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Dobbies Garden Centre opens in Braehead
Dobbies has opened a new garden centre at Braehead, Renfrewshire, the £8m Dobbies Garden World employs 120 people.
Georgia Mearns, primary two from Houston Primary School, will cut the ribbon to officially launch the new centre to the public. Georgia won a competition to design a secret garden which will be created at their school with help from Dobbies plant experts.
Dobbies chief executive James Barnes said:
"We are delighted to open our newest centre in Braehead which we believe is a concept for a new generation of garden centres in the UK.
"The Garden World is in keeping with our provenance and heritage as expert horticulturalists since 1865 whilst providing a modern destination for today's consumer. We're looking forward to returning to our roots and welcoming customers at Braehead, who we hope will love Dobbies and our new state-of-the-art centre."
The Braehead centre will also house a Farm Foodhall offering locally-grown produce from the area, as well as a restaurant, specialist pets and aquatics department and outdoor living and gifts.
The centre was built with a timber frame, and uses other renewable energy systems such as grey water recycling.
Dobbies in Braehead has also appointed a community champion who will be responsible for building links with local communities through the Dobbies Here We Grow campaign which offers free equipment, support and expertise to the local groups, schools and charities to get growing. The Braehead community champion will also manage the Dobbies Little Seedlings Club which encourages children to take an interest in gardening.
Dobbies will open stores this year in Ashford, Kent in March, Livingston (March), Peterborough (autumn) and Liverpool (autumn).
Source : - Horticulture Week


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Q: How to get a specific value which is displayed in ListView? In my project, I've a database in which I've a table called Student. In that table I've attributes as ROLL_NO, FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME, CONTACT, CLASS_NAME, PASSWORD, EMAIL_ID, GENDER.
I'm reading all students data from database and showing only "FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME and ROLL_NO" in a listview. The code is as follows:
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    db = new DatabaseHelper(this);
    ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> Items = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();

    // Reading all contacts
    Log.d("Reading: ", "Reading all students..");
    List<Student> studs = db.getAllStudents();

    for (Student cn : studs) {
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        HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
        map.put("firstname", cn.getFirstname());
        map.put("lastname", cn.getLastname());
        map.put("roll", Integer.toString(cn.getRoll_no()));

        Items.add(map);
    }

    // Adding Items to ListView
    ListAdapter adapter = new SimpleAdapter(this, Items,
            R.layout.studname_listview, new String[] { "firstname", "lastname", "roll" },
            new int[] {R.id.firstname, R.id.lastname, R.id.rollnumber }); <---- this
    listView.setAdapter(adapter);

When I click on a particular listview item, I want to get the value that will be going inside "R.id.rollnumber". I've implemented setOnItemClickListener on listview and it's working but I don't know how to get the value that will be shown on the textview "R.id.rollnumber" whenever I click on any item of the listview.
This is my listview elements xml file
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<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
>

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/firstname"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:padding="10sp"
    android:text="sameer"
    android:textSize="16sp"
    android:textStyle="bold" >
</TextView>

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/lastname"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/firstname"
    android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/firstname"
    android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/firstname"
    android:text="waskar"
    android:textSize="16sp"
    android:textStyle="bold" />

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/rollnumber" <!-- the value which will be displayed in here -->
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/lastname"
    android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/lastname"
    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
    android:layout_marginRight="22dp"
    android:textStyle="bold" />

</RelativeLayout>

A: Hashmap? you should create special class for student info and override OnItemClick method for adapter

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Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band serenaded fans at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA on January 19 with a slew of brand new songs from the new album, Sermon on the Rocks (2015). The night was filled with heartfelt lyrics, foot-stompin'-hand-clappin' folk melodies and of course, lots of smiling!
Elephant Revival opened the show with "Birds and Stars" from their 2013 album, These Changing Skies. This acoustic quintet's style can be described as transcendental folk rock. Their music incorporates a smorgasbord of Scottish/Celtic, bluegrass, jazz, indie rock with a twang of psychedelic country. Just think if Americana had crashed a Yiddish party, this is how it would sound. I was quite impressed with their musical arrangements. For starters, I have never seen anyone rock out on a washboard and musical saw like Bonnie Paine!
ElephantRevival's new album releases in April. It'll be worth your time to give them a listen.
Josh Ritter took stage dressed in a paint-stained blue jumpsuit in front of a colorful mountain canvas. This was the exact same outfit and backdrop as seen on the cover of his new album, Sermon on the Rocks (2015).
Ritter crooned right into the acoustic guitar opener, "Good Man," from The Animal Years (2006). The rest of the band came on stage next for the upbeat, "Birds of a Meadow." This was one of the songs off his new album. Each time Ritter belted out, "Fire is Coming. Fire is Coming," the red stage lights illuminated the mountain backdrop like a spreading wildfire.
These colorful stage lights helped set the mood for Ritter's playful storytelling. Whether it was a dark blue night sky during the heart wrenching, "In the Dark" or a rainbow aurora during the "You are the Northern Lights/They try to shine through your curtains/You're too close and too bright," part of "Kathleen," it was a breathtaking sight to be seen!
Ritter was all smiles and beaming energy for the entire set. Literally, the entire set. It was often hard to take the darker songs seriously like, "Engine Engine Number 9" and "Girl in the War" because of all the smiling. However, Ritter's big smile was so infectious that you just couldn't help yourself but to grin and bounce along too. It was evident that he really enjoys performing!
"We have lots of new songs to go through. It'll be a lot like speed dating," joked Ritter.
His newer album was recorded in New Orleans, like the city, the music showcases plenty of zesty spirit. "Getting Ready to Get Down" and "Where the Night Goes" are prime examples of this with the electrifying guitar delivery by Josh Kaufman. The audience would cheer and clap alongside Ritter and the band.
It was Sam Kassirer's hauntingly beautiful piano introduction of "Homecoming" that really captivated me. Those graceful chords really honed in with Ritter's "I'm headed home" lyric. It was an excellent way to conclude the emotional journey Ritter shared with us that night.
No encore would be complete without "To the Dogs or Whoever," from The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (2007). This was the ultimate crowd favorite as the audience would scream out "In the dark I thought I heard somebody call." The enthusiasm ended the show on a high note as Ritter and his band mates took a heartfelt bow.
Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band will continue their 2016 U.S tour in San Francisco, CA on January 20 and will conclude May 29 in Charleston, SC.


I am delighted to announce that this month I am beginning a new chapter in my career, as the incoming Executive Director of the ArtScience Museum in Singapore. After four amazing and rewarding years at Lighthouse in Brighton in the UK, and more than a decade in Europe, I will be relocating to Singapore to explore how we articulate the resonances and dissonances between art and science, within the context of the museum.
The ArtScience Museum opened in February 2011, and has since established itself as a major venue for exhibitions by iconic artists such as Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Vincent Van Gogh and Charles and Ray Eames, as well as thematic exhibitions exploring aspects of scientific history. I am looking forward to working with the brilliant team at the museum, and their advisory board, on taking the museum into the future.
I am also extremely excited about building new networks and collaborations with colleagues in Singapore and in Asia, so if you're based in the region, please drop me a line. I'm @honorharger on Twitter.
It has been an extraordinary four years at Lighthouse, and I am tremendously proud of my team and what they have achieved in the time we've worked together. I am thrilled we were able to stage exhibitions by groundbreaking artists such as Trevor Paglen and David Blandy; commission new work from the likes of Semiconductor, Hide&Seek, The Otolith Group and co-found Brighton Digital Festival, which is helping make Brighton one of the fastest growing and most successful digital hubs in the country. It am plead to see the 17 short films we commissioned with the British Film Institute through the BFI Shorts programme starting to find their way into the world, with SLR, the first of the films to be released online, reaching an audience of over 200,000 since it's launch month.
Immaterials by Timo Arnall, Einar Sneve Martinussen, Jørn Knutsen, Jack Schulze and Matt Jones. Exhibited at Lighthouse, September-October 2013.
I am particularly pleased we have been able to create space for creative practitioners who occupy a space between art, technology, architecture, and design, such as James Bridle, Timo Arnall, Liam Young, Tobias Revell, Anab Jain and Tom Armitage, to show their work in a receptive and critically engaged context. I believe there has never been a more important time to illustrate how technology is changing society, and these are the practitioners who are making the most cogent, insightful and urgent work which gives us glimpses how this process is evolving. I very much hope to be able to engage with these areas of practice in my new role in Singapore.
The ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
Looking ahead, it is an extremely exciting time to working in an institution which operates at the intersection between art and science. I have a deep, sincere passion for art and science, and for those of us for those of us who follow both fields, the lines between them tend to become blurry. More than ever, now science is at the heart of everyday life and there's an urgent need to engage society more widely and deeply with what that means. Increasingly to me, it has become clear that science is culture. I look forward to articulating that through our work at the ArtScience Museum in Singapore.
I'm around in the UK for another week or so, so if you'd like to say hi, drop me a line. And from the end of the month, I'll be in Singapore, so if that's where you are, please do get in touch.
congratulations Honor! Good luck with your new adventure!
Great news. I remember visiting Singapore to talk about Sci-Art about 10 years ago for the British Council…fascinating place, they need to value their art as much as their science was the message that locals gave me then. Glad it seems to have got the message.
Where in Singapore can I find this place?


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Go back to office if you want to get on, Rishi Sunak tells young workers
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Rishi Sunak has told young people that going into the office can be "really beneficial" to their careers and warned that video conferencing was no substitute.
The chancellor said that working from home would not have enabled him to build strong relationships that had stood the test of time and he cautioned against allowing remote working to become the norm.
Ministers have dropped formal advice to work from home and instead "expect and recommend a gradual return over the summer".
Businesses are taking a cautious approach, with millions of workers expected to spend more days at home than in the office after the pandemic triggered a revolution in working patterns. Some ministers believe that the shift may be permanent.
In an interview with LinkedIn News, Sunak highlighted his experiences and a recent visit to Scotland where he met those starting careers in financial services. He said: "I was telling them that the mentors I found when I first started my job I still talk to and they have been helpful to me even after we have gone in different ways. I doubt I would have had those strong relationships if I was doing my internship or my first bit of my career over [Microsoft] Teams and Zoom.
"That's why I think for young people in particular being able to physically be in an office is valuable."
Last summer the government ran a campaign urging people to return to their place of work as the nation emerged from the first wave of the pandemic. This was abandoned as the second wave took hold.
Sunak said: "We've kind of stopped saying that people should actively work from home and have now left it up to businesses to figure out the right approach. In terms of a return to work . . . in keeping with everything else that we are doing it's been gradual, it's cautious, it's careful, so there will be a gradual return back to the offices."
Ministers are increasingly concerned that city and town centres could be damaged by the shift away from offices. Boris Johnson has raised the issue repeatedly with Conservative MPs.
American companies have taken a more hardline approach than those in Britain as they try to get workers back into the office, particularly in the financial sector. James Gorman, chief executive of the investment bank Morgan Stanley, told employees: "If you want to get paid New York rates, you work in New York."
David Solomon, chief executive of Goldman Sachs, said in February of the work from home culture: "It's an aberration that we're going to correct as soon as possible."
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show a significant shift in working patterns from the height of the pandemic in the UK. In February 37 per cent of employees said they were solely working from home compared with 34 per cent who were travelling for work. At the end of last month 20 per cent of people were home working and 50 per cent were working fully in the office. Home working was highest among those aged 30 to 49 years, at 45 per cent, falling to 34 per cent for those aged 16 to 29.
Data from the Business Insights and Conditions Survey suggested that 24 per cent of businesses intended to use increased home working as a permanent model, while 28 per cent were considering the merits of such a move. Thirty-six per cent of employees believed they would spend the majority or all their time home working in future.
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But is it? Or is this the result of how little we value life in this country (after birth, of course). What if their parents don't have any experience in these skills? Or they aren't even there at all? The United States incarceration rates are second in the WORLD (and the number that puts us there is still not capturing all imprisoned adults or any juveniles), leaving many children with absent parents being passed from caregiver to caregiver, or a single parent who is gone all the time working just to try to provide shelter and food.
But rather than acknowledge the tremendous obstacles in place and the gross neglect in caring for and equipping our youth to be healthy and productive citizens, there is condemnation and judgment. A choice that is certainly more affordable and probably allows those sitting in judgment to sleep better at night. But most of those people don't know what it means to grow up in poverty and rarely are they the individuals who experienced their family being continuously broken up.
I do not have the wisdom or experience to say whether or not the belief that non-violence is the best way to bring about change in the face of injustice is right. What I do know is that, when faced with injustice, the best answer for me personally aligns with that of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ghandi. When we follow what appears to be the natural order of things, violence begets violence, accompanied by a continued escalation until there is hurt on all sides and an effort to reconcile seems nearly impossible. When we instead choose to respond to injustice with love, we effectively prevent ourselves from the escalation of the very brokenness and injustice which was perpetuated against us. This does not mean the injustice continues unaddressed.
As Martin Luther King said in his Noble Peace Prize acceptance speech, "…nonviolence is not sterile passivity but a powerful moral force which makes for social transformation." (King) It is a response to injustice, not a submission to it. It asks for us to be reconciled rather than perpetuate our broken principles through which we operate. In the same speech he said, "If this is to be achieved, man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love…" (King) The effectivity of this approach becomes apparent in the story of Stoney, a white boy who grew up in Alabama during the height of the Civil Rights movement.
A few years later he experienced real breakthrough when he went to see Martin Luther King, Jr. at the march in Selma. "Then they get to a point, maybe fifty to a hundred yards away from the state troopers, and they knelt down and started to pray…And when I saw them kneel down to pray, I turned to the guy that was with me and said, "Those people aren't Communists. Communists don't believe in God! They wouldn't kneel down and pray if they were Communists." (Berman 135) It was the peaceful response of the march that lead him to recognize the incongruity between what he believed and what he witnessed. This response to appeal to God in a moment that promised unjust violence did not reflect a Godless people intent on destroying America. When his grandmother told him later that it was a trick, his belief system began to crack and was eventually replaced by something else. I wonder how differently the story might have gone if, rather than marching and praying, they had responded to police brutality with violence. Would the boys heart have been awakened to the injustice he witnessed? Would he continue to operate in the belief system he'd been given? Would he have gotten involved in the violence?
Martin Luther King also said in his speech that receiving the award, "…is a profound recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time, the need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence." (King) Nonviolence is not an easy answer, or a quick one. Someday we may learn that it isn't the best one. But as far as my experience goes, it is the one that holds the most promise for reconciliation in our present and our future.
Berman, Philip. The Search for Meaning. New York: Bellantine Books, 1990. .pdf..
King, Jr., Martin Luther. Noble Prize Acceptance Speech. Oslo: Noble.org, 1964. video.


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Can a dismissal be fair with no prior warning?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has overturned an initial unfair dismissal ruling of the Employment Tribunal (ET). Quintiles Commercial UK Ltd, a pharmaceutical agency, was found to be within its rights to dismiss A Barongo, an employee, with no prior warnings, for failing to complete two online training courses.
Barongo was employed by Quintiles Commercial UK Ltd as a medical sales representative beginning 1 October 2012.
On 5 January 2016, Barongo was dismissed on notice for failing to complete two compulsory training courses by the deadlines set by Quintiles.
Barongo did not deny these matters and admitted to the misconduct; however, in mitigation, he said that he had not intentionally failed to engage in the training, but that he had proritised other work commitments instead. In October 2015, Barongo was also on a performance improvement plan.
Barongo's line manager, Dempster, chaired the disciplinary hearing and did not accept the mitigating factors put forward by Barongo. Dempster concluded that the company's trust and confidence had been destroyed, and decided that Barongo should be dismissed, on notice, for gross misconduct.
Barongo appealed, and the appeal was heard by one of Quintiles' directors, Athey. Athey took the view that Barongo had been guilty of "serious" rather than "gross" misconduct; however, he also thought that the trust and confidence had broken down. Therefore, he upheld the decision to dismiss.
The Employment Tribunal
Barongo claimed unfair dismissal at the ET, which upheld his claim. The ET considered that the characterisation of Barongo's misconduct as "serious" rather than "gross" had significant implications in this case, stating that "once the misconduct is characterised as serious and not gross, it means the warnings are to apply". Barongo had no previous warnings in his file. The tribunal insisted that Quintiles could have issued any kind of warning, including a final written warning, and with the failure to issue a warning and the rejection of gross misconduct, they rendered the dismissal unfair. The tribunal also looked at Quintiles's own disciplinary policy and noticed that the original "gross" misconduct was not consistent with its own procedure, which expressly states, as a rule, that misconduct falling short of gross "does not warrant dismissal on the first occasion . . . [but] repeated instances of general misconduct in conjunction with a valid warning can however result in dismissal". The ET also found that issues relating to Barongo's performance, as opposed to just the charges of misconduct that had been brought against him, had been taken into consideration when making the decision to dismiss.
The Court of Appeal
Quintiles appealed to the EAT, which referred to the wording of the Employment Rights Act 1996, which sets out the law on unfair dismissal. The legislation states that a dismissal is capable of being fair if it is for a reason that "relates to the conduct of the employee" and there is no reference to the fact that the conduct needs to amount to gross misconduct. Therefore the tribunal's statement that a dismissal for something short of gross misconduct would be unfair if it was not preceded by warnings was a "fundamentally flawed approach". According to the EAT, the ET should have asked if Quintiles had acted reasonably in all the circumstances in dismissing Barongo for the misconduct, instead of being "unduly fixated" on the label given to the misconduct.
The EAT concluded that the tribunal had lost sight of the statutory test for unfair dismissal and had failed to take into consideration other relevant matters, such as the impact of Barongo's poor work record and the loss of trust and confidence in his ability to perform his role effectively. The EAT considered that the ET had imposed its own view as to the appropriate sanction, as opposed to assessing Quintiles's decision against the band of reasonable responses test, as it should have done. The case has been remitted to a new tribunal to be heard again.
Key points to note from this case
This case is a good reminder that when considering whether or not a dismissal is fair, the tribunal will consider whether an employer has acted reasonably in all the circumstances and will focus less on labels and whether or not conduct is labelled as gross or serious misconduct. However, employers should be cautious, as the EAT has not declared that the dismissal in this case was fair, just that it was not necessarily unfair. The new employment tribunal may conclude that dismissal without warning for not completing online training is not within the range of reasonable responses.
UK Supreme Court confirms worker rights for "contractor" plumber
In Pimlico Plumbers Limited and another v Smith, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the ET was entitled to conclude that Gary Smith, who worked under a contract that described him as an independent contractor, was a "worker" within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the Working Time Regulations 1998, and the Equality Act 2010.
Smith worked for Pimlico Plumbers Ltd. as a plumber for almost six years. Following the termination of his agreement with the company, he issued several proceedings with the Employment Tribunal. Smith claimed, among other things, that he had been discriminated against following the rejection of his request to reduce his hours after he had a heart attack. The Employment Tribunal found that he was a "worker," which entitled him to basic employment rights. The findings meant that Smith could proceed with his complaints, and directions were made for their consideration at a later date.
Pimlico Plumbers appealed this decision to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, then to the Court of Appeal, but were unsuccessful. They then appealed to the Supreme Court.
Personal Performance and the Right to Substitute
The dominant feature in this case was the significance of Smith's right to substitute. For Smith to qualify as a worker, it was
necessary for him to have undertaken to personally perform his work or services for Pimlico.
The Supreme Court agreed with the Employment Tribunal's finding that the dominant feature of Smith's contractual relationship with Pimlico was an obligation of personal performance. Although he had the ability to substitute with another of Pimlico's plumbers, i.e., someone bound by the same obligations to which he was subject, he did not have the right to substitute at his discretion. Therefore, the Court agreed that Smith was required to provide personal service, contrasting the facts of the case with a situation in which another party is interested in the work being done and not the identity of the substitute. According to the Court, Smith would fall under the definition of a worker in the relevant legislation unless it could be demonstrated that Pimlico was a client or customer of his.
Client or Customer?
Smith was able to reject work and was able to accept outside work if none of the company's clients offered him work. He also bore some of the financial risk of the work he produced and the manner in which he undertook his work was not supervised. However, these points did not override the facts that were presented showing that Pimlico was not a client or customer. These included the requirement for Smith to wear a branded uniform, carry an identity card, and drive a branded van. In addition,
Pimlico had control over the administrative aspects of any job Smith undertook as well as when and how much he was paid.
The post-termination restrictive covenants within his contract, which also contained references to "wages," "gross misconduct" and "dismissal," also pointed to his not being an independent contractor. Unanimously dismissing the appeal, the Supreme Court held that it was reasonable for the Employment Tribunal to conclude that Smith was a worker and that Pimlico could not be regarded as a client or a customer, with the relationship of subordination being a key factor in that decision.
The Court's judgment adds to the increasing case law on employment status. It also demonstrates, once again, that where there is a clear relationship of subordination, the courts are inclined to make a finding that employment rights exist regardless of the presence or absence of terms or factors that may point to an independent contractor arrangement. Now might be a good time to review the contractual documentation you have in place with independent contractors and to reflect and consider the nature of the contractual relationship that exists with them to ensure it accurately reflects what happens in practice.
World Cup fever in the workplace
The 2018 World Cup is now in full swing, and the frenzy that surrounds this event can create low productivity for businesses, with staff focused on watching games—or perhaps debating the pros and cons of the recently-introduced video assistant referee (VAR)—instead of working. During the 2010 World Cup, a study found that the United States lost $121 million in economic output; however, this is minimal in comparison to the United Kingdom's (UK) estimated loss of £5.5 billion.
Regardless of the accuracy of these estimates, the World Cup need not spell the end of productivity in the workplace and presents an opportunity for employers to take advantage of the positive impact the event can have on staff morale. This sporting event can be used as an opportunity to not only help bond immediate departments but also an entire organisation.
There is, of course, no single prescribed way to manage potential productivity issues, as much depends on the type of organisation, the number of employees, and the makeup of the work-force. The best method for employers may be to take an informal approach, allowing decisions to be made depending on the employee's workload or the company's needs at a particular time, as opposed to implementing a formal policy.
In the UK, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has suggested a number of ways for employers to manage productivity and create a positive impact. The TUC suggests:
talking to staff in advance about arrangements for key matches;
arranging for matches to be shown on company premises, if appropriate;
allowing staff to work from home;
allowing flexible working hours so staff can either come in late or leave early with the intention of making up the time; and/or
being as flexible as possible with annual leave requests.
Employers that are more willing to fully embrace World Cup fever could also decorate offices with flags, relax dress codes, allow football shirts to be worn, or as is quite common, arrange an office sweepstake if legally permitted in the relevant location. (I'm participating in the latter and have promised to use part of any winnings to buy my colleagues one packet of biscuits to share.)
Ultimately, some of the suggestions above may not be practical for all employers, and it will be important that employers strike the right balance between celebrating the World Cup and ensuring staff are still productive. Whichever option is chosen, many employers find that allowing some level of flexibility during the relatively short duration of major sporting events helps to ensure minimal disruption in the workplace. Taking positive steps to manage the work environment whilst the World Cup is on could also have a valuable effect on employee relations.
The rise of the gig economy has been driven by the explosion of online platforms and apps. The benefits of the freelance life include flexibility and control for those that are not necessarily in a position to commit to a full-time job. A recent study found that 6 percent of full-time, permanent employees, equivalent to 1.56 million individuals, have plans to leave their current job to join the gig economy within the next year. A further 28 percent of full-time employees would like to make the transition but don't have the confidence to do so due to concerns surrounding sourcing enough money to support their lifestyle.
A Canadian national who worked in Scotland claims she was subject to bullying and harassment over a period of 10 years. DeeAnn Fitzpatrick worked at Marine Scotland's Scrabster office. In 2010, she claims the worst of the abuse occurred, which included her being taped to a chair and gagged as a warning to keep quiet due to her whistleblowing about a threatening and misogynistic culture at the quango's office in Scrabster. A photograph of the incident, allegedly taken by one of the two men accused of being responsible, has been widely circulated on the Internet. Fitzpatrick has taken her case to an employment tribunal.
The EAT upheld an ET's decision that an employer had discriminated against a disabled employee when it issued her with a written warning concerning her attendance levels. O'Connor had been employed by DL Insurance Services Ltd, in a customer support role since June 2005. In June 2009, she made a request to work flexibly due to her illness having an effect on her working patterns. The company accepted her request and implemented reasonable adjustments. In 2013, O'Connor had significant absences from work as a result of her disability; her absences were six times over the threshold of the company's sickness absence policy, as she had 60 days' absence over a 12-month period. Despite the absences being related to her disability, the company decided to issue O'Connor a written warning lasting 12 months, and as a result, her sick pay was suspended. O'Connor issued a claim in the ET for discrimination arising from disability. The ET ruled that the employer had failed to establish that its action was a proportionate response to her absence. As the warning placed O'Connor at risk of further disciplinary action and losing sick pay during the duration of the warning, the ET found that she had been treated unfavourably as a consequence of something arising from her disability. The company appealed to the EAT, which upheld the ET's decision.
A number of changes to the Immigration Rules were laid in Parliament on 15 June 2018. The below changes are due to come into effect on 6 July 2018, when further detailed guidance will be published online.
Changes to the Tier 2 cap
The Home Office is removing the restriction on the number of doctors and nurses who can be recruited from overseas through the Tier 2 visa route. This is in order to ensure that gaps are filled in frontline services.
The Home Office has also requested that the independent Migration Advisory Committee review the Shortage Occupation List
(an official list of occupations for which there are not enough resident workers to fill vacancies).
Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa
This route allows international leaders to work flexibly in the UK without the need for a sponsoring employer. In January 2018, the Home Office doubled the size of the route, and they are looking to widen its scope further to ensure that the UK attracts more of those with exceptional talent, including those in the fashion, television, and film industries.
Electronic visa waiver
Improvements are being made to the electronic visa waiver (EVW) system so that travellers from Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait can present their EVW in either electronic or paper form, allowing for a smoother journey to the United Kingdom.
New Turkish settlement rules
New rules for Turkish nationals are being introduced to allow businesspeople, workers, and their family members to obtain indefinite leave. Qualifying Turkish nationals will be able to settle in the United Kingdom after five years' residency under the Turkish European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) rules as either an ECAA businessperson or ECAA worker (or equivalent points-based system routes), as long as the most recent period of leave was under the ECAA.
Obtaining settled status: Three "simple" requirements for EU citizens to stay in
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As you may already know, European Union (EU) nationals will need to make an application to continue to remain in the UK after Brexit. Until now, there has been much speculation on what the application process will look like. The government has issued statements saying that it will be straightforward and very user friendly.
On 21 June 2018, Home Secretary Sajid Javid clarified the government's "default" position, which would be to grant, not refuse, settled status. A statement of intent has also been issued by the government, which provided further details and will be used to seek comments from established user groups who will help develop the scheme.
It has been confirmed that EU citizens and their family members who are resident in the United Kingdom before the end of the implementation period (31 December 2020) will be able to apply for settled status under the EU settlement scheme.
EU citizens and their family members do not need to do anything immediately. There will be no change to their current rights until the end of the implementation period on 31 December 2020. The deadline for applications to the scheme for individuals resident in the United Kingdom by the end of 2020 will be 30 June 2021.
Individuals with indefinite leave to remain, as well as Irish nationals, will not need to apply. Rights for citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland are still being negotiated.
Those applying under the scheme will need to complete three steps. They must prove their identity, show that that they live in the United Kingdom, and declare that they have no serious criminal convictions.
The planned fee for individuals applying under the scheme is £65 (£32.50 for children under the age of 16). Those who already have valid permanent residence or indefinite leave to remain documentation will be able to exchange it for settled status for free.
The Home Office will check the employment and benefit records held by the government, which will mean that proof of residence will be automatic for many.
Getting settled status will allow EU citizens to continue to live and work in the United Kingdom and will ensure that these individuals have access to public services and public funds as well as apply for British citizenship, if they meet the requirements.
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Q: 22.04 gnome-control-center GLib segmentation fault Since updating to 22.04, the settings menu segfaults every time I try to start it. I see some other threads with this issue - one who stopped using ubuntu as a solution, and the other answers did not work. Purging and reinstalling did not work. Changing the repo did not work (only using base repos now)
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Here is my error:

(gnome-control-center:99164): GLib-CRITICAL **: 06:20:19.572: g_strsplit: assertion 'string != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

I'm using the following version:
gnome-control-center/jammy-updates,now 1:41.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4 amd64 [installed]
Some output:
(No debugging symbols found in gnome-control-center)
(gdb) r
Starting program: /usr/bin/gnome-control-center
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
[New Thread 0x7fffe9ca7640 (LWP 100558)]
[New Thread 0x7fffe94a6640 (LWP 100559)]

(gnome-control-center:100555): GLib-CRITICAL **: 06:33:32.123: g_strsplit: assertion 'string != NULL' failed

Thread 1 "gnome-control-c" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff538e842 in ?? () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcogl.so.20
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007ffff538e842 in  () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcogl.so.20
#1  0x00007ffff53d4599 in  () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcogl.so.20
#2  0x00007ffff53932d0 in cogl_renderer_connect () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcogl.so.20
#3  0x00007ffff5665305 in  () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclutter-1.0.so.0
#4  0x00007ffff568a2b7 in  () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclutter-1.0.so.0
#5  0x00007ffff568a608 in  () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclutter-1.0.so.0
#6  0x00007ffff7c8ca67 in g_option_context_parse () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0
#7  0x00007ffff568a85a in clutter_init () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libclutter-1.0.so.0
#8  0x00007ffff6edee91 in cheese_gtk_init () at /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcheese-gtk.so.25
#9  0x00005555555bcbf4 in main ()

A: I encountered the same error message and backtrace:
The libcogl.so in the backtrace is the OpenGL shared library.
When I ran glxinfo and glxgears other  (both OpenGL tools installed via: sudo apt install mesa-utils) those applications were also failing with errors saying BadValue.
$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  150 (GLX)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  24 (X_GLXCreateNewContext)
  Value in failed request:  0x0
  Serial number of failed request:  85
  Current serial number in output stream:  86

This stack overflow question:
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
Which linked to this forum post:
[SOLVED] glxinfo (and other OpenGL apps) fails: BadValue
Suggested adding the user to the video group and restarting the X-Server.
sudo usermod -a -G video ${USER}

I just rebooted my computer after that and all of my OpenGL related issues were resolved at that point.
It's hard to say which piece fixed the problem and another user indicated that they: sudo apt --fix-broken install followed by sudo reboot. So that may be a valid fix as well.


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According to Russian program the first extravehicular activity in which new ISS mission crew member Fyodor Yurchikhin will take part is planned for mid-June 2013.
Soyuz TMA-09M launch took place from "Gagarin" launchpad of Baikonur cosmodrome at 00.31 Moscow Time on May 29, 2013. Apart from Fyodor Yurchikhin the crew includes Caren Nyberg (NASA) and Luca Parmitano (ESA).
"Our mission is to perform 4 extravehicular activities; I will take part in 3 of them. The first activity is planned for mid-June and is concerned with functional cargo block temperature control system repairing and a series of scientific experiments", – Yurchikhin said at the press-conference.
According to him during this EVA the cosmonauts will probably remove "Endurance" experiment platform from ISS outer surface. This experiment I aimed at exploration of space impact on mechanical characteristics of various materials.
"Other two activities are related to electric cable installation for new Russian MLM module (which is to be launched late 2013 – early 2014). Besides these activities also involve carrying out tests and experiment", – the cosmonaut reported.
The cosmonaut noted that he won't take part in the 4th EVA at the end of the mission.


It Really Sounds Like a Chicken! Have fun with your friends and family when you build this little device that sounds just like a chicken. This is also a great example of how sounding boards work. The cup makes the vibrations louder while the wet paper towel provides friction to create the sound.
1. Cut a piece of yarn about 20 inches (40 cm) long.
2. Ask an adult to use the nail to carefully punch a hold in the center of the bottom of the cup.
3. Tie one end of the yarn to the middle of the paper clip.
4. Push the other end of the yarn through the hole in the cup and pull it through as shown in the picture.
5. Get a piece of paper towel about the size of a dollar bill, then fold it once and get it damp in the water.
6. Now it's time to make some noise! Hold the cup firmly in one hand, and wrap the damp paper towel around the string near the cup. While you squeeze the string pull down in short jerks so that the paper towel tightly slides along the string. If all goes well - you hear a chicken!
This is an example of how a sound board works. The vibrations from the string would be almost silent without the cup, but when you add the cup, it spreads the vibrations and amplifies the (makes them louder.) Pianos and music boxes use wood to act as a sound board to make the instrument louder.


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We all have bacteria in our bodies, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. In order to keep our digestive system in good working order, we need those bacteria.
And balanced intestinal microflora helps us digest food properly. However, this balance is not always possible. Factors such as stress, medications or poor diet can compromise this balance and our digestive systems can be in danger.
Thankfully, there are ways in which we can restore that delicate balance. Namely, there are supplements that contain those good bacteria. And we need them for proper functioning of the digestive system.
One such supplement is Ultra Probioplex, which has 15 billion live bacteria in each of the 60 capsules. This is a non-dairy formula that helps our organism deal with the harmful bacteria. In this way, we can achieve healthy balance of bacteria in the gut.
· NCFM strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus – this is one of the most effective acidophilus species available. And also one of the most extensively tested strains. Lactobacillus acidophilus has been used as part of supplements for over 25 years.
· Bifidobacterium lactis (Bi-07 strain) – another helpful strain of bacteria. Bifidobacteria is one of the most important types of bacteria in human organism. Furthermore, they are the most abundant and this particular strain has showed demonstrable effects.
These two strains are very good for your health, but they are also very tough. Namely, the bacteria can survive stomach acidity and they stick to the intestinal wall. This is important for achieving that delicate balance of intestinal microflora.
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Each of the 60 capsules of Ultra Probioplex has 15 million live organisms, but that's not all. There is also vitamin D, which is important for the normal function of our immune system. Thus, you get a complete everyday solution that will make you feel better. The powder form of Ultra Probioplex features Vitamin D3, 2.5 µg in each serving.
Ultra Probioplex is available in two forms, either in capsule or in powder. The first capsule product is the Ultra Probioplex ND Capsules, which are available in a pack of 60 capsules.
If you're not a fan of capsules, you can also get Ultra Probioplex as a powder. This form also contains the same number of bacteria, as well as the same amount of vitamin D. Additionally, the power also contains 405 mg of fructooligosaccharides.
On the other hand, if you need something stronger, there's the Ultra Probioplex IB, which comes in a pack of 30 capsules. This is a more powerful version of Ultra Probioplex, with 60 billion live organisms in each of the 30 capsules.
Again, we have a 50:50 blend of the Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium lactis strains as well as the inclusion of vitamin D.
We should mention that the powder also contains rice maltodextrin. Also, the capsules have magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and silicon dioxide. These are used for encapsulation.
First, we have the capsules – you need to take these one at a time, once or twice a day. Vegetarians can also use them, as the formula is safe for them. Next, the product is safe for children aged 3 and older. What's more, you can use Ultra Probioplex if you're pregnant or breastfeeding.
Or if you have a medical condition or taking other medications. However, in that case, you need to consult your doctor, who will tell you all you need to know about taking this product.
When it comes to the powder, a single dose of this product is one-quarter of a teaspoon (0.75g) of powder. You need to mix it with unchilled water, and then take one or two doses daily, as necessary.
The overwhelming majority of reviews on Ultra Probioplex are positive, noting the positive effect on immune system. Some reviewers even describe it as the best probiotics.
Ultra Probioplex is a very effective solution for regulating your gut's microflora, and it comes in two different forms – capsules or powder, so it's very convenient. The positive Ultra Probioplex reviews make a strong recommendation for the product. For example, it can very helpful for those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome.
All things considered, Ultra Probioplex is a great everyday supplement. It can restore the delicate balance of your intestinal microflora and make your life easier. However, you should bear in mind that this is not a substitute for a varied diet and healthy lifestyle.
You will get the best results if you watch what you eat and live a healthy lifestyle. If you find that the regular capsules are not enough, you can switch to the higher-strength version, but be sure to consult your doctor.


The new Moto G (3rd gen) is no secret at this point. We've seen renders, mentions on Motorola's site of Moto Maker options, promo videos, and hands-on time with the phone all within the last week. There are still some questions, though, one of which involves price. How low will Motorola go with the new Moto G? Will they stick close to the 2nd generation's $179 price point? According to a source of ours, that's exactly where Motorola plans to land.
US Cellular is loading up the new Moto G in its internal systems under SKU 186978 and with a price of $179.99. That is without a contract of course, since the draw to the Moto G is its decent specs and bargain bin price.
If the price sticks and Motorola includes 4G LTE this time around, we are talking about a heck of a deal. I mention the 4G LTE because the 2nd gen never did get LTE and was instead a 3G-only phone priced at $179.
$179 sound like a good price to you?


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Home Construction Technology News Underfloor air conditioning technology: The sustainable way to service space
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Underfloor air conditioning technology: The sustainable way to service space
Underfloor air conditioning has come of age. Worldwide, major developers are embracing this technology for its height-saving benefits in new builds, and headroom increases in refurbishments
With the ever-growing focus on sustainability in the construction industry, building designers must take advantage of new technologies to improve sustainability and adaptability.
At the same time, there is pressure to deliver reduced costs in the design process, while also improving the ease and speed of both the original construction and any future reconfigurations in order to minimise wastage and embodied energy. Architects, developers and consultants are now turning to underfloor air conditioning technology to help to deliver these key benefits.
What is underfloor air conditioning?
A zonal underfloor air conditioning system makes use of the raised floor void as a plenum for the distribution of air. Supply and return channels are created under the floor, and zone units serving areas of up to 300m2 are suitably located throughout the office space to generate conditioned air locally to serve the needs of the space.
Individually controlled fan terminals of either recessed or floor standing configuration are let into the floor over supply plena. These terminals introduce air into the space above in accordance with the dictates of their own on-board temperature sensors and controls system. Users can adjust fan speed and set point temperature individually. Return air grilles are positioned in the floor over return plena.
The whole system is controlled by means of the electronic management system controlling the operation of the zone units and the associated fan terminals permitting centralised monitoring and control.
Underfloor air conditioning goes further than displacement systems, offering full function control of the indoor environment. Zone units can deliver sanitised conditioned air into the floor void supply plena and draw spent air back through the return plena.
Underfloor systems are inherently compartmentalised and offer highly effective solutions in multi-tenant areas and other environmentally challenging applications. Many low-height refurbished spaces suffer from high levels of user complaint due mainly to draught from ceiling mounted outlets positioned too close to the user.
Height savings and headroom increases
Every developer wants to achieve Pension Fund regulation heights in their buildings. Every architect wants to save height in their construction. Every consultant knows that for a ceiling-based AC system to function, be serviceable and be flexible it needs 400mm to 600mm clear space in the ceiling void; and every electrical consultant requires a minimum of 150mm in the raised access floor for cable distribution, cross-overs etc.
This means that, in a modern office, the services zones make up approximately 600mm to 900mm of the total height of each floor. With ductless underfloor air conditioning, that zone can often be reduced by between 300mm and 500mm, depending on specification, offering a height saving in new build construction of 10% to 15%. The height savings available in new builds thanks to underfloor air conditioning can also save large quantities of construction materials and reduce the embodied energy dramatically.
The 10th tallest building in the world, located in Hong Kong, was able to save 35m in construction height as a result of its underfloor air conditioning system. This led to a saving of over £5m in curtain walling costs alone, as well as a 19% saving in energy demand, and reduced wind loadings and thus foundation costs. Overall, the building saved the equivalent of all vertical elements of a 10-storey building.
In older buildings, underfloor air conditioning technology can offer increased headroom availability of 300mm or more. This increased floor to ceiling height in older buildings often means that they can be revitalised rather than demolished, which is a key element of sustainable construction.
The British Council for Offices (BCO) indicates that underfloor air conditioning can offer dramatic savings in overall cost, but it requires a coordinated team approach to achieve the optimum result.
In order to maximise the benefits of underfloor air conditioning, it must be introduced into the overall design philosophy at an early stage. When incorporated into the overall building design, savings can be made to curtain wall costs, all other height-related savings such as lift shafts, columns, stairwells, riser shafts and vertical services such as mains pipework and electrical risers. The Swedish National Pension Fund has reported overall cost savings of between 5% and 7% in buildings using underfloor air conditioning.
Good quality underfloor air conditioning systems are similar in price to conventional good quality fan coil systems, but underfloor systems also reduce the cost of construction and offer tax advantages. The average office building costs in UK are in the region of £1,000 to £2,000 per square metre. Therefore, a 5% saving in overall cost could range from £50 to £100 per square metre. The average cost of any AC system is in the region of £120 to £200 per square metre, and so an overall saving in construction equates to something in the region of 50% of the AC system.
Moving forwards, modern construction will require sustainable and cost-effective design. With so many benefits, it is clear why so many in the construction industry are now turning to underfloor air conditioning solutions.
Glan Blake Thomas
AET Flexible Space
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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, dear people of God, the ministers in charge of the churches in this Parish, friends and families of those to be confirmed, it is a great joy to be with you today and share in this important milestone in the lives of these candidates.
Thank you to the Rector of this parish, to Rob Taylor of Christ Church, Doug Kirkpatrick of St Luke's, Diep River, and Natalie Simons–Arendse of St Philip's, Wetton and all the retired ministers present here today. I was not aware that you have so many ministers and I wish we could deploy them to the vacant parishes in the diocese. Thank you for inviting me to this service and also for ensuring the preparation of the candidates. Thank you, Rob, for planning the service.
A warm welcome to you all – and thank you most importantly to those who prepared the candidates for confirmation. A special welcome to the parents, godparents and friends of those to be confirmed during this service.
The story of the call of Jeremiah is one of my favourite passages in the Bible because it speaks to me. "Before you were born I knew you" - God knew us even before our existence and called us to be his own. Even you, confirmation candidates, God knew you and the testimonies you shared this morning are indicative of that.
Today we come in the presence of God to give witness to this special gift with which God, out of his goodness, will endow you, the candidates: the outpouring of the Holy Spirit into your lives. The rite of passage that you pass through today will empower you to practise your faith more effectively in every aspect of your existence, deepening your relationship with God and strengthening your spiritual lives.
Jesus says in our Gospel reading: "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." As you have learned in your preparation classes, at your confirmation you receive the seven gifts of the spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of God. These gifts, as we will hear in the introduction to the confirmation service, are given to you to fulfil three important purposes: you receive the power of the Spirit for worship, witness and service.
Let us look at our lives of faith through each of these three lenses and ask ourselves: what insights can we draw from each as we prepare to fulfil our confirmation vows in our Christian lives today and beyond?
Of the three, worship comes first. Everything else we do flows from this. Worship is what we do through praising and paying homage to God. It begins with fear of the Lord, which is one of the gifts of the Spirit. Fear of the Lord of course doesn't mean we should be shivering in terror, it is more positive than that – it means we should stand in awe of the Lord. But today's reading from Luke's Gospel (4:21-30) gives us a picture of how, instead of being in awe of God, people sometimes reject the manifestation of God in their lives.
In the synagogue in his home town, Nazareth, Jesus was presented with a scroll from Isaiah 61:1ff to read, in accordance with the custom of the time. That passage, declaring as it does that "The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me," anticipates the coming of Christ, and on reading from the scroll, Jesus gave a discourse on its fulfilment. Here we find present fulfilment, personal fulfilment and gracious fulfilment: "present" in that what the prophet foretold was now finally coming true; "personal" in that the person of Jesus was the One anointed with the Holy Spirit, and "gracious" in that the era of God's salvation had arrived.
Jesus' listeners were at first amazed by what he said. But they quickly turned hostile, taking strong exception at him making what they saw as such a pretentious claim – not believing it was possible that a young man from their town was the fulfilment of the promise of Isaiah. Jesus in turn saw their attitude as being one of disbelief, that because they didn't see him perform miracles in their sight, they failed to see him as the fulfilment of prophecy. So all Jesus could do was remind his listeners of what the prophets of Israel did when they were faced with similar challenges: they had performed their wonders amongst the heathen.
Jesus implied that when Israel rejected God's messenger of redemption, God sent God's messenger to the Gentiles, and that this would happen again if the people of Nazareth refused to accept him. His listeners saw that this applied to themselves and that as a result he would direct his attention to others and not to them; also that God's compassion was more for the Gentiles than to the multitude of Jews. This ignited more wrath and anger against him.
This Gospel reading invites us to reflect on how we would respond in our context to such a message. If you were Jesus, what would you have done? What else could Jesus have done to draw these people closer to the fountain of Life? What can be done in regard to those who still do not believe in this day and age?
This is where we can bring witness and service into the picture.
If we fear God, holding God in awe, then the closer we come to God the better our lives will reflect the values of God's Kingdom as true witnesses. A witness is one who testifies to what they see, to what they know and to what they experience. Our lives – through our words, actions and attitudes – should witness to our God, the Creator of all that is, seen and unseen, the God who knows every hair on our heads, who cares for us more than we can ever imagine. Above all, all of us who are here today – but I particularly address you, the confirmation candidates – must witness to the God of love. St Paul in, 1 Corinthians 13:1ff, says even if we can speak in the languages of the angels – if we do not speak of love, it is nothing but a noise. This is the love of Christ that manifested on the Cross.
Sisters and brothers, we are called to live out God's love in the world, to love our neighbours as ourselves. This is the greatest gift that God has ever given to humanity. Paul concludes this chapter by highlighting faith, hope and love – but emphasising that of these three, the greatest is love. Because God is love and has communicated his love to us, we are commanded to love one another. Love supersedes the other gifts because it outlasts them. Long after these sought-after gifts are no longer necessary, love will still be the governing principle that controls all that God and God's redeemed people are and do.
And service is about demonstrating – in the here and now – God's love and care in very practical ways. Some of us are called to do this through ordination and special ministries. But all of us are called to serve others, in every part of life – by being loving and honest and generous-hearted, in all our dealings with others. This Parish has a proud history of witness and service, from when you gave succour to the people of Crossroads after their homes were destroyed in the dark days of apartheid to your continuing work through ministries such as The Warehouse.
Looking at South Africa today through these three lenses of worship, witness and service, I urge each of you, in your own context, to reflect on and examine, what kind of witness and service should your worship be leading you into today? To what can you witness? And how best can each of us, individually and collectively, be of service to God and God's people in the world today, remembering that our struggle is against the principalities of this world?
What witness and service are we called to as we approach national and provincial elections which will be bitterly contested? How can we support the work of Western Cape religious leaders who are part of the Electoral Code of Conduct Observer Commission (ECCOC), which is monitoring the behaviour of political parties and their supporters and working to ensure peace during the electioneering and on polling day?
And our prayers, and our reflections on witness and service, need not be limited to South Africa. I have been especially distressed in recent weeks at the plight of our sisters and brothers in the whole Southern African region. After the hope which flared up with the transition to a new president in Zimbabwe, we have seen and heard of peaceful protests being broken up violently, of a prominent pastor being detained, and of people being dragged from their homes and night and beaten up. We have to ask: is President Mnangagwa actually committed to reforms in the way the country is governed? We have seen precious little evidence of legislative reforms so far. If he is so committed, we have to ask: is he fully in control of his security forces?
But today is about you, the confirmation candidates, so let me turn again to you as I conclude. As I lay hands upon you, as you begin your new life with Christ, I urge you to embrace this special gift, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit which you receive today.
May you grow in faith and in the love of God, as you obey his commandments to be faithful servants within his church and in his world, and to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ.


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