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What next for Neil Warnock?
Neil Warnock's three-year Cardiff reign ended on Monday when he left the Sky Bet Championship club by mutual consent.
Here, the PA news agency reflects on Warnock's colourful Cardiff career and asks what the future holds for the veteran manager, who turns 71 next month.
What job did he do?
Neil Warnock won a record eighth promotion in English football with Cardiff in 2018 (Simon Galloway/PA)
Pretty good. Warnock was appointed in October 2016 with Cardiff second from bottom in the Championship and steered them to a respectable 12th position. Cardiff were not expected to challenge for automatic promotion in the 2017-18 season, but Warnock's uncompromising side collected 90 points to finish second behind champions Wolves and above the fancied quartet of Fulham, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Derby. The success saw Warnock claim a record eighth promotion in English football.
So he was really popular then?
Neil Warnock has never been shy to criticise referees (Gareth Copley/PA)
Well, we are talking about football's original 'Marmite Man'. Cardiff fans loved his passion, both on the touchline and after the final whistle when wins were celebrated on the pitch in front of the supporters. But there were grumbles about tactics and playing style as Cardiff were relegated from the Premier League in 2019. Warnock was accused of being too negative and criticism reached deafening levels after Cardiff lost to Welsh rivals Swansea in timid fashion at the end of October. From that point he was doomed.
What is his Cardiff legacy?
The Emiliano Sala tragedy took its toll on Neil Warnock (Aaron Chown/PA)
Warnock often expressed pride in managing to unite a fractured club where the ownership and fanbase had been at war. Owner Vincent Tan's controversial red kit rebrand created a toxic atmosphere at the Cardiff City Stadium, but Warnock's success healed the pain after the Bluebirds had gone back to their traditional colours. Warnock's time at Cardiff was overshadowed by the Emiliano Sala tragedy and the ongoing transfer dispute with Nantes after the Argentinian striker was killed in a plane crash in January 2019. Warnock was visibly shaken by Sala's death and the entire episode took a huge toll on him.
What next for Warnock?
Neil Warnock managed his boyhood favourites Sheffield United in the Premier League (Rui Vieira/PA)
Warnock celebrates his 71st birthday on December 1 and has spent over half a century in football. He made his debut for Chesterfield in 1967 and has managed 15 different clubs – including his boyhood favourites Sheffield United between 1999 and 2007 – in a 40-year management career. Warnock said he would retire at the end of the season and spend more time at his farm in Cornwall. But Warnock has promised retirement before and returned to management, so do not be surprised to see him in a dugout again sometime soon.
Would we miss him?
You bet. Love him or loathe him, it is never dull when Warnock is around. What other Premier League manager would have offered up his view on Brexit – "I think we'll be far better out of the bloody thing… to hell with the rest of the world" – or his wish to get a "minute's booing" at old rivals Bristol City when he dies. Referees, assistant referees, fourth officials and the Football Association's disciplinary department, however, might not be so dewy-eyed if this really is the final chapter of an extraordinary career.
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Appearance: Never has the lass been of any extremity, being on the average side considering most features. Standing at around five-foot six in optime form the Luperci is not very tall, nor very short. Her posture is moderate, not extremely high but certainly not slumping. She instead sits at a comfortable median of the two. As for the coyote's limbs they are long in proportion to the rest of her body, adept for leaps. As for structure Isis is quite lithe, lacking unnecessary fats or muscle. Even during a season of plenty it is hard to get any meat on her bones, or even a small amount of muscle. Under pressure her bones can be quite breakable, and are not fit to deal with very heavy forces. This creates an delicate, slim figure posture that tends to be most suited for agility. Of course without the muscle she is also quite weak when it comes to direct combat, and in turn prefers to use alternate methods of fighting. A childhood of caring for her family's bit of land has strengthened her arms just enough to pull a bow's string and to pull back on the reins of a naughty horse.
A light layer of lengthy pale grey hairs coat her frame, coming to many gold points. Underneath she has a light grey belly, almost white in coloration. Each hair is fine and wispy, with a tenancy to stick up. Regular grooming is a must to keep flyaway hairs in check, especially in the humidity. Down to right above the women's knees is a head of bleach-blonde waves. They spill from all over, very thin and fine like the furs layering her pelt. But unlike her coat these locks are only a bit fly-away at the bottoms, where they curl up in a wave and tend to end up in disarray by simply sitting still. The lightness of her blonde hair is the only thing close to an extremity, as from looked at from a slight distance it can appear white. And even up close it can be easily mistaken by Isis herself. The girl's facial features reflect that of her breed completely, starting with a short, narrow muzzle. Two almond-shaped, highly reflective, sky blue pools are placed upper-center. And below is a simple ashen snout, with a black-lipped maw. Personality: Raised on a small, peaceful bit of land she had been brought up peacefully, until the day that ended it all. From the start the lass has never believed in violence to be the answer, and thinks of it as the gods Sun and Moon's one sin. Fighting was always a mistake to her, and she believes it was never meant to be created in the first place. It was a mere accident caused by quarreling of the gods and that if they had not been so selfish that battle would have been avoided everywhere. She hates to fights, and will always try to end the matter peacefully and quickly before any further damage can be done to the situation. Calm negotiation is her favored method of ending conflict, no matter how out of reach it may seem in a situation. Her skills at this have excelled greatly throughout her lifetime, helped along the way by her peace-loving father.
But a flaw has developed because of this, one that some day may be fatal to her. After the death of her parents intoxication has been her way of getting over things, and of avoiding hearing about conflict. At the announcement of battle she will try to escape reality using some sort of alcohol. This discovery has not yet escalated into anything threatening to her or others, as it is a new find. Sadly Isis see's no harm, and is quite oblivious to the fact that later on it may endanger her. Why? Meager amounts of weak intoxicants have always been used in her family, served with every meal. And so a bit of alcohol has never seemed dangerous to the women, even if sometimes she does not consume only a bit of it.
Never has she been one to give commands, to lead and give orders. Instead Isis finds it easier to follow them, and she will not challenge authority or support a challenge without good reason. In life she is also on the submissive side, going along with most suggestions unless they would cause any fights. Part of this is a lack of self-confidence, having it knocked down after cowardly running away when her family was slaughtered. Friendships she lets happen slowly instead of moving them along herself, and with lovers she'd rather not be the one in charge. In fact seeks a partner on the more dominant side, and will usually not feel comfortable in any other relationships. Gender does not matter to her when it comes to love, because love is love and nothing else. It is quite easy to befriend her if one is a leader and not a follower, otherwise things may be slower.
Overall she is on the gentler, more mellow side of things. However when peace is disrupted and there is nothing she can do Isis may panic and flee, further knocking her down. After many cowardly actions she has been rid of a large chunk of confidence, and wear's a dark, 'unholy' rock around her neck to display her sins and to ask the gods for forgiveness.
Biography: Pray to your creators, the Sun and Moon, and they will love you always. Let them fuel your fire and guide you through life.
Growing up on a small bit of territory with her father, mother, and horses life had been peaceful. Born to two kind, but hard-working parents she was raised around a love of horses and belief in peace and the gods Sun and Moon who created the world and all it's creatures. At a young age she began learning how to train their small herd and how to care for it's many foals. Horsemanship came naturally to her in such an environment, and once that was completed she was given a new project to work on; archery. Though hesitant at first Isis's father assured her that it was only for hunting, and not violence. So at a year old she would begin learning how to use a bow and arrow, crafted by her mother. A second skill would develop, making her parents quite proud. The lass's life was simple at first, but it would not stay the same forever.
While out on her Friesian mare, Rosa, the women would spot two Luperci traveling very close to where they lived. When returning home she would be told that the herd's stallion, Granite, had been shot and killed by the pair. Now living in constant fear the family could only watch helplessly as their herd numbers fell by two bandits they could never catch. Sneaking out to scale the damage Isis would find the two by a fire, with the pelts of their horses hanging from branches. They were drunkards, probably traders, on their land yet she lacked the courage to do anything about it. Rushing back to safety she would find her parents dead near the heard, shot by the arrows of her own father's bow.
Fleeing from the land as a coward she now seeks redemption elsewhere, and is currently a loner traveling with the purpose of finding a place to call home.
Relations: Mother and Father, NPCs, deceased.


f.lux claims that the sun has set, despite local noon being in just over an hour. While sunset a bit over 11 hours ago may be accurate, since the sun only just sets here this time of the year, sunrise should be very shortly thereafter.
@Nillie Check your location in the f.lux program as well as whatever operating system you are using. If you scroll up the page, and click the "f.lux forum" title, that will take you back to the main forum. They even made it more obvious what each heading contains.
For "F.lux support" with "Windows" "Mac" "iOS" etc, being available, you'll want to post there for support on getting f.lux setup as you want.
If you want to PM me your location I can run some tests here. Is your computer's timezone set right?
@herf I'm on Mac. I believe the problem started when I updated to version 10.11.5 of the OS.
Okay yes our sunrise/sunset code is saying the sun never fully sets, and then messing up after that. I'll do a quick fix.
Out of curiosity what do people where you live do for lighting this time of year? We could try to match your actual schedule a little better too.
@herf The best we can do is usually to darken our bedrooms with blinds, though it is very easy to lose track of time and forget to go to bed when the sun either doesn't rise (in the winter) or doesn't set (in the summer).
@herf By the way: is this why the Windows version simply refuses to accept a coordinate above 65°?


This is a southeast to northwest 14-mile branch line built around 1920 - 1930 as a "release valve" for the Missouri Pacific (now Union Pacific) east-west main line out of St. Louis, MO to Kansas City, MO. The main cuts almost right through the middle of St. Louis City and the outer suburbs (known collectively as St. Louis County), and there were probably more grade crossings than there is now, which are still quite a few.
In the early part of the century, trains on the main into St. Louis had to wait up to 6 hours before entering the city, blocking many of these at-grade crossings. The city leaders at the time therefore gathered and asked/requested the MP to build an additional line to route trains to the south and around St. Louis to relieve this rail congestion. It was decided that this "release-valve" line would begin in the town of Kirkwood, MO, about 7 miles to the west of St. Louis (thus the nickname "Kirkwood Cut-off"), and snake its way south around the city, where it would enter into the extreme south end of the city of St. Louis and into the neighborhood know as Carondolet, where it would hook up, by way of a wye, with the north-south line of the MP out of St. Louis. The line was finished around 1930, and was used as a freight train by-pass until the early 1990s.
Of note is the fact that this line never saw passenger rail traffic except once, when a troop train about 1943 was loaded at Jefferson Barracks, a former army base in south St. Louis, and headed northwest on the branch line to the east-west MP main and out west to the Pacific rim. By 1992, traffic on the line had diminished to only a few industries that were being served along the route, so the line was cut in the middle and roughly a 6 to 8 mile section was made into Grant's Trail. (Grant's Farm, a tourist attraction after General Grant who lived there for a time, is along a 1 mile section of the line/trail, hence the connection.) About 2.5 miles was then left to the north and about 3.5 miles to the south. The north end survived until about 1999, when the BNSF railroad cut the line in Kirkwood where it crossed the BNSF's east-west double main by a double diamond about half a mile after it leaves the UP main (the few industry sidings along this 2.5 mile section were no longer being served by that time). This two-mile section, with no connection on either end, remarkably stayed intact for almost another two years, until 2001 when the tracks were taken up and plans to extend the trail were made. The trail extension, however, has hit a snag due to financial dealings, but will probably be completed soon.
What is left of the line is a empty half-mile section to the north, sometime used to store MOW equipment, and the 3 mile section to the south, which is still in use to serve a recycling plant at the end of the line, which receives about 5 boxcars at a time.
Thanks to Brian Contestabile for contributing information.
Looking south in Kirkwood near the beginning of the Kirkwood Cut-off. Photo by Brian Contestabile.
Looking south towards the signal guarding the crossing with BNSF (directly behind the photographer). Note the discarded diamond to the left, and the bridge over I-44 in the distance. Photo by Brian Contestabile.
Leffingwell Avenue crossing in Kirkwood, signal guarding the main in background. Photo by Brian Contestabile.
Leffingwell Avenue signal box, with crossing signal in the background. Photo by Brian Contestabile.
Union Pacific's LNJ-592 is seen heading northbound in Kirkwood as it crosses the BNSF's Cuba Subdivision at a railroad location known as "Fairlawn". Today, the diamond is no longer there. Photo by Scott Nauert, June 1966.
UP train number LNJ-592 crosses Sappington Road in Crestwood, MO. Today, the right-of-way serves as Grant's Trail. Photo by Scott Nauert, June 1996.
Heading northwest toward the very end of the 1.5 mile-long south stub that is still active today, train Y-SL72 is crossing Bayless Avenue near Interstate 55, towing boxcars to be delivered to Southside Recycling in South St. Louis County. Photo by Scott Nauert, June 1996.
Correction and Update: Correction - This line's purpose, in addition to being a "release-valve," actually also ended at the Mississippi River in the south St. Louis, MO neighborhood of Carondelet during the earlier part of the 20th century and served as a point for a rail-car ferry service directly across the Mississippi to Illinois and the area/town of East Carondelet, Il. Update - Grant's Trail, the name of the trail built on the ROW, has been completed an additional 2 miles to the north to the crossing with the BNSF (though the trail ends before the BNSF tracks). The Carondelet Branch/Kirkwood-Cutoff picks up on the other side of the BNSF tracks, were UP has left the remaining 1/3 or so mile of track in place to serve as a staging ground for MOW equipment. A sign at the trail-head shows a map of the trail with "Future Expansion" over this remaining portion in use, so maybe we'll see a very short "rail with trail" segment!
Howdy! That signal that protected the diamonds was a L&W signal. I currently have it installed in my front yard. I won it from a bet with a signal maintainer.
There are some interesting tid-bits about where this line starts and where it ends in the city.
The line continues into a small thicket [GPS: 38.644311, -90.191384] where it swings behind the tractor-trailer parking lot off Howard. The line continues on to the abandoned raised tracks over 11th and Tyler Street [GPS: 38.645225, -90.190719] which further along [GPS:38.646171, -90.190241] the line widened up. Beyond here it's missing a few sectional pieces allowing you to see the bare frame work. [GPS:38.646664, -90.190215] From here it crosses Madison, Clifton, Monroe, and 9th Streets before turning to the east and heading across N. Broadway parallel to N. Market until just past 1st Street [GPS: 38.650989, -90.186307] it begins to cross over the Trash Yard [GPS: 38.652288, -90.184483] near the St Louis River Front Trail [GPS: 38.653495, -90.184338] where it terminates into one of the branches of the partially unused Main Line [GPS: 38.654450, -90.184915].
Its sad this line is in such unused condition, however some part of the tracks were recently recycled into a road near the new McKinley Bridge and runs along side Wharf Street to Branch, this is a nice way of turning abandoned structure into something everyone can use.
The Carondelet Sub (as it was also known) was built in 1872. It was built across the Dent-Grant farm (known as White Haven) while U.S. Grant was President. There is a letter extent from the President to his land-manager authorizing the railroad to cross his family's land.
Has anyone heard about the re-opening of this line if the city ever decides to build choteau lake downtown? Is this absolutely unfeasable?
Also does anyone have pictures of this line in use? I remember as a kid sitting by grants farm watching the trains rumble across Gravois road. I am having a dandy of a time finding pics from the line.
Sean, the line was mothballed before I really started taking pictures & video, but I too have fond memories of trains roaring up the branch from my Aunt Mary's back yard in Grantwood Village in the 1980s. I do, however, have several photos and home videos of UP operations on the north end of the branch between Watson Rd. and Kirkwood Jct. until local service on that segment ended in 1999. A few of the pics I have uploaded have been sent to this site's owner for posting. UP went forward with the abandonment after one of the two remaining shippers, Grief Bros., closed it's plant which was just north of the BNSF diamond in Kirkwood. Grief had received service via the Jeff City local, usually on Mondays and Fridays. Von Hoffman Press, the last remaining customer, protested the abandonment, but its petition was quickly denied by the STB as the little business it generated could not cover the cost of continued operation of the stubbed line. Whether related to the abandonment or not, shortly after the tracks were pulled up, Von Hoffman closed its Crestwood plant. Note that several years after the line's abandonment, UP began serving the AmerenUE Meramec plant on the DeSoto Sub - a move which, without the branch, requires the coal trains to meander through heavy congestion in downtown St. Louis and then make a slow trip down an industrial lead to reach the plant. If the branch was to be restored, service to Meramec would be greatly improved. Of course the line isn't perfect, with a steep grade in Crestwood going westbound (but would not be an issue for loaded coal trains, which are eastbound) and numerous grade crossings with several major thoroughfares. However, the rumor mill really got going about 8 years ago when UP surveyors were present walking Grant's Trail. The Webster-Kirkwood Times did a story on their presence, and the company's spokesman said they were indeed studying future rail use but had no immediate plans. UP still owns the R-O-W and leases it to TrailNet, but it's anyone's guess as to the likelihood of service returning as nobody has heard anything since. I sincerely doubt Choteau Lake will ever become a reality given the lack of any alternative routes for major rail traffic through the city.
I vividly remember seeing several trains in several locations along this line. I actually moved out of STL (Affton) 1-2 years after most of the line was abandoned.
The area where I saw the most trains was along the Affton Athletic Association stretch and also getting stopped by a few trains at the Union Road crossing. One note about that crossing, this was the only crossing along the entire stretch that had gates; and I think it took a collision in the late '70s, early '80s, for gates to be installed there. Yes, Bayless Road has gates also (and it's still a somewhat active crossing today) but I'm referring to the stretch that is now Grant's Trail.
It just baffled me on why this line was abandoned. You'd think they would still want to ease congestion along the main UP line as it still sees over two dozen trains per day and most don't move very quickly.
I recall hearing the City of Crestwood sued Mopac/UP because the long freight trains would stop & frequently block the crossings at Big Bend,Sappington,Watson & Pardee Rds. The blockages would keep emergency vehicles from getting through & create traffic jams. I believe trains heading towards Kirkwood had to stop & wait for clearance to cross the Frisco/BNSF diamond or to enter the Mopac/UP mainline. While living in Lakeshire, the trains would stop in a long section of track where there were no crossings.
I recall hearing the City of Crestwood sued Mopac/UP because the long freight trains would stop & frequently block the crossings at Big Bend,Sappington,Watson & Pardee Rds. The blockages would keep emergency vehicles from getting through & create traffic jams. I believe trains heading towards Kirkwood had to stop & wait for clearance to cross the Frisco/BNSF diamond or to enter the Mopac/UP mainline. When I lived in Lakeshire in '78-"80, the trains would stop in a long section of track where there were no crossings. From the late '60's through the mid '70's, all I ever saw was a small switch engine pulling a few cars to service the business customers in Crestwood. I walked the tracks many times from Sappington Rd to the junction with the Mopac mainline Kirkwood.
I recall hearing the City of Crestwood sued Mopac/UP because the long freight trains would stop & frequently block the crossings at Big Bend,Sappington,Watson & Pardee Rds. The blockages would keep emergency vehicles from getting through & create traffic jams. I believe trains heading towards Kirkwood had to stop & wait for clearance to cross the Frisco/BNSF diamond or to enter the Mopac/UP mainline. When I lived in Lakeshire in '78-"80, the trains would stop in a long section of track where there were no crossings. From the late '60's through the mid '70's, all I ever saw was a small switch engine pulling a few cars to service the business customers in Crestwood.In the late '70's they started running full length freight trains on this branch. I walked the tracks many times from Sappington Rd to the junction with the Mopac mainline in Kirkwood.
Note:We couldn't whistle at any of those crossings unless someone was oblivious of our approach. Also a little known fact is usually the Hoghead was the only one of the crew who stayed awake!


We're looking for someone to help deliver fantastic marketing and communications activities with us.
Reporting to the Marketing and Communications Manager and working alongside our team of association professionals, you will provide consistent and high-quality communications and raise awareness of the Association's varied activities.
Website (news, blogs and features).
You'll also be able to analyse activity to ensure communications are appropriate, targeted and of benefit to the respective audiences.
BPCA has won industry awards for our trade magazine and social media activity. Our website is also currently shortlisted for an industry award.
Above all, you'll be an excellent communicator. We need a bright, focused practitioner, dedicated to building robust professional relationships with BPCA members, your peers, team members and stakeholders.
We need someone with relevant experience in marketing and communications, potentially in a similar organisation.
You need to be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant IT within a marketing and communications context and be prepared to learn new skills and systems as you work.
This post will be based at our Derby office, with occasional travel within the UK.
Please provide a covering letter which includes your current salary details with your application by CV.
This should be sent to Scott Johnstone, BPCA Marketing and Communications Manager, 4A Mallard Way, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8GX or via email to scott@bpca.org.uk to arrive no later than 10.00am on Wednesday 1 May 2019. Bear in mind we hope to hold initial interviews on Friday 10 May 2019.
Salary We're looking for someone to help deliver fantastic marketing and communications activities with us.


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'Teen Mom' Star Has the Strangest Pregnancy Story
Oct 30, 2019 at1:21 pm | By Waverly Black
This Teen Mom star just opened up about her pregnancy, but you won't believe her reasoning behind the unexpected event. We aren't even sure if this is possible, but let's dissect everything she said to see if she's telling the truth.
Keep reading to find out everything!
Source: MTV
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3r16IinzYX/
Teen Mom exists for baby drama, but this latest pregnancy announcement is just plain strange. The star claims they got pregnant from a birth control mishap, but how she explained it has us questioning whether or not that is possible.
The last pregnancy update we got was from Cheyenne Floyd's ex, Cory Wharton. Cory and his girlfriend Taylor Selfridge announced they were expecting after internet speculation.
The couple confirmed the news to Us Weekly, alongside a professional photoshoot.
"It was definitely a surprise," Cory told the outlet. Taylor is currently 11 weeks along, and this will be her first child. "Just being there from the day she found out that she's pregnant and knowing that it was mine, I knew that I was going to have to step up."
https://www.instagram.com/p/B17dg72n6iJ/
"For me, this is like my first baby, almost, as weird as that sounds," he said. Cory is also worried that his next child will have the same genetic disorder as Ryder, which is VLCAD. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the disorder prevents the body from converting fats into energy, which can be harmful during periods where a person is not or cannot eat.
"They think that I'm a carrier for VLCAD, because my daughter has it," Cory said to Us. "We just need to make sure that she's not a carrier. The next test is genetic testing. I would say that this is a blessing for us both."
He said the new child has also helped Taylor and him feel closer to one another. "We're going to have to deal with each other for the rest of our lives, you know?" he said. "If we like each other, if we stay together, if we decide to coparent, if we decide to get married … whatever it is, we have to be able to communicate."
https://www.instagram.com/p/B37T2e6BLfk/
This time around, fans watched as Kayla Sessler told her boyfriend she was pregnant. "I told Luke I took a pregnancy test, and we're still in shock that it's positive," she said in the voiceover.
"I mean obviously I didn't want another kid right now, that's why I was taking birth control," she told her boyfriend. Neither of them looked too thrilled about the news, to be honest. "Do you remember that week that you, me, and Izaiah were all sick and throwing up? I probably threw up my birth control and didn't realize it."
We all know that this has worked out for the better for the two of them, but can someone really get pregnant from throwing up their birth control?


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Improving migration and displacement policies in the Horn of Africa
Title: Strengthening the Capacities of IGAD and its Member States to Support Regional Migration Policies in the Horn of Africa (SIMPI)
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Country: Supraregional, Djibouti, Ethiopia
Lead executing agency: Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
The Horn of Africa faces numerous challenges linked to fragile statehood, internal and cross-border conflicts, and the effects of climate change.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a regional organisation in the Horn of Africa, which supports its seven member states – Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea (currently suspended), Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda – in fostering peace and advancing regional development and integration. Many of these states are both countries of origin, and transit, and in 2021 also hosted more than 4.1 million refugees and around 11 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Moreover, migration movements in the Horn of Africa mostly remain within the region. This complex setting requires holistic regional responses in order to address common challenges in a coordinated manner.
IGAD's regional migration and displacement policy frameworks were set up to address these challenges.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is implementing its policies in the areas of migration and displacement more effectively.
The project supports IGAD in its efforts to offer lasting solutions for migrants and refugees by focussing on three areas of action:
Migration and displacement policy: the project advises IGAD and its member states on the implementation of regional migration and displacement policies.
Cross-border cooperation: the project backs IGAD in strengthening the capacities of local administrations to improve basic service deliveries to migrants, refugees and host communities.
Learning processes and data: the project supports IGAD in improving learning processes and in harmonising regional migration data for more evidence-based policymaking.
Kokebe Hailegabriel
Kokebe.hailegabriel@giz.de
Migration and displacement in the Horn of Africa
Website: Intergovernmental Authority on Development


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YC-backed EduRev wants to democratize online learning in India
As edtech startups emerge and expand in India, millions of students in the country now have an additional option to choose from when they prepare for competitive exams.
But despite the proliferation of cheap Android handsets and availability of some of the world's cheapest mobile data plans, online learning platforms in India are struggling to appeal to the masses because their offering is too expensive for many.
EduRev, a Y Combinator-backed startup (W20), thinks it can address this. The three-year-old startup offers an all-you-can watch catalog in a Netflix-esque fashion that costs between $20 to $50 a year — compared to anything between $300 to $4,000 that other platforms charge.
The startup has partnered with teachers around the country to make their classes — aimed at primary school to high-school and to students preparing for undergraduate-level course — available on the platform.
Students can come and consume some of this content — which includes notes, previous year exam papers, mock tests, and class videos — for no charge, but access to full-course and additional catalogs requires becoming a subscriber, explained Kunaal Satija, co-founder of EduRev, in an interview with TechCrunch.
"Most of the classes in India are not efficient. The vast majority of students are not really learning much. There is also a severe lack of good teachers in the country. And if offline to online transition did not already have a learning curve attached to it, it is also expensive," he said.
To replicate the traditional learning experience, EduRev also has a social aspect to it. Students can follow their friends and track their progress and participate in helping other students clear their doubts and pose their own questions. These features are available to non-paying users as well.
The price and wider-catalog availability, Satija said, has helped the startup gain millions of users. The platform has amassed over 5 million registered users, more than 1.5 million of which come to the platform each month, he said.
He declined to share how many paying users EduRev currently has, but said the startup has been operationally profitable for last four months.


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How to Become a Higher Education Professor: Career Advice & Information
College professors teach classes in colleges, universities, and other educational institutions people attend after high school. Professors have a specialty they've trained in, such as math, chemistry, English, or fine art. Full-time professors at universities are expected to be experts in their chosen subject and to publish academic papers and books. Other college professors, such as adjunct professors or at professors at technical schools, focus entirely on teaching.
Annual salaries for college professors will vary depending on your experience, education level, and expertise. In 2013, the average annual salary for college professors working in the U.S. was $74,420 per year.
For more information on what parts of the country have the most opportunity for college professors, click through to our Best Places to Work tab for information on the number of people employed and the average salary in each state.
Discover the Best Cities and States to Work as a College Professor
California has the highest levels of employment across the nation, yet it does not offer the highest mean wage, where college professors make $68,160 annually. New York is second nationwide, where college professors earn a yearly average salary of $85,530. Virginia has the highest average salary of all the states at $88,950 for those serving as college professors.
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Use our interactive map below to find out which areas of the United States are currently experiencing the greatest amount of growth and job availability for graduates looking for a career as a college professor. The associated information has been gathered from Bureau of Labor statistics, representing data collected in 2012.
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College professors train the next generation of scientists, doctors, lawyers, writers, and businesspeople. Here are a few other reasons to become a college professor:
Be an expert. Not only will you know a lot about your chosen field, people will look to you to help explain it to them.
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in aid of The Veterans Charity
The route of The Forces March is very challenging!
The hills begin within 1/2 a mile of the start and are a constant feature of the route so extensive hill training (up and down!) is a must.
The scenery is among the most stunning in the UK as the route takes in the delights of the North Devon coast, Exmoor, rural Somerset and the Quantock Hills, Somerset Levels and Salisbury Plain.
We also pass through many wonderful villages and towns along the way.
Each day is more than marathon distance in length.
To complete The Forces March takes dedicated training and a high level of determination however, it is NOT A RACE and there are no prizes for coming first. The unique atmosphere and incredible scenery of The Forces March is what brings people back year after year.
The Forces March is a trademark of and is organised and hosted by The Veterans Charity.
The Veterans Charity is registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee under number 6484880 and as a Registered Charity under number 1123149.
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Q: R DT table with buttons does not fit page in Xaringan HTML5 presentation I have a dataframe df that I am trying to output as an interactive table in an Xaringan HTML5 presentation. The code works fine, it's just that after adding buttons the table no longer completely fits the Chrome browser page as shown in the screen grab below.

How can I fix this?
Sample data (df):
structure(list(City = c("HOLLYWOOD", "PLANTATION", "Davie", "HOLLYWOOD",
"PLANTATION", "HOLLYWOOD", "PLANTATION", "Davie", "HOLLYWOOD",
"PLANTATION"), Zipcode = c("33024", "33317", "33314", "33024",
"33317", "33024", "33317", "33314", "33024",
"33317"), Date = structure(c(18996, 18633, 19011, 19012, 19016, 18996, 18633, 19011, 19012, 19016
), class = "Date"), Year = c(2022, 2021, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2022, 2021, 2022, 2022, 2022), Month = c(1,
1, 1, 1, 1, 1,
1, 1, 1, 1), Day = c(4, 6, 19, 20, 24, 4, 6, 19, 20, 24), SR = c("SR-22-001", "SR-22-002",
"SR-22-003", "SR-22-004", "SR-22-006", "SR-22-001", "SR-22-002",
"SR-22-003", "SR-22-004", "SR-22-006"), Permit = c("06-SE-2433290",
"06-SE-2444371", "06-SM-2448351", "06-SM-2448625", NA, "06-SE-2433290",
"06-SE-2444371", "06-SM-2448351", "06-SM-2448625", NA), `Owner/Agent` = c("Pardo, G A & Elaine Nu-Black Septic Co",
"Alshine Mondesir A Tip Top Septic", "Charlotte Ingmire Mr. C's Pumbling & Septic Inc.",
"SRP Sub LLC Statewide Septic Cont Inc", "John Nelson Mr. C's Pumbling & Septic Inc.", "Pardo, G A & Elaine Nu-Black Septic Co",
"Alshine Mondesir A Tip Top Septic", "Charlotte Ingmire Mr. C's Pumbling & Septic Inc.",
"SRP Sub LLC Statewide Septic Cont Inc", "John Nelson Mr. C's Pumbling & Septic Inc."
), Address = c("1111 Harding St Hollywood, FL 33024", "5555 W Broward Blvd Plantation, 33317",
"1111 SW 74 Ave Davie, 33314", "2222 Thomas Street Hollywood, FL 33024",
"333 Bryan Blvd Plantation, 33317", "12345 Harding St Hollywood, FL 33024", "34556 W Broward Blvd Plantation, 33317",
"55656 SW 74 Ave Davie, 33314", "3333 Thomas Street Hollywood, FL 33024",
"316 Bryan Blvd Plantation, 33317")), sfc_columns = c("x", "y"
), class = "data.frame", row.names = c(NA, -5L))

Code:
---
title: "Ed Edd n Eddy
subtitle: ""
author: "Ed"
institute: "Gravy"
date: "`r format(Sys.Date(),'%e de %B, %Y')`"
output:
  xaringan::moon_reader:
    css: xaringan-themer.css
    lib_dir: libs
    nature:
      highlightStyle: github
      highlightLines: true
      countIncrementalSlides: false
editor_options:
  chunk_output_type: console
---

<style>
div.remark-slide-content {
  padding: 1em; /*default is 1em 4em*/
}
.dataTables_wrapper {
  font-size: .5em;
}
</style>

```{r setup, include=FALSE}
options(htmltools.dir.version = FALSE)
library(knitr)
library(tidyverse)
library(sf)
library(DT)
library(xaringanthemer)
```
---
# Interactive Table
```{r, Data Table}
datatable(df,
          extensions = 'Buttons', options = list(
    dom = 'Bfrtip',
    buttons = c('copy', 'csv', 'excel', 'pdf', 'print')
  ))  %>%
  formatStyle(names(df),
                              background = 'lightblue', angle = -90,
                              backgroundSize = '98% 88%',
                              backgroundRepeat = 'no-repeat',
                              backgroundPosition = 'center')

```

A: One option is to add a page length.
datatable(df,
          extensions = 'Buttons', options = list(
            pageLength = 5,
            dom = 'Bfrtip',
            buttons = c('copy', 'csv', 'excel', 'pdf', 'print'))) %>%
  formatStyle(names(df),
              background = 'lightblue', angle = -90,
              backgroundSize = '98% 88%',
              backgroundRepeat = 'no-repeat',
              backgroundPosition = 'center')

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Palm Springs, CA weather in February 2010
Temperature for February 2010
In February 2010 the average high temperature in Palm Springs, CA was 73.1°F, and this was 1.8°F cooler than the average of 74.9°F. The hottest day in February 2010 was 16 February when the temperature reached 82.9°F. Overnight the average temperature in February is 43.1°F and in 2010 the average overnight temperature was 1.4°F warmer at 44.5°F.
Precipitation for February 2010
In February the average monthly rainfall in Palm Springs, CA is 0.87 inches with rain usually falling on 3 days. In February 2010 there was a total of 0.43 inches of rain, that fell on 0 days.


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Tharandt est une ville de Saxe (Allemagne), située dans l'arrondissement de Suisse-Saxonne-Monts-Métallifères-de-l'Est, dans le district de Dresde. Elle est réputée pour les ruines de son château fort et son école forestière. Ce fut un séjour apprécié des auteurs phares du mouvement littéraire du Sturm und Drang au début du .

Personnalités liées à la ville
 Gerhard Palitzsch (1913-1944), militaire né à Großopitz.

Ville en Saxe
Arrondissement de Suisse-Saxonne-Monts-Métallifères-de-l'Est

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Ostreidae
aquapix/Shutterstock.com
They have eyes all over their bodies
Oyster Scientific Classification
Ostreoida
Oyster Conservation Status
Oyster Locations
Oyster Facts
Algae and other food particles
Crabs, seabirds, humans, starfishes
Brackish
Reefs and rocky shores
Marine creatures
Can process up to 10 litres of water an hour!
Oyster Physical Characteristics
20 years in captivity
50 grams (medium-sized oyster)
Oyster Pictures
View all of our Oyster pictures in the gallery.
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View all of the Oyster images!
Oysters make up a family of a large number of salt-water bivalve mollusks.
Oysters are marine animals that are often found in brackish habitats. They are very irregular in shape and the valves of some are highly calcified. They belong to the phylum Mollusca.
Oysters are animals that eat algae and other food particles that are usually drawn to their gills. They are known to reproduce through broadcast spawning in warm waters and are also capable of changing their gender. Every oyster is capable of making at least one pearl in its lifespan.
Incredible Oyster facts!
Can filter water: These marine animals can filter up to 1.3 gallons of water per hour.
Ancient beings: Oysters have been used and fed on by humans for thousands of years.
Too many eyes: Oysters are animals with eyes all over their body. These eyes help them escape their predators.
Shell-hiding: These creatures are known to hide in their shell upon sensing danger. The shells then close tightly to protect them.
No central nervous system: These animals do not have a central nervous system. Therefore, they cannot feel pain like humans.
Oyster classification and scientific name
These animals go by the scientific name Ostreidae and belong to the class Bivalvia and subclass Pteriomorphia. They belong to the kingdom Animalia and Phylum Mollusca.
The scientific name Ostreidae is a combination of two words – Ostrea and the suffix -idae. The suffix is fairly common in ocean life, coming from the ancient Greek word eîdos for "appearance" or "resemblance." In this case, the suffix refers to the Latin word for oyster ("Ostrea").
Ostrea goes further back to predate ancient Greek language from the word "ὀστέον," which means "bone." The name is likely a reference to the uniquely shaped shell.
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Oyster species
There are about 200 species of oysters around the globe. The oysters make a large family of a bivalve mollusks. In the United States, there are only five species that are typically sold to consumers as food. Those species include Pacific -, Atlantic -, Kumamoto -, Olympia oysters, and European flats.
Many species can change their gender at some point. While some may only switch genders once or twice, this process can be repeated multiple times.
Oyster appearance
Many oysters are irregular in shape with oval and/or pear-shaped shells. The shells are usually whitish-grey and the inside of the shell is usually white.
These animals are known to have very strong adductor muscles that help them in shutting their shells when they hide inside them upon sensing danger. They are usually 62 to 64 mm long and a medium oyster usually weighs about 50 grams.
Open oyster on a market in Lyon
Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons
Oyster distribution, population, and habitat
These marine creatures are usually found in the brackish and salty waters across the US coasts. They usually exist in clusters and are often found on shells, rocks, or any other hard surface.
The clusters often fuse together and eventually form rock reefs that eventually also become a habitat for many other marine animals.
The total number of their populations around the globe is not known. However, the bivalve mollusk exists in large numbers in water bodies around the world and these marine creatures are not yet threatened or endangered.
Oysters predators and prey
Like almost all other living animals, they are also an integral part of the environmental food chain and are eaten by other creatures. The main predators of oysters include crabs, starfish, humans, and seabirds, due to the amount of protein and other nutrients that they offer.
Not all predators go after these creatures for their meat. The boring sponge, for example, will infiltrate the shell to kill the animal and take it over for its own home. The oyster flatworm (a.k.a. the oyster leech) will go after young oysters when they eat, sneaking into the shell. After the flatworms have eaten the meat, they use the shell to protect their eggs.
Meanwhile, these marine creatures are not known to feed on other animals and are known to usually eat algae and other food particles as water rushes over them.
Oysters reproduction and lifespan
These animals are known to reproduce using broadcast spawning which means that the female and male release the eggs and sperms into warm waters, which is where they hatch. The gestation period lasts about 7 to 10 days before the live oyster is released.
While in captivity, the typical lifespan for an these animals is 20 years, but proper care is needed. They are not currently considered to be endangered, but much of the impact on their lifespan in the wild has to do with the fishing of these animals.
Oysters fishing and cooking
Oysters can very well be caught and cooked. In fact, they are widely eaten across the world. However, if not cooked properly, they could make you ill. Cooking them well kills unnecessary bacteria and also eliminates the risk of infection. If prepared properly, these animals offer an excellent source of protein and vitamins.
Differentiating between the species is crucial since they all have different flavors and ways to prepare them. For example, Eastern oysters in the United States are much saltier than Pacific oysters, but the latter has a more savory taste for a complex palate.
Oysters are an incredibly flexible dish since they can be steamed, pan-seared, poached, smoked, fried, or prepared in nearly any way. They can even be baked. Most interestingly, their flavor can make them an excellent aphrodisiac for a romantic dinner for two.
Some vegans will opt to eat oysters as well. Though it is a living thing, oysters lack a central nervous system. Without these nerve endings, they cannot experience pain and they do not move.
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Oyster FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Where are oysters found?
Oysters can mostly be found in the salty and brackish waters along the US coasts.
Do oysters have eyes?
Yes, these marine creatures have eyes all over their bodies that allow them to escape their predators.
Can you eat oysters?
Yes, you can eat oysters. However, if not cooked properly, they can make you ill.
Who eats oysters?
Seabirds, starfishes, humans, and crabs are the major predators of the oysters.
What do oysters eat?
Oysters feed on algae and other food particles that are drawn to their gills.
Can every oyster produce a pearl?
Yes, every oyster is capable of producing at least one pearl.
What Kingdom do Oysters belong to?
Oysters belong to the Kingdom Animalia.
What class do Oysters belong to?
Oysters belong to the class Bivalvia.
What phylum to Oysters belong to?
Oysters belong to the phylum Mollusca.
What family do Oysters belong to?
Oysters belong to the family Ostreidae.
What order do Oysters belong to?
Oysters belong to the order Ostreoida.
What type of covering do Oysters have?
Oysters are covered in Shells.
How many babies do Oysters have?
The average number of babies an Oyster has is 1,000,000.
What is an interesting fact about Oysters?
Oysters can process up to 10 liters of water an hour!
What is the scientific name for the Oyster?
The scientific name for the Oyster is Ostreidae.
What is a distinguishing feature of the Oyster?
Oysters have shells.
How many species of Oyster are there?
There are 200 species of Oyster.
What is the biggest threat to the Oyster?
The biggest threats to the Oyster are crabs, seabirds, humans, and starfish.
How many Oysters are left in the world?
The population size of the Oyster is unknown.
How do Oysters have babies?
Oysters lay eggs.
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Dorling Kindersley (2006) Dorling Kindersley Encyclopedia Of Animals
National Geographic, Available here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/oysters/
Wikipedia, Available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster
Oyster House, Available here: https://www.originaloysterhouse.com/oyster-facts/
Food & Wine, Available here: https://www.foodandwine.com/seafood/oyster-types-usa
NOAA Fisheries, Available here: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/oyster-reef-habitat
HuffPost, Available here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/national-oyster-day_n_55c22060e4b0d9b28f04ec09


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Cantonul Fontenay-le-Comte este un canton din arondismentul Fontenay-le-Comte, departamentul Vendée, regiunea Pays de la Loire, Franța.

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David Oliver, Olympic hurdles medalist, retires
By Nick ZaccardiSep 6, 2017, 3:16 PM EDT
David Oliver, perhaps the most consistent U.S. hurdler of the last decade, ends his track and field career with a unique, and shorter than expected, Olympic history.
Oliver, at 35, has retired, his agent, Daniel Wessfeldt, said by email Wednesday. Earlier, Oliver was announced as the director for the track and field program at his alma mater — Howard University.
From 2008 through 2016, Oliver finished in the top four in the annual world rankings in the 110m hurdles eight of nine years.
However, Oliver made just one Olympic team — in 2008, winning a bronze medal — and failed to qualify in 2012 and 2016 despite going into the Trials as a perceived favorite to finish top three.
Start with those Beijing Games. Unlike 2012 and 2016, Oliver went into 2008 with little fanfare. He had ranked sixth in the U.S. in the 110m hurdles in 2007 (though he made the world team, bowing out in the semifinals).
Oliver, who hurdles and played wide receiver at Howard, lowered his personal best from 13.14 to 12.95 in 2008. He went into the Olympics as the only man other than Cuban world-record holder Dayron Robles to break 13 seconds that year.
Oliver delivered in Rio, joining Robles and countryman David Payne on the podium. Oliver was aged for an Olympic rookie, at 26, but continued to improve in the following years as he developed a rivalry with Robles and 2004 Olympic champion Liu Xiang of China.
The muscle-bound Oliver's battles with injuries began in 2009, when a calf kept him out of the U.S. Championships and worlds. Oliver rebounded in 2010, tying and then lowering the American record by .01 in back-to-back meets and posting the five fastest times that year.
Oliver again clocked the fastest time in the world in 2011, but it came in early June. He was fourth at worlds in late August. Injuries crept up again.
It was another troublesome calf that slowed Oliver to fifth place at the 2012 Olympic Trials — where he entered as the joint-second-fastest man in the U.S. that year but nowhere near his times from the previous seasons.
He came back in 2013 to win a world title in Moscow and break 13 seconds again in 2015, ranking No. 3 in the world for the year.
Oliver looked prime to return to the Olympics in 2016, ranking No. 2 in the world going into the Olympic Trials. But he pulled up after crossing the finish line in his semifinal with a hamstring injury and scratched out of the final later that day.
He returned this year but was significantly slower, failing to break 13.40 in six races, according to Tilastopaja.org. His last outing was a fifth-place finish at the USATF Outdoor Championships.
MORE: Ato Boldon reflects on 2017 track season


Last month, our team was excited to launch our newest community connection spot online – our monthly Blab series. For us, connecting with the Piktochart community both on and off-line is all about building trust and relationships. We strive to deliver amazing content by partnering with educators, designers, marketers, startup founders, and other thought leaders.
This month, we were grateful to connect with the team at Blab. We ended up snagging Blab CEO Shaan Puri as our guest! Our team was excited to hear what Shaan had to say about building this growing new video platform.
This time around, we peaked at 259 live viewers during the 45 minutes we were live. This represented an 80 percent increase from our live viewers last month! On top of that, the replay count since we've gone offline has been steadily climbing, too.
Below are the questions Shaan answered live on the Blab. Last month, we used Upvoter to generate our list of questions for the guest, but this time, we used Blab's built-in, real-time question feature.
You can also watch the recording of our AMA Blab with Shaan Puri.
What are your pitch tips for startup founders? What makes a good pitch?
Shaan says he has spent countless hours watching successful entrepreneurs – including Steve Jobs and Simon Sinek – pitch their products. He explained that he never worked with a speaking coach because he just watched the best presenters and deconstructed what made their presentations great.
Then, he says, tell the audience a story about how the world is now and how it will be different with what you are building. Build to a climax where you explain how you solve the problem.
Shaan also notes that humor throughout is key.
What is the most surprising Blab you have seen?
Shaan points to Bathtime Blab as the most surprising Blab he has seen so far.
After a community member was in the hot seat, they became the host the next time and were able to ask 20 questions to the next community member.
Are GIFs in comments on Blab no longer allowed?
The team took away GIFs and photos from the chat because they had a minor bug, Shaan said. "We needed to fix the bug before they come back. That's all," he said.
Blab is well designed. Tell us a bit about your design team. What has that process been like?
Although Blab doesn't hire for specific positions, Shaan says there are two designers who currently work on the team – Victor and Derek.
Shaan says that during the design process, the team will go back and forth on certain features. "Sometimes it gets too cluttered, and you'll see we pull things away," he said.
Shaan points to the map feature in Blab as something the team went back and forth on, but in the end, Shaan felt like it was necessary for the product's mission.
Everything the Blab team does with the product is essentially based on one premise – how do you make the host and audience feel like they are being heard.
"The host has to feel loved and heard by the audience and the audience has to feel like they have direct access to the host," said Shaan.
How do you decide which Blab shows you'll be on?
Shaan says he has one philosophy – that he's not busy.
Shaan adds that the Blab host doesn't need to be a big name for him to appear on their show. If the hosts put their talent and energy into it, he's happy to show up.
Where do you see Blab in two years time?
"I want Blab to be the place where the most interesting conversations in the world are happening," Shaan says. That means getting more interesting people on, more often. He hopes to see the conversations getting bigger, better, and more dynamic as time passes. Although he thinks the product will get more polished and they will build new features, the real growth will be around recruiting and bringing on the most interesting people in the world as content creators.
Shaan says in the future, users should be mindblown to have access to conversations happening on Blab. These conversations will be with people the users would have otherwise never met talking about something they are interested in.
Do you see Blab having a big influence on education?
But, he says, there is a big difference between education and school. Education is when you actually learn something.
Are there any plans to allow content creators to monetize their Blabs?
Shaan said that there are no plans for monetization for content creators, meaning they aren't building that feature right now, but he says he is very intrigued by that model.
He say he hopes this is the future, but there is no direct plan to do that right away.
Will the viewer max be lifted?
Shaan stated there is not a viewer max right now on Blab. As they are scaling, the goal is to be able to have tens of thousands of people engaging on a Blab.
"Why not get a million people watching something live?", he says.
The goal is to scale so that the platform works well no matter how many people are in the room.
Will Blab's reputation be ruined by allowing certain people to create content on the platform?
Shaan says the team had this discussion early on when building the platform. They discussed if they wanted to be like a newspaper, where they decide what gets published, what's up front, who gets to say what, who gets to speak, and who doesn't.
"It's like blaming the pencil for what someone writes," he said.
That said, the team at Blab has put in place community guidelines to make the platform a place where users want to come. Blab will always be a place where different points and views and opinions can be heard.
When diverting from Bebo, what was the first brainstorming session for the new product like? What were some features you considered building or ideas you had initially that didn't come to fruition?
Before Blab, the team was working on the relaunch of Bebo, which had been sold to AOL for $850M in 2008 and was bought back by the team for $1M in July of 2014. Unsatisfied with 500k downloads, the Blab team kicked themselves out of the office and came up with the idea for Blab at a barside brainstorm session.
Shaan said that one of his rules as a leader is to see it how it is in order to ever make something better than it is. Improvement comes from seeing things as they are.
After some discussion, Shaan and Blab's CTO were noticing they were dominating the conversation and stifling good ideas the group had.
When the team came back with the idea for Blab, everyone knew this was the product they would build.
At the beginning, the Blab product was made to only broadcast on mobile, which is a different approach than that desktop version users utilize today. After looking at how mobile-only played out for content creators, they saw it was hard for users to hold their phone steady and avoid background noise.
Then there were some controversial things. At first, there was no recording, and Shaan felt strongly that for the content to be lasting, users needed the ability to record.
What are the plans for making the platform easier to use and speeding things up?
In January, Shaan said everything the team had been working on has been around improving performance, not developing new features. Internally, they are exploring things they can do to optimize the platform to reduce lagging video and handle more live viewers.
In the near future, one thing users will see when they call into the Blab is a kind of virtual green room. Before it even shows the host you are calling it, this new feature allows the user to do technical adjustments and ensure they are connected properly before going live.
What are Blab's plans for education? Will you incorporate the Bebo Whiteboard in Blab's future?
Bebo's well-known Whiteboard feature was like an MS Paint feature on a user's profile that allowed people to leave drawings. Shaan shared that there are plans to build tools that will support better hosting, inspire more creativity, and to help with presenting to an audience.
Will Blab ever allow for more than four presenter seats?
Even with only four seats, Shaan says the team finds that people are waiting for their turn to speak and the result is not a natural conversation flow.
How were you able to get content creators on the platform early on?
Shaan says Blab's growth has all been word of mouth. They aren't striking business partnerships one-on-one with content creators at this stage. Influential content creators are hearing about it from their audience, their community, or from other content creators. Oftentimes, a viewer turns into a host.
"That's the ultimate sustainable model," says Shaan.
But, for larger partners, Shaan says the team does do some outreach at times. One example is ESPN.
"That's the content I like to watch, so I went and recruited them," he said.
However, Adobe, IBM, UFC, and other large companies came from word of mouth.
Are there any tutorials for Blab? I'm having a hard time participating and searching for content.
This is one area that Shaan says the team hasn't invested enough into. He points to a user-created guide that he says has been helpful for other users. We also posted our recent Piktochart blog post in the chat. It has thoughts about how to get started with Blab.
For content discovery, the best way to find Blabs you'd be interested in is to search by topic.
Do you plan to open up the platform for developers to make apps for Blab?
Shaan says the team has a handful of developers already developing on Blab, and the user community will see that work soon.
The team at Piktochart had a blast during our Blab with Blab CEO Shaan Puri! If you are interested in attending our next Blab, come follow us. We'll be talking about a different subject with a power user each month and we'd love to have you join us!
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England underwent huge changes during the reigns of three generations of Tudor monarchs. Henry VIII ushered in a new state religion, and the increasing confidence of the state coincided with the growth of a distinctively English culture.
Henry VII's (r.1485–1509) victory against Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth ended the turbulent Wars of the Roses. He shored up his position by curtailing aristocratic power. Cautious and calculating, he kept the peace and built up a firm financial base – often at the expense of his subjects.
Tall, handsome and cultured, the extravagant Henry VIII (r.1509–47) was a striking contrast to his father. Art and commerce flourished during his reign. The cloth trade enriched many, but peasants lost out as more and more land was turned over to pasture.
Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, was dissolved in 1537 during the Suppression of the Monasteries. The priory and its lands were bought by the Duke of Norfolk, who demolished most of the monastic buildings but retained the prior's lodging (right) as a private house.
From the mid-1520s Henry's reign was overshadowed by his need for a legitimate male heir. His first wife, Katherine of Aragon, gave birth to a daughter, but no son. Desperate for a boy, Henry sought to marry Anne Boleyn, but long negotiations to obtain papal consent to a divorce failed. Henry made the decision to break with Rome. In 1533 he declared that he, not the Pope, was the head of the Church in England.
His decision initiated the Reformation of English religion, the most crucial event of the Tudor period. It shaped English history for centuries to come.
Along with his minister Thomas Cromwell, Henry launched the Suppression, also own as Dissolution, of the Monasteries (1536–40). Protests and revolts, such as the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536–7) in northern England, were swiftly and savagely put down. The confiscated wealth of the monasteries greatly enriched the king and many of his favoured subjects.
This beautiful 16th-century plate and ring are part of the Wernher Collection, on display at Ranger's House, London. Both are intricately decorated and demonstrate the technical advances that influenced craftsmen of the period.
Breaking with Rome brought the danger of invasion from Catholic Europe. But the money plundered from the monasteries was put towards building a system of coastal artillery forts (1538–47). Designed for heavy cannon, these reflected the triumph of firearms in warfare.
A suspicious and increasingly tyrannical Henry still sought to secure his dynasty's future. His marriage to Anne Boleyn produced a girl, Elizabeth, but ended in Anne's execution.
Jane Seymour died bearing the longed-for boy, Edward. Then Anne of Cleves was rejected shortly after marrying Henry and his next wife, Katherine Howard, was beheaded for treasonous adultery. Henry's sixth and final wife, Katherine Parr, helped to establish his daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, in the line of succession. Even she only narrowly escaped condemnation for supporting the Protestants – Henry was still a Catholic at heart, and continued to burn Protestants for heresy.
Radical Protestant reform began only with the accession of the bookish boy-king Edward VI (r.1547–53), himself an enthusiastic Protestant. Despite a West Country rising against the new Protestant Book of Common Prayer (1549), reform intensified under Edward's Lord Protector, the ambitious Duke of Northumberland.
A mortally ill Edward bequeathed the Crown to Northumberland's teenage daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, a great-granddaughter of Henry VII. But she reigned for only nine days before being ousted by a tide of enthusiasm for the legitimate heir, Mary I (r.1553–8).
A convinced Catholic, Mary immediately set about reversing the Reformation. But her initial popularity quickly waned. She burned many Protestants and her marriage to Philip II of Spain was unpopular. Failing to conceive a child with him and leaving no heir, 'Bloody Mary' died largely unmourned. Her subjects welcomed her sister Elizabeth with relief.
Carlisle Castle, Cumbria, where Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed in 1568 after fleeing her rebellious subjects. Confined in various castles across England for the next 19 years, she was executed in 1587 by order of Elizabeth I, who feared that Mary was plotting to usurp her.
Elizabeth I (r.1558–1603) was among the most astute and successful of all English monarchs. She resisted demands to marry and she assiduously cultivated her image as Gloriana, a Virgin Queen wedded not to a man, but to an increasingly prosperous England.
For most people the quality of daily life improved steadily throughout the 16th century. But not for all, and late in Elizabeth's reign a series of Poor Laws addressed the long-standing problem of beggary.
Elizabeth was not universally loved, however. Although her establishment of a moderately Protestant Church of England satisfied most of her subjects, it further alienated Catholics, prompting plots to replace her with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots.
Confined in various castles across England for 19 years, Mary was executed in 1587 by order of Elizabeth I, who feared that Mary was plotting to usurp her.
Elizabeth's execution of Mary in 1587 hastened a showdown with Spain. England had long challenged Spain in the New World, where Francis Drake and other adventurers opened new routes for commerce.
Philip II launched his Armada against England in 1588, but it was defeated by a combination of English seamanship, fireships, good luck and bad weather.
The Armada's defeat set the seal on growing self-confidence and national pride. It was under the Tudors that a recognisably English culture began to develop, epitomised by Shakespeare's plays and the flowering of country-house architecture.
How a vivid eyewitness account reveals the shocking speed and scale of destruction of Roche Abbey after the Suppression of the Monasteries.
In 1533 Henry VIII's government introduced the 'Acte for the punishment of the vice of Buggerie'. Less than ten years later, Walter Hungerford became the first man to be executed under its terms.
The last member of one of England's great medieval dynasties, Lady Anne Clifford became something of a legend in her own lifetime.
From a Tudor 'tinner' to a 21st-century footballer: how the Privilege of Parliament Act can be traced back to the ghastliness of prison life at Lydford Castle in Devon.
How the Heydon family of Baconsthorpe Castle in Norfolk made a fortune from the East Anglian wool trade – and then lost it all.
Find out why, after Mary Queen of Scots fled to England in 1568, her two-month stay at Carlisle Castle began 19 years of captivity.
Rising from a modest background to become one of the richest women of her time, Bess was also a tireless and ambitious builder, whose houses symbolised her rise to wealth and power.
How a centuries-old stand-off over a castle provoked Tudor soldier and adventurer Sir Peter Carew into trying to outwit the borough of Dartmouth.
How a Yorkist claimant to the English throne failed to usurp Henry VII in the final chapter of the Wars of the Roses.
Tudor parks and gardens provided an opportunity for dramatic displays of newly found wealth, success and power.
The architecture of early Tudor England displayed continuity rather than change. Later, however, the great country house came into its own.
The Tudor era witnessed the most sweeping religious changes in England since the arrival of Christianity, which affected every aspect of national life.
The Tudor period saw the gradual evolution of England's medieval army into a larger, firearm-wielding force supported by powerful ships and formidable gun forts.
The Stuart period witnessed intense religious and political conflicts, which shifted power from the monarchy to parliament. Meanwhile, discoveries and innovations transformed science, architecture and everyday life.


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Washington Nationals reach franchise's first World Series with NLCS sweep
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The Nationals beat the Cardinals, 7-4, last night, concluding an NLCS sweep that bucked every team narrative and sends the franchise to its first ever World Series.
The big picture: After 4 heartbreaking first-round exits in 6 years, Washington dominated St. Louis so thoroughly that it was almost boring. At no point during the NLCS did they trail, and they had the lead for all but 5 of the 36 innings.
How they got here: After a rough first month of the season, the Nationals adopted the motto "Stay in the fight," and that's exactly what they've done.
They stayed in the wild-card race, fought back from 2 runs down in the 8th inning of their wild-card game against the Brewers and won 2 elimination games against the Dodgers in the NLDS.
"They have found themselves in fight after fight after fight, and each time, they have found a way to keep going," writes The Ringer's Claire McNear. "For this, they will be treated to one more."
The Nationals are the 4th team in MLB history to reach the World Series after being at least 12 games below .500 during the regular season.
Washington's 4 aces — Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin and Anibal Sanchez — are 8-2 with a 2.04 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 61.2 innings as starters this postseason.
What they're saying: "Sometimes, bumpy roads lead to beautiful places," skipper Davey Martinez told a crowd that didn't want to leave. "And this is a beautiful place."
The big picture: The last time a Washington team went to a World Series was in 1933, when the Washington Senators fell to the New York Giants. How different was the sports world then? Well…
There was no NBA.
There was no Heisman Trophy.
There was no NCAA basketball tournament.
There were no major league sports franchises west of St. Louis.
The front page of the Washington Post sports section on Sept. 22, 1933, the last time a D.C. team clinched the pennant...
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"quo warrantos"; but James was still Englishman enough to refuse an Irish parliament, which might repeal Poyning's Act and the Act of Settlement.
At the close of 1688 James was a fugitive in France. By this time Londonderry and Enniskillen had closed their gates, and the final struggle had begun. In March 1689 James reached Ireland with some French troops, and summoned a parliament which repealed the Act of Settlement. The estates of absentees were vested in the crown, and, as only two months law was given, this was nearly equivalent to confiscating the property of all Protestants. Between 2000 and 3000 Protestants were attainted by name, and moreover the act was not published. The appalling list may be read in the State of the Protestants by William King, archbishop of Dublin, one of many divines converted by the logic of events to believe in the lawfulness of resistance. Interesting details may be gleaned from Edmundson's Diary. The dispossessed Protestants escaped by sea or flocked into Ulster, where a gallant stand was made. The glories of Londonderry and Enniskillen will live as long as the English language. The Irish cause produced one great achievement—the defence of Limerick, and one great leader—Patrick Sarsfield. The Roman Catholic Celts aided by France were entirely beaten, the Protestant colonists aided by England were entirely victorious William III. at the battle of the Boyne, on the 1st of July 1690; and at the battle of Aughrim on the 12th of July 1691. Even the siege of Limerick showed the irreconcilable divisions which had nullified the efforts of 1641. Hugh Baldearg O'Donnell, last of Irish chiefs, sold his services to William for £500 a year. But it was their king that condemned the Irish to hopeless failure. He called them cowards, whereas the cowardice was really his own, and he deserted them in their utmost need. They repaid him with the opprobrious nickname of "Sheemas-a-Cacagh," or dirty James.
Irish rhetoric commonly styles Limerick "the city of the violated treaty." The articles of capitulation (Oct. 3, 1691) may be read in Thomas Leland's History of Ireland (1773) or in F. P. Plowden's History of Ireland (1809); from the first their interpretation was disputed. Hopes of religious liberty were held out, but were not fulfilled. Lords Justices Porter and Coningsby promised to do their utmost to obtain a parliamentary ratification, but the Irish parliament would not be persuaded. There was a paragraph in the original draft which would have protected the property of the great majority of Roman Catholics, but this was left out in the articles actually signed. William thought the omission accidental, but this is hardly possible. At all events he ratified the treaty in the sense most favourable to the Catholics, while the Irish parliament adhered to the letter of the document. Perhaps no breach of faith was intended, but the sorrowful fact remains that the modern settlement of Ireland has the appearance of resting on a broken promise. More than 1,000,000 Irish acres were forfeited, and, though some part returned to Catholic owners, the Catholic interest in the land was further diminished. William III. was the most liberally minded man in his dominions; but the necessities of his position, such is the awful penalty of greatness, forced him into intolerance against his will, and he promised to discourage the Irish woollen trade. His manner of disposing of the Irish forfeitures was inexcusable. The lands were resumed by the English parliament, less perhaps from a sense of justice than from a desire to humiliate the deliverer of England, and were resold to the highest bidder. Nevertheless it became the fashion to reward nameless English services at the expense of Ireland. Pensions and sinecures which would not bear the light in England were charged on the Irish establishment, and even bishoprics were given away on the same principle. The tremendous uproar raised by Swift about Wood's halfpence was heightened by the fact that Wood shared his profits with the duchess of Kendal, the mistress of George I.
From the first the victorious colonists determined to make another 1641 impossible, and the English government failed to moderate their severity. In 1708 Swift declared that the Papists were politically as inconsiderable as the women and children. In despair of effecting anything at home, the young and strong enlisted in foreign armies, and the almost incredible number of 450,000 are said to have emigrated for this purpose between 1691 and 1745. This and the hatred felt towards James II. prevented any rising in 1715 or 1745. The panic-stricken severity of minorities is proverbial, but it is not to be forgotten that the Irish Protestants had been turned out of house and home twice within fifty years. The restrictions on Irish commerce provoked Locke's friend William Molyneux (1656-1698) to write his famous plea for legislative independence (1698). Much of the learning contained in it now seems obsolete, but the question is less an antiquarian one than he supposed. Later events have shown that a mother country must have supreme authority, or must relax the tie with self-governing colonies merely into a close alliance. In the case of Ireland the latter plan has always been impossible. In 1703 the Irish parliament begged for a legislative union, but as that would have involved at least partial free trade the English monopolists prevented it. By Poynings's law (see above) England had control of all Irish legislation, and was therefore an accomplice in the penal Penal laws. laws. These provided that no Papist might teach a school or any child but his own, or send children abroad, the burden of proof lying on the accused, and the decision being left to magistrates without a jury. Mixed marriages were forbidden between persons of property, and the children might be forcibly brought up Protestants. A Catholic could not be a guardian, and all wards in chancery were brought up Protestants. The Protestant eldest son of a Catholic landed proprietor might make his father tenant for life and secure his own inheritance. Among Catholic children land went in compulsory gavelkind. Catholics could not take longer leases than thirty-one years at two-thirds of a rack rent; they were even required to conform within six months of an inheritance accruing, on pain of being ousted by the next Protestant heir. Priests from abroad were banished, and their return declared treason. All priests were required to register and to remain in their own parishes, and informers were to be rewarded at the expense of the Catholic inhabitants. No Catholic was allowed arms, two justices being empowered to search; and if he had a good horse any Protestant might claim it on tendering £5.
These laws were of course systematically evaded. The property of Roman Catholics was often preserved through Protestant trustees, and it is understood that faith was generally kept. Yet the attrition if slow was sure, and by the end of the century the proportion of land belonging to Roman Catholics was probably not more than one-tenth of the whole. We can see now that if the remaining Roman Catholic landlords had been encouraged they would have done much to reconcile the masses to the settlement. Individuals are seldom as bad as corporations, and the very men who made the laws against priests practically shielded them. The penal laws put a premium on hypocrisy, and many conformed only to preserve their property or to enable them to take office. Proselytizing schools, though supported by public grants, entirely failed.
The restraints placed by English commercial jealousy on Irish trade destroyed manufacturing industry in the south and west (see the section Economics above). Driven by the Caroline legislation against cattle into breeding Commercial restraints. sheep, Irish graziers produced the best wool in Europe. Forbidden to export it, or to work it up profitably at home, they took to smuggling, for which the indented coast gave great facilities. The enormous profits of the contraband trade with France enabled Ireland to purchase English goods to an extent greater than her whole lawful traffic. The moral effect was disastrous. The religious penal code it was thought meritorious to evade; the commercial penal code was ostentatiously defied; and both tended to make Ireland the least law-abiding country in Europe. The account of the smugglers is the most interesting and perhaps the most valuable part of J. A. Froude's work in Ireland, and should be compared with the Irish and Scottish chapters of Lecky's History.
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Tarsomys () è un genere di Roditori della famiglia dei Muridae.

Descrizione

Dimensioni
Al genere Tarsomys appartengono roditori di piccole dimensioni, con lunghezza della testa e del corpo tra 135 e 179 mm, la lunghezza della coda tra 116 e 158 mm e un peso fino a  g.

Caratteristiche craniche e dentarie
Il cranio è simile a quello del genere Batomys, ma relativamente più largo. I denti laterali sono estremamente inclinati. Quelli superiori verso l'esterno, mentre gli inferiori verso l'interno.

Sono caratterizzati dalla seguente formula dentaria:

Aspetto
La pelliccia è lunga e soffice in Tarsomys apoensis, corta e spinosa in Tarsomys echinatus. Le orecchie sono prominenti. Gli artigli sono lunghi e robusti, particolarmente quelli delle mani. La pianta dei piedi è priva di peli. Sono presenti 5 cuscinetti sul palmo delle mani e 6 sulla pianta dei piedi. Questi ultimi sono lunghi e sottili, adattati alla vita terricola. La coda è densamente ricoperta di peli, con circa 13 anelli di scaglie per centimetro. Le femmine hanno un paio di mammelle post-ascellari e 2 paia inguinali.

Distribuzione
Questo genere è endemico dell'isola di Mindanao, nelle Filippine.

Tassonomia
Il genere comprende due specie.
Tarsomys apoensis
Tarsomys echinatus

Note

Bibliografia
 Ronald M. Novak, Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999, ISBN 9780801857898.

Altri progetti

Miomorfi


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