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2019-2020 Admissions Criteria for entry to the Sixth Form
Waiting List Form
The Role of the Board of Governors
The Board of Governors draws up the admissions criteria for entry to Years 13 and 14 on the advice of the Principal and delegates the responsibility for their application to the Principal and such other senior members of staff as the Principal deems necessary and appropriate. The Principal will report to the Admissions Committee of the Board of Governors, which will have the responsibility on the Board's behalf of ensuring that the process has been carried out fairly and transparently in compliance with the published criteria. The Admissions Committee will review the criteria and report to the Board of Governors annually to allow for a full review and evaluation of the admissions process.
The Principal on behalf of the Board of Governors, will ensure that the admission of applicants to Years 13 or 14 will not cause the Department's guidelines on the maximum numbers of pupils in practical classes to be exceeded or in any other way compromise the School's resources or ability to deliver the curriculum.
This policy should be read in conjunction with the School's Curriculum Policy and each is judged to be part of the other.
Pupils admitted to Sixth Form will, in the number and choice of their AS or A2 subjects, be expected to conform to the principles outlined in the School's Curriculum Policy
The offer of a place in Sixth Form will be conditional upon the pupil's formal agreement to abide by the School's expected standards of conduct, appearance and commitment to work.
A pupil may only be admitted to Sixth Form if the School is able to meet his curricular choice on the timetable. While every effort is made to accommodate pupils' stated choices, the necessary configuration of the timetable will occasionally prevent the School from offering certain combinations of subjects.
(Circular 2016/09 stipulates that school can apply for a temporary variation for sixth form additional places)
Criteria for entry to Year 13 A level study (Internal Applicants)
Pupils who wish to progress to A level study must meet the GCSE points total indicated in the Pathways below, and have attained at least B grades in the A level subjects chosen. Some subjects necessitate an A grade at GCSE level – see table below for subject specific requirements. GCSE scoring is as follows: A* = 4; A = 3; B = 2; C* = 1 ½; C = 1**. Note that in some cases where a class has not been filled initially by pupils attaining a B grade, pupils who hold a C* grade may be considered after review of the UMS marks and consultation with the Head of Department.
Pathway 1: 26 points and above
Pupils have access to three or four subjects if essential criteria for each subject is met.
Pathway 2: 21-26 points
Pupils normally have access to three subjects. A fourth may be studied if evidence of a clear career pathway is produced. Essential criteria for each subject must be met.
Pupils have access to three subjects only. Essential criteria for each subject must be met.
Pathway 4: less than 11 points (BGS pupils only)
To enable better career pathway progression and achievement, some pupils could perhaps have access to three subjects after consultation with a senior member of staff. Admission will be dependent on the combination of subjects chosen, a realistic view of what is achievable based on the pupil's skills and abilities, and a review of attendance and behaviour at Key Stage 4. Essential criteria for each subject must be met.
** Pupils applying from other schools may have a combination of grades and numbers and the pathway will be discussed on application.
Subject Specific Requirements
Essential (grade) minimum
Desirable (grade)
B in GCSE Art
A in GCSE Biology
and B in GCSE Mathematics
C in GCSE English Language
and Mathematics
A in GCSE Chemistry and a high standard in GCSE Mathematics
Simultaneous study of either A Level Biology or Physics
B in GCSE Computer Science
B in GCSE Digital Technology or B in Computer Science
Drama and Theatre Studies
Experience of public performance within the School's drama clubs or external group
BTEC Engineering
(studied at SERC)
GCSE or BTEC Level 2 Engineering or
GCSE Design and Technology
B in English Language and
B in English Literature
B in GCSE Food and Nutrition or
B in GCSE Biology
B in GCSE Geography
B in English Language
and GCSE History
B in GCSE History and GCSE English Language
ICT BTEC
C in GCSE English Language and Mathematics
GCSE Digital Technology or Computer Science
A in GCSE Mathematics
A* in both GCSE Mathematics and Further Mathematics
GCSE in Further Mathematics
Strong language skills and understanding from the GCSE curriculum
(studied at St Columbanus')
Interest in film and good ICT literacy
B in GCSE MIA and/or B in GCSE Digital Technology or Computer Science
B in GCSE Physical Education
A in GCSE Physics and high standard in GCSE Maths and/or Additional Maths
Good grade in GCSE Religious Studies
Sport BTEC
Technology and Design
A good pass grade at GCSE preferably A* or A grade
Where the performance of a pupil in his GCSE examinations has been affected by verifiably serious and sustained illness or any other verifiable reason deemed, in the opinion of the Principal or Vice-Principal, exceptional and beyond the control of the pupil concerned, the School may admit the pupil on the basis of a reduced tariff.
Following the allocation of Year 13 places to existing BGS pupils, should there be spaces, we welcome applications from pupils from other schools.
Criteria for entry to Year 13 A level study (External Applicants)
The same criteria as apply to BGS pupils will apply to applicants from outside the School. No external applicant will be admitted with less than the minimum requirement specified above.
The offer of places will, however, be conditional on classes not exceeding maximum numbers.
To apply for possible admission to Year 13 please contact the Principal's PA.
Criteria for entry to Year 14 A level study (Internal & External Applicants)
Post 16 study at Bangor Grammar School is intended to be a two year programme of study. However, where a pupil has shown low levels of attendance, engagement and achievement, and it is agreed (in discussion between the parent, pupil and member of the Senior Leadership Team) that the pathway chosen is incorrect, pupils will be offered the option to repeat Year 13 or pursue other pathways outside of Bangor Grammar School.
Other than in exceptional circumstances, places in Year 14 will not normally be offered to external applicants. Where an applicant's circumstances are deemed by the Principal or Vice-Principal to be exceptional and the minimum requirements have been met, a place will be offered ONLY when the pupil's combination of A2 subjects and examination boards can be accommodated.


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"""
    ZMQ example using python3's asyncio

    Fujicoin should be started with the command line arguments:
        fujicoind -testnet -daemon \
                -zmqpubrawtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 \
                -zmqpubrawblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 \
                -zmqpubhashtx=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 \
                -zmqpubhashblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332 \
                -zmqpubsequence=tcp://127.0.0.1:28332

    We use the asyncio library here.  `self.handle()` installs itself as a
    future at the end of the function.  Since it never returns with the event
    loop having an empty stack of futures, this creates an infinite loop.  An
    alternative is to wrap the contents of `handle` inside `while True`.

    A blocking example using python 2.7 can be obtained from the git history:
    https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/37a7fe9e440b83e2364d5498931253937abe9294/contrib/zmq/zmq_sub.py
"""

import asyncio
import zmq
import zmq.asyncio
import signal
import struct
import sys

if (sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor) < (3, 5):
    print("This example only works with Python 3.5 and greater")
    sys.exit(1)

port = 28332

class ZMQHandler():
    def __init__(self):
        self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
        self.zmqContext = zmq.asyncio.Context()

        self.zmqSubSocket = self.zmqContext.socket(zmq.SUB)
        self.zmqSubSocket.setsockopt(zmq.RCVHWM, 0)
        self.zmqSubSocket.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "hashblock")
        self.zmqSubSocket.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "hashtx")
        self.zmqSubSocket.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "rawblock")
        self.zmqSubSocket.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "rawtx")
        self.zmqSubSocket.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, "sequence")
        self.zmqSubSocket.connect("tcp://127.0.0.1:%i" % port)

    async def handle(self) :
        topic, body, seq = await self.zmqSubSocket.recv_multipart()
        sequence = "Unknown"
        if len(seq) == 4:
            sequence = str(struct.unpack('<I', seq)[-1])
        if topic == b"hashblock":
            print('- HASH BLOCK ('+sequence+') -')
            print(body.hex())
        elif topic == b"hashtx":
            print('- HASH TX  ('+sequence+') -')
            print(body.hex())
        elif topic == b"rawblock":
            print('- RAW BLOCK HEADER ('+sequence+') -')
            print(body[:80].hex())
        elif topic == b"rawtx":
            print('- RAW TX ('+sequence+') -')
            print(body.hex())
        elif topic == b"sequence":
            hash = body[:32].hex()
            label = chr(body[32])
            mempool_sequence = None if len(body) != 32+1+8 else struct.unpack("<Q", body[32+1:])[0]
            print('- SEQUENCE ('+sequence+') -')
            print(hash, label, mempool_sequence)
        # schedule ourselves to receive the next message
        asyncio.ensure_future(self.handle())

    def start(self):
        self.loop.add_signal_handler(signal.SIGINT, self.stop)
        self.loop.create_task(self.handle())
        self.loop.run_forever()

    def stop(self):
        self.loop.stop()
        self.zmqContext.destroy()

daemon = ZMQHandler()
daemon.start()

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Believe it or not, I did have landlord insurance and rent protection. However, the insurers found a loophole with the referencing (given they came from abroad) which made everything void. How convenient.
Together they make 76K which is enough to sustain anyone reasonable. But you don't get it, these guys had it all and everything at best quality. 3d 55" TV, another one in the bedroom, Prada, Valentino, Dior shades, porcelain Christ dolls at $150 a set, a 3m trampoline, garden furniture of the top brand, Barbie dolls as many as you can count, action figures ( Marvel's - what else) in the tens and so much more luxurious stuff. They just bought a brand new HP laptops, 2 iPad minis to top their iPhone 6s that both have and so much more. Their spending is through the roof.
Having been here for some time now since the eviction I can certainly say that these people are true shoppoholics. Somewhere I potty them. Then I get full of rage again.
I guess the cosmo sent them to me for a reason.
200 per month is a good amount that I wouldn't take lightly.
100 pound a month as part of attachment of earnings would take way more than 6 years to recover the whole debt.
This is one of the problems that the law really has no teeth. By the time the tenant is evicted, months go by the the debt accrues.
When you meet these guys, they look trustworthy to you. There are the tenants that you want to occupy your property.
The tenants went through screening and credit check found them to have A ratings.


This is a wonderful side dish that is perfect for all types of diets! It's vegetarian, gluten free, vegan and RAW.
Simply shave a few carrots and beets together in a bowl and drizzle with oil and vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Simple and the perfect side dish to bring to your next diner party.


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Sarah Silverman Attacks Netanyahu: 'Please, Israel, VOTE HIM OUT'
Robert Kraychik
Actress and left-wing activist Sarah Silverman called on Israelis to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Silverman's call was in response to a misleading tweet from Haaretz regarding Netanyahu's declared intention to extend Israeli sovereignty over certain communities — specifically those in Area C — in the West Bank.
Haaretz's tweet made no mention of Netanyahu's stated parameters limiting his desired annexation to Area C of the West Bank, where Israeli settlements are located.
"Please, Israel, VOTE HIM OUT." Silverman said Monday.
Please, Israel, VOTE HIM OUT. https://t.co/Zn5t9k5tBh
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) April 8, 2019
Breitbart News reported on Monday:
Netanyahu over the weekend historically declared that he fully intends to extend Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank. The incumbent prime minister also said he had told President Donald Trump that would not evacuate "a single person" from the 400,000 or so Jews residing in the West Bank.
Following the Six-Day War of 1967, Israel ended Jordan's occupation of the West Bank and assumed control of the territory. Following the Oslo Accords of the 1990s, administration of the territory is regionally divided between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
"There will be no Palestinian state," said Netanyahu, "not like the one people are talking about. It won't happen."
Both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority characterize the West Bank as a component of their shared demand for a "Palestinian state."
Polls for Israel's parliamentary election begin Tuesday morning.
Follow Robert Kraychik on Twitter @rkraychik.
EntertainmentIsrael / Middle EastPoliticsBenjamin NetanyahuHollywoodIsraelMiddle EastOslo AccordsPalestinian AuthoritySarah SilvermanWest Bank

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Family Creates National Nonprofit without Staff, CEO, or Board
Bergquist family, from left, Robbie, Gail, Courtney, Bob, Brittany
Two years ago 13-year-old Brittany Bergquist and her brother Robbie, 12, decided they wanted to help U.S. soldiers stationed overseas pay for their phone calls home. They cracked open their piggy banks, and took $21 to the bank. Today, they, along with their parents Bob and Gail and sister Courtney, are running a million-dollar nonprofit with 10,000 volunteers.
Here's how it happened. Upon hearing of the soldiers' plight — some of whom ran up bills totalling $8,000 — the bank donated $500 on the spot to seed their fund. Encouraged, Brittany and Robbie started collecting donations: snack money from their friends at school, running car washes and yard sales. But that wasn't enough.
Brittany did some research on fundraising, and learned about collecting and recycling old cell phones as a source of income. They liked the idea and started "Cell Phones for Soldiers," based out of their Norwell home, a concept so simple adults scratched their heads and said, "Why didn't I think of that?"
The kids collected as many old cell phones as they could, which they then sold to a recycler. With the cash they received, they bought prepaid calling cards and sent them to servicemen in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Families of servicemen would email or call them with tales of need, and they would send cards, either to the soldier directly or his commanding officer, who would then distribute them to the unit.
The plan was not only simple, it was irresistible.
Word of mouth about their mission spread quickly, and soon the Bergquist kids were written up in the Quincy Patriot Ledger. When the Ledger put the story on the AP wire, "things went crazy," according to Bob Bergquist. There was a deluge of interest, not just locally, but nationally. NBC Nightly News, CBS News, Money Magazine and others did feature stories on them. People from across the country started calling, asking how they could help. And cell phones started filling up the Bergquist's garage.
The idea took off like a rocket. They had calls from people everywhere wanting to donate phones, donate cash, or start a cell phone pickup center for Cell Phones for Soldiers.
Today, with 4,000 drop-off sites around the U.S., the nonprofit receives donations of 15,000-20,000 cell phones each month. The phones come from individuals, families, and companies like the Union Pacific Railroad, which has 50,000 employees. At a recycling value of between $2 and $120 per phone, the funds available to buy calling cards add up quickly.
Bob Bergquist estimates that his kids have raised more than one million dollars so far from cell phone donations. To date they've sent 80,000 calling cards to soldiers and their families. They get 60 emails a day, and 400 hits a day on their website. Outfits like Enterprise Car Rental and the Virginia State Police call to donate. The idea has been so successful that the family is branching out and collecting ink cartridges as well.
Success Flowed from a Great Idea and a Great Story
The secret of their success is straightforward. Start with the appeal of a great idea and a great story. Add in the fact that almost everyone has a friend or relative in the military, so everyone wants to help. And the Bergquists made it easy to donate — their website has a Pay Pal account for cash donations — or set up a new drop-off site, so anyone can contribute.
Now consider that this huge operation works on no full-time staff, no salaries, no CEO, or board of directors.
Bob and Gail both work full-time, as teachers, so they and their children work on this project in their spare time, including holidays and vacations. And the rest is the power of networking.
It's a family affair, and their "family" is growing to include people all over the country.
Courtney, their oldest daughter, away at college, fields phone calls and runs the website. A volunteer in Indianapolis does the art design for the site. Bob estimates they now have a national force of 10,000 volunteers, soliciting businesses and maintaining and adding drop-off sites. Schools all over the country have joined the effort, and it just keeps growing.
Bob says, "It's really touched a nerve with people. Even people who don't support the war want to help the soldiers. People want to do something."
They've had soldiers thank them personally, and tearfully, for their efforts. The kids were treated to a trip on a guided missile cruiser, as thanks from the crew of 400 for the phone cards they received. This summer the Pentagon is sending Brittany and Robbie to Brussels and the Middle East, to give out phone cards to soldiers on the 4th of July.
They've also been invited to Washington to be the honorary Grand Marshals of the Memorial Day Parade.
But through it all, Robbie and Brittany have kept their eyes on the prize. Brittany is currently researching how satellite phones work, so she can help soldiers stationed on ships at sea stay in touch with their families.
Bob says that while his kids are getting quite an education, they're just two normal kids trying to help soldiers and their families. Their nonprofit has grown so big, he says, that they'll need an executive director soon. But for now, it's Brittany and Robbie's show, and they're running with it. And the best thing they've learned? That "everyday people can do something to make a difference."
To learn more, click on www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.


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[![No Maintenance Intended](http://unmaintained.tech/badge.svg)](http://unmaintained.tech/)

Uses [BigQuery][3] and [GitHub Archive][2] to create something like [TimeHop][4] for GitHub. It will
show you the things you did exactly one year ago.

## Usage

If you are orta and it is 24th of May, 2015, you might see something like this:

```bash
$ githop
At 2014-05-24 11:54:54, you forked the repo cocodelabs/NSAttributedString-CCLFormat
At 2014-05-24 11:56:49, you created a PR on cocodelabs/NSAttributedString-CCLFormat
At 2014-05-24 22:03:42, you created a PR on CocoaPods/cocoadocs.org
At 2014-05-24 22:32:20, you created the tag 2.7.2 on orta/ARAnalytics
```

or specify a username to see another person's history:

```bash
$ githop jpsim
At 2014-05-24 10:15:34, jpsim watched the repo shahruz/Sketch-Toolbox
At 2014-05-24 10:18:35, jpsim watched the repo heardrwt/RHObjectiveBeagle
```

For the real lazy, it is also available on the web: <https://githop-yolo.herokuapp.com/orta>, specify
the desired GitHub user as path. Code for the web version can be found [here][7].

## Installation

Use

```bash
gem install githop
```

to install it and configure some settings in `~/.githop.yml`:

```yaml
---
github_user: your GitHub username

bigquery: {
	client_id: BigQuery OAuth Client-ID,
	service_email: BigQuery Service E-Mail,
	keyfile: Location of your BigQuery key (a .p12 file),
	project_id: ID of your BigQuery project
}
```

Please follow [these steps][5] to set up a [BigQuery][3] OAuth application and take a look at
[this][6] for manually verifying your Google Cloud account works. [BigQuery][3] is free for 3TB
of queries and you don't have to set up any payments to use GitHop.

## Thanks

Felix Krause for the [idea][1].

[1]: https://twitter.com/KrauseFx/status/602506804547977216
[2]: https://www.githubarchive.org/
[3]: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/what-is-bigquery
[4]: http://timehop.com
[5]: https://github.com/abronte/BigQuery#keys
[6]: https://www.githubarchive.org/#bigquery
[7]: https://gist.github.com/neonichu/465391e44617bd5975ce


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Diana Golden Brosnihan (née Diana Golden, March 20, 1963 – August 25, 2001) was an American disabled ski racer. After losing a leg to cancer at age 12, she went on to win 10 world and 19 United States championships between 1986, and 1990 as a three-tracker, or one-legged skier. Golden also won an Olympic gold medal in giant slalom at the 1988 Calgary Games, where disabled skiing was a demonstration sport. She participated in alpine skiing at two Winter Paralympic Games, in 1980, and 1988, winning two gold medals in the latter year. After retiring from skiing, cancer returned in 1992, and 1996, with her last bout of cancer resulting in her death in 2001.

Early life
Diana Golden grew up in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and began skiing at the age of five, making regular trips to Cannon Mountain Ski Area with her parents. However, in 1975, at the age of 12, her right leg collapsed while she was walking home from skiing and doctors diagnosed bone cancer. As a result, the doctors had to amputate her leg above the knee to stop the cancer from spreading.

Following the surgery the first question Golden asked was whether she would be able to ski again and was relieved to discover that she would be able to. After being fitted with a prosthetic device she learned to walk and then ski again within six or seven months with the help of the New England Handicapped Sportsmen's Association. In her junior year at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School she became a member of the ski team and by the age of 17 had joined the United States Disabled Ski Team (USDST).

After high school, Golden went to Dartmouth College and gained a degree in English Literature in 1984. While there in 1982, she competed at the World Handicapped Championships in Norway, winning a gold medal in the downhill and a silver in the giant slalom. However, she then became disillusioned with competitive skiing and would join a group of born again Christians. After college, she went to work for a local firm selling computer software before a friend reintroduced her to skiing and she rediscovered her love of it. In 1985, she rejoined the USDST and would gain sponsorships and a scholarship in order to be able to pursue it full-time.

Skiing career
Within a year of taking up skiing again Golden had won 4 gold medals internationally including 3 in the 1986 World Disabled Championships. She was dominant in the United States Disabled Alpine Championships winning all four of the giant slalom, slalom, downhill and combined disciplines in both 1987, and 1988. Also in 1988 Golden won 2 golds at the World Disabled Championships and most famously won a gold in the giant slalom at the Winter Olympics in Calgary, where the event was a demonstration sport.  Golden retired in 1990 but before this she would win 3 gold medals at her last World Disabled Championships in 1990 at Winter Park Resort in Colorado. In total throughout her career Golden won 19 national, 10 World and 1 Olympic disabled gold medals.

Golden at first used outriggers when skiing but would abandon these in favour of the standard ski poles so being able to reach greater speeds but requiring more strength and stamina. In 1990, using the normal ski poles and one ski Golden was recorded as travelling at 65 miles per hour during a downhill race. As well as competing in disabled events Golden also took part in able-bodied events and she got the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) to pass the "Golden Rule" in 1985. Under this rule the top disabled skiers were able to race after only the top 15 skiers had taken part, thus enabling the disabled skiers to compete before the course becomes rutted from heavy usage. In 1987, competing against able-bodied competitors, Golden finished 10th in a USSA competition.

Golden received a number of awards during her career including the USSA's Beck Award in 1986 honouring the best female skier in international competition. It was in 1988, however that Golden received the most recognition when both Ski Racing Magazine and the United States Olympic Committee named her female skier of the year, choosing her ahead of able-bodied skiers.

Later life
Golden became a motivational speaker following her skiing career, and also took up rock climbing and mountaineering leading to a successful climb of Mount Rainier. However, in 1992, at the age of 29, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, for which she had to be treated with bilateral mastectomies. While operating on her, doctors also found a pre-malignant growth and as a result had to remove her uterus. After this, realising she could never have children, Golden became depressed and in 1993, attempted suicide, something which she would consider again.

Golden recovered and resumed motivational speaking but would give this up for good in 1996 when she was again diagnosed with breast cancer, which was treatable but now incurable. She returned to New England from Colorado and it was here that she once more met Steve Brosnihan, a freelance cartoonist she had known at Dartmouth College. Brosnihan and Golden fell in love and were married in August 1997.

Golden died in August 2001, from the cancer at the age of 38. Following her death, Golden would inspire a race series called the "Diana Golden Race Series", hosted by Disabled Sports USA, at mountains which offer programs that teach the physically disabled how to ski.
 The Diana Golden Opportunities Fund is the endowment that supports and encourages junior athletes with disabilities in their pursuit of excellence in skiing by providing scholarships for purchasing equipment or participating in an adaptive race or development camp.

After her retirement from skiing Golden continued to be honoured by various organisations. In 1991, the Women's Sports Foundation gave her the Flo Hyman Memorial Award, while in 1997 she was inducted into the US National Ski Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame. The citation on her entry into the International Hall of Fame read "She persuaded the ski world to treat all athletes the same, regardless of ability or, in her case, disability."

See also
Passion for Snow

References

External links

1963 births
2001 deaths
American female alpine skiers
Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Paralympic alpine skiers of the United States
Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Paralympics
Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
People from Lincoln, Massachusetts
Medalists at the 1988 Winter Paralympics
Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Deaths from breast cancer
Deaths from cancer in Rhode Island
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School alumni
Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing
20th-century American women
20th-century American people

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Donald Glover joins Spider Man Homecoming
Author: Carolyn Poddig No Comments Share:
Internet rejoice! Donald Glover will finally be cast in a Marvel film, and it's the film we all hoped for! deadline.com has reported that Glover will be joining the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming, adding himself to the Marvel cinematic community. He joins a cast that includes Robert Downey Jr, Marisa Tomei, Micheal Keaton, Zendaya, Kenneth Choi, Micheal Barbieri, and Tony Revolori.
Donald Glover has joined the animated Marvel cast, famous for voicing Miles Morales on Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors. While his role in the MCU itself is currently unknown, he's been a fan of Miles for awhile, and he has been a fan favorite for the cinematic incarnation of the role. Glover himself has been a fan of spider-man for years, mentioning that he wanted to play the character repeatedly, especially while voicing miles on Web Warriors. You can read more about his thoughts on miles over at Marvel.com.
It looks as if his dream of being in a Spider-Man film has come true at last. At a time when Hollywood must make a push for diverse casting, Glover's announcement is a dream for Marvel fans and the questions can now arise about who he'll be playing. Will he be an incarnation of Miles? Could Miles be older in this film, taking over the mentor mantle from Peter Parker? Could he be playing a brand new character?
Handpicked by Tina Fey to be a cast member on community, Glover has costarred in films like the Martian, Magic Mike XXL, and the Lazarus Effect. The star also raps under the stage name Childish Gambino. He joins his community co-star Danny Pudi in the cinematic universe. Pudi starred in Captain America: Winter Soldier as a SHIELD agent.
What do you think True Believers? Do you think Glover's casting means we'll be getting Miles? Are you as excited as we are? Sound off in the comments below about this incredibly awesome piece of casting news!
Tags: Donald Glover, Miles Morales, Spider-Man, spider-man: homecoming
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SHIELD agent, HYDRA operative, most likely will end career as an anti-hero vigilante who roams the streets looking for cool stuff to do. Currently works for a giant mouse which is just as cool as it sounds.
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Woody Harrelson In Negotiations To Join Sony's Venom


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The Middle East Fashion Week Labyrinth
Erika June 7, 2022 11 min read
Brands looking for long-term relationships in the Middle East have found that most fashion weeks don't stick around long or they come with too much baggage. Since the mid-noughties, many fashion week events have launched with great fanfare, and then faded into obscurity. Others, with troubled fits and starts, have managed a semblance of staying power but are fettered by structural challenges.
"We have, at times, what feels like a deluge of one-off events that offer no continuity, no programming through the year and certainly no investment into the design community — and most importantly no accountability," said Nez Gebreel, former chief executive of the Dubai Design and Fashion Council, who left her post in November 2016 to pursue a career as a consultant.
Dubai is the centre around which most efforts have coalesced but, long before the disruptive forces of the Covid-19 pandemic, attempts to build a successful fashion week have been fraught with setbacks, no-shows, delays, funding issues and other growing pains. With a dearth of legitimate events in the region, designers and buyers share a common frustration of not knowing where to invest their time, money and support.
The landscape has become a labyrinth. The emirate now hosts International Fashion Week Dubai, Middle East Fashion Week, Dubai Modest Fashion Week and the Islamic Fashion Festival, as well as many one-off events. It has also seen other fashion week attempts, like the now-defunct Dubai Fashion Week and Fashion Forward, among others. Currently Arab Fashion Week (AFW) is the only event that maintains a regular seasonal cadence but it is still a work in progress, having launched less than seven years ago.
For a city whose status as the regional fashion capital has been undisputed for nearly two decades, why has such a fragmented landscape of fashion weeks been allowed to develop in place of a single, long-running powerhouse event? Paradoxically, it is the same set of characteristics that made Dubai a fashion success story in other areas.
Victim of Its Own Success
The strength of the local retail infrastructure underpinning Dubai's consumer culture has led some event organisers to underestimate the preparation and work needed to create a best-in-class regional fashion week.
The international perception of Dubai as a land of opportunity, fed by its strong financial institutions, free zones, rights granting foreigners 100 percent business ownership and incubators geared towards start-ups, has also played a part.
Most of what we've seen aren't fashion weeks, but ad hoc events. That's why it's so hard to keep up, even for those of us so enmeshed in the fashion industry.
"The United Arab Emirates, as it's built — and especially Dubai — encourages entrepreneurship. Because of that, people have been able to come and do whatever," Gebreel explained.
Indeed, Dubai is a true melting pot. More than 200 nationalities live in the emirate, with a population comprising only 15 percent natives. And many of the fashion week efforts have been undertaken by non-natives, who may have no lack of skill or resources but might not be keyed into the local industry's greatest needs.
Success can be elusive when fashion week event organisers don't spend enough time formulating a sustainable, long-term strategy in the first place. "Strictly speaking, most of what we've seen aren't fashion weeks, but ad hoc events. That's why it's so hard to keep up, even for those of us so enmeshed in the fashion industry," Gebreel added.
The Born in Exile show by Ibrahim Shebani at Arab Fashion Week women's edition, Fall/Winter 2022/23. (Courtesy)
Obsolescence may well have been unwittingly built into many of the events that have underwhelmed professional audiences over the years. At best, some attempts have looked amateurish; at worst, fraudulent. With so many voices and so many competing and overlapping agendas, it can be difficult to distinguish which fashion weeks are credible. But slapping a big name — a sheikha, a global designer, a celebrity — on an event and hosting a few influencer-studded after-parties does not equate to above-board efforts.
A lack of experience behind the scenes has also crippled many efforts with otherwise successful event planners emerging as less than successful fashion week producers. Conflicts of interest and questionable motives are two other challenges. For-profit fashion weeks are not always incentivised to support fashion designers at an industry level and even those with business models that sustain themselves financially are not necessarily designed to be effective advocates.
There is no doubt that producing catwalk shows in the Middle East's fashion capital can be a lucrative enterprise, but what are fashion weeks for if not for the benefit of the regional fashion community?
Dubai's Most-Recognised Fashion Week
AFW is backed by the Arab Fashion Council. Founded by Italian-Lebanese entrepreneur Jacob Abrian, AFW has held both men's and women's fashion weeks in Dubai — as well as events in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — since October 2015. While the council is a not-for-profit organisation, AFW is a for-profit business.
The AFW website claims that it "has become one of the five most important fashion weeks in the world." The AFC's chief strategy officer Mohammed Aqra, who was born and raised in the US and is of Jordanian descent, measures this in several different ways.
(L-R) Former members of the Arab Fashion Council for Saudi Arabia, Princess Noura Bint Faisal Al Saud and Layla Issa Abuzaid, with Arab Fashion Week founder Jacob Abrian attending an event in London in 2018. (Getty Images)
"First, we're in Dubai, which is the leading capital in the region. We've hosted over 400 brands from 50 countries, and we are the only council that puts designers on the official calendar of Paris Fashion Week at the 'Arabs in Paris showroom at Palais de Tokyo," he said. "[And] no other entity has our social media power."
Backed by Dubai Tourism and Dubai Design District (or D3), AFW has made strides over the years towards becoming Dubai's most recognised fashion week, and has accumulated a strong roster of partners such as Meta, Microsoft and Aramex.
In its latest ready-to-wear edition in March, AFW hosted emerging talents such as Born in Exile, Ilyes Ouali and Emergency Room Beirut, as well as more established names like Amato and Michael Cinco. Though it has struggled with balancing the composition of its roster (its first incarnation was dominated by Italian brands, for example), shows this time were weighted towards Middle East and North African talent, with nine brands from the region showing and 6 from outside the region.
Some observers have suggested that bolstering the local dimension may have been mandated or at least encouraged by D3 to maintain its partnership with AFW. D3 executive director Khadija Al Bastaki was unavailable for comment.
Ibrahim Shebani, founder of Born in Exile — an edgy, modern brand with strong ties to Libyan culture — showed for the first time at AFW in March as part of the fashion week's grant programme. The catwalk show package covers models, hair, makeup, lighting, photography and the backstage space. "We saw a lot of sharing on social media; I got more followers and some good media coverage," Shebani noted. The main drawback, he said, was the scarcity of buyers.
According to Sue Holt, former publisher and managing director at Dubai's ITP Media Group, a firm which holds the license for the Arabic and Middle Eastern editions of fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Esquire and Grazia, the sales function has long been a weak point at fashion week events in the region.
"Historically, there never seemed [to be] enough buyers, both internationally and regionally, [present at the events who were] interested in the designers from this region to sustain the early fashion weeks that launched. Therefore, the designers were often left frustrated because at the end of it all, they did not get sufficient orders to make a difference to their business," said Holt.
This was also a complaint levelled against Fashion Forward.
Unclear Return on Investment
In the past, the closest Dubai had to a legitimate fashion week experience was Fashion Forward, spearheaded by the Filipino event organiser Wilfredo "Bong" Garcia Delfiero Guerrero with the endorsement of the Dubai Design and Fashion Council.
Ihab Jiryis's fashion show at Arab Fashion Week women's edition, Fall/Winter 2022/23. (Courtesy)
DDFC, a government-backed council, was set up as a joint effort of the Dubai Executive Council and the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority. It boasted high-profile fashion industry leaders, such as Patrick Chalhoub of Chalhoub Group and Khalid Al Tayer of Al Tayer Group, as board members.
DDFC was responsible for the launch of Dubai Design Week — which is ongoing at the city's main business park — and the support of the bi-annual Fashion Forward showcase, which is now defunct.
Guerrero did not respond to a request for comment on why Fashion Forward shuttered, but when Gebreel stepped down as chief executive, it didn't take long for DDFC to shutter. To fill the gap, Fashion Forward negotiated funding from partners like D3 and fashion retailer Splash — which is held by the multinational conglomerate Landmark Group.
Reema Al Banna of the UAE-based brand Reemami pointed out that things got a little better towards the end. "I showed at Fashion Forward in 2019 as more of a PR thing. I went in not expecting to meet buyers." Before her show, she attended a showroom arranged by Fashion Forward where she met buyers from Tryano, Chalhoub, That Concept Store and Boutique 1.
After her show, Tryano placed an order. "[But] if we had kept seeing the same buyers season after season more [of those other] relationships may have flourished [too]," she said.
The experience explains Al Banna's hesitation to participate in other fashion weeks in the region. "There are so many we don't [know] which one is the credible one."
A newcomer to the scene, Middle East Fashion Week has entered the picture hoping to address some of the market's issues with a traveling format across the region and a strategic partnership with Dubai's The Sustainable City. Founder and president of Middle East Fashion Week, Swiss-Italian entrepreneur Antonio Rubel, and his son chief executive Simon Lo Gatto, sit at the top of the Middle East Fashion Council.
"We saw that there was a general gap in the market," Lo Gatto said. "When you look at the fashion weeks here, they are more like fashion shows. These so-called fashion weeks were set up for other reasons, rather than being a business-to-business model [to] increase [designers'] bottom line … which is what it should be."
However, industry leaders in the region contend that Middle East Fashion Week would strengthen its argument by narrowing its focus to Middle East designers and growing its reach from there. It has so far focused primarily on bringing international brands that are hoping to expand in the regional market. Among the six shows presented at the first Middle East Fashion Week, Rayan al Sulaimani of the Dubai-based Atelier Zuhra and bridal couturier Walid Atallah were the only Arabs, hailing from Oman and Lebanon respectively.
Besides the designers they secure as exhibitors, the perception of industry leader guests and the quality of the show production on offer, there are other ways of measuring competing fashion weeks.
Fashion councils are only as effective as the criteria used to select their members. It is impossible to measure the influence of the Arab Fashion Council because organisers do not make members' names public, with Abrian stating this is to "respect their wishes to protect their privacy." He did confirm that two former members of the council for the Saudi Arabia market were Princess Noura Bint Faisal Al Saud and Layla Issa Abuzaid, who appeared at related events around the time AFW showed in Riyadh.
In the case of the Middle East Fashion Council, it is made up of members such as Faris Saeed, the Dubai-based businessman behind Diamond Developers and The Sustainable City, UAE film director Nayla Al Khaja and Manuel Collas de la Roche, founder of Better World Fund. Though the known membership of both councils may be made up of prominent individuals in their respective fields who tick useful boxes like royal patronage or sustainability expertise, it is worth noting that few appear to be fashion industry professionals.
Need for a Fully Fledged B2B Ecosystem
Even if one of the main Dubai contenders significantly strengthens its position to become the city's unrivalled, fully fledged fashion week ecosystem, it doesn't necessarily mean events in other Middle Eastern countries become obsolete.
One of the great blunders that many brands and companies trying to penetrate this market fall into is treating the Arab-speaking expanse of the Middle East and North Africa region as a monolith. So long as B2B events complement one another, the best ones in the region could co-exist to form a valuable industry network.
Qatar's Fashion Trust Arabia — while not a fashion week event — has been instrumental in elevating a wide range of Arab talent with its prize fund and partnership with MatchesFashion. Co-chaired by Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Tania Fares, the Doha event has arguably become the region's most internationally respected industry event, drawing names like Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli and Naomi Campbell as prize judges.
Yet many of the fashion week events beyond the UAE have suffered a similar fate to those in Dubai which floundered. The wider Gulf Cooperation Council region has seen Muscat Fashion Week rise and then fall in 2013. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Doha went dark in 2015. Bahrain Fashion Week has also been attempted and events in Kuwait tend to be intermittent. However, a new industry event dubbed Oud Fashion Talks, produced by Tamdeen Group, bowed last week in the Kuwaiti capital.
Khadija Al Bastaki is executive director of Dubai Design District (D3) which is a partner of Arab Fashion Week. (Courtesy)
As the regional giant, Saudi Arabia holds more promise, especially with the launch of Fashion Futures in December 2021. The two-day event hosted a high-profile roster of speakers and panels focused on education and community intersection. It is a good bedrock on which to build the kingdom's profile as an emerging fashion centre but whether designers in neighbouring countries see Saudi as the best place to present fashion shows for the entire region is another matter.
When asked about the potential for Saudi to host a fashion week, the chief executive of the Fashion Commission at the Ministry of Culture, Burak Cakmak, said the future is open-ended. "There is an association separate from the Fashion Commission, which is a ministry entity. They are the representative body of local designers and brands — all members are Saudi nationals — and they will decide the future of fashion week in Saudi."
Further afield, fashion week events in markets such as Egypt and Lebanon have also tended to be intermittent. However, Egypt Fashion Week is set to launch in October 2022, led by the Egyptian-Austrian founder of Pashion Magazine, Susan Sabet. Though EFW will engage with counterpart events abroad such as Maghreb Collective and Creative Space Beirut, it will focus only on showcasing Egyptian talent. "Egypt offers craftsmanship, raw materials, and production facilities, which some of the other countries are missing. It's an opportunity for collaboration," Sabet said.
Fashion Trust Arabia honorary chair Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and designer Mohamed Benchellal at the prize gala in 2021 in Doha, Qatar. (Getty Images)
Two longer running events in the Middle East which have been more consistent than most are Fashion Week Istanbul and Kornit Fashion Week Tel Aviv though both are national showcases of Turkey and Israel respectively so they are not part of the Arab expanse of the regional market.
Wherever it is hosted — though Dubai arguably remains the most natural location — the region's future supreme fashion week event can take many forms. But looking at the models of the most successful fashion weeks in Europe, East Asia and the US suggests that a few key ingredients are essential: visionary event leaders with stamina, serious financial backing, highly invested government stakeholders and an empowered council of industry leaders.
If any of the contender or newcomer events can find the right mix of these and other important qualities, they will offer the potential of a Middle Eastern fashion week with real power, longevity and legitimacy.
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U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware on Friday asked the EPA's inspector general to launch an independent investigation. The senators say EPA senior political appointees have instructed workers to avoid inspecting facilities that emit the gas.
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Battle of the Sexes is okay, but far from the grand slam I was rooting for. I love the story, especially because it's true: tennis great Billie Jean King agrees to play ex-champ and self-professed male chauvinist pig Bobby Riggs in a high-profile televised event and kicks his butt, scoring a huge victory for the women's rights movement in the 1970s. That's not a spoiler. It's a well-known fact in sports history. Unfortunately, without the dramatic climax that typically drives a sports drama, Battle of the Sexes is forced to look for bonus points off the court. They include: an exploration of Billie Jean's sexual awakening as a lesbian and the strain that puts on her marriage; Bobby's marital woes, childish antics and addiction to gambling; and, my favorite part of the film, Billie Jean's willingness to take a stand for equal rights and social justice by, in part, organizing other players to break from the establishment and form the Women's Tennis Association.
One thing Battle of the Sexes definitely has going for it, is a strong cast. Oscar-winner Emma Stone (La La Land) is sufficiently convincing as Billie Jean King, and Steve Carell (Little Miss Sunshine) has the resemblance and versatility to make Bobby Riggs ridiculously annoying and sympathetic. The supporting cast includes Andrea Riseborough (Nocturnal Animals) as Billie Jean's hairdresser and love interest Marilyn; Sarah Silverman (The Book of Henry) as spunky tennis promoter and co-founder of the Virginia Slims tournament Gladys Heldman; an under-utilized Elisabeth Shue (The Karate Kid) as Riggs' wife; and Bill Pullman (Independence Day, While You Were Sleeping) as the influential president of the US Lawn Tennis Association who didn't want to pay women their fair share.
I did learn a few new and interesting tennis tidbits watching this film, including how and why the "Virginia Slims" tournament came into being, and that tennis champ Margaret Court played Bobby Riggs before Billie Jean did (I won't spoil the outcome of that one, but let's just say, Court doesn't come off so great in this narrative). Overall, there are no major villains in Battle of the Sexes. The "bad guys" come off as more ignorant and misguided than evil. And there's no real animosity between Riggs and King. So that leaves the message. Battle of the Sexes is ultimately about taking a stand and making a difference, and that's a good thing. Just don't be fooled by ads that make Battle of the Sexes look like the next Hidden Figures. This is not a movie "for the whole family" unless the whole family is over 13 or ready to discuss mature themes that don't play out on center court.
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Tournament debutants Ukraine made an instant impact on the fast-growing sport of Match Poker when they lifted the coveted International Federations of Match Poker (IFMP) Nations Cup in Boyne Hill House, Meath, near Dublin last weekend.
The Eastern Europeans beat off the challenge of holders and hosts Ireland by a score-line of 1,837 to 1,784 points following a total of 500 hands had been played across eight sessions over a course of two days.
IFMP President Patrick Nally was clearly delighted with the success of the Nations Cup and enthused: "It was a thrilling tournament played in the best possible spirit and a great way to showcase the skill of our players and the sheer diversity of the sport of match poker.
The annual Norwegian Poker Championships take place over nine days starting next Friday, April 5.


Making sure that your children get all of the vitamins that they need throughout the day can be a rather difficult task.
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CCM offers two-week moratorium on late submission fees due to MCO
28-Mar-2020 Intellasia | Malay Mail | 6:02 AM
The Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM) is offering a two-week moratorium on late submission fees for all transactions under the Companies Act 2016, Registration of Businesses Act 956 and Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2012.
In a statement, CCM said all transactions under these Acts should be submitted to the Registrar after the end of the movement control order (MCO) period.
"The two-week moratorium after the end of the MCO period is to enable applications or submissions to be made, and during the moratorium, the late submission fee is waived," it said.
The fee exemption is offered following the extension of the MCO to April 14 due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Meanwhile, CCM said companies wishing to delay their annual general meeting to a date later than six months after the end of their financial year may submit their application after the end of the MCO period.
CCM is also extending the period for company secretaries to fulfil the 20 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) points requirement under Section 241 of the Companies Act 2016.
The CPE points, obtained from attendance at courses or seminars related to the secretarial profession, are a mandatory requirement for licensed company secretaries.
CCM said it is constantly monitoring the latest developments on the Covid-19 outbreak issued by the government and will inform the relevant public authorities about matters related to CCM.
"CCM will resume normal operations after the end of the MCO period subject to the latest directive from the government," it added.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/03/27/ccm-offers-two-week-moratorium-on-late-submission-fees-due-to-mco/1850729
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America's manned space program, in suspended animation for three years, was stirring this week. That's promising for the program and the nation — particularly for Florida, the nation's space port.
But Congress must make sure it doesn't postpone the program's reawakening – and America's declaration of independence from Russia in space.
On Tuesday, NASA awarded $6.8 billion in contracts to Boeing and SpaceX for the two companies to finish developing their own space vehicles to carry U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station by 2017. Both companies plan to launch from Florida's Space Coast.
SpaceX already has successfully delivered cargo to the station using its rockets. Boeing has decades of experience building vehicles for manned spaceflight.
Boeing will assemble its capsule at Kennedy Space Center, creating up to 550 jobs there. The region badly needs them; it's still recovering from the end of the shuttle program and the loss of some 10,000 jobs.
NASA's decision to pick two contractors, instead of one, was opposed by some members of Congress, who contend such an approach is more expensive. But having two contractors will maintain competition that should keep costs down over the longer term and drive innovation. It also should forestall the possibility that problems with one contractor's operation will shut down the manned space program again.
U.S. astronauts have been grounded since July 2011, when the shuttle program flew its last mission. Since then, NASA has been depending on Russia to carry U.S. astronauts to the space station. Russia is now charging some $70 million for each round-trip ticket. Call it a space shakedown.
With relations between the U.S. and Russia at their worst since the Cold War, it's more untenable than ever for American astronauts to be held hostage to a taxi service controlled by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A successful commercial program for trips to the station also will free NASA to concentrate on travel to more distant destinations in space, including asteroids and Mars. Those missions hold the greatest potential for the next generation of scientific and technological breakthroughs.
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden called Tuesday's contract awards "the fulfillment of the commitment President Obama made to return human spaceflight launches to U.S. soil and end our reliance on the Russians."
But Bolden is getting more than a little ahead of things.
NASA's decision this week put the commercial space program on schedule to launch in three years. The program will need sustained support in the meantime to meet its target. The launch date could slip to 2018 or later if Congress maintains its maddening practice in recent years of starving the program's budget.
Lawmakers must not let that happen again. There's too much at stake.


But what about the sockets?
The goal of this course is for you to understand web servers thoroughly. Of course, we have to scope that, because we're not going to explain everything from physics and transistors up through the internet. So we have to start with some baseline concept, some abstraction that we're not going to look under, but simply learn how to use. That concept for us right now is: Sockets.
The concept of a socket forms the core of the Unix networking library. We will be talking about Unix-like systems (including Linux and macOS) because that's what is most familiar to us; Windows also has a concept of sockets, and the Haskell libraries that we will use support all the major platforms. The details may change between platforms, but it should be close enough.
If you feel like you already have a solid understanding of what sockets are, you can go ahead and skip to lesson 2.


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Benefit Concert · City of Refuge · Manhattan Center · Mother of Peace · New York · Peace Starts With Me · May 22, 2019
Citizen Way Headlines Peace Starts With Me Benefit Concert
NEW YORK, May 22, 2019 -- Come join the Peace Starts With Me Benefit Concert on May 25, 2019, 7:00 p.m. at the Manhattan Center. Billboard charting Christian rock band Citizen Way and Stellar Award winner Jason McGee will be headlining the show. All proceeds from the concert will go to the City of Refuge Ministries community engagement program. Seats are selling out fast so make sure to get your tickets today at putdownthatweapon.org.
In the wake of recent gang violence in Los Angeles, the concert's theme of "Put down that weapon -- Pick up an instrument!" is more relevant than ever.
The concert is part of the Peace Starts With Me rallies, a joint project of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) USA and the American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC). First held at Madison Square Garden in 2017, thousands of people from a wide variety of national, racial, and religious backgrounds gathered together to celebrate peace. This phenomenal event was repeated November 12, 2018 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and is now headed to Las Vegas on June 22 and other cities around the country.
Bishop Noel Jones, pastor of the City of Refuge Ministries in Los Angeles said, "We live in a time when the inner city has been wracked with so much violence. So God has given us an initiative to pick up an instrument instead of a gun. What you're blessing us to do is to teach our kids.. To use [their] skills to enhance and embellish other people's lives instead of taking [them]."
The concert will be in the Hammerstein Ballroom of the Manhattan Center. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., concert starts at 7:00 p.m. Additional acts include Sarah Eide, The Group Fire, Marie Della Thomas, and many others.
CITIZEN WAY began their journey in Chicago in 2004, quickly becoming a voice of hope heard throughout the world, the mission of Citizen Way's lead singer, Ben Calhoun, drummer David Blascoe and guitarist Daniel Olsson has never wavered. The members of Citizen Way consider themselves "musicianaries," or musicians with a missionary-like calling. "It's not just music for music's sake; it's music with a message," David says. "We write and sing about the things that we do because of the impact they've had on our lives, and we want to share that."
JASON MCGEE is the lead choir director for City of Refuge Ministries in Los Angeles. A native of Bakersfield, CA, Jason moved to Los Angeles in 1998. He has shared the stage with Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Donnie McClurkin, and Kirk Franklin. In 2006, Mr. McGee formed the award-winning choir P.S.A.L.M.S. at City of Refuge Ministries, who have performed in three national Verizon commercials, the Ellen Show, and were featured guests on BET's 10th Anniversary Celebration of Gospel. Mr. McGee can also be heard as the lead singer on "It's Not About Us," the hit single from the City of Refuge's freshman project.
SARAH EIDE is a singer-songwriter known for lively lyrics and unpredictable melodies. She describes her style as cinematic folk rock with nuances of jazz and pop. Eide is touring throughout the Midwest and Northeast this year in support of her newly released album, "Dreams On Hold," which has been hailed "a unique spin on Americana" (NYS Music) and "an enthralling Americana storybook" (CITY Newspaper).
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The Winemakers
Damian Hutton
General Manager & Chief Winemaker
Coming back to the Swan Valley, Damian Hutton commenced his lifelong love affair with wine in 1987, under the watchful eye of his Uncle Ron. Ron Page was Houghton's Vineyard Manager in the Swan Valley, where Damian worked weeding the vineyards, and now returns to the region as our Chief Winemaker and General Manager.
From 2007, Damian Hutton headed winemaking operations at Millbrook Winery as Senior Winemaker, creating regional wines from fruit sourced from all premium Western Australian wine growing regions, winning Gold medals in every capital city wine show in Australia, and every regional wine show in Western Australia.
Damian has scoured the West Australian wine landscape to produce Oakover's range of wines that truly reflects the greatness that lies in the diversity of Western Australia.
Marcello Fabretti
Marcello discovered wine as an Arts student while working in hospitality. After completing two vintages in Umbria, Italy in his early 20s, he became fascinated by wine production and enrolled in a Bachelor of Science (Viticulture & Oenology) upon his return to Australia.
After landing a cellar hand role at West Cape Howe, working with classic varieties like Cabernet, Riesling, Chardonnay and Shiraz, he was quickly promoted to Vintage Assistant Winemaker and spent three years in the Great Southern. Marcello moved to Italy to get married, and spent several years working for a couple of high-end producers in Umbria making modern wines out of an eclectic mix of French and Italian varieties.
Upon his return to Australia and with babies in tow, he worked a vintage at the historic Houghton's Middle Swan winery, and then spent two years at Flying Fish Cove Winery in Margaret River as Production Winemaker, making wine for several award-winning, quality-focused Margaret River producers.
Matty Trent
Vineyard Manager
Matty's first exposure to the world of wine occurred while working in retail liquor in the early 90s. The spark was lit when he was sent off by his employer to do the Wines of WA wine appreciation course.
The production of wine grapes became an area of great interest, particularly due to his farming background. To pursue his passion for this versatile fruit, Matty relocated to Margaret River in 1997 to study Viticulture via distance education at Charles Sturt University.
Working in Margaret River, Frankland River and in the wine regions surrounding Adelaide, he has been exposed to a variety of production systems and wine styles. His strong interest in sustainability and alternative varieties of wine make him a valuable addition to Oakover and the Swan Valley.


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Lakers News: Magic Johnson Believes Rob Pelinka Deserves More Respect
Lakers Rumors: Dennis Schroder Not Guaranteed Starting Point Guard Role
The start of the 2019 offseason was a nightmare for the Los Angeles Lakers as the recently resigned Magic Johnson went to numerous media outlets and blasted general manager Rob Pelinka. Many viewed the Lakers as a laughingstock and a shell of the premier franchise they once were.
But thanks in large part to the work Pelinka continued to do in the midst of everything, the Lakers would turn everything around and win the 2020 NBA championship. That process began when Pelinka was able to complete a trade for superstar Anthony Davis.
He then quickly pivoted after the Lakers were spurned to build the perfect roster of role players to compliment Davis and LeBron James.
Pelinka and the Lakers front office are already back at work this offseason, trading for Dennis Schroder, then signing Wesley Matthews, Montrezl Harrell and Marc Gasol. The Lakers also re-signed Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Markieff Morris.
The flurry of activity prompted Johnson to take to his Twitter page and praise Pelinka for the work he's done while also calling for him to get more respect:
Rob Pelinka is doing a GREAT job and hopefully next season he will get his well earned respect.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) November 15, 2020
These words are likely a shot at the Executive of the Year voting in which Pelinka finished seventh in the voting.
Unlike the other NBA awards, it is voted on by executives, which many believe shows that the other general managers don't care for Pelinka.
He came under fire throughout the assembling of the Lakers roster, with many questioning if he gave up too much in the Davis trade and some reports even popping up that he misunderstood the salary cap and might not be able to complete it.
Leonard choosing the Clippers over the Lakers and subsequent signings of the likes of Avery Bradley and Dwight Howard didn't help matters in court of public opinion, but now it is Pelinka who is having the last laugh.
Johnson and Pelinka were not on the same page last year, but winning ultimately cures everything. Pelinka has always just kept his head down through the criticism and worked harder and that is what lead to the championship, and now he's looking to add more to that.
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Obama Wants Leadership that will "fire on American citizens"!
Gen. James Mattis, known to his troops as "Mad Dog Mattis," is retiring after 41 years of military service. The Marine Corps Times is calling Mattis the "most revered Marine in a generation." Mattis has been commander of the United States Central Command since 2010 and led the 1st Marine Division into Iraq in 2003. According to reports, President Barack Obama decided to force the Marine Corps legend out early because he rubbed civilian officials the wrong way, and forced them to answer tough questions regarding Iran.
Vice Adm. Giardina assumed duties as deputy commander of United States Strategic Command in December 2011.
Relieved of command by President Obama because of a "loss of confidence" in his abilities to carry out his post. Vice Adm. Tim Giardina has been the focus of a criminal investigation looking into his suspected use of $1500 worth of counterfeit gambling chips in a poker game at a western Iowa casino.
This web site does not believe a man of his rank and years of service would put himself in that position. In addition, why has he not been offically charged with illegal actions.
Maj. Gen. Michael J. Carey assumed command of the 20th Air Force on Friday June 22.
Gen. Carey became the commander of Twentieth Air Force and U.S. Strategic Command's Task 214. As commander of the 20th Air Force, Gen. Carey will oversee the operation of America's ICBM force and lead 9,600 of the nation's best and brightest Airmen in nuclear deterrence.
The charge of his repeatedly being "drunk and womanizing", and being rude to his hosts and that he displayed behavior "unbecoming of a gentleman" last summer during an official trip to Moscow, where he insulted his Russian hosts and was seen with two suspicious women he met at a hotel bar, according to an investigative report.
This web site believes it was a set up for a man of his years of service and never having any charges such as these presented in the past. You do not get to this high of command if you are a "disruptive, out of control" person.
We believe only 2 Generals were fired under Bush's 2 terms total. There are currently 48 4-Star Generals.
157 [ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN] Air Force majors forced into early terminations, no retirement or benefits. All 157 had been twice passed over for promotion and were within six years of retirement. Too many to list!


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The Leeds Pals
By Leeds Pals Volunteer Researchers
Many men and boys from Leeds enlisted as volunteer soldiers at the outset of the First World War as part of the national phenomenon of 'Pals' that sprang up across the Britain. The Leeds Pals, who made up the 15th Battalion (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment (the City Battalion), trained in rugged Colsterdale and at Ripon, guarded the Suez Canal and were changed irrevocably by their experiences during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 when, on the first day, the battalion was devastated. Who were these men? How did their experiences resonate in Leeds? What impact did they have on the city itself? Using unpublished archive sources and original research, this book adds to our knowledge of the Leeds Pals through case studies and historical overview, revealing how the city treated this one battalion at the expense of others.
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Q: Exception in Scope Implementation I am trying to follow this tutorial Repository pattern without ORM that looks promising and did the exact thing as in the tutorial. My plan is simple, just to retrieve data from the database:
Model:
public class TeamDetails
{
    public int TeamId { get; set; }
    public string TeamName { get; set; }
}

public class DataConnection
{
    public string DefaultConnection { get; set; }
}

Ado Repository:
public abstract class AdoRepository<T> where T : class
{

    private static SqlConnection _connection;
    string connectionString = "Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=DemoApp;Trusted_Connection=True";

    public AdoRepository(string connectionString)
    {
        _connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString);
    }

    public virtual T PopulateRecord(SqlDataReader reader)
    {
        return null;
    }

    protected List<T> GetRecords(SqlCommand command)
    {
        var list = new List<T>();
        command.Connection = _connection;
        _connection.Open();
        try
        {
            var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
            try
            {
                while (reader.Read())
                    list.Add(PopulateRecord(reader));
            }
            finally
            {
                // Always call Close when done reading.
                reader.Close();
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            _connection.Close();
        }
        return list;
    }

    protected T GetRecord(SqlCommand command)
    {
        T record = null;
        command.Connection = _connection;
        _connection.Open();
        try
        {
            var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
            try
            {
                while (reader.Read())
                {
                    record = PopulateRecord(reader);
                    break;
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                // Always call Close when done reading.
                reader.Close();
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            _connection.Close();
        }
        return record;
    }

    protected IEnumerable<T> ExecuteStoredProc(SqlCommand command)
    {
        var list = new List<T>();
        command.Connection = _connection;
        command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
        _connection.Open();
        try
        {
            var reader = command.ExecuteReader();
            try
            {
                while (reader.Read())
                {
                    var record = PopulateRecord(reader);
                    if (record != null) list.Add(record);
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                // Always call Close when done reading.
                reader.Close();
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            _connection.Close();
        }
        return list;
    }
}

Interface:
public interface ITeam
{
    List<TeamDetails> GetAllTeams();
}

Implementing the team repository:
public class TeamRepository : AdoRepository<TeamDetails>, ITeam
{
    public TeamRepository(string connectionString)
        : base(connectionString)
    {
    }

    public List<TeamDetails> GetAllTeams()
    {
        using (var command = new SqlCommand("select * from Team"))
        {
            return GetRecords(command);
        }
    }

    public override TeamDetails PopulateRecord(SqlDataReader reader)
    {
        return new TeamDetails
        {
            TeamId = Convert.ToInt32(reader.GetString(0)),
            TeamName = reader.GetString(1)
        };
    }
}

A service interface:
public interface ITeamRepoService
{
    List<TeamDetails> GetAllTeams();
}

Implementing the service:
public class ITeamService : ITeamRepoService
{
    private readonly ITeam _repository;

    public ITeamService(IOptions<DataConnection> options)
    {
        var connection = options.Value;
        _repository = new TeamRepository(connection.DefaultConnection);
    }

    public List<TeamDetails> GetAllTeams()
    {
        return _repository.GetAllTeams();
    }
}

Finally calling it in the controller as follows:
 private readonly ITeamService _service;
 private readonly ILogger<WeatherForecastController> _logger;

 public WeatherForecastController(ILogger<WeatherForecastController> logger, ITeamService service)
 {
    _logger = logger;
    _service = service;
 }

[HttpGet]
public async Task<ActionResult<IEnumerable<TeamDetails>>> Index()
{
  var teams = _service.GetAllTeams();

  return Ok(teams);
}

The issue is when I run the code, it throws an exception from the Startup.cs file:
Some services are not able to be constructed (Error while validating the service descriptor 'ServiceType: TodoApi.Interface.ITeam Lifetime: Scoped ImplementationType: TodoApi.Repository.TeamRepository': Unable to resolve service for type 'System.String' while attempting to activate 'TodoApi.Repository.TeamRepository'.)

In the start up file, I did the following but didn't work out:
services.Configure<DataConnection>(Configuration.GetSection("AppDbConnection"));

services.AddTransient<ITeamRepoService, ITeamService>();
services.AddTransient<ITeam, TeamRepository>();

Any way to resolve it?

A: As what @juunas said, your TeamRepository expects a string(connectionString), change your code below:
services.AddTransient<ITeam, TeamRepository>(_ => new TeamRepository("connectionString here"));

Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/dependency-injection?view=aspnetcore-6.0#disposal-of-services

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