The Universal Declaration was created in response to the horrors of the Holocaust in World War II. Prior to the Holocaust, many argued that human rights were a domestic concern, to be supervised and enforced by the government within each country. This view evolved as the world learned of the scope of the atrocities, leading to a movement for internationally protected human rights that were universal and inalienable.
The importance of religious freedom as a core human right was embraced by the global community in the Universal Declaration. In the very first sentence of its preamble, the Universal Declaration states that "recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world." It is this recognition of the inherent dignity of humanity that has become the driving force for the protection and promotion of religious freedom and all human rights.
In 1966, the United Nations (UN) passed a legally enforceable treaty, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Covenant), which expanded on the scope of the right to freedom of religion or belief and provided the Human Rights Committee (a body of independent human rights experts) with the power to monitor implementation of the Covenant. This treaty came into force in 1976. The Covenant, along with the Universal Declaration and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), form the International Bill of Human Rights.
The UN Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1981, is designed to articulate the strong position of the UN against religious discrimination and religious intolerance. It also details the far-ranging rights covered under the ambit of religious freedom through manifesting one's religious beliefs.
The right to freedom of religion or belief is intrinsically and inextricably intertwined with other fundamental rights, including the right to freedom of expression and opinion, freedom of association, and the universal principles of non-discrimination and equality for all.
Freedom of religion or belief benefits everyone. It is a means, through faith-based actions, to achieve democratization, plurality and security; freedom of religion also reduces poverty through economic and social development. It is at the heart of democratic principles that contribute to a free and open society, morality, transparency, the rule of law, ethical treatment of others, peace and promotion of other human rights.
In contrast, restrictions on the right to freedom of religion contribute to polarization and discrimination between communities, undermine democratization and security, and encourage extremist groups.
Today the right to freedom of religion or belief is under assault throughout the world. A recent global study by the Pew Research Center focused on 197 countries and territories comprising 99.5 percent of the world's population. It finds that approximately five billion people, 75 percent of the world's population, live in countries with high government restrictions on religion or high social hostilities involving religion, which often target religious minorities.
The first dimension covers the rights of individuals to freely manifest their religion or belief. The second dimension covers the rights of religious groups representing a community of fellow believers to manifest their religion through religious rites and community practices and to structure their internal religious affairs through legal entities and institutions.
 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 18; European Union Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief, ¶ 16.
 United Nations Human Rights Committee General Comment 22, ¶ 1.
 Guidelines for Review of Legislation Pertaining to Religion or Belief, Prepared by the OSCE/ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion in Consultation with the Venice Commission.
 European Union Guidelines on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief, ¶ 12.
 United Nations Human Rights Committee General Comment 22, ¶ 3.
 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 18; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 18; European Convention on Human Rights, Article 9.


We are trying a new photoviewer with our Green Issue – the controls on the lower right of the image window allow you to zoom-in and explore in full screen glory the wonderful cover art by Xiuyuan Zhang. You can find her on twitter at @xiuyuanzhang.
See the Editor's Letter and Table of Contents for this issue!
My favourite part of this cover is the deer! I even tried to make the deer the favicon for the site, but it wasn't visible at the teeny tiny 32×32 size.


Tom explains his philosophy of painting and perspective of the world. From his intimate relationship with the material of art, to finding the essence of landscapes in their silence. Tom Hausken was born in Minneapolis Minnesota and currently lives in the Ahtanum Valley in Central Washington State.
Proud to announce our featured speaker for this Thursday: Tom Hausken was born in Minneapolis Minnesota and currently lives in the Ahtanum Valley in Central Washington State. Mr. Hausken is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University (1985) and continued his studies in drawing and painting at the University of Washington (1987) Mr. Hausken is currently the Artist in Residence at the Yakima Valley Museum. He has twice received Full Fellowship Residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, the Clowes Fellowship in 2010 and the Pollock W Krasner Fellowship 2016. His work can be found in numerous public and private collections.


This magazine/website has outstanding information on yoga and often includes the newest research on the benefits of yoga practices.
Dr.Timothy McCall, M.D.'s site: Yoga As Medicine. The science and practice of yoga therapy.
This is renowned Ashtanga yogi, David Swenson's website. This is a good resource for Ashtanga yoga.
This is renowned Ashtanga yogi, Beryl Bender-Birch's website. This is also a good resource for Ashtanga yoga.
This is renowned Ashtanga yogi, Richard Freeman's website. This is also a good resource for Ashtanga yoga.
Center for Science in the Public Interest, an organization geared toward health promotion.
Website of Healthy Bites Delivery, a business founded by Katie Cavuto Boyle, friend of Alison Donley, and nutrition specialist for Unite for Her.
Environmental Working Group, an organization promoting public and and environmental health.
Wellness Day for Women with breast cancer.
Dedicated to improving the quality of life for advanced-stage cancer patients and their families by fulfilling a BucketWish.
Driven by the recognition that individuals have the power to take their well-being into their own hands.


This week you called for the UK to become a zero waste society, an issue which I whole heartedly support.
I am currently researching and writing a book about plastic. Loosely titled 'A Life Less Plastic', it will chart the story of plastic, from its manufacture, to the myriad plastic products we find in our homes, to its disposal, and all of the environmental concerns surrounding it. I was therefore particularly interested in your comments about encouraging manufacturers to reduce their packaging materials, which are often comprised of single use plastics, and was hoping that you would be able to tell me more about this proposal and how you will achieve it.
As Environment Secretary, please could you also tell me what plans, if any, you have regarding plastic bags. Although plastic now features strongly in every aspect of the average westerner's daily lifestyle, from the packaging on the food we eat, to the technology we use, and even the activities we undertake in our leisure time, the plastic bag is probably the most widely recognised form of plastic pollution. Many countries have already taken steps to ban single use plastic bags, with often astounding results, or to introduce taxes on them. The Republic of Ireland, for instance, introduced a tax on plastic bags in 2002, which resulted in a 90% reduction in plastic bag usage as well acquiring significant extra revenue for the government. Are you considering a similar tax, or an outright ban, for the UK? For your interest, I attach a list of worldwide bans and taxes on plastic bags currently in place.
I understand that you are a person who is very much in demand and with a heavy workload, but I would very much like to enter a conversation with you on these subjects. As you are aware, zero waste and plastic waste are subjects very much in the public sphere at the moment, and they are obviously on the new government's agenda as well, and it is in the public's interest – and in the interest of the environment and our swiftly depleting resources – to tackle these issues openly and quickly.
I look forward to hearing from you and learning more about your own and the government's plans and thoughts on this important issue.
Thank you for your email of 19 June to the Secretary of State. I have been asked to reply.
It is encouraging to hear of your interest in this issue. You may have seen that the Secretary of State, Caroline Spelman, has recently announced a full review of waste policies in England. The overarching purpose of the Review will be to ensure that the correct waste policies are in place to enable us to move towards a 'zero waste society'.
In line with the European Union's revised Waste Framework Directive, the Government's aim is to end the needless distribution of carrier and, over the longer term, we would like to see the single-use carrier bag, issued free at the point of sale, become a thing of the past. The key to reducing the number of bags we use is reuse of bags of all varieties. All bags have an environmental impact - reusing them as many times as possible and disposing of them in an appropriate way minimises this impact. This could include a final use as a bin liner – displacing the need for a new bag/liner to be used instead.
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) monitor the number of bags given out by the main supermarkets, and will present their next full set of data this summer.
On 18 December 2008, Britain's leading supermarkets, represented by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), signed up to an agreement pledging a 50 per cent cut in the number of carrier bags given out by the end of May 2009, based on a 2006 baseline, and to aspire to a longer term reduction of 70 per cent. The agreement covered seven of Britain's major supermarket chains in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and targeted both paper and plastic single-use carrier bags provided by the supermarkets involved. The supermarkets committed to the agreement account for more than 85 per cent of the UK grocery market and, therefore, a significant proportion of the UK's carrier bag usage. Bags will still be available, but retailers will be introducing various measures to reduce the number they give out, and encourage consumers to reuse the bags they have - whatever sort of bags they are.
The voluntary agreement builds on an earlier agreement with 21 leading retailers to reduce the environmental impact of carrier bags by 25 per cent between May 2006 and December 2008. The results of this earlier agreement were a 26 per cent reduction in numbers of bags distributed by participating retailers, and a 40 per cent reduction in the environmental impact of carrier bags.
More information on WRAP's work on reducing waste and increasing resource efficiency in businesses and public organisations can be found on its website at www.wrap.org.uk.
For more information on Defra's programme on reducing waste arising from carrier bags, please visit our website at www.defra.gov.uk/environment/localenv/litter/bags/index.htm.
My first response to the David Hands' reply is: did he actually read my letter?
"You may have seen that the Secretary of State, Caroline Spelman, has recently announced a full review of waste policies in England," he writes. Err, well, had he read my letter properly, he may have seen that an acknowledgement of this forms the opening sentence of my letter, "This week [Caroline Spelman] called for the UK to become a zero waste society." Ok, so maybe my comment doesn't directly refer to an overview of waste management policy, but I do think it demonstrates that I'm aware of the review and the Secretary of State's movements on it.
"The Government's aim is to end the needless distribution of carrier and, over the longer term, we would like to see the single-use carrier bag, issued free at the point of sale, become a thing of the past." Ok, that's a start. But how does he define "needless distribution", and how does the government actually plan to end this needless distribution?
"The key to reducing the number of bags we use is reuse of bags of all varieties." I take this to mean that the manner in which the government plans to end "needless distribution" of the single-use carrier bag is by making them, errr, multiple use? So, no bans, no taxes, just encouraging people to re-use them? Doesn't sound like a very solid plan really does it? And how are they going to encourage people to re-use them?
"On 18 December 2008, Britain's leading supermarkets, represented by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), signed up to an agreement pledging a 50 per cent cut in the number of carrier bags given out by the end of May 2009, based on a 2006 baseline, and to aspire to a longer term reduction of 70 per cent..." Some nice figures here, that might be enough to satisfy a lot of people with similar queries. But it rather feels like he is simply quoting figures he's been told to brag about, rather than having properly read my letter and considered the issues I tried to raise within it.
"The results of this earlier agreement were a 26 per cent reduction in numbers of bags distributed by participating retailers, and a 40 per cent reduction in the environmental impact of carrier bags." A 40% reduction in the environmental impact of carrier bags? How on earth can he quantify or prove this figure? Where does this figure come from and how was it obtained?
The Defra website link doesn't work. At least, not today anyway. Which means I am unable to look at "more information on Defra's programme on reducing waste arising from carrier bags."


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Family Grants
Family Grants →
Our Marvellous Family Grants provide support to help UK families in financial hardship who are caring for a Child/Young Person with a serious illness.
If you are a parent or carer, please read the following information carefully before contacting an applicant officer.
Marvellous Family grants are open to any family residing in the UK who meet the following criteria:
There is a Child/Young Person who has a serious illness that could be life-limiting, as described by the following:[1]
Group 1 - Life threatening conditions for which curative treatment may be feasible but can fail. (e.g. epilepsy, irreversible organ failures of heart, liver, kidneys.)
Group 2 - Conditions where premature death is inevitable. (e.g. cystic fibrosis.)
Group 3 - Progressive conditions without curative treatment options. (e.g. Batten disease, mucopolysaccaridoses, muscular dystrophy.)
Group 4 - Irreversible but non-progressive conditions causing severe disability leading to susceptibility to health complications and likelihood of premature death. (e.g. sickle cell disease, cerebral palsy, multiple disabilities such as brain or spinal cord insult.)
Group 5 - Syndromes without a name (SWAN) causing severe, chronic disability or illness
Please note that the charity's remit excludes all forms of cancer owing to levels of support for children and young people with cancer being far higher than those for other conditions. We are also unable to support applicants whose primary diagnosis is a developmental disability including Autism and ADHD.
The Child/Young Person is eligible to receive Medium or High Rate DLA or receives PIP
The Child/Young Person has yet to reach their 25th birthday
The family are living in financial hardship
The family has not received a grant for this Child/Young Person from the Marvellous Family Grants in the last 12 months
The grant is for the benefit of the Child/Young Person directly
What are you able to fund?
Grant awards of up to a maximum of £1,000 are considered to enable families to access a variety of support including;
Physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, hydrotherapy and counselling, where the provision on the NHS is not sufficient
Play, art or music therapy sessions
Travel (including parking), whilst the Child/Young Person is in hospital (Note grants of up to a maximum of £300 are considered for travel and parking)
Specialist equipment, for example specialist seats and walkers, epilepsy monitors etc
Everyday items that will improve the Child's/Young Person's quality of life and keep them out of hospital longer, for example furniture, white goods and clothing (where this is required because of the person's condition)
Attendance at medical/support group conference
Ongoing social activities, lessons and memberships
iPad/laptops, where there is evidence that it will be of educational benefit to the Child/Young Person
We are unable to accept applications completed by parents or individuals. We are only able to accept applications completed via a health or social care professional employed by a statutory organisation (NHS or local authority). This would normally be from a Nurse, Doctor, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Family Health Visitor/Worker or Social worker. They will know your family's history and would be happy to complete an application on your behalf. We call this person the Applicant Officer.
The reason we only accept applications via this route is to ensure that criteria is met through an independent professional. It greatly reduces our overheads by asking the application officers to check details for us thus ensuring a very fast decision process. If we had to do these checks internally we would not have as many funds available to help families.
Applications are considered at a monthly grants allocations meeting. The application forms need to be submitted by a set date to be considered at each month's meeting. The application form needs to have been fully completed, including your signature. These dates can be found on the right hand side of We will notify your Applicant Officer with the outcome of the application within 4-8 weeks of receiving your application.
Once you have decided who will make the application on your behalf, please pass our details on to them and ask them to register with us in order to make an application. Alternatively they can email grants@roalddahlcharity.org confirming their name, organisation name and contact details, so we can send them an application pack.
Please note our fund is limited and we will be unable to fund every grant requested. On some occasions successful grant applications may only be partially funded as we try and help as many families as possible.
Grants are generally awarded to eligible cases that demonstrate the greatest need, and where we feel our funding can make the biggest difference.
[1] Adapted from: ACT, 'A Guide to the Development of Children's Palliative Care Services,' 2009.
Grants of up to £500 are available to enable families to access a variety of support including:
- Respite care or family days out
- Play, art or music therapy sessions
- Peer group or counselling sessions
- Equipment or expenses so children can join in activities with their friends
- Access to social communications technology
- Expenses to attend a family support event or conference
This list is not exhaustive.
Marvellous Family Grants are open to any family in the UK in which:
· There is a child with a serious long-term health condition
· The child is eligible to receive to receive Medium or High Rate DLA (the Care component) or the Enhanced Rate for 6 of the 12 activities in the PIP, or has an equivalent level of need
· The child has yet to reach their 21st birthday
Unfortunately we are unable to accept applications completed by parents or individuals. We are only able to accept applications completed via a healthcare professional, social services, health visitors, or grant coordinators within an organisation. The reason we only accept applications via this route is to ensure that criteria is met through an independent professional. It greatly reduces our overheads by asking the application officers to check details for us thus ensuring a very fast decision process. If we had to do these checks internally we would not have as many funds available to help families.
Who are application officers?
We would be able to accept applications through your social worker, family worker, health visitors, occupational therapist, and grant coordinator within an organisation. Someone working within the healthcare profession who knows your family and your history and would be happy to complete an application on behalf of you.
Next steps?
Please pass our details to your healthcare representative and ask them to contact us in order for an application to be made. Telephone number 01494 890465 or email wufoo link
Application and notification dates
Application and notification dates 2018/19
Disability Grants Information
Other Benefits and Grants Information
Contact the Charity
The children we help

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Applications are now open for ComSciCon 2019! The 7th annual Communicating Science workshop will be held in San Diego, CA, on July 11-13, 2019. Graduate students at U.S. and Canadian institutions in all fields of science, technology, engineering, health, mathematics, and related fields are encouraged to apply. The application will close on March 1st.
Visit the ComSciCon website to submit an application or learn more about past workshop programs and participants. Direct questions to comscicon17@comscicon.org. The application deadline is March 1, 2019.
ComSciCon is sponsored by The Kavli Institute for Brain & Mind, UC San Diego (UCSD), UCSD Physical Sciences, UCSD Graduate Division, UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD Neurosciences, UCSD Social Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American Astronomical Society, American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.


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Multiple People Hurt in Crash on I-95 Near Pa., Del. State Line
Police could not immediately assess the severity of the injuries
By NBC10 Staff	• Published October 4, 2020 • Updated on October 4, 2020 at 9:16 am
A crash which left multiple people injured forced the closure of a stretch of Interstate 95 near the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line Sunday morning.
The crash on the southbound lanes of I-95 happened near the split with Interstate 495 just before 5 a.m. in Lower Chichester Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. The road reopened shortly after 9 a.m.
Police could not immediately assess the severity of the injuries. The cause of the crash was under investigation.
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The Dala-fur (Dala pälsfår, Swedish) is a breed of domestic sheep originating in Sweden. The Dala-fur is one of several sheep breeds that are remnants of the old Swedish landrace breed, and is one of the Northern European short-tailed sheep breeds.
This breed is white, small, short, hardy and has a short, wool-less tail. About 90% of all rams are horned while the ewes are polled (hornless). Rams weigh approximately 60 kilograms (130 lb) and ewes 45 kilograms (99 lb).
In 2000, there were 160 Dala-fur sheep. In 2002, the population decreased to 95 and 2006 there were 116.
^ a b c Agricultural Research Institute of Iceland. "Swedish Dala fur sheep". North SheD, Origin and Diversity of Northern European sheep breeds. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
^ DAD-IS (2009). "Bündner Oberländerschaf/Switzerland". Domestic Animal Diversity Information System. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
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This page was last edited on 1 September 2018, at 08:13 (UTC).


2017 was a record–setting year for our rental housing business, Freddie Mac Multifamily. We were once again the nation's rental housing finance leader, funding more rental housing units than ever before — 820,000 — including more than 680,000 units affordable for low–income and working families.
The highlights from 2017 are almost too many to count. Through innovation, records were set in many of Freddie Mac's product offerings and programs. In the midst of the current affordable housing crisis, we increased our financing to preserves affordable rental housing by 70 percent. We've dramatically grown our financing of smaller properties, which are nearly one–third of the rental market. And we've expanded our "green" business —which finances energy– and water–saving improvements that help lower operating costs, keep utility bills low and protect the environment—by nearly 500 percent. Meanwhile our innovative securities transferred billions in credit risk away from our balance sheet — and American taxpayers—to private investors.
In 2017, we showed the strength of our multifamily line of business. Our innovative products, underwriting and world–class securities helped bring financing to every corner of the multifamily market, preserve much–needed affordable housing, and transfer the majority of risk away from taxpayers.
Check out the infographic to see the numbers.


A renowned Yoruba actor, Bolaji Amusan, popularly called `Mr Latin' as his stage name, on Friday identified discipline, integrity, commitment and perseverance, as the virtues needed to succeed in life.
`Mr Latin' said this at the ongoing summer camp at Akin Ogunpola Model College, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun.
He said that despite his coming from a humble background, he was able to rise to the top of his career through hard work and doggedness.
He said that there was no short cut to success, adding: "I am from a poor family. I did not get to where I am today by accident. I worked hard and am committed to what I do.
"There is no short cut to success and, as children, you should also be determined; especially, in your academics and whatever you find yourselves doing, so that you can be great in life.
`Mr Latin' commended Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun for giving his approval for the organizer of the programme for children in the state.
He said that the programme had made the children to be positively engaged instead of dissipating their energies on social vices during the long holiday.
Also, the entertainment industry has been described as a goldmine which can turn one's fortune around, if properly harnessed.
Hafiz Oyetoro, a lecturer at the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin, Lagos State, said his during an interactive session with participants at the Ogun State Government organised summer camp.
The artiste also known as `Saka' in the entertainment circle advised the young ones to ensure they had sound education by taking their studies very seriously.
Saka also advised them to be disciplined, committed, and serious minded and God fearing in their endeavours.
The theatre practitioner pleaded with parents not to force their choice of course of studies on their children.
He commended the state government for organising the camping, saying it would open a vista for social interaction and intellectual improvement among the participants.


Five-year-old P. greggii x P. tecunumanii in an Arauco Argentina test in Misiones province, Argentina.
Based on results from the Camcore pine hybrid trials at four years of age, the hybrid between P. greggii var. australis and P. tecunumanii (high elevation) has shown excellent growth and adaptation in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay. Some advantages of this hybrid include frost resistance acquired from the P. greggii, tolerance to Fusarium circinatum from the P. tecunumanii, and superior wood and pulp properties coming from both species. Because of these multiple advantages and great potential, some Camcore members from Latin America made the decision at the 2015 Camcore annual meeting in Texas to start a cooperative breeding program with this hybrid.
Logistical and biological reasons led to a decision to develop the project using the reciprocal hybrid: P. tecunumanii x P. greggii. The objectives of this breeding project are the same as those of the P. patula x P. tecunumanii project in South Africa. The goal is to obtain 250 full-sib families made using 50 female trees in a P. tecunumanii clonal seed orchard at Smurfit Kappa Colombia with pollen collected from 44 selected trees of P. greggii by Camcore.


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Lavinsky, Dave.Start at the End.
Senge, Peter. M. The Fifth Discipline: The Art Practice of the Learning Organization.
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Q: Delphi OwnerDraw PageControl customization I am having one project with a OwnerDraw PageControl. I need to customize it as follows:

So I have written the following codes:
unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
  Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.ComCtrls, Vcl.StdCtrls;

type
  TPageControl = class(Vcl.ComCtrls.TPageControl)
  protected
    procedure CNDrawitem(var Message: TWMDrawItem); message CN_DRAWITEM;
  end;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    PageControl1: TPageControl;
    TabSheet1: TTabSheet;
    TabSheet2: TTabSheet;
    TabSheet3: TTabSheet;
    TabSheet4: TTabSheet;
    TabSheet5: TTabSheet;
    Label1: TLabel;
    Label2: TLabel;
    Label3: TLabel;
    Label4: TLabel;
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

procedure TPageControl.CNDrawItem(var Message: TWMDrawItem);
var
  Color: TColor;
  Rect: TRect;
  Rgn: HRGN;
  SaveIndex: Integer;
  Caption:string;
  Size   :TSize;
  x,y    :integer;
begin
  Color := clBlack;
  case Message.DrawItemStruct.itemID of
    0: Color := $008000FF;
    1: Color := $00FF0080;
    2: Color := $00408000;
  end;
  SetDCBrushColor(Message.DrawItemStruct.hDC, Color);

  SelectClipRgn(Message.DrawItemStruct.hDC, 0);

  Rect := Message.DrawItemStruct.rcItem;
  if Bool(Message.DrawItemStruct.itemState and ODS_SELECTED) then begin
    Inc(Rect.Left, 2);
    Dec(Rect.Right, 2);
    Dec(Rect.Bottom, 3);
  end else begin
    Dec(Rect.Left, 2);
    Dec(Rect.Top, 2);
    Inc(Rect.Right, 2);
    Inc(Rect.Bottom);
  end;
  FillRect(Message.DrawItemStruct.hDC, Rect, GetStockObject(DC_BRUSH));

  Rgn := CreateRectRgn(0, 0, 0, 0);
  SelectClipRgn(Message.DrawItemStruct.hDC, Rgn);
  DeleteObject(Rgn);

  with Message.DrawItemStruct^ do
  begin
    SaveIndex := SaveDC(hDC);
    Canvas.Lock;
    try
      Canvas.Handle:=hDC;
      Canvas.Font  :=Font;
      Canvas.Brush :=Brush;
      Caption:=Self.Tabs.Strings[ItemID];
      Size:=Canvas.TextExtent(Caption);
      x:=rcItem.Left+(rcItem.Right-rcItem.Left-Size.cx) div 2;
      y:=rcItem.Top +(rcItem.Bottom-rcItem.Top-Size.cy) div 2+1;
      if Bool(Message.DrawItemStruct.itemState and ODS_SELECTED) then dec(y);
      Canvas.TextRect(rcItem,x,y,Caption);
    finally
      Canvas.Handle := 0;
      Canvas.Unlock;
      RestoreDC(hDC, SaveIndex);
    end;
  end;
  Message.Result := 1;
  inherited;
end;

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  PageControl1.Ctl3D:=False;
end;

end.

But after compiling I am getting it as follows:

How to solve the problem?
My requirement is as follows:
1. 3D border should be removed from PageControl.
2. Form Background color should be removed from PageControl.
3. Selected Tab Color and Height should be different.
4. TabSheet Background should be customizable.
After that I have tried the following codes:
unit Unit1;

interface

uses
  Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
  Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.ComCtrls, Vcl.StdCtrls;

type
  TPageControl = class(Vcl.ComCtrls.TPageControl)
  private
    { Private procedure }
    procedure CNDrawItem(var Message: TWMDrawItem); message CN_DRAWITEM;
  protected
    { protected procedure }
    procedure WndProc(var Message:TMessage); override;
    procedure CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams); override;
  public
    { Public procedure }

  published
    { published procedure }
  end;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    PageControl1: TPageControl;
    TabSheet1: TTabSheet;
    TabSheet2: TTabSheet;
    TabSheet3: TTabSheet;
    TabSheet4: TTabSheet;
    TabSheet5: TTabSheet;
    Label1: TLabel;
    Label2: TLabel;
    Label3: TLabel;
    Label4: TLabel;
    procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.dfm}

procedure TPageControl.WndProc(var Message:TMessage);
begin
  if Message.Msg=TCM_ADJUSTRECT then
  begin
    Inherited WndProc(Message);
    if Fborder=bsNone then
    begin
      PRect(Message.LParam)^.Left:=0;
      PRect(Message.LParam)^.Right:=ClientWidth;
      PRect(Message.LParam)^.Top:=PRect(Message.LParam)^.Top-4;
      PRect(Message.LParam)^.Bottom:=ClientHeight;
    end;
  end
  else
    Inherited WndProc(Message);
end;

procedure TPageControl.CNDrawItem(var Message: TWMDrawItem);
var
  Color: TColor;
  Rect: TRect;
  Rgn: HRGN;
  SaveIndex: Integer;
  Caption:string;
  Size   :TSize;
  x,y    :integer;
begin
  Color := 0;
  case Message.DrawItemStruct.itemID of
    0: Color := $008000FF;
    1: Color := $00FF0080;
    2: Color := $00408000;
  end;
  SetDCBrushColor(Message.DrawItemStruct.hDC, Color);

  SelectClipRgn(Message.DrawItemStruct.hDC, 0);

  Rect := Message.DrawItemStruct.rcItem;
  if Bool(Message.DrawItemStruct.itemState and ODS_SELECTED) then begin
    Inc(Rect.Left, 2);
    Dec(Rect.Right, 2);
    Dec(Rect.Bottom, 3);
  end else begin
    Dec(Rect.Left, 2);
    Dec(Rect.Top, 2);
    Inc(Rect.Right, 2);
    Inc(Rect.Bottom);
  end;
  FillRect(Message.DrawItemStruct.hDC, Rect, GetStockObject(DC_BRUSH));

  Rgn := CreateRectRgn(0, 0, 0, 0);
  SelectClipRgn(Message.DrawItemStruct.hDC, Rgn);
  DeleteObject(Rgn);

  with Message.DrawItemStruct^ do
  begin
    SaveIndex := SaveDC(hDC);
    Canvas.Lock;
    try
      Canvas.Handle:=hDC;
      Canvas.Font  :=Font;
      Canvas.Brush :=Brush;
      Caption:=Self.Tabs.Strings[ItemID];
      Size:=Canvas.TextExtent(Caption);
      x:=rcItem.Left+(rcItem.Right-rcItem.Left-Size.cx) div 2;
      y:=rcItem.Top +(rcItem.Bottom-rcItem.Top-Size.cy) div 2+1;
      if Bool(Message.DrawItemStruct.itemState and ODS_SELECTED) then dec(y);
      Canvas.TextRect(rcItem,x,y,Caption);
    finally
      Canvas.Handle := 0;
      Canvas.Unlock;
      RestoreDC(hDC, SaveIndex);
    end;
  end;
  Message.Result := 1;
  inherited;
end;

procedure TPageControl.CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams);
begin
  inherited;
  Params.Style:=Params.Style or TCS_OWNERDRAWFIXED;
end;

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  PageControl1.Ctl3D:=False;
end;

end.

But it is not compiling.

A: Just in case someone comes across this old question, TCM_ADJUSTRECT and TCS_OWNERDRAWFIXED are defined in Winapi.CommCtrl. TPageControl, nor any of its ancestors, have a Border property or a FBorder member. If you feel that you need one, you should create a new control by deriving from either TCustomTabControl or TPageControl.

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VN ready to develop new industrial relations framework
Update: November, 10/2018 - 10:25
It is time for Việt Nam to develop a new industrial relations framework to boost economic growth and enterprise productivity and ensure workers receive a fair share of the gains produced through their labour.— VNA/VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI — It is time for Việt Nam to develop a new industrial relations framework to boost economic growth and enterprise productivity and ensure workers receive a fair share of the gains produced through their labour.
The new framework will help the country address its industrial relations challenges – shown through wildcat strikes starting in the mid 1990s – and comply with its labour commitments in the new generation of free trade agreements (FTAs) including the EU-Việt Nam FTA and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
As it moves towards a market economy, Việt Nam needs modern labour laws, stronger industrial relations institutions and representative organisations and better enforcement capacity to reap the rewards of international trade and investment.
"Việt Nam is on a pathway to reform through both international integration and the increasing application of modern market economy principles," said ILO Viet Nam Director Chang-Hee Lee.
Party Resolution No 6 in November 2016 and Party Resolution No 27 in May 2018 clarified the State's intention to intervene less in labour relationships and to promote collective bargaining and dialogue as the key means of settling terms and conditions of work.
To support the country in this labour reform, the "Project on Promoting the development of a new industrial relations framework in respect of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work" (NIRF project) was launched on November 9 by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and ILO.
The US$4.3 million project is financially supported by the US Department of Labor and the Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in the form of official development assistance.
Its implementing partners include the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour.
NIRF's goal is to lay the legal and institutional foundations for a new industrial relations framework, based on the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, in full consideration of Viet Nam's context.
By the end of the project, Viet Nam should have national labour laws and legal instruments consistent with the 1998 ILO Declaration. It should also have a better-functioning labour administration system for the new industrial relations framework, a more effective labour inspectorate to enforce and promote compliance and enhanced representation of workers and employers.
The elimination of forced labour, child labour and discrimination at work makes up the other cornerstones of the 1998 Declaration – the central pillar upon which labour requirements of the new generation of FTAs are built.
According to MoLISA vice Minister Doan Mau Diep, the NIRF project "plays an important role in addressing the existing gaps in the industrial relations system, thus helping to build harmonious industrial relations at grassroots level in line with Party decrees."
He listed the gaps, including labour laws not yet in line with ILO standards and limited State management capacity in industrial relations such as law dissemination and labour inspection. He also pointed out that trade unions have not yet effectively represented workers or protected their rights and benefits, while employers' organisations are facing challenges in modernising activities to better support members.
In that context, he expects the NIRF project to support Viet Nam in advancing its labour law reform in line with international standards and in consideration of the country's socio-economic development to reach its international integration goal. — VNS
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Its 500 or 1000 watts of laser power make it ideal for precision processing.
With proven TRUMPF quality, the TruFiber performs reliably. The fact that it is maintenance-free, with long diode life time, means its total cost of ownership is very low.
In a 19 inch housing, the TruFiber lasers with powers of up to 500W contain includes all the components which are needed for a smooth and comfortable operation. They are also available as stand-alone variants. The TruFiber 1000 is mounted within its own specially designed housing. With the integrated operator PC and the detachable touchsreen panel the laser is very simple to operate. The user interface is clearly structured and self-explanatory. All of the industry's standard interfaces are available for communication with external controls. The laser power is controlled in real-time and with the built-in frequency generator it can be modulated with up to 50 kHz (TruFiber 500) and up to 10 kHz (TruFiber 1000). Additionally, you can program nearly unlimited pulse shapes. A safe and very robust laser light cable, proven thousands of times over in everyday industrial use with machines and robots, is used for beam guidance.
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010"
"All senior citizens shall be covered by the national health insurance program of PhilHealth. Funds necessary to ensure the enrollment of all senior citizens not currently covered by any existing category shall be sourced from the National Health Insurance Fund of PhilHealth from proceeds of Republic Act No. 10351, in accordance with the pertinent laws and regulations.
Section 3. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 712 and House Bill No. 4593 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on September 22, 2014 and September 24, 2014, respectively.


Diplomatic discourse as one of the most closed types of institutional discourse has of late drawn considerable attention. This article is devoted to the investigation of lexical structures, characteristic syntactic constructions, and the complex system of semantic relations within this discourse. Special interest underpins the need for research of emotivity in diplomatic discourse, because contrary to the assumption that diplomatic protocol undermines expression of emotions in diplomatic texts and interviews, expression of emotions and evaluations of an event is nevertheless present. Taking examples from texts and interviews of senior diplomats dealing with modern military and diplomatic conflicts, lexical and syntactic structures typical of the diplomatic discourse, expressing emotions and appraisals have been revealed, using the method of text and semantic analysis. There are some examples of both explicit and implicit emotivity and the question of admissibility of changing connotations in this type of discourse is also discussed.
emotive construction, diplomatic discourse, interpretation, implicit emotiveness, connotations.
Гак В.Г. Эмоции и оценки в структуре высказывания и текста // Вестник МГУ. Сер. 9. Филология. 1997. № 2.
Илинская А.С. Грамматические маркеры эмоциональности в английском языке: Автореф. дисc.. канд. филол. наук. Барнаул, 2007.
Министерство иностранных дел РФ. Официальный сайт. Информационный бюллетень МИД России. 28-29 апреля 2014 г. URL: http://www.mid.ru.
Радченко О.А., Закуткина О.А. Диалектная картина мира как идиоэтнический феномен // Вопросы языкознания. 2004. № 6.
Шаховский В.И. Лингвистическая теория эмоций. М., 2008.
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Hillsborough 25th Anniversary: Football Matches To Start Seven Minutes Late As Mark Of Respect
English football will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster by delaying kick off in all Premier League, Football League, Football Conference and FA Cup matches.
All matches taking place on the weekend of 11-14 April will kick off seven minutes later than originally scheduled as a mark of respect to the 96 Liverpool fans who were crushed to death at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989. The match that day was abandoned six minutes after kick-off, at 3.06pm.
Football matches will start seven minutes later than usual as a mark of respect
New inquests into the tragedy were ordered last year following the quashing of the verdicts of accidental death from the original Hillsborough inquest in March 1991.
The action was taken after the Hillsborough Independent Panel studied thousands of documents and reported that there had been a huge cover-up of what happened at Hillsborough and its aftermath.
The new inquests, which will be held in Warrington, are scheduled to start on 31 March.
New kick-off times for matches with Barclays Premier League clubs
FA Cup semi-final
5.07pm Wigan Athletic v Arsenal (minute of silence 5.06pm-5.07pm)
All kick-offs 3.07pm (with a minute's silence 3.06pm-3.07pm at all matches)
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa
Fulham v Norwich City
Southampton v Cardiff City
Stoke City v Newcastle United
Sunderland v Everton
West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur
Sunday 13 April
4.07pm Hull City v Sheffield United (minute of silence 4.06pm-4.07pm)
1.37pm Liverpool v Manchester City (minute of silence 1.36pm-1.37pm)
4.07pm Swansea City v Chelsea (minute of silence 4.06pm-4.07pm)
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Reprisal Attack: Tiv farmers kill 78 cows, injure 18
Monday, January 29, 2018 11:24 am
Some of the animals killed
Seventy three cows were killed while 18 other cows were injured in an early morning attack on Yamadaga village, Kadarko community in Keana Local Government Area of Nasarawa State by suspected cattle rustlers.
The cattle rustlers invaded Kadarko community around 4:00 am on Sunday, January 29 shooting into the air. They were reported to have kidnapped two persons, chasing other cows into the bush in the process.
The victims of the attack who were mostly herdsmen claimed that the masterminds of the attack were Tiv farmers and that it was a reprisal attack.
Ahmed Abdullahi one of the cow owners said the rustlers unleashed mayhem when the villagers were asleep.
"I was sleeping and then I heard bullet sound everywhere, I didn't see anybody but they killed my 73 cows, some of them were dispersed into the bush and I haven't seen two of my children," he said.
A chief in the village, Ardo of Yamadaga, Husseini Adamu, said the attackers were numbering close to 1,000 and they struck welding various dangerous weapons.
"In the morning around 6:00 am, our children saw some Tiv people numbering up to 1,000 holding sophisticated weapons. They killed some cattle, went away with many.
"They even took motorcycles. Before I came, the place was already in chaos and we realised that at a spot they have killed 73 cows excluding the ones that they carted away with and also they went with two of our children," he said.
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Bello, confirmed the report of the attack to Channels Television. He said investigations are on to unravel the identity of the attackers.
The Optimist says:
"Cattle rhstlers", "Tiv farmers", or "unknown gunmen"? Any agreement between the terms? Jumping to conclusions and premature accusations may only fuel the crisis. Journalists should endeavour to do a bit of independent research on an issue before reporting on it. All these hear-say journalism approaches do the nation no good. It is an unfortunate incident but the security men should unravel all killers, be they of man or cow. God help Nigeria.
Josebi Zideke says:
Well they have tried,but it is nothing compared to 73 human lives they lost the brutal cave men called fulani herdsmen.
RAPHAEL says:
Buhari the fire you set in Nigeria is already burning. A president that oversaw the genocide and still quiet in the face of the massacre of defenceless Nigerians Villagers by Fulani Terrorists
JEKI TALA says:
Your Comment; Under this administration of Buhari, Nigeria may be heading for another civil war.This time it will be more bloody than the first. 4
faruk says:
fulanis 0 – tivs 1 ……………. aggregate: fulanis 1 – tivs 1……………..when would we have a return match?
jabo says:
The holy war has just started and I cried for my beloved country, Nigeria.
PEACEFUL says:
Why not let's curb this wildfire of war just flaming out before it goes viral. For every war that started is never ended. And not every pioneers sees the end of it. Christians please pray!


I recently got to try out the Martha Stewart Glass Paint line from Plaid Crafts before it hit shelves, and I'm a little bit in love. If you've ever tried etching glass, it's kind of a stinky, faulty mess. This, on the other hand, makes the whole thing kind of foolproof.
I wanted to refresh my boring, plain Ikea French press coffee pot to go with my cute new coffee tray, and this seemed like the perfect way to go about it. With spray-on frost and adhesive stencils, the process goes really smoothly, and if you wanted a bigger impact, you could absolutely use the opaque glass paint from the line, rather than the translucent frost that I used.
P.S. You can find the tutorial for the coffee tray and canister right here.
French Press Coffee Pot – Mine's from Ikea.
1. Your French press will be inside a little metal or plastic frame. Make a few dots with a permanent marker at the bottom of the top portion of the frame. Now carefully slide the glass carafe out of the frame.
2. Measure a distance roughly 2/3 from the dots to the base of the carafe. Mark a few dots at that measure around the circumference of the glass. This will help you make a straight line in step four.
3. Wrap masking tape around the glass so that it lines up with the dots you marked in step two. You should probably add a couple more layers of tape higher up to protect the glass above the line.
4. Mix the dark color of paint one-to-one with the spray paint mixture, and put the can together according to the directions on the box. Go outside and spray the glass below the tape line. Spray thin, even layers, or you'll get thick drips. Peel the tape off right away, and then let it dry for awhile.
5. Use the metal stencil tool set to clean up any rough edges or paint drips after it's dry. Don't worry – it won't be set until you've cured it in the oven.
6. Peel the stencil off the sheet, and stick it onto the carafe so that the bottom line touches the top line of colored paint.
7. Dip the dauber sponge into your lighter paint, and carefully dab it onto the stencil. Wait a moment, and go back over it once. Peel it off right away, line it up to overlap the last 'flower' in the first batch, and do it again. Repeat until you've finished the full circumference.
8. Wash the stencil right away with water, and stick it back onto the sheet. Put the carafe into a cold oven. Turn it to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and leave it for 30 minutes. Turn the oven off without opening the door. About an hour later, when the oven's totally cool, remove the carafe.
* Disclosure – This post was sponsored by Plaid Crafts. I received free product and compensation, but the tutorial, photos, and opinions are entirely my own. See my disclosure statement for more information.
Love the idea of customizing a french press!
It's BEAUTIFUL! And I have to say, my eye immediately went to the neon tray, too. Great job, I had a blast playing with my Martha paints and am loving all the inspiration!
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in Creative Busy Bee Craft Inspirations, under the Page 5 post on Sep. 14, 2012. Thanks again.
Such a great idea! Love the personalized touch!
This would be a cute idea if you used etching cream instead of paint, this way it could be put in the dishwasher and wouldn't scrape off over time.
Nikki, Baking it actually cures the paint so that it won't scrape off. It can be washed in the dishwasher and everything.
Hi Lindsay. That is just awesome! It surely looks easy to do. I will give this a try. I'm thinking of etching the different beverage glasses that I have.
What a great idea to personalize a gift! I'm new to your blog, but from what I've seen, I can't wait to try your DIYs!
So beautiful — love it!
What a fun way to dress up a coffee press!
It looks fabulous. I never would have thought to do that to my french press. And now I think I need to.
This looks great, Lindsay! It's so fun to see how different bloggers utilized the products. My project will be up next week!


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Bachmann 31-030 Class 350/1 Desiro 4 Car EMU 350 111 Apollo in Silver Link
Back to: Bachmann Train Packs
Bachmann 31-032 Class 350/1 Desiro 4 CAR EMU 350 101 in London Midland Livery
Part Number: Bachmann 31-032
Operator: London Midland
Livery: Green & Grey
Running Number: 350101
Length: 1,075 mm
Era: 9
DCC: Ready (21 pin)
Directional Lighting: Yes
Interior Lighting: Yes
Sound Decoder Ready: Yes
Detail: 4 Car EMU DMOSI+TOCL+PTSOL+DMOS2 (63761+66811+66861+63711)
Name: British Rail Class 350/1 "Desiro"
Traction: Electric Multiple Unit
Built: 2004-2005
Builder: Bachmann
Catalogue Number: 31-032
Category: OO Scale Modern Image Locos
Finish: Pristine
Pages 2010 (80), 2011 (80), 2012 (83), 2013 (86), 2014 (73), 2015 (77), 2016 (80)
The British Rail Class 350 Desiro is a class of electric multiple-unit passenger train built by Siemens in 2004–05, 2008–09 and 2013–14. Thirty of these trains, designated Class 350/1, were built for use by Central Trains and Silverlink on regional express services and services on the southern section of the West Coast Main Line. A further 37 Class 350/2 units were ordered by then operator London Midland in late 2007. All 37 units were delivered and in service by July 2009. A further 20 units have since been built, split equally between London Midland/LNR and TransPennine Express. The London Northwestern units are designated under the Class 350/3 subfleet, and the TransPennine Express units designated 350/4.
The Siemens Desiro UK family also includes units of Classes 185, 360, 380, 444 and 450.
The Class 350/1 units were originally part of an order for 32 five-car Class 450 units for South West Trains. However, they were never built as such. Of the 160 carriages ordered, 40 were diverted as an additional 10 four-car Class 450 units, and the remaining 120 were modified as 30 four-car Class 350/1 units. The top speed of the fleet was originally 100 mph (160 km/h), but all 350/1s were modified to allow 110 mph (180 km/h) running from December 2012, in order to make better use of paths on the busy West Coast Main Line.
A second batch of Class 350/2 units, intended to replace the Class 321 units, was delivered in late 2008 and during 2009. The first of the Class 350/2 was launched on 8 October 2008, and carried invited guests around the Wildenrath Test Track. The last of the Class 350/2 fleet (350 267) was officially delivered to London Midland on 30 July 2009. Class 350/2 differ from the Class 350/1 units in two key aspects: they have 3+2 seating in standard class (because they work short-hop commuter services, the Class 350/1 are 2+2 throughout, work longer distance services) and lack the dual-voltage capability of the 350/1. Initially, Class 350/2 units had a maximum speed of 100 mph (160 km/h), but the fleet was upgraded to allow 110 mph running during 2018. This was to allow the operators to run mixed 350/1 and 350/2 services without causing delays, especially important given the capacity changes which HS2 works at London Euston were expected to cause.
Class 350 trains are nearly identical to those of Class 450. The latter class is only fitted with traction equipment for Southern Region 750 V DC third rail, whilst the Class 350/1 units can operate from both 25 kV 50 Hz AC OLE, as is done in regular service, or alternatively third rail. This dual-voltage capability was utilised when several units were leased to Southern in 2008 and 2009, in order to cover for similarly equipped Class 377/2 units temporarily sub-leased to First Capital Connect, themselves to cover for delays in the construction of the 377/5 fleet. All Class 350 units built since are not equipped for third-rail use but, like most modern British EMUs, can be retrofitted if necessary.
Every set of doors has its own set of guard-operated door controls behind a lockable panel. The cabs have three radio systems - Cab Secure Radio (CSR), National Radio Network (NRN) and the newest system, GSM-R. CCTV and dot-matrix destination screens are fitted throughout the train.


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Shinovi is a rapidly upcoming artist in the psytrance scene. Introducing a balanced combination of euphoric build-ups and raging drops Shinovi brings a refreshing sound to psytrance which has been hitting clubs and festivals all over the world. It's all about bringing the energy and force of fast trance music to the stage.
The first release 'Indian Summer', which has been released on Armada's Who's Afraid Of 138?!, was an instant hit and has been supported by artists like Armin van Buuren, MarLo and Ben Gold.
The beginning of a bright future was marked by his debut performance at A State Of Trance 850 in Utrecht. Shinovi's latest creation, a rework of the legendary track Spastik by Plastikman, has been premiered by Armin van Buuren at Ultra Miami. With several releases planned on the legendary Armada Music, Shinovi is aiming for a promising future..
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Company director Jamie Straker is an accomplished guitarist and enthusiastic sax student. Jamie studied at Brighton Institute of Modern Music and joined Sax.co in 2006. He has transformed the Company's online profile by continually developing the website and producing high quality images, printed media & videos. Our YouTube channel has now received over 8 million views and continues to grow! Jamie is based at the London store.
Jean-Christophe Ballarini started playing the saxophone at age 9 at Luxeuil les Bains (France) music school. A few years later, he joined Transmusique, a musical improv group (with some professional musicians), composing for the band and playing Baritone, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass saxophone and piano over a 15 year period. He also played on 3 albums with the band. After studying at the Institute of Musicology (Faculty of Nancy) and at the National Conservatoire in Nancy, Jean-Christophe started gigging, jamming and touring across Europe, playing in jazz, fusion, hip hop, rock, funk, and afrofunk bands. In 2008 J.C. came to England in order to play, teach and share his musical experience. J.C. has worked with Francois Rosse, Kasper Toeplitz, Fred Borey, Daniel Casimir, Lionel Loueke, Michael Felberbaum, Francois Thuillier, Claude Barthelemy, and Christian Bourdon amongst others.
Matthew started playing the saxophone at the age of 14 and soon found himself involved with as many musical situations that he could get himself into, from concert bands to Jazz quartets. Moving to London in 2011, Matthew studied music at City University of London where he received tutelage from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama and started working at our London branch part-time. Having picked up a Bachelors of Music, Matthew still plays in numerous big bands and smaller ensembles whenever the opportunity arises. Mainly a Tenor player, Matthew has a deep passion for Jazz saxophone and enjoys helping people realise their own capabilities in store.
Mark Bishop graduated from Newark college where he studied Woodwind Making & Repair, hand building a complete Boehm system clarinet from basic raw materials during the course. Since then he has specialised in saxophone repair and particularly enjoys restoring vintage horns.
Lewis Mace Started playing saxophone at 18 years old and after two years of playing decided to go back to college to study music, completing one year of popular music and then two years of Jazz. Then after spending time playing Soprano, Alto, Tenor and even Baritone in different bands he became inspired watching his local repairer and decided that he would like to learn to make and repair woodwind instruments. He proceeded to enroll at Newark college where he studied Woodwind Making & Repair, hand building a complete Boehm system clarinet and leaning to repair and maintain all the woodwind family and also studying Engineering and tool making where he learnt to make his own tools. After working self employed he made the move to the London branch of sax.co.uk to specialize in his main love the saxophone.


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15-4212xq Chinese Type 53 Mosin Nagant Carbine, 7.62x54R, 20" Barrel, C&R, G-VG, Used.
Chinese Type 53 bolt action carbine chambered in 7.62x54R. This Type 44 Russian Mosin Nagant pattern carbine with a folding bayonet...DETAILS >>
15-4137xq Mosin Nagant 91/30 Hex Receiver Rifle, 7.62x54R, 1931 Izhvsk, C&R, G-VG, Used.
Russian Mosin Nagant 19/30 Hex receiver bolt action rifle chambered in 7.62x54R. This rifle has a 1931 dated Izhvesk barrel address...DETAILS >>
15-4152xq Mosin Nagant 91/30 Round Receiver Rifle, 7.62x54R, 1930-40s Tula Mfg, VG, C&R, Used, w/ Options.
Russian Mosin Nagant 91/30 round receiver bolt action rifle in 7.62x54R. Tula manufactured rifle has barrel dates in late 1930s and...DETAILS >>
15-86xqcX4 Mosin Nagant 91/30 Round Receiver Rifle, 7.62x54R, 1936 Izhevsk, C&R, used.
Russian Mosin Nagant 91/30 bolt action rifle chambered in 7.62x54R with a round receiver. This Izhevsk Arsenal manufactured rifle has a...DETAILS >>
15-3949xq Mosin Nagant 91/30 Round Receiver Rifle, 7.62x54R, 1936 Tula, C&R, G-VG, Used.
Russian Mosin Nagant 91/30 round receiver bolt action rifle chambered in 7.62x54R. This Tula manufactured rifle has a barrel date of...DETAILS >>
15-4044xq Mosin Nagant 91/30 Round Receiver Rifle, 7.62x54R, 1937 Izhevsk Mfg, C&R, G-VG, Used
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Russian Mosin Nagant 91/30 round receiver bolt action rifle chambered in 7.62x54R. This Izhevsk Arsenal manufactured rifle has a barrel...DETAILS >>
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15-3115xq Mosin Nagant 91/30 Round Receiver Rifle, 7.62x54R, 1941 Izhevsk Mfg, C&R, G-VG, Used.
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CR&R
CR&R is one of Southern California's most innovative and successful recycling and waste collection companies, serving more than 2.5 million people and 5,000 businesses.
Demonstrate the critical role of anaerobic digester facilities for CalRecycle's 75% diversion goal.
Secure grant funding to expand CR&R's anaerobic digestion facility in Perris, California and increasing RNG production.
Accelerate the approval and implementation of securing a connection to the local natural gas pipeline infrastructure.
Position CR&R as a leader in the effort to build a sustainable solid waste industry in California.
Leverage funding opportunities from CalRecycle and the SCAQMD to support the expansion of their anaerobic digestion facility
Educate local agencies about the benefits of anaerobic digesters including the "virtuous circle" of capturing methane from organic waste and use that energy source to fuel trucks, resulting in a negative carbon intensity.
Facilitated discussions between CR&R and the Southern California Gas Company at the highest levels to elevate CR&R's interest among executives at the gas utility.
$3 million in state grants secured from CalRecycle. CR&R was among the first entities to receive funding from the newly established Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Funding will be used to expand its current anaerobic digestion facility at the Perris Transfer Station and Materials Recovery Facility.
The expansion will double its processing capacity, resulting in the diversion of an additional 229 tons of organic material from landfills per day. The organics will be recycled into natural gas and organic soil amendments. The project is expected to create approximately 50 to 75 temporary construction jobs and 20 to 30 permanent jobs.
$900,000 additional funding was secured from SCAQMD's technology advancement office. This money will be used to cost-share the construction of another anaerobic digester to increase production of RNG that will fuel their fleet of natural gas solid waste collection vehicles.
Organized site visit for SoCalGas executives and facilitated discussion between staffs that resulted in significant acceleration of the interconnection process.
Organized tour of the Perris facility for speaker-elect of the California Assembly, Chair of the Air Resources Board, and other state and local elected officials.
GNA continues to work with CR&R to educate municipalities, elected officials and other opinion leaders about the immense GHG benefits of the Perris AD project and the critical role RNG plays for California's climate future.
GNA established a novel mobile-to-stationary emission credit trading program and introduced WM's first commercial fleet of LNG refuse haulers in San Diego.
"Our success was greatly helped by GNA's work on our proposal. It was a very smooth and effective effort—one of the best grant development efforts I've experienced."
— Paul Relis, Senior Vice President, CR&R Incorporated
On GNA's work on grant applications and funding procurement


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Pat Heiden was born and raised on a dairy farm in western Iowa. A middle daughter with four brothers, she learned early the value of cooperation, consensus and compromise. She also learned to fight for her spot at the table, stand up for others, and not make excuses for being a part of the conversation.
Her parents were active in local, county and state politics, supporting and campaigning for Iowa Governor Harold Hughes and US Senator John Culver. When her community came together to support her family after the unexpected death of her father, Pat learned from her working mother the importance of giving back. Pat's mother served on the Crawford County Board of Supervisors, becoming one of the first women to chair a county Board before running against Steve King for a seat in the Iowa Senate.
This is why Pat has made a life following her passion of assisting those who need help. It's why right out of the University of Iowa, she began working as a part-time office clerk at the Oaknoll Retirement Community. With passion and commitment, she advanced in the organization and retired after 37 years, 20 as Executive Director, of providing exceptional life care for her residents.
That experience is why Pat believes in listening, inclusion, and making sure every voice is heard when decisions are made that impact those voices. During her years managing and growing a successful non-profit organization like Oaknoll, she saw first hand the power of transparency and managing with compassion. These experiences are why it is so important to Pat to give back to her community.
Like when her community of family and friends helped her as she found herself as a single mother of two daughters aged six and two. In the middle of a demanding job and graduate school, she made it through because friends shared childcare duties, helped each other with groceries, and kept an eye on each other's houses.
Pat is a Democrat running for Supervisor because she knows we need to listen to the residents of all Johnson County's cities and farms. She knows consensus leads to better decisions, and transparency leads to accountability. Pat understands the struggles of working parents, the need for help navigating life's surprises large and small, and the hard work required to make sure everyone has a place at the table.


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Il distretto di Martonvásár (in ungherese Martonvásári járás) è un distretto dell'Ungheria, situato nella provincia di Fejér.

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