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Friday, November 30, 2007
Environment Agency Wales
The stack monitoring equipment will stay in place
Castle Cement's equipment has been described as antique in some circles. Perhaps they have upgraded?
The independently run charity Emission Watch will continue to monitor Castle Cement with their highly sophisticated equipment.
Links : Emission Watch
The Chief Constable on the telly
Wasn't listening too closely so the references to Ned Ludd and parachuting went over my head until I read the link. I suppose if politicians are going to take pot shots at him they can expect a little ribbing return. The motorcycle incident is particularly bizarre. We apparently have a motorcyclist doing inappropriate speed with no tax, mot or insurance who crashed into a family car trapping a young family for ninety minutes inside their own car with his body and its then all the Chief Constable's fault. I haven't seen much about the family in the criticisms. An experience that would scar a person mentally and emotionally for life.
Links: Ned Ludd
Thursday, November 29, 2007
The Chief Constable tours Penyffordd
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Another two sessions on the speed gun
Another male wet himself when he saw Chris pointing the gun at him. Wound the window down and shouted "get a life". Not sure whether he meant me or Chris.
Another male who lived in Penymynydd Rd stopped and said we need to get out side the school as they speed passed his house which is next to the school. This is of course the road with the ineffective speed bumps.
More sessions next week.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Assistant Chief Constable to visit Penyffordd
This Thursday afternoon Assistant Chief Constable Clive Wolfenden will be visiting Penyffordd. Along with PC Chris Pullen, the Assistant Chief Constable will be talking to County Cllr Colin Bithell, Cllr Cindy Hinds, Cllr Edwina Davies and others.
Link : BBC
Monday, November 26, 2007
Prime Minister Gordon Brown sets out his new World Vision
He talks about competing with India and China in manufacturing. We will need robots to beat China and India if we can get the materials. I agree with him with regards nuclear power generating. Wales should be building new generation reactors next to the old ones.
In general his new world vision seems faster and harder.
I am not going along with this part myself.
The automatons (general population) will just go along with all this as if hypnotised.
The extra highly skilled workers might be an issue considering what is thought about our education system at present in some quarters.
No mention of environment....................
Yes I know we live in Wales.
Our village centre continues to be trashed with speeding noisy traffic even though we have a by-pass.
The Rat Run continues
Colin is also a community councillor for Broughton.
The Orchid Man of Penyffordd
Went to Maureen's last night. Managed to escape my normal head damage. We took only one bottle of wine between us. I notice in the papers that the actor Michael Caine before he got married would drink more than two bottles of spirits a day. Maureen has three orchids, two real, one false. The false one is doing ok, hard to tell the difference. One of the others isn't. So Maureen is off to see the Orchid Man this week.
My friend Yvonne has given me an orchid. I inspect it everyday jut in case.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Charles Hughes, Head of Highways and Engineering
I ended up on the front page of The Evening Leader after having a go at him on my blog.
Since then I have thought that the current inaction is not particularly down to Charles. It's further up the command chain.
He sat opposite me on the 3rd of May 2007 knowing full well the extent of speeding through the village. Cllr Colin Bithell chaired the meeting, Cllr David Williams turning up late as in half way through. I have no proof but I think the meeting was a stitch up.
We ended up with half a rumble strip and an extra sign, with some half promise of about a proactive speed warning sign. I had all the latest and best ways of slowing traffic down in villages in my folder. I also asked about pushing the 30 mph limit back up the hill which was met with plenty of excuses.
So we go through this merry dance. North Wales Police in the form of PC Chris Pullen with his speed gun are having ten sessions to try to slow down the rat runs. We also have constant speeding traffic through most of the day.
The NWP initiative reminds me of King Canute being told he can stop the waves as the tide comes in. This is not to deride NWP. PC Chris Pullen is very good. He needs some support from our councillors.
After the Police initiative organised by Inspector Alun Oldfield, Flintshire Highways will do a further check on the speed of the traffic with Hugh's magic box.
Rossett has the best way of controlling traffic and have a compulsory 20 mph speed limit in the middle of their village.
I prepare my campaign to bring speeding and road noise to the fore in the local elections next May 08. Are my issues of relevance to most Penyffordd people, No!
Most are philistines but perhaps I make an error in my judgement? There is also the issue of most people's lifestyle which is a dash round from dawn to dusk. Work, children and supermarkets. I see the looks on their faces as they charge through the village, automatans!
Meanwhile the speeding continues, the village centre a race track.
I risk getting a good hiding or my car damaged by a local because he gets a speed fine and points.
All because of Flintshire County Council.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Further news on a proposed Spon Green Development
Cllr Williams states that such a development would endanger the viability of Buckley town centre.
He says we (I think he means Flintshire) need a development of this size but the time is inappropriate.
The Gateway to Wales, Warren Hall Developments and Airbus expansion are in their early stages.
We need to see how Flintshire UDP and the Local Development Plan are finalised before we proceed.
Source. The Chronicle
Meanwhile Penyffordd sleeps on. An extra couple of million cars a year destined to come ploughing through our rural village that has a by-pass.
If Spon Green goes ahead and when Warren Hall Business Park is finished we can create a new town called Pen-y-Buckley-Broughton.
Penyffordd Group Action against Castle Cement
Click image to enlarge. The document has been shrunk and cropped for easy web loading.
One important point to bear in mind is that a unilateral withdrawal of the action by the Penyffordd Action Group whilst Henry James are employed on the case would attract a charge on every member. A good idea to see that Arnold has signed his agreement. It is hoped the case will operated on a no win, no fee basis. The action in the main is to make sure that Castle do their best to look after our environment and to reward our solicitors well.
One nuisance being considered is "the loss of enjoyment of the garden"
I have this nuisance with regards traffic noise. Do I have a case against Flintshire County Council?
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Ann Earlam, from Penyffordd, near Mold
Blind student's example to the disabled
The Evening Leader Full Story here
Traffic Calming Progress Report No 2
The Clerk to The Council Nigel Jones stood with PC Chris Pullen for about 30 minutes. Thank you Nigel.
I joined Chris from about 4.30pm to 5.50pm. Chris wrote out a few warnings and booked a local male for doing 41 mph. The male denied he was doing 41 mph. Shortly after whilst advising a grandma with regards her speed a car pulled up. A male quite agitated telling Chris he should be catching criminals and not stopping speeders. Chris asked him to wait whilst he dealt with the lady.
There then followed a conversation which lasted about 15 minutes. At times Chris appeared to be advising the male as to his conduct.
I am very impressed with how Chris dealt with this situation. I did not like the look of the complainant one bit. I though he might be related to the male he booked earlier.
More sessions next week with Community Beat Managers from other communities coming along for training.
There was a marked decline in speeding during the session. I need to re-calibrate my estimation of speeding by the eye. I am over +5 mph out! lol.
Our 1st G Payment
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Our website company?
The customer?
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The payment has gone through. It went through within a minute of asking for it.
Penyffordd Community Council Meeting October 2007
Cllr S E Davies, Chairman of the Council (in the chair)
Cllr J
Cllrs C Bithell, Mrs E M Davies, J Davies, Mrs C Hinds, Mrs M D Jones, T
W Jones OBE, S H Shone, Mrs L Vidamour
G N I Jones, Clerk to the Council.
90a MINUTES
That the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting held on Wednesday the 5th of September 2007 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman of the committee, Cllr J W Bell.
Minute No 72 - Castle Cement Ltd - Cllr C Bithell
Cllr C Bithell referred to the address given by Mr Morris as a concise and valuable discussion.
He continued that Emission Watch reported certain happenings in the evening that the Environmental Agency are now taking notice of, and that the Environment Agency are now looking to step up the monitoring of emissions during the evening, Cllr Bithell was pleased to note that an understanding seems to be developing between Emission Watch and the Environment Agency.
Minute no 73 - Police Liaison
Cllr T W Jones referred to paragraph 3 on page 43, which read "Cllr T W Jones commented that Cllr Bithell was quite right in expressing his
ineptitude with the police", Cllr Jones suggested that part of the preamble be restyled as follows, "Cllr T W Jones commented that Cllr C Bithell was quite right in expressing his concern at ineptitude to the Police."
Members agreed with the addition.
Cllr C Bithell reminded members that he had asked the Community Beat Manager, PC Chris Pullen to in turn ask the new Inspector Alun Oldfield if he would investigate further the circumstances surrounding the itinerants occupation of the former at
Minute No 85 - Pen-y-Ffordd Post Office
Cllr Mrs L Vidamour thanked the members for supporting the suggestion that a flyer be distributed throughout the community, and in support of the retention of the Pen-y-Ffordd Post Office.
The Postmistress Mrs Mary Foley had reported that she was aware that many people within the villages had acted in accordance with the request.
Cllr C Bithell was of the opinion that a similar letter should be communicated from the Pen-Y-Ffordd Community Council, members agreed at this suggestion.
The Community Beat Manager PC Chris Pullen was not in attendance at meeting.
Cllr Mrs L Vidamour however reported that she had been asked by the Community Beat Manager, at the Police and Community Panel meeting to inform that the police would support the introduction of signage, 'Local traffic only' at the enhance to the villages, especially in Hawarden Road where heavy goods vehicles are apparently using Chester Road to call at the Spa.
This matter had been instigated by a resident adjacent to The Spar Mr John Davies.
Cllr T W Jones expressed his concern with regard to heavy goods vehicles passing through Pen-y-Ffordd, not only Hawarden Road, but also Vounog Hill, and that a letter be communicated to both the Community Beat Manager, and to the Director of Environment and Regeneration, Flintshire County Council.
Asking for measures to be introduced which would prevent the problem of heavy goods vehicles passing through
Cllr Jones concluded that if there was an awareness of a persistent offender, then a polite request could be made to the business, requesting that the vehicles avoid the
Members were in agreement with the suggestion of Cllr T W Jones.
That an appropriate letter be communicated to the Director.
The Clerk reported that in accordance with Minute No 85 of the September meeting, the flyers in support of the retention of the Pen-y-Ffordd Post Office have been distributed through the Community Council area.
That the information as provided by the Clerk be noted.
Cllr C Bithell wished it to be recorded in the minutes that he would not be making any decisions on planning applications at Community Council level, and not until such time as the Planning Officers' report has been produced.
1.PIan No. 043703
Proposal: Outline - residential and associated works
Location; Land at rear of The Oaks,
That the application be supporterd, provided that the location is within the settlement boundary.
2. Plan No. 043930
Proposal: Erection of a single stored extension to rear to form bedroom and lounge
Location: 16 Westview, Pen-y-Ffordd,
3.PIan No. 043868
Proposal: Erection of a conservatory to rear
Location: 2 Bannel Bridge, Bannel lane, Buckley
That applications 2 and 3 above be supported.
The Clerk reported that pursuant to the resolution of the July meeting, and following the flooding, the Head of Neighbourhood Area Services informs the gullies in the area have been checked and clear of obstruction.
The Surface gullies are connected into a surface water system that is owned and maintained by Welsh Water.
The gullies in this area will continue to be inspected and cleaned at regular intervals, and Welsh Water had been advised of the Community Council's concern.
Cllr C Bithell informed that the hole in the wall that had caused the flooding has now been repaired.
That the forgoing information be recorded.
Members had been previously circulated with a document outlining the Flintshire County Council's consultation on Allocations Policy, this being necessary following amendments to Part 6 of the Housing Act 1996 by the Homeless Act 2002.
That the document be received.
Correspondence received from the Head of Neighbourhood Area Services informed that in response to the Community Council's request, dated
That the information be received with thanks.
Pursuant to the enquiry as to whether or not Pen-y-Ffordd Community Council could be considered for Grant Aid similarly to Pentre Halkyn Youth Clubs a response from the County Youth and Community Officer informed that the Grant Aid afforded to Pentre Halkyn Youth Club was a proposed Match Funding arrangement between Flintshire County Council and Halkyn Community Council.
The Clerk advised that Pen-y-ffordd Youth Club had been treated similarly in the way of an additional opening evening, financed partly by the Pen-y-Ffordd Community Council, and the Flintshire County Council.
That the forgoing information be recorded.
Cllr I Davies reported a defective Flintshire County Council lighting column outside of
That the matter be reported to the Flintshire County Council.
Cllr T W Jones informed that he had received a request from County Cllr David Williams for a matter to be raised, as Cllr Williams had indicated to Cllr Jones that certain businesses may wish to subscribe to a fund, which could possibly be administered by the Community Council, which could be used to provide certain facilities etc, which would not be otherwise provided.
Cllr Williams had indicated to Cllr Jones that he would be prepared to make a donation to open the fund.
Cllr Jones proposed that such a fund be opened subject to clarification by the Clerk that the Community Council has the powers to administer such a fund.
Cllr Mrs E M Davies, Mrs C Hinds, and S H Shone referred to the fund already established by the Pen-Y group, and questioned whether or not another fund was necessary.
Cllr Mrs Hinds informed that the Pen-Y group is now a registered charity and that all monies received would obviously be for the benefit of the village, she was concerned that the existence of another find may undermine the activity of the Pen-Y group.
Cllr T W Jones made the point that the Pen-y-ffordd Community Council is a statutory body and people may feel that they would wish to make such a contribution.
The Chairman allowed Cllr David Williams to elaborate, he suggested that not all members of the community may be aware of what the Pen-Y group is looking to do, he stressed that he did not wish to detract from the work being carried out by the Pen-Y group, but that such a fund may be able to provide other requirements other that what the Pen-Y group are looking to do.
Cllr C Bithell refferred to the Section 106 agreement, with regard to development, and that the Flintshire County Council can only use such monies within the curtilage of the community.
That in principle such a fund be established, dependant upon the ethics of doing so, and that the matter be re-agendad for the November meeting, for further discussion.
Members reported overgrown hedges in
That the matter be reported to the relevant Officer of the Flintshire County Council.
101. NEWSLETTER This matter has been instigated by Cllr Mrs L Vidamour, following a conversation with the Clerk of Llanfynydd Community Council.
Cllr Mrs Vidamour elaborated that within the Llanfynydd Community Council area there are six wards, and members from each ward contribute towards the compilation of the Newsletter, which is produced quarterly, and funded partly by business people in the area.
Furthermore its distribution is carried out by members of the particular ward.
She was able to inform that the last quarters Newsletter cost in the region of £750.00.
Cllr Mrs Vidamour also informed that members who form the Newsletter Committee are familiar with computerised and photographic techniques.
Cllr Mrs Vidamour questioned whether or not such a task could be carried out by the Community Council alone.
Cllr S H Shone posed the question is what we do now not doing the job, and is it necessary to alter this to such a large scale.
Cllr T W Jones referred to the information provided in the
Cllr Mrs L Vidamour suggested therefore that perhaps the existing Newsletter could in some way be enhanced.
To further this, a meeting of the sub-committee previously identified, namely Cllr Mrs E M Davies, Cllr T W Jones and Cllr Mrs L Vidamour along with the Clerk meet on Wednesday the 17th October to further the matter.
The Clerk advised that the amount included in the budget, including the Bonfire Appeal is £ 3,200.
ln addition to the schedule previously circulated, the Clerk advised that he had received an application from the Red Lion Strollers, which meant in effect that there were seven local applications.
A further application was received from Pontblyddyn Cricket Club where in excess of twenty children from the Pen-y-Ffordd Community Council area practiced regularly throughout the year, and also the Coaches from Pontblyddyn Cricket Club visit the
There were six National applications.
That the applications for financial assistance be determined as follows:
1. Pen-y-Ffordd Flower Club
2. Community Bonfire and Firework Display
3. Trinity Chapel, Pen-y-Ffordd
4. Pen-y-Ffordd Tennis Club
5. Pen-y-Ffordd and Penymynydd Community Bowling Club
6. St Joln's Church Pentrobin
7. Pontblyddyn Cricket Club
8. Red Lion Strollers
* That each of the above applicants receive an amount of £375
10. Bobath Children's Therapy Centre Wales
1 1. Alzheimer's Society
That the above four applications receive the amount of £50.
* Note: Cllr Mrs M D Jones declared a personal interest in the application received from the Pen-y-Fordd Flower Club.
The Vice Chairman Cllr J W Bell declared an interest in the Pen-y-Ffordd and Penymynydd Community Bowling Club
C11r T W Jones declared a personal interest in the John's church, Pentrobin.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Confidential meeting about a claim against Castle Cement
I suppose I can talk about it. Will just have to try to decide what the lawyers present meant by confidential material.
The meeting was arranged without telling the all Penyffordd Community Council. I think this a little out of order.
Meeting started about 7.10 pm. There were about 70 villagers in the Penyffordd Institute. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a proposed group action claim against Castle Cement for Public Nuisance.
The meeting was put together I think by Arnold Wooley in a private capacity rather than as a councillor. Due to Health and Safety regulations it was decided to post letters to 10% of the population plus a few chosen individuals. The population of Penyffordd cannot fit into The Penyffordd Institute.
The meeting was started by Arnold Wooley. He is big on arm sign language and pregnant pauses.
He made sure that part of him was lit up by the projector for dramatic effect. Arnold introduced the two lawyers who were going to do the presentation.
The Legal Eagles Hugh James
The largest firm of solicitors based in Wales.
Partner: Neil Stockdale Click here
Leading Solicitor Gwen Evans.
A list of some of their cases. Click here
The presentation lasted about 45 minutes with the help of a projector and laptop probably a Power Point presentation.
Neil Stockdale asked at the start of his presentation if there were any members of The Press or Castle Cement present. No answers. Are bloggers members of The Press?
To be continued.......
Monday, November 19, 2007
Traffic Calming Progress Report No1
Its 16.30 pm, it's getting dark, it's raining PC Chris Pullen is out with his speed gun.
I think a few people will flash one another. Whilst he stops vehicles others storm passed.
Brisk business he is stopping a vehicle within a minute or two of advising a speeder of their wrong doing.
I think I also spot a cold community councillor. A big thank you to Linda Vidamour!
A culture shock for many drivers when they see PC Chris Pullen with a speed camera.
Chris is keen on education and not booking.
It will be interesting to see Flintshire Highways data after the initiative.
In general the Penyffordd Community Council and County Councillors are NOT interested in this what so ever.
I hope 75% of them stand down in May 08.
I see the letters have started their back and two in the papers between political parties.
After he has gone it's back to normal. Motorists ploughing through the village.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
A popular guy is me...................not
Penyffordd Councillors* in the main are luke warm or not bothered at all about speeding in Chester Rd. This is why it has got to this.
Cllr Colin Bithell has every right to think I have a personal vendetta against him. This is not the case. I only speak out because he is not seeing the issue of these 2000 odd (its nearer 2200) speeding passed my house every day. A little ironic that he may have to put in an appearance in the damp, cold and the dark for 90 minutes.
He has had 11 months to pop down and watch the traffic during rush hour. Cllr David Williams thinks the speeding of little or no merit. ( I have email proof )
The current initiative is welcome, its good to have a switched on Police Inspector such as Alun Oldfield.
It will be interesting to watch developments. I am personally negative on the police being able to slow this traffic down.
Flintshire County Council waste North Wales Police time by not employing traffic calming techniques that Wrexham Council have applied to Rossett.
*excepting Cindy Hinds and Linda Vidamour.
Youth Trouble continues
Postscript. Looks Buckley
Friday, November 16, 2007
A Rural village Trashed?
Ten sessions will not crack this nut but it is a start.
My County Councillors are not keen. Cllr Colin Bithell still thinks I am telling fibs about 2000 speeders a day. As I live upstairs a quick glance out of the at any minute of the day between 5.30 am and 11.00pm tells me I am not far off the mark.
Only Cllr Cindy Hinds and Cllr Linda Vidamour share my concerns.
The only shining light in all this is Police Inspector Alun Oldfield of North Wales Police.
When he looks at the data produced by Flintshire Highways it will all become apparent.
I think he has already seen May 07 speed data, a bit of an embarrassment for some.
Are Flintshire County Council the worst county in Wales? From where I'm sitting they seem so.
A visit to a Wrexham village like Rossett confirms my view of Flintshire.
A previously badly managed County Council still living with a hangover. Flintshire County Council currently have their cap in hand begging for more money from the Welsh Assembly for upgrades to housing which they can't afford to modernise to WAG's standards.
Village environment seems not to be on the table.
A recent survey mentioned in The Evening Leader that Flintshire is a good place to live.
Is that compared to living next to a motorway?
Then we have three upcoming Broughton developments to add an extra couple of million a year through Chester Road, Penyffordd. Not one bleep from my county councillors over this. Perhaps they are waiting for the right moment.
Flintshire County Council thinks Penyffordd a soft touch, I think they are right.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Penyffordd Neighbourhood Forum Nov 2007
PC Chris Pullen raised the current issues.
1. HGV exclusion from the village.
Flintshire County Council response as thought.
A £1000 consultation fee before things can be looked at properly.
After various discussions it was decided to remove this item from the agenda for now.
The community council would need to approach Flintshire County Council for a "local traffic only" sign.
2. Anti Social Behavior in Millstone Pub play area.
A quantity of empty alcoholic cans.
Seems at the moment to be a one off.
An assessment of the area to be carried out by Chris including more regular patrols..
3. Speeding traffic in Chester Rd, Penyffordd.
10 sessions with speed gun to be carried out.
I've volunteered for 9.
Maybe best if I don't do one with Cllr Colin Bithell. :) I think I may be doing a couple.
A further speed survey by Flintshire Highways. This is very good news.
Traffic below 15 mph to filtered out of survey to allow for traffic that has just left
Penymynydd Rd onto Chester Rd and is in 2nd gear.
The speed survey is the ultimate tool in measuring speeding traffic.
Since North Wales Police Inspector Alun Oldfield will be seeing these figures I am hopeful
that this issue will be stamped upon in greater force until eliminated.
Chester Road, Penyffordd is to be put on a North Wales Traffic Police Hot Spot List.
When traffic police are not dealing with specific traffic issues they will be visiting
hot spots on a rotation basis.
Police Sargeant Best from Wrexham Division is in charge of this hot spot list.
Pro active speeding signs still ongoing.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Penyffordd Traffic Calming Initiative by North Wales Police.
There has been 2 or 3 councillors who are not keen on this type of initiative involving themselves. I think quite a few more as well.
This might partially explain why Chester Rd has about 2200 speeders each day.
Take Pontblyddyn which is the main link between Wrexham and Mold. They have the traffic tied down to 30 mph. They have a community council with vision.
Here in Penyffordd traffic does 40 mph plus on the by-pass and makes Penyffordd sound like it is next to the A55 when wind blows as it normally does. Also the traffic surface is noisy.
Penyffordd Councillors in general think very little about our village centre environment.
Cllrs Cindy Hinds and Linda Vidamour being exceptions.
We currently have 2200 speeding cars due to our County Councillors lack of vision for Penyffordd. We are currently seen as a good short cut and little else, a soft touch.
Our County Councillors seem quite happy with Broughton developments bringing Penyffordd an extra two or three million cars a year through the village.
I will be volunteering for any spots not taken up by councillors.
One hopes for county councillors and community councillors to rise to the challenges to our village environment in this 21st century.
Speed Cameras
George Monbiot not favourite for politics but a good article on how various people for various reasons are selective when talking about speed cameras and lives saved.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Penyffordd Remembrance Sunday 2007, lest we forget..............
People including Arthur Arnold, Cllr Cindy Hinds, Cllr Sam Shone and Cllr Stan Davies Community Council Leader.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
November Community Council Meeting Notes
2. PC Chris Pullen's report.
a. 14 crimes plus 11 ASB's
b. Speed Enforcement to involve 10 dates which will be notified.
Councillors are invited to attend any of the dates. Three councillors had cold feet. Chris was looking for a show of support and unity from councillors.
Colin Bithell CC stated that the dates would prove the facts of the speeding problem rather than the fiction. ( He has no idea at all. Fluorescents every where and he thinks he will get the facts.
Flintshire Highways have exact data that he seems oblivious to, either deliberate or he still has no idea)
Councillor Joe Davies thought the village was not getting value for money from North Wales Police.
Backed by Cllr Sam Shone.
Chris explained how his time is spent between Penyffordd and Higher Kinnerton.
About 20 hours per week for Penyffordd.
Chris works 4 weekends in 5 weeks.
Joe doesn't see Chris because Chris is out 11. 00 pm to 3 am at weekends.
Chris' choice because that's when things are happening.
He spends up to 2 hours a night on foot patrol in Penyffordd when he is here.
Councillors are frustrated at Chris. Chris explains he needs proof and witnesses to book youths.
Clr Sam Shone called Cllr Linda Vidamour naive with regards her small amount of time on the committee. (Shame on you Sam Shone, 2000 speeders a day on your watch)
3. Cllr David Williams' suggestion that an alternative fund be set up for the youth of the village.
This was rejected after Nigel Clerk to The Council took advice. We already have such a fund for the Pen Y Group which Cllr Cindy Hinds helped to set up.
4. Cllr Linda Vidamour brought up the poor state of the children's area by the clinic in Melwood Close. Other children's areas are also poor.
5. Community Notice Board, brought up by Cllr Linda Vidamour. Now fixed says Nigel.
Notices required that are of relevance. One notice has been out of date for 2 years!
6. Cllr Linda Vidamour is to produce a newsletter. We currently have one, once a year.
7. Wrexham UDP. A register of concern with regards extra traffic through our village will be made before the November cut off date. Tom Jones also mention the large increase of traffic that can be expected post Warren Hall. (Our County Councillors heads remain in the sand on this.)
8. Residents in Lower Mountain Road complaining about excessive speeds. Horses and children use this lane.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
A Lively Community Council meeting
In no particular order of importance, good debate, contributions and points by PC Chris Pullen, Cllr Linda Vidamour, Cllr Cindy Hinds and Cllr Tom Jones. Some comic remarks about Mr Bruinstrum (sic) from another councillor.
A report tomorrow all comments made my own, points made at meeting subject to ratification next month, mine aren't. Now where's that bottle of wine..................
Youth Trouble behind The Butchers
Have knocked wall down twice.
A mother has been seen turning up with a pack of 24 beer cans for the youths.
cc PC Chris Pullen.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Penyffordd Community Council Meeting November 2007
I can feel a freedom of information request coming on. To be used in the new year of course.
No community councillors are emailing me, I feel maybe a group boycott? Or just everyone has busy lives. Penyffordd village has been similar to living next to the A55 today. Constant traffic noise due to wind direction. Pontblyddyn have traffic tied down to 30 mph. Us we let it do 40 mph passed the village, thats usually a minimum speed. Penyffordd people do not seem interested in village environment. In the past I have called them all philistines.
Monday, November 05, 2007
Protest to start bearing fruit?
written by Kate Forrester.
Click here.
I think quite some way to go but lets start.
I now know which tools work best.
Here's to a return of a village environment
rather than a short cut for 1500 cars a day.
My comment made on The Evening Leader website
After the current traffic calming initiative by North Wales Police it would be of help if County Cllrs Colin Bithell and David Williams ask Flintshire Highways to run a survey on traffic in Chester, Corwen and Wrexham roads to determine speeds and the amount of traffic that uses the village as a short cut.
Postscript. By survey I mean using the electronic device that Hugh Jones of FCC used to measure traffic density and speed before the meeting last May.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Bonfire Night for Penyffordd
As per normal, very well attended, a large queue at the gate. When the fireworks start there are a stream of parents with children leaving as the children are upset by the exploding fireworks. A very good night for the organisers. Topped off by some yobs banging on the Chinese windows' because they have had the temerity to close at 11. 30pm. This attracted 3 sets of Police cars.
We were sitting in the jacuzzi blissfully unaware.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Flintshire County Council bend over backwards for Flint yet again.
190 house estate at Croes Atti in Flint.
Positive comments by Cllr Colin Bithell in The Evening Leader tonight.
* a search on "square abouts" brings little.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Do I have a case against Flintshire County Council
I notice once it gets dark that lots of traffic do 50 and 60 mph. Which is why Flintshire County Council are a little shy in showing their traffic data for Chester Rd. You may say its dark it doesn't matter. I say traffic doesn't go through Buckley at 60 mph and neither should it here.
Padeswood Cement Environmental Nuisance Claim
Quality degradation due to shrinkage of image. The day is wrong on the above and should be a Tuesday.
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Orig. Posted by The Daily Riff May 2010
"I teach high school math. I sell a product to a market
that doesn't want it but is forced by law to buy it."
-Dan Meyer
The TED video, "Math Class Needs A Make-Over" below is irresistible.
Dan Meyer sees five "pre-installed viruses kids have" coming into the math classroom:
- Lack of Initiative
- Lack of Perseverance
- Lack of Retention
- Aversion To Word Problems
- Eagerness For Formula
This is someone who we'll be hearing more from: Dan Meyer, a high school math teacher
from Santa Cruz, California with six years teaching under his belt, plus a part-time gig at Google. He's young, in the trenches, teaching math to students who are mainly
math- adverse, math-challenged, math-phobic, or what-have-you, and who apparently
has no fear bringing up issues or even nuances that so many in education dance around. Whether you agree or not, his perspective is refreshing and somehow liberating.
For example, when referring to a recent math conference, NCSM, Leadership in Math Education, Meyer makes this observation about the attendees (from Meyer's blog, dy/dan) :
"Where are the new teacher-leaders?
One individual clocked the average age of an NCSM attendee at 57. Another, an edtech vendor, said that the biggest liability to his business was his own age. I received a lot of kind notes on my Ignite session but some of the praise was really hyperbolic, predictions about my place in math education that, based on five minutes in front of a projector screen, were flatly unreasonable, and indicative of a certain desperation to point to someone -- anyone -- on the other side of a yawning leadership gap."
Meyer addresses a few issues in this video, namely, the prevalence of our students' desire toward impatient problem solving, similar to the numbing television sitcoms which resolve "issues" in record time. He also suggests that math teaching has lost the important "What information matters?" since learning math in this country has become more about "decoding a textbook" rather than the ability to problem solve without all the information given in a nice neat package prior to the problem. In his words, math should serve the conversation; the conversation shouldn't serve the math (as it stands now in many math classrooms).
Does this sound familiar? Re-check the five "pre-installed viruses kids have" coming into the math classroom, at the beginning of this post.
He also has five recommended strategies for teaching math that may surprise: we won't give them all away to spoil the fun but two are: "Be Less Helpful" and "Let The Students Build The Problem".
And, finally, Meyer is not without his detractors. In a recent post, "Involuntarily Conscripted Into The Math Wars," he takes on a recent criticism head-on, citing how "reductive" and "tedious" these edu-conversations get when a point becomes an either/or scenario (teaching conceptual math vs. skill/drill math as an all-or-nothing polarization - so typical in edu-circles):
Enjoy the show BELOW (11 painless minutes!) and let us know what you think --- (Click upper right hand corner of video to bring video full screen)."It's like watching two sides argue whether it's better to feed children fruits or vegetables. Both sides approach the new and unfamiliar interested foremost in determining to which reductive party it belongs so they can get properly exercised. This requires a healthy amount of unhealthy inference and I'm not inclined to engage any of it. (ie. "All we need are grocery line problems, apparently." Have mercy.)
Skill practice and conceptual development are both essential. I have no interest in any war between them, nor in anyone who suggests they're enemies. I will put this judgment on the record, though: I have only ever found one of them difficult. . . "

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Saskia And Mozart To The Trim-Salon
Today it was time for Mozart and Saskia to go out.
Not just for a walk. But they had to go to the dogs trim-salon.
2 times in a year they go for a make-over.
Did I mention in an earlier blog that Saskia is the mother of Mozart?
Well, in my earlier marriage we bought Saskia from a friend and a short time later Beethoven.
Of course, Beethoven was named after the movie dog.
The difference was that our Beethoven was only 15 inch high 😀
Beethoven and Saskia practiced some times and 2 times Saskia got a puppy, but the first one died at birth and the second one died within 1 hour.
I don't forget the sad eyes of Saskia both times.
But, the third time, there was Mozart.
He was as small as my hand-palm.
I keep him the first week under the heat lamp.
First upstairs in my bedroom and later during the day downstairs.
Of course, together with Saskia.
Mozart Not In the Trim Salon, But As A Puppy
Beethoven was a real softy: silent, waiting for his turn and for me.
He did not like his son… he thought it was a weird creature.
We bought Beethoven from a friend in Spain.
My wife had many friends in Spain.
When he was a pup I fly with him to Netherlands.
Unfortunately, I had to let him fall a sleep when he was not even 5 years old, because he had a tumor in his mouth.
When They should operate him, he probably could not eat any more.
It was a though decision, but I did not want him to have pain.
He was a very good boy.
Before I had to let him sleep, I had 3 dogs and that was too much.
I had to decide which dog has to move.
Best choice was Saskia: It would provide her for getting pregnant again (I was living alone at that time) and my parents love her very much.
So, that would be a perfect situation – I could still see her.
That Scary Trim-Salon
This morning, about 1 hour after I walked with them, it was time to go.
Mozart was extremely happy to go out again!
He was jumping around.
Saskia is the lazy one, but now she was also standing ready to go out.
In the car they always are a little nervous, because they don't go many times with the car.
Only to the doctor or…. trim-salon.
When we arrived there, they walked without any problem with me to the other side of the street.
But when I opened the door of the trim-salon…….. They didn't want to go in… they knew what would happen next…. I would leave them there for a few hours.
With a little pulling they went inside.
And the hairdresser was already waiting for them.
When I left the trim-salon as expected, they were not happy, but did not bark or cry.
2 hours later I get the call: they are ready and can go home.
Together with my father I picked them up.
Look at the results: aren't they beautiful?
The trim-salon is getting more expensive….
I'm happy I earn money on the Empower Network.


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Looking for a font that doesn't exist yet? MADType can help you realize your vision. If you have special typographic needs, I can create a unique font or font family that is customized to fit your brand or specific use requirements. Here are some examples of my work:
I worked with Nike and designer Mitch Morse on several custom type projects in 2010. The work included completely redrawing concept typefaces and overcoming challenging spacing and kerning issues.
Virgin America
MADType designed this four weight font family for Virgin America. My retail typeface Variable was the conceptual starting point for the development of this family.
I worked closely with Anomaly NYC and Virgin to create a modern yet timeless design. The family is used for consumer communications and related collateral. Look for it in the sky!
American Eagle Summer Fonts
MADType created several unique typefaces for American Eagle Outfitters for use in their love summer campaign.
Among them are several different variations of a custom bold sans serif. A stencil variation was used to color each letter with two tones.
Also included was a hand drawn OpenType script font with custom features and programming to help it feel like real handwriting.
MADType assisted American Eagle Outfitters in the logo development for their aerie intimates brand. I then created the aerie regular, italic, and light typefaces which are based upon and used in conjunction with the logo.
MADType created these custom typefaces for the new children's brand, 77kids. I worked closely with designer Justin Thomas Kay on the scratchy versions of the fonts which were to be used for the logotype.
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I was contracted by Joyce Meyer Ministries to modify Futura to be used in their publication Enjoying Everyday Life.
Among the changes were adding an UltraLight weight and toning down some of Futura's more awkward features.
Nike World Cup
MADType worked with Nike designers to create a custom typeface for use on World Cup jerseys. Nike started us off with some concepts for jersey numbers and nameplates for several countries. Space savings, legibility, and a unique style were all important considerations in the design. The final design displays a distinctive mark with sharp details.


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1. Introduction.
This document sets forth the principles, guidelines and requirements of the Acceptable Use Policy of W2 Cloud, Incorporated and its affiliates or subsidiaries. (collectively and individually, the "Company") governing the use by the customer ("Customer") of the Company's services and products ("Services and Products"). The Acceptable Use Policy has been created to promote the integrity, security, reliability and privacy of Company's Web Site Management Facility, network, and Customer data contained within. Company retains the right to modify the Acceptable Use Policy at any time and any such modification shall be automatically effective as to all customers when adopted by the Company.
Questions or comments regarding the Acceptable Use Policy should be forwarded to the Company via:
2. Compliance With Law.
Customer shall not post, transmit, re-transmit or store material on or through any of Services or Products which, in the sole judgment of the Company (i) is in violation of any local, state, federal or non-United States law or regulation, (ii) threatening, obscene, indecent, defamatory or that otherwise could adversely affect any individual, group or entity (collectively, "Persons") or (iii) violates the rights of any person, including rights protected by copyright, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property or similar laws or regulations including, but not limited to, the installation or distribution of "pirated" or other software products that are not appropriately licensed for use by Customer. Customer shall be responsible for determining what laws or regulations are applicable to its use of the Services and Products.
3. Prohibited Uses of Services and Products.
In addition to the other requirements of this Acceptable Use Policy, the Customer may only use the Services and Products in a manner that, in the Company's sole judgment, is consistent with the purposes of such Services and Products. If the Customer is unsure of whether any contemplated use or action is permitted, please contact the Company as provided above. By way of example, and not limitation, uses described below of the Services and Products are expressly prohibited.
3.1. General.
3.1.1. Resale of Services and Products, without the prior written consent of the Company. 3.1.2. Deceptive on-line marketing practices. 3.1.3. Violations of the rights of any Person protected by copyright, trade secret, patent or other intellectual property or similar laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, the installation or distribution of "pirated" or other software products that are not appropriately licensed for use by Customer. 3.1.4. Actions that restrict or inhibit any Person, whether a customer of the Company or otherwise, in its use or enjoyment of any of the Company's Services or Products.
3.2. System and Network.
3.2.1. Introduction of malicious programs into the network or server (e.g., viruses and worms). 3.2.2. Effecting security breaches or disruptions of Internet communication. Security breaches include, but are not limited to, accessing data of which the Customer is not an intended recipient or logging into a server or account that the Customer is not expressly authorized to access. For purposes of this Section 3.2.2., "disruption" includes, but is not limited to, port scans, flood pings, packet spoofing and forged routing information. 3.2.3. Executing any form of network monitoring which will intercept data not intended for the Customer's server. 3.2.4. Circumventing user authentication or security of any host, network or account. 3.2.5. Interfering with or denying service to any user other than the Customer's host (for example, denial of service attack). 3.2.6. Using any program/script/command, or sending messages of any kind, designed to interfere with, or to disable, a user's terminal session, via any means, locally or via the Internet. 3.2.7. Creating an "active" full time connection on a Company-provided dial-up account for Internet access by using artificial means involving software, programming or any other method. 3.2.8. Utilizing a Company-provided dial-up account for purposes for Internet access other than facilitating connectivity to the Services and Products provided by the Company. This includes copying or creating files utilizing more than 5MB of disk space on the dial-up account servers. 3.2.9. Failing to comply with the Company's procedure relating to the activities of customers on the Company's premises.
3.3. Billing.
3.3.1. Furnishing false or incorrect data on the order form, contract or online application, including fraudulent use of credit card numbers. 3.3.2. Attempting to circumvent or alter the processes or procedures to measure time, bandwidth utilization, or other methods to document "use" of the Company's Services and Products.
3.4. Mail.
3.4.1. Sending unsolicited mail messages, including the sending of "junk mail" or other advertising material to individuals who did not specifically request such material, who were not previous customers of the Customer or with whom the Customer does not have an existing business relationship ("E-mail spam"). 3.4.2. Harassment, whether through language, frequency or size of messages. 3.4.3. Unauthorized use, or forging, of mail header information. 3.4.4. Solicitations of mail for any other E-mail address other than that of the poster's account or service with the intent to harass or to collect replies. 3.4.5. Creating or forwarding "chain letters" or other "pyramid schemes" of any type. 3.4.6. Use of unsolicited E-mail originating from within the Company's network or networks of other Internet Service Providers on behalf of, or to advertise, any service hosted by the Company, or connected via the Company's network.
3.5. Usenet Newsgroups.
3.5.1. Posting the same or similar messages to large numbers of Usenet newsgroup ("Newsgroup spams"). 3.5.2. Posting chain letters of any type. 3.5.3. Posting encoded binary files to newsgroups not specifically named for that purpose. 3.5.4. Cancellation or superseding of posts other than your own. 3.5.5. Forging of header information. 3.5.6. Solicitations of mail for any other E-mail address other than that of the poster's account or service, with intent to harass or to collect replies. 3.5.7. Use of unsolicited E-mail originating from within the Company's network or networks of other Internet Service Providers on behalf of, or to advertise, any service hosted by the Company, or connected via the Company's network. Please note that the following only apply if the Customer uses the relevant platform and has purchased Web site hosting services and/or products.
3.6. Roles Regarding UNIX Managed Server.
3.6.1. Customer may not create/update/delete accounts created and maintained by the Company. Specifically, the Company account may not be altered in any manner nor may any account with a UID of less than 1000 be altered. 3.6.2. Customer may not change the partitioning or mount points of any drive. 3.6.3. Customer may not create/update/delete any file in the /usr directory tree. 3.6.4. Customer may not install Microsoft? FrontPage Extensions unless updated on the /usr directory tree. 3.6.5. Customer may not create .rhosts or /etc/.host.equiv files. 3.6.6. Customer may not implement any procedure or process that would allow one to login as root without using the root password. Customer may not create suid scripts or programs. 3.6.7. Customer may not alter the system kernel. 3.6.8. Customer may not alter the /sys or /etc/system directory trees or any files contained therein. 3.6.9. Customer may not apply operating system and application patches to software not installed and solely maintained by the Customer, unless notification is given to the Company. 3.6.10. Customer may not change the root shell. 3.6.11. Customer may not alter the contents of /.k5login. 3.6.12. Customer may not alter /etc/fstab or /etc/vfstab. 3.6.13. Customer may not share or export file systems. This includes modifying /etc/exportfs, /etc/dfs/sharetab, and /etc/netgroup. 3.6.14. Customer may not modify the decode or root alias in the /etc/aliases file. 3.6.15. Customer may not change the "identity" of the system. This includes modifying /etc/hosts, /etc/hostname.*, /etc/defaultrouter, /etc/networks and /etc/ethers. 3.6.16. Customer may not modify the system in any manner that restricts or alters access to the system by the Company's employees 3.6.17. Customer may acquire root privileges after successful login of a valid non-root userid and using su to gain access as root. 3.6.18. Customer may create/update/delete all aspects of Customer created user accounts. This may include modifying home directory permissions, user passwords, etc. 3.6.19. Customer may use FTP to create/update/delete files and directories. 3.6.20. Customer may add to, but may not modify, existing data in the following configuration files: /etc/aliases, /etc/group, /etc/rc.local, /etc/sendmail.cf file and root crontab. 3.6.21. Customer may install software on the server provided the installation meets all of the criteria detailed above, and the Company is notified of such installation.
3.7. Roles Regarding Windows NT Managed Server.
3.7.1. Customer may not create/update/delete accounts created and maintained by the Company. Specifically, Company account may not be altered in any manner. 3.7.2. Customer may not install software that does not execute as a service. 3.7.3. Customer may not install software that does not have a remote administration capability. 3.7.4. Customer may not install applications that do not run within a logon account different from that of the installing user. 3.7.5. Customer may not install applications which must be restarted when one user logs off and another user logs on. 3.7.6. Customer may not install applications that do not execute when an individual is not logged on to the server. 3.7.7. Customer may not modify the network and system settings of the server. 3.7.8. Customer may not apply operating system and application patches to software not installed and solely maintained by the Customer, unless notification is given to the Company. 3.7.9. Customer may use FTP to create/update/delete files and directories. 3.7.10. Customer may create/update/delete all aspects of Customer created user accounts. This includes modifying home directory permissions, user passwords, etc. 3.7.11. Customer may start and stop all Windows NT 4.0 Services, including the WWW and FTP services. 3.7.12. Customer may install software on the server provided the installation meets all of the criteria detailed above, and the Company is notified of such installation.
3.8 Customer may use Company-provided backup tapes to retrieve website content or software code provided by Customer. Backup tapes shall not be used in any manner not authorized by the Agreement or this Acceptable Use Policy. Customer shall not replicate or copy Company-provided files, code, directories or data except for the sole purpose of extracting Customer data.
4. Abusable Resources. Upon notification of the existence of an abusable resource, for example, and without limitation, an open newsserver, an unsecured mail relay or a smurf amplifier, Customer shall immediately take all necessary steps to avoid any further abuse of such resource. Any abuse of an open resource that occurs after Customer has received such notification shall be considered a violation of this Acceptable Use Policy and enforced as such.
* Acceptable Use Policy: Guidelines for services and products for Web Hosting and Internet Connectivity.
* Address/IP Spoofing: Inserting forged routing information into network packet(s) such that the origin of the packet is misreported, which causes return packets to be misrouted.
* Binary Files: A file containing bits or bytes that do not necessarily represent printable text. The term binary file usually denotes any file that is not a text file, such as executable machine language code. Special software is required to print a binary file or view it on the screen.
* Bulk E-mail: Any group of messages sent via E-mail, with substantially identical content, to a large number of addresses at once. Many ISPs specify a threshold for bulk E-mail (e.g., 25 or more recipients within a 24-hour period). Taken by itself, bulk E-mail is not necessarily abuse of the electronic mail system. For example, there are legitimate mailing lists, some with hundreds or thousands of willing recipients.
* Commercial E-mail: Any E-mail message sent for the purposes of distributing information about a for-profit institution, soliciting purchase of products or services, or soliciting any transfer of funds. It also includes commercial activities by not-for-profit institutions.
* Cracks: Distribution of registration codes for software in violation of the software license, or distribution of any software intended to defeat copy protection.
* Deceptive On-Line Marketing Practices: Marketing practices that present a false image of the advertised product (or of the advertiser). One example of a deceptive on-line marketing practice would be an E-mail that purports to originate from the recipient's ISP or from a well-known company. Other examples include fraud, multi-level marketing, or any commercial or non-commercial activity that is conducted for the purpose of confusing, misleading or misinforming the E-mail and/or Internet users.
* Electronic mail (E-mail) Spam: Unsolicited E-mail from which a recipient cannot unsubscribe, or unsolicited E-mail to a recipient who does not have a previous business or other relationship with the sender.
* Forged Routing Information: Routing information which is misleading or incorrect or which would tend to disguise the origin of the routed material. Usually refers to information that is not generated by any routing device (such as a mail server), but is inserted by a party using software which is designed to produce false routing information (headers in the case of E-mail).
* FTP: File Transfer Protocol. A standard way of transferring files from one computer to another on the Internet and on other TCP/IP networks. FTP is also the name of any of various computer programs that implement the file transfer protocol. Customers can also retrieve files by FTP using a web browser.
* MMF: Make Money Fast Schemes: Messages that "guarantee immediate, incredible profits!," including such schemes as chain letters.
* Mailbomb: Delivery of enough E-mail to an electronic mailbox to overload the mailbox or potentially overload the system that the mailbox is hosted on.
* Newsgroup Spams: A public forum or discussion area on a computer network. All users of the network can post messages, and every user can read all messages distributed worldwide by the Usenet system, covering thousands of topics.
* Packet Spoofing: Emitting a network packet with a source address you do not have permission from the owner to use.
* Ping Flood: Intentionally flooding a system's pipeline with ICMP EchoRequests. This can reduce the bandwidth available for legitimate use and, if severe enough, can bring a pipe down.
* Pirated: Any copywritten material, commercial or noncommercial, that is used, transmitted and/or stored without authorization.
* Pyramid Schemes: A get-rich scheme in which you receive a message containing a list of names. Recipients are expected to send money to the first person on the list, cross the first name off, add their name at the bottom and distribute copies of the message.
* Smurf/Fraggle: https://users.quadrunner.com/chuegen/smurf.txt The "smurf" attack, named after its exploit program, is one of the most recent types of network-level attacks against hosts. A perpetrator sends a large amount of ICMP echo (ping) traffic at IP broadcast addresses, all of which have a spoofed source address of a victim. If the routing device delivering traffic to those broadcast addresses performs the IP broadcast to layer-2 broadcast function, most hosts on that IP network will take the ICMP echo request and reply to it with an echo reply each, multiplying the traffic by the number of hosts responding. On a multi-access broadcast network, there could potentially be hundreds of machines to reply to each packet. The "smurf" attack's cousin is called "fraggle," which uses UDP echo packets in the same fashion as the ICMP echo packets. A "fraggle" is a simple re-write of "smurf."
* System Kernel: The central part of an operating system. In many operating systems, only the kernel can access hardware directly. (Also spelled "kernal.")
* Unsolicited E-mail: Unsolicited E-mail is any E-mail message received where the recipient did not specifically ask to receive it. Taken by itself, unsolicited E-mail does not constitute abuse, and not all unsolicited E-mail is undesired E-mail. For example, receiving "unsolicited" E-mail from a long-lost friend or relative is certainly not abuse.
* Unsolicited Bulk E-mail (UBE):E-mail with substantially identical content sent to many recipients who did not ask to receive it.
* Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (UCE): E-mail containing commercial information that has been sent to a recipient who did not ask to receive it. * Worms: An automated computer program that probes, breaks into, interferes with or disrupts service for one or more computers, networks or services. Similar to a virus, Trojan horse or other disabling device.


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Soyo P4I875P DRAGON 2 Platinum Edition - Page 8
..:: Conclusion ::..
Well, we've seen all that the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" has to offer, and as usual it is now time to round it all up into a nice summary and call it a day. Let's start off with the usual topic of overall system stability. The overall stability of the system was very good with zero crashes throughout stress testing and our use with the board. As is the norm for our stress tests, I have been running multiple distributed computing programs in the background while gaming and taking part in other processor intensive applications for several days non-stop and have had no crashes, glitches, or twitches. Overall, the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" performed very stably and gave us no problems.
Overall, the layout of the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" is extremely clean and well organized. I'd go far enough to say that it puts itself in contention with the best boards that have ever entered our hands when it comes to the layout. Taking into consideration the healthy amount of features that are offered by the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition", it only becomes more impressive a feat to have such an organized layout. If there's one thing that I would like to see changed, it is that I would prefer to see Soyo implement a form of active cooling on the Northbridge, rather than a passive Aluminum heatsink. Granted, this heatsink will do the job fine, but it is always pleasurable to have a fan helping to cool off the heatsink, especially in overclocking situations. On a more aesthetic aspect, I would like to see a board such as this come with the usual silver PCB, but instead have all of the onboard headers and connections be black. This is of course, merely personal preference. This board is a real beauty, and could be even better.
The P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" does come along with a very nice feature set, although it doesn't quite compare to some of the other motherboards that we have worked with in the past. Soyo's inclusion of their Sigma Box is a very nice feature, bringing access to IEEE1394 and USB 2.0 ports to the front of the computer, along with other aspects such as the smart card reader. I would like to see possibly an additional rear bracket included in the package for additional USB 2.0 / IEEE1394 ports. We have also begun to see more manufacturers adding in large stickers outlining the motherboard that can be affixed to an interior case wall, or floor, for the user to glance at if ever needed. Something like this being included would also only serve to aid the excellent package of the Soyo P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition." The P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" is currently running for roughly $190.00 USD, a good price in comparison to other high-end i875P based motherboards, all things considered.
The BIOS that comes along with the Soyo P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" is what I was expecting. I would have preferred to see a little more memory timing tweaks available, but given the three system performance settings, this is already addressed, just not by the individual user. The overclocking options and system voltages provided are robust enough for any user to take their chip to the max, especially given the available DRAM voltages. Since users will be limited to overclocking via the FSB, it only makes sense to offer higher DRAM voltages to get every last MHz out of your RAM. Although I personally very much like the Soyo Combo menu and it's re-location of the main settings that a user would adjust, it still makes things appear scattered, and might cause some confusion for those who are unfamiliar with such a BIOS layout.
Overall, the Soyo P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" is an excellent motherboard. It is clear that an immense amount of thought went into the overall design of the motherboard, and it paid off. The design of the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" is one of the best that has ever entered our presence, and could quite possibly contend for the best design we've seen up to this point. The color scheme of the board is nice, with the silver PCB, although I'd prefer to see all black connectors, but that is just a personal preference. Case modding fans will enjoy the added color of the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition", especially those like me with a silver case, it just adds to the flavor when lit up with a cold cathode or two. The feature set and package that comes along with the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" easily qualifies as high quality, although there are a few tidbits that I would've liked to see added. The BIOS could seem puzzling to many users at first due to the unique layout of several of the main options. I do like the fact that Soyo placed nearly all of the major options in one menu although if a novice first timer came into this BIOS with little experience, it could be confusing. The performance of the board was on par, or better than that of our GA-8KNXP, but still fell well short of the D875PBZ in most tests. The best part about this board, for me, would have to be the overclocking capabilities. I was able to run up to roughly 1110MHz FSB, and above. The only limiting factor keeping me from achieving an even better overclock was the limitation of my memory. The P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" offers several voltage options within the BIOS and memory voltages up to 2.9v. Needless to say, with results like these the P4I875P DRAGON 2 "Platinum Edition" could easily become a fan favorite for overclockers. If you're in the market for a feature packed motherboard offering excellent stability, good performance, and excellent overclocking capabilities, make sure to take a look at this motherboard, it could be exactly what you're looking for. I'd like to thank Soyo for all their help in supplying the motherboard for review, and thanks to all of you for reading! We hope to see you dropping by our website and forums in the future!
- Stability: 20/20
- Design: 18/20
- Features: 17/20
- Overclocking: 10/10
- Performance: 16/20
Total: 88/100 Points - Very Good


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Portfolio Oracle Geometric Duvet Cover Set, Duck Egg - King
Oracle Duck Egg King Duvet Cover & Pillowcase Set features An all over geometric print of multiple triangles in delicate shades of duck egg, charcoal, grey and natural with a duck egg coloured reverse. Two matching pillowcases included.
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Portfolio offer a wide range of bed linen to suit everyone, whatever their style. From clean, simple checks to stunning geometric designs, from charming patchworks to elegant florals, whatever you desire, Portfolio offer something to compliment or to contrast.
Add a playful feel to your bedroom with Oracle King Duvet Cover Set from Portfolio. Designed to make a bold statement, Oracle Duck Egg features an all over geometric print of multiple triangles in hues of duck egg, charcoal, grey and natural on the front. Turn the duvet cover and matching pillowcase(s) over and you reveal the stylish design repeated in duck egg and white.
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Mo. Panel Approves Bill for Filling Vacancies
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - A Missouri House committee has endorsed legislation that would establish a new process for filling vacancies in statewide elected offices.
The proposal would allow the governor to appoint an acting officeholder who would serve until an election can be held. The appointee would be barred from running immediately for the office.
The House Election Committee approved the measure Tuesday with one dissenting Democratic vote.
Under current law, midterm vacancies for attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and the U.S. Senate can be filled by gubernatorial appointment.
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Margaret Roach's Summer Fest veggie of the week is Corn. And of course, our guest recipe blogger, Doris Cassar, has a great seasonal recipe that fits the bill. Enjoy! — Joan
My daughter Edith and I love corn and never tire of finding new ways to prepare it. This light, simple soup came about when I was craving a warm bowl of "something corny" but not quite in the mood for a heavy chowder laden with bacon and potatoes. Frozen corn can be substituted for fresh-but by all means use fresh if you have it. One of our favorite sources is Millerhurst Farm on Rte 82 in Ancramdale. It's such a treat to drive up and choose some of the freshly picked ears of corn. The fact that the soup is smooth and creamy, without lots of "stuff" makes it just right for picky kids. The addition of 2% milk instead of cream makes it light enough to enjoy in summer or early fall.
These zucchini muffins are a perfect accompaniment to this soup. The recipe is a variation on one from an old friend of my Mom's. We always think of Stella when we bake these.
Fresh Corn Soup
- 3 tbl butter
- 1 tbl olive oil
- 1 clove garlic-chopped
- 2 small onions-chopped
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 tbl salt
- 1 32oz box of chicken stock (I like organic)
- 6c fresh corn* (cut from approx 8 ears) OR 2 16oz bags of frozen corn
- 1 1/2c 2% milk
- chopped fresh basil (optional)
1. In a large stock pot, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onions and garlic-saute until soft.
2. Add salt and pepper.
3. Add the stock and the corn and bring to a boil. Simmer about 15 min.
4. Add the milk & stir for 2-3 minutes until just combined.
5. In a blender or food processor, blend until smooth. You can also pass the soup through a sieve, a food mill or chinois for an extra smooth consistency. Adjust seasonings.
6. Serve, garnished with a sprinkling of fresh basil.
Serves 6-8
*Don't shy away from cutting fresh corn off the cob. Hold the cob upright on a large cutting board (or in a large bowl) With a large, sharp knife, starting in the middle of the cob, slice down removing all the juicy kernels. Turn and repeat.
Zucchini Muffins
- 1 1/4c sugar
- 1 1/2c flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 c canola oil
- 1 1/2c grated zucchini (I use a box grater)
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 muffin pans with paper baking cups.
1. In a large bowl, whisk dry ingredients together.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, oil and squash.
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Combine.
4. Pour into muffin tins, filling about 2/3 full.
5. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the tops are lightly golden brown and a tester comes out clean.
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Chinese animation artist Ray Lei, 26-year-old, has already hit International Animation Festival shows few times with his interesting multimedia works.
He has founded Raydesign studio when still in school. Master's degree in animation from Tsinghua University, his "Magic cube and Ping-pong" was shown in Stuttgart, "This is LOVE" in Ottawa won The 2010 Best Narrative Short.
Peculiar narrative, semplicity, strong use of colors.. his message comes out loud and clear in this times of confusing fumes…
Animation: Lei Lei, Music: Li Xingyu, Story: Kweichee Lam, Running time: 6mins
The film, part of "Think+ 2012, Shanghai" project, take place in a city. All citizens have very big hands. One child, however, is special. He has tiny hands, and his head full of peculiar thoughts. The boy constantly talks to people about these thoughts, but they dislike his long-windedness and eventually ignore him. He is very lonely. The only he does is talking to walls.
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Big hands oh big hands, Fingers dance like Rolling Pin Nice and swift Palm feels like Bouncing Bed Big hands oh Big hands Apples turn into Gummy Bears Nice and swift This is made by "Big Hands"
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Mika Lammi: Viable Real-life Applications of IoT Will Soon Become a Reality
In an exclusive interview with Binary District, Mika Lammi, Head of IoT Business Development and Project Manager at Kouvola Innovation Oy, delves into the practicality of blockchain technology in the Internet of Things (IoT), major obstacles in blockchain adoption, and potential issues with the commercialization of blockchain and IoT.
Since early 2016, nearly every high profile financial institution and tech giant, including JPMorgan, Microsoft, and Intel, have turned their attention to the development of blockchain-based applications -- specifically, permissioned distributed ledgers. The vast majority of them have partnered with blockchain consortia such as Hyperledger and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance to develop practical blockchain applications that could automate operations which currently require considerable manpower.
JPMorgan has developed Quorum, a blockchain technology inspired by the Ethereum Go client, which is currently being tested by pharmaceutical giants Genentech and Pfizer. Also, as part of the Hyperledger consortium, Intel introduced the Sawtooth Lake blockchain network.
"Everyone working in this space is literally pushing the boundaries of possible every day, and the obstacles range widely in type and scope."
Public blockchain have indeed demonstrated significant potential, notably the Ripple blockchain network recently processed hundreds of millions of dollars in payments for Sweden's SEB Bank. However, blockchain technology has only been tested in a limited ecosystem and applied to small scale payment channels. The fact of the matter is that not a single blockchain network has seen commercial success in the finance or technology industry.
Mika Lammi explained that the integration and commercialization of blockchain technology is difficult because of its open-sourced and decentralized nature. This is why companies such as Intel and JPMorgan have focused on building centralized blockchain networks that are capable of settling millions of data points without facing scalability problems.
"Creating a working product out of an emerging open source technology is inherently very, very difficult", said Lammi. "Everyone working in this space is literally pushing the boundaries of possible every day, and the obstacles range widely in type and scope. Perhaps one of the biggest ones in my radar is the compliance of industry standards in machine-to-machine data transfer scenarios – industrial blockchain initiatives are always about changing the fundamentals of the business, not so much about technology itself".
Blockchain Network SmartLog
Over the past few months, Lammi and his team at Kouvola Innovation has been developing a blockchain network called SmartLog, an enterprise-grade permissioned blockchain network developed specifically for companies and large-scale conglomerates. But, even with private blockchain networks, Lammi stated that scaling remains an issue.
"The scaling problem is actually a multi-faceted one – we are currently dealing with questions regarding the complexity of logical relationships within the data mass, as well as transaction volumes and the sheer mass of data we are projecting to handle in the near future. Uncontrollable complexity is something you just have to deal with, and the best you can do is to design for mechanisms which limit the complexity. The private aspect of the blockchain obviously helps, unless you are doing a continent-level application", said Lammi.
Analysts and researchers in the cryptocurrency sector have long been critical of permissioned ledgers. However, as University College of London researcher Patrick McCorry told Binary District, if nodes are run in a distributed ecosystem then permissioned or centralized blockchain networks can still be decentralized to an extent.
It is in consideration of these advantages and disadvantages that companies like Intel, JPMorgan and, Kouvola Innovation Oy have chosen to develop centralized blockchain networks, rather than public blockchain networks that are significantly harder to integrate for commercial usage.
"I am not ideologically opposed to permissioned or centralised blockchains. In fact - it is also arguable that blockchains like Bitcoin have many similarities with them (one similarity being that both systems rely on a small committee to select the contents of new blocks; in bitcoin this committee is elected based on wealth/investment, whereas this committee in permissioned blockchains are appointed), but there are some issues," McCorry told Binary District.
The Practicality and Applicability of IoT
Permissioned blockchain technology has also been a reoccurring theme in discussions on the practicality and applicability of IoT. In order for IoT devices and protocols to function, an underlying infrastructure -- preferably distributed networks -- is necessary. Since 2016, developers and researchers have been testing the applicability of blockchain technology in IoT systems, connecting each IoT device to the blockchain network as a node.
In a sense, the Bitcoin network could be considered as an IoT network since it is run by a network of nodes which are connected to the public Bitcoin blockchain network. In the future, the commercialization of IoT systems would strictly require blockchain networks that are flexible enough to handle thousands of data points every second, like Visa.
Once scalability issues and technological boundaries for both permissioned and public blockchain networks are resolved, Lammi explained that real-life applications of IoT will become more realistic and practical.
"At this point in time, we are slowly sliding out of the peak hype and moving towards real life applications in the IoT and other-than-ICO spaces. Now more than ever we need patience and diligent work on the fundamental prototypes, so we can keep moving on towards the eventual production environment applications," said Lammi.
ATM machines went online for the first time in 1974 and can therefore be considered some of the first IoT devices. To say that ATM machines are ubiquitous would be a gross understatement -- like saying Antarctica is cold. Speaking of which, there is a whopping total of two ATM machines in the world's most uninhabited continent. So if you ever find yourself wading through the white wilderness of the southern hemisphere...
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He was the brazen stranger who had made it his mission to chaperone innocent, beautiful Phoebe Carson around his native land. But what would Phoebe do when she discovered her suitor was none other than Prince Nasri Mazin—and he had seduction on his mind?
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A star-crossed love affair and a stormy night combined to bring Laine Abernathy into Sheik Xavier Kalil Al Jahir's world. Now, as she took cover in her rugged rescuer's home, Laine wondered if it was her destiny to fall in love with the mesmerizing sheik....


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"Patriot Pastor " wants to "Take America Back for God"
Here we go again! This time tele-evangelist Rod Parsley is joining the effort to "Take America Back for God." Since when did the christian right ever lose it?
Televangelist and "Patriot Pastor" leader Rod Parsley announced that he will be taking part in an effort to "take America back for God through the power of prayer" during the 400th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Virginia colony at Jamestown. The "Consecration Conference" at "Assembly 2007" will also feature several other familiar religious-right stars, including Pat Robertson, Bishop Wellington Boone, Harry Jackson, and John Hagee. If you can't make it to Virginia Beach next month, don't worry – you can still take part in this effort to declare America a Christian nation by purchasing a "One Nation Under God" commemorative cross.
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Let's take back America in the name of reason
Of course, he wants everyone to PURCHASE something. Gotta keep those coffers full.
Notice Parsley want to take America back for God through the power of prayer. If only all they would do was pray. It would be much easier to maintain church/state separation.
Take back America for God? I thought the rapture-men had a direct fucking telephone line implanted in their head to God? Surely He doesn't need such fallible men doing what he can achieve quite well on his own, if he actually existed.
The fact that people like this exist makes me extremely depressed. You would have to completely stifle free thought, reason, logic and sanity. I would venture to guess that such men had never thought an indepedent thought in their lives.
"Physical reality" isn't some arbitrary demarcation. It is defined in terms of what we can systematically investigate, directly or not, by means of our senses. It is preposterous to assert that the process of systematic scientific reasoning arbitrarily excludes "non-physical explanations" because the very notion of "non-physical explanation" is contradictory.
From his website: " During four days, April 26 - 29, Christians will gather in Virginia to rededicate America to God."
My question is when was America ever dedicated to God in the first place? How can one take it back to what it never was?
Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.
Treaty of Tripoli, 1797
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. - Seneca
Notice Parsley want to take America back for God through the power of prayer. If only all they would do was pray. It would be much easier to maintain church/state separation.
And that's exactly the problem. They do more than pray. Their activism is at a grass roots level and since the rise of the Christian right in the mid-70's, we've had to witness a once reasonably fiscal responsible political party turn into a dumping ground for fanatisim. They've successfully got gay marriage banned in several states and almost succeeded in banning abortion and family planning rights in South Dakota.
Most of their campaigns involved human reproduction and sexuality. Most recently the morning after pill and vaccine for cervical cancer have been their targets.
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What an absolute bunch of idiots! I'm so glad I live thousands of miles away. If you ever want to flee a potential theocratic state I'll be willing to aid you.
"take America back for God through the power of prayer"
Sweet. Nothing will happen.
Proud Canadian, Enlightened Atheist, Gaming God.
"Please God. Take America back. We'd really like it if you did. Amen."
*Cosmic indifference ensues*
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Understanding the syllabus :
In any examination if we want to pass that exam we should thoroughly understand the syllabus first. Because understanding the syllabus will give us a clear picture of what we are going to learn and we get some insights about the subject. It also helps us to have an idea whether we are familiar with that topic or not. This will help you to assess the complexity of the subject and how much time you need to spend with a topic. So first understanding the JAIIB syallbus will give you a good overview about each paper. In this post we will see about the JAIIB syllabus.
The JAIIB exam consists of the following three papers. To know more about the examination click here
- Principles & Practices of Banking
- Accounting & Finance for Bankers
- Legal & Regulatory Aspects of Banking
To download the latest syllabus for JAIIB exam click here
Now we will see the syllabus of the subjects in detail. For our understanding we will split the syllabus of each paper into modules, Units/Chapters, Topics, Sub-topics. (I think we should stop here :P).
Each papers consists of 4 Modules.
Each module may contain 8 to 15 Units/Chapters.
Each Unit may consist 4 to 15 topics.
Each topic may consist of 4 to 15 sub-topics.
Don't get exhausted because of the contents in the syllabus just go thorough the topics along its module for 3 to 5 times you will get some insights about each module. When you study for the fourth or fifth time you will feel certain topics are familiar to you. And in some topics you know what it is but you need to study more about that topic. Thereby you will get a sense of confidence for the preparation. So this confidence is the key point from there you can built your bridge of Sucess.
PAPER : 1 – Principles & Practices of Banking:
PAPER: 2 – Accounting & Finance for Bankers:
PAPER: 3 – Legal & Regulatory Aspects of Banking:
Apart from the above syllabus we need to refer the following for full preparation of the JAIIB exam. Our industry is very dynamic, rules and regulations were changing within a night (Demonetisation) and Government also developing many financial literacy schemes every month. Since many aspects of banking IIndustry are changing and developing every day we need to update ourself by referring the following.
- Current developments in Master Circulars/ Master revisions issued by RBI
- Websites of RBI, SEBI, BIS, IRDAI, FEDAI for reference and development in concerned subjects
- IIBF Vision and Bank Quest published by IIBF.
- Financial newspapers/publication can also be referred for current affairs.
- New Government Schemes launched in our Banking Industry
The cut off dates for questions related to current development in the Banking Industry :
- For February session exams – 31st December
- For July session – 30th June
It means the current developments updated in our Industry up to 31st December (30th June) may be asked in February (July session ) session. So plan yourself.
I hope I have given enough information about the syllabus of jaiib exam. In our next post we will see how to prepare for the JAIIB exam.


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Square Enix of Japan has unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming 3DS remake of the PlayStation classic Dragon Quest VII. While the 3DS remake will remain largely true to its predecessor, we reported earlier this month that there will be visible encounters rather than random battles, which can be seen in the trailer. According to CVG the remake will be renamed Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden.
The game will be released on 7th February 2013 in Japan. While there has not yet been an official announcement, it seems very likely that DQVII will be localised for Western audiences, in-keeping with the previous releases of Dragon Quest remakes on DS.


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