From the length and breadth of Scotland, from the mainland to the islands, hundreds of our best young athletes descended on Glasgow for the FPSG Age Group Champs.
The Emirates Arena will be the centre of attention in European sport just four weeks from now – but over the weekend it was the perfect platform for our U20s, U15s and U13s.
It's an event which always generates a great atmosphere with many in the two younger age groups taking their first steps in competitive sport.
For the U20s, arguably, it is that little bit more serious for athletes and coaches as they look to make the leap into the Senior ranks of athletics in Scotland . . .and maybe even beyond.
Looking through social media coverage over the weekend the commitment to competition is clear. Stornoway RAC were among the visitors, as well as North Uist, and we welcomed visitors from Ireland, too.
These events are about all clubs – not just the bigger city outfits who sometimes dominate the medals – but about the likes of Banchory Stonehaven, Shetland, Moorfoot Runners, Larkhall YMCA, Airdrie Harriers, Elgin, TLJT and Annan and District AC (to name only a few).
Great to see some of these clubs celebrating individual medallists (and we do believe club websites/social media is the right platform for U15 and U13 success).
Mark Munro, chief executive of scottishathletics, believes it is vital for clubs, coaches and parents to encourage young athletes to compete.
'Through our communications channels over the past couple of years we have pushed the message out to our members: 'Competition – It's What You Train For,'' said Mark.
'And that is so important for our sport.
'It does not matter if you are a young athlete or a social runner trying to improve your 10K PB, it is about competing at the right level and being competitive. Athletics is about competition and sport is about competition and we want to see people doing that in the right environment.
There were two main highlights in performance terms on Saturday – although one of those was an invitation race!
Neil Gourley is preparing for the British Champs and Euro Trials and raced a specially arranged 800m mid-afternoon. Running solo for the last 300m or so (after being paced by Lewis Brown) Neil clocked 1.48.65 to suggest he is in good shape for Birmingham.
In the U20 Men's long jump, there was another terrific battle between Stephen Mackenzie of Pitreavie AAC and Alessandro Schenini.
And, one week on from losing the Seniors title by a single centimetre, Mackenzie reversed that to win with a CBP leap of 7.35m – 1cm ahead of Schenini! Alessandro's 7.34m was also better than the previous CBP.
Andrew McFarlane, Ellie O'Hara, Max Leslie, Chris McLew and Sarah Calvert, who represented Scotland in the Great Edinburgh XC in the International Relay, were among others to win U20 gold. There were sprint hurdles wins for Jane Davidson and Scott Connal.
On Sunday there were U20 golds for Scots via the performances of Billy Doyle and Alexander Mackay as well as triple jump duo, Miraji Ahmed and Ellie O'Hara.
For Edinburgh AC's O'Hara, that was another jumps gold double as she followed on from two wins at U17s the previous week. Carmen Neat won the women's high jump with 1.72m and Callum Simpson the men's with 1.93m.
Race of the day status arguably went to the U20 men's 800m final. Edinburgh AC athlete, Sam Brown, hadn't been at his best in the heats but he stormed clear with a lap to go and held on in a dip finish as Shetland's Seamus Mackay closed on the line. Olivia Vareille defended her 800m title, again in a tight finish.
*In the U15 programme there were three age group national record performances.
Ayr Seaforth athlete, Libby White, reached 11.07m in the triple jump to go beyond the mark held previously both as age group best and championship best (Ellie O'Hara's 10.98m).
And, in the 300m Girls final. Pitreavie AAC athlete, Rebecca Grieve, came home in 40.76 to land a Scottish U15 Record for that distance – with Rebecca improving the mark by more than 1.5 seconds.
Pitreavie's Fergus Macgilp, also over 300m, came up with 38.36 for a new Scottish U15 Record, too, although he had to settle for silver to an Isle of Man athlete.
There was also a superb performance by Oscar Logan to take gold and a CBP. The Law and District AC athlete clocked 2.02.69 in a gutsy solo run – as he took almost three seconds off his PB and the previous CBP (held by Chris Boyle).
VP-Glasgow's Evie Greig won a fine gold in the high jump as she took her PB from 1.52 to 1.63 in the course of eight clearances in the competition and then won the 200m gold, as well.
*Huge thank you, as ever, to our dedicated team of scottishathletics Officials. We could not do it without you . . .


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In an effort to help first responders better prepare for the upcoming hurricane season, the Gary Sinise Foundation has invested in ten Cajun Navy 2016 volunteers who are attending a swift water rescue awareness course hosted by Gulf State Dive and Rescue.
One of the goals of this course is to help these volunteers be better prepared for swift water rescues this year as they will become a resource for many communities affected by heavy rain events such as those seen across Louisiana during August and September 2016 that caused significant flooding.
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This course will undoubtedly help many of our Cajun Navy 2016 volunteers be better prepared should they need to respond during this rainy season, saving more lives in the process.
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How the course will benefit Pinnacle Search and Rescue
Armed with these life-saving skills, when the next flood event happens, they will be able to quickly and efficiently save lives in the line of duty.
Not a water person? Learn more about our partners over at The Cajun Army. They always need help. And they keep their feet on dry ground!
The course is a great opportunity for Pinnacle Search and Rescue to learn from experts how best to keep their team members safe while helping families recover from natural disasters.
About Pinnacle Search and Rescue (Cajun Navy 2016)
Pinnacle Search and Rescue (Cajun Navy 2016) is a volunteer search and rescue team, based in Watson, Louisiana.
When disaster strikes, Pinnacle Search and Rescue is always there to help those in need. From hurricanes, tornadoes, or floods – they will be on the scene with their emergency volunteers and equipment to lend a hand!
Cajun Navy 2016 are everyday people just like you, but when disasters strike they're always there at the right time to lend a helping hand during times of need.
It is through generous partnerships with foundations such as the Gary Sinise Foundation and its donors that Pinnacle Search and Rescue is able to provide support for the communities they serve.
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Q: What is the best way to pass an object's data from one page to another in Ionic? I am trying to pass user data from my main page component to a details page component. I am currently mapping the user data in to a custom Ionic Component. When the custom component is clicked on in the main page, I need it to send the user data to the detail page and render the detail page using the data passed in from the main page.
Main.tsx:
const userAPILink: string = "https://randomuser.me/api/";
const usersToRender: number = 5;

const Main: React.FC<RouteComponentProps> = ({ history }) => {
  interface IUser {
    data: {
      name: string;
      email: string;
      icon: string;
      country: string;
    };
  }
  const [userList, setUserList] = useState<IUser[]>([]);

  useEffect(() => {
    for (let i = 0; i < usersToRender; ++i) {
      (async () => {
        const res = await axios.get(userAPILink);
        let tempUser: IUser = {
          data: {
            name: `${res.data.results[0].name.first} ${res.data.results[0].name.last}`,
            email: `${res.data.results[0].email}`,
            icon: `${res.data.results[0].picture.thumbnail}`,
            country: `${res.data.results[0].location.country}`,
          },
        };
        setUserList((userList) => {
          return [...userList, tempUser];
        });
      })();
    }
  }, []);

  return (
    <IonPage>
      <IonHeader>
        <IonToolbar mode="ios">
          <IonIcon slot="end" ios={optionsOutline} />
          <IonButtons slot="start">
            <IonMenuButton />
          </IonButtons>
          <IonTitle className="ionTextCenter">LOGO</IonTitle>
        </IonToolbar>
      </IonHeader>

      <IonContent fullscreen className="ionPadding">
        <IonHeader collapse="condense"></IonHeader>
        <IonSegment>
          <IonSegmentButton>Tab 1</IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton>Tab 2</IonSegmentButton>
          <IonSegmentButton>Tab 3</IonSegmentButton>
        </IonSegment>
        <IonList>
          {userList.map((user, index) => {
            return (
              <IonItem
                key={index}
                onClick={(e) => {
                  e.preventDefault();
                  history.push({
                    pathname: `/detail/${user.data.name}`,
                    state: [
                      user.data.name,
                      user.data.email,
                      user.data.icon,
                      user.data.country,
                    ],
                  });
                }}
              >
                <UserCard id={index} data={user.data}></UserCard>
              </IonItem>
            );
          })}
        </IonList>
      </IonContent>
    </IonPage>
  );
};

export default Main;

UserCard.tsx
type UserCardProps = {
  id: number,
  data: {
    name: string;
    icon: string;
    email: string;
    country: string;
  };
};

class UserCard extends React.Component<UserCardProps> {
  render() {
    return (
      <IonCard
        // routerLink={`detail/${this.props.data.name}`}
        id={this.props.data.name}
      >
        <IonCardHeader className="card-header">
          <IonGrid>
            <IonRow>
              <IonCol size="3">
                <IonAvatar>
                  <img src={this.props.data.icon} />
                </IonAvatar>
              </IonCol>
              <IonCol size="9">
                <IonCardTitle>{this.props.data.name}</IonCardTitle>
                <IonCardSubtitle>{this.props.data.email}</IonCardSubtitle>
              </IonCol>
            </IonRow>
          </IonGrid>
        </IonCardHeader>
        <IonCardContent>
          <IonText>
            <IonLabel>{this.props.data.country}</IonLabel>
          </IonText>
          <IonImg className="character-img"></IonImg>
          Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting
          industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever
          since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and
          scrambled it to make a type specimen book.
        </IonCardContent>
      </IonCard>
    );
  }
}

export default ({
  id,
  data,
}:

{
  id: number
  data: {
    name: string;
    icon: string;
    email: string;
    country: string;
  };
}) => (
  <UserCard
    id={id}
    data={data}
  ></UserCard>
);

Detail.tsx
interface DetailProps extends RouteComponentProps<{
  name: string;
  country: string;
  email: string;
  icon: string;
}> {}

const Detail: React.FC <DetailProps> = ({match, history}) => {
  return (
    <IonPage>
      <DetailComponent id={3} name="Bob" email="email" country="canada" icon="icon" />
    </IonPage>
  );
};

export default Detail;

DetailComponent.tsx
type DetailItemProps = {
  id: number;
  name: string;
  icon: string;
  email: string;
  country: string;
};

class DetailItem extends React.Component<DetailItemProps> {
  render() {
    return (
      <IonHeader>
        <IonToolbar mode="ios">
          <IonIcon slot="end" ios={optionsOutline} />
          <IonButtons slot="start">
            <IonMenuButton />
          </IonButtons>
          <IonTitle className="ionTextCenter">{this.props.name}</IonTitle>
        </IonToolbar>
      </IonHeader>
    );
  }
}

export default ({
  id,
  name,
  icon,
  email,
  country,
}: {
  id: number;
  name: string;
  icon: string;
  email: string;
  country: string;
}) => (
  <DetailItem
    id={id}
    name={name}
    icon={icon}
    email={email}
    country={country}
  ></DetailItem>
);

A: Assuming the Detail component is being rendered by a Route or otherwise receiving route props (history, location, and match) then it should destructure the location object from props and access the passed route state and pass along the user data as props to the DetailComponent.
const Detail: React.FC <DetailProps> = ({ location }) => {
  const { state } = location;
  const { country, email, icon, name } = state || {};

  return (
    <IonPage>
      <DetailComponent
        country={country}
        email={email}
        icon={icon}
        id={3}
        name={name}
      />
    </IonPage>
  );
};

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Increasing Diversity in the Boardroom
Corporate failures and scandals in the not-too-distant past have shone a spotlight on the quest for new ways to improve corporate governance. One of the main issues that has come to light after the trying times brought about by the financial crisis is the general need to improve board performance. When experts and researchers evaluated the main issues where boards were faltering on performance, much of it pointed to the lack of diversity in the boardroom.
Part of the definition of good corporate governance includes bringing diverse thoughts, opinions and perspectives together. While that sounds appropriate in theory, corporations have largely failed to put that concept into practice. The reality is that corporations have never really quite gotten away from the practice of appointing members to the board who happen to be white men.
Perhaps part of the reason that it's taking so long to add more women and those from diverse racial backgrounds to the board is that boards often seek board directors with experience. The pool of women and minorities with executive experience is small and the pool of women and minorities with board experience is even smaller. The only way to turn the corner on that is to help more women and minorities secure the proper experience for board service, which will increase the talent pool in future years.
Large companies are starting to catch on to this concept, and they're taking action by encouraging lower-level executives, many of whom also happen to be women and minorities, to go out and seek board positions. The combined experience of having executive experience along with board experience will increase the number of women and minority candidates.
Board Service Is a Perk for Executives
One such company that has stepped outside its comfort zone in preparing its employees to get board experience is Marriott International Inc. The CEO, Arne Sorenson, is encouraging the company's lower-level executives to join a board of directors to better prepare them for future leadership and provide them with valuable experience. So far, five Marriott employees have found board positions. Three of them are women, and one is a black man.
One of the perks of being an executive is that it makes it easier to secure a position on a board of directors. Serving on a board brings additional perks, such as extra pay and a larger business network. According to Spencer Stuart, the average total compensation for a board director of an S&P 500 company is upwards of $300,000.
Board service provides valuable experience and gives young executives better opportunities for future job openings. Because lower-level managerial positions tend to be filled more by women and people of color, encouraging them to apply to boards will eventually fill the pipeline for senior executives and boards with more diverse populations. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, of the 10 companies that have the most employees serving on other boards, executives with board directorships are largely females or people of color.
Large Corporations Are Taking the Lead to Encourage Women and Minorities on Boards
In addition to the initiative by Marriott, other companies are also making progress toward increasing the number of women and minorities on their boards. Major investment firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. announced last month that it would be discontinuing to underwrite initial public offerings (IPOs) for U.S. and European companies unless they have at least one female board director or minority.
While women make up about 50% of the workforce, they finally just got to about 25% of the S&P 500 board directors only as of last year. For the very first time, the majority of new board directors in 2019 were people of color.
Sorenson was one of the first Marriott executives to take a position on an outside board and he currently serves as a director at Microsoft Corp. By taking that position, he began to understand that if other executives would do the same, it would give them greater exposure to other important industries, such as technology, which would also help Marriott in the long run. Marriott's CFO, Kathleen Oberg, recently joined the board of Adobe Inc., and Stephanie Linnartz, Marriott's group president in charge of consumer strategy, joined the board of Home Depot.
Allowing Board Directorship Brings Risks and Rewards
Allowing executives to serve on the boards of other companies can be a bit of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they bring valuable experience back to their own company. On the other, it takes valuable time away from their own positions, especially if they serve on more than one board. Some recruiting firms recommend that companies place a limit of allowing executives to serve on one outside board only.
From a positive aspect, companies can just as easily view outside board service as a tool that sharpens skills and grooms candidates in preparation for future CEO positions as they open up.
Digitization Is the Modern Way for Nominating Committees to Cast a Wider Net
Investment firms such as BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors and Goldman Sachs cite better returns for diverse boards. In response to the pressure to diversify boards, nominating committees seek to cast a wider net for board candidates in hopes of finding more women and minorities for consideration.
Diligent Corporation and NACD came up with the perfect software solution to fill that need ' the Nom Gov tool. When recruiting board directors, companies want to know as much as possible about candidates before they even contact them. Nom Gov provides users with access to a global database of thousands of board director and executive profiles in real time. The tool streamlines the process for obtaining critical data that impacts board effectiveness and the ability to make data-driven decisions.
Nom Gov also provides your nominating committee with the ability to view your board's skills and expertise in relation to those of your peers and industry to give you insights into their combined strengths and weaknesses. The tool takes boards beyond the typical, white-male-dominated business network and opens seats to more women and people of color, giving them a chance to prove themselves.
Nom Gov provides a solid process for helping directors diversify their boards, pursue effective succession planning and, ultimately, improve the overall performance of the board.


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Yorkshire Water fined for illegally discharging sewage
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted Yorkshire Water for illegally discharging sewage effluent into the Potter Carr Nature Reserve in Doncaster, in March 2017.
On 8 September 2021, at Sheffield Magistrates Court before District Judge Redhouse, the company was fined £150,000 and ordered to pay £36,506 costs.
It pleaded guilty to two charges at an earlier hearing; causing sewage sludge to enter a tributary of the Mother Drain and breach of permit condition relating to ammoniacal nitrogen levels in its final treated sewage effluent.
Representing the Environment Agency, Rebecca Chalkley told the court Yorkshire Water holds an environmental permit that authorises water discharges from Balby Sewage Treatment Works (STW) under a number of strict conditions.
On March 28 2017, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reported that Mother Drain at the Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, which is a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), had become discoloured and smelt of chemicals.
Environment Agency officials confirmed pollution of the Mother Drain. They saw small pieces of toilet paper floating in the water and sample results confirmed high levels of ammoniacal nitrogen in the water.
Due to the severity of the pollution the Environment Agency requested the Internal Drainage Board (IDB) to switch off a pump station, used for land drainage, to prevent polluted water passing downstream to the River Torne and they instructed abstractors to cease abstracting water. This included Doncaster Golf Club.
Once the Environment Agency contacted Yorkshire Water, it confirmed there was an issue at Balby Sewage Treatment Works.
Officers attended Balby Sewage Treatment Works on March 29 2017 and took a sample of treated sewage effluent which contained ammoniacal nitrogen above the permitted maximum limit.
During the site visit, Yorkshire Water explained a valve failure had led to a settlement tank on site draining sewage sludge inside a building and onto surrounding ground.
Later, the company explained the valve failure happened on Monday 27 March 2017 and it did not contact the Environment Agency because it thought effluent was contained on site.
The company further added electrical damage caused by the incident affected parts of the works and disrupted the biological treatment processes which resulted in a deterioration of the treated sewage effluent quality.
In response, Yorkshire Water placed aeration equipment in the Mother Drain, and the Environment Agency continued to investigate and monitor the effects of the pollution for over a week.
In court, District Judge Redhouse found the culpability of the utility company to be "high negligent" due to the fact the incident could have been avoided if there had been a drain survey at the site and if the valves had been checked.
An Environment Agency spokesman said: "Water companies are aware their activities have the potential for serious environmental impacts, and they know we will take appropriate action when they cause pollution.
"In this case Yorkshire Water has failed the environment, customers and the system of environmental laws the public puts its trust in.
"Polluters must pay, the Environment Agency will continue to do everything in its power to ensure that they do."
A Yorkshire Water spokesman said: "In March 2017, a valve at our Balby sewage works failed and caused the site to flood.
"Unfortunately, this caused wastewater to discharge into Mother Drain. We commenced an immediate investigation into the matter and a clean-up operation of all affected areas.
"We, working closely with the Environment Agency, monitored the water quality so we could put the correct mitigation in place to protect the environment and worked with local stakeholders to mitigate and minimise any impact on them.
"We take our responsibility to look after the environment very seriously and are sorry this incident occurred.
"As the judge sentencing in this matter recognised, we have taken learnings on board and following the incident invested over £640,000 at Balby to upgrade the site and prevent this from happening again."


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import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.util.Set;

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I can't help it. I have an obsessive compulsion with 51 year-old "actors" who marry teenagers! And folks, let me tell you, these two do not disappoint. Case in point: Courtney Stodden's Twitter feed. Hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife, because this thing is steamy!
What troubles me about Michelle Bachmann isn't that she wants to be submissive to her husband while he serves as head of their household; it's that she voices that opinion at all. It's one thing to believe something internally. It's another to, as a politician, purposefully share that opinion with the masses.


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'Country Music's Gone Global' Sessions to Highlight Genre's International Initiatives and Expansion at Music Biz 2017
Case studies to examine CMA's Forever Country campaign, marketing campaign for Tim McGraw's 'Humble & Kind,' and international success of Thomas Rhett
April 24, 2017 – The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will present Country Music's Gone Global on Wednesday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of the Music Biz 2017 convention at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Emceed by the Country Music Association (CMA), the event will feature invaluable data and research on the global spread of Country music. The session will also highlight three case studies detailing global success in the genre and discussing creative collaborations, social marketing, and touring.
Country Music's Gone Global will begin with a presentation from the CMA, in which they will reveal international Country statistics and discuss their efforts to spread the genre throughout the world. CMA will then share their strategy for developing the 'Forever Country' campaign, with Universal Music Group Nashville sharing how the campaign impacted the participating artists on a global level. A case study featuring representatives from Tim McGraw's management company, EM.Co, will then detail the non-traditional release and marketing campaign behind McGraw's hit single "Humble & Kind" and the multicultural movement that followed. Finally, Virginia Davis, Founder and Managing Partner of G Major Management and manager of breakout star Thomas Rhett, will be joined by representatives from Big Machine Label Group, Live Nation UK, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) and moderator Phyllis Stark of Billboard to discuss the challenges and opportunities of going global and breaking Thomas Rhett on an international level.
The full agenda for Country Music's Gone Global can be found below or by visiting musicbiz2017.sched.com. Admission is included in the price of a full Music Biz 2017 badge, which can be purchased at www.musicbiz2017.com. Special discounted rates are available for first-time independent label, startup, artist, manager, songwriter, and publisher attendees, as well as students and educators.
Day passes for Wednesday, May 17, are also available for only $199. These passes will allow buyers to access all Music Biz 2017 programming on May 17 only, including the CMA-sponsored Awards Breakfast & Presentations (featuring awards presentations to UMG Nashville's Mike Dungan and Music Millennium's Terry Currier and a live performance by Little Big Town) and Country Music's Gone Global. To purchase the May 17 day pass, visit musicbiz2017.eventbrite.com and use code COUNTRYDAY to reveal the ticket.
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CMA Welcome & Forever Country: Multi-Artist, Multi-Label, Multi-Generational
Global expansion of Country music is part of the year-round mission of Country Music Association (CMA). Today's CMA staff will be on-hand to reveal international Country statistics and discuss their efforts to spread the genre throughout the world – from Mexico to Canada to Australia.
CMA and UMG Nashville's Annie Ortmeier will team up to take you on an exploration of Forever Country — a first of its kind multi-generational, multi-artist, multi-label Country music single and video to commemorate the 50th CMA Awards broadcast. The song encompassed three timeless classics, 'On The Road Again,' 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' and 'I Will Always Love You' in a combined arrangement by award winning producer, Shane McAnally. The completed project featured 30 artists across all eras of country music and included a surreal video directed by award winning director, Joseph Khan. The release of the single and subsequent video coupled with the efforts of the entire industry escalated the song and the video to new heights internationally with distribution to new territories that helped propel the track onto several iTunes, Spotify and Amazon charts globally.
This session and case study takes a deeper look at Forever Country and the impact on overall International audiences and adoption of country music globally prior to, during, and since release with research from the CMA and Universal Music Group Nashville.
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With more than 50 million albums sold worldwide and 43 worldwide #1 singles, Tim McGraw truly defines what it means to be a global Country artist. In 2016, McGraw's management company, EM.Co reached new heights in his career with the song "Humble & Kind" by creating a marketing plan tailored to the message of the music — one that would go on to win an internationally acclaimed Clio Award for its integrated marketing campaign. This #1 Platinum-Selling single would also go on to spawn a New York Times Best Seller book and lead McGraw to become one of the Top 5 Most-Engaged Artists on Facebook, across all genres.
EM.Co fought industry norms by partnering with Facebook to premiere the music video, launched websites and hotlines to create a community of fans from all over the world, and unleashed a massive social media movement so fans could easily engage with the song's message. Millions of views and many thousands of shares led to a multicultural movement where fans felt encouraged to create original content and complete random acts of kindness — one that was also personified at the ACM Awards when 130 people from across the globe joined Tim in celebrating kindness and harmony on stage, creating one of the largest ACM performances in history.
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Thomas Rhett: Breaking an International Act
The world is witnessing the rise of Thomas Rhett — the multi-Platinum singer/songwriter leading the pack as one of Country music's elite artists with seven #1 songs and multiple awards under his belt including ACM, Billboard, CMA, and ACC Awards for his six-week chart-topping smash hit "Die A Happy Man," which was also nominated for a 2017 GRAMMY. This success has translated into sold-out shows throughout the U.S., and ultimately "across the pond" where Thomas Rhett is building a fanbase and breaking barriers of entry into the international marketplace.
Join us for a special worldwide case study set to explore the growth of Thomas Rhett's groundbreaking career — which began as a Nashville songwriter and has led headlining shows in Belgium, Canada, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Scotland. On the verge of a third album and a 2017 world tour, this timely discussion will give a current perspective on the challenges & opportunities of going global, as well as an inside look at the components necessary to do so, and much more.
Moderator: Phyllis Stark, Columnist, Billboard
Jimmy Chapin, International Director, Big Machine Label Group
Virginia Davis, Founder and Managing Partner, G Major Management
Anna-Sophie Mertens, Promoter, Live Nation UK
Akiko Rogers, Agent, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME)
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The eclectic Music Biz 2017 program will also cover topics including Touring, Live Streaming, Vinyl, Messaging, International, D2F, Crowdfunding, e-Commerce, Playlisting, A&R, Social Media, Licensing, Publishing, Hi-Res, VR, Management, and Professional Development. Returning favorite sessions will include the Metadata Summit, Brand & Strategic Partnership Summit, and Entertainment & Technology Law Conference, as well as an encore for Music's Leading Ladies Speak Out and various special interest programs and breakout sessions. Music Biz will celebrate executive and artist achievements with Music Biz awards being bestowed to UMG Nashville's Mike Dungan, Music Millennium's Terry Currier, Adele, Paula Abdul, Hamilton Original Cast Recording and the Hamilton Mixtape, Lukas Graham, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, and others to be announced. Registration is now open at www.musicbiz2017.com, and for a full list of currently confirmed programming, visit https://musicbiz2017.sched.org.
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Q: Taking first value in a rolling window that is not numeric This question follows one I previously asked here, and that was answered for numeric values.
I raise this 2nd one now relative to data of Period type.
While the example given below appears simple, I have actually windows that are of variable size. Interested in the 1st row of the windows, I am looking for a technic that makes use of this definition.
import pandas as pd
from random import seed, randint

# DataFrame
pi1h = pd.period_range(start='2020-01-01 00:00+00:00', end='2020-01-02 00:00+00:00', freq='1h')

seed(1)
values = [randint(0, 10) for ts in pi1h]

df = pd.DataFrame({'Values' : values, 'Period' : pi1h}, index=pi1h)

# This works (numeric type)
df['first'] = df['Values'].rolling(3).agg(lambda rows: rows[0])

# This doesn't (Period type)
df['OpeningPeriod'] = df['Period'].rolling(3).agg(lambda rows: rows[0])

Result of 2nd command
DataError: No numeric types to aggregate

Please, any idea? Thanks for any help! Bests,

A: First row of rolling window of size 3 means row, which is 2 rows above the current - just use pd.Series.shift(2):
df['OpeningPeriod'] = df['Period'].shift(2)

For the variable size (for the sake of example- I took Values column as this variable size):
import numpy as np

x=(np.arange(len(df))-df['Values'])

df['OpeningPeriod'] = np.where(x.ge(0), df.loc[df.index[x.tolist()], 'Period'], np.nan)

A: Convert your period[H] to a float
# convert to float
df['Period1'] = df['Period'].dt.to_timestamp().values.astype(float)
# rolling and convert back to period
df['OpeningPeriod'] = pd.to_datetime(df['Period1'].rolling(3)\
                                     .agg(lambda rows: rows[0])).dt.to_period('1h')
# drop column
df = df.drop(columns='Period1')


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Pages that we believe are important pages receive a higher PageRank and are more likely to appear at the top of the search results.
A hyperlink to a page counts as a vote of support.
The PageRank of a page is defined recursively and depends on the number and PageRank metric of all pages that link to it ("incoming links").
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Trampling justice: An Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) protest in Islamabad.
To say that the blasphemy law is a sensitive topic in Pakistan is a huge understatement. When it emerged that on October 31 the Supreme Court of Pakistan would declare its verdict on the appeal of Aasia Bibi – a Christian woman who had been sentenced to death under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code on charges of blasphemy – it was a given that the case would be the subject of cautious media focus.
Almost as certain was the fact that the verdict, whether in Aasia Bibi's favour or otherwise, the discussion that would inevitably ensue, would steer clear of all mention of reform or abuse of this legal provision, the associated intimidation of civil society and the legal fraternity, and the consequences for society and the individuals falsely accused under this law, whether for economic or other reasons or to settle personal vendettas.
According to statistics provided by the National Commission for Justice and Peace, as many as 1,546 individuals have been charged under the blasphemy law in Pakistan from 1987 to date. Of these, the overwhelming majority of cases (1,173) were lodged in the Punjab, followed by Sindh (318), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (37) and Balochistan (6). The majority of the accused (775) have been Muslims.
It is common knowledge that accusing anyone of blasphemy in Pakistan today is akin to passing a death sentence on him or her. Although no one convicted and sentenced to death under the blasphemy law has been executed so far, at least 69 blasphemy accused have been killed in extrajudicial targeted attacks between 1990 and 2018. These include killings in mob attacks as well as the targeting of the accused in police custody and in prison. Mashal Khan's lynching at a university last year following unfounded accusations of posting blasphemous content on social media is only one of the more recent examples of how many people subscribe to, and justify the actions of the killers.
If a blasphemy accused happens to be from a religious minority community, those sharing the same faith can expect to be fair game. The torching of around 100 homes belonging to the Christian community in Lahore in 2013, and the killing of at least four members of the Ahmadi community in Gujranwala in arson attacks in 2014, are examples of just some of the additional vulnerabilities that members of minority religious faiths face when such charges are levelled against anyone sharing the same faith. Apparent impunity for those responsible has further emboldened the zealots, or criminals, depending on what their motivation to kill was.
Even if zealots do choose the recourse of the law, the invariable attending coercion and intimidation make it almost impossible for the accused to defend themselves at their trial. There is more than one instance of trial judges barring repetition of the allegedly blasphemous comment, stating that would constitute blasphemy. Cross-examination of witnesses becomes both futile and perilous for the lawyer of the accused. The impact of the extensive coercion and intimidation of judges, lawyers or the accused by charged mobs packing the trial courts needs to be seen to be believed.
To the zealots, any lawyer agreeing to represent a blasphemy accused is apparently guilty of the same offence. Advocate Rashid Rehman is a case in point: he was assassinated in Multan in 2014 for legally representing Junaid Hafeez, a university lecturer facing blasphemy accusations, in court.
Victim of blasphemy: Rimsha Masih (R) with her father.
Meanwhile, Junaid Hafeez, the accused in the case, a Fulbright scholar and at the time of his arrest in March 2013, a visiting faculty member at the Department of English Literature at Multan's Bahauddin Zakariya University is still languishing in Multan Central Jail. His trial is yet to conclude.
Hafeez's invitations to women-rights activists to deliver guest lectures on campus and engage with students had apparently delighted many at the university. But it was perhaps this very popularity that had engendered his plight.
After the blasphemy allegation was made, Hafeez's father faced great difficulty before a lawyer finally agreed to defend him. However, the lawyer quit after the first hearing because he was harassed by scores of lawyers who gathered to protest against him. Rashid Rehman had then dared to defend Hafeez, when no other lawyer was willing to take the case.
After Rehman's murder, Hafeez had no lawyer for many months until late 2014, when a Lahore-based lawyer decided to take up the case. The lawyer travels from Lahore to the Multan prison for every hearing and prefers not to be mentioned by name. Interestingly, the trial judge has been visibly upset with the prosecution for not producing any solid evidence against Hafeez despite numerous opportunities.
In order to comprehend the perils for anyone meeting or sympathising with a blasphemy accused or publicly calling for a fair trial for them or reform of the law, one need only look at the assassinations of Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer and federal minister Shahbaz Bhatti.
There are very few defences even against patently false blasphemy accusations. Once such a charge has been levelled against someone, nothing, not even acquittal by a court of law, can undo the damage done. Going into hiding or relocation to another area are usually the only options.
In 2012, a Muslim cleric accused Rimsha Masih, a Christian girl aged between 11 and 14 according to various accounts, of burning pages of the Holy Quran. The case received considerable media attention in part because of Rimsha's young age and questions about her mental abilities—she was reported to be suffering from Down's syndrome.
Rimsha was arrested and her family taken into protective custody after an angry mob gathered outside her Christian slum neighbourhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, demanding that she be handed over so they could burn her for her crime.
Hundreds of Christians fled their homes in the neighbourhood after the accusation, fearing violent retaliation from extremists.
A fellow cleric later accused Rimsha's accuser of fabricating evidence against her. The Islamabad High Court ordered that the charges against Rimsha be dropped after police informed the court that they had found no evidence against her.
Such were the apprehensions about her safety that a military helicopter took Rimsha from the prison yard and she went into hiding. Her family continued to receive threats despite the charges being dropped and her lawyer later reported that she and family were forced to secretly move to Canada over security concerns.
Harbinger of hate: A TLP supporter at a protest in Rawalpindi.
The cleric who was arrested for allegedly forging evidence against her was acquitted after a court ruled that the prosecution had not brought forth sufficient evidence to convict him.
The special rapporteur narrated as an emblematic example, "the case of Judge Pervez Ali Shah who had handed down the death sentence to the person who murdered Salmaan Taseer. The judge was threatened with death and had to flee the country with his family, while the murderer was celebrated by religious extremist groups," the UN rapporteur stated in her report.
There are numerous other instances of the targeting of judges. Justice Arif Iqbal Bhatti of the Lahore High Court was assassinated in 1997 for acquitting two Christians accused of blasphemy.
In a 2015 report on the implementation of Pakistan's blasphemy law, the International Commission of Jurists underlined the need for independent lawyers to form a foundational pillar of the justice system within states with respect to the rule of law. It stated that without lawyers able and willing to provide services as defence counsel, fair trials were not possible in blasphemy cases.
Returning to the Supreme Court verdict on Aasia Bibi's appeal on October 31, the blockage of thoroughfares across the country by some religious groups was hardly surprising. Comparisons were swiftly drawn to a similar siege in November last by the same groups, over a change in the oath that a member of parliament is required to take.
The defender's curse: Deceased advocate Rashid Rehman.
The current prime minister, who was then in the opposition and was keen to topple the government, had at that time spoken of his followers' keenness to join the November 2017 protest.
Now finding himself in power, the prime minister in a televised address to the nation vowed that a small minority would not be allowed to challenge the state's writ. Leaders of the religious groups in question meanwhile, invited their followers and anyone willing to listen, to assassinate the judges who had decided Asia Bibi's appeal.
The premier's stance led some to believe that the state might after all take a stand and send the message that dharnas and roadblocks would not coerce the state into abandoning citizens' rights and ceding space to extremists.
The manner in which the authorities buckled under the protesters' demands, however, suggested that there was no end in sight to the official apathy, concessions to, and appeasement of extremists and erosion of the state writ. By pretending to take on the protesters and then meekly submitting to all their demands, the authorities have merely kicked the can down the road and, in the process, strengthened those who had sought to bring the government to its knees. Even as some political leaders spoke of the need to support the Supreme Court decision, and opposition leaders agreed to stand by the prime minister if he took on the rampaging extremists, it seems that stand and the judges who gave the verdict in the Aasia Bibi appeal, have been abandoned.
Any UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers visiting Pakistan in the future might record the repercussions of that. As for the people of Pakistan, including the religious minority communities, the message is clear: they are on their own.


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The Holy Trinity Early Childhood Center provides quality child care, based on developmentally appropriate practices and Christian values, in a safe and trustworthy educational environment.
The early childhood programs will nurture and challenge the physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional, and creative development of young children.
Our pre-kindergarten is one of the few in the area and is intended for those children who are finished with preschool but are just not quite ready for kindergarten for any number of reasons.
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This original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1971 Denver Broncos uniform is the original artwork that was used in the creation of this Denver Broncos uniform evolution print and tens of thousands of other Denver Broncos products that have been sold across North America. This original piece of art was painted by artist Nola McConnan for Maple Leaf Productions Ltd.
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The Broncos are now in the NFL after the AFL officially merged with the NFL for the 1970 season. And though the road uniform showcased here highlights a few nice differences from past seasons, such as the colored striping patterns on the sleeves & the pants converting from white to orange, the Broncos would still struggle to reach the .500 football plateau, finishing 4-9-1 in 1971. All the while, Denver fans stood by their team, selling out Mile High Stadium on a regular basis! Their loyalty would finally be rewarded in 1973 as Denver finally broke the .500 milestone with a 7-5-2 record, a harbinger of things to come.


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Jeux de dames (Wife, Doctor and Nurse) est un film américain réalisé par Walter Lang, sorti en 1937.

Synopsis
na Heath Lewis épouse un médecin de Park Avenue et apprend que son infirmière est amoureuse de son nouveau mari.

Fiche technique
 Titre : Jeux de dames
 Titre original : Wife, Doctor and Nurse
 Réalisation : Walter Lang
 Production : Raymond Griffith et Darryl F. Zanuck
 Société de production et de distribution : Twentieth Century Fox
 Scénario : Kathryn Scola, Lamar Trotti et Darrell Ware
 Musique : Arthur Lange
 Photographie : Edward Cronjager
 Montage : Walter Thompson
 Direction artistique : David S. Hall
 Décorateur de plateau : Thomas Little
 Costumes : Gwen Wakeling
 Pays d'origine : États-Unis
 Langue : anglais
 Format : Noir et blanc -  - 1,37:1 - Son : Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
 Genre : Comédie romantique
 Durée : 85 minutes
 Dates de sortie :  :  ;  :

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 Loretta Young : Ina Heath Lewis
 Warner Baxter :  Judd Lewis
 Virginia Bruce : Miss Stephens/Steve
 Jane Darwell :  Krueger
 Sidney Blackmer :  Therberg
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 Minna Gombell : Constance
 Margaret Irving :  Cunningham
 Bill Elliott : Bruce Thomas
 Elisha Cook Jr. : Glen Wylie
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The Mercedes-Benz SLC 300 is equipped with the ECO stop and start system. This system is designed for ultimate fuel economy. At a stop sign, the engine will shut off. When you take your foot off of the brake, the engine restarts, and you are on your way down the road. The driver can shut this system off for more control.
The Mercedes-Benz SLC 300 also provides ultimate driver control. This vehicle has a standard 9G-TRONIC automatic transmission that provides smooth and efficient shifting. You can also shift on your own using the paddle shifters that are mounted on this vehicle's steering wheel.


Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the Swiss government has returned about $1 billion Abacha loot to Nigeria since 1999.
Magu made the disclosure on Thursday while speaking at the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA) in Vienna, Austria.
Tony Orilade, EFCC's acting head of media and publicity, quoted Magu as saying the anti-graft commission also recovered money from other corrupt public officials, as he called for more international collaboration on repatriation of stolen wealth.
"Successes recorded in recovery of stolen assets have been achieved through Memoranda of Understanding, (MoU) signed between Nigeria and several countries, including Switzerland, the United Kingdom (UK), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States (U.S.) in line with Article 57 paragraph 5 of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, UNCAC," the statement read.
"The UK government returned stolen funds to Nigeria in the cases of Dariye and Alamieyeseigha, with over five million pounds recovered from the former Bayelsa State governor in 2012.
"In the case of Joshua Dariye, a former Governor of Plateau State in Nigeria, the British government also returned £48,000 to Nigeria in fulfillment of the UK's commitments under Chapter V of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.
"In 1999, the Swiss authorities, pursuant to a request for mutual legal assistance, returned about $723m to Nigeria.
"A tripartite MoU between the Swiss government, the World Bank and Nigerian government also led to the return of additional $320 million Abacha loot.
"Other classes of recoveries made by the EFCC included whistleblowers cash recoveries, subsidy payment cash recoveries, third party cash recovery for NNPC, FIRS, NPA, AMCON and banks.
Magu listed some of them to include real estate belonging to Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former petroleum minister, and her associates; $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 recovered in an apartment at Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos in 2017; $9,772,800 and £74,000 cash in Kaduna, belonging to Andrew Yakubu, a former group general manager of NNPC.


What causes the surface of a lake to suddenly change texture. More specifically, what causes short wavelength water waves to dissipate in certain regions of a body of water with fairly sharp transition between regions with short wavelength waves and those without?
I took a kayak out on lake Michigan (not pictured) and paddled out to a line of transition between water textures. I was about 0.5km from the shore in water much deeper than the wavelength of the surface waves (>2m; longer than my paddle). The air was still, with almost no detectable wind. The water was clear, and I could see at at down to at least the length of my paddle (2m), and there were visibly no fish in the water. To my left the water was rough, with both short wavelength waves (1-5cm) and long wavelength waves (20cm - 1m). To my right, there water was smooth with no visible short wavelength waves but the same long wavelength waves. The transition between the two regions was about 4 meters wide, and both the smooth and rough regions cover very large areas with apparently consistent wave texture within them. It's as if something was low-pass filtering the waves, and I have no idea what it could be. What causes that?
In placid waters the surface of water is like a rigid mirror. The image of light source is a single point.
Due to disturbances by wind or fish or large rocks submerged in water a lot of concentric circles are set up (like it is for a single stone) and propagate, their amplitude dies down with distance. The reflecting surface is no more like a rigid mirror. There are many tiny mirrors as each wavelet has a a lateral face inclined at a small angle to the lake surface serving as a tiny mirror surface is interposed between light source and eye of observer.
The sources of disturbances ( the above and water depth) are numerous at the bank as seen in photo compared to nearby areas of water surface. The resulting effect is perhaps what you see.
It is most likely a very gentle breeze, too faint for you to perceive but strong enough to create ripples on the surface of the water.
In this video you can see the same effect, even if this time the wind is quite strong (and indeed you can see the ripples on the surface of the water moving quite fast).
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As much as I hate to be a party pooper and destroy the last hope in Western democracy amongst many of my fellow dissidents, I'm increasingly convinced that the Bilderberg hysteria in the so-called independent media is all about building up Ron Paul as the next Republican president. They are trying to destract from the fact that Ron Paul's agenda is giving the Rothschilds an even stronger stranglehold over the U.S. economy by going back to the old gold standard. The Rothschilds are the most powerful of five London based Jewish banks that set the worldwide gold price and thus the amount of paper money circulating in countries that adhere to the gold standard. By simply increasing or decreasing the gold price, the Jewish merchant bankers will be able to determine whether the U.S. economy is booming or in recession, giving them higher profits through money lending at inflated interest rates.
It would be naïve to think that it is a coincidence that the same 'indy' media who are the most raving supporters of Ron Paul, especially Alex Jones and the Jew-blind Prisonplanet, are also hyperventilating the strongest about the secretive Bilderberg conferences, while religiously avoiding all criticism of the Kosher Nostra and her hobby farm in Palestine. You only need to watch Alex Jones' 'Endgame' video. It's all about old European aristocratic elites – the Queen of the Netherlands and the King of Spain – and nothing about the Jewish money changers. Ironically, Queen Elizabeth II is spared in most of the 'Ruling Elite' bashing, probably because of her incestuous relationship with the Rothschilds.
Ron Paul is most likely part of a sophisticated Republican plot to destroy the Democratic Party. While an orchestrated campaign by the likes of Jimmy Carter and the professores Walt and Mearsheimer is making it increasingly difficult for Jewish groups to display their traditional favouritism for the Democratic party, more and more unsavoury details of Republican frontrunner Giuliani are leaked to the public and the mainstream media like the New York Times and AOL are incredibly amateurish in their 'suppression' of candidate Ron Paul. In the coming weeks and months, we will no doubt see what's already called the 'Ron Paul revolution', a tsunami of mainstream media hype on the 'grassroots' candidate. The Danish investment bank Saxo is already predicting that he will be the next American president.
Is Rep. Ron Paul a CIA Spook?


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – If you receive an email from the Indiana Department of Revenue or the Internal Revenue Service, you'd best delete it.
Both agencies are warning about an email scam in which the sender is posing as the DOR or IRS in hopes of getting the recipient to download malware.
The scam emails use tax transcripts as bait to get you to open the attachment. It's particularly problematic for businesses or government agencies whose employees open the malware-infected attachments, putting their entire network at risk.
The malware, a well-known version called Emotet, poses as banks or financial institutions to trick you into opening infected documents. Officials warn that it's one of the most costly and destructive malwares to date, sometimes taking several months to completely remove.
If you or your business receives an emailing claiming to be from the IRS, delete it or forward it to phishing@irs.gov. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to be from the DOR, email investigations@dor.in.gov. You should also contact your local IT department.


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Archery Hunt To Thin Deer In Northeast Sioux Falls
by: KELO
If you've ever wanted to try bow hunting, but never had the chance, the city of Sioux Falls has a unique opportunity.
This fall, the city is teaming up with Archery Outfitters to help thin the deer herd between Interstate 229 and Rice Street. They are opening up 30 acres of wooded land near the Big Sioux River for this year's hunt.
Animal Control along with Game, Fish and Parks want 8 to 10 hunters, with preference given to youth, women and veterans. Each hunter will be teamed up with a mentor to help them out. Animal Control hope the hunters will bag 10 deer this year.
"In this situation with more inexperienced hunters and know that we might not get that lucky. So anything that we can remove is better than those deer getting hit on the interstate or on Rice Street," Julie DeJong with Sioux Falls Animal Control said.
Hunters will have to get a state and city deer hunting license.
Find more information on the city's website.
The Sioux Falls Municipal Band could soon be under new management
by Lauren Soulek / Jan 14, 2021
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) - The Sioux Falls Municipal Band is hoping to continue making music, but under new management.
Last year, the city's proposed budget for 2021 cut the Sioux Falls Municipal Band's funding. A task force then formed to figure out how to keep the band playing. Now members reached a decision.
by Sean Bower / Jan 14, 2021
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Last year's Summit League Tournament ended just before the COVID-19 pandemic changed the sports world forever. Nearly one year later, it's now altered how this year's Summit League Tournament will look and feel.
Sixteen Men's and Women's college basketball teams, and their fans make their way to Sioux Falls every March for the Summit League Tournament.


The search is back on for the UK's most talented catering college students as Nestlé's 2014 Toque d'Or competition opens for entries.
Restaurant magazine's annual Chefs' Choice Awards reveal the finest products, suppliers, brands and equipment gracing kitchens across the land. The winners have been voted for by professional chefs from every sector of the industry.
The Academy of Culinary Arts is now accepting entries for the 2013 Annual Awards of Excellence, which recognises and encouragse the most talented and up-and-coming young chefs, pastry chefs and waiters.
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) is introducing three new awards as part of its Licensee of the Year celebrations in the spring.
The 'British cooking revolution' is to be celebrated next year with the launch of the Chef Stagiaire Award to discover the best young British chefs making a name for themselves in the industry.
Fresh from being crowned winner of MasterChef: The Professionals 2013, Steven Edwards has told BigHospitality he wants to use the experience as a springboard for his career and perhaps eventually open a restaurant of his own.
The winners of the 2013 Coeliac UK's Gluten-free Chef of the Year competition have been announced following a cook off by six finalists.
David Cameron has vowed to support upcoming young chefs in the UK's ethnic restaurant sector, but the Prime Minister admitted that the difficulties importing skilled chefs from the Indian subcontinent will take some time to solve.
Iqbal Wahhab, the founder of successful London restaurants Cinnamon Club and Roast, has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of West London for his services to the hospitality industry.
The search is on for the pub industry's top licensee as the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has opened entries for the 29th Licensee of the Year Awards.
Michel Roux Jr's legendary Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche offers 'the top gastronomic experience' in London, according to a survey of over 9,000 diners by revered restaurant guide Harden's.
Michelin-starred chef Jeff Galvin, patissier William Curley and Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons restaurant director Maurad Ben Tekfa are among the 14 winners of the 2013 Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) award.


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Why kill time plodding around duty-free or the airport lounge when you can explore one of the greatest cities in the world luggage free? London is heaving with attractions, whether you're a culture vulture, history buff or full-time shopper.
Many of London's attractions are free and within easy reach of the city's main airports, so if you have a long layover, stash your bags with Stasher, a worldwide luggage-storage service, and choose one of these urban adventures. But don't get too carried away – you have a plane to catch!
There aren't many institutions that can match the British Museum when it comes to ancient exhibits. Among its 8 million objects you will find the Olduvai chopping tool (which is more than 1.8 million years old), a prosthetic toe from 600 BC and, of course, the Rosetta Stone. Pick up a map and follow your interests, or join a handy one-hour tour. If you've got your luggage, bags aren't allowed in the museum – but there's a StashPoint conveniently outside where you can leave your stuff. Afterwards, you can wander through the squares of Bloomsbury or saunter along fashionable Lambs Conduit Street before you head back to the airport. Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG. Around 40 minutes from London City Airport, 51 minutes from Gatwick Airport or 57 minutes from Heathrow Airport by public transport.
Spitalfields Market dates back to Victorian times and is still going strong. Wander through a maze of stalls selling everything from hand-made trinkets and independent fashion to exotic street food. (Lahpet and Sangucheria are two local favourites.) While you're here, check out some street art around the nearby Brick Lane and the local-led Nomadic Community Garden. Brushfield Street, E1 6AA. Around 31 minutes from London City Airport, 43 minutes from Gatwick Airport or 1 hour and 9 minutes from Heathrow Airport by public transport.
Once a fuel transportation hub and subsequently an edgy quarter of London clubland, the yard has now become a hip retail destination designed by Heatherwick Studio. Here, established names such as Aesop and Margaret Howell sit beside Beija lingerie and other emerging brands. There are countless places to grab a bite – look out for KERB market at lunchtime. Stable Street, N1C 4DQ. Around 33 minutes from London City Airport, 51 minutes from Gatwick Airport or 1 hour and 4 minutes from Heathrow Airport by public transport.
Marvel at creativity through the ages in one of London's most stunning buildings – from a fourth-century tapestry to Da Vinci's notebooks and a 3D-printed gun. The V&A has also held blockbuster exhibitions about leading cultural figures including David Bowie and Christian Dior. Look out for one of the free tours. Cromwell Road, SW7 2RL. Around 41 minutes from Heathrow Airport, 43 minutes from London City Airport or 44 minutes from Gatwick Airport by public transport.
This charming establishment doesn't just serve great beer and hearty pub food. It's also home to the Holmes Collection – a replica of the great sleuth's study at 221b Baker Street. The dining room features vintage film posters, pipes, even a stuffed Hound of the Baskervilles. See how many clues to his cases you can spot. 10 Northumberland Street, WC2N 5DB. 45 minutes from London City Airport, 52 minutes from Gatwick Airport or 58 minutes from Heathrow Airport by public transport.
Arguably the daddy of British department stores, Selfridges offers anything from the latest designer fashion and fragrances to stylish gadgets. Its artful window displays alone are worth the trip into Central London. 400 Oxford Street, W1A 1AB. Around 50 minutes from London City and Gatwick Airport or 57 minutes from Heathrow Airport by public transport.
There's nothing quite like gazing at the stars to conjure a sense of childlike wonder. Contemplate the origins of the universe in the planetarium at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich and find answers to a few big questions in one of the interactive galleries. Stand on the Prime Meridian Line and discover what Greenwich Mean Time is really all about. If you can squeeze in a bit more, grab a farewell pint at 18th-century watering hole The Mitre. Blackheath Avenue, SE10 8XJ. Around 50 minutes from London City Airport, 51 minutes from Gatwick Airport or 1 hour and 29 minutes from Heathrow Airport by public transport.
The Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew are like a giant playground in the woods, with more than 30,000 living plant species, an arboretum of 14,000 trees and loads of other attractions. With so much to see, avoid lugging your bags around by leaving them at a StashPoint outside Kew Gardens station – then you'll be free to step into the Hive (a multisensory simulation of life as a bee), ramble along the treetop walkway or go totally tropical in the rainforest-like Palm House. If it's sunny, mooch around the nearby Strand-on-the-Green before grabbing a quick bite at the riverside Bell & Crown pub. Richmond, TW9 3AB. Around 40 minutes from Heathrow Airport, 48 minutes from Gatwick Airport, or 1 hour and 12 minutes from City Airport by public transport.
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Q: Invalid identifier in dynamic select I  have a little procedure which should truncate partition if exists
create or replace PROCEDURE                 drop_partition(p_table_name VARCHAR2, p_load_seq INTEGER)
AS
        l_sql_text         VARCHAR2(1000 CHAR);
        l_part_exists      NUMBER;
BEGIN
        l_sql_text:= 'SELECT count(*) FROM  user_tab_partitions where table_name=' || p_table_name ||' and high_value='||p_load_seq ;
        EXECUTE IMMEDIATE l_sql_text INTO l_part_exists;
        if (l_part_exists=1) THEN
        l_sql_text := 'ALTER TABLE ' || p_table_name || ' DROP PARTITION FOR(' || to_char(p_load_seq) || ')';
        EXECUTE IMMEDIATE l_sql_text;
        END IF;
END;

If I try to run procedure like this
call drop_partition('test',1);

There is an error:
ORA-00904: "TEST": invalid identifier
ORA-06512: at "DROP_PARTITION", line 8
00904. 00000 -  "%s: invalid identifier"

What is the problem and how can I fix it?

A: You need to enclose the table name in single quotes, which you'll need to escape:
... where table_name=''' || p_table_name ||''' and ...

i.e.:
l_sql_text:= 'SELECT count(*) FROM  user_tab_partitions where table_name=''' || p_table_name ||''' and high_value='||p_load_seq ;

There is an alternative quoting mechanism that removes the need to escape the quotes but I think it would be more confusing here.
When using dynamic SQL it can be useful to output the generated statement for debugging purposes, before executing it:
dbms_output.put_line(l_sql_text);

and enabling output in your client before you make the call.

As Justin Cave quite rightly pointed out, the query part of your procedure doesn't need to be dynamic anyway; you can use static SQL:
SELECT count(*)
INTO l_part_exists
FROM user_tab_partitions
where table_name = p_table_name
and high_value = p_load_seq;

Identifiers like table names are uppercase in the data dictionary by default, so you could do upper(p_table_name) in that statement (static or dynamic); but in case you do have any mixed-case quoted identifiers you could instead rely on the caller passing the name in the correct case:
drop_partition('TEST', 1);

... assuming your test table doesn't have a quoted identifier.


Extend your space with a campervan tailgate tent! One of the easier tents to assemble, these simply slide over the back of your vehicle adding to your space, storage, dressing room or providing a discreet washroom. This handy tailgate awning is a great way to store your porta potti so you don't need to run to the camp toilets in the middle of the night! Ideal space for a sleeping area for your pets.


Adam Stapleton is a criminal justice adviser. He is a Fellow of the Human Rights Centre at Essex University (UK) and senior Justice adviser to the UK government's Stabilisation Unit. In 2007/8 and 2014/15 he was a Visiting Professor of Law at the Bluhm Legal Clinic, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, USA. He practised as a criminal barrister in London (1985-1993) and served as a human rights officer with UN missions in Cambodia, South Africa and Rwanda. He co-wrote with Kathryn English: the Human Rights Handbook – a practical guide to monitoring human rights (published by Essex 1995 and Juta and Co in 1997 with translations published in Cantonese, Tetum, Croatian and Burmese.
From a base in Malawi he worked as an independent adviser to Penal Reform International (1995-2007) and consulted for a number of governments in the development and evaluation of criminal justice programmes including in post-conflict countries in over 25 African countries, in the Balkans and South Asia. He was the architect of the Paralegal Advisory Service while in Malawi which has been introduced in six other African countries and in Bangladesh. He worked with Prof Dirk van Zyl Smit at Nottingham University in drafting Prison laws in Malawi, Bangladesh and for USIP's Model Penal Codes. He worked with Prof Mcquoid-Mason at the University of KwaZulu Natal in drafting Legal Aid legislation in Uganda and for UNODC in mapping legal aid services across Africa. He was commissioned by UNODC to research and draft the UN Principles and Guidelines on Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems (2013). He has worked since 2010 with other GJG practitioners to develop the Justice Audit methodology, leading Justice Audits of Helmand (2011), Malaysia (2012), Bangladesh (2014 and 2018) and adapting the methodology for states recovering from conflict in South Sudan (2015) and Somalia (May 2017).
Currently he is joint Team Leader on the Justice Snapshot Somalia.


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Tag Archives: Lord Hastings
12th Century Architecture, 14th Century Architecture, 15th Century Architecture, 17th Century Architecture, 19th Century Architecture, Ancient Monuments, Castles, Fortifications, Leicestershire, Manor Houses
Ashby De La Zouch Castle
On the outskirts of Ashby De La Zouch stands the ruins of Ashby Castle and the earthwork remains of an associated formal garden, known as The Wilderness. The Castle was the creation of William, Lord Hastings, who was one of the leading political figures and artistic patrons of the 15th century. Edward IV granted license to fortify the site in 1474. Adapting an existing manor house, Lord Hastings also built a new chapel and two towers – the Great Tower and The Kitchen Tower. Work to the Castle was interrupted in 1483 when Lord Hastings was executed but Ashby became the principle seat of his descendants. Remaining in the ownership of the Hastings family until the mid 17th century, the Castle was besieged during the Civil War and surrendered to the Parliamentarians in 1646. The site is primarily a 12th century house that was redesigned and rebuilt over several centuries. The early Norman house and buildings were originally timber structures which were replaced by stone after 1150.
The Kitchen Tower (above) stands to the west of the hall and was erected between 1350 and 1400. The lower two storeys originally formed a vast vaulted space which was ringed with hearths and cauldron stands. The kitchen had its own well, set in a wall niche. Above the kitchen was a spacious room with large windows, a timber floor and its own latrines. To either side of the Kitchen Tower there were further service ranges. The size of the kitchen is unusually large and featured a high vault decorated with carved bosses of stone. Only two hearths remain following the demolition of one wall in 1648 and would have incorporated several cooking spaces, such as cauldron stands for boiling, fireplaces for roasting and ovens for baking.
Great Chamber
The Great Chamber is at the opposite end of the hall from the services and probably featured a parlour at ground level. Used as a principle room for entertaining important guests, the Great Chamber still retains a fine 15th century fireplace (below) and a huge grid window, cut through in the 16th century.
Fireplace Great Chamber
The Great Tower is the architectural centrepiece of the castle and is thought to have been completed shortly after Lord Hastings obtained a licence to crenellate in 1474. The Tower could be secured with a portcullis which fitted within the grooves on each side of the small entrance door. The Tower is elaborately detailed and features heraldic achievements of Lord Hastings and lions of England which ornament the entrance door. The Great Tower was the last major addition to the Castle and reflected the power and wealth of Lord Hastings. The Tower was blown up on the orders of Parliament in 1648. The operation was directed by William Bainbrigg of Lockington, a local cavalry commander.
Great Tower
The Chapel (below) would have been served by priests and singers from the household and is thought to be the earliest of the extensive additions which took place between 1464 and 1483. Situated to the south east of the solar building, the Chapel had two balconies at the west end. Seated in stalls along the sides of the Chapel, original wooden panelling and a first floor gallery were located on the west wall. In 1907 the eastern part of the chapel was screened off for use as a burial place for the Hastings family.
The remains of the garden earthworks date to the 16th century and are known as The Wilderness. The rectangular garden is divided in two by a raised walkway. Some garden designers are known to have built fortifications which had a strong appeal for the 16th century English nobility. By 1615, the gardens included a 'wilderness' which was a newly fashionable type of shady garden planted with trees. The gardens largely disappeared after the Civil War although a kitchen garden was maintained until the 18th century to serve Ashby Place.
Ashby Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I Listed.
Outer Porch


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