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Conspiracies, Ugly Words, and the Beauty of a Mission Statement
love and hate by pech-alive
October 28, 2018; The Washington Post
Even as Trump prepared, against the wishes of thousands in Pittsburgh, to visit the Tree of Life Synagogue today, he tweeted about immigration in words entirely confluent with several of the shooter's rants on social media. The presidential tweet referred to the caravan of refugees from Central America and read, "This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!"
The timing is chilling, since the shooter who killed 11 worshippers at the synagogue used the exact same term, characterizing the caravan as "invaders." The Washington Post does a good job of tracing the language back to a set of conspiracy theories that have been rattling around the far right for some time and are now being aired for all to see. Unsurprisingly, they are all bound up with attacks on George Soros and Jews in general. As Joel Achenbach writes,
The Soros-caravan conspiracy theory weaves together anti-Semitism, fear of immigrants and the specter of powerful foreign agents controlling major world events in pursuit of a hidden agenda. And it appears to have had real-world consequences on Saturday for Jews attending services, including a baby-naming ceremony, in their synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
"Most anti-Semitism is in some way based on some form of conspiracy theory," said Oren Segal, director of the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism. "Conspiracies that used to be on the margin, almost laughable, are now becoming literally part of the public discussion."
Bob Goldberg, a professor at the University of Utah and author of Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America, says that Jews are the usual suspects and that the public normalization of conspiracy theories is highly dangerous "in a nation armed to the teeth."
Meanwhile the mission statement of the refugee resettlement nonprofit that the shooter was targeting (along with Jews more generally) in his attack is worth a read for its timeless simplicity. It reads, "HIAS rescues people whose lives are in danger for being who they are." But, of course, HIAS cannot do that alone. Take a moment today to consider how to help turn out the vote.—Ruth McCambridge
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By now many people are cheerily traveling home for the holidays, pausing from their mission only briefly to flip off those whom they believe have gotten in their way or slowed them down some other way. Such love! It's little wonder we arrive home in such wonderful moods and get our holidays off on the right foot!


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Starz Entertainment's Cure for the Head & Home: Original Series' "Head Case" & "Hollywood Residential" Premiere Wednesday, January 23 at 10:00 P.M.
Jeff Goldblum, Joel Madden, Rosanna Arquette, Greg Grunberg, Andy Dick, Lea Thompson and Jonathan Silverman are all set to appear on the new season of "Head Case," which expands to a half-hour.
Starz Entertainment Announces Start of Production on Two Original Series "Hollywood Residential" & "Head Case"
"Residential" is a single-camera half-hour comedy that follows a fictional, faltering celebrity home makeover show on a struggling home improvement cable network.
HOLLYWOOD RESIDENTIAL (STARZ)
1 (8 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
(from Starz's press release, December 2007) "Hollywood Residential" follows a fictional, faltering celebrity home makeover show on a fledgling home improvement cable network. Tony King (Adam Paul), a frustrated, under-achieving actor and "inept as they come" carpenter and his sexy new co-host, Lila Mann (Lindsey Stoddart), take their show to the homes of Hollywood celebrities. However, Tony has more on his mind than home improvement and tries to take advantage of his guest stars to further his own stalled acting career generally leading to terribly embarrassing situations. "Hollywood Residential" features makeovers at the homes of Paula Abdul, Tom Arnold, John Cho, Carmen Electra, Chris Kattan, Jamie Kennedy, Beverly D'Angelo and Cheryl Hines, who serves double duty as one of the show's executive producers.
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· Lindsey Stoddart as Lila Mann
· Andy Bobrow as EP
· Cheryl Hines as EP
· Paul Young as EP
· Peter Principato as EP
· comedy (single-camera)
· Principato-Young Entertainment
· Starz Media

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Nigeria National Essay Competition Grand Finale 2018
By uba_admin on February 12, 2019
14–year old Odjegba Divine is 2018 Winner of UBA Foundation's National Essay Competition
Two girls and a boy took the top three spots in this year's edition of the UBA Foundation's National Essay Competition as 14–year old Odjegba Divine Omesiri emerged the overall winner, carting away a brand new laptop as well as an educational grant worth N2,000,000.00 to study in any African university of her choice.
Odjegba, a student of the International High School, Delta State, clinched the first position at the grand finale, which was held on Monday November 26th, 2018 at the UBA House, Marina Lagos. Divine beat 11 other finalists selected from over 6,000 entries received by the UBA Foundation from students of senior secondary schools across Nigeria. This year's edition saw over 500 per cent increase in participation from pupils across every single state of the federation.
A visibly elated Odjegba who was escorted by her mother, Mrs Odjegba, said she was excited to have come top in the competition, adding that the experience has given her the confidence that she can face great challenges and emerge a winner. Winning the competition, she said, would help her pursue her childhood dreams of becoming a Gynecologist. "This is something I prayed about and worked hard to achieve. I was in shock to hear my name announced as the winner and my mother and I cried for joy. I am indeed very grateful to UBA and the Foundation for this huge opportunity and making me believe in myself. This grant will go a long way to support my bid for quality education."
The second prize was bagged by Ozemoka Halimat Emesomi aged 15, of University Preparatory Secondary School, Edo State, who won a N1,500,000 educational grant and a laptop, while the third prize of N1,000,000 and a brand new lap top went to Adiankpo Ini-Iso Christopher, 16 years old. Christopher attends the Nigerian Christian Institute Akwa Ibom State. The other 9 finalists all received brand new lap tops.
Bola Atta, the MD/CEO of UBA Foundation while congratulating the winners commended them for their exceptional brilliance. "Every student who sent in an entry is a winner. To be confident about your writing skills and ambitious enough to enter a competition to further enhance your educational path is laudable. For those that did not win, I would say do not be discouraged. Take it as a challenge to perfect your writing skills and enter for the competition again in 2019" she said.
According to Atta, UBA Foundation, being the CSR arm of UBA Plc, makes it a point of duty to give back to communities where UBA operates. Education in any capacity, Atta noted, remains of the Foundation's focus area as it is the bedrock of any nation.
In his remarks the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UBA Plc Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, said UBA as a bank is happy that it is touching lives and making a solid impact through this competition and the grant it gives out annually to those who emerge winners.
"We have indeed noted the increase in the cost of living and have therefore increased the prize money by 100 per cent in all the categories. Seeing past winners tell their stories on the impact the grants have made on their education and particularly how the financial burden was lifted off their parents, gives us joy that our foundation is unique and deeply touching lives," Uzoka said. He specifically mentioned the Each One Teach One initiative – the Foundation's latest initiative where thousands of UBA staff members gave back to their communities across Africa, by imparting knowledge to students and the less privileged.
Uzoka informed the gathering made up of parents, students and the media, that the essay competition has produced over 100 winners, since its inception in 2011 in Nigeria, with winners studying varied courses in Universities in Nigeria and within the African continent. He encouraged the winners to be of good character, and ensure that apart from academic excellence, they must avoid any negative action that might dent the foundation's image and that of their families as they are now UBA ambassadors.
The judges, led by Professor of English (Gender Studies) and Director of Pre-degree Studies, University of Uyo, Mrs. Ini Uko stated that they were impressed with the participants who showed great promise as to what to expect of the future of Nigeria, noting that most of the students wrote intelligently and their ideas were well articulated, new and refreshing. She added that the judges were also encouraged by the fact that entries came in from students from all parts of the country.
UBA Foundation's National Essay Competition has been taken to other African countries including Ghana and Senegal as well as Mozambique and Kenya. The initiative will spread to more African countries in 2019.
UBA is one of Africa's leading banks with operations in 20 African countries. It also has presence in the global financial centres; London, New York and Paris. UBA provides banking services to more than 15 million customers globally, through diverse channels.
L-R: CEO, UBA Foundation, Bola Atta; Winner of 2018 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria and Student of School International High School, Delta State, Miss Unuakpor Divine Odjegba; GMD/CEO, United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka; 2nd Runner-up, Master Ini-Iso Christopher; 1st Runner-Up, Master Halimat Ozemoka; and Deputy Managing Director, UBA Plc, Mr. Victor Osadolor, at grand-finale of the competition held at UBA House in Lagos on Monday
Winner of 2018 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria and Student of School International High School, Delta State, Miss Unuakpor Divine Odjegba and mother Dorothy celebrating after the announcement of Unuakpor as the winner of the competition. Watching were GMD/CEO, United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka; 2nd Runner-up, Master Ini-Iso Christopher; 1st Runner-Up, Master Halimat Ozemoka; Deputy Managing Director, UBA Plc, Mr. Victor Osadolor; CEO, UBA Foundation, Bola Atta and Regional Bank Head, UBA Plc, Mrs Pamela Shodipo at the grand-finale of the competition held at UBA House in Lagos on Monday
L-R: CEO, UBA Foundation, Bola Atta; Winner of 2018 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria and Student of School International High School, Delta State, Miss Unuakpor Divine Odjegba ; and GMD/CEO, United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka at the grand-finale of the competition held at UBA House in Lagos on Monday
Winner of 2018 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria and Student of School International High School, Delta State, Miss Unuakpor Divine Odjegba displaying her prize of N2m educational grant, a laptop at the grand-finale of the competition held at UBA House in Lagos on Monday
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What is your relationship to reading and writing?
April 21, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments
Great question. Do you resonate with the response Rachel Toor received from a graduate class in physical education?
When we were wrapping up, I asked them a question: "What is your relationship to reading and writing?" At that moment, they morphed from T-shirt-clad physical specimens and became generic graduate students, indistinguishable from all-in-black, cigarette-smoking studiers of literary theory and bearded-and-geeky future scientists. It's all we do, they wailed, and it's hard. … The journal articles he makes us read (they said, directing accusing fingers at my colleague) are dense and boring. We're getting good information, but it can be painful. And, they said, we have to learn to write like that. — Rachel Toor, Bad Writing and Bad Thinking, Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/15/2010.
What do you think about Toor's thoughts on the topic?
No, I said, you don't. … In 1946 he [George Orwell] wrote "Politics and the English Language," an essay that explains the connections between bad writing and bad thinking as well as the political consequences: "Modern [insert the word "academic" here] English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step toward political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional [or scholarly] writers."
By writing prose that is nearly unintelligible not just to the general public, but also to graduate students and fellow academics in your discipline, you are not doing the work of advancing knowledge. And, honestly, you don't really sound smart. I understand that there are ideas that are so difficult that their expression must be complex and dense. But I can tell you, after years of rejecting manuscripts submitted to university presses, most people's ideas aren't that brilliant.
Call me simple-minded, call me anti-intellectual, but I believe that most poor scholarly writing is a result of bad habits, of learning tricks of the academic trade as a way to try to fit in. And it's a result of lazy thinking. Most of us know that we may not be writing as well as we could, or should. Many academics have told me that they suspect they are bad writers but don't know how to get better. They are often desperate for help. I tell them to reread Strunk and White, and to take a look at "Politics and the English Language." Yeah, yeah, they say, and get buried working toward the next submission deadline, prepping for the next class. … — Rachel Toor, Bad Writing and Bad Thinking, Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/15/2010.
Taking a step back to consider the bigger picture:
How much attention do you give to reading and writing about your faith?
What habits have you formed toward the end of good thinking and good writing?
What encouragement/resources have you found a blessing in the development of these habits?
How often and well do you articulate your faith among you colleagues?
What resources/opportunities do you desire the Emerging Scholars Network to offer to assist you in the above areas? Note: If you have not already done such, please review Suggested ESN Readings.
Tom Grosh IV
Tom enjoys daily conversations regarding living out the Biblical Story with his wife Theresa and their four girls, around the block, at Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church (where he teaches adult electives and co-leads a small group), among healthcare professionals as the South Central PA Area Director for the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA), and in higher ed as a volunteer with the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). The Christian Medical Society / CMDA at Penn State College of Medicine is the hub of his ministry with CMDA. Note: Tom served with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA for 20+ years, including 6+ years as the Associate Director of ESN. He has written for the ESN blog from its launch in August 2008. He has studied Biology (B.S.), Higher Education (M.A.), Spiritual Direction (Certificate), Spiritual Formation (M.A.R.), Ministry to Emerging Generations (D.Min.). To God be the glory!
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Q: HBase with JMX exporter BindException I have deployed HBase on Ambari HDP. I try to take HBase metrics using JMX exporter, so I add the next configuration in 'hbase-env':
export HBASE_OPTS="$HBASE_OPTS -javaagent:/opt/jmx_exporter/jmx_exporter_javaagent.jar=7174:/opt/jmx_exporter/hbase/hbase.yml"
I run HBase without problems, but when I try to access hbase shell, it throws the next error:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java:497)
at sun.instrument.InstrumentationImpl.loadClassAndStartAgent (InstrumentationImpl.java:386)
at sun.instrument.InstrumentationImpl.loadClassAndCallPremain (InstrumentationImpl.java:401)
Caused by: java.net.BindException: The address is already being used
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind0 (Native Method)
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind (Net.java:437)
at sun.nio.ch.Net.bind (Net.java:429)
at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketChannelImpl.bind (ServerSocketChannelImpl.java:223)
at sun.nio.ch.ServerSocketAdaptor.bind (ServerSocketAdaptor.java:74)
at sun.net.httpserver.ServerImpl.bind (ServerImpl.java:133)
at sun.net.httpserver.HttpServerImpl.bind (HttpServerImpl.java:54)
at io.prometheus.jmx.shaded.io.prometheus.client.exporter.HTTPServer. <init> (HTTPServer.java:145)
at io.prometheus.jmx.shaded.io.prometheus.jmx.JavaAgent.premain (JavaAgent.java:49)
... 6 more
FATAL ERROR in native method: processing of -javaagent failed
Aborted

I already tried to change the port of the JMX exporter, but always is throwing BindException. If I delete the line of the JMX exporter in Hbase-env, it works fine and I can access to hbase shell.

A: Based in the next article: https://blog.godatadriven.com/hbase-prometheus-monitoring, I added the following to /usr/bin/hbase, so if the port is available it export there the metrics only the first time.
if [ `lsof -n -i:7000 | grep LISTEN | wc -l` == "0" ]; then
  export HBASE_OPTS="$HBASE_OPTS -javaagent:/opt/jmx_exporter/jmx_exporter_javaagent.jar=7000:/opt/jmx_exporter/hbase/hbase.yml"
fi

The problem was, that every time you tried to start services of HBase there were ports conflicts so it fails.

A: The same is for me . Even though i put the the below code in /bin/hbase am still getting this error :
[root@xxx ~]# hbase shell
Checking port 7000 - port 7000 not in use - using port 7000
Usage: -javaagent:/path/to/JavaAgent.jar=[host:]: Collector already registered that provides name: jmx_exporter_build_info
for port in {7000..8010}; do
    if [ `lsof -n -i:$port | grep LISTEN | wc -l` == "1" ]; then
            echo "Checking port $port - port $port in use"
    else
            echo "Checking port $port - port $port not in use - using port $port"
            export HBASE_OPTS="$HBASE_OPTS -javaagent:/hdptmp/jmx_prometheus_javaagent-0.16.0.jar=$port:/hdptmp/hbase_jmx_config.yaml"
            break
    fi

done

A: dont write $HBASE_OPTS so that it will not be called again, that why you are getting that error. If you are pasting javaagent:/opt/jmx_exporter/jmx_exporter_javaagent.jar=7174:/opt/jmx_exporter/hbase/hbase.yml" in any env file then dont need to write $Hbase, if you wite them in lib folder then it should export to env file.
Take out $HBASE_OPTS it will work.

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CSE In Our Own Words: Mobile Development – CSE Software Inc.
One of the biggest trends in connectivity and business collaboration today is the use of mobile devices. Overall, employees would rather use smartphones and tablets than a laptop or PC, even when in the office. This further facilitates work on the go, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and similar initiatives for the full proliferation of the global marketplace. There is nowhere an employee can go with mobile learning tools that educational software and opportunities does not travel with them.
Facilitating this shift from standard PC to mobile device is CSE Software with mobile app development gauged toward smartphones and tablets with every operating system. Android and Apple share the majority of the market at this point, but businesses can have the option of developing apps that run across multiple devices when integrating into a BYOD enterprise. In any case, creating an app for a mobile device supported and provided by an organization is one of the best ways of building compelling, integrated and comprehensive training solutions.
Nick Striegel, a member of CSE's mobile app development team, says that the variety of organizations seeking mobile learning initiatives for their organizations is ubiquitous. Hospitals, schools, construction firms and every kind of company in between benefit remarkably from mobile materials for training and educational purposes.
Creating an app that runs on a tool employees or students are already familiar with will boost the adoption rate on new software. It also helps that the level of ease and integration these utilities provide makes them attractive even to basic technology users. As the proliferation of BYOD increases in the corporate world and in schools, so will the need to make them more inclusive and flexible, including putting more resources into the palm of people's hands.
Companies already utilizing traditional eLearning solutions for the PC know how beneficial these programs can be to creating better-trained workers with higher productivity and engagement levels. These tools easily migrate to smartphones and tablets, or they can be made universally available, creating consistent training and education solutions for use in any environment.
The ways that mobile solutions can be employed make them valuable to the eLearning environment as well. A company can choose to create an entire suite just for a specific operating system, like Android or iPhone, or they can put guides and resources for eLearning tools into the mobile format, like eBooks, for later reference. These utilities can also be integrated into online solutions, boosting communication and interaction with others around the world, using the same kinds of custom training software.
The use of mobile learning solutions is on the rise in every industry today. As the economy waivers, businesses need better ways to teach employees without spending a huge amount of money, and mobile apps from CSE are flexible and cost-effective. These tools also realize a large return on investment quickly, as they can be placed on existing smartphones and tablets, made to work with a wide variety of different formats and much cheaper to maintain than traditional classroom teaching structures.
Striegel says. "People now expect to have instant access to content, and CSE can help get that content into their hands. From simple games or mobile learning courses, to complex applications and learning management systems, CSE has experience providing the right solutions for any organziation's needs."
Contact Nick Striegel at nstriegel@csesoftware.com or 1.309.670.7595 and ask for a mobile app development demo today!


This is a group to build a community of UU Parents and Guardians,where we can discuss how to raise our children with UU values and share resources as well as experiences. We meet on the Second Friday of the month from September through June from 6pm to 8:30pm. We join together for a family potluck from 6-7pm. Then, the children have activities to participate in while adults check in and discuss issues that are important to them. All are welcome to participate and encouraged to bring a dish to share.


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Q: Do Web Animations work in Dart? Dartium raises a "Not Supported" exception when calling Element.animate(), and Chrome, via dart2js, doesn't do anything at all.
Web Animations via JavaScript work completely fine in the aforementioned browsers.
Does Dart actually support Web Animations?

A: There seems to be a bug in the Element.animate API. It looks like the problem is that it takes Map arguments, and it's not being correctly converted, so in dart2js we're passing a Dart LinkedHashMap to JS, and it doesn't understand it. So it's just a matter of convincing the generation script to add the right type conversions. At least for dart2js, I haven't yet investigated Dartium.

A: I get Exception: Unsupported operation: [info: ../../third_party/WebKit/Source/bindings/core/dart/custom/DartElementCustom.cpp:100] even with an example that worked months ago.
Please create a bug report.


The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a Middle Eastern federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The seven states, termed emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain.
The UAE, rich in oil and natural gas, has become highly prosperous after gaining foreign direct investment funding in the 1970s. The country has a relatively high Human Development Index for the Asian continent and ranked 39th globally.
Before 1971, the UAE were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a nineteenth-century truce between Britain and several Arab Sheikhs. The name Pirate Coast has also been used in reference to the area's emirates in the 18th to early 20th century.
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country in the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabiato the west, and Yemen to the southwest, and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.
From the late 17th century, the Omani Sultanate was a powerful empire, vying with Portugal and Britain for influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. At its peak in the 19th century, Omani influence or control extended across the Strait of Hormuz to modern-day Iran and Pakistan, and as far south as Zanzibar (today part of Tanzania, also former capital). As its power declined in the 20th century, the sultanate came under the influence of the United Kingdom. Historically, Muscat was the principal trading port of the Persian Gulf region. Muscat was also among the most important trading ports of the Indian Ocean.
Qatar officially the State of Qatar , is a sovereign country located in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island of Bahrain, as well as sharing sea borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in the early 20th century until gaining independence in 1971. Qatar has been ruled by the House of Thani since the early 19th century. Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani was the founder of the State of Qatar. Qatar is a hereditary constitutional monarchy and its head of state is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Bahrain , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf in the Middle East. It is an archipelago with Bahrain Island, the largest land mass, at 55 km (34 mi) long by 18 km (11 mi) wide. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway while Iran lies 200 km (124 mi) to the north across the Persian Gulf. The peninsula of Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of Bahrain.
Transition level: FL150, also fixed.
You can find Squawk codes of the UAE here.
Do not exceed the 250kts IAS below 10,000ft unless you have permission from ATC, or the classification of airspace you are flying in means you are exempt from the rule. Military aircraft may also exceed the restriction.
Altimeter settings are in millibars and the standard setting is 1013mb (1013.25mbs to be precise).
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#191: Her Majesty
January 20, 2017 January 20, 2017 Anthony Cusumano1969, abbey road, beatles
The Beatles' success was based on a lot of things, one of the most critical being a stubborn refusal to act predictably. So while most bands would fall victim to the poetry of concluding their final recorded album with a song called "The End," the Beatles were too cool for that. Enter "Her Majesty," the shortest song in their catalog, an unlisted surprise that pops up after several seconds of silence following "The End." Granted, it was the result of an engineer's happy accident while trimming "Her Majesty" out of the famous Abbey Road medley, but it earned Paul McCartney's seal of approval which is all that matters.
"I'd even settle for Ringo approving one of my happy accidents."
In the process, the song's last chord remained affixed to "Polythene Pam," leading to a jarring, unfinished end…but that's what bootlegs are for. At a mere 23 seconds, it was never going to rank very high, but it's a fun little ditty.
← #192: Yer Blues
#190: Don't Bother Me →


The clinical science division at the Perkins is co-led by Professor Grant Morahan and Professor Peter Thompson.
The Perkins is establishing the Wesfarmers Centre for Translational Research focussed on cardiovascular disease at our new facility on the Fiona Stanley Hospital campus at Murdoch.
Our internationally significant diabetes research has led to new tests to uncover a persons likelihood of developing diabetes and the severity of it's complications, as well as pinpointing genetic markers that will be used to combat the growing epidemic of diabesity.


Today CloudByte announced the release of ElastiStor 2.1, an updated version of its flagship software defined storage CloudByte ElastiStor. Additionally, CloudByte also announced the appointment of Jeffry Molanus, formerly of Nexenta and Cloudian, as their CTO.
"Looking into CloudByte's history of running storage services in containers since the start of the company, combined with the ideas that form the foundation of the OpenEBS project, it takes storage to the next level and makes it not just another "me too" product. With the momentum of containers and new hardware trends, it allows us to do actual innovation instead of emulation. I could not be more excited about joining the company at this stage at this time," commented Jeffry Molanus, CTO of CloudByte / OpenEBS.


For drilling anchor and through holes or for continuous overhead drilling, this lightweight hammer drill is ideal for installation trades requiring a powerful and portable machine.
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Karaoke CDG app made with OpenFrameworks platform using C++

- Built with openframeworks 0.8.4 on OSX 10.9
- Requires the ofxNetwork add-on

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Environmental protection :: Piraeus Port Authority S.A.
Ports constitute the main trade axe worldwide, therefore they should implement the principles of sustainable development, demonstrating great concern on the protection of the environment, since environmental protection is in direct link with cost-effectiveness and development regarding any activity.
PPA SA, being a leader in the Mediterranean area and having a beneficial geographical position in Europe, is in continuous development, according to the principles of sustainability and environmental protection.


Hello, I'm Farah, a wedding photographer based in London. I have a passion for capturing documentary style weddings and decadent details.
I come alive when I'm capturing weddings, and from a very younge age have loved playing with big cameras – sealing fleeting moments.
I adore natural shots basked in golden light, delicate flower arrangements and regal layered cakes.
It's always an honour to be chosen by brides & grooms to document their every moment, and I take great pride and pleasure in being the storyteller,delivering the complete dream is the most beautiful present I love to gift the bride and groom.
If you have a story you'd like telling, I'd be thrilled to shoot it!


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November 4, 2021 News
CSOs welcome political commitment to end international oil, gas, and coal finance by end of 2022, say others need to follow suit
(Glasgow) — Today at COP26, more than 20 countries and institutions, including the United States, Canada, Mali and Costa Rica, launched a joint statement committing to end direct international public finance for unabated coal, oil and gas by the…
G7 Governments: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Concrete Plans Needed to Address Climate Crisis, Protect Rights
(London) – G7 member countries should take immediate and concrete action to end fossil fuel subsidies, Human Rights Watch said in a question-and-answer document released today. Ending these subsidies is key to countries meeting their human rights…
UK: Arms Sales to Saudis Suspended After Landmark Ruling
Court Holds Government Failed to Consider Violations in Yemen
(London) – The Court of Appeal in London ruled on June 20, 2019 that the United Kingdom government's refusal to consider Saudi Arabia's laws-of-war violations in Yemen before licensing arms sales was unlawful, Human Rights Watch said…
UK: Human Rights Watch Challenges Surveillance
Privacy Violations in Intercepting, Retaining, Sharing Data With NSA
Human Rights Watch and three anonymous individuals filed a complaint today over surveillance by the United Kingdom. The complaint by Human Rights Watch to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) charges its rights had been violated…
October 3, 2014 News
United Kingdom: Submission of Evidence for the Investigatory Powers Review
Human Rights Watch respectfully submits the following information to David Anderson QC for the Investigatory Powers Review. Firstly, we explain the need to reform UK legislation governing surveillance to bring it in line with the UK's human rights…


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Barium fluoratum: a case of multiple recurrent ceratocystic tumors
by Martin Jakob
A forty year old woman comes with ceratocysts in her left lower jaw, which she has had since four years. She has had an operation to remove the cysts but she feels that the cysts are growing again in her jawbone. It is a pressing pain; sometimes the whole jaw is painful.
The sun makes her feel weak; she also has a sun allergy, and headache from sun.
She wakes in the night around 3am.
She is quite unsure of herself and does not like to say much. She says that it comes from her upbringing, where she was not allowed to say anything. She is the youngest of 6 children, and her brother, who was one year older than her, was the king.
The mother was a difficult, domineering person; no one was even allowed to defend themselves. The father was milder. The parents ran a restaurant together and the whole family had to work there. She always wanted to break free and to run away but she was not allowed to do the apprenticeships that she wanted to. She felt that she would have been kicked out of the family if she had gone her own way – it was mostly her father who gave her this feeling. She did not dare to stand up for herself.
When she feels the pain in her jawbone, she feels depressed, she lies down, and wants to sleep.
There are a lot of stage 2 issues in this case:
- unsure
- does not like to say much
- does not dare to stand up for herself. She felt, she would have been kicked out of the family if she did, particularly with her father
One could say that she was rejected by the father, which if we think in terms of Jan Scholten's Element Theory, indicates Fluor
Prescription: Calcium fluoratum C 200 and then MK. This remedy covered also the pathology quite well.
In the beginning, she felt good and had no pain. The X-ray showed that the cysts were stable and had stopped growing. Mentally, she felt more stable and not so unsure and timid anymore. After half a year and regular repetiton of Calcium fluoratum, however, the pain came back, and the cysts started to grow again.
Calcium carbonicum, Calcium silicatum, Hecla lava, Syphilinum and Barium phosphoricum were given without much relief. After nine months, she had another operation because the cysts kept growing: the bone areas around the cysts were removed.
Seven months after the operation, the pain came back, which is the typical sign that the cysts were growing again.
She, then, tells me that during the time she worked in her parents' restaurant, she had too many responsibilities and it simply felt too much. As mentioned before, I had given her Barium phosphoricum because her brother had ridiculed and beaten her in childhood, which was very hard on her.
Another time, she told me that in the restaurant, which was also a kind of pub, people were often making vulgar sexual jokes, which was very difficult for her to cope with emotionally; laughed at (Barium) sexually (Fluor).
So, in the end, Barium fluoratum MK was given.
After a short time, the pain and the feeling that the cysts were coming back were gone. She feels that this remedy is working on all levels for the first time; both on her mind and the jawbone.
After one year and regular repetitions of Barium fluoratum, she feels very good, emotionally and mentally, and the X-ray is clear.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
La serveuse de bocks; Edouard Manet
Keywords: ceratocysts lower jaw, sun allergy, unsure, reserved, rejected by the father, ridiculed
Remedies: Barium fluoratum, Calcium fluoratum
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HARWICH – A Republican candidate for the Cape and Islands State Senate seat has received an endorsement from the New England Police Benevolent Association.
Anthony Schiavi, a retired United States Air Force General, previously served as the Town Manager and Police Commissioner for the Town of Ashland.
It's the second endorsement Schiavi received.
Local 2583 of the Dennis Fire Department endorsed Schiavi in May.
The Harwich resident is one of two Republicans seeking the party's nomination, along with Barnstable Town Councilor Jim Crocker.
County Commissioner Sheila Lyons and business owner Julian Cyr are running for the Democrats.
Current Cape and Islands State Senator Dan Wolf is not seeking re-election.


In this guide, we'll learn how to adjust the countries that are used in the country drop-down menus for Event Espresso. Additionally, we'll cover how to add additional provinces/states for a country that does not already include them. First log in to your WordPress admin. Next, locate Event Espresso in the WordPress admin menus and then click on General Settings. Next, click on the Countries tab. You'll now be viewing the Countries and States/Provinces screen. In this screen you can make various changes to your country settings and respective province/state. By default Event Espresso comes with the United States and its states enabled along with Canada and its provinces enabled so this screen may be especially useful to you if you are hosting events in a different country.
To remove a country from the country dropdown, first select it using the Select Country drop-down menu. Then just under the Country Details section you'll see an option for Country Appears in Dropdown Select Lists. If you would like to remove a country, set the option to No and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Save Country Details button. To add a country, you'll follow the steps above up until the Country Appears in Dropdown Select Lists option. You'll then select Yes (to enable this country) and then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Save Country Details.
Be sure to toggle full screen in the bottom corner of the video.
Notes: in the video above we use Australia as an example. You can use the steps shown to disable or enable any country that you wish.
After entering the information, be sure to click on the Add New State/Province button. Similar to the Country dropdown select list, you can enable or disable certain states/provinces for the state/province dropdown list. Just locate your state/province in your list and select Yes or No. Then scroll down and click on Save States/Provinces.


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Q: Android Resources$NotFoundException from drawable resource for older phones API 18 I'm running into the following error only when testing on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone with Android 4.3 and API 18.
Caused by: android.content.res.Resources$NotFoundException: File res/drawable/ic_error.xml
 from drawable resource ID #0x7f020098
    at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:2091)
    at android.content.res.TypedArray.getDrawable(TypedArray.java:601)
    at android.widget.TextView.<init>(TextView.java:803)
    at android.widget.EditText.<init>(EditText.java:60)

In my Acitivty.java file, I've tried using the following methods to set my vector drawable:
editTextNickname.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0, 0, R.drawable.ic_error, 0);
editTextNickname.setCompoundDrawables(null, null,
    ContextCompat.getDrawable(getApplicationContext(), R.drawable.ic_error), null);

I'm using the latest support libraries in my build.gradle file, as shown below:
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
  compileSdkVersion 24
  buildToolsVersion "23.0.3"

defaultConfig {
  applicationId "com.peprally.jeremy.peprally"
  minSdkVersion 16
  targetSdkVersion 24
  versionCode 1
  versionName "1.0"
  vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
}
buildTypes {
  release {
    minifyEnabled false
    proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
  }
  debug {
    debuggable true
  }
}

repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
  compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
  compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.1.1'
  compile 'com.android.support:design:24.1.1'
  compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:24.1.1'
  compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:24.1.1'
  compile 'com.android.support:support-vector-drawable:24.1.1'
  compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.6.0'
  compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-appindexing:9.2.1'
  compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:9.2.1'
  compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:9.2.1'
  compile 'com.amazonaws:aws-android-sdk-core:2.+'
  compile 'com.amazonaws:aws-android-sdk-cognito:2.+'
  compile 'com.amazonaws:aws-android-sdk-s3:2.+'
  compile 'com.amazonaws:aws-android-sdk-ddb:2.+'
  compile 'com.amazonaws:aws-android-sdk-ddb-mapper:2.+'
  compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
  compile 'com.android.volley:volley:1.0.0'
  compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.0-alpha1'
  testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
}

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

I've seen similar problems being posted on StackOverflow but no good solutions yet. If anyone has any insights, please help! Thanks!
<--EDIT-->
After ignoring the issue and coming back to it, I found a solid solution to get around the VectorDrawable not supported issue. On top of what was suggested, you can create VectorDrawables using the code below:
public static Drawable getAPICompatVectorDrawable(Context callingContext, int resource_id) {
  if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 21) {
    return ContextCompat.getDrawable(callingContext.getApplicationContext(), resource_id);
  } else {
    return VectorDrawableCompat.create(
        callingContext.getResources(),
        resource_id,
        callingContext.getTheme());
  }
}

I also had issues trying to put vector drawables directly into xml files. And I couldn't find a way to get around that so I eventually just took them out of my xml files and injected them programmatically in java using the same function as above. The error I got from using vector drawables inside my xml is shown below, if anyone has a better solution, I would love to hear it!
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.
  peprally.jeremy.peprally/com.peprally.jeremy.peprally.activities.
  NewCommentActivity}:
android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #90: Error inflating class TextView
    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2211
    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2261)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:141)
    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1256)
    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5103)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:737)
    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:553)
    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #90:
  Error inflating class TextView

A: Could you please test the code below? Just to see if works...
Then, I'll update the answer with more information
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    static {
        AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle arg0) {
        ...
    }
    ...
}

Background
I was aware that due to this Google Issue - 205236, support to vector Drawable was disabled due to Memory Issues.
One of the comments in that issue is that:

To fix this issue, support for VectorDrawable from resource XML had to be removed.

And then,

In the next release I've added an opt-in API where you can re-enable the VectorDrawable support which was removed.

So, they re-enabled that option in
Android Support Library 23.4.0

For AppCompat users, we've added an opt-in API to re-enable support Vector Drawables from resources (the behavior found in 23.2) via AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true) - keep in mind that this still can cause issues with memory usage and problems updating Configuration instances, hence why it is disabled by default.

Maybe, build.gradle setting is now obsolete and you just need to enable it in proper activities (however, need to test).

A: About AppCompatDelegate: "This feature defaults to disabled, since enabling it can cause issues with memory usage, and problems updating Configuration instances. If you update the configuration manually, then you probably do not want to enable this. You have been warned.
Even with this disabled, you can still use vector resources through setImageResource(int) and its app:srcCompat attribute. They can also be used in anything which AppCompat inflates for you, such as menu resources."
source

A: it's not a preferred solution but working,
I mix vector drawable and PNG from this website.


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Donovan appointed Interim Director of BVI London Office
in All News / By: BVI News on July 9, 2018 at 3:15 PM /
Elise Donovan
Elise Donovan has been appointed as Interim Director of the BVI London Office.
Donovan, who is Director of the BVI House Asia (Hong Kong Office), will be transitioning into the post as Director of the BVI London Office from August 20 to December 31, government announced on Monday.
When her four-month stint as Interim Director is concluded, Donovan will then return to the BVI where she will take up the role of Chief Executive Officer of BVI Finance. Lorna Smith will retain the post until that time," government said.
Government has already begun its search for new and permanent directors of the BVI House Asia and the BVI London Office.
Meanwhile, Donovan's appointment as Interim Director of the BVI London Office follows the departure of Benito Wheatley, who just concluded his tenure in the post.
"It has been a privilege to serve as the BVI's UK and EU Representative. There has been no greater honour in my life, with the exception of becoming the father of my sons, than to represent our country," Wheatley said in a farewell address.
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith described Wheatley as 'a fine public servant' who will be missed. However, he said Donovan is a welcomed successor.
"Elise will be a strong addition to the team in London while we identify a permanent successor and I look forward to working closely with her on the many priorities the London Office has including support for our economic pillars of financial services and the tourism sector and ensuring that the BVI is well represented to all key stakeholders in the UK as well as the wider European arena," Dr Smith said.
Government said responsibilities of the Director of BVI London Office include advising the Premier on matters for implementation and making recommendations to ministries, international agencies, the private sector and other agencies as appropriate.
The Director of BVI London Office is also responsible for 'strengthening BVI's voice with Her Majesty's Government and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office'; monitoring political, legislative and diplomatic developments in the UK and EU; and providing timely analysis of issues affecting or potentially impacting the BVI.
Deputy Director in London, Dr Sandra Besson, will be in charge of the BVI London Office until Donovan takes up the post next month.
the rock says:
come home strategy let's put a party together. bvi needs a new party.
nah says:
— ain't got what it takes to beat andrew
ok NOW says:
allen wheatley will be a perfect candidate for one of these positions
NPolitico says:
Undoubtedly, Allen Wheatley, the former Finacial Secretary, is smart and a great talent and would performed effectively in any position in any area in which he has the experience, education and training and expertise. Yes, Allen made a mistake(s) and suffered and is still suffering the consequences.
Yes, laws, regulations, policies……..etc must be adhered to. Many of us make mistakes and given the opportunity for redemption. The Bible says he without sin cast the first stone. If given the chance for redemption, Allen I'm confident knows that he will be closely monitored and be on a tight leash. All eyes will be on him with strict internal control. As an example, TV judge, Judge Mathis ( invited to the BVI once as a motivational speaker) had some legal issues, paid the price and got redemption. Ok. I'm off the soap box and ready to be put on blast.
strupes says:
IT GOT POLITICIANS DOING WRONG DAILY AND ARE STILL BEING REELECTED
Really says:
cat And dog will be running for political office come next year. Even mongoose will throw he hat in the ring. People have this thing for a joke.
Chief says:
So with all the people in financial services, only the first lady qualified? Give somebody else a chance
The Premiere gets his advice from the First Lady she makes all the decisions
Political Observer (PO) says:
Let's give a warm welcome to Ms. Donovan as the interim Director of the London Office. Thanks also to Benito Wheatley for a difficult job extremely well done. However, what is the real tory on Benito. Was he ready to go? Did he jump on his own? Was he pushed overboard? Will we ever know the real tory? By the way, why are there so many actors (interim) in the BVI? Are there no succession planning? Is it the practice to observe someone for years to see if they are the right fit? Actors are limited in making the changes that are needed, for they don't know if they will be around. They are just place holders.
Caribbean365 says:
Congratulations young lady. Stay focused on your international strategy- The Most High Willing. It will payoff for our country in the long run.
Guy Hill says:
Always continue to do your very best Nubian Princess.
THE BVI GOT MORE ACTORS THAN HOLLYWOOD AND BOLLYWOOD PUT TOGETHER
Smh says:
Look at the comments but we pretend to love locals.
I can't decide which is worse in the BVI
(b*tchy Virgin islands): the blatent racism towards outsiders or the hating on the locals by other locals. I guess it doesn't matter- neither of those actions does anything besides hurt the islands you claim to love. Actions speak louder than words BVI. MUCH LOUDER.


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Malcolm's Garden: Sowing Black Legacies to Grow Black Futures
By Ibrahim Abdul-Matin
Next Tuesday, marks the 95th birthday of Malcolm X/El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, a man whose life story has shifted hearts, perspectives and movements around the world. Many are introduced to him through his autobiography and my absolute favorite part of the Autobiography of Malcolm X was when he talked about his garden growing up. Gardens feed us. They bring us joy. They give us roots and a place from which to grow. So let's run with that and plant a garden.
On May 19th, Sapelo Square is curating an online commemoration of Malcolm X under the theme "Black Legacies. Black Futures," which is fitting in so many ways. The work that Malcolm X put into establishing the brick and mortar of the Black Muslim community is legendary. Now, as the world convulses from multiple shocks, Sapelo will use culture, thought, action and storytelling to mark their five-year mark. It is a sober moment, sure, but there is a taste of excitement. This is the raised garden bed that we will plant in.
One critical aspect of a garden is the soil. If the soil is fertile, then it will germinate new life or new ideas. The soil of Tuesday's event is the people. The event will feature some pretty impressive folks: the poet Tariq Touré, activist-scholars Margari Hill and Zaheer Ali, Jihad Abdulmumit of the Jericho movement and Maimouna Youssef and Tammy McCann, who represent the artist roster of the Inner City Action Network, Sapelo's partner on this event. These guests have a depth and breath in their works that exemplify Malcolm's commitments to social justice, human rights and Black liberation. They symbolize the kind of rich soil in which Black faith, Black thought, Black art, and Black action grows.
Now let's sow some seeds. The dynamic duo of Aisha Shillingford and Terry Marshall run a lab called Intelligent Mischief that focuses on the need for a "…Black Cultural Renaissance that offers a counter-hegemonic strategy that allows us to imagine and taste a new political economy that centers and empowers Black, Indigenous, and Immigrant communities of color in the United States and their diasporas." And in response to the commodification of everyone and everything they offer, "We must contend for dream space. We must usher in a cultural renaissance, that will in turn accelerate the economic and political renaissance that we are so desperately in need of." These seeds tap point to the cultural and psychological work of Sapelo Square's invocation of the "Black Futures" frame.
Another seed is about power building. The Black Futures Lab conducted the largest survey of Black people conducted in the United States and are explicitly using what they learn to change policy and build power. They have determined that we, Black folks, are in the midst of a 100-year journey — a transition — where our fortunes are reversed and we win. This aligns with the work of Sapelo Square whose mission is to be a visionary force for Black Muslims. In the time of this pandemic, they plan to supplement their role as storyteller and guide with content and events that promote community building.
Leadership is like water in our garden. If brother Malcolm taught us anything it is about leadership. Our leaders must be people who are disciplined and focused. They should be no-nonsense. They should be folks that don't make excuses or pass the blame over to others. They should be able to "do the hard thing" — the things that no one else wants to do — and do so from a place of love. In many ways, the hardworking women and men who are building Sapelo Square are demonstrating that kind of leadership by helping us weave together the threads of Black Legacies, Black Futures, the Black Muslim cultural renaissance and the power building —the Gardens —we will need to be successful now and 100 years into the future.
Ibrahim Abdul-Matin has over 20 years of experience in community organizing, government and consulting. He is the author of Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet and is the co-founder of Green Squash Consulting a management consulting firm based in New York that works with people, organizations, companies, coalitions and governments committed to equity and justice. Ibrahim recently joined Sapelo Square's inaugural board of directors.
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Les Asterionellopsidaceae sont une famille d'algues de l'embranchement des Bacillariophyta (Diatomées), de la classe des Bacillariophyceae et de l'ordre des Rhaphoneidales.

Ce sont des organismes planctoniques marins, quelquefois épiphytes.

Étymologie
Le nom de la famille vient du genre type Asterionellopsis, composé du préfixe Asterionell-, par allusion au genre Asterionella (diatomée de la famille des Tabellariaceae), et du suffixe -opsis, « semblable à ».

Description
Les espèces de cette familles ont des frustules hétéropolaires, c'est à dires dont les extrémités sont très différentes, montrant un pôle étroit (pôle inférieur) et un pôle large (pôle supérieur). Le pôle supérieur large, se rétrécit en une extension très étroite chez Asterionellopsis, plus large chez Bleakeleya. Les cellules s'attachent les unes aux autres au pôle large ou au sommet des valves pour former des chaînes plates, étoilées, torsadées, ou encore ondulantes. Elles ont au moins deux petits plastes discoïdes, mais peuvent en avoir un plus grand nombre.

Les valves présentent des stries alternées avec des aréoles poroïdes recouvertes d'un velum criblé de trous au pôle supérieur.

Les valves sont dépourvues de raphé et appartiennent au groupe des diatomées araphidés appelée « araphidés basaux », groupe frère d'un autre clade contenant des diatomées araphidées (sans raphé) et raphidées (pourvues de raphé)
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Les valves ont un sternum étroit, qui peut être presque impossible à distinguer, et des épines peuvent être présentes le long du bord de la valve.

Le pôle inférieur de la valve a un seul processus labial (ou rimoportula) , en position perpendiculaire ou parallèle aux stries.
Les deux pôles ont des champs de pores apicaux qui sont de simples zones poroïdes ou des fentes allongées. On observe ainsi plusieurs ceintures étroites, perforées de multiples rangées de pores, ou de fentes allongées. Le champ de pores au niveau inférieur est séparé de la face de la valve par une collerette de silice épaissie et surélevée.

Distribution

Liste des taxons de rang inférieur
Liste des genres selon  :
 Asterionellopsis Round, 1990
 Bleakeleya Round, 1990

Systématique
La famille des Asterionellopsidaceae a été créée en 2016 par la phycologue allemande  dans une publication coécrite avec le biologiste marin .

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Notes et références

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Références

Famille d'algues (nom scientifique)
Bacillariophyta

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Q: GROUP BY clause issue when generating reports I am writing a Java application in IntelliJ using a SQL database for appointment handling. For one portion, I must generate reports of 3 types: Number of appointment types by month, schedule of each consultant, and total number of appointments this year. I previously had this working (and haven't changed anything), and now it is returning errors on the first two report generation:
Error Expression #2 of SELECT list is not in GROUP BY clause and contains nonaggregated column 'U07sym.appointment.start' which is not functionally dependent on columns in GROUP BY clause; this is incompatible with sql_mode=only_full_group_by

and
Error Expression #2 of SELECT list is not in GROUP BY clause and contains nonaggregated column 'U07sym.appointment.description' which is not functionally dependent on columns in GROUP BY clause; this is incompatible with sql_mode=only_full_group_by

I have tried a few of the suggestions, but they seem to require 'super' access, and since this is a DB hosted at my school, I don't have that access.
Here is the code for the 1,2 and 3 report generator:
public void generateFirstReport() {

    try {

        Statement statement = DBConnection.getConnection().createStatement();
        String appointmentTypeQuery = "SELECT description, MONTHNAME(start) as 'Month', COUNT(*) as 'Total' FROM appointment GROUP BY description, MONTH(START)";

        ResultSet appointmentQueryResults = statement.executeQuery(appointmentTypeQuery);

        StringBuilder parseReport = new StringBuilder();

        parseReport.append(String.format("%1$-60s %2$-60s %3$s \n", "Month", "Appointment Type", "Total"));
        parseReport.append(String.join("", Collections.nCopies(163, "-")));
        parseReport.append("\n");

        while(appointmentQueryResults.next()) {

            parseReport.append(String.format("%1$-56s %2$-60s %3$s \n", appointmentQueryResults.getString("Month"), appointmentQueryResults.getString("description"), appointmentQueryResults.getInt("Total")));
        }

        typesOfMonthsText.setText(parseReport.toString());
    }

    catch(SQLException ex) {
        System.out.println("Error " + ex.getMessage());
    }
}

public void generateSecondReport() {

    try {

        Statement statement = DBConnection.getConnection().createStatement();
        String consultantQueryResults = "SELECT appointment.contact, appointment.description, customer.customerName, start, end " + "FROM appointment JOIN customer ON customer.customerId = appointment.customerId " +
                "GROUP BY appointment.contact, MONTH(start), start";

        ResultSet appointmentQueryResults = statement.executeQuery(consultantQueryResults);

        StringBuilder parseReport = new StringBuilder();
        parseReport.append(String.format("%1$-45s %2$-45s %3$-45s %4$-45s %5$s \n", "Consultant", "Appointment", "Customer", "Start", "End"));
        parseReport.append(String.join("", Collections.nCopies(163, "-")));
        parseReport.append("\n");

        while(appointmentQueryResults.next()) {

            parseReport.append(String.format("%1$-37s %2$-50s %3$-35s %4$-35s %5$s \n",
                appointmentQueryResults.getString("contact"), appointmentQueryResults.getString("description"), appointmentQueryResults.getString("customerName"),
                appointmentQueryResults.getString("start"), appointmentQueryResults.getString("end")));
        }

        scheduleOfConsultantText.setText(parseReport.toString());

    }
    catch(SQLException ex) {
       System.out.println("Error " + ex.getMessage());
    }
}

public void generateThirdReport () {

    try {
        Statement statement = DBConnection.getConnection().createStatement();
        //"SELECT description, MONTHNAME(start) as 'Month', COUNT(*) as 'Total' FROM appointment GROUP BY description, MONTH(START)";
        String appointmentQueryResults = "SELECT YEAR(start) as 'Year', COUNT(*) as 'Total' FROM appointment GROUP BY YEAR(start)";

        ResultSet yearlyQueryResults = statement.executeQuery(appointmentQueryResults);

        StringBuilder parseReport = new StringBuilder();
        parseReport.append(String.format("%1$-50s %2$-50s \n", "Year", "Total"));
        parseReport.append(String.join("", Collections.nCopies(163, "-")));
        parseReport.append("\n");

        while(yearlyQueryResults.next()) {

            parseReport.append(String.format("%1$-50s %2$-50s \n", yearlyQueryResults.getString("Year"), yearlyQueryResults.getString("Total")));
        }

        totalAppointmentsThisYearText.setText(parseReport.toString());
    }

    catch(SQLException ex) {
        System.out.println("Error " + ex.getMessage());
    }
}

A: Your mysql is currently supporting only only_full_group_by means all the columns present in select clause must be in group functions like sum, avg, max etc. or in group clause.
To resolve this you have to change your mysql setting.
If you are using mysql workbench in Windows then goto Edit >> Preferences and then select MySql under Modeling
See below screenshot for reference.

After that remove only_full_group_by from MSQ_MODE to be used in generated scripts textbox and click ok. Then restart you mysql.
And if you are using Linux then connect to mysql from Linux terminal.
Execute below script.
SET sql_mode=(SELECT REPLACE(@@sql_mode,'ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY',''));
SET GLOBAL sql_mode = 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION';


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The Guardians of the Galaxy, with Peter/Star Lord as leader, have bought Knowhere from the Collector. Cosmo the Spacedog is now a new member, and he joins Nebula, Groot, Rocket, Kraglin, Drax, and Mantis. While they are beginning to repair and restore Knowhere, the Guardians hear of a time when Peter was younger and Yondu supposedly ruined Christmas for him. Mantis and Drax discuss finding the perfect Christmas gift for Peter to cheer him up. They decide to go get Peter's hero, Kevin Bacon. Mantis and Drax fly to Earth and Hollywood to kidnap Kevin Bacon and bring him back for Peter.
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In the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings us a Christmas themed story on Disney+ streaming. The Guardians have purchased Knowhere, a planet-type space station, from the Collector, a character in previous Guardians of the Galaxy movies. They are restoring and rebuilding Knowhere when the Guardians tell a story of when Yondu allegedly ruins Christmas for a young Peter Quill, aka Star Lord. Mantis and Drax decide to cheer Peter up by getting him a great Christmas present. After a discussion, they fly to Earth to pick up Kevin Bacon, Peter's biggest hero, to come back to Knowhere. Arriving in Hollywood, they must track Kevin down and fight cops to kidnap the famous actor.
Fans of the MCU and the Guardians of the Galaxy will enjoy this "holiday" special. This streaming special takes place in the timeline after Thor: Love and Thunder and before the next Guardians movie. The main characters and actors are all present – Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, and more. A new character is added to the gang, Cosmo the Spacedog. The band, Old 97's, play an alien musical group that writes Christmas songs. Peter Quill mentions Kevin Bacon and Footloose at the end of the first movie during the "dance-off," and Bacon's inclusion in the special is fun. People who aren't fans of the MCU may still enjoy it but might get lost as to some characters and references.
Being more along the lines of a PG-13 film, there are content issues that may bother parents. Drax and Mantis get drunk in a bar, complete with someone trying to put dollar bills in Drax's belt. Once drunk, Drax and Mantis steal a map and money from a street vendor, fight cops, and kidnap Kevin Bacon. There is some language and cursing that may be a concern as well.
The main redemptive theme is the new connection we learn about between Peter and Mantis. They are brother and sister, and despite all the problems, once Peter hears about his new family, he considers that the real greatest gift, even better than Kevin Bacon. Family is an important priority, especially in context of the holidays.
The importance of family is a common theme in holiday movies and stories, and here is no exception. The Guardians of the Galaxy operates as a type of family, a community of misfits led by Peter Quill/Star Lord. Peter lost his family when he was younger, primarily through the tragic death of his mother, so for him to find another family member is important to him. Discuss with the kids why we should make our families a priority, and why having family around us during Christmas or any holiday is a gift. Perhaps some family members can't be there through distance or death, and we can have a conversation about how people are more important than stuff.
Dove Take – The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is a comedic Christmas story that will delight fans of the franchise, but parents might be concerned about the drinking and cursing in the film.
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The Guardians of the Galaxy act like a family, and since they hear that Yondu once ruined Peter's Christmas, Drax and Mantis go to Earth to get Peter a great Christmas present. When Manis reveals that she is Peter's sister, Peter tells her that is the best Christmas gift ever.
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What is the "extreme right"? What are "liberals"? This is why all political discussions sound like teenage gossip.
Posted on April 19, 2015 by Sunshine Thiry
As I was writing yesterday's post, I was reminded yet again that I do not have the necessary words to say what I want to say about politics and culture. The problem is that these words – left, right, conservative, progressive, liberal, leftist, traditionalist – don't seem to have precise meanings and instead are used in any given situation to denote the speaker's or writer's affiliation with or opposition to some particular group of people.
I was reading through a CNN article while drinking my morning coffee today and thought of this problem again
Homegrown extremist threat remains 20 years after Oklahoma bombing:
"The significance of the Oklahoma City bombing, in terms of its service as a warning about right-wing violence, became greatly lessened [after 911].
This is a lesson that Americans must now recall and recover.
Radical Islam, whether abroad or homegrown, represents a serious threat to the safety and security of Americans. But right-wing extremism did not disappear after September 11. Its history since the Oklahoma City bombing has consisted of a steady stream of plots, conspiracies, terrorist acts, and hate crimes. It, too, represents a serious threat."
The article warns that while yes, "radical" Islam is a threat to our security, a huge and ignored problem is the domestic "extreme right" as personified by Timothy McVeigh, Ruby Ridge, and the Branch Davidians. These are all incidents from the 1990s and the lack of anything similar in the past twenty years is chalked up in the CNN article as being due to American right-wing extremism being ignored by government and the media.
I started thinking about who or what exactly comprises the "extreme right". The above groups/individuals are the only ones named, and the only ideology highlighted in the article is "white supremecism," which is another term that has been rendered nearly meaningless. It used to mean people who held a particularly violent hatred for non-whites, but now the term is used for people who even point out that there are averaged racial differences in performance on standardized tests such as IQ tests, so saying that the "extreme right" is comprised of white supremecists is mostly meaningless, though it does make one suspect that when CNN uses the terms "conservative" or "the right," they mean those phrases to be all-purpose insults toward Caucasians.
So what is right-wing extremism? What is the "far right"?
Does it mean being religious?
No. Timothy McVeigh, the man responsible for the Oklahoma City bombings, was an atheist.
Does it mean supporting small government? Or constitutional democracy?
No, monarchists are generally lumped in with the "right" or "extreme right" but don't believe in small government or constitutional democracy.
Does it mean being a capitalist?
No. Hitler is considered the personification of the extreme right, but his party was socialist.
Is it all about maximal personal "freedom"?
No. Some libertarians identify themselves with the right but more libertarians self-identify as liberal and were former Democrat voters. Some people who get labeled as being the "extreme right" are Christian "patriarchalists" who don't support maximal personal freedom but rather a defined hierarchy of leadership and submission to leadership.
Does it mean being anti-semitic? Pro-semitic?
No. You'll find both pro-Israel and anti-semite voices among those labeled "the far right".
Does it mean espousing traditional sexual morality?
No, you'll find both Christian traditionalists and pick up artists listed as being "on the far right".
I have no idea what is meant by "right-wing extremists" or the "far right," but I actually have a lot of trouble pinning down exactly what the boundaries of liberalism are, too. After all, I don't support a complete deregulation of the natural world because too often that ends up benefiting large corporations at the expense of ordinary citizens. But as I've mentioned before, most liberal environmentalists are human-haters, which I am not.
So to talk about politics, we have to use these grossly inaccurate terms that don't really mean precisely or even approximately what we want to say. We end up sounding like teenage girls gossiping about their frenemies instead of mature adults using wisdom and good judgement to decide upon a course of action.
I've been called a right-winger, I've even been called the Christian taliban, but I don't think of myself as a right-wing extremist in any way. In fact, I no longer consider myself on the right or the left. This political model does not encapsulate my beliefs nor the beliefs of many people I know. I oppose the commercialization of all areas of public life, the way that unfettered capitalism in a liberal democracy leads to the break down of the extended (and even nuclear) family, I am pro-life and pro-traditional marriage, I believe in some environmental regulations when they are grounded in a love of rather than a hatred for humanity, I am a Christian…do I fall on the left or the right? I don't fall on either side, yet I'm certainly no political kin to the centrists. And I am meeting more and more people who seem to think as I do.
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11 thoughts on "What is the "extreme right"? What are "liberals"? This is why all political discussions sound like teenage gossip."
insanitybytes22 on April 19, 2015 at 6:26 pm said:
"I was reminded yet again that I do not have the necessary words to say what I want to say about politics and culture."
Me neither, but that's mostly on account of the fact that I'm not supposed to use excessive bad words. 😉
I actually live in the midst of the far left and the far right. It's a bit of a joke, but there are no moderates here. One of the things that is so maddening for me is that many of them are actually all on the same page. Not all, but most of us have some real things in common. All these labels really just serve to divide us and make us think we disagree.
Sunshine Thiry on April 19, 2015 at 6:46 pm said:
This is true,which is why "right" and "left" are not serving us well as we try to create functional societies.
Consider someone like Bodycrimes; she is a feminist and (I think) an atheist, yet she and I agree on some big issues (like the problem of commercialization of every aspect of our lives). Do I have more in common with Bodycrimes than some of the big-name conservative politicians? In some ways, yes I do, other than the abortion issue, which is a deal-breaker for me ever wanting anything to do with "the left".
Then again, I've met plenty of neo-reactionaries in the blogosphere who think abortion should continue to be legal but consider themselves far right. So.
It's kind of interesting, isn't it? People have become a bit too much like avatars, all ideology and rhetoric, so what they really, truly believe is often buried underneath all our assumptions. It seems as if we're walking in a world comprised of mostly stereotypes.
Sunshine on April 19, 2015 at 7:15 pm said:
For lack of a better term, I will probably continue to refer to myself as "conservative" and "on the right". However, those are really imprecise terms.
FuzzieWuzzie on April 19, 2015 at 10:07 pm said:
It has been a slow process but, over the last few decades Charlie Brown cndidates have chased hard after the most ephemeral of voters to the neglect of those who are loyal.
It does tend to play with definitions when you can't pin leedership down.
RichardP on April 20, 2015 at 11:35 am said:
But Fuzzie – you can pin leadership down. They believe in whatever it is that will get them elected.
bodycrimes on April 20, 2015 at 12:10 pm said:
Thanks for the nice words. I wouldn't consider myself 'left', by the way. By the lights of my milieu, I'm pretty conservative, on a whole range of issues.
Conservative is an almost meaningless term in a global world. It's all situational. Stuck in an airport the other month, I met a Scandinavian politician, who earnestly listed his policies for me. Less welfare, more labour market flexibility, pretty anodyne stuff. In his own country, he's called a right winger. To your average American, he would be a caricature socialist, complete with gay husband.
I think the US is almost unique in demanding that people line up along rigid ideological lines e.g. if someone tells you they're a liberal, that one word encapsulates a very specific set of beliefs that are all linked. It's not like that elsewhere.
Maybe it's because in most Western democracies, there aren't two clear parties, but rather loads of fragile coalitions, which force ideological opponents to work with one another and compromise a lot more.
bike Bubba on April 21, 2015 at 12:07 pm said:
I gave up on right & left back in high school. My political tendencies are informed by BIblical morality (sorry, not going to stone you, that's law of Moses), paleo-conservative/classical liberal economics, and a strong doctrine of what does and does not constitute a public good.
Eric on April 22, 2015 at 2:27 am said:
The problem is that political philosophy isn't binary — left and right. These are rough approximations for various beliefs that often have little in common with each other. However, I think a right-winger or conservative means someone with a strongly held belief that stands against the march of liberalism. Tim McVeigh may have been an atheist but his strong opposition to the federal government makes him an enemy of the liberal state. Hitler was a socialist, but he didn't have the right views on race so that makes him an opponent of the liberal idea of a post-racial panacea. Christians are a throwback to a pre-Enlightenment worldview because they put faith over reason and science. Being against any tenet of liberalism is sufficient to get one labeled as a right-winger or conservative.
Just call yourself a Christian.
Scott on April 24, 2015 at 8:02 am said:
Possibly useful in this discussion.
http://westernphilosophyeasternfaith.blogspot.com/2015/04/academics-meticulously-and.html
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Preheat the oven to 190 °C. Peel and chop the vegetables, place in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Season well with sea salt and pepper and some sprigs of rosemary.
Add two cloves of garlic to the mix. Place the vegetables in a deep baking dish and put them into the oven along with the piece of beef, covered loosely with foil. Bake for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a bowl mix the bread, eggs, nuts, cherries, apricots and thyme. Make sure they are well coated with egg mix, a bit mushy is fine. Season well.
Remove the beef from the oven and allow to cool slightly before adding the stuffing crust to the top.
Return to the oven at 160° C and roast for another 10 to 20 minutes, depending on your eating preference. Less time for rare, a bit more time for medium. Allow the meat to rest before serving it on top of a bed of spinach, mixed leaves, roast vegetables and a sprinkle of fresh nuts, cherries and herbs.


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What's happening with national careers policy?
A major reason why arts organisations, museums and libraries fail to impact on education policy and practice is because we don't always engage with the mainstream of what's going on in schools and colleges. We sometimes put on activities that teachers and tutors want to engage with but can't justify to their management teams. It is increasingly hard for teachers to make the case for taking students out of schools to events, or to engage with some of the excellent projects on offer.
There's a lot of debate currently about the need for young people to know about the careers available in the creative industries but less debate about how we ensure that the creative industries feature within mainstream careers advice in schools, colleges and universities. We'll make most impact if we ensure that educators are promoting the arts and culture in what they have to do. If we can help all young people to find out about our sector then the arts education activities we do run can build on some basic understanding.
In December 2017 the Department for Education launched its new strategy, Making the most of everyone's talents. The Government wants all young people from all backgrounds to understand the range of opportunities open to them and to learn from employers about work and skills. Those of us who work in the arts and cultural sector want that too.
Schools and colleges are responsible for providing independent careers advice to their students with an indicative budget of £11,000 p.a. per institution. They are being encouraged to work with qualified careers professionals, employers and training providers to do this. Ofsted will continue to hold schools and colleges to account for the quality of careers provision. This includes a new requirement for Ofsted to comment in college inspection reports on the careers guidance provided to students from 2018.
The Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC) was established in 2014 to be the body that provides coordination for employers, schools, colleges, funders and training providers. It works with Local Enterprise Partnerships and will co-fund a national network of Enterprise coordinators who are trained to work with clusters of 20 schools and colleges through their leadership teams to build Careers and Employer engagement plans. Each school or college will also have access to an Enterprise Adviser who is a senior volunteer from the business community who ensures local businesses engage. We need some volunteers from the creative industries in each locality to ensure that our sector features in the advice young people get.
Enterprise Advisers will use their knowledge of local businesses to support a nominated Careers Leader (or the headteacher) in every school or college to develop and implement a sound careers strategy for its students, ensuring the institution can meet the Eight Gatsby Benchmarks which are principles developed by The Gatsby Foundation.
Careers Leaders in schools and colleges will need to have the appropriate skills and experience, be sufficiently senior to lead the implementation of all eight of the Gatsby Benchmarks and have buy-in from the Governors and the Senior Leadership team, work with subject teachers across the school so that careers provision is embedded within the curriculum.
The Gatsby Benchmarks
The Gatsby Foundation has produced Good Career Guidance and a careers website with helpful information for anyone providing careers advice. The Department for Education encourages all schools and colleges to meet the Gatsby Foundation's Eight Benchmarks of good careers guidance that set the standard for excellence in careers provision.
Quality in Careers Standard
The Creative and Enterprise Company and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation have also developed the Compass self-assessment tool, so schools can assess how their careers support compares against the Benchmarks. The CEC is considering how to extend Compass to provide equal support to colleges.
Schools and colleges can gain formal accreditation of their careers programme through the Quality in Careers Standard – the national quality award for careers education, information, advice and guidance. The Standard offers an opportunity for providers to undergo an external evaluation of their careers programme and so is distinct from the Compass self-assessment.
The National Careers Service will be the single service that provides careers information, advice and guidance. Young people and adults will be able to access this online via a new, improved National Careers Service website which is currently in development but expected to launch shortly, alongside a range of tools that individuals, parents and schools can use. It is important that creative careers feature on the site.
Destination data and lifelong learning
As part of the careers strategy the Department for Education plans to make destinations and outcomes data more accessible to people, to help them compare opportunities and make informed decisions on education, training and employment options. They will also look into ways to improve the long-term tracking of student outcomes, including the extent to which young people go on to apprenticeships and other technical routes such as the 'T' levels (the qualification which will sit alongside 'A' levels from 2020).
Delivering a new National Careers Strategy will be challenging for teachers, employers and training providers. It will be recognised as a key government priority so delivery will be prioritised by governing bodies and school managements over other activities. Arts and cultural organisations that work with the strategy and in so doing help schools and colleges to achieve partnerships with employers in our sector will be greatly welcomed by the education sector. If as a sector we are able to offer some of the opportunities together we will be able to provide a very rich source of local information and opportunities.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/careers-strategy-making-the-most-of-everyones-skills-and-talents
http://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/focus-areas/good-career-guidance
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Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves her strained relationship behind in London and returns to Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Hetty has every intention of renovating and reselling it as a hotel, but before she can dive headfirst into the repairs, century-old remains are discovered by the house's caretaker, with few physical clues left to identify the body. Only one thing is certain: he or she did not die of natural causes.
Hungry for answers, Hetty sets out to learn more about the body and the house's owners from the 1910s, including her ancestor, Theo Blake, an acclaimed painter who returned to Muirlan to paint the local birds, and his new bride, Beatrice, who fell for Theo's brilliance, even as she grew increasingly disturbed by his fascination with a local boy.
Following whispered rumors and a handful of leads, Hetty learns that something ruptured in the Blake's marriage, forcing Beatrice to leave the country and Theo to withdraw from society. The exact cause has never been known, but as Hetty studies the paintings produced by Theo during his short-lived marriage, she uncovers secrets that will reverberate throughout the community – and lead her to the identity of the long-hidden body.
Sarah Maine is a compelling new voice in women's fiction – her prose is rich and lyrical, and her storytelling is immersive. THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES (Atria Trade Paperback; is on sale now; ISBN: 9781501126918; $16) is a debut novel written with the command of a veteran author and is a perfect read for fans of Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley, and Ellen Marie Wiseman's What She Left Behind.
Sarah Maine was born in England but grew up partly in Canada before returning to the United Kingdom to study archaeology. She now lives in York with her family. The House Between Tides is her debut novel.


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On Friday, 28th September, FSCS signed off on a deal with Right Choice and the Danish Guarantee Fund to replace 10,700 private motor insurance policies. The replacement policies will take effect from 11th May 2018, and the new insurer will be Markerstudy.
Affected policyholders will have received an email from Right Choice outlining the details of the transfer of their policies.