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Our Services and Acts of Worship:
Our wide range of Services are designed to provide varied worship for all. They are briefly outlined as follows: (Click here for the detailed Current Month's Service Schedule)
Holy Communion:
This is a commemoration of the last supper that Jesus spent with his disciples and is celebrated in the following formats as a regular family act of worship. • The traditional form of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is used at some of the said mid-week communion services at St. Peter's and All Saints (3rd. Sunday of Month) See details on the monthly service schedule. • Common Worship Order 1 is used for the thrice Monthly Parish Communion at St. Peters and at St. Mary's. The Choir leads the singing of the communion setting and hymns. This service includes a sermon and lasts approximately one hour. Young children from the respective 'Rise and Shine' groups join us at the communion following their meeting in Church rooms. • Our occasional All Age / Family Communion at St. Peters (normally second Sunday (but see monthly service calandar) is a simplified and shortened version of Common Worship Order 1, designed for our young people and families to feel welcome. A talk or activity involves the children and modern music is used. The service lasts around 50 minutes.
Morning Worship:
• The Morning Worship at Souldrop All Saints 11.00 am (first Sundays of month) includes three or four hymns / worship songs and is intended for all ages. The service with a short talk is normally of around 50 minutes duration. (The third Sunday Holy Communion Service at All Saints (8.30 a.m.) is said from the Book of Common Prayer.) ****************
Choral Matins
Held monthly on the fourth Sunday of the month at St. Mary's Felmersham. This is the tradditional Morning Prayer service from the Book of Common Prayer.
Evensong:
This traditional benefice service with a sermon and using the Book of Common Prayer is held weekly at St. Peters at 6.00 pm. Hymns and canticles are sung. An occasional full Choral Evensong is held with a joint Benefice Choir.
Following all our Sunday morning services at St. Peter's,St. Mary's and All Saints (monthly Morning Worship) we enjoy coffee / refreshments and fellowship together.
St. Mary's Felmersham:
For further details of services at St. Mary's Felmersham click the link.
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Members of the Human Rights Consortium are invited to attend the 2016 Annual General meeting on 18 May at 12 noon in the Human Rights Consortium Office.
A timetable, Board nomination forms, information on resolutions and other guidance on the AGM will be sent to members by the end of March. The AGM is only open to currently signed up members of the Consortium. If you are a Consortium member please make contact with Consortium staff if you wish find out further information.
We are delighted to welcome Michael Potter, Research Officer, Northern Ireland Assembly as this year's guest speaker. He will be presenting on 'Human Rights Proofing in the Northern Ireland Assembly'.


If you've already got, or are thinking about signing up, more than a thousand SMB customers onto a paid search product, you will have considered using a platform rather than dealing manually with the search engines' advertising systems.
PPC advertising is one of the easiest products for digital salespeople to sell – it is universally applicable to SMBs and is a product they need all year round. The brand dominance of Google means that it is hard to find a customer who doesn't want to feature on AdWords. However, it is also one of the lowest margin products on the market, with a high media spend which must be reported transparently to the customer.
Maximising the efficiency of the product is absolutely critical. A low cost onboarding, effective automation of day to day bidding and budget management, and managing amendments by exception all ensure that selling PPC to businesses with lower budgets can still be profitable and deliver returns for the customers. Choosing the right platform makes all the difference.
At first glance, paid search products may all seem to be the same, but the outcomes that you promise to your customers as a result of taking part in paid search may well be different from your competitors.
Have you made commitments to your customers about where their traffic will come from? There can be advantages to sticking within the Google ecosystem, particularly for those organisations rewarded by Google in line with their partner program. If so, you may work with Google exclusively, or have a fixed spend amount per month with Google.
To deliver the best ROI for customers, it is generally better to use all available traffic sources, and optimise the budget automatically on a customer by customer basis, depending on the returns they are getting from each platform. With the success of Windows 10, and the Microsoft Surface devices, Bing has had a resurgence in market share in Northern Europe, and this traffic converts well for SMBs.
For businesses which own and operate popular sites on the internet, paid search can be a very effective way of supplementing this traffic. Using a platform which can integrate your own traffic sources means that, at an individual customer level, delivery promises can be met, customer churn can be reduced, and product margins can be optimised.
This always seems to be where every paid search platform RFP starts, but is it really the most important element?
Take a look at your customer base and the PPC features they currently utilise on a regular basis. You will find that 95% of the customers are using only the most basic features of the system, and are still getting the results they need.
The features which are most critical are those which support the sales story for your customers. If you have a big e-commerce customer base, then Google Shopping is a must. If you are focused on lead delivery, then the flexibility to refine your approach to your audience, such as day parting and retargeting will be ideal.
The very latest bells and whistles available in Google AdWords will always be appealing, but using a platform that allows you to sync in real time with AdWords, means that you will always be able to satisfy the needs of those few customers who need or want those features by going into AdWords directly and applying them there.
This is usually the final consideration in platform selection, but is arguably the most important. Migration of PPC customers from one platform to another is a very challenging task, normally due to time and system constraints from internal IT departments.
Sale – Look for a platform which gets involved during the sale, by providing a sales tool which supports your salespeople to give accurate estimates.
Onboarding – This doesn't have to be a separate step if the sales tool works well and is integrated simply with your order systems. Look for order integration experts at the platform company.
Reporting – An intuitive reporting platform can remove the need for time-consuming monthly customer calls and visits.
Optimisation – Make sure you can see at a glance whether each campaign is meeting its stated objectives, and take action. Look for a platform which uses automation and AI in this area, to reap efficiency benefits.
Think carefully about who will perform each of these stages of the process. Remember that this is what will make or break the profitability of this product. What are the strengths of your business — they might be delivering the end to end product and operation, but if your focus is on excellence in sales, then think about selecting a platform which provides and expert operational team as well as the technology.
Whether you are looking at selling PPC for the first time or migrating your paid search customers to a platform which can provide you with better results, the team at Spotzer can assist.
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Case study: Abundant Resources Absent Data
January 18, 2019 | Jessie Cato, PWYP Australia
Measuring the Openness of Australian Listed Mining, Oil and Gas Companies on the African Continent
As a country rich in natural resources, Australia has a long history of extractive industries. Amongst our staple high production of gold and coal, Australia notably also produces 47% of the world's rutile, 29% of its bauxite and a quarter of the globe's iron ore. When it starts producing, the Gorgon offshore Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project is expected to see Australia surpass Qatar as the world's largest exporter of LNG. Australian extractive companies also have a dominant presence internationally, and our global extractive presence is on par with countries such as Canada and the UK. However, unlike Canada and the UK, Australia has no domestic legislation that requires extractive companies publicly report their payments on a country by country or project by project basis. Despite signalling its commitment to join the EITI in 2016, Australia is yet to apply for candidacy. Payment data on Australian companies and their international and domestic operations, particularly to the project level, is therefore difficult to find or simply unavailable.
Along with little payment reporting, there is also no publicly available data collected by the Government on the location or number of Australian companies' overseas operations. The only comprehensive research available on Australia's global extractive footprint is a 2015 report from the Centre for Exploration Targeting which states that Australia outranks the UK, Canada, and China, by number of extractive companies operating on the African continent. This claim has been repeated by the Australian government, however no information is provided to verify this claim. The project and company count of Australian activities in Africa as stated by the Australian Government, the Centre for Exploration Targeting, and the Australian extractive industry bodies also varies significantly.
In this context, Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia set out to establish if we could confirm the company and project figures claimed by using publicly available data from extractive companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Given the limited availability of data in Australia, we also wanted to create an open data set of the projects that were found as a resource for civil society.
This case study was written by Jessie Cate, previously with PWYP Australia, and summarises her report Abundant Resources, Absent Data. It is part of Publish What You Pay's Data Extractors programme, a pilot programme which trained PWYP members and activists from across our network to use extractives data.
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Harnessing the Media: Exploring the Extent that Municipal Newspapers are Covering Stories on Mining, Oil, and Gas Tax Payments in Alberta, Canada
In light of PWYP's efforts to promote training, learning, and access to information by citizens, the question arises: To what extent are insights from disclosure reports being shared and understood by communities who host mining, oil, and gas projects in Canada? This project set out to contact journalists at Canadian municipal newspapers with the aim…
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PWYP Data Extractors Programme Evaluation Report
This is a report of the findings from a learning focused evaluation of Publish What You Pay's (PWYP) innovative Data Extractors' (DE) programme. The programme, supported by the Omidyar Network, the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and Oxfam Denmark, was a direct response to the publication of the first mandatory disclosure ('payments to governments') reports…
Draft EITI constituency guidelines for civil society
The members of the EITI Association (Article 7.2) are organised in three constituencies (Article 5.2): governments, companies and civil society. Constituencies decide on their rules governing appointment of Members (Article 5.3) and nominate Board members and their alternates for the Members' Meeting to elect (Article 8.1(ii)). The EITI Board agreed on the guidance and principles…
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With a specific focus on children with special educational needs (SEN), this review addresses the forms of classroom practice that can help all children to participate, focusing on elements of inclusive education and the implications for schools and school leaders.
What forms of classroom practice can help all children to participate and learn?
How can such practices be developed?
What does this mean for school organisation and leadership?
Schools need to understand clearly what is meant by inclusive education.
Inclusive classroom practices involve overcoming barriers to student participation and learning.
Engaging with various kinds of evidence can encourage teachers to develop more inclusive practices.
Additional support for individual students should be carefully planned; those involved require appropriate training.
Inclusive schools can take many forms, but they all have an organisational culture that views student diversity positively.
Leaders have a central role in working with their colleagues to foster an inclusive culture within their schools.
The literature suggests that supporting students with special educational needs, and other groups of vulnerable learners, depends less on the introduction of particular techniques or organisational arrangements, and much more on processes of social learning within particular contexts. The use of evidence as a means of stimulating experimentation and collaboration within a school is a central strategy.


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Mozart: Music for Harpsichord Four Hands - an unusual choice
This is a somewhat curious album. Not because of the repertoire -- recordings of Mozart's 4-hand keyboard works aren't that rare. Some of the works represented here have over 40 different recorded versions currently available.
No, what makes this collection unusual is the instrument itself. Most of the recordings of this music are done with a modern piano. A significant percentage use a fortepiano of the era. This is one of a very few to use a harpsichord.
It's not an entirely inauthentic choice. The earliest works here -- the K 19d sonata, the K381 sonata, and the k358 sonata -- were all composed between 1765 and 1774. It was a time of transition when the use of the fortepiano became widespread. It's conceivable that there were plenty of places (maybe even somewhere Wolfgang and Nannerl performed) where the upgrade from the harpsichord to the fortepiano hadn't been made.
But by the time the Andante con Variazioni in G major, K501 (1786) was written, the fortepiano would have been the norm, rather than the exception in most venues. And the Fantasia in F minor, K608 was originally written for mechanical organ, and later arranged for piano four hands -- well after the heyday of the harpsichord.
That's my quibble with this album, but of greater importance than instrumental choice is the sound. And that's where Basilio Timparano and Rossella Policardo excel. The harpsichord doesn't have the subtle dynamic options of a piano (or even a fortepiano), but the changes in texture serve that function. Four hands playing chords on the instrument sound much louder than two hands playing single lines. And it works.
These are crisp, clean performances that are full of Mozartean energy and good spirits. The harpsichord is particularly effective in the fugal section of the Fantasia, making it easy to hear the individual lines as they interact with each other.
Timparano and Policardo also play expressively, with phrasing and minor variations in tempo that make these engaging performances. I was a little skeptical when I first got this disc. But after hearing it, I'm won over. In the end, it didn't matter to me if Mozart had originally performed all these works at the harpsichord or not. They just sounded right.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Music for harpsichord four hands
Basilio Timparano, Rossella Policardo, harpsichord
Sonata in D major, K381; Andante con Variazioni in G major, K501; Sonata in C major, K 19d; Fantasia in F minor, K608; Sonata in B-flat major, K358
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The censorship of the Web is growing, more than 40 governments censor information today. In this globalized world, where we are in fact world citizens we must ensure our freedom, and the technology is a way of achieving that freedom.
The technology innovation broke the cultural, political, displacement and information barriers. The authoritarian governments around the world build complex schemes of censorship including firewalls, proxies, legal agreements with third party governments and corporations. It is important for all of us to keep the information flowing with out the banning of any party in order to archive true freedom through technology innovation.
Companies like: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo; Human rights groups and others launched the global network initiative, which defines codes of conduct for technology companies in repressive regimes, it has defined principles for protecting user privacy and freedom of expression.
The site Global Voices organize conferences where you can learn how to form networks inside and outside of your country so you can circumvent banning technology.
The Toronto Citizen Lab is providing users with tools to circumvent technologies that block users freedom and google launched a tool that show the users what request have been sent to google from governments asking the removal of content that they don't want to be shown over the internet using google's infrastructure.
We at Ixaya are also launching the Free Hosting Program where you can get free hosting if you need infrastructure to keep the information flowing in your university, academic project, or your community. No matter of which country you are (currently the instructions are in spanish).
It is you the one who must fight for their own freedom, it is all of us who will ensure that the technology will help us achieve the maximum freedom of all: "The Information & Knowledge Freedom, The Thinking and Expression Freedom".


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Arrested for DUI, agian: Lindsay Lohan like soo wants to be like Paris.
In 2007, adult, American News, beach babe, bikini, celebrity, celebrity justice, cocaine, court, Crazy news, crime, DIU, Drink Driving, drugs, entertainment, hollywood, hottie, law and order, Lindsay Lohan, los angeles, paris, paris hilton, party, police, porn, sex, United States, USA, World News on July 24, 2007 at 10:05 pm
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Drink driving is fun!
Looks like America's number 2 most famous for being famous/movie starlet/singer etc has not been listening to her good pal Paris Hilton's warning"to be responsible and have a designated driver!"
21-year-old Hollywood wild child Lindsay Lohan was arrested just hours ago by Los Angles police on suspicion of drunken driving and cocaine possession, days after she completed a 45-day rehabilitation program.
Media report:
Police said they had received a report of a car chase and that Lohan and two companions were in the pursuing vehicle.
She was taken into custody after failing a field sobriety test. A subsequent search yielded some cocaine in her pocket, police said.
Lohan was booked on suspicion of drunken driving, cocaine possession and driving on a suspended license. She was held in the Santa Monica jail.
Lohan was released on $25,000 bail. According to police, she will be arraigned on Aug. 23.
The actress recently spent more than a month at Promises rehabilitation facility in Malibu and she's already facing a drunken driving charge in Beverly Hills.
Lohan agreed to wear an alcohol-detecting anklet upon her release from the Promises treatment center in Malibu, but it was unclear if that played a role in the traffic stop.
The latest news is sure to do wonders for her world-wide celebrity profile. Just look how much attention Paris got!
You go sister!
Video: Jagshemash! Borat hijacks Tour de France
In 2007, adult, bikini, Borat, celebrity, comedy, Crazy news, EU, europe, France, Le Tour de France, model, naked, Odd News, Places, sex, sport, Swim wear, tits on July 17, 2007 at 1:45 am
Kazakhstan's favourite son delighted commentators, TV viewers and cyclists alike yesterday during le Tour de France.
Sporting his famous mankini, the world famous Borat was seen running up a steep hill attempting to keep up with the peloton with all his might.
Update 2:
Well, well. The drama and excitement and general craziness of Le Tour continued yesterday. This time TV news bulletins the world over were carrying pictures of mans best friend being ploughed into by a rider.
What was that French dog doing on the course? We may never know.
Australian woman 'lured World of Warcraft teen'
In adult, amazing story, American News, Art, australia, beach babe, bikini, sex, United States, USA, video game, World News on July 2, 2007 at 8:24 pm
A 31-year-old Australian woman has been arrested in the United States for allegedly trying to kidnap a 17-year-old boy she had met playing role-playing game World of Warcraft on the Internet.
United States investigators say Tamara Broome encouraged the boy to leave his home in North Carolina to join her in Australia.
The chief of detectives in the city of Greenville, Lee Moore, says the pair began a relationship while playing the popular online multiplayer game.
"The best that we can discover is that they wanted to meet," he said.
"To be honest with you, if someone were to fly from here to Australia or them to here, there's got to be some kind of romance somewhere."
Detective Moore says the pair had been communicating for about a year.
"What we understand she was trying to do was to get him to leave the country and go to Australia to meet her," he said.
Police have seized a laptop computer and charged Broome with attempting to abduct a child.
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Domien Jacob (Sint-Niklaas, 8 juni 1897 - aldaar, 5 november 1984) was een Belgische gymnast.

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Hij maakte reeds op jonge leeftijd deel uit van de turnkring 'Kracht en Geduld' uit Sint-Niklaas. Hij werd leerling-schoenmaker. Als oudste van een gezin van zeven werd hij ontslagen van legerdienst en kon hij tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog verder oefenen in de turnkring. Samen met Nicolaas Moerloos werd hij geselecteerd voor de Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920 te Antwerpen. Met 24 teamgenoten behaalde hij zilver in de Europese landenwedstrijd (turnen, team, Europees systeem, (Turnen op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1920).

Ook na de Spelen bleef hij actief in de sport. Zo nam hij onder andere in 1922 deel aan het atletiek Concours International de l´UIOCEP in Brno (Tsjechoslowakije), een internationale wedstrijd voor katholieke turnverenigingen. 700 Belgen namen hieraan deel. Hij werd als eerste van de Belgen geklasseerd en van alle deelnemers behaalde hij de derde plaats. Het Belgisch team werd nummer één.

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Several Palestinians killed in occupied WB
Wednesday, 30 November 2022 12:58 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 30 November 2022 12:58 AM ]
Mona Kandil
Press TV, Ramallah
The number of Palestinians falling victim to Israeli violence continues to rise as the regime's atrocities go on unabated across the occupied territories. On Tuesday alone four men were killed in separate incidents. The first was 45 year-old Mufeed Khalil who was killed in the village of Beit Ummar near al-Khalil. Israeli forces shot Mufeed during a military raid on the village while injuring twenty others.
The two Palestinian brothers killed, were identified as 22- and 21-year-old Jawad and Dhafer al-Rimawi. They were shot by Israeli forces who stormed the village of Kafr Ein, west of Ramallah. The bodies of the two brothers were taken to Birzeit University where they studied, allowing colleagues and friends bid their farewells before being buried in their hometown of Beit Reema.
A fourth Palestinian was shot after hitting an Israeli settler with his car, near an illegal settlement adjacent to the village of Mukhmas. Israeli forces shot him dead, claiming it was a ramming attack.
This year, 2022, marks the highest number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since 2006, with the regime carrying out deadly attacks against Palestinians in the area almost on a daily basis. Over 200 Palestinians were killed in the occupied territories as well as the Gaza strip so far this year.
The Israeli military continues to use lethal force in the occupied West Bank under baseless justifications. Palestinians warn that Tel Aviv would further intensify its crackdown against them, under the upcoming Israeli coalition cabinet.
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Chico Theater Company: 2 p.m. Irving Berlin's "White Christmas." Tickets $22 adults, $20 (ages 65+), $16 ages 15 and younger. Tickets: Box office open noon-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday; online at chicotheatercompany.com or 894-3282. 166 Eaton Rd.
North Valley Plaza Mall Blood Drive: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Donors receive a movie pass. Must be at least 16 years old (and have parental or guardian signed consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good general health; eat a healthy, low-fat meal within two hours ahead of donating; eat a salty snack day before; hydrate by drinking 8-16 ounces of non-alcoholic beverages one hour before donating (water/sports drinks good choices). CVS and Sportsman's Warehouse, 801 East Ave. Information, Vitalant, 893-5433.
Chico Seed Orchard: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Pedestrian gate open seven days a week. Drive-thru gate closed weekends. One-mile self-guiding nature trail meanders through unique botanical area in Edgar Slough. Keep dogs on leash. No water, one restroom. Search Chico Seed Orchard online for more information. 2741 Cramer Lane, Chico.
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area: Sunrise to sunset. Walking tours (1 1/2 hours) start 12:30 p.m. RSVP required for groups of 12 or more. Experts lead groups on 1/2-mile walk. Learn about wildlife adaptations, natural history, conservation efforts and how to identify wildlife. Also self-guided trails. Heavy rain cancels tours. Purchase entrance passes at office, licensed agents such as sporting goods counters, by phone or online at www.wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Lands-Pass. 9,100 acres of protected wetlands with trails, bird-watching, fishing and hunting. 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley. Gray Lodge naturalist office, (530) 846-7505.
Realization Fellowship/Chico Meditation Circle: 9:30-10:45 a.m. Group meditation in Paramahansa Yogananda tradition. No instruction but lesson information. 898-8643, 891-0287. Weekly.
Chico Air Museum: 10-3 p.m. Aircraft, aviation and space artifacts, documents; outdoor jet and propeller driven aircraft; research library, gift shop, speaker series, events by arrangement. Aerospace history of Chico and surrounding areas. Free, but donations helpful. 165 Ryan Ave., Chico Airport. 345-6468. Appointments available for other times. www.chicoairmuseum.org. Thursday-Sunday.
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Hourly tours, Saturdays, Sundays; noon-4 p.m. Mondays. Adults $6, children $3; free for 4 and under; cash, check, credit card. Tour Chico founders John and Annie Bidwell's home. 525 The Esplanade. 895-6144. Weekly.
Museum of Northern California Art (monca): 11 a.m.-5 p.m. "Reflection and Hope: A Year Remembered." Art from juried exhibition reflects on first year following the Camp Fire in Paradise expressing experiences of survivors and entire community. Paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, photography, bookmaking, writing, video, performance, textiles, printmaking. Also "Bench Press: Please be Seated – Please." Original furniture (benches) by 13 artists who work in diverse media. Range from traditional to work exploring conceptual themes. 900 The Esplanade. Admission $5; free to students with ID's and children. www.monca.org or 487-7272. Thursdays through Sundays. Through Dec. 29.
Patrick Ranch, Glenwood Farm House and Country Store: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. House decorated in monthly themes.$5 tour. Visitors Center, 10381 Midway, between Chico and Durham. 342-4359; www.patrickranchmuseum.org. Weekly.
Chico History Museum: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. "Chico Through Time" in the Patrick Gallery. "The Evolving Chinese Temple" in the Carnegie Gallery. Admission: $5 adults; $3 seniors, veterans, students, children 5 and older; free to those under age 5. 141 Salem St. 891-4336.
Gateway Science Museum: Noon-5 p.m. Last day of exhibit, "Before & Beyond the Moon; the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing." Celebrates human and technological achievements needed to reach the moon; envisions a future Mars landing. Lunar installation by Michelle Ott, Gateway artist in residence; Guest curation by Dave Schlom, host of "Blue Dot" on NSPR. "Albatross: Life on the Wind and Sea." Hawaii' artist and author Caren Loebel-Fried reveals the story of an imagined nesting Laysan Albatross through colorful block prints. Through Feb. 9, 2020. "Beauty & the Beast: California Wildflowers & Climate Change," through fall 2019. (Investigation stations, Saturdays only 1 p.m.) Entry free to members; $7 ages 18+, $5 ages 3-17 and students with valid ID, free to ages 2 and under. 625 The Esplanade. 898-4121. www.csuchico.edu/gateway. Weekly.
Stansbury Home tours: 1-4 p.m. Built in 1883 by Dr. Oscar Stansbury. West Fifth and Salem streets. $5 adults, $3 children 12 and under, free to ages 5 and younger. www.stansburyhome.org. Saturdays and Sunday. Weekly.
Duplicate bridge: 1 p.m. Unit game. Bidwell Bridge Studio, Native Daughters Hall, 965 Salem St., Chico. 891-8942. Third Sunday.
Shalom Free Clinic: 1-4 p.m. clinic, 1026 Mangrove Ave. Confidential. 342-4913. Weekly.
Chico Library: 2 p.m. Free family movie. 1108 Sherman Ave. Weekly. 891-2762.
Tomodachi Bilingual Gavel Club: 2:30-4 p.m. Improve social skills through affiliate of Toastmasters International. Under 18 years old may also join to attain communication and leadership certificates. Educational, minimum cost. Mountain Mikes Pizza, 1105 W. Fifth St., Chico. Free admission. 313-5431, chicojapanese@gmail.com. First, third Sundays.
Health, emotional support
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services: 24-hour crisis/referral line, 1-800-895-8476.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Chico Central: 6:30 a.m. 8 a.m. noon. 5:30, 7 p.m. 1102 Mangrove Ave., Chico;
Walk with a Doc: www.enloe.org/events.
Narcotics Anonymous: Noon: Just for Today Daily Meditation. 7 p.m. Chico NA. Both at 208 W. East Ave., Suite A. Park in back. Weekly.
Codependents Anonymous: 2 p.m. Open format 12-step program. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1289 Filbert.
Al-Anon: 3-4:30 p.m. Serenity Sunday. First Christian Church, 295 E. Washington Ave. Room 5, Chico. 342-5756. www.al-anon.alateen.org. Weekly.
Overeaters Anonymous: 6 p.m. St. John's Episcopal Church, Fellowship Hall, 2341 Floral Ave. Commitment to abstinence. 891-5885, www.norig.oar2.org. Weekly.
Smokers Anonymous: 6 p.m. Faith Lutheran Church southwest classroom. 667 E. First Ave., Chico. Information, Wes Decker, 624-2089. Weekly.
Submit calendar listings, updates or corrections by email, calendar@chicoer.com, fax 342-3617 or mail Enterprise-Record, P.O. Box 9, Chico, CA, 95927.
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Coronavirus crisis has burst the bubble in which sportspersons exist: Mark Wood
Posted on : April 9, 2020 By pawan0866
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Coronavirus crisis has burst the bubble in which sportspersons exist: Mark Wood (Source: Reuters)
England quick bowler Mark Wood says the coronavirus pandemic has burst the bubble in which sportspersons, at instances, stay, making them as weak as a standard man is to the unprecedented challenges posed by the world well being crisis.
The COVID-19 pandemic has to date killed over 80,000 globally and contaminated almost 1.5 million and Wood stated he too worries about his household's well being.
"There are times when professional sportsmen and women exist in our own bubble. The coronavirus crisis has burst that bubble. Instead of thinking about fitness, performance or the next match, our concerns are exactly the same as everyone else's," the 30-year-old wrote in a column for 'BBC'.
"It's a scary time, one which has made me anxious for the well being of my household and buddies. I've anxious about my dad and mom and grandparents. I've received buddies who work in the NHS and it's so unhappy to listen to what they're going by way of, together with all the stress that's being placed on hospitals.
"Just because I play cricket for England doesn't make me immune from the challenges the whole country is facing. I've queued up outside the supermarket and I've shaved my head because I'm not sure when I'll next be able to get a haircut," he stated.
With the pandemic placing nations in lockdown mode to comprise the illness, Wood too is at house and he's hoping this break will assist him get well from an harm, which had dominated him out of the Sri Lanka sequence.
"Before the coronavirus crisis ramped up, I had the disappointment of being ruled out of the tour to Sri Lanka … The side injury is similar to what I suffered in the World Cup final, just not quite as a severe," he wrote.
"It's nice after I hear captain Joe Root discuss me being a part of the plans for the subsequent Ashes tour, so I'll be doing every part I can to be on that airplane in the winter of 2021.
"After all, if my side doesn't heal during a period of lockdown, it never will."
Wood stated the harm occurred as a result of he ignored the indicators when he first felt the uneasiness throughout the second T20I in opposition to South Africa.
"It was my own fault it happened. I felt it in the second Twenty20 in South Africa, but thought I would be OK to play in the third game. It only made it miles worse," he stated.
"From my point of view, there are some really encouraging signs. I played a lot of cricket in the World Cup, then in South Africa I was able to play back-to-back Tests."
Currently in isolation like the remainder of the world, Wood stated he's making an attempt his greatest to remain "physically and mentally fresh".
"England have sent us watches that track running, and each player has an individual programme. I've learnt that there is absolutely no way to cheat the system – even moving my arm around really fast doesn't work," he wrote.
"I've been doing on-line biking classes with James Anderson and Stuart Broad, with these two veterans leaving me behind. I've requested the energy coach why I can't sustain, however he was too well mannered to say it's as a result of I've legs like a tiny sparrow.
"I haven't quite figured out what my event is yet, but it could be dancing."
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Few things can rival the majesty of the La Jolla coast, but for today's Great Home, we take you to a home on Prospect Street that gives this coastal setting a run for its money thanks to Willis Allen Real Estate. With a classic exterior, this nearly 17,000 square foot home takes luxury California style to new heights.
The cypress trees and dramatic approach draw you in and set the stage for the grandeur of the entry and welcome you into an elegant space where every detail has been attended to. Woods, stones and great fabric choices create a warm and inviting space. Note the detail and craftsmanship of the fireplace and the impact of the coffered ceiling.
As is paramount with coastal properties, indoor and outdoor spaces blend together to create sitting areas to enjoy a quiet moment. Returning inside, we see the theme of comfortable opulence carry throughout the Georgian interior. Entering the kitchen, we see professional culinary appliances surrounded by dark wood cabinets set against warm painted walls and accented by white trim.
Cutting-edge technology is integrated into every part of the home, but especially here in the home theater. Entertaining continues into the wine cellar and the expansive game room. One of the most dramatic elements in this home is the curved staircase. Soaring through each level of the home, this breathtaking space is clearly a focal point of this amazing property. This home features 7 master bedroom suites, with a total of 11 bedrooms, 10 full baths and 2 half bathrooms. Top of the line closets and even a sauna add an extra-special touch to this La Jolla gem. Balconies create unique entertaining areas or space to simply soak in the ocean views.
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Crime Stoppers Supports the Silence the Violence March of Church of the Messiah
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When self-styled entrepreneur and restaurateur Barry Randolph started attending Church of the Messiah in the early 1990's, he certainly had no idea where his journey would lead him. But as he did with everything in his life, Barry made himself available to work. He started off as a volunteer tutor in the after-school program. Then he became the Sunday School teacher and went on to serve as Youth Director and, eventually, the church's Worship Leader. Finally, in 2002, Barry Randolph became the reluctant priest and pastor of Church of the Messiah.
Under his leadership the congregation has grown from the 41 members he inherited to more than 200 members today. Most of these new members are African- American males between the ages of 16 to 30. They have become part of a small community of worshippers who accomplish great things. The lists of sponsored programs and services provided by Church of the Messiah includes 213 units of housing in the Island View neighborhood, an employment office partnered with Michigan Works, the F.I.R.E. Marching Band and Cheer Leading Team, a full line bike repair shop, the Aim High Mentorship Program and Citizens United for Safety (C.U.F.S._–Community Eyes and Ears.
Through C.U.F.S., Church of the Messiah has, for eleven years, sponsored an event every June called the Silence the Violence March. Crime Stoppers of Michigan has supported and participated in this March nearly every year since its inception. The March brings together individuals, organizations, law enforcement partners and others who want to make a difference for our children and stamp out gun violence. The March meanders through the vibrant, vigilant, ever-changing community Church of the Messiah serves. It has grown every year and has attracted nationwide attention. So much attention in fact that this year, there will be marches in cities across the United States including New York City, Chicago, Atlanta and others who are joining the cause.
Pastor Barry fully expects there to be a change in the moral and spiritual atmosphere as a result of these concerted efforts. As he is frequently know to state, "When good people stand up, stupid sits down." If you'd like to join Crime Stoppers of Michigan as we support the March to Silence the Violence, meet us Saturday, June 30th at 10:00 a.m. at Church of the Messiah, which is located at 231 E. Grand Boulevard near Belle Isle. For further information contact Pastor Barry Randolph at (313) 633-5331.
-Bishop James Williams
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Join Daniel Lieske for an in-depth discussion in this video Fundamentals of graphics files, part of Drawing and Painting in Photoshop - The Great Training.
- So, we want to conquer the digital canvas and the first thing that we have to do is to open up a new digital file to work in. In Photoshop we go to File, New and there pops up a dialogue box with a lot of settings for us to fill out. We have the Width and the Height of our file, we can choose different units, we have the Resolution, Color Mode, something with bits.
You see that these are no trivial settings and they are certainly not self-explanatory. Before we can make an informed decision in this important dialogue, we might have to look at some basic concepts of digital imaging. What does a digital image look like? Basically, we can say that a digital image consists of a matrix of tiny little squares called pixels. Generally, we can say that the more pixels our image is composed of, the better it looks.
Take these three smileys here as an example. The left one is barely recognizable, he's made of too few pixels and they are not able to hold the detail of the design. The middle one looks much better but still we see individual pixels and the lines are really jagged and not crisp. The third one really looks good, he has sharp outlines, smooth curves and this smiley here is made of enough pixels to hold all the detail and we say it is created in a high enough resolution to represent all the image detail.
Maybe this image was created on a large, more on full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and if it fills the whole screen in this resolution, you could easily print it out on a standard piece of paper and it would still look nice. But the circumstances also could be less fortunate.
Let's say the smiley was created on an older CRT screen or a small netbook screen with a resolution of 1024 x 768. It could fill out the screen and look quite nice there but if we were to print it out on a large poster format, we would see the pixels again. In order to have a good result in the end, we see that it is to think about the right resolution for our digital image.


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Top Ten Moments I Experienced in Movies in 2012
Let's face it, not all movies are worthy of two hours of our attention, where as some are deserving of even more time. It is often the brief moments in a film that redeem it or that make us remember the rest of the film fondly. I selected ten moments from movies this year that reached up and slapped me. They are sometimes poignant, sometimes harsh and sometime hysterical. Here are ten moments to remember 2012 by.
10. The U.S.S. Missouri makes a guest appearance in Battleship.
I know that the movie was crap. I also am aware that it is widely despised. I however may be one of the few who overlooked it's shortcomings and enjoyed it for the popcorn junk snack it was. The one part that worked for me was when the old-timers launch the Missouri back into battle. Of course it is impossible, but the AC/DC music, the shots of Big Mo, turning into the ocean, and the real heroes of WW2 jumping to duty gave me a rush of patriotic adrenaline which made me happy.
9. The Hunger Games: Katniss Salutes Rue and District 11
This is the point of the story where Katniss goes from a competitor trying to survive, to a real icon of a revolution. Her brief alliance with Rue and the honor that she shows her, stirs the residents of District 11 to a mild riot. Just the sort of thing the games are supposed to prevent. This is the match that lights up the rest of the stories and makes the material rise emotionally. It brought a tear to my soft-hearted eye and made me care a lot more about the stuff that was going on on the screen.
8. Prometheus: Dr. Shaw Gives Herself a C-Section
This was the most tense and horrifying scene in the movie. This is the only moment that Prometheus rises to the level of the original Alien. We are terrified by the concept that our own bodies can harbor the dangers we most fear, and it takes an act of incredible will for Elizabeth Shaw to take the action she does. The scene is gory, suspenseful and the one truly scary moment in a film that needed more moments like this.
7. The Grey: Liam Neeson Stands Up to A Wolf by Getting Ready to Punch It
If you have ever seen the inspirational poster of the mouse flipping off the eagle as it is about to get torn to shreds, you will understand the impact of this moment. Neeson's character is not going to go quietly into the night. He is going to kick and scream and fight for every moment of life he can get. Whether it could ever work is beside the point. What matters here is that his character is going to try anything he can think of to keep living. This deeply philosophical story is summarized nicely by the deceptive idea that this is an action picture where Liam punches wolves. The real question is whether or not we should bother? This film answers that question very clearly.
6. The Dark Knight Rises: Batman Re-Appears After Eight Years of Hiding
The moment we waited for in the movie. Batman comes out of hibernation and begins to fight for Gotham again. The surrounding areas during a police chase all go dark, and then, to the pounding score, Batman drives out of the darkness on the Batpod, to run down the criminals who just invaded Wall Street. Like the moment from the Michael Keaton Batman film, when he opens his safe and reveals Batman's costume, we suck in our breath and wait for the fireworks to begin. It is a signal that our story is about to take off.
5. The Avengers: Hulk Smash Puny God
Sometimes the super intelligent industrialist, the heroic warrior, the Norse demi-god, and all the SHIELD agents just over think their approach. The Hulk just gets right to the point and we all laugh our asses off and applaud. This is a moment of genius, like Indy pulling his gun and shooting the swordsman, the direct approach is often the most effective.
4. Django Unchained: Dr. Schultz is simply done with Calvin Candy
Christoph Waltz's character has outwitted a hundred idiots in his career. He has used cleverness and language to move successfully into his career as a bounty hunter. He is even as gracious as he can be when he gets outwitted. He is simply not going to knuckle under to a stupid request to be treated as a civilized person, by the lowly scum of DiCaprio's Calvin Candy. Even though they have achieved their goal and could safely leave by giving in, Schultz simply draws a line in the sand, and the fireworks that result are the orgy of violence we have waited for through the whole movie.
3. SKYFALL: 007 Has Two Great Moments in One Movie
OK, maybe it is a cheat, but It is my favorite movie of the year and I did not put these at the top, so indulge me a little. In the pre-title action sequence, Bond makes a daring leap from a back hoe that is collapsing on top of an escaping train car. As he jumps into the passenger car, he takes a moment to pay attention to his stylish appearance. Like Connery pulling off a wetsuit to reveal a tuxedo, or Roger Moore straightening his tie after flicking a bad guy off a building, this was a moment straight from the hearts of 007 lovers everywhere.
As a fan of James Bond since I was seven or eight, there are many iconic moments, characters and gadgets that I recall with great adoration. In closing the second act and beginning the third in Skyfall, the film makers bring back an old ally in a reveal that frankly gave me a little too much of a charge. Thankfully the only body excretion was a tear.
2. Piranha 3DD: The Greatest Line in 2012 (Maybe in Movie History)
This is not a great film, but I was entertained. I will never be able to erase from my memory (nor do I want to) this terrific piece of dialogue.
1. Les Misérables: I Dreamed a Dream
There were a lot of things I did not enjoy about Les Miz, but all of them are forgiven because we got Anne Hatheway doing the key song from the play. If she is not the Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress, I may never watch the awards again.