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Let $p_1=2, p_2 = 3,\ldots,$ be the prime numbers, and define $n_i = \prod_{j=1}^i p_j$. Moreover, let $E_i $ be the elliptic curve defined by $y^2 = x^3 + n_i$.
Can one compute the torsion group $E_i(\mathbb Q)_{tors}$ in terms of $i$? Or at least its cardinal?
I expect it to be trivial. I checked this for all $i\leq 1000$.
I was thinking about considering the reduction of $E_i$ modulo $p_{i+1}$ and showing that $E_i(\mathbb F_{p_{i+1}}) = \{ 0\}$. That would imply the torsion group is trivial.


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The Land of "Fuck You, I Got Mine"
Game…Set…Match!! The Pigs Win Again!! Listen though, it's only the second quarter and they are going to be running up the score, it's like Warden Rudolph Hazen in The Longest Yard, after he has bullied rebel Paul Crewe into shaving points so that the prison guards can win against the inspired cons when he hisses to Captain Knauer to "inflict as much physical punishment on the prisoners as humanly possible" once there was a 21 point lead. Well here we are in that great big prison known as Murka, Goldman Sachs, The Federal Reserve and the Wall Street Oligarchs are Warden Hazen and we are now getting our asses kicked and kicked brutally.
Isn't that the way that it always goes in the Land of Fuck You I Got Mine?
I mean what kind of saps were we to think that we could actually change things through the existing and thoroughly corrupted system? We were played for chumps once the Democrats had decided that the nascent Obama change movement had to be brutally put down, smashed into a billion pieces before the oligarchy itself was threatened. But of course that is making the assumption that Obama wasn't a fraud from the get go, perhaps he was well intentioned but the second that the filthy little weasel Rahm Emanuel was annoited as his gatekeeper the fix was in and the foul-mouthed ballet dancing vermin would make sure that there would be nothing but status quo with him in charge of the keys to the feeding trough. As the Clintonite Emanuel so proudly proclaimed, "Never let a good crisis go to waste" and true to his word he has used the financial cataclysm to feather his nest by building a government protection racked for cheats, scoundrels, money grubbers, schemers, TARP fund welshers, four-flushing paper dealers and the rest of the scum of the earth. Coming next is the betrayal on health care reform, pocket man Harry Reid will ensure that no meaningful change that threatens the money of the powerful is EVER seriously debated by his Senate den of iniquity.
The Republicans are coming back too, emboldened and ready to use their bread and butter play of firing up the white trash and blaming it all on the darkie in the White House but shit, what difference does it really make anymore? Both parties are thoroughly corrupted by money and as much as I hate to admit it I am actually starting to miss George W. Bush – at least then we knew who the enemy is. Anyway, to close this short morning rant I am posting this wonderful little dittie from a piece by Darryl Robert Schoon over at Dollar Collapse called Goldman Sachs: A Vampire on the Jugular of America – check out the entire thing but I found this particularly amusing:
Goldman Sachs is today the pre-eminent paper player in today's paper markets, the king pimp of capitalism, Wall Street's equivalent of Harlem's fabled players of the past who lived opulently off the considerable labors of female prostitutes.
But the pimps on Wall Street have done Harlem's pimps one better. Goldman Sachs and their fellow pimps benefit not just from the labor of women but from the labor of men as well.
The following is dedicated to the hard-working men and women of America:
Goldman Sachs's your pimp
Who's put America on the street
You do the bidding of Wall Street
Paying their bonuses and their keep
The bankers get your money
No matter what you say
Then they cut your credit
And charge you more for it each day
What's a two-bit whore to do?
Complain to the pimp who's pimping you?
What's a two-bit whore to do?
Complain to the pimp who's pimping you?
The bankers print your money
And charge you while they do
But the bankers at the Federal Reserve
Are no more Federal than me 'n you
You may not like the pay
And the streets are awfully bad
But you're gonna keep getting worked to death
'til you know that you've been had
What's a two-bit whore to do?
Complain to the pimp who's pimping you?
What's a two-bit whore to do?
Complain to the pimp who's pimping you?
When Wall Street pimps take their cut of America's money, they're not alone. Without the US government, the pimps of Wall Street couldn't do you like they do. There are two hands in your pockets—and they're not yours.
With job losses mounting and families still needing to eat keep this in mind when y'all are out there pimping off your wives and children just like they do in the third world.
God Bless Murka!!!

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My first tablet was the Acer A500 Iconia running the "Honeycomb" Android OS 3.0, which has a 10.1″ screen, full-sized USB port, and a mini-HDMI port. This tablet has worked great as my laptop replacement around the house, allowing me to view web pages, check emails, play games, and watch movies. I normally use my smaller Nexus 7 Google Tablet when I leave the house (because of it's size), but the Acer tablet is still my first choice at home.
Since Acer has decided to not support future OS upgrades past "Ice Cream Sandwich" Android OS 4.0, some developers have taken it upon themselves to create custom ROMs which can downloaded and installed on the Acer A500, extending it's life with the latest Android OSes. For the last 6 months I've been using the ROM called CM10_Flex_V6Supercharged_Rev3.4 which is a version of JellyBean 4.1.2, and it has been running just fine. Today, I decided to upgrade to a newer ROM called TegraOwners JB M42 ROM V4 which is JellyBean 4.3.1. Fortunately, the Google Play Store will reinstall all my previous apps automatically when I sign in my tablet under my previous Google Account. So after 15 minutes or so, I should have all my apps and data restores and I can take my time adjusting the basic settings to my liking.
It's great that these developers are working hard to bring these custom ROMs to the general public so we can keep our older devices running with the latest Android OSes.
The Acer A500 tablet lives on!


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Sonos Controller 4+
Sonos, Inc.
- #32 in Music
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Sonos is the wireless Home Sound System that fills as many rooms as you want with beautiful, immersive sound. Stream via WiFi. Play any song, podcast, audiobook or radio station, and enhance your TV and movie experience.
Move music around your whole home.
Choose what plays in any room or everywhere, and easily move music around your whole home. Everything stays in sync.
Stream everything with one app.
Access over 30 music services. Play on-demand Internet radio, podcasts, audiobooks, and more. Search all of them at once, and save your favorites to My Sonos.
Find what you want. Fast.
Simple navigation lets you quickly find and play what you want. Easily set up speakers and customize settings.
Better over time.
Get the best listening experience with software updates and tips for making the most of your Home Sound System.
What's New
Version 11.1
Improved app performance and reliability.
Ratings and ReviewsSee All
Slick kludge (not anymore)
Update: Changed my rating from 2 stars for v. 8 to 4 stars for v. 8.3.1. Especially impressed by your response to user feedback. There is zero chance of my buying a HomePod or whatever it's called now.
Archive this: Disappointing update people. I cannot understand how you're getting 5 star reviews from anyone who's used the controller for any length of time. First, and forgetting the UI's appearance for a second, the move to privilege songs over albums is misguided. Choosing an album now gives me a mountain of icons for individual songs to choose from that album. It's unclear how to just play an album or add an album to the queue with one click or a hard press as in prior versions. Also, the Rooms navigation is awful. There used to be immediate access at the top of the screen to individual rooms. Navigating to the list now, even with the button on the bottom is aggravating. It should always be available on screen. You have complicated the controller in many ways under the guise of simplifying the look of the interface. The interface is cleaner, yes, and I don't mind the white as others do. What bugs me is that the cleanliness of the look destroyed the ease of use that was there up to now. I don't want to fumble around relearning how to use the controller effectively. I just want to listen to music quickly and easily. I especially want to be able to play albums quickly and easily. Looking forward to version 9.
Music streaming and more
I am an acoustic fogey: I like my mostly old CDs, and was devastated when Sony discontinued their carousel CD storage players. I wanted to be able to access my own CDs and play them in any order or combination. I wanted at least CD quality sound, and better if I could get it. I heard about Sonos from a stereo store salesman and bought the equipment necessary to play music through my stereo system. The streaming function works well enough, but storing and playing my own CDs took a large effort, involving ripping all my CDs to an external hard drive and encouraging my home wifi network to recognize that hard drive. Sonos tech support was greatly helpful in this, and I think they are the best tech support people I've ever encountered. The personal time it has taken to rip over 500 CDs is, however, substantial and painful. Yes, I know there is at least one commercial outfit that will do it for you, but the price is out of reach for me. I now have completed this task, and it works. It actually works pretty well. The Sonos system includes an indexing program, which works OK, but is maybe a little clunky. Genre classification is iffy. I needed a while to learn the ripping software, and I'm not sure I've really got it down a hundred percent, but it works. Old CDs can be problematic, in that they did not/do not have the identifiers which more recent ones have, and which indexing programs mostly rely on. I have only good things to say about Sonos overall.
New beginnings with the Beam
Okay... we had a 10 year old Sony 46" Bravia TV and Bose Acoustimass 15 home theater speakers run through a Sony amp. So we decided to move up to a LG 65" c8 television. Love it, but that's another review. The Bose was great for music but was always problematic trying to get it working properly for surround sound. The Sony and Bose never really jived with each other. So as a result we seldom used it. Anyway, friends told me about Sonos speakers and since we had the new TV I decided to purchase the Beam sound bar, the sub woofer and two play 1 speakers to make a surround system for the new LG. Man it sounds great. We are very please with the system and the ease of setup and use. It is pricey when it comes to the sub woofer. However the sub really completes the system so I would say if you can swing it $$$, go for it. We chose the Beam over the larger Sonos sound bar because the Beam has a HDMI hook up with "ARC" and Alexa built in if that's important to you. I just didn't want a optical connection that the bigger Sonos bar only comes with. However I would guess the larger sound bar probably sounds better.??? However don't let the size of the Sonos Beam fool you, it's impressive. Anyway I can't wait to add more speakers to our house later on. Very satisfied customer.
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- Music
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This Holiday season, make more memories and buy less stuff; unless it's bike stuff.
Editor's Note: The Angry Singlespeeder is a collection of mercurial musings from contributing editor Kurt Gensheimer. In no way do his maniacal diatribes about all things bike oriented represent the opinions of Mtbr, RoadBikeReview, or any of their employees, contractors, janitorial staff, family members, household pets, or any other creature, living or dead. You can submit questions or comments to Kurt at [email protected]. And make sure to check out Kurt's previous columns.
I love the Holidays. Really, I do. I love standing in long lines with sick people coughing all over me, driving endless laps in a parking lot on the verge of road rage, falling headfirst on black ice with a gripload of shopping bags, feeling obliged to go to some lame-ass white elephant holiday party and hear the same five stupid Christmas song on infinite repeat. Oh, and don't even get me started about airplane travel during the Holidays; a dreadful ordeal I have to endure all day tomorrow.
I don't want to be a Scrooge. Really, I don't. But to me, the "Holidays" have simply become just another excuse to waste hard-earned money on a bunch of useless crap that nobody really cares about, but if they don't receive this useless crap, they somehow feel shorted or unloved.
In it's pure, boiled-down, non-consumer driven essence, I truly do love this time of year. It's a time to spend with friends and family who you might not get to see very often. It's a time for reflection on the past 12 months. It's a time to look ahead to the coming year and plan some awesome mountain bike adventures. It's also a time to reset a year that perhaps wasn't great or was just downright lousy. Whatever it is, this time of year is like life, it is the death of one year and the birth of a new one.
My favorite memory of Christmas when I was a kid wasn't the toys I received – it was the tradition of waiting until my parents would go out for the evening and surprise them upon their return with the entire outside of the house decorated in lights. I'd have only a few hours, so I would run out in the bone-chilling cold darkness and string thousands of lights on all the snow-covered shrubs and trees. Then I'd run back into the house, make a fire and peek out the window, waiting to see the smiles on their faces when they pulled into the driveway. Giving the simple gift of joy to someone else feels amazing.
But when I see people standing in line outside a department store desperately pushing and yelling at each other like famished souls in a Russian bread line, I can't help but lose interest in anything Holiday oriented. It seems that for many people, the Holidays are just another opportunity to sink deeper into debt and accumulate more stuff that does nothing to improve quality of life but does everything to clutter up your house with useless junk. So this year, make more memories and buy less stuff.
However, if you do decide to spend money on someone else this Holiday season, spend it on bikes and bike gear. Why? Because the bicycle is one of mankind's all-time greatest inventions, and its money that's always well spent. In 120 years since its birth, the bicycle has essentially not changed at all. It's still a pneumatic tire, cog and chain driven machine with a dual triangle structure. It just happens to be lighter, faster and more durable.
The bicycle has so many functions including recreation, transportation, relieving stress, promoting healthy lifestyles, reducing urban traffic congestion, cutting down on fuel consumption and pollution and better preserving natural resources. And mountain bikes specifically help take humans further into the backcountry than any other non-motorized means in an extremely low-impact manner. The mountain bike helps us discover new horizons, both literally and figuratively. What other human invention that essentially hasn't changed in more than a century can solve this many problems?
Some people I know – myself included – refer to riding their mountain bike as "going to church." As soon as that leg swings over the top tube and the pedals begin to turn, so does the soul. My body and mind enter a meditative state. Whatever bad is going on in my life instantly melts away. At least for the duration of that ride, I am at peace – unless of course I get three flat tires and break a chain. Then all that Zen is out the window and I become a stark raving lunatic. I am as unreligious as they come, but on the topic of bikes, I'm more pious than a Tibetan monk.
Giving the gift of cycling to another person is almost as great as receiving the gift. I'll never forget the look on my 18-month-old nephew's face when he laid eyes on the Early Rider pushbike I got for him one Christmas. With pure instinct, he swung his leg over that wooden contraption and scooted off down the hallway in a flash. The smile on his face was priceless. It's the same smile I have on my face every time I ride my mountain bike. Five years after he got that Early Rider, my nephew rides his bike everywhere. It's his favorite thing to do.
So whether you choose to visit your local bike shop or decide to avoid the mass of humanity and shop online from the comfort of your home, give the gift of cycling to someone this Holiday season. Because what you're giving is far more than just a consumable good. By giving the gift of cycling, you're fostering a lifestyle and open people up to a way of living that benefits the body, mind and soul and expands their connection with the outside world. I can't think of a greater gift than that.


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It was the ruling coalitions that dominated the Sarawak state elections in Malaysia last month and the Singapore general elections last week, but the opposition parties also scored some important victories as well.
The Barisan Nasional coalition secured 55 out of the 71 seats in the Sarawak state assembly, which allowed Chief Minister Taib Mahmud, who has led Sarawak since 1981, to retain his position. The coalition garnered 372,000 votes, while the opposition parties received only 300,000 votes. Meanwhile, Singapore's People's Action Party won 81 out of the 87 seats in the parliament and received 60 percent of the popular votes.
In other countries, these figures would have been immediately interpreted as an overwhelming vote of confidence for the winning party, but it seems it isn't the case in Singapore and Sarawak. It isn't enough for the dominant party to grab the majority of seats in parliament since the opposition can always claim a moral victory even if it only won a few seats. In other words, the administration's victory in the polls doesn't automatically translate into complete political hegemony.
This political paradox becomes less confusing if we take note that the BN has been in power since 1957, while the PAP has never lost an election since 1959. In the case of the PAP, it has been successful in preventing the opposition from clinching even a single seat in parliament.
The BN isn't used to the Democratic Action Party winning 12 out of the 15 seats it contested in the Sarawak elections. On the other hand, the PAP, for the first time, has lost an important Group Representation Constituency to the opposition. The legendary political invincibility of the mighty BN and PAP has been shattered in the polls.
We should also add that they were 'humbled' several times during the campaign period. Sarawak's Taib, who is the longest-serving minister in Malaysia, was accused of crony capitalism by his enemies. Meanwhile, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued an apology in behalf of the ruling party for the rising difficulties encountered by Singaporeans. Five years ago, it would have been unthinkable that a PAP leader would apologize for the shortcomings of the Singaporean government.
Despite their minor victories in the polls, the opposition parties in Singapore and Sarawak could use their limited power to expand influence inside the government and broaden their constituencies. The instant boost in their credibility could motivate them to be more aggressive in engaging the dominant parties. They seem to be more ready now to play a bigger and critical role in politics.
Another important point that political observers like us have learned from the recent elections in Singapore and Sarawak has been to be more cautious in measuring the strength of a party based merely on their performance on the internet. The low ratings of the ruling parties in social media didn't reflect the actual votes on election day. It's a reminder that the internet can reflect the sentiments of people in a given moment, but not necessarily their voting preference.


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Tintarella di Luna
"Tintarella di Luna" offering free Wi-Fi and a balcony, this room has a TV and views of the mountains and countryside. The private bathroom comes with free toiletries and a hairdryer.
Children and extra beds:
All children are welcome.
- no supplement required for children under 3 years old;
- extra 15 € a night for a child aged 4-12 years old;
- all further older children or adults are charged 20 € per night.
The maximum number of extra beds in this room is 1.
Pets: Pets are welcome after consultation.
An additional fee of € 10 is expected if you stay only one night.
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- Rooms will be cleaned everyday
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- Iron, ironing board and travel adaptor are available upon request.
- There is a small fridge on the landing for guests' use.
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Residents can now help divert foam cups and much more through a recycling partnership with Dart Container Corporation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (July 21, 2011) – Dauphin County Commissioners Jeff Haste, Mike Pries and George P. Hartwick, III today announced a partnership with the Dart Container Corporation, a leading manufacturer of foam foodservice products, to collect polystyrene foam, also known as foam #6, at the county's recycling facility in Harrisburg.
"We're making recycling these commonly used products as simple and convenient as possible," said Haste. "There is a need for this kind of recycling program, and we're proud to be one of the first collection sites in the state to offer it."
Dauphin County Recycling Center (DCRC) is one of the first public sites to collect polystyrene products, including foodservice products, foam cups, foam plates, foam egg cartons, and foam protective packaging typically used to protect consumer goods and electronics. Once collection bins are full, Dart picks up and transports the contents to its Leola plant for processing. It is then sold to other manufacturers that use the material to create a variety of new products, including premium picture frames, crown molding and nursery plant containers.
Commonly referred to as "Styrofoam",a registered trademark of the Dow Chemical Company, foam #6 is a recyclable product that is used in a wide range of products, from foam cups and foodservice containers, to the large molded blocks used to package electronics.
"Recycling foam and other items is now more convenient than ever," said Pries. "Our recycling center is open six days a week, with extended evening and Saturday hours."
The container and transport of materials are provided at no charge to the county, helping eliminate increased costs associated with this recycling expansion. This also allows many businesses to reduce expenses by saving on waste disposal, helping bolster the local economy.
"We've heard there's been great initial feedback from residents and businesses on the program so far," said Ray Ehrlich, regional manager for government affairs and the environment. "It just confirms that there is a market for growing recycling options and the community wants to help divert waste from local landfills."
Dauphin County is just one of the latest in a growing list of regions that are taking advantage of expanded foam recycling options and infrastructure. Dart is working to collect a variety of foam products, even those that the company does not manufacturer, like school lunch trays and packaging foam. Through this, and similar programs nationwide, the company is helping to raise awareness of the recyclability of foam.
"It is our hope that businesses and residents take advantage of this new and free program," said Hartwick. "Please help us wipe out waste and drop off unwanted foodservice and foam products at the county's recycling center," Hartwick said.
Polystyrene foam can be dropped off at the DCRC, which also offers a convenient drop-off location for old computers, televisions, cellular phones and other electronics, on weekdays from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday, excluding holidays. The center is also open late each Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dauphin County residents can recycle electronics at no cost. For a minimal fee, the recycling facility also accepts household appliances, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves and washers, and confidential paper shredding. All businesses and out-of-county residents are charged a small fee for each accepted item for recycling.
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We all know what is like to code on the fly, connecting to the server, making the changes, in the production server, then suddenly, a ';' makes look us bad, the whole website crash, the client texting you ( or calling maybe…), then we ended adding cool features like MAMP PRO, but you then you cannot debug properly with IDE like PHPSTORM, its a pain when you need to do backend plugins, call APIs, scheduled jobs and other functionalities that WordPress could do.
Just two months ago they release the 2.0.0 version and has over 3,700 stars on their github repo. Basically VVV is tool that works with virtualizations software like such as VirtualBox to provide a virtul machine that you can do whatever you want, inside that sandboxed environment.
first things first, you need to install VirtualBox 5.x and Vagrant 1.x
then open up a terminal or console and type
vagrant -v
the out put could be something like this:
clone the github repo where you feel comfortable and run:
git clone https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/VVV.git
it will copy all that, into your local machine. then you need tun:
cd vvv
after that, you are going to run
vagrant up
it will be doing and running some scripts that will basically setting a linux server inside your local machine to make all the development inside, it may require your password as Administrator.
your are going to see your local machine starts, in my case looks like this:
after that you could visit the built in WordPress sites or the VVV Dashboard at http://vvv.dev
Right now your are good to go!
Now you need to add new domains, files and databases in order to make WordPress Local environment less crashy!


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|Schmidt on the social
|Google boss Eric Schmidt shared a warning with social media users this week, arguing that individuals were not aware of how much personal information they were placing online.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Schmidt said that people should be more wary about the details they were posting to social websites such as Twitter and Facebook.
"I don't believe society understands what happens when everything is available, knowable and recorded by everyone all the time... I mean we really have to think about these things as a society," he commented.
The interview with Eric Schmidt also hinted at Google's continuing efforts to build a successful social media channel. Commenting in the piece, Wall Street Journal reporter Holman W. Jenkins JR, wrote:
"Not that Google is a doubter of the value of social media. Mr. Schmidt awards Facebook his highest accolade, calling it a "company of consequence." And though "there is a lot of hot air, a lot of venture money" in the sector right now, he predicts that one or two more "companies of consequence" will be born among the horde of new players just coming to life now."
|You are here
|Location-based social networks moved into the spotlight this week as both Facebook and Foursquare hit the headlines. Facebook stole the limelight on Wednesday evening after the social media site announced Facebook Places, a new feature (currently only available in the US) which allows users to 'tag' themselves into venues via Facebook mobile.
Naturally, the move was closely watched by Foursquare, arguably the leading geo-tagging company currently on the market, although its CEO Dennis Crowley took a zen-like view of the competition, stating:
"Facebook is building this stuff because they have to, not because they want to. Facebook is about sharing experiences that you've had. Foursquare is more about the present tense and the future tense."
Indeed, Foursquare's rising status got a boost this week after it was revealed that global fashion brand GAP and UK-retailer Next had launched offers on the service. Currently, Dominos, Starbucks and theEword are just some of the businesses using the channel to promote their wares.
|The Last Yahoo
|SEO companies began to see the effects of the Yahoo-Microsoft alliance this week as the two companies took the final steps towards Bing-powered results in Yahoo SERPs. On Monday, Yahoo released the news that the company was initiating Bing search technology into its listings, revealing that US and Canadian users would start to see listings - produced via the Microsoft platform - from the end of the week.
The announcement sees the final steps of a deal which was signed in 2009, allowing Yahoo to show organic and paid results from the Microsoft engine. Writing on the official Yahoo blog, Shashi Seth, senior vice president of Yahoo Search Products, said:
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Margate's Dreamland on 'at risk' register
Margate's Dreamland rollercoaster is one of almost 6,000 buildings and historic sites at risk of being lost, English Heritage has warned.
The figure includes heritage sites with the highest levels of protection, Grade I and II* listing, across the country.
The Grade II* rollercoaster was built in 1919-20 but badly damaged by fire in 2008.
Both English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund support plans to breathe new life into the amusement park and scenic railway, and it is hoped the site has a future off the at-risk register.


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140 g egg whites (about 4)
140 g icing sugar
140 g caster sugar
2 teaspoons of powdered Matcha tea plain
Fabbri Amarenas
More than 1 hour
x 10
Mix the icing sugar, caster sugar and powdered Matcha tea on a plate. Start beating the egg whites (at room temperature) and add half the sugar when they turn white. Keep beating them until stiff. Gently fold in the rest of the sugar. Put the mixture into a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle. Cover a baking tray with baking paper. Squeeze out little balls of the mixture onto the baking paper. Bake in a pre-heated fan oven at 100°C for 80 minutes. Leave the meringues to cool in the oven with the door slightly ajar. When the meringues have cooled, put one on each plate. Arrange a scoop of plain gelato on top, followed by a Fabbri amarena with a bit of amarena syrup. Decorate the plate with a light dusting of Matcha tea.
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Fellowship of Christian Firefighters Inaugural Fellowship
Information Notice:
Fellowship of Christian Firefighters inaugural fellowship –
You are invited to meet with us at Wilson Bank and Trust 3110 Memorial Boulevard (Osborne and Memorial) on Tuesday March 8th 2016 at 6 p.m. Wilson bank has a banquet room upstairs we will meet in. It will be a time of fellowship, devotion, and encouragement. Any questions call Clay Estes, Jammie Bigelow, Joe Bell, or Lee Douglas.
Thank you. Have a safe day.


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Mothers Day 10K
May 11, 2019
6:00 am
Moqui Cave (start) Jacob Hamblin Park (end)
Run through the scenic beauty of Kanab Utah! Grab a friend, family member, your crazy neighbor or even mom and join the community for this awesome 10K! Taking place mother's day weekend, this 10K starts at historic Moqui Cave and ends at Jacob Hamblin Park.
WHAT? Run the Kanab 10K!!!
MAY 11th, 2018!!!
WHY? 1. It's a beautiful course (sanctioned by USA Track and Field) along Hwy 89 from Moqui Cave to the Kanab City Park--vermillion cliffs, Kanab Creek, blue skies! 2. We provide a post race feast! 3. We have groovy t-shirts. 4. Custom made trophies are awarded three deep in each age division! 5. It's a ton of fun!!
WHERE? All participants will need to be at Kanab City Park (100 E. 500 N.) between 6:00-6:45 am to catch a bus to the starting line. Last ride leaves at 6:45! No exceptions! The race MUST begin at 7:00 am.
HOW? REGISTER online at www.runnercard.com or print off the registration form above and turn it into the Kanab City Office Building (37 North 100 East). (Packet pick up and late registration is May 5th between 5 & 8 pm at the Kanab City Office Building). Registration is only $25 until April 30th. After the 30th, registration is $30 each. Group registration for groups of 4 is only $20 each through the end of March! Kids under 12 register for $15! Late registration the night before is $35.


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As many as 11 states may consider legislation next year to raise their minimum wage, but an Indiana proposal faces long odds.
Senate Minority Leader Tim Lanane says at least two Senate Democrats plan to introduce bills this next year calling for a $10 per hour state minimum wage.
That would make Indiana's minimum wage the highest in the nation.
Five states passed minimum-wage increases in 2013 which will take effect in the new year.
Nine more have laws requiring annual cost-of-living increases. But a majority of states are like Indiana, and follow the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour.
Lanane argues a minimum-wage increase would inject more money into the marketplace.
"It impacts not that many people really but the people it does impact are people that need the ability to participate in a meaningful way in the economy," he says.
But Senator Phil Boots, R-Crawford, argues increasing the minimum wage would not benefit the people it is intended to help.
"The higher minimum wage doesn't really improve anybody's standing. It may hurt some jobs that are entry-level wage earners. It makes it a little difficult to hire those people," he says.


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Peter Rhodes on defence, Roman-style, the centenary of the Armistice and putting our faith in the youth of today
Talkin' about your generation.
WHAT have the Romans ever done for us? Well, they may have given us an idea of how to build an army. Britain's armed forces are considering recruiting young men and women from Commonwealth countries, even if they have never lived in Britain.
THE Romans were doing the same 2,000 years ago. The "Roman" regiments manning Hadrian's Wall came from Spain, Romania, Belgium, Syria, North Africa and other places. I wouldn't lose any sleep if teenagers who grew up in Nigeria, Fiji, Malta or Cyprus joined Her Majesty's forces. In fact, given the success of royal tours, there seems more enthusiasm and loyalty for Her Majesty in the Commonwealth than in some parts of her United Kingdom.
AS the centenary of the Armistice approaches, one of the downsides of honouring the lads in khaki of previous generations is that we contrast them with today's lads in hoodies. The conversation usually begins on the lines of: "Youth of today? Rubbish." So it was good to see Colonel Tim Collins, the soldier's soldier, speaking up for today's youth, "more diverse and less bound by traditional ties than previous generations, yet far more informed and politically aware." He wrote in the Daily Telegraph that young people today have a great sense of fairness. Collins believes future wars will be all about fairness: fair access to food or water and so on. He believes that if the youth of today are ever asked to fight in a fair cause, "their resolve will be astonishing."
A FRIEND wondered whether, after the centenary of the Armistice this Sunday, we might move on and let the First World War slip into history. I doubt it. Since my first battlefield tours in the 1980s, I have noticed something about British men. They may be truants, wasters and hooligans in their youth but as they reach 50 many of them suddenly discover their family history and find themselves wandering through the gravestones at places like Thiepval and Tyne Cot. They get all quiet and reverential.
SOMETIMES these middle-aged chaps speak self-righteously about the youth of today: no patriotism, no respect, no gratitude for the freedoms won by the lads of earlier generations. I recall pointing out to one pilgrim in Normandy that he'd admitted being a Teddy Boy in his youth and carried a cut-throat razor. "Only for show," he insisted, adding, "this generation, they're rubbish."
AT that point an old chap in the party, a wartime tank driver who took his Sherman from the Normandy beaches to the Rhine, smiled and joined the conversation. "I remember my father in 1939 saying my generation was rubbish. But we didn't do too badly, did we?"
THROUGHOUT history, each generation has despaired of the generation following it. So maybe the best thing we can do on this 100th anniversary of the ending of "the war to end wars" is to have a little more faith in the kids of today.
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G.Giacalone, M. Viladot
Antiga Fàbrica Philips, Barcelona
ICUB. Institut de Cultura de Barcelona
Resricted Competition_Finalist
Within the program of the "Les Fàbriques de la Creació", the old Philips barn will become the new Dance Space. We propose an interior restructuration to make it a truly versatile equipment, comfortable, attractive and practical for creating, adapting it to the current requirements. Moreover, the operation is fully respectful of the outside image of the building: doing only superficial cleaning and placing a ramp space as an object. The strong exterior presence, marked by a powerful inner section pushes us to take the first steps to make this space, as yet recognized but industrialized, an habitable one.
The building is developed on two levels: the organization of different areas recognizes their qualities and their need of symbiosis with foreign and different interiors.
The ground floor has a public nature of openness and service. Glazing, clarity, transparency; this socket from the street acts as a showcase: it shows to the Citys what takes place inside. Here is the reception and exhibition space.
The mezzanine has a more private nature. It is organized into two tracks: first dance spaces: two double rooms M and L. On the other hand servant spaces: resting and community area, multipurpose space (from heat-minds to places where create clothes or do makeup tests) and other services.


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Violence has reached new heights in prisons across England and Wales, as increasing numbers of jails are characterized by staff cuts, overcrowding and failed rehabilitation practices, Britain's chief inspector of prisons warns.
In his annual report published on Tuesday, Nick Hardwick
said too many jails in Britain are "places of violence,
squalor and idleness."
Citing official state statistics, the report revealed there were
over 15,000 assaults in men's prisons in England and Wales in
2014 – the highest figure in a decade.
Hardwick's damning report also found that staff cuts and
overcrowding in jails have had "significant" impact on
Britain's penal system, and have sparked increased numbers of
attacks on prison staff and inmates.
An average week of violence, death & injury in prisons in
England & Wales, according to HM Chief Inspector of Prisons
– The Howard League (@TheHowardLeague)
July 14, 2015
The study revealed there were 1,466 serious assaults by the close
of 2013 in UK prisons, compared with 2,009 at the end of 2014. It
said the majority of these assaults were serious, with more
weapons being used in 2014 than in 2013.
It also found many of these attacks were "fueled by the
increased use of new psychoactive substances."
Reflecting on Britain's prison crisis, Hardwick said inmates are
more likely to die in jails today than they were five years ago.
He said murders, cases of self-harm, serious assaults and
violence are on the rise in male prisons.
Hardwick, who will step down from his role in January 2016, said
overcrowding is compounding these issues.
Director of Campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reform
Andrew Neilson told RT Hardwick had delivered a "sobering
verdict" on the state of UK prisons in his latest report.
"The Howard League has been warning for some time that
prisons are becoming increasingly unsafe and that prisoners spend
too much time locked in their cells with nothing to do," he
Neilson argued prison chiefs cannot cope with increased demand in
prisons in the face of dwindling resources. He backed Hardwick's
findings, saying ministers must consider radical reforms to deal
with overcrowding in prisons and allocate scant resources more
"There are many people currently languishing in prison who
need not be there," Neilson added.
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) data published in March reveals three
out of four men's jails in the UK accommodate more inmates than
they're designed to.
Homicide rates at record levels, serious assaults up 55% -Nick
Hardwick "this can't go on like this- Gove needs to reduce
prison population"
– simon israel (@simonisrael) July
14, 2015
Commenting on high levels of overcrowding at the time, Frances
Cook of the Howard League for Penal Reform slammed government
inaction, saying the government "must get a grip on a prison
system in crisis."
Crook also told the BBC prisoners are dying as a "direct
result" of prison staff cuts.
Hardwick's report said the government must find a way to bring
down Britain's prison population, which currently stands at
Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick is scathing on the
'rehabilitation revolution' promised by new Govt in 2010
– Jack Blanchard (@Jack_Blanchard_)
July 14, 2015
He said badly needed rehabilitative reforms have yet to start in
Britain, as prisoners spend their days cooped up in their cells
watching "daytime TV."
Hardwick said prison governors are "struggling" with
government cuts, emphasizing that new Justice Secretary Michael
Gove Michael Gove "has some huge challenges" ahead.
On Sunday, Gove indicated that he is eager reform Britain's
criminal justice system, with prisoner rehabilitation being a key
He said those "languishing in prison" are "potential
assets" who could be "productive and contribute" to
society at large.
Via RT. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News with permission or license.


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First of all, contrary to what Mitch McConnell and the GOP are saying, this move to change the filibuster rules is really not that big of a deal. All it does is allow for a simple 51-vote majority on appointments and nominees for cabinet posts and judges. It excludes legislation and Supreme Court nominations. Those will still require a 60-vote threshold to overcome a filibuster. In other words, business as usual will, for the most part, continue in the Senate. The world did not come to an end this week.
The reason Harry Reid finally went ahead with the move is quite simple: he had no other choice. Simply put, Senate Republicans had blocked virtually every one of President Obama's nominees. Of particular concern was the D.C. Circuit, which normally has eleven justices, but which currently has only eight. Obama has been trying to fill those vacancies and each and every time he has nominated someone, the minority party has blocked him.
It is a political axiom that a president has the right to pick and choose his cabinet and to fill judicial vacancies as he or she sees fit. For over two centuries that is pretty much been the case. Until Barack Obama came to town. Prior to his arrival, there had been a grand total of 86 filibusters on presidential nominations. To date, the GOP has filibustered Obama 82 times. In less than three years, Republicans have almost equaled the total number of filibusters of all the prior presidents combined.
These filibusters have nothing to do with competence. Rather, it is a blatant attempt to thwart this president's agenda by any means necessary. Ever since the 2010 midterms, the GOP has successfully stymied Obama legislatively. By blocking his nominees from heading agencies and departments, as well as preventing the appointment of judges to lower courts, the hope was to completely cut the legs out from under him. Now that hope is gone, courtesy of an emboldened majority leader who finally had the courage to put a stop to the obstructionism.
The threat that McConnell levied at Reid and Senate Democrats that they would regret their actions is as laughable as it is hypocritical. Does anyone seriously believe that had the shoe been on the other foot, McConnell wouldn't have pulled the trigger? Or that if Republicans actually take back the Senate in next year's midterms, the first thing on their to-do list won't be making sure Democrats couldn't prevent them from jamming through legislation aimed at undermining every Obama initiative from the ACA to Dodd-Frank?
It was high time Democratic leadership finally woke up and smelled the coffee. If anything, this move was months overdue and quite measured, given the stunts Republicans have pulled. Maybe now, the GOP will finally understand that there are consequences for behaving like dicks.
Oh, what am I saying? We're talking about the Republicans here. They'll never learn.
Link: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/nov/22/harry-reid/harry-reid-says-82-presidential-nominees-have-been/


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Smartphones grow more exciting with each passing year, as advancing technology sees these life companions look more and more like pocket-sized supercomputers.
Those due an upgrade in 2014 will have no shortage of shiny new handsets to choose from, with Android pioneers Samsung and HTC on the brink of unleashing new flagship devices, and Apple set to deliver a new iPhone later in the year.
With a slew of devices due to be announced at next week's Mobile World Congress, we have rounded up our most anticipated phones of the next 12 months.
Sony Xperia Z2
Sony's Xperia Z smartphone is the Android handset of choice for many thanks to its exceptional 20.7-megapixel camera, luxurious build quality and high-powered chipset.
The Japanese electronics maker is almost certain to lift the lid on the Xperia Z2 at MWC, and we can expect a host of improvements, including 4K video recording, wider viewing angles, a slimmer design and longer battery life.
Like its predecessor, the device is expected to be resistant to both water and dust, giving it the edge over many of its competitors where durability is concerned.
Samsung Galaxy S5
New flagship additions to Samsung's Galaxy range never fail to set the Android world alight, with powerful chipsets and eye-popping display technology on their side.
The Galaxy S5 is set to be unveiled alongside a second-generation version of the Galaxy Gear smartwatch on February 24, and reports suggest that it will boast a 5.25-inch QHD Super AMOLED display, a 2.5GHz quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM, and a 16-megapixel camera capable of shooting in 4K.
There have also been rumours that the firm is planning to ditch the plastic coating of previous Galaxy products in favour of more premium-grade materials for the Galaxy S5, which is said to feature a fingerprint sensor embedded into its home button.
iPhone 6
Although Apple is not due to announce a new iPhone until the latter half of 2014, that has not stopped the rumour mill from churning.
This could be the year that the tech titan overhauls its long-standing iPhone blueprint with the introduction of larger screen sizes, with numerous supply-chain leaks suggesting that the firm has ordered the production of phablet-sized displays.
There have also been rumours that the iPhone 6 will pack a Lytro-style camera capable of capturing layered images that can be manually refocussed afterwards.
The All New HTC
HTC has its work cut out delivering a follow-up to the critically-acclaimed HTC One smartphone, so it comes as no surprise that the company is sticking to its guns with its so-called M8 handset.
Leaked photographs of the All New HTC One suggest that it will retain the same aluminium-clad form factor as its predecessor, while dual camera lenses have been spotted on the rear.
Expect to see a device sporting a 5-inch 1080p display, 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chip, and 2GB of RAM when this one breaks cover on March 25.
Nokia Normandy
Nokia has made a name for itself with some stellar Windows Phone devices in recent years, with its Lumia handsets rocking impressive camera capabilities and eye-catching designs.
The Nordic firm's entry into the Android market is sure to be a talking point when the so-called Nokia Normandy handset lands at MWC, marking a change of direction for the company.
Also referred to as the Nokia X, the handset is expected to be a budget offering running a forked version of the Google operating system, featuring a dual-core 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, a 4-inch screen and a 5-megapixel camera.
Although the LG G2 lacked the same allure as the likes of the iPhone 5S and Samsung Galaxy S4, it was up there with the best smartphones of 2013, and we're hoping the Korean company can go one better with its follow-up.
Little is known about the LG G3, but recent reports suggest that it could emerge around May, sporting a fingerprint scanner, a Quad HD display, an octa-core processor, and a 16-megapixel rear-camera.
Such high-end specs make it a viable competitor to the Galaxy S5 in the Android sector, but LG will have to pull something special out of the bag to challenge its South Korean rival.


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Mammatus clouds are benign, but their striking appearance might make you think otherwise. According to the University of Illinois, they're "usually seen after the worst of a thunderstorm has passed," so if you see these hanging overhead, you can rest easy with the knowledge that relief is near.
The imagery in the clip below is stunning, and descriptions of these clouds void of pictures are simply a disservice. So check out the clip below for the visual marvel of some of Earth's rarest cloud formations, and let us know which is your favorite. When the video's over, be sure to share it with your friends on Facebook!
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Within the hustle and bustle of New York City, Rivka Rose had an innate passion for nature from a young age. On many a visit to the grocery store she would buy Avocado Seeds (whilst a superfood now..a rarity then!), plant them, and watch them grow. As time passed, Rivka moved from growing seeds to producing herbal ointments, mixing products in her kitchen sink and hand picking the raw ingredients!
After a move to Scotland, dealing with the change of weather, Rivka developed a moisturiser, ideal against the harsher Scottish winds. And thus Faith in Nature began. Her vision was to create an affordable beauty and skincare range for everyone to use from natural, vegetable sources, which were animal-cruelty free and environmentally friendly. This was a unique vision in the UK where even the most 'natural' ranges used mineral oil as a base ingredient and synthetic perfumes. Numerous visits to the chemist for ingredients and bottles, and trips to London to pitch her products and sell from her rucksack, Rivka realised that the world of organic and fair trade didn't exist. It wasn't fashionable, and it wasn't mainstream, but with persistence and passion, Rivka created a range of products.
40 years later, and with 40 years heritage, what Faith in Nature stood for then is still true now; Ethics, Quality, High standards, Value for money. And to this day.. Rivka still grows her avocado seeds.
1970s Rivka creates her first product – Organic Seaweed Shampoo; the seaweed was gathered from the British coast, macerated and pressed to make an extract! Rivka opens her very first factory in Edinburgh. Buying two shop fronts; making one an office and packing and dispatch area and the other a working factory.
1980s The Faith in Nature brand grows from strength to strength and moves to a new factory in Lancashire where the production grows until the walls are bursting, utilising every single centimetre of space!
2008 Faith in Nature continues to grow in popularity and needs more space and an even bigger factory - growing from 2500 square feet to nearly 30,000 square feet!
2014 Faith in Nature is proud to be the Number One Hair Care brand in the Health Food Sector!
2015 Faith in Nature donates over £15,000 worth of products to InKind Direct. Founded in 1997 by HRH The Prince of Wales, In Kind Direct distributes consumer goods donated by companies to UK charities working in the UK and overseas. Rivka is invited to afternoon tea at Clarence House, along with other InKind Direct sponsors.
2016 Rivka celebrates over 40 years at the helm of Faith in Nature. The Faith in Nature award-winning brand now produces over 200 naturally derived products including hair care, skincare, baby care and natural home care.
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Deck of Words
Deck Of Words is a game you won't want to put down with over 20 levels of complexity, over 10,000 challenging words, and a Free Play mode, which will let you play for hours. Deck Of Words takes the simple gameplay of Solitaire, and the fun of a word game, to bring an exciting experience to word games presented with beautiful graphics. Make words out the cards you're given and use every card on the table to advance.


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3 ratings
Added about 9 years ago
|Toddler friendly
|Bike path
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Rodney G
written over 4 years ago
Positive: a number of different play equipment, swing, small merry-go-round, slippery dip, etc. right next to a cycle way.
Negative: very close to water, children would need to be closely supervised, no shade except what is given by trees in the area, no toilet, no BBQ.
written almost 8 years ago
Great little park! Fantastic bike path. Take some food for the ducks!
written about 9 years ago
Parental supervision is a must, park is situated near water. Playground equipment great for toddlers 2 plus. Ducks and small fish always around for feeding. Park near bike and walking path/track makes a good play stop. One picnic table and plenty of room to lay a rug.
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What is the Social Studies ePLC?
The Social Studies ePLC (online Professional Learning Community) for 8th Grade gives 8th Grade Social Studies teachers access to webinars and resources to help them understand big-picture concepts within each major topic of study. Front-loading their planning time with lead4ward's ePLC allows teachers to spend constructive time within their PLC designing engaging experiences and planning targeted lessons that develop students' historical-thinking skills.
Teachers often struggle to translate the volume of TEKS standards and Social Studies content into manageable chunks of instruction, often feeling the pain of the "forest or the trees" dilemma. While we must pay attention to the historical details in the TEKS (the "trees"), we must also help students see the big ideas and make connections (the "forest") or they will struggle with issues of recall and relevance.
The Social Studies ePLC includes two webinars for each major topic of study, addressing the content/process TEKS as well as the questions students often miss from the released STAAR tests.
As a bonus, participating teachers receive access to the digital Field Guide for the course of their subscription.
Pre-recorded webinars, available starting in August
Content and Process Webinars
- Content broken down into the small components (subclusters) with a concept map to discuss content connections
- Process-based, engaging instructional ideas for each subcluster, including stimuli and analysis opportunities (from 29B)
"Investigating the Questions" Webinars
- Focus on the interesting items from the released STAAR tests (using lead4ward IQ documents)
- Discussion of stimuli, data distribution, learning errors and their impact on instruction
8th Grade Webinar Topics
- Exploration and Colonization
- American Revolution
- Constitution
- Early Republic
- Age of Jackson
- Westward Expansion
- Industrialization
- Reform
- Civil War
- Reconstruction
The Social Studies ePLC - 8th Grade 2018-19 service year is August 1, 2018 - July 31, 2019.


text: Myanmar's major ethnic groups have resisted the state's attempts to co-opt their fighters [EPA] Kokang is a mostly ethnic Chinese region where rebels have observed a two-decade-old ceasefire with the government. The rebels in a statement issued via the Myanmar Peace and Democracy Front, a newly formed alliance of four ethnic groups, said the army was pressuring its fighters to join a border security force under state control ahead of Myanmar's elections planned for 2010. But the groups are reluctant to do so. 'Tense confrontations' "We haven't had anything like this happen for about 10 years... Many people have been coming across the border" Xie Feifei, shop owner in China's Nansan town "Tensions between the junta and these cease-fire groups are extremely high and military confrontations between them are appearing frequently," they said in the statement which was issued by the US Campaign for Burma on their behalf. "With anticipation of resurgence of war, tens of thousands of ethnic people have fled." The US Campaign for Burma said the mobilisation of troops was a move by the military rulers to force ethnic groups to form political parties to contest next year's election, the first in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, in 20 years. The statement also said the military standoff was triggered after Myanmar troops tried to raid the home of a rebel leader, where illegal drugs were allegedly being produced. On the Chinese side an official from the Zhenkang County Public Security Bureau surnamed Li confirmed the mass crossings but gave no details. A local trader named Liu said the refugees had arrived in Nansan in distinct waves, and many had returned home after a few days. He said some of his Myanmar business partners and friends have sold off their jewellery, mobile phones and other valuables to flee. "Businesses have been badly affected," said Liu. "Many people from Burma usually cross the border to buy clothes and other things. ... Not many people are coming to shop now." Liu said the local government has set up refugee camps, while some people have been moving further into China. Xie Feifei, a shop owner in Nansan, said the refugees were being housed by the local government in disused or half-built homes. Myanmar's ruling generals are gearing up for next year's general election [EPA] "We haven't had anything like this happen for about 10 years," Xie told Reuters by telephone on Wednesday. "Many people have been coming across the border but it's fallen off now. I think everyone who wants to escape has already." Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch called on Myanmar's military government to immediately end attacks against civilians after thousands were displaced in Shan state. It said the army had reportedly deployed battalions to clear civilians from large areas in central Shan between July 27 and August 1, burning down more than 500 houses as they attacked 39 villages in the area. Myanmar, which has been ruled by the military since a 1962 coup, is home to more than 100 different ethnic groups. SOURCE: Agencies


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Our Stories
Next Step Training
One of our students was referred to us by the Early Intervention Service. Since enrolling in July 2017 she has been working towards Foundation 1 & Foundation 2. She was described as having a mild ID and came to us after her learning at school was interrupted by psychosis. She has worked really hard and benefited from lots of one-to-one tutoring. She achieved Foundation 1 and NCEA 1 in 2017 and has just achieved NCEA 2. Because she has only two weeks left to complete her year with NST and still requires seven units to complete Foundation 2 it is unlikely that she will have time to finish her Foundation 2 qualification.
She is very keen to join Malcam Trust when she leaves us in late July and further to that hopes to find a job. She will be spending time at Artsentsa in Princes Street and will continue her work with EIS. Staff at NST have all noticed the huge change in this student's outlook and confidence over the time she has been with us. Her mother recently told me that being at NST had changed her daughter's life.
Putaiao Tamariki
One of the parents of Putaiao Tamariki children today at the whanau celebration stood up and done a haka on his own as a thank you!! A parent had also bought the volunteer a special gift as child always said how good she was. Parents and children are very sad it's all over. This was for the last school that that finishes a tad later.
Corrections: We have had some great successes in Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ILN) lately. Two students went from a step 1 to a step 3 which is a huge initial jump to make and now makes building on their success to get to Step 4 or above more within their reach. Another great ILN moment recently was when delivering a lesson on percentages, a student was ecstatic about understanding how to work out the percentage of a number. He commented about how clever he felt knowing this.
Client Support Worker
An elderly lady was referred to our service after her husband she had been caring for had passed away. She was experiencing grief and loss, low mood and anxiety. Through the use of PCOMS Alice identified her need for service was to have support to 'get through each day until she felt stronger'. When we explored this more, and for Alice this was to have someone to talk to – to help her make sense of what was happening for her now she didn't have her husband to care for. She needed help with her anxiety and being able to manage this so it didn't continue to affect her every day functioning. Alice also felt her social group had abandoned her in her time of need and was reluctant to ask her friends for support. Alice's children lived overseas and her family supports were limited. She didn't want to burden her children as she felt they had more important things to worry about.
Through discussions and conversations Alice gradually come to terms with the changes that were happening in her life. She was encouraged to access counselling for her grief and loss and to see her doctor regarding her anxiety. Alice was also supported to have a conversation with her children so they were aware of how their Mum was feeling and the support she was needing. This was positive for Alice as they didn't realise how things were for their Mum. They thought she was doing ok. This allowed Alice's children to look at how they could better support her from a distance, and it helped Alice to see that although her children lived overseas they still cared about her and wanted to make sure she was ok. With her children's support Alice has made contact with friends and she has slowly begun to do activities she did before her husband's death. Alice is also accessing a mental health worker to help her manage her anxiety. Alice is now at a place where she feels a bit stronger as each day progresses. She is happy to have had the support from the Mission.
Keira a single mother of one, was referred to the service by a friend, concerned that Keira had been isolating herself as a result of mental health challenges she was facing. Keira's initial perspective was that she could not see any positives in her life other than her daughter; her family relationships were strained, friendships seemed to be one-way only, and Keira was on a fixed income and under considerable financial pressure.
The work involves supporting Keira to identify specific aspects of her life in which she felt a change could be made, to identify what those changes might look like, and to provide encouragement for Keira to take those first steps towards a better future.
During the course of our work together, Keira began to make these small changes in her life, which helped her to develop a more optimistic outlook not only on her circumstances, but also in her ability to make choices for a positive change. At the conclusion of the service, Keira told me that her family relationships had improved, she had recently gotten back in touch with old friends, her debts were reduced and she'd been interviewed for a job, and her general outlook on life had improved greatly.
Ōtepoti Youth Transition House
The panel heaters have been installed and everyone is warm and cosy. We have had some wonderful donations of toiletries, pantry items, tea towels, and storage containers and our thanks to the Methodist Women's Fellowship for these. Also from Mr and Mrs Ian Pearce and family donations of woollen blankets, lounge chairs and a big box of crockery from the which will come in very handy for any residents looking to start out in a flat. There is still a need for towels and storage containers.
We are very excited to be having underfloor insulation installed this month thanks the owners of the House. This will make a huge difference for our residents.
There has been some great baking produced this month with the residents keen to develop their skills. We have made contact with a local landlord who may be interested in working with us to help secure some sustainable accommodation for some of our residents. The young people all have plans and have meet with Sean to look at their goals. On a really high note, one of our young people has just successfully transitioned into a flatting situation. We have one vacancy (that is looking like it will be filed by the end of the week!).
Dunedin Little Citizens
The children performed some songs for the families and there was Matariki artwork on the walls. We have a lot of new families to the centre and they were blown away by the organisation of the event, the scrumptious food and the generosity of Little Citizens and the Methodist Mission to put on a dinner for free. The celebration was the busiest event we have held, with some families not being able to attend after we had over 170 whanau members confirm they were attending.


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The Young Americans have been inspiring audiences and guiding young artists through their journey of discovery and development for more than fifty years. I am so proud to be leading the College program that holds true to that guiding principle while furthering the learning experience for each and every student through our Associate of Arts in Performance degrees.
Every College or University has things that make it unique and special. For The Young Americans College of the Performing Arts, we are unique in our integration of College courses with the leadership skills, performance skills, and travel opportunities with The Young Americans. This integration provides a rich and creative learning environment that truly allows the student to take the classroom lessons and apply them to real-world situations.
What makes The Young Americans College of the Performing Arts special is our students. I love the energy and dedication that permeates our campus. There is nothing more inspiring than seeing students from all walks of life, each with their own set of values and beliefs, come together and share their passions, support each other's growth and take pride not just in their own success but in the success of their peers.
Every student has the ability to achieve their dreams and aspirations. Our staff and faculty are ready to partner with students in pursuit of their goals. Your journey starts now! So explore, engage, ask and connect.


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Italian Holiday
Uncover Roman monuments, Venetian canals and Florentine artistry on this picture-perfect introduction to Italy.
Visit the Vatican before the crowds, journey through Tuscan landscapes and cruise along the canals of Venice. You'll also encounter the Renaissance highlights of Florence and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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6 nights
10 Meals
6 breakfasts, 4 dinners (including Be My Guest)
On-trip Transport
All transport shown
The Trafalgar difference
Connect with Locals
The Pazzi and de Medici feud is brought to light in this visit to the 12th-century Castle of Trebbio where you will enjoy a traditional Tuscan 'Be My Guest' buffet, explore the cellars, and indulge in olive oil and wine tasting. (Day 5)
Dive into Culture
Witness the exquisite craft of glassblowing, a delicate tradition that generations of Venetian craftsmen have perfected over the centuries. (Day 4)
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For included sightseeing in Rome and Florence
Sightseeing highlights
VIP ADMISSION to the Vatican Museums
ORIENTATION of Venice, Verona and Pisa
VISIT St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel and the Colosseum in Rome
VIEW the ancient sites of Rome, the Byzantine St. Mark's Basilica, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Santa Croce Basilica and the Duomo in Florence
SCENIC CRUISE by private launch to St. Mark's Square in Venice
Travel highlights
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
Daily breakfast and up to half your evening meals
Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
Optional Experiences and free time
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
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Driving is okay, but it's a little mundane, don't you think? If you need more fun during your road trips, Volkswagen is all over that with its new SmileDrive app. This app follows your trips and turns them into interactive online adventures. It doesn't even require a Volkswagen – just a car with Bluetooth.
The app uses Google+ logins to connect the people in the car, then creates a map for each trip. You earn points for driving, which eventually translate into stickers (yay). If you pass another car using SmileDrive, you get a "punch" on the map. I don't think that's likely to happen much, but it's still kind of fun. At the end, you get a neat summary of the trip which can be saved or shared online. For longer trips, you can name them and add images and messages that can be kept with the map to checkout again later. You know, memories and stuff.
In addition to all the gamification stuff, the app has a practical feature – a car locator. Just fire up the app and it directs you to the place where the Bluetooth was shut off. It's free, so check it out.
[Thanks, Jean-François Simard]


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American Idol season 7 is going to start soon. Are you excited? Am I excited? No!
I have completely lost interest since the last season whereby Jordin Sparks is the winner. The judges said the same thing. The contestants sang the same kinda songs. Perhaps the only thing interesting is watching all those William Hung wannabes.
The show has lost its credibility. Yeah, Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry did make some airwaves with their hit songs. But others just go down the drain. Record labels have dropped previous winners Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard. And now another record label decided to drop Katharine McPhee as well.
Last season was a complete disaster. American Idol has become the biggest joke with Sanjaya being one of the voters favourite. To me, the voting system has never been my favourite. It sucks when you see the best contestant being voted off while keeping the weaker ones. Try ask Chris Daughtry fans.
Will American Idol end up like another reality show 'Survivor' (I'm talking about ratings-wise)? I doubt American Idol will survive too. Okay, maybe another season if Paula Abdul is being accused drunk on the show or Britney Spears decided to call Simon Cowell for advice.


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April 1, 2010
Your monthly pass to more wonderful, walkable communities.
Imagine if our streets were wonderful places for everyone to get around on foot, bicycle, and public transportation.
Well, you don't have to go to Copenhagen to actually experience this.
Not only is San Francisco closing streets to cars on even more days this spring, cities across San Mateo County will close streets to traffic on April 11.
Plus, so much is happening that's getting us closer to how we all envision a better future.
Read on:
- Ask Senators Boxer and Feinstein to cosponsor bills for more federal funding for buses, trains, and ferries
- Some funding relief for public transportation agencies, but still no long-term fix
- Two ways for you to be a movie star
- RSVP now for the April 20 TransForum
- Bus Rapid Transit service at risk in the East Bay - speak out at key City Council meetings
- Celebrate the life of a public transportation hero on April 19
- Affordable housing week kicks off May 7
- Vehicle license fees are a new way to raise transportation funds
- Can you give a couple hours to TransForm in April or May?
- Be an awesome (but unpaid) TransForm intern!
Ask Senators Boxer and Feinstein to cosponsor bill for more federal funding for buses, trains, and ferries
Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio will introduce a bill that would allow more public transportation funding to be used for transit operations. That means more money to actually run buses, trains, and ferries instead of just building new systems. A similar measure in the House already has 102 co-sponsors and the Obama administration just announced they're onboard, too! Now the Senate needs to ensure that this important measure passes. Ask our Senators to keep California's public transportation moving.
Some funding relief for public transportation agencies, but still no long-term fix
Thankfully, the Governor relented and signed two bills that will provide a one-time allocation of $400 million for public transportation. This should delay or minimize some of the planned service cuts and fare hikes happening statewide.
However, these two bills are a mixed bag. The $400 million was part of a deal that eliminates the only source of state funding for public transportation: a portion of the sales tax on gas. Instead, a new sales tax on diesel fuel is supposed to generate some funds for public transportation – but these funds have no legal protection. This means if the State's budget deficits continue, we'll have to fight for these funds every year.
Together with the California Transit Association's leadership, we held back the Governor's attempt to eliminate public transportation funds again. TransForm will expand our Sacramento presence this year to ensure that the new funding is allocated as promised to public transportation and long-term funding solutions are found. Read more about the state of state transportation funding.
Two ways for you to be a movie star
Thanks to the talented filmmaker Scott Pearson, who's a big fan of TransForm, we're making three funny videos to promote the 2010 Car-Free Challenge via YouTube. We need people of all ages to be in a wedding and a bus scene on Saturday, April 3 in downtown Oakland. We'll shoot from 9am – 12pm. Email email@example.com if you can be in the videos.
A new documentary called Subways will follow people in seven cities around the globe using public transportation to explore a range of related issues. Laura J. Lukitsch, the director, is seeking people to film in the Bay Area in April. If you're an avid BART rider with a unique story to share, contact Laura at email@example.com.
RSVP now for the April 20 TransForum
How can we get developments built with less parking and more walkability? Learn how April 20 when we talk about GreenTRIP, TransForm's new certification program. GreenTRIP certifies developments that keep the number of parking spaces as low as possible and offer incentives for tenants to drive less. Mark Rhoades of City Centric (a developer), Michael Gregory (Councilmember, City of San Leandro), and Ann Cheng (TransForm) will discuss two GreenTRIP projects.
The TransForum is on Tuesday, April 20 from 6:00-7:30pm at our Oakland office and will include time at the end for networking over drinks and snacks. TransForums are free for TransForm members and $5 for non-members.
Register for the TransForum by 5:00pm on April 16 (events do sell out!).
Bus Rapid Transit service at risk in the East Bay - speak up at key City Council meetings
Right now a small group of people are actively fighting against dedicated lanes for the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system along the Telegraph Avenue, International Boulevard, and East 14th Street corridor. Bus Rapid Transit is a proven way of making bus service faster and more affordable with its dedicated lanes, state-of-the-art buses, and frequent service. But without dedicated lanes, it won't achieve its potential to dramatically improve public transportation.
City Councils in Oakland, Berkeley, and San Leandro will vote this month on what AC Transit needs to consider as they move ahead with implementing Bus Rapid Transit. We really need people to speak up for a robust Bus Rapid Transit system - especially in Berkeley.
Join us in sending this message at upcoming City Council meetings: April 19 (San Leandro); April 20 (Oakland); and April 20 and 27 (Berkeley). If you live in one of these cities and haven't emailed your City Council members yet, do so immediately.
Celebrate the life of a public transportation hero on April 19
Jim Gleich, AC Transit's deputy general manager and a fierce believer in making good public transportation options available to everyone, recently passed away. Jim was an incredible public servant, bridge-builder, and all-around great guy. We miss him already. Learn more about Jim and attend his memorial.
Vehicle license fees are a new way to raise transportation funds
Last year, TransForm supported a new law that gives counties the authority to ask voters to approve an up to $10 vehicle registration fee. Counties can then use the funds raised for local transportation needs (potentially including public transportation, walking, and biking). A number of Bay Area counties are working to develop proposals for the November 2010 ballot. While more are still in the initial stages, Alameda County's Congestion Management Agency is currently holding community input meetings in Dublin on April 8 and Oakland on April 15: learn more and attend.
Affordable housing week kicks off May 7
We love this year's theme for affordable housing week: healthy families, sustainable communities. That's because we have to create more places where people at all income levels and stages of life can live if we want to have thriving, walkable, diverse, and environmentally-efficient communities. Don't miss the tours, building openings, workshops, and more from May 7 - 16 in the East Bay, San Mateo County, and elsewhere in the Bay Area.
TransForm, as part of the Great Communities Collaborative, will host a tour of opportunities for transit-oriented, affordable housing development in Pittsburg on May 12. Email Camille if you'd like to attend TransForm's tour.
Can you give a couple hours to TransForm in April or May?
With your help, we can make the 2010 Car-Free Challenge a huge success and get hundreds of people across the Bay Area driving as little as possible between June 1 and 7. We have a range of volunteer opportunities in April and May at several locations: helping with mailings, stuffing Bike to Work Day bags, flyering at events like Sunday Streets, and more. You'll help us get the message out to thousands on the need for better walking, biking, and public transportation options! Sign up to volunteer now.
Be an awesome (but unpaid) TransForm intern!
We are in need of an enthusiastic and creative intern to help us with all aspects of the Car-Free Challenge in May and June. We're also seeking a campaign organizing intern to help shape federal transportation policy as part of the Transportation For America campaign. Check out the postings and apply soon.
Also, meet our current interns. They're doing an incredible job reaching out to local businesses and residents about future Bus Rapid Transit service in San Jose and the East Bay. Listen to the recent story on KALW about San Jose merchants becoming advocates for better public transportation as a way of improving business!


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Baby blankets are my favorite type of crochet crafts. Crochet baby blankets not only give smooth warmness to your little one but also a cuter look. My crochet blankets had very good comments from my family and friends because it was so beautiful. Although this blanket is not colorful like mine, this is also a cute looking baby blanket which will catch your heart. HERE is the pattern.
For more info and instructions about this great tutorial you can find in the source url - above the photo. NewCraftWorks.com is a collection of the best and most creative do it yourself and Craft projects, tips and tutorials. We don,t claim ownership to any of these photos/videos. Credits goes to the original author of this great work. For more info please read our Disclaimer page.