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Níger é um país africano habitado por uma mistura de grupos étnicos, trazendo cada um tradições musicais desenvolvidas para a cultura nacional.

Estilos musicais tradicionais
Os hauçás, que constitui mais da metade da população do país, utiliza a duma (instrumento de percussão local) e o molo (um alaúde) em suas tradições griôs, juntamente com o Ganga, a algaita (instrumento de sopro) e o kakaki (trompete) para cerimônias formais, de luta e de Estado. Um exemplo disso é o uso cerimonial de trombetas para marcar a ampla autoridade do Sultanato de Damagaram na região sudeste de Zinder.

Mais de 20% da população do Níger são povos zarmas, enquanto os Tuaregues e os fulas somavam em torno de 1 milhão no início do , sendo pouco menos de 10% cada. Os Kanuri são pouco mais de 4%, enquanto os Toubou, os Diffa e os Gurma são pequenas populações de menos de meio por cento cada.

Os Zarma habitam a área ao redor da capital, Niamey. Eles tocam, no geral individualmente, uma variedade de alaúdes (xalã ou molo), flautas e violinos, e, assim como os Fulas, perpetuam a tradição griô de cantores e músicos de louvor pertencentes às bases das castas. A música tradicional songai foi tema de amplo estudo realizado no final do período colonial e início da independência.

Os tuaregues do norte são conhecidos por sua poesia romântica, informal cantada/falada, Interpretada tanto por homens quanto por mulheres, com vozes acompanhadas por palmas, tambores tinde (nas canções das mulheres) e o viol de uma corda (nas canções dos homens).

Os fulas e Wodaabe, subgrupo nômade do deserto de Fula, entoam repetidamente cantos com várias vozes, que são acompanhadas por palmas, batidas e sinos. O festival Wodaabe Gerewol é um exemplo dessa tradicional percussão repetitiva e hipnótica de coral. Os berberes também são conhecidos por sua complexa polifonia no cantar.

Música contemporânea (moderna) do Níger

A música de entretenimento não foi prontamente aceita pelo governo do Níger, embora as restrições tenham afrouxado desde a morte de Seyni Kountché em 1987. Uma competição musical chamada de Prêmio Dan Gourmou ajudou a inspirar um renascimento musical no país. Em 1990, foi fundado o Centro de Formação e Promoção Musical, através da utilização de uma concessão do Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento, o que contribuiu para impulsionar esse processo. Músicos formaram bandas a fim de alcançar fama, tanto nacional quanto internacional, entre os quais o de maior sucesso foi o grupo Takeda, formado  pelo cantor de reggae Adams Junior e por Saâdou Bori, Fati Mariko, Mamoudou Abdousalam, Sani Aboussa, John Sofakolé, Moussa Poussy e Yacouba Moumouni.

Em meados dos anos 1990, o produtor de discos Ibrahima Sylla, de renome internacional, viajou para Niamey e acabou assinando com Poussy e Saadou Bori. Desde então, ele também ajudou na liberação de registros de Adams Junior e do Mamar Kassey (talvez o grupo nigerense mais conhecido fora do país), que combinam os estilos tradicionais songais com o jazz moderno.

Formou-se em 2004, no Festival no Deserto (Festival au Désert), A banda Etran Finatawa ("As Estrelas da Tradição"), composto por tuaregues e membros Wodaabe.

Desde 2008, a Tal Nacional tem sido a banda contemporânea mais popular no Níger. Eles são de Niamey. Seu álbum A-Na Waya (2008) alcançou o topo das paradas no Níger e ganhou inúmeros prêmios. Em 2013, a banda assinou um contrato internacional com a gravadora Fat Cat Records para produzir o álbum "Kaani".

Blues Tuaregue
o Blues Tuaregue (Tuareg Blues) é provavelmente o estilo musical tuaregue mais conhecido no mundo. Emergindo dos campos de refugiados das rebeliões dos tuaregues da década de 1990, o Blues Tuaregue foi exportado para a Europa, mais notadamente pela banda Tinariwen, do Mali. Entre os artistas nigerenses desse estilo, estão o pioneiro guitarrista Abdallah ag Oumbadougou, de Agadez, com sua banda Takrist n'Akal, além de Bombino, também de Agadez, Toumast (de Moussa ag Keyna), Mdou Moctar e Mouma Bob .

 Bensignor, François. "Sounds of the Sahel". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 585–587. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
 Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger. Scarecrow Press, London and New Jersey (1979). ISBN 0810812290
 Jolijn Geels. Niger. Bradt London and Globe Pequot New York (2006). ISBN 1841621528.

Ligações externas

Cultura do Níger

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At the moment children and their families are being routinely let down by a system that is supposed to help them when they are in greatest need and at their most vulnerable.
The March also marks the first anniversary of NAAP, The National Association of Alienated Parents, which emerged from online forum DADS, Dads Against Double Standards. NAAP membership has grown to almost 4k whist DADS is supported by 26k membership which has been established in just two years.
The march will be attended and supported by MP Andrew Bridgen and Welsh Assembly member Neil Mcavoy.
What is Parental Alienation? In simple terms Parental Alienation is a kind of psychological manipulation of a child. It occurs when one parent systemically casts the other parent in negative terms.
A leading family court judge, HHJ Stephen Wildblood, defined Parental Alienation in more detailed terms as: 'A process and the result of the psychological manipulation of a child into showing unwarranted fear, disrespect or hostility towards a parent and / or other members of a family. It is a process where one parent's emotions dominate a child's relationship with the other parent… it is using children as an instrument of one parent's skewed emotions.'
In extreme cases of divorce and separation, the child may align with one parent and completely reject the other. Commonly, children will also reject a set of grandparents as well as an entire set of friends and family.
The aligned parent becomes idealised and the personification of all that is good whilst the rejected parent is demonised and considered to be the personification of all that is bad. As awareness increases more and more instances of parentally alienating behaviours are coming to light. Emotional Abuse and public health issues.
Whilst the senior judiciary appear to appreciate the seriousness and potentially fatal effects of parental alienation, this same degree of awareness has been too slow to permeate down through the various levels of the family justice system and many of the professionals who advise the courts.
In 2003 Wall J stated that '…parental alienation is a well recognised phenomenon.' Yet it took until 2018 for Cafcass to launch a program for safeguarding child victims of parental alienation and the mandatory training of all Cafcass social workers is even now still ongoing.
Social workers have failed to keep abreast with case law which impacts upon their professional practice and their ability to safeguard children. To speed up awareness and education NAAP have taken the initiative, published a public report and an educational DVD. The report and DVD have been circulated worldwide and it is the aim of NAAP to ensure that this information reaches everyone involved in the family justice system and parliament. Research and consequences Research in the field is rapidly accumulating and the research has already labelled parental alienation an "unacknowledged form of family violence".
It has confirmed there are long-term mental health consequences for the children who experience parental alienation, including anxiety, lowered self-esteem and general quality of life, as well as a greater risk of depression and suicide.
Besides causing immense psychological harm to children and placing them at heightened risk of suicide, the simple – yet harrowing – facts are these, mothers and fathers across the globe are killing themselves out of despair after being lied about to their children, lied about to their families, lied about to social workers and lied about to family courts.
Systemic inconsistencies In the worst, or pure alienation cases, a child and parent have their relationship with each other severed by another parent who can also enlist the help of relatives, friends and professionals as allies to the alienation.
The severance of a parent / child relationship is quite simply one of the worst things that one human being can do to another. The traumatic consequences of the severance are the same regardless of whether another person is responsible for the severance or whether the severer is the state and the family court.
The president of the Family court, Sir Andrew MacFarlane, recently illuminated the serious differences and inconsistencies which coexist in the family courts when determining cases that result in the severance of a parent / child relationship under the terms of the Children Act 1989. He contrasted the standard public law situation, where the state steps in to make an adoption order, with four recently published cases in the private law arena which would also inevitably lead to the same outcome i.e. severance of a parent / child relationship. 'Adoption orders are, rightly, regarded as the most Draconian orders that a family court, or indeed any court, can make. The adoption decision in every case is therefore afforded corresponding respect in terms of time, resources and judicial concern. Based on the evidence provided from the four recent cases that I have cited, I fear that the same cannot be said of potentially intractable contact [parental alienation] cases.
Sir Andrew's conclusion is by no means new. He also described how, in each of the four cases he cited, the failure of the court to follow the strict guidance contained in PD 12 J – to carry out a fact finding hearing before ordering welfare reports – had had a profound effect upon the negative and potentially harmful outcomes in the four cases he cited.4 NAAP's experience As if these differences are not serious enough, Peter Davies, a director of the National Association for Alienated Parents (NAAP), highlights why the situation faced by thousands of parents and children is actually a good deal worse. ' Practice direction 12J (PD12 J) provides mandatory guidance and sets out good practice for cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse. It is now 9 years since PD 12 J 5 was first introduced and there has been criticism and complaint about the reticence and antipathy of the judges, social workers and lawyers to employing the practice direction since the day it was first introduced.
Despite being revised in 2017 and in spite of numerous reminders from the more senior judiciary;6 In spite of academic studies highlighting its widespread lack of judicial application;7 in spite of '…recurring complaints in Parliament and elsewhere of inadequate compliance with PD12J'; 8 in spite of judgements from the court of appeal reaffirming the significance and mandatory nature of the PD; 9 and, in spite of the personal experiences shared by too many of our members, the situation has not improved in almost a decade which highlights some fundamental problems at the core of our family justice system.
That is, the senior or managerial judiciary appear to have little if any managerial control over an apparent rabble of judges populating the lower courts. In Lord Bingham's exposition of the 'Rule of Law' he concluded that ' Questions of legal right and liability should ordinarily be resolved by application of the law and not the exercise of discretion'. 10 In the family courts the opposite has been encouraged because too many judges are simply not playing by the rules and few if any of the beneficiaries of the system are doing a damned thing about it. The rules have been waived in favour of an inappropriate and excessive amount of judicial discretion. It is as if Magna Carta never happened. Litigants and their families deserve more certainty and appropriate guidance. Instead they are given a roulette wheel. What is the point of having standards and rules which cannot be or which the courts refuse to 4 ibid 5 'The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out what the Family Court or the High Court is required to do in any case in which it is alleged or admitted, or there is other reason to believe, that the child or a party has experienced domestic abuse perpetrated by another party or that there is a risk of such abuse.' It further requires that under such circumstances the court carries out a finding of fact hearing at an early stage in proceedings and before ordering welfare reports. 6 ibid 7 Hunter, Rosemary and Barnett, Adrienne (2013) Fact-Finding Hearings and the Implementation of the President's Practice Direction: Residence and Contact Cases: Domestic Violence and Harm. Project report. Family Justice Council. Para 15.1 'The primary research question underpinning this study was whether the Domestic Violence Practice Direction is operating in the way it was intended to do. The survey results suggest that it is not operating as intended. Fact-finding hearings appear not to be held any more often than before the advent of the Practice Direction, and are actively avoided by many courts. Lord_Binghams_Eight_Principles -The_Rule_of_Law enforce? We elect parliament to make rules and laws. Judges swear an oath to, …do right to all manner of people after the laws and usages of this realm, without fear or favour, affection or ill will.' We want the judiciary, the legislature and the executive to do the jobs that they are paid eye watering sums of our money to do.
• When the family court routinely fails to use its powers to enforce orders it sends out damaging signals that all orders made in the family courts are optional and meaningless.
• When the family court makes orders that are incapable of being enforced it is both disrespectful to and wasting the time of litigants. It casts the courts as pointless, feckless and worthless officials.
• When lawyers do not tell courts that their orders are incapable of being enforced they are taking the Micky and literally parasitising the misery of those paying their bloated salaries for pieces of paper that are useless.… literally not even worth the paper the orders are written on.
Sir James Munby spoon fed the courts by drafting model orders for the lawyers and judges to follow.
It is frustrating they behave like unruly teenagers at bath time by refusing to follow Sir James' examples.
• When the court pays scant regard to cornerstone principles such as S.1 (2) of the children Act 1989 which affirms that, ' In any proceedings in which any question with respect to the upbringing of a child arises, the court shall have regard to the general principle that any delay in determining the question is likely to prejudice the welfare of the child.' It implies that the rule of law is at best discretionary and at worst a joke.
• When the court does not implement the will of parliament to apply the laws they have made it sends out very damaging and disillusioning signals to the electorate and worst of all it sends a message to the children affected that rules and authority are optional and discretionary. It provides a quite dreadful role model to impressionable youngsters.
Why are delays routinely caused by and tolerated in the family court when the consequences of them are inimical to the welfare of ALL parties to proceedings with the exception of those parents who have lied to excuse appalling behaviour, in order to cause harm, to extend proceedings and prolong the agony for left behind parents, families and their children?
More than anything else the system seems to be devoid of an y understanding or empathy for one of its main customer groups. The lived experience for victims of parental alienation is deeply painful. What more painful thing than to know you've got a child and you're not allowed to see the child because someone says that you can't for fabricated and nasty reasons?
It relates to the person that you are; it is being said that the person that you are is such that you can't even see your child. It defies nature. It leaves a sense of deep isolation. It leaves a sense of deep frustration, gross unfairness and powerlessness. We need to help these families and the family justice system needs to be available to otherwise 'unimpeachable' parents 11 in their greatest hour of need. Instead of receiving empathy and understanding they are being kicked whilst they are down. It is abhorrent, like going through the pockets of dead people. It's high time we described it as it is.
Change is long overdue.
It is easy to empathise with the pain and strain of being excluded, shunned and banished from one's children's lives. It can be an unbearable burden for some and who can honestly blame them for throwing in the towel when being forced to live the stuff of nightmares.
To add to this welter of problems the harsh facts are that family separation subjects us to 11 A (A Child) [2013] EWCA Civ 1104 increased financial burdens, impacts upon our ability to do our jobs, frequently involves moving home, causes physical and mental health problems, turns us into bad company effectively isolating us and it is soon apparent that the situation for a depressingly large number of parents amounts to a hellish-perfect storm of anguish and wretchedness.
Enough is rarely as much and easily bears the capacity to become simply too much. Inevitably this cocktail of the worst, most challenging and stress packed events that life can throw at us can and does lead to incurable side effects of depression and PTSD. The worst of these incurable side effects involve no prospect of recovery. Apart from being a tragedy for families and friends, suicide has no known cure. One of the founders of NAAP and founder of D.A.D.S, Andrew Teague described how: Barely a day goes by without us receiving calls from members who are literally at their wits end, utterly desperate and suicidal. Usually we are able to help each other and there have been so many sleepless nights doing just that.
Sadly, this is not always the case and there have been instances where parents have committed suicide and taken their own lives. Few people are not touched in some way by parental alienation. Although people have often not heard of it we have observed that as soon as the signs and indications are explained then everyone will always know of someone that has been affected by it. It is an epidemic that is infecting those closest to us right under our noses and very few people in power seem to give a damn.
The system trivialises parental alienation and refuses to take the phenomenon seriously. The courts is reluctant to use the powers it has to stamp out parental alienation and deal with it quickly and effectively. People enter the family justice system expecting justice. They leave it feeling like they have been mugged and beaten. NAAP wants everyone to appreciate the hell that parents and children affected by Parental alienation are forced to go through.
At the moment it is treated differently to any other form of child abuse. In what other situation would the courts contemplate leaving the child with an abusive parent to endure years of deliberate harm and misery? This is what has been happening whilst so many bystanders avert their gazes and this is what needs to change. Too many children have had their childhood and adult lives ruined while those who should have known better have been content to bicker about it. Our perceptions need to change drastically. Alienating behaviours should be no more acceptable than blowing cigarette smoke in a child's face or failing to strap a baby into a safe child seat for journeys. There is no argument here.
The courts found that Parentally Alienating behaviours were sufficiently abusive to cross the public law threshold of harm as long ago as 2003.12 In the meantime many children have been badly let down when the courts and Cafcass have failed to adequately safeguard them. It is a scandal of international proportions.
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Erraise Mohammed says:
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This is an extremely good article I am a mother who's experiencing all that was said above written by Peter Davies and Andrew John Teague, I wish I could speak to anyone here can you please contact me ?
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The Six of Cups is about looking to the past. It can predict a reunion with old friends or revisiting a situation from the past. This card can discuss the history between people. Very often, the Six of Cups talks about a return to the home of one's past.
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Deliver solves the problem of notifying recipients automatically of file deliveries without having to wait until the file transfer is complete. The especially benefits the workflows of ad agencies, printers, audio recording studios, video producers and legal offices worldwide. Users only need to drop files on the program's icon and they will be delivered automatically to the desired destinations with customizable email confirmations issued upon delivery. Recipients can download the file using a link in the notification email.
Deliver can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$19.95, as well as from Apple Mac App Store and authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for licensed users of Deliver 2.x. Deliver requires Mac OS X 10.5-10.12 (some features require OS X 10.7 or later).
Zevrix Solutions announces Deliver 2.4.6, a compatibility update to its automated file transfer solution for remote and local destinations. Deliver lets users send files to FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3, WebDAV and other servers and offers automatic e-mail notifications, delivery to multiple destinations, file encryption, delivery history and other powerful capabilities. The new version makes Deliver compatible with recently released Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
Toronto (ON), Canada (December 13, 2013) — Zevrix Solutions today announces Deliver 2.4.6, a compatibility update to its file transfer solution for remote and local destinations. Deliver lets users send files over Internet and local networks with automatic e-mail notifications, file compression, delivery history and other powerful capabilities. It supports FTP, SFTP, Amazon S3, WebDAV and other remote and local services, and allows to send files to multiple destinations at once.
The new version makes Deliver compatible with recently released Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks and is offered as a free update to licensed users.
Deliver simplifies and streamlines file delivery operations of ad agencies, printers, audio recording studios, video producers and legal offices worldwide. Users only need to drop files on the program's icon and they will be delivered automatically to the desired destinations with customizable e-mail confirmations issued upon delivery. Recipients can download the file using a link inserted automatically into notification e-mail.
Deliver can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$19.95. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for licensed users of Deliver 2.x. Deliver requires Mac OS X 10.5-10.9.


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The affairs of the Commission shall be managed by a Board of Commissioners consisting of seven members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; the Deputy Minister of the department; and the Provincial Director. Pursuant to s3(3) of the Legal Aid Act three of the commissioners must be lawyers chosen from a list of five persons submitted to the Minister by the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador.
A combination of education and experience will be considered, including, but not limited to, experience in law, social work, finance, human resources, and communications.
Consideration will also be given to diverse backgrounds and regional representation.
The Board meets at least once a month except when the Chairperson considers a meeting unnecessary. Where a member of the Board, other than ex-officio members, without giving a reasonable explanation to the Chairperson, fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board, he or she stops being a member of the Board. A member of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of telephone or another telecommunications device that permits all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other.
Board members are also expected to spend additional time reviewing materials and preparing for Board and Committee meetings.
A member of the Board, other than the Deputy Minister of Justice and Public Safety and the Provincial Director, shall hold office during pleasure for the term of two years from the date of his or her appointment and is eligible for reappointment. Where the term of office of a member of the Board expires, he or she continues to be a member of the Board until reappointed or replaced.


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Q: Why won't Apache 2.1.7 in WAMP log PHP errors to the PHP error log? I have WAMP installed and decided to use the default Apache 2.1.7 in the latest version of WAMP; the reason is my host server where my site is also uses 2.1.7. Previously, I was using Apache 2.2.11 in WAMP, because my last host also used that version.
The problem I have now is I seem to have some debugger on or something as when I get a PHP error it's shown like in the image below and the error is not logged to the PHP error log even though it's enabled, etc. in php.ini. When I switch back to an earlier Apache version, all errors are logged in the PHP error log.
So it must be Apache. Basically I want PHP to log errors to the PHP error log like it used to do. Why is this happening and how I can change it?
I don't mind the way the error is displayed as it helps anyway, because I can see it much better, but I still like it to log to the PHP error log as well.
Here's what a PHP error looks like since switching the Apache version in WAMP;
Here's the image:

A: Check phpinfo(); output from the 'new' Apache, and compare it to what the old Apache outputs. PHP's settings can be overridden in 3 places: http.conf, .htaccess, and php.ini - and PHP can have multiple different php.ini's as well. phpinfo() is the authoritative source for what the current configuration is, because it's query PHP's internals for the info, at run time, so it will report the actual "live" settings.
If there's any differences in the settings (particularly the log-related ones), then you can start hunting down where the override is.
edit: now that your image is showing up, that's an informative warning, not an error. Means you're attempting to access an array element that doesn't exist, e.g. something like $_GET['this does not exist'].

A: I managed to sort it. To re-enable PHP error logging again just do the following:

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*Left click on the WAMP icon in task bar

*Then move mouse over PHP >

*Then go down and click on php.ini

*Now look for:

;error_log = "c:/wamp/logs/php_error.log"
(Note your location may be different on your computer and not the same as mine.) Now just remove the ; from the start of the line and save the php.ini and restart all WAMP services.
To make errors look like they normally do in PHP and to remove that orange box in the php.ini file look for:
zend_extension = "c:/wamp/bin/php/php5.3.5/zend_ext/php_xdebug-2.1.0-5.3-vc6.dll"
AND ADD a ; to the start of the line and restart WAMP. Now WAMP will be back to normal again.
It seems the new WAMP disables the PHP file error logging and instead logs PHP errors in the Apache error log. I am not sure if it did that previously, but either way, it solved my problem.

A: I followed the solution

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*Left click on the WAMP icon in task bar

*Then move mouse over PHP >

*Then go down and click on php.ini. Now look for:
    ;error_log = "c:/wamp/logs/php_error.log;

Now just remove the ;.

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This information comes directly from organizations' responses to the 2018 Ballot Data Convening Pre-Survey. This page will be updated to include additional information and updates as they become available. To view archived information about 2016 Ballot Data Convening attendees, it can be found here.
Azavea is a geospatial software company that maintains Cicero, a database of legislative district, election, and elected official data at the National, State, and some local levels in the US.
Ballotpedia is the encyclopedia of American politics and covers all types of elections across the U.S., from candidate filings to election results, and much of the news in-between. We are making some of our data available via API, as well.
BallotReady creates voter guides to the entire ballot.
CTCL collects and standardizes ballot information nationwide and to the hyper local level. We then match that information to political geography. We make this data available to tech companies and civic engagement organizations to power voter information tools.
We fund organizations who collect this data and make it available to voters and civic organizations.
We collect official election information, including polling location, election administration, and ballot data, which we publish in our embeddable tools and through the Google Civic API.
We build experiences to help make electoral, governmental, and civic information more accessible on Google Search and other surfaces. In previous elections, we've used ballot data from partners to power features that allow users to enter their address, then see who's on their ballot for national, state, and some local level contests, as well as explore those candidates' positions and stances.
Published a nonpartisan voter guide, Voter's Edge.
In Federal years, we have partnered with ballot data groups to show ballot data on Bing search.
We use (or could) use ballot data in all the ways that political scientists uses data to study elections. Further, MEDSL is a data clearing house, so we could be in a position to point academics and other researchers to the availability of ballot data as it emerges.
NSGIC promotes the efficient development and management of location-based information resources, and advocates for innovative, strategic use of these assets to advance the interests of states, tribes, regions, local governments and the nation. In October, NSGIC launched the Geo-Enabled Elections (GEE) project underwritten by the Democracy Fund Voice. The GEE project will facilitate the adoption of GIS and related processes to enhance elections management and citizen management. Leadership is in the beginning stages of determining data required for successful project completion.
Collects state legislative data, also maintains Open Civic Data identifiers.
The McCormick Foundation's Democracy Program Institutional Reform activities support nonprofit partners who are increasing accessibility, representation, and responsiveness in our democratic institutions.
Rock the Vote is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on building the political power of young people. We build targeted resources for young voters across the country to them prepare to vote, including basic ballot information and voter guides.
We help people understand: 1) What they can run for 2) How to get on the ballot as candidates. This information can also be used to inform voters what will be on their ballots.
We work with state and local elections offices to provide them custom solutions for their voter facing tools. In addition, we use Google's Civic Information API for various civic engagement projects.
We feed ballot data into our emergency ballot for overseas voters and we use it in our candidate finder tool.
- Using all available public information channels (i.e., electronic, telephone, print, media, public libraries) to disseminate the information gathered.
We aggregate state election information in one place.
We Vote is a nationwide digital ballot and voter guide tool, that lets organizations and voters share opinions with each other about what is on their ballot.


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Intex Launches Elyt E6 Smartphone at Just Rs. 6,999
Intex on Tuesday launched Elyt E6 in India at Rs. 6,999. Intex Elyt E6 is designed specifically for selfie lovers. The smartphone will go on sale in India starting December 15 and will be exclusively available for purchase via Flipkart.
It comes with dual-SIM support with 4G access running on the Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. The Intex Elyt E6 features a 5-inch display with HD (720×1280 pixels) and a 2.5D curved Dragontrail glass protection. It is powered by a 64-bit quad-core MediaTek chip clocked at 1.25GHz, coupled with 3GB of RAM, and 32GB onboard storage which can also be expanded up to 128GB via micro SD card slot.
It sports a 13-megapixel on the rear of the Elyt E6 that comes with an auto-focus (AF) lens and accompanied by an LED flash. On the front, it sports an 8-megapixel camera sensor with flash which is said to take better self-portrait shots. The smartphone also has USB OTG support.
The Intex Elyt E6 packs a 4000mAh Li-Po battery that is claimed to deliver a talk time of up to 16 hours or a standby time of more than 12 days on a single charge. It will only be available in black colour option.


46 Your older sister was Samaria, who lived to the north of you with her daughters; and your younger sister, who lived to the south of you with her daughters, was Sodom. 47 You not only followed their ways and copied their detestable practices, but in all your ways you soon became more depraved than they. 48 As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did what you and your daughters have done.


I genuinely didn't expect to discover such a hidden gem when I selected a book at random from my shelf. Having never picked up a Herbert novel before, I was soon stunned by the sheer beauty of the story, which included the subtle, yet increasingly unnerving horror element that primarily lingered in the background. I could be considered a nick-picky reader, or downright pessimistic; someone who doesn't dish out top ratings all too often because even the tiniest things can impact my enjoyment, so it's a surprise and a special occasion when I find something that ticks all the right boxes. And tick all the boxes it did, and then some. This one will stay with me for several reasons, the foremost being quite personal. I know very well the longing for the perfect home - somewhere that brings happiness and contentment. Gramarye in itself sounded like my dream cottage; it simply fascinated me with its extraordinarily close ties to nature, and the magic that enveloped its walls.
I quickly became attached to Mike and Midge, and rooted for their relationship throughout the entirety of the book. Both had their flaws; Mike could be selfish, whilst Midge infuriatingly stubborn, but I found them to be more relatable due to these faults. When they were on the verge of separation, I actually felt something; a sort of dread that perhaps a happy ending wasn't in store. That's the thing about this genre; happily-ever-afters aren't a certainty, there's just so much potential, and I couldn't stop my mind from racing. Of course, there were the side characters, and each and every one had their part to play. Val, in particular stood out, especially when she displayed such bravery and loyalty to her friends in the end.
The plot itself wasn't non-stop scares or gore, but rather a slow progression of laying down the foundations, and setting the tone, before the explosive finale. I can't say this way of storytelling works for everyone, but I found myself completely immersed, and never did I believe it to be stale. Herbert truly struck me as a writer that favoured the development of his characters, and of making the reader truly care for what's happening. I daresay it's so much better than cheap thrills that ultimately mean very little.
I really do need to mention the descriptive writing, and how it truly conveyed what Herbert wanted it to. There's a particular scene that takes place in the loft of Gramarye, involving Mike and a large number of bats. Don't get me wrong, I adore bats and have no fear of them, but I don't think I've ever been as disturbed when reading before - it almost made me feel a bit sick. Such in-depth detail that worked together extremely well, resulting in the magical moments positively feeling magical, and the eerie moments giving a clear sense of unease. This is what writing's really about.
Lastly, I should probably include that I actually cried at a certain point in this book. I'm usually not such an emotional reader, where I shed tears often, but I really loved that squirrel.
The pink, hunched thing grew in size, frail shape glistening in the light of the torch. The tiny body oozed out, smoothly and wetly, taking form - an unsightly form - discharged from the womb like an oval blob of pink topping squeezed from an icing bag, to plop onto the mother bat's stomach, caught there and suspended by its life-chord. The mother immediately wrapped wings and pouched tail around the newborn, its head striving upwards and tongue flickering out to cleanse the sticky flesh body.


A few months ago at a dinner party the topic of Internet dating came up, specifically two sites Plenty of Fish, a free dating site apparently run by one guy out of his Vancouver apartment, and a paid site called eHarmony.ca, developed by Dr. Neil Clark Warren. Two of my friends were trying out both of the sites, without any success. The complaint with eHarmoy.ca, besides the monthly fee, was the amount of time it took to actually get a chance to speak with someone. With Plenty of Fish, although it was free, the quality of potential mates was not really there. Although these two friends were not happy with the results, they kept their accounts going for well over 2 months.
I have always been a big proponent against Internet dating. When asked why, my only real argument was that it was too easy. Finding someone should not be like going through a catalogue and ordering merchandise. There is no thrill, no butterflies, and no spark. These were just assumptions on my part, so ever being curious and constantly Chasing Distractions, I decided to test out the world of online dating.
Being in the perpetual state of 'brokeness' I opted for the free dating site and created a profile on Plenty of Fish. Within the first few days I noticed something wrong with the potential mates on the site. No one seemed to respond to any of my emails. After changing tactics and slimming down my original contact I started to receive responses. After building what I assumed was an appropriate time on back and forth communication I attempted to plan 'dates', a time a place to meet someone for a drink or a coffee. It was at this point where everyone backed off. Excuses were made, or strange requests such as they would only agree to a date if I could lend them money first.
It may be hard to get the sense of someones personality through email and instant messages, but one thing that does stick out is when people are not right in some way. Now I know at this point if you have been reading my blog that last statement is 'like the pot calling the kettle black', but it is true. In my opinion, Plenty of Fish seems to deal in damaged goods.
Or it could just be that I am the one that is damaged goods... nah, that can't be right.
yes, on-line dating, what fun. I found POF had no more scams than pay sites, and you did not have to pay for the privilege of declining to be scammed. I don't know how old you are, but in my age category of mid forties, most people have a bit of baggage, and to be honest, most of the good ones are married. If we managed to get past the emails and phone calls I found that on the first date: half just no chemistry, 25% still bitter about the divorce, 20% lied about age, kids, drugs, 5% gold diggers, and 5% scams.
Took me 6 years to find someone. Most never made it to date 2, and only a handful to date 4.
Still, online dating is a great way to meet lots of women.


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Marco Christiani with his parents, Nancy and Michael Christiani. Photo contributed
Marco Christiani, whose only football experience dates back to when he played for McLean Mustangs while in sixth and seventh grade, impressed Virginia Tech coaches during the Spring Football Practice: He walked on and made a spring team as a sophomore running back after missing years of football, since his high school — The Heights School in Potomac, Md. — didn't have a football team. He played lacrosse and competed in mixed martial arts, but football has always been a strong family tradition: both his grandfather and father were competitive players, so Marco kept building his football skill set by engaging in rigorous football-style workouts.
When Marco began college at Virginia Tech, he maintained his rigorous personal training, having never lost sight of his passion for football. At 5'7" and 162 lbs. and with no high school football experience, Marco walked onto the Virginia Tech football team this spring as a running back earning one of the four spots available to the 25 walk-ons who tried out.
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Fear of Terrorism Spreads Far Beyond Paris
A woman checks her smartphone by a poster showing a weeping image of Marianne, symbol of the French Republic, near Le Carillon restaurant, a site of terrorist attacks, in Paris, Nov. 17, 2015. The attacks have triggered waves of social media communication
Paris Terrorist Attack Causes Fear Worldwide
The effect of the recent terrorist attacks in France, Lebanon and Egypt is being felt all over the world.
On Tuesday night, two Air France flights, one from Los Angeles and the other from Washington D.C., made emergency landings. A phone call warned of bombs on board.
One of the planes landed in Salt Lake City; the other in Halifax, Canada. No bombs were found. But the trips to Paris were delayed for many hours.
In Washington, D.C. during Tuesday's evening rush hour, commuter trains to Virginia were delayed. A suspicious package was found in a train car.
It turned out to be nothing dangerous. Just "your normal every day package" someone planned to mail, said a spokesman for the Virginia Railway Express. But trains were stopped for nearly an hour while the package was examined.
The point of terrorism is to "instill fear," said Daniel Antonius, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Buffalo. Often after a violent attack, it is difficult for some people to move on with their daily lives, he said.
"The underlying fear of future terror attacks may linger much longer, which may have significant long-term implications on everything from individuals to economy and politics," Antonius said.
He said for a while, people will be less willing to use public transportation, to fly or be in large crowds.
The Paris attacks killed 129 and injured more than 300. It led to increased opposition to taking Syrian refugees into the United States and Europe.
The refugees are escaping Syria's bloody civil war. Others flee war conditions in other Middle East and African nations.
Thirty-one U.S. governors have said they will not accept Syrian refugees in their states. They say they fear that some refugees could be terrorists.
Some members of the U.S. Congress seek legislation to block funds to process the 10,000 Syrian immigrants.
"I want to be clear. America has a role to play in aiding these victims of war, but we should not be choosing the safety and security of Syrian refugees over the safety and security of the American people," said Representative Garret Graves of Louisiana.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said opponents to Syrian immigrants are ignoring that America is traditionally a nation of immigrants.
Some of the effects of the terrorist attacks are not so obvious.
People riding subways in Washington D.C., New York City and San Francisco have noticed more armed police officers. A Washington Metro system spokesman said the agency is making more frequent announcements urging people to report suspicious packages to police or transit employees.
Three days after the Paris attacks, New York City deployed the first 100 members of the police department's new Critical Response Command. The elite unit is specially trained to respond quickly to terrorist attacks.
Some schools delayed or cancelled planned student trips to Washington D.C. A video allegedly from Islamic State threatens attacks in Washington D.C. similar to the November 13 attacks on Paris.
The principal of a high school in Connecticut explained on Facebook why he cancelled a senior trip to Washington. Principal Brian Falcone wrote that his decision was to protect "the safety and well-being of our students and faculty."
Several news reports said some flights and Eurostar trains to Paris in recent days were less than half full.
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Home » Soccer » Gareth Southgate will not play Wayne Rooney unless England have given him performance he wants
Gareth Southgate will not play Wayne Rooney unless England have given him performance he wants
Gareth Southgate has confirmed that he has not even spoken to Wayne Rooney about his England return next week, for the Wayne Rooney Foundation International, and that he will only bring on the former England captain against the United States once he has "got out of the game what he wants".
Speaking at his squad announcement press conference at Wembley on Thursday afternoon, Southgate spent almost an hour fielding questions on the Rooney selection. Specifically regarding how involved he was in the decision to bring Rooney back. And whether it went against his own principles as England manager, by devaluing what it meant to be win an England cap. Rooney retired from international football 18 months ago and now plays in MLS and yet he will still come on late in the second half on Thursday night.
Southgate spoke at length about the policy, saying that he approved of it in part because it was the best way to recognise the contribution of Rooney to the international team. And that it was inspired by the example of how Germany paid tribute to the legendary international career of Lukas Podolski in a friendly against England last year.
But Southgate did not speak as if the idea was his own. He said he has not spoken to Rooney about this, because he has not spoken to him since an event for the European Under 17 Championship earlier this summer. "I've not spoken to him since he came and was ambassador for the U17s finals," Rooney said. "We had a good discussion there but we haven't directly discussed this, because there was no need for that. I don't think [he thought that] but I've not spoken with him."
And Southgate described the genesis of the idea that it was brought to him, and he approved it. "I was offered the opportunity to work with Wayne and asked was I happy with him playing part of the game?," he said. "I have been happy to facilitate that and I think it's an appropriate tribute for him."
Southgate said that this was not a snub, although it does suggest that Southgate himself has not been intimately involved in the planning. "There's no particular agenda to me not speaking to him, let's make that officially clear," he said. "I don't think Wayne has been involved in all those discussions and I don't need to be involved in all those discussions, frankly."
While Southgate will bring Rooney off the bench late on Thursday night, he will only do so once he has seen everything he needs to from the players he picks against the US. "I don't want to give an exact minute," he said, when asked when he would bring Rooney on. "I think it should be appropriate that people are not heading for the tubes before he come son and also we have got out of the game what we wanted and not taking someone off too early."
Rooney is effectively only a half-member of the England squad. He will meet up at St George's Park on Monday, train up until the USA game on Thursday night and then leave the camp. He will not train in preparation for the Croatia game on Sunday. Asked whether this was unusual, to have him only half-involved, Southgate said that Rooney was not so bad that he would bring the level of training down. "He's not a duck egg is he," Southgate said. "He is playing at a pretty decent level in the American League. I have joined in on training sessions so they will be thinking 'we are one up from where we were last month, when the gaffer joined'."
Southgate said that he was inspired by Germany's tribute match for Lukas Podolski, when he scored a brilliant goal against England last year. "The Podolski situation, that was a super night," Southgate said. "If I had been a player, and had given what those guys had given, I'd have walked away from there feeling my association have really recognised me in a fitting way. And I think that's important for players. We've seen that with players, we were talking about Pablo Zabaleta and Yaya Toure at Manchester City. Clubs on certain occasions have done that really well. We don't often have the chance to do that with a national association."
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On 10 April 2018, the Kenyan authorities published proposed legislation, the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2018 (the Bill), which provides for amendments to several laws, including the Industrial Property Act 2001 and the Anti-Counterfeiting Act 2008. Below is a summary of the proposed changes to the Industrial Property Act 2001.The proposed changes to the Anti-Counterfeiting Act 2008 are discussed here.
The Bill seeks to amend the Industrial Property Act to align the definitions in the Act with the Constitution.
A patent applicant must now disclose 'the best mode' for carrying out the invention. The description must disclose the invention and the best mode for carrying out the invention in full, clear, concise and exact terms so as to enable a person skilled in the art to make, use or evaluate the invention, and that description shall include any drawing and relevant deposits as in the case of microorganisms and self-replicable material which are essential for the understanding of the invention.
There is clarification in respect of patents, utility models and industrial designs filed under the ARIPO Harare Protocol. In particular, there is clarification on rights, surrender, revocation and infringement of patents, utility models and industrial designs granted under the ARIPO Harare Protocol.
As regards joint ownership, the Bill provides that third parties may only carry out certain acts with joint permission from joint owners.
There is a new definition of an industrial design – the term 'industrial design' means the overall appearance of a product resulting from one or more visual features of the shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation of a product; and the term 'product' means anything that is made by hand, tool or machine. Design protection does not extend to anything in an industrial design which serves solely to obtain a technical result, or to methods or principles of manufacture or construction.
The novelty provisions for industrial designs have changed - an industrial design is new unless it is identical or substantially similar in overall impression to an industrial design that has been disclosed to the public anywhere in the world by publication or use prior to the filing date or, where applicable, the priority date of the application for registration.
The following are excluded from industrial design registrability - (a) industrial designs that are contrary to public order and morality; and (b) works of sculpture, architecture, painting, photography and any other creations that are purely of artistic nature.
There is provision that applications for registration of an industrial design together with any drawing, photograph, graphic representation or specimen shall be kept confidential until the application is published.


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Q: Can I use an 12v 6Ah drill battery to power an 8amp pump? https://www.screwfix.com/p/milwaukee-m12-b6-12v-6-0ah-li-ion-redlithium-battery/674FJ?tc=VB8
Is it safe/possible to convert this to be used with an electric circuit to power an 12V 8A water pump?
They have 12V DC output adapters, but they are limited to around 2A output:
https://www.milwaukeetool.eu/en-eu/m12-compact-charger-and-power-source/m12-tc/
I've read electric drills draw between 4-8A, so would it be safe just to connect this battery directly to the circuit?
Would I have heat issues from drawing 8A continually until 100% of the battery is spent?
Thanks.

A: The second question is easy, so I'll answer it first.  A battery with a capacity of 6 Ah store 6 "amp hours" of energy.  This means it could power 6 amps for 1 hour, 12 amps for 0.5 hours, 3 amps for 2 hours, etc.  If you want 8 amps continuously, it can power it for 6Ah/8A = 2/3 h = 40 minutes.  Thus, by physics, it will not be possible to use this batter to power the pump for a full hour.  You will run it dry.
Safety is a more complex issue.  You need to be certain that the batteries are able to source that current for a long period of time.  The information you need is not found in the info you listed.  You need to find a max current rating for it.  I did not find any official sources (so take this with a grain of salt), but I did find a reddit post which identified the actual lithium ion cells used in the M12 series, and their limits

Now let's dive in. Milwaukee uses Samsung INR18650-30Q cells in their M12 6Ah batteries. Watch ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUx2-uYdZc ) if you are a nonbeliever. The datasheet specifies it's maximum recommended current draw is 15A per cell. Can the cell provide 20A, or even 30A? Absolutely, it will just get really hot which will permanently reduce it's lifespan and in extreme cases permanently lower the capacity. The battery has 6 cells, 2 banks of 3 series cells. Putting cells in parallel adds up their capacity and max output current. Putting batteries in series adds up their voltage. The cells are 4.2V 3Ah cells.

You are using about half of the maximum recommended current draw.  There's a high likelihood that this is "safe."  I have to fall short of saying "its safe" because the reddit post did not link to a spec sheet that defined what "maximum recommended current draw" was -- whether it was continuous or assuming some nominal duty cycle.  Normal use of these products in workshop tools are obviously not 100% duty cycle.  However, coming up at half of the recommended current draw is a pretty reasonable safety margin to at least start with.  If you truly care about the safety of the device, get the real stats.


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Q: How to useAT commands in Android by 'root' the phone We have various Android devices of Spike, Samsung, Micromax. How to give AT commands from Android device to modem?
We searched in Google Play but did not find any app related to this. Can you please suggest way by which we can use AT commands with Android phone.
AT command in Android, this question suggesting first you have to root the phone..., how to do this?
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Q: Webkit Desktop Notifications in IE Is there anything similar to the Webkit Desktop Notifications that can be used in IE (i.e. notification appearing above taskbar). I an working on a small project in Chrome using the notifications however it now appears that I may be forced to used IE instead.
The notifications are a pretty integral part of the service so I was wondering in there was anything I could use in IE.
Any ideas? Any version of IE is fine at this point (although IE8 and IE9 solutions most applicable, probably). Also, since this will be deployed on a large number of computers, the easier the deployment, the better.

A: HTML5 Desktop Notifications is a small library that unifies the HTML5 Notifications APIs across different browsers including IE9 & IE10.
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*Notifications could not be "styled" - Only icon(for some browsers and OS), title and body could be changed.

*IE9+ supports *.ico file types only for an overlay icon. No notification title or notification description. Recommended icon size is 16px x 16px.

Edit: Here is another resource: http://ukot.github.io/ie_web_notifications/ but I admit I couldn't get their demo working on my IE11 installation.

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Startpage Company News & Press Major Dividend Increase Planned / Ad-hoc: Strong Figures for Financial Year 2012/13 Confirmed
Major Dividend Increase Planned / Ad-hoc: Strong Figures for Financial Year 2012/13 Confirmed
Sales: EUR 186.3 million (+22% over prior year) EBITA: EUR 13.7 million (+63% over prior year) / EBIT: EUR 10.5 million (+76% over prior year) / Group net earnings: EUR 5.6 million (+33% over prior year) / Equity ratio unchanged at 35% / Dividend to be increased from 15 to 50 euro cents per share
Filderstadt, 04 December 2013 – Following the supervisory board meeting that was held on 4 December 2013 to finalise the financial statements, All for One Steeb AG, the leader in the German-speaking SAP midmarket segment, published its final figures for the period 1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013.
The preliminary 2012/13 figures published on 7 November 2013 have been confirmed. This SAP full-service provider improved its full-year sales figures for 2012/13 by 22% to EUR 186.3 million (2011/12: EUR 153.2 million). Gains were posted by all three pillars of its integrated business model, namely recurring outsourcing services (including software maintenance), consulting and SAP licenses. Sales revenues from outsourcing services rose 25% to EUR 86.8 million (2011/12: EUR 69.7 million) and now account for a 47% share (2011/12: 46%) of total sales.
The EBITA increased 63% to EUR 13.7 million. The EBIT clearly outperformed sales development by increasing 76% to EUR 10.5 million (2011/12: EUR 6.0 million). The EBIT margin was 5.6% (2011/12: 3.9%). The EBT was EUR 8.8 million (2011/12: EUR 5.0 million), which is a plus of 75%. Group net earnings totalled EUR 5.6 million for an increase of 33% over the prior-year's figure of EUR 4.2 million, which included a final contribution to earnings in the amount of EUR 0.9 million from the discontinued operation. The equity ratio as at 30 September 2013 was an unchanged 35%. The headcount rose to 926 as at 30 September 2013 (30 September 2012: 712).
Based on these good results, and in addition to making investments in expanding the customer base to achieve greater growth, the management board and supervisory board have also decided to significantly increase the size of the dividend distribution to shareholders. Therefore, the recommendation will be made during the company's annual general meeting, scheduled to be held on 27 March 2014, to distribute a dividend of 50 euro cents (prior year: 15 euro cents) per share entitled to dividends.
All for One Steeb AG will be releasing its final consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2012/13 as scheduled during its financial results press conference on 17 December 2013.


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Provides selenium-webdriver support for asserting executed scripts in Chai. This plugin is complementary to the chai-webdriver plugin which only adds support for dom-based assertions.
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It's no big secret I haven't been a very good blogger. I very much disliked my old blog, and I've been trying to figure out how I wanted to redo it. Well I've finally made the decision, along with some other VERY big decisions about my business. I've decided on the look, the feel and the emotion I want my business to carry. I've been working hard on the details in order to make that all show through to you all, and especially to my clients. Now it's time to execute all of those changes. I have a new blog coming, and some other surprises! Please keep reading my blog, as I'm going to be better about updating it. Hang in there with me as I try to do all of this right in the middle of my BUSY season!


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We last left Alex as confused as ever but now holding a newborn baby daughter. Find out how she copes with the trials of marriage, motherhood, midwives and mayhem while still trying to deal with being a part of one of the oddest families in Yorkshire. From the early days of nappies and bottles, through the primary school years and beyond, including the usual mix of strange people, school trips and disasterous driving lessons. Last in the series.
"By the time the green bottles were down to two I was ready to beat her to death with a rolled up Bunty".
"Frank and Sheila gave up their holiday home (caravan) in the country and concentrated on getting as orange and wrinkly as humanly possible up and down the Costa del Sol".
"My brother looks like he's sitting in something unspeakable but he's the only one that knows about it".
Discover how things turned out for Alex and her strange extended family.
5.0 out of 5 starsIt's no coincidence that this author has the same initials as Alice Cooper!
Disclaimer: I've been an insane Alex Cotton fan since reading her hilarious DON'T LOOK AT ME IN THAT TONE OF VOICE, so I was prepared to love this latest one and I did. If you like bizarre, off-the-wall humor, you should ( you OWE it to yourself!) read the whole series. This one stands alone, but it will be even more enjoyable if you've read the previous ones, especially DON'T BLAME ME; IT'S EVERYONE ELSE, which introduces her husband and HIS strange family and takes you up to the birth of their daughter.
In her latest, we get to see Alex and her husband deal with a newborn who inexplicably arrived without an instruction manual. Being products of Yorkshire's two most dysfunctional families, they're starting from hilarious scratch in the parenting skills department. But trial-and-error works (sort of) and times flies whether you're having fun or pulling your hair out. Before they know it little Sarah is out of nappies (diapers) and off to school. Can you imagine our Alex chaperoning a field trip? It's a great story.
Of course, every young couple should have a social life ("me time" you know) and their excursion to the disco roller rink is a classic. And there's the continuing entertainment of both sets of grandparents as they age, not-too-gracefully, but with great flare. If you have hopes that your lunatic parent will miraculously turn into a sweet, helpful, charming old person, this will NOT be an encouraging book.
Oddly, I noticed more editing problems (typos, etc) in this than in any of her other books. Not a big problem for me, but it is puzzling. I DO hope she will keep writing. Plenty of writers crank out a book (or two or three) and then announce dramatically that they're hanging up their keyboards. Before you know it, they have a new book for sale. I guess once they get used to the applause and big money, they're hooked like large-mouth bass. Let's hope Alex will be, too!
5.0 out of 5 starsNeed a laugh ? Do yourself a favor !
The author, Alex wraps up her family story in this book. I'm hoping one day she will resurface with adventures as a grandmother .
This book talks of her parenting years, having a new baby , going to school functions, and dealing with her zany parents and in laws who stay just as funny in this book as in the previous ones .
These 4 books were the funniest I've read in a long time. The author and I are almost the same age, so much of what she talked about was familiar to things at that time of my life .
Very good little books. all very short. I could read these stories again, but will save them for another time when I need a really good laugh again .
Alex Cotton's books are like potato chips, no way you can stop with one. I've now read the entire series and am still not ready to stop. Great literature? No. Pulitzer prize winners? No. But laugh out loud funny as hell YES!! I Highly recommend to any and all!!
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all 5 of your books. Each one better than the last. I hope you decide you have more to write about. Great writing!!!!
5.0 out of 5 starsVery funny read!
This is the second book from this author that I have read and they just keep getting better and better. If you are looking for a good laugh, read this book!


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Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 12 Episode 13 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Episode 22
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In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Director: Dick Wolf
Actors: Dann Florek, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Mariska Hargitay, Peter Scanavino, Richard Belzer
Studio: Studios USA Television, Universal Network Television, Universal Television, USA Network, Wolf Films
Hilarious ensemble comedy that follows Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, and her tireless efforts to make her quintessentially American town just…
A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the…
Set against the backdrop of a hit dating competition show, "UnREAL" is led by Rachel, a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the…
A former detective specializing in human behavior is brought in when the launch of an advanced virtual reality program has dangerous and unintended consequences.
The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to…
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too…
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Penn and Teller: Fool Us
Illusionists Penn & Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians to perform their most mystifying trick – and fool Penn and Teller. Penn & Teller have no prior knowledge…
Genre: Comedy, Talk
A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Ethan, Benny and fledgling vampire Sarah battle zombies, demons and the other supernatural beasties that regularly threaten their school.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Alcatraz is an American television series created by Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, and produced by J. J. Abrams and Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on Fox…
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Mike Tyson Mysteries
Mike Tyson is taking the fight from the boxing ring to the streets … by solving mysteries! Aided by the Mike Tyson Mystery Team — the Ghost of the Marquess…
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Mystery
After a massive alien artifact lands on Earth, Niko Breckinridge leads an interstellar mission to track down its source and make first contact.
A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the…
A missing child causes four families to help each other for answers. What they could not imagine is that this mystery would be connected to innumerable other secrets of the…
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
When day becomes night, a strict curfew forces ordinary people to go pedal to the metal in a deadly race for freedom. During this contest, alliances and friendships are both…
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Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those…
The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah…
A four-part documentary series that tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre — one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - — and…
Yukon Gold is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment that airs on History Television. The series follows four mining crews as they search for gold over the…
When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl.
A good-natured high school teacher working at his alma mater works with gifted but misfit and disinterested students.
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New historic trail launched for Folkestone
A new historical walk has been launched by Folkestone Town Council. Folkestone Town Trail is around 2.25 miles and follows a path from Bakers Gap at East Cliff, alongside Sunny Sands, through Folkestone Harbour and takes in 7 historic signs, including the top of the Road of Remembrance before finishing at the site of the Martello Tower Number 4 on the Leas.
The boards, designed by Graphic Designer John Simms, were completed and installed with the KCC Way Finding Trail.
At the launch, the Mayor of Folkestone; Cllr Martin Salmon said the need for the boards was identified years previously: "Since identifying some years ago that Folkestone was lacking a historical and heritage information trail contrary to other similar Kentish towns.
FTC has worked in partnership with Go Folkestone, Step Short, Kent County Council SDC and our graphic designer John Simms to develop 7 interpretive layouts.
"We proudly display the enchanting, colourful, diverse significant history and heritage of Folkestone from St Eanswythe to Charles Dickens and the Martello towers to world war one and the commemoration arch."
MP for Folkestone & Hythe Damian Collins said: "The new information boards are a great addition to the town and will be enjoyed by local residents and visitors alike. I would like to congratulate everyone who has been involved in the delivery of the project, over the last number of years.
"Thanks to their efforts Folkestone's position as a leading place for people to come and learn about WW1 has been further strengthened, and we have a real opportunity to tell the stories from the past that so enrich the town to more people than ever before."
We spoke to Ann Berry from Step Short – who are one of the collaborators and found out from Dawn Maddison about the Geocoaching that is involved. We asked Ann Berry how the idea for the trail came about; Listen here:
Folkestone Town Council has worked in partnership with Go Folkestone, Step Short, Kent County Council, Shepway District Council and Graphic Designer John Simms, to produce the boards. With more planned in the future.
You can pick up a brochure and find out more by visiting the Town Hall.


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Denmark Set To Become Latest Country To Ban The Burqa
Published on : October 6, 2017 Published by : Jacob Palmieri
Denmark is preparing a ban on full-face coverings such as the niqab and the burqa after a majority of parliament backed a law change Friday.
A majority of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have announced their intention to vote in favor of what local media calls a "Burqa ban." France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Austria have all imposed similar restrictions in recent years with politicians citing oppression of women as one of the main reasons.
"Oppression of women is extremely illiberal," Jan E. Jørgensen of the Danish Left party told public broadcaster DR. "On the other hand, it's also extremely illiberal to tell people what they can and can't wear."
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen of Denmark's center-right government said the ban was not particularly aimed at religions clothing.
"This is not a ban on religious clothing, this is a ban on masking," Ellemann-Jensen told reporters.
Austria's burqa ban took effect Sunday as part of a number of "integration laws" passed in May. The government said the laws are meant to teach immigrants "acceptance and respect of Austrian values." (RELATED: Laws To Force 'Acceptance And Respect Of Austrian Values' Take Effect)
"Acceptance and respect of Austrian values are basic conditions for successful cohabitation between the majority Austrian population and people from third countries living in Austria," the government said after passing the law.
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