Step Teachers are working on behalf of a school in Ilford to recruit a KS1 TA. The position as a KS1 TA commences in April, being temporary in nature to begin. The school have said that for the right TA there is opportunity to progress within this aspirational school to a permanent position.
Avid experience of working within KS1 is preferable but experience within KS2 will also be accepted.
You should present yourself with a calm and patience attitude to all you, proving experience in behaviour management.
You must establish good relationships with the staff that encourage excellent communication and efficient time management.
You should practise a high level of expectation in regards to pupil behaviour and attainment.
This is a wonderfully encouraging school that is currently ranked within the top 30 in the country. The head teacher works closely with staff to ensure educational development is present at the heart of everything the school wishes to attain. There is an honest and trustworthy ethos at the school which allows for super pupil engagement and achievement.


Bring out the cheese wheels and parmesan grater, it's Parmesan Fest at Fazoli's!
Beginning April 8, fans can indulge in their favorite Fazoli's dishes with a deliciously fun twist.
Chicken Parm Lasagna – A mash-up of two classic Italian dishes, Lasagna made with Chicken Parmesan! Creamy ricotta and parmesan filling stuffed between two pieces of chicken parmesan, topped with alfredo and marinara sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese. Served with a choice of broccoli and red pepper blend or spaghetti with marinara.
Parmesan Crusted Alfredo Bake – For the ultimate cheese lover, Gemelli pasta topped with creamy Alfredo sauce. Baked with mozzarella cheese and Parmesan Panko breadcrumbs.
Cinnamon Swirl Breadstick Bites – An ooey-gooey pull-apart cinnamon dessert made with Fazoli's famous breadsticks, swirled with brown sugar and cinnamon and drizzled with cream cheese icing.
White Peach Italian Ice – The perfect complement to the cheesy goodness, a refreshing frozen beverage blending lemon with the sweet flavors of White Peach.
These delicious dishes will only be available for a limited time, so hurry in before they're gone! For locations, hours and more information, visit fazolis.com.
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Editorial: Happy Father's Day To My Pops
by Denise Lockwood June 18th, 2017 June 18th, 2017
Growing up in the 1970s and having two sisters, I appreciate how the women's movement changed our role in society and I think women today take that for granted sometimes. Parenting must have been hard for my dad, Hal Lockwood, with three girls.
But I am oh so grateful to be his kid. He handled fatherhood like a champ, always — even when I was stubborn know-it-all that challenged most of what he tried to teach me. My dad asked that his girls be capable problem solvers, work hard for their independence and not sell ourselves short. He helped us seek opportunities that reflected that and he remains one of my biggest supporters in owning my news website.
Amid protests around equal rights around men's work and women's work, I remember my parents letting us watch Marlo Thomas' Free to Be You and Me. And my parents were intentional in how they raised us. It's like they carried the women's movement through to the girl's movement in the Lockwood household. And it's one of those unspoken things in our family that we really talk about all the time when we get together.
In dad's world there were no 'girl things' and 'boy things,' just things we wanted to do. He always supported us and challenged us to do better. Sure he paid for dance classes and summer camps, but when I wanted to buy my first horse I had to come up with the money to pay for it. So I picked strawberries, sold my bicycle, and took a babysall summer. And when I wanted to learn how to barrel race, he encouraged me.
That seems weird to make such a big deal out of that now, but at the time… it was. In the 1960s and early 1970s, college women were still required to wear dresses, airline stewardesses had to be single women and thin, and advertising often reflected over the top sexism. I remember my parents raging against this.
We often had discussions around the dinner table about what we "could" become and my dad made sure we knew it. But "his girls" would not be delicate flowers. Farm life insured that. I learned how to drive a tractor at the age of 11 on a 1942 Case Tractor with a crank start and an electric one. I helped my dad build fences, muck stalls, and birth pigs. We got dirty and earned our keep. And before we could drive his car we had to know how to change a tire. I learned to parallel park a manure spreader in a corn field. Dresses were for Sundays and only if we wanted to wear them.
But we were fiercely protected by pops. We were not allowed to date until we were 16. If a boy wanted to date a Lockwood girl, he had to check us out like a library book. Everyone in the car had to meet my dad, look him in the eye, shake his hand, explain the itinerary for the evening and report my return. He also kept a loaded 12-gauge by the door (which I also proudly know how to shoot). We were to be returned unscathed and in original condition.
And lastly… pops sat all of us girls down and told us he wasn't a fan of seeing us get married before 20. In fact, he said, he would not pay for it. The reason: He'd prefer us to go to college and make something of ourselves. He never said we didn't need a man. He preached — through his actions — that we were equal.
And that's how I got to be me. So… thanks pops. I love you very much and I can't wait to see you and mom next week.
Denise Lockwood
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Denise Lockwood has an extensive background in traditional and non-traditional media. She has written for Patch.com, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine and the Kenosha News. More by Denise Lockwood

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The One Big Happy for September 8th, which came by in my comics feed recently:
Miss Avis gives Ruthie career advice, and once again, Ruthie is up against the sense of a word — here, suit, roughly 'costume in a masquerade' — that she's most familiar with, as against another sense — in the conventional collocation suit and tie, roughly 'business apparel for men' — that's the most frequent one in the larger culture. A bunny suit for play, especially at Halloween, is a familiar part of her everyday world; she's certainly seen men in suits and ties, but they're from a different world, one that she merely sometimes observes from the outside, in much the same way that she views suits of armor.
Of course, becoming acculturated in the conventional adult world around her means learning that the default sense of suit has to do with business wear, especally for men, and that the costume-play sense is restricted to certain special social contexts.
The relevant part of the NOAD entry:
noun suit: 1 [a] a set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt. [b] a set of clothes to be worn on a particular occasion or for a particular activity: a jogging suit. [c] a complete set of pieces of armor for covering the whole body …
1a is the sense in suit and tie (which NOAD doesn't list as a conventional phrase, though it probably should), also in business / lounge suit (which NOAD doesn't list as conventional phrases, though it probably should). 1a is also framed so as to cover suits for both men and women (though there are significant differences in the garments — see below — that probably should be recognized in the entries). 1b is the broader sense that includes costume-play suits (which should probably have their own subentry).
Costume-play suits. An actual bunny suit:
(#2) A women's Easter Bunny costume from Oriental Trading Co.
Note that such suits do not normally come with ties. Ruthie has understood suit and tie as involving a suit (the bunny costume) plus a tie (well, a big bow, much like a tie).
(business) suits. From Wikipedia:
A suit (also called a lounge suit or business suit) is a set of men's wear comprising a suit jacket and trousers. When of identical textile, and worn with a collared dress shirt, necktie, and dress shoes, it is traditionally considered informal wear in Western dress codes [in a technical sense of informal vs. formal — see below]. The lounge suit originated in the 19th-century as casual sports and country wear in Britain. After replacing the black frock coat in the early 20th century as regular office daywear, a darker, sober suit became known as a business suit for professional occasions. [Note the crucial adjective sober. Nothing showy. Though an adventurous businessman might occasionally sport a playful tie.]
On formality in men's dress, from Wikipedia:
Formal wear, formal attire or full dress is the traditional Western dress code category applicable for the most formal occasions, such as weddings, christenings, confirmations, funerals, Easter and Christmas traditions, in addition to certain audiences, balls, and horse racing events. Formal attire is traditionally divided into formal day and evening attire; implying morning dress before 6 p.m., and white tie (dress coat) afterwards.
In technical usage in this domain, semi-formal is black tie, informal is the (lounge / business) suit, casual is below that. Most men wear formal or semi-formal attire on only a few special occasions in their lives, so in everyday usage suit and tie is as serious as things get, and informal or casual dress deviates from this in various ways — no tie, jeans, blazer or sportcoat, no jacket at all, sleeves rolled up, casual footwear, etc.
Some history, from Wikipedia:
The suit is a traditional form of men's formal clothes in the Western world. For some four hundred years, suits of matching coat, trousers, and waistcoat [or vest] have been in and out of fashion. The modern lounge suit's derivation is visible in the outline of the brightly coloured, elaborately crafted royal court dress of the 17th century (suit, wig, knee breeches), which was shed because of the French Revolution. This evolution is seen more recently in British tailoring's use of steam and padding in moulding woolen cloth, the rise and fall in popularity of the necktie, and the gradual disuse of waistcoats and hats in the last fifty years.
The modern lounge suit appeared in the late 19th century, but traces its origins to the simplified, sartorial standard of dress established by the English king Charles II in the 17th century.
What's crucial here is the development of the modern office, in two versions: the older administrative offices of government and religious authorities, and the business offices of the modern capitalist world, in which businessmen are the successors to the tradesmen of earlier times, serving as the agents of commerce. With the history of the office comes the history of office dress — for a long time entirely the province of men, but eventually opened to women serving as secretaries (positions long filled entirely by men) and then, even more recently, to businesswomen.
With businesswomen came business dress for women, which was primarily an adaptation of men's business dress, in similar dark colors and similar fabrics, with a plain white blouse (for the men's shirt), a jacket (cut for a woman's body), and a plain skirt (for the men's trousers). Ties are virtually never worn (they'd count as elements of drag), though a very plain scarf is allowable. And then, when pantsuits for women became generally acceptable, they became acceptable as alternatives to the dress skirt. Giving a range of possibilities illustrated in this display from the Corporette site:
(Now trying to imagine Ruthie in one of these outfits. Though I recall Elizabeth Daingerfield Zwicky as a teenager going in full business dress to appointments for a barcode firm she was working part-time for, and here's Opal Armstrong Zwicky — may she not strike me dead for this — at the age of 9, in modified business dress for a school project, practice for life in Silicon Valley:
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I've been asked lately if I would like to promote products for some webshops/brands. As such, I think I should tell you more about how I will proceed.
Products I've used in tutorials for instance were given to me by e-shops. I wrote the tutorials and added links to the e-shops but I do not earn anything on the sales. NO COMMISSION!
Affiliation is different and you can see at the bottom of the articles that some links may be affiliate links. That means that each time you click on those links and buy something, I earn a small percentage that might, one day, cover the fee of hosting this website LOL.
I will only promote products/services that my family and I would really use. In the future, I might give the key to the blog to my husband (he's really athletic and loves talking about triathlon!) or to my children.


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Observation of quantized subband states and evidence for surface electron accumulation in CdO from angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
Published: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Citation: Physical Review B, Volume 78, Pages 165127
Authors (4 total): L. J. Piper, L. Colakerol, A. DeMasi, K. Smith
Abstract: The electronic structure of well-ordered single-crystal thin films of CdO(100) has been studied using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Quantized electron subbands are observed above the valence-band maximum. The existence of these states provides evidence of an intrinsic electron accumulation space-charge layer near the CdO surface, an interpretation supported by coupled Poisson-Schrödinger calculations. The origin of the accumulation layer result is discussed in terms of the bulk band structure of CdO calculated using quasiparticle-corrected density-functional theory, which reveals that the conduction-band minimum at the Brillouin-zone center lies below the charge neutrality level. URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.165127 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.165127


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Q: Ошибка program does not contain a static 'main' При попытке публикации сайта на ASP.NET Core мне выпадает ошибка program does not contain a static 'main' , однако этот метод имеется
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В чём может быть проблема, и как это исправить? Скажите пожалуйста

A: Попробуйте изменить свой Main метод
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25 Indian Startup That Raised Funding This Week (8 August- 14 August)
1. MyTaxiIndia, the online car rental startup, has raised $500K in pre-series A round of funding from Japan's largest taxi service company Nihon Kotsu Co. The deal was facilitated by GHV accelerator. It offers taxi rental solutions for city tours, out-station travel and holidays, for both B2B and B2C clients. The funds will be deployed to strengthen technology infrastructure and bring more vehicles on the platform.
2. Delhi based e-commerce platform eSadar is the largest wholesale market of household items, toys, imitation jewelry, Indian traditional clothing and stationery. This portal is self-funded by the founder Neha Vats and Gaurav Vats with the funding amount of $80K.
3. New Delhi and Houston based machine learning platform Actionable Analytics, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from B M Gupta and Vinod Singhal. It allows institutions, enterprises to rapidly build predictive models from the datasets already on the cloud.
4. Delhi-based startup MyPoolin, a mobile social network that allows friends to split payments for a variety of uses, has receives $250K at the fifth edition of Qprize, Qualcomm Ventures' early-stage investment competition. MyPoolin had previously raised a round of seed funding from angel investors including Google's Rajan Anandan.
5. Daily deals and local commerce company Groupon India is being rebranded and will now be called 'Nearbuy' has raised $16 million in its Series A round of funding from Sequoia India. Groupon looks forward to see Nearbuy achieve its vision to become the leading local commerce company in India.
6. Chennai based Inkmonk, an online marketplace for merchandise printing has raised about $250K in an angel round of funding led by a group of angel investors via LetsVenture. The funds will be utilized for expansion focusing mainly on hiring, product expansion and sales and marketing.
7. ToneTag, a global offline proximity based mobile payment technology based out in Bangalore, has raised $1 million in funding from Reliance Capital's Venture fund. The fund will be used mostly for hiring technical, sales and marketing resources to enable merchants accept cashless transaction.
8. Gurgaon based Grey Orange Robotics that provides automated on-demand robot services for logistics and warehouse management has raised $30 million in Series B round of funding led by its existing investor, Tiger Global Management. With the raised funds, the company plans to focus on R&D of its new products, expand its executive team and accelerate its international expansion into Asia Pacific, Middle East and European Markets.
9. Bangalore based LivSpace, an end-to-end home design and decor service provider and curated marketplace for homeowners and designers has raised $8 million in an internal round of funding led by its existing investors Helion Ventures, Jungle Ventures & Bessemer Venture Partners. The fresh fund will be used by the company to expand in metros, enhance content design and technology, hire senior talents across verticals and build innovative mobile and designer oriented products.
10. Kolkata based quick service restaurant (QSR) chain "Wow! Momo" has raised $16 million from India Angel Network (IAN). The raised fund will be used to develop a "core group".
11. Pune based RainCan, a subscription based online grocery platform dealing in home delivery of dairy, meat, bakery, fruits and vegetables has raised $100K seed funding from Ajeet Khurana and a number of other undisclosed individuals. The startup will use the funds to strengthen its customer base and improve supply chain infrastructure.
12. Technology focused private equity firm Zodius Technology Fund has led a $20 million round of investment in Allygrow Technologies. Allygrow Technologies is an engineering services startup founded by former CEO of Mahindra. The company plans to use the fund to set up its operating infrastructure, build a global team and make strategic acquisitions.
13. Infogain, a global business and IT consulting leader, has raised $63 million of private equity fund by ChrysCapital. Infogain will use the fund to increase its solution offerings, pursue strategic acquisitions, explore new geographies and accelerate the expansion of its employee base.
14. OneAssist, a startup that offers customers credit card and smartphone protection in case of loss or theft, has raised $7.5 million in Series B round of funding from insurance services provider Assurant Inc and existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital India. The company will use the funds in team expansion, and to target the 300 million debit and credit card holders and 150 million smartphone users in India.
15. BigBasket, one of the biggest online grocery stores in India, has raised $50 million in its Series C round of funding led by its existing investor, Bessemer Venture Partners. BigBasket, which recently expanded into the Delhi-NCR markets, plans to use the funds to expand into 50 more Tier-II cities.
16. Sheroes, a jobs and career community for women has raised $7.7K in an angel round from Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur led Quintillion Media, 500 Startups and a group of individuals, including Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Rajan Anandan, Binny Bansal, Mekin Maheshwari, Girish Mathrubhootham, Indus Khaitan, and Krishna Mehra. The company plans to deploy the funds in building the community and improving the product.
17. Scripbox, an online mutual funds investment platform, has received $2.5 million in Series A round of funding from Accel Partners and a group of leading angel investors. The company will use the funds to expand its operations, consolidate its presence in the market and grow its customer base.
18. Noida based Betaout that makes marketing personalization software for e-commerce companies, has raised $500K in seed round of funding from People Group founder Anupam Mittal, Ibibo Group founder Ashish Kashyap, Redbus co-founder Phanindra Sama and other investors from India and US. This funding will be used to invest more in technology and ramp up sales effort.
19. Mumbai based Massblurb, a digital marketing tool that solves the issue of engagement between restaurants and their users has raised an undisclosed amount in an angel round led by MumbaiAngels and LetsVenture. The raised fund will be utilized to strengthen the operations and expand across India and potentially expand across international markets in the next 6 months.
20. Pune-based AgroStar, an m-commerce company that sells agricultural inputs directly to farmers has raised $4 million in a round led by IDG Ventures along with the participation of its existing investor Aavishkaar. The company will use the funds to expand to new states and enhance its technology and strengthen the tech and leadership teams.
21. Venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners has raised $135 million as it looks to double down on the country's booming startup ecosystem. The firm will use the funds to invest in around 20 to 25 early-stage startups, mostly through a seed round. The company will also invest in Series B stages of various startups.
22. IFMR Holdings, a leading financial inclusion platform in India, has raised $25 million in Series B round of equity funding from Accion, LeapFrog Investments and Lok Capital. Of the total investment, Accion has made $12.5 million, LeapFrog spent $9 million and Lok Capital invested $3.5 million. The fresh fund will allow IFMR Holdings to increase its footprint across India.
23. Mobile social networking app VoxWeb, which lets users attach a voice clip to pictures taken on their smartphones, has raised $100K in its seed round of funding from Jitendra Gupta, the co-founder and managing director of Citrus Pay. The startup was incubated in IIT Kanpur in 2014 by Yash Mishra, and has apps for iOS and Android. The app has less than a thousand installs on Google Play and an overall rating of 4.5 stars.
24. Ahmedabad based logistic service platform Trukky has raised $245K in seed funding from Gujarat based angel investors and MMY co-founder. Trukky has taken an initiative to organize one of the most disorganized segments of the 3PL supply chain cycle, facilitating the information flow between consumers and fleet owners/operators to achieve not only optimum resource utilization but also a cost effective value stream.
25. Delhi based on-demand marketplace for beauty services, VanityCube, has raised seed funding from a group of angel investors. The funds will be deployed in expanding company's technical capabilities, marketing and expansion into other cities.


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Trade ICCI for thinktank to strategize economic uplift
Islamabad: Private sector could achieve set milestone of economic targets, therefore a favourable and conducive business environment should be provided to the business community to build their confidence which would help to pull the wheel of economy and acceleration of trade and investment in the country.
These remarks were made by Mr.Zafar Bakhtawari, President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry ICCI at the inaugural ceremony of Vehari Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Mr.Bakhtawari and Mr.Munawar Mughal, former president of ICCI were the chief guests of the occasion.
ICCI President said that establishment of Vehari Chamber of Commerce & Industry would definitely accelerate and flourish business activities in the south Punjab and also expressed hope that this Chamber would play its pivotal role with the collaboration of all Chambers and Trade Associations for the promotion of trade and industry and for the uplift and economic development of this area.
Mr.Zafar Bakhtawari, President ICCI said that Government through continued dialogue process with the participation of public and private sectors representatives must evolve concrete solutions for sustainable development in the country. He said that through formation of thinktank with public private partnership, solution of a number of problems can be found.
Mr.Bakhtawari said that close liaison among all chambers of commerce and industry of the country is vital to raise a united voice of business community.
There must be continued process of table talks between the representatives of public and private sector and the government should give weightage to the voice of the private sector, which is the main engine of economic growth, he maintained.
Mr.Bakhtawari said that business community is the real stakeholder of this country that contributes 42 percent to total sales tax collections and pays 38 percent of total income tax. Therefore, they should be given due representation in government decisionmaking bodies for formulating business friendly economic policies and to recognize their role, he added.
Hafiz Mehmood Ahmed Shad, President Vehari Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that establishment of this chamber would foster the growth of more than 200 ginning factories in this area as well as he stressedupon the value addition of textile products.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr.Munawar Mughal, President former president ICCI said that Pakistan is blessed with enormous opportunities and resources, but due to mismanagement, problems are compounding by the day. At this critical situation, the government should react fast to save the country from going into more troubles and should start a thorough consultation process with all stakeholders.
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The Great Mosque of Sousse — A Must-See Landmark9 min read
Written by Editorial Staff November 2, 2021
A historic mosque in Tunisia's coastal city of Sousse, the Great Mosque of Sousse is a must-see attraction. Built in 851 by the amir Abu al-Abbas Muhammad al-Aghlabi of the Aghlabid Dynasty, an Abbasid Caliphate vassal, the construction dates back to that time.
Built in AD 851, this Aghlabid structure is a model of austerity. As a matter of fact, the mosque's turrets and crenellated wall, as well as its unusual location, can be attributed to the architect's adaptation of an earlier Kasbah (fort). It's also unusual because it doesn't have a minaret; instead, the nearby Ribat's prayer call tower is used.
The Great Mosque of Sousse in Tunisia.
Between the 10th and 17th centuries, the mosque experienced numerous renovations and enhancements. A wall with balconies and barges overlooking the beach, which could be used to attack would-be raiders from behind, surrounds the mosque, giving it a fortified appearance. It is a part of the Medina of Sousse, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Mosque of Sousse from the exterior.
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The Great Mosque is located 50 meters from the Ribat at the eastern end of the Medina, close to the rampart. In a rectangular building with porticos on columns, the prayer hall opens onto a courtyard.
Many doors on the side facades lead into the building where it is located. No minaret can be found here; this may be due to the nearby rib't's lookout tower being too close. The courtyard's north and south east corners are both dominated by towers.
There is a small domed structure on top of the north-eastern tower, which can be reached from the courtyard via a staircase. First-phase construction is evident in the three porticos with horseshoe arches and short pillars.
According to an inscription in Naskhi script and the architectural style, the fourth portico, which rests on columns, was probably added during the Zirid period and renovated under the Muradites (AD 1675).
The Great Mosque of Sousse Aghlabid period 851 – Kufic inscription. Photos by Richard Mortel.
A Kufic inscription in bevelled letters on a scooped-out string-course adorns the upper zone of the three Aghlabid porticos and the prayer hall. The B Fatata Mosque (838–841, Sousse) and the Zitouna Mosque in Tunisia both feature this style of decoration.
Located in the center of the T-shaped mosque, the Mihrab bay and central nave with its double columns are the largest. Two cupolas, one in front of the Mihrab, adorn the central nave. To build the Great Mosque of Kairouan (670 and 836) in Sousse, architects used a T-shaped layout, as had the Abbasid mosque of Ab Dulf in Samarra, Iraq (847–861). They also used the principle of two cupolas in the prayer hall, which would later appear in Fatimid Egypt.
There were originally thirteen barrel-vaulted naves and three bays resting on round horseshoe arches running in both directions, placed on cruciform pillars, dating back to Abbas Muhammad's time. Three new bays and a new Mihrab, preceded by a dome on squinches, were added to the prayer hall under Ibrahim II (875–902).
As can be seen from the niches resting on columns that adorn the half dome and the flowery Kufic letters engraved on the recycled ancient columns flanking the niche, this semicircular Mihrab is decorated in the Zirid style. As with the Great Mosque of Monastir and the great mosque of Mahdiya, as well as the oratory of the Sayyida Ribat in Monastir, the Mihrab is strikingly similar.
Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Sousse, Tunisia. Photos by Dennis Jarvis.
A square base, like in Kairouan, supports the dome of the original Mihrab (875). Intersecting corners, like those found in the nearby Ribat and Kairouan, form a transition between the dome and the base. Floral motifs (rosettes, palm leaves, and foliage) are framed in squares laid point to point on the bay of the dome's side pediments, evoking the Mihrab's lustre tiles and contemporaneous woodwork and stuccowork of the Great Mosque of Kairouan's Mihrab.
The absence of a drum in the dome deviates from the principle of Kairouan style domes. The architecture of the Tunisian Sahel would replicate the type of dome found in the entrance porch of the Ribat of Sousse (821). The squinches' surface area resembles an eight-sided drum from the outside.
The building's stark, hulking appearance evokes images of Ribat's architecture. Like Ramla and Sofra cisterns, it's clearly inspired by hydraulic and underground architecture (Sousse, pre-Islamic period). The architecture of the Tunisian Sahel would take on this look.
The Minaret of the Mosque of Sousse.
Who built the Great Mosque of Sousse and when?
The Sousse Mosque was built in 851 by the Amir Abu al-Abbas Muhammad al-Aghlabi of the Aghlabid Dynasty, an Abbasid Caliphate vassal.
Why is the Mosque of Sousse important today?
It is situated in the UNESCO World Heritage Medina of Sousse, the Great Mosque of Sousse is one of the most famous and largest Islamic landmarks in North Africa.
The interior of the Mosque of Sousse.
Visiting the Great Mosque of Sousse
This Great Mosque of Sousse is one of the most beautiful landmarks in that region. A real fantastic place to visit and so much history surrounding this Mosque.
The Mosque of Sousse is located in the heart of the Medina of Sousse. Please dress appropriately when visiting as it is still an active place of worship. Non-Muslims aren't allowed beyond the courtyard but from there can view the barrel-vaulted prayer hall.
Address: Sousse, Tunisia
Transport: Taxis can take you directly to the mosque
Schedule: Always open
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Steven Spielberg Leads Jury at Cannes
By SOTH Team Posted on May 22, 2013
Steven Spielberg. Photo credit: Romain DUBOIS
East Hampton's Steven Spielberg is leading the jury at the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival on the French Riviera this week, May 15–26.
"My admiration for the steadfast mission of the festival to champion the international language of movies is second to none," Spielberg said. "The most prestigious of its kind, the festival has always established the motion picture as a cross-cultural and generational medium."
The director replaces Nanni Moretti at the jury's helm, and he joins fellow jurors, including Life of Pi director Ang Lee, actress Nicole Kidman, actor Christoph Waltz, British director Lynne Ramsay, French actor Daniel Auteuil, Indian actress Vidya Balan, Japanese director Naomi Kawase and Romanian director Cristian Mungiu.
Spielberg has been asked to lead the Cannes jury for years, but his filming commitments have always gotten in the way. His next film will be an adaptation of American Sniper, a memoir chronicling the life of murdered Navy Seal Chris Kyle—the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. Hamptons visitor Bradley Cooper is playing Kyle.


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Don Troiani's Campaign to Saratoga - 1777
The Turning Point of the Revolutionary War in Paintings, Artifacts, and Historical Narrative
The Battles of Saratoga are cited as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. Beginning when the armies prepared to face off in June 1777 through the surrender of the British Army in October, the battles of the Northern Campaign were significant to the outcome of the War and the fight for independence. As a result of the Saratoga battles, the patriots gained confidence, the French entered the war, and the British plan to win the war quickly was put to an end.
Master historical painter Don Troiani and historian Eric Schnitzer combine their talents in this new book on Saratoga, the Revolutionary War campaign. This magnificently illustrated history features many new artworks, previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, photographs of important artifacts, and a solid, detailed historical narrative including background on the campaigns leading up to Saratoga.
About Schnitzer, Eric H.
Don Troiani is well known for his extremely accurate historical and military paintings, scenes of great characters and grand action that have defined America's military heritage. An expert researcher with an extensive library and impressive private artifact study collections of Civil War, War of 1812, Revolutionary War, and World War II uniforms, equipage, insignia, and weapons, he has served as a consultant on films, including Cold Mountain and Night at the Museum 3, and television programs. His work has appeared in many publications and is represented in the collections of numerous museums, including the Smithsonian's Museum of History and Technology, the U.S. Marine Corps Museum, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. His ten books published over the last 25 year and still in print have sold more than 200,000 copies. He lives in Southbury, CT.
Eric Schnitzer has been an interpreter and historian at Saratoga National Historical Park for more than 20 years. He is recognized for his writing and research on the Northern Campaign of 1777, having published countless articles, lectured, and provided historical editing for many publications on the subject. Eric earned a degree in history and fine art from SUNY Albany and is founder and commander of the re-created 62nd Regiment of Foot. He lives in White Creek, NY, with his wife, Jenna.
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We for about the past week they have had workers out there doing repairs and cleanup so I got an idea.
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Catherine Demanet, geboren als Catherine Anne Thérèse Marquand (* 21. März 1943 in Paris; † 17. Juni 2012 in  Cébazat, Département Puy-de-Dôme) war eine französische Schauspielerin.

Werdegang
Sie wuchs in Paris als Tochter eines Chirurgen auf. Während ihrer Schauspielausbildung am Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique spielte sie ab 1961 unter dem Künstlernamen  Catherine Demanet die Rolle der Geneviève ("Ginou") in der 115-teiligen Mini-Fernsehserie Le Temps des copains unter der Regie von Robert Guez. Der Künstlername ist der Mädchenname ihrer Großmutter mütterlicherseits, Juliette Marianne Demanet. Anfang 1962 lernte sie am Conservatoire Claude Giraud kennen, der nach abgeleistetem Militärdienst dorthin zurückkehrte, um seine Schauspielausbildung abzuschließen. Sie heirateten 1963. Catherine schloss ihre Schauspielausbildung 1964 ab und widmete sich ihren beiden Kindern, Louis (* 1963) und Marianne Giraud-Martinez (* 1966), die ebenfalls am Conservatoire die Schauspielausbildung absolvierte und mit dem französischen Schauspieler und Regisseur Jean Martinez verheiratet ist.

Catherine Marquand und ihr Mann Claude Giraud übersiedelten 1987 in die Nähe von Saint-Priest-des-Champs im Département Puy-de-Dôme, wo sie im Gestüt Haras du Boissis Connemara-Ponys züchteten.

Sie starb 2012 in Cébazat und wurde auf dem Kommunalfriedhof in Saint-Priest-des-Champs beigesetzt.

Filmografie
 1961: Le temps des copains von Robert Guez: Geneviève (Ginou)
 1962: Le temps des copains von Robert Guez: Geneviève (Ginou) (1 Folge)
 1963: Une histoire d'amour von Jacques Krier: Nicole
 1966: Les grands enfants von Georges Folgoas: Selbst (7 Folgen)
 1995: Le magazine du cheval von Laurent Deprez: Reportage über das Gestüt Haras du Boissis

Theater
 1962: A souffert sous Ponce-Pilate von Paul Raynal, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers: Jeanne
 1963: Les Précieuses ridicules von Molière, Regie Jean Meyer, Théâtre du Palais-Royal: Cathos
 1964: Der Geizige (L'avare) von Molière, Regie Jean Parédès, Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique (Paris): Marianne

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Slow Down Jill Hill Music & Songwriting
audiotrack Slow Down
reviewed by Jill Hill
Published in Issue No. 17 ~ October, 1998
On his third CD, Keb' Mo', also known as Kevin Moore, continues his tradition of contemporary blues. His self-titled debut album won the W.C. Handy award. W.C. Handy along with Gertrude "Ma" Rainy and Hart Wand all contributed to "discovering" the blues, according to Craig Awmiller's book This House On Fire: The Story of the Blues.
That may be fine for a book, but anyone who knows anything knows the blues have existed for many years, long before that trio came along. Blues can trace its origins to the African tradition of the griot, a type of traveling minstrel who spread jokes, gave advice, told stories, and sang. The griot was looked upon as a holy figure who had the power to make a person laugh or cry with his songs.
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What about all the fun we had together
It meant a lot to me baby
it must have meant something to you
Well, ok, I see your point
But baby please
Don't let a little thing like this
come between us
Cause our love is bigger than this.
Sweet Pea Atkinson and Sir Harry Bowens sing back-up vocals. The harmonica lends a sorrowful sound, the guitar work is masterful, and the drums add a balanced beat. The listener is invited to sympathize with the all too human behavior of the song's narrator while possibly remembering similar personal incidents.
That is the heart of the Blues. The songs celebrate the human condition with all it follies, romantic misadventures, drinking a little more than is healthful, and the difficulties making ends meet. "Soon As I Get Paid" is a delightful song that opens with guitar picking. Drums break in, the guitar slides, and Mr. Mo' begins to sing,
Ring-a-ling with the telephone
Is the man of the house home
Your mastercard is overdue
Mr Mo', we need a payment from you.
Using the traditional blues formula of being broke, Keb' Mo' takes the problems to the nineties with past due credit card payment. Who can't relate to that? On the title track, Slow Down, the narrator of the song makes this observation,
Doin my own thang
I'm all grown up
Little bit older
But I fell like a young buck
I'm ridin' down the highway
In a brand new mini van
Wife and kids screamin'
Ooh God I'm a family man
I'm outta mind
Losin control.
If that don't give a person the blues, nothing will.
I was able to see Keb' Mo' at a small venue the first of September. I noticed what others have commented on, but I never believed. The recording studio has a tendency to flatten out the voice. In Rock or Rap this might not be noticeable – particularly if the voice is electronically augmented. The exact opposite is noticed, though, in a live performance. The performer doesn't sound as good. This is not to say Keb' Mo' doesn't sound good on his albums. He does. His voice is warm, deep, and emotive, but live his voice possess rough magic. The purity of his voice is especially notable on "A Letter to Tracy," "Henry" and "Rainmaker" where the beauty of his voice compliments the beauty of the lyrics.
Keb' Mo' is a fine and accomplished songwriter, not to mention one hell of a guitar player. The guitar work on "Henry" can't be beat. A highlight of Slow Down is a cover of Robert Johnson's song "Love in Vain." Only 41 recordings remain by Robert Johnson and it keeps Johnson's heritage alive for new blues men to cover his songs. All of Johnson's recordings have been collected by Columbia under the title Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings. Keb' Mo' covers "Love in Vain" with dignity and preseveres the depth of feeling in Johnson's song. "Come On In My Kitchen" and "Kindhearted Woman Blues" are covered on his first album.
Blues aren't about race or money or social position and you don't have to be a certain way to love them. They shouldn't ever be about posturing, or trying to be cool. The blues should be about soulfulness and reminding the listener of good times and bad times, simultaneously. As long as people have troubles, whether that trouble bes collection men or an unfaithful lover, someone is going to sing the blues.
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Jill Hill lives with some kids, some dogs, writes, and manages a restaurant where she tries out her new CD's. She listens to a variety of music, from Classical to Blues, but tries to stay away from most rap. In her words: "I am always on the look out for a new band or singer/songwriter that I will like. I like a CD that does not grow old and weary sounding, which mean I don't want buy a CD that can be found on the used CD sale table a month later. One of my favorite CD's is Neal Young's Everyone Knows this is Nowhere. My favorite writer is Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and my favorite novel of his Of Love and Other Demons. X-Files is about the only TV I watch. I do not watch sitcoms and do not like music inspired by sitcoms. I'd rather listen to a sampled rap version of the Jetsons theme song."


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Facebook loved our invitation design for their 2013 E3 party so much that when they partnered with Instagram in 2015 for another happy hour event at the trade show and turned to us once again. E3 is one of the biggest events for the video game industry, where the year's most anticipated games are announced and there's plenty of gaming happening all over the place. The invite was to entice attendees to the Facebook and Instagram Oasis, a place setup where people could relax, enjoy happy hour snacks and drinks, all while playing video games of course! Our design was a custom illustration including popular items from Facebook games, the gaming industry, as well as a sneak peek of what could be found at the oasis.
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Brunei e-sports athletes compete in Istanbul
James Kon
Brunei e-sports athletes Ahmad Syauqi bin Haji Junaidi and Muhammad Hamizan bin Haji Ibrahim competed in the Istanbul 2022 Global E-sports Games in Turkiye recently.
The athletes were accompanied by Brunei Esports Association Vice President Mohd Zul'Izzi Yahya and Secretary General Hawaii Yee.
Ahmad Syauqi competed in the eFootball 2023 event where he has a walkover win over Czech Republic in the round of 64 and then lost to athlete from Britain 2-1 in the round of 32.
While Muhammad Hamizan competed in the Street Fighter V event and managed to grab a crucial win against Luxembourg 3-2 in the round of 64 but suffered a crushing defeat in the hand of United Arab Emirates (UAE) 0-3 in the round of 32. In the lower bracket of round 16, Muhammad Hamizan lost to India 1-3.
Hawaii Yee said Ahmad Syauqi has matured greatly from his first competition in Birmingham back in August. "He has been able to control the game more this time around and create chances to score. But he still needs to work on his mental strength to overcome his fear and nervousness when he goes against stronger opponents. Overall he has shown growth in this competition and will continue his commitment in his training."
Meanwhile for Muhammad Hamizan, he said, "This is his first competition outside the country, as expected he was nervous for his first game. He managed to defeat Luxembourg in his first match before losing to a more experienced UAE athlete. Good showing at this competition, but more room for improvement."
Brunei e-sports team at Istanbul 2022 Global E-sports Games. PHOTO: BRUNEI DARUSSALAM ESPORTS ASSOCIATION


I entered the cabin as directed and peered into the gloom. Though small by landlubber standards it was cluttered with furniture, books and queer artefacts, all of them carefully bolted to the deck, bulkheads and often one another. The air was musty to the point of being putrid.
'Over here,' growled a voice from the far corner.
I picked my way through the clutter until I found the captain sprawled on a narrow cot. He was a lean, haggard man dressed in tatters, and he looked up at me with bloodshot, squinting eyes. By his side was a near-empty Armagnac bottle, and opposite him, dangling from a crossbeam, was a large birdcage covered in a threadbare velvet blanket.
I stammered some reply to this, but he interrupted. 'Welcome aboard the Passant, priest,' he said in a distinctly menacing tone. 'My wife, Mary, couldn't abide missionaries, and I can't either.
I just stood there, trying not to mind his venom.
The bird, perhaps sensing that it was being discussed, chose this moment to squawk with astonishing verve. The surprise was such that I barked my shin on a tea chest. The captain shrieked with rage at the creature.
'Silence, damn you!' he bawled. 'How dare thee…' Rendered inarticulate, he spluttered into silence, his face purpling.
But then a remarkable thing. The parrot gave voice. 'Villain,' it said, quietly.
'Villain,' it said again, louder and, did I imagine it, with more spite?
I did as he bade me and nearly fainted at what I saw. There was the parrot, but to my disgust and revulsion only half its feathers remained. The sallow skin that showed in patches was alarmingly similar to that of the captain's.
He handed me a piece of ship's biscuit soaked in what was presumably Armagnac. In something of a stupor I pushed the morsel though the bars and nearly lost my fingers to the bird's flashing beak as the creature fell upon it with gusto.
The captain had me feed the parrot two more bits of soaked biscuit.
I did as he wished, knocking my shin once more in my haste. But as I closed the door, I heard the strangest thing: a woman's voice, soft and soothing, full of love. As though it were a Siren, the voice almost compelled me to re-enter the cabin. And then the sound of a man sobbing. It was this that stayed my hand on the door handle: the throaty, strangled sobs of a man paralysed with grief.


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Fall Equinox Newsletter
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Linda E. Savage, Ph.D. DD
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Astrology, Spiritual, Thru the Seasons
Celebrate the Cycle of Life,
The Fall Equinox is the second of the three major harvest festivals. The Celtic name for it is Mabon: the season of storing food and preserving nature's bounty for the coming winter months. This year it will be on September 22nd at 6:04 pm PDT just as the sun enters Libra, the sign of the balancing scales. The term Equinox refers to this balance of day and night. Fall is the time of plants shedding their seeds, going underground until new plants rise up in the Spring
In ancient Greek and Roman traditions, during the Fall Equinox the Grain Goddess Demeter was honored. Originally, she was a triad: the Maiden (Kore or Persephone), Mother (Demeter), and Crone (Hecate) in the Pantheon that predated the Olympian myths. During the Bronze Age, the domestication of grain led to agricultural settlements and the beginning of towns and cities. Grain was so important that laws were established to protect its proper care so that the people could sustain themselves through the Winter. Demeter represented the abundance of Mother Earth and the Grain Goddess, and she was also credited as the giver of laws for this reason.
What I find truly fascinating is the spiritual practices that grew out of the wisdom derived from horticulture: the Eleusinian mysteries. They lasted for centuries until these rites were violently eliminated in the 4th century CE by the Church. The initiations into these mysteries were so guarded that little is known of the exact rites but scholars have gleaned enough to establish that they centered around the story of Persephone and Demeter. The experiences included: a Descent representing loss, a Search representing Demeter's search for her daughter Persephone, and a final Ascent with a celebration of rebirth. During the night initiates imbibed a drink, called Kykeon, the contents of which has led to much speculation. Quite a few have suggested that the drink was made up of several sacred plants naturally occurring in Greece and Crete (where there were similar rites) that were most likely psychoactive, thus altering ordinary perception. So popular and enduring were the Eleusinian mysteries that those who undertook the initiations (Emperors and commoners alike) were forever changed. There is evidence that they lost their fear of death. This effect has been documented with current research into the use of psilocybin to help those with terminal illnesses
The celebration of the cycle of life as evidenced by plants: growth (birth) seeds falling and going underground (death) only to grow again in spring (rebirth) has been revered for at least 30,000 years; probably for as long as humans have gathered herbs and plants in familiar places during harvest seasons. Every indigenous group that has been studied had their version of Shamanism and they all had something that special members imbibed or chewed that created psychedelic states that taught them important truths. What was remarkable about the Eleusinian mysteries is that the rites were open to everyone.
Ancient cultures have many stories that tell of humans descending into darkness and returning to the light and just hearing the stories helped them cope with grief and other trauma in their own lives. Many ancient rituals enacted this experience of going through the dark and returning to the light. Those who chose to participate in them, such as the Eleusinian Mysteries, felt a powerful wholeness after their experience.
Perhaps you will feel called to create your own ritual of this birth, death, rebirth that allows you to feel connected to the truth that nature teaches us.
Much Love, Linda
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