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Mistie Angelo
Mistie Angelo discovered her love for teaching when she began homeschooling her daughter eight years ago. Previously, she worked as a court reporter until deciding to stay home to raise her children. She has been married for 37 years and has two grown children, one precious daughter-in-law, and her youngest is a high school senior. Mistie has served on the board of a local enrichment co-op and taught several classes from elementary age to high school level at a co-op in Spring. In addition, she has held classes in her home for 3rd – 5th grade, covering subjects such as grammar, history, math, art, edible science, and character traits. She attempts to make each and every class fun and engaging and is looking forward to teaching History for 4th-6th grade this year at the Training Center. You may contact Mistie by phone 281-831-6010 or email mistieangelo@outlook.com.
Mindy Burrow
Mindy Burrow has her Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at Austin and taught 4th grade for 5 Years in CISD. During those years her focus was on special education, in the least restrictive environment, and promoted a lifelong love for learning in her students. She and her husband have 3 children and they attend a private Christian school in our area. She was the PTF president for two years at their school, and also serves on the preschool committee at their church. Mindy and her family enjoy time outside investigating God's creation and taking time to create family traditions. She is thrilled to work with 1st-3rd graders teaching the Club Explore class. She can be reached at 936-443-9307 or m_burrow@hotmail.com.
Billie Jo Craig
Billie Jo Craig homeschooled her children for 20 years. She has an Associates of Art Degree from the University of Wisconsin- Fond du Lac. Before deciding to be a stay at home mom to her four children she was working on her degree in history, minoring in geology. She spent twelve years working in a co-op, and has been teaching at TTC for seven years. The Craig family belong to The Ark Church in Conroe. Billie Jo can be reached at (936) 203-2866 or billiejocr@yahoo.com. Her mailing address is 3214 Felton Springs Dr., Spring, TX 77386.
Lisa DeYoung
Lisa DeYoung started teaching in a preschool class at a local Montessori over 25 years ago. While in this position she realized, she had a passion for teaching young children and began taking college courses. She taught pre-kindergarten at The Woodlands Christian Academy while working to complete her Bachelors in education, with specialization in reading at Sam Houston State University in 2003. Lisa met her husband while pursuing her degree and they also got married in 2003. After graduating, Lisa began teaching 1st grade in Conroe ISD until she had her 2nd son. After taking some time off with her family, she taught at an area preschool where her children attended and later taught 1st grade for 5 years at Legacy Preparatory Academy. In 2015 she and her husband felt led to home school their children. Once she started home schooling they knew they had made the right choice for their family. They have 2 handsome sons, 2 beautiful daughters and 4 precious grandchildren. Lisa loves the outdoors, crafts, camping, loving on her grand kids, spending time with her family and all kinds of animals. She is so excited to be teaching Club K at The Training Center. Lisa can be reached at 832-515-6061 or email at clubkteacher@yahoo.com.
Judy Doyle
Judy Doyle is a passionate teacher who is excited to co-teach the Club Explore class! Judy received a Bachelor of Arts from Sam Houston State University with a major in Elementary Education and minors in Spanish and English. She taught in the public school system for 11 years, but now she and her husband are focused on homeschooling their two children. While she specializes in teaching reading and math, Judy also thoroughly enjoys engaging children to explore our world through a godly worldview. In addition to her academic studies, she enjoys soap making, reading, and baking with her children. Judy is eagerly looking forward to what each new year brings. She can be reached at 281-702-3616 or judya.doyle@gmail.com
Anna Flournoy
Anna Flournoy graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Science in education and a specialization in the earth sciences. Upon graduation, she taught 8th grade GMO (geology, meteorology, and oceanography) and IPC (integrated physics and chemistry) for 2 years in Cy-Fair ISD before teaching 6th grade general science in Magnolia ISD for 5 years. After the birth of their second daughter, Anna decided to stay home until her children were school age. While it was her intention to go back to teaching public school, God had different plans. After a rough start in public school kindergarten, Anna and her husband decided to pull their oldest daughter out mid-year to temporarily homeschool her. This is when Anna discovered that she absolutely loved homeschooling! She has now been homeschooling her 3 children for the past 10 years and is thankful to God for all the blessings that have come from this decision. Aside from homeschooling, Anna and her husband will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. Their family likes to travel, camp, and spend time outside in God's magnificent creation. Anna is looking forward to teaching General Science this upcoming school year at The Training Center. You may contact her at (281)732-0223 or anna_flournoy@comcast.net.
Karen Garza
Karen Garza is a 28-year home school veteran that is passionate about claiming science back for God. She has a vision of science being a tool to use to reveal the intricacies of God to students who in turn can use their knowledge to share the wonders and proofs of God that exist in our universe and are revealed through science. Ever since she can remember, she has enjoyed teaching others. Her own education path includes paramedic training and 60 hours in the honors program at U of H, which included biology and chemistry. Her life journey truly began in 1981 when she married Joey. In the fall of 1989, God instructed Karen to quit work and school and thus began her career as a full-time mom. Two years later, she became a home school teacher. Her three girls that were her first and most important students are Penny, Jennifer, and Esther. In 2011, Karen graduated their last daughter after 20 years of home schooling. All of their daughters have graduated from college. Her ministry to further science awareness has also included joining her husband as the administrators for 20 years over the Texas Regional Science Fair. This ministry was extended when based on a daughter's need, Revelation Science Classes, www.RevelationScience.org, was birthed in 2005 to offer high school biology, chemistry, physics, human anatomy & physiology utilizing Christian world-view curriculum, such as Apologia and Berean curriculum. Teaching and instructing others has always been and continues to be a ministry and a privilege to Karen and she lives to be used by God to bring Him honor and glory.
Administration Class Info: Please use Garza Registration Form to register, which can be found under Registration. Karen can be texted or called at 832.483.9643 (cell) or emailed at K.Garza [at] RevelationScience [dot] org.
Please mail payments to 7327 Root Road, Spring, TX 77389.
Fees: High School $55 monthly tuition, $35 per semester lab fee
Payments are due on the 1st of each month to be received by the 10th. A late fee of $10 is charged on the 11th.
1) Write 10 post-dated checks to be cashed on the first of the month July to April with July & Jan. to include the $35 SEMESTER lab fee);
2) Set up bank draft to arrive the 1st of the month (Remember, include above fees for July & Jan.);
3) Pay for the entire year by ½ year –
July 1st $310 (1st ½ year tuition + FALL lab fee) PLUS
December 1st $310 (2nd ½ year + SPRING lab fee)
Cindy Johnson
Cindy Johnson is an award winning artist who has produced artwork for many organizations, illustrated books and designed sets for theater. As a professional artist, she sells paintings, takes commissions and teaches classes at various art events and conventions. One of her passions is sharing her love of art with kids of any age, and she especially enjoys teaching art classes and giving private lessons. Cindy's artistic interest ranges widely and she is comfortable in many mediums. Students in will learn in mediums such as pencil, technical pen, charcoal, pastels, metal embossing, watercolors, crayon, watercolor pencils, collage, different printing methods, sculpture and oil sticks among other things, depending on age level and class taken. Intensely curious and with a keen interest in art history, she will draw students into conversations about art through the ages, from Early Christian works right up to modern times. They will quickly become comfortable and confident judges of art, learning how to make their own decisions and not be swayed by what they are exposed to in every area of the art world. Cindy is widely traveled and has learned in the great museums of the world. These experiences are shared with students, making art come alive. Her desire is that people will find beauty and hope in her paintings and in her life. To see her work, go to colorcatstudios101.etsy.com. You may find more on her life and work on her blog, www.colorcatstudios.blogspot.com. To contact Cindy for sales, commissions or classes, email her at crazymomma100@yahoo.com.
Lori Kelley
Lori Kelley attended Sam Houston State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education. She taught in Montgomery ISD for six years and at Legacy Preparatory Christian Academy for two years. Lori and her husband, Brit, have two children, Jenna and Britton. Lori has been homeschooling her children for the past eleven years. She has spent much of that time teaching literature and writing in a co-op setting. This is Lori's fourth year to teach through The Training Center. Lori has a passion for encouraging children to fall in love with literature and become confident writers. Her contact information is (281)813-4763 or thekelleys4@hotmail.com Mailing address is Lori Kelley 216 Skipper Jack DR. Montgomery, TX. 77316
Ann LeBlanc
Ann LeBlanc graduated from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has been a practicing attorney since 1994. She has argued at the state district court and appellate court levels as well as the federal court level in both Texas and Louisiana. She also holds a B.S. degree in finance. Ann has authored and published articles for the Baton Rouge Bar Association and the National Business Institute. She previously served as an adjunct professor of Business Law at the University of Southwest Louisiana – Lafayette and is currently an adjunct professor for LeTourneau University and instructor for Excelsior Classes online. Ann and her husband Chris homeschool their son, utilizing the Socratic method. Their oldest daughter, a recent homeschool graduate, attends the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. Ann is passionate about teaching critical thinking to the next generation to ensure that our God-given rights remain unalienable. She and her family live in the Montgomery area with their two cats and dog and are actively involved in their Church community. Ann will be teaching American Government and Economics again this 2021-2022 school year.
Corinne Park
Corinne Park graduated from Hardin Simmons University with a Bachelor of Education degree. She spent 2 years teaching school at Asuncion Christian Academy in Paraguay, South America. Upon her return to the States she attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where she met her husband Jon Park. She graduated with a Master of Arts in Religious Education. She and her husband spent 8 years in the ministry in Florida where she taught in a Christian school. When her first daughter was ready for kindergarten they began to home educate. The oldest daughter is now a college graduate after successfully completing her education at home, supplemented with Training Center classes and dual credit. The youngest daughter has taken classes at The Training Center since kindergarten and will graduate in May 2021. Corinne has taught classes for homeschoolers in her home and in co-ops. The 2021-2021 year will be her 14th year teaching with The Training Center. This year she will be teaching Anatomy (3rd-6th grade classes), Apologia Physical Science, Math 6, Algebra I and Algebra 2. She enjoys making her classes hands-on with active learning to increase a student's love of learning and natural curiosity. Corinne can be reached at joncorinne@consolidated.net and (281) 770-5964. Her mailing address is 7226 Lorna Rd. Montgomery, TX 77316.
Sandy Sacchieri
Sandy Sacchieri graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Over the past 20 years she has taught Sunday School, VBS, English, ESL(English as a Second Language),Social Studies, Math, and Science in public, private, and in home-school groups. But, she has discovered in the last 4 years that she LOVES to teach Spanish! Growing up in Houston, and attending a church that had both a Spanish and English service, she developed a love for the Spanish language and for the Latin American people. One of her favorite things to do is mission work in Latin America. She has been to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic. She is part of a volunteer ESL program, where she teaches adults who want to learn English. It is her desire for her students to have fun while learning a second language, thus giving them an additional tool to help spread the gospel, as we are called to do in Matthew 28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."
Sandy lives with her husband, Keith, her daughter, Sierra, two dogs(Teddi and Zoey) and the family cat, Catrick Swayze. She has 5 children and 5 grandchildren. She can be reached at srasacchieri@gmail.com or by text at 281-684-3238. Mailing address is 9603 Azure Lake, Magnolia, TX 77354
Heidi Webb
Heidi Webb was born and raised in Conroe, Texas. She comes from a homeschool family and was a graduate with the CACHE (Conroe Area Christian Home Educators) homeschool group. Class of 2003!
When she was a teenager and during her college years, she was a dance instructor. Heidi taught dance lessons at the Conroe Family YMCA, Conroe Recreation Center, and Backstage Dance Studio. She also danced with the Kingwood College Dance Company for a year. Dance has always been her passion, and teaching dance is where her love of teaching began.
Heidi earned her Associates degree with Lone Star College-Montgomery and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Sam Houston State University. She has been teaching in different classroom settings for twelve years now. She was a substitute teacher first with Willis ISD for five years and held long term substitute positions for 2nd grade and computer classes. Mrs. Webb has taught everything from Pre-k up to the 5th grade, P.E. classes, Library, Music, Computers, and even Special Education classes. While teaching with Willis ISD she learned how to differentiate her instruction to adapt to each student's learning style and their individual educational needs.
Over the past 7 years, she has been a private homeschool teacher to a young man at his home. She started teaching him in 3rd grade and he will be starting 10th grade this upcoming school year. She works one-on-one with him three days out of the week and teaches him all the core subjects.
This will be Heidi's third year teaching at The Training Center. She teaches our Jr. High American History class as well as Jr. High Sentence to Paragraph writing class.
She has been married to her husband for 11 years. They have a ten-year-old son. As a family they enjoy serving at their church, spending time outdoors, and taking trips across the great state of Texas!
You can reach Heidi Webb by phone at 936-446-6627. Her email address is heimwebb@gmail.com, and her mailing address is 9613 Crystal Springs Drive, Conroe, Texas 77303.
Dean Wood
Worldviews for grades 11/12 – Dean Wood – This class is part History of Ideas, part Worldviews and part Apologetics. In this one year course, students will seek to understand the Christian Worldview as an all-encompassing story and as it answers the most important questions of life, the universe and everything. We will study the progression of philosophy and worldview through history as well as various '-isms' as they relate to Biblical Christianity. The goal of the class is for students to not only know the truth, but to love the truth in order to proclaim and defend it. The student's grade will consist of weekly quizzes, two 4-5 page papers and two exams. Each student will need a binder or pocket folder for handouts. The cost for this course will be $45 per month. Mr. Wood may be contacted at deanalan.wood@gmail.com or (936) 697-6789. Payments may be mailed to 1431 West Welsford Drive, Spring, TX 77386
Kelly Wood
Kelly earned a double major in Bible and Elementary Education from Columbia International University (CIU) in Columbia, South Carolina. She has teacher certification through the Texas Education Association and the Association of Christian Schools International. She met her husband Dean while at CIU and they married in 1993. Kelly was a public school classroom teacher for 5 years, a children's/youth ministry trainer/speaker for Group Publishing for 10 years, and a children's ministry director for 20 years. Kelly is mom to Karis, Karsten, and Darby who were homeschooled. Karis is a college senior studying secondary science education, Karsten is a sophomore at LSC, and Darby is a freshman at LSC. The Training Center was an integral partner in educating her children, and Kelly is excited to now partner with other parents in their homeschool journey. Kelly can be reached at thefamilywood@gmail.com. Class registration forms and tuition can be mailed to: 1431 West Welsford Dr. Spring, TX 77386.
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Business in the community event featured the Westbridge Choir
On Friday 20th May 2016 I collected the choir from school to perform as part of the business in community event at the Doddington and rollo association centre behind the Tesco metro on Battersea park road. The centre itself has an amazing roof garden with a maze which the children enjoyed finding themselves around. The event was part of an effort to bring local businesses and community organisations together. The westbridge choir gave a stellar performance. They wowed the crowd and received lot's of praise as they kicked off the event as the opening act with the song I wrote for them We are Westbridge.
The deputy mayor Wendy Speck was so impressed she just had to get a picture with us and of course we obliged.
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ITV and BBC sign agreement to launch BritBox
Full stream ahead for BritBox in UK as ITV and BBC sign agreement
ITV and the BBC have now signed an agreement to launch BritBox in the UK in the fourth quarter of this year. This is a bold, new step for ITV and BBC as they seek to work together to offer something fresh and distinctive to the public.
BritBox will be competitively priced at £5.99 per month in HD and across multiple screens and devices, which is less than other streaming services
BritBox will be full of the nation's favourite programmes and the home of the largest collection of British boxsets. In addition to this storehouse, BritBox is commissioning a broad range of original series made exclusively for BritBox
The brand-new streaming service will be co-branded by ITV and the BBC and will showcase the depth and breadth of British creativity, on demand, ad free and all in one place
Mainstream audiences are moving to SVOD in large numbers and research shows that there is a real appetite among British viewers for a new British streaming service – in addition to their current subscriptions
BritBox will be the place to view shows recently broadcast on ITV and BBC including Love Island, Famalam, Cleaning Up and Gentleman Jack as well as bringing home iconic shows such as Gavin And Stacey, Victoria, Happy Valley, Broadchurch, Les Miserables, The Office and Benidorm which will be on the service at launch or come onto the service shortly after when licences with other SVODs end
Carolyn McCall, CEO of ITV, says: "The agreement to launch BritBox is a milestone moment. Subscription video on demand is increasingly popular with consumers who love being able to watch what they want when they want to watch it. They are also happy to pay for this ease of access to quality content and so BritBox is tapping into this, and a new revenue stream for UK public service broadcasters.
"ITV and BBC have made, and continue to make, the programmes that both reflect and shape British culture and creativity. We now look forward to working together to launch the largest collection of British boxsets ever – bringing the very best in past, present and future British programming and award-winning content to viewers all in one place.
"We are already working together on BritBox in the US and Canada and this is proving to be very successful, exceeding its targets.
"We are committed to making BritBox UK a great success. Discussions continue with other content and distribution partners and we are looking forward to making further announcements in the coming months."
BBC Director General, Tony Hall, says: "We have a world beating TV industry with outstanding content. The BBC and ITV are at the centre of that. Together, we have been responsible for delivering the majority of "must see" moments on British TV over the last decade. That 'must see' content will now be on BritBox.
"But this service isn't just about the past. I am really excited about the new shows it will commission. With a remit to be daring and different, many future classics will be commissioned and live on BritBox for the future. These are exciting times for people who love quality TV. Importantly, these shows will be truly British, showcasing our culture and telling distinctive stories. It's what makes real British TV so special."
BritBox will tap into the demand for a new British streaming service and the innovative new service will have thousands of hours of the nation's favourite content from ITV and the BBC (as well as from other British broadcasters and production companies) across a variety of genres, including critically acclaimed drama, crime thrillers, classic comedy and powerful documentaries alongside reality hits and entertainment.
ITV and the BBC will open up their archive of owned content to BritBox viewers. BritBox will be a multi-genre service, with a strong focus on multi series drama boxsets, and from launch thousands of hours of much-loved British television will be available. BritBox will curate this unique store of award-winning television to enable viewers to reconnect with favourite shows and to discover classic programmes they missed first time.
Both ITV and the BBC will also provide a new and regular flow of fresh programmes as soon as they come out of their broadcast and catch-up windows. This will provide viewers with hundreds of hours of new ITV and BBC content every year. Many of these shows will be exclusive to UK viewers through BritBox and the flow of programmes will ensure that the content on BritBox is refreshed every week.
BritBox is also commissioning original content from British production companies specifically created for BritBox. The first new show is expected to be commissioned soon and will be available to BritBox viewers from 2020.
Governance and equity structure
BritBox will be an ITV-controlled venture, but as a founding partner, the BBC will contribute to the development of the core purposes and strategic direction of the venture. ITV initially holds 90% and the BBC holds 10% of the equity. The BBC has an option to acquire additional shares over time up to 25% in total and ITV will have the ability to bring additional investors on board. ITV will be able to appoint a majority of the BritBox board while the BBC's equity stake provides it with board representation from the outset.
BritBox will have its own dedicated management team led by Reemah Sakaan, Group Director ITV SVOD, responsible for making editorial decisions about the service content while also ensuring alignment with ITV's and the BBC's branding and editorial policies. Reemah reports to Kevin Lygo, ITV's Director of Television, who has overall commissioning responsibility for BritBox.
BritBox will pay market rate fees for all content provided by ITV, BBC and other rights owners.
Both ITV and the BBC will support the launch of BritBox with a high-profile marketing and promotional campaign and will also look at how best to connect viewers between BritBox, ITV Hub and BBC iPlayer as they search for the content they wish to view.
With ITV's and BBC's commitment to BritBox they will be building a distinctive library of content, as existing licence agreements with other players expire.
• The BBC and ITV continue to speak to regulators and the wider industry about BritBox
• BritBox is in discussions with other partners to provide content and to distribute BritBox to viewers and future announcements will follow in coming months
• Consumers who are interested in subscribing to BritBox when it becomes available can register their interest now at www.britbox.co.uk
• Viewers will want to subscribe to BritBox because it is uniquely British. There is growing consumer demand in the UK for streaming services with more than 13 million households having at least one SVOD service. BARB data shows that more households are taking multiple subscriptions – while the annual growth in homes with any SVOD service is 20%, the growth in homes with multiple services is 34% with 5 million homes now having more than one subscription
• Independent research carried out by Differentology shows that desire for British content is high – with 44% of the UK claiming they are likely to subscribe to a new SVOD service which features British content. Over half (54%) of UK Netflix subscribers claimed they would be likely to subscribe to the new proposed service. This would be predominantly in addition to their current subscriptions
• Around a fifth of the UK population claim to be already aware of BritBox. This figure is from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1038 adults of which 22% are aware of BritBox. Fieldwork was undertaken between 19-21 June 2019. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 16+)
Links: BBC; ITV
Community Fibre chooses Netgem's TV framework for ISPs
Deltatre AXIS to power BritBox for a further five years
ITV invests in BritBox Australia
Origin Broadband launches Origin TV in the UK with Netgem
Britbox app now available on BT TV set-top boxes
UK SVOD market to grow 100% over next five years


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The purpose and mission of the Foundation is to exclusively support and benefit Community Memorial Hospital. The Friends of CMH Foundation was established in 1993 and serves as the gifting arm of the hospital. The structure and purpose has not changed since the beginning. The 12 member board consists of the CMH CEO, CMH Board Chair, and CMH Board Finance Chair, and 9 members appointed by the CMH Board of Directors.
Since opening its doors in 1950, CMH has always been a nonprofit private facility and does not receive municipal or county tax funding. This makes donations and support from the community that much more important. The original CMH, constructed in the late 1940's, was built solely on community support. Over 60 years later, history repeated itself as the success of the new CMH was deeply rooted in and driven by community support. CMH will need to continue to adapt to new changes in healthcare. The need for new equipment and technology will always exist and are vital in maintaining our current services, attracting new services, and meeting or exceeding healthcare standards and our patients' expectations. The Friends of CMH thank you for your continued support!
Donations to Friends of CMH are tax-deductible. Past donations to the foundation have included capital campaign donations, endowments, bequests, annual donations, one-time gifts, memorials for loved ones, and honorariums (weddings, anniversaries, etc.). If you are interested in supporting the Friend of CMH Foundation or have any questions or need more information, please contact us at 563-578-3275.
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The seller is bound to warrant the buyer that the property and its accessories are, at the time of the sale, free of latent defects which render it unfit for the use for which it was intended or which so diminish its usefulness that the buyer would not have bought it or paid so high a price if he had been aware of them.
The seller is not bound, however, to warrant against any latent defect known to the buyer or any apparent defect; an apparent defect is a defect that can be perceived by a prudent and diligent buyer without the need to resort to an expert.
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Tajikistan and Afghanistan register first wins, IR Iran stay perfect
Dushanbe: Islamic Republic of Iran made it two wins from two to stay on top of the table, while Afghanistan and hosts Tajikistan remain in striking distance after victories of their own as the 2019 CAFA U-16 Championship continued on Saturday.
Afghanistan overcame 38-degree heat to beat Turkmenistan 1-0, while Tajikistan produced a powerful second half to see off Kyrgyz Republic, before Iran earned a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan in the late match to remain in pole position after Matchday Two.
Each side in the CAFA U-16 Championship will play five 70-minute matches, with the winners to be crowned after the final Matchday on Thursday.
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Late show puts IR Iran on top after action-packed opening
Dushanbe: All six teams got on the scoresheet, but Islamic Republic of Iran were the only one to emerge victorious, racing to the top of table on Matchday One of the CAFA U-16 Championship in Tajikistan on Friday.
Hossein Abdi's charges outlasted Turkmenistan to earn a 3-1 win, with Kyrgyz Republic's match against Afghanistan and the headline clash between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan ending in entertaining draws.
Winning starts for Timor-Leste, Indonesia
Chonburi: Timor Leste enjoyed an emphatic start as they shot to the top of Group A after securing a 7-1 win over the Philippines on the opening day of the AFF Under-15 Championship on Saturday.
Defending champions Indonesia also started on a winning note, defeating Vietnam 2-0 while Myanmar and Singapore played to a goalless draw.
Saudi Arabia cruise to title
Zarqa: Saudi Arabia won the 2019 West Asian Football Federation U-15 Boys title with a 3-1 win over hosts Jordan on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia, who had defeated Syria 3-0 in their opening second round league match on Sunday, turned on the power after going behind to Adham Alrefai's 23rd minute strike.


This data set contains the competition scores for a vCalc content creation competition held for students at the Africa Nazarene University and organized by Professor Edward Ombui. Students were evaluated on the quality and completeness of vCalc tokens created during the competition.
This data set was also used in conjunction with an equation where each of this data set's evaluation criteria is separately weighted in defining a total score for a competitor. The weights for that final scoring equation are in the equation inputs for the Competition Analysis equation.
Basically, each competitor's name (or the name for a competitor team) will be listed in the data set and their name provides the look-up key for the scoring entry in this data set.
Each row of this data set then is a judge's scoring sheet for a competition entry.
The ranges for all evaluation criteria must be greater than zero. A zero value would null out the entire equation results. To not consider an individual evaluation criteria, instead make the weight zero -- which makes logical sense -- and the term will have a zero exponent and become a multiplicative factor of 1 in the competitor evaluation.
MarkupValid&Accurate - [range: 1- low to 5 - high] The ASCIIMath markup should accurately convey the nature of each equation in appropriate math syntax. Input variables should be included via the vCalc #var syntax.
InputLabelsExist - [range: 1 - labels don't exist; 3 - labels partially completed or some difficult to interpret; 5 - all labels complete and discernible] Input labels should be succinct but convey to the user the nature of the data in that input field.
InputInstructionsExist - [range: 1 - input instructions don't exist; 3 - input instructions partially completed or some difficult to interpret; 5 - all input instructions complete and understandable] Input instructions provide sufficient direction to ensure the user inputs appropriate data values.
UsedEiCforConstants - [range: 1 - Constants manually entered in equations; 3 - Some but not all constants represented by CiEs; 5 - all constants represented by vCalc CiEs] Constants-in-Equations (CiEs) are more dependable than manually entered constants. This does not apply to simple algebraic integer multipliers. But for most constants either an existing vCalc constant should be used via drag-and-drop inclusion in an equation or a new vCalc constant should be constructed and likewise used.
BonusForEiE - [range: 5] Using an equation in equation to leverage the power of vCalc is the best approach and a bonus will be added for use of one or more Equations-in-Equations.
OriginalityOfContentConcept - [range: 1- low to 5 - high] This competition will value tokens created that show an original use of vCalc. Topics or interests of student competitors are highly prized in vCalc.
WikiCompleteness - [range: 1- low to 5 - high] The wiki page provides the user all the information they need to know why they would use the equation or calculator and how best to use it. The descriptive text explains what the purpose of the token is up front. It uses important keywords so that the content can be found both by vCalc and Internet search engines. It gives relevant background including historical information where appropriate.
Descriptive material may be quoted from other sources, including web sites but ONLY if the source provides an appropriate licensing scheme compatible with vCalc's use of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License. The easiest way to ensure that the source provides an appropriate licensing scheme is to only copy source material that has noted it uses a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License, which is known to be fully compatible with vCalc's own licensing scheme. See the competition coordinator if you have any questions pertaining to licensing. All referenced source material must use vCalc footnote macros.
Note that all content from Wikipedia is fair game because all Wikipedia content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.
Note also that plagiarism, use of copyrighted material, cannot be tolerated and such content used in the competition will be disqualified.
WikiQuality - [range: 1- low to 5 - high] The descriptive content of the wiki pages will be judged for clarity, general writing style and overall quality in context.
DerivationQuality - [range: 1- low to 5 - high] Most mathematical formulas benefit from having a derivation provided, to show a user where the equation comes from and what it is based on. The general quality of the derivation provided will be evaluated. Many examples exist in vCalc of equations with full derivations and these should be used as examples.
BonusForGraphic - [range: 3, some graphics provided; 5 - graphics provided for all tokens] Using a graphic is an extremely valuable addition to any equation and so a bonus can be earned for including a personally created custom graphic that contributes to the project. Creating graphics for some of the project tokens earns partial credit, as does pasting-in graphics from external sources. Remember, graphics CANNOT be copied unless they satisfy the same Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License as all other written content. Again, see the competition coordinator if you have questions on how to identify graphic content that meets the vCalc licensing requirements.
OrganizationCalculator - [range: 1- low to 5 - high] The calculator(s) included in the project will be evaluated on their logical organization and labeling to make them useful for all users. Implications of mobile users and the size of buttons for instance will be considered. See the competition coordinator for help with making calculators effective in their mobile view.
This dataset, vCalc Competition on ddMMyyyy, is used in 1 equation/constant.


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We must turn our attention to the water and the soil and ask, "How do we insure that the bread we eat does not come from grains that are grown in eroding soil and that load our water with nitrogen and pesticides?" Soon people will realize that annuals are poor managers of soil nutrients and water, and that agriculture will need to turn to perennials to better manage those resources.
There's nothing like an old dog to remind a man of his own decline. Just a few short years ago Jake and I used to take daily five-mile jogs together, but now we've both got arthritis — his in the hips, mine in the knee — and we've had to give them up. Instead we take long walks through the woods near our house.
At my former father-in-law's funeral in November, I walked up to my ex-husband Billy and kissed him. It was our fifth kiss in thirty years: one when we finalized our divorce, one at his mother's funeral, one at our son's wedding, one at the birth of our twin grandchildren four months before, and now this kiss, with its hint of grief. I still loved his parents. And I had loved him once.
He has been making inferences, figuring out what it is to be. He invents a language that expresses his awareness. His sentences are marvelously efficient, each one containing a whole chapter of his philosophy. "Aglaglagl" is one. He says it when the dog's nose comes to visit the bassinet.
That you are, my friend, you know well. Your experience every moment reminds you of it. Simply find out who you are, find out what it is in you that does not depend on the changing circumstances of your bodily or mental existence, that kernel of your consciousness which, in the last analysis, cannot be identified with any of the external circumstances in which you find yourself.
My cat Nimbus is sick. Oil is fouling the Gulf of Mexico. The veterinarian, who makes house calls, will arrive soon in his twenty-four-foot-long animal hospital on wheels. I wonder how many miles to the gallon it gets. But with my cat's well-being at stake, do I really care?
We are traveling with tremendous speed toward a star in the Milky Way. A great repose is visible on the face of the Earth. My heart's a little fast. Otherwise everything's fine.


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Security Alert: Eradicating the "Slapper" Linux Worm
By bglass on September 17, 2002 at 4:00 pm
From the anonymous creator of the first "boot sector" virus to Melissa
author David L. Smith, writers of viruses and worms have always taken
advantage of human foibles to spread their malicious creations. Boot
sector viruses — rare now that the floppy disk has become a seldom-used
peripheral — wait for users to make the once common mistake of
leaving a random floppy disk in an IBM PC-compatible computer at boot
time. Others, such as Melissa, entice curious users to click on
innocent-looking attachments.
However, one human foible on which malware authors can always rely is
that a certain percentage of system administrators — and users — will
install insecure software without realizing what they're doing.
Also, they are often too busy, too inattentive, or simply not
knowledgeable enough to keep their systems patched against serious
software bugs. For example the spread of the Klez worm, which
infects Windows systems via one of the many holes in Outlook and Outlook
Express, continues — even though there has long been a patch for that
particular hole and many more secure e-mail clients are available.
Such is the case with the Linux "Slapper" worm, which is now making the
rounds among Linux Web servers.
In the August
15th, 2002 ExtremeTech Security Update newsletter, we reported that
a serious,
exploitable buffer overrun vulnerability existed in versions of
OpenSSL prior to 0.9.6e. The bug was also widely reported elsewhere in
the trade press. However, Symantec and F-Secure report that in the last few days thousands of
Linux servers have been infected by the worm, which propagates among
vulnerable servers and attempts to link them into a network of machines
that can perform distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
Why are so many machines susceptible? In some cases — including that of
one company which called upon Your Humble Author to rescue its
brand-spanking-new server farm from the worm — the infected machines
were set up from Red Hat CDs that were only a couple of months old… but
still old enough to contain the buggy code. Another firm, which I
contacted after its server started beating on my firewall, reported that
its Linux "guru" — the owner's son — had gone off to college, leaving
it with outdated machines. The student, an enthusiastic
Linux fan, had given them the impression that Linux machines were "plug
and play," and needed so little updating or maintenance that they would
not need to be touched until Thanksgiving break.
Similar stories abound. In short, even though administrators should have been able to see the worm coming from a mile away, many did not patch their systems and were infected by the worm.


One of the best types of ice cream you should consider having is the hard ice cream. That's because it contains, milk or cream, eggs, sugar and stabilizers.
It's also available in many flavors such as chocolate, vanilla and fruit. That means it's a source of both proteins and vitamins.
It enables you to have bursts of energy in your family gatherings and parties. The cold nature of the hard ice cream also makes it ideal to have after a hot and delicious meal.
Another type of ice cream you should consider having in your menu dessert is the light ice cream. That's because it contains milk ingredients, stabilizers and sugar.
Compared to the regular hard ice cream, it contains 25% less milk fat. That's means if you want a healthy lifestyle, you should this dessert.
Another excellent dessert to have is the soft ice cream. That's because it contains sugar, milk or cream and other flavorings. It's frozen and gets stored in specific machines.
The high temperatures enable it to stay smooth, soft and creamy. It gets stored in liquid form and can be served in bowls or a cone.
You should eat this dessert in ice cream shops, homes or restaurants.
Reduced fat ice cream is another dessert you should consider having in your menu. That's because it has milk ingredients that have less fat, sugar, flavorings and stabilizers.
That means it ideal for you if you prefer healthy ice creams. One tip when purchasing them is checking their labels. That enables you to know their fat content.
This ice cream is also known as the frozen dairy dessert. It's similar to other ice creams. That because it's also made of milk ingredients as well as stabilizers.
It also contains sweeteners that are artificial and sugar substitutes that are natural. It's best you if you prefer ice cream varieties that contain low-fat levels.
This ice cream consists of sugar, stabilizers, natural sweeteners and milk ingredients that are modified. It also contains less fat, for example, 0.1% per serving. It's best if you prefer less fat in your diet.
This ice cream consists of added lactase enzymes. It's best if you are lactose intolerant. That's because it doesn't contain detectable lactose.
Organic ice cream is made from organically produced milk. It also contains other ice cream ingredients such as sugar and stabilizers. It the best dessert if you prefer organic food.
One ice cream you should consider taking is the gluten-free ice cream. That's because it doesn't contain gluten.
Keep in mind that regular ice cream ingredients such as stabilizers may contain this substance. One tip when purchasing this type of ice cream is to check their logos.
That's because you need to be sure they are gluten free.
This ice-cream is made with less cream and more milk. That means it contains less fat as a result of low cream levels. It also contains sugar, egg yolks, flavorings and other sweeteners.
You should consider buying it if you prefer intense flavors. That's because it also has less air compared to traditional ice creams.
You should ensure you check ice cream labels on brands. That ensures you buy those that suit your health needs.
When organizing parties or family gatherings, you should consider having a variety of ice cream types. That ensures your guests get to select those that suit their health needs.
Consider purchasing ice cream brands from reputable companies. That ensures you buy high-quality desserts.
You should also check the online reviews of these ice cream brands. That enables you to know how consumers rate them.
Another tip is checking their manufacturing dates. It makes sure you buy fresh products.
The above guide on why ice cream is the best dessert should get you to consider having it as your regular dessert option. Check your budget estimates and purchase those that suit your health needs.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! When it comes to ice cream we just cannot say no!
Comes in variety of flavors, ice cream is loved by people of all age groups.
Want to know the top 10 greatest ice cream flavors? just click on the video below and enjoy!


Nobody makes a bigger splash in Dogtown than Tuco when he jumps into the dog park pool. It's hard not to laugh when he sticks his face right into the water sprayer or chases bubbles around the pool. "He would probably live in the water if he could," says Julie Tasch, Dogtown operations manager.
The pool is Tuco's happy place. There, the fun water-loving dog has total freedom to indulge his goofy side. But when Tuco is on dry land, he's doing a lot more than sunbathing poolside. He's leaping with all four feet into training focused on helping him get ready for another kind of happy place — a home of his own.
The two-year-old black Lab mix came to Best Friends from local animal control. Though Tuco is young, he has a history of handling challenges and food guarding. He's not fond of having his feet or belly touched, and he gets defensive if anyone approaches him or his food bowl while he's eating.
With the help of Dogtown caregivers and trainers, Tuco is learning to work through these issues so he'll have the best possible chance of getting adopted.
Caregiver Zach Mills chose Tuco as his "project dog" — a dog to whom caregivers devote extra time and attention in order to overcome a specific challenge or two. Along with Dogtown trainers, Zach has been working on a training plan to help Tuco overcome a tendency to guard his food bowl. It involves getting Tuco used to people approaching his food bowl by adding food to it — first when it's empty and then while it's full.
As the training plan progresses, Tuco will learn to allow someone to touch the bowl before adding food to it, and then to let someone pick it up briefly before adding food. Zach will also work to teach Tuco how to trade items of value to him, so that eventually the dog might willingly trade his full food bowl for a highly desired treat.
The fact that Tuco doesn't like having his feet or his belly touched can make medical or general handling tricky. Following a training plan for dogs sensitive to handling, Tuco's caregivers start at his comfort level and gradually extend it to more sensitive spots. For example, since Tuco is OK with his shoulders being touched, caregivers start there and work down his legs toward his feet.
Learning these skills — how to tolerate more extensive handling and to be more polite around food — will help Tuco when it's time for him to move on to his forever home. In the meantime, he'll keep having a blast in Dogtown, whether he's chasing a ball around his yard, romping with his doggie pals or experiencing the pure joy of plunging into the dog pool.


This double degree prepares you for an increasing range of careers that involve the application of information technology to science. It gives you the ability to use creative as well as analytical methods to solve scientific problems. Studying this double degree allows you to develop the technical skills required for your relevant field of study in science.


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The case against for-profit schools
There are no empirical grounds for handing state schools over to the private sector.
By Rick Muir
In recent months we have seen a growing clamour from right-of-centre think tanks and conservative commentators for commercial providers to be able to set up and run schools for profit. The latest in a long line of think-tank reports putting the case for for-profit providers is to be published this week.
Proponents argue that commercial education providers will raise standards in our schools more rapidly and consistently than the existing mix of not-for profit academies, free schools or mainstream state schools. However, the evidence for this claim is weak.
What evidence exists is limited to a small number of cases: among developed countries only Sweden, some US states and Chile have experimented at scale with commercial providers of publicly funded schools. Among those cases, the performance of commercial providers is mixed. In some US states studies show for profits making little difference to pupil test scores compared to not for profits, while in others they do better. Analysis of the performance of free schools or their equivalents in Sweden and Chile show that not-for-profit free schools out perform for-profit free schools.
The OECD finds no evidence for the claim that private providers produce systematic improvements in school results. Rather, the OECD finds that the most important factors in raising educational standards are the quality of teaching, high levels of school autonomy coupled with robust accountability, and comprehensive strategies for narrowing attainment gaps between children from different class backgrounds.
It is sometimes alleged that only commercial education providers have an interest in expanding good schools, because they are driven by the profit motive to do so, whereas not-for-profit and state schools lack this incentive. Competition drives out weak providers and allows good ones to flourish and competition works best when private rewards are at stake.
Properly regulated competition can play a role in improving outcomes in public services. Managed competition in the NHS, of the kind pioneered by the former Labour government, has been shown to have improved productivity.
However, the evidence for the benefits of competition in education is not strong. The OECD's analysis of its 2009 PISA results is clear on this point, stating that 'countries that create a more competitive environment in which many schools compete for students do not systematically produce better results.'
A recent LSE study is often cited to prove that competition in education works. It found that the introduction of sponsored of academies in England by the last Labour government was accompanied by improvements in neighbouring schools. This was an important study, which showed Labour's sponsored academies improving at a faster rate than comparable schools. And contrary to recent claims, this held true even when GCSE equivalents were excluded from the data. The study offers good grounds for believing that allowing new providers into the school system can increase innovation and improve outcomes.
What the study does not show is that competition per se generated these improvements. It is just as likely that better results in schools near academies rose because of wider school improvement programme affecting all schools during that period.
There are good reasons why we should want a more diverse range of providers in our school system. They can bring new expertise, energy and innovation into state education. But they do not need either a competitive school environment to raise standards nor a profit motive to expand. England has a vibrant not for profit independent sector and there is no shortage of not for profit organisations willing to run academies and free schools. Many are expanding very successfully. There is therefore no strong case for introducing commercial providers on either innovation or competition grounds.
None of this is to say that there should be no role for the private sector in our schools system. Private companies already provide school support and careers services. In England we have seen the enormous growth in the use of private home tutors. A key challenge for policy makers is to ensure that this inevitable rise in parental spending on children's education does not lead to wider inequalities in educational attainment. For example, this could include allowing pupil premium funding to be used to pay for more one to one tuition for disadvantaged pupils provided by the private sector.
In all advanced economies, education systems are undergoing change and renewal, often at a rapid pace. Standing against reform is reactionary, not progressive. But we need the right reform. Schools themselves should not be run for profit. They are civic institutions at the heart of the public realm. Parents want to be able to trust that they always put the interests of their children first. There are no empirical, theoretical or normative grounds for handing them over to the private sector.
Rick Muir is Associate Director at IPPR
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MUSEUMS-PASS-MUSÉES
320 museums – 3 countries – 1 passport
The Upper Rhine Museum Pass (Oberrheinischer Museums-Pass) has been renamed the Museums-PASS-Musées! This change of name became necessary since our expansion into the regions Franche-Comté, Lorraine and Stuttgart means that we now operate beyond the area of the Upper Rhine Valley.
The association Museums-PASS-Musées was founded on December 14th 1998, originally under the name "Oberrheinischer Museums-Pass", based on an idea by the working group "Culture" at the Upper Rhine Conference in Basel, Switzerland. The museum pass as a global entry ticket was officially introduced on July 1st 1999; it was the first and is still the only tri-national museum pass in Europe. From the beginning over 120 museums were members of the association. Thus the original aim, i.e. to gain the co-operation of at least 30 "large and important" museums as well as 30 smaller museums for the Museums-PASS-Musées was exceeded by far. Today over 320 museums, castles and gardens in Germany, France and Switzerland are members of the association. In 2016 these cultural institutions were visited over 447,000 times by pass-holders, and almost 45,000 museum passes were sold. There is no end in sight to this success story.
The Museums-PASS-Musées operates on a self-financing basis. In the initial phase it was funded by the German federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, the Swiss cantons Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft, Aargau and Jura, the French government and the region of Alsace as well as the European Union (Interreg II Upper Rhine Centre-South and Pamina). Since 2002, the Museums-PASS-Musées has been self-financing with the support of sponsors and partners.
All association organs are occupied by members from Germany, France and Switzerland, thus reflecting its tri-national character. The board of directors is responsible for the financial and organisational concerns of the Museum-PASS-Musées, while the team in the Basel office takes care of the implementation. A committee of experts advises the board and the team on all museum-related questions.
In recent years the association has succeeded in attaining a high degree of renown and acceptance in public and with politics and the media. Meanwhile, the Museums-PASSMusées is regarded as a role model of a long-term functioning, tri-national, cultural project. For several years the number of pass-holders has been rising continually, as has the number of participating museums. Thus the pass makes an important contribution to cross-border cultural understanding. An expansion into further regions is not excluded. In 2017 the annual pass grants visitors access to over 320 museums, castles and gardens in Germany, France and Switzerland. In Germany many cultural institutions from Freiburg im Breisgau, Offenburg, Baden-Baden, Stuttgart, Pforzheim, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg and Mannheim are participants. In France members include, for example, the national museums of Strasbourg, the Musée Unterlinden in Colmar and also the Centre Pompidou-Metz. In Switzerland, in the Basel region, the Fondation Beyeler, the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Museum Tinguely, the Museum der Kulturen, the Antikenmuseum and many more have joined the association. A complete list of all participating museums can be found on the website.
With the annual pass visitors have access to all collections and exhibitions, accompanied by up to five children, no matter whether family or friends, free of charge! And this for 365 days a year!
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existing sponsors:
HELVETIA Versicherungen, Endress+Hauser
ex-sponsors:
Coop, Bayer
legal form: association
number of employees: 6
events per year: 10
Gilles Meyer
t +49(0)7621-161 36 34
gilles.meyer@museumspass.com
S P O N S O R I N G O F F E R
gross industry contacts: up to 35,397,808
advertising media: billboards, A1-, A2- & A3-placards, museum passes, sales brochures, museum- & exhibition brochures, direct mails, website, newsletter, sponsor banner/skyscraper, facebook, press releases, logo integration in advertisments, free passes, discounts, roll-ups
cost per mile: 0.28 – 2.83 Euro
partnership value: 10,000 – 100,000 Euro
Main-Partner: 100,000 Euro
Premium-Partner: 50,000 Euro
Country-Partner: 20,000 Euro
Local-Partner: 10,000 Euro
Verein Museums-PASS-Musées
Viaduktstrasse 12
http://www.museumspass.com


There is one God existing in the trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Bible is the Holy Word of God.
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only son, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
Christ died for our sins and rose again so that we might know God's saving grace, the forgiveness of sins, and life eternal.
Salvation comes from accepting Christ as your personal savior. We are saved by grace, not by works.
God created people to be in relationship with him. A personal relationship with Christ is life-giving.
That The Holy Spirit empowers and nurtures believers for personal growth and service to God.
Christ came so that we no longer need to live in darkness.
God washes us clean when we confess our sins and seek his forgiveness. We are also to forgive those who sin against us.
God promises his followers the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.
God hates divorce because of what it does to his children but he does not hate divorced people.
God calls us to live lives of compassion and love.
As Christians, we too need to minister to those whose lives have been hurt by divorce.
Divorce is deeply wounding. The marital dynamics that can lead to divorce are more than complicated. Bitterness, guilt, and anger get an understandable foothold when a person is trying to cope with divorce.
For most Christians, divorce is not taken lightly. For the most part, divorce is thrust upon one of the partners either through abandonment, adultery, or the misdoings of their spouse. Self-esteems are crushed. Many wonder where they stand with God.
Souls so impacted by divorce are in desperate need of the grace of God.
A sound divorce recovery curriculum helps people emotionally, cognitively and spiritually process their marriage and divorce. Working through these issues means they are less likely to carry old wounds into new relationships. This helps to build stronger future marriages as well as stronger single-parent and co-parenting families.
When your church offers an effective Christian divorce recovery group, you help build better families.
Who better than your church to offer Christian Community to those in pain from divorce?
We are to make disciples of all the world. (Matthew 28:18-20 NIV) People who are struggling with divorce need spiritual support and growth. Their very pain makes them aware of the need to fill the emptiness inside. They may turn toward God or away from Him.
The church has a calling to help these people understand that their emptiness can only truly be filled by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Other's experiences made me feel that I wasn't crazy, that I'm doing great for where I am right now.


So Finally, here we are with new Apple iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphone. Apple has recently announced these three iPhone model on Sept, 12 in an Apple Event held in California. Now iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are available for Pre-orders from Sept 15. However, iPhone X Pre-Orders will start from Oct 27 and will be available in Store from November.
New high-end, top-of-the-line iPhone X features OLED display, more body to Screen ratio, more gestures over the display. We are going to have a new design iPhone X smartphone this year, talking about the pricing it will go from $999 to $1199 USD for iPhone X and $699 & $799 USD for iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Here we are going to talk more about the specifications and features of iPhone X smartphone.
In addition to an OLED display that is expected to encompass the entire front of the phone, the report said the handset will feature "a memory upgrade from the current iPhone 7 line." All three new iPhone's will have 64GB and 256GB Storage capacity. A $1,000-plus price tag would be the most expensive iPhone Apple has ever produced. The company's current top-of-line model, a 256-gigabyte iPhone 7 Plus runs $769.
The flagship OLED iPhone is celebrating its 10th anniversary with Apple's revolutionary handset "iPhone X". The design shakeup will enable Apple to embed key features —including the face time camera, earpiece, and Touch ID fingerprint sensor —beneath the display, boasting a truly seamless edge- to-edge design.
For the iPhone 8, Apple is rumored to be planning to move away from the aluminum body that it's been using since 2012 in an effort to differentiate the iPhone from the devices that have come before it. Apple is expected to instead re-adopt the glass-backed body last used for the iPhone 4s. Glass is more fragile and heavier than aluminum, but many advances have been made in glass technology and materials like Gorilla Glass are sturdier than ever, which may help prevent breakage.
Samsung will provide Apple with an estimated 160 million OLED panels to be used for the rumored 5-inch OLED iPhone. That will account for approximately 80 percent of all the panels used for the device, and while other companies like AU Optronics, Sharp, Japan Display are working on OLED displays, they won't be ready for production until 2018, meaning Apple will need to rely heavily on Samsung in 2017.
The iPhone 8 may feature an IP68 water resistance rating, an improvement over the IP67 certification earned by the Apple iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. Like the Galaxy S7, which is also IP68 certified, the iPhone 8 might be able to withstand 1.5 meters of water for up to 30 minutes while also offering full dust protection.
The upcoming Apple iPhone X is expected to boast some amazing specifications with having a sharp bright display, new SoC, new iOS 11 as well and best camera features. Here we have listed some rumored iPhone X specs that may come true by IFA 2017 event.
So, these are some of the iPhone X features.
We would like to update you with more rumors and leaks on this page.
Apple has already announced the iPhone X along side with iPhone 8. The pre-orders for iPhone X will begin from Oct 27 and will be available from November in Market.
If Apple does indeed do something special for the iPhone's 10th anniversary, which is ever more likely from all the leaks, the iPhone 8 will be one which fans will no doubt want to upgrade to on launch day.
A combination of design and hardware changes will make the iPhone 8 the most radical new iPhone to date if we are to go by the rumors and leaks.
Instead of listing every leak here, we're going to stick to the biggest and most important ones and point out what's been leaked multiple times, making them more likely to be true.
A key element that's been leaked over and over again is that Apple will switch to OLED technology for the 2017 iPhone – like the Samsung Galaxy S7 – rather than the traditional IPS tech Apple has used previously. This would primarily mean better contrast and colors.
Probably more interesting, and more obvious, is that the iPhone 8 will have a larger 5.8in display. It will be 'edge-to-edge' and slightly curved so Apple's comparatively chunky bezels might soon be history.
However, it also says that the OLED model will be 5.2in with the 4.7- and 5.5-in using existing LCD technology without curves. The touted resolution is 2800×1242 which is a lot higher than any previous iPhone.
A huge change needs to be made to the 2017 iPhone in order for the screen to get a lot bigger without the size of the handset increasing. While others put fingerprint scanners on the back or even the side, Apple has another solution.
If rumors are true, the iPhone 8 will have the Touch ID sensor embedded into the screen.It's possible there will be a 'function area' at the bottom of the screen where this is housed and acts slightly like the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro.
However, the latest leak from iDrop News claims that a source who spoke with a Foxconn employee (the company which manufactures the iPhone for Apple) said that the Touch ID will be moved to the back, just like Huawei's phones. Here's a concept image, which also shows a vertical dual-camera arrangement.The iPhone isn't the only thing at Apple celebrating 10 years in 2017 – the company's partnership with AIDs charity (RED) is also hitting double digits.
To celebrate, Apple has in March 2017 announced a brand-new red version of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and if the color proves to be a hit we could also see the huge added to Apple's line-up for the iPhone 8.
Although we're calling it the iPhone 8, there are a number of other possibilities. However, Apple could call this year's iPhone the iPhone X. According to Mac Otakara, the 2017 model may well be simply called the iPhone Edition alongside the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus making up three options. Vote in our poll to let us know what you think Apple will name the anniversary iPhone.
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Emerson, cancel in-person classes immediately
Media: Lizzie Heintz
A student stands on a social distancing marker inside the Emerson testing center.
By Editorial Board
This week feels like a much-anticipated moment is finally upon us. Emerson went almost three months without seeing a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases. For so long, it felt like we might actually make it through the semester—at least until Thanksgiving break when we go online—with so few cases. It felt like we were just a little safer than we were last April, or over the summer. It felt like the city of Boston was on a commendable path forward.
That isn't the case anymore.
In an effort to mitigate a sharp increase in cases on campus, the college limited access to non-essential buildings, cancelled athletic practices, and banned non-academic gatherings Wednesday afternoon. After seeing positive test results grow from 32 to 44 in just one day, administrators almost immediately sent out an email announcing the changes. Their efforts to keep the community safe are welcome—and necessary.
But limited gatherings and group meetings aren't going to stop a virus that aggressively jumps from person to person. Closing the gym and restricting capacity in the Dining Hall won't slow a worldwide pandemic that's taken almost 250,000 lives in the U.S. We have to revert to our springtime quarantine ways. We have to once again rely on take-out for meals and Zoom chats with friends for socialization.
And administrators, you have to cancel in-person classes, and you have to do so immediately. No amount of bureaucratic hoops are too many to jump through to save a life. The time has come for real, bold leadership. The community needs you to rise to the occasion. Failures in this critical time will not be correctable in the form of performative statements on theatre signs and social media.
Emerson should opt to have the last week of in-person learning remotely as soon as possible. In fact, administrators should enforce this rule until we once again live in a country where it's safe to get together with your family, go out to eat, or even go to the grocery store. Until that fateful day arrives, it's a disservice—and a dangerous decision—to tell students, faculty, and staff to come to campus and engage in courses they could have attended online.
It's arguable that for many students and faculty, classes are the longest period of time they are exposed to people they don't usually mingle with. Sure, they're masked and socially distanced. Some scrounge up enough wipes to clean their small, black tabletops before lectures begin. Others pull out mini-bottles of hand sanitizers from their backpacks before typing notes on their laptop. Everyone sits in desks placed barely six feet apart while squinting at white boards and listening to their muffled instructors at the front of the class. Still, all it takes for this virus to spread is one unhealthy person. One wayward cough. One instance of accidental exposure. And with our first uptick in cases spawning amid a nationwide second wave, it's safe to say that cases on campus will increase, rather than go in the opposite direction.
Outside of Emerson, cases in Massachusetts have increased alarmingly throughout the past month, almost reaching record high numbers we haven't seen since April. In the past three days, daily case counts have risen from 1,967 reported on Monday to 2,744 reported today. Within Boston alone, there are more than 3,400 active cases, according to numbers from the city government.
We know there's less than a week of in-person instruction left. Soon all students will once again be attending classes exclusively through Zoom, to the dismay of community members who miss what the educational experience used to be just months ago. As such, many professors have set up their curriculums around final presentations, group discussions, and activities that benefit from people being in the same space. But that fact alone does not justify putting thousands of us at risk.
The virus is here in our community. It's spreading. It's not some kind of far-off threat. The moment to take every single precaution we can take is right now—before we send thousands of students home to their families for Thanksgiving.
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Q: Calculate Field - Why does the field populate with the same number, but prints correclty? Why does the field populate with the same number, but prints correclty?
import arcpy
import rivers
arcpy.env.overwriteOutput = True
arcpy.env.workspace = r"C:\Data"

import math
def sinuosity(shape):
    channel = shape.length
    deltaX = shape.firstPoint.X -shape.lastPoint.X
    deltaY = shape.firstPoint.Y -shape.lastPoint.Y
    valley = math.sqrt(pow(deltaX, 2) + pow(deltaY, 2))
    return channel/valley

fc = "streams.shp"
new_field = "Sindex"
with arcpy.da.SearchCursor(fc, ["OID@", "SHAPE@"]) as cursor:
        for row in cursor:
            oid = row[0]
            shape =row[1]
            si = rivers.sinuosity(shape)
            print (f"Stream ID {oid} has an sinuosity index of {si:.3f}")

arcpy.AddField_management (fc, new_field, "DOUBLE" )
arcpy.CalculateField_management(fc,new_field, si)

A: Your print() is inside a SearchCursor. In your SearchCursor you also define the variable si for your CalculateField. So you write in CalculateField_management for all features the last si from the SearchCursor.
SearchCursor can not modify rows. Try it with an arcpy.da.UpdateCursor():
# not tested
fc = "streams.shp"
new_field = "Sindex"
arcpy.AddField_management(fc, new_field, "DOUBLE" )
with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(fc, ["OID@", "SHAPE@", new_field]) as cursor:
        for row in cursor:
            oid = row[0]
            shape =row[1]
            si = rivers.sinuosity(shape)
            # set si for new_field
            row[2]=si
            print (f"Stream ID {oid} has an sinuosity index of {si:.3f}")
            # save / update the actual row
            cursor.updateRow(row)

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If Floyd Bennett Field failed due to its remoteness and isolation, how has JFK been so successful?
Floyd Bennett Field was built at the end of the 1920s in order to give New York City its own airport and avoid having to rely on Newark; however, despite its superb airport facilities, Floyd Bennett Field was never a commercial success, being cursed by the relative remoteness and isolation (compared to Newark) of its location in far southeastern Brooklyn. As a result, when the airlines and the airmail stayed at Newark, LaGuardia Airport was built in northern Queens, quickly becoming much more successful than Floyd Bennett ever was, and remaining New York's primary airport until 1948, when Idlewild Airport (JFK from 1963) opened in far southeastern Queens. Idlewild/JFK, in turn, quickly came to overshadow both LaGuardia and Newark, and has been the primary airport of the New York metropolis ever since.
But JFK is even more remote than Floyd Bennett!
If remoteness killed Floyd Bennett, why hasn't it killed JFK?
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$\begingroup$ it might help to put a map scale on your picture. All three sites are less than 20 miles apart, and Newark is just off to the left past Staten Island. May have been politics. Also Idlewild/Kennedy was simply in the right place at the right time as both Long Island and aviation boomed. $\endgroup$ – Robert DiGiovanni Feb 15 '19 at 0:37
Because remoteness did not kill Bennett.
The opening of LaGuardia airport in 1939 absorbed all the traffic, then in 1941 the Navy took over Bennett and banned all commercial and GA flights. After WWII it was meant to return to commercial service to handle the excess traffic from LaGuardia.
(Idlewild was still being built – bigger land area, longer-runways potential, hints of the jet-age in the air, etc.)
But the Port Authority and the Navy could not agree on the cost of moving the Navy's facilities.
The controversy between the Port Authority and the Navy that has kept commercial traffic out of Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn narrowed down yesterday to a \$450,000 question of price. The Navy is asking \$1,200,000 to transfer its facilities and the Port Authority is standing by its statement that it could not spend more than \$750,000 for that purpose. (nytimes.com, 1947)
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Bennett_Field#History
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Summary of information in the first 5 months of 2021
1. Newly established enterprises increased 16% compared with the same period
According to the report by the Department of Planning and Investment, in the first five months of the year, the whole province had 1,044 newly registered enterprises with a total capital of more than VND 12,144 billion, an increase of 16% in the number of enterprises and an increase of 77% in the capital compared with the same period of 2020. The average registered capital per newly established enterprise reached VND 11.6 billion, an increase of 80% compared with the same period.
Also in 05 months, the whole province had 373 enterprises registered to re-operate; 595 enterprises registered to suspend operations; 95 enterprises implemented the dissolution procedures voluntarily; 124 enterprises transformed their type of operation.
Accumulated up to now, 18,556 enterprises are operating in the province with a total charter capital of more than VND 308,251 billion; the average registered capital per enterprise reached VND 16.61 billion. In which, 10,306 One-member limited companies; 4,944 Limited companies with 2 or more members; 2,791 Joint stock companies; 500 Private enterprises and 01 Partnership.
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2. FDI attraction in the first 5 months of the year doubled
In the first 5 months of the year, although the FDI attraction had a sharp decrease in the number of registered projects, the total registered capital was more than 2 times higher than the same period last year.
From January 01, 2021 to May 20, 2021, the whole province granted newly to 52 FDI projects, a decrease of 36.6% compared with the same period last year, with a total registered capital of USD 320.7 million, an increase of 106%. This is a remarkable result when the epidemic situation is complicated, affects the investment activities of the enterprises in the province, the registered capital size continues to increase.
Particularly in May, the whole province granted new investment registrations to 14 FDI projects with a total registered investment capital of USD 61 million; adjusted the capital for 07 projects with an increased adjusted capital of USD 5.8 million.
The enterprises investing in Bac Ninh province are mainly the industrial production, trade and warehousing transportation, accounting for a density of 65%, 1.6% and 33.5%, respectively. The province's intensification of on-the-spot investment promotion through the creation of images from large FDI enterprises has attracted a lot of investors from many countries and territories with advanced, modern industrial production such as: Korea, Singapore, China, EU, USA...
3. Index of industrial production still increased over the same period
Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the index of industrial production (IIP) in the province decreased by 2.21% compared to the last month but still increased by 31.67% compared to the same month last year.
In the processing and manufacturing industry, the electronic product, computer and optical product production industry still maintained effectively the production and business as planned in 2021, although decreased by 10.1%, still achieved a high increase of 33.8%.
Generally in 5 months, IIP in the province still increased by 14% over the same period last year, of which: Processing and manufacturing industry increased by 14.1%; production and distribution of electricity, gas and hot water increased by 11.2%; for the water supply, waste and wastewater management and treatment industry decreased by 3.9%.
4. Merchandise trade surplus was nearly USD 2.8 billion
In the first 5 months of 2021, the commodity import and export in the province continued to achieve the highest increase in the period 2017-2021, and also achieved the highest trade surplus.
In which, the export turnover was estimated at USD 16,648 million, an increase of 36.4% over the same period last year. The import turnover was estimated at USD 13,861 million, an increase of 30.1% over the same period last year.
The balance of trade in goods, estimated in the first 5 months of 2021, had a trade surplus of USD 2,787 million.
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Ms Chan (centre) was shocked to see her great-grandfather's name outside a building while driving through one of Hong Kong's poorest districts with her father
THROUGH her family foundation, Dee Dee Chan hopes to break the poverty cycle by providing education. While driving through one of Hong Kong's poorest districts with her father, Ms Chan was shocked to see her great-grandfather's name, Chan Kwun Tung, outside a building.
They went in to investigate and learned that her great-grandfather and a group of friends had donated the building many years ago to be a community centre in Sham Shui Po.
Following that revelation, Ms Chan's family foundation began doing charitable work in Sham Shui Po. "Many of the community events for the elderly that we do each year take place at the elderly social centre. It just seemed right to pick up the legacy in this direction," she explains.
The Seal of Love Charitable Foundation was set up in 2009 by her family as a platform to relieve pain and suffering and to help people who are dedicated to helping others. Many of the foundation's projects are focused on providing education as a means to break the poverty cycle.
Ms Chan was a financial analyst with JP Morgan Chase in New York City before moving to Hong Kong to join BNP Paribas as a vice-president in the wealth management department. In 2010, she left banking to teach at various establishments including the International Christian School (ICS) in Hong Kong and Ecole Andre Hoareau in Reunion Island, France. She then joined her family foundation as a director, running it together with her father, Lawrence, and mother, Lillian.
Seal of Love funds non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that operate projects that are in line with the foundation's vision.
"Our role is to review organisations and review projects, so we are able to keep the organisational structure lean. We are constantly looking for NGOs who understand the situation on the ground, who are open and willing to adopt business principles in their operations if they are not doing so already, and who are dedicated to helping those who will ultimately help others," says Ms Chan.
Most of its projects are in Hong Kong and Asian locations that are a short plane ride away, including Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. This allows Ms Chan and her team to easily connect with local organisations as well as the target beneficiaries of the projects at any time.
The foundation's projects include providing land and building materials for a primary school in Cambodia, sponsoring students to earn vocational and university degrees in Cambodia and Thailand, and starting a radio channel to provide mass community health education in Hong Kong.
"While we regularly look for suitable projects falling within our mission statement, we find that many of the most meaningful projects come to us in an organic manner, for example, through our family travels in South-east Asia," says Ms Chan.
The family has also started a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in Sham Shui Po. Says Ms Chan: "That is part of the joy of philanthropy for us, to be able to see actual lives being changed and to see beneficiaries begin to help others in their community."
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