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enquiries@learningcommunitytrust.co.uk 01952387010
TRUST DIRECTORS
TRUST COMMITTEES
OVERVIEW OF THE TRUST
ADMISSIONS AND APPEALS
GET INTO TEACHING
INTERESTED IN WORKING FOR THE LCT?
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Members Board of Trustees Trust Directors
Mr. Mike Briscoe
CHAIR OF TRUST / NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mike is Chair of the Learning Community Trust and also Non-Executive Director. Living locally, Mike is passionate about the area, communities and opportunities for learners. He has worked at senior levels in the education sector for more than 40 years and is highly experienced in leadership, governance and education policy including high level consultancy in the UK and internationally.
Term of Office started 17/07/17
Term end 16/07/2021
Mr. David James
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HR
David has held senior roles in teaching, local government and the General Teaching Council for England (GTCE). CIPD qualified since 1994, his experience includes Head of Professional Regulation at the GTCE and Head of Personnel Services in the Shropshire LEA . He has been a special adviser to government on the development of policy on school staffing issues and is now an HR consultant working mainly in the education sector.
Mrs. Bev Tyley
NON-EXECUTIVE FINANCE DIRECTOR
Beverly is a qualified accountant with extensive senior management experience in the public and education sectors. Professional roles have included strategic and hands on responsibility for finance, IT, data management, estates, human resources, marketing and customer services. She has also taught on AAT and CIPD programmes. After several years acting as the lead governor for finance at HLC, she is currently non-executive Finance Director to the Trust.
Dr. Gill Eatough (CEO)
EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL OF TRUST
Gill has been a Headteacher for nearly 20 years, having trained as a research scientist and then entering the profession as a science teacher, a decision she has never regretted. In January 2005 Gill was appointed to her second Headship, Principal of the Hadley Learning Community in Telford, she was appointed to oversee the establishment and construction of a new £70 million PFI all-through school, which opened in September 2006. HLC has regenerated a community and is a highly performing, successful school. In September 2017 Gill stepped down as Principal of HLC and was appointed Executive Principal and CEO of the Learning Community Trust, she is committed to developing an outstanding MAT for the North Telford community with an absolute focus on school improvement and effective collaboration across our schools.
Mrs. Christine Davies CBE
TRUSTEE / LEADER FOR SAFEGUARDING
former Chief Executive of the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services. Director of Children's Services, Telford and Wrekin Council (1997- 2007), previously teacher, psychologist and Director of Education. Advisor to the LGA, currently member of the Youth Justice Board for the Office of the Children's Commissioner. Awarded CBE for an "outstanding contribution to education".
Prof. David Woods
TRUSTEE / LEADER FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
David Woods has been a teacher, senior leader, teacher trainer and local authority adviser. He was formally the Chief Education Adviser for the City of Birmingham and subsequently the Chief Adviser for the London Challenge. Currently he is Chair of the London Leadership Strategy, Chair of the Birmingham Education Partnership School Improvement Advisory Board and a Visiting Education Professor at Warwick University and the Institute of Education, University College, London. He has written and spoken extensively on education particularly on school improvement.
Mr. David Wootton
TRUSTEE / LEAD FOR GOVERNANCE
With forty years in Education David has had varied career. He has been Chief Executive of one of the highest performing School Groups in the country, Executive Principal within a Trust, Academy Principal, Headteacher and Music Teacher. David was also an Adviser to the Department for Education, served on Ministerial Working Parties, member of the YPLA/EFA Boards, Chair of the Independent Academies Association, and a long standing member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Leadership and Governance. David is now consultant adviser working across the educational spectrum.
Mr. Nathan Wallis
TRUSTEE / LEAD FOR PR AND COMMUNICATIONS
Nathan Wallis has over a decade of corporate communications experience working in both media relations and internal communications across multiple sectors. He is now Head of Corporate Communications and Engagement for specialist financial mutual Wesleyan. A father of three with a keen interest in the education sector, Nathan has won awards for change management communications and is a recognised industry speaker.
Mr. Graham Hutchinson
Worked for Interserve plc and has been involved in a number of PFI and BSF school builds and FM delivery in the UK and worked for the company overseas in facilities and estates management. Graham has also been involved in a MAT as CEO of the Interserve Academy Trust and worked closely with the EFA, schools and undertaken Due Diligence on a number of school projects in terms of finance and building conditions
Mr. Andrew Harris
TRUSTEE / CHAIR OF AUDIT AND RISK
Andrew is the Plant Director of a Saint-Gobain factory in Telford. Andrew is not an education professional, but a manufacturing professional. Therefore he brings an alternative insight to the Trust. Andrew has a B.Sc. from the University of Manchester and a MBA from the Aberdeen Business School. Andrew also has global experience having consulted in over 20 countries. Andrew is dyslexic, so has a strong interest in inclusion and SEND. He is also Vice Chair of governors of a local non-trust primary school. He is a foster carer and enjoys pottering about in the garden in his free time.
Learning Community Trust. Company Number: 10846393. Registered Office: Hadley Learning Community, Waterloo Road, Hadley, Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom, TF15NU

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Tuesday 3rd September – Tammay & I left London and travelled to New York with Lynette. While in New York we stayed at The Marcel.
When I came across this building on Church Street, in SoHo, I was struck by the bizzare design. The giant monolith is 550 feet tall yet has no wondows.
7 years later I deceided to do a Google search for "tall building no windows" and the top result is a link to Softpedia. Completed in 1974, the building was designed by William H. Whyte to house telephone switching equipment for AT&T.
At the top of the Empire State Building.
A view of the Chrysler Building from the top of the Empire State Building just after sunset.
A view north from the Empire State Building as it started to get dark.
Tammay and Lynette at the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Central Park.
Tammay and Lynette in front of the Flatiron Building.
As we walked around Washington Square Park we noticed Ricki Lake filming for one of her shows.
The Moondance Diner didn't look particularly appetising but I had to take a photo. The diner appears in Friends where Monica works as a waitress.
The front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.
With the Empire State Building just about visible in the background.
Anat (one of Tammay's friends) worked in the cafe when she lived in New York. Cafe Lalo appears in the movie "You've Got Mail".
Tammay and I travelled on to Boston for our tour of New England.


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Q: Consultar Cuál es el mes por cada año con mayor Total de Ventas tengo una tabla ventas similar a esta: (con mas columnas obviamente pero no aplican a esta duda)
-Año  -  Mes  -  Total
-2011 -   1   -    3
-2011 -   2   -    5
-2011 -   3   -    1
-2011 -   4   -    6

-2012 -   1   -    7
-2012 -   2   -    1
-2012 -   3   -    3
-2012 -   4   -    6

-2013 -   1   -    3
-2013 -   2   -    4
-2013 -   3   -    7

-2014 -   1   -    2
-2014 -   4   -    3

y necesito obtner algo asi:
Año - Mes - total
2011 - 4  - 6
2012 - 1  - 7
2013 - 3  - 7
2014 - 4  - 3

Gracias de antemano

A: Lo puedes lograr con un subquery
SELECT T.Año, T.Mes, T.Total
FROM Tabla1 T
JOIN (
    SELECT Año, MAX(Total) as Total
    FROM Tabla1
    GROUP BY Año
) as X
ON T.Año = X.Año
AND T.Total = X.Total
ORDER BY T.Año

A: sin la base de datos me queda complicado realizarte la consulta, sin embargo, intenta con esto
select año, mes, MAX(ventas) from <nombre tabla> group by año, mes;

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First Holy Communion 2022
Penance – Sacrament of Reconciliation
Caragh Parish
Newbridge, Caragh & Prosperous
Communion / Confirmation 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The current rollout of the vaccination process in the country has lifted the hopes and spirits of us all after what has been a very difficult year for everyone. We continue to hope and pray that our lives can return to normal as soon as possible.
I know there is concern around celebrating the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. The government guidelines about the return to public worship specifically advises that 'other religious ceremonies such as Communions and Confirmations should not take place at this time.' I know that this is disappointing news.
The following is a statement from Bishop Denis Nulty,
"As you know I had already asked parishes not to plan to celebrate these sacraments in May this year. Given the latest advice from the government I am now asking that parishes do not proceed with planning for June and do not set any dates until further clarity is offered." – Bishop Denis Nulty
We appreciate your co-operation and look forward to being able to celebrate the sacraments in due course.
Fr. Joe McDermott


Holy Week and Easter Sunday, the 2016 versions, are in our rearview mirror. That means we are in the midst of the Easter Season – a.k.a. Eastertide or Paschal Time. To exemplify the importance the season holds on the Church liturgical calendar, Eastertide lasts 50 days, longer than both Lent and Advent.
St. Athanasius reckoned that the entire period should be regarded as "the great Lord's day" because, in the eyes of the Church, the Easter Season essentially is one single, joyful feast. And it will conclude with another great feast of joy: Pentecost.
So in Pentecost, for what or whom are we waiting? In a phrase: True strength.
"In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings" (Romans 8:26).
"Weakness" is one of my most obvious characteristics. Perhaps you can relate. That's especially true in prayer, in my communications with God. Some days are better than others. Some days, I can't shut off my heart and mind and lips in prayer. Then, there are times when it takes great effort to open my Liturgy of the Hours breviary or to reach for my rosary or to quiet my thoughts.
That's when I ask God for help. And I am certain – with my eyes of faith – that just as the Holy Spirit descended upon the twelve apostles, the Blessed Mother and other disciples on Pentecost, the Holy Spirit possesses me as well. The Spirit regularly comes to the aid of my weakness.
On those days, my periods of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer take me on a spiritual adventure. I will read one of the Psalms and find the Spirit using those words to guide how He wants me to pray. He might lead my heart into the realm of praising God; He might draw me into asking for help in the face of adversity. He might help me laud God for the way He has saved me in the past; He might point me in the direction of a search for God in my heart.
What strikes me is that so often when I pray, I don't know how I "ought" to talk with God because I don't truly know the will of God. I know what I think is important in my life, things I want and things I believe I need, things I believe other people in my life need. That is my will. I daily pray that God's will would replace my will, but I don't always have that absolute knowledge. The Holy Spirit is God, Third Person of the Trinity, and can put the Divine Will into action in my heart. So while I search for words to express something of which I'm not certain, the Holy Spirit can better express the deepest desires of my heart.
Before he ascended into heaven, Jesus promised to send the gift of the Holy Spirit to those who believe. That Spirit brings us power. That Spirit brings us strength to battle our prevalent weakness.
My weakest moments of prayer come in my often-feeble attempts at contemplation. I try to carve out 15 minutes to a half-hour of complete silence. I try to embrace true solitude in that quiet time, but my mind can get in the way. The voice in my head, reflecting whatever is going on in my heart and soul, won't stop talking many times yet gropes for the right words. In those internally noisy moments, I ask the Spirit to take over, to pray for me.
During this Eastertide, let us celebrate the Risen Christ by accepting that amazing Gift.


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Medicare & Reimbursement Advisor Weekly, July 15th, 2009
Medicare & Reimbursement Advisor Weekly, July 15, 2009
Infusion reimbursement drop would shift Medicare patients to hospitals
Greater payer MTM investment, reimbursement presents opportunities to make claims about drug profile
Reducing readmission: Can your products align with payer, hospital financial goals?
Access to meds difficult for Medicaid
by Bryan Cote
If Medicare has its way, it will eliminate all the gains achieved several years ago in infusion reimbursement for physician offices. The infusion codes were revised a few years ago to help offset average sales price (ASP) reimbursement, but it appears they would take a hit due to redistribution of practice expenses based on the AMA's supplemental physician survey. Using the chart below, you can see that reimbursement for infusing chemotherapy for the first hour would drop 39.7%; other biologics would drop significantly in 2010 as well, likely redirecting at least some portion of Medicare beneficiaries to the hospital setting, says Joel Brill, MD. This could have a ripple effect in further straining hospital formularies, reducing access, and creating higher plan costs. This is an "if" scenario since the reimbursement rates here are proposed. A final fee schedule is due in November.
The use of orals and injectables could, in theory, benefit in a lower infusion reimbursement market. As we've reported, the effect of a shift of Medicare beneficiaries to hospitals produces tighter margins and indirectly affects pharmacy and medical spend, says Faye Satterly, director of Martha Jefferson Hospital's cancer center in Charlottesville, VA. The changes in physician office infusion reimbursement would hit at the same time as a drop in hospital reimbursement to ASP+4%.
In the wake of the 2003 Medicare reimbursement changes, we studied the potential impact in our report, What If Cancer Care Shifts to the Hospital Outpatient Setting? Our conclusions could be helpful in understanding the effects these changes may have on access and quality of care: Thirty-eight percent of 302 responding physicians said it would help to have drugs that allowed more infusions per hour, and 78% of 54 hospitals surveyed said they would consider being more aggressive in urging physicians to select "cheaper drugs" for infusions, based on tightening margins.
Editor's note: If you are interested in studying the potential effect of these proposed changes, please contact me to discuss. –BC (860/712-8960)
As you may know, Medicare Part D MTM programs are changing again for 2010 to include more patients, with lower drug spend but more conditions. Here's how the changes will play out in California with Kaiser Permanente (KP) and how its program has worked so far. KP's MTM program used to target its entire eligible population, taking all comers in a more global approach. But many didn't have significant interventions after their complete med reviews with the KP-employed ambulatory care pharmacist. Now, KP is trying to target special populations or use key patient lists by using its integrated EMR, KP HealthConnect, to identify where the most critical need is.
Patients will be eligible for the plan's MTM services if they have any three of the core conditions in Figure 1 (see p. 3) and take a minimum of five medications from KP's list of drug classes. Patients must have an annual minimum drug spend of $3,000, a drop from the current $4,000 cutoff. If patients meet these criteria, they must opt out if they do not wish to be contacted (as opposed to some plan MTM programs that use an opt-in model).
One targeted population is looking at patients discharged from the hospital in the past week. KP does this every week. It looks to its EMR from all of its California medical centers and gets a list, by center, of all discharges. The list can be broken out by type of discharge or admission, such as those for chest pain. The list is then compared to the eligible MTM population KP has for the program year, and any matches are referred to the KP-employed ambulatory care pharmacists for workup (med reconciliation, review of discharge orders, discussion of meds). To date, there have been fewer readmissions for the MTM group compared to those not receiving MTM services.
"Often, patients get new meds at discharge, so we can identify patients going home and reach out to them at an important time and prevent readmissions or address bigger-picture issues with their treatment," says Erwin Jeong, RPh, a pharmacist at KP in Southern California.
Some KP ambulatory care pharmacists have signed collaborative practice agreements with doctors to allow them to adjust doses, switch medications, or initiate therapy.
Other examples of targeted populations include using KP's lab data access to pull a list of anyone with LDL-Cs greater than 100 or using pharmacy data to pull lists of patients on drugs to be avoided in the elderly. Jeong says the program can help get patient LDLs, for example, under control. Eligible MTM patients in skilled nursing settings and hospice are enrolled into the program using the opt-out method.
Reducing hospitalizations is one of the top benefits that plan medical directors look for when evaluating products for formulary adoption. And in terms of hospitals, there are indirect financial benefits for adopting products that keep patients from bouncing back after discharge.
For example, four readers from five different pharmaceutical companies recently asked me whether there's any financial or reimbursement benefit to hospitals that keep patients out of the acute setting after discharge.
Although you don't gain reimbursement by keeping the discharged patient out of the hospital beyond 30 days, you do avoid losing reimbursement if the patient is readmitted inside a month.
Medicare doesn't want to pay for hospital readmissions. Under Medicare's 9th Scope of Work rules, CMS' fiscal intermediaries currently monitor hospital readmissions, and if a patient is readmitted at the same facility for the same diagnosis within 30 days of discharge, the intermediary flags and sends an electronic note to the state Quality Improvement Organization (QIO).
The QIO then contacts the hospital asking for documentation and background records (e.g., the patient's discharge plan and care plan).
The QIO reviews the records and has the authority to deny payment for the readmission if it believes there's enough evidence that the hospital could have avoided the readmission or if the documentation or discharge plan are not of good quality.
Generally, if the QIO determines that there was not a great effort to get the patient the best discharge at the next best level of care (i.e., a skilled nursing facility), the hospital will not be reimbursed for the second readmission.
QIOs may go beyond an electronic/distance
review if there's a pattern at the same hospital.
If a hospital is not paid for readmissions and a pattern begins, we're talking about a significant revenue loss.
What causes readmissions?
Hospitals such as St. Joseph's in Atlanta are now tracking their readmissions and working to reduce their readmission rate and identify the chief causes. See the chart on p. 5 for analysis of St. Joseph's June readmissions (also see the July 10 MRAW for readmissions data). One-third of the readmissions in June were related to a precipitating surgery, and 25 of those bounced back within five days, says Anne Pedersen, RN, the hospital's care management director.
HeaRt FailuRe/CHeSt Pain examPle
The DRG for congestive heart failure is 293 (if the patient does not have other major comorbid conditions). Reimbursement under this DRG has a blended payment rate. For example, if a patient enters the hospital within 30 days of discharge for the same DRG, the average blended rate for hospitals concerning this DRG comes to about $4,500. But the cost of the second admission may be higher if you factor in two to three days' worth of emergency department costs, supplies, and nursing time. The hospital eats these costs if the QIO determines that the discharge plan documentation or plan of care were not adequate.
If your product keeps the coronary artery stable and patients out of the hospital for more than 30 days, the drug indirectly helps hospitals avoid revenue/reimbursement loss. CMS' goal is to help save $17 billion through these efforts. It wants to reduce so-called bouncebacks and have hospital staff work more in collaboration with the community (doctors, nurses, skilled nursing, etc).
Medicaid's cumbersome policies often lead to patients not getting or filling their prescriptions, receiving important diagnostic tests, or managing their chronic diseases, which will lead to more costs down the road, according to a new report released by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (www.communityplans.net).
Under current practice, the report estimates, Medicaid will cover 68 million people during the course of this year, but 13 million will not be enrolled in any given month mainly because their eligibility expired and they did not have a chance or the means to renew it. That results in lowered payments from the state and federal government to the providers and plans, whose officials say that getting those people eventually re-enrolled becomes an even bigger administrative and costly headache.
Officials from several health plans say creating policies that provoke churning is a common practice in states that are trying to reduce costs.
"States use the redetermination process to save money in times of tight budgets," says Elaine Batchlor, MD, chief medical officer at LA Care, a Medicaid plan with 750,000 members. "They tend to increase the frequency of redetermination; that's one way to decrease the number of people covered." Direct medical home model offers healthcare without insurers
An insurance-free primary care "direct medical home" that requires patients to pay low monthly fees, but gives them 24/7 access and cheaper healthcare costs, has the potential to save hundreds of billions of dollars if it's included in the national healthcare reform model, one advocate says (www.healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?content_id=235830&topic=WS_HLM2_PHY).
Benefits consulting study on HMOs
Increases in healthcare costs for consumers aren't likely to slow in 2010, with HMO rates projected to jump nearly 12%, according to a new study by benefits consulting firm Hewitt Associates. Although the study looks only at HMOs, it provides a snapshot at where companies are in negotiating 2010 rates with insurers (http://healthplans.hcpro.com/content/236024/topic/WS_HLM2_HEP/HMO-rates-to-jump-12-in-2010-Hewitt-study-projects.html).


Monica what is view on Sy. John's wort? I just bought some but I don't know what to believe now. SO much info and some of it is worrisome.
Monica I am enjoying your posts and comments. I was put on antidepressants for chronic pain 6 years ago. It made a huge difference in my life. It changed my perception of the pain but I lost a lot of myself. My creativity diminished and i had a very flat emotional state. The anxieties I suffered all my life were gone. Still, this Spring past it seemed to now be working anymore and my doctor wanted to up the meds. I refused. I hated taking meds which is why I only relented to the psychs in my late 40's because the pain and sadness seemed unbearable. I decided to come off them. It was horrors. I tapered but still had the usual withdrawal. I cried all the time which felt good actually, to feel again.


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What is the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)?
Question: "What is the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)?"
New Revised Standard Version – History
The NRSV was translated by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches, an ecumenical Christian group. It is called the New Revised Standard Version because it is a revision of, and meant to replace, the Revised Standard Version of 1952. Released in 1989, the NRSV has three versions: the NRSV, containing the Old and New Testaments, the NRSV Common Bible, which includes the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, and the NRSV Catholic Edition containing the Old Testament books in the order of the Latin Vulgate. There are also anglicized editions of the NRSV, which modify the text slightly to be consistent with British spelling and grammar.
New Revised Standard Version – Translation Method
The NRSV was intended to take advantage of manuscript discoveries made since the printing of the Revised Standard Version and to reflect advances in scholarship since the RSV had been released. The NRSV translators chose to eliminate archaic language, especially the pronouns "thee" and "thou." They also made the controversial decision to translate some gender-specific words using more gender-neutral wording in places where gender was not seen to be an issue, e.g., "people" in place of "mankind." The goal of the translators was to be "sensitive to the danger of linguistic sexism arising from the inherent bias of the English language towards the masculine gender" (Preface to the NRSV from the National Council of Churches website). The NRSV also sought to expand gender-specific phrases such as "brothers" into "brothers and sisters."
New Revised Standard Version – Pro's and Con's
Overall, the New Revised Standard Version is a good English Bible translation. The fact that the NRSV has a Catholic version (including the Apocrypha), and the fact that it is "gender-inclusive" in some of its renderings, prevented it from being adopted by most conservative and evangelical Christians. Also, many consider the NRSV to not be as free-flowing and natural-sounding English as it could be.
New Revised Standard Version – Sample Verses
John 1:1,14 – "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father's only son, full of grace and truth."
John 3:16 – "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life."
John 8:58 – "Jesus said to them, 'Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.'"
Ephesians 2:8-9 – "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—not the result of works, so that no one may boast."
Titus 2:13 – "while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ."
Recommended Resource: How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions by Gordon D. Fee & Mark L. Strauss
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using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Globalization;
using QuantConnect.Configuration;

namespace QuantConnect.ToolBox.IQFeed
{
    public enum LookupSequence
    {
        MessageStart,
        MessageDetail,
        MessageEnd
    }
    public enum LookupType
    {
        REQ_HST_TCK,
        REQ_HST_INT,
        REQ_HST_DWM,
        REQ_SYM_SYM,
        REQ_SYM_SIC,
        REQ_SYM_NAC,
        REQ_TAB_MKT,
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        REQ_TAB_MKC,
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        {
            var ipAddresses = Dns.GetHostAddresses(host);
            if (ipAddresses.Length == 0)
            {
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            return ipAddresses[0];
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        public static IPEndPoint GetEndPoint(PortType portType)
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            lock (this)
            {
                _serverIp = fields[2];
                if (!int.TryParse(fields[3], out _serverPort)) _serverPort = 0;
                if (!int.TryParse(fields[4], out _maxSymbols)) _maxSymbols = 0;
                if (!int.TryParse(fields[5], out _numberOfSymbols)) _numberOfSymbols = 0;
                if (!int.TryParse(fields[6], out _clientsConnected)) _clientsConnected = 0;
                if (!int.TryParse(fields[7], out _secondsSinceLastUpdate)) _secondsSinceLastUpdate = 0;
                if (!int.TryParse(fields[8], out _reconnections)) _reconnections = 0;
                if (!int.TryParse(fields[9], out _attemptedReconnections)) _attemptedReconnections = 0;
                if (!DateTime.TryParseExact(fields[10], "MMM dd hh':'mmtt", _enUS, DateTimeStyles.None, out _startTime)) _startTime = DateTime.MinValue;
                if (!DateTime.TryParseExact(fields[11], "MMM dd hh':'mmtt", _enUS, DateTimeStyles.None, out _marketTime)) _marketTime = DateTime.MinValue;
                _connected = false;
                if (fields[12] == "Connected") { _connected = true; }
                _iqFeedVersion = fields[13];
                _loginId = fields[14];
                if (!double.TryParse(fields[15], out _totalKbsRecv)) _totalKbsRecv = 0;
                if (!double.TryParse(fields[16], out _kbsPerSecRecv)) _kbsPerSecRecv = 0;
                if (!double.TryParse(fields[17], out _avgKbsPerSecRecv)) _avgKbsPerSecRecv = 0;
                if (!double.TryParse(fields[18], out _totalKbsSent)) _totalKbsSent = 0;
                if (!double.TryParse(fields[19], out _kbsPerSecSent)) _kbsPerSecSent = 0;
                if (!double.TryParse(fields[20], out _avgKbsPerSecSent)) _avgKbsPerSecSent = 0;
            }
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        public string serverIp { get { lock (this) return _serverIp; } }
        public int serverPort { get { lock (this) return _serverPort; } }
        public int maxSymbols { get { lock (this) return _maxSymbols; } }
        public int numberOfSymbols { get { lock (this) return _numberOfSymbols; } }
        public int clientsConnected { get { lock (this) return _clientsConnected; } }
        public int secondsSinceLastUpdate { get { lock (this) return _secondsSinceLastUpdate; } }
        public int reconnections { get { lock (this) return _reconnections; } }
        public int attemptedReconnections { get { lock (this) return _attemptedReconnections; } }
        public DateTime startTime { get { lock (this) return _startTime; } }
        public DateTime marketTime { get { lock (this) return _marketTime; } }
        public bool connected { get { lock (this) return _connected; } }
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        public double totalKbsRecv { get { lock (this) return _totalKbsRecv; } }
        public double kbsPerSecRecv { get { lock (this) return _kbsPerSecRecv; } }
        public double avgKbsPerSecRecv { get { lock (this) return _avgKbsPerSecRecv; } }
        public double totalKbsSent { get { lock (this) return _totalKbsSent; } }
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        public double avgKbsPerSecSent { get { lock (this) return _avgKbsPerSecSent; } }

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        private string _serverIp;
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        private int _numberOfSymbols;
        private int _clientsConnected;
        private int _secondsSinceLastUpdate;
        private int _reconnections;
        private int _attemptedReconnections;
        private DateTime _startTime;
        private DateTime _marketTime;
        private bool _connected;
        private string _iqFeedVersion;
        private string _loginId;
        private double _totalKbsRecv;
        private double _kbsPerSecRecv;
        private double _avgKbsPerSecRecv;
        private double _totalKbsSent;
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Europe to be covered with electric charging stations
Posted by: Yoyokuo 2021-02-26 Comments Off on Europe to be covered with electric charging stations
A number of the world's leading car manufacturers have come together to make a pledge which will see a rapid expansion of electric car charging ports in Europe. The manufacturers that have come together to forge this agreement are BMW, Daimler, Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche. Their initial goal is to install 400 ultra-fast charging sites in various locations around Europe and to then further expand to thousands by 2020.
"We intend to create a network that allows our customers on long-distance trips to use a coffee break for recharging", said Rupert Stadler, chairman of Audi AG, who was joined by the other said companies in signing a memorandum of understanding on 29 November.
The projected charging network with power levels up to 350 kW will be significantly faster than the most powerful charging system deployed today, the group said. Construction of the sites will begin in 2017 and you would think that they will continue constructing sites for as long as electric vehicles are in operation. The goal is to enable long-distance travel through open-network charging stations along major highways, which has not been feasible for most drivers to date. The companies said the charging experience is expected to evolve to be as convenient as refueling at conventional gas stations.
The parties identified that a breakthrough in e-mobility will only thrive if it has the following two things, Convincing and reliable cars, and a large networking of charging facilities.
Ford's president and chief executive Mark Fields said: "A reliable, ultra-fast charging infrastructure is important for mass consumer adoption and has the potential to transform the possibilities for electric driving."
The charging ports will not be available to Tesla Motors, who use a different charging system.
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In Town Lodging
Surrounding Area Lodging
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Tuesdays in the Plaza Concert Series
Name: Tuesdays in the Plaza Concert Series
Free summer concert series in the historic Healdsburg Plaza. Grab a blanket and a picinc and enjoy music filled summer evenings.
Band Line Up
DATE BAND GENRE
5/28/2019 Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings Slide Guitar / Blues
6/4/2019 King Street Giants Trad Jazz
6/11/2019* Sol Horizon High Vibes Reggae
6/18/2019 Gator Nation Band New Orleans R&B
6/25/2019 Sal's Greenhouse Funk / Soul
7/2/2019 The Sorentinos Retro Rock & Roll
7/9/2019* Afrolicious Disco / Funk / Soul
7/16/2019 Sunny and the Black Pack Soul, R&B and Rock
7/23/2019 Volker Strifler Band Blues / Rock
7/30/2019 Midtown Social Dance Party Beats
8/6/2019 Soul Fuse Soul / Funk / R&B
8/13/2019** Los Cenzontles Traditional Mexican Music
8/20/2019 The Carolyn Sills Combo Spaghetti Western Swing
8/27/2019 The Duvets Dance Rock
* = Movies in the Plaza after the concert (in English with Spanish subtitles)
** = Celebration of Latino Music & Art & Movies in the Plaza after the concert (in Spanish with English subtitles)
General Concert Rules
Please note the following rules are to ensure everyone's safety and enjoyment of the concerts:
Tuesdays in the Plaza are pet-free events. Service animals specifically trained to aid individuals with a disability are allowed.
Chairs and blankets left unattended prior to 4:00pm will be removed. Please keep group seating as compact as possible.
Tables, blankets, and reserved group seating are not permitted on the concrete. Pop-up tents and shade structures are not permitted. Tables must not obstruct the view of other concert attendees
Alcohol consumption is only permitted from 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Scooters, skateboards, and bicycles may not be ridden in the park or on the surrounding sidewalks
Barbeques are not permitted in the park
Smoking is not permitted in the park
Healdsburg Plaza Park
Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00 pm, May 28 - August 27, 2019
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(ii) that charge or proceeding is imminent.
(b) at the same time as the issue of the summons.
(2) A summons under subsection (1) requiring a person to appear before an examiner at an examination must be accompanied by a copy of the determination of the Board that the intelligence operation is a special operation or that the investigation into matters relating to federally relevant criminal activity is a special investigation.
(3) A summons under subsection (1) requiring a person to appear before an examiner at an examination shall, unless the examiner issuing the summons is satisfied that, in the particular circumstances of the special ACC operation/investigation to which the examination relates, it would prejudice the effectiveness of the special ACC operation/investigation for the summons to do so, set out, so far as is reasonably practicable, the general nature of the matters in relation to which the person is to be questioned, but nothing in this subsection prevents an examiner from questioning the person in relation to any matter that relates to a special ACC operation/investigation.
Note: Those matters could relate to a charge or confiscation proceeding against the person (see subsection 25A(6A)).
(4) The examiner who is holding an examination may require a person appearing at the examination to produce a document or other thing.
(b) the examiner, or a person who is an authorised person in relation to the ACC, may administer an oath or affirmation to a person so appearing at the examination.
(6) In this section, a reference to a person who is an authorised person in relation to the ACC is a reference to a person authorised in writing, or a person included in a class of persons authorised in writing, for the purposes of this section by the CEO.
(7) The powers conferred by this section are not exercisable except for the purposes of a special ACC operation/investigation.
(8) A failure to comply with section 29A, so far as section 29A relates to a summons under subsection (1) of this section, does not affect the validity of the summons.
(c) paragraph (1)(d) were, by express provision, confined to dealing with a confiscation proceeding against the person that has commenced or is imminent.


Our latest announcement in OO is the diminutive PF012A PFA four wheeled container flat.
These distinctive four wheeled flats entered service from 1986 on the iconic Cawoods Coal containerised coal trains, which ran from collieries across England and Wales to ports in the North West for onward shipment to Ireland. These saw them run in block trains behind classic BR Blue and sector liveried traction such as Class 37s, 56s and 60s.
In the early 1990's a portion of these wagons were allocated to British Fuels and ran to various destinations between the North of England and Scotland. After privatisation of the railways, the PFAs continued in service carrying domestic coal traffic, but were also used to carry special gypsum containers for British Gypsum, and are still in service today, carrying low level nuclear waste for DRS.
Our model of this versatile wagon will see a diecast flat wagon with multiple configurations to reflect their years of diverse service. A highly detailed container flat wagon with a wealth of separately applied parts will be joined with an array of different container bodies in multiple packs.
With separate sprung buffers, diecast chassis for weight and provision made for easy conversion to EM and P4, these wagons will be the highest standards modellers expect from us.
A pre-production sample due in the coming weeks, with CAD design complete and tooling almost completed in China.
The as delivered iconic Cawoods Coal wagons will be catered for, as well as the bright orange British Fuels containers. These will come in packs of three wagons, with different identities and multiple packs available, allowing appropriate rakes to be built.
Two different gypsum containers in two different liveries will also be offered for British Gypsum traffic, again in multiple packs of three wagons with different identities, branding and liveries, allowing colourful long rakes to be assembled as per the prototypes, perfect for EWS locos such as Class 66, 60 and 56. There will be two packs of three DRS flats carrying low level radioactive waste vessels and a separate pack of empty DRS flats which are also used as barrier vehicles.
The price for each pack is £69.95 and available direct from Accurascale. Pre-ordering is now open with a delivery date of July 2019. For more information and to place an order, click here!


It's a Tony Starlight Christmas!
I've been steeped in the wonderful music of James Bond lately in advance of a 007 tribute show I'm staging this March 007th. Overall, the Bond themes are absolutely terrific. Most hold up better than the films. Here is my ranking of all 23 themes. Just click start on the video and read.
Keep up to date on all the shows, special events and fantastic happenings with Tony Starlight and at The Tony Starlight Showroom.


How often should you bathe your baby and Key Benefits of Bathing Your Baby, It is a question that a lot of new parents ask themselves and others when they have their first child. There are two separate questions in this. Firstly, how often is often enough, and second, how often is too often? While there is some belief that you can never be too clean, the fact is that your skin – and your baby's – provides natural protection through bodily oils, which prevent infection and irritation being caused by clothing and everyday dirt.
Bathing overly often will strip those oils and lead to increased irritation and is, therefore, a bad thing. Some people think that a daily bath is necessary, but for a child, this is not really the case. In fact, cleansers and water can damage your baby's skin if used too frequently. If you must bathe the baby daily, then you must use a gentle cleanser like a mild soap designed specifically for babies to avoid the aforementioned stripping of oils. The parts of a baby that will get dirty quickest are its face, from feeding and general baby activity, and the diaper area. Regularly washing your baby's face, cleaning up at the time of a diaper change, and cleaning up in case of any other obvious soiling will be more than enough.
There is no stipulated time frame for how often you absolutely must bath your baby. Every other day is really frequently enough as long as you ensure that the baby is generally clean. Babies do seem to enjoy a bath and find warm water soothing. Even if you like a good hot bath, remember that your baby's skin is more sensitive, and just above tepid will more than suffice.
Previous articleBeginners Guide: How Should You Bath Your Baby?


Abstract:Tracheobronchial foreign body (TFB) aspiration is rare in adults, although incidence rates increase with advancing age. Risk factors for TFB aspiration in adults are a depressed mental status or impairment in the swallowing reflex. Symptoms associated with TFB aspiration may range from acute asphyxiation with or without complete airway obstruction, to cough, dyspnea, choking, or fever. In adults, many other medical conditions mimic breathing abnormalities similar to those associated with TFB aspiration. If the history is not suggestive, then only a high index of suspicion can ensure proper diagnosis and timely removal of the foreign body. Initial treatment is airway support. Radiographic imaging may assist in localizing the foreign body. Bronchoscopic removal of the foreign body is necessary to avoid long-term sequelae. Flexible bronchoscopy is effective both in the diagnosis and removal of foreign bodies.


Waffles have become a staple in my diet ever since I got a waffle maker a few months ago. Luckily I've found a way to make them vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar-free so I can enjoy them safe in the knowledge that they're cruelty-free and they won't hurt my sensitive stomach. It also helps that they taste amazing and are pretty awesome for your body too! I like adding protein powder to mine to keep me going all morning but that's definitely optional.
Make the flax eggs by mixing the ground flaxseed and the water in a small cup. Set aside.
Grease your waffle maker with a small amount of coconut oil (if needed) then preheat it. I use setting 2 on mine which is the equivalent of 2 minutes preheating time and 2 minutes cooking time.
Add the flour, baking powder and cacao/protein powder into a mixing bowl and stir them together. Mix in the milk and flax eggs then add the coconut sugar to taste. The batter should be very thick at this point.
Once your waffle maker has preheated (mine beeps to tell me it's ready!) pour the mixture into it, close the lid and leave it to cook for a couple of minutes (again, mine beeps once it's done).
Once cooked, remove the waffle and serve it with whatever you like - I recommend berries, maple/rice syrup and nut butter. Enjoy!
Wow these look amazing Meghan, I need to get myself a waffle maker and try these soon!
Thank you Simos! You definitely should, waffles are such a quick and easy breakfast to make!


Sunday morning at the La Jolla Farmer's Market. Buckets & buckets of Gerber daisy bouquets fill the morning with bright colors. I wave to the doggies at the fence waiting for their owners & laugh at a white dog with a beard like a goat! Good Morning!
This entry was posted in 2014 Art Journal, Art, Art Journals, California, Dogs, Farmer's Markets, Flowers, Gerber Daisy, La Jolla, San Diego, United States, Watercolor paintings and tagged Art, art journals, California, dogs, Flowers, Gerber Daisy, La Jolla, La Jolla Farmer's Market, Paintings, San Diego, United States, watercolors on March 20, 2014 by Nancy Lee Artist By-the-Sea.


Editor's note: This is a guest blog post written by Maria Peagler, a social media strategist and award winning author whom I met on twitter.
Identify your goal. Do you want to fill seats in your restaurant on slow nights, announce unused appointment times, or differentiate your brand from all the rest? Before you start in social media, know your purpose. That drives the rest of your decisions.
Join a social network and listen. A client recently asked me what she should post on her local chamber's Facebook Friday promotion, where local small business owners can share a short blurb promoting themselves. My advice? First, observe what other businesses are doing in that space, then improve on that. Why not shoot a thirty-second video and post it to the chamber page? I bet no one else is doing that.
Learn how to use use social tools to communicate to customers regularly. If you're posting on your Facebook page, ask for people to Like your business page or join your email newsletter. Asking clients to call you misses out on the opportunity to repeatedly communicate with them via social networks.
Integrate your marketing, advertising, and social media. Include your URLs for your website and all social networks on your advertising, business cards, invoices, receipts, and door signage. And tell people about it. Social media is both an in-person and online relationship.
Make your website social. Add a Facebook Like button to your webpage so people can connect with you in one click. Add your latest updates from Twitter to your webpage and add a YouTube video. Give clients the opportunity to get to know your business in multiple ways.
Assign responsibility for social media. If you plan on doing your own social media, what will you give up or delegate to free up that time? Even if you are letting your staff handle social media duties, realize it takes time and you'll need to redistribute their current workload.
Set a schedule. You're entirely too busy to remember to do it, believe me. Make a timeline to update your social media channels or meet with your publicist/soical media strategist. Stick to it. Even if you decide to do social media on your own, realize it's wise to partner with a specialist for or special events or big promotions.
Turn your challenges into opportunities. If you can't afford TV commercials, shoot your own and post them on YouTube. Video has never been more affordable to small business, and DIY messages have authenticity slick commercials lack. Grab your Flip video camera and get creative.
Have fun. Social media allows you to reach out and show your best self to your customers. Enjoy it and let them get to know you. One of my accounting clients plans on running accounting jokes on her Facebook page every so often to loosen up her firm's image. She knows people don't relish tax season, but her firm has a sense of humor and she wants to show it off.
Maria Peagler is the owner of Willow Ridge Media, a concierge publicity and social media agency specializing in small business. She's an eight-time award-winning author and publisher, and writes about social media for small business at her Willow Ridge Media blog.
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Boy, I hope all local businesses read this guest's post. Every single commercial done locally is lacking all the qualities that Maria mentions are available to them via social media and other tech tools.
Anyway, thanks Maria for these strategic tips and for your specificity of support for each one.
Jeff – Glad you found the tips useful. In my experience, small business owners really do want to start in social media, but they find it overwhelming. I break it down and make it accessible and achievable.
Curt and Jeff, As always thanks for your support of my business. It's a pleasure to work with great folks like you. It was really great to have Maria on board this time carrying the social media message in new way.


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Q: R: Terminal IDE for Centos6 server without admin access I need a replacement for RStudio Server which I can install and manage myself on a remote server (no sudo access). Gedit + XQuartz on my MacBook performs very poorly due to the lack of integration with R.
I was looking at vimR, and it appears to have the functionality that I need and should be able to easily extend to Python and other programming languages, which is important. But I think this guide is out of date, and the installation of dependencies is convoluted and ultimately requires installing via the package manager which is not an option.
Are there other alternatives to this? Google has not brought up anything useful so far.


A student stands in a burnt classroom burnt by the Islamist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, May 12, 2012.
The United States has been accused of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses by Nigeria's army and police, with the plans to send military advisers to Nigeria. The impunity by the Nigerian authorities is encouraged by President Muhammadu Buhari's apparent condoning of human rights violations.
Twice on TV, the president has failed to condemn indiscriminate killings of first Shia Muslims in Zaria by the army last year and then the shooting of pro-Biafran protesters in Aba, Abia State.
This article was published on the Amnesty International website.
Last week's announcement that the US plans to deploy military advisors to assist the Nigerian government fight Boko Haram and is considering restarting the training of an infantry battalion, despite the lack of investigation by Nigerian authorities in to possible war crimes and possible crimes against humanity by the Nigerian military should raise alarm bells. In the absence of concrete action to investigate possible atrocities the Obama administration risks giving its seal of approval to impunity.
While the armed group Boko Haram still poses a deadly threat to civilians in north-east Nigeria and the region, Amnesty International's research clearly shows that the Nigerian military has committed mass violations, including crimes under international law. The United States must insist on a clear commitment to accountability and to safeguards against future violations before considering this sort of military assistance.
In a report released last year entitled Stars on their Shoulders, Blood on their Hands, Amnesty International documented the deaths of over 7,000 people in the custody of the Nigerian military as a result of starvation, dehydration, disease, overcrowding and suffocation since 2011, some as young as nine years old. The Nigerian military also extra-judicially executed at least 1,200 men and boys between 2012 and 2014. These people were killed after they had been captured and when they presented no danger, in violation of international humanitarian law (IHL). One of the most horrific mass extrajudicial executions by the military happened on 14 March 2014 in Maiduguri, Borno state. In the aftermath of a Boko Haram attack on the military detention facility at Giwa barracks during which detainees were released, the military killed at least 640 men and boys, most of them recaptured detainees. No-one has been held accountable for these killings.
Following the launch of Amnesty International's report, Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari, pledged to investigate these crimes. President Buhari also stated that the first task of the Attorney General would be to advise him on investigations.
Nine months later, no action has been taken to begin these investigations.
The failure to investigate or establish accountability is reinforcing a culture of impunity and contributing to ongoing human rights violations by the military. On 12-13 December 2015, the military reportedly killed hundreds of members of the Shi'a Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna state. The group's leader, Ibraheem Zakzaky, was arrested at his residence and remained in incommunicado detention at the end of the year. Hundreds of others were also arrested. The Kaduna State Government and the Nigerian Human Rights Commission have both begun investigations into this incident.
All states providing military equipment or training must ensure that all prospective units are stringently vetted to demonstrate that they can act consistently with full respect for international human rights and humanitarian law before assistance is agreed. This same principle is also part of US law.
Increasing military assistance to Nigeria in the absence of clear steps towards investigations or implementation of critical human rights safeguards could run the risk of facilitating human rights violations.
Before committing to this path, US policy makers must carefully examine the Nigerian military's human rights record. Nigeria must protect its people from armed groups like Boko Haram, but it cannot do so by letting its military commit mass atrocities with impunity.


We caught Dent May as he performed at the Carpark Records Sweet 16 Showcase during SXSW!
Dent May, Los Angeles, is a psychedelic lo-fi hippie making the best kind of feel good jams. Signed to Paw Tracks Label, Animal Collective, since 2009 May has given us 3 studio albums and countless good vibes.
Watching his unlikely-looking bandmates set up their instruments, including a violin, was almost humorous. I distinctly remember the drummer wearing a Michael Jackson t-shirt.
May kicked off the set with Eastover Wives, a cool and easy going tune satirically about married women in May's hometown of Eastover in Jackson, Mississippi.
After that, May followed up with Fun, Corner Piece, Do things, Picture on a Screen and Home Groan. All tailored in psychedelic experience while each song brought its own presence to the night.
To wrap up the night we heard Do I Cross Your Mind? and Best Friend. Best Friend is one of my favorite Dent May songs. It's catchy riffs and romantic lyrics just make you wanna dance! The finale was truly the cherry on top with his single, Born Too Late. If you haven't heard this track, be ready to have a song stuck in your head for life!
So everyone get excited, get groovy and be on the look out for more funky tracks.


Mulberry Silk Georgette is an exquisitely soft and lustrous Jo Sharp yarn made with 25% Mulberry Silk and 75% Extrafine Merino Wool. Ideal for baby and to wear close to the skin and is a hand wash fabric.
Mulberry Silk is the finest, smoothest and most lustrous silk available on the market. A premium is paid for Mulberry Silk, which was first developed in China and is made from the silkworms of the Bombyx Mori Moth. The moths are kept in a controlled environment, free from noise and strong odor and are fed exclusively on Mulberry leaves. Mulberry Silk is superior to other "wild silks" which are grown from a variety of feeds, and which tend to be rougher in texture, heavier and less lustrous.
Tension: 25 sts & 33 rows measured over 10cm of Stocking stitch using 3.25mm needles (USA 3) (UK 10).
50g ball (1 3/4 oz).


Creating something new requires a similarly high level of effort for our brains. The best time to do creative work like solving problems or writing is in the morning or right after lunch. As the day drags on you won't be quite as sharp, quick, or efficient as you were in the morning.
Try to be aware of your brains current energy state to decide whether or not you're up to the task of serious thinking. Doing the hard, important work of solving problems when you're strong will yield big dividends!
What's the first thing you do when you get to work in the morning? Check your email!
All things considered, reading and responding to email ranks fairly low on the creativity scale. Your brain can generally get through this task without problems even when energy is low.
To make the most of your brains limited peak-performance time don't waste it responding to emails. Instead knock out an hour of highly creative work, and then wade through the emails after that.
For those who don't think they could make it an hour or so into a work day without reading their email, try skimming the subjects looking for anything urgent first (that's what I do).
4. Take Five… or Ten!
I've been talking a lot about your brain being fatigued. David Rock's research highlighting that heavy usage of our brains physically drains us was eye opening for me. I thought I just had to push through the lows if I wanted to be more productive.
Before doing anything that requires a great deal of thinking, prioritizing, writing, or creating.
So if your brain requires massive amounts of energy to think, and that makes us physically tired, why aren't we exhausted ALL the time. After all, I'm always thinking right?
Yes, but our brains think at two broad levels. High-level thinking is anything where we have to concentrate, like writing or solving a problem. Lower-level thinking is almost automatic, like driving or brushing your teeth.
You can take something that is high-level thinking now, create a repeatable routine to do it, and transform it into lower-level (lower energy) thinking. For example: Preparing shipments, formatting reports, or creating invoices.
Look for areas of your own daily routine that could be "automated" and save the real thinking for important stuff!
Our brains can really only do one thing at a time. What you think is multitasking is really just rapid attention switching. Not only does it expend more energy, but your never able to get into "The Zone" where your productivity really soars.
If you've got 5 important things to do, prioritize them, line them up, then focus 100% on each task serially. You'll be done much quicker and with much better results!
As David Rock puts it, "We are the descendants of people who paid a lot of attention when something rustled in the bushes." So true!
When that email notification pops up or your phone buzzes your brain switches it's focus for just a moment. That one moment is enough to break you out of "The Zone" (or keep you from ever getting in it more likely).
To do your best, most efficient, highest quality work you need to be 100% focused on it. Disable your notifications. All of them. Give it a try, you'll be amazed!
Did you find these tips useful? Please share it with your co-workers and friends!


Are you looking to save thousands on your next home purchase? Well Look no further, this home qualifies for a No Closing Cost Loan. Here is your opportunity to own this Move in ready Pool home located in the Colonial town district, minutes from DT Orlando and zoned for Audubon Park K-8. This charming bungalow style home is situated on a large lot with mature landscaping and a freshly painted exterior. Upon entering you will notice the bright and open floor plan with crown molding, real hard wood flooring, Plantation shutters and a soft color palate to compliment everyone's taste. The kitchen features Silestone quartz counter tops, solid wood cabinets and opens up to the formal dining room and family room. This home was originally built in 1951 with approx. 800 sqft. In Oct of 2003, an addition of approx. 1200 feet was added to included a new living room, laundry room, master bedroom and bath, and pool. This 3 bed/ 2 bath home features a desirable split bedroom floor plan. The master suite offers access to the pool, walk in closet, walk in shower and dual sinks. The other 2 bedrooms are generously sized and share a nicely appointed bathroom. The back yard is like your own private oasis featuring a private pool with paver deck and covered pergola with outside refrigerator and built in DCS grill perfect for entertaining. Minutes from Mills 50 a beloved arts community with a variety of local businesses,restaurants, and unique shops. Close proximity to Lake Eola, Amway, to Harry P. Leu Gardens and much more!


Words, they have the power to build people up, confine people to where they are, and break people down. Choose your words carefully before you utter them to others but most importantly the words you utter to yourself must be positive. Instill belief and hope within yourself. May these quotes inspire you to utter the best words to yourself so that you may achieve your dreams.
wow…!!! these quotes have been so inspiring and so helpful. They have changed how I view the utter power that words can have. Thank you.


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CCP: Who makes up the party
Richard McGregor
Demography is destiny, as is said – and the numbers in China make for a compelling story.
Other east Asian systems also have fewer women in their ranks than many Western countries, but none are as bad as China (Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images)
Published 3 Jan 2023
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Over summer in Australia we're featuring selected articles from the past year. This was originally published 15 November 2022.
These first three charts, taken together, tell you a lot about the Chinese Communist Party.
The ones on age and gender make China an outlier compared with many other countries. In other words, the senior ranks of the party are mostly old, as in over 60 years old, and overwhelmingly male. Younger, women politicians are now commonplace in many countries. But not in China.
In some respects, the age profile of the senior echelons of the party – in the Central Committee – is similar to many east Asian political systems, or, perhaps more accurately, their bureaucracies. In such systems, promotion is tied to age and time served. In the case of China, the party bureaucracy is the political system, and you rarely rise through the ranks without serving your time outside of Beijing.
Many Chinese will argue this is a positive feature of the system. It is a meritocracy, and you have to prove yourself before being promoted. There is some truth in this. Other east Asian systems also have fewer women in their ranks than many Western countries, but none are as bad as China.
This graph represents the situation at the last Party Congress, in 2017. It may be even worse now, as for the first time in 25 years, there is not a single woman in the Politburo in the wake of the 20th Party Congress, held in October 2022.
The third graph, on professions, encapsulates one of the major reforms of the party in recent decades. Look at 1987, and the dominant professions still represent the party's revolutionary, and rural, roots. Farmers are the largest group, followed by cadres (party and government officials) and blue-collar workers.
The years of double-digit growth are tailing off – no economy grows at ten per cent for ever – and the world economy is now slowing as well.
Fast forward to 2017 and you can see the impact of Jiang Zemin's decision 16 years earlier to allow entrepreneurs to officially join the party. They now make up somewhere between ten to 25 per cent of the membership. From the CCP's perspective, this was an inspired reform, and highly successful, as it merged the party's interests with the businesses that drive the economy. But I wonder what this chart will look like in ten years hence?
Xi Jinping has shown little empathy with the private sector. A number of high-profile entrepreneurs have been targeted on his watch. Will they be so keen to join the party in the future? More to the point, will the party welcome them in?
The Chinese economy is struggling at the moment. A "Covid zero" policy and associated lockdowns have clobbered growth. A slow burn property crisis is dragging down the biggest sector of the economy, construction. On top of which the country is facing both a secular and cyclical slowdown. Put another way, the years of double-digit growth are tailing off (no economy grows at ten per cent forever), and the world economy is now slowing as well.
All of those trends, though, are to some extent reversible. China's demographic crisis, however, is not. As this chart shows, China will lose more than 100 million workers in the next decade and a half, and it can do little to reverse that.
The one-child policy, which started in 1980, is largely to blame. But so are the same factors that are present in many economies. Women are having fewer babies. In part, this is an individual choice for many women. But it is also because Chinese couples worry that they cannot afford the cost of raising many children, and so stop at one, even though the government now allows and indeed encourages them to have more.
All is not gloom in the economy. Some of China's investments in industry policy have paid off, in solar energy, wind turbines and electric vehicles, the supply chains of which are dominated by China. But however well China does on this front, it will have a smaller workforce and high pension costs. Not even the mighty communist party can do much about that.
As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms
The race for lithium
Refugees may become victims of Malaysia's electoral politics
Massimiliano Tani 30 Mar 2017 12:04
Skilled migration: Solving the puzzle
The division of responsibility between immigration and employment departments may generate discrepancies.
Emanuel Sarfraz 1 Aug 2017 12:43
Pakistan: The combustible democracy
Those familiar with the chequered history of Pakistani politics are nervous about what lies ahead.
Bec Strating, Joanne Wallis 1 Feb 2022 12:30
Joining the "Barty party" in foreign and defence policy
If Australia wants a role model for how to present itself to the world, the tennis champ embodies humility and grit.


Named for Bob Pascal, a 1956 graduate of Duke and a former All-America running back for the Blue Devils who provided a lead gift of $6 million for the project, the 80,000-square foot building is located within the Brooks Practice Facility. The structure features a 120-yard football playing surface.
The building, designed and constructed by The Beck Group with primary use scheduled for Duke's football and campus recreation programs, has a 65-foot ceiling at its peak and also includes a filming tower, retractable goalpost and locker room facility for game officials.
In addition to having a dynamic impact on Duke's football program, the indoor facility will significantly augment the school's Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department where over 5,000 students participate in club and intramural sports annually.


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Just off to get the train from Sheffield. What pubs are people heading to before the game?
It's in the Daily Fail and it just says he is "in the frame", with no sources quoted or even hinted at.
Brighton would need to win by 5 goals or more to go back above us.
Looked deliberate to me. A clear, unnatural movement of his elbow towards Torreira's face. The rules is the rules.
Man City in 2000 Norwich in 2011 Saints in 2012 I make that three in twelve. So not really that uncommon.
Liverpool score twice in 2 minutes to take a 2-0 lead. That will annoy a few people on here I'm sure.
Oh no. Jack Stephens coming on. A defender with a knack of giving away late goals, against a team with a knack of scoring them.
Wolves have gone to pieces now.
How did he save that!?
hahahahahahaha!!! So undeserved but who cares!
2nd half possession 79-21 in Wolves' favour! Jeeesus!
Traore coming on for Wolves. About time we made our change as well I reckon.
Yeah it's finally been updated on BBC now as well. They took their time though.
That was horrendous from JV. Lucky to get away with it.
JWP carrying an injury perhaps? Romeu warming up.


I love motorcycling through what's known to motorcyclists as the "twisties". Laymen refer to these as curves.
Although the thrill of leaning into a curve is often exhilarating, curves also pose some uncertainty, as to what's around the bend. Not being able to see around the bend causes some anxiety, because the unknown is usually scary and unpredictable.
In his book "A Bend in the Road", Dr, David Jeremiah chronicles his battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and points to the book of Psalms as a sustaining ally, when you're in the fight for your life. The book was of particular interest to me, because I too was in a similar battle as I read it.
Sometimes, those curves in life come upon you suddenly, and you're faced with the inherent uncertainties that come with not knowing what's on the end of the bend.
Your bend in life may be a loved-one suffering from a terminal illness, your own physical battles, children in trouble, job uncertainties, financial difficulties, loss of a loved-one and the list goes on.
Whatever the bend in your life may be, God promises to go with you all the way through it, to the other side. What a powerful and sustaining ally to have at your side during a time of angst and uncertainty.
As a person, I know the answer to that question.
As a nation, I fear the answer.


Home » Projects » Author Programs » French Food: Bon appétit !
The French are world-famous for their food — both for the way they prepare it, and for their love of eating it. We'll do both!
We'll learn some French as we practice measuring, reading a recipe, and learning techniques.
See the incredible food designs created by Antonin Carême, the father of French cuisine and Chef of the Kings!
We'll set the table à la française and practice French table manners as we cook, bake and taste French foods. Bon appétit!
This course, created and taught by Cynthia Wildridge in 2017, was offered to students at The Lamplighter School in Dallas during a week-long summer camp.


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Poly students string together tale of Total Defence
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Team Nacho Cheese with Dr Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information. PHOTO: MINDEF
Kimberly Lim
Imagine explaining Total Defence in 30 seconds.
That was what Team Nacho Cheese from Nanyang Polytechnic succeeded in doing at this year's N.E.mation! 12 competition.
Their short film, String Of Singapore, went on to win the pilot Youth Crowdsource Category at the competition, organised by Nexus, the Ministry of Defence department in charge of Total Defence and National Education.
Miss Ng Si Rong Nataline, 18, who is pursuing a diploma in animation at the poly, told The New Paper: "Since the animation clip can be only 30 seconds, we decided to take only the key points and wrote a poem to summarise the idea."
There were 643 entries from 1,328 participants across all categories.
The Youth Crowdsource Category, open to individuals aged 17 to 35, was introduced this year.
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All participants were required to limit their films to 30 seconds, which is half the time set in previous N.E.mation! competitions.
Miss Ng said: "We were shocked to find out we won as we felt that many of our course mates had more technical skills.
"The other teams also animated their films well.
"The feeling was amazing, and we are glad to have this opportunity."
A spokesman for Nexus said: "String Of Singapore creatively used a ball of string to tell the story of how Total Defence has enabled us to overcome past challenges, such as racial riots and the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome in Singapore."
OVERSEAS TRIP
Apart from a trophy, Nacho Cheese also won a fully sponsored trip to Japan.
Miss Ng said: "We got the chance to visit (production studio) Production I.G. Inc., received a tour of their company and learnt about the daily life of an animator.
"We managed to visit Disneyland and had fun as a team, and we took this as an opportunity to unwind after one month of intense animation work."
Their film will be broadcast nationwide.
Miss Ng urged young people to participate in the next N.E.mation! competition, describing it as "an opportunity to gain more exposure".
N.E.mation! 2019 is now open, and submissions will close on Aug 12.
A cash prize of $1,000 for each winner is up for grabs, and winners also get the opportunity to intern at Big 3 Media and CraveFX, a media and animation studio respectively.
For more details, visit nemation.sg/
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LongRoom News › SciTech
NASA announcement: Mars to reach closest point to earth in 15 years for THIS reason
Express.co.uk | 6/17/2018 | Staff
penaert (Posted by) Level 3
6/17/2018 9:08 PM EST in SciTech
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Yet the orbits of both planets are slightly tilted, and follow different paths.
Giant planets including Jupiter exert a gravitational pull on other celestial bodies such as Mars, which affects the orbits of different planets.
Mars - Orbit - Earth - Difference - Perihelion
Mars' orbit is more elliptical than Earth's, and so the difference between its perihelion and...
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Fintech Trends in 2022 With Hokodo, DataSeers, Ageras, Token, Lumanu
Throughout December, our community of fintech CEOs and leaders have shared their thoughts s on this year's major fintech trends. Today we hear from Ageras, DataSeers, Hokodo, Lumanu and Token.
Ageras
Martin Hegelund, CMO and co-founder of Ageras
For Martin Hegelund, CMO and co-founder of Ageras – a fintech offering a complete ecosystem of tools and services for more than one million small businesses – the spotlight in 2022 was on buy now, pay later (BNPL).
"For the average consumer, the rise of BNPL, with a 75 per cent growth since last year, has been one of the major keywords for 2022," he says: "That also ignited a healthy debate on how much government regulation is required in the fintech space.
"Clearly, the industry is maturing, and alternative financial products or technologies are increasingly being used, accepted, and trusted. So the mass adoption of unregulated financial products and the conversations around their impact on consumers, society, and the industry itself has been a significant theme."
DataSeers
Adwait Joshi, the founder and CEO of DataSeers
Adwait Joshi is the founder and CEO of DataSeers, a fintech helping banks and payment companies by applying big data and analytics at a large scale. He talks about two major events in 2022.
"The reduction of funding and related losses in the venture capital investment world, as well as the significant turmoil in the crypto world, most recently capped off by the FTX collapse. From FTX, BlockFi, and Voyager to Celsius, there's no denying it has been a tough year out there for cryptocurrencies.
"On the funding side, research has given us a clear indication of what has transpired. While one-fifth of all venture capital investments went to fintech in 2021, support fell drastically this year. By the end of 1Q22, VC funding dropped by 20 per cent. By 3Q22, VC fintech investment totalled just $12.9billion, down $23.1billion year over year.
"It's clear the fintech bubble is bursting, reshaping the battle between traditional financial institutions and their tech-oriented counterparts. Fintech companies have too often failed to execute their stated goals and priorities, including becoming operationally profitable or adequately capitalised.
"As a result, fintech companies are downsizing, dramatically cutting their staffs, lowering their expenses, and finding other ways to preserve their cash reserves and elongate their runways. Meanwhile, product adoption remains slow, as many service categories report low single-digit worldwide market share."
Hokodo
Louis Carbonnier, CEO and co-founder, Hokodo
This year, the macroeconomic environment has shifted radically, with the explosion of an asset bubble that had been fuelled by a long period of low interest rates, says Louis Carbonnier, co-founder and co-CEO of B2B BNPL provider Hokodo.
"Fintech – and the broader economy – must learn to operate in a 'new normal', with higher interest rates and more conservative VC funding," he tells The Fintech Times. Against this backdrop, some areas of fintech like crypto have unravelled, but we expect that the more robust and sensible parts of the sector will emerge stronger from the crisis.
"Naturally, I've been following developments in the BNPL space. Throughout 2020 and 2021, BNPL exploded in popularity. Consumers relished the opportunity to spread the cost of purchases at an uncertain time. For businesses, adoption of BNPL was a natural progression from the shift to online trade.
"Then, in 2022, the trend in B2C changed trajectory. A huge, global BNPL provider was, sadly, forced to make a swathe of redundancies and experienced a devaluation of 85 per cent, amid rising interest rates and falling consumer spend.
"However, this is not a trend reflected in the broader embedded financial services space. Businesses are waking up to the potential of embedded finance, driving further innovation in the market. I don't think this is a trend which will slow down as we go into the new year."
Todd Clyde, CEO of Token
Todd Clyde is the CEO of Token and an established operator of Silicon Valley software companies. He addresses the changing payments landscape.
"This time last year, we predicted that open banking payments would fund the new 'fintech layer' in 2022, and that has prediction has come true," he says. "In the UK alone, open banking payments have grown over 155 per cent in the last year, and are now a mainstream method for topping up stored value wallets. Alongside repaying credit card debt, this has emerged as a top use case.
"Reflecting back on the last 12 months, it's clear payments have asserted their position as the most exciting opportunity for open banking players. Many data-first open banking providers have now pivoted to payments, and we've seen Personal Finance Management-focused solutions closing shop.
"As we head into 2023, growing uptake of open banking by retailers and consumers is moving the open banking conversation beyond use case discussions — it is starting to settle in as 'another way to pay'. Eventually it will become the way to pay. That means payment service providers (PSPs) need to act now to ready themselves to respond to the growth in adoption that will only continue to surge over the next 12 months and beyond."
Lumanu
Tony Tran, CEO and co-founder of Lumanu
Tony Tran, CEO and co-founder of Lumanu, a company supporting payments and financing in the creator economy, highlights how evolving fintech solutions have supported different people.
"The shift to remote work and the rise of tech-enabled communication tools has fundamentally reshaped the future of work, allowing creators and creative professionals to make a living in new, flexible ways. This has shifted creators into business owners, bringing with it new responsibilities, including accounting and managing cash flow, that requires easy-to-use payments platforms.
"In addition, embedded finance continued its ascent this year, empowering companies to offer consumers credit without having to leave their platform. This has proven to be a win-win for companies and customers alike. Customers benefit from the convenience and seamlessness of the experience, while companies can unlock new use cases and use customer data to improve financial access.
"In 2022, fintechs also played an important role in improving financial inclusion. Lower cost, far-reaching digital solutions are helping reach the approximately 1.7 billion people worldwide without access to banks, but who do have the ability to use a smartphone. By making banking more accessible, it is hopeful that more key socioeconomic disparities will be addressed."
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