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February 26, 2016 by Brian Francisco
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Starring: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie
Directed by: John Hillcoat ("The Proposition," "The Road,")
Written by: Matt Cook (debut)
There's a compelling desperation to much of John Hillcoat's work – a seething, a clawing, a straining-to-survive in a world that seems indifferent and unforgiving at best and actively predatory at worst. "Gritty" suggests itself. "Ruthless" does nicely. His protagonists, set-jawed, tired-eyed men often caught between two irreconcilable inevitabilities or in the tangles of an impossible decision, strive against wounds corporal, emotional, and psychic in a landscape swaddled by corruption, murder, and greed.
Pairing Hillcoat, then, with "Triple 9" – a twisting, ensemble yarn of doublecross and dirty-coppery in which good is often bad and bad is almost invariably worse – would seem a sound and promising (ahem) proposition. Whereas the director's previous outings have been set in past or projected timelines, alternate or isolated realities that may at best only invite pointed comparisons with our own, the Atlanta-set, aggressively "real" "Triple 9" marks Hillcoat's first opportunity to spin a tale of human frailty that's happening right here, right now. As is often the case, the extent to which the narrative lands or not may depend at least partly on the viewer's expectations sitting down.
In Georgia's apparently-crime-ridden capital city, here doing its best approximation of "Robocop"-era Detroit, Chiwetel Ejiofor's Michael Atwood leads a sub-rosa gang of police, ex-police, and ex-military mercenaries obliged to pull off a pair of increasingly tricksy, increasingly high-stakes, occasionally pyrotechnic data thefts to sate the desires of the Kate Winslet(!)-headed Jewish-Russian mob to whom they are in hock. Very soon, it becomes apparent that certain of said gang (a trigger-happy Collins, Jr.) are more comfortable with the particular brand of carnage and casualty required than are others (Mackie, as an active-duty gang-unit officer named Marcus). Ties begin to fray when the first job goes a bit screwy thanks to the sloppiness of junkie-loose-cannon Gabe (Aaron Paul), and, with the police force now alerted and a near-impossible mission to break into Homeland Security (beat THAT, Ocean's Eleven), the crew decide to buy time for the heist by creating what the film tells us is the ultimate calling-all-units distraction: the titular "triple nine," or 999 – police code for "officer down."
Enter Chris Allen (Casey Affleck): idealistic, new to the force, and Marcus's new partner. He gnaws gum, meets everyone and everything with an unflappable Mona Lisa smirk, wants "to make a difference." He is, it is summarily decided, the perfect mark. What then unfolds is a somewhat Byzantine cat-and-cat-and-mouse-and-more-cats-and-other-cats-dressed-as-mice game, as the appointed time approaches, various dramatic arcs play out, and the important questions (Will Mackie do it? Since they've got Ejiofor's kid, he's kind of a good guy, right? Are those fake teeth on Woody Harrelson?) are blurred, come into focus, and get re-blurred again.
With Hillcoat at the wheel and a humiliation of casting riches, "Triple 9" rolls into town behind prohibitively towering expectations. The fact is, it's a serviceable crime drama, with solid set pieces and some nice acting moments (Mackie and Affleck forge a genuine and endearing chemistry; Harrelson adds some characteristic oddball charm; Michael K. Williams does much with a brief but vibrant cameo), but it seems to fall short of what its pedigree might suggest. Some acting beats miss marks, some plot turns are foreseeable, some dialogue feels like frank exposition. The result, alas, is conventional: something like a pulpier "Heat," or a less-kinetic "The Departed." Which, depending what you're up for, might be fine.
Tags: 2016, Anthony Mackie, brianreview, Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Hillcoat, Matt Cook, Triple 9
November 30, 2009 by Kiko Martinez
Filed under CineStrays
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Charlize Theron
Directed by: John Hillcoat ("The Proposition")
Written by: Joe Penhall ("Enduring Love")
Man is left to fend for himself in the excessively bleak and beautifully shot film "The Road." Adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Cormac McCarthy (the same author who gave us 2007's Academy Award Best Picture winner "No Country for Old Men"), "The Road" stars Oscar-nominee Viggo Mortensen ("Eastern Promises") as a father who is trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world with his son (Kodie Smith-McPhee). The film follows the two traveling south towards the coast and avoiding anyone they see out of fear for their safety. Since food is scarce everywhere, many people have resorted to cannibalism. While the narrative leaves more to be desired, director John Hillcoat and cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe create a devastatingly miserable atmosphere that can't be shaken. Along with the gray palette and brilliant performance by Mortensen and McPhee, "The Road" may not be one many in the mainstream will want to travel, but there is a daunting strangeness that could reel some of the more curious cineastes who have a yearning for something truly disheartening.
Tags: 2009, Charlize Theron, Joe Penhall, John Hillcoat, Kodi Smith-McPhee, The Road, Viggo Mortensen
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Grace continues to expand its insurance business across the Caribbean and to that end has received approval to open shop in St Vincent, Antigua and Grenada. It is also in the process of registering in Guyana.
Caribbean conglomerate GraceKennedy saw its revenues rise by J$1.6 billion to J$23.7 billion in the first quarter of 2017.
However this generated a net profit of $1.1 billion for the period under review, some 28 per cent lower than the figure posted for the same quarter in 2016.
Fortuitously Grace reported a non-recurring gain of $423.5 million realised on the liquidation of some non-operating subsidiaries for the corresponding period of 2016.
The Group's food and financial services divisions continue to be the key drivers of growth.
The Food Division saw higher sales compared with Q1, 2016 driven in the main from operations in North America and its Hi-Lo stores.
Lower margins, depreciation of the Pound and market expenses and costs associated with the re-vitalisation of the Hi-Lo grocery stores negatively impacted that division's pre-tax profits sending them lower than those posted for the corresponding period of 2016.
Meanwhile, the financial division saw an uptick in both revenue and pre-tax profit over the corresponding period in 2016.
First Global Bank reported growth in both its loan portfolio and non-interest income. The Money Services segment is traditionally a winner for the Group and this quarter was no exception.
GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS) registered increased transaction volumes in the remittances business.
However while its insurance business posted increased revenues, its pre-tax profits fell when compared with Q1, 2016.
GraceKennedy Group CEO Don Wehby has often cited the mission of relying more on exports and seeing to it that a large part of the Group's revenues and profits come from territories outside of Jamaica.
He has remained unrelenting in this regard and maintains that this quarter's performance sees the Group ahead of plan.
The Group's share price increased by 6.1% for the quarter under review with the Board of Directors approving an interim dividend of 30 cents per stock unit to be paid on May 18, 2017.
This represents a 15% increase over last year's first interim dividend of 26 cents per stock unit.
Shareholder equity increased by $1.8 billion to $44 billion which now spells a book value per share of $44.18 as at March 31, 2017.


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Biggar High pupil's space career about to lift off in USA
THE countdown has begun for a budding young Clydesdale scientist – as she prepares to blast off on a mission to the US space agency NASA.
Mhairi Brown, of Biggar High School, is one of 26 pupils who took off from Glasgow Airport last Friday , as part of the Careers Scotland Space School.
When Mhairi touches down in Houston, Texas, she will meet many of the astronauts, engineers and scientists who work for NASA.
Mhairi was selected from 3000 young people involved in the Careers Scotland programme, which encourages students to follow careers in science, engineering and technology.
During the group's 10-day tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center, the sixth-year pupils from schools across Scotland will tour the historic mission control which was used during the Apollo space flights. They will also work with astronauts and scientists in a mixture of lectures, workshops, group tasks and assignments.
Commenting on their visit, Alex Blackwood, head of key labour market sectors, careers and skills development in Scotland, said: "We hope it will inspire and motivate them to consider careers in science, engineering and technology.
"Now in its seventh year, the Space School has shown many young people that careers in this field can be within their reach.
"We recognise that science, engineering and technology are key to the success of Scotland's economy which is why, through programmes like this, we will continue to encourage young people to study these subjects and choose them as careers."
The latest group of young people to leave for NASA had all successfully completed a programme of distance learning modules developed by Careers Scotland. The programme aims to further develop the young people's skills and knowledge in science, technology and personal development.
Ayrshire NewsCare at home service rated 'weak' gets upgraded approval ratingTLC (Scotland), Housing Support Service, based in Prestwick Main Street, was previously rated 'weak' in two quality indicators by the Care Inspectorate.

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We live in a world where many things seem to be going wrong. Growing social inequality, climate change, loss of biodiversity… just to name a few. Are you one of those people thinking that change is needed, however nothing ever happens? Then maybe this project is for you.
Most of the problems of human society have to do with economics. This is why the Viridian Project aims for an alternative way of economic activity. Imagine an economy that takes into account not only economical, but also environmental and social concerns. An economy where people are worth more than profits. An economy, in which sustainable and fair are the default, not the exception.
The main goal of the Viridian Project is to internalize external costs using a new digital currency, making social and environmental concerns a normal part of every business model.
The network shall be decentralized for increased resilience.
There should not be any single points of failure. It must also be spread to prevent too much concentration of power. The network shall be operated by and in the hands of all people, not of few (or single) corporations or governments.
Thanks to decentralization and transparency, economy and society become more democratic and more equal.
Running the network on many decentralized nodes, the concentration of resources and power can be prevented. Decentralized systems like e.g. blockchains enable to move power away from centralized systems (like banks and corporations) and towards the people using the infrastructure. In addition, the rules of the network, more specifically the assessment of products and companies, shall be set by the users: in an open, collaborative process, similar to the development of open source software. The use of computer networks allows the usage of innovative democratic consensus tools like liquid democracy.
Transparent prices, including external costs, incentivize sustainable and socially responsible business.
Sustainable and socially responsible business and commerce are incentivized by including external costs of economic activity in the prices. If a company generates high external costs that is does not take care to prevent or mitigate, it often receives an unfair competitive advantage. But the costs still arise, for us all (often the taxpayer). They are socialized. If prices include external costs from the outset, companies gain a competitive advantage if they reduce them instead of socializing costs more and more. Socially meaningful solutions are automatically preferred.
In addition, for sustainability reasons, it is important that the blockchain transactions are not verified in a resource-intensive proof-of-work process, but in an alternative way with an ecological footprint as small as possible.
The Viridian market will be fairer and closer to an idealized free market.
If external costs are included in the price calculation, the market is fairer and is approaching an idealized free market. On such a market, all market participants are perfectly informed. The resulting prices reflect the costs incurred to society through production. In other words, everyone affected by the production will receive adequate compensation. Because if someone is not compensated appropriately, they can simply go elsewhere on a free market. In case of external costs that does not work. The market is imperfect and Viridian closes this gap a bit.
Also, because the supply chain can be revealed in the process, inferior quality can be revealed as well. Customers do not have to trust the reputation of a producer, but can choose the best option available. This makes it easier for newcomers to sell their better products. Especially if external costs are reduced. This accelerates the introduction of alternative technologies, thereby increasing innovation and reducing market monopolies.
Problems in the supply chain shall be revealed. In addition to the assessment of a product or company, it shall be visible why this assessment is this way.
The assessment process and algorithm must be as transparent as possible. Changes to an assessment or the algorithm must be accompanied by legitimizing information or verifiable sources. Public data shall be made open to everyone. Because of its importance for society, information on the external costs of any economic activity must be public and cannot be kept a company secret. Because people are more important than profits, there cannot be such "investor protection".
The network shall be end-to-end encrypted to provide security and privacy.
People should have full control over their data. Private data shall be kept private, instead of being a commodity, which is harvested for profit.
At the moment we are just a small team (see About the Project and Contact). We would be glad about more support.
The initial conception phase is slowly coming to an end, the vision becomes more and more concrete and we start with the implementation (see Timeline). Nevertheless, there are still many open questions and unsolved problems. That's why we are always looking for like-minded people to discuss and exchange ideas. Especially the topics from the tiles under Open questions still need discussion.
Our technical considerations concerning the implementation can be found in the article Technical. We are happy to receive any ideas or suggestions (see Contact).
Here is the list of the various topics and their open questions. If you can help us with something, please contact us.
Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, IOTA, blockchain, DAG, smart contracts, DAOs, proof-of-work, proof-of-stake, proof-of-cooperation, proof-of-interest, … — the world of distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies is full of innovative ideas, with new ones springing up monthly.
If you are enthusiastic about all things crypto, then you might be able to help us decide, which solution is best suitable for the Viridian project.
We want transaction validation to have an as small resource footprint as possible. The incentive system must be designed such that there is no motivation for running a lot of computing power, however there must be motivation to contribute to the network in the long term. Of course, the system shall be as decentralized and trustless as possible to keep it secure and scalable.
Please note: In the meantime we settled to use Hyperledger Fabric, a permissioned blockchain, as a manipulation-resistant decentralized database backend. It does not provide as much decentralization and trustlessness as proof-of-work blockchains like Ethereum, but we believe it to be a good compromise between resilience and efficiency. See the technical paper for more details.
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The Viridian project's concept relies heavily on the use of computer technology and software. All this software still has to be built, both on the backend side and on the frontend/UI/UX side.
A clear vision and good design choices are crucial for an infrastructure that is secure and maintainable and that scales well.
One should build upon existing work wherever possible. Especially when it comes to cryptography, there is a good rule of thumb that one should not "come up with a home-brew solution". Therefore, a first step would be, together with creating the vision, to carefully evaluate which components could be based on what, and how these components must be able to interact with each other, keeping in mind maintainability, security and scalability.
Once these general points are sorted out and the roadmap is clear, one can set up the requirements for the various components and can start implementing them (perhaps just making adjustments or additions to already existing code).
A slick UI/UX will also be a crucial part of attracting users.
Please note: In the meantime we settled to use Hyperledger Fabric, an open source blockchain framework maintained by the Linux Foundation. The JSON-based distibuted database CouchDB will be used as the backend of Fabric to store the data. Therefore, on the backend and API side, we are mostly set and will use the infrastructure and crpytography provided by Hyperledger Fabric. On the frontend side, we currently plan to develop a Progressive Web App (PWA), but might also look into Flutter or Cordova. See the technical paper for more details.
What are the rules of a good currency?
In traditional fiat currencies, a central bank is in charge of controlling the currency, e.g. by regulating the amount of money in circulation, or in fact by setting the key interest rate.
In a decentralized cryptocurrency, there is no central bank, which is a good thing because it prevents corruption and dependency on centralized entities. Instead, the network's mathematical algorithms take over the role of a central bank.
An important question is: How to design these algorithmic rules? For instance, what is the optimal supply of fresh money? Shall there be a fixed amount of money? Or shall the amount of money increase (causing inflation) or decrease? Shall there be a demurrage imposed on the currency, constantly devaluating it over time?
What role will the financial system play?
In the Viridian economy, will banks still be important players? Private banks currently create almost all the money that enters the economy. With a decentralized cryptocurrency as dominant payment medium, this would not be the case anymore.
So, how shall banks be treated in the Viridian economy? Will banks' services also have associated colors? Will banks be superseded by innovative new concepts, e.g. peer-to-peer credit systems with risk scattering by spreading investment money on many agents?
What to do with interest rates on investments? Shall there still be interest rates? Or are interest rates not acceptable anymore since they are drivers of limitless growth in a world with limited resources?
Would the Viridian economy be closer to an "ideal" free market?
The concept of free market economy goes back to the influential economists Adam Smith and David Ricardo. Smith introduced the idea that a free market results in fair conditions for all participants. Ricardo formalized and abstracted Smith's ideas and had to simplify it a lot. This resulted in a well working theory, but many people also started to neglect the limitations of the model and the fact that it does not necessarily represent reality.
Adam Smith was very aware of the limitations of his concept and warned about them. For instance, a market with few corporations is a bad idea because the corporations can choose to require higher prices than they need to. It becomes even worse when big business and government make each other gifts, abusing their power, leading to high profits for few capitalist leaders and corrupt politics. This is why Smith was a fierce opponent of corporations and preferred an economy with many small competitors (like most of economy still was at Smith's time, which changed over the course of the 19th century).
The Viridian economy, with its decentralized power and easily adjustable rules, might help to prevent such situations and create a market that is closer to Smith's ideal.
Another flaw of our present-day capitalist economy is the exclusion of external costs. Many economists argue that this leads to a distortion of the free market. In Smith's ideal free market, all prices reflect the actual cost that a product's production imposes on society. For example, if a worker needs to spend more time on one product than on another, then it must cost more to reflect this. If the production leads to external costs that society (ultimately everyone, including the buyer and the seller) must pay for, then the product should also cost more, to pay for these costs and also to regulate the demand for the product.
Again, the Viridian project might help to remove this flaw from the economy.
What are the likely conerns and needs of businesses?
The Viridian project would necessarily interfere with the way people are doing business. For example, color must be considered when determining retail prices.
From the business perspective, what would the main concerns and objections be that might disturb the adoption of Viridian? How could these concerns be addressed? What are the possibilities to make a transition easier for businesses? Can we provide services that would simplify a business's life?
How can we create business models that would make the adoption of Viridian lucrative for businesses, e.g. through improved image or intensified customer relations?
There should be benefits for consumers as well. If the system's cumbersome to use and most products cost more, no-one will use it except some idealists.
What are the legal implications of creating an alternative currency?
What are the legal risks? Are there any subtle differences in the handling of the alternative currency that would influence if it's deemed legal or illegal?
Are there any laws protecting company secrets that would conflict with an open and transparent economy like in the Viridian project?
Of course, one cannot force companies to reveal information unless one changes the law, in which case the conflict would be removed. But in an ideal world, one would manage to encourage companies to reveal information voluntarily until everyone is doing it and it becomes normal practice.
But still, are there any legal obstacles to the whole process?
Any other law problems we didn't think about?
Law can be very unintuitive and incomprehensible for laymen. Maybe there is an obvious legal obstacle that did not occur to us yet?
How can the Viridian project benefit from existing LCA work?
Life-cycle analysis (LCA) is the assessment of environmental impacts associated with the entire lifetime of a product, from the extraction of raw materials, via production and use, to its disposal and recycling.
Databases and dedicated software products for LCA already exist and are regularly updated by researchers. These would provide a solid base for the determination of many products' colors.
A problem is that existing LCA products like ecoinvent are usually not freely available and open sourced. Unless there are APIs allowing to interact with them, it will be rather complicated to use those third party software products. A very welcome open source software project is openLCA, which solves some of these problems. However, another problem is licensation, which might even prohibit the use of the data for such purposes as the Viridian project.
The problem of course is that LCA is a very labor-intensive task and the researchers doing it must use licensation to ensure that they earn a living. In the Viridian economy, LCA researchers would turn into color miners that are paid fair rewards for their services, but only if they open up all their data. Therefore, they would be in a much different (and much more important and powerful) position than they are now. The question is: how to organize the transition from here to there?
Are there better ways to assess external costs?
Apart from LCA, can you think of alternative ways to determine external costs that are easier to use?
Are there any other tools in the sustainability and external costs scene that would be really useful for the Viridian project?
Any learned lessons from auditing practice?
Already existing sustainability certifications of products (fair trade, organic standards, etc.) usually involve audits, i.e. systematic and unscheduled visits to producers to check if the required standards are met and that there is no abuse of the certificate label.
Do these kind of audits need to be a part of the color determination? How can they be organized as efficient and corruption-safe as possible? Are there any mistakes that can be avoided? Any thoughts on how to scale audits up in a good way? Or do you think audits are actually a bad thing and there are better alternatives, e.g. using social networks and personal contacts to people?
The rational brain and the emotional brain?
Economic decisions seem to be driven mostly by rational thinking and self-interest in the lines of "cheaper is better" and "more is better". Negative effects on others or the environment are usually not considered when people buy things, or (to a lesser degree) even when they look for an employer.
But people are not just rational, but also social and emotional beings. The hypothesis is that while conventional money stimulates mainly the rational part of the brain, there could also be a component of money that stimulates the emotional part. With the emotional component putting an emphasis on empathy and ethics, the perception and use of money could become much more balanced and less one-dimensional and mechanistic than it is now. The color dimension of the Viridian money could provide this extra mechanism.
Does this hypothesis have a sound foundation in psychology or is there a stark contradiction with psychological research?
How to use psychology to make Viridian attractive?
Capitalist advertising makes use of all kinds of psychological tricks to entice people and encourage them to change their behavior (mostly to buy stuff they don't really need).
The socio-economic situation of the people is important because it ultimately decides about what people perceive as "good and fair" and what they accept and support. If there is a perceived thread to peoples' lifestyle, there will be opposition.
Environmental action and climate action is often put on the shoulders of the weakest. For example, when stricter regulations lead to higher prices, it is the poor that suffer most from it, while the rich might not even feel a difference. Therefore, it is very important to implement sustainable development in a way that improves the socio-economic status of the vast majority of people and especially the poorest. The rich are the biggest polluters, so they are also the ones that should pay for the transition towards a safe world.
How can we design Viridian so that the improvement of the socio-economic status of most people is guaranteed, while the economy gets more sustainable at the same time?
Politics is all about power and who gets to decide what. Conventional political systems use centralized structures for political decision making. Computer technology may enable us to use better alternatives.
In the Viridian project, we want more decentralized and bottom-up decision making to minimize corruption and increase societal acceptance. But because direct democracy can be very inefficient or prone to demagogical manipulation, a middle way between direct and representative democracy might prove very useful. Delegative democracy, also called liquid democracy, is a process, in which political decisions are not delegated completely to just one representative, but each voter can decide by topic whom to delegate questions to. Or, if the voter feels competent in the subject matter, she can choose to answer the question herself.
Direct democracy has the general problem that it does not scale well. It works well in small groups, so that cooperatives, for instance, can be operated very efficiently. But a whole society, operated like a cooperative, is difficult to achieve. Liquid democracy might combine the best of both worlds: The direct involvement of direct democracy and the stability and efficiency of representative democracy. Liquid democracy involves a lot of communication between people, making use of social networks. That means, it can profit heavily from the use of information technology, without which it might be too cumbersome and slow and therefore inefficient.
How is this any different from what already exists?
There are already many good concepts for a sustainable economy. See how they compare to the Viridian project.
Look at this comparison to see the pros and cons of slected existing intiatives and what they lack compared to Viridian.
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San Jose: Plan for last stretch of Guadalupe…
San Jose: Plan for last stretch of Guadalupe River Trail gets finishing touches
PUBLISHED: December 10, 2015 at 12:28 p.m. | UPDATED: April 20, 2018 at 11:08 a.m.
Designs for the final 5-mile stretch of the Guadalupe River Trail from Willow Street to Blossom Hill Road are heading toward the finish line.
San Jose staff officials and consultants updated residents on the trail's progress at a Dec. 2 community workshop, the second of three scheduled on the final phase of a project that has been in the works for 20 years.
When the missing link of the bicycle and pedestrian trail is completed, bicyclists, joggers and pedestrians will be able to commute on a car-free path for 20 miles from Alviso down to Almaden.
The first meeting in September gave residents an opportunity to share ideas for making the trail even more functional or appealing.
Project planners conducted the second meeting in similar fashion after sharing and discussing results from the first meeting.
Though most who attended seemed to like what they heard, some expressed concerns about such matters as security. With a citywide shortage of police officers and only $14,000 reserved for annual trail operations, including cleanup and monitoring, they questioned whether there would be adequate patrols.
Officials replied that the more people who use the trail to commute, the more their presence will serve as a crime deterrent.
"Once you open an area that becomes more visible, some of the negative elements tend to go away, or at a minimum you get lots more eyes on the issues so you get more reporting about it," said Yves Zsutty, trail manager for San Jose's parks and recreation department.
Zsutty and others encouraged attendees to contact their district's council member to let them know that police patrols of the trail is a high priority.
Plans by the Santa Clara Valley Water District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a retaining wall on the other side of the Guadalupe River added another layer of concern to the project.
Homeowner Kirk Stromberg said he's worried about crime. His house backs up against the river, and because the dam would be built below trail level, the road would only be visible to those living across the waterway. Stromberg said it would be inviting to criminal elements.
"It's not visible, it's not lit, so it'd be the ideal spot for shenanigans," Stromberg said. "The maintenance road, it seems to me, to be the unsafest portion of the plan if it's open to the public. If the water district closes it, then no big deal."
Stromberg said the meeting was helpful for pointing out "the little details that nobody's thought about" to project planners, such as the service road issue. He said he was pleased with the response from officials, who seemed receptive.
Zsutty "seems to get my point because he said, 'Oh yeah, I'm not comfortable with that either,' once I pointed out what I was talking about," Stromberg said. "I think he realizes the same problem."
There is currently no cost estimate for the final section of the trail, which city staff said will be available when the draft plan is taken to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Money is expected to come from a variety of sources such as the city's park trust fund account, as well as local, state and federal grants.
Planners will give a "final presentation" on Jan. 20 at the Gardner Community Center.
Julia Baum can be reached at jbaum@community-newspapers.com.


Most of the people who were diagnosed with Chagas disease in the community of Chujllas carried out the treatment. It lasts approximately three months, depending on the patients weight. After the community concluded the treatment, they were handed certificates.
Barcelona/New York June 10, 2014 – Several rapid diagnostic tests that do not require laboratory confirmation have proven highly reliable in detecting Chagas disease, a breakthrough that could place more people on treatment much sooner, according to a study released today by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The results of the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, mark a turning point in the fight against Chagas. Six out of 11 rapid diagnostic tests currently available for Chagas proved highly reliable, meaning medical professionals can now diagnose patients without utilizing laboratory facilities, eliminating one of the existing barriers to scaling up Chagas treatment in endemic and non-endemic areas.
The study results are based on an analysis of 474 samples of serum—previously tested for the Triponosoma cruzi infection with conventional tests—in 11 national referral laboratories in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, the US, Spain, France, and Japan since 2010. The study showed no significant geographically-based differences in performance.
With no independent studies showing the reliability of available rapid diagnostic tests, the WHO has recommended diagnosing Chagas using two conventional lab tests, and using a third test in case of discrepancy. This requires a well-equipped lab and skilled staff. For patients, it means providing a blood sample and having to wait weeks for definitive test results.
In 2010, the World Health Assembly approved the Chagas Disease: Control and Elimination resolution, advocating for integrating diagnosis and treatment to primary health care for patients in the acute and chronic phases. However, the need to have referral laboratories to confirm the diagnosis of patients was a barrier to this integration.
The rapid diagnostic tests have been assessed underlab conditions. Results from a second-phase study—to determine their reliability in the field in various countries—are expected to be available by the end of this year. From these results, the best test or combined tests, depending on the region, will be determined.
Chagas disease kills 12,000 people every year and between seven and eight million people are estimated to be infected with the disease. It is one of the main public health hazards in Latin America. In recent decades, cases have also been detected in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific area, particularly as a result of population movements.
The results of the study "Comparative evaluation of 11 commercialized Diagnostic Tests for detecting Tryponosoma cruzi antibodies in serum banks in endemic andnon-endemic areas" have been published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.


The regional contest this year is being co-hosted by ANCA, to allow delegates of the ANCA ChoralFest the opportunity to see how we run a barbershop competition. On the Saturday afternoon before the competition we will be running a series of masterclasses where the competition judges will provide some high quality coaching, and we are looking for groups who would like to participate. These 90 minute masterclasses will be open for the ANCA delegates to observe, and will commence at noon and 3:45pm. Groups will be allotted a session within a masterclass where they will be able to perform a song and work with the judges. There will be a $60 fee for each group.
The Singing judge evaluates the degree to which the performer achieves artistic singing. This is accomplished through precise intonation, a high degree of vocal skill and appropriate vocal expression, and a high level of unity and consistency within the ensemble. Mastering these elements creates a fullness and expansion of sound, and when combined with expressive vocal skills will convey a feeling of genuine emotion to support the message of the song.
Music is defined as the song and arrangement, as performed. The Music category judges the performer's musicianship in bringing the song and arrangement to life. The Music judge is responsible for adjudicating the musical elements in the performance, judging the extent to which the musical performance displays the hallmarks of the barbershop style and the degree to which the musical performance demonstrates an artistic sensitivity to the music's primary theme(s).
One significant goal of any art form is communication. Performance refers to how the artist communicates a message and vision via the transformation of a song into an entertaining experience for an audience. The performance of a song is the artist's gift to the audience, whose experiences, memories, and imagination transform that gift into an emotional experience. The performers' goal is to create a high level of entertainment through the performance. The means to that end are as varied as the personality, abilities, and creative skills of the performers.
If you are interested in participating in the masterclasses, please complete the form below. If you have any questions, please contact us at wr@baden.st.


In the early hours of Monday 15 August a black man in a manic and depressed state was murdered in the street by police using a Taser stun gun, their feet and a baton. The attack wasn't in some far off red-neck American town but in Telford, the town where the victim, retired top footballer, Dalian Atkinson, had grown up and was very well known and liked.
According to witnesses a mumbling and at times ranting Mr Atkinson 'stumbled' towards police and was immediately shot with the Taser weapon, there were no attempts to talk him round or restrain him by any 'less' violent means. One witness, Ms Paula Quinn, who lives in a first-floor flat in Meadow Close very near to the Atkinson family home has said to a reporter from the Shropshire Star that Mr Atkinson had "seemed a bit, perhaps, inebriated" and that: "As the Taser hit him in the stomach he just went 'doof', down like a lead balloon." She also later described to the BBC the scene as Mr Atkinson lay on the floor: " They were shouting and kicking so much all you could hear were the boots hitting him. Then the officer who released the Taser stepped back while the other officer still continued to kick and then I could hear him shout to the other officer that was still kicking, 'Back off, back off, back off.' And then the officer with the Taser asked the gentleman to put his hands behind his back and did so probably two or three times and reactivated the Taser another four or five times after that. " Another witness, a Mr Lewis, who also lives in the street says he saw one officer draw back a foot but couldn't see a kick land. However, Mr Lewis is adamant that a baton was used on Dalian Atkinson after he had been Tasered and was lying on the floor.
The aggressive policing methods that are being used in Britain today are not new although they mostly go unreported by the 'free press,' except in cases where they cannot be hidden and then we are treated to stories of how the victim deserved it or, where the police really cannot escape total blame, the old 'one bad apple' story where the 'offending' policeman is allowed to retire with pension intact.
In this state can we be surprised that Dalian was Tasered? Black people are three times more likely to have a Taser used on them than whites, and a person's mental health is also a huge factor in how likely it is for police to use a Taser on them. It has been found that	67 per cent of people who have been subject to a discharge of the stun gun suffer from mental illness. Where people are in need of care and treatment, police officers are instead turning to the weapons they have been armed with. Britain generally suffers a mental health crisis, but black men are 17 times more likely to suffer from psychotic illnesses and so face an even greater risk where policing with deadly weapons is a first response to distressed people in public.
Black people are also twice as likely to die, either in police custody or following a recent contact with the police than white people. Where both so-called lethal and non-lethal weapons and force were used which ended in a fatality, not a single conviction of a police officer has ever been secured and this very impunity for police officers involved in killings has proven itself to be a fatal policy and is by no means accidental.
Michael Naughton, a reader in sociology and law at Bristol University, has been quoted re this incident as saying: " The evidence is clear. Whether stop and search, deaths in police custody or deaths by the police during arrest. Black men (and their families) are massively disproportionately targeted and victimised in the UK, as in the US, by a system of policing that is systemically and institutionally racist. " The fact that poor whites and whites with mental health are also Tasered does not mean that institutional racism in the police doesn't exist, merely that working class and ill people are also valid targets.
The Taser puts an excruciating and totally incapacitating 50,000 volts through the victim's body and Dalian Atkinson is by no means the first fatality. According to The Guardian at least	10 others have died over the last decade in England and Wales following incidents where a Taser was used. In 2013 Jordan Begley suffered cardiac arrest after a police officer shot him with a Taser for 9 seconds. An inquest found last year that the use of the weapon contributed to his death. Just two months ago an ex-soldier named Spencer Beynon died after being Tasered by police in Llanelli.
The Taser stun gun was given to police officers in 2003 and has since been deployed with increasing regularity. Though it has been marketed as an alternative to police using firearms, since 2007 many normal officers without specialist firearms training have been allowed to carry the weapon during their patrols. In 2015 police in England and Wales used a Taser, whether to threaten or actually discharge it, a total of 10,329 times !
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) Commissioner Derrick Campbell said: " Having carefully considered the evidence gathered so far, we are undertaking a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr Atkinson's death and the level and type of force used. Two police officers will be interviewed under criminal caution by IPCC investigators.
"As this is a criminal investigation, the IPCC is limited in the amount of information which can be released into the public domain. I would ask people to be patient during the progress of our investigation and not to add to speculation about the circumstances of Mr Atkinson's death.
He added: "It is an important part of my role to hold the police to account.
All previous experience suggests that no charges against any officer will follow but what must be learned quickly among black communities in imperialist Britain is that capitalism is in crisis and contradictions among the different races within the working class is more necessary to our rulers than usual. It is time for black and white to unite and fight against our mutual class enemy, for us all to follow the old trade union adage of 'an injury to one is an injury to all'. If black workers are not safe then white workers must turn out en masse to protect them and it must be done sooner rather than later.


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The Third Sign
In a fantastic world of political intrigue, prophecy, and betrayal, one young man flees the destruction of his home city, unaware that there is more to fear than mortal warriors. He and his companions, legendary heroes from a violent past, must search for the answer to the ultimate question: what is The Third Sign?
On the day Icarus falls into the volcano, everything in the world of Vol changes–above and below–for good. Icarus is a fair-skinned, blue-eyed young man with white wings and no memory; Jellinek is a four foot tall, red-skinned flamepetal prospector with little money and less patience. They are as different as night and day, sky and ground; but in the end, their differences will bind them together more strongly than either one could have predicted.
Grayshade
For ten years the assassin Grayshade has eliminated threats to the Order of Argoth, the Just God. The Acolytes of Argoth are silent and lethal enforcers of the Order's will within the sprawling city of Cohrelle, whose own officials must quietly bow to the Order's authority while publicly distancing themselves from its actions.
Part mystery, part spy thriller, Grayshade is the story of a religious assassin whose faith is the only thing holding his world together. And when it wavers, his quest to regain it may consume the entire city.
Tales and Tomes from the Forbidden Library
Originally presented to authors in the Gen Con Writers Symposium as a series of adventures in front of a live audience, this is a three part, fully compatible D&D 5E adventure for characters levels 1-3, leading the characters into the Eastern Wing of Hearthglow's Academy's Library–where they will discover why it has been forbidden to students and teachers for twenty years. But it's also a sourcebook, with prominent speculative fiction authors and tabletop gaming professionals lending their talents to describe various books which can be found within the library. A vibrant setting and compelling story make an adventure which DMs will love to run and players will love to play, and a sourcebook which will help enhance many future adventures as well.


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package com.deeal.activity;

import com.example.deeal.R;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class FashionshowEditActivity extends Activity {

	private ImageButton btn_return;
	private TextView tv_pulish;
	private EditText et_fashionshow_title,et_fashionshow_content;
	private ImageView img_fashionshow_cover;

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.activity_fashionshowedit);
		inititems();
	}
	private void inititems(){
		this.btn_return=(ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.btn_fashionshowedit_return);
		this.tv_pulish=(TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv_publish_show);
		this.et_fashionshow_content=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.et_fashionshow_content);
		this.et_fashionshow_title=(EditText) findViewById(R.id.et_fashionshow_title);
		this.img_fashionshow_cover=(ImageView) findViewById(R.id.img_fashionshow_cover);
		btn_return.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

			@Override
			public void onClick(View arg0) {
				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
				finish();
			}
		});
		tv_pulish.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

			@Override
			public void onClick(View arg0) {
				// TODO Auto-generated method stub

			}
		});
	}

}

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Lincoln Nautilus Owner's Manual
Lincoln Nautilus
You can find 5 different owner's manuals for the Lincoln Nautilus on this page that are in the PDF format.
Yearly Nautilus Owner's Manuals
The years available stretch from 2019 through to 2022 and to view the manual you just click the name underneath.
2022 Lincoln Corsair Owner's Manual View 2022 Lincoln Nautilus Owner's Manual View
2021 Lincoln Nautilus Owner's Manual View
Manufacturer: Lincoln
Wikipedia: See Wiki
About The Lincoln Nautilus
The Lincoln Nautilus is the new name of the MKX range that it is based on, following the renaming of many lines from the luxury automaker.
It is part of the second generation of the MKX but is also offered with a different engine and transmission than its previous version.
The switch took place during the 2019 model year and sees a slight change in the external appearance of the car.
Now the Nautilus is offered with the same 2.7-liter V6 it had before or a new 3.7-liter V6.
Both of these engines are mated to a new 8-speed automatic transmission controlled through the infotainment system.
Putting the car into Sport mode changes not just the transmission settings but also those found in the suspension and the steering.
The Nautilus sits in the middle of the Lincoln crossover SUV range with the Aviator and the MKC.
This new Nautilus also boasts start-stop technology and a larger touchscreen infotainment system than the MKX had before.
Other Lincoln Cars
Lincoln Town Car Owner's Manual
Lincoln Aviator Owner's Manual
Lincoln Continental Owner's Manual
Lincoln Corsair Owner's Manual


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HomeAbout UsCompliments & ComplaintsImproving Our Services
Policing Concerns
The Tower Hamlets Youth Independent Advisory Group (YIAG) is a group of twelve 15-19 year olds who work closely with Tower Hamlets Police to keep the area safe, by alerting the police if they have any concerns. The group meets monthly, and roughly half are Poplar HARCA residents. Through facilitating the group, Poplar HARCA gives young people the opportunity to regularly hold the police to account and propose solutions to them.
In Summer 2020, the group was preparing for a meeting with the Borough Commander for Hackney and Tower Hamlets, Marcus Barnett. They were considering the biggest issues they have experienced in relation to the police, and what solutions could work to reduce these issues. One of the main issues was institutional racism: members raised the fact that overly-oppressive policing is a London-wide problem, mainly affecting BAME communities in inner-city areas. They shared examples of times when they had been stopped and searched in a way that has felt unnecessary, unfounded and intimidating, with one member disclosing that they have been stopped and searched over 10 times.
In the meeting, facilitated by Poplar HARCA, the YIAG recommended a solution: mandatory unconscious bias training for the Metropolitan Police in Tower Hamlets. The Borough Commander was receptive to the YIAG's concerns, and confirmed that mandatory training will be delivered to all police officers. Sayce Holmes-Lewis, Founder of Mentivity, will deliver the training.
Do you know a young person aged 15-19 who might be interested in joining the YIAG? For more information, email Spotlight's Youth Volunteering Coordinator, Harry Forshaw at harry@wearespotlight.com.
"The YIAG gives us as young people the opportunity to talk about how things feel from our perspective. It's an opportunity to talk about the issues which are affecting us and our communities, but also provides us with the chance to hold the police account for their actions."
Ade aged 18, YIAG Member


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package container

import (
	"bytes"
	"testing"

	"go.pedge.io/protolog/logrus"

	"github.com/pachyderm/pachyderm/src/pkg/require"
)

const (
	// TODO(pedge)
	defaultTestDockerHost = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
)

var (
	defaultTestDockerClientOptions = DockerClientOptions{
		Host: defaultTestDockerHost,
	}
)

func init() {
	logrus.Register()
}

func TestCommandsSimple(t *testing.T) {
	testRun(
		t,
		"ubuntu:15.04",
		[]string{
			"echo hello",
		},
		"hello\n",
		"",
	)
}

func TestCommandsForLoops(t *testing.T) {
	testRun(
		t,
		"ubuntu:15.04",
		[]string{
			"for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do echo $i; done",
			"for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do echo X$i >&2; done",
		},
		"1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n",
		"X1\nX2\nX3\nX4\nX5\n",
	)
}

func testRun(t *testing.T, imageName string, commands []string, expectedStdout string, expectedStderr string) {
	client, err := newTestDockerClient()
	require.NoError(t, err)
	err = client.Pull(imageName, PullOptions{})
	require.NoError(t, err)
	containers, err := client.Create(
		imageName,
		CreateOptions{
			HasCommand: commands != nil,
		},
	)
	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, 1, len(containers))
	container := containers[0]
	err = client.Start(
		container,
		StartOptions{
			Commands: commands,
		},
	)
	require.NoError(t, err)
	err = client.Wait(container, WaitOptions{})
	require.NoError(t, err)
	stdout := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
	stderr := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
	err = client.Logs(container, LogsOptions{Stdout: stdout, Stderr: stderr})
	require.NoError(t, err)
	require.Equal(t, expectedStdout, stdout.String())
	require.Equal(t, expectedStderr, stderr.String())
	err = client.Remove(container, RemoveOptions{})
	require.NoError(t, err)
}

func newTestDockerClient() (*dockerClient, error) {
	return newDockerClient(defaultTestDockerClientOptions)
}


Molding and Casting Tiny Prop Parts By Bill Doran, Punished Props on April 5, 2016 at 1:18 a.m. Small molds have their own, different set of hurdles than large prop molds. how to make a h2o mermaid tail at home This video shows you how to make propeller at home which can be used in quadricopters, helicopter, Bi- copter,etc Do not use flat bottles for making arms of the propeller.
9/08/2005�� Anyone has ideas and/or techniques tou make them at home? I've tired a simple bit of bended tin foil but it's very ineficient.. Also any guides on how to make small hydros for cd-rom motors? I've tired a simple bit of bended tin foil but it's very ineficient..


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Farmer who lied to get loan sentenced
A Waukee farmer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and must repay the U.S. Department of Agriculture more than $321,000 after pleading guilty to making false statements to obtain a farm loan.
Updated: 2:04 PM CST Jan 23, 2017
A Waukee farmer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison and must repay the U.S. Department of Agriculture more than $321,000 after pleading guilty to making false statements to obtain a farm loan. Donald Lynn Embree pleaded guilty in September in federal court in Des Moines acknowledging he obtained three loans from the Commodity Credit Corp. in March 2015 by falsely certifying he had corn and soybeans stored on his farm to serve as collateral for the loans. U.S. Attorney Kevin VanderSchel says Embree entered a plea agreement that says he had sold much of the grain before the loans were approved and did not have the grain to pledge as collateral. Embree also must serve three years of probation after his sentence.
Donald Lynn Embree pleaded guilty in September in federal court in Des Moines acknowledging he obtained three loans from the Commodity Credit Corp. in March 2015 by falsely certifying he had corn and soybeans stored on his farm to serve as collateral for the loans.
U.S. Attorney Kevin VanderSchel says Embree entered a plea agreement that says he had sold much of the grain before the loans were approved and did not have the grain to pledge as collateral.
Embree also must serve three years of probation after his sentence.


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Home Soccer Griezmann chooses team
Griezmann chooses team
According to 'Sport', the Frenchman has communicated to Barcelona that he will only go to the mattress team, despite the interest shown by several European clubs.
Neither Manchester City nor Tottenham. The only possible destination for Antoine Griezmann, should he finally abandon the Blaugrana discipline in this summer transfer market, is Atlético de Madrid. This has been communicated by the French striker to the culé team, as reported by the Sport newspaper. Barça, through its president Joan Laporta and sports director Mateu Alemany, had already communicated that it is open to hear offers for Griezmann. The problem for the Catalans, who need to free up a salary mass to make room for new incorporations, is that the French footballer will only hear one offer: that of Atleti.
The negotiations between the Catalans and the rojiblancos are expected to be as long as they are complicated. After the failed barter attempt between Saúl Ñíguez and Antoine Griezmann, whose economic conditions would have been another problem for the Catalan team, the Wanda Metropolitano team is the one who once again has the upper hand. And, as this medium has also communicated, Griezmann would only be willing to lower his salary to put himself under the command of 'Cholo' Simeone.
Although the statements of Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético de Madrid, stating that according to him "there is no negotiation. For Miguel Ángel (Gil) I imagine that he would not have told me either. Griezmann is from Barcelona", seem to go along the same lines Contrary to the wishes of the French footballer, the Argentine coach of the colchoneros has already admitted that he would be delighted to have Griezmann at his disposal again.
According to Sport, Barça wanted to negotiate with one of the European clubs interested in Griezmann, but the player's intentions have ended up dissuading them. While Manchester City has focused on the incorporations of Harry Kane and Jack Grealish, the chances of Tottenham signing Griezmann, who in the last hours became interested in his situation, are minimal. The Spurs, knowing that the mattresses are on pole, have not made any formal offer for the French striker.


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Skridfinnar eller egentligen skrithiphinoi anses vara en historisk beteckning på samerna. Ordet uttolkas som "skidande finnar" (i den gamla betydelsen, där finne var namnet på vad vi idag kallar samer). Det finns belägg för skidor från 2000 f Kr och framåt inom det område som skulle bli samiskt.

Ordet förekommer först hos Prokopios på 500-talet och därefter hos Paulus Diaconus omkring år 780. Goten Jordanes skriver år 551 om en rad olika folk som bor på ön Scandia eller Scandza. (Sc)Rerefennae eller finni (möjligen skridfinnar, dvs samer) bor längst bort.

Därefter skriver Adam av Bremen på 1000-talet om Scritofinni och Saxo Grammaticus på 1200-talet om Scritfinni. Adam av Bremen uppger att "norrut i gränslandet mellan sveoner och nordmän bor skridfinnarna, som påstås löpa fortare än vilda djur. Adam nämner "skridfinnarna" som ett av de "sveonska stammarna" vid sidan av "sveoner", "göter" och "värmlänningar". Han beskriver hur ärkebiskop Adalbert av Hamburg-Bremen vid början av 1000-talet sände missionären Stenfinn som apostel till Hälsingland (det vill säga stor-Hälsingland) för att kristna "skridfinnarna".

Även den svenske prästen Olaus Magnus ger i sitt verk Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus från 1555 stöd för denna etymologi:"Skrickfinnarna hafva fått sitt namn af » hoppa » [skricka], ty de hafva för vana att under hoppande rörelser med särskilda konstgrepp jaga vilda djur, i det de begagna sig af redskap af trä, framtill inböjda liksom en båge."

Se även
 Fenni
 Scandza
 Thule (mytologi)
 Samernas historia

Referenser

Samisk historia

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text:
A Proud Legacy
Over 125 Years of Excellence in Catholic School Education
In 1887 construction began on St. Hubert Parochial School. Seventy children began classes in 1888.
In 1906 a second teacher was assigned to the school. It was also divided into two classrooms with four grades in each. The nuns taught the children how to live as well as how to read and write.
The church was redecorated in 1931. The sacristy was remodeled in 1935. In 1938 there were 74 families in the parish and 58 students enrolled in school.
By May of 1953 parishioners raised more than $41,000 for the construction of a new school. Before the school could be completed, enrollment rose to 103 pupils. The school was completed in April of 1954. In 1957 three new classrooms were added.
During the 1962-63 school year, it became necessary to build new classroom space. Two more classrooms were added. In 1964 there were 290 parish families and school enrollment was close to 300 students.
In 1974 a fund drive raised $125,000 for an addition to the school. This addition included the library/learning center, three more classrooms and the school office.
In 1984 additional property on the east side of the school was purchased.
In 1996 the parish celebrated its 150th anniversary. Records at the end of the sesquicentennial year show that there were 520 families and 151 day school students. On June 1, 1997 Fr. Charles Hanel became Pastor. On July 1, 1998, St. Hubert Parish began to collaborate with St. Columba Parish. Soon after, St. Mary Parish joined in the collaboration.
On July 21, 2002, St. Gabriel Parish celebrated the combining of the three parishes. St. Hubert School became St. Gabriel School.
Today St. Gabriel Catholic Parish School boasts SMART Board technology in every classroom as well as 1:1 Chromebooks in grades 3-8. In addition, St. Gabriel test scores consistently remain consistently significantly higher than National percentiles. Today Catholic Identity and high expectations in academics remain the focus at St. Gabriel Catholic Parish School.
St. Gabriel School has been awarded Exemplary Recognition by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in the areas of the Professional Staff, was awarded 11 commendations in the accreditation process in the areas of:
Foundational Statements
School Improvement Planning
School Climate


Amherst Marching Comets > 2018-19 Schedule NEW!
The purpose of this schedule is to give viewers somewhat of an idea or overview on what is scheduled for the school year. Each performing group has been or will be handed a schedule (for that particular group) that should be followed. This schedule is not meant to be used as a daily planner, so to speak. Don't assume that if it is not on this calendar, it is not scheduled.
Please look specifically on the Marching Schedule for the Amherst Marching Comets' Performances.
This schedule does not include Pep Rallies, Honors Band, or other impromptu performances. Times are subject to change.


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Family lose everything after mobile phone charger causes fire at their home
The family had left the house less than an hour before the blaze broke out
Anna LewisReporter
Lana, Stuart and Cole have had to move into temporary accommodation while their home is rebuilt
A family have been left with nothing after a fire tore through their home after because of a mobile phone charger.
The family have lost all their possessions after the fire broke out on the upper floor of their house in Aberfan .
Alice Matthews, from Merthyr Vale, said her sister Lana, brother-in-law Stuart and seven-year-old nephew Cole had been out of the house on Tuesday morning when the blaze started.
It is believed the fire, which has completely destroyed the house's first floor and badly water damaged the ground floor, was caused by a mobile phone charger in an upstairs bedroom.
Lana with her husband Stuart and seven-year-old son Cole
Emergency services at Ynysowen Fach
This is what was left of a community garden run by volunteers after arsonists visited
The family have now been told they will have to wait a year for their home in Ynysowen Fach to be rebuilt and must move into temporary accommodation in the Gurnos in Merthyr Tydfil .
Ms Matthew, 27, said: "My sister had left the house at about 9.30am and by about 9.40am police phoned her to say the house was on fire.
"The upstairs has completely gone and the downstairs is badly water damaged so nothing is salvageable."
The family member said her sister has been left shaken by the fire.
She said: "My brother-in-law is keeping strong for my sister and my nephew doesn't really understand what has happened.
"They were really lucky though that they weren't there when it happened."
The first floor of the house has been badly damaged
Arrests made after fire that ripped through historic town building
Since the fire the family have been "overwhelmed" by the response of the community.
So far Ms Matthews has received countless donations for her sister's family including three cookers, a washing machine and TV.
An online fundraising page has also raised more than £1,000 in less than a week after doubling the original target of £500.
Ms Matthews said: "My sister is in shock but she's overwhelmed by what people are doing.
"The last few nights I've been out collecting clothes for my sister and people are donating everything. It's amazing.
"I think they have everything to move into their new house."
Inside one of Wales' best pubs after it was destroyed by fire
A spokesperson for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said emergency services were called to the house after reports of a fire from a first floor bedroom.
She said: "We received the call at 9.08am and had a stop message at 10.08am after reports of a fire in a first floor bedroom.
"All persons were accounted for.
"We had three fire engines at the scene with two from Merthyr Tydfil and the other from Treharris."
A fundraising page for the family can be found here: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lyndsey-jenkins


Café at Welsh Mountain Zoo CafeCafe Safari has been awarded Silver Standard Dining and is situated on the main driveway. It has a balcony which overlooks our Tiger Enclosure and serves hot and cold meals.
The Flagstaff Cafe overlooks our Humboldt Penguin enclosure and the vast North Wales Countryside. It offers a healthy alternative, and serves Salads, Jacket Potatoes and Paninis.
Cafe Safari has been awarded Silver Standard Dining and is situated on the main driveway. It has a balcony which overlooks our Tiger Enclosure and serves hot and cold meals.
April to October: Gates open at 9.30am, last admission before 5.00pm, Zoo closes at 6.00pm.
November to March: Gates open at 9.30am, last admission before 4.00pm, Zoo closes at 5.00pm.


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<?php

namespace app\models;

use Yii;
use yii\db\ActiveRecord;
use yii\caching\DbDependency;
use yii\helpers\ArrayHelper;

class NaviNode extends ActiveRecord
{
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public static function tableName()
    {
        return '{{%navi_node}}';
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        return [
            [['navi_id', 'node_id'], 'integer'],
			['sortid', 'default', 'value' => 50],
			['visible', 'default', 'value' => 0],
        ];
    }

	public function getNode()
    {
        return $this->hasOne(Node::className(), ['id' => 'node_id'])
				->select(['id', 'name', 'ename']);
    }

	public function getNavi()
    {
        return $this->hasOne(Tag::className(), ['id' => 'navi_id'])
				->select(['id', 'name', 'ename']);
    }

	public static function afterNodeDelete($nodeId)
	{
		static::deleteAll(['node_id'=>$nodeId]);
	}

	public static function afterNaviDelete($naviId)
	{
		static::deleteAll(['navi_id'=>$naviId]);
	}

}


text:
Q: jquery validator checkbox "element is undefined" I'm trying to use the jQuery Validation plugin to make a multistep form with tabs, but I keep getting an "element is undefined" error when I attempt to loop through all the inputs. Any suggestions? I don't understand what's wrong. I've tried placing the checkbox in multiple places, and it seems to happen everywhere (i.e. not just at the 2nd last tab).
var tabs = $("#tabs").tabs({

        disabled: [1,2,3,4,5],

        select: function(event, ui) {
            var valid = true;
            var current = $(this).tabs("option", "selected");
            var panelId = $("#tabs ul a").eq(current).attr("href");

            $(panelId).find("input").each(function(index, element) {
                if (!validator.element(this) && valid) {

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Thanks for any help!
Edit:

It's giving me an error in jquery-validate.js:787

    staticRules: function(element) {
        var rules = {};
        var validator = $.data(element.form, 'validator'); // <---- Error here
        if (validator.settings.rules) {
            rules = $.validator.normalizeRule(validator.settings.rules[element.name]) || {};
        }
        return rules;
    },

Edit#2: element/this is defined as  [object HTMLInputElement]
Here is my validator:
var validator = $("#myForm").validate({

    ignore : ['#tabs .inactive input'], // tells the validator to only validate elements on your current tab

errorElement: "div",
wrapper: "div",  // a wrapper around the error message
errorPlacement: function(error, element) {

        if (element.parent().hasClass('group')){
            element = element.parent();
        }

    offset = element.position();
    error.insertBefore(element)
    error.addClass('message');  // add a class to the wrapper
    error.css('position', 'absolute');
    error.css('left', offset.left + element.outerWidth());
    error.css('top', offset.top);

    }
});

A: You forgot an equal sign for the name attribute of your checkbox, so the name attribute is not set.
name"response" should be name="response"
I noticed yesterday that jquery.validate needs a name on elements to work, or it will throw this error.

A: Make sure you have just one form in your page. I used to have two forms in the same page and that was causing the problem you mention.

A: This error also might be related to this issue of JQuery with hidden chekcboxes (or radioboxes). This issue hasn't been addressed but it could be solved by setting (temporarily) validatorInstance.settings.ignore =''.

A: I faced that issue with checkboxes & hidden inputs on the form in MVC 5 Jquery 3.3.1, nothing worked so I had to disable the default validation and do some custom validation.
<button type="submit" id="btnSubmit" formnovalidate="formnovalidate" class="btn">Submit</button>

It started coming when I added
$.validator.methods.date = function (value, element) { .....

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A new study suggests streaming services that wish to keep their customers need to invest heavily in content. Those with a stagnant library risk the dreaded "churn" - when a viewer chooses to let their subscription lapse.
The Parks Associates study found that there were several causes for churn in streaming video, ranging from the most frequently cited reason of "reducing household expenses" to the least-cited issue — a lack of time to watch the service's content. Available content played a role in nearly every other response left, however, illustrating the value of content in keeping subscribers.
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by Trevor Wells 5 days ago in review
Simon Haycock makes a memorable Lifetime debut as a psychiatrist with a disturbingly archaic agenda.
After an injury cost her a chance at a prestigious New York dance company, Elaine Davidson (Kristen Vaganos) is ecstatic when she learns she has the chance to finally have her audition now that she's recovered. During that time, Elaine has been babysitting Lilly and Mackenzie Cartwright (Hannah Aniela and Lyla Emerson Booker), the children of Silvia Cartwright (Dominique Swain). While her dance career has been on hold, Elaine has grown fond of taking care of the girls and is on friendly terms with both Silvia and Adrian (Simon Haycock), Silvia's psychiatrist husband and the children's stepfather.
But tragedy strikes the Cartwright family when Silvia suddenly dies in an apparent suicide. Shocked and wanting to be there for the family, Elaine agrees to help Adrian with the girls and even begins to open up to the doctor. But what Elaine doesn't know is that her employer's kindness hides the obsession he's formed with her. Warped by a dark past, Adrian has some twisted views about women--and killed Silvia as a means of having Elaine as his "perfect woman". Now that he has her right where he wants her, can Elaine escape from Adrian's clutches before she becomes a part of this shrink's sinister study?
It's fitting how the above poster features Elaine dancing with her boyfriend Damon, as we get to see a lot of their dancing over the course of this movie. While it may strike some as odd to see a Lifetime movie pause the action to show off the dance moves of its main heroine and her boyfriend, it's actually not as bad as it sounds. The dance breaks don't go on for too long, Kristen Vaganos and Castle Rock (Damon) are both talented dancers, and the scenes provide breather moments from the film's dark story centering around a violent misogynist. It doesn't get as heavy as the similarly themed I'll Be Watching from two years ago, but Obsessed With the Babysitter still has moments where the depravity of Adrian Cartwright hits hard.
Speaking of Adrian, Simon Haycock makes a great first impression in his Lifetime premiere. From his alluring tone/accent and comforting "words of wisdom", Adrian makes for an effectively deceptive villain that Haycock gives all the necessary charm. While there are a few moments when Adrian's manipulations with Elaine feel too obvious, he's otherwise believable as a man capable of using his psychiatric knowledge for his own sick desires. And like some of my favorite Lifetime villains, there are moments when the movie and Haycock play Adrian's craziness for all the histrionics its worth. The moments where we get our first peek at Adrian's true nature are accompanied by dramatic chords and Haycock fully embraces Adrian's insanity when the movie allows him to. Adrian spends too much of the film being lowkey despicable to be comparable to Eric Roberts' Dr. Albert Beck (the extravagantly evil villain of Lifetime's Stalked by My Doctor series), but like Roberts, Haycock makes Adrian as chilling as he is off-the-wall crazy. The scenes where Adrian attacks the people who get in his way are notable for how ruthless he is with his prey, and Haycock is sure to have you squirming as Adrian turns his wrath onto his stepdaughters.
Opposite Haycock, we have Kristen Vaganos in her second time headlining a Lifetime thriller (the first time being 2019's Mommy Would Never Hurt You). Vaganos gives a likable and sympathetic lead performance as injured dancer Elaine, playing well off Haycock as we see the casual friendship between Elaine and Adrian. Because of that, you can see why Elaine would trust Adrian and wind up being deceived into unknowingly playing into his disturbed fantasy. Vaganos strikes up similar chemistry with Castle Rock and the young actors playing Elaine's charges, though her character has some questionable moments in those relationships. SPOILER ALERT While her temporary estrangement from Damon because of Adrian's fake note is somewhat understandable after all of Adrian's gaslighting, her underreaction to Lilly fearfully telling her she doesn't want to live with Adrian anymore is much harder to stomach. Thankfully, Elaine redeems herself in the climax, which has her return to Adrian's house to protect Lilly and Mackenzie and become fierce in the face of Adrian's sexist delusions--culminating in a nice rooftop climax. Spoilers Over
Castle Rock is endearingly adorable as boyfriend Damon, with the dance sequences between Damon and Elaine being fun to watch because of his and Vaganos' chemistry. While their characters are a bit on the grating side for me initially, Hannah Aniela and Lyla Emerson Booker get better as the movie goes on and bring poignant authenticity to Lilly and Mackenzie's fear when their stepfather's true colors come out (Aniela does especially well in this regard). But in a strange move, the girls briefly revert back to being innocent and unsuspecting during the final act. It was a bizarre thorn in an otherwise stellar climax's side. In memorable bit parts, Elina Madison is chillingly cruel as Adrian's late sociopath of a mother (whose actions make it no mystery why her son turned out the way he did) and Dom Huynh makes a fine feature film debut as friendly neighbor Hank, whose kindness sadly lands him in Adrian's crosshairs. And lastly, we have Lifetime regular Dominique Swain, who makes great use of her short screentime to make your heart ache for poor Silvia.
Even with the extraneous dance sequences, Obsessed With the Babysitter's story maintains a moderately consistent pace, giving you a quick taste of Adrian's twisted nature that keeps you invested as he uses Elaine's insecurities to lure her into his grasp. The use of an old-school film aesthetic for scenes shot through Adrian's vintage camera is a nice visual touch, adding to the movie's creepy atmosphere and serving as a physical allusion to Adrian's antiquated views on gender (along with his car and record player). And despite some characterization fumbles, the cast does well with the script to bring the story and its intense drama to life. Simon Haycock makes an indelible impact for how thoroughly he throws himself into his character's psychotic mind and descent into deeper madness. It's not perfect, but if you're in the mood for a Lifetime movie with a top-notch super-psycho villain, Obsessed With the Babysitter has it.
Score: 7.5 out of 10 Rorschach portraits.
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"I don't paint what I see but what I feel." — Pablo Picasso
The light shimmers bright and golden on a cerulean sea. The soft, warm breeze stirs the palm trees and threatens to take my napkin off into the blue. I'm sitting at a terrace café on the Côte d'Azur, drinking a cappuccino and asking my friend Karen to pinch me to prove I'm not dreaming. Since the beginning of the 20th century, many of the world's greatest artists have made this the birthplace of modern art. Painters have long celebrated the sensational light, the sensual climate, the diversity of the landscape and the beauty of the Mediterranean.
Both on the Riviera and in Provence, my group of five women have the lucky opportunity to view the exhibits, studios and homes of Pablo Picasso, as well as those of Henri Matisse and Paul Cézanne — two painters who had a profound effect on the artist.
Southern France played an essential role in Picasso's life and the soul of this great Spanish artist continues to be felt here, so we began our sojourn in Nice, a city that has been a muse for centuries. Indeed, it prompted Matisse to exclaim: "When I realized I would see this light every morning, I could not believe my good fortune and I decided to live here for the rest of my life." Nice is elegant and trendy, cheerful and bustling, and when the sea spray meets the fragrance of the tall Aleppo pines, this town is downright bewitching.
Nice is a particular delight in winter, as there are small, sweet pleasures such as experiencing Old Nice filled with locals, not tourists. Museums are uncrowded and markets serve hot spiced wine and hot chocolate so thick you'll need a spoon. The grand winter-only Ferris wheel on Place Massena is guaranteed to thrill and Sunday afternoon winter orchestra concerts will charm. Nice hosts one of the world's major carnival events. It takes place again next year from Feb. 16 through March 2.
We visited the Musée Matisse de Nice, a Genovese-style villa filled with his masterpieces and personal possessions. After the museum, walking around the town, we experienced a deeper sense of appreciation for Nice as we saw it now through the eyes of Matisse. Our hotel, the Beau Rivage, just happens to be where Matisse himself lived until the end of his life. Sadly, my room there is not the one he occupied, but from my window the view of the sea and the special niçoise light is exactly what the artist saw and that alone suffices.
Next, we went to the Riviera town of Vence. There's an Old Town of quirky houses showing the patina of time and a walk through its colorful market captivated us with the scent of delicious herbs and bouquets of lavender. Here we found the Villa Le Reve where Matisse lived and worked from 1943 to '49. Today it's a charming house that can be rented by groups of artists. After touring the studio, we descended upon the garden where a small gathering of Swedish women were working at their easels on the vast sloping lawn, all the while taking their inspiration from the grand master. Matisse named this place "The Dream," a name that is spot-on.
The enchanting Musée Picasso, formerly the Château Grimaldi at Antibes, lies amid the calm beauty of pine groves. This is the first museum to be dedicated to the painter, and it is home to some 245 of his works. This exceptional space includes his lyrical work "La Joie de Vivre" — the joy of living — with flute-playing fauns, dancing goats and a female nude modeled on his then love, Françoise Gilot. Antibes has grand estates, dense vegetation and park-like settings. A visiting F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of it: "We've found a splendid location — a big house, the seaside and the casino is not far away." Apparently the Fitzgeralds were enchanted by Antibes, as were we.
Vallauris is known for Picasso as well as glass and ceramics. The town dates from 1501, though there's been a settlement here since Celtic times. Picasso came in 1948 where he discovered the art of ceramics. From then until 1955 when he left, he created 4,000 ceramic works — and his mural "War and Peace," his last great political composition. It is a powerful work that takes the viewer from the horrors of war to peaceful times. Picasso depicts his belief that all is possible through peace with images of a boy plowing the sea, fish swimming in a bird cage and birds happily existing in a fish tank. In the town square we come upon Picasso's rarely exhibited bronze, "Man With a Sheep" that the artist gave the town in 1950 when he was made an honorary citizen. We then stroll to the bottom of the Avenue Georges Clémenceau, finding an area awash with fun shops selling pots, glass and, of course, ceramics. Vallauris — an altogether delightful place to visit.
Leaving the Riviera and driving to Provence, we notice the landscape begins to change dramatically, from exotic plants and palm trees to purple mountains and fields filled with yellow rape flowers.
In Aix-en-Provence at the Musée Granet we view an exhibit that brings together a hundred works by Cézanne and Picasso and see the significant influence Cézanne had on Picasso throughout his life. Of Cézanne, Picasso said, "He was my one and only master." I discover firsthand how the paint colors Cézanne favored were used again and again in Picasso's works. It was interesting to compare the artists' works. Two in particular were most revealing — Cézanne's "Man with a Pipe" and Picasso's "The Smoker." In these two paintings, Picasso, inspired by the Cézanne work, painted essentially the same subject but in abstract form. We also visited the Château of Vauvenargues that lies at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire Mountain, where Picasso worked and died. In this austere castle he now rests alongside his wife, Jacqueline.
Picasso was deeply attracted to the city of Arles, whose extravagant atmosphere, climate and bullfights reminded him of his birthplace, Spain. The town is known as "the daughter of the South" and cultivates a way of life that cries out to be sampled — on terraces, in shaded alleyways or beneath trees in tiny village squares — and boasts seven UNESCO-ranked World Heritage monuments. We visited the Musée Réattu, which houses 57 drawings and two paintings by Picasso, including the charming "Portrait of Maria," Picasso's mother.
As Picasso said, he did not paint what he saw but what he felt. "We need to get to the bottom of the story," he said, "and see all the pictures underneath a picture. I have tried, by destructuring, to illustrate and help reveal the hidden picture." On this magical journey through Picasso's landscape, I feel what he felt and, as his feelings were revealed through his work, I gain a profound and lasting insight into his world.
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Hello. I'm viewing the map of Kiev, and there are two variants of object names - in Ukrainian language (by default) and in Russian (name:ru). How I can see the Russian names in my web-browser? Or is there any way to override default language settings? I'm trying also maperetive with the option "text : @any([[name:ru]], name)" at the configuration file - but no chance, the names is still Ukrainian, not Russian.
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