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Home Security Systems have become a necessity over the years. Burglary and home invasions have become more the norm than something that happened down the street to a neighbor. There are security essentials that every security system must have. This applies to a home security system or a business security system.
As a home or business owner you should know what your specific home or business alarm system should have. A little education before you purchase can go a long way. Unfortunately sales representatives are more about the sale than your home protection. So as an educated consumer of security for your home you should be able to answer the basic questions before you make a decision
Do you only want full perimeter protection?
It is impossible to know where a potential break in may happen so you will want to have all of your entry points protected.
Do you want additional inside protection?
Most home alarm systems will include a motion sensor inside the home. It is usually placed in the main hallway of the home. This is not always the best protection depending on the layout of your home.
Do you have pets?
When you purchase an alarm system you must consider your pets. Depending on the movement of your pets and when they are inside the home will help to determine what type of inside protection you will need.
Will you require a wired or wireless system?
In the old days this was a simple decision since there was no such thing as a wireless system.Now you can have a choice in what type of system you will want.
Do you need fire protection?
Home burglary can be expensive but a fire in your home will cause more damage so this is something that you will want to consider.
Do you need home flood protection?
Many people think that they do not need any protection from flooding because they do not live near any bodies of water. They fail to consider that a bursted pipe in freezing weather or a leaking hot water tank can cause the same damage.
Do you need high or low temperature protection?
There may be areas in your home where the temperature must be consistent. There could be large financial losses if the temperature varies above or below a set temperature so you can set up monitoring for this situation.
Do you need specialized medical protection?
If you have the potential for emergency medical attention then you want to have the ability to be able to contact medical care right away.
Do you want camera surveillance?
A camera system will not trigger a monitored alarm in most cases but they can provide an extra sense of security. You can monitor the inside and outside of your home or property from just about anywhere.
These are very important questions that you should have the answers to before you speak to anyone.


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Each user experiences their own unique feelings when using steroids and coming off the drug. When someone chooses to stop using they can experience a variety of withdrawal symptoms linked to addiction. Symptoms can include mood swings, fatigue, restlessness, loss of appetite, insomnia, reduced sex drive, the desire to take more steroids, and depression. Evidence for steroid addiction is certainly not as strong as it is for other drugs like cocaine or heroin. Though it is clear that people develop a tolerance and dependence on them and willingly experience negative consequences when using steroids - both of which are signs for drug dependence.
Even though anabolic steroids do not cause the same high as other drugs, they can lead to addiction. Studies have shown that animals will self-administer steroids when they have the chance, just as they do with other addictive drugs. People may continue to abuse steroids despite physical problems, high costs to buy the drugs, and negative effects on their relationships. These behaviors reflect steroids' addictive potential. Research has further found that some steroid users turn to other drugs, such as opioids, to reduce sleep problems and irritability caused by steroids.
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STEPHEN Hendry inflicted more misery on his close friend Mark Williams at the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York - but insisted the former world number one's game is not in terminal decline.
Snooker's most successful player ever eased into the quarter-finals with a quickfire 9-3 victory over struggling Williams, who has tumbled from being the game's premier force to a man in danger of dropping out of the elite top 16 in the space of less than three years.
At present it is difficult to see Williams contending for any tournament, and Hendry has already mocked his pal's practice ethic which the Welshman himself admits is not always up to scratch.
But such is the natural ability the Cardiff-based 30-year-old possesses that Hendry feels it is a case of when, rather than if, he collects another title.
"Mark is one of the most talented players ever and there is plenty of time for him to come back and win tournaments," said the 36-year-old from Perthshire, who dominated snooker through the 1990s.
"He doesn't need any help from me or anyone else. He just needs to win a few matches, have a good run at a tournament and he will be back.
"It's all about confidence. I'm not as confident as I would like to be and you can only get confidence from winning matches and being successful. I've had the consistency over the last two seasons but Mark can get back in the top four, and the hunger to do that is down to him."
Seen very much as one of the old guard now as a new generation comes to the fore, Hendry's opponent in the last eight will be Essex young gun Ali Carter.
They were due to start their match this afternoon, as were Steve Davis and Ken Doherty after the six-times former world champion added another chapter to his glittering career by staging a superb comeback to dethrone title-holder Stephen Maguire.
Trailing 7-4, the 48-year-old reeled off five of the last six frames and compiled his highest break since his ground-breaking 1982 maximum, a 145, to scrape through 9-8.
And Davis' form suggested his run may not end in the quarter-finals, even though Doherty also looked back to his best in his triumph against John Higgins.
"It may have been my greatest ever performance but it hasn't won me the tournament, just another round," said the world number 15 after a contest in which he and Maguire made three centuries each.
"I'm looking forward to another match and I fancy playing well again and having another good bash against another great player.
"It's nice to do well in this event because it's a real players' tournament, and if I keep playing the way I did against Stephen I'll have a good go at trying to win it."
As the quarter-final line-up was completed, the highlight of tomorrow's matches will be the clash between rising Melbourne star Neil Robertson and Chinese sensation Ding Junhui.
The other contest pits Joe Perry, who fought back from 6-2 down to record a 9-6 win over Mark King, against in-form Stuart Bingham.


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Here is a case of the good just keeps on getting better. Every year there are a couple of cases that I just have to pick up. A case of Punkin' Ale in the fall time. A nice refreshing wheat beer in the late spring/early summer time. And a Winter Classics case from Sam Adams in December.
They typically change a couple of the styles in case up a bit, and this year they have it right:
- Boston Lager
- Winter Lager
- Holiday Porter
- Old Fezziwig Ale
- Chocolate Bock
- Black & Brew
If you haven't tried some of these, be sure to pick up a case. Boston Lager is available year-round, though the rest are winter only styles. My favorite seasonal beer, Old Fezziwig Ale, is only able to be purchased in this form. So I only get to enjoy 4 bottles a year .. The Chocolate Bock has a rich velvety chocolate taste that is almost like the dessert beer equivalent of a port. My wife enjoyed the Black & Brew which utilizes 1.5 lbs of coffee beans in each barrel. Let me know your favorite!


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it will be good, that we could prgram Nextion with Arduino as a proxy. For example :
My arduino have some work, but when i push 3 buttons, the program will stop, and one think, what the arduino will do is :
while (true)
if (Serial3.available()) { Serial.print(Serial3.read()); }
if (Serial.available()) { Serial3.print(Serial.read()); }
Then, after update Nextion LCD, user will off/on arduino with new lcd firmware.
I tried that, but there is conenction failed after lot of Serial speed variations.
Is it possible this to develop in Nextion Editor ? (Using only one speed of lcd in firmware and etc ?
We are trying to offer similar functions. You will be able to directly update Nexiton through your own MCU,
This soundlikes very good. An estimate of the time ?
Hello, i have an error in my proxy program (not cast to char), so this time, i can say, that this steps is needed :
1) Set bauds=115200
2) create arduino function
void UploadFW()
while (true)
if (Serial3.available()) { Serial.print(char(Serial3.read())); }
if (Serial.available()) { Serial3.print(char(Serial.read())); }
3) run this method when you need
4) Upload from nextion editor.
And sorry, but your answer, that this is planed is very bad, when it is allready possible.
Posted a python script to upload to the modules in http://support.iteadstudio.com/support/discussions/topics/1000062718/page/2
The arduino version is a wip...
I am now reviewing all of the Feature Requests, this will take some time, patience please.
Multiple ways to accomplish with a good programmer. C, basic, python, pascal.
It's not a language debate - but users require skills.
Arduino Library certainly needs work - carried forward.


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Nigeria may not be favourites for the World Cup, but they seem to have won fans over with their new kit for Russia.
Three million people pre-ordered replica shirts, according to the Nigeria Football Federation, and shoppers queued outside Nike's flagship store in London on Friday to try to get their hands on the clothing.
The home and away shirts, priced at £64.95, were sold out on the sportswear giant's website soon after they were released.
World Cup kits: Russia 2018 is going to look pretty retro
Arsenal's Alex Iwobi is among the players who modelled the kit, which was first revealed back in February, along with Leicester's Wilfried Ndidi, who wore a branded bucket hat and jacket for the promotional photos.
The makers describe the home kit as a "subtle homage to Nigeria's '94 shirt, with its eagle wing-inspired black-and-white sleeve and green torso".
The away kit, meanwhile, is a "cool, refined vision" of a classic full-green strip.
Original article on www.bbc.co.uk
Ipswich Town
Copa Football are happy to announce our first official Ipswich Town FC retro collection. The collection consists of four classic retro shirts to take you back and relive the rich history of the club.
Three of the shirts are from the very successful early 80's. The period that saw the arrival of Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen, the two Dutchmen who made such an impact on the team and with the supporters, and they helped Ipswich win the UEFA Cup in 1981. The fourth shirt is from the season 1999 – 2000, when Town gained promotion back into the top flight, after a thrilling play-off match against Barnsley at the famous Wembley Stadium.
The official Ipswich Town FC retro collection can be found online at copafootball.com, in the club fanshop, and via selected retailers and online resellers.
Sean Ryan
Badly Drawn Footballers T-shirts
When Sean Ryan started drawing fashion models badly, he had no idea that one day his work would become a viral internet sensation. Thanks to Calvin Klein and various famous models, who loved their strangly looking caricatures, his work was published in many fashion magazines.
Luckily enough Sean started drawing footballers as well and since we love his work, we teamed up with him. Decide for yourself, but we never knew badly drawn artwork could look so good.
The Badly Draw Footballers T-shirts can be found online at copafootball.com, in our flagshipstore in Amsterdam and via selected retailers and online resellers.
Bees March on Wembley
Brentford fans will set out on the road to Wembley on Sunday 22 July with Prostate Cancer UK unveiling an even bigger and better March for Men walking programme as they make further strides to stop prostate cancer being a killer. After a successful launch of the charity's flagship walking campaign last year raised more than £1 million, there is even more reason for people to put their best foot forward and combat the most common cancer in men.
For the first time, the number of men dying from prostate cancer every year has overtaken the number of women dying from breast cancer, making prostate cancer the third biggest cancer killer in the UK. Stepping up to the challenge, the leading men's health charity will be recruiting an army of walkers representing Brentford and clubs from the Premier League, English Football League (EFL) and Non-League in London and the South East in four mega marathon marches.
The Football March for Men will see legions of walkers setting off on the road to Wembley, starting out from Millwall, West Ham United, St Albans City and Sutton United, and heading to the home of English football. The march to the arch will take in 15 clubs and create a fabulous finale. The event has been backed by Bees boss Dean Smith while long-standing Griffin Park matchday announcer and Player Welfare Manager Peter Gilham, touched by the support of fellow fans after his prostate cancer diagnosis last year, has urged supporters to get involved.
Dean, who represented Bees in the 2016 March for Men by walking from Griffin Park to the home of English football, said: "Walking to Wembley with Jeff Stelling and an army of football fans was an inspiring and humbling experience two years ago, and I, along with everyone at Brentford FC, am proud to once again support this amazing cause this summer. Prostate cancer is something that has affected several people I know and the new stats that one man dies every 45 minutes from the disease makes it even more vital that we put our best foot forward and make a stand. I'm proud to wear my Man of Men pin badge to raise awareness of this issue.
"Our unflappable matchday announcer and Player Welfare Manager Peter Gilham, a huge part of the Brentford family for many years, continues to fight against this disease and we stand alongside him on this journey. The support he's had from our brilliant fans – and the football family – has been incredible and when this disease affects one of your own, it does put it in full perspective. That's why I want to see as many Bees fans as possible on the road to Wembley.
"My friend Errol McKellar has successfully beaten this disease and I know he will galvanise the Leyton Orient fanbase. It's going to be brilliant to see so many clubs represented on this epic march to the home of football. Rivals on the pitch, we will all be united off it as we fight back against this deadly opponent and make prostate cancer a disease not feared in the future."
Peter Gilham added: "When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I can't tell you how humbled I was by the amount of support I received. The moment I announced my diagnosis, it just took off. I had messages from fans, players past and present, managers from around the country and from people who've also been affected by prostate cancer. It was just amazing and to see a massive flag unveiled in support was immense.
"The Club has been brilliant and its great to see them getting behind Prostate Cancer UK's Football March for Men. The charity is asking fans to put their rivalries aside, and I couldn't agree more. It doesn't matter whether you wear red and white, blue and white, or black and white, but it's what's in your heart, and the reason you're there is the important thing. I'd say to anyone thinking of taking part in one of these marathon marches, or indeed cycling or making a giant flag, whatever it is, keep doing what you're doing; it's so important."
National League high-flyers Sutton United kick-off the South West London leg, which sees visits to AFC Wimbledon and Griffin Park, while there are three other starting points, including one at Clarence Park, home of National League South, St Albans City. Walkers will head to Watford and Barnet before the final stretch to HA9. The South London starting point is The Den, home to Championship side Millwall, who earned national acclaim when they put the Prostate Cancer UK logo on their first team strip in 2013/14. The route also visits Crystal Palace, Fulham, current Premier League champions Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers before the finale.
London Stadium, home to the Premier League Hammers, will be the backdrop to the East London leg of the march, the route also visiting National League Leyton Orient before popping in on North London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. Indeed, Spurs fans will get a glimpse of the new-look White Hart Lane before the day ends at their current borrowed base, Wembley. The Football March for Men will see hundreds of football fans take on the baton from Jeff Stelling after the Sky Sports presenter, flanked by a cast of celebrities and civilians, walked more than 650 miles across 25 marathons the length and breadth of the country in the last two years, raising £800,000. After his tireless efforts, the 62-year-old is taking a breather in 2018, but has challenged fans across the capital and the South East to get involved in one of the Football March for Men events.
Legendary former England and Tottenham Hotspur keeper and Prostate Cancer UK ambassador Ray Clemence has also backed the event, and will meet the walkers at Wembley, a place he knows very well.
Clemence, who has himself been affected by prostate cancer, said: "Wembley will always be a special place for me. I've been lucky enough to play at the home of football domestically on several occasions, had the privilege of captaining my country there against Brazil and have also coached from the sidelines. So, it represents a fitting finale for Prostate Cancer UK's Football March for Men, as fans across London and the South East converge on the home of football to raise money and awareness.
"Among the clubs on the march are Tottenham Hotspur, a club very close to my heart, and it's great to see them supporting the cause. I've also got some good memories of my time at Barnet, but I always had a warm welcome across the capital and its terrific to see 15 clubs putting their rivalries aside to walk side by side. Its shaping up to be a brilliant event and one that will really help raise awareness and shape change."
Prostate Cancer UK's march to the arch in 2018 provides a fitting climax to an exciting climax of walking events as the charity extends its footprint across the UK. On Father's Day weekend, last year, the inaugural March for Men events saw over 1,600 walkers take to the parks of London, Leeds and Glasgow raising more than a quarter of a million pounds. Now, across seven cities throughout the UK in June, families, friends and loved ones will be pulling on their walking boots and converging on picturesque parklands up and down the country – with a London event in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Saturday, June 16.
Starting with a North West double header in Manchester and Liverpool on Sunday, June 10, the countrywide quest to fight back against a disease that kills one man every 45 minutes continues across Father's Day weekend (16-17 June), with London, Bristol and Glasgow hosting the family-friendly walks. The marches continue in Leeds on June 23 before concluding a week later in Nottingham, on Saturday, 30 June.
Prostate Cancer UK's Chief Executive, Angela Culhane, walked more than 130 miles with Stelling during the legendary jaunts from Hartlepool United to Wembley and Exeter City to Newcastle United. She said: "I'm thrilled that our walking programme continues to gather momentum, and look forward to beating the drum even louder across the UK this year as we mobilise legions of our supporters. One man dies every 45 minutes from prostate cancer, and we now know this disease is the third biggest cancer killer. That's unacceptable. We need to turn that around and the wonderful efforts of Jeff and everyone who has walked for us previously have laid the foundations.
"Thanks to the money raised we can fund more ground-breaking research, and it will also help us provide dedicated support and information to men and their families and make prostate cancer a disease the next generation of men need not fear. We've got a way to go but these walks are the perfect way to take a step in the right direction."
The substantial sums raised by fundraising will help 'shift the science' and crack the three core issues of diagnosis, treatment and prevention, which have been left unsolved for too long. It will also help provide support and information to those affected by the disease. Many people are unaware that prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. One man will die from prostate cancer every 45 minutes in the UK. That's over 11,800 men a year. Based on current trends, if we ignore prostate cancer and do nothing, this number will rise to over 14,500 men a year by 2026.
To sign up to a March for Men or find out more information go to: www.prostatecanceruk.org/footballmarch
March for Men
The Football March for Men
26 miles. 15 clubs. 4 routes. 1 cause.
March to the arch with hundreds of football fans like you, and help stop prostate cancer being a killer. It's a disease killing one man every 45 minutes in the UK – that's two deaths in every football match. We want you to follow in Jeff Stelling's footsteps, and march to Wembley with the football family to raise money to help beat prostate cancer.
Sunday 22 July 2018
Choose one of four routes
Join fans, players, pundits and managers
Registration per route: £30
Fundraising commitment: £300
Represent your team. Sign up for a leg below and help us tackle football's deadliest opponent.
Prostate Cancer
Brentford FC support Prostate Cancer Awareness
I was delighted to hear that my friends at Brentford Football Club have like Gillingham been keen to support the EFL partners at Prostate Cancer. There have, in fact, been several initiatives throughout the year and I am pleased to note them.
Great work from all at Brentford. Thanks and respect!
The EFL is teaming up with Prostate Cancer UK for another season to fight the most common cancer in men through football.
This season hundreds of volunteers will be collecting money outside stadiums up and down the country for Prostate Cancer UK. Join the team at Griffin Park on Saturday 3 March when we face Cardiff City to raise vital funds and awareness of the disease and receive a free ticket to the match in return.
1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer, while the odds for black men are just 1 in 4. That means that one man dies every 45 minutes from prostate cancer in the UK; over 11,000 men per year. In context ….. a pretty average home game attendance at Griffin Park.
This is a hugely important cause; earlier this season we learnt Peter Gilham, the voice of Brentford, who has graced our matchday microphone for the past 49 years, had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Thankfully it was caught early and Bees fans showed their loyalty and support by raising £1,500 for Prostate Cancer UK, along with making a massive flag which was unveiled at the beginning of the season.
Here, Peter swaps the microphone for a pen to tell us why everyone's support meant so much to him and how fans can continue to back him and Prostate Cancer UK.
Being the matchday announcer at Brentford is, apart from my wife, the greatest love of my life. I'd say most people have got red blood, but the blood in my veins is red and white; it's something I live for.
When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I can't tell you how humbled I was by the amount of support I received. I've followed Brentford since I was seven years old and I've seen over 2,800 Brentford games over the years, so I consider Griffin Park my second home, and everyone here – the staff, players and fans as my family.
The moment I announced my diagnosis, it just took off. I had messages from fans, players past and present, managers from around the country and from people who've also been affected by prostate cancer. It was just amazing. Then they held a collection for Prostate Cancer UK, and then came the enormous flag…
The day the flag was shown at Griffin Park for the first time was immense. I keep using this word, but the support I've had and continue to have from everybody is totally humbling. To see the flag on show at the ground, in the back of one of the stands on the far side helps me to stay so positive – it really does mean a lot.
The club have also been brilliant; I couldn't ask for better employers and in the summer they'll also be getting involved in Prostate Cancer UK's Football March for Men, following on from Jeff Stelling's incredible efforts over the last couple of years. On July 22 football fans from across London will all be marching towards Wembley to converge at the home of English football, and Griffin Park is one of the stops en route.
The charity is asking fans to put their rivalries aside, and I couldn't agree more. It doesn't matter whether you wear red and white, blue and white, or black and white, but it's what's in your heart, and the reason you're there is the important thing. People forget about their rivalries when it comes to these things.
At Griffin Park we normally get a crowd of about ten thousand and so there could 1,250 people here who may have prostate cancer. Those kinds of figures are startling, and the reason we need fans to join together and take action.
So I'd say to anyone thinking of taking part in one of these marathon marches, or indeed cycling or making a giant flag, whatever it is, keep doing what you're doing; it's so important and you've got my full backing.
If you're interested in joining one of the marches and putting your best foot forward, then visit Prostate Cancer UK's website at www.prostatecanceruk.org/marchformen to find out more
But what does it mean? Prostate Cancer UK's "Man of Men" represents everyone who wants to stop prostate cancer being a killer. Meet Kevin and Lloyd, two inspirational men, living with incurable prostate cancer who are doing everything they can to raise money to beat a disease killing one man every 45 minutes in the UK.
Bees fans donate to Prostate Cancer UK
Almost £1,000 was raised for charity as Brentford B beat Anderlecht last week. Griffin Park played host to a special fixture last Friday, 13 April, as Brentford B beat their Belgian visitors 4-0. The Brentford Lifeline Society exhibition match was the latest prestige friendly for Brentford B and money was raised for Prostate Cancer UK. A total of 567 fans turned up to watch the match and £874.02 was donated on the night.
Upon entry to the match on Friday, spectators were given an envelope to place a donation that also entered them in to a prize draw. Eight prize winners were chosen from those that donated and watched The Bees win thanks to a brace from captain Bradley Clayton and further goals from Reece Cole and Nikolaj Kirk
Brentford FC Partners with SecuTix before new Stadium Move
Lausanne, Paris, London, Madrid, Munich – 16 April 2018 Brentford Football Club, from the English Sky Bet Championship, has appointed SecuTix as its new ticketing and engagement partner. Following a tender process, the global SaaS ticketing and audience management provider will ensure a smooth transition as the club moves from its current home of Griffin Park to a new stadium, less than a mile away, in 2019.
The club was keen to appoint a new ticketing partner now to ensure the platform is well established before the move.
Commenting on the decision, Kurt Pittman, Director of Marketing, Brentford FC, said: "We are a club which has to try to to out think rather than out spend our competitors. For that reason we wanted an innovative partner who offers Software as a Service. We know from experience that when it comes to the amount of work involved in system upgrades, it's not an easy task with bespoke systems.
"Moving from a 12,400-seat stadium to a 17,250 seater, with nearly 3,000 more premium seats, requires a flexible partner. The SecuTix platform offers that flexibility. Combine that with SecuTix's desire to help grow our business and we're confident that we will make a great team as we enter this new chapter."
David Hornby, SecuTix UK Managing Director, said: "We're looking forward to being part of Brentford's exciting journey as they move to their new ground. With the new stadium in mind, our ambition is to make the whole fan experience easier. As a priority, we're looking at ways to integrate the ticketing purchase with the club's access control, loyalty partners and mobile app. Once the club has moved stadiums, our focus will be on growing their season ticket base, attracting new fans and increasing their average home game attendance."
About SecuTix
A pioneer in applying the SaaS model to ticketing, SecuTix is the European developer of an integrated, cloud-based platform for white-label ticketing and audience management. SecuTix 360° provides event professionals with a multichannel ticketing solution to control their distribution, engage their audiences and thus leverage customer loyalty and boost sales. A subsidiary of Swiss systems integrator Elca, SecuTix is headquartered in Lausanne and has offices in Paris, Madrid, London and Munich. Over a hundred businesses, operating in the field of museums, live entertainment, stadiums and sports clubs, municipalities and festivals have put their faith in SecuTix to revolutionise their ticketing processes and provide customers with a unique experience. For more information, visit www.secutix.com
Prostate Cancer UK Match of Action
Gillingham FC proud to support Prostate Cancer.
Today we're delighted to welcome Prostate Cancer UK to MEMS Priestfield Stadium. Volunteers will be collecting money outside the ground this afternoon and with your generosity will be raising money to beat a disease killing 1 man every 45 minutes in the UK.
Prostate Cancer UK is the Official Charity Partner of the EFL. Their "Man of Men" logo sits proudly in the squad numbers of every one of our player's shirts.
But what does it mean? Prostate Cancer UK's "Man of Men" represents everyone who wants to stop prostate cancer being a killer. It's a badge proudly worn by Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling and his fellow pundits week in week out on Soccer Saturday.
Last year Jeff Stelling walked with football fans Kevin and Lloyd two inspirational men, living with incurable prostate cancer who are doing everything they can to raise money to beat a disease killing one man every 45 minutes in the UK.
Like Kevin, Lloyd and Jeff Stelling you can wear your Prostate Cancer UK badge with pride too.
Text BADGE to 70004 to donate £5 to help stop prostate cancer being a killer (and get your own Prostate Cancer UK badge to wear with pride).*
Find out more about Prostate Cancer UK's work in football by visiting their website: http://prostatecanceruk.org/football
Pearl Jam
Official Pearl Jam x COPA Football Shirts
My friends at Copa sent me this today. I have to admit to not knowing anything about Pearl Jam but I see they are BIG news in the music world.
"Being Pearl Jam fans for years, a dream came true in 2014, when our Tibet Football Shirt was noticed by the band and shown on stage in Amsterdam by Eddie Vedder. By that time, we couldn't even imagine that an official collaboration was about to happen just four years later.
So we are delighted to reveal the official Pearl Jam x COPA collection in which we combined our passions for football and music. The collection consists of 13 football shirts designed and Made in Europe. This collaboration features Pearl Jam design elements combined with the colors of different football teams.
Maracanã and San Siro are just two iconic football stadiums where Pearl Jam once performed. And with the Pearl Jam 2018 World Tour coming up this summer, the football shirts will be worn with pride all around the globe.
The Pearl Jam x COPA Football Shirts can be found online at the official Pearl Jam webstore."
All Chauffeur
All Chauffeur become Brentford FC Official Club Supplier
Brentford Football Club is delighted to announce a new addition to their partnership family with executive travel service All Chauffeur signing to be an Official Club Supplier. Based in Ashford, Middlesex, All Chauffeur specialise in corporate travel, looking after some of the biggest companies in London and the Home Counties.
All Chauffer offer a full range of executive services for any occasion and will be looking after the Club's needs in that area. The firm specialise in hassle-free travel to and from the airport as well as city-to-city services and special occasions. They have a promise to provide a superiod chauffeur service that drives success.
Paul Nunes, All Chauffeur Commercial Director said: "We're delighted to be supporting and working with our local football club Brentford FC. We've got some exciting plans in the pipeline and although we're always looking to innovate, we will stay true to our old-fashioned customer service and satisfaction."
Adam Ward, Brentford Partnership Development Manager said: "All Chauffeur are an ambitious, forward-thinking business and it's fantastic to have them on board for the exciting journey the club is currently on."


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- A Bankers Draft in sterling made payable to Lomond School Ltd.
- Direct transfer of the sterling amount payable to the School's Bank Account
- If a sterling bank account in the UK has been opened, a cheque may be drawn on that bank account.
Parents should consult with their bank as to the most cost effective way to transfer payment to the school. It should be noted that bank charges for the transfer must be covered by the payer.
School fees are charged at the beginning of each term together with the capital levy. All extra charges such as additional childcare, examination fees are charged at the end of term and the amounts due will appear on the following term's invoice. All charges are itemised on the invoice.
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He set fire to her hair, and threatened her with a firearm. Those are the injuries that Alejandro Flores levied upon his girlfriend on June 29th. The victim, who remained unnamed in police reports, reported that the two began arguing over a relative child and the child's use of a pacifier.
Flores allegedly pushed the woman into a wall, hit her on top of her head, grabbed her by the neck, and she fell to the ground. Flores then allegedly dragged her into the kitchen and held her over a lit stove burner, causing her hair to catch fire. Following extinguishing her hair, Flores threatened the woman with a non-service weapon and physical violence if she reported the domestic violence to the police or if she left the home.
Flores also is accused of turning up the volume on the TV as the woman screamed for help, in an effort to prevent neighbors from hearing her.
This wasn't the first time Flores had abused the woman. An incident more than 6 months prior left the woman with a broken nose after Flores hit her in the face. Although the two were not in a romantic relationship at the time of the abuse, because they lived together, this type of violence is considered domestic violence.
Flores has been charged with three counts of domestic battery, and faces several other felonies, including dissuading a witness by force.
Along with being relieved from his position as a Sheriff's Deputy, Flores is facing a maximum of more than 25 years in prison.


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The Critical Final Stage of Your Investigation: The Forensic Investigator's Guide to Using the Litigation Process
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"A textbook approach to an investigation involves the pre-engagement and planning phase, the "freeze and formulate" stage, the investigation stage, and the reporting and wrap up phase. Normally, the forensic investigator assumes that the reporting and wrap up phase ends when they have provided a report to their client that either leads to litigation, or is presented in the process of litigation. That should not be the case...."


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Rimple and Harpreet Narula, the label was established in the year 2000. The aesthetic reflects their passion for couture as well as our rich and diverse textile and craft heritage.
The influence of craftsmanship of nomads, the wanderers and the traveling tribes as well as the vivid cultures of Central Asia and undivided India have been a constant source of inspiration to the designer duo. Their body of work reflects their passion for re visiting ancient Indian workmanship and gives it a contemporary twist. The journey as creators, artists and revivalists is to strike a balance between the two worlds and to keep the relevance alive, by ways of re interpreting crafts, developing a range of hand crafted textures- their repertoire is extensive. The silhouettes keep the edginess alive with a measured mix of kitsch and couture.
As designers, their take on the design process is intuitive while an out of the box approach to colors and fabrics gives their creations a singular vocabulary- elegant, experimental, and dramatic. The current fascination with nomadic cultures as well as their interest in the hi point of the Islamic art, has kept the duo busy with their upcoming collections.
With a flagship store each in Delhi, Ludhiana and Chennai, the label also retails from Kimaya and Aza, Studio 8 and Aara Fashions in Dubai, as well as Sanskrit in Hong Kong.
We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day; and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us. Even while the earth sleeps we travel. We are the seeds of the tenacious plant, and it is in our ripeness and our fullness of heart that we are given to the wind and are scattered."
― Khalil Gibran, The Prophet
The eternal wanderlust, a never ending quest for beauty and spiritual transcendence is the driving force behind Rimple and Harpreet's debut collection at the India Couture Week 2014 edition. Inspired by the Nomads and the Wanderers that used to abound the North West Frontier Province, the Thar and Sahara Deserts, ancient Persia and Syria, the collection is an eclectic interpretation of their way of life, their journeys across the sands of time.
The sun-kissed stark landscapes of pebbles, sand and stone traversed by these perpetual soul searching drifters render the collection in hues of muted ivories and beiges.
Drawing from their own passion for historic art and ancient textiles and the wanderlust that takes the duo all over the globe exploring the same, Rimple and Harpreet have used hand crafted textures created by intricate fabric manipulation and crocheting, monogrammed coins, weaves of delicate tulles and gossamer silks, tessellations inspired by Islamic Art that are juxtaposed with fine hand embroideries to veritably breathe life onto the surfaces of each ensemble.
The silhouettes- dramatic capes and robes, sheer billowy jackets and regal cloaks keep the collection in tune with the times while giving a luxe and opulent homage to the kitsch styling of the eternal wanderer, in the duo's hallmark luxurious aesthetic and style.


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Facebook users can find out how the social network has labelled them politically, with the site now categorising users as either liberal, moderate, or conservative.
The process for finding out how Facebook has categorised you is as follows:
- Make sure to log into Facebook and follow this link: facebook.com/ads/preferences
- On the ad preferences page, click "Lifestyle and Culture" tab under the "Interests" header.
- Click on US Politics. If this does not appear immediately, press the "See more" button underneath until it does.
- Your political categorisation will be listed.
Facebook categorises its users not just on whether they like the pages of either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, but also on the brands and causes that one follows, determining whether they have liberal or conservative biases.
The company has long collected extensive information on its users, however this is the first time it has been seen to be classifying the particular political positions of its users.
The role of social media is expected to be increasingly important in this November's general election, which is perhaps worrying news for conservatives given reports of Facebook's anti-conservative stance.
Facebook has previously been reported to have suppressed conservative outlets and artificially amplified movements such as Black Lives Matter in an attempt to skew public opinion in a certain direction.
You can follow Ben Kew on Facebook, on Twitter at @ben_kew, or email him at email@example.com


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While Gru, the ex-supervillain is adjusting to family life and an attempted honest living in the jam business, a secret Arctic laboratory is stolen. The Anti-Villain League decides it needs an insider's help and recruits Gru in the investigation. Together with the eccentric AVL agent, Lucy Wilde, Gru concludes that his prime suspect is the presumed dead supervillain, El Macho, whose his teenage son is also making the moves on his eldest daughter, Margo. Seemingly blinded by his overprotectiveness of his children and his growing mutual attraction to Lucy, Gru seems on the wrong track even as his minions are being quietly kidnapped en masse for some malevolent purpose. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of the accidental secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger in the comedy spy-thriller Johnny English Reborn. In his latest adventure, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI-7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest in hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI-7. With mere days until a heads of state conference, one man must use every trick in his playbook to protect us all. For Johnny English, disaster may be an option, ... Written by Universal Pictures
It's been seventeen years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn...or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state.
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar de Nerha, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day. Written by 20th Century Fox
Four magicians each answer a mysterious summons to an obscure address with secrets inside. A year later, they are the Four Horsemen, big time stage illusionists who climax their sold out Las Vegas show with a bank apparently robbed for real. This puts agents Dylan Rhodes of the FBI and Alma Dray of Interpol on the case to find out how they did it. However, this mystery proves difficult to solve even with the insights of the professional illusion exposer, Thaddeus Bradley. What follows is a bizarre investigation where nothing is what it seems with illusions, dark secrets and hidden agendas galore as all involved are reminded of a great truth in this puzzle: the closer you look, the less you see. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (firstname.lastname@example.com)
In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes. Written by Universal Pictures
Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet. Written by Liongates
In New York, the simple and naive just-graduated in journalism Andrea Sachs is hired to work as the second assistant of the powerful and sophisticated Miranda Priestly, the ruthless and merciless executive of the Runway fashion magazine. Andrea dreams to become a journalist and faces the opportunity as a temporary professional challenge. The first assistant Emily advises Andrea about the behavior and preferences of their cruel boss, and the stylist Nigel helps Andrea to dress more adequately for the environment. Andrea changes her attitude and behavior, affecting her private life and the relationship with her boyfriend Nate, her family and friends. In the end, Andrea learns that life is made of choices. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Leo and Paige are a couple who just got married. After an accident, Paige is left unconscious, and when she awakes she doesn't remember Leo. Her parents, whom she hasn't seen since she and Leo got together, come and visit her. She can't believe that she hasn't seen them for such a long time. Leo wants to bring her home with him but her parents want her to go with them. She goes with Leo but when she doesn't recognize anything, she goes to her parents. And she wonders why did she cut off contact with her family. She also runs into her ex and wonders why they broke up. Leo tries to win her back by courting her again. Written by firstname.lastname@example.com
Humbert Humbert, a British professor coming to the US to teach, rents a room in Charlotte Haze's house, but only after he sees her 14-year-old daughter, Dolores (Lolita), to whom he is immediately attracted. Though he hates the mother, he marries her as this is the only way to be close to the girl, who will prove to be too mature for her age. They start a journey together, trying to hide they're not just (step)father and daughter, throughout the country, being followed by someone whom Humbert first suspects to be from the police. The profound jealousy, and maybe some guilt from the forbidden love, seem slowly to drive the man emotionally labile. Written by Luis Canau luis..email@example.com
In the walled city of Thneed-Ville, where everything is artificial and even the air is a commodity, a boy named Ted hopes to win the heart of his dream girl, Audrey. When he learns of her wish to see a real tree, Ted seeks out the Once-ler, a ruined old businessman outside of town in a stark wasteland. Upon hearing of how the hermit gave into his greed for profits and devastated the land over the protests of the Lorax, Ted is inspired to undo the disaster. However, the greedy Mayor of Thneed-Ville, Aloysius O'Hare, has made his fortune exploiting the environmental collapse and is determined to stop the boy from undermining his business. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Against the backdrop of aged has-been rock star Billy Mack's Christmas themed comeback cover of "Love Is All Around" which he knows is crap and makes no bones about it much to his manager Joe's chagrin as he promotes the record, several interrelated stories about romantic love and the obstacles to happiness through love for Londoners are presented in the five weeks preceding Christmas. Daniel's wife has just passed away, leaving him to take care of his adolescent stepson Sam by himself. Daniel is uncertain how to deal with Sam and his problems without his wife present, especially in light of a potential budding romance within their household. Juliet and Peter have just gotten married. They believe that Peter's best friend and best man Mark hates Juliet but won't say so to his or her face. Others looking at the situation from the outside believe Mark is jealous of Juliet as he is in love with Peter himself. Jamie, a writer, is taking a writing retreat by himself in rural France ... Written by Huggo
Waking groggy in pitch darkness, Paul Conroy, an American truck driver working in Iraq in 2006, slowly realizes he is trapped inside a wooden coffin, buried alive. With his cigarette lighter, he can see the trap he is in, and he quickly realizes that there's not enough air for him to live long. He finds within the coffin a working cellphone, which allows him contact with the outside world. But the outside world proves not to be very helpful at finding a man buried in a box in the middle of the Iraqi desert. Paul must rely on his best resource--himself. Written by Jim Beaver email@example.com
The movie details a town split between the wealthy South Zone gang called 'The Socials' and the poor North Zone gang called 'The Greasers'. Dallas Winston, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade from 'The Greasers' befriend the rich Cherry Valance and Marcia at a drive-in. Later that night, a group of 'The Socs' chase and beat up Johnny and attempt to drown Ponyboy in a fountain. However, Johnny stabs one Soc and kills him, saving Ponyboy. The desperate boys seek Dallas who finds a hideout for them in a nearby town. One week later, Johnny and Ponyboy decide to return to their hometown, with Dallas, to claim the murder as self-defense. But on their way back, they see the church on fire and Ponyboy and Johnny help the children trapped in the church and become heroes. However Johnny is badly wounded and confined to the hospital. Meanwhile The Socs and The Greasers prepare to fight. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Led by John Bridger (Donald Sutherland) and Charlie Croker (Mark Wahlberg) a team is assembled for one last heist to steal $35 million in gold bars from a heavily guarded safe in Venice, Italy. After successfully pulling off the heist, a team member, Steve (Edward Norton), driven by greed and jealousy, arranges to take the gold for himself and eliminate the remaining members of the group. Thinking the team dead, he returns to L.A. with the gold. Charlie and the survivors of this betrayal follow Steve L.A. to exact revenge against the traitor. Charlie enlists the help of John Bridger's daughter, Stella (Charlize Theron) - a professional safe cracker, to get revenge. With Stella and the hacking skills of Lyle (Seth Green), the explosives skills of "Left Ear" (Yasiin Bey), and the driving skills of "Handsome" Rob (Jason Statham) this new team plans and executes a daring heist that weaves through the freeways and subways of L.A. Written by CKnapp
Set in 2031, the entire world is frozen except for those aboard the Snowpiercer. For 17 years, the world's survivors are on a train hurtling around the globe creating their own economy and class system. Led by Curtis, a group of lower-class citizens living in squalor at the back of the train are determined to get to the front of the train and spread the wealth around. Each section of the train holds new surprises for the group who have to battle their way through. A revolution is underway. Written by Anne Campbell
Zak Storm is about Zak, a young teen who, when in the middle of a surfing competition, gets sucked into the Seven Seas of the Bermuda Triangle, and becomes the captain of a ship of misfits. He teams up with a magical talking sword named Calabrass, which allows him to power up into various protective armors with weapons that help him face the numerous perils of the land. Written by internet
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Marco Arment of Instapaper fame explains why he keeps using PHP, even though it's crap. I'm in exactly the same boat.
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The Bible, summarised
And only a few jargon words ;)
Azaria. Is it too late to learn?
I wasn't even born when she was taken, but like so many other Australians, I feel strangely attached to her story. Uluru. The dingos. The cruelty. The unspeakable heartbreak. The outrage.
It's a desperate, powerful story that we mustn't forget anytime soon.
Or have we already forgotten?
Our courts still don't know how to handle disagreements between forensic scientists.
Our journalists are even more brazenly engaged in trial-by-media.
And we still believe that members of religious groups are [probably] nuts.
Oh Azaria, we're such slow learners.
This morning's WWDC keynote
I'd say this is a fairly balanced summary.
My take (as a semi-fanboi who followed a few of the live streams from 3am local time): Apple is definitely getting on with the job of being… Jobsless.
The most obvious example: while everyone else is still figuring out how to sell MacBook Air clones, Apple has shipped a beast that leaves every other laptop/Ultrabook in existence for dead. (Can you tell I want one?)
They've drawn a satisfying line between their mobile and desktop platforms, too. Similar UI's are being delivered where it makes sense (hello, Messages and Notifications in Mountain Lion!), but the operating systems remain as distinct as they should. The same can't be said for, say, Windows 8.
Anyway. Whatever your take, I'm sure we can agree that we live in interesting times.
Climate change is starting to hurt.
Climate change is starting to hurt.
Also, I'm loving The Conversation.
Some truth on Syria
It's complicated.
Somewhat amusing. #possibleunderstatement
6 Important Things You Didn't Know We're Running Out Of
6 Important Things You Didn't Know We're Running Out Of
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If your law firm website has suddenly dropped from #1 to #12, here are some of the reasons why and what you can do to improve your site's Google ranking.
What not to do in SEO
- Google has stopped counting some types of inbound links (other websites linking to your website). Although Google has not disclosed which links count and which do not, Michael Waddington from Legal Niche Pros believes paid links from large blogs and link networks are not being counted, as well as links generated by automated software. If you are using a search engine optimization (SEO) company, check which methods are being used on your site.
- Set up Google Place and Google+ profiles. More emphasis is being placed on Google Place and Google+.
- Content is still king. The uniqueness of content, quality of content and freshness of content can help improve your rankings.
- Create internal links. By linking different sections and pages of your website together, you are helping the search engine spiders find and rank the content on your website.
- Integrate your website and blog with your social media. Use LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook to drive traffic to your website and make it easy for others to share your website and blog content through social media.
- Inbound links from credible sites, directories and blogs still influence your search engine rankings.
- Set up a YouTube channel and start posting videos. Google tries to show a mix of media in search results, including websites, images and video.
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Rogue Wave – new album, documentary & 2010 tour dates
Rogue Wave @ All Points West '08 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
Oakland based indie rock band Rogue Wave will release their highly anticipated 4th studio album, Permalight, on March 2, 2010 on Brushfire Records.
The album was written and recorded by founding members Zach Rogue [né Schwartz] and Pat Spurgeon over the course of several months in 2009 at Sweet Tea Studios in Oxford, MS with producer Dennis Herring (Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello).
"This record sounds, for lack of a better word, fun," said frontman Zach Rogue.
In addition, "D Tour," the documentary chronicling Pat Spurgeon's struggle with kidney failure, search for a living organ donor and the challenges associated with finding a viable match, [aired in November] on PBS's series Independent Lens. The film addresses issues with the health care system, lack of affordable insurance and the importance of organ donation. The film features performances from Ben Gibbard, Nada Surf, Ryan Miller, John Vanderslice, The Moore Brothers, and of course, Rogue Wave.
Rogue Wave's tour dates supporting the new record start at the end of February and run through April. They play two nights in NYC on March 2nd and 3rd at Music Hall of Williamsburg and then Bowery Ballroom. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon.
A trailer for the D Tour documentary and all tour dates are below…
Rogue Wave – 2010 Tour Dates
Feb 26 Mod Club Toronto, Ontario, CA
Mar 01 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
Mar 02 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Mar 03 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Mar 04 First Unitarian Church Sanctuary Philadelphia, PA
Mar 05 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Mar 06 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
Mar 08 The Loft Atlanta, GA
Mar 09 Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
Mar 10 Bottletree Birmingham, AL
Mar 13 The Social Orlando, FL
Mar 15 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA
Mar 16 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Mar 17 The Loft Dallas, TX
Apr 07 Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA
Apr 09 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
Apr 10 Neumo's Seattle, WA
Apr 13 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
Apr 14 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS
Apr 15 Fine Line Cafe Minneapolis, MN
Apr 16 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
Apr 17 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
Apr 20 Mojo's Columbia, MO
Apr 21 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
Apr 24 Club Congress Tucson, AZ
Apr 27 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
Apr 29 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
Apr 30 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA


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Reception Starters September 2018 – School Tours
We would love you to join us for a guided group tour of the school on Friday 13th October 2017 or Friday 3rd November 2017 at 10:00a.m. or 2:00p.m. Please contact the school office on 01604 890380 to book places for the tours.
If you are not able to make either of these dates and would like to visit the school please telephone the school office to arrange an alternative date and time.
We are really looking forward to meeting our Cogenhoe parents and children of the future.
Cogenhoe Primary School is a vibrant and welcoming school, which is at the heart of the local community. We are a rural, single entry primary school, which currently has 200 children on role from Reception to Year Six.
Visits to our school are warmly welcome. If you would like to arrange a tour of our school, please don't hesitate to contact Mrs Reynolds in the school office on (01604) 890380, who will be able to arrange an appointment.


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Delightfully spicy, this crispy rice is lovely to snack on, and is the perfect crunchy addition to a salad. I was making a winter citrus salad the other day, and it had every element I wanted except for a crunch.
It was almost perfect.
I thought about different types of nuts and seeds and I just wasn't feeling it.
So I did something I'd never tried before — I deep fried cooked rice. It was exactly as I'd hoped it would be — slightly aerated and super crispy. I sprinkled it with some delicious spicy seasonings and then mixed it into my salad.
Then it was perfect. Not only is it delicious in salads, but it's also a fantastic snack and a pretty garnish.
Here's the Winter Citrus Salad — it's amazing! (In my humble opinion, of course.) Do you see the Spicy Crispy Fried Rice on top?
Enjoy everything!
- Grape seed oil for deep frying amounts will vary -- see instruction no. 2, and notes
- 2 cups cooked rice I used Basmati, but you can use any rice you'd like to
- 1 teaspoon Togarashi
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Line a baking sheet with a double layer of paper towels and set aside.
In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat about 3-inches of the oil to 340 degrees F. (Amounts will depend on the size of the pan you choose.)
In two batches, use a large spoon to gently place the cooked rice in the oil. Once the rice begins to look crisp and golden, after about 4 minutes or so, use a slotted spoon to remove the rice and place it on the towel-lined baking sheet.
Add the fried rice to a large mixing bowl and sprinkle it with the togarashi and salt. Toss to be sure the seasoning coats all of the rice.
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One day last January, around 7:00 in the evening, I was coming out of Sainsbury's in St. Albans (near a car wash described in a previous post), laden with bags of shopping. I saw a white woman in her mid-30s, getting out of her smart sports car at the supermarket's filling station.
Why did I notice her? Despite the winter cold and gloom, she was wearing bright pink pajamas and color-matching furry slippers.
By coincidence, I recognized her as a receptionist at my local branch of HSBC, "the world's local bank" as it says in the ads. But I had never seen her, or anyone wearing this sort of clothing in a public place before.
As a never-off-duty cultural anthropologist I was very keen to see how the cashiers in the filling station would react to the unusually attired customer. I decided that it was an opportune time to engage in some participant observation by driving my car to the forecourt and putting some fuel in the tank.
My timing was impeccable. I followed the pajama-clad HSBC employee into the filling station's check out and stood behind her in the queue. When it was her turn to pay, the transaction went smoothly enough.
Despite their obvious curiosity, neither of the two cashiers seated behind the counter was bold enough to ask the woman why she was dressed the way she was. I did notice a twinkle of amusement, however, in the eyes of the female cashier when she caught the gaze of her male colleague. He smiled back at her. I found myself smiling as well.
At the time, I thought that going out in public while dressed in pink pajamas and furry slippers was idiosyncratic. I discovered a few weeks later that such attire is a fad in at least one other part of the U.K., where the country's largest supermarket group, Tesco, decided that it would try and eliminate it before it became a long-term trend.
Despite the financial penalty to the company, Tesco refused to serve customers dressed in pajamas or walking barefoot in its store in St. Mellons in Cardiff, Wales. Signs placed at the entrance of the supermarket read:
To avoid causing offence or embarrassment to others we ask that our customers are appropriately dressed when visiting our store (footwear must be worn at all times and no nightwear is permitted).
"We're not a nightclub with a strict dress code, and jeans and trainers are of course more than welcome," a Tesco representative told reporters. "We do, however, request that customers do not shop in their PJs or nightgowns."
Here is an anthropology connection, from more than half a century ago, to understanding pajamas-in-public.
"Ever since the middle of the 18th century, the scope and rigour of formality has been on the decline, modes of dress and of address have become increasingly casual, precedence and protocol increasingly irrelevant," wrote British anthropologist Sir Edmund Leach in an essay for New Society in 1965. He was commenting on the deep social and cultural changes that had taken hold in most of Western Europe, the U.S., and "newly westernised" countries like Japan.
Of course, a lot has changed in the cultural organization of the societies that Leach highlighted more than half a century ago. Nevertheless, the underlying structural patterns regarding what counts as formal/informal, private/public behavior still hold good.
So, do the woman in pink pajamas and furry slippers at the Sainsbury's filling station in St. Albans and the pajama-clad and sometimes barefoot customers at Tesco in Cardiff embody the casualization of attire described by the great British social anthropologist? Undoubtedly, yes.
In addition, the pajama wearers were violating the principle which Leach also highlighted that "every incident of regular social life has its proper position" – in this instance, the distinction between what is categorized as ritually appropriate indoor and outdoor clothing (note: this is an area of culture also explored by Mary Douglas, another British anthropologist).
There is an important distinction between the two situations: unlike her counterparts in Tesco the pink pajama-clad Sainsbury's customer was able to get away with it, consciously or not, without sanctions because she was acting as an individual and not as part of a group. It would be a very different matter if she turned up for work at HSBC in brightly-coloured pajamas.
But the story doesn't end there. Last week in the U.K., there has been another flurry of excitement about dress codes. A senior consultant at a leading PR firm, Bell Pottinger, was banned from Soho House for six months for wearing a suit and tie. Peter Bingle, chair of Bell Pottinger Public Affairs, was informed that he had breached the "casual" dress code of the well-known private members' club, located in an area of London's West End that is home to a huge number of cutting-edge advertising, PR, design, music, TV and film companies – the so-called "creative industries" which are hugely important as generators of value and wealth in the world's advanced economies.
Soho House wants to attract a different clientele to those who frequent traditional gentlemen's clubs in other parts of the capital like St. James' and Pall Mall. As a spokesperson said, the destination prides itself on attracting "young, expressive types" rather than "post Thatcherites." Nevertheless, Mr Bingle was puzzled by his treatment.
In a blog post, he wrote: "Is it really the case that the wearing of a suit makes me uncreative and unrelaxed? There is no greater supporter of the creative industries than me but does everybody in it all have to look the same? Have I got it wrong or has the world gone crazy?"
No. The world has not gone crazy, but it is certainly easy to misunderstand how it works. In open societies like the U.K., it is very important for an individual or a group to be able to recognize the deep and shallow channels (or hard and soft boundaries) demarcating one part of the socio-cultural system from another (and they vary from place to place). Furthermore, it is only by applying such insights that effective and efficient navigation around the social world is possible.
Bingle's big mistake in wearing a suit and tie at a new-wave private members' club was similar in many ways to the loose coalition of pajama-wearing people attempting to shop at a branch of Tesco in Wales. Both parties misunderstood the relative inelasticity of the post-modern "casual" category. The big lesson, as Sir Edmund Leach pointed out, is to remember that the cult of informality is selective.


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Thirty years after this Lerner and Loewe stage classic was filmed, a restored version has been released. Can the street urchin Eliza Doolittle be transformed into a lady by Professor Higgins? (A modern cross-reference: Update the story with a prostitute from Los Angeles, and you get "Pretty Woman.") But one doesn't really come for the story. It's the music, and, oh, what music it is! "The Rain in Spain," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "The Street Where You Live," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," "Get Me to the Church on Time." The hits just keep coming. VIOLENCE This may be the mother of all G-rated movies. SEX They can dance all night, but that's about all. Cleaner than squeaky clean. PROFANITY Professor Higgins says "damn" several times, but with a British accent it sounds less crude. FOR WHICH CHILDREN? Ages 3-6 Too long, too mushy, too sophisticated. Ages 7-10 At three hours, including intermission, it's still a long haul for even the most patient youngsters. If you're going to take them, have snacks ready. Ages 11 and up A definite antidote to most of the movies available for pre-teen-agers. Only the toughest customers won't be likely to fall for Audrey Hepburn and the music. KENNETH C. DAVISContinue reading the main story


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On Wednesday 18th March and Friday 20th March, the children at West Grove were visited by author Antony Lishak.
In Nursery, the children took part in a story workshop which they thoroughly enjoyed. He shared his "Clickety Clack" book with the children in Reception and "Row Your Boat" with the Year 1 children. Children in Year 2 were presented with the story "Baby Bear" and went on to write their own versions of it.
His visit to Key Stage 2 coincided with the partial solar eclipse and the theme for the day was "The day the world went dark". The children watched a presentation by Antony before watching live streaming of the solar eclipse. They were then challenged with the task of becoming a published author, each writing a book entitled "The day the world went dark". They could choose between fiction, non-fiction or a mixture of the two. The books were shared during Golden Assembly and one child from each class was awarded a signed copy of one of Antony's books.
A group of children from Year 6 also joined Antony for a working lunch where they had the chance to show him a piece of their work and listen to any advice he had for them.
It was the third time Antony has visited the school and, yet again, he was amazed at the wonderful work the children produced. He had a fantastic time visiting West Grove and is looking forward to coming back!
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Pretend for a minute that you're in the hot dog business. And you're struggling.
You have a beat-up push cart. The hot dog and the bun cost you $1. But because you work in a poor area, you can only charge 60 cents.
Meantime, your competitor is cleaning your clock. No push cart for him. He has a shiny new food truck. He works in an affluent neighborhood. The hot dog and the bun costs him $1, too, but he charges $2.50.
People think he's got some super-duper meat that makes his hot dog special. But they're wrong. It's the same thing.
That's precisely how Spiros Hatiras feels. Except he's not a hot dog salesman. He's the president and chief executive officer of Holyoke Medical Center. And he deals with patients, not hot dogs.
"I lose money on every single one,'' he said. "It's not that complicated really.''
Maybe not for him. But for most of us, health care finance is like trying to understand nuclear fusion.
And that complexity has led to dysfunction — an expensive dysfunction that's made Massachusetts health care costs among the nation's highest.
Eight years ago, I was a member of the Globe Spotlight Team that examined the market clout of two of our world-class hospitals — Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's — and found they typically are paid 15 percent to 60 percent more than the same work done at community hospitals like Hatiras's. And they command those big prices even though the quality of care Partners provides for routine procedures is no better.
What's happened since then? "We're exactly in the same place, because the forces that led to those anomalies are still in place,'' said Stuart H. Altman, chairman of the state's Health Policy Commission, which has produced a key study showing exactly that. "If anything, things have gotten worse, because a higher proportion of Massachusetts patients now go to the most expensive hospitals, and that's been growing.''
So the gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening. And now along comes a ballot measure that would take millions from the haves and give it to the have-nots. Sounds tantalizing, doesn't it?
It's a terrible way to make public policy, especially public policy this complex and this critical. But the stakeholders here have no one to blame but themselves. They've had years to fix it. And haven't.
Nearly all the state's hospitals are against the ballot initiative that is being promoted by the Service Employees International Union. Signatures are still being collected.
In the meantime, the threat of the measure is a welcome cudgel to force a public policy discussion among lawmakers, insurance companies, and hospital executives who so far have had laryngitis.
"There's a serious conversation going on right now on Beacon Hill about how to address this issue that I'm sure would never go on without this ballot initiative,'' said John McDonough, a Harvard School of Public Health professor. "It's messy and it's not what you would like from a Kennedy School textbook but, damn it, sometimes it works.''
The issue here is not whether big academic medical centers like those in the Partners network should be paid more. They should. But now they're being paid too much and community hospitals are being paid too little.
When I asked Attorney General Maura Healey about all of this, she said the time is "ripe for action.''
"Despite our efforts over the past five years, significant disparities exist that have real-world consequences for people trying to access quality, affordable health care,'' Healey said in an e-mail. "It's time to tackle this issue head-on.''
Actually, it's well past time for that.
And voters are poised to act if the key stakeholders here continue to run around in circles.
By the way, the union pushing the ballot measure estimates it would mean an extra $4.3 million a year for Spiros Hatiras's Holyoke Medical Center.
Hatiras so far opposes the ballot measure. But he's growing impatient. That $4.3 million would buy a lot of hot dogs.
Follow-up: My column last week about Juan Pu Nolasco, the 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who was badly burned when he fell into a pot of boiling water, brought an overwhelming response. Contributions from Globe readers will more than replenish the funds his family had intended to use to buy some land for a new home — money that went instead toward inadequate medical care in Guatemala. His family is grateful beyond words except these: Thank you.Thomas Farragher is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at email@example.com.