Real estate listings in Ottawa are highly sought after, thanks to the emerging local market. Experts say that it's about to become a seller's market so a lot of homebuyers are rushing to find the perfect property for them. If you're one of the many who believe that this is the best time to buy a house, you better act fast.
To help you start your search, let's streamline it a bit, shall we? Instead of looking at the listings for the entire city, why don't we trim down your scope to just a couple of areas first? This can help you prioritize your preferences because location is a crucial factor when buying a home.
If you want to live in the middle of everything, Centretown would be a great pick for you. As the name suggests, this neighbourhood is right in the heart of Ottawa. It offers one of the most convenient locations for those who want to be just a stone's throw away from downtown.
Comprised of a nice split between residential and commercial properties, you can take a pick from detached houses, condominiums, and apartments in this neighbourhood.
Just across the highway from Centretown is the Glebe. This is another popular neighbourhood in the city as it's very near to the downtown area without the business. It has a cool and collected vibe but still has a bustling area that feels familiar among city dwellers. It shouldn't be too surprising, really, since it also features a mix of residential and commercial properties.
What makes it a great place to live in, however, is the fact that there are so many things to do and explore in this neighbourhood. And even if you run out of things to do on your turf, you can always just go a bit north and you're already downtown.
Located near Carleton University, it shouldn't be too surprising that Carleton Square is a popular area in Ottawa as well. Thanks to the high number of student rentals in the area, it's quite hip and laidback. It can still be a great place for lots of families because it's also near the downtown areas.
A survey shows that Carleton Square is one of the hottest real estate markets in the city, so you might want to consider the tough competition that you might face when buying a home here.
Kanata is one of the biggest suburbs in Ottawa and is home to the city's tech hub. This possibly explains why Kanata Lakes is packed with recreational activities. Residents here are notably well off and healthy. Its proximity to the property of the Department of National Defence also helps make it an even more attractive neighbourhood for lots of homebuyers.
Stittsville may not be as popular as the other regions in the list just yet but it's definitely an emerging market that might just tickle your fancy. Found right behind an industrial area and just a few minutes away from Kanata, this neighbourhood is said to be family oriented. The properties are quite big and affordable and the area has a lot of recreational opportunities. These make it an excellent place to live in for a lot of people.
There are lots of great localities in the Capital City that you can focus your real estate listings search in. These, however, received special mentions from experts and locals, so they're worth looking into. Make sure to factor in your own convenience and preferences, though, so you can be certain to bag the best property for you and your family.


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Bribery! Nets Approve of Pelosi's New Impeachment Buzzword
At a Thursday press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) essentially authorized the use of the word "bribery" to describe President Trump's phone call with the president of Ukraine. The broadcast networks gushed about her use of the word and showed their approval by roundly noting that bribery was an impeachable offense explicitly laid out in the Constitution.
"Tonight, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now using the word bribery, and what this might signal. Pelosi explicitly accusing President Trump of bribery and what she heard in the first televised hearings, saying the cover-up, quote, 'makes what Nixon did look almost small,'" touted sensationalist anchor David Muir during ABC's World News Tonight.
Right at the top of her ABC report, senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce touted Pelosi for "declaring President Trump committed bribery." She followed up by adding how it was a "new and explicit allegation, and a major step for the Speaker because bribery is in the Constitution as an impeachable offense."
Over on the CBS Evening News, anchor Norah O'Donnell noted that Pelosi claimed Democrats had yet to make up their minds on impeachment (yeah sure), "but she did publicly accuse him of bribery. And that word is significant."
CBS chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes touted how it was the "first time" Pelosi had finally "used a term that has been gaining steam in her party." Then came back-to-back soundbites of Democrats accusing Trump of bribery:
DANIEL GOLDMAN (staffer to Rep. Adam Schiff): Bribery.
REP. JOAQUIN CASTRO (D-TX): Extortion and bribery.
REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA): Bribe an ally.
"Article II of the Constitution says a president can be removed from office for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors," Cordes explained.
For their part, NBC Nightly News framed it as a general move by Democrats writ large. "Tonight, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has delivered her own forceful take on the first public testimony in the House impeachment investigation, as Democrats switched to new language to describe their accusations," announced anchor Lester Holt.
White House correspondent Peter Alexander stated that Democrats were "recasting their case in plain English" by "largely dropping the phrase 'quid pro quo' to describe that July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine's leader…" "Pelosi now using the term bribery, that's mentioned in the Constitution as an impeachable offense," he added.
Although, Alexander did mention the Republican argument that "aid was eventually delivered without Ukraine launching the investigations President Trump requested."
Perhaps "bribery" should be added to the list of shared talking points between the media and Democratic Party.
The transcripts are below, click "expand" to read:
DAVID MUIR: And we move on tonight. There are major new developments in the impeachment showdown. Tonight, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi now using the word bribery, and what this might signal. Pelosi explicitly accusing President Trump of bribery and what she heard in the first televised hearings, saying the cover-up, quote, "makes what Nixon did look almost small." And tonight, this comes amid news a second person overheard the President on a second phone call. Mary Bruce on the Hill tonight with late reporting.
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MARY BRUCE: Speaker Nancy Pelosi, tonight, declaring President Trump committed bribery, a new and explicit allegation, and a major step for the Speaker because bribery is in the constitution as an impeachable offense.
SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): The bride is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections. That's bribery.
BRUCE: Pelosi saying that what Trump did is worse than what forced Richard Nixon out of office.
PELOSI: The cover-up makes what Nixon did look almost small.
NORAH O'DONNELL: Heading into the next round of televised impeachment hearings, tonight, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats have not yet made a decision on whether to impeach President Trump, but she did publicly accuse him of bribery. And that word is significant. There's also news tonight that more ears were listening in on a phone call that not only ties the President to a pressure campaign in Ukraine, but it's also prompting concerns of a security breach. Nancy Cordes reports from Capitol Hill.
SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): Quid pro quo. Bribery.
NANCY CORDES: For the first time today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi used a term that has been gaining steam in her party.
CORDES: Article II of the Constitution says a president can be removed from office for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
That's a very serious charge. What makes this a case of bribery?
PELOSI: The bribe is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation.
CORDES: Could we be looking at an article of impeachment having to do with bribery?
PELOSI: I don't know that. We haven't even made a decision to impeach.
LESTER HOLT: Tonight, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has delivered her own forceful take on the first public testimony in the House impeachment investigation, as Democrats switched to new language to describe their accusations. Peter Alexander has more.
PETER ALEXANDER: 24 hours after that first public impeachment hearing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling testimony from two top career diplomats "devastating" and leveling this new charge against the President.
SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): What is -- the President has admitted to and said it's perfect, I said it's perfectly wrong. It's bribery.
ALEXANDER: Democrats recasting their case in plain English, largely dropping the phrase "quid pro quo" to describe that July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine's leader, where the President asked for investigations of the Bidens and the 2016 election. Pelosi now using the term bribery, that's mentioned in the Constitution as an impeachable offense.
PELOSI: The bribe is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections. That's bribery.
ALEXANDER: But Republicans emphasize the aid was eventually delivered without Ukraine launching the investigations President Trump requested.
Mary Bruce
Nancy Cordes
Broadcast Television

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BIRAC, Social Alpha and Mphasis announced Quest for Assistive Technologies
by Editor June 27, 2019
BIRAC, Social Alpha and Mphasis announced the launch of the 'BIRAC-Social Alpha Quest for Assistive Technologies – supported by Mphasis'today,a search for start-ups in the Assistive Technology sector to support innovations focussed on enabling and empowering solutions for persons-with-disabilities.
The Quest will identify and select up to 10 innovationsthat enhance the learning, working and independent living for persons-with-disabilities. These winning innovations will also be provided up to INR 20 lakhs each to facilitate their market access journey, for implementation of work orders.
Dr.Renu Swarup, Secretary DBT & Chairperson, BIRAC said,"BIRAC is promoting development of innovative biotech solutions to address unmet needs. A number of initiatives rolled out in last few years have positively impacted the Biotech Startup ecosystem which has now grown to 2500+ across the country. This includes products and technologies focused for persons-with-disabilities. BIRAC – Social alpha launch of "Quest for Assistive Technologies" intends to identify, handhold and deploy Assistive Technology solutions for the deserving ones. This partnership could prove instrumental in building a pipeline of innovative and affordable solutions. I hope that this initiative will encourage national & international stakeholders to join hands in delivering assistive technologies at scale.
Addressing the audience at the launch event, Dr.Mohd. Aslam, MD, BIRAC said,"BIRAC promotes entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs to undertake strategic translational research to develop innovative products and technologies. Technology driven solutions can steer the change for societal well-being and impact billions of lives. I hope that BIRAC-Social alpha Quest for Assistive Technologies would provide a platform for start-ups to leverage this engagement for creating and deploying innovative assistive technologies across the country.
Speaking at the launch event, Manoj Kumar, CEO and Co-founder, Social Alpha, and Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Tata Trusts said, "There is a huge shortage of quality solutions that cater to and empower persons-with-disabilities at a price point they can afford. Sometimes we come across innovators who have builtthe right prototypes, but find themstruggling with the end user acceptance, design for manufacturing and market access. Affordability and user experience are the key to large scale adoption of such solutions and our program is designed to validate the product-market fit, help with clinical trials where required and bridge the gaps that exist in the distribution and service channels.We have already incubated four innovative companies in this sector—Bionic Yantra, Blee Technologies, Innaumation, and Tactopus, and through this Quest we are deepening ourcommitment the sector."
MeenuBhambhani, Vice President & Head- Corporate Social Responsibility, Mphasis, addressed the event, and said, "At Mphasis we have a strong focus on improving the lives of persons-with-disability. We have partnered with Social Alpha to support the curation, design, and implementation of the Quest. This initiative is aimed at introducing game-changing innovations to the market; building this cohesive ecosystem with critical organizations will significantly fast-track the lab-to-market journey for innovators. We believe this can really move the needle for disability inclusion in India and through this partnership, we are committed to further the cause" Mphasis, through its CSR initiatives, has been doing pioneering and cutting edge work to promote disability inclusion in the mainstream. This partnership with Social Alpha resonates with our focus on providing solutions that enhance equal participation and dignity for people with disabilities in all spheres of life, especially through inclusive solutions.
Upon selection, the winners of the Quest will be enrolled into the Accelerator for Inclusive Solutions—a game-changing 3-month accelerator program where they will be given the chance to work with selected implementation agencies within the Social Alpha, BIRAC and Tata Trusts network, interact directly with potential users of their product, and gain exposure to other funders, buyers and CSR initiatives. As a unique feature, these winning start-ups will also be provided up to 20 lakhseach to kick-start their market access journey,for implementation of work orders, and further support for clinical validation and product engineering. In addition, the start-ups will also have the opportunity to work closely with experts on price discovery, cost optimization, market validation, and marketing and sales.
Multiple estimates suggestthat there are anywhere between 4 to 8 croredisabled people in India—i.e. one in twelve households has a family member with a disability. Moreover, due to low literacy levels, social stigma and lack of opportunities, people with disabilities remain the most excluded and unidentified members of Indian society.Large number of children with disabilities stay out of school, disabled adults are likely to be unemployed, and families with a disabled member tend to be economically weaker. While there are several players working to improve the situation, currently, there is no concerted industry effort. To address this gap, Social Alpha also announced that it would be launchinga unique Open Innovation Platform which will serve three key purposes: first, identification ofkey problems and the critical areas where technological interventions are necessary,second, collaboration of innovators and entrepreneurs to develop the technology to serve identified problem, and third, facilitation of market access for these innovations by aggregating end users and inviting funders, eventually reducing the cost to the end consumer.
"We envisage this platform to include organisations working with persons-with-disabilities, experts and thought leaders, start-ups, channel partners, CSRs arms of companies, family offices and foundations that focus on disabilities, as well as Central and State governments. This platform will bring together the innovation and investment ecosystems; map problems with potential solutions andhelp capital allocation decision of both philanthropic and commercial capital providers" said Manoj Kumar.
Presently, Social Alpha has partnered with several leading organizations working for inclusivity including Enable India, Artilab, Jaipur Foot,Saksham Trust,Xavier's Resource Center for the Visually Challenged, National Institute of Speech and Hearing, and AssisTech at IIT-Delhi.
TheQuest for Assistive Technologies is open for applicants starting today, June 27, 2019 and will be accepting applications till August 15, 2019.


Here you can download full episodes of Comedy TV Show Casual Season 4 by Hulu, in high quality and low size. We will update this page with direct download links and all episodes.
Description: Abdullah Asif, a courier from Regal Pizza, was shot dead on a street in the southern suburbs of London while performing his duties. The man delivered pizza Karen Mars-the former wife of the Minister of transport David Mars. To investigate the murder charged recently received a promotion of TRC Read-police inspector, who since childhood dreamed of fighting crime. For the investigation of the heroine is taken together with a partner Nathan. Initially, it seems that everything is clear: Abdullah was attacked by a man who does not want to accept Eastern immigrants in his country. However, gradually the case is complicated by additional circumstances. The heroes learn that Abdullah came to London illegally and for the sake of two sisters got an illegal job. Under the guise of a pizza guy, he was delivering drugs to clients. Further investigation shows that high-ranking officials were involved. And it is not only about politics-involved and the army, and the Church. The only key witness is Karen, who could see exactly who shot Abdullah. But the woman opened a real hunt, so Kip and Nathan need to make a lot of effort to protect her.
Next episode counter and download links to Casual seasons 1,2,3,4,5 below. Season 4 episodes are provided in mp4 and mkv, 720p Hd quality.


In a first round of musical chairs in 2017, luxury house Chloé is to bid goodbye to its Creative Director Clare Waight Keller, who is reportedly not renewing her contract when it expires in March.
While no formal announcement has yet been made, Waight Keller is expected to be replaced by Louis Vuitton's second-in-command Natacha Ramsay-Levi, who works closely with Nicholas Ghesquiere.
Chloé is the star performer in Richemont's luxury goods portfolio, of which Waight Keller took over from British designer Hannah MacGibbon, who had been artistic director since 2008.
Should Ramsay-Levi head up Chloé's design team, it will be the first time in over a decade that an English designer has not been at the House's creative helm. Prior to MacGibbon's tenure both Phoebe Philo and Stella McCartney lead the design team at Chloe.


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Q: Why is my jQuery AJAX GET is blocking for nearly 2 minutes? So, I'm making a jQuery AJAX GET request (via refreshing a jQuery DataTables table) using getJSON that is consistently blocking for 1.7 - 2 minutes.  I've added console.time(End) all around the code that makes the request and cannot find the delay in my code.  It is definitely in getJSON.  The Firebug net panel shows that "Blocking" takes up the vast majority of the entire AJAX request/response time.  See image:

I have HTTPScoop open as well and it doesn't register the HTTP request until the last 2 seconds, which corresponds to the actual "Wait" time in Firebug.  I've replicated this issue in Chrome using Developer Tools as well.
But here is the kicker: this issue only exists on the network at work, not at home.  Two coworkers have confirmed that this issue doesn't exist using their home networks, just at work.
So, all of this evidence leads me to believe that this is a network issue, thought that doesn't make much sense.  Does anyone have any ideas?  Even possibilities to research would be great.  Thank you.
For reference, I'm using jQuery 1.4.2, jQuery DataTables 1.7.6, with Rails 2.3.5 on the server side.

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Russell 1000 Index (RUI) Technical Analysis
1,669.04 8.06 (0.49%) Watchlist
Market Conditions for RUI as at Jul 12, 2019
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Russell 1000 Index Profile
The Russell 1000 Index (RUI), often abbreviated as the Russell 1000, and also known as the Russell is a stock market index trading in America at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The price of the index is quoted in US Dollar (USD) and it last closed 0.49% higher at $1,669.04 on Friday.
The trend is clearly bullish, showing an intact uptrend in the short, medium and long-term. Friday's trading range has been $7.58 (0.46%), that's below the last trading month's daily average range of $10.52.
RUI pushes through Thursday's high
Find out what happened when Russell 1000 Index traded like this in the past. See the odds for each technical pattern with expected gain and loss.


Beneath the hazy sonics from this bedroom electro-pop project are well-structured and highly addictive songs, resulting in one of the year's nicest surprises.
Of course, cheaply copied reminiscences of a blurrily imagined decade are basically their own genre now, cloudy and proud. The sound has many names, but none of them seem to fit just right. Dream-beat, chillwave, glo-fi, hypnagogic pop, even hipster-gogic pop-- all are imperfect phrases for describing a psychedelic music that's generally one or all of the following: synth-based, homemade-sounding, 80s-referencing, cassette-oriented, sun-baked, laid-back, warped, hazy, emotionally distant, slightly out of focus. Washed Out. Memory Tapes. Ducktails. Ah-woo-ooh.
For Alan Palomo, reflecting on the music of the Reagan era has a personal component. The Texas-reared Mexico native's dad, Jorge, was a bit of a Spanish-language pop star in the late 1970s and early 80s. The analog electronics of that bygone period echo throughout the younger Palomo's increasingly promising previous recordings, whether with former band Ghosthustler (he wore the Power Glove in the video for their "Parking Lot Nights") or, more recently, on VEGA's Well Known Pleasures EP. Finally, working with Brooklyn-based visual collaborator Alicia Scardetta as Neon Indian, Palomo has brought all the best of 2009's summer sounds-- bedroom production, borrowed nostalgia, unresolved sadness, deceptively agile popcraft-- together on a single album.
Whatever they owe to the past, the memories on Psychic Chasms are Palomo's and ours. Soft vocals recalling You Made Me Realise-era Kevin Shields. Italo-disco synth arpeggios. Hall & Oates drum sounds. Divebombing video-game effects. Brittle guitar distortion. Manipulated tapes that bend the notes the way Shields' "glide guitar" did, the way bluesmen's fret fingers did. Field recordings of birds. Oohing and ahhing backing vocals. And samples, on at least two songs, of the elder Palomo, whose electro-rock approach was quite similar. All combine on eight or nine unforgettable songs and a few tantalizingly brief interludes, indelibly capturing the glamor and bleary malaise of being young and horny as an empire devours itself.
Like a low-rent Daft Punk, Palomo takes what 1990s rock fans probably would've considered cheesy-- LinnDrum and Oberheim rhythms, Chromeo-plated electro-funk Korg riffs, processed party-vocal samples-- and not only makes them part of a distinct artistic vision, but also keeps them fun. Quick opener "(AM)" is rife with detail, as an indecipherable tenor floats over a mock-dramatic drum fill and 8-bit star cruisers do battle against twinkling fairy dust. Another sub-minute interstitial track, "(If I Knew, I'd Tell You)", keeps its secrets to itself, letting multiple melodic synth lines hint at a gulf-sized pool of melancholy over a tape-altered rhythm track. "Laughing Gas", at slightly more than a lyric-less minute and a half, is the one that ruins my attempted distinction between songs and interludes, with bongo drums, robot vocal samples, and euphoric giggles straight out of those Air France kids' dreams. The cumulative result is a meltdown-deadened but deliriously inventive perspective on pop.
"I really hope the medium by which someone writes a song isn't the only thing the song has going for it," Palomo told our own Ryan Dombal in a recent interview. With Psychic Chasms, Palomo doesn't need to worry. "Deadbeat Summer" and "Should Have Taken Acid With You" are two views of the same non-endless season-- one mind-expandingly lazy and the other too lazy for mind expansion, both undeniably catchy, both earning doctorates in The Graduate school of coming-of-age ennui. The Italo-alluding title track, the New Order-throbbing "Local Joke", and the visceral funk alarums of "Ephemeral Artery" are beautiful bummers, tracks with lyrics the faithful are sure to puzzle out the way kids used to with the first couple of Weezer CDs. "Living this way held by a single strand/ But you wouldn't understand," worries "6669 (I Don't Know If You Know)", which comes back, refracted again, as 56-second finale "7000 (Reprise)". If you want to destroy his sweater, hold this thread as he walks away.
Overall, Psychic Chasms is something like a dream collaboration between the Tough Alliance and Atlas Sound, the latter of whose Internet-only Weekend EP shares a delinquent theme with one of Psychic Chasms' best songs. After barely a half hour, the whole thing is over, but there's enough going on in the layered electronics and enigmatic longing to make this one of the year's most replayable albums. Consider "Terminally Chill", which has more vocal and instrumental hooks than the average Top 40 song, but also the immediately recognizable stamp of an impressive young talent. Palomo's gear was stolen last month while on tour with VEGA, but a recent FADER video suggests he could launch a decently credible alternate "career" as an acoustic troubadour doing Mexican traditional songs. For various mundane personal reasons, this cassette-focused album is one of the actual CDs I've listened to most since I actually listened to CDs. A new generation's borrowed nostalgia? High time.


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Transition Supervisory Officer's Message
The College at a Glance
College Mandate
Professionalism & Transparency
Committees at Work
Accreditation Appeal Committee
Accreditation Committee
Human Resources Committee
Investigation Committee, Discipline Committee, Fitness to Practise Committee
Quality Assurance Committee
Registration Appeals Committee
Standards of Practice & Education Committee
Transition to Teaching
Membership in the College
Membership Demographics
Volume & Sources of Teacher Education
Qualifications of College Members
Complaints, Investigations & Discipline
Financial Reporting Responsibilities
Independent Auditors' Report
Statement of Operations & Changes in Members' Equity
"Self-regulation evolves. The new governance structure will create greater opportunities for College members and members of the public across the province to become involved in the work of the College on panel rosters, committees and Council."
Paul Bonifero
The Evolution of Self-Regulation
Long-recommended Council changes to the College's governance structure have arrived in the form of Bill 229, which the provincial government passed last December.
The changes will increase student protection and improve how the teaching profession is governed in Ontario. These significant legislative changes support what's happening around the world in board governance.
I am pleased to have been appointed by the provincial government as a Transition Supervisory Officer for the College to oversee the transition to the new Council and committees. My role is to ensure that the move to a new governance structure is smooth, efficient and timely.
The new, smaller Council will continue its good work in the service of the public interest, aided by the independent work of committees and panels.
The College's new governance process is in line with what is happening globally, where we are seeing a greater focus on achieving a balance of public and professional representation. This helps to ensure those in Council and committee roles have the appropriate skills and competencies to do the job.
The new structure also means:
Council and committee members will have staggered terms and will be able to serve for up to six consecutive years;
a selection-based appointment process will replace an election;
a subcommittee of Council will make recommendations regarding future appointments to Council, committees and rosters of panellists;
the subcommittee will also recommend the appointment of public appointees to government; and
committee chairs will be appointed to one-year renewable terms.
Teachers will always have a say in the regulation of their profession. The Council will continue to pass bylaws and recommend changes to regulation and legislation that serve students and uphold the high standards of professionalism in teaching.
Members of the profession will continue to participate in discipline panels — along with public members — and will continue to fairly adjudicate matters in the public interest in a timely fashion.
If you are a member of the public or the teaching profession in Ontario and want to grow as a leader, and develop skills in governing your profession in the public interest, look for these new opportunities in the coming months.
Paul Boniferro
Transition Supervisory Officer
Ontario Certified Teachers belong to a community of highly educated and caring professionals who are committed to helping Ontario students develop and succeed. Our practice is guided and informed by the profession's standards of practice and ethical standards.


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Jeff backs Labour's plans to fix shocking social housing figures
Jeff Smith, the MP for Manchester Withington, has backed Labour's plans to build a million genuinely affordable homes over 10 years, including the biggest council house-building programme in nearly 40 years.
The plans form a key part of Labour's Green Paper on affordable housing – Housing for the Many.
In Manchester, there are 13,466 households on the council housing waiting list, with 1,114,477 household on local authorities' waiting lists across the country. But despite the demand, over the last three years for which there are figures, an average of only 2,123 council homes, and 6,374 homes for social rent have been built.
Nationally, Labour's new analysis shows that at the current rate of building of council and social homes, it will take 130 years to house all 1.1 million people on council housing waiting lists.
Commenting, Jeff Smith MP said:
"After nine years of failure the Conservatives have no plan to fix the affordable housing crisis. It is indefensible that communities are losing affordable homes when they have never been so badly needed.
"I see it every week in south Manchester, when I talk to residents who can't access the social housing they need. A Labour government will stop the conversion of social homes into more expensive housing and build a million low-cost homes, the majority for social rent."
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Experience Killer Whales, Humpbacks and Gray Whales, porpoises, seals and more in their natural habitat on a 3 to 5 hour tour in an open or semi-covered zodiac style boat from April to October. Enjoy commentary delivered by Professional Wildlife Guides as you travel through the spectacular Gulf Islands. On board hydrophones allow you to hear first-hand the wild calls of the Orcas and sightings are guaranteed! Tours depart from the historic fishing village of Steveston. Shuttle service from Vancouver available. Vancouver Whale Watch celebrates 17 years of showing our magnificent whales to people from all over the world. (Apr 1 – Oct 31) Reservations recommended.


Grand review of our Corps by Gen. Banks this afternoon. The Corps formed in Columns by divisions.
Day before yesterday we had a real old Eastern Army review by Maj. Gen. Banks himself. It was a grand affair. We all marched down the railway about two miles to a large open field where we formed in column of Divisions. All of our Corps were out. Gen. Washburn has command while Gen. Ord is gone and Col. Lindsey has command of our division. We are first division and in first line. Gen. Herron's division formed the second line, the third division, the third line and the artillery the rear line. We had not been in position long until the boom of the cannon announced the arrival of the big little man. He rode along the whole line both in front and rear and I think he reviewed a little better army than he ever did before or will again till he sees the same men another time. He then took position and we marched by in review and all was over.
Period military map showing the approximate campsite of the 16th Ohio at Carrollton, Louisiana, from August 16 to September 5, 1863.


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BRITTNEY EDELMAN/SUN NEWSFrom left, Denise, Alexa, Micaela and Liana Cirino embrace in the family room of their Solon home before going to Girl Scouts.
Planning to die is not an easy endeavor.
The task is even harder when one has children; it is even more complicated if the child or children have special needs.
Denise and Michael Cirino, of Solon, have three young girls — Alexa, 15; Liana, 11; and Micaela, 9. Alexa has special needs.
Denise, Summit County Educational Service Center director of student services, does not like to give details of her daughter's disability because she believes titling her with one is not important.
"She is just Alexa to everybody. I never identify her as having a disability, even though people know. I know it is probably hard to understand but, it is like, I would never describe my middle child as the one who cries all the time." she said.
Cirino met Tom Gallagher, a financial advisor at Brennan Financial Group and the MetLife Center for Special Needs Planning, a few years ago. He spoke at an Organized Parent Education Network meeting in Solon. O.P.E.N. is a group that provides education and resources for parents with children who have special needs.
Cirino, a member of O.P.E.N., attended the meeting. Gallagher has been the Cirino family adviser ever since.
"As a mother of three and our oldest having a disability, you worry about 'what happens if?' Cirino said.
"Tom was not pushy and he did not try to sell anything. He was just telling facts." He came to the Cirinos' home and got to know their family, which was important to them. He met the girls, their dog and sat with them at the center island in their kitchen.
Gallagher has taught workshops on estate planning for parents with children who have special needs for over five years. He teaches a one-hour class at the Mandel Jewish Community Center regularly, as well as at other places in northeast Ohio.
Parents can do three different things to ensure their child is taken care of financially and emotionally if they pass away.
First; the child's personal funds must not exceed $1,500 in order for them to receive financial assistance from the state of Ohio. This amount includes personal bank accounts, school funds and any other accounts in their name. If the child has more than $1,500, then the government will not provide any assistance. Parents can set up a special needs trust fund to manage money they want to leave their child. This trust is established with an attorney.
A special needs trust, as well as the child, is taken care of by a guardian chosen by the parents in advance.
It is important for parents to write a 'letter of intent' for a potential guardian, Gallagher said. This gives parents the opportunity to outline their child's special needs, as well as list everything a guardian needs to know to take care of the child. The letter benefits the parents, children and the guardian. Before agreeing to the role, the guardian should understand all of the responsibilities that come with raising the specific child.
"We had to come to terms with the fact that whoever we choose is not 'mom' and 'dad,'" Cirino said.
When the Cirinos came to terms with this fact, they made sure the person they chose appreciates Alexa for who she is — an independent girl who adores horses and music.
When the child turns 18, the trust would be placed in his or her name. To maintain assistance from the state, the 18-year-old needs to prove he or she is unable to take care of himself or herself so that the trust is given back to the guardian.
Gallagher plans to host another free class at the Mandel JCC this coming fall. He charges a fee for his services after the class.
Parents can become so consumed with taking care of their child that they do not step back and look at the big picture — the 'what ifs?', Gallagher said. Having all assets in order can give parents peace of mind.
"It is money well spent," Cirino said.


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The Memory Card .20: The message in the glass
2007-10-11 14:38:00by Chad Concelmo
Today brings some unfortunate news. No, my puppy is fine. Nope, I still love dolphins just as much as always. I'm sad to say, this will be the last Memory Card for a while. But, not to worry, it will most definitely return. I just figured a small break was needed to reorganize and gather some more amazing gaming memories that we can all hold hands and talk about in front of the fireplace together. In all honestly, though, I hope you enjoyed reading them as much as I loved writing them.
So for dramatic purposes, let's just call this the season finale.
And like any great "season finale," this Memory Card will be full of something unexpected, something sappy, and something akin to a disappointing cliff-hanger.
On the unexpected side of things, this farewell-for-now edition will bypass the classic games of the past and focus on something extremely recent: BioShock.
It comes as no surprise that I love the game and relish in the fact that it is filled with so many classic moments that I know I will remember for the rest of my life (something I can't really say about a large number of modern games). But while most of these moments are completely epic, there are two, more understated sequences in particular that hold an extra special place in my heart.
While I will talk about the second moment next season (disappointing cliff-hanger!), let's experience one BioShock scene so perfect that, for me, it actually elevates the game from masterpiece to undeniable classic.
The Set-Up
First off, since BioShock is so recent, I know there are some people out there that may not have played the game yet. If you are one of those people, please stop reading now, as I would feel horrible ruining any moments from this instant classic.
Okay, for everyone that is still around: BioShock is a complex, beautifully designed first-person shooter that takes place in the wondrous, terrifying underwater world of Rapture.
In the game, you play as Jack, the only survivor of a horrible plane crash that maybe-not-coincidentally wanders into this strange world of Rapture in the hopes of finding help.
Of course (as it would be a boring game otherwise), you get enveloped in a rich mystery full of huge plot twists and revelations, peppered with intense gun battles between you and the insane residents of the submerged utopia.
About halfway through the game, you wander into a section of the city called Arcadia. Unlike the previous boroughs, Arcadia is covered in lush foliage which provides oxygen to the denizens of Rapture.
Through some unfortunate circumstances, you come to find out that Andrew Ryan, the main villain of the game (at this point), worked closely with a professor named Julie Langford (the creator of Arcadia) to actually sell the oxygen from the plants to the citizens, rather than just let everyone enjoy it for free.
Since Rapture has since morphed into a desolate wasteland full of, to put it bluntly, crazy people, Ryan has released a chemical into the air with the intent to kill all the remaining plants, taking away every last ounce of oxygen.
Finding out that Professor Langford has changed her selfish ways, you decide to seek her out and ask for her help in saving the plants and bringing some life back to the city.
After a long journey, you finally arrive at Langford's office. And this is where the next Memory Card moment occurs: the message in the glass.
As you approach the door to the office, you pass a huge window that gives you a perfect view of the contents of the room, including Langford (hard at work) and her scientific equipment.
Once at the door, instead of opening automatically, it locks, sealing Langford inside (and you out).
Heading back to the window, Andrew Ryan suddenly booms to life on the loud speaker, addressing Langford as she works. He basically tells her that she betrayed him and shouldn't have made the (unfortunate) decision to help create a formula to bring the foliage back to life.
Before Langford even has time to react, her office quickly fills with the same chemical used to kill all the trees and flowers.
Just after seconds, your view into the office is obscured as the thick, yellow chemical fog covers everything inside. All you can hear is the sound of Langford struggling and begging for her life.
If that sequence wasn't shocking and dramatic enough, out of nowhere Langford presses her finger against the glass separating her and you. She slowly starts to write something in the fogged up window, the squeaking sound of her skin on the glass echoing in your ears.
After her message is complete, Langford collapses, her body smudging a section of the glass as it falls lifeless to the ground.
After this tragic scene occurs, the door to her office opens, letting you inside as the gas dissipates.
Once inside the office, you quickly look for any remaining evidence of Langford's work. In the corner of the room you see a safe, which, unfortunately, is locked. And, of course, you have no idea what the combination is.
As you turn around to search the room some more, you realize that the message Langford wrote in the glass is actually a four digit code, almost illegible earlier due to the fact that you were reading it backwards from outside the office. Brilliant!
Not surprisingly, this code opens the safe, giving you access to a recipe for something called the Lazarus Vector, a concoction invented by Langford that promises to revive the trees.
Due to Langford's last minute thinking, the antidote for the poisoned trees is now only a few easy-to-collect items away, bringing Rapture one step closer to being revived.
You can view this incredibly creative (and creepy) moment right here, but impatient people be warned: it doesn't start until around 5:40:
BioShock is a brilliant game, but one of the things that makes it stand out is its use of "real-time" cutscenes. And I don't mean "real-time" as in, "real-time graphics." Not only is CG used sparingly, most of the cutscenes in the game are viewed completely from your perspective, even letting you move around and look elsewhere while they are playing out.
This concept alone is ingenious and really works in giving the game a realistic feel, but the specific scene of dying Langford giving you her final message takes everything to the next level.
What amazes me about this scene in particular is how seamlessly it weaves every aspect of the game together. And "seamless" really is the perfect way to describe it.
So, let's break it down, shall we?
The designers obviously wanted you to get to know Langford before you witnessed this scene, so it would be more emotionally powerful. So, what do they do? They throw in some audio logs recorded by Langford that you collect and listen to just minutes from reaching her office. This way, the little back story you learn about her can be that extra punch to the gut once she is killed.
These audio logs continue until right when you get to Langford's door. Then (seamlessly!), the real-time cutscene begins, as Langford is killed; an emotional scene unto itself, punctuated by the fact that you end up hating Andrew Ryan more than you already do.
So, after all this, the designers know there is a locked safe in the room that needs to be dealt with immediately after this tragic sequence. This, I think, is where the most creative decision occurs and really proves why BioShock is such a step above other games of its type.
Instead of the combination to the safe being written on a random sheet of paper in the office, or scribbled on some random wall in some random room that you must unknowingly hunt down, the code is actually written by the person who most likely would be the only one who knew it at all. Although it seems like an obvious choice, this creative decision really changes everything.
Just think about how it all (seamlessly!) falls into place: Langford (the only person who knows the code to her own safe) decides not to write it down anywhere to prevent anyone from accessing her secrets (which makes perfect sense). Her character is then killed by Ryan, the same man she once worked with to take advantage of the citizens of Rapture (again, perfect sense). Not only is she killed by the very gas she is trying to neutralize, that same gas is the reason that Langford is able to tell you the secret combination.
Without the glass fogging up, Langford could never have written it on the window with her finger. If someone just shot her (or she died in some other horrible way), the code could never have been communicated to you and the designers would be forced to just do something completely ridiculous and unbelievable in order to have you be able to find out the combination (such as the aforementioned random piece of paper, etc.).
One thing after another, each event seamlessly flows into the next. No detail is unaccounted for, and, in the fictional world created by the game, every creative choice makes perfect, logical sense. This whole remarkable achievement is never apparent more than in this scene.
Even aesthetically, the scene excels in getting across what it is trying to accomplish. Watch again and listen to the sound of Langford's finger rubbing on the glass. That sound alone I don't think I will ever forget. Even the way the combination to the safe appears on the window in front of you is staggering. I mean, I don't know how else to describe it except to say it really feels like it is written by a living, breathing human being. The code doesn't just magically fade in; there are pauses, mistakes, uneven lines. Combined with the eerie finger on glass sound, the effect is haunting, to say the least.
Throughout the entirety of BioShock there are many moments like this, but Langford writing the message in the glass exemplifies the perfection that can be achieved in a video game and really stands out to me as the most classic moment I remember from the game.
Hopefully future designers will be inspired by this jolt of creative genius to turn what could be a traditional gaming moment into something genuinely innovative and like nothing ever seen before.
Now, one final thing (the sappy part!): I really can't thank you all enough for reading this feature every week … but I will try. Thanks for the positive feedback. Thanks for letting me discuss my fondest gaming memories every week without laughing at me for crying during Elite Beat Agents. Just thanks for everything.
The Memory Card will return soon …
The Memory Card Save Files
.01: The return of Baby Metroid (Super Metroid)
.02: Palom and Porom's noble sacrifice (Final Fantasy IV)
.03: The encounter with Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
.04: The heir of Daventry (King's Quest III: To Heir is Human)
.05: Pey'j is captured (Beyond Good & Evil)
.06: The Opera House (Final Fantasy VI)
.07: Attack of the zombie dog! (Resident Evil)
.08: A twist on a classic (Metroid: Zero Mission)
.09: A Christmas gift (Elite Beat Agents)
.10: To the moon, Mario! (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island)
.11: The Solitary Island (Final Fantasy VI)
.12: Wander's brave friend (Shadow of the Colossus)
.13: The submerged letter (StarTropics)
.14: The legend of Tetra (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)
.15: Snake pulls the trigger (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
.16: Riding under the missiles (Contra III: The Alien Wars)
.17: Hover bike madness! (Battletoads)
.18: Syldra's final cry (Final Fantasy V)
.19: Death by ...grappling beam? (Super Metroid)
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Q: Convert string property value to base64 on serialization For ASP.NET Core 3.0+ I am trying to encode selected string-valued properties as Base64 when serializing to JSON, as shown in the following question:
Convert string property value to base64 on serialization
But I'm using System.Text.Json since, with the introduction of ASP.NET Core 3.0, the default JSON serializer has been changed from Newtonsoft.Json to System.Text.Json.
How can the answer by Chris Richardson be modified to work with System.Text.Json?

A: Create the following custom JsonConverter<string>:
public class Base64EncodedStringConverter : JsonConverter<string>
{
    public override string Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options) =>
        Encoding.UTF8.GetString(reader.GetBytesFromBase64());

    public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, string value, JsonSerializerOptions options) =>
        writer.WriteBase64StringValue(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(value));
}

Then apply it to your model as follows:
public class MyFoo
{
    public string Value1 { get; set; }

    [System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter(typeof(Base64EncodedStringConverter))] // Fully qualified attribute name used for clarity
    public string Value2 { get; set; }
}

Notes:

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*System.Text.Json has built-in support for reading and writing byte arrays as Base64 so manually encoding and decoding the Base64 is not required.

*If you don't want to allow null string values, override JsonConverter<T>.HandleNull to return true and throw exceptions as required from Read() and Write() (.NET 5 and later only).
Demo fiddle here.


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Oak Ridge HS football player dies in sledding accident
Vigil planned for 15-year-old Dylan Ridolfi
Sharokina Shams
KCRA 3 Reporter
Dylan Ridolfi pictured with his younger brother.
An El Dorado Hills teenager and member of the Oak Ridge High School freshman football team died on Sunday while sledding in Nevada.View vigil photosDylan Ridolfi, 15, was sledding at Sheep's Flat in Washoe County, Nev., when he slammed into a tree at a high-rate of speed, according to a family friend.Ridolfi's football team went undefeated last season, capturing the Delta River League championship, but friends remembered the boy Tuesday as much for his love of others as his love of football.Kim DeVincenzi, a family friend, told KCRA 3 that Ridolfi loved spending time with kids younger than him, especially his 3-year-old brother."He always wanted to have fun, whether it was building remote control cars, or preparing for football," DeVincenzi said. "It was always, let's have fun, let's have a big smile, let's laugh."Guidance counselors were on campus Tuesday to provide support for staff and students.Ridolfi's coaches and teammates planned to join family and friends at a place known as "The Rock" near the high school for a candlelight vigil tonight.A public vigil is then scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the same location.
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. (KCRA) —
An El Dorado Hills teenager and member of the Oak Ridge High School freshman football team died on Sunday while sledding in Nevada.
View vigil photos
Photos: Vigil held for Oak Ridge HS student
Dylan Ridolfi, 15, was sledding at Sheep's Flat in Washoe County, Nev., when he slammed into a tree at a high-rate of speed, according to a family friend.
Ridolfi's football team went undefeated last season, capturing the Delta River League championship, but friends remembered the boy Tuesday as much for his love of others as his love of football.
Kim DeVincenzi, a family friend, told KCRA 3 that Ridolfi loved spending time with kids younger than him, especially his 3-year-old brother.
"He always wanted to have fun, whether it was building remote control cars, or preparing for football," DeVincenzi said. "It was always, let's have fun, let's have a big smile, let's laugh."
Guidance counselors were on campus Tuesday to provide support for staff and students.
Ridolfi's coaches and teammates planned to join family and friends at a place known as "The Rock" near the high school for a candlelight vigil tonight.
A public vigil is then scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the same location.


Did you know that there are differences between pipe and tube? The main differences are in the terminology used and is commonly misunderstood and becomes confusing when trying to choose the proper material for your project. These differences will be illustrated below.
But before we take a look at the differences, let's look at the similarities. Both pipe and tube have two important measurements: The Outside Diameter (O.D.) and the Wall Thickness. In the pipe and tube bending industry the most important difference between the two is the terminology used when calling out the proper "name" when referring to the size of material, and in the proper "name" of their wall thicknesses. Now we'll look at these differences in more detail.
When tube is measured by the O.D., that measurement is its proper "name" and what the tube will be called out as. For example, when you require 1-1/2 in. tube for a project, that is its actual O.D. measurement and you will call out for "1-1/2 inch Tube" when requesting material.
Tubing comes in a variety of Gages, which refers to the wall thickness of the tube. Popular gages of tube used are 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, and 20. The lower the gage number the thicker the tube will be. For example 10 Gage tube measures out at a .134 in. wall thickness, whereas 20 Gage tube measures out at a .035 in. wall thickness. The gage measurement also remains consistent among the various tube sizes. For example the thickness for 10 Gage tube will consistently measure .134 inches, whether it is 1-1/2 in. O.D., 2 in. O.D., or 4-1/2 in. O.D. tube. The actual measurements of tubing gages are shown in the chart below.
This chart gives the most commonly requested tube gage along with the measurements in inches.
A tube that has an outside diameter measuring 1.5 inches and a wall thickness measuring .065 inches is "named", or called out as, "1-1/2 inch 16 Gage Tube".
Seems pretty simple, right? Well, where tube is straight forward with its explanation, pipe gets a little more complex.
A common belief is that the Nominal Pipe Size is the obtained by measuring the I.D. (Inside Diameter) of the pipe, however this is not true and will be explained shortly.
A pipe's O.D. will remain the same among the different pipe Schedules. It is the Schedule that will vary among the Nominal Pipe sizes. So this means a "1-1/2 in. pipe" will have different I.D.s depending on the Schedule of that particular pipe size, therefore, the Nominal Pipe Size will NOT equal the pipe I.D. (See example below) The pipe I.D. can be calculated by taking the pipe outside diameter less 2x the wall thickness.
This chart shows the most commonly used pipe sizes and Schedules along with their "true" O.D. measurements and wall thicknesses for each type of Schedule. You can also see in the chart how the Schedule varies among the pipe sizes.
**4-1/2 inch pipe is only available in Sch 40 and Sch 80.
A pipe that has an O.D. measuring 1.66 inches and a Schedule measuring 0.140 inches is "named", or called out as, "1-1/4 inch Schedule 40 pipe".
A Tube size name IS the true outside diameter measurement of the tube.
Tube Gage refers to the wall thickness of the tube and the Gage measurement will be consistent from tube size to tube size.
Pipe Schedule refers to the wall thickness of the pipe and the Schedule measurement can vary from pipe size to pipe size.


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Biden's trip is intended to forge a relationship with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. | AP, Reuters
China to Biden: Reassure us
By POLITICO STAFF
Updated 08/17/2011 11:36 AM EDT
China's top state-run newspaper said Vice President Joe Biden needs to reassure the Chinese that its U.S. debt holdings are stable in order to maintain global financial confidence.
Reuters reported that the commentaries were published today as Biden is set to arrive in China by the People's Daily, the official newspaper of China's Communist Party.
The paper said Biden provided assurances that China's U.S. holdings in dollar assets and U.S. Treasury debt remain safe, despite Standard & Poor's recent downgrade of U.S. credit.
"A healthy atmosphere of practical cooperation between China and the United States will help enhance confidence in coping with global challenges," said one commentary as reported by Reuters, which noted that China is the largest holder of U.S. debt and "naturally more concerned about U.S. policies than others."
"How to avoid roller coaster-like ups and downs is a real issue confronting China and the United States," the People's Daily commentary read, according to Reuters. "But whenever the two countries' relations experience problems, the negative impact is also global."
The wire service reported that Shen Dingli, a professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, who studies Sino-U.S. relations, wrote, "We deeply understand that joint action would help the United States to overcome difficulties, and hope the visit of the vice president can help bilateral communications and dialogue."
Biden's trip is intended to forge a relationship with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who is expected to succeed Hu Jintao as president in 2013.
The People's Daily said it had conducted an exclusive interview with Biden in Washington and paraphrased comments from Biden were published in Chinese.
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Egyir-Paintsil, Joseph
The Church of Pentecost
Apostle Joseph Egyir-Paintsil was born on May 28, 1928 at Mbrom, Kumasi. His parents were Kojo Paintsil (carpentry foreman of the Methodist Church) and Adwoa Kwansima of Abura Dunkwa. He was the eighth of ten children.
Egyir-Paintsil started his primary education at the Salvation Army School, Kumasi in 1934 and later completed his elementary education at Abura Dunkwa Methodist School in 1944. He passed with distinction. He won a scholarship to attend Achimota School but could not go due to financial constraints in the family. He read widely and was self-educated to university level.
In his late teens he worked at the Swiss United African Company (UAC) in Accra as a comptroller. One evening after work in 1947 he was out with friends on the streets when he heard a missionary preaching to a crowd. When the white preacher repeated God's call to the first human being, Adam, "Where are you?" (Genesis 3:9, NIV) and then paraphrased it as "Joseph, where are you?" Joseph Egyir-Paintsil was startled. He did not know the white man; they had never met before. Paintsil responded to the altar call and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior that night. This began a life-long relationship with Jesus Christ and work with the missionary, James McKeown.
Egyir-Paintsil gave his heart to McKeown's missionary church, the Apostolic Church. He was an ardent member of the youth evangelistic ministry nicknamed the 'Bombing Group' after the World War II bombing raids. They went out on evangelistic campaigns spreading the gospel in various communities. At one of their twelve-hour all night prayer sessions another missionary, Charles Sercombe, prophesied that many in the group would become fulltime ministers.
On December 27, 1949, Egyir-Paintsil was made an overseer in the church. He was ordained a pastor and appointed general secretary of the denomination on April 13, 1952. On January 29, 1953 he was ordained an Apostle.
Egyir-Paintsil planted hundreds of churches in the western, Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Sefwi Denkyira and Greater Accra areas in Ghana. From the beaches at Sekondi-Takoradi to Old Polo Ground and Labadi in Accra, to rivers in Ashanti and the Volta River at Tefle-Sogakope he baptized several thousands of new converts, many of whom came out of the waters speaking tongues in a swift baptism of the Holy Spirit. He presented Holy Spirit inspired and Christ-centered messages. The Lord saved, delivered, and transformed many people.
He collaborated with a media professional, Kafui Asem, to print the Pentecost Fire and prepare the church for radio ministry. Egyir-Paintsil led the Church of Pentecost team to initiate a fellowship with the United Kingdom Elim Pentecostal Church at a meeting on August 6, 1970, at the general headquarters, Labadi, Accra. Elim missionaries in Ghana would be hosted by the Church of Pentecost. In turn the Church of Pentecost would receive from Elim material support for a printing press, radio ministry and for the training of ministers. By the Lord's doing, this major turning point in the Church of Pentecost's ministry strategy that birthed the Pentecost Hour and Pentecost Press. It also laid the groundwork that morphed into a Bible Center.
God gave the church a formidable administration that survived the turbulent waters and sailed safely into peace. Throughout the major schisms in the Church in 1953 and 1962 Egyir-Paintsil was a hard-working general secretary. His staunch defense of James McKeown halted the attempt by detractors to deport the Irish missionary. At a July 1962 meeting with President Kwame Nkrumah in Flagstaff House, the Osagyefo was so highly impressed by the viewpoints of Egyir-Paintsil he remarked to his confidants at the meeting, Dowuona Hammond (Minister of Education) and Tawiah Adamafio (Minister of Interior): "This young man Paintsil is highly intelligent and a nationalist. His church will stand." Nkrumah advised McKeown and Paintsil to change the name of the church.
The meeting at Flagstaff House was to resolve wrangling between the Apostolic Church of Ghana and the Ghana Apostolic Church. In 1953 James McKeown broke away from the original benefactors of the Apostolic Church (Pennygros and Bradford, UK) over a racially problematic church constitution amendment. Back home in Ghana (then called the Gold Coast) the Apostolic Church split into two. The Apostolic Church faction in Ghana (AC) stuck with the old colonial mission of Bradford. However, McKeown's faction broke away to form the Ghana (Gold Coast) Apostolic Church (GAC). In August 1962, following aborted attempts to oust McKeown from chairmanship of the GAC and more quarrels with the AC on church properties, the GAC heeded the president's advice and changed its name to The Church of Pentecost. McKeown and Paintsil continued as the chairman and general secretary of the newly branded church.
The name changed sparked a revival in the assemblies of the Church of Pentecost across the country. Although an avalanche of new worship songs, prayer cohorts, and evangelistic zeal seeped into the church it nevertheless lost many chapels to AC and had to meet under trees, in public school classrooms, and in people's homes. Egyir-Paintsil crisscrossed the country strengthening the members, helping to purchase new lands and places of worship and he led an aggressive church planting movement in many communities and neighborhoods. By the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s the tide had changed with the Church of Pentecost constructing several new chapels including McKeown Sanctuary – Korle Gonno, McKeown Temple – Asokwa, Thomas Wyatt Sanctuary – Accra New Town, and Sophia McKeown Temple – Labadi. Egyir-Paintsil also took the lead in purchasing prime real estate for the residences of the chairman and general secretary, which continue to be used as such after almost half a century. He was a man of faith and vision.
He also bought into McKeown's vision of a fellowship of denominations and he ran with it. When the Ghana Evangelical Fellowship (GEF) started in 1969 Egyir-Paintsil was the first vice president. The GEF morphed into the Ghana Pentecostal Fellowship and later became the Ghana Pentecostal Council. The council became a healing place for the fractured relationships of the triplets birthed by McKeown's ministry in Ghana: Christ Apostolic Church, Apostolic Church and The Church of Pentecost. These three, together with Assemblies of God, were the founding members of the GPC. In recent times it has become known as the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council.
In 1979 Egyir-Paintsil, as president of the Ghana Pentecostal Council, collaborated with the Catholic Bishops Conference and Christian Council of Ghana to present a cohesive message by the body of Christ on national issues.
Egyir-Paintsil persuaded his denomination to contribute generously and regularly to the Bible Society of Ghana (BSG). He was appointed to various positions in the BSG including president, vice chairman and finally, chairman. He participated in various institutes including the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation (GILLBT) and the Haggai Institute in Singapore, as well as in international conferences such as the Lausanne Congress in 1974, and the World Pentecostal Conference in London, 1976. He was closely acquainted with Byang Kato, Kwame Bediako, Samuel Odunaike, Festo Kivengere, Thomas Wyatt, Billy Graham, T. L. Osborne, Morris Cerullo, Gottfried Osei-Mensah, and T. F. Zimmerman. Whenever a top evangelist was in Ghana in the 1950s through the early 1970s, Egyir-Paintsil often interpreted the sermon into a local Ghanaian language as he did for James McKeown.
Egyir-Paintsil's keynote speech at the Ghana Congress on Evangelization in 1977 drew attention to missions, contextualization and the rising impact of Third World Pentecostalism on global Christianity. With fervency and authority he ministered across denominations, at workplace Christian Fellowships and among student groups. He presented papers at events. He chaired the first national conference of the Pentecost Students and Associates (PENSA) in 1980. He was a co-editor of Pentecost Fire and a regular voice on Pentecost Hour. On February 22, 1981 he preached to the nation by television from the Black Star Square as President of the Ghana Pentecostal Council. Four weeks later, on March 22, 1981, when he was called home to be with the Lord, God had enabled him to do sixteen years as Greater Accra Regional Apostle, 1965 – 1981, and twenty-nine years as general secretary, 1952 – 1981. At the time of his home-call he was president of the Ghana Pentecostal Council, Chairman of the Bible Society of Ghana, general secretary of The Church of Pentecost and Greater Accra Regional Apostle.
His wife was Victoria Vivian. They had four children, Joseph, Elizabeth, Sophia, and Victoria.
Joseph Paintsil
Diaries of Apostle Joseph Egyir-Paintsil and excerpts from his forthcoming biography.
Asare-Duah, Oppong. The Gallant Soldiers of The Church of Pentecost, (History of the Fathers of Old Whose Relentless Efforts Gave Birth to the Church). Accra, 2002.
Leonard, Christine,* A Giant in Ghana: 3000 Churches in Fifty Years-The Story of James McKeown and the Church of Pentecost*. Chichester, 1989.
This story, received in 2015, was written and submitted by Elder Joseph Paintsil, D. Min., Schools Coordinator of the Pentecost Leadership Training Institute in Leominster, MA.
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Diocese seeking associate superintendent to work with high schools
In an effort to more closely connect the operation of the three central Catholic high schools, the diocese has created the new position of associate superintendent of secondary schools.
The Catholic Schools Office has posted the job on several online sites. The associate superintendent of secondary schools will work directly with St. Bernard in Fitchburg, and Holy Name and St. Peter-Marian in Worcester, eliminating the need for a separate headmaster or president at those schools.
"The goal of the new position is to foster a more system-wide approach to diocesan Catholic secondary education in order to optimize performance across the three secondary schools, while simultaneously improving operational efficiency," according to a press release from Raymond L. Delisle, diocesan spokesman and chancellor.
While this new position oversees operations at all three schools, the schools are not being merged, Mr. Delisle noted. The three high schools will continue to operate with individual principals and staff, while maintaining their character which reflects the charisms of their founding religious communities, including the Sisters of St. Anne, the Sisters of St. Joseph, the Sisters of Mercy and the Presentation Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
"These are exciting times for Catholic education and this new position embodies where we are going as a diocese," said David Perda, superintendent of Catholic schools. "The old model entailed each school operating more as an independent silo, while they all shared in their Catholic identity and strong academic performance. We cannot grow today and in the future if we continue to be seen as competing with one another beyond the athletic field. We must find ways to operate more as a system. This position is a significant first step in accomplishing that goal."
"Conceptually, we have a similar situation in parishes which share a pastor," Bishop McManus observed. "The parishes maintain their unique canonical status while the parishes benefit from not only sharing the pastor, but also from a proven approach to leadership and prudent operations."
The new associate superintendent position will include: responsibility for developing systems for regularly evaluating programs and/or projects for the purpose of assessing effectiveness; fidelity of implementation and operational efficiency; developing systems for effectively monitoring budget allocations, expenditures and related financial activities in collaboration with the diocesan associate superintendent of business; and establishing and maintaining productive partnerships with a variety of external organizations engaged in the support of Catholic education, particularly at the secondary level.
The position has been posted on various education job sites including School Spring, TopSchoolJobs, the National Catholic Education Association, and the Alliance for Catholic Education and is generating substantial interest from both internal and external candidates, according to Superintendent Perda.
The goal, he said, is to implement the new role at the conclusion of this current school year.
There are currently 1,129 students being served by the three diocesan Central Catholic high schools.


To win customers? hearts, a service business needs engaged employees who actively transmit their enthusiasm to customers. The idea that employee satisfaction simply rubs off and benefits the company is wishful thinking.
The assertion that happy workers equal happy customers pops up in the marketing and mission statements of a lot of service providers, from big government agencies to small start-ups. It has been advocated by high-profile chief executives, including Gordon Bethune, the former CEO of Continental, an airline that has won numerous best-employer awards. Many managers we?ve interviewed believe in the causal link or feel obliged by their bosses to accept it. At least some of this thinking stems from a much-quoted 1994 HBR article, ?Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work,? and a subsequent book, by James L. Heskett and colleagues.
But we haven?t seen any hard data supporting the idea. Our own surveys of the customers and staffs of 49 business units of 13 service organizations in the U.K., in fields ranging from financial services to retailing, failed to confirm that service businesses with more-contented staff also have more-satisfied customers. In fact, we found a positive correlation between the two at only one firm, where the business units with happier customers had higher employee satisfaction. At two other firms, we found a negative correlation: We observed that factors that increased customer satisfaction decreased employee happiness.
Satisfying customers is crucial to a business ? there?s a great deal of evidence for a causal link between happy customers and higher profits. And satisfying employees is a worthwhile aim in itself for many reasons. To link the two, engage employees by giving them both reasons and ways to please customers; then acknowledge and reward appropriate behavior. Simply being served by a satisfied employee isn?t enough to win customers? loyalty.