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A Trusted Execution Environment based framework for securing legacy embedded systems
School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | PHD
NICYBER/23/AKB1
Industrial control systems (ICS) operate critical infrastructures, such as railway networks, gas and electricity grids. Although these systems perform critical functions, many still use legacy embedded systems to perform their tasks. An ICS operator can connect commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices to the ICS network directly through USB or serial connection or remotely through a virtual private network. For example, an electricity utility company may depend on its staff to use their hand-held devices to install or maintain (e.g. troubleshooting) smart meters. COTS devices are usually internet connected devices and hence, can be compromised by an attacker. Such compromised COTS device can be used to launch attacks on legacy embedded systems and its ecosystem.
In this project, we will use existing Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) on COTS devices and implement a framework which will allow the use of the COTS devices without any compromise on trust. In this case, the ICS operator will issue the applications for the COTS operator that will be able to communicate with the ICS devices using the required protocol and perform the necessary maintenance tasks.
The project work will involve proposing novel architectural solution and/or novel operating system-based solution.
This project is funded through the NICYBER Doctoral Training Programme. The scholarships are fully funded, with an additional stipend for 42 months and an industrial top-up worth £30k per student. You will also benefit from the opportunity to be considered for a 1-to-3 months placement in industry with one of our partners, as well as enhanced training in leadership, professional skills and much more.
For full details on the funding/training package available, and candidate eligibility criteria, please visit https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/CSIT/Cyber-AIHub/
The minimum academic requirement for admission is normally an Upper Second Class Honours degree from a UK or ROI Higher Education provider in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University.
Arnab Kumar Biswas
a.biswas@qub.ac.uk
Full-time: 4 Years
NICYBER DTP
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Electrical & Electronic Engineering overview
The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EEECS) aims to enhance the way we use technology in communication, data science, computing systems, cyber security, power electronics, intelligent control, and many related areas.
You'll be part of a dynamic doctoral research environment and will study alongside students from
over 40 countries worldwide; we supervise students undertaking research in key areas of electronics and
electrical engineering, including: power electronics,robotics, wireless communications, cybersecurity and sensor-based systems. As part of a lively community of over 100 full-time and part-time research students you'll have the opportunity to develop your research potential in a vibrant research community that prioritises the cross-fertilisation of ideas and innovation in the advancement of knowledge.
Within the School we have a number of specialist research centres including a Global Research Institute, the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) specialising in Cyber Security, Wireless Innovation and Data Science and scalable computing.
Many PhD studentships attract scholarships and top-up supplements. PhD programmes provide our students with the opportunity to acquire an extensive training in research techniques.
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ECIT brings together, in one building, internationally recognised research groups specialising in key areas of advanced digital and communications technology.
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The Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology(ECIT), with state-of-the-art technology, offers a bespoke research environment.
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You will be working under the supervision of leading international academic experts.
Research students are encouraged to play a full and active role in relation to the wide range of research activities undertaken within the School and there are many resources available including:
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Research within the School is organised into research themes combining strengths by working together on major projects, in many cases in collaboration with key technology companies.
PhD opportunities are available in a wide range of subjects in electronics and electrical engineering,
aligned to the specific expertise of our PhD supervisors.
Queen's is a leader in commercial impact and one of the five highest performing universities in the UK
for intellectual property commercialisation. We have created over 80 spin-out companies. Three of these -
Kainos, Andor Technology and Fusion Antibodies - have been publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Queen's has strong collaborative links with industry in Northern Ireland, and internationally. It has a
strong funding track record with EPSRC and the EC H2020 programme.
For further information on career opportunities at PhD level please contact the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences Student Recruitment Team on askEPS@qub.ac.uk. Our advisors - in consultation with the School - will be happy to provide further information on your research area, possible career prospects and your research application.
People teaching you
There is no specific course content as such. You are expected to take research training modules that are supported by the School which focus on quantitative and qualitative research methods. You are also expected to carry out your research under the guidance of your supervisor.
Over the course of study you can attend postgraduate skills training organised by the Graduate School.
You will normally register, in the first instance, as an 'undifferentiated PhD student' which means that you have satisfied staff that you are capable of undertaking a research degree.
The decision as to whether you should undertake a PhD is delayed until you have completed 'differentiation'.
Differentiation takes place about 8-9 months after registration for full time students and about 16-18 months for part time students: You are normally asked to submit work to a panel of up two academics and this is followed up with a formal meeting with the 'Differentiation Panel'. The Panel then make a judgement about your capacity to continue with your study. Sometimes students are advised to revise their research objectives or to consider submitting their work for an MPhil qualification rather than a doctoral qualification.
To complete with a doctoral qualification you will be required to submit a thesis of approx 80,000 words and you will be required to attend a viva voce [oral examination] with an external and internal examiner to defend your thesis.
A PhD programme runs for 3-4 years full-time or 6-8 years part-time. Students can apply for a writing up year should it be required.
The PhD is open to both full and part time candidates and is often a useful preparation for a career within academia or consultancy.
Full time students are often attracted to research degree programmes because they offer an opportunity to pursue in some depth an area of academic interest.
The part time research degree is an exciting option for professionals already working in the education field who are seeking to extend their knowledge on an issue of professional interest. Often part time candidates choose to research an area that is related to their professional responsibilities.
If you meet the Entry Requirements, the next step is to check whether we can supervise research in your chosen area. We only take students to whom we can offer expert research supervision from one of our academic staff. Therefore, your research question needs to engage with the research interests of one of our staff.
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This Annual Progress Review requires students to present their work in writing and orally to a panel of academics from within the School. Successful completion of this process will allow students to register for the next academic year.
The final assessment of the doctoral degree is both oral and written. Students will submit their thesis to an internal and external examining team who will review the written thesis before inviting the student to orally defend their work at a Viva Voce.
Supervisors will offer feedback on the research work at regular intervals throughout the period of registration on the degree.
Full time PhD students will have access to a shared office space and access to a desk with personal computer and internet access.
The minimum academic requirement for admission to a research degree programme is normally an Upper Second Class Honours degree from a UK or ROI HE provider, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Further information can be obtained by contacting the School.
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For more information on English Language requirements for EEA and non-EEA nationals see: www.qub.ac.uk/EnglishLanguageReqs.
If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this degree programme, INTO Queen's University Belfast offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for admission to this degree.
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1 EU citizens in the EU Settlement Scheme, with settled or pre-settled status, are expected to be charged the NI or GB tuition fee based on where they are ordinarily resident, however this is provisional and subject to the publication of the Northern Ireland Assembly Student Fees Regulations. Students who are ROI nationals resident in GB are expected to be charged the GB fee, however this is provisional and subject to the publication of the Northern Ireland Assembly student fees Regulations.
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All tuition fees quoted are for the academic year 2021-22, and relate to a single year of study unless stated otherwise. Tuition fees will be subject to an annual inflationary increase, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
More information on postgraduate tuition fees.
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There are no specific additional course costs associated with this programme.
Depending on the programme of study, there may also be other extra costs which are not covered by tuition fees, which students will need to consider when planning their studies . Students can borrow books and access online learning resources from any Queen's library. If students wish to purchase recommended texts, rather than borrow them from the University Library, prices per text can range from £30 to £100. Students should also budget between £30 to £100 per year for photocopying, memory sticks and printing charges. Students may wish to consider purchasing an electronic device; costs will vary depending on the specification of the model chosen. There are also additional charges for graduation ceremonies, and library fines. In undertaking a research project students may incur costs associated with transport and/or materials, and there will also be additional costs for printing and binding the thesis. There may also be individually tailored research project expenses and students should consult directly with the School for further information.
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Some research programmes incur an additional annual charge on top of the tuition fees, often referred to as a bench fee. Bench fees are charged when a programme (or a specific project) incurs extra costs such as those involved with specialist laboratory or field work. If you are required to pay bench fees they will be detailed on your offer letter. If you have any questions about Bench Fees these should be raised with your School at the application stage. Please note that, if you are being funded you will need to ensure your sponsor is aware of and has agreed to fund these additional costs before accepting your place.
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import org.eclipse.rdf4j.query.algebra.Join;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * The interface of a generator that knows how to generate a specific
 * physical join operation. This includes knowledge of the plan properties
 * of the join arguments needed by the specific implementation of the join.
 * @author acharal
 */
public interface JoinImplGenerator {

    /**
     * Generates a collection of implementation specific {@link Join} trees
     * @param p1 an execution plan of the left operant
     * @param p2 an execution plan of the right operant
     * @param ctx the context of the plan generation
     * @return a possible empty collection of join trees
     */
    Collection<Join> generate(Plan p1, Plan p2, PlanGenerationContext ctx);

}

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Local support is the key
October 31, 2018 by Grampians Community Health
Getting the help you need locally is one of the key philosophies of Grampians Community Health. Local support is the key!
Grampians Community Health CEO Mr Greg Little said that more and more often people are required to travel to regional centres or the city to get assistance, and this can be cost prohibitive and appointments can take time to get to.
We understand this, as GCH is a part of rural communities – often meetings we need to go to are in far flung cities, the lack of understanding that a one hour appointment in Melbourne is a whole day is often not there.
Grampians Community Health is continuing to look at how we can provide services for people and their families in their own towns with offices in Stawell, Ararat, Warracknabeal and St Arnaud, and in many cases GCH, workers and volunteers may even come to you. Very few GCH programs have a cost to attend.
"We have just opened our new premises in Darlot St Horsham meaning better facilities and access for people in the Wimmera" added Mr Little.
Grampians Community Health has programs for individuals and families including: withdrawal and rehabilitation if you are impacted by gambling, alcohol and drugs, generalist counselling, support and intervention of family violence, avoiding homelessness, coping as a younger person or a LGBTI+ community member, being a supported older person, making social connections, and living life to the fullest as a person with a disability.
Mr Little said that the National Disability Insurance Scheme and My Aged Care have opened up a lot of choice and options for people to access.
"As a local service organisation we are seeing a lot of older people and people with a disability choose to use Grampians Community Health under these new programs, and with this GCH has been able to expand the programs we offer to meet an individual's request" said Mr Little
Check the area we cover.
Community SupportLoca Support
No fixed address? You still can vote!
No fixed address?
People who are homeless now have the opportunity to have a say in electing the next government thanks to an initiative of the Victorian Electoral commission supported by Grampians Community Health. Kathy Day, General Manager of People and Community Support with Grampians Community Health said that "the 'no fixed address' option now available gives the opportunity to people experiencing homelessness to participate in their right to vote, and not receive a fine."
Grampians Community Health, have helped hundreds of people experiencing homelessness in our communities for the past 24 years. We all want to feel safe and have a place to live. As we go through life, sometimes we find ourselves in situations we did not plan.
"People do not choose to be in a situation where they are homeless and having to struggle with the harshness of not having a safe place to live", said Kathy Day
The Victorian Electoral Commission option of using 'no fixed address' is a welcome improvement because it is important that everyone can exercise their democratic right to vote. Local, state and federal governments make decisions that affect people who are experiencing homelessness.
"Giving people the right to participate assists them to feel part of the community" said Gemma Homelessness and Family Violence Support Worker at Grampians Community Health.
People experiencing homelessness can use 'no fixed address' when using services at Grampians Community Health, when they go to doctors, dealing with Centrelink or the Department Health and Human Services, registering with employment agencies, at neighbourhood houses and real estates. These organisations can recognise homelessness as an issue and do their best to adapt to people's needs. Grampians Community Health assists people by offering to use our location as a mailing address.
"It's every person's right to access services and take part in democratic processes. To be able to assist people to do this regardless of their circumstances is something GCH is always pleased to help with" said Gemma.
You can find printed copies of the 'no fixed address enrolment' form at Grampians Community Health and anyone wishing to access any of our services can easily do so by calling 5358 7400.
For more information about how we can help you, call us on 03 5358 7400 or read more about our services.
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On Monday 9 February 2015 the Court will hand down judgments in Recovery of Medical Costs for Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill – Reference by the Counsel General for Wales involving whether the National Assembly for Wales has the power to enact the Recovery of Medical Costs Asbestos Diseases (Wales) Bill, and Sustainable Shetland v The Scottish Ministers & Anor regarding the decision by the respondents to grant consent for the construction and operation of a wind farm. These will be handed down in Court 1 from 9.45am.
On Monday the Court will also hear the appeal of Coventry & Ors v Lawrence & Anor regarding whether parts of the costs regime introduced by the Access to Justice Act 1999, and in particular a claimant's right to recover any success fee and ATE premium from an unsuccessful defendant, infringed the rights under ECHR, art 6 and/or A1P1. It will be heard in Court 1 at 11am and will continue on Tuesday for the morning and all day Thursday from 10.30am.
On Wednesday 11 February 2015 the Court will hear the appeal of Woolway v Mazars regarding how to determine whether non-domestic premises constitute one or more than one hereditament for the purposes of the rating list.. It will be heard in Court 1 from 10.30am.
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Ержан Хозеєвич Казиханов (21 серпня 1964, Алма-Ата, Казахська РСР) — казахстанський державний діяч і дипломат, міністр закордонних справ Республіки Казахстан (з 2011). Кандидат історичних наук, Надзвичайний і Повноважний Посол.

Біографія
Народився 21 серпня 1964 року в місті Алма-Аті. У 1987 році закінчив східний факультет Ленінградського державного університету за фахом історик-сходознавець. Володіє російською, англійською і арабською мовами.

З 1987 по 1989 рр. проходив службу в рядах збройних сил СРСР.

У 1989–1992 рр. — другий секретар, перший секретар Протокольно-політичного відділу МЗС Казахської РСР.

У 1992–1995 рр. — завідувач відділу, заступник начальника Управління Державного протоколу МЗС РК.

У 1995–2000 рр. — перший секретар, радник Постійного Представництва РК при ООН (Нью-Йорк).

У 2000–2003 рр. — директор Департаменту багатосторонньої співпраці МЗС РК.

З 2003 по 2007 рр. — Постійний представник Казахстану при Організації Об'єднаних Націй (Нью-Йорк); Надзвичайний і Повноважний Посол Республіки Казахстан в Республіці Куба за сумісництвом.

З 2007 по 2008 рік — заступник Міністра закордонних справ Республіки Казахстан.

З 2009 по 2011 рік — Надзвичайний і Повноважний Посол Республіки Казахстан в Республіці Австрія; Постійний Представник РК при міжнародних організаціях у Відні.

З лютого по квітень 2011 року — заступник Міністра закордонних справ Республіки Казахстан.

З 11 квітня 2011 року — Міністр закордонних справ Республіки Казахстан.

Автор
Автор численних статей і публікацій в казахстанських і зарубіжних періодичних виданнях по актуальних проблемах міжнародних відносин, багатосторонньої дипломатії і діяльності ООН.

Нагороди
 Медаль «Ерен еңбегі үшін» (2005),
 Ювілейна медаль «Қазақстан Республикасының тәуелсіздігіне 10 жыл» (2001)
 Ювілейна медаль «Қазақстан Конституциясына 10 жыл» (2005)
 Ювілейна медаль «Қазақстан Республикасының Парламентіне 10 жыл» (2006)
 Ювілейна медаль «Астананың 10 жылдыгы» (2008).

Посилання
 Хто є Хто
 Казиханов
 Казиханов Ержан Хожеєвич
 Біографія

Казахстанські дипломати
Посли Казахстану на Кубі
Посли Казахстану в Австрії
Представники Казахстану при ООН
Міністри закордонних справ Казахстану
Уродженці Алмати

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The Rancor Pit :: View topic - Average Life Expectancy of your Players Characters?
Average Life Expectancy of your Players Characters?
So walking point is not the most dangerous spot if you are running in gharkal's game.
That depends In my home games, i have..
14 pcs dead from being on point and springing an ambush on the party (they were the first getting hit).
7 iirc Total party kills from being in ship combat and getting the craft they were in blown up (16 or more damage over soak is an insta destroy.. all aboard die0.. Heck, one was 40 over.
And for that last one, it brought up one of my fave phrases..
Location: The Kamino Cloning facilities.
My players can expect their characters to survive alot unless they act extremely stupid, wreck havoc in the campaign, ruin the fun for other players and things like that.
I run a campaign for a group of 12-14 year old buys and my main goal is for them to have fun and enjoy some star wars excitement.
I ran a game for about 4 years, and had 3 characters survive the whole run.
2 others died. Both involved grenades.
1 threw an entire grenade belt at attackers only 3 meters away (I asked him 3 times if he was serious, and even showed him how far 3 meters is). I allowed the dice to decide his fate, and it wasn't good!
The other threw himself on a grenade to protect the rest of the party (strangely, he 'died' in exactly the same way when under going the tests during the Domain of Evil adventure, so the player felt it was always the characters fate to die that way, and was very happy with the the death).
Over the last 15 years of running SWRPG and the 50 or so characters that have filtered through the game I have 'on screen' killed 10 or less. Now if I have invoked the 'obscure death rule' (They 'died off screen'...) then I bring them back with a back story as to how they survived.
A dishonored wookie bounty hunter (former pc who tried to destroy the game and sell out his fellow players to Durga the hutt...) getting his comeuppance after being found to be a part of slaving ring. The party Wookie took him on hand to hand and beat him to death barefisted.
An ex-special forces character who (played by the same guy who played the dishonored wookie character mentioned above) fell to the dark side for shooting unarmed people in the back of the head and trying to kill off other members of the party. Killed by sniper fire after kidnapping and trying to sell an npc to a criminal organization.
A winged hitwoman bragged the party was going to make it out of a nasty situation and I Sam Jacksoned her when she got shot and killed immediately there after.
A Squid got crushed by a hulking brute who thought he was his 'pet', the brute then carried the squid around in a headlock and had to be dealt with before 'george' (not the squibs name...) could be properly buried.
I faked the death of a Jedi NPC (My original character...) only to have her come back six months later and explain she faked her death to go undercover to locate a major criminal organization and bring the group into the story by giving them the information.
I think thats it...not a huge list, but certainly a memorable one.
1 threw an entire grenade belt at attackers only 3 meters away.
In our earlier campaign where grenades (especially basic 5D ones) where rather bountiful we had a tendency to put a few in a plastic bag and throw them all at once (given the fact that no-one died by 'normal' grenades).
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:11 am Post subject: You gotta be careful with grenades!
That was the first time the thermal detonator was used in my game, the second time was when the group tried to pull an 'Ocean's eleven' style bank robbery only to have someone else come in and rob the imperial backed bank they were in the middle of robbing and those guys were armed with, you guessed it thermal detonators!
The only other memorable death I had was a Trandoshan bounty hunter (with 1D of knowledge...) who had become the head of a movement to inform the galaxy that it had really been Bossk and not Bobba Fett who had capture Han Solo was about to present his findings (written in crayon on the back of a restaurant place-mat...) to his people when he was shot and killed by a Mandalorian assassin who blew himself up with a thermal detonator. The player wrote a 4 page story about the death of his character and the other pcs reaction to it...LOL.
I read an interesting post on the forum a while back..
This particular PC/GM (can't remember which, the memory's hazy), had recently started a new group of characters that played in the same universe as his old group. One of his characters was the son of a character from the older group and at some point had a vision of his father dying (a heroic sacrifice no doubt). Point being, if I have PC's die in any of my games, I like to incorporate it into a story so that I can continue in that same universe, and my PC's feel their character has made a difference there. That's my piece.
I've VERY RARELY seen character deaths when playing or GMing Starwars. I can't say that about D&D, World of Darkness, Shadowrun, or the many other games played over the years, but Starwars never seemed to be much of a blodd bath. With force points and character points used defensively, it was pretty hard to die much of the time.
Especially when you get GMs who feel for SW, that as the PC's are heroes they should never die.
...I have PC's die in any of my games, I like to incorporate it into a story so that I can continue in that same universe, and my PC's feel their character has made a difference there.
Some recognition is a good thing. A Rebel PC that died heroically in our campaign had a Rebel ship named after her.
I watch too much Joss Whedon for that!
When I ran SW, I didn't feel they can't die, I just didn't go out of my way to kill people. So deaths only happened here and there.
I do recall a pair of awful GM's that were involved in a campaign that included my only Starwars character death as a player. They tag teamed and switched off GMing. Whichever one of them was GMing, their character became an "NPC" for the night (still getting xp of course.) These two character were advanced far beyond the rest of the party, had action focused on them, and they advanced even farther as character points were lavished on each other. One day bountyhunter/assassins killed off the party (with those two miraculously escaping. My character who was in the ship waiting was evidently shot through the cockpit "window" (which the GM said was glass, and that I was crazy for thinking otherwise) with a blaster rifle, which hit me in the head so I was "automatically killed". Somehow the blastershot cauterized the hole in the glass, as the two GM characters had no problem flying off in my ship and exiting into hyperspace.
Instead of letting my first Starwars experience sour me against the game, I started a group the following week, and everyone (except the 2 former GM's who didn't understand why people didn't make new chars to play their game) was much happier.
Sounds like those 2 were a bunch of a%%hats.


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Locations & Times
Home > Locations > Sudbourne Baptist Church
School Road, Sudbourne, Woodbridge, Suffolk
IP12 2BE
History Of Sudbourne Chapel
The first reference to Baptists meeting in the village of Sudbourne was on May 30th 1860 where they met in the old village workhouse that itself hadn't been used since the early part of the 19th century. As the congregation began to grow the workhouse room became to small to meet in, so the owner of the village wheelwrights and blacksmiths shop was approached to ask permission to meet there. This he agreed to, so every Saturday a hardy band of volunteers met to sweep the floors and arrange the chairs for the Sunday service. Despite their best efforts these premises were fairly bleak, dirty, draughty, poorly lit and littered with straw.
So the members decided to try and secure a permanent building, and Mr William Large who was acting as pastor but also had wheelwrights and building businesses tried to find a suitable site. This he did in a field in what is now School Lane and it is thought they converted the original cottage into what is now the present building. On the completion of the building works in 1863 William Large stayed on to serve as the pastor for a further 36 years.
Further amendments have been made over the years with a gallery, baptistry, porch and a school room.
Together as Sudbourne & Tunstall:
In 1942 the village and countryside around Sudbourne was closed and taken over by the army for tank and officer training, so the Sudbourne pastor and members were invited to attend the Tunstall chapel.
When the war ended and the village of Sudbourne was reopened in 1948, the pastor and members decided to attend services at both the chapel buildings. The normal morning and afternoon services at Tunstall were supplemented with an evening service at Sudbourne.
Thus the twin church fellowship began and through close work and unity over the years we operate today as one church membership, making use of the two buildings in their two locations.


Wake your Body. Wake your Life.
"The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented massage everyday"
"The physician treats, but nature heals"
"The greatest medicine of all is teaching people how not to need it."
"If somone wishes for good health, one must ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him."
"Do your practice and all is coming."
The body is not just a reflection of the personality; it is the personality...Therefore mind-body awareness are two sides of the same coin, immutable joined, inseparable, connected, influencing, and communicating constantly... I believe the body remembers everything that happens to it."
- John F. Barnes P.T.
"Trust yourself. At the root, at the core there is pure sanity, pure openness. Don't trust what you have been taught, what you think, what you believe, what you hope. Deeper than that, trust the silence of your being."


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Mourinho wanted by Indonesia
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JAKARTA • As former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho mulls his next move, an unlikely suitor has emerged in the form of the beleaguered Indonesian national team, who are banned from international football.
Indonesian Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi announced yesterday that he wants Mourinho, who has been out of work since December after being sacked by the Blues, to train the world's 185th-ranked team.
Mourinho has been widely linked to Manchester United, where Louis van Gaal has spent most of the season under siege, but Nahrawi hopes the 53-year-old Portuguese might pick sun-kissed, tropical Indonesia over chilly north-west England.
"This has been discussed with President Joko Widodo," Nahrawi was quoted as saying by the state news agency Antara. However he conceded that it was "not an easy thing to do", particularly given the high cost of hiring Mourinho.
In addition, the manager would be saddled with a team who currently cannot even compete internationally after Fifa, football's governing body, suspended Indonesia in May last year over allegations of government interference.
The crisis began when the government sought to remove the football association due to a row over which teams could participate in the country's top league, and the domestic game ground to a halt soon after.
An interim league kicked off last month, but authorities and the FA are still at loggerheads.
If efforts to net Mourinho fail, Indonesia has a plan B - it will go after Chelsea's interim manager, Guus Hiddink. "Hiddink costs a little less," Nahrawi said.
The approach for Mourinho came after Indonesia last month threw its hat into the ring to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, despite the Fifa ban.
The Indonesian proposition is the second unusual offer for Mourinho, after war-ravaged Syria sounded him out about helming their national team.
The manager insisted he would be back in management by the summer - but not with Syria.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 11, 2016, with the headline 'Mourinho wanted by Indonesia'. Print Edition | Subscribe


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Q: Why google maps services isn't working after uploading app to Play Store? My Application is ready and it well worked before uploading it to Google Play Store.
After I've uploaded my app to the Play Store, the google maps services didn't work. The map is empty for some reason.
Why is it happening?

A: You need to get Key for Release
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/android-api/signup#release-cert
For Linux or OS X, open a terminal window and enter the following:
keytool -list -v -keystore YOUR_KEY_PATH

For Windows Vista and Windows 7, run:
keytool -list -v -keystore YOUR_KEY_PATH

In my case, i'm using Linux and my command was:
keytool -list -v -keystore ~/projects/keys/myapp.jks

And get the result
Alias name: ALIAS NAME
Creation date: Jan 01, 2013
Entry type: PrivateKeyEntry
Certificate chain length: 1
Certificate[1]:
Owner: CN=Android Release, O=Android, C=US
Issuer: CN=Android Release, O=Android, C=US
Serial number: 4aa9b300
Valid from: Mon Jan 01 08:04:04 UTC 2013 until: Mon Jan 01 18:04:04 PST 2033
Certificate fingerprints:
     MD5:  AE:9F:95:D0:A6:86:89:BC:A8:70:BA:34:FF:6A:AC:F9
     SHA1: BB:0D:AC:74:D3:21:E1:43:07:71:9B:62:90:AF:A1:66:6E:44:5D:75
     Signature algorithm name: SHA1withRSA
     Version: 3

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I have a good friend who loves to dig through the depths of Amazon Prime's horror movie selection. Over drinks, he enjoys telling me of the strangest ones he's seen or even the ones with the oddest-sound scenarios. Does he enjoy any of these movies? Probably not. Does he ever listen to my recommendations for good films that he will enjoy? Never.
But easily the most intriguing film series he told me about is Bad Ben. Now this is a movie that you tell your friends about.
Bad Ben follows Tom Riley (literally the only actor in the movie) after he purchases a house from a sheriff's sale. He has put all his life savings into the house so that he can flip it and sell it at a profit.
When he arrives at the house, he discovers that a lot of valuable furniture has been left behind. What he also notices is that several security cameras have been set up throughout the house. He beings to play with the system and eventually learns how to work it.
Thus Tom's story begins to unfold in both his camera footage and the security cameras.
As with many of these found footage movies, poor Tom begins to mess with things he shouldn't. He throws away the religious items. Desecrates a grave.
So Tom messes with things, and things begin to mess with Tom. It starts with the furniture moving. Then it's noises in the basement and attic plus a horrible smell.
With a bit of sleuthing, Tom finds out that the previous owners were murdered in the home. It's from there that he begins to unravel the truth behind the grave in his backyard and what sinister things are really happening in the house.
Bad Ben was solely acted, filmed and directed by Nigel Bach. If you're not into Nigel's character Tom, chances are you probably won't care about this movie at all. But I quite liked Tom. He isn't likable, per se, but like all of my favourite found footage films, he felt like a real person. And if the people feel real, the eeriness of the haunting will feel real too.
Sure, you are ultimately watching a guy who dresses like my dad walking around his house doing things my dad would like to do (ie mowing the lawn). And you have to suspend belief a little bit. I mean he talks aloud to himself all the time. But this movie is still really watchable.
I love the story behind this film. I love that it was Nigel doing this all on his own (with some help, I'm sure). It's basically what we've all wanted to do: make our own damn movie. It's pretty easy to feel cynical about big budget films. A lot of the times they really feel soulless. It felt really good to watch something that had a creator that was obviously passionate about what he was doing – and was clearly enjoying the hell out of it.
Bad Ben is weird. Bad Ben is wonderful. And it has absolutely won my heart.


The Australian Outback is a harsh and unforgiving place - you either adapt or die.
In that way it's a lot like the Australian car industry.
No company has learned that harder than Ford. Once riding high on the back of the hugely popular Falcon, the blue oval has endured a difficult decade as sales declined and local manufacturing was closed.
But there has been a ray of hope for the brand in the Ranger ute. Designed and developed in Australia and launched in 2011 it has emerged not only as Ford's best-selling vehicle but is now consistently the second-most popular new model in the country; behind only the Toyota HiLux. As the popularity of dual-cab utes, particularly the more premium and expensive models, Ford has ridden the crest of the wave with the high-grade XLT and Wildtrak variants proving especially popular.
Into this new world comes the all-new Ford Ranger Raptor, which not only arrives as a new flagship for the Ranger lineup but a new addition to the Ford Performance range, alongside the Mustang and Focus RS.
In some ways, it also replaces the Falcon XR8 as a hero car offering both performance and family-friendly practicality - something the Focus RS and Mustang simply cannot do. After all, the Falcon GT/XR models were high-performance versions of the brand's most popular model - and that's exactly what the Ranger Raptor is.
Not that Ford sees it that way. Instead it sees the opportunity to appeal to a growing number of passionate ute owners.
"I don't think you can really compare the products in that way," said Ford Australia communications director, Martin Gunsberg. "Falcon will always be Falcon and you can't ever replace Falcon and what Falcon was.
The 1000 pre-orders for the Raptor come despite its $75k asking price, and speaks to that passion which suggests the likes of these premium, high-performance utes have a bright future.
For those who don't know the Baja 1000 is the pinnacle of North American off-road racing, a 1000-mile (1600km) flatout race through the Mexican desert. It attracts the most serious off-road racers and their harcore machines - Trophy Trucks and Buggies.
These are the type of machines that inspired the original Ford F-150 Raptor which in turn spurred the development of the Ranger Raptor. It was headed up by Ford Asia Pacific, using engineers and designers based at the blue oval's Broadmeadows, who have worked on the Ranger since its creation and know how demanding our outback roads can be.
This isn't a ute from wading through rivers or climbing over rocks (although it can do that if you choose), instead the Raptor has been designed with Baja in mind, so much so it has a specific 'Baja' setting in the drive mode selection. That means going fast off-road, with a twin-turbo engine and racing-spec shock absorbers to soak up bumps and even jumps.
It's probably best to get the bad news out of the way early and deal with the price. Because at $74,990 (plus on-road costs) the Raptor isn't a cheap ute. That's a more than $11,000 premium over the previous range-topping Ranger, the Wildtrak.
Unfortunately, despite it sitting at the top of the Ranger line up the Raptor misses out on key safety equipment including autonomous emergency braking, forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring and active cruise control. The company's engineers promise they will be added in the near-future but didn't give a more detailed timeline - so it may be worthwhile waiting on your order.
Of course, there are some very major upgrades to make the Raptor special enough to justify the price increase.
Beyond the new 2.0-litre four-cylinder twin-turbo diesel engine (which will be an option in the 2019 Ranger Wildtrak and XLT), the Raptor gets specially engineered and race-inspired Fox shock absorbers, a wider track and chunkier BF Goodrich tyres wrapped around unique 17-inch alloy wheels. All these new elements are housed in a overhauled body that includes a new-look front grille with bold 'FORD' insert, reprofiled bumpers, flared wheel arches and magnesium side steps.
Another piece of bad news is you'll have to be patient, as the Raptor won't hit Ford showrooms until October.
Now let's get to the good news. The Raptor is tough and fun, it has been designed to take a beating. The Ford engineers put it through all the usual endurances tests but to wear the Raptor badge it had to pass a Baja-inspired test. Engineers drove it at speed off-road for 1600km (1000-miles just like Baja) to push it to its limits.
The result of that rigorous testing and the goal of trying to recreate a Baja-style racing truck is a ute like no other. The Raptor lives for going fast on dirt, sand, snow and rocks. You can hit a rutted dip in the road at 90km/h and it will jump in the air but land with composure boarding on graceful.
Also new inside 'Performance' seats with extra side bolstering and trimmed in 'technical suede' which looks and feels perfectly suited to the character of the car - leather would have been out-of-place.
The catch of all these go-fast bits is a decline in its payload and towing capabilities. For starters, there's no tonneau cover, but the tray has a tub liner. The rated payload is just 738kg, compared to the 950kg the Wildtrak can manage. It's towing capacity is also down from 3500kg for the Wildtrak to just 2500kg for the Raptor.
But, in truth, if you're looking for a workhorse ute in the Raptor - you're looking in the wrong place.
It may be small but it still packs 157kW of power and 500Nm of torque and gets paired to a 10-speed automatic transmission that helps get the best from it. However, there's simply no escaping the Raptor could do with more punch. The 0-100km/h time of 10.5-seconds is going to help you win any traffic light grand prix, and in the real world it feels like it lacks mid-range shove - especially in its standard drive mode.
Off-road, where 80-100km/h feels really fast, the Raptor is more at home but even then you need to carry speed through the corner for the best results because if it bogs down the engine does have enough grunt to pull you out like a true performance car.
But Ford wasn't simply looking for maximum performance from the Raptor, it was also trying to meet the ever-stricter emissions standard around the world. The knock on effect is reduced fuel consumption but in reality the Raptor's 2.0-litre is only a minor improvement over the 147kW/470Nm 3.2-litre engine - using 8.2-litres per 100km compared to the bigger engine's 8.4L/100km.
As for how it drives, the on-road performance is surprisingly good for a car with suspension and tyres designed for high-speed off-road driving. It's relatively quiet, although the diesel makes a nice growl under hard acceleration, and the tyres feel solid.
The most sensible review that I've seen to date, well done.


With news that major content owners like CBS and HBO (Time Warner) are considering a new way to bring their respectively owned television shows to viewers à la carte (or à la entire series) without requiring them to subscribe to a bundle of channels they don't watch, over-the-air transmitters across the United States must be creaking in their foundations.
Clearly, delivering content to viewers via an IP infrastructure is now seen as a cost-effective, fast and flexible way to give viewers want they want … and only what they want. Interestingly, analysts say some consumers might end up paying more per month for à la carte video content, but at least it's content consumers want to pay for.
HBO and CBS' recent announcements should not come as a surprise. Parks Associates recently calculated that 55 percent of U.S. broadband households already subscribe to an OTT video service, and the demand for online video will only increase with time.
However, these services are not a lock to succeed. One example is the closure of Verizon's Redbox Instant service, which failed to amass the subscriber numbers it had hoped for. Other failures are sure to follow.
"It's a competitive space, and companies entering it need to be armed with a strong content offering and wide availability across devices and operating systems," says Kevin Joyce, chief commercial officer at Piksel, a New York City-based company that offers software, services and solutions to help B2B corporate and media & entertainment customers capture audiences, and maximize the potential for better reach and return.
Owning quality content is the real key to getting consumers interested in subscribing to a specific web-delivered channel or bundle of channels. The days of paying for what you don't watch are slowly coming to an end as "cord cutters" increase their numbers. But that day won't be here for another five years minimum, as legacy content agreements must first expire and new ones begin.
You can still watch TV over the air for free, depending on the market you live in, but how long will broadcasters keep paying those increasing electric and maintenance bills for a transmitter as new video services using less costly (and more highly targeted) IP infrastructures expand around them?
Kudos to the media industry for finally understanding what viewers want and giving it to them in affordable ways that make sense to everyone involved. It will take time for OTT to proliferate, but it's surely coming faster than multichannel operators and OTA broadcasters would like.


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Uptick in UK Employer Demand for IT Professionals, CompTIA Analysis Finds
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LONDON, Nov. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 165,000 job openings for core information technology (IT) positions were advertised by employers across the United Kingdom in Q3, according to analysis of employment and labour data by CompTIA, the leading trade association for the global technology industry.
The Q3 total represented a 19-percentage point increase in the number of IT job postings over the previous quarter. IT positions accounted for about 9 percent of the total of 1.87 million job openings employers had in Q3, CompTIA's study of data from Burning Glass Technologies Labour Insights revealed.
Programmers and software developers were the most sought-after occupations companies were seeking to fill, with more than 59,000 postings for job openings. Other in-demand positions included IT business analysts, architects and system designers (26,705) and IT user support technicians (20,701).
"Interestingly, only about one in ten of all IT job postings cited the need for three or more years of experience," said Amy Carrado, senior director, research and market intelligence, CompTIA. "That's good news for anyone in search of immediate employment options and long-term career advancement possibilities."
The data also signals the breadth of career opportunities in the technology sector, from the types of companies seeking IT workers to the geographic locations of those jobs.
UK employers with the most IT job postings in Q3 included the National Health Service, Amazon, HSBC Holdings, British Telecom, and Deloitte.
Local demand for tech talent is categorized as much higher in work areas such London, Birmingham, Cambridge, and Edinburgh. Other top locations for IT jobs – based on the number of tech workers in 2019 – include Berkshire, Manchester, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Hampshire, and Essex.
"There are no barriers or boundaries to where technology is making its impact," said Graham Hunter, CompTIA's vice president for skills certification in Europe and the Middle East. "Virtually every market, industry and company, from the smallest business to the largest enterprise, offers employment opportunities in the IT field."
The complete "CompTIA UK IT Employment Snapshot" for Q3 is available at https://www.comptia.org/content/comptia-uk-it-employment-snapshot-2019-q3.
About CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a leading voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem; and the more than 50 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world's economy. Through education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research, CompTIA is the hub for advancing the tech industry and its workforce. Visit www.comptia.org to learn more.
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Mike Ditka Speaks Out for Veterans
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Former Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka was at the Gridiron Greats Michigan Chapter's Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday evening in Novi, Michigan.
Ditka wasn't there just to honor new inductees Herman Moore, Desmond Howard and others. Da Coach, who was also joined by former Bears great Gale Sayers, attended the event to continue to raise awareness of the need to provide financial and medical help to former NFL players.
Although the NFL is a multi-billion dollar industry today, this hasn't always been the case. "I made $12,000 my first year. You figure it out. Some of them didn't end up in a good situation. Some of them took their pensions early," said Ditka, as quoted in the Detroit Free Press.
Former Michigan great and new inductee Desmond Howard said retired NFL players need "better pay, better benefits, and definitely better health coverage because all the reports now coming out from the long-term effects of things like concussions lets you know we need better health coverage."


Today In WTF: Crossing Guard Beaten After Trying To Stop Traffic For Schoolchildren In South L.A.
File photo of children crossing, sans beating drama.
The depths of L.A.'s criminal achievements never cease to amaze us. In this edition of WTF, we have a 20-year-old woman who allegedly got out of an SUV and began pummeling a South L.A.-area crossing guard after she tried to get the truck to stop for schoolchildren.
Not only that, but authorities allege that Vanessa Del Pilar Martinez, 20, and companion Jose Hernandez, 27, took the 59-year-old woman's hand-held stop sign and whistle just for good measure.
The dumb part (there's always a dumb part)? The suspects were nabbed, stop-sign allegedly in-hand.
It all happened about 2 p.m. Monday in front of 20 schoolchildren at a crosswalk at Hooper Avenue and Firestone Boulevard in unincorporated Florence, sheriff's officials said.
The crossing guard was okay -- she took some bruises -- and refused medical treatment.
The suspects were being held on suspicion of robbery for allegedly taking the sign and whistle.
Authorities said the pair was in a Ford Expedition when the woman told them to stop. The man started yelling, sheriff's officials said, and the woman got out of the passenger side and went to work on the crossing guard with her fists, knocking the woman down.
Of course, with all those little witnesses around, somebody took down a plate number, which led to a nearby residence.
Bail was set at $50,000 for both winners suspects.


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África Baeta Campos (Barcelona, 27 de diciembre de 1969) es una periodista y presentadora de televisión española.

Biografía
Nació en Barcelona en 1969. Su padre es Blas Baeta, organizador de viajes internacionales en la década de 1970 y fue amigo del etólogo Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente. Sus esposas se prometieron mutuamente que le darían el nombre del continente de África a su hijo por nacer, porque era un continente que les gustaba mucho, y de ahí viene el nombre de África. Sus padres tuvieron otra hija antes.

Estudió en la Juventus School de Barcelona y se mudó a Pamplona a los diecisiete años. Tuvo vocación de periodista desde niña. Sus padres querían que se mantuviera alejada del ajetreado ambiente universitario de Barcelona, y se fue a estudiar Periodismo Audiovisual a la facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de Navarra (1988-1993), y posteriormente se licenció en Producción y Programación Audiovisual.

Terminaba sus estudios y comenzó su beca en el diario Mundo Deportivo en 1993. Posteriormente realizó un casting para la recién creada Televisión Pública de Pamplona (Pamplona Televisión), que luego se convertiría en Canal 4 Navarra. Allí trabajó cinco años, hasta 1999, presentando noticieros y otros programas, entre ellos el noticiero Informe 4 y un vespertino con Emma García.

Como su trabajo no garantizaba su estabilidad económica, decidió irse después de tener a su primer hijo y trabajó durante un año en una oficina de prensa institucional en el departamento de salud. No le gustó este trabajo y decidió presentarse a un casting para ser presentadora de Euskal Telebista. Tiempo después, comenzó a trabajar para ETB 2 en el verano de 2000, reemplazando a Uxue Barkos durante sus vacaciones de verano. En la temporada 2000-2001, comenzó a presentar el informativo de fin de semana Teleberri. Permaneció en ese cargo hasta 2009. En el verano de 2008 presentó Tu vista de Euskal Herria.

Trayectoria en Euskal Telebista
Durante la temporada 2009-2010 comenzó a presentar el informativo semanal Teleberri 1. Desde entonces ha continuado su trabajo, presentando varios programas más en ETB 2 y convirtiéndose en uno de los rostros más populares de la Televisión Vasca. Ha presentado reportajes y sesiones especiales relacionadas con servicios de noticias, incluidas noches electorales o entrevistas con políticos.

Además de los informativos, ha aparecido en Tu vista de Euskal Herria, también ha presentado los programas de verano Tu plato favorito, Tu edificio favorito y Tu playa favorita, y ha participado en los programas de Navidad de ETB 2. Presentó las campañas de fin de año en ETB 2 en 2012 y 2013. También ha colaborado con Radio Euskadi en La noche despierta.

Ha compaginado su labor periodística con la docencia. Ha sido profesor de Periodismo en la Universidad de Navarra en las áreas de Presentación de Televisión y Redacción de Noticias. También ha impartido conferencias sobre periodismo en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad del País Vasco. En 2013, la Orden del Divino Cerdo de Tafalla la nombró dama de honor de la cofradía por su labor como comunicadora.

Teleberri ha liderado la audiencia bajo su dirección.

Vida privada
Vive en Pamplona. Está casada con el periodista y docente Santiago Salazar Cubero. Se conocieron en un grupo de teatro. Comenzaron a salir a la edad de diecisiete años y se casaron después de graduarse. La pareja tiene tres hijos: Santi, Naroa y Leyre.

Es voluntaria de Cruz Roja y miembro de la ONG de Voluntariado Hospitalario Acompaña-Laguntzen Bizkaia. Fan de Bruce Springsteen, quien escribió un blog al respecto durante varios años y dirigió un documental al respecto en 2012. Sus pasatiempos incluyen pintar y viajar.

Admitió haber sido acosada sexualmente cuando era joven. Tuvo una crisis de ansiedad en 2019 y tuvo que retirarse por un tiempo.

Premios y reconocimientos
 Dama de Honor de la Orden del Divino Cuto de Tafalla (2013)
 Premio Iris al mejor presentador de noticias comunitarias (2013), concedido por de la Academia Española de Televisión por su labor en los informativos.
 Premio Antena de Plata (2017)

Referencias

Nacidos en Barcelona
Alumnos de Ciencias de la Información de la Universidad de Navarra
Periodistas de España del siglo XX
Periodistas de España del siglo XXI
Presentadoras de televisión
Mujeres periodistas de España


Approximately 8:30 a.m. Bullard Police received a call reporting a body had been found on Brentwood Drive with officials confirming the body found was dead at 12:15 p.m. One person was detained at the scene; however, it is unclear at this time if anyone will be charged in connection with the incident. at this time. Details are very limited at this time, but Bullard Police Department has officers on the scene with an investigation ongoing. Updates will be provided as they are received.
A local Tyler ABC television affiliate has reporters on the scene.


All in all, it was a never-to-be-forgotten summer - one of those summers which come seldom into any life, but leave a heritage of beautiful memories in their going - one of those summers which, in a fortunate kombination of delightful weather, delightful friends and delightful doing, come as near to perfection as anything can come in this world.
I remember my oldest son, Steve, saying to me once, "I don't even remember seeing you with an apron on". And I thought, that's right, honey, you did not. That was his concept of what a mother should be.


Huddersfield Town-themed horse Terrier Spirit caused a 16-1 shock by winning at Doncaster. Trainer Ivan Furtado is pictured left with jockey Shane Gray.
Loyal Huddersfield Town fans were celebrating another minor sporting miracle – a first-time-out victory for club themed racehorse Terrier Spirit.
The unfancied three-year-old defied tasty odds of 16-1 to bolt in at Doncaster on Saturday.
While some Town fans couldn't resist a pound or two on the aptly-named colt, its owner – professional gambler Richard Ward – was left slightly embarrassed.
Richard, who runs Huddersfield-based syndicate BGC Racing, had given Examiner readers his tips for Derby day – but advised against a punt on Terrier Spirit.
Richard bravely went against odds-on Derby favourite Saxon Warrior and advised an each-way bet on Roaring Lion instead.
He was proved right as the favourite faltered and Roaring Lion (6-1) came home in third to reward each-way backers.
Richard Ward of BGC Racing, professional gambler and racehorse syndicate owner.
But Richard just couldn't fancy Terrier Spirit and didn't think it had a chance.
"I honestly thought we had made a £40,000 mistake in buying the horse," said Richard. "I didn't want to encourage people to back it first time out.
"It hadn't shown us much at home though we'd been for a racecourse gallop at Southwell.
Town fan and club sponsor Richard now reckons Terrier Spirit is worth a six-figure sum. He hopes to interest Town chairman Dean Hoyle, understood to have recently bought a share in a racehorse.


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Here's where Aaron Rodgers stands as 'Jeopardy!' guest host in a roundup of best-to-worst rankings
Kendra Meinert
Nobody knows where quarterback Aaron Rodgers stands in his stare-down with the Green Bay Packers, but when it comes to how he's faring in the battle to be the next host of "Jeopardy!", hey, there are actual standings for that.
As the parade of guest hosts continues after the death of Alex Trebek in November, there is no shortage of rankings on how each has performed so far. All just opinion, of course, but fun nevertheless.
If you haven't been keeping track at home, "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is currently the 10th host to step behind the podium for the popular TV trivia show. There are still six more to come through mid-August.
Here's a look at how Rodgers stacks up with the competition to date.
Where Rodgers ranks: No. 2.
Their take: Dubbing him "the comforting choice" and the biggest surprise by far, writer Alex McLevy gives him points for his calm and warmth. "Rodgers was downright laconic at times, but never in a way that felt detached or distanced from the oft-obscure knowledge being discussed. He exudes a reassurance and mellow generosity of spirit that made for a superb host, one who always placed the game itself front and center, and never made it about himself." (We know what some of you Packers fans are thinking about that last bit.)
Top pick: "Greatest of All-Time" winner Ken Jennings.
Bottom pick: Dr. Mehmet Oz. "The dude sucks. Let's forget he was ever here."
Their take: Globe correspondent Lauren Daley thinks he would bring in a whole new audience to "Jeopardy!" "He was stiff at the start but relaxed as the days went on. He's a charmer, getting some laughs in, taking some ribbing, even sliding in an 'SNL' Turd Ferguson reference."
Top pick: Former "Jeopardy!" champ Buzzy Cohen.
Bottom pick: Oz. "Hard pass."
Their take: He has lost some ground to hosts who have come after him, including Anderson Cooper, Mayim Bialik and Cohen. Kelly Lawler likes his soothing, genial presence and ability to easily crack jokes in the middle of reading clues. "If you ever wondered what it might be like for a very chill, very friendly bro to host the game show, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is here for you.
Top pick: "Jeopardy!" executive producer Mike Richards.
Bottom pick: Oz. "His lazy, nasally clue reading was irksome and interrupted the flow of the game play."
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Where Rodgers ranks: No. 6
Their take: "Rodgers' eagerness was evident over the first week and led to him coming across as a bit too excitable. He really settled into the role in his second week though and projected the correct balance of expertise and personability," writes Alec Bojaland.
Top pick: Richards.
Bottom pick: Oz. "No."
Their take: MSN's TheWrap ranked the first nine hosts based on their average Nielsen viewership ratings during their stint. Rodgers' 5.6 share puts him behind Richards with 5.9 and Jennings with 6. The story notes that the highest ratings tend to skew toward the first hosts after Trebek's death (Jennings and Richards), given the nature of public fascination with what the show would be like without him at the lectern after 36 years.
Lowest ratings: Mayim Bialik with 4.9 (with only her first week's ratings available at the time of the story).
Where Rodgers finished: No.2
Their take: In a Civic Science poll done in May that asked which guest host — Rodgers, Jennings, Richards, Cohen or Bill Whitaker — they would most like to see become the permanent host, Jennings got the most votes with 22%, followed by Rodgers with 16%. (An overwhelming majority of 51% said they didn't know.) But break down the results by age group, and Rodgers wins with the 18-to-24 demographic with 28%, followed by Jennings' 24%.
It's also interesting to note that the top vote-getters also seem to be the most polarizing. Of Rodgers, Jennings, Richards, Cohen and LeVar Burton, who will guest host July 26-30, which would respondents be the least inclined to watch regularly if they were given the permanent job? Rodgers topped the list with 16%, followed by Burton with 13% and Jennings with 11%.
Their take: The Times isn't ranking hosts, but in May, critic-at-large Amanda Hess offered some thoughts on the future of the role. Her musings on Rodgers' performance included this: "Though each of the guest hosts genuflected to their privileged position, Rodgers radiated a golden-retriever quality that cast an inviting energy over the proceedings. Some of Rodgers' appeal is attributable to his understated persona, but it also feels related to his status: Rodgers is truly excellent at football — he was named MVP this past season, at the age of 37 — and there is something endearing about his interest in becoming excellent at facts, too."
Contact Kendra Meinert at 920-431-8347 or kmeinert@greenbay.gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KendraMeinert.


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Accreditation of an institution is the result of an external body reviewing the processes of an organization, the qualifications of its personnel, and the student assessment processes in place to drive student learning. At the university level, Tarleton State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The College of Business falls under this accreditation along with each of the programs under it. Additionally, the College of Business is also accredited by the discipline specific accrediting body Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Finally, the College of Business is now accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), an achievement held by fewer than 5% of the world's business schools.
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Portland-Vancouver Metro: Light rail vs. Buses
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May 2012 the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Portland's regional mass transit agency $85 million to help complete the Milwaukie light rail to nowhere project, which could actually make current transit riders in that corridor demonstrably worse off.
When it is all said in done, the $1.5 billion cost for the Orange Line will eliminate the more efficient express buses and add to commuter time with fewer downtown destination points.
Contentiousness around financing and whether there was a pressing need for the 7.3 mile, $205 million per mile ($1.5 billion) Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Orange Line, spurred the recently approved Clackamas County rail initiative measure 3-401. With its passage, it will now require countrywide voter approval before officials can spend money to finance, design, construct or operate any rail lines in the county.
Though Clackamas county commissioners and TriMet officials have said this initiative applies only to future projects, it's still unclear how the county will come up with the funds for the legally binding $25 million contract commitment for the Orange Line.
Well before the federal transit funds pushed this project forward, the Cascade Insider assembled a lighthearted but factually poignant video, The $1.5 Billion Milwaukie Light Rail Alternative, illustrating the enormous benefits for transit riders if $1.5 billion was invested in high-end buses.
Having experienced the federally funded and unstoppable light rail agenda spreading its expensive slow rail tentacles across the region, Clackamas County finally acted and reclaimed the right for voters to have a say in these transit issues.
Clark County C-Tran service district voters have an opportunity this November to vote on another "Tri-Met" light rail project that is part of the $10 billion CRC light rail tolling bridge, providing a light rail commute to Portland that will take 15 minutes longer than the current C-Tran express bus.*
Proposition 1 asks for an increase in sales tax for the operation and maintenance of the light rail exension to Clark College. Contrary to what others say, the vote is a referendum on light rail and may be the only chance voters have to weigh in on whether they want light rail.
A "no" vote would send a clear message to keep light rail out of Vancouver.** The revenue from the sales tax increase would also be used for a proposed bus rapid transit line on Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor.
The Washington Policy Center's Citizen's Guide to Clark County Proposition 1 discusses some of the ramifications of light rail and the referendum vote. C-Tran leaders and others do not see the measure as a referendum, characterizing it as nothing more than a funding question.
*The well-documented cost to taxpayers, if the CRC stays on budget, is $10 billion. This was established by the Cortright Report (PDF) which used data from an independent review panel hired by the governors of Washington and Oregon. (View the panel's final report on which Cortright based his findings.)
**The Independent Review Panel Final Report from July 2010 (pgs. 145-146) under C-TRAN's Operations and Maintenance Costs it states, "The agency has agreed in principle that it will fund the operations and maintenance O&M costs of the new LRT system after it is built. However, it must first get approval of the voters in their service area to do so. A proposed ballot initiative has been suggested at the earliest for the spring of 2011. Expressed support for this initiative is said to be 50/50. In addition, currently a petition drive is underway in the C-TRAN service area that would prohibit LRT from being brought to Clark County. The outcome of the public process underway will impact whether or not funding is available to pay for the O&M portion of the LRT system proposed as part of the CRC. Recommendation related. The IRP sees that light rail transit is an essential component of the successful CRC. Therefore, if one or more of the concerns listed above prevent LRT from being included in the project then the consequences are significant and will probably result in substantial delays or no project at all.
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I love standing on the top of the hills around our house and scanning the horizon and the ribbon of road below me to see who might be coming or going -- the sun, a neighbor, an oil field worker on his way home.
Jessie Veeder Aug 19th 2018 - 6am.
I love standing on the top of the hills around our house and scanning the horizon and the ribbon of road below me to see who might be coming or going - the sun, a neighbor, an oil field worker on his way home.
But often I feel like looking closer to see what's happening underneath the grass, in the shady cool places of the ranch. All those small pieces that make up the mosaic of this landscape fascinate me.
And we walk. Along that creek that runs between the two places and down to the neighbors', through beaver dams and stock dams and ponds where the frogs croak wildly. We would clear a path through bullberry brush and dry clover up to our armpits, jumping over washouts and scrambling up eroded banks, noticing how some oak trees have fallen, hollowed out and heavy with the weight of their age, the weight of a world that keeps changing, no matter if a human eye ever sweeps past it or inspects it or theorizes about it, or tries to save it. It changes.
We've been married 12 years now, but I've loved this person since I was a just a kid. Three years ago on those quiet walks, we could only imagine a time in our lives where moments like these would have to be planned and adjusted to accommodate baby bedtimes, bathtimes and suppertime schedules.
That our life and our living room would be covered in noise and toys and new tiny moments we've created on our own that now hold their own mystery.
And now, I hope that for us and for our own little creatures living and growing and crawling and thriving inside of these doors so that we might all move together in life like we moved through those trees - switching leads, pointing out beauty, asking questions, being silent, stepping forward, taking time and loving the moment ... and one another in it.


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With varied content and circumstances for each report, the goal always is prevention and awareness through education and training. It is not necessary to inform the student (whether victim or perpetrator) that a Safe2Tell Wyoming report has been received. Remember that Safe2Tell reports are considered intelligence information and are NOT to be included in case files with public access.
Immediate Intervention – Take all threats seriously and be prepared to suggest helpful outside resources in your area for students in crisis.
Referral – Should it befit the circumstance, a referral to another local agency, such as Department of Family Services, Mental Health, etc. is appropriate and acceptable. Be sure to note such referrals on the disposition report.
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