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from __future__ import absolute_import

import json
import re

from debug_toolbar.toolbar import DebugToolbar
from django.conf import settings
from django.template.loader import render_to_string
from django.utils.encoding import force_text
from six.moves import _thread as thread

class ToolbarCache(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self._toolbars = {}

    def create(self, request):
        toolbar = DebugToolbar(request)
        self._toolbars[thread.get_ident()] = toolbar
        return toolbar

    def pop(self):
        return self._toolbars.pop(thread.get_ident(), None)

    def get(self):
        return self._toolbars.get(thread.get_ident(), None)

toolbar_cache = ToolbarCache()

class DebugMiddleware(object):
    _body_regexp = re.compile(re.escape(''), flags=re.IGNORECASE)

    def show_toolbar_for_request(self, request):
        # TODO(dcramer): support VPN via INTERNAL_IPS + ipaddr maps
        if not settings.SENTRY_DEBUGGER:
            return False
        if not request.is_superuser():
            return False
        if 'text/html' not in request.META.get('HTTP_ACCEPT', '*/*'):
            return False
        return True

    def show_toolbar_for_response(self, response):
        content_type = response['Content-Type']
        for type in ('text/html', 'application/json'):
            if type in content_type:
                return True
        return False

    def process_request(self, request):
        # Decide whether the toolbar is active for this request.
        if not self.show_toolbar_for_request(request):
            return

        toolbar = toolbar_cache.create(request)

        # Activate instrumentation ie. monkey-patch.
        for panel in toolbar.enabled_panels:
            panel.enable_instrumentation()

        # Run process_request methods of panels like Django middleware.
        response = None
        for panel in toolbar.enabled_panels:
            response = panel.process_request(request)
            if response:
                break
        return response

    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
        toolbar = toolbar_cache.get()
        if not toolbar:
            return

        # Run process_view methods of panels like Django middleware.
        response = None
        for panel in toolbar.enabled_panels:
            response = panel.process_view(request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs)
            if response:
                break

    def process_response(self, request, response):
        toolbar = toolbar_cache.pop()
        if not toolbar:
            return response

        if not self.show_toolbar_for_response(response):
            return response

        # Run process_response methods of panels like Django middleware.
        for panel in reversed(toolbar.enabled_panels):
            new_response = panel.process_response(request, response)
            if new_response:
                response = new_response

        # Deactivate instrumentation ie. monkey-unpatch. This must run
        # regardless of the response. Keep 'return' clauses below.
        # (NB: Django's model for middleware doesn't guarantee anything.)
        for panel in reversed(toolbar.enabled_panels):
            panel.disable_instrumentation()

        # Collapse the toolbar by default if SHOW_COLLAPSED is set.
        if 'djdt' in request.COOKIES:
            response.delete_cookie('djdt')

        try:
            content = force_text(response.content, encoding='utf-8')
        except UnicodeDecodeError:
            # Make sure we at least just return a response on an encoding issue
            return response

        if 'text/html' not in response['Content-Type']:
            if 'application/json' in response['Content-Type']:
                content = json.dumps(json.loads(content), indent=2)
            content = render_to_string('debug_toolbar/wrapper.html', {
                'content': content,
            })
            response['Content-Type'] = 'text/html'

        # Insert the toolbar in the response.
        bits = self._body_regexp.split(content)
        if len(bits) > 1:
            bits[-2] += toolbar.render_toolbar()
            content = ''.join(bits)

        response.content = content
        response['Content-Length'] = len(content)
        return response

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This tax table update includes changes for Indiana. We have added Indiana County, Payroll Taxes.
Please keep in mind, if you change your work or residence code (mid-year), for your employee's; you will have to manually make adjustments to the W-2.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

using Foundation;
using UIKit;

namespace ImageCropperDemo.iOS
{
	// The UIApplicationDelegate for the application. This class is responsible for launching the
	// User Interface of the application, as well as listening (and optionally responding) to
	// application events from iOS.
	[Register("AppDelegate")]
	public partial class AppDelegate : global::Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.FormsApplicationDelegate
	{
		//
		// This method is invoked when the application has loaded and is ready to run. In this
		// method you should instantiate the window, load the UI into it and then make the window
		// visible.
		//
		// You have 17 seconds to return from this method, or iOS will terminate your application.
		//
		public override bool FinishedLaunching(UIApplication app, NSDictionary options)
		{
			global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init ();
			LoadApplication (new ImageCropperDemo.App ());
			XamariansLib.iOS.XamLibSdkIOS.Init();

			return base.FinishedLaunching (app, options);
		}

      public static UIViewController GetController()
      {
      	var vc = UIApplication.SharedApplication.KeyWindow.RootViewController;
      	while (vc.PresentedViewController != null)
      		vc = vc.PresentedViewController;
      			return vc;
      			}
      	}
      }


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Bin Laden Fathered 4 Children, Hid In 5 Safe Houses While On Run, Wife Says : The Two-Way His youngest wife has given investigators the most detailed account yet of where the al-Qaida leader was in the years between the 2001 terrorist attacks and his death in May 2011, The New York Times reports.
Bin Laden Fathered 4 Children, Hid In 5 Safe Houses While On Run, Wife Says
Osama Bin Laden Killed
March 30, 201210:30 AM ET
During nine years on the run in Pakistan, Osama bin Laden used at least five safe houses and fathered four children, the youngest of his three wives has told Pakistani investigators, according to The New York Times.
Amal Ahmad Abdul Fateh, now 30, married bin Laden in 2000.
In what the Times says is "the most detailed account yet" of where the al-Qaida leader and his family were in the years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and before he was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs last May in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Fateh has said she fled with a daughter from Afghanistan to Karachi, Pakistan, after the 2001 attacks.
In the second half of 2002, she joined bin Laden in Peshawar, Pakistan, Fateh says. The family went to that country's Swat Valley, then to the city of Haripur in 2003 and to Abbottabad in 2005, according to her account. Fateh says she gave birth to two children while in Haripur and two more in Abbottabad.
The Times writes that Fateh claims that along the way, they got help from "Pashtun hosts."
Pakistan is pursuing charges against the wives and other members of bin Laden's family that include harboring a criminal, making false statements and illegally entering the country, as DAWN has reported.
During the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a video showing the al-Qaida leader watching television was discovered. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
During the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a video showing the al-Qaida leader watching television was discovered.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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When his picture appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly, Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Nick Nolte modeled his character in the movie Extreme Prejudice on Jackson, and Jackson even had a speaking part of his own in The Good Old Boys with Tommy Lee Jones. But the role that Jackson has always played the best is that of the man who wears the silver badge cut from a Mexican cinco peso coin, a working Texas Ranger.
Legend says that one Ranger is all it takes to put down lawlessness and restore the peace—one riot, one Ranger. In this adventure-filled memoir, Joaquin Jackson recalls what it was like to be the Ranger who responded when riots threatened, violence erupted, and criminals needed to be brought to justice across a wide swath of the Texas–Mexico border from 1966 to 1993.
David Marion Wilkinson is an award-winning writer whose most recent books are Oblivion's Altar, The Empty Quarter, and Not between Brothers.
H. Joaquin Jackson retired from the Texas Rangers in 1993. Today he lives in Alpine, Texas, where he is the owner and operator of Ranger Investigations, a private investigative company.


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Is Nepal the origin of Lord Rama?
On July 14, Nepal PM triggers a debate: "Where is Ayodhya, the origin of Lord Rama?". The real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Birgunj. India has claimed the Indian site as the birthplace of Lord Ram," said Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Monday while rejecting the traditional "belief" that Nepali daughter Sita was married to an Indian Prince Ram.
Oli was speaking at an event to commemorate the birth anniversary of poet Bhanubhakta, credited with the first authentic translation of Valmiki's Ramayan into the Nepali language. "The place called Thori, near Birgunj is the real Ayodhya, where Lord Ram was born. In India, there is a great dispute on Ayodhya. But, there is no dispute in our Ayodhya," Prime Minister Oli was quoted as saying by his press advisor Surya Thapa. Politically, Oli's comment comes as a refutation of India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's comment made last month when he had said India and Nepal have a "roti-beti" relation referring to cross-border marriages. However, Oli's remarks have sparked off a debate on the "real" location of Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram and the capital of his kingdom as mentioned in ancient texts.
Condemning Mr. Oli for his remarks, BJP national spokesperson Bizay Sonkar Shastri said that the Communists in Nepal will be rejected by the masses in the same way they have been in India, even as Left parties in India played with people's faith. "Lord Ram is a matter of faith for us, and people will not allow anybody, be it Prime Minister of Nepal or anyone, to play with this," he said in New Delhi.
Oral history, as compiled into the Ramayan by Valkimi, places Ayodhya in modern Uttar Pradesh. Ramayan tradition identifies Ayodhya as the birthplace of Ram for around 3,000 years, based on literary evidence. Lack of archaeological evidence has kept the debate raging for years. The statement, however, was not only opposed by Indian citizens but by Nepali citizens as well. Nepal PM has been taking many controversial decisions and making controversial statements in the recent days, one of which was releasing of Nepal's map with Indian city. While Oli's unexpected territorial claim followed by allegations that India was behind moves to have him dethroned have been rejected by New Delhi, some have looked at it with suspicion even in Nepal, accusing Oli of playing the India card to hide his own government's alleged failures. Oli's recent claim about Lord Rama, too, has drawn sharp reactions from both India and Nepal.
However, clarification on the statement of Nepal PM has been given now. The Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs sought to shield Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's comments on Lord Ram from criticism by clarifying that he did not mean to debase the significance of Ayodhya and the cultural value it bears. The MFA said the remarks were not linked to any political subject and were not intended to hurt the feelings and sentiment of anyone. It added that as there have been several myths and references about Lord Ram and the places associated with him, the PM was "simply highlighting the importance of further studies and research of the vast cultural geography the Ramayana represents to obtain facts about Shri Ram, Ramayana and the various places linked to this rich civilization." "As there have been several myths and references about Shri Ram and the places associated with him, the Prime Minister was simply highlighting the importance of further studies and research of the vast cultural geography the Ramayana represents to obtain facts about Shri Ram, Ramayana and the various places linked to this rich civilization," it added. The ministry further said, "It may be underlined that the tradition of celebrating Bibaha Panchami where a marriage procession coming from Ayodhya, India to Janakpur, Nepal takes place every year. The Prime Ministers of Nepal and India launched the Ramayana Circuit in May 2018, of which Janakpur-Ayodhya Passenger Bus Service is an important component. These facts signify the bond of time-honored cultural affinity between our two countries and peoples."
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I really liked this picture I took this morning. Thought you might like it. It's a huge oak with a stunted stem and flailing immeasurable branches.
I continued sharpening a range of hand saws with the original Bahco saw file again today. I want to see at what point the file becomes too dull to readily surface, shape and sharpen a saw. One thing that I have noticed is the difference in hardness between saws in that some saw teeth are so hard they can dull the file in one filing. As soon as the file hits the teeth of a saw like that I can tell and I usually do not sharpen it further. Saws like this frequently have a few teeth missing and that is often indicative that the steel used was hardened too much and was left brittle. Of course there is always overset teeth on the other hand, which causes breakage, or setting the teeth one way and then making a mistake during setting and setting the opposite and wrong way. This can also result in broken teeth. An isolated tooth or two in different areas of a saw is not usually an issue, a bank of missing teeth together can mean one section of the saw was for some reason overheated and therefore brittle or the user hit an extra hard object that then snapped off the teeth. If a lone tooth or two is missing, simply ignore the gap and allow the tooth to emerge with subsequent sharpenings. This usually takes 4-5 sharpening sessions depending on the number of teeth per inch of saw length. There is no point (no pun intended) in filing a hundred teeth to regain just one or two.
I have introduced a new refinement to my method of sharpening saws that further enhances the teeth and I am looking forward to releasing it in the near future.
Today went really fast and everyone finished their shelf units on time. Relief seems to ease its way to ease tensions from the workshop and smiles, jokes, chats back and forth all happen simultaneously as the clamps come off. This success cannot be bought or measured by income but outcome. The outcome has health built in, wellbeing permeates the room and so too real sanity for everyone including or especially me.
Turning off the lights is a sort of ritual for me at the end of class. It's a private moment every time when everyone else is gone. I close the door behind me as I leave and my mind races as I watch someone place their project on the backseat of the car.


The Golden Nugget's three-story complex has both an adults-only pool for couples and an aquarium-waterslide combo for families.
Sliding through a shark tank is a Vegas experience you won't forget. But if the liquid courage hasn't kicked in, you can still see the aquarium from the pool. Or you sign up for a behind-the-scenes tour hosted by one of the resort's on-staff marine biologists.
The pool is wheelchair-accessible via elevator. If you don't mind not being poolside, take advantage of the second-floor terrace, which has additional chairs and daybeds.
Parents will appreciate the low-key vibe of The Tank, while kids will be thrilled to swim with sharks. Adults who want a smaller but still exciting pool sesh will like the relative intimacy of The Hideout (max capacity is 250 guests).


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A Mighty Girl's book section features over 3,000 girl-empowering books starring stellar Mighty Girl characters. With over 200 book categories to explore, the best way to discover what this section has to offer is by browsing our detailed book menu -- just mouse over the 'Books' button on the menu bar above. From there you can choose the categories of interest to you and then use the filters on the left-menu to further refine your search.
Category: Women's History
Suffrage Movement 41
3 - 5 (Preschool) 11
6 - 8 (Elementary) 27
9 - 12 (Pre-Teen) 34
13+ (Teen) 26
Pura Belpré Award 1
Jane Addams Award 3
Mighty Girl Top Picks 4
Rightfully Ours: How Women Won The Vote
Founding Mothers: Remembering The Ladies
Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History... And Our Future!
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
Elizabeth Started All The Trouble
Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President
Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
Around America to Win the Vote: Two Suffragists, A Kitten, and 10,000 Miles
Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote
Alice Paul and the Fight for Women's Rights
Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote
Votes for Women!: American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot
A Lady Has The Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights
Emmeline Pankhurst (Little People, Big Dreams)
What Is The Women's Rights Movement?
Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote
Rebel Voices: The Global Fight for Women's Equality and the Right to Vote
Gloria Takes A Stand: How Gloria Steinem Listened, Wrote, and Changed the World
The Feminist Revolution - A Story of the Three Most Inspiring and Empowering Women in American History: Susan B. Anthony, Margaret Sanger, and Betty Friedan
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass
Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics
I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
With Courage and Cloth: Winning the Fight for a Woman's Right to Vote
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: A Friendship That Changed the World
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: The Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America
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Marching with Aunt Susan: Susan B. Anthony and the Fight for Women's Suffrage
Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told
Suffragette: The Battle For Equality
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Are you looking for a place to stay in Singapore but you have not found a neighborhood that you like yet? Staying in the prime area such as the Central Business District or Orchard Road can be quite expensive whereas Woodland can be quite far from town. Why not consider staying in a condominium in Queenstown? Furthermore, Queenstown is a great neighborhood for you to score a good deal and you will be able to search for good food at the same time. This article will guide you through the benefits you get to enjoy if you were to stay in one of the condominiums in Queenstown.
In conclusion, Queenstown is more than just "old and boring". Cheap shopping, good food and interesting places, Queenstown will be a great place to stay especially for those who love shopping and those who are foodies that enjoy hunting for great food to satisfy their cravings. Explore Queenstown and you will not be disappointed with what you can find in the neighborhood.
never been there. In shaa Allah one fine day.


Gibbs & Cox, Inc. is one of the nation's leading independent naval architecture, marine engineering and design firms. We are seeking a well qualified individual for a position as the company's Marine Mechanical Engineer.
The Marine Mechanical Engineer will support the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Ship Design Team (SDT) and Surface Forces Logistics Engineering Services Division (SFLC-ESD). The candidate will provide engineering and technical support in studying, analyzing, and evaluating engineering problems and developing technical solutions.
Assist with Senior Mechanical Engineers in design, development, and evaluation of the operation of marine vessels, ship machinery, and related equipment, such as auxiliary systems.
Team member in supporting the US Coast Guard reviewing third party design modifications and improvements to mechanical systems and components.
Assist with performing design reviews, evaluating constructability, helping resolve technical issues, and managing information generated through the design and construction phases of multiple and concurrent projects.
Assist with marine engineering analysis as they relate to vessels.
Assist with team to create graphical representations of structures.
Assist with team to inspect equipment or systems.
Assist in research of advanced engineering designs or applications.
Assist with preparing technical reports for internal use.
One (1) years of progressive experience in one of the following marine fields: Auxiliary systems.
Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Share Point and MS Outlook other software/tools.


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Indesit is een Italiaanse fabrikant van witgoedartikelen, gevestigd in Fabriano, Ancona.

Activiteiten
In 2012 had het bedrijf productievestigingen in Italië, Polen, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Rusland en Turkije en telde zo'n 16.000 medewerkers. Belangrijke merknamen naast Indesit zijn Hotpoint en Scholtès. In 2012 werd in West-Europa iets meer dan de helft van de totale omzet gerealiseerd en in Oost-Europa ruim een derde.

Geschiedenis
In 1975 werd het bedrijf Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA opgericht door Vittorio Merloni. Al in 1985 neemt het Indesit over, indertijd de grootste concurrent. Beide merken bleven naast elkaar bestaan. In 1987 kreeg het bedrijf een notering aan de beurs van Milaan.

In 2005 kreeg het gehele bedrijf de naam Indesit, maar binnen Italië blijven de overige namen wel bestaan.

In 2014 is Indesit onderdeel geworden van Whirlpool uit de Verenigde Staten.

Italiaans bedrijf
Bedrijf genoteerd aan de Italiaanse effectenbeurs
Fabrikant van huishoudelijke apparatuur
Economie in Marche

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We went to the Gokyo Valley via the Renjo La Pass, continued on to the Cho You South base camp and walked all the way back to Lukla.
Ascending the Renjo La Pass from the west.
The magnificent panorama from the Renjo La Pass. Mt. Everest, Nuptse and Lhotse dominate the view. On the right, far in the distance is Mt. Makalu.
Mt. Everest with South summit clearly visible.
Chamlang sticks out from behind the ridge.
Everest and Lhotse from upper Ngozumpa Glacier. On the left is the Changri Pass.


Actor David Hasselhoff has won the rights in a divorce settlement to keep the naming rights to his famous monikers "The Hoff," "Malibu Dave" and the catchphrase "Don't Hassle the Hoff," according to settlement papers obtained by Access Hollywood and TMZ.
Hasselhoff also gets custody of the elephant and the dolphin from "the African room," as well as an antique barber chair and the "French maid located at the Encino family residence," accesshollywood.com reports. Pamela Bach gets to keep the 2006 Mercedes CLS 500, her mother's paintings and a photo of Michael Jackson.
However, Hasselhoff does have to fork over $21,000 a month in spousal support, and $4,000 a month in child support.


Welcome to the Law Offices of Dmitry Paniotto.
Dmitry Paniotto, Immigration Lawyer. Graduated of Loyola Law School in 2000, Paniotto attorney has over 16 years of practice in the immigration courts of the city of Los Angeles California, Authorized and Licensed to practices as Immigration lawyer.
Our attorney have extensive experience representing immigrants in immigration court in Los Angeles California, as well as immigrants detened in Mcallen Texas, Laredo, El Paso, Otay Mesa, San Diego, likewise offer services to immigrants undocumented subjects to arrest, detention, and deportation by the immigration department (ICE).
In 1991 as his country was falling apart, at the age of 19 Dmitry came to the US a tourist visa, decided to apply for asylum and overstayed his visa.
Despite living in the shadows for 5 years , unlike other students not eligible for any financial aid, Dmitry was able to graduate from Santa Monica college and UCLA bachelor degree in history.
In 1996 , when Dmitry s life was hanging in balance between imminent deportation to Ukraine plagued by chaos and turmoil and continued personal and career growth in the U S , immigration judge approved Dmitry s permanent residency status based on a lucky circumstance- Dmitry won green card lottery!
Dmitry knows what it's like to leave everything you hold dear to your heart behind in the old country and break the immigration rules out of desperation when you have to do it to survive!
Choose Paniotto law firm to represent you - we understand your needs better than others and provide quality service at an affordable price!


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As consumers, we are encouraged to change our home "style" on a regular basis, and not give a thought to where these items originate, or what they're actually made from. Reusing, repairing, restoring and recycling furniture makes sense. A well-built piece of furniture lasts for generations. A poorly made one may only last for a short time considering how hard we are on furniture.
Restoration is not only a smart investment, but environmentally advantageous. There is a much smaller environmental impact from repairing and reusing furniture than from fabricating a new piece.
The foundation of the furniture is there. The tree has already been cut down and the piece has been constructed. Older factory made furniture is better built than new factory built furniture. Material and methods that are no long economically available were used. Good older furniture is made with dovetail joints, mortise and tenon joints, thicker veneers, and solid wooden parts. Today's factory made furniture is held together with clips, cams, and tabs.
Most furniture now is constructed in Asia, put in a box and shipped to America. Your existing furniture is already made, probably here in America. Restoration work is done locally, by Excel Shop craftsmen.
Excel Shop Furniture Restoration believes that waste recycling is an important part of reducing environmental damage and creating a greener, more sustainable lifestyle. We reuse all that we can, including wood scraps, chemicals, fabrics, paper and plastics.


How effective, successful and happy a school community is, will be influenced by a range of factors – the key determinant being the quality of leadership.
As Principal of DESS and DESC, and working with two experienced and talented senior leadership teams, Andrew Gibbs is a highly knowledgeable educator and strategic leader. He exudes an energy and enthusiasm for education in general and specifically DESS and DESC. He has a proven track record of leading school improvement and is very much a proud facilitator of all that students and staff achieve at DESS and DESC (DESSC). Mr Gibbs believes that great schools are derived from great staff; for this reason he acknowledges that of all the various aspects of his role, the most crucial of all is being able to find great teachers and build dynamic teams of educators and school leaders. With great staff comes great teaching. This is the expectation in both of our schools at all levels.
As the first Principal of DESSC, Mr Gibbs is very honoured and proud to be leading two schools which are at the very centre of the educational landscape of Dubai; both are highly regarded and heavily over-subscribed. DESS, the oldest British curriculum school in Dubai and sister school DESC, in its 10th anniversary year, came together in 2014 under the umbrella of a Principal. Bringing both schools closer together in the next chapter of their development provides seamless 3-18 education and opportunities for our young people.
Andrew Gibbs joined DESC in 2011 as Headteacher and has overseen the most recent developments at the College including three outstanding DSIB Inspections. He was appointed as Principal from 1st September 2014.
Andrew studied History at the University of Manchester. Upon graduation in the late 1980s, he worked in the City of London: on the money markets as a trader for the Bank of Japan. Two years later he pursued a career in teaching and duly completed his PGCE. Since successfully completing his teaching qualification, Andrew has worked at schools in Stockport, Doha, Bury and Wilmslow, before his appointment as Headteacher at DESC. He has enjoyed a variety of different roles in the schools he has worked in and, collectively, it has constituted a good grounding for leadership.


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A Morris Award Reflection
Three years ago, I sat in a locked room and deliberated with my Morris Award Committee colleagues. We laughed and argued over the merits of each of our five finalists before reaching a decision. I was teary-eyed as our winner was announced and the audience cheered. I celebrated at the Morris/Nonfiction Award Ceremony and flew home that night, exhausted.
There is something special about the Morris Award because it is given to a debut novel. I feel a special connection to the five debut authors whose work I spent a lot of time with. Sort of the way I feel about my nieces and nephews — proud, but not because I had any real part in their creation. Like a good Auntie following my siblings' children, I have followed the career paths of the five 2016 Morris finalists. Here's what they have been up to since 2016.
Becky Albertalli, Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
The Upside Of Unrequited (2017)
Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love. No matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can't stomach the idea of rejection. So she's careful. Fat girls always have to be careful. Then a cute new girl enters Cassie's orbit and Molly's cynical twin is a lovesick mess. Luckily, Cassie's new girlfriend comes with a hipster-boy sidekick. If Molly can win him over, she'll get her first kiss and she'll get her twin back. There's only one problem: Molly's coworker, Reid. He's a chubby Tolkien superfan with a season's pass to the Ren Faire. There's absolutely no way Molly could fall for him. Right?
Leah On the Offbeat (2018)
When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat–but real life isn't always so rhythmic. She's an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single mom. Even though her mom knows she's bisexual, she hasn't mustered the courage to tell her friends–not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. Leah really doesn't know what to do when her friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It's hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting–especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended
What If It's Us (with Adam Silvera, 2018)
Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it's that the universe can deliver a show-stopping romance when you least expect it. Ben thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn't be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend's things. When Arthur and Ben meet-cute at the post office, what exactly does the universe have in store for them?
Leah Thomas, Because You'll Never Meet Me
Nowhere Near You (2016)
Ollie and Moritz might never meet, but their friendship knows no bounds. Their letters carry on as Ollie embarks on his first road trip away from the woods–no easy feat for a boy allergic to electricity — and Moritz decides which new school would best suit an eyeless boy who prefers to be alone. Along the way they meet other teens like them, other products of strange science who lead seemingly normal lives in ways Ollie and Moritz never imagined possible. Suddenly the future feels wide open for two former hermits. But even as Ollie and Moritz dare to enjoy life, they can't escape their past, which threatens to destroy any progress they've made.
When Light Left Us ( 2018)
When the Vasquez siblings' father left, it seemed nothing could remedy the absence in their lives . . . until a shimmering figure named Luz appeared in the canyon behind their house. Luz filled the void. He shot hoops with seventeen-year-old Hank's hands. He showed fourteen-year-old Ana cinematic beauty behind her eyelids. He spoke kindly to eight-year-old Milo. But then Luz left, too, and he took something from each of them. As a new school year begins, Ana, Hank, and Milo must carry on as if an alien presence never altered them.
Wild and Crooked (coming in 2019)
Gus Peake has never had the luxury of redefining himself. A Samsboro native, he's either known as the "disabled kid" because of his cerebral palsy, or as the kid whose dad was murdered. Gus just wants to be known as himself. When Gus meets Kalyn, her frankness is refreshing, and they form a deep friendship. Until their families' pasts emerge. And when the accepted version of the truth is questioned, Kalyn and Gus are caught in the center of a national uproar.
Kelly Loy Gilbert, Conviction
Picture Us in the Light (2018)
Danny Cheng has always known his parents have secrets. When he discovers a taped-up box in his father's closet filled with old letters and files, he realizes there's much more to his family's past than he ever imagined. Danny has been an artist for as long as he can remember. With a scholarship to RISD and his family's blessing to pursue the career he's always dreamed of, it seems his path is set. Still, contemplating a future without his best friend by his side makes Danny feel a panic he can barely put into words. When Danny digs deeper into his parents' past, he uncovers a secret that disturbs the foundations of his family history and the carefully constructed facade his parents have maintained begins to crumble.
Stephanie Oakes, The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
The Arsonist (2017)
Molly Mavity and Pepper Yusef are dealing with their own personal tragedies when they are tasked by an anonymous person with solving the decades-old murder of Ava Dryman, an East German teenager whose diary was published after her death. Using Ava's diary for clues, Molly and Pepper realize there's more to her life—and death—than meets the eye. Someone is lying to them. And someone out there is guiding them along, desperate for answers.
When the Moon Was Ours (2016)
To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel's wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. As odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, they stay away from the four Bonner sisters, rumored to be witches. They want the roses that grow from Miel's skin, convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. They're willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up.
Wild Beauty (2017)
For nearly a century the Nomeolvides women have tended the grounds and lush estate gardens of La Pradera. They have a tragic legacy: if they fall in love too deeply, their lovers vanish. When a strange boy appears in the gardens, he is a mystery to Estrella and to her family. But he's even more a mystery to himself. He knows nothing more about who he is or where he came from than his first name. As Estrella tries to help Fel piece together his unknown past, they uncover secrets as dangerous as they are magical.
Blanca & Roja (2018)
The del Cisne girls have never just been sisters; they're also rivals, Blanca as obedient and graceful as Roja is vicious and manipulative. Because of a generations-old spell, their family is bound to a bevy of swans deep in the woods. They know that, one day, the swans will pull them into a dangerous game. It will leave one of them a girl, and trap the other in the body of a swan. When two local boys become drawn into the game, the swans' spell intertwines with the strange and unpredictable magic lacing the woods. All four of their fates depend on facing truths that could either save or destroy them.
– Adrienne Gillespie, currently reading Unpresidented by Martha Brckenbrough
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Remember in 2002 when McDonald's settled a lawsuit (for $10 mil) brought by Hindus and vegetarians for the beef fat in their fries (after they promised they only used vegetable oil)? That companies beef up their products is not surprising: Beef makes things tastes good!
When I read the ingredients in KFC's "better-for-you option for health-conscious customers" grilled chicken I actually get stuck on the MSG (twice, in the marinade and in the seasoning) and the partially hydrogenated oil. Sure, other fast foods are just as bad if not worse. But there are all sorts of things in foods that aren't advertised well for consumers. For example, both Wendy's and Burger King, list "spices" as an ingredient in their chicken sandwiches. Which isn't all that descriptive, maybe they're slipping us the beef as well.


I started a new project today. Go check it out.
I'm intrigued by the failures more than anything else.
I got one of these yesterday. There are no words to adequately express my excitement.
Came across this image on a random tumblr. It's concept art from this game.
I've always found scale-model landscapes to be fascinating. As a kid I built elaborate wargaming terrain, but never actually played games on them. I just like the sensation of looking down on a landscape from high above.


Sasuke spoilerific review ;) Warning.. incoming blog of Sasuke 25.. if you don't want to know.. you have been warned :D For a preview of this event.. Please see SASUKE 25 NAVI 1 hour review of Sasuke 25 with fluff pieces of all the major players in the upcoming Sasuke!). Oh.. and as Ube says: If you are from the G4 Forums, DON'T POST THIS THERE. They expect everyone to stick their head in the sand and pretend it doesn't exist..
UBE'S Sorta-LIVE-BLOG FOR SASUKE 25 IS HERE!
Massive thanks to Ube for his help on the names in English and Japanese of all the competitors!! Thanks to scnoi and Sasukepedia and the SASUKE データサイト (Data site) for the kanji.
Yoshiyuki Okuyama 奥山義行 is up next!
Not only did he do world class running.. he's into bikes!
TBS adores showing a family having a meal together!
Apparently his daughter also had a letter..
What I find amusing (outside of the cute pictures they drew) is that .. they live there.. and they are right in front of him.. why not just.. say it?
Duh.. Because he can take it with him! Lilia is laughing at me..
The glass has a mouth.. and it likes Oreos..
49 have gone and only 3 have passed.. who will be next?
LOL everyone is freaking out how close to the water he gets.. as he reaaaaaaches with his foot..
LOL He's backing up further..
GERONIMO!!!!!!!!! and he makes it!
Plenty of time as he grabs the Tarzan Rope!!!
50 up and 4 have passed!
LOL Is Takeda praying? or pleading?
Shingo's back to his crossed arms.. he's done clapping.. lol Takeda staring at him..
Yoshiyuki Okuyama 奥山義行 - Stage 1 Clear!
TBS reminding me of my heart attack..
Oh he caught it with his fingertips too!
Yoshiyuki Okuyama 奥山義行 and the girl who has anime hair..
The electrician guy from Navi that had Bunpei do a toast at his wedding reception..
The priest that loves hackysack..
.. why does he look constipated?
LOL everytime TBS tries to record him stretching.. he stops.. seriously.. go look at old footage..
LOL are they all checking if he drowned?
Yeah.. he aaaaaalmost had it .. at least he can say he touched the rope..
We are now.. wait.. we are in Mongolia?
I think something is wrong with that map.. iirc.. Mongolia is a whole lot bigger than that.. like that whole section to the left.. that should be colored in too..
Btw.. he did bash his knee on the step..
Doh.. he proved me wrong.. dangit..
DOOOOOOOOOH.. one of the rare fails.. okay.. that totally made up for it!
Yeah he was moving waaaaaay too slowly.. he was right in looking at the rope..
And right there.. yeah.. no hope..
Oh crap another fast forward.. TBS is trying to kill me.. They moved too fast this time.. even Ube is having trouble keeping up..
Phew.. we are .. okay how bad is it when I recognize someone by his legs..
"everytime TBS tries to record him stretching.. he stops.. seriously.. go look at old footage.."
...ROFLMAO! That's true!Perhaps he noticed how TINY he looks when he does that, lol.
Finally catching up again :) Actually had a weekend so far.. LOL I'll get more of these up at the early week starts.