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1. Goods are not tested or sold as fit for any particular purpose and any term warranty or condition express implied or statutory to the contrary is excluded. In no circumstances whatsoever shall the Seller's liability (in contract tort or otherwise) to the Buyer arising under out of or in connection with this contract or the goods supplied hereunder exceed the invoice price of the particular pieces concerned and the Seller shall be under no liability for loss or damage or delay howsoever arising caused by circumstances outside his control.
2. lf and to the extent that any person by whom the Seller has been supplied with the goods supplied hereunder (thereinafter referred to as "The Supplier") validly excludes restricts or limits his liability to the Seller in respect of the said goods or of any loss or damage arising in connection therewith, the liability of the Seller to the Buyer in respect of the said goods or of any loss or damage arising in connection therewith shall be correspondingly excluded restricted or limited, if the Supplier validly excludes restricts or limits his liability to the Seller in respect of any liability of the Seller to the Buyer in connection with the said goods, then the liability of the Seller to the Buyer in respect of the said goods shall be excluded restricted or limited to the extent to which the Supplier is liable to the Seller in respect of the Seller's liability to the Buyer and no further. Any term, warranty or condition express or implied or statutory to the contrary is excluded. The Seller will, upon request, supply the Buyer with details of any such exclusion restriction or limitation.
3. The property in the goods shall not pass to the Buyer until the Buyer has paid to the seller the whole price thereof. If notwithstanding that the property in the goods has not passed to the Buyer, the Buyer shall sell the goods in such a manner as to pass to a third party a valid title to the goods, the Buyer shall hold the proceeds of such sale on trust for the Seller. The Buyer agrees that prior to the payment of the whole price of the goods the Seller may at any time enter upon the Buyer's premises and remove the goods therefrom and that prior to such payment the Buyer shall keep the goods separate and identifiable for this purpose. Nothing herein shall not pass to the Buyer save as provided above, the goods shall be at the risk of the Buyer from the time of collection by or delivery to him of the goods or after the expiration of the rent free period referred to below, whichever is the earlier. Goods will be stored rent free for fourteen days from the date of this contract or the date for collection (if any is agreed upon) or the date when the goods are available for collection, whichever is the later, after which the Buyer shall pay rent at the rate charged by Public Dock Authorities in the area or (if such rate obtains) at per per week undercover and per per week in the open. Any delay caused by the unreasonable act or default of either party to rail or road transport or craft furnished by the other to be for the account of the party causing the delay. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this clause, the Seller may, at his sole option and at any time by notice in writing to the Buyer, transfer the property in the goods to him.
4. If the Buyer shall fail to make due payment of all monies due by the Buyer to the Seller on whatever account then until all such monies have been paid the Seller shall be entitled to with-hold delivery of the goods or any part thereof and during such time the goods shall be deemed to be not available for collection. If the Buyer does or suffers to be done anything which might prejudice to his other rights accept such repudiation without notice as termination thereof. The Buyer shall take delivery or collect the goods within the time limit provided such for under this contract in the event that he fails to do so within such limit, the Seller shall be entitled to treat such failure as a repudiation of the contract and may without prejudice to his other rights accept such repudiation without notice as termination thereof.
5. Notice of any claim arising out of or in connection with this contract must be given in writing to the Seller within 7 working days from the date when the goods are collected or delivered, failing which all claims (other than claims arising out of or in connection with defects not discoverable upon reasonable examination of the goods) shall be deemed to be waivered and absolutely barred. In any event, the Seller shall be under no liability for shortage or damage in transit or for deviation, mis-delivery, delay or detention unless the Seller and the Carrier are advised thereof in writing otherwise than upon a consignment note or delivery document within 3 days and a claim is made on the Seller and the Carrier in writing within 7 days after the termination of transit as defined under the current conditions of carriage of the Road Haulage Association (in the computation of time for this purpose the following days shall not be included in England and Wales, Sunday, Good Friday, Christmas Day or a Bank Holiday, Scotland Sunday. 1st and 2nd January, Spring Holiday or Autumn Holiday). The Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever if bulk is broken pending settlement of any claim, or where the goods collected or delivered include plywood or particular or particle board, if the marked battens on the packages (if any) are not produced with the goods for inspection by the Seller.
6. lf it is agreed that the goods be processed the Seller may arrange for such processing to be performed by a third party and in such case the operation shall be carried out on the Standard Terms and Conditions of the Third Party.
7. All sales "to arrive" shall be subject to shipment and safe arrival. Any variation in the total of the war risk insurance rate or of any charge, tax, levy, duty or impost on the goods shall be for the Buyer's account. Instructions for delivery to be given in time to enable them to be carried upon arrival. ln the absence of such instructions or if ordered by the Buyer to rail or road transport or to craft and the Buyer fails to provide same when goods are available the Seller may take such steps as he may in his absolute discretion consider to be necessary to clear the goods and may recover from the Buyer all expenses thereby incurred.
8. lf any contract(s) made by the Seller to procure the goods provides for variation of prices(s) or for the cancellation of such contract(s) in the event of alteration in rate(s) or exchange and if by virtue of such provision either the price of any of the goods to be paid by the Seller, or the Sterling equivalent thereof, is varied or the contract(s) is cancelled the price(s) of such goods under this contract shall be varied by the same amount or the Seller at his option shall have the right to cancel this contract by notifying the Buyer in respect of any goods not delivered to the Buyer at that date.
9. Any variation in the cost to the Seller of carriage and/or of effecting delivery of the goods to the Buyer or in charges directly or indirectly affecting the goods which occurs after the date of the contract and prior to delivery of the goods to the Buyer shall be for the Buyer's account, save that if any contract made by the Seller to procure the goods provides for cancellation of such contract in the event of a refusal by the Seller to agree to any variation of the rate of freight, and if, by virtue of any such provision such contract is cancelled then the Seller shall have the option of cancelling this contract by notifying the Buyer in respect of any goods not delivered to the Buyer at that date. (Standard Terms are 30 days from date of invoice).
10. All prices quoted are exclusive of Value Added Tax where applicable. Payment for the goods shall be made on or before the date fixed in accordance with the terms agreed between the Buyer and Seller for the operation of the account between them, in the event that payment shall not have been made by such date the Seller shall be entitled to recover from the Buyer interest on any outstanding balance at the rate of 2% above the Bank of England's minimum lending rate for the time being in force for the period from such date until the date of payment.
11. Any provision herein set out shall, to the extent to which it would, by virtue of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, be of no effect as against a person dealing as a consumer, not apply in respect of a sale to a person so dealing.
12. Where these Terms and Conditions in any way conflict with any terms on which the Buyer has purported to purchase the goods, then the provisions of any such terms of the Buyer shall be deemed to be ineffective to the extent that they are inconsistent herewith.
13. The contract shall be governed by the Laws of the Country in which the Seller is domiciled or, in the case of a limited company, the Country in which the Registered Office of the Seller is situated.
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DC Srinagar conducts late night inspection of City hospitals
Oversees patient-care facilities, checks duty roaster, heating arrangements, availability of medicines at pharmacies
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Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad conducted late night inspection of various City hospitals during the intervening night of 12th and 13th December to oversee the healthcare facilities being extended to the patients.
The DC paid surprise visits to SMHS, JLNM, CHC Gousia Khanyar and other Hospitals and checked night duty roaster of Medical & Paramedical staff, heating arrangements, availability of drugs/ medicines at pharmacies and functioning of laboratories/diagnostic units.
Meanwhile simultaneous inspection of SDH Hazratbal and PHC Zadibal was also done on the directions of Deputy Commissioner by SDM East and SDM West respectively.
During the night inspection, the DC made a thorough round of various Units of the Hospitals including Emergency Block, Surgical Wards, Cardiology Wards, Operation Theatre, Dialysis Unit, Orthopaedic Unit, Ayushman Bharat Help Desk etc. He also oversaw the operationalisation of Jan Aushadhi stores aimed at providing generic drugs to the patients.
On the occasion, the DC interacted with the patients, attendants, Doctors and the Para Medical staff on duty. He also took direct feedback from the patients regarding the available patient care facilities, besides provision of medicines, meals and other medical facilities to the patients and their attendants.
While interacting with the Doctors and Para-Medical staff on duty, the DC advised them to perform their duties with added zeal and passion to serve the public. He asked them to ensure availability of Medical and Para-Medical staff strictly as per the devised roster so that patients do not face any difficulty.
The DC advised the Medical Superintendents and concerned CMOs to display duty roaster conspicuously on the Hospital Information Board. He stressed on adopting a caring and compassionate attitude towards the patients.
He also appreciated the Medical staff at various hospitals for working with dedication especially during night hours of the winter. He also told few 24*7 Hospitals to utilise their full capacity and avoid unnecessary referrals which puts a burden on the Tertiary care Health System.
The DC also passed instructions to the Hospital Administrations to maintain complete cleanliness and hygiene in and around the Hospital, besides proper heating and lighting facilities in the hospital.
During the inspection, the DC stressed on ensuring round the clock presence of doctors to ensure seamless medical care is provided to the patients.

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Ask Gary: Why were the Indians better than the Rays?
Looking at the Cleveland Indians' success this year, their payroll is "only" about 40 million more than the Rays and they are ranked 21st compared to the Rays being 30th. Your thoughts as to why the Indians are more successful--better front office, coaching, player development, Lebron James, all of the above?
Barry McDowell
Maybe it's because I grew up poor, but $40 million seems like a lot to me. You could buy four veteran bats for that. You can rebuild a bullpen for that. I'd sure be comfortable if the Rays had $40 million dollars more to spend. I always thought you don't have to spend the most money, but being in the top half to top two-thirds would be nice.
Still, I see what you're saying: The Indians aren't filthy rich like the Yankees or Red Sox.
Cleveland was barely above .500 for the previous two seasons. But your assumption for this year is right: the Indians beat the Rays organizationally. Cleveland won 94 games; the Rays lost 94. That's too much to excuse.
How did they do it? The Indians had a nice collection of arms, including Corey Kluber, who was better this year than any Rays pitcher. They have a terrific young shortstop in Francisco Lindor. They found a great free agent in Mike Napoli. I saw a headline on ESPN this week that asked aloud if base stealing was the key to the Indians' success; it certainly wasn't part of the Rays' plusses, was it?
I'm sure the Rays would point out that in their nice run, Cleveland wasn't as good a franchise is they were. But that's old news. Lately, we can see the holes in the structure of a team that isn't what it was pitching or on defense, and isn't nearly athletic enough.
Here's what you have to ask. Is there enough in the farm system for the Rays to catch the Indians in two seasons? Is there a Lindor?
Nice to see the Cubs doing so well, but it's got to hurt a bit for loyal Rays fans to see the Rays former brain trust, Madden and Martinez, in charge.
Howard Powders
Howard, it doesn't hurt me. If Joe had stayed, I think he'd be gone by now. The Rays were never going to pay that salary for a manager. (Remember, part of the reason they let go of Lou Piniella is he made too much money.)
I liked Joe a lot. I wish he were still here, because he made a reporter's job so easy. He talked in lead quotes (the first quote of the story), as the saying goes. He was accommodating. You could ask him anything, and he would be civil every time. But it was common knowledge that someday, he was going to leave for the big money. Doesn't everyone who can?
I think the out that was exercised in his contract hastened his departure. But it was inevitable.
Davey was a good soldier and a good guy. I wish he had had a longer look as he applied for the Rays' manager. I sure thought he'd have his own team by now. He's young, he speaks Spanish, he's learned by the side of Maddon.
Me? I feel good for both of the guys. You only meet so many great humans in sports, and I've always tended to pull for them after they went elsewhere.
Often, you will include lengthy quotes of sports figures in your columns. Do you write real fast to capture all they say, or do you have some nifty technology to help you with this task?
Scott Myers
It depends on the quote and the circumstances.
If it's a live quote -- Jon Cooper after a lightning game or Dirk Koetter after a Bucs' game -- then I use a digital recorder. I type as fast as I can, but I always have the recorder as backup.
If it's a daily practice report and I'm not there, I'll cut and paste with the team transcriptions. Of course, it's better to be there. The team doesn't do a thorough transcription of Cooper, for instance.
If it's an old story where I'm quoting, say, Phil Esposito, and will be often google something I wrote on the subject, then cut and paste.
The Bucs begin a critical stretch in their season with 3 straight home games. The NFC South division looks wide open so you think the last 2 road wins against 1 win teams were fools' gold or are the Bucs on to something with a legitimate playoff chance this year?
Larry, I don't think we know yet. I think we'll find out a lot Sunday against Oakland.
Remember, the Bucs really haven't played a lot of great quarterbacks this year. There was Matt Ryan in the opener, but them came Case Keenum and Paxton Lynch (most of the game) and Derek Anderson and Colin Kaepernick. Yes, you have to win against whoever you play, but the secondary and pass rush will get tested in the weeks to come.
My gut feeling is that the Bucs are a year away. I think they can get into the race, and they they can reach .500. But it may be 2017 before they really make you happy.
That's really not so bad, is it? If Koetter could bring the Bucs to the playoffs by then, and end this ridiculous streak of non-essential seasons, I'd buy in. Wouldn't you?
I loved your column the other day about TB sports. I am curious about your answers. Who do you think was the worst owner in TB? The worst coach? The biggest Bucs draft bust? What do you think is the biggest blunder ever made by a TB sports team?
Jim Willson
Thanks, Jim. I had fun writing it. You could tell by how long it was.
The worst owner? Wow, that's tough. I'd say it was Takashi Okobu, the old Lightning owner. No one even know if he existed. Even when he had team members go to Japan for the Nagano Olympics, he didn't meet them. But Hugh Culverhouse was no day at the beach. Neither was Vince Naimoli or Art Williams or Oren Koules. I know, I know. A lot of people praise Williams for taking care of the team's debt; I've always had a hard time cheering a guy for paying the light bill, however. How about this: How about a five-way tie for last place?
The worst coach, to me, was Richard Williamson. He was a nice enough guy, but I wrote at the time that he wouldn't have been considered for the Florida job, or the FSU job, or the Miami job. So why hire him? Evidently, his players wanted him. But why should they get a vote?
Williamson was supposed to be a stopgap for a big name coach (Bill Parcells, who kept playing dodgeball with the Bucs). Instead, he was awful.
The Bucs' biggest draft bust isn't easy, either. How about Dexter Jackson, the wide receiver who the team took in the second round? On a team with lousy receivers, he never caught a pass. Not a screen, not a post. Nothing. Charles McRae was bad, too. He hated football.
But the biggest bust, and the biggest blunder, was Booker Reese. That's because he actually messed up two drafts. He messed up 1982, because the team wasted a draft pick on him. And he messed up 1983, because the team traded away their No. 1 pick to take him in '82. Remember, Doug Williams had left the Bucs; well, if they had kept their 1983 draft pick, they could have had Dan Marino to replace him.
The Bucs have had a lot of busts. Reese and Curry and McRae and Gaines Adams and Keith McCants and Brian Price. I would defy any other team in the league to match them for missed picks.
The rest of the questions? The worst quarterback bust was JaMarcus Russell. Sternberg should own the Rays (any owner would push for a new stadium). DeBartolo, a Hall of Fame owner, should own the Bucs. Vinik should own the Lightning (layup). Brad Johnson, who outplayed every quarterback in the playoffs, should start the Bucs' opening game. David Price, despite his post-season record, should start an ultimate game for the Rays.
You should pull for Maddon to win it all, because we aren't vindictive. Marty should have the puck in an ultimate game. Dungy was the Bucs' best coach,even though he didn't win it all. The new Rays' stadium should be in the Gateway area.Ronde Barber was the Bucs' best secondary performer, edging John Lynch. Ben Bishop is the Lightning's best goalie. Booker Reese is the biggest bust.
Jon Cooper is the Lightning's best coach, although Tortorella won the cup. But Cooper doesn't melt faces. Lynch is the Hall of Famer here, though all of the athletes mentioned should be in. The biggest play was Barber's return. Gruden is the best Bucs' TV analyst. Belichick's leaving the Jets is huge; the team's front office should have grabbed his leg and made him drag them. The only guy who can stop Brady is Roger Goodell.
The worst owner in Tampa Bay sports was Hugh Culverhouse. Spygate was the most important ruling Goodell made, and he tried to hide it. McKay's execution of the offense was the best quote. Alvin Harper was the worst free agent. The blade used to cut off Alvin Harper's finger was the best piece of equipment.
As of now, who do think will have the better career: Maritoa or Winston?
As of right now, this second, I have Winston slightly ahead. But I watched Mariota on Thursday night, and he was terrific.
The real answer, of course, is it depends on how the teams surround both of them with talent. But I think Winston has a bit more juice as a leader, and I think his arm is big time. For him, the key is always going to be limiting his interceptions. Part of that, of course, is to have a strong running game and faster receivers. Evans is fine, but the Bucs could use a game-breaker on the other side.
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2017 was a memorable year for Baker Mayfield and the Oklahoma offense. He won the Heisman Trophy and the offense led the country in several categories. Many may not remember one of the best college offenses that year: Wake Forest.
Led by head coach Dave Clawson, offensive coordinator Wayne Ruggiero and senior quarterback John Wolford, the Demon Deacons finished ranked No. 23 in Offensive S&P+. The passing attack finished No. 2 overall. Wolford finished with a whopping 9.4 adjusted yards/attempt.
Looking at the film, much can be learned from their offense but upon further inspection, one aspect of their attack stands out the most. Their conviction and adherence to the RPO game was one of the biggest factors in their success. They took what the defense gave them. The irony is that their running game ranked 91st in the Rushing S&P+.
The discrepancy in their passing and running efficiency plays into why the RPO is so effective. Defenders, especially linebackers, are taught to read step, move with their gaps and then fire into them. It's going to take a while to deprogram linebackers into not wanting to rack up tackles for loss.
Teams knew Wake Forest couldn't run the ball, so when their offensive linemen starting moving and the quarterback put the ball into the gut of the running back, defenses tended to take the cheese.
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Meet Teresa Jaworska Code Named "The Owl" Who Survived The Warsaw Uprising and Oberlangen Prisoner of War Camp.
There are so many interesting people living on Martha's Vineyard, I shouldn't have been surprised to meet Teresa Jaworska, 93, just a stone's throw from my parent's house in Vineyard Haven. Teresa survived The Warsaw Uprising, was arrested and spent nine months in Oberlangen Prisoner of War Camp. I visited Teresa at her daughter Basia's home, where she told me about her arrest and deportation to the camp.
"My code name was Sowa," Teresa said. "The owl." "Because of her big, wise eyes," Baisa added. We snacked on tea and pastries (Teresa is a huge chocolate fan) and Teresa told us how when she was just a teenager, she and her fellow resistance fighters in the Gray Ranks held off the Germans, while the Russians waited for the conflict to be over so they could enter Warsaw.
I also got to hear about Basia and co-writer Linda Black are penning the story of Basia's parents' lives (Teresa's husband Zbyszko also worked in the underground) called Sleeping Knights–all based on amazing true stories.
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Madrid, a cosmopolitan city, a city with a warm and welcoming character, a meeting point of different nationalities and cultures. That's Madrid, the world capital of the Spanish language, a language that is becoming more and more essential acrossa a wide range of disciplines. Students from around the world find that Madrid is an exceptional place to learn a language already spoken by more than 400 million people worldwide.
Exhibitions, shows and countless artistic initiatives and leisure activities from shopping and dining out to visiting the hundreds of clubs and bars help make Madrid the perfect destination for visitors to improve their Spanish and to absorb Spains´s fascinating. Madrid is also the financial capital of Spain, and as such, offers numerous excellent opportunities fro training with some of Spain´s leading companies.
nurturing and promoting the Spanish language, such as the Biblioteca Nacional (National Library) or the Instituto Cervantes. The latter bears the name of the author of Don Quixote, who lived in the city where he put the finishing touches to his masterpiece. His birthplace, Alcalá de Henares, is just a few kilometres away, and is today a World Heritage Site. These are just some of the many reasons to choose Madrid as your language learning destination.


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Partial verdict in Philadelphia mob trial remains sealed
January 18, 2014 Dapper_Don
The jury has a partial verdict in the racketeering conspiracy retrial of mob boss Joe Ligambi and his nephew George Borgesi.
But we don't know what it is.
And we will have to wait at least three more days before we have any chance of finding out.
The jury of 11 women and one man recessed early this afternoon after wrapping up a seventh day of deliberations that was marked by a mid morning announcement of the partial verdict.
In a note sent to Judge Eduardo Robreno that was read in open court around 11:15, the jury said it had reached a verdict on two of the five counts it was considering, but that it remained hung on three others. The three-sentence note said there was a "firm difference of opinion" on the three unresolved issues.
Robreno then read the panel a scripted legal charge designed for cases where a jury has deadlocked and sent the panel back to continue deliberating.
The note generated widespread speculation in both the prosecution and defense camps. About fifteen family members and friends of the two defendants have been waiting in the 15th floor hallway outside the courtroom each day. They file into court with the attorneys each time there is some development.
But any discussion about what the jury has decided is simply speculation. There is no way to know which counts have been resolved and which remain. There is also no way to know whether the jury has voted to convict or acquit on the counts it has decided.
Borgesi, 50, faces a lone count of racketeering conspiracy, a charge built almost entirely around the testimony of mob informants Louis "Bent Finger Lou" Monacello and Anthony Aponick. It was the consensus going into deliberations over a week ago that Borgesi's fate would rise or fall on whether the jury believed those two witnesses.
The defense repeatedly challenged both their credibility and their motives for cooperating during cross-examinations and in closing arguments.
Ligambi, 74, is charged with racketeering conspiracy, two counts of illegal gambling and one count of witness tampering. The case against him is more layered and built in part around secretly recorded conversations, most of which involve other mob figures and cooperators.
Ligambi's voice is heard on only a few tapes, despite an 11-year investigation. And most of what he says is innocuous. But secretly recorded comments by others could support the government's charge that he headed a mob run gambling and loansharking operation.
Again, it is impossible to know what the jury is thinking and how that evidence and those allegations figure into the deliberation process.
The stakes are high, however. Convictions on the conspiracy charge could lead to substantial jail sentences of 10 years or more. If the jury should hang on those charges -- as the jury did in the first trial earlier this year -- the question then is whether the government would opt to try the two defendants a third time.
And part of that scenario would include the issue of whether the defendants, held without bail since indictments were handed up in May 2011, would be free on bail pending a third trial. Those questions are premature, of course, but are part of the rampant speculation circulating around the case as jury deliberations recess until Tuesday.
Ligambi and Borgesi exchanged good wishes with family membes and friends as they were lead out of the courtroom in handcuffs after the jury was dismissed. One friend told Ligambi, "I cut two pounds of soppressata (for a victory celebration). It'll wait til Tuesday."
Ligambi smiled and nodded.
http://www.bigtrial.net/2014/01/partial-verdict-in-mob-trial-remains.html#qEi4kiUiIv6br6DO.99


This entry was posted on 15 Jan 2016 in Keynote Speakers and tagged Keynote Speakers, Lucy Robinson, University of Sussex.
Lucy Robinson has been developing teaching and research in the History of the 1980s at the University of Sussex (Senior Lecturer in History – History, Centre for the Study of Sexual Dissidence; Centre for the History of War and Society). As well as teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Contemporary British History, Lucy is Year Three Tutor and involved with facilitating a number of student led initiatives. She is also academic lead one the teaching led digitisation project Observing the Eighties and on a founding organiser of the Network for Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change. Lucy has worked with museums, community groups, local history groups and media practioners. She has worked with veterans artists and writing from the Falklands War in two projects MARS (Morality and the Representation of Suffering) and Translate Trauma. In 2011 Lucy co-launched a collaborative project with musicians, fans, documentary makers and broadcasters looking at rockumentary – musicDOC11. She also co-authored an influencial report on the kettling of young protestors. Political Protest and the Police: Young People in Brighton, Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics. 2011. Her work on the JISC funded digitalisataion project 'Observing the Eighties' has gained considerable press attention. She is also co-founder of a new network 'Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change (The Subcultures Network)', which has recently been awarded an AHRC network grant.
Alternative Spiritualities/New Religious Movements, British party politics, Cultural History, Digital History, Economic and Social History, Gender and Sexuality, Memory, Pedagogy, Popular Music, Social Identities, Trauma, War and the Media, War Studies, Youth.
ROBINSON, Lucy (2011) – "Sometimes I like to stay in and watch TV…' Kinnock's Labour Party and media culture". Twentieth Century British History, 22 (3). pp. 354-390. ISSN 0955-2359.


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English Should Be Made Compulsory In All Schools From Class 6th Onwards – Govt. Panel On Education
By Mohul Ghosh On Jan 16, 2017
English Should Be Compulsory In India?
In one of the strongest ever pitch for reforming educational standards in India, a Govt. panel has suggested that English should be made compulsory in all schools, and every student from class 6th onwards should study English as a compulsory subject.
Besides, the panel has recommended that atleast one English language school should exist in every block of the country. There are 6612 blocks in the country, and this single step has the potential to revolutionize education in the country.
The panel which has recommended these suggestions comprised of a group of Secretaries and was named as 'Group on Education & Social Development'. They put major emphasis on education of English and Science, as they said that English should be made "a compulsory subject in all schools from class 6th onwards" and "at least one English medium school (be set up) in every block along with Science education facility in a radius of 5 kms".
Can English Improve Lives Of Indians?
In August, 2015, we published a report which stated that 97% of Engineers in India cannot speak English, and as a result, 80% of all Engineers are unemployable as software engineers. This report created massive uproar, as Engineers claimed that English cannot be the sole criteria for judging their capability.
However, the fact of the matter is, English is right now a Universal language, and majority of higher education is in English. Software industry relies on English language, so is Services, ITeS and other computer related industries.
The panel has rightly understood the fact if Indian youth wants to compete against global powers, then they need to study and master over the English language.
The State of English Right Now
As of now, the study of English and other languages is guided by the Three Language Formula as laid down in the National Policy on Education (Parliamentary Resolution) of 1968. As per this 'formula', students of Central Board of Secondary Education-affiliated schools need to learn English in their first eight years, meanwhile for students of class 9th to 12th, there is an option to choose between English and Hindi.
Besides, the formula suggests study of English, Hindi and a 'modern Indian language' in Hindi speaking states, and study of English, Hindi and a regional language in non-Hindi speaking states.
Way back in 2011, we had reported that proficiency of English speaking among Indians is lower than that of Chinese. However, at the same time, India has one of the largest English speaking population in the World.
English As Compulsory Subject – Political Implications
RSS, which has been the ideological force behind the political decisions of BJP, has been recommending Hindi as the compulsory subject, and had suggested removal of English as a subject from Govt. schools.
RSS-affiliated Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (SSUN) had last year sent a proposal to Ministry of Human Resource Development, requesting that Hindi should be made the medium of teaching from elementary to higher levels, and English should be not be compulsory at any level.
Thus, there is a clear political opposition to the study of English, and it would be interesting to observe how Govt. responds to the suggestions of the high level panel, which wants English language to be the compulsory subject.
Do you believe that making English can solve problems for India? Should English be made compulsory for all students? Do let us know by commenting right here.
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Anand says 2 years ago
In the age of globalization and internet, it is a good move by the government that they made English compulsory in schools. Most of the content that is available right now on the Internet is in English. As the internet penetration is increasing in villages as well, this move will help a lot of people in the future.
The BigK says 2 years ago
– English is definitely not a 'Universal Language'. More than half of the world doesn't speak English.
– English is definitely not a 'requirement' for business. If Israel can teach Medicine and Engineering in Hebrew, India can do well with Hindi (and other local languages).
– I can introduce you to large number of engineers who suck at English; yet are super awesome in their technical abilities.
– Perhaps, an effort should be made in localizing software and making it available in the language people are comfortable with than forcing them to learn new language. Tweaking software is far easier than making people learn an alien language.
– English should be treated as 'third' language till we make the bigger transition.
PS: No need to bring in RSS into everything; unless you're an AAP supporter, of course.
sandip paul says 2 years ago
What is your world ? The english speaking countries? in france ,japan ,german and many other countries conducting top level research in their languages.they are learning english as well but have all facilities to do researches in their own language.these indians are much more loyal than lord Maccauley thaught.actually india failed to create a proper language policy in this 70 independet years.all the higher education is available only some affluent in english medium. Student face it very difficult when after 10+2 they are thrown into a english language ocean. Who study in english medium has enough money to tame that. Just introducing english medium will not solve problem.can student from weaker section ( who are actually most in india) has the environment or able to buy th expensive environment to be comfortable in that language which make them efficient to express all their social , political, and scientifical views in Gods language(english, according to indian behaviour). Is any detailed sstudy ever conducted ever on language ,society ,education,,and there interrelation. All indian policy specially on education are in favour of affluent and they are the maker of all laws and recommendations. And can india go beyond america centrinc ssoftware industry? It is a big question.has france , russia ,japan, and all other countries left their language to do reasearch in english language. Who said you?why are misinforming that english is the sole higher education and research language?yes english as a second language necessary. Everyone in not going to join call centre and bpo and software .what india has done in this 70 years through force ful dose of english? Look at china . We have failed to create proper educantion and proper language infrastructure.aftet 10+2 most of the student lost in english language and their subject and crtical thinking lost in that.go other countries , then research on socio linguistics ,education ,innovation ,critical thinking and cognitive ability rleated to language .


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Greenfield - For Goodness Cake - Bake!
For Goodness Cake - Bake!
Greenfield hosted a double-whammy of coffee and cake this morning with two fundraisers in one go.
Fund-raising was the name of the game this morning at Greenfield School, with two coffee mornings hosted almost simultaneously in the Healthy Hut and the staff room.
The FrOGS and Future World Team planned and hosted a coffee morning in aid of the Salvation Army. The decision to support this worthwhile cause grew from a meeting that The Future World Team had with some FrOGS representatives, where they highlighted and discussed ways that they could help to combat homelessness and loneliness in the winter months. Parents who came along to the event were treated to a theatrical presentation by The Future World Team to explain their choice of charity and they will also be writing a personal letter to the Salvation Army when they deliver their donation. There was a fantastic turn out at the event and they raised a whopping £209.70! Many thanks to all the parents who came and supported, donated and supplied delicious sweet and savoury treats.
In the staff room there was no sign of anything savoury, but there was an awful lot of chocolate! A few brave staff members had put forward their best chocolate baked good ready to be judged by the remaining staff, in the hope of being made 'Greenfield Star Baker'. Despite a great deal of testing (repeat testing in some cases) the jury is still out as to the overall winner, due to a small dispute over whether fridge cake constitutes baking.
The staff raised over £200 for Macmillan Cancer Support and collectively put on about 5 stone.
On behalf of the staff and Future World Team at Greenfield, thank you to all those who donated money to today's causes.


Everyone knows the National Health Service does a fabulous job despite underfunding. Stepping into the funding gap are volunteer riders from services like the Warks and Solihull Blood Bikers (WSBB) who deliver medical supplies in the night and over bank holidays at zero cost to the NHS.
Strange then that WSBB should only get a couple of months notice that their services were no longer required by the local health authority, as the contract to supply movement of medical services was being given to a commercial organisation from Gateshead.
Scooter Clubs in this area – such as Coventry's All or Nothing SC – have regularly supported the Warks & Solihull Blood Bikers with donations to help keep their bikes running.
Like Air Ambulances, Blood Bikers provide services that any rider could one day need if the worst happens.
Mark Lavery from WSBB explained that the Blood Biker service has been supporting the county since 2011 entirely funded by donations. Its riders and drivers are on call all through the night with a 45-minute target time and an exemplary record for reliability.
So why have they been dumped with such short notice?
It turns out that the tendering process took place in 2016 and the WSBB – despite already providing the service – were not even consulted at the time.
A spokesman for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) explained that the Pathology Labs management decided to tender for a unified service running 24/7 with modern package tracking like Amazon. He also said that the Blood Bikers only dealt with around 1,000 deliveries per year, representing 0.01% of the health trust's 10 Million annual packages.
The winning bid for this £14Million contract came from QE Facilities Ltd (Gateshead) who are a Limited Company wholly owned by Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. The spokesman also pointed out that profits beyond the operational expenses from QE Facilities LTD would end up back with an NHS Trust, albeit in the North East and not in Warwickshire.
Given that WSBB as a volunteer organisation were not capable of delivering the integrated system UHCW Trust sought, it is perhaps understandable that they weren't consulted in the bidding process.
But is it right that they were considered so unimportant that they weren't told that they were no longer required until this year, allowing them to needlessly spend £35,000 of public donations recently updating their vehicle fleet?
This whole scenario is very sad because it shows just how undervalued and overlooked volunteers are who try to make up for the NHS budget shortfalls through their own efforts.
Meanwhile a quick look at the accounts for QE Facilities LTD shows that the few directors awarded themselves a total of £300,000 in wages in 2018 (up approximately 50% from 2017); which was not bad earnings. The total payment to the highest paid director for 2018 was £169,150.
I'm not so naïve as to think that those running a hopefully efficient transport service for UHCW don't deserve to be rewarded for their endeavours. However, this is by no stretch a charitable operation if the directors are so handsomely paid before QE Facilities LTD give any profits back to the NHS.
Those who are genuinely charitable are outrageously taken for granted.
It validates the suspicions of those who say the NHS is being privatised through the back-door by contracting-out service after service.
All this is horribly reminiscent of the situation with the main UK Charities. In 2017 the highest earning staff of the top 100 charities earned on average £277,000.
You make a donation to a charity like Save the Children expecting it do some good on the ground, but that's only after the top executive has pocketed £314,000+ a year.
Similarly Warwickshire health authority is having to make £32Million in cost reductions which will no doubt come at the sharp end of patient services. Meanwhile those awarded the new Warwickshire transport contract – working under the auspices of another NHS Trust – manage to pocket £150k+ in wages.
Does that seem right to you, because it doesn't to me?
What has this got to do with scooters?
Up to the point you get ill or have an accident, not a great deal. Once either of those things happens then you'll get the best care available despite the back-door privatisation of the NHS and not because of it.
Watch out,! This warped NHS /Privatisation deal might yet still provide the ultimate irony. If the directors of QE Facilities Ltd invited those volunteer riders to continue their services free but under their new organisation, the said directors could reduce the cost of providing this vital service to the NHS. This in turn would justify them awarding themselves a larger salary..by some twisted logic the result….the volunteer riders are still being (ab)used so should be happy and the directors happier still… Happiness all round!
I very much doubt if the local Nuneaton MP Marcus Jones ( Con ) will even bother to acknowledge this travesty . In the recent past he was more upset about Marks & Spencers closing than he was about three local GPs being privatised . Mainly , ( in my opinion ) because the grey vote who put him in office , were angry about losing their favourite beige skirt shop .
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import unittest2
import webtest
import json
import webapp2

from datetime import datetime

from google.appengine.ext import ndb
from google.appengine.ext import testbed

from consts.event_type import EventType
from controllers.api.api_district_controller import ApiDistrictTeamsController
from controllers.api.api_team_controller import ApiTeamController, ApiTeamEventsController, ApiTeamMediaController,\
                                                ApiTeamListController, ApiTeamHistoryRobotsController, \
    ApiTeamHistoryDistrictsController
from consts.award_type import AwardType
from consts.event_type import EventType

from models.award import Award
from models.district import District
from models.district_team import DistrictTeam
from models.event import Event
from models.event_team import EventTeam
from models.match import Match
from models.media import Media
from models.robot import Robot
from models.team import Team

class TestTeamApiController(unittest2.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([webapp2.Route(r'/<team_key:>', ApiTeamController, methods=['GET'])], debug=True)
        self.testapp = webtest.TestApp(app)

        self.testbed = testbed.Testbed()
        self.testbed.activate()
        self.testbed.init_datastore_v3_stub()
        self.testbed.init_urlfetch_stub()
        self.testbed.init_memcache_stub()
        ndb.get_context().clear_cache()  # Prevent data from leaking between tests

        self.testbed.init_taskqueue_stub(root_path=".")

        self.team = Team(
                id="frc281",
                name="Michelin / Caterpillar / Greenville Technical College /\
                jcpenney / Baldor / ASME / Gastroenterology Associates /\
                Laserflex South & Greenville County Schools & Greenville\
                Technical Charter High School",
                team_number=281,
                rookie_year=1999,
                nickname="EnTech GreenVillians",
                city="Greenville",
                state_prov="SC",
                country="USA",
                website="www.entech.org",
                motto = "Infiltrating Young Minds One Robot at a Time",
        )
        self.team.put()

    def tearDown(self):
        self.testbed.deactivate()

    def assertTeamJson(self, team):
        self.assertEqual(team["key"], self.team.key_name)
        self.assertEqual(team["team_number"], self.team.team_number)
        self.assertEqual(team["nickname"], self.team.nickname)
        self.assertEqual(team["location"], self.team.location)
        self.assertEqual(team["locality"], "Greenville")
        self.assertEqual(team["country_name"], "USA")
        self.assertEqual(team["region"], "SC")
        self.assertEqual(team["website"], self.team.website)
        self.assertEqual(team["rookie_year"], self.team.rookie_year)
        self.assertEqual(team["motto"], self.team.motto)

    def testTeamApi(self):
        response = self.testapp.get('/frc281', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team-controller-test:v01"})

        team_dict = json.loads(response.body)
        self.assertTeamJson(team_dict)

class TestTeamEventsApiController(unittest2.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([webapp2.Route(r'/<team_key:>/<year:>', ApiTeamEventsController, methods=['GET'])], debug=True)
        self.testapp = webtest.TestApp(app)

        self.testbed = testbed.Testbed()
        self.testbed.activate()
        self.testbed.init_datastore_v3_stub()
        self.testbed.init_urlfetch_stub()
        self.testbed.init_memcache_stub()
        ndb.get_context().clear_cache()  # Prevent data from leaking between tests

        self.testbed.init_taskqueue_stub(root_path=".")

        self.team = Team(
                id="frc281",
                name="Michelin / Caterpillar / Greenville Technical College /\
                jcpenney / Baldor / ASME / Gastroenterology Associates /\
                Laserflex South & Greenville County Schools & Greenville\
                Technical Charter High School",
                team_number=281,
                nickname="EnTech GreenVillians",
                city="Greenville",
                state_prov="SC",
                country="USA",
                website="www.entech.org",
        )
        self.team.put()

        self.event = Event(
                id="2010sc",
                name="Palmetto Regional",
                event_type_enum=EventType.REGIONAL,
                short_name="Palmetto",
                event_short="sc",
                year=datetime.now().year,
                end_date=datetime(2010, 03, 27),
                official=True,
                city='Clemson',
                state_prov='SC',
                country='USA',
                start_date=datetime(2010, 03, 24),
        )
        self.event.put()

        self.event_team = EventTeam(
                team=self.team.key,
                event=self.event.key,
                year=2010
        )
        self.event_team.put()

    def tearDown(self):
        self.testbed.deactivate()

    def assertEventJson(self, event):
        self.assertEqual(event["key"], self.event.key_name)
        self.assertEqual(event["name"], self.event.name)
        self.assertEqual(event["short_name"], self.event.short_name)
        self.assertEqual(event["official"], self.event.official)
        self.assertEqual(event["start_date"], self.event.start_date.date().isoformat())
        self.assertEqual(event["end_date"], self.event.end_date.date().isoformat())
        self.assertEqual(event["event_type_string"], self.event.event_type_str)
        self.assertEqual(event["event_type"], self.event.event_type_enum)

    def testTeamApi(self):
        response = self.testapp.get('/frc281/2010', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team-controller-test:v01"})

        event_dict = json.loads(response.body)
        self.assertEventJson(event_dict[0])

class TestDistrictTeamsApiController(unittest2.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([webapp2.Route(r'/<district_abbrev:>/<year:([0-9]*)>', ApiDistrictTeamsController, methods=['GET'])], debug=True)
        self.testapp = webtest.TestApp(app)

        self.testbed = testbed.Testbed()
        self.testbed.activate()
        self.testbed.init_datastore_v3_stub()
        self.testbed.init_urlfetch_stub()
        self.testbed.init_memcache_stub()
        ndb.get_context().clear_cache()  # Prevent data from leaking between tests

        self.testbed.init_taskqueue_stub(root_path=".")

        self.team = Team(
                id="frc281",
                name="Michelin / Caterpillar / Greenville Technical College /\
                jcpenney / Baldor / ASME / Gastroenterology Associates /\
                Laserflex South & Greenville County Schools & Greenville\
                Technical Charter High School",
                team_number=281,
                nickname="EnTech GreenVillians",
                city="Greenville",
                state_prov="SC",
                country="USA",
                website="www.entech.org",
                motto = "Infiltrating Young Minds One Robot at a Time",
        )

        self.district = District(
            id='2015ne',
            year=2015,
            abbreviation='ne',
        )

        self.district_team = DistrictTeam(
                id="2015ne_frc281",
                team=self.team.key,
                year=2015,
                district_key=ndb.Key(District, '2015ne')
        )

        self.team.put()
        self.district.put()
        self.district_team.put()

    def tearDown(self):
        self.testbed.deactivate()

    def assertTeamJson(self, team):
        team = team[0]
        self.assertEqual(team["key"], self.team.key_name)
        self.assertEqual(team["team_number"], self.team.team_number)
        self.assertEqual(team["nickname"], self.team.nickname)
        self.assertEqual(team["location"], self.team.location)
        self.assertEqual(team["locality"], "Greenville")
        self.assertEqual(team["country_name"], "USA")
        self.assertEqual(team["region"], "SC")
        self.assertEqual(team["website"], self.team.website)
        self.assertEqual(team["motto"], self.team.motto)

    def testDistrictsApi(self):
        response = self.testapp.get('/ne/2015', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team-districts-controller-test:v01"})
        teams = json.loads(response.body)
        self.assertTeamJson(teams)

class TestTeamMediaApiController(unittest2.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([webapp2.Route(r'/<team_key:>/<year:>', ApiTeamMediaController, methods=['GET'])], debug=True)

        self.testapp = webtest.TestApp(app)

        self.testbed = testbed.Testbed()
        self.testbed.activate()
        self.testbed.init_datastore_v3_stub()
        self.testbed.init_urlfetch_stub()
        self.testbed.init_memcache_stub()
        ndb.get_context().clear_cache()  # Prevent data from leaking between tests

        self.testbed.init_taskqueue_stub(root_path=".")

        self.team = Team(
                id="frc254",
                name="very long name",
                team_number=254,
                nickname="Teh Chezy Pofs",
                city="Greenville",
                state_prov="SC",
                country="USA",
        )
        self.team.put()

        self.cdmedia = Media(
                        key=ndb.Key('Media', 'cdphotothread_39894'),
                        details_json=u'{"image_partial": "fe3/fe38d320428adf4f51ac969efb3db32c_l.jpg"}',
                        foreign_key=u'39894',
                        media_type_enum=1,
                        references=[ndb.Key('Team', 'frc254')],
                        year=2014)
        self.cdmedia.put()
        self.cddetails = dict()
        self.cddetails["image_partial"] = "fe3/fe38d320428adf4f51ac969efb3db32c_l.jpg"

        self.ytmedia = Media(
                        key=ndb.Key('Media', 'youtube_aFZy8iibMD0'),
                        details_json=None,
                        foreign_key=u'aFZy8iibMD0',
                        media_type_enum=0,
                        references=[ndb.Key('Team', 'frc254')],
                        year=2014)
        self.ytmedia.put()

    def tearDown(self):
        self.testbed.deactivate()

    def testTeamMediaApi(self):
        response = self.testapp.get('/frc254/2014', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team_media-controller-test:v01"})
        media = json.loads(response.body)

        self.assertEqual(len(media), 2)

        cd = media[0]
        self.assertEqual(cd["type"], "cdphotothread")
        self.assertEqual(cd["foreign_key"], "39894")
        self.assertEqual(cd["details"], self.cddetails)

        yt = media[1]
        self.assertEqual(yt["type"], "youtube")
        self.assertEqual(yt["foreign_key"], "aFZy8iibMD0")
        self.assertEqual(yt["details"], {})

class TestTeamListApiController(unittest2.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([webapp2.Route(r'/<page_num:([0-9]*)>', ApiTeamListController, methods=['GET'])], debug=True)
        self.testapp = webtest.TestApp(app)

        self.testbed = testbed.Testbed()
        self.testbed.activate()
        self.testbed.init_datastore_v3_stub()
        self.testbed.init_urlfetch_stub()
        self.testbed.init_memcache_stub()
        ndb.get_context().clear_cache()  # Prevent data from leaking between tests

        self.testbed.init_taskqueue_stub(root_path=".")

        self.team1 = Team(
                id="frc123",
                name="SomeName",
                team_number=123,
                nickname="SomeNickname",
                city="San Jose",
                state_prov="CA",
                country="USA",
                website="www.website.com",
        )

        self.team2 = Team(
                id="frc4567",
                name="SomeName",
                team_number=4567,
                nickname="SomeNickname",
                city="San Jose",
                state_prov="CA",
                country="USA",
                website="www.website.com",
        )

        self.team1.put()
        self.team2.put()

    def tearDown(self):
        self.testbed.deactivate()

    def assertTeam1Json(self, team):
        self.assertEqual(team["key"], self.team1.key_name)
        self.assertEqual(team["name"], self.team1.name)
        self.assertEqual(team["team_number"], self.team1.team_number)

    def assertTeam2Json(self, team):
        self.assertEqual(team["key"], self.team2.key_name)
        self.assertEqual(team["name"], self.team2.name)
        self.assertEqual(team["team_number"], self.team2.team_number)

    def testTeamListApi(self):
        response = self.testapp.get('/0', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team_list-controller-test:v01"})
        team_list = json.loads(response.body)
        self.assertTeam1Json(team_list[0])

        response = self.testapp.get('/9', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team_list-controller-test:v01"})
        team_list = json.loads(response.body)
        self.assertTeam2Json(team_list[0])

        response = self.testapp.get('/10', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team_list-controller-test:v01"})
        team_list = json.loads(response.body)
        self.assertEqual(team_list, [])

class TestTeamHistoryRobotsApiController(unittest2.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([webapp2.Route(r'/<team_key:>', ApiTeamHistoryRobotsController, methods=['GET'])], debug=True)
        self.testapp = webtest.TestApp(app)

        self.testbed = testbed.Testbed()
        self.testbed.activate()
        self.testbed.init_datastore_v3_stub()
        self.testbed.init_urlfetch_stub()
        self.testbed.init_memcache_stub()
        ndb.get_context().clear_cache()  # Prevent data from leaking between tests

        self.testbed.init_taskqueue_stub(root_path=".")

        self.team = Team(
                id="frc1124",
                name="UberBots",
                team_number=1124,
                nickname="UberBots",
        )

        self.robot = Robot(
                id="frc1124_2015",
                team=self.team.key,
                year=2015,
                robot_name="Orion"
        )

        self.team.put()
        self.robot.put()

    def tearDown(self):
        self.testbed.deactivate()

    def testRobotApi(self):
        response = self.testapp.get('/frc1124', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team_list-controller-test:v01"})
        robot_dict = json.loads(response.body)

        self.assertTrue("2015" in robot_dict)
        robot = robot_dict["2015"]

        self.assertEqual(robot["key"], "frc1124_2015")
        self.assertEqual(robot["team_key"], "frc1124")
        self.assertEqual(robot["year"], 2015)
        self.assertEqual(robot["name"], "Orion")

class TestTeamHistoryDistrictsApiController(unittest2.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([webapp2.Route(r'/<team_key:>', ApiTeamHistoryDistrictsController, methods=['GET'])], debug=True)
        self.testapp = webtest.TestApp(app)

        self.testbed = testbed.Testbed()
        self.testbed.activate()
        self.testbed.init_datastore_v3_stub()
        self.testbed.init_urlfetch_stub()
        self.testbed.init_memcache_stub()
        ndb.get_context().clear_cache()  # Prevent data from leaking between tests

        self.testbed.init_taskqueue_stub(root_path=".")

        self.team = Team(
                id="frc1124",
                name="UberBots",
                team_number=1124,
                nickname="UberBots",
        )

        self.district_team = DistrictTeam(
                id="2015ne_frc1124",
                team=self.team.key,
                year=2015,
                district_key=ndb.Key(District, '2015ne')
        )

        self.district = District(
            id='2015ne',
            year=2015,
        )

        self.team.put()
        self.district_team.put()
        self.district.put()

    def tearDown(self):
        self.testbed.deactivate()

    def testDistrictsApi(self):
        response = self.testapp.get('/frc1124', headers={"X-TBA-App-Id": "tba-tests:team-history-districts-controller-test:v01"})
        district_dict = json.loads(response.body)

        self.assertTrue("2015" in district_dict)
        district_key = district_dict["2015"]

        self.assertEqual(district_key, "2015ne")


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Gucci Opts for Two Seasonless Shows a Year, Shaking Up the Fashion Calendar
Home FASHION Gucci Opts for Two Seasonless Shows a Year, Shaking Up the Fashion Calendar
"The change I imagine involves the capacity to reconnect with the deepest reasons that inspired my entry into the fashion realm," said designer Alessandro Michele.
Alessandro Michele has been doing a lot of thinking since the coronavirus outbreak. In a video conference held at his studio on Monday, the creative director of Gucci announced that the Italian brand will permanently limit the number of fashion shows that it produces every year down to two. The news comes after a series of lengthy Instagram posts that offered reason as to why the decision was made.
"The change I imagine involves the capacity to reconnect with the deepest reasons that inspired my entry into the fashion realm," he wrote. "I feel the need to renew a bond, purifying the essential by getting rid of the unnecessary. I crave the authentic motive of a choice. The full set of reasons that set me on my way. I understand, as time went by, that these motives have different names and different intensities, but they inevitably gather around the same urgency: the possibility to tell."
3/6 • "I understood, as time went by, that these motives have different names and different intensities, but they inevitably gather around the same urgency: the possibility to tell. This possibility, so ancestral and powerful, always gave me the chance to build expressive passages, to make room for that core of the unspeakable that shakes my dreams, to celebrate the nostalgia for the imperfection, to praise the beauty that blossoms from shape to shape." @alessandro_michele writes in his diary, an entry entitled 'The Motive of a Choice' on April 27, 2020 in Rome. #AlessandroMichele Read the diary entries through link in bio.
A post shared by Gucci (@gucci) on May 23, 2020 at 3:54am PDT
Gucci, like so many other labels of its stature, has been churning out five or more collections every year: the two behemoth presentations at Milan Fashion Week in September and February, menswear shows, resort, and pre-fall. Of the latter two, the brand would stage spectacles held at distant locations and invite celebrities and influencers to promote brand visibility. This marketing tactic has led Gucci to become one of the most revered brands in and outside of the industry. But, as Michele points out, it has taken its toll creatively. The hefty number of shows also seems out of place during a time when the masses are reeling from the effects of COVID-19—the health risks, mounting unemployment rates, and overall sense of despair.
"This crisis represents a fundamental test for us all. It's a test, because there is sorrow, exertion, and danger," he wrote. "But also because there is an evaluation and a judgment. Through sorrow we can look at our recent past with a critical eye. At our list of debts, misunderstandings, false notes, mistakes. At our missteps and recklessness. At the thunderous absence of through we dared not express."
Indeed, Michele is not the only designer who has assessed the fashion cycle and sought change. Anthony Vaccarello at Saint Laurent, Marc Jacobs, and Dries Van Noten have already taken their shows off the official calendar in September. Further, the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the British Fashion Council have penned an open letter, calling for two seasons a year, waving the hashtag #RewiringFashion. Gucci, however, is the only brand to make the two-season model permanent.
Michele also plans to combine both menswear and womenswear in one show, and he is calling for the removal of the fall and spring distinctions that are normally assigned to collections. Per The New York Times, he is still unsure whether or not the brand's presentations will be physical or digital—but he is emphasizing that there will only be two.
"Therefore, I will abandon the worn-out ritual of seasonalities and shows to regain a new cadence, closer to my expressive call," he added. "We will meet just twice a year, to share the chapters of a new story."
5/6 • "I believe that we can build our tomorrow also starting from a renewed capacity of denomination. Here comes the desire to baptize our new encounters by naming them after a language that has marvelously ancient roots: classical music language. Accordingly, there will be symphonies, rhapsodies, madrigals, nocturnes, overtures, concerts and minuets in the constellation of my creative path. Music, after all, has the sacred power to produce reverberations and connections. It travels beyond the borders, reconnecting the fragility to the infinity." A new path in fashion that leaves behind the paraphernalia of leitmotifs that colonized our prior world, according to @alessandro_michele in 'The Sacred Power of Producing Reverberations', his diary entry for May 3, 2020. #AlessandroMichele Read his diary through link in bio.
A post shared by Gucci (@gucci) on May 23, 2020 at 11:20am PDT
Source: HarpersBazaar.com
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Lista episoadelor din Psycho-Pass cuprinde episoadele din anime-ul Psycho-Pass, în care acțiunea seriei se petrece în viitorul apropiat, când este posibilă măsurarea instantanee a stării mentale, a aptitudinilor, a emoțiilor și a dorințelor unei persoane. Aceste informații sunt înregistrate și procesate, iar termenul "Psycho Pass" se referă la standardul folosit pentru a citi mintea unui individ. În viitor, cu ajutorul unui dispozitiv numit Dominator, poate fi stabilită intenția criminală a oricărui cetățean. Povestea se învârte în jurul unei echipe de polițiști din cadrul Departamentului de Siguranță Publică. Această echipă este compusă din Executori, criminali latenți al căror Psycho-Pass a trecut de limita acceptată, dar cărora le-a fost acordată libertatea în schimbul ajutorului la prinderea altor infractori și din Detectivi, care au sarcina de a-i supraveghea pe Executori.

Episoade

Psycho-Pass

Această listă cuprinde episoadele din primul sezon al anime-ului Psycho-Pass.

1. Coeficientul crimei

2. Cei capabili

3. Creșterea convențiilor

4. Nimeni nu-ți cunoaște masca

5. Nimeni nu-ți știe fața

6. Reîntoarcerea Prințului Psihotic

7. Simbolismul Bletillei Striata

8. Restul e tăcere

9. Fructul din Eden

10. Jocul lui Matusalem

11. Cina cea de Taină

12. Răscrucea Diavolului

13. Invitație din Abis

14. Otravă dulce

15. Orașul unde cade praful de pușcă

16. Poarta către judecată

17. Inimă de fier

18. O promisiune scrisă pe apă

19. Umbra transparentă

20. Locul unde sălășluiește dreptatea

21. Răsplata pătată de sânge

22. Lume perfectă

Psycho-Pass 2

Această listă cuprinde episoadele din cel de-al 2-lea sezon al anime-ului Psycho-Pass, numit Psycho-Pass 2.

1. Balanța dreptății

2. Necunoscutul înfiorător

3. Dovada Diavolului

4. Mântuirea lui Iov

5. Jocuri permise

6. Cei care aruncă cu pietre

7. Copiii de negăsit

8. Conceperea oracolului

9. Paradoxul atotputerniciei

10. Măsurarea sufletului

11. Ce culoare am?

Movie

Psycho-Pass Filmul

Această listă cuprinde film, filmele fiind episoade care arată întâmplări ce continuă episoadele sau întâmplări ce nu au legătură cu episoadele.

1. Psycho-Pass Filmul

Psycho-Pass


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 *
 * (c) Milos Tomic <tmilos@lightsaml.com>
 *
 * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
 * with this source code in the file LICENSE.
 */

namespace LightSaml;

final class Helper
{
    const TIME_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z';

    /**
     * @param string $duration
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    {
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Home/Home Security/Safeguarding Compromised Cell Phones From Pegasus Spyware
Home SecurityPhone Security
Safeguarding Compromised Cell Phones From Pegasus Spyware
Desiree Macy July 29, 2021
Pegasus Spyware has emerged as a dangerous threat because it requires one errant click on a message or email to turn the whole phone over to a remote bad guy. For instance, the phone stays under hostile control forever. In some cases, applications like Pegasus can be installed even if the user never clicks the "trap" message. Given the ability for phones to communicate their location, surveillance can be set to begin only when a phone enters certain target locations such as secure government buildings, major corporations, entertainment studios, and more.
How can organizations and government agencies protect compromised cell phones from the Pegasus Spyware? Enter Bastille Networks.
Bastille Networks, the leader in enterprise threat detection through software-defined radio, recently announced the company's Bastille Enterprise provides corporations and agencies the ability to discover, locate, and mitigate radio-borne threats from the Pegasus Spyware. Pegasus Spyware demonstrates that a remote attacker can activate the camera and microphone on any cell phone to exfiltrate conversations or video meetings. NSO Group, the Israeli maker of Pegasus, claims that their system is designed never to attack a phone with a U.S. phone number. However, findings suggest that Pegasus has exploited phones on U.S. soil which had overseas numbers.
According to Chris Risley, CEO of Bastille Networks: NSO isn't the only hacker team in the world that has these capabilities. Other spyware from other nations won't have the same hesitation to infect US phones. So, everyone should have heightened concern about allowing cell phones in areas with confidential or classified information.
Bastille detects and locates unauthorized cellphones to produce an accurate dots-on-the-floor plan of facilities, offering security teams situational awareness with features such as geofencing, hotspot detection, SIEMS integration, and DVR forensics. Below are use case examples from enterprises, defense, and civilian agencies:
Enforce device policy: Detect cell phones in breach of cell phone policies for sensitive or no-cell phone areas.
Scan tent sites, buildings, and remote offices: Scan a room or building to understand the presence and location of all emitters/transmitters and building systems.
Secure meeting areas: Detect transmitting electronic devices in secure meeting areas.
"Bastille has been doing RF and Cellular Intrusion Detection and research for the government for years and the Pegasus Projects reporting this week should put all enterprises on alert. Millions of vulnerable smartphones enter workplaces daily. A hacked smartphone can be used as a portal into an enterprise's network, putting the organization's sensitive and critical data at risk of being breached. It is imperative to have security protocols in place to manage the secure use of smartphones in the workplace. If security teams didn't think smartphones in the facility were an important threat in July, they certainly should think they are an important threat now," Risley added.
The U.S. government is highly concerned about RF espionage because nation-state actors such as China, North Korea, Russia, and Israel are very savvy at employing RF techniques to breach network security. The government has accepted the threat of RF espionage and because of this, government facilities with valuable secrets have policies to exclude RF devices such as cell phones to keep the threats at bay. While some government and commercial buildings have secure areas where no cell phones or other RF-emitting devices are allowed, detecting and locating radio-enabled devices is largely based on the honor system or one-time scans for devices. Unfortunately, nation-states and other bad actors do not follow the honor system and one-time scans are just that: one time and cannot monitor 24×7.
Bastille equips customers to locate and detect all the cell phones in their facilities whether or not those phones have Wi-Fi or Bluetooth turned on. Notably, Bastille is the only civilian product that can locate cell phones indoors by detecting cellular signals. Bastille ensures that there are no non-authorized cell phones, therefore no infected phones in sensitive areas. Bastille is trusted by military, government and Fortune 500 customers to instantly detect, locate and alert on the presence of rogue cell phones and other radio frequency (RF) based devices anywhere within a facility.
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Over 40 years later, Charis is still going strong - one of only thirteen independent feminist bookstores in the country.
During periods when independent bookstores and bookseller superstores were shuttering under the pressures of online competition and the introduction of the ebook, Charis persevered, even broadening their scope to include a non-profit arm, Charis Circle, focused solely on programming, educational work, and social justice.
Charis serves the community 360 days of each year, selling thousands of books and related items, and hosting more than 270 events annually, such as writing groups, poetry open mics, and children's story hours.
This historic space is definitely worthy of a visit during your time in Atlanta.
1. Bryant L. A personal story about Charis by Linda Bryant. http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/personal-history-charis-linda-bryant. Accessed November 2017.