Bicycles are legal vehicles – and so have the right to share the road with motor vehicles. However, this right carries an obligation to be responsible, ride courteously and obey all laws.
LOC believes bicycle safety to be a serious matter and we expect our members to share in that commitment. Following these guidelines, as well as using common sense while cycling, should help minimize any potential problems or accidents.
Helmets are required. You must wear one at all times while riding a bicycle at any LOC event.
Obey all traffic regulations, signs and signals as if you were driving a car.
Ride with the flow of traffic. Ride in single file on busy roads. Larger groups should split into smaller units of 4 to 5 leaving a gap of at least 50m between each group to allow vehicles to pass more easily. When riding two abreast on quiet roads, be vigilant and drop back into single file when a vehicle approaches.
Share the roadway. Use the paved shoulder if available. Otherwise, ride within one meter from the edge of the pavement. Watch for and avoid drains and other potential hazards.
Ride in control. Keep several bike lengths between you and other cyclists. Maintain a safe speed, ride in a straight line and leave at least 50m between bikes while riding down steep hills.
Ride predictably. Communicate your intentions verbally and/or by hand signals. Call loudly (e.g. "on your left") when passing. Hold out the back of your hand and yell "stopping" when you are about to brake.
Ride defensively. Make eye contact with drivers. Wave and wait for their acknowledgement.
Ride safely. Never tell someone that it is safe to do something. Never call out "CLEAR" as an invitation for other cyclists to enter an intersection or turn on a road. Make your own independent decision.
Be Aware. Always know what is going on around you. Always be able to see and hear clearly. Use a mirror and warn others of apparent dangers such as calling out "car back" when seeing vehicles coming from behind. Watch for cars coming out of driveways, overtaking you in the lane, and pulling out of side streets. Remember, the driver is USUALLY not on the lookout for cyclists.
Watch for road surface hazards. Be exceptionally careful of potholes, railroad crossings, bridges, gravel, drainage grates, wet metal, painted surfaces, and assorted debris.
Use an "Alright Bike". Ensure that your bike is in proper working order. Keep tires at the proper pressure to avoid "snake bite" flats. Carry a spare tube, pump, patch kit, tire levers and a multi-tool. Make sure your bike is equipped with a bell and mirror, as well as lights especially when riding after dark.
Be highly visible. Wear bright colours like yellow, orange or red. Reflective stripes are excellent if riding after dark. A red rear strobe light and a front white strobe light are highly recommended.
Carry ID, medical card and a cell phone. If you have specific medical problems carry your Medical Alert Bracelet or ensure that someone else you are riding with knows about the issues.
Avoid theft. Never leave any valuables on unattended bikes. Never leave your bike unlocked.
Check behind you. Look in your mirror first and then turn your head to double check before signaling and making the turn.
Be cautious at busy intersections. If you need to cross a road or make a turn in heavy traffic, dismount at a stop, check for traffic, and when safe, walk as a pedestrian to cross.
Never "snake" or zig-zag up a hill. If the slope is too difficult, get off your bike and walk.
Ride safely in the rain. Reduce your speed. Pump your brakes from time to time to ensure they work. Maintain extra distance from other cyclists. Walk non-paved surfaces like metal or wood bridges, wooden pathways, cobblestones, and railroad tracks. Stop riding in heavy rain that impairs your vision or interferes with safe handling of the bicycle. If you hear thunder or see lightening, stop cycling immediately and seek shelter.
Be vigilant on trails. Slow down. Keep several bike lengths between you and other cyclists. Maintain an unobstructed view of your path ahead. Keep an eye out for pedestrians, small children, animals and inexperienced cyclists. Warn following cyclists of any known hazards.
Be aware crossing railroad tracks. Your safest option is to stop and then walk across a track. If you choose to ride, cross at close to a 90-degree angle and avoid entering into the vehicle lane of travel. Assume all wet RR tracks to be dangerous.
Dealing with dogs. If bothered by a dog, dismount at once and keep your bike between you and the animal. Never try to out-race a dog, hit it with your foot or squirt it with your bottle.
Riding in populated areas. Stay alert and ride defensively. Never ride your bike on the sidewalk. Watch for car doors opening, cars pulling into traffic, pedestrians darting into the roadway, etc.
Take care of your physical needs. Drink plenty of water throughout your ride. Always drink often and before you're thirsty. Carry energy snacks with you and eat before you feel hungry. Create rest stops every 15 km or so to get off the bike and take a stretch. Stop for a leisurely lunch.
Pace Yourself. Listen to your body. Never push yourself beyond your comfort limits. If you do get signals from your body that are unusual or alarming, call (or have someone else call) EMERGENCY 911 right away.
Carpooling. When sharing a car ride to starting point of an LOC same-day event, it is customary to make a donation to the driver $5.00 for carpooling trips within Lambton County (or within St. Clair County in the U.S.), or $10.00 outside of those counties. Carpooling arrangements including cost sharing donations for multi-day, longer distance trips should be determined by the event leader before departure.
Excerpts used with permission from Rodger and Suzie Knable of "Bike and the Like".


Both Canada and the US have failed to protect the endangered southern resident killer whale, whose population today is 74.
Canada has failed to protect its southern resident killer whales, and it was only until they "declined to near extinction" that the government took action, says a damning report by the country's environment watchdog. In the US, too, environmentalists have criticized President Trump's inadequate response.
The report—published on October 2—came just days after a study published in Science suggested that levels of the contaminant polychlorinated biphenyls may lead to the disappearance of half of the world's populations of killer whales, also known as orcas, from the most heavily contaminated areas within 30-50 years. The waters in the Pacific Northeast are among the locations most at risk.
"Both [Canada and US] governments have had ample time to do what's necessary to recover these animals, but they haven't done that," said Chris Genovali, executive director of the Rain Conservation Foundation over the phone.
Gelfand's report says the federal government has implemented some measures to reduce threats to the southern resident killer whale. These threats include environmental contamination, vessel noise and disturbance, and commercial fishing—particularly of Chinook salmon, which make up 90 percent of an orca's diet.
Though the southern resident killer whale was first listed in 2003 as endangered under Canada's Species at Risk Act, it was not until 2017 that the federal government finalized an action plan to support and protect its recovery. In 2003, the southern resident killer whale population was 82; today, it's 74.
The report noted that measures were put in place to limit commercial salmon fishing, such as a 25-35 percent harvest reduction and area closures to address the scarcity of Chinook salmon during the 2018 salmon fishing season.
As well, intergovernmental collaboration to address marine vessels' threats had improved since the announcement of Canada's $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) in 2016.
Since southern resident killer whales spend most of the year nestled between Vancouver Island and northern Washington, and are known to roam the Pacific coast from northern California to southeast Alaska, they are effectively a cross-border species that require cross-border attention. Efforts over the past decade on both sides of the border have been lackluster.
The US's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) listed the species under the Endangered Species Act in 2005. Three years later, NOAA completed a federal recovery plan. Then, in 2015, NOAA introduced an additional five-year action plan under the "Species in the Spotlight" initiative, which considers the southern resident killer whale among species most at risk of extinction in the near future.
According to a 2017 report, NOAA has introduced regulations that prohibit vessels from approaching within 200 yards of the whales, leveraged salmon habitat restoration, and conducted research to observe the conditions of the whales.
"Although the recovery plan is a decade old, the measures taken by the US federal government haven't been aggressive enough to tackle the problem," Jason Colby, associate professor of environmental history at the University of Victoria and author of Orca: How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator, told me over the phone.
"There's a lot of blame to go around," he added.
Now, the seemingly emergent vulnerable state of the endangered southern resident killer whale has gained international attention.
The world sympathized with a grieving killer whale mother, J35, who carried her dead calf more than 1,000 miles through the Salish Sea; and we've watched in anguish as cross-border emergency teams attempted to shoot the critically ill killer whale, J50, with doses of antibiotics. She is now presumed dead.
"All the mourning and grieving for the southern residents is very cathartic, but it's devoid of all meaning unless we turn it into immediate action," Genovali said.
Misty MacDuffee, a biologist at Raincoast Conservation, says the closure of marine, commercial, and recreational Chinook fisheries is now the most effective way to support recovery of the southern resident killer whale.
These measures were addressed in a ongoing lawsuit filed in September by environmental law firm Ecojustice, on behalf of Raincoast Conservation and five other conservation groups, against the Canadian federal government. It asks the federal court to review the government's failure to recommend an emergency order to protect the whales under the Species at Risk Act.
In August, the federal government's failure to consider its obligations to the southern resident killer whales under the Species at Risk Act helped to quash the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline. The project would have tripled the capacity of the existing pipeline that runs between Edmonton and Vancouver, increasing tanker traffic that poses a threat to the whales.
South of the border, the Seattle-based Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration in August for failure to protect the species' critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act.
Colby says the lack of action by NOAA has pressured Washington State to step up and take matters into its own hands.
In March, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee used an executive order to create the Southern Resident Killer Whale Task Force to protect both the whales and Chinook salmon.
The task force released a draft plan last month, and the final report will be made available on November 16.
Recommendations include the passing an executive order in favour of the controversial Lower Snake River dam removal—a chain a four dams thought to be blocking one of the West Coast's major salmon runs.
"Just by virtue, the actions that both governments have taken of late show that they recognize the situation is desperate," said Genovali.


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Sleep Apnea is a condition that causes you to stop breathing while you sleep, often hundreds of times every night. While millions of Americans suffer from sleep apnea, the condition often goes undiagnosed, leading to even greater health problems as they get older. If you think you may be suffering from sleep apnea, you should seek medical attention at once.
Although it mostly affects the respiratory system, the causes of sleep apnea are almost all dental in nature. In order to help patients who are living with this condition, Hoboken and Jersey City dentist Dr. Frank R. DePaola maintains the Center for Dental Sleep Medicine, which specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. Take the first step towards better health and schedule a consultation with the center by calling 201-792-9400 today.
The most common form of sleep apnea is obstructive sleep apnea, in which your breathing stops because the airway in your throat closes during sleep. This blockage can occur due to several physical factors: the muscles in the throat and tongue relaxing too much; the size of the neck, tongue, uvula, and tonsils; even the position in which you sleep. To discover what will help most in your particular case, it's a good idea to learn more about the condition.
For more information, you can schedule an appointment with the Center for Dental Sleep Medicine, located in the Hoboken area. We'll look at your case and run tests to ensure you are properly diagnosed, and we can give you access to the best medical technology currently available to treat sleep apnea, like the MicrO2 Sleep and Snore device.
Because sleep apnea occurs when you are sleeping, it can be difficult to self-diagnose. Most cases of sleep apnea are caught because the patient's partner is kept up by snoring, or notices that the patient occasionally stops breathing. People who sleep alone are much less likely to notice the condition. However, there are other symptoms of sleep apnea that can be used to determine whether or not you are affected.
If you are experiencing one or more of these symptoms, you should visit the Center for Dental Sleep Medicine in Hoboken and schedule a sleep apnea screening as soon as possible.
Snoring, the main symptom of sleep apnea, is not generally considered dangerous. Most people think of it as a minor nuisance rather than something that requires immediate medical attention. But sleep apnea can have major consequences for your long-term health if left untreated, and increases your risk for many life-threatening conditions.
Sleep apnea can also be related to conditions like obesity or alcoholism. In some cases, treating these conditions can help reduce your sleep apnea symptoms. But often, treating your sleep apnea is the most important step to greater overall health. A good night's sleep is essential to long-term health, and you won't feel rested if your body spends the whole night struggling for air.
Because sleep apnea can be so detrimental to your health, it is important that you get the best possible treatment for your particular case. The causes and severity of sleep apnea can vary wildly from person to person, and what works for one person might not for another.
Fortunately, the sleep apnea specialists at the Center for Dental Sleep Medicine are experts in determining the exact cause of your sleep apnea, and they work closely with dentists from Dr. Frank's Hoboken practice to ensure your condition is treated with the appropriate tools. You may try a few different approaches before landing on the ideal solution, but the center has so many treatment methods available that you're certain to find one that works.
Not only will we find the sleep apnea solution that is right for you, we will follow up with you and ensure that there are no further complications from the device. Some patients find that certain treatment options create other difficulties - for example, a CPAP machine may be too loud and keep them awake - and when these arise, we will work with you to find a lasting solution.
If you think you may be suffering from sleep apnea, then schedule an appointment with the Center for Dental Sleep Medicine today! Contact us through this website or by calling 201-792-9400. We serve patients living in Hoboken, Jersey City, and Hudson County, New Jersey.


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Perspectives | Issue 6
Navigator's folio of ideas, insights and new ways of thinking
Letter from London: Brexit
Britain joins the ranks of nations that are debating the value — and the cost — of free trade agreements.
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: How is the political rise of Donald Trump like the 'Brexit' debate in the UK?
But it is no joke—and no coincidence—that the aspiring right-wing presidential candidate and a growing number of left-leaning British politicians are aligned in their vocal scepticism about the economic growth that derives from trade agreements and economic integration.
On both side sides of the Atlantic, positions that challenge the received wisdom on the benefits of trade agreements have powerful populist roots: Workers in developed countries around the world increasingly lay the blame for their faltering fortunes on the impact of free trade deals.
America's participation in the recently negotiated Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) may even hang in the balance
In all cases, the disaffected argue that the long-term costs of free trade far outweigh any short-term benefits. They also maintain that comparative advantage—not thousand-page agreements—is what drives trade. And the political reality is that disgruntled voters who feel championed and empowered are the most likely to turn out at the polls for their candidates.
This pushback, which has steadily gained momentum, has implications for Canadian companies, most of which rely heavily on U.S. and UK markets and capital. For Canada the stakes are high on both counts: The U.S. market annually absorbs over 75 per cent of Canadian exports, while the European Union (including the UK) is in second place, at about 12 per cent
The wrangle over free trade may not be a new one, but it does bear close scrutiny for its potential to gain further traction.
In the UK, the divisions on whether to remain in the European Union or go it alone date back 41 years, although the stakes and the political positions couldn't be more different in 2016.
In 1975, the Conservatives argued passionately to remain in the EU, while the Labour Party was split. Now though, the Labour Party is broadly in favour of remaining and the Tory party is divided.
The so-called Brexiters fear national sovereignty will be diminished in the face of the EU's road map toward ever-closer political union. Embedded in that are such issues as immigration and the need to control UK borders, including in the face of the Syrian migrant crisis, as well as the economic freedom to trade with the rest of the world.
The Brexiters face two significant challenges. First, their current campaign is fragmented. Second, there is the uncertainty of what comes next, if the UK votes to leave.
While it's expected that there would be a negotiation period of about two years to extricate the UK from the EU, it's hard to predict how such things as terms and timelines for a new relationship would be framed. Greenland is the only other country to have left the EU, and that example doesn't offer much guidance on what a UK exit would entail.
It is that uncertainty, something that capital markets abhor, that is likely to cause the most disruption, at least in the short term.
Such business and economic considerations, not surprisingly, dominate the debate.
Led by Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, those who advocate remaining in the EU cite the economic benefits, as well as the need to continue influencing the broader European agenda. The business community, which relies heavily on European markets, supports the PM.
If the UK votes to remain in the EU, Canadian businesses with direct or indirect interests in the UK will see no change until the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the EU kicks in sometime in 2017.
If, however, the UK votes to leave, Canadian companies using the UK as a European base will have to assess whether to remain in the UK or move to the Eurozone. What is less clear for exporters to the UK is whether the tariffs will remain or, as a temporary arrangement, CETA will hold until a new trade agreement is in place. If the CETA process is any measure, however, a UK-Canada Trade Agreement could take eight to 10 years—at least a couple of lifetimes in both politics and trade theory.

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The Pakkhús in Olafsvik is an old trading store, built in 1844. It is a national monument and the Regional Museum of Snæfellsbær town is located on the second and third floors of the building. A general store and a shop selling handicrafts are on the ground floor.
During winter, open upon request.
GPS Points N64° 53' 46.028" W23° 42' 30.795"
This former parsonage and estate between the villages Hellissandur and Rif was the common assembly site of the parish in the past.
The present church was built in 1903 and is the oldest concrete church of the country, perhaps even the world. When it was built, it received a replica of the altarpiece of the Lutheran Cathedral of Reykjavik.
Grundarfjörður's beautiful landmark is the most photographed mountain in Iceland. Its isolated position jutting out into the sea makes it a focal point for tourists and seamen alike. Surrounded by beaches, Kirkjufell has a lovely walking trail around it as well as a more challenging climb up to the top where bird and fish fossils can be found (guide is recommended).
Near Gufuskalar on the uttermost part of the Snaefellsnes peninsula, there was one of the many winter fisher villages consistant in Iceland in former times.
If you come from Hellnar and look at the lava fields at your right, you may disover the ruins of some 200 very small stone buildings which were used to dry and stock the fish. Their age is estimated at 500-700 years.
It is a 10 minutes walk from the road to one of the ruins which is still in so good condition that you can crawl inside. There, to your surprise, you may find the ceiling high enough for an adult to stand upright.


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Acalolepta nativitatis es una especie de escarabajo longicornio del género Acalolepta, tribu Monochamini, subfamilia Lamiinae. Fue descrita científicamente por Gahan en 1888.

Se distribuye por Australia. Mide aproximadamente 21-30 milímetros de longitud.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Acalolepta nativitatis Catalogue of Life - 2012 Annual Checklist.

nativitatis
Insectos descritos en 1888
Insectos de Australia

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Microsoft Extends Windows Server 2008 Support to 2015
Theprof · Sep 30, 2012 0
According to Fagerness, Windows Server 2008 will transition from Mainstream Support to Extended Support on January 15, 2015. The OS was originally scheduled to transition to Extended Support on July 9, 2013, but the modifications to the expiration dates are due to the launch of Windows Server 2012, granting customers an additional 2 years to plan their migration to the newer Server release.
"Organizations that are currently running ... Windows Server 2008 should note the new dates when Mainstream Support and Extended Support end. Customers who are interested in migrating to Windows Server 2012 can contact a Sales Account Manager or a Technical Account Manager," Fagerness said in the September issue of Microsoft's Support Lifestyle Quarterly Lifeline.
CompTIA to Increase Exam Security
SimonV · Sep 27, 2012 5
In order to enhance certification exam security, CompTIA will require all test-takers worldwide to have their photo taken and signature recorded as part of the admissions process at all Pearson VUE testing centers. These changes will take effect December 1, 2012.
CompTIA believes these new measures will decrease the likelihood of test item theft, proxy testing and other forms of exam fraud.
CompTIA to Retire CTP+ Certification Exam
Due to changes in the information technology industry, CompTIA will retire the CompTIA CTP+ certification exam at the end of this year.
The CompTIA CTP+ certification exam, launched in 2010, covers the topic of convergent technologies, more commonly referred to today as unified communications. Since the exam launch, new forms of technology have developed, causing changes in the way business is conducted. These technologies include new mobile technologies and business models such as cloud computing. As a result of these emerging technologies, the standards for measuring and testing a unified communications professional have changed and will continue to change as even newer technologies are introduced.
The last day to take the CompTIA CTP+ certification exam will be Dec. 31, 2012. The exam is available only at Pearson VUE testing centers. Those who planned on taking this exam before the end of the year...
New CIW Web Foundations Associate
SimonV · Sep 6, 2012 0
New CIW Web Foundations Associate Certification
The CIW Web Foundations Associate certification exams will be updated and available in December this year. All changes are being made to reflect the latest developments in Web technologies. The new versions of these exams will be available in December 1, 2012 while the current exams remain available for all candidates preparing for them.
Social Media Security Professional Certification Announced
UKI Announces Social Media Security Professional Certification
Ultimate Knowledge Institute (UKI) and Examplify, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CompTIA, have partnered to develop the industry's first social media security exam and certification. The new Social Media Security Professional (SMSP) certification designates professionals with the knowledge and skills to safeguard sensitive information and prevent potentially devastating security breaches emerging from social media channels.
The SMSP beta exam, powered by CompTIA, will be available starting Sept. 17. Candidates can prepare for the exam by attending an official UKI training course, or they can opt to challenge the exam without official training.
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Sign up today for your Second Shot exam or exam pack. You'll save at least 15 percent on the cost of the single certification exams, and you'll be able to retake any exam you don't pass the first time, at no extra cost.
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VMware virtual machines targeted by "Crisis" espionage malware
Theprof · Aug 24, 2012 2
Researchers have uncovered a single espionage malware attack that is capable of infecting multiple platforms, including computers running the Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, Windows-powered mobile devices, and VMware virtual machines.
When Ars first chronicled the trojan backdoor known as Morcut last month, we reported that it turned Macs into remote spying devices that were capable of intercepting e-mail and instant-message communications and using internal microphones and cameras to spy on people in the vicinity of the machine.
VMware Workstation 9 – Now Available World-Wide!
craigie · Aug 23, 2012 14
The Workstation team is thrilled to introduce VMware Workstation 9. It's been 12 years since Workstation first launched and dramatically changed the way technical professionals worked with virtual machines. Since then the team has worked to bring bring innovation with each new release. We feel Workstation 9 continues this tradition.
Workstation 9 builds on its broad operating system support, rich user experience, and comprehensive feature set to bring you best-in-class Windows 8 support, all new Web interface, restricted virtual machines and much more. Not only does Workstation 9 change the way you work with virtual machines whether they reside on your PC or in the datacenter, it allows you to work when and where you want.
VMware Kills vRAM Licensing, Will Focus On vSphere Cloud Bundles
dales · Aug 21, 2012 0
VMware is discontinuing an unpopular server virtualization-licensing program and will focus on marketing vSphere and its other cloud computing products as a unified stack, CRN has learned.
In its upcoming release of vSphere 5.1, VMware is getting rid of vRAM entitlements, which debuted with vSphere 5 and determine how much memory customers are permitted to allocate to virtual machines on the host, according to sources familiar with VMware's plans.
Now whether this is in response to the original uproar that vRam caused or someone is brown trousering over the new hyper-v features is anyones guess.
CompTIA: Advancing Women in IT
CompTIA have introduced a new mentoring program for women of all ages who are currently in or aspire to pursue careers in IT. The mentoring program is the brainchild of the CompTIA Advancing Women in IT Community, which serves as a vital information resource for women in the IT industry. The newly launched mentoring program reinforces the group's commitment to empowering women with the knowledge and skills necessary to help in their pursuit of successful IT careers, as well as inspiring other women to join the IT industry.


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Q: problems with mysql connector c++ on linux say my ip adress is 127.0.0.1:8081 with user root and password root
and i want to connect to mysql via c++
this is working via browser and 127.0.0.1:8081/phpmyadmin/ where i can type in my password and user name and select a server, for instance i select server C
going by the example on the web page I am unable to connect to the server with the following error
driver = get_driver_instance();
  con = driver->connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:3306", "root", "root");
  /* Connect to the MySQL test database */
  con->setSchema("test");

# ERR: Lost connection to MySQL server at 'reading initial communication packet', system error: 0 (MySQL error code: 2013, SQLState: HY000 )
success

What am i doing wrong? Am i supposed to specific the server as well?
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the only information the website gives me is
 Server: C via TCP/IP
    Server version: 5.1.63-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
    Protocol version: 10
    User: root@website.com
    MySQL charset: UTF-8 Unicode (utf8)

A: If I read you right, you have an http server answering to point 3306, not mysql. You should find out what port your mysql is listening to. Perhaps, you can find it in phpmyadmin setup for server C.
But generally, this sounds like a weird setup and you're doing wrong more or less everything.

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Delaware North Sportservice will host a job fair Monday, looking for stadium workers for the upcoming playoffs.
Those who want to see the Brewers in the playoffs at Miller Park (presuming they get that far) might not need a ticket, but they also might be busy during the action.
Delaware North Sportservice, the food and beverage retailer of the Brewers, will host a job fair for part-time seasonal positions from 3 to 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at Miller Park. The organization is looking for positions for Brewers postseason games.
The fair will focus on stand attendants, runners, wait staff, delivery porters, cooks and dishwashers.
Candidates must be "highly motivated and customer-oriented," with availability to work evenings and weekends, and all positions are event-driven. Successful candidates will receive paid training and free uniforms and meals.
Questions can be directed to (414) 902-4700, with more info at baseballmke.com/letstalk.


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Written by Tom Steward	| October 6, 2017
Minnesota Ranked Second Least Tax-Friendly State in U.S.
More proof of Minnesota's status as one of the highest taxed states in the country–not that we needed any. Minnesota comes in as the second least tax-friendly state in Kiplinger's latest annual rankings. On the bright side, Minnesota still hasn't hit rock bottom with Maryland holding down that position.
But the Fargo Forum wasted no time pointing out that North Dakota came in at the opposite end of Kiplinger's spectrum.
North Dakota has been named the No. 6 most tax-friendly state in Kiplinger.com's annual list of the most and least tax-friendly states. Minnesota, on the other hand, ranked as the No. 2 least tax-friendly state.
Surprisingly, Kiplinger's not only highlights Minnesota's top tax bracket ushered in by Gov. Mark Dayton and the then-DFL controlled state legislature in 2013. It's how Minnesota gouges the middle class.
The North Star State hits hard with income tax. It added a new top income tax rate of 9.85% in 2013. But what makes Minnesota really stand out is that its lowest income tax rate is 5.35%. Property taxes are on the high side.
Read more at http://www.kiplinger.com/tool/taxes/T055-S001-kiplinger-tax-map/index.php#YeZdgYRmQYuLBaxT.99
The Forum did not waste the opportunity to make a pitch for North Dakota's cross-border appeal in comparison to the Gopher State. Only five states with no personal income tax whatsoever outranked the Bison State.
North Dakota was found to be tax-friendly based on its modest sales taxes that favor agriculture and a relatively low state income tax. North Dakota collects an average sales and local tax of 6.78 percent. The state's income tax is 1.10 percent on taxable income less than $37,950/single and $63,400/joint; and 2.90 percent on taxable income of more than $416,700.
What difference does it make? Kiplinger publishes the rankings as a guide to individuals and families to use in deciding where to move and live. And Kiplinger's warns readers that Minnesota raises a red flag.
While the unemployment rate has hovered below 5% since mid-2016, wages have remained relatively flat, with average salary increases expected to increase just 3% in 2018. For many workers, the only way to get a big raise is to change jobs, and that often means moving to another state.
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The two Yunxian crania (EV 9001 and EV 9002) were found in 1989 and 1990 near Mitousi Village, Yunxian County, Hubei Province. They were described by Li and Etler, (1992) who argue that their morphology is consistent with Chinese Homo erectus and distinct from archaic Homo sapiens. Chen et al. (1996) report a mean ESR date from mammal tooth enamel at Yunxian of 581±93 ka. The range of the 10 samples listed by the authors is from 800±164 to 455±58 ka. Providing the dated fauna and the Yunxian hominids are contemporaneous this places Yunxian between Zhoukoudian and Gongwangling in the Chinese sequence.
Detailed information on Yunxian can also be obtained from Denis Etler's Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China at http://www.cruzio.com/~cscp/index.htm (no longer active). The major difficulty in assessing the taxonomic affinity of the Yunxian crania is allowing for the extensive postdepositional, crushing, distortion and expansion. For instance, many of the features which are diagnostic of Homo erectus, including the angulation of the occipital and nuchal planes, endocranial volume and the morphology of the supraorbital torus, are poorly preserved in both Yunxian crania. As a result of this Zhang Yinyun (1995; 1998) has argued that several of the features claimed to support Homo erectus status can not really be assessed in the Yunxian crania. He argues that morphologically they are likely to be archaic Homo sapiens like Dali or Jinniushan rather than Homo erectus. Similarly, Wu and Poirier (1995) argue for a mixture of Homo erectus and H. sapiens features in Yunxian but to what extent the diagnostic traits have been influenced by postdepositional processes will never be known.
From my perspective, two factors support the Homo erectus status of the Yunxian crania. If the mean ESR date of 581 ka is meaningful this falls within the middle of the Chinese Homo erectus sequence and is several hundred thousand years older than the earliest dated examples of archaic H. sapiens (Jinniushan approximately 280 ka, Dali approximately 200 ka, Maba approximately 132 ka). Secondly, if facial distortion is taken into account there is a remarkable similarity in both size and morphology between the facial skeletons of Sangiran 17 and Yunxian EV 90001. Neither look anything like Jinniushan or Dali.
I have not added a list of measurements for either EV 9001 or EV 9002 as I do not believe that the existing dimensions have much in common with how the crania appeared prior to deposition. Since the original publication in 1996, nothing substantial appears to have been done with the Yunxian crania or the site from which they were found.
Both of the Yunxian crania were extremely distorted by the pressure of the sediments that covered them, making anatomical comparisons with other hominin crania problematic. Using ct scans and 3D virtual imaging methods, a combined French and Chinese team were able to produce a virtual reconstruction of Yunxian 2. Prototyping methods were then used to produce a model of the Yunxian 2 reconstruction, with a lot of the postedepositional distortion of the vault removed. There is still a lot of distortion in the virtual reconstruction and I don't think that this settles the debate over the taxonomic status of the Ybunxian crania.
Chen T, Yuang Q, Hu Y, and Li T (1996) ESR dating on the stratigraphy of Yunxian Homo erectus, Hubei, China. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 15:114-118.
Zhang Y (1995) Fossil human crania from Yunxian: morphological comparison with Homo erectus crania from Zhoukoudian. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 14:1-7.
Zhang Y (1998) Fossil human crania from Yunxian, China: Morphological comparison with Homo erectus crania from Zhoukoudian. Human Evolution 13:45-48.


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LIBERTY CENTER (WTOL) - Liberty Center is in the state final four for the first time since 2000.
In the win against Genoa, the Tigers saw one of their own make school history.
With that interception, senior DB Austin Like broke the school's single season and career interception records.
"It's an amazing feeling, but I have to give it all to my D-lineman and the linebackers and everyone that gets pressure on the quarterback," Like said.
What's even more impressive, Austin is playing with MCL sprains in both knees and a torn ACL in his right knee.
Austin not only got up, but finished the game, And after a week off, he hasn't missed a game since, something head coach Casey Mohler is amazed by.
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We like our nice, safe, 5V prototyping projects where the only thing that might get fried is a chip. But there are times when you want to switch appliances for one reason or another and then you're going to want a mains rated relay. [Viktor] got tired of having exposed high voltage on the bench during the prototyping stage of these projects so he recently built a solid state relay test box.
The only thing he bought for the project was the SSR itself. To act as an enclosure he used the brick from an old laptop power supply. This is perfect for a couple of reasons. First off, it's designed to contain high voltage if there is ever a short or other problem. Second, it's already setup for incoming and outgoing power. He just needed to remove the guts and mount the relay. Notice that it comes with a clear plastic shield that physically separates the high voltage side from the low voltage control end. This, along with the cable routing, keeps the dangerous stuff on one side to ensure you won't get an arc to the low voltage portion of the project.
Built something similar with an SSR, but built it into a nice hefty metal power strip. Hooked it up to my serial port, wrote a program, and hey, I can turn things on and off!
The HaD descriptions mentions that a plastic laptop power supply brick is ideal because it is made to withstand high voltages.
I saw this and scratched my head, especially since so many folks here get all wonky when ever it comes to a project involving mains voltage.
Ugly? Perhaps. Safe? Very. Cheap? It's not always "I had it laying around already" cheap, but it's pretty darn close. And being a metal box, the relay will be cooled better (which is important).
ER….. some clarification needed… please tell me there is a Mix up with the cable colours and that [Viktor] is not just switching the Neutral side of the circuit. Because if he is that box could be lethal I.E. Risk of death etc.
From the pics it looks like he's indeed switching the neutral instead of the live, and also connecting them to the wrong terminals on the output connector?
Yeah – I'm not too experienced with Mains hacks but if my memory of basic plug wiring serves, he really is switching the neutral, not live. That seems like a lot of faith to put into the isolation of the enclosure.
Yeah – I'm not too experienced with Mains hacks but if my memory of basic plug wiring serves, he really is switching the neutral, not live. That seems like a lot of faith to put into the isolation of the enclosure. I think the output wiring is correct, though.
You're absolutely right, I was looking at the pinout of the Plug, not the Receptacle (which is obviously reversed) – good spot!
However, he lives in Greece and in most part of europe we don't have polarized wall outlets so there's no easy way to know which wire is hot or neutral. I would prefer to switch both wires on/off instead of just one of them.
OK, you need to switch the "hot" line instead of neutral, but since an SSR doesn't isolate galvanic like a "real" relay, you will still be shocked when you touch the output. Even when it's switched off.
I would suggest not switching anything heavier than a light with that SSR in that configuration. There's a reason it has an exposed metal pad on the back.
I agree. Most people I know don't understand the difference between maximum recommended ratings and normal operating specs. My company went through this with a couple of customers who kept complaining that the relays were burning up within a week of installation. Even though they were the same model they've bought for the past 25 years, they figured there was a design change and kept sending them back for warranty exchange. I finally got into their plant and found that they were not only ignoring the heat sink integrated into the machine, they were letting the relay dangle in free air with red electrical tape (the kind with really gooey adhesive) around it to "insulate" it from the chassis.
Just to help other people, that metal is for attaching a heatsink which is required for switching higher amperage loads.
Chill out, it's only 120v. Don't work on your project after taking a swim and I think you will be just fine.
I do think it's kind of silly, people getting worked up about wiring like this when they use something as outright insane as the standard NEMA 1-15 (Type A).
It does look like he's switching the ground, though.
Don't purchase your SSR from eBay.
Some Chinese engineer actually designed and produced a board with *fake* SSR guts and put a whole bunch of them inside authentic FOTEK enclosures.
These things look real, will test real on the bench, and burn out when used to switch a heavy load.
"BuyInCoins" is one eBay seller to avoid, probably many others as well.
Wow that's shady. I bought a couple from a proper retailer and it was pretty expensive, but I'd been looking at getting a few more from listings like these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Solid-State-Relay-SSR-25DA-25A-250V-3-32VDC-/260945364922?
Any recommendations on testing, other than ripping them open to take a look?
I'm in the same boat… I've got one like that on the way already.
I have such an Ebay solid state relay installed as a remote turn-on for an amplifier. Says Fotek, 25A, etc — just like the one you show.
I don't know what constitutes switching a "heavy load," but it's been switching the good-sized linear power supply of that amp without episode, several times a day, for a year or so.
Big transformer, big diode bridge, big 120,000uF Sprague caps at 75V. The lights in the house dim for a moment when it turns on.
I have it nut-and-bolted to the steel chassis with heatsink goo, and the chassis is itself fan-cooled and normally cool to the touch at that point.
Er. Off by a factor of 10 on the caps — 12,000uF, not 120,000uF (which would be a mighty capacitor indeed). But, anyway, it's still working fine, and I don't notice any difference between the cheap SSR and the front-panel switch that bypasses it.
I now have before me a dead Fotek 25A SSR. It failed short while switching what must have been a few hundred amps of inrush, repeatedly, over the course of a minute or two.
This clearly shows a "good" Fotek relay, vs a "bad" Fotek relay. The important distinction between the two photos is that the housing is keyed for the sticker, so that the sticker can't be rotated 180 degrees (swapping the input and output labelling) on accident, nor can the plastic mounting plate for said sticker be rotated. The fake one has no such keying.
Searching Ebay for things like "fotek ssr taiwan" did get me a few genuine-looking items, all around $50 (which is to be expected), and a whole lot of cheap fakes which had "Taiwan" printed on the sticker, and the corner notched out of the sticker, but the housing was not (!) keyed.
Since I still need another SSR for my amplifiers, I've decided that I'm sticking with buying used/surplus Crydom units, which seem to be more popular in the US anyway.
You are NOT supposed to solder on wires to the tabs. You're supposed to use crimped connectors such as abiko because if a fault occurs and there's a short, the solder on the ground/zero wire may melt and the wire can slip off, leaving you with a lethal device.
Barring some really expensive electronics, I have yet to see connections NOT soldered. The connections have an eye so you can hook the wire through and solder.
nope, they have an eye so that the dimple on a matching connector sits in it and helps keep it in place.
same reason that decent spade connectors have a hole, to that the mating female spade connector is attached more securely.
that said, I'd have soldered it too.
Safer and pretty easy to work with.
….. he must have touched some live wires if pain was involved….
I have a whole bunch of old CAD machine screen savers for this purpose.
They attach between computer and keyboard+"mouse" and shut off the screen's 230V power if the computer has not been used in a while. They contain an RC clock, a 10, 11 or 12 (selectable) bit divider and an optically isolated triac so it's basically a solid state relay with computer power passthrough.


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Testament to a Trade
Testament to a Trade was a play produced to mark the bicentenary, with close reference to Oxfordshire. Written by three local writers, the play was produced by Oxford Theatre Guild in collaboration with Oxfordshire Record Office and the Oxford Playhouse. Testament to a Trade weaves accounts of past and present slavery, and is situated in historical and contemporary contexts, notably 18th century Africa and Oxford, and contemporary Eastern Europe and Oxford. A number of archive materials relating to slavery and abolition are held by Oxfordshire Record Office, information on which inspired elements of the story. A teachers pack was produced to inform similar projects. The play opened at Burton Taylor Theatre in Oxford, and toured venues across Oxfordshire.
Truth 2007: Uniting to promote the African perspective
Truth 2007 was an educational and information resource-based initiative that was instigated in Bristol by (Operation) Truth 2007 led by Jendayi Serwah. It became a national coalition of UK-based Pan-African organisations which aimed to raise the awareness of the African perspective on local and national government plans to mark the bicentenary. Truth 2007 featured a series of lectures, debates, interactive workshops and informal social-political gatherings organised by community groups. The Truth 2007 coalition expressed dissatisfaction with much of the terminology and focus of the 'official' commemorations.
The Ligali organisation, 2007
Ligali is a Pan-African human rights organisation that challenges the misrepresentation of African people, culture and history in the British media. It produced various responses to promote the African perspective of the 2007 bicentenary, including their 'Declaration of Protest to the 2007 Commemoration' expressing dissatisfaction with much of the terminology and focus of the 'official' commemorations. Their particular focus was on the 'Maafa', derived from the Kiswahili word meaning 'great disaster', and referring to the ongoing impact of enslavement and colonialism for African peoples. The publication 'Addressing Maafa denial and slavery apologists' was a guide to promoting the truth about the Maafa from an Africentric position.
'Maafa: Truth 2007' is a documentary film directed by the Ligali founder, Toyin Agbetu, and produced by Ligali's then head of media affairs, emma pierre. The film confronts some of the myths about British slavery, featuring contributions from community activists, project workers, teachers and the African British business community. The film was screened at various events, including African Remembrance Day at Hackney Town Hall in 2006. Ligali's 'Freedom Fighter' stamps were designed by Emma Pierre-Joseph as a response to the Royal Mail's publication of six stamps to mark the bicentenary. 'The Walk' is a documentary record of Toyin Agbetu's protests at the service at Westminster Abbey to mark the bicentenary on 27 March 2007.
Abolition 07
Hackney Museum's Abolition 07 exhibition told the story of British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, the resistance to it, and its abolition, and in particular emphasised the involvement of Hackney's residents in the abolition movement. The display included new artwork by Godfried Donkor in collaboration with young Hackney artists. A film of interviews with Hackney residents, Hear My Voice, was produced. Over 1200 children from Hackney Primary Schools took part in poetry workshops at the museum with poets Adisa and Baden Prince. Their poems and responses were published in the booklet 'And Still I Rise'.
The research into Hackney's connections to the transatlantic slave trade continued in 2013-2015 with 'Local Roots / Global Routes', a collaborative project between Hackney Museum and Archives and the Legacies of British Slave-ownership project.
Dreams of an African Child
Dreams of an African Child is a one act play about the 21st century sale of children in the River Volta region of Ghana. It was written by Robin Graham, produced by The Ugly Tree and Greenhouse Northwest Theatre Company, and directed by Toria Banks. The drama centres on the reactions of a rural African family when their teenage son, missing presumed dead, returns home to his family after being sold eight years before. The play was first performed in Accra in 2004, and then in 2008 toured schools and community venues in the North of England and Wales. Workshops were held to discuss the issues of child trafficking raised by the play.
Karibu African Women's Support Group
Karibu provides information, advice and help service to African women and their families in Ipswich and Suffolk. Karibu women joined the celebrations marking African History Month in Suffolk in 2007. The event 'Reaching Out Promoting Cultural Values' was designed to reach out to other local communities. It featured a keynote speaker address, workshops on health and beauty, and parades of foods and culture from Africa. 'Our Children Our Pride' was an activity day featuring carnival arts and crafts, drumming sessions, dance, and stories from Africa.
African History Month 2007: Squaring the Triangle
Squaring the Triangle was the theme of African History Month 2007 in Suffolk. The programme was co-ordinated by the Nia Project (a cultural, arts and heritage project) and explored the history and legacy of slavery through film, literature, exhibition, music and debate. The theme of Squaring the Triangle was underpinned by the African proverb, 'Until the Lion tells his tale the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter'. Highlights included the Nia Memorial Lecture, given by the producer-director Pam Solomon-Fraser. Nubian Films short season looked at the current legacy of slavery and the Diaspora of African peoples. Talks, workshops and debates covered issues such as reparations, retribution, resistance, and educational guidelines for parents on how to discuss the African slave trade with children. Special recognition was given in the programme to Ghana's 50th anniversary as an independent state. There were heritage walks around Ipswich to uncover some of the cultural connections with Africa, the Caribbean and Suffolk. A Youth Day Conference hosted by the Zimbabwe Youth brought together young people from the community to use music and poetry to explore their ideas on the legacy of the slave trade. Historian Maureen James and representatives from Suffolk County Council led pupils from local schools in researching the anti-slavery movements, with particular reference to the Clarkson family.
Abolition! The Thomas Clarkson Story
Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service produced an exhibition about slavery and the trade in enslaved Africans and the life of Thomas Clarkson, the abolitionist campaigner who lived the latter part of his life at Playford Hall near Ipswich. The exhibition focused in particular on the African and local history collections in the museum service. A replica mahogany travelling chest was produced as a handling box for local schools - Thomas Clarkson famously displayed a chest filled with materials from Africa and the slave trade while travelling on anti-slavery campaigns.
The exhibition was produced in collaboration with the Nia Project, and was part of a wider programme of events and outreach activities with local schools and African and Afro-Caribbean community groups. The artist Anissa-Jane worked with members of the Ipswich community to create a new art installation to accompany the exhibition.
Enfield and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
An exhibition to mark the bicentenary was developed by Enfield Museum Service in partnership with the British Museum and Enfield Racial Equality Council. The exhibition looked at West African culture, the development of the local African community, the links between the transatlantic slave trade and Enfield, wealthy landowners and Quaker abolitionists who lived in the area. Free family days held during school vacations offered traditional Ghanaian story-telling, dancing and drumming, crafts and object handling. Living History Days gave visitors the opportunity to meet actors portraying William Wilberforce and Olaudah Equiano. School workshops included a drama session and performance about a runaway slave developed from material from Lambeth Archive. The museum service also produced a book, edited by Valerie Munday, which explored further the links between Enfield and the slave trade. The book was sent to all schools in the borough, and formed the basis of a teaching resource aimed at Key Stages 2 and 3. Loan boxes and handling collections provided by the museum service include Ghanaian artefacts and items relating to the slave trade. In 2011, Enfield Racial Equality Council unveiled a plaque to commemorate abolition at the Enfield Civic Centre.
Black History Season Leicester 2007: Souls of Black Folk
Leicester's Black History Season in October-November 2007 marked the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade. Its aim was to redress the balance from a 'Eurocentric point of view' of abolition, and focus on the Afrikan perspective with the theme of 'Souls of Black Folk'. Musical performances included gospel, Motown, reggae and jazz. Other events in venues across Leicester and Loughborough included traditional South African dance, contemporary dance, performance poetry, comedy, multimedia performances, storytelling, theatre and an exhibition, 'Africa's Gift', focusing on the economic and cultural contributions of the slaves and their descendants.
The Long Road to Freedom
As made clear by The Long Road to Freedom exhibition in 2007, the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland contains a significant collection of documents which reveal local connections with the slave trade, and with those who campaigned for abolition. Several prominent local families owned slaves on plantations in the Caribbean and on the north coast of South America. Leading Leicester abolitionists, Elizabeth Heyrick and Susanna Watts, orchestrated a vigorous anti-slavery campaign in Leicester, including a boycott on sugar. Local landowner, Thomas Babington of Rothley Temple, was a friend of William Wilberforce and hosted meetings of anti-slavery campaigners at his home. The exhibition also highlighted a unique collection of mid-19th century papers which provide access to the voices of the enslaved in a slave court in Lagos, West Africa. It also told the stories of two former slaves, Rasselas Morjan and Edward Juba, who came to Leicestershire with their owners. This exhibition toured to various venues in the region, including Abbey Pumping Station, where it coincided with family activities focused on the work of Elizabeth Heyrick.
Opening of International Slavery Museum
Liverpool is a port city with a long association with transatlantic slavery. Located on Liverpool's Albert Dock, National Museums Liverpool opened the new International Slavery Museum in 2007, the first stage of a two-part development. The museum aims to promote the understanding of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade and the permanent impact the system has had on Africa, South America, the USA, the Caribbean and Western Europe. It features displays about West African society, the transatlantic slave trade and plantation life, but also addresses issues of freedom, identity, human rights, reparations, racial discrimination and cultural change. The museum also has strong ties with Liverpool's large Black community. The museum opened on 23 August 2007, designated by UNESCO as Slavery Remembrance Day.
Passion and Pride
Passion and Pride was a creative partnership project bringing together Leeds City Council's Arts and Regeneration Unit with twelve local community organisations. Building on momentum established through Black History Month, the performances, exhibitions and workshops celebrated black heritage and culture in Leeds during 2007. Highlights included the performance of 'Grandma's Story' at West Yorkshire Playhouse by the 10-2 Club, a short play about the real life experience of living through slavery.
FWords
FWords was a creative response of eight Yorkshire writers and artists to the commemoration of the Abolition Act, in a project led by Peepal Tree Press in Leeds. Focusing on the many variations of the theme of 'Freedom', Fwords was created to raise the profile of Yorkshire's rich heritage of talented artists, descendants of those who migrated, forcefully and otherwise from Africa and beyond. The work of six writers was illustrated with work from two visual artists, and with a foreword from Caryl Phillips. The project was supported by printed materials, broadcasts, digital and dedicated web pages.
Engage 2007
The Engage 2007 Festival of Culture celebrated cultural freedoms in South Gloucestershire. Led by South Gloucestershire Council, and in partnership with local volunteer groups, schools and community groups, the festival took place on 17 November 2007. It featured 40 live performances of drama, dance and music from India, China, Africa, South America and Europe, a world food zone, family workshops, youth and environmental activities and 60 interactive and information stalls. The Impact exhibition was produced as part of Engage 2007, exploring the part that people living in South Gloucestershire played slavery and abolition.
2007 Bicentenary Cross-Community Forum
The main aim of the 2007 Bicentenary Cross-Community Forum (2007BCCF) was to facilitate space for dialogue and alliance building in areas of work connected to the legacies of enslavement, related global injustices today and contemporary forms of slavery. The forum was jointly convened by Rendezvous of Victory, Anti-Slavery International and the World Development Movement. The education initiative aimed to assist in discussion and alliance-building on issues arising from the legacies of African Enslavement such as Maangamizi (Afrikan Holocaust) Awareness, Afriphobia, reparations, global injustices today and contemporary forms of enslavement. Open meetings were held in London between 2005 and 2007, and the group produced the 2007 Cross-community e-bulletin three times a year, including comment pieces about the significance of 2007. Task Action Groups were set up, such as the Cross-Community Dialogue Action Group on Education (CCODAGE), jointly hosted by the Council for Education in World Citizenship and the School of Education at Kingston University. A Global Justice Forum was developed out of the 2007BCCF in order to advance work beyond 2007.
Set All Free: ACT TO END SLAVERY
Set All Free: ACT TO END SLAVERY was a project of Churches Together in England, based in London. It was also a collaboration between church-related groups, societies and organisations around the UK working together with a Christian ethos to assess the relevance of the bicentenary, and in particular the legacies of slavery. The project aimed to highlight how the values of the abolitionists can transform relationships on an individual, community and society level. The project included building a network coalition, campaigning, producing research and resources for churches, schools and individuals. Set All Free also worked closely with Anti-Slavery International and Rendezvous of Victory, a leading African community-led organisation.
Hidden History of the Dales
This project was a collaboration between the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes and North Yorkshire Record Office to research people and places of the Yorkshire Dales connected with Africa, the Caribbean and India. 'Hidden History' collected local stories of slave owners and traders, abolitionists, Africans and Asians who moved to the Dales, and others like the actor Ira Aldridge who passed through. The project included various community activities. Working with actor Joe Williams, pupils from the Wensleydale School explored the life of Olaudah Equiano and performed alongside Joe at the exhibition opening. There were drop-in sessions on exploring family history, carnival costume making, talks and music. The exhibition toured to other locations in Yorkshire, including Boroughbridge Library. The Dales Countryside Museum has continued to collect information relating to individuals who were connected with the Yorkshire Dales and the wider world.
The Cotton Tree Passage
'The Cotton Tree Passage' was a dance theatre production by Koromanti Arts performed at The Drum in Birmingham as part of the Routes to Freedom season. The production depicted the spiritual passage of slavery from Africa to the Caribbean and the UK. A collaboration between 'H' Patten and dance, music, film and visual artists, this piece combined multimedia techniques and contemporary African, Caribbean and urban dance, including African hip-life and Jamaican dancehall.
The Dilemma of a Ghost
Written by Ghanaian playwright Ama Ata Aidoo, The Dilemma of a Ghost deals with colliding cultures in 21st century Africa. An African-American woman accompanies her Ghanaian husband as he returns home, but the couple are haunted by ghosts of the inheritance of the slave trade. A collaboration between London theatre company Border Crossings and the National Theatre of Ghana, the production used music and dance to celebrate 50 years of Ghana's independence and 200 years since the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. The play was performed in Birmingham, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, London, Plymouth and Slough. The production was was accompanied by a new book from Border Crossings, working in collaboration with Anti-Slavery International. 'Theatre and Slavery: Ghosts at the Crossroads' explored the ways in which world theatre responds to key issues in modern society and politics, including the issue of contemporary slavery.


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Q: Create event button that can read field of items that contain value in specific column I built a SharePoint list with many column:

How to create an event button that can read items filtered and add values in a loop sms.addSMSRecipient(0033612 <--- here?); ?
At this moment I can read just one value
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                sms.TypeOfSMS = SMSType.GOLD_PLUS;
                sms.addSMSRecipient(TextBox_numcell.Text);
                sms.addSMSRecipient("");
                sms.Message = TextBox_Messaggio.Text;
                sms.SMSSender = TextBox_Mittente.Text;
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I would kindly get all fields "Telefono" of group1 filtered example:
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A: for above mention scenario you can create a visual webpart with a button on it and on button click you call your respective task for example
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        using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())
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2019 Game Preview: Ohio State vs Cincinnati
Posted on September 4, 2019 by Buckeye50_Josh Leave a comment
Ohio State started off fast and took the lead 28-0 halfway through the first quarter, and then slowed down to beat FAU 45-21. One of the great things about this game is that fans got to see what Ohio State is capable of, and needs to maintain it for 4 quarters. There are also areas to improve upon, and they will need to do it quick in order to fix them as they fave a very good Cincinnati team. The Bearcats are one of the favorites to win the AAC, and they have already knocked off a power 5 team with their week 1 win against UCLA.
There are a lot of ties between the two schools, and will most likely be high talking points from the media covering the game, and other sites who do their previews, so there is not a need to go into that too much. However, Fickell might be the only coach this season who will not be booed by the fans as he takes the field.
The best thing about being 1-0 is the chance to go 2-0, and Cincinnati is in the way of that goal.
Head Coach: Luke Fickell
2019 Record: 1-0
Conference: AAC
Ohio State Preview: Ohio State did what it needed to do to win. Even after being outscored 21-17 after scoring on its first four drives, the college football world doesn't feel Ohio State showed it wasn't one of the best teams in the country. Ryan Day mentioned on his post game conference that he would look into when he will pull and play players, but he also understands that in order to be successful, guys will need to rotate in and play to get experience. It wasn't until the starters on defense came out that FAU was actually able to get the ball moving, and were held to under negative yardage up until midway through the 3rd quarter. But Cincinnati is not FAU, and they need to play the full 4 quarters.
Justin Fields looked good in his debut, passing for 18-25 for 234 passing yards and 4 touchdowns, and added 61 yards on the ground with a 51 yard touchdown. It was clear he did enough to make sure he could extend plays, but to also make sure he did not put himself in a position to get hurt. He will need to be as accurate as his was this week to help move the ball down the field. Fans were probably hoping he would have been pulled earlier than he was, but with the game getting closer than it should, and being a new quarterback to the program, he needs all of the live reps he can get. Expect him to have a similar workload for this game, and he will asked to call different coverages and Cincinnati will try to disguise some blitz packages.
JK Dobbins did not have the start he probably would have liked to have, rushing for 91 yards on 21 carries. He did get a touchdown in the second quarter, but the offensive line play probably held him back from breaking out. Ryan Day discussed in the offseason that he would rely on Dobbins, due to his experience and being a leader for the team, but this seemed like an average game for the star running back. It was interesting to see that three other running backs carried the ball, including Master Teague, and added 49 yards on 8 carries. McCall had 11 yards on 2 carries and freshman Marcus Crowley added 27 yards on 4 carries with the second team offense. Dobbins should hopefully bounce back and make a difference this game.
KJ Hill is now 45 receptions from breaking the school record. It was possible that FAU keyed on the senior receiver as he was only held to 3 receptions and 21 yards. Chris Olave picked up where he left off last season, leading the team with 5 receptions, 68 yards, and a touchdown where he was able to get seperation after a double move into the endzone. Ben Victor looked to be the deep threat with 61 yards on 2 catches, including the touchdown in the first quarter What was surprising was to see how much the tight ends were targeted with the new offense. There were even plays under center with 3 tight end sets. Fields connected with Jeremey Ruckert for 2 touchdowns, and he showed every bit of the hype he had as a top tight end recruit. The offense seems to like to spread the ball around to different receivers, and should continue that trend.
The offensive line will have a lot of work to do for this game, and need to have more of a push on run plays to help create holes for Dobbins. One of the changes with Ryan Days offense is that they are making more lateral strides for blocking and less pulling guards. With the experience and scheme for the Bearcats, they will need to play their best.
The defense definitely turned from last season to this season. They were aggressive and were able to run simple schemes. They had a talent advantage over FAU, so this game was not a great test to see some of the intricacies of the changes to their game plan, but it was great to see the Silver Bullets keep the Owls to negative yards up until the third quarter. Chase Young lived up to the billing and will have a challenge with containing Ridders for the Bearcats. He can make plays with his feet, and with his experience, make quick decisions when the pocket collapses. This will be a game where Ohio State will need more takeaways
Cincinnati Preview: There are going to be some familiar names on the opposing sideline when the Bearcats enter Ohio Stadium, the first time since 2014. Head coach Luke Fickell, who is an Ohio State alum, was on the defensive staff essentially from 1999 to 2016, when he took over as the head coach for the Bearcats. Ohio State fans also know that Fickell was the interim head coach for the 2011 season for Ohio State after Jim Tressel stepped down from Ohio State amid "Tattoo-Gate". This sets up an interesting match up as well because both head coaches held the interim tag for Ohio State. Another name that will be familiar for Buckeye fans is Marcus Freeman, who is the defensive coordinator and linebacker coach. He was a linebacker for the Buckeyes from 2004 – 2008. The last name that some Buckeye fans should recognize is Blue Smith, a wide-receiver who left Ohio State via the transfer portal, and was granted immediate eligibility.
Cincinnati returns 14 starters from last years team, and is a favorite to win and challenge UCF for the AAC title (who they will host on October 4.) Fickell being a defensive mind emphasis quarterback pressure and tough man defense. They showcased that well in their opening game against UCLA, and won 24-14. They limited the Chip Kelly team to 218 total yards, and forced 4 turnovers.
The offense was led by sophomore quarterback Desmond Ridder, who passed 18/24 for 242 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was elusive with his feet and extending plays, adding 34 yards on the ground. Cincinnati used a lot of roll out and play action plays to get their offense in positions to get yardage in space, attacking the long side of the field.
Junior running back Michal Warren was as advertised in the opener, rushing for 92 yards on 26 carries and a touchdown, and 37 yards and a touchdown receiving. He started off slow in the first half, but really picked up steam in the second half. He did appear to have an ankle injury in the fourth quarter which could have been a potential fumble, but the play was called down. He might not be 100% when he comes into The Horseshoe on Saturday. He does have help and back up incase he is not full go, and that is with running back Gerrid Doaks, who added his own 53 yards on the ground on 10 carries.
With Ridders 242 yards through the air, he spread it around to 7 different receivers, those most receptions from tight-end Josiah Deguara with 4 receptions. He had 53 receiving yards, and the tight-end position is prominent for the Bearcat offense. The leading receiver was Alec Pierce who had 59 yards on 2 receptions. He seems to be the deep threat and Ohio State's safeties will have to be on alert for play action plays.
The defense will be the main obstacle for the Ohio State offense. They have a lot of speed at the linebacker and defensive end positions, mimicking the play from the Ohio State defensive strategy. They are one of the more penalized teams in the country so in order for the Bearcats to compete against the talent difference between the programs, they will have to play a clean game, or try to draw off the hungry Buckeye defense.
Buckeye Spotlight: JK Dobbins. He had a good first game back, but there were some times he hit the wrong hole, or was stopped where there could have been a bigger gain. CIncinnati will key on Fields, and will bring more pressure than FAU probably did, and this is where Dobbins will need to take over, and take some of the pressure away. If he can get any momentum and break into the second level of the Bearcat defense, he can do some real damage, and open up the Ohio State playbook.
Bearcat Spotlight: Michael Warren. Ohio State's weakness last year was giving up big yardage plays. Warren is the best player for the Bearcat offense, and the Silver Bullets will need to make sure they get him down on contact because he can be dangerous in open field.
Water Cooler Stat of the Game: 14-2. Ohio States overall record against its in-state opponents is 14-2, and the last loss to Oberlin. Ohio State is looking to make it 15-2, and defend the in-state opponent record in 2 weeks when they take on Miami of Ohio.
Prediction: When FAU applied pressure, that is what disrupted the momentum for the Ohio State offense for much of the second half of the game. The offensive line seems to be the biggest area of concern, and Fickell will not take it easy on his alma mater in this return back to the Shoe since the 2016 season. Fields will need to manage a little better, and try to lead his receivers open. This will be a tough defense to go against, especially for a second career start. I think Cincinnati will cause some wrinkles against the Buckeye defense, but I think because Ryan Day and staff didn't show too much of the new offense for Cincinnati to study, I think the talent seperation will be a factor and Ohio State finds the endzone late.
Ohio State 35 – Cincinnati 17
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Q: Points in shifted with different projected coordinate systems in same map I am trying to map points on top of a map of Michigan taken from eBird a citizen science platform that records where birds were sighted. I downloaded an excel file for ebird sighting points, to use in ArcMap. eBird points are recorded through the WGS 84 datum, but my map of Michigan is on the Projected Coordinate System NAD_1983_Michigan_GeoRef_Meters. When I add the eBird data and it defaults to the NAD 83 coordinate system the points appear about 45 degrees southwest of where they should be in Illinois/Iowa instead of northern Michigan. When I use the Define Projection and Projection tool to set it at WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere the points appear in the same place.
Any thoughts on where I am going wrong?

A: The excel data you have is in WGS 1984, which is a Geographic coordinate system, so the values of X and Y must be in decimal degree or degree minutes seconds.
The map is in a projected coordinate system (Meters), so even if you define the projection of your excel data to PCS, the map does not fall in the right place.
What you should do is either change the values in excel to meters, which is a time-consuming process, try changing the map projection to WGS 1984.


I've revisited my old film photos again. When I first did so a couple of years ago, I presented the images I wanted to see when I took them. I soon reinterpreted, since the best turned out to be those damaged by mold, subsequently published in the smoke.
This time, I've reinterpreted the photos with my contemporary eyes. In particular, I've returned to old 'experimentals', and looked again at failed images. I didn't have a chance to work with them when I first took them: I remember being extremely frustrated that commercial printers refused to print the things, often despite my instructions (it was a major reason why I moved to slides). Now, finally, I can work with my experiments of thirty years ago.
But I've long forgotten many of the ideas behind the experiments: I'm no longer the person who took the images. So I'm presenting them damaged with the fluff of time—literally—they've covered in dust, hairs and other horrible gunk.
The fifteen sets in revisited are 2G1, 2G2, 2G3, 2G4, 2G5, 2H1, 2H2, 2H3, 2H4, 2H5, 2I1, 2I2, 2I3, 2I4 and 2I5.


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Q: How to add suffix icon only to the DropdownMenuItem in the DropdownButtonFormField? I am trying to add Icons.close to each item in the DropdownMenuItem. When the icon is pressed the item will be removed from the list.
But the problem is, The icon is also showing in the Dropdown button value. I only want the string to be shown in the dropdown button value.
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          borderSide: const BorderSide(color: kBlack),
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A: You can do like the below code, but if you want to show the icon in the first item you should select different item value
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Patrick was born about 1218 in Stoke,Northampton,England. Patrick's father was Payne de Chaworth and his mother was Gundred de La Ferte. His paternal grandfather was Patrick de Chaworth; his maternal grandparents were William de La Ferte and Margaret de Briwere. He was an only child. He died in 1257.
They had a son named Sir Patrick.
Sir Patrick was born about 1250 in Stoke,Northampton,England. He died about July 7th, 1283.


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Discover the first images of the 25th James Bond movie
Set for release in France on April 8th 2020, the 25th chapter in the adventures of England's favourite spy, 007 is called No Time to Die. While filming has only just finished, this new episode looks full of surprises…
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Home » A U.S. Hate Group – Family Research Council – And Their Support of Murder of Gay People
A U.S. Hate Group – Family Research Council – And Their Support of Murder of Gay People
Do you know that we have an organization leader here in the United States who supports a dictator? Do you know that we have an organization leader here in the U.S. who, speaking for his organization, supports death for people who are gay? Tony Perkins, the head of the Family Research Council, illustrated the accuracy of his organization's designation as a hate group when he praised Uganda's leadership in putting forward a bill that would legally mandate the persecution and murder of LGBT people.
If you're not familiar with the Family Research Council, it is an American conservative "Christian" group and lobbying organization formed in the United States in 1981 by James Dobson. It began as a division of the Focus on the Family organization, whose stated mission is "nurturing and defending the God-ordained institution of the family and promoting biblical truths worldwide."
Focus on the Family and Family Research Council (FRC) oppose abortion, divorce, gambling, LGBT rights, LGBT adoption, pornography, pre-marital sex and substance abuse. They both support abstinence-only sexual education, non-LGBT adoption, corporal punishment, creationism, school prayer, and strong gender roles.
This bill that Mr. Perkins supports in Uganda is known as the "Kill the Gays Bill." An article on AlterNet today states:
The bill, quickly dubbed the "Kill the Gays" bill because of its provision of a death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," also includes severe penalties for other actions and non-actions, including the "failure to disclose the offense" by anyone who might be aware of another person's same-sex sexuality. Although the bill has not been yet passed, it has attracted harsh international condemnation, and many attacks on LGBT people and activists have been attributed to the public debates surrounding it.
Austin Cline tells us in his article, American Christian Evangelicals Celebrate Uganda's "Kill the Gays" Bill:
If you think you understand how bad Uganda's "Kill the Gays" bill is, I suggest you take a closer look because it's probably much worse than you realize. It doesn't merely authorize "killing the gays." As bad as that is, it would actually represent an improvement.
What makes Uganda's bill worse is something that happens quite often when a despised minority is targeted for persecution: the bill is designed to make it useful for targeting almost anyone and everyone else under the guise of attacking gays. Almost anyone can be tainted not only by association, but also by being accused of homosexuality and for fairly innocuous behaviors.
Tony Perkins: American liberals are upset that Ugandan Pres is leading his nation in repentance–afraid of a modern example of a nation prospered by God?
Bryan Fischer (Director of Issues Analysis for the American Family Association (AFA) – another organization of the same ilk): Homosexuality is now against the law in Uganda, just as it was for 200 years in the US. It can be done.
Source: Daily Kos
I think it's important to remember that, aside from our commitment to human rights, we in the United States have some very specific responsibility for this bill. in 2009 it was a small group of people from the US, three Evangelical "Christians," who stirred up the discourse in Uganda beyond what was already an appalling approach to homosexuality and painted such a dire picture of danger to children, family, the Ugandan way of life (I know – you've heard it all here too!) that Uganda felt the need to up their already repressive response to homosexuality and make it a crime punishable by death. How could such a thing happen? With the same hate speech and fear-mongering we hear in our own country. The theme of the conference in Uganda, according to The New York Times, was the "gay agenda" : "how to make gay people straight, how gay men often sodomized teenage boys and how 'the gay movement is an evil institution' whose goal is 'to defeat the marriage-based society and replace it with a culture of sexual promiscuity'.
Following exposure of a 2009 $25,000 Congressional lobbying contribution to defeat The US House of Representatives resolution that condemned the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill , the FRC issued a statement denying that they were trying to kill the bill, but rather that they wanted to change the language of the bill "to remove sweeping and inaccurate assertions that homosexual conduct is internationally recognized as a fundamental human right."
While many people who support the agenda of the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family, may, in fact, be extremely homophobic, I wonder if they realize they are advocating, through their millions and millions of dollars of contributions to these organizations, murder of people for being gay? How many of those donors would, if asked, agree that someone should face execution or life in prison for being a gay male or a lesbian?
I don't know about you, but I am picturing Nazi Germany. I am picturing every regime through-out history that has sanctioned murder and turned neighbor against neighbor, punishing those who don't "out" someone else, to eradicate someone or something they feared or even hated. The Catholic Church is globally bigger and more homophobic than either of these groups, but they are anti-death penalty. Those who lead the Family Research Council and other hate group leaders are taking a position that followers wouldn't support if they understood. I have to believe that no matter how you felt about homosexuality, you wouldn't support execution of someone for being gay.
I suggest that we have to make sure, somehow, that those members and believers who are supporting Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council, know that they are supporting a leader who supports execution for being gay. Because let me ask you this…. Who is next?
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