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Knowing how to make strawberry jam is a super simple way to take the leap towards self-sufficiency.
It's also pretty hard to mess up, making it a perfect first start to becoming more self-sufficient. Store bought jam doesn't compare to jam made from fresh-from-the-garden strawberries, and if I can make it, so can you.
To make strawberry jam, I start out with about 10 cups of fresh strawberries. Cut off the tops, and set them aside (you can dry the leaves to use in teas, or feed the tops to your chickens, or compost them).
Also be sure to cut out any parts of the strawberries that aren't fresh.
A lot of these strawberries were ok, but a couple had some not-as-fresh parts I cut out.
Before you start liquefying the strawberries, you can cut them up to speed up the process, or you can leave them whole. I cut mine in half only, because I like large chunks of strawberries in my jam. If you want a smoother, more consistent texture, or to speed up the process, you can cut them up into smaller pieces.
I've always used raw sugar for my jam, but you can substitute honey for the sugar if you don't want to use it.
The amount of sugar to use is dependent on your taste. I use 2 cups.
I don't use pectin when making strawberry jam (I'm a "less is more" kind of person), although you certainly can add it if you want to speed up the gelling process.
Add the strawberries to a large pot with the sugar, and turn the heat on medium high. When making jam, you're breaking down the fruit and reducing the liquid so that it mixes with the sweetener.
I let the strawberries take a while to break down, so I use a low heat setting. I tend to forget about food I'm cooking on the stove, and I've found using low heat prevents scorching (and kitchen fires).
If you're a good pot-watcher, using medium heat is fine, as long as the strawberries break down instead of cooking.
Stir frequently to help the strawberries break down, and use a potato masher every so often as well. You'll know when it's time to start mashing because the strawberries will be very soft and there will be liquid in the jam.
These strawberries have started the liquefying process.
The amount of time needed to break down the berries depends on how much heat you use and how consistent you want your texture to be. When I make strawberry jam, it can take anywhere from 3 to 6 hours.
My jam tends to be thinner and chunkier, which is how I like it; the process to make it remains the same regardless of whatever texture you'e shooting for.
Once your jam is the texture you like, you can remove it from the heat and transfer it to the jars.
Use sterilized jars (boiled in water for 10 minutes). This is important not only for your health, but also to make sure the glass doesn't shatter in the process. The strawberry jam mixture will be very hot, and if the glass is cool, it might shatter.
The jam will set and become more solid as it cools. Once your jars are cool, you can store them, or enjoy your homemade jam!
Making jam really is foolproof, and you can substitute the strawberries for pretty much any fruit you like, such as raspberries, peaches, or plums.
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CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?: The Internet Seems to Think Tinashe Was Throwing Shade Chloe Bailey's Way Over a "Similar" Photoshoot
I mean absolutely no harm when I say this because I will say that Tinashe has undeniable talent that for whatever reason has been overlooked by the mainstream industry (and it could certainly be my own ignorance to her more recent work) but I don't think I have ever looked at anything and felt it gave a "Tinashe" feel.
From releasing her debut solo single "Have Mercy," to walking the carpet at the Met Gala, Chloe Bailey has certainly had a busy few weeks. The rising star has been hard at work preparing for her first solo album, and yesterday (September 26) she decided to share a sneak peek into her latest projects on Instagram. From the looks of her new post, Bailey is ready to step into a spicy, much more mature new era. The photo dump sees her rocking a teensy tiny red and black bikini, paired with red latex gloves and some sky high platform heels to match. In other words, a serve. "Choose your fighter," she cleverly captioned the post.
A post shared by Chlöe (@chloebailey)
The comment section is filled with kind works from friends like Baby Tate, Rubi Rose, Pierre Bourne, and Lala. However, of course there's always going to be a negative Nancy in the room. Unfortunately, it looks like another star isn't exactly impressed with the Chloe's photo shoot. Because you know the internet never misses a beat, fans noticed that Tinashe liked a reply under Bailey's post on Twitter that says, "it's giving @Tinashe's album cover for 'Songs For You'." Obviously a like doesn't necessarily mean she felt negatively about it, but I think with the insinuation of that comment there aren't but so many ways that the messy internet would take it and Tinashe should know that.
While there is a slight resemblance to the photos, I don't think wearing gloves and laying on the floor in a bikini top is groundbreaking enough to think anyone was inspired or "copying" anything. Taking a page out of the book of her mentor Beyoncé, of course Chloe did not respond. However she did share a suspiciously fitting post to her own Twitter reading "whoever is trying to bring you down, is already beneath you." When a fan shared the tweet and agreed by saying "EXACTLY. end it chloe, end it!" Chloe shut down any thoughts of shade replying, i'm not ending anything. this has something to do with what's going on in my life personally lol. you guys have to know i'm all about women empowerment, not tearing others down."
Check out the poste for yourself below and let us know what you think. Was Tinashe being shady or is she just acknowledging that she may have been part of the inspiration for Chloe Bailey's shoot? Are these photos really even that much alike? Why do we always have to go immediatedly into comparison and competiton mode when it comes to women in the industry?
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WORKING WITH HISTORIC BUILDINGS
Learning about asbestos abatement
The Mesothelioma Center has an online resource for understanding what asbestos is, where it may be in your home, and how to hire a professional company to safely contain or remove asbestos from your building or home.
Updated in 2017 - Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties are only regulatory for projects receiving Historic Preservation Fund grant assistance and other federally-assisted projects.
Otherwise, these Guidelines are intended to provide general guidance for work on any historic building. They're a great resource for when you want to take on projects to preserve the historic character of a property you care for.
The Guidelines cover preserving, rehabilitating, restoring and reconstructing historic buildings.
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How to Research Your House's History: Part Two
Part of living in an old house is being lucky enough to live in a place that was witness to dozens of lives. But if you don't know its history, where can you start? A while back, we brought you 10 tips to tackle your historic house's history. This was a great introduction into what kind of things you should look for to get started—tax records, Sanborn maps, deeds, and titles. However, where these documents can be found and how they can be used isn't always common sense. If your first thought was "what's a Sanborn map?" read below for part two of how to research your historic house's history. (Hint: Sanborn maps are really cool!)
6 Low-Cost, Energy-Saving Tips for Homeowners
We in the preservation movement already know that older buildings have a lighter environmental impact than newly constructed buildings. Preservation Green Lab's very first report, The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse, found that, in nearly every scenario, the reuse of an existing building is more environmentally friendly than its demolition—even when the new building that replaces it is "green."
Ten Principles for ReUrbanism: Reuse and Reinvestment in the 21st Century
Using new research, data, tools, and strategies, the NTHP commitment to the reuse, reinvestment, and revitalization of cities—which they describe as ReUrbanism—seeks nothing less than to transform both the perception and practice of preservation, responding to the issues cities face today.
10 Tips to Preserve Places from the Recent Past
In the preservation world, the term "recent past" most commonly refers to historic places younger than 50 years old. Modernism, which is another term often associated with the recent past, is generally defined as a style that began to flourish in the United States in the 1930s. Both describe places and cultural resources that are among the most under-appreciated and vulnerable aspects of our nation's heritage.
Every Door Deserves to be Functional
Rob Cagnetta, Heritage Restoration Blog
Doors are perhaps the most used, abused, and neglected parts of a house. We rely on doors to separate us from weather, people, and things. We slam them shut, whip them open, and use all parts of our body to open and shut them.
House Remedies: Peeling paint, rotting wood signal water woes
Rob Cagnetta, Heritage Restoration | Providence Journal
Water is not always a building's friend; the battle to stay dry is essential to a healthy and low-maintenance structure. A good building envelope and drainage controls, when properly done, should direct water infiltration and moisture. Beyond controlling water, there are equally important controls for moisture, dehumidification and airflow.
13 Things You Should Know About Retrofitting Historic Windows
Windows are the most visible, yet most commonly underappreciated, components of older and historic homes and buildings. In addition to adding beauty and character, original windows serve a great purpose—they connect the outside of the building to the inside and, as an integral part of the architecture, offer invaluable clues to a building's history.
10 Tips: Restoring vs. Rehabilitating Your Historic House
historic homeownership brings with it a unique set of questions, decisions, and goals. Let's address one of the most basic questions first: Should you restore or rehabilitate your house?


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Bridgewater plastic ban: It's in the bag
Susan Parkou Weinstein sweinstein@wickedlocal.com @sueweinsteinWL
Shoppers were taking the town's new plastic bag ban in stride- at least judging from customers leaving Roche Bros last week with their groceries stuffed into paper and reusable sacks.
Kate Jesson of Bridgewater said she supported the ban on single-use plastics, although she would prefer a statewide ban to level the playing field for local merchants, she said.
She had a paper bag and a recyclable fabric bag in her cart.
"Roche Bros is giving them away with a $40 purchase," Jesson said.
Paper bags in tow, Bridgewater resident Jeannette Patrick said she also favored the elimination of thin plastic bags, adding that she was trying to be a good guardian of the environment.
Tina O'Brien of West Bridgewater hadn't heard of the ban in Bridgewater.
But it doesn't affect her shopping habits. Her groceries were already loaded into about a half-dozen reusable bags.
"We just have to remember to bring them from home," said O'Brien, as she wheeled the cart out of the store with her children Rachael, 10, and Aidan, 5 by her side.
Those familiar plastic bags that litter the streets of every city and town are so flimsy yet so durable. They linger for decades in landfills and in the oceans where they break up into pieces and choke marine life.
They also clog storm drains and require millions of barrels of crude oil to manufacture.
The local ordinance barring them was passed in March after a multi-year initiative championed by Pat Neary and the Bridgewater Green Committee.
The ban went into effect on Labor Day, Sept. 5, making Bridgewater one of the few communities in the state to enact one.
The local ordinance applies to all major retailers that are more than 3,000 square feet in size and with at least three locations in town or across the state.
Locally, it includes Roche Bros, Home Depot, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Cumberland Farms and Tedeschi's.
Last week, a team from Bridgewater State University - economics professor Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan and masters students Jordan Remy and Andrew Sukeforth - presented town councilors with the results of a Community Perception Survey detailing local understanding of and sentiments about the ordinance.
After polling several hundred people over three weeks, they reported that more than 70 percent of the respondents said they "agreed" or "strongly agreed" with the statement that they had a personal responsibility to help clean up the environment.
Older and more highly educated respondents more actively supported the ban, the survey showed, although expense was a concern.
"We found that those above 60 were the only ones that brought reusable bags with them," he said.
And many more wanted to know more about plastics.
The BSU team recommended local officials develop an educational site on the town's website explaining the hazards of plastics and also find a way to distribute cost-effective natural bags as a show of solidarity.
They also suggested the town assess the effectiveness of the ordinance every six months.
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Not sure if it's a myth, but people in my family and some friends of mine make it sound like Republicans are the ones who care deeply about this country, and Democrats not as much. Is there truth to this? Or is it a myth?
Do Democrats really care about America's future?
Wow. Democrats are every bit as patriotic as Republicans. It is a lie perpetrated by conservative "news" outlets and some Republicans that Democrats aren't patriotic, but it is a flat out lie.
Agreed, in fact I think Dems are even more patriotic than Reps.
As strong a Republican as I am, I have never thought the majority of Democrats are not patriotic. I just think they don't see things the same way. They appear to be more negative and believe other countries have better ideas than we do. They often still believe people on the right hate minorities, etc and I actually find Democrats more bigotted as they only see one side. But I think most of them still believe in our country, they may not believe we are the land of the free and the home of the brave as much as we, on the right do. The radidal left are the ones we hear about the most.
this is the attitude that gives the left that reputation, don't you think both sides are incline to exagerate. You talk about the right media, have you listened to Bill Maher or Rachel Maddow or how about Chris Matthews for starters? Do you read the NY Times or how about Time magazine? What about the Los Angeles Times, or the Seattle Times? The MSM is much nore left leaning than right. I think we all need to be fair and realize there are patriotic people on both sides.
I love to sit down with Democrat friends, share a bottle of wine and discuss politics sensively, I hate when people jump to conclusions and start calling either side liars, do you agree?
As strong a Republican as I am, I have never thought the majority of Democrats are not patriotic.
I appreciate the measured response. Much appreciated.
I just think they don't see things the same way. They appear to be more negative and believe other countries have better ideas than we do. They often still believe people on the right hate minorities, etc and I actually find Democrats more bigotted as they only see one side. But I think most of them still believe in our country, they may not believe we are the land of the free and the home of the brave as much as we, on the right do. The radidal left are the ones we hear about the most.
I think that you've basically hit the nail on the head, and I think we - including us *******s (lol) have to remember that sometimes, too. It's easy to attribute false characteristics to those that we disagree with. It's easy to take a mental shortcut and say that "Well democrats don't support the war, so they don't support the troops." Just like it's easy to say "Well republicans want to cut welfare spending so they're a bunch of heartless animals."
In the course of my life, I think that truth is usually 'somewhere in between'. Somewhere in between the narrative we create, and the counter-narrative that is spun against those with our own attitudes. Take Bush, for example. I always thought that both Bush Sr. and W Bush were basically decent human beings (still are). I think they just never had the perspective of being a member of the working class, and because of that, never understood the challenges they really face. I think the same of true of Romney: a decent human being who just lacks perspective, which I think is necessary at a time like this. But I'm also convinced that some people who are trying to get close to Romney definitely are willing to do evil things to people in order to get what they want.
Are Democrats patriotic at all?
Republicans love to talk real tough when it's someone else's neck on the line.
I support the Democrats (though I'm not a party member) and so do a lot of the guys from my old rifle platoon in Vietnam.
The first one who calls us "un-patriotic" is gonna get hurt.
Yeah, back in my day the Young Republicans got deferments or hard-to-get National Guard positions and the poor people like me, mostly from Dem families then, got drafted. We did not have too many "patriots" among us though, LOL.


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Q: Search.php Modification Needed I've installed tablepress and created some tables as a database. I've created a new page for example with name DEMO. And the table name is also DEMO. I've inserted the table on that page since it displays the relevant information.
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Please help, here is the search.php

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A: How will you know that the returned page / post is the one that the user is looking for? In any case, have a look at content-search.php (theme twentyfifteen). If you replace 'the_excerpt' with 'the_content', it will show you the full page.

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EXCLUSIVE: Stuart Ford's IM Global is in advanced talks with Uma Thurman to join the cast of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight's next feature directorial effort, Serenity. Deadline broke the news of the project in January with Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway leading the mysterious tale of a fishing boat captain whose past is about to crash up against his life on a small island in the tropics, ensnaring him in a new reality that might not be all it seems.
Thurman would play the current lover of McConaughey's character. Hathaway is his former wife. Also now in the cast are Jason Clarke and Djimon Hounsou.
IM Global is fully financing the $25 million budget. Production will take place in Mauritius, with an attractive tax rebate provision. This will be the first major Hollywood feature film to shoot on the island.
This is a reteam for Knight and IM Global which financed his first two films as director, Retribution and Locke.
Greg Shapiro (Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) is producing alongside Guy Heeley (Locke).


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Kramfors Hoga Kusten Airport 's IATA code is KRF, while its ICAO code is ESNK.
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There are 24 flights on 3 different routes from Kramfors Hoga Kusten Airport , connecting KRF to 3 different cities in 2 different countries.
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Canada election: New Democratic party could finish third despite prior lead
As 19 October election approaches, new poll shows Thomas Mulcair's party could lose one-third of its Quebec seats as it falls behind Conservatives and Liberals
Reuters in Ottawa
Fri 2 Oct 2015 11.42 EDT Last modified on Sun 7 May 2017 14.34 EDT
The New Democratic party leader, Thomas Mulcair, speaks in leaders' debate on Canada's foreign policy in Toronto on Monday. Photograph: Pool/Reuters
Canada's New Democratic party, once leading in the race to replace the Conservatives in 19 October elections, could come in third nationally and lose one-third of its seats in its Quebec stronghold, a projection published on Friday showed.
A Leger poll in the Journal de Montréal shows the party trailing the Conservatives and Liberals nationally by four and six points respectively. But it is the numbers in the French-speaking province of Quebec that are the most striking.
There it showed the NDP at only 28%, just four points ahead of the Liberal party, its main rival on the left, and the separatist Bloc Québécois; and seven points ahead of the Conservatives of the prime minister, Stephen Harper.
A projection by political scientist Pierre Martin for the Journal de Montréal showed the NDP taking only 37 of the 78 Quebec seats in the House of Commons, down from the 54 it currently has.
Veil debate becomes big issue in Canada election, putting Conservatives into lead
It was bad news for the NDP leader, Thomas Mulcair, as he prepared for the final debate of the campaign, a French-language encounter on Friday night in Quebec which was bound to feature prominently the question of whether Muslim women should be allowed to veil their faces fully during citizenship ceremonies.
Mulcair has come under fire, especially in Quebec, for taking the position that that would be acceptable as long as she had lifted the veil, or niqab, beforehand for identification purposes.
Some commentators have noted the NDP's pledge of cheap daycare has not resonated in Quebec, since it already has that, and his balanced budget promise went down badly in a province that was weary of austerity.
The Journal de Montréal projection showed the Bloc Québécois taking 14 seats, an enormous jump from other projections that it would stay around its current level of two seats.
A resurgent Bloc leaves open the possibility that the Conservatives could retain power in a minority parliament without having to rely on the NDP or the Liberals, both of whom have said they would vote against the Conservatives.
However, the Conservatives would be nowhere close to retaining power if the Journal de Montréal projection holds true, because of the Liberals' relative strength.
It sees the Conservatives getting only 119 of the 338 seats in the new House, well short of the 170 needed for a majority. It puts the Liberals at 117 seats and the NDP at 87.


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Putin: Russia supports and will support the Syrian government
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the CSTO summit that the support of the legitimate government of Syria was in no way connected with the mass exodus of refugees from the war-torn country.
According to Putin, it is impossible to expel terrorists from the country without the Syrian army.
The summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) takes place in Dushanbe. Presidents of Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will discuss issues of terrorism and extremism, as well as the situation that is emerging on the borders of the CSTO member countries.
Also read: Putin can easily bring peace to Syria
An analyst at the Shanghai International Studies University wrote for People's Daily, a Chinese publication, that Russia's assistance to Syria in the form of supplies of military equipment raised serious concerns in the West, because the USA and its allies were given to understand that one needs to set up an international anti-terrorist alliance with the Syrian government to be able to crush the Islamic State. Russia is ready to join such an alliance.
The Syrian government is keeping strategic centers in Damascus, Homs and Latakia under control. These are the territories that Russia protects. As soon as the Syrian government is able to sand firmly on its feet, it will launch a large-scale struggle against the Islamic State.
Situation in Syria very serious
According to Russian President Putin, the state of affairs in Syria is very serious. The Islamic State (ISIS) controls large territories of Syria and Iraq, Putin said speaking at the SCTO summit in Dushanbe.
Putin urged Western countries to put aside geopolitical ambitions and double standards in the fight against terrorism. The West should no longer replace unwanted governments with the help of terrorist organizations.
"One needs to put geopolitical ambitions aside and refuse from so-called double standards, from the policy of direct or indirect use of certain terrorist groups to achieve one's own ambitious goals, such as the replacement of unwanted governments," President Putin said.
Also read: Putin overshadows blood-hungry, exceptional Obama
"Now we need to join forces of the Syrian government, the Kurdish militia and the so-called moderate opposition, other countries in the region to combat the threat to the statehood of Syria and in the fight against terrorism," Putin said. "Together, with out joint effort, we will solve this problem," Russian President Putin said.
According to Putin, Syrian President Bashar Assad is ready to cooperate with healthy forces of the Syrian opposition. "Of course, one needs to think about political reforms in this country, and we know about the readiness of President Assad to get the healthy part of the opposition involved in the process of state administration," the Russian leader said.
Putin said during his speech that Russia supports the Syrian government in the fight against terrorism and promised that Moscow would continue providing military assistance to the Syrian authorities. "We support the government of Syria in confronting the terrorist aggression. We provide and will provide all the necessary military and technical assistance to the government of Syria," Putin said, urging other countries to join this assistance.
Accusing Russia of refugee crisis in Europe ridiculous
Putin also said that accusations against Russia about its involvement in the current refugee crisis were unfounded. Syrian affairs is the cause of an increased flow of refugees, Interfax reports.
Also read: Good one, President Putin!
"Attempts are made today to put the blame on Russia for the appearance of the problem of refugees. Allegedly, the refugee crisis has appeared due to the fact that Russia supports the legitimate government of Syria," the Russian president said.
"People are fleeing from Syria to escape from combat actions that were largely imposed from the outside through the supply of weapons and special equipment. People are fleeing from atrocities of terrorists," said Russian President Putin. "If Russia were not supporting Syria, then the situation in the country would be even worse than in Libya, and the flow of refugees would be even larger," Putin added.
According to the Russian administration, it is inadmissible to dictate from the outside how the Syrians should develop their country, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Washington threatens larger isolation to Russia
Yet, White House spokesman Josh Earnest believes that Russia may face international isolation if it continues supporting Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Answering the question of what would happen if Russia does not join the US-led international coalition that conducts a counter-terrorist operation in Iraq and Syria, but will support Assad, the US official said that such a move would isolate Russia from the international community even more.
Also read: Washington wants Russia to have another Afghanistan in Syria
At the same time, according to Ernest, Russia's interests in Syria do not completely contradict to the interests of the rest of the world. Russia is interested in the success of the anti-terrorist coalition, Ernest said, adding that it was time for Assad to step down.
The Kremlin considers it unacceptable to impose a way of the development of Syria from the outside, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He reminded what President Putin has repeatedly stated before: "The future of Syria depends on the Syrians."
"Until now, no one has been able to convincingly explain what can be an alternative to the current legitimate Syrian leadership in terms of providing security in the country, in the struggle against the proliferation of the Islamic State and in ensure the unity of the country," said Peskov.
On Eternal Patrol: Sunken US WWII Sub Found in Russian Far East
Russia13:47 23.06.2016Get short URL"A joint team of Russian divers and Pacific Fleet sailors have discovered the submarine in 104 meters of water," Alexander Kirilin, a senior member of the Russian Military Historical Society, said in an interview with RIA.Kirilin added that, according to� [ ... ]
Putin stands alone to chaos in Ukraine and US/EU impudence
The West threw Ukraine into absolute chaos, but the US and the EU continue to put on a good face. Vladimir Putin sobers up the world community with his statements, but nobody dares to openly support the Russian president. Today, Putin is one of the leading politicians of the world. It goes about no [ ... ]
11,000 policemen to provide May Day events security in Moscow
More than 11,000 law enforcement officers, interior forces servicemen, and volunteer patrolmen, will maintain public order at the sites of the May Day celebration in Moscow, the deputy head of the Moscow Police and chief of the Public Order Division, Vyacheslav Kozlov, told reporters on April 29. [ ... ]
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By EPRS Admin / December 9, 2014
Changed rules for qualified majority voting in the Council of the EU
Written by Eva-Maria Poptcheva and Conall Devaney From 1 November 2014, decisions in the Council of the EU (Council of…
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Written by Eva-Maria Poptcheva and Conall Devaney
From 1 November 2014, decisions in the Council of the EU (Council of Ministers) requiring a 'qualified majority' are adopted by means of the new 'double majority'. The change lowers the threshold required for adoption by Council, and is intended to increase the speed and efficiency of Council decision-making and to make it more transparent and legitimate.
The old weighted-vote system
The voting system for Council decisions following the 2001 Nice Treaty was intended to adapt to the new weighting of votes which enlargement from 15 to 25 Member States would entail. Qualified majority voting (QMV) was redefined to introduce a combined threshold for votes to pass. The three criteria for decisions to be adopted were 74% of Member States' weighted votes, cast by a majority of Member States, and, optionally, a check that the majority represented 62% of the EU's total population. The main criticism levelled at this system was that the threshold for Member States' approval was simply too high, leading to the problem of gridlock. Ultimately it meant that generally only proposals of limited ambition could gain broad support across the Council and be adopted.
The Lisbon Treaty and the new qualified majority
In order to overcome these drawbacks, and increase legitimacy, in line with the 'one citizen – one vote' principle, the European Convention proposed moving to a double-majority method. The new voting method, included in the EU Constitutional Treaty, was confirmed in the Lisbon Treaty (Article 16 TEU/ Article 238 TFEU) although slightly modified. In contrast to the previous majority rules, which are said to have better protected smaller and medium-sized Member States, the new system focuses on the demographic weight of Member States. The adoption of acts by the Council now requires the approval of 55% of Member States (16) (72% if the act has not been proposed by the Commission), which must represent at least 65% of the EU's population (currently approximately 328.6 million of a total 505.5 million). To limit the possibility of larger states joining together to stop proposals, a blocking coalition must include at least four Member States representing at least 35% of the EU's overall population. In cases where not all Member States participate in voting (e.g. acts adopted only by euro area or Schengen Member States, or within enhanced cooperation), the qualified majority is calculated only on the basis of the participating Member States. Until 31 March 2017 any member of the Council can request, on a case-by-case basis, that the old voting rules be applied.
Winners and Losers?
The new voting method aims to strike a balance between legitimacy and efficiency. However, commentators agree that medium-sized and smaller Member States now have less weight in the Council. Larger Member States such as Germany, France, and the UK on the other hand are seen as the main beneficiaries of the change. Postponing the introduction of the new system for five years after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty enabled reluctant Member States to agree to the new Treaty.
The new rules could be seen as reducing in the future the likelihood of Council decisions being taken collectively, leading more often to individual Member States or groups being outvoted. However, analyses show that despite qualified majority, the greater part of Council decisions (some 80%) are still adopted by consensus. This trend is expected to continue with the new rules in place. The formal voting rules could however speed up the negotiation process prior to Council decisions taken by consensus, since fewer Member States will need to be persuaded to create a de facto majority during the bargaining process.
The tables show the Member States' populations as of 1 November, and their voting power under the old and new voting systems, in both the EU and the euro area. The graph illustrates the changes in Member States' voting power, in percentage points.
Comparison of voting weights prior to and after 1 November 2014
Council Voting weights in the EU and euro area
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Q: Button on top of CollectionViewCell stops collectionView from scrolling I have a collectionView with some cells in it.
On top of each cell i have a button, so when I press the button the view switches to another controller.
My problem now is, that when I touch the cell and try to scroll, it doesn't.
(Because of the button on top of it)
For the same issue in UIScrollView there's this method:
override func touchesShouldCancel(in view: UIView) -> Bool {
    // Makes the scrollView scrollable when there's a button on top.
    return true
}

I also tried this method instead:
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, didSelectItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
    print("Nothing")
}

And nothing happens.
How can i fix this ?

A: Try this:
func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {

   super.viewDidLayoutSubviews()
   self.scroller.isScrollEnabled = true
}

Based on the answer from Mark Kennedy, here: UIButton inside UIScrollView disables scrolling

A: In Button tap method check if CollectionView is Scrolling or not. By Like this
if collectionView.isDragging || collectionView.isDecelerating {
 //`Don't go to Another View Controller`
}

Give a try.

A: In your viewDidLoad() method of your ViewController set collectionView.canCancelContentTouches = true. I hope it will fix your issue.


Location: Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County(琼中黎族苗族自治县) is located in the center of Hainan Island and the north side of Wuzhishan Mountain.
History: The County's name "Qiongzhong" means the center of Hainan Island. In Ming and Qing Dynasty, Qiongzhong belonged to Ding'an County. In February 1948, the Qiongya Communist recorders set Qiongzhong County and it is under the jurisdiction of the CPC Qiongya Eastern prefectural. In March 1949, it was incorporated into the Administrative Committee of Qiongya minority autonomous regions.
On November 20, 1987, the State Council approved the revocation Qiongzhong County and established Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County and it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Hainan administrative region. On April 1988 Hainan Province was established. Then Qiongzhong Li and Miao Autonomous County was under the jurisdiction of Hainan Province directly.
Climate: Qiongzhong County is located in tropical marine monsoon climate zone. Surrounded by hills, the climate is mild with abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is 22 ℃. The annual average sunshine time is 1600-2000 hours, solar radiation is 4579 MJ meters. The annual average relative humidity is 80-85%. The annual average rainfall of 2200-2444 mm.
Transportation: Highway- As Qiongzhong County is located in the center of Hainan Island, it is very convenient for tourists to go in and out of the county. Qiongzhong County has Buses to Haikou, Sanya and other major cities.
Attractions: Baihua Ridge Waterfall(百花岭瀑布) is a fascinating scenic spot in the hinterland of Wuzhishan mountain. Baihua Ridge scenic tourist area covers several kilometers. Peaks and ridges are overlapping and stretching while ancient trees are towering straight. The peak elevation of Baihua Ridge is more than 1100 meters high. Baihua Ridge Waterfall has the largest water drop in Hainan Province. The waterfall is shrouded in smoke and fog; the scenery is strange and spectacular.


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of General Hardee's command. The regiment entered the engagement exceedingly wearied and without breakfast. I was ordered, on leaving this city, the 3rd instant, to bring up the rear of the brigade and take charge of the baggage train. The miserable condition of the roads caused an almost incessant bogging of the overloaded wagons. It was therefore late at night when we reached Monterey, where we were joined by Colonel Coltart, who for the first time took command. We were scarcely quiet in our bivouac when we were disturbed by a heavy shower. The following night was spent in the same manner and with less rest.
On the 5th we reached our line of battle in front of the enemy's camp. After having rested in place a few hours we were ordered on picket duty. The night was spent without sleep.
Returning to the line of battle a little after daylight, we were ordered forward without a moment's halt. On reaching the scene of action the regiment was momentarily thrown in rear of our brigade by the troops on our left precipitately rushing in before us while we were crossing a marsh. A perplexing confusion ensued, which it was evident could only be remedied by moving up on the right of our brigade, which was done without an order from General Gladden, as we were unable to obtain one. We occupied the only available space in the line and in a few moments were hotly engaged, contributing a full share to the driving back of the enemy. When the charge was made upon the lines and into the camp of the enemy the Twenty-sixth was among the first to penetrate them. Passing through the camp, we were halted in rear of the tents along a line of fence immediately beneath the path of a terrific cannonading between our own and the enemy's batteries. Here Major John S. Garvin was wounded by an exploding shell.
After remaining in this position for nearly an hour, and having regained our proper position in our own brigade, we were ordered forward, and again engaged the enemy about 500 yards in advance of the position just mentioned. The conflict was severe for a short time, when the enemy, falling back, moved to our left. The regiment made a corresponding movement to prevent his flanking us. Here we were exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy's batteries and small-arms, without being able to return it, owing to the position of one of our own batteries, which had fallen back from the higher ground in advance of us and taken position immediately in our front.
After remaining fifteen or twenty minutes in this position we again moved to the right, and advancing to the margin of an open field, found ourselves again in the midst of a severe conflict.
Here Colonel Coltart was wounded and the regiment suffered seriously. The colonel being compelled to retire and Major Garvin having been disabled, I was left without the aid of any field officer. Our firing was continued briskly until the colonel returned, having had his wound dressed. He was able to remain but a few moments. Seeing the exhausted condition of the regiment, he ordered, or rather advised, me to withdraw it from the field. I resolved, however, to continue as long as the remainder of the command was able to contribute anything to what I regarded as an approaching triumph. The enemy's fire having ceased for the time, the regiment was ordered to rest in place for a few minutes, after which I determined to advance.


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Windows 8 In Videos: An Operating System Reimagined?
By Andrew Ku 03 October 2011
Microsoft showed off a pre-beta build of Windows 8 at its BUILD conference in last September. We got our hands on a copy and took it for a spin in the lab. Is the company's effort to unify PCs, phones, tablets, and its gaming console actually coherent?
Page 1: The Next Generation Of Windows
Page 2: Installing Windows 8
Page 3: Diving In: Splash Screen And Application Navigation
Page 4: A Tour Of Tiles: Internet Explorer 10, News, Stocks, And Weather
Page 5: A Tour Of Tiles: Social Media And Entertainment
Page 6: Behind The Metro Mask: Desktop And Windows Explorer
Page 7: Interacting With Metro And Vanilla
Page 8: Windows Store: Drumming Up App Support
Page 9: Tablet And Smartphone: Keyboard
Page 10: Tablet And Smartphone: Gestures
Page 11: Windows 8: Our Initial Impressions
While Microsoft is making Windows 8 available to the public, there are a few caveats to keep in mind. This build (8102) is a pre-beta, which is why it would be premature for us to run any benchmarks on it. Microsoft is trying to highlight functionality as opposed to performance.
The system requirements are pretty tame. If you have hardware that can run Windows 7, you can run the preview version of Windows 8. Fair warning, though. There's a decent chance that these requirements will change once Windows 8 goes gold.
Windows 8 Preview: System Requirements
1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch
To run Metro-style Apps, you need a screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or greater
There are three developer builds available at Microsoft's website. Everything is x86-based, so if you were looking to root and experiment with an ARM-oriented version of Windows 8, you're out of luck. That's slated for a much later date (most likely next year).
Versions available for download
Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64)
SHA-1 hash - 6FE9352FB59F6D0789AF35D1001BD4E4E81E42AF (4.8 GB)
Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64)
SHA-1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9 (3.6 GB)
SHA-1 hash - 4E0698BBABE01ED27582C9FC16AD21C4422913CC (2.8 GB)
If you're running 64-bit apps and or have a preponderance of RAM, you'll want the 64-bit version of Windows 8. Otherwise, all three builds are virtually identical. However, the 64-bit build with developer tools includes the following:
Windows SDK for Metro-style apps
Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview
Microsoft Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview
28 Metro-style apps, including the BUILD Conference app
If you don't have a blank DVD (or dual-layer DVD, in the case of the 64-bit build with developer tools), you're going to need to create a bootable USB flash drive from the ISO image. Fortunately, the procedure is pretty simple. Just install and use Microsoft's Windows 7 USB/DVD tool, which requires .NET Framework 2.0.
Current page: Installing Windows 8
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stonedatheist 03 October 2011 12:12
inb4 metro haters: it can be disabled!
Pyree 03 October 2011 12:14
"Even if you don't own a touch-enabled device, you should expect a completely unique experience."
Uniquly bad experience if you use mouse and keyboard with Metro.
"While this interface is clean and easy to use, Adobe Flash Player is missing, and Microsoft doesn't plan to include it as part of the Metro interface."
May be because it is already so much like a flash app.
We are unhappy about the Metro app can only be closed by end process too:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/2-73-thoughts-windows
There are way too many unnecessary apps on Metro and you cannot multi select the ones you don't want to delete them, which sucks. (Or maybe I haven't work that out yet, correct me and tell me how that can be done please if I am wrong.)
On the other hand it is light OS with low hardware requirement and boot fast:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/1-73-windows-pros-cons
Compatibility with old software and driver seems good, although only very preliminary:
IMO, it is a big mistake to have Metro activated by default. Metro is not good for device without touch at all. Since the majority of computer still use mouse and keyboard, Metro should be invisible and you turn it on with a button, as oppose to Metro is the default and you have to turn it off by using 3rd party software or going through regedit (many people don't or don't like touching the registry). MS got the GUI priority totally wrong.
lradunovic77 03 October 2011 12:18
MS got everything wrong since Windows XP. Recent news is that Windows 7 just barely took over Windows XP Market. With Windows 8 coming soon, i see Windows XP somehow to be still dominant. That tells me one thing. People do not want what MS delivers. When you take Windows XP x64 Edition vs Windows Vista/7 and soon 8. They offer nothing worth over Windows XP.
Speaking of Metro, worst thing ever.
mbryans 03 October 2011 12:20
I love Windows 7. But Windows 8 look simple ugly and heavy.
whysobluepandabear 03 October 2011 12:22
Will this make viewing porn a more enjoyable, efficient task?
americanherosandwich 03 October 2011 12:26
I for one don't want to have to navigate by touch and have to clean up a 28" monitor screen from finger grease. Ship it with a newer and better Kinect and have it integrated into Windows 8, and they have something going.
Forgot to mention the Secure Boot "feature" implemented by window 8 whcih can potentially lock the hardware to window 8 on certified window 8 hardware. If we want the OS locked to our hardware, we have other OS to do that. Linux dual boot users won't be happy with it at all.
dafin0 03 October 2011 12:29
At first i didnt like metro but after a good few hours of use it really grows on you. i think for most people its going to be great.
As said in this review, i dont like how you cant close apps. this makes switching from one app to another a real pain
i think the biggest problem Win 8 will face is people not giving it a chance, sadly most people are really quick to judge and that could be its down fall
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I think a successful product is one where it convince people quickly and will like it, not one where you actually have to use it for a long time to get used to a product by adjusting your habit. I give credit for Fruit company being able to achieve that (although their product doesn't work for me). W7 was easy to like, but after trying window 8, I am still not convinced. It is just too much of a change to have Metro showing up when you click window start and that change doesn't let you to be more productive/provide better ease of use with mouse and keyboard. I know it can be disabled, but the priority is wrong. Metro is a feature which you enable on touch device, not a feature where you have to disable on mouse and keyboard. Hopefully MS can change that order. Metro can stay, it is useful in some case. I will disable it because I don't have the hardware to take advantage of it.
jdwii 03 October 2011 12:58
People who used computers for 10 years will hate 8 so much on a laptop and a desktop. I hope Microsoft lets us change 8 to look like 7 unless i'm not buying it. Why can't Microsoft just make a faster smaller more secure windows why do they have to change. Make a W8 lite edition and bring it to the tablets but don't make windows 8 look like media center.


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Report: Michigan State Spent $500,000 To Keep Tabs On Nassar Victims, Journalists
Michigan State University spent more than $500,000 to keep tabs on the online activities of former Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's victims and journalists covering the case, according to the Lansing State Journal.
The public-relations company Weber Shandwick billed the university $517,343 for more than 1,440 hours of work tracking social media in the month of January, the Journal reports.
Michigan State's Office of Communication and Brand Strategy monitored social media and news media activity involving the Nassar case previously and concurrently with Weber Shandwick, the newspaper notes.
"The firm billed for work done by 18 different employees, whose hourly rates ranged from $200 to $600 per hour," the Journal writes. "Five of those employees billed MSU for more than $50,000, including one who billed for $96,900 and another who billed for $120,893."
The Journal says it obtained documents, including emails, from a public records request.
Michigan State did not immediately return NPR's request for comment. Weber Shandwick's director of global corporate communications, Kim Dixon, referred NPR's questions to the university.
However, Dixon earlier told the Journal the company was hired to "provide communications support."
She added: "As part of Weber Shandwick's work providing communications counsel, the firm monitored media and social media conversations surrounding the university, which included posts from the survivors of the Larry Nassar case."
Purported screenshots of emails from Weber Shandwick to university officials show the firm was tracking Twitter retweets and mentions of certain articles and certain authors, which articles drove the most "conversation," "notable retweets," a count of daily news articles and broadcast mentions and more.
"MSU continues to be negatively mentioned in connection with the victim impact statements and ESPN's 'Outside The Lines' segment," one email reads.
"Conversation around the upcoming sentencing and MSU's role in the matter continues to be driven by victims of Nassar, their families and regional journalists," another says, and goes on to mention how many times certain tweets by family members of Nassar's sexual abuse victims had been retweeted and "liked."
"Aly Raisman tweeted that she will not be attending the sentencing because it is too traumatic for her, and her impact letter will be read in court (360 retweets; 6,000 likes)."
The emails mention certain journalists by name, including reporters from BuzzFeed, The Detroit News, Michigan Radio, the Huffington Post, ABC News, USA Today, The Guardian, ESPN, the Lansing State Journal and other outlets.
Trade publication PRWeek reported earlier in March that the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, which was hired by Michigan State, paid Weber Shandwick "a non-refundable retainer of $50,000 to support Skadden in handling PR and media-related concerns, according to the contract."
"Weber Shandwick's work was vital to our team and to the university during a critical time," Michigan State communications vice president Heather Swain told the magazine.
PRWeek reports that the relationship began in late December and quotes Swain as saying it ended March 9.
The university is paying law firms millions of dollars for work responding to lawsuits and handling communications, the Journal reports.
Earlier this week, William Strampel, a former dean at the school who supervised Larry Nassar, was arrested and charged with "felony misconduct in office, criminal sexual conduct and two counts of willful neglect of duty by a public official."
More than 100 women and girls gave victim impact statements about Nassar's sexual abuse he committed under the guise of medical treatment. He was sentenced to decades in prison for child pornography and sexual assault.


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Morten Kyndrup
Morten Kyndrup, Professor at the Department of Aesthetics and Culture, School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University, Denmark
AIAS Permanent Honorary Fellow, AIAS Founding Director
Professor Morten Kyndrup was the first AIAS executive and founding director of the Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies from 2012-2019. Kyndrup is a dr. phil., professor (chair) of Aesthetics and Culture at Aarhus University since 1995. He was the director of the Research Program "Contemporary Aesthetic Theory: Current Functional Change of the Aesthetic" under The Danish Research Council for the Humanities, from 1993-98. In 1996 he was the director of the Centre for Cultural Research at Aarhus University. Kyndrup is the founder and director from 2001-11 of The Doctoral School of Arts and Aesthetics at Aarhus University.
Kyndrup has held numerous positions of trust as chairman of The Nordic Society for Aesthetics (2007-2017), chairman of the Danish National Board for Doctoral Education (FUU) under the Danish Ministry of Science ans Education (2004-2007), Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Centre for Design Research under the Danish Ministry of Culture (2006-2012). Currently, Morten Kyndrup is a vice chairman of the board of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek since 2006, and acting chair of the Directors' Board of The New Carlsberg Foundation since 2006. During his time as executive director of AIAS, Morten Kyndrup has been active internationally as Steering Committee chairman and coordinator of the global network UBIAS, University-based Institutes for Advanced Study, from 2016-2018, and member of the UBIAS Steering Committee from 2018-2019.
Professor Kyndrup has published more than 200 articles in journals etc. Authored books include Æstetik og Litteratur (1982), Det Postmoderne (1986), Framing and Fiction (1992), Riften og sløret − essays over kunstens betingelser (1998), Den æstetiske relation − sanseoplevelsen mellem kunst, videnskab og filosofi (2008).
AIAS Directorship:
1 January 2012 - 30 September 2019
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ABA Pro Basketball Team PG Valor's Season 5 November 2021-March 2022 Games
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About the team: PG Valor is an American Basketball Association (ABA) team in Prince George's County, Maryland. In addition to competing in the ABA from November through March for regular season games and from March through April for playoff and championship games, PG Valor competes in charity games against other professional and local teams. At the end of its first season (2016-2017), PG Valor was ranked No. 2 in its conference. PG Valor was ranked No. 1 in its conference and the 2018 Chesapeake Division Champion in its second season (2017-2018). Since then, one former player has been invited to Las Vegas for the Ice Cube Big 3 (3-3 league) fourteen PG Valor players have received contracts to play overseas; one player was called up to the G-League; and one player participated in the 2018 ABA All-Star game. Recently, three players have been selected for the 2018 ABA Gold. In 2019 a PG Valor player was selected to participate in the ABA All star game and PG Valor ended season 3 in the second round of playoffs. Community Partnerships are also available for non profits and other members of the DMV Community. This is in addition to sponsorship opportunities for local, national and international businesses. PG Valor is minority and woman owned by LaDonna M. Smith, from Fairmount Heights, Maryland.
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The 1975 Miami Toros indoor season was the first season of the new team in the new North American Soccer League indoor tournament.  It was part of the club's ninth season in professional soccer.  This year, the team finished in second place in Region 3, losing on goal-differential.  They did not make the playoffs as only the top team in each of the four regions were selected.

Background

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NASL indoor regular season

Region 3
played at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida

*Tampa Bay wins region on goal differential, advances to semifinals

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Statistics

Transfers

See also
1975 Miami Toros indoor

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1975
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"These are limited addition race cars" Jack bragged presenting each model with utter most care.
"Where did you get them from?" Max asked eager to own one himself. Max had a habit of taking what he wanted. Many times he did such a thing he would promise to himself he would return it as soon as he had finished playing with it or reading it, but every time he just couldn't bring himself to give it back.
"My dad got them for me when he went to the Indi 500" Jack answered. Max nodded.
"Ok, it's almost lunch time" Mrs Rumblelow announced and the cars were passed up to Jack. The bell rang and everyone shuffled out of the class. Mrs Rumblelow left the room as well. She walked out of the corridor, up a flight of concrete stairs and into the staff room to fetch herself a cup of tea.
Meanwhile Max creaked open the classroom door. He ran over to the show & tell box and began searching through it to find the box of cars. With no luck he then went over to Jack's tub and started sorting through books and pencils. As he did so Mrs Rumblelow walked back outside and down the stairs. She sorted out a small trip by a young child and sent her up to sick bay with a friend by her side. Mrs Rumblelow opened the corridor door to bump into Penelope.
"Oh why such a rush Penelope?" she asked.
Penelope looked up and acted as if she hadn't seen the old teacher before.
"Oh, I need to get this up to the assembly for presentation week" Penelope said after she had shaken her head and gotten out of her daze.
"Hmm, it looks fascinating" Mrs Rumblelow said examining the diorama. There was a rocky planet in the centre of the box with Lego astronauts stuck onto the fiery red ball. There was a Lego Star Wars space ship as well placed near the rocket. Before Mrs Rumblelow could point out the creative background Penelope was gone.
Mrs Rumblelow continued to R10. She opened her door and froze to find Max with a bag at his feet and a box in his hands. A box that looked exactly like the one Jack was holding yesterday. Max obviously hadn't heard Mrs Rumblelow and he shoved the box in his bag. Then he lifted Jack's bag into Jack's locker and zoomed off. Mrs Rumblelow stood for a while going over what she had just seen.
It was Thursday and Max walked into his class to hear a gentle sobbing. Jack was crouched next to Penelope and was comforting her with words like "it will be alright" and "at least the school got to see it". Max quietly walked to his locker and begun pulling out his books and lunch box.
"Max?" Jack said and stood up. "Why did you do that?" Colour drained from Max's face and he turned slowly.
"What?" he said even though he knew what it was.
"Block the toilets" Jack replied.
"What?" Max said more confused than ever.
"Oh don't play fool with me, I saw you do it yesterday, block the toilets!" Jack said angrily.
Max, relieved, started laughing and nodded.
"Oh sorry Jacko" he said.
"Monkey Max" Jack said quietly laughing. He turned back to Penelope.
"Oh what's wrong dear?" she asked coming to Penelope.
"Somebody took every Lego piece in my Diorama, they absolutely ruined it…" Penelope burst into another fit of tears.
"Why would someone do such a thing?" Mrs Rumblelow exclaimed. Max felt a pain of guilt. "Do you know anything about it, Max?" Mrs Rumblelow then said and turned to Max. Max felt uncomfortable like his teacher knew something.
"No-Not at all Mrs R" Max stuttered and rushed outside.
It had been a week since Jack and Penelope had gotten along. Jack believed his cars were stolen by Penelope and Penelope believed Jack had ruined her Diorama.
"Now class, does anybody know about these two problems, anybody hear anything about it?" Mrs Rumblelow said in front of class on a Wednesday. "Did anybody do it is what I should be asking" Mrs Rumblelow then said and stared at Max for a minute. "Nothing?" Mrs Rumblelow said after the class remained silent. "Then I guess we will go on with our science projects, remember to have your fifteen facts down by tomorrow since they're due on Friday" Mrs Rumblelow instructed. The class got into their science groups and immediately started chatting away, getting out sheets of paper and colouring pens. Max brought out his group's project and laid it on the floor. Jack soon came over followed by Penelope.
Max looked up quickly. He had just been thinking how he could return the cars and stick the diorama back together without being noticed.
"Well I don't want thieves at my party so I guess you can fill the empty spot" Jack said.
Penelope flinched. When Jack had said thief he had tilted his head and addressed Penelope. Max felt bad, he felt terrible. Then he realized that Jack needed a new best friend. And since everyone in the class had their own little groups, he - Monkey Max, trouble maker, secret thief - was next on Jack's list.
"Why not?" Max said smoothly. Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue card. "Here ya are" he said and grinned.
Max peered into the classroom. He had been tossing and turning all night. On Wednesday afternoon Max went to Jack's house where they played forts. At Jack's house there was a lot of photos and every time Max saw a photo of Penelope and Jack, Max would feel worse. So he called his mum saying he hurt his foot because he felt too sick to stay for dinner.
Max shifted his bag from one shoulder to another. Mrs Rumblelow, Jack and Penelope were inside. Mrs Rumblelow caught Max's eye and Max looked around nervously. Mrs Rumblelow beckoned Max inside and Max shuffled into the classroom.
"Hello Max" Mrs Rumblelow said. Max forced a smile.
"We were just trying to sort out the problem" Mrs Rumblelow said and placed her soft, wrinkly hands onto Max's shoulders. "Do you know anything?" she asked Max.
Max looked around and shoved his hand into his pocket and dug around. He pulled out the envelope. Still un-opened. Jack looked very confused.
"I can't go" he said.
"Because I don't…" Max paused and looked at Mrs Rumblelow. Surprisingly, his teacher nodded and winked.
"Go on" she said and her voice didn't seem as croaky and old as it usually does.
"I don't deserve it because, I did those things" Max said and hung his head.
"I took the cars, and ruined your diorama" Max mumbled, his face red as pepper.
"You did what!" Penelope yelled.
"I ruined your diorama" Max whispered.
"You stole my cars!" Jack butted in before Penelope had time to speak again.
"I am sorry" Max said. Penelope smiled, Jack grinned.
"That's ok Monkey Max, at least you owned up" Jack said.
"You mean, you're not going to get super mad?" Max said.
"Just give them back and I won't tell my parents" Jack said. Max smiled. "Right now" Jack then said.
"Oh, right" Max said and then shuffled in his bag and retrieved a box.
"Awesome" Jack said and turned to Penelope.
"Sorry Miss P" he said and Penelope wrapped Jack in a hug.
"Now" Jack said, "Let's go see what car is faster" Jack laughed and sprinted towards the door.
"Be there in a second" Penelope called and turned to Max.
"Sorry" Max said. "It was stupid of me to ruin your diorama to get some toys" Penelope nodded understandingly.
"Tomorrow you're going to glue every piece back together" she said and ran off. Max smiled and turned to the door.
"Max" Mrs Rumblelow said. Max turned remembering his teacher was actually there.
Mrs Rumblelow shook her head. She asked for Max to come to her desk and Max did as he was told. Mrs Rumblelow opened one of her draws. She pulled out a tiny brown box and placed it in Max's hands. Max thanked her and walked outside. Then he sat in front of the class and unwrapped the gift.
Into his lap fell a first edition, toy race car.


Tulips are so beautiful and distinctive that they were once a form of currency. Beginning in 1634, tulips became so highly valued that the price of a single bulb could run as high as 10 times the annual income of a successful craftsman. The market in tulips crashed in 1637, bringing an end to the phenomenon known as "tulip mania," but love of the flower lived on.
Tulips were originally cultivated in the Ottoman Empire, but they found a natural home in the Holland region of the Netherlands. The moist but well-drained soil and cool, sunny springs produce lovely blooms in many different colors and varieties. From early April through mid-May, fields full of tulips – as well as hyacinths, crocuses and daffodils – form a glorious patchwork of colors in the fields of Holland. One of the best ways to see and appreciate this annual spectacle is a river cruise.
"Tulip cruises" sail the historic waterways of the Netherlands. Many of these cruises are round-trip from Amsterdam, with time built in to enjoy the city. Longer cruises venture into Belgium, where you can see more gardens, historic towns and the cities of Brussels and Antwerp.
A common stop on tulip cruises is Keukenhof Garden, the world's largest floral park, located in Lisse, the Netherlands. This beautifully landscaped garden, open only while the tulips bloom, contains 7 million tulips in more than 1,000 varieties. In addition to the flowers, take a look at Castle Keukenhof, a popular venue for festivals and musical performances. Many cruises also visit city of Rotterdam; or Kinderdijk, which has an impressive network of 19 vintage windmills.
Wherever you sail, waves of tulips will welcome you, along with other flowers, plants and trees that will be greening up for the summer. Tulips usually reach their peak in mid-April, though weather may cause some unpredictable variations. But, whether the tulips are barely open or nearly done blooming, the cruise will be beautiful and memorable.
There are other ways to celebrate spring on a European river cruise. For example, a river cruise ship can take you to the Spring Music Festival in Budapest, Hungary, March 22-April 7; "Rhine in Flames," a series of beautiful fireworks display that take place every Saturday, May through September, along Germany's portion of the Rhine river; and the Vienna Festival in Vienna, Austria, May 9 to June 15.
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The exhaust system on the SVARTPILEN 401 comprises of two parts, a pre-silencer made from steel, and a final silencer, made from aluminium and finished off in matt black. The silencer also features a standard heat shield which fits well with the rugged design. Importantly, the exhaust also ensures the SVARTPILEN 401 also meets strict emissions regulations.
The SVARTPILEN 401 is powered by a modern 373cc single cylinder engine that is remarkably compact. With 37Nm of torque from low down in the RPM range and a 6-speed gearbox, it is perfect for urban riding. The electronic fuel injection is operated by a ride-by-wire system and delivers a sharp, but refined and controllable power with a low fuel consumption. With a peak horsepower of 32kW (44hp), the SVARTPILEN 401 is accessible to A2 licence holders, while its lightweight construction means the power-to-weight ratio will also excite more experienced riders.


Wasing Park is set within the stunning Berkshire countryside and is a fantastic barn wedding venue. The estate features versatile grounds that are filled with historic gems like the Victorian Summerhouse and Castle Barn which make the perfect backdrops for wedding photography. Aimee and Matt are a lovely couple who got married in the garden room on New Year's Eve last year and what a fantastic day it was! I started off capturing the girls getting ready in the Stables Lodge, a beautiful oak beamed room that is the honeymoon suite with the largest bed I have ever seen! The couple have a very young daughter who was very happy to just sit on Aimee's lap among the hustle and bustle of the preparations. From here I headed down to the bar to meet the guys and capture some relaxed per-ceremony drinks before the vows were exchanged.
The grounds at Wasing Park have so many spots to shoot in and after the ceremony I took the newlywed around some of the areas for their couple shoot. They were very relaxed in front of the camera and this made for some beautiful shots before it was time for them to get back to their guests and carry on with the celebrations! Aimee's Dad, Matt and his best men all delivered some blinding speeches and it was clear that everyone was having a great time as the night and new year drew closer. Once it was dark the guests gathered outside to light the sparklers for Aimee and Matt's sparkler exit as an alternative to the traditional first dance that most couple choose.
Matt and Aimee were brilliant to work with and this made for an excellent end to 2016! Here's some of my favourite moments from the day……..


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