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Up until early last year, a defiant sign hung over the side of the Kunsthaus Tacheles, an abandoned department store in Berlin's Mitte district that had been occupied since the fall of the wall. A symbol for Berlin's rebellious nature, the emblem stood in opposition to evictions that forced out the artists and expats who had inhabited the building for more than two decades.
"Where Shall We Go Now?" read the sign in capital red letters.
That's the same question that some of the city's technology companies are now asking themselves as many are considering high-profile exits through acquisitions or initial public offerings for the first time. Having turned Berlin into the closest thing Europe has to Silicon Valley, companies like German online fashion retailer Zalando and audio social network SoundCloud are contemplating their futures in what could be a defining year or so for the the city's tech scene.
"We know that our companies will need to go public," said Lorenzo Grabau the CEO of Swedish investment firm
Kinnevik also owns 24% of Rocket Internet, Berlin's serial startup cloner, which according to sources close to the company has already embarked on presentations to gauge public investor interest. Having launched 75 companies--including Zalando--since its founding in 2007, the startup incubator could be looking to raise up to $750 million in a public listing that could happen as early as fall on the Frankfurt stock exchange, said sources. Those people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they are potential investors, said they were part of a group of about 150 who attended a Rocket IPO presentation at Deutsche Bank's Berlin offices earlier this month.
A spokesperson for Rocket Internet declined to comment on any IPO plans. Zalando managing board member Rubin Ritter was non-committal about his company's plans to go public, but did not deny the possibility in an April interview.
"It's certainly an option," he said.
For the better part of the last decade, Berlin has had a gravitational pull on the continent's young tech talent who, drawn in by the cheap rent and the urban, all-hours lifestyle, have moved here to start their companies. And while plenty of the city's smaller startups have been acquired, including Readmill (acquired by Dropbox) and Testhub (acquired by Applause), the end of 2014 could mark the beginning of a period of validation of "Silicon Allee," said Earlybird Ventures Partner Ciarán O'Leary.
"If you look at the big US IPOs, they've been a long time in the making," he said. "And the reason for that is because people said, 'You know what I'm not going to sell out, I'm going to wait until this one is complete.' Of course a lot of the high-profile companies here could be sold, but instead of selling they're saying, 'Hey let's see where we can go.'"
That certainly seemed to be the case with SoundCloud, which was unable to close a reported deal to be acquired by Twitter in May. Having raised $60 million in venture funding at a $700 million valuation, SoundCloud did not sell, some speculate, because the Berlin company was holding out for a higher acquisition price.
A spokesperson for SoundCloud declined to comment.
Large exits or IPOs are a "symptom of a healthy ecosystem" said ResearchGate CEO Ijad Madisch, whose social networking site for scientists relocated from Boston to Berlin in 2010. With more than $35 million in venture funding including backing from Bill Gates, the company will cross the IPO bridge when it comes, said its leader.
"An IPO may help to validate Berlin's startup scene in the public eye, but what we really need are companies that last and companies that diversify," said Madisch. "Silicon Valley had half a century to grow into what it is today. The iron curtain was just lifted [in Berlin] 25 years ago."
Between Zalando's public debut or Rocket's IPO, which potential investors said could happen by the fall, Berlin could see Europe's largest technology IPO since T-online's $2.6 billion debut in April 2000. Rocket Internet, the original investor in Zalando when the company was founded in 2008, seems to have the more fully-fledged public offering roadmap after hiring former Goldman Sachs partner Peter Kimpel as its new CFO in May.
Since then, the company, which focuses on launching e-commerce companies sometimes modeled after US businesses, has been head down preparing for an offering that, sources said, will be led by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, UBS and Germany-based Berenberg. It's unclear how Rocket, which holds stakes in its startups through a complex web of holding companies, will structure itself as a public company said one attendee of the incubator's recent investor meeting led by CEO Oliver Samwer. The meeting included 30 minute presentations from some of Rocket's most successful portfolio companies as Rocket tried to position itself as the number one way for investors to back e-commerce ventures in emerging markets.
"The way that they described their businesses was that if you wanted to compete against Rocket, they would crush you by going to market quicker," said the attendee. "And they can deploy hundred of millions in capital."
Rocket, whose network of startups in aggregate grossed more than $3 billion last year, is looking to raise anywhere from $500 million to $750 million at a valuation between 3 billion euros ($4 billion) to 4 billion euros ($5.4 billion). The shares sold in the IPO, which already has strong interest said sources, will only be primary equity, diluting down large shareholders like the Samwer brothers and Swedish Investment firm Kinnevik, who will not be selling shares in the offering. An IPO will also likely make the three Samwers, Rocket's founders, into billionaires.
Those familiar with Zalando's plans, suggest that fall may be the right time for the company as well, after original plans to go public in the summer were pushed back. The company is currently valued at $5.3 billion, based on presentations from Kinnevik, which owns a 36% stake. Rocket, which initially invested in Zalando, no longer holds a stake in the company, though the Samwer brothers maintain a 17% stake through their investment firm European Founders Fund.
The hunger for German tech company shares, as evidenced by the interest in Rocket and Zalando's IPOs, evidence a dramatic shift from the lack of German investor confidence following the dot-com boom and bust. Jens Begemann, CEO of Berlin online gaming company Wooga, said that German investors got into the dot-com investing game late, and subsequently came out the worst when stocks bottomed out.
"In [Silicon Valley], because everything had started earlier, every VC had some successes," he said. "What happened in Germany was that all these venture capitalists raised all their funds late in the 90s, invested it into companies... and got burned... From 2001 to 2008, because of that, there was little venture money here overall."
That doesn't seem to be the case anymore, with German funds setting up shop in the capital and American investors backing more and more companies from Berlin as the first wave of tech firms reach maturity. It's the next step in the cycle toward building a city that can breed successful tech companies on a regular basis, said O'Leary.
"When experience meets money, that's a really nice situation," he said. "I would love for the streets here to be lined with semi-wealthy engineers who are angel investing and can afford to say that I'm just going to hack around and build a product. I want to see more of that happening."
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2016 Aston Martin DB9 GT debuts
Adding a new model to its iconic line, the 2016 Aston Martin DB9 GT debuted at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Britain. In addition the boasting more power than any DB model ever, the new DB9 GT also introduces a host of equipment upgrades, highlighted by the fitment of Aston's state-of-the-art AMi II infotainment package.
A series of tuning tweaks to the DB9's naturally aspirated 6.0-liter V12 engine help raise output from 510 to 540 horses in GT guise, all delivered to the rear wheels via a rear-mid-mounted Touchtronic II 6-speed transmission with shift-by-wire controls. That combo helps the DB9 GT sprint from 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds and carries it on to a top speed of 183 mph. Like the standard DB9, the GT also relies on a sport-tuned 3-stage Adaptive Damping System to help keep it planted and confident in corners.
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Visually, this ultra-spec DB9 gets a subtle but effective exterior styling revamp that includes bespoke headlamp/taillamp treatments, a black front splitter and rear diffuser, unique 10-spoke 20-inch alloy wheels, black anodized brake calipers and a "GT" engraving on its aluminum fuel filler cap.
State-of-the-art infotainment
Inside, the handcrafted 2+2 shares much with the DB9, but does sport exclusive Glen Coe fluted-leather upholstery and carries embroidered "GT" logos on its seatbacks. The Coupe version also features an Alcantara-wrapped steering wheel. But the biggest news here is the introduction of the AMi II package. Building on the AMi I system that debuted on the firm's range-topping Vanquish, the new touch-sensitive AMi II features a more user-friendly menu structure that also brings enhanced text message integration, vehicle status information and extended background themes. This upgrade also is destined to appear on 2016 Aston Martin Vantage and Rapide S models.
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Orders are now being taken for the 2016 Aston Martin DB9 GT which will arrive at dealers here later this year. Pricing is set to $199,950 plus what's expected to be $2,825 in destination fees. Like any Aston, buyers will be able to add numerous touches from distinctive interior trims and a One-77-inspired steering wheel to a carbon fiber-intensive body kit and diamond-turned alloy wheels with a graphite finish.
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Wearable initiatives resonate well with insurance plan sponsors that do incentive-based programs
By Meg Tully
The Daily Record Newswire
BALTIMORE — Baltimore advertising agency Planit was looking for a new challenge last year to promote wellness in the office.
Planit leaders turned to FitBit, a wearable device that made it easy to track walking. Each month, one employee got a $100 gift card for walking the most steps, and the company also raffled off Fitbits in order to spark more participation.
By the end of four months, about 35 percent of the staff participated, one employee lost 20 pounds, and they walked more than 23 million steps, said Matt Doud, president and co-founder of Planit.
Doud said the technology is easy to manage from a human resources perspective, and coworkers had fun interacting through the device. The company's next wellness initiative will also use new technology, using the app MapMyRun on smartphones to challenge employees to run 10 miles a week.
"It lets us experiment and try new things, which makes it exciting for people in terms of wellness," he said.
As wearable health devices are gaining popularity, more company leaders are thinking about incorporating them into wellness programs.
Ritu Agarwal leads a center at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business that works to understand how technology plays a role in health and wellness. As dean's chair of information systems and the director of the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems at the school, she has seen devices go from smart pedometers to measuring stair climbing, pulse, and she expects to eventually see features like the ability to see oxygen levels in the skin.
Agarwal said more social and gaming features will allow users to share data with others and help with motivation. They are also becoming more precise and tailored to individuals, so people have different options for tracking, data displays and motivational tools based on what will work for them.
"For fitness tracking to go beyond simply a fun and cool activity and really drive behavior change across large groups of individuals, not just athletes, I think we need to start incorporating more value-adding functions beyond simply data capture and basic charting and trend analysis," she said. "It's what is done with the data that will make a difference."
The center is conducting a pilot trial of a mobile diabetes tracking app for older adults that studies what type of personalization is most likely to produce desired wellness behavior, she said.
And although employers might encourage employees to use devices, she thinks the likely source for fitness tracking will actually come from doctors because of privacy concerns and patient trust. But the field still lacks quality long-term studies showing the devices make a difference in how people manage health and fitness, Agarwal said.
As the market continues to evolve, she expects more innovation and forceful marketing.
One local company is keeping an eye on the research. Medifast Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer and provider of weight-loss products and programs headquartered in Hunt Valley, announced a partnership with FitBit last fall and has a Dashboard app that works with different devices.
Baltimore-based Under Armour also announced in February that MyFitnessPal would become part of Under Armour Connected Fitness, forming the world's largest digital health and fitness community with more than 120 million members.
Brian Kagen, Medifast executive vice president and chief marketing officer, said his company does not view devices as competition but an opportunity to integrate more tools.
He believes a combination of meal offerings, health coach support, weight loss centers and the device tracking will be more effective than using a device alone.
"We think that holistic program is going to make them more successful overall," Kagen said.
Insurers and the employers that provide benefits are also taking note of devices. An article in Entrepreneur last year quoted ABI Research that 13 million wearable devices will be integrated into corporate wellness plans over the next five years.
Nick Martin, vice president of innovation, research and development for UnitedHealth Group, said that wearable initiatives resonate well with insurance plan sponsors that do incentive-based programs. But without a social aspect, he said, their use tends to drop off over time.
"When you have the connected devices, a wellness program and the clinical programs all connected together with a social aspect, there tends to be a longer impact on the user," Martin said.
For example, UnitedHealth Group uses a digital platform called Rally that has the ability to connect several different types of wearable devices. It allows consumers to enroll in goals and challenges to earn "rally coins" that can be used for sweepstakes, discounted rates on health insurance, or dollars into a health savings account, depending on what plan sponsors select.
Also gaining traction are specialized medical devices, like wireless scales for people with congestive heart failure or blood glucose meters connected to devices that can provide trending analytics.
Marta Rosado, director of AT&T sales for the Maryland/Baltimore area, estimates about 20 to 30 percent of their customers own a fitness device, whether it is a Fitbit, Jawbone Up, Samsung Gear Fit or Pebble Watch. She expects that number to grow.
"When we started selling them, they were just something that would track your steps," Rosado said. "Now they're smarter, you can get your e-mail on your watch."
Devices they sell now include features like how many calories burned, speed patterns, heart rate, sleep patterns, diet, food choices, and even laps for swimming. Rosado herself uses the Fitbit Select, and each of her direct report employees has a 10,000-steps daily goal. They have a group text every night to see who has met the goal, and the challenge is to hit it for 45 days straight. It has helped them all be more active.
"I want you to be healthy and work out and not just sit there all day," Rosado tells her team.


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Forget about the mediocre trailer, Mike Flanagan's mind-teasing plot is interesting to follow and it gets much more interesting as the fine line between reality and fantasy becomes progressively fuzzy. The plot is equally split into three phases with the opening act that kick starts the mechanic of the story with reminding the audience that there is an unfinished business to deal with. The slow burn opening quickly ascends into the middle stint that tries to challenge the insanity of the story. Yes, it does. And Mike Flanagan throws in an unexpected character-driven plot that uses the four actors who are playing two characters eleven years apart so condemning well.
If you are not yet impressed, wait for the final act and all goes full throttle of constant snapping those tiny scary moments and they chill you right out. In the end, it may provide little closure but a true reward for enduring all of those hay-wires. Oculus carries a non-conventional method in its story-telling, frequently jumps the story back and forth, and it becomes more frantic (could be annoying) towards the end. It is a good idea that Flanagan avoids from revealing too much from the past for the sake of developing more questions and surprising parallelism between the timelines. But despite the crazy pacing, Oculus frequently hits on the note it needed to impress.
Unfortunately, the tagline of it been one of the scariest movie is an overstatement. But Oculus is a mind game that is effectively made and elegantly displayed.
Story: 3.5
Casts: 4.0
Cinematography: 4.0
Effects: 4.5
"Oculus" stars Karen Gillan, Brenton Thwaites, Rory Cochrane and Katee Sackhoff; presented by Relativity (via Rainfilm Sdn Bhd); directed by Mike Flanagan from his screenplay. The movie is rated 18 and is released in Malaysia since April 10, 2014. The movie runs about 105 minutes.


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Parents Speak
My child has grown with the school
I shifted my son Prakhar to DPS, GBN from another well established DPS and I have never regretted my decision. My child has grown with the school and was a part of the first batch of class 10 students to have appeared in the Board exams. I appreciate the personalised attention paid to my son and the guidance he is receiving at this crucial juncture of his education when he will face class 12 boards very soon. I extend my gratitude to the Principal and staff members.
Proud to be part of DPS Family!
Proud to be part of DPS Family!
We really consider ourselves fortunate , DPS GBN has a Pre Nursery section for our child Aadya Jaitly.
A BIG THANK YOU to all the teachers , staff members who have really made her independent and confident by organizing various outings like (Visit to a Temple, Garden, Fashion Shows and Colour Day Celebrations where children get an opportunity to speak on the Mic few lines).
Right from the time of admission process to going to school everyday,
she has adjusted so fast with love, care and support provided by everyone, that she does not like to miss a single day at school, with every day filled with new learning and activities.
Even on Sat and Sun she gets up and says "I want to go to DPS ".
PTM's been organized are also beneficial , teachers are so open and respond promptly.
All facilities are very well managed in the school .
Thanks from the bottom of our heart for teaching Aadya so many things and taking care of her.
The constant innovative efforts
"The constant innovative efforts of the Pre Nursery teachers are much appreciated. Along with learning it builds a very happy 'teacher student' relationship. Moreover the children enjoy and look forward to go to the class and that for parents is indeed very satisfying."
We have chosen a right place for him
I am very pleased to be a part of DPS family. We are satisfied with class teachers' response and cooperation with the child and as well as the parents. My child's learning with fun has made us believe that we have chosen a right place for him.The credit goes to the principal, teachers and the school staff.Hope it will remain intact forever.
Utmost Personal Care
We are very pleased with the school curriculum for our daughter Ms. Utsavi Priya. She was a student of Nursery Lotus and soon would be promoted to Prep. We are satisfied with Class teachers response and utmost personal care of our daughter during the school timings. Best of Luck for the School!
DPS-GBN has a come a long way
DPS-GBN has a come a long way and has established itself pretty well in such a short span of time. Not only does it provide its students with an excellent curriculum, but also covers almost every possible field from academics to sports to art & craft, needed for the personality development of every child. There has been huge amount of hard work and dedication put in by every member of the school to make every little activity or event, a success, upholding the very principle of DPS i.e. Service Before Self. And so, has it nurtured its every student in making them selfless human beings. The co-ordination with which the school has been working is commendable and so, all the credit goes to the principal, teachers and the school staff. Hoping that it continues forever!
Transforming my Child
I thank DPS GBN in as many words for transforming my Sanskriti from shy, quiet child whose whole world was mama and papa to a smart , confident and above all a wonderful story teller.
Friendly School Environment
Back in 2013, As my son was stepping out for the first time from the home environment I was skeptical as how will he adjust in the total new environment and settings and new set of people and peer group. But the way teachers have managed the situation and my child I am really happy and satisfied about it. He loves to come to school everyday and is excited to see his friends and teachers. Thanks to the friendly school environment and the teachers.
Caring School in All Departments
I want to take the opportunity to thank the whole Management of Delhi Public School-GBN that I feel highly blessed to have my children in such a caring school in all departments. Indeed DPS-GBN is a school that provides an all rounded education to the children, helping them embark on not only a journey of learning, but more importantly on the journey of "learning how to learn"!
I feel that the ethos and vision of this school is both exciting and secure.Both Ranveer and Rajveer are excited about going back to school every morning and that is only testament to what a fabulous school DPS GBN is. As a parent, it is a very good feeling to drop your children off at school, and knowing they are so happy, so thank you very much for providing such a warm and nurturing environment for my children to learn in. The other area which I am sure the school will stand up for will be the value system of being good citizens which goes beyond sensitivity and caring for just yourself and your family and extending beyond comfort boundaries to include and think about issues that are relevant to us as a society and country. All the best for another great year ahead! I congratulate you once again and look forward to the many more years at Delhi Public School-GBN.
I am very pleased
I am very pleased to be a part of DPS family and am delighted to express my views on presently fast growing institution DPS GBN. The school is on its way toward progress and provides best faculty and facility to the students, as well as uses latest techniques and technology in the field of education. The school very successfully follows CCE pattern as per CBSE rules which direct Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation of students' progress throughout the year. I Wish Good Luck to School!


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Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
Current Activities
- Negotiating with Canada and British Columbia in the B.C. treaty process on behalf of its 7 member bands. Negotiations are currently on hiatus. The province has been negotiation land and resource agreements with CSTC bands outside the treaty process.
Treaty Stage
- Stage 4 - Agreement-in-Principle negotiations
Completed Agreements
- None in treaty
Other Negotiations
Environmental Stewardship Agreements
- Carrier Sekani Environmental Stewardship Initiative - CSFN Omineca Demonstration Project Amending Agreement - 2017
Forestry Agreements
Reconciliation Agreements


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Train timetable rearrangement facing infrastructure maintenance activities
Train timetable rearrangement facing infrastructure maintenance activities - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
1 IFSTTAR-COSYS-ESTAS - Évaluation des Systèmes de Transports Automatisés et de leur Sécurité 2 IFSTTAR-COSYS-LEOST - Laboratoire Électronique Ondes et Signaux pour les Transports 3 LAMIH - Laboratoire d-automatique et de mécanique industrielles et humaines
Abstract : Maintenance activities are necessary to maintain the functionality of the railway infrastructure. Commonly, the maintenance activities are planned first. Then, the timetable is elaborated respecting the unavailability periods caused by the former. However, unplanned maintenance activities may have to be introduced at short notice, and the timetable must be rearranged. In addition, specific trains may be necessary to perform maintenance activities, and they are typically not scheduled in the timetable. In this case, the timetable may need to be further modified to integrate the maintenance trains. In this paper, we propose a mixed integer linear programming formulation that modifies a timetable to cope with maintenance activities. It includes the consideration of maintenance trains and other specific constraints, such as temporary speed limitations.In this formulation, the modified timetable is optimized based on a microscopic representation of both the infrastructure and the rolling stock. We test the proposed formulation on a real case study in the French railway network and we show its practical applicability.
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Keywords : TRAIN RESCHEDULING TIMETABLE REARRANGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE MILP
Mots-clés : TRANSPORT FERROVIAIRE TABLE HORAIRE INFRASTRUCTURE DE TRANSPORT PLANIFICATION OPTIMISATION AIDE A LA MAINTENANCE
Autor: Diego Arenas - Paola Pellegrini - Said Hanafi - Joaquin Rodriguez -
Fuente: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/


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Victory of the day, settle in folks: Student comes to the library this morning in tears. She's grounded. Her mom took away her phone.
School Librarian Helps Grounded Student Prove Her Innocence Using Google Docs
Whenever you think of school librarians, you generally don't think of someone who's necessarily an ally. They're always telling you to be quiet, or rolling their eyes at your book selections, or stopping you from shooting dice in the old encyclopedia section.
But at the end of the day it's important to remember that librarians are people and even if they don't seem to have the most exciting jobs on paper, that doesn't mean they aren't capable of some pretty awesome things.
Like Jennifer Lacopelli, a self-proclaimed "Badass Librarian" and writer who used her deductive reasoning and quick-thinking to un-ground a young girl and get her phone back.
She relayed the triumphant tale on Twitter.
She says that someone "hacked" her English paper and wrote very inappropriate things in it. When she and her mom sat down to work on it last
night, her mom saw it and FREAKED on her (rightly so IMO). The student is 12 and if my 12yo had written this it would have been DEATH.
However, student INSISTS that she didn't write it. So I go into her Google Doc account and see that the changes were made at 2:16pm.
Student says, "I was on the bus then!" So I pull up the camera security footage we have in the library computer lab for 2:16pm.
There are three boys sitting around a computer, two hovered over another who is typing. I rewind the footage and see Student!
She turns away from her desk at the end of the previous period, monitor times out, she gets up and walks away. 5 minutes later boys sit down
One nudges the mouse and the screen lights up, still on Student's Google doc, which they hover over a for a good 15 minutes typing.
I wait the footage out, see them turn around a few times and screenshot it. Ask one of the library aides. She knows one of them!
Then I check my sign-in records for the period! Three boys about the same age signed in together. Look up their student records and SHOCK!
Actually not shock, because BAM their pictures match the kids in the surveillance footage. All 3 written up, in school suspension.
Student's grounding has been lifted and Mom said that she'll be returning her phone to her when she gets home today!
Lesson: your friendly librarian is better at technology than you, so don't pull crap like that. I will find you and you will pay.
That's how librarians roll.
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A BIG thank you to everyone who signed our petition. In the end we managed to get 2,374 signatures. It was handed in to the council in September by Anthony Vick, Rachelle Shepherd-DuBey and Prue Bray.
The large number of signatures was easily enough to pass the threshold for getting the petition debated at a meeting of the whole council. This is the first time that a petition has had enough signatures to force such a debate in Wokingham.
The debate is taking place on THURSDAY 17th NOVEMBER at 7.30 pm during the Council meeting at the the Wokingham Borough Council offices in Shute End, Wokingham. We hope that as many of the people who signed the petition will come as possible to see what the outcome is.
Rachelle, Anthony and Prue will be at the Council offices from 7 pm to greet people and to explain what will happen in the meeting. But if you would like to know more beforehand, please get in touch by emailing the Save our Libraries in Wokingham campaign at email@example.com
In the meantime you can read press coverage about the campaign on the getWokingham website: http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2103304_petition_forces_debate_on_library_sell_off
Thank you once again for your support.


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Our atmosphere is casual, portions are generous and prices are reasonable. You enter through a 1950's-tech cocktail lounge area complete with rich red Naugahyde booths, a barrel ceiling, jukebox, over sized porthole windows, and an array of antique stainless steel martini shakers behind a long Chicago bar. Past the entrance to the outdoor patios and up three steps is a fork that leads to a 140 seat dining room on the right, and a private dining room seating 35 on the left. Both share the same clean, simple design components: red, black and cream print draperies, silk-screened in a neo constructive design by a local Bucktown artist; brick walls painted at wainscoting level with a black lozenge design; lighting fixtures that resemble satellites in orbit; Formica-topped freestanding tables; red over sized Naugahyde booths and flecked linoleum tile in a harlequin pattern. Club Lucky is perfect for a romantic date night or a large gathering of friends and family. Good Food and Fun!
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Roccat Khan Pro Headset Review
Hearing high quality audio is never the same once you experience it with a good headset. It's one of those things that you don't understand how much of a difference it makes until you try it and think "How have I managed without this until now?". It was with the Roccat Khan Pro headset that I experienced one of these moments and knew I could never go back.
The Roccat Khan Pro headset is designed for 'epic moments' and aimed at the esports market with the tagline of 'Raise Your Level'. The notion of wearing them should make you feel in the zone and ready for whatever challenge you might face next and though I didn't see my win rate go up, my enjoyment skyrocketed. From the moment I unboxed them to many hours later I still find myself amazed at how good the headset holds up while its audio output and noise cancellation continues to astound.
The first thing you will notice with the Roccat Khan Pro headset is just how solid and light the headset feels. Coming in at only 230g in weight you might think it is lacking in build quality but thankfully the headset is solid and flexible, complete with hardened hinges and feels as though it can handle a beating or two. I can also confirm that it will survive a number of drops without taking even a dent or scratch which ensures it will withstand even the most heated of rage quits.
This is accompanied by leatherette memory foam earpads ensuring you not only have a solid and light headset but also one that is super comfortable even after hours of use. One benefit to this - though only to those with glasses - is that the design and lightweight nature of the Roccat Khan Pro means you don't feel much pressure on your glasses. Other headsets can put pressure on the wearer's glasses resulting in a need for regular breaks. The Roccat Khan Pro does not suffer from this issue and even after a long period of use is still comfortable to wear and enjoy.
Even right out of the box the sound quality is impressive and a noticeable difference over other headsets and in-ear headphones, include Apple's own earbuds. After testing them with a number of games, films and different genres of music, across multiple devices, it is easy to acknowledge how good the sound quality of this headset is. With dynamic, high resolution audio that allows you to hear even the most subtle of noises, there is a rich range of sounds to enjoy. When playing a game such as Destiny 2 for example, you are able to notice the sounds of the ground under your feet, the tap of metal when reloading and even the rain pattering against the ground and your helmet.
Once more the headset comes complete with an adjustable microphone that features an auto mute function when raised to an upright position. This small but reliable microphone means that you are able to communicate with your team with crystal clear audio that ensures a natural sound is delivered. Even when used outside of gaming the microphone is a robust stand-in when recording audio for other uses such as podcasts. Not only that but it is compatible with consoles, computers and mobile and is equipped with two 3.5mm jacks (Input and output) with an included adapter to allow for both input and output through one connector.
Whether you are sitting down to play a few hours of your favorite game or listen to some 80's jams as you work, the Roccat Khan Pro is a headset that is suitable for the job and will deliver above your expectations. With a robust build quality and rich, high resolution audio like you have never heard before, this is a headset definitely worth checking out. The only real downside is that the microphone is not detachable which means it won't replace many out-and-about headphones. Regardless, that is a tiny negative in an otherwise flawless and impressive product. The Roccat Khan Pro is a highly recommend headset.
Roccat Khan Pro Headset Review
With a robust build quality and rich, high resolution audio like you have never heard before, this is a headset definitely worth checking out. The only real downside is that the microphone is not detachable but this is a tiny negative in an otherwise flawless and impressive product. The Roccat Khan Pro is a highly recommend headset.


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Author: Chris Madeley
Illustrator: Zara Hussain
Conestance, Conerad, Cone-Vera and Conen were tired of standing in a line. It was a lovely sunny day: the sort of day which makes you want to go out and have an adventure!
"I'm fed up of standing about," Conen said, "let's go and see what we can find."
"Good idea," Conerad agreed. Conestance and Cone-Vera both smiled and nodded. The four friends found a gate which opened onto a lovely wooded path.
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So I apologise that I haven't been around as much! Been super busy with the third week back at college! Boom. Anyhow, there was a brief interval before the rain come down when the valley was slightly misty today, and since I'm going out soon, decided to post today's outfit. Please excuse my hair, it's a mess, but hey, that's life, it needs a cut, so who knows, maybe a new style will be dubbed soon?
The links I have provided are 'similar alternatives' since these pieces are no longer being sold online.
|Blazer: Topshop.
Dress: Topshop.
I was so lucky to snag all the pieces in this outfit. The blazer and dress were on the sale rail with no prices except the original ones; £60 for the blazer, and £40 for the dress, so it was one of those moments of 'Do I, don't I ask?' and I did, and oh so glad I did! I got the blazer for £20, the dress for £10, and the shoes were the Jimmy Choo concession for H&M, I was a very lucky girl and found a woman who could no longer wear them, so sold them to me for £75, which included a beautiful hand-picked Dorothy Perkins clutch, which was the exact match of blue to the shoes. And we all know how difficult it is to match blues! So yes, one very lucky girl!
So yes, in brief, it's been a hectic, busy week and since college computers block you from writing on blogger, it meant I haven't been able to update! My next post is in the works, so hopefully soon, I'll be posting again!


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There is a monthly thrift sale in my neighborhood Collegiate church that I have been going to every month for about 10 years. I adore it. Today I got a pup tent for the boys 2 beautiful pottery books for me and a great shirt from Zara that I would have paid for new if I shopped like that. All for the low low price of $13.00.
Both my boys spent time in the thrift sale space when they were tiny little baby boys and I was a new mom, singing A Big Red Bus and The Farmer in the Dell, and making play-doh giraffes and fighting over a puppy dog pull toy. I feel connected with my neighborhood and my family in a way I never have before. And I'm totally into it and have accepted the dried up rat corpse that we pass every day on the way to school, the playground of woe around the corner, the junkies that shoot up in cars in front of my yuppified building. For real. I love it all. The good the bad and maybe especially the ugly.
And now we gotta move!
When and to where are still an effing mystery but still, we are moving before school starts, I fear.
And then I picked up the kindergartner from kindergarten and wept a little with the teachers (there's one and a half weeks left of school) and then home to sign up for a refresher driving course.
I'm not as crazy as I was last week. I am even crazier. A blogger who chooses to remain anonymous told me to embrace rather than fear change and THAT belongs on a tattoo on my ass in gothic letters with a complimentary pirate skull.
Thanks for all the twitter following- it's the little things. I'm writing a lot. And reading too- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia. So so good. That and the New Yorker's AWESOME Sci-Fi issue.
And drinking lots of iced coffee and eating lots of hot sauce laden Mexican delights.
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Hi everyone, Decided to start the November train now as I think there's a few of us ready to hop on board! Send me your details and I'll pop you on the list. Wishing all my passengers a successful eh hem *ride* this month ;D RB x Emsc84 TTC#? Cycle ? BFP Nov 1st Tutor1988 TTC#1 Cycle 2 BFP Nov 1st Pennydaisy TTC#1 Cycle 17 BFP 1st Nov mosnenda TTC#2 Cycle 21 BFP 1st Nov ashdolly TTC#? Cycle 1 BFP 2nd NovSnaxmay TTC#2 Cycle 5 BFP Nov 3rd iwill TTC#2 Cycle 3 BFP 3rd Nov Marzi21 TTC#1 Cycle 3 BFP 3rd Nov trying 2016 TTC#1 Cycle 5 BFP 5th Nov esiotrot TTC#2 Cycle 2 BFP 5th NovFeelinghop TTC#1 Cycle 2 BFP 5th NovAnewworld TTC#2 Cycle 13 BFP 6th NovMiracle17 TTC#2 Cycle 4 BFP 6th NovMammy3bear TTC#3 Cycle 1 BFP 6th NovTreedec4 TTC#4 Cycle 2 BFP 8th NovHope1111 TTC#2 Cycle 1 BFP 8th Nov foodie83 TTC#1 Cycle 14 BFP 8th Nov Faith1234 TTC#1 Cycle 5 BFP 9th Nov G21 TTC#2 Cycle 1 BFP 10th Nov AilsC3 TTC#2 Cycle 3 BFP 10th Nov Mackyj TTC#2 Cycle 3 BFP 11th Nov agua TTC#2 Cycle 11 BFP 11th Nov happygirl1 TTC#2 Cycle 17 BFP 11th Nov Hopeful24 TTC#1 Cycle 5 BFP 12th Nov hopeful88 TTC#1 Cycle 8 BFP 13th Nov smallen TTC#1 Cycle 2 BFP 13th Nov Mollie9998 TTC#1 Cycle 1 BFP Nov 13th Rebelgirl9 TTC#2 Cycle 6 BFP Nov 14th Diygal TTC#2 Cycle 2 BFP 14th Nov tulip2014TTC#2 Cycle 5 BFP 16th Nov RoseBridge TTC#1 Cycle 3 BFP 17th Nov
Numpty TTC#? Cycle ? BFP 18th Nov Rosegold1 TTC#1 Cycle 11 BFP 20th Nov Gr1234 TTC#2 Cycle 7 BFP 21st Nov
janedoe79 TTC#2 Cycle 7 BFP 21st Nov soasan TTC#3 Cycle 7 BFP 21st Nov glow34 TTC#4 Cycle 4 BFP Nov 21st thismonth TTC#3 Cycle 2 BFP Nov 21st amym53 TTC#3 Cycle 29 BFP 22nd Nov princesslo TTC#1 Cycle 2 BFP 23rd Nov
Louise137 TTC#1 Cycle? BFP 24th Nov.georgepig TTC#3 Cycle 1 BFP Nov 25th mrsmeegan TTC#2 Cycle 27 BFP 25th Nov jozac TTC#4 Cycle 5 BFP 25th Nov Pennydaisy TTC#1 Cycle 18 BFP Nov 26th
sarah59 TTC#2 Cycle 7 BFP 28th Nov
Marzi21 TTC#1 Cycle ? BFP Nov 29th
Hi smallen! Thanks for joining us! Yes TTC=Trying to conceive. I put your BFP as Nov 13th as the date your period is due and the date of a potential BFP seem to be pretty similar as far as I can see (I am also new to this so I may be wrong...)
Hi Marzi21, I've added you now. I'm also ttc#1 and am cycle 3! Wishing you lots of luck this month :)
Hi Smallen, Welcome aboard. Hope you have good luck here! BFP is the day you are due your Big Fat Positive! I use Fertility Friend and I find it good. There's also a VIP account that you can buy but I go by the basic free app.Either way you can input all your data and then creates a suggested fertile week and date of bfp. Best of luck!
Could I join as well please ? Very new to all of this so am guessing at what all the acronyms mean !!
I (think) Im TTC #1 Cycle 2 and Im not sure what BFP is ?? The date my next period should (hopefully not !) start ?
If so then BFP due November 13th
Could anyone recommend any good apps for tracking your dates ?
Im using Ovulation kits to try and increase my chances. Hubby works away Monday to Friday so will be traveling to see each other on the most fertile days ! Hopefully we will get lucky.
I'd go with 28 Mackyj if that's what they normally are. I'm usually 28 as well but sometimes 29 and last month was 27. I'm just going to keep in mind that I may ovulate a day earlier.
The train is rightly filling up . my cycles are normally 28 days but last month it was 26. I was drinking a lot of peppermint tea and I did read somewhere that can shorten the cycle but I'm not sure I wonder what should I put into my FF app. this month 28 or 26?
Hey girls. So my bloods came back yesterday and everything is perfect. No pcos or thyroid problems so I'm going to give it til after Xmas and then gp will refer me for fertility. She said she would refer me straight away if I wanted but I said I will give it til after Xmas now that I know that bloods are OK. So cd 10 today started dtd every 2nd day as I don't know how long my cycle will be this month. Fingers crossed for a bfp before Xmas so I don't have to go any further.Baby dust to everyone xxx
Hi Ladies, hoping to join. TTC #1, cycle 3, BFP Nov 3. Best of luck everyone
Mackyj, no all tests came back fine which makes it even harder. I was 36 when I got pregnant with DS and im 38 now so possibly it's an age thing although my AMH was average for my age.
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ANewworld I can imagine it must be frustrating- we were cycle 2 on our wee boy- iv heard of loads of ppl saying number 2 was taking ages. Have they said what the prob is?
Hi everyone, started my Opks today, using the purple CB advanced digital... Did anyone ever notice the lines on them once you eject... Today was the first time I did, I used them for my son but never noticed ... They def work for me but had a mc last month three days after AF was due, so decided to be less stressed over it all this month and enjoy the ride... Lol ;) best wishes to all... Going to DTD once I get a positive opk for three days that's my plan anyhow .
Thanks Rosebridge. Mackyj, thanks a million. We fell pregnant within the first month of trying. Unfortunately that ended in mc but was lucky that I got pregnant straight away again. I never thought it'd be this hard second time around. How about you? Happygirl, sorry to hear your IUI wasn't successful. That's frustrating that it had changed your cycle. Hopefully things will settle down for you. If you don't mind me asking, how did you find the whole process of the IUI?
Hi ladies hopefully this will be a lucky train..Can you please add me ttc#1 cycle 5 bfp 5th Nov... X
Fingers crossed ANewworld! Hopefully this will be it. Had you any probs ttc number 1
Hi happygirl1! Great to have you join us.
Sorry to hear about the failed IUI. That's so hard. Hope your cycles settle down again this month so you know where you're at.
Best of luck x
Thanks Anewworld! I hope I get drivers luck too!!! Sorry to hear you have had problems conceiving. That must be very hard. Hope your last month trying naturally is your lucky month. That's great you have your IUI back up plan all set so at least that's in motion. Fingers crossed for you Anewworld x
Hi RoseBridge
Can I jump on this train also please?
TTC #2- Cycle 17-BFP Nov 22nd.
Had unsuccessful IUI in September resulting in a 23 day cycle. Following month then cycle was 31 days. Have always had 28/29 day cycles with no variant in that number so it has been very frustrating, especially the longer cycle as convinced myself I would get BFP.
Good luck everyone, hope it is a successful month! Has anyone given acupuncture a go? Thinking of trying it this month as have had a few stressful months recently and doubt that is good for TTC. This month is already shaping up to be quite busy so not holding out much hope for this month but hopefully can use it to try and destress.
Busby500, you should join the October train if you are due BFP in October (unless that was a typo).Wishing you lots of luck x
Thanks Rosebridge for driving this month! Hope it brings you drivers luck! This is my 13th cycle ttc#2. Bfp due 6th Nov. It's also my last trying naturally. I'm booked in for an IUI if I don't get my bfp this month. I had stopped temping and doing opks for last few months trying to be relaxed about the whole thing but it hasn't worked so giving it one last proper shot now. I'm also taking Agnus Cactus every day to try and lengthen my LP as my cycles have been 25 days for the past few months. Anyway that's my story. Best of luck to everyone on board, hope it's our most lit up train yet!
Welcome iwill! Thanks for joining us :)
I'm ttc number #2 Was lucky on #1 only took 2 cycles Praying it doesn't take longOn cycle 3 now
We're dtd every second day until we get a positive opk and then do it every night for 3 nights. Think that's pretty similar to the smep. Fingers crossed it works this month
Ya I started temping last month so I think I will continue with that and dtd every 2nd day:)
I'm dubious about opks too Sarah59. Confused as I read somewhere your supposed to use same monitor thingy each month then read somewhere else you should use a new one
Mackyj since my cycles are all over the place we try to dtd eveerythema 2nd day from end of af til next af. Exhausting but only way we can do ato the moment coz opks aren't working
Hi can I jump on, ttc# 2, cycle 3 bfp Nov 3rd.Good luck everyone!
Anyone in their fertile week? Interested to hear the plan of actions? Every day/2day/3 days or just 1 attempt at opk??
Hello to foodie83, mosnenda and agua. Welcome, ladies :)
Hi tulip2014, best of luck for November
Hi Hopeful24! I've added you now (right beside your name twin, hopeful88 :)
Hi ladies - best of luck to us all for November x
Jumping on board too. Ttc2, cycle 11. Bfp 11th. Was told I had an amh of 3.7 recently and recommend to go straight to IVF. Was due to start this month but decided I wasn't quite ready to take that step yet so postponed it for another few months.
Ok for me to hop on?. Have taken a long break from it all after my Lap & Dye. Soon to start clomid i think.
Babydust to us all xx
mosnenda TTC #2 - Cycle 21 :-( - bfp 1st Nov
May as well hop on. TTC no 1, cycle 14 FML
Bfp due 8th Nov
Hi Rosebridge can you join me in please.Cycle #5, ttc #2, bfp due Nov 16th.Fingers crossed for a successful "ride" this month
Welcome, Pennydaisy :)
Il jump on board the Nov train, cycle #17 TTC #1 BFP Nov 1st.
good luck ladies X X
I'd love to join too please. TTC #1 cycle #5 since ectopic pregnancy BFP Nov 12thHopefully this is our month ladies!!
Hi hopeful88. Delighted to have you on board :) FX this will be your month x
Hi everyone delighted the November train is up and running. Can you add me please.
Ttc 1 Cycle 8 bfp 13th Nov (which is our 1 year anniversary so hopefully that's a good sign!)
best of luck everyone xx
Hi Treedec4! Welcome aboard!!
Hi, great idea to get Nov train moving :) please add me Cycle #2 TTC #4 BFP 8th Nov .
Mine are between 23 and 46 days since mc. I'm actually waiting on blood results to see if I'm being referred for fertility tests. Hopefully won't come to that tho. Best of luck to you too xx
Sorry to hear about your miscarriage sarah59. My cycles aren't very regular either (24-32 days!!) But mostly around 28-30.
Wishing you lots of luck this month :)
Thanks Mackyj. Hope this month will bring everyone more luck than October did!!!
Hi Sarah- best of luck on the N train xx
Can I hop onboard ttc no.2 cycle 7 since miscarriage. Cycles are a bit all over the place so will say bfp due 21st November which would have been due date from mc. Fingers crossed for lots of lights xxx baby dust to all
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Wexford inflicted a 24-point hammering of Offaly at Tullamore on Saturday in a 5-star performance. Despite hitting 19 wides Wexford were dominant from start to finish and completely outplayed Offaly who slumped to their third defeat in the round robin series, while Wexford made it 2 wins from 2.
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The second half Wexford kept going from where they left off. Faythe Harrier club man Lee Chin popped up with a goal on 41 minutes and Jack O'Connor registered Davy Fitzgerald's' charges fifth goal on 45 minutes to leave Wexford with a commanding 5-14 to 0-08 lead. Oisin Kelly did get a goal for Offaly, but was sent off minutes later, the hosts had also Ronan Hughes sent off minutes from time and ended the game with just 12 players. Offaly will be without these two players who were sent off on straight red cards for the Dublin game.
Shane Dooley managed to get another Offaly goal with injury time approaching but it was to little to late as Wexford maintain their 100% record and will play Galway next weekend in Wexford Park in what promises to a another great game.
Man of Match: Jack O'Connor
Wexford – M Fanning (1-0pen); S Donohoe, L Ryan, D Reck (0-1); S Murphy; P Foley, M O'Hanlon; D O'Keeffe (0-1), K Foley (0-1); A Nolan (1-1), J O'Connor (1-3), L Chin (1-4, 0-4f); C McDonald (1-1), R O'Connor (0-7, 5f), P Morris (0-2). Subs: C Firman for S Donohoe, L Og McGovern for P Morris, H Kehoe (0-3, 2f) for R O'Connor, W Devereux for P Foley, D Dunne for L Chin.
Offaly – E Cahill; P Delaney, S Gardiner, B Conneely; D O'Toole Greene, D Egan, P Camon; S Kinsella, D King; B Murphy, C Mahon, O Kelly (1-1); S Dooley (1-5, 0-5f), J Bergin (0-1), K Dunne (0-1). Subs: C Egan for C Mahon, T Geraghty (0-1) for B Murphy, D Currams for S Kinsella, P Rigney for B Conneely, R Hughes for J Bergin.


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On September 20, 2016 the Massachusetts Supreme Court held that fleeing from the police is insufficient to establish reasonable suspicion to stop and frisk. While this rule applies to every civilian in Massachusetts, the Court specifically stated that since black males in Boston are more likely to be targeted in FIO's (Field Interrogation Observation) encounters "such an individual when approached by the police, might just as easily be motivated by the desire to avoid the recurring indignity of being racially profiled as by the desire to hide criminal activity," thus, fleeing from the police does not give police reasonable suspicion to conduct a pat down investigation.
The case originated when Jimmy Warren was arrested and convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm. A Boston police officer received a radio dispatch alerting him to a breaking and entering in progress and the suspects were fleeing the scene. The officer spoke with the victim who stated that he heard a noise in his bedroom, opened the door and saw a black man wearing a "red hoodie" jump out the window. When the victim looked out the window, he saw two more black males, one wearing a "black hoodie" and the other wearing "dark clothing."
The officer drove a four block radius around the house looking for the three suspects. He saw two black males, one Jimmy Warren, both wearing dark clothing. The officer testified during trial that he believed the two males might have been involved in the breaking and entering based on the time of night, the proximity to the home, and the fit of the general description provided by the victim. The officer shouted out for the men to stop and the two men made eye contact with the officer and started jogging away. Warren was later arrested and searched. No contraband was recovered from him but a .22 caliber handgun belonging to Warren was found in a nearby yard.
The Court started its analysis of determining whether the seizure of the defendant was justified by reasonable suspicion by first addressing when an officer has reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop. Reasonable suspicion must be grounded in "specific, articulable facts and reasonable inferences rather than based on a hunch." The officer relied on four reasons to justify the stop; (1) the defendant and his companion "matched" the description of the perpetrators; (2) the defendant and his companion were stopped in proximity to the house; (3) the men were the only individuals on the street on a cold night; and (4) both the defendant and his companion evaded contact with the police. The Court was not persuaded that the four factors establishing the reason for the officer conducting the investigatory stop were sufficiently specific to establish reasonable suspicion.
While all the reasons given by the officer are proper factors to consider in a reasonable suspicion analysis, the court found that the vagueness of the description and the coincidental nature of the other factors was not enough to justify the stop. But what the Court found most troubling was the use of flight as a factor in a reasonable suspicion analysis, pertinently, a black male fleeing from police. Although flight is relevant to a reasonable suspicion analysis in appropriate circumstances, the Court set out a cautionary note regarding the weight to be given to this factor.
In Massachusetts, an individual is under no obligation to respond to a police officer's inquiry and as such, may choose to walk away avoiding contact with the officer altogether. The Court believed this is a factual irony since flight is typically viewed as consciousness of guilt and is considered a probative factor in determining whether to conduct an investigatory stop. But the Court took this irony an additional step further and stated that when the "suspect is a black male stopped by the police on the streets of Boston, the analysis of flight as a factor in a reasonable suspicion calculus cannot be divorced from the findings in a recent Boston Police Department report."
In 2014, the Boston Police Department released the preliminary results of a study conducted to determine how Boston Police Officers were utilizing the Field Interrogation Observation Program (FIO). The FIO program was developed to document when individuals were stopped and frisked, when officers engaged in consensual encounters with individuals, and when officers observed an individual for intelligence purposes. While the study's results showed that the Department was targeting gang members in high crime areas, the study also revealed a pattern of racial profiling of black males in Boston. Out of the 204,739 FIO reports used in the study, the subjects were 89 percent male, 54.7 percent ages 24 or younger and 63.3 percent Black.
It is important to note that the Court is not eliminating flight as a factor in a reasonable suspicion analysis just because a suspect is black. "However in such circumstances, flight is not necessarily probative of a suspect's state of mind of consciousness of guilt. Rather, the finding that black males are disproportionately and repeatedly targeted for FIO encounters suggests a reason for flight totally unrelated to consciousness of guilt."
At a time when police shootings against unarmed black men are occurring more frequently, do you think the Court got this right, or do you think this will lead to negative repercussions down the road as police have more hurdles to leap in order to catch those breaking the law? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Here is the full court opinion.


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Can anyone help with details of the last league game in Senior football played by Donald Brims? He signed for Third Lanark from Bradford (Park Avenue) on 11 August 1960 and played four games in the 1960/61 season. He then moved into East of Scotland league football.
The details I am looking for are date, opponents, venue, score and position he played.
Thank you.


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I was craving something warm and hearty today. A cold salad just doesn't sound appetizing in the middle of winter- I need something that sticks to the ribs!
Enter shepherd's pie… now we are talking.
I was inspired to create these shepherd's pie pockets based on traditional British pasties, which are savory hand-pies that are stuffed with steak and potatoes. Many Europeans pack a few hand pies in their lunchbox for a filling meal. I loved the idea of making shepherd's pie portable so that I could enjoy this comfort food anytime, anywhere!
These lamb shepherd's pie pockets taste as good as they look- soft, pillowy bites of mashed potato and lamb goodness. You will love every bite.
Tanney: "It's like a shepherd's pie in portable form. I feel like packing one of these in my lunchbox."
Josie: "You don't have a lunchbox anymore."
Tanney: "I can buy one, just so I can take these pie pockets to work everyday." *googles Star Wars lunchboxes*
Shepherd's Pie Pockets notes:
-Try to get "100% grass fed lamb" if possible. Be careful if the label just says "grass fed" instead of "100% grass fed," since producers can claim that the lamb was grass fed even if it just spent a few minutes nibbling on a blade of grass. The best is to find producers certified by the American Grassfed Association in your state.
-Organic lamb has more nutrients and has a lower risk of ingesting contaminated feed.
-Try to get organic potatoes since they are mentioned on the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen," which is a list of the top fruits and veggies containing pesticide residues.
-These pie pockets freeze well!
-If you like this recipe, check out our Twice Baked Potatoes.
- 1 lb lamb stew meat
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 medium sized waxy potatoes
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 4 sage leaves
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed
- 1 sprig rosemary
- scant ¼th cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- pepper to taste
- salt
- 6 slices cheddar cheese
- ready made crescent rolls
- Place cumin, garlic powder, sage, peas, carrots, rosemary, and ¼ tsp salt together in a pan and saute on medium heat until the vegetables are tender. Add the lamb into the pan. Once the lamb has cooked, set the pan aside and let it cool.
- Pierce the potatoes with a fork, place in a large covered bowl, and microwave until the potatoes are soft, approximately 7 minutes. Add milk, butter, pepper, and ½ tsp salt to the potatoes, and whisk until smooth.
- Unroll the crescent rolls into four rectangles. Layer the mashed potato, lamb mixture, and a slice of cheddar cheese onto half of the crescent roll, and then fold the other half of the crescent roll over to make a pocket. Feel free to stretch the dough a bit to hold all of the filling. If a tear develops, plug it with extra dough from the corners. Seal the edges with a fork.
- Bake the pockets for approx. 10 minutes or until they are golden brown.


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01 April 2011
Children of the 70's
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - it tasted the same.
We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always outside playing.
Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which was promptly chewed and licked.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors or cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and fluorescent clackers' on our wheels.
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no one actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99 channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat rooms. We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cuts and broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing again.
We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue- we learned to get over it.
We walked to friend's homes.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
For children growing up now…
They have never heard of we are the World, we are the children, and the Uptown Girl they know is by Westlife not Billy Joel.
For them, there has always been only one Germany and one Vietnam.
AIDS has existed since they were born.
CD's have existed since they were born.
Michael Jackson was always white.
To them John Travolta has always been round in shape and they can't imagine how this fat guy could be a god of dance.
They can never imagine life before computers.
They'll never have pretended to be the A Team, Red Hand Gang or the Famous Five.
They'll never have applied to be on Jim'll Fix It or Why Don't You.
They can't believe a black and white television ever existed and don't even know how to switch on a TV without a remote control.
And they will never understand how we could leave the house without a mobile phone and travel on a bus.
I wish I knew who was responsible for this so that I could credit them. It's something that was flying around the Internet a long time ago and has always stuck in my mind. I think about it from time to time when trying to 'keep it real'.
7 comments:
- Ruth said...
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- willywagtail said...
yay! I come from then and have kjds from now although the did live the firt fe years without tv cherrie
- Melinda said...
I remember these doing the rounds. It's nice to be reminded.
- delia hornbook said...
Great post hun, it brought tears to my eyes its all so very sadly true. Hugs dee xx
- Jill said...
Oh what a wonderful tale! Do you think our kids will look back at the good old days when they get older - but in a whole different way?? Scary to think what quote will be floating around in 50 years time!!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
- creative kate said...
Love this post Claire
was great at the brown owls craft group catching up too
Kate :)
- chrisartist said...
My eldest son was born in 1972. We were the band of mums who battled to gain acceptance again for breastfeeding. Our babies jumped in the mud in puddle pants. We used disposable nappies only for camping and road trips. We tried to keep parenting natural and simple.
I loved my nursing mothers meetings and feel sad that such a strong support network doesn't seem to exist. Or does it??? I hope I'm wrong.
I loved the progression from baby hood to childhood.
I would do it all again in a heartbeat.