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Chorus Guidelines
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Singouts
Spangles Ladies' Harmony Chorus
for the love of singing
Singing at the English Folk Club
We are a Ladies' Harmony Chorus and we are three times Barbershop Champions of Spain and Portugal. We meet at the Las Claras Centre in Los Narejos, Los Alcázares, Murcia, Spain every Thursday, from 10.30 until 13.00. If you would like to visit one of our rehearsals, we'd love to see you.
Spangles was formed in December 2004 and we are always happy to welcome new members, so why not come along and see if you would like to join us too?
We perform at various functions, from birthday parties to more formal concerts; so, if you are looking for something different for your function, contact us to make a booking by clicking on the link below:
Spangles Chorus
We sing a variety of popular songs, written in a cappella or barbershop harmony style.
We also sing a number of Christmas songs; the festive season being one of our busiest times of the year.
What Is Barbershop?
Barbershop originated in the USA in the early 1900's. Men waiting for their turn at the barbershop used to sing to pass away the time, and they sang in harmony. Over the years Barbershop has developed into a specific style of harmony; we sing in four parts: Bass, Baritone, Tenor and Lead. We are always looking for new singers, particularly those with lower voices. Most people who have heard of Barbershop assume that it is only sung by men. However, there is a strong women's Barbershop following throughout the world, including the UK and Europe. The Ladies' Association of British Barbershop Singers boasts 50+ Choruses, with some comprising in excess of 70 members and Sweet Adelines International has 600 choruses and over 115,000 members worldwide..
Barbershop is about singing in harmony, but also being in harmony. It is the ideal platform to make new friends and sing together at social events in our area. Our main aim is to ensure that our audiences find our performances entertaining and enjoyable…
… and we always ensure that we enjoy ourselves too!
We are proud to be founder members of the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers (SABS) – click here to find out more: SABS
Sing Yourself Happy
There is now significant research evidence on the value of singing for health and wellbeing. Professor Stephen Clift of the Sidney De Haan Research Centre at Canterbury Christ Church University, the only research institution in the world that focuses on singing and health, says, 'A growing body of research shows that singing is good for wellbeing. So people can join in with singing and have a good time and know that it's doing their health good too.'
Why is Singing Good For Us?
Singing stimulates happiness, which counteracts feelings of sadness and depression
Singing involves concentration, which blocks preoccupation with sources of worry
Singing involves deep controlled breathing, which helps with relaxation
Singing in groups offers social support and friendship, which relieves feelings of loneliness
What's not to like?
Spangles Ladies Harmony Chorus - 2023 ©


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Tuesday 1444/7/9 - 2023/01/31
General Transmission
06:44Weather Forecast for Tuesday
03:44Australia Condemns Exploding a Mosque in Pakistan
03:31Libya Condemns Exploding a Mosque in Pakistan
03:16Kuwait Condemns Suicide Explosion Targeting Worshippers in a Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
03:05Al-Azhar Condemns and Denounces Terrorist Attack in a Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
03:00MWL Condemns and Denounces Terrorist Attack in a Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
02:48Al-Bait Al-Saudi Highlights Saudi Bid to Host Asia Soccer Cup 2027
01:46President of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Inaugurates Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Grant to
22:46HRH Crown Prince Receives Telephone Call from Russian President
22:27Bubshait and Bin Atiya Accredited as International Arbitrators by UIPM
22:18OIC General Secretariat Strongly Condemns Suicide Bombing Inside a Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
21:33GCC Secretary General Condemns Terrorist Suicide Bombing in Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
21:14Dutch Cyclist Groenewegen Wins First Stage of Saudi Tour 2023
21:06Globe Environmental Schools Receive Medals of Honor from NASA
HRH Crown Prince Receives Telephone Call from Russian President
Dutch Cyclist Groenewegen Wins First Stage of Saudi Tour 2023
British Explorer Mark Evans Arrives at Nassif House, Last Stop of His Expedition
Senior Scholars Council Strongly Condemns Tearing a Copy of the Holy Quran by an Extremist
Saudi-Hungarian Friendship Committee Holds Meeting with Hungarian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
GCC Secretary General Condemns Terrorist Attack in Afghan Capital Kabul
King Abdulaziz Port Welcomes New MSC Service
AlUla Development Company Launches Operations to Support Development, Preservation of AlUla
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources: KSA follows a strategic, comprehensive approach
KSrelief Distributes 1,548 Food Baskets in Ethiopia
A Convoy of 3 KSrelief Trucks Cross Al-Wadiah Crossing Point, Heading to Yemen
KSrelief Distributes 1,500 Food Baskets in Somalia
NEOM Supports Saudi Golfer Othman Almulla
Sports Boulevard Strengthens Commitment to Cycling with 2023 Saudi Tour Partnership
Saudi International Golf Championship to Kick off at King Abdullah Economic City next Thursday
23 Artists Showcase their Creativity in "Dreams Exhibition - from JAX to Al-Madinah"
Darah Pavilion at Cairo International Book Fair Full of Publications about Kingdom's History,
Mark Evans and His Team Arrive at Shoubra Palace in Taif After Traveling More than 700 Kilometers
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Observes Large Numbers of Birds of Prey
HRH Crown Prince Launches Events Investment Fund to Support Infrastructure Developments in
Mount Raum in Najran... a Mesmerising Destination for climbing, hacking fans
Weekly Search
Weather Forecast for Tuesday
Australia Condemns Exploding a Mosque in Pakistan
Libya Condemns Exploding a Mosque in Pakistan
Kuwait Condemns Suicide Explosion Targeting Worshippers in a Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
Al-Azhar Condemns and Denounces Terrorist Attack in a Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
MWL Condemns and Denounces Terrorist Attack in a Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
Al-Bait Al-Saudi Highlights Saudi Bid to Host Asia Soccer Cup 2027
President of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Inaugurates Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Grant to Implement 500 Artesian Water Stations in Different States of the Country
Bubshait and Bin Atiya Accredited as International Arbitrators by UIPM
OIC General Secretariat Strongly Condemns Suicide Bombing Inside a Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
GCC Secretary General Condemns Terrorist Suicide Bombing in Mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan
Globe Environmental Schools Receive Medals of Honor from NASA
Monday Sunday Saturday Friday Thursday Wednesday
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development outlines details of returning to workplaces 2 Riyadh
Wednesday 1441/10/4 - 2020/05/27
تغيير الخط كاليبري خط النسخ العربي تاهوما الكوفي العربي الأميري ثابت شهرزاد لطيف
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi said that the work will be resumed after the Eid Al-Fitr holiday for this year in all government agencies and its affiliated entities subject to the civil service system, according to the following arrangement:
1. Starting from Sunday 8/10/1441AH, the beginning of returning to workplaces shall be at least 50 percent of the entity's employees (provided that this includes all the directors of departments and higher positions), and the rest of the employees who did not return to the workplaces will continue to work remotely.
2. Starting on Sunday 15/10/1441 AH, the percentage of employees who return to workplaces shall not be less than 75 percent of the entity's employees, and the rest of the employees who have not returned to workplaces will continue to work remotely.
3. From Sunday 22/10/1441 AH, all employees will return to their workplaces.
4. The attendance of employees shall be according to groups, by activating the flexible working hours mentioned in Article (12) of the Executive Regulations for Human Resources in the Civil Service by dividing them into three groups:
The first group starts work at 7:30 am.
The second group starts work at 8:30 am.
The third group starts work at 9:30 am.
5. The arrangements mentioned in (1-2-3) do not apply to the cases excluded from the attendance at the workplaces specified by the Ministry of Health in the Ministry Circular No. (8832) dated 14/8/1441 AH until further notice.
6. The competent minister or the head of the independent authority or whoever he delegates during the period from Sunday 8/10/1441 AH to Thursday 10/19/1441 AH, determines who attends to workplaces of the entity's employees and their percentage should be not less than mentioned in Item No. (1-2).
7. The provision of services to citizens and expatriates during the period from Sunday 8/10/1441 to Thursday 10/26/1441 AH, will be limited to digital channels unless the authority sees the importance of opening the branches.
9. The concerned departments of government agencies continuously ensure that the workplaces are compatible with the preventive measures issued by the Ministry of Health.
The Minister of Human Resources and Social Development concluded by saying: I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for their unlimited care and support, which undoubtedly contributed to mitigating the negative effects of the pandemic.
--SPA
00:29 LOCAL TIME 21:29 GMT
www.spa.gov.sa/w1338034

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Closer to Free
Never Die Young
Where is Matt? At Bush School!
This is an awesome video that Charlotte's school, The Bush School (k-12), recently put together. Chartie herself can actually be seen at the 2:17 mark, she's wearing a tan skirt with a long sleeve shirt. Remember, when in doubt…you dance!
On October 30th, 2012 The Bush School invited Matt Harding to speak to the school about his experiences meeting people from different cultures and countries through dance.
We performed Matt's now-famous dance with him, but also taught him our own "Bush School dance."
The song "Yeehaw" was created by Jordan, a member of the Class of 2013. The dance was inspired by the song and choreographed by Chris Daigre, one of our teachers.
Our school enjoyed sharing a bit of our K-12 culture with Matt!
When life completely overwhelms you, you just have to dance!
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It was December of 2005, and I was 40 years old, recently married and gainfully self-employed. By May of 2006, I had stage 4 cancer and was told to get my "affairs" in order. How did I get there? I'll be honest, I did ask "why me", but I also made an important decision - life would go on, I was going to fight. This is the story of my journey - it's about never losing hope, finding inspiration and making the most out of this thing called life and how to take it one day at a time. Because with hope, anything is possible.
You can make a difference today by donating to the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation (ACCRF).
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This is a high-speed manufacturing technique invented by Steve Hines in 1968 for making thin parts, boat hulls, airplane fuselages, car body panels, etc. by spraying liquid epoxy resin and hardener together to intersect in the cross section of the part. The construction technique requires a virtually weightless environment.
Above, the top and side views of the boat hull being formed at the intersection of epoxy resin and hardener sprayed to intersect in the cross section of the hull.
The shape of the epoxy resin and hardener are controlled by flexible rubber nozzles which are shaped by computer-controlled solenoid plungers.
Conventional boat building requires time to assemble many carefully cut pieces of frame and skin material, or to spray fiberglass into a mold.
Described here is a tower and boat-building technique where the shape is formed at the intersection of sprayed liquid epoxy hardener and resin, which chemically react to solidify in the shape of the intersection. To accelerate the hardening process, ultraviolet lights are directed at both sides of the newly formed boat hull as the hull falls. The technique involves construction in weightless space on the ISS (International Space Station) or in an elevator descending at the rate of gravity.
It is important that the resin and hardner be sprayed in a smooth laminar flow (glassy sheets) from the flexible nozzles, rather than turbulent flow of droplets. Laminar flow is achieved by buffering any pulsing in the pressure of the liquids from the pumping equipment. An electrical anology would be rectifying alternating current (AC), where each stage of the rectifier reduces AC ripples to create pure DC as if from a battery.
The elevator-support tower is attached to a cliff, mountain or other natural landform or building, to reduce the length of the surrounding support structure for the tower. Because of the vertical travel distance used as the elevator falls, and the difficulty and expense of constructing a support tower, it is important that the two parts of epoxy set quickly. Ten seconds of construction time is provided by a 1,610-ft. tower, less than the height of the Canadian National Tower in Toronto.
The boat hull and the elevator fall together, as the hull is being formed, guided by the track on the elevator tower. Just before the elevator stops at the bottom of travel, doors on the bottom open allowing the boat hull to continue to fall with a soft landing in the water and for the elevator to stop safely at the end of travel. The water dissipates the heat in the epoxy caused by the chemical reaction, and the boat hulls float to the surface where they are harvested for the finishing process where the deck and hardware are installed.
This process uses a lot of material that must be replenished. To accomplish this, the elevator remains temporarily at the bottom of its travel where the battery is recharged (used for the computer, epoxy pumps and ultraviolet curing lights) and to resupply the epoxy tanks. Then the elevator is pulled to the top of the tower with a cable or linear-induction motor.
This technique, while requiring a commitment of money, could be justified if there is sufficient commercial demand mass producing cars, or in a time of war.


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Review – X Play's Not the Wizard of Oz XXX (2013)
I watched The Wizard of Oz (1939) when I was a kid. It was good, but I never developed any sort of long-standing overwhelming affinity towards it. Consequently, you're getting Oz comparisons from a relative amateur here. Do with that information what you will.
X Play's Not the Wizard of Oz XXX (2013) is good – an interesting take on a classic text – but it's also not as epic as I was expecting or as seamless as many of X Play's other parodies.
Just like in the original film, Dorothy is swept from Kansas to Oz. The majority of the story then recounts her struggles to get home, all while meeting a series of interesting characters in a vivid land. But Porn Oz is a bit different than the 1930s version, complete with one horny Munchkin, a sex-vixen witch, and a strange sub-plot about hooking to save a farm.
(pictured: buy your copy and/or watch it now here)
Some notes…
Oz XXX starts out in a black-and-white wash and flips to color in Oz, then goes back to black-and-white when Dorothy gets home. It's cool.
The rest of the special effects are cool too, though in a camp-cool kind of way. You can see the seams in the folded sheets that create backdrop, there is a visible smoke bomb marking the arrival and departure of the Wicked Witch, and the transition stock shots of corn fields and forests are hilariously cut in. This may be a nod to effects in the original, and is thus enhancing authenticity, or it may just be budgetary – either way, these sorts of things help camp up the film.
(pictured: Maddy O'Reilly as Dorothy, in more of a sepia really…)
Horny Munchkins
God I was so conflicted about this…
Stella Marie stars as the one-and-only visible Munchkin in the film. (apparently the others scattered when Dorothy's house landed on the scene, which I can understand) In many ways, one could regard this as mortifying; but Stella did a great boy/girl scene with Eric John and offered some interesting commentary about her role during the BTS. The boundary breaking dimensions therein were refreshing… but then I really hated the "typecasting" elements and the box cover image that miniaturized Stella.
Round and round I went about this, conflicted.
(ps with the exception of the final Oz-Dorothy-Glenda tryst, which was decently randy, the rest of the sex in the film is on par – good, nothing too wild, etc)
(pictured: just sayin…)
The Pimp, other Dudes, Witches, and Dorothy
Regarding the pimp, this I was *not* conflicted about – ugh. I found this characterization tedious and unnecessary. Having a pimp in the story line was fine (it related to that whole hooking thing), but the way in which the character was played was extremely bothersome.
James Bartholet and Brandy Aniston were golden as the Cowardly Lion and the Wicked Witch of the West (respectively). Maddy's Dorothy was good, as was Anikka's Glenda. And at some point, we switched scarecrows…
Oz XXX is a musical, which was awesome and silly and fun. The singing performances were great, as was the film's score throughout.
This film was shot over 27 back-to-back hours, which sounds absolutely terrible for the director and crew, but they managed to make it all work. This factoid, which is revealed in the BTS, is an interesting note on the state of porn today regarding production expectations.
(pictured: not a real lion)
In sum, Oz XXX is just fine.
Not the Wizard of Oz XXX
With performances from Brandy Aniston, Maddy O'Reilly, Anikka Albrite, Alexis Adams, Nina Hartley, Stella Marie, Dick Chibbles, Eric John, Eric Swiss, Kurt Lockwood, and Seth Gamble.
Non-sex performances from Gary Lee, James Bartholet, Mac Turner, and Scott David.
Written and directed by Will Ryder for X Play. Released in July, 2013.
Buy your copy and/or watch it now here.
DVD Extras: great BTS footage that covers a lot of interesting information about the production and performers. The BTS also provides cross-references so you know what other X Play titles folks have been seen in.
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Denham, For the 6th Time??? NO, It's Time for Denham To "Hit the ROAD!!!
There are Drivers who think the Denham Amendment has been passed into law.
No, the Denham Language is part of the House of Representatives version of the current FAA Bill, HR 4.
The Senate will have their version of the FAA Bill and it is All Important to Let Your Senators Know How You feel, NOW!
There has recently been discussion on the Senate floor about this matter.
When both Houses have their versions of the FAA Bill it will then go into reconciliation where the House and the Senate negotiate what to keep and what to throw out. Once an agreement is reached the Final FAA Bill will be written and sent to the President for his approval.
If we keep the Senate from inserting any form of Denham into their version, the House will have to work extremely hard through the reconciliation process to get the Denham Language into the Final FAA Bill.
The Denham Amendment is NOT a Bi-Partism Amendment!
The Role Call vote clearly indicates otherwise!
See How Your Congressman Voted.
I Won't Be Voting For This Guy!
The Denham Language Is Hard to Understand.
It is broadly written and covers much more than the Meal and Rest issue that the ATA claims goes against the 1994 F4A Bill.
The 1994 F4A bill deregulated the States ability to set the Rates, Routes and Services that Intrastate Loads had to abide by.
The ATA Plays Off the Ignorance of Drivers!
The California Trucking Association, part of the ATA, tried several times and failed to alter Ca. State Labor Code through legislation. The CTA, argued that California's meal and rest period requirements were preempted by federal law regulating the hours of service of truck drivers.
According to CTA, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulates Drivers' HOS comprehensively.
After failing 3 times to alter Ca. Labor Code through legislation the CTA then contested the application of Ca. Labor Code in the Ca. Court System all the way up to the Ca. Supreme Court.
The Meal and Rest Break issue was then heard in the Federal Ninth Circuit Court.
This was a precedent setting case known as Dilts vs Penske.
"In Dilts v Penske, the plaintiffs claimed Penske failed to ensure drivers could take their breaks and created an "environment that discourages employees from taking their meal and rest breaks," according to court documents.
The Federal Supreme Court would not hear the case.
The ATA is Using Scare Tactics to get Drivers to vote for Denham.
The ATA is telling Drivers that they will be forced to pull over and stop in All States for Mandatory 10 minute breaks causing Drivers to lose production time, to lose money.
This is an OUTRIGHT LIE !!!
Labor Code governs or regulates the Employer, Not The Employee.
There are no Labor laws telling the Employee To Take A Break!!!
Labor Code tells the Employer what they must do to protect the Employee!
Labor Code Does NOT Tell The Employees what to do or when to do it!!!
Per a few State Labor Codes, a Driver who works through their rest break would have to be paid for doing so OR the carrier may direct the Employee OTR Driver to take the 10 min break Which They Would Still Have to Pay For.
The general rule of thumb is for the Employer to PAY the Employee for working through a break.
The employee would be paid for the 10min work time and paid 10min for not working.
There Are Only 7 States That Require Paid 10 min Breaks.
There are 19 States with Meal Break provisions.
Many of them work with our Mandatory 30min non working time.
The ATA has Zeroed in on Meal and Rest Breaks to take attention away from other concealed aspects of the Denham Language that create many loop holes within State and Federal Labor Codes as well as the FMCSR's.
 or imposing any additional obligations on motor carriers if such employees work to the full extent or at such times as permitted under such section, including any related activities regulated under part 395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
Let's take part "(A) IN GENERAL" of the Denham Amendment and break it down to a basic and simple interpretation.
 Translates to; The States can not prohibit Employee Interstate Drivers from working to the full extent of the Hours of Service.
This means that if a States Labor Code requires the carrier to make paid breaks available to the Drivers it will not apply to Employee Interstate Drivers operating in said State.
Rest Breaks would, in effect, prevent these Drivers "from working to the full extent permitted.
Denham makes it appear that Intrastate Drivers will be unaffected, this is not so under particular circumstances.
The nature or type of freight being transported as well as the origin of the freight carries weight in determining wether the Driver hauling the freight is classified as an Intrastate Driver or as a Interstate Driver. Furthermore, a Driver who normally operates Intrastate will be classified as an Interstate Driver if he crosses State lines once in a four month period.
Many Intrastate Drivers will be adversely affected as they will lose Pay Benefits under Denham.
Lowering the standards for any Driver hurts us all.
Only Seven States have Labor Code Requiring Paid, 10 min, Rest Breaks but the majority of employers in other industries nationwide adhere to this practice.
Are We Second Class Citizens in the sense that our employers want Laws On The Books so that they Don't and Never Will have to provide or pay the customary 10 min breaks that most all other workers are granted???
Ca. Labor Code requires that Employee Interstate Drivers be paid for their earned 10 min rest breaks in addition to, or on top of, their mileage pay.
It is the Drivers choice to take or not to take the break.
Many law suites have stemmed from carriers denying the break and then refusing to pay the one time per working cycle penalty.
Most all of these law suits have been in favor of the Drivers.
 Translates to; The States, by law, can not tell the carriers that they must pay Employee Interstate Drivers anything greater than the Federal Minimum Wage for all combined hours logged "On Duty Not Driving" and "Driving" on average.
Furthermore, the carrier need not pay an Employee Driver who was on standby as they were logged "Off Duty" per 395.2 (4) (i).
Per Denham, the carrier will not be obligated to Pay for Any Additional Hours Worked that were logged "On Duty Not Driving".
The carrier will not be obligated to Pay the Employee Driver Any Detention Time.
It will be left up to the carrier to decide if they want to pay for "On Duty Not Driving" time and or Detention Time.
Ok, an Employee Interstate Driver logs 8hrs "Driving" and is paid $80 for 400 miles driven at .20cpm. The Employee Interstate Driver logs 15 min each for pre-trip, fuel, load and post-trip for a total of 1hr.
That's 9 log book hrs. This Driver spent 5hrs, legally logged "Off Duty", waiting to load for a total of 14hrs.
$80 / 9 log book hours = $8.89 an hour.
$80 / 14 hrs total = $5.71 an hour.
$80 / 24hr Duty Cycle = $3.33 an hour.
Denham gives the carrier a legal means to Not Pay the Driver for any "On Duty Not Driving" time!!!
The carriers can get by with this even though it is at the Drivers discretion to log their time as "Off Duty" or "On Duty Not Driving".
As it stands, the carrier only needs say that the Driver was improperly logging if they log "On Duty Not Driving" UNLESS the Driver has proper documentation that they were indeed "On Duty Not Driving".
Some would say "So be it, let the market decide".
Many Drivers say "Aint nuthin I kin do bout it".
Really, when are we going to stop chasing rabbits so They Can Eat Rabbit Stew?
I say "The market is controlled because Drivers Do Nothing to Balance the Market".
The Driver says "I make .40cpm so whats the big deal".
"How much would you be making if there Were Not Drivers out here being paid less than .40cpm???" I ask.
The Fair Labor Standard Acts Section 207 (g), Employment at Piece Rates, sets a legal standard to be used when paying by the piece.
Are these guidelines being followed concerning Employee OTR Drivers???
The Denham Language Establishes and Legalizes a baseline minimum ranging from approximately .145cpm upwards to .2175cpm depending on which method of calculation used.
Detention Pay after the first 2hrs with a 4hr limit is nothing short of Wage Theft!
To permit the carrier to decide when and under what terms to pay detention goes against existing Labor Codes such as Title 29 § 785.16.
The carriers would have Us believe that the FMCSR's, SAFTEY REGULATIONS, dictate when and for what Employee Drivers are to be paid.
NO, Labor Code defines when You Are Working and When You Are NOT Working!
If Denham is enacted the Safety Regulations just might replace Labor Code!
''(B) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the provisions of paragraph (1).''; (4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated) by striking ''Paragraph (1)—'' and inserting ''Paragraphs (1) and (2)—''; and (5) in paragraph (4)(A) (as redesignated) by striking ''Paragraph (1)'' and inserting ''Paragraphs (1) and (2)''.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by section shall have the force and effect as if enacted on the date of enactment of the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–305).
Denham WILL Be Retroactive Back to 1994 and Criminals Will Be Exonerated From Crimes Committed Against Drivers!
The rebuttal is from a group of independent legal advisors whom are working on behalf of Drivers.
This rebuttal is ammunition for "We the Drivers" to educate ourselves and our Senators with if we are to Beat Denham for the 6th Time.
The Myth vs. Facts is how the ATA is Educating OUR Legislatures.
The ATA makes no mention of the fact that Denham is Retroactive Back to the 1994 F4A Bill which will prevent any future and dismiss any past lawsuits brought forth by Drivers Who Were Victims of Wage Theft.
I understand Denham to be, in effect, a Federal Labor Code specific to Employee Drivers operating under Part 395 of Title 49. If enacted, Denham will lock in the current piece work methods of pay that do not compensate for the time on a load.
Three days on a 900 mile run should pay the Employee Interstate Driver 3 Days Pay.
If Federal legislation is to be passed concerning the Wages Employee Drivers Are to Be Paid, the legislation needs to be Modernized to Benefit Drivers, Not Hold US Back!
I knew back in the early 90's that ELD's were coming.
The carriers did not want ELD's but they also knew ELD's were inevitably coming.
The carriers, shippers and receivers put Their Association, the ATA, to work back in 2000 influencing F4A preemption Legislation that would make ELD's Profitable for Them, NOT US.
The Denham Amendment is Just One More Nail to Close OUR Coffin!
Denham is a Congressman only because of Campaign Contributions From the Trucking Industry.
The ATA funds, supports and educates Denham, he is the ATA's Boy!
We need to send Jeff Denham Down the Road!
Ted Howze is running against Denham in the upcoming, midterm, elections.
I support Ted Howze for Congress and You Should Too.
If we Help this man take down Denham, we send a message to other Anti Trucker Legislatures.
A small contribution on your part will Send A Huge Message!


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Minister P Rajeeve launches social media pages, YouTube channel of Industries & Commerce Department.
Minister for Law, Industries & Coir Shri P Rajeeve today launched the Facebook and Instagram pages as well as the YouTube channel of the Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Kerala, further strengthening the States business ecosystem and enhancing the Government-entrepreneur interface.
Seamless communication between the state facilitators and entrepreneurs is a key component of a robust industrial eco system. Launch of social media pages of the Department of Industries and Commerce comes as the latest in a series of measures initiated by the State Government to turn Kerala into an attractive investment destination, Shri Rajeeve said on the occasion.
Dr. K. Ellangovan IAS, Principal Secretary (Industries); Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Director of Industries & Commerce; Shri. Suraj S, CEO, Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion (KBIP); Shri. Santhosh Koshy Thomas, Managing Director, KINFRA; Shri. K. Sudhir, Additional Director of Industries & Commerce and Shri. Pradeep Kumar, Director of Handlooms & Textiles were present at the function.
Named industrieskerala, the Facebook and Instagram pages and the YouTube channel seek to create awareness among the investors and entrepreneurs regarding various services, schemes and support mechanisms implemented by the Department of Industries & Commerce.
The links to social media pages and channel of Department of Industries and Commerce are:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/industrieskerala
Instagram: www.instagram.com/industrieskerala
YouTube: www.youtube.com/ search: industrieskerala
The Department of Industries& Commerce has initiated numerous measures for strengthening the business ecosystem of Kerala. Creating awareness among the public regarding the services, schemes and various support mechanisms put in place by the Government is a crucial component in building a healthy economy.
The social media pages will serve as the basic source of information for aspiring young and budding minds of Kerala to choose entrepreneurship as a career path. Creating awareness against the misconception that entrepreneurship is complicated by providing guiding and motivating tips on how to become successful entrepreneurs is a major objective of these social media pages.
The Department of Industries & Commerce under the stewardship of Shri Rajeeve has set ambitious targets for Keralas industrial status, despite the challenges caused by the staggered Covid-19 pandemic.
Apart from providing Covid relief packages to the entrepreneurs, the state has also taken a string of measures to improve the business environment and Ease of Doing Business ranking of Kerala.
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Q: Uploading offline data and data that failed to upload I am POSTing data to a server (images and string data).  I have an attribute in core data called "status" for each object I want to upload. I input 3 statuses into this attribute to indicate the upload status: upload pending (not attempted to upload yet, or previous attempt failed), upload processing (currently uploading), and upload complete (finished uploading, success). I have a timer that checks the DB to upload all pending data.
Is this the proper way to handle uploading of failed data and offline data?
If this is the right way, I am having a problem with changing the status of an upload from "upload processing" to "upload pending" or "upload complete" when the upload is attempting but the user exits the app or when the request times out. Does anyone know how to handle these situations?
By the way, I am using ASIHTTPRequest as the framework to make requests to the server.
A detailed description of how to do this the best way will garner a bounty :)
Thanks!

A: The timer idea will work. Call the uploadOutstandingObjects of your data manager class via a timer at some interval which is appropriate for your application
Say you have an 'Foo' entity that needs to be uploaded. You can perform the following in your data manager class...
- (void)uploadOutstandingObjects {
     // I use the great MagicalRecord class for Core Data fetching
     // https://github.com/magicalpanda/MagicalRecord
     NSPredicate *predicate = [NSPredicate predicateWithFormat:@"status == pending"]
     NSArray *outstandingObjects = [Foo MR_findAllWithPredicate:predicate];
     for (Foo *foo in outstandingObjects) {
          [foo uploadToServer];
     }

One way to go about doing this would be to use notifications. Whenever you start an upload, you make that object listen to an "uploadsStopped" notification. When the upload completes, the object being uploaded will stop listening.
Foo Class:
- (void)uploadFailed {
    // change status to upload pending in the database for this 'foo' object
}
- (void)uploadComplete {
    // change status to upload complete in the database for this 'foo' object
}
-(void)uploadToServer {
   [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                            selector:@selector(uploadFailed:)
                                                name:@"uploadsStoppedNotification"
                                              object:nil ];

   // perform upload. If you are doing this synchronously...
   ASIHTTPRequest *request = [ASIHTTPRequest requestWithURL:<url here>];
   [request startSynchronously];
   if (![request error]) {
       [self uploadSucceeded];
       // stop listening to global upload notifications as upload attempt is over
       [NSNotificationCenter removeObserver:self];
   }
   else {
       [self uploadFailed];
       // stop listening to global upload notifications as upload attempt is over
       [NSNotificationCenter removeObserver:self];
}

If your app exits you can handle changing the status of the 'upload processing' objects which have not yet completed
- (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application {
     // this will fire to any objects which are listening to
     // the "uploadsStoppedNotification"
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter]
           postNotificationName:@"uploadsStoppedNotification"
                         object:nil ];

A: As an alternative for folks who come by this question/answer, RestKit seems to do this out of the box.
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/iphone/advanced-restkit-development_iphone-sdk/

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La Hesperidina es una bebida argentina a base de corteza de naranjas amargas o agrias y dulces de frutos inmaduros los cuales tienen gran contenido de flavonoides (hesperidina, neohesperidina y narangina). Su creador fue el estadounidense Melville Sewell Bagley, fundador de la empresa argentina Bagley, en 1864. Hoy se sigue produciendo y consumiendo en Argentina. Su sabor es suave, dulce, y se suele mezclar con agua tónica, agua gaseosa, gaseosa de lima y limón, o como mezcla en diferentes tragos o cócteles. Se le reconocen efectos antioxidantes y otros propios de los flavonoides que contiene.

Etimología
El nombre de esta bebida recuerda al jardín de las Hespérides (posible mitización antigua de España), ya que en las islas donde se encontraba tal jardín se encontraban mágicas o doradas manzanas custodiadas por las Hespérides, tales "manzanas doradas" serían las naranjas que, acorde el mito griego, solo Hércules pudo llevar a lo que hoy es Europa.

Historia

Melville Sewell Bagley

En 1862, un inmigrante oriundo de Boston, Estados Unidos, llamado Melville Sewell Bagley (Bangor, Estados Unidos, 10 de julio de 1838-Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14 de julio de 1880) emigró a la Argentina. Comenzó a trabajar en la farmacia de "La Estrella", que aún hoy existe, en la porteña esquina de las calles Defensa y Alsina. Allí, entre alambiques, tubos de ensayo y fórmulas ingeniosas, y utilizando las naranjas de una vieja quinta ubicada en Bernal, crea una bebida de la que pronto hubo hablado todo Buenos Aires. Fue inhumado en el Cementerio Británico de Buenos Aires.

Campaña publicitaria novedosa

Al vislumbrar el potencial de su bebida, Bagley comenzó a planificar una campaña publicitaria original y vanguardista para la época: un día como cualquiera los porteños comenzaron a ver las calles pintadas con enormes letreros con la frase "Se viene la Hesperidina". La curiosidad invadió a gran parte de los 140.000 habitantes que en aquel entonces tenía Buenos Aires. Durante más de dos meses nadie pudo descifrar su significado hasta que tiempo después, el 24 de diciembre de 1864, se develó la incógnita en "La Tribuna", uno de los periódicos más importantes del país: el mejor y más original aperitivo del mundo nacía en la Argentina y ya se podía comprar. En apenas unos pocos meses la Hesperidina se convirtió en el aperitivo "de moda" gracias a su sabor original y a la calidad de sus ingredientes y elaboración, e incluso fue aceptada socialmente para el consumo de las mujeres en espacios públicos.

Inmediatamente comenzaron a aparecer las falsificaciones o imitaciones de dudoso origen. Al comienzo, Bagley sólo podía defenderse mediante piezas publicitarias. Por ejemplo, un curioso volante repartido en las calles que alertaba al público: "A elegir sólo las botellas que tengan los rótulos con mi nombre y firma al pie, que sean vendidos por los respetables depositarios de mi Hesperidina anunciados por los diarios, que su precio no sea inferior a 300 pesos la docena o 30 pesos la botella, debiendo desconfiarse de todo artículo que se ofrezca a precio menor, y que no procedan de venta en público porque mi Hesperidina nunca se ha vendido ni se venderá en remates". Si bien las botellas fabricadas por Cristalería Rigolleau eran muy características y constituían un gran reto para los obreros sopladores de vidrio, ya que eran rayadas y llevaba su nombre en relieve, las falsificaciones reiteradas llevaron a Bagley a encargar etiquetas a la Bank Note Company de New York, imprenta a cargo de los dólares estadounidenses.

No contento con esto, Bagley convence al Presidente de la Nación, Nicolás Avellaneda, de la necesidad de crear un registro de marcas y patentes. En 1876 el registro fue creado, y en su honor "Hesperidina" fue la marca número uno en registrarse en Argentina. Poco tiempo después, para ajustar aún más los niveles de control, Bagley decidió imprimir las etiquetas de Hesperidina en la Bank Note Company de Nueva York, donde se imprimían los dólares, dando a la etiqueta del producto la apariencia de un billete de banco, imposible de falsificar.

Tónico de guerra
Hesperidina también estuvo presente en la guerra de la Triple Alianza (1864–1870), más precisamente en las tiendas de campaña para "revitalizar a los heridos", gracias a sus propiedades terapéuticas que contrarrestaban problemas estomacales originados principalmente por la poca potabilidad del agua. De los hospitales se trasladó rápidamente al campo de batalla para mejorar cualquier dolencia entre la tropa.

Propiedades medicinales

La Hesperidina desde sus comienzos fue considerada incluso un tónico debido a sus propiedades medicinales aportadas por las naranjas. De hecho su principal componente es la sustancia hesperidina, un flavonoide  que se encuentra en los cítricos y que produce efectos antioxidantes, muy beneficiosos para las funciones digestiva y circulatoria.
Desde la década de 1890 y hasta el día de hoy se han encontrado diversos y muy efectivos usos terapéuticos de la Hesperidina. Entre ellos es efectiva contra las úlceras varicosas, hemorroides, várices, hipertensión, reducción del colesterol, disminución de dolores, artritis reumatoidea, etc.

Hesperidina y la cultura
Hesperidina aparece en tres cuentos de Julio Cortázar: Casa tomada, Tía en apuros y Circe. También aparece en la obra de Juan Carlos Casas Fraile muerto. y en el cuento "Perdido" de Haroldo Conti . El cantante de tangos conocido como el polaco Goyeneche la elegía como su bebida favorita y siempre la tomaba en la barra del bar "La sirena" en el barrio de Saavedra de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. La Hesperidina también apareció en varios calendarios o almanaques de Florencio Molina Campos. Incluso existe un tango de nombre "Hesperidina. Tango de Moda" compuesto por Juan Nirvassed en 1915 y ganador del premio al mejor tango de la Sociedad Sportiva Argentina, entre otros reconocimientos.

Por otra parte el gran explorador Francisco Pascasio Moreno, conocido vulgarmente como "el Perito Moreno", llevaba siempre botellas de Hesperidina en sus largas y crudas excursiones como fiel compañera para atenuar la rudeza del clima.

Notas

Bibliografía
 Alberto Borrini. El siglo de la publicidad, 1898-1998: Historias de la publicidad Gráfica Argentina, Atlántida, 1998,
 Diccionario histórico argentino, Ricardo Piccirilli, Ediciones Históricas Argentinas, 1953. Se recoge texto de Hesperidina (bebida)

Enlaces externos
Sitio oficial e historia del producto
Antiguos avisos de Hesperidina en el sitio Historia de la Publicidad

Bebidas de Argentina
Inventos de Argentina

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Assignments for President Obama
I'd like, briefly, to propose a way to think about President Obama. I would first like to summarize or reaffirm (insist upon?) the argument I have made so far regarding Obama's rise and the wild, cult-like following he has acquired. In my view, Obama is a transcendent figure, a political celebrity/demi-god, whose quasi-divinity, for his believers (right now commanding a sizable majority of American public opinion), consists in his completion of the public ritual of scapegoating George Bush. Whatever the scapegoated Bush is, Obama is the "other"; what Bush is not, Obama incarnates: from biography, to verbal facility, to manners, to associates, and, of course, race, to mention just a few. Nobody speaks about Obama without an explicit or implicit gesture toward Bush ("we finally have a President who…")
Such an analysis sufficed (for me at least) to understand Obama's rise; but it is just a preliminary analysis for engaging his mode of governance. I have also suggested that Obama is aware of his transcendence and has actively cultivated it; which also means that he is aware of the need to preserve, harvest and carefully deploy this transcendence. This awareness, I believe, accounts for the studiousness with which he has distanced himself from the more rabid elements of the Left which facilitated his rise, and made some overtures to conservative figures. Still, all this is just sparring–the bell for the first round has just rung.
The way in which some of Obama's policies, rhetoric and appointments appear to be Bush-lite has already captured the attention of some our leading comedians. I don't share the optimism of "center-right" people, though, that Obama recognizes the success of many of Bush's (especially national security) policies and will simply continue them in a more rhetorically "effective" form. I think the decisions he has been making are more telling of the kind of moves a well-practiced transnational progressive makes to transform the remaining liberal elements of our order into a bureaucratic, quasi-feudal order based on international law. The transnational progressivists are minimalists and in their own way are better anthropologists than the right. If you want to shift more power in society to unaccountable bureaucracies, the judiciary and, more specifically, transnational bureaucracies and legal forums governed by postmodern international law (the traveling war-crimes and human rights tribunals comprised of Western media, lefitst lawyers, celebrities, academics and discarded political leaders), you cannot try to install such an order all at one time. You must pay token homage to the reality in front of you, and find a margin of difference between that reality and the reality that would be revealed under the proper "lighting," i.e., under the gaze of the Human Rights World Picture. The American occupation of Iraq and the government we have nutured there can now, for example, be found to be tied to all kinds of legitimating international forms, forms we should adhere to more obediently; at the same time, those very forms will "tell" us when we need to leave Iraq, and will afterward "tell" us to do or not do many other things as well. That is, one works with events, events which make visible the boundary line between nationalistic, bourgeois, imperialistic, militaristic, racist, etc., motives and actions, and the legitimating frame which now christian those actions anew by attaching them to a new set of motives; or, alternatively, allow for penance to be done for those actions and reparations to be paid and reforms introduced and supervised. And you choose events where popular opinion is already on your side, putting to work figures ("dissidents") of the ancien regime who are willing play along. Those transitional figures can then be discarded.
So, that's my hypothesis: Obama will husband his transcendence by representing himself as the connecting link between American interests and the emerging international order and realities, choosing to focus on those acts and deeds that can simultaneously improve America's "image" before the "world" and make the world's judgment seem less intimidating and more inevitable to Americans. All the mythic events of the Bush years will thereby be cancelled out and replaced by new myths. So, here's what would falsify the hypothesis:
1) As I have suggested before, one way in which Obama could genuinely risk his transcendence and become a real chief executive would be to evince an umistakable willingness to use military force in a situation involving American interests alone, at odds with international opinion and even agreements, and requiring "follow through" past the original phase of popularity or at least understanding.
2) A second way involves the domestic situation. An obvious, but I think relatively easy move for Obama to make would be to defy Congressional Democrats on the "stimulus" package–that is, to rebuke them and send them back to the drawing board to compose a less pork-ridden, more austere bill clearly aimed at the most urgent business. More important, though, would be a recognition that one essential element of lifting ourselves out of whatever we are sinking into is the generation, rapidly, of new sources of wealth; and that the most readily available source lies in energy–while new forms of energy production will simultaneously have very healthy effects upon our relation to the rest of the world. There are really only two quick ways of dramatically increasing energy production and changing energy markets: oil drilling in previously forbidden (for environmentalist reasons) and the construction of nuclear power plants. Both would activate the defense of long standing taboos among Obama's main constituencies. Promoting, unambiguously, a move in this direction would be the second way Obama could spend his transcendence is such a way as to transitioning into becoming a genuine Chief Executive.
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ANGELS IN AMERICA REVISITED
Set during the Reagan era at the height of the AIDS epidemic, Tony Kushner's Angels in America incorporates Mormonism's sacred history into a symbolic universe that includes angelic visitations, prophetic callings, and seer stones. Ten years after the play was first staged, a six-hour, 60 million HBO production with Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, and Emma Thompson was aired on cable (soon to be available on DVD). In this session, panelists who have written about either the stage version or the HBO production will revisit this drama rich in Mormon themes and characters. How does the HBO production compare to the original script? How are Mormons and Mormonism represented? Does Angels in America have something important to say to our time?
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1. Noriko Hikosaka Behling, Thomas G. Behling, Mark C. Williams, Shunsuke Managi, Japan's Quest for Nuclear Energy and the Price It Paid: Accidents, Consequences, and Lessons Learned for the Global Nuclear Industry., Elsevier, ISBN	0128179619, 9780128179611, 2019.03.
2. Shunsuke MANAGI, Wealth, Inclusive Growth and Sustainability., Routledge, ISBN-10: 0367002361, 2019.01.
3. Shunsuke Managi , Pushpam Kumar, Inclusive Wealth Report 2018: Measuring Progress toward Sustainability, Routledge, ISBN-10: 1138541273, 2018.11, The Inclusive Wealth Index provides important insights into long-term economic growth and human well-being. The Index measures the wealth of nations through a comprehensive analysis of a country's productive base and the country's wealth in terms of progress, well-being and long-term sustainability. It measures all assets which human well-being is based upon, in particular, produced, human and natural capital to create and maintain human well-being over time..
4. Shunsuke Managi, The Wealth of Nations and Regions., Routledge, New York, USA, 2016.11, There is an increasing interest in inclusive wealth, and inclusive wealth can be a solution to the problematic narrowness of the traditional national accounting sys-tem, which has been recognized for a long time. This book offers a comprehensive guide on this subject of inclusive wealth..
5. Managi S., Kuriyama K., Environmental Economics., Routledge, 2016.10.
6. Managi S., The Economics of Green Growth: New Indicators for Sustainable Societies., Routledge, 2015.06.
7. Masayuki Sato, Kenta Tanaka, Shunsuke Managi, " Growth of inclusive wealth " in Economics of Green Growth, 2015.06.
8. Masayuki Sato, Shunsuke Managi, "Inclusive wealth and sustainability indicators "in Economics of Green Growth, 2015.06.
9. Muñoz P.,, Petters K, Shunsuke Managi, Darkey E., "Accounting for the inclusive wealth of nations: Key findings of the IWR 2014"in UNESCO/UNU-IHDP and UNEP. Inclusive Wealth Report 2014. Measuring progress toward sustainability., 2015.05.
10. Shunsuke Managi, "The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Economics in Asia.", Routledge, New York, USA., 2015.03.
11. Shunsuke Managi, Tanaka, Yasumitsu, Norton, Michael, Li, Yu-You, Topical Themes in Energy and Resources
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Topical Themes in Energy and Resources: A Cross-Disciplinary Education and Training Program for Environmental Leaders, 2015.01, This introduces the increased emphasis on society's relationship with academic research and how to strengthen students' experience outside the research laboratory. This is already one of the objectives in the ELTP, but is also expected to gain importance as the new approach to international global environmental change under Future Earth gains momentum. This will require researchers to improve communications with society and its stakeholders, requiring researchers to hone their communication skills and ability to envisage the interests and viewpoints of different stakeholders. The field of environmental economics brings together many aspects of sustainability and its compatibility with the economic system, and this chapter raises a number of questions (including those emerging after the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster) designed to encourage students to apply a more system-wide and lateral thinking.
13. Somanathan E., T. Sterner, T. Sugiyama, D. Chimanikire, J. Essandoh-Yeddu, S. Fifita, L. Goulder, A. Jaffe, X. Labandeira, Shunsuke Managi, C. Mitchell, J.P. Montero, F. Teng, F. Teng, Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change
Working Group III Contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, 2015.01.
14. Shunsuke Managi, The Economics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Routledge, New York, USA., 2012.12.
15. Shunsuke Managi, The Economics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Routledge, New York, USA, 2012.09.
16. Shunsuke Managi, Technology, Natural Resources and Economic Growth: Improving the Environment for a Greener Future., Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK., 2011, 2011.09.
17. Shinkuma T., Shunsuke Managi, Waste and Recycling: Theory and Empirics., Routledge, New York, USA, 2011.03.
18. Shunsuke Managi, Kaneko S., Chinese Economic Development and Environment., Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK., 2010.02.
19. Kumar S., Shunsuke Managi, The Economics of Sustainable Development: The Case of India., Springer-Verlag, New York, USA., 2009.06.
20. Shunsuke Managi, Technological Change and Environmental Policy: A Study of Depletion in the Oil and Gas Industry, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK., 2008.01.
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THE RACHEL MACGREGOR TRUST
Key Findings of the High Court
Justice Hinton's decision was made public on 19th September 2019. This is our summary of the findings:
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Mr Craig's letters to Ms MacGregor were 'highly inappropriate' for an employer to send to an employee and had clear sexual content (paragraphs [21], [31], [45], and [53]).
Ms MacGregor's responses to Mr Craig were 'markedly more restrained' and contained no sexual references or innuendo (paragraphs [37] and [48]). The affectionate and appreciative language of Ms MacGregor's texts to Mr Craig were really responding to his effusive flattery of her, both personally, and in terms of her work. She did not encourage or reciprocate his sexual comments and overtones (paragraph [179]).
Mr Craig sexually harassed Ms MacGregor from 2012 onwards. Mr Craig's letters, texts, and comments were unwelcome to Ms MacGregor from early 2012 onwards. It does not matter that she did not specifically object to them. An employee in her position often would not (paragraph [176]). The sexual harassment covered a period of approximately two and a half years (paragraph 182]).
Mr Craig's sexual conduct had a detrimental effect on Ms MacGregor (paragraph [180]).
Ms MacGregor ought not to have told Mr Williams that Mr Craig was a bad employer who failed to negotiate and agree pay rates and pay her invoices when they were due. She also ought not to have told Mr Williams that Mr Craig had harassed, abused or been nasty towards two or more women.
The loan which Mr Craig gave to Ms MacGregor was 'somewhat paternalistic' (paragraph [61]) and would have been 'usurious' if Ms MacGregor had had to pay the interest following her default (paragraph [212]).
Mr Craig's press statements, letter to the Conservative Party, and the Dirty Politics booklet went too far in asserting that Mr MacGregor's allegations of sexual harassment were false. The statements went beyond what was necessary to respond to the attacks on him (paragraphs [215], [244], 254]) and were not responsible (paragraphs [216], [244], [255])
Ms MacGregor was entitled to share her tweet on 22 June 2015 as it was a responsible and proportionate response to Mr Craig's irresponsible and unfair attack on her (paragraph [233]).
Overall, Ms MacGregor was successful in most of her claims against Mr Craig as the court found that she was sexually harassed by Mr Craig. The only claim which she did not succeed on was Mr Craig's comments about her finances. Mr Craig was partially successful in his claim about some of the things Ms MacGregor said to Mr Williams but was otherwise unsuccessful.
The parties now need to provide written submissions on damages and costs. Ms MacGregor's submissions are due on 4 October 2019 and Mr Craig's are due on 25 October 2019. A decision on damages will follow some time after that.
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App has a 4.3-star rating with over 17,000 reviews.
App takes advantage of smartphone features to offer more control when snapping photos.
Better yet, Manual Camera not only play a role in photo-taking, but also for videos which can be recorded in 4K resolution, depending on the specifications of your smartphone and its respective camera sensor. The app normally costs $4.99 a pop, but it can be downloaded for free until Friday (November 19) rolls around.
Why Manual Camera: DSLR is worth downloading
We've already highlighted apps like ProShot, ProCam X, and if there's one thing we've learned over time, it's that the original smartphone app doesn't normally take full advantage of the potential of the camera hardware in your smartphone. Whether it is a matter of simplifying the user experience or perhaps the amount of effort required to adjust the app, entry-level devices tend to offer the bare minimum options when taking photos.
This app takes full advantage of the potential of the smartphone's camera, even when taking photos in the wrong orientation 😉 / © NextPit
The Manual Camera: DSLR app offers (based on the device hardware) options such as white balance, different focus options- automatic, manual, continuous, infinity, exposure time, ISO, HDR, scene modes, timer, continuous mode, time-lapse, and more. All this in a reasonably simple interface, accompanied by large icons and well-organized menus.
And of course, Manual Camera: DSLR is also compatible with multiple cameras, be they rear or front, though it identifies them simply as "CAM 1/2/3", flash control, and RAW mode recording.
For video recording purposes, you can select the bitrate and framerate, capture slow- or fast-motion footage, and even use the image stabilization system available on the handset itself.
Does Manual Camera: DSLR respect your privacy?
In their privacy policy, the developers explained that they use telemetry services and third-party ads, which may collect information about app usage. It is noteworthy that the Pro version in the promotion does not include advertisements and I also did not run into any in-app purchases.
According to the Exodus privacy platform, Manual Camera: DSLR includes two trackers, where both of them are from Google. One for ads and the other for analytics. Already, the permissions requested are within the expectations for a camera app, with request for camera, microphone, geolocation (for metadata, optional), and external storage access.
Did you like the suggested app of the day? Are you looking for other types of apps? Feel free to give us your opinion on Manual Camera: DSLR or suggest different app options in the comments.
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Hey folks – who is old enough to remember Usenet (if it exists) and, even more relevant, Panic's excellent newsreader Unison?
At some stage my ISP stopped offering an included Usenet service. Anybody still use it? What client would you recommend?
Have you tried opening a terminal window and typing news ? That's how I last used it in 2009 as I recall.
I used Free Agent software to access Usenet back then. It's a very popular Windows tool. And I remember being so active in pc.games when System Shock 2 was released and shook the Usenet world with TONS of discussions about the games.
I'm still in touch with a couple of friends that I met through Usenet nearly 40 ago. That was an sf-lovers group (I don't remember now which one). I used an Emacs newsreader called Gnus. At the time I couldn't imagine using anything else but I'm not sure what my hands would think of Emacs these days.
I used to work with one of the inventors of Usenet. I think he was a bit bemused by what it became.
I was a heavy Usenet user in the 90s. When Apple bought NeXT Computer it was a fun time to be in comp.sys.next.advocacy - where long before anyone else seemed to realize what was going on people there were discussing the 'reverse takeover' of Apple. Fun times.
A couple of years ago I took a look back at all the old groups I used to frequent - those stomping grounds now are a ghost town.
I certainly remember Usenet, although I have not tried to use it in I don't know how long.
I remember being part of a number of science and computer news groups at the time.
I used Usenet in College. I also used Pine as my e-mail client.
I remember accessing the computer science groups via our Unix machines at university too!
I'd forgotten about both of those when I made the original post. Ahhh - memories.
The last time I was on Usenet was 1997.
What Ever Happened to ICQ?
Pine, elm, archie, gopher, lynx.
I tried a graphical browser over a slip connection and couldn't imagine why anyone would want that.
I still have MT-NewsWatcher installed on my Mac.
I used a terminal connected to an IMSAI 8080 that had been personally upgraded to a Cromenco ZPU instead (whopping 4 MHz Zilog Z80 instead of the stock 2 MHz Intel 8080 CPU).
Q. "Why do you need a computer".
It felt like the world shrunk like air out of a balloon the first time I exchanged messages online (I don't remember the protocol) with people on other continents.
Or, "why does anyone need a camera in a phone"?
My first email was to and from someone in Australia (I'm in the US), with a turnaround time of a few minutes. It was so amazing.
Showing my age, but I started on Fidonet on dial up bulletin boards with a TI-99/4a and a 300bps modem. Later graduated to a Commodore Amiga and you'd dial up to a BBS, download in an offline reader, compose your replies and exchange them next time you were connected.


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The Rotary Club of Winnipeg, founded in 1910, was the first Rotary Club established outside of the United States, thus making Rotary an international movement. We say that we are the "Club that Made Rotary International".
Today, Rotary has more than 1.2 million members and 34,000 Clubs around the world. Our motto is: "Service Above Self". When asked what we do, we always say, "We are creating leaders for tomorrow".
Ribfest, one of our signature events and a major fundraiser, is a family friendly event organized annually to raise funds to support local youth projects and the Rotary Club of Winnipeg.
See the "Our Projects" section for further details of other community projects we organize.


This is again because the examination period took longer than the predetermined time and therefore a term extension was merited. Which ever date happens to be the later date is referred to as the "standard date."
The extended term must equal a time period that spans from the standard date to the established period in which the patent right was registered. In such cases where special orders or notifications were given towards the patent, thus inadvertently making the term longer, all the time it took to fulfil such orders are subtracted from the over all time span noted above.
However, the term is not increased when filing an argument in response to a notice of reason for refusal, and it is also not increased when reporting a consultation result if the same applications are filed on the same date.
This means that the term for applicants to respond to notices or orders shall be subtracted from the extended term. The extended term is further provided in the new patent laws, which will be explained in the blogs to follow.


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Car Of The Month - Paul Clappison's MGB GT
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'I've always liked MGs but never thought I would ever own one'. However, two years ago – and 'after a three-year search' – Paul Clappison became the owner of a white GT. Of course, RDJ 242 L won the Pride of Ownership competition in the 2018 Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, and the" B "is now our "Car of The Month". ''I love having the MG. It has its own following now including its own Instagram account',
MG had considered offering a B coupe even before the launch of the Roadster in 1962, and the resulting GT made its bow at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1965. At that time, it had no direct British rivals for neither Sunbeam nor Triumph offered a factory-built three-door fastback while the likes of the Ford Capri II and the Reliant Scimitar GTE still lay in the future. Some Octagon enthusiasts regarded the GT's handling as superior to its open-topped stablemate, and Paul thinks the design 'still looks current today' and indeed it is a distinctly elegant machine.
The GT made such an impact that it enhanced sales of the B by more than 40% and over half of the overall production was destined for North America. Paul's car was first registered on the 13th November 1972, and when he came by his MG, it was in 'good overall condition. I was looking for a rust free example that could be improved on to show level'.
Since 2017, the GT has undergone a considerable amount of work. There is the detailing – 'the paint is smooth as glass on show days as I spend weeks preparing the car prior to a show'. Paul has also 'replaced the rear screen, trim, bumper and added various finishing touches to the interior and engine bay while also maintaining a lot of the originality including restoring the original steering wheel. The wheels are 24 years old, and I spend three hours a corner to get them to look as good as possible on show days'.
Naturally, the GT looks as good inside as out, and just one glance at the interior is sufficient to induce a rush of instant nostalgia for classic car enthusiasts of a certain vintage. You could almost be in an MG showroom in late 1972, as the dealer points out the centre armrest, the switch for the overdrive and the instrument layout. Whenever Paul is out and about, the GT 'always gets attention due to its overall condition and the fact that so many people recall owning one or knowing someone who owned one in the past'. He is sometimes asked if RDJ 242 L is a V8 but 'the only "8" in my car's engine is "1.8"!'.
With a classic car that is as well-established as the MGB, it is sometimes all too easy to take it for granted, but Paul's GT is a reminder of just why it was so popular. And, thanks to the time and dedication of the owner, it looks even better than the day she left Abingdon more than 46 years ago.


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Playlist – December 2016
Rudy Adrian – Spotted Peccary Music
www.spottedpeccary.com
Coastlines, inspired by Adrian's childhood visits to the New Zealand coastline with his father, is classic space/ ambient music with the emphasis on "classic" since it was recorded on older electronic music devices, including a 1988 Apple Macintosh running music software. Sometimes warm and comforting (such as the title track and "Clouds Over the Horizon") and other times more shadowy and haunting ("Tussen de Monsters"), the 10 pieces here are ideal late-night sonic explorations meant to be absorbed with lights low and no disturbances. To my ears, this is as close as a current-day recording can get to the "golden age" of electronic New Age music.
Longitudes and Latitudes
Lawrence Blatt – LMB Music
www.lawrenceblatt.com
Guitarist Lawrence Blatt reaches new heights in composing, arranging, and performing talents on this fantastic collection of guitar and ensemble instrumentals. Despite the album's title, this is not world music in any traditional sense (with a one-track exception) but instead is an infectious, breezy, and instantly enjoyable blend of light (rather than smooth) jazz and contemporary instrumental music. Some songs are cheery, some are romantic, and some are gently swinging ("Flying Over Ellis Island" reminds me of Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt), and all are superbly performed by Blatt and his assortment of talented guest artists. One of the best albums I have heard in years.
Wispers from Silence
Tom Moore and Sherry Finzer – Heart Dance Records
www.heartdancerecords.com
Gary Schmidt is one of the many pianists who have journeyed to Imaginary Road Studios to record under the guidance of Will Ackerman and Tom Eaton. Landscapes of the Heart represents just why acoustic instrumental music is making a huge comeback. Schmidt's piano melodies are warm, accessible, and flow forth from the speakers with an unforced naturalness and sincerity. The overall mood is one of quiet reflection with hints of subtle classical influence (not counting the two Erik Satie pieces on the CD, which are more overt in that influence, obviously). Featuring the usual superb guest artists who frequently grace IR recordings, the album's subtitle of "piano-based meditations" is solidly earned.
Whispers from Silence
By opening with the sound of a Tibetan bell, you would correctly surmise this is an album for meditation and relaxation. Flutist Finzer (who plays a variety of flutes throughout the recording) is joined by Moore, who handles the other instruments, including the keyboards that feature prominently throughout. Some world music influences are present here, such as tamboura drone and sitar on "Toward the One," while other songs are more closely attuned to the New Age and space music genres ("Infinite Space," "Way of the Heart"). But, whatever particular style that Finzer and Moore dial up, the music is always quietly captivating, drawing the listener into an introspective state and quiet contemplation.
Jóhann Jóhannsson – Deutsche Grammaphon
www.deutschegrammophon.com/us
This a stunningly gorgeous and deeply evocative contemporary classical recording from the artist whose compositions can also be heard on the soundtrack to one of 2016's best reviewed movies, Arrival. Somber, reflective, and at times bravely adventurous, this is music meant to be intently listened to in order to absorb the deep emotional resonance and embrace the core of the feelings conveyed through the elegiac strings, the plaintive piano, the ambient electronics, and the other instruments present, as well as the vocals by the Theatre of Voices singers. Even when the mood turns dark, and it does at times, the inherent beauty of the music shines through.
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Deva Premal and Miten – White Swan Records
www.whiteswanrecords.com
Talk about an unexpected delight! Temple at Midnight showcases both Miten's expressive vocals and his composing ability in the quasi-folk music genre. Known more for his work in chant, where he collaborates with Deva Premal, this album reveals a whole other side to this talented musician. His restrained yet evocative singing and his knack for crafting inspiring lyrics and memorable melodies in a folks/blues style, in addition to his wonderful acoustic guitar playing, put this CD into contention for best vocal album of 2016. If the opening "River Man" doesn't hook you in, the Chris Rea-ish "No Goal but This" or the reggae-flavored "All Is Welcome Here" will.
In My Dreams Again
Phoenix Rising – Self-released
www.phoenixrisingmusic.net
Phoenix Rising is pianist/ percussionist Wendy Loomis and flutist Monica Williams, and they are a formidable musical force. In My Dreams Again showcases the scope of their artistic vision, which is wide and deep. Loomis is the composer, and her mastery of so many genres, influences, and moods is truly special, as is Williams' performing talent across a wide variety of flutes. With 16 tracks on the album, it is difficult to categorize the music in a nutshell, although there are elements of world, New Age, pop, and classical present. "Heat Mirage," which features pan flute, kalimba, and a playful air laced with a hint of sadness, is an absolutely outstanding track.
The Fairy Garden
David Arkenstone – Green Hill
www.greenhillmusic.com
David Arkenstone's The Fairy Garden once again displays the scope of this artist's talent and ambition. I sometimes wonder if there is any kind of music Arkenstone wouldn't excel at composing/performing. Here, he sets his sights on classic New Age music. A wide swath of emotions and moods are woven into the tracks: highly dramatic (the opening "Sunbreak"), gentle beauty ("Pools of Moonlight"), and whimsical playfulness ("Fire Fairy Dance"). Some songs start quietly and build into powerful, sweeping orchestrations. This motif of orchestral accompaniment, either real or via keyboards, has become one of his musical signatures, and he excels at it.
Deuter – New Earth Records
www.newearthrecords.com
New Age music pioneer Deuter drew his influence from the names of medicinal plants for Immortelle, his latest album. What strikes me about Immortelle is how playful it is at times. While perhaps not as up-tempo as Sun Spirit (2000), there is a relaxed lightness present here on most tracks, a mood of gentle cheer accentuated by up-tempo motifs as well as the presence of rhythmic elements that elevate the mood above mere relaxation to a less passive status. This lasts for most of the album, although later tracks feature a more reflective mood.
Al Conti – Shadowside Music
www.alconti.net
After taking a break from composing (due to moving his residence), Al Conti looked inward for his next recording. He had previously "been" to the desert (Scheherazade), Scandinavia (Northern Seas), and Asia (The Blue Rose). On Mystic, he explores the universal concept of the mystic, defined as "a person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the Deity or the absolute." The resulting recording is easily his most ambitious, self-assured, and wide reaching so far. Mystic fuses contemporary chill-out with world fusion from a variety of cultures, and the results are infectious, accessible, and beguiling.
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Forget Mueller time and that "smocking gun." We're prepaid with Voyages Via Vlad.
For our ruble, it's the top travel agency—just the company for that drop-everything-and-go, vacation-on-the-lam. VVV specializes in one-way travel to countries without extradition treaties with the U.S. or ones run by accommodating dictators who'd never send you home if the price is right.
By the time Big Bad Bob and his grinchy gang of "17 angry Democrats" get the goods on us, we'll have flown the friendly skies of Aeroflot to a Black Sea beach where you'll find us tanning in our Speedos instead of stuck stateside in striped suits and getting all pasty in the Big House.
Proprietor Vladdy P. promises to help us with our Russian for only few extra kopeks. We're already practicing on our own with Rosetta Stone.
For an old Kentucky hillbilly, you sure have retained your wit and sense of humor!


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COPLEY Township
COPLEY Township came to us from Medina County when our county was created in 1840. It is well watered by Pigeon Creek, Wolf Creek and Chocolog Creek, besides having within its confines AMiite Pond, Black Pond and Chocolog Pond. Formerly a great swamp called Copley Swamp occupied a large part of it, but by judicious draining it has been reduced to an insignificant area.
Copley was first settled in 1814 by Jonah Turner, who came from Pennsylvania. Six additional families arrived during the next five years. It was set apart as a township of Medina County in 1819, and was named Greenfield at first by Garner Green, who originally owned a large part of ite territory. He afterwards changed the name to Copley, the maiden name of his wife.1
Copley is offically designated in the original survey as Town 2, Range XII, of the Western Reserve, is bound on the norht by Bath, and on the east by Portage, on the south by Norton, and on the west by Sharon in Medina county, and was orginally a part of Wolf Creek township consisting of what is now Copley, Norton, and Wadsworth, Sharon, Guliford and Montville
it was originally called Greenfileds, but afterwords changed to Copley in honor of Mrs. Green, said to have been a lineal decendant of Lord Copley, of England.
Cemeteries in Copley Township
CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
EDITED AND COMPILED BY: WILLIAM B. DOYLE,
PUBLISHED BY: BIOGRAPHICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO, ILL. 1908, pp 102-103


There are tons of goggles out there, and while you may know that Speedo makes the best goggles on the market, you may also know that make a lot of different varieties. With so many options that serve so many different needs, how can you know which type is right for you?
A general rule of thumb is that if the goggles fit comfortably for you, then they are right for you. But even within that guideline, there are still a lot of considerations to take into account when making your purchase. Fortunately, that's where we come in.
While each Speedo goggle is unique, there are broad categories that the goggles can fall into. Deciding what style of goggle you want or need will be a big help in narrowing down the list of available options. Depending on the type of goggle, socket size and lens size can vary.
The size of the socket determines where the goggle meets the face. The smaller the socket, the more pressure on the orbital bone. Depending on the size of your own eye sockets, you may need a smaller or larger pair of goggles. Lens size determines the size of the lens on the goggle. A wider lens indicates a wider field of view, while a smaller one indicates a smaller field.
Speedo competition goggles are generally low profile, technical, and fit close to the eye socket. The close proximity to the socket reduces drag, making you more hydrodynamic. They're meant for racing and can be uncomfortable if used every day, although many swimmers do practice in them.
Meant for everyday use, Speedo practice goggles are less hydrodynamic than competition goggles, choosing instead to prioritize comfort over performance. Even so, the goggles are still high quality and will serve you well even in competitions in a pinch. Since they're meant to be worn more frequently and for longer durations than competition goggles, they are easier on the eye sockets, due to a higher amount of gasket rubber. This softens the pressure against your eyes while maintaining a good seal.
Although cheaper to purchase than the other types, Speedo recreational goggles are not designed for long swimming exercises. Instead, they are designed for quick, casual use. Someone swimming purely for exercise rather than competition. They can create a good seal around the eyes and will not fog up, but they will not be as hydrodynamic as the other more professional goggles. With that said, if you are looking to just casually wear them to the beach or as part of an occasional exercise regimen, these will serve you fine.
Designed for scuba diving and snorkeling, Speedo swim masks are much larger than other goggles, designed to be worn over a long period of time. They prioritize comfort. Plus, they cover the nose, which some less experienced swimmers may prefer. However, because most swim masks are soft and comfortable, some recreational swimmers prefer these goggles. However, they are designed for competition use.
A metallic lens, also known as a mirrored lens, are designed to be used frequently or in competitions. They are dark tinted, much like sunglasses, and can help protect your eyes and ensure that you can see clearly in your competitions. If you tend to swim during bright, sunshine-fueled times, or you do a lot of backstroke, these goggles are the best.
However, if you tend to swim at light or in a poorly lit pool, these lenses will make swimming more difficult and harder to see.
In contrast to the metallic lenses, clear and light-colored lenses work well indoors or if you swim with low sunlight. If you choose a light color, you will get some tint that will help you see better in the water. For example, orange-colored lenses make the world underwater seem brighter and all the easier the see in.
However, if you are in a bright spot, these lens will not help you. They offer little protection from the sun's glare and you do not want to deal with that when you're swimming. You'll be forced to squirt, an unpleasant position for your eyes to take when wearing goggles.
Dark colored lenses offer similar sun deflection as metallic lenses, and are generally in either a dark blue or black. They are good, versatile goggles that can be used in a variety of situations, but do not excel in any one way.
When it comes to goggles, "profile" refers to how far the lens sticks out from the wearer's face. Profiles can be classified as either "low" or "high" depending on how far they stick out. While this affects the goggles' look, it can also affect how well they perform in competition. The further they stick out, the more resistance you will receive when swimming. Plus, they tend to fall off when you try to swim quickly in them.
Lower profile goggles offer less resistance, but a smaller field of view because the lens isn't as big.
While Speedo strives to make sure their goggles are as comfortable as possible, the fact of the matter is that no goggle is perfect for everyone. Each goggle fits differently, and one man's perfect goggle may be a woman's worst nightmare.
The only truly surefire way to ensure that a goggle is comfortable is to simply try it on for yourself. If you can, try to wear them for a long period of time, or imagine that fit over a long stretch. If a bit of the goggle presses into your face uncomfortably, that will only get worse the more and more you wear it. Take the time to make sure the goggle you pick will fit you well. And once you settle on a style, stick with it!
While one goggle may be more comfortable, you must remember to take into account the goggles' fit to your eye socket. If there is no suction-cup seal, then the goggle will do you no good in the water. The seal can be affected by the size of the socket. In short, if it does not fit around your eye, it will not serve you well in the pool!
While the socket plays a big part, the strap can also affect the seal as well. If your strap is too loose, or has no elasticity left, the seal won't stay in place and the goggle won't work for you.


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Lady Gaga collaborator known as Zombie Boy dead at 32
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MONTREAL (AP) - A talent agency has confirmed the death of a Quebec model known for his head-to-toe tattoos and participation in the Lady Gaga music video "Born This Way."
Dulcedo Management confirmed on Facebook Thursday the passing of Rick Genest, who was better known as Zombie Boy. Dulcedo said it "was in shock" and called the 32-year-old represented by the agency an "icon of the artistic scene and of the fashion world."
Lady Gaga said on her official Twitter account Thursday night that "the suicide of friend Rick Genest, Zombie Boy is beyond devastating."
The American singer added: "We have to work harder to change the culture, bring Mental Health to the forefront and erase the stigma that we can't talk about it."
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A performance supervision system (PSS) is a software system used to improve the performance of a process plant.  Typical process plants include oil refineries, paper mills, and chemical plants.

The PSS gathers real-time data from the process control system, typically a distributed control system.  Using this data, the PSS can calculate performance metrics for process equipment, controls, and operations.

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