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Chad Goodmurphy Oct 24, 2012 4:50 pm 2012-12-02T16:00:01-05:00
If F1 2012, Codemasters' high-quality simulation racer, is too in-depth for your taste, then you may be interested in checking out F1 Race Stars. A brand new intellectual property, which combines the sport's best drivers with fantastical kart racing mechanics and exotic versions of real-life tracks, it aims to provide speed fans with an interesting take on one of the world's most popular mechanical competition leagues.
Today, the British studio released its first gameplay video for the interesting-looking game. It's featured below for your viewing pleasure.
F1 Race Stars will be released onto Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on November 13.
IT'S FORMULA ONE™ DRIVERS VS. TRUCKASAURUS! DEBUT F1 RACE STARS™ GAMEPLAY TRAILER OUT NOW
Watch FORMULA ONE Go Over the Top in First F1 RACE STARS Gameplay Video Today at www.F1RaceStars.com
Los Angeles, Calif. – October 24, 2012 – Today Codemasters® launched the first gameplay trailer for F1 RACE STARS, the fast-to-the-fun arcade racing game featuring official FORMULA ONE cars, teams and circuits as they've never been seen before. Set to arrive November 13 and available for pre-order now, the first trailer video is now playing at www.F1RaceStars.com.
In the gameplay video, the cast of F1 RACE STARS speed through loop-the-loops, soar through the sky making huge jumps and charge through tunnels whilst collecting and using a range of fun power-ups to boost ahead or slow down their rivals.
From battling for position beneath a neon-lit Ferris wheel in Singapore and dodging a Truckasaurus in the U.S., the video reveals how each circuit in the game turns into a fantastical stage of FORMULA ONE fun. Packed with audacious overtaking moves, cheeky taunts and speedy boosts, see the F1 RACE STARS speed through castles, forests and more.
On every straight, hairpin and barrel roll, players will experience F1 RACE STARS' unique brand of superfast FORMULA ONE racing as they go wheel-to-wheel with all the official FORMULA ONE drivers, transformed into heroic caricatures bursting with personality. In the sprint for the checkered flag, gamers can pick and choose from a range of fantasy and FORMULA ONE themed power-ups, from calling in Wet Weather to slow the pack, deploying DRS to speed past rivals and using a range of sneaky bubbles to trap other drivers! If their car takes damage, gamers can race through the pit lane to get back up to speed, whilst a variety of different routes, boost pads and shortcuts will all slingshot players ahead.
An extensive career mode features three tiers of difficulty and includes both traditional GRAND PRIXTM competitions and a range of objective game modes, including races against the clock, gate challenges and more. Gamers can also dive into free play for a quick blast around their favorite circuit or enter Time Trial for the ultimate test of pace.
Designed to share the fun with friends and family, F1 RACE STARS includes four player split-screen racing, which can be combined online for 12 player multiplayer gaming. Gamers can also enter a range of on and offline races in teams to join together in competition. Extending the fun further, F1 RACE STARS will integrate with Codemasters' RaceNet, the free online extension for Codemasters Racing games, where players can track their races, rivals and rewards and join in regular F1 RACE STARS community events.
Coming November 13 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC, F1 RACE STARS is in production at Codemasters Racing Studios, the home of the BAFTA award-winning series of Official FORMULA ONE video games, and is being created under exclusive worldwide agreement with Formula One World Championship Limited.
Fans can see the trailer and keep up to with all the latest news about F1 RACE STARS by visiting www.F1racestars.com, liking the game at www.facebook.com/f1racestars or following the team on twitter at www.twitter.com/f1racestars


Gene Ziebarth was born and raised in Wetaskiwin and has resided in the community for most of his adult life. Although Gene did bowl for one year in high school it wasn't until 1982 when he was 25 years old that he became involved in his sport again. After a year competing on the Teacher's bowling team in Fort Saskatchewan, he began to compete at higher levels. In a short period of time he was representing the Central Zone in the Alberta "Open" Championships, a feat that he has accomplished for twenty-two of the last twenty-four years.
In 1991 Gene made the first of five trips to the National "Open" Championships. In those five years Gene's Alberta team won the Gold Medal twice (1992, 2001), the Silver Medal once (2005) and placed fifth once (1991). Three times (1992, 2000, 2005) Gene was named a National All Star. Gene's finest accomplishment was winning the National Men's Singles Championship in 2000.
Gene has also participated in the Master Bowlers' Association of Alberta since 1982. In Masters Bowling there are six major tournaments across the province with the top six men qualifying to represent Alberta at the Nationals. Gene has made the Alberta Team and competed in the National Championships ten of the last twenty-five years. In those ten Nationals he has won two gold, two silver and two bronze Medals. Because of his more than 25 years of involvement, Gene was inducted as a Life Member of the Alberta Master Bowlers' Association. Gene also served the Alberta Master Bowlers' Association in executive capacities working as a board member for over twenty years, acting as Director for seven years, President for seven years, Past President for one year and currently is a Tournament Division Director.
Besides competing in the Open and Masters Bowling competitions, Gene has represented Alberta on CBC Bowling on television. In 1990 in Toronto Gene lost in the semi finals, in 1995 in Winnipeg he reached the quarter finals and in 2005 in Calgary he again lost in the quarter finals. Gene also competes on the Money Tour where he has won twice in Saskatoon, four times in Regina and once each in Winnipeg and Edmonton. During his years of competing Gene has amassed over thirty 400 point games with two perfect games of 450. He also holds a national record for the most consecutive strikes, 26 in a row. Gene continues to compete successfully in his sport. This season (2007-08) he became the first bowler in the 30 year history of the money tour to ever win three in a row by winning in Edmonton, Regina and Red Deer.
Gene's determination and his passion for his sport were apparent after a car accident in 1996. Gene shattered his right arm (his throwing arm) from the elbow to the wrist. The doctors said he'd never recover from the injury well enough to compete again. He fooled them. The cast was supposed to be on for five months; Gene had it off in four weeks. In no time he was back bowling and that injury doesn't seem to have affected his successes.
Since Gene started bowling he has been interested in coaching. In his early years in Masters Bowling he coached youth. As a tournament bowler he was unable to stay involved as a regular coach, however, Gene served as an honorary coach in Red Deer, Stettler and Wetaskiwin on an occasional basis. He has also worked every summer for fourteen years at the Elite School of Bowling in Saskatoon coaching young adults from Western Canada.
Because of his accomplishments and longevity in the sport of five pin bowling we are honoured to induct Gene Ziebarth into the Wetaskiwin Sports Hall of Fame.


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A Holocaust survivor's tale
The importance of remembrance
Auschwitz-Birkenau Lager
'How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?' This question was asked in a poll on Twitter by the ScaramucciPost, a media company headed by former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on the 17th of October. The possible answers were 'less than a million', 'between one and two million', 'between two and three million' and 'more than five million'. It seems to be a ridiculous question that queries historical facts. You don't ask how many presidents the United States have had so far either.
Frieda Menco-Brommet (92) is a Dutch Holocaust-survivor that sees it as her mission to tell as many people as possible what happened with the Jews during the Second World War. "Something like this should never happen again."
Early war
"Together with my parents I lived in the South of Amsterdam. I was fourteen at the time and I had no idea of what was coming. In the early days of the war people thought everything would stay the same. But in 1941 things started to change: all the Jewish children had to go a different, separate school. I started at this school but never finished the year. My parents decided to go into hiding."
Because the Nazi-regime wanted to kill all the Jews, about 25.000 Dutch Jews decide to hide in attics, cellars or other secret shelters. They were dependent on others for basic living necessities.
"On the first of July, 1942, we hid away in Warmond, about forty kilometers south of Amsterdam. My parents got the address via one of our relatives. We lived in a small room above a bike store. My father had to pay a lot of money for food vouchers, but we got almost nothing to eat. We were being milked out and starved. For two years we did not much more than sitting on a chair, waiting. My father wanted us to flee to Switzerland, because we just couldn't handle the little room anymore. It never happened because we got betrayed by people who were earning their money by exposing Jews. Via a jail in Amsterdam we were transferred to Westerbork, a transit camp in the north of the Netherlands."
Menco-Brommet is eighteen years old at the time she and her family arrive at Westerbork. It was an improvement: they had space to move around, they got decent food and Menco-Brommet spoke to people of her own age again. The family had high hopes for the war to be over soon.
Threat of the train
"Even though our lives were better in the transit camp than above the bike store, there was always the threat of the train. Every Tuesday a train would depart to the east. On the second of September 1944 we heard that we had to go in the train the next day. We had no idea where it would take us. The journey was horrible. They put us in a packed wagon and in the corner was a bucket in which you had to do your private business. I had no idea how long it would take or where we went. I knew we were driving through Germany because every now and then the train would stop at a station. When the doors opened, you could sometimes read the station's name. After three days and two nights we arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland."
Auschwitz is the most well-known and was the largest German concentration camp. The systematical detection and deportation of Jews started in 1942. In 1943 and 1944 the four big gas chambers and crematoria in Auschwitz were almost continuously in operation. Between March 1940 and the end of January 1945 over 1.1 million people were killed in the Polish city alone.
"I had no idea that Auschwitz existed, let alone what happened there. When we arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau we were sorted into four rows, two for men and two for women. They looked at who appeared to be strong. Those people could do labour. It was the last time I saw my father. Immediately upon arrival we all got a number tattooed on our arm. After the tattoo we were taken to a large room where we had to take off all our clothes. Everyone got shaved and then we had to shower. They told us to go outside where we were given clothes. I got a summer dress and two left shoes. Then we went to the barracks. During the day we had to work. Day after day I had to carry bricks. We had to put our hands together and have bricks stacked up to our chins. We had to walk four kilometers carrying this heavy load. To this day I still have back problems."
Barrack for the sick
After a month in Auschwitz Menco-Brommet became sick. It started with scarlet fever, but after a while she also got typhus, diarrhea and problems with her lungs. She ended up in a barrack for the sick. Her bed was under Anne Frank's, who Menco-Brommet vaguely knew from Amsterdam. Menco-Brommet was in bad condition. Her mother dug a hole under the wall of the barrack and was able to give her some food every now and then. January 1945 the Germans came into the barrack and told them they would be killed if they didn't come with them.
When Nazi-Germany got more and more enclosed by the Allied troops at the end of the war, the Nazis wanted to erase the traces of the Holocaust as much as possible. Prisoners had to leave the camps. On January 18th, 1945, about 60.000 prisoners had to leave Auschwitz. At least 15.000 of them died or were killed during the deathly march.
"I was way too weak to participate in the march. I weighed just 45 kilos and I was not able to walk anymore. My mother and I decided to stay in the barrack. My mother went out of the barrack to get us a piece of bread. When she came back she didn't see me anymore. She panicked and lost the piece of bread. I was still in the barrack but people just walked over me. It was impossible to see who was alive or dead. A lot of people died during the marches. The fact that I was too weak to go may have been my rescue."
Back to the Netherlands
Menco-Brommet and her mother lived for nine days by drinking the snow and rationing a piece of turnip that her mother found. After those nine days the Russians arrived.
"We stayed in the wooden barrack for another month. After that time we were transferred to another part of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where we stayed until the end of May. Eventually we got transferred back to the Netherlands by train on July 3rd, 1945."
The generally agreed-upon answer to ScaramucciPost's question is six million. Frieda Menco-Brommet was lucky not be included in this number. As more time is put between now and the Holocaust, it becomes increasingly important to remember the atrocities committed at the time. "For the last years I have the feeling that the world is changing", Menco-Brommet concludes. "It is all violence and war. The worst thing is that we are not able to do anything about it. I don't have as much hope as I had before that something like the Holocaust will never happen again."
Text by Fieke Snijder
Jewish deportation to Westerbork Nazi concentration camp
Auschwitz, Tour Krakow
A Jewish family in the sports complex of the Olympiaplein in Amsterdam, awaiting deportation to Westerbork Nazi concentration camp in north Holland
Women deported in Auschwitz
Frieda Menco-Brommet
Prisoners in Auschwitz
The Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline
Economic and geopolitical benefits
Financing and purchasing health care in Europe
The complexities of external versus internal financing
Vaccinate or terminate
Say goodbye to today's U.S. federal workforce
President Gonzalo
Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, responsible for the death of more than 40.000 persons in Peru
Gender equality in R&I
It is now more important than ever before in history
Looking at public health
The Covid code has been cracked
The relevance of the value of time
Whoever does not know how to manage time, does not know how to manage anything
Osama and Trump
Two bookends to the downspin of an empire

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Clinton-Trump Debate No. 2: U.S. Presidential Rivals In Their Own Words
October 10, 2016 07:23 GMT
By RFE/RL
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (right) and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrive for the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis on October 9.
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump clashed in an acrimonious second debate in St. Louis on October 9, assailing one another's character and record.
Here are some highlights of what they had to say on several central campaign issues during the showdown, including the recently leaked video in which Trump was heard talking about kissing and groping women and making other uninvited advances and Russia's alleged attempts to influence the November 8 election with cyberattacks.
On Alleged Russian Hacking And Relations With Moscow
Hillary Clinton: "Our intelligence community just came out and said in the last few days that the Kremlin, meaning [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and the Russian government, are directing the attacks, the hacking on American accounts, to influence our election...We have never in the history of our country been in a situation where an adversary, a foreign power, is working so hard to influence the outcome of the election. And believe me, they're not doing it to get me elected. [The Russians] are doing it to try to influence the election for Donald Trump."
READ MORE: Clinton, Trump Clash In Fiery U.S. Presidential Debate
Donald Trump: "I don't know [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. I think it would be great if we got along with Russia because we could fight ISIS (Islamic State) together, as an example. But I don't know Putin. But I notice anytime anything wrong happens, they like to say 'the Russians.' She doesn't know if it's the Russians doing the hacking. Maybe there is no hacking. But they always blame Russia, and the reason they blame Russia is because they think they are trying to tarnish me with Russia. I know nothing about Russia...I know about Russia, but I know nothing about the inner workings of Russia. I don't deal there. I have no businesses there. I have no loans from Russia."
On The Video Of Trump Making Lewd Remarks About Women
Trump: "That was locker-room talk. I'm not proud of it. I am a person who has great respect for people, for my family, for the people of this country. And certainly, I'm not proud of it. But that was something that happened. If you look at [former President] Bill Clinton, far worse. Mine are words and his was action. His was -- what he's done to women. There's never been anyone in the history of politics in this nation who has been so abusive to women...Hillary Clinton attacked those same women and attacked them viciously."
Clinton: "I said starting back in June that [Trump] was not fit to be president and commander in chief. And many Republicans and independents have said the same thing. What we all saw and heard [in the video] on Friday was Donald talking about women, what he thinks about women, what he does to women. And he has said that the video doesn't represent who he is. But I think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly who he is."
On Muslim Immigrants And Syrian Refugees
Trump: "It's called extreme vetting. We are going to areas like Syria, where they're coming in by the tens of thousands because of [U.S. President] Barack Obama. And Hillary Clinton wants to allow a 550 percent increase over Obama. People are coming into our country, like we have no idea who they are, where they are from, what their feelings about our country is, and she wants 550 percent more. This is going to be the great Trojan horse of all time."
Clinton: "I will not let anyone into our country that I think poses a risk to us. But there are a lot of refugees, women and children -- think of that picture we all saw of that 4-year-old boy with the blood on his forehead because he'd been bombed by the Russian and Syrian air forces. There are children suffering in this catastrophic war largely, I believe, because of Russian aggression. And we need to do our part. We by no means are carrying anywhere near the load that Europe and others are."
On The Syria Conflict And Russia
Clinton: "I've stood up to Russia. I've taken on Putin and others. And I would do that as president. I think wherever we can cooperate with Russia, that's fine. And I did as secretary of state. That's how we got a treaty reducing nuclear weapons. It's how we got the sanctions on Iran that put a lid on the Iranian nuclear program without firing a single shot. So I would go to the negotiating table [on Syria] with more leverage than we have now. But I do support the effort to investigate for crimes -- war crimes -- committed by the Syrians and the Russians and try to hold them accountable."
Trump: "Now, [Clinton] talks tough. She talks really tough against [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and against [Syrian President Bashar al-] Assad. She talks in favor of the rebels. She doesn't even know who the rebels are. Every time we take rebels, whether it's in Iraq or anywhere else, we're arming people. And you know what happens? They end up being worse than the people. Look at what she did in Libya with Qaddafi. Qaddafi's out and it's a mess. ... I don't like Assad at all, but Assad is killing ISIS. Russia is killing ISIS. And Iran is killing ISIS. And those three have now lined up because of our weak foreign policy."
On Clinton's Use Of A Private E-Mail Server As Secretary Of State
Trump: "If I win, I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation because there has never been so many lies, so much deception. There has never been anything like it...We're going to get a special prosecutor and we're going to look into it. Because you know what? People have been -- their lives have been destroyed for doing one-fifth of what you've done. And it's a disgrace. And honestly, you ought to be ashamed of yourself."
Clinton: "That was a mistake. I take responsibility for using a personal e-mail account. Obviously, if I were to do it over again, I would not. I'm not making any excuses. It was a mistake, and I am very sorry about that. But I think it's also important to point out where there are some misleading accusations from critics and others. After a yearlong investigation, there is no evidence that anyone hacked the server I was using."
On What The Candidates Respect About One Another
Clinton: "I respect [Trump's] children. His children are incredibly able and devoted, and I think that says a lot about Donald. I don't agree with nearly anything else he says or does. But I do respect that, and I think that is something that, as a mother and a grandmother, is very important to me."
Trump: "I will say this about Hillary: She doesn't quit. She doesn't give up. I respect that. I tell it like it is. She's a fighter. I disagree with much of what she's fighting for. I do disagree with her judgment in many cases. But she does fight hard, and she doesn't quit. And she doesn't give up, and I consider that to be a very good trait."
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Looking for an easy dinner? This sheet pan chicken dinner may be just what you are looking for.
Are you looking for easy dinners? I know I am always looking for ways to make dinner magically appear after a day at work. This Sheet Pan Chicken Dinner may be just what you are looking you want. My Sheet Pan Chicken Dinner is made with bone-in chicken breasts, that I simply cut out the breastbone and use them. Often these bone-in split chicken breasts cost much less than the boneless skinless chicken breasts.
Also in this chicken dinner are some root vegetables, I used beets in this recipe. I used red beets and golden colored beets. You could use other root vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and perhaps even some onions. I also used some fresh herbs, I used tarragon, but you aren't limited to tarragon, you can use any fresh herbs you enjoy. I think by adding some fresh herbs you instantly add a gourmet touch to your meal. I often grow a pot or two of different fresh herbs during the year, what I keep often depends upon the season.
You don't have to use chicken breasts, I think this could easily be prepared with leg quarters or chicken thighs. The cooking time would have to be increased another 15 minutes or so. This is a very flexible recipe. I seasoned this chicken very simply with just salt and pepper. You may want to use some garlic powder or some of your favorite herbs and seasoning.
Love other easy to make dinners? Check out these.
You never knew it was so easy to make chicken in the ovoen.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Season 2 chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat 2 teaspoons of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken for 1 to 2 minutes on each side. The chicken will not be done, this cooking is to brown the chicken. Place chicken on the sheet pan.Peel beets and wash the orange. Slice the beets and orange into thin slices. Place beets and orange slices on the sheet pan. Sprinkle herbs over the chicken and vegetables. Drizzle vegetable oil over the vegetables and chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for approximately 30 minutes.
OMG! Love your recipes and the blog in general!
Sounds delicious, soon as I'm out of hospital I'll try for sure. Love the idea of beets & carrots. Thank you!


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Haxey Hood – brytyjska odmiana gry w piłkę mająca swoje początki w średniowieczu. Rozgrywana jest w angielskiej miejscowości Haxey w północnym Lincolnshire 6 stycznia (jednak jeśli to wypada w niedzielę, to 5 stycznia). Podobna gra jest także uprawiana w Epworth (Epworth Hood).

W grze uczestniczą dwie drużyny. Jedną stanowią Boggoni, a drugą mieszkańcy Haxey i okolicznych miejscowości. Zadaniem zawodników jest doniesienie piłki do jednej z czterech wcześniej wyznaczonych gospód. Zwycięża drużyna, której gracz zrobi to pierwszy. Nagrodą jest obfity poczęstunek, który dostają zwycięzcy jak i przegrani.

Podczas zawodów piłki nie wolno kopać i kozłować nią, a jedynie podrzucać i wyrywać innym. Piłka musi też poruszać się w kierunku jednej z gospód.

Pochodzenie nazwy

Nazwa gry pochodzi od miejscowości, w której jest rozgrywana. Natomiast Haxey pochodzi najprawdopodobniej z dialektu nazwy hoxey, co w wolnym tłumaczeniu oznacza tarmosin (ang. hox – tarmosić, niepokoić).

Hood (ang. hood – kaptur) wiąże się z dawnym zwyczajem, wedle którego chłopi chwytali zwiewane przez wiatr przykrycie głowy dziedziczki. Zwyczaj ten uważany jest za prototyp gry.

Natomiast nazwa zawodników czyli Boggons oznacza "unurzani w błocie" (ang. bog lub celt.-szkoc. bogah – moczary). Prawdopodobnie wiąże się ona z walką zawodników o piłkę na podmokłych terenach wokół miejscowości.

Historia
Legenda głosi, że w XIV wieku Lady Mowbray, miejscowa dziedziczka jadąc konno zgubiła swój kaptur. Łapało go 13 chłopów. Ponieważ wiatr był silny trwało to jakiś czas. Nagrodą za pomoc było 13 akrów ziemi przyznane parafii, z której pochodzili chłopi. Dochód z niej miał być przeznaczony na organizację święta upamiętniającego wydarzenie. Podczas tej uroczystości miało być także odtwarzane łapanie kaptura, który z czasem został zamieniony na piłkę. Dziedziniec kościoła miejscowej parafii uważany jest za połowę akra ofiarowanej ziemi.

Etnografowie jednak sądzą, że gra wywodzi się z przedchrześcijańskiego rytuału, który wiązał się ze składaniem ofiar w celu zwiększenia plonów oraz końcem zimy i początkiem wiosny.

Przebieg gry

Tydzień przed mającą odbyć się grą zawodnicy chodzą po okolicznych wsiach i miasteczkach w celu zbierania datków przeznaczonych na pokrycie kosztów organizacji rozgrywek i zapraszają na zawody. Zawodników prowadzi błazen () w czerwonym stroju oraz kapeluszu z piórami i czerwonymi kwiatami. Ubranie ma obszyte różnokształtnymi łatkami. Podobnie ubrana jest reszta drużyny Boggonów, z wyjątkiem łatek. Zawodnicy mają czerwone płaszcze z flaneli (scarlet flannel coat) i kapelusze z kwiatami.

W dniu, w którym ma odbyć się mecz wszyscy są ubrani jak tydzień wcześniej, a błazen ma dodatkowo twarz ubrudzoną sadzą i ochrą. Błazen niesie również drzewce bicza z umocowaną na końcu skarpetą, w której znajdują się otręby. Biczem dostają ci, którzy za blisko do niego podejdą dając tym wyraz braku szacunku dla jego władzy.

W dniu meczu odbywa się także procesja, która idzie ulicami miasta do kościoła parafialnego. Błazen w tym dniu może całować każdą napotkaną kobietę. Za nim idzie 12 Boggonów (obecnie są to członkowie lokalnego klubu piłkarskiego). Kapitan drużyny nazywany jest Królem Boggonów, Przełożonym Boggonów albo Władcą Piłki Kaptura. Niesie on 13 gałązek wierzbowych związanych 13 prętami łoziny – stanowi to symbol jego władzy nad drużyną i piłką.

Po przybyciu pod kościół błazen wychwala umiejętności graczy i zaprasza do wspólnej zabawy.

Podczas przemówienia odbywa się "wędzenie błazna" (Smoking the Fool). Etnograf M. Peacock opisał tę ceremonię następująco: zawieszano go nad ogniem i kołysano w przód i w tył duszącego się od dymu. Po pewnym czasie pozwalano mu zeskoczyć w kopcącą się jeszcze trawę, dobrze zlaną wodą, i wygramolić się z niej tak szybko jak tylko mógł. Zaniechano jednak tej czynności w 1956 r., ponieważ ktoś zapomniał zalać palenisko wodą i błazen zapalił się. Obecnie wędzenie polega na zapaleniu za jego plecami wilgotnej słomy, która wytwarza dużo dymu.

Po "wędzeniu" błazen prowadzi zebranych na pobliskie wzgórze. Gracze obu drużyn tworzą krąg. Tutaj ma miejsce walka o "pomniejsze kapturki", które rzuca w tłum Król Boggonów. Wykorzystane tu piłki są szmaciane i obwiązane tasiemkami, aby się nie rozpadły podczas walki o nie. Ch. Hole opisał tę walkę następująco: Gdy tylko pierwsza omotanka zostanie rzucona w górę, rozpoczyna się o nią zacięta walka, a każdy z mężczyzn stara się ją złapać i zanieść poza granice swojej wsi. Jeśli zdoła to uczynić, może zachować piłkę. Aby się to udało musi najpierw zwieść nie tylko czujnych Boggonów, ale wszystkich pozostałych graczy, którzy wyruszają w pościg i starają się wyrwać mu piłkę. Zadaniem Boggonów jest nie dopuścić, by piłka wyszła poza wyznaczone granice. Jeśli któryś z nich zdoła ją posiąść lub choćby tylko dotknąć, taka szmacianka uznawana jest za "martwą" i wraca do Władcy Boggonów, który wykonuje ponowny wyrzut.

Gdy wszystkie piłeczki zostaną wyrzucone rozpoczyna się Sway czyli właściwa gra (piłka w Haxey Hood nazywana jest Sway Hood). Boggoni ustawiają się w koło. Piłkę wyrzuca Władca Boggonów lub gość honorowy zawodów. Gdy piłka zostanie wyrzucona wszyscy rzucają się na nią, co przypomina grę w rugby. Tłum graczy przemieszcza się w dół wzgórza i zmierza w kierunku którejś z wcześniej wyznaczonych karczm, które pełnią rolę bramek. Zazwyczaj gra trwa 2-3 godziny.

Przypisy

Bibliografia

 Wojciech Lipoński; Encyklopedia sportów świata, Oficyna Wydawnicza Atena, Poznań 2006, ,

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Snapchat, Google reps called as witnesses in Murdaugh trial
by: Chase Laudenslager
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Judge Clifton Newman has ordered representatives of Snapchat and Google to appear as material witnesses in the murder trial for disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is accused of fatally shooting his wife Margaret and youngest son Paul.
State prosecutors petitioned for the appearances, saying the companies provided evidence pertinent to the case against Murdaugh.
Snapchat provided a video Paul sent to several friends at 7:56 p.m. the evening of June 7, 2021. Autopsy reports put Paul and Margaret's times of death just over an hour later between 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Google provided "records indicating no devices with google location data being stored by google were present at the time of a double murder," according to the filing.
Prosecutors argued that representative testimony is necessary to prove the records are "true and accurate."
In small town, Murdaugh jury selection could be tough
Judge Newman approved both petitions, saying the representatives are "necessary and material" witnesses.
He asked that if the representatives refuse to appear willingly, "the [witnesses] be taken into immediate custody and be delivered to the custody of any law enforcement officer for the State of South Carolina, who is directed by this Court to take whatever measures necessary to ensure the attendance" of the witnesses.
The trial is set to begin January 23 and is currently scheduled to last three weeks.
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Boone County Distilling Launched a New White Whiskey Cursed by Ghosts
By Distillery Trail
The Boone County Distilling Company, a small batch craft distillery continues to break new ground in its goal to return Northern Kentucky to its once-held prominence among American whiskey producers. To help put this statement in perspective the roots of distilling in this county can be traced back to 1833 when the Petersburg Distillery was in business. In its day, the Petersburg Distillery was one of the largest distilleries in the U.S. In 1860, they were producing 1,000,000 gallons of whiskey. 47 years later at the height of production in 1897 they were putting out a massive 4 million gallons of whiskey per year. But by 1,900 boats quit stopping at this once bustling river town of Petersburg and 10 short years later their fortunes changed and the distillery was shuttered.
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Boone County Distilling has just released a new white whiskey distilled from bourbon mash, marked Tanner's Curse, crafted in the still they affectionately call "The Bear," a 500 gallon copper pot manufactured by Vendome Copper and Brass. The still is named after legendary Petersburg distiller William Snyder's pet bear. (Yes, he had a pet bear.)
According to the distillery, Tanner's Curse celebrates the tragic legend of the Baptist Minister John Tanner and his family. Tanner settled Tanner's Station, which later became Petersburg, Kentucky, the home of the original Petersburg Distillery. His story illustrates the everyday dangers of life in this region in the late 1700s.
Unfortunately, this tragedy begins with a simple error in judgment. Unknowingly, Tanner founded Petersburg smack atop a prehistoric Native American graveyard of the Fort Ancient people, he had made a major mistake. A mistake he paid for with lives.
On a chilly October dawn, the white moon hanging in the sky like coyote eyes, Tanner's two eldest sons embarked in canoes on a hunting trip down the Ohio River. They were ambushed by natives at a point in the river called Split Rock, and held captive. Knowing his disadvantage, Ezra Tanner made a deal with the Chief to meet him in a tomahawk fight to the death, with the winner to be spared. After an hour, the young Tanner split the Indian's skull wide open. Contest over. But the Indians reneged on the deal, and immediately attacked Tanner and his companions, killing the boys deader than stones.
These early Americans fought for their place in history and their influence runs as clear as the whiskey in this vessel. Like the alabaster moon, the embers of their souls live on, well beyond the battle.
Tanner's Curse Whiskey is a 120 proof unaged white whiskey. The whiskey can be purchased at the Boone County Distillery and tasting room at 10,601 Toebben Drive in Boone County, Kentucky.
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ATLAS one step closer in the search for rare Higgs boson decays to muons
Physics Briefing
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Figure 1: A Run 2 ATLAS event containing two muons (red) with mass compatible with that of the Higgs boson, and two forward jets (yellow cones). (Image: ATLAS Collaboration/CERN)
"Who ordered that?" commented physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi when the muon was discovered in 1936. In the 80 years since, scientists have learnt a lot about the muon's role in our Universe and have studied its properties with extreme precision. Muons have even been used via decays of intermediate weak bosons in the detection of new particles, such as the Higgs boson – now the centerpiece of its own extremely rich field of research.
In the Standard Model, elementary particles acquire mass through interaction with the Higgs field: the stronger the interaction, the larger the mass of the particle. So far, physicists have collected conclusive evidence of the Higgs boson interacting with bosons and the heaviest elementary fermions belonging to the third fermion generation (tau-lepton as well as top and bottom quarks). Yet to date, there is no indication whether the Higgs boson interacts with the next lighter fermions, muon or charm quark, belonging to the second fermion generation.
The ATLAS Collaboration has released a new paper on the search for the Higgs-boson decay to a pair of muons. The new study uses the entire dataset collected by the ATLAS experiment during Run 2 of the LHC (2015–2018) to give a first hint of this elusive process.
The ATLAS Collaboration studied the entire dataset collected during Run 2 of the LHC (2015–2018) to give a first hint of the elusive Higgs-boson decay to muon pairs.
The wheat from the chaff
Despite a simple experimental signature, spotting this rare decay continues to be a challenge. This is due to the low probability of the Higgs boson decaying to muons (predicted to be just 0.02%) and the large number of events from similar Standard Model background processes that can dominate the search. Only 0.2% of selected muon-pair events with masses between 120 and 130 GeV from proton–proton collisions are expected to come from a Higgs-boson decay.
Fortunately, a signal can be distinguished from background processes by looking at the shape of the mass distribution of the precisely measured muon pairs. Higgs-boson events will cluster around the Higgs-boson mass of 125 GeV, producing a narrow peak that can be distinguished from the smoothly-falling distribution of background events. By fitting the invariant-mass spectrum, ATLAS physicists are able to directly constrain the background and extract a possible signal.
Figure 2: The invariant-mass spectrum of the reconstructed muon-pairs in ATLAS data. Events are weighted according to the expected signal-to-background ratio of their category. In the top panel, the signal-plus-background fit is visible in blue, while in the lower panel the fitted signal (in red) is compared to the difference between the data and the background model. (Image: ATLAS Collaboration/CERN)
To further increase the sensitivity of their analysis, ATLAS physicists divided their events into 20 mutually-exclusive "categories". These categories focussed on the features of an event – such as the number and properties of its additional jets or leptons – to target specific production modes of the Higgs boson, including the scattering of two gluons or two weak bosons, and the associated production with a weak W or Z boson or a top-quark pair. Inside these categories, events were further split using dedicated multivariate discriminants (Boosted Decision Trees). As a result of this complex division, ATLAS physicists could separate out the few Higgs-boson-like events from the more common, but less Higgs-boson-like, events.
In addition, ATLAS physicists developed a robust (and ambitious) background-modelling strategy using a variety of simulation techniques to create more than 10 billion simulated events. Detailed ATLAS detector simulations (totalling about five times the Run-2 dataset) were complemented by dedicated fast simulation samples (more than 100 times the dataset). The fast simulation samples were crucial to ensure that the overwhelming backgrounds could not mimic a false signal, while maximising the analysis sensitivity to a real signal.
Let the die be cast
The new ATLAS result gives a first hint of the Higgs boson decaying to a muon pair; the significance of the observed signal amounts to 2.0 standard deviations and the ratio of the observed signal yield to the one expected in the Standard Model is 1.2 ± 0.6. The data, together with the signal-plus-background fit, are shown in Figure 2, where data events are weighted to reflect the signal-to-background ratio of their respective categories. More data to be collected in Run 3 (2022–2024) and during the operation of the High-Luminosity LHC will help close in on this first hint.
A search for the dimuon decay of the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector (arXiv: 2007.07830, see figures)
See also the full lists of ATLAS Conference Notes and ATLAS Physics Papers
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Mozambique Rovuma LNG development plan
Posted on 11 Junie 2019 21 Februarie 2020 by volksvryheid
The media reported on 14 May 2019 that the government of Mozambique has approved the development plan for the Rovuma LNG project, according to Mozambique Rovuma Venture. This will produce, liquefy, and market natural gas from the deepwater Mamba fields in the Rovuma basin in the Area 4 block offshore Mozambique, two of which straddle the boundary with neighboring Area 1.
It was previously reported during October 2017 that Mozambique's first offshore oil and gas project was officially sanctioned by Eni and its partners earlier this year. Coral South is the first phase of Eni East Africa's (EEA) wider plan of development for the 85 tcf of gas discovered in Area 4 of the deepwater Rovuma basin.
Area 4 is operated by Mozambique Rovuma Venture S.p.A. (MRV), an incorporated joint venture owned by ExxonMobil, Eni and CNPC, which holds a 70% interest in the Area 4 exploration and production concession contract. Galp, KOGAS, and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos E.P. each hold a 10% interest.
ExxonMobil will lead construction and operation of natural gas liquefaction and related facilities on behalf of MRV, and Eni will lead construction and operation of upstream facilities.
The marketing effort for the LNG produced is jointly led by ExxonMobil and Eni. Sales and purchase agreements for 100% of the LNG capacity for trains 1 and 2 have been submitted to the government of Mozambique for approval, which together will produce more than 15 million tons of LNG per year.
A final investment decision is expected later this year.
The Rovuma LNG project partners will work to build the local workforce through focused recruitment and skills development.
Ernesto Elias Max Tonela, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, said: "This is the third development plan approved in this five-year period to enable the sustainable development of the huge natural gas reserves discovered in the Rovuma basin and represents the government's commitment to ensure the implementation of projects that will drive the development of Mozambique.
"We want Mozambican entrepreneurs and Mozambicans to be the main beneficiaries of the various business opportunities made available by the multinationals because we believe that these companies should grow with the national businesses and with Mozambique."
The Rovuma LNG partners have developed a series of plans to support community development in line with the government's priorities. During the production phase, the project expects to provide up to 17,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per year in Mozambique from Area 4 resources, which is currently about 50% of the country's LPG imports. The Area 4 partners also plan to distribute up to 5,000 LPG burners and cooking stoves in the Afungi area to replace the burning of wood.
https://www.offshore-mag.com/field-development/article/16790933/mozambique-approves-rovuma-lng-development-plan
Construction of the hull for the Coral South FLNG vessel has started at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea. The FLNG construction started in March of this year in Singapore with the steel cut for the ship's turret.
https://www.offshore-mag.com/rigs-vessels/article/16803094/first-steel-cut-for-coral-south-flng-hull
Mozambique's first offshore oil and gas project was officially sanctioned by Eni and its partners during 2017. Coral South is the first phase of Eni East Africa's (EEA) wider plan of development for the 85 tcf of gas discovered in Area 4 of the deepwater Rovuma basin. EEA is the operator of Area 4 and holds 70% participating interest in the concession while Galp Energia, Korea Gas Corp., and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos de Mozambique E.P. each hold 10%. In March 2017, Eni signed an agreement to sell 50% of its shares in EEA to Exxon Mobil Corp. Following the completion of the $2.8-billion transaction, EEA will be co-owned by Eni (35.7%), ExxonMobil (35.7%), and China National Petroleum Corp. (28.6%). Eni will continue to lead the Coral South project and all upstream operations in Area 4, while ExxonMobil will lead the construction and operation of natural gas liquefaction facilities onshore.
Discovered in May 2012, Coral is estimated to contain 16 tcf of gas in place. In September 2015, Coral South was the first project in the Rovuma basin to be granted an environmental license, following due diligence by local communities and national authorities. In February 2016, the government of Mozambique's Council of Ministers approved the plan of development, which calls for six subsea wells connected to a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel moored in 2,000 m (6,562 ft) of water. The project is expected to produce up to 5 tcf over 25 years starting in mid-2022. In October 2016, the Area 4 partners agreed to contract the entire LNG volumes produced over the first 20 years to BP.
In June at the final investment decision (FID) ceremony in Maputo, the various parties, in the presence of the country's president, signed the main drilling, construction, and installation contracts for the production facilities, and agreements with the government concerning the regulatory framework and financing for the $8-billion project. Around 60% of the cost of the FLNG facility will come from Project Finance, the first instance of such an arrangement for a liquefaction floater, according to Eni. Fifteen international banks have subscribed, backed by five export credit agencies.
The TJS consortium of TechnipFMC, JGC Corp., and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) received the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and start-up contract for the FLNG facility, its associated risers and subsea flowlines system, and installation of the umbilicals and subsea equipment.
Under the $2.5-billion contract, SHI is responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction for the hull and production engineering and construction of the topsides. The vessel will be 439 m (1,440 ft) long, 65 m (213 ft) wide, 38.5 m (126 ft) deep, and weigh 210,000 tons. It will be designed to produce 3.4 MM tons/yr of LNG and 480,000 tons/yr of gas condensates (ultra-light oil). SOFEC Inc., a MODEC Group company will supply the internal turret mooring system for the vessel. Project delivery includes both the turret mooring system (mooring legs, mechanical connectors, and anchor piles) and fluid transfer system (piping, swivels, safety and controls). The company will also assist in turret integration and offshore commissioning activities. The single-point mooring system will feature the company's high integrity pressure protection systems (HIPPS) technology.
Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) will provide rotating equipment for the power and gas refrigeration process of the vessel. This will comprise four turbo-compression trains for mix refrigeration services, using the company's aeroderivative gas turbine (model PGT25+G4) technology, and four Turbo-generation units, also driven by aeroderivative gas turbines (model PGT25+G4). All components will be manufactured at BHGE's Nuovo Pignone complex in Florence, Italy, with the train assembled and tested in the Massa plant. The turbo-generation units will feature electric generators provided by the GE Power Conversion business.
BHGE will also supply boil-off gas and booster compressors capable of operating at -180°C (-292°F) to re-liquefy excessive boil-off gas evaporating from the LNG storage tanks.
In addition, BHGE will deliver seven xmas trees, three two-slot manifolds with integrated distribution units, MB rigid jumpers, seven subsea wellheads with spare components, a topsides control system to be installed on the FLNG facility, IWOCS and landing strings, tools, spares and technical assistance for installation, commissioning, and start-up.
Aker Solutions will supply three steel tube umbilicals, more than 19 km (11.8 mi) long in total, that will connect the vessel to the field's subsea production system. They will be manufactured in Moss, Norway, and will be delivered at the end of 2019.
Saipem's drillshipSaipem 12000will drill the development wells over a 15-month period, starting in mid-2019. However, the contact includes options up to a maximum of 45 months.
At the FID ceremony Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi said: "Our ambition to become a global integrated gas and LNG player is based on working alongside key partners such as Mozambique. The Coral South project will deliver a reliable source of energy while contributing to Mozambique's economic development. This partnership approach with our hosting countries is the foundation on which our joint sustainable growth strategy is built."
https://www.offshore-mag.com/business-briefs/article/16755946/coral-south-kicks-off-mozambiques-deepwater-development
More information available :
https://www.offshore-mag.com/drilling-completion/article/16773706/eni-scores-more-gas-in-mamba-complex-offshore-mozambique
Mozambique LNG1, the jointly owned sales entity of the Mozambique Area 1 co-venturers, has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Japan's JERA and CPC Corp., Taiwan (CPC).
According to project operator Anadarko Petroleum, the agreement involves delivery of 1.6 MM metric tons/yr (1.76 MM tons) of LNG from gas produced from Offshore Area 1 over a base term of 17 years from the commercial start date.
Mitch Ingram, Anadarko's executive vice president, International, Deepwater & Exploration, said: "We are excited to take the next step with the expected announcement of a final investment decision FID for the Mozambique LNG project on June 18, as we remain on track to complete the project financing process and secure final approvals. "This new SPA brings our total long-term agreements to 11.1 [MMt/yr]…"
Mozambique's first onshore LNG facility will comprise two initial LNG trains with a total nameplate capacity of 12.88 MM metric tons/yr (14.2 MM tons) to support development of the Golfinho/Atum field in Offshore Area 1.
Last week, Anadarko accepted Occidental's takeover bid. Occidental in turn has agreed to sell all Anadarko's Africa E&P interests to Total.
https://www.offshore-mag.com/field-development/article/16790862/far-east-groups-secure-longterm-mozambique-lng-supplies
Mozambique is an African country and home to a population of 29 million people. Its name came from its first known ruler, a Muslim Arab emir named Mussa ibn Bique. The Portuguese started referring to the region as the "Lands of Mussa ibn Bique" and from there the name was simplified to Mozambique.
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Chapter 8: Tangled in feedback loops
I have a relative I love very much who over the years became addicted to drugs and alcohol, and it caused him (and his family) all kinds of problems. No matter how harmful the drug addiction, no matter how much it hurt his health, finances, job and relationships, he couldn't stop. Addiction is an incredibly powerful thing, and it's also unbelievably difficult to overcome.
But drug addiction can also teach us a powerful lesson about creating (or breaking) habits: the power of feedback loops.
Let's think about the drug user, when he first starts using the drug. First, he tries it, and immediately he gets an extremely pleasurable high. This is very strong positive feedback, so he very quickly wants to do the drug again. Every time he uses the drug, he gets a strong dose of pleasure. This is a positive feedback loop.
But every time he stops using the drug, he feels terrible. So not using the drug gives him a negative feedback loop.
Think about what kind of behavior this combination of positive and negative feedback loops encourages: it drives him to use the drug (because of the positive feedback), and to avoid not using the drug (where he gets negative feedback). It's the combination of these two feedback loops that really drives us to do the behavior.
Now think about another habit: exercise. What's the typical feedback loop for someone who doesn't exercise much? When she does the exercise, she gets discomfort, sweatiness, tiredness, maybe even soreness. That's negative feedback for doing the exercise.
Not doing the exercise is much more comfortable, because she's on the Internet doing easy, mildly pleasurable tasks. That's positive feedback for not doing the exercise.
The combination of these two feedback loops is why — at first — it's so hard to form the exercise habit. People are up against much more than they realize, because no amount of willpower can overcome a setup of feedback loops that go against the behavior they're trying to create. And it works like that for every single habit: eating junk food and shopping and playing games are easy habits to create and hard to break, while exercise and meditation and eating vegetables and learning languages are much harder. All because of the feedback loops.
So what are we to do?
Reverse the feedback loops to get the behavior we want.
We want positive feedback for the habit we're creating: rewards, praise, physical pleasure, spending time with a friend, getting stars on a chart, continuing a streak, a feeling of accomplishment, enjoying the activity with a smile.
We want negative feedback for not doing the habit: embarrassment of people knowing you didn't do it, losing a bet, enduring some embarrassing consequence, losing the streak you've created, experiencing some kind of difficulty or loss.
Grease the slope. Create public accountability. Set up rewards and consequences. The smarter you've set up your feedback loops, the better you'll be at doing the habit.
We've already talked about some ways to give yourself negative feedback for not doing the habit — making a commitment to others. Once you make a commitment, you're more likely to do the habit to avoid the negative consequence of having to admit failure, as long as you care about the opinions of the people you've made a commitment to. Later, we'll add some other consequences to increase the negative feedback loop.
What about positive feedback? A commitment to others can also give you positive feedback for doing the habit, if you get to report your successes to them. And you can set up rewards, like giving yourself a treat or a massage or some relaxing tea, or whatever would be rewarding to you personally. In the next chapter, we'll look at mindfulness as a way to set up positive feedback.
One way to set up positive feedback that I've found extremely rewarding is to make the change social. If you want to run, get a running partner. Go for a walk with a friend. Join a writing group or meditation group. Join a yoga class. Get a coach or a personal trainer or a Mandarin teacher. These kinds of social setups make it more rewarding to do the habit, because we start to enjoy the company of the people we're doing the activity with.
Mission: Create positive feedback loops
Today, come up with a way to make your habit more social, if possible. Look at the suggestions above, put the social idea in your Habit Plan, and take action today to make the social setup start to happen. It might not happen immediately, because it can take awhile to find a partner or group or coach, but get the ball rolling. If there's no way to make it social, think of small rewards you can give yourself immediately after doing the habit each day.
Don't forget to continue to do your habit, in as small steps as possible, each day.
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The children are at the heart of everything we do here at Bluecoat and as such there is an overwhelming sense that it is their school. There is an enormous amount of pride that comes from them and a desire to make the school the best it can be.
Year on year pupils from across the year groups are keen and excited to put themselves forward for a number of roles and responsibilities that are available to them; roles that allow them to represent their peers and their school.
'Beyond Bluecoat' Achievements
We often hear about the achievements of our pupils within the school but we know that there is so much more going on when school is finished and we love to celebrate this!
Click on the award to see some of our pupil successes that have happened 'Beyond Bluecoat'.
Team Tavy
Sienna and Jaydon
Team Torridge
Freya and William
Team Tamar
Matilda and Peter
Team Taw
Maisie and Carter
Pupil Councillors
The Pupil Council is an elected body of pupils whose role is to represent a valued pupil voice regarding key issues that concern the school, aspects of the local community and events further afield.Each year, every class votes for their representative who then attends regular meetings. It is the representative's responsibility to relay ideas or concerns from their class to the Council, as well as to report back on items discussed during the meetings. This exchange of information provides the opportunity for all students to be involved in the decision making process concerning aspects which affect the life of the school.
The elected Councillors for 2019/20 are Elsa (1A), Willow (2B), Seth (2P), Olly (3MS), Maggie (3P), Poppy (3H), Alex (4CD), Libby (4JD), Phoebe (5/6GY), Arlo (5D), Dillon (5B), Poppy (6S), William (6S), Lissie (Bluecoat Group).
"I wanted to be a Pupil Councillor because I thought it would be fun. I like to help sort out people's problems. I make sure people are happy and I'm a good listener." Alex 4CD
"Pupil Councillors share ideas with each other about what each class wants to change/happen to the school. It's enjoyable and fun." Seth 2P
Collective Worship Focus Group
One pupil from each class is chosen to be a representative in a Focus Group set up to monitor Collective Worship in the school.These children are also given responsibilities during Collective Worship sessions, such as introducing Collective Worship daily in Chapter 3, lighting the candle and leading the liturgy for the day. In Chapters 1 and 2, the children might set up the hall, light the candle and operate the music.All the children are given the opportunity to participate in our Church services.The group meets with Mrs Flower, the Collective Worship Co-ordinator and our link governor, Mrs Terry Insull, once every half term to discuss any matters related to Collective Worship and to offer any ideas they or their class might have. Once a year the group are invited to represent the school at a Special Celebration service organised by the Exeter Diocese for Church schools.
The elected Collective Worship representatives for 2019/2020 are Isolde (1M), Joey (1A), Paige (2B), Amelia (2P), Chase (3MS), Connor (3P), Emily (3H), Martha (4CD), Adele (4JD), Archie (56GY), Calypso (5D), Lily (5B), Noah (6H), Isabella (6S), Finley (Bluecoat Group).
"I joined because I wanted to learn more about Jesus. I like sharing our learning." Martha 4CD
"Collective Worship Ambassadors talk about things we have learnt and we do prayers and readings in assembly. It's fun and makes us more confident by sharing ideas in the group." Amelia 2P
Eco Ambassadors
Introducing our new Eco-ambassadors for 2019 to 2020... a pupil/s was elected from each class to take on the role. We will have half termly meetings and focus on how we can as a school care for and improve the local environment in our own school grounds, the local community and contribute nationally and globally too!
This year we are continuing to improve the 'recycling of waste'. We have now set up our composting bins for playtime snacks. We are continuing our crisp packet recycling scheme with 'Walkers', and are now working on recycling batteries and ink toners from photocopiers and ensuring other wastes such as paper continue to be recycled, and recycling/ reducing plastics from our lunches in particular this year.
The elected Eco Ambassadors for 2019/2020 are Ana (1A), Henry (1M), Isabel (2B), Megan (2P), Freddie (3MS), Sienna (3P), Rowan (3H), Imogen (4JD), Violet (4CD), Freya (5D), Alexa (5B), Ryan (5/6GY), Riley (6S), Felix (6H), Cody (Bluecoat Group).
"I want to help the planet get over its plastic pollution problem. Monday is litter pick day which is fun. It's a good thing to do." Violet 4CD
"I like learning about different ways to look after the environment and building homes for wood lice. Eco Ambassadors help make the school a healthy environment." Megan 2P
The elected Arts Ambassadors for 2019/2020 are Maddie (1A), Olivia (1M), Tyler (2B), Jacoby-George (2P), Lexus L (3MS), Tommy (3P), Effy F (3H), Tuby (4CD), Arabella (4JD), Miles (5/6GY), Caitlyn S (5D), Freddie (5B), Harry K (6H), Thomas S (6S), Archie (Bluecoat Group).
"I'm really good at art and I like to see different pictures. I like setting up competitions because it is fun." Ruby 4CD
"I became an Arts Ambassador because I like art and am good at it. We talk about art and share ideas." Jacoby-George 2P
Within all PE, Sport and Physical Activity we will try to encourage as much physical activity as possible across the school; help others; lead by example in all lessons, lunch time, breaks times and after school clubs applying BLP at all times; promote fair play and following the rules. Year 5 and 6 Ambassadors will also train as Play Leaders.
During our meetings we will discuss and review PE and Sport initiatives across the school. We will also query and challenge to promote the development of a fit and healthy school.
The elected Sports Ambassadors for 2019/2020 are Hermione (2B), Fletcher (2P), Stanley (3MS), Troy (3P), Luke (3H), Louie (3H), Cadie (4JD), Leon (56GY), Crystal (5D), Karson (5B), Jaydon (6H), Camball (6S), Kyra (Bluecoat Group).
"I wanted to be a Sports Ambassador because I am really good at sport. I like raising money for charity. If you really like sport then you should apply to be a Sports Ambassador!" Louie 4CD
"Sports Ambassadors have meetings to share ideas about what sports we could do and how we can raise money for charity. We make sure there are sports opportunities for children." Fletcher 2P
Play Leaders
Play Leaders are responsible for:
● Promoting Health and Wellbeing across the school.
● Leading lunchtime and playtime games.
● Encouraging fair play.
● Facilitating physical activity for all.
● Promoting BLP.
The elected Play Leaders for 2019/2020 are: Izzy, Daniel, Zia, William, Josh A, TJ, Miles, Ottis, Tiffany, Elsie, Josh B, Ophelia, Ethan, Ronny, Skye, Isabella, Maciej, Daniel, Dillon and Jess.
Peer Mediators
Peer Mediators receive specialist training to help other children handle conflict and take responsibility for their actions during lunch and break times. Their job involves listening to both sides of the story and not taking sides to help find a solution to the situation.
The Peer Mediators for 2019/20 are TBC.
Healthy Snack Shop
The Healthy Snack Shop is run by pupil volunteers and is open each morning at break time, selling fruit, fruit juice and water. The government recommends eating at least 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day.
What previous Health Snacks representatives had to say about their role…
"The reason I applied to be a member of the Healthy Snacks Team is because I really wanted to help our school by keeping everyone healthy." Maddie
"The Healthy Snack Shop is a wonderful opportunity for children who want to volunteer their time in the mornings to make our school a healthier place." Amelia
The Healthy Snack team for 2019/20 is TBC.
The News Team for 2019/20 is TBC.
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Q: Splitting and rejoining a bitmap I am writing an Android app that processes large bitmaps, and need to split the bitmap into separate 'tiles' and process each tile individually before stiching them back together in the final bitmap.
Any clues on how to do this? I thought it would be simple enough using createBitmap() and specifying the smaller tiles in a couple of nested for loops, but it's not as easy as I thought, because setPixels does not work as I thought it would.
A complication I have is that the 'tiles' need to overlap where they are not at the edge of the bigger bitmap, since the processing needs to see a couple of extra pixels around the sides of the bitmaps. I get around this if there is no need to split the image by simply adding a couple of layers of black pixels around the edges of the image, but this won't work for the tiles as they need the information of the actual surrounding pixels or the processing will not work.
Are there any easier methods to doing this? If not, how do I go about doing it using setPixels and createBitmap?
My code so far:
        Bitmap finalImg = Bitmap.createBitmap(sourceImage.getWidth(), sourceImage.getHeight(), Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);  //Bitmap to store the final, processed image
        Bitmap tile = null;  //Temporary Bitmap to store tiles

        int tileDiameter = 500;  //Width and height of tiles
        int borderWidth = 5;  //Amount of pixel overlap from other tiles

        for (int y = 0 ; y < sourceImage.getHeight() ; y += tileDiameter) {
            for (int x = 0 ; x < sourceImage.getWidth() ; x += tileDiameter) {
                if (x == 0) {
                    if (y == 0) {
                        tile = Bitmap.createBitmap(sourceImage, x, y, (tileDiameter + borderWidth), (tileDiameter + borderWidth));
                    }
                    else {
                        tile = Bitmap.createBitmap(sourceImage, x, (y - borderWidth), (tileDiameter + borderWidth), (tileDiameter + borderWidth));
                    }
                }
                else {
                    if (y == 0) {
                        tile = Bitmap.createBitmap(sourceImage, (x - borderWidth), y, (tileDiameter + borderWidth), (tileDiameter + borderWidth));
                    }
                    else {
                        tile = Bitmap.createBitmap(sourceImage, (x - borderWidth), (y - borderWidth), (tileDiameter + borderWidth), (tileDiameter + borderWidth));
                    }
                }
                processor.process(tile);
                //I need to attach this (processed) tile to it's correct location in finalImg. How!??
            }
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A: You can use Canvas.drawBitmap to draw the processed tile back to the
result bitmap.  Use the function like this:
Canvas canvas = new Canvas(finalImg);
canvas.drawBitmap(tile,
                  null,
                  new Rect(x, y,
                           x + tileDiameter, y + tileDiameter),
                  null);

Also notice that you probably need to get a mutable copy of tile since
the one you get from Bitmap.createBitmap is immutable.

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Mini with its partner X-raid Team will enter the next season of the gruesome Dakar Rally with two different type of vehicles. The standard Mini John Cooper Works Rally will be joined for the first time by a rear-wheel driven Mini John Cooper Works Buggy.
Sebastian Mackensen, senior vice president of Mini, commenting on their Dakar contenders, said, "With these two cars, we have the most powerful MINI family that ever raced at the Dakar Rally." The new rear-wheel driven Buggy has been introduced to capitalise on the certain advantages reserved for the front-wheel-drive cars in the world's toughest rally. The Buggy is powered by the same 3.0-litre straight-six diesel engine with 340bhp and 800Nm. The transmission and drivetrain are however new, says the carmaker.
The Buggy employs special tubular steel frame for safety, covered by carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) and Kevlar bodyshell. Mini says that the all-new Buggy has already undergone an intensive test programme over all types of terrain in Hungary and Morocco. Meanwhile, the standard all-wheel-drive Mini JCW Rally received a new chassis construction featuring greater suspension travel and weight reductions among other things. The Rally finished sixth in the overall rankings of the 2017 Dakar Rally. Overall, Mini and X-raid won four consecutive victories from 2012 to 2015.
To continue their streak, Mini and X-raid range for this year's rally will comprise seven cars. With its driver line-up and the crew of organisers and technical and medical specialists, the X-raid Team is confident to be perfectly equipped for the endurance race.
The 2017 Dakar Rally marks the 40th edition of world's toughest motorsport event. The stage opener will happen on January 6 in the Peruvian capital of Lima. The anniversary edition of the long-distance rally, which is taking place in South America for the tenth time, will take the rally participants from Peru to Argentina via Bolivia. The 2018 Dakar Rally incorporates extended desert stages as well as rock and boulder fields and asphalt tracks which will also take the cars up to an altitude of 4,000 meters in the Andes. The final stage will be completed on 20 January in Cordoba, Argentina.
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