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D'Aguilar Street (, formerly ) is a street in Central, Hong Kong.

It is named after George Charles d'Aguilar (1784–1855), Major General and Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong from 1843 to 1848.

Location
D'Aguilar Street is an L-shaped street starting from Queen's Road Central, west of Entertainment Building facing straight to Theatre Lane. It runs uphill and meets Stanley Street, Wellington Street, Wo On Lane and Lan Kwai Fong (twice). It turns after meeting Lan Kwai Fong and ends at the junction with Wyndham Street, Glenealy and Lower Albert Road near the Fringe Club.

History
D'Aguilar Street was the location of the clinic of Filipino national hero José Rizal who lived in Hong Kong from the December 1891 to June 1892.

Features
The higher section of D'Aguilar Street, together with Lan Kwai Fong, is a famous site for night life in Hong Kong. The area is collectively called Lan Kwai Fong, after the name of one of its streets. Foreign restaurants and bars can be found in the area.

See also

 List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

Central, Hong Kong
Roads on Hong Kong Island


With age comes wisdom (?)… Invariably accompanied by stiffness, its loyal sidekick. When you reach a certain age it becomes increasingly difficult to tie your shoes or paint your toenails. I find this frustrating… the shoes I meant. Picking up a coin on the ground also becomes a highly optional activity.
I will be able to do this soon… in a while… next year.
After a complex back surgery, it becomes even more difficult to perform these elementary tasks. Seeking to comfort me and alleviate my predicament, my resident nurse recommended yoga. She practices it regularly and it seems to do her good.
Precisely. My mind is stuck in an old familiar groove and it is difficult to pull it out of its rut. It takes a lot of determination to convince your body to move and bend in unusual positions.
Hey, it says, what are you trying to do? Attempting to become a contortionist? Don't rock the boat buddy… I do as well as I can.
So, this is the first problem: Getting body and mind (like members of Congress) to work together. An almost impossible assignment. But I know that I should do this and overrule the objections of my body.
Well, first you have to lower yourself to the ground, which is not a natural position for a grownup. Infants do it all the time but what the hell do they know? Then you have to go through a series of uncommon, unfamiliar, peculiar moves to unclench your reluctant body.
But who wants to be young? And unworldly? I just want to be able to keep up with our grandson. This little guy is made of rubber and can bend in a thousand unnatural different ways. Life is not fair, I know.
So yoga it has to be. Pray for me. I might bust a gut trying to keep up with a toddler (and my wife) but I will give it the old college try.
Oh, Alain, thank you for talking about my favorite subject! Yes, you will be as flexible as a baby soooon.
Some day is a good day!


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Q: Azure AD- Resource owner credential flow error Invalid username or password I am using Azure AD Resource owner credentials OAuth flow. It was working as expected, but for approx. a month it has stopped working. Surprisingly, it's still working well for some users who are created as "Guest User" under the same directory. This is the exact error I am getting in response:

{"error":"invalid_grant","error_description":"AADSTS70002: Error
  validating credentials. AADSTS50126: Invalid username or
  password\r\nTrace ID:
  bd62a235-6a28-4c7d-bae9-37a36c0e4300\r\nCorrelation ID:
  3bb7d88c-1ced-4cf2-9f37-5cc200849cea\r\nTimestamp: 2018-09-03
  09:53:35Z","error_codes":[70002,50126],"timestamp":"2018-09-03
  09:53:35Z","trace_id":"bd62a235-6a28-4c7d-bae9-37a36c0e4300","correlation_id":"3bb7d88c-1ced-4cf2-9f37-5cc200849cea"}

A: It is possible that you didn't grant permissions to your app for certain users. Make sure all of the users are added to the app and ensure that you have the correct web.config or app settings parameters.
Also, have you tried manually resetting the passwords for these users in the portal?
Please check the troubleshooting steps on this similar thread to see if this can resolve the issue.

A: As per the above error message, Error validating credentials AADSTS50126: Invalid username or password. It is coming because the credentials are incorrect or the client does not have consent for the requested scope. This error may come because scopes are not granted.
Below screenshot may help you to pass correct values in postman:

Please make sure you consent the scopes like below:

If you still get the same error, please try to use another user credentials.
For more information on ROPC flow, you can check the below document:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v2-oauth-ropc#protocol-diagram
I hope this solves your issue.

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Blogging: A tool for your St Louis Business?
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A business blog is a excellent way to get found by people searching for your type of product or service.
Search engines love fresh content and will visit a blog more frequently than static page websites.
A blog shows your personality, your expertise, and your character; people will hire or buy from you when they feel they trust and like you.
A blog expands your global reach, pulling in qualified prospects you would never have reached before.
A blog allows you to interact with readers, get feedback, introduce them to your ideas, and builds relationships.
Blogging is easy to do and requires no technical knowledge to execute on a day to day basis.
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This activity will examine considerations for diagnosis and classification of heart failure in the primary care setting.
ECHO-Chicago training provides primary care providers with the knowledge to identify persons at risk for HCV and conduct risk assessments, test, diagnose, counsel, stage, monitor and treat persons with HCV.
Project ECHO sessions are designed to train and support community providers in managing the challenges of resistant hypertension.
The goal of this curriculum is to provide primary care providers with increased skills and knowledge to screen and treat children for ADHD, improving the health outcomes for children diagnosed with ADHD living in underserved communities.
The goal of this series is to provide training and support to community provider in using a risk-based approach to breast, bone, heart, and gynecological health for high risk populations, with a focus on women in underserved communities.
This series aims to build capacity at the primary care level to help primary care providers (PCPs) become more competent and comfortable in delivering care to patients with SMI and reducing the burden on specialty mental health care. This series will engage community-based PCPs in advanced training for SMI that builds PCPs' skills and tools to screen, diagnose, and manage SMI.


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To enter, all you have to do is "like" Westchester Smile Design on Facebook using the Rafflecopter form below, that's it! GOOD LUCK!
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I received a Crest Whitening package as described above in exchange for this post.
Awesome prize! Thank you Westchester Smile Design & Wishful Thinking 24/7!!
I have always wanted braces since I was a child and was teased about my teeth and could never afford it. I would love to win this it would mean the world to me. Thanks for the chance.
Wishing lots of luck to all of you!
I was thrilled when I was offered the chance to work with this company and would LOVE for one of my readers to win this.
As someone who was also teased all through school with "Snaggletooth" and even into my adult years from co-workers, it means a lot to be able to help someone get something that I STILL haven't been able to afford!
Again, good luck to everyone!
Awesome prize! I'd love to win this! Thanks for the chance.
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PRYOR, Mont. — The 5,000-square-mile Crow Indian Reservation south of Billings welcomed its newest residents with a cattail to represent the Platte River.
The 18 black-footed ferrets were transported to the Crow Reservation on Wednesday, where biologists and wildlife officials hope the endangered species will eventually establish a breeding population.
Marlin Not Afraid, the director of the Crow Fish and Game Department, placed a cattail next to the first burrow where he released a female ferret to signify to the animal that this was its new home. He also spoke to all the ferrets in his native Crow language to welcome them to his homeland.
"The black-footed ferret, my clan uncle told me, is from the Platte River, Casper area," Not Afraid told The Billings Gazette. "On each side of the Platte River is cattails. He said that's his homeland."
A convoy of vehicles brought the endangered ferrets into the heart of Crow Country, where they were released near a hillside prairie dog town.
Officials released 29 of the ferrets on the reservation last year, but only a few survived.
There must be 10 back-footed ferret populations with at least 30 breeding adults for the animal to be removed from the endangered species list. The Crow release site is 26th in the nation since 1991 and the sixth tribal location. The ferrets have also been released at Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in north-central Montana, the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and the U.L. Bend Wilderness.


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Legislation We Follow
FOOD HYGIENE (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1990 (UNDER REGULATIONS 2(B) AND 4 (C)) (EXTRACTS FROM)
The above regulations state that "The walls, floors, doors, windows, ceiling, woodwork and all other parts of the structure of every food room shall be kept clean and shall be kept in such good order, repair and condition as to prevent, so far as reasonably practicable the entry of birds, and any risk of infestation by rats, mice, insects or other pests".
FOOD SAFETY ACT 1990 (EXTRACTS FROM)
Section 21 provides the defence of "due diligence" in any proceedings for an offence if the person charged is able to prove that all reasonable precautions were taken and due diligence exercised to avoid the offence being committed. Actions taken to prevent or control pests by engaging the services of local authority or commercial pest control services may be put forward as part of a due diligence defence.
It is recommended that any establishment that stores, prepares, holds, cooks or serves food for human consumption, including packaged confectionery, engage the services of a pest control company.
FOOD SAFETY (GENERAL FOOD HYGIENE) REGULATIONS 1995
Chapter 1 section 2 c of the above regulations (Legal requirements) states that "Food businesses must take all reasonable precautions to prevent food pests, namely rats, mice, cockroaches, and flying insects gaining entry into food storage and preparation areas". This is to prevent the contamination of foodstuffs.
Chapter 11 section 1 d of the above regulations (Legal requirement) states that "Windows and other openings which can be opened to the outside environment must where necessary be fitted with insect proof screens".
It goes on to say that windows must be screened if:
They open directly into food preparation areas.
They are opened for ventilation during food preparation.
Screening is necessary to prevent a risk of infestation and / or contamination.
FURTHER LEGISLATION RELATING TO PEST CONTROL:
The Environmental Protection Act 1990
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
The Protection of Animals Act 1911
Protection of Animals (Amendment) Act 1927
The Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932
Public Health Act 1936
The Prevention of Damage by Rabbits Act 1939
Agriculture Act 1947
The Poisons Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972
Pests Act 1954
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulation 1988
Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986
The Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Act 1985
Animal Health Act 1981
Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 and the Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1968
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 and the dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 (Modification) Order 1984
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CLIFTON-FINE CSD GRADES 3-8 ELA ASSESSMENT DATA
The grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics assessments measure the higher learning standards that were adopted by the State Board of Regents in 2010, which more accurately reflect students' progress toward college and career readiness. Data available on this site are based on those reported by schools and districts to the State as of August 13, 2021 via the Student Information Repository System (SIRS). The New York State School Report Card 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics assessment data will be based on those data reported as of the final school year reporting deadline.
Due to the extraordinary circumstances related to the pandemic, approximately 4 out of 10 enrolled students participated in state assessments in 2020-21. Because only 40% of students' results are available, state assessments are not representative of the state's student population and the results should not be compared statewide or by statewide subgroup, or with prior year's results and are not reflected below.
District and school level performance data, as well as the number and percentage of students who tested and did not test, are available for 2020-21. However, depending on the percentage of students that took the tests in a given school or district, the school and district's results may not be representative of that school or district's student population.
Assessment Data - Glossary of Terms | Assessment Data - Business Rules
2021 English Language Arts Grade 3 Participation Data
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i've had to throw away about 5 of these straight out of the box for leaking. i fill them and it all leaks out while it's sitting on my desk.
the other 10 have worked great, but thats a 1 out of 3 failure rate.
Awesome product here. Just ordered some more because I want to be prepared. Everything works great and I love it for the price.
Good pods and nice price hope they keep making them.


There's no need to go far to enjoy amazing regional food and wine products.
Starting at the National Wine Centre in Hackney, just 10min walk from the Adelaide CBD, the Urban Winery Tours takes you on a tour of some of South Australia's best wine regions without ever leaving the Adelaide metro area.
Visit Penfold's Magill Estate representing the Barossa, Tidswell of the Limestone Coast, Aramis and Patritti of the McLaren Vale and Amadio of the Adelaide Hills - without ever driving more than 15min between stops.


My name is Stijnie Thuijs, 21. I am a Dutch student at the University of Amsterdam. I followed the Bachelor program Media en Cultuur (Media and Culture) successfully in three years and now I'm doing the Master in New Media at the UvA. Currently I live in Amsterdam, but before that I lived in Laren which is close to Hilversum and the Media Park. My interest in new media is triggered because of its novelty, the steady growth in popularity and the all-round integration of it in our daily lives. Having a better understanding of this phenomenon is really important for the present and the future way we all behave on every level of our existence as humans. On my website I post the public publishings that are on the web and my bachelor thesis.
On the tenth of July 2011, the Dutch web security company Diginotar was hacked by (supposedly) a student from Iran. He was able to corrupt the so called SSL certificates and break into Gmail accounts and government websites. Nine days later, Diginotar noticed the infiltration in their system. The company claims to have responded according to security protocol. More than a month later, at Augustus 29th, the press is informed through Google. After that, Mozilla Firefox, Google and Microsoft, amongst others, "distrusted' all Diginotar certificates. The Dutch government debated about this topic extensively, as the Dutch secure civil login website DigiD.nl used Diginotar certificates.
DigiD.nl grants civilians access to governmental websites where they can manage their citizenship, ranging from being a donor to doing taxes to applying for an education. Needless to say, these are very private and drastic settings which should only be accessible by the person concerned. In the past, these settings had to be dealt with through a process of paperwork, identification and desks. Now in the age of the internet, citizens can create an account at DigiD.nl and log in at the many governmental websites. When I moved to Amsterdam, the procedure never required for me to show my face and passport at any desk at all. I could simply arrange everything from the comfort of my home. This might sound harmless and practical. The government can employ less civil servants saving money (although the same number of employees might now be required in the back-office), everything is registered, filed and saved for a long period of time automatically and citizens (or users) can save time and trouble by accessing their files from any internet connected computer. However, by shifting from paper to web file, the government made our private information more swiftly accessible not only to the rightful person, but also to others.
Perfect security on the web does not exist. Hackers and viruses have proven to be capable of breaching the most sophisticated safety systems. Not to mention the share of computers which have low rate protection and outdated virus scanners. Hackers and viruses will always be one step ahead of the protection programs, for the simple fact that the hackers can find breaches whom the programs need to secure after those breaches have been discovered.
Why, then, would governments choose to take this risk? Are they aware of the increased risks? Surely it was possible to steal files from offices before the existence of the internet, but now the physical challenge this required has been removed completely. Is it because the internet is novel, innovative, 'The Future' and cannot be ignored? Is it to save money? Is it to make it easier for the citizens and to make paying taxes more inviting? Is it a combination of the above? Whatever the case, we are at the stage where many civil settings are done on the web and looking at the past, it is highly unlikely that this step will ever be reversed. Many years ago, once we started farming and building settlements, we couldn't go back to hunting for supporting the population. Once we invented steam machines, we didn't go back to doing things by hand. Once we start filling out digital files, we won't go back to pen and paper.
Is this a bad development? One the one hand, things are made easier and people are more engaged in the process of their citizenship. On the other hand, other people can also become involved if they choose to invest the time. Hackers such as the one hacking Diginotar will find ways to breach security systems, infiltrating privacy, triggering clients to find another security company and accumulating a lot of media attention. We needn't forget that if accounts of citizens fall into the wrong hands, lives can be at stake. Is our comfort worth that?
What the government decides for us citizens is not (entirely) in our hands. However, we should be aware of the risks of those decisions and understand the consequences. We should not sit back in our comfy chair nodding our heads and praising the fact that we are spared waiting in line to fill out a piece of paper or licking stamps. Instead, we should pose critical questions and stay engaged with – well, our lives really. Are we willing to put our lives in the hands of companies like Diginotar?
Read the Fox-it security report on Diginotar here: DigiNotar Certificate Authority breach "Operation Black Tulip".
View the website of Diginotar.
An overview article in Dutch can be found here.


EcoMachines was pleased to be involved in Resource 2015, the UK's largest conference and exhibition focused on the circular economy.
EcoMachines Ventures has launched a new survey to gather insight into perceptions of the circular economy among businesses, investors and NGOs.
'Trials of 'insulator bot' show dramatic results, firm says'.
Some of the most exciting startups that I have come across over the last two years as part of the EcoMachines team have been engaged in the drive towards a Circular Economy based on sustainable resource recovery.


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When you bought your home you most likely did so as it was the right size, you liked the interior fittings, and you saw it as a place you could make your own. You maybe bought a little extra space for when you started a family – which you have done now – and yet you have found that, in fact, that little extra space is not nearly enough!
Or, it could be that you've been there a while and you are tired of your kitchen; it's become old in style and your friends have more impressive, modern kitchens that are easier to use and more attractive. Perhaps your bathrooms are in need of an upgrade, or you simply want to find a way to add more space to your home without spending too much money?
These are problems faced by homeowners all the time, so you're far from alone, but what is the most cost-effective method of home improvements, and what should you attempt yourself?
Let's be honest, you're probably competent at hanging pictures, painting rooms, fixing the odd broken item here and there and doing general around the home DIY, but when it comes to fitting a kitchen or bathroom, you might be left standing. That's why you need experts, and particularly local experts with a reputation for excellent work at sensible rates. We can safely say that Brunette Home Improvement are such experts for the Lansing area and surrounding, and they have a great number of satisfied customers and many years of experience in the home improvement business.
With an expert team ready to tackle any work you may have, they can help you with everything from external cladding repairs, to roof replacement, new windows, and interior remodelling of kitchens, bathrooms and more. With friendly, professional and helpful service at all times, you can rely on them to provide excellent local service at prices that you may find to be surprisingly affordable.
Are you looking for ways to add extra space to your home? Perhaps your family has expanded faster than you expected, and you need another room – or more – to cope with demand? Or maybe you have decided to treat yourself to that new kitchen, or think you'd like to extend your living room and add decking outside for use in the evenings?
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What do the two harps pictured above have in common? One is a 365 14 hole Marine Band in the key of G and the other is a Seydel Noble Low Tone in low G.
In the 1990's Steve Baker developed the 'Steve Baker Special' or SBS for short. Based on 14 hole 365 Marine Band harmonicas, and for those that don't know, it was the laid out with the first 3 holes of a regular diatonic harmonica repeated on holes 4 to 6, then the rest of the harp carried on as a normal Richter tuned diatonic. The other way to look at it is that it it's another three holes an octave lower tagged on the beginning of a regular harp.
I managed to obtain a low G version of one of these beauties in the mid nineties from a deal Norman Ives did with Kevin's Harps, who was the distributor for Hohner USA at that time. My harmonica teacher David Michelsen was a proponent of the chugging technique and made some crazy sounds with the low G SBS. The octave splits on the first 6 holes at the lower end of the harp lost their disjointed sound when compared to a regular 10 hole diatonic as they become true octave splits on the draw notes as well as the blow notes. Like a say, when mixed with chugging this made for a monster sound.
To start with these where just detuned Marine Band 365's with a multitude of solder on the reeds to weigh them down and make the notes real low. Unfortunately I sold my low G SBS on ebay years ago and haven't hankered after it since.
That was until I spotted the other little beauty pictured in the main image: the Seydel Noble Low Tone. Before the Bristol 2017 international Harmonica festival I had never seen one. I guess I just haven't had my ear to the ground! I spotted it on the Seydel stand for a festival special of £55, a bargain for any Seydel harmonica, so I had to see what it was. It's a lovely weighty chunky little number with coverplates that stand well proud of the reedplates to prevent the reeds hitting the inside of the coverplates when played. Windsavers cover the reedslots at various places to stop air leakage over the large reedslots and in place of old bits of solder are actual chunks of metal on the reeds to weigh them down to those low notes. The chap on the stall also told me that the comb is 1mm thicker than usual as it creates 20% more airflow. Is this true? I don't know but it sold me!
Pic above shows weighted reeds (bottom left) wide coverplates (bottom centre) and windsavers/valves (bottom right). As you can see by the main image the harp certainly is a chunky little number.
I have contemplated soldering the reeds of the 365 to make a low G SBS but I think I'll leave it as it is and enjoy the extra notes. I think I'll go and use my Noble low G more and more. The first thing I'm gonna do with that low tone is make some Cello type notes to go behind the guitars in the indie band I'm in. Then I'm gonna chug out some solo stuff 'till my little heart's content! Brilliant harp.
Seydel info page on the Noble Low Tone.
Anyway, the band I have enjoyed the company of these last ten years is The Harpoon Blues Band. Whilst I continue to enjoy their company alongside this new venture, I thought it was interesting how very different beasts they are. I also thought it definitely worth a write about, as some of you out there may have had the same experience.
The 9 years previous to this year we were not very serious at all, well, we took our music very seriously indeed and we didn't muck about at rehearsals and have fun times at gigs, but we never really put too much time and effort into promoting the band and getting gigs. Until this year. At the start of January 2017 we no gigs at all, nada, zip, butkiss, nothing. So I got on the campaign trail and managed to rustle us up LOADS of gigs! I went mental bugging every venue I possibly could and we have had a gig or two nearly every weekend throughout summer 2017. My hard work paid off. I say it paid off but really just by booking the gigs my hard work had really just started. Before I say anything else I want to make it clear that I love the band and I get on really well with the guys in it. What my aim is here is to get across what a logistical nightmare organising 4 blokes with family, wives, kids, businesses, jobs and houses into twenty dates at twenty different venues in twenty different locations. My head has literally been thumping over the organisation of these gigs before I even got to any of them and played a chuffing note.
The Harpoon Blues Band is a lively band that I front, sing and play harmonica for. Our music is upbeat Rhythm and Blues and people dance for most of our two hour set. My harmonica playing is never held back and is a bit 'balls-out' to put it bluntly. I play my face off and trade riff with the guitarist until we are dizzy. I talk to the audience, get them going and encourage those to dance that aren't. For my part I try to involve the audience in what we are doing; I talk them through the song history, share onstage jokes that are happening between band members and so on and so forth. It really can be hard work and most gigs I come off stage feeling very tired, dehydrated and mostly hoarse in the voice as I've been giving it too much beans on the vocals. I'm also pretty deaf by this point too. We play a little game on stage that goes a little something like 'let's each get slightly louder in turn until no one can hear anything but a wall of noise and we are all deaf'. It's odd because during soundcheck my harmonica can be heard finem, then by the start of the second set it comes about that I can't be heard at all. Thanks. Have I been blowing my head off for the first set and not being heard at all, or is everyone else just getting louder? The drummer wears earplugs as he's worried about his hearing. I think he has the right idea, I'm seriously getting worried about mine.
So now on to my new venture: The Jamos and Sir Mathew Band.
That's it, in a nutshell. I turn up, plug my amp in then help with the rest of the PA etc. It's mostly acoustic guitars, bass guitar, a cajon and some growling grungy vocals from the band's front man, Jamos. In this band I just stand at the back and blow my harp. For my presence in the musical spectrum I am the string section, the horn section, the twin guitar line, the backing vocal, mandolin, violin or even the keyboard. I get to express all these things with my harmonica and I have to say that it can really be quite challenging. The sound I have on the harmonica doesn't have to be so 'in-your-face' and for the better part of the band's sound as a whole I can be 'felt' instead of being really 'heard'. I'm also an extra, so there is no pressure at all on my shoulders to engage the audience: we already have a front man, his name is Jamos and he's great at it. Another point is that my ears don't ring after a gig as we really aren't a loud band.
As a covers band the song choices are mostly from the nineties, as that is our age group and era. Nothing is very obscure and people know what the song is that they are listening to. Some modern classics make it into the set too and I also feel that I am part of something very contemporary. The drummer in The Jamos and Sir Mathew Band arranges most of the gigs and manages the band's Facebook page etc so I don't have to. I help out where I can; sharing posts, using my graphic design skills to create posters, T Shirts etc for the band. But mostly I just play the harmonica. I don't even have to sing.
All in all, TJASMB can at times seems like a bit of a holiday compared to the effort required to be in the Harpoons. But both have seperate and equal merit and I love both and now I've had both I'm not sure I could be without either. Greedy, I know but I don't care. I've not had any gig clashes so far so I will have to cross that bridge when I come to it. One last thing to mention is that in both bands I am considered a musician of equal standing. This is something I have not always been used to as a harmonica player. In both bands I am considered a full-time, permanant member and never as an add-on or an afterthought. It's a wonderful feeling.
How many bands do you dep/frequent with? What are your experiences?
The Blue Saturday was advertised not just as a gathering of harmonica players but a day of tuition and workshops, followed by a jam session and an evening concert. The wegottickets website offered three different tutors and three different standards: Richard Taylor teaching beginners classes, Hugh Budden with the intermediate/advanced and Giles King with advanced playing. The techniques and topics they would be covering were clearly listed, I just needed to click and book.
Job done. This Blue Saturday was already looking quite slick and very well organised. High Wycombe offered a good choice of local hotels at reasonable prices, all just minutes walk from the venue.
a free gift of a beautiful leather harmonica pouch and a tie pin. A couple of fellow attendees were already milling around and more ice was broken over a coffee and discussions about what harps we preferred and our playing experience.
he directed which chords they were to play AS he was singing!
For me personally the event served to make new connections and to be inspired to get out of the rut I felt my playing had slipped in to. It had been a few years since I last attended an event and my experience this time means that I will be attending regularly once more.
Well done and thanks to Big Azza and crew, a great event. See you next at the next one.


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 Дзаули, Джованни Баттиста (1760—1819) — итальянский кардинал.
 Дзаули, Ламберто (род. 1975) — итальянский тренер и футболист, игравший на позиции атакующего полузащитника.

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By Darren Walker at LinkedIn - I was a sophomore in college when I first encountered the writing of James Baldwin. His courageous spirit, his clarion voice, and his moral imagination expanded my consciousness of what it meant to be black in America. It helped me make sense of my own experience growing up in the rural south during the 1960s.
Wheelchair ramps are among the home modifications that older adults may need to stay where they live. Several states have considered bills that would give tax credits to residents who make their homes more accessible.
Six years ago, Maura Horton, a housewife in Raleigh, N.C., received a call from her husband, Don, the assistant football coach at North Carolina State. Mr. Horton had received a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease four years before, and symptoms were starting to worsen.


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È anche responsabile ministeriale per il progetto Northern Powerhouse, un progetto per aumentare la crescita economica dell'Inghilterra settentrionale (e particolarmente delle città di Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Kingston upon Hull e Newcastle upon Tyne).

Biografia
Shapps è nato nel settembre 1968 a Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, figlio di Beryl e Tony Shapps.  La sua famiglia è ebrea.  Il fratello di Grant, Andre Shapps, è un musicista che è stato membro dei Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) tra il 1994 e il 1998, suonando le tastiere. Il loro cugino Mick Jones è stato una figura chiave nel punk rock britannico della fine degli anni '70 e un membro fondatore sia dei Clash che dei Big Audio Dynamite.

Grant Shapps ha studiato alla Yorke Mead Primary School, alla Watford Grammar School for Boys e al Cassio College di Watford, dove ha studiato economia e finanza. Successivamente ha completato un corso di economia e finanza al Politecnico di Manchester e ha ricevuto un diploma nazionale superiore.

Shapps è stato anche presidente nazionale dell'organizzazione giovanile ebraica BBYO. Nel 1989, fu coinvolto in un incidente d'auto in Kansas, Stati Uniti, che lo lasciò in coma per una settimana.

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Ha sposato Belinda Goldstone nel 1997 e la coppia ha tre figli. Nel 1999 a Shapps fu diagnosticato il linfoma di Hodgkin e l'anno successivo si sottopose a chemioterapia e radioterapia per riprendersi dalla malattia. A causa degli effetti della chemioterapia, i suoi figli sono stati concepiti con la fecondazione in vitro. A causa del suo passato trattamento del cancro, nel febbraio 2021 Shapps è diventato il primo ministro del gabinetto del Regno Unito a ricevere un vaccino contro il COVID-19. Nel febbraio 2022 è comunque risultato positivo al COVID-19.

Shapps elenca la sua passione in Who's Who come "pilota privato con IMC (Condizioni meteorologiche dello strumento) e qualifiche notturne".

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Davin Bellamy explains on this edition of the podcast why he had a few words for Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield at the end of the Rose Bowl.
Georgia football is the No. 1 topic every day on DawgNation Daily — the daily podcast for Georgia Bulldogs fans. Catch up on everything happening with UGA athletics with host Brandon Adams and the cast of DawgNation experts as they break down the latest Georgia football recruiting news and discuss UGA coach Kirby Smart's quest to keep the Bulldogs on top of the SEC. On episode No. 659 (March 9, 2018) of the podcast, Georgia fans can hear a discussion about former Georgia linebacker Davin Bellamy — who joins the show live to discuss telling Baker Mayfield to humble himself and more.
Beginning of the show: Former Georgia linebacker Davin Bellamy joins the show to discuss his appearance at DawgNation Appreciation, his career at UGA, his future in the NFL, and his growing business selling the popular "Humble Yourself" T-shirts.
10-minute mark: I explain how DawgNation Daily listeners and viewers can win a pair of VIP tickets to DawgNation Appreciation, courtesy of Marlow's, and preview UGA's SEC Tournament game vs. Kentucky as a part of our Kroger Click List Checklist.
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Copyright monitoring and enforcement would be an onerous and complex task for universities.
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Bite-size foods are more rewarding, suggests study
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Smaller pieces of food are more 'rewarding' and lead to a greater feeling of fullness than one large piece of food with equal energy values, say researchers.
The research – to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) – investigated how the size and number of food pieces impacted satiety and reward mechanisms, revealing that that both animals and humans find multiple pieces of food to be more filling and rewarding than a single-piece portion of food with equal calorific value.
"Perhaps food in pieces appears bigger and is therefore more rewarding and satiating to both animals and humans," said the researchers, led by Devina Wadhera of Arizona State University, USA.
Wadhera noted that both humans and animals use number as a cue to judge quantities of food – with larger numbers usually associated with larger quantities.
"Therefore, a food portion cut into multiple, bite-sized pieces may perceptually look more and therefore elicit greater satiation than the same portion presented as a single, large piece," explained the team.
"Cutting up energy-dense meal foods into smaller pieces may be beneficial to dieters who wish to make their meal more satiating while also maintaining portion control," suggested Wadhera.
Study details
In the first part of the study, food-restricted rats were trained to associate one T-maze arm with 30 (10 mg) pellets and another with 1 (300 mg) food pellet.
Following this training, they were given 12 trials where arm choice and speed to the chosen arm were measured.
The results showed that rats preferred and also ran faster for the arm associated with the multiple (30) 10 mg pellets than that associated with the single 300 mg food pellet.
Wadhera said the finding shows that foods in greater numbers may be more rewarding to animals than an equicaloric, single food pellet.
In the second part of the study, a sample of 301 college students was given a pre-measured 82 gram food portion (bagel) uncut or cut into quarters.
Twenty minutes after the bagel was consumed, subjects were told that they could eat as much or as little from a complimentary test lunch (test meal). Any leftover bagel and test meal was then recorded.
Subjects who received the single, uncut bagel ate more calories from both the bagel and the test meal than those who received the multiple-piece bagel, said the researchers.
"This shows that food cut into multiple pieces may be more satiating than a single, uncut portion of food," they said.
'Promising' research backs new anti-hunger ingredient


Well, I was on the road to recovery. "Was" being the key word.
Sorry to say it, but I did exactly what I shouldn't have done. To add insult to injury, I knew I shouldn't have done it and I said I wouldn't do it, but I did it anyway: I ran through the pain on a long run.
If only I had this much dignity.
I was starting to see improvement in my knee injury. Getting another opinion from another doctor made my diagnosis a mystery again, but what mattered to me was that I was able to resume running. A couple weeks ago I did 9 miles on the road with no pain whatsoever. My marathon goal was back on the horizon and I was excited. Perhaps too excited.
The next day, on a short 4-mile run with my running club, the pain returned at mile 3. I walked home, iced, massaged, stretched, took a rest day and told myself it was just a fluke.
Two days later I took on an ambitious 16-mile run. I knew it was a big jump after recovering from an injury, but I convinced myself I needed to do it to get back on track with marathon training. That was mistake #1.
Mistake #2 came when I felt the knee pain return at mile 2 and disregarded my previous resolution to STOP RUNNING WHENEVER I FELT THE PAIN TO AVOID FURTHER INJURY. Instead of throwing in the towel and heading to the gym to finish my workout on the painless elliptical, I let my frustration and wannabe-tough-guy attitude get the better of me and I became determined to find a way to run with what felt like a knife stuck in my leg. At all costs.
Mistake #3 was deciding that a change in gait might be the answer. Now I thoroughly believe that gait adjustments and improvements in running form are key to running injury-free, but in hindsight, a 16-mile run in agonizing pain is perhaps not the best time to start something new. And by "perhaps," I mean "most definitely."
After testing a few changes in my movement, I realized that lifting my knees higher into more of a sprinter's gait eased the knee pain considerably. The problem with sprinter's gaits: you can't do them for long, especially if you haven't been gradually training your muscles over time to strengthen and support the extra strain. You can count that as mistake #4.
That should have been me in there, but I chose to keep running instead.
It didn't take long before I felt a new pain develop in my lower hamstring. I was already limping somewhere between miles 3-4. Going back to my gliding gait put me in knee pain. Lifting my knees higher eased the knee but hurt the hamstring. There was just no way around it—I couldn't take a step without pain that was now excruciating. There was absolutely no question that I made everything worse and needed to stop running immediately.
So what did I do? I kept going another 13 miles and finished my 16-mile run. What can I say... I was in the zone.
I will say I was proud of myself for finishing a long run despite pain. I felt pretty tough. Unfortunately, I could barely walk that night. Or the next day. Or the day after that. It wasn't my original knee pain that hurt, but this new pain in my hamstring was shooting through the back of my knee with every step. I kept telling myself that it was just natural soreness or a pulled muscle that would heal in a couple days, but I was wrong. This new injury has stopped me from running completely for over two weeks now, and it's much worse than the original knee pain that would only flare up after a couple miles on the road.
So here's the cost of being a tough guy and ignoring all the common-sense advice: a whole lot more doctor and physical therapy appointments that are costing me a fortune, no running at all and my Hawaiian marathon, now less than two weeks away, is looking like a pipe dream.
The good news is that with the forced break I'm finally starting to see improvement in my knee. I'm not limping anymore and I ran one mile on a treadmill yesterday for the first time since my day of complete foolishness. It hurt, but nothing like that long run from hell. And yes, I stopped when the pain set in and switched to the elliptical (which I can still do 100% pain-free).
What can I say: some lessons, no matter how obvious, are learned the hard way. Why did I keep pushing myself despite so many signs that I should just STOP? Like I said, frustration had a lot to do with it. I've been training a long time for this marathon and put a lot of money toward the trip. The thought of falling too far behind my training was horrifying. The hassle of dealing with the original knee pain added to that. I've seen so many expensive doctors over the past few weeks and put the rest of my life on hold to spend time researching, massaging and strength training, but the pain still persisted and threatened my goal. That was something I refused to accept. I was also a little angry with some things going on in my personal life, and running has always been the best therapy for any emotional difficulties I've had. I let that anger turn into improperly-channeled determination.
I'll be the first to admit I wasn't thinking clearly, but now that I'm learning to let go of the marathon goal I'm able to slow down and listen to my body better. I told myself for a long time that if I couldn't do the marathon I wouldn't go to Hawaii—I'd just push off the trip until I could do a marathon there, since that was the goal. Now I've decided to go anyway and have a nice vacation in a warm climate (unlike the rest of the country right now), and I'm starting to look forward to it. As a matter of fact, I've just realized that I had no idea what I was going to do during my week in Maui aside from the marathon. Surfing of course, but what else? Last night I picked up a Maui travel guide and I'm surprised myself that I didn't do that three months ago.
There will be other marathons, and if I want to run them then I need to heal first. Ripping my leg in half from determination won't help that goal.


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Dr. Martin Robinson Delany was born on the 6th of May, 1812 in Charles Town, Virginia, (now known as West Virginia), the second of 5 children, born to his parents Samuel Delany and the former Pati Martha Peace. His father was a slave, but his mother was a free person. Dr. Delany was born with the status of his mother according to Virginia law. His grandparents were African. According to Wikipedia, Dr. Delany was educated as a child and learned to read and write using The New York Primer and Spelling Book. It was against the law in Virginia to educate black people, so when it was discovered in 1822 that Dr. Delany was learning to read and write, his mother moved with her children, to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It was not a crime for a black person to learn to read and write in Pennsylvania. In 1823, his father purchased his freedom and travelled to Chambersburg to be with his family.
In 1831, Dr. Delany walked 160 miles to Pittsburgh to attend Lewis Woodson's African Education Society School, while supporting himself as a barber. In 1832 he worked as a physician's assistant during a cholera epidemic. Dr. Delany worked with many doctors, gaining knowledge and their respect, but was repeatedly turned down when he applied to medical schools. In 1843, Dr. Delany founded Mystery, a respected, weekly abolitionist newspaper that spoke to economic, social and political issues affecting black Americans. Dr. Delany stopped producing the paper in 1847 and joined Frederick Douglass as co-editor of the North Star in December of 1847. Dr. Delany resigned in 1849 and focused on his Pittsburgh medical practice.
He had married Catherine A. Richards in 1843. She was born on the 10th of October, 1822 in Pennsylvania, daughter of Charles Richards and the former Felicia Fitzgerald. Dr. and Mrs. Delany had 11 children; Genefred L'Ouverture, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Catherine Matilda, Martha Priscilla, Charles Lenox Remond, Martin Boling, Alexandre Dumas, St. Cyprian, Faustin Soulouque, Placido Rameses and Ethiopia Hallie Amelia.
In 1850 with letters of recommendation from the physicians he had worked with, he was finally accepted into Harvard Medical School. He and 2 other men (Daniel Laing Jr. and Isaac Humphrey Snowden) were the first African Americans accepted to Harvard. After a few weeks, the African American students were asked to leave under protest from fellow white students.
After he left Harvard, Dr. Delany wrote The Condition, Elevation, Emigration and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States. In August of 1854, Dr. Delany helped to organize the National Emigration Convention of Colored People and met with 106 delegates in Cleveland, Ohio to consider emigration to South America, Central America or the West Indies. Dr. Delany and his family moved to Chatham, Ontario in 1856. He had a medical practice located on King Street. In May of 1858 Dr. Delany attended John Brown's Convention held in Chatham on May 8th, 1858. (John Brown-See Note Below).
On the 12th of July, 1859, after 3 years of planning, Dr. Delany travelled to Liberia. An article written by Dr. Delany appeared in the November 29th, 1859 edition of the Chatham Tri-Weekly Planet. In the article, Dr. Delany describes the challenges of his travels in Liberia and Niger, including a bout of fever, that confined him to bed for 5 days after a 14 mile hike through mountains. In December of 1859, Dr. Delany and his partner Robert Campbell a school teacher, acquired land for a settlement through a treaty with the King of Abeokuta. The purpose was to establish a free-labor settlement in Africa. Dr. Delany and Mr. Campbell travelled to England in May of 1860, so Dr. Delany could engage in a speaking tour to raise funds and awareness of his African plans. Dr. Delany made a lengthy trip to Niger in 1860 and returned to Chatham on the 29th of December. An article appeared in the Chatham Tri-Weekly Planet (04 January, 1861 edition) announcing that Dr. Delany was the Chief Commissioner of the Niger Valley Exploring Party. Further the article states, "The Dr. looks well, and his safe return, although doubted by many, will be no doubt cheering to the family and gratifying to his extensive acquaintances."
Dr. Delany moved his family to the United States in the latter part of 1864. He joined the Civil War effort in March of 1865, and served as a recruiting agent for black soldiers. He became a surgeon with the 104th Colored Unit. In 1865 he was made a Major, becoming the first black man to achieve this commission. Earlier that year, he had met with President Abraham Lincoln, who was much impressed with him. President Lincoln wrote to his Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, that Dr. Delany was, "a most extraordinary and intelligent man." Dr. Delany was posted to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Dr. Delany left military service in 1868, but he remained in Hilton Head, South Carolina during the Reconstruction as an officer in the Freedmen's Bureau. In 1874, Dr. Delany was unsuccessful in a bid to become Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.
For a time, he practiced medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. He appears on the 1880 census in Charleston with his 24 year old son, St. Cyprian. According to that same census, his wife Catherine was living in Xenia, Ohio with their son 19 year old son, Placido and their 16 year old daughter, Hallie.
Dr. Delany was an advocate of rights for black persons, all his life, at a time when it was dangerous to do so. He worked for the Freedman's Bureau seeking a black person's right to vote. Mrs. Delany was a seamstress.
Dr. Delany died on the 24th of January, 1885 in Wilberforce, Ohio. He was buried at Massies Creek Cemetery, Cedarville, Green County, Ohio. Mrs. Delaney died on the 11th of July, 1894 in Wilberforce, Ohio. She was buried next to her husband. For over 120 years, the graves of Mrs. Delany and three of their children, Placido (who died in 1910), Faustin (who died in 1912) and Ethiopia (who died in 1920) remained unmarked. Only Dr. Delany had a simple government-issued tombstone. In 2006 the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Centre raised $18,000 to have a black granite monument erected at the Delany family grave site.
Reference: The Black Abolitionist Papers, Volumn II Canada, 1830-1865.
Editors Note: With a handful of supporters he attempted to take over a federal armoury in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. The revolt failed and members of John Brown's small contingency were either killed or captured by Colonel Robert E. Lee. John Brown was captured, tried and convicted of treason and hung on the 2nd of December, 1859.
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Northern Ireland is compact, so you can get a taste of the cities, coasts, lakes and mountains in a few fun-filled days whilst staying in local campsites during your motorhome hire trip!
There are plenty of things to do in Nothern Ireland and lots to see during your trip to the Country. The question is which attractions should you spend your time visiting? Whatever the season, whether you visit in the summer or winter, there are some wonderful destinations that simply cannot be missed especially when you hire a motorhome.
Northern Ireland is home to an extensive selection of historical buildings and places of interest, outdoor and indoor pursuits, museums, zoos and amusement parks. Needless to say, there are plenty of things to do in Ireland and lots to see during your trip to the Country.
Ireland is a complete beauty! Whatever the season, whether you visit in the summer or winter, there are some wonderful destinations that simply cannot be missed. From the wild drama of Donegal; the prehistoric monuments at Brú na Bóinne; the monastic legends at Glendalough; the Titanic Experience at Cobh; and the Guinness Tour in Dublin, there really is a surplus in culture to explore.
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There are many castles in Northern Ireland dotted about, with one never being any further than just a short trip away from a campsite. However, with all this choice, you surely only want to visit the best ones in Ireland, Kilkenny Castle, Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle, Trim Castle, Ross Castle, Doonagore Castle, Kylemore Castle and Dunluce Castle.
To experience the land and learn its legends, the rugged Connemera is an absolute 'must' on your list of things to do in Ireland. This is the place to absorb the isolation of this western coast surrounded by mountains, deserted beaches and bogs populated with incredible wildlife.
When it comes to a destination that offers a combination of history and mysterious folklore, then it doesn't come better than the Glendalough Monestry. Established in the 6th Century by St Kevin it has a minute church known as St Kevin's Kitchen which is worth exploring.
You may be surprised to know that Ireland has one of the most astounding prehistoric sites in Europe. Newgrange at Brú na Bóinne is a Stone Age passage tomb which precisely aligns with the sun at the winter solstice. It also predates Egypt's pyramids. The monument's purpose is unknown, but various Celtic myths surround its mystery.
'Wow' is just one word that sums up The Cliffs of Moher, County Clare. This is Ireland's most visited natural attraction and you can certainly see why. The Cliffs stretch for miles along the Atlantic coast and rise up to 124 m. Take a trail walk to experience their powerful impact. In order to experience the most of Nothern Ireland we recommend staying in mulitple campsites and make the most of your motorhome hire tirp.
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Microsoft, Google and Yahoo Pay $31.5 Million
Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo Pay $31.5 Million
These Internet Companies, have agreed to pay $31.5 Million to settle federal civil allegations they took illegal gambling ads.
They also agreed to stop taking ads and wagering for sports and other online gambling.
An investigation was conducted by Hanaway's office, with the IRS and the FBI, dates to 2000, she stated that Negotiations have been going on for 12 to 18 months.
Hanaway stated that "this is a very profitable business that had a lot of money to spend on marketing." And that was aiding the gambling firms advertising on the Web.
These three companies said they stopped taking the ads years ago.
Hanaway said "I do think it will have a major impact. These are three of the largest online organizations in the world.
The public service campaign will be aimed at informing users, especially those of college age and younger, that online gambling is illegal.
Microsoft's $21 million portion of the settlement includes a $4.5 million forfeit, $7.5 million to be paid to the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children and $9 million in public service ads over a three-year period starting next year.
Microsoft said that this agreement will reflect their ongoing commitment to online safty. They are hoping that their educational campaign will stop young people from gambling before they start.
$7.5 million which is Yahoo's share of the settlement includes a $3 million forfeiture and $4.5 million in public service ads over three years.
Yahoo stopped accepting online gambling advertisements years ago, and after the U.S. Attorney's office contacted Yahoo with its concerns, they worked cooperatively over several years to reach this settlement.
$3 million, Google is to pay is less than half its average daily profit of $11 million. The ads appeared in sponsored links at Google.com and other Web sites that that belong to its ad network.
Not admitting any wrongdoing, the Department of Justice has advised that online gambling is illegal in the United States and ads to promote it are improper.
Google voluntarily discontinued running these ads. Which were a very small part of their AdWords business, in April 2004.
Earlier in the year, the London-based Internet gambling firm BetOnSports PLC pleaded guilty in St. Louis to federal racketeering charges. Cases are still pending against company executives. Hanaway's office also settled a civil case against BetOnSports in November 2006. That settlement prohibits the company from accepting any bets from gamblers in the U.S.
Authorities said. The investigations of Microsoft, Yahoo and Google were unrelated to the BetOnSports case.
The U.S. Attorney's office in St. Louis has previously prosecuted and settled with other companies over Web-based gambling and gambling ads agreements that generated more than $40 million in forfeitures and back taxes.
In my opinion, how this all will affect online gambling is yet to be seen. Americans need to speak up for their rights to gamble online. It should be our choice! Where is America " The Land of The Free?"


Geek & Sundry's TableTop returns for a second season.
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According to lawschoolsinusa, Los Angeles is a city and metropolitan area in the United States, located in the state of California. The city has 3,849,000 inhabitants, the metropolitan area has 18,491,000 inhabitants (2021) and is the second largest in the United States. The urban area extends over 5 counties.
City Population
Long Beach 456,000
Anaheim 346,000
Riverside 317,000
Irvine 309,000
San Bernardino 222,000
Moreno Valley 212,000
Fontana 211,000
Oxnard 202,000
Huntington Beach 197,000
Glendale 192,000
The Los Angeles metro area is divided into two statistical agglomerations by the US Census Bureau; Los Angeles/Orange County and Riverside/San Bernardino County. This separation comes from the time when they were clearly two different urban areas, but since the 1980s they have become strongly intertwined. Ventura County can also be considered at the conurbation. These 5 counties together have a population of 18,491,000, after New York City the largest conurbation in the United States. It is also the most populous conurbation in the United States, although the city does not have a densely populated core like New York City, the population density of the suburbs is relatively high, regardless of their distance from the center. The suburbs of major cities in the eastern United States are less densely populated than those of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is a very expansive metropolitan area, part of the Southern California region. It consists of the Los Angeles Basin, the San Fernando Valley, and flatter areas in the Inland Empire. Orange County is often considered a separate region. Several mountain ranges are located in the urban area, the most famous being the Santa Monica Mountains, which separate the San Fernando Valley from the rest of the metropolitan area. However, the Santa Monica Mountains are not that high, with peaks between 500 and 1,000 meters. In particular, the eastern half of it has urbanized slopes.
Significantly higher are the San Gabriel Mountains, located northeast of Los Angeles. At the foot of it are many suburbs on the south side of the mountain range. The 3,069 meter high Mount San Antonio (Mount Baldy) is the highest point. In winter there is often snow on it, a contrast to the more Mediterranean temperatures that occur in the urbanized lowlands. East of this mountain range are the San Bernardino Mountains, with the 3,506 meter high San Gorgonio Mountain as the highest point, this is also the highest mountain in Southern California. The San Bernardino Mountains have the only ski areas in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The Santa Ana Mountains separate Orange County from Riverside County. This is a largely undeveloped mountain range with the 1,734 meter high Santiago Peak as the highest point. The mountain range is a significant obstacle to east-west traffic. North of the San Gabriel Mountains is a vast exurba in the High Desert, with places like Lancaster and Palm Springs. This is a high-altitude desert at 800 to 1,000 meters elevation and is an overflow area for the Los Angeles region.
Road network density
Although the Los Angeles region has a large network of highways, highway capacity is relatively small by population size. The metropolitan area of Los Angeles has as many miles of lane per capita as New York City and several European cities, and the metropolitan area of Los Angeles ranks 31st out of 39 cities with major highway networks. Congestion is therefore the order of the day. The network forms a grid, with a number of interstate highways running diagonally through it, such as Interstate 5 and Interstate 405. There are 5 east-west highways, 4 of which extend into the Inland Empire.
There are no ring roads that bypass the agglomeration, all main highways from north to south in the west are very busy, in the east less so, but that is increasing rapidly due to the large population growth in this region. Some motorways can be called quiet, these are often toll roads or are located on the edge of the agglomeration. Orange County is home to the metro area's only toll roads. These can be express lanes (toll lanes) or complete toll roads.
The most common road profile in the Los Angeles area is 2×5 lanes, although more lanes are relatively rare and often only available for short stretches. 2×3 is seen as a major bottleneck, like I-5 between Anaheim and Los Angeles for a long time. Many motorways have HOV lanes, which are carpool lanes for cars with more than 2 or 3 people on board. These are also offered discounted toll rates on Orange County toll roads. These HOV lanes can be free, raised or adjacent, physically separated, but often only with a double continuous marking. These HOV lanes have fewer exits and sometimes also exits that are separate from the regular exits.
The metropolitan area of Los Angeles has the worst roads of any metropolitan area in the United States, in 2013 64% of roads (both freeways and regular roads) were in poor condition. The formally separate Riverside-San Bernardino conurbation also scores poorly.
Naming and pronunciation
Los Angeles freeways were previously often referred to by their names, such as the Long Beach Freeway and the San Diego Freeway. Today the song is more important, such as "The One-oh-Five, Four-oh-Five of One-Ten Freeway". All highways are named, usually after a city or geographic area on the route, but sometimes after individuals, such as the Glenn Anderson Freeway (I-105). The use of the highway names is gradually decreasing, apart from some very well-known names. Toll roads are often referred to as "Transportation Corridors". Since there are over a thousand connections in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the exits are named after the intersecting road. So one will see the designation "Manchester Boulevard" and not the neighborhood or suburb in which it is located.
Interestingly, freeways in the Los Angeles area are marked with ' the, such as the 5, the 10 or the 405. This is unusual in other parts of California and the United States. Its origins date back to the early 1950s, when new freeways were built on a large scale. These had a name, like the Hollywood Freeway. From 1956, the Interstate Highways a number, and in 1964 the California numbering system was greatly simplified. By this time, many new highways were under construction. To avoid having to learn all kinds of names, the use of road numbers became a lot more common. The names were eventually replaced by the numbers, with the exception that the definite article the remained in use. This is a unique situation in the United States.


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Post-Pocono Penalty Report
June 29, 2020 June 29, 2020 2 min read Matthew Boyce
The history making weekend at Pocono Raceway is over and done with.
Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin walked away with the checkered flag in the two NASCAR Cup Series races, while Chase Briscoe and Brandon Jones took wins in the Xfinity Series and Gander RV & Outdoor Series events respectively.
However, the weekend was not without resulting race infractions or penalties.
After the Pocono Organics 325 on Saturday, both the No. 14 of Clint Bowyer and the No. 11 Hamlin were found to have one lug nut loose on their cars. As a result, crew chiefs of both of those cars will be fined $10,000. Sunday's post-race inspection saw more of the same, as the No. 4 of Kevin Harvick and the No. 19 of Martin Truex Jr. were found to have the same issue. Both crew chiefs of those respective cars will also be fined $10,000.
The biggest penalty of the weekend came during Sunday's Xfinity Series Pocono Green 225. Justin Haley and Riley Herbst were racing close together on lap 49, when Herbst made slight contact with Haley exiting turn No. 3. Herbst was able to get around Haley, but when the two made their way down the front stretch, Haley hooked the No. 18 of Herbst causing his to spin into the wall slightly, which brought out the yellow flag. Haley subsequently pitted his No. 11, but was held for two laps as a result of his aggressive driving. Both Haley and he crew chief were summoned to the NASCAR hauler for a discussion following the race. Haley would finish in 23rd, while Herbst would rally to finish in 9th.
No word as of yet whether the incident will result in any additional penalties or fines for Haley.
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Broadcasting entered the public arena in the second half of the 1920s. In South Africa, radio stations were set up in Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, all under private ownership, and, by 1929, the companies were amalgamated as the African Broadcasting Company. In 1934, the government of the Union of South Africa commissioned the then Director General of the BBC, John Reith, to write a charter for a national Public Broadcaster, and, in 1936, the African Broadcasting Company became the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
be a unifying force for a single national identity.
This now "classic" version of public service broadcasting is an essentially modernist one. It incorporates all the optimistic hope of rational discourse and the firm belief in the edifying and uplifting potentials of broadcasting as a conveyer of "culture". It is premised on the understanding that the broadcasting spectrum is limited and belongs to the nation. The government, while it may act as the guardian of the nation-state, should be kept at arm's length from the day to day operation of the broadcaster. Broadcasting, in this view, is a public good belonging to the whole nation, not to be exploited for private or sectarian gain of either a monetary or ideological kind.
From its inception, public service broadcasting was expected to accomplish an important democratic and cultural mission. It was given the task of providing the entire population with information, education and quality entertainment. For both economic and ideological reasons, the tasks implied in this mandate could only be performed by a state-regulated monopoly. Under these auspices, public service broadcasting prevailed until the early 1980s. Since then, the global media landscape has undergone fundamental changes as deregulation of broadcasting was launched in almost all countries. National broadcasting systems were deregulated and private providers were admitted to the market, while the state facilitated and promoted the development of the technological infrastructure and was occasionally involved in its operation.
While each of these trends can be supported by even the most cursory glance at the international literature, they are clearly illustrated within South Africa as well.
The greatest crisis of public service broadcasting is that as income diminishes, costs rise. The basic difficulty with the SABC (and this is probably instructive of many third world, "developing" or "south" broadcasters) is the contradiction between their public service mandate, and access to public funds. By public funds, I mean those funds paid directly or indirectly from the public — and excludes money directly from the state. At present, the SABC receives no direct funding from the state: eighteen percent (18%) of its budget comes from licences; seventy eight percent (78%) from advertising; and four percent (4%) from sponsorship and commercial sales.
Historically, the SABC played an important part in both constructing and supporting the apartheid structures of the pre-1991 South Africa. In the 1980s the SABC explicitly supported the then government in its effort to combat the 'total onslaught of revolutionary forces", seen to be spearheaded by the ANC in exile. In January 1991, under the leadership of Wynand Harmse, an accountant by training and inclination, the emphasis within the SABC moved from power to finance as the dominant organizing principle. The SABC was reorganized into 'Business Units', each with its own financial responsibility as a profit-generating entity. In the early 1990s, the SABC showed a substantial surplus, but for 1996-97, there is a projected shortfall of R56 million. How did this happen? After an extensive process of public nominations and hearing, the election of the new Board of Directors of the SABC, announced in May 1993, can be seen as the point heralding the "new" broadcast environment. In line with the social, economic and political changes taking place within the country as a whole, the SABC was in the vanguard of visible change. To this end, much creative energy was expended on negotiating a new framework which would act as the blueprint for the task of transforming a former state broadcaster into a full-fledged public broadcaster.
The most visible evidence of the SABC's new approach has been the reconfiguration of television channels. These previously served the interests of the middle classes only: predominantly, white, 'coloured' and Indian, with an increasingly large percentage of black people falling into this category. The aim of the 're-launch', which took place in February 1996, precisely was to move closer to delivering public broadcasting by providing more of the country's eleven official languages, as well as ensuring that the seven which were already broadcast were done so with greater equity.
While much of this work was aimed at television, in radio too, substantial changes needed to be implemented, most notably the upgrading of the African language channels, and the extension and improvement of the news division. In order to put into effect such an ambitious plan, the mandate of the SABC was stretched considerably.
Local content programming, so essential in the project of protecting national identity and national culture, as well as providing for the diverse language needs of the audience (particularly when it includes a high proportion of drama, documentary and sport), is an enormously expensive enterprise, as any national broadcaster will testify. Audiences used to exogenous programming, in which the quality typically is very professional, are not prepared to settle for inferior productions, simply on the grounds that they are "local".
In addition, there have been a number of "one-time" (but periodically recurring) expenses, notably the coverage of elections (national and regional) and voter education coverage of the truth and reconciliation commission, the coverage of Parliamentary debates, and the like.
Greater financial liability has also been imposed by the shrinking value of the Rand when measured against other currencies, notably the American, Canadian and Australian dollar, as well as Pounds Sterling, the currencies in which most programming and capital equipment is paid for.
Currently, the expected income of the Corporation has been drastically cut. An important factor here has been the increasingly notable "culture of non-payment" which has seen the television licence payment shrink to 18 percent of the viewing public. The main source of revenue — advertising — has dropped substantially, both on radio and television. The relaunching and reconfiguration of the television channels, with new a programming mix, new formats, and a more multi-cultural, multi-ethnic mix, clearly has played a part in the reluctance of advertisers to buy broadcast space. However, television viewing and radio listening are highly routine domestic habits, and any change, let alone a major change across three of the country's four channels, will of itself result in substantial audience reshuffling before the new rhythms of the service are negotiated.
To complicate matters, at the request of the IBA, and in an attempt to 'deregulate' the airwaves, the SABC recently sold off six of its regional radio stations, all of which had been run on commercial lines and had generated a profit which was used to cross-subsidise the less profitable public service stations. Together, the loss of revenue from the privatization of these stations amounts to R90 million per annum, calculated on the 1995 figures.
Do We Still Need Public Service Broadcasting and How Can it Survive?
Broadcasting driven by a purely commercial logic can not ensure that a rich diversity of programming is available to audiences who are not considered to be profitable. In this respect, commercial media are less concerned with wide public access than they are with profit. Thus, for the purposes of commercial broadcasters, universality is not important: what is important is to cater for a critical mass of well-defined audience segments with the wherewithal to purchase specific categories of products. Audiences perceived to fall outside of the parameters of consumers, or who are too expensive to reach, are not catered for.
The range of programming is also limited by commercial considerations. There is enormous competition to provide information goods to those who can pay for them, or those whose economic status defines them as attractive audiences to advertisers. This affects the ability of the public broadcaster to provide some categories of programming which may be seen to be in the public interest. The classic issues of programming for the very young; curriculum-based education; the elderly and disabled, including close-caption broadcasting or sign-language inserts for the deaf; as well as minority language and cultural groups readily come to mind here.
The need for a public broadcasting service has characteristically been justified on two grounds: the protection of national identity and culture; and the provision of information, education and entertainment to those sectors of society which are economically non-profitable. The arguments made in the preceding sections indicate to me that public service broadcasting still has an important role to play within the national broadcasting environment. Public service media create programmes for audiences, commercial services create audiences for advertisers. However, and the caveat is important, this will not be the same sort of public sector broadcasting we have defined in classical terms.
It is no longer possible to envisage a national public broadcaster which can be all things to all people, fulfilling all functions of broadcasting in the old style of the utopian Reithian model. For the reasons outlined earlier in the paper, it is neither financially, nor ideologically possible to present a single monopoly broadcaster integrated across all broadcasting functions.
If we are to find a space in which the public broadcaster is able not only to survive, but to thrive, then we need to be able to place it within a matrix of broadcasting alternatives, which takes account of the reality of new technologies, commercial competition and the changing milieu of post-modern nationalisms. Thus instead of speaking of a national public service broadcaster, we need to be able to speak of a broadcasting environment into which the public service broadcaster must fit. The whole of this environment will then be a flexible entity of interlocking parts, in which co-ordination, rather than centralization, will be the chief organising principle.
The community broadcaster will play a significant role within this broadcast environment. With the rise in the politics of identity, both regionally/locally-based community services, as well as those based on a community of interest, language or ethnicity, are increasingly important — not only in South Africa, but in the global context as well.
When not detracting from the important role to be played by regional broadcasts within the ambit of the national service, the truly local can only be serviced by a network of community broadcasters. The national public broadcaster and the local, community and regional broadcasters should see themselves as partners in the supply of broadcasting services — and not as competitors.
If, as I have argued, it is desirable that public service broadcasting should survive, and with a wider range of broadcasting services, then there needs to be a protected space within the broadcasting environment. This needs to be done in such a way that the integrity and independence of the broadcaster is not compromised. It is the job of the state to provide the regulatory environment, and the job of the media institutions to fulfil their mandates.
But the greatest challenge is still the vexed question of financing. There is a Nigerian proverb which sums up the dilemma of public broadcasting most aptly, by comparing it to a communally owned goat, the pride of the village. If everyone claims ownership of the goat, but no one feeds it, then the goat will die. It would be a great pity to see public broadcasting starve to death because no one was responsible for feeding it.


In the end, looking back on the years I've spent in school, I think it's fair to say that it's been quite an eventful journey. I've learned so much, both in and outside of the classroom and I've grown so much as a person. Looking back I can't help but cringe at the thought of me in first year, 'Twilight' obsessed and emotionally attached to my choker (thankfully I grew out of that phase!), going to 'Jedward' concerts wearing matching outfits as my friends (why didn't someone stop me?), but as embarrassing as I was I don't think I'd change anything, because I learned that you have to try out different styles and go through different phases in order to find out who you are, and I'm definitely clearer on that now than I was in first year.
Looking back over the last six years, there was so much more to school than tests and homework. Sure, right now, we're so stressed out about the Leaving Cert. that the exams seem like the only important thing in the world, but in hindsight, the friends that I've made, who've made the hardest days endurable, they're more important than any exam. The memories we've made together, from Gaisce, to Belfast and all the smaller moments in between, will be the moments I'll take with me. One day when I'm old and grey, I'll be sitting in an arm chair beside the fire telling my grandchildren about "the good ole days" when I was in school. By then the stress and worries of the exams will have faded into nothingness and I'll only remember the good times, the jokes, the tears and the laughter.
I always assumed that when I got to the end I'd be ready to go, and I guess I am in some ways, but the thought of leaving this stage of my life behind seems so surreal. After six years of the same routine it's hard to believe that I won't be coming back in September, to the same teachers, the same classrooms and the same girls I've been with since first year. The thought of moving away from home to a big university, where I'll have to start all over again and make new friends is positively terrifying, but it's also exciting. The road ahead may be hazy, I'm still not sure of what I want to do with my life, and how well I do in the exams next month is the sole factor deciding my fate, but I know I'll be okay and it'll all be worth it, in the end.