text:
Intensive Driving Courses in Westminster
Home to such landmarks as the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace, Westminster is one of London's best-known areas. If you're looking for a driving school that can help you navigate through these busy streets, PassMeFast is here to help. Read on to find out all about our crash courses in Westminster.
Booking Driving Lessons in Westminster
PassMeFast specialises in intensive driving courses, but we do things a little bit differently to many other driving schools. For instance, rather than offer an expensive 'guaranteed pass' that's actually nothing of the sort, or demand that you complete all your lessons over a 5 day period, we put you in control. So, you can take your lessons on an intensive or semi-intensive basis, at times that suit you—including evenings and weekends!
Interested in automatic driving lessons in Westminster?
While the majority of drivers in the country still use cars with manual transmissions, more and more people are opting for automatic cars. An automatic gearbox is particularly appealing in an area such as Westminster, where heavy traffic means that repetitive use of the clutch is a necessity.
At PassMeFast, all of our courses are available in both manual and automatic cars, so the choice is all yours. Click here to book your automatic course now.
The first thing that we do is secure your test date and assign you one of our DVSA-approved instructors. From here on in, you can be sure that you'll be in safe hands. For further peace of mind, you should know that all of our lessons are taught one-on-one, and our instructors can pick you up from your home or your place of work.
If you'd like to get things moving, pick up the phone and give us a call on 0333 123 4949, or click the button below to book your course in a matter of minutes.
Why Choose PassMeFast?
Courses to suit all drivers
Flexible driving lessons to fit any schedule
Learn with experienced instructors
Home and workplace pickups
Pass in as little as one week
Practical Test Centres in Westminster
Because Westminster is located so centrally, there are no test centres in the borough itself. This is for obvious reasons—some of these roads would be a complete nightmare to navigate on your test! The closest test centre to Westminster is Hither Green, situated in South East London. In the opposite direction from Westminster is Wood Green test centre.
Theory Test Centres in Westminster
Unfortunately, you won't find any theory test centres in the borough of Westminster either. Southwark theory test centre is the closest to this borough, and is most easily reached by taking the Jubilee line to London Bridge.
Haven't taken your theory test yet?
Not to worry if you haven't taken your theory test yet—we can arrange it at a time to suit you. Simply add it onto your course when you make your booking, and we'll sort everything out.
Driving Around Westminster
Driving around Westminster, you'll be confronted with some tricky challenges. The sheer volume of pedestrians visiting London's biggest tourist attractions will be one of the most significant of these, and the borough's one-way systems can complicate matters for even the most experienced of drivers. However, don't worry too much, as during your lessons your instructor will take you to the roads around your chosen test centre. This is so that you can gain as much experience there as possible.
Everyone makes mistakes while driving, including during the test. Head over to our blog to find out all about the different types of driving test faults.
Westminster Fact File
Famous for... Houses of Parliament
Population 244,800
County Greater London
Local council City of Westminster
Major local roads A202 to New Cross
A302 to Elephant and Castle
A3212 to Chelsea
A4 to Avonmouth
A40 (Westway) to the City and Fishguard
A41 to Birkenhead
A5 to Holyhead
A501 to Moorgate
Served by Bakerloo line
Circle line
District line
Hammersmith & City line
Jubilee line
Metropolitan line
Northern line
Piccadilly line
Elizabeth line (from 2019)
Railway stations Charing Cross train station
Marylebone train station
Paddington train station
Victoria train station
More local information Google Maps
Weather in Westminster
Places in Westminster
The first heart transplant to take place in the UK took place in Marylebone, all the way back in May 1968
This area gets its name from a church dedicated to St Mary, St Marylebone Parish Church
There are no fewer than four Michelin-starred restaurants in this area
The London branch of Madame Tussauds can be found in Marylebone
Sotheby's auction house in Mayfair is home to the oldest man-made object in London, an Egyptian sculpture of the goddess Sekhmet
Queen Elizabeth II was born in Mayfair, at 17 Bruton Street
Nationally, the area is well known as the most valuable space on the board game Monopoly
Amongst those to have lived in the area are Benjamin Disraeli, Florence Nightingale and P.G. Wodehouse
Paddington is best known for its station, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
On the border of Paddington you'll find Little Venice, a picturesque stretch of canal
Famous entertainment figures from Paddington include singer Seal and actress Joan Collins
Robert Baden-Powell, who created Scouting and Girlguiding, was born here
With around 40 theatres in the area, the West End is London's cultural heart
Lying in the centre of the West End is Piccadilly Circus, known for its large LED and neon signs
Its desirability means that office space in the West End is some of the most expensive in the world
Soho in the area is the hub of London's gay community, as well as the original Patisserie Valerie
Which Areas Does PassMeFast Cover?
Even if you don't live in Westminster, PassMeFast is here to help. In fact, we cover the whole of Greater London! Click on the links below to check out some of our other areas.
If you're ready to get things rolling, give us a call on 0333 123 4949, or click the button below to get started right away.
Jamie from Westminster
"Brilliant experience with PassMeFast. They found me a very good instructor. Would definitely recommend them. Worth the money and will help you as much as possible."
Book a course with us and we'll find you a fast-track practical test:
Weather Forecast in Westminster


Lucy R: "Many thanks for all your assistance, very easy process to use and instant email comms well received. Speedy delivery and smooth transaction. Many thanks and look forward to doing business with you again. Kind regards ..."
St Bedes Primary: "Helped us pick the right bottle for what we needed and offered us a lot of help. Quickly sent out ready for our children to use. "


text:
Sorry, Pilgrims. Florida was site of first Thanksgiving. Maybe.
Nov 20, 2018 | 3:45 PM
Contrary to popular belief, Plymouth, Mass., was not the site of the first Thanksgiving. Some historians say that honor goes to a Spanish settlement in Florida.
Florida has been the butt of a lot of jokes lately (thank you, Broward County Elections Office), but the state has a distinction that makes 49 others jealous and it's arriving just in time for some comic relief:
Thanksgiving.
The first one was celebrated on our sandy soil, not near some rock in Plymouth, Mass.
Sure, generations of schoolkids have been taught that English settlers and Wampanoag Indians got together to eat turkey and watch football in 1621.
Kids have also been taught that Abner Doubleday invented baseball and Al Gore invented the internet.
Myths!
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in St. Augustine on Sept. 8, 1565. Spanish Admiral Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and Father Francisco Lopez came ashore with about 800 colonists.
As Lopez performed a Catholic mass of thanksgiving for their safe arrival, curious Timucuan tribesmen showed. The Spaniards invited them to join them for some stew of salted pork and garbanzo beans.
There is just one caveat to that First Thanksgiving story, however. It might not be true.
Oh, the part about the Spanish and Timucuans having a meal is not in dispute. It was first chronicled in the 1965 book "The Cross in the Sand," by Michael Gannon, a renowned University of Florida history professor.
"It was the first community act of religion and thanksgiving in the first permanent settlement in the land," he wrote.
The National Park Service is on board with St. Augustine, but History.com notes that other historians believe the first Thanksgiving was celebrated a year earlier near what is now Jacksonville.
French Huguenots, led by explorer Rene Goulaine de Laudonnière, established a colony and were welcomed by Timucuans.
"We sang a song of Thanksgiving unto God," Laudonnière wrote in his journal, "beseeching Him that it would please His Grace to continue His accustomed goodness toward us."
The French supposedly didn't have a lot of food, so the Timucuans brought a load of local fowl, shrimp, corn, beans, pumpkins and … alligator!
"Taste like chicken," Laudonnière wrote in his journal.
Not really, though at least there is no doubt this First Thanksgiving entry also took place in the Sunshine State.
The only hitch here is that, again, it might not have been the first time native tribesmen shared a meal and gratitude with people from the New World.
A sign near Canyon, Texas, claims that Spanish explorer Coronado celebrated a Thanksgiving feast there in 1541, according to the Texas Almanac. El Paso also makes a claim, noting that Spanish explorers and the Mansos people had a holiday shindig.
Maine also is in the running. The Library of Congress notes that was the site of an English settlement known as the Popham Colony which held a "harvest feast and prayer meeting" with Abenaki tribesmen in 1607.
Whatever they ate must not have been good because the settlement was abandoned the next year.
You can also throw in First Thanksgiving claims from Jamestown in 1609 and Richmond in 1619. Epcot has yet to build a Turkey Pavilion, but if it does Disney will probably throw a Pilgrim hat into the ring.
The fact is that when it comes to First Thanksgiving, you can largely choose your own facts. The holiday was celebrated on different days in different states for the first 100 years or so after America's founding.
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed in a national holiday in 1863, though the date still floated from year to year. Finally in 1941, Congress designated the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving's permanent spot just ahead of Black Friday.
As for why the Plymouth version has become the go-to story, historians say it's because the winners get to write history.
The British colonized America, not the Spanish or the French.
"The English wrote the history and established traditions," Gannon told USA Today in 2007. "That's life. Get over it."
Disabled families in Florida fear cuts – for good reason | Commentary
President Trump is unpresidential, but he just can't help himself | Commentary
Also remember the white people who helped Dr. King | Letters
If Broward County had been in charge of tracking U.S. history, the Spanish might have been declared the winner.
It's unfortunate Florida doesn't get its historical due. On the other hand, imagine millions of Americans carving the traditional Thanksgiving alligator.
Pass the garbanzo beans.
Most Read • Opinion
I integrated Gainesville High School in 1965: The scars endure

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Fang, X., A. R. Ravishankara, G. J. M. Velders, M. J. Molina, S. Su, J. Zhang, J. Hu, and R. G. Prinn. "Changes in Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances from China Due to Implementation of the Montreal Protocol." Environmental Science & Technology 52, no. 19 (2018): 11359-11366.
Simmonds, P. G., D. M. Cunnold, F. N. Alyea, C. A. Cardelino, A. J. Crawford, R. G. Prinn, P. J. Fraser, R. A. Rasmussen, and R. Rosen. "Carbon tetrachloride lifetimes and emissions determined from daily global measurements during 1978–1985." Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 7, no. 1 (1988): 35-58.
Simmonds, P. G., S. J. O'Doherty, J. Huang, R. G. Prinn, R. G. Derwent, D. Ryall, G. Nickless, and D. M. Cunnold. "Calculated trends and the atmospheric abundance of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane, and 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane using automated in-situ gas chromatography-mass spectrometry measurements recorded at Mace Head, Oct 94 - Mar 97." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 103, no. D13 (1998): 16029-16037.
Sheng, J., S. Song, Y. Zhang, R. G. Prinn, and G. Janssens-Maenhout. "Bottom-Up Estimates of Coal Mine Methane Emissions in China: A Gridded Inventory, Emission Factors, and Trends." Environmental Science & Technology Letters (2019).
Fraser, P. J., B. L. Dunse, A. J. Manning, S. Walsh, R. H. J. Wang, P. B. Krummel, P. L. Steele, L. W. Porter, C. Allison, S. J. O'Doherty et al. "Australian carbon tetrachloride emissions in a global context." Environmental Chemistry 11, no. 1 (2014): 77-88.
Prinn, R. G., D. M. Cunnold, R. Rasmussen, P. G. Simmonds, F. N. Alyea, A. Crawford, P. J. Fraser, and R. Rosen. "Atmospheric trends in methylchloroform and the global average for the hydroxyl radical." Science (New York, N.Y.) 238, no. 4829 (1987): 945-950.
Prinn, R. G., R. F. Weiss, B. R. Miller, J. Huang, F. N. Alyea, D. M. Cunnold, P. J. Fraser, D. E. Hartley, and P. G. Simmonds. "Atmospheric Trends and Lifetime of CH3CCI3 and Global OH Concentrations." Science 269, no. 5221 (1995): 187-192.
Miller, B. R., J. Huang, R. F. Weiss, R. G. Prinn, and P. J. Fraser. "Atmospheric trend and lifetime of chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) and the global tropospheric OH concentration." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 103, no. D11 (1998): 13237-13248.
Xiao, X., R. G. Prinn, P. J. Fraser, R. F. Weiss, P. G. Simmonds, S. J. O'Doherty, B. R. Miller, P. K. Salameh, C. M. Harth, P. B. Krummel et al. "Atmospheric three-dimensional inverse modeling of regional industrial emissions and global oceanic uptake of carbon tetrachloride." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 10, no. 21 (2010): 10421-10434.
Chen, Y.-H., and R. G. Prinn. "Atmospheric modeling of high- and low-frequency methane observations: Importance of interannually varying transport." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 110, no. D10 (2005): D10303.
Simmonds, P. G., F. N. Alyea, C. A. Cardelino, A. J. Crawford, D. M. Cunnold, B. C. Lane, J. E. Lovelock, R. G. Prinn, and R. A. Rasmussen. "The Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment: 6. Results for carbon tetrachloride based on 3 years data." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 88, no. C13 (1983): 8427-8441.
Prinn, R. G., R. A. Rasmussen, P. G. Simmonds, F. N. Alyea, D. M. Cunnold, B. C. Lane, C. A. Cardelino, and A. J. Crawford. "The Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment: 5. Results for CH3CCl3 based on three years of data." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 88, no. C13 (1983): 8415-8426.
Cunnold, D. M., R. G. Prinn, R. A. Rasmussen, P. G. Simmonds, F. N. Alyea, C. A. Cardelino, and A. J. Crawford. "The Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment: 4. Results for CF2Cl2 based on three years data." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 88, no. C13 (1983): 8401-8414.
Cunnold, D. M., R. G. Prinn, R. A. Rasmussen, P. G. Simmonds, F. N. Alyea, C. A. Cardelino, A. J. Crawford, P. J. Fraser, and R. Rosen. "The Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment: 3. Lifetime methodology and application to three years of CFCl3 data." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 88, no. C13 (1983): 8379-8400.
Prinn, R. G., P. G. Simmonds, R. A. Rasmussen, R. Rosen, F. N. Alyea, C. A. Cardelino, A. J. Crawford, D. M. Cunnold, P. J. Fraser, and J. E. Lovelock. "The Atmospheric Lifetime Experiment: 1. Introduction, instrumentation, and overview." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 88, no. C13 (1983): 8353-8367.
Cunnold, D. M., R. G. Prinn, R. A. Rasmussen, P. G. Simmonds, F. N. Alyea, C. A. Cardelino, A. J. Crawford, P. J. Fraser, and R. Rosen. "Atmospheric lifetime and annual release estimates for CFCl3 and CF2Cl2 from 5 years of ALE data." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 91, no. D10 (1986): 10797-10817.
Ivy, D. J., T. Arnold, C. Harth, P. L. Steele, J. Mühle, M. Rigby, P. K. Salameh, M. Leist, P. B. Krummel, P. J. Fraser et al. "Atmospheric histories and growth trends of C₄F₁₀, C₅F₁₂, C₆F₁₄, C₇F₁₆ and C₈F₁₈." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12, no. 9 (2012): 4313-4325.


text:
Halo Infinite's Planned Public Beta Testing May Not Happen
Delayed flight.
byJordan Oloman
Posted July 24, 2020, 5:45 p.m.
Halo Infinite's planned public flighting program may be reduced in scope, or not happen at all due to the "unprecedented challenges" to development this year.
When announced in 2018, developer 343 Industries said it intended to run an "early flighting program" for Infinite, in a similar way to how the community has been able to test early versions of updates to Halo: The Master Chief Collection. In an update posted to the Halo Waypoint blog, Halo Infinite Studio Head Chris Lee noted that the beta program for Halo Infinite has been changed as the studio reacts to current circumstances.
"With Halo Infinite, we are also committed to building the game in partnership with our community but given the unprecedented challenges of this year, we're not quite where we expected to be in terms of broader public flighting," Lee's statement reads. "While not the full program we had envisioned, we have been working very closely with the community on nearly every facet of the project."
This means that we may not see as many public flights of Halo Infinite via the Halo Insider Program as we approach the game's launch later this year. 343 could also shelve the program entirely if it doesn't fit with the studio's development schedule. Lee says that the team "is still working and assessing options for broader hands-on opportunities before launch," and 343 Industries will be sharing updates about potential public flights when they can.
Lee does make clear that, "this process doesn't stop with launch. In fact, in many ways, feedback and community flighting will be even more important after launch as we partner together to continually evolve and update the game into the future." That fits with 343's wider plans, which place Infinite as something more like a platform for future Halo content than a single game.
The public flighting system was used extensively throughout the development of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, most recently for the PC ports of the older games in the series. In other Halo Infinite news, check out these promotional cans of Monster Energy that have been spotted in the wild. The game's box art was also revealed earlier this week, bearing a striking resemblance to the cover of Halo: Combat Evolved.
Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.
Developer: 343 Industries
Release Date: Dec. 8, 2021
Platforms: Xbox One, Pc
2 months, 1 week Comments
Halo Infinite Campaign: Get to Know Jega, a 'Spartan Killer' – IGN First
Halo Infinite - Official UNSC Archives: Project Magnes Trailer
Halo Infinite Multiplayer Battle Pass Plans Revealed - IGN First
2 months, 2 weeks Comments
Battle of the FPS Games: Halo Infinite vs. Call of Duty Vanguard vs. Battlefield 2042


On June 7, 2016, City Council voted to adopt Resolution 12001 approving the selection of HouseKeys to administer the City's Below Market Rate Program. The HouseKeys Team is currently in the process of onboarding the City's program and will be launching a dedicated BMR Program Website. Please click on the orientation links below to register for a program workshop.


Why are bees dying and colonies collapsing? A Pasco County beekeeper knows why. Six years later, scientists and the government agree. Investigations are under way.
A worker in David Hackenberg's crew pumped smoke from hand-held bellows around stacks of bee boxes in a pasture near Dade City on Thursday evening — a bee-calming trick used for centuries.
Hackenberg, 63, in case you don't remember, is the politically wired commercial beekeeper who winters in Trilby and who was the first in his industry to report the now-chronic malady, colony collapse disorder, in late 2006.
The nation listened, fascinated by stories of bees not just dying, but mysteriously abandoning hives — an act as unnatural as human mothers walking away from their babies, and horrified by the devastation the loss of pollinators could bring to fruits and vegetables.
But scientists, farmers and especially chemical companies did not listen when Hackenberg said the disorder might not really be so mysterious, that it was almost certainly caused by a relatively new class of pesticides called neonicotinoids.
And now, it seems, people are finally paying attention.
Proof of these pesticides' risks had grown strong enough by last month that beekeepers, environmental groups and more than 1 million citizen signers had petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend use of one of the most common neonicotinoids, clothianidin.
And on Thursday, the journal Science published two new, more damning studies about the pesticides' potential danger.
Farmers using old-line pesticides could hold off on spraying when bees were around. But neonicotinoids are "systemics," often introduced in the seed and forever part of the crops — including the biggest, most heavily subsidized and economically important ones. Clothianidin, for example, is a favorite of the farmers who plant corn on 90 million acres in this country.
So these new chemicals are now part of the landscape. And, as neurotoxins, they could be expected to cause just the kind of symptoms seen in colony collapse, including trouble foraging for food and returning to their hives with it — the behavior the two new articles documented.
Chemicals aren't bees' only problem.
They're attacked by mites and viruses, and subjected to brutal travel schedules by beekeepers such as Hackenberg, who truck their colonies long distances to collect pollination fees.
"It's still a combination of factors," said James Frazier, an entomology professor at Penn State University. "But the position of pesticides on the list of those factors has gone from last to first or maybe second."
Even the once-stubborn EPA has taken notice.
A statement from the agency last week said it has moved neonicotinoids up on its review schedule and has referred the question of their risk to an advisory panel of scientists.
So what has this meant to Hackenberg's day-to-day life? In many ways, not much.
As always, he spends as much time in the field talking into the headset of his cell phone as he does, say, running a forklift. When someone once suggested that cell phone signals might be killing bees, other beekeepers joked that if that was true, Hackenberg's bees would have died off long ago.
He's speaking at Yale University this weekend at a conference held by the environmental group Beyond Pesticides. But that's not such a big deal for a guy who has been an officer for national beekeeping organizations, who testified before Congress about colony collapse and had a starring role in a 2009 documentary on the subject, Vanishing of the Bees.
The basic patterns of his business are also the same: the winters in Florida where his bees build up the hives by feeding on blossoms of warm-weather plants, including citrus trees, and the subsequent journey up the East Coast, all the way to Maine, chasing blossoming crops. The truck Hackenberg and his helper, Daniel Burt, loaded up on Thursday was on its way to pollinate apples in Pennsylvania, Hackenberg's summer base.
The travel has always been hard on bees, he said, and even a decade ago he might have to replace 35 percent or 40 percent of the 3,000 hives he owns every year, buying queens and feeding bees sugar water to get new colonies started.
Now it's 100 percent, or even more for some beekeepers, depending on the quantity of pesticides their bees are exposed to.
That's one difference. So is the amount he charges farmers. It has almost doubled, he said, because of the added costs of keeping bees and because they are more essential than ever. Chemicals also seem to be killing off native pollinators, the free ones, such as bumblebees.
The biggest change, though, is the standard scientific thinking about a major product of a massive industry.
How difficult has it been for a farmer working his cell phone and the Internet to have a hand in this change? Consider that this industry has to pay researchers and influence the politicians who control the regulatory agencies.
Of course, just knowing about the potential problems with neonicotinoids doesn't change the most important reality in his business. Until the companies are forced to actually alter their use of the stuff, Hackenberg will travel with his bees through a landscape that may very well poison them.


text:
Fox News loses Chris Wallace to new CNN streaming service The respected journalist, who kept the news of his exit secret from colleagues, will head to CNN's new streaming service.
Chris Wallace announces abrupt departure from Fox News to join CNN streaming service
December 12, 20213:41 PM ET
Matthew S. Schwartz
Chris Wallace of Fox News moderates a 2020 presidential debate. Wallace says he's leaving the network after 18 years and is "ready for a new adventure." Olivier Douliery/AP hide caption
Olivier Douliery/AP
Chris Wallace of Fox News moderates a 2020 presidential debate. Wallace says he's leaving the network after 18 years and is "ready for a new adventure."
One of the most prominent and respected journalists at Fox News has announced his departure, effective immediately.
At the end of Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace said that this was his final episode. "Eighteen years ago the bosses here at Fox promised me they would never interfere with a guest I booked or a question I asked, and they kept that promise," Wallace said. "I have been free to report to the best of my ability, to cover the stories I think are important, to hold our country's leaders to account."
Wallace was the first Fox News anchor to moderate a presidential debate, which he did in 2016 and 2020. Wallace, who was already a respected figure in journalism when he came to Fox News in the early 2000s, had developed a reputation for asking tough questions of both Democrats and Republicans.
2 Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson series on the Jan. 6 siege
In his sign-off Sunday, Wallace said his next adventure would let him "go beyond politics to all the things I'm interested in." He didn't say what exactly that new role would be, but within hours CNN announced he would anchor a weekly interview show on its new subscription streaming service, CNN+.
"After decades in broadcast and cable news, I am excited to explore the world of streaming," Wallace was quoted as saying in a statement released by CNN. "I look forward to the new freedom and flexibility streaming affords in interviewing major figures across the news landscape — and finding new ways to tell stories."
In a statement, Fox News Media said it was "extremely proud of our journalism and the stellar team that Chris Wallace was a part of." The show will continue, the company said, with its prominent journalists rotating in the role of host until a permanent host is named.
On Fox News' weekly program MediaBuzz, the network's media critic Howard Kurtz called Wallace "the most tenacious interviewer in the television business, based on intense preparation and plain old persistence." Wallace's departure is "a major loss for Fox News, no question about it," Kurtz said.
'Off the rails': New Tucker Carlson project for Fox embraces conspiracy theories
The exit of the 74-year-old host follows a series of clashes over the network's direction. Wallace has occasionally rebuked his colleagues on air over their fawning coverage of then-President Donald Trump. Along with political anchor Bret Baier, he had warned network executives about Tucker Carlson's coverage of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, which relied on conspiracy theories and outright lies.
Wallace is just the latest high-profile figure to leave Fox News. In November, longtime conservative commentators Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg resigned in protest of what they called a pattern of incendiary and fabricated claims by the network's hosts in support of Trump. Both men cited Carlson's Jan. 6 special as their breaking point.
Fox News reportedly pushed to keep Wallace, whose contract was expiring. Multiple sources inside Fox News tell NPR that his departure was a shock to journalists at the D.C. bureau, where Wallace had been based.
NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik contributed to this report.


text:
Mets walk off on Flores homer in 12th, defeat Nationals, 2-1
Published Friday, Jul. 31, 2015, 11:34 pm
Front Page » Sports » Mets walk off on Flores homer in 12th, defeat Nationals, 2-1
Remember when Wilmer Flores was in tears as he was about to be traded away earlier this week? It was the Nationals that were left crying when Flores went deep in the bottom of the 12th for a walk-off homer that lifted the Mets to a 2-1 win Friday night.
The win brings New York (53-50) to within two games of the first-place Nationals (54-47) in the National League East.
Flores homered off Washington reliever Felipe Rivero (1-1, 2.11 ERA), who had put in two perfect innings of relief before the leadoff homer by Flores.
Nats starter Gio Gonzalez gave up a run on four hits in four and two-thirds hard innings, throwing 105 pitches, striking out six and walking four.
Mets ace Matt Harvey went seven and two-thirds innings, giving up a run on five hits, striking out nine without issuing a walk.


Halfway between Milan and Venice, picturesque and popular Lago di Garda lies nestled in the southern Italian Alps. The BVG (Bassa via del Garda) Trail is the perfect opportunity to explore this place. Leaving from Salò and following the paths of the Bassa Via del Garda and Alto Garda Park, this route overlooks the lake while still offering the difficult climbs you'd expect from a mountain course. Chose from three routes; the 25 km course goes from Salò to Bogliaco, while the 50 and 75 km routes both ascend the Montagna Briano and follow the lake all the way to Limone.


Welcome to the Oregon Design Conference!
The 9th Biennial Oregon Design Conference: SHIFT19 features design leaders and industry disruptors from a variety of perspectives and experiences. As designers and place-makers, problem solvers and big picture thinkers, we have an opportunity to lead conversations that drive positive change through design. Join us in the SHIFT!
The Oregon Design Conference began in 2002 at the Oregon Coast, and focuses broadly on design and the issues shaping our built environment. The conference strives to explore ideas, re-imagine opportunities for design impact, and energize architects and designers from around the Northwest.
SHIFT19 will facilitate a range of cross-generational and cross-professional interactions between attendees designed to shift your thinking and invigorate your creative process, offering up to 13 continuing education credits.
The architectural community is presented with an opportunity to consider their role in creating a dynamic and increasingly collaborative environment of practice. At SHIFT19 you will connect with leaders across multiple disciplines, professions, and passions through keynotes, breakout sessions, and social hours. Engage industry partners on current technologies, systems, and methods, experience inspired presentations and panel discourse from our featured speakers and re-connect and re-energize as a creative community. Will you SHIFT?


text:
Christopher Weir
Eduardo da Silva and the broken dreams of a spectacular finisher
Long before joining Arsenal, Eduardo had overcome a number of challenges, but he rose above them all. Sadly, a horrific leg break would change everything
Christopher Weir 09/12/2019
L'Étranger: Vikash Dhorasoo and the struggle for love
Vikash Dhorasoo was a tremendously talented player, but one who spent his entire career in search of the love that ultimately rarely came
The prince of Vigo: Aleksandr Mostovoi and the glorious Celta years
Despite a career that many believe failed to fulfil its potential, Aleksandr Mostovoi is heralded as a legend in Vigo for his starring years at Celta
The Bhoys in Seville: Celtic's epic march to the 2003 UEFA Cup final
Celtic's superb run to the 2003 UEFA Cup final was punctuated by memorable victories against outstanding opposition, including Liverpool and Celta Vigo
Nigeria's momentous triumph at the 1996 Olympic Games
From cleaners unwilling to wash their kit for a misplaced fear of AIDS to incredible internal strife, Nigeria's win at the 1996 Olympics was incredible
Schalke and the famed Eurofighters of 1997 who lifted the UEFA Cup
Struggling in the league and without direction, when Huub Stevens became Schalke manager, few could've predicted UEFA Cup glory was around the corner
Mauricio Macri: the president who became president
A lifelong Boca Juniors fan, Mauricio Macri would ascent to club presidency in their greatest time of need. He's take that a step further later on
Arthur Friedenreich: the first mixed-race hero in Brazilian football and the architect of their early glories
Beyond scoring over 1,000 career goals, Arthur Friedenreich's legacy goes far deeper: he remains revered in Brazil for his role in diversifying football
The Football Stadium Prints project: designer Steve Stewart talks the finest grounds cast like never before
From the depth of Scottish football to the bright lights of Serie A, graphic designer Steve Stewart's story is as fascinating his print project
The story of Jackie Maxwell: the selfless Northern Irishman whose work in football influenced the lives of an entire community
In a sport more detached from local communities than ever, the work of Jackie Maxwell at St Oliver Plunkett in Northern Ireland serves as a timeless lesson
Elisha Scott: Liverpool's legendary goalkeeper who led Belfast Celtic to unprecedented heights
There's nothing special about the grave of Liverpool's greatest goalkeeper. Nothing glamorous about the sullen tombstone or the weeds that threaten to overrun the plot. It does the job without fuss or…
The goal and performance that marked the arrival of Dennis Bergkamp on English shores
This feature is part of Virtuoso The feelings. They're what I remember most when I remember Dennis Bergkamp. The feelings of wonder, with every billowing chip and defence-melting through ball. The feelings…
The glory and the corruption of Marseille's kings of 1993, the team that conquered Europe
This feature is taken exclusively from the European Cup issue of These Football Times magazine. Support independent journalism by ordering a copy and enjoying 140 pages of award-winning writing. – After 42…
Ariel Ortega: the little donkey
Undefeated. That was the word on the minds of River Plate fans as their team marched into La Bombonera on 11 December 1994. Not once in their 93-year history had Los Millonarios won a trophy without losing…
Thomas N'Kono, Joseph-Antoine Bell and shattering racism about black goalkeepers
You can't trust black goalkeepers. So said the prevailing wisdom for much of the last century. Black players, the story went, are untrustworthy – fine on the wing but lacking in fight.…
When Royals could have been Kings: Real Sociedad's push for the 2002/03 La Liga title
Señor Dávila blew the final whistle, sending the Balaídos stadium into raptures. Celta Vigo had just qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history, a 3-2 victory over Real…
The genius of Gianfranco Zigoni, Italian football's most outlandish character
For a country that's linked so intrinsically with catenaccio, Italy has had its fair share of mavericks. From Mario Balotelli and Antonio Cassano to Ezio Vendrame and Paolo Rossi, calcio is rich with subversives and trendsetters.…
The violence and the victory of Marco Materazzi
In 1532, Niccolò Machiavelli published a now-famous treatise on leadership and governance. 'Il Principe' advised that, in an imperfect world, man must do whatever it takes to succeed and thrive. Machiavelli argued that…


We are here to help with all your glazing needs !
If you're looking for high quality and personal service, you've come to the right place. At Baltimore Glass Company we'll give you the attention and personal service you'll come to expect and enjoy.
We are located in Baltimore since 1928. Let us put our experience to work for you. Our rates are competitive. Our employees are friendly and will be there to help you every step of the way.
For over 80 years the Baltimore Glass Company has served the MD and surrounding areas with a commitment to service and value for all your Commercial & Residential work.
Employment opportunities for qualified glaziers!


text:
Derealization - Can Anyone Help?
Hi, I'm a girl of almost 20 years. The problem I wanted to share is about the so-called derealization. Until recently, I didn't even know it was called that, but after looking for a little more information I found articles describing this condition. The problem is that I don't know which doctor to go to and in general it is difficult for me to describe how I feel because it is quite strange - as if I am in a dream and everything around me seems unreal. I know where I am and what I do, but it's as if everything is far from me, as if when I'm talking it's not me - it's not my voice, it's not my body, and sometimes it even bothers me with louder noise or light. There used to be moments when I could feel good, but now there are no such moments and this condition is 24/7. Unfortunately, here in Bulgaria very few people are familiar with the problem and most, who write were stuffed with drugs and there was a temporary improvement. I will be happy for someone who feels like me or has overcome this condition to write, if there is any treatment at all.
josiekeddo
1 perfume answered
I have been in a similar condition. A psychiatrist helped me
2 atademirer answered
I have had episodes of dereliction and depersonalization as you describe them. This is truly the most horrible feeling I have ever experienced. For me, however, the episodes were short. I have an anxiety disorder and every episode of derealization and personalization was triggered by unbearable stress. It was like a way to deal with the impossible through the temporary death of the self. I sympathize with you, especially when testing this 24/7. My advice is to find a good specialist, at your discretion - a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. There is a lot of information on the Internet and videos on YouTube, but in English.
3 xkierrax answered
I, on the other hand, am constantly in some mild form of derealization. And I don't really see it as a psychological problem, not even a direct one. Of course, the reasons and the degree are important. Whether it is a desire to escape from reality, or vice versa - awareness of reality. Sometimes it's a mix of both. Naturally, the degree that comes from higher consciousness is negligible compared to the degree that comes from mental problems. But it is possible for them to happen for the same reason - a person is not his body and it is a matter of mental attitude to identify with him ...
4 Bianka-Muah answered
And do you feel that you have conscious control over your attention? In principle, psychiatrists help with such things, but in general they will most likely put you on some medication. I personally advise you to do presence exercises. For example, as you stand and begin to note what you perceive through each sense - what you hear at the moment (for example, I currently hear the sound from the stove and the intro of a Stevie Wonder song), what I feel at the moment (for example, I am now sitting slightly sloping and feel a little unpleasant pressure on the back of the shoulders and neck, I feel my hands on the computer keyboard and so far on my feet with slippers), what smells you feel at the moment (I do not feel special smells at the moment) and what you see at the moment (for example I in I currently see the keyboard and screen as well as my own hands on the keyboard). I mean, I hope he got the idea. This is an exercise for "entering the moment", ie for being present in reality and removing thoughts. When you go through the senses once, then you repeat again and look for more details, for example, I now realize that I can hear the neighbors upstairs; and so on. Other such exercises can be done in pairs and it is still very useful, but you need to find someone to help you. For example, you catch someone and stand against each other. The exercise is counting to 3 as you take turns, ie for example you start and say "1", then he says "2", then you say "3", then he says "1", then you say "2", then he - "3", then you say "1" and so on. When you go through the senses once, then you repeat again and look for more details, for example, I now realize that I can hear the neighbors upstairs; and so on. Other such exercises can be done in pairs and it is still very useful, but you need to find someone to help you. For example, you catch someone and stand against each other. The exercise is counting to 3 as you take turns, ie for example you start and say "1", then he says "2", then you say "3", then he says "1", then you say "2", then he - "3", then you say "1" and so on. When you go through the senses once, then you repeat again and look for more details, for example, I now realize that I can hear the neighbors upstairs; and so on. Other such exercises can be done in pairs and it is still very useful, but you need to find someone to help you. For example, you catch someone and stand against each other. The exercise is counting to 3 as you take turns, ie for example you start and say "1", then he says "2", then you say "3", then he says "1", then you say "2", then he - "3", then you say "1" and so on. but you have to find someone to help you. For example, you catch someone and stand against each other. The exercise is counting to 3 as you take turns, ie for example you start and say "1", then he says "2", then you say "3", then he says "1", then you say "2", then he - "3", then you say "1" and so on. but you have to find someone to help you. For example, you catch someone and stand against each other. The exercise is counting to 3 taking turns, ie for example you start and say "1", then he says "2", then you say "3", then he says "1", then you say "2", then he - "3", then you say "1" and so on.
5 tmartn answered
Thank you for the answers! I hope to find a suitable doctor for me - I will be happy if someone teaches me a good one. I'm afraid of possibly prescribing some drugs because I don't want people to think I'm crazy, etc. * Until *4 - Whenever this condition worsens, so to speak, I try to do such exercises. I know where I am, who I'm talking to, etc., but it just seems weirder than usual. from the author
A problem with peristalsis or constipation?
I want to tell you about my troubled pregnancies...
I can't fall asleep at night
How did you stop smoking?
Renal crisis
Trouble sleeping. Help!
Alopecia?
Pain in the lower left side of the abdomen and left testicle
Cold Sweat/unremembered diagnosis


text:
Adele Tearfully Postpones Her Vegas Residency Due to COVID Delays
Adele Postpones Her 2022 Las Vegas Residency
November 30, 2021 by Naledi Ushe
Sad news, Adele fans: the "Easy on Me" singer has unfortunately postponed her Las Vegas residency. She tearfully broke the news in a video posted on her Instagram page saying, "I'm so sorry, but my show ain't ready. We've tried absolutely everything we can to put it together in time and for it to be good enough for you, but we've been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and COVID." She went on to reveal that half of her crew and team sick with COVID and it has been "impossible to finish the show."
"I'm gutted — I'm sorry it's so last minute, we've been awake for over 30 hours trying to figure it out and we've run out of time. I'm so upset and I'm really embarrassed and so sorry to everyone that traveled to get [to the show]. I'm really, really sorry," she concluded. Adele was set to kick off her Weekends With Adele residency on Jan. 21 at the Colosseum of Las Vegas' Caesars Palace Hotel. She originally secured a 12-week Las Vegas residency via Twitter on Nov. 30. According to her, all dates will be rescheduled with more information coming soon. In the meantime, watch Adele's tearful message ahead.
A post shared by Adele (@adele)
AdeleMusic
by Kelsey Garcia 5 hours ago
Christina Aguilera Shares the Tracklist For Her Latest Spanish-Language Release
Perrie Edwards Teams Up With the Producer of Ed Sheeran and Eminem's Best Tracks
by Navi Ahluwalia 3 days ago
Aaliyah's New Album Is Riddled With Toxic Men — She Deserves More
by Naledi Ushe 4 days ago
Kanye West Disses Pete Davidson in His New Song, "Eazy"


text:
Arts & Humanities /
Humanities /
English Literature /
Novels & Short Stories /
Author: FAGAN JENNI
Publisher: Cornerstone
Quick overview Fifteen-year old Anais Hendricks is smart, funny and fierce, but she is also a child who has been let down, or worse, by just about every adult she has ever met. Sitting in the back of a police car, she finds herself headed for the Panopticon, a home for chronic young offenders where the social workers are as suspicious as its residents.
Fifteen-year old Anais Hendricks is smart, funny and fierce, but she is also a child who has been let down, or worse, by just about every adult she has ever met. Sitting in the back of a police car, she finds herself headed for the Panopticon, a home for chronic young offenders where the social workers are as suspicious as its residents. But Anais can't remember the events that have led her there, or why she has blood on her school uniform...


Manufactured by HP Specialty Printing Systems using HP thermal inkjet technology, the new 22mm printhead can be easily integrated into OEM printing systems and configured to specific applications, according tot he company. In addition the new printhead supports a wide range of stitch-free product coding and marking applications for secondary packaging, including pharmaceutical labels and cartons, secondary box label replacement, as well as variable data printing.
The HP 22mm printhead achieves the highest level of bar code reading scores, so is readable from smartphones or a handheld scanner.
The new HP 22mm Printhead will be commercially available in the second half of 2018.


text:
Q: Taking Average of Money in SQL/SQLPro I am working on a dataset, and I am having trouble trying to calculate the average of a column with dollar currencies in it.  All the values, for example, are listed in the format of $12.00, $5.43, $1,234.00.....
Whenever I use the code below, it returns a value of 0 as the avg.  In the same vein, it does the same thing for the SUM command as well.
SELECT AVG(bill_amount) FROM Trips WHERE trip_date >= '08/13/13';

Is there something wrong with the code I am using, because I think it's right.

A: You would appear to be storing values in the bill_amount column as text rather than as a number.  You can convert them to a number and then use average.  Something like this:
select avg(cast(case when substr(bill_amount, 1, 1) between '0' and '9' then bill_amount
                     else substr(bill_amount, 2)
                end) as decimal(18, 4))

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Phulpur Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Phulpur Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Uttar Pradesh Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Phulpur MP, Issues Political Analysis 2019
About the Constituency:
1,426,450 is the total electorate count in the Phulpur Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 51). Out of these 790,076 number of electorates are males and the remaining 636,374 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest.
One of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies of the state of Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary constituency of Phulpur came into existence in the year of 1952 and currently comprises of five Vidhan Sabha segments of which one is reserved for the SC category.
About Phulpur:
Phulpur is a town and nagar panchayat belonging to the Allahabad District under the Allahabad Division. It is one of the two constituencies belonging to this District. Phulpur lies towards the south of the state and has an average height of 87 m. The Indian Standard Time is calculated from this city. The official language here is Hindi while Urdu, Awadhi, English and Bhojpuri are also prevalent here.
Demographic Pattern:
As per the census report of 2001, Phulpur has a population of over 21,000 with 54% male population and 46% female population. About 17% of the total population is below the age of six and it has a sex ratio of 901 females per 1000 males. With an average literacy rate of 60%, Phulpur has a male literacy rate of 70% and a female literacy rate of 49%.
Kapil Muni Karwariya
Performance in the 15thLok Sabha:


text:
BP Is Only the Latest Killer of the Gulf
Max Ajl, Truthout: "The news from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe keeps on worsening. [But] the marine ecosystems of the Gulf have been literally dying for decades. Most summers, an immense zone of oxygen-depleted seawater runs from the Louisiana continental shelf to the Texas coast."
3/5 of House Dems "Obsessed" With Afghan Withdrawal Timetable
Robert Naiman, Truthout: "'Obsession' isn't just 'a fragrance for men.' According to our Commander-in-Chief, 'obsession' now also characterizes the widespread interest in the timeline for bringing home 100,000 American boys and girls safely from Afghanistan so they can grow old with their sweethearts and lead economically productive lives, rather than becoming Pentagon statistics or lifelong burdens on their family members and the public purse."
Supreme Court Rules for President in Separation of Powers Case
Warren Richey, Christian Science Monitor: "Congress overstepped its authority when it sought to create an independent watchdog agency deliberately insulated from direct presidential control and political accountability. In a 5-to-4 decision, the US Supreme Court struck down a portion of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which authorized the creation of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)."
Celebrate Fourth of July, Liberally
Justin Krebs, Truthout: "As we prepare to enjoy barbecues and watch fireworks this Fourth of July, there's no reason to leave liberal politics at the door. Independence Day is a holiday today's American liberals should embrace. It is an opportunity to highlight what's best in America by promoting the progressive values that animate our country. It's a time to Celebrate Liberally"
Restoring the Fourth Amendment: How We, the People, Can Win Over Washington
Shahid Buttar, Truthout: "Despite promises of change, the Obama administration has proven itself either unwilling - or unable - to shift the paradigm driving increasingly invasive surveillance or increasingly pervasive profiling according to race, religion and national origin. Nearly halfway through the Obama administration's term, the battle to banish the Bush administration's policy legacy remains largely unfought, let alone won."
Pentagon Ban on Guantanamo Reporters is Illegal, Group Says
Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers: "A coalition of major news organizations is challenging as unconstitutional Pentagon rules that were used in May to ban four reporters from covering military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a letter to Pentagon General Counsel Jeh Johnson, the organizations argue that the Pentagon's interpretation of the rules is 'plainly illegal' because it bars publication of information considered 'protected' even if the information is already widely known and publicly available."
Obama Eulogizes Sen. Robert Byrd Under West Virginia Skies
Linda Feldmann, Christian Science Monitor: "Under a brilliant blue summer sky, the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia was honored and eulogized Friday for his life of service, scholarship, and dedication to the people of his home state."
Afghanistan by the Book - THE Book, That Is
John Goekler, Foreign Policy In Focus: "It's no secret that the Obama administration has struggled from the beginning to find a coherent narrative to support the Afghan war it inherited. Or to craft an even remotely coherent strategy. (Other than how to shift the blame when the whole thing implodes.) But now that General David Petraeus is assuming command, hearts seem suddenly light. There is a sense - or at least a claim - that new leadership in the field will somehow transform an otherwise bleak and worsening situation."
The Erosion of Individual Liberties: When Justice and Politics Become One
Lt. Col. Barry Wingard, Truthout: "In the "War on Terror," I am amazed how every time our enemy takes action, it sets into motion a scramble by our government to take away the individual rights of Americans. Will we reach a point at which we will be completely stripped of our civil liberties in the name of eliminating danger from external threats?"
Is BP Rejecting Skimmers to Save Money on Gulf Oil Cleanup?
Anita Lee, McClatchy Newspapers: "A report released Thursday by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform included a photo depicting 'a massive swath of oil' in the Gulf with no skimming equipment in sight. The report concluded: 'The lack of equipment at the scene of the spill is shocking, and appears to reflect what some describe as a strategy of cleaning up oil once it comes ashore versus containing the spill and cleaning it up in the ocean.'"
Labels: truthout.org


On the 29th April we took part in the local tournament for larger primary schools at Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham. There were 15 teams including our A and B sides.
The tournament started in bright sunny weather but we did get some rain.
The A team played several schools such as Wickham Market, Fressingfield, and Laxfield. We managed to win all of our games apart from Fressingfield.
Our B team also played several matches including Wickham, Eye and Debenham. They did win 3 games and finished a creditable 10th place overall.
The A team just missed out on getting to the final on goal difference so ended up in 3rd place. The tournament winners were Laxfield whom we did beat in our group matches.
It was a tiring day and we had great fun. Thanks to Mrs Elphick for her coaching and encouragement.
The photos and video were taken by Rachel who was unfortunately unable to play due to an arm injury.
In ART classes CA, NF and NH have been practising their fabric printing and sewing techniques.
What Spring scenes and animals can you spot in their work?
Follow the picture link to go the the website for this year's festival which takes place from 20 June - 6 July.
Year 3 and 4 had a very exciting day out at FARM FAIR 2008 on the Suffolk Show Ground. They got to see a wide variety of animals including Suffolk Punch horses, sheep, dogs, ducklings and birds of prey.
The children got to take part in practical activities and to observe craftsmen and women demonstrating their skills.
There was also a conservation section and farm machinery to look at.
A brilliant day out full of interesting activities.
The final match is this year's house football competition was between Mills and Howard.
Howard proved much too strong for Mills and turned in a brilliant team performance.
They scored goals by Danny, William and Liam to end up winning 7-0.
Credit must go to Michael in the Mills goal who prevented an even higher score line.
You can see most of the goals on the video below.
Now that the extension has been finished alterations are taking place in two of the existing rooms in school.
Class EM is now being made into a new staffroom. The photo shows a plumber and an electrician working in there this morning.
The new ICT suite (old Class KG) is having new furniture fitted today.
This room will also contain a KS2 reference library and will be used for music lessons.
This game was what Houses are all about!
Both teams had a mix of boys and boys plus a range of abilities.
The match was played at a fast pace with both teams really trying to score goals.
Bulstrode scored first through their captain Clem. He also managed to score an own goal to help Hitcham equalise. The score was 1-1 at half time.
The game really opened out in the 2nd half with Bulstrode taking the lead again and Hitcham equalising twice. Just as the game looked like finishing as a draw Bulstrode scored 2 more goals to give an amazing final score of 5-3 to Bulstrode. Sam got a hat trick and Robert scored with a cool finish. Milo also had an excellent game for Hitcham. Bulstrode finished the league in 3rd place and Hitcham in 4th.
This Friday sees the last match in this year's competition. It is nicely poised with Howard and Mills both on 6 points. Howard have a slight advantage in it goes to goal difference so Mills need a win in order to finish first. A bit like Man United and Chelsea!
It should be a great game - please come and watch if you can.
The Family Quiz with interactive voting was great fun. There were nearly 30 teams in the school hall with a wide range of ages. There were 8 rounds - one of the most popular was a picture round of close up images. The music round got lots of our younger members on their feet resulting in a free school disco!
The Friends Association raised over £560.
All tersts take place in the mornings.
SUN PROTECTIONNow the summer term has started I wanted to tell you about our Sun Protection policy. We have developed this with the help of information from Cancer Research, parents, teachers and pupils to ensure that we can all enjoy the sun safely over the coming months. The sun's rays are particularly strong over the summer and they can damage children's skin. This may not seem like a problem right now, but sadly it can lead to skin cancer in later life.
More details of these and other sun protection plans can be found in our Sun Protection policy, which can be obtained from the Office.
Although many schools in the area will be affected by Thursdays strike action, none of the teachers here will be striking. School will run as normal that day.
Please find attached a copy of this terms school activity sheet for lunchtime and after school clubs.
Unfortunately we have not had enough parent volunteers for helping with these sessions. If any parents can offer help on any of these dates please contact the office. Lessons will take place from 2.15pm–3.30pm on the following days: Wednesday 7 May, 14 May, 21 May, 11 June, 18 June, 25 June, 2 July.
LARGE COMPUTER TROLLEYS – FREE TO A GOOD HOMEWe have a number of large computer trolleys (currently stored in the Boiler Room) which we no longer have space for. If you would like any please ask at the office.
Gambrelle are running an activity club at St Michael's Rooms Tue 27 May – Fri 30 May, from 8am – 6pm. Charges £22 per day / £12.50 per half day. If interested contact them direct on 01728 747877.
Do you know which famous Englishman has a birthday on St. George's day?
Prickles and I left school on Thursday 10th of April and set off with my parents to Yorkshire. We stayed with my friend Emily and her family in Saltaire. The next morning Prickles and I went with Emily to her school. Her school is in the middle of Saltaire village. This village was built to house the millworkers by Sir Titus Salt a victorian mill owner. He also had built a hospital, school and a beautiful park so that his workers could enjoy themselves when they were not working in the mills. All the street names were called after members of his family but two streets are called Albert Road and Victoria Street after the King and Queen.
The next day everyone except Stella, Derek, Muriel, John, Rosemary, Mum and I set off to climb Helvellyn one of the biggest mountains in the country. John went to a pencil museum, the others went to a Farm house museum. Mum, Prickles and I went to Bowness to the Beatrix Potter experience. This was a lovely museum which displayed lifelike models of all the characters from her books. This was when Prickles met Mrs Tiggywinkle the Hedgehog who was a washerwoman. We then went to a small village called Sawrey and visited Hill Top Farm which is the House where Beatrix Potter lived when she wrote many of her famous books. The lady on the door gave me and Prickles a copy of Samuel Whiskers so that as we went round the rooms we could identify pieces of furniture which were in the illustrations in the book. It was lovely to think that Prickles and I were standing in the house where such famous characters were imagined.
The next day being Sunday it was time to say good bye to the other family members and head for home. We drove right across the Yorkshire Dales and visited Auntie Pam and Uncle Derek at Carlton-in-Coverdale before joining the A1 and heading home.
Prickles and I had a wonderful time in the Lake District.


Welcome to Soroptimist International of Kirkcaldy!
Posted on Thursday, November 29th, 2018 at 3:06 am.
Posted on Friday, November 9th, 2018 at 10:04 pm.
Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2018 at 10:43 pm.
Posted on Friday, May 18th, 2018 at 10:14 pm.
Our AGM saw the handover of our chain of office from outgoing President, Heather (left), to incoming President, Audrey (right). Congratulations to you both ladies!
Posted on Friday, April 27th, 2018 at 12:38 am.
Posted on Saturday, March 17th, 2018 at 11:53 pm.
Posted on Saturday, March 17th, 2018 at 11:00 pm.
Posted on Saturday, March 17th, 2018 at 9:59 pm.
Fairtrade rugby ball given to Kirkcaldy Ladies Rugby team!
Posted on Monday, March 12th, 2018 at 12:42 am.
Does slavery happen in the UK today? Please tell us what you know.
Posted on Sunday, October 1st, 2017 at 1:50 am.


DBAs know pga_max_size from extensive documentation from Oracle Corporation and from numerous Oracle professionals writing blog posts about it. It's a common parameter to set to restrict the overall size of the PGA in releases 11.2 and later. It's available if Automatic Memory Management (AMM) is not in use; databases running on Linux and using hugepages would be in this group since AMM and hugepages is not a supported combination. Hugepages are available for IPC (Inter-Process Communication) shared memory; this is the 'standard' shared memory model (starting with UNIX System V) allowing multiple processes to access the same shared memory segment. There is also another form of shared memory segment, the memory-mapped file, and currently such segments are not supported by hugepages. Oracle, on Linux, gives you a choice of using hugepages or memory-mapped files and you implement that choice by selecting to use (or not use) Automatic Memory Management (AMM). Using Automatic Shared Memory Management (ASMM) allows the DBA to set such parameters as sga_target, sga_max_size, pga_aggregate_target and pga_max_size and have some control how those memory areas are sized.
Now Oracle will do its best to limit the overall PGA size to the requested value but remember this is a targeted max size, not an absolute. It is more restrictive than pga_aggregate_target, meaning it's less likely to be exceeded.
Oracle is now capable of allocating up to 2 GB of PGA to each and every process started after that change has taken place. On an exceptionally active and busy system, with parallel processing enabled, each process can have up to 2 GB of RAM in its PGA. Since many systems still don't have terabytes of RAM installed such allocations can bring the database, and the server, to a grinding halt, throwing ORA-04030 errors in the process. This, of course, is not what the DBA intended but it is what the DBA enabled by altering the _pga_max_size parameter. Unfortunately this parameter (_pga_max_size) is still being written on in blogs that provide 'information', which hasn't been validated, to the Oracle community.
Knowledge is power; unfortunately unverified 'information' is seen as knowledge (especially since it's a common misconception that 'if it's on the Internet it MUST be true' which isn't always the case) by those who don't apply critical thinking to what they read. I know of DBAs who set _pga_max_size to match the pga_max_size parameter and found, to their dismay, that their actions seriously impacted production systems in a negative way. Sometimes in the database world prolific authors are taken as experts and their words looked upon as gospel. Unfortunately prolific doesn't necessarily mean reliable.
It's always best to test what others tell you before assuming the advice given to you is right.


text:
Home > For Patients & Professionals > about saint francis hospice > News > The strength, courage, and determination of Ross Annear
Despite two operations, relentless radiotherapy, countless chemotherapy sessions, exhausting oxygen chamber treatment, speech difficulties, and losing his sight, Ross Annear wasn't one to grumble, as his brother-in-law Lewis Fisher recalled:
"Ross never moaned; he just used to crack on with it. I remember visiting him after an operation; his head had swollen to one and a half times its size. I asked him how he was feeling, and he said: 'I'm absolutely fine,' but he clearly wasn't."
While Ross feared that he couldn't be loved because of his illness, he met Chloe online in 2015 — three years after he'd been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
"We clicked instantly and were inseparable from that moment on," Chloe fondly recollected.
A whirlwind romance led to them moving in together, Ross proposing, and marital bliss — all within three years.
Lewis had the honour of being the groomsman at his sister's wedding. He wanted to help Ross deliver his speech because of his condition, but Ross was his usual determined self. He did it; he nailed it; the guests loved it.
Because of Ross's tendency not to complain, Lewis admitted that no one at the wedding, bar Chloe, fully appreciated the severity of his condition. Chloe was brimming with pride on her big day.
"Ross looked so handsome; I knew I'd lucked out with him," she remembered.
Ross's strength of character and desire to not let his illness get in his way was evident on a trip to Sainsbury's with Chloe.
"He had a seizure in an aisle," she explained. "There I was: trying to catch all six foot two of him. I managed to lay him on the floor, and Ross came back around eventually. While everyone was making a fuss and asking if we needed an ambulance, Ross got up. He said: 'No, we're carrying on shopping!' He carried on as if nothing happened."
Ross stopped eating and drinking in April 2019. He went into Queen's Hospital in Romford, which was the first time anyone had said to Chloe that he wouldn't be with us for much longer.
"I kind of gathered," she revealed. "The deterioration happened so quickly. Ross was blind and neurologically challenged, so I wasn't going to leave him alone. That's when Palliative Care at Queen's suggested Saint Francis Hospice.
"He went into the family room, which was amazing. I could give him cuddles while sleeping next to him instead of in a chair on a hospital ward. The rest of our family often stayed too. Ross was doted on and loved by all of the nurses."
Ross was a true perfectionist when it came to self-grooming, as Chloe proudly declared:
"He would not leave the house unless his hair and beard were just right. He genuinely didn't want to look scruffy in front of anyone."
When Ross's sight deteriorated, it took him some time to let Chloe trim his well-kept beard and hair: his pride and joy. Chloe noticed that Ross's hair and beard were getting a little long, and her twin brother, Lewis, asked his barbering friend Dave Langley if he could visit Ross at our Hospice to work his magic.
"Ross's family told me that he didn't have long to live," Dave said. "It was the easiest 'yes' I've ever had to give."
This was the first time that Dave had met Ross. The poignancy of the moment got to the self-confessed "never emotional" Dave, and it's "changed his outlook on life", Lewis revealed.
There was an incredible moment for everyone at Ross's side as Dave was leaving. Unresponsive for days, Ross reached for his pocket to pay for the haircut. Yet, this one was on the house, and the only thing Dave would accept from Ross was a handshake.
Even though Ross had been unresponsive, Chloe knew it was the right thing to do:
"You could tell that he really appreciated getting his hair cut as he was such a proud man. He was the most amazing person — so strong and brave. Ross put everyone else first, and never himself. Even when he had to stop working, all he wanted to do was to get back to the office."
Ross often told Chloe that she was his angel, and now she wears a charm bracelet that he gave to her. Every charm on it, including an angel, is from him. Ross passed away on 22nd May 2019 at our Hospice with his friends and family around him. He was 29.
On 26th June, Dave Langley, the owner of GentCo Barbers in Hornchurch, kindly donated half of the day's takings to the Hospice.
If you'd like to donate to our Hospice and help people just like Ross, you can visit his JustGiving page or call us on 01708 753319.
With thanks to Dave for his generosity in donating over £700, and Ross's family for sharing this marvellous man's story.
The haircut that meant so much: Ross's photo stands proud at GentCo Barbers


It's been some time since we've posted -- nearly four months to the day -- and we thought it was time to get the ball rolling again. We can't promise daily dispatches at this point, but do hope to start posting again with more regularity soon.
And we haven't been idle. Roundtable has been hard at work on a few projects.
Look for two new films this summer from Roundtable. The first, a short, "Elevation," is a project we're very excited about. That film is in rehearsal and preproduction now and moves behind the camera next month. We'll post more about "Elevation" soon.
Also coming this summer is "Home Away from Home: The Makem and Spains Brothers Live in Butte, Montana," a concert film that chronicles the Makem and Spain Brothers' efforts to preserve a music tradition that seems to be disappearing by the day, as well as showcasing a spectacular live show. The film is in the throes of postproduction now and should be completed by August. Look for more information on that project here soon, as well.
We also hope to hop back in the saddle with reviews and commentary, if not frequently, at least occasionally. And we're always looking for contributions from you. Have something to say that seems right for these pages? Pass it along and we'll do our best to give you some space.
Thanks again for your patience and interest in Roundtable Pictures.


text:
Firearm Reviews
The perfect Valentine's gift for a Beretta M9 fan is up for auction
in Firearm Reviews
Want to know how a Beretta M9 frame is born? This pretty much covers it and makes a great man-cave item. (Photo: RIA)
The gestation period of a Beretta M9 frame is covered in one place and with the help of 18 different receivers to show the work. The M-9 receiver production sequence is explained in 3D with actual frames in various stages of completion in an upcoming auction from Rock Island, ranging from a blank forging to a finished serialized receiver.
Starting with a 7075-T6 aluminum forging that weighs 27.7-ounces, the 65×49-inch board covers the 15 work stations and 42 machines used to cut the forging down to a 6.98-ounce completed receiver that has had 75 percent of the original material removed. Each of the stations is detailed (e.g. "Work Station #10: Mill trigger bar seat, disassembly button, right side & trigger guard area") with the changes done to the frame highlighted in red.
Not a lot of background as to how the board was used, other than it originated with Beretta USA. The U.S. subsidiary was founded in 1972 and headquartered in Accokeek, Maryland but in recent years has moved a lot of their production to a new facility in Gallatin, Tennessee.
A Beretta M9 in U.S. service is shown in this file photo– but not included in the auction. (Photo: DoD)
The company started making the M9, a variant of the Beretta 92FS, for the U.S. military in 1985. The M9 was the standard pistol of the Department of Defense until Sig Sauer won the Army's Modular Handgun System contract in early 2017 to produce a version of their Sig P320 as the M17/M18.
USAF personnel at Nellis Air Force Base firing M9 Berettas back in 1988 when they were the new kid on the block, replacing WWII-vintage M1911 .45ACPs. Dig the "chocolate chip" desert camo and Bianchi UM84 holster. (Photo: DoD)
The sequence board has an estimated bid price of $2,500 – $5,000 when it goes to auction on Feb. 14.
Previous article AR-15 .224 Valkyrie 24″ stainless steel upper assembly – $419.95
Next article Oryx chassis – MDT launches a new low-cost chassis and brand -The Firearm Blog
AR-15 .224 Valkyrie 24″ stainless steel upper assembly – $419.95
Oryx chassis – MDT launches a new low-cost chassis and brand -The Firearm Blog


PowerBoard™ is a durable, temporary cardboard floor protection product. Coming in a 38" x 100' roll, Powerboard offers 317 sf of coverage per roll and is 46 mils thick. Many cardboard floor protection products are much thinner. PowerBoard lays flat and fast and offers spill, stain, and scratch protection.
Order PowerBoard™ and stock up on quality floor protection. PowerBoard™ is re-usable, recyclable, and can be easily discarded. No need to deal with special disposal requirements. PowerBoard™ is wrapped in plastic to protect it against dirt and moisture, so it stays in premium condition until needed.


Best Western Wooster Plaza | Mohicanville Dam | Oh, Ranger!
This property is minutes from the city center 23 miles from Ashland and 40 miles from Akron-Canton Airport. Local attractions include Wayne County Fair Ground Ohio Light Opera and Seacrest Arboretum. Mohican State Park is about 23 miles away Six Flags and Sea World are both about 65 miles from the property. Hotel amenities include free newspapers business services 24-hour front desk guest laundry safe deposit box free parking outdoor pool and onsite restaurant Oscar's Lounge. Guest rooms feature cable TVs movie rentals AM/FM alarm clock radios coffeemakers hairdryers irons and ironing boards dataports A/C and additional in-room toiletries.


Sydney, Nov 10, 2011 (ABN Newswire) - FINANCE VIDEO: Martin Place Securities Managing Director Barry Dawes presented live to the Sydney Capital Markets at Investorium.tv, regarding Australia's new onshore boom.
Barry Dawes founded Martin Place Securities in 2000. Martin Place Securities is Australia's Boutique Resources Investment Firm, specialising in emerging mining, resources and energy companies. MPS was founded in October 2000 to provide a link between Australian resource sector opportunities and investors from major financial centres in Europe, North America and China. MPS is well known for identifying and financing early stage prospects that develop into successful growth companies.


Quakers in Britain have written an open letter to the Prime Minister to raise their concerns over the escalating cycle of violence in Libya.
We recognise that others do not share this view and that many well-meaning people were willing to see this particular military action begin in the hope that it would save civilian lives. We respect their motives. We have however seen, over and over again, the arguments used that 'we must do something' and that this time what is planned will be brief and clinical. But the truth is so often very different – violence tends to escalate, and it is much harder to end a war than to start it.
The bitterness and hatred caused can last for generations. All this we ignore at our peril.
This year, 2011, marks 350 years since Quakers first declared our conviction to Charles II that as a Religious Society "all bloody principles and practices we do utterly deny, with all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons for any end or under any pretence…" Since that time Quakers in Britain and around the world have worked for peace and social justice, with the aim of making this world a better place for all. As Quakers in Britain we ask the Government to look critically at the role it plays in increasing instability in the world, particularly through the very substantial support it provides for the arms trade.
The letter was signed by Gwen Schaffer, clerk of Quaker Peace and Social Witness Central Committee.


text:
El pinsà borroner galtablanc (Pyrrhula leucogenis) és una espècie d'ocell de la família dels fringíl·lids (Fringillidae) que habita els boscos de muntanya de Luzon i Mindanao, a les Filipines.

Referències

galtablanc

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


After its acclaimed premiere at SXSW ahead of its theatrical release, Jordan Peele's Us is poised to take the top spot at the domestic box office this weekend, topping Captain Marvel after its two-week reign at the top spot.
Industry analysts predict Peele's followup to the Academy Award-nominated Get Out will earn $45-50 million domestically its opening weekend, while Captain Marvel is on track to earn around $40 in its third weekend.
While still an impressive weekend total, especially for a film in its third week, Peele's horror film earned rave reviews at the Austin-based film festival over the weekend and long held a perfect critics' score on review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes (though it has since dropped to a still-respectable 99 percent).
Just as Get Out benefitted from a strong word-of-mouth reaction upon its initial release in 2017, Universal predicts Us will surpass Get Out's $33.3 million opening weekend with Peele firmly established as a fan-favorite genre filmmaker.


text:
Q: Query boolean with multiple parameters As stated in the docs(http://docs.spring.io/spring-data/jpa/docs/current/reference/html/),i´m trying to write a query like this:
public Page<AnyObject> findByActiveTrueAndUser(Boolean ativo, User user, Pageable pageable);

But I´m getting the following error:What could be wrong?
Parameter value [true] did not match expected type [.com.User]

A: By having findByActiveTrueAndUser spring data expects only one parameter (User in this case), because you have told already spring to give you ones which are active (findByActiveTrue part).
Therefore as you are passing boolean as first parameter, it can't match to the expected User type of parameter.
So change your method signature either to
public Page<AnyObject> findByActiveAndUser(Boolean active, User user, Pageable pageable);

or
 public Page<AnyObject> findByActiveTrueAndUser(User user, Pageable pageable);

A: Your method name

findByActiveTrueAndUser(...

states your query should filter by active = true and User. User being the only parameter to filter by, since active = true is implied by method name. So it should be
findByActiveTrueAndUser(User user, Pageable pageable);

otherwise, change your method name to

findByActiveAndUser(...

to dynamically filter on active and User.


text:
Q: How to install and use libtool shared library (.lo files)? So after I ran libtool and got out a libfoo.lo and foo.o file from my library source, how do I convert the libfoo.lo file into a normal Linux shared library, like libfoo.so.1.0.0 so I can install and link to it on my target system?

A: From the outputs mentioned in the question, it looks like you ran libtool with --mode=compile mode. You will need to run libtool again with --mode=link to produce .a and .so libraries.
libtool is just a simple wrapper for gcc, ln ar and ranlib which is needed to produce libraries. All it does is run gcc adding the necessary options to ensure that your static and shared libraries are created correctly.
When compiling libtool inserts the -fPIC tag to ensure the necessary generation of position independent code needed for shared libraries. The .o files are normal object files that can be archived into a static .a file. The .lo files are object files with position independent code which can now be linked into a .so file.
When linking libtool will run ar to create a static library or ln to link the objects files into a .so shared library.
libtool also can install the library when desired using the --mode=install.
See http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/libtool.html for more info.
Please remember that when building an executable there are always two stages, compiling and linking.


text:
Home > Noteworthy People of UNI > Noteworthy People of UNI Photographs > 40
Noteworthy People of UNI Photographs
1994 game discussion with Coach Allen
Cedar Falls, IA
Warner, Kurt, 1971-
Kurt Warner graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1993 and was named the Gateway Conference's Offensive Player of the Year. He played for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League and for the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He is the only person to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Arena Football Hall of Fame. In the 1999 season playing for the St. Louis Rams, he was named the NFL Most Valuable Player and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player.
Noteworthy People of UNI Subcollection
"1994 game discussion with Coach Allen" (1994). Noteworthy People of UNI Photographs. 40.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/noteworthyuni_photos/40
The materials in this collection are available in the UNI University Archives.
Noteworthy People of UNI Home


Description: Download Nawab Saturday Single Track Mp3 Song From Album Saturday. Music Of This Song Composed By DJ Yogii & Lyrics Of This Song Has Been Written By Sucha Yaar. Saturday Mp3 Song Released Under Label T-Series Apna Punjab On 2019-03-17 In Single Track Category. Download Nawab New Song 2018 Saturday From Mr-jatt In High Quality. You Can Make Your Own Free Ringtone For Yours Mobile Phones. Dont Forget To Share It With Your Friends.


Lemon & Ginger Drinking Vinegar – McClary Bros.
Our Vinegars, traditionally known as "shrubs", are hand-crafted in small- and micro-batches to showcase the fresh flavors of the season. We use old-fashioned cold-steep preservation techniques to bring out a rich, complex flavor profile.
Lemon & Ginger. 16 oz.
Ingredients: Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Apples, Organic Cane Sugar, Lemons, Fresh Ginger.


text:
I Got My Hands On A YM2017 Test Cartridge (Mini Review)
ChipMusic.org / Forums / Sega / I Got My Hands On A YM2017 Test Cartridge (Mini Review)
1 Aug 29, 2017 12:18 am
Circuit Bird
Hastings, East Sussex, UK
Hey guys. Circuit Bird here.
Just wanted to show my YM2017 test cart. For reasons, I cannot say what songs are on here, but I can show you the cart. It has 4 tracks on it (it's an unfinished version of the cartridge, but only relevant for testing). The LED daughterboard was really interesting. When you turn on the Sega Genesis, the board scrolls "HI!" until you select a track. When you select a song, the board then displays EQ bars when it plays, and they are in time with the song.
Seriously, the YM2017 project is really neat and I hope to join their next project in terms of music! I was a beta tester for the cart to test the music playing on both PAL and NTSC via my modified model 1 Genesis. Pic is in the link below!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYMOXbuAD-U/
Last edited by Circuit Bird (Aug 29, 2017 12:33 am)
2 Aug 29, 2017 1:02 am
freezedream
Hey Circuit Bird, thanks for sharing! Very cool that you got a sneak peak at the cartridge! I agree the LED visualizer looks great. Looking forward to getting my copy!
Knife Crimes
Everything about this release is great. I love the emoji pattern silkscreen on the PCB.
It's a very cool cart! Like I said though, I only have an unfinished version, as this version has just 4 out of the 9 tracks on the cart. I first tested out an earlier version of the ROM on my Everdrive.


text:
EM Opt In
If You're Tired Of Losing To The Bookies…
Get Up To Date And Proven Sports Betting Tips To Help You Increase The Odds Of Placing Winning Bets!
Join Today – Get Your First Month FREE
Get Premium Access Now!
Are You Tired Of Constantly Placing Losing Bets?
Did you know that roughly 98% of gamblers lose to the bookies?
Chances are you're often one of them… Not that you're bad at placing bets! But let's be honest here – the odds are stacked against you. It's hard to beat the bookies with a team of data analyzers, never mind alone!
If you've been betting most days…
And end up losing most of them… How much do you think you've lost out on at this point? Of course, it will depend on just how much you're betting – as it's important to stay within your financial limits!
But over the course of your betting career… Maybe it's in the hundreds? Or thousands? Compare that to how much you've won, and you might uncomfortably recognize that your betting system needs some changes.
Introducing Tipman Tips' Premium Sports Betting Tips:
Increase your odds of beating the bookies with our
proven sports betting track record!
While close to 98% of gamblers lose to the bookies… We're proud to say that we do not! Tipman Tips offers premium sports betting tips to help you join us in being in the 2% of gamblers who actually bring in a decent ROI!
Of course, we can't promise you'll win… Gambling is never guaranteed! But with a 6-year track record of wins, and an average ROI of 53% per month… Your best shot at winning is with us!
Here's What You Get With A Premium Membership…
Daily Horse Racing Tips
Get tips on anywhere from 2 to 10 horses per day! You'll also get tips on every race for huge festivals like Cheltenham and Aintree with detailed write-ups and justifications.
(You can leave unreliable tips at the turnstiles!) With us being up 850 points in profit on Racing last year, receiving 2 awards for the Racing Tipster of the year. You'll be hard-pressed to find better tips!
Premium Members Area
Chat with our 2000+ premium members and receive tips inside our premium members chat group. It's a chance to lean on other people's expertise and offer yours.
Plus, soak up the atmosphere of match/race day with people who love and understand the sport as well as a flutter.
InPlay Bot
Man power is slow power! Our InPlay Bot scans the markets for games with a pre-match chance of 80% or more… and tips the market when live odds hit 4/6.
With a 75% hit rate since its introduction last year, it finished last year over 1000 points in profit. It's bought in fantastic profits which our members love. You'll be receiving anywhere from 2 to 20 of these tips per day!
We want our members to make smart decisions. Each tip comes with an advised points stake.
This is a way of staking sensibly that allows us to track our profits and losses. So far we've averaged 53 points profit per month!
Value Betting Service
Our all-in-one subscription includes access to our Value Betting Service whereby we capitalise on pricing errors by the bookmakers.
In the first month of launching our members profited over 600 Points including 53/1, 50/1 & 40/1 winners.
Daily Football Tips
At a minimum, you'll be getting a daily ACCA and a booking double.
On weekends, in the heart of the English Football league drama, you'll get 2 to 3 ACCAs and booking doubles.
Let's face it – betting is fun, but it's a whole lot more fun when you're the one that's winning! Ask yourself… Do you think your best shot at winning is alone, relying on luck and intuition? Or with our community with a proven track record of wins, and tips on horse racing, football, and more? If you can't decide…
We'd like to give you the chance to join us for one month… for FREE! Try our service and get your first month completely free with our limited time offer! After you see how great our tips our, the cost will be only £24.99 monthly!
Register Today And Get Your First Month FREE!
Get Your First Month FREE
Limited Offer!
Here's What Our Members Are Saying…
"Always someone in the group chats available to help find a bet or just give advice. Can't fault anything."
"Great community of like minded people. Points system totally works as it's impossible to beat the bookies day in and day out but with the points system you can afford a bad day or bad week. I like the fact they don't chase losses either. Always someone in the group chats available to help find a bet or just give advice. Can't fault anything."
Simon Glass
"A great service with top tips and a great community of people."
"A great service with top tips and a great community of people. Bad runs happen which I like they don't shy away from. My only slight negative is sometimes I can't follow the in-play tips due to work which is no fault of the group and they actually smash them. Keep it up."
Fraser Roberts
"Been with these guys for a year now and couldn't recommend them highly enough."
"Been with these guys for a year now and couldn't recommend them highly enough. Like most, I was sceptical to pay for betting tips, but I was losing to the bookies as most do! (98% to be exact). But the service you get is exceptional. Lots of tips, group chats, additional extra's, competitions, Last Man Standing, Giveaways, stocks and crypto groups, stat centre! It's more than just a subscription for the price! Top stuff guys, keep it up!"
Tyler Smith
"Solid tips all year round, no hiding from bad runs but some absolutely monster profits."
"Long term member now of almost 4 years, brilliant service which is constantly developing to give more than the average group to its members, non more so than the recent addition of the football stats centre. Solid tips all year round, no hiding from bad runs but some absolutely monster profits too. Good outweighs the bad runs massively and the community chats are awesome. 10/10 for me wouldn't look elsewhere for value for money."
Dave Perkins
This Is Your Best Shot At Beating The Bookies
You don't need to be part of the 98%any longer!
We can't promise you success… But we can promise that your best odds at winning are with a community of dedicated and focused data analyzers and tippers.
If you were happy with your current wins you wouldn't be on this page. You know you need to make a change… And with your first month completely free? You'd be hard-pressed to find a better place to make that change!
Here's A Recap Of What You Get With A Premium Membership:
Again, your first month is free. There's no risk for you to hop in, check it out, and see just how amazing our community truly is. Whether you're into betting on horse racing, football, or otherwise…
Your Premium Membership Is Waiting For You!
Copyright © 2022 Tipman Tips | All rights reserved.


text:
Redraft Spotlight
Thank Me Later: Add One Point Per First Down to Your League Scoring
in Redraft Spotlight, Redraft Strategy
by Dale Crawford
We've all been there. To set the scene, it's Sunday night, and your final fantasy player is in a tight game in the fourth quarter. You're down a few points and need a splash play or a touchdown to overcome the deficit. You know your chances are slim. But if the quarterback would JUST THROW IT TO HIM, you'll have a chance. It's one of the most agonizingly fun experiences that is wholly unique to fantasy football. We all watch with bated breath as we do the calculations, "Ok, three catches for 34 yards is all I need…. Or, one bomb for 44 would do it. A TD puts it out of reach." These mini-calculations and micro-rooting for one player on a team you likely don't even like are what hooked so many of us on fantasy.
While you were doing the math, all of a sudden, your player's team has found its way into the red zone! The coach finally realizes he forgot to help you this whole drive and lo and behold, there's your guy with the ball reaching for the end zone….no signal yet….. the line judges look at each other…. One of them is nodding…. And just like that, the arms go up to signal a fantasy win for you. It's at this point your dog is sure you've lost it, and your significant other sends a text from the other room to ensure you're still breathing.
Exhilarating stuff, right?
Well, what if I told you there was a way to recreate the above scenario and provide an avenue outside of TDs and bombs to erase deficits. One that both receivers and running backs can benefit from at any point in any game on every part of the field?
Well, friend, there is. It's PPFD. Point. Per. First. Down. Who doesn't love those moments when a player is reaching for the goal line, or a ball is in the air, and you haven't quite determined if your wide receiver is the target? Point per first down creates dozens of mini-goal lines each game with a point on the other side. You'll find yourself loving the QB sneak if it's your guy under center, cursing the ref about 2nd quarter spots and thinking about picking up possession tight ends since it seems like yours hasn't scored since Y2K.
The main arguments for this small adjustment break down like this:
If you're going to reward receptions which have no real football value, shouldn't you reward something that does?
It adds value to players who excel between the 20s, thus deepening the player pool.
It adds fun where there wasn't any before. Isn't that why we do this?
If you're still skeptical about adding fun to your league's scoring system because you're worried that PPFD will further widen the gap between elite players and the second tier, then read on, friend.
When we look at the scoring effects of PPFD, there's no getting around the fact that elite players, as they do in most statistical categories, stand out in this measure as well. There's no hiding from the fact that guys like Ezekiel Elliott, DeAndre Hopkins, and Travis Kelce are good, and that their skill results in fantasy points no matter how you choose to tally them. But a deeper dive reveals that all volume and yardage aren't created equal. This makes intuitive sense when we take a step back and consider what we see happening on the field. Many teams employ what's colloquially referred to as a "third-down back." These backs specialize in pass catching, pass protection, and offer enough rushing ability to keep the defense honest on third and medium.
On the flip side, many teams use a "short yardage or goal line back" whose skills lend themselves to picking up tough yardage when the defense is keenly aware that running the ball presents the surest way to either six points or a first down.
The same can be said for wide receivers. Beyond do-it-all superstar receivers, we see other archetypes emerge around the league. Whether it be possession receivers, deep threats, or red zone specialists, teams deploy their personnel to take advantage of the particular skill sets of the players on their rosters.
Leaving out touchdowns, let's take a look at running backs with and without PPFD:
As this table shows, PPFD awards efficiency over counting stat compiling. Rather than super-charging Saquon Barkley's total, the superior efficiency of Alvin Kamara and Ezekiel Elliott brings them closer together with Elliott leap-frogging Barkley for the number one spot. Chris Carson, despite the greater yardage total, was 20 points behind James White in our original tally but closed that gap to just 12 points due to his higher first down totals. Henry meanwhile, despite a comparable yardage total, falls further behind White due to his inefficiency converting first downs.
With the benefits of PPFD for running backs behind us, let's turn our attention to wide receivers. When looking at PPFD, no two receivers better illustrate the value created by this scoring wrinkle than Stefon Diggs and Kenny Golladay. In 2018, both receivers just eclipsed 1,000 yards but did it in very different ways. Diggs hauled in an impressive 102 receptions (11th in the league) while Golladay failed to crack the top 30. But it wouldn't be difficult to make the argument that Golladay was the more valuable receiver:
With PPFD, the vastly superior efficiency of Golladay pulls the fantasy value (before TDs) within 5 points of Diggs. Without PPFD, Diggs enjoyed nearly a 12 point advantage despite a lower yardage total. Now, ask any coach, player or fan in the world: What's more valuable, 7 yards on third and 8 or 2 yards on third and one? PPFD helps fantasy value more closely reflect the game we love.
Now, I don't suspect I have to elaborate further for you, the savvy Dynasty Football Factory subscriber. You're one step ahead of me in thinking how PPFD could reward the big tight end who is his quarterback's favorite target to move the chains. You're already doing the calculation of how the rushing ability of a mobile quarterback who consistently scrambles for first downs can close the gap between him and the lead-footed pocket passers with better traditional counting stats. Already daydreaming about how you can find extra value with this scoring system and questioning why we were ever rewarding receptions without caring what their result was.
With NFL teams devoting valuable resources in salary and roster space to retain players who specialize in crossing that invisible yellow line, shouldn't our fantasy teams reward moving the chains as well?
Give it a shot, and I promise you, you aren't going back.
Hopefully, you enjoyed this article and found it helpful. If you haven't already become a Factory Sports member, we hope you will consider doing so. If you're looking for a site that covers Dynasty, Redraft, IDP, Devy, and DFS you have found it. Sign up today for just $29.99 for a full year, and we'll also give you the 2019 Factory Rookie and the 2019 IDP Rookie Guides. If you don't want the guides, you can become a member for a year for just $19.99. Become a Factory Sports subscriber today! If you want to try us out for a month, you can do that too, right here. Each of these memberships also gets you instant access to our Factory Conveyor Belt Slack community, our upcoming Video Mailbag series, and much more to come!
dcrawford
Staff Writer for @DFF_Dynasty & @DFF_Redraft #DFFArmy #DynastyFootball #FantasyFootball Chicagoan, Bear homer, BBQ enthusiast & Youth Football Coach.
View all dcrawford's Posts
tags: dcrawford Redraft redraft strategy
First-Year Failings: The Struggles of Rookie Wide Receivers
Camp Battles with Huge Redraft Impact
Third Year Redraft Wide Receiver Breakouts
Oh SNAPS!