer Young 3 v 0 Jason Ogilby.
First round: Chris Gordon 3 v 2 Robert Artt; David Armstrong 3 v 0 Darren Campbell; George McCullough 3 v 1 Don McKeown; Kieran Butler 1 v 3 David Calderwood; Linzi McClelland 2 v 3 Alan Rainey; Mary Jo McCourt 3 v 1 Richard Bamber; Clifford Allison 1 v 3 Ian Dewar; Ritchie Irwin 3 v 1 Ashley Harmsworth; Robert Graham 3 v 1 Alan Davidson; Gary Ormandy 3 v 1 Pat McAnally; Lee Wright 1 v 3 Phil Houston; Ryan Foster 3 v 0 Gareth Rowe; Drew Sloan 3 v 0 David O'Neill; KD Crabbe 3 v 1 Brett McLaughlin; Glenn Mairs 3 v 2 Richard Campbell; Barry McLarnon 1 v 3 Frazer Young.
Second round: Chris Gordon 0 v 3 David Armstrong; George McCullough 3 v 1 David Calderwood; Alan Rainey 3 v 1 Mary Jo McCourt; Ian Dewar 1 v 3 Ritchie Irwin; Robert Graham 2 v 3 Gary Ormandy; Phil Houston 2 v 3 Ryan Foster; Drew Sloan 0 v 3 KD Crabbe; Glenn Mairs 3 v 0 Frazer Young.
Quarter-finals: David Armstrong 2 v 3 George McCullogh; Alan Rainey 3 v 1 Ritchie Irwin; Gary Ormandy 0 v 3 Ryan Foster; KD Crabbe 1 v 3 Glenn Mairs.
Semi-finals: George McCullough 4 v 3 Alan Rainey; Ryan Foster 4 v 1 Glenn Mairs.
Final: George McCullough 5 v 4 Ryan Foster.
Quarter-finals: Towers Tavern 4 v 2 Fairhill Hustlers; Diamond Dazzlers 4 v 0 Meatballs; Michelin Masters 4 v 1 Fairhill Dreamers; Coach 3 v 4 Inbetweeners.
Semi-finals: Towers Tavern 4 v 2 Meatballs; Michelin Masters 4 v 1 Inbetweeners.
Final: Towers Tavern 4 v 3 Michelin Masters
In the final, Towers raced into a 3-0 lead with David O'Neill and Drew Sloan winning in straight frames over Rick McMaster and David Armstrong. Shane Moody defeated Alan Armstrong by a 2-1 scoreline.
Back came the Michelin Masters Brian Hanna beat Dean Greer 2-1 after losing the first frame and Chris Penny also won 2-1 over K.D.Crabbe and Chris also had lost the first frame. In the sixth game Jimmy Knowles had a hard fought win over James Millar by a 2-1 scoreline to leave the match score at 3-3.
This resulted in a play off and Drew Sloan and David Armstrong were to feature, Drew managed to come out on top by a 2-0 scoreline for the Towers Tavern and claim a first ever Cup victory for the team.
Semi-finals: Diamond Dazzlers 4 v 2 Fairhill Hustlers; Mighty Moat 4 v 2 Coach.
Final: Diamond Dazzlers 4 v 0 Mighty Moat.
Unlike the Cup final the Shield final was a very one sided affair but it also resulted in a first ever trophy in the League for the Diamond Dazzlers.
Adrian Rourke started it all off for the Diamond followed by wins from Declan Heggarty, Brendan O'Mullan and Ian Boal.


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Holly wrote:
What I want to have happen in my story is to gather a task force to investigate the murders going on around town. Of course, the killer will be on the task force, so he can monitor what they know, throw them off track, etc. Should I kill off another attorney now? Maybe a female this time? I think I need to get Ollie out to the jail to see Araceli, but there's no action there. Maybe I should have the murder happen in another jurisdiction, so Ollie & her buds aren't in the middle of it, again?
I'm having a hard time getting this thing moving—it seems that most of the danger and tension that comes to Ollie is in her head. Maybe I do need to kill some more people so the task force is established sooner. However she's involved in it (whether she's on it, or just friends with people who are) it will become apparent to the killer that she is a threat to him, and of course he's going to go after her. Maybe I'm just taking too long getting there?
Maybe Ollie needs to do some research & discover some old murders that fit the pattern? Bring it to the attention of Merc her mentor, so the TF is established soon?
Thank you, as always, for your invaluable help...
Hi, Holly ~
Murder? Did you say you want to murder someone? Several someones?? CHA-CHING!!
No, seriously—a good rule of thumb when writing a thriller is: when things get slow—kill someone.
How this stacks is, you've got two sisters—Ollie and Araceli. Araceli stands accused of their father's murder and it's up to Ollie to prove her innocent…
A task force would only be formed if:
1) There are several murders, or:
2) The victim was extremely high profile, either due to media coverage or importance within the community.
I think you can cover that by killing off some high profile defense attorneys and or a judge (I'd kill 'em all, but I'm stabby that way). Your killer needs to go on a spree of sorts—two or three victims in as many days—this will whip the community into a frenzy, making the task force a viable option.
But… and I'm sure you've thought of this:
1) Once these murders start popping up, it's going to become clear that Araceli is innocent and she'll be released, thus solving Ollie's surface problem.
2) Ollie would never be allowed within a country mile of this task force if her sister is the suspected murderer.
One way to avoid all this is to make these new murders totally different from Ollie's father's. Have them die violently or publicly (or both) so that when the task force is formed, no one is including her father's death in the line-up. They have Araceli all sewn up and since it's a completely different case, Ollie can work the task force. From within the task force, she can view case files of other victims and note some sort of pattern that only she can see, and how it relates to her father's murder. Ollie will start to investigate on her own because any correlation between the TF murders and her father's will get her kicked off the task force, thus ending the flow of information she needs to solve the case. As she digs, she uncovers a sting of similar murders across the country and starts to connect them all via this magical pattern (don't worry, I have faith in you!) only she can see. When Ollie feels like she's compiled enough info to make her case, she brings her findings to the table and get shot down but since the killer is on the task force, he'll know just how close she is and try to kill her before she can expose him.
I know that Ollie happens to be in possession of some information that she took from her father's apartment. What if there is something on it that the killer wants? Maybe she's "mugged" in the parking garage at work( the killer attacked her to try to get the thumb drive but she doesn't have it on her.) Maybe she lands in the hospital but checks herself out early to recuperate at home and the killer breaks into her house while she's there. Maybe she goes back to her father's to dig for more info and the killer breaks in while she's there… there is plenty of opportunity for danger here, Holly—you just got to make it happen! J
Thanks for the question, Holly and I hope I helped!
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It's that time of year again. Winter looks like it's finally gone and the temperatures are getting near t-shirt weather. I am a huge fan of spring-cleaning. So much so that I don't just spring-clean, I do monthly cleaning. I'm not anal retentive where everything has to have a place and the house must be spotless but I do like to clean out my closet often and get rid of clutter. Below are some tips and tricks to spring-cleaning your room/house.
- Don't do it all in one day. If you have an entire house to keep clean, you'll know it's a tedious task. I only just became a homeowner and already I can see how overwhelming it can be (and I haven't even moved in yet). In order to tackle cleaning an entire house you should to go room by room. Instead of trying to clean everything in one day, try to clean one room a day and you'll be done within a week!
- Purge your clothes. I'm guilty of hoarding all my clothes for as long as possible because when it comes to parting with them, I struggle. But getting rid of clothes that you no longer wear is so therapeutic! Not only can you donate your gently used clothes to a shelter or store like Goodwill, but it gives you an excuse to go buy more. J When going through your closet, ask yourself, "Have I worn this in the past 6 months?" If the answer is no, be like Frozen and let it go.
- Get rid of useless knickknacks. My mother is one of those people who has a lot of knickknacks and unfortunately for her, I'm the complete opposite. I don't like holding on to things that don't have a purpose. I guess I'm not a sentimental person because I throw out old trophies, china dolls or posters from friends all the time. Some things might be too sentimental for you to get rid of but try your best to throw out/donate any novelties you don't need.
- From the windows to the walls! Wash it all. Make sure to wash your laundry and especially your curtains. They can hold onto dust and dirt and washing them every so often can breathe new life into a room. As for rugs and carpets, if you can't wash your rugs, then try beating them outside to get any dirt out. Carpets require some more effort. Try renting a carpet cleaner from somewhere like Home Depot in order to get a good deep clean. Carpets hold on to so much dirt, skin cells, pet hair, etc. Renting a carpet cleaner is cheaper than paying a professional to come in and clean and you'll know you're getting a job well done.
- Wipe down everything. Tables, baseboards, ceiling fans, EVERYTHING. Dust hides everywhere and in order to get your house fully cleaned, you need to wipe it all down. One of the most overlooked spots are the walls. Spider webs can hide in the corners of rooms and on the walls so wipe them down with something like the Swiffer 360 Duster Extender. It makes the entire cleaning process easier because you won't be climbing on furniture in order to reach the ceiling or corners of the room.
- Clean inside and out. Windows need to be cleaned regularly, both inside and out. Dust and dirt can build up on the outside of the window so even if you clean the inside of them, the outside can make them look dirty. Some windows pop out so you can clean them from the inside, making the process much easier. Also think about power washing your house. It's not a typical spring-cleaning task but giving some attention to the outside of your home can breathe new life into it and pay off in the long-run.
- Go through your books. Similar to clothing, books can easily accumulate and people hold onto them for a long time. If you've read a book and know you won't read it again, donate it to your local library. For any books you haven't read, look them over and decide whether you'll read them one day. If not, get rid of them.
- Get furniture reupholstered. Spring-cleaning is the perfect time to get ay furniture reupholstered. If your couch is stained, ripped or you've fallen out of love with the color/pattern look into getting it changed. If your furniture is just broken, then skip the reupholstering and look into investing in new furniture.
- Refinish those floors. Refinishing your floors might be one of the lengthier processes to spring-cleaning but it is necessary if you have scratched and worn wood floors. This Old House has a good article on how to refinish your floors and what it will cost.
- Make your garage a garage again! Garages are for storing cars not storing random shit you accumulate over time. Clean out your garage of any clutter you've stored in there. Either find another spot to put the things in there or throw it out! You'll finally have a functional garage again. You'll thank yourself over the next year when you don't have to run out in the rain or dig your car out in the snow.
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There is so much joy to be found in our little homes – in the day to day, the routines and the care… This sweet girl took it upon herself to vacuum and what an example she is for me when it comes to my attitude regarding chores. Nearly dancing as she cleaned – I guess this is a bit fancier than the popping toy version 😉❤
Bonus tip: If you're not enthralled with the idea of donating clothes, books and knickknacks, then try holding a garage sale. You will be able to get rid of things while making some extra money.
After you've finished spring-cleaning, your house is sure to look good as new. What are your tricks to spring-cleaning? Do you have a favorite product?


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By Sara Gwenllian-Jones, Roberta E. Pearson
A tv sequence is tagged with the label "cult" via the media, advertisers, and community executives whilst it really is thought of edgy or offbeat, whilst it appeals to nostalgia, or whilst it truly is thought of emblematic of a selected way of life. through those standards, nearly any sequence will be defined as cult. but sure courses exert an uncanny strength over their fanatics, encouraging them to immerse themselves inside of a fictional global. In Cult tv prime students study such exhibits because the X-Files; The Avengers; health care professional Who, Babylon 5; big name Trek; Xena, Warrior Princess; and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to figure out the defining features of cult tv and map the contours of this phenomenon in the better scope of pop culture.
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In this case, it is the method of consumption which creates, in that the object of consumption and secondary delight transforms everyday goods supplied for common consumption (westerns, comic strips, family photos, graffiti) into works of distinguished and distinctive culture. 36 Such an analysis seems hardly removed at all from a defi nition of the cultist relationship with culture and the modes of appropriation (in a secondary manner) of texts, even if to make the cultist relationship with texts the consequence only of a socially dominated position is somewhat debatable.
Ironically, however, the media also threaten to dissolve these fan communities, since the very process of dissemination that enables the production of fandom undermines the sense of exclusivity on which it is based. Disseminating too widely the exclusive competences and dispositions on which fandom is based may destroy the sense of exclusivity that these competences and dispositions provide. This inherent contradiction presents a problem for fan media. One way to solve it is by presenting themselves not as part of the media but as an organic element of fandom itself.
15. For a critique of the analogy between religious and media cults, see Eric Maigret, "Du mythe au culte . . ou de Charybde en Scylla? Le problème de l'importation des concepts religieux dans l'étude des publics des médias," in Les cultes médiatiques: Culture fan et oeuvres cultes, ed. Philippe Le Guern (Rennes: PUR, Coll. Le Sens Social, 2002). 16. , Les saints et les stars, 17, 19. 17. The term "cult" is frequently used in the "Télévision" section of Le Monde. See, for example, the edition of 4–10 November 1996, devoted to cult TV series, or that of 12–18 June 2000 on the marketing of videocassettes of the series Ally McBeal.


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Common methods (continued)
- File sharing - Trust in file sharing is a very exploitable habit that attackers often take advantage of. Many Peer-to-Peer (P2P) programs today contain "spyware". Spyware allows the author of the program, and other network users, to see what your employee is doing, where they are visiting on the Internet, and even use your employees computers resources without their knowledge. Employees must be informed and responsible downloaders, staying wary of suspicious files that might be infected.
- Instant Messaging (IM) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) - Employees who use IRC and IM services should know about ploys that might be used to lure them into downloading and executing malicious software that would allow an intruder to use the systems as attack platforms for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
- Request for information - Attackers will not always try their tricks over the computer. Sometimes they also try to make contact with your insiders over the phone or in person. An attacker might call an insider and imitate someone in a position of authority or relevance with an urgent need for information, and try to get that information out of the user. Help desk employees often are subjected to social engineering tactics and should be especially aware of this tactic. Employees should be made aware that if anyone asks them for their passwords, or any other sensitive information, to proceed with the greatest amount of caution possible.
Start an "office watch" program
Consider creating an internal office watch program similar to the idea of a neighborhood watch. If you set up an open atmosphere that encourages employees to be aware and report suspicious activity, it will be easier to get a handle of potential problems before they turn into real trouble. Encourage your employees to:
- Report suspicious behavior such as shoulder surfing, or unauthorized people using a PC they shouldnt have access to.
- If they are contacted by anyone seeking unauthorized access to information, report it to a security manager or other authorized personnel.
- Approach a security manager or other designated person with their security concerns rather than discussing it with their co-workers.
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We, current and former parents/grandparents of students in the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, former teachers/staff, and concerned community members, gather in support of the teachers and the recent statement by the Valley of the Moon Teachers Association. We do not agree nor support the hiring of Socorro Sheils as Superintendent for the Sonoma Unified School District and our children.
Ms. Sheil's reputation as Superintendent in Santa Rosa raises significant concerns for us. We find the contract that was proposed to Ms. Sheils to be out of line with the District's recent budget challenges. While class sizes grow and teachers are cut we can not support a superintendent who is willing to ignore the obvious issues facing the District. We ask you, the Sonoma Valley Board of Trustees, to begin a new search process.
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September 25, 1996
Board met in Regular Session 7.30 p.m. in their Meeting Room in Abbot Hall
Present (constituting a quorum):
Thomas A. McNulty, Chairman
Diane E. St. Laurent
William Conly
William M. Purdin
F. Reed Cutting, Jr.
Anthony M. Sasso, Town Administrator
TOWN TREASURER. Naomi McIver, Town Treasurer, appeared before the Board to request acceptance of a bid from BayBank/Bank of Boston for $ 1 million from October 3, 1996 through February 25, 1997. She had received four bids as follows: BayBank/Bank of Boston. 4.06%; Eastern Bank, 4.09%; Fleet Shawmut, 4.16; and State Street Bank. 4.17%. This money is to Fund three May 1996 Town Meeting articles - Drain Construction, $315,000; School Computers. $490,000; and School Renovations. $195,000 - for a total of$1 million. Motion made and seconded for approval of this request. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Motion made and seconded to approve the request of Karin McCarthy to close of Glover Square between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday. October 5, 1996 for a neighborhood block party, subject to Police Department approval. All in favor.
CONTINENTAL CABLEVISION. Letter was read from Jane M. Lyman. Government Relations Manager of Continental Cablevision, relative to their upgrading of the cable plant in Marblehead. Beginning at midnight on Monday, September 23rd, the first of the eleven sections of Town will be disconnected from the existing system and spliced into the fiber-fed node. This initial outrage will continue until 6:00 a.m. From 6:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.. individual streets will have service interrupted at various times throughout the day as additional electronics are upgraded. Service is expected to be restored completely by 5:00 p.m. during each ofthe 11 days.
E-911 COMMUNICATlONS CENTER. Selectman Conly asked that the Board review a letter received from James Dempsey as it relates to the E-911 Communications Center and communicate their thoughts to Town Administrator Sasso. The Town Administrator and the Police Chief will report back to the Board next week.
SELECTMEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DISABILITIES. The Board interviewed Joanne Shutz. Keith Shutz, Linda Halbert and Sue Ball as candidates for the Selectmen's Advisoly Committee on Disabilities. More candidates are scheduled for interviews on October9, 1996.
MASSACHUSETTS BAYS PROGRAM. Johnes (Jay) Moore appeared before the Board to present the Town of Marblehead a Certificate of Appreciation Award by the Massachusetts Bays Program for its commitment to resource protection through the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.
PERMISSION. Motion made and seconded to approve the request of Sarah Lincoln-Harrison and Kathleen Klett of the Marblehead Eco-Farm to place four sandwich boards at the following locations: Island at 5 Corners, Tent's Corner, Welcome to Marblehead sign at Swampscott/Marblehead line on Atlantic Avenue, under the Welcome to Marblehead sign on Lafayette Street. These boards will be in place from 8 p.m. Thursday, October 3rd, through 9 a.m. Sunday, October 6th. All in favor. The signs will announce Bob Franke's "Harvest Folk Cantata" which will be held Saturday, October 5, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Old North Church. It will be free and open to all.
MINUTES. Motion made and seconded to approve the minutes of September 18. 1996. All in favor.
TRAFFIC & SAFETY. Motion made and seconded to have Mr. Sasso and Mr. McLaughlin work out the request of Michael Haley to place additional crosswalks and warning signs at various intersections on Jersey Street. All in favor.
TOWN SEAL. Motion made and seconded to approve the request of Rose McCarthy to use the Town Seal on a quilt and pillow to be raffled to raise funds for the Marblehead Dive Team, subject to review by Town Administrator Sasso and Fire Chief Maurais. Selectman Purdin would like to review the design to be used. All in favor.
PERMISSION. Abbot Hall Auditorium. Motion made and seconded to approve the request of Betty Kent Lautner, Director of the New School of Music and Performing Arts, to use the Abbot Hall auditorium on Wednesday, December 4, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m and Thursday, December 5, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. for rehearsals and Saturday, December 7, from 6:00 to 10 p.m. for a Holiday Performance featuring the Class Act Children's Repertory Theater Company subject to the usual conditions. All in favor.
Dumpster - Cliff Street. Motion made and seconded to approve the request of Bruce Paradise to place a 40-yard dumpster at 10 Cliff Street from September 30th to November 22 subject to his using reflective tape on the dumpster, placement of blinking yellow lights around the dumpster and placement of a horse on the left side of the road to keep public safety access wide open and a celtificate of insurance. All in favor.
TRAFFIC & SAFETY. Motion made and seconded to rescind any parking regulations that are presently in force on Nahant Street. All in favor. Motion made and seconded to authorize angle parking southwest side of Nahant Street at a point 73' southeast of the northwest side line of Kimball Street and to continue in a southeasterly direction for 105' All in favor.
Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. All in favor.
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Administrative Aide
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Ella shows her talents across multiple venues.
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little bit naughty, just like her mom, Devon. She's super-sound on the move and a natural athlete. We traveled to
the 2014 BCSA National Specialty where Ella won Best in Working Sweeps, AOM at the National and another AOM
at the Regional that followed. She has won many Best of Breed awards and group placings at the all-breed shows too, all owner-handled.
Ella earned her CD with 195 for her first leg, winning her Novice B class and tied for High in Trial.
For her 2nd leg, she earned a 197.5, another first placing and High in Trial! She finished the title with a 196 score and third place.
Her CDX was earned with all first placings in Open A. We completed Ella's obedience career with a UD title.
Now it's time to focus on agility full time. There are no boundaries for this talented little girl!
Beautiful Ella above at 7 years of age.
Some of our wins from Border Collie Society's 2014 National and Regional specialties below.
Ella is pictured below on the day she completed her Championship
The following day, Ella earned her first group placing
Ella's Reserve Winners at the 2010 Kentuckiana Tartan Border Collie Specialty is above.
Her 2nd major at their supported show is below.
Above, Ella is shown as Best of Winners at the Nutmeg Border Collie Club's 2009 Supported Entry for her first major.
She also won the Bred-By Exhibitor class at the 2009 BCSA Specialty. Along the way to her title, she
was placed over specials four times for best of breed or best opposite.
Agility videos below
Ella is 10 months old in the shots below.
More puppy pics below from April 2008.
Ella is 4 months of age in the video and photo below.
Ella is shown below at 10 weeks
Ella shown below at 6 weeks of age.
Ella, just a few days old, and the butterfly.


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The first round of France's presidential elections took place on April 23, and two candidates emerged to compete in the runoff on May 7: Emmanuel Macron, the candidate of En Marche ("On the Move") and Marine Le Pen, candidate of the Front national ("National Front")—although she officially resigned from her party on April 24 in a cynical effort to repackage her candidacy. They won 24 and 21.3 percent of the vote, respectively.
By Scott Cooper
The results are a shocking reversal of French history. The parties that have governed for nearly 60 years within the framework of the Fifth Republic—the Republicans and the Socialists—were eliminated in the first round. It should also be noted that the abstention level was the second highest for a first round in Fifth Republic history, and the abstention rate in working-class voting districts was particularly high.
As I wrote in a piece published in Resistance that appeared on April 21, Macron is a former investment banker and current French minister of economy, industry, and digital affairs who founded his own "movement" (not officially a party) with which to launch his candidacy. Le Pen is the daughter of the infamous Jean-Marie Le Pen and is widely characterized in France as a "crypto-fascist" or just "fascist"—her party demonizes immigrants and Muslims, is notoriously anti-Semitic, and advocates a "France First" policy that would likely take France out of the Euro zone and eventually out of both the European Union and NATO.
The backdrop of this election, though, is the growing, open rejection of neoliberalist policies in Europe (as evidenced by the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom), the social implications of the refugee crisis that has brought streams of people from Syria and elsewhere to France and other European countries, and the specific assault on the working class in France that has been unfolding for a long time now and has most recently taken the form of what is known as the El Khomri law (also known as the Loi travail, or "labor law").
Named for Myriam El Khomri, France's minister of labor, the legislation was proposed in the French parliament in February 2016 and soon provoked strikes and demonstrations organized by trade unions and student groups. Public opposition was widespread to the law, aimed at creating a more "flexible" labor market—which its proponents, perhaps none more vocal than Emmanuel Macron, have claimed will drastically reduce unemployment in the country. At its core, the El Khomri law is a gutting of the French Labor Code, which has long been one of capitalist Europe's most protective of workers. The law makes it easier for companies to lay off employees, slashes government-mandated severance payments to which laid off workers have been entitled, and reduces overtime pay for work beyond France's statutory 35-hour workweek.
Protests against the El Khomri law led to a widespread social/political movement in France known as Nuit debout that is similar to the Occupy movement that erupted in the United States beginning in September 2011. Following a demonstration on March 31, 2016, many protesters began to hold nightly assemblies in the Place de la République in Paris; these spread to dozens of other cities and towns throughout the country and even beyond France. While turnout diminished after a few weeks, the political content of the movement—the broad aim was expressed as "overthrowing the El Khomri bill and the world it represents"—became firmly established within a growing rejection of neo-liberalism in the run-up to presidential elections the French people knew were on the near horizon.
The manner in which El Khomri law came to be enacted is also an element of the backdrop that must be understood, because it represent a frontal assault on the norms of legislative action, and as such is an exercise in subverting France's democratic norms. On May 10, 2016, Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced that the government would invoke Article 49.3 of the French Constitution to force the legislation through the National Assembly, the lower house of France's parliament (similar to the U.S. House of Representatives). Article 49.3, called "commitment of responsibility," allows the government to do this under the cover of a rejection of a vote of no confidence. The law went straight to the French Senate, the upper house, for debate. The government invoked Article 49.3 two more times to get the law passed in the lower house and approved by the country's Constitutional Council, and it was finally adopted into law on August 8, 2016.
Essentially, the French government worked overtime to prevent a debate in the run-up to presidential election campaigning that could have scuttled this vital component of the assault by the French capitalist class on working people. The French capitalists have wanted the "flexibility" of the El Khomri law for a long time: they see it as a lifeline in maintaining profits and exploitation, and by undoing protective norms that exist for every segment of the French working class they can manipulate new "differences" to their advantage.
It is a time-honored strategy: divide the working class by pitting different segments of it against each other, instead of against its common enemy—the bosses. Differences in employment protections, wage scales, mandated vacation time, and so on can be used to sharpen schisms among working people. Social and ethnic differences provide further opportunities for exploitation, and that is where Marine Le Pen plays her role. As long as workers, the oppressed national minorities in France, and their organizations focus on confronting what they see as a fascist threat, they expend less of their power on confronting the bourgeois state and its policies aimed directly at them. Such is the role Marine Le Pen plays. She plays a purpose for the French rulers. No doubt, there are some in the ruling class who actually support her candidacy, but overwhelmingly the rulers support Macron. Fascism is a choice the ruling class makes when other avenues have been exhausted, and for now Macron's policies—and the belief they can be fully enacted and extended—serve the interests of the ruling class. They will give Macron a chance.
In my April 21 article, I also wrote of Jean-Luc Mélenchon of La France Insoumise ("Unsubmissive France"), considered by most in the corporate media as the "far-left" candidate and referred to by many as the "French Bernie Sanders." His late surge proved insufficient, and he placed fourth with 19.6 percent of the vote. Many on the French left decried before the election and after that Mélenchon and Socialist Party candidate Benoît Hamon did not agree to merge forces behind one candidate, since they campaigned against the El Khomri law which was at the center of much of the debate. Hamon came in fifth, with 6.5 percent of the vote, and assumedly their combined forces would have surpassed Macron in the vote totals.
Within minutes of the official announcement of the first-round results at 8:01 pm in Paris last Sunday, most of the candidates who had been vanquished lined up behind Macron. It was a reminder of what happened in 2002, when Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen's father, shocked the French people by managing to make it by a slim margin into the second round of a presidential election. The entire apparatus of every major political party lined up behind Jacques Chirac, candidate of the center-right, and dealt Le Pen a crushing defeat: 82 to 18 percent. The French ruling class, not ready for crypto-fascism, is hoping for the same thing.
"There's a clear distinction to be made between a political adversary and an enemy of the republic," declared Hamon. He called on Socialists to vote for Macron. "Now this is deadly serious." France's president, François Hollande of Hamon's Socialist Party, also endorsed Macron in the second round.
"Extremism can only bring unhappiness and division," declared François Fillon of the center-right Républicains. "There is no choice but to vote against the far right."
Mélenchon has not joined these other candidates in calling for a vote for Macron—a refusal that some in the French media have likened to Sanders supporters refusing to back Hillary Clinton. "Look what that did in the United States," I heard one commentator on Radio France Internationale Monde say the day after the first round. "It brought the Americans Donald Trump."
This is significant, because 2017 and 2002, when Marine Le Pen's father ran in the second round, are very different times. As Trump's election showed, there is a significant part of the working class that is fed up with globalism and its economic consequences to embrace even a crypto-fascist who espouses a "France First" ideology that could be demagogically presented as in their interests. Just as Socialist voters famously went to the polls in 2002 to vote for Chirac with clothespins on their noses, is it possible that French workers who did not vote for Le Pen may do the same and vote for Le Pen as a vote against the bosses' candidate Macron, against one of the architects of the El Khomri law that seeks to rob them of their protections under the Labor Code?
And what of the Mélenchon supporters who say "a pox on both of them," believing that their movement to change France at a fundamental level through a Constituent Assembly to launch a new, Sixth Republic is where they ought to put their energy. Could an abstention by those who have that position boost Le Pen's percentage. And what about the Mélenchon supporters who may believe something regarding Le Pen along the lines of what American actor Susan Sarandon said in early 2016: "People feel Donald Trump will bring the revolution immediately. If he gets in, then things will really explode."
Current predictions in France are that Macron will beat Marine Le Pen by anywhere from 25 percent to more than 60 percent of the vote. The wild cards may not have been accounted for in any of these calculations.
Putting aside the predictions, it is a fact that regardless of whether Macron or Le Pen is ultimately elected the crisis that rocks France today will not abate. Both candidates stand against the working class, not for workers. The assault on democracy that has been going on in the country for some time, intensified by how the El Khomri law was pushed through parliament, promises to heighten social divisions. The implementation of the El Khomri law promises to heighten economic divisions, increase poverty and unemployment, and ultimately compel the French masses to confront their real adversaries. Those adversaries are not the Muslim bogeymen Le Pen would have them attack; it is the French capitalist class and the institutions of the Fifth Republic that continue to fail the French people.
The period after May 7 will be as much about an uptick in the struggle to defend the working class and its gains, to defend working-class organizations, and to defend France's national minorities as it will be about a new president settling into Élysée Palace. And it will be a period when the need for a political party that represents the genuine interests of the French working class—the French Socialist and Communist parties long since having crossed the class line to become the willing partners of capitalism—will be perhaps more acute than ever.


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Log Date: Friday, July 17, 2015
Water Temperature: 28C / 82F
Water temperature ranged from 76 – 82F. 3mm was sufficient in the north and 1mm worked on the southern dives. Those who were more sensitive to cold had a 5mm throughout the trip.
Air Temperature: 35C/ 100F
We excitedly welcomed this amazing group of divers and showed them to their cabins. After Ashraf gave the boat briefing the divers headed to the dive deck to start donning their gear and check if there was anything needed specially the SMBs before taking off the next morning. At 7pm dinner was ready. All the divers complemented Khaled for the nice steak he prepared. Later some of the divers decided to take a walk on Port Ghalib marina and some stayed onboard doing more adjustments to their camera's & strobes. Everyone was excited to take off the next morning and Captain Abdullah sailed with the Aggressor the next morning as soon as we got coastal guard permission.
Day 1 – Thursday July 9, 2015
Day 2 Friday July 10, 2015
Day 3 Saturday July 11, 2015
Day 4 Sunday July 12, 2015
Day 5 Monday July 13, 2015
Day 6 Tuesday July 14, 2015
Day 7 Wednesday July 15, 2015
Wadi El Gemal means the Canyon of Camels. This was where Captain Abdulla took us for our early morning dive in a site called El Farsha or The Patch. This coral garden at a depth of about 20 meters with no nearby reef around was encrusted and offered an amazing variety of corals and marine life. We were facing a bit of strong current but were able to hide in coral blocks and continue our swim. We observed in the dive schools of red tooth trigger fish, Jelly fish in the water column and plenty of snappers and sweet lips. The second dive Captain Abdullah dropped the divers on the eastern side of Shaab Sharm. The slight current made it very easy for the divers to drift next to the reef and at the same time stop or turn around if they wanted to photograph corals or fish. The reef is beautiful and rich with an amazing variety of hard & soft corals. We were rewarded with a huge napoleon, white anemone, a huge moray eel, scorpions, tunas, and barracudas, plenty of red snappers and schools of goat fish. Two white tip reef sharks were also spotted and Carlos got attacked by a titan trigger fish.
Day 9 Friday July 17, 2015
Amazing 9 days diving with this nice group. Thanks to everyone for getting aboard the Red Sea Aggressor and sharing their experience with us.