Try it, the button encourages as if it's an exotic flavour of ice-cream I might be uncertain about.
I will not try it. It's not because I suspect Facebook cares more about building my customer profile than it does about a carnage in Paris. And it's not because a day before the attacks in Paris, Facebook had not offered to temporarily add the cedar of Lebanon to my profile picture to mark the deaths in Beirut. Or that Baghdad and Damascus and Kenya all went unmarked, with no options for those there to designate themselves "Safe". All of that is true. Undoubtedly it seems some deaths matter more than others.
No wonder Joey Ayoub writes, "that to the world, my people's deaths in Beirut do not matter as much as my other people's deaths in Paris. We do not get a 'safe' button on Facebook. We do not get late night statements from the most powerful men and women alive and millions of online users." Ayoub comes from a Francophone community in Lebanon. To him the streets of Paris are as familiar as the streets of Beirut.
But we live in a world where if we truly spread out our dismay and shock with an even hand, our profile pictures would be changing hue almost every week to flags whose colours most of us would not recognize – Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan. If Facebook were to offer a safe button in Syria it would need to be active every day 24x7.
I will not "try" the French tricolor, as Facebook suggests I do, because my ideal world is not one where social media marks all tragedies without favour or discrimination, but one where those tragedies are exceptional enough for our morphed profiles to actually mean something.
When we are surrounded instead by tragedies that happen with such horrific regularity (even Paris has not seen the first anniversary of Charlie Hebdo yet), the latest iteration of Facebook profile filters feels more reflexive than reflective. The promptness of our technological response in the virtual world to this terror only serves to highlight that much more nakedly our utter vulnerability to it in our real world. We cannot really prevent the next terror attack with any degree of certainty. But we do have an algorithm to instantly colour-code our response to it.
We live in a world where if we truly spread out our dismay and shock with an even hand, our profile pictures would be changing hue almost every week.
Perhaps it is our frustration at this helplessness that forces us to squabble instead about the quantum of grief and mourning, to wag fingers at each other on Facebook with moral righteousness. How many statements has Obama made about Boko Haram? What about Mumbai – did the world care only because well-heeled foreign tourists stayed at the Taj? How long did we pay attention to Nairobi? Was the attack on Beirut not an "attack on humanity" as well? Of course it was but then are we not allowed to mourn Paris unless we have done equal time for Beirut? Or put another way is Nayantara Sahgal not allowed to return her Sahitya Akademi award now because she had not returned it back then?
We are human beings. We have to accept we are selective in our outrage, in our mourning and our loves. And that's just being human. It is a fact that we live in a grossly unequal world, where scars of old colonies run deep. We know far more about Voltaire and Shelley and Robert Frost than we know about Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiongo or Premchand. Unfair? Yes. But cities like London, Paris and New York have an undeniable romantic hold over more of our imaginations than Beirut, Kabul and yes, Mumbai. Even in socialist India where we could rarely travel beyond Nepal, we were dreaming about an Evening in Paris and saying dekho, dekho dekho to the Technicolor pleasures of its "rangi shyam". Colonized or not, we love what we love, and we mourn what we mourn, for reasons that will not stand up to political scrutiny or reason.
Even those of us who now put Beirut, Damascus, Sudan alongside Paris in our status messages are doing it only after the attacks on Paris. We did not do it after the attack on Beirut. Many of us were probably not even aware of it. Perverse as it seems, thousands more are aware today of those killed in Beirut on Thursday because of those killed in Paris on Friday. It says something that many shared the April attacks in Kenya now mistaking it for something that had just happened there. That does not make it right but that is the way the world works.
I do not want to tricolorize my Facebook profile but I do not begrudge those who do. I think it's moving if Mumbai's train station is lit up in red white and blue now whether or not Paris' Gare du Nord turned saffron white and green in 2008. In a time where men with suicide belts enter concert halls and bars to shake our faith in humanity, it's okay to embrace whatever shards of humanity we can find without subjecting it to endless Agniparikhsas of "whataboutery" knowing full well there's always another place and another tragedy that has not received the attention (and the Facebook filter) it deserved.
There's no point in shaming those who simply want to mourn Paris by bringing up Beirut when we can do nothing to shame those who actually visited the devastation upon those cities.


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Column: Angels prove they are for real by winning two of three from Astros
By Dylan HernandezColumnist
Reporting from Houston —
The 5-2 loss in the series finale Wednesday notwithstanding, the Angels delivered a stern message this week at Minute Maid Park.
They plan to hang around.
The Angels won two of three games here against the Houston Astros, which allowed them to return to Anaheim only a half-game behind the defending World Series champions.
"When you take two out of three from a division opponent, it's still a good morale boost," pitcher Nick Tropeano said.
The Angels have the best player in the game in Mike Trout, who already has 10 home runs. They continue to receive a surprising level of offensive production at shortstop, as Andrelton Simmons is batting .318 with thee home runs. In Justin Upton and Ian Kinsler, they have found answers to their longstanding problems in left field and second base, respectively. Shohei Ohtani has injected a previously absent sense of excitement around the team.
They might not finish ahead of the Astros in the American League West, but they are certain to push them.
Their victories in Houston were a symbol of the team's resilience and a testament to manager Mike Scioscia's resourcefulness.
The Angels came into Houston after a disastrous six-game homestand that included three losses to the Boston Red Sox and two more to the San Francisco Giants. They were in second place in the AL West, 1 ½ games behind the Astros, who won their last six games. A sweep by the Astros in this series and it would have felt like the beginning of the end for the Angels.
The Astros are stacked. The have the same frightening lineup that carried them last season to the franchise's first championship. Their already formidable rotation was upgraded with the offseason acquisition of Gerrit Cole, the former UCLA right-hander who became an All-Star with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
"This is not a normal rotation," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said.
Especially with Cole pitching the way he was. Advised by the Astros to throw fewer fastballs and more breaking balls, Cole returned from a disappointing 2017 season to post a sub-one ERA in his first five starts.
In the series opener Monday, the Angels handed Cole his first loss of the season. Tyler Skaggs outpitched Cole in the 2-0 victory by registering seven scoreless innings.
They won an entirely different kind of game Tuesday, as Ohtani lasted only 5 1/3 innings in an 8-7 victory. Scioscia made the right calls down the stretch, with Justin Anderson, Noe Ramirez and Cam Bedrosian combining to blank the Astros over the final 2 2/3 innings.
"You've got to focus on the process," Scioscia said. "The end result is we won two games, but how we got there is what's important. We did a lot of things in those two games we needed to do. The first game, we pitched really well, held leads, played good defense, got a couple key hits. [In the second game], we just pounded the ball and got enough runs to hold the lead."
Under Scioscia, the Angels generally haven't been the kind of team that beats itself. Scioscia has also demonstrated the ability to get the most of out of his bullpen, which could be especially important this season.
While the Astros have fortified their bullpen — the additions of starting pitchers Cole and Justin Verlander in the last year and a half have pushed the capable Brad Peacock and Collin McHugh into relief — the Angels are short in that department. The issue has been magnified by the six-man rotation's inability to consistently pitch deep into games.
Short of well-rested arms in this series, Scioscia used rookie Anderson in high-leverage situations twice in three games. The games were Anderson's first two in the major leagues.
But Scioscia managed a considerably less talented team last season and had it competing for a postseason berth late into last season. They should do that again this year.
Once again, important baseball games will be played in Anaheim in September. Only this time, it won't be a surprise.
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Dylan Hernandez is a sports columnist with the Los Angeles Times.

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Karate is not a game of points, weight classes or showy demonstrations. It is a martial art and way of life that trains a practitioner to be peaceful; but if conflict is unavoidable, you know how to defend yourself.
Such an action requires skill, strength, speed, focus, control. But these physical aspects are only part of the practice; they are just the vehicle, not the journey itself.
In true karate, the body, mind and spirit—the whole person—must be developed simultaneously. Through kihon (skills), kumite (working with training partners) and kata (solo forms) we learn to control our movements. Through meditation we learn to control our mind. Through discipline and self control we learn to control our actions. But more importantly, we learn to give up control too. We can perform the techniques without thinking about them mushin, and remain focused without having to concentrate on any one thing. In essence, the body remembers how to move and the mind remembers how to be still.
The result of true karate is natural, effortless action, and the confidence, humility, openness and peace only possible through perfect unity of mind, body and spirit.
Matsumura Shorin Ryu Karate has remained essentially unchanged throughout its history unlike many other styles that have fallen to mass over commercialization. Each student learns each technique and tradition in its original and most powerful form. As a result, the Summit Dojo produces some of the most skillful karate-ka in the world.
Summit Dojo Karate Has Strong Roots, we have taught Matsumura Shorin Ryu style of karate and kobudo for the last 25 yrs fulltime here in Delaware, Ohio. Matsumura Shorin Ryu Karate and Kobudo is the oldest and most traditional type of Okinawan karate (Okinawa, Japan is birthplace of Karate). Since it descends directly from the "original" sources, it has developed from strong roots underpinned by a long history and a great tradition. Summit Dojo instructors train with the best in the world from USA, Okinawa, Brazil and Japan.
Summit Dojo Karate Is Scientific and Is Constantly Being Improved. Every technique and movement in it is based on solid, scientific, physical movement theory. That's why we put such heavy focus—far more than most other organizations—on fundamentals, the basic foundational techniques, and their proper form, angle and balance. The result speaks for itself: Summit Karate is powerful, solid, stable, and smooth flowing; this has proven itself time and time again in tournaments, military hand to hand combat, law enforcement and on the street. Sensei Riedmiller, the head instructor at Summit Dojo teaches Law Enforcement, military, private security, and also teaches for the OWU Kinesiology Department.
Summit Instructors Are Professionals, they must train for an extensive period specifically to be instructors. They are not part-time teachers, or part-timestudents, they train daily, it's a lifestyle, nor are they arbitrary in their teaching. Their dedication to teaching the way, helps ensure that the true essence of Matsumura Shorin Ryu Karate is passed on to each student. And this devotion shows in each student's technique.
Summit Dojo maintains a Specialized Instructor Training Program Unlike any other Martial Art group, offers a specialist instructor training program for students who show exceptional capability and prowess in karate. Students take a rigorous entrance exam and tests, followed by years of intense study and practice at the Dojo. They are required to write and submit research papers on specific themes given by their instructors, thereby showing their ingenuity, willingness and devotion to karate. Those that successfully graduate from this program, and can meet the stiff requirements, are accepted as professional instructors. This very strict approach ensures that the scientific foundations and traditions of Shorin Ryu Karate are maintained.
The weapons system of Okinawan martial arts, known today as kobudo, meaning the way of ancient weapons, uses chiefly agricultural tools in the execution of its tactics. It was both practical and expedient. Kobudo, formerly referred to as Kobujutsu, was created out of a need for self preservation and its use dates back to antiquity in Okinawa. In fact, between the years 1100 and 1314, the Okinawans fought amongst themselves a great deal using all sorts of weapons. The use of staffs is particularly noted during this time. This was a time of civil strife and political unrest in Okinawa when many warring local chieftains sought to control various fiefs and villages.
In addition, subsequent events in Okinawa's history played a crucial role in the further development of kobudo. In 1429 King Sho Hashi of the Central Kingdom united the three kingdoms of Okinawa by defeating the opposing lords of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms. Later, around 1480, King Sho Shin prohibited the private ownership and use of arms. He confiscated all weapons and placed a ban on the possession of any weapons to insure the safety of the Sho Dynasty. In 1609 Lord Shimazu of the Satsuma clan of southern Japan conquered all of the Ryukyu Islands. The practice of all martial arts and the possession of all weapons was banned. However, as it has been stated many times before, the Okinawans still practiced their martial arts in secrecy. These successive bans on the possession of weapons, which were meant to curtail martial arts practice, served to greatly increase its development. For over three hundred years Okinawan Kobudo was practiced secretly and handed down from one generation to the next with no written documents to record this period of development.
The kobudo or weapons system of Okinawa uses the same stances and theory of movement as karate. Major tactics in kobudo include the use of taisabaki or body shifting, trapping and hitting and simultaneous blocking and hitting. The practice of kobudo is also a beneficial weight training regimen. It uses light weights, the weapons themselves, and a high number of repetitions. The five principle weapons of Okinawa Kobudo include the Bo, Sai, Nunchaku, Kama and Tonfa. Some other lesser known weapons are Ekku, Nitan Bo, Surichin, Tekko and Tenbei. Incidentally, in mainland Japan, kobudo refers to the weapons of the Japanese samurai. These weapons include the sword (katana), halberd (naginata), spear (yari), bow and arrow (yumi and ya), etc. In order to avoid confusion, Okinawa's weapons system is referred to as Ryukyu Kobudo or Okinawa Kobudo.
The Bo is one of the foremost traditional arms in Okinawa's arsenal of kobudo weapons. The Bo is a six foot wooden staff and is probably "the oldest weapon known to man other than a flung rock". No doubt its use dates back to antiquity and there are many "classical" Okinawan Bo kata, numbering twenty five or more. Its agricultural use involves carrying loads such as a bundle of harvested rice or a water jug on either end. The Okinawan Bo is designed to be constructed so that it is tapered at either end. This aids in balance and manipulation of the weapon. The oldest existing Bo kata is Sakugawa no Kon. This form dates back to the mid-seventeen hundreds and was formulated by Tode Sakugawa (1733-1815). According to the Shinken Taira (1902-1970) kobudo lineage, there are actually three forms or versions of the Sakugawa no Kon kata: Dai (major), Sho (minor) and Koryu (old style). Another Bo kata is Sunakake no Kon. This form is generic in that it is practiced widely and does not appear to be attributable to any one person, family style or village. The name of the kata means flipping sand and in fact its principle technique is to flip sand into the eyes of an opponent with the end of the Bo and then dispatch him with two quick blows. The Chikin Bo kata from Nishihara village dates back to the 1800s and features the reverse grip or left-handed use of the Bo. Perhaps the most advanced Bo kata is Chatan Yara no Kon. This kata dates back to Yara of Chatan Village who was active about the same time as Sakugawa. The kata is quite long and features an extension strike at the end.
It was mentioned earlier that Okinawa's Kobudo system uses chiefly agricultural implements. However, the Sai is not one of the kobudo weapons derived from an agricultural source. The Sai is a metal trident-shaped truncheon whose military use has long been documented in Asia. The Sai used by the Okinawan samurai was a military weapon used in various other Asian cultures. Versions of the Sai appear in China, the Philippines and Indonesia. The Sai is a defensive weapon and is the symbol of the spirit of Okinawan Kobudo. The weapon is used in pairs to block and catch a sword or staff in its tines or quillions. Offensively, the weapon is used to strike an opponent with the shaft, spear with the tip or punch with the handle. Sometimes a third Sai was carried hidden in the belt at the small of the back. If one of the original Sai was lost or thrown a third one could be quickly withdrawn from the belt to replace the lost weapon. An interesting point to set straight here is that contrary to common belief the Sai was rarely used to defend against a sword. Okinawa Kobudo weapons were largely used against one another by Okinawan samurai. A primary example of this is the Sai versus the Bo.
As with the Bo, the Sai has many "classical" kata. There are fifteen or more "classical" forms which are named after various villages or individuals who specialized in the weapon. Bushi Matsumura (1797-1889), one of Okinawa's most famous warriors developed his own Sai kata called Matsumura no Sai. Another noteworthy kata is Chatan Yara no Sai. It contains many blocks, strikes, punches and flips with the weapon but it also has a unique defense. Towards the end of the kata it feigns a retreat or escape but then turns and immediately blocks and counters with a double strike. The kata also includes a hidden movement whereby a third sai is drawn from the belt and thrown into an opponent's foot, pinning it to the ground. This was a Sai tactic used by many Okinawan masters of the weapon.
The Nunchaku (not numchucks) is no doubt the most widely known weapon in Okinawa Kobudo. Some authors have suggested that the Nunchaku was derived from a horse bridle. Although I have no empirical evidence to submit, I know deep in my soul this is not the case. It is well documented that in European cultures an agricultural flail was the basis for a Nunchaku-like weapon which could reach over an enemies shield and strike him in the head. Perhaps an Okinawan horse bridle was later converted to a nunchaku but it had to have originally been fashioned from a flail. The weapon gets its power from centrifugal force by swinging it in a large arc while either blocking or striking an opponent. It can also be used in a grappling fashion to tie up an opponent's attack and apply a crushing grip. There seems to be no "classical" kata with the weapon but rather informal kata and drills.
A weapon most certainly derived from agricultural sources is the Kama or razor-sharp sickles. It is ubiquitous throughout Asia and is used in the harvesting of rice. The weapon is used in pairs similar to the Sai. Fighting techniques and kata for the Kama are found in various villages throughout Okinawa. Kanegawa no Nichogama and Gushikawa no Kama are examples of these village traditions. One of the most well known kata is Toyama no Kama, supposedly named after Kanken Toyama's (1887-1969) grandfather. Most kata using the Kama feature punching, blocking and cutting using the reverse grip, and blocking and chopping using the forward grip. During the performance of kata the weapon is twisted so that it continuously cuts during offensive movements. Although it is a short range weapon its shinken (sharp) edge make it formidable. There are modified versions of the Kama which have a cord or kusari attached to the handle so the weapon can be twirled or thrown and then retrieved. This is an attempt to increase the range of the weapon.
The Tonfa or Tuifa is yet another ingenious weapon devised from agricultural sources. It was originally a handle which was inserted into a millstone to turn it. The weapon is used in pairs to punch, block or twirl and strike making use of centrifugal force similar to the Nunchaku. Two grips with the weapon include honte mochi, natural or extended grip and gyakute mochi or reverse hand grip. The reverse grip positions the shaft of the Tonfa so that it is held along the forearm to facilitate blocking These are the same grips used in the manipulation of the Sai. Kata for the weapon include Hamahiga no Tonfa from Hamahiga Island and Yaraguwa no Tonfa devised by Chatan Yara .
Some of the lesser known weapons of Okinawa Kobudo include the Ekku or boat oar. It is classified as a type of Bo because its manipulation and tactics are very similar to the Bo. Two "classical" kata for the Ekku include Akahachi no Ekku and Tsuken Sunakake no Ekku. Its tactics include flipping sand (suna) into the eyes of an opponent and then striking or cutting with the edge of the oar. The Ekku is sometimes used in odori, Okinawan folk dance. Nitan Bo, meaning two short sticks, is another weapon used in pairs. It is very similar to Filipino stick fighting and its kata emphasize flowing circular movements. The Surichin is a length of chain or rope with a weight on either end. It was worn as a belt and was used in a similar fashion as the Nunchaku, twirling to strike or ensnare and grapple. One method handed down is that a favorite Surichin tactic was to entangle an opponent's legs. Another lesser known and esoteric weapon is the Tekko. These are a form of brass knuckles used in pairs and are more of a street fighting weapon as opposed to a pure Okinawan samurai traditional weapon. However, there is a formal kata known as Maezato no Tekko passed on by Bushi Maezato of Naha. Finally, another unusual weapon is the use of a shield and knife collectively known as Tenbei. In ancient times the shield was fashioned from a turtle shell or even a straw hat called zinkasa. The Matayoshi kobudo tradition includes a Tenbei kata as part of its syllabus of forms.
It is the belief of the International Shorin Ryu Karate Kobudo Federation (ISKKF) that in kobudo, as well as its empty-hand counterpart karate, sparring or kumite is the ultimate expression of the essence of the martial arts. "Kumite is the creative process by which one applies everything learned in basics and kata and uses it while under the pressure of combat. This is done by pitting one weapon against another in combat, making it totally spontaneous and putting one in touch with an ancient warrior spirit". The ISKKF method of doing this is by matching one weapon against another in two-man prearranged sparring drills or kata. This is quite similar to modern kendo, Japanese sport swordsmanship. For example, there are a series of six kata known as Kumi Bo (literally harmonizing Bo against Bo), a Sai Bo kumite kata, Tonfa Bo kumite, Kama Bo kumite and Ekku Bo kumite. These kata are made up of a series of attacking and blocking movements extracted from the "classical" kata. Each series of blocks and counters is ended with one of the kata participants assuming a kamae or fighting posture before the next series of attacks and counters begins. This simulates the natural shift in the tide of battle which occurs in real combat. Since there is an inherent danger and risk of injury in free sparring with weapons, initially the drills are done in a totally prearranged manner to a cadence call or count in order to develop technique and timing. Eventually, in order to simulate Jiyu style or free sparring, there is a departure from the count. In Jiyu style the count is given only at the kamae points. The embusen or pattern of the sparring drill is then allowed to drift as opposed to moving in a completely linear mode. This is because the opponents stalk each other at the kamae points. They shift around looking for an opening and wait for the right psychological moment to attack. The idea is to alter the timing and the pattern of the kata at the kamae point (this is where it would normally occur in real combat) in order to get closer to actual free sparring.
This "Kumi" system does not use full contact with weapons (although it appears quite violent to the uninitiated especially in the Kumi Bo and Sai Bo Kumite kata) but rather relies on a practitioner's skill to focus and control his weapon during an attack and at the point of impact. Usually each attack is blocked so no contact is made to the body of an opponent with a weapon. However, the final blow or "coup de grace" in each kata is stopped or focused at a vital point just before impact. Other contemporary systems have been used for free sparring with weapons which make use of protective gear and/or foam weapons. In Okinawa in the 1920s full contact Bo fighting tournaments where held in the central part of the Island. The participants used headgear, gauntlets or gloves and kendo-like bamboo armor as well as sune ate (shin protectors similar to those used in naginata do). Since many serious injuries were incurred by the fighters the tournaments were discontinued. Perhaps the use of protective gear or foam weapons is the only safe way to spar with weapons in a tournament situation because of the danger involved, especially when one's fighting spirit is aroused. But the "Kumi" system mentioned above is more in line with the traditional Okinawan spirit of kobudo and its samurai legacy of weaponry as an art form.


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Remembrance Day ceremonies in Niagara for 2017
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In case you don't know where to go to for Remembrance Day this Nov. 11, here is a list of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Niagara:
Niagara Falls — 10:45 a.m. at the Gale Centre, 5152 Thorold Stone Rd. There will also be a vigil at the cenotaph at the bottom of Clifton Hill at 11 a.m.
Niagara-on-the-Lake — 10:45 a.m. at the clock tower cenotaph, followed by a a performance by Music Niagara.
Queentson — 12:45 p.m. at the Queenston cenotaph.
St. Catharines — 10:15 a.m. at City Hall, 50 Church Street. There will be a Remembrance Day service and parade to the cenotaph at Memorial Park. There will also be a service and parade at the Royal Canadian Legion at 10:40 a.m., and another service at the Imperial Veterans Association.
Thorold — 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Park, 20 Chapel St. S.
Grimbsy — 10:45 a.m. at the Grimsby Museum, 6 Murray Street.
Pelham — 10:45 am at Veterans Park on Regional Road 20.
Port Colborne — 10:45 am. at the H. H. Knoll Path cenotaph. Another ceremony will take place at the Centennial Park cenotaph on Vimy Rd., also at 10:45 a.m.
Wainfleet —10:45 a.m. at the Wainfleet Cenotaph on the corner of Park St. and Sugarloaf St.
Fort Erie — 11 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71.


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Who Are These NZ Breweries Entering World Beer Cup?
So I got a press release from the Brewers Guild of New Zealand today about the New Zealand Breweries that entered the World Beer Cup. I'd like to find out more about the following breweries, so if you know anything please share. I do know Williams Warn, but unsure of the rules and how a home-brew equipment manufacture can entered a commercial beer awards. Any additional information or commentary you have would be great if you could share.
Who are these companies, what beers have they entered?
New Zealand Beer Ltd (Auckland)
The Fox Sporting Bar & Restaurant (Auckland)
WilliamsWarn (Auckland)
BrewStation (Auckland)
Long White Cloud Brewing
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Kiwi breweries fizzing for beer's own "Olympics"
As the world's best athletes finalise their preparations for this year's Olympic Games, Kiwi brewers will be going for gold at their own Olympics, the World Beer Cup, in Philadelphia next month.
The biennial World Beer Cup, known as the "Olympics of Beer Competitions", is the most prestigious beer competition in the world. This year, 11 New Zealand breweries will compete against more than 2000 rivals from 63 countries for gold, silver and bronze medals.
The New Zealand breweries competing are:
Epic Brewing Company (Auckland)
Garage Project (Wellington)
Harrington's Breweries (Christchurch)
LION (Auckland)
Moa Brewing Company (Marlborough)
ParrotDog (Wellington)
Brewers Guild of New Zealand president Emma McCashin said New Zealand breweries were highly regarded by their international peers.
"New Zealand has an incredibly proud tradition and talent for brewing. Each year the quality and range of styles being produced in New Zealand is getting better and Kiwi brewers punch well above their weight at beer awards around the world.
"It's no wonder that New Zealand is enjoying a golden era in brewing."
The World Beer Cup was the pinnacle of brewing excellence, McCashin said.
"The World Beer Cup is pretty unique in that there are medals only for first, second and third in each category. When there are literally thousands of high-quality entries from around the world across 90 different categories, getting a medal means you're a member of world brewing's elite."
Only three New Zealand breweries have tasted success at the World Beer Cup.
LION won silver with its Speight's Triple Hop Pilsner in 2014, with Wellington's Garage Project also picking up silver with its Cockswain's Courage Double Barreled Edition Porter the same year. Monteith's Black Beer won bronze in 2000.
But the stellar growth and development of New Zealand's $2.2 billion beer industry meant more global success was already brewing.
"The beers being produced here are already considered among the world's best. We've got tremendous talent among the thousands of people involved in the brewing industry, from malt and hops production right through to bottling and distribution.
"It's not just the great-tasting beers New Zealand breweries produce, New Zealand hops is in huge demand overseas, particularly on the West Coast of the United States. What we're seeing now are huge opportunities in Asia, which is the next big export frontier for Kiwi brewing."
In addition to the New Zealand breweries competing, a record number of New Zealand brewing experts will be taking part at the event as judges: Kelly Ryan and Colin Mallon (Fork & Brewer, Wellington), Stephen Plowman (Hallertau, Auckland), Joseph Wood (Liberty Brewing, Auckland), Greig McGill (Brewaucracy, Hamilton), Brian Watson (Good George, Hamilton), Shane Morley (Steam Brewing, Auckland) and Geoff Griggs (beer writer, Blenheim).
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You can now access the Microsoft Office software suite on your Apple iPhone. However, Microsoft doesn't appear to have any plans to extend that support to Apple's iPad tablet computer.
Starting late last week Microsoft made Office Mobile for iPhone available through Apple's app store. A subscription costs $100 per year and gives users access to the cloud-focused Office 365.
Using the new Office 365 app, iPhone users can create, read, and edit Word documents and Excel spreadsheets. They can also create slide presentations using PowerPoint.
Many analysts believe this marks an important event. For one, it will allow Microsoft to sell its product to the massive iPhone user base. Apple will also benefit because Office remains an extremely popular app, particularly in the business community.
However, experts are also disappointed that Microsoft stopped short of extending access to Office to iPad users.
The reason you won't find Office on an iPad is tied to Microsoft's ongoing attempt to make its Surface tablet computer more attractive to consumers.
With Office still not available for iPad, the Surface certainly has some appeal.
Olson says it's highly unlikely we'll see Microsoft release a version of Office for the iPad until Surface gains a foothold in the increasingly competitive tablet market.
In an attempt to give iPad users a viable alternative to Office, Apple is reportedly overhauling iWork, which provides many of the same types of tools found in Microsoft's software package.
While Office Mobile for iPhone is available right now in the U.S., residents of other countries may have to wait a few days or weeks to gain access to the download.


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New film collection in the film clubs of the DOCU/CLUB Network
We are happy to share the news: our Network has new films for screenings and discussions.
The new collection focuses specifically on reforms and advocacy measures. To work on the scenarios, we engaged professionals from various fields who have worked in their area for a long time and have a vision of the legislative background necessary for significant change. Please welcome the new collection of films and take a note of the films you like:
1. Anbessa
Ten-year-old Asalif and his mother have been displaced by the construction of a condominium. His mother's safety is threatened. To defend his family, the boy taps into a fantasy of becoming "the lion" (anbessa in Amharic) and having extraordinary power. He gets stuck in the imaginary world. But finally Asalif finds the strength that resides in him as a boy, and sheds the lion persona in order to deal with the tides of change and violence.
2. A Woman Captured
For a decade, Marish has been serving a family who use blackmail and threats to hold her captive. Her ID was taken from her by her oppressors, so Marish is completely disenfranchised in a strange country. Treated like an animal, she only gets leftovers to eat and no bed to sleep in. Marish spends the days with fear in her heart, but dreaming of getting her life back. After two years of shooting, she gathers her courage and reveals her plan: "I am going to escape." The film follows Marish's heroic journey back to freedom.
3. The Winter Garden's Tale
Valentyna Voronina has worked at the floristry pavilion of the former VDNKh for 45 years. She has literally invested her life in maintaining this space. After the long years of working there, she is not ready to retire.
4. Honeyland
Hatidze, a 50-something woman, lives a peaceful life in a village where she tends to wild bees and her bedridden mother. But one day, an itinerant family installs itself next door, with seven shrieking children and 150 cows. They ruin Hatidze's usual way of life.
5. Ostap
The film is about two brothers: one of them is in Lviv at home, the other a war prisoner in Donetsk, hospitalized after the latest battle for the Donetsk airport. They both believe that they will meet again.
6. Gods of Molenbeek
The 6-year-old boys Aatos and Amine live in the Molenbeek commune. Together they learn about the world and even look for the answers to questions such as the faith in God. Everything changes when terrorist bombs explode at a subway station nearby. The streets are filled with tanks, armed soldiers and policemen.
7. A Whisper to a Roar
A documentary about the fighters for political freedom from five different countries and continents – Egypt, Malaysia, Ukraine, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. They come from a variety of cultures, yet they all aspire to restore democracy in their countries, despite challenges caused by dictators.
8. Granny Project
Three young men have extraordinary grandmothers: an English spy, a dancer from Nazi Germany and a Hungarian communist Holocaust survivor. For seven years, the young men explore the lives of their grandmothers and discover a new perspective on the traditional understanding of history.
9. China's Van Goghs
The Chinese village of Dafen is home to hundreds of painters who paint replicas of world-famous paintings. One of the painters, Zhao Xiaoyong and his family have painted around 100,000 van Goghs. After all these years, Zhao feels a deep affinity with van Gogh, so he travels to Europe to see the original works.
10. Tales from the Organ Trade
The black market of organ transplants saves the lives of thousands of people who cannot be helped by official medicine. They are helped by those who use their organs as a quick-fix commodity. The trade traces a fine line of law and ethics explored by Ric Esther Bienstock in her film.
11. Out of Fashion
Textile factories produce not only tons of clothing every year, but also enormous amounts of toxic waste. Fashion designer Reet Aus has an ambitious plan to change the fashion industry, affecting it from the inside.
12. Askania Reserve
The narrative of the film centres around four characters with entirely different attitudes, destinies, and life goals. However, they share the desire to preserve life inside the largest oasis in Ukraine, which is drastically losing its uniqueness.
13. No Impact Man: The Documentary
The Manhattan-based Beavan family embark on a year-long project to use no electricity and abandon the consumption of anything that leaves waste. To do this, they must adjust to entirely new conditions of living. When life is pared down, do some things become better and easier?
14. Karla & Nordahl
Karla is 6 years old and has a brother named Nordahl, who is both her big and little brother because he has learning difficulties. The film shows their everyday life, including both demanding situations and heartfelt love.
15. My Happy Complicated Family
The three protagonists all have one thing in common: they each have more than two parents. This causes many questions from the people around them and other challenges. In the film, they speak frankly about their experience with us and their parents.
16. The Good Death
Janette, 72, is terminally ill and wants to die from euthanasia, but British laws do not allow it. A doctor in Switzerland agrees to help her. Janette must plan her journey before her rapidly advancing disease makes it impossible. As she is peacefully planning her departure, her family are experiencing an emotional storm.
17. AUDIENCE EMANCIPATED: The Struggle for the Emek Movie Theater
The struggle around the Emek movie theater became one of the most prominent struggles for Istanbul and paved the way for the protests in the Taksim square. Thousands of activists and audience members opposed turning the cinema into a shopping mall. The film consists of their amateur footage and presents the shared vision of the protesters.
You can watch the films at the DOCU/CLUB Network film clubs. In addition, during the screenings, the audience and experts will discuss the problems covered by the films. To join the screenings of new films in our film clubs, find the film club that's nearest to you and follow its announcements.
The DOCU/CLUB Network—For Reforms! project is funded by the European Union and the National Endowment for Democracy.
How to create your film club
If you wish to use the film-collection of Docudays UA International Human Rights Film Festival, we invite you to join the network of permanent Docudays UA educational film clubs on human rights
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Lukivka (în ) este un sat în comuna Palciîk din raionul Katerînopil, regiunea Cerkasî, Ucraina.

Demografie

Conform recensământului din 2001, majoritatea populației localității Lukivka era vorbitoare de ucraineană (%), existând în minoritate și vorbitori de rusă (%).

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Lukivka, Palciîk, Katerînopil, Cerkasî
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Lions FC boss Warren Moon has spoken of his relief after his side scored a late goal to beat Olympic FC in a thrilling FFA Cup Round of 32 clash on Wednesday night.
In a battle between the top two teams in Queensland's NPL, the Lions prevailed in a five-goal classic as Carter Glockner sealed a dramatic 3-2 win in the dying minutes.
VIDEO: Watch all the highlights from the Round of 32's opening night!
But the close finish belied what was a dominant first-half from Lions FC, as they took a 2-0 lead to the break via goals from Matija Simic and Jheison Macuace.
But the whole complexion of the game changed in the second-half as the visitors came storming back, levelling the scores as Zelfy Nazary and Jez Lofthouse got on the scoresheet.
Just when it seemed extra-time would be needed to split the two Queensland rivals, Glockner was on hand to provide a winner despite Olympic's calls for offside.
"That was hard fought and it was certainly magic of the Cup," Moon told Fox Sports post-match.
Lions FC form a huddle on the pitch after the win over Olympic FC.
Moon said he expected Olympic would come out firing after the break but was surprised how much his side tired in the second half.
"I certainly didn't expect us to fatigue the way we did but credit to the boys," the Lions FC coach said.
"All good sides find a way and tonight we were out on our feet, we were dead, but a moment of quality and we win the game.


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Michigan softball was taken over by its seniors. Why that saved their season
Michigan softball has won 28 of the past 29 games heading into the Big Ten Tournament.
Michigan softball was taken over by its seniors. Why that saved their season Michigan softball has won 28 of the past 29 games heading into the Big Ten Tournament. Check out this story on Freep.com: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2019/05/08/michigan-softball-carol-hutchins/1135499001/
Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press Published 4:00 p.m. ET May 8, 2019
Michigan coach Carol Hutchins (Photo: Courtesy photo)
Michigan softball needed some help to win the Big Ten title.
The Wolverines sat one game behind Northwestern entering last weekend, with both teams facing a three-game series to end the regular season.
U-M swept Maryland, finishing 22-1 in conference play. The Wildcats, meanwhile, dropped two of three to Minnesota, finishing 21-2.
That gave the Wolverines (40-11) an outright Big Ten title — a second consecutive regular-season championship, their 11th of the past 12 years and the 21st of the past 28 years.
Michigan enters the Big Ten tournament as the top seed and will face either Nebraska or Illinois on Friday afternoon in Bloomington, Indiana.
More: Michigan athletics posts 14 perfect Academic Progress Rate scores
The Wolverines, currently ranked No. 22, win 28 of their past 29 games after starting the season 12-10 — a stretch that included a five-game losing streak.
U-M, though, eventually righted the ship. Much of it thanks to the seniors, according to long-time head coach Carol Hutchins.
"I can tell you that this year's team has been extremely player-driven, and I would say very much led by our senior class," Hutchins said during a teleconference Tuesday morning. "Our seniors have been outstanding all year, from the moment they got back to campus in late August and made their statement that they wanted this team to be different from the last couple teams.
"I think they've been an outstanding senior class and I'll go so far as to say they're one of our best senior classes. I hope they can make a difference and give us a great postseason run."
The batting lineup is anchored by several seniors, including infielder Faith Canfield, who carries a .406 batting average with eight home runs and 37 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .492. Utility player Alex Sobczak (.356 batting average) and outfielder Natalie Peters (.349) have combined for 69 RBIs. Sobczak also has a team-best OBP of .494. Catcher Katie Alexander, meanwhile, leads the team with 10 homers.
According to Hutchins, the senior class took it upon themselves to hold the team accountable after those early-season struggles. Ultimately, that was a big part of how Michigan turned the corner.
"This team has reminded me all season, especially in our last 20 games, that they're just one big selfless amoeba," Hutchins said. "We've been playing postseason ball for a good portion of the year."
The Wolverines have struggled in the Big Ten tournament in recent years. Michigan has lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinal the past two seasons, including a 7-0 loss last season, and while the Spartans didn't qualify for this year's tournament, Hutchins has a healthy respect for the Wolverines' potential opponents this Friday.
"We played Nebraska the first weekend out. I have been following them. They're a much improved team," Hutchins said. "I think they've improved in all facets of their game. And we played Illinois most recently. We were 3-0 in that series. We were inches, and I mean small inches, from being 1-2 in that series.
"So both teams represent a challenge because it's a one-game tournament. We need to come in ready to play, period."
Big Ten honors
Several Wolverines received All-Big Ten honors Wednesday afternoon.
Canfield, pitcher Meghan Beaubien and outfielder Lexie Blair were named first team All-Big Ten. Peters and Sobczak made the second team.
Blair and pitcher Alex Storako were named to the Big Ten all-freshman team, while Beaubien, Sobczak and Canfield were named to the all-defensive team.
Contact Orion Sang at osang@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @orion_sang. Read more on the Michigan Wolverines and sign up for our Wolverines newsletter.
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Il collegio elettorale di Cherasco è stato un collegio elettorale uninominale del Regno di Sardegna. Fu istituito con il Regio editto del 17 marzo 1848; comprendeva i mandamenti di Cherasco, Bene e Trinità.

Dati elettorali
Nel collegio si svolsero votazioni per le sette legislature. Dopo la proclamazione del regno d'Italia fu sostituito dell'omonimo collegio.

I legislatura

Il 27 novembre 1848 l'onorevole Gazzera fu nominato consigliere ordinario della regia Università di Torino con aumento di stipendio e decadde dalla carica di deputato. Il collegio fu non riconvocato.

II legislatura

III legislatura

Nella tornata del 28 settembre 1849 l'onorevole De Fanti-Freglia aveva chiesto le dimissioni dall'ufficio di deputato per motivi di salute e per ragioni d'indole politica. La Camera, dopo qualche discussione sul diritto di dare o accettare le dimissioni, gli accordò invece un mese di congedo. Il 27 ottobre insisté nelle dimissioni che la Camera accettò. - Il collegio non fu riconvocato per l'avvenuto scioglimento della Camera.

IV legislatura

Il 20 maggio 1853 l'onorevole Petitti fu promosso al grado di tenente colonnello e decadde dalla carica. Il collegio  fu riconvocato.

V legislatura

L'onorevole Petitti fu promosso al grado di colonnello e decadde dalla carica il 13 febbraio 1856. Il collegio  fu riconvocato.

VI legislatura

L'onorevole Petitti fu promosso al grado di maggior generale e decadde dalla carica il 10 giugno 1859. Il collegio  fu riconvocato.

L'elezione non fu riferita alla Camera per la chiusura della Sessione.

VII legislatura

L'onorevole Petitti fu promosso al grado di tenente generale e di conseguenza decadde dalla carica il 17 novembre 1860. - Il collegio non fu riconvocato.

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 Collegi elettorali del Regno di Sardegna
 collegio elettorale di Cherasco (Regno d'Italia)

Collegi elettorali del Regno di Sardegna del 1848
Collegi elettorali del Regno di Sardegna del 1859
Collegi elettorali del Regno di Sardegna in provincia di Cuneo
Storia di Cherasco


Wailea now offers you a choice of three luau experiences! These luaus feature ono (delicious) Hawaiian foods such as kalua pig, cooked in an earthen oven (ipu), poi (taro) and haupia (coconut pudding), along with a buffet of more familiar foods. Experience Hawaiian music, a story of Maui told through hula, and even fire dancing.
Discover Hawaii's most authentic luxury Luau at Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort. A beautifully curated cultural and culinary experience set among our iconic grassy lawn and the sandy shore of Mokapu beach. Allow us to take you on a historical journey of our Polynesian ancestors arriving to Maui and settling in our ahupua'a (land division). Sunday & Tuesday evenings.
Honua'ula takes us back to a time when the mighty seafaring Polynesians discovered this land of Hawaii, thereafter calling themselves Hawaiian. It touches upon the documented voyages of La'amaikahiki and Moikeha who first came to this sacred island we call Maui, specifically this area named Honua'ula. Hele Mai, come and enjoy the magical enchantment of Honua'ula.
A constant among the vast generations of Hawaiian and Polynesians is the ocean tide. The tide linking all of Oceania — Te Au Moana — shares the ancestral storytelling of the people of Maui and the Pacific through lavish songs and dances. Their expert skills of fishing, gathering, gift giving, romance, and tapa making are brilliantly demonstrated here.


"My name is Vern Butler. I am a third generation born Australian. My G Grandfather William Butler was born in Upton on 18th June 1839 to Daniel & Sarah nee Smallbone who operated the George & Dragon Inn from 1840s to 1900. William married in Wytham in 1860 and migrated to Australia in November of that year. Your web site has been a great help to me with several of the Butlers mentioned in the history pages.
"Several years ago I completed a book on William and his Aust descendants and am now attempting to write the family history of the Butlers and their life in Upton in the 19th century. I think I have sorted out William's siblings but I am confused with the relationship of some of the Butlers in Upton in the 1840s.


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Zvonimir Tot, guitar
Clinical Associate Professor
DMA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - jazz studies, musicology
MM, Northern Illinois University - jazz studies, composition
BM, Amsterdam Conservatory (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - jazz studies, composition
BM, Franz Liszt Conservatory (Budapest, Hungary) – jazz studies, music education
Email: ztot@uic.edu
Website: http://www.zt-music.com
Zvonimir Tot (z-VON-e-mere TOTE) is a Chicago-based jazz guitarist, composer and arranger with a style deeply rooted in the jazz tradition but flavored by his European origin. He has performed in the United States, Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, and Spain. Tot has performed and/or recorded with many world-renowned musicians, including:
- Saxophonists Chris Potter, Scott Hamilton, Billy Harper, Jamey Aebersold, Eric Alexander, and Peter King
- Violinists Johnny Frigo and Stefan Milenković
- Drummers Ernie Adams, Paul Wertico and Byron Landham
- Bassists Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and John Clayton
- Pianists Larry Novak and Larry Vuckovich
- Harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy
- Guitarists Philip Catherine, Henry Johnson, and Paulinho Garcia
- Organists Joey DeFrancesco and Bobby Floyd
- Vocalists Patricia Barber, Jackie Allen, and Carmen Lundy
Zvonimir Tot has recorded six CDs as a leader: Sarabande Blue (in production, 2019-2020), Standards Live at the Jazz Showcase (Groove Art Records, 2016), Eloquent Silence (Chicago Sessions, 2009), Unspoken Desire (Groove Art Records, 2007), Blue Quest (Groove Art Records, 2007), and Travels and Dreams (Groove Art Records, 2004), as well as numerous CDs as a sideman. Tot is also the author of the book Jazz Guitar Harmony – The Melodic Approach, published by Jamey Aebersold Jazz in 2016. Zvonimir Tot has been appointed as Fulbright Specialist in 2018. He is an endorsing artist for Godin electric/MIDI guitars, Taylor acoustic guitars, D'Addario strings, Acoustic Image amplifiers and Raezer's Edge speakers.
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You might have heard the phrase shadow IT, but what does it mean for a small business? Shadow IT is the increasingly common situation where technology is implemented without the knowledge of the IT department.
Shadow IT is not a new practice. Employees have used their own computing workarounds for years, using practices that are not acceptable to the IT department. Think, for example, of employees downloading company data to a USB stick, or using an unapproved software tool to complete a task.
What is new, however, is the scale of shadow IT. Gartner says technology professionals are making fewer IT decisions for the rest of the business. The analyst says as many as 38 percent of technology purchases are now managed, defined and controlled by business leaders.
The cloud is the key factor that has enabled this rapid growth of shadow IT. Employees can use the cloud to buy technology services on-demand, often without the say-so of the technology team. CIOs in large firms are being circumnavigated by line-of-business decision makers who are buying their own apps.
That's a problem for a variety of reasons. IT departments are unaware of what applications are being used and how data is being stored. When a service breaks and the business demands a fix, it could be the first time the IT team is aware the software is being used in the organisation.
Fixing that software could be a challenge, especially as the expertise to solve those service issues might lie outside the traditional IT department. Auditing software assets becomes a challenge too, as it's much harder to track and trace how software is being purchased, implemented and used.
Add in the serious security risk associated to unapproved services and it's easy to see why shadow IT has received a bad reputation. And while shadow IT can be a huge challenge for big firms, it can also cause significant issues for smaller firms. All those support, servicing and security issues could arise in your company as well, especially if the people running the business are unaware of how software is being procured.
That siloed way of working won't succeed in a small business. One of the major benefits of working in a smaller firm is there tends to be a stronger sense of collaboration. When your business numbers hundreds, it's possible to get know most people well; when it numbers thousands at a global scale, it's impossible.
Almost two-thirds (61 percent) of SMBs agree or strongly agree that their company encourages and rewards collaboration, reports SMB Group. The researcher says as many as 70 percent of small firms agree or strongly agree that their communication and collaboration solutions help improve productivity.
Cloud and communication technologies are already playing a key role here, helping SMB employees to communicate anytime, anywhere. Yet there is more that can be done. Small business owners must encourage their workers to foster this adoption of digital technology and this sense of interactivity.
Rather than succumbing to the pressure of shadow IT, small businesses should embrace the opportunity to develop new innovative uses of technology. In fact, the close interactions of a smaller team make Agile and DevOps the perfect solution for end user-focused development.
SMBs can use the close connection between functions and individuals to create collaborative working practices. Rather than sitting in isolation, developers, IT specialists and business leaders can work on new initiatives in combination. They can work together to chat about business concerns and develop digital, cloud-based services to these challenges.
DevOps is the glue that helps bring development and operations teams together. It uses practices, like continuous integration and automated testing, to foster ongoing improvements in the services your business demands and creates. It's an approach that suits small firms perfectly, because of the tight working relationships between business units.
In combination, Agile and DevOps provide a way to overcome the issues inherent to shadow IT. Rather than going off and buying its own technical solutions through the cloud, the rest of the business is always working with IT professionals and developers. The result is better, flexible services that meet business demands and customer requirements.
Shadow IT presents a considerable challenge for SMBs but it does not have to be an intractable one. Your firm can use the benefits of the cloud to foster new collaborative approaches to software development, possibly drawing on Agile and DevOps to create continuous improvements in the services it creates. The result is a clear business advantage for smart-thinking SMBs.


Enter our Journalism Now Scholar competition for the chance to win an all-expenses-paid place on the 2018 Thomson Foundation summer course.
Every summer, international journalists come to London to attend Thomson Foundation's digital and multimedia course. The result is a unique community that now extends to hundreds of journalists worldwide, all with cutting-edge skills in different media.
One competition winner – along with the next cohort of international journalists all looking to sharpen their multiplatform skills – will be given the opportunity to come to London and spend five weeks working with top industry mentors.
With a mixture of masterclasses, workshops and practical training and a week's placement at a leading UK media organisation, this is our biggest-ever competition prize with a total value of £11,000.
To take part in our Journalism Now Scholar competition, read below.
Prize: Participation in Thomson Foundation's digital and multimedia summer course – a five-week long intensive training programme in London (from 6th August to 7th September, 2018) with a week's work experience in a UK media organisation.
1) Enrol on your first Journalism Now online course (if you haven't already enrolled on a course). You can browse through all of our live courses here.
2) Once you've enrolled on a course of your choice, log in to the Journalism Now platform (details on how to log in will be given once you enrol), find the Journalism Now Scholar channel and register your intent to participate in the competition by posting a piece of work that you have completed.
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Take advantage: We have a mixture of free and paid-for online courses available. Successfully complete two free courses and you can choose a third paid-for course of your choice for free. You can also access our special rates on all paid-for courses, open to all while the Journalism Now Scholar competition is active until 1st June, 2018.
The Thomson Foundation summer course team will look at the participants with the highest grade average, the quality of the work submitted, as well as your Journalism Now forum score (generated by your activity levels within the Journalism Now platform). The top performer will win a place on this year's summer course!


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Q: Flutter error The body might complete normally, causing 'null' to be returned, but the return type is a potentially non-nullable type I got this error. When my Future method not return anything when in else. I don't know how to return Future data in else statement.
"The body might complete normally, causing 'null' to be returned, but the return type is a potentially non-nullable type."
This is my method to connect with API.
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    Future<TestingResponse> testingResponse;
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    var _api = await BaseNetworkRequest.noAuthRequest(context);
    String _path = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
    response = await _api!.get(_path);
    var dataResp = TestingResponse.fromJson(response!.data);
    if(response!.statusMessage == 'success'){
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    }
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In this method, how to return Future type in else statement?

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Beijing Hotels|Beijing, China
EAST, Beijing
A business-minded hotel with bounce
Just 20 minutes from Beijing Capital International Airport in the northeast portion of the city, East, Beijing offers a hip and contemporary place to hang your hat. Especially well-suited to business travelers, this 369-room the Forbes Travel Guide Recommended hotel gives you views of the city or the sprawling park behind it. The lobby is a sleek and sparse space with wooden benches, glowing Lucite desks, wooden-slatted walls and locally commissioned artwork, such as the installation of 30 stratified building materials by Ma Han.
Luckily, the public spaces aren't the only areas given attention at the Beijing hotel. The guest rooms are also spacious and modern, with comfy beds, flat-screen televisions, Elemis bath products and business-friendly features such as outlets by the bed and desk, printing over the Wi-Fi network and an iPod Touch on the nightstand.
East, Beijing, which opened in September 2012, stands out from other hotels in the capital city because of its location in the northeast, contemporary style and business facilities.
Domain, situated on the second floor, offers a sunny and social spot to meet colleagues or work. It features a long communal table; private, cushioned seating areas; computer pods with printers; and an art/bookstore.
The Beast gym, which sits on the fourth floor, is also a standout feature at the Beijing hotel, presenting a range of professional equipment, a huge aerobics studio for weekly classes such as yoga and kickboxing, locker room shower suites and a 46-feet indoor pool with Jacuzzi.
The bar in the lobby, Xian, offers excellent cocktails and more than 150 whiskeys by the glass, as well as a free arcade and gaming area with foosball and billiards tables.
Service is on the casual side, with staff in slouchy cotton pants calling you by your first name, and room service arriving dissembled in plastic takeaway boxes inside a white paper bag.
Rooms are also spacious and modern, with handy business-friendly features such as universal outlets by the bed and desk, plug-and-play cables, an iPod Touch and printing over the Wi-Fi network.
The hotel is connected via doorway to a luxurious mall that houses high-end stores, a swanky cinema, an international supermarket and bookstore, lots of restaurants and a Food Republic open-dining atrium.
The guest rooms at East, Beijing are contemporary and clean-lined, featuring beige tones and a mix of textures.
Rooms feature light hardwood flooring throughout, with floor-to-ceiling windows spanning the width of the room and wrapping around the desk.
Bathrooms are marble-clad and all-white linens are used on the beds, creating a sleek and relaxing atmosphere.
Diaphanous white sheers cover the windows, with automatic Roman blinds for when nighttime falls.
If you want to work in your room instead of Domain, there's desk ready with a white leather Eames-style rolling desk chair and universal outlets from a pullout panel to the side.
East, Beijing has a hip and contemporary design, leaning toward a wood-heavy, Scandinavian style.
The rounded shape of the hotel provides dimension to the lobby and guest-room corridors, where doors are smoothly integrated into the curving walls, each marked only by glowing vertical bars.
The lobby is an expanse of beige marble flooring, with a wall of windows looking onto the front drive, walls composed of vertical wooden slats and a row of simple wooden benches. A zigzagging staircase surrounded by metal bars leads up to Domain.
The property takes its design cues from the nearby 798 Art Zone, with pieces commissioned from local artists displayed throughout the hotel. Check out the elevator lobby murals adding colorful notes to each floor.
Don't miss the stunning Water Is Dripping metal sculpture by Zheng Lu and the impressive lobby wall installation of 30 stratified layers of building materials by Ma Han.
Beijing Travel Guide
22 Jiuxianqiao Road, Beijing, China
TEL8610-8426-0888
PEK (28 min)


This property associates an instance of E4 Period with the real that is phenomenal,, 4 dimensional point set or volume in spacetime that it has occupied. The associated instance of E92 Spacetime Volume includes the trajectories of the participating physical things during their participation in the instance of E4 Period. This consists of the open spaces via which they have interacted and the spaces by which they had the potential to interact during that period or event. Such interactions took place in the way defined by the type of the respective period or event, such as the air in a meeting room transferring the voices. Another example are the areas controlled by some military power. In case of phenomena spreading out over islands or other separated areas, the trajectories necessary for participants to travel between these areas are not regarded as part of the occupied spacetime volumes. Such instances of E4 Period occupy each a limited number of contiguous spacetime volumes, however there must not be a discontinuity in the total timespan covered by these spacetime volumes. The real spacetime volumes occupied by an instance of E4 Period must not be confused with declarations of spacetime approximating the real extent. In general, instances of E4 Period have fuzzy boundaries in spacetime.
Therefore it cannot be verified, if two different instances of E4 Period occupy exactly the same spacetime volume. We therefore determine that a spacetime volume may only be occupied by one instance of E4 Period.


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package com.iitp.njack.iitp_connect.common.di.modules;

import android.content.Context;

import com.google.api.client.extensions.android.http.AndroidHttp;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.extensions.android.gms.auth.GoogleAccountCredential;
import com.google.api.client.http.HttpTransport;
import com.google.api.client.json.JsonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.json.jackson2.JacksonFactory;
import com.google.api.client.util.ExponentialBackOff;
import com.google.api.services.youtube.YouTube;
import com.google.api.services.youtube.YouTubeScopes;

import java.util.Arrays;

import javax.inject.Singleton;

import dagger.Module;
import dagger.Provides;

@Module
public class YoutubeModule {

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    public GoogleAccountCredential providesGoogleAccountCredential(Context context) {
        String[] SCOPES = { YouTubeScopes.YOUTUBE_READONLY };
        GoogleAccountCredential googleAccountCredential = GoogleAccountCredential.usingOAuth2(
            context, Arrays.asList(SCOPES))
            .setBackOff(new ExponentialBackOff());
        return googleAccountCredential;
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    public HttpTransport providesHttpTransport() {
        return AndroidHttp.newCompatibleTransport();
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    public JsonFactory providesJsonFactory() {
        return JacksonFactory.getDefaultInstance();
    }

    @Provides
    @Singleton
    public YouTube providesYoutubeService(HttpTransport httpTransport, JsonFactory jsonFactory, GoogleAccountCredential googleAccountCredential) {
        return new YouTube.Builder(
            httpTransport, jsonFactory, googleAccountCredential)
            .setApplicationName("IITP-Connect")
            .build();
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Scholarship for female residents of North Carolina or South Carolina who are undergraduate students admitted to Converse College. Selection based on academic achievement, financial need, community activities, leadership and potential. Due date, number of awards and award amounts may vary.


pdf Drawing of 2-4-0 side tank order No. 2965 BP works progressive No. 1253, 1254, 1255 supplied in 1873.
pdf Drawing of 2-4-0 side tank order No. 144 BP works progressive No. 6296 suppled in 1926.
Order No.2965 was for three 3'-0" gauge 2-4-0 tank locomotives works progressive Nos. 1253 - 1255 supplied in 1873 for passenger use on the Isle of Man Railway numbered 1 "Sutherland", 2 "Derby", 3 "Pender".
No. 1 "Sutherland" is preserved at Port Erin Museum.
No. 2 "Derby" was taken out of service in 1951 and dismantled.
No. 3 "Pender" is in section form at the Museum of Science & Industry at Manchester.
The driving wheels were 3'-9" in diameter and the outside cylinders 11" dia x 18" stroke with a boiler pressure of 120 psi.
This was the first of ten orders for a total of 14 locomotives. The second order No. 3175 was for a further two locomotives, No. 4 "Loch" & No. 5"Mona", works progressive Nos.1416 & 1417. The last order in 1926 order No. 144 work progressive No. 6296 was for one 2-4-0 tank engine. This was the final evolution of the 2-4-0t design that had started in 1863 for the Norwegian 3'-6" gauge Railway. This was also the last steam locomotive built for hauling passengers on a narrow gauge railway running a regular service in the British Isles.


ABSTRACT: Estimating colony areas, locations, population sizes, and trends are all important aspects of managing animal populations. The ability to assess population trends and delineate important wildlife areas remains a top priority for managers and conservation biologists. Yet, outdated laborious estimation methods remain in high use. By simulating known populations on known island sizes and using established transect and quadrat survey methods, we asked whether using inverse distance weighting (IDW) interpolations in ArcGIS improved estimates of colony area and population size for nocturnal burrow-nesting seabirds over conventional global interpolation methods. We performed 100 simulations for each of 3 population sizes (500, 1000, and 50000 breeding pairs) on 3 island sizes (10, 50, and 500 ha), excluding the largest population size on the smallest island size, for a total of 800 simulated islands. We estimated colony area and population size for each simulated island using both IDW interpolations and an established global interpolation method, and the accuracy of each estimate was then calculated. Using an information theory approach, we found that IDW interpolation estimates were overall more accurate when estimating population size, but we found no difference in colony area accuracy between interpolation methods. We recommend using IDW interpolations to estimate colony area and population size along with consistency in survey structure both among study sites and years. We also recommend maintaining a consistent transect length whenever possible to ensure that observer bias does not influence areas surveyed.


the Merge Festival in the City of Melville.
This session will focus on Children's Literature, and is guaranteed to be entertaining and insightful. Book signings available. Limited places. Bookings required which includes a copy of your chosen book.


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Taldıqorğan (Kazachs: Талдықорған, Taldyqorghan) is een - met district gelijkgestelde - stad in Kazachstan en is de hoofdplaats van de oblast Almaty.
In 2019 telde Taldıqorğan 145.400 inwoners, waarvan 65 % Kazachen, 26 % Russen en 3,6 % Koreanen.

Geschiedenis
In 1868 werd de bestaande winterverblijfplaats van nomaden met de naam Taldıqorğan tot officiële vestiging met de naam Gavrilovka (Гавриловка) opgewaardeerd. Er gingen zich ook Russische migranten vestigen. In 1920 werd de naam weer veranderd in Taldıqorğan. Toen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog productiebedrijven uit gebieden ten westen van de Oeral naar het oosten werden verplaatst, nam in deze regio de economische activiteit toe. In 1944 verkreeg de plaats stadsrechten en werd centrum van de nieuwe Oblast Taldıqorğan, die tot 1997 in het toen al onafhankelijke Kazachstan bleef bestaan. Tijdens het uiteenvallen van de Sovjet-Unie en in de eerste jaren van de onafhankelijkheid, heerste zoals overal in Kazachstan stagnatie. Met het faillissement van een aantal bedrijven liep ook het inwonertal van Taldıqorğan in het begin van de jaren 1990 flink terug. Veel jonge mensen trokken naar Almaty of het buitenland. De Oblast Taldıqorğan werd opgeheven, het gebied ging tot de Oblast Almaty behoren. In 2001 werd de stad door president Noersoeltan Nazarbajev tot hoofdstad gemaakt, wat tot nieuwe bouwactiviteiten leidde. Er werden nieuwe bedrijven, kantoren, restaurants, en een hotel gebouwd en veel straten werden (opnieuw) verhard. Hierdoor trokken in 1,5 jaar tijd 20.000 nieuwe bewoners naar de stad.

Geografie
Taldıqorğan is bestuurlijk centrum van de Oblast Almaty en ligt in het zuidoosten van Kazachstan, aan de oever van de Karatal, die in het Balkasjmeer uitmondt.

Klimaat
Het gebied heeft een continentaal klimaat, met warme en vrij droge zomers. De gemiddelde maximumtemperatuur overdag bedraagt in januari -4,5°C en in juli 30°C. De jaarlijkse neerslaghoeveelheid bedraagt 370 mm; de droogste maand is augustus met 13 mm, de natste zijn oktober en november met elk 40 mm.

Bezienswaardigheden
Op het plein voor het regionaal bestuursgebouw bevindt zich een bron, waarvan de zeven granieten waterzuilen de zeven rivieren van het Zevenstromenland  (Schetysu) symboliseren. Het streekmuseum draagt de naam van de Kazachse patriot Moejamendsjan Tynysjbajev. Daarnaast ligt een museum ter herinnering aan de dichter Iljas Sjansoegoerov.

Voorzieningen
Taldıqorğan beschikt over een universiteit en een technische hogeschool. Er zijn ruim 20 instellingen voor gezondheidszorg, een theater, bibliotheken, bioscopen, een stadion, sporthal en enkele zwembaden.

Verkeer
Taldıqorğan heeft een vliegveld vanwaar een aantal Kazachse en Russische steden bereikt kunnen worden. Het spoorwegstation ligt aan een zijlijn van de  Turkestan-Siberische spoorlijn, die naar Tekeli leidt. De autoweg E-40 verloopt door de stad.

Sport
De voetbalclub Jetisu FK Taldıqorğan speelt in de Premjer-Liga (Kazachstan).

Geboren in
 Aidyn Aimbetov (*1972), ruimtevaarder
 Andrej Kivilev (1973-2003), wielrenner
 Anton Koezmin (1996), wielrenner

Stad in Kazachstan
District van Kazachstan


Warrior Writers invites all veterans and military service people to come to this free program that uses writing to deal with military experience, a proven way for those with PTSD and other trauma to begin to heal through writing. Facilitator/Instructor Jenny Pacanowski, Warrior Writers trainer ,and Gary Morgan, Viet Nam Veteran, lead the group. Admission is free, and light refreshments are served.
Sunday, November 13 at 3:00 at the Dietrich Theater will be a public reading of the Warrior Writers.


In the Great Commission Jesus instructed us to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations. That means two operations: evangelism (see other page) which is the first phase during which we make believers and set them free from sickness and demonic oppression. The second phase is "making disciples" and that means church planting. It is in a church context in fact that believers will learn the word of God and grow in spiritual maturity so that they too can go out and repeat the process.
Church planting is one of our major activities. We strongly believe that the Kingdom of God can be push forward by establishing a presence of his people (the church) in a specific locality. According to the vision of Rivers of Joy we also believe that each church is like a spring of water delivering fresh, living water to the people that live in a specific locality. So we strongly encourage and support the planting of new churches where the Lord sends us. And this is key in our strategy, to go where God sends us because then we know that we are moving in his will and that therefore he will bless us. For that reason we discourage the planting of new churches, just because there is not one in that place or because the people there need to be saved. That might be good ideas; but a good idea may not always be a God idea.
If you are interested in joining this ministry and planting anew church, reaching to a nation where we are not represented and are prepared to fund and support yourself financially but need our apostolic cover, our spiritual and practical support let alone our prayer cover then get in touch. We would love to help you. Just write to the general Overseer for further details.


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Q: WPF Combobox issue. Dropdown content is blurred for a few seconds after opening it When you open the combo box, the text is blurry for a while.
If the minimum height is 30 pixels then everything is fine.
If there are more than two items then everything is fine.
It turns out if the pop-up window is less than 60 height then the problem.
I would like to understand what the problem is. (Solve it can set popup a minimum height of 60px, but this decision is not pleasant.)
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        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:WpfApp1"
        mc:Ignorable="d"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
    <Grid Margin="50">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <ComboBox HorizontalAlignment="Center" SelectedIndex="0"  VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="125">
            <ComboBoxItem Height="24">
                <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Text item 1 Height 24"/>
            </ComboBoxItem>
            <ComboBoxItem Height="24">
                <TextBlock  VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Text item 2 Height 24"/>
            </ComboBoxItem>
        </ComboBox>

        <ComboBox Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Center" SelectedIndex="0"  VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="125">
            <ComboBoxItem Height="30">
                <TextBlock  VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Text item 1"/>
            </ComboBoxItem>
            <ComboBoxItem Height="30">
                <TextBlock  VerticalAlignment="Center" Text="Text item 2"/>
            </ComboBoxItem>
        </ComboBox>
    </Grid>
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