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Picking the best Android flashlight app can be very frustrating. The majority of the available options request permissions on your device that are often unnecessary. Fortunately, there are several flashlight apps available that only require minimum permissions to operate and they're free. This article is going to explore five of the best Android flashlight apps available today. We will organize them …Read More »
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There is a better way of enjoying your favorite books, even with eyes closed, as compared to reading – listening to free audiobooks online. Regardless of whether you are jogging, traveling or driving, audio books can be handy and add more fun to your day's activities. Below are reviews of some of the best platforms where you can find free …Read More »
Top 10 Free Online Video Editor Platforms to Look Into
People create and share videos now more than they ever have in the past. If you want to perfect your videos before publishing, combine various clips or have fun by adding music or special effects, then you will want to check out these great free online video editor platforms. Choosing the Best Free Online Video Editor 1. Lightworks If you …Read More »
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Homeware chain Dunelm has posted a full-year profit of £116m as it successfully capitalised on the UK housing boom.
The group, which sell blinds, bedding, curtains and kitchenware, increased profits by 7.4 per cent as its aggressive store expansion and ongoing direct sourcing programme helped it fulfil its goals.
The group, which operates 136 UK stores, spent £5m on advertising for the year to 28th June 2014, including £3m on a national TV campaign.
Nick Wharton, chief executive, commented: "We have continued our strategy of increasing scale through new store openings and multi-channel growth whilst investing in our customer proposition for the future.
"During the period we have increased the rate of that investment, ensuring we continue to provide our customers with market leading choice and expertise, helping us to maintain our differentiation from competitors over the long term."
It said that multi-channel revenues represented 7 per cent of total sales in the final quarter of the year.
Matthew Piner, research director at Conlumino, commented: "Online sales also continue to contribute to growth, although Dunelm remains behind the market in this area.
"Next up will be investments in improving the website but, with online sales made at a lower level of profitability than the traditional store channel, Dunelm will be wary of pushing the platform too aggressively."
Dunelm was founded in 1979 on a Leicester Market stall by Bill and Jean Adderley.

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Jerry Seinfeld Plays the Hershey Theatre, 11/16
America's premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine at Hershey Theatre on Friday, November 16 at 7 p.m.
Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Seinfeld now sets his sights on performing both nationally and internationally in 2012.
Tickets for this show are $63 and $78 (processing fees apply) and are available at Hershey Theatre Box Office. They can be charged by phone at 717-534-3405 or online at www.HersheyTheatre.com or www.TicketMaster.com.
For more information, please visit www.JerrySeinfeld.com.
The wristband policy will be in effect for this concert. Fans are permitted on Hershey Theatre property beginning at 7 a.m. on Saturday, September 22. Two hours prior to the on-sale, fans will be directed in front of Hershey Theatre Box Office, where they will be issued a numbered wristband. Wristbands are available for one hour, and at the conclusion of that hour, a selected fan will randomly choose a wristband that will determine the line order. For example: If 1,000 wristbands are issued during that hour and the number 500 is selected, the person wearing wristband 500 will be the first person in line. Numbers 501 to 1,000 will proceed in line behind, followed by numbers 1 through 499. Once the line is in place, fans arriving after the wristbands were issued will be escorted to the end of the numbered line.


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This is a Guest Post by Amitabh Verma, CEO and Founder of AMP Digital.
Conventional wisdom says that you build great products and it will sell on its own. More so in the online tech world wherein Google, Facebook, Amazon hardly advertised their core services, at least when they were a startup. People used their products, were delighted by the performance, and asked their friends and family to test it out. Hence there was no need for the founders to spend any money or resources in trying to market their products.
This idea that products market themselves have found some currency in the startup world. However, one must not be fooled by this and not do anything to get the word out and acquire new users and customers.
In today's world, whatever be our beliefs, we cannot afford to ignore digital marketing. In fact, we need to be very smart and heavily invested in growing awareness, getting users, and driving conversions because things stopped happening on their own long time back. In today's hyper active and super connected world, if you don't claim your space, someone else will.
But before you get started, here are a few prerequisites for a successful digital marketing campaign :
- Mobile friendly website : Majority of the websites are getting upwards of 35% traffic from mobile devices. However, I still find a lot of websites not geared up to engage with the mobile traffic. This should be the priority number 1 to fix.
- Engaging content on the website: Deep, rich and interesting content should be present before we get on to the marketing bandwagon. After all, once you get someone to visit your website, there should be enough meat to keep them entertained.
- Ease of navigation to the conversions: Getting the on page navigation right is the key. Visitors should not have to think about how to buy your product, or to look for the action buttons. It should be upfront and on your face.
- Well organised PR strategy: And lastly, you should have something to talk to the media about at least once in 15 days. It may be a new feature launch or a customer story; anything that may interest the media.
- Get right KPIs and objectives in place – You need to be absolutely clear about the purpose of your digital marketing and what does success look like to you. Also, never try to meet multiple (and sometimes, conflicting) goals. Always better to have a very sharply defined objective along with right KPIs to measure and benchmark your progress.
After you got the prerequisites right, it's time to get on to the marketing bandwagon. Here are a few tips for a Smart Digital Marketing campaign:
- Get SEO right – First and foremost, audit your website and ensure that it is SEO ready. There are many tools that help you with website audit but ensure that you go the whole nine yards and ensure that your website is desktop and mobile SEO friendly. Get rid of any broken pages, speed up your page load times, get meta tags/headers/descriptions properly done for each page, handle canonical redirects or any other issues that might still be there on your website.
- Focus on generating top class content, at least once a week – The best way to generate interest is by creating content that bring up interesting analysis and are useful to your target audience. You should start by understanding your 'buyer personas' and building a content roadmap. You should spend a reasonable amount of time getting every piece of content right and ensuring that it is original and valuable for the audience. Always prefer quality over quantity.
- Build and grow your social community – Do not ignore social. Pick up 6 to 8 social platforms where your target audience hangs out and create your presence on those platforms. You can use free and paid means to get a critical mass following you on your profiles. Once you get a sizeable mass, the community will grow on its own, so no need for paid advertising (to acquire followers) beyond a point. Also, ensure that your website has social plugins so that users can easily share their experiences with your website.
- Find highly relevant keywords and audiences to focus your marketing spent on – Before you spend any money on Google AdWords or Facebook ads, please ensure that you understand the buyer behaviour and the purchase funnel. What are the steps involved in the buying process, how is your audience researching for their products, are significant number of people already aware of your product category/competitor or will you have to build the category first – these are some of the questions you need to answer. Also, think about who your users/customers are, what they likes and preferences are , so that you can use these signals to better target your advertising and get higher ROI.
- Always be testing – Last but not the least, always be testing – A/B testing or multivariate testing should be part of the plan and not an afterthought to fix an issue. Testing platforms need to be built into our marketing plan right from the start and we need to have alternates of everything – our landing pages, ad creatives, action buttons, log placement etc. Nothing should be left to chance.
I do feel that if a startup is doing the above, they should have a reasonable shot at success. As you can see, most part is not money, but the time invested to get it right. Dive right in and do not hesitate to ask.
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Ordinarily you wouldn't expect much accuracy or sense in an article about guns and gun control from the New York Review of Books, but there it is, in David Cole's review of three new gun books in the current edition. In particular, this:
Congress has not passed a gun control law since it sought to ban assault weapons in 1994, and that law proved largely ineffectual. It is remarkably difficult to define an "assault weapon." They are semiautomatic, which means they fire a new bullet with each trigger pull, while automatically reloading. But most guns made today are semiautomatic, so the ban on assault weapons focused on the cosmetic military appearance of certain guns, and was easily evaded by alterations in design. Moreover, while gun rights proponents are hard-pressed to offer a legitimate reason for civilians to own assault weapons, they are used in a very small proportion of gun crimes. Most crimes involve ordinary handguns. So the assault weapon ban did little if anything to advance gun safety and Congress let it lapse in 2004.
Cole is skeptical of some of the improvisations of gun grabbers, such as Firmin DeBrabander's tortured theoretical argument that gun possession is anti-democratic:
These assertions, notwithstanding the obligatory references to John Locke, Machiavelli, Hannah Arendt, and Michel Foucault, are frankly difficult to square with political reality. The NRA may advocate for an individual right, but its influence derives precisely from collective democratic action. Far from threatening democracy, it expertly deploys the techniques of majoritarian politics. The NRA has achieved its victories not by threats of insurrection but through the classic methods of democracy: debate, dialogue, lobbying, and electioneering. Its source of strength lies not in the weapons its members own or carry, but in the votes they cast and the arguments they make.
Surely by this point NYRB readers on the Upper West Side will be getting the vapors. It gets better. Cole implicitly throws cold water on the proposal that Democrats sat in for this week of banning anyone on the terror watch list from buying a gun:
Others have proposed adding "suspected terrorists" to the list of those ineligible to purchase guns at licensed gun stores, a sensible suggestion so long as Congress adopts fair procedures and clear standards for so designating individuals. (At the moment, terror watchlists are notoriously overinclusive, adopted in secret, and virtually impossible to get off of, so significant reform would be necessary.)
It is precisely the reform of a prospective terror watch list gun buying ban that Republicans proposed but which Democrats opposed for purely political grandstanding reasons.


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Commencing with the singing of Jerusalem, the July meeting, a centenary celebration party, opened to a hall packed with members, friends and visitors from Stannington, Eglingham, Morpeth Town, Cambo and Felton WIs.
Sandra Dickinson, from Stannington, gave a wonderful demonstration of flower arranging. She began by creating a bunch of fresh herbs and wild flowers from her garden, tied up with green string.
Next came a beautiful celebration cake of flowers constructed on a base of gypsophilia, iced with pink roses and topped with an elegant spiral of pink roses in the same colour. Three smaller celebration cakes followed.
Finally, a tall fluted champagne glass was filled with overflowing greenery trailing down the sides.
Sandra's running description of these lovely creations, together with advice on their upkeep, was accompanied by her amusing anecdotes.
Pauline Simpson thanked her warmly for her seemingly effortless skill in producing this lovely collection, which was all raffled off during the evening.
Two quizzes followed, one a sheet of photos of 21 famous women over the past century to be identified, the second a test of knowledge of world events, 1915 to 2015, with prizes for the winning teams.
The final event of this centenary celebration party was the cutting of the beautiful centenary cake by joint Presidents Rosy Walker and Pauline Simpson. This was then sliced and distributed to everyone, followed by a lovely buffet of home bakes, cheese board, fresh fruit platter, accompanied by wine and soft drinks — a fruity end to an evening enjoyed by members and guests alike.
The next meeting is on September 3, with a talk on The History of Woolworths in the North East. All new members welcome.


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I suggest starting with the 2-1/2" and 1-3/8" circles so you can punch large and small images. Then fill in with others, like the 1" and 1-1/4" so you can create a variety of layers.
I call this my "Rainbow Card". What do you think? Does it remind you of a rainbow, too?
I saw a rainbow on the way to work this morning. It was beautiful, and I've been wanting to make a rainbow every since.
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Over 10 million Samsung Galaxy S smartphones have now been sold around the world, which means that the South Korean manufacturer has easily met its year end goal of toppling this figure with its flagship Android smartphone.
Positive reviews and its iPhone 3G S styling, meant that the Galaxy S was destined for greatness but it seems that Samsung was the only entity to predict just how significant its ascent would become.
In late December, the manufacturer was thought to have sold around 9.3 million Galaxy S handsets so it is not surprising that with the Christmas boost, it was able to round that up to the magic 10 million mark.
Sales in the US managed to push the total up, as four million Galaxy S variants were sold since its June 2010 launch, while in Europe 2.5 million were sold.
With such a huge pool of consumers enjoying the Samsung Galaxy S, the onus is on the manufacturer to get serious about bringing Android updates to the smartphone, especially since the Google Nexus S and hotly rumoured Samsung Galaxy S2 sequel, feature Android 2.3 and the latest features which come with it.


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Well It's Friday which I suppose is a reason to be happy. Especially as this has been one of the worst weeks in my life and there's been plenty of those.
First of all on Tuesday (the 19th I think), I go up to my pad in Newerthill to oversee my new gas prepayment meter put in. No problems so far.
I get in the house and sift through the mail and there is a nice threatening letter from Scottish power threatening to disconnect my supply. Nice. I can't deal with that at the moment 'cos I'm waiting on the Gas man coming.
The gas man comes and takes one look at my boiler and fucking condemns it. I try pleading, bribery, emotional blackmail and threats but to no avail. He just says "if I go away and leave that the way it is and something happens I'll be in the jail". I can't really argue with that. It's not the way I would have handled it if I were him but there yi go.
The point is that I no longer have the use of my boiler which means no hot water or heating. My cooker still works but fuck me that's not good enough. This is all on top of the leccy threat. Those bastards at Scottish power owe me money if anything. Cunts
Anyway, I then go up to my wee mates bit in Wishaw and drown my sorrows with him. He kindly gets me full of coke and all the world seems brighter.
But when I get down the road and see Dilzyghirl I am a little bit worse for wear; And it shows!
I'm all ready to pour my heart out on the rebel rambler when she tells me she's hid the modem. I think she's joking and say "aye right whatever" But when I get to my computer I find she's not kidding after all.
My ensuing tantrum ends up with me smashing one or two items in the house. A mirror and a lamp. Major fall out and a I make a few threats. The worrying thing for me is that she and her pal seem really frightened of me. It doesn't make me feel big or clever so I hide on the room until yesterday when we sort things out.
Today I sorted things out with the leccy and the landlady's representative.
I'll need to do something about my anger management.


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From medical records to insurance forms to prescription services, the healthcare business is a networked environment – allowing patient information to be shared and managed by a variety of parties and from a number of endpoints, each with their own level of security for protecting that information.
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Maintaining the security of patient data is a complex proposition that affects:
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The price of defrauding the government could get a lot costlier.
A recent court decision by the Fourth Circuit, whose jurisdiction includes Maryland and parts of Virginia, is set to change how much contractors who mislead the government face in potential penalties.
If widely adopted, the court's decision could quickly multiply the fine a misbehaving contractor incurs based on the number of invoices it files during the course of a contract — even if the government has not suffered any damages or even if the invoices are accurate.
Under the False Claims Act — a Civil War-era law that was designed to protect the government from receiving false goods and services from contractors — the penalty imposed on each invoice that a contractor submits while engaging in fraud can range from $5,000 to $11,000. Multiplying that by the thousands of invoices that some contracts generate can easily escalate that figure into millions of dollars.
In addition, under the False Claims Act, a private citizen can file a suit on the government's behalf if he or she has first-hand knowledge of fraud. Based on whether the government decides to pursue the case or not, the individual's share of the penalty amount can range from 15 to 30 percent of the total award.
That potential windfall acts as a strong incentive for people to file suits on behalf of the government, said Susan Cassidy, a partner at law firm Covington & Burling, which is petitioning the Supreme Court to review the Fourth Circuit's decision. The petition is also backed by the National Defense Industrial Association.
"Even if a company had a good defense, [the court's decision] makes the potential damages so vast that you will settle," Cassidy said.
The case that the Fourth Circuit ruled on involved a Belgian shipping company, Gosselin, which was accused of conspiring to fix shipping rates to transport goods to troops based in Europe and of providing a false certification of independent pricing when it bid the contract. The court awarded penalties by ruling that each invoice Gosselin submitted was considered a false claim, even though the invoices themselves were accurate.
One of the original intents of the False Claims Act was to encourage whistleblowers. Technically, a contractor can be prosecuted only if it knowingly commits fraud, and cases are routinely rejected by the government. But the total number of fraud suits filed by private citizens has increased in recent years, according to statistics compiled by the Justice Department. From 2007 to 2013, the number of such suits increased by 106 percent.
"One factor that may be motivating more whistleblowers to file complaints is the Justice Department's success in False Claims Act cases," Nicole Navas, a department spokeswoman, said in an e-mail. Since 2009, the department has recovered more than $20.2 billion under the False Claims Act, Navas said.
Attorneys for contractors say the majority of cases brought forth are usually by disgruntled former employees. Company executives usually don't worry about such suits, but compliance lawyers do.
"We talk about it as a 'bounty hunter' provision," said Alan Chvotkin, executive vice-president and counsel for the Professional Services Council, which is not part of the Supreme Court petition. "As the dollar value of contracts has increased, the financial incentive to [private citizens] goes up as well," he said.
Of course, the best way to avoid any of these problems is for a contractor to conduct business honestly. But that may not be so easy, Chvotkin said.
"As the complexity of contracts has grown, the chance of error also increases," he said. "I have no doubt that contracts have mistakes, but whether that rises to illegality" is for the courts to define, he said.
For now, the Supreme Court has yet to decide whether it will take up the issue.


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Smaller is always better, correct? Smaller is more portable, easier to hold, and is more likely to be used in most situations, correct? That's typically correct, especially in the technology world.
But that isn't taking into account the loss of potential productivity, or the advantages of the larger size. At some point, a smaller size begins to impact the capabilities of the device, even if the two devices run identical software. While the iPad mini really is an excellent device that is designed to please most users, there is at least one group of users that likely will not find the iPad mini's smaller form factor an improvement over the more traditional, 9.7″ iPad.
That segment of users are the true iPad power users, the people who consistently use the iPad not just to consume, but also to create.
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Upon the original release of the iPad, Apple made sure to include applications that proved that the new device was useful for more than just watching videos, reading books, or browsing the web. Software such as Apple's Pages — a world-class document creation and editing tool that can go toe-to-toe with even the likes of Microsoft Word on most fronts — helped prove that there was more to the iPad than just consumption. Since the release of the device, however, it has become obvious just how the iPad is mostly used: viewing videos and photos, reading, web browsing, and generally communicating with others through services like email, Facebook, and Twitter.
That trend is often used to back up the argument that the iPad isn't fit for creating content and that Apple's iPad is a glorified web browser that users shell $500 out for.
That simply isn't true, and the nail in the coffin for such a theory is the simple fact that applications targeted at creators thrive on the App Store. From Paper to Pages and Keynote to Diet Coda, the trend is obviously there: the iPad can be used for real work. From the beginning, the larger display, higher-resolution, and cutting-edge specifications on the iPad were designed to facilitate creators to do what they do best on the device.
The iPad mini, on the other hand, is designed for something else. The smaller screen, the iPhone-sized touch targets, and the less powerful specifications all result in a device that is specifically designed not for power users, but for users who only expect their device to excel at browsing Facebook. That isn't to say that the iPad mini isn't capable of creating content or satisfying the desires of a creative worker, but the evidence and various aspects of the iPad mini point towards a device designed for the masses and their needs.
The iPad-iPad mini comparison is analogous to the 11″ MacBook Air and the Retina MacBook Pro. The MacBook Air — thanks mostly to its next-generation design — is very popular among consumers. Its internals are powerful enough to easily allow users to accomplish the most popular tasks while still allowing the device to have excellent battery life. The display isn't particularly high-resolution, but it doesn't matter: the hardware gets out of the way of the user, as long as the user doesn't expect the hardware to power overly-intense processes.
Likewise, the Retina MacBook Pro is larger — and exponentially more powerful because of it. While still slim and svelte, the Retina MacBook Pro offers advanced users an advanced machine with premium internals, albeit at a premium price.
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Are Quakers Christians?
It has come to my attention more than once that there are many people who actually think that Quakers are not Christian. Why they think so I can only guess because when I ask them they cannot say. Can it be that our faith and practice is just so different from what they experience in their churches that we don't "feel" Christian to them?
Surprisingly, hearing this usually makes me somewhat indignant, even though I am very comfortable calling myself a Quaker and not just a little uncomfortable calling myself a Christian. Indeed, why should I be indignant when I am so delighted that Jews and Buddhists and pagans and atheists worship with us and struggle with us for peace and social justice?
Perhaps I am indignant for the many Quakers who are very conscious of being Christian and who, like the early Quakers, try to live their lives according to good gospel order. When George Fox discovered the one who could "speak to his condition," it was Christ Jesus, not Buddha, or Shiva, or the Great Spirit, or even Jehovah. One would think that if a faith is based on the teachings of Jesus it has to be Christian. Apparently that is not quite the case. The rub comes from the multitude of understandings of those teachings.
Now, Quakers do not have a catechism or a dogma that we learn by rote, so it is not just a little difficult to say what it is Quakers understand the teachings of Jesus to be. The task is further complicated because so many of us are Convinced Friends who learned most of what we know about Christianity in other Sunday schools. In fact, it is characteristic of Quakers to be very tolerant of differences in belief, not only the beliefs of other Christians, but the variety of belief among ourselves as well.
However, it does seem fair to say that on the whole Quakers devote far less attention than other churches to a last judgment or to the fear of hellfire. Perhaps that is due to our bedrock belief that there is "that of God in everyone." Although I'm not sure we've ever fully articulated the theological implications of that most simple belief, it seems to me to speak to universal salvation, which is a very different thing from a sorting of the worthy from the unworthy.
Is it that which makes Quakers seem to so many to be outside the Christian fold? Or is it something more concrete: not having an appointed minister or a prescribed liturgy; not passing a collection plate, or praying out loud; not having a creed. Ah! That may be the crux of the matter. Theologians define Christianity as a creedal religion and George Fox saw no need for creeds.
Not having a creed is risky. It can open us up to the indwelling spirit. It can challenge us to change our beliefs and attitudes. It can lead us to value our own experience at least as much as that of our ancestors. Christianity was certainly a risky faith to follow in its early centuries and it may still be risky for Quakers, who insist on following as best they can the living spirit.


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Women, Millennials and Technology Leading the Way
In a time when the one percenters seem to have it all, author Munir Moon builds a case for the average Joe in his eye-opening new book, The Middle Class Comeback. So take heart and take control of your fears with Moon's informative–and ultimately inspiring–look at the middle class.
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The boarding school which will be in Kochi has students from across the transgender community, writes Neha Pant
Transgender activists, Vijayaraja Mallika, Maya Menon and Faisal CK have announced that on 30th December, India will inaugurate its first boarding school for transgender community in Kochi. Called the Sahaj International School, it will be inaugurated by the transgender rights activist and artist Kalki Subramaniam.
An initiative of TransIndia Foundation, it will be led by six transgenders working with the same institution. The school will initially accommodate 10 students, which currently include a disabled person and a migrant. They will study under the National Open School System. Speaking at a press conference, Mallika said, the school has a few sponsors for the initial months but they are planning to seek financial help from the government, "after proving its worthiness."
The school will start from a space given by a Christian organisation on contract, Christian organisation pro-life sector and National Open School have both extended their support to the venture. Mallika also said the aim of transgender school is to provide transgenders security, salvation and sustainability.
According to the Indian Census (2011), there are around 4.9 lakh transgenders in the country. Census data also reveals that this community has low literacy levels, only 46 per cent transgenders are literate, compared to 74 per cent literacy in the general population. This community comes under the category "disadvantage group" defined by the Right to Education Act. It means these children will be eligible for 25 per cent reservation under the economically weaker section (EWS) and disadvantaged student's category for admission. Yet the reality is far from theory and many are shunned from school, so the importance of initiatives like the Sahaj International cannot be stressed enough.
Although, ever since the Supreme Court of India gave a landmark judgment declaring transgenders as the "third gender," things have been looking up for the community. In this one year alone, India has seen its first transgender police inspector, college principal, mayor, taxi service, modelling agency, transgender shelter and even a music band.


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Motorola on Friday announced it has begun rolling out the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, to the Droid Razr M. If you don't get the update right away, just sit tight. Motorola said it's being pushed out in phases. The phone maker did not specify exactly when the rollout will be complete, however.
Verizon has posted a support document about the 254.1 MB update, noting it will take up to 30 minutes to download, depending on network conditions. After downloading the software, installation should take another 15 to 30 minutes, during which you'll be unable to make or receive calls.
The update is "packed with new features and apps to help you tackle your busy day, like Google Now, Voice Search and better notifications," Motorola said on its website. Google Now, described as an "intelligent personal assistant" provides information like how much traffic you'll hit on the way to work or what time the train will arrive when you're standing on the platform. Voice Search, meanwhile, lets you speak your question directly into the phone.
You'll also now be able to take action directly from notifications, saving you some time and hassle. For example, when you get a reminder for a meeting, you can tap once to snooze, or email the person you're meeting to say you're running late. If you missed a call, you can text the person directly from the notification.
There's also Android Beam for sharing photos, offline voice typing, an improved photo gallery, and a more accurate text prediction system.
For more, see PCMag's full reviews of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and the Droid Razr M.
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A few weeks ago, there was a "handmade meme" going around Facebook. If you have friends who are crafty at all, you've probably seen it. The premise was that the person posting the status agreed to make one handmade thing for the first five people to comment, but those five people, in turn, had to post the same status and make things for the first five people to comment.
I don't normally do that stuff, but the person who initially posted it is a wonderfully creative friend. Selfishly, I thought it would be great fun to have her make something for me. Less selfishly, I wondered who would be the first five to sign up when I posted the status in turn.
It ended up being a really eclectic group. New friends, old friends, work friends, and Sweet Husband, who snuck in as number five. As soon as they were all signed up, I made the decision to really have fun with this project. Because it would be pretty easy to assembly-line something random for all five of them, but it wouldn't be nearly as much fun for me as thoughtfully considering and making things that might delight them. This yoga bag was the first project for the "non-random handmade" meme, as I've dubbed it in my head.
After the holidays, a few friends and I started attending a yoga class as a girls' night out, and I noticed that the very first friend who signed up for the meme was using an ordinary tote to carry her mat. I thought she might like a more specific yoga bag, and--from her reaction when she opened it--I think I was right!
The pattern was a freebie from Amy Butler, and the fabric is Echino Peacock. I chose the pattern because I wanted a pocket, but at times it felt like a challenge as to how many layers my poor little sewing machine could get through. By the time I was sewing the strap to the top, I think I counted over twelve, which led to some puckers and words I'm not allowed to say when the Kid is awake. Nonetheless, I was happy with how the bag turned out, and--as aforementioned--I think my friend loved it too.
On to non-random project #2!
[P.S. Speaking of sewing--forgot to mention last week that I was on the Sew Mama Sew blog. It's the compendium of Frankenquilting! If you're so inclined, please do go check out Quick Fixes for Old Quilts.]


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Department Heads Meeting Minutes – August 14, 2012
Department Heads Meeting
Marcus called the meeting to order at 12:15pm.
I. Walk Throughs
–Marcus spoke about the history of the Walk Through tool and how it went last year. He mentioned that the rating portion caused some discussion last year.
–David suggested Marcus email the teachers after a Walk Through and ask the teachers to come in for a conversation.
–Marcus said he will make it clear to the staff that he enjoys the conversations and will send the staff an email if he feels there should be a conversation.
–Lisa asked for the process of Informal Walk Throughs, as she will be doing much of this on an informal basis.
–Michelle said that it has pretty much been that visits are welcome and there is an open door policy. She mentioned administrators who dropped a note to the teachers after a visit.
–Marcus said it is a criterion for evaluation for administrators, so this year Marcus will have to show more documentation that the administrators are doing walk throughs. Marcus will keep a copy of the document for his records.
–Joseph said he would not want this to be part of a formal evaluation and would not want this to get into his personnel files. He said he welcomes anyone to come to his classroom to observe. This also helps with student management.
–Joseph also said that his department members have done walk throughs in his department.
–Doug said that his department does this and does cover classes for each other so they can observe in other departments.
–The administrators were asked if they could help cover classes.
II. CLAs and Common Formative Assessments
–Testing window for CLAs is October 9 – 19th. This is on the Staff Calendar. All departments are giving some sort of assessments during this time.
–David mentioned that they have created a CLA for the Fall and for the Spring. He also said that this was written for the end of the semester. English and Math for 9th and 10th graders will happen in the October time period.
–Doug asked about the hand written portion of the test. Lisa said she and Marcus would do some training to help teachers use the data.
–Joseph asked if the Common Formative Assessment has to be a scantron test. Marcus said Joseph would have to do it by hand. Joseph talked about his project based assignments. Lisa suggested looking at particular sections of the rubric.
–Joseph would like to see Common Formative Assessments from other departments. This would help in planning their test.
–David felt the goal of this is to see what we need to do better on. We want to have the best use of our time. Marcus said that some departments have activities in common while others do not.
–Joseph suggested each department could pick their best assessment and share it with others.
–Mat asked if there would be another window for the non-Math/English assessments.
–Mat said his department did not want to do the assessment at the end of the semester, as there would not be time for changes. Marcus will send out an email and everyone will have input for the timing.
III. School Loop Training
–Training on Thursday will include an intro class from 1:30pm-2:30pm. The advanced training will be from 2:30pm on.
–Lisa has answers to some of the questions.
–By 3:30pm, everyone must have the syllabus up, send an email, post an assignment, upload a document (hopefully your syllabus), and your grading scale.
–Anyone who already knows how to do all of these activities does not have to go to the training, but all of these items must be posted by 3:30pm. Two trainers will be here—one of them is the mother of one of our students.
–Joseph said he tried to post an assignment last night, but with no students listed it was not possible to post an assignment.
–Joseph brought up the issue of "intellectual property." He would like to hear from the union about this. He feels that if he creates something on his home computer, he owns it. Does it have to be copy writed? There is not enough time to do all of this by 3:30pm tomorrow.
–Lisa said it does not need to be the actual syllabus, but should know how to do the activity.
–Kathleen feels the same as Joseph about the issue of "intellectual property."
–Marcus said that documents do not have to be attached—just the basic assignment. The title of the assignment would be fine.
–Joseph said he felt this syllabus is his "intellectual property," and he would like clarification from the union.
–Lisa mentioned that any work that you do on work time then becomes the property of the school/company, etc.
–Marcus said he is not sure there is anything in the contract about this issue.
–Joseph felt that each individual has a right to their "intellectual property."
–Lisa said the solution is to upload something resembling the document. The syllabus is the document she would like uploaded.
–Discussion followed to change the language.
–Doug mentioned that the Math Department would not be at school on Thursday, so Lisa will help on Friday
IV. CST and Goal Setting
–You can look at your results, but we cannot share it until August 31st.
–Marcus asked everyone to join a prediction activity—for the CSTs write a prediction of what the CST will be for last year in each department. Marcus collected the predictions from each member.
–It was mentioned that the UCs might use CST results for English class placement.
–Marcus mentioned reading Schmoker last year and this will be an activity this year.
V. Miscellaneous
–Mat mentioned that 6th period on Wednesday and Thursday next week would be 35 minutes, while all others are 50 minutes.
–Michelle asked about department budgets—do we have any money? Supplies will come out of a general area. Katie said it was voted on last year that departments would relinquish their supplies to save a position. Katie suggested Donor's Choice as an alternative to get supplies, etc.
Meeting adjourned at 12:55pm


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Probe Captain Amarinder Singh's Swiss accounts, says Arvind Kejriwal
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Captain hit back at Kejriwal, accusing him of acting as Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley�s �paid agent."
Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal in his rally in Punjab on Monday gave details of alleged Swiss bank accounts that he claimed were opened to allegedly stash Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder and his family's ill-gotten money.
Reportedly, in an 'Inqlaab' rally in Kotshamir in Bathinda alleged that captain and his family amassed huge wealth when he was chief minister of Punjab (2002-2007). He claimed the accounts are held in the names of Amarinder's wife Perneet Kaur, their son Raninder, and a family trust.
"While Modiji is claiming he is trying to curb black money by demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes… I am giving you the Swiss bank account numbers 5090184484 and 5090184485, which were opened on July 26, 2005 in the names of Raninder and his mother, Perneet Kaur, and another account number 5090284483 in the name of the trust floated by the mother and son,'' Kejriwal said.
He also said that Captain before coming into power in 2002, had gone bankrupt and within three years after coming to power, he (Captain) and his family opened accounts in the Swiss bank, where the family member used to transfer a huge sum of money every month.
He further challenged Prime Minister to investigate the details of black money hoarders outside the country, rather than going after the poor of the country. He also went on to dare Captain Amarinder to file a defamation suit against him if the information was wrong.
However, Captain hit back at Kejriwal, accusing him of acting as Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's "paid agent." He insisted that the allegations against him were old and unauthenticated while calling Kejriwal's claim "fabricated and politically motivated".
Captain Amarinder reportedly said the alleged account numbers which the AAP leader says are held by his family members were the same old numbers which his colleague Ashish Khetan had released in March 2016, and which he had already proved to be a sham.


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Gov Says All Stinky Chinese Drywall Should Be Gutted
The Consumer Products Safety Commission today released their long-awaited guidelines about the stinky Chinese drywall that has been linked to corrosion and is described in the report as "sulfur-emitting." The bottom line? Get out the tools. That stuff's gotta go. Here's the really bad news: CPSC and HUD also recommend that you replace "electrical components and wiring, gas service piping, fire suppression sprinkler systems, smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms."
Based on scientific study of the problem to date, HUD and CPSC recommend consumers remove all possible problem drywall from their homes, and replace electrical components and wiring, gas service piping, fire suppression sprinkler systems, smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. Taking these steps should help eliminate both the source of the problem drywall and corrosion-damaged components that might cause a safety problem in the home.
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For more information, check out a full text of the remediation guidance (PDF).
"Our investigations now show a clear path forward," said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum. "We have shared with affected families that hydrogen sulfide is causing the corrosion. Based on the scientific work to date, removing the problem drywall is the best solution currently available to homeowners. Our scientific investigation now provides a strong foundation for Congress as they consider their policy options and explore relief for affected homeowners."
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A stylish retreat at Combermere Abbey
Combermere Abbey on the Cheshire/Shropshire border has just opened the doors of its luxury B&B accommodation in its newly-restored North Wing.
Spread over two floors, the B&B features two luxurious bedrooms and a series of spectacular reception rooms. The interiors were styled by world-class interior designer, Nina Campbell in association with Restoration Project Director, and owner of the Abbey, Sarah Callander Beckett. They won the Sotheby's/Historic House Association Restoration Award within weeks of opening.
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'The Bhurtpore' can be presented as one king size bed or twin beds. Its charming décor is accented with soft furnishings in a warm shade of coral, complementing the carved oak panelling, wooden floors and stone fireplace. The bedroom has its own en suite facilities including a walk-in shower and marble-topped vanity basin, once again sharing views to the front elevation of the Abbey.
Also on this floor is the Tudor Study with original 400-year-old oak beams, once on the exterior walls of the Abbey and now cleverly reversed to the interior and plasterwork decorated with heraldic symbols, provides an interesting and historically relevant feature to this beautiful, cosy living room.
Sarah Callander Beckett, owner of Combermere Abbey, said:
"It is a huge pleasure to be able to invite guests to stay in The Abbey's North Wing. We're overjoyed with the renovation and it's a real privilege for my family and I to share this and the beauty and tranquility of this estate".
A traditional English cooked breakfast, with farm-fresh local produce is prepared by the Abbey's own in-house staff, and served in the Dining Room. Both rooms also have their own tea and coffee-making facilities, luggage storage and flat screen TVs.
Guests have access to the estate's woodland walks, mere, Knot Garden, and the formal Victorian walled gardens, which feature the world's only fruit tree maze.
How to book
Go to www.combermereabbey.co.uk. Please mention Love My Trips when booking.


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Graham's Greatest Blend is a best seller that has been with us since our inception as a 700-square foot coffee shop. It was created in the summer of 1994 as the house blend for our flagship location. Its development was driven to satisfy the requests of our initial coffee shop customers.
In doing our market research, we found our prospective customers wanted speedy coffee service before starting their morning commutes to school and work. They wanted to have a variety of coffee to choose from, however, they also wanted to have an old reliable, consistent choice for the days they were too busy to sample.
Our customers also requested a darker roast, full-bodied blend with a nice balanced acidity. From our perspective, we wanted the blend to be both exciting and nuanced, while at the same time familiar and comforting to the drinker.
We started with variations of Latin American origins from Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, etc. These coffees and roast levels were most familiar to our test subjects (read: friends and family). In 1994, these single-origins were much more widely available and easily sourced. We altered roast levels and experimented a great deal, but we felt the results lacked the nuance we were looking for.
We then tried combining Indonesian coffees with the Latins, which gave us some incredible chocolate notes and then adding an available East African varietal, which, at the time, was harder to reliably obtain.
Ultimately, we tried lots of combinations. Many of those combinations went on to become other staple blends that you might be familiar with (Andes, Espresso Milano, etc.). We knew we stumbled onto something after we tried variations pairing Indonesians with East Africans. The result became our official House Blend, and eventually, "Graham's Greatest". The blend proved to be versatile and popular during all day parts and also sold incredibly well as a retail coffee for customers to brew at home.
Our "House Blend" became the shop staple and, 16 years later, it has served as the "old reliable" for a great many cafes and coffeehouses throughout the United States. One of our classic blends, it has stood the test of time.
Jeff Vojta
Stockton Graham & Co.


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A lifebuoy can save you when you have already fallen in the water, but it doesn't stop you falling in the water: it can help to protect you from the more serious consequences of your mistakes. A lamp helps you see what you are doing, but it doesn't stop you doing things: the extra information can help you avoid making mistakes. Types are often sold as a means to stop programmer errors becoming execution errors. In modern Haskell, that would rather understate their value, as I hope to demonstrate. Programming live, I shall show what you can achieve when you see types as an input to the program construction process (in which labour is shared with the compiler in helpful ways), rather than an output from type inference.
Is a type a lifebuoy or a lamp?
Conor McBride
Dr Conor McBride runs the Mathematically Structured Programming group at the University of Strathclyde. He specialises in dependently typed programming. Over a decade ago. he was co-designer and implementer of Epigram. These days, while working on foundational innovations beyond advanced languages like Agda and Idris, he also engages keenly with the languages funcitonal programmers use for real work today. He is one of the people helping to drive the evolution of Haskell's type system towards ever greater expressivity.


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Robert Desrosiers is helping whip the Lester B. Pearson Grade 7 dance class into shape for a fall show
When Robert Desrosiers grew up in Montreal in the 1950s, boys didn't dance.
But Robert's mother saw something in her son and put him in dance school.
It's a good thing she did, for her son went on to become arguably the most influential dancer and choreographer in modern dance in Canada, a career that has helped break down the walls for boys in dance and one that continues to inspire dancers of all ages.
Since Sunday, Desrosiers has been in London meeting and teaching dancers of all ages while he leads a class of 28 13- and 14-year-old students at Pearson School for the Arts in a new piece he's created for the annual Art Harvest where the then Grade 8 class will perform its final show.
Desrosiers urged parents to consider, not just dance, but any of the arts — music, theatre, fine arts — as a way to help their children reach their full potential.
"Any art form is a language, a way of expressing ourselves and discover more about yourself," said Desrosiers.
"You discover more about who you are. It opens the door to discovering themselves. Sports will also help develop a child, but in a different way.
"I knew from a very early age that dance was for me. It is my language, my way of giving back to life. All people have to give something, whether you're a baker, a tailor, it doesn't matter. We're all here to serve one way or another."
The arts may especially help children focus, he said.
"Sometimes, as a child you don't feel that you fit in, either academically or in sports. The arts can be the way to discover something that speaks to you. That's huge, because you can find a sense of purpose, of wanting to be part of something."
Desrosiers is a graduate of the National Ballet School of Canada and has danced with the National Ballet of Canada.
He has performed at most major venues in the world and worked with the world's best dancers, not to mention collaborations with such Canadian icons as Leonard Cohen, Toller Cranston, Bruce Cockburn, Eric Cadesky, Jesse Cook, Neve Campbell, Claudia Moore and The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.
In 1981, Desrosiers was the first recipient of the Jacqueline Lemieux Prize, followed in 1985 by the Jean A. Chalmers Award for his innovative choreography.
Desrosiers rarely works with children and it's especially rare for him to be working with children who have not yet focused on dance for a career.
So, spending a week at Pearson creating a new and still untitled piece based on Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion has been interesting for the man who gave modern dance such works as Nightclown and Brass Fountain (both 1980), The Fool's Table (1982) and Ultracity (1986), Blue Snake (for the National Ballet) and the multi-media spectacle, Lumiere in 1986.
"Every project has its own colour, it's own feel," said Desrosiers in an interview Wednesday.
"I don't work that often with children and not very often with children where dance isn't their full focus of life. Now is our third day together and I can see it happening in them where I hand them new ideas. They're very playful with me and what I like is that it doesn't matter what I throw at them they'll willing to try anything."
Dance teacher Deb Kapp, who studied ballet, said she was "thrilled" to have Desrosiers teaching the students, recalling having seen Blue Snake in Toronto.
"It's absolutely thrilling," said Kapp, a fixture at Pearson for 23 years, who founded the Art Harvest, which draws schools and professional from across the province to perform and raise money to fund a post-secondary scholarship.
"The Art Harvest (Sept. 27 at Western University's Paul Davenport Theatre) is the ultimate performance for the kids, the culmination of five years of learning through the arts. It's rare for them to have someone come in who is a master at creating works."


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Slaying all hearts with her incredible looks and soulful voice, the multi talented playback singer of bollywood, Kanika Kapoor is making the most of this holiday season. The singer was recently spotted chilling in London with her family and spending quality time with them before she gets back to the grind. Vacationing in London city between the beautiful landscape and breath taking views, Kanika is surely giving us some major #HolidayGoals.
Despite her busy schedule, hectic shoots and constant travels, Kanika manages to look absolutely stunning and gorgeous at all times!


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Social media sites are full of pictures of parents and grandparents beaming as they hold new babies. Thousands of years ago, the Psalmist declared his hope in God. It is fitting that Jesus comes as a baby. Hope is a forward looking activity. What better way to hope in the future than to see a newborn full of possibilities? Of course, at the time of his birth few foresaw what would unfold for Jesus in the next few decades. Yet some came with hope-- there were shepherds and wise men. Christmas is a time to reflect on hope.
To nurture the possibilities within any child, parents must devote considerable time and energy and personal resources. Parents are often tired and seek assistance from family and friends. Nurturing hope is an investment in the future. And for Christians, hope lives on beyond the lifespan.
In some cultures, the emphasis is on individuals and what they can accomplish if they work hard. Other cultures emphasize group effort and teamwork. In Christian culture, the metaphors are often about family. A family that includes God. Hope is bound up in joint efforts to pursue kingdom goals. Christians are known by their love, which is often expressed in meeting the needs of the poor and ministering to those who are ill. Christians are quick to forgive and encourage those who feel hopeless.
As I write, many people in the Philippines have suffered great losses. In my current hometown, an agency motivated to help people in need is aptly named Convoy of Hope. It was encouraging to see that they were on the move when Typhoon Haiyan hit. On their web page they have a motivating phrase, "A Driving Passion to Feed the World." It takes a great team of staff, volunteers, and donors to offer hope to others.
Hope in Two Parts
Hopeful people focus on goals
The late C. R. Snyder studied hope for years. Hope seems to have twin dimensions. He called the first hope dimension, pathways thinking. Hopeful people focus on goals. And goals can be short-term or long-term. People with a high level of hope generate new ways to reach goals when a particular pathway is blocked. Hopeful people sometimes join with others in the pursuit of common aims. Hopeful people persist in the face of adversity.
Hopeful people are motivated
The second dimension of hope is agency thinking. Agency thinking is about motivation. Hopeful people feel empowered to accomplish their goals. Hopeful people can say with Paul, "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13, NIV).
Hopeful people are usually happy and joyful. Hopeful people are more forgiving and compassionate. The barriers in life become challenges to overcome. Hope works like an inner cycle that propels us forward. Hopeful thinking links to positive feelings and action. Accomplishments encourage us to do more and increase our sense of hope.
Parents help children become hopeful when they help children see the connection between hard work and positive outcomes. Snyder believed that for children to become hopeful they needed a strong attachment to their parents. Attachment is a significant part of what it means to love another.
It's not surprising that the advent themes of hope, joy, love, and peace are bound together and presented to us in the form of a baby who holds out the promise of hope for the future. It is also fitting that in our calendar, the common goal-setting that occurs at the New Year is only a few weeks away. Advent is a great time to enjoy the present and consider what lies ahead with a sense of hope-- God is with us. Immanuel.
My hope is, in You Lord
All the day long
I won't be shaken by drought or storm
peace that passes understanding
And I sing
My hope is in You, Lord
Aaron Shust- My Hope Is In You
Aaron Shust sings My Hope Is In You
C. R. Snyder held a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. He was a psychological scientist at the University of Kansas until his death in 2006. He published on many topics including hope and forgiveness. You can find a list of books and articles about hope on the linked web page.


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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Taylor, John (classicist)
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TAYLOR, JOHN (1704-1766), English classical scholar, was born at Shrewsbury on the 22nd of June 1704. His father was a barber, and, by the generosity of one of his customers, the son, having received his early education at the grammar school of his native town, was sent to St John's College, Cambridge. In'1732 he was appointed librarian, in 1734 registrar of the university. Somewhat late in life he took orders, became rector of Lawford in Essex in 1751, and canon of St Paul's in 1757. He died in London on the 4th of April 1766. Taylor is best known for his editions of some of the Greek orators, chiefly valuable for the notes on Attic law, e.g. Lysias (1739); Demosthenes Contra Leptinem (1741) and Contra Midiam (1743, with Lycurgus Contra Leocratem), intended as specimens of a proposed edition, in five volumes, of the orations of Demos- thenes, Aeschines, Dinarchus and Demades, of which only vols. ii. and iii. were published. Taylor also published (under the title of Marmor Sandvicense) a commentary on the inscription on an ancient marble brought from Greece by Lord Sandwich, containing particulars of the receipts and expenditure of the Athenian magistrates appointed to celebrate the festival of Apollo at Delos in 374 B.C. His Elements of Civil Law (17SS) also deserves notice. It was severely attacked by Warburton in his Divine Legation, professedly owing to a difference of opinion in regard to the persecution of the early Christians, in reality because Taylor had spoken disparagingly of his scholarship.


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Venus and Mars will truly be blossoming for Cancer at the start of the year. With such a good start, both work and everyday life will seem a little easier. Thanks to the stars, the summer months promise a good climate for love from June to the middle of September. Upward trends will also be noticeable in professional matters. Cancers should watch out for themselves towards the end of the year, and take good care of their needs and their physical health.
January – March
A few days before the new year begins, Venus will start off in the related sign Pisces. From there, it will form a positive aspect to the sun of Cancer, leading to an outstanding period for love throughout all of January. The same is also true of Mars, which will also be in Pisces throughout all of January, giving its full power to Cancer from this position. However, as a warning, Mercury is in retrograde. Caution in your professional life would be prudent. All in all, however, it will be a good start to the year.
Your professional situation will start to improve in the second third of February, since Mercury will be moving to Aquarius and Mercury's retrograde period will have ended. You won't have many disruptions to deal with after this point. However, Venus and Mars will be leaving the first-class aspects they assumed in January, reducing their influence. High points in both your love life and in terms of internal energy will seem a bit more rare. It would also be a good idea to pay attention to your health during this time.
At the beginning of March, Mercury will be in the related water sign Pisces, creating very positive conditions for doing good work or making good deals at your job. However, you'll have to hurry to achieve the best results; in the second half of the month this positive constellation will have ended. Venus will still be a little out of tune throughout the month of March. However, Mars and all its zeal will be back on Cancer's side starting in the second third of the month.
April – June
Things don't look bad on the professional front for April, at least not in the first third of the month. Afterwards, however, Mercury will be in retrograde, indicating communication problems. If you work conscientiously and take special care, you'll likely be able to avoid most of these errors. Things will finally be looking up in terms of love. Venus will be acting positively from Pisces, and this will result in many happy moments for Cancer. Mars will once again be contributing plenty of energy and vigor to benefit Cancer.
The best news will be coming from Mercury in May. It will be in Taurus in the middle of the month, which will have a positive influence on Cancer. Its retrograde period will also be over, so you won't have to deal with as many disruptions in communication. Venus will be leaving its outstanding aspect, however, reducing its favor to a more normal level. No matter - this is a good time to pay attention to changing circumstances, and not become arrogant. Mars will also be a little less lively, giving Cancers a chance to relax.
The situation will improve markedly in June. There will be a noticeable upward trend in your professional life, and Cancers can expect the high point of their year in career matters after the second third of the month. Signs are also positive when it comes to love; Venus will continue to send Cancer its favor - something to look forward to. It will be acting from Taurus throughout almost the entire month, which will have very positive and noticeable effects. Perhaps the best news is coming from Mars, which will be moving into your own sign Cancer and sending its full energy to Cancers from there. Certainly a good time to get things done!
July – September
Good times will be continuing in July - their intensity may let up slightly, but there will not be a dramatic shift. You can look forward to support from the stars in both your professional activities and your love life. And Mars will continue to send lots of energy, power, and endurance to Cancers.
In August of 2017, Venus will be moving into your own sign Cancer. This means the high point of the year is at hand for Cancers when it comes to love. Now could be a good time to find your partner for life, if you haven't already. Of course, you will need to go out with your friends and meet new people, if you don't want to miss the most promising time of the year to find your soul mate. Things will also be going well on the professional front, and will continue to do so for quite some time.
In September of 2017, Cancers will enjoy satisfying career prospects. Venus will be reducing her fervor somewhat in the start of the month, but in the last third of September she will be kindling her flames once again. Lots of power and dedication will be coming from Mars, so projects you've been working on will seemingly complete themselves.
October – December
We can't always enjoy happy days; otherwise, we wouldn't recognize or enjoy them when they were here. It is only through the interplay of different energies that we learn to appreciate their different qualities. Nevertheless, things don't look bad for Cancer. After a few disruptions that could come up in your career over the first half of October, the second half will be looking up once again. Things are just the opposite on the love front; the first half of the month will be a good time for love, but intensity will wane somewhat in the second half. Mars will continue to send lots of energy during the first two thirds of the month. Afterwards, however, Cancers should look out for their health.
The stars will be somewhat neutral in November of 2017 when it comes to your career - their support will be there, but not exactly strong. Things are quite different in the love area. After the first few days of November, Venus will be moving into the related sign of Scorpio, also a water sign, creating a favorable trine that will certainly have positive effects for Cancers. We would recommend taking special care of your body and your health. Mars has to be kept in check; otherwise, it can often react with too much forcefulness. So take some time for yourself, and make sure you get out and take a walk even if the weather looks drab.
Professionally, things look roughly the same in December as they did in November for Cancers. Mercury will be in retrograde, however, so use special caution lest difficulties crop up. Of course, with enough attention to detail you'll certainly be able to avoid errors. A calmer period is beginning in your love life, however it will be a good match for the season. After the first third of the month, the tensions of Mars will have passed, allowing it to exercise its power in a more positive manner once again. Of course, if you're already used to going for walks every day, they'll continue to have positive effects in December as well.
The Sign Cancer - Lover of Home and Family
Cancers love being in a harmonious environment. If they have a place to feel safe, everything else just falls into place. Read our portrait to find out everything about the zodiac sign Cancer.


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Being a carer
If you provide regular unpaid emotional or physical support to a friend, neighbour, family member or member of the community, you are a carer. Your age and the range of support you give do not matter.
Your health and wellbeing are important – you deserve a life outside of caring. The Carer's Wellbeing Service can provide information and advice about this.
Types of support
You may qualify for free support including:
- emotional support (one-to-one or group)
- social activities and discussion groups
- opportunities to meet other carers with similar caring roles
- specialist information and support
- advice on getting equipment or aids for the person you care for (for example telecare)
- advice on accessing statutory assessment and support
Hubs and support groups within Warwickshire
Financial support
You may qualify for a one-off or ongoing payment to help you have a fulfilling life outside of caring. These are called direct payments.
Mental health support
You can get free and confidential help from the Mental Health Carer's Service.
Carer's assessment
If you need support to be a carer you can have a carer's assessment – even if the person you care for doesn't have eligible needs. You can get an assessment if you do not live in Warwickshire but the person you care for does.
Getting an assessment
Young carers
If you are under 18 you will need to contact the Warwickshire Young Carers' Project to arrange an assessment.
Adult carers
If you are an adult caring for an adult, you will need to have a wellbeing check before being assessed. Please contact the Warwickshire Carer Wellbeing Service. Alternatively, you can request an assessment by calling: 01926 410410
If you are an adult caring for someone aged 0-25, you can ask your social worker for a carer's assessment.
Before your assessment it will be useful to think about:
- how you would describe your caring role
- if you look after anyone else, for example, family, children
- maintaining a habitable home to live in
- your ability to go shopping and prepare meals for yourself and your family
- developing and maintaining family or other significant personal relationships
- any affects becoming a carer could have on your job, training, education or volunteering
- if you have any leisure time
- other support available to you or the person you care for
After the assessment, a support plan will be put together.
You won't be charged for services provided directly to you.
Services such as respite or breaks for carers are subject to social care charges. If the person you care for uses one of these services they will be charged on their ability to pay.
Support for the person you care for
There are some services for the person that you care for so that you can have a break, including:
- personal care
- day opportunities outside the home
- providing replacement care at home – known as a 'sitting service'
- longer periods of respite care in a residential home
- equipment and/or assistive technology – for example, telecare
- home adaptations that may be available to make the home a safer and more accessible place to live.
- advice from occupational therapists so you can reduce the time you spend caring
- supported housing
Financial support
Flexible working
Flexible working and your rights
Carer's emergency card
The carer's emergency card identifies you as a carer should you be involved in an emergency. There is space on the back of the card for you to record up to three contacts. If you don't have anyone to write on the back of the card, you can leave it blank as there is a number already on the card.
To apply for a card please contact the Carer Wellbeing Service.