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Shipbuilding (Wearside)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-- [Mr. Patnick.]
Mr. Bill Etherington (Sunderland, North) : I want to speak tonight about the one remaining shipyard on the River Wear in Sunderland. Sad to say, it is mothballed now. A certain air of mystery and a certain amount of misunderstanding surround this whole business, which is why I am pleased to bring it to the attention of the House.
Earlier today, I was in South Shields, at a function organised by the RMT union : the function was organised on behalf of the seamen's campaign known as Save Our Shipping. At the meeting, it was pointed out that the British merchant fleet is now 20 per cent. of the size it was in 1979. That statistic coincides almost exactly with the running down of the British shipbuilding industry.
Recently, an early-day motion on the subject of British shipping and Government intervention was tabled and signed by 70 Conservative Members. I only wish that they would all vote with the Opposition ; then we could reverse the seemingly irreversible drift towards the decimation of our merchant fleet and of our remaining shipyards. My predecessor, Bob Clay, was the Member for Sunderland, North when the last two shipyards on the Wear came under threat in 1988. I pay tribute to his attempts to keep at least one of those shipyards open. The best site on the river, the former Thompson shipyard--capable of launching ships of 100,000 tonnes draught carrying capacity--was sterilised by the Tyne and Wear development corporation. As most people know, the corporation is an arm of Government and carries out Government instructions on how localities are to be run.
Unfortunately, it was decided to build a university campus on the site, and on the site of the adjoining wharf, an excellent fitting out yard. The river is therefore almost denuded of shipbuilding capacity, and the one yard that is left, run by Pallion Engineering Ltd, has been mothballed. It is about a mile and a half up the river and it cannot produce such large ships anyway. It is nothing like as good a site as the Thompson site would have been.
In 1957, when I started serving my apprenticeship as a fitter at the Austin Pickersgill yard at Southwick, there were no fewer than seven shipyards on the River Wear--all extremely viable. Because the old merchant fleet was to be gradually replaced at the time, it appeared that there were many years of work to come. All that started to collapse in the 1960s, however, and eventually only two yards were left--one of them, Pickersgills, the most modern yard in Europe. It built the famous SD14 cargo ships, which were acclaimed throughout the world for their quality and utility.
Nevertheless, the quality did not seem to stop the yard closing. It became obvious that the EC, together with the British Government, was determined to get rid of all shipbuilding capacity on the River Wear. Bob Clay was active in trying to keep open some remnant of the industry, and he was instrumental in setting up what became known as Pallion Engineering. This was a fairly unusual company, in as much as 75 per cent. of it was owned by a Greek shipping conglomerate, Tycoon Marine, which was registered in Liberia : beggars cannot be choosers. The other 25 per cent. was owned by a works co-operative known as an ESOP--an employee share ownership plan.
Well-wishers put their money into the concern on behalf of the workers ; it would have been nice if they had had some return for their good work, because their motives were of the best philanthropic kind.
It took almost two years to get agreement that the Pallion yard would be leased for a period of 10 years for a down payment and also a peppercorn rent. I had heard of a peppercorn rent, but only once have I seen a lease that mentioned that the annual rent would be one peppercorn. Not being a lawyer, I thought it was a derisory term, but we live and learn.
Eventually, it was agreed that the yard would be leased and that at the end of the 10-year period it would become the property of the conglomerate. I know Bob Clay and others who worked tirelessly in the campaign, including my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn), who was the convener of the campaign to keep the yard open, and Jacquie Apperley, who is now my research assistant and who also worked with Bob Clay. Everyone was under the impression that there would be no shipbuilding, ship repair or maritime work for five years and that at the end of five years the position would be re-examined. There was a strong possibility that, by then, it would be possible to continue with some shipbuilding work. I have spoken to numerous people, and what happened subsequently was quite amazing. The yard staggered on ; it was always run on a shoestring, yet the Greeks probably put more than £1 million into the yard to maintain it as a going concern so that should there be an upturn in trade it could be utilised.
As the end of the five-year term approached, the Greek shipowners made it obvious that they wanted to use their property to carry out some ship repair work. They produced a business plan which would have led to the employment initially of perhaps 250 people, eventually increasing to 600 or 700 people.
When I was approached, the yard had lain dormant for many years. Bob Clay had left the scene for reasons I do not know and, together with my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin), I had several meetings with the management of the yard to appraise what was going on. It was never a very happy scenario. The yard was staggering from one crisis to another. There was a little prefabrication work and it was possible to employ 80 or 90 people at the most, but eventually that work dried up and the Greek shipowners reluctantly put the yard on to a care-and-maintenance basis. At that time, we became aware that they wanted to carry out ship repair work. Following the meeting that my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South and I had with the yard management, I wrote to the Minister and asked for his assistance in trying to get the terms relaxed or varied in such a way that at least some ship repair work would be done. That point is paramount for the owners and it should carry some weight.
The shipowners said that if they could refurbish six to eight ships, it would provide two or three years' work and would make the yard viable. They made the point forcefully that they were not looking for financial assistance from the Government or from what is now the European Union. They also stressed that if the yard was not allowed to carry out the work it would not be carried out within the European Union, and would probably go outside what was then the EEC to some other foreign country.
They stressed that this would not in any way affect the other yards and ship repair facilities within the Community.
In all our discussions, everyone took the view that there would be no difficulty in getting that agreed. When I wrote to the Minister on 13 July last year, he replied that meetings were in progress between two of the directors, one representing the ESOP and one representing the Greek shipowners--Canon Brian Hales and Alan Dickinson--and the regional officials of the Department of Trade and Industry in Newcastle. The Minister said that he would write to me again following the outcome of the talks.
At that time, we also sought the assistance of the MEP for the region, Alan Donnelly. He eventually arranged a meeting for us in Brussels. Originally, it was to have been with Karel van Miert, the Commissioner ; as it happened, he was not available, and we saw one of his senior civil servants who had advised him on the subject. We understood that we were meeting someone with a certain amount of knowledge and prestige.
We met on 22 December last year--that is, the two directors Brian Hales and Alan Dickinson, Alan Donnelly, Askar Petersen, the EC civil servant, and me. We had a long and constructive discussion. The civil servant told us that, if we couched the application in terms of ship repair, it should be possible to obtain sympathetic consideration from the Commission. It was not the best time to be travelling : I did not particularly enjoy coming back on Christmas eve through airports. I do not do much flying in any event, and that was rather a burden. Nevertheless, I felt content that we had made some progress. At the meeting, it was agreed that Alan Donnelly, Karel van Miert and his civil servant would arrange a meeting with the directors and people in the EC to try to make some progress. On 10 January, I wrote to the Minister to explain what had happened, and again asked for his assistance. My hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South and I wrote again on 1 February to ask for a meeting. On 24 February, I received a reply refusing the meeting and saying that there was no point.
As always, the Minister's reply was very polite but somewhat daunting. It read :
"Thank you for your letters of 10 January and 1 February about the prospects of re-opening the former Pallion shipyard in Sunderland for the purpose of ship repair.
You asked whether it is correct that the terms on which the Sunderland yard was leased to Pallion Engineering precluded its use for shipbuilding, ship conversion and ship repair until 31 January 1999. I can confirm that that is indeed the case.
With respect to Mr. Petersen's remarks last December, my officials have established that there had been no softening of the Commission's policy on ship repair. Mr. Petersen left open the possibility of ship repair because of his unfamiliarity with the detail of the 1988 agreement which wound up North East Shipbuilders Ltd."
Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) : Are we not all unfamiliar with the detail of that 1988 arrangement ? One of the useful things that the Minister could do tonight--if he were listening, which he is not at the moment--is make clear the details of that arrangement, or at least agree to put them in the Library. Over the years, it has proved particularly puzzling. I recall that it even puzzled the Lord President of the Council-- or, at any rate, he did not know about it until after he should have. It is good to see him here this evening. We are all puzzled about that agreement- -and we would like to see it, would we not ?
Mr. Etherington : I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. As I said earlier, he has been actively involved in the matter. In what is now the city of Sunderland, it does not matter very much where any manufacturing output is ; people in his constituency are affected, and we have tended to take a joint approach.
My hon. Friend is right to say that we are all unfamiliar with the details. Perhaps some of us are more unfamiliar with them than others. I was very unfamiliar with them : all I had to go on was hearsay. I had no direct inkling of what had gone on. I shall return to that shortly. I intend to quote from another rather disturbing letter.
The letter continues :
"I am sorry to disappoint you but I am sure that you will agree that, in these circumstances, there can currently be no question of re-opening the Pallion yard. For that reason I do not think that it would be useful to hold a meeting."
We should bear in mind that only nine months before that talks were being arranged between the regional officials of the Department of Trade and Industry and the yard management, presumably to see what could be clarified. It had not been clarified by December when we went to Brussels and it was only finally clarified on receipt of the letter from the Minister dated 24 February.
It being Ten o'clock, the motion for the Adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.
Motion made, and Question proposed , That this House do now adjourn.-- [Mr. Patnick.]
Mr. Etherington : I am a little puzzled about that procedure, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Geoffrey Lofthouse) : The hon. Gentleman should simply carry on speaking. We have just dealt with the 10 o'clock business motion.
Mr. Etherington : I thought that it might have been meant as a bit of a sprag in my wheel, but it is obviously of no real consequence. You will recall, Mr. Deputy Speaker, that I mentioned the letter that I wrote in July to which the Minister replied by stating that talks were going on within the region. All the dealings that I have had with our MEP, the Commission and the management of the shipyard have given me the impression that the regional DTI officials were supportive and encouraging. However, as is often the case, we do not have anything in writing to that effect.
I have another letter which pre-dates the Minister's response to me last August. It is from Karel van Miert of the Commission of the European Communities to Bishop David Jenkins. We all appreciate what Bishop Jenkins is doing within our region to try to alleviate the high unemployment and other social problems. I will not read it all, but the relevant parts state :
"The British government committed itself to the irreversible nature of the closure"
referring to the Pallion yard
"for a period of not less than five years."
That is what everybody understood. It went on :
"The agreed closure date was 27 January 1989. In 1991 the Commission approved the sale of the yard to Pallion Engineering', after having been informed that a clause was included on the contract prohibiting its use for shipbuilding, ship conversion and ship repair until 31 January 1999.
The Pallion yard is still in the first five year period (ending 27 January 1994). After that period and before ten years, the Commission would have to give its prior approval to the eventual reopening of the yard."
I do not think that I am alone in being confused. I hope that I have not made the confusion any worse by my speech tonight. I am rather puzzled.
While those gyrations are taking place, we have problems in my constituency. We have lost the last colliery in County Durham. It may be reprieved if private enterprise takes it over. That is a bitter pill for me to swallow. It is a little like Hobson's choice. We do not see a week go by without some group of people becoming unemployed or put on short-time working. Despite what we are told about the strenuous efforts being made in the area, the unemployment level remains about the same as it has been for the past three or four years. New jobs are being created, but they are unable to keep up with what we are losing.
I should have thought that a Government who were committed to, I will not say full employment, but perhaps less unemployment--that is what they say-- might have been a little more constructive in their offer to provide jobs in my constituency. As I have stated already, the work will not affect the overall position within the European Union.
I have written to the Minister on a number of occasions and I keep getting the reply that this is a matter for the European Union--a fact of which I am only too well aware. All I have asked is for the Minister and his Department to say, "Yes, we back the people of Sunderland. We will go to the Commission and ask whether something can be done". That is what it is all about : the Minister should ask whether there can be a variation.
The proposal that has been put forward is very good ; there can be no doubt about that. But I get the impression that there is some ambivalence. The regional office of the DTI is saying one thing and the Minister is writing letters to me which say something entirely different. We want to know where we stand. I do not want to spend another 18 months running about unnecessarily, and I do not want to waste another European trip, perhaps next year, seeing some Commissioner about getting something changed and knowing full well that the matter has been decided before I go.
In this short speech, I have given the Minister the opportunity to reply-- my hon. Friends might have something to say about this matter also. As a former shipyard worker, I have seen the River Wear slowly destroyed, I have seen our merchant shipping fleet slowly denuded, and I have watched the number of seamen dwindle. I am always conscious of the fact that the National Union of Seamen was formed in Sunderland, which has a very proud tradition of shipbuilding and seamanship.
I get the impression that the Government, through the Tyne and Wear development corporation, have sterilised the river. It now seems more important to provide flash, yuppie-type university campuses than to produce jobs, enabling people to make a meaningful contribution to society and the economy.
The site that has been chosen could hardly be worse. Even before the university has been built, we face a problem with traffic. As the Tyne and Wear development corporation, in its wisdom, has decided to build student accommodation on the other side of the river, perhaps we will see a reincarnation of the ferry service that was ended
some 25 years ago. Those are the sorts of planning decisions from which we seem to be suffering. It is a very sad state of affairs. I want to know exactly where we stand. I ask the Minister : will he join us in trying to put some pressure on the European Union to see whether we can get the shipyard operating and perhaps see a return of some semblance of shipbuilding on the River Wear, or are we to allow our assets to go to waste ? The Greeks will not wait another five years. The yard has been standing idle for five years and they have invested a lot of money in it--as have other people. Something must be done in the reasonably near future.
There is work available ; we are not talking about chasing orders. The orders are there in black and white, which is more than I can say for what we will get from the regional branch of the DTI. In those circumstances, I make that request of the Minister and I hope that he will respond to it.
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Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) : This is the situation : a fine facility--one of the best of its kind--is lying idle in Sunderland. It has survived the bulldozers only through enormous efforts, led by our colleague Bob Clay, the former Member for Sunderland, North. The company which holds the lease on the facility owns a large fleet of ships which it wants to repair there. There is an agreement with the EC, the details of which have never been fully disclosed to us, which appears to say that no ships can be built at the yard for five years but that the situation is reviewable after five years.
Therefore, for the last five years all who have been associated with this matter have laboured under the illusion that, come the end of the five years, we might persuade the EC--we always thought the EC was the source of the difficulty--to allow this company to start using the Pallion yard to repair its fleet of ships at no cost to public funds. But what happened ? When my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, North (Mr. Etherington) went to the EC before Christmas, the EC still seemed to be under the impression that there was a possibility of opening the yard for ship repairs. We came back and discovered that the problem did not lie with the EC but with the Department of Trade and Industry. It appears that the terms that the DTI has imposed on the Pallion yard are stronger than those demanded by the EC. That is the source of our frustration. As I said in my intervention, it would be most helpful if the Minister could disclose the details of the 1988 agreement.
My hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, North quoted a letter from Karel van Miert to the Bishop of Durham. It clearly refers to a period of not fewer than five years, which implies that the matter was at least renegotiable and that there was a window of opportunity at the end of those five years which are now coming to an end. However, everything that we hear from the Minister and his Department suggests that it is absolutely impossible and that nothing can be done until 1999 when, as we all know, it will be far too late. We should like to hear that the Minister is going to help us in our efforts and is going to back Britain, and that the next time it will not be a question of the Member of the European Parliament, Alan Donnelly, and my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, North going cap in hand to Brussels, but that a Minister could also come to try to
persuade the EC to allow us to use the fine facility for the purpose for which it was created, because the work is available. I cannot stress too strongly the fact that the work is there and would involve no public subsidy. We cannot understand why the DTI appears to be more anxious than the EC to close the facility. I want to hear not only the explanation but what the Minister is going to do to resolve the issue.
Mr. Don Dixon (Jarrow) : I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, North (Mr. Etherington) on securing this Adjournment debate. It is a very important subject, certainly to the people of Sunderland. I also congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin) and support the representations that they have both made to the Minister.
I know a fair bit about the Sunderland shipyards as I have worked in almost every yard on the River Wear. I worked at Bartrams, Pickersgill, Laings and Thompsons. I have worked on oil tankers, cargo boats, refrigerator ships and the SD14s which were successfully built by Pickersgills. They were well known across the world and did a tremendous amount of good for the shipbuilding industry in this country. I worked on the Timeroo Star which was built at Bartrams and 200 joiners worked alongside me, insulating the holds and chambers between the decks. I do not know how many houses would have to be built to employ 200 joiners, but such employment was available on the River Wear at that time.
Sunderland was always known as the biggest shipbuilding town in the world. Now that it has city status, it has no shipbuilding, which is a tragedy. Sunderland, or the Wear, cannot be separated from the Tyne. It has always been called Tyne and Wear--the county council was called the Tyne and Wear county council and my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, Central (Mr. Cousins) did a tremendous job as its deputy leader for a long time until the Government abolished it.
Unlike my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, North, I stayed in the shipyard while he left to take a cushy job down the pits.
Mr. Etherington : It cannot have been that cushy a number or my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Mr. Dixon) might have done the same thing, although there are not many shipwrights down the pits.
Mr. Dixon : I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He has more faith in the EC than I have. Since I was elected to the House in 1979, every debate on the EC has involved discussion of a maritime policy. We have talked about getting orders for more ships for the shipyards to build. We have talked about a scrap and build policy. Indeed, the European Union has been talking about scrap and build since 1977 and it has not made a decision yet. My hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, North has far more faith in the EU than I do. The Government must take the decision and they must act on behalf of shipbuilding in our areas.
I certainly support the representations made tonight by my hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland, North. My hon. Friend the Member for South Shields (Dr. Clark) and I have the same problem on the River Tyne. There is a shipyard up the river, Swan Hunter, which, as the Minister knows, is just hanging on. It would be a tragedy if that yard
was to go. I am sure that hon. Members on both sides of the House would support the retention of shipbuilding on the River Tyne. When we talk about Sunderland shipyards and the 10-year embargo that the EC imposed, to which my hon. Friends have referred
Mr. Mullin : It was supposed to be a five-year embargo, but that is the question. It was either a 10-year embargo or a five-year embargo, but we do not know.
Mr. Dixon : That embargo was certainly discussed widely when Sunderland received an amount of money to create enterprise zones and so on in the area. Sixty years ago in 1934, Jarrow was one of the biggest shipbuilding towns in the world. Ships used to come into the old Palmers yard as iron ore and leave as complete ships. It was closed in 1934 by an organisation called Shipbuilding Security Ltd. That was an organisation of shipbuilders, ship owners and bankers who decided that there was too much shipbuilding capacity in the country, so it closed yards and put embargoes on the building of ships. Those embargoes used to be for 40 years, such as in Jarrow. Views on shipbuilding have not changed a great deal in 60 years.
One of the yards where I worked for a considerable time on the Tyne, Hawthorne Leslies, is now a housing estate called Hebburn village. We built some of the finest ships in the world at that yard. That is the tragedy of shipbuilding in our area. I certainly support my hon. Friends the Members for Sunderland, North and for Sunderland, South and I know that we have the support of those hon. Members who have stayed for the Adjournment debate. There are not many such audiences for an Adjournment debate and it is because of the importance of the subject. My hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) was involved in the campaign to save the Sunderland shipyards for a considerable time before he became a Member of Parliament. I hope that the Minister will take on board what my hon. Friends have said and do something about saving Sunderland shipyards because it is vital. The entire Tyne and Wear area depends a great deal on shipbuilding and I hope that our representations will be taken up by the Minister tonight.
The Minister for Industry (Mr. Tim Sainsbury) : I well understand the concerns for Tyne and Wear and for the shipbuilding tradition of the area which have been expressed by the hon. Member for Sunderland, North (Mr. Etherington). I congratulate him on securing the Adjournment debate and his hon. Friends the Members for Sunderland, South (Mr. Mullin) and for Jarrow (Mr. Dixon) on their comments. The hon. Member for Jarrow has a double reason to comment from his long experience and involvement in the industry and, even if the hon. Member for Sunderland, North opted for the cushy job later, he did serve his apprenticeship with Austin and Pickersgill. All hon. Members are aware of the long and distinguished history of shipbuilding on the Tyne and on the Wear.
It may help if I put the situation into the context of the privatisation of the shipbuilding industry, which was an objective of the incoming 1979 Conservative Government. The vehicle created to achieve privatisation was the British
Shipbuilders Act 1983, which allowed the Secretary of State to direct British shipbuilders to dispose of special assets or subsidiaries. As hon. Members will be aware, the war shipbuilding yards were sold in 1985 and 1986. Of course, that is another story, especially in connection with the present situation at Swan Hunter. Due to the worldwide depression in shipbuilding, which existed then and, as hon. Members will know, has persisted, the merchant shipbuilding yards were not sold until later. By May 1988, many of the smaller yards and the engineering facilities had been sold or closed. By then, support given by the Government to British Shipbuilders since the inception of BS in 1977 had amounted to almost £2 billion with no foreseeable return to sustained viability. It was therefore decided that subsidies should cease for BS and that the remaining companies be closed or sold.
In June 1988 the remaining yards were Appledore Shipbuilders, Govan Shipbuilders Ltd., Ferguson Shipbuilders and North East Shipbuilders Ltd. Buyers were found for the first three yards and, as the House will know, all three remain in production today. Sadly, however, it was not possible find a buyer for North East Shipbuilders Ltd. NESL was formed in February 1986 through the amalgamation of two British Shipbuilders companies, Sunderland Shipbuilders Ltd., which operated at Pallion, and Austin and Pickersgill Ltd., which has also been mentioned. A third yard, North Sands, was used for fitting out the ships built at the other two yards. In 1977, the yards employed between them some 7,500 people, but when closure was announced in December 1988, employment had fallen to about 2,000.
After the yards were put on the market in 1988, the original deadline for bids was extended from September to October 1988, because of various problems with contracts then current. That series of extensions demonstrated how hard my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, who was then the Secretary of State
The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Tony Newton) : The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Mr. Sainsbury : I am sorry ; my right hon. Friend was then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, not Secretary of State. The series of extensions shows how hard he tried to find a buyer and to keep the thing going--with the help of Mr. Bob Clay, then the Member of Parliament for Sunderland, North. But the vital ingredients that were absent were customers and the likelihood of profitable business for the yard.
Further evidence of the efforts that were made is the fact that another extension, to the end of November, was given following rejection of the previous unsatisfactory bids, to allow a further expression of interest by a consortium led by Bob Clay. However, the bids were judged by British Shipbuilders and ourselves not to provide the basis of a viable future for merchant shipbuilding at Sunderland, and in December my right hon. Friend, who was not only the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster but the Minister for Trade and Industry, announced the closure of NESL and the institution of remedial measures.
To facilitate the completion of a ferry contract, it was announced that British Shipbuilders would keep the yard intact until at least the end of June 1989 to allow any other
potential interests to come forward. Four positive proposals emerged over that period, two involving shipbuilding operations and two non-shipbuilding operations. Again, regrettably, the shipbuilding bids were not seen as viable because of the continuing depressed state of the shipbuilding market and the fact that they would not be eligible for intervention fund money.
Furthermore--here we come to the role of the European Commission--the Commission suggested at the time that if shipbuilding were resumed at NESL it would mean the reinvestigation of the whole British Shipbuilders remedial package, which had been agreed and which was beginning to be put in place. It would have been most undesirable if the Commission had disallowed it.
When it became clear that closure was inevitable, the Government negotiated with the Commission and secured an aid package worth some £45 million to assist those who would be affected. The major elements of that package, which had to be approved under Community competition rules, were an enterprise zone, which will last until the year 2000, a radical retraining programme and the establishment of Wearside Opportunity, a business-led team specialising in training and development grants for small firms and in the promotion of Sunderland generally.
I realise that some hon. Members may not always agree with everything that the Tyne and Wear development corporation does, but I believe that it has achieved a great deal for the area. At that time, it extended its Wearside activities in redeveloping the riverside, and it will remain in being until 1997. Its most recent development, the Doxford Park site, is nearing completion and will provide a hi-tech business environment for new investment. English Estates, as it then was, provided a substantial number of industrial units at Hylton riverside, on the site of an old colliery.
Labour Members, especially the hon. Member for Sunderland, North, have described what they saw as the confusion surrounding the arrangements that accompanied the closure and the agreement to the substantial aid package. However, when the Commission agreed to the closure of North East Shipbuilders and to the remedial package, it was acting in line with its policy at the time, which was to reduce excess capacity. It perceived that only in that way would the industry be able to return to normal competitive conditions. After negotiation, we agreed with the Commission to close the site permanently for all shipbuilding activities. The Commission interprets permanent closure in this context as meaning that no shipbuilding, ship conversion or ship repair should take place for five years. It may be that the confusion has arisen from what follows from that. In this connection, I shall pick up the point made by the hon. Member for Sunderland, South. For the next five years--this was provided for in the original agreement with the Commission--no such activity would take place without the consent of the Commission. That lasts until 1999.
From approaches that the hon. Member for Sunderland, North, the Member of the European Parliament for the area and others have made to the Commission, hon. Members will know that the Commission is very conscious of continuing over-capacity in the European merchant shipbuilding sector and that the Commission, in conformity with the agreement originally entered into, will not permit any shipbuilding, ship conversion or ship repair to take place at Pallion. That is the unfortunate situation.
The agreement was an absolute ban for five years, followed by a continuing ban unless the Commission agreed to relax the rules. Labour Members, particularly the hon. Member for Jarrow, will know that it has been very difficult indeed and has taken a great deal of time--much longer than I should have wished--to get out of the Commission a very limited agreement in respect of Swan Hunter. That reflects the problems that the Commission envisages arising if it were to open up one of these agreements. Opposition Members are no doubt aware that the whole shipbuilding industry of the European Community was substantially restructured and that over half the total capacity throughout the Community was eliminated during this period in an attempt to bring capacity more into line with demand.
Mr. Mullin : What representations has the Minister or his Department made to the European Community with regard to the question of another look at this agreement after five years ? We get the impression that the Department takes a much harder line than does the EC. That is what concerns us.
Mr. Sainsbury : I assure the hon. Gentleman and all other hon. Members that that is not the position. My officials and I have had a continuing series of discussions with the Commission to see whether, at any time, there would be a likelihood of a change in its attitude. On the basis of my personal discussions with Commissioner Van Miert and of the numerous meetings in which my officials have taken part, I am well aware of the fact that the Commission takes a very strong line on this point because, as the House knows, there continues to be over-capacity in the European shipbuilding industry--indeed, in the world shipbuilding industry. We have all been waiting for some time for the revival of demand. It has continuously been forecast as being about two years away, but, so far as I can see, it remains two years away, although a number of authorities still expect it to come. There is a desperate shortage of orders and there continues to be over-capacity.
Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central) : Does that mean that the Minister would support an application for the use of these facilities for ship repairing ?
That is the practical possibility on offer. It is that proposition, and no other, which the people of Sunderland ask the Minister to support.
Mr. Sainsbury : If I had any indication that there might be a softening of the Commission's attitude, yes, but, from my discussions with Commissioner Van Miert and from the continual contact between my officials and the relevant parts of the Commission, I know that the Commission is very firm in its view. The ban applies not just to shipbuilding, but, as I have explained, to ship conversion and ship repair. That, I am afraid, continues to be the position.
It was unfortunate that Mr. Petersen's remarks of last December gave a misleading impression. I am afraid that the reason is that Mr. Petersen was not fully conversant with the situation.
Mr. Etherington : I should like to put a fairly blunt and straightforward question to the Minister. In view of what he has said, will he write to the Commissioner and ask for a meeting involving himself, the interested Members of Parliament from the area, the company, the Euro Member of Parliament and the Commissioner to see whether some progress might be made ?
Mr. Sainsbury : I am always happy to make approaches. I shall do so yet again when I next see the Commissioner. Indeed, I might take up the hon. Gentleman's suggestion. I shall also investigate the possibility-- there may be questions of commercial confidentiality--of placing a copy of the agreement in the Library of the House. That might help to explain the position. Although it is not up to me to do so, I can only apologise on behalf of the Commission for the fact that it was the cause of confusion.
I wish that we could see an upturn in demand. That would change the attitude and enable
The motion having been made at Ten o'clock and the debate having continued for half an hour, Mr. Deputy Speaker-- adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order. Adjourned at half-past Ten o'clock.
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            }
        }
        $this->_view->renderLayout();
    }
}

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Dr. Christopher Wedding is the ELI Lead Course Instructor and Executive-in-Residence at Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University and CEO of IronOak Innovations, a sustainability strategy consulting firm. In addition, he is an investment professional, entrepreneur, start-up advisor, sustainability expert, speaker, and author. He has 15 years of experience in environmental science and management, sustainable business, private equity, angel and seed investing, innovation, entrepreneurship, real estate development, international research, and teaching. His other professional roles include: Co-Founder/Principal of g-bit, a market intelligence software platform for environmental sustainability trends; Director of R&D and Sustainability of Cherokee, an environmentally focused investment company; Adjunct Professor with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's (UNC) Kenan-Flagler Business School; faculty member with the Institute for Defense and Business, an executive education program for the US military; and a LEED Accredited Professional with the US Green Building Council since 2004. He served as green building advisor for the first two LEED Platinum certified projects in North Carolina and one of the first ten Gold certified LEED for Neighborhood Development projects in the world. He also served as the catalyst and asset manager for the two largest solar PV landfill projects in the US.
Terry Bellamy is the Director of the City of Durham Transportation Department. He is an experienced senior public administrator possessing over 30 years of experience advocating for green planning solutions, implementing innovative economic development practices and developing best practices in public policy. Prior to his leadership at Durham's Transportation Department, he served as Assistant Director for Transportation Planning in San Antonio, TX. He holds a Masters in Regional and Community Planning from Iowa State University.
Wendell Davis is the County Manager for Durham County. As the chief executive officer for county government operations, Wendell manages a half-billion dollar budget and approximately 2,000 employees. He has led a strategic approach to county governance with metrics and data as the principal drivers for decision making. He has also served as Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance at North Carolina Central University. He holds an M.B.A. from Southeastern University and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign.
Jason Elliott is Assistant Director of Sustainable Duke. Sustainable Duke is charged with reducing the environmental impact of Duke University, strategic planning for sustainability, educating the campus community regarding sustainability on campus, and developing programs to positively influence campus sustainability behavior and operations. Previously, he served as program coordinator at Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative, maintaining and evaluating carbon offset projects adopted by Duke University. He holds a Bachelors degree from Manchester University and a dual Masters of Forestry and Environmental Management degree from Duke University.
Tani Colbert-Sangree is the Program Coordinator for the Duke Carbon Offsets Initiative (DCOI), which works beyond the University's campus to identify projects like urban forestry and swine-waste-to-energy that will reduce emissions as Duke strives to be carbon neutral by 2024. Tani received a BA in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College in 2013 and a certificate in GHG Management through the GHG Management Institute in 2014, before founding his GHG consulting business, Tomorrow's Climate Solutions later in 2014. Now at Duke University, Tani manages the offset strategy of the DCOI to achieve carbon neutrality at Duke by 2024 and develops guidance materials and protocols to improve offset project implementation globally.
DeDreana Freeman serves as the City Council member for Ward 1, City of Durham. Additionally, she has over 10 years of experience in community development and organization, including supporting children's health and academic success with East Durham Children's Initiative (EDCI); addressing environmental hazards with the Partnership Effort for the Advancement of Children's Health (PEACH); and organizing sustainable community initiatives with the Durham Community Land Trustees (DCLT) and the Durham Equitable Economic Partnership (DEEP).
Dr. Henry McKoy is Director of Entrepreneurship and faculty in the School of Business at North Carolina Central University. He served from 2010-2012 in the North Carolina Department of Commerce where he was appointed by the Governor as Assistant Secretary. Before entering state government, he was a successful, well-respected, an award-winning business and banking leader with more than 15 years of retail and commercial banking experience, community financial development, charitable and community service, at the local, regional, and national levels. He holds a Ph.D. in Community Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University.
Andre Pettigrew is the Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development for the City of Durham, North Carolina. As a senior executive, business strategist and economic development professional, he has more than 15 years of experience developing and managing complex multifaceted organizations. He is the former executive director of Clean Economy Solutions, a national non-profit whose mission is to accelerate the growth of sustainability and clean energy in the US. He is an accomplished civic leader, having worked as the executive director of the Office of Economic Development for the City and County of Denver and Vice President of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce.
David Reese, President, and CEO of the East Durham Children's Initiative brings more than 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience to the organization. Throughout his career, David's work has focused on creating the opportunity for low-wealth families and developing chances for children to succeed. David previously served as a chief operating officer for Food Recovery and Distribution at Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. He is past co-chair of Partnership for a Healthy Durham and past vice chair of Northeast Central Durham Leadership Council. He serves on the Boards of Directors of Downtown Durham Rotary Club, Durham's Partnership for Children, East Durham Children's Initiative, Kidznotes, and Leadership Triangle. He also serves on the Downtown Durham YMCA's advisory board, the Mayor of Durham's Poverty Reduction Task Force, and the United Way of the Greater Triangle's Education Council. In 2006, he was recognized as one of Triangle Business Journal's "Top 40 Under 40" business leaders. David holds a Master of Business Administration.
Anthony Scott is the Chief Executive Officer of the Durham Housing Authority, where he works closely with the City of Durham on joint affordable housing goals. He has previously served as Deputy Executive Director of Baltimore Housing, and as CEO of the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority. He holds a Masters in Urban Planning from UCLA.
Erin Victor is the Sustainability Specialist for the City of Durham, where she has led a cross-departmental strategic planning process for the City of Durham's first-ever Sustainability Roadmap. She facilitated the data collection process for assessing local sustainability efforts using the STAR framework, resulting in Durham's recognition as a 4-STAR certified community, and published the City's first Sustainability Report. She holds a Masters degree in Conservation Ecology from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Jeffrey R. Vincent is the Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, as well as the Clarence F. Korstian Professor of Forest Economics and Management. Vincent's research focuses on the economics of natural resource management and policy in developing countries. He has also worked extensively on the adjustment of national income and wealth accounts for resource depletion. He has degrees from Yale University (Ph.D., 1988), Michigan State University (M.S., 1984), and Harvard University (A.B., 1981).


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Q: Can I show the label and make the User not able to interact with a DropDownList? @Html.DropDownList("Accnt", new SelectList(ViewBag.Accounts, "Value", "Text"), "Account")

"Account" appears at the top of the list and the User is able to interact with it as a item. I would like to know if is possible to present the value but make it disable to the user.

A: If I understood, you want to disable a particular item of the list.
For that you can use JQuery, like that:
$('#Accounts option[value*="Accounts"]').prop('disabled', true);

A: you can use Jquery  for that purpose and find that option with text since it does not have any value
Add this link in the head if you do not have jquery in scripts
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

and add this script in the body
<script>

    $(function(){

        $('select[name=Accnt] option').each(function () {
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        });

    });

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In 2012 Dr. Anthony Bradley edited, Keep Your Head Up: America's New Black Christian Leader, Social Consciousness, & the Cosby Conversation. The intent of the book was to provide a critical and thoughtful examination of various issues within the black community and offer perspectives and solutions grounded in the rich theological tradition of Christianity. Dr. Bradley, as with all the contributors, make the strong argument significant change in the African American community will only occur when "the church will not be silent and sit on the sidelines while our communities and families decline" (p.188).
The conclusion of Keep Your Head Up and the intent of the Gaudium et Spes possess the same theme; humans-yes humans with skin like mine-have a noble destiny because we are image bearers of God. The Gaudium et Spes continues in its introduction that the Church which continues the work of Christ in the Holy Spirit is made able to accomplish this affirmation of man and woman's dignity.
What are we to say about African American manhood today? It would be easy to consider the negative stereotypes, alarming statistics, and the standard media portrayal of the African American male. Instead African American males must work hard to rise above the negative trappings of a societies notions and determine for themselves a manner of life that reflects an identity which far exceeds the societal boundaries in which one exists. Our manner of life is to be a noble one that reflects the intentions of our Creator and not the societal intentions.
February has the designation of "Black History Month." Generally, we take a moment to look back at all the great accomplishments, contributions, and figures who have moved this population of people forward in America. As I stated above, I eagerly look forward to the possibilities of the future because God is at work in the lives of African American men. Therefore, during this month I cordially invite you and your friends to read the stories and see the faces of men who are expressing the noble destiny that will one day find its fullness in Christ. You will hear from a professor, musical artist, U.S. Army Soldier, nonprofit organizer, and myself about our lives and hope specifically for African American men.
This is a Photobration and I would encourage you this month to photobrate the African American male who is making a difference in your life.
A very big thanks to Katie Opris for the awesome photography.
Bradley, A. (Ed.). (2012). Keep Your Head Up: America's New Black Christian Leaders, Social Consciousness, and the Cosby Conversation. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway.
Second Vatican Council (1965). Gaudium et Spes. In Flannery, A. (Ed.), Vatican Council II, The Basic Edition: Constitutions, Decrees, Declarations. Northport, New York: Costello Publishing.


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El Cantó de Montcenis és un cantó francès del departament de Saona i Loira, situat al districte d'Autun. Té 8 municipis i el cap és Montcenis.

Municipis
 Les Bizots
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Història

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Cantons de Saona i Loira

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Gateway Writers Rule!
Rob Wilstein / January 10, 2019 / 2 comments
In early December I was fortunate enough to spend some time as a visiting writer with members of the Gateway Arts writing group. Gateway Arts, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is "dedicated to providing individualized, arts-based services to adults with disabilities, and supporting meaningful lives and careers in art" as its stated mission. It is a place where "artists are encouraged to follow their dreams and create a unique career." Gateway Arts is a service of Vinfen, New England's most comprehensive provider of human services to individuals with disabilities.
When I arrived, the group of four artist/writers were gathered in a corner office with Sarah, Gateway's Multimedia Supervisor & Community Integration Coordinator. A young woman and three men sat with their work in front of them, already engaged in the class. They welcomed me in and introduced themselves. I had worked with a couple of the writers on a previous visit and it was good to see they were still at it.
Mike shared his work first. An eager and enthusiastic participant, Mike has wide eyes and an innocent expression. His rapid speech and his excitement about his work can combine to propel him into new creative thoughts. His work is influenced heavily by Japanese Manga comics and in particular by the work of the Japanese artist Osamu Tezuka. Mike has written a long fantasy chronicle in the style of the manga series Captain Tsubasa. We talked about world-building and the importance of creating a consistent set of rules for his universe. Several of the other writers are also involved in world-building, so we had a lively discussion.
George was working on a Godzilla story, which he was rendering in comic book form. His media heroes are Matt Groenig of The Simpsons and Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy. He writes his own pilots for prospective TV series and is very interested in series' 'bibles', the world-building documents of all TV series. He has already published several comic books through Gateway. George is reserved and soft-spoken and his work is meticulous and well thought out.
Mimi was quiet and a bit withdrawn until I looked over her shoulder at her notebook. She was writing a kind of diary, using lists to record activities. There was a list of restaurants and lists of relatives. We talked a bit about contemporary writers, like Nick Hornby, who use lists in their writing.
Darryl had been waiting his turn to share his work, but when he did his quiet intensity came through. A stockily-built dark-complected man with a wary smile, Darryl talked about his upbringing and how his mother was always trying to protect him from the world. He was not able to travel and have adventures the way he would have liked. He is writing and illustrating a children's book about an elephant who travels the world and has amazing experiences. His black-and-white pencil drawings are exquisite. Darryl has ambitions to publish his book when it is finished.
There were questions about the publishing world as these writers are as anxious to get their work into the world as any. Gateway Arts publishes the work of their writers using small press facilities. The books and artwork are available at their store on Harvard St, in Brookline. It was a privilege to work with these writers. I couldn't help but admire their commitment to the work, their hard-working imaginations, and their joy in sharing the product. These artists may not be able to hold high-functioning jobs in the workplace, but the pride in their work and dedication to excellence is evident in the expressive work they create. As stated on the Gateway website, when a Gateway client was asked what she did for a living, she replied simply, "I am an artist."
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Careers for the Disabled Gateway Arts the writing life Writing
About Rob Wilstein
Rob Wilstein is a 2012 graduate of Grub Street's Novel Incubator program. He is currently working on a third novel, a family saga set on Martha's Vineyard. Rob lives in Arlington, MA. with his wife and Portuguese Water Dog.
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This project is base from [hitalos/laravel](https://hub.docker.com/r/hitalos/laravel/), thanks !

# laravel

Docker image to run PHP (supporting Laravel) and Node projects.

This image it's for development. **Optimize to use in production!**

In the latest update, I changed the base image to `php:alpine` for size optimizing.

## Tags
* [**`latest`**:](https://github.com/gentlezhou/laravel-xdebug/blob/master/Dockerfile)
* `php` 7.1.3
   * `composer` 1.4.1
* `nodejs` 7.9.0
   * `npm` 4.4.4
   * `yarn` 0.22.0

## Supported Databases (**PDO**)
* `mssql` (via dblib)
* `mysql`
* `pgsql`
* `sqlite`

## Extra supported extensions
* `curl`
* `exif`
* `gd`
* `ldap`
* `mongodb`

## Installing
    docker pull gentlezhou/laravel-xdebug

## Using

### With `docker`
    docker run -e XDEBUG_CONFIG="idekey=PHPSTORM remote_host=192.168.1.xxx --name <container_name> -d -v $PWD:/var/www -p 80:80 gentlezhou/laravel-xdebug
Where $PWD is the laravel installation folder.

"192.168.1.xxx" is your host's IP, please checkout your host with `ifconfig`. DO NOT use localhost or 127.0.0.1, because xdebug in the container wants to connect back your PHPSTORM IDE outside.

If you want to set remote_host to loopback interface instead, you can create an alias.
For Mac: `sudo ifconfig lo0 alias 10.200.10.1`

### With `docker-compose`

Create a `docker-compose.yml` file in the root folder of project using this as a template:
```
web:
    image: gentlezhou/laravel-xdebug:latest
    ports:
        - 80:80
    volumes:
        - ./:/var/www
    environment:
        - XDEBUG_CONFIG="idekey=PHPSTORM remote_host=10.200.10.1 remote_log=/var/log/xdebug.log"
    # If you don't want to use default 'artisan serve' command, edit and uncomment the line below.
    # command: php -S 0.0.0.0:80 -t public public/index.php
```

Then run using this command:

    docker-compose up

If you want to use a database, you can create your `docker-compose.yml` with two containers.
```
web:
    image: gentlezhou/laravel-xdebug:latest
    ports:
        - 80:80
    volumes:
        - ./:/var/www
    links:
        - db
    environment:
        DB_HOST: db
        DB_DATABASE: dbname
        DB_USERNAME: username
        DB_PASSWORD: p455w0rd
        DB_CONNECTION: [pgsql or mysql]
        XDEBUG_CONFIG: "idekey=PHPSTORM remote_host=10.200.10.1"
db:
    image: [postgres or mysql]
    environment:
        # with mysql
        MYSQL_DATABASE: dbname
        MYSQL_USER: username
        MYSQL_PASSWORD: p455w0rd

        # with postgres
        POSTGRES_DB: dbname
        POSTGRES_USER: username
        POSTGRES_PASSWORD: p455w0rd
```

You have saw that , the env variable `XDEBUG_CONFIG`  can set any thing which listed by `php -i | grep xdebug`


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with initial condition of
$u(x,0)=0$.
What is the solution for all x and t if the boundaries are
$u(0,t)=e^{-t}$
and
$u(x,t)=0$ as x approaches infinity?


The equal parts (scotch, cherry brandy, sweet vermouth and orange juice) formula from the 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book is the accepted classic Blood & Sand recipe but results in a cocktail that's a tad sweet for hardened whisky drinkers. This formula with slightly increased Scotch and orange juice is dryer and fresher. Those with a taste for Scotch and a slightly drier drink may also appreciate the additional spoon of Islay malt.


The forever lazy one piece fleece lounging wear. Could this be the next full body snuggie?
The forever lazy pajamas is a one piece full body lazy wear, slip it on and zip it up. Made of ultra soft breakable fleece. Stay comfy cozy with a draw string hood. Get that cozy pajama feeling. Stay nice and warm this winter whether you are inside or out.
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Your arms are free so you are still able to cook, eat, read a book or whatever you choose. Will lazy forever be that big holiday gift this year? It's a bunny suit, it's a wearable blanket, more practical than the snuggie.
Even if you have outgrown slumber parties, you certainly have not outgrown fabulous sleep wear and being comfortable. Express your inner fashionista by enjoying your own forever Lazy PJs loungewear. Before you don that ragged t-shirt and a baggy pair of boxers, think of your significant other, who certainly would not mind if you came to bed in something a bit more flattering.
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Despite the importance of innovation and high-growth entrepreneurship for economic growth, there is still too little evidence on how best to support them.
We believe that we need a more experimental approach to innovation and growth policy, trialling new instruments but also evaluating them more rigorously. This involves making much more use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to find out what works and what doesn't (and when), learning from successful experiences in other fields, such as development economics, health and education.
Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) is a global collaboration that aims to enable, support, undertake and disseminate high impact research that uses RCTs to improve the design of the programmes and institutions that help make our economies more innovative and entrepreneurial.
A global laboratory for innovation and growth policy, bringing together governments, researchers and foundations to trial new approaches to increase innovation, accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship and support business growth.
To improve the evidence base on the impact of different interventions, creating actionable insights for decision makers in public and private organisations.
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To push forward the knowledge frontier on the drivers and barriers to innovation, high-growth entrepreneurship and business growth.
We undertake a range of activities to help us deliver our mission:
Running trials: We work with our partners, other public and private organisations, and innovative companies to identify new opportunities for trials, which we then develop and run in collaboration with researchers in the IGL Research Network.
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Building and connecting communities: We bring together researchers working on RCTs in this field through the IGL Research Network, and play a matching and brokerage role to help them connect with our growing network of partner organisations open to adopting randomisation in their programmes.
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If you would like to find out more about how we could collaborate, see the work with us section.
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I am a fully qualified Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist. I specialize in treating Anxiety, Habits, Phobias, Panic Attacks, Low Self-Esteem and Self Confidence, I also treat addictions such as Gambling, Pain Management, Exam Nerves, Public Speaking, Insomnia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, IBS, Driving Test Nerves, Fear of Flying, and many other issues.
If you are feeling overwhelmed with life and want to make some positive changes I am here to help you. Each client is an important individual and I structure my approach to suit your personal needs. If you feel you would like to discuss your problems with someone who will really listen in a relaxed, friendly and confidential setting, then please do give me a call, and I can answer any questions you may have.
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Colours was a Filipino satellite television channel based in Mandaluyong. It was owned and operated by MediaQuest Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund through Cignal TV. Its programming was composed primarily of lifestyle, entertainment, children and reality shows, as well as airing local movies from Cignal Entertainment and independent film entries from CineFilipino festival. Colours ceased broadcasting on December 31, 2021.

Background
On May 5, 2012, TV5 Network launched three channels exclusive to the Cignal platform. Those were Hyper, Weather and Information Network (WIN) and Colours. The lattermost was created to house lifestyle and entertainment programs.

On March 18, 2017, at exactly 12 noon, Colours unveiled a new logo and slogan, as well as the launch of their new programming.

In 2019, original Colours programming like From Helen's Kitchen were made available to free-to-air viewers via TV5. This was in conjunction with the network's collaboration with Cignal TV to broadcast the latter's shows on free TV.

In August 2020, episodes of TV5-Cignal shows Usapang Real Life, Fit for Life, and Chika, Besh! are currently aired on Colours one day after being shown on TV5.

At the end of 2021, after 9 years of broadcasting, Colours stopped broadcast, while some of the programs which were broadcast on this channel are still seen on TV5, as well as other cable channels such as One News and One PH.

Final programming

Original programs
40 is the New 30
Closet Confidential
 Create
 Discover Eats
Empire TV
eXes and whYs with Pops and Martin
Fit for Life
From Helen's Kitchen
Kiddie Cuisine
Louie O. Live with Robin Nievera
Lunch Out Loud
Mind S-Cool
MomBiz
Mom Café
Rated Korina
Shotlist
Usapang Real Life
Workout From Home

Acquired/canned programs
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Celebrity Scoop
Fashion Forward
Films and Stars
Instaglamour
M Countdown
World of Movies

Movie blocks
CineFilipino Films
Movie Mania

Former programming

Original programs
Chika, Besh!
Good Vibes with Paolo
Sunday 'Kada
Sunday Noontime Live!

See also
TV5
Metro Channel
One News
One Sports
ETC (Defunct)
 Solar Flix
 PIE

References

External links

TV5 Network channels
Defunct television networks in the Philippines
Television channels and stations established in 2012
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2021
Television networks in the Philippines
Women's interest channels
English-language television stations in the Philippines
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Balmain Dentist's Dr Flora Galoustian is a dentist who trained at Sydney University and went on to work on Bond St. in London.
She explains that "Wisdom teeth or third molars are the last teeth to develop. Wisdom teeth generally appear between the ages of 17 and 25 and they grow inside the bone at the back of the mouth. Most adults have four wisdom teeth but it is possible to have fewer.
If the jaws do not grow long enough wisdom teeth stay trapped or impacted inside the bone. Impacted third molars can cause a number of problems including a dull ache and pain in the jaws, periodontal disease and infection in the overlying gum or damage to the tooth in front.
The best way is to consult your dentist about your wisdom tooth's positioning. They may get an x-ray every now and then to evaluate its presence and alignment. The dentist could also recommend you to an oral surgeon who will do further evaluations on your wisdom tooth.
One of the main recommendations of your dentist or oral surgeon is to have your wisdom teeth removal Sydney before any problems can develop. This is the most common approach to help prevent further complication and intense pain if extraction would be done at a later date. For younger people, removal is very easy especially when the roots of the wisdom tooth have not yet fully developed. For older people, the healing time and recovery after surgery can be longer.
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Hydroptila sykorai is een schietmot uit de familie Hydroptilidae. De soort komt voor in het Nearctisch gebied.

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Kids Imprisoned
A News21 investigation of juvenile justice in America
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Law by Chloe Jones Aug 7, 20209:00 am August 23, 2020
The myth that left a legacy for young offenders
In the 1990s criminologists predicted a new breed of children would grow up to be super-predators. While the myth was debunked, the legacy lives on.
Law by Daja E. Henry and Chloe Jones Jul 24, 20209:11 am July 24, 2020
What was lost in Brown v. Board of Education
The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education landmark Supreme Court decision desegregated schools, but it also laid groundwork for the school-to-prison pipeline.
Law by Gretchen Lasso Jul 16, 20202:31 pm August 20, 2020
Fines, Fees leave families of detained kids in debt
Kids can be pushed further into the juvenile justice system when they are unable to pay court fees, fines and restitution, leaving their families with debt.
Law by Victoria Traxler Jul 14, 202010:08 am July 15, 2020
Latino youth 'invisible' in juvenile justice data
Lack of Latino data misrepresents Latino youth in the juvenile justice system, making nonprofits' efforts to help more difficult.
Activism by Sorell Grow Jul 9, 20202:22 pm July 10, 2020
Texas groups fighting against long prison sentences
Texas-based advocacy groups are working to pass a bill to shorten long juvenile prison sentences.
Solutions by Gabriela Szymanowska Jul 8, 20203:30 pm August 22, 2020
Washington school district embraces restorative justice
Spokane Public Schools in Washington is helping students take accountability and be supported by their community through restorative justice practices.
Law by Katherine Sypher Jun 16, 20202:34 pm July 1, 2020
Right to attorneys for children grew out of an Arizona case
The Supreme Court case In re Gault recognized that kids have the same legal rights as adults. But kids in the U.S. still don't have adequate access to lawyers.
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Khuan Loke Dragon & Lion Dance Association recently celebrated it's 7th Anniversary Dinner with an event themed 'Cultural Night'. The performance-laddened event was held at the Sungai Way Chinese Primary School on the night of 25th July 2009, to an approximate audience of 1,300 attendees.
As a run up to the event, a short prayer session was held at the association's clubhouse not too far away from the dinner venue.
4 lions were stationed at the entrance of the dinner hall to welcome guests.
The arrival of Mr Leong Lik Thong, Vice President of the International Dragon & Lion Dance Federation.
The walking in ceremony led by 4 lions and a dragon from the team.
VVIP table for the night.
The night was kicked off with the 24 Festive Drums performance, comprising of mostly junior members of the team. This performance showed the crowd a glimpse of the future of Khuan Loke, with many of the members being below 12, and the youngest being only 6 years old. Among the fray of performers were also a handful of girls and malay kids, showing that interest in the art and culture that the troupe has been upholding all this while isn't dwindling.
After a video presentation of what the team has been up to in the past year and the future of the team, the Northern Lion Dance took centre stage. While not top notch material yet, it should be taken note that this is the first ever northern lion dance performance being performed by the team, plus the fact that the whole group of dancers were made out of kids. One of the lion heads is a malay kid. With more experience and training, they can only get better.
Moving on, the audience was feated to the highlight of the night, a drama entitled 'Carp Leaps Over Dragon Gate'. This drama-based performance is a take on the folklore of the Carp Leaps Over Dragon Gate, which depicts the story of how a carp is able to turn into a dragon if it is able to leap over the Dragon Gate. The whole story is a metaphor of how we can attain success if we work hard for it.
In a fresh new twist of performing the traditional lion and dragon dance, the association incorporates modern and traditional musical instruments, mixed with traditional equipment and modern visual effects.


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The Entertainer is on a roll, opening yet another new store - the latest in Camarthen - with sound system and background music in combination, provided by PEL Services.
The Entertainer is the biggest independent toy retailer in the UK. By collaborating with The Entertainer, PEL has been able to create an ideally-specified versatile system solution which provides ease-of-use for their highly-mobile team of Store Managers, since the systems have the specification to work effectively, yet identically at whichever store they may find themselves.
The Entertainer is on a roll, opening yet another new store - in Camarthen - with a sound system and a collection of background music in combination, provided by PEL Services.
PEL Music & Media has supplied and installed The Entertainer with a complete audio package, starting with design and following through to maintenance of in-store sound systems which provide assured, excellent sound quality. The systems are zoned to allow the control of volume in various areas of the stores and create the correct ambience, based upon The Entertainer's planned store layout.
The system capability has a range of performance which delivers credible quality at the top-end of the portfolio, while achieving economy of scale to a planned budget across the larger programme.
This is combined with managed music licensing and programming, for a great shopper experience. Every month new tracks are introduced and cycled into the playlist, automatically downloaded to players in the stores.
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Bengals Ride Big First Half to Shocking Win Over Steelers
CINCINNATI (AP) — Giovani Bernard scored two first-half touchdowns after turnovers and the Cincinnati Bengals held on to stun the badly slumping Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17. The Bengals led 17-0 at halftime and then survived a rally by the Steelers, who lost their third straight after 11 straight wins to start the season. The Steelers have already earned a playoff spot and could have wrapped up the AFC North with a win. The Steelers got the ball back with 2:17 left in the game but four incomplete passes by Ben Roethlisberger all but finished it for Pittsburgh.
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For a decade, our son has been involved in band or in an ensemble playing some type of percussion instrument. Actually, he's played for the past eleven years. He's enjoyed playing drums and several other instruments but now that he's graduated from college, he isn't in band anymore. Knowing his love for music, however, I imagine that he will continue playing and that the "percussion years" are not over. I hope not! I miss hearing him play!


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DISTRICT 3 BASEBALL, TUESDAY, MAY 28: Josh Topper pitches Gettysburg to 5-A title game
The Gettysburg Warriors are headed to the District 3 Class 5-A title game, thanks largely to a sparkling pitching performance from Josh Topper.
DISTRICT 3 BASEBALL, TUESDAY, MAY 28: Josh Topper pitches Gettysburg to 5-A title game The Gettysburg Warriors are headed to the District 3 Class 5-A title game, thanks largely to a sparkling pitching performance from Josh Topper. Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2019/05/28/district-3-baseball-may-28-gettysburg-headed-5-title-game/1255393001/
STAFF REPORT Published 7:13 p.m. ET May 28, 2019 | Updated 10:14 p.m. ET May 28, 2019
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The third-seeded Warriors punched their ticket to the title contest with a 4-0 triumph over second-seeded Lampeter-Strasburg at Cumberland Valley High School.
Gettysburg (21-3) is chasing its first-ever district baseball crown. The Warriors have already clinched a state playoff berth.
Topper pitched a one-hit shutout, striking out four and walking one. He needed 100 pitches to complete the gem.
His teammates provided him with more than enough offensive support, pounding out eight hits, including three from Simeon Davis, who also had an RBI. One of Davis' hits was a double. Zach Ketterman also doubled for the Warriors, scoring two runs and driving in one run.
In the title game, Gettysburg will face fourth-seeded Cedar Cliff (20-3), which earned a 4-3 triumph in its Tuesday semifinal vs. top-seeded Red Land (20-3). The championship contest is 4:30 p.m. Thursday at PeoplesBank Park in York.
OTHER BASEBALL
Hamburg 10, Kennard-Dale 0 (5 innings): At Ephrata, Kennard-Dale's hopes for a District 3 Class 4-A title were dashed with a semifinal loss.
Despite the loss, the seventh-seeded Rams (13-7) still have a chance to earn a state playoff berth by winning the district 4-A third-place game at 4 p.m. Thursday at War Memorial Stadium in Ephrata. K-D will face fourth-seeded Octorara (14-7), which lost to top-seeded East Pennsboro (21-2) in the other district 4-A semifinal, 11-1, in another five-inning game.
The Rams managed just three hits off Hamburg starter Colby Gromlich. Max Cooper had two of the hits for K-D, including a double.
Third-seeded Hamburg improved to 19-6.
Oley Valley 9, Biglerville 0 (5 innings): At PeoplesBank Park in York, the Canners fell in the District 3 Class 3-A championship game.
The game was called after five full innings because of rain.
OV's Garet Blankenbiller pitched a complete-game one-hitter, striking out four and walking one.
Top-seeded Biglerville fell to 16-7. Second-seeded Oley Valley improved to 15-6.
In the first round of the state 3-A playoffs on Monday, Biglerville will face the District 6 champion at a site and time to be determined.


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Q: Do I need to install dependencies one-by-one? (and if so, why?) I'm porting a node/Express app to Heroku, and it keeps crashing. The log first said, "Error: Cannot find module 'mongoose'" I then (re-)installed mongoose. Then it crashed with "Error: Cannot find module 'moment'"
I require mongoose, moment, etc. in my app. Isn't npm install by itself supposed to take care of the dependencies, or do I additionally have to add all these dependencies, one-by-one, to the package.json file, in addition to npm install?  Tks!

A: In the older version of NPM (5.0.0 or earlier), you had to add --save as a flag to the npm install as:
npm i package-name --save

And it would add it to your package.json. As of 5.0.0 and later, it automatically adds it to the package file.
To answer your question, yes, you will have to add them one at a time for now. And keep in mind what I said before, because if you are using an older version of NPM, make sure you use --save when you are installing so you don't have to do extra work :-)


I lacked confidence and was nervous about going to Larkia but, once I got there, my ambassador made me feel really comfortable and welcome. At the end of the trip I gained confidence and actually made some new friends!
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Your smile is one of your greatest assets and having a brighter smile can mean improved confidence, smiles, and laughter. Teeth whitening works!
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Once we make impressions, we pour models of the teeth and use a thin, flexible and BPA-free plastic to form your trays. We trim and smooth them for your comfort and will supply you with enough whitening gel to get the job done.
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Teeth whitening is always more successful under the supervision of an experienced dentist. Our dentists will work with you and help you find the option that will give you a whiter smile without sensitivity.
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TROLLS is a very cute and fun film for adults and kiddies, loaded with fabulous music, dance, giggles and a happiness theme. I especially loved the created world where the characters and backgrounds looked like they were made of fabric, in particular...felt, tying in with Poppy's love of scrap-booking.
I took my Mum and she loved it too, we fancied watching it again the very next day, so you see it's not a blokes-only film at all. The Director, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, has made some of the best cinema in recent years, including directing one of my favorite films, BIUTIFUL, with Javier Bardem, plus 21 GRAMS with Naomi Watts and Benecio del Toro. His films are unique with strong, passionate characters, and mystical elements.
Academy Award®-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu brings the legend of Hugh Glass to the screen with an epic adventure set in the unchartered 19th century American Frontier. While on an expedition into the wilderness, explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is attacked & abandoned. Near death, Glass undertakes an incredible 200-mile journey through a vast, icy wild West on the trail of fellow fur trader John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). He discovers inner strength and resilience to the brutality of man, animal and nature as he struggles for survival.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler reunite for Sisters, a new film from Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore about two disconnected sisters summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house. Looking to recapture their glory days, they throw one final high-school-style party for their classmates, which turns into the cathartic rager that a bunch of ground-down adults really need.
In a time when audiences are well versed in the fast cut movies, with stories that start on the run and don't let up until the end, where characters change completely from start to finish and every word and scene must move the story forward and never repeat itself, BY THE SEA, really stands apart. It's a brave film, very European in style and fascinating, I really enjoyed it. If you go into the film prepared to sit back and let the story unwind slowly you just might love this film too.
Where do you see Australian short films after they have done the rounds of festivals? Quality, professional Aussie movies are being made through hard work, sweat and tears and audiences desperately seeking fresh new content.
I will see any film with Leonardo DeCaprio in it, especially when it's directed by Martin Scorsese and based on a real story, so I was pretty excited when I went into the cinema.
The opening scene lays out exactly where the film is going, unfortunately it stays there a bit too long for me. Of course Leo gives a great performance, when doesn't he? And the film is hilarious in parts, especially the overdose scene, you can see why Leo won a Best Actor in a comedy award, although Matthew McConaughey was pretty funny too. But why is it so long?


Quarter-scale study model in chipboard.
Adjustable, load-bearing buck. Electrical conduit & plywood.
Final prototype welding in progress.
This lounge chair was designed to be comfortable without the heavy, overstuffed appearance of a La-Z-Boy recliner (not that there's anything wrong with that).


On a hot summer night, nothing is better than staying inside with the A/C blasting while watching a fun flick and eating some good grub. If you're looking for a movie to enjoy after a long day at the beach or at the pool, cool off with these classic movies about summer adventures while partaking in the delicious dishes that go along with them.
American Graffiti and Turkey Burgers with Crispy "Fries"


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Fans planning to attend the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest may want to arrive early, as early as 10 am if they want to get a good position.
The event, which takes place at Nathan's Famous on the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues in Coney Island, can be reached by subway -- either N or Q train to Stillwell Avenue, last stop -- or by car, Belt Parkway to Cropsey Avenue, Cropsey Avenue south all the way to Surf Avenue, left until Stillwell. There is planty of parking for those who arrive early, but traffic can be crazy later in the day.
The contest itself begins at 12:40 pm sharp, but the "show" begins at 11:30 am. The event will air live on ESPN begining at 12 Noon.
Other Coney Island July 4 destinations include the beach, of course, the Aquarium, Wonder Wheel, Cyclone and Coney Island USA. Visit ConeyIsland.com for more information.


Twenty-six European grandees have urged the EU to adopt a tougher stance towards Israel including taking "concrete measures" and exacting "consequences" over continued settlement building on occupied land, which they say is illegal under international law.
The former EU leaders said that in the face of "the ongoing deterioration of the situation on the ground", the EU, in co-operation with other international bodies, should put forward a "concrete and comprehensive proposal for the resolution of this conflict". A deadline of April 2011 for progress in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians should be set, after which the international community should intervene.
"Time to secure a sustainable peace is fast running out," said the group, which includes former EU commissioner Chris Patten, former EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, former Irish president Mary Robinson and another nine former heads of state. It sent a letter to EU president Herman van Rompuy, foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton and all EU heads of government before a meeting of foreign ministers on Monday, saying: "It is clear that without a rapid and dramatic move … a two-state solution, which forms the one and only available option for a peaceful resolution of this conflict, will be increasingly difficult to attain."
The letter says the group had received "signals" from US officials that the best way to help American efforts to reach a peace deal was to put a "price tag" on policies that contradict those advocated by Barack Obama.
• Put forward a plan to resolve the conflict, including a clear time frame, together with the US, UN, Russia, and Arab League.
• Reiterate its position that it will not recognise any changes to the June 1967 boundaries [of Israel], that a Palestinian state should be "territory equivalent to 100% of the territory occupied in 1967", and that its capital should be East Jerusalem.
• Refuse to upgrade ties with Israel unless settlements are frozen. "The EU has always maintained that settlements are illegal, but has not attached any consequences for continued and systematic settlement expansion."
• Bring an end to the import of settlement products "which are, in contradiction with EU labelling recommendations, marketed as originating in Israel".
• Send a high-level delegation, including Lady Ashton, to East Jerusalem "as a matter of urgency to draw attention to the erosion of the Palestinian presence there, and report back to the EU with an agenda of proposals to arrest and reverse the deterioration of the situation on the ground". The situation in East Jerusalem, it says, is the "most critical flashpoint and greatest threat" to a peace deal.
The letter praises "impressive progress in the … development of the infrastructure of a Palestinian state", in which the EU has invested billions of euros.
The signatories to the letter all held office within the past decade, when there have been repeated attempts to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
Ashton replied to the letter, which refers in detail to EU policy on the Middle East agreed a year ago, saying "the implementation of the [EU's earlier] conclusions is proceeding on several fronts", according to the EUobserver website.
Ygal Palmor, spokesman for the Israeli foreign ministry, said the letter was "extremely problematic".
"It's hard to see how adopting uncritically all Palestinian positions and adopting a confrontational attitude to Israel will bring Israel and the Palestinians closer to reconciliation, compromise and peace.
"The document will only reinforce those who are suspicious of Europe's intentions and continue to marginalise the EU's role in peacemaking in this region."
He also denied that settlement products were mislabelled.
The letter, sent earlier this week, coincided with the US abandoning its attempts to persuade Israel to agree to a fresh settlement freeze in order to bring the two sides back to the negotiating table.
The secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, was holding a series of bilateral meetings today with Palestinian and Israeli leaders in Washington.
Clinton was scheduled to meet the Palestinian prime minister, Salam Fayyad, and the Israeli defence minister, Ehud Barak, as well as the Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, and the Israeli opposition leader, Tzipi Livni.
Clinton was expected to outline the direction of the administration's Middle East policy plans in a speech later. US officials say there is little prospect of direct talks. It is likely the Americans will return to shuttle diplomacy focused on issues of borders and Israel's security demands.
Obama's Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, is returning to the region next week.