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Sedan: 1959–1968
Coupe: 1961–1971
370,807 built
West Germany: Stuttgart
South Africa: East London
Australia: Port Melbourne[1]
Friedrich Geiger
Full-size luxury car (F)
2-door convertible
FR layout
2,195 cc (2.2 L) M127 I6
3,499 cc (3.5 L) M116 V8
See Mercedes-Benz S-Class for a complete overview of all S-Class models.
The Mercedes-Benz W111 was a chassis code given to a range of Mercedes-Benz vehicles produced between 1959 and 1971, including four-door sedans (1959-1968) and two-door coupés and cabriolets (1961 to 1971). Their bodywork featured distinctive American-style tailfins that gave the models their Heckflosse nickname — German for "fintail".
Introduced with a 2.2-litre inline 6-cylinder engine, the W111 spawned a pair of variant lines which bracketed it in 1961: downscale entry-level inline 4-cylinder engined vehicles sharing the W111 chassis and bodies, designated the W110; and the W112, a high-end luxury sedan built on the W111 chassis with its body but exclusive features, elaborate appointments, and the Mercedes-Benz 300d Adenauer's fuel-injected 3-litre M189 six-cylinder engine – at the time the company's largest.
Somewhat confusingly, both the W111 and W112 lines included vehicles with different Paul Bracq-designed bodywork, the 2-door coupe and cabriolet.
2 Production history
2.1 Sedan
2.2 Coupé and cabriolet
2.2.1 The 280 SE 3.5
4 Model timeline
Mercedes-Benz emerged from World War II as an automaker in the early 1950s with the expensive 300 Adenauers and exclusive 300 S grand tourers that gained it fame, but it was the simple unibody Pontons which comprised the bulk of the company's revenues.
Work on replacing the Pontons began in 1956 with a design focused on passenger comfort and safety. The basic Ponton cabin was widened and squared off, with a large glass greenhouse improving driver visibility. A milestone in car design were front and rear crumple zones for absorbing kinetic energy on impact. The automaker also patented retractable seatbelts.
The body was modern and featured characteristic American-style tailfins that gave the models their Heckflosse nickname — German for "fintail".
Production history[edit]
Sedan[edit]
Mercedes-Benz 220b
Series production of the 4-door sedan began in August 1959, which made its debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in autumn. Initially the series consisted of the 220b, 220Sb, and 220SEb. These replaced the (W105) 219, the (W180) 220S and the (W128) 220SE Ponton sedans respectively. The 220b was an entry-level version with little chrome trim, simple hubcaps, and basic interior trim that lacked pockets on doors. Prices were DM16,750, 18,500 and 20,500, with a rough sales ratio of 1:2:1.
All models shared the 2195 cc M127 straight-six engine carried over from the previous generation, producing 95 hp (71 kW) at 4800 rpm and capable of accelerating the heavy car to 160 km/h (155 if fitted with optional automatic gearbox). The 220Sb featured twin carburettors and produced 110 hp (82 kW) at 5000 rpm, raising top speed to 165 km/h (103 mph) (160 km/h (99 mph)) and improving 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration to 15 seconds (16 on the 220b). The top range 220SEb featured Bosch fuel injection producing 120 hp (89 kW) at 4800 rpm, with a top speed of 172 km/h (107 mph) (168 km/h (104 mph) for auto) and a 0–100 km/h (62 mph) time of 14 seconds.
Mercedes-Benz 220S
In 1961, the W111 chassis and body were shared with the even more basic 4-cylinder W110 and a luxury W112 version built on the W111 chassis with its body and the Type 300 series' 3-litre M189 big block 6-cylinder engine, many standard power features, and a high level of interior and exterior trim. The body of the W110 featured a shorter hood, compared to the W111.
Mercedes-Benz 220Sb
In May 1965, the 220Sb and 220SEb were replaced by the new 230S. It was visually identical to the 220S,[citation needed] with a modernised 2306 cm3 M180 engine with twin Zenith carburettors producing 120 hp (89 kW) at 5400 rpm. Top speed is 176 km/h (109 mph) (174 km/h (108 mph) on auto), acceleration from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) is 13 seconds (15 with automatic transmission). As a successor to the 220b, Mercedes-Benz also introduced the 230, with the 2306 cm3 engine fitted into the W110 series car. A total of 41,107 230S models were built through January 1968, when the last of 4-door fintails left the production line.
During its ten-year run between 1959 and 1968 a total of 337,803 W111s were built.
Coupé and cabriolet[edit]
The fintails were almost gone on two-door versions
Design of a replacement for the two-door Pontons began in 1957. Since most of the chassis and drivetrain were to be unified with the sedan, the scope was focused on the exterior styling. Mercedes chose the work of engineer Paul Bracq, which featured a more squarish, subtle rear-end treatment, more evocative of the later squarish styling of the subsequent W108/W109 than the sharp-edged tailfins of the sedan.
Production began in late 1960, with the coupe making its debut at the 75th anniversary of the opening of Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart in February of the next year. The convertible followed at the Frankfurt Auto Show a few months later. Almost identical to the coupe, its soft-top roof folded into a recess behind the rear seat and was covered by a tightly fitting leather "boot" in the same color as the seats. Unlike the previous generation of two-door ponton series, the 220SE designation was used for both the coupe and convertible; both received the same version of the 2195 cc M127 engine. Prices in 1962 were 32,500 for the coupe and 36,000 Dutch Guilders for the cabriolet. Options included a sliding sunroof for the coupe, automatic transmission, power steering, and individual rear seats.
Mercedes-Benz 280SE Coupe (US)
Mercedes-Benz 280SE Coupe
In March 1962, Mercedes-Benz released the exclusive two-door M189-powered 300SE. Like the 300 sedan, it was based on the W111 chasis but shared both Daimler's top-range 2996 cm3 fuel-injected engine and the unique W112 chassis designation, efforts on Mercedes' part to distance it from the maker's modest W110 and W111 lineups and link it to the prestigious W188 300S two-door luxury sports tourer. It was distinguished by a chrome strip, and featured air suspension and a higher level of interior trim and finish. Prices were 45,000 and 48,500 for the hard and soft roofs respectively.
In summer of 1965 Mercedes-Benz launched replacements for both W111 and W112 sedans, the W108 and W109 respectively. With the tailfin fashion well eroded by the mid 1960s, the new design was based on the restrained W111 coupe, widened and squared off. Work on a future new chassis that would fully replace the Ponton-derived W111/W112 and W108/W109 was well under way. With a concept car of the first S-Class was shown in 1967,[citation needed] Daimler declined to develop a two-door W108/W109 vehicle, instead continuing production of the aging W111/W112 with modest changes. The 220SE was superseded in early autumn 1965 by the 250SE, which featured the new 2496 cm3 M129 engine. Producing 150 hp (112 kW) at 5500 rpm, it gave the vehicle a significant improvement in top speed, 193 km/h (120 mph) (188 km/h (117 mph) with automatic transmission), and 0–100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration time of 12 seconds (14 with automatic transmission). Visible changes include new 14-inch rims, which came with new hub cabs and beauty rings accommodating the larger disk brakes and new rear axle from the W108 family.
Since the W108 and W109 were only available as 4-door models, 2-door W111 and W112 coupés and cabriolets like this 1969 280SE are frequently mistaken for them
In November 1967 the 250 SE was superseded by the 280 SE. It was powered by the new 2778 cc M130 engine, which produced 160 hp (119 kW) at 5500 rpm. Top speed was hardly affected, but acceleration from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) improved to 10.5 seconds (13 with automatic transmission). Inside, the car received a wood veneer option on the dashboard and other minor changes, including door lock buttons and different heater levers. The hubcaps were changed yet again to a new one piece wheelcover, and the exterior mirror was changed.
Despite its smaller engine, the 280 SE could outperform the early 1950s M189 powered 300 SE, resulting in the more expensive model's retirement.
The 280 SE 3.5[edit]
Mercedes-Benz upgraded the W111 280SE to include an optional 3.5 litre V8 engine
A final model was added in August 1969, the 280 SE 3.5, the first Mercedes post-War coupe with more than 3 litres. The car was fitted with the brand-new M116 3499 cc V8. It produced 200 hp (150 kW) at 5800 rpm, and a top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph) (205 km/h (127 mph) with automatic transmission) and a 0-100 km/h (62 mph) at 9.5 seconds (11.5 for the automatic transmission). As one of several changes to modernize the aging design a lower, wider grille was incorporated and the facelifted model is often by the Germans referred to as the "flachkühler". The new grill was not a side-effect of enlarging the engine compartment to accommodate the V8 despite popular belief. Front and rear bumpers were also modified with the addition of rubber rub strips; the rear lenses changed to a flatter cleaner design. This change was carried across the standard 280 SE. As the top of its range, the 280 SE 3.5 is seen as an ideological successor to the W112 300 SE, though it lacked the W112's air suspension.
There were plans to place the larger M117 V8 engine in the W111 (the model would have been called 280 SE 4.5).[citation needed]
The last 280 SE was produced in January 1971, with the 280 SE 3.5 ending in July. The total production over the decade was: 220 SEb - 16,902, 250 SE - 6,213, 280 SE - 5,187, and 280 SE 3.5 - 4,502 units. Not including 3,127 W112 300 SE models, the grand total of 2-door W111 models was 32,804 of which 7,456 were convertibles.
The indirect replacement for the Coupé was the C107 SLC, which was an SL Coupé, it therefore had no link with the S Class range. The true successor of the W111/12 Coupe was the C126 Coupe of 1981. As the R107 SL grew bigger and more luxury oriented, it assumed the position of the top of the range Convertible, which meant the four-seater convertible would disappear from Mercedes-Benz's lineup for nearly two-decades, until the A124 in 1992.
Models[edit]
Chassis code
Displ.
220 Sedan 8/59–8/65 111.010 M180.940 / R 6 2195 cc 95 PS (70 kW; 94 hp) 69,691
220 S Sedan 8/59–8/65 111.012 M180.941 / R 6 2195 cc 105 PS (77 kW; 104 hp)
110 PS (81 kW; 108 hp) 161,119
220 SE Sedan 8/59–8/65 111.014 M127.982 / R 6 2195 cc 120 PS (88 kW; 118 hp) 66,086
220 SE Coupé 2/61–10/65 111.021 M127.984 / R 6 2195 cc 120 PS (88 kW; 118 hp) 14,173
220 SE Cabriolet 9/61–10/65 111.023 M127.984 / R 6 2195 cc 120 PS (88 kW; 118 hp) 2,729
230 S Sedan 7/65–1/68 111.010 M180.947 / 951 / R 6 2307 cc 120 PS (88 kW; 118 hp) 41,107
250 SE Coupé 9/65–12/67 111.021 M129.980 / 981 / R 6 2496 cc 150 PS (110 kW; 148 hp) 5,259
250 SE Cabriolet 9/65–12/67 111.023 M129.980 / 984 / R 6 2496 cc 150 PS (110 kW; 148 hp) 954
280 SE Coupé 11/67–5/71 111.024 M130.980 / 984 / R 6 2778 cc 160 PS (118 kW; 158 hp) 3,797
280 SE Cabriolet 11/67–5/71 111.025 M130.980 / 984 / R 6 2778 cc 160 PS (118 kW; 158 hp) 1,390
280 SE 3.5 Coupé 11/69–7/71 111.026 M116.980 / 990 / V 8 3499 cc 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp) 3,270
280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet 11/69–7/71 111.027 M116.980 / 990 / V 8 3499 cc 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp) 1,232[2][3]
Model timeline[edit]
Chassis Type 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
W111 Sedan 220
Cabriolet 220SE
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Toxic waste: 120 blood sample used test tubes were found in La Rumorosa, between Mexicali and Tijuana
por Alfredo Azcarate Varela 30 julio, 2020 30 julio, 2020
THE BAJA POST/EDITOR
Organic waste, used blood samples inside more than 120 test tubes were found aside the road right between kilometers 60 & 61 of the Mexicali-Tijuana highway, in La Rumorosa, according to Marco Aurelio Gámez, chief of the Mexicali bureau of the Commission for Sanitary Risk Prevention (COEPRIS in Spanish), who said that FIARUM (government organization in charge of managing and maintaining the road in good condition) found the materials and reported it to the commission.
A judicial investigation has been started and a criminal file has been opened on this case, which is not the first one happening in the area, said Gamez, and the legal suit is already on, against whoever turns out to be responsible for this, the most important thing is to find who did this in order for the COEPRIS to set an example and show that this kind of disrespect for nature and for human lives won´t go without punishment: "They can´t get away with this whoever they are", he said.
Gamez arrived to the place where the toxic waste was located, with COEPRIS personnel and workers from Industrial Processes Inc., who lift the which contained blood, some samples will be sent to the Public Health Laboratory to be analyzed and determine the content of the tubes, while the rest of the materials will be destroyed to avoid any health risks and problems.
Gamez Servin reminded that it is not the first time that this illegal waste disposal happens, so he Cantilena agreed with FIARUM officials that surveillance will be strengthened, mostly between the (around Laguna Salada) and La Rumorosa section of the highway, in an effort to locate the people who did this.
This is not the first time that this section of the road is used as a waste disposal depository, which constitutes a felony that endangers human, life and shows how disrespectful some medical labs and companies are when it comes to protecting the environment, and this sort of things are a huge hazard for people´s health.
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COEPRIS detecta tiradero de deshechos médicos en carretera a Tijuana kilómetro 60-61 en La Rumorosa
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It is tradition now. This is third impression of this same square [link to 2001 and link to 2007].
This time we came with the original 2001 team, me, behind camera, my wife, daughter and her partner. They are siting at the same spot as 10 years earlier.
We visited the square at almost the same time of the day and again after visit to Arsenale location of the Biennale di Venezia.
On the small photos are two more lions from the "venetian collection of lions looted around the world" these located nearby.
Bellow right is only one image from Biennale 2011 just to spice up the impression.


James Kelly was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment following his unanimous conviction by a jury before HHJ Drew QC at Birmingham Crown Court last Friday.
Jonathan and Ian Hockaday are US citizens who arrived in the UK on the 13th April for a family holiday that involved visiting their English cousins. on the first night of their trip they attended an event at the Minworth Social Club. Mr Kelly engaged them in conversation and in particular was asking them questions about Donald Trump. The Prosecution's case was that Mr Kelly's motive was not to engage the brothers in political debate but to goad them. In fact it was Mr Kelly who became agitated and aggressive and initiated a fight with the brothers. Others intervened and as matters began to settle it was alleged by the Crown, and duly found to be so by the jury, that Mr Kelly 'glassed' Jonathan Hockaday with a stemmed pint glass causing extensive damage to Mr Hockaday's left eye to the extent that the entire globe required removal.
It was a sensitive and difficult case. As part of the defence case witnesses were called that suggested that in fact it was the Americans who had been the aggressors and all Mr Kelly had done was act in reasonable self-defence.
Plainly the jury rejected the account of Mr Kelly and the witnesses called on his behalf.


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21 Icons Season Three (A Future Of A Nation) Features Kyle Shepherd
By The Vent
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Kyle Shepherd ‒"What I love about jazz and improvisation is the freedom it gifts you. It allows you to be yourself."
On 22 November 2015 on SABC 3 at 19h27, the acclaimed short-film series 21 ICONS will feature the 12th icon of its third season: 28-year-old South African jazz composer and musician, Kyle Shepherd. An accomplished and influential pianist, he was born into a musical family in Cape Town, and is the son of Mechell Shepherd, a violinist who played for renowned jazz legend, Abdullah Ibrahim.
21 ICONS traces South Africa's history over the course of its three seasons, moving from the fight for freedom to the country's growth during democracy, and concluding with a vision of the future. This season has been envisaged as a tribute to the country's future, shedding the spotlight on young South African icons.
Young South African talent Gary van Wyk (34) has stepped up as principal photographer for the third season. Adrian Steirn, who conceived the project, continues his involvement as one of the photographers capturing the behind-the-scenes images.
Shepherd has been selected for 21 ICONS South Africa Season III for his ability to transcend cultural barriers by using music as an art form to communicate commonalities and differences across diverse nations. He has used his aptitude for music as a thread to embrace and harness creativity in society.
He attributes the connection between people and music to the idea that everyone plays an equal part in the formulation of jazz – the composer, the player/s and the audience – all contribute to making the music what it is.
He explains, "Jazz represents freedom. It also represents a wonderful kind of democracy with a band when there's two or three more people on an equal footing coming together to make music work. A player/audience is a weird symbiosis; there are three participants in music making."
The three-minute film, which will repeat the next day at 17h57 on the same channel, showcases how Shepherd was first drawn to the world of classical music but switched to piano as a teenager.
During a portrait sitting the musical sensation tells Van Wyk about his musical influences, "With my mom, the thing I'm most thankful for was that she exposed me to so much music which is an invaluable thing. Then much later when I started playing jazz and improvisation and the piano, when I played those things it sounded so familiar, as if I knew it already. In less than a year, I had learned to play piano from scratch and really in a very obsessive way practiced all the time. Before I knew it I was still in high school but going to gigs at night."
Shepherd was raised in Belhar in the Western Cape and attended Settlers High School. It was here where he was introduced to his first academic mentor, Mr Smuts, who he still admires today for giving him the creative freedom to explore his musicianship while laying down the solid foundations needed to develop his intellectual and technical musicality.
He says, "He allowed me to play in school bands, and at that time we were living in a place called Belhar, and he introduced me to other members from the community who were jazz enthusiasts…feeding me the music and that was important. Looking back, all those things combined really made me who I am today."
When he matriculated, Shepherd enrolled at The University of Cape Town to study jazz. During his second year he decided that if he was going to make something of himself as a South African jazz artist that he would have to focus his energy and dedicate his time to honing his craft as a musician.
Shepherd, who is also a saxophonist, Xaru (traditional mouth bow) player, vocalist and poet, enlisted at Zim Ngqawana's Zimology Institute, which led to his residency and eventual creative partnership with the late flautist and saxophonist, Ngwawana.
At the young age of 20, he released his debut album 'FineART' which earned him two SAMA nominations – one for Best Traditional Jazz Album and the other in the Best Newcomer category. Since his debut in 2007, he has released four albums and received numerous awards and nominations for his music.
He tells Van Wyk that while it is an honour to be recognised for his work that music is in his blood and the 'feeling' far outweighs the rewards, "What I enjoy most about jazz and improvisation is the gift it gives you. It allows you to be yourself."
In 2014, he was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist Award ‒ an acknowledgment that industry experts felt was long overdue. This year he received the Newton Memorial Music Scholarship to study his Masters at Stellenbosch University.
He explains in a conversation with Van Wyk that pursuing a musical career is not an easy choice, "If I didn't love what I did, I would have never put up with the difficulties that go into a career in music. Especially jazz ‒ it's by no means easy ‒ there are economic difficulties and structural difficulties in terms of the infrastructure of the music scene as a whole in South Africa. There are no venues to play and we have to 'make' places to perform."
Shepherd's message to aspiring musicians is a straightforward one: "It's a full-time thing ‒ in South Africa, we are surviving doing it but it's by no means easy and if we didn't love it, I don't think anyone would do it. In fact, I do not recommend it to anyone if you are not going to give it a hundred percent."
For the portrait 'Making It Up' which will appear digitally on the Monday after his short-film is released, Van Wyk describes the visual elements, "Shot in Shepherd's studio at his grandmother's home in Cape Town's Grassy Park, Kyle is pictured playing the Grand Piano that he uses when composing his music. Seated before the instrument – his eyes shut – his reflection in the polished wood is caught in frame. The resulting image is one that imagines a musician and his instrument as one."
On the future of South Africa, he comments, "Opportunity that comes in the form of a silver spoon is gone which is a good thing. You just have to do the work. There are no short cuts. You've got to do the work and be committed to your craft – that's it!" he says.
Van Wyk concludes by asking the audience to share their stories on social platforms by answering the question: "What do you stand for?"
Followers are encouraged to share their personal triumphs or to nominate a member from the community who is making a profound difference.
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It's finally here, you've already tasted the badly pulled lager and smelt the whiff of burnt Balti pie, and perhaps even the ever-looming tactical disaster – or now well in full-swing – depending on how negative you cut your opinion.
The Iron began their League One campaign against AFC Wimbledon in earnest with a 1-1 draw on Saturday, the 'Real Dons' – as they like to be called.
In the wider interests of football, it was the curtain raiser, Christmas Day and many people's most anticipated afternoon of the year, after a summer of droll friendlies and, in our case, uninspiring transfer activity, the beautiful game is back.
But what did we get? What do we have to fear, and what can we expect from this season, after the Millwall nightmare, and one that promised so much, and delivered, ultimately, nothing.
We expect promotion of course, but with a seemingly reduced budget and a squad that's a few injuries away from disaster, have our expectations been tempered somewhat? Wimbledon were not at all a bad team, they want to progress and after establishing themselves in League One last season they want to catch the eye a little more, apparently, Neil Ardley wants to 'play a bit more football'. This season, bereft of a real target man they will try to play on the deck, and we certainly saw plenty of that, from the Dons at least.
Will Alexander continue to stick with his newly adopted wing-back formation, or go back to the 442 that saw us dismember so many teams in the early parts of last season? Or, will we have to watch the dreaded diamond, a creation that will send even the most ardent happy-clapper to sleep on the terrace railing.
In any case, come 5pm next Saturday we will have a much better idea of how bad we'll be this season, or, heaven forbid – how bloody good and if you do fancy a flutter, you can check out which bookie is offering the best odds on an away win with this handy football bookmakers reviews.
We can hope that we adjust to come out of the blocks with speed, as we did last season, I feel that that is imperative. Quite evidently on Saturday, with the 1-1 draw, we came out of the traps at anything but full-speed. So, let us hope that we get the luck to miss the injury monsoon that we endured last term, and despite a summer of relative disappointment, we are still, tantalizingly, 2 or 3 good players away (injury permitting) from a top-of-the-pile squad. What Alexander does with a group that came so close last season remains to be seen, and that, I suspect, will be where this season will be won and lost.
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Immigration /
Asylum seekers and refugees
Who gets more, pensioners or refugees?
Illegal immigrants or refugees living in Britain get a total yearly benefit of £29,900.
Illegal immigrants cannot collect benefits, and refugees can on the same basis as UK nationals once their request for asylum is granted—but this figure is unusually high.
British old age pensioners who have worked for 45 years get a total yearly benefit of £6,000.
A British pensioner with 45 years' worth of national insurance contributions is likely to earn at least £500 a year more than this, and be eligible for more benefits on top.
An image claiming that 'illegal immigrants' and refugees can claim a much larger yearly benefit than British pensioners has been widely distributed online, and several of our readers have asked us to factcheck it.
It's very similar to something that went viral six years ago that we factchecked at the time, albeit with slightly different figures.
British pensioners who have worked for 45 years are likely to get a minimum payout of £6,500 a year, so more than the number in the picture. Those subject to immigration control aren't eligible for most benefits, and although refugees can claim the same benefits as UK nationals, the figure quoted is unrealistically high.
In 2015, the House of Commons Library wrote about a similar claim circulated via email that quoted the same figures with slightly different accompanying text. The library said "The figures quoted bear no relation whatsoever to the situation in the United Kingdom".
How much can these groups actually collect?
The image mentions a "total yearly benefit" for pensioners, which looks like it is referring to their pension. Pensioners can also be eligible for other benefits, like winter fuel payments, means-tested benefits like pension credit, and a free TV license.
If the pensioner in their example is a man born before April 6 1951 or a woman born before April 6 1953, they can claim the basic state pension. A full basic state pension is £125.95 a week, which amounts to around £6,500 per year. This excludes any top ups to the state pension.
The image mentions this pensioner has worked for 45 years, so we can assume they have the 30 qualifying years of national insurance contributions.
If the pensioner was born after those dates, they can claim the new state pension, which is £164.25 in full, which per year is around £8,500. People need to have 35 years of national insurance payments to qualify for this amount. This excludes any protected payments, which is extra money older workers entitled to the new state pension may have amassed under the old system.
Regardless of when they were born, assuming this pensioner has worked for 45 years, they have 45 years of national insurance contributions and are likely to be eligible for more than the £6,000 a year claimed.
What can 'illegal immigrants' claim?
In response to a 2016 petition asking the government to 'Stop all benefits to illegal immigrants completely', the government said: "Illegal immigrants and failed asylum seekers are not entitled to, and do not get, benefits from the UK's welfare system".
In its debunking paper for the email, the House of Commons Library defines illegal immigrants as those who entered the UK unlawfully or stayed for longer than they were allowed without applying to stay longer.
Those in the UK without legal status are likely to be removed if their immigration status is discovered by the authorities. They inherently do not have the right to work in the UK and we don't have figures for those that do so anyway.
As a result of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, only people with the right to work in the UK can collect National Insurance contribution based benefits like jobseeker's and employment and support allowance, and work related benefits like statutory maternity pay.
People subject to immigration control (who require leave to enter or remain in the UK but don't have it) are also prevented from collecting payments like housing and child benefit, and universal credit.
What can refugees claim?
The term refugees refers to asylum seekers whose applications for asylum have been successful. According to a House of Commons research briefing, refugees "are able to claim social security benefits and tax credits on the same basis as UK nationals".
That means they would theoretically be eligible for the same kinds of pensions as the British pensioners described above would, although aren't as likely to have built up the required national insurance contributions if they arrived in adulthood.
The £29,900 figure quoted in the image is unusually high—the benefits cap means the maximum payment of certain types of benefits to a couple or single person with children in London is £23,000 per household.
Refugees in this image may refer to asylum seekers who are still awaiting a decision on their asylum application to remain here. To be eligible for asylum, someone must be unable to live safely in their country out of fear of persecution because of characteristics like race, religion or political opinions that put them at risk there.
Asylum seekers who are waiting for a decision are not allowed to claim mainstream non-contributory social security benefits, and are not usually allowed to work either.
But they may be eligible for asylum support from the Home Office, which parliament described as "less generous than social security benefits" in its debunking briefing.
This support can consist of somewhere to live (which they cannot choose and is unlikely to be in London or the South East), plus £37.75 per person in the household a week. They can also get £3-5 per week per pregnant mother, baby and child under three, and may qualify for a one off maternity payment of £300.
The origins of this claim
The House of Commons Library said the claim they checked in 2015, which was spread by email, may have originated from a similar message circulated in Australia.
The government there subsequently debunked it, but there have also been similar versions in Canada and India with some details changed.
By Grace Rahman
It's likely that over 100,000 people have entered the UK since the lockdown began
Most of these NHS jobs are classed as "skilled" under new immigration rules
Unpublished Home Office target needs explaining
Since 2010, the UK has granted protection to around 41,000 asylum seekers and refugees under the age of 18
Migration drives the majority of UK population growth—exactly how much is debatable


Two student-musicians will be representing the district's music department at this year's New York State School Music Association Winter Conference. Jordan Tyson and Suzanna Egan were chosen as top vocal musicians based on their perfect scores during All-State auditions last spring.
Fellow musician Conrad Stewart achieved alternate status for the conference. The festival, which will be held in December, will feature high school student-musicians from throughout New York State.


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namespace Benski\CatalogueBundle\Form;

use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolverInterface;
use Benski\CatalogueBundle\Form\PrixOptionChoixMultipleType;

class PackOptionChoixMutlipleType extends AbstractType {

   /**
    * @param FormBuilderInterface $builder
    * @param array $options
    */
   public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options) {
      $builder
          ->add('published')
          ->add('prixOption', 'collection', array(
                'type' => new PrixOptionChoixMultipleType(),
            ));

   }

   /**
    * @param OptionsResolverInterface $resolver
    */
   public function setDefaultOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver) {
      $resolver->setDefaults(array(
          'data_class' => 'Benski\CatalogueBundle\Entity\PackOptionChoixMultiple'
      ));
   }

   /**
    * @return string
    */
   public function getName() {
      return 'benski_cataloguebundle_packoptionacocher';
   }

}

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Bendigo resident Stephanie Clarke was only three years old when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. "It was really confronting that day," Stephanie's father Danny said. "You're told your child has a brain tumour and you're looking for the quick, easy, safe answer. "One of them is we do nothing. But we were told if we don't do anything, she will die." Stephanie was taken to the Royal Children's Hospital where she had surgery to remove the cancer. She then went through weeks of radiation at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. "We did our own travel from Bendigo to Melbourne but we weren't just left behind," Mr Clarke said. "The social workers came in, the nurses came in and we went to the clinic and saw the doctors. Everybody was always making sure that we were ok. "We can't fault the service that we received from the Royal Children's Hospital." Read more: City shines in Good Friday Appeal Stephanie, now 21, has made it her mission to help those who helped her. For the past 14 years, she has been raising money for the Royal Children's Hospital as part of the Good Friday Appeal. It started when she was in Grade 3. She began collecting loose change in a metal tin as part of a primary school social studies project. "I just started with asking my dad for coins," she said. "He started with giving me five cent pieces and I've been filling tins ever since. "My mum, dad and uncles have been donating a lot of coins. Mum gets a few from work and dad gets a few from work as well. Any spare change just goes in my tin." In the past 14 years, Stephanie has raised more than $5000 for the Royal Children's Hospital. The 21-year-old is now in good health and is only required to go in for a yearly check up, but she continues to raise money. This Good Friday, her and her parents will be continuing their new tradition of tin rattling for the appeal on View Street. "That's how we do our bit for her," Stephanie's mum Rosalyn said. Since the Good Friday Appeal started in 1931, more than $345 million has been raised to support research, equipment, education, training and patient centred care programs at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Bendigo has played a key part in the appeal for the past five decades. Uncle Bobs, an organisation that works solely for the medical needs of sick children, acts as the agent of the donation drive in Bendigo. The group began operating in Bendigo 47 years ago and has raised more than $1 million for the Royal Children's Hospital. "You don't even have to go far to find someone who has been helped by the hospital," Uncle Bobs marketing coordinator Bec Pryor said. "We'll be raising money for the appeal and people will say my grandchild or my next-door neighbour or even I was helped when I was a little child." Ms Pryor was in a car accident when she was 16 years old and received treatment at the Royal Children's Hospital. "I broke my neck so I was airlifted from Bendigo to Melbourne," she said. "I was there for quite some time and the support they gave me and my family was just amazing. Read more: Bendigo teenager urges people to donate to Good Friday Appeal "So that's part of my driving force for doing the Good Friday Appeal and working with Uncle Bobs. I wanted to give my time so others could experience the benefits of the hospital." Uncle Bobs Bendigo Branch president Carol Maher is one of five generations who have been contributing time and money to the Royal Children's Hospital. Her grandfather was one of the people who started the Good Friday Appeal. "I do it for the past and present members," Ms Maher said. "I do it because you meet so many beautiful people and that's what drives me." "It's meeting people like Bec who have been touched by the Royal Children's and hearing their stories that makes it worthwhile." The Uncle Bobs Bendigo Branch are looking for people to help tin rattle this Good Friday. "Our meeting place is the Bendigo Bowls Club in Barnard Street," Ms Pryor said. "So people can come and volunteer from 8am and we run to about 3pm. "People can come in and register or they can register online through the Uncle Bobs website or our Facebook page." The group were able to double their volunteer numbers for the appeal last year, from 70 people in 2017 to more than 140 people in 2018. The usual contributors include the local fire brigades, Freemasons, and the local Lions Clubs. But Ms Pryor said they were always looking for new volunteers. "People can volunteer for as long as they want," Ms Pryor said. "Some people do the whole day and others do as short as a few hours. "We accept anyone and we love to see old faces and also some new faces to join the team." Ms Pryor said the Good Friday Appeal brought out the best in the community. "Years ago I would ring up and make my donation on the Good Friday Appeal telecast," Ms Pryor said. "That high of doing something and paying it forward would only last a little while. "But when you go and give that time and you're surrounded by like-minded people who are just solely driven to make a difference and raise as much money as possible, the high from that lasts so much longer. "The people you meet and the friendships you make from that day is really, really great." Have you signed up to the Bendigo Advertiser's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in central Victoria.
Bendigo resident Stephanie Clarke was only three years old when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
"It was really confronting that day," Stephanie's father Danny said. "You're told your child has a brain tumour and you're looking for the quick, easy, safe answer.
"One of them is we do nothing. But we were told if we don't do anything, she will die."
Stephanie was taken to the Royal Children's Hospital where she had surgery to remove the cancer. She then went through weeks of radiation at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
"We did our own travel from Bendigo to Melbourne but we weren't just left behind," Mr Clarke said.
"The social workers came in, the nurses came in and we went to the clinic and saw the doctors. Everybody was always making sure that we were ok.
"We can't fault the service that we received from the Royal Children's Hospital."
Stephanie, now 21, has made it her mission to help those who helped her. For the past 14 years, she has been raising money for the Royal Children's Hospital as part of the Good Friday Appeal.
It started when she was in Grade 3. She began collecting loose change in a metal tin as part of a primary school social studies project.
"I just started with asking my dad for coins," she said. "He started with giving me five cent pieces and I've been filling tins ever since.
"My mum, dad and uncles have been donating a lot of coins. Mum gets a few from work and dad gets a few from work as well. Any spare change just goes in my tin."
In the past 14 years, Stephanie has raised more than $5000 for the Royal Children's Hospital. The 21-year-old is now in good health and is only required to go in for a yearly check up, but she continues to raise money.
This Good Friday, her and her parents will be continuing their new tradition of tin rattling for the appeal on View Street.
"That's how we do our bit for her," Stephanie's mum Rosalyn said.
Since the Good Friday Appeal started in 1931, more than $345 million has been raised to support research, equipment, education, training and patient centred care programs at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.
Bendigo has played a key part in the appeal for the past five decades. Uncle Bobs, an organisation that works solely for the medical needs of sick children, acts as the agent of the donation drive in Bendigo.
The group began operating in Bendigo 47 years ago and has raised more than $1 million for the Royal Children's Hospital.
"You don't even have to go far to find someone who has been helped by the hospital," Uncle Bobs marketing coordinator Bec Pryor said.
"We'll be raising money for the appeal and people will say my grandchild or my next-door neighbour or even I was helped when I was a little child."
Ms Pryor was in a car accident when she was 16 years old and received treatment at the Royal Children's Hospital.
"I broke my neck so I was airlifted from Bendigo to Melbourne," she said. "I was there for quite some time and the support they gave me and my family was just amazing.
"So that's part of my driving force for doing the Good Friday Appeal and working with Uncle Bobs. I wanted to give my time so others could experience the benefits of the hospital."
Uncle Bobs Bendigo Branch president Carol Maher is one of five generations who have been contributing time and money to the Royal Children's Hospital.
Her grandfather was one of the people who started the Good Friday Appeal.
"I do it for the past and present members," Ms Maher said. "I do it because you meet so many beautiful people and that's what drives me."
"It's meeting people like Bec who have been touched by the Royal Children's and hearing their stories that makes it worthwhile."
The Uncle Bobs Bendigo Branch are looking for people to help tin rattle this Good Friday.
"Our meeting place is the Bendigo Bowls Club in Barnard Street," Ms Pryor said. "So people can come and volunteer from 8am and we run to about 3pm.
"People can come in and register or they can register online through the Uncle Bobs website or our Facebook page."
The group were able to double their volunteer numbers for the appeal last year, from 70 people in 2017 to more than 140 people in 2018.
The usual contributors include the local fire brigades, Freemasons, and the local Lions Clubs. But Ms Pryor said they were always looking for new volunteers.
"People can volunteer for as long as they want," Ms Pryor said. "Some people do the whole day and others do as short as a few hours.
"We accept anyone and we love to see old faces and also some new faces to join the team."
Ms Pryor said the Good Friday Appeal brought out the best in the community.
"Years ago I would ring up and make my donation on the Good Friday Appeal telecast," Ms Pryor said. "That high of doing something and paying it forward would only last a little while.
"But when you go and give that time and you're surrounded by like-minded people who are just solely driven to make a difference and raise as much money as possible, the high from that lasts so much longer.
"The people you meet and the friendships you make from that day is really, really great."


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MAXX: An agency I'm proud to work for
Abbie Leadbitter
Junior Account Executive
When she isn't globe-trotting you can find Abbie scribbling away at blogs, social media content and briefs for the design team.
Corporate Social Responsibility is at the very core of MAXX. As an active member of the West Berkshire community, I am proud to work for an agency that actively supports local charities and sees great value in encouraging happiness in the workplace.
Printed on the walls entering the MAXX offices are 'be creative, be honest, be bold, be happy, be MAXX'. Happiness and creativity are instilled within the offices of this design and communication agency; it is evident in the individuals and in the workspace. MAXX aims to create a positive working environment for staff and, wherever possible, our community partners. We have recently been awarded a silver status award in recognition of our contribution to Corporate Social Responsibility with CSR Accreditation. It's a really important certification that shows we are a business that actively sets out to have a positive impact on society.
We also work for many not-for-profit organisations including SANE, Breast Cancer Now and Hft, and are proud to offer a reduced rate. Examples include The Rosemary Appeal where we worked to create the name, visual identity, website and collateral for the Appeal which went on to raise £5.5 million to open a Cancer Care and Renal Dialysis Unit in Newbury in February this year. Now the Unit has opened, we support Newbury Cancer Care with pro bono social media work. Furthermore, MAXX also hosted a Murder Mystery Evening (press cutting supplied) that raised £28,000 towards the Appeal (with match funding).
Over the past year, we have also provided in-kind support for Time to Talk, supporting young people struggling with mental health challenges, Home Start who support local families who might be struggling and Starting Point which helps young people get on the employment ladder. Starting Point has been able to secure significant seed funding as a result of the higher profile that we have delivered.
"Doing good" has long been at the very core of the business. Equally, many of our members of staff are involved in good works. For example, our Senior Account Manager is a Trustee on the Board of Newbury Cancer Care. One of our Directors was involved in Young Enterprise for several years and acted as an Advisor to local schools. Our Junior Account Executive recently returned from Cambodia where she supervised a team of Health Promotion students teaching in rural schools. Our Client Development Manager works with a charity called kicking off (www.kickingoff.org) and our MD pays for two children's education in Nepal.
The MAXX team are encouraged to be happy, creative and bold in every aspect of their job and are supported by the rest of the team in their career development, design/marketing work and out of office achievements. Winning several awards for Corporate Social Responsibility and being part of such an active, friendly and "do good" team is one of the many reasons I am proud to work for MAXX.
If you work for a charity and want to chat to one of the team, feel free to get in touch to see how we can help. Let's get talking on 01635 521 24 or [email protected]


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Staying on Top of OR Nurse Compensation
Every year, the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) surveys members to gauge the composition and compensation of the perioperative nursing workforce. The results of the 2014 survey found that the average staff perioperative nurse earns $67,800 annually — a $400 annual salary increase from the previous year.
An important finding in the study: facility type and size matter. Nurses in large facilities with 10 or more ORs earned about $69,100 annually, while nurses in smaller facilities earned $65,800. The survey also noted that hospital-based nurses tend to earn more than nurses who work in ambulatory surgical centers — about $9400 more than nurses in office-based ASCs and $5800 more that nurses in freestanding ASCs.
Who makes the most? Perhaps unsurprisingly: nurses who are also hospital or facility administrators, who earn about $104,600 annually, or vice presidents or directors of nursing, who bring home an average of $97,900 per year.
The full results were published in the December issue of AORN Journal.


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Q: add new column with condition and group df = spark.createDataFrame(
    [
        ['A', '1', '3'],
        ['A', '2', '7'],
        ['A', '3', '1'],
        ['A', '1', '5'],
        ['A', '3', '4'],
        ['A', '5', '2'],
        ['B', '1', '8'],
        ['B', '2', '4'],
        ['B', '4', '2'],
        ['B', '6', '8']
    ],
    ['col1', 'col2', 'col3']
)
df.show()

Grouping by col1, and getting value of col2 as condition to add new column:
+----+------------+------------+
|col1|        col2|        col3|
+----+------------+------------+
|   A|   [1, 2, 3]|   [3, 7, 1]|
|   A|   [1, 3, 5]|   [5, 4, 2]|
|   B|[1, 2, 4, 6]|[8, 4, 2, 8]|
+----+------------+------------+

changed the content of the question, added one column to order those rows, if some value in this column are duplicate, please don't care the order of those rows:
df = spark.createDataFrame(
    [
        ['A', '1', '3','2'],
        ['A', '2', '7','2'],
        ['A', '3', '1','2'],
        ['A', '1', '5','3'],
        ['A', '3', '4','3'],
        ['A', '5', '2','4'],
        ['B', '1', '8','4'],
        ['B', '2', '4','5'],
        ['B', '4', '2','6'],
        ['B', '6', '8','7']
    ],
    ['col1', 'col2', 'col3', 'col4']
)
df.show()

A: As you have a new column for sorting, you can use .sum() and Window to create a group column:
df = df.orderBy(['col1', 'col4', 'col2'])
df = df.withColumn(
    'group',
    func.sum(func.when(func.col('col2')=="1", 1).otherwise(0)).over(Window.partitionBy(func.col('col1')).orderBy(func.asc(func.col('col4'))))
)

df.show()
+----+----+----+----+-----+
|col1|col2|col3|col4|group|
+----+----+----+----+-----+
|   A|   1|   3|   2|    1|
|   A|   2|   7|   2|    1|
|   A|   3|   1|   2|    1|
|   A|   1|   5|   3|    2|
|   A|   3|   4|   3|    2|
|   A|   5|   2|   4|    2|
|   B|   1|   8|   4|    1|
|   B|   2|   4|   5|    1|
|   B|   4|   2|   6|    1|
|   B|   6|   8|   7|    1|
+----+----+----+----+-----+

Then you can use the grouping and collect list:
df\
    .groupby('col1', 'group')\
    .agg(
        func.collect_list('col2').alias('col2'),
        func.collect_list('col3').alias('col3')
    )\
    .drop('group')\
    .show(10, False)
+----+------------+------------+
|col1|col2        |col3        |
+----+------------+------------+
|A   |[1, 2, 3]   |[3, 7, 1]   |
|A   |[1, 3, 5]   |[5, 4, 2]   |
|B   |[1, 2, 4, 6]|[8, 4, 2, 8]|
+----+------------+------------+

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Start with skills development plans and plan training based on performance reviews. Book employees on courses and manage their attendance to fill development gaps. Choose from a library of standard, approved eLearning courses or develop your own content with our rapid content development tools. Once courses are completed, track employee skills and time spent automatically.
When used with the SmartHR job profile, you can determine current, short term and long term training gaps to ensure that your training budget is most effectively spent and costs can be claimed as part of your Skills Development Levy and Equity reporting. As part of the SmartHR Human Resource Information System, e-Learning is integrated and tracked giving you full control over all aspects of your employee talent management strategy.
SmartHR e-Learning is quick and easy to implement either on premise or hosted in our cloud. SmartHR e-Learning is extremely affordable for all size companies.
The SmartHR LMS, powered by LearnTech, allows for the online delivery of training. Using this solution, your organisation will be able to track all training results in real time, at the click of a button, thus optimizing time and reducing the costs associated with traditional learning methods. Our LMS includes a super intuitive Interface that is both fast and easy to use.
The SmartHR LMS can be installed in the cloud or behind your own firewall.
All SmartHR LMS installations are rebranded to suit your unique corporate identity. We will add your logo, include your colours and configure your very own menu options based on your specific needs.
This allows your learners to interact with a system that has a familiar look and feel and allows you to take ownership of your E-Learning initiatives brand.
The SmartHR LMS allows you to schedule E-Learning, classroom and blended training sessions easily through our course, session and location management functionalities. You are also able to create curricula, create and manage pre-assessments and pre-requisites.
It comes out of the box with advanced test engine and course tracking features. These, combined with a rich selection of default and custom reports will enable you to easily monitor and track performance within your organisation.
Time limits, scoring and attempts are easily configurable.
There is an extensive Off-the-Shelf content catalogue, which we have produced based on the need for professional skills development courses. Our courses have been designed and developed according to industry best practice and also allow for customisation and localisation of content. This allows our clients to impart their own corporate identity while not having to worry about sourcing content, designing or developing content.
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Last night I watched the documentary Dark Girls, a fantastic narrative of how dark-skinned black women feel ostracized from within the black community for being too dark and pressure to unnaturally lighten their skin. It's a wonderful piece — with absolutely nothing to do with religion or atheism — that I recommend everyone watch (personally, I don't care if you're as white as a ghost or as black as coal; I think all skin tones are beautiful). If you have Netflix stream away. It's short, only 71 minutes.
During the film there was an interview with a young woman, perhaps no older than sixteen. A dark-skinned girl who would surely grow to be a stunning example of black beauty, she had already embraced her skin tone and thought of it as a strength instead of a weakness. Kudos to her! But at the end of the interview she said something that struck me. I forget the exact words, but it was something like, thank god for giving me dark skin!
I must take her to task for this statement because it dismisses two very, very obvious realities: genetics and social constructions.
First, skin color is largely, although not solely, a product of genetics. Two dark-skinned parents are likely to produce a dark-skinned child. Mutations and recessive genes (i.e. still genetic) might account for the birth of a light-skinned child. Other factors might include the environment. Growing up in a sunny area might lead to darker pigments, for example. This has nothing to do with god, but instead to do with the colors of the skin of the parents.
Unfortunately, some Christians might point to the "curse of Cain." Two to three hundred years ago biblical scholars argued that the curse was dark skin. That is, blackness is a curse and therefore absolutely the product of god's will. That's a fairly racist statement that, again unfortunately, is still accepted by some fundamentalist Christians. Why would a young girl thank god for a curse?
Second, our perceptions of skin color are not real. They are made up, invented, or, to use the correct term, socially constructed. There are no actual differences within the spectrum of skin tone. There are no actual differences between a dark-skinned black person and a light-skinned black person. We should take that further by saying there are no actual differences between a white person and a black person (or any of the other five inventions of race). Any differences are socially constructed, most likely, as argued in the documentary, to appeal to whiteness.
If the girl in the documentary embraces her dark skin, then good for her! But I would not chalk her color up to divine will. It's her parents' genes that account for her blackness. And she should be thanking herself instead; she's the one with the strength to ignore damaging social constructions and see her true beauty instead.
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I do have Netflix so I'll be sure to give this a watch.
I wonder if it was just a turn of phrase or whether she was really thanking God.


Try different flavors of coconut milk yogurt for a variety of colored popsicles. Alternativley, blend vanilla yogurt with fruit to make your own colors. Strawberries for pink pops, blueberries for blue, mango or papaya for orange and pineapple and banana for yellow.... Or see this pudding recipe for green!
Fill any type of popsicle mold or candy molds with the yogurt blend. I happened to have these fun and festive bunnies on hand but no worries if you don't have something similar... Any pastel colored pops will do the trick!


Meals disability became obvious after his blown call during Tuesday's 19 inning nail bitter between the Pirates and Braves. The Braves finally prevailed when Julio Lugo scored from third on a grounder to third baseman Pedro Alvarez, whose throw home beat the runner by nearly an entire mile. Pirates catcher Mike McKenry applied a swipe tag, but Meals called Lugo safe. McKenry began screaming at Meals "what are you, blind?", until an emotional Meals finally admitted that he was indeed legally blind.
"I'm guessing he might have got him, but like I said I have no idea. I'm legally blind. People seemed really upset after the call though, so I knew it was time to come clean," Meals said. MLB has decided not to fire the legally blind umpire and let him finish his contract. "He's had a hard enough week already, it would be heartless for us to fire Mr. Meals at this point," said Commissioner of Major League Baseball Bud Selig.


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Nachingwea ist die Hauptstadt des gleichnamigen Distriktes in der Region Lindi in Tansania. Bei der Volkszählung 2012 hatte die Stadt 25.220 Einwohner.

Geografie

Lage
Nachingwea liegt im Süden von Tansania, rund 140 Kilometer westlich der Regionshauptstadt Lindi in einer Meereshöhe von 420 Metern. Von Südosten bis Norden ist die Stadt von über 600 Meter hohen Bergen umgeben.

Klima
Das Klima in Nachingwea ist tropisch. Die Niederschläge fallen großteils in den Monaten von Dezember bis April, die Wintermonate Juni bis September sind sehr trocken. Insgesamt regnet es durchschnittlich rund 800 Millimeter im Jahr. Die Durchschnittstemperatur schwankt von 22,7 Grad Celsius im Juli bis 26,5 Grad im November.

Geschichte
Der Name Nachingwea stammt von einem Baum mit dem Namen Nngwea. Die Gründung der Stadt geht auf den britischen Siedler John Morram zurück, der 1947 in diese Gegend kam und Erdnüsse anbaute. Dies war ein Teil des Tanganyika-Groundnut-Scheme-Programms der britischen Regierung. Insgesamt entstanden 17 Farmen. Es wurde eine Eisenbahnlinie vom Hafen Mtwara nach Nachingwea errichtet, um landwirtschaftliche Betriebsmittel nach Nachingwea und die Ernte zum Hafen zu transportieren. Schon 1951 stoppte die Regierung das Programm wegen Unrentabilität. Der Erdnussanbau wurde aufgegeben, die Eisenbahnlinie stillgelegt und 1962 abgebaut.

Infrastruktur
 Straße: Von Nachingwea führen Distriktstraßen in alle Himmelsrichtungen. Die wichtigsten sind die zwei Anbindungen zur Nationalstraße T6 im Süden.
 Flughafen: Am Stadtrand befindet sich in der Höhe von 427 Meter ein lokaler Flughafen. Er hat eine Landebahn der Länge 1793 Meter und trägt den IATA-Code NCH.
 Schule: Das 1976 gegründete Nachingwea Teachers College bildet 800 Lehrer für Grundschulen aus (Stand 2011).

Fossilienfundstätte
Die Fossilienfundstätte Tendaguru befindet sich etwa 50 Kilometer nordöstlich von Nachingwea.

Persönlichkeiten

 Filipe Nyusi (* 1959), Präsident von Mosambik, besuchte in Nachingwea eine Kaderschule der Frente de Libertação de Moçambique (FRELIMO).

Einzelnachweise

Ort in Tansania
Ort in Afrika
Lindi (Region)

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One of our Sandler team members was meeting with the Chief Sales Officer of a prospective client firm and she said, "Every opportunity that we make a decision to pursue costs us $40,000. Win or lose, each one costs us $40,000". And in pursuing deals with enterprise accounts, whether your number is less than or greater than that $40,000, the pain of the financial loss is proportionate. This same CSO, by the way, shared that "If you can help me determine that the deals we go after are the ones we're most likely to win and if you can help us make a determination during a long pursuit whether we should stay or go, I'm really interested in talking further".
She made a significant point regarding the financial impact of enterprise pursuits. The cost is huge, for sure. But not only the financial cost. What about the scarce human assets in your organization? To credibly pursue a major deal involves people and their precious time. And when your people are engaged in a complex pursuit, their talents are unavailable to other organizational initiatives. For this very reason, the CSO's words ring true about attacking the highest probability deals and also knowing when to get out. Critical also is being sure that you pursue true profile deals, those that align most closely to your capabilities. Those, of course, are the ones for which your probabilities of successful delivery, healthy margins and robust client satisfaction are highest. So, the importance of pursuing the right deals cannot be overstated. Nor can exiting those that you're unlikely to win or don't align to your profile. Taking such actions turns off the financial faucet and allows your firm to redeploy scarce resources on more fruitful initiatives, such as deals you have a higher probability of winning.
So, it's about early exit or early acceleration. Truthfully, there should be no gray area between the two. Accelerate or exit. That's the question. But how do you know?
The bedrock of a quality process for answering that vexing question starts, of course, with having a clear understanding of what your organization does really well, what a truly aligned opportunity consists of and what the attributes are of your profile client. With clarity in those areas embedded in the DNA of your firm, you need a practical go/no-go process to evaluate the worthiness of enterprise opportunities. How? By breaking each opportunity's key issues into three workable categories – Client Issues, Selling Team Issues and Financing/Contract Issues. And you evaluate each of these issues as a team, in a deal forum format, looking carefully at your levels of stability or risk with each issue. That's the key. For each issue, are you stable or is there risk? And what would some of the issues be? How about whether you have multi-level relationships in the account. Or whether you clearly understand who your competitors are and what relationships they have with the account. How about contractual guarantees, warranties or penalties that will likely be involved? Do you understand them? The number of issues you should be evaluating will vary depending on the size, complexity and impact of the deal on your organization and the account. And for the issues where you've candidly, as a team, identified risk, you build pragmatic action plans to mitigate, as quickly as possible, those areas of doubt and uncertainty. And the importance of dealing with these issues as early in the pursuit as possible is critical. In most cases, nothing good will come of ignoring a risk issue and dealing with it later.
The results of your risk mitigation efforts, which often involve direct discussions with the account, will either further build your stability in the deal or clarify your levels of dangerous risk and provide you with actionable information to drive decisions. Of course, some measure of risk is to be expected and accepted in a major deal. But not risk you that you don't evaluate, don't address and don't attempt to mitigate. Acceptable risk is your call. But you can't make the call without clearly understanding the impacts. There's no sense in burying your head in the sand. With a pragmatic risk mitigation process, you'll either be increasing your probability of winning or increasing your confidence that the deal should not be pursued or that the pursuit should be stopped. Exactly, by the way, what was needed by our CSO friend and any other organization selling into and serving enterprise accounts.
Early exit or early acceleration. For your organization and all of its stakeholders, they are both gifts.


The start-up world is an exciting place fueled by endless strategies, apps, tools and innovations – especially when it comes to marketing your new product or service.
For many start-ups the reality is that resources are scarce which means allocating time, effort and resources to strategies which don't work can lead to significant opportunity costs.
We've analysed just 1 of the most overlooked mediums, frequently used incorrectly by Startups.
SEO tends to be a little unfashionable for start-ups, it seems like such as "yesteryear" marketing channel which many marketers take for granted. The truth is that SEO is still an incredibly powerful strategy for start-ups to generate troves of qualified traffic without paying for each and every visitor.
The amount of 'SEO Specialists' we've come across that are merely content writers is astounding. Simply adding three pieces of content to your blog every day entitled "Top ten tips to create X using Y platform" will not help you build authority or relevance in Search.
Instead, it's better for start-ups to focus on developing QAC Content – Quality Actionable and Creative.
Most tech start-ups are designed to make life easier, solve problems or bridge the gap between one system and another. Addressing problems, questions and hot topics in your content is far more likely to attract attention, engagement and higher rankings in search for relevant keywords.
Ensure every article contains a valuable takeaway point which can be put into practice – something that offers value or something that provokes thought.
Whether in-house SEOs and Marketing Managers like it or not, high authority links are an integral part of a start-up SEO strategy. How you acquire them is up to you, be it outreach, grey hat or even black hat strategies – to rank competitively you'll need links to stay competitive.
How easy the link is to obtain – generally more difficult links to acquire are better quality as they aren't surrounded by hundreds of other links.
This myth has well and truly done the rounds in SEO Circles although there is still no solid and credible results we've achieved which demonstrate the mere addition of an SSL to a website significantly affects rankings.
Nevertheless, SSLs should be installed on your site from day one irrespective of the SEO benefit as they provide a valuable layer of encryption and inspire credibility and trust.
Google over time are more likely to weigh down sites or 'demote' them if they do not meet SSL requirements rather than promote sites specifically.
Matthew Hammon started developing websites and selling online marketing services at the age of 12. He is sought for his depth of knowledge in Search Marketing together with his Intellectual Property, Finance and web infrastructure skills. Matthew divides his time between Melbourne, Australia and San Francisco, USA consulting with clients in between managing his own entrepreneurial endeavours.
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Have you ever walked in shoes that you've had forever that are just a little worn to one side of the heel or the other? Did you notice that after awhile your knees would start to hurt, or maybe your ankles? Now think about wearing those shoes 24 hours a day, every day, for an entire month without ever taking them off. Image how miserable you'd feel.
Now, apply that to the horse whose owner says he can go a few more weeks before he needs a trim or even worse, to a horse whose owner thinks the animal can go all winter without any hoof care. Now, take a step back and imagine wearing those ill- fitting shoes for the entire winter. You should cringe at the thought.
The reality is that horses' feet are often neglected, especially during the winter months. Shoes are usually pulled, farrier visits become less frequent, and the horses are left to suffer.
As a rule of thumb, we know that our horses should be trimmed (and shod if necessary) at least every six to eight weeks. But where did those numbers come from? Sure, after eight weeks, hooves will start to appear long, they might crack or chip and look unsightly, or on a horse with poor conformation, the feet might show uneven wear. All of these observations might seem benign on the surface, but they're important, according to Meike van Heel, MSc, BSc, PhD, a researcher at Utrecht University's Equine Performance Laboratory in the Netherlands. Van Heel recently studied how a hoof changes between trims, and she found that neglecting your horse's feet could be setting him up for serious injury.
Van Heel says most early retirements in equestrian sports are the result of lameness problems caused by overloading injuries. Such injuries occur when the amount of force placed on a soft tissue structure (such as the tendon) exceeds its loading capacity. Severe overloading can cause an immediate effect resulting in acute damage. However, most overloading is chronic and repetitive, and it results in the injury of lesion-prone tissues of the limb, primarily tendons, ligaments, and articular cartilage.
In a series of recent studies, van Heel and a group of Utrecht researchers closely observed and measured the changes that occurred in horses' hooves during an eight-week shoeing interval. With the help of radiographs, motion sensors, video recordings, and pressure plate systems designed by van Heel, researchers were able to observe two major changes in the hooves that occurred during those eight weeks: The breakover point (the phase of stride between the time the horse's heel lifts off the ground and the time the toe is lifted) moved back toward the heel, and the hoof angle (the angle of the front of the hoof wall with the ground, as viewed from the side) significantly decreased, both of which, van Heel says, can place added stress to lesion-prone tissues in the leg.