This state-by-state selection of folksongs describes the heritage, society, tradition, and occasions attribute of all fifty states. in contrast to all different country folksong collections, this one doesn't specialize in songs accrued within the specific states, yet particularly on songs about the lifestyles and occasions of the folks of that country. the subjects variety from the most important historic occasions, similar to the Boston Tea social gathering, the assault on fortress Sumter, and the California Gold Rush, to domestically very important occasions equivalent to failures and murders, exertions difficulties, occupational songs, ethnic conflicts. a number of the songs could be widely known, reminiscent of Casey Jones, Marching via Georgia, or candy Betsy from Pike. Others, much less prevalent, haven't been reprinted in view that their unique e-book, yet should be studied due to what they inform concerning the humans of those usa, their loves, labors, and losses, and their responses to occasions. the gathering is equipped through areas, beginning with New England and finishing with the states bordering the Pacific Ocean, and by way of states inside each one quarter. for every kingdom there are from 4 to 15 songs provided, with an ordinary of 10 songs consistent with kingdom. for every track, a whole textual content is reprented, through dialogue of the music in its ancient context. References to to be had recordings and different types are given. Folksongs, akin to these mentioned right here, are a major instrument for historians and cultural historians simply because they pattern reports of the previous at a distinct point from that of up to date newspaper bills and educational histories. those songs, in a feeling, are historical past writ small.Includes: Away Down East, The outdated Granite country, Connecticut, The Virginian Maid's Lament, hold Me again to outdated Virginny, i am going again to North Carolina, close up in chilly Creek Mine, Ain't God strong to Iowa?, Dakota Land, pricey Prairie domestic, Cheyenne Boys, i am off for California, and others.
"America's Songs" tells the "stories at the back of" the main cherished well known songs of the final century. all of us have songs that experience a unique that means in our lives; listening to them inspires a different time or position. Little ask yourself that those specific songs became enduring classics. not anything brings the roarin '20s to practical "Tea for 2" or "I'm simply Wild approximately Harry"; the nice melancholy is evoked in all of its soreness and distress in songs like "Brother are you able to Spare a Dime?
El símbolo, el mito y el culto de Quetzalcóatl tienen un origen múltiple: el agua y los angeles tierra se unieron en un principio en los angeles imagen de los angeles fertilidad resumida en los angeles serpiente-jaguar; más tarde se agregó a ésta un elemento celeste —la lluvia, el agua que viene de las alturas— y nació el pájaro-serpiente; los pueblos teocráticos, finalmente, elevaron estas concepciones al ámbito de las deidades y terminaron representando a los angeles nube de l. a. lluvia, portadora, propiciadora de los angeles fertilidad, como una serpiente emplumada o quetzallicóatl.
A fishing and trading settlement was established in 1623, and in 1629 the name "New Hampshire," after the English county of Hampshire, was applied to a grant for a region between the Merrimack and Piscataqua rivers. 12 AMERICAN FOLK SONGS From 1641 to 1679 the region was administered by the colonial government of Massachusetts. Following territorial and religious disputes between Massachusetts and Mason's heirs, New Hampshire became a separate royal province in 1679. Boundary feuds with Massachusetts and New York over that part of the New Hampshire grant that became Vermont continued almost until the American Revolution.
In spite of the original intentions, early mills workers labored under difficult conditions: long hours, noisy factory environment, inadequate ventilation (windows were nailed shut and the rooms periodically sprayed with water to keep the threads from drying out and breaking), cotton fibers and dust in the air, crowding and lack of privacy in the boarding houses, and insufficient time "for manners" at meals, as one operative complained. Nevertheless, there were advantages: they were paid regularly and reliably—and in cash, unlike other mills, which often paid in company scrip, redeemable only at companyowned stores—they put their money in savings, and there were many educational opportunities (such as libraries and lectures) of which the women were eager to take advantage.
After some five years, Buzzell was hanged and his accomplice imprisoned for life. In spite of preserving many factual details, the ballad is rather undistinguished. It is the kind of song that we would expect to be remembered only in the vicinity of the crime by those familiar with the characters involved. The final stanza, containing the obligatory moral, makes little sense: it would make no difference to the deceased Susan whether or not such "reptiles" are shunned. The Suncook Town Tragedy Come all young people, now draw near; Attend awhile and you shall hear, How a young person of renown Was murdered in fair Suncook Town.


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Kelly Moran's debut for Warp Records, Ultraviolet, received nearly universal praise upon its release in last year. Now as she touches down in the UK for string of tour dates up and down the country, we gained an exclusive insight into 24 hours of her previous stop off in one of Europe's electronic music Capitals, Berlin.
Composer and pianist Kelly Moran remembers her eureka moment like it was yesterday. It was a balmy afternoon last summer, down in the woods near her childhood home on Long Island. "I was squatted down in the forest, listening to the sounds of the wind and the wildlife, and all the echoes surrounding me," Moran recalls. "I asked myself: How can I make music that feels like this: natural, connected, and effortless?" At the time of her epiphany, Moran had spent the better part of her career immersed in the painstaking, pedagogical praxis modern composition: a journey that, however personally and creatively rewarding, had come to an impasse. Her only way forward was to bottle up her stream of consciousness and boldly sail beyond her own boundaries. Such are the origins of Ultraviolet, Moran's Warp Records debut.
As she touches down in the UK for string of tour dates up and down the country, we got an exclusive insight into 24 hours of her previous stop off in one of Europe's electronic music Capitals, Berlin.
1. Here's my very first photo from tour – I was lucky to start off tour on an especially lovely note catching up with a friend in Berlin before all my real work started. I took this from his apartment in Prenzlauer Berg overlooking Ernst-Thalmann Park.
2. I was pretty shocked to see that this was what my hotel here looked like – I definitely was not expecting it to be so tropical and colourful – complete with palm trees, a greenhouse, and a ceramic alligator to welcome me in.
4. The great Russian figure skater (and my personal idol) Evgenia Medvedeva started a trend last year when she posted a photo of herself holding up an apple in Nagano and asked her fans to show her their apples. The result was thousands of people joining the #Medvedapple hashtag using the same pose to share their fruit from different locations around the world. Here's my Berlin apple for Evgenia.
5. I took this pic to shame myself for what an utter chaotic mess I made with all my equipment and gear for soundcheck at Kiezsalon.
6. Preparing the piano! This usually takes me anywhere from 10-20 minutes depending on how tight the piano strings are. Here you can see I'm holding a chopstick, which I use to push the strings out of the way so I can gently place the screws in between them without damaging the piano.
7. Little baby screws in their new homes!
8. Here's a before/after shot of what the inside of the piano looks like with and without my preparations. I use different sized screws and bolts for different ranges of the piano – as the strings get shorter and tighter, the screws get smaller.
9. I had to document the result of my one diva request from this performance, which was asking the promoters to acquire a larger projector from my visuals. Here they are taking it from another room for my performance. Kiezsalon used to be a brewery (and also has underground bunkers) so it has quite a number of unexpected architectural delights like this cavernous room above.
10. Outside Kiezsalon during the day.
11. Spooky Kiezsalon at night.
12. This sign is in one of the bunkers of Kiezsalon, and it's the logo for the Palace of the Republic, which was a building in Berlin that served as the sat of the parliament of the German Democratic Republic (East German) from 1976-1990.
13. Ema Jolly AKA Emika AKA my tour angel, who brought me various medicines, vitamins, and self-care remedies to take care of my body which is sure to gradually fall into shambles as tour progresses.
14. Ema and I backstage before my set.
See Kelly Moran perform live at the Southbank Centre on 4th May 2019.


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The Political Game
To Question Current Political Circumstances
The new mass poverty is the cause of the crisis in Europe
Republican Kelly Ayott lost millions of dollars by defying Koch brothers on CLIMAT CHANGE.
On November 5, 2016 By Alfons
By Alleen Brown "The Intercept"
CLIMATE CHANGE IS urgent, human-caused, and real, yet all but one of the Republican Senate candidates in competitive races this year say they have doubts. If enough of them win to retain a GOP majority in the Senate, ambitious climate-change legislation is presumably doomed.
So why are Republicans so wed to a conclusion that defies science? New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte's experience offers a clue. Ayotte is the only Republican senator in a competitive race who acknowledges humans are behind climate change and who backs President Obama's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Her stance came at a cost: millions of dollars in lost funding from the climate-denial-funding oil billionaire brothers, Charles and David Koch.
In January 2015, senators voted yes or no on whether "human activity significantly contributes to climate change," and only five Republican senators voted "yes," including Ayotte.
Back then, organizations backed by the Koch brothers still seemed interested in New Hampshire. Their nonprofit Americans for Prosperity spent $1.2 million in August on ads attacking Ayotte's opponent, Gov. Maggie Hassan. But in October 2015, Ayotte came out in favor of the Clean Power Plan, President Obama's carbon emissions reduction strategy.
As money from Koch-backed groups poured into other states, it ran dry in New Hampshire. Here's how much the Koch network spent on each Senate candidate in the eight states from January 2015 through November 2016:
State Republican candidate Koch network funding
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio $3,646,059
Indiana Rep. Todd Young $2,464,202
Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt $1,254,193
Nevada Rep. Joe Heck $9,109,342
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte $0
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr $1,451,053
Pennsylvania Sen. Patrick Toomey $9,936,202
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson $3,064,603
Source: Center for Responsive Politics
The Koch nonprofit Americans for Prosperity did not respond to a request for comment, but has indicated in other interviews that Ayotte's support for Obama's carbon emission reduction plan was behind their decision.
Dynamics in Pennsylvania hint at the scope of what Ayotte was denied. The state's incumbent Sen. Patrick Toomey is, like Ayotte, facing a fierce fight. He voted "no" on the are-humans-causing-climate-change question in January 2015 and is vehemently opposed to Obama's climate plan. At a recent campaign stop, he told local coal workers, "There are a lot of times when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow. … I don't think taxpayers should be forced to subsidize these inefficient sources of energy."
Koch-backed organizations have shown their support for Toomey with millions in spending on his race. The Koch brothers' campaign data analyzer i360 reportedly identified 600,000 Pennsylvania voters who were Republican-leaning but either unenthusiastic or undecided. Data in hand, Americans for Prosperity deployed volunteers from across the Northeast, including from New Hampshire, to knock on those voters' doors.
Many of their targets had likely already seen ads from the Kochs' Super PAC, Freedom Partners Action Fund, which since last May has been buying space on TV and social media to attack Toomey's opponent, Katie McGinty. The Super PAC and the nonprofit, along with another Koch-backed nonprofit, Concerned Veterans for America, have together spent nearly $10 million to keep Toomey's seat red.
The New Hampshire race is the only one among eight considered to be the most competitive that has not benefited from outside spending from the most important Koch-affiliated organizations. Ohio, which is less competitive, has also seen floods of Koch network cash.
To wrestle majority status away from the Republicans, Democrats will need to flip only four seats next Tuesday from red to blue; if Hillary Clinton loses the presidential race, they'll need five. In an election that falls on the hottest year on record, the fate of the swing Senate races has major consequences for the future.
The reminders come almost daily. On Thursday, the United Nations Environment Programme released a dire report, warning, "Current commitments [under the Paris climate agreement] will reduce emissions by no more than a third of the levels required by 2030 to avert disaster," adding that if urgent action isn't taken, "We will grieve over the avoidable human tragedy; the growing numbers of climate refugees hit by hunger, poverty, illness and conflict will be a constant reminder of our failure to deliver. None of this will be the result of bad weather. It will be the result of bad choices by governments, private sector and individual citizens."
President Obama's carbon emissions reduction strategy, the Clean Power Plan, was created by executive order, yet the Republican-controlled Senate has done what it can to block it. In November 2015, the Senate approved two resolutions that would have halted the plan. Obama vetoed the measures, and the rule continues to be fought in courts.
The Senate races feature a who's who of climate policy obstructionists. North Carolina incumbent Sen. Richard Burr introduced a 2011 bill that would have eliminated the Environmental Protection Agency, merging it with the Energy Department. Last May, Missouri incumbent Sen. Roy Blunt introduced a resolution against a possible carbon tax, even though one wasn't being formally debated. His current legislative director, Tracy Henke, used to be chief operating officer and executive vice president for Americans for Prosperity.
In Nevada, home of outgoing Koch arch-enemy Democrat Sen. Harry Reid, $9 million has poured in from Koch-backed organizations to be sure he won't be replaced with Democrat contender Catherine Cortez Masto. And in Florida, the Koch-backed non-profit Libre Initiative, which spreads its message by providing "everything from English classes to drivers' license classes and citizenship classes," is one of several Koch groups that have together spent $3.6 million to make sure incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio wins. This spring, Rubio claimed, "As far as a law that we can pass in Washington to change the weather, there's no such thing."
The Sierra Club's legislative director Melinda Pierce disagrees. She points to an infrastructure plan Clinton has promised to send to Congress within her first 100 days in office as the type of climate-related legislation incoming senators may be able to influence. The plan would include efforts to strengthen communities' climate resiliency. "Control of the gavel, and control of the Senate is critical in order to make any headway on a legislative agenda," Pierce said.
The Koch brothers have a material interest in preventing that. The University of Massachusetts Amherst rated Koch Industries among the top 25 corporate emitters of climate-warming greenhouse gases in 2014. Meanwhile, the Kochs continue to be the biggest organizing force for political donations outside of the parties. A recent report from the Brennan Center showed that the majority of the outside money pouring into the 10 most competitive Senate races falls into one of three categories: the Democratic party and its "shadow party groups," the Republican party and its shadow groups, and Koch-linked Super PACs and nonprofits.
In the end, Ayotte did not lack outside spending in her favor. The Republicans' swing state shadow group, the Senate Leadership Fund, came to her rescue. It has raised $75.6 million to be spent in competitive states, including Pennsylvania, Nevada, Indiana, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, and New Hampshire. The fund filled the cash gap left open by the Koch network in New Hampshire by donating $19 million to the Super PAC Granite State Solutions, more than it spent on any other Senate race.
The Senate Leadership Fund has attracted millions in fossil fuel donations, so it's clear Ayotte didn't entirely alienate the fossil fuel industry — or even the Kochs. A month after her statement on the Clean Power Plan, David Koch and his wife Julia donated $10,800 to her campaign, which has received $341,065 in total from the oil and gas industry, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
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Florida Farmworkers Score Surprise Walmart Agreement
April 01, 2014 / Jenny Brown Enlarge or shrink text login or register to comment
CIW's goal is to make all 30,000 Florida tomato pickers into fairness monitors. Photo: Mike DuBose, United Methodist News Service.
Last year was hard on Walmart's shiny brand. From Bangladeshi garment workers crushed in a building collapse while sewing for the chain, to striking retail workers comparing the Waltons' unbelievable riches to their own unlivable paychecks, to customers driven away by empty shelves, the company has been struggling to create good news about itself.
Still, it was a surprise when miserly Walmart signed an agreement in January with Florida's Coalition of Immokalee Workers, agreeing to pay pickers 1.5 extra cents per pound for fresh tomatoes.
CIW had been talking to Walmart for a while, said longtime CIW member and organizer Greg Asbed, but it's the first company to sign up before any public protests.
He attributed the victory in part to the strength of CIW's program, which went from theoretical to operational three years ago. "Most (companies) came in when it was an idea, a hope, but now the program is working," Asbed said.
It's not just the pay increase. Now CIW trainers educate workers about their rights, on company property and company time. Each farm has to adhere to CIW's Fair Food Code of Conduct if it wants to sell tomatoes to the big brands that have signed on.
The program's enforcement arm, the Fair Food Standards Council (FFSC), has eight full-time investigators, but the program doesn't rely on them to be eyes and ears of the code, said Asbed. The goal is to make all 30,000 Florida tomato workers into monitors, watching for violations and human rights abuses.
Fair Food Standards Council
For the first year of enforcing the Fair Food Code, CIW brought in independent monitoring agency Verité.
But CIW leaders soon realized, said FFSC director Laura Safer Espinoza, that it would be better to have a local organization, dedicated to the project, with investigators who would come to know those involved.
So they asked Verité monitors to train locals and they set up the Fair Food Standards Council, which now has eight field staff, an accountant, and a director.
Currently the Council relies on foundation support, but the goal is to have a mixture of funding sources, including employer and buyer contributions and consulting fees. CIW was hesitant to fund it through the growers or buyers too soon, wanting no conflicts of interest as the program took shape, said Espinoza.
A six-person board includes three CIW members, a member of the clergy, a university professor, and a representative of Compass, one of the cooperating food service companies.
The tomato pickers are particularly vulnerable because of their unstable seasonal work. Most are immigrants from Mexico, Central America, or the Caribbean, with up to a third undocumented.
PAYCHECKS AND TIMECARDS
The Fair Food Code was created to deal with the fact that large buyers like Walmart and McDonald's, through their purchasing power, were driving down the cost of tomatoes—squeezing both farmers and farmworkers.
Unless the rich corporations who controlled the market were forced to put in more money, pickers would be working for less and less, under harsher and harsher conditions.
Slavery in the fields was sometimes the result. Over two decades CIW exposed slaveholders and freed more than 1,200 farmworkers from forced labor.
Tomato workers were paid as little as farms could get away with, and regularly intimidated so that they feared losing their jobs and their housing, often controlled by the employer.
So CIW used negotiation, protests, boycotts, and public shaming to sign up a dozen of the biggest fast food chains and food service companies in the U.S., including Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonald's, Subway, Chipotle, Aramark, Compass, Sodexo, and Bon Appetit, and grocery chains Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.
The corporations agree to pay more, and to buy tomatoes only from farms that adhere to the Code of Conduct. Growers agree to comply because they want to sell tomatoes to these big customers.
The 1.5 cents is passed through the chain of buyers and participating growers to the workers in a carefully audited system. Workers' pay stubs show the premium, along with their hours and how many buckets they picked.
The pay stubs themselves are an innovation. Before CIW's campaign, many workers were paid in cash, there was no paper trail showing earnings, and wage theft was rampant. Now workers have timecards they control, and get paid at least minimum wage for all the hours they spend on the farm, said FFSC director Laura Safer Espinoza.
Without the premium, the rate for picking a 32-pound bucket is 60 cents, less than 2 cents a pound.
In a recent report, FFSC gives an example paycheck: $614.35 for a 63-hour week. Of that, $81.71 came through the Fair Food premium, mostly from Subway and McDonald's. If all the companies who bought the grower's tomatoes were participating, the premium would be substantially higher.
PUSHING UP PAY
CIW has been active since the 1990s, and Taco Bell signed an agreement in 2005, but it was not until November 2010 that the growers group, the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange, dropped its opposition. Previously it had expelled growers who cooperated with CIW.
Fair Food Code of Conduct
The provisions of the code reflect the appalling conditions farmworkers face. Many ban things that are already illegal, but before the CIW's efforts, the law was seldom enforced. Growers must:
Directly employ farm workers rather than use a labor contractor
Provide each worker with a booklet on their rights and a confidential complaint number
Clock workers in when they arrive on farm property
Provide pay slips with a full breakdown of hours, wages, Fair Food Program premium, and deductions
Pass through the 1.5 cents per pound from buyers
Prevent sexual harassment or stop it immediately when detected
Not require workers to overfill buckets
Not retaliate for speaking up
Not discriminate
Not use forced or child labor
Allow breaks and lunch, protective equipment where necessary, and access to shade and clean drinking water
Provide timely treatment of injuries or sickness
Enforce a safe working environment, with a worker committee to enforce it
Stop threats of violence or displays of weapons by supervisors or crew leaders
Housing must be voluntary, and the grower may not overcharge.
In the first three years of the program, around $11 million extra has been distributed to workers.
The farmworkers have had less luck with supermarkets than with fast food chains, making Walmart—which sells more groceries in the U.S. than any other grocery chain—a big prize. CIW is currently targeting Publix, Stop & Shop, and Kroger, and burger chain Wendy's, the last major fast food holdout.
Walmart already buys most of its tomatoes from Fair Food Program growers. That's no surprise: after 20 years of CIW organizing, 90 percent of Florida tomatoes are grown on participating farms.
But the Walmart agreement is important because of the huge volume of Florida tomatoes that end up in Walmart stores. The main competition is tomatoes grown in Mexico, where violations of worker rights are rampant, Asbed said.
COMPLAINT LINE
CIW estimates that more than 14,000 workers, nearly half the tomato workers in Florida, have been through its trainings, led by farmworkers. Workers hear their rights under the Code, and learn that if they are retaliated against for speaking out, the grower can be kicked out of the program, losing important customers as a result.
All workers get a booklet in their mother tongue, listing their rights and responsibilities. There are videos for those who don't read, with CIW members acting out scenarios. Growers must distribute the booklets along with a confidential complaint phone number, which also appears on pay stubs.
In addition to taking complaint calls, the FFSC conducts audits, interviews managers and supervisors, and talks to workers. Inspectors ride the buses, go to workers' housing, and make announced and unannounced visits.
Workers have used the number to lodge 450 complaints since 2011 when the hotline was set up. The most frequent is supervisors requiring workers to overfill buckets, called "cupping," which is prohibited by the Fair Food Code. Other complaints involve health and safety, retaliation, and sexual harassment.
"In prior years, complaints were a lot more dramatic than they are now," said Espinoza. "They have become thankfully mundane."
When growers violate the code, they can be suspended for three months, six months, a whole season, or be kicked out completely. After one grower who didn't act against sexual harassment was expelled, the lost sales caused the farm to rethink. It eventually fired the harasser, created a policy, and conducted trainings against harassment.
"Over time, [managers] have removed a lot of the bad actors, farm bosses who wouldn't change their m.o.," said Asbed.
"I don't know of any other model like this, and the results speak for themselves," said Espinoza, a former New York State Supreme Court judge. She noted the speed with which problems are resolved, often in a week or two—compared to court cases that drag on for years.
So far, among 30 participating farms, four growers have been suspended and five were put on probation in the 2012-2013 season.
Suspension means losing access to important customers, but there are still enough low-road customers that growers can survive outside the program. The Walmart agreement will help, say CIW activists.
Tomato workers call in complaints when they migrate to harvest other crops. "We get calls from outside the Fair Food Program, so we know there's a very dark world out there still," said Espinoza.
Workers describe being sickened and hospitalized after being ordered to enter fields where pesticides were just sprayed, supervisors firing off guns in the field, beatings. The reports go to CIW, which investigates, bringing in law enforcement if warranted.
In one 2012 case, women reported working from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the fields, then until 1 a.m. packing, all for $3 an hour.
Workers in the Fair Food Program "get a vision of something very different, and then they get to another crop and say, 'This is horrible, can't you do something about it?'" Espinoza said.
Walmart has agreed to expand the program into other crops and other states. Asbed is optimistic, but cautious about the program growing too fast.
The program is as "intense and strong and deep as it is," he said, because the effort was built slowly and carefully. "It has been worker-led, worker-driven, and grew out of workers' organizing for the last 20 years.
"But we do have the elements in place," he said. "We want to establish those elements in other places."
At the Labor Notes Conference April 4-6 you can hear from workers all along Walmart's supply chain—from Bangladeshi garment factories to Illinois warehouses to retail stores. And hear from CIW and other food chain workers, too.
A version of this article appeared in Labor Notes #421, April 2014. Don't miss an issue, subscribe today.
Jenny Brown was a co-editor of Labor Notes.jenny@labornotes.org
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People : Archbishop Ian Ernest Installed as New Primate for the Indian Ocean
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article33691
Anglican World
2006 Easter
"In a colourful ceremony shown live on national television, the Most Revd. Gerald James Ian Ernest, was installed as 5th Archbishop of the Indian Ocean, in the presence of an overflow international ecumenical and interfaith congregation. The service took place on Sunday, 19 February [2006] in the historic Cathedral of St. James, Port Louis, Mauritius. Portions of the service were in English, French, Creole and Ny Baiboly". "On Saturday the bishops of the Province invited the visiting bishops to join them in part of their retreat, led by Roman Catholic Bishop Maurice Piat in the excellent new diocesan learning facility, the Training Centre for Ministries and Community Development. The centre is awaiting the arrival of a world-class theological library from the estate of the late Fr. John Slater of the Diocese of London, St. John's Wood Parish, sent from the Anglican Communion Office several weeks ago." Includes biographical information,
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Task group holds first meeting 'to maintain conversation'
Butcher, Adrian
Anglican Journal
"The task group set up after the Primates' Gathering and Meeting in January [2016] to 'maintain conversation' met for the first time in September and stressed its determination to work together. But it acknowledges the process would take time and could not be rushed. The primates asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to appoint the group to restore relationships, rebuild mutual trust, heal the legacy of hurt and explore deep differences. Archbishop Welby presented the group's mandate to ACC 16 in Lusaka in April where it was received and affirmed. 'What we are trying to do here is mirror what we desire for the whole Communion', said the Coadjutor Bishop of Huron, Linda Nicholls. 'We are truing to practice in our engagement with each other what we long for in the wider Communion'. Archbishop Ian Ernest from the Province of the Indian Ocean, said exchanges within the group had been frank and open. 'What has come out very clearly is the level of transparency that we have in the group. We have been able to be open and speak openly about our differences', he said. 'We also recognise the richness of the Communion. And we all love our Communion -- that is what binds us together'. Reflecting on the diversity, Canon Rosemary Mbogo, the provincial secretary of the Anglican Church of Kenya, said there was no grouping within the Communion whose views would not be listened to. The Episcopal Church's Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry acknowledges that finding solutions would take time. 'Quick fixes aren't long-term solutions', he said. 'Long-term solutions require long-term work. We are talking about relationships. You don't build or renew or heal relationships overnight. So, we are going to take whatever time it takes -- but we are going to do it'." [Text of entire article.]
Full membership of the Task Group consists of: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry (Episcopal Church USA), Archbishop Ian Ernest (Indian Ocean), Archbishop Philip Freier (Anglican Church of Australia), Archbishop Ng Moon Hing (Province of South East Asia), Canon Rosemary Mbogo (Anglican Church of Kenya), Bishop Linda Nicholls (Anglican Church of Canada) and Bishop Paul Sarker (Church of Bangladesh). The Moderator of the Church of South India, Bishop Govada Dyvasirvadam, will not be taking part in the Task Group because of allegations he is facing in India. Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, hosted the group and acts as secretary to it.
Anglican Communion. Primates Meeting (2016 : Canterbury)
Anglican Consultative Council. Meeting (16th : 2016 : Lusaka, Zambia)
Welby, Justin (Justin Portal), 1956-
Anglican Communion. Task Group to Maintain Conversation
Sex - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
Homosexuality - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
Anglican Communion - Parties and movements - 21st century
Conflict management - Religious aspects - Anglican Communion
Nicholls, Linda (Linda Carol), 1954-
Mbogo, Rosemary
Curry, Michael B. (Michael Bruce), 1953-
A time to pray and a time to repent
ACNS
"Plans for a season of repentance and prayer across the Anglican Communion next year [2019] have been put forward by a task group set up after the Primates' Meeting in 2016. The season would be launched with the publication of a specific prayer and would run from Pentecost until late in 2019. The group, which met in London, England, in March [2018] said prayers would focus on individual provinces week by week. Materials to support the initiative will be gathered and distributed by the Anglican Communion Office. Archbishop Ian Ernest, from the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean, said the season would be the Communion's gift to a world in pain. 'The world knows brokenness', he said. 'The Anglican Communion has had its struggles and its brokenness, too. So, this is our response: our belief that prayer will help us to grow and to love in spite of differences'. The task group, established at the request of primates, aims to restore relationships and rebuild mutual trust and responsibility across the Communion". [Text of entire article.]
Anglican Communion - Primates
Prayer - Anglican Communion


AT first, she did only Shirley Bassey and Cilla Black. To entertain her friends on the schoolyard back home in northern England, Jane Horrocks would spend her lunch breaks warbling just like the legendary British song stylists. As she grew, so did her repertory; eventually this character actress, best known in the United States for her flashy supporting role as the braying secretary, Bubble, on ''Absolutely Fabulous,'' would add the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe. Most often, it was she who summoned the celebrities. Occasionally, though, they'd show up unbidden.
In her latest film, ''Little Voice,'' directed and adapted for the screen by Mark Herman (''Brassed Off''), Ms. Horrocks plays L. V. (for Little Voice), an introverted working-class waif who holes up in her bedroom, hoping both to escape the scalding remarks of her alcoholic mother (Brenda Blethyn) and to recapture the comforting presence of her late father by playing and re-playing the 33 1/3 records from his collection of pop classics. For all her mother's seedy boyfriend (a gold-chained Michael Caine) knows, L. V. is completely mute. Then, as the sounds of famous female pop singers seep from beneath her door and out the windows, he discovers that this mousy young woman has a gift for impersonating divas.
The rest of ''Little Voice,'' which opens on Dec. 4, documents his hapless attempts to exploit L. V.'s talents -- and also shows a veteran actor being bowled over by his younger co-star.
It is no coincidence that ''Little Voice'' appears to be a dream showcase for Ms. Horrocks: the movie is based on a play, ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice,'' by Jim Cartwright, an old friend of hers who caught Ms. Horrocks's one-person variety show in her back garden one afternoon and decided to create a theater piece for her.
During its 1994 run, the production became one of the hottest tickets in London's West End. Some audience members would sing along with Ms. Horrocks as she inhabited the identities of Garland, Monroe and Ms. Bassey. Neither on screen nor on stage, however, were her disciples treated to Ms. Horrocks's pitch-perfect replication of Ms. Streisand.
By contrast, the 5-foot-2-inch Ms. Horrocks is about the most vulnerable looking creature you can imagine. She has huge, widely spaced eyes, and even though she was wearing red lipstick and a gray cashmere sweater set for an interview, she could still have passed for an eighth-grader. In fact, she's so slender that despite seeing her polish off a king-size breakfast of eggs, bacon and toast, the waiter at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills couldn't have known she was eating for two: Ms. Horrocks is expecting a child in March. She has an 18-month-old son, Dylan, at home with Nick Vivian, a screenwriter who is her boyfriend and the father of both children.
''Or I think so, anyway,'' Ms. Horrocks joked.
Her Technicolor take on things continued to evolve at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and, afterward, with the Royal Shakespeare Company. These days, it is impossible to select which of Ms. Horrocks's creations is the most original. To choose her chocolate-smeared bulimic in Mike Leigh's ''Life Is Sweet'' (1991) would be to ignore the abrasive new spin she gave to Sally Bowles when she originated the role in her former boyfriend Sam Mendes's 1994 revisionist ''Cabaret'' in London (currently on Broadway, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh). And what about the 1995 experimental version of ''Macbeth,'' in which Ms. Horrocks showed Lady Macbeth's descent into madness every evening by urinating onstage before a flabbergasted audience?
''When people lose control, it's not pleasant to watch,'' said Ms. Horrocks, in a bit of understatement. It was an acting choice the producers asked her to discontinue for the show's tour of Scottish schools. In the end, the ''Macbeth'' experience made her reflect on which sector of the dramatic arts could support her penchant for risk. ''After that, I just sort of lost faith in theater,'' she said.
In turn, Hollywood, at least briefly, lost faith in her. At some point after the film rights to ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' were purchased, but before the project went into production, Ms. Horrocks was told she was being replaced by the better-known Gwyneth Paltrow.
Or maybe they remembered what happened in 1994. That was the year the Steppenwolf company in Chicago tried to put on a Horrocks-less rendition of ''The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' at the Neil Simon Theater.
''It closed after a week,'' said Ms. Horrocks.


Go here for an excellent write up with screenshots on deploying OCS 2007 R2 into a hyper-v lab environment. http://tinyurl.com/7yf9fy I got OCS up and running into a production enviornment and love it, next up is connecting to the P BX.
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We are conducting a study into the experiences of birth children in foster families from across the UK.
We believe that the whole family should learn, grow and benefit from fostering. However, previous research has shown that the impact of fostering on birth children is the #1 reason given for placement breakdown, and many potential foster families report concerns about the effects of fostering on their birth children.
We want to understand which child/placement characteristics are associated with doing particularly well, and if any indicate that children may need extra support when adjusting to fostering. We believe this knowledge can be used to help provide the most effective support to birth children in the future.
As part of this, we want to understand how "fostering stakeholders" (those who directly/indirectly work with fostering families) understand this relationship. We also want to understand how academic work which looks at fostering is understood and perceived by stakeholders.
Anyone experienced in working with foster families; foster carers, teachers, social workers, academics, child prtection agencies, policy makers, MPs etc. (completion of 3 online questionnaires, eamiled over a 5 month period, each taking approx 20 mins).
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Welcome to Avondale Park School and our school website.
Avondale Park School is a large primary school serving a multi-ethnic community in the heart of North Kensington and since September 2014 we have been federated with St Anne's Nursery School. Please click here for federation home page.
Avondale Park is an aspirational and dynamic two-form entry school. Our belief is that children are entitled to the highest quality teaching, an ambitious and exciting curriculum, a stimulating learning environment and a safe and caring place in which learning is of the highest quality. We ensure appropriate challenge and support so that all our children achieve their best – emotionally and academically. Visitors are struck by our confident expressive children who are engaged in their learning and proud of their achievements - as well as the friendly and hardworking atmosphere created by staff, pupils and parents.
We have two classes in each year group, with about 25 children per class. There are 26 teaching staff including the Head and Deputy Headteacher and 41 30 non-teaching staff. We pride ourselves as teachers on aiming continually to develop and improve our teaching in order to make learning accessible and exciting for all pupils.
We are fortunate to have lots of space with excellent facilities, including 2 computer suites, interactive whiteboards in each classroom, two sports halls, and developing playgrounds.
As your child's first teacher, you will be aware of your child's needs, strengths and weaknesses and we hope to build upon that experience through a strong home – school partnership. We are happy to discuss our approach to education with parents and hope that they will continue to be involved in their children's education throughout their school career.
We look forward to meeting you. Please phone for an appointment.
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People come to Revolution Books from all over the world to find the books and the deep engagement with each other about why the world is the way it is and the possibility of a radically different way the world could be.
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"The Effects of Using Peer Workshops on Speech Quality, Public Speaking" by Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post, B. Scott Titsworth et al.
This field experiment answered the call to explore alternative pedagogies in communication by testing the use of structured peer workshops in public speaking courses. Peer workshops use systematic and structured peer feedback to assist students in improving their speeches. While strong theoretical reasons for using workshops have been advanced, and evidence from other disciplines suggest that they are effective, no research has specifically examined their use in public speaking. Results of our study show that peer workshops are a viable pedagogical option because they improve students' speech grades, reduce public speaking anxiety, and improve perceptions of classroom climate. When comparing the use of workshops at two different universities, however, we observed inconsistent results which could be attributed to how workshops were integrated and supported.
Broeckelman-Post, Melissa A.; Titsworth, B. Scott; and Brazeal, LeAnn M. (2011) "The Effects of Using Peer Workshops on Speech Quality, Public Speaking Anxiety, and Classroom Climate," Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 23 , Article 12.


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Hackers gain access to D-428 students' names, birthdates through third-party platform breach
Pearson Clinical Assessment announces November 2018 data breach
By KELSEY RETTKEEmail
Mark Busch – mbusch@shawmedia.com
DeKalb School District 428 Superintendent Jamie Craven and director of student services Cristy Meyer talk Thursday about some of the challenges of finding substitute teachers and teachers' aides.
DeKALB – The first and last names and birthdates of DeKalb School District 428 students were accessed by a hacker after a data breach on a web platform operated by Pearson Clinical Assessment, a performance assessment tool used by educators around the globe, district Superintendent Jaime Craven said Friday.
On July 19, the district was notified by Pearson that there was a data breach of the web platform AIMSweb 1.0 that occurred sometime around November, and personally identifying information of all the platform's users was accessed by the hacker, which includes district students. No grade or assessment information was affected by the incident, and the platform does not contain Social Security numbers, credit card data or other financial information, according to a July 19 letter from Pearson.
Craven said the district had used the web platform from 2006 to 2018 to assess kindergarten through fifth grade performance levels in math and English language arts. Craven sent an email about the breach to district parents about noon Friday.
"Any time there's a data breach from a third-party provider, that's a concern," Craven said Friday. "In this [case] fortunately it was only first name, last name and date of birth, and no other information. It's our understanding that anybody who was enrolled in their platform [since the 1990s] had their info breached. We have to assume it goes back that far."
The district stopped using the platform for the 2018-19 school year. No data breached has any relation to the Chromebooks that district students use, Craven said.
Pearson is a widely used platform and services about 300,000 customers, according to its website.
In the July 19 letter by Arthur Valentine, managing director of the Pearson Clinical Assessment, Valentine wrote that the company became aware of the breach in mid-March.
"We immediately launched a review, which included outside cybersecurity experts, to determine the nature and extent of any data potentially affected," Valentine wrote. "Pearson is also working with law enforcement."
"Pearson is a worldwide company," Craven said. "They handle state testing in multiple states; they're involved in Common Core and the Illinois Assessment and Readiness. But in this case, it was restricted to AIMSweb 1.0 users, so at this time we're still following up with Pearson to make sure they have all their checks and balances in place to ensure there won't be other data breaches."
Craven said the district uses the external academic screener for grades K-5 to assess performance levels at the beginning of each school year, and the data collected through the screening is used to inform teachers on how to best tailor their lessons to the needs of the students.
Pearson is offering free credit monitoring to students affected by the breach through the following number: 1-866-883-3309.
Parents or students with more questions are encouraged to contact Pearson at pearson@d428.org.
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You know what's really cool? It doesn't matter how "far" off the wagon you've fallen, it only takes ONE day to get back on track.
Are you sitting there reading this slightly stressed over upcoming holiday eating opportunities? I want to offer you two things today. First, four strategies to use at your next party and one other post-holiday season strategy.
What are you carrying around with your extra weight?
I think those extra pounds manifest in different ways in our lives. It's as if every pound represents an emotion or physical trait that is really hard to get over until it's just GONE. It's like every pound is a pound of bad mood.
making health changes isn't as complicated as we make them. It's actually simple math. And math doesn't lie. We're always working from two angles, with two numbers if you will when we're trying to make changes. Your food/energy budget is all about the input and the output.
God made food to look good, to smell good and to taste good. For some reason, when we turn to eating healthy or meal prepping our recipe repertoire can be boring, basic and bland.
Instead, figure out what things you can do that ACTUALLY make you happy. That ACTUALLY bring you long-lasting, residual joy. Do those things instead. I've noticed many people feel their day is so out of their own control, the only time they can get some pleasure is their food choices. That's a really crappy way to live, and you all deserve better than that. Find more ways to infuse joy daily and you might find yourself turning to food/booze less.


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Baller Chats
We bring you the latest football stories and match round up from across the footballing world
Destruction Derbies
ballerchats	Premier League	 December 3, 2018 December 3, 2018 2 Minutes
The right tactics get results
I am not quite sure why there were no less than 3 derbies on Sunday but I'm not complaining. Whether or not it was coincidental is irrelevant based on what the neutrals were treated to. London provided two derbies (North and West respectively). Whilst Merseyside provided the other.
However, it's only right that we begin the round up with the North London derby game between Arsenal and Tottenham at the Emirates. This fixture always has that added spice especially with Spurs now considered (in recent time at least) the best team North of the river. I am sure many Arsenal fans would disagree with that statement. Nevertheless the fixture never disappoints.
Arsenal flew out of the blocks and dominated possession in the early stages of the first half. Their endeavour paid off when Vertonghen was adjudged to have handled the ball in the penalty area much to his team mates annoyance. The penalty was converted calmly by the premier league's leading scorer Aubameyang much to the delight of the home supporters.
Spurs however continued to press and push forward and were soon level thanks to a Eric Dier header. This was soon followed by a neatly dispatched penalty from Kane after Son was brought down in the penalty box. It was looking like a Tottenham free for all until Aubameyang produced a moment of brilliance smashing the ball home from outside the box (Lloris had no chance!!).
With the score level at 2-2 Spurs would have settled for a draw however, Emery's men had other plans. The Arsenal manager's substitution an tactics were justified when Lacazette put the gunners in front before Torreira added the fourth to end all hopes for Spurs. It ended 4-2 in favour of Arsenal.
In the West London derby game between Chelsea and Fulham, the home side got off to a flyer thanks to a goal from the ever reliable Pedro. Chelsea were very much in control of the game and Loftus-Cheek made it 2 nil just before the final whistle. Chelsea needed the 3 points and their fans will be glad to see them responding in that fashion after last week's crushing defeat to Spurs.
Liverpool's match against Everton in the Merseyside derby will be remembered more for Manager Jurgen Klopp's celebration than for the game itself. As can be expected in most derbies the teams set up well but there were no clear open chances created. The only goal of the game was scored by Origi in injury time to send the KOP ballistic as manager Klopp ran onto the and chest bumped his keeper (anyone would thing they'd won the league).
But it shows you just what it means to them as a team as they continue to try and keep up with Manchester City who won their game 3-1 against Bournemouth. Their neighbours United could only salvage a draw against Southampton whilst Crystal Palace registered a win against Burnley 2-0. There were also wins for Leicester who beat Watford 2-0 thanks to goals from Vardy and Maddison respectively. West Ham beat Nwcastle 3-0 away and Brighton also overcame Huddersfield away winning 2-1.
Perfect landing!!!
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Galway companies develops students' commitment to completing Leaving Cert
Galway Advertiser / JobsThu, Jan 30, 2014
Employees in some of Galway's top companies recently welcomed fifth year students from local schools into their premises to give them a chance to see what it is really like to work there, as part of the Schools Business Partnership (SBP) which facilitates partnerships between schools and local businesses.
Growing Galway Food to survey producers and buyers in the food sector
Galway Advertiser / NewsThu, Jan 23, 2014
Growing Galway Food is inviting small food producers as well as retail and hospitality food buyers to participate in an online survey of food production in Galway as part of its aims to develop a county wide strategy for food in Galway, to contribute to the future development of the sector by fostering cooperation and cohesion amongst food producers and to build relationships between food producers and buyers in the retail, catering and hospitality sectors.
Back-to-work programmes launched in Athlone
Athlone Advertiser / NewsFri, Feb 15, 2013
An opportunity for professionals and graduates who have been unemployed for more than 12 months is about to open up in Athlone, with the launch of an innovative programme under the Government-funded and EU-supported Momentum Skills Initiative.
Innovative back to work programmes to be launched in Galway
Galway Advertiser / JobsThu, Feb 07, 2013
A genuine opportunity is about to open up in Galway for people who find themselves unemployed for more than 12 months with the launch of two innovative programmes under the Government funded and EU supported Momentum Initiative.
Idea2enterprise launches in Athlone
Athlone Advertiser / NewsFri, Jun 29, 2012
The successful launch of idea2enterprise took place in Athlone yesterday [Thursday] with a tremendous groundswell of positivity and enthusiasm for businesses start-ups and new commercial ideas. The event was attended by members of the local business community, staff and board members of Westmeath Community Development, public representatives, and members of Athlone Chamber of Commerce. Skills of attendees varied widely, from craft industry to technology.
New programme of support for rural enterprises
'Idea2enterprise', a six-month programme of supports for new and existing businesses from Westmeath Community Development, will be launched next Thursday June 28 in The Creggan Court Hotel, Athlone from 1.30-3pm and Bloomfield House Hotel, Mullingar from 5.30-7pm.
Local playground company showcases cutting edge equipment at Young Scientist Exhibition
A Galway based playground company showcased cutting edge play equipment with integrated technology to challenge teenagers both intellectually and physically at the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition recently.


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Q: C program with fully justification of text from file Here is my problem statement:

I have a small question related to a portion of code which I can't find a proper solution to. Again I'm not necessarily asking for a full solution I just hit a deadend. I need to read from a file lines (Don't know their lengths) find the maximum length of a line and add spaces between words on each line, evenly, so that they are fully justified (all lines have the same size as the max one).
Here is my code so far:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main() {
    FILE *f;
    char *word;
    int j, i, m, n, c, k, z;
    char aux[255] = "", aux1[255];
    i = 0;
    j = 0;
    char file[100][100];
    char s[100];
    f = fopen("user_input.txt", "r");
    m = 0;

    while (fgets(file[i], sizeof(file[i]), f)) {
        if (m < strlen(file[i]) - 1)
            m = strlen(file[i]) - 1;
        i++;
    }

    for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
        n = 0;

        for (k = 0; k < strlen(file[j]); k++)
            if (file[j][k] == ' ')
                n++;

        c = (m - strlen(file[j])) / n;

        for (z = 0; z < c; z++)
            aux[z] = ' ';

        for (k = 0; k < strlen(file[j]); k++)
            if (file[j][k] == ' ') {
                strcpy(aux1, file[j] + k + 1);
                strcat(file[j], aux);
                strcat(file[j], aux1);
            }

        printf("%s", file[j]);
    }
}

A: Your code is broken for multiple reasons:

*

*you forgot to include <string.h>

*you have hard coded limits to the maximum line length and the number of lines, both causing a penalty of 0.5p

*you do not test for fopen() success, causing undefined behavior upon failure to open the file.

*you do not test array boundaries when reading lines, causing undefined behavior if the file has more than 100 lines or 99 byte fragments thereof.

*your computation of c = (m - strlen(file[j])) / n; is rounded down. You will not insert enough spaces for full text justification in many cases.

*aux is not properly null terminated, it will keep growing up to the largest number of spaces to insert for any given line.

*the insertion operation will corrupt the line and ultimately leave just the last word with some spaces inserted before.

*the code was badly formated and since you do not use {} for non trivial statement, it is difficult to read and easy to break.

Here is a modified version that does not have such limitations:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

int main() {
    const char *filename = "user_input.txt";
    FILE *f;
    char *line;
    int c, i, len, maxlen, skip, nw, spaces, ns;

    /* open the file */
    if ((f = fopen(filename, "r")) == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr, "cannot open %s\n", filename);
        return 1;
    }

    /* first pass: determine the maximum line length */
    for (maxlen = len = 0;;) {
        c = getc(f);
        if (c == '\n' || c == EOF) {
            if (maxlen < len)
                maxlen = len;
            len = 0;
            if (c == EOF)
                break;
        } else {
            len++;
        }
    }

    /* allocate the line buffer: maxlen characters plus newline plus '\0' */
    if ((line = malloc(maxlen + 2)) == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr, "cannot allocate memory for %d bytes\n", maxlen + 2);
        fclose(f);
        return 1;
    }

    /* second pass: read one line at a time */
    rewind(f);
    while (fgets(line, maxlen + 2, f)) {
        len = strlen(line);
        if (len > 0 && line[len - 1] == '\n') {
            /* strip the newline if any */
            line[--len] = '\0';
        }
        /* skip and output initial spaces */
        for (skip = 0; line[skip] == ' '; skip++) {
            putchar(line[skip]);
        }
        /* count the words */
        for (nw = 0, i = skip; i < len; i++) {
            if (line[i] == ' ')
                nw++;
        }
        /* output the text, expanding spaces */
        spaces = maxlen - len;
        for (i = skip; i < len; i++) {
            if (line[i] == ' ') {
                ns = spaces / nw;
                printf("%*s", ns, "");
                spaces -= ns;
                nw--;
            }
            putchar(line[i]);
        }
        putchar('\n');
    }
    free(line);
    fclose(f);
    return 0;
}

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The first test of Calmmoon Rail took place in Hainburg, Austria in 2009. Due to the positive results, a long-term test in Deutsch Wagram was carried out at one of the permanent stationary measurement stations of ÖBB.
In 2012, Calmmoon Rail was measured by independent acoustic engineers on Deutsche Bahn track in Löf/Mosel and Gau Algesheim. Infrabel carried out satisfactory tests in Dudzele in 2014.
On 15.06.2012, the German Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), jointly with Deutsche Bahn, published the final report on Economic Stimulus Programme II. This examined innovative measures for noise and vibration protection along the track as part of actual projects.
It identified Calmmoon Rail rail web noise shielding as the most effective and economically most efficient technology of 5 systems examined, reducing noise by 3 dB on average.


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Autism Research
Altered somatosensory processing in autism spectrum disorders: Mechanisms and emerging therapeutic opportunities
David Ginty, Ph.D.Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard University
On April 24, 2019, David Ginty presented his work on the neurobiological basis of touch over-reactivity in mouse models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). He also discussed new pharmacological approaches aimed at reducing sensory over-reactivity and potentially improving cognitive and behavioral abnormalities associated with ASD.
Mapping human cerebral cortex: Structure, function, connectivity, development and evolution
David Van Essen, Ph.D.Alumni Endowed Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
On April 3, 2019, David Van Essen provided an overview of basic principles of cortical organization and connectivity from studies of laboratory animals and analyses of individual variability in humans. He also highlighted a new map ('parcellation') of the human cerebral cortex based on data from the Human Connectome Project.
April 3, 2019 Watch video
The genetic influences on autism spectrum disorder risk
Elise Robinson, Sc.D.Assistant Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Member, Broad Institute
On January 30, 2019, Elise Robinson provided an overview of the role that genetic factors play in autism spectrum disorders and discussed the next steps to further understand autism genetics.
The predictive impairment hypothesis in autism: An empirical assessment
Pawan Sinha, Ph.D.Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dagmar Sternad, Ph.D.Professor, Northeastern University
On December 12, 2018, Pawan Sinha and Dagmar Sternad reviewed a recently proposed hypothesis about the nature of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that posits that the common traits of the disorder are manifestations of an individual's difficulty in making predictions about cause and effect.
December 12, 2018 Watch video
Rethinking autism and animal models: A systems perspective
André Fenton, Ph.D.Professor, Center for Neural Science, New York University
On November 28, 2018, André Fenton discussed work with mouse genetic models of fragile X syndrome (FXS) – the most common single-gene cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms – and focused on the utility of such models to evaluate hypotheses for understanding ASD. He evaluated distinct hypotheses by assessing synapse function and the action potential discharge of knowledge-expressing hippocampus "place cells" during behaviors that require varying cognitive effort.
November 28, 2018 Watch video
Thinking differently about neurodevelopmental disorders and autism: Lumping vs. splitting
Evdokia Anagnostou, M.D.Assistant Director, Bloorview Research Institute
Child Neurologist and Senior Clinician Scientist, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto
On September 26, 2018, Evdokia Anagnostou discussed the challenge of rethinking classification systems and diagnostic labels for autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders in light of recent findings from research and clinical studies.


The LTW discussion forum had some interesting debates this week, particularly the ones conducted by Mr. Ben Yarbrough, the owner of the web site: http://www.baccarattraining.com.
Certainly not your regular gambler, Yarbrough, a native of Georgia (where he currently makes his home) is a former chapter president of the Georgia Association for Gifted Children. (He got involved because he wanted to see and have some input on the kind of programs that were being offered to his son who possesses an off the scale I.Q.). Some thirty years ago, he developed a number of revolutionary mnemonic approaches which he taught students to employ in "The Memory School" which he founded in his early twenties after attending Ga. Tech.
Yarbrough maintains a modest Internet web-site at his own dot com called: www.baccarattraining.com, where he can be contacted by email at info@baccarattraining.com.
"You are right when you say your primary battle is with yourself, as this battle permeates all aspects of your play, and proper self-management --as one might be managed by a coach on the sidelines is critical."
"You are wrong when you say that the casino deserves no respect as an opponent. These people know more about the psyche of the gambler than is ever published in any psychology book, and they are more than willing to use this information in any way they can to trip up the winning player."
regard, playing at, NOT ABOVE one's comfort level is the mark of a confident player, sticking more money out in front of you when you are losing, is the act of a scared person, NOT A WINNER."
"Regarding your "IF YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD PLAYER, WHY AREN'T YOU RICH"? My claim to fame is NOT that I am a great player, although I believe I play well, and my bottom line with the casinos reflects this. My "claim to fame" is that I can teach other people to become great players. (Think of Sam Massobini in the movie "Chariots of Fire"). I do not believe however that one needs to run their stake into a fortune to be considered a great player--Just win consistently in a game which the experts and mathematicians of the world say you can't beat."
Thank you for allowing my posts to appear on this -- "The best gambling forum I have ever viewed". You must be interested in having people become more informed gamblers. I salute you, and I must say that your readers/posters are a notch above those found on any "pretending to be similar site".
--and more to smart gambling than learning a play system--"
"Thanks to most knowledgeable players whose keen interest in investigating the cutting edge in player training and play approach development have generated this set of hopefully instructional exchanges."
gambling is all about and what self-management really means."
"My play approach is not pattern based, it is simply a re-translation of the normally seen shoe to produce a "new shoe" where "much more running" and "much less chopping" are encountered, perhaps Mr. Vegas' (the author of PowerPlay Baccarat) approach to maximizing pattern based bet selections might be the perfect enhancement and compliment for those employing my shoe translation method. Conversely, my translation approach might provide the solid dream foundation for Mr. Vegas' approach's implementation. Played together some exciting results might be possible."
"The only play approach I know of is the "Baccarat is War" approach in which you translate your shoe into a new shoe as you go. Then simply "follow bet" in the new shoe which has much less chopping and much more running. (For those who don't know, Follow betting is betting for whatever happened last to happen again--See a Bank, bet for another bank to follow it). Note that this play approach was developed for "high stakes" play and is designed for play in a fresh cards environment (Big Table Bac), where the highest stakes players are normally found.
The problem which faces most players is that they are unaware that the more the cards are shuffled, the more predominant the chop (back and forth between bank and player) becomes. So a run favoring system which works okay with new cards, will have its plow cleaned when used in a mini-bac game with old cards. Conversely, a chop or even lengthened run favoring system will get usually get "killed" in a game using new cards because the natural bias is toward running rather than chopping.
Just make sure that whichever approach you use (chopping or running), is geared to the state of the cards you are playing with.
This is just one of the NEW dimensions which the Baccarat is War approach brings to the game of baccarat and to the advanced study of random events as they are encountered in the modern casino."
"Tester books never state the level of randomness--i.e. the number of shuffles the cards have undergone in the shoes being displayed for system testing purposes."


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A Chance to Give Yelp Your Input
By Chris DeringerMay 16, 2014Social Media
Yelp has been making a lot of news recently. Yesterday they announced that they have rolled out a new feature that alerts a business when Yelp detects that their company is receiving multiple reviews from the same IP address (for instance the IP at your dealership). Just to remind everyone, Yelp's official stance from their blog is "we encourage businesses to take a hands off approach when it comes to receiving reviews".
Historically, dealers have not had the greatest experience with Yelp. You don't have to search long to find real-life stories about problems dealers have had working with the review service. In the dealership world, Yelp is often talked about, rarely praised (see here, here, and here).
Last week, Johnson & Weaver, a shareholder rights firm, announced that they are launching an investigation into Yelp's business practices, specifically focusing on the validity and authenticity of the reviews of local businesses that Yelp displays on its site, mobile site, and mobile app. This announcement comes just a few weeks after the Wall Street Journal reported that Yelp has received over 2,000 FTC complaints in the last 6 years.
Perhaps in response to some of the recent publicity, Yelp announced Tuesday, using their official blog, that they are looking for help from small business owners – new members for the Yelp Small Business Advisory Council (YSBAC). Created in 2010, this panel gets to:
Participate in an annual summit at Yelp HQ
Provide input on products under development
Brainstorm new ideas for Yelp executives to consider
Serve as a resource for other business owners who have questions about the services and tools on Yelp
According to Yelp, the YSBAC has had a hand in the following improvements:
"Yelp Metrics" being launched to help business owners track customer leads
Business owner review comments being visible on mobile
Development of the free "Revenue Estimate" tool to calculate the value of leads from Yelp
The "Activity Feed" to track when and how Yelp drives customers to businesses
I think that we're all fairly skeptical of Yelp's intentions in reaching out to local business owners, given the challenges I've described above. Regardless of our industry's recent experiences with Yelp, they are a multi-billion dollar company that remains the leading local business review website. So if you're interested in participating in their YSBAC to influence and shape Yelp's treatment and relationship with local businesses in the future, there is a simple, 9 question form, that you can complete. Last year, 26 small business owners were chosen from the over 1,000 business owners that applied to participate.
Would you like to share your dealership's experiences with Yelp?
Author Chris Deringer
Chris joined DealerOn in 2008 and is responsible for leading DealerOn's Marketing and Operational Functions (product marketing, product management, brand building, channel marketing, and corporate communications) With 13 years of Digital Marketing optimization experience and success, Chris is an expert in all aspects of online marketing and e-commerce, including SEO, Paid Search, conversion optimization, web analytics, A/B and multi-variate website testing. Prior to DealerOn, Chris spent 6 years at Network Solutions where he lead the online marketing strategy team and analytics areas. Chris is known as the foremost authority in automotive on how to measure and optimize marketing performance with Google Analytics. Chris is a Google Adwords and Google Analytics Certified expert, a 2012-2014 MobileWebAwards judge, and a past member of the Web Analytics Association. He has spoken at national and international conferences for NADA on the subject. Prior to DealerOn, Chris spent 7 years at Network Solutions, at the time, the largest domain name, website, email and online marketing company for small businesses in the United States, helping lead the online marketing strategy analytics areas. He worked in marketing and financial management roles at Fortune 100 companies Intel and MCI. Education: MBA in Marketing, University of Texas, B.A., University of Virginia
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