If you're having problem with NewSoftSerial versus SoftwareSerial when using 434 MHz (433.92MHz) – receiver, it's because the receiver cannot pull down the RX pin on your arduino. The library changes the input pin to be pull-up when non-inversion is used.
digitalWrite(rx, HIGH); // pullup for normal logic!
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Scream 2 is follows Sidney Prescott, the main character from the first movie in the Scream sequence as she attends college two years later. The movie blends the slasher film genre with comedy. While attending a horror movie screening, two college students are killed by Ghostface, the killer from the first Scream movie. Sidney begins to receive prank calls, but remains unaware of the killings until watching the news. More killings occur as it is revealed that there is a parallel between the new victims and those who were killed in the murders that took place in the first Scream movie.


The Caravan Club's Barleylands Olympic site opens today!
Barleylands opens today and is already filling up. Olympics fever has finally gripped the nation! And it's a very good site indeed within ten minutes of Billericay station which is on the Stratford line and with all sorts of things to do at Barleylands itself. EHU is available and it is, as you would expect, all very well laid out and professionally managed. Most enjoyable.


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See our END OF YEAR CALENDAR here.
Building closure to continue through end of the school year
On April 6 the Idaho State Board of Education extended the "soft closure" of all public schools to the end of this school year. We will conclude this school year in our present Remote Learning framework. With revisions made Monday in the State Board of Education's guidelines for when school buildings can reopen to instruction, we now know our District cannot return to in-person instruction during the remaining four weeks of this school year. For more details on our end-of-year plans, GO HERE.
Fields and tracks reopen to public use
Our school fields and tracks are again open to public use, although visitors should avoid congregating in those areas. All school playgrounds remain closed to visitors. Please do not climb over fences to access school property. Thank you!
Will the school year be extended?
No, we will not extend the 2019-20 school year.
How will instruction occur for now?
Our instructional teams at every grade level have put together a remote learning framework to serve students during our building closure. Through remote learning, students will be able to finish the school year having met the essential standards and targets most important at their grade level. Remote learning will be challenging, and we don't expect everything to be perfect. This is a major shift in how we provide instruction and support for all students, and we will constantly evaluate how it's working and how we can improve the experience for students and families. For more details on how remote elarning will work, see our Back to School Newsletter.
Will students be held back if they cannot finish the year because of school closure?
Students will not be kept at their current grade levels, if that is a concern. We fully expect that catch-up learning for all our students will be required next fall, but we are confident that remote learning this spring will be an effective means of teaching and learning for our teachers and their students in the coming weeks. The more parents can establish routines by having their children read good books, get exercise, take care of themselves, and write every day about topics that interest them, the better their children will navigate these difficult times.
New student registration is available online, by phone, or using a paper form. Register now here. Once we reopen our schools, families also may register in person.
Open enrollment application window is closed
The deadline to apply for a student to be enrolled in a school outside his or her attendance zone closed April 30. Middle and high school families will be notified of decisions by mail no later than May 18. Elementary families will be notified of decisions in late August or early September.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL QUESTIONS
What about kindergarten registration?
Kindergarten registration is underway. Families may register their children online, by phone, or using a paper form at our kindergarten registration page. Once we reopen our schools, families also may register in person. The sooner we know who will be joining us next fall, the better we can prepare for our newest class of students!
Will students still take the ISAT (Idaho Standards Achievement Test)?
No, the Idaho State Board of Education has canceled the spring ISATs for all students. (Elementary students in grades 3-5 normally take the ISAT in math, English language arts and science.)
Will students still take the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI)?
We will not be administering the IRI this spring. The State Department of Education will not require the exam as part of school accountability measures.
The best ways you can maintain your child's growth as a reader is to:
Encourage your child to daily read books of interest.
Read stories and books aloud to your child or family.
Read yourself. When adults model reading at home, they have a tremendous impact on their children's reading aptitude and interest.
Our Special Education staff members are using multiple avenues of providing services to our students with special needs, while keeping the health and safety of our students and staff a priority. This includes everything from paper packets to remote learning to deliver services. We are also placing a strong importance on collaboration and communication between school and home. This situation has proven to be very difficult for many of us to navigate but we are doing our very best to develop innovative solutions. We understand that services may not look the same as they would in the classroom. What is important is that everything we provide as a district is accessible, reasonable, and shows a good faith effort when trying to maintain and grow student skills.
STUDENTS WITH 504 PLANS
A 504 Plan ensures that a child who has a disability identified under the law receives accommodations that will ensure access to the learning environment. As we begin to offer remote learning opportunities after Spring Break, 504 Plan accommodations will be followed as is reasonable under these unusual conditions. Strategies such as providing extended time and shortened assignments would still apply. Remote learning will create a lot of space for students to take advantage of their accommodations. Three-year evaluations can wait until school buildings reopen. Expired 504s will still be valid during this time. If you have any concerns, please reach out to your child's teacher or school counselor.
TECHNOLOGY: DEVICES, INTERNET AND PASSWORDS
Tech support for Remote Learning
Email: techhelp@cdaschools.org
Web: cdaschools.org/techsupport
Hours: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday
What if my student needs a laptop computer at home?
We are checking out Chromebooks/Hot Spots to any students that still has a need at the District Office from 9 AM-2 PM, Monday-Friday. Families will need to email a request for a device to techhelp@cdaschools.org.
What if we don't have access to the Internet?
If you do not have Internet service at home, these providers in our community are offering resources and discounts. You also are invited to let us know about your needs in our student device checkout form.
We need help logging in
If your student needs help accessing Clever, Sora or Google Classroom, or the Skyward Student Management System (grades and schedules, communicating with teachers), we have made this guide to help: Parent Guide to Student Usernames and Passwords
How do we keep accounts separated?
With students and parents using the same devices, at times it can be confusing which account is being used. Fortunately, in Google Chrome you can use "Profiles" to keep everything separated and make logging in a breeze. See this guide for detailed directions: Using Chrome Profiles to Keep Accounts Separated
What if we need help with any of this?
Have questions of a technical nature? Trouble logging in? You may contact your teacher for guidance on usernames and passwords. You also can contact us at techhelp@cdaschools.org.
When and where are Grab-N-Go meals available?
Free Grab-N-Go meals from Coeur d'Alene Public Schools are available for children ages 1-18 Monday through Friday during the school closure. We are handing out a breakfast bag and a lunch bag together each day from school buses at 12 locations in our district. Pickup times are 11 a.m. or 11:45 a.m., depending on location. For a schedule and other details, see our Grab-N-Go meal page.
What type of child care is available at this time?
Emergency K-5 child care is available at Ramsey Magnet School and Skyway Elementary School. This is for Coeur d'Alene School District students whose parents or guardians work in healthcare or emergency services. THERE IS NO COST FOR THIS SERVICE. The hours are 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. REGISTER HERE to enroll a student in our Emergency K-5 Child Care if you work in a hospital or other healthcare facility, or if you work in law enforcement or emergency services.
Because of the need to focus our staff resources on providing the emergency child care during the coronavirus pandemic, we have suspended our regular School PLUS child care program until further notice. For those who have prepaid for School PLUS, a credit will be applied to your account for all days the program remains closed. If you have questions for us, please let us know. You may email us at schoolplus@cdaschools.org.
MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL QUESTIONS
The deadline to apply for a student to be enrolled in a school outside his or her attendance zone closed April 30. Middle and high school families will be notified of decisions by mail no later than May 18.
Middle school grades
All Semester 2 grades have been converted to Pass/Not Pass. This transition from traditional letter grades to Pass/Not Pass grades will take into account the classwork completed between January 27 and March 13, when our buildings closed. Teachers will continue providing remote learning activities on a weekly basis. Staff will provide student feedback and record the task in Skyward so that both students and parents can track the work that has been completed. These tasks will be entered into Skyward as a "no count." This means that we are recording and tracking the work, but it is not affecting their overall grade.
High school grades
We are using Pass/Not Pass for all Semester 2 high school courses, including high school courses taken in middle school. With parent permission, students may opt to receive letter grades, rather than Pass/Not Pass, for all of their Semester 2 courses.
PASS/NOT PASS - Unless we hear from you, your student will receive a Pass/Not Pass for each of their second semester classes. This will be based on what their grades were on March 13, 2020, before our buildings closed. (Only students who had an F in a class on that date will receive a "Not Pass" for that class, if they do nothing more this semester; those students still have the opportunity to improve their grade this semester.) The Pass/Not Pass marks given this semester will be recorded on the academic achievement record and will have no bearing on a students' cumulative grade point average.
LETTER GRADES - If you wish for your student to receive letter grades for this semester, you must inform the school by 12:59 p.m. on June 1, 2020. By choosing this option, you agree to have your student receive letter grades for all enrolled courses, including Idaho Digital Learning Academy and Kootenai Technical Education Campus classes. These will be the grades they had on March 13, 2020, before our buildings closed. The grades shall be recorded on the academic achievement record with grade points earned and used in determining GPA and class rank. The option for letter grades also applies to middle school students enrolled in high school-level courses.
STUDENT WORK DURING THE CLOSURE - Student work completed during the closure of our buildings cannot negatively impact a student's grades. In other words, the grades recorded as of March 13, 2020, will not go down for any reason. Students may, however, improve their grades before the end of the semester by remaining engaged in learning opportunities. Teachers will provide opportunities for student work to count during the building closure if it will increase the student's academic standing. This applies to all students, whether they remain on Pass/Not Pass or opt in for letter grades.
TO OPT IN FOR LETTER GRADES - Please email the school by 12:59 p.m. June 1, 2020, to select the letter grade option for your student. Include the name and grade of the student. You then will be sent a form to complete to verify your selection.
CHS: lbarrett@cdaschools.org
Lake City: lchsnews@cdaschools.org
Venture: tkaiser@cdaschools.org
Canfield: nlilyquist@cdaschools.org
Lakes: jbengtson@cdaschools.org
Woodland: mlindquist@cdaschools.org
APPEAL PROCESS - In situations where students may have not had access or opportunity to address this decision based upon their unique circumstances, we will provide an appeal process. All requests for appeal should be received no later than April 30, 2021. The intent of this appeal is not to reverse a previously made decision, but to provide allowances for students and families experiencing extended difficulties during the pandemic.
Here is the full resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees on April 20, 2020.
Dual credit classes
Dual credit classes are governed by the college's grading policies, regardless of where the class is taught. Colleges have moved instruction online, and there is an expectation for students to continue meeting deadlines and completing their assigned work. It is important to understand that college grades and records are separately maintained by the institution issuing the college credits (ie. North Idaho College, University of Idaho). If you want to modify how the college or university will report and record grades on your college transcript, you may need to follow additional procedures set forth by the individual college(s). A summary of those procedures can be found here.
The Idaho State Board of Education has produced a video detailing recent Board-approved changes to high school graduation requirements and Idaho's Advanced Opportunities programs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Students, particularly juniors and seniors, have a lot of questions about certain graduation requirements and how credit will be awarded for their dual credit and Advanced Placement courses. Watch the video here. (The video mentions two potential dates for the SAT School Day this fall; the date is Oct. 14, 2020, for Coeur d'Alene Public Schools.)
More information for young people who are planning their futures is available at NextSteps.Idaho.gov.
All senior project requirements for Semester 2 are considered complete. Seniors will receive a "pass" grade and credit for their senior project. The Idaho State Board of Education has waived the senior project graduation requirement for the class of 2020. High schools may offer ways to celebrate seniors who completed their projects.
Will my senior still graduate?
Seniors will still graduate if they are on track to graduate and receive a passing grade for the courses taken in the second semester. On track to graduate means between the student's scheduled classes this spring (including any scheduled credit recovery courses) and the student's accumulated credits as of the end of first semester, the student would meet the credit requirements for graduation. The Civics Test is still a graduation requirement per state law. Most seniors have already passed this assessment. The district will communicate and work with seniors who still need to pass this assessment.
How will this affect scholarship requirements and NCAA student-athlete eligibility?
Organizations offering scholarships may announce changes in eligibility requirements in response to school closings and adjustments being made for the remainder of this school year. Visit the organization's website to learn more. You also may check with the school counseling office for updates. We are working to make sure students are not penalized.
Will there be high school commencement ceremonies for graduating seniors?
Yes, the graduation ceremonies will happen on the originally scheduled dates: June 4 for Venture High School; June 5 for Coeur d'Alene High School; June 6 for Lake City High School. CHS and LCHS will have drive-in ceremonies at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. This allows us to comply with the guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control, Idaho State Board of Education and Idaho governor's office, with approval by Panhandle Health District.
Each senior will arrive in a single passenger vehicle with immediate family members. (Please note: RVs, limousines, 15-passenger vans, party buses, boats, trailers and other oversized vehicles will not be permitted to enter the fairgrounds.) Guests will remain in their vehicles and will be able to follow the ceremony on large projection screens and listen to a broadcast of the event. Each senior will take their turn exiting their vehicle to walk across the stage, in cap and gown, and receive their diploma. We will provide professional photo and video services at the stage and make those images available to all families. As we expect some family members attending will be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, we will ask all guests to remain in their vehicles for the duration of the ceremony. The ceremony also will be streamed live on social media for other family and friends to follow from home.
Will senior proms still happen?
We have made the difficult decision to cancel the Class of 2020 Senior Balls due to the continuing need to practice social distancing for the health and safety of all in our community. We had hoped to be able to move forward with plans for this special event in May. With the precautions necessary to slow the spread of coronavirus, bringing students together for a dance this spring is not advisable, even if some restrictions can start to be lifted in the coming weeks. We understand the disappointment this will cause for our seniors and those who work tirelessly to plan our Senior Ball. This pandemic is affecting everyone, and is especially difficult for our senior students who are missing out on so many of the treasured rites of passage during this chapter of their lives. Our priority is to continue to protect the health and safety of our students, faculty, families and community.
No, the Idaho State Board of Education has canceled the spring ISATs for all students. (Students in grades 6-8 and 10 normally take the ISAT in math, English language arts and science.)
Do seniors still need to take the SAT to graduate?
If seniors had not yet taken a college-entrance exam, the Idaho State Board of Education has waived this requirement for this school year.
Will juniors still take the SAT?
Current juniors (Class of 2021) will still need to take a college-entrance exam in order to graduate in 2021. The Idaho Department of Education has rescheduled the SAT School Day for October 14, 2020. That is the same date of the PSAT taken by freshmen, sophomores and juniors.
What about the ACT college admissions exam?
ACT has rescheduled its April 4 national test date to June 13 across the U.S. All students registered for the April 4 test date will receive an email from ACT informing them of the postponement and instructions for free rescheduling to June 13 or a future national test date.
Will students in AP (Advanced Placement) classes take their May exams?
Yes, students who have signed up will still be able to take their AP exams. The College Board is providing the exam online. The format and content of the test has changed in response to school closures across the nation. Information can be found on the AP website.
Will seniors still need to pass the Civics Assessment for graduation?
The Idaho State Board of Education has recommended to the governor that this graduation be waived for seniors.
More details on state assessments
For more infomation about state assessments, read our newsletter here.
Are spring sports and activities be canceled?
Yes. On April 17, the Idaho High School Activities Association Board of Directors announced that all spring sport and activity seasons and all state tournaments are cancelled. This decision was based on guidelines established by Gov. Brad Little, the Idaho State Board of Education, as well as feedback from schools and districts throughout the state.
What about Driver's Education?
Students in the current section have the opportunity to receive a refund or wait to finish the course once class is able to resume. The decision to resume class will be made sometime in mid-May, based on the Governor's plan to reopen services and businesses. All future classes are on hold until further notice.
DID WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS?
If you didn't find the answers you were looking for, please let us know. Email us at info@cdaschools.org
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We often expect a lower print speed and output quality with a portable printer, but both hold up well against desktop printers in our tests. Our five page text document printed in 45 seconds, giving a text speed of 6.67ppm, and the text and graphics test took 1 minute 25 seconds, or 3.53ppm. While neither of these times is close to Canon's specifications – 15.6ppm and 11.2ppm, respectively – they're not at all bad for a portable machine.
This PIXMA reproduced our 15 x 10cm photo print in 1:38, which again isn't bad when you consider that one of its dedicated SELPHY photo printers recently took 1:16. Prints took exactly the same time when sent from a PictBridge camera, making this a versatile little printer.
Print quality from the single, pigmented-ink cartridge is very clean, almost laser quality, and with only the slightest hint of jagged edges. This would make the printer very suitable for producing quotes or other immediate documentation on the move. Colour graphics are also particularly good for a portable printer. Though perhaps not the brightest of colours, they have good solid tones and excellent registration of black text over colour.
Our photographic test piece came out very well, with plenty of shadow detail and sharp foregrounds, in all the right hues. Colour variations are smooth and there are no obvious dither patterns. Colours are bright, without looking unnatural, and overall photo prints from this portable printer are well up to the standard of its desktop companions.
By now, you're probably wondering where the catch is; it's in the costs. As well as paying up to £200 for the printer and its battery, you also pay a premium for the two ink cartridges. We couldn't find the black cartridge for much less than £12 and the colour one for much under £16. Given that their page yields are around the 200 page mark, this gives page costs of 7.08p for black and 13.48p for colour.
Neither of these page costs is good, with a typical desktop PIXMA, the iP2600, costing 3.02p for black and 8.57p colour, between half and two thirds of the costs from this portable printer.
Despite its high running costs, and to some extent the high purchase price if you include the lithium ion battery, this is an excellent portable printer. To those that need to print away from the mains, perhaps in a car or even on-site, in the middle of a field, the Canon PIXMA iP100 produces prints close to the quality of its desktop siblings, at very respectable speeds and with a minimum of fuss. It can even be hitched up as a Bluetooth printer with an optional USB adapter.


The Inclusion and Support team is based within Children's Specialist Service's co-located integrated teams. The role of the Inclusion and Support team combines Education and Social Care roles and functions to meet the requirements of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reforms.
The role of the Inclusion and Support Case Worker will focus on building relationships with CYP and their families in order to ensure that their wishes, feelings and aspirations are fully considered and incorporated into their Education Health and Care plan (EHCP).
This information will be gained by the Case Worker through visits to the child/young person and family at home, visits to school, the completion of one page profiles, genograms and eco maps.
The team also provides information, advice and signposting to families and professionals in relation to short break support. In order to decide which children access Short Break services or support services Telford & Wrekin use the wider definition of disability as found in the Disability and the Equality Act 2010 (The Act).
The Act defines a disabled person as 'a person with a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities'.
the long-term substantial adverse effects must have effects on normal day-to-day activities.
The definition requires that the effects which a person may experience must arise from a physical or mental impairment. The term mental or physical impairment should be given its ordinary meaning. In many cases, there will be no dispute whether a person has impairment. Any disagreement is more likely to be about whether the effects of the impairment are sufficient to fall within the definition. Even so, it may sometimes be necessary to decide whether a person has an impairment so as to be able to deal with the issues about its effects.
Each child is a unique individual, with their own personality, needs and strengths and wishes and feelings. They are entitled to make the same choices as any other child. In addition family circumstances vary and we aim to ensure that short breaks provision to individual children reflects the particular needs of the child and their family. Our application of this definition should be understood as including those children and young people with long term health needs including those with life limiting conditions.
Section 25 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 requires local authorities to provide short breaks for families with disabled children.
Regulations relating to this duty which came into force on 1 April 2011 require each local authority to produce a short breaks service statement so that families know what services are available, the eligibility criteria for these services and how the range of services is designed to meet the needs of families with disabled children in the Borough. View the Statement.
All Short Break Provision will be subject to 6 monthly reviews of the identified outcomes, and will be based on principles of Inclusion and person centred assessment and planning will be through an integrated approach.
Inclusion and Support, focus on getting to know children/young people (0-18 years) and their families, using a personalisation approach in order to ensure their wishes feelings and aspirations are fully considered, and they have the support to be fully involved in decision making.
Referrals for inclusion and support are through Family Connect.


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Black Scientists & Inventors in the UK: Millenniums of Inventions & Innovations Book 5 A Must HAVE!
Author: Michael Williams and Manyonyi Amalemba,
Age: 14 to 100 years.
This Is the first comprehensive study of the black (African) contribution in science and technology in particular and other contributions in general to Britain (UK). It's an epic story that starts in Africa, the cradle of civilization and later moves directly to Britain (and also to Britain via the Caribbean diaspora). Williams and Amalemba uncovers one of the world's best-kept historical secrets, that Africans were inventing and building civilizations across the British isles from as early as 8000 BCE, and they continue to do so to this present day.
Changing Generations: Challenging Power & Oppression in Britain Today.
Authors: Alan Sharp
This book is really about white people. It gives the other side of the story, how Black and Asian people and women feel about what white men do to them on a daily basis and how they want them to put wrong things right, in UK and the world. And it looks at the barriers that white people put up, whether they realise it or not, to keep power over Black and Asian people.
IN SEARCH OF DESTINY:Returning To Mother
Author: Sonia Lye-Fook,
Age: All years
About The Book: Sonia's journey from Jamaica, her challenges in England and her repatriation to Africa. How she wouldn't believe the lies, negative images or ideas portrayed about Africa and her people. How she found her TRUTH How she shared a dream with husband Byron on returning to Africa, & why they chose Ghana Her challenges when relocating, the strength and determination she learnt she had, through her journey.
BECOMING: A Collection of Short Stories of a Boyhood
Authors: Sam Amalemba
Age: 10 to 100 years
This book is full of short excerpts about my life growing up in Kenya and England. The main aim of my sharing these little excerpts is to show a variety of experiences that touched and moulded me and that have had great impact on my adult life.
MAKE THE CHANGES & FEEL THE JOY
Author: Mbeke Wasame,
About The Book: Make the changes and feel the joy provides simple guidelines for organizing yourself for change. In a world where it seems that so many people understand the rudiments of communication, networking, decision making and goal setting, here stands a book that explains these in simple easy to follow chapters. In her capacity as teacher, trainer and executive coach, Mbeke has supported and empowered many people to make these changes. People from ages 18-70 who all now have these skills and who are making wiser decisions for their career changes as a result. Make the Changes and Feel the Joy!
SNAKE AMONGST SHADOWS
Author: Chimaijem Ifeanyi Ezechukwu,
Age: Teenagers & Adults
About The Book: Mac Logan is a man with a very dark past. He was once an educated cop. He's now an expendable P.I. called Jarrett. The story begins when he is assigned to investigate a series of muggings happening in town by his new boss and friend Derek Hawke. Logan journeys back to England where he has another encounter with an old enemy. A notorious crook called Quentin 'the Rat' Baker. So when the expendable PI uncovers the man's secret he equally unveils the vicious and faceless criminal network responsible for the abrupt murders he sets out to investigate.
The Misappropriation of Hip Hop: Resurrecting the Eternal Principle of Hip Hop's Spiritual Significance.
Author: DJ Fingers
Age: 10 to 100
The Misappropriation Of Hip-Hop" is a new book by legendary UK Hip-Hop DJ & Producer Karl Gibson AKA DJ Fingers of the Sindecut. All Illustrations are by The Kool Skool's Shucks One ID.
This book is intended to find answers to a question that has persistently recurred in the conversations of Hip-Hop aficionados. That is, whether Hip-Hop has been misappropriated.
To Shoot Hard Labour: The Life and Times of Samuel Smith, an Antiguan Workingman 1877-1982
Author: Keithlyn and Fernando Smith,
"I want you to write down exactly what I'm telling you if you do the people will see how far down in the mud we come from. This generation will take care of what is happening to them. I hope that the day will never come again when our people have to suffer the indignity like my generation and others have to. I am here to watch and see until the Lord takes me home." - Samuel Smith 1877
This book is but the only publication that contains first-hand information from a black person specifically on pre-emancipation as well as post-emancipation history. Samuel Smith, an Antiguan, was born in 1877 at a time when people of African heritage in the Caribbean were struggling to make a living. Towards the close of his life in the 1970s, he related the many stories to his grandsons Keithlyn and Fernando. The book is written in the way former enslaved Africans communicated in the colonies, and is about Samuel Smith's life and times (1877-1982). - Arthur Torrington CBE.
'...If you want to have a good understanding of what enslavement and the early years of emancipation was really like in the Caribbean then this book is a must have and read.' - Michael Williiams.
Now You Know: The Memoirs of Allan Charles Wilmot. - A Must READ!
Author: Allan Wilmot,
Allan Charles Wilmot's Memoirs are a must read, as they contain a summary of his life in 1920s Kingston, Jamaica and his volunteering in 1941 for service in the Royal Navy during WWII. He resigned from RN in 1943 and volunteered for service in the Royal Air Force's air-sea rescue unit. After WWII ended in 1945, Allan was demobbed in 1946 to Jamaica, but after a year on the island he was back in London, England. There he had a number of jobs before joining a male singing quartet (The Southlanders) that dominated the music scene in Britain and Europe during the 1950s and 1960s.
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The Massacre of Aleppo  (, ), often referred to simply as The Events (), was a riot perpetrated by Muslim residents of Aleppo, largely from the eastern quarters of the city, against Christian residents, largely located in the northern suburbs of Judayde (Jdeideh) and Salibeh. The riot began on the evening of October 17, 1850, and ended two days later on October 19, 1850. The riot resulted in numerous deaths, including that of  Peter VII Jarweh, the Syriac Catholic Patriarch.

The riot is generally characterized as the culmination of tensions between the diverse groups that had historically populated Aleppo, including tensions between Muslims and Christians and between janissaries and the ashraf. Ethnic non-Aleppine groups, including Bedouins have also been blamed for the riot, especially by local historians. It has been argued, however, that The Events reflect instead more complex social dynamics, particularly the disruption caused by the sweeping reforms implemented by the Caliphate in its nineteenth century attempts at modernization, also known as the Tanzimat, and by the Caliphate's incorporation into the modern world economic system.

The aftermath included the replacement of the governor of Aleppo, leading to the eruption of fighting between janissary and ashraf groups on November 5. With the intervention of state forces utilizing artillery purchased from UK, the renewed fighting ended by November 8. Attempts at the restitution of stolen property and the bringing of legal charges against rioters spurred on further disagreement between Muslim and Christian residents.

The massacre is considered by historians to be particularly important in Aleppian history since it represents the first time that disturbances pitted Muslims against Christians in the region. Additionally, the implications of The Events include integral insights into the social, political and economic elements of the 19th-century Middle East.

Background
As the Caliphate weakened in the 19th century, restrictions on Christians were eased, due to the increasing intervention and influence of European powers. Catholics and Melkites were officially recognised as Millets in 1831 and 1848, respectively. 1839 reforms allowed Christians to build new churches, which was previously prohibited. A newly formed municipal advisory council provided Christians with the opportunity to express their opinions.

Perhaps the most significant changes during this time, however, were the alterations being made to the taxation system. Traditionally, direct taxation was only required for adult, non-Muslim males, through a system known as jizya. Taxes for Muslims, rather than being applied to the individual, were instead announced by the government and left to be collected by various corporate entities, such as guilds or quarters, from among their individual members. Yet, an individual head tax was introduced for Muslim residents during the Egyptian occupation of Syria in the 1830s, under Muhammad Ali Pasha, and was continued even after the government forces regained control of the region. Not only did this led to increasing economic burdens upon the Muslim residents of Aleppo, spurring on dramatic decreases in their relative wealth while their Christian neighbors prospered because of connections with Europe, but it also created a sense of disillusionment in terms of the relationship between Muslims and the state, for it undermined the distinction between Muslims and non-Muslims, thereby possibly calling into question the role of Muslims as the defenders of Islam as well. The already apparent class distinction became more dramatic with Muhammad Ali Pasha's modernization efforts and led to the increasing social discontinuity that set the stage for conflict between the Muslim and Christian communities. These taxation reforms were coupled with an economic depression that spread throughout Aleppo in the mid-1800s, and were thus particularly devastating for residents from the eastern quarters of the city, for they were largely engaged in the caravan trade and the grain trade, the two sectors most deeply affected by the economic depression.

As trade with Europe increased, merchants who were mostly Christians and Jews prospered, while Muslim residents faced increasing economic hardships. The Muslim population of the city was badly hit by inflation as a  result of the foreign merchandise that flooded the market after Syria was integrated into the world economy. The ease of commercial restrictions upon Christians spurred on discontent among Muslims, for they perceived this to be a threat to their traditional economic advantages in the region. Muslims also sought to stop the building of new churches, without much success. Additionally, Aleppo had a large Janissary faction, which had been growing increasingly discontented with the government since their official abolishment in 1826. The janissaries largely resided in the eastern quarters of Aleppo, and were thus particularly affected by these economic hardships.

When the Catholic patriarch Maximos III Mazloum was carried in a procession through the city with much extravagance, Muslims saw this as a sign of increasing Christian domination of the city. Celebratory fire during the festivities gave rise to rumours that Christians were arming themselves.

General reforms occurring within the Caliphate as it attempted to modernize, specifically census-taking and the forced conscription of citizens, also led to increased tensions and feelings of insecurity for the Muslim residents of Aleppo. Following the first-ever census of Aleppo's adult males, rumors spread that the Empire intended to begin to conscript adult males in the area. Backlash against looming threat of conscription, then, meant that the taking of the census became the catalyst for the 1850 riots in Aleppo.

"The Events"
On the evening of Wednesday, October 17, 1850, Aleppian residents protesting against the looming threat of conscription marched to the palace of Mustafa Zarif Pasha, the governor of Aleppo. Pasha barred the gates to his residence and refused to hear their demands, so the protesters then sought out 'Abdallah al-Babinsi, the leader of the city's janissary faction. Although he refused to lead the movement, some accounts of his interactions with the mob state that his remarks carried an implicit approval of the rioters' actions. The rioters then advanced to the predominantly Christian quarters of Judeida and Saliba, located in the northern part of Aleppo, where they began to loot and pillage both churches and private homes. Rioters attacked and killed approximately 20 Christians.  During the attacks, many Christians managed to find refuge among the caravanserais in the bazaars or were protected by their Muslim neighbors. The rioting continued throughout the next day, October 18.

On Friday, October 19, the a'yān, or the urban elites, used to their moral authority, in combination with forces supplied by 'Abdallah, to break up the rioters. In turn, they agreed to present the rioters' demands to Pasha. These demands included requests that there would be no conscription, that only recoverable plunder could be returned, that the ringing of church bells and carrying of crosses in religious processions would cease, and that Christians would be prohibited from owning slaves. Initially, Pasha accepted these demands, and also added a pledge that the hated individual head tax would be replaced with a property tax. Additionally, 'Abdallah was appointed acting governor.

On November 2, troops that had been requested by Pasha as reinforcements from the central government arrived, demanding that the city disarm. Before addressing these internal problems, however, the troops were tasked with fighting off the nomadic Bedouin groups that had gathered around the city with the expectations of easily raiding Aleppo, because of its recent chaos. The Bedouins quickly retreated, but because of his rumored connections with them, 'Abdallah was removed from his position as acting governor and replaced by his rival, Yusuf Sharayyifzadah, the leader of the ashraf faction in the city.

Fighting again broke out, this time among Muslims, as ashraf and janissary factions fought over the change in governor. On November 5, the troops used artillery guns purchased from Britain to bombard the centers of insurgency, destroying several quarters and killing more than 5,000 individuals. Fighting then devolved into house-to-house fighting, which was subsequently put down by November 8, when civil order was restored. The official reports estimated that 3,400 had been killed, 1,500 had fled the city and 250 arrested.

Aftermath
After the return of civil order, the pursuit of stolen property and legal charges against those who had injured or stolen from Christians began. The headmen of the city's various quarters were arrested, although all were quickly released except for those from the quarters where the rioters had initially gathered. Those who were released were tasked with making house-to-house searches for stolen property. Individual Christians were allowed to bring charges against those who had robbed or injured them. On December 4, the governor of Aleppo issued a decree informing citizens that they had 10 days to return stolen goods, and after that, those found with stolen property would be punished as thieves and rebels.

Yet, the only property returned to court was livestock, either horses or camels, and nobody was ever punished as a thief, for proof of guilt was nearly impossible to obtain. Even the house-to-house searches yielded few results, a fact that can largely be attributed to the traditional Muslim respect for the privacy of the individual. Damage to Christian property and morale was high. Official records show that 688 homes and 36 shops were damaged. Six churches, including the Catholic patriarchate and its library, were also partially destroyed. Thus, an indemnity of 5,250 purses was levied on the Muslim population of Aleppo. Although Christians claimed that this indemnity only made up a fraction of what was lost, and Muslims claimed the results were an insult on their collective honor, for they blamed the riots upon Bedouins, this proved to be the end of the restitution process.

Individuals who were identified as having been the leaders of the riots were arrested. This included both Janissary, including Abdallah, and members of the ashraf, although, significantly, only the ashraf were able to regain their positions of prestige within the city. In total, approximately 600 individuals were arrested, with 400 being drafted into the army and 200 being exiled to Crete.

Due to the fear of another outbreak of violence, hundreds of Christians emigrated from Aleppo, largely to Beirut and Izmir. By the summer of 1851, approximately 700 individuals had left the city. The patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church Peter VII Jarweh was fatally wounded in the attacks and died a year later. His patriarchate subsequently moved permanently from Aleppo to Mardin.

By the end of May 1851, conscription was introduced into Aleppo, and 1,000 men between the ages of 20 and 25 were taken.

After The Events, the Muslim community of Aleppo proved unwilling to attack Christians, as exemplified by the peace that was maintained in Aleppo during a wave of anti-Christian violence in 1860 that swept through Syria, despite the fact that members of the Aleppine community were called upon by religious authorities during this time to slaughter Christians.

Implications
The aftermath of The Events of 1850 had numerous implications for the state of the Caliphate during the Tanzimat.

Politically, The Events highlighted the success of the state in exerting greater control over its citizens as a result of Tanzimat reforms. With modernization, citizens were no longer merely anonymous entities whose interactions with the state were defined by a series of personal relationships with government officials; rather, the state now had a standardized, impersonal bureaucracy which could successfully carry out censuses, tax individuals, and, eventually, conscript them as well. Additionally, The Events highlighted the increased ability of the State to exert its power and influence in the territories under its control through the modernization of its army, as exemplified by its successful suppression of the rioters through the use of British-bough artillery.

Some perceived the riot to be a collaboration between Abdallah al-Babinsi and Yusuf Sharayyifzadah to bolster their political prestige but this conspiracy cannot be proved true or untrue.

Economically, The Events highlighted the widespread effects of the incorporation of the Empire into the modern world economic system. Although this incorporation was necessary for the survival of the Empire, it placed the Empire in a subordinate position, in which the Empire produced raw materials that were processed into finished goods in Europe and then sold back to the Empire at inflated prices. Such economic hardships led to depressions throughout the Empire, including the depression in Aleppo which largely affected the residents of the eastern quarters, for they were primarily engaged in the caravan trade and the grain trade.

Socially, The Events represented the transformation of the relationship between Muslims and Christians in the Empire. Increasing trade advantages for Christians within the Empire meant that, suddenly, rather than being groups that cooperated with one another during commercial transactions, Christians and Muslims became groups that competed with one another, with Muslims increasingly losing out. The consequent breakdown of corporate communities also dissolved the protection that came from these communities. The rioters were among those displaced and increasingly lost power and protection in the face of emerging Christian mercantile dominance. Christians began to advance their economic standing not through cooperation with Muslims but rather through serving as middlemen for Europeans conducting trade in the area, who would then aid in exempting them from the head taxes placed on non-Muslims and even gave them commercial advantages over local Muslim competition. The Muslim-Christian relationship shifted to one of client to patron. Christians eventually stopped doing business with Muslims and traded with only their European allegiances. The Events functioned as a sort of violent severing of the ties of civic bonds that had previously existed between the Christians and Muslims of Aleppo, as Christians became increasingly Westernized, not only culturally but also politically.

See also
Catholic–Orthodox clash in Aleppo (1818)
Jeddah massacre of 1858
1860 Mount Lebanon civil war
Massacres of Diyarbakir (1895)
Greeks in Syria
Late Ottoman genocides

Notes

References

Conflicts in 1850
Massacres in 1850
Aleppo
History of Aleppo
Aleppo
1850 in Ottoman Syria
1850 in Christianity
Persecution of Greeks in the Ottoman Empire before the 20th century
Persecution of Christians in the Ottoman Empire
Jdeydeh quarter
October 1850 events
November 1850 events

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require 'connection_pool'
require 'redis'
require 'uri'

module Sidekiq
  class RedisConnection
    class << self

      def create(options={})
        options[:url] ||= determine_redis_provider

        size = options[:size] || (Sidekiq.server? ? (Sidekiq.options[:concurrency] + 5) : 5)

        verify_sizing(size, Sidekiq.options[:concurrency]) if Sidekiq.server?

        pool_timeout = options[:pool_timeout] || 1
        log_info(options)

        ConnectionPool.new(:timeout => pool_timeout, :size => size) do
          build_client(options)
        end
      end

      private

      # Sidekiq needs a lot of concurrent Redis connections.
      #
      # We need a connection for each Processor.
      # We need a connection for Pro's real-time change listener
      # We need a connection to various features to call Redis every few seconds:
      #   - the process heartbeat.
      #   - enterprise's leader election
      #   - enterprise's cron support
      def verify_sizing(size, concurrency)
        raise ArgumentError, "Your Redis connection pool is too small for Sidekiq to work, your pool has #{size} connections but really needs to have at least #{concurrency + 2}" if size <= concurrency
      end

      def build_client(options)
        namespace = options[:namespace]

        client = Redis.new client_opts(options)
        if namespace
          begin
            require 'redis/namespace'
            Redis::Namespace.new(namespace, :redis => client)
          rescue LoadError
            Sidekiq.logger.error("Your Redis configuration use the namespace '#{namespace}' but the redis-namespace gem not included in Gemfile." \
                                 "Add the gem to your Gemfile in case you would like to keep using a namespace, otherwise remove the namespace parameter.")
            exit(-127)
          end
        else
          client
        end
      end

      def client_opts(options)
        opts = options.dup
        if opts[:namespace]
          opts.delete(:namespace)
        end

        if opts[:network_timeout]
          opts[:timeout] = opts[:network_timeout]
          opts.delete(:network_timeout)
        end

        opts[:driver] = opts[:driver] || 'ruby'

        opts
      end

      def log_info(options)
        # Don't log Redis AUTH password
        redacted = "REDACTED"
        scrubbed_options = options.dup
        if scrubbed_options[:url] && (uri = URI.parse(scrubbed_options[:url])) && uri.password
          uri.password = redacted
          scrubbed_options[:url] = uri.to_s
        end
        if scrubbed_options[:password]
          scrubbed_options[:password] = redacted
        end
        if Sidekiq.server?
          Sidekiq.logger.info("Booting Sidekiq #{Sidekiq::VERSION} with redis options #{scrubbed_options}")
        else
          Sidekiq.logger.debug("#{Sidekiq::NAME} client with redis options #{scrubbed_options}")
        end
      end

      def determine_redis_provider
        ENV[ENV['REDIS_PROVIDER'] || 'REDIS_URL']
      end

    end
  end
end


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Completely redesigned, this latest-generation BMW X3 is roomier than pre-2011 models. Cargo space behind the second row is generous for the class, an unusual achievement for a BMW SAV.
The exterior is tasteful. It holds onto BMW design cues but makes the previous version look suddenly dowdy and dated.
During our test drive, the BMW X3 xDrive35i demonstrated some of the best poise and isolation we've ever experienced in an SUV on gravel roads. A completely redeveloped suspension technology, with a new double-joint spring-strut mechanism at the front and a multi-link system at the rear improves handling over the previous-generation X3.
BMW's xDrive all-wheel-drive system, standard on all models, retains as much of a rear-drive feel as it can muster, using a multi-plate clutch to vary rear-to-front torque split from fully 100 percent committed to the rear to 40 percent sent forward to assist with traction.
Two engines are available, a 3.0-liter inline-6 and a turbocharged version of the same engine. They get essentially the same fuel economy, but the turbocharged engine has more power. Otherwise the two models, X3 xDrive28i and X3 xDrive35i, are nearly identical, though the xDrive35i comes with slightly larger wheels. The xDrive28i and xDrive35i come with an 8-speed automatic transmission.
An optional electronic damping control system is available to vary shock response according to conditions, with a driver-selectable three-position switch to focus its operation to the driver's intended activity. This so-called Performance Control switch also affects the level of steering assist, and the xDrive all-wheel drive system by selecting a 20/80 front-to-rear torque-split in steady state driving and also providing some so-called torque-vectoring influence in corners by braking an inside wheel. These new technologies may prove decisive to buyers searching for the latest in safety and dynamic systems.
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on Zimbabwe, the case of human rights defender Itai Dzamara (2015/2710(RSP))
Josef Weidenholzer, Victor Boștinaru, Richard Howitt, Norbert Neuser, Elena Valenciano, Ana Gomes, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Kati Piri, Miriam Dalli, Krystyna Łybacka, Viorica Dăncilă, Victor Negrescu, Tibor Szanyi, Theresa Griffin, Michela Giuffrida, Siôn Simon, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Hugues Bayet, Miroslav Poche, Zigmantas Balčytis, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Nicola Danti, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Nicola Caputo, Neena Gill, Marlene Mizzi, Biljana Borzan, Momchil Nekov, Enrico Gasbarra, Marc Tarabella, Alessia Maria Mosca, Nikos Androulakis, Demetris Papadakis, Arne Lietz, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández, José Blanco López, Isabella De Monte, Tonino Picula, Goffredo Maria Bettini, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Eric Andrieu, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Jonás Fernández, Damiano Zoffoli, Kashetu Kyenge, Afzal Khan, Jeppe Kofod on behalf of the ALDE Group
European Parliament resolution on Zimbabwe, the case of human rights defender Itai Dzamara (2015/2710(RSP))
– having regard to its previous resolutions on Zimbabwe,
– having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community, on the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (the Cotonou Agreement),
– having regard to the Council of the European Union conclusions on Zimbabwe,
– having regard to the Statement by the Spokesperson of the EEAS of 31 October 2014
– having regard to the EU Delegation to the Republic of Zimbabwe's statements of 11 March and 9 April on the abduction of Itai Dzamara,
– having regard to the UN Millennium Declaration of 8 September 2000, which sets out the Millennium Development Goals,
– having regard to the African Charter of Human and Peoples' Rights of June 1981, which Zimbabwe has ratified,
– having regard to the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance of January 2007, which Zimbabwe has ratified,
– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of December 1948,
– having regard to the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders of December 1998,
– having regard to Rule 135 of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas Itai Dzamara is a prominent journalist and human rights activist in Zimbabwe who is also the leader of the Occupy Africa Unity Square protest group;
B. whereas the protest group has led a number of peaceful protests against the deteriorating environment in the country, petitioned President Robert Mugabe to resign and called for reforms of the electoral system;
C. whereas on 9 March 2015, five men abducted Itai Dzamara from a barber shop and he has not been heard of since;
D. whereas according to reports from his wife and colleagues, state security agents had repeatedly threatened him prior to his abduction;
E. whereas Itai Dzamara had been assaulted on several occasions by supporters of the ruling party Zanu-PF and uniformed police officers.
F. whereas the ruling party Zanu-PF is denying his enforced disappearance and denounces a staged act by opposition parties;
G. whereas upon request from his wife, the High Court of Harare ordered the home affairs minister, the police commissioner general and the director general of teh Central Intelligence Organziation to do all things necessary to determine the whereabouts of Itai Dzamara and to report back to the Court every 2 weeks; whereas the state authorities have yet to comply to this ruling;
H. whereas on the contrary on April 25 police arrested activists who had organised a car procession to raise awareness about Itai Dzamara's disappearance;
I. whereas freedom of assembly, association and expression are essential components of any democracy,
J. whereas the police often misuses existing laws to ban lawful public meetings nad gatherings and prosecute opposition and other activists;
K. whereas provisions regarding good governance, transparency in political offices and human rights have to be respected in accordance with Articles 11b, 96 and 97 of the Cotonou Agreement;
L. whereas in November 2014 the appropriate measures under article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement concerning Zimbabwe expired;
M. whereas as a consequence the EU together with the Government of Zimbabwe prepared a 234 million euros National Indicative Programme aimed at helping Zimbabwe become a more democratic and prosperous country;
1. Is extremely concerned by the enforced disappearance of Itai Dzamara, and stands shoulder to shoulder with his family, friends and activist colleagues;
2. Recalls the overall responsibility of the Zimbabwean Government of ensuring the safety of all its citizens;
3. Calls on the Zimbabwean authorities to immediately comply with the ruling of the High Court of Harare and do take all necessary measures to determine the whereabouts of Itai Dzmara, safeguard his wellbeing and accord him the full protection of the law;
4. Notably urges the authorities to conduct an urgent and credible investigation, advertise his disappearance on all state media, publicly report on its findings, work closely with the lawyers appointed by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and hold accountable those responsible;
5. Asks the authorities to ensure the safety and protection of Itai Dzamara's family, including his wife and children, friends and colleagues;
6. Calls on Zimbabwe to abide by the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1998, and in particular Article 1 thereof, which states that 'everyone has the right, individually and in association with others, to promote and to strive for the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels';
7. Calls on the EU delegation in Harare to continue to offer its assistance to Zimbabwe's Government in order to improve the human rights situation;
8. Asks the EU to step up its political dialogue on human rights on the basis of Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement, and notably to encourage the Government to repeal or appropriately amend the Public and Security Act and the Access to Information and protection of privacy Act in order to bring an end to their abuse;
9. Insists that the EU must ensure that the development funding to Zimbabwe effectively addresses the needs of the population and that political and economic reforms financed by it are implemented;
10. Supports the renewal in February of the EU's targeted measures currently in place, as well as the arms embargo, which are a response to the political and human rights situation in Zimbabwe;
11. Deplores the absence of a strong human rights clause in the interim EPA concluded with four Eastern and Southern African (ESA) States, including Zimbabwe; repeats its call for trade agreements concluded by the EU to include binding and non-negotiable human rights clauses; urges the European Commission to make this a priority in the continuing negotiations for a full EPA with the ESA States;
12. Instructs its President to forward this Resolution to the Council, the European Commission, the VP/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the governments and the Parliaments of the Member States, the EEAS, the government and the Parliament of Zimbabwe, the governments of the South African Development Community, the World Bank, the Commonwealth Secretary-General and the Pan-African Parliament.


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Eladio Fountain makes a shuffle pass during practice last month at Shorecrest High School in Shoreline. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Shorecrest Scots have great expectations this season
With their most experienced team in years, the Scots expect be a contender this fall.
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SHORELINE — The Shorecrest Scots are tired of mediocrity.
After back-to-back 5-5 seasons, the Scots are "ready to take the next step towards greatness," coach Brandon Christiansen said.
This year's squad is the most experienced team Christiansen has had in his nine seasons as the Scots' head coach, and he said it's a group that's ready to compete for a Wesco 3A South title.
"We're returning eighty-five percent of our starters, and we're looking to build on (that) experience," said Christensen, whose team finished its 2018 season with a 34-7 loss to perennial state powerhouse Bellevue in a Week 10 playoff game. "We want to get that one or two seed this year, instead of being a four and having to play at Bellevue."
While Christiansen has high expectations for this team, the expectations of the team's leaders are even higher. Senior linebacker James Huffman and senior quarterback Eladio Fountain both expect their team to win big this year.
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"We want to win a title this year, and I expect nothing less," said Fountain, a second team All-Wesco pick last season who is entering his third full season as the Scots' starting QB.
"I want us to win the state championship this season," said Huffman, who made first team All-Wesco in 2018. "I feel obligated to step up and be a leader on this team. I feel like the seniors are viewed as the big brother. I know that's how I feel about last year's seniors, I still view them as my big brothers, and that's what I want the rest of the team to view us."
Huffman also has some personal goals
"I want to make the All-Area team, and record 120 tackles,' " He said. "It's my last ride, and I want to go all out."
Shorecrest does have some holes to fill, particularly at one of the wide receiver spots, where Antonio Stillwell caught 39 passes for 682 yards and seven touchdowns last season.
"It seems like we're filling shoes like that once a year," Christiansen said. "I'm really excited about (senior tight end) Derreck Williams. He worked real hard this summer, and got way faster. He had a good 7-on-7 circuit with us, and I'm really excited about how we're going to use him on offense this year."
Another player Christensen is excited about is junior wide receiver/defensive back Desmond Fox.
"He's a real good route runner, a great deep threat, and we want to use him both ways," Christiansen said of Fox, who made second team All-Wesco last season as a defensive back.
Offensively, the Scots have the advantage of having an experienced quarterback. Fountain threw for nearly 1,200 yards and 17 touchdowns during the 2018 regular season.
He will be joined at times in the backfield by 6-0, 220-pound senior Markus Selzler, who made All-Wesco first team last season as a defensive lineman and second team as a running back.
Selzler was used sparingly at running back in the first half of last season, but broke out in the second half, including a 278-yard, three-touchdown performance against Meadowdale. For the season, Selzler averaged nearly eight yards per carry.
"(Selzler) is a guy we want to use more on defense this year, but he's such a high motor guy that we still want to get him involved on offense," Christensen said. "Maybe that means we'll have him take a series on and then a series off, but we still want to find a way to give him 15-18 touches per game."
The Scots, who are looking for their first season over .500 since 2005, open the season Friday when they face off with Marysville-Getchell at Quil Ceda Stadium in Marysville. The kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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Girls in the Beauty Department
Wait—When Did Noomi Rapace Morph Into Debbie Harry?
Noomi Rapace dyed her hair blond a few months ago, and somehow since then she has basically become Debbie Harry circa 1981. Here's the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star at the Stella McCartney show as part of the Paris Fashion Week: And here's a shot of Debbie at George Burns' 85th-birthday party: Maybe it's just the dark roots/light hair look they both have going on, but they look veeeeeeery similar to me. But whether Rapace meant to look like the "Heart of Glass" singer or not, you've got to admit they've got a twin thing going on, right?
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Inside John Varvatos' Rock 'n' Roll Photo Diary: 10 Greatest Style Icons
It's no secret that John Varvatos loves and is heavily influenced by music. In 2008, he famously transformed iconic New York rock den CBGB into his downtown flagship store—a shrine to both fashion and rock 'n' roll—and has since continued to regularly host special performances and concerts at the legendary space. "I wouldn't be where I am today if not for the music I discovered growing up in Detroit in the late 1960s and 1970s," he says. "There are traces of it in the way I dress and the look of my menswear collections over the past dozen years." Tomorrow, Harper Design will publish the designer's newest book John Varvatos: Rock in Fashion. It's a 272-page personally curated labor of love—a photographic testament to Varvatos' passion for music and design featuring more than 250 images of stars including Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Kings of Leon, and Green Day by photographers such as Robert Matheu, Elliott Landy, Bob Gruen, and Lynn Goldsmith. "Overall, this book is a collection of visuals that have been meaningful to me and have made a lasting impression on my work," Varvatos says. Here are 10 of our favorites from the tome, starting with Axl
By Danica Lo
Giuseppe Zanotti for Anja Rubik: The Sexiest Heels Ever? Possibly
Black Leather. Gold chains. Frayed edges. Grommets. No, I'm not talking about a punk rock band's stage costume—I'm referring to top model and red carpet daredevil Anja Rubik and Italian high-heel genius Giuseppe Zanotti's 5-piece capsule collection of shoes and bags, which recently hit stores. (P.S. This might just be two of the best people coming together since Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams kissed at the MTV Movie Awards!) The sexy-grunge vibe going on makes sense though—Anja took inspiration from rock gods David Bowie and Debbie Harry when creating the collection with Zanotti. These eye-candy pieces come with a high price tag (they range from $695 to $1,750), but they'll make darn good Pinterest fodder if you've got a Party Time/Date Night Ideas board going. Giuseppe for Anja Rubik satin peep-toe booties, $1,250, giuseppezanottidesign.com Giuseppe for Anja Rubik gold-chain heels, $1,750, giuseppezanottidesign.com Giuseppe for Anja Rubik corset sandals, $695, giuseppezanottidesign.com Giuseppe for Anja Rubik peep-toe booties, $1,295, giuseppezanottidesign.com Giuseppe for Anja Rubik suede shoulder bag, $1,250, giuseppezanottidesign.com What do you think of the collection? Would you wear one of these accessories for a night on the town?
By Alisha Prakash
Mariah Carey, Fergie, Mary J. Blige—and Now Debbie Harry!
Blondie's frontwoman joins a star-studded list of Women of the Year performers.
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Josh Holden (@JoshHolden ) is an entrepreneur and freelance marketer with a passion for new technologies that can advance the way we interact with information and the communities around us. He was born and raised in Holden Beach, NC and is currently taking time away from his home in New York, NY to focus on new business ventures and community enrichment in his home town.
Josh has worked with some of the brightest minds across industry boundaries. He has managed complex marketing campaigns for agency clients such as Samsung and American Express, and directed client side marketing initiatives for business solutions provider, Millennia Group, LLC.
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Jun 24, 2019 / In the News
Drought Extends Across Most of Washington State
By Don Jenkins, Capital Press
Already the state most affected by drought, Washington has the highest chance in the continental U.S. for a warmer-than-average summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Thursday.
High sea-surface temperatures along the equator and the west coast of Alaska are likely to push temperatures up throughout the West, but especially in the Alaska Panhandle and Washington, according to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center.
Also Thursday, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that drought conditions now prevail in most of Washington. No other state comes close.
This is stark contrast to the Midwest states, which are likely to continue to have cool and wet weather, according to NOAA.
Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond said he agreed with NOAA's summer outlook, though nothing indicates the state will dry out and sizzle like in 2015, the last year Washington suffered a statewide drought.
"Right now, there's no screaming message of intense heat," he said. "It's not as bad as 2015, but it does look like that in some parts of the state, water supplies will be less than 75% of normal."
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Gingerbread bliss balls. Like little gingerbread cookie bites that are actually good for you… meaning, healthy enough to enjoy as a snack but good enough to bring to your next holiday party (they won't disappoint).
Full of warming spices, these bliss balls are made with nutrient-dense ingredients like cashews, dates, and coconut flakes. If you want to supercharge them, add a little protein powder or collagen peptides to the mix (just add more dates if mixture seems to dry). Enjoy!
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Then add the vanilla extract, spices, and salt and process again until combined. The mixture should be sticky and should hold together when pinched.
To the empty food processor, add 1/3 cup Navitas Organics Coconut Hemp Pumpkin Seeds or 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes. Process until finely ground (a few larger pieces are ok). Add to a shallow bowl.
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Creating a value-economy is seen by many to be a better way of doing business. Adam Torres and Christopher Marston, Esq., Founder and CEO of Exemplar Companies, Pbc, explore why Exemplar Companies was the first to abandon hourly billing in favor of value-based pricing.
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Value Economy vs Labor Theory Model
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There's a lot that must be learned in three years of law school to prepare for the Bar exam.
The reality is the demanding curriculum doesn't allow teaching the other side of establishing and sustaining a career as an attorney: The fact that it's a business.
The Florida Bar President Michelle Suskauer said that while she was traveling the state before she was elected, the need for business as well as legal skill was made clear by the attorneys she met.
The need is even more evident for those starting their practices on their own or by establishing firms with other new attorneys, Suskauer said.
"And 76 percent of our members are solo or in small firms," she added.
To help bridge the gap between having a Bar card and being able to establish and sustain a small business, the website LegalFuel.com was developed and launched in July by The Florida Bar.


Not long ago, the Hualapai Tribe in northwest Arizona was faced with a waiting list of 84 families that needed homes. The list had been in the making for five years and due to a reduction in Indian Housing Block Grant funds, housing development on the Hualapai Reservation had stalled.
But in November 2017, the Hualapai Tribe broke ground on three model homes to be built in the Box Canyon subdivision. The Tribe will ultimately build 60 new homes there; the list of 84 families was refined and pared down to 59. Plans for the subdivision now include walking and bike trails, access to public transportation, renewable energy technology and garden plots.
This is the site plan for a subdivision in Box Canyon, Arizona, where the Hualapai Tribe broke ground in November 2017 on three model homes. Eventually 60 new homes will be built here.
The Hualapai was among seven Tribes and Native Villages that graduated from the Tribal Housing Excellence (THE) Academy. In June, at THE Academy graduation, they gathered to both compare their challenges in bringing affordable housing to Tribal lands, and to toast each other's accomplishments.
Until 1996, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funded housing on Tribal lands. That year, however, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) significantly changed the model by channeling funds into block grants that allow Tribes to craft their own approaches to developing housing for their members. While this allows for autonomy, many Tribes still struggle to meet housing needs for very low-income families, as well as workforce housing for teachers, health care workers and public safety officers. Their challenges include attracting private financing and housing expertise.
In 2013, Rural Community Assistance Corporation, along with Native Capital Access (NCA), developed THE Academy. The aim is to help Tribes leverage historically underutilized resources to expand housing on Native lands.
During the 30-month program, participants work on their housing projects. They also receive technical assistance and coaching from RCAC and NCA staff and consultants. So far, two cohorts of participants have graduated from THE Academy. This year's graduates, including the Hualapai, are: the Cheyenne River Housing Authority; Craig Tribal Association; Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority; Native Village of Barrow; Pueblo of Zia; and the Puyallup Tribal Housing Department.
"THE Academy has assisted the Craig Tribal Housing Department tremendously," said Kari Mackie, Craig's housing coordinator. She addressed her fellow THE Academy participants at the graduation ceremony in Sacramento on June 29. In her closing presentation she updated the group on the Tribe's 16-home project in Craig, Alaska, and Mackie noted the challenge of building in her state in general, such as acquiring materials and a frigid climate. THE Academy, she said, had helped her and the Tribe with, among other skills, market analysis, appraisals, procurement, funding sources and construction phases.
During the class, participants discussed the complicated organizational structures used for tax credit financing, and they used some hats to demonstrate the "many hats" a tribal housing agency might wear. There is hat for the tribal housing department, a hat for the outside tax credit investor, and a hat for the Limited Partnership formed between those two entities. In addition there could be a hat for the housing department construction arm, and so on. Later the participants supplemented the training hats with silly graduation hats and tiaras for the graduation celebration. There is a mix of both in the group photo.


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We are members and supporters of Transportation Alternatives, The League of American Bicyclists and People for Bikes. Daniel is the founder and Chair Person of the New York State Trial Lawyers - Bicycle Litigation Sub-Committee - with a focus on advocating for safer cyclists and pedestrian laws in Albany. Daniel has actively lobbied Albany for an amendment to N.Y.S.'s Safe Passing law and to help legalize and define e-bikes in NY.
We have handled several high profile Pro Bono Cases on behalf of New York cyclists in an effort to change the practice and policies of the NYPD in its policing of New York's cyclists. For instance, our office ended the practice of the NYPD of pursuing property damage claims against cyclists in which their vehicles who were involved in a crash. We further bought to light the manner in which the NYPD stops cyclists when attempting to write a summons.
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Falling asleep should be the easiest thing in the world. Our bodies adapt to the rhythm of the daylight outside and our minds are often ready for rest after a long day of work. But if you've struggled with insomnia for a long time, it can feel like there's nothing you can do to get a normal night's sleep. What is it you're doing wrong?
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Allu Arjun has now purchased a brand new caravan, on which he is spending an enormous sum of Rs 7 crore. The actor is hiring a designer from Mumbai to work on the interiors for his caravan. "He's going to to Mumbai soon, where he wants to explore design and interior options for the vehicle," said a source close to the actor. "The actor is spending a whopping Rs 3.5 crore on the bus, and another Rs 2 to 3 crore on the design," said the source.


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Q: Почему возникает проблема тупиков, если есть примитивы синхронизации? У нас есть условия возникновения тупиков. Один из них - Условие взаимоисключения (Mutual exclusion). Одновременно использовать ресурс может только один процесс.
Этот примитив синхронизации нужен был затем, чтобы ,например, исключить ситуацию гонок. Как тут может возникнуть тупиковая ситуация?
Потом, если мы рассматриваем принтер, то говорим о ситуации , когда два процесса хотят что-то напечатать, и чтобы не было в итоге "каши", мы используем примитив синхронизации.
Но теперь зачем-то отказываются от примитивов синхронизации в пользу спулинга, который должен разрешить ситуацию той же каши и монопольного захвата устройства.
Или примитивы синхронизации(взаимоисключение) могут дать "засидеться" одному процессу с разделяемым устройством слишком долго? Но есть же планировщик и данный процессу квант времени(например RR-4).

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Mitsubishi A6M1 12-Shi Experimental Zero Fighter
The Mitsubishi A5M fighter was just starting to enter service in early 1937 when the Imperial Japanese Navy started looking for its eventual replacement. In May they issued specification 12-Shi for a new aircraft carrier-based fighter, sending it to Nakajima and Mitsubishi. The Navy sent out updated requirements in October. Nakajima's team considered they were unachievable and pulled out of the competition in January. Mitsubishi's chief designer, Jiro Horikoshi, felt that the requirements could be met, but only if the aircraft could be made as light as possible. so every weight-saving method was used. Most of the airplane was built of T-7178 aluminum, a top-secret aluminum alloy developed by the Japanese just for this aircraft. In addition, no armor was carried for the pilot, engine or other critical points of the aircraft, and the self-sealing fuel tanks that were becoming common at the time were also left off.
The first prototype was completed on March 16, 1939 at Mitsubishi's Nagoya plant. It was armed with two 7.7 mm Type 97 machine guns in the upper fuselage decking and two wing-mounted 20-mm Type 99 cannon. The aircraft was transferred to the Army's training airfield at Kagamigahara for flight testing. The aircraft took off on its first test flight on April 1, 1939, powered by a Mitsubishi Zuisei 13 fourteen-cylinder, twin-row air-cooled radial engine, with test pilot Katsuzo Shima at the controls. The test was highly successful, the only problems noted being with the wheel brakes, the oil system and a slight tendency to vibrate. During the flight test program, the two-bladed variable-pitch propeller was replaced by a three-bladed constant speed propeller in an attempt to correct the vibration problem.
Only two prototypes of the A6M1 were built. The subsequent aircraft received a more powerfull Nakajima NK1C Sakae 12 engine and were designated A6M2... but that's another story.
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Hasegawa released a Zero special 65th anniversary set two years ago which included some interesting variants of Japan's most famous WW2 fighter. Unfortunately the kit was very expensive and also pretty hard to find as it sold out almost immediately. Good news is that Hasegawa is now releasing some of the exclusive kits featured in the set. One of them is the prototype version of the Zero, the A6M1. To my knowledge, it is the first time this version is available in injected plastic as a single boxing.
The new kit is packed within Hasegawa's usual top opening cardboard box and is composed of only 4 sprues made of grey styrene, a separate engine cowling piece and one sprue for the transparent parts. An instructions sheet and decals are also included. At first sight the kit looks rather simple and easy to build. Unfortunetly, apart from the clear sprue which is bagged separately, all the others are located within the same plastic pouch and the surface of some parts have light scratchings (the wings for example).
When examining the parts layout diagram on the instruction sheet, one can notice that some parts won't be used during construction of the model (see red areas on the sprue photos). However, most of the parts used in the kit are all new like the shorter fuselage, the Zuisei engine, the engine cowling, the two bladded propeller, the oil cooler intake (two versions), the antenna mast etc...
The quality of the kit is high as you would expect from Hasegawa. The surface of the plastic is finely engraved and the level of detail is very good, although a better Zero kit is now available from Tamiya's (see review here), but it's not a prototype!
The cockpit seems a bit simplified (in the kit it is the same one as the production aircraft, I don't know whether it is alright or not) but with some additional work and a good paintjob the interior should look good nevertheless. The new engine is nicely done and is composed of 5 parts. The clear parts are excellent.
The instruction sheet is composed of a brief History, some construction warnings, a parts layout diagram, a 10 step assembly guide (3 pages) and the paint and decal guide. Colors are given for the Aqueous Hobby color and Mr. Color range of paints. When examining the instructions, I noticed that unlike many Hasegawa kits, this Zero seems rather simplified in it's parts breakdown. There are only few optional parts (oil cooler intake) and therefore the kit should be very easy to build.
With the decals provided, it is possible to do the two prototypes:
- 12-Shi experimental Zero Fighter first aircraft, 1939.
- 12-Shi experimental Zero Fighter second aircraft, 1939.
Both aircraft have identical decorations apart from a different tail number. The decals are very good and look thinner than the usual Hasegawa ones, it's not surprising since they have been printed by Cartograf. The red of the hinomarus appear brighter than usual but it may have been the case on the prototypes, who knows?
Questions about the prototype
While doing some researches for this review, I found out that there is still a lot of speculations about how the Zero prototypes really looked like. There are for example some doubts about the location of an air scoop on the top of the engine cowling. In the Squadron/Signal book, this air scoop is represented (see pictures) but Hasegawa chose not to include it in the kit. Rather than writting irrelevant things on that matter, I prefer to redirect you to an excellent article over at www.j-aircraft.com: A6M1 research by Jim Long. If you plan to build a Zero prototype, it's an excellent starting point. I can't recommend www.j-aircraft.com/ enough when it comes to Japanese WWII subjects.
If you like Japan's most emblematic aircraft and want to add the prototype version to you collection, then Hasegawa's kit is highly recommended to you. I do hope that other kits of prototypes of well known aircraft (Spitfire, Bf 109, Mustang etc...) will see the light of day in injected plastic as they are an essential part of each type's history.
Hasegawa's Mitsubishi A6M1 was kindly provided for review by HobbyLink Japan. Visit HLJ for Japanese kits at Japanese prices.
Highs: High quality kit of an interesting and original subject.
Verdict: Highly recommended to modelers of all skills.
Suggested Retail: ¥2,600
NATIONALITY: Japan / 日本
Our Thanks to HobbyLink Japan!
Hi Jean-Luc Great review - and thanks for the really useful link to Jim Long's research (he seems to agree with Hasegawa about the air scoop being inside the cowling). All the best Rowan
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Hi Rowan, Yes, Jim Long's research on the A6M1 are very interesting. I've built and reviewed some Japanese kits in the past months and always end up reading articles at LINK It seems not only modelers read these pages but manufacturers as well... Jean-Luc


Infection prevention measures aim to ensure the protection of people who might be vulnerable to acquiring an infection both in the general community and while receiving care due to health problems. The basic principle of infection prevention and control is hygiene. Hygiene could be divided in personal hygiene (e.g. hand washing) and inanimate object disinfection (e.g. use of chemicals for cleaning and sanitizing). However, hygiene practices is not enough to fight against infections. Indeed, the estimated annual cost of medical care for treating infectious diseases in Europe is about €120 billion while HealthCare Acquired Infections are directly responsible for approximately 37,000 deaths annually and contribute to a further 110,000 across the EU. This is because, every person comes in contact several times per day with bacteria via touching inanimate objects such as handrails, shopping carts, door knobs etc and thus, the hazard of infections is more than evident. In order to overcome this important social problem, the SMEs participants propose a novel solution to be used against diseases transmission: The application of new copper based coatings in metallic objects with photo-catalytic imposed anti-microbial and self cleaning activity. These new composite coatings will consist of a copper matrix and chemically modified TiO2 nano-particles as reinforcing mean, and will present enhanced photo-catalytic activity under visible light irradiation. They will be applied in various metallic objects such as handles, door knobs or rails, which can potentially be reservoirs of communicable viruses, and thus will lead to a decrease of the risk of getting infected by a factor of >50%.


A very smooth silver Tequila that justifies its pricing.
100% Agave. After a double distillation process the tequila is fine filtered in preparation for hand filling into artisan, handmade bottles. Every bottle of Patron is truly "one of a kind". Has a great reputation some say serve chilled and others think this is the best base for a Margarita.
All of Patron's tequilas are distilled from 100% blue weber agave in the highlands of Jalisco. The agave piñas are harvested at around 8 years of growth and sent to the nearby distillery to begin the process of making tequila. A rare thing in modern tequila production is the use of the tahona wheel and Patron is one of the few distilleries to still employ this traditional method to crush the baked agave. They do also use the modern roller methods as well, and it is the job of the Master Distiller, Francisco Alcaraz, to combine the two to make his recipe for Patron. This adds to the flavour we find in Patron and other tequilas, there is something about the old-fashioned way of extracting the juice that adds depth to the spirit and, even if it is a partial mix, it makes a significant difference.