Keely & Craig were married recently at Beeston Manor – one of the busiest and most sought-after wedding venues in Lancashire. The couple booked me for their Beeston Manor Wedding Photography from a previous wedding fair at the venue, hosted by Little White Books. Here are the highlights from the day….from ridiculous flash flood showers to almost cloudless skies, seemingly every hour!
Beeston Manor is set in the heart of the Lancashire countryside, situated between Preston and Blackburn. Housed in a restored 16th-century sandstone barn, this family-run guesthouse on 140 acres is 3.1 miles from the M6 motorway . With rustic-elegant rooms featured oak beams, pink sandstone walls, oak furniture and high-end en suite bathrooms, Beeston Manor is one of the most popular wedding venues in Lancashire. Expertly run by Janet, John and the 'human dynamo' that is Amy, Beeston Manor offers everything you'd need for your perfect Lancashire Wedding Photography…even a helicopter!
Beeston Manor has a lovely rural feel about it, and is both a very unique venue – plus it's also an exclusive one too. A Beeston Manor Wedding is always great to photograph. From the stunning ceremony room, through to the landscaped gardens, and the brilliant natural array of farm buildings around the venue, it's a wedding photographer's dream. Mix that with a bit of Lancashire sunshine, and voila!
I met Keely and the girls having their hair and makeup done upstairs at Beeston Manor. In full high spirits, things were going well. Apart from the torrential rain showers. Hmmm…wonder if we'd beat them today?
The ceremony room at Beeston Manor was set up nice and early, allowing me to grab a few images like these. The peace was soon to be broken though (in a nice way!) once the guests arrived and we were a few minutes away from the ceremony.
Keely and Craig were fairly local to Beeston Manor, so it was perfect for them and their families too. As the ceremony time approached, Keely was putting on her wedding dress and making those final touches, ably aided by her bridesmaids. Craig, however was greeting the guests in the bar…but not drinking alcohol I hasten to add!
As the guests took their seats, it was time for the wedding party to appear. Bridesmaids and flowergirls first…then that all-important gap befor Keely and her dady walked down the aisle to that almost inaudible rush of gasps and delight. Craig suddenly changed from the slightly anxious groom, to a very excited, proud man as he saw his bride walking towards him.
With the weather now firmly on our side, Keely, Craig and I ventured out for a few more wedding photos after the wedding breakfast and speeches. We had a good fifteen minutes or so to grab some very natural and relaxed Bride & Groom portraits, so we made use of the time. This was more like it! Natural moments, captured in a natural style with no forced direction from me.


Indestructible Object (or, Coaster) – Be That Dog!
I have a persistent fascination with coasters. Cardboard ones are meant to be temporary. And that game gets boring. But this coaster is special. This coaster is made to be carried around. It is indestructible. Which is quite handy really. Because I like to make sure everyone always has a coaster. And there's almost never one under the table when you need it. So I am helping.


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a) It is possible that the property you try to buy has it's own mortgage with very good conditions, and that the bank is willing to respect.
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The writers behind Deadpool have said the X-Force movie will come before Deadpool 3.
Other than the recently released, child-friendly version of Deadpool 2, titled Once Upon A Deadpool, viewers haven't really heard anything from the funny, foul-mouthed superhero since May last year (2018), when the sequel was released.
Leading man Ryan Reynolds confirmed last year there'd be another film in the franchise, though he didn't give anything away in terms of a possible release date.
The actor appeared on Lorraine shortly before the release of Deadpool 2, where he was asked if there would be a third movie.
Yes, we have the suit. I badger Hugh Jackman weekly to put the claws back on.
While a Wolverine cameo might be something of a pipe dream, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick explained to Screen Rant, Deadpool 3 should be going ahead, but X-Force will happen before it.
According to the chronology that we've established, X-Force will be next, before Deadpool 3. It's a bit of the "Iron Man 1, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Iron Man 3" model, in that sense.
X-Force isn't being written by us. It's being written and directed by Drew Goddard, or at least that's the plan right now. We're not involved with that one.
We do anticipate there will be a Deadpool 3 at some point, but it's just a little premature, because it will definitely take a backseat to X-Force for the time being.
According to Digital Spy, X-Force has been in development at 20th Century Fox since as far back as 2013, and as you might have been able to guess from the title, it's an X-Men spin off.
X-Force is made up of a group of mutants who differ from the X-Men in that they tend to opt for more violent and underhand methods in order to get things done.
We met some members of the X-Force in Deadpool 2, when the Merc-with-a-mouth assembled his quirky team to challenge Cable, the traveling cyborg.
In the sequel, the X-Force included the ever-lucky Domino, played by Zazie Beetz, as well as Terry Crews as Bedlam, Lewis Tan as Shatterstar, Bill Skarsgård as Zeitgeist, Brad Pitt as the invisible Vanisher, and Rob Delaney playing the ordinary but very well-moustached Peter.
Of course, you may also remember many of these characters were met with a quick and definitely painful death after a skydive, so it's quite unlikely they'll all be making a comeback.
We're constantly in touch with Ryan. So it's always at the front of our minds. We'll get [to Deadpool 3] when the time is right, but as of right now, X-Force is next up.
I'm sure both films will be worth the wait!


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A father and son were sentenced to prison for a slew of charges on Friday.
Winston "Pops" Cargill and his son Tammeco Cargill were sentenced to prison for racketeering, distributing marijuana, drug trafficking, and passport fraud.
They are members of the 90s street gang. Officials say Tammeco was the gang's armed enforcer and Winston was a drug supplier for the gang.
Tammeco was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Winston was sentenced to three years.
US Attorney Richard Donoghue said of the sentencing, "With these sentences, defendants Tammeco and Winston Cargill will pay the price for contributing to their street gang's corrosive impact on the quality of life and public safety in the Canarsie and Flatbush neighborhoods in Brooklyn."
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(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan). People wear face masks as they ride an escalator at the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Face masks sold out and temperature checks at airports and train stations became the new norm as China...
The U.S. has its first case of a new virus that was found only last month in China.
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It is with deep sadness that we post the passing of one of our board members. Ron was a huge supporter of conservation and a gentle soul who cared deeply about everyone. Rest in peace, Ron. You will most definitely be missed.
Hartford/Crooks – Ronald L. Johnson, age 73, of rural Hartford, died on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Benton Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Tuesday, at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Benton Lutheran Cemetery.
Ronald was born on December 25, 1945 to Eldon and Joyce (Nelson) Johnson in Sioux Falls. He grew up and spent his entire life on the family farm. He graduated from Lyons High School in 1963 and continued farming with his dad. He was an active 4th generation member of Benton Lutheran Church near Crooks. He was involved in the South Dakota Charolais Association, Minnehaha Conversation District, Minnehaha Cattleman's Association, and was an active member of the Benton Township Board.
Ronald is survived by his two sisters, and their husbands: Rhonda and Greg Lofstedt, Ames, Iowa; Julaine and Ron Duimstra, Grimes, Iowa; eight nieces and nephews: Angela Graham, Castle Pines, CO, Amber (Pasha Voronetskyi) Duimstra, Des Moines, IA, Ashlee (Taylor Evans) Duimstra, West Des Moines, IA, Amy (Steve) Gusky, Vienna, VA, Brooks (Alesha) Lofstedt, Ames, IA, Prentice (Jamie) Lofstedt, Iowa Falls, IA, Lindsey (Nick) Snyder, Papillion, NE, and Brent (Nichole) Lofstedt Waterloo, IA; nine great nieces and nephews, August and Peter Graham, Castle Pines, CO, Oliver and Claire Gusky, Vienna, VA, Wilson, Macy, and Griffin Lofstedt, Ames, IA, Joie Lofstedt, Iowa Falls, IA, Adela Snyder, Papillion, NE; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Eldon in 2009, and mother, Joyce in 2014.


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-Raise the visibility of high quality musicians so that devs can find them when they want them.
..Thanks great job with the blog, today is my first visit here and I've enjoyed reading your posts so far.
I'm just curious of how this site works.
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I was annoyedby the fact I could not really tell how much my work costs. So I sat down for a few days and worked on a sophisticated sheet that includes room costs, computer, hardware, software, sound / orchestral libraries, how much I buy them / replace them / update them per year, how much my target wage should be and what social benefits apply in my country (Switzerland). In the end, I get a cost per month, day, or hour. I have to cover this cost with the work. Therefore I calculated how much time I sit in simple projects, complex projects and so on. I also calculated a rough administration, vacation and looking for projects time into the thing.
In the end I have costs on one side, and time I can spend on projects (subtracted time I cannot sit on projects because I'm looking for them or have to do admin stuff). These two numbers must match, which gives me a good foundation for how much I have to charge per hour, day, month or - based on how much time I spend per minute of music - how much I have to charge per minute of music.
If you're interested in having a look at the calculations or adapting the sheet for US, UK, other countries, let me know. I think it provides a pretty transparent and honest view. In the end, we have to cover all the costs with our work and then some additional earnings.
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G20/G7
Los Cabos Summit: incremental steps on the road to globalizing the regulation of capital
James A. Haley
The Mexican president Felipe Calderón opened the first working session of the G-20 summit in Los Cabos. (Peer Grimm/Pool/dapd)
From the perspective of CIGI's Global Economy Program, the Los Cabos summit featured some interesting developments. Given the severity of the turbulence now buffeting the euro, it was essential that something be said, if not done, to reduce the pervasive uncertainty hanging over the euro area. As noted in a post-summit commentary, the summit's declaration reveals the extent to which pressure was brought to bear on the euro-area members to address the problem.
The message was clearly received. The question is whether it will be acted on in time to avert more disruption that would further cloud the prospects for global growth. Time will tell if markets heard enough to give the Europeans breathing time to act. (I'm sceptical, but hope to be pleasantly surprised by the results of the euro zone summit next week.)
There are other important elements of the Leaders' Declaration that deserve to be highlighted. Particularly noteworthy from CIGI's perspective is the endorsement of "recommendations and the revised FSB Charter for placing the FSB on an enduring organizational footing, with legal personality, strengthened governance, greater financial autonomy and enhanced capacity to coordinate the development and implementation of financial regulatory policies, while maintaining strong links with the BIS."
This represents another incremental step on the road to building the governance structures for global capital. And it was the subject of a joint CIGI-Bank of Canada-Banco de Mexico conference in April. It reflects the fact that the remarkable process of global financial integration, driven both by market forces and the liberalization of capital controls, outpaced the international regulatory framework. The result was globalized capital, but nationally-based regulation.
This is yet another "governance gap" that needs to be filled.
Prior to the crisis, the gap between markets and regulation allowed globally-active financial institutions to exploit opportunities for regulatory arbitrage to take additional risks onto their balance sheets without appropriate capital reserves or liquidity buffers. The result was the growth of the so-called shadow banking system, an explosion of over-the-counter derivatives, and inadequate prudential standards.
These are the key challenges that confront Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney in his capacity as chairman of the Financial Stability Board. In hindsight, the Los Cabos declaration could represent an important step in equipping him and the members of the FSB with the tools needed to address them.
James A. Haley is a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation and a Canada Institute global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, DC.
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För andra King County, se King County.

King County är ett county i delstaten Washington, USA. Den administrativa huvudorten (county seat) är Seattle.

Geografi
Enligt United States Census Bureau har countyt en total area på 5 974 km². 5 506 km² av den arean är land och 468 km² är vatten.

Angränsande countyn
  Snohomish County, Washington - nord
  Chelan County, Washington - öst/nordöst
  Kittitas County, Washington - öst/sydöst
  Pierce County, Washington - syd
  Kitsap County, Washington - väst

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Unplug for a minute and take a look at our favorite mechanical and non-electronic devices. Join your smartphone, iPad and iPod Contact, Android, or different units to the light-weight, transportable gadget (it weighs just over six ounces) through Bluetooth or NFC (close to-subject communication) after which edit and print your favourite snapshots. Appropriate with iPhone and Android units, the BACtrack Vio Smartphone Keychain Breathalyzer is a fun and inexpensive solution to estimate your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC).
It makes use of NFC to pair with an app on your smartphone and may give you reminders to put on more sunscreen or stay out of the solar altogether. To obtain the free app CAFAGO-Cool Electronic Gadgets by The Global On-line Buying, get iTunes now. It options new capabilities like Face ID, which helps you to unlock the cellphone by looking at it, to first-class front- and rear-going through cameras that take professional-trying photographs.
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I don't have very much on my Bucket List. I'd like to see the hill where Wordsworth wrote about the daffodils, but if I never get there, I don't expect to lie on my deathbed lamenting it. Most of what's on these lists, mine and yours, is unattainable anyhow.
On the rock 'n' roll segment of the list, there's not much left. I've seen Steely Dan (twice), Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Ray Charles, Merle Haggard (yup), the Temptations (latter-day edition), and Boz Scaggs (with the Dukes of September—a full Boz concert remains on the list). We're seeing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers this summer. About all that's left is Fleetwood Mac (but only if Christine McVie comes out of retirement) and Bruce Springsteen. But even if I manage to see Springsteen do more than two songs at a political rally on some future day, it won't be quite what I want, because it won't be 1975, with Born to Run just coming out and the Time and Newsweek hype just beginning.
In my library, I have a Springsteen bootleg from September 26th of that year, recorded in my much-missed former home of Iowa City. It's easy to hear why and how the young Boss blew peoples' minds back then. Jon Landau's famous quote about "I have seen rock's future and its name is Bruce Springsteen" could have been an albatross around the man's neck, but it's more accurate than anyone could have known: rock as spectacle, rock show as religious experience—Springsteen may not have invented either one, but he might as well have. By the evidence of those 1975 recordings (from Iowa City and elsewhere, bootlegs and official releases), nobody has ever sounded more glad to be alive than he did then, and his enthusiasm for being in that moment is irresistible. You find yourself damn glad to be there too, even vicariously, even at 40 years' distance.
One week after the Iowa City show, Springsteen played the Uptown Theater in Milwaukee. It would become one of those shows that couldn't possibly have been attended by everyone who claims they were there. About 45 minutes in, somebody phoned in a bomb threat, reportedly an anti-Semite irked at Springsteen's "Jewish-sounding" surname. Local DJ Bob Reitman went onstage and asked fans to clear the theater. Springsteen and his bandmates repaired to the nearby bar of the Pfister Hotel, returning to the stage three hours later, at midnight.
People who were there contrast the relatively restrained pre-threat portion of the show with the balls-out blast that followed (although Springsteen had crawled up and down the aisles during the pre-threat "Spirit in the Night"). Springsteen was, and is, a noted non-user of drugs, but the Milwaukee show was one of the only times he is known to have gone onstage under the influence—he and the band didn't go to the Pfister Hotel bar to watch TV. The set opener, "Little Queenie," features Springsteen telling the story of the band's trip to the bar ("someone tried to blow us up tonight!"), and throughout the second set he repeatedly asks the crowd, "Are you loose?" To this day, when he plays Milwaukee, he asks the audience the same question.
The "bomb scare" show has been widely bootlegged. The pre-scare portion of the show is an audience recording, and the quality of the existing copies is terrible. You can't really understand Springsteen's stage banter or Bob Reitman's announcement of the bomb threat, and it's the melodies alone that tell you what you're hearing. The post-scare portion has been available as a soundboard recording for a long time, but what's reputed to be the best-quality version yet surfaced recently at the fabulous ROIO. Even if you're not interested in the show itself, click the link for the story of how the bootleg survived from then to now.
kblumenau April 1, 2013 at 12:09 pm | Reply
I agree that '75 Springsteen is a wonder, even on so-so audience tapes.
My favorite part of the post-bomb-threat tape: Hearing somebody just off-mic (I'm guessing Little Steven) cackling maniacally after the third or fourth "Are you LOOSE?"
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My husband, his brother and sister, and my brother (though we didn't know each other then) were all there.
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Awesome right? Especially I love to travel. I do have my travel blog dedicated for my trips now but I am thinking of sharing them here now too. Sigh. I am soooo fickle minded! Anyway … all I know is that I love the definition.
I did also try to find out what my real name would mean … and with much dismay it wasn't anything I can be proud of. So yea … I'm definitely sticking with Korean Doll then.
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A Tokyo court has rejected Carlos Ghosn's latest request for bail, despite his promise to wear an electronic tag to secure his release.
The former Nissan boss has been in detention since 19 November on allegations of financial misconduct. Lawyers for Mr Ghosn, who denies any wrongdoing, have said he could remain in custody for months.
Though bail is rarely granted in Japan without a confession, the length of his detention has drawn some criticism. Mr Ghosn's lawyers had offered a series of conditions in a bid to secure bail, including a promise to stay in Japan.
He offered to hand over his three passports, wear an electronic tagging device and hire guards to monitor him.
No decision for the denial was provided, but the court had previously rejected bail on grounds that Mr Ghosn was a flight risk and may conceal evidence.
His detention, which is likely to continue for months, has drawn criticism of Japan's justice system.
In Japan, interrogations can be done without a lawyer present. Suspects can be detained for up to 23 days before being formally charged.
Bail is not easily granted unless a suspect admits to the charges, according to the Japanese Federation of Bar Associations.
Mr Ghosn, a towering figure of the car industry, faces three charges of financial misconduct including understating his income and aggravated breach of trust.
The 64-year-old was the architect of the Renault-Nissan alliance and brought Mitsubishi on board in 2016.
Both Nissan and Mitsubishi sacked him as chairman after his arrest, but Renault has so far kept him on as he awaits trial. The French carmaker is reportedly pushing forward with plans to remove him.
In a statement issued on Monday, Mr Ghosn restated his innocence.
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Onset man pleads guilty to assault
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FALMOUTH — An Onset man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Falmouth District Court to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest in connection with an incident in November 2017, according to court documents.
Edward Slaman Jr., 64, was placed on probation until Jan. 14, 2020, on the condition he remain alcohol-free and be subject to routine screenings, according to court documents.
Charges of disorderly conduct and indecent assault and battery of a person 14 years or older were dismissed, according to court documents.
On Nov. 29, 2017, Falmouth police were called to a Speedway gas station at 1196 Sandwich Road for a report of an intoxicated man who was later identified as Slaman, according to a police report.
An 81-year-old woman said that Slaman was her contractor and became intoxicated while working at her home in Falmouth. After his wife failed to pick him up, she offered him a ride home.
During the drive, Slaman yelled directions at her and twice tried to grab her right breast, the report says. She pulled over at the gas station to ask for help.
After he was arrested Slaman kicked a police officer in the torso, the report says.


Indian Railways' Mathura Junction railway station gets a completely new look!
You may find it hard to believe that the images in this article are of an Indian Railways station!
The Mathura Junction railway station of Indian Railways has been upgraded recently to make it more passenger friendly and provide world-class facilities.
Piyush Goyal-led Railway Ministry has as a part of its station redevelopment initiative successfully renovated the Mathura's railway station, making it more convenient for travellers visiting the city by Indian Railways.
Other than providing various modern amenities for railway passengers to rejoice, the Mathura Junction railway station has also been provided with a new upgraded look.
Under the redevelopment of the Mathura Junction railway station, new entry and exit gates have been provided. The first class waiting room for railway passengers has been completely revamped, by providing new benches. Also, the booking hall, as well as the VIP room of the railway station, have been given a complete makeover. In addition to these, the main entry gate of the Mathura Junction railway station has been upgraded. Also, the circulating area of the railway station has been redeveloped.
But i dnot knw how long it will remain like this.. As we ppl dnt digest such cleanliness.. And it is UP.. So paan gutka Spits will be seen soon everywhere..


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Optical/IP Networks
NEC, Hitachi Spring Router Startup
News Analysis Light Reading 10/8/2004
Alaxala Networks Corp., a newly formed joint venture of NEC Corp. (Nasdaq: NIPNY; Tokyo: 6701) and Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE: HIT; Paris: PHA), is taking on Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) and Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR) in the market for backbone routers and switches.
Alaxala's stated goal is to develop backbone routers and switches, but the company's offerings extend down to two- and four-port switches (more on that later). The company got its start in June with ¥5.5 billion (about $50 million) from its parent companies. Hitachi owns 60 percent of Alaxala, with NEC holding the other 40 percent. (See Hitachi, NEC Create Core Router JV and Hitachi, NEC Form Router Company.)
Obviously, Cisco and Juniper stand in the way of Alaxala and anyone else trying to crack the router/switch market. That's why Hitachi and NEC decided to combine forces, creating Alaxala (which has no known connection to fellow Japanese palindrome OOIOO). Based in Tokyo, the company employs 300 and is headed by CEO Hiroyuki Wada, who comes from the Hitachi side of the family.
The idea was to produce more reliable routers and switches, a cry that soon-to-be Alaxala officials were hearing from customers, says Kazushige Arai, Alaxala's general manager of business planning.
"Service providers and large enterprises want to build more reliable networks that can be used all the time, as a lifeline service," Arai says. "So, Hitachi and NEC decided to build a new platform to cover such requirements."
Alaxala also provides an Asian-based alternative to North American vendors, says consultant Dan Golding of the Burton Group. "The buzz in the carrier community is that [Alaxala] didn't want to build a more reliable router; they wanted to build a more 'Japanese' router," he says. "I don't think they're in a strong technical position, but if they can get anything going, they're in a good cultural and social position."
Alaxala will start by selling in Japan, where it has the home-field advantage against not only Cisco and Juniper, but also Chinese upstarts Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Beijing Harbour Networks Co. Ltd. From there, the company hopes to branch out to other geographies.
Alaxala has three product lines due to ship by the end of January:
The AX7800R line of backbone routers, with four-, eight-, or 16-slot models available. The largest of the routers, the AX7816R, has a backplane switching capacity of 384 Gbit/s and can handle up to 32 ports of 10-Gbit/s traffic if XFP modules are used (it's 16 ports for larger modules). Prices range from $207,000 to $234,000, based on a conversion rate of ¥111 to $1 U.S.
The AX7800S multilayer switches, which also target the backbone. Again, the line includes four-, eight-, or 16-slot options, with a maximum of 384 Gbit/s of switching capacity. In terms of interfaces, one notable difference from the 7800R is that these switches don't have modules with XFP interfaces yet. Prices here range from $87,000 to $103,000.
The AX5400S multilayer switches. These are low-end boxes, in two- and four-slot configurations, with prices between $35,000 and $40,000. Switching capacity for the 5402S and 5404S is listed at "about" 24 Gbit/s and "about" 48 Gbit/s, respectively. Both systems can handle Gigabit Ethernet interfaces but not 10-Gbit/s Ethernet.
On the router side, the high-end AX7816R would appear to be set against core routers such as the Cisco 12816 or the Juniper T640.
The obvious question is whether Alaxala can truly beat the reliability of established routers and switches. NEC and Hitachi have produced switches and routers before, but Golding notes that their forte has been at the commoditized end of the market. Alaxala is promising features such as graceful restart, and the AX7800R router series is capable of non-stop software upgrades – that is, new software can be loaded without having to reboot the machine. More advanced steps, such as a modular OS, remain on the drawing board; Arai says the company is "examining the potential of the technology."
Alaxala intends to draw on NEC and Hitachi engineers to develop its systems, but it would theoretically be faster to just buy the technology. And that brings in the inevitable Procket Networks Inc. angle. "There was speculation when Procket was in play that Cisco purchased it to keep it out of the hands of NEC and Hitachi," Golding says. "The Procket technology wasn't necessarily superior to anything Cisco and Juniper do, but it was a legitimate third way." (Core-router startup Procket is still in the process of being acquired by Cisco – see Cisco to Pay $89M for Procket Assets.)
A Procket pickup would have given Alaxala a nice head-start, Golding thinks. "As Procket found out, carrier requirements are very extensive. You need a lot of functionality, and it takes a long time to write the code," he says. He thinks Alaxala is "going to be challenged" if it can't acquire an extra dose of technology from somewhere.
— Craig Matsumoto, Senior Editor, Light Reading
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Q: xterm fails under WSL: not enough ptys Having just updated to the newest Windows 10 release (build 14316), I started the Windows Subsystem for Linux, which is supposed to run an Ubuntu installation on Windows.
When I type xterm in terminal I get error:
xterm: Error 32, errno 2: No such file or directory
Reason: get_pty: not enough ptys

What's the problem?
I would like to install KDE konsole, it will work?

A: Windows Subsystem for Linux doesn't (yet) have a working pseudo-terminal (pty) implementation. Programs that need to create one (like xterm, but also konsole, screen and rlwrap) will invariably fail with ENOENT ("No such file or directory")
see also: rlwrap could not open master pty
EDIT: as of june 9 2016, and build 14361,  this problem appears to have been solved (see the comments on Microsofts github and Alexis' comment below)

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Steve Barrows wins District 3 commissioner seat
Steve Barrows, a Baxter City Council member, faced Keith Johnson, a self-employed resident of Brainerd, for the District 3 seat vacated by County Commissioner Rachel Reabe Nystrom.
Steve Barrows
By Frank Lee
Nystrom did not seek a fourth term, citing her recent purchase of a retirement home in Commissioner Paul Thiede's district as a disqualifier.
Barrows received 2,185 votes while Johnson received 1,828 votes in the Tuesday, Nov. 6, general election. Johnson is a 42-year-old husband and father of four who made an unsuccessful bid for a Brainerd City Council seat in 2016.
"In my efforts to prevail in this race, I think what has gave me the edge is that I got out there early and made a commitment to this race early," Barrows said.
Barrows is a 70-year-old husband and father who worked for the Minnesota Department of Human Services for almost three decades before becoming a senior accounting supervisor for the department's sex offender program before retiring in 2011.
Commissioners Paul Koering of District 1 and Doug Houge of District 5 are not up for election this year. Their terms end in 2021.
Commissioner Rosemary Franzen of Baxter represents District 4 and unopposed for a fourth term while Thiede of Pequot Lakes was defeated in Tuesday's election by Bill Brekken, a real estate agent from Brainerd.
"District 3 is, in essence, the southside of (Highway) 210 -- Baxter, Brainerd and a little sliver of northeast Brainerd. In these areas, we have problems -- mainly drugs," Johnson said in his opening statement at an Oct. 2 candidate forum.
The timed forum was presented by the Brainerd Lakes, Pequot Lakes and Crosslake chambers of commerce, the Brainerd Dispatch, League of Women Voters and Gordon Rosenmeier Center for State and Local Government.
"One of those big problems with drugs is the Pinnacle methadone clinic located on the south end of South Sixth Street. ... These problems have to be taken care of," Johnson said at the forum.
Driving the county's 2019 preliminary budget are increasing meth use and rising county employee health insurance costs, according to county officials. Final board approval of the budget is slated for December. Commissioners serve a four-year term and are paid $30,900 a year.
There are five members of the county board and each represents one of five districts. Board members, in partnership with county staff, "work to ensure the delivery of services and programs essential to the continued prosperity of Crow Wing County," according to the county's website.
For more about the District 3 commissioner race, and to watch and hear more comments by Barrows about the election, visit https://twitter.com/DispatchFL/status/1060201296752492545
Related Topics: CROW WING COUNTYELECTION 2018


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ERITREA: 'PEOPLE DISAPPEAR EVERY DAY'
Among the 800 migrants who drowned when their ship capsized off the Italian coast there were some 150 from Eritrea.
The Guardian has an excellent article which demonstrates that many Eritrean refugees are not so-called 'economic migrants' but people who are desperate for freedom. "In Eritrea you're even afraid to talk to your family," Sofia told the reporter. "The person next to me [in a cafe] could be a spy, and they are looking at what you are doing. People disappear every day."
She tells a chilling story of how a friend made the innocent mistake of striking up a conversation with a man in a cafe who later turned out to be from the Libyan embassy. "They were just chatting. And they said she was a spy passing information to him. We don't know what happened to her. She is in jail till now. One day they told us she was in hospital with high blood pressure but we were so afraid that we didn't go because we feared they might arrest us too."
Eritreans and Syrians are the most common nationalities found among those who risk the sea crossing to Europe from North Africa.
DEFEATING THE STRONG MAN
Eritrea ranks 9 on the World Watch List 2015. The 'People's Front for Democracy and Justice' exerts absolute control over its citizens, including their religious life. All religious groups must be registered. Christians are considered a threat to the state; their houses have been attacked, and they have been tortured, beaten and imprisoned in horrific conditions. Some are detained in metal shipping containers in scorching temperatures.
One Christian woman who was arrested for following Jesus, was put in a small cell with 55 other women.
"We were so tightly crammed in that we could not sit properly, let alone lie down to sleep," she told Open Doors. "We were forced to work long hours without rest. My immediate commander was especially cruel.
"But in a dream one night I saw myself fighting with and defeating a very strong man. In the dream I was surprised by my strength and wondered how I had managed to defeat him."
Recently, the The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) agreed to establish a Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea. Open Doors submitted a report outlining human rights violations and describing the harrowing imprisonment conditions Christians face, including physical torture, hard labour, emotional torture, insufficient food, insufficient hygiene and insufficient medical care.
An Open Doors staff member told us, "It is our prayer that the Commission of Inquiry will bring greater awareness of the plight of Eritreans in general and Christians in particular, and help to bring change for our brothers and sisters in the country. We want to see Christians granted the freedom to worship our Lord Jesus openly."
Source: Open Doors; Guardian
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Chef Marc Grandmaison excites attendees with his preparation of Fresh Berriies Romanoff at the Lake Shore Lodge in Estes Park on Tuesday evening. The event celebrated the opening of the Shores Restaurant and a new menu created by Grandmaison and fellow chef Amanda Williams. Photo by Walt Hester.


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Background Oct 16, 2017 1 comment
Defending global poultry flocks
A three-strain Bacillus probiotic can defend the poultry gut against diverse health challenges, including Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC). Trials have been carried out across varied global production environments to test its efficacy.
Rising global pressure to reduce the use of antibiotics in poultry production has opened the door to diverse and unpredictable pathogenic and opportunistic challenges, giving rise to poor flock performance and liveability. To overcome this, poultry producers must have a comprehensive strategy that supports the optimal development of the gastrointestinal tract and the resident microbiota to enhance production and improve animal welfare.
Photo: Dag Sundberg
Not all E. coli are the same
While the spread and transmission of some pathogenic challenges are highly studied and precisely defined, others are not wholly understood. Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), which causes Colibacillosis, a costly syndromic infection associated with morbidity, mortality and carcass condemnations, is a prime example. Unlike other pathogenic groups of E. coli, APEC is difficult to identify because of its vast diversity. Understanding the presence or absence of virulence-associated genes within each E. coli's genetic code can help in this identification and therefore treatment. A recent study examined the prevalence of APEC in commercial poultry farms in Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the USA (see Figure 1).
Figure 1 - Overall proportion of E. coli strains isolated from commercial poultry in Brazil, South Africa, Australia and the USA carrying 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or all 5 virulence genes.
Poultry production practices vary significantly in different parts of the world, sometimes within a single country. Therefore, it is natural to expect E. coli populations to vary and therefore the APEC challenges as well. While the differences in APEC populations across the countries, as well as between regions of the same country, were significant, the study also highlighted that there were clonal strains of APEC shared in the gastrointestinal tract of commercial broilers across countries. Understanding APEC populations in a flock, which are driven by underlying husbandry and environmental factors, allows you to better evaluate the risk to poultry health and welfare. This could lead to the use of targeted prevention and treatment measures.
Previous research has found genetic similarities between the E. coli populations of breeders and day-old chicks, implying a vertical route of transmission from parent flocks into broiler barns. The potential for vertical transmission combined with the vulnerability of a sterile new-born chick whose microbiota doesn't mature until week 3 or 4 (Figure 2), enables the colonisation of potentially pathogenic E. coli within the first 24 hours post-hatch. With this in mind, producers must focus on the rapid development of a healthy and mature microbiota from day one, or before hatch. Research has shown that feeding probiotics from day one promotes the quick establishment of a positive microbiota, inhibits colonisation and growth of non-beneficial bacteria, supports immune development, reduces the risk of inflammation, strengthens gut structure and provides more nutrients to the host.
Figure 2 - Profile of small intestinal microbiota in broilers at different ages.
Given the diversity of pathogenic E. coli challenges, even within the APEC pathotype, identifying the most beneficial probiotic presents a challenge. Not all probiotic strains have the same mode of action, are effective against the same challenges, or defend birds in the same way. This means that when using probiotics to defend against diverse pathogen challenges, it is often beneficial to use a similarly diverse probiotic.
3-strain Bacillus probiotic
For instance, Enviva Pro contains 3 strains of Bacillus originally isolated from the poultry environment. When included in poultry diets, the 3 strains work together to strengthen the gut structure, slow the growth of non-beneficial bacteria, and encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria among other beneficial responses. In vitro work has demonstrated that each individual strain is capable of inhibiting the growth of a wide range of E. coli isolates, by up to 87% compared to strains grown without exposure to the Bacillus probiotic product, as shown in the Figure 3.
Figure 3 - 3 unique strains* show significant growth inhibition across diverse Escherichia coli (26 strains investigated In vitro).
Not only have we observed this growth inhibition in vitro, but also in the animal. In a recent in vivo trial, birds in 4 commercial broiler complexes in the US were fed Enviva Pro to evaluate its effect on diverse APEC challenges. A significant drop in virulence-associated genes was observed. E. coli carrying ≥2 virulence associated genes - the more virulence-associated genes carried by an E. coli the greater its potential to cause disease - decreased from 58.8% to 40.8% and E. coli carrying <2 increased, suggesting that the product has the potential to help improve bird performance in an era without antibiotics or targeted apec-specific therapies (>Figure 4).
Figure 4 - Enviva Pro reduces the number of APEC virulence genes - % of total isolates.
As global poultry production moves to reduce antibiotic use, the diversity of microbial challenges demands a comprehensive solution: one that addresses potentially harmful populations and ideally promotes the microbiota development that will enhance production and improve animal welfare. The 3-strain Bacillus probiotic product has been shown to offer the extended coverage necessary to inhibit diverse health challenges across varied global production environments.
Author: Dr Kirsty Gibbs, Dupont
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We are now halfway through our trip. We have seen so much yet it feels like we have only skimmed the surface.
Speaking of which, today we had the rare opportunity to walk on the Earth's mantle. The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park look like a barren desert with steep slopes rising to flat-topped mountains.
The golden brown rock – peridotite – is thought to have been forced up from the depths several hundred million years ago during a collision between tectonic plates.
The rock has toxic amounts of heavy metals and lacks nutrients to sustain plant life so the area looks like a moonscape.
Yet the land and mountains on the opposite side of the road are lush and green.
The plants that do grow on the tablelands are alpine and found only in the lower part of the landscape. The pitcher plant (a carnivorous plant like the Venus flytrap) is vibrant red and prevalent.
So is the creeping juniper. We saw some tiny ferns near a waterfall as well as some purple asters.
We stopped as always in a few coastal villages along the way. We were particularly charmed by Norris Point nestled between Bonne Bay and the East Arm and surrounded by rolling hills and mountains in glorious fall colours.
In a couple of valleys we saw the unmistakable crimson of maple trees – the first maples we've seen since Quebec. It actually made me feel a bit homesick for the range of fall colours we usually see this time of the year.
Tomorrow we continue south to Stephensville, and the next day, we'll be catching the ferry to Nova Scotia. Only two more sleeps in Newfoundland. I will miss the extraordinary land and sea as well as the open and welcoming people who have made us feel so at home.
Oh, and the partridge berry pie!
L'Anse-aux-Meadows was the destination of this trip from the start. It's the location at the northern tip of Newfoundland where an archeological site showed beyond any doubt that the Norse established a settlement around the year 1000.
It was fascinating to travel back in time and see the remaining grass-covered mounds of the foundations of their homes and workshops. The reconstructed buildings further along were warm inside in spite of the blustery wind.
The walls were constructed at least 6 feet deep in peat moss and the roof was layers of peat, birch bark, more peat, and then living grass.
With recognizable navigation marks nearby, easy access to the ocean and its food sources, a fresh water stream and plenty of wood nearby, it is understandable why they chose this area.
The rest of our day was spent driving around, visiting coastal villages, hiking and taking photos that seem to tell stories all their own.
The moratorium on the Northern cod fishery in 1992 was a turning point in the Island's life, culture and history. The closure ended almost 500 years of fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is still a part of current conversation and its impact was evident everywhere we went.
The smaller communities are losing their younger generations and, as a result, the future of many coastal villages is time limited.
Even where we're staying, the government offered a buy-out program if the few remaining residents would move away. They would still own their homes and could return when they wanted, but within a year, there would be no services like hydro. A 98% agreement was required among the residents and three didn't want to move, so no one could go.
We read about such situations but it takes on new meaning when you meet people for whom this is their daily reality.
Tomorrow we start to head south toward Port-au-Choix.


For the past two months, Donald Trump has presided over a political team riddled with turf wars, staff reshuffling and dueling power centers.
But the tensions are more than typical campaign chaos: They illustrate how Trump likes to run an organization, whether it's a real estate venture or his presidential bid. Interviews with current and former Trump associates reveal an executive who is fond of promoting rivalries among subordinates, wary of delegating major decisions, scornful of convention and fiercely insistent on a culture of loyalty around him.
Whether the drama of recent weeks has been cathartic or calamitous is an open question — and one that is increasingly important as the general election phase of the campaign unfolds. The tumult has often dominated news coverage, stepping on Trump's own campaign message and averting the spotlight from missteps by leading Democratic contender Hillary Clinton.
Honed over decades in business and now suddenly under the glare of a national contest, Trump's style offers a glimpse of the polarizing management techniques he would carry into the White House. In fashioning his campaign after his real estate and entertainment projects, the mogul has inspired supporters and alarmed critics with his brazen moves.
Rollins pointed to the relationship between Trump's 42-year-old campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, and his 67-year-old campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, as a prime example of how Trump handles people. While they have worked just steps from each other in recent weeks at Trump Tower in New York, the pair — contrasts in age, experience and personality — have a simmering rivalry over stature and responsibilities within the candidate's orbit. And Trump doesn't seem to mind.
"One day, Manafort goes up and Corey gets set back. The next day, Corey can move up to the forefront. Trump is at the center, watching it all and seeing it all," Rollins said.
Trump's firing last week of Rick Wiley as his national political director is a case study in how being close to Trump is usually the best way to influence him. A mantra for Trump's campaign advisers has long been, "If you aren't close to the principal, you aren't anywhere," according to one person on staff.
Wiley, who joined the Trump campaign in April with a headstrong persona and establishment pedigree, did not endear himself to many of the grass-roots activists and Trump allies who had been working for the campaign for months, including Karen Giorno, who started as Trump's Florida director and is now in charge of 10 Southeastern states.
According to multiple people familiar with the situation, Giorno grew unhappy with Wiley throughout May, telling friends that he was unresponsive to her and, in her view, too forceful in asserting his strategy.
Eventually, Giorno voiced her complaints directly to Trump. It worked. Wiley's exit was announced Wednesday. In a statement, the campaign said Wiley was "hired on a short-term basis." Wiley did not respond to a request for comment.
Giorno said Trump's loyalty "goes beyond anything I've experienced in politics." She also described Trump as a boss constantly testing his employees and turning the tables on them.
From his 26th-floor office in New York, Trump — who through a spokeswoman declined to be interviewed for this article — is attempting to bend the nature and norms of a presidential campaign to his unpredictable and outsize personality, eschewing the top-down, consultant-heavy mode used by most candidates.
Rather, Trump functions simultaneously as his own big-picture strategist and micro-managing chief executive. He has gotten involved in intramural skirmishing that has engulfed his campaign, both stoking and calming tensions depending on the circumstances.
Trump's fondness for stirring internal competition was on display during his Atlantic City heyday, when he pitted his casinos against one another — much to the dismay of some of the executives who ran them. He encouraged the Trump Castle to compete for customers against the Trump Plaza hotel and casino and, later, his third casino, the Trump Taj Mahal.
Trump liked the sparring while others worried about cannibalizing customers; in the end, for a variety of reasons, the three casinos went through corporate bankruptcies.
Trump's method contrasts sharply with that of Clinton, who operates her corporate-style campaign from a sprawling headquarters in Brooklyn with legions of professional aides. Unlike Trump, her aides say, Clinton does not offer daily input on personnel or brewing internal debates.
Carl Paladino, a businessman and political operative from Buffalo, N.Y. who is the co-chairman of Trump's New York campaign, recalled when Trump called him months ago ahead of the New York primary and asked him to take the position.
Such general directives demonstrate the level of trust Trump regularly places with many of his closest supporters. He continues to have faith in them when they collide, as has been the case with Manafort and Lewandowski.
Manafort, who declined to comment for this article, was brought into Trump's circle in March when Trump started to fret that he might be headed for a contested Republican convention and would need someone who could navigate that thicket. This month, he was given the title of campaign chairman and chief strategist.
Manafort calls Trump "Donald," unlike Lewandowski, who calls the candidate "Mr. Trump." He also does more freelancing than Lewandowski in terms of building relationships and arranging his own media appearances.
Trump at times seem to play the two off of each other. Manafort appears to relish being a strategist and chairman more than the manager Lewandowski. Lewandowski, who prides himself on having been at Trump's side since the campaign's start, regularly takes the lead on overseeing events, operations and Trump's travels.
Even as Manafort and Lewandowski seek to exhibit and expand their influence on the campaign, there is no doubt within the campaign that Trump is the ultimate arbiter.
Sometimes that means drawing conclusions on topics that more traditional campaigns would outsource to aides. Other times, it means his counsel comes from just one person: himself.


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Immolation are one of the original death metal bands, rising to prominence in the late '80s as part of the same East Coast scene as Cannibal Corpse, Incantation, and Suffocation. They've made 10 albums since 1988, and undergone their fair share of lineup changes, mostly in the drum chair, though founding guitarist Tom Wilkinson left in 2001. At this point, two founding members remain: bassist/vocalist Ross Dolan, and guitarist Robert Vigna. Bill Taylor, the band's rhythm guitarist since 2001, has left, and been replaced by Alex Bouks, who's also in the excellent new, but similarly old-school death metal band Ruinous. Steve Shalaty has been on drums since 2003.
Immolation have never made a bad album, because they're committed to a particular aesthetic vision. Dolan's vocals are low without being inhuman—he sounds like he's about nine feet tall and weighs maybe six hundred pounds, but he's always trying to make himself understood, so he enunciates and situates himself well in the mix. Vigna's guitar work is fascinating; he's as capable of high-speed riffing as crawling doom, and he throws weird, atmospheric tones in, too, giving the music an almost psychedelic sheen at times. Shalaty is a more primitive drummer than his predecessor, Alex Hernandez, but that only serves to give the music a jackhammering power. They sound like they're digging holes in the earth, rather than speeding along a highway of bones.
Even given the baseline quality of their output, though, Immolation have been on a hot streak the past few years. Their releases over the past decade—2007's Shadows in the Light, 2010's Majesty and Decay, 2011's Providence EP (a free giveaway from Scion AV), and 2013's Kingdom of Conspiracy—have been some of their most bludgeoning. On Kingdom, they took an interesting lyrical turn, shifting from the somewhat generic anti-Christian/pro-evil stance ubiquitous in death metal to a dystopian political POV not unlike (but smarter than) that heard on recent Megadeth releases.
That trend continues on their latest album, Atonement (get it from Amazon). The first three songs—"The Distorting Light," "When the Jackals Come," and "Fostering the Divide"—all talk about leaders lying to their people, dividing them against each other, and sending them off to die in war. Basically, the same things metal bands have been decrying since Black Sabbath released "War Pigs" in 1970. The message is repeated on tracks like "Destructive Currents" and "Thrown to the Fire."
A few songs are more interesting, from a lyrical standpoint. "Rise the Heretics" celebrates the idea of people turning away from organized religion; it opens with the lines "Massive hordes defecting/Dropping from God like flies/Wise to your temptation/Our strength turns us away from the light."
"Lower" is even more unexpected; it's a first-person depiction of greed, treachery, and self-loathing from someone who's abandoned himself to materialism and can't stop himself from descending into a pit of his own making. Death metal lyrics are usually embarrassingly dumb, either opting for rote anti-Christianity or adolescent gore fantasies. "Lower" isn't. It's damn close to poetry. There's something else curious about the song, too: whether intentionally or not, it lifts its verse melody from the pre-chorus to Machine Head's "Now We Die." You could actually play the two songs over the top of each other.
Most of the songs tend toward the doomier side, with occasional fast parts and guitar solos that erupt like lava bursting out of a crack in the earth. There's also a really cool break at the exact midpoint of "Above All"; you'll know it when you hear it. Bouks doesn't appear on the album; it was recorded by the trio of Vigna, Dolan, and Shalaty, and produced by Paul Orofino, who's been working with them since 1999's Failures for Gods. That easy familiarity seeps into the music; it sounds like the work of four guys with many years' experience together. Everyone involved knows exactly what an Immolation record should sound like, and they've made a really, really good one.
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In this lesson, Ss practice 4 indefinite pronouns "nobody, anybody, somebody, everybody" first by exposing them to TL -the language they will focus on in detail- straightly. Before focusing on the TL, the lesson will begin with the task called "Find someone in the class who..." It's more involving and an interactive task. Through the first task, the TL turns into a more personal activity and Ss will be more motivated. This freer task will be continued as the answers of questionnaire turn into the TL with the some useful phrases in TL. After some clarification on PPT, SS will work on a controlled matching task. Then the lesson will end with a speaking task about creating a class average man or woman survey.
To provide fluency and accuracy of the TL within the context of functional language.
To provide product of functional language about creating a survey on the class average man and woman.
-After "Good morning" to everyone, T asks the Ss to stand up and start doing the questionnaire by mingling as a whole class, then go "find someone in the class who..." They should ask to everyone in the class. --- T supports the instructions with ICQs: "Do we write the same into every box? No. ", "Do we ask to everybody? Yes." T makes a demo with a stronger student, asks some of the questions related to TL: "Does anybody have a snake as a pet?", "Was anybody born in Kyrgyzstan? Does anybody spend his/her free time painting?" ---Ss write their answers into the questionnaire. --T asks for the names they have found out, let the ask the questions and write their answers on the WB as the same page of the questionnaire is already open on WB. --T writes those questions as well in the way Ss says to make error correction. Then T expose the Ss with the form and meaning of the TL.
-T lets Ss make their own sentences related to the questionnaire by using these useful phrases: By this way Ss will analyse questionnaire in terms of the TL. Useful Phrases Everybody in my class... Nobody in my class… I don't know anybody in my class who… There is somebody in my class who… Anybody in my class can… ECDW -Then T open the diagram page on PPT which elicits the meaning and the pronunciation of the TL, then highlights how we use singular verbs with them. By using some CCQs T checks their meaning and encourage Ss to show where the stress is on the words "everybody, nobody, somebody, anybody" .
- T gives the HO2: The fill in the blanks task in which Ss complete the sentences with somebody, anybody, everybody and nobody. -Ss works in pairs and when they finish each pair will come and write the answers on the same page in PPT. Then teacher let them check their answers by opening the next page on PPT where they can see the correct answers as well. T lets Ss to explain why they choose that pronoun not the other.
-T puts the Ss into 2 groups as men and women. -T gives the instructions and opens a page on PPT to let use during the activity. -Male Ss prepares some questions using the categories in the box and female Ss do the same for male students. Both group as their questions and note the answers of the other groups. Then all the female Ss combine their answers and as a team work they will create a survey for a class average men and male Ss will do the same for a class average women. -They will also have HO3 to see what kind of a survey they will create. -Then at the end from each group a stronger student read their survey to the WC.
Have some fun Time! • To read a short, confusing and a funny text about the TL.
-T hands out a text called "That's not my job" and lets Ss read it in the last few minutes of the lesson to have some fun.


❶Notice that "infer" does not mean "imply"; "disinterested" does not mean "uninterested"; and "reference" does not mean either "illusion" or "allusion. It will have an associated search engine that enables searches on a number of dimensions e.
A Sample Philosophy Paper annotated This contains all the required information. If your prof likes to grade anonymously, make sure not to include your name. An introduction: Again, nothing fancy. Tell the reader what the paper is about. Provide a roadmap. And..a statement of your thesis. Some background: This can be hard.
PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers. We monitor all sources of research content in philosophy, including journals, books, open access archives, .
Philosophy papers usually involve both exposition and evaluation. In the expository part of the paper, your task is to explain the view or argument under consideration. Make sure that your explanation is as explicit as possible. In a philosophy paper, it's okay to use words in ways that are somewhat different from the ways they're ordinarily used. You just have to make it clear that you're doing this. For instance, some philosophers use the word "person" to mean any being which is capable of rational thought and self-awareness.
- Philosophy Paper #1: Personal Identity What is personal identity. This question has been asked and debated by philosophers for centuries. The problem of personal identity is determining what conditions and qualities are necessary and sufficient for a person to exist as the same being at one time as another. Structuring a Philosophy Paper Philosophy assignments generally ask you to consider some thesis or argument, often a thesis or argument that has been presented by another philosopher (a thesis is argument, you may be asked to do one or more of the following: explain it, offer an argument in support of.


Finance Director of a major regional utility, with a senior background in other major national businesses; owner of the Grimston Park Estate and active member of our local rural community. Married to Iona, with 4 children currently aged 14 to 4.
July 2009 – Present: Finance Director, Northern Powergrid – owns and operates the electricity distribution network in Yorkshire and the North East. Northern Powergrid has UK net assets of £2bn, turnover in excess of £700m and is owned by Warren Buffett's highly acquisitive Berkshire Hathaway group.
The Finance Director is the main Board Director responsible for all Finance, Property and IT matters as well as overseeing Northern Powergrid's subsidiary companies operating in smart meter rental, engineering contracting and gas exploration. The Finance Director typically chairs subsidiary Board Meetings.
As well as providing an essential service via the electricity network, Northern Powergrid supports community energy initiatives and research into social issues relating to energy. The company is a corporate supporter of the Academy Ambassadors programme nationally and regionally, as well as many other regional causes from Welcome to Yorkshire to the Great Exhibition of the North.
Outside professional achievements, further activities include: co-owner of the Grimston Park Estate, Tadcaster, comprising agricultural, residential, commercial and sporting property employing 8 people; chairman of the Board of Governors/Trustees of Queen Mary's School, a girls-only day and boarding school near Thirsk that is part of the Woodard Corporation. The School is a Church of England foundation operating as a registered charity, educating over 200 girls from nursery to GCSE. The School includes a fund-raising foundation and a school lettings company; governor of Kirk Fenton CofE Primary School, Church Fenton, a single form entry village primary school serving Church Fenton and surrounding villages. The School is working towards "outstanding" having been securely good for some years; PCC Member and joint Patron of St John's Church, Kirkby Wharfe. Formerly Churchwarden (8 yrs); Parish Councillor & Chairman; Towton, Grimston and Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford Parish Council. The council with the lowest precept (tax levy) per household in Selby District; past member of the CBI Regional Council for Yorkshire & Humber (2006-2014).