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Published: Thursday, 29 April 2021 9:01 AM GMT+10
The global edible insect market was expected to reach $1.4 billion in value by 2023. Credit: EPA
Australia could play a significant part in an emerging and lucrative global culinary trend - the billion-dollar edible insect industry.
The CSIRO has produced a roadmap for Australia to produce nutritious, sustainable and ethical edible insects.
Launched on Thursday, "Edible insects: A roadmap for the strategic growth of an emerging Australian industry", lays out a plan for the edible insect industry.
Co-funded by CSIRO and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, it provides a framework for First Nations initiatives, start-ups, insect businesses, researchers, policymakers and community members interested in the industry.
CSIRO researcher and report co-author Rocio Ponce Reyes says edible insects are high in protein, vitamins and other macronutrients, and the global industry is growing fast.
The worldwide edible insect market was expected to reach $1.4 billion in value by 2023.
Europe and the US lead the Western market with more than 400 edible-insect-related businesses.
"Insects have high-value nutritional profiles, and are rich in protein, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, folic acid and vitamins B12, C and E," Dr Reyes said.
"They are a healthy, environmentally friendly, and a rich source of alternative proteins."
More than 2100 insect species are eaten by two billion people in 130 countries, including 60 native insect species traditionally consumed by Indigenous Australians.
Australian species include witjuti (also known as witchetty) grubs, bogong moths, honeypot ants and green tree ants.
CSIRO entomologist and report co-author Bryan Lessard said the report drew on the expertise of Australian and international scientists, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, insect farmers, food processing industry leaders and chefs.
Commercial insect farming had a low environmental footprint, requiring minimal feed, water, energy and land resources, he said.
CSIRO's future protein lead professor Michelle Colgrave said the aim was focused on helping Australia capture high-growth global protein markets to grow Australia's protein industry by $10 billion over five years, in line with the Australian government's goal to lift farmgate output to $100 billion by 2030.
"With the global population set to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, we will need to meet this demand for sustainable protein production by exploring diversified sources," Professor Colgrave said.
"Alternative protein industries can play an important role in Australia, contributing to regional and national prosperity."
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If the Earth is to continue to feed us, we must find better ways to "till it and keep it," writes Fred Bahnson.
John Jeavons expects that 20 years from now most of the world's people will be struggling to eat.
Jeavons, a developer of sustainable agriculture methods, delivered this dire message at a three-day workshop I recently attended. Although his vision might seem to approach the apocalyptic, this class was not "How to Build Your Own Backyard Bomb Shelter" or "The Book of Revelation Explained!" It covered a more humble subject, one to which we moderns have paid far too little attention: soil.
According to Jeavons, the simple dirt in which we grow our food could soon become disastrously scarce, and he promotes its replenishment with an evangelistic fervor.
This Earth Day there will no doubt be much talk of how to solve climate change, population density and our energy problems, talk that will make appeals to saving that vague abstraction known as the environment.
But perhaps it's time to turn our attention to caring for something concrete, like the host of living organisms beneath our feet on whose health our own health -- and that of our neighbors -- depends. Perhaps it's time to give the kind of attention the Yahwist writer in Genesis gave in describing our vocation as God's creatures: till and keep the adamah, the fertile soil.
As a result of wind and water erosion fostered by conventional farming practices, between six and 24 pounds (depending on the world region) of farmable soil are lost per pound of food eaten, he said. In the U.S. our farmable soil took 3,000 years to develop. In just 250 years we have managed to squander 75 percent of it, much of it now resting at the bottom of the oceans.
It's possible to skim past such numbers with glazed eyes; given more than a moment's thought, however, these facts become astounding. Perhaps we should change that popular bumper sticker from "No Farms, No Food" to "No Soil, No People."
"While soils are becoming increasingly depleted, the world population is growing, water is becoming less available, and other resources are increasingly in short supply," Jeavons said.
To combat this trend, Jeavons has developed a small-scale, sustainable agricultural method he calls "Grow Biointensive." Jeavons' high-yield, low-input food-raising methods are being used by people in 141 countries, and taught by organizations such as UNICEF, Save the Children, and the Peace Corps.
Jeavons directs Ecology Action, a think tank for promoting and developing the biointensive method, and is the author of "How to Grow More Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine."
He is a practicing Episcopalian. "My faith has been key in anything I've been able to do," Jeavons told me. In addition to teaching people how to grow food, he believes that "we share our love through the spiritual food of the Eucharist."
His faith, and through it his desire to create a better world, has been and continues to be the hope that keeps Jeavons going. Over the last 30 years and with a core group of committed followers, Jeavons has been quietly improving the soil and growing food crops on a steep, once-eroded hillside farm in Willits, Calif.
Jeavons, with his white hair and beard, has the air of an academic even when he's digging in the dirt; his signature look is a tweed cap and coat with blue jeans.
During the past three decades, he has developed a method for growing food that's 99 percent sustainable and doesn't depend on oil. Unlike conventional farms, which are heavily dependent on petroleum fertilizers, the fertility loop at Jeavons' farm is nearly closed. And he has reduced the space it takes to feed one person: from three-quarters of an acre to one-tenth of an acre.
One of his methods is growing soil. He plants nitrogen-rich crops like alfalfa and carbon-rich crops like corn and harvests them to make into compost. That compost is then fed to the soil, which will supply enough energy for all his other food crops.
"If you grow healthy soil, you will have healthy plants. Healthy plants will grow healthy people," he said.
During the first hour of our workshop Jeavons cited studies indicating that as little as 36 to 52 years of farmable soil remain on the planet -- information that tempts me to despair. I think of God's command to till and keep the fertile soil, and how human history is a long record of our failure to do that just that.
"Don't despair," he said. "I wouldn't tell you all these things unless there was something we could do about it." We then spent the next three days learning how to replenish our Earth.
And that is the hopeful conclusion as this Earth Day approaches. There is a lot we can do about it, and I'm grateful that there are John Jeavonses in the world who can show us how. We still can learn to make the care of the soil -- and the attendant forms of creation care that flow from it -- the daily vocation it so needs to become. In the coming decades, our lives may depend on it.
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Malayala Manorama former design coordinator Anoop Ramakrishnan dies at 52
Published: December 07, 2021 11:19 AM IST
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Kozhikode: Leading visual designer and Malayala Manorama former design coordinator Anoop Ramakrishnan, of "Sarovaram" at Pavangad, 52, is no more.
He was the director and chief creative officer of the Mindway Design. He was instrumental in experimenting new techniques in newspaper designing, typography and graphic design. He made very notable contributions in the field of multimedia and media branding sectors. He also worked as the principal engineer officer in Infosys and design engineer in Silver Sign.
After finishing his B.Tech from Kannur Government Engineering College, he took post-graduation in Visual Communication from the IIT, Mumbai.
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The book edited by Anoop, "MT, Anubhavangalude Pusthakam" illustrates in detail the creative and film life led by author M T Vasudevan Nair. The CD-ROMs such as "MT's World" and "Ente Malayalam" brought out by Malayala Manorama under his stewardship were well-received. The mobile application "Veshangal", the visual representation of various roles played out by actor Mohanlal, also drew a good response.
He was the recipient of Young Talent Award instituted by the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Best of Indian News Design Award given by the Indian chapter of the US-based Society for New Design (SND) and the Fellowship instituted by the Kerala Chalachitra Academy as part of the 90th anniversary of Malayalam cinema.
He was the son of Puthenveetil Ramakrishnan, retired Senior Administrative Officer of the DPI, and Gladis Ramakrishnan, retired teacher of Malabar Christian College. Kozhikode. His wife Meena Anoop is an Assistant Executive Engineer with the KSEB. Plus One student Shivakami is his daughter.
His cremation took place on Monday. Chief News Editor P J Joshua paid floral tributes to him on behalf of Malayala Manorama daily.
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It was just a matter of time before Michigan was hit with its first case of the South African COVID-19 variant, B.1.351.
The first case in Michigan was found in a boy living in Jackson County on March 8. Obviously, the boy is the only known case in the state but it's likely there are more cases that haven't been detected yet. So far the B.1.351 strain has been identified in 20 other states besides Michigan.
People across the state are worried about the new variant because it's believed to be more contagious. According to Fox 2 Detroit, a higher rate of transmission could increase the number of people who need to be hospitalized or who lose their lives to COVID-19 should the new variant begin circulating widely in Michigan.
Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at MDHHS:
We are concerned about the discovery of another variant in Michigan, although it was not unexpected. We continue to urge Michiganders to follow a research-based approach by wearing their masks properly, socially distancing, avoiding crowds, washing their hands often, and making a plan to get the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine once it is their turn. We all have a personal responsibility to slow the spread of COVID-19 and end this pandemic as quickly as possible.
The best way to prevent the spread of this new variant is to keep doing what you've been doing for the past year. Continue to wear a mask, wash your hands often, practice social distancing, and get the vaccine when it becomes available to you.
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Journalistic freedom cannot be extended to criticism of family: Delhi High Court
The Hindustan Newsprint Ltd at Vellore, Kottayam. The state's move to take over the PSU is questionable
The Delhi court today said that the public figures including Judges, social media influencers and others can be criticised for their opinions, actions and judgement but the freedom to criticise cannot extend to their children or family members.
Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma said whether journalistic freedom extends reaching to the personal space of someone's house is debatable but to call someone a child abuser without proof is offensive.
Justice Mridul said."You don't like what the people say or do, criticise them but don't reach into their houses. According to us that is offensive. Whether journalist freedom extends to that we don't know at this time. This has to be decided,"
While dealing with an appeal by the Hindustan Times (HT) Media Limited (owner of Mint) against an order to take down an article against YouTuber Gaurav Taneja (Flying Beast) the observations were made by the bench.
The allegedly defamatory article had cited some social media comments against Taneja calling him 'misogynist', 'child abuser' and other things.
Amit Sibal, appearing for Hindustan Times said that the interim order was passed without considering the test laid down while deciding a journalist's freedom speech in relation to a public figure.
The HT lawyer Sibal said that the order by single-judge was passed without giving them time to file a reply.
The lawyer also said that Taneja and other plaintiffs have yet to prove malice on part of the media house to order removal of an article.
"You may agree with it or disagree but is this an article that is generating public debate. Therefore, in order to stifle this debate, he needs to show malice. The question, therefore, is whether this test was applied in this case," Sibal argued.
The Court, still believes that the matter was offensive and referred to Taneja's child.
"Child can't be a victim of someone else's propaganda… We are completely unhappy with reference to the child. That we find very offensive," the bench said.
The Court said that t criticism against judges is also in the public domain as they too are public figure, but if the judges render a decision, the criticism cannot extend to their family members.
The bench, in lighter vein, also remarked that Taneja was not a public figure because they have never heard of him.
The court also said "Just because someone tweets does not mean he is a public figure. Even pied pipers have followers, does not mean they are public figure… He is not a public figure. Public figure is someone who we would have heard of. We have not heard of this gentleman. You (Sibal) are a public figure" in a lighter vein.
The Court suggested Mint(Hindustan Times) to approach the single-judge again and file an application under order 39 Rule 4 of the CPC and seek the relief there, while advising the counsel of Taneja to appear on advance notice, argue the matter and not seek time to file a reply.
For Hindustan Times Mint ,Senior Advocate Amit Sibal along with advocate Naman Joshi appeared , whereas Taneja and others were represented through Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria along with advocates Raghav Awasthi and Mukesh Sharma.
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An interview is a conversation between two or more people where questions are asked by the interviewer to elicit facts or statements from the interviewee. Interviews are a standard part of qualitative research. They are also used in journalism and media reporting (see Interview (journalism)) and in various employment-related contexts.
The qualitative research interview seeks to describe and the meanings of central themes in the life world of the subjects. The main task in interviewing is to understand the meaning of what the interviewees say. Interviewing, when considered as a method for conducting qualitative research, is a technique used to understand the experiences of others.
Characteristics of qualitative research interviews
Interviews are completed by the inter man based on what the interviewee says to be conformed and done.
Interviews are a far more personal form of research than questionnaires.
In the personal interview, the interviewer works directly with the interviewee.
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Interview were a five piece pop/rock band from Bath, Somerset, England. They were signed to Virgin Records, and between 1978 and 1981 released two albums and four singles.
Originally formed in 1977 by Pete Allerhand, Alan Brain and Jeff Starrs in Bath, they added Manny Elias (later of Tears for Fears) on drums and Phil Crowther on bass. In 1978, they signed up to a five album recording contract with Virgin.
Their debut album, big oceans, produced by Colin Thurston, was released in 1978 consisted of both hard-edged power pop ("You Didn't Have To Lie To Me", "Academies To Anger") and more expansive, somber material ("Shipyards") that signaled the direction the band were to take on their second effort. Peter Gabriel also did a session with the band, producing demo versions of "You Didn't Have to Lie To Me", "That Kind Of Boy" and "Shipyards", and these were subsequently released as archive material.
For that next album, Snakes and Lovers (released in the U.S. eponymously titled "Interview" without the words "Snakes and Lovers"), which was produced by Mick Glossop, they brought in bassist Alfie Aguis, who was associated with The Teardrop Explodes. This album has over subsequent years received critical acclaim, however at the time, it was poorly promoted by Virgin and was ignored by radio and the music press. According to an interview with Jeff Starrs in 1997, "soon after its release we did support dates in the UK with the Pretenders and Peter Gabriel whilst Virgin closely watched the sales graphs in the US climb. At one point, it seemed inevitable that we should go over and promote but Virgin would always say 'wait and see if the graph keeps going up'! Of course, after a while, it went down and a tour was decided against...".
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Interview was a 1973 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen. A path-breaking film in terms of the narrative innovation and cinematic technique, it was a commercial success and went to run for six weeks amidst gushing admiration and accolades, when it was screened first. It also happened to be the debut film of Ranjit Mullick. Though according to the director, it was a film on the colonial hangover,it touched upon the diverse issue of anti-establishment, middle class cowardice, unemployment.
Ranjit Mullick is a smart personable young man. A friend of the family, who works in a foreign firm, has assured him of a lucrative job in his firm. All Ranjit has to do is to appear in an interview, dressed in a western style suit.
It seems a simple task, but fate wills otherwise. A strike by a labour Union means that he can't get his suit back from the laundry. His father's old suit won't fit him. He borrows a suit but loses it in a fracas. Ultimately he has to go to the interview dressed in the traditional Bengali Dhoti and Kurta (Dhuti-Panjabi).
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On a more general level, these requirements describe text substitution problems.
In pre-Java days, I18N constituted a rather arduous process of manually extracting I18N elements and placing them in disk files. This extraction process often occurred as the software was used more and more in non-English language locations. The consequence was that some poor soul had to go through the code, pulling out text strings and copying them into files. The files were then sent for translation, after which some cunning scheme had to be devised for locating, loading, and reading the text strings back into the program. At runtime, the I18N elements would be dynamically inserted by the code to produce an internationalized version.
The problem with these schemes was their cumbersome and proprietary nature. Fortunately, I18N began to be considered a language issue, and Java includes standard support features for this task. So you can internationalize Java code from the beginning with little extra cost. I have worked on products that were destined only for the U.S. market and therefore were not internationalized. However, I was always inclined to I18N-enable the code because it's good practice and also because it's pretty easy.
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WorkerEntityTracker::WorkerEntityTracker(const std::string& id,
                                         const std::string& client_tag_hash)
    : id_(id),
      client_tag_hash_(client_tag_hash),
      highest_commit_response_version_(0),
      highest_gu_response_version_(0),
      sequence_number_(0),
      base_version_(kUncommittedVersion) {
  DCHECK(!client_tag_hash_.empty());
}

WorkerEntityTracker::~WorkerEntityTracker() {}

bool WorkerEntityTracker::HasPendingCommit() const {
  return !!pending_commit_;
}

void WorkerEntityTracker::PopulateCommitProto(
    sync_pb::SyncEntity* commit_entity) const {
  DCHECK(HasPendingCommit());
  DCHECK(!client_tag_hash_.empty());

  if (!id_.empty()) {
    commit_entity->set_id_string(id_);
  }

  const EntityData& entity = pending_commit_->entity.value();
  DCHECK_EQ(client_tag_hash_, entity.client_tag_hash);

  commit_entity->set_client_defined_unique_tag(client_tag_hash_);
  commit_entity->set_version(base_version_);
  commit_entity->set_deleted(entity.is_deleted());

  // TODO(stanisc): This doesn't support bookmarks yet.
  DCHECK(entity.parent_id.empty());
  commit_entity->set_folder(false);

  commit_entity->set_name(entity.non_unique_name);
  if (!entity.is_deleted()) {
    commit_entity->set_ctime(syncer::TimeToProtoTime(entity.creation_time));
    commit_entity->set_mtime(syncer::TimeToProtoTime(entity.modification_time));
    commit_entity->mutable_specifics()->CopyFrom(entity.specifics);
  }
}

void WorkerEntityTracker::RequestCommit(const CommitRequestData& data) {
  DCHECK_GE(data.base_version, base_version_)
      << "Base version should never decrease";

  DCHECK_GE(data.sequence_number, sequence_number_)
      << "Sequence number should never decrease";

  // Update our book-keeping counters.
  base_version_ = data.base_version;
  sequence_number_ = data.sequence_number;
  pending_commit_specifics_hash_ = data.specifics_hash;

  // Don't commit deletions of server-unknown items.
  if (data.entity->is_deleted() && !IsServerKnown()) {
    ClearPendingCommit();
    return;
  }

  // We intentionally don't update the id_ here.  Good ID values come from the
  // server and always pass through the sync thread first.  There's no way the
  // model thread could have a better ID value than we do.

  // This entity is identified by its client tag.  That value can never change.
  DCHECK_EQ(client_tag_hash_, data.entity->client_tag_hash);
  // TODO(stanisc): consider simply copying CommitRequestData instead of
  // allocating one dynamically.
  pending_commit_.reset(new CommitRequestData(data));

  // Do our counter values indicate a conflict?  If so, don't commit.
  //
  // There's no need to inform the model thread of the conflict.  The
  // conflicting update has already been posted to its task runner; it will
  // figure it out as soon as it runs that task.
  //
  // Note that this check must be after pending_commit_ is set.
  if (IsInConflict()) {
    ClearPendingCommit();
    return;
  }

  // Otherwise, keep the data associated with this pending commit
  // so it can be committed at the next possible opportunity.
}

void WorkerEntityTracker::ReceiveCommitResponse(CommitResponseData* ack) {
  DCHECK_GT(ack->response_version, highest_commit_response_version_)
      << "Had expected higher response version."
      << " id: " << id_;

  // Commit responses, especially after the first commit, can update our ID.
  id_ = ack->id;
  highest_commit_response_version_ = ack->response_version;

  // Fill in some cached info for the response data. Since commits happen
  // synchronously on the sync thread, our item's state is guaranteed to be
  // the same at the end of the commit as it was at the start.
  ack->sequence_number = sequence_number_;
  ack->specifics_hash = pending_commit_specifics_hash_;

  // Because an in-progress commit blocks the sync thread, we can assume that
  // the item we just committed successfully is exactly the one we have now.
  // Nothing changed it while the commit was happening.  Since we're now in
  // sync with the server, we can clear the pending commit.
  ClearPendingCommit();
}

void WorkerEntityTracker::ReceiveUpdate(int64_t version) {
  if (version <= highest_gu_response_version_)
    return;

  highest_gu_response_version_ = version;

  // Got an applicable update newer than any pending updates.  It must be safe
  // to discard the old encrypted update, if there was one.
  ClearEncryptedUpdate();

  if (IsInConflict()) {
    // Incoming update clobbers the pending commit on the sync thread.
    // The model thread can re-request this commit later if it wants to.
    ClearPendingCommit();
  }
}

bool WorkerEntityTracker::ReceiveEncryptedUpdate(
    const UpdateResponseData& data) {
  if (data.response_version < highest_gu_response_version_)
    return false;

  highest_gu_response_version_ = data.response_version;
  encrypted_update_.reset(new UpdateResponseData(data));
  ClearPendingCommit();
  return true;
}

bool WorkerEntityTracker::HasEncryptedUpdate() const {
  return !!encrypted_update_;
}

UpdateResponseData WorkerEntityTracker::GetEncryptedUpdate() const {
  return *encrypted_update_;
}

void WorkerEntityTracker::ClearEncryptedUpdate() {
  encrypted_update_.reset();
}

bool WorkerEntityTracker::IsInConflict() const {
  if (!HasPendingCommit())
    return false;

  if (HasEncryptedUpdate())
    return true;

  if (highest_gu_response_version_ <= highest_commit_response_version_) {
    // The most recent server state was created in a commit made by this
    // client.  We're fully up to date, and therefore not in conflict.
    return false;
  } else {
    // The most recent server state was written by someone else.
    // Did the model thread have the most up to date version when it issued the
    // commit request?
    if (base_version_ >= highest_gu_response_version_) {
      return false;  // Yes.
    } else {
      return true;  // No.
    }
  }
}

bool WorkerEntityTracker::IsServerKnown() const {
  return base_version_ != kUncommittedVersion;
}

void WorkerEntityTracker::ClearPendingCommit() {
  pending_commit_.reset();
  pending_commit_specifics_hash_.clear();
}

}  // namespace syncer_v2

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[Resolved] Showing time as well as date?
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This topic contains 12 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated by Sonja 2 months, 1 week ago.
Is there a way to show the time as well as the date?
It would be good if there was an option to set how the date/time format showed as well?
Definitely possible with a filter. How would you like it to display?
As an example date in the format I'd like to achieve.
I couldn't see a way in the code though to change the date format. Is this possible?
Ideally I wanted to shorten the month I know how to do this in PHP date format just not sure where to change this.
Yeah I did see this but seems to only be to alter the time? Whilst I can add in the date here it still prints the date before this variable.
How can I alter the date format either before or disable it so I can add it in here?
I'm not sure I understand – can you show me your code and what it ends up looking like on the page?
The code get_the_date( 'g:i a' ) only seems to be for the time part.
If you look here – https://www.ukairdates.com at the latest TV shows news at the top of the page it shows the date and time.
I want to customise how the date looks.
May i ask, how to make this "Latest TV Show News" on the mentioned site? I would like to have such a box with handpicked posts above the normal posts from marketer site.


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Q: Can I use AUTO_INCREMENT in my laravel project? I have an Eloquent model that has a column that is a number composed of various codes and at the end a number that should increment automatically. This last number is the same number I use to define the primary key of my model, so my question is:
Is there a way to use the AUTO_INCREMENT variable from my MySQL database?
If not, what is the best way to create a variable in Laravel that automatically increments?
example:
$code1 = $this->getCode1();
$code2 = $this->getCode2();

$autoIncr = ...;

$final_code = $code1 . $code2 . $autoIncr;

A: you can create a function that returns the next id (autoincrement) of your table and the insert the entry in your table;
$code1 = $this->getCode1();
$code2 = $this->getCode2();

$autoIncr = $this->getNextAutoincrement();

$final_code = $code1 . $code2 . $autoIncr;

//Insert in your table
$row = YourModel::create([
   'finalCode' => $final_code
]);

private function getNextAutoincrement() {
    //don't forget import DB facade at the beginning of your class
    $id = DB::select("SHOW TABLE STATUS LIKE 'YOUR_TABLE_NAME'");
    $next_id=$id[0]->Auto_increment;
    return $next_id;
}

Hope I've helped you

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Jean Carlos Humanante Vargas (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 13 de mayo de 1996) es un futbolista ecuatoriano. Juega de centrocampista y su equipo actual es Guayaquil City de la Serie A de Ecuador.

Trayectoria
Realizó las formativas en Toreros, después paso a las categorías inferiores de Emelec y de su filial. Su debut en primera división con los eléctricos fue en 2017.

En 2018 pasó a Guayaquil City, logrando consolidarse con los ciudadanos, en el cual ha tenido muy buenas actuaciones.

Estadísticas

Clubes
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Referencias

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Examination of Witnesses (Questions 20-39)
MR ROBERT CHOTE, PROFESSOR COLIN TALBOT AND MR DAVID WALTON
Q20 Mr Fallon: In England is it possible that back-office employment could continue to grow in the Health Service and local authorities outside the Civil Service?
Professor Talbot: It is possible in the Health Service if the NHS trusts decided not to adopt some of the reforms that are being suggested. In local government, it is certainly possible because it is more difficult for the central government to impose things on them anyway.
Q21 Mr Fallon: The Spending Review does not include efficiency savings targets. There is going to be a new system of Efficiency Technical Notes, but those are not going to be published until the end of October. Would you not have expected them to have been agreed by departments before they signed up to the efficiency-saving targets?
Professor Talbot: Yes. The point about all this is that again if you go to Section C of the Gershon Report and work your way through the promises that individual departments have made about how they are going to make these efficiency savings, I have to say they are quite extraordinary in the lack of depth and information that is given about exactly how these things are going to be achieved. If I can just give you an example, again from the Department of Education and Skills, at bullet point 2, which is supposed to save 30% of the $4.3 billion, is by enabling the front-line professionals in schools, colleges and higher education institutions to use their time more productively to generate around 30% of total efficiency gains. I am sure my colleagues in higher education institutions and other educational institutions will look forward to finding out how we are going to improve our productivity by that amount in the time that is suggested.
Q22 Mr Fallon: You are saying that is pretty difficult to measure?
Professor Talbot: It is difficult to measure. It is difficult to see how it could be done at that sort of level.
Q23 Norman Lamb: Following up on Michael Fallon's questions, I note in the IFS analysis of the review that you state that civil service numbers have exceeded Treasury plans in every set of annual public spending projections since 1999. You also mention that there will be some reclassifications going on and that, prior to the reclassification, the Treasury had promised every year since 1998 to reduce administration spending only to see it rise consistently. Is there any substance to suggest that this time it will be different?
Mr Chote: I guess one argument would be that clearly the stakes are somewhat higher on this occasion and so therefore there may be a greater impetus.
Q24 Norman Lamb: Why do you say that?
Mr Chote: I say that because it has been made the centrepiece of the Spending Review and because of the way in which essentially the big picture of the Spending Review is to argue that after a period of relatively rapid spending growth since 1999, we now have the rate of growth slowing down, and the justification for having renewed emphasis on efficiency savings is essentially that the voters will not notice the fact that overall spending growth is slowing because, by reallocating resources into the front line, you can keep that growth as strong as it is. Arguably the incentive, now that overall spending growth is slowing, to actually deliver on this finally is that much greater. It is clearly not impossible to achieve this, and we have had periods in which administration spending has declined as a share of the total in Civil Service numbers has declined. As I say, we simply point to the past record that this is often promised and rather rarely delivered.
Q25 Norman Lamb: On job numbers, most of the reductions that we are promised, the 70,000 net, are actually jobs that have come in in the last two to three years, is that not right? There has been that sort of scale of increase in jobs over the last two to three years?
Mr Chote: Roughly speaking in the Civil Service numbers have risen from about 500,000 to 550,000 over the period 1999 to 2003. It depends on which set of figures you look at. If you are aiming for a 70,000 net reduction, then that basically would burst that increase plus a little more.
Q26 Norman Lamb: If we are looking, say, at the Department of Work and Pensions, there has been nothing that I am particularly aware of which simplifies the system of benefits, so are we simply going to have fewer people administering a very complex benefits system and does that not cause some concern about delivery?
Mr Chote: It is certainly true that the reduction in DWP numbers is not being justified on the grounds that we are going to a system, as you say, of tax credits and benefits that is more simple. Colin Talbot may know exactly where the DWP back-office savings are coming from.
Professor Talbot: Again, the implementation of the plan for this in Gershon is extremely thin; there are just five bullet points that try to explain how these savings are going to be made. On the actual staffing numbers, all it says is: the reduction of 40,000 civil service posts with redeployment of 10,000 of these to front-line roles and ensure relocation of 4,000 in all. There is no explanation as how exactly this is going to be achieved or why it is the case that there are reductions or changes in the way in which services are provided, which would allow for these sorts savings.
Q27 Norman Lamb: The DWP is well advanced to support them because they have brought a lot of extra people in?
Professor Talbot: Yes.
Q28 Norman Lamb: To move on to PSA targets and departmental programmes, what evidence is there to show how departments' performance against PSA targets set in the earlier Spending Reviews has affected their spending allocations in this one? In other words, is there any sanction at all, or is it purely aspirational?
Professor Talbot: I think you will recall from the evidence that you took from the Chancellor after the last Spending Review when this question was asked several times by the Committee that the answer was—how can I put this politely—that there was no clear evidence. The Chancellor kept reiterating the Treasury mantra, which is: yes, of course, this is money being given in exchange for reform and departments will be held to account if they do not deliver reform. I am not aware of, and they certainly will not give any examples of, cases where either departments have been rewarded or sanctioned for failing to perform.
Q29 Norman Lamb: So no stick and no carrot?
Professor Talbot: There does not seem to be. It may well be happening behind closed doors, but none of us know about it.
Q30 Norman Lamb: Should the Treasury include in the Spending Review a document outlining which targets have been met, partially met and failed, preferably audited by an independent body such as the NAO?
Professor Talbot: On the first point, yes, and a large number of other administrations already do something like this. In the United States, the Federal Government, for example under GPRA, federal agencies and departments, have to publish their results and their plans alongside one another, so that it is fairly clear what they set out to do in the past, what they have achieved, what they are intending to do now, and how they are going to get to that.
Q31 Norman Lamb: Are those actually measurable targets, though, because often the problem is that it is also vague that it is not possible to measure whether you have achieved it?
Professor Talbot: There is more detail in the American federal system than there is in ours. PSA targets have been slimmed down in number and they have become less and less useful in terms of knowing whether or not departments are actually achieving.
Q32 Norman Lamb: So we are moving away from accountability in terms of the PSA targets?
Professor Talbot: In terms of PSA targets, I think we are. They are becoming so vague and so long-term and so outcome based in most cases, that that really does not tell us a great deal about how departments are performing. Getting rid of service delivery agreements, although a lot of the information about that will have been published anyway—and the Treasury may well still be collecting a lot of that information, I do not know—tends to suggest a lot of the detailed information that you would need, so knowing whether or not a complex department like DWP or the Home Office or Education is actually delivering, is simply not being collected. May I just add, the point was raised earlier about the Atkinson Review, which is looking at how we measure the output in the public sector. Certainly up until now the figures on which ONS have been basing their measurement of output have been extremely crude for most areas of public sector activities and only based on a small handful of measures. Unless you start to measure an awful lot more than they are doing at the moment, then we simply do not know what the output levels are for most government activities.
Q33 Norman Lamb: You have said in the past that the system of PSA targets is fundamentally flawed. I was going to ask whether the changes in the last two years have changed your view but, from what you have said, if anything, it has made it worse; it has made the targets less measurable and therefore there is less accountability. Is that your view overall?
Professor Talbot: I think overall that would be correct. There has been some small improvement in consultation over what goes into the PSA targets within some departments, but it has been pretty marginal. Certainly, the Government has not done what I would regard as being a way of making this a much more open and democratic system, which would be, for example, to publish PSA targets as Green Papers and open for consultation and involve parliamentary committees in that and involve key stakeholders before the final targets are actually published, which is what happens, for example, in the public sector.
Q34 Angela Eagle: Why this easy cynicism about spending? The public sector has always been told it ought to be more efficient and as soon as there is something like the Gershon Report, which I think is a serious attempt to look at how you can get economies of scale that the Government ought to be getting especially with its procurement suppliers, how it should re-engineer its systems to take account of the vast investment in IT, there is all this easy cynicism about how it is all a load of rubbish and nothing is going to happen anyway. Does the public sector get beaten when it does and beaten when it does not?
Professor Talbot: I would not say it is easy cynicism. It is more of a weary cynicism in that governments frequently promise more than can actually be delivered. It is possible to reform public services; it is possible to improve efficiency; it does not help when governments make promises which are not going to be delivered.
Q35 Angela Eagle: Why are you so certain of that?
Professor Talbot: The reason I am so certain is because the history is so clear.
Q36 Angela Eagle: You have a little crystal ball in front of you?
Professor Talbot: No. The Rayner Scrutinies, which were very high profile and backed by a very dynamic Prime Minister, promised £600 million worth of savings; they delivered about £300 million worth. The market testing initiative similarly promised about £600 million and delivered about 50% of that. The FMI promised huge savings and delivered nobody knows exactly how much but probably around 40% to 50%. The Executive Agency has promised £60 million worth of savings; no figures have ever been published. My calculations suggest that it is considerably less than that, if anything at all.
Q37 Angela Eagle: Do you think that some of the things that Gershon concentrates on, such as back -office functions and procurement functions, transactional services and the use of civil servants' time in a more effective way are not likely to come up with savings? There are some examples in the Gershon Report of where this has already happened.
Professor Talbot: I think I have just said that they will come up with savings. I am saying that the levels of savings that have been projected do not seem to be supported, to me, by the evidence in the report.
Q38 Angela Eagle: Box 2.2 on page 14 of the Gershon Report gives an example of the amount of money that has already been saved by creating the Office of Government and Commerce, which was something I certainly supported when I was a Minister, looking at the mess that was going on with all sorts of people trying to procure without talking to each other and the suppliers knowing more about what contracts the Government had than government departments. This has already nearly doubled the amount of savings it was meant to produce so far and has a fairly modest target to continue to do so. Why are you cynical about that?
Professor Talbot: I am not cynical about that. What I am saying to you is that I think there is scope for making efficiency savings in all of these areas. I think there are two problems about Gershon essentially. One is that it is promising very large-scale savings and we have to be clear about the scope of this. Most of the big efficiency initiatives that have been taken in the past have aimed for certainly less than £1 billion worth of savings.
Q39 Angela Eagle: Let us look at Gershon because there are some potentials here that are quite new that are actually being delivered. Again, if you look at box 2.2, the NHS is procuring extra surplus operations from the private sector and there is clear evidence that they have managed to drive the price down for operations significantly because of some of the changes that have been made. You do not deny that, do you?
Professor Talbot: No.


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Q: SSAS MDX Script - Scope to all members of a hierarchy except the [All] member Is there anyway to write a scope statement that would scope on all members of a date hierarchy except the [All] member?
I have tried many many ways using FILTER, EXCEPT, DESCENDANTS, ect but every time, I get the error message saying:
An arbitrary shape of the sets is not allowed in the current context.
I need to do some calculations at levels lower than the ALL member and then, let it rollup contextually (according to the excel pivot table selection)
Any ideas?
This has been on my plate for almost a week now and I've found no way around it other than writing multiple scope statements for each level of the hierarchy but in the end I will have to repeat this many times as we are doing this for many date dimensions
There has to be a simpler way, right?

A: Scope([Date].[Date].Members, [Date].[Year].[Year].Members)

Date.Date is the key attribute in the Date dimension. [Date].[Date].Members means all the dimension including the lowest level and above. [Date].[Year].[Year].Members means and up to the year level but not the grand total.

A: The best way I have found is to use the Descendants function with the AFTER description flag:
SCOPE([Date].[Date].[All], , AFTER);
// Calculations here.
END SCOPE;


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Q: Workaround for Showing AAD Login Screen for site hosted in IFrame We are hosting our site in IFrame and user gets authenticate through AAD login. Currently AAD Login page cannot be shown inside IFrame. If the user already authenticated through AAD, they can access page. Incase, If the user is not authenticated, Site redirects to AAD LoginPage. which doesn't get rendered.is there any workaround to show AAD Login page in popup and get authenticated

A: If you are using the typical AAD OAuth code flow from Azure you would do the Auth in the outer real page surrounding the IFrame.  The user will have to login in once typically.
The concept is that you have to do a full redirect to the Auth pages at MS.  Not in an IFrame or as a background call or popup but a complete current session redirect to something like mysite.onmicrosft.com/authorize  .  One of the critical parameters you pass when you send them off to MS is the redirectURL.  That brings them Back to your site after login on Azure.
This page has an interesting graphic.   https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/active-directory-protocols-oauth-code
Even If You somehow had the IFrame working I would not rely on that as policies or future lockdowns of the process will invalidate your IFrame method easily.  (google will not allow the IFrame to be used.)
An interesting alternative is to make your user login before they go to your IFrame.


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Gilbert Poirot (* 21. September 1944 in La Bresse; † 1. Februar 2012 in Chamonix) war ein französischer Skispringer.

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Sein internationales Debüt gab Poirot bei der Vierschanzentournee 1963/64. Nachdem er nur drei der vier Springen bestritt und bei keinem einen vorderen Platz erreichte, beendete Poirot die Tournee nur auf dem 45. Platz der Gesamtwertung. Auch bei der Vierschanzentournee 1964/65 gelang ihm nicht der Durchbruch. Erst bei der Vierschanzentournee 1965/66 gelangen ihm erstmals gute Platzierungen. So landete er in Oberstdorf und Innsbruck auf einem guten 21. Platz. Die Tournee schloss er mit 733,6 Punkten auf Rang 22 der Gesamtwertung ab.

Bei der Nordischen Skiweltmeisterschaft 1966 in Oslo startete Poirot in beiden Einzeldisziplinen. Von der Großschanze erreichte er nach Sprüngen auf 75,5 und 70 Metern den 32. Platz. Von der Normalschanze belegte er nach Sprüngen auf 67 und 63,5 Metern den 50. Platz.

Bei der Vierschanzentournee 1966/67 musste Poirot mit einem leichten Leistungseinbruch kämpfen. In allen vier Springen verpasste er eine Top-30-Platzierung. In der Gesamtwertung erreichte er daher auch nur Rang 32. Mit der Vierschanzentournee 1967/68 bestritt Poirot seine erfolgreichste Tournee. Zwar ließ er das Auftaktspringen in Oberstdorf aus, startete aber in Garmisch-Partenkirchen auf der Großen Olympiaschanze mit dem 10. Platz, was zugleich das beste Einzelresultat in seiner Karriere war. In Innsbruck erreichte er mit Rang 18 eine weitere Top-20-Platzierung. In der Gesamtwertung belegte er zum Abschluss der Tournee mit 782,7 Punkten den 13. Platz.

Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 1968 in Grenoble gelang Poirot von der Normal- wie auch von der Großschanze als Zehnter der Sprung in die Top 10. Mit den folgenden Vierschanzentourneen kam für ihn ein erneuter Leistungseinbruch. Trotzdem startete er bei der Nordischen Skiweltmeisterschaft 1970 in Štrbské Pleso und sprang von der Großschanze auf 85 und 91 Meter, was Rang 37 bedeutete. Von der Normalschanze erreichte er nach Sprüngen auf 76,5 und 76 Metern einen guten 26. Platz. Mit der Vierschanzentournee 1970/71 bewies Poirot noch einmal seine Qualitäten. Erneut sprang er in Oberstdorf und Innsbruck unter die besten 20. In der Gesamtwertung erreichte er am Ende zum letzten Mal in seiner Karriere einen Platz unter den besten 30.

Bei seinen zweiten und letzten Olympischen Winterspielen 1972 in Sapporo startete Poirot nur von der Normalschanze und kam dabei nicht über den 43. Platz hinaus.

Bei der Nordischen Skiweltmeisterschaft 1974 in Falun nahm er letztmals an einer Skiweltmeisterschaft teil. Von der Großschanze gelang ihm mit zwei Sprüngen auf 78,5 Metern der 41. Platz. Von der Normalschanze reichte es für ihn nur zu Rang 51.

Mit der Vierschanzentournee 1975/76 bestritt Poirot seine letzte Vierschanzentournee. Nachdem er in der Gesamtwertung nicht über Rang 65 hinauskam und damit sein schlechtestes Ergebnis der Karriere erreichte, beendete er seine aktive Skisprungkarriere.

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Author: Craig Hysell | Photographer: John Brackett
Everybody has a story. We all have trials and triumphs in our lives which we regard as the foundation of why we are who are and why we do what we do. Dana Ashworth's story is no different, it's just that the "how" is a little bit more incredible. See, Dana Ashworth didn't plan any of this. Not a single thing. And not having a reason is the exact reason why he's become so successful.
It wasn't the cumbersome philosophy of apathy that made him who he is. The virtues, enthusiasms and choices that brought him to this point in his life weren't esoteric exactly, either. Maybe it's more like Dana's music—easier to explain than to pin down: the manifestation of his life's journey.
Every Friday afternoon, Dana drives the three hours from Aiken, South Carolina, to play at The Electric Piano (EP) in Park Plaza on Friday and Saturday nights—a gig he kind of fell into. That's how most of Dana's career has been—a long trip and a gig as the result. At the EP, it was as simple as "looking for a place to settle down."
The Electric Piano's former entertainer and Hilton Head Island legend, Scott Morlock, had hit it off with Dana during a few shows in Savannah where Dana was playing. "Right at that time, Scott called me, said they needed someone here. Then Adam [EP's owner] called me and we hooked it up." Dana speaks softly; he's humble. Grateful. It's hard not to like him. Maybe that's what a life spent wandering can teach a person.
Dana grew up in a little town just south of Boston. He had taken organ lessons when he was kid and hated it. "Absolutely, hated it," he said. It wasn't until he heard the new age, instrumental style of George Winston that he started tinkering with the piano. He was 15 and began teaching himself. "When I got to college, I got some more formal training," said Dana. "I have a double degree in music and theater with a concentration in psychology." (Quite a journey in and of itself right there…) But, Dana didn't want to be a musician; he wanted to be an actor. It wasn't until he got to Maine, played in some blues bands and toured with Buddy Guy that music started to become a viable option.
Yet, even for somebody who started with new age music, taught himself at age 15, didn't receive formal musical training until college, started playing blues in Maine—about as far from Southern blues hubs like New Orleans and Memphis as possible—always wanted to be an actor instead of a musician, and toured with a blues legend like Buddy Guy, the rest of Dana's path still wasn't paved with yellow bricks. Or career commitment. Dana was still searching. In 2004, he was out of work and on vacation in Key West. He wandered into a piano bar, played a show on a whim and got hired the next day. He sold everything he had in Maine and moved three weeks later. In Key West he met his wife.
Again, no plan and no script had served Dana well.
"I would not be able to do this job unless everything else had happened," said Dana. "For all the different types of music I have to play here, if I hadn't been able to do any of those things, I wouldn't have been able to do this. What I do here is so all-encompassing." See, the Friday and Saturday shows at the Electric Piano are all-request events; and Dana knows about 500 songs off the top of his head, meaning he doesn't use a book. From Beastie Boys, Limp Bizkit and Metallica, to Buddy Holly, rap, rock, reggae, country and a laundry list of the favorites, "You can't be an effective performer with your head stuck in a book all the time," he said.
Dana may not have had a plan for any of this, but you don't learn 500 songs without working hard. So, what sees one through life more, having a plan or having character? Are the keys to success so black and white? Go to EP every Friday and Saturday night to judge for yourself. The bar opens at 8, shows start at 9:30. Call 785-KEYS for more information or visit myspace.com/electricpiano.
Dana's show is, of course, completely unscripted.
Great article & he is a great player! I love stopping in to see him at the Electric Piano.
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Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Tickton and Routh Parish Council held in Tickton Village Hall, on Monday 8 December 2014
Councillor Sinkler (in the Chair)
Councillors Caley; Dobson; Hardy; Lenton; Oliver; Webster; Wells
Councillors A Walker and N Walker for agenda items 6 and 8b onwards (minutes 93 and 95b onwards refer)
Apologies: Councillor Morris
Absent: No-one
In Attendance: Mrs Lloyd – Clerk (minute taker)
Public: There were no members of the public present.
There were no members of the public present.
89 DECLARATION OF INTEREST
Councillor Oliver declared a non-pecuniary interest in agenda items 8c and 15 (minutes 95 and 102 refer) as a member of the Village Hall Management Committee.
Resolved: The minutes of the meeting on 17 November 2014 are signed as a true and correct record.
91 CLERKS REPORT
The clerk updated on the following
Cycle Path Improvements and Signage
According to East Riding of Yorkshire Council the cycle path at Swinemoor will not be compromised by current works. Routes will all join up. Sustrans who administer the national cycle routes have been involved in the project and are happy with progress.
92 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION WITH WARD COUNCILLOR
The ward councillor was unable to attend, and no matters were raised.
93 COMMUNITY SAFETY
Recent reports from the police and neighbourhood watch were discussed.
Councillor T Walker reported back from a meeting he attended with the Chief Constable as a result of his role with Neighbourhood Watch which reported that the nature of local policing is to change. There will still be a station in Beverley although it may be in a different location and it will not be manned in the same way as the existing station. Police will be expected to be out and about and not at the station. The main stations will be in Hull, Bridlington and Goole. There will be a named officer and PCSO for every community but in the event of an emergency it will be the nearest available officer that will respond. Councillors discussed these comments and the recent report 'The future of Humberside Police' and its potential effect on residents of the parish.
Resolved: The content of all reports is noted. A letter is to be sent to the Chief Constable of Humberside Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner to state that:
'Tickton and Routh Parish Council is against the cuts contained in the report 'The Future of Humberside Police' and are concerned that local authorities and local communities have not been consulted on the proposed changes which ait is felt have been pushed through at breakneck speed
Tickton and Routh Parish Council has lost all confidence in the Police and Crime Commissioner.'
94 PLANNING
Planning Decisions
Ref 14/03061/PLF – Change of use of land to permit the siting of touring caravans and tents for holiday use together with the erection of a shower/toilet amenity block at land south east of High Farm Main Road Routh for Mr P Northgrave
Permission is approved with conditions which includes completion of agreed improvements to vehicular access to site and widening of Main Road to include a right turn holding lane before site is brought into use.
95 FINANCE
Financial Commentary
The clerk presented the outturn report at the end of November. This formed the basis of the precept planning paper for 2015/6. Information on the NJC new pay scales from 1 January 2015 and the non-consolidated payment for December were given
Resolved: The financial situation is noted. Approval is given for the clerk to raise cheques for Mr Brice, Tickton Village Hall, HMRC and Getextra before the next meeting under delegated powers. The new pay rate for the clerk from 1 January 2015 was approved and the non-consolidated payment for December which will be added to the March quarterly payment. A budget adjustment of £45 from contingency to cover increased cost of clerk in current year is approved.
Mr C Lloyd
Resolved: To pay £992.00 salary, and £32.74 re-imbursement.
Funding Request from Village Hall
A request had been received from the Village Hall Committee for the Parish Council to consider precepting a contribution towards the cost of the Village Hall re-roofing project which it is hoped will be able to start in the summer of 2015. Currently funds have been raised of approximately £55,000 against an estimated cost of £71,400. Responses are pending on two recent grant applications requesting sums of up to £10,000 from each.
Resolved: The precept will not be increased to contribute funds to the Village Hall re-roofing. It would be wrong to increase the cost to residents when it is unclear as to whether funds will be available from external grants already applied for which if paid in full would cover the anticipated shortfall. Additionally, potential funding may be available from Routh Wind Farm Community Fund.
However, the current balance of the Parish Council's Community Fund of £680 will be paid over to the Village Hall to use for the re-roofing project and the Parish Council would request that the Village Hall make a further request for funding from the Parish Council's Community Fund in 2015/6 once the extent of money raised from grants is established.
2015/16 Precept
A budget forecast for the year 2015/6 was considered and the implications of various combinations of budget; precept; Band D property rate and unallocated reserve were discussed.
Resolved: A provisional budget of £42,400 is set for 2015/6, with final figures to be confirmed in March 2014. This will be financed by demanding a precept of £25,428 with the balance being funded from reserves, miscellaneous income and an anticipated VAT refund. As a result the rate for Band D properties is maintained at £40.31 for another year.
The Chairman and clerk are requested to complete the local precept demand form on behalf of the Parish Council
96 ANAEROBIC DIGESTER AT LEVEN
Feedback was given on the recent meeting of the Leven working party. To date an application had not been received for a replacement to the current scheme.
Resolved: The leaflets from Leven working party would be distributed in Tickton and Routh with an invitation to a public meeting upon notification of the receipt of a valid application.
97 RIVER HULL INTEGRATED CATCHMENT STRATEGY
A report had been prepared by East Riding Council and Hull City Council in partnership with the Environment Agency, Beverley and North Holderness Drainage Board and Yorkshire Water on plans to improve drainage and manage flood risk in the River Hull Valley which includes parish of Tickton and Routh. An open day on the report had been attended by Councillors Sinkler and Wells.
Resolved: In response to the document a letter is to be sent that states the following:
Tickton and Routh Parish Council believe that action must be taken to minimise the potential for flooding in the River Hull Valley and this action must be co-ordinated so that all five flood risk authorities are working together to maximise effectiveness and minimise risk. Therefore support is given for actions to be taken as a 'do nothing' approach cannot be supported. However, the following comments are made on each of the eight component parts of the preferred approach.
Dredging the River Hull and removing wrecks: Dredging the River Hull is fully supported and the acknowledgement (finally) that siltation is responsible for the loss of up to 50% of the capacity of the river is welcomed. Removal of wrecks and abandoned vessels is also supported – it is felt that this should start immediately as it is likely to be a long drawn out process that may have legal repercussions if not actioned appropriately. However the Parish Council is not convinced that the water injection proposal will be effective as the river may be too slow and the budget insufficient. As the success of this proposal is critical to the effectiveness of all the others it is requested that traditional dredging is reconsidered and that pressure is put on the relevant authority to reconsider the requirement that river silt can only be disposed of in a licensed landfill site but rather allow it to be spread on the land or left on banks.
New barrage at the mouth of the River Hull: This will only work if dredging of the River Hull is effective
New embankments and pumps to Holderness Drain: This component is supported
Bransholme Pumping Station:This component is supported but will only be of use if the River Hull is successfully dredged.
Beverley and Barmston Drain, Dunswell: No comment is made on this component
Hempholme and Wilfholme pumping stations: Parts of this component are too vague to comment on outcomes.
Upland management: This is not a viable component in this area
Existing maintenance requirement: This is critical.
As adequate funding is key to the success of this strategy and to alleviating risk in the long term it is suggested that actions should be taken to ensure all land and property pay drainage rates and that these are be paid over to the Local Drainage Boards.
98 LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN
East Riding of Yorkshire Council are currently preparing the next Local Transport Plan which is due to come into effect on 1 April 2015. They have a draft plan out for consultation which sets out their strategies and policies.
Resolved: No comment is made on this document at this time
99 TRAVELLER AND GYPSY QUESTIONNAIRE
East Riding of Yorkshire Council have asked the Parish Council to complete a questionnaire on dealing with traveller and gypsy encampments on unauthorised land in the East Riding which includes questions on the need for them to have greater powers to stop frequent and unlawful access of Council and private land. The questionnaire also asks for views on the Police and Crime Commissioner's proposal for gypsy and traveller transit sites across the area which would have water, sanitation and power facilities and asks Parish Councils to identify any potential sites.
Resolved: A response is sent to record that there have been some limited unauthorised traveller and gypsy stopovers in Tickton and Routh this summer, particularly around the time of Appelby Horse Fair, however the Parish Council is unaware whether any action was necessary to move the travellers on. The Parish Council do not support the provision of gypsy and traveller transit camps or stop over sites in the Parish and have no suitable locations to suggest.
100 CHAIRMAN'S AWARDS
Nominations for Chairman's Awards were required by 31 January 2015.
Resolved: This item is deferred until the next meeting. Any Councillor wishing to propose a nomination must bring sufficient evidence to the meeting to complete the forms.
101 WILD FLOWER VERGE
Financial support was sought to purchase seed for the wild flower verges. Volunteers will need to mark out areas, prepare the soil and plant the seed. East Riding of Yorkshire Council will spray the areas and will cut when required in the future.
Resolved: The Parish Council will purchase the seed.
102 VILLAGE HALL REQUEST FOR PARKING SIGNS
A request had been received from the Village Hall Committee for the Parish Council to provide or fund signs for the Village Hall Car Park to indicate that overflow car parking is available at the Cullington Field to discourage drivers from parking on Main Street.
Resolved: The Parish Council will purchase two signs.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 10 pm. The next ordinary meeting of the Parish Council was scheduled for 19 January 2015.


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Spaceport America Visitor Center in the Historic LBJ
Leave a Comment / By Sierra County Recreation & Tourism / June 9, 2015 June 30, 2015
The City of Truth or Consequences, with enthusiastic approval from the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division, has recently converted a portion of the Lee Belle Johnson Building in downtown Truth or Consequences into an interim Spaceport America Visitor Center.
The historic building was constructed as part of the WPA program in 1935. Built in the Pueblo Revival style, its purpose was to house the Hot Springs City Hall and the Library. It served as City Hall until the 1950s, after which it became (in no particular order) the Senior Center, the Police Department, and even, according to one source, the location of the Sierra County Fair.
In July of 2010 the building was renamed in honor of one of Sierra County's best-loved Cowboy Poets, Lee Belle Johnson. A room dedicated to Lee Belle's work and her life will be open for visitors to enjoy, while a Library Room will provide a quiet place for reading books and other information on Sierra County and the Southwest.
The Lee Belle Johnson Center in 2014
The Geronimo Trail National Scenic Byway Visitor's Center, formerly located at 529 Broadway, is also relocating to the LBJ. The Visitor's Center will continue providing brochures, maps and other useful information on Truth or Consequences, Sierra County, the Byway, and beyond to visitors. Staff will be on hand 7 days per week to answer questions and greet out-of-towners who have come to explore and enjoy our area and its assets. A new website has been launched at GeronimoTrail.com in conjunction with the move.
The interim Spaceport America Visitors Center will showcase state-of-the-art displays related to the Spaceport and the future of Commercial Space Travel. The designated Spaceport America tour company, Follow the Sun Tours, will utilize the LBJ as the starting point for tours to the Spaceport America facility located 35 miles southeast of Truth or Consequences.
Spaceport America Visitor Center displays are currently being installed in the former auditorium/ballroom (shown below). When the interim Visitor's Center is officially open to the public, the exhibit space will be staffed by Follow the Sun Tours and all will be welcome to visit during open hours on tour days.
Future home of the interim Spaceport America Visitor Center
Bringing two Visitor Centers to a beautiful and historic building located in the heart of downtown Truth or Consequences is sure to bring more traffic and interest to the area, which is already home to a unique collection of shops and galleries, an array of restaurants, and of course the nine spas where Truth or Consequences' famous mineral waters await all who come to bathe away their stress, aches and pains.
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Indian Support Center Inc launches its first Fund Raising event
Indian Support Centre team at fundraising event
The recently formed Indian Support Centre Inc (ISC) launched its first Fund Raising event on Saturday 17th October 2015.
The event was held in the Roselea Community Hall in Carlingford. In spite of the many Indian Australian community events occurring on that day, the ISC event was well attended and supported.
The event was attended by a large number of federal, state and local government representatives who included Hon. Phillip Ruddock, Federal MP from Berowra and a doyen of the Liberal party, Hon. Dr. Geoff Lee MP for Parramatta, Parliamentary Secretary for Communities and who represented the Premier of NSW, the Hon. Mike Baird MP, Dr. Hugh Mcdermott MP for Prospect, Mr Kevin Connolly, MP for Riverstone, the Hon. David Clarke, MLC, Mr. Aravinder Singh Ranga, Consul – Consular Services from the Indian Consulate, and Councillor Gurdeep Singh from Hornsby Council.
Other attendees included Mr Praful Desai, President of the Council of Indian Australians, Mr John Kennedy, President of the United Indian Associations Inc and representatives of the various Indian community associations.
The formal lighting of the lamp was performed by Hon. Philip Ruddock accompanied by Mr Subba Rao Varigonda (President ISC), Mrs Saryu Rao, Stanley D'Cruz (Secretary), and Ms. Srilalitha Suresh
The event commenced with a formal welcome by the Stanley D'Cruz, Secretary ISC. He briefly mentioned about the ISC and then introduced the Master of Ceremonies for the evening – Ms. Monalisa Grover.
The formal lighting of the lamp was performed by Hon. Philip Ruddock accompanied by Mr Subba Rao Varigonda (President ISC), Mrs Saryu Rao, Stanley D'Cruz (Secretary), and Ms. Srilalitha Suresh. Hon. Ruddock then addressed the gathering, congratulated the Indian Australian diaspora for opening the ISC and wished the very best for this Center.
The event was sponsored by many business organisations operating in Sydney. The platinum sponsor was Paradise Inn, gold sponsors were Best & Less Travel and Eurosolar, The Indian Telegraph, Punjab Times, The Indian Cuisine Durbar and the Indian Down Under, Bank of Baroda and the State Bank of India and others.
An excellent cultural and entertainment program was set up by the Program Director, Ms. Srilalitha Suresh. There was a good mix of devotional and entertainment singing, and an assortment of excellent and breath-taking dance performances. Mr. Vinod Rajput, Dr. Gamini, Ms. Deepa Aurora and Ms. Hamsa Venkat all contributed to the cultural program.
Pallavi Sinha, Brand Ambassador for the Indian Support Centre (ISC), did a great job as an anchor in a video film on the Indian Support Centre, created by Garage Film Studios. The Video film covered the legacy, purpose, role and the inside stories of ISC management committee members, who shared their backgrounds with passion and expressed a strong need for the Indian Support Centre. Pallavi also spoke with passion about her parents and family, who came to Sydney from India in the 1970s and their experiences. She concluded the wonderful video presentation, quoting British Prime Minister Winston Churchill "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give".
The official part of the event was conducted by Mr. Subba Rao Varigonda, President of ISC. Hon. Geoff Lee, Hon. Dr. Hugh McDermott and Hon. David Clarke addressed the gathering. All of them congratulated the Indian community for having taken this initiative to start ISC. They all wished well for the Center and indicated support and encouragement from the State government for this great cause. Mr. Varigonda in his address thanked the State government for their support, informed the various on-going programmes in the Centre and requested the community for their on-going support as volunteers and sponsorships.
Others who addressed the gathering included Mr. Praful Desai, President of the Council of Indian Australians, and Mr. John Kennedy, President of the United Indian Association.
A formal vote of thanks was presented by Stanley D'Cruz, Secretary ISC.
An excellent buffet dinner was served by Paradise Inn, platinum sponsors for the event. Several attractive prizes were presented by way of raffle and auctions at the function. Notable prizes included a return air ticket to India and a cricket ball signed by Brett Lee, the well-known Australian bowler. Books from the Om Swami organisation were also auctioned at the event.
Overall, the first fund raiser event of the Indian Support Center was an outstanding success. Mona Grover did a great job as Master of Ceremonies. A lot of awareness has been created in the community.
Launched six months ago, the Indian Support Centre is located at Pendle Hill, in the heart of Western Sydney, to service the Indian and South Asian population across Sydney and New South Wales. The ISC has just started its journey. The ISC would provide the Indian Australian community with information on employment, domestic violence, senior-citizen related matters and general news. The Centre will also provide networking opportunities and act as a platform for the community to voice issues that affect them.The Management Committee of the Indian Support Centre Inc comprises of Subba Rao Varigonda, President; Mr Tony Colaco, Vice-President, Mr Stanley D'Cruz, Secretary; Dr Sreenivas Pillamarri, Treasurer, Ms Jaspreet Chopra, Deepak Chitnis, Mr Nalin Patel, Ms SriLalitha Suresh and Deepak Patel as committee members.
Any individual or groups from the local Indian and South Asian community seeking help and assistance from the Indian Support Centre, can contact Subba Rao Varigonda 0411 335 999 or Stanley D'Cruz on 0412 922 179
Short URL: https://indiandownunder.com.au/?p=5780
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In March when the starting gun sounded on the Tour de Parks, I felt frozen. For several weeks afterward Snow Miser kept it below 40 degrees and kept freezing the area during my weekend park walking time.
This past weekend Heat Mizer forced me to cancel the Tour as I was melting in his clutch. Temperatures were upper 80's / lower 90's with the heat index at least as high and maybe even 101 degrees. I barely got the backyard mowed Saturday morning.
So we will see what this weekend brings and hopefully I can safely resume my walking through one of Northeast Ohio's lovely parks, photographing all God created.
Walking in the parks is fun and I encourage everyone to get out there and walk a park in your neighborhood. You never know what you will discover and the endorphins will help you beat up the grief miser, if you are grieving.
To get you in the walking mood, here is a picture I took yesterday of my lunchroom buddy.
Yippee!!! After a 3-week rain delay, the Tour de Parks happened again this past Sunday. The park I walked is not one of the two places I wanted to walk, but it was where I needed to walk.
The park where this prestigious event was held was Plum Creek North in Brunswick, OH and is also part of the Medina County Parks System. Even though part of the path was paved, there were plenty of hills and flat surfaces. I need to find time to walk this one more often because walking it will whip me into shape in no time.
So without further adieu…let's start our journey through Plum Creek North.
We will be walking the yellow trail.
The North Pond in all her glory.
Before we head on down the path, anyone hungry?
Well at least they apologized for the mess! Life does not apologize for the mess it leaves.
So put it in reverse, back up and let's head up the stairs.
Here we are, at the top of the stairs and going to turn left.
This is where I got the idea for today's post. It is dark along this path and it will get darker, but along the way you will see patches of light. Just like in life, when you walk the paths covered in darkness there are patches of light along the way. It is God working through the people in your life. They may only be there for a minute, day or the entire season of darkness but they are there, shining just as bright as the stars at night.
Here is where I leave you. As you walk this path to the South Pond and back, watch for the patches of light. And watch for the patches of light in your own life today and the rest of this week. I bet you will be surprised at how many you find.
I planned something else for this week's Tour de Parks but I went to the G.R.I.N. membership meeting on Saturday in Independence, Ohio and Lock 39 was close, so I changed plans and I'm glad I did.
The Ohio & Erie Canal (link to Wikipeida article about the canal – including a picture from Lock 39) stretches from Cleveland, Oh to New Philadelphia, Oh.
I walked a 1/2-mile stretch of the towpath trail from the Lock 39 Trailhead to Stoney Road and back to the Trailhead. It was a trip back to another era where mules pulled packet boats (60 – 80 feet long and over 14 feet wide) along the canal, but reminders of the modern world were all around. So join me on a trip down the towpath.
C'mon, let's step through the entrance and journey back in time.
How a picture of the entrance to Lock 39 Trailhead – Ohio & Erie Canal might have looked in its golden days.
The entrance in full, living color.
Our first stop is the information booth on your right.
Completed in 1832 and connected Cleveland to Portsmouth, OH (308 miles) which linked the Ohio River to Lake Erie.
While it is in the 80's, there is a lovely breeze to keep us cool.
Lock 39 is in sight. Come back tomorrow as we get an up close and personal look at the lock.