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What challenges do rape victims face in getting cases to court?
12:34, July 30 198 0 theguardian.com
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Rape prosecutions and convictions have halved in three years, prompting concerns that the offence is effectively being decriminalised. These are some of the challenges rape victims face in getting their cases to court.
Rape myths
Myths and misconceptions about what a rape victim should look and sound like can present challenges in a case, including where alcohol has been involved or where the victim has mental health issues.
Although in 90% of rapes the parties are known to one another, acquaintance rapes can be difficult to prosecute. "We still hold a lot of myths and stereotypes about what makes a 'good' rape victim," says Katie Russell, from the charity Rape Crisis.
"There are a lot of very practical issues with the prosecution of cases where one party says it was consensual and the other party doesn't. The cases that are easier to pursue from a police and CPS [Crown Prosecution Service] perspective, and will gain more sympathy from juries, are stranger rapes, where there are obvious signs of physical violence.
"In many cases, where there are clear vulnerabilities, we are seeing that is working against complainants … Cases that involve alcohol, where the defendant is known, cases where the complainant has mental health problems."
Digital strip searches
Police can request a wide range of personal records from complainants in the process of investigating a rape. This typically includes a complete download of mobile phone data and in many cases victims are told their case will not go ahead without the information.
The process has been criticised as highly invasive and likened to a digital strip search. This is believed to be one of the reasons many people are dropping out of investigations – 41% of complainants did not want to proceed with an investigation after reporting rape in 2019-20.
This month it was announced that the form used to request data from complainants had been scrapped following a legal challenge from two survivors of sexual abuse, in a case brought by the Centre for Women's Justice.
Changes to CPS treatment of rape
Prosecutors within the CPS say there has been a change in how rape is treated. In 2017 the Guardian revealed that prosecutors were urged to take a more risk-averse approach to prosecuting rape. Training workshops outlined how the CPS could increase its conviction rate if it prosecuted fewer cases that might be seen as weak by a jury. At the time, the conviction rate stood at 57.6%, which has since increased to 68.5% – a record high, but the number of prosecutions has plummeted.
End Violence Against Women and the Centre for Women's Justice say the changes amount to a substantive change in policy and are applying for a judicial review into the actions of the CPS.
Fewer referrals from police
Police are less likely to refer a report of rape to the CPS for prosecution than they were three years ago. Referrals from police have dropped 40% since 2016-17, despite an increase in reports. Police have also raised concerns that the CPS has taken a risk-averse approach to pursuing rape cases.
Cuts to services
Police and the CPS have undergone cuts resulting in the disbanding of specialist rape units in police forces and increased pressure across the criminal justice system.
Russell says: "Unless you are a certain kind of person and raped in a specific way it is extremely difficult to get a charge – the system is completely broken. It's an outrageous failure of a huge group of people. If it was any other crime there would be so much more urgency."
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Indie Crime Fiction of the Month for September 2020
Posted on September 29, 2020 by Cora
Welcome to the latest edition of "Indie Crime Fiction of the Month".
So what is "Indie Crime Fiction of the Month"? It's a round-up of crime fiction by indie authors newly published this month, though some August books I missed the last time around snuck in as well. The books are arranged in alphabetical order by author. So far, most links only go to Amazon.com, though I may add other retailers for future editions.
Our new releases cover the broad spectrum of crime fiction. We have cozy mysteries, small town mysteries, animal mysteries, historical mysteries, Regency mysteries, Jazz Age mysteries, 1930s mysteries, hardboiled mysteries, humorous mysteries, paranormal mysteries, science fiction mysteries, police procedurals, crime thrillers, spy thrillers, action thrillers, police officers, amateur sleuths, private investigators, spies, journalists, sports agents, archaeologists, crime-busting witches, crime-busting socialites, crime-busting bakers, crime-busting cats, crime-busting ghosts, vampires, werewolves, Bigfoot, murdered Santas and much more.
Don't forget that Indie Crime Fiction of the Month is also crossposted to the Indie Crime Scene, a group blog which features new release spotlights, guest posts, interviews and link round-ups regarding all things crime fiction several times per week.
As always, I know the authors at least vaguely, but I haven't read all of the books, so Caveat emptor.
And now on to the books without further ado:
The Cat's Sure in the Rye by B.K. Baxter:
Bodies are piling up, and I'm in charge of figuring out why.
I can't help it! There are innocent people being accused.
And don't get me started on the heat and humidity in Beulah.
The thick cloud of death is only surpassed by the constant hot flashes induced by the weather.
I could keep going. I should actually.
After almost being killed by a history-obsessed realtor that wanted my inherited house for herself, I'm ready to get out of Dodge.
Unfortunately, this new situation is a bit more personal in nature.
A guy that disappeared a decade ago was discovered dead in this new case. Where has he been for the last ten years?
And one of my friends just happens to have the murder weapon. You can't make these things up. Not even in the pages of a good mystery novel.
Speaking of books, my new book club is at the center of my thoughts as the judgmental kitty and I traverse this new mystery.
The members of the club are fan-girling over the town's new resident, but the man is up to no good! I can feel it.
With all this craziness, it isn't easy being a sleuth right now, but Chonks will help me navigate the twists and turns of this gritty mystery, as long as we're home in time for his dinner.
That is a must.
Old Sins Never Die by Daniela Bernett:
While in the Lake District, journalist Emmeline Kirby and jewel thief/insurance investigator Gregory Longdon overhear a man attempting to hire international assassin Hugh Carstairs, a MI5 agent who went rogue. They race back to London to warn Philip Acheson of the Foreign Office and Superintendent Oliver Burnell. But it's a devil of problem to prevent a vicious killing, if the target is a mystery.
More trouble brews as Emmeline pursues a story about shipping magnate Noel Rallis, who is on trial for murder. Rallis is desperate to keep the negative publicity from exposing his illicit schemes, especially something sinister called Poseidon. Lord Desmond Starrett, whose dark past made him easy prey for blackmail, is getting cold feet about their dubious partnership. Hovering in the shadows of this ugly secret world is a Russian mole buried inside MI5. Scorned prima ballerina Anastasia Tarasova makes the fatal mistake of threatening to reveal all she knows. The hunt for the answers takes Emmeline and Gregory up to Scotland, where they learn that the truth has lethal consequences.
A Grave Case by Cora Buhlert:
When the elderly widow Maureen Pettigrew is found bludgeoned to death on the grave of her late husband, the case seems clear. Maureen is the latest victim of the cemetery mugger who has been terrorising Kensal Green cemetery for several weeks now.
However, the only suspect – a young man in jeans and a battered leather jacket – is a phantom no one except the cemetery caretaker has ever seen.
Can Detective Inspector Helen Shepherd and her team find the young man in the leather jacket? And does he even exist?
This is a novelette of 7700 words or approx. 26 print pages in the Helen Shepherd Mysteries series, but may be read as a standalone.
A Lonely Little Death by Beth Byers:
Georgette Dorothy Aaron is a busy woman. She's gone from being a lonely old maid to the matriarch of an growing family. Her writing career has expanded and for some reason the women in her life turn to her for advice. She's not sure she's qualified to help, but she does what she can.
Only a series of letters reveal that she's become important to someone else. Someone she doesn't know. And they're asking for help–before it's too late.
Now, she's racing to piece together clues and find her pen pal before it's too late.
A Masked Murderer by Beth Byers
All Hallows 1926
Violet and Jack have been invited to a masquerade by someone who doesn't name himself and gives no details other than all the guests are coming under the same circumstances.
They know something is afoot, so they aren't even surprised when there's been a murder. What surprises them is the invitation to all those in attendance to solve the crime.
On Borrowed Time by Adam Croft:
Each morning, the first train of the day leaves Oakham station and thunders through a tunnel under the village of Manton. But today the driver sees something that changes his life: A dead body hangs in the tunnel's exit.
DI Caroline Hills knows this isn't a suicide. It's murder. And when a second apparent suicide appears in Rutland, Caroline uncovers a shocking link: the victims knew each other.
As Rutland Police fight to catch the killer, a group of friends is left with an even more shocking realisation. One of them is the murderer. And one of them will be the next to die.
The $3 Million Turnover by Richard Curtis:
In the cutthroat, glamorous world of professional sports, one man works behind the scenes to fix his superstar clients' biggest problems: agent Dave Bolt.
Officially, Dave Bolt is a sports agent, representing professional athletes in basketball, football, baseball, hockey—you name it. Unofficially, he is a kind of undercover operator, a troubleshooter for a number of pro sports organizations.
Bolt's walk on the dark side starts with one phone call concerning the hottest basketball prospect in the country. It ends with a hairline fracture of his cheekbone, temporary blindness, a scrotum full of someone's knee, and the loss of the most promising marital prospect since his divorce. Oh, and a commission of staggering proportions.
God Save the Spy by John Ellsworth:
The story of a spy escaping from the Soviet Union in 1962. It continues even today.
Moscow learns KGB officer Nikolai Semenov is spying for the British in London. He is kidnapped and flown to Moscow, where a bullet awaits unless the British can get him out. Moscow is notoriously difficult to exfiltrate: the airport is crawling with KGB, no waterways to speak of, shipping and rails hopelessly monitored by KGB, leaving automobiles the only way out. Only MI6's secret Operation TINKER might save him. Nikolai grabs his daughter and runs into the night, fiercely determined to make the rendezvous.
It is the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis and President Kennedy desperately needs the war plans that only Nikolai has seen. He awaits Nikolai's call, which will come once he reaches freedom. It is October 22, 1962, the day the Russian and US navies will collide at Cuba's outer waters. Can Nikolai escape with his daughter and the intel Kennedy must have?
The Mystery of the Missing Heiress by Riana Everly:
It is the summer of 1811 and Fitzwilliam Darcy is consumed with worry. His sister and her new companion were expected at Pemberley three weeks ago, but they seem to have vanished into the air. Is Georgiana safe? Is she even still alive? And is Mrs. Younge a victim in some nefarious plan or is she behind the disappearance?
Darcy's friend Ecclesford tells him of a smart young investigator who might be able to help… and at the same time he might help Ecclesford with a romantic problem of his own.
In this prequel variation to Pride and Prejudice, private investigator Alexander Lyons makes his debut and sets his remarkable intellect to work to help Ecclesford win his bride and to solve the mystery of the missing heiress!
This is a novella of about 19000 words.
Dream House by Mike Faricy:
P.I. Dev Haskell is minding his own business, looking out the window, when a pink Mercedes convertible pulls to the curb. His old flame, Barbie Dahl, a surgically enhanced Barbie Doll look alike, gets out of the car. Barbie Dahl, the same woman who dumped Dev on a trip to Las Vegas. Now, she's back in town and needs Dev's help. Apparently her extensive Barbie collection is missing, along with Arnold Wazinski, AKA Ken Carson, Barbie Doll's significant other…
Fortunately, Dev comes up with a plan. But then Barbie gets involved and decides 'Ken' is going to pay, BIG TIME!
Another hilariously delightful Dev Haskell tale.
Sit back, enjoy, and realize things in life could be worse… A lot worse!
Ghostly Camping by Lily Harper Hart:
Harper Harlow's romantic life is perfect, her wedding is in the works, and now she's decided to enhance her business standing by attending a haunted campground opening. If she enjoys herself, publicly endorses it and the owner, then she'll open up a brave new world.
Unfortunately for Harper, old ghosts die hard and a fresh murder taints what is supposed to be a quiet weekend.
Harper's happy foursome – her fiancé Jared Monroe, her best friend Zander Pritchett, and his fiancé Shawn Donovan are all along for the ride – turns into a nightmare when the group must pretend to solve a fake murder while actively hunting clues regarding a real murder. On top of that, Harper and Zander don't have as much fun "roughing it" as they thought they would … well, despite the s'mores.
Four urbanites go into the woods. Will any of them come out alive? It's going to take everyone working together to solve an old mystery and ease the fresh hell that has emerged.
Get ready for adventure, because it's going to be one heckuva trip, and there's a big wedding right around the corner for those who survive.
Foreign Interference by Ethan Jones:
Played like a pawn…
Fresh off an operation that sent shockwaves across Europe, CIS covert operative Carrie O'Connor is dispatched down under. Her assignment is to identify the meddling of a foreign power in Australia's internal affairs that could wreak havoc on their democracy.
Working with untested partners with dubious motives, Carrie discovers the extent of the political interference reaches higher than anyone had expected. With her efforts thwarted at every step by shadowy figures, she's uncertain who she can trust and has to question even her closest allies.
Tested as never before, Carrie must infiltrate the powerful network pulling the strings. She's taken on the CIA, terrorists, and her own past, but she has never come across something as powerful as this… What will she need to do to stop this deadly interference from spreading beyond the continent and across the globe?
Cut to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee:
Scout Randall needs answers on a past she can't remember … and when an associate introduces her to an individual who claims to have known her family way back when, she believes those answers might finally be accessible. That falls by the wayside, though, when a tanned vampire lands in her backyard in the middle of the night … and he has a magical teenager in tow.
Sami Winters is all mouth and determination … and she's looking for her parents. Scout wants to help, but handling a teenager like Sami isn't as easy as it looks on the surface. By the time her wayward parents catch up with her – including a mother who is rumored to be the most powerful mage in the world – Scout finds herself knee-deep in a new adventure.
It seems female shifters in the area are going missing and rogue vampires from areas unknown are on the prowl. Sami Winters is a hybrid, part-wolf and part-mage, and she's a coveted ally in what's being described as a coming war. Scout has no choice but to join with the newcomers to figure out what's going on.
Vampires and werewolves working together is unheard of, right? Maybe not. If the signs are right, it seems a new enemy is brewing, and Scout is going to need help taking down an entire army of paranormal foes.
At the end of the day, she just wants to know who she is and where she came from. The answers might be closer than she ever imagined.
Mayhem and Mistletoe by Amanda M. Lee:
Avery Shaw has the world at her fingertips … and a pile of dead Santas near the railroad tracks. Interestingly, she's more focused on the Santas than her personal life, but only because she's been warned that a proposal is imminent from her live-in love Eliot Kane and she needs to look somewhere else – anywhere else will do – rather than accept what he's trying to offer.
Avery never pictured herself married but it appears it might be happening … no matter how she tries to dodge and weave. The Santas make an enticing distraction, so Avery throws herself in with gusto.
Tracking the Santas isn't easy because Macomb County Sheriff Jake Farrell doesn't want the names released. He lets one slip, though, and that leads Avery on an adventure … all the way down to a halfway house in Detroit.
It's a big world and some crimes are worse than others. The only common thread Avery can find when chasing this story is a drug ring, and when she pulls that particular thread, everything comes toppling down.
The drug world is dark and seamy and Avery is going to need her guile and wits to survive this one. Even if she comes out on the other side – and that's a big if – then there's a proposal waiting.
It's finally time for Avery Shaw to grow up … at least a little bit. Come along for the ride, because the big moment is finally here. There might even be a murder to solve along the way.
The Last Review by Lucas Pogrzebny
TRUTH BECAME FICTION.
FICTION BECAME… DEATH.
Back in his native Buenos Aires, Polo Levington, a.k.a. "Levin", a young freelance writer with a hidden phobia and an addiction to coffee, is tasked by an old employer with one last job—writing an article about The Last Farewell, a movie about to wrap shooting. The assignment is simple: he has to go to the studio and write about what he sees. Sounds easy enough, so he reluctantly agrees…
But what starts with typical behind-the-scenes drama—with two aging stars returning to the spotlight after a fatal tragedy decades prior—quickly spirals out of control when an actor is stabbed while the camera rolls…
Soon, between the props, make-up, and deceptions, death follows—and with it, a chilling descent into madness and an unsolved murder of a famous actress many years ago. Under the masks that the cast and crew all seem to wear, something dark lurks, bending the worlds of fiction and reality before Levin's very eyes.
A crafty killer, capable of masking murder as fiction; a mysterious honey-eyed actress eager to solve the riddle as bodies pile up; a world-weary homicide detective, one case away from promotion.
And among them all is Polo Levington, seeking the truth—even if it brings him dangerously close to the trauma that has marked him for life.
All the while, Levin must ask himself: Is it ever too late to face your fears?
On the Loop by J.D. Robinson:
How can 30 crew members just vanish into thin air?
One last month in paradise before an 8,000-year journey. That's what the Company had promised before whisking Alina Andra and her entire crew of 500 to tropical Tilulipu, where it had built a luxurious resort just for the occasion.
Only the rooms of the entire executive team now stand empty, and Alina's crewmates turn to her to make sense of their predicament. So why have a handful of her more dubious colleagues decided that the mass disappearance is part of an outlandish plot? And why have they named Alina as a co-conspirator?
Now thrust into a less glamorous spotlight, Alina heads a search for the truth. But while the answer she discovers may explain the missing crew members, it may also put Earth's first crewed extrasolar mission in jeopardy.
Black Frost by Willow Rose:
Emma Frost is tied up in a murder mystery that seems out of this world.
When a young girl disappears one night from the park, then turns up again the next morning in a different place on the island, people start to talk about her.
Was she drunk and just doesn't remember what happened?
Did she go home with a guy and won't admit it?
What happened to her, and why is she insisting that she doesn't know?
Emma Frost is fighting for Victor's best friend, Skye.
Emma is trying to get her back from the people who took her in the night, but having no luck when a guy falls into her arms in the street and dies a few minutes later.
The autopsy shows he has frozen to death, but it doesn't seem possible. When a young boy from Victor's school turns up frozen as well, and things start to get cold around her own house, Emma begins to fear for her loved ones' lives.
Once again, Willow Rose has written a story so compelling that it leaves the reader in almost unbearable suspense until the surprise ending is revealed.
Puff Love by John Sladek:
Puff Love is John Sladek's final novel, completed just before his early death in 2000. A mystery story with the traditional elements of a discovered corpse, a crowd of suspects and a reluctant sleuth with an unusual sidekick, Puff Love has all the qualities associated with John Sladek's best work: a gentle parodic wit, inventive ideas and a wholly original way of looking at modern life.
Murder at Tregowyn Manor by G.G. Vandagriff:
Winter of 1935 finds Oxford archaeologist, Sonny Nichols, under arrest for the theft of a priceless Roman relic from a dig in Cornwall. Catherine Tregowyn and her sleuthing partners Harry and Dot go to his aid. Almost immediately an anonymous telegram threatens Catherine's life. Dot's cousin has involved himself in something deadly.
Undeterred, they motor down to the dig in Cornwall which is on Catherine's estranged father's estate. Shortly after their arrival, someone viciously attacks Catherine, nearly killing her. The next morning, one of the archaeologists is missing, and more artifacts have been stolen. The attacker is clearly desperate. Is this only simple greed or are there other factors at work here?
When murder intervenes, Catherine, Harry, and Dot must dig deeper. Is the murderer the charismatic student who has forsaken his aristocratic birthright? Or the misanthropic and penniless professor who seeks to advance his career? Could it be the charming and glib young Irish peer who loves Greek dancing or the ruthless student who needs to reverse his family's fortunes?
When the truth finally comes out it is on a scale none of them could possibly have imagined…
Folk Tales and Fudge Brownies by A.R. Winters:
When popular Bigfoot skeptic Kevin McNight is murdered, Jean Williams refuses to believe Detective Wheeler's explanation that the killer was just a bear – she believes there was a human involved, and she's determined to find justice for Kevin.
With the local Bigfoot festival just days away, there many who stand to benefit from Kevin's death – from the well-known Sasquatch believer Roy Turner, to the event organizers who profit from the festival each year, to the Bigfoot "researchers" who despised Kevin.
In between working at her aunt's bakery café, Jean finds time to slip into the woods and the festival campground in her quest to uncover the truth. But will her hunt lead her straight into a bear's den – or worse, into the hands of a killer?
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Summer will be here soon. If you have a 5 or 6 tube table radio, now's the time to have it restored. Please check my Specials page for details.
As I mentioned on my main page, to me, an Antique Radio has tubes, also known as valves inside. But an antique collectable is 25 years old or older. So now I service antique transistor radios as well, from the 1920 through the late 1970s.
There are 3 categories of antique radios.
The first Antique Radio category has no power transformer. These are also known as "hot chassis" sets because one side of the line connects directly to the chassis. Typically the power supply develops voltages under 160 volts. In this category are also battery portable radios from the 40s and 50s. If your radio operates on batteries or has more than 6 tubes, or is a floor model, you are on the correct page. Otherwise, you probably have a special.
The second Antique radio category typically contains a power transformer and the high voltage from the power supply is typically between 350 and 500 volts. There were some models that used a circuit called a voltage doubler, and no power transformer. That type of power supply is capable of producing 300 volts. So it belongs in this category.
The third category of radio is a transistor radio. In this category are shirt pocket sized and table radios that are operated by flashlight or "transistor" batteries. There are also transistor table radios that operate on both house current and flashlight batteries. Early transistor radios were hand wired. Later radios used printed circuit boards. Early transistor radios contained some paper capacitors and very few electrolytic capacitors. Later radios had no paper capacitors at all to replace. So they usually need to be repaired (troubleshoot to find faulty components and replace them). Some customers have wanted me to replace all the paper and electrolyitic capacitors. They call it "renewing" a transistorized radio. Modern electrolytic capacitors work better than the old types. It increases the performance of a transistor radio. So I have adopted the term for transistor radios instead of "restore".
There are 3 ways I price a tube type radio restoration: Labor by capacitor-Labor by the hour (Basic Restoration), Flat-Rate (Basic Restoration). and White Glove (flat-rate more extensive). Most of the time, a basic restoration, is what's needed to bring a radio back to operating like new or better. But sometimes more parts are needed after the restoration, to bring a radio to operating condition. If the radio needs a tube or two, and a couple of resistors, or a capactor not part of the basic restoration, it wont add very much to the price, a basic restoration + a few extra parts is ok. But if more than half the tubes need to be replaced, and there are more than 5 wires with cracked insulation to replace, etc, etc. Then White Glove service is what's needed. White Glove is a flat rate more extensive restoration that includes more parts. If a chassis is in extremely bad shape, broken sockets, no tubes, wires missing, no speaker, etc., worst possilbe scenario, and in need of an almost total rebuild, it would need my White Glove extreme service.
It's still sometimes difficult to say what it's going to cost to restore a radio without actually seeing it. The methods of estimating the price, shown below, will give you a rough idea of what the restoration will cost. I am trying to make it easy to estimate the restoration costs. I welcome suggestions to make this easier to do.
Below is a table showing all prices at a glance for each category of radio.
Wow, was that chart below (from 2006) complicated. Forget it, just eMail me or call me (see http://www.davesantiqueradio.com) and I'll tell you your price.
Simplified: Radios $15.00 per capacitor replaced + sales tax (NY State only) + return shipping. Hot chassis radios same thing but $10.00 per capacitor replaced. If it's a basket case it will cost more. If it's a 5 or 6 tube table radio, the pricing is found on the "Specials" page.
Parts + Price of all parts.
Parts + Price of other parts.
White Glove + $20.00 Per paper/ filter cap. in radio.
White Glove Extreme + $40.00 Per paper/ filter cap. in radio.
Minimum Labor: $25.00 on Shirt Pocket other small AM onlyTransistor Radios.
Minimum Labor on "Trans-Oceanic" type and other more elaborate multi-band transistor radios $65.00.
Minimum Labor: $25.00 on Shirt Pocket aand other small AM only transistor radios.
*A Land is a printed wire on the pc board. If a PC board cracks, so does any land where the crack is. A wire has to be soldered in to replace the land.


[vurj] noun The point beyond which something begins or occurs; brink. Oil and wax on cradled panel.
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Andreus () ist eine Figur der griechischen Mythologie.

Er ist der Sohn des thessalischen Flussgottes Peneios und Gründer der Stadt Orchomenos, deren Umgebung nach ihm Andreis genannt wurde. Er heiratet Euippe und hat mit ihr einen Sohn namens Eteokles.

Ein Andreus wird auch als Gründer und Namensgeber der Insel Andros bezeichnet; ob es sich dabei um denselben Andreus handelt, ist ungewiss.

Literatur

Weblinks
 Andreus im Greek Myth Index (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Person der griechischen Mythologie

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Earlier this year, a young folk band by the name of The Corner Room released their debut album, Psalm Songs, Vol. 1. With a strong collection of songs taken straight from the Book of Psalms (word-for-word), the idea of more volumes was an enticing one, to say the least. Though a second volume is surely in the works, The Corner Room is already at it again with a new EP, called What Great Mystery.
Unlike the band's Psalm Songs album, What Great Mystery does feature some entirely original material. The Corner Room actually wrote two of the five songs on this EP: "What Great Mystery" and "Unworthy." The former leads us off with a noticeably different sound than you'd expect having heard Psalm Songs. Sounding more like something from Citizens & Saints' first album (before "& Saints" was added to their name), "What Great Mystery" explores the truly mysterious fact that Jesus loves us in a mid-tempo, indie/pop rock song. "Unworthy" is a little more on the folk side, but still retains some of the indie sound, and could probably also appeal to fans of Hillsong Worship's slower ballads. Unlike the title track, which was led by singer Jon David Connelly, "Unworthy" is led by a young lady named MK Whatley. Whatley's voice doesn't really sound strong enough to be in a position to provide lead vocals, though her voice does sound better in the chorus when it's layered over some other background vocals.
The main lead singer, Adam Wright, steps in for all three of the other songs here, which are all hymns. The first of the hymns is one called "O God Be Merciful To Me." The most versatile of the five songs, The Corner Room created a bit of an interesting combination, with some tropical percussion and background melodies underneath a gorgeous bluegrass covering. Some of the other band members really shine here, with excellent mandolin and fiddle stealing the show. Continuing to dig deep into the hymnal archives, we're treated to a wonderful rendition of "Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ," which turns out to be really soft and tender, with a beautiful cello and a very subtle banjo. A very worshipful track, indeed, and it leads into their own take on what has come to be known as simply "Doxology" by most of the bands that have done it. The bluegrass sound from "O God Be Merciful To Me" resurfaces here, but in full force this time around. The band seems to have been having fun playing and worshiping while recording this song, and the slow fade at the end, while the band is still jamming, makes me wish I was watching them when they recorded it just to get more of it.
The Corner Room is still a relatively new band, but with this new EP added to the full-length they've already given us, they're already proving themselves as a very solid worship band. I'd be very pleased to hear this band on the radio, or to even hear that they got picked up by a major label if that's what the Lord would have them do. Though I'm still looking forward to Psalm Songs, Vol. 2, the What Great Mystery EP proves to be a solid release for the interim.


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Q: Распределить посты по условию (по дате) в два Div'a Необходимо поместить посты которые соответствуют условию (по дате) в один div, а те что нет —  в другой.
Есть код, который отвечает за вывод постов:

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                <?php
                // Load category_item.php by default
                    $this->item = $item;
                    echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
                ?>

        <?php endforeach; ?>

К постам я добавил дополнительные поля в которых указывается дата, скажем дата завершения акции:
<?php if  ($this->item->extraFields->finish->value) : ?>
    <?php
    $date_offer_finish = $this->item->extraFields->finish->value; // дата завершения акции

    $date_now = JHTML::_('date', 'now', JText::_('d F Y')); // текущая дата
    ; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

На основании этого я попытался сделать условие, подружить эти два куска кода и распределить посты в два дива:
1) посты в которых установлена сегодняшняя дата или более поздняя; (акутальные)
2) посты в которых установлена дата ранее, чем сегодня. (истекшие)
т.е вот так:

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            ...

Но к сожалению ничего не вышло. Прошу помочь с решением вопроса, интересны любые варианты. Спасибо!

Правка 1.
Воспользовался рекомендациями, которые дали в ответе и получился следующий код:
<?php if(isset($this->primary) && count($this->primary)): ?>

        <?php foreach($this->primary as $key=>$item):
         if (!empty($this->item->extraFields->finish->value) || strtotime($this->item->extraFields->finish->value) > time()){
        continue;
        }
        $this->item = $item;
        echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
        endforeach; ?>

        <?php foreach($this->primary as $key=>$item):
        if (strtotime($this->item->extraFields->finish->value) < time()){
        continue;
        }
        $this->item = $item;
        echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
        endforeach; ?>

Некоторые посты могут не содержать значение даты, т.е. срок действия неизвестен или бессрочный, поэтому в
 я добавил еще одно условие (!empty($this->item->extraFields->finish->value).
Но в результате распределение не происходит корректно! В
 попадают первые два поста, в
 только первый.
В общей сложности постов около 30. Среди них есть посты без дат, истекшие посты с датами и актуальные посты с датами.
Я упростил начальный код, и убрал часть в которой происходит разбитие на столбцы.
Исходный код:
<?php if(isset($this->primary) && count($this->primary)): ?>

        <?php foreach($this->primary as $key=>$item): ?>

        <?php
        // Define a CSS class for the last container on each row
        if( (($key+1)%($this->params->get('num_primary_columns'))==0) || count($this->primary)<$this->params->get('num_primary_columns') )
            $lastContainer= ' itemContainerLast';
        else
            $lastContainer='';
        ?>

            <?php
                // Load category_item.php by default
                $this->item = $item;
                echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
            ?>

        <?php if(($key+1)%($this->params->get('num_primary_columns'))==0): ?>

        <?php endif; ?>
        <?php endforeach; ?>

    <?php endif; ?>

Подскажите, что сделал не так?

A: Надеюсь в $this->item->extraFields->finish->value у вас микросекундами, если нет, всегда храните и cравнивайте даты только в в формате микросекунд - time() Если у вас дата в другом формате, нужно поменять формат даты, например через strtotime()

            <?php foreach($this->primary as $key=>$item):

                    if($this->item->extraFields->finish->value < time()){
                        continue;
                    }
                        $this->item = $item;
                        echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
                    endforeach; ?>

            <?php foreach($this->primary as $key=>$item):

                    if($this->item->extraFields->finish->value > time()){
                        continue;
                    }
                        $this->item = $item;
                        echo $this->loadTemplate('item');
                    endforeach; ?>

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This is an article I've been meaning to write for awhile and I think now is a good time. Lately, there has been an increasing debate regarding science & religion. Those in the scientific community look down on those whole dare to hold any sort of theistic belief while claiming to be a scientist and those in the theistic community (specifically Christianity) continue to make the claim that there is no conflict between science & Christianity. However, no traction has been gained on either side of the debate and some (like Richard Dawkins) don't believe there is a debate to be had. Shock of all shocks, I don't believe there is a debate to be had either. To be fair, Richard Dawkins believes that debating evolution with a creationist is a waste of time and yield validity to Creationism as something worth having a discussion about, that's not what I'm agreeing to and as a Creationist (in the sense that I believe God created The Earth, however I don't believe the Earth is 6,000 years old and quite frankly, I don't care how old it is) I disagree with Marco Evolution (which is the dominate form of Evolution most Evolutionists hold to).
I think the problem between science & Christianity is the fact that I think both camps are talking past each other. The expression "talking past each other" and for some reason or another fail to solidify what we're talking about and worst yet, how to talk about it. I'm not saying I have a solution to this problem but I think I'm pretty close and I think in this post I can bridge the apparent gap between science & Christianity once and for all. It's been said that those who hold to some theistic belief can't be scientists and that the two are incompatible with each other. Not only am I going to prove that notion completely false, but I'm going to explain why Christianity aides in the scientific process. So get your thinking caps on and let's dive in.
Why did I post a picture of Vending Machines, you might be asking yourself. Well aside from the fact that this article is titled "The Cosmic Vending Machine" I have no other reason to post a picture of vending machines. But I'm using vending machine because they're a device we're all familiar with and have used or have seen used at least once in our lives. So what about the vending machine that makes it so central to this article? Well, The Vending Machine, like everything else (yourself included) is a system. A system designed to operate a specific way. Now suppose there's a Man who was standing in awe of The Vending Machine, this man is completely perplexed by this large box buxom with goodies and terribly hungry; the only problem is this poor guy has no clue how to operate it. The Scientist & The Christian make the Man's acquaintance to explain what this thing is and how to operate it, and thus we begin.
This is a Vending Machine, in order to operate this device you must first insert the monetary value of the item you desire in the slot designated for currency. Once that's done, you can use the key pad located below the currency slot to type in the address of your desired item. Once that's completed, your item will be released and dispensed below. Should you have paid more than the monetary value of said item, change will be dispensed in the area designated for change. And that's how the Vending Machine operates.
The Man is astonished, but following The Scientists instructions he manages to obtain a bag of potato chips, he thanks The Scientist for telling him how to operate the vending machine, but now his question goes even further.
The Vending Machine is composed of circuits and wires and other thing of the sort. There is a scanner inside the money slot which reads the code of the money your insert. A series of tabulation devices respond to that code and are able to obtain the value of the money you inserted, which is how the machine is aware you inserted the correct amount. Once the correct amount is inserted the machine is activated. The keypad sends signals that is wired to receivers, the receivers are wired to a series of gears and pullys that are connected to the coils inside the machine. When you press the buttons on the keypad for the item you desire, those specific keys activate a specific signal for a specific receiver which activates that specific coil. The coil is then rotated and your item is released and dispensed below for your enjoyment.
Once again The Man is amazed at such an amazing machine. He shares his potato chips with The Scientist but now his question about the vending machines goes even deeper.
Well, there was a guy in a room somewhere with a sheet of paper and a pencil who drew this thing out and decided that the vending machine should be rectangular, and decided where the keypad should go and where the money slot should be and so on so forth. Then that guy gave those papers to another group of people, engineers and electricians who studied the blueprint and then gathered a bunch of cooper wires and glass and metal to actually build this thing. Then those people passed the vending machine along to a group of testers who operated the machine to see if it functions properly. Once it passed the test, it's passed off to a vending company where a group of people decided on contracts in regards to what food items the machine will carry. Once that's settled more people settle on a contract on where the vending machine will go. Once they come to an agreement, the vending machine is then placed in a vehicle and driven to it's new location, fully stocked with food items and ready to be used, and that's how it got here.
How do you know that? You can't prove any of that.
I know that from a few things. For starters, look at the money slot, obviously the money slot is designed specifically for our currency. That means whoever designed this is aware of what form of currency we use. Look at the keypad, that keypad also proves that the designer is aware of our alphabet and the way we arrange numbers. Look at the items inside the vending machine, as you can see the items are given a specific alphabetical and numerical address which means whoever designed this had some sort of organizational ability as well as the ability to communicate coherent information, which means they're intelligent. Note the dispenser below, you can't stick your arm up there and grab your desired item because there's guarding that keep you from reaching upward. Clearly the designer of this machine knew someone would attempt to steal the items if they could. Look at the items inside the machine again, this machine doesn't have the capacity to produce and bag it's own food, so obviously there has to be some sort of food company to stock those items inside the machine. And look at the way they're arranged, all the potato chips are in a single file line and they're all the same kind. Clearly some intelligence was behind arranging those potato chips in a certain way so that that specific address would yield the same result each and every time. I could go on, but clearly a large amount of intelligence is behind this vending machine.
Very true, actually, we know intelligence is behind this because we can clearly see how the system is supposed to operate. When the system is damaged or not functioning properly we're immediately aware of it because the information communicated to us through these obvious signs of intelligence let us know.
Well say for instance you pressed the button for Potato Chips but the wrong coil responded and The Cookies were released instead. Well because of the information communicated to us by the keypad & the alphabetical and numerical address we can clearly see the item released was not the item you requested. Therefore, we know that somewhere inside the machine some signals are being crossed or a receiver isn't functioning the way it should.
This is because whoever designed this machine, designed it in a way so that if we understood basic sequential language, we'd be able to identify the problem. Then we'd have to call a person and inform them that the machine isn't working right and they'd come and fix it.
I'll stop with the play and get to the point. The Universe, just like The Vending Machine is a system made to operate a certain way. Science can explain how the system is supposed to operate and it should explain how the system operates, after all it's how we've got such things at metrology and biology and chemistry and so on. All of these things came from the very basic understanding that The Universe is SUPPOSED to function a certain way. Human Beings are not SUPPOSED to have cancer, we're SUPPOSED to be able to have bowel movements, we're SUPPOSED to be able to see 20/20, we're SUPPOSED to have two arms and two legs, we're SUPPOSED to have & do a lot of things ACCORDING TO A DESIGN! A Blueprint, something that outlined what human beings are SUPPOSED to be able to do and be. Because of this design, this blueprint, we're immediately able to know when something isn't how it's SUPPOSED to be.
As a Christian, I acknowledge my own intelligence and therefore, I can safely assume that my progenitors have the same abilities or the capacity for those abilities as I do. Because you can read this blog you are immediately aware that an intelligent person who's able to communicate with you wrote this blog. Science telling us that we are composed of hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, chlorine, calcium, potassium, iron and so on doesn't negate The Imago Dei (image of God) within us all. After all The Bible tells us in Genesis 2:7 that God made Man from "the dust of the earth". Is it any surprise that we find common elements on Earth within ourselves? Of course, God will make us using common elements, He gave us bodies we could understand and repair. God didn't create us out of magic fairly dust and give us an inconsistent universe full of mysteries. He gave us a universe we could predict, a land we could master, beasts we could tame, language for us to communicate, and wisdom to understand it.
Just like The Vending Machine, I can understand the circuitry and wires inside the system that I can see, but I can also understand the one who designed it, the ones who built it and the ones who stocked it that I can't see. Because of the information communicated to me, I can infer that there is intelligence behind it. The same way I infer (and many others) that there is intelligence behind this Universe. Science can tell us What & How,When & Why (and it should tell us all these things) but can't tell us Who, and personally, I believe The God of The Bible, The Christian God is the ONLY God who's able to set up such an amazing and consistent system as our universe. I'll leave you with that before I dig myself into a hole. Thanks for reading, peace in Christ.


Our latest report, Fundraising Around the World, confirmed what we have known for a long time from our research – it is a challenging time for charities in Ireland. A series of controversies, from the practice of "topping up" senior executive salaries from charitable funds at certain medical institutions to wholesale mismanagement at Console, has strongly damaged trust in charities in Ireland.
When we first started tracking trust in Irish charities, 70-75% of the public trusted charities. According to our international research in nine countries, this would have put Ireland as an astonishingly positive outlier – much more positive even than the US, probably the country with the most well-developed charity sector in the world. In our latest waves of research this figure is more like 50%, putting it more in line with other English-speaking countries. This is following a steady decline in trust after the controversies of 2013-16.
However, it is not just trust that has taken a hit. Following these controversies, just 29% of the public agreed that charities were well run, compared to an average of 43% in the other countries we tested. Similarly, just 30% believe that charities are ethical and honest compared to 44% on average in other countries. For the overwhelming majority of charities that have been unfairly tarred with the same brush, this makes for a very challenging environment. In particular, acquiring new donors in an atmosphere where the public are increasingly more sceptical requires a deft hand.
Just as important as acquiring new supporters however is continuing to ensure that your existing supporters remain happy and inspired about their choice to support you. This is likely to be even more important for Irish charities as acquisition has become more difficult. Most charities are of course aware of how important tracking this sentiment is and conduct regular supporter surveys. However, it can often be challenging to interpret a survey like this in isolation. Because most supporters are positive about the charities they support, it can be difficult to know whether a result is meaningful. Yes, the results were broadly positive – but how are we doing compared to other organisations? Are we meeting the highest standards in our supporter care?
One way we have worked with charities in the UK to get around these challenges is our Supporter Benchmark. By asking your supporters a standard set of our questions, we are able to compare the results among your donors to our broader database of supporter responses. This allows us to meaningfully interpret your results and where they sit in the broader context of the charity sector and break the results down by charity size, sector, etc.
It also allows us to explore how the demographic profile of your supporter base varies compared to other charities. For example it is common knowledge in the charity sector that donors tend to be older than average and indeed this is backed up by our Supporter Benchmark, which shows that one in three of the average charity's supporters is over 65. But how does your charity compare to the charity sector average?


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John Marquis
Danny Cowley explains why John Marquis' Portsmouth transfer exit to Lincoln City was sanctioned
Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley admitted that it was best for all parties that John Marquis moved to another club after completing a permanent transfer to Lincoln City on Tuesday morning
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Portsmouth head coach Danny Cowley admits that it was the right time to allow striker John Marquis to leave the club on a permanent transfer.
On Tuesday morning, Marquis completed a permanent switch to Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee until the end of the season having lost his place in Cowley's side at Fratton Park in recent months to Leicester City loanee George Hirst.
Marquis, who cost the club in excess of £1million from Doncaster Rovers in 2019, scored four goals this season before losing his starting spot and then being sold to Cowley's former club, with his Pompey contract due to expire in the summer.
Four hours after Marquis' exit, Tyler Walker was signed on loan from Coventry City and was given the vacant nine shirt left by Marquis hours earlier.
Cowley confirmed that signing Walker was not possible until Marquis moved on, but the Pompey boss has nothing but kind words to say on Marquis.
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"It wasn't possible until John (Marquis) leaving and we wish John well," said Cowley. "He's been an outstanding professional since we've been here. I've got nothing but good things to say about him. It didn't work out, it wasn't through the want of trying and I'm sure everyone at Portsmouth respects that and wishes him well.
"I just think sometimes for players, you have got to cut them free. For John, I just don't think it was going to work out here. For all of the will in the world and for all we did on the pitch and off the pitch, I think that commodity of confidence [had gone] and when you feel like you've lost the trust and belief of the supporters, it can be very hard to be able to find your best form.
"That was the reality and we had numerous conversations with John. I just think it was best for all parties and I've got no doubt he will go on and be super successful at Lincoln. By the way, he goes to a really good club."
Cowley had worked with Marquis on and off the pitch in a bid to rediscover his best scoring form, with the 29-year-old netting 18 times in all competitions last season.
The Pompey boss felt that if anything, Marquis wanted success too much and a fresh start for all parties was necessary.
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"It wasn't through the want of trying. No one tried harder than John," Cowley told HampshireLive. "John said to me actually the other day 'I think I'm probably just trying too hard, I wanted it too much.'
"He so wanted to be successful here but like I said to him, he can rest easy knowing that he couldn't have done any more and in life, sometimes that is it.
"I am sure the rest of the Portsmouth support base will respect John for the way he worked for the team and the professional he was. I've got nothing but good words to say about him and I wish him well.
"He goes to a really good club and I am really pleased for that because I think they will be good for each other."
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Techzine Devops
Category: Devops
Devops started off as a new hype, but it has become the definition of how IT is managed in the cloud era. Developments and operations teams need to work closely together to get the best result possible for the business. Devops is here to stay.
Software development is still growing rapidly. Despite that fact, there are still not enough developers available, the new cloud era has changed the way applications are build, run and managed. This new way of application development has unleashed a redevelopment of many older legacy business applications. A lot of companies are looking at their business processes and how to optimise them in the cloud era, and this usually means the development of new applications and tools.
For example, best-of-breed is becoming more and more popular, where different applications are being combined to get the best possible outcome. These different applications have to work together and developers have to setup Integration platforms like Mulesoft and Dell Boomi to streamline the data processes between applications.
Lowcode
Due to the shortage of developers there is a new emerging trend, called low-code. Low-code, together with no-code gives businesses the opportunity to build new applications based on an existing platform without writing any (no-code) or a lot less (low-code) code. Platforms like Mendix, Outsystems, Betty Blocks, but also Salesforce Lightning, are growing very rapidly.
In the DevOps world, the use of open-source software is still rising. Many popular technologies are built in the open-source ecosystem and developed by hundreds or even thousands of developers all working at different companies. New technologies come out of the open-source world, or are donated to the open-source world by big IT vendors. A good example is Kubernetes.
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GitLab introduces Remote Development for development environments
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Canonical officially introduces extra secure Ubuntu Pro
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GitHub reaches 100 million user milestone
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Dell Technologies acquires cloud orchestration platform Cloudify
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Kalba kept his fortunes on the rise after defeating Khor Fakkan with a 4-1 win over Abdullah Traorey, Shaheen Sorour, Morocco's Omar Mansouri and Abdel Rahim Mouqran in minutes 26, 29, 35 and 61. Yatima Khorfakkan Adel Saqr 53 »Kalba up to 43, which is the same as the Fujairah runner-up and Khorfakkan remained with 29 points. On the other hand around the Fujairah lagged to a 3-2 win at Al Hamriyah to keep the "wolves" on their chances to climb up to the final round with his direct rival Union Kalba and both are equal in 43 points, while within the Hamriyah the 33 points participating in the extension of the rise as a fourth order Year after Khorfakkan lost the union.


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George II 1727 - 1760 /
George II, Halfpenny (Old Head) VG
Here we offer the scarce King George II Old Head Halfpenny. Remember that during the reign of King George II (1727-1760) the Halfpenny was the largest denomination copper coin issued. The coins are in Very Good condition, which considering they are almost 300 years is not too bad indeed. They are big chunky coins with the young head of the King on one side and an attractive seated Britannia on the other side. Supplies are limited.
SKU: CGC5035
Victoria, Young Head Bronze Farthing Very Fine
The first bronze Farthing with the Young Head portrait of Queen Victoria was issued in 1860 and the last was issued in 1895. We bought a very nice group of these coins in Very Fine condition. No telling what date you will get, but there are no rare dates in the group. Just nice condition examples to add to your collection. The more you order, the more different dates we will try and give you.
Victoria Young Head Shilling Fair
Victoria came to the throne a very young woman, she was only 18 when she became Queen. Her first coins carried a very youthful portrait of Queen Victoria a portrait carried on for the next 50 years. The Shilling was struck in Sterling Silver and because they were used every day, they come well-circulated. We offer them here in Fair conditio; remember that the newest coin is now 130 years old. Dates will be of our choice, but the more you order the more different dates we will try and give you.
George IV, Shilling (Bare Head) Very Good
King George IV only ruled from 1820-1830, so his coinage was rather short-lived. The coin on offer is his sterling silver shilling issued between 1825-1829. You have the King's head facing left and the reverse has a lion standing on a crown. They were only issued in 1825, 1826, 1827 and 1829. When you joined the army or navy you were said to take the King's Shilling, so why not take The Sailor King's Shilling? These coins are now over 180 years old and time to add one or more to your collection. In Very Good condition.
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Zhong Chenle  (, ; nascido em 22 de novembro de 2001), conhecido profissionalmente pelo monônimo Chenle (), é um cantor, compositor e ator chinês atualmente baseado em Seul, Coréia do Sul. Chenle iniciou sua carreira como cantor infantil, tendo se apresentado em vários concertos e programas de televisão na China e no exterior. Aos 9 anos, ele era o cantor mais jovem do mundo a ser convidado a cantar no Golden Hall of Vienna com uma performance solo. Aos 14 anos, Chenle lançou três álbuns solo e realizou um concerto solo na China. Em 2016, Chenle veio para a Coréia do Sul para se juntar ao grupo masculino sul-coreano NCT, estreando como parte de sua subunidade juvenil NCT Dream e, desde então, atua nas atividades do NCT Dream, lançando até agora três EPs coreanos e realizou uma turnê pela Ásia junto com o grupo.

Vida jovem
Chenle nasceu em Xangai, China em 22 de novembro de 2001. Ele estudou na Escola de Música Contemporânea de Pequim. Em 2006, ele entrou na pequena estação de televisão Shanghai Ying Siu Sing School e foi para aulas de dança. Em 2008, ele foi admitido no Shanghai Little Flute Art Troupe e estudou música vocal com Huang Jing.

Carreira

2009–2015: Atividades solo
Em 2009, Zhong participou do canal infantil Hajj, realizado pelo Yueyue Elf Vs Season Trial e ganhou o vice-campeão e o Elf Genie Award.

Em 2010, ele participou das atividades da seleção nacional de jovens talentos da China e conquistou uma medalha de ouro ao grupo vocal. Em 16 de junho de 2011, como parte da atriz estrelada Xiao Jiabin na segunda cerimônia de abertura da Semana da Música Nie Er (Shanghai Grand Theatre), Zhong levou o público de milhares a cantar o hino nacional.

Em janeiro de 2011, aos 9 anos, Zhong foi convidado a apresentar a música Memory do musical de Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats, no Golden Hall of Vienna - na época ele era o cantor mais jovem a ter realizado uma performance solo lá..

Em julho de 2011, seu segundo álbum solo, My Wings, foi lançado com um total de 12 músicas. Em 31 de julho de 2011, Zhong participou da cerimônia de abertura do Festival Internacional de Arte Infantil de Xangai no Grande Palco de Xangai e também da Cerimônia de Encerramento do Festival Internacional de Arte Infantil de Xangai no Centro Internacional de Convenções de Xangai em 4 de agosto de 2011.

Zhong começou sua carreira profissional como cantor depois de competir em competições de canto como o Got Talent da China. [5] Ele lançou três álbuns. [6] Ele costumava fazer covers de músicas e enviá-las para o  YouTube. Muitas de suas capas são da ex-estrela infantil Declan Galbraith.  Ele faz parte da Organização Mundial de Crianças Embaixadoras da Paz com sede em Washington, DC, fundada e presidida pelo pianista, compositor e produtor Ezekiel Elkin, representando a China como um jovem diplomata cultural em todo o mundo. Ele foi o embaixador chinês no The Musical Summit, um show multicultural internacional criado por Elkin, realizado na cidade de Buenos Aires em agosto de 2014, onde ele tocou "The Dragon's Romance", uma música que Elkin escreveu especialmente para ele.

Em dezembro de 2012, Zhong participou da Primeira Sessão Plenária do Distrito Huangpu de Xangai e elegeu o chefe do distrito com os maiores votos. Seus primeiros papéis secundários de atuação conhecidos foram em 2013, quando ele tinha 11 anos, foi apresentado no Drama Chinês, A Rainha do SOP 2. Em 2014, ele realizou um concerto solo no Shanghai Concert Hall.

2016–presente: Estreia com o NCT
Em agosto de 2016, ele começou a fazer atividades na Coréia do Sul, estreando como membro da subunidade NCT Dream, uma unidade rotacional do NCT composta por membros adolescentes. Ele é um dos dois membros do grupo inteiro ao lado de Renjun (o outro membro chinês do NCT Dream) que não foi apresentado como parte do SM Rookies antes da estréia do grupo. Ele estreou no NCT após apenas 4 meses de treinamento.

Em 30 de abril de 2020, foi anunciado por meio da conta oficial da Academia de Música Contemporânea de Pequim no Sina Weibo que Chenle, ao lado de seu colega de banda Renjun, se formou oficialmente na escola com a turma de 2020.

Discografia

Álbuns
 Tomorrow (2010)
 My Wings (2011)
 You Are There (2014)

Singles

Filmografia

Filmes

Séries televisivas

Programas de variedade

Prêmios e indicações

Referências

Nascidos em 2001
Cantores masculinos da China
Atores de cinema da China
Dançarinos masculinos da China
Compositores da China
Cantores de língua mandarim da China
Cantores de língua coreana da China
Cantores de mandopop da China
Cantores de K-pop da China
Cantores de música pop da China
Membros de NCT
Artistas da SM Entertainment


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and the number of clauses in the input formula. This bound is asymptotically better than the previously best known 2 n(1−1 / log(2m)) bound for SAT.


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Google Pixel And Pixel XL Price In India, Pre-orders Starts From Oct 13
In an event in San Francisco, Google has unveiled the much awaited – Pixel & Pixel XL smartphone. The phones will be available for pre-order in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany and Australia starting from today. Google also announced that, the Pixel & Pixel XL will be available for pre-order in India starting from October 13th, 2016 on Flipkart and over 1000 organized multi-band retail stores with leading retail partners including Reliance Digital, Croma and Vijay sales among others. In addition to this, Google is also offering interest free EMI programs and upgrade offers. Both the smartphone comes in quite Black & Very Silver colour. The Google Pixel 32GB variant costs Rs. 57,000 while the 128GB variant costs Rs. 66,000. The Google Pixel XL 32GB variant costs Rs. 67,000 while the 128GB variant costs Rs. 76,000.
On the specifications front, the Pixel has 5-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and packs 2,770mAh battery while the Pixel XL has 5.5-inch Quad HD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and packs 3450mAh battery. Both the smartphone are powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor which is paired with 4GB of RAM. Both the smartphone runs on Android 7.1 Nougat and comes in two storage options – 32GB & 128GB.
On the photography front, both the smartphone has 12.3-megapixel rear-camera with LED flash and 8-megapixel front-facing camera for selfie. The company claims the Google Pixel has the best smartphone camera with a DxOMark score of 89, even surpassing the Apple iPhone 7. The smartphone comes with modes like HDR+ and Smartbust. It supports video recording in 4K resolution, and video stabilization. Google is offering unlimited photo and video storage on Google Photos in their original quality.
On both the smartphone, there is a fingerprint sensor at the back.
Both the smartphone has connectivity features like 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac MIMO (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C
The Pixel users will have access to a toll free phone support number along with 54 walk-in service centres across more than 30 cities in India.
India is among the first six countries where Pixel is being launched.
Google Pixel smartphones are the first devices that comes wth Google Assistant, voice-based digital assistant. Successor to Google Now, Google Assistant is smarter, allowing users to perform multiple tasks trough voice commands and it also supports contextual search. The Pixel smartphones comes preloaded with Google's new video-messaging app, Duo.
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Grupa Krynicka GOPR – jedna z  siedmiu grup regionalnych Górskiego Ochotniczego Pogotowia Ratunkowego. Prowadzi akcje ratownicze, szkolenia i zapobiega wypadkom na terenach górskich Beskidu Sądeckiego i zachodniej części Beskidu Niskiego.

Historia
W 1906 roku powstało w Nowym Sączu Towarzystwo Turystyczne "Beskid", które po roku (w Wigilię Bożego Narodzenia 1907 roku) stało się oddziałem Towarzystwa Tatrzańskiego, przyjmując nazwę Beskid Pieniny, a później ponownie Beskid. W 1920 roku Towarzystwo Tatrzańskie zmieniło nazwę na Polskie Towarzystwo Tatrzańskie (PTT). W okresie międzywojennym w niższych od Tatr górach w Polsce organizowano oddziały ratunkowe, jako Sekcje Ratunkowe Oddziałów PTT oraz jako Zimowe Górskie Pogotowia Ratunkowe Towarzystwa Krzewienia Narciarstwa (TKN). Organizację Zimowego Górskiego Pogotowia TKN w Krynicy rozpoczęto w grudniu 1937 roku. Kierownikiem Pogotowia, które liczyło wtedy 27 przeszkolonych członków, został Andrzej Nowikow.

1 grudnia 1952 roku powołano Krynickie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe, które w 1956 roku stało się Grupą Krynicką GOPR.

Grupa Krynicka GOPR współcześnie

Teren działania
Grupa działa na terenach Beskidu Sądeckiego obejmujących Pasmo Radziejowej, Pasmo Jaworzyny Krynickiej, i Góry Leluchowskie oraz terenach zachodniej części Beskidu Niskiego obejmujących Góry Grybowskie, Góry Hańczowskie, Pasmo Magurskie i Pasmo graniczne.

Granicami obszaru działania Grupy są: granica polsko-słowacka od Gromadzkiej Przełęczy do Przełęczy Beskid nad Ożenną, turystyczny szlak niebieski na odcinku Beskid – Ożenna, droga wojewódzka nr 992 na odcinku Ożenna – Krempna – Nowy Żmigród, droga wojewódzka nr 993 na odcinku Nowy Żmigród – Gorlice, droga krajowa nr 28 na odcinku Gorlice – Grybów – Nowy Sącz, droga krajowa nr 87 na odcinku Nowy Sącz – Stary Sącz, droga wojewódzka nr 969 na odcinku Stary Sącz – Łącko – Tylmanowa, zielony szlak turystyczny na odcinku Tylmanowa – Jaworzynka, szlak żółty na odcinku Jaworzynka – Dzwonkówka, czerwony szlak na odcinku Dzwonkówka – Radziejowa – Wielki Rogacz, szlak niebieski z Wielkiego Rogacza do Gromadzkiej Przełęczy.

W rejonie Pasma Radziejowej teren działania Grupy graniczy z terenem działania Grupy Podhalańskiej GOPR, a na terenie Beskidu Niskiego (od Przełęczy Beskid nad Ożenną drogami wojewódzkimi nr 992 i 993) – z terenem działania Grupy Bieszczadzkiej GOPR.

Stacje
Grupa dysponuje 6 stacjami ratowniczymi:
 Krynica-Zdrój (stacja centralna, ul. Halna 18, 33-380 Krynica-Zdrój)
 Przehyba
 Bacówka PTTK nad Wierchomlą
 Jaworzyna Krynicka
 Hala Łabowska
 Magura Małastowska
 Magurski Park Narodowy, budynek dyrekcji parku w Krempnej.

Stan i wyposażenie
W 2012 roku Grupa dysponowała 9 zawodowymi ratownikami i 220 ochotnikami. W grupie służy również kilka psów ratowniczych. Jest m.in. wyposażona w kilkanaście samochodów terenowych, w tym 8 marki mercedes.

Władze
Prezesem zarządu w kadencji 2014–2018 jest Jan Łuszczewski. Naczelnikiem Krynickiej Grupy GOPR jest Michał Słaboń.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Górskie Ochotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe
Krynica-Zdrój


I've been loving all things monogrammed. So my newest projects incorporate our monogram. It's a classic way to customize your home.
We moved into our new apartment a week ago. I've been unpacking for the most part, and trying to get everything organized. Here are two projects I've completed, for our new home.
I love this key ring holder and think it's going to look great that the door, above a table I have yet to complete. I'll be sure to show you the complete look once it's done!
I showed you these pillows that I did a couple weeks ago, and finally got around to putting the finishing touches on them. I love the monogrammed pillow!
This is what you you see as soon as you walk in. I like it, but feel like it looks a little sparse. I think it needs something more. What would you add? I plan on painting soon, but wanted this up to see how I like it.
I hope you are having a great week! I'm linking up to the link parties listed at the bottom of my page!
Thank you so very much for joining in with this week's Pinning & Singing Pinterest Party. I love monogrammed things too!
I have a pretty blue bird hook in my hall ATM, but I think I may need to take him down and steal your idea for the space!!
This is adorable! I love anything monogrammed too!! Thanks for linking up at Friday Frolic:) I am sharing this at Facebook today!
Thanks! I apperciate you sharing it.
I am featuring your Monogrammed Key holder today on my blog! It was one of the top viewed links at Friday Frolic:) Congrats and feel free to grab a featured button on my sidebar!!
Love anything with a monogram-following you from TDC-stop by for a visit!


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Stunden der Entscheidung ist die 17. Folge der ZDF-Filmreihe Rosamunde Pilcher und wurde 1997 in der Rubrik "Herzkino" erstausgestrahlt. Vorlage war die Erzählung "Christabel" der Schriftstellerin. Die Folge wurde von der Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft produziert. Als Drehort diente unter anderem die Burgruine von Tantallon Castle und das Hotel Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh in Edinburgh. Regisseurin Karola Meeder inszenierte bereits die vorige Folge Irrwege des Herzens.

Handlung

Die in den USA studierende Christabel Lowyer fliegt in den Semesterferien nach Schottland zu ihren Eltern und bringt aus den USA ihren Verlobten Nigel Davenport mit. Ihre Eltern sind alles andere als begeistert, dass ihre Tochter einen Amerikaner ehelichen möchte. Als sie in ihre Heimat auf ihren Jugendfreund Sam Chrichtan trifft, erweckt dies in ihr ein Gefühlschaos. Sie fühlt sich immer noch zu ihm hingezogen und für sie beginnen Stunden der Entscheidung.

Kritik
Die Kritiker der Fernsehzeitschrift TV Spielfilm gaben dem Melodram eine mittlere Wertung, den Daumen zur Seite, und fassten ihre Wertung kritisch-lakonisch zusammen: "Wir entscheiden: Umschalten zum Tagestip".

Weiterführende Informationen
Weblinks

Belege

Filmtitel 1997
Deutscher Film
Stunden der Entscheidung
Fernsehfilm
Liebesfilm


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Building approval (certification) requirements
A building development approval (certification), known as a building permit, is required for most building works, including but not limited to:
new dwellings
alterations and additions to existing buildings (including new roofs)
house removal and relocation
carports and sheds (including DIY kit type,due to Weipa being in a cyclonic region)
roofed patios, gazebos, pergolas and shade sails (including DIY kit type)
fences over 2 meters in height above the natural ground level
retaining walls over 1 meter in height above natural ground level or within 1.5m of a building or other retaining wall
Approval is required if you are doing the building work yourself or employ the services of a licensed builder. You will need a private building certifier who will assess whether the proposed work complies with the Building Act 1975 and associated regulations and building standards. Please note Weipa Town Authority does not offer building certification services.
All building certifiers must be registered with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission.
Dispensation building work setback and size requirements
Should your proposal be within the policy setbacks and/or size requirements, you may apply for a siting dispensation. This should be done by your private certifier. Please note there is an additional fee for a siting dispensation application.
How to finalise a building approval
You will need to arrange a final inspection of your building works to ensure they meet the requirements of relevant legislation and standards.
The information below explains how to arrange a final inspection for a building approval.
Approvals issued by private building certifier
Contact your private certifier to finalise the process. The certifier may require further inspections, documentation or fees.
If the required inspections have not been done, the original certifier (or another certifier) may be able to indicate what needs to be done to make the structure compliant with legislation and standards and any associated costs.
If the approval has lapsed, or you can't contact the original certifier, you will need to engage a new private building certifier to lodge a new development application and start the process from the beginning.
Further information about the certification process is available at the Department of Housing and Public Works website.
Building permit search
Buying property or land is a major decision and a large investment. To assist prospective property owners, details of existing approvals, certificates of classification and legal notices can be requested through Weipa Town Authority.
Building and planning compliance
Weipa Town Authority officers undertake random audits of development sites to ensure conditions of development are compliant and in accordance with all approvals.
Asbestos is dangerous when tiny fibres are inhaled. The fibres can lodge in your lungs and eventually cause disease.
However, if it is in good condition, asbestos is not dangerous.
Exposure to damaged asbestos can cause 3 main diseases:
Asbestos is commonly found in houses, buildings, sheds and many other areas in Weipa. It is important to be aware of the potential risks, legislation, regulations, and code of practice with asbestos when conducting any renovations, minor maintenance and/or removal/demolition.
All information on asbestos with links to legislation, regulation and code of practice can be found on the Queensland Government website.


Members of the CIOB Dorking Hub took a tour of the New Haven Energy Recovery Facility recently.
The facility provides energy back to the National Grid as a result of the burning of non-recyclable waste.
It was built under a £200m PFI contract between East Sussex County Council, Brighton & Hove City Council and Veolia.
The plant makes a mark with its silver cladding and its 65-metre high twin flues yet from the top of the downs, it seems to nestle into the landscape.
Much of its mass is below ground, the building was constructed on a floating caisson moved into place and dropped onto piled foundations. This enabled both substructure and superstructure works to be undertaken simultaneously, saving valuable time against an optimistic programme.


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Former BBC CTO wins unfair dismissal case
lucbouchard 8 August 2014
John Linwood, former chief technology officer (CTO) at the BBC, was unfairly dismissed by the broadcaster over his work leading a £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) that has since been abandoned, a tribunal has concluded.
The tribunal unanimously found that Linwood, who claimed he had been made a scapegoat by the BBC following his dismissal in July last year, had contributed "to the extent of 15%" to his own dismissal. Presenting its case, the broadcaster argued that Linwood was responsible for a "massive waste" of public funds resulting from his handling of the DMI project.
In its conclusion however, the tribunal said the BBC's decision to charge Linwood with gross misconduct – resulting in him facing disciplinary proceedings – was wrong. However, the verdict rejected two other claims raised by Linwood against the broadcaster.
Described by the tribunal as an "ambitious and complex" project, the DMI project was intended to allow the BBC to digitally store, edit and retrieve its programmes through standardising the production and access of its television, radio and online output.
The project was designed to be split into three pillars focused around:
A meta-data archive/physical stock and loan searchable archive.
Production tools to allow producers and editors to work on PCs instead of specialised editing equipment and suites.
A DMI digital archive that would serve as an online warehouse to digitise content once produced.
All three components of the project were to be connected through Media Infrastructure, a name given to technology underpinning DMI.
The final phase 1 business case for the project was originally submitted by the BBC back in December 2007 after just over two years of planning, with Siemens being contracted to oversee implementation in 2008. This contract with Siemens was later terminated by mutual consent in July 2009, with the broadcaster opting to bring the project in-house.
The tribunal said that "one small component" of the project known as music reporting had gone live in 2012.
Linwood has himself argued that the decision of the BBC to abandon DMI had led the broadcaster to write off functioning software that could have been implemented into its operations.
Responding to the tribunal verdict, the BBC issued a statement saying it had faced a very difficult set of circumstances in relation to DMI.
"We had a major failure of a significant project, and we had lost confidence – as the tribunal acknowledges – in John Linwood. At the time, we believed we acted appropriately," the broadcaster said.
"The tribunal has taken a different view. We are disappointed with the outcome, but nevertheless we will learn lessons from the judgment and we are grateful to the staff who were involved in dealing with a very difficult case."


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Who Is Angel Haze? The 'Catfish' Guest Host Has Collaborated With Some Huge Stars
By Allison Piwowarski
We're three episodes deep into Season 4 of Catfish, and while I miss Max and Nev's witty banter, I don't completely hate the guest hosts Nev has secured while Max films his big Hollywood movie. On Wednesday, Catfish host Nev will be joined by Angel Haze, as they track down a woman who might or might not be Catfishing an 18-year-old boy in Illinois. So what's the deal with Angel Haze? Chances are you've definitely heard of this musician-on-the-rise who is also a huge Catfish fan.
Angel Haze is a rapper and singer who has been on the music scene since 2011. In December 2013, Angel Haze released her debut album Dirty Gold. And this past February, she released a single from her second studio album The Flowers are Blooming Now. The song, "Candlxs," was written about her relationship with Ireland Baldwin.
Angel Haze has also teamed up with a lot of great artists in the past, proving that she is going to work just splendidly with Nev. She has been featured on "Numb," a song from Nick Jonas' self-titled album. She has also collaborated with Bassnectar, Skylar Grey, Ellie Goulding, and Bastille. Basically, she has this whole music thing figured out.
You might also be familiar with Angel because of her adorable relationship with Baldwin. The two began dating in 2014, but about a day after the release of "Candlxs," Haze reportedly posted a lot of break-up tweets that suggested the two had split. Well, fear not, because as of March 8, the two went mini-golfing and celebrated International Women's Day (again, cutest couple), so they seem to still be going strong.
From the looks of it, Angel is going to be a kickass co-host on this episode. In the promo clip on MTV's website, found below, she expresses hope that the boy possibly being Catfished gets his happily ever after, which is a sweet take on the often dark and predictably disappointing end results of Catfish. Haze also looks like she's got that BS detector on high, because she isn't going to be played by someone who might not even be real. I feel you, girl.


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Place of birthNewham, London
Weight75kg
Ronnie Wells joined the British skeleton Talent programme in the summer of 2019, having previously excelled in athletics.
Ronnie's route into the programme was a little different to most of his team-mates in that he didn't come through the UK Sport and English Institute of Sport backed Discover Your Gold recruitment campaign.
He instead received a recommendation from his sprint coach on account of his best asset in his athletics career being his acceleration and, after meeting Head of Talent and Performance Innovation, Danny Holdcroft, he successfully came through a shortened but intensive introduction to the sport in Bath.
Ronnie recorded times of 10.37 seconds for the 100m and 6.70 seconds for the 60m during his time as a sprinter. He was a multiple time national champion & medalist in the 100m and he represented Team England on two occasions.
Prior to focusing on athletics from 2012 until 2019, Ronnie was a keen footballer and spent four years with the Bristol City Academy.
Away from sport, he worked part time as a sales negotiator in an estate agency when he wasn't training at the University of Bath.
RONNIE IN HIS OWN WORDS...
Nickname: Ronster, Rondog, Sonic
Most likely to be spotted: I'm an avid gamer so playing Call of Duty or binge watching various Netflix series
Least likely to be found: in the cold, unnecessarily (so Skeleton could be interesting!)
Me in three: fast, conscientious, spontaneous
Heroes: I don't have a hero or aspire to be like anyone: everyone is on their own journey and I'm just out here trying to be the best version of me!
Random fact: I'm a bit of a Harry Potter enthusiast - I've read through the books a total of 11 times!
If I wasn't a slider: I'd continue my sprinting career and enjoy the warmer climates track & field has to offer!


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# Check that we can request /
[ -n "$(_request '/')" ]

# Check that the version.js file can be retrieved.
helloWorld="$(_request '/version.js')"
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