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It was just another after work happy hour bar downtown, where business professionals unwound with a few drinks . . .until something went terribly wrong. And after twelve minutes of chaos and violence, eighty people lay dead.
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is trying to sort out the inexplicable events. Surviving witnesses talk about seeing things,monsters and swarms of bees. They describe sudden, overwhelming feelings of fear and rage and paranoia. When forensics gives its report, the mass delusions make more sense: It appears the bar patrons were exposed to a cocktail of chemicals and illegal drugs that could drive anyone to temporary insanity if not kill them outright.
But that doesn't explain who would unleash such horror or why. And if Eve can't figure it out fast, it could happen again, anytime, anywhere. Because it's airborne. . .
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1. Full 5 watt output using a power MOSFET final that is resistant to high SWR and thermal runaway. This final is very efficient and runs much cooler than traditional bipolar designs.
2. Highly sensitive and selective superhetrodyne receiver with plenty of audio to drive a speaker. About 100 Khz of tuning range is provided through a varactor diode along with a switchable RIT control.
3. Full break-in keying with a unique T/R switching system.
Work is continuing on a printed circuit board and this circuit is expected to be available as a complete kit including all electronic parts, PCB and instruction manual at a future date. My prototype was built on Radio Shack universal boards.
This month, we'll begin by building the VFO. The VFO uses a JFET for stability and a varactor diode to provide the necessary tuning. Many other JFET's such as the 2N3819 or 2N4416 can be substituted for Q1 and Q2 but pay attention to the pinouts because the 2N3819 has a different pinout than the MPF102. Capacitors C2 and C4 are polystyrene to minimize drift and C1 is an NPO type.
The wire size is not critical for L1 but #26 wire works well and is readily available. First wind 21 turns on a T50-6 (yellow) toroid and connect the tap. Wind the last 7 turns and connect the end to the ground in the circuit. I highly recommend the use of a sharp knife to the scrape the insulation off the wires. The use of a match leaves residue on the wire which must be scraped off anyway prior to soldering.
Trimmer capacitor C3 is a 5 millimeter, 9 to 50 picofarad type. I used Mouser #24AA024 but other less expensive types will work well. Adjust C3 for the desired tuning range. The VFO should be in the range of 4.3 to 4.4Mhz.
Varactor diode D2 is a MV2109 but other types such as the MV2108 will work well. This diode is somewhat difficult to obtain but other rectifier diodes such as a 1N4001 or 1N4004 will work fine. Experiments with using the base and collector of general purpose transistors also worked well. You will need to try several diodes or transistors of the same type to get the desired capacitance swing. Remember, rectifier diodes and transistors were not manufactured for this purpose so they don't all have the same capacitance swing. Varactor diodes cost more because they are manufactured to have a specific capacitance swing. However, it is a well known fact that almost all reversed biased diodes will have a small degree of capacitance which decreases as the applied voltage increases. As with all varactor tuning systems, there will be a substantial amount of drift during the first 3 minutes of operation. Keep in mind that diodes are very temperature sensitive and best results will be obtained when the completed project is placed in an enclosure.
Potentiometer R3 is used for the main tuning and potentiometer R5 is the RIT control which gives about a 5Khz swing. For testing purposes, temporarily connect a 10k to 100K resistor to the On lead of S2 to ground to allow the RIT to work properly. This resistor can be removed after the circuit is completed and tested. IC1 is a LM339 open collector output quad comparator which is available at any Radio Shack. This IC provides the necessary switching off of the RIT control during transmit.
VR1 is a 5 volt low power regulator pushed up to 8 volts by resistor R12 and R13. The 78L05 was chosen because of its low cost and availability. A 7805 could be substituted if desired. A 78L08 could also be substituted but R12 and R13 must be eliminated. Connect a lead to ground in place of R13 for the 78L08 IC.
That's all for now folks!!!. Next month we'll build the receiver circuit.
Last month we started off building the VFO for the Rose 80 transceiver. This month we are going to build the superhetrodyne receiver circuit.
The input signal enters the circuit through transformer T1 and C9 resonates with the secondary winding to form the receiver front end. C9 should be adjusted for maximum signal strength. This 3.7Mhz signal is fed into the NE602 mixer along with the 4.3Mhz VFO and is converted up to 8Mhz.. Transformer T2 and C12 matches the impedance of the NE602 output to the 50 ohm input of the 8Mhz crystal filter. Y1 through Y4 form the 8 MHz crystal filter which provides excellent selectivity for the receiver. L2 and C21 matches the 50 ohm output of the crystal filter to the final NE602 mixer. An 8Mhz crystal is fed into the last mixer resulting in the audio output. Transistor Q3 is a JFET used to partially mute the receiver during transmit to form the transmit side tone. Because there is no IF amplifier in this circuit, transistor Q4 is used to boost the audio level so that adequate drive is supplied to IC4. Diodes D4 and D5 are germanium clipping diodes to prevent loud signals from blasting us out. Germanium diodes were selected over silicon because they clip at .3 volts instead of .7 volts for silicon. Potentiometer R22 is the volume control and IC4 is the audio amplifier providing plenty of speaker or headphone volume.
The wire size is not critical for L2, T1 and T2 but #26 wire works well and is readily available. Trimmer capacitors C9 and C25 are Mouser #24AA024. Capacitor C25 should be adjusted for best reception in the upper sideband. The 8Mhz crystals Y1 through Y5 are Mouser #520-HCA800-20. Crystals Y1 through Y4 should be matched within 20 Hertz for best filter performance.
It is perfectly OK to substitute the less expensive NE612 for the NE602 since they have the same pin out and provide equal performance at HF frequencies. JFET Transistor Q3 can be substituted with a 2N3819 or 2N4416. Transistor Q4 should not be substituted. However, it is readily available at low cost.
The NE602's receive their 8 volts from regulator VR1 which is listed in the VFO schematic. An IF amplifier was not used in this circuit because the NE602's have a lot of conversion gain. Experience has shown that an additional IF amplifier at these frequencies does little more than improve audio levels and can cause overloading of the final mixer.
That's all for now. Next month we'll finish it all up with the transmitter circuit.
Now that we have a working receiver and VFO, its time to build the transmitter and the TR switching circuit.
The 4.3Mhz VFO is now applied to the transmit mixer, IC5, and is mixed with the 8 MHz crystal oscillator to give 3.7Mhz. Capacitor C40 should be adjusted so that the desired (upper) sidetone is heard in the receiver while transmitting. Transformers T3 and T5 (Mouser 42IF123) are used to filter unwanted harmonics and spurs. T3 should be adjusted for maximum output at the higher end of the band while T5 should be adjusted at the lower end of the band. Resistor R37 controls the input impedance of the gate along with the output power and should be adjusted no higher than 5 watts out. The IRF510 is capable of higher power but at the risk of instability. Transformer T4 uses a Bifilar winding to match the output impedance. Capacitors C55 and C56 (silver mica) are needed to offset excess inductance in the drain circuit and enhance stability. R39 and C54 form a small amount of negative feed back further enhancing stability. The 15 volt zener diode D6 protects the gate of Q8 from excessive voltage. Resistor R38 prevents oscillations which sometimes occur with the use of zener diodes on the gates of power MOSFET transistors.
The T/R circuit uses a pair of 1N4001 diodes as switching diodes. At 80 meters it simply isn't necessary to use expensive low noise pin diodes because almost all of the noise encountered is atmospheric. The receiver input is connected to C59. This T/R circuit allows a very small amount of RF to pass during transmit to provide the needed sidetone. Capacitors C60 through C62 are part of the low pass filter and are Silver Mica types.
Final transistor Q8 is fairly resistant to periods of high SWR and of course thermal runaway is not a problem for power MOSFET's. The operator does not need to worry about occasional key downs with out an antenna connected.
That's it for the ROSE 80 transceiver construction. I hope to work you soon with your ROSE 80 rig!!!
Q8 IRF510 power MOSFET transistor.


But you will need to make the drive up the hill on which it stands. To understand.
A beautiful old Tuscany farmhouse for sale in Maremma. And a way of life. A simple one. That will give your heart what it longs for.
I had seen the photographs of this farmhouse before I visited one early Sunday evening, but I wasn't expecting what I found.
Nine years ago, Maria Grazia found it. An old Tuscan farmhouse with some land. It took her a year of looking, and in the end it was by chance that she did so. Having driven from Firenze to Massa Marittima to see another that just wasn't what she was looking for. She knew what she wanted. She could see it in her mind. An old property to love and restore. With some land. Land on which grew wild Mediterranean macchia.
And there is a lot of macchia in this part of Tuscany. And a lot of farmhouses to boot. But the real estate agents just didn't seem to be on the same wavelength as her! They kept taking her to, albeit really lovely, farmhouses. Beautiful places to live. Places where she could have lived. But which didn't make her heart leap.
And then, after a year of searching across Tuscany. And after visiting the Massa Marittima farmhouse with the agent, back in his office he said, "There is this one. It isn't much. It's stuck up on a hill. But it isn't Massa Marittima. If you can wait an hour I can take you".
She said yes. She didn't know why. But as the hour and the end of the day started to pass, she began to have doubts. She was never going to find the home she was looking for. Not today, not ever.
But when she reached the wreck of the farmhouse on the top of the hill. Surrounded by dense macchia. She knew. Instantly, she knew. This was the one. Where she was meant to be.
And you too will need to make the drive up through the woodland to the top of the hill. To understand. To understand what this old, restored, Tuscany farmhouse. And it's hill. Are all about.
For, try as I might, the photographs I took for this article don't show you. Just like the photos I had seen before I got out of my car and walked across the brow of the hill into its garden.
This Maremma farmhouse doesn't show all of itself in photos. It is discrete, private. And only opens up to those who are invited into its garden and through its doors.
Up. Up. Then a right. Too tight for my estate family car to do in one go. Along a short track to the wooden gate. Closing the gate behind us and entering the driveway. Shooing three wild boar away that have made a hole in the fence and were thinking of making their way down into the garden for dinner.
Four hectares of the eleven hectare property are fenced to prevent them wandering in and helping themselves to the garden and turning over the grass. But they still do!
It isn't just a beautiful farmhouse. Restored with huge blocks of local stone and thick, thick solid wood. Sat within the stunning carpet of the green and wild woodlands of Maremma's metal rich Colline Metallifere.
But a way of life. A simple one. And. A place to live in and die in. For, strange as it may seem to say such words, once you are stood there on the the hill. With the farmhouse behind you and the view in front of you. You will either feel exactly that. In which case, it is the property for you. No matter whether you end up staying forever.
Or you won't. And it isn't.
All of the cultivated land and garden that you can see today has been cut out of thick macchia by hand. Taking its own natural shape and form as Maria worked her way down the hillside.
The farmhouse had stood empty for more than 35 years when Maria started work on it and it's garden.
Around huge stones, placing old oak ceiling beams as steps. Willowing tall garden lights from long, long chestnut "canes".
Leaving in place every native Tuscan fruit tree that she found.
For that was Maria's reason for wanting a farmhouse with land on which wild macchia grew. She wanted to cultivate, in their own natural habitat, the wild, and protected, fruits of Maremma Toscana.
Onlookers told her that the only way she could ever clear a garden here would be with heavy machinery and chemicals. But she was having none of it.
This is a home with a garden to work in. To till, dig and pull all day. To clear a path. A patch. To plant.
To work until your muscles and back ache. To soak in the bath in. Sleep and dream in. And then to wake up and want to do it all over again. Unfathomably. All again.
The evening light - this was taken at 19:30 on an early July evening - over the garden and its fruit trees.
The allotment. Home to ladybirds, lavender, bees and butterflies. Tomatoes, basil, courgettes, carrots, cabbages, marigolds and more.
Italian ladies don't re-build old roads!
The woodland path that passes the farmhouse. What remains of an ancient road that used to pass over the hill. It doesn't take you into the valley and up another hillside now. But Maria still laid spare stone after stone that came from the garden, or was left over from the farmhouse restoration, along its length. To bring it back to what it was.
Much to the disbelief of local men who didn't know another Italian woman who would carry out such a labour of love.
And the nine hectares of woodland around it. Woodland and Mediterranean macchia that in the spring and summer, and delightfully sometimes after summer storms and downpours, downpours that manage to drench the woodland floor. You will find your own mushrooms.
The hammock by the front door under the old tree.
The old "lavatoio" where the farmer's wife and women living on the farm used to wash the sheets and clothes on it's sloping stone slabs. And the animal watering trough. Both once fed by an old (covered) cistern in the garden.
The last rays of the evening sun catching the huge old oak tree.
And hitting the tops of the trees in the garden. The garden with a view and some.
And whilst you won't be able to press your grapes in the old press found near the farmhouse, farmers from around these parts did so not so long ago. Because it was the only one in the area. The summer-laden grapes were taken by mule and then, later, by tractor up the hill to the old "fattoria".
Engraved on the dial is the name, "Tommaso Bellini a T'islow", and the date 1847.
The pergola with a canopy of "fragola" (strawberry) grapes. The perfect place for a cool spritzer on a summers evening.
This Maremma stone farmhouse is a large one, with a floor area of about 460 square metres. Currently divided into three apartments - although easily transformed into one country house - two on the ground floor and one covering the entire top floor.
Walking up the stone steps through the front door you are greeted by an unexpected elegance. Simple lines. High quality finishes. And touches of colour that unite the whole place and make it feel as though, for time in memorial, it has always been like this. Yet. You know, because the furnishings are modern and that the building was uninhabitable when Maria found it, that it wasn't so. But still. Everything feels at home here.
And then something else strikes you. As you walk from room to room. Light and air move in and out of this building, from one side to the other. Wherever you stand, you are touched by sunlight streaming in from window to window, across the width of the farmhouse.
In the morning the sun rises on one side of the farmhouse. And in the evening it sets on the other.
At night there is complete darkness except for the incredible silver glow of the moon. The sparkle and swirl of the milky way above your head. And the transient - but you'll lay on your back on the grass on the hill below the house with all the lights turned off for hours anyway just to see them - brilliance of summer shooting stars.
The entrance lobby is huge with room to dance in.
The spacious studio has a huge wooden desk, the width of the double windows, and a view of the garden. A wonderful space in which to work. Or a second double bedroom.
Next to the dining room.
Opening onto the glazed terrace.
Sit and watch the wildlife who just won't know that you are there.
In spring, summer, autumn and winter. With it's own wood-burning stove, this is a cosy place to have breakfast or a mug of hot chocolate. But even in winter the stove is rarely lit as the wood-fired central heating and thick cork insulation in the walls keep the whole farmhouse really snug and warm throughout the year.
The farmhouse has a Class A energy rating. With solar panels that supply the hot water.
The wood for the wood-fired boiler comes from the farmhouse's own woodland.
The living room with a traditional Tuscan fireplace. And doors onto the snug.
The bases of the beds in the farmhouse are all solid wood and homemade, using the spare wooden planks used for the new upstairs floor. No thin veneer of parquet here, but thick, solid planks.
The main bathroom comes with a large shower and a bath to lay and laze in whilst staring at the tree-tops.
Every girls dream, a walk-in wardrobe!
Coming back outside again and walking down the stone steps the evening sun has started to set aglow the stones of the farmhouse. As it only does in Tuscany.
It is here in the first of the two apartments that Maria lived whilst the upstairs was being restored.
Under the wide archway is a traditional wood-burning oven. Perfect for pizza. And plenty of room for a sofa to lounge on in front of its embers on an autumn or winter's evening.
At around 8pm on a summers evening. The sun sets gloriously over Massa Marittima behind the Island of Elba.
Although the farmhouse is fully restored - and beautifully so - there is still room to make it your own and continue it's story. With the stone and terracotta floors, wooden beamed and terracotta ceilings, walls glazed in natural paints and streaming sunlight as your decorating base, you really can't go wrong.
The second downstairs apartment, for example, has a large room that has yet to be furnished as a very large en suite bedroom. Or a studio. Opening onto the floor to glazed sun room.
Both the apartments could, easily, be connected into one.
Or. You could just leave it as it is. (I would!) And walk straight in and live there. As though you always had and you always will.
Open the front door for the first time. Put the keys down on the kitchen table. And go outside with pruners in hand and a basket.
Wander down to the vegetable patch and cut a "zucchine" or two. Squeeze a bright red cherry tomato in your mouth until it bursts. Rinse your picks under running water being hit by their scent as you do. And, with the radio on and the water for the pasta boiling, nibble on a shaving of parmigiano as your heart fills with that view. And the wonder of it all. Life. The simple way.
With a little bit of hard work in the garden!
For more information, details of the asking price and location etc.
Plus professional wide lens photos so that you get to see the whole of a room - my camera just doesn't capture what a wide lens can - contact Rita and Riccardo of the Tuscanary real estate agents who are handling the sale and, who also happen to be the best on the block when it comes to properties bursting with character and a story to tell here in Maremma Tuscany.


That's the tune Emily sang on Sunday's Revenge as Charlotte attempted to nosedive off the roof of her hotel. Jack's new cop buddy Ben — who remains warm for Emily's form — managed to pull Charlotte off the edge, but she was still a shattered young lady. And just like Humpty Dumpty, there wasn't a single thing capable of piecing Charlotte back together; not even the truth.
OK, let's talk: Were you surprised that Emily spilled so many beans all at once? Are you dying for the eventual Emily-David reunion? And, seriously, raise your hand if you care — at all — about the Daniel/Margaux/business storyline? Drop a comment with your review of this week's episode below.


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Q: IBM Watson Visual Recognition in Java training classifier error So I want to make a java application in eclipse which the user i will be able to import .zip files. Each .zip file will represent a cat breed. I will click on a "train" button and my program will contact IBM Watson services and create a classifier. Then from a different window, i will import random cat images and the program will show what cat breed is in the image. Everything with the SDKs is fine since I ran some examples from the official Watson site and everything ran smoothly. Problem comes when I try to create my own classifiers. The code you are about to see is also from their site. For some reason the createClassifier method won't take the CreateClassifierOptions object as an argument.
import java.io.File;

import com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud.http.ServiceCall;
import com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud.speech_to_text.v1.model.RecognitionCallback;
import com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud.visual_recognition.v3.*;
import com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud.visual_recognition.v3.model.*;

public class TrainningClassifier{

public static void main(String[] args) {

VisualRecognition service = new VisualRecognition(
          VisualRecognition.VERSION_DATE_2016_05_20
        );

        service.setApiKey("aca4433597018de62edafdeebceb2bdc1482496a");
        CreateClassifierOptions createClassifierOptions = new CreateClassifierOptions.Builder()
          .name("dogs")
          .addClass("beagle", new File("./beagle.zip"))
          .addClass("goldenretriever",new File("./golden-retriever.zip"))
          .addClass("husky", new File("./husky.zip"))
          .negativeExamples(new File("./cats.zip"))
          .build();

        Classifier dogs = service.createClassifier(createClassifierOptions).execute();
        System.out.println(dogs);  /*error is in the above line.
                                     the createClassifier method.*/
}

}

Error:  Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Error: Unresolved
  compilation problem:      The method createClassifier(ClassifierOptions)
  in the type VisualRecognition is not applicable for the arguments
  (CreateClassifierOptions)
at testVisualRec.ForAssignment.main(ForAssignment.java:31)

Any ideas?

A: Found the solution. For some reason eclipse wouldn't recommend this solution I had to experiment. I just added throws IOException in main method. I also put inside the main method System.out.println(new File(".").getAbsoluteFile()); to make sure the path was correct, and it was. (SDK used for this project is 4.0.0, not the newest one. SDK found here: https://github.com/watson-developer-cloud/java-sdk/releases)

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Enrichment programs can be quite beneficial for young children. They offer a myriad of benefits, amongst them the ability to teach children math, reading and perhaps foreign languages. By starting kids early, there is an opportunity to familiarize them with the basics so that they are equipped for more rigorous school work in the future. Building a good educational foundation is key to future success. When it comes to reading, one of the best ways to accomplish the aforementioned is to focus on phonics.
Enrichment programs are available for a number of subjects, amongst them foreign languages, reading and math. There may even be some for health and fitness. These types of programs are developed to be supplemental to core curriculums. They are used in conjunction with the aforementioned.
The best enrichment programs take into account a child's personal learning style. This increases the likelihood that they are better able to learn what they are being taught. Taking into consideration a child's learning style and where they are in terms of skill-level, will make learning much easier and an enrichment program much more effective.
As mentioned above, phonics is one of the most effective and oft utilized of all enrichment programs. It helps children learn those skills necessary to become good readers and subsequently, top students both in the short and long term. Phonics has proven to be, over the years, one of the best ways to teach children to read. In fact, some people refer to it as the building blocks of reading and language. It requires a child to look at a word and then break it down according to its sound, out loud. If a child manages to master phonics, he or she is likely to become a very good reader.
Phonics can be learned at home. There are numerous games and activity books available for this purpose. The internet is a great place to find them.
If your child is at the age where teaching them to read is appropriate or if they are having trouble learning to read, teaching them phonics can be extremely helpful. As mentioned above, there are lots of great products for this purpose, including phonics games and workbooks. Of course, it isn't absolutely necessary to purchase learning aids. Simply having a child break down each syllable of every word and read it aloud can be sufficient for this purpose as well.


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Onthophagus aenescens es una especie de insecto del género Onthophagus de la familia Scarabaeidae del orden Coleoptera.

Historia
Fue descrita científicamente por primera vez en el año 1823 por Wiedemann.

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School closures and regional policies to mitigate learning loss due to COVID-19: a focus on the Asia-Pacific
Global school closures as a result of COVID-19 have caused learning losses for millions of children despite efforts to deploy remote learning options. Greater economic insecurity among families may also affect school enrolment as many struggle to pay school fees, or require children to work to supplement family income. Ultimately, this will lead to rising dropout rates, estimated to be as much as 4% in a region where 128 million children and young people were already out of school before COVID-19. The largest number of learners at risk reside in South and West Asia. Together, the education and economic fallout from the pandemic threaten progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal for education (SDG 4). Even prior to the COVID-19 disruptions, progress towards SDG 4 was lagging in many countries in the Asia-Pacific and without significant contributions to education finance, the pandemic threatens to push the region even further behind. This report breaks down the effects of school closures. It considers, for example, how many schools were closed, and when, across the Asia-Pacific, and the effects on different levels of education from early childhood education, through to primary and secondary school. The report analyses country efforts to implement remote learning, and strategies to mitigate learning losses as the proportion of students expected to fall below minimum proficiency levels is expected to rise.
Special issue on education in pandemics
Case Studies & Research | 06 déc 2022
This special issue of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) offers empirical observations of the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on students, parents, and teachers in conflict and crisis-affected contexts.
A coordinated response to the needs of the learner: how deworming and school meals together will contribute to the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
Case Studies & Research | 18 nov 2022
Today, more than 65 countries, with over 30 in Africa, are rolling out recovery programs that aim to rebuild education systems to provide learning while simultaneously restoring the health of the learner through various initiatives.

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Damn (Yawn) Yankees
If someone can decipher the purpose behind Mike Vaccaro's piece in the New York Post yesterday, I would be grateful if you could share it with me. Vaccaro shared a story from the 1934 season, when Giants manager Bill Terry made a dismissive comment about the Dodgers, then in Brooklyn, and it came back to bite the Giants at the end of the season when Brooklyn knocked them out of a pennant chance. Fast forward to today. Apparently there is some parallel to this because everyone is excited about the Mets, and nobody is talking about the Yankees.
Of course, Vaccaro admits that no one involved with the Mets — Cohen, Alderson, any of the players — have been talking down the Yankees. The offense seems to be Mets fans being really excited about their team for the first time in forever and not enough genuflecting towards the all-encompassing greatness of the Yankees and all the glory that entails.
Seriously, Mike, you wrote this one for clicks, didn't you? You set up this straw man argument so Yankees fans can shout out "Hell, yeah, bitches!" and we Mets fans could get put in our place for being so presumptuous as to to not really give a flying f*** what the Yankees are doing this winter. Mike Vaccaro wants to scold us all for our audaciousness and let us know what the truth really is:
It's worth remembering the Yankees are still the Yankees. They are two years removed from 103 victories, three years removed from 100 wins, they started 2020 like they planned on figuring a way to 50 wins before injuries and the Rays got in their way, but they still won a round of playoffs, still took the eventual league champs to the last inning of the ALDS.
Also, they have apparently announced that they are surrendering New York to the Mets.
Now, that last line is sarcasm, in case you're not as smart as a great newspaper columnist and didn't pick up on that. Don't worry, Vaccaro set you straight with his conclusion:
...But the Yankees are still the Establishment. They are still the gold standard around here, until proven otherwise. They are, indeed, very much still in the league. They're just a little quiet about all of that. For now.
And, there it is. I hope all of you out there feel properly chastened for your hubris in being excited about your own team finally waking up from a decades-long slumber and preparing to finally act like what they are: a baseball team in the largest market of the country ready to build a strong infrastructure and spend some money in the luxury aisle.
The goal is to be where the Yankees are now: a perennial contender that mostly gets both the big and little things right. But most definitely not an exact copy of them, not at all. That wouldn't be any fun, and I don't love everything the Yankees do. Because, Mike Vaccaro, you might not have noticed this, but the Yankees and their fans could often be more than a little pompous and quite insufferable at times.
I remember a story I learned as a child, a story from back a little further in history than the one Vaccaro told. In Ancient Rome, when a general won a big victory, he would be given a "triumph" upon returning to the city:
The victorious general who drove throughout the streets of Rome in the chariot, decorated with gold and ivory, was followed by his troops and preceded by his most glamorous prisoners and spoils, taken in war. The triumph for the victorious general offered extraordinary opportunities for self-publicity and therefore popularity with the people of Rome. The victorious general was seen as, in some way, divine, representing the god Jupiter.
Of course, being compared to a God was a heady experience, and lest it prove a little too intoxicating, a slave was assigned to run along side of the general, whispering in his ear over and over again, "you are mortal." Vaccaro has clearly taken on the role of that slave for himself, only he's shouting out to Steve Cohen, Sandy Alderson and all of us cheeky Mets fans, "you are not the Yankees!"
To which I answer, no we're not. And I'm actually pretty glad about that. The Mets have no need to usurp the Yankees identity, and I wouldn't want them to even if they could. What I love about this is that they have a chance to carve out an identity of their own — something really special and unique that belongs only to the Mets and those of us who love them. And if something about that bothers Mike Vaccaro, Hal Steinbrenner, Brian Cashman or Yankees fans in general, all I can say in reply is, "Who gives a shit?" I didn't ask for your permission to be excited about my team, and I don't need it.
The Mets admittedly have a lonnnnnnng way to go. The Yankees are still the undisputed kings of New York baseball...
...For now.
Please stay safe, be well and take care.
By Mike Steffanos at November 27, 2020
Labels: 2020-2021 Hot Stove, Mets, New York Media, New York Mets, New York Yankees
Tim Donner November 28, 2020 at 12:29 PM
Great piece. I felt exactly the same way when Click-Bait Vacarro authored that meaningless piece.
Remember1969 November 28, 2020 at 6:31 PM
The thing about the Yankees is that either real or imagined, most everything works for them. D.J. LeMahieu? Luke Voit? Trading Chapman by getting a haul, and then re-signing him 4 months later . . . At the beginning of every year, I think "they don't have the pitching to have a good year, or they have too many holes", but somehow they end up winning 90+ games. Every manager they hire seems to be a genius.
Perhaps it is the culture of getting players and putting them in the position to succeed. I don't think it can all be luck. I mean how can they win when the Stanton deal has been a fiasco and Judge hasn't been his rookie self since? I donno.
I would like to see the culture changed and have a "Mets Way" which includes playing good fundamental baseball year in and year out, signing the right players that can succeed, having good draft picks that are moved thru the system in reasonable time and performing well at each level and making productive major leaguers. I think that part is started with the core of deGrom, Conforto, Dom Smith, Nimmo, and maybe Peterson coming along. The top picks of the last couple years are promising.
Mike Steffanos November 29, 2020 at 9:13 AM
My friend Greg made the point that every columnist mails one in once in a while, and that definitely seemed the case with Vaccaro's piece
There really is something to be said about building a culture of winning. The Cardinals always seem to overperform expectations, too. Having some real depth on the 40 man roster doesn't hurt, either


This elegant two-bedroom, two-bathroom condominium is quite simply a home away from home. The master bedroom boasts a luxurious king-sized bed and an ensuite bathroom featuring an enormous walk-in shower and double vanity. The second bedroom has a queen-sized bed and personal television, and is just steps away from the second full bathroom. The full kitchen gleams with hardwood cabinets and stainless-steel appliances and looks out through the cozy living area festooned in warm earth tones, to the private balcony on which you can enjoy your morning coffee or an evening cocktail as you gaze out over the pool deck and out to the ocean!
The unit was ok. We would stay again. However, the mattresses are due for an upgrade and the unit smelled of stale smoke. It got better once we aired it out. Location is good and we enjoyed a day at the pool and played bags provided by the office.
We always enjoy coming to Tybee and staying at the Vue.
I would recommend this unit and Beachside colony to everyone. It was a wonderful stay. Very friendly staff.
It was wonderful. Made it simple to forget the work day and just relax.
We love coming to Beachside Colony Our favorite place to stay on the Island. Few things that we would suggest though. Being the first time we arrived after hours it would have been helpful having been provided a map or directions to condo we had reserved. We spent over and hour locating it and were not the only ones We met two other families that had the same issue. When we finally located it, the code did not work to get in. After few phone calls, it was straightened out. Also, there was no bulb in outside light in our door entrance We asked numerous times for new bulb to be put in but never was during our entire stay. We will stay here again but little things like the above would be very helpful. Love Beach Colony!!
We stayed here 5 years ago and we enjoyed our stay. This time I decided I wanted to share the experience with my kids and granddaughter. If my husband and I come back to Tybee this is where I'd like to stay. I would definitely recommend this place to my friends.
The staff was so great and very helpful. The service was more than good.
Overall it was a good experience. The unit is pet friendly but Tybee does not allow pets on the beach. That was not posted anywhere on the resort property. A nice stranger told us when we had our dog on the beach. The balcony railing was NOT connected to the walls, only the floor. That could be dangerous. There was only 1 trash bag provided. More would have been helpful. An ice machine would be nice too. The master bath needs painting. The pools are small. The unit had plenty of room for a family of three or more. We had a view of the pool area and could see a little of the ocean. However, I booked through VRBO rather than the resort itself.
We had a wonderful time while staying at Beachside Colony Resort! This was our 25th trip to Tybee and our third staying at Beachside. We're so happy they reopened after hurricane damage over the last few years. We had a beautiful unit and enjoyed our experiences with the office staff. My only complaint was the bed in the guest room - really really uncomfortable and bumpy! We also asked for the air to be reset because 70 degrees at night after a day on the beach is WAY too hot. The thermostat is determined by the owner but Mrs. Sandy arranged to lower it a bit. Thank you for saving our stay, Sandy! We will definitely stay again!
We stay here when we vacation with other couples.It's comfortable and feels safe. We like to cook seafood a couple evenings when we stay for a week, but you never know what cooking pots will be available in different units. Not a deal killer. We have stayed a few times now and will stay again. We like the staff, friendly and helpful as most Southerners are in Georgia.
Honestly, I will not stay in this particular unit again. The ice maker didn't work, the Wi-Fi didn't work, and there was ZERO bedding for the pullout sofa. My husband and I slept with our beach towels and it was absolutely horrible. My nephews who live on Wilmington brought us blankets for the next night. The floors felt nasty and our feet were black by the end of the day. There weren't very many cups as well, so we used our plastic cups the whole time. We have stayed at Beachside 4-5 times and this was by far our least favorite.
We have never visited Tybee Island, Georgia before. We stopped at the first resort which was Beachside Colony Resort. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. One of the staff members gave us a tour of several of the rooms. There was no reason to look anywhere else, as this resort was amazing. We would definitely go back to the resort if we were in the area again!
Good value for the price and the location was perfect very quite and clean.
The property is conveniently located along with the updates and maintenance. Vue 224 had all the amenities needed to accommodate our pleasant stay. Property manager and front desk were available, polite and professional. The only draw back was the carpeting needed shampooing. I would recommend this to any traveler.
The condo was very clean and nicely furnished.
We really enjoyed staying at the Vue. Great location. Great freedom. Very nice space inside.
We have stayed for a month's period of time in this same unit every year during the winter months since 2010. The cost of the rental has increased every year at a rate that is of concern to me. I don't consider that the value of staying there is keeping up with the amount of the monthly increases in rent during a time of the year when there are very few residents.I am currently looking at other options for a place to stay for a month during the cold winter months.
We had a wonderful, relaxing, week with great accommodations and beautiful weather!
Enjoyed the location, right on the beach. Close to dining. Beautiful views. Very clean, well maintained and spacious.
We had a great time with the kids on Spring Break. I would recommend Beachside Colony.


I saw a recipe for these great little taco cups on Pinterest and thought they could easily be veganized! These would be awesome for a party or to bring to a pot luck!
Your favorite taco toppings: vegan cheese, chopped onions, salsa, avocado, cilantro, etc.
2. Heat crumbles in pan (or microwave) until warm and scoop a couple spoonfuls into each cup and sprinkle with vegan cheese.
3. Bake for 8 minutes or until cups start to brown on the edges. Remove from oven, let cool for a minute and then top with whatever toppings you fancy.


Allocadia allows you to import large sets of Purchase Orders (POs) at a time, but there can be instances where you want to add fewer POs. Rather than spending the time needed to format and import a sheet of POs, you can manually associate them with their corresponding marketing activity. Some organizations do not import POs for a variety of reasons and instead choose to manually add all purchase orders.
On the Activities tab (Formerly Budget tab), click the Panel icon in line with the marketing activities that you would like to add a PO to.
On the Details panel, click the PO panel icon.
Click the Add Purchase Order button.
Note: If the Add Purchase Order button is greyed out, you do not have the correct permission to add POs. If you require updated permissions to add POs in Allocadia contact your System Administrator.
On the PO Details page, fill in the required details then click Create.
Tip: To edit an existing PO, click the Edit PO button and change the details on the PO Details page as desired.


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Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA) Selects Market Leading Powerstone Property Management to Manage Its Master Planned Community
Powerstone celebrates new year with addition of largest client and introduces 7 new team members including GM Marilyn Smith.
Irvine, CA, February 11, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Powerstone Property Management Inc. a full service Orange County, California based property management firm, today announced that the company has just been awarded its largest new client Association to date, the prestigious Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA). The Association oversees 19,674 units, 21 parks, more than 600 acres of greenbelt and 106 Sub-Associations in Orange County. Powerstone's CEO, Rene' Decker stated: "We are very proud and excited to be selected by AVCA. This marks a significant day in our 24 year history and we're grateful for this tremendous opportunity." He adds: "This is especially rewarding as AVCA is the first of its kind in California and they have set the bar very high in terms of serving its community." AVCA Board President, Jim Martin made these comments: "Over the course of a very thorough selection process it was clear that Powerstone's experienced leadership, company values and service oriented approach were a strong fit with our criteria for a management company."
AVCA was set up to manage the local parks, greenbelts, and community open space. It was the first community-wide association of its kind in California and has the unique ability to provide a full-range of community services and facilities. This includes a variety of recreational activities as well as charity and community outreach programs. There are 21 parks managed by the Association and Powerstone currently manages thirteen of their sub-associations, including Town Center. Powerstone CFO Michelle Burge along with three on - staff CPA's will be responsible for managing the transition of financial data and the Association's budget planning and operations. Ms. Burge had this to say: " Managing the financial health of an Association of this size and scope is critical and we're fortunate to have a team of CPA's to ensure that the very highest standards and experience are applied."
There are 7 staff members on the on-site management team led by General Manager, Marilyn Smith, CCAM®, AMS®, PCAM®. Smith stated: "I am grateful to be working here in this wonderful community and I'm very pleased to be a part of the Powerstone team as we are all dedicated to providing superior service." Marilyn has served AVCA for approximately 22 years and will continue to bring her expertise and dedication to serving the community.
About Powerstone
Known for its exceptional service, Powerstone is a recognized leader and one of the largest property management firms in Southern California. Since 1993 Powerstone has served the CID industry (common interest development) with integrity, professionalism and expertise, including three on-staff CPA's. From professional business planning, governance, and community management, to modern yet easy to use customized websites and on-line services, Powerstone provides homeowner associations complete and unparalleled service including customized Community Planning. Powerstone believes that every association deserves the chance to attain their vision for their property and that's why we created the best combination of people and technology to not only better serve, but also to better achieve. For more information, go to www.Powerstonepm.com
René Decker
http://www.powerstonepm.com/
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package org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.stats;

import org.apache.kafka.common.Metric;
import org.apache.kafka.common.MetricName;
import org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.CompoundStat.NamedMeasurable;
import org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.JmxReporter;
import org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.MetricConfig;
import org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.Metrics;
import org.apache.kafka.common.metrics.Sensor;
import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.MockTime;
import org.apache.kafka.common.utils.Time;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;

public class FrequenciesTest {

    private static final double DELTA = 0.0001d;
    private MetricConfig config;
    private Time time;
    private Metrics metrics;

    @BeforeEach
    public void setup() {
        config = new MetricConfig().eventWindow(50).samples(2);
        time = new MockTime();
        metrics = new Metrics(config, Arrays.asList(new JmxReporter()), time, true);
    }

    @AfterEach
    public void tearDown() {
        metrics.close();
    }

    @Test
    public void testFrequencyCenterValueAboveMax() {
        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
            () -> new Frequencies(4, 1.0, 4.0, freq("1", 1.0), freq("2", 20.0)));
    }

    @Test
    public void testFrequencyCenterValueBelowMin() {
        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
            () -> new Frequencies(4, 1.0, 4.0, freq("1", 1.0), freq("2", -20.0)));
    }

    @Test
    public void testMoreFrequencyParametersThanBuckets() {
        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class,
            () -> new Frequencies(1, 1.0, 4.0, freq("1", 1.0), freq("2", -20.0)));
    }

    @Test
    public void testBooleanFrequencies() {
        MetricName metricTrue = name("true");
        MetricName metricFalse = name("false");
        Frequencies frequencies = Frequencies.forBooleanValues(metricFalse, metricTrue);
        final NamedMeasurable falseMetric = frequencies.stats().get(0);
        final NamedMeasurable trueMetric = frequencies.stats().get(1);

        // Record 2 windows worth of values
        for (int i = 0; i != 25; ++i) {
            frequencies.record(config, 0.0, time.milliseconds());
        }
        for (int i = 0; i != 75; ++i) {
            frequencies.record(config, 1.0, time.milliseconds());
        }
        assertEquals(0.25, falseMetric.stat().measure(config, time.milliseconds()), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.75, trueMetric.stat().measure(config, time.milliseconds()), DELTA);

        // Record 2 more windows worth of values
        for (int i = 0; i != 40; ++i) {
            frequencies.record(config, 0.0, time.milliseconds());
        }
        for (int i = 0; i != 60; ++i) {
            frequencies.record(config, 1.0, time.milliseconds());
        }
        assertEquals(0.40, falseMetric.stat().measure(config, time.milliseconds()), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.60, trueMetric.stat().measure(config, time.milliseconds()), DELTA);
    }

    @Test
    public void testUseWithMetrics() {
        MetricName name1 = name("1");
        MetricName name2 = name("2");
        MetricName name3 = name("3");
        MetricName name4 = name("4");
        Frequencies frequencies = new Frequencies(4, 1.0, 4.0,
                                                  new Frequency(name1, 1.0),
                                                  new Frequency(name2, 2.0),
                                                  new Frequency(name3, 3.0),
                                                  new Frequency(name4, 4.0));
        Sensor sensor = metrics.sensor("test", config);
        sensor.add(frequencies);
        Metric metric1 = this.metrics.metrics().get(name1);
        Metric metric2 = this.metrics.metrics().get(name2);
        Metric metric3 = this.metrics.metrics().get(name3);
        Metric metric4 = this.metrics.metrics().get(name4);

        // Record 2 windows worth of values
        for (int i = 0; i != 100; ++i) {
            frequencies.record(config, i % 4 + 1, time.milliseconds());
        }
        assertEquals(0.25, (Double) metric1.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.25, (Double) metric2.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.25, (Double) metric3.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.25, (Double) metric4.metricValue(), DELTA);

        // Record 2 windows worth of values
        for (int i = 0; i != 100; ++i) {
            frequencies.record(config, i % 2 + 1, time.milliseconds());
        }
        assertEquals(0.50, (Double) metric1.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.50, (Double) metric2.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.00, (Double) metric3.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.00, (Double) metric4.metricValue(), DELTA);

        // Record 1 window worth of values to overlap with the last window
        // that is half 1.0 and half 2.0
        for (int i = 0; i != 50; ++i) {
            frequencies.record(config, 4.0, time.milliseconds());
        }
        assertEquals(0.25, (Double) metric1.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.25, (Double) metric2.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.00, (Double) metric3.metricValue(), DELTA);
        assertEquals(0.50, (Double) metric4.metricValue(), DELTA);
    }

    protected MetricName name(String metricName) {
        return new MetricName(metricName, "group-id", "desc", Collections.<String, String>emptyMap());
    }

    protected Frequency freq(String name, double value) {
        return new Frequency(name(name), value);
    }

}

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Gaelic choir discovers "Chuckle Muscles" !
Members of the Aberfeldy & District Gaelic Choir enjoyed an unusual workshop at the weekend with voice coach Val Munro, who encouraged them to learn how to sustain their breath by discovering their "chuckle muscles" below their ribs! Using a variety of exercises and voice-training techniques, Val taught the Choir members how to increase their vocal range, the importance of good posture and how to have what she calls a "happy larynx"!
The workshop was held as the Choir is gearing up for October's National Mod in Dunoon. The Choir will be holding a free pre-Mod concert on Monday 16th October at 8pm in the Aberfeldy New Church Centre in Taybridge Road, to which all are welcome.


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import socketserver

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print("k1")
httpd = socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler)

print("serving at port", PORT)
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35 Hewlett-Packard Co. $315,690,068 56
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93 Intergraph Corp. $83,074,128 64
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90 J H M Research & Development Inc. $92,000,000 84
28 Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. $457,800,000 25
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1 Lockheed Martin Corp. $5,969,781,647 1
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64 Lucent Technologies Inc. $151,164,350 78
47 Management Systems Designers Inc. $223,082,817 --
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18 MCI Inc. $720,000,000 37
81 Milcom Systems Corp. $104,285,375 68
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20 Motorola Inc. $638,728,339 21
39 MPC Computers LLC $266,437,582 73
59 MTC Technologies Inc. $161,466,939 47
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38 Pearson Government Solutions Inc.** $289,360,697 44
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55 Qwest Communications International Inc. $183,000,000 67
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36 RS Information Systems Inc. $307,290,643 40
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96 Viasat Inc. $75,429,315 --
80 VSE Corp. $106,650,425 --
71 Westwood Computer Corp. $125,210,595 --
58 World Wide Technology Inc. $175,243,534 51


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Environmental & Sustainability Policy
Chris Perkiss (Head of Operations) is responsible for ensuring that this policy is implemented. However, all employees have a responsibility in their area to ensure that the aims and objectives of the policy are met.
Policy aims
This policy statement is a means to communicate our policy and commitment both internally within our organisation and externally to our customers, prospective customers, suppliers and partners.
Cerberus Tech endeavours to:
comply with, and where possible exceed, all relevant regulatory requirements.
continually improve and monitor environmental performance.
continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.
incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.
increase employee awareness and training.
develop sustainable, future-proof products for the broadcast and media industry to ensure customers can make environmentally conscious purchases.
The specific criteria and actions that underpin this policy are set out in the rest of this document.
operate a paperless office, and this will be our default approach for all activities. We will only print in exceptional circumstances, and where there is no reasonable alternative.
where paper-based materials are the most sustainable option for promotional material, nevertheless seek to minimise its use.
seek to buy recycled and recyclable paper products for promotional materials wherever possible.
recycle all paper waste generated in the office.
encourage the use of digital signatures for documents and agreements requiring signatures.
liaise with all suppliers and service providers to ensure that all invoicing, statements and other correspondence are managed electronically.
through cooperation with our landlord, ensure that our office remains on 100% renewable energy tariff – this has been the case since March 2019.
seek to reduce the amount of energy used as much as possible, whilst recognising that we work in a managed office environment where communal energy use is out of our control.
switch off lights and other electrical equipment when not in use.
heating/air-conditioning will be adjusted with energy consumption in mind.
consideration of energy consumption and efficiency of new products will be taken into account when purchasing.
maintain our flexible working policy to enable staff to work from home or other locations, therefore allowing them to reduce their travel.
consider the environmental impacts of any required business travel (i.e. customer meetings, trade shows, etc.), and:
only travel when there is a strong business justification,
limit the number of employees travelling to an appropriate minimum, and
offset carbon emissions from all flights taken.
promote the use of travel alternatives such as e-mail or video/phone conferencing, and provide all employees with the required tools.
encourage employees to use public transport or bicycles where possible. This includes maintaining membership to the UK Government's cycle to work scheme.
use green couriers where possible for domestic and international shipping.
Waste and office environment
through cooperation with our landlord, divert all waste away from landfill by selecting a fully licenced sustainable single-stream recycling partner.
discourage the use of single use plastics, or where they are used, ensuring that appropriate measures are in place. For example:
products materials used in the office are as environmentally friendly as possible.
providing toilet roll for the office which is wrapped in recyclable paper packaging.
ensure that all aluminium coffee pods are recycled via the Nespresso collection service.
ensure that all cleaning products materials used in the office are as environmentally friendly as possible.
Monitoring and improvement
develop metrics and reporting capability to monitor our environmental performance, focussing on energy, waste and emissions, by the end of 2021.
track these metrics over time and work to improve our performance further.
require all employees to attend training to increase their awareness of environmental issues. Refresher training will be implemented on an annual basis.
continue to meet and, where possible, exceed all regulatory requirements.
review this policy at quarterly board meetings to review performance and potential improvements.
involve staff in the implementation of this policy, for greater commitment and improved performance.
update this policy at least once annually.
provide staff with relevant environmental training.
work with suppliers, contractors and sub-contractors to improve their environmental performance.
require all staff to read this policy, and involve them in its implementation
ensure that our policy is made available on our website and be transparent about our performance, reporting key achievements and progress on our website.
take part in the DPP's Committed to Sustainability programme and work towards maintaining and improving our score.
ensure that all products and service development activity fully considers the environmental impact.
identify and address any areas for improvement with our current product or service offering by the end of 2021.
ensure that for future collaborative product development projects, we source and work with partner organisations and/or third parties where environmental due diligence has been carried out.
where possible, ensure environmental credentials with supporting data are made available in marketing materials (i.e. electronic collateral, the website, etc.) to ensure customers and potential customers are best placed to make environmentally conscious purchases.
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It's an exciting time at Step Back Think as we prepare to launch our new Strategic Plan 2015-2017.
To support the delivery of our plan we are looking to recruit dynamic, document.write(""); fun and experienced professionals to join our team.
We will be recruiting a few different roles over the coming weeks. Keep an eye on this post if you want to be part of the team and contribute to ending social violence.


I sn't that a sweet little pup? I kept seeing his picture on Traditional Home's website and couldn't resist showing him here. As you might remember (he makes appearances here now and then!), we too have a little Westie named Winston, who has always ADORED the beach!
Oh my word, he loved the beach so much when he was a small pup. Just the mention of "going to the beach" would send him into shivers of joy! Winston is 14 now and doesn't get quite as excited about much of anything, but he still loves a romp in the sand now and then (however, he moves much more slowly than he used to!).
Do you let your pets on the couch?
I saw this question somewhere on facebook, I can't remember who was asking it but it got me wondering how you all feel about pets on furniture. Winston used to get on the furniture all the time and I was fine with it. But in his older, more delicate state, we only allow him to get up on the sofa if we have lots of thick blankets. Because, eh hem, you never know what might happen in the way of "accidents." He really thinks he is a person so I don't have the heart to make him stay on the floor.
As far as shedding, fortunately for us, Winston doesn't shed and if he does leave some hair behind, he sheds WHITE fur and we have a white sofa! Yay for us, until we want to wear black pants!
How about you? Do your pets get to enjoy sitting next to you on the couch?
I know everyone feels differently about this topic so I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!
PS. If you want to see part two of my parent's beach house on the Oregon Coast, I've posted the rest of the pictures here!
CHECK OUT PART ONE OF THE TOUR!
If you missed part one of the tour, you can find it here!


We've all been there: going in a little bit too hard on Christmas dinner, indulging in too many proseccos and passing out on the sofa more times than we'd care to admit throughout the end of December. With all of the indulgence that the holiday season encourages, it's way too easy to fall into the trap of eating and drinking too much. Partner that with an irregular sleeping pattern because you're not running on your usual schedule, and it's safe to say that your body will be crying out for a bit of TLC by the time January rolls around.
The best way to make up for your overindulgence over the last couple of weeks is pretty obvious: try to eat more healthily, consider giving alcohol a miss for a while, and lace up your trainers.
For some of us, though, self-motivation isn't enough to get us started. Just as scoffing down fruit and veg and guzzling on water will encourage your body to reset, adding a few select health supplements to your diet can give you a little boost. Not sure where to start? Here are three that the HTF team swear by to help them through… slobby times.
What it does: 5-HTP converts into serotonin in the body, working to stabilise your mood. This is the one for you if you're struggling to get back into your normal sleep routine – particularly if pre-work nerves and stress are stopping you from nodding off.
What it does: This is a unique blend of supplements served up in one handy form from Solgar. It contains things like magnesium for relaxation, as well as its key ingredient, rhodiola, which is often dubbed 'nature's viagra' due to its ability to increase resistance to stress and to boost your energy levels.


Corry Micronics, Inc. (CMI) offers a wide range of cellular band high-power amplifiers operating over the 900 MHz to 2,700 MHz frequency range for use in a variety of cellular applications. This family of amplifiers features high linearity, base station quality, low noise figure, and frequency modulation in GSM, LTE, and UMTS.
The cellular band amplifiers are Class A/B using LDMOS technology and Doherty amplifier architectures. Operating voltages are at 28 VDC. These amplifiers have the option to be hermetically sealed if required, and can be made available with optional heat sinks. Built in amplifier safeguards include Automatic Level Control (ALC), temperature monitoring, current monitoring, power monitoring, mute control, short circuit (VSWR) protection, and gain control.
The table above offers links to the available datasheets.
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Folding Snooker /Pool table 6foot x 3foot 4 cues and a rest Snooker balls Pool balls Scoring board Chalk All set to go.....!
Astral Pool Cue with black zip case, comes in two sections for easy storage.
Burrow & Watts full size snooker table 12ft by 6ft fully restored. Used a handful of times. In excellent condition!! Beautiful table, pictures do not do it justice. Buyer to collect. Based on outskirt of Cardiff.
Snooker table 6 feet x 3 feet complete with balls and additional balls. Table in good condition has been used for a number of years by children and the adults!
Giant XTC Jr 1 24 inch Kids Bike. Great Reliable Brand- Great Condition. Ideal Bike.


Prior to joining GCN in 2013, Tom – aka 'The Brick' – raced professionally for three years with Sigma Sport (later IG Sigma Sport), alongside Simon Richardson and, for his final year, Dan Lloyd. During his career he finished the Tour of Britain twice and raced at other high level races, notably in France and the US.
Before starting life on the road in 2008 Tom focussed primarily on cyclo cross – representing Great Britain at the 'cross Worlds more than once – and is also a former mountain bike Junior National Champion.
Prodigious talent on two wheels runs in the family: his sister is British Olympian and cross-country mountain bike World Cup racer, Annie Last, who Tom can take all the credit for by making a bet that saw Annie tackle her first race – sowing the seed for her future successes.
But what really secured Tom's position on the GCN team was his highly relevant degree in History and Economics from Newcastle University, UK: he's the only GCN presenter who can count.


Check another campaign promise off the list!
Neil Gorsuch is a rock solid Conservative with the record to prove it. He's someone Antonin Scalia would definitely approve of. Like Scalia, Gorsuch is known for deciding cases based on the meaning of the Constitution as the text was originally understood.
"Many lawyers know Judge Gorsuch as one of the most talented writers on the federal bench. His law clerks, friends, and family also know that he is also a thoroughly decent person, a family man wholly devoted to his wife and two daughters. Someone who treats everyone with respect. He seemed to know everyone in the courthouse and, on many occasions, our trip back from lunch was detoured with a long conversation with someone who worked in the building (often swapping stories about fishing—one of the judge's favorite pastimes).
What some may not know, however, is his deep commitment to the original understanding of the constitution and the rule of law. As Adam Feldman of Empirical SCOTUS puts it, "he regularly uses originalist principles in his decisions" and thus merits classification "as a heavy originalist based on the originalist indicators in his decisions." He not only faithfully applies originalist methodology but articulately explains why our constitutional design remains relevant—and critical—over two hundred years later. If the President-elect's goal is to replace Justice Scalia with someone who will carry the flag of originalism and teach it to the next generation through engaging opinions, public speeches (see, e.g.,Law's IronyandOf Lions and Bears, Judges and Legislators), and the honest hard work it requires, the choice is Judge Gorsuch.
Gorsuch, 49, is best known for upholding religious liberty rights in the legal battles over Obamacare by refusing to exempt religious employers from a requirement to cover contraceptives in their insurance plans.
Catholic groups like the Little Sisters of the Poor and the evangelical Christian family who owned the Hobby Lobby craft stores sued and sought a religious exemption from paying for contraceptives that they said could "destroy a fertilized human egg."
Both cases ended up in the 10th Circuit, and Gorsuch voiced support for the religious claimants.
Judge Gorsuch currently serves on the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver and was a former clerk for Colorado native, Justice Byron White, and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.
Gorsuch's confirmation should be an easy one considering he won Senate confirmation on a voice vote in 2006. However, I'm sure there will be crying and wailing and gnashing of teeth from the left. We'll be told he's the most radical ANTI-EVERYTHING who has ever been nominated, and that he will single-handedly strip every person of his or her rights. There will be more protests, and Democrat Senators will perform Kabuki Theater on the floor of the Senate as they pledge to obstruct his nomination with their last dying breaths. Count on it!


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Q: C++11 access class memory variable with local copy or not I am not very familiar with c++11 library thread and I have two questions about the following demos. In this demo, I want to use the change value function to modify the public member variable data.

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*The first question is that I got compiling error as the following.

*The second is that I want to know the principle of C++ to deal with such case. What I confused is that whether or not each thread will create a local copy for the data variable and then access it.

class TestThread
{
private:
    int *data;

    void changeValue(unsigned int index)
    {
        if (index >= 10000)
            return;

        data[index] = 1;
    }
public:
    TestThread()
    {
        data = new int[10000];
    }
    void createThread()
    {
        const int numThread = 2;
        std::vector < std::thread > threadsPool;
        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < numThread; ++i)
        {
            threadsPool.emplace_back(&TestThread::changeValue, i);
        }

        for (unsigned int i = 0; i < numThread; ++i)
        {
            threadsPool[i].join();
        }

    }
    void outputResult()
    {
        std::cout << "data valuve " << std::endl;
        std::cout << data[0] << std::endl;
        std::cout << data[1] << std::endl;
    }
    TestThread(const TestThread& t) {
   std::cout << "Calling constructor" << std::endl;
 }
    ~TestThread()
    {
        delete[] data;
    }
};

int main() {
  TestThread testclass;
  testclass.outputResult();
  testclass.createThread();
  testclass.outputResult();
  return 0;
}

The compiling error is as the following
testThread.cpp:21:58:   required from here
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:240:2: error: no matching function for call to 'std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<void (TestThread::*)(long unsigned int), unsigned int> >::_M_invoke(std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<void (TestThread::*)(long unsigned int), unsigned int> >::_Indices)'
  operator()()
  ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:231:4: note: candidate: template<long unsigned int ..._Ind> decltype (std::__invoke((_S_declval<_Ind>)()...)) std::thread::_Invoker<_Tuple>::_M_invoke(std::_Index_tuple<_Ind ...>) [with long unsigned int ..._Ind = {_Ind ...}; _Tuple = std::tuple<void (TestThread::*)(long unsigned int), unsigned int>]
    _M_invoke(_Index_tuple<_Ind...>)

testThread.cpp:21:58:   required from here
/usr/include/c++/7/bits/invoke.h:89:5: error: no type named 'type' in 'struct std::__invoke_result<void (TestThread::*)(unsigned int), unsigned int>'


In 1996, Southwide Baptist Fellowship, meeting at Trinity Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, issued a clear warning against the ecumenical Promise Keepers and ITS "UNHOLY MUSIC." By 2005, the church was "adapting" the same "unholy music" from the likes of Darlene Zschech, Paul Balouche, Nicole Mullen, the Vineyard, and Philips, Craig and Dean (the same well from which Paul Chappell's church is drawing today). Messing around with CCM marked the beginning of the end for Trinity as far as any conviction in regard to biblical separatism. On November 15, 2012--about a decade after they first began dabbling with CCM and 16 years after they last plainly denounced it--Trinity Baptist is hosting a Christian rock tour featuring Tenth Avenue North, Rend Collective Experiment, and Audrey Assad, all of whom have intimate ties to the emerging church and all of whom are one-world church builders. The REND COLLECTIVE EXPERIMENT, from northern Ireland, is hooked into the emerging church via its close association with emergent leaders such as Tony Campolo, David Crowder, and Shane Claiborne (http://rendcollective.com/bio). Claiborne has worked with the Roman Catholic Missionaries of Charity and praises Mother Teresa as a truly spiritual person, even though she held a false sacramental gospel that falls under the curse of Galatians 1 and worshipped the wafer of the Catholic mass as Christ. Further, she was a universalist and her "sisters" prepare Hindus to die by teaching them to pray to their false gods. (See the free Way of Life eBook Was Mother Teresa a True Christian? for extensive documentation, www.wayoflife.org.) None of that bothers emergents. They save their criticism for those who warn about such things. AUDREY ASSAD converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 2007. Like her fellow Roman Catholic musicians Matt Maher, Kathy Troccoli, and John Michael Talbot, Assad is an ecumenical bridge-builder. She says that "the response to her music from Protestants is just as positive as it is from Catholics," and, "radio has influenced and grown my Protestant fan base, which used to be more Catholic, but now it's about half-and-half" ("Audrey Assad: A convert whose spiritual walk is a melody," Catholic Online, Nov. 10, 2010). In 2008 she developed a relationship with fellow Roman Catholic Matt Maher after they met during Gospel Music Week. She subsequently moved to Phoenix and attends Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Tempe, where she sings with the worship team. When asked how her Catholic faith inspires her music, she replies: "I can't emphasize enough how the Sacramental union with God in the Eucharist has totally changed the way I see the world" ("Audrey Assad: A convert whose spiritual walk is a melody," Catholic Online, Nov. 10, 2010). She loves C.S. Lewis and observes that Lewis was "a great bridge between Protestants and Catholics." Who would have prophesied 20 years ago that Trinity Baptist Church would have been swimming in these frightfully apostate waters today? And yet the seeds of compromise had already been sown. The next 20 years will see most fundamental Baptist churches swimming in the same waters for the reasons that we have documented in the free eBook Why Most Independent Baptist Churches Will Be Emerging, available from www.wayoflife.org. For a graphical look at the spiritual slide of Trinity Baptist Church see the pdf at www.wayoflife.org/pdf/trinity_baptist.pdf.


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Surveillance Q&A: what you need to know about the secret NSA programmes
The Obama administration is facing a backlash after leaks revealed two secret surveillance programmes watching the use of the internet and mobile phones in America and elsewhere. Here's what you need to know.
By Raf Sanchez, Washington
4:26PM BST 07 Jun 2013
1) What has been revealed and why does it matter?
Over the last two days sunlight has been abruptly cast onto two of the US's most shadowy surveillance programmes.
The first is a massive effort to track hundreds of millions of phone calls made within the United States every day. While the programme does not actually record what was said, it does tell the government who made the call and what number they were calling, as well as the duration and the location of the conversation. The programme was disclosed in a leaked court where the US government compelled a subsidiary of Verizon, the phone company, to hand over all of its data for three months. We've since learned that the programme has been renewed on a rolling basis for the last seven years. And while we only have evidence that Verizon is handing over records it seems very likely that the same thing is happening for all other major phone companies. In other words, it's possible the US is tracking every single phone call made within its borders.
The second programme is a more targeted effort to harvest data on foreigners from online sources. According to The Washington Post and The Guardian, the National Security Agency (NSA) has direct access to the internal servers of Facebook, Google and seven other internet giants. This reportedly allows the government to search at will for whatever data it feels it needs. The tech companies are denying that the US has unfettered access and say they only comply with specific requests for information.
All of this matters because it appears that the Bush-era mass surveillance which Candidate Barack Obama decried in 2008 has been continuing and expanding under President Barack Obama.
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2) Why do they want to know our Facebook status updates and who we call?
The US claims that information from both programmes is vital to the fight against terrorism. Representative Mike Rogers, the chair of the House intelligence committee, said that data from the phone programme had prevented a terrorist attack "within the last few years". James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, said last night that the online data was among the most "important and valuable" information collected anywhere by US intelligence.
3) Who exactly are they targeting?
The phone programme appears to be a US-wide dragnet that simply captures the information of every call made. However, for the government to actually probe into a specific call or a phone number it has to obtain a court order from the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. To win that order, they say, they have to prove that there is reasonable suspicion that the calls relate to a foreign terrorist organisation. Because the court is conducted in secret, we simply have no idea how often the US is delving in and looking at specific files from the vast trove of data.
The internet programme is only for use against foreigners, Mr Clapper said last night, which presumably includes Britons. It cannot be used to target Americans or people living within US borders. But that doesn't mean that Americans' data isn't getting caught up in the dragnet. If the NSA were looking at an email conversation between an individual in Yemen and and individual in the US it would, by necessity, be looking at an American's data.
4) What can they see?
The phone programme is restricted to what is technically called "telephony metadata" i.e. all the information about the call short of what was actually said. The government knows both numbers involved in the call, how long it lasted, as well as when and where it took place.
On the internet programme there seems to be basically no restrictions. The NSA can see emails, pictures, videos and more. In a chilling passage from The Washington Post report, an anonymous intelligence officer says the government can watch Skype conversations or instant message exchanges as they happen. "They quite literally can watch your ideas form as you type," he said.
5) What companies are involved in the web programme?
A secret NSA slideshow leaked last night appears to show that nine of the leading internet companies - Microsoft, Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, PalTalk, YouTube, Skype, AOL and Apple - are "providers" of information. The slideshow strongly implies that they know what's going on and are cooperating with the US on it.
However, many of the companies have rushed out statements denying that they allow the government to take whatever it wants. "We do not provide any government organization with direct access to Facebook servers," said Joe Sullivan, Facebook's chief security officer.
Twitter does not feature on the NSA list. It's not clear if that's because the company has been resisting, or if it's simply hasn't been asked yet. More importantly, Twitter, unlike Facebook, for example, is a public network - anyone can see who you follow, who you are followed by, what and when you post, and so on. That means the NSA does not really need Twitter's co-operation to gather the kind of metadata they seem to be seeking. The only really private things on Twitter are the content of direct messages.
6) What has the US government said?
James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, rushed out a statement last night decrying the leaks as damaging to America's fight against terrorism. He also insisted that both programmes were legal, approved by Congress and subject to strict safeguards, and has said that documents on the programme will be declassified.
President Obama himself has yet to address the issue, which raises serious questions about the former constitutional law professor's commitment to privacy and civil liberties.
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Owing to the study frame and wheel combo, the A2B felt never felt unstable during high speeds.
With many e-bikes still being the province of small builders/brands, the same can't be said of A2B. If ever there was an electric bike brand that needn't worry too much about having some solid back-ing behind it, it would be A2B, which is a division of the multi-national Hero Eco company based in India. Besides A2B and F4W electric bikes that are found under the Hero Eco label, Hero Eco is also a partner with American motorcycle builder Erik Buell, who has for years been a visionary in the motorcycle market.
With its German design origins, the A2B Shima was a bike that caught people's attention wherever it rolled, and the result always seemed to cause a split decision on the bike's appearance.
With its bulky, box-section, step-through aluminum frame, there is no taking away from the A2B's presence as a pedal-assist bike that wants to get noticed. If there was a class of e-bikes that sought refuge in a Hummer owners' group, the Shima would easily find a welcome home. If you're a fan of big, beefy welds, the A2B aims to please, as the beads are wide, thick and, in a few places, on the cobby side.
However, beyond the Shima's big appearance, upon closer inspection comes notice of a variety of small details that were soon winning the bike new converts. First among them was the high-tech keyless start function, which uses an RFI (radio frequency identification) key fob that, once whisked over the display module, turns the system on.
"However, beyond the Shima's big appear- ance, upon closer inspection comes notice of a variety of small details that were soon winning the bike new converts" Besides the fancy on/off switch, the Shima is spec'd with an assortment of handy design features that will pay dividends for anyone who fancies themselves a serious commuter. From the sturdy fenders to the reflectors, front and rear lights, adjustable stem and rear-view mirror, the A2B clearly knows what its intended duties are. This is especially true when it comes to the wheels, which are as bombproof as the frame itself. At first a seemingly odd choice in a world full of 26- and 29-inch varieties, the 36-spoke, 24-inch wheels not only help keep the bike lower to the ground, but they're mounted with puncture-resistant, 2.35 Kenda Krusader tires. Owing to the lowly state of quality of our local roads, these stout wheels proved more than capable for the miles we racked up on our test bike.
The Shima is powered by a proprietary 500-watt motor housed in the rear hub. The stock, 36-volt, lithium-ion battery has a 13.2 amp-hour rating; however, A2B offers an accessory battery option with 17. 5 amp-hours for added range. Consistent with many other bikes, the Shima's battery had a recharge range of five to six hours. You won't find any throttle on the A2B, so it's up to your legs to get the attention of the torque sensor, along with a 1– 3 range of power modes.


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REBECCA GLASHOW NAMED AS BBC STUDIOS' CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION
BBC Studios today announced the promotion of Rebecca Glashow to the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer, Global Distribution. She will take up the position on 1 March and becomes a member of BBC Studio's Executive Committee on the same date.
Glashow previously held the post of President, BBC Studios Americas from June 2020, overseeing the strategy and performance of the company's commercial activities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. In this role she was responsible for the launch of documentary streaming service BBC Select and BBC Podcasts and in September, oversight of global digital news was added to her responsibilities.
Under Glashow, BBC Studios Americas has positioned itself for growth, expanding its relationships with partners, strengthening its portfolio, launching OTT and subscription services, embedding a new leadership team and cementing its place as a leading distributor of premium content to major networks and streaming platforms, in the last year licensing over 1,500 hours of programming including such noted series as I May Destroy You, Small Axe, The Green Planet and hit kids show Bluey.
In her new role, Rebecca takes expanded responsibilities for BBC Studios' global distribution portfolio (ex-UK & Ireland), encompassing content sales, direct to consumer services, international channels, co-productions as well as continued responsibility for the growth of BBC's digital global news.
Rebecca Glashow said, 'I'm thrilled to be taking on this new role. I'm hugely passionate about the BBC and see great opportunities for further commercial growth and building new audiences for our world class content.'
Tom Fussell, Chief Executive Officer, BBC Studios said, 'Rebecca's promotion reflects her successful leadership style and thoughtful strategic approach which has grown and expanded the BBC Studios Americas' portfolio of diverse businesses. I am delighted she will spearhead our next phase of growth across our Global Distribution division. She's a fearless leader, full of ideas and energy for bringing outstanding British content to viewers around the world, to meet our global ambition.'
Paul Dempsey takes new role as Director of Performance
Rebecca's promotion comes as Paul Dempsey, President, Global Distribution at BBC Studios, has chosen to take up a new role as BBC Studios' Director of Performance. Paul led BBC Studios' international distribution operation for 10 years, and enjoyed many successes in the role including growing content sales by 50%, more than doubling investment in content. launching re-branded channels and extending their reach across the world, pioneering new markets, especially China and India and leading the expansion of Britbox.
Of his new role, Paul Dempsey said, ''It has been a long held ambition of mine to move into a role specialising in individual and team performance. As our company embarks on the next stage of its growth story, I can't think of a more exciting or relevant time to be moving into this new area.'
Tom Fussell, CEO BBC Studios said, 'I'm pleased that Paul will be passing the baton to Rebecca with the business in such good health. I'd like to pay tribute to his many commercial successes. I am thrilled that Paul will be our Director of Performance, showing our commitment to supporting world-class performance at a time of major growth opportunity for the company. We are fortunate to have someone of Paul's talents leading this for the whole of BBC Studios.'
Throughout her career, Rebecca Glashow has been widely recognized for her digital leadership, serving to spur both growth and expansion at top entertainment companies. Prior to joining BBC Studios – Americas, she served as Co-Head of Viacom's Awesomeness, leading all business operations and revenue endeavours embracing sales, marketing, research, distribution, and production.
While at Discovery Communications Glashow rose to SVP, Digital Distribution & Partnerships, overseeing strategy/operations for Discovery's digital video business, the launch of Discovery's suite of mobile apps, OTT services, interactive experiences, and streaming content offerings.
As Executive Producer of Netflix's Trinkets (Netflix), she was honoured with a 2021 Daytime Emmy® Award which won for Best Young Adult Series. She also executive produced the global Netflix hit film To All the Boys: PS I love you and Always and Forever.
BBC Studios, a global content company with bold British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group, supporting the licence fee and enhancing programmes for UK audiences. Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen and beyond, its activities span content financing, development, production, sales, branded services, and ancillaries across both its own productions, and programmes and formats made by high-quality UK independents. Award-winning British programmes made by the business are internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms, with brands like Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, Top Gear and Doctor Who. BBC.com, BBC Studios' global digital news platform, provides up-to-the-minute international news, in-depth analysis and features to more than 139 million unique browsers each month. BBC Studios has offices in over 20 markets globally, including ten production bases in the UK and production bases or partnerships in a further seven countries around the world. The company, which ordinarily makes around 2000 hours of content a year for both the BBC and third parties including Apple, Netflix and Migu, is a champion for British creativity around the world. It is also a committed partner for the UK's independent sector through a mix of equity partnerships, content investment and international distribution for programme titles.


Write A House is currently hoping to raise $25,000 on crowdfunding site Indiegogo to restore Peach House, the first future home for a Detroit writer. Young Detroit Builders, which teaches contracting skills to young people in the city, will help get the houses back into shape.
via Write A House Is Giving Writers Free Homes In Detroit.
Yes. This is why we need real, independent local government in our country. I cannot imagine any Bahamian government coming up with something so radical, but a municipal government has room to experiment.
All the best to Detroit. This is a kickass project.