Balterio® laminate flooring offers the best value for money in a wide range of colours and styles. Balterio® takes pride in the styling and durability of its floors and in its commitment to honour strong and reliable warranties. Our flooring meets strict production standards (EN 13329) and is covered by residential and commercial warranties. When it comes to your home, business or family, only the best is good enough.
The legal warranties in the countries of purchase apply without restrictions to the Balterio® products specified below. In addition, in all countries where Balterio® laminate flooring is sold through (approved) distributors, Balterio® provides a commercial warranty as stipulated in the current conditions.
If the packaging with the warranty conditions has been lost, you can either consult the warranty conditions on the Balterio® website (www.balterio.com), or obtain them directly from the Balterio® department of Unilin bvba (Ooigemstraat 3, 8710 Wielsbeke, Belgium) (hereinafter referred to as "Balterio®"), or from the distributor and/or the installer of your Balterio® laminate floor.
Before installing the Balterio® floor panels and accessories, these must be thoroughly checked for visible defects under the best lighting conditions. In any case the customer must refrain from installing visibly defective products. Any such defects must be reported to the Balterio® distributor and/or installer or in the ultimate case, to Unilin bvba at the latest 8 calendar days after purchase. The defective products will be replaced. Any complaints made after this period shall not qualify for the warranty.
In the event of material or production defects in the Balterio® products, Balterio® will replace the deficient products in accordance with the present warranty conditions. This is limited to the replacement of the defective Balterio® product and excludes compensation for any other damage or costs incurred or to be incurred such as, but not restricted to, placement costs and removal expenses.
Duration of warranty for material and production defects?
The term "residential applications" shall be understood as: the use of the laminate as a floor covering in a private residence that is used for private purposes only. The term "commercial applications" shall be understood as: the use of the laminate as a floor covering in non-residential premises, including but not limited to hotels, offices, shops and stores.
In addition, Balterio® provides a lifetime warranty (limited to a period of 33 years) of the preservation and integrity of the click connections ClickXpress®, DropXpress® and FitXpress®. This lifetime warranty of the integrity of the Balterio® click connections applies only to permanent joints with a width larger than 0.2 mm and on the condition that the Balterio® brand laminate floor is placed according to the Balterio® laying instructions and in combination with the approved Balterio® subfloors (as specified on www.balterio.com.).
For the warranty to apply, the Balterio® laminated floors must be placed indoors in rooms suitable for laminate flooring. Spaces suitable for Balterio® laminated floors are specified on the packaging and on the Balterio® website (www.balterio.com). The laying of Balterio® laminated floors covered by the warranty in spaces other than mentioned on the packaging is possible only after prior explicit permission in writing from Balterio®.
The laminate floors are not suitable for damp and/or moist areas such as, among others, but not limited to, bathrooms or saunas except for the Grande collection. The boards of the Grande collection are water-repelling. Thanks to the HydroShield protection, no water seeps through the click connection. This makes Grande the ideal laminate floor in living rooms, bedrooms, kitchen & bathroom. On the Grande laminate floors, Balterio® offers an additional guarantee on the water resistance in residential applications: see further.
Rooms with an immediate access to the street need a transition between the street and the room where the laminate is installed.
Wear resistance: Balterio® guarantees that with normal use the laminate surface will stay wear-resistant, including delamination or reduced resistance of the wearing surface. However, in the event of products with V-groove, the reduced resistance of the V-groove is not included in the warranty. In addition, a change to the gloss level does not apply as wear of the laminate surface. Laminate is fade resistant, not 100% fade proof. It is generally accepted that all gloss finishes (i.e. paint, glass, furniture or car surfaces,…) are susceptible to superficial fading/gloss variation. This is not considered as a product fault.
Stain resistance: Balterio® laminated floor surfaces are resistant to stains such as from red wine, ketchup, etc.
Invoking the warranty – authorization of warranty claims?
In order to invoke the warranty you must present the original dated invoice to your dealer or point of sale where you purchased the Balterio product.
They will check your claim to Balterio and pass it on. The warranty can only be invoked by the first user or the original purchaser of the Balterio® laminate, and cannot be transferred. The first user or the original purchaser is the one indicated on the original invoice.
For the warranty to be able to be invoked, the damage to the product must be obvious and the damaged surface area must be at least 1 cm² per product unit (panel, accessory, etc.). Such damage must not be the result of misuse or accidents, including but not restricted to mechanical damage such as heavy impact damage, scratches or grooves (for example by dragging furniture) or notches.
If the warranty can be invoked with a valid claim, Balterio® will replace the laminate floor with floor panels from the Balterio® collections that are in stock at the time when the claim is received.
Balterio® provides no other warranty whatsoever, neither explicit nor tacit, than the one specified in the current warranty conditions. Unless the legislation of the country of purchase does not permit this, and with the exception of the statutory provisions concerning product liability, Balterio® cannot be held liable for direct or indirect damages and costs resulting from deficient products. In any case, Balterio® cannot be held liable for the costs of the removal and laying of the laminate products, and/or travelling expenses or transaction costs.
Inadequate placement, i.e. placement not according to the Balterio laying instructions (as specified on www.balterio.com) and/or without making use of the approved Balterio® accessories such as the Balterio subfloors (Iso-Trans, Iso-Silent, Thermo-Trans and Thermo-Silent), skirting and profiles in the Balterio® designs/colours (True Matching® colours). A receipt must be presented as proof that the Balterio® accessories were used with the installation of the laminate floor. The Balterio® accessories can easily be recognised by the SmartFinish® logo on the package. They are also shown in the latest version of the Balterio® catalogue or on the Balterio® website (www.balterio.com). The Balterio® skirting and profiles have "SmartFinish True Matching Made in E.C." printed on the rear. The Balterio® subfloors have the SmartFinish® logo imprint and have the 1 cm² squares printed on them.
Non-compliance with the instructions for cleaning and maintenance as described on the Balterio® website.
Water damage caused by ice machines, refrigerators, sinks, dishwashers, pipes, natural disasters, excessive moisture in concrete slabs, hydrostatic pressure, etc. In case of the presence of water and/or moisture on the floor and/or around the skirting boards, this must be removed immediately, except for Grande laminate floors: see further.
Damage caused by vacuum cleaner frames or by the hard or metal wheels of office chairs or other furniture. With laminate floors, furniture legs should always be fitted with suitable protective material. Chairs, easy chairs/settees or furniture on wheels must be fitted with soft wheels or must be placed on specially adapted protective carpet or plates. Damage caused by corrosive or abrasive substances such as pet urine.
5 year water resistance guarantee on Grande laminate floors.
This guarantee on water resistance only applies to residential installations of Balterio® Grande laminate floors in wet areas, such as bathrooms, kitchens and entrances. Product failures in these areas are under guarantee if all the installation instructions and the general guarantee conditions have been met. (see above).
The floor may not be installed in very moist places or extremely dry places or places with extremely high temperatures (such as, but not limited to, saunas, swimming pools and rooms with built-in drainage, such as showers).
Remaining moisture on the floor and on or around the skirting boards, wall base or profile, must be removed within 1 hour. Maintenance with too much water and/or the use of incorrect cleaning agents must be avoided at all times. As prolonged exposure to moisture can cause irreversible damage to your laminate floor, the Balterio® installation instructions must be followed. All expansion joints must be filled with a strong compressible PE-foam and sealed with the Balterio® Watershield kit in accordance with the installation instructions. Skirting boards, floor profiles and rosettes around the radiator pipes must be sealed along the wall and floor covering.
Please keep your receipt. If the Balterio® laminate floor is not installed by the user, but by a floor layer/installer, the latter should provide the user with a copy of the installation and maintenance instructions and the warranty conditions.
For questions regarding guarantees, we recommend that you contact your Balterio® brand laminate floor distributor where you purchased the laminate floor. Should your Balterio® brand laminate floor distributor be unable to provide you with answers or should you need additional information, you can turn to: Unilin bvba, Division Balterio - Consumer Care Service' Ooigemstraat 3' 8710 WIELSBEKE – BELGIUM – www.balterio.com and click on customer services. The Balterio® guarantee conditions do not affect the legally applicable guarantee on Balterio® products.
Balterio® reserves the right to inspect the complaint and claim concerning its product on site, installed or otherwise, and must be given the opportunity to do so. Without prior approval of Unilin bvba division Balterio – Consumer Care Service no repairs or replacements may be made to a Balterio® brand laminate floor for which a warranty claim has been made.


A colorway is a design that is offered in a range of color combinations. I'm building a collection of colorway patterns right now.
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Metso global website News 2016 Metso to consolidate its US Pennsylvania locations to one facility at York
Press release September 21, 2016 09:00:00 AM CET
Metso to consolidate its US Pennsylvania locations to one facility at York
Metso Corporation's press release on September 21, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. EEST
To support the drive for growth and efficiency, Metso is consolidating its Minerals Capital (MCA) and Minerals Services (MSE) business activities in Pennsylvania to its current York office location and closing the Danville and Canonsburg sites.
"We expect that this change will improve our ability to serve our customers through new innovations, more streamlined service and greater efficiency. We will continue to serve our customers uninterrupted during the transition," says João Ney Colagrossi, President, Metso Minerals Capital business area.
The office consolidation is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter 2017. Most of the approximately 175 employees working at the locations to be closed have been offered an opportunity to relocate to York, PA.
Bob Wissing, VP of Finance, Administrative Managing Director, North America, Metso, Tel. +1 (262) 717 2585, Email: bob.wissing@metso.com
Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Global Communications, Metso Corporation, Tel. +358 20 484 3212, Email: helena.marjaranta@metso.com

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Edgar Villanueva
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Edgar Villanueva is a globally-recognized expert on social justice philanthropy and known to many as the founder of the movement for philanthropic justice.
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Lågpassfilter (en: low pass filter) är ett filter som släpper igenom signaler med frekvens som ligger under ett bestämt värde kallad gränsfrekvens och kraftigt dämpar övriga signaler.

Ett första ordningens lågpassfilter givet som en överföringsfunktion är

där  är den så kallade tidskonstanten.
Oftast vill man att lågpassfilter ska ha statisk förstärkning ett, vilket betyder att en konstant insignal ger upphov till en konstant utsignal med samma amplitud (efter att transienter klingat av).
Om  är statiska förstärkningen 1. Detta förutsätter att filtret är stabilt.

Ett populärt val av filter är Butterworthfilter, med egenskapen att amplitudkurvan är optimalt platt i origo.
Ett andra ordningens (analogt) Butterworth lågpassfilter har två poler i

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Bandspärrfilter

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The pi gpio library is included on every Raspberry Pi and can provide you with monitoring or control of all the GPIO pins. The XTension plugin currently supports input and output as well as PWM and Servo control.
The plugin is included in the standard XTension distribution as of 9.4.16 so no further install is needed on the XTension side.
The library and server are included in the standard OS images for the Raspberry Pi, but are not enabled by default.
Use either the pi setup app on the desktop or the raspi-config program from the command line and visit the "Interfaces" section. Turn on "remote GPIO access" this does not actually start the server, only writes a configuration option that allows connection to the server from somewhere other than locally on the Pi.
the server is now ready for a connection from XTension.
The XTension settings are simple and amount to just the IP address and the Port that the server is running on. If you have set an mDNS name for your Pi you can enter that as the address. If not, or if you just prefer a static IP address you can enter that. A static IP would be preferred.
The port defaults to 8888 and does not need to be changed unless you have altered the configuration on the Raspberry Pi.
No units are created automatically by this plugin since there are so many pins it would be frustrating to have it create so many potentially unneeded units. Instead create a new Unit on your PIGPIO interface and set the Address of the unit to the pin number that you would like to control. XTension will ignore the pins that you do not have units configured for so they may be used by other processes without interference.
Configuration options for the Digital Input device type. The pin can be made "Pull Up", "Pull Down" or "Floating".
A pin set to Pull Up will have a high value resister connected between it and the positive voltage on the Pi. It will hold the value high and you should connect it to Ground to turn the unit On in XTension.
A pin set to Pull Down will have a high value resister connected between it and Ground and you should connect it to the positive voltage from the Pi board to turn the unit in XTension On.
Which of those you use depends on what kind of thing you're connecting to the pins. For a simple switch or button it doesn't matter. Other devices might have a high or low output that would need a specific setting.
A pin set to Floating will not have either and you should supply your own externally for whichever makes the most sense. If you fail to provide one or the other the value will randomly and very quickly switch back and forth.
If you're connecting the pin to a switch or a button you will need to set a debounce period. Any physical switch will have a few milliseconds during the transition where the actual read value will be switching wildly back and forth between on and off before it settles down. This value is the amount of time the reading must be stable in MICROseconds (not milliseconds) before the change will be reported. Without this you're likely to get dozens or even hundreds of updates back and forth during the first fraction of a second after you press the button. A value of 10,000 is the default and seems good for most devices I've used it with. The value must be stable for 10 milliseconds before the change is reported. Value values are from 0 to 300,000.
Digital output pins have no other options to setup. They will be connected to ground when the Unit in XTension is off and to the positive voltage of the Pi when turned on. (unless you set them to reverse logic in XTension) Please read the documentation on the Pi to learn how much current you can pull from these pins, (it's not very much at all) before you will burn them out. You can connect a single LED to a pin with the proper resistor, but not one to every pin without some other external hardware to take the load off the Pi itself.
Servo pins also do not have any extra configuration associated with them. They should be setup as Dimmable/Simulated so that the servo returns to the last on position when you turn the unit on. Use the set value or dim verbs to change the position of a servo connected to this pin.
Valid values for a servo unit are from between 500 to 2500 which will carry the servo from hard one side to hard the other side. Again check the power availability of your Pi before you connect a dozen servo motors to it as you will burn out it's power supply.
The Servo pin Unit also supports the "rate" parameter of the Turn On and Dim/Brighten verbs so that you can make the servo move more slowly. Yes, it makes little sense to say "dim myServo to 2500" but the set value verb does not include the rate parameter so use the dim or brighten command. The rate is the number of milliseconds between steps. Larger numbers are slower.
A pin set to PWM is a good way to dim an LED light, by using a mosfet or transistor you could dim higher power loads than could be controlled directly from the Pi. Make sure you are not pulling too much power through the output pins to keep from burning them out or damaging your Pi.
Like the Servo pin the pwm units support the "rate" parameter so you can do a soft fade from one level to another.
The PWM unit type lets you choose the PWM frequency of the output. Slower rates may produce visible and annoying flicker in any led's attached, but very high frequencies may cause ballasted lamps to overheat and either burn out or become a fire hazard. In my testing a value of 800hz was more than enough to make the flickering invisible to my eye.
The pigpiod server has many more abilities than just the few pin types that I have supported in this first version. If you need virtual serial port passthrough, 1-wire support or support for the various i2c or other devices that can be connected through it please let me know and I will move that up my to do list.


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Pomp and Perfidy
The turbulent embassy of Baron van Dedem
By Henk Boom
As Turkey and the Netherlands celebrate 400 years of diplomatic relations, Henk Boom highlights the twenty turbulent years that Frederik Gijsbert, Baron van Dedem spent as ambassador to Constantinople
Van Dedem's audience with the grand vizier on November 29, 1785
The scene in the Audience Hall of the Topkapı Palace on that January day of 1799 was decidedly unusual. Normally any visit by a foreign envoy would be subject to the strictest protocol. But when the English ambassador, John Spencer Smith, and his brother, Admiral Sidney Smith, arrived to see Kör Yusuf Ziyaüddin Pasha, the grand vizier of Selim III, protocol seems to have gone by the board. It was the grand vizier who had to submit to his visitors' demands. "That man has to leave. Better today than tomorrow," was the furious outburst of the admiral, a hardliner in the English navy. "Do you agree?" the grand vizier asked, turning to the ambassador, who nodded his assent. "Yes, I agree. The man is a despicable character. You can't trust him. He is a renegade who brings no good to our cause."
The man whose behaviour had so outraged the British brothers was the Dutch envoy, Frederik Gijsbert, Baron van Dedem, whom the admiral was accusing of betraying English interests by hiding French documents in the Palais de Hollande, his residence in the Pera area of the Ottoman capital. And the cause to which the ambassador referred was, of course, the English cause – for any document of French origin could provide useful intelligence in the bitter conflict between France and England.
A long-standing enmity between the two countries had escalated after Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in May the previous year. Van Dedem, in one of his weekly dispatches to his government in The Hague, had written: "The Turkish government here in Constantinople has raised the alarm and is very displeased by that violent attack. On both sides there was a lot of bloodshed."
Worse still were relations between Holland and England. The fourth war between them had ended in 1784, one year before Van Dedem's arrival in Istanbul. For many years trade, colonies and the eternal conflict over control of the North Sea had been good reasons to take up arms. Back in Holland, Van Dedem had already declared himself a lifelong enemy of England. His son Anthony later revealed in his memoirs that during his childhood his mother had stopped buying sugar and contributed the money she saved to help fund the war against England – "which was by nature the rival of Holland and the enemy of Dutch prosperity". In those days Van Dedem, then president of the national parliament, never hid his sympathy for France.
Selim III was also an admirer of France. With the help of his French advisers he had started the so-called Nizâm-i Cedîd (New Order), a complete restructuring and modernisation of the Ottoman army. But after Napoleon's surprise invasion of Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire, the Sultan was forced to change his allegiance. The French had suddenly become the enemy, along with the Russians and the Austrians.
Before the arrival of the English navy in the Bosphorus in 1799, Van Dedem had been seen in Istanbul as a highly competent diplomat, but his authority had faded. Since the French Revolution had reached Holland in 1795, the Dutch Republic had become more or less a vassal state of Paris. To the English, these geopolitical changes came as a gift from heaven and they opportunistically declared themselves allies of the Turks in their war against France. The Turks, in return, allowed the English navy to control the traditional Levantine trade routes between Europe and Asia.
Henk Boom is the author of 'Onze man in Constantinopel' ('Our Man in Constantinople') (Walburg Press, Zutphen), an account of Van Dedem's Istanbul years. The book will be published to commemorate 400 years of diplomatic relations between Holland and Turkey. An exhibition about Van Dedem's life opens in the Museum TwentseWelle in Enschede on October 10. Boom is also the author of a book about Süleyman the Magnificent ('De Grote Turk', Athenaeum, Amsterdam), now also in Turkish and German.
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Francis appoints American archbishop as Vatican nuncio to Great Britain
Archbishop Edward Adams is first native English speaker in role for 54 years
Pope Francis has appointed a career Vatican diplomat from the United States to be his next papal ambassador to Great Britain.
On Saturday, Archbishop Edward Adams was named to the role which requires him to be the Holy See's representative to Government authorities in England, Wales and Scotland, while also playing a crucial role in the selection of bishops.
Archbishop Adams, a priest from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, will be the first native English speaker to hold the post for more than 50 years: the last one, Archbishop Gerald O'Hara, served from 1959-63 was also from Philadelphia.
His position will require him to keep the Vatican abreast of Brexit developments, with the Holy See taking a keen interest in the future of the European Union following Britain's decision to leave the bloc.
The new nuncio, who graduated from Vatican's prestigious diplomatic training school in 1976, is currently serving in Greece and has previously been a papal ambassador to Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the Philippines.
Aged 72, his posting to Britain is likely to be his last given the bishop retirement age is 75, although this is in keeping with most holders of the position, which is usually seen as a reward for long service.
This changed, however, under Benedict XVI when he appointed Archbishop Antonio Mennini, then aged 63, to the role. Archbishop Mennini, who was recently transferred back to a position at the Secretariat of State responsible for Vatican relations with Italy, was involved in the appointments of a significant number of new bishops in both England and Wales and Scotland.
Whenever a diocese needs a new bishop, the papal nuncio is responsible for drawing up a shortlist of three candidates along with a detailed report into the local church.
Following the reformation, formal diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and the Holy See resumed in 1914 and a Vatican "Apostolic Delegation" to Great Britain was established on 21 November 1938. It wasn't until 1982, however, that the delegation was promoted to a full nunciature with the papal ambassador today based at a large residence in Parkside, Wimbledon, which is rated as one of the most expensive streets in London.
Following the announcement of Archbishop Adams' appointment today Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, offered his heartfelt congratulations and "warmest of welcomes" to the incoming apostolic nuncio.
In Scotland, the Archbishop of Glasgow, Philip Tartaglia, who is also president of the scottish bishops' conference said: "I welcome the appointment of the new Apostolic Nuncio and offer him our prayerful good wishes for his important service as Nuncio. Together with all the Scottish Bishops, I look forward to welcoming Archbishop Adams to Scotland in due course."
PICTURE - Previous nuncio to Great Britain Archbishop Antonio Mennini presents his letter of credence to HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2011.


Up until about 30 years ago, it was believed that all life on Earth was dependent upon energy from the sun. Furthermore, it was thought that you would probably not find life where temperatures were extremely hot, like in geysers or hot springs, or extremely cold, like in the Antarctic desert.
These ideas changed when oceanographers explored hydrothermal vents, openings in the ocean floor where extremely hot, mineral-rich water erupts from the crust. Hydrothermal vents are located several miles below the surface, on the ocean floor, where the surrounding water is at or near freezing, it is absolutely dark and the pressure is high. In organized communities around the bases of these vents, called black smokers, scientists found clams, crabs and exotic, giant tubeworms measuring 6 feet (2 meters) long. The water coming out of these vents is 230 to 662 degrees Fahrenheit (110 to 350 degrees Celsius).
How can these animals survive so far from the sunlight, under these extreme conditions? In the water, scientists found species of bacteria that split hydrogen sulfide from the water to get energy to make organic compounds (chemosynthesis). The tubeworms have bacteria in their tissues that help them derive energy from the water. The clams feed on the bacteria, and the crabs feed on the tubeworms.
The discovery of hydrothermal-vent communities showed that it is possible for life to evolve in places without light from the sun, and in other worlds without sufficient light from the parent star. In view of the discovery of hydrothermal vents, it may be possible that life exists on Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, which scientists believe has a water ocean beneath its icy crust.
Life has been found in other extreme environments as well. Scientists discovered microcolonies of lichens called cryptoendoliths in rock samples of the Antarctic desert, where temperatures often drop to 100 degrees below zero and there is little or no liquid water. In contrast, thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria have been found in hot springs where temperatures exceed the boiling point of water.
If life can evolve in extreme environments on Earth, it seems possible that life may exist in the extreme environments of other worlds such as Mars.
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Below are 20 Michigan towns that have had their fair share of being ribbed, harassed, made fun of, picked on, joked about, put down, taunted, needled, ridiculed, and teased, just because of their town name.
There are legitimate reasons for a town name, but some ne'er-do-wells just have to poke fun. Let the record show, these are all cool communities to visit.
The name was selected by a Mr. Patterson, who visited Hawaii.
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Named after the township, but no idea how the township got the name.
Named after Flushing, Long Island, New York.
Named after John R. Fouch, who settled there in 1866.
The name was derived from the last-name initials of eight original 1881 settlers 1881: John Grant, Matthew Edge, George Robinson, Thaddeus Mead, W. W. French, Ezekiel Ackley, Oscar Sheppard, and Hezekiah Knaggs.
Named after an original town settler.
Named after the ancient Roman god of fire.
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UBSRC President Condemns The Gazette Newspaper for "Sensationalism"
In his statement that looks but not sound like a rebuttal, the University of Botswana Student Representative Council (UBSRC) President- Bokang Dumelang has distanced himself from 'allegations' by The Gazette Newspaper that he supports the motion that "the government should stop allowances" for some students.
"I cannot in anyway possible advocate for student allowances to be stopped. The day I do that you should check me into a mental asylum and throw away the keys because it would mean I have completely lost my mind and there is no turning back." He said.
The The Gazette Newspaper in their story had reported that the government is considering to stop allowances for students whose parents can be able to support them financially, "We will also include social workers in this process to ensure that students are not disadvantaged because you and I will agree that there are wealthy parents out there who can assist their children financially, We know that there are students who desperately need the allowance more than others. To some it is not even enough to cater for their needs," The Gazette wrote as they quoted the Minister of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology- Douglas Letsholathebe.
What the Botswana Gazette did was what I believe Media students would call sensationalism, something that every intelligent individual should always shun
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Though he distances himself from what he says he is being accused of, Dumelang once again in his "rebuttal" agreed with the minister that indeed "some students' allowances should be stopped".
"Furthermore the government has brought about a model on how that can be done as shared by Minister Letsholathebe in parliament: The "cost sharing model". We have affluent Batswana like Letsholathebe, Dada, Jagdish and others who are beyond the word capable of assisting their families without even breaking a sweat . The government is of the view that its now time that these Batswana start being patriotic. To borrow the words of the POTUS 35 John Fitzgerald Kennedy in his inaugural speech; "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." What these affluent Batswana can do for our country is this; they allow the government to only assist them with tuition fees and not living allowances." Dumelang asserted.
Dumelang was quoted by The Gazette Newspaper saying "We need to be patriotic as Batswana because in some countries, parents open bank accounts for their children to assist them financially during their schooling years". Meanwhile, his counterpart, the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) SRC President- Ernest Arabang was quoted condemning minister Letsholathebe's assertions, "Government recently increased rentals and transport fares, this has weighed down on families already. To burden parents with providing their children with living allowances is therefore a terrible move."
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California: "We'll Be Opening Up On June 15," Announces Newsom
We'll be opening up on June 15, this economy…business as usual," said California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday.
"We are announcing now that on June 15 we will be getting rid of the colored [reopening] tiers."
Earlier in the news, the state's top health official spoke in detail about the planned reopening.
"The Blueprint as it's devised now will no longer be in effect as of June 15," said California Director of Health Services Dr. Mark Ghaly on Tuesday.
Ghaly repeated that the date will hold so long as vaccines are available and so long as the state sees a low level of disease.
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"no timeline for ending the mask requirement."
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Rotherham Groomer Gets Just 4.5 Years For Abusing 11-year-old Girl
A Rotherham based Muslim man who groomed and abused an 11-year-old girl after adding her on Snapchat, has been jailed for just four and a half years.
Kamir Khan, 31, sent the girl over 4,000 messages over a three month period and at one point, even told her he loved her and wanted to marry her. Khan also inappropriately touched her on two occasions in February and March 2019.
Khan pursued his victim over Snapchat and WhatsApp, sending lewd photos and requesting she send naked pictures of herself to him. Thankfully, she refused.
His perverse actions came to light when his victim's mum went through her daughter's phone and found messages from someone under the alias 'Zayn'. Her daughter, visibly distressed, then told her mum everything about Khan's actions and police were informed.
Investigating Officer, Rachel Scott, said: "Khan preyed on his victim over a period of months, taking full advantage of her age, and her vulnerability. He manipulated her in to thinking he was her boyfriend, and it was normal for him to send her such explicit messages.
"This girl has been incredibly strong throughout this inquiry and I couldn't be prouder of how much she has assisted our investigation.
"This was a difficult case, however I am pleased that we were able to establish such evidence that Khan had no option to plead guilty to these offences. I believe he is a danger to children and I am pleased that he is now behind bars.
"I want to take this opportunity to remind young people to consider their safety online and never give out personal details or share intimate pictures. To parents, if your child is on social media sites, please be vigilant and regularly ask who they are speaking to."
Khan admitted two counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching, inciting a girl to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual communication with a child.


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BUYDENS & HAMILTON TO PLAY CLUB RUGBY IN TARANAKI
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Canada's front-row will receive a boost for the upcoming summer test series as forwards Ryan Hamilton and Hubert Buydens are headed to New Zealand to play club rugby in Taranaki.
Taranaki is one of the strongest provincial unions in New Zealand; Taranaki RFC competes in the 14-team ITM Cup – New Zealand's top domestic provincial rugby competition – based out of New Plymouth on New Zealand's North Island.
Buydens and Hamilton will play with New Plymouth Old Boys with the hopes of performing strong enough to receive a contract to play for Taranaki RFC.
Canada's national men's program has strong ties to Taranaki RFU as head coach Kieran Crowley played 200 games for the provincial side between 1980 and 1994 and coached the team from 1998 to 2007. Also, New Plymouth Old Boys head coach Niel Barnes has been Canada's fowards coach in years past, including the 2011 RWC.
Buydens and Hamilton were both members of Canada's 30-man squad for the 2011 RWC in New Zealand. Originally from Saskatoon, Buydens is a member of the Castaway Wanderers RFC and the Prairie Wolfpack. Buydens started all four Rugby World Cup matches as a prop for Canada and has a total of 13 caps dating back to his debut in June 2006. North Vancouver's Ryan Hamilton came off the bench to replace Canada's then-Captain Pat Riordan at hooker in each of the four RWC games.
The primary purpose of sending two of our national level athletes to Taranaki is development, as the two front-rows will be exposed to top-level competition in arguably the strongest rugby environment in the world. With a busy summer test series in the pipeline, Crowley believes this will be a beneficial experience for both forwards.
"This is a great opportunity for these players to be exposed to southern hemisphere games, training and techniques and to put themselves forward to possibly obtain professional contracts," said Crowley from New Zealand during the Wellington Sevens preparation.
New Zealand's club rugby season runs from March until late July. Both Buydens and Hamilton will have a chance to train and compete in Taranaki before returning home for international duties in the Pacific Nations Cup and Rugby World Cup Qualifiers this summer.
Having competed in Whangarei, Napier and Wellington on New Zealand's North Island during the RWC, Hamilton is excited and thankful for the opportunity to live and train in Taranaki.
"Playing in New Zealand is an awesome opportunity for me to challenge myself as a rugby player; I'm thankful for the opportunity that's been provided by Rugby Canada and Taranaki," said Hamilton from the Centre of Excellence.
"New Zealand is a beautiful country with a strong rugby culture and great people and I enjoyed my time there during the Rugby World Cup.
2013 is proving to be a busy year for Canadian rugby, as Canada will compete in the recently announced new-look IRB Pacific Nations along with home-and-away Rugby World Cup Qualifiers against the USA. As one of the more experienced players on Canada's roster, Buydens is looking forward to the opportunity to play in the southern hemisphere.
"We obviously have a busy year ahead of us and I'm looking to go down there and have a good experience training and competing in Taranaki," said Buydens. "I think this is a great opportunity for Ryan and I, and I look forward to the experience."
Buydens and Hamilton are set to travel from British Columbia to New Zealand's North Island on February 20th and will begin training with Taranaki shortly after leading up to the season debut.
Source: http://www.rugbycanada.ca
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$1.17 Million Donation to Fund 30 Fellowships to Middlebury School of Hebrew
Middlebury Newsroom Article - July 1, 2021
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - The Middlebury School of Hebrew has received a $1.17 million donation from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation to support the graduate study of leading teachers in the field of Hebrew education at Jewish day schools. The gift will fund 30 fellowships over a period of four years for students enrolled in the master's program in teaching Hebrew as a second language at the Middlebury School of Hebrew, one of 12 Middlebury Language Schools.
"These teachers are the future leaders in the field of teaching Hebrew language and culture in Jewish education," said Vardit Ringvald, director of the School of Hebrew. "They have the ability and the motivation to improve the quality of Hebrew teaching in Jewish day schools. By professionalizing them, we can advance the field of teaching Hebrew language and culture and its outcomes."
To identify potential candidates for the fellowships, Ringvald said she and her staff seek master's students who utilize their teaching knowledge and expertise to improve the study of Hebrew at their home institutions.
"We are grateful to the Mandel Foundation for supporting these students," added Ringvald.
"Hebrew is the gateway to Jewish civilization and Israeli culture," said Jehuda Reinharz, president and CEO of the Mandel Foundation. "We are pleased to support Middlebury's efforts to improve the quality of Hebrew language instruction and impact the field as a whole."
The fellowships for the 2021 session will begin this summer. The deadline for applying for scholarships for the 2022 session is April 15, 2022. Funding covers full tuition, room, and board.
About the Middlebury Language Schools
Since 1915, the Middlebury Language Schools have been one of the nation's preeminent language learning programs. Whether students are beginning language learners or are working toward an advanced degree, the schools' time-tested programs offer a range of options. Students take the renowned Language Pledge, a commitment to communicate only in their language of study for the duration of their program. In a community of motivated learners and supportive faculty, students live, play, and learn in a 24/7 immersion environment.
About the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel founded the Mandel Foundation in 1953 in their hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. The work of the foundation is grounded in the belief that exceptional leaders, inspired by powerful ideas, are key to improving society and the lives of people around the world. The Mandel Foundation has identified five areas of engagement that influence its decisions for giving: leadership development, management of nonprofits, humanities, Jewish life, and urban engagement. For more information, please visit Mandel Foundation's website.
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On January 13th 2011 the case 'Scarlet Extended' was heard by the European Court of Justice ("ECJ"). This case may very well be one of the most important cases for future of the free and uncensored Internet in the EU.


Only one thing comes to mind whenever I hear Nunes name mentioned: snake in the grass. He is not representing the country, he is not representing We The People … he is only concerned with keeping the power of the GOP, and thus his own. I hope he loses bigly in November!
I can only hope that the FBI's Special Counsel has his eye on Rep. Nunes, who as far as I'm concerned has crossed over an ethical line, ages ago.
It is my opinion that Rep Devin Nunes is representing the State of Israel where their national security interests are counter to that of the USA.
I would bet that Mueller is watching Nunes. Whoever Nunes is representing, it certainly is NOT We The People! He is another swamp creature, and a particularly nasty one.
Gronda, when politicians deviate from normal process, take it to the bank, it is political. Nunes' unethical behavior and hyper-partisanship, divided and derailed the work of a crucial House committee.
Like I was mentioning to Jill, I can only hope that the FBI's Special Counsel has Rep Devin Nunes in his cross hairs as he's guilty of having done some serious harm with the assistance of House Speaker Paul Ryan.
It is my suspicion that Rep. Nunes represents the interests of Israel. The current Israeli PM Netanyahu would do just about anything to keep President Trump in power.
Gronda, as we have discussed before, the fact that a GOP Senator, Richard Burr, head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, went out of his way to speak with Paul Ryan to get Nunes 1) to suppress his biased memo as he could not support its conclusions and 2) to cease defaming a Democrat Senator for his opinions.
PS – I watched PBS Newshour who had a segment on the most recent example of making the House Intelligence Committee political. What greatly offended me was a statement issued by Nunes' spokesperson accusing the liberal media of making a big deal over this issue as well as perpetuating the phony Russian investigation.
As you said, thank goodness Rep Nunes was dumb enough to hang himself. I also pray that the democratic party will take advantage of this opportunity.
Bit his democratic opponent, Andrew Janz is making full use of this latest news.
This pretty well sums up Nunes actions and where he should stand with Robert Mueller and the investigation.
You are so right on the money. As far as I'm concerned President Trump with the help of Rep. Devin Nunes has committed obstruction of justice; has conspired with Russia to undermine this US Democracy; and has committed acts of treason out in the open.


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In his original manuscript for this music, the composer Lowell Mason wrote "from George Frederic Handel" so people assumed that he had adapted a melody from a work by Handel. However music scholars have been unable to find the original melody in any work by Handel, so now conclude that Lowell Mason composed the work himself and wrote the dedication in honour of Handel. Print these versions of "Joy to the World" depending on the instrument you play: Keyboard, Guitar, Accompaniment, Main, High, Bass, Clar, Horn, Sax and Viola.
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A. Lange & Söhne mens Replica blew away many replica watch connoisseurs at this year's SIHH with its undisputed headliner, the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon. But the Saxon haute horlogerie brand also rolled out a notable timepiece at the fair whose mechanical complexity comes in a slightly more understated but no less impressive package: the Richard Lange Jumping Seconds.
The newest model in the A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Replia collection — introduced in 2006 and renowned for adding new, innovative facets to the classical scientific observation replica watch — the A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Jumping Seconds combines two complementary mechanisms: a one-second constant force escapement and an integrated jumping seconds function that displays the precise time in crisp, one-second intervals. Designed for optimal legibility as well as topnotch timekeeping precision, the replica watch features a large, blued steel central seconds hand that advances in exactly 60 steps per minute. A zero-reset mechanism, equipped with a multi-disk clutch, ensures quick and easy synchronization. The wearer simply pulls out the crown to send this seconds hand immediately to the zero position.
This mechanism, exceedingly rare in modern mechanical wristreplica watches, has its roots in classical horology: pocketreplica watches equipped with this function were used to determine measurements such as sidereal (solar) time and geographical longitude. Brand namesake Ferdinand Adolphe Lange developed an early version of this type of movement in 1867 and received a patent for it 10 years later.
The regulator-style dial (another nod to the history of chronometry, hearkening to the large central clocks with hours, minutes, and seconds on separate subdials that were used to "regulate" the time on replica watches) is made of solid, rhodium-colored silver. The overlapping subdials for the hours and minutes are shifted to the left and right, respectively, beneath the dominant seconds subdial. The dial's other notable element is its power reserve indicator, a triangular window nestled above 6 o'clock inside the intersection of the hours and minutes subdial and just beneath the seconds subdial. When the replica watch's movement is reaching the end of its 42-hour power reserve — 10 hours before it is depleted, to be precise — a red marker appears in the window (as seen below), gently reminding the wearer to rewind the replica watch.
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Q: Calculating MySQL Select field based on previously calculated field So I have a phone customer database in MySQL, the database has two tables, customer_master and call_data. Both the tables have a customer_id field that matches individual customer numbers with certain attributes. The customer_master table has the customer names, and the call_data has tons of call data associated with a unique customer ID. I need to create a query where I get the number of local calls attempted, and then the number off successful local calls placed (not dropped calls) based on the call events and calculate an average. The call_data table has a call_event field where I essentially need to look for two different things a) local_call_failure and local_call_success. I'm able to create a query where I can use an inner join to display my table with the userID, user name, and total local attempts, however I can't figure out how to then use that calculated attempt value to then calculate the local call success average. Here is how I get the total attempts by picking out the local calls based on call_event:
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COUNT(CM.call_event) AS 'Total Local Attemps'
FROM customer_master CM
INNER JOIN call_data CD ON CM.customer_id = CD.customer_id
AND ((call_event = 'local_call_failure')
     OR (call_event = 'local_call_success') )
GROUP BY customer_id;

Now I can create another query to calculate the total successful local calls placed by using the same idea above, except in the AND statement, only include call_event = 'local_call_success'. If I could somehow figure out how to do these independently and then calculate the average by just dividing call_success/tota_call_attempts, that's all I need! In any other language this would take me one loop and five minutes, but SQL seems to be much more difficult. I need to get both calculations completed in the same query, and print them out side by side, then make another column for the average. How can this be accomplished? From what I've been able to gather, setting a variable like @var_name := COUNT(CM.call_event) and then using that variable to perform a calculation again inside your SELECT statement is a no-no in SQL.
Can anyone help me with this? I'd be forever in your debt!

A: using sql server syntax, which I am sure will be very close to the same:
select customer_id, CONCAT(name_first, ' ', name_last) AS 'Customer Name',
COUNT(CM.call_event) AS 'Total Local Attemps',
sum(case when call_event = 'local_call_success' then 1 else 0 end) as 'Success Events',
sum(case when call_event = 'local_call_success' then 1 else 0 end)/COUNT(CM.call_event) as SuccesstRate
from customer_master CM
INNER JOIN call_data CD ON CM.customer_id = CD.customer_id
AND ((call_event = 'local_call_failure')
    OR (call_event = 'local_call_success')
    )
group by customer_id;

A: In MySQL, you can do:
select cm.customer_id,
       concat(cm.name_first, ' ', cm.name_last) AS `Customer Name`,
       count(*) as total_attempts,
       sum( cd.call_event = 'local_call_failure' ) as num_failures,
       sum( cd.call_event = 'local_call_failure' ) / count(*) as failure_rate
from customer_master cm join
     call_data cd
     on cm.customer_id = cd.customer_id and
        cd.call_event in ('local_call_failure', 'local_call_success')
group by customer_id, `Customer Name`;

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