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There are numerous rigors in long distance relocations, meaning that your belongings have to be packed really well. Long distance movers will ensure that your possessions are protected from harm in every way possible because they understand such matters. DIY moves may, on the other hand, result in the destruction of your items on arrival at your new destination.
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(From left, front row) Chapter Outstanding Citizenship awards Chairman Harry Nelson; Compatriot Bill Wilson; Thomas Boyer; Julie Bruns, Megan Wittich, Tristen Carroll, Katelyn Fox; Compatriot Robert Ridenour; (back row) Compatriot Jim DeGroff, Mike Stimac, Willow Ann Tolly, Anthony Stephens, Hunter Joseph Bassler, Gen. George Rogers Clark Chapter President Marv Meng and Gen. George Rogers Clark Chapter Vice President Charles Dobias.
Eighteen high school students were recognized with Outstanding Citizenship awards from the Gen. George Rogers Clark Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution April 30 at the First Christian Church in Edwardsville.
The students were nominated by their schools based on their dependability, cooperative spirit, leadership, service to their school and community, evidence of personal values and patriotism.
Local honorees included Brandon Rose, Alton High School; Tyler J. Hutchinson, Bond County High School; Katie Diane Kroll, Brownstown High School; Rebecca Oswald, Calhoun High School; Julie Bruns, Civic Memorial High School; Thomas Boyer, Collinsville Sr. High School; Mike Stimac, East Alton-Wood River High School; Willow Ann Tolly, Edwardsville High School; Ellie Halpin, Gillespie High School; Ronald Plogger, Greenfield High School; Megan Wittich, Marquette Catholic High School; Austin Schillinger, Metro East Lutheran High School; Nathaniel Spaller, Mount Olive High School; Cameron Locher, North Greene High School; Anthony Stephens, Ramsey High School; Tristen Carroll, Roxana High School; Katelyn Fox, Staunton High School; and Hunter Joseph Bassler, Triad High School.
Each recipient received a certificate, a pin and a copy of the Constitution of the United States of America. The SAR Outstanding Citizenship Award is presented in recognition of the recipient's furthering of American citizenship principles.
"The SAR has been instrumental in promoting the qualities of dependability, cooperation, leadership and patriotism in the community and nationwide for many years," Chapter Chairman Harry Nelson said. "We are pleased to honor these outstanding students."
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau completed his second official visit to China in December 2017. On this occasion, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang remarked that China-Canada relations were entering a "golden stage" and that it was "rare to have such a close, intimate relationship where we have mutual exchanges of visits along with such dialogues."
Bilateral trade had gained attention as the major focus of Trudeau's five-day trip. While business leaders and political observers had expected a major breakthrough on the front of trade that had hit USD 66.4 billion in 2016, both countries however simply agreed to continue their "exploratory discussions toward a comprehensive trade agreement."
In addition, China and Canada clinched the following deals: an agreement to expand trade in agriculture, an action plan on energy cooperation, and a memorandum of understanding for a joint learning initiative. However, free trade talks — the putative big chunk of diplomatic parleys — were put off over Canada's insistence on the inclusion of progressive issues in the trade agreement. Prime Minister Trudeau stated: "Canada is committed to moving forward on progressive trade deals that involve things like chapters on gender, on the environment, on labor." He further said: "China is very aware that this is a precedent as they move forward with their first trade deal with a G-7 country and there's a desire to make sure we get it right."
First, this move highlights the intended emphasis on Canada's distinctiveness as a G-7 country with a repugnance to be in pursuit of gross trade interests. Concomitantly, it serves to mute the possible criticism that Canada had rushed into free trade talks at the expense of "Canadian values." With this, Trudeau has heeded domestic opinion. It may be recalled that in April 2017, Canada's national newspaper The Globe and Mail conducted a survey that revealed that "eight in 10 Canadians think any free-trade conditions should be tied to human rights."
Second, it was meant to convey consistency and commitment in pursuing a progressive trade agenda that was underscored as crucial to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Trudeau's address to the US audience in September 2017. Third, insistence on progressive issues was deemed important to ensure a level-playing field for Canadian businesses because laxity in these areas is perceived as bolstering China's trade competitiveness.
If a China-Canada FTA ever comes into being, it will be a landmark development in their bilateral trade ties. China is already Canada's second-largest merchandise trade partner. However, it is a moot question whether an FTA will result in a win-win outcome. For one thing, an FTA with China is considered facilitative of Canada's trade diversification especially when NAFTA seems to be in deep water. Other than that, it will be interesting to watch whether Canadian businesses penetrate the Chinese market in newer areas and reap the benefits of China's huge middle-class base.
As we know, Canada mainly exports natural resources, including wood pulp and oilseeds, to China, whereas China's exports to Canada largely comprise manufactured goods such as mechanical appliances and electrical equipment. In this regard, Gwyn Morgan aptly remarks: "Since natural resources are globally traded commodities that already move tariff-free, free trade would provide absolutely no benefit to resource exporters." Furthermore, while 12 percent of Canadian imports come from China, only four percent of Canadian exports head for China.
Trudeau's tenure has been marked by repairing and deepening ties with China, as seen in Canada's joining the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and in the approval of Norsat's takeover by China's Hytera Communications.
For China, benefits from an FTA with Canada could include: recognition as a market economy (which is the case with China's FTAs with other countries such as New Zealand, Australia, and Iceland); increased access to the Canadian market for high-value industries; easier facilitation of high-tech exports from Canada; liberalization of Canada's investment thresholds; and "increased labor mobility of Chinese workers into Canada."
An FTA with a G-7 country would also further raise China's economic profile in global politics, in addition to solidifying China's footprint in North America, while the Asian, African and European continents have already come under the ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013. In the words of Guy Saint-Jacques, a former Canadian ambassador to China: "We would be the first G7 country to negotiate a free trade agreement, and this would confirm that they are the new champion of globalization now that the US is retrenching." This would carry geopolitical significance in terms of China's hyperactive strategic global engagement in contrast to the US retraction under the Trump administration. As the Chinese Ministry of Commerce states on its website:
"The Chinese Government deems Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) as a new platform to further opening up to the outside and speeding up domestic reforms, an effective approach to integrate into global economy and strengthen economic cooperation with other economies, as well as particularly an important supplement to the multilateral trading system."
If neither side agrees to budge, clearly the deal will not be inked. If, however, China's negotiating style succeeds, there could be a dilution of progressive issues in terms of the incorporation of vague clauses in the actual FTA agreement, which could leave room for maneuvering should China wish to find a way out. In any case, Canada's prime concern would be to ensure compliance insofar as the lack of trust prevented free trade talks with China during the preceding administration led by Stephen Harper. Rachel Curran, a former policy director to Harper, explained: "Our view was that China does not — and will not — play by the same rules as everyone else and so free or fair trade is essentially impossible."
In contrast, Prime Minister Trudeau has been more positively inclined towards China. His tenure has been marked by repairing and deepening ties with China, as seen in Canada's joining the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and in the approval of Norsat's takeover by China's Hytera Communications, which will facilitate technology transfer to China. Nevertheless, the lingering suspicion over free trade has been fanned by Canadian consultants and academia who recommend caution in the national interest.
For instance, Charles Burton, associate professor of political science at Brock University, contends that China's threat to ban imports of canola seeds from Canada had compelled Canada to continue transferring high-tech military applications to the Chinese military. He further argues that in contrast, the United States had exercised restraint, abstaining from leveraging its economic power over Canada to pressure it to be a party to its overseas military operations.
In any case, the acid-test of the deeper economic ties will lie in mutually satisfactory gains and mutual understanding, which eschews capitalizing on the vulnerabilities of either party. As such, technicalities of an agreement or institutional mechanisms are not enough to ensure compliance, but rather building and honoring trust is essential for a durable relationship, including commercial ties.
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According to sources, the rule that has been in force through a circular issued by the local self-government department on October 27, 2012, is likely to be cancelled by the government soon, on the basis of government's policy decision in this regard. The circular was issued by the LSG department after several complaints came up before it saying that permission is being denied to construct houses in the land that ended up being categorised as `nilam' (wetland) in the revenue register even before the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act came into force in 2008.
While giving permission to construct the houses in such properties, the government had included the clause that ownership of the residential properties that received clearance, should not be transferred at least for next 10 years. It is reliably learnt that chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has sought the opinion of the revenue department regarding the proposed amendment.
"We do not know what is the need for such a clause because what we are talking about here is only with regards to such land which had been filled before the Paddy Land and Wetland Act came into force," said revenue minister E Chandrasekharan.
The revenue department has taken a strong exception and cited the 2012 circular as illegal, unconstitutional and unnecessary intrusion into the citizen's rights for enjoyment of his properties, according to the details accessed by TOI. The recom mendations of the revenue department have been forwarded to the chief minister who is expected to give the final clearance for withdrawing the clause.
Meanwhile, environmentalists cite that even the circular issued by the LSG is invalid. "The existing circular has no legal standing and the government should have made suitable amendments in the relevant act to add the lock-in period. Provision of lock-in period with regards to the land which received a conditional clearance helps prevent misuse of the permission. The lock-in period should in fact be increased from 10 to 15 or 20 years. There is no question of curtailing of fundamental rights in this," said advocate and environmentalist Harish Vasudevan.
In 2013 and 2014, the government had made minor modifications to the circular, to exclude legal heirship and those acquiring the property in bank auction, respectively, from the ambit of 10-year lock-in period clause.


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text: Hi Luca, Just in case you weren't aware of it, your example didn't actually contain any STM (beyond the import), just regular Haskell IO-based concurrency. But the answer to your question is that there's no synchronization on writing to a file descriptor, so both threads are "simultaneously" writing to stdout (hPutStr stdout "...\n" === putStrLn "..." by the way) and result in the interleaved results you see. One solution is to have a thread that effectively owns stdout, and instead of writing to stdout, you write to a Chan (Control.Concurrent.Chan) to talk to the stdout owner, who will then write out your messages. This approach will give you the "Hello world" or "world Hello" output that you were after. Hope this helps, Dan On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Luca Ciciriello <luca_ciciriello at hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi All. > I'm very new using Concurrency and STM in Haskell. I'm trying some basic > example using STM like this one: > > module Main > where > > import IO > import Control.Concurrent > import Control.Concurrent.STM > > main :: IO () > main = do > forkIO (hPutStr stdout "Hello") > hPutStr stdout " world\n" > > > Loading this module in GHCi and running main, the result is: > > wHoerllldo > > On MacOs X 10.5.8 and on WindowsXp > > Compiling this module with: > > ghc --make Main.hs -o Main > > and launcing ./Main the result is just: > > Terminal> world > > Am I doing something wrong? My expected result was Hello world (or world > Hello) > > Thanks in advance for any answer. > > Luca. > _______________________________________________ > Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > Glasgow-haskell-users at haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users >


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'Huge loss': more than 100,000 orangutans gone from Borneo in 16 years
About half of the orangutans on the island of Borneo were either killed or removed between 1999 and 2015, according to new research.
Banks told they're lagging on response to climate change risks
Fewer than half the world's biggest banks are doing enough to forestall climate change that poses risks to their markets and economies.
Key to predicting climate change could be blowing in the wind, researchers find
Dust that blew into the North Pacific Ocean could help explain why the Earth's climate cooled 2.7 million years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances.
A spy's guide to climate change
Justin Gillis
The US government's intelligence agencies warn of big problems ahead, despite what the president might say.
Climate change won't wait for political change
Linda McQuaig
While just about everyone acknowledges climate change is bad, actually taking action to stop it continues to be wildly controversial, and Big Oil remains hidden behind the curtain
Five-year target to cut emissions
The federal government will set five-year targets for emissions reductions under its proposed National Energy Guarantee.
German energy giant Innogy buys two huge Australia solar projects
German energy giant Innogy enters Australia market, buying two large solar projects and on the lookout for wind projects and battery storage.
Origin juggles profit with customer churn, coal with renewables
Origin results tell similar tale to AGL – a big utility making money out of rising prices, and battling a backlash from consumers.
Graph of the Day: Australia's grid-scale storage boom, mapped
New Climate Council report highlights growing number of large scale energy storage projects being rolled out across the east and west coast grids.
IEA warns Australia not to miss window on cheap solar
IEA warns Australia not to miss the importance of solar, although it does suggest that Australia waste more money on CCS.
Electricity retailers could defer emissions reductions under Coalition plan
Discussion paper proposes national energy guarantee 'flexibility' by deferring proportion of obligations
No sunshine for poor power users
Politicians are devious on the cost of solar subsidies – but it is a real transfer from the poor to the better off.
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South32 says it is getting out of thermal coal because it has an uncertain future and the world needs to decarbonise.
Coal subsidies 'won't stop exit'
Origin, Australia's biggest electricity retailer, rejects calls for government to support development of clean coal technologies.
Joyce kept land he vowed to sell
Barnaby Joyce owns land near a coal-seam gas project he promoted as resources minister, despite having vowed to sell it.
Four Australian mammals deemed under greater threat of extinction
Status of northern hairy-nosed wombat, central rock-rat, numbat and Christmas Island shrew upgraded in latest threatened species list
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Quentin Grafton and John Williams, Australian National University
New South Wales has pledged to walk away from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, while Victoria's water minister has declared the plan 'over'.
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Jonathan Knott, University of Wollongong
Demand for energy storage is increasing – both in Australia and around the world. But issues with the production of lithium-ion batteries mean the search is on for alternatives.
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Mark Byrne
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Origin Energy: How to manage its exit from coal
David Leitch
Origin is earning itself the right to grow by performing better, but the trick will be to sell the interest in APLNG in the next few years, and to replace Eraring with competitive dispatchable renewable generation
Fake Left appalled at its own environmental destruction
Leith van Onselen
It beggars belief that in all the hand-wringing over Australia's biodiversity loss, The Guardian failed to mention the primary driver: Australia's rapid population growth.
The Senate was right on the Murray-Darling proposal. Here's why
Jamie Pittock
The amendment to the Murray-Darling basin plan would have compounded the inequality that already exists
Despite a $62m injection, Victoria's native timber industry faces fresh crisis
Victoria's native timber industry is facing a fresh crisis, despite a $62 million injection from the Andrews Government to keep a Gippsland mill with its 250 jobs afloat.
Green 'juggernaut': Labor fears another thrashing in key inner-city seat
Passengers first ride on the new sky rail. And the verdict?
Stone Coal Crazy: Seismic Testing Off The Australian Coastline
Erin Foster
The fight by big miners to keep burning coal is even impacting on our oceans
Minister moves to suspend Blue Mountains Council over asbestos investigation
The Blue Mountains City Council has seven days to explain why it should not be suspended over alleged "conflicts of interest" during an investigation into serious asbestos safety breaches.
GetUp! protest over Murray Darling stance
Protesters angry about the NSW Government's threats to walk away from the Murray Darling Basin plan will gather at state parliament to pressure MPs to do more to protect the river system.
Rattenbury slams National Energy Guarantee's 'weak' targets
Locals scratching their heads as rubbish disappears in the middle of the night
Qld turns to jet-fuel and imports as coal plants wilt in face of record demand
Queensland turns to jet-fuel and imports from NSW wind farm as soaring temperatures pushed demand to a new peak, and its big coal generators wilted in the heat. Fortunately, it also had heaps of rooftop solar.
Aurizon 'aggressive and unconstructive': coal miners
Coal miners have fired off a letter to Aurizon from lawyers Freehills as tensions escalate over a Queensland regulatory decision.
Adani mining world for coal
Global infrastructure company Adani is scouting the world looking for coal, as its Carmichael megamine in central Queensland remains without financing and faces a growing tide of environmental and political opposition.
Greenie caught in grab for cash
The former boss of a Far Northern conservation group "succumbed to misguided temptation" when he misappropriated grant funding of $44,551.
Warmer weather to blame for blue-ringed octopus, jellyfish sting spike
Surf lifesavers report a higher-than-normal number of deadly blue-ringed octopus and jellyfish stings on Adelaide's metropolitan beaches, with 273 jellyfish stings reported during summer so far.
Labor, Greens river deal 'frightening for SA'
Sheradyn Holderhead
One side of politics is celebrating a great victory — they stopped greedy irrigators from holding on to millions and millions of litres of water bound for the Murray-Darling. The other side warns the deal will be frightening for SA.
Tasmanian Labor's energy policy sets '120 per cent' renewable target
Labor pledges focus on renewable energy technology, setting a target to generate more than "120 per cent" of Tasmania's energy needs.
Labor reveals energy policy, attracting scepticism from experts
Devils learn to live with disease
Researchers have discovered the facial tumour disease devastating Tasmanian devils is in fact triggering evolutionary responses in the species that may help them to coexist with the cancer.
Twelve projects identified in $94.6m clean-up of Tamar River
Action plan welcomed to address river woes
Examiner editorial
Traffic woes need fixing
Mercury editorial
Striking the right balance between progress and lifestyle is possibly the biggest issue facing Hobart right now. And that's because with our population ballooning, the planning required to ensure our services keep pace has so far been lacking.
NT Government approves restart of defunct Roper Bar iron ore mine
The Northern Territory Government gives a defunct iron ore mine project in the Roper River region the green light to restart operations.
Call for anti-frackers to apologise to public servants
Mines Minister Ken Vowles has called on anti-fracking activists to apologise to public servants in the wake of "scandalous accusations" levelled during the inquiry
George Brown Botanic Gardens to get $9.9mil facelift
George Brown Botanical Gardens will get a facelift as part of the Turbocharging Tourism stimulus package
Record numbers of cats dumped in WA
A cat shelter in Perth received more cats last year than the previous seven combined, due to an increase in people suffering economic hardship and homelessness.
Another Perth wetland to bite the dust – unless state steps in
WA electricity customers paying nearly true price of power
Water closely linked to world's refugee crisis
The world's refugee crisis, which is intimately linked with water availability both in the homelands that people escape and in the camps where they find shelter, is large and growing.
2018 could be a big year for state-level toxics legislation in US
On the heels of a Trump Administration budget that proposes further cuts to environmental protection, a new analysis finds that states are taking up the slack in protecting people from toxic chemicals.
State ban renews debate on harmful pesticides in India
Punjab's action outlawing 20 pesticides is part of a nationwide re-evaluation
More radioactive contamination spread at Hanford
More radioactive contamination found outside an office at the Hanford nuclear reservation's Plutonium Finishing Plant. Number of workers with internal contamination increases to six. Total of 36 vehicles contaminated.
Survey says: The American public is souring on coal
Opinion on energy topics is usually stable, but on coal, it's shifting quickly.
Feed the world: Scientists have a plan to save chickpeas from destruction
Ten thousand years ago, farmers set this legume up for a fall.
Tiny Membrane Key to Safe Drinking Water
Using their own specially designed form of graphene, 'Graphair' scientists have supercharged water purification, making it simpler, more effective and …
15 Facts That Will Make You Never Use Plastic Bags Again
If we continue at the rate we're going, studies estimate that there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050.
Clean Plates Much More Common When We Eat at Home
When people eat at home, there's typically not much left on their plates – and that means there's likely less going to landfills, according to new …
Cleaning products a big source of urban air pollution, say scientists
Research shows paints, perfumes, sprays and other synthetic items contribute to high levels of 'volatile organic compounds' in air
UK fracking industry would need strict controls to minimise spill risk
Strict controls would be "a necessity" to minimise the risk of spills and leaks from any future UK shale gas industry, according to new research.
Utopia or nightmare? The answer lies in how we embrace self-driving, electric and shared vehicles
Jake Whitehead, The University of Queensland and Michael Kane,Curtin University
I've always wondered: do fluorescent lights emit UV, and can it harm me?
Noushin Nasiri, University of Technology Sydney
The internet conspiracists are half right: most lights we have inside do emit UV, but not enough to harm us.
Semitransparent solar cells: a window to the future?
Matthew Wright and Mushfika Baishakhi Upama, UNSW
Solar windows would need to trap enough light to generate power, while letting through enough to keep buildings light. Thankfully, newly developed semitransparent cells offer to do just that.
Can free public transport really reduce pollution?
Oded Cats
Germany is reportedly mulling plans for fare-free public transport. But to reduce pollution, it might be better off investing in improved services and penalizing car use.
Why the oilsands era Is over
Ian Hussey
Carbon pricing and low energy costs spell economic doom for Alberta megaprojects.
What's actually behind Cape Town's water crisis
Richard Poplak
Blame austerity-obsessed technocrats, irresponsible development, and willful ignorance.
Seaweed and seagrass buffer the acidity of the nearby ocean
Oysters, mussels, and corals can especially benefit from marine vegetation's ability to limit ocean acidification.
Canada, UK brace for war on marine plastics pollution
Marine plastic pollution counts for billions of dollars in waste and kills turtles, dolphins and albatrosses in the South Atlantic and on Pacific atolls.
Research identifies 'evolutionary rescue' areas for animals threatened by climate change
As winters arrive later and snow melts earlier, the worldwide decrease in snow cover already may have dramatic impacts on animals that change coat colors with the seasons. An international scientific team led by University of Montana Professor L. Scott Mills has set out to discover whether adaptive evolution can rescue these animals in the face of rapidly changing climate.
Hunting Is Changing Forests, but Not as Expected
In many tropical forests, over-hunting is diminishing the populations of animals who are vital for dispersing the seeds of woody plants. Those same plants are vital for carbon storage and previous …


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You will remember how yesterday I talked about this time of year being the prize giving season.
Well, I had the pleasure of being one of the judges of this year's European Parliament Journalism Prize, which awards prizes for radio, television, print and internet journalism. It was fascinating to read, watch and listen to examples of journalism from across the EU, all of which were on European issues. We had to look for entries that not only displayed journalistic excellence, but also helped increase understanding of the European Union.
The entries were all of a very high standard as they were all winners in their own countries, but my fellow judges and I were given the very pleasant task of going through them and picking our favourites.
Held yesterday morning, the award ceremony was fun with a serious side as well. European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek opening the proceedings and presented the awards. Here are the winners:
Witold Szabłowski from Poland wrote a deeply moving article entitled "Today Two Bodies Will Wash Ashore" which looked at the very difficult problem of illegal immigration in the European Union. The article stood out as one of the best written, with a prose style that was simple yet very evocative. One of the judges said it was more like a 'work of literature' than a piece of journalism, and I would have to agree. It was obvious that the journalist was very moved by the subject matter and the article went some way to showing the European Unions failings in regards to illegal immigration.
I was very happy to see that the UKs own James Clive -Mathews, better know to some as Nosemonkey, was given the award for best internet journalism for his article on "What percentage of laws Come from the EU?" The article was up to his usual very high standard; well researched, well written, and actually very entertaining. The scourge of the unthinking Eurosceptic, Mr. Clive-Mathews debunked and proved unfounded a lot of what people in the UK hear about the amount of laws that get handed down from the EU. One of the other judges said that his articles can be read with 'a lot of pleasure', a testament to Nosemonkey's witty and enthusiastic writing style.
Németh Zsolt, from Hungary, was the winner of the television category with "Euforia", which attempted to break down the history of the EU in to easily understood chunks for the younger generation. The piece was imaginative and fun, touching on some of the more emotive elements of life within the EU. So much of what is made for television about the EU is very dull, so it was refreshing to see something so lively and engaging.
Kajsa Norell and Nuri Kino, from Sweden, were the winners the radio category, with their piece on "EU's financial support to Turkey". It was a thoroughly researched and engaging piece of journalism that really gave you a sense of the difficulties facing rural Turkey and the city of Ankara. It was a well paced and excellently put together piece of radio journalism.


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Brighton Pavilion Rug - 2'3" x 3'9"
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This is the first time we've repurposed a Taylor pattern on a home decor piece. Inspired by the pattern that celebrates a summer home influenced by nature and travel, the hand-tufted, 100% wool 2'3" x 3'9" Brighton Pavilion Rug weaves together a multicolored palette in rich, beautiful hues of yellow, blue, green, and maroon, allowing it to fit in flawlessly with pieces you already own while still making a statement.
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The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to problem gambling prevention.
Newscan (Vol. 14, Issue 35)
People who choose to gamble have greater access and a growing variety of options thanks to technology. They can pick up their mobile communication devices while commuting or waiting in line and gamble on online poker sites and casinos. Lottery tickets are available on the web in some jurisdictions and even Facebook launched its first real money gambling App in the UK, Bingo Friendzy by Gamesys, opening the door for more countries and more gaming companies to follow suit.
"Advances in technology are generating a new generation of gamblers. These players are typically younger and technology savvy," says RGC CEO Jon Kelly. "They represent the future growth of electronic, online and mobile gambling and they are erasing the traditional distinctions between gambling and gaming. We cannot continue to rely exclusively on the traditional solutions when it comes to problem gambling prevention."
Since more and more people are accessing news and information on their mobile communications devices it only makes sense to provide problem gambling prevention information using the same tools. At least three problem gambling prevention/treatment Apps are already available. All of them provide information and/or help that is immediate, accessible and easy to use—at the players' fingertips.
For people who gamble, it's difficult to know just how much it costs to play—small individual losses can add up. So RGC built the Cost2Play Calculator, which is downloadable free for Android, or can be used online. Cost2Play is a tool that helps people to understand the long-term costs involved in popular casino games: slots, blackjack and roulette.
The Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario (PGIO) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) created Mobile Monitor Your Gambling & Urges (MYGU), an App that promotes self-awareness of gambling behaviours. This educational tool can gather important information about gambling behaviours and report back to the gambler:
The App is not only a valuable tool for the user to track or resist gambling urges, it can also complement counselling sessions and provide valuable information to therapists.
Created by Elements Behavioural Health, the Cassava Recovery App is a recovery App with trigger alerts, a visual journal, and a directory of phone numbers for support anywhere in the US, Canada, and some international offices. Users can add friends and share meetings, track progress and challenges, and get a daily positive message. It also enables them to track any setbacks, issues or achievements.
The RGC Centre for the Advancement of Best Practices' Insight 2010: Informed Decision Making noted that personalized and targeted delivery methods are critical. As the report states:
The vast majority of gamblers are not actively seeking information to help them make more informed decision about their gambling. To get noticed and to reach the gambling sub-groups, information provision needs to include attention-grabbing, creative tactics to generate interest and motivation.
The vast majority of gamblers are not actively seeking information to help them make more informed decision about their gambling. To get noticed and to reach the gambling sub-groups, information provision needs to include attention-grabbing, creative tactics to generate interest and motivation.
"With the expansion of gambling options facilitated by technology, it is essential that problem gambling prevention keep pace. The RG sector needs to continue to be innovative, focused and engaging." says Kelly.
This post was updated with new links for Cost2Play and Cassava on December 7, 2016.


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HP Photosmart M23
The 4-megapixel HP Photosmart M23, which will be available in spring 2005 for just $170 (street), is housed in a pocketable, weather-resistant all-metal case. Features include in-camera red eye removal and panorama preview, on-screen advice for improving photos, video capabilities, and 16MB of internal memory (in addition to an SD/MMC card slot). The M23 also has a 1.5-inch LCD and 7X digital zoom capability, but it lacks a viewfinder or optical zoom. It comes with two rechargeable double-A batteries and a charger.


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Check Cassie out -wearing Nike Dunk Sky High wedge sneaker in Purple/Sail in The Boys and on Instagram!
"Equal parts confidence and nonchalance—that's what makes this Gallic girl so enviable…" – Vogue
Native Parisian Isabel Marant (pictured above) has answered our shoe woe prayers. The designer has developed the perfect silhouette for the girl who used to be a crazy sneaker head and is now a woman who has refined her taste but still desires a pair of trainers. The Bekket high-top suede sneaker has literally flown off the shelves since its debut earlier this year. Marant has spurred a trend and suddenly Velcro-strapped wedge look-alike sneakers are popping up everywhere.
However the latter is not of the inferior kind, Marant has fierce competition offered here at Rime. Nike's Fast Love Sky Hi Wedge Sneakers offer the same cool look in an around the way girl feel, the female who wears this is stylish and still appreciates a good classic Nike shoe. The latest drop includes the Nike Dunk Sky Hi Liberty wedge in olive featuring Arthur Liberty fabric aesthetics throughout.
The explosive, Olympic inspired fall collection of Adidas Originals x Opening Ceremony includes two wedge sneakers. The Lace-Up BMX Cycling Wedge Sneaker in white features a floral print and padded ankle while the black features leather paneling and a cool green stripe along the bottom. Think Marant meets Nike.
Modern Vice's Capri Wedge Sneaker on the other hand offers a more casual look with their multiple colorways and thick white sole. Great for running errands and shopping in style.
Comfort, height and posture of a traditional heel paired with a silhouette that can take right into the fall? Ladies, kiss your flats goodbye and Shop the looks!


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Women's Registration
We invite all new and returning players to register for the 2019 season.
The 2019 football season is due to start 30/31 March for Central League, Capital Premier and Women's 1 teams, and all remaining senior teams (including U17) will commence on 6/7 April.
Preseason Training
Women's preseason training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6.00-7.30pm. All players welcome - please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of training.
Registering in 2019
MyCOMET is an online player management system implemented by NZ Football for all New Zealand clubs. Players registered in 2018 should have a username and password from NZ Football with their MyCOMET login ID, password and link to the system.
To register for 2019 go to MYCOMET (https://mycomet-oceania.analyticom.de/en_NZ/login)
- New football players (never played for a NZ club before) will need to create a MyComet profile before registering then search "Seller" (Clubs) for Petone FC when registering.
- ALL players (junior and senior) must register through MyComet before being able to play for Petone FC.
- A player can only be registered to one club at a time. If you wish to play for Petone FC but have previously played from another club, it is recommended that you ask that club to deregister you first before registering with Petone FC.
How do I register?
- When registering to play in 2019, go to MyComet and enter your login/username and password. Use the Forgot Password option if you cannot remember your username or password.
- Please ensure all of your player contact information is up to date, then go to Register
- Select Petone FC as the Seller
- Add the item(s) for the senior item appropriate for your status (i.e. Senior Student, Closed Shop, etc) to the cart
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and Proceed to Checkout
- Choose to pay later or submit payment (via credit card). NB A 2.5% MYCOMET administration fee will be added to the total.
- If you choose to pay later you can pay direct to Petone FC account 020 544 0149970-00 (use your name and grade as reference)
For more information regarding registering via MYCOMET - see here.
Registration Fees
Registration fees can be paid by cash/EFTPOS, cheque or credit card at the Club. Cheques are payable to Petone Football Club.
Alternatively you can pay by internet banking to account 020 544 0149970-00
Transaction fee: A transaction fee of 2.5% will appear on all invoices via MY COMET and is payable for all online credit card payments only, if you pay at the club or direct via internet banking direct to the Petone FC bank account this fee is not required.
Bank account details (BNZ Petone) 020544 0149970-00. Please insert your family name and team as a reference.
Please refer to our payment policy here
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Petone FC Supporters Club Raffle Fundraiser
Each year every player/family is given two raffle books to sell to support the club's major fundraising activity. This year we have added the $40 as an item at registration if you would prefer to pay upfront. If you choose this option, the raffle tickets will be provided to you. If you choose not to select this option you will receive the raffle books in May and we ask that you sell these tickets to support fundraising for gear and equipment for the club.
2019 Fees:
- U17 Boys - $140.00
- Senior Player : $275 (after 1 May 2018 = $285)
- Student Player : $175 (after 1 May 2018 = $185)
- Social Closed shop team : $4,400 (after 1 May 2018 = $4,560) - this will be paid direct to the club by team coordinator. Individual team members should contact their team coordinator before registering to ensure they select the correct item.
All fees must be paid by 30 April 2019. Fees paid after this date may incur additional charges.


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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Read an Excerpt from Michael Crichton's Dragon Teeth
USA Today has published an excerpt of the recently discovered Michael Crichton novel Dragon Teeth.
Check it out!
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Saturday, July 30, 2016
Michael Crichton Manuscript to be Published in 2017
An unpublished book by Michael Crichton is scheduled to be published by Harper Collins in May 2017. Crichton's widow, Sherri Crichton, discovered the manuscript Dragon Teeth while going through his archives.
From the press release:
Michael Crichton's DRAGON TEETH follows the notorious rivalry between real-life paleontologists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh during a time of intense fossil speculation and discovery in the American West in 1878. The story unfolds through the adventures of a young fictional character named William Johnson who is apprenticed first to one, then to the other and not only makes discoveries of historic proportion, but transforms into an inspiring hero only Crichton could have imagined. Known for his meticulous research, Crichton uses Marsh and Copes' heated competition during the 'Bone Wars,' the golden age of American fossil hunting, as the basis for a thrilling story set in the wilds of the American West.
Sherri Crichton has been working to honor her late husband by creating the Michael Crichton Archives through her company CrichtonSun. "When I came across the DRAGON TEETH manuscript in the files, I was immediately captivated. It has Michael's voice, his love of history, research and science all dynamically woven into an epic tale." She traced its genesis back to correspondence between Crichton and Professor Edwin H. Colbert, Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History. "DRAGON TEETH was clearly a very important book for Michael. I'm so pleased to continue the long relationship that he shared with HarperCollins with its publication."
I've seen mentions of unpublished projects in Michael Crichton's interviews, but I don't remember anything about this one. Time to go through my own Michael Crichton archives. When Pirates Latitudes was published, I discovered that Crichton had mentioned it in an interview.
The Origin of Pirate Latitudes
Origins of Pirate Latitudes - Part 2
There's something else to look forward to. National Geographic is planning a mini-series based on Dragon Teeth.
From The Hollywood Reporter:
"Given Michael's history with Amblin, and his love of science, I am delighted to have found the perfect home for Dragon Teeth at Nat Geo," said Sherri Crichton. "Dragon Teeth was a very important book for Michael and is another example of his immense talent and versatility as a writer and his appreciation and understanding of a great page in the history of paleontology."
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Friday, October 23, 2015
73 Years Ago
73 years ago, an extraordinary thing happened. Michael Crichton was born in Chicago. For many of us, that event would affect our lives in unimaginable ways.
Crichton's work is still sparking new interpretations. We had the release of Jurassic World this summer and we'll be looking forward to the HBO remake of Westworld.
And check out the changes on Michael Crichton's official website. The folks over there have done an extraordinary job in remaking the website.
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Monday, June 15, 2015
Jurassic World—The Park is Open!
Jurassic World opened on Thursday June 11 and the numbers are in.
The tagline for the film is:
"The Park is Open"And how! According to Forbes, Jurassic World had the largest worldwide opening for a film ever—taking in $524 million over the weekend.
From the article:
It is already the fifth-biggest worldwide grosser of 2015 (it will be third in a matter of days), the third-biggest domestic box office champion of the year, and the 134th-biggest worldwide box office champion ever.
I'm imagining a sign reading "The Park is Open" in giant letters. Underneath is smaller printer reading:
We've got it right this time. Really. You can trust us.And in even smaller print:
Please read all the legalese on the back of your ticket regarding our liability for your safety.
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
Grantland Article Examines Michael Crichton's Literary History
His Jurassic World: Author Michael Crichton's Entertainment Odyssey and Lasting Cultural Impact
This article by Michael Weinreb, (in which yours truly is quoted), examines Crichton's earlier works.
From the article:
My favorite of the John Lange books is Drug of Choice, a trippy little book involving that inexplicable blue urine and models and an illusory island; it ends with a lecture about the power of corporations. "Do you want to live in a certain neighborhood?" a villain named Harvey Blood (seriously) declares. "Do you find certain food tasty? Do you prefer certain climates, clothes, cars, paintings, movies, books, films, toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, singers? Don't you see your preferences are all conditioned? Don't you see you are manipulated every minute of your life? You're manipulated by Procter and Gamble, by Ford, by MGM, by Random House, by Brooks, by Bergdorf, by Revlon, by Upjohn—''
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Monday, June 8, 2015
Waiting for Jurassic World
It's coming in three days. Jurassic World, the fourth installment of the franchise, will hit theaters on Friday June 12, 2015. Follow the countdown on the official website.
Though I, like many people, plan to see it on Thursday June 11. That date marks the 22nd anniversary of the release of the film Jurassic Park on June 11, 1993. And that is apropos because Jurassic World is meant to be a direct sequel of the first film, and will not be referencing The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) or Jurassic Park III (2001).
Spielberg returns as executive director and he created the story along with Mark Protosevich. I won't expect the film to be better than the original, because I think that would be impossible.
From the description:
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly.Things backfiring horribly is pretty much business as usual in any Jurassic film. The only character from any of the earlier films to return for Jurassic World is Dr. Wu, played by BD Wong. Dr. Wu is in charge of manipulating the dino DNA.
Quotes from the trailers:
Claire: Corporate felt genetic modification would up the 'wow' factor.
Owen: They're dinosaurs, wow enough.
Claire: Every time we unveiled a new attraction, attendance has spiked.
This does tie in with the Jurassic Park novel, in which Dr. Wu suggested engineering the dinosaurs to be slower, so they would match people's expectations. John Hammond rejected the idea, saying that people want to see real dinosaurs.
So at what point does a dinosaur park become like an amusement park that adds a new roller coaster every year? Zoos already have the challenge of attracting more visitors while at the same time ensuring the health and safety of the animals.
Here are three stories concerning visitors to zoos whose expectations are not being met:
Story One
Visitor wants zoo personnel to stop the gorillas from fighting because "it's a bad example for the children."
Story Two
Visitor complains that the bears are boring and wants the zookeeper to make them do something.
Story Three
A zoo has added a robotic dinosaur exhibit. A father complains that the dinosaurs are fake. The mother says, "You know dear, maybe you should get real dinosaurs. That way, you won't have problems like this."
She wants real dinosaurs….be careful what you wish for.
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Class of 2019 Farewell Reception
Friday, May 17, 2019
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Great Room, Reynolds Alumni Center
On the University of Missouri Campus
Law School Hooding Ceremony
Sunday, May 19, 2019
12:30 pm
Jesse Hall Auditorium
125 Jesse Hall on the University of Missouri Campus
Tickets are not required and there is no limitation on number of guests.
Graduates will gather in Room 7 Hulston Hall, no later than 11 a.m.
Doors for guests will open at Jesse Hall at approximately 12:00 p.m.
Convenient parking is located in the Turner Avenue Garage or Conley Avenue Garage.
More information about Mizzou Graduations & Commencements can be found here.
Law School Hooding Ceremony Reception
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Immediately following the Hooding Ceremony
Hulston Hall East Courtyard
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{Avinash last week, eating all the prasad before puja even started. Nana of course lets him get away with it because he is his little Krishna, ha!}
Nandini - You were so hilarious at puja today. You were so calm and collected in the beginning. Even as Avinash pretty much smeared our entire foreheads in tika over and over again. You sat through it all with your usual equanimity. We started to sing the aarti and I told Avinash to read his Hanuman book in an effort to put away the red tika powder. Well, once you spotted that book you wanted it. Bad. I had to hold on to you in my lap pretty tightly to keep you from jumping out. Ryan and I couldn't help laughing in the middle of singing as you persistently cried out in frustration. Not sobbing tears, just hilariously frantic bouncing and frustration over our percieved inability to understand what you wanted. Oh, we know. Trust me dear, we know. It was nice to laugh a little tonight because it has felt like a fog all day. Ana's biopsy is tomorrow and I can't help worrying. She said yesterday she's not concerned because she her faith in God, but she was definitely starting to get nervous today. Apparently they might need to do surgery too, so she was preparing for a few days in the hospital just in case.


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Colorado River Toad
Bufo alvarius
The Colorado River toad is also known as the Sonoran Desert toad. It is the largest native toad in the United States, measuring 3-6 inches in length. It is olive green to brown in color and has a cream colored belly. Its back is covered in warts along with one or two warts by its mouth.
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Fire Salamander
Salamandra salamandra
This is a smaller species of salamander and is largely noted for their bright coloration. They are black and yellow, sometimes orange. They have large and active parotid glands behind their heads. Their average size is 4-10 inches and they weigh on average 2 oz.
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Giant Marine Toad
Bufo marinus
Giant Marine Toads have surely earned their name,
weighing in on average at 2 pounds and the largest
being recorded at 16 inches long! Like most toads,
they have large parotid glands behind their eyes that
can secrete a toxin if threatened.
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Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
Tiger Salamanders have a pattern which is unique to salamander, but there's no doubt where this amphibian gets its name. Resembling a tiger, this animal has black and yellow stripes down its body. They are the largest land salamander and average 4oz and can be 14 inches.
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For the last several years I have submitted to the annual Las Positas College anthology. Submissions are open to all writers and artists in the Tri-Valley area. Two of my poems, "Get Off the Road" and "Dreams" were published in the 2013 All That Remains. In the 2015 Impressions, my photo "Fairy Glen" made the publication. This year, in Sparks, I have three photos: "Kissed by Rain," "Water Under the Bridge," and "Get Off The Road." I also have my coming of age prose piece, "Flights of Fancy."
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Lost Fairy Glen photos
The Fairies invaded my last post and stole the photos (snaps) of their glen. Here they are.
Even Grayson climbed to the top of the fairy castle with me after we traversed the wishing spiral and left a token.
Here are some snaps of the mystical landscape along with our rainy weather.
Our last stop of the day was a hike to the lighthouse that stood at the farthest westerly point in Scotland.
The sun is peaking through the clouds this morning as the tour leaves Skye.


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BRYAN - Kent Moore Cabinets employs more than 500 people, and managers say they are looking to add to their workforce. The company is hoping veterans will apply for the current job openings.
Finding a job can be stressful for all recent veterans, so it helps when companies are so welcoming, according to David Frierson who was in the Marine Corps for nine years.
"I think part of the reason they're looking for us is the skill set we've acquired over the years. Whether its leadership of other marines or service members or the ability to get the job done," said Frierson.
More than 15 vets currently have jobs with the Bryan company.
"Veterans deserve a job when they get back, and we'd like to make jobs available in our company for them to come to," said Teresa Galliher, a vice president within the company.
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Mayor's recommended budget includes funding for "Employees' University," an avenue to greater professional development
The FY17 budget Mayor Biskupski has recommended to the City Council includes a $50,000 request for tuition. Not for college, exactly. But certainly for higher education — in the form of funding for "Employees' University," a professional development program tailored to those who keep Salt Lake City running at is best every day.
Human Resources Department Director Julio Garcia is sold on the idea—well known in professional HR circles as the "corporate university model" and used successfully for decades by Blue Chip firms Disney, Apple, and McDonald's, to name a few. Julio, in fact, spearheaded a successful employees' university program as Salt Lake County's Human Resources Director before joining Salt Lake City in January 2016. And Mayor Biskupski singled out the program as a top HR priority in her 2016 State of the City Address.
"Julio's commitment to employee professional development was a key factor in my decision to appoint him," Mayor Biskupski said. "He values people who choose municipal service as a career. His management style is innovative and fully supportive of their advancement."
If approved, the program will feature online and instructor-led courses ranging from primers on emotional intelligence to more technical lessons on positive management skills, a supervisor boot camp, and issues of workplace harassment.
"We want employees in Salt Lake City to be excited about coming to work, to be engaged," Julio said. "There is a big difference between a merely satisfied employee and a truly engaged employee."
In addition to the online coursework, the program will keep track of who has taken training and when.
"Historically, the city has required various kinds of employee training, but we haven't tracked it. So every three years, for instance, people have been required to take harassment training but we haven't kept a record of it."
That can lead to skepticism about the worth of employee education, Julio explained. As in, if no one cares enough to track the process, what does it really matter? Keeping track fosters accountability and professionalism among team members, he said.
Provided the City Council adopts the budget request for the program, the first step will be to survey city employees through a questionnaire about the kinds of courses they would like. Employees' University will also have a board of directors made up of city employees.


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Today I wanted to chat about someone, who, although they aren't around any more, still have a huge influence on my life.
(This post was written a few weeks ago and has been edited so many times, I've had a lot of things going on at the moment which is why I haven't been blogging. I've decided to share it with you anyway, even though its a few weeks late and today is meant to be a book review Sunday, back to normal next week 🙂 )
My Nana Tina passed away 10 years ago, on the 10th of May, which is obviously the reason behind this post. 10 years is a long time to be without somebody who meant the absolute world to you. I think of her everyday, and still miss her terribly, and I realise I've only mentioned her briefly on my blog, but she was such a wonderful person I wanted to share her with you. My Nana was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 60 years old, and was told there was nothing the doctors could do for her. The day she passed away was one of the worst days of my life. This letter is all the things I'd tell her now if I could, and I hope it gives you a sense of the incredibly special person she was.
Dear Nana,
First of all, I've missed you everyday for the past 10 years. Not a day goes by where I don't think of you. I still speak to you sometimes, and when something happens, good or bad, you're the first person I want to tell. I missed telling you when I got my exam results, I missed you when I got into university, when I passed my driving test, when I was stuck in London and I missed home, when I was going through a rough patch in my life and all I wanted was a hug and to speak to you.
I wish I could tell you the small things too. The funny things the kids at work have done or said to me, moan about the annoying things Dan does sometimes (sorry Dan!). I'd love to come to your house and put the kettle on, or go out for food, or even just put the kettle on and gossip over a cup of tea.
Whenever I think of my childhood I think of you, you meant the whole world to me. I loved those Sunday dinners at your house pretty much every weekend without fail (with the best Yorkshire pudding in the world and the beef that was always a bit too tough) . We'd turn your house upside down making dens, or getting all of the toys, books and colouring stuff out. But you never once complained, you just got your clothes horse and sheets out and helped us make them. When I was a kid, the thing that made me the most excited was being told you're staying at your Nana's house this weekend, or that you were picking me up from school. The trips to Woolworths after school, where you'd end up buying me pick and mix and toys I didn't need. Coming over for tea on a weeknight and it being either salad and homemade chips (your chips were the best by the way), spag bol or a cooked dinner. Those little packed lunches you made for Grandad and I when we went off fishing together. I have far too many happy memories to list here. It makes me really sad to think Evie and Emmy won't ever get to have these with you.
Watching you deteriorate was the most heart breaking thing, but you always stayed positive. You helped me study for exams even when you were tired and not feeling well. You were there to encourage me, and listen to me stress about all my GCSE's and always had a hug ready for when I was having crap days at school. No matter how ill you were you always wanted to look after everybody else, and even before you got ill. I remember I always used to see you in Thorne, on your little green bike on your way to take care of my great nana, every single day even though she lived at the other side of the village.
There's so much I want to thank you for and I never had the chance. Thank you for inspiring me and giving me that extra push when I needed you. Thank you for teaching me to be kind, to think about other people more and to believe in myself. Thank you for making my childhood so happy. Thank you for being the glue that held us all together. Thank you for being the best role model I could possibly have.
I'm lucky I got to spend 16 years of my life with you, and I'll cherish those memories forever. You may not be here physically, but I feel like your still there sometimes and its the biggest comfort I could ever have.
I love you. x
I hope this wasn't too depressing for you guys, but its something I felt I really needed to say. My Nana's been on my mind a lot lately, and even after ten years I still miss her. Grief never really goes away, it just changes.


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Gotcha! Your article was very thought provoking, but that statement defines it. A moral relatavist.
If so, no one can fight you. if one casts out that ideal, then yes we can. Man has choice. Nature is not choice. If you accept the inevitability of time, then yea, man is but a plant! No will.
if not, then you know we have a will, unlike plants and bacteria and we can decide.
Nice straw dog. Actually good, but again with the fatal flaw.
Evolution doesn't make moral conclusions at all. Humans do.
It's like saying that E=MC^2 means that atomic bombs are okay.


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The Galaxy S9 will arrive at the end of the week, but Samsung decided to unveil the new ringtone for the flagship six days earlier. The Over the Horizon tune that has been the default option for Galaxy phones since 2011 got yet another new version after the 2017 jazzy and youthful version.
The 2018 ringtone is developed by Icelandic composer Petur Jonsson who performs the tune on a piano.
The six-tone piece starts in Jonsson version of Over the Horizon in the video above. The mellow sound of the piano and the drone images from Icelandic countryside arouse the purest, fundamental elements of the human sentiment that often remain hidden in our daily lives.
Samsung says the new brand sound will have the power to relax the mind and heal the soul, although this is completely the opposite people get when they hear their phone ringing.
The new Over the Horizon ringtone is rearranged to mirror the aesthetic transformation of the devices. The Galaxy S9 will follow Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note8 in the implementation of Samsungs Infinity Display with bezel-less sides, as seen in numerous leaks.
Same. I love Nokia Tune.
The classic Basic Bell from 2009 needs to be updated with LGs new design of Jungle Gym ringtone style.


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In the School of Information Studies, we view the development of high quality course syllabi as an important element of our instructional strategy. Students often ask to see syllabi prior to registering for courses and new faculty members often use them as a model for their own syllabi. A good syllabus helps frame a course for students and explicitly outlines learning outcomes, instructional strategy, instructional policies and expectations, and assessment and grading. There are highly recommended and mandatory elements that should be included in all syllabi, see https://facultycenter.ischool.syr.edu/teaching_tech_resources/syllabi/templates-and-examples/ for the required template to follow. See below for rationale for some of these elements:
► Course Description
The description should capture the essence of the course's content while also providing some insight into how the course will be conducted and also whether there are any prerequisite courses or skills required.
► Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are similar to learning objectives but they are focused on the measurable knowledge and skills a successful student will acquire after completing the course. Learning outcomes are generally prefaced by a phrase such as the following: "After completing this course, students will be able to…" Learning outcomes are associated with the course and not with a specific instructor. If you are not the professor of record for a course, your core learning outcomes should be consistent with those established by the professor of record. You have some flexibility to expand on the core learning objectives.
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Courses required for completion of a degree program often use a standardized textbook. If you require a textbook, you should make effective use of it. If you are ambiguous about how you will incorporate a required book into the class, some students will interpret that to mean that they do not really have to read the book or even purchase it. Although many students will purchase or rent their textbook online, wherever possible, undergraduate textbooks should be stocked at the SU Bookstore to make it easier for students who are on financial aid. You are free to include recommended or optional books or readings but it is unlikely that many students will acquire these books.
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You should be explicit in addressing specific course policies. If attendance is required, you should note that in your policies. If you do not allow the use of laptops in class, you should note that as well. In defining your policies, avoid ambiguity wherever possible. If you plan to make important class announcements over e-mail, you should state your expectations here.
► Grading
Although grading strategies are largely at the discretion of the instructor, you should be aware that grade inflation is a concern at SU as well as many other institutions. One recent study found that in their sample pool, the percentage of A's in classes had increased 28 points since 1960 and 12 percentage points since 1988. An internal iSchool faculty survey conducted in early 2011 indicated that the average expectation amongst faculty members for grade distribution in undergraduate classes was as follows: A (24%); B (41%); C (22%); D (8%); F (5%). The average expected grade distribution for graduate classes was as follows: A (38%); B (48%); C (12%) and F (3%). Note: these distributions represent average expectations of our faculty and you should not view them as required distributions for your class. In order to avoid grade disputes, you should be as explicit as possible in your grading policies and you should apply them in a consistent manner. Try to employ a range of grading and assessment strategies that are appropriate for the expected learning outcomes.