Welcome back to the deep Sahara! I thought we'd take a plunge into a rather obscure unit in the raiders' war: the Sudan Defence Force. Coming off the bat from the Free French, the Sudan Defence Force (or SDF) is even more difficult to find information on. So I thought I'd compile some information here as well as quickly talk about how to field them in Flames of War.
The SDF was formed in 1925. It was the Sudan's primary defence unit during the era. There is a lot of information and story leading up to 1925, and rather than cover all of that here, I recommend you have a quick google of the history of the Sudan. I assure you its all good stuff and pretty intriguing in its own right!
The Sudan itself was effectively divided into two sub-states, the Muslim north and the Christian south. To avoid religious problems, the British established the SDF based on regional boundries. This also helped foster a bit of comradeship between the troops since they were familiar with each other, spoke the same dialects, and held the same beliefs.
Sudan Camel Corps. ('the Hajana').
In addition, the Sudanese Frontier Force battalion was established during the war when the SDF expanded in 1939. All officers and senior NCOs were British, but their ranks were referred to in the equivalent Sudanese ranks (actually based on Egyptian ranks, which in turn were based on old Ottoman ranks).
The battalions oversaw the security of the country, and would be called upon to defend against Italian actions in east Africa. Many battalions were fully motorised and some included Motor Machine-gun Companies. These highly mobile units were essential to the defence plan, being able to rapidly move to counter any incursion.
The SDF played a vital role in the battles of East Africa, and once again, I encourage you to spend some time and have a read about this fascinating campaign. It's well worth it and features some interesting characters, such as Orde Wingate.
For our purposes, I'm going to concentrate on the Western Arab Corps since it is more directly lined to the story of the Saharan campaign. The battalion's base of operations was Darfur and it was responsible for the entire Northwestern Frontier adjacent to Libya, Egypt, and Chad. Given the region they were tasked with guarding, the battalion was fully motorised and afforded two of the SDF's six Motor Machine-gun Companies.
The battalion knew that the Italians in Kufra would be their greatest threat in the event of war. In fact there had been a political crisis in the early 1930s when the British and Italians very nearly went to war over a tract of disputed land in the middle of the Sahara called the Sarra Triangle. This chunk of land was left over as the European countries carved up Africa in the decades prior. What was left was large parts of modern Libya, Egypt, Chad, and the Sudan. It held a very small number of wells and that was about it. But the Italians wanted to link Libya with their holdings in East Africa, so bit by bit, they laid claim to what they could. Fortunately cooler heads prevailed in 1934 and the Sarra Triangle was ceded to Libyia, albeit in a state a lot smaller than the Italians had wanted.
The main point of contention in the whole affair was the location of Jebel Uweinat. It's modest water supply lies directly between Kufra and Darfur, and it didn't take a genius to see that whoever owned the Jebel would have access to not only the Sudan, but the Nile itself.
As the politicians argued and the military leaders rattled their sabres, the SDF was sent out of Darfur to occupy the Merga Oasis. The oasis was firmly located within the Sudan, 221 miles southeast of Uweinat, but the Italians had claimed it as well, citing the fact that the Sudan wasn't doing anything with it and it was in the middle of nowhere anyway. In fact, the Italians had sent out an armed (reportedly to guard against bedouin raiders) expedition to the area. So the SDF dispatched two Motor Machine-gun Companies to establish a permanent base at the Merga Oasis under the command of F.G.B. Arkwright.
As mentioned earlier, the SDF played an important part in the East Africa campaign. There are several excellent sources on this campaign, and once more I encourage you to explore them if you are interested in the battles of East Africa.
However, after all of the bravado and bragging, the war was strangely quiet in the northwestern frontier. The Italian officers and exploreres who had a decade before been so bold in the Jebel Uweinat area, had been transferred to East Africa, leaving the Italian garrison at Kufra lethargic and unable to go on the offensive.
mark out the path from Wadi Halfia to Kufra.
The Western Arab Corps used the time to build itself up, should the Italians push into the Sudan. Events moved forward under the direction of the LRDG and the Free French and soon Kufra was removed as a threat. However, a serious problem of supply instantly sobered the thrill of success at Kufra. The solution was already gearing up in Darfur. The Western Arab Corps organised a massive supply convoy from the Wadi Halfia on the Nile River Valley to Kufra, over 600 miles to the west.
The SDF gradually took over the garrison duties at Kufra, freeing up the LRDG and Free French to conduct offensive operations in the region. The Sudan troops also garrisoned a few outposts as far south as Tekro in Chad and the outlying oases near Kufra.
While on garrison duties, the SDF became the main search and rescue force based in Kufra using their exptensive motor capabilities. They launched several missions to locate the lost crews of a doomed South African flight of Blenheims, operating close with the LRDG and the Royal Air Force.
The SDF also performed counter-espionage operations. In 1942, the SDF became alerted to Count Lazlo Almasy's attempt to smuggle German spies into Cairo via the deep desert. They launched several expeditions and set up many outposts in the Jebel Uweinat area where Almasy was known to be heading. After a major cat and mouse mission, Almasy slipped passed the SDF and returned to Tripoli, having successfully inserting the spies. However, the German spies were quickly found out and captured shortly after arriving in Cairo, but that's a whole other story!
In September 1942, the SDF was called upon to make its first and only offensive attack in Libya during Operation Agreement. The plan was to infiltrate several special forces into Axis-held Tobruk and ruin it completely for supply and shipping. The SDF was sent to secure the Jalo Oasis, which would serve as the attack force's rendezvous point. Unfortunately, the operation was completely known to the Germans, thanks to loose security, and Jalo and Tobruk were put on alert. The SDF put up a brave fight at Jalo, but were ultimately repelled by well prepared defenders. The SDF returned to Kufra for the remainder of the North African campaign.
I have plans to actually do some modelling articles, like I did for the French, but for now lets have a look at the force in the game. You can find the SDF in Burning Empires on page 138. It looks and acts moreorless like a standard British Rifle company. It has plenty of machine-guns and troops. It can be supported by the LRDG and it has the option to take a desert fort, a quite cool piece of terrain!
It may not look like much, but the SDF is ideally set up for desert garrison duties. Its not burdened by lots of heavy equipment but it still packs a punch with up to eight machine-guns! Remember, these can also fire bombardments, so you can nail enemy raiders well before they can close in.
The Desert Fort is a massive fortification, which will help protect your garrison from the elements and enemy bullets. Use it wisely, and you'll be extremely difficult to shift out of your positions. The LRDG provides you with a small mobile asset, which you can use to intercept enemy invaders and weaken them before they come under the sights of your HMGs. The Transport Section is there in case you want to go mobile, or re-enact some of the SDF's active duties, such as chasing Almasy or going after Jalo.
Going back in time, the only thing I'd change about this list is to make the HMGs portee, to reflect the Motor Machine-gun Company, but in so thinking there might be some merit in focusing on those companies as a new support PDF if I get some time to work on it!
Anyway, that's about it for now. Have a look at Burning Empires and familiarize yourself with the SDF. They are a fascinating force that often gets overlooked in the tale of the Sahara. Hopefully I'll be able to get a few articles on building the force together in the next few months on how to model them, starting with the infantry.
Until then, enjoy this YouTube video of the SDF on parade!
Awesome mike, thanks for all your hard work. I've just read the "THE TRAGEDY AT KUFRA" i'm feeling a bit deflated now.
I was web surfing for some pics on the SDF and came across this. Awesome - my grandpa was in the SDF, and he used to tell me a lot of stories about his days in it when I was a kid (fought first in the reconquest of Ethiopia, then in the Sahara - distinctly remember him talking about Kufra). He was in the one of the motorized machine gun companies - for all I know, he might be one of the folk posing in that pic here.
That's great! Thanks for stopping by! I'd be interested in any information about your grandfather's experiences. Its really hard to get information about the SDF, so anything would be extremely valuable!
Thank you for putting up this info. Yeah, I can share what info I remember - what's the best email for contact, that ScaryBiscuitsStudios one?
Yes, that's the one. Thanks very much and I look forward to hearing from you!


I've since realised that, after building the original two MAME Arcade Controllers, I've needed two more to really re-live the old classic games. I suppose one more would've been OK for games like Rampage, but TMNT, Simpsons Arcade and Sunset Riders need all four players... so... the following lists the relevant information to build controllers 3 and 4.
I bought cheaper controls for these two... but to no real benefit. I did save AUD$10, but I don't really like the button microswitches. The buttons aren't as tall and they do look cheaper. They're also a lot less 'clickier'. On the positive side: the short-stick joysticks feel nicer during game-play and are a lot more sensitive.
The build of these two followed the exact same path as the previous two (see the previous post) using cheap Microsoft Keyboards. It turns out that they were now a different colour (White vs. Black) and I decided to replace my current keyboards on other computers with the new ones. I therefore used a standard black MS Keyboard for Player 3 and a 'Microsoft Comfort Curve' for Player 4.
After running out of solder and then later butane I got them together and we gave them a go. All went well until Players 1 and 4 hit magical key combinations... It seems that, although the keyboards are separate devices, you can still produce an ALT-ENTER or CTRL-ALT-DEL by having each player pressing each of the keys separately. This has since been remedied in the final section of this post!
I found out that Windows 7 (and possibly Windows Vista?) but not Windows XP has the mskey.exe keyboard test application (I have since found out that you can Download the Intellisense Software here which contains this application.) It came in very handy until I plugged 12v into a USB hub and cooked the HDD in my TV-pc (luckily only the HD, the PSU managed to protect everything else!) and lost my Windows 7 install. For Windows XP systems (of which all my computers are now back to) I downloaded and used the PassMark KeyboardTest application. At first, the Google search result made the application look like a typing tutor, but after downloading I realised it was exactly what I needed.
So, as previously mentioned, MAME doesn't specify Buttons 4,5,6 for Players 3 and 4 by default. I suppose there aren't many games that have more than 3 buttons for all four players? I can't think of any... but my memory is quite hazy as to what 4-player games Combat Zone had back at Tuggeranong Hyperdome.
As you can see, the default.cfg only adds in controls we have overridden... the others must be hard-coded into mame.exe. Drop the configuration file in to your mame/cfg directory (note that you may want to check your file first as you could have other customisations!) and then you'll have the appropriate settings ready to go!
Right, I couldn't work out why I couldn't get 'Steve' in 'Sunset Riders' to shoot on the diagonal... usually this was carried out by holding down the Up and Left (or Right) keys on the Keyboard, but it wasn't working. I scoured the internet and initially thought it was an issue with the way I'd wired up the joysticks.
So, I went in to MAME and then mashed the keyboard on the configuration screen. It turns out that you can assign multiple keys to a direction. This then made life easy... I would make Player 1's "Up/Left" key 'Up' + 'Left' instead of the 'I' key on the keyboard.
So, the diagonals worked on the new joysticks I bought... they seemed to be a lot happier at pressing two directions at once. Unfortunately, the original joysticks only really wanted to go one way at once... After a little investigation it turns out that the plastic spacer/washer that slides onto the joystick stem was not wide enough (circumference-wise) to actually activate two microswitches at once. I'd also misplaced the original 'extra' components from the intial build and therefore didn't know if wider spacers existed? Either way, I had to make the spacers fatter to ensure that diagonal movements could be easily made.
In the end I cheated and used duct tape around the spacer at the bottom of the stick to make it's circumference wider. This meant it was more keen to press two microswitches at once and the world was a happier place!
The sticky-tape-fix was then tested for Player 1 and worked. I then did the same for Player 2 but had the controller back open in seconds after playing Bomberman as it turns out it was now too happy to go diagonal instead of 4-Way. Removing just over one layer of tape from the spacer on the joystick balanced out the circumference vs. microswitch equation and made the joystick much more responsive. Your mileage will vary with how much tape is required based on the sensitivity of the microswitches and how much travel/space you have between them and the center stick.
The next step was to reconfigure any keys on the controllers to not use any modifier key (CTRL,ALT,SHIFT,ENTER) so as to not activate shortcuts during gameplay. When Player 1 and Player 4 pressed certain buttons (specifically ALT-ENTER) the MAME window would restore and, of course, it was possible that all four players could do a perfectly orchestrated CTRL-ALT-DEL and throw Windows XP to the Task Manager.
To do this I had to re-solder buttons on Controllers 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the nearest free keyboard button. Fortunately the Numpad had more than enough nearby keys free and there are still letters of the alphabet unused near Player 1's keys. The layout of buttons on the keyboard did not have to make sense to a human user and so any free buttons were used if the wiring was easier.
NOTE: You must UNMAP 'T' from the 'Other Controls' area otherwise when Player 1 hits Button 2 you may receive a 'Tilt' message and game restart.
This configuration overwrites the diagonals for Player 1 and adds/corrects all of the other mappings listed above.
And this is now to be tested in gameplay... I've done the re-wiring and have tested individually but have done no actual thrashing with MAME.
And that's that... it was enough fun playing with Player 1 and 4 making sure not to mash the same buttons at the same time... but it should be a lot better now once I organise the beer and the people to play... will see how we go!


Noblesse has been showcased to members of the public at the Milan Furniture fair with all the different available finishes; with cement, solid wood, glass, precious woods. In a modern collection that takes its strength from its knowing use of classic materials, with a strong return to materials from cement, to solid wood, coloured glass and precious wood finishes.
Un dialogo ritrovato tra il prodotto e chi lo utilizza attraverso segni familiari ed attraverso gli elementi caratterizzanti la storia dell'ambiente cucina.
Noblesse is a collection which has been created with 5 different handles, a collection unlike any other. Each different handle represents a point of contact between the product and user. These are at the centre of everything for any onlookers, at the heart of Noblesse.
The photo shoots for the new catalogue really make a strong impact as the product takes shape from one day to the next, hinting at Noblesse's truly splendid soul.


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"January, 1987" Archive
Notification No. S.O.1756-Income Tax, Dated: 28.01.1987
Notification No. S.O.1756-Income Tax - (28/01/1987) -
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (iv) of sub-section (23C) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies Khelghar Shishu Nivas O Shiksha Kendra , for the purpose of the said clause for the assessment years 1985-86 to 1987-88....
Notification No. S.O.664-Income Tax, Dated: 28.01.1987
Notification No. S.O.664-Income Tax - (28/01/1987) -
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of sub-section (23C) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies Kerala Jesuit Society, Calicut for the purpose of the said clause for the assessment years 1984-85 to 1986-87....
Notification: S.O.1601-Income Tax, Dated: 27.01.1987
Notification: S.O.1601-Income Tax - (27/01/1987) -
That the said Institute will apply to the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), New Delhi, three months in advance before the expiry of the approval for further extension. Applications received after the date of expiry of approval are liable to be rejected....
The Organisation shall submit to the prescribed authority by 30th June, each year, a copy of their audited annual accounts showing their total income and expenditure and balance-sheet showing its assets and liabilities with a copy of each of these documents sent to the concerned Commissioner of Income-tax....
Notification No.S.O.25(E) – Income Tax Dated 21/1/1987
Notification No.S.O.25(E) - Income Tax - (21/01/1987) -
Notification No.S.O.25(E) - Income Tax In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 269UB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. S. O. 684(E), d...
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) sub-section (2) of section 80G of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies Mujungavu Sree Parthasarati Krishna Deva Temple, Kasaragod, District (Kerala) to be of historic and archaeological importance for the purpose of the said clause....
That the said Association will submit to the prescribed authority by 30th June, each year, a copy of their audited annual accounts showing their total income and expenditure and balance-sheet showing its assets and liabilities with a copy of each of these documents to the concerned Commissioner of Income-tax....
That the said Institute will submit to the prescribed authority by 30th June, each year, a copy of their audited annual accounts showing their total income and expenditure and balance-sheet showing its assets and liabilities with a copy of each of these documents to the concerned Commissioner of Income-tax....
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of sub-section (23C) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby, notifies Anandashram Trust, Kanhangad (Kerala) for the purpose of the said clause for the assessment years 1984-85 to 1986-87....

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Hustle and bustle on a Tuesday morning in June, under the Hungerford Bridge on Embankment Station.
Nelson looking handsome on his column.
Even horses have to queue… police horses waiting at traffic lights on Northumberland Avenue.
Green Park turning gold in early Autumn.
So many coots, so little time… coot-watching in St James's Park.
I love the way these trees look as though they are part of an Amazon rainforest, but really it's the courtyard of St James's Church on Piccadilly.
A horse-drawn 'Edward Stanley' omnibus driving up Haymarket on the double, two beautiful greys out in front. I wish all transport could be more like this, perhaps it would make us slow down a bit and reconnect with Nature.
These flowers have the Philosopher's Stone – they last and last and last, and they never stop looking beautiful. Thank you, gardeners of St James's Park.
Standing to attention on the side of St James's Lake – more coots than you can shake a stick at!
Tower Bridge from the South Bank, looking like the bridge from a fairy tale just before a storm.
Peaceful summer waters in St James's Park.
The quiet and elusive black swan, one of only a handful I've spotted in St James's Park.
A myriad of colour – an early autumn flowerbed on the south side of St James's Park.
The Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden… otherwise known as St James's Park, Birdcage Walk.
This is how I imagine the Glades of Helicon would look like from Greek mythology… Taken whilst lazing in St James's Square on a rare Friday afternoon in late Summer.
Sunset on a cool summer's evening looking over the lake towards the Eye and the buildings of Westminster.
The view from my (old) offices. Politics isn't what you think it is, but the views aren't all that bad!
The rare sight of autumn crocuses, or the 'Naked Lady'. Thank you gardeners of St James's Park!
My favourite picture ever taken in St James's Park, behind me say a man doing yoga and in front lay students and friends playing and laughing in the late afternoon sun.
A pair of swans in Regent's Park.
Battersea power station like an ominous beast on the horizon.
The view from the South Bank across to Lower Thames Street and Monument. When I look at this picture compared to those of trees and lakes, can you believe this is part of our planet?
I love the contrast between the old, regal stature of Buckingham Palace and the tower block and red, hanging cranes in the distance. It is such a strong representation of London – the mesh of architectural forms, the new always building, whilst the tradition stays strong.
I find it painfully ironic that this bar is called 'Halfway to Heaven'. It is a low-rise greasy knees-up packed into the side of the African High Commission. But there definitely seems to be quite a few people drinking outside. Maybe the owner has a sense of humour!
Taken on a summer's evening as I walked back from work through Chancery Lane and wandered into Lincoln's Fields, which are usually barred to the public. It was their summer party and the guard was on the phone so taking advantage of the lull in security, I wandered in. It was a stunning sight and reminded me of my time at school. Great leafy buildings and lawns with well-kept paths, a chapel rising in the distance. I could have stayed a long time.
Hyde Park on a drizzly day in August, looking very much like an unbounded country walk rather than a park in the centre of London.
My path through Hyde Park, off the beaten track.
The entrance to one of the grand old buildings in Lincoln's Fields. I love this picture as it reminds me of school.
The Leadenhall Building from the ground, with the sun just breaking through the clouds.
Bright sunshine after a sharp spat of rain but no sign of it now. Standing in front of the Whitechapel Gallery… and those cranes again – great creating arms in the sky.
The herb garden of Hackney City Farm on Hackney Road beside Haggerston Park. Again, I love the raw red metal framing beside the soft greens and purples of the trees and herbs. It's a London scene again, one which makes me love it so much.
Even though I live in the heart of Whitechapel, it makes my heart sing that this is my little view. My bedroom looks out onto a little courtyard which is awash with rubbish, but the power of Nature burns through. The tree you can see in the background has been ripped out so many times yet it still finds a way to come back into bloom every summer!
Forbidden fruit – the tree laden with poison berries outside my front gate. It's a beautiful evil.
I've seen Green Park in all weathers and all seasons, but there is a special charm to it in the rain, when no one else is around and most people forgo the wet paths for their safe cars. The park is deserted and it's all mine, with Buckingham Palace illumined in the distance.
All roads lead to… this magnificent building, which I got to see under construction with Mark Hutton and his team. I've always had a soft spot for it, ever since I wrote the article 'Awakening the Giant: Then and Now' on Messy Nessy Chic.
This is one of those incredible buildings that I walk past every day, but didn't notice its fairytale palace detail and in-laid gold until fairly recently. This is the Atkinsons Building on Burlington Gardens, designed in the Gothic Revival style by Vincent Harris and originally built for the perfume company, 'Atkinsons of London'. Sometimes you forget to look up in London, and it's always worth doing so!
I love this plant right outside my window. It makes me so happy just to look at its wet leaves poking through the bars.
Battersea Power Station at sunset after a very successful evening drinking English sparkling wine at the site it's on. I love the smudgy feel of this picture, the quiet beast is going to sleep.
The sun going down on a tranquil St James's Park in September.
Feeling the warm sun on my back through the trees. Green Park.
A very tranquil image that shocks you back into the reality of life – a life with horses, and parks and water and connection with animals. Everyone was standing around watching in fascination. I love that there can be these little pockets of the countryside all over London. This was taken outside Green Park station as everyone was leaving work – a policeman exercising a large grey police horse. He was a bit out of breath, so he let him drink from the fountain.
Taken on a balmy evening in October just outside Whitehall Gardens. The Eye looks like a giant ferris wheel and the open top tour bus just made it so jolly.
A heron perched unusually atop one of the willow trees in St James's Park, keeping watch over the lake.
A pigeon taking flight from Wapping Wharf. It puts Canary Wharf and all its supposed 'wealth' into perspective.
In the distance is the same grey police horse who was drinking at the fountain outside Green Park station after his evening stroll. Here he is again walking down The Mile towards Trafalgar Square in the early evening.
During my incognito stroll around Lincoln's Inn Fields. It's one of London's great joys that this stunning 17th century architecture still exists amidst the corporate hubub of offices on Chancery Lane and Fleet Street.
Another quietly magnificent building in the 17th century Lincoln's Inn Fields, which is still in use today.
Enjoying the feeling of grass on my feet in my sparkly sandels, albeit in the midst of London's Hyde Park.
It is strange to think sometimes that urban landscapes such as this are also classed as 'a view' in much the same way as rural ones are. This is the view from across the Thames standing on the Cutty Sark at Greenwich.
I lived in London for 5 years before discovering this absolute Queen Anne gem that is the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. It is like stepping into another world.
A couple enjoying a quiet moment in St James's Park in early Autumn. We can all do with these sometimes.
The Royal Courts of Justice, just around the corner from where I studied at King's College, London. My library, the Maughan, where I spent the majority of my final year, saw many a bustling barrister on his way to court in full legal attire. It was always an impressive sight.
St Paul's Cathedral is and will always be one of my favourite buildings in London. It's beauty and grandeur never cease to astound me. This picture was taken on one of my many walks home, which always takes me right up to it and past its gardens. I sang here once and the acoustic was incredible.
One of my favourite pictures ever taken of Whitechapel is this glimpse of the East London Mosque from the window of Indo, a small pub on Whitechapel Road.
It still brings me joy to walk past the Gherkin every day and catch sight of it in all its moods and in all weather. It never loses its touch.
I absolutely love the trees outside my front gate. My street in Whitechapel is beautiful and the berries add a splash of colour that always makes me smile.
I am always stumbling across churches either forgotten or largely unknown to the majority around them. This one was opposite some playing courts and Spitalfields City Farm. St Anne's Catholic Church on Underwood Street.
The Gothic – style front of St Anne's Catholic Church on Underwood Road. The front always reminds me of Notre Dame.
Click on the picture and read the caption to find out where to discover all of these amazing places in London!


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Monaco to build six hectares of luxury flats in the sea
The tiny Riviera principality of Monaco is set to steal six hectares from the sea in order to build luxury apartments.
Published: 2 September 2016 13:14 CEST
All photos: Bouygues Construction
If money is no issue and you're looking to live on the Riviera, this could be a story for you.
Monaco, the sovereign city state located in southern France on the Riviera, will play host to a huge new building project that will see an extra six hectares added to the seafront.
But with limits on how the city can spread and with space at a premium, authorities have decided to build outwqrds into the Mediterranean.
This will be big news for those in Monaco, one of the most densely populated places in the world with 38,000 people over 2 square kilometres.
The area will feature several luxury apartment blocks, a one hectare park, public facilities, an extension to the Grimaldi Forum, a public car park, a marina with pedestrian wharves, a landscaped park, a seafront promenade and a shaded, planted walkway running the length of the Japanese Garden.
The project is estimated to come at a cost of €1 billion, and will be tackled by Bouygues Construction.
Philippe Bonnave, Bouygues Construction chief executive said:
"We are very pleased to have the opportunity to take part in the development of the Principality of Monaco by way of this new land reclamation project which will create six hectares of habitable space, meeting the highest ambitions with respect to sustainable development and environmental protection."
Watch the video below to get an idea of how it will be carried out.
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New French property tax declaration – your questions answered
France brings in new tax declaration for property-owners
Property taxes: How much will it cost to extend your French home?
Installing a swimming pool, building a garden shed, or adding a conservatory to your French home has become more expensive in 2023.
If you are planning a renovation project in 2023 you're likely looking at rising cost for materials and labour due to inflation – but there is one other cost to consider; taxes.
In France there is a one-off tax that has to be paid on certain building works, and the government has raised the rate for this.
The taxe d'aménagement, sometimes referred to as the garden shed tax, applies to all property development – construction, reconstruction and extension – of buildings that require planning permission or a building permit.
Garden sheds, swimming pools or extensions with a surface area of more than 5 square metres are subject to the development tax – although a 50 percent reduction is applied to the flat-rate values of certain buildings, particularly the first 100 square metres of main residences.
READ ALSO Everything you need to know about installing a swimming pool at your French property
The tax is collected by local councils, who set their own percentage rates for the tax, working off the base rate set by the government.
A decree published in the Journal Officiel set the base figures for 2023 at the following rates:
€1,004 per square metre in Île-de-France (up from €929 per square metre in 2022);
€886 per square metre outside Île-de-France (€820 per square metre in 2022).
The flat-rate values per square metre of building space, which constitute the basis for the development tax, are revised on January 1st of each year according to the latest construction cost index published by national statistics body Insee.
Additionally, specific rates are set for:
€250 per square metre for a swimming pool (up from €200 in 2022);
€12 per square metre of ground-fixed solar panels (up from €10 in 2022);
€3,000 per wind turbine more than 12 metres high;
€3,000 per pitch for tents, caravans and mobile leisure homes;
€10,000 per pitch for a holiday chalet or bungalow.
The amount of the tax is calculated according to the following formula:
(Taxable area multiplied by the government-set base figure) multiplied by the percentage tax rate set by the local authorities. This gives the total to be paid in cents. Bills are rounded down.
So, the tax for a 30 square metre extension in an area where the combined local and departmental tax rates total 6.25 percent would be calculated like this:
30 (the size of the development) x 886 (the base tax rate outside Ile-de-France) = 26,580
6.25 (local and departmental tax) x 26,580 = 166,125 cents, more usually expressed as €1,661.
If the total payable is less than €1,500, you will receive a bill in the six months after planning permission was granted, with details of how to pay.
Otherwise, it is paid in two instalments, 12 months and 24 months after authorisation, with a 10 percent surcharge applied in cases of late payments.
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15 Best Things to Do in Arundel (West Sussex, England)
An irresistible market town, Arundel is on the steep west side of the Arun Valley as it drops to the river.
High on the chalk ridge are Arundel Castle, seat of the Howards for nearly 1,000 years, and a Gothic Revival cathedral that could have been teleported here from northern France.
Arundel has lots of gorgeous Georgian and Victorian period houses, and is a real find for art lovers, with many galleries and studios for such a small town, as well as a thriving arts festival at the end of August.
The town is also on the cusp of the South Downs National Park and a few short miles from the West Sussex coast for all the fun of the seaside.
Let's explore the best things to do in Arundel:
1. Arundel Castle
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One of England's longest inhabited country houses, Arundel Castle has belonged to the Howard family, the Dukes of Norfolk, since the 11th century.
The castle was founded in 1067, less than a year into the Norman Conquest and by the middle of the 12th century the wooden fortress on the motte (earthwork mound) was upgraded to stone.
The castle was almost ruined in the Civil War, but was restored in the 18th century and then almost totally rebuilt from the 1870s to the 1890s to become one of Victorian England's most prized Gothic Revival monuments.
The collections of the Dukes of Norfolk are lavish, and feature art by Canaletto, Gainsborough, Mijtens and van Dyck, as well as antique decorative arts like furniture and tapestries.
The castle's old servants' hall has been converted into a restaurant, while the former pantry is now a cosy coffee shop.
2. St Nicholas' Church/Fitzalan Chapel
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St Nicholas' Church
In Arundel Castle's western grounds is a very unusual Perpendicular Gothic church, divided into two separate worship areas for Anglicans and Catholics.
Originally this was all the Fitzalan Chapel, raised in 1380 by Richard Fitzalan, the 11th Earl of Arundel.
When the castle was besieged in the Civil War in the mid-17th century the chapel was badly damaged and then fell into decline.
In the century that followed the west side of the building became an Anglican place of worship, while the chapel was restored in the 1830s.
There's a ton of fittings and monuments to ponder, both in the chapel and church.
Some standouts are the 14th-century iron grille between the chapel and church crossing, the many 14th and 15th-century brasses and tomb chests in the Fitzalan Chapel, a fine 15th-century Spanish crucifix and a cinquefoil piscina and 14th-century fresco, both on the south transept.
3. Collector Earl's Garden
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Collector Earl's Garden
On high ground to the west of the church and framed by the majestic Arundel Cathedral is a formal garden laid out in 2008 and included with entry to the castle.
This delicate Jacobean-style formal garden is a nod to Thomas Howard, the 14th Early of Arundel (1585-1646). He earned a reputation as one of England's first art collectors, acquiring many of the works, like the Mijtens and van Dyck portraits, that form the basis of Arundel Castle's collection.
The rescued a piece of the old grounds that had been covered with a car park.
The garden is made up of a system of "courts", with precisely clipped lawns and hedges, Baroque-style stonework, a stumpery (comprising gnarled tree stumps) and two Victorian glasshouses.
The showpiece is a recreation of Inigo Jones' "Oberon's Palace", sitting atop a rockwork mountain and surrounded by palm and rare ferns.
4. Arundel Cathedral
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One of England's most beloved Gothic Revival churches, Arundel Cathedral was built at the turn of the 1870s and echoes the great French Medieval cathedrals, particularly Bourges.
This was a Catholic parish church until the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel of Brighton was set up in 1965. The setting is glorious, elevated above the west bank of the Arun surveying the valley where it unfolds on to the coastal plain.
Go in to marvel at the workmanship, looking up at the soaring rib vaults, stained glass and tracery in the rose window.
5. South Downs
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Arundel is surrounded on three sides by the UK's newest national park, designated in 2011. Most of the park is taken up by the South Downs, a range of undulating chalk hills covered with lush grassland and woven with clear streams.
There's no better way to appreciate the downs than on foot, and you can do this from the town.
Arundel's website has a choice of four circular walks, into Arundel Castle's park and through the Arun Valley.
If you've got the energy for a day hike you can get onto two famous trails within minutes of Arundel.
The South Downs Way starts in Winchester and ends in Eastbourne, grazing Amberley, while the epic Monarch's Way retraces the future Charles II's escape from England in 1651, crossing the downs and ending not far east at Shoreham where he set sail for France.
6. Arundel Museum
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Arundel Museum
Local museums are always a good way to get a handle on a town, and Arundel's is no different.
The attraction is manned by volunteers and its future was in doubt in the 2000s before securing a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund and moving into a new riverside home across from the Lower Castle Gate in 2013. In bright, well laid-out galleries you can get to know Arundel's prehistoric past, find out about trade on the Arun River and view tools like bellows and anvils from when Arundel was an industrial hub in the early 20th century.
There's an 18th-century sedan for the mayor, a Roman stylus, Cretaceous sea fossils and the preserved remains of a local early man from 500,000 years ago.
7. Bignor Roman Villa
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Bignor Roman Villa
In 1811 a farmer ploughing a field on the Bignor estate struck upon this opulent Roman villa.
The villa was soon excavated and became a visitor attraction within three years.
The site is still owned by the family of the farmer who first found it, and some of the appeal comes from the handsome Georgian shelters erected over the site 200 years ago.
In store at the villa are some of the finest Roman mosaics found in the UK, heralded both for their state of preservation and craftsmanship.
One depicts Medusa's severed head and another spellbinding work shows Ganymede being abducted by Zeus disguised as an eagle.
Right beside the site is the Nyetimber vineyard, one of the stars of southern England's growing sparkling wine industry.
8. Arundel Wetland Centre
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Arundel Wetland Centre
Managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is just beyond the Castle Park, around the bend in the Arun.
The wetlands sit below the Offham Hanger, a pretty tract of elevated woodland in the south downs.
The centre is more than a typical nature reserve as it has a captive collection of bird species on display, among them rare Hawaiian geese, Australian wood ducks and endangered marbled ducks from the Mediterranean.
The wetlands are habitat for lots of wild species, including varieties of warblers, tits, geese, ducks and kingfishers.
A boardwalk carries you over the water and reedbeds, and eight hides for spotting wildlife.
You can take boat safaris in the reedbed channels, while kids can have fun pond dipping, feeding geese and exploring the wildlife themed playground.
9. Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre
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In 36 scenic acres of South Downs countryside, the Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre is all about South East England's industrial heritage.
The museum is on what used to be a Victorian chalk quarry, and has a few structures leftover from this operation, like kilns, a DeWitt steam engine, locomotive shed, bagging shed and offices.
Other buildings have been moved to the site, including a 1920s bus depot, a rural telephone exchange, a metal foundry, a roadside cafe from the 1930s and many more.
From place to place you can see authentic tools for old-school trades like cobbling, pottery printing, brick-making, wheel-making and blacksmithing.
There's a narrow gauge railway almost half a kilometre long, and a neat collection of historic buses, nearly all in working condition and dating between 1914 and 1937.
10. Tangmere Military and Aviation Museum
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Tangmere Military And Aviation Museum
The old Royal Air Force base 15 minutes away at Tangmere has a compelling history.
Founded in 1916, it was used by the now defunct United States Army Air Forces in the interwar years before becoming a key base in the Battle of Britain, suffering a raid by hundreds of Stuka dive bombers in August 1940. After the war the RAF's High Speed Flight tests took place here, setting world air speed records in 1946 and 1953. Since the 1960s the airfield has reverted to farmland, but two hangars and a small fleet of aircraft outside are a reminder of what came before.
Two key exhibits are the Gloster Meteor and Hawker Hurricane that broke that air speed record in 1946 and 1953 respectively.
11. Swanbourne Lake
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Swanbourne Lake
Right next to the Arundel Wetland Centre is a large reservoir wreathed in woodland and the steep slopes of the South Downs.
Swanbourne Lake is exceptionally old for a man-made body of water, going back to before the Domesday Book in 1086. The water is partly walled by chalk cliffs, while on the east bank is the Swanbourne Lodge.
This fabulous split flintstone Jacobethan building dates to 1852 and houses a cafe for cream teas, ice cream or light meals.
For a small charge you can hire a rowboat in the summer, and life jackets are provided in the cost.
12. Aldingbourne Country Centre
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Aldingbourne Country Centre
This family-oriented open farm is managed by the Aldingbourne Trust, a charity helping adults with learning difficulties receive training, education and jobs.
The Country Centre is partly staffed by people from this background and has all sorts of domestic animals like friendly goats, ponies, chickens, alpacas and turkeys.
There's a relaxing patch of woodland to walk in, while little ones can take tractor rides, play mini-golf or tackle the castle-themed playground.
Also at the centre is a cafe serving healthy food and sourcing some of its produce from the farm's own vegetable garden.
13. Arundel Farmers' Market
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Arundel Farmers' Market
For the best of the Sussex and Hampshire countryside, the Arundel Farmers' Market trades in the town centre on the third Saturday of the month.
Almost everything sold here is grown, made or reared within 40 miles of Arundel.
This might be poultry, meat, dairy, preserves, fruit and vegetables, cakes, pies, bread, herbs and flowers.
You can also sip a hot cup of locally roasted coffee or buy a bag to take home with you, and may be pleased to know that you're supporting local farms and businesses shopping here.
14. Littlehampton
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People visiting Arundel with younger children may be happy to learn that there's a seaside town only ten minutes to the south.
Littlehampton is at the mouth of the Arun and ticks all the boxes for an English coastal resort.
East of the river is a continuous pebble beach fringed by colourful beach huts and a promenade.
Lining the east bank of the Arun are pubs, fish and chip shops and restaurants with terraces where you can watch the yachts drift past in summer.
The charming Norfolk Gardens has an adorable miniature railway, as well as miniature golf and a pitch & putt course.
15. Arundel Festival
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Arundel Festival
Across ten days in August people pour into Arundel for hundreds of music, drama, street theatre performances and art.
Arundel's surfeit of art galleries and studios also open their doors for the Arundel Gallery Trail.
This involves 65 different locations – remarkable for such a small town – and has 150 artists taking part.
It's a rare opportunity to meet skilled painters, ceramicists, illustrators, sculptors, furniture makers, printers and more, and there's the bonus of seeing inside many of Arundel's beautiful period homes.
The Arundel Festival takes place in the ten days up to Bank Holiday Monday, and on the last Saturday there's a raucous dragon boat race on the Arun for charity.
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St Nicholas' Church/Fitzalan Chapel
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Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre
Arundel Farmers' Market


I've checked around, and it appears that very few Unicode programs do carry the license, though arguably most of those that didn't carry the license were from companies that were members of the Unicode consortium (do they get license exemptions?).
Some (e.g., Mozilla) are only "Liaison Members", and while their software do not carry the license (as far as I can tell), they do obviously rely on data derived from those data files. Is Mozilla in breach of the license?
Should we carry the license in all apps that include any form of advanced Unicode support (i.e., are bound to rely on the Unicode data files)? Or is there some form of broad exemption (since very very few programs out there carry the license)?
I've forwarded this question to Unicode staff. I'll post the reply here when/if I get one.
Preliminary remark: I'm not a lawyer any longer, and never specialized myself in laws related to copyrights and intellectual property. If you want an unquestionable answer, you should consult a lawyer.
Imagine that I create a database with a list of countries, cities and the corresponding post codes. I expose this data through a web service and on my website.
The data itself is in public domain: you can't reasonably copyright the list of countries and ask every person who use such list to pay you or to distribute a copy of your copyright.
On the other hand, nothing forbids for me to enforce a restrictive license on the usage of the web service or the website (especially since I invested a lot of effort while creating this set of data). If I find that an application is scraping my website to download the data, this would be a copyright infringement, and I would be able to sue the person who created the scraper.
If http://www.unicode.org/ stated that the license covers the data itself, it would be very difficult for this organization to enforce such copyright.
Is this a violation of the copyright? Did I actually used the data from http://www.unicode.org/ and I should include the copy of the license in my answer below? Or maybe I just typed those letters myself?
In other words, if data itself was licensed, how far the license could go?
It is important to remember that even if a database or compilation is arranged with sufficient originality to qualify for copyright protection, the facts and data within that database are still in the public domain.
has the required degree of originality.
[...] Copyright applies not to the facts/information itself, but to the particular way the facts/information are presented in the dataset or database.
Those two examples, one concerning USA, the other one - Australia, clearly shows that the data itself, i.e. the unicode symbols with their respective numbers and the attributes such as "is this a digit?" or "is this a capital letter from Cyrillic alphabet?" is not covered by the copyright.
Data files, on the other hand, may be covered by the copyright, depending on their originality. For example, the PDFs you find on http://www.unicode.org/ would be very probably covered by a copyright. If, on the other hand, it is purely question of a CSV associating lowercase characters to uppercase or vice versa, the author of such data would hardly be able to enforce the copyright on it.
Clearly, the ToUpper method I put above is not a violation of http://www.unicode.org/ copyright. Nor the code used by .NET Framework or Firefox, unless those systems contain somewhere inside the data files which are clearly, undoubtedly copied from http://www.unicode.org/ with, optionally, some minor changes.
These files legally form a database, which means many jurisdictions it's treated not as a copyrightable work but subject to other kinds of protection. In particular, such jurisdictions will consider the (quantitative and/or qualitative) effort necessary for the compilation of such databases. See e.g. the European Database Directive.
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Powder Perfect Lorelei has a periwinkle-leaning light purple creme base with green glass flecks and fuchsia-purple microflakies.
I used three coats plus top coat here, although it's really more of a two-coater, I was just having the impression that it somehow didn't want to stick to the base coat I was using (Illamasqua, for the record – not really my favourite base coat, I won't be repurchaing it).
Here is Indigo Bananas Electric Unicorns, a periwinkle creme with green glass flecks and fuchsia-purple microflakies.
I used three thin coats plus top coat.
Here are the bottles next to each other. Now, clearly the Powder Perfect is a shade more purple/darker but other than that they're quite similar.
Here's the comparison on the nail; three coats for the Indigo Bananas (on the index and middle), two coats for the Powder Perfect (on the ring and pinkie) (I managed to get it to play nicer with the base coat this time).
Despite that my own personal pick is the Indigo Bananas just because I've had it longer and have a much bigger collection of their polishes! 🙂 Although I do think these qualify as "similar, not the same", so I can see how someone might want to have both!
Ooh, that is pretty awesome – I love those sorts of periwinkle blue colours. Very nice.
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One of the most iconic moments in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct sees Sharon Stone murder suspect Catherine Trammel expose herself to police by uncrossing and recrossing her legs, revealing the fact that she's not wearing any underwear. . It's one of the most commented on aspects of the movie, often more frequently than the actual plot, but Stone now claims she was tricked into shooting it.
In her upcoming memoir The Beauty of Living Twice (in which she also recalls producers trying to coerce her into having sex with her co-stars), she recounts filming the notorious scene. After a take of Catherine's interrogation, she was asked to remove her underwear and told that her white coloring showed under the lighting and therefore sounded fake that she was going commando, but was assured that nothing would be seen, on which she was filmed without her knowledge.
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Although she rejected Verhoeven's position that she was just an actress and therefore had no power, Stone ultimately decided to let the situation slide, believing that even if the way the plan was achieved was sleazy, it fit both the movie and the film. character.
Basic Instinct is, for better or worse, one of the most notorious films of the 90s, as the scene in question has been endlessly referenced and parodied in the years since. However, it now bears witness to the contempt that Hollywood forces women to endure in order to practice their art.
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In recent seasons, music festivals have done much more than inspire auditory musings. With a major exploration into the fashion and beauty industry, they have become quite the ground for creating new trends. As we scroll through our Instagram and Snapchat stories we can't help but pick up on the colour, sights, sounds and fashion from bloggers and festivalgoers alike. This season we noticed an emphasis on hair colour – from the likes of Dove Cameron with her baby-pink hue to Kylie Jenner with her many shades of the rainbow. Festivals have officially transcended boundaries and made their own culture – bringing beauty along for the ride.
This year, to inspire our artists we decided to hold a FESTIVAL.COLOUR contest. We wanted to see what festival season looks like where you live and see what colour creations our artists came up with. Rachel France, a stylist from Bury, Manchester created a fabulous hair colour transformation on her client Aimee (a natural red head) just in time for the warmer summer months.
Inspired by the trend toward rose gold in fashion, Rachel knew that this was the perfect transition for her client. The soft, feminine colour, dubbed 'Raving Rose Gold', complimented her natural beauty while allowing her to stand out in summer style.
In order to cut down on maintenance, Aimee and Rachel decided to keep her natural root colour and simply add to her mid-shaft and ends. Rachel and Aimee knew achieving this colour was going to be a process and after 2 visits they got the perfect shade!
Let foils develop for 25 minutes.
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Once development is complete, rinse the foils and apply STAYING.ALIVE, then rinse the entire head and apply RE.STORE to fully close the cuticle.
We absolutely LOVE the look Rachel created – a soft hue with plenty of light. Be sure to follow Rachel France on Instagram @rachelfrance89 and her salon @style.mehairandbeauty for even more hair colour inspiration!


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Stony Brook Launches Three-Year MD Program
Program builds on national need to address physician shortage, reduce tuition costs
Latha Chandran, MD, MPH, Vice Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs
STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 6, 2018 – Stony Brook University School of Medicine has created a new medical training curriculum that enables students to complete their MD degree in three years instead of the traditional four years. The new MD program is the first of its kind on Long Island and only the second one in New York State.
Medical schools nationwide are interested in developing optional three-year degree programs for two reasons — such programs would graduate MDs sooner and help fill the national physician shortage more quickly, and the shorter termed program would help reduce significant student debt from tuition costs. The Stony Brook program will begin in July 2018, before the start of the 2018-19 academic year. Students accepted into the Stony Brook four-year program for the incoming 2018-19 year may choose to apply for the three-year program.
"This new program is an opportunity for our students to delve into their courses and clinical training more quickly, and gain immediate momentum in their journey to becoming physicians as they will be positioned to enter a residency at Stony Brook after graduation," said Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, Senior Vice President of the Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine. "The program also provides a notably less expensive way for our students to become physicians and enter the workforce, which remains in dire need of more physicians."
Acceptance to the three-year program includes conditional acceptance into a Stony Brook residency program, of which there are some 20 medical specialties offered. A maximum of 15 students will be selected for the program in its first year.
"We hope the three-year MD program becomes a stronger trend nationally for the benefit of the students, many of whom have significant debt before becoming physicians," said Latha Chandran, MD, MPH, Vice Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs and the Miriam and David Donoho Distinguished Teaching Professor. "We are confident training in this program will be strong, as the academic requirements are similar in both programs and the three-year students also have to reach additional academic and professional standards by the end of the term."
According to Dr. Chandran, the difference in tuition savings for the three-year tract students is essentially one year of tuition. At Stony Brook that would be more than $40,000 for students from New York State and approximately $65,000 for out-of-state residents.
The idea of developing three-year MD programs has existed for many years in U.S. medical education. But the actual development and approval of such programs has been slow. Currently there are only eight approved three-year MD programs in the nation.
For more details about the emergence of three-year medical school programs nationwide, and a professional perspective and summary of other national programs, see this 2017 AAMC article.
Stony Brook University School of Medicine hasreceived final approval from the New York State Education Department and the SUNY Board of Trustees to begin the three-year MD degree program with the incoming class.
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Stony Brook University is going beyond the expectations of what today's public universities can accomplish. Since its founding in 1957, this young university has grown to become a flagship as one of only four University Center campuses in the State University of New York (SUNY) system with more than 26,000 students and 2,600 faculty members, and 18 NCAA Division I athletic programs. Our faculty has earned numerous prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Indianapolis Prize for animal conservation, Abel Prize and the inaugural Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics. The University offers students an elite education with an outstanding return on investment: U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 50 public universities in the nation. Its membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU) places Stony Brook among the top 62 research institutions in North America. As part of the management team of Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University joins a prestigious group of universities that have a role in running federal R&D labs. Stony Brook University is a driving force in the region's economy, generating nearly 60,000 jobs and an annual economic impact of more than $4.6 billion. Our state, country and world demand ambitious ideas, imaginative solutions and exceptional leadership to forge a better future for all. The students, alumni, researchers and faculty of Stony Brook University are prepared to meet this challenge.
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As previously reported, Highlight's Yoon Doojoon, who reprised his starring role from the previous installments of the "Let's Eat" series, received a military draft notice while filming the drama and unexpectedly found himself enlisting before the end of filming.
Lee Joo Woo, who played the sassy Lee Seo Yeon in the drama, talked about the cast's reaction to the news of Yoon Doojoon's enlistment and how it affected their filming schedule.
"Let's Eat 3" came to an end on August 28, just a few days after Yoon Doojoon's enlistment on August 24.
If you haven't already seen the drama, check out the first episode of "Let's Eat 3" below!


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The Bagatelle Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic mansion in Sunshine, Louisiana, USA.

The house was designed by architect Robert S. Chadsey in the Greek Revival architectural style in 1841 for the plantation owner, Augustin Marius Tureaud.

The historic house has been moved twice. After the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 it was moved a further back from the levee, inside the same property in St. James Parish. In 1977 a second move, due to a purchase of the land by Missouri-Portland Cement Company, brought the house to its present location in Iberville Parish. The house was moved in one piece on a barge up Mississippi River course, about  north of its original location.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2007.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Iberville Parish, Louisiana

References

Plantation houses in Louisiana
Greek Revival houses in Louisiana
Houses in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
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Q: Bad File Number Socket Exception While Uploading file from server I am trying to upload file from android sdcard to FTP Web server. For this i am using Apache FTPClient library.
Here is my code to upload file ...
FTPClient con = new FTPClient();
                try
                {
                    con.connect("host ip",21);

                    int reply = con.getReplyCode();

                    if (!FTPReply.isPositiveCompletion(reply))
                    {
                        con.disconnect();
                        System.err.println("FTP server refused connection.");
                        System.exit(1);
                    }else{
                        System.err.println("FTP server connected");
                    }

                    if (con.login("username", "password"))
                    {
                        con.enterLocalPassiveMode(); // important!

                        FileInputStream in = new FileInputStream("/mnt/sdcard/xmls/" + fileName);

                        boolean result = con.storeFile("/"+filename, in);

                        if (result){
                            Toast.makeText(DisplaySDCardContent.this, "File Uploaded Successfully.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                            Log.v("upload result", "succeeded");
                        }

                        in.close();
                    }
                }

While try to upload file ... i am getting exception that says bad file number .. socket exception...
    05-28 17:31:18.097: WARN/System.err(30486): java.net.SocketException: Bad file number
05-28 17:31:18.097: WARN/System.err(30486):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.platform.OSNetworkSystem.writeSocketImpl(Native Method)
05-28 17:31:18.107: WARN/System.err(30486):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.platform.OSNetworkSystem.write(OSNetworkSystem.java:723)
05-28 17:31:18.107: WARN/System.err(30486):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.net.PlainSocketImpl.write(PlainSocketImpl.java:578)
05-28 17:31:18.107: WARN/System.err(30486):     at org.apache.harmony.luni.net.SocketOutputStream.write(SocketOutputStream.java:59)
05-28 17:31:18.107: WARN/System.err(30486):     at java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flushInternal(BufferedOutputStream.java:224)
05-28 17:31:18.107: WARN/System.err(30486):     at java.io.BufferedOutputStream.flush(BufferedOutputStream.java:113)
05-28 17:31:18.117: WARN/System.err(30486):     at java.io.FilterOutputStream.flush(FilterOutputStream.java:88)
05-28 17:31:18.117: WARN/System.err(30486):     at java.io.FilterOutputStream.close(FilterOutputStream.java:61)
05-28 17:31:18.117: WARN/System.err(30486):     at org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient.__storeFile(FTPClient.java:582)
05-28 17:31:18.117: WARN/System.err(30486):     at org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient.storeFile(FTPClient.java:1702)
05-28 17:31:18.127: WARN/System.err(30486):     at com.mnp.webmanager.DisplaySDCardContent$2.onClick(DisplaySDCardContent.java:116)
05-28 17:31:18.127: WARN/System.err(30486):     at android.view.View.performClick(View.java:2408)
05-28 17:31:18.127: WARN/System.err(30486):     at android.view.View$PerformClick.run(View.java:8816)
05-28 17:31:18.127: WARN/System.err(30486):     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:587)
05-28 17:31:18.127: WARN/System.err(30486):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
05-28 17:31:18.127: WARN/System.err(30486):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
05-28 17:31:18.127: WARN/System.err(30486):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
05-28 17:31:18.127: WARN/System.err(30486):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
05-28 17:31:18.137: WARN/System.err(30486):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
05-28 17:31:18.137: WARN/System.err(30486):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
05-28 17:31:18.137: WARN/System.err(30486):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
05-28 17:31:18.137: WARN/System.err(30486):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

i stuck here and passed a lot time to solve this but no solution yet i found.
Please help with this .
thanks.

A: Try getting the Apache FTPClient 3.0.1. It seems like there was bug in the 3.0.
https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots/commons-net/commons-net/3.0.1-SNAPSHOT/
Cheers,

A: Make sure you have the correct permissions in your Android Manifest:
Confirm that the server IP is correct and that a listening socket exists on the other end.  You have "host ip" but I am assuming that is obfuscating your actual server IP.  Make sure you can connect to that machine from something other than your phone.

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Smaller, lower price chunks now available. These are about half the size of the pieces pictured but still, nice weighty chunks with great patterns.
Own a beautiful slice of the Muonionalusta nickel-iron meteorite.
Sliced, polished and etched to bring out the distinctive Widmanstätten pattern.
Supplied in an acrylic box.
Meteorites make fantastic gifts for astronomers and people interested in space - children and adults alike!
Muonionalusta is a nickel-iron meteorite (classified as a fine octahedrite) originally found near the village of Kitkiöjärvi, Sweden in 1906. It was reportedly discovered by two children whilst kicking at stones lying on the ground.
The meteorite was first described in 1910 by Professor A. G. Högbom who named it after a nearby place on the Muonio River.
During construction work in 1946 and digging of a causeway in 1963, further large examples were discovered, bringing the total known mass to around 250kg.
Etching reveals a very similar structure to the Gibeon meteorite from Namibia which shares its 1VA (Of) classification.
Iron meteorites are remnants of the cores of shattered, differentiated planets and are all around 4.2 billion years old.


WYNDHAM'S human residents were not the only ones to receive a gift this Easter.
On Easter Sunday animals at Werribee Open Range Zoo enjoyed their own special Easter treats, hunting for brightly coloured pinata eggs and tucking in to homemade hot cross buns.
Created by Zoo volunteers, the treats were part of the daily enrichment program at the zoo, which includes a range of activities and items to provide variety and encourage problem-solving and foraging behaviours.
Each species is different and has its own enrichment program supported by the zoo's team of volunteers, who make, grow, cook and build items to the specification of keepers and vets.
On Sunday, the zoo's western lowland gorillas, Motaba, Yakini and Ganyeka enjoyed their own Easter egg hunt as they broke into their pinata eggs to find hidden treats including sultanas and popcorn.
Special hot cross buns made with chickpea flour, grated vegies and a dollop of cream cheese were on the menu for the vervet monkeys along with one of their favourite treats – boiled eggs.
The meerkats enjoyed foraging for hand-dyed eggs in a nest of wood wool, while later in the day the zoo's lions and servals also enjoyed some their own Easter pinatas.
The special Easter activities also put the spotlight on the eastern barred bandicoot – a critically endangered Australian marsupial.
Instead of a traditional Easter bunny, images of an eastern barred bandicoot featured in many of the Easter enrichment activities, providing keepers with an opportunity to chat to visitors about conservation efforts to save this very special Australian native.


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Resilient Sunderland earn an unlikely point against Tottenham Hotspur
David BoyleMonday 15 Sep 2014 9:23 am
Adam Johnson, right, scored one of Sunderland's goals against Spurs on Saturday (Picture: AP)
I should probably make my opening gambit for this piece with an apology. Sunderland mugged Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday in what can only be described as daylight robbery, such was the away side's dominance during the 90 minutes and came away with an unlikely, yet spirited point.
The game opened in quite remarkable fashion, with both sides throwing caution to the wind and employing cavalier, all-out attack which saw the scores level at 1-1 inside of five minutes.
It was a rip-roaring opening to a game, the likes of which I can't remember witnessing previously, but it wasn't long before the game settled into what would become a familiar sense of control for Mauricio Pochettino's men. However, the Argentine will undoubtedly be left furious that his side were unable to finish off the Black Cats and earn the victory they certainly deserved.
That being said it would be remiss not to credit Sunderland for some promising resilience which Gus Poyet has unearthed this year, coming from behind twice to steal a share of the spoils. Make no mistake, this is a game in previous years which Spurs would have won by three, four or maybe more goals, however, Sunderland look a much more robust outfit this term and simply kept going till the very end.
The main talking point in the pubs around the ground before kick-off was undoubtedly Poyet's decision to drop Steven Fletcher from the matchday squad altogether, with January's new arrival, Ricardo Alvarez, arriving on loan from Inter Milan, handed his debut.
It was a real baptism of fire for the Argentinean international, who at times looked a little overwhelmed at the pace of the game and indeed the physicality as he was hit with a number of hearty challenges before being substituted in the second half.
Remarkably, Sunderland could even have nicked all three points right at the death but substitute Will Buckley was only able to lift his effort over the cross bar much to the disbelief of the home fans – a genuine gilt-edged opportunity.
The game itself was yet another in which Sunderland's Lee Cattermole stood out for the Black Cats with a performance which really set the tone for the game itself as the Teesider led by example; battling, competing and covering every inch of that pitch for the cause.
The centre of the park was often a congested area on Saturday, yet Cattermole's presence and experience was vital to try and stem the flow of Spurs pressure, which was led by the impressive Christian Eriksen.
Sunderland's desire and willingness to run themselves into the ground till the death was certainly good to see from a fans perspective, however, there is still a burning desire to get the first win on the board.
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Grounded Kiwis Group - Legal challenge against the New Zealand Government's MIQ system
Hearing update and more crowdfunding needed to bring this important case
Kia ora koutou
Many of you have been asking for an update on the case, and whether it will still be going ahead with the recent Government announcements. The short answer is YES - we are doing everything we can to ensure that the case proceeds, and that we keep our hearing date of 25-26 January 2022… more on this below.
As many of you are aware, we announced in early October that Grounded Kiwis Group Incorporated was bringing judicial review proceedings to challenge the Government's operation of MIQ. This case has received considerable publicity in the press, and is the first systemic challenge of the MIQ system as a whole (i.e. instead of a challenge involving an individual's particular circumstances). Since filing the case, the Government has announced its new self- isolation policy, and we believe that the case helped get us to this point. But the new policy is not yet in effect, and the Government has indicated that the Omicron variant might result in the proposed changes being revisited. Therefore, the need for oversight of Government policy and action is just as strong today as before.
When we initiated the claim, we sought $70,000 in funding based on estimates provided by counsel, and we were overwhelmed by the response, raising $72,810 in less than 24 hours. It is clear that the Government is taking the case very seriously indeed and as a result, there have been a number of hurdles along the way, which have required us to put in considerably more legal work than originally anticipated. We cannot share exact details due to the ongoing nature of the case but can confirm that much of this work is related to the sheer volume of evidence, the recent announcements, and endeavouring to maintain our urgent hearing date of 25-26 January 2022.
While some of that work has been done on a voluntary basis by committed Grounded Kiwis volunteers, we rely heavily on the work and astute insights and analysis of our barristers, Paul Radich QC and Lucila van Dam, who are investing considerably more time in managing this case than initially envisaged. All the lawyers involved are working hard – and putting in long hours – to see this landmark case brought to a hearing. We are also grateful to all those Grounded Kiwis members and others who provided affidavits for the case.
During our initial fundraising effort, we indicated that there was a possibility that we would need to raise more funds as the case proceeded. We have exhausted all of our initial funds and are now reopening our crowdfunding to raise a further $100,000 to bring the case to a hearing.
We need your help, and the help of our Grounded Kiwis community: those stuck in New Zealand with family overseas, those stuck overseas who cannot get home, those now home who had to jump through hoops to get there, and others who believe in our cause.
Before the pandemic, it was unthinkable that a New Zealand Government would ever make it so difficult for Kiwis and permanent residents to return to their land and their whānau. But it happened, and we believe that the Government's actions must be reviewed by the High Court.
Whatever you are able to give would be immensely appreciated. Any excess funding will be donated to the Mental Health Foundation, Lifeline or other similar charities supporting the mental health of New Zealanders. As no refunds are available, please only give what you are comfortable contributing.
We are currently exploring the possibility of live-streaming the hearing so Grounded Kiwis can watch from afar. We are not yet sure if this will be possible, but watch this space. For those who are in Wellington, we will be providing details soon about how you can attend the hearing in person.
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22/12/2021 by Brad
I was wondering what your position on vax/unvax is in relation to the case? I'm not an anti-vaxer but believe everyone should have the choice whether or not to get it.


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The Corporation
Directed by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, and Joel Bakan
Making a feature film about corporations is a bit like trying to cram the entire history of the United States on the back of an index card. After all, the corporation is a phenomenon that has existed for well over 100 years, and its tentacles extend into every aspect of modern life the world over. Yet while Mark Achbar (director of Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media) and his two collaborators, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan, have done plenty of cramming in The Corporation, they emerge largely successful. This briskly edited 145-minute tour of corporate influence covers a wide swath of topics: the history of corporations, the damage done by their human-unfriendly policies, and potential areas of transition in the corporate outlook.
The Corporation humorously ticks off the World Health Organization's DSM-IV indicators of psychopathy and enumerates multiple instances of corporate behavior that confirm the diagnosis. While one might snicker at the notion of a corporate entity as a human being, both the film and American law argue in favor of such an understanding.* Following the Civil War, the 14th Amendment, intended to free the slaves, was twisted into allowing corporations the same constitutional rights as a flesh-and-blood individual. The unintended consequences of this ruling have been the ballooning of corporate influence, both in the United States and elsewhere, and the lack of accountability for corporate entities.
Assuming audience familiarity with such recent corporate debacles as Enron and WorldCom (each company's logo is flashed knowingly during an opening montage), The Corporation moves on to other tales of corporate malfeasance. Its ultimate point, however, is that the stories of corporate misbehavior are the norm and that the corporation, by the terms of its existence, is a profit-making entity with no ability to maintain a social conscience.
The examples of this are truly stomach churning. A representative of the National Labor Committee representative holds up clothing made in foreign sweatshops and ticks off the minuscule amount the workers were paid for their efforts. (A sweatshirt made for Yale, my alma mater, made its lucky creator three cents.) Goons at a sweatshop making Kathie Lee Gifford's line of clothing intimidate and brutalize employees into avoiding overseas labor inspectors. The Monsanto company creates a cow hormone that increases milk productivity but causes the cows themselves to bloat horribly. Corporations repeatedly form cozy relationships with tyrannical, fascist regimes, from IBM and Coca-Cola's efforts in Nazi Germany to Shell's invaluable assistance to Sani Abacha's Nigerian dictatorship.
The Corporation presents such a powerful case for increased regulation and awareness of corporate power that its occasional missteps-- such as its reliance on overused talking heads like Noam Chomsky's-- do not matter much. The filmmakers suggest that those unconvinced by their case consider the story of International Water, a British multinational, and its attempts to privatize the water supply in Bolivia, or the origin of Coca-Cola's Fanta line of drinks, created to exploit the crucial German market while World War II was raging. The Corporation tells a necessary story, and a central one in our 21st-century world. While antiglobalization diehards have long been on the anticorporate bandwagon, The Corporation is an exploration of corporationism (to coin a term) for those of us without bandannas tied over our faces and who lack the overwhelming urge to ransack our local McDonald's. It is a passionate wake-up call, demanding renewed attention to the ways in which unchecked corporate power threatens us all.
The Corporation also provides something of a role model in Ray Anderson, the CEO of Interface, the world's largest commercial carpet manufacturer. Anderson, awakened to the overwhelming destruction that Interface's work had been doing to the environment, committed his company to leaving no footprint within a few years' time. A truly admirable man, Anderson is single-handedly attempting to right the sinking ship of corporate morals. But a question remains, one that is profoundly damning to the hopes of reforming corporations in any fashion: If Anderson had held such progressive ideals throughout his corporate career, what would the likelihood have been of his becoming CEO?
*See Sarah Stodola, "How Corporations Stole Our Identities,"; in the November 2003 issue of the Rail, available online at www.brooklynrail.org.
Saul Austerlitz
Saul Austerlitz writes about film for New York Press and other local publications.
Sunnylyn Thibodeaux's The World Exactly
By Neeli Cherkovski
DEC 21-JAN 22 | Poetry
The World Exactly by Sunnylyn Thibodeaux is one of the finest collections of poetry by a San Francisco poet published in years. Here is the mysterious concision of daily life in a poetry that is decidedly philosophical, yet devoid of the bamboozling rhetoric.
Celebrating 25 Years of Project 59: Irina Danilova
By Peter Malone
MAR 2020 | ArtSeen
Celebrating 25 Years of Project 59, is a retrospective of Irina Danilova's longitudinal commitment to a multidisciplinary art that employs a stranger's instinct for the unnoticed. Applying methodologies cobbled from science and art, but independent of either's restricting imperatives, Danilova delves into the ordinary and the incidental to create a parallel narrative of her unusually busy life.
All What I Want is Life
By Ruba Al-Sweel
Seldom is civil unrest in the Arab world discussed beyond hushed dinner conversations or in the context of economic decay on corporate roundtables. In Dubai's center for photography, Gulf Photo Plus (GPP), however, it's the topic du jour. A pictorial and filmic essay drawn from Lebanon, Iraq, Algeria, and Sudan, All What I Want is Life takes its title from a cri de cœur strewn across the walls of the Saadoun Tunnel in graffiti in Baghdad. "This is an exhibition of protest photography, not photojournalism"
from A Dream Life
By Claire Messud
DEC 21-JAN 22 | Fiction
We're excited to publish an excerpt from Claire Messud's forthcoming novel, A Dream Life. It's 1971, the Armstrongs have moved from New York to Australia and reluctantly inhabit the role of gentry in a grand manor on the harbor. Alice Armstrong, by turns class oblivious and class consumed, seeks help with the considerable domestic labor their new life entails. Her first housekeepers (one named Africa is briefly mentioned in this excerpt) don't pan out. Enter Simone Funk, who both recenters the story and expands its frame.


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Nights | Southern Quarter
Basement @Deaf Institute
A new night has appeared under the streets of Manchester on the last Friday of the month
By Lee Isherwood | Last updated September 13th '11
A new night has appeared under the streets of Manchester. Basement is held on the last Friday of every month at the Deaf Institute.
The night's mantra is to bring a little bit of a 70's New York nightclub style to the underground of Manchester's streets. With funky beats ranging from Funk and Soul, HipHop and House cuts new and old.
The Basement DJ's consists of three amigo's, Mr A, Carl Wright and Craig Campbell, all with different stories of how they came to be, but all dedicated to making Basement a regular feature in your monthly calendar.
Doors open at 10:30pm till 3am.
Admission is £3 before 11:30pm/NUS and £5 after.
The night is great and watch this space as it goes from strength with guest DJs due to be added to the mix.
Manchester Events, Manchester Bars, Manchester Restaurants, Manchester Exhibitions
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Since the return of the USS Voyager from the Delta Quadrant, Starfleet has been studying the unique technologies they brought back with them. One of the most promising for full-scale Starfleet use was the Quantum Slipstream Drive, which had the capability of exceeding a starship's maximum warp factor by an unprecedented degree.
After extensive development and refinement, Starfleet is now prepared to begin rolling out the slipstream drives to many ships in the fleet, including those who are assigned to StarBase 118. This will give many ships in the fleet the opportunity to explore further, while helping expand the boundaries of Federation space.
While some ships will not be installed with the slipstream technology, due to limitations in their designs, most others will soon be refit at the earliest convenience of Starfleet Engineering and the ship's mission. Starfleet is collaborating with all of its captains to assemble a workable schedule of installation.
There are still a number of technological hurdles to overcome as the technology is continually developed. As of now, Starfleet slipstream drives require a warm-up time of 40 minutes, a cool-down time of 36 hours, and most ships will need to return to a starbase approximately every two years for a minor refit and hull inspection. In addition, these drives can only operate for up to 12 hours in each cycle before auto-shutdown is initiated.
More information about Starfleet slipstream drives are available on our wiki.


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Murdoch Charitable Trust
THE MURDOCH TRUST REGISTERED IN SCOTLAND CHARITY NO SC004031 REG OFFICE AT THE SIGNET LIBRARY, PARLIAMENT SQ, EDINBURGH EH1 1RF
To provide financial relief and support for amateur and professional scientists, who have a practical interest in the pursuit of science in any of its forms.
Individuals over the age of 50. There is a preference for individuals living in Scotland, or with a clear Scottish connection, but people from elsewhere in the UK are also eligible.
Organisations whose purposes align with those of the Murdoch Trust may also apply
EXAMPLES OF GRANTS
Financial assistance with transport.
Financial assistance with furniture and home repairs.
Purchase of computers and equipment.
Grants for well-being and care.
Criteria are available here, and online application is available below. If you would prefer a copy of the application form to be sent to you by post please contact Anna Bennett WS.
Professor Malcolm McMahon (Professor of Physics, University of Edinburgh), Chairman
Professor Dirk Kroon (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
Professor Guy Lloyd-Jones (Professor of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh)
David Neil Macdonald (MCIBS TEP)
Download Trustees Report and Accounts to Year End 5 April 2017
TO MAKE A GIFT OR DONATION
All contributions are welcome. For further information, or a gift aid donation form, please contact Anna Bennett WS.


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