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Things As They Are by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
WITHIN a few weeks of the publication of Things as They Are, letters were received from missionaries working in different parts of India, confirming its truth. But some in England doubt it. And so it was proposed that if a fourth edition were called for, a few confirmatory notes, written by experienced South Indian missionaries, other than those of the district described, would be helpful. Several such notes are appended. The Indian view of one of the chief facts set forth in the book is expressed in the note written by one who, better than any missionary, and surely better even than any onlooker at home, has the right to be heard in this matter -- and the right to be believed.
And now at His feet, who can use the least, we lay this book again; for |to the Mighty One,| as the Tamil proverb says, |even the blade of grass is a weapon.| May it be used for His Name's sake, to win more prayer for India -- and all dark lands -- the prayer that prevails.
AMY WILSON-CARMICHAEL,
Dohnavur, Tinnevelly District,
S. India.
Confirmatory Notes
From Rev. D. DOWNIE, D.D., American Baptist Mission, Nizam's Dominions, S. India.
I have felt for many years that we missionaries were far too prone to dwell on what is called the |bright side of mission work.| That it has a bright side no one can question. That it has a |dark| side some do question; but I for one, after thirty years of experience, know it to be just as true as the bright side is true. I have heard Miss Carmichael's book denounced as |pessimistic.| Just what is meant by that I am not quite sure; but if it means that what she has written is untrue, then I am prepared to say that it is NOT pessimistic, for there is not a line of it that cannot be duplicated in this Telugu Mission. That she has painted a dark picture of Hindu life cannot be denied, but, since it is every word true, I rejoice that she had the courage to do what was so much needed, and yet what so many of us shrank from doing, |lest it should injure the cause.|
From Rev. T. STEWART, M.A., Secretary, United Free Church Mission, Madras.
This book, Things as They Are, meets a real need -- it depicts a phase of mission work of which, as a rule, very little is heard. Every missionary can tell of cases where people have been won for Christ, and mention incidents of more than passing interest. Miss Carmichael is no exception, and could tell of not a few trophies of grace. The danger is, lest in describing such incidents the impression should be given that they represent the normal state of things, the reverse being the case. The people of India are not thirsting for the Gospel, nor |calling us to deliver their land from error's chain.| The night is still one in which the |spiritual hosts of wickedness| have to be overcome before the captive can be set free. The writer has laid all interested in the extension of the Kingdom of God under a deep debt of obligation by such a graphic and accurate picture of the difficulties that have to be faced and the obstacles to be overcome. Counterparts of the incidents recorded can be found in other parts of South India, and there are probably few missionaries engaged in vernacular work who could not illustrate some of them from their own experience.
From Dr. A. W. RUDISILL, Methodist Episcopal Press, Madras.
In Things as They Are are pictured, by camera and pen, some things in Southern India. The pen, as faithfully as the camera, has told the truth, and nothing but the truth.
The early chapters bring out with vivid, striking, almost startling reality the wayside hearers in India. One can almost see the devil plucking away the words as fast as they fall, and hear the opposers of the Gospel crying out against it.
Paul did not hesitate to write things as they were of the idolaters to whom he preached, even though the picture was very dark. It is all the more needful now, when so many are deceived and being deceived as to the true nature of idolatry, that people at home who give and pray should be told plainly that what Paul wrote of idolaters in Rome and Corinth is still true of idolaters in India.
Miss Carmichael has given only glances and glimpses, not full insights. Let those who think the picture she has drawn is too dark know that, if the whole truth were told, an evil spirit only could produce the pictures, and hell itself would be the only fit place in which to publish them, because in Christian lands eyes have not seen and ears have not heard of such things.
From Rev. C. W. CLARKE, M.A., Principal, Noble College, Masulipatam.
I have worked as Principal of a College for over seventeen years amongst the caste people of South India, and I entirely endorse Miss Carmichael's views as to the actual risks run by students and others desirous of breaking caste and being baptized. While the teaching of the Bible and English education generally have removed a great deal of prejudice, and greatly raised the ethical standard amongst a number of those who come under such influences, Hinduism as held and practised by the vast majority of caste people remains essentially unchanged. To break caste is held to be the greatest evil a person can inflict upon himself and his community, therefore practically any means may be resorted to to prevent such a calamity. It is a commonplace amongst missionaries, that when a caste man or woman shows any serious intention of being baptized, -- in any case, where caste feeling is not modified by special circumstances, -- the most stringent precautions must be taken to protect the inquirer from the schemes of his caste brethren.
From KRISHNA RAN, Esq., B.A., Editor, Christian Patriot, Madras (himself a convert).
The question is often asked whether a high caste Hindu convert can live with his own people after his baptism. It is only those who know nothing of the conditions of life in India, and of the power of caste as it exists in this country, who raise the question.
The convert has to be prepared for the loss of parents and their tender affection; of brothers and sisters, relatives and friends; of wife and children, if he has any; of his birthright, social position, means of livelihood, reputation, and all the power which hides behind the magic word |caste|; of all that he is taught from his childhood to hold as sacred.
From Miss READE, South Arcot, South India.
I am not surprised that anyone unacquainted with mission work in India should be staggered at the facts narrated in Things as They Are. But as one who has worked for nearly thirty years in the heart of heathenism, away from the haunts of civilisation, I can bear testimony that the reality of things far exceeds anything that it would be possible to put into print. One's tongue falters to tell of what is custom in this country. I know a case where a young girl of ten was placed in such a position that her choice lay between two sinful courses of life, no right way being open to her. I think one of the most distressing things we have to meet in caste work in this country is the fact that often as soon as a soul begins to show interest in Christ he or she disappears, and one either hears next that he is dead, or can get no reliable information at all.
Extract from a letter to Miss CARMICHAEL on Things as They Are. (The writer is a veteran American missionary.)
I could duplicate nearly every incident in the book; so I know it is a true picture, not alone because I believe your word, but because my experience has been so similar to yours. Many times, while reading it, the memory of the old heart-break has been so vivid that I have had to lay the book down and look round the familiar room in order to convince myself that it was you, and not I, who was agonising over one of the King's own children who was being crowded back into darkness and hurled down to destruction, because Satan's wrath is great as he realises that his time is short.
I wish the book might be read by all the Christians in the homeland.
From PANDITA RAMABAI.
While I was reading Things as They Are, I fancied I was living my old life among Hindus over again. I can honestly corroborate everything said in regard to the religious and social life of the Hindus. I came from that part of the country, and I am very glad that the book has succeeded in bringing the truth to light.
From Miss L. TROTTER.
There is hardly a phase of all the heart-suffering retold that we have not known: page after page might have been written out here, word for word.

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Times Internet currently owns and operates 39+ digital products across news, sports, music, video, trivia, spirituality & a suite of transaction-led market-places across real estate, personal finance, education, jobs, table reservation etc.
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Times Internet reaches over 270 million monthly unique visitors who collectively spend over 10 billion minutes across all its products and services.
In its initial years, Times Internet primarily focused on digital media - handling the online versions of the Times Group's major print publications - Times of India, Economic Times, Navbharat Times etc.
Times Internet ventured into multiple new categories with mixed success. It entered social networking and e-commerce with Indiatimes but was unable to scale the business. The company achieved success with MagicBricks, an online real estate platform launched in 2006 and iDiva, a women's lifestyle portal in 2009. It also launched its first major digital product - Gaana, a music streaming platform in 2010.
Times Internet gradually transformed from a media-led company to a technology-led company. It became a conglomerate of multiple digital products, each operating independently within the group.
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Times Internet also launched multiple new digital products - Happy Trips in 2014 , ETMoney and NewsPoint in 2015 . In association with HDFC Bank, it launched 'Times Points HDFC Bank Debit Card', an exclusive co-branded debit card in 2016.  It also ventured into video streaming with BoxTV in 2012 but shut it down in 2016.
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On 28 June 2018, Times Internet announced it was entering the video streaming space again with the acquisition of MX Player for $140 million.
Through Times Bridge, it entered into a partnership with home improvement startup Houzz in October 2017 , and with IBM's The Weather Company in May 2018.
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Q: Can you find an element of order 10 in $\mathbb{Z}_{31}^{*}$ I'm stuck on that question, because I'm trying to find a simple way to solve it.
I'm pretty sure there exists such elements because the group is cyclic and $|\mathbb{Z}_{31}^{*}| = 30$, hence there exists a sub-group of any order dividing $30$. So I know there is a sub-group of order $10$ and it's cyclic because any sub-group of a cyclic group is cyclic, and it's generator is an elements of order $10$.

Now, how can I proceed from here? How can one find the generator of this sub-group?

A: Let's see: $2^5 = 32 \equiv 1 \mod 31$ so that's no good.  Ah, but then $(-2)^5 \equiv -1 \mod 31$, so $(-2)^{10} \equiv 1$, and the order of $-2$ is not $2$ or $5$...

A: Choose a random element $b\neq 0$ and cube it $\,a = b^{\large 3}.\,$ Then $\,a^{\large 10} = b^{\large 30} = 1.\,$ By the Order Test below,  it follows that $a$ has order $10$ iff $\,a^{\large 2}\neq 1\neq a^{\large 5}.\,$ Keep testing till you find one of order $10$.
Order Test $\,\ \,a\,$ has order $\,n\iff a^{ n} = 1\,$ but $\,a^{n/p} \not= 1\,$ for every prime $\,p\mid n.\,$
Proof $\ (\Leftarrow)\ $ If $\,a\,$ has $\,\rm\color{#c00}{order\ k}\,$ then $\,k\mid n.\,$  If $\,k < n\,$ then $\,k\,$ is proper divisor of $\,n\,$ therefore $\,k\,$ must omit at least one prime $\,p\,$ from the unique prime factorization of $\,n,\,$ hence $\,k\mid n/p,\,$ say $\, kj = n/p,\,$ so $\,a^{n/p} = (\color{#c00}{a^k})^j= \color{#c00}1^j= 1,\,$ contra hypothesis. $\ (\Rightarrow)\ $ By definition of order.

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Mandela Day At Adelaide Tambo School
In celebration of Mam'Adelaide Tambo's and Tata Nelson Mandela's birthdays, the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation came together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and held a celebration at the Adelaide Tambo School for The Physically Challenged in Jabavu, Soweto.
In her opening remarks, the programme director, Claire Mawisa, reminded the audience that Mandela Day shouldn't only be on the 18th July, but rather we should always find a way to help those less fortunate than us. The Principal of the School, Mr Lindela Memani, gave a brief history of the School and thanked everyone who had come to celebrate Mam'Adelaide and Tat'Madiba's birthday, especially the donors with their generous contributions. He shared Nelson Mandela's words: "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children".
Maya Makanjee, a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, reminded the audience that South Africa needs selfless love and that we all need to demonstrate the caring nature of Mam'Adelaide. Linda Vilakazi, CEO of the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation, shared with the audience that it is very fitting that this celebration is happening at the School, as education was key to Mam'Adelaide, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo. She went on to thank the Tambo family for establishing The Foundation – a platform to do good and continue the legacies of Mam'Adelaide and O.R.
Representing the Tambo Family, an emotional Dali Tambo compared his mother's life to an excellent film script – a life that went from ordinary to dramatic. Dali shared how Mam'Adelaide's political career was sparked when she witnessed her grandfather being harassed by a young, white policeman. She joined the ANC Youth League as a courier, later meeting and marrying Oliver Tambo. Describing her as a family-oriented woman, Dali told the audience how reluctant Mam'Adelaide was to go into exile, as this would divorce her from her people, her home and her culture. Once in exile, however, she became consumed by taking care of not only her family, but also the young people in exile, thus earning herself a reputation as Mother of the ANC. While she led a hard life in exile, Mam'Adelaide did not complain, as she was cognisant of the harshness life in South Africa. She instead committed herslf to the struggle, and also immersed herself in community work, which she continued even after returning to South Africa.
Reading the speech for Mandela Day by the UN Secretary General, UN Country Director, Masimba Tafirenyika, elaborated on how the best way to show tribute and make a difference is not by words, but by action. City of Johannesburg Regional Director echoed this sentiment, sharing that all human beings exist to help. Speaking on behalf of Absa, Deputy CEO, David Hodnett, emphasised that without schools such as the Adelaide Tambo School, communities are poorer. He further said that no man is an island, and that we need partnerships to succeed; this day was a beautiful display of combined efforts.
For their generous gifts, the donors were thanked Natasha Allie and Luzuko Koti from the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, respectively. This was followed by the cutting of the cake by the Tambo grandchildren and singing by the audience and volunteers.
The day continued with birthday celebrations, as we were constantly reminded that the 18th of July is indeed still the birthday of two giants – with cake-eating generously donated by Absa and NMF – and volunteers assisting in cleaning up the School, painting, and planting of fruit trees. All in all, it was a wonderful day and a fitting tribute to Mam'Adelaide and Tata Madiba.
This event could not have been possible without our hard-working partners: the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the City of Johannesburg, and Fun and Class Relations.
Both Foundations would like to extend the deepest gratitude to all the donors who made the School's day, and year, with their amazing gifts and promises of future partnerships:
Absa 2 10-seater combis, 2 computer centres, 2 blanket washing machines, and cake and coffee for all the guess
Africa's Got Game Free online, educational courses for one year
Builder's Box Paint
Capitec 2 computers
City Parks Landscaping, painting, restoring of playground material, and tree-felling
CRM, Region D Cleaning materials
Dr Z Chand Dental care packs for all the boarding house children
Environmental Health Fumigation of the School
Fun and Class + MetroWired Videography, photography, catering for the children, media room and MC
Maphalle Maponya R1000 for boarding house cleaning materials
NNA Quantity Surveyors Catering for the children
New Media Inc. Washing machine
Phutanang Youth Trust R250 000 (in partnership with Quartile Capital), chess boards, chairs and toilers for the day
Pikitup Picking up of litter, collecting recyclables, and the removal of illegal dumping
Proudly South Africa Linen and curtains for the dormitories
Rand Mutual Library for the primary school
Rotary Club of Jhb Musical instruments
Tetrapack Entertainment Centre for the boarding house (valued at R800 000)
United Nations 13 wheelchairs, blankets and sanitary towels
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Facing Economic Challenges, China Trims 2017 GDP Target
Li says China's "systemic risks are under control. But we must be fully alert to the buildup of risks"
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang warned Sunday the world's second-largest economy faces severe challenges, signaling a further deceleration as he announced a trimmed 2017 GDP growth target of "around 6.5%."
The economy is already growing at its slowest rate in more than a quarter of a century and the latest target unveiled at the opening of China's parliament is lower than a 6.5-7% range he set last year, AFP reported.
Full-year growth in 2016 came in at 6.7%, the weakest since 1990. "In the past year, China's development has faced grave challenges posed by a great many problems and interwoven risks and dangers both at home and abroad," Li said in his annual state-of-the-nation speech to the National People's Congress.
China aims for "GDP growth of around 6.5%, or higher if possible," he said, despite even "more complicated and graver situations" this year. The target is below expectations and indicates authorities will prioritize risk-control over short-term growth.
The NPC gathers thousands of delegates from across China to Beijing's vast Great Hall of the People and is touted by the ruling Communist Party as proof that it answers to the people despite its monopoly on power.
China is trying to pivot from hyper-fast growth based on investment, heavily-polluting industries, and exports towards a steadier consumer-driven model. But the transition is complicated by slowing growth, a slumping currency, bloated industrial firms, capital flight abroad, and fears of a looming housing bubble and bad-loan crisis.
China's "systemic risks are under control. But we must be fully alert to the buildup of risks," Li said. "We will ensure order in the financial sector and build a firewall against financial risks".
Maintain Liquidity
Economists say it is a delicate balancing act to support growth and maintain liquidity while pursuing reforms and taming unruly financial forces.
The 2017 target for broad money supply growth was cut slightly to around 12% from about 13% for 2016. The government's budget deficit target was kept unchanged at 3% of GDP.
Li said China would continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy, adding that government aimed to cut companies' tax burden by about 350 billion yuan ($51 billion) this year.
China will also maintain a prudent and neutral monetary policy, he said.
Beijing has flagged in recent months a gradual shift away from a loose monetary stance to discourage speculative investments. Since February, the central bank has raised by tiny increments the interest rates on some lending facilities.
Optimistic Target
The premier's lengthy address touched on a broad range of other key national issues and included a pledge to maintain the stability of the yuan currency and cut severe air pollution.
The drive to reform bloated industries and reduce pollution will include cutting steel production capacity by 50 million metric tons and coal by 150 million metric tons, Li said.
Li said China would "resolutely oppose" any moves towards Taiwan independence.
US President Donald Trump had riled Beijing by signaling support for Taiwan—which Beijing claims as its own—and opposition to the expanding Chinese presence in the South China Sea, though the US rhetoric has softened lately.
China watchers will be looking during the 10-day NPC session for clues on President Xi Jinping's political ambitions ahead of this autumn's pivotal Communist Party Congress, an event held every five years and which has far greater bearing on politics than the NPC.
Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a professor at Baptist University of Hong Kong, said the 6.5% growth target "sounds rather optimistic". "But the economic risks won't prevent Xi Jinping from continuing to consolidate his power and put his own men in top positions," Cabestan said.
Authorities have shut down various industries to prevent the country's notorious smog from embarrassing delegates and, as every year, tightened security nationwide.
Li promised the government would "make our skies blue again" with pollution-reduction measures.
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– I'm the only white person on my team here at a large NYC agency. And after discussing this very same thing with the rest of the bunch, we're all in agreement: he's right.
– Even tho his language is lame, the Cos is right: Black folks got some serious issues and its getting worse. Having taught in NYC after school programs, and as a graduate of NYC public shools, I've seen firsthand how education is valued. IT IS NOT. Posturing is valued. Veneer is valued and there's hardlyn any parenting. I saw this in 1983 when I entered NYC public schools; and in 2003, the last time I taught. I cringe when I think about the future of black folks in this country.
– but in the meantime treating women with a little respect and not shooting each other may make day to day life a little more tolerable.
– Listen, as a brown person that got called a "sellout" for moving to a safer neighborhood when I was 12 and got called "White Girl" because I decided maybe giant hollowed out gold hoops and a baby weren't for me at 16, I beg to differ.
Yes, there are TONS of race issues in this country that need to be addressed. Currently, my peeps are the Big, Brown, Illegal Menace so I know what I'm talking about. This does not excuse the purposeful, irresponsible, and self-defeating behaviors of many of my fellow Browns.
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The supposed rationality of the urban planning of the Modern Movement encompassed a variety of attitudes towards history, technology and culture, from the vision of Berlin as an American metropolis, through the dispute between the urbanists and disurbanists in the Soviet Union to the technocratic and austere vision of Le Corbusier. After the Second World War, architects attempted to reconcile these utopian visions to the practical problems of constructing - or reconstructing - urban environments, from Piero Bottoni at the Quartiere Trienale 8 in Milan in 1951 to Lucio Costa at Bras'lia in 1957. In the 1970s, the collapse of Modernism brought about universial condemnation of Modern urbanism; urban planning,and rationality itself, were thrown into doubt. However, such a wholesale condemnation hides the complex realities underlying these Modern cities. The contributors define some of the theoretical foundations of Modern urban planning, and reassess the successes and the failures of the built results. The book ends with contrasting views of the inheritance of Modern urbanism in the United States and the Netherlands.


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Cresciuto nella Primavera del , dopo una carriera sportiva spesa tra diverse squadre di Serie B e Serie C1, soprattutto Messina e Palermo, ha lavorato come allenatore in seconda di Zdeněk Zeman per sei anni (seguendolo anche al Fenerbahçe) prima di allenare in prima persona.

Nel 2004 ha allenato il , per poi allenare il Melfi nel 2006 e il Celano dal 2007, che ha condotto a un posto nei play-off promozione.

Il 17 gennaio 2012 diventa il nuovo allenatore del Lecco, in Seconda Divisione, subentrando a Maurizio Pellegrino. A fine stagione la squadra retrocede perdendo ai play-out contro il Mantova.

Per la stagione 2012-2013 torna a far parte dello staff tecnico di Zeman alla , in qualità di collaboratore tecnico. Lascia la squadra giallorossa il 2 febbraio 2013, in seguito all'esonero del tecnico avvenuta dopo la sconfitta all'Olimpico contro il Cagliari. Lo stesso ruolo lo assume dal 2 luglio 2014, quando Zeman diventa l'allenatore del Cagliari.

L'11 aprile 2016, viene chiamato ad allenare L'Aquila Calcio al posto dell'esonerato Carlo Perrone.
Viene esonerato il 2 maggio 2016 con la squadra in lotta per i play out.

Dopo aver allenato brevemente il  in Eccellenza siciliana, il 13 ottobre 2017 diventa il nuovo allenatore del  in Serie D.

Il 9 luglio 2018, viene chiamato come nuovo allenatore della Cavese in Serie C col quale raggiunge una tranquilla salvezza, poi, il successivo 28 maggio 2019 rescinde il contratto con gli aquilotti e in estate si accorda con la Vibonese.
Dopo una stagione fa ritorno alla Cavese ma l'11 novembre 2020 rassegna le dimissioni.

Subentrato a Marco Sesia sulla panchina del Casale nel dicembre 2021, abbandona la conduzione della squadra piemontese (militante in Serie D) il 27 febbraio 2022 dopo il pareggio contro il Saluzzo.

Nel luglio successivo ritorna alla Vibonese, club retrocesso in Serie D.

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So I'm guess I'm asking how can I pull my projects off their individual DVDs to get to their footage to splice into a reel? Also, how can I get some more interesting footage without first getting work?
Currently I freelance for Bellsouth in atlanta. At present, I function as an editor / edit-assist. I get to do stuff for them that is less graphics intensive. I'm trying to learn after effects right now, but all the projects I've done for Ma' Bell is just talking head type stuff. Again, not too interesting.
Feel free to take a look at my current reel and give some pointers..
Also, if you know how to demux a dvd for use in a NLE, thatd be a big help too!
Left the L out of my own name... d'oh!
I checked out the reel and I'm not too fond of the swinging text, but thats just me. I would invision, for that footage, more of feathered edges on the transitions and a cursive or sarif font. I don't know if the psychadelic thing works for that particular footage-but like I say it's really just preferance. The music pacing was done well. Good luck on your "shock and awe" reel.
Yeah, the 'psychadelic' stuff is actually the footage of the water skier in a kaliedascope effect... The footage was the only thing I was able to get to transfer propperly. The other footage wouldn't capture. I need to check and see if the tapes were in LP instead of SP, but at this point I dont have any other footage that is editable other than the fiddle shop guys.
Anyway, Alot of the whizbang reels I see have alot of motion graphics in them. So I guess its time I started hashing out some stuff with After Effects and making myself into a graphics guy as well. For now I guess what I have will serve as reference on how not to do it.. but prove that I can do nests/layers and such in Avid... (I was trained on FCP, so Avid was a new ball game for me to learn)..
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Day of Remembrance for Alexander Rud Mills
This month we have set aside the 9th of July to honor Alexander Rud Mills. A pioneer of the modern reawakening of our ancestral ways. Alexander was born on July 15th, 1885 in Forth, Tasmania. Rud, as he preferred to be called, was the only boy out of 7 children. As a young man, he moved to Victoria Australia in order to attend law school and subsequently become a barrister, or lawyer. In the 1920's Rud "found" Odinism and began to try to convert others to his new ideas. By the 1930s Rud had created "The Anglecyn Church of Odin" and by some accounts had upwards of 120 attendees to his regular Thursday night celebrations.
The onset of World War II had Rud advocating a non-aggression policy for Australia. His ideas were frowned upon by the government of Australia and Mills found himself incarcerated in a prison camp for roughly 7 months along with some of the other Odinists of the time. Mills was incarcerated without proof of any wrongdoing or participating in any nefarious goings-on.
Upon his release Mills sought to revive the Odinist movement in Australia, but many understood that a part of why he was interred was because of his "exotic" religious beliefs. A great many Christian pacifists and neutrality seekers were never bothered by the Australian government. His church of Odin did continue on, but in a much more secretive role and never quite attained the same stature it had once held.
Mills passed away on the 8th of April, 1964. He left behind him a legacy that would reverberate across time and space. Sometime after his passing Else Christensen would be inspired by his writings to found the Odinist Fellowship in Canada. Rud Mills' writings are not always an easy read, comparing his thoughts to our understandings now is a tricky venture. We would do well to remember that what he was creating then and there was completely new, he couldn't run down to a book store and grab the latest Odinism 101 book, there was no internet, there was only research and personal understanding. What Mills manifested there in Australia was the true beginning of our glorious revival, he gave to us a foundation to build upon. All these years later look at what we have built, he would be amazed at how far we have come.
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Home Newsroom News and press releases OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes restored access to online media in Uzbekistan and calls to also unblock RFE/RL website
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OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes restored access to online media in Uzbekistan and calls to also unblock RFE/RL website
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VIENNA, 15 May 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today welcomed the restored access to multiple internet-based media in Uzbekistan, after more than ten years of intermittent blocking.
Désir also welcomed the fact that the Agency of Information and Mass Communications, under the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan, has investigated the matter, and expressed their willingness to constructively communicate with the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.
"I welcome the unblocking of media and information websites in Uzbekistan, including Asia Terra, Uzmetronom, Fergana Agency, Eurasia.net, Centre 1, Deutsche Welle, Voice of America and BBC and their Uzbek-language services, as well as sites of human rights organizations, such as Reporters Without Borders and Human Rights Watch, which I previously raised with the authorities. I hope that the website of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) will also be unblocked soon and I will continue my exchange with the authorities on the issue," Désir said. "I encourage Uzbekistan in furthering the reform of the media sector towards an open, free and diverse media landscape."
The Representative on Freedom of the Media has frequently raised the issue of internet blocking in the OSCE region. Désir insists that the authorities need to ensure unrestricted access to the internet and the free flow of information at all times.
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At a recent press conference held at the stadium in Catherine Hall, Mayor of Montego Bay Councillor Homer Davis said the municipal council was seeking to add an Olympic-size swimming pool in an effort to add aquatics sports to the offerings at the venue.
"Furthermore, the St James Municipal Council is moving apace for the further development of this Catherine Hall stadium," he told the press conference that was called to endorse a match between Jamaica's Reggae Boyz and Suriname in the CONCACAF Nations League.
"Already representation has been made to the Government, through the Ministry of Sports, for the Mondo running track to be relayed as we prepare for major international track and field meets in 2019. We are also well advanced in plans for the construction of an Olympic-size swimming pool, which will give us power to negotiate for swim meets, track meets and major football matches.
With the large number of hotel rooms, entertainment and social activities available in Montego Bay, the mayor said the stadium can also be used to attract overseas teams for pre-season training as well.


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What It Was Like to Watch the Turkish Coup Attempt Unfold
A former Philadelphian from Turkey recounts the chaotic week in Istanbul.
By Meltem Turkoz·	 7/19/2016, 2:47 p.m.
People gathered in Taksim Square in Istanbul to protest against the attempted coup, watch a pre-recorded video message by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, early Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
In the hours before Friday's attempted coup, I was focused on how to keep moving forward with a manuscript, based on the dissertation I finished at the University of Pennsylvania's department of Folklore and Folklife. Over the years I lived in Philadelphia, I called several neighborhoods of this city — most recently Bella Vista — home, and traveled back and forth to Turkey. In the hours following the coup attempts, dear friends and former professors reached out on electronic media, bridging our divide.
Istanbul, the city I now share with 17 million others, stretches across two continents, with two suspension bridges (a third under construction) and ferries and boats connecting shores. On Friday, July 15th, news of the unusual appearance of tanks and groups of soldiers blocking traffic on the two Bosphorus bridges, and low flying jets in Ankara, slipped across the city and into our phones. As the announcer on a national television station interrupted her interview to bring in images from the bridge, my smart phone lit up with message squares: What was happening, friends asked, and shared bits of initial news. I realized after speaking to my cousin in Ankara and hearing the sound of low flying jets that I had inhaled a package of cookies.
The social media trickle became a steady flow, rumors mixed with minutiae. Darbe, the Turkish word for coup, began to appear as a name for the unfolding events. Many of us were home, but some friends were en route, back from work, on their way to airports. We reached out to each other, offering our homes, money, suggestions. By dawn, the coup attempt had been crushed, a story that has been told in many news outlets.
Turkish people are no strangers to coups. My 87-year-old aunt, whom I did not want to disturb at 3 in the morning, told me the next day she knew exactly what was going on. She is not one you can surprise easily with loud jets. Her repertoire of coups stretches back to the first military coup of 1960, 1971, and 1980, and the "postmodern" coup of 1997. My experience of those decades were secondary, having spent those years away from Turkey.
What was different about this attempted coup was that the response involved urging citizens to fill the streets and according to some commentators, to create crowds that would make it difficult for tanks to maneuver. Mosques were instructed to transmit the salah prayer, usually recited to announce a death and tell people about the funeral time, and to call people to action against the unlawful military attempt.
As I write, public squares in major cities are filled with people waving flags, keeping a "democracy watch" and keeping any potential tanks at bay. Citizens are encouraged with cell phone messages to keep filling the squares. A message sent on Saturday, July 16th, read: "We invite all our people to the squares to protect national will and democracy."
On Monday morning, in a taxi to work, the 40-something driver told me he took the time to watch documentaries of the 1980 military coup, and even watched them again. In an ironic way, he held it up as an example of how a coup ought to be done, not that he would support a coup. Having suffered the consequences of their share of coups, Turkish people from across the political spectrum are against military interventions.
A tweet on Monday from a young environmentalist quotes an 86-year-old woman from an Aegean village as saying, "I heard what happened. The country is really in tumult. We used to mourn the dead, but now we grieve for those who are born."
In extraordinary situations like these, information is conflicting, and nuance is lost. At the moment, most people here feel various forms of confusion. Some believe that confusion will be dispelled when all the perpetrators have been found and brought to justice. Others are convinced their minds are being played with, and wish they could find out if this is a scenario, or "nylon" coup.
So far, 103 generals and admirals have been arrested, 2,389 soldiers, detained, 2,745 judges and prosecutors have been detained, and 8,777 Interior Ministry officials suspended. Over 1,491 people were injured, and 232 people died, 145 of them civilians and 24 rebels.
A former journalism colleague checked in with me over the weekend. The images of violence had been flowing down the timelines, and I told him I felt pessimistic. He told me not to be so pessimistic, at least not on humanity, and offered consolation and an invitation to gratitude. "I hope your neighborhood is open for business this morning. That the coffee is hot, the pastries delicious, the fish mongers are shouting … all the simple things." Indeed, as these volatile and fragile times unfold for all of us, whether we live in Istanbul, Baton Rouge, Paris, Damascus, or Philadelphia, this ability to live out daily routine in a place where rituals of commerce, hospitality and friendship are possible, is what helps structure our faith in meaningful life.
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of attendees arriving by cars, Riel says.
"Our convention center has thousands of parking spaces and there are many nearby lots as well," he says. "If a large group is coming in, we'll provide a customized map of the parking areas and we'll also alert the parking operators, so they can anticipate the resurgent business."
Wilmington, Del.
Another hot spot for drive-to meetings is Wilmington, Del., which promotes a convenient mid-Atlantic location on the I- 95 corridor that draws regional business from Washington, D.C., on up to New York City and beyond, says Jessica Bittmann, director of sales for the Greater Wilmington CVB.
"Drive-to meetings are a very
strong base for us, especially when
an organization is trying to draw
from Philadelphia, New York or
Baltimore," she says. "We're not
only convenient, but our costs
are considerably lower because
we have no taxes on food and
beverage and our occupancy taxes
are low. And many of our hotels
do not charge for parking."
While meeting business has
been flat for Wilmington during
the past few years, Bittmann says
there has been a surge in book-
ings for 2017 and 2018, some of
that coming from the regional
association market.
"Association planners are telling me they are looking to do more regional events," she says. "It's a good way to keep costs down and also address the particular issues facing a chapter or region."
Omni Homestead Resort, Hot Springs, Va.
Within a few hours of much of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions and even some of the Midwest, drive-to meetings are "bread and butter" for the Omni Homestead Resort, according to Jeff Ford, director of sales.
"We have found that anything
less than a six-hour drive is a great
target market for us," he says. "By
the time you get to the airport,
deal with security and possible
delays, you're often not saving any
time by flying. We target every-
where from Cincinnati down into
South Carolina."
State and regional association
meetings comprise a majority of
business for the 483-room resort
on a wooded 2,000-acre setting in
the Allegheny Mountains of west-
ern Virginia. The historic property
has 72,000 square feet of meeting
space and extensive activities that
include golf, spa, fly-fishing, falcon-
ry, ice skating and many others.
In honor of its 250th anniver-
sary next year, the Homestead
is promoting special rates and
activities to the group market.
"We will have fireworks and
special events all next year that
planners can tie into their own
programs," Ford says.
Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva, Wis.
In the upper Midwest, the Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wis., is a popular getaway for meeting groups seeking a laid-back lakeside environment within easy driving distance of several metro regions.
"We do a great mix of association and corporate business for drive-in meetings because we're so centrally located from Chicago and Milwaukee," says Lauren Vernick, director of group sales for Grand Geneva Resort. "We're just a
45-minute drive from the Chicago
suburbs where a lot of corporate
business is headquartered."
Not surprisingly, the resort pro-
motes its locale heavily to regional
associations, where attendees may
be driving from as far afield as
Minnesota, Iowa and Indiana.
"From a lot of these places, it's
no more than a three- or four-
hour ride to get here," Vernick
says. "It's more relaxing than fly-
ing—and there's not a lot of traffic
heading into Lake Geneva."
The resort also emphasizes its
relative affordability for a drive-to.
"Unlike a downtown destination,
we offer complimentary self-park-
ing and lots of it," she says. "Even if
we have multiple groups coming
in at the same time, we can get cre-
ative with overflow parking, even
using our airstrip."
Set on 1,300 acres, the 355-
room resort offers a full four-sea-
sons roster of activities and
amenities, including golf, a water
park, horseback riding, volleyball,
tennis, cross-country skiing and
sledding.
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, Wash.
Just a 90-minute drive east from Seattle over the scenic Snoqualmie Pass, Suncadia Resort, A Destination Hotel, has found a huge drive market among tech corporations looking for a place to unplug. Encompassing
6,400 acres on the eastern slopes of the Cascades, Suncadia offers amenities that include two golf courses a huge indoor/ outdoor pool, a full-service spa and an on-site winery. There are accommodations for groups of up to 300, including luxury homes and two hotels, the Lodge at Suncadia and Inn at Suncadia.
"For companies like Microsoft,
Amazon and Costco, we're a little
more than an hour away and yet
are a world away," says Mike Ray-
burn, director of sales. "What we
emphasize to planners is that we're
a change of pace, a break form the
norm. We get feedback that this is
a place to spark creativity."
Along with corporate business,
state and regional associations are
another strong market, he adds.
"We're pretty much in the center of Washington, so we're an easy drive from Spokane as well as Seattle and Tacoma," Rayburn remarks.
"We're also easily reached from
Idaho as well as the Portland area."
Suncadia, which has steadi-
ly expanded its offerings since
opening in 2007, is about to unveil
enhanced event space at Nelson
Dairy Farm, a circa-1900 farm-
stead set in a lush meadow with a
resident elk herd.
Monterey, Calif.
With the tech economy in full swing in the San Francisco Bay Area, it's little wonder that Monterey County, just 90 minutes to two-and-a-half hours away by car, is seeing a boom of its own with the meetings drive market.
"We're having an incredible year, particularly from corporate business based in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, our two biggest feeder markets," says Scott Wilson, vice president of sales for the
Monterey County CVB. "Many
people are overworked these days
and we offer them a chance to find
inspiration and motivation."
Local hotels and the Monterey
Conference Center are stepping
up their game with major invest-
ments in renovation. The con-
ference center, which is currently
closed until October 2016, will
emerge as a redesigned contempo-
rary facility with updated technol-
ogy, more flexible meeting space
and Silver LEED certification.
While corporate groups have
long been attracted to the stellar
golf courses and luxury resorts of
the Monterey Peninsula, Wilson
adds there is increasing interest
in the agricultural bounty of the
Salinas Valley and wineries along
the Carmel Valley.
"There's a really great partnership now between the Silicon Valley and the Salinas Valley, coming from tech companies who want to develop advanced farming techniques," he says.
Omni Homestead, Hot Springs, Va.


WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Colorado had the lowest adult obesity rate in the nation in 2011, as it did last year, and is the only state where fewer than 20% of adults are obese. West Virginia holds onto the negative distinction of being the state with the highest obesity rate; 35.3% of residents living there are obese, the highest for any state that Gallup and Healthways have found since 2008.
The national obesity rate declined slightly to 26.1% in 2011, from 26.6% in 2010. Across states, obesity rates remained statistically unchanged from 2010 to 2011 in all but two -- New Jersey and Kentucky -- where they declined. This marks a positive change from the recent past. Obesity had inched up in 2009 and 2010 compared with 2008 nationwide and in some states.
These data, collected as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, are based on respondents' self-reports of their height and weight, which are used to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) scores. Americans who have a BMI of 30 or higher are classified as obese.
As with obesity, Colorado and West Virginia continue to hold down the extremes, with the lowest and highest rates of high blood pressure and diabetes occurring in these states, respectively.
No state registered statistically significant increases in the percentage of residents who said they have ever been diagnosed with high blood pressure or diabetes in 2011 compared with 2010. The rates of the two diseases were unchanged in almost all states and even declined in some -- reflecting the slight decline in the rates for both diseases at the national level.
As most states' rates remained unchanged, it follows that the lists of the states with the highest and lowest diabetes and high blood pressure rates in 2011 are similar to 2010 and, as usual, look similar to the list of states where obesity is highest and lowest.
When Gallup and Healthways ask respondents if they have ever been diagnosed with these conditions, it is possible that some respondents previously had the condition, but no longer do. So, while diabetes and high blood pressure have declined slightly at the national level and in some states, it is not clear yet what is occurring that is causing the change. While part of what is happening may be that fewer new cases are being diagnosed, for the rates to decline in any one state, a significant percentage of those who already have the condition would need to have passed away or left the state.
Obesity rates remain highest in many Southern and Midwestern states. Western and Northeastern states still boast the lowest obesity rates in the country. Diabetes and high blood pressure rates follow the same geographic pattern.
Healthy behaviors are highly correlated with low obesity levels, while poor health outcomes are strongly correlated with high obesity rates, according to a state-level correlation analysis of all of the 55 items the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index measures. Eating healthily, exercising frequently, not smoking, and having easy access to a place to exercise are among the behaviors or situations most strongly correlated with low obesity rates.
High blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart attack, knee pain, headaches, and depression are among the most strongly correlated with high obesity rates. Residents' likelihood to say they have health problems that prevent them from doing things people their age can normally do is also strongly related to obesity.
The prevalence of these health conditions and behaviors in the 10 states with the highest and lowest obesity rates underscores their significant relationship to obesity.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index documented no increases in any states' adult obesity rate in 2011. There was even a slight decline in the percentage of adults who were obese at the national level -- after increases in previous years. This indicates that the leveling off in the nation's obesity rate in 2009 and 2010 that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported continued into 2011. Additionally, Gallup and Healthways found no meaningful increases in any states' diabetes or high blood pressure rates.
Despite the slight decline in obesity at the national level, more than 2 in 10 adults remain obese in all but one U.S. state. Three in 10 or more are obese in 10 states. Likewise, more than 2 in 10 adults have been diagnosed with high blood pressure is all 50 states, with nearly 4 in 10 reporting such diagnoses in a handful of states. Diabetes, although less common in general, also remains problematically high in many states.
An analysis of all of the 55 items in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index underscores the areas on which leaders and individuals need to focus to make significant progress in decreasing the prevalence of obesity and its related chronic health issues. These include exercising frequently, eating healthily, and not smoking. While these health behaviors have a well-established connection to good health outcomes, it is clear that the American public is not yet fully embracing such lifestyle choices. However, adults in the states with lowest obesity rates are doing a better job than those in the states with highest obesity rates.
The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index analysis also highlights the relationship between high obesity rates and poor health outcomes across states, including high rates of chronic diseases, more headaches, and more pain. High levels of obesity are also a drain on productivity, as they are highly related to having health problems that keep a person from doing things someone his or her age can normally do.


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Q: GitLab Community Edition with Google OAuth does not allow main GitLab login page to appear can only use Google to login We have Google OAuth setup in our GitLab CE 8.17.2 instance.  Our organization's users are all Google Accounts so if was an easy decision to set up Google OAuth.
Google OAuth is the only OAuth provider we have set.
We have sent email to external users to sign up for an account in our GitLab CE instance.  Before we turned on/configured OAuth, these external users would see the main GitLab login/register page.
When that external user attempts to access our site, they are presented with the Google Login Page and no way to get around it to have the main Login/Register page appear for GitLab.  There is no "Skip" or "Back" or "Cancel" links to get around this Google login page.  The external user would have to create a Google account just to register which is confusing to me.
We have had external users try different browsers with the cache completely cleared (history, passwords, auto complete forms, etc.) -- Firefox, IE, Chrome -- and they still get this Google login page:

I thought that the main GitLab Login/Register page would appear where you can login or register, and the Google logo would be visible to use as the authenticator.  From how it works for us, you have to have a Google Account to access and cannot get around the Google login page.
Here are the gitlab.rb OAuth settings:
## For setting up omniauth
## see https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/integration/omniauth.html
gitlab_rails['omniauth_enabled'] = true
gitlab_rails['omniauth_allow_single_sign_on'] = ['google_oauth2']
gitlab_rails['omniauth_auto_sign_in_with_provider'] = 'google_oauth2'
gitlab_rails['omniauth_block_auto_created_users'] = false
gitlab_rails['omniauth_auto_link_ldap_user'] = true
# gitlab_rails['omniauth_auto_link_saml_user'] = false
# gitlab_rails['omniauth_external_providers'] = ['google_oauth2']
gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
  {
    "name" => "google_oauth2",
    "app_id" => "(the app id)",
    "app_secret" => "(the app secret)",
    "args" => { "access_type" => "offline", "approval_prompt" => "" }
  }
]

If there is a setting we are missing, please let us know.  If not, I get the feeling Google OAuth may not work for us.

A: We commented/remarked out:
gitlab_rails['omniauth_auto_sign_in_with_provider'] = 'google_oauth2'

in our gitlab.rb file.
The section now looks like this:
## For setting up omniauth
## see https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/integration/omniauth.html
gitlab_rails['omniauth_enabled'] = true
gitlab_rails['omniauth_allow_single_sign_on'] = ['google_oauth2']
# gitlab_rails['omniauth_auto_sign_in_with_provider'] = 'google_oauth2'
gitlab_rails['omniauth_block_auto_created_users'] = false
gitlab_rails['omniauth_auto_link_ldap_user'] = true
# gitlab_rails['omniauth_auto_link_saml_user'] = false
# gitlab_rails['omniauth_external_providers'] = ['google_oauth2']
gitlab_rails['omniauth_providers'] = [
  {
    "name" => "google_oauth2",
    "app_id" => "(the app id)",
    "app_secret" => "(the app secret)",
    "args" => { "access_type" => "offline", "approval_prompt" => "" }
  }
]


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Ронка̀ ( и ) е малко градче и община в Северна Италия, провинция Верона, регион Венето. Разположено е на 78 m надморска височина. Населението на общината е 3807 души (към 2015 г.).

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For the first time in our history, J.M. Field Marketing is hosting a Model Search! The contest was announced today via e-blast and through our social media outlets. The goal of the Model Search campaign is to offer the lucky winners tools they can use to market themselves online and in print while showcasing our stellar resume of services. Our web designers are highly skilled and experienced in designing customized websites according to our clients' needs and goals.
We are encouraging aspiring models to submit photos to our Facebook fan page. Contestants are able to submit their photos until July 14 at 12 p.m. EST. Voting begins on July 15 at 4 p.m. EST and ends on July 25 at 12 p.m. EST. On July 26, the winner and runners up are announced. The model with the most votes wins a free customized portfolio website and hosting for one year! The male and female runners up will also receive 500 customized designed comp cards that feature their photo and contact information.
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Transforming the UK's energy future
In Demand Response, IoT, Living Grid
The UK is at a pivotal moment for investing in the future of its energy system. Two thirds of its power stations – mostly old coal, nuclear and gas-powered stations – are expected to close by 2030, increasing the risk of 'brownouts' and 'blackouts' in future.
A recent survey by the MEUC found that nine out of 10 UK businesses are worried about the security of their energy supply. From businesses to households, our large and small energy consumers urgently need reassurance that our energy system is not only able to cater to growing demand, but is also ready for future challenges.
Our energy infrastructure was designed for a post-war world whose power sources were dominated by fossil fuel generators. It is linear, centralised and designed for passive, one-way distribution. Its static nature makes it unable to cater to overlapping demand: energy generation and pricing skyrocket during peaks in demand, stretching the system to its limit. Then as demand drops, or when renewable energy surges through the system, much of that electricity is wasted.
It's clear we need to move beyond this wasteful, cumbersome system, and thanks to internet-enabled technologies, we can do so. Both the National Infrastructure Commission and Ofgem say that more flexible patterns of demand would reduce energy waste, make the system cheaper and more carbon efficient to run, and lowering consumers' bills.
Harnessing the power of demand response
Businesses now have a unique opportunity to move away from polluting energy sources to help the UK achieve its carbon reduction targets, whilst being rewarded with new revenues at the same time.
The potential for demand response is huge: according to the National Infrastructure Commission's Smart Power report, if just 5% of current peak electricity demand is met by demand-side response, our energy system would be £200m/year cheaper to run, and end-users could benefit by up to £790m.
This is the inspiration behind the Living Grid, a movement led by forward-thinking organisations and convened by Forum for the Future, to create a new approach to our energy system that is interactive, self-balancing and adaptive rather than linear and clumsy. This will not only help the grid cater better to peaks and troughs in demand and supply, but also enable it to make full use of renewable energy sources.
In the first phase, using smart technology provided by founding technology partner Open Energi, businesses' appliances are upgraded to become part of an intelligent network that helps to balance supply and demand on the grid in real-time. Making tiny, second-by-second adjustments to their electricity use, they help to free up power at peak times or consume more when there's energy surplus, benefitting the system as a whole.
By playing an active role in balancing supply and demand, pioneers of the Living Grid are rewarded by the National Grid's Firm Frequency Response Market with additional revenue that they can reinvest in more energy efficiency measures.
Companies leading the change
To date, supermarket brand Sainsbury's, building materials manufacturers Aggregate Industries and Tarmac, and water company United Utilities are part of the Living Grid's network. Together, they are projected to free up 39MW of energy capacity by 2020, equating to almost 90,000 tonnes of carbon savings for the UK.
Sainsbury's is the first supermarket to use Open Energi's intelligent demand response technology on over 2,300 pieces of HVAC equipment at 200 stores. Sainsbury's is now trialling refrigeration, and by 2020 it expects to free up 14MW of flexible power for National Grid, creating 31,865 tonnes of carbon savings per year.
Over the past 3 years, Aggregate Industries has connected its bitumen tanks and pumps at over forty asphalt plants and quarry sites UK-wide. Likewise, Tarmac is rolling out the technology to 70 Asphalt plants and over 200 bitumen tanks at sites across the UK.
United Utilities was the first water company in the country to implement Open Energi's intelligent demand response technology. It has now connected equipment at over 10 of its larger wastewater treatment plants, and aims to activate more sludge plants and evaluate new processes that would work well with the technology. By 2020 it expects to earn up to £5m from Demand Response.
Not only will participating organisations become more resilient to future energy challenges, they will also demonstrate climate change leadership by unlocking massive carbon savings for the UK. With assets upgraded to automatically and invisibly manage energy consumption, they are at the forefront of opportunities to earn revenue and save energy through the use of new technologies.
Joining the movement
The Living Grid needs more pioneering organisations and technology partners to grow and scale up the transformation of the energy system. It aims to recruit 20 organisations by 2020 to free up 200MW of energy capacity. Through businesses acting together, it will show how demand-side management can make our system ready for the large-scale use of renewable energy.
It's the first time a working partnership has been created by leading businesses to help modernise and relieve the pressure on the UK's electricity system. Businesses have never aspired to transform our energy system so profoundly before. By working together to change how they use electricity, by making this visible to the world and by encouraging others to do the same, they can showcase the potential of demand-side management to reshape our energy system and catalyse change.
By Gemma Adams, Head of Innovation, Forum for the Future
1. October 2013. Powercut Britain: Are the lights about to go out for UK business? http://www.meuc.co.uk/userFiles/meuc_report.pdf
2. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505218/IC_Energy_Report_web.pdf
3. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/gas/retail-market/market-review-and-reform/smarter-markets-programme
Aggregate Industries help to keep the UK's lights on
Water pumps get in on the balancing act
V2X: how 'storage on wheels' can reshape our energy system
Flexibility a valuable opportunity for CHPs
How greater flexibility can help UK deliver 50% renewables by 2030


The Verified Operations Registry (VOR) provides a list of U.S. operations whose products are verified or certified to the requirements of specified labeling or marketing claims.
The listing includes companies that have applied and been approved for specific product labeling and marketing claims such as USDA Grass (Forage) Fed, Origin Labeling Verification, USDA Tenderness Program and the Production and Labeling of Fowl meat.
Operations are verified by USDA using a number of options depending on the program. That may include USDA National Organic Program Accredited Certifying Agents, UDSA recognized international certification bodies, companies with approved USDA Process Verified Programs, companies with approved USDA Quality System Assessment Programs, or by the Quality Assessment Division (QAD) of the Livestock and Poultry Program.
The Verified Operations Registry is a voluntary registry which is meant to facilitate the marketing and distribution of verified and certified agricultural products. Any U.S. operation that meets the requirements of QAD 1050 Procedure may request inclusion onto the Registry. Depending on the label and marketing claim, other QAD Procedures may apply and must be verified prior to being listed.
The operations listed on the Verified Operations Registry have received USDA Approved third-party verification and are in good standing with the third-party verifier. Products that meet the requirements of the specified labeling or marketing claim may be certified and marketed accordingly.


Chart Singles: #5 "Get Over Here!"
This is the fifth installment of the early 90's computer/console game music craze in the UK. This weeks single was released along side a full album of tracks based on the same game and considering how popular the game was back in the day is surprisingly hard to get hold of now.
Taking a look at the Konami Brochure from 1993, because why not?
Want to hear how Comix Zone would've sounded if they made a CD version of it? You've come to the right place!
This is the third installment of the early 90's computer/console game music craze in the UK.
The notorius company Color Dreams / Wisdom Tree refuses to be put to rest. If the countless Bible games weren't enough to make you aware of them, they're going the extra mile now. The poor undereducated (in gaming) parents wanting a games console for their children, might be swayed by a cheaper alternative, the 'Rumble Station'.
What was the First Graphical MMO?
Well it'll be surprising to a lot of people that the first graphical MMO wasn't Ultima Online. In fact by the time Ultima Online launched in 1997 the first graphical MMO was shutting down it's servers. No, we have to travel back another six whole years to find the first graphical MMO.
Let's forget those sterile t-shirts you see pre-packaged in the likes of HMV and the mainstream game shops. Often plasted with cringeworthy slogans and designs insulting the games they're cashing in on.
Chart Singles: #1 "Your Princess Is In another Castle!"
What Was The First True 3D Platformer?


This is the Enneagram, a self-development tool which categorizes us all into one of nine different personality types. The numbers around the perimeter represent each personality type and the lines between them explain how they interact with each other. Many people study the Enneagram to gain spiritual understanding and self-knowledge.
Take our quiz to find out which type you are, and you can begin to use the Enneagram as a tool for personal growth. Choose as many answers from each section that apply to you and count the amount of answers you get for each number.
Count how many answers you got for each number. The number with the most answers that fit you could be your Enneagram type.
Places a great deal of value on morals, standards, and doing things in the right way. Has a tendency to be judgmental and critical.
Always wants to assist others and often forgets their own needs as is so selfless. Has a tendency to feel used by others.
Loves to work hard, make great achievements and do their best in life. Has a tendency to be very competitive.
Places a lot of importance on identity and their own uniqueness and individuality. Has a tendency to get depressed.
Loves to discover and learn about new things and be the most well-informed person. Has a tendency to get lost in knowledge and forget the outside world.
Enjoys organizing, risk-minimizing and putting things in order. Has a tendency to worry.
Enjoys new experiences and wants to get the most out of life. Has a tendency to be restless and find it hard to settle down.
Takes bold decisions and fights for what they believe in. Has a tendency to be too pushy and alienate people.
Is laid-back and fairly content in whatever situation they find themselves in. Has a tendency to lack self-assertion.
It is important that you decide for yourself which type you best fit in to. One test can provide an idea of your personality, but no one knows you better than yourself, friends and family. It is a good idea to read around different types in more detail to find your best fit.
But once we have found our type, it doesn't stop there. We can use the Enneagam to find self-development advice that best fits us.