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Globo does not have TV rights of almost 30% Brasileirão 2020 matches guaranteed
premium | Agustin Bertran | February 17, 2020
Almost three months before the beginning of the Brazilian Professional Football League (Brasileirão), the Globo Group failed to run an agreement to broadcast the Bragantino and Coritiba clubs football matches, which recently managed to ascend to the professional football category and are part of the Brazilian championship.
These teams are added to Athletico Paranaense, which, since 2019, has not partnered with Globo to air its matches on the Premiere channel (under the PPV mode), although it did run an agreement with the Group for FTA TV, and came to terms with Turner to broadcast its matches on pay TV. In addition, Flamengo also did not agree with Globo to air its matches at the Torneo Carioca, which is currently being played and faces the main football clubs in Rio de Janeiro. As reported by the specialized website Maquina do Esporte (UOL), Globo does not have TV rights of 28% of Brasileirao 2020 matches guaranteed.
The Brazilian Group is negotiating for the FTA TV rights (through TV Globo), Pay TV (through SporTV) and premium and PPV (through Premiere) with Bragantino, while negotiations with Coritiba are focused on TV Globo and Premiere TV, since the team already has an agreement with Turner for pay TV. At the moment, Globo is not sure of broadcasting 108 of the 380 matches that the Brasileirao 2020 edition will have, scheduled to start in May.
Tags: Athletico Paranaense, Bragantino, Brasileirao 2020, brazil, Coritiba, Flamengo, football, FTA, Globo, Maquina do Esporte, Pay-per-view, Pay-TV, ppv, premiere, sportv, Turner, TV Globo, UOL


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A First direction in Optimization is designed for a one-semester direction in optimization taken by way of complex undergraduate and starting graduate scholars within the mathematical sciences and engineering. It teaches scholars the fundamentals of constant optimization and is helping them greater comprehend the math from past courses.
The booklet specializes in common difficulties and the underlying conception. It introduces the entire valuable mathematical instruments and effects. The textual content covers the elemental difficulties of limited and unconstrained optimization in addition to linear and convex programming. It additionally provides easy iterative answer algorithms (such as gradient equipment and the Newton–Raphson set of rules and its variations) and extra normal iterative optimization tools.
This textual content builds the basis to appreciate non-stop optimization. It prepares scholars to review complex subject matters present in the author's better half e-book, Iterative Optimization in Inverse Problems, together with sequential unconstrained iterative optimization methods.
Whereas the extensible markup language (XML) has acquired loads of recognition in internet programming and software program engineering, a long way much less consciousness has been paid to XML in mainstream computational technological know-how and engineering. Correcting this imbalance, XML in medical Computing introduces XML to scientists and engineers in a manner that illustrates the similarities and changes with conventional programming languages and indicates new methods of saving and sharing the result of clinical calculations.
Most likely the 1st e-book to explain computational equipment for numerically computing regular country and Hopf bifurcations. Requiring just a uncomplicated wisdom of calculus, and utilizing specified examples, difficulties, and figures, this can be a great textbook for graduate students.
This ebook provides the most recent effects on the topic of shells symbolize and layout shells, plates, membranes and different thin-walled constructions, a multidisciplinary method from macro- to nanoscale is needed which consists of the classical disciplines of mechanical/civil/materials engineering (design, research, and homes) and physics/biology/medicine between others.


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Delhi is central because it is by God's grace that we're even here. He has seen fit to assemble this body of believers to exalt His son, Jesus Christ — the One whose death and resurrection gives us peace with God and the hope of heaven. You'll find that His grace is the common thread that runs through every ministry and expression of worship here.
Baptist is likewise significant. It suggests both genuine fellowship within our church family and an open door to those around us. Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water. …It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer's faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer's death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus.
Church, however, is paramount because of its absolute uniqueness. While "Delhi" and "Baptist" were our choice in defining who we are, "Church" was mandated by God — as revealed in His Word. It is His designation for the assembly of people called by His name. As such, our course has been charted by God; our destiny has been planned by God; our members have been chosen by God; our purposes have been defined by God.


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Erica Campbell had listeners call in about how their pastors preached and blessed them with a message. One man mentioned that God moved him in such a way by speaking on giving up his only son to save us. It was a sacrifice that we will never forget about.
Another called spoke about having a strong spirit. You must have faith and joy as well as know God is there for you at all times. What did your pastor preach about?


Hancock Lumber's Yarmouth store hosted a lunch to celebrate the amazing career of long-time industry leader, Peter Bernier.
Thursday marked approximately 45 years to the day since Peter Bernier began working in the industry here in Maine. He started in 1973, right out of college, selling for Brunswick Coal and Lumber (who he had worked summers for since 1968). All the salesmen wore coats and ties at Brunswick Coal back then. Peter designed and drafted almost every house he sold…then estimated every house he sold…and then designed the kitchen for nearly every house he sold. His company car was a VW Beetle!
"Peter is a tremendous body of knowledge for our industry. He was the hardest seller to compete with (you could never convert one of his customers over if you were selling against him), and he was the greatest resource to have on your team." The Brunswick team fondly considered Peter a father figure when he joined the Hancock Team, feeling mentored and supported by him as young employees grew into sales positions under his guidance. They even were known to call him Dad on occasion!
Customers noted that "business for them has been about personal relationships- these are the people you communicate with every day. Peter has been a tremendous asset to our business." And, we know the feeling is mutual. When being interviewed for a company video last year, Peter's response was perfectly aligned on the power of relationships. He is a testament to the value of nurturing long-term relationships in business and friendship.
While it is hard to see him go, we all feel so fortunate to have had him on Team Hancock – he will forever be remembered as a trailblazing steward of this industry. Peter Bernier is a true class-act and it has been so valuable learning from him and working alongside him over the years. Congratulations on an accomplished career and best of luck in retirement, Peter! Thank you!


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Computer Science Doctoral Student Earns Best Paper Award for Security Research
Brajendra Panda, professor of computer science and computer engineering, and doctoral student Mohammed Alshehri.
A computer science doctoral student earned a "Best Paper" award at an international cybersecurity conference earlier this year.
Mohammed Alshehri Sr. took home the top honors from the 12th International Conference on Security, Privacy and Anonymity in Computation, Communication and Storage in Atlanta over the summer.
His advisor is Brajendra Panda, professor of computer science and computer engineering.
Alshehri was honored for his research into fog node protection. Fog computing is the name for multiple cloud systems linked together to reduce the response time for users to retrieve data from the cloud.
"What I like about fog computing is it will make the communication between end users and the cloud faster," Alshehri said. "It's in the middle between the cloud and end users."
The danger with linking multiple cloud storage devices together is if one is infected by malicious software, it could spread to the others, potentially compromising huge amounts of data. Alshehri's research explores a solution to isolate a rogue fog node when it is identified.
The idea is to group the different nodes into smaller groups, which Alshehri calls "fog federations." Pieces of data with similar attributes would be grouped into the same federation, for example, it could group data based on the city it comes from and the type of institution that created it.
Those federations would still increase the speed for end users, because the computer wouldn't have to search through as many places to retrieve data, but it minimizes the threat of a virus infiltrating an entire network.
The implications of Alshehri's work are far-reaching.
"This research is general," he said. "You can apply it to hospitals, universities, to a corporation - any organization with sensitive information to protect."
Earning the "Best Paper" award was a gratifying moment for Alshehri.
"Sometimes in Ph.D. life, it can be a lot of ups and downs," he said. "After working for two years on my research, I'm proving I'm on the right track."
Computer Science and Computer Engineering
Nick DeMoss, director of communications
479-575-5697, ndemoss@uark.edu

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A HERITAGE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
Introduction To The Histories At Hobmoor Learning Resource
These lesson guides are intended to provide a possible route into a very rich source of heritage learning material for the children who live and go to school in Yardley, Birmingham UK. With a little imagination you can develop these to be relevant to any local area in the country and contribute the memories and histories you collect to the Histories at Hobmoor Interactive Map and Website. These lesson guides are not meant to form a scheme of work, and as such the lesson suggestions do not have National Curriculum references, learning objectives or success criteria. Rather, we invite you to use these a framework to launch an engaging heritage project with your students.
We have pulled out five broad themes
Parks and Play Spaces
Houses and Shopping
Which are illuminated by the memories of people who live in the area, some of whom are newly arrived, and some whose families have lived in the area for several generations. Exploring these themes, through discussion and debate, will enable children to consider the ways in which their area has changed, especially since the end of World War 2, and to contemplate ways in which it could be improved. The final theme, Our Community, provides an opportunity for children to bring together their thoughts about their own role in, and responsibility for, the place where they live.|The lesson suggestions can be used independently, as a class resource, in tandem with an exploration of the Histories at Hobmoor app; however, the work would be enormously enhanced by some field work, especially to explore the parks, play spaces and shops mentioned in the oral histories. It would be a great shame if the children missed the opportunity to hear the voices belonging to the transcripts, which can be easily accessed through the app and the website, and get a real sense of the individuals who gave their time and their memories so generously to this project.
There is scope here to make links to children's learning in history, geography and English. I have included some suggestions for activities and extension work, but I'm sure that class teachers and their children will have many more suggestions – there are huge opportunities here for a creative response through art, drama and photography. The suggested reading uses fiction, poetry and picture books, so that children have the opportunity to think about and discuss the deeper themes within each lesson.
HERE'S HOW TO DOWNLOAD The Education Resource as a PDF File
Click on the link below and it will open automatically or right click [cmd/click on mac] and 'save file as'.
You can get the app here.
HISTORIES AT HOBMOOR
is a partnership project between Mercurial Arts Charity and Oasis Academy Hobmoor, funded by Heritage Lottery Fund. Its aim is foster a love of heritage and deeper community connections in Yardley, enabling both adults and children to learn about their heritage and share their stories of moving to, and living in this area. The project has collecting stories, oral histories, photographs and 3D scans of objects from local residents as they share their memories of Yardley which can be found on the website, where you too can contribute and upload your memories.
This learning resource is © copyright Mercurial Arts Limited 2019. This work is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
This means you may Make copies and share freely for non-commercial use under the same licence but must credit the authors and copyright holders.
For use on commercial websites/companies platforms or inclusion in other publishers learning resources - for example where advertising revenue forms part of your revenue base please contact us for licensing rights.
For full details of the licence and what this allows please follow the link Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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I have been very measured (for me) about the trip from London to New York. I emailed Nick Machin, the guy who wrote the blog, and he suggested that we meet up at the beginning of August so that he can give me the low down. I keep telling myself to stand back and consider what I'm doing because I always act so impetuously and get myself into so much trouble, then I though f..k it, do it, so I did! Completed the booking form, sent off my deposit and got an email confirmation by return. The dye is cast!
Even if it makes me lose a little weight and occupies my mind for a while it's worth it and if I really hate it I can always stop off at the nearest airport and come home again. So next March will see me with my rucksack timidly meeting my travelling companions in London ready for the big journey. How wonderful!
In the meantime life goes on. Tomorrow I'm going up to London for a "girls" weekend away to see "We Will Rock You" at the theatre. We are having lunch at Kettners, a wonderful restaurant in Soho and staying overnight at a gorgeous Grange City Hotel. It should be tremendous fun. I can't wait.
That's great news for next March! You'll love the experience and make a lot of new friends. And they'll have a charming travelling companion!
You seem to be in a whirlwind of activity!
Somehow, I just do not see you as this timid little thing. I know you made the right decision and you are going to have a fabulous time. I love that you are staying busy and enjoying life. Wish you could get to San Francisco and make the rounds with me.
Hope you had a good time in London - w3e swapped places, cos I was your way this weekend!!
Nice one Ann! I am looking forward to reading all about your adventures during the trip.
Perhaps during the trip, to keep you blogging, you may find something like the following useful.
Get the IT guys to help you make a final choice.
As you know DogLover,I do love meeting people so I think my natural curiosity will be catered for on this trip!
Yes, life is pretty full on at the moment Maggie. I guess I am immersing myself in activity rather than dwell on life without Davy. Am I right to do this? I don't know, only time will tell.
The tour does ship up in San Francisco at some point Carmen, so maybe we could get together for a coffee? It would be good to meet you.
I didn't realise that Greg came from Lincolnshire Addy. I meet people from this area all over the world. I think they are very independent from way back and have an interesting history of being freemen, never submitting to surfdom, or so I believe, but I'm sure DogLove will now correct me on this! Thankfully he is my mentor and moderator. He keeps me honest.
I need your expert advice to keep me blogging on this trip Ashley. For example what is the difference between the Solar Charger and a Power Money univeral backup battery. Would I need both? And should I get an iPad? I guess I will ask Luke too, but two opinions are better than one!
Coffee, breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack, whatever...but let's definitely meet!!!
IS THIS MAD MARCH OR SOMETHING?


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Stockport County FC sold to local fan and businessman
Leading financial firm, Sedulo, has advised the shareholders of Stockport County FC on their sale of the club to local businessman, Mark Stott.
Sedulo, represented by Benn Longshaw and Dan Wilson, have been an integral part of Stockport County's finance division since it emerged from administration in 2010.
County, who currently compete in the Vanarama National League, will now be left debt-free following the sale.
Former chairman and now non-executive Charmain, Richard Park, said:
"We have thoroughly enjoyed our tenure at the helm of Stockport Country and feel that the time is right to pass on the baton to Mark and his team to take the club back into the Football League. We are proud to have been a part of the club's rich history and to be able to exit when the club is in such a stable financial position and debt-free. We wish Mark and County all the best for the rest of the season and for the ones to come."
Head of Audit and Compliance at Sedulo, Dan Wilson, said:
"Having worked with them closely over the past few years, it has been a pleasure assisting the shareholders on the club's sale to Mark Stott. It's brilliant to see the hard work that has been put in to stabilise the club pay off by enabling investment such as this. As a County fan myself you can't help but be excited by Mark's vision for the club."
Louise Hebborn and Terri Meehan from Stephensons Solicitors provided legal support to the shareholders.


Not everyone is an open book when it comes to their kids. As for celebrities who already live under a microscope, how could you blame them?
Cardi B has been adamant about keeping her daughter Kulture off social media, sharing only glimpses of the baby's feet and hands. While the Bronx rapper has been open about her pregnancy and post-delivery snap back, it seems she and her husband Offset are a little more cautious when it comes to sharing their new blessing with the world.
In fact, it was Berry, along with several A-list parents like Jennifer Garner and Sandra Bullock, who rallied together to make paparazzi harassment of celebrity children a crime. Thanks, in part, to their concerted efforts, other super famous yet super private parents like Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, Kerry Washington and Adele can enjoy the spoils of parenthood without the paps all up in the mix.
While we certainly enjoy the glimpses we're offered of celebrity parents and their mini-me's on social media, it's not fair to expect every celebrity family to be as generous. Here's a list of celebrity parents who said "thanks but no thanks" to showing off their little ones, along with their reasons why.
Watch Remy Ma give her kids a little style lesson in this Love & Hip Hop clip.
"I want to go to the beach with my baby, I want to take a stroll down the street with my baby, and I can't because I don't know who's next to me and who has certain intentions. I don't want to show my baby out to the public right now. I just want to protect her. I'm not mentally ready." – Cardi B as told to Jimmy Kimmel.
"I want [my daughter] to be able to make those decisions in her time. She already has a lot to navigate in life as the daughter of an actor and a former football player. She should be able to enter this world when it feels right for her, and not [have me] make that decision for her." – SXSW panel.
"Most foster children are in foster care because they were taken from their birth homes under tragic circumstances—and the last thing I wanted was to bring more harm to her because of the nature of my job." People Magazine.
"Because all they ever do is design themselves for people to like them. And what comes along with that? Eating disorders. We don't have any social media in our house." – The Sunday Times.
"I don't post pictures of my son because he's a child and I just don't think I need to be in the business of promoting my son. It's nobody's business, you know." – Hip Hollywood.
"We need to have some privacy. I think it's really hard being a famous person's child. What if he wants to smoke weed or drink underage, or what if he's gay and doesn't want to tell me, and then he's photographed and that's how I find out?" – Vogue.
"[The paparazzi] was so out of hand … I told my daughter, maybe someday people might not know what she looks like. My kids were so excited to think of that because they don't want this at all, and I don't want it for them." – ET.
"Ryan and I decided early on to give her as much privacy as we could. And my pregnancy was the first opportunity to give her that … I find the media's 'bump watch' obsession to be both intrusive and stressful. So I made a decision to eject myself from it completely. I was like, 'Annnnd I'm out.'" – People Magazine.
"I don't think that [my son] has asked to be seen, so I'm very very conservative when it comes to showing him. We get offered lots of money (with offers like), 'You would be on the cover of this or that.' And I always have to turn down that stuff." – USA Today.
"It's something everybody grapples with: why we're programmed the way we're programmed. A child is information. You're programming this thing. At the end of the day, all you can really do is plant a seed that you're not going to see grow into a tree." – Billboard.


In the summer of 1996, I had the good fortune of acquiring this knife with corkscrew, cap lifter and stopper extractor. The blade is marked WILHELM MEYER SOLINGEN. The obverse of the handle is marked GEROLSTEINER SPRUDEL and the reverse NUR ECHT MIT DEM STERN, D.R.G.M. (with lion in sunburst logo). It is a German patent and evidentally the patent is for the rectangular cutout used as the stopper remover. The bottle shown has an internal thread at the top which matches the thread on the stopper. The stopper is marked H.G......Don Bull.


Today we're making a Blueberry Pineapple Parfait. This recipe is gluten-free, soy-free, and there is no sugar added.
Parfait is a French word which is a kind of frozen dessert that dates to 1894. simple, can be designed to be healthy and very delicious. Serve as a breakfast or dessert.
It's just two days to the weekend, so we bring you this Mango Rabri Parfait to satisfy your sweet tooth while you are facing some midweek blues.
Learn how to make this yummy tasty Mango And Rabri Parfait in a Jar Recipe.
Learn how to make Daliya Parfaits With Peach and Cherry.
Bettys husband, Rick, demonstrates how to make a Creme de Menthe Parfait. This is a delicious and pretty dessert for St. Patrick's Day. This dessert contains alcohol.
Deepavali, the festival of lights or the brightest festival of India is so close. Meeting Old friends, Family Gatherings, following traditions, Distributing Sweets, ..
Betty demonstrates how to make Cherry Cheesecake Parfait. This is a gorgeous dessert with cheesecake and cherry pie filling layers, topped with flaked, sweetened coconut.
Betty demonstrates how to make a Boston Cream Parfait. This is a gorgeous and delicious dessert for your Mother's Day table.
An interesting variation of the traditionally baked brownies. These rich, dense goodies are ready to eat in 1 hour.
These brownies are full of chocolate, caramel, and nuts are extremely rich and decadent. They are also very easy, my mother taught me how to make these when I was 12.
Thanks to Ifood.tv for organizing such a great contest every month in which we feel connected with other community members.
What do you prepare when you have nothing but left over rice at home and kids are super hungry? Curd rice is the ultimate quick fix for all such situations that a busy mother faces.
In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Chocolate Toffee Pudding Parfaits. These parfaits are delicious and very pretty.
I've been getting requests for more breakfast recipes so I figured why not start with and easy but delicious choice, Fresh Fruit Yogurt Parfaits with Homemade Sweet Granola.


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package org.kie.workbench.common.screens.projecteditor.client.wizard;

import javax.enterprise.event.Event;
import javax.inject.Inject;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;
import org.guvnor.common.services.project.client.ArtifactIdChangeHandler;
import org.guvnor.common.services.project.client.GroupIdChangeHandler;
import org.guvnor.common.services.project.client.NameChangeHandler;
import org.guvnor.common.services.project.client.POMEditorPanel;
import org.guvnor.common.services.project.client.VersionChangeHandler;
import org.guvnor.common.services.project.model.POM;
import org.jboss.errai.common.client.api.Caller;
import org.jboss.errai.common.client.api.RemoteCallback;
import org.kie.workbench.common.screens.projecteditor.client.resources.ProjectEditorResources;
import org.kie.workbench.common.screens.projecteditor.service.ProjectScreenService;
import org.kie.workbench.common.screens.projecteditor.util.NewWorkspaceProjectUtils;
import org.kie.workbench.common.services.shared.validation.ValidationService;
import org.uberfire.client.callbacks.Callback;
import org.uberfire.ext.widgets.core.client.wizards.WizardPage;
import org.uberfire.ext.widgets.core.client.wizards.WizardPageStatusChangeEvent;

public class POMWizardPage
        implements WizardPage {

    private POMEditorPanel pomEditor;
    private POMWizardPageView view;
    private Event<WizardPageStatusChangeEvent> wizardPageStatusChangeEvent;
    private Caller<ProjectScreenService> projectScreenService;
    private Caller<ValidationService> validationService;
    private boolean userModifiedArtifactId = false;

    public POMWizardPage() {
    }

    @Inject
    public POMWizardPage(final POMEditorPanel pomEditor,
                         final POMWizardPageView view,
                         final Event<WizardPageStatusChangeEvent> wizardPageStatusChangeEvent,
                         final Caller<ProjectScreenService> projectScreenService,
                         final Caller<ValidationService> validationService) {
        this.pomEditor = pomEditor;
        this.view = view;
        this.wizardPageStatusChangeEvent = wizardPageStatusChangeEvent;
        this.projectScreenService = projectScreenService;
        this.validationService = validationService;

        // changes are passed on from the pom editor through its view onto the underlying gav editor
        addChangeHandlers();
    }

    private void addChangeHandlers() {
        this.pomEditor.addNameChangeHandler(new NameChangeHandler() {
            @Override
            public void onChange(String newName) {
                validateName(pomEditor.getPom().getName());
                if (pomEditor.getPom().getGav().getArtifactId() == null || pomEditor.getPom().getGav().getArtifactId().isEmpty()) {
                    userModifiedArtifactId = false;
                }

                // TODO Move to PomBuilder
                final String sanitizedProjectName = NewWorkspaceProjectUtils.sanitizeProjectName(pomEditor.getPom().getName());
                if (!userModifiedArtifactId) {
                    pomEditor.setArtifactID(sanitizedProjectName);
                    validateArtifactId(sanitizedProjectName);
                }

                final WizardPageStatusChangeEvent event = new WizardPageStatusChangeEvent(POMWizardPage.this);
                POMWizardPage.this.wizardPageStatusChangeEvent.fire(event);
            }
        });
        this.pomEditor.addGroupIdChangeHandler(new GroupIdChangeHandler() {
            @Override
            public void onChange(String newGroupId) {
                validateGroupId(pomEditor.getPom().getGav().getGroupId());
                final WizardPageStatusChangeEvent event = new WizardPageStatusChangeEvent(POMWizardPage.this);
                POMWizardPage.this.wizardPageStatusChangeEvent.fire(event);
            }
        });
        this.pomEditor.addArtifactIdChangeHandler(new ArtifactIdChangeHandler() {
            @Override
            public void onChange(String newArtifactId) {
                userModifiedArtifactId = true;
                validateArtifactId(pomEditor.getPom().getGav().getArtifactId());
                final WizardPageStatusChangeEvent event = new WizardPageStatusChangeEvent(POMWizardPage.this);
                POMWizardPage.this.wizardPageStatusChangeEvent.fire(event);
            }
        });
        this.pomEditor.addVersionChangeHandler(new VersionChangeHandler() {
            @Override
            public void onChange(String newVersion) {
                validateVersion(pomEditor.getPom().getGav().getVersion());
                final WizardPageStatusChangeEvent event = new WizardPageStatusChangeEvent(POMWizardPage.this);
                POMWizardPage.this.wizardPageStatusChangeEvent.fire(event);
            }
        });
    }

    public void setPom(final POM pom) {
        this.pomEditor.setPOM(pom,
                              false);

        validateName(pom.getName());
        validateArtifactId(pom.getGav().getArtifactId());
        validateGroupId(pom.getGav().getGroupId());
        validateVersion(pom.getGav().getVersion());
    }

    public POM getPom() {
        return pomEditor.getPom();
    }

    void validateName(final String projectName) {
        validationService.call(new RemoteCallback<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public void callback(final Boolean response) {
                pomEditor.setValidName(Boolean.TRUE.equals(response));
            }
        }).isProjectNameValid(projectName);
    }

    void validateGroupId(final String groupId) {
        validationService.call(new RemoteCallback<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public void callback(final Boolean result) {
                pomEditor.setValidGroupID(Boolean.TRUE.equals(result));
            }
        }).validateGroupId(groupId);
    }

    void validateArtifactId(final String artifactId) {
        validationService.call(new RemoteCallback<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public void callback(final Boolean result) {
                pomEditor.setValidArtifactID(Boolean.TRUE.equals(result));
            }
        }).validateArtifactId(artifactId);
    }

    void validateVersion(final String version) {
        validationService.call(new RemoteCallback<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public void callback(final Boolean result) {
                pomEditor.setValidVersion(Boolean.TRUE.equals(result));
            }
        }).validateGAVVersion(version);
    }

    @Override
    public String getTitle() {
        return ProjectEditorResources.CONSTANTS.NewProjectWizard();
    }

    @Override
    public void isComplete(final Callback<Boolean> callback) {
        validationService.call(new RemoteCallback<Boolean>() {
            @Override
            public void callback(final Boolean result) {
                callback.callback(Boolean.TRUE.equals(result));
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In today's world, many people are looking for ways to make money. One way to make money is through cookie Clicker games. Cookie Clicker is a game where you have to click on cookies to get them to disappear. This game has become very popular in the past few years, and there are many different versions of it.
Cookie Clicker is the most popular game in the world, with millions of users playing it on various platforms. But what is it really? What makes Cookie Clicker so popular? And what do scientists think about it?
Cookie Clicker is a game where you try to collect as many cookies as possible. The game is played by clicking on the cookies that are in your food container. The game usually has three different levels, with each one having more cookies. If you click on a cookie that is already in your food container, you can gain bonus points.
The Science of Cookie Clicker: How to Make More Cookies in Just A Few Hours
cookie clicker: a new way to occupy your time
Cookies Clicker is a new app that allows users to take turns clicking on cookies that are placed in a website's cookie jar. This way, each person can have their own special cookie jar and receive rewards for doing so. The app is available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
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	def __init__(self, steps, startcolor=None, endcolor=None):
		if startcolor is None or not isinstance(startcolor, tuple):
			startcolor = (0,0,0)
		if endcolor is None or not isinstance(endcolor, tuple):
			endcolor = (255,255,255)
		if len(startcolor) != len(endcolor):
			print "Indices do not match."
			return
		self.mlist = []
		for i in range(len(startcolor)):
			self.mlist.append(self.find_int(steps, startcolor[i],
											endcolor[i]))
		self.index = 0
		return

	def __iter__(self):
		return self

	def next(self):
		try:
			result = []
			for each in self.mlist:
				result.append(each[self.index])
		except IndexError:
			raise StopIteration
		self.index += 1
		result = tuple(result)
		return result

	def reset(self):
		self.index = 0

	def find_int(self, steps, start, end):
		ans = [start]
		step = float(end-start)/steps
		current = start + step
		for i in range(steps):
			ans.append(int(round(current)))
			current += step
		return ans


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The face of the new resistance
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by Jamila Johnson
Two marches on Tuesday in Philadelphia have spoken to the concept of what it means to really have a force of resistance against a political system.
A group numbering close to the hundreds, a large collection of Comcast employees in Philadelphia walked out of the Comcast Center midday on Thursday to protest President Trump's recent executive order barring refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority nations.
The crowd at the Comcast walk-out neared 600 people according to police estimates cited by the Inquirer. The protest was apparently nationwide with two smaller protests being held on Thursday in Washington and Sunnyvale, Calif., according to reports from the company and Twitter.
Under police escort at 2 p.m., Comcast employees walked south on 17th Street toward Market to reach Dilworth Plaza. The police closed off Market Street for the orderly procession. Comcast employees carried signs saying "Immigration Innovation" and "Tech Has No Borders."
The protest lasted all of 30 minutes and brought into question Comcast own ties with the Trump administration.
On Monday, Google employees staged a protest over Trump's executive order restricting Muslim immigrants.
According to a source from the Inquirer, Hai Thai, the protest developed over a couple days and was planned via slack with the hashtags #techhasnowalls and #include.
The protest was led by Hai Thai, 38, an immigrant from Vietnam, and Aaron Martin-Colby, 35, a self-described "very white guy."
"This is absolutely employee-organized and initiated," Martin-Colby said.
From Trump's close ties with Comcast with the CEO Brian Roberts stating that the company looked forward to working with the Trump administration and Comcast spokesmen stating that employees would get paid for the protest time, as would Trump supporters.
A high-ranking executive showing his support for the event was Sree Kotay, the chief technology officer in the cable division. He did not speak to the crowd.
From a walkout from Comcast employees to a demonstration outside of Fox News, the resistance for Trump in Philadelphia has continued well after the inauguration and even the election. The city has continued to voice its dissent of the current demonstration from Mayor Kenney doubling down on Philadelphia's sanctuary city policies and dedication to removing the immigration ban to the increase in local participation in groups such as Philly for Change.
Largely organized online and producing attendance in record numbers, the protests throughout Philadelphia present a particular climate in the city that is unlike major cities across the country.
With low arrest rates and a large amount of police compliance, the protests in Philadelphia are the way people find themselves mobilizing in ways that many people find themselves having difficulty participating in. Though there is low voter turnout, the protests are ways that people find themselves in the political process. The March Against Discrimination Facebook event describes the protest as a way to get involved in politics, "We are taking to the streets to march in opposition to Trump dark and twisted view of America exemplified by his the latest series of discriminatory policies and statements coming from his administration."
And despite the pushback that the protests get from politicians who ask for votes and not action, the protest leaders see this as a way to "call on all federal, state, and local elected officials and government agencies to stand up for human rights," the March for Discrimination organizers stated.
James Rucker, Co-Founder, ColorOfChange.org and Citizen Engagement Lab said in a report The Digital Culture Shift: From Scale to Power, "But these arenas of change-making — one for the right and power to communicate, the other for the right and power to live — are not separate or distinct," Rucker said. "The voices we're now hearing, reading, and seeing are all enabled by an open Internet that has largely avoided a corporate or government filter. And they are shifting public dialogue, impacting culture, and building momentum to change policy."
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'''
Pure-python implementation of UCSC "liftover" genome coordinate conversion.

Copyright 2013, Konstantin Tretyakov.
http://kt.era.ee/

Licensed under MIT license.

PyLiftover is a library for quick and easy conversion of genomic (point) coordinates between different assemblies.

It uses the same logic and coordinate conversion mappings as the UCSC `liftOver tool<http://genome.ucsc.edu/cgi-bin/hgLiftOver>`_.

The primary usage example, supported by the library is the following::

    >> from pyliftover import LiftOver
    >> lo = LiftOver('hg17', 'hg18')
    >> lo.convert_coordinate('chr1', 1000000)

The first line will automatically download the hg17-to-hg18 coordinate conversion `chain file<http://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/help/chain.html>` from UCSC,
unless it is already cached or available in the current directory. Alternatively, you may provide your own chain file::

    >> lo = LiftOver('hg17ToHg18.over.chain.gz')
    >> lo.convert_coordinate('chr1', 1000000, '-')

The result of ``lo.convert_coordinate`` call is either ``None`` (if the source chromosome name is unrecognized) or a list of target positions in the
new assembly. The list may be empty (locus is deleted in the new assembly), have a single element (locus matched uniquely), or, in principle,
have multiple elements (although this is probably a rare occasion for most default intra-species genomic conversions).

Although you may try to apply the tool with arbitrary chain files, like the original ``liftOver`` tool, it makes most sense for conversion of
coordinates between different assemblies of the same species.
'''
__version__ = "0.4"

from .liftover import LiftOver


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Journalist Julian Guyer, AFP | Monday, 23 November 2020, 05:20
England head coach Eddie Jones.
RUGBY NEWS - Eddie Jones is a well-known cricket fan but the England rugby coach has been looking to Premier League football champions Liverpool in a quest to improve his Six Nations kings.
England made it two pool victories out of two in the Autumn Nations Cup with an 18-7 success against Ireland on Saturday.
That win saw Jonny May grab two tries, with the England wing's second, a stunning length of the field score, up there with the very best witnessed at Twickenham.
But that remarkable effort started when a stray Ireland line-out throw was collected by lock Maro Itoje before the ball found its way to dashing wing May.
Going from defence to attack - or transitioning - is a skill Jones is trying to hone with England after studying the methods of Liverpool.
Jones has even met with Liverpool analyst Ian Graham in a bid to add some Anfield nous into his Red Rose set-up.
"Transitional parts are so important," said Jones, currently reading 'Believe Us', a book about Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's time on Merseyside.
"It's a pretty exciting area for us and it's pleasing to see that try where we shifted the ball quickly to the outside and then it was a leg race. There are not too many people in the world who can beat Jonny in a leg race.
"Liverpool, and I think most football sides, are very advanced in being able to measure the movement of the players off the ball.
"So we're starting to get some measurements. We're in nursery school now whereas Liverpool are doing their PhD at Oxford."
'Incredible May'
May has now scored 31 tries in 59 Tests for England, leaving him joint-second on their all-time list of try-scorers alongside Ben Cohen and Will Greenwood.
But ex-England wing Rory Underwood, a mainstay from the mid-1980s to the mid 1990s, remains out in front with 49 tries in 85 Tests.
But with May, like Underwood, scoring at a rate of a try every two England appearances, Jones believes the 30-year-old ought to surpass his wing predecessor's all-time England record.
"I don't see why he can't reach that total," said Jones, whose side will complete their Nations Cup Pool B programme away to Wales in Llanelli.
"He's only going to get better and better. I think he's going to be at his best when he's about 32, 33.
"He's 30 now so there's no reason why he can't keep scoring tries and being one of our most important players."
The veteran Australian coach, formerly in charge of his native Wallabies and Japan, has seen plenty of wings but believes May is a special talent.
"He's an incredible rugby player. What I've seen in that boy in the time I've been lucky enough to coach him has been outstanding," said Jones, who recently celebrated his fifth anniversary in charge of England.
"I've never seen a more professional player. He continues to get better, he gets faster, stronger, more elusive and his work off the ball is exceptional. He's always looking for ways to get quicker."
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CANOPY FUELS INVENTORY AND MAPPING USING LARGE-FOOTPRINT LIDAR
This dissertation explores the efficacy of large-footprint, waveform-digitizing lidar for the inventory and mapping of canopy fuels for utilization in fire behavior simulation models. Because of its ability to measure the vertical structure of forest canopies lidar is uniquely suited among remote sensing instruments to observe the canopy structure characteristics relevant to fuels characterization and may help address the lack of high-quality fuels data for many regions, especially in more remote areas. Lidar data were collected by the Laser Vegetation Imaging Sensor (LVIS) over the Sierra National Forest in California. Various waveform metrics were calculated from the waveforms. Field data were collected at 135 plots co-located with a subset of the lidar footprints. The field data were used to calculate groundbased observations of canopy bulk density (CBD) and canopy base height (CBH). These observed values of CBD and CBH were used as dependent variables in a series of regression analyses using the derived lidar metrics as independent variables.
Comparisons of observed and predicted resulted in an r2 of 0.71 for CBD and an r2 of
0.59 for CBH. These regression models were then used to generate grids of CBD and CBH from all of the lidar waveform data in the study area. These grids, along with lidar-derived grids of canopy height, were then used as inputs to the FARSITE (Fire Area Simulator-Model) fire behavior model in a series of simulations. Comparisons between conventionally derived and lidar-based model inputs showed differences between the two sets of data. Specifically, the lidar-derived inputs contained much more spatial heterogeneity. Outputs from FARSITE using the lidar-derived inputs were also compared to outputs using input maps of CBD and CBH generated from field observations. There were significant differences between the two sets of outputs, especially in the frequency and spatial distribution of crown fire. Experiments in manipulating the effective resolution of the lidar-based inputs confirmed that FARSITE outputs are affected by the spatial variability of the input data. Furthermore, a sensitivity analysis demonstrated that FARSITE is sensitive to potential errors in the canopy structure input grids. The results of this dissertation show that lidar can be used effectively to predict CBD and CBH for the purpose of fire behavior modeling and that investment in these lidar-based canopy structure data is worthwhile, especially for forests characterized by significant heterogeneity. This work affirms that lidar is a useful tool for future canopy fuels inventory and mapping.
Canopy Fuels: The Evolving Need for Data
Recent years have been marked by severe fire seasons in the western United
States, especially the summers of 2000, 2002 and 2003. According to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in 2004 77,534 fires burned 6,790,692 acres; these fires burned 315 primary residence dwellings, 18 commercial buildings and 762 outbuildings and the fire suppression costs for Federal agencies totaled over $880 million (www.nifc.gov). These fires have an enormous impact ecologically and economically (Butry et al. 2001; Graham et al. 2004). They damage or kill a large portion of vegetation, produce large amounts of smoke and exacerbate soil erosion (Graham et al. 2004). They also can cause significant economic devastation to an area, by destroying homes and businesses, negatively impacting recreational use of an area and burning marketable timber (Butry et al. 2001).
It is now widely accepted that altered fuel loads due to past management practices (i.e. fire suppression over the last 60-70 years) have increased fire risk and promoted the occurrence of large and intense wildland fires (Weatherspoon 1996; Skinner and Chang 1996; Chang 1996). For example, fire suppression combined with the selective felling of large trees has altered the state of Sierra Nevadan forests so that they currently are denser, smaller, more homogenous in structure and of a different species composition than they have been historically (i.e. pre-European) (McKelvey et al. 1996; Weatherspoon 1996). These changes have caused an
increase in live and dead fuel loads and can make the affected stands more vulnerable to damage from fires (McKelvey et al. 1996; Weatherspoon 1996). According to Keane et al. (2001) fuels are typically defined as the physical characteristics (e.g. loading, size and bulk density) of the live and dead biomass that affect the spread, intensity and severity of wildland fire.
Awareness of changing risks has spawned growing interest in mapping fire hazard potential (Sapsis et al. 1996, Scott and Reinhardt 2001). Of the different wildland fire types canopy fire behavior is of particular interest to forest managers because canopy fires are difficult to control, spread rapidly and their post-fire effects can be severe (Scott and Reinhardt 2001). Furthermore, there has been an increase in the incidence of canopy fires in areas not typically susceptible to them in the past (Scott and Reinhardt 2001). Though they are often addressed separately canopy fires are dependent on surface fires and typically occur when surface fuels are sufficient to ignite ladder fuels or the lower crowns of trees (Scott and Reinhardt 2001; Graham et al. 2004).
Accurate measurement of canopy fuel loads over large areas is essential for predicting fire hazard potential. An understanding of the spatial distribution of wildland fuels is critical to evaluating fire hazard and risk over the landscape and to how management options should be prioritized (Chuvieco and Congalton 1989). Forest managers' overall picture of where canopy fires are likely to occur and how they might behave becomes clearer when they are provided with detailed fuels information. This is because fire behavior is predicted based on three variables: fuels, weather and static topography. While weather and topography are beyond their control, forest managers can exert influence over fuel loads (e.g. through prescribed fire and mechanical thinning). Therefore, information about canopy fuel conditions can lead to better management decisions and mitigation practices. Unfortunately, in many cases the quality of spatial data regarding fuels distribution needed to make informed decisions is simply not available (Keane et al. 2001; Miller and Landres 2004). Miller and Landres (2004), for example, examine the results of a workshop designed to identify the information needs for wildland fire and fuels management. They found that most managers described the availability of data regarding the fuels complex as well as fuels maps as 'low'. Furthermore, the authors found that while most managers rely on computerized tools or models for planning purposes the data needed to make full use of these tools is still lacking at the landscape scale.
Because detailed quantitative fuels data are difficult to obtain generalized descriptions to the fuel load in a given area are applied (Keane et al. 2001); these descriptions are called 'fuel models' (Anderson 1982; Scott and Burgan 2005). A fuel model essentially serves as a template of fuel distributions and loadings for a forest stand, focusing on surface fuels. The fuel models are predefined (e.g. Anderson 1982) though custom models can be created for unique situations. The model that best describes a forest stand is then used to represent that area. However, applying the fuel models correctly requires a great amount of experience and skill.
Forest managers have various tools available to them to aid the development of policy and strategy regarding fire in the landscape, however such tools are typically dependent on accurate fuels data for them to yield good results. Fire behavior models represent one such tool. As policy has changed from one of total suppression of wildfires to letting fire resume a role in maintaining the health of forest ecosystems there has been a growing interest in improving knowledge of fire behavior – especially at landscape scales. Understanding how fire behaves under different conditions is vital to developing appropriate management plans (van Wagtendonk 1996). Fire behavior models have been developed to promote a better understanding of wildland fire and its effect on ecosystems. Progress in computer technology has fostered the development of spatially explicit fire growth models which has significantly advanced fire management planning and decision making (Keane et al. 2001).
Fire behavior models can be used to predict the behavior of ongoing wildfires and also to study the effects of potential mitigation strategies. In the latter case, models can be used to test different fuel treatments (e.g. prescribed burning, biomassing, cutting and scattering) (van Wagtendonk 1996, Stratton 2004). However, for the models to be used appropriately the existing fuels complex must be quantified. This requires information about the amount and location (both horizontal and vertical) of available fuel in the canopy. Canopy fuels are defined as the aerial live and dead biomass located within tree crowns (Keane et al. 2001). Two canopy structure characteristics have been identified that help quantify these fuel loads: canopy bulk density (CBD) and canopy base height (CBH) and have been adopted for fire behavior modeling (Sando and Wick 1972, Scott and Reinhardt 2001). CBD is the mass of available canopy fuel per unit canopy volume and CBH is the lowest height in the canopy where there is sufficient fuel to propagate fire vertically into the canopy (Scott and Reinhardt 2001). This dissertation examines the use of largefootprint, waveform-digitizing lidar data to predict and create maps of CBD and CBH as well as the use of lidar-derived products to run a fire behavior model. Lidar metrics are compared to field-based estimates of CBD and CBH and, based on the regression models resulting from these comparisons, maps of CBD and CBH are generated that are then tested as inputs into a fire behavior model.
The remainder of this introductory chapter is organized as follows. The next sections provide (1) a background to fire behavior models, focusing specifically on FARSITE (Fire Area Simulator-Model); (2) a review of field- and remote-sensingbased collection of wildland fuels data; (3) a synopsis of the previous use of remotesensing-derived fuels data as input into fire behavior models; (4) a summary of the current state of the utilization of lidar to predict fuels and (5) an overview of the research objectives addressed in the remaining chapters.
Background to Fire Behavior Modeling
Fire behavior has been studied for decades (van Wagner 1969; Albini 1976;
Rothermel 1972; Rothermel 1991; van Wagner 1977; van Wagner 1993; Xu and Lathrop 1994). Early research studied surface fires independent of canopy fires while later studies explored the links between the two (Finney 1998; Scott and Reinhardt 2001). Current research is leading to a better understanding as to how all the different factors affecting fire behavior are interlinked. Advances in computer technology and increased speed with which large data sets and complex computations can be processed stimulated the development of fire behavior models (Keane et al. 2000; Keane et al. 2001). However, these models are based on the fundamental principles governing fire behavior that were laid forth by earlier work (Finney 1998).
Given uniform conditions (e.g. fuels, terrain, winds) fire is assumed to spread in a predictable pattern or shape (Finney 1998). The most common shape model assigned to fire spread is the ellipse (Finney 1998). Computer models have been developed that automate the application of fire shape models to realistic, non-uniform fire conditions (Finney 1998). This is done by assuming that conditions at points along the fire perimeter are uniform (though point-to-point conditions can vary) and govern fire spread (Finney 1998). One method of doing so is the vector approach to fire growth modeling – or Huygens' principle. In this approach the perimeter of the fire front is represented as a series of two-dimensional vertices (Finney 1998).


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A woman was widowed in her eighth month of pregnancy. Does her Iddah end when she gives birth or after four months and ten days?
Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. May His peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammad and upon all his family and companions.
Scholars of the four schools of thought are agreed that the Iddah of the woman who is pregnant ends when her pregnancy ends, because Allah Says {What means}: "And for those who are pregnant (whether they are divorced or their husbands are dead), their 'Iddah (prescribed period) is until they lay down their burden" [Al-Talaaq 65:4]. This verse is general and doesn`t differentiate between the Iddah of the pregnant woman who is widowed or divorced. Another evidence is the following narration: Narrated Al-Miswer bin Makhrama: "Subai'a Al-Aslamiya gave birth to a child a few days after the death of her husband. She came to the Prophet and asked permission to remarry, and the Prophet (PBUH) gave her permission, and she got married." {Related by Bukhari}.
Although the majority of the companions are agreed that the Iddah of the pregnant ends when her pregnancy ends, some of them have disagreed with this. For example, Malik narrated in [Al-Muwat`a/83] from Ibn Abbas (RAA) that the Iddah of the pregnant woman is the longest of the two (End of pregnancy or four months and ten days). Also, Sa`ied Bin Mansour narrated in [Al-Sunan, vol.1/pp.396] this same view from Ali Bin Abi Talib. In other words, if her pregnancy ends after more than four months and ten days then her Iddah ends when her pregnancy ends, but if her pregnancy ends before four months and ten days then her Iddah ends after she completes four months and ten days.
Ibn Abed Al-Barr says: "It was narrated that Ibn Abbas took back this view and followed the agreement of the companions based on the above narration. This is true because Ibn Abbas`s fellow scholars, such as Ikrimah, `Ataa`, Tawoos and others, are of the view that the Iddah of the pregnant ends when her pregnancy ends based on the above narration of Subai'a Al-Aslamiya. This is also the view of all scholars from among the companions and the Tab`ieen, in addition to all the scholars of Sharia." {At-Tamheed, vol.20/pp.33}.
An-Nawawi says: "This view was adopted by the majority of the scholars from amongst the righteous predecessors and successors who said: "The Iddah of the pregnant ends when her pregnancy ends, even if she gave birth a moment before her husband`s death. Her Iddah ends before he is given the burial wash and she is allowed to remarry. This is the view of Malik, al-Shafie, Ahmad and all scholars to the exception of the narrations from Ali, Ibn abbas and Sahnoon (Maliki) who said that her Iddah is the longest of the two (End of pregnancy or four months and ten days)." {Shareh Muslim, vol.10/pp.109}.
However, the Jordanian Personal Status Law has adopted the agreement of the scholars in this regard. Article (148) states: "The Iddah of the pregnant ends when her pregnancy ends or she miscarries a foetus in which all or some human features are apparent, even if they aren`t, the woman is treated in accordance with the provisions of articles (146) and (147) of this law." And Allah the Almighty Knows Best.


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The UK Homecare Association (UKHCA) has called for extra funding from the government to stave off the threat of catastrophic failure in the provision of home care for older people when the new National Living Wage is introduced. Up to half a million vulnerable elderly people could suffer due to the implementation of the National Living Wage, the association has warned.
Whilst care providers have been supporters of paying a living wage for some time they have also maintained that this would only be possible if the government is prepared to pay for the true cost of care. Whilst the Chancellor has confirmed that he will honour his commitment to increase expenditure on the NHS, many of those working in the sector have concerns about this due to the independence of health care and social care. Meanwhile the UKHCA has warned that without an increase, state funded home care will become unviable.
"With a growing number of elderly people the need for care is constantly increasing. Social care is under pressure and the implementation of the National Living Wage will only increase that pressure.
"Nursing care for the elderly is different from social care. Many older people in poor health who are weighing up whether or not to go into nursing care are anxious about how they are going to pay for their care home fees. What many of them don't realise is that anyone who needs to go into residential care due to a primary health need should have that care funded by the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). There are a number of health conditions that affect many elderly people that constitute a primary health need such as dementia, Alzheimer's, strokes, heart attacks and diabetes.


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Below is an excellent summary of the current Chris Froome scandal being portrayed in the media. This article, from The Guardian, describes exactly what's going on in Chris Froome's fight to save his career after his failed drug tests.
I truly hope that all can be settled fairly in this case, as well as with all cases, involving cycling and doping.
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Kraftwerk Bring 50th Anniversary Tour to Canada
The German legends will play Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal
Kraftwerk have announced they are heading out on a North American tour in honour of their 50th anniversary. And yes, the German electronic heroes will be coming to Canada.
Kicking off in May, the trek includes various dates in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. North of the border, those dates in stops in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal, the latter of which comes as part of Osheaga.
Overall, the sprawling trek will see them on the road deep into August, and you can see the full schedule below.
05/02 Murcia, Spain - WARM UP Estrella de Levante
05/13 Clermont-Ferrand, France - La Coopérative de Mai
05/14 Nimes, France - La Paloma
05/16 Bonn, Germany - Hofgarten
05/19 Geneva, Switzerland - Genève Aéroport
05/21 Padova, Italy - Gran Teatro Geox
05/23 Parma, Italy - Teatro Regio di Parma
05/25 Milan, Italy - Teatro degli Arcimboldi
05/29 London, England - Victoria Park (All Points East)
06/19 Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
06/20 Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
06/21 Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium
06/23 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
06/24 Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium
06/25 San Diego, CA - Balboa Theatre
06/27 Salt Lake City, UT - The Union
06/29 Morrison, CO - Red Rock Amphitheatre
07/01 Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater
07/02 Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
07/05 New Orleans, LA - Orpheum Theater
07/07 Miami, FL - James L. Knight Center
07/08 Orlando, FL - Dr. Phillips Center
07/09 Atlanta, GA - Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
07/11 Washington, D.C. - The Anthem
07/18 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
07/20 Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre
07/21 Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
07/22 Minneapolis, MN - The Armory
07/24 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
07/25 Memphis, TN - Crosstown Theater
07/26 Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
07/27 Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Theatre
07/28 Toronto, ON - Meridian Hall
07/30 Philadelphia, PA - The Met
07/31 Boston, MA - Boch Center Wang Theatre
08/01 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
08/08 Skanderborg, Denmark - Smukfest
08/21 Saint-Malo, France - La Route du Rock
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William Hunter (14 February 1940 – 4 August 2020) was a Scottish football player and manager. Hunter spent most of his playing career with Motherwell, although he also played for Detroit Cougars, Hibernian, Hellenic and Cape Town City. Hunter also represented both Scotland and the Scottish League. After retiring as a player, Hunter was manager at Queen of the South and Inverness Caledonian.

Club career
Hunter joined Motherwell from Edinburgh Norton in 1957 with Motherwell then managed by Bobby Ancell. Hunter became part of the side that became known as the 'Ancell Babes'. Although usually played as an inside left, he also played occasionally as a winger, and was compared favourably to Gordon Smith for his performance in that role. His progression stalled after he suffered two broken arms and a broken leg within the space of a few years.

In May 1967, the Detroit Cougars paid £14,000 for his transfer and Hunter moved to the new American professional league, the NASL. His new side survived for only one year however and at the end of the 1968 NASL season, he returned to Scotland to join Hibernian. Hunter was a substitute as his new team lost the 1968–69 Scottish League Cup Final to Celtic, and he played for the Edinburgh team until 1971.

International career
Hunter earned three caps for the Scotland national team while with Motherwell, all in 1960. He scored his only Scotland goal in his first cap in a 3–3 draw with Hungary. He also played in defeats to Turkey and Wales.

Managerial career
After four years playing in South Africa, Hunter became assistant manager of Portsmouth, a role he held for three years. Hunter worked for his former Motherwell team-mate Ian St. John at Portsmouth.

He earned the opportunity to manage in his own right at Queen of the South in 1978, working with players such as Allan Ball, Iain McChesney, Nobby Clark, Crawford Boyd and Jocky Dempster. Hunter left the Dumfries club after only four months. His last involvement in football was as Inverness Caledonian's manager from 1979 to 1981.

Hunter died in August 2020, aged 80.

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Sins of the Past – Meet Jen Ponce
July 26, 2015 May 8, 2015 / paws4puzzles	/ 2 Comments
Today on the Paws 4 Thought we welcome fantasy and horror writer, Jen Ponce. Jen is the author of several novels including Blood Curse, The Bazaar and Bug Queen. She has a story in the Dragon's Rocketship fantasy anthology, The Scribes Journal and in Sins of the Past. Welcome Jen. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
My mom taught me the most important thing I've ever learned: to love books. For me, loving books also means writing them, so that I can share my passion with others. Books mean escape, emotion, adventure, learning, and open-minds to me.
In addition to reading and writing, I work as an advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. I am a feminist who is learning more about what that means every day. I have three amazing boys who teach me a lot about love and life and laughter, and I have a great extended family. I'm also very lucky to have great writer friends who I've learned so much from.
When did you start writing?
I started writing in sixth grade with my friends Kathy and Becky. Kathy and I wrote an eclectic mix of sci-fi and absurdity: My Science Teacher is an Alien was one. Becky and I wrote romances, often featuring rakish pirates and heroines who seemed an awful lot like their authors. The coolest thing is I've taken some of those early characters and rewritten them into current projects. Patrick, aka Patch, was my pirate character and you can find him in my vampire novel Blood Curse (along with his brothers.) Sam, the hardboiled detective I wrote with Kathy, has his own small place as a reporter in an unfinished novel of mine. Remembering those past stories helps honor who I was as a writer. (Plus it's fun.)
Who are your favorite authors?
That's a hard one because I read in so many genres. What one author does well in horror, another does equally well in fantasy. Stephen King is always a favorite because his stories talk to my soul. Faith Hunter is another fave because her Jane Yellowrock series is so engrossing and features a kick ass woman main character. My fellow authors in the Scriptorium are also favorites of mine because they are each brilliant in their own way.
What attracts you to horror and fantasy?
Horror and fantasy both hold terrors, but they are the manageable kind. I can control those experiences. It's the real world that is truly scary, in that it is utterly mundane and full of insanity all at the same time. In horror, there's meaning behind the violence—if it's good horror. In real life, there's often no meaning at all, or none that can be easily extrapolated. In fantasy, there's always hope, even in the darkest stories: hope for a savior, hope for a magical solution, hope for redemption. In real life, there are no guarantees for a happy ending. There are no magical fixes. I'm drawn to horror and fantasy because it gives me a place to scream, to cry, to be scared, to be joyful, in the safety of the story.
What is your favorite of your books?
This is so hard. They each have taught me a lot about being a writer. If I pick one, will the characters from my other books rebel? If they rebel, what happens to my brain? If I die of an aneurysm, I am totally coming back to haunt you. Just saying.
With that caveat, I'm going to say my favorite book is the one I haven't written yet. The ones I've written sit on spotlighted podiums in a vast display area in my head. They have been formed and shaped and are now real. I love them but now that they have "The End" written in them, they are finite. The books I haven't yet written expand like the universe in my head. They are potential and possibility. They are what-may-be. Grabbing the ideas out of the ether, pinning them, squirming, to the page. Shaping their glistening bodies, paring off a bit of flesh here and sewing on an appendage there, that's what I love. Once they are done, someone else can adore them or hate them as they wish.
Tell us a bit about your story in The Scribe's Journal?
You're So Vein is a silly little confection about a narcissist named Jack who is in a relationship with a vampire named Molly. She wants him because he's pretty and he wants her because she thinks he's pretty. It's a match made in heaven, eh? At least until Molly confesses her vampirism and gives Jack a demonstration that changes him forever.
What do you like to do to relax?
I read or crochet. Sometimes I take long baths because they help me tease free story ideas and help me mend plot holes.
Tell us about your story in Sins of the Past?
The Beast of Alkali Lake centers around a woman named Honoria who married without her father's permission. She and her husband fled West and settled in the Panhandle of Nebraska. The Beast of Alkali Lake is based on the legend of the monster that allegedly dwells in what's now called Walgren Lake near Hay Springs, (the town I grew up in.) The story was going to be a psychological piece about a woman being driven mad by the wind—a distinct possibility in Western Nebraska, let me tell you. Then her husband opened his mouth and began talking, and I heard the reckless disdain in his voice, and the Beast raised its hoary head and wanted a piece of the action. Since I like oogy monsters, I obliged.
So what's next? What are you currently working on?
I'm almost finished with book three of my urban fantasy series. I'm editing another urban fantasy that I plan to release in four parts, a light romance, and a steampunk sexy-adventure-time novel that's going to be part of a mixed-author boxed set. Finally, I'm writing a series of spidery short stories full of horror and silliness and fantasy that I will publish as a collection later on this year/early next year.
How can readers connect with you?
People can find me in lots of different places. The easiest thing to do would be to visit my website at: www.JenniferPonce.com. You can find links for Facebook and Twitter there, as well as find updates about the books I'm working on or those I have available for purchase.
Want to read a little of The Beast of Alkali Lake? Sure you do!
The lake's surface rippled, water choppy from the push of the ever-present wind. Honoria held her palms flat against her skirts as she stood near her husband and wondered, not for the first time, why she had followed him into the wilderness west of the Mississippi.
"See, Honoria, darling? There is a place for us to swim here." Donovan looped his arm around her shoulder and smiled down at her, memories in his eyes of their illicit meetings at the lake back east. Warm summer nights and clear water. His hands on her in ways that made her blush to think on it.
"It's not the same."
"Nothing is the same, my sweet. That's why it's all so wonderful." He nuzzled at her neck, obviously wanting her to forget the tiny dwelling made of dirt that they would be living in for the next five years and the work it would take to ready the land for planting. Wanting to forget her father's threats to kill him.
"The smell is atrocious," she said, wrinkling her nose at the rotting vegetal smell. "I wouldn't put a toe in that dirty water." Besides the smell of decay, there was something about the place that made Honoria shiver. Which was ridiculous. The lake was banded by cottonwood trees and, beyond, the rolling grasslands of the plains. Nothing sinister, nothing shadowed or hidden. Just water, sand, and trees. Still. She didn't like being near the water and knew she would never get in it and said so.
"You might change your mind in the heat of the summer."
A gust of wind tossed her skirts, nearly knocking her sideways and tearing her hair from under her bonnet. The bonnet itself fluttered and flapped, its pretty laces and bows already fraying from the blasted breeze. "I won't change my mind," she said, realizing it was the same thing she'd said when she first told Donovan she wouldn't leave everything behind to stake a claim in the middle of nowhere and look where she was now. "I mean it," she added, as if that would make all the difference.
"We're free, here." He tapped her chin with his knuckle. "Eh?"
She hated when he treated her like a child and she jerked her chin away. A brief flash of temper between his eyebrows, quickly gone.
A sharp smile. "Fine," he said and stripped off his shirt.
"Showing you there's nothing to fear."
Shoes next, then pants, until he stood naked as the day he was born. Her cheeks heated as she watched him stride to the water and hesitate at the edge. "You'll catch your death."
He tossed her a grin over his shoulder then into the water he went, gasping at the chill. "It feels like a thousand hands are grasping at my legs."
Her stomach twisted. "Donovan, this has gone far enough."
He didn't listen. Of course he didn't. When did her impetuous, beautiful husband ever listen to reason? When he was up to his waist in the murk, he dove under. Honoria's heart leaped into her throat and stayed there, pounding, choking her as time passed and he did not surface. He was playing a trick. She knew that much. Knew he could hold his breath for a long period.
A bird called off to her right, singing to its absent mate. Honoria didn't know how birds made nests here. Why their mud and wattle homes weren't tossed out of the trees and dashed to the ground, broken.
It had been too long. She strode to the water, careful not to let it lap over her toes, and stared hard at the place he'd gone under. "Donovan!"
A thrash of water to her left. Then Donovan broke free, blowing water from his mouth, coughing. She stood trembling in fear and anger as he waded to shore. Lake weed clung to him, wrapped around his neck, his arms. One piece tangled about his ankle. She kept herself from going to him, wanting him to explain himself, wanting him to struggle free himself and admit his wrong to her.
He stood shivering on the bank. She asked, "What happened?"
"Tangled. Damn lake bottom is a forest of growth." He coughed and then spit, a brown, phlegmy wad that made Honoria sick to look at. "Sorry, wife. I guess you were right. I almost did catch my death, though not in the way you meant."
They went home, Donovan still shivering despite having his dry clothes back on his body and that night she nursed his fever that burned bright and hot through him. Later, as she wrung out cool water from the bucket she'd drawn from their well earlier that day, drawn by hand using muscles she'd never used that way before, she heard a sound that chilled her blood. She'd left him to go outside the tiny sod structure they called home and saw that the stars were gone. A low rumble of thunder hailed an early spring storm and wind tugged incessantly at her hair. To the east, in the direction of the damnable lake, rose a thick, dense fog. It steamed into the air like a living thing and from its depths, she heard a roar. Seconds later, the ground shook, knocking her off her feet to tumble against the rough sod bricks.
A louder crack of thunder and then it began to rain. The wet chased her inside, cold, afraid, and grateful for the thick walls of the soddy.
She prayed that whatever it was roaring from the lake stayed there and she vowed to make sure Donovan never visited again.
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Eight Days of Books, Puzzles, and Purrs – Day 7 – Sins of the Past
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Welcome to day 7 of my Chanukah event, Eight Days of Books, Puzzles, and Purrs.
Be sure to join the event over on Facebook, for more fun and furriness.
Each day I will be posting a new puzzle and having a giveaway of one of my books.
Today's book is Sins of the Past. This anthology of historic horror stories is the first I not only contributed to, but also edited. My story, Griddlebone, features werecats in World War II, Vienna. I will be reading my story on the radio in the end of January. Full details coming soon. In the meantime here's your chance to win an ebook of Sins of the Past.
As this is the holiday season – for every giveaway the winner can choose either to take the ebook themselves or gift it to a friend! For one chance of winning an ebook of Sins of the Past, comment on this page and tell me which historical period would you most like to visit and why? For more chances of winning head over to my puzzle page or the FB event! Also on my puzzle page I will be running a week long puzzle hunt with a grand prize of an autographed copy of the soon to be released, Paws4Logic.
Every evening of the event I am thrilled to be hosting a variety of authors. We have three guests tonight starting at 5 pm (central time) .
First up, Conny Manero, author of Kitten Diaries, the super cute picture book, Debbie, and her brand new novel, Lily.
Next up starting at 7pm (Central Time) two authors from Sins of the Past.
Firstly the wonderfully prolific Jen Ponce.
And last, but by no means least, at 8pm we welcome horror writer, Don Miskel (watch out for the sugar weasels).
And don't forget to enter our Rafflecopter which has many prizes from a multitude of authors.