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Ludovic Sylvestre (born 5 February 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director at Red Star.

Club career

Youth career
Born in the commune of Le Blanc-Mesnil in Seine-Saint-Denis, as a youth, Sylvestre spent time at Clairefontaine football academy until 2000, Guingamp and then Strasbourg.

Barcelona
In 2005, he was signed by La Liga side Barcelona. Playing for B teams he made just two league appearances for Barça. His debut came on 13 May 2006 as a 64th-minute substitute in a 3–2 away defeat to Sevilla. His full debut, seven days later, was also his last appearance for the club, a 3–1 away defeat to Athletic Bilbao.

Sparta Prague
In 2006 Sylvestre moved to Czech First League side Sparta Prague. His debut came on 29 July 2006 in a 0–0 home draw with Kladno. His European debut came on 14 September in a 2–0 win away to Scottish Premier League side Hearts in the First round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup. He went on to make a total on 19 appearances in the 2006–07 season as Sparta won the league.

He started the 2007–08 season with Sparta Prague, making six appearances, before joining Viktoria Plzeň on loan in early 2008. He scored on his debut, a 2–0 home win over 1 FC Brno. He went on to make a total of 14 appearances, scoring one goal for Viktoria Plzeň that season.

Sylvestre made a total of 25 league appearances as well as eight appearances in the UEFA Cup for Sparta.

Mladá Boleslav
Later in 2008 Sylvestre joined Mladá Boleslav, signing a four-year contract with the club. He made his debut on 2 August 2008 in a 1–0 defeat away at former club Sparta Prague. His first goal came in the 2–0 home win over 1 FC Brno on 25 August. He made a total of 29 appearances in the 2008–09 season, scoring four goals as Mladá Boleslav finished 6th, just missing out on qualifying for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League by two points.

The 2009–10 season saw Sylvestre score seven goals in 27 appearances.

Blackpool
On 8 August 2010, Mladá Boleslav stated on their official website that Sylvestre had travelled to England for a medical the following day with newly promoted Premier League side Blackpool and that he was due to sign a two-year contract with them.

Three days later it was confirmed that Sylvestre had signed a two-year contract with an option of a further year with Blackpool.

On 14 August he made his debut as a 59th-minute substitute as Blackpool marked their Premier League debut with a 4–0 win over Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium.

His full debut came on 21 August in the 6–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates stadium in the club's second game of their debut season in the Premier League. Three days later he scored his first goal for the Tangerines in the second round of the 2010–11 League Cup, a 4–3 defeat to MK Dons at Stadium MK.

Red Star
In September 2016, Sylvestre joined Ligue 2 club Red Star, marking his return to his homeland after playing abroad for twelve years.

He retired in summer 2018 having contributed 23 matches and 2 goals during the club's promotion from Championnat National.

Post-playing career
In August 2018, Sylvestre was appointed at Red Star F.C.

Personal life
Sylvestre was born in France and is of Martiniquais descent.

Career statistics

Honours
Sparta Prague
Czech First League: 2006–07

References

External links

 Mladá Boleslav profile

1984 births
Living people
People from Le Blanc-Mesnil
Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis
French footballers
Association football midfielders
FC Barcelona Atlètic players
FC Barcelona players
AC Sparta Prague players
FC Viktoria Plzeň players
FK Mladá Boleslav players
Blackpool F.C. players
Çaykur Rizespor footballers
La Liga players
Czech First League players
Premier League players
English Football League players
Süper Lig players
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
French expatriate sportspeople in England
French expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
French people of Martiniquais descent

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South Africa: The poker paradise on the African continent
By Sarah Thomas
South Africa has become an increasingly popular tourist destination in recent decades. Located at the southernmost tip of Africa, it is the second most visited country on the African continent, behind only Morocco, according to data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). With its cultural, ethnic, and natural mix, the rainbow nation offers a great diversity of experiences and activities for travelers.
From a safari in Kruger National Park to a tour of Table Mountain (one of the world's seven natural wonders) to cities like Johannesburg, Pretoria, or Cape Town, South Africa has everything travelers could wish for experience an unforgettable vacation.
Best African country for poker players
The South African country has three capitals, as it has given a different seat to the three branches of government: Pretoria hosts the executive branch, being the seat of the Government of South Africa; Cape Town hosts the legislative branch, being the seat of the National Parliament; and Bloemfontein is the seat of the judiciary.
Between South African cities' tradition and modernity, you can find some spectacular casinos and poker rooms that cater to all levels, from first-time players to high rollers. The gaming industry is one of the most thriving in South Africa, which has 43 casinos spread across 34 different cities and several poker rooms. Thus, players have many options to choose from.
All casinos in South Africa have the usual game modes, such as blackjack, slot machines, roulette, and poker. Card games are a favorite among South Africans and travelers.
Poker has become very popular in South Africa, which, unlike other countries, allows locals to gamble. Indeed, in recent years, South Africa has become the poker capital of Africa, after many major poker's events, tournaments such as the World Poker Tour (WPT) and the World Series of Poker Africa (WSOPA), the second expansion of the prestigious live poker tournament series outside the United States.
South Africa's successes at the poker tables are not limited to the country, as there have been several South African players who have made a name for themselves on the international circuit in recent years.
Most notably, Raymond Rahme, the first African to reach a final table at the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, finished third behind Tuam Lam and winner Jerry Yang. At 76 years of age, the South African tops South Africa's all-time winnings list and accumulates great victories throughout his career, mainly in Africa.
Where to play live poker in South Africa?
Almost every major city in South Africa has a casino where locals and travelers are welcomed with open arms to enjoy poker. All three WSOPA events were held at the Emerald Resort and Casino in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng province. Card fans can enjoy Texas Hold'em Limit tables at this gaming establishment, with betting limits ranging from $1.50 to $60. Beyond the card game, this industrial city does not offer many tourist attractions, so few tourists visit it.
Poker in South Africa
The Resort Rio Casino is the largest in the southern hemisphere. Located in the South African town of Klerksdorp, in the Matlosana district, this gambling establishment has a poker room with tables open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Unlike Vanderbijlpark, this city has many tourist attractions. To name a few, we have old gold mines, the Klerksdorp Museum — where you can see exhibits of historical, archeological, and geological objects founded in the area — and the Faanes Meintjies reserve, which has more than 30 species of animals and 150 different species of birds.
Naturally, South Africa's major cities also have establishments for playing live poker. For example, Cape Town is home to the GrandWest Casino, an entertainment complex that houses a world-class casino where you can enjoy the card game at its best. Meanwhile, Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and capital of the Gauteng province, boasts the Montecasino, an entertainment complex whose design is based on a typical Tuscan village.
Card enthusiasts can find traditional poker at this gambling establishment and Raise 'em Poker Xtra.
For those who don't feel like visiting a physical casino but still want to play poker in South Africa, there are safe and secure online sites where you will be greeted with an incredible bonus offer.
On these types of sites, you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to playing South African online casinos, not only poker but also other online casino games such as roulette, slot machines, or blackjack.
The choice is entirely up to you and your playing style; depending on your preferences, you can choose your favorite South African online casino, saving countless hours researching which of the most popular casino games you should play.
Sun City Casino: A visit not to be missed during your vacation in South Africa
At 58 kilometers from Pretoria, there is Sun City Casino, one of the most exclusive leisure complexes in the world. Since its opening in 1979, this entertainment complex has evolved to position itself as a must-visit place for travelers on vacation in South Africa, especially for poker players, both experienced and beginners. Card lovers can find a wide variety of poker games at Sun City Casino, from the popular Texas Hold 'Em to Raise 'Em (a five-card stud game played with a single deck of cards dealt by the dealer's hand or card shuffler).
Beyond poker, the Sun City Casino has several exciting attractions for travelers. Next to the entertainment complex, there is Pilanesberg National Park, one of the main parks in South Africa. A unique place where travelers can learn about the daily life of Africa's Big Five: leopard, lion, buffalo, elephant, and rhinoceros.
Sarah Thomas
Sarah Thomas is a content writer for entertainment websites. In her free time she enjoys playing all sorts of games, both live and online.


This week on Indian Times: Jason Asenap (Comanche/Muscogee Creek) has been an information specialist for the last 10 years, but he kept working at his passion, which is writing…and it's led him to be a part of the ABC/Disney summer writing workshops, and this year he was accepted to the Sundance Institute's 2011 Native Lab workshop. Asenap talks about what it takes to get a film made. His future feature film is called "Rugged Guy" and to hear about it go to www.kickstarter.com and click on the Sundance icon.


Headline News From Around the World!
Hurricane Ike LEVELS Galveston Texas As Sollog Warned!
Before Katrina leveled New Orleans, the details were in the 2002 Prophecy called 31 DISASTERS!
Before Ike leveled Galveston, Texas, the details were in the 2002 Prophecy called 31 DISASTERS!
How can someone write with such accuracy about U.S. cities that then are leveled as he warned?
That's the question many are starting to ask in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
TWO U.S. cities were LEVELED by Historic hurricanes recently. TWO U.S. cities that were NAMED in the 31 DISASTERS PROPHECY! IN 2002!
They weren't just named, THEY WERE GUARANTEED to be struck!
Who GUARANTEES Acts of GOD like Hurricanes and Earthquakes that THEN DO OCCUR?
Mother nature seems to think so!


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August 2, 2008 Mets 2008 Games Joe Janish
Mets Game 110: Loss to Astros
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Billy blew another one.
Handed a two-run lead to protect, Billy Wagner was tagged with his seventh blown game of the season after giving up a two-run single to Geoff Blum to make it four-all.
Johan Santana allowed one run on 3 hits and 2 walks in 6 1/3 innings, striking out 3 and hitting 2 batters. It was a valiant effort, but he walked away with another no-decision.
The bullpen, however, couldn't hold down the fort. In addition to Billy Wagner's blown save, Scott Schoeneweis allowed a solo homer in the eighth, and Duaner Sanchez was darn lucky to escape the seventh inning without giving up a run.
The two runs scored in the bottom of the ninth came almost simultaneously. Mark Loretta misread the hit by Blum and retreated to third base, while Hunter Pence was racing around from second at the crack of the bat. Pence was only inches behind Loretta as the throw came home, and scored a millisecond after Loretta crossed the plate. Loretta plowed into catcher Ramon Castro in an ugly half-slide, half fall that knocked the ball out of Castro's glove and Castro out of the game.
Castro was diagnosed with a "mild ankle sprain" by the crack medical staff of the NY Mets.
Jose Reyes went 2-for-5, marking his fourth straight multiple-hit game. The only other Met with more than one hit was Damion Easley, who was 2-for-3 with a walk and 2 RBI.
Rookie Dan Murphy started in left field — only the fifth time in his life he played the position — and batted sixth, sandwiched between Fernando Tatis and Damion Easley. He rapped a base hit in first MLB at-bat, and scored moments later when Damion Easley knocked one over the fence. Later, Murphy make a spectacular, jumping catch on a fly ball deep to left and then doubled up Pence on second with a perfect throw to save Duaner Sanchez from a big inning.
Murphy's stance and stride remind me a bit of George Brett. Wouldn't it be spectacular if he can come close to Brett's career? He doesn't swing like Brett though … Murphy hits more off his back foot, and tends to move his hands forward too quickly, whereas Brett kept his hands back longer and had a full weight shift (a la Hank Aaron), often making contact with all of his weight on his front foot.
Sanchez continues to look uncomfortable and lacking confidence — not to mention his lack of both speed and command. His changeup was either way off the plate or high in the zone, and he seems afraid to challenge hitters. Gary Cohen mentioned that Sanchez is still suffering from a bruise on his right leg, the result of line drive a while back. I'm sure he's also affected by not pitching for two years — his endurance is sure to be an issue through the end of the season.
Kaz Matsui continues to destroy the Mets — he hit a homerun and a triple in this game and a homer the night before. He's now hitting .480 since he shed the orange and blue. Not sure what he feels he needs to prove to the Mets, they did after all give him every chance in the world to succeed. Maybe the Mets should reacquire Kaz and Jeff Keppinger to platoon at second base.
What a surprise, Aaron Heilman was used again — and was nailed with his second loss in as many nights. He looked exhausted from the first pitch he threw, and it was no surprise that he gave up a walk to Lance Berkman and a hit to Carlos Lee. Yes, his velocity was fine (96 MPH), but he was reaching that speed through compromised mechanics that affected his command. Heilman has appeared in 6 of the last 9 games and 10 of the Mets' 15 since the All-Star break. But then, the rest of the relivers have been asked to shoulder a similar load — and we're wondering why the bullpen is breaking down?
The Mets need to add at least one if not two arms to the roster right away — maybe they can DL John Maine and Sanchez.
I'll never understand the "logic" behind walking the bases loaded against the home team in extra innings of a tie ballgame. But then, I rarely agree with ANY intentional walks. Pedro Feliciano was ordered to walk the righthanded-hitting Hunter Pence with one out and runners on the corners. Why not pitch to him? A ground ball might produce a double play to end the inning. Pence is hitting .282 vs. lefties, which means there's at least a 72% chance he'll make an out. Loading the bases only puts more pressure on the pitcher to make perfect pitches to the next batter. Feliciano had no room for error once he got to three balls on Darin Erstad, who fouled off a few pitches before delivering the game-winning sac fly.
The Mets try to avoid the sweep by sending Oliver Perez to the mound against newly acquired Randy Wolf. Perez subs for the ailing John Maine, who is recovering from a "mild strain of the rotator cuff". Game time is 2:05 pm.
Two BIG Moves
The Mets are making two big moves that will significantly impact their starting lineup this evening.
First, Carlos Beltran will bat second, with Carlos Delgado remaining in the cleanup spot. Who will protect Delgado is not known as yet, but we can speculate that the #5 hitter will be Fernando Tatis.
Secondly, top prospect Dan Murphy was so impressive in his one AAA game, that he has been promoted and inserted into the starting lineup — playing left field.
Huh. MetsToday readers may remember me suggesting the Mets would do exactly that two weeks ago. I don't believe any other pundit or "expert" made that suggestion at that time nor since — particularly not after Murphy was moved from native position of third base to second base.
To my knowledge, Murphy has played all of four professional games in the outfield, and never before this season. He spent the bulk of his career at third base, mixing in 13 games at first base, before being transitioned to second base for all of 17 games. He played third base in his one game at New Orleans.
Strange that the Mets would start him in left, rather than second, and have Endy Chavez play one of the corner outfield positions. Apparently they weren't satisfied with his development at the keystone.
Tough assignment for the kid — not only is he making his debut at a position in which he is unfamiliar, but it is against Roy Oswalt, arguably one of the top 5 pitchers in the NL.
OK, these moves may not be that big … all depends on your personal perspective. After the trade deadline passed silently for Mets fans, these moves could be considered "big" in comparison.


The Forum at Elmer Square gets the go ahead!
construction commencing in February 2012 and hopefully the new building will be opening to the public on 30th September 2013.
The 9,450m2 building will include a 203 seat lecture theatre, a new café, teaching space for approximately 600 students at any one time with study space for a further 450 students and will also be the new home of the Focal Point Gallery.
The new integrated public and academic library will include a main reading area approximately 40% bigger than the existing central Library, over 100 ICT stations and over 200 other seats. The Children's Library will be located on the ground floor providing enhanced access whilst the building will be located in a new public square.
The new building will be funded jointly by the Council, the University of Essex and South Essex College .
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I first made these cookies last October. These Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pudding Cookies are amazingly soft and full of chocolate gooeyness! But, pumpkin pudding is only available in grocery stores seasonally, so be sure to stock up now!
If you haven't jumped on the pudding cookie wagon, you should! The cookies are easy to make and the results? Melt-in-your-mouth-yummy-goodness!
Super soft, with the slightest hint of pumpkin. These cookies are sure to become a family favorite!
Cream butter, brown sugar and sugar together in a large bowl or stand mixer.
Add in dry pumpkin spice instant pudding mix and beat until well combined.
Add flour and baking soda and beat until well combined.
Roll Dough into 1″ balls. Place them on a greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Let rest on cookie sheet for a minute and then transfer to wire rack to cool.
Each oven is a little different, but I baked my cookies for about 9 minutes. I tried 8 minutes for the first batch, but they were still a little doughy after letting them sit for a few minutes. Uhm, Lenny ate them anyway and said they were really good. I'm not sure I should trust him as my recipe tester anymore. Especially after he literally gave me two thumbs up for the first batch of caramel sauce I made, which just so happened to have been burnt caramel sauce. It was definitely not good.
These cookies, however, they are soft, with just a hint of pumpkin spice, chocolate-y goodness. A definite keeper! I made these cookies last year especially for our daughter Morgan. She loves pumpkin spice everything. These cookies definitely got her approval and I've made numerous batches since.
I do hope you give this Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pudding Cookies recipe a try. You will not be disappointed. And, if you have any pumpkin lovers in your house, they'll really be grateful! If you make these cookies, I'd love to hear about it!
Did you know you can make these cookies with any flavor of pudding? Really. I've tried white chocolate, butterscotch, chocolate and french vanilla. All came out super moist and super tasty.
P.S.: Morgan loved the cookies!
These sound wonderful! We visit my SIL and elderly MIL for Thanksgiving. My SIL does the traditional turkey dinner, but, since we stay several days, I like to take easy-to-carry-on-a-car-trip foods, too. These will be a huge hit! Thank You!
Mary Beth, you are so welcome! If you're looking for more of a pumpkin taste, you might want to try adding a small amount of pumpkin pie spice. Either way, these cookies are soft and taste as good as they look! Hope your family enjoys!
And there goes my diet, just give me cookies, anyone, please........., none. OK I will make them myself .


At Chamberlain House INC, we provide a home in the community with the least restrictive setting, we respectively address any and all needs of our residents.
Our home is dedicated to the principle of providing optimal care. we are of the belief that all persons regardless of their degree of disability are capable of social, emotional and intellectual growth. We provide our residents with 24 hour supervision, personal care, assistance and protection. Chamberlain House is certified to provide "Special Residential Services" by the State of Michigan. In addition to providing, CLS Services.
The philosophy of Chamberlain House is based upon the belief that we provide a home in the community with the least restrictive setting. We respectively address any and all needs of our residents.
Chamberlain House is equipped to provide private and semiprivate accommodations for twenty- six residents, which accounts for eleven females and fifteen males. Chamberlain House operates two locations in Pontiac.


Elizabeth Gann, a dealer in chess sets and boards, has no storefront and rarely allows clients into her home, near Boston, where she displays about 20 sets. Her policy reflects canny thinking, the sort of strategy needed to win a chess game.
Half of the 20 sets in her house belong to her personal collection. Clients who have visited and taken a fancy to these sets have tried to convince her to sell, and, to her dismay, some have succeeded. She still mourns the sale of a mother-of-pearl board that she acquired in Russia in 1998. "A customer talked me into selling it. It was glorious, and now I can't find a replacement. That's why I make a habit of not letting my customers come to the house anymore," she says with a rueful chuckle. Now she conducts most transactions over the phone or through e-mail.
Among the contemporary sets that Gann offers are those made by Oleg Raikis, a Russian sculptor who carves limited-edition chess sets from woolly mammoth ivory and rare woods. Gann brokers most of Raikis' North American sales, which involve sets commissioned for minimum fees of $18,500. His work is shown above and within the "21 Ultimate Gifts" feature (see "Game On," page 212).


registration of non-Hong Kong companies which were incorporated outside Hong Kong and have established a place of business in Hong Kong.
See the link below for details about registration, price guide, filling tips, etc.
A limited company is a separate legal entity, that is, a legal person in its own right and separate from its owners. The benefit of limited liability through operating as a limited company also brings with it obligations in so much as the company must comply with the various provisions in the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong). These obligations include the timely disclosure and reporting of specified information about the company, its officers and shareholders, etc. and any changes in such information to the Registrar of Companies. Every officer of a company has the responsibility to ensure that the company has complied with all these provisions.
Under the one-stop company and business registration service, any person who delivers an application for incorporation of a local company or an application for registration of a non-Hong Kong company will be deemed to have made a business registration application at the same time. The Companies Registry will issue the Certificate of Incorporation (or the Certificate of Registration of Non-Hong Kong Company) and the Business Registration Certificate in one go if the application is successful. Other businesses have to register with the Inland Revenue Department within one month of business commencement. Check out the links below for the businesses required to be registered, when and how to register, as well as online application details.
You may need particular government licences, permits, certificates and approvals to start your business operations in Hong Kong. You can try the Business Licence Information Service to acquire online the kinds of licences you need to operate your business.
If you have already made a licence application, you can make use of the Licence Application Tracking Facility to check the application status online.
GovHK also provides access to detailed information regarding restaurant licensing, telecommunications licences, environmental permits and licences, etc.
GovHK's Taxes section directs you to sources of detailed information about profits tax, tax obligations of business operators and employers.
As an employer you have certain statutory obligations and duties to your employees. Read the various labour legislation for detailed information on employment protection and benefits for employees, including conditions of employment, employees' compensation, occupational safety and health, etc.
An employer is required to enrol both full-time and part-time employees aged 18 to below 65 and employed for 60 days or more in an MPF scheme. You may select one or more MPF schemes available in the market and enrol your employees in these schemes. Click the links below for more information.
If you are a self-employed person (SEP) aged 18 to below 65, you must enrol yourself in an MPF scheme. You are required to make mandatory contributions if you earn not less than the minimum income level, i.e. currently $5,000 a month or $60,000 a year.
A majority of the complaints received by the Equal Opportunities Commission under the anti-discrimination ordinances are employment-related. As an employer you should read through the legislation and provide a workplace free from discrimination.
Your products or services may have intellectual property. Therefore, you should take the necessary steps to exploit, protect and manage intellectual property so as to reap the most of commercial values arising from its ownership.


Since 2014, the CETF project has been rebuilding or completely refurbishing every wing of the engineering precinct, including construction of a new Structural Engineering Laboratory, to ensure our students experience the most modern educational facilities available.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering wing and the Chemical and Process Engineering wing were completed in 2016 and the Engineering Core, at the heart of the precinct, welcomed its first students at the start of 2017.
The Core introduces a dynamic new element where staff and students can learn and socialise together in a modern environment designed to promote learning and research collaborations. It encourages the sort of interactions between different engineering departments and between undergraduate and postgraduate students that inspire innovative solutions.
When the entire precinct is completed this year, it will provide UC students with some of the best facilities for teaching, learning and research in the southern hemisphere for decades to come.


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The interesting information we have just gathered about one of the most popular sedans in the world, the 2023 VW Passat. The next generation may be ready to be commercialized in late 2022 or early 2023.
Is the 2023 VW Passat Full Electric?
The new generation of 2023 VW Passat will build on the new and next evolution of the VW Group's modular cross-sectional MQB platform. The new unofficial information gathered by our team presumes that the German company will continue production of this popular model, after speculation about the possible disappearance of the model several months ago.
The latest 2023 VW Passat technical evolution of the MQB platform will bring more mechanical versions available. In this way, in the new installation of this model, several plug-in hybrid trains are proposed, as well as new diesel and petrol blocks which in most cases will be accompanied by 48V mild hybrid micro-hybridization technology. On the other hand, certain sources also do not rule out a hypothetical pure electric Passat.
In fact, the sedan segment will be very well represented in Volkswagen in the short and medium term with Arteon being the most exclusive and bulky, with the new generation 2023 VW Passat (the protagonist of this article) and with an unprecedented 100% vehicle. Full electric, whose main line was developed through the ID Vizzion Concept prototype.
The designs of the new generation 2023 VW Passat – a preview of which we take you through a recreation of our illustrator Schulte – will be known by its internal code B9, a style that seems to have decided. Most likely, the image will follow an evolutionary path, with a more traditional style compared to the sportier looking Arteon, albeit with certain similarities between the two.
The new generation 2023 VW Passat will be offered with various versions of front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive (in this case, the most exclusive and powerful). Initially, the four-door sedan body version and the estate variant will be confirmed, although the variant with more offroad and adventurous touches, the Passat Alltrack, shouldn't be ruled out.
The interior space and capacity of 2023 VW Passat will be increased in the new generation.
On board, the latest advances in entertainment and connectivity technology are expected – with 5G already standard – while in terms of safety and driving aids, the resulting model will incorporate a more advanced semi-autonomous drive system.


Not sure where to start when shopping at your local wet market? Here's where to go, what to buy and what to expect.
If you share our enthusiasm for fresh, locally-sourced, ingredients, this wet market guide is written just for you. A unique and much-loved addition to the Hong Kong food scene, we're covering what's on offer, and where to find the freshest produce, along with a couple of tips and best-kept secrets in this foodie guide to wet market shopping in Hong Kong.
Quick tip: A catty is 600g and a tael is 1/16th of a catty.
Buying pork can be a little tricky. Hong Kong's butchers carve their hogs quite differently from British or American butchers, and names of cuts here aren't the same as those on the mainland. Here are a few of our favourite cuts available in wet markets in Hong Kong.
The First Cut (第一刀): This is the first cut taken from a pig at the butcher's. Located between the head and the shoulder, this small cut of meat is very popular and sells out pretty quickly. It's beautifully marbled and tender, great for cutting into small chunks for stir fries and steaming. Usually priced around $50 to $60 per catty.
Five flower belly (五花腩): One word – bacon. Good cuts of five flower bellies have five alternating layers of meat and fat, ensuring that your slow-roasted pork bellies stay juicy and well-basted in its own fat. We absolutely adore this cut for making our own bacon, porchetta, or siu yuk.
Mui tau pork chop (梅頭豬排): Fattier and more marbled than your average rib chop, the mui tau pork chop stays juicy and tender even when thinly sliced. This cut is a closer to the shoulder than the rib chop, which is a little further down the loin. As lovely as double-cut pork chops are for weekend brunches, quick-cooking thin slices are best for weeknight dinners when you just want to get food on the table as quickly as possible.
Sassy tip: Try talking to your butcher as they can give great recommendations. Wet market butchers are also known to save the best cuts for regulars, so it might be better to stick with one butcher if you've found a good one.
Chilled and frozen chickens can be easily found everywhere in Hong Kong, but the true foodie knows that nothing can beat fresh birds in terms of flavour and texture. We've done our research and have compiled a list of our poultry picks commonly available at wet markets for various methods of cooking.
Ka Mei chicken (嘉美雞): Smooth, silky, tender meat, low in fat, high in collagen. Developed by the University of Hong Kong and the Kadoorie Agricultural Research Institute, and reared in Hong Kong without hormones, antibiotics, or harmful chemicals. Best for low-temperature cooking, eg. steaming, poaching, sous vide to maintain its silky tenderness.
Lung Kong chicken (龍崗雞): Generally larger than other breeds. High in fat, great for high-temperature cooking, eg. Roasting or deep-frying, as the fats keep the meat moist.
Ching Yuen chicken (清遠雞): Smooth, silky, tender meat. Robust and flavourful. Best for steaming and poaching or using in dishes where you'd want the chicken itself to shine.
Silkie chicken (烏雞): Black-skinned, sweet, flavourful. Believed to have medicinal properties. Often used in Chinese broths, best for making stock and soups.
We've fallen in love with Hubei eggs (湖北蛋), which are free-range, intensely eggy and contain a deep amber yolk. These eggs can be pretty big in size, but smaller ones are generally more nutritious as they're sourced from younger hens.
Beef isn't as popular as pork or even chicken at wet markets, but if you're looking for fresh, flavourful meat, you'll still find a good selection of cuts. Again, cuts are quite different from Western ones, but if you're looking for mince (牛肉碎) or brisket (牛腩), wet markets are still a great place to go.
Seafood is usually cheaper and more abundant right after China's fishing ban, a three-month ban on trawling to conserve local fish supplies and to protect the ecosystem. The ban usually begins in May and ends in mid-August, so summer months aren't typically the best time to buy seafood.
Fish: Look for bright red gills, plump, clear eyes and shiny, glossy scales. Don't be intimidated by the fishiness – really inspect the fish with your fingers as most wet market fishmongers don't mind as long as you're careful.
Shrimp and prawns: The freshest shrimps and prawns are definitely the ones that are still alive and swimming. If those aren't available, find ones that are glossy and firm to the touch with heads that are not dark or dangling off the body.
Crabs: Choose ones that are still alive and kicking (literally!), as dead crabs tend to be mushy. Go for the ones that are bound by wet straw instead of other types of string as straw doesn't soak up as much water and won't add to the weight from which the price is calculated.
Sugar snap peas (蜜糖豆): Sweet and crunchy pods best served barely cooked to preserve their bite. Great raw with dips or stir-fried.
Snow peas (荷蘭豆): Much flatter than sugar snap peas but still good raw or stir-fried.
Carrots (紅蘿蔔): Not exactly a speciality and available all year round (though still at their peak in spring), we had to include carrots in our list because it's important to go for the muddy, fat variety. They're much sweeter and more intensely flavoured than the clean, skinny ones.
Morning glory (通菜): Often found stir-fried in Thai cuisine, the morning glory (aka water spinach) holds sauces really well with its hollow stems and paper-thin leaves. These must be used as soon as possible as morning glory wilts easily once picked, and are absolutely delicious stir-fried over high heat with garlic, chilies, and fish sauce.
Jade melon (翠玉瓜): The zucchini's Chinese cousin. Jade melon's are pretty similar to the zucchini in flavour and texture, but a bit denser, sweeter and not as watery. Thera are also very cheap when in season and lovely grilled, stir-fried, or made into zucchini (or jade melon?) noodles.
Winter melon (冬瓜): Despite the name, winter melons are at their peak in late summer. Considered a cooling food in TCM, winter melons are great for beating the summer heat. Peel it, dice it up and use it in broths for a cooling remedy.
Bitter melon (苦瓜): It's an acquired taste, but this incredibly healthy melon does wonders for your gut. It's also a staple of Okinawan cuisine, where it's found in Chanpurū, a stir-fry of tofu, eggs, bean sprouts, pork, and of course, bitter melon.
Sweet potatoes (蕃薯): Wet markets are the best place to stock up on this super healthy, fibre-rich spud. Most stalls stock at least three different varieties of them, in all sorts of hues. Rich ambers, pastel yellows, striking violets – you name it, you'll find it.
Pumpkin (南瓜): Chinese pumpkins are flatter than the orange variety you're probably used to. They also have a dark-green skin, but aren't that different in flavour or texture.
Choi sum (菜心): This quintessential Chinese vegetable needs no introduction. We love both the adorable baby choi sum shoots (菜心苗) for their tenderness and the regular-sized variety for their sweetness.
Gai lan (芥蘭): Also known as Chinese broccoli or Chinese kale, gai lan is slightly bitter with crunchy stems and are a great substitute for broccolini or broccoli rabe.
Pea shoots (豆苗): One of our favourite vegetables of all time, Chinese pea shoots are tiny bundles of mini leaves which leave an interestingly meaty aftertaste. Simply stir fry them with garlic or use the really tiny ones in place of microgreens.
Napa cabbage (黃芽白): The napa cabbage is at its peak during Chinese New Year, when it is so abundant that wet markets can sell one for as little as $5. Make your own kimchi with it or just use it in stir-fries. Also delicious blanched and served on its own.
Ask for a few stalks of scallions or a small handful of small red chillies if you're buying vegetables already. Greengrocers are usually happy to include some with your purchase for free.
Interestingly, broccoli and round-headed cabbages tend to be cheaper in supermarkets.
Kowloon City Market is Hong Kong's biggest wet market, but it's also one of the city's most expensive ones as it mainly caters to the affluent residents of Yau Yat Chuen and Kowloon Tong. Despite the prices, groceries are of great quality, and you'll also find a good range of fresh herbs and lettuce varieties for salads. Also check out the Thai grocery stores on South Wall Road for southeast Asian ingredients like tamarind and fresh pandan leaves.
A short walk from Wan Chai MTR station, Wan Chai Market consists of a building at 258 Queen's Road East and a vast sprawl of stalls on the neighbouring streets. We usually skip the building and head straight to the streets as we love the bustling vibe and huge selection at very reasonable prices.
A massive complex that serves Tai Po Hui and multiple nearby villages, this market houses our favourite frozen food grocer Leung Kau Kee. Ever crowded and chaotic, Leung Kau Kee boasts one of the city's best selection of frozen U.S. steaks, French poussins, lamb racks and more, all at incredibly low prices. We've seen some of their items for sale at regular supermarkets for double or even triple the price, so you know you're getting a good deal. You must also get their John and Jill's New York cheesecakes, which are rich, cheesy, and pre-sliced into small portions.
Always visit the most popular stores as high turnover rates guarantee fresher groceries. Crowds are also a fair indicator of quality.
If you're concerned about the language barrier, rest assured that most grocers have at least a basic command of English.
Slightly too obsessed with food for her own good, Rachel spends most of her time experimenting with new recipes and trying not to burn her kitchen down. When she's not risking her friends' lives by feeding them her dubious creations, she can be found paddling with her dragon boat team or exploring new biking trails in the city.


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Hilarion-François, baron de Chevigné de Boischollet (, château de l'Herbergement - , Nantes), est un prélat français, évêque de Séez.

Biographie
Fils de René de Chevigné, seigneur de Boischollet et de L'Herbergement, et de Madeleine Françoise Pâris de Soulanges, il devient page du roi en 1759. Après son passage à la Sorbonne, il est nommé au canonicat de Saint-Pierre de Nantes. Il devient premier archidiacre, vicaire général de Nantes en 1784 et prieur de la Sainte-Trinité de Fougères. Il refuse de prêter serment à la constitution civile du clergé et émigre à Enghien où il devient aumônier du corps de Chasseurs belges constitué par le comte d'Arenberg. Il y retrouva son cousin le comte de Soulanges.

Après son retour à Nantes, il exerça pendant six ans son office secrètement. En 1802, pour avoir été le conseil de l'abbé Bernier au moment de la pacification de la Vendée, il est nommé évêque de Séez. Dans un premier temps, il refuse, car le titulaire du siège  d'Argentré, qui était en exil à la suite de la Révolution, était toujours vivant.  d'Argentré envoya en France l'abbé de Malherbe, un de ses vicaires généraux, pour lui transmettre son approbation à ce qu'il lui succède. Chevigné accepte alors le siège et est sacré dans l'église Saint-Roch le .

 de Chevigné est l'un des évêques assistant au sacre et au couronnement de Bonaparte en 1804 et est créé baron de l'Empire. Mais son soutien inflexible au Saint-Siège, lors du conflit entre Napoléon Bonaparte et le Pape, provoque la fureur de Bonaparte qui exige sa démission (1811). Bien que sa démission ne soit pas acceptée par le Pape, Chevigné termine sa vie à Nantes.

Mort à Nantes le  des suites d'une attaque de paralysie, il est inhumé dans la chapelle du château de Saint-Thomas, sur Saint-Etienne de Montluc, appartenant à son cousin le comte de Chevigné. Ses restes ont été rapportés dans sa cathédrale de Sées en 1875.

Distinction

  (19 aout 1810)

Sources
 Honoré Jean P. Fisquet, La France pontificale ... histoire chronologique et biographique des archevêques et évêques de tous les diocèses de France, 1864

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des évêques de Séez

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Notes et références

Naissance en juin 1746
Naissance en Vendée
Décès en février 1812
Décès à Nantes
Décès à 65 ans
Prêtre catholique français du XVIIIe siècle
Prieur du XVIIIe siècle
Émigré sous la Révolution française
Armée des émigrés
Aumônier militaire français du XVIIIe siècle
Évêque de Séez
Évêque catholique français du XIXe siècle
Baron de l'Empire
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
Hilarion


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Tears (And Laughter) On My Pillow
""Pleasing things: finding a large number of tales that one has not read before. Or acquiring the second volume of a tale whose first volume one has enjoyed. But often it is a disappointment."
— Sei Shōnagon, The Pillow Book
The Pillow Book - well, the most famous one - was written by Sei Shōnagon, a lady of the Imperial Japanese court in the late 10th Century. It contains her daily thoughts, poetry, illustrations, opinions on others at court, the most amazing lists of her likes and dislikes - everything about her life.
It is a truly remarkable tome - yes, it is basically a diary, but it is so beautifully written and drawn that it transcends that into a work of art.
It is subversive. It is naughty. It is sublime.
I would do anything for the Lady Sei's turn of phrase - she was the year 1002's equivalent of Dorothy Parker.
What a pillow book gives is clarity. A nightly - or daily - way to sort out the tangled jumble of thoughts that sit in a snarl in our craniums, blurring our capability to function and just keep going on a daily basis. For me, it's also a way to express my opinions on life, the universe and everything - whether anyone is reading them or not doesn't actually matter - it's getting them onto virtual paper that matters.
Because as anyone who writes knows, the compulsion to get the words out of one's head and through one's fingers is constant and unchanging.
Much of what I write is never seen by anyone. Because I do have a true Pillow Book. It may be an iPillow - but it is a Pillow Book nonetheless. There is snark, there are what I would like to think of as witticisms, there are dreams. There are photos. There are drawings.
There is a life.
And in the spirit of the original, maybe I do have one of my lists that is suitable for this post.
List 14.
Things For Which One Is Truly Grateful.
Sometimes gratitude is intangible.
And in this case it comes from the sometimes bitter and ugly - but always brutally honest - observations of a woman centuries before her time, who inspired a teenage girl to start putting pen to paper. For which she will be eternally grateful.
""List 71. Rare Things - Copying out a tale or a volume of poems without smearing any ink on the book you're copying from. If you're copying it from some beautiful bound book, you try to take immense care, but somehow you always manage to get ink on it.""
— The Pillow Book
Tagged: Daily Thoughts, Dorothy Parker, Gratitude, Sei Shonagon, The Pillow Book


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John Perry Barlow died on February 7, 2018 - Songwriter and internet Utopian
Obituary: John Perry Barlow died on February 7th
The songwriter and internet Utopian was 70
IT WAS late, 1985, before John Perry Barlow got into computers. He'd bought a word processor to keep things efficient as he ran the family ranch, and because he wanted a machine that would print out his lyrics for the Grateful Dead really nicely on paper. (Two jobs, two hats.) But then he procured a Macintosh and a modem, the first ever seen in Sublette County, Wyoming, and discovered that, through this little blinking box and the tendril of a landline, he could join an extraordinary community. In the WELL (for Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link), one of the first virtual bulletin boards, he moved like a cave fish, blindly, among entities without bodies. They were things of words alone, free-floating wisps of thought, in a perpetual town meeting of unleashed opinions. Everything was possible, and almost everything allowed, in a suddenly limitless world. As he wrote for the Grateful Dead in "Cassidy", his most famous song, he was "a child of boundless seas".
He saw what other people had not yet seen, that this was a new space—one to which he quickly applied an existing term, cyberspace, and his own metaphor, the electronic frontier. Here was a land that was unmapped, unregulated, crammed with unimaginable resources, up for grabs. Notions of trespass did not apply. There was nothing material here, and thus no property, intellectual or otherwise; no context, no fixed identity. Early settlers could well turn out to be sociopaths or outlaws. But the wild, rowdy liberty of this place had to be protected.
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Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather...I declare the global social space we are building to be naturally independent of the tyrannies you seek to impose on us.
Having started off as a stout Wyoming Republican, then a libertarian, he was an anarchist online. No government was needed, because there was governance already: the good behaviour of most people who used it, and the freedom-loving intentions of those who had designed it. In this vast community, where real-space coercion couldn't hold, order flowed from collective ethical deliberation. There was nothing to fear. He had met hackers like Phiber Optik, with their pumped-up diatribes online, only to find that over dinner they looked as dangerous as ducks. His mission, therefore, was to lead the doubters and internet-oppressors gently into the new territory, disarming them with his cowboy hat and beard and with language which a poet or a cowhand could understand. He proselytised all over the world.
Permanently rewired
As it turned out, the internet resembled the most transforming moments of his life. As a boy in the Bar Cross ranch house, isolated in 22,000 scrubby acres, he had devoured a 20-volume children's encyclopedia in which, as on the Web, all knowledge seemed contained. Sitting a decade later on the floor at Timothy Leary's ashram in Millbrook, watching fractals bounce off the walls after dropping acid for the first time, he realised the complete connectedness of everything. His work with the Grateful Dead, who let fans freely record their concerts, convinced him that the best way to raise demand for a product was just to give it away. When writing some 30 songs for them with his childhood friend, Bob Weir, he came to see that songs had their own life, independent of their creator, changing each time the band played them, and gathering accretions of meaning from the whole community of Deadheads. Back on the ranch, he helped ensure the free flow of water round his irrigation district.
He saw all these capabilities in the Web yet also, as years passed, limitations. It did not float quite so sublimely free of the material world as he had claimed in the "Declaration". At the same time, the information it spread lacked the spark of physicality: looking folk in the eye, making yearling cattle scatter like mercury hit with a hammer. He had to give his lectures as a material being to get the impact he wanted. Meanwhile that enlightened community of Web-users, that civilisation of the Mind, seemed slow to form, to say the least.
As for whether the voyage into cyberspace marked a new age, a turning-point in history after which nation states would wither and humans would be permanently rewired, he hoped it was. He had hoped before, in 1967 in Haight-Ashbury, where the Summer of Love shed all constraints social, legal and sexual and he found himself in a world falling apart, longing for authority of any sort to reassert itself. But he trusted that everything in the universe tended towards the good, that total liberty was the only climate in which men and women could flourish, and that, if he was wrong, a free cyberspace would still have been worth battling for.
Source: https://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21737237-songwriter-and-internet-utopian-was-70-obituary-john-perry-barlow-died-february-7th
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Forthcoming J&K elections would be no cakewalk for any party
Politics and priorities underwent a paradigm shift after the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K as political parties are preparing their course correction for the forthcoming Assembly elections.
There are perceptible changes in the general attitude of local as well as the national mainstream political leaders towards the people in J&K now.
Before August 5, 2019, everything else had to wait because all local mainstream politicians were busy 'working for more internal autonomy'.
This campaign was projected differently by different political parties and yet the proclaimed objective was the same.
What the National Conference (NC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Conference (PC) and some other Kashmir-centric parties differed on was the means to achieve that goal.
The NC called it the 'autonomy document', PDP called it 'self-rule' and the PC called it the 'vision document'.
The clamour for internal autonomy vanished after the very article of the Indian Constitution that gave special status to J&K was abrogated by the country's Parliament.
Those 'fighting' for more internal autonomy were shocked beyond words when the abrogation of the special status came together with the downgrading of the state into a UT.
The NDA government at the Centre had, in a single stroke, taken away the wind from the sails of the local political parties.
This resulted in a storm of sorts for the 'internal autonomy' seekers. The NC, PDP, PC and other smaller local political parties took time to come to grips with the epochal development.
Different equations generated different currents, under currents and counter currents. There was a newfound space in the mainstream political camp in the state.
This space could be taken over by rivals and critics within and outside the well entrenched parties.
Tough competition was awaiting the hitherto well-entrenched parties those had made autonomy and allied issues their political elixir for decades.
Electoral battles can no longer be fought by promising something that is beyond the constitutional power of any local assembly even if a single or the alliance of any number of parties were to get two-third majority during the Assembly elections.
"You can only fight the battle for restoration of article 370 in the Supreme Court and in no case by winning an assembly election.
"Thus to promise restoration of article 370 if voted to power in the UT is like promising to go to moon on a bicycle, " said Syed Altaf Bukhari, the chief of J&K Apni Party.
The BJP on the other hand has its electoral agenda cut and dried for the forthcoming Assembly elections.
"We promised to dismantle all barricades between J&K and the rest of the country and we have done that. We now promise better tourism, education, healthcare, industries, electricity, roads and other infrastructure. That is something we can achieve and we deliver on the promises we make during elections," said a senior BJP leader.
The Kashmir centrist parties, NC, PDP, Awami NC and some others have formed an alliance called the Peoples alliance for Gupkar declaration (PAGD).
PAGD stands for restoration of J&K's special status. Will the alliance members fight the Assembly elections together or separately is still unresolved.
While NC vice president, Omar Abdullah, said the NC would field its candidates for all the 90 Assembly seats, his father and NC president, Farooq Abdullah, said that would only be decided after the elections are announced.
When he resigned after 52 years from the Congress, former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad formed his own political party which he first called Democratic Azad Party (DAP) and later changed its name to Progressive Azad Party (PAP).
Azad belongs to Doda district of Jammu division and he is quite popular in the Chenab Valley districts. He has decided to fight the forthcoming Assembly elections.
Azad has said he won't promise that he will bring back the state's special status, but would fight for it.
More than posing a serious challenge to the BJP, Azad is likely to cut into the vote bank of the Congress, NC and the PDP. That for the rivals of the NC and the PDP in the BJP would be a good news.
What now worries the local political parties and also the centrist political parties is the likely emergence of a large number of youth who could join the elections as Independent candidates.
How much ice these Independent candidates will cut with the people remains to be seen and yet there is no denying the fact that whatever gains are made by these individual contestants during the forthcoming Assembly elections would result in direct losses to the traditional political parties.
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To ensure the security of the archived personal data
To ensure restricted access to personal data
To give access and inform the data subjects about their data being retained
Rule IV, Section 19.d: General principles in collection, processing and retention of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) states that personal data shall be disposed or discarded in a secure manner that would prevent further processing, unauthorized access, or disclosure to any other party or public, or prejudice the interests of the data subjects. As mentioned in the National Privacy Commission (NPC) Circular 16-01: Security of Personal Data in government agencies, procedures must be established regarding the following:
Disposal of files that contain personal data, whether such files are stored on paper, film, optical or magnetic media
Secure disposal of computer equipment, such as disk servers, desktop computers and mobile phones at end-of-life (especially storage media) provided that the procedure shall include the use of degaussers, erasers, and physical destruction devices
Disposal of personal data stored offsite
Organization/s can engage third-party service providers to carry out the disposal of personal data under its control or custody provided that the service provider shall contractually agree to the agency's data protection procedures and ensure that the confidentiality of personal data is protected.
It is the organization's duty to make sure that data will be disposed properly in a way that the data should be unreadable (for paper) or irretrievable (for digital records). The organization should categorize whether the data they have are high-risk or low-risk. It is recommended that the appropriate data disposal method be used.


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module Remotipart
  module Rails
    if ::Rails.version.to_s < "3.1"
      require 'remotipart/rails/railtie'
    else
      require 'remotipart/rails/engine'
    end
    require 'remotipart/rails/version'
  end
end

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The Special Collections at Exeter Central Library have been built up over a number of years by donation, bequest and purchase and contain some truly unique and fabulous items.
We are really proud of the collections and are keen to try and improve access to all.
Over the past few years we have been trying to develop a 'presence' for the collections and promote them more widely via our 'Special Collections' webpages and more recently by adding images from the collection to our Flickr pages.
We also have regular exhibitions of items from the Special Collections at Exeter Central Library. These vary in size and topic. You can see a short film of one of our recent exhibition "Down in the Forest something stirred…" on YouTube.
Our next display will be w/b 28th February and the topic will be alphabets and counting books from the Devon Collection of Children's books.
The Special Collections are made up of a number of smaller collections and include the Rare Book Collection which includes items dating back to the sixteenth century and covers a broad range of subjects including biography, political history, law, numismatics and herbals. There are about 1500 items in total. The Devon Collection of Children's Books contains items which would appeal to all ages. As well as copies of children's books from the seventeenth century onwards the collection also includes wooden alphabet blocks, a Victorian board game, fable cards and much much more! A flavour of what we have can be found on our Devon Collection of Children's Books webpage and on Flickr.
Want to find out more? Visit our Special Collections webpages.


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Rawalpindi, Christian girl murdered for refusing to marry a young Muslim
by Shafique Khokhar
Sonia was 24 years old and worked as a maid. Shahzad is a photographer and had been proposing for months, even pushing his family to propose marriage. But the girl always refused. After several threats, he killed her on the street on her way to work.
Rawalpindi (AsiaNews) - Sonia, a 24-year-old Christian girl was killed by a young Muslim Shahzad because she refused to marry him. The killing took place last November 30 and the killer is still at large.
Sonia was the daughter of Allah Rakha Masih, who moved 13 years earlier with her family from Faisalabad to Rawalpindi to work as a janitor in a government school.
Sonia's mother, Teresa, says her two daughters, Sonia and Nazish, 18, work as housekeepers and are a great financial help for the family. Usually they always left together to go to work. On the morning of November 30, Sonia left her sister at the entrance of the Air Force Colony, the neighborhood where they live in a rented house, and headed to Behria Town, where she worked. As she was crossing the G.T. highway, Shahzad shot her in the head and killed her.
The family, warned of the accident, took Sonia to the hospital, where the doctors could only declare her death.
Allah Rakha tells that the family of Shahzad, a Muslim, had met their poor Christian family and asked that Sonia marry Shahzad. But they refused, saying that being Christians, their faith does not allow them to marry people of other faiths. In addition, Allah Rakha explains, Sonia was a "true Christian" and would never agree to change her religion.
Shahzad is a photographer and has a shop in town. He followed and met Sonia several times for at least 4-5 months, and proposed continuously. But she always refused. So he began to threaten her and eventually killed her.
On November 30, Allah Rakha denounced Shahzad and Faizan, a friend of his who helped him escape by motorcycle after the assassination. On December 2, the police arrested Faizan, but Shahzad has not yet been found.
"We are optimistic," says Paul Bhatti as Rimsha Masih's bail hearing postponed to Friday
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Laval, QC - The Providence Bruins fell to the Laval Rocket in a shootout Wednesday night 3-2 in the final game of their three-game road trip. The P-Bruins got goals from Stuart Percy and Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson while Zane McIntyre made his 39th start of the season in net.
Newcomer Stuart Percy put Providence on the board 11:02 into the opening frame, scoring his first goal as a Bruin. With assists from Mark McNeill and Gemel Smith, Percy's wrister from the point snuck through the five-hole of Connor LaCouvee to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead. Laval put a fury of shots on McIntyre towards the end of the period and led in shots 11-5 after 20 minutes, but he was up for the task on each one and Providence took a one-goal lead into the break.
The Rocket tied things up 4:09 into the second period on Daniel Audette's 13th goal of the season. Jake Evans and Alexandre Grenier started the play with a rush into the attacking zone, and Audette finished by backhanding a loose puck in the crease to make the score 1-1. The P-Bruins quickly responded on the power play at 5:55 on Forsbacka Karlsson's second AHL goal of the season. With space to shoot from the right dot, he snapped a shot through traffic and by LaCouvee to put Providence ahead. Cooper Zech earned his first pro point on the goal and Lee Stempniak picked up the secondary assist as the P-Bruins entered the third up 2-1.
Providence led for much of the third period, but the Rocket continued to have close calls that nearly tied things up. They finally even the score with five minutes left on a backhand shot from Cale Fleury in the crease. Nikita Jevpalovs and David Sklenicka earned helpers on the goal and the game headed to overtime. After a scoreless extra period, the P-Bruins and Rocket headed to what turned out to be an eight-round shootout. Jordan Szwarz and Anton Blidh lit the lamp for Providence, but a goal in the last round by Hunter Shinkaruk secured a 3-2 win for Laval.
McIntyre stopped 28-30 shots while LaCouvee stopped 20-22 shots. Providence was 1-4 on the power play and 4-4 on the penalty kill. The P-Bruins are back in action Friday night when they return home to take on the Belleville Senators at 7:05pm for the start of their annual "Star Wars Weekend."


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Catered food requires a 50% deposit.
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At any time if Fluffy Fields' staff deems alcohol consumption for an individual to be excessive, that person will no longer be served and staff will assist in arranging safe transportation.
All decorations must be removed directly following departure of last guest. Decorations shall be free-standing (use of nails, staples, glue or any kind of tape is prohibited). Candles enclosed in glass (flame at least 2 inches below the height of the glass) are permissible.
Audio/visual equipment is available but MUST be requested at time of event booking and set-up charges apply (see event fees on page 6). If you choose to bring in your own equipment, Fluffy Fields is not responsible for storage, set-up, or any damages.
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OpinionHonduras
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Deal or no deal in Honduras
Mark Weisbrot
After brokering Manuel Zelaya's return to power in Honduras, the US must force the coup government to honour the agreement
Wed 4 Nov 2009 16.30 EST
Last Friday an agreement was reached between the de facto regime in Honduras, which took power in a military coup on 28 June, and the elected president Manuel Zelaya, for the restoration of democracy there.
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, in announcing what she called a historic agreement, said: "I cannot think of another example of a country in Latin America that … overcame such a crisis through negotiation and dialogue." Hopefully this will turn out to be true.
But the ink was barely dry on the accord when leaders of the coup regime indicated that they had no intention of honouring it. Some of them clearly saw the agreement as just another delaying tactic. They have talked of postponing congressional approval of the accord until after the 29 November elections, or even voting not to restore Zelaya.
If the Honduran congress delays or rejects the restoration of Zelaya, it will violate the clear intent of the accord. The agreement states: "The decision the national congress adopts should establish a basis for achieving the social peace, political tranquility and democratic governability the society requires and the country needs." This and other language makes it clear that the negotiators – who have the ability to deliver the votes in congress – agreed on Zelaya's restoration.
Furthermore, justice delayed here is justice denied. Two-thirds of the legally allowed campaign period has already lapsed, under conditions of dictatorship that made free election campaigning impossible.
The Obama administration has itself been divided on what to do about the military overthrow of democracy in Honduras. Hence the mixed signals and vacillation from the very beginning, when the first statement from the White House failed to even condemn the coup.
Those in the administration who think they can now wash their hands of the accord and let the coup leaders turn their back on it had better think twice. The Obama team has embarrassed itself enough by having to be pressured by the rest of the hemisphere to tell the coup government that Washington would not recognise the 29 November elections without prior restoration of Zelaya. Just a few weeks earlier, the Obama administration had blocked the Organisation of American States from passing a resolution to this effect.
But now Washington's credibility is really on the line. The Obama team brokered this accord and got a commitment from the coup leaders. If they go back on it, how much will the Obama administration's word be worth on anything else? Everyone knows that Washington has the ability to force the coup regime to comply. There are billions of dollars of its assets in the US that could be frozen or seized. Seventy percent of the country's exports go to the US. The coup regime has no international legitimacy and no standing to challenge the US under international treaties for any economic sanctions that might be invoked.
The Obama administration never used the effective tools at its disposal. Instead it dithered for months, finally cutting off a fraction of its aid to the coup government and revoking some visas. The administration refused to even declare that a military coup had taken place, since this would have required more cuts in foreign assistance.
Most tellingly, Washington refused to denounce the massive human rights violations committed by the dictatorship. These included police beatings, illegal detention of thousands, closing of independent radio and television, suspension of civil rights and even some political murders. The crimes were denounced by all major human rights organisations, inside and outside of Honduras – and by many governments – but the Obama administration maintained a deafening silence.
Based on the recent past, the coup leaders – one of whom was forced to resign his post as foreign minister after levelling racial epithets at Obama – might think they can safely ignore the agreement. But the rest of the hemisphere, and the Honduran people – who have courageously resisted the coup from day one – will not let them get away with it. No one will recognise the November elections if Zelaya is not restored promptly.
Tuesday night, Thomas Shannon, the US assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs, told CNN en Espanol that the US plans to recognise the November elections whether or not Zelaya is restored. This would definitely put Washington on a collision course with the rest of the hemisphere, including Brazil. Furthermore, according to diplomats close to the negotiations, both Shannon and Hillary Clinton had given assurances that last week's accord would bring Zelaya back to the presidency.
Shannon's statement to CNN prompted a letter from Zelaya to Clinton, asking whether the US government had changed its position on the coup d'etat in Honduras.
Obama now has a choice. He can force the coup regime to honour the accord or lose further credibility among governments in the hemisphere and the world.


Are you tired of hearing your mother-in-law tattle about your husband's past relationship? Have you tried hard enough to get along but you can't and did you somtimes wish she was not your husband's mother? A little compromsising could calm the problem and save the relationship.
Becoming a morally better person.
I heard about a girl named Jessica who was stabbed recently by her abusive boyfriend when she tried to leave him. A sad,sickening reminder that domestic violence is still an issue, it needs to be stomped out.
Dealing with problems with your soon to be father or mother -in- law. Just let me say I so know what you are going threw.
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S3E7: "The Day the Music Died"
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In Season 3, episode 7: "'The Day the Music Died,' Jem and The Holograms,Jem is led away from her responsibilities by Riot on a cruise. When the rest of The Holograms are unable to pay Starlight Music's debt, The Misfits buy out both Starlight Music and Stingers Sound, forcing the Holograms and The Stingers to submit to the Misfits' control. This makes the Misfits into a mega group, ruling the airwaves. Rio, The Holograms and The Stingers have to find Riot and Jem fast, in order to get their lives back to normal."
S3E6: "Midsummer's Night's Madness"
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In Season 3, episode 5: "'Midsummer's Night's Madness,' Jem and The Holograms, along with The Stingers, travel to Greece for a concert, but when Jerrica and Jem get caught in a love triangle, the trip becomes too much to handle."
S3E5: "Homeland, Heartland"
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In Season 3, episode 5: "'Homeland, Heartland,' Jem and The Holograms along with Danse travel to Yugoslavia (now Croatia) to star in a play. When Danse finds connections to her mother, the Holograms are put into danger as enemies of Danse's mother's past emerge."
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In Season 3, episode 4: "'Beauty and the Rock Performer,' Jem and The Holograms are invited to perform at a rock opera based on Beauty and the Beast in England, but when the rehearsals and photo-shoots become too frequent, Jem becomes overworked and exhausted."
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In Season 3, episode 3: "'Video Wars,' Clash wants desperately to become a Misfit; however, Pizzazz will not let her. Clash convinces Pizzazz to allow her be a member of The Misfits if she manages to ruin Jem's live video performance. Pizzazz agrees and Clash comes up with a plan to disguise herself as a college student and ask Jem if she can go on tour with them for a "video project". While on the tour, she finds herself actually admiring and enjoying being around The Holograms."
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The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Yannick Conducts Three Works Composed in Paris
Gregg Whiteside
Join us on Sunday, April 11th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, April 12th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 to hear this Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert broadcast…
The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert on WRTI 90.1: Wizards, Sorcerers, and Magic!
It's enchanted and enchanting music played by The Philadelphia Orchestra on WRTI, Sunday, October 25th at 1 PM on 90.1 and Monday, October 26th at 7 PM on…
The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI 90.1: Works by Beethoven, Ravel, and John Williams
Beethoven's Seventh Symphony highlights this Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert re-broadcast from 2016 on Sunday, October 4th at 1 PM on WRTI and Monday,…
Classical Album of the Week: Pianist Beatrice Rana Blazes in Ravel and Stravinsky
Debra Lew Harder
June 22, 2020. Just 27 years old, Italian pianist Beatrice Rana has released three major-label albums of diverse repertoire, from powerhouse concerti to…
An Opera Conceived in Troubled Times Shows the Importance of Caring for One Another
Susan Lewis
An opera-ballet about a child and his enchanted toys and animals came into being in the wake of World War I. Maurice Ravel's L'enfant et les sortileges,…
Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto is a Musical Bouillabaisse of Jazz and Classical Music
How do jazz and classical traditions combine in Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto in G Major? Susan Lewis asked Russian classical pianist Kirill Gerstein,…
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Maureen Malloy
October 15, 2018. Pianist Cyrus Chestnut has always been known for swinging us right to church. On Kaleidoscope, he does a bit of that, but mostly adds…
Bastille Day on Saturday Classical Coffeehouse with Debra Lew Harder: July 14, 6 AM to Noon
Bonjour! Perhaps it's French food you savor—a crusty baguette with a delicious frommage, a refreshing glass of French vin. Perhaps French couture or…
Listen: Pianist Henry Kramer LIVE from the WRTI Performance Studio
Listen to a live performance, recorded on Friday, March 9, featuring the young American pianist Henry Kramer performing works by Robert Schumann and…
The Dance of Ravel and Satie
Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday June 6th, 5 to 6 pm... In the last Discoveries we took a snapshot of Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Poulenc…


I am an executive board member of Tri-CAP and truly understand this issue. We discuss this at every meeting and brainstorm ways to assist.
I would do and champion whatever it takes to find solutions. This is a systemic issue deeper then just minimum wage.
I will champion legislation on economic development and infrastructure in my district. I will also incentivize in these areas.
I am an early childhood educators and again understand these issue. Health care is also an issue in this area for these vulnerable adults. I will educate colleagues on this issue and share best practice to find solutions.
Through education and champion legislation as we need equal representation. This is the direct result of this not happening.
I want to help those to be able to afford housing by creating better jobs. That can not happen with all the other shortcomings in our area. Until we can fix these other issues assistance and support needs to help these vulnerable adults.
Yes, I am seeing this on the board and can be the voice for this group at Tri-CAP.


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