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St John the Baptist's Church is in Church Lane, Broughton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Martin, Fulwood, and St Peter, Fulwood. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

History

The tower of the church is dated 1533. The rest of the church, which dated possibly as far back as the 14th century, was demolished in about 1823. The nave was rebuilt between 1823 and 1826. The architect for this work was Robert Roper. In 1905–06 the chancel, vestries, and an organ chamber were added by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley. At the same time the whole building was restored, and the box pews were replaced by benches.

Architecture

Exterior
St John's is constructed in sandstone, and has slate roofs. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave, a north porch, a chancel with an organ chamber to the south, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages with diagonal buttresses, an embattled parapet and a southwest stair turret. On the west side of the tower is a doorway, above which is a three-light window with Perpendicular tracery. In the top stage are three-light louvred bell openings, and small gargoyles near the corners. A string course below the parapet carries the date 1533 on the south side. The nave is in Early English style, and has a large lancet window in each bay, the bays being separated by shallow buttresses. The chancel and organ chamber are in Perpendicular style, with square-headed windows, and an embattled parapet. The east window has three lights. In the gable of the organ chamber are re-set stones dating from the 16th century carved with the shields and initials of local families.

Interior
The font consists of a large rough bowl, whose date is unknown. Also in the church is a brass chandelier dated 1817. The stained glass in the chancel consists of a scheme of the 1930s by Powells. Also in the church are windows of 1952 by A. F. Erridge, of 1985 by Jane Gray, and of 1999 by Halton Stained Glass. The monuments include a fragment dated 1714, and a brass dated 1908. The three-manual pipe organ was built in 1906 by Henry Ainscough of Preston at a cost of £800 (equivalent to £ in ). It was repaired in 1928 and overhauled in 1941. Additions to the organ were made in 1967 and in 1980 by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool. There is a ring of six bells, all cast in 1884 by Mears and Stainbank of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

External features

In or near the churchyard are three structures listed at Grade II. To the south of the church is a sundial dating probably from the 18th century. It consists of an octagonal pedestal on a square base, with a brass plate and a scrolled gnomon. Beside the south gate is a two-step mounting block dating from the 18th century or earlier. Nearby are village stocks dating probably from the 18th century. These were restored in 1902 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII. The churchyard itself contains the war graves of three British Army personnel of World War I, and two of World War II.

See also

Grade II* listed buildings in Lancashire
Listed buildings in Broughton, Lancashire
List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)

References

External links
Broughton church choir

Church of England church buildings in Lancashire
Diocese of Blackburn
Grade II* listed churches in Lancashire
English Gothic architecture in Lancashire
Gothic Revival church buildings in England
Gothic Revival architecture in Lancashire
Austin and Paley buildings
Churches in the City of Preston
St John the Baptist's Church


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Raizner Slania Files 3M Bair Hugger Lawsuit on Behalf of Rhode Island Resident
May 30, 2017 Medical Device LitigationJeff Raizner
Raizner Slania filed a 3M Bair Hugger lawsuit on behalf of a Rhode Island resident who sustained a severe infection after a surgery using the device.
In September 2015, the plaintiff underwent a left total hip arthroplasty in which the Bair Hugger device was used throughout the scope of her procedure. While the Bair Hugger warming blanket is used to regulate a patient's body temperature during surgery, the device also introduced contaminants into the plaintiff's open surgical wound. These contaminants caused her to develop a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), more commonly known as a deep joint infection (DJI). The pathogens identified were haemophilus parainfluenza, beta-hemolytic strep Group B, staphylococcus aureus, and citrobacter koseri.
Haemophilus parainfluenza, is a bacteria commonly found in the oral cavity of humans; however, when these bacteria are transmitted to other parts of the body, they can cause severe infections. Strains of haemophilus parainfluenza are becoming increasingly resistant to common antibiotics and require extensive medical treatment. Beta-hemolytic streptococci is a type of the common Step bacteria that causes the destruction of red blood cells. Staphylococcus aureus, more commonly referred to as staph, is a common infection found in hospitals that can be difficult to treat, particularly in joint replacement patients. Citrobacter koseri, or C. koseri, is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause life threatening complications like meningitis and sepsis.
As a result of plaintiff's infection caused by the Bair Hugger, she was forced to undergo multiple extensive irrigation and debridements, placement of wound vac, and long-term PICC line antibiotics. She suffered greatly as the result of her infections, both physically and economically.
The plaintiff believes the Bair Hugger device is defective in both design and manufacture and that the manufacturers, 3M Company and Araizant Healthcare, failed to adequately warn patients of the infection risk.
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If you underwent a hip or knee joint replacement surgery within the last five years and suffered a post-surgical infection, you may be able to obtain compensation for your injuries. Contact a Bair Hugger infection lawsuit lawyer at Raizner Slania today for a free consultation to discuss your case.
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It is unusual, strange indeed: While doing research of individual net worth assets, I find the new White House Press Secretary Anthony Scaramicci to be not only profane, but financially complicated and undetermined. Usually one or two entry requests to search engines and one acquires the amount. But in Mr. Scaramicci summaries they prove to be irregular. Not to worry, Tony will not be on food stamps in the near future. Net Worth sources reveal from 44.5 million dollars, to 64.3, to approximately 80 million dollars and onto 1.5 billion and 11.5 billion dollars net worth. One is confused, is he wealthy or possibly indebted or perhaps a tactic to avoid taxes? Mr. Scaramucci is fascinated by Astrology.
Repeated this weekend after nearly ten months by Russian invester expert Brower as he retells it to the Senate Russian Investigation Committee Putin is worth 200 billion dollars.
What I have done is taken a baseball score card and whited out the player names and place in the Trump staff so I can keep track of who is out and who is in at the White House. So far there has been eight (8) changes of Staff and there may be more coming up. Be alerted Sessions and could be Bannon.
The public does not realize it, but Trump has abrogated his responsibility over to the military and leaves decisions up to the Pentagon as numbers of troops to be deployed to Afghanistan, etc. The generals decide on each and every issue, except major strategy moves. (like War) The military are quite pleased with the sixty-some billions in extra appropriation dollars approved this week.
The recently passed sanctions against Russia will do them little harm of any significance. They will be bothersome to a few persons and businesses inside the country, and the sanctions are presently criticized by the EU as too tough for their own trading with Russia. No the sanctions won't hurt the Russians, a WWII country that withstood twenty-seven million deaths, 872 days of siege and battle at Leningrad against the Nazis, now St. Petersburg, and 179 days of brutal building to building fighting at Stalingrad, Volgograd.
It may take a long time for T-Rump to get all of his "YES" men in place if ever and if it happens America and the World will regret him being elected…. no doubt in my mind as I and many others already do. Saw today the Idaho is pinning the blame for higher health cost on T-Rump and being a conservative RED state I have to wonder how many more will follow…? Seem many in congress on both sides of the aisle are wanting to FIX what is wrong with the ACA which is what really should happen. All we can do is wait and see.
Greetings, Thank you for your comment. At least someone is thinking. The GOP is the Pits. What will Obama care be replaced with, little or no improvement after all the hassle, I'm for Single Payer because it is cheaper and works for Europe's industrial nations. Last I heard we pay 5% of GDP, they pay 3% and complaints with the system are few, very few.


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Opportunity Awaits for 16 Deserving Students
Supporting the dreams of South Africa's young
Achieving higher education with the Young Living Foundation
South Africa has the third highest rate of youth unemployment in the world.
Since TSIBA's first graduation ceremony 10 years ago, however, over 90 percent of TSIBA Bachelor of Business Administration degree graduates are engaged in permanent employment or postgraduate studies.
Impressed by the ways TSIBA is creating sustainable change through higher education, the Young Living Foundation is thrilled to partner with TSIBA to support 16 ambitious and deserving students with the help of Young Living members in South Africa, and through the D. Gary Young Global Leadership Fund for Higher Education.
The Leadership Fund was established to provide higher education scholarships to rising leaders and deserving students around the world who, despite growing up in vulnerable conditions, have shown tremendous potential and for whom a scholarship to attend a university or trade school bridges a difficult financial gap for them and their families.
These students want nothing more than to pursue their dreams of leading change in their country and communities, and a higher education degree or certification opens doors for opportunity. In fact, according to UNESCO, for every additional year of schooling a young person accomplishes, their income increases an average of 10 percent.
Higher Education qualifies graduates to enter the skilled workforce which is a powerful tool towards breaking generational poverty and creating paths to social mobility. Ultimately, higher education can help the rising generation become community change agents and open doors to jobs, resources, and skills to help our world's young not just survive but thrive.
This funding will motivate me to succeed and give back to the hundreds of black ambitious children who come from similar backgrounds and lack financial stability to pursue careers of their own choice. The future—my future—is unpredictable and is solely my responsibility, and that's why I am grateful for this opportunity that would allow me to become a beacon of hope to all those who feel and felt it was impossible to flourish due to poverty-stricken backgrounds and circumstances.
Sylvia Totana, Young Living Scholar
CHANGING LIVES THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION
Most of the youth TSIBA works with come from harsh socioeconomic backgrounds, where many experience pressure to engage in crime and join gangs to survive. Through our partnership with TSIBA, we can reach more youth in South Africa facing barriers to employment and higher education and change the course of their lives.
Students attending TSIBA:
Gain access to quality post-secondary education.
Work toward a business leadership degree.
Receive values-based teaching and curriculum.
Learn from experienced faculty and industry experts.
Disrupt the status quo and generational poverty.
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These 16 students look forward to becoming the economic citizens and future leaders that South Africa needs. These students are from poverty-stricken households and are driven to succeed academically and professionally so they can give back to their families and communities.
SYLVIA TOTANA
Nineteen-year-old Sylvia Lefase Totana dreams of corporate success and looks forward to completing her Business Administration qualification.
NICOLE WOODINGTON
Nicole Lauren Woodington is 19 years old, from Bishop Lavis and is in her first year of studying Business Administration.
NISHAAT PHILANDER
Eighteen-year-old student, Nishaat, is one of four children in a single-parent household in Mitchell's Plain. She is grateful for help in realizing her dream of graduating college.
MUSAWENKOSI JOKAZI
Twenty-year-old Musawenkosi Jokazi is an eloquent, thoughtful and ambitious young man who was raised by a single parent in from Langa.
MICHAEL JABE
The firstborn child of a single-parent family in Langa, 20-year-old Michael Ayanda Jabe the first in his family to pursue post-secondary education.
MEGAN BLOWS
Megan Blows, age 20, will use her scholarship to cover the costs for her tuition and study expenses such as books and transportation.
MALIBONGWE MKABELA
Twenty-year-old Malibongwe Faith Mkabela is proud to have passed her entrance exam and now aspires to finish a Higher Certificate in Business Administration.
MAGHFIRA MAJIET
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LILITHA MPHALALA
Lilitha Zenande Mphalala is 19 years old and has always had a passion for business – ever since starting a candy shop in high school.
HLANGANISA MATI
After eight years of serving in the South African military, 29-year-old Hlanganisa Mati is back in school working towards a Higher Certificate in Business Administration.
DANIELLE SASSMAN
Nineteen-year-old Danielle is a promising student working towards a degree in Business Administration and will be the first in the Sassman family to achieve a post-secondary qualification.
CHAD DAVIDS
Chad James Davids, at just 19 years old, is determined to succeed in his Business Administration studies.
AXOLILE TSHIXO
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AMY MANEL
Amy Taryn Manel is 22 and will use her scholarship to purchase the technology and tools she needs to successfully complete her degree in Business Administration.
ABDUL ISMAIL
Abdul Moeheimeen Ismail is 21 years old and will use his Young Living scholarship to finish his Higher Certificate in Business Administration.
ZUKHANYE MADALA
Zukhanye Madala is 20 years old. She is currently in her first year of a four-year Business Administration degree course.
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History of Austin
History of SoCo's transformation from dirt road to trendy Austin strip
Artful past of Austin's oldest hotel ranges from presidents to ghosts
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Timeline to improve popular East Austin trail crossing expected to take years
Timeline to improve East Austin trail crossing expected to take years
The improvements could take five to 10 years — depending on how quickly Austinites agree. The Trail Foundation/Facebook
In November 2018, the City of Austin held a public meeting to discuss Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements, a cumbersome name for what amounts to a pedestrian bridge for the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Longhorn Dam.
Currently, the trail crosses the Colorado River via a sidewalk along the dam on the north side of Pleasant Valley Road, separated from the road by a concrete barrier topped by fencing. It is narrow, ugly, and water pools on the pavement after it rains, but the closest alternate crossings are two miles away in either direction.
Project partners include Public Works Department, Austin Transportation Department, Parks and Recreation, Austin Water Utility, and Watershed Protection. That's a lot of players and this is Austin, so perhaps it should come as no surprise that the timeline calls for the project to take five to 10 years.
With that first meeting checked off, the next step is presentation of alternatives at another public meeting this spring, with recommendations following in the fall. That's all part of a year of preliminary engineering.
After that, moving forward depends on securing funding for the design. After that happens, detailed design is slated to take one and a half years. The design, of course, determines the cost of construction, which also needs to be secured. Following a six- to nine-month bid and award process, construction is expected to take two years.
Rome, as they say, wasn't built in a day. But five years seems like a lot of time for a pedestrian bridge spanning roughly 500 feet across the water. Some trail users might wonder if they'll make it that long.
"Our strategy is to accelerate the process as much as possible," says project manager Nathan Wilkes. "Everyone at the city is clear that fixing the problem is well supported."
One potential time constraint is community input on preferences for where the bridge will go and its design. Options for the former include a separate structure upstream of the dam, running either parallel to the dam or angling over to a peninsula; a separate structure downstream of the dam; or widening the existing bridge. In addition to public opinion, the choice is affected by water flows and flooding concerns.
Options for the structure itself range from a conventional beam bridge, the least-expensive design, to a custom beam bridge, such as the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge near Lamar Boulevard, or some iconic design, likely to be the most expensive.
"If the community really comes to a consensus on the route and the design, we could get answers as soon as possible," says Wilkes. In other words, if Austinites don't act like typical Austinites and argue endlessly over every detail, it'll move forward quickly. Stranger things have happened.
The public also can help by supporting funding for the design and construction, probably on the order of $10 to $15 million. "If we have the funding, then five years is realistic," Wilkes says. "If it takes three years to get the money, then add three years to the timeline."
Meanwhile, the city is evaluating interim improvements such as increasing the width of the sidewalk on both sides of the current bridge and improving access. "We have heard loud and clear that people don't want to wait five years, which is why we're looking at doing interim improvements as quickly as possible," Wilkes says.
Opportunities for public input will be posted on the project website and materials from the November public meeting are posted there as well. Individuals can sign up to get email notices so they can keep tabs on the progress.
Just remember, the quicker everyone can come to agreement on where and what to build, and the more people voice funding support to the appropriate audiences, the sooner a bridge will be built.
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Nothing is better than a good Christmas movie to get the holiday spirit. If you have enough with Christmas classics that you may have watched over and over again, and want to narrow down several latest Christmas movies to have fun with your family, you have come to the right place.
Except those new movie releases on DVD for 2016 Christmas, there are many movies targeted at this Christmas for your family in theater. Here we have complied the list of best Christmas family movies 2016 - 2018 for toddlers, young kids and all generations, and some newer movies for Christmas 2017. To ease your playback experience, we also share a simple guide on how to download free Xmas movies to watch offline.
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2017 Christmas Holiday is just arround the corner! The Christmas movie season will be kicked off with impressive blockbusters, such as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ferdinand, Pitch Perfect 3 etc. There is nothing enjoyable than lying on the sofa, relaxing and watching the new released Christmas themed movies after a busy shopping day or home decoration. Here collects top movies to be released this Christmas in 2017.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Disney Christmas movie follows that Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares to do battle with the First Order.
Kids cartoon movies can never been ignored in Christmas season. This year Ferdinand sets to be the first in a wave of Christmas movies 2017. Ferdinand is a young bull who escapes from a training camp in rural Spain after his father never returns from a showdown with a matador. Adopted by a girl who lives on a farm, Ferdinand's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the authorities return him to his former captors. With help from a wisecracking goat and three hedgehogs, the giant but gentle bovine must find a way to break free before he squares off against El Primero, the famous bullfighter who never loses.
The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American period musical drama film with three nominations at the 75th Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actor – Comedy or Musical and Best Original Song for "This is Me". Inspired by the imagination of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman is an original musical that celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
Besides the 2017 movies, the movie released in 2016 is also the choice of many people. And instead of going to theater or downloading torrents from online, 2016 Xmas movies enable more ways for watching at home, for example streaming from Netflix, Hulu etc., downloading Christmas films offline, watch Christmas DVDs and so on. Anyway, no matter which way you choose, check out the best 2016 Christmas movies now!
A 3D computer-animated musical comedy film is going to join in Christmas day movies 2016. Like Zootopia, Sing tells stories in a world that is entirely inhabited by talking animals. It's not only an excellent cartoon movie for Christmas 2016 with great stories from each funny and adorable character, but also a movie of music world with more than 85 hit songs. A great Christmas movie 2016 that is fun and joy filled for your whole family, toddler, young kids and aged parents.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiars is based on Ransom Riggs' novel of the same name. It's about a 16-year-old boy Jacob who follows the clues to a mysterious island where he discovers a group of children with peculiar abilities. It's one of the Christmas day movies 2016 that will rock your Christmas night. However, from the released pictures, the movie may not be suitable for young kids.
It's always a safe option to have good Disney movies for Christmas 2016, and Mona is a good choice. This Disney Christmas movie is about the journey of the young woman, who has great navigational talents, starts an adventure to find a mythical island. The story is entertaining and the pictures are stunning. It's also among the best Disney animated Christmas movies 2016 for kids, toddlers and families of all ages.
With the 2015 Christmas movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashing 2015 box office records, star war fans are expecting what's next for 2016 Christmas. Star Wars: Rogue One, another Disney Christmas 2016 movies, will be the nest taste of "Star Wars" for universe fans. This movie set between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and IV: A New Hope. It's one of the best Christmas films 2016 which you can expect the equal fun.
This movie is an upcoming film based on one of J.K Rowling's Harry Potter series' companion books. The Fantastic Beats is set in New York, seventy years before Harry Potter's story starts. The magic returns in 2016 holiday season. The fun brought by Harry Potter series set good reason to expect the quality of the movie. Sure that it's one of top 2016 Christmas movies for kids & family.
The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt team up to bring one of the most-anticipated Christmas sci-fi movies 2016, Passengers. The movie is about a single passenger, who should be sent to a distant colony planet but woke up 60 years earlier due to malfunction, decides to wake up another passenger to get rid of the loneliness. How would Chris Pratt choose the one to wake up? It will be an interesting and romantic Christmas movie for 2016.
This movie is an adaptation of the hit video game series, around a man who unlocks the genetic memories of his ancestors and gains the incredible knowledge and skills. Game lovers would be happy to see the 2016 Christmas season movie taking the video game franchise to the big screen. All the photos, clips are suggesting that the hit movie won't be a disappointment.
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Seeking for movies for Christmas 2016? You may also turn to R-rated sequel to 2003 classic "Bad Santa". The 2003 Bad Santa is shamelessly a funny movie, and remember that it gets a sequel during 2016 Thanksgiving season, well... it's still a Christmas movie. For sure, the holiday season 2016 is going to be filled with hilarious humor, and hope Bad Santa 2 will be one of the best 2016 Christmas movies that turn out to be a very welcome surprise.
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August 2, 2022, New York – In response to the U.S. government's extrajudicial killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: More...
After Seeking Justice for 20 Years Muslim, Arab, South Asian "9/11 Detainees" Abused at Brooklyn Detention Center Finally Compensated
In rare move after courts denied justice, BOP provides funds for six men who were abused, racially and religiously profiled July 5, New York – In a rare move, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has...
Muslim, Arab, South Asian Men Rounded Up and Abused After 9/11 Continue Fight for Day in Court
Twenty years later, men who were religiously and racially profiled seek damages from warden who allowed abuse February 16, New York – A group of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian men rounded up after 9/...
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As Guantánamo Turns 20, all Biden Needs to Shut It Down Is Political Will, Say Attorneys Representing Detained Men
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November 18, 2021, Washington D.C. ‒ Family members of people disappeared and executed by police and paramilitary units in Kenya say the U.S. government is funding and fueling these abuses, and are...
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Will Greenwald LittleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit The LittleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit is the best way to get your kids (or yourself) started exploring electronics and robotics.
LittleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit
By Will Greenwald
November 5, 2015 1:52PM EST
Loads of useful, functional components. Plenty of accessories to build with. Helpful projects guide included. Wireless receiver and transmitter worked well in testing.
Needs a willingness to learn and experiment.
The LittleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit is the best way to get your kids (or yourself) started exploring electronics and robotics.
LittleBits is a remarkable series of electronics kits, and one of the easiest ways to get children ages 8 and up into engineering (or to do your own tinkering). Several kits are currently available, including the Base Kit and the Smart Home Kit. The former is a bit light on components considering the price, and the latter is clearly more targeted toward Makers than kids. If you really want to show children the wonders of electronics, the Gizmos & Gadgets Kit ($199.95) is the way to go. This package has everything you need to build countless fun little devices, with plenty of flexibility for exploring, and like all LittleBits products it can be expanded easily with additional kits or individual Bits. It's packed full of modules and ideas, and is excellent way to start your offspring on a path toward a STEM career.
LittleBits Base Kit
LittleBits Smart Home Kit
LittleBits Arduino Bit
LIttleBits are electronic components that magnetically snap together to create circuits. Each project requires a blue Power Bit (either via battery or USB, depending on the Bit) and some mixture of pink input and green output bits, with orange connector/logic bits further altering the behavior and shape of the project. Most circuits will have at least one pink and one green Bit, with the input triggering or changing the output, like pressing a (pink input Bit) button to turn on a (green output Bit) light.
The Gizmos & Gadgets Kit comes with 15 Bits, the component modules of LittleBits kits. They include two p1 9-volt Power Bits with batteries included, two i5 Slide Dimmers, an i13 Light Sensor, two o25 DC Motors, an o9 Bargraph, an o6 Buzzer, an o13 Fan, an o11 Servo Motor, two w1 Wires, and a w19 Split. The i(number) Bits are input modules; the Slide Dimmers are sliding levers that adjust the current going through them, and the Light Sensor is a trigger that sends out power when it's exposed to enough light or darkness (it can be set to activate or deactivate in light, with a small sensitivity knob for adjusting when it goes off). The o(number) Bits are output modules, like the Bargraph that lights one to five LEDs, the Buzzer that makes a loud noise, the DC Motors and Fan that spin, and the Servo Motor that moves to a specific position out of a limited movement range (important for robotics). The Wire and Split Bits add a few inches of wire slack between modules for more flexibility of placement, and can let circuits branch off into multiple paths.
Wireless Bits
Gizmos & Gadgets also comes with the w21 Wireless Receiver and the w22 Wireless Transmitter, which stand out as the most interesting parts of the kit, and is the reason that two Power Bits are included. These connect Bits together wirelessly through radio signals, just as if they were connected with Wire or Split Bits. The transmitter has three input connections, which correspond to the three output connections on the receiver (which also has a fourth connection for a power source). A signal that goes into the first connector on the transmitter comes out of the first connector on the receiver.
A set of five LEDs on each module shows the current wireless channel, so you can use up to five pairs of transmitters and receivers at once (though only one pair is included with the kit). While the transmitter has three input connectors, you don't need a power source on each one; a set of blue PowerSnaps is included which click on the input end of the other two "dangling" components in your project. This makes sure all of the components receive power coming into just one connector.
There are a load of extra components included that add even more possibilities. Besides the Powersnaps, the Gizmos & Gadgets Kit has a handful of Brick Adapters that let you incorporate your projects into Lego builds; one side has the standard Lego pegs for pressing into any Lego brick, while the other has holes for the assembled circuit to fit into securely.
The kit also comes with several adhesive and Velcro-like shoes for affixing projects nearly anywhere, plus a mechanical arm and other screw-on accessories for the servo motor, a mount to hold the motor in place, two wheels, a caster with removable ball, a Motormate peg for attaching different things to the DC motors, and two large, flat mounting boards for holding your projects together. Add a load of precut cardboard and paper extras and detailed instructions on building 10 different fun projects, and you have a remarkably flexible electronics kit.
The included booklet has 10 projects that eventually use every component in the kit. They're kid-friendly and playful, including an Iron Man-like "blaster" you can strap to your wrist that shines a light out of your palm, a remote controlled car, and a rotating lamp. Going through all of these projects will get you or your kids ready to work on nearly anything with the included parts.
Once you have the hang of LittleBits, you can expand the kit (and your education) further with á la carte components from LittleBits. The $39.95 LittleBits Arduino will get you started with programming and computer integration of your projects, and the $59.95 CloudBit (which is included in the Smart Home Kit) offers painless network integration and support for If This Then That (IFTTT) recipes, so you can control your projects anywhere.
This is one of the most functional introductory LittleBits kits, far overshadowing the $99 Base Kit with multiple motors, sensors, and the fantastic wireless transmitter and receiver combo. It's all you need to get your kids building their own remote controlled cars and robots, or you experimenting with easy-to-work-with, functional electronics, and it's an Editors' Choice.
Bottom Line: The LittleBits Gizmos & Gadgets Kit is the best way to get your kids (or yourself) started exploring electronics and robotics.
Will Greenwald Senior Analyst, Consumer Electronics
Will Greenwald has been covering consumer technology for a decade, and has served on the editorial staffs of CNET.com, Sound & Vision, and Maximum PC. His work and analysis has been seen in GamePro, Tested.com, Geek.com, and several other publications. He currently covers consumer electronics in the PC Labs as the in-house home entertainment expert... See Full Bio
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Marijuana testing was originally suspended during the 2020 season when players completed the season in the 'bubble' arena in Orlando, Florida. Random drug testing programs will now be more focused on performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and "drugs of abuse."
Pressure Mounts for NBA to End Cannabis Testing Permanently
While the NBA's extension of not testing players for marijuana has been met with a largely positive response, the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) has been applying pressure to end marijuana testing permanently. NBPA head Michele Roberts predicted in a recent interview that the formal policy change could be enacted as early as the 2021 season.
"It's not necessary to know whether our players are positive for marijuana," Roberts said in her interview with GQ. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has also expressed interest in adopting the new policies permanently, but noted that the league will need to proceed carefully so as not to send the wrong message to youth.
NBA Policy Exemplifies Evolving Drug Policies in Sports
Should the NBA make the decision to permanently discontinue testing players for cannabis use, they will join Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Football League (NFL) in taking measured steps to change cannabis-related policies.
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Abstract: The age-old notion of the commons seems to become more and more popular. This has certainly to do with E. Ostrom's prize in 2009 but also the multiple crises can be said to have increased the interest in alternative ways of social organization. However, different advocates as well as critiques operate with a range of different understandings of the term commons. E. Ostrom and her colleagues and also scholars of Resource Economics often define a specific type of goods as common pool resources which serves as a synonym for the term commons. According to this definition, commons are those goods that depict a high subtractability of use and where it is highly difficult to exclude potential beneficiaries. Mainly in social movements and critical discourses rights-based or normative definitions circulate. Something is declared a commons if the current arrangement of control over the resources in question are claimed not to be in accordance with the rights of some people and/or normatively wrong (i.e. because they lead to exclusions, destruction of nature, exploitation etc.). Further, common ownership or common property regimes are sometimes referred to as commons. Commons would thus be something that belongs to a group of people. Others link the notion of commons to a social practice named commoning. This practice is supposed to be the core of what makes commons what they are."


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The "sale" isn't always the service or product your company provides. It can be the company's preferred solution to the customer's problem. It can be getting the customer to follow your company's preferred payment terms, rather than their preferred terms.
The "customer" might not be a customer of your company. It can be anyone who can impact an outcome important to you. It can be the customer service agent you are talking to on the phone, or a friend or family member who doesn't understand your point of view.
Seek first to understand, then be understood. Overcoming objections gets easier if the customer believes they have been listened to, and you understand the pressures they are under. This, of course, is Habit 5 from Covey's 7 Habits book.
Park your ego. Overcoming objections is like dancing together, finding the same beat. You need to be aware of the other person's body language. It takes time. And while this should be obvious, never tell someone you're "a great negotiator", which would only serve to broadcast to others that you operate with a "win/lose" orientation thus putting your customer on the defensive.
Listen "actively". Re-state your customer's issues and concerns to confirm understanding.
Everyone is a salesperson at some point. We all seek to impact and shape people's point of view. This can be an honorable undertaking if the outcome moves toward a worthy objective and people are not viewed transactionally.


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Announcement of Ali Baba's co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma
Beijing: Jack Mae, co-founder and executive chairman of a Chinese company, one of the world's leading online eCommerce companies, announced to leave its post.
The announcement of the departure from his office by Jack Mae has exposed the entire world's businesses, but leading business broadcasts have written that leaving their post is not a termination of the end, but the new era Will start
It is believed that 53-year-old Jack Ma, along with other 18 people, made the leading online trading website Alibaba in 1999.
The purpose of making this website was to deliver China's products to global markets and other countries easily. This company suffered many difficulties in the first few years, however, at that time Alibaba is counted in the world's largest online e-commerce companies and websites.
According to a report, the number of Alibaba's total time employees is 66 thousand and its assets worth $ 430 billion (over Pakistani rupees 420 billion).
Jack, where the company was co-founder of this company, he has been working on the company's highest rank, executive chairman for the past several years, and strengthened the company.
However, Jack has now announced to resign from the office of Ali Baba's resignation and he will be postponed on September 10.
According to the report, Jack now wants to work on other projects of education and human welfare instead of serving for Alibaba.
Even after being retired from the office of Executive Chairman, Jack will also be a member of the board of directors of Ali Ali Baba and will also be co-founder of the company.
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Boy Scouts Files
Documents and Evidence
Ineligible Volunteer File on Paul A. Hightower
In around 1920, soon after the Boy Scouts of America ("BSA") was formed, the organization began keeping files on adult leaders and volunteers who were alleged to have committed various crimes and offenses. The files are known today as the "Ineligible Volunteer" or the "I.V. Files."
The I.V. Files are made up of six categories of offenses including Perversion, Morals, Financial, Leadership, Theft and Criminal. By far the largest category is the Perversion Files, or "P Files" as the BSA internally refers to them. The Perversion Files contain the names of adult leaders who have been accused of, or convicted in a criminal court of, molesting or otherwise sexually abusing Boy Scouts.
Disclaimer: The information contained in each of the I.V. files was created solely by the Boy Scouts of America. The I.V. files for the period 1965 through 1985 were made public pursuant to a court order. By the terms of the court's order, the names and contact information of persons identified as victims of sexual abuse and those that reported the abuse were redacted. If the person identified as the reporter of alleged abuse was a professional Scouter, i.e., an individual employed by the Boy Scouts of America or an affiliate, then the person's name was not redacted. In 2012, the I.V. Files for the period 1986 through 1991 were made available to the public through the Los Angeles Times.
The information in the Perversion Files concerns allegations of child sexual abuse. In a number of the cases, the allegations were later substantiated by court proceedings. However, in a great many cases no such substantiation ever occurred.
The first page of each I.V. File is a "Confidential Record Sheet," which provides basic background information on each individual. The information includes the individual's date of birth, daytime job, and most importantly, his troop number and the basics of the allegations of abuse.
The following information was taken directly from the Ineligible Volunteer file of Paul A. Hightower. If you continue to scroll down on this page, you will be able to view the entire file and/or download the entire file. If you have any problems downloading or viewing the file, please contact us.
Paul A. Hightower
Troop Number(s)
Troop 211 (South Boston, Massachusetts)
Date Ineligible Volunteer File Opened
Residence City: Dorchester
Residence State: MA
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Approximate Age When File Created: 23
Occupation: Truck Driver - Security Guard
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Readings in Contemporary Hindi (PG)
15PSAC305
At the end of the module, a student should be able to demonstrate…
knowledge and understanding of Hindi grammar at an intermediate level
knowledge and understanding of Hindi vocabulary at an intermediate level
knowledge and understanding of the appropriateness of basic Hindi structures and expressions in a given context
the ability to understand medium-length passages in written Hindi taken from literary and journalistic sources
the ability to produce medium-length passages in written Hindi
Total of 20 weeks teaching with 2 hours classroom contact per week in language classes.
The module provides practice in reading comprehension by looking closely at selected Hindi texts and textual extracts, many of them drawn from modern Hindi fiction and travelogue. The texts are read and discussed in class, and are re-visited in regular homework tasks in which students make active use of material learnt from the texts. The concentration here is on language and the progressive building-up of vocabulary, rather than on the literary qualities of the texts. This provides students with a basis to approach research topics relating to Hindi language and the histories, societies and cultures associated with Hindi.
One three-hour written examination taken in May/June (40%); a 2000 word portfolio of marked homework, translation or essay agreed with the convenor (30%); an essay of 1000 words in Hindi (15%); a translation essay of 1000 words (15%).
1) The module will be based on
Sharma and Bhatia. 2013. The Routledge Intermediate Hindi Reader. London, Routledge
2) Additional Hindi References
Hindi Learning Resources
Snell, Rupert. 2011. Complete Hindi. London, Hodder Education
McGregor, R.S. 1993. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Oxford, Oxford University Press
McGregor, R.S., 1999. Outline of Hindi Grammar. Oxford, Oxford University Press
Jain, Usha R. 1995. Introduction to Hindi Grammar. Berkeley, Center for South Asia Studies, University of California
Jain, Usha R. 2007. Advanced Hindi grammar. Berkeley, Center for South Asia Studies, University of California
Montaut, Annie. 2004. A Grammar of Hindi. München, Lincom Europa
Sandahl, Stella. 2001. A Reference Grammar of Hindi. Leuven, Peeters.
Shackle and Snell. 1990. Hindi and Urdu since 1800. London, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Linguistic Studies
Masica, Colin P. 1991. The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
Kachru, Yamnua. 1980. Aspects of Hindi Grammar. New Delhi: Manohar.
Oberlies, Thomas. 2005. A historical grammar of Hindi. Graz: Leykam.
Beg, M.K.A. Socio-Linguistic Perspectives on Hindi and Urdu in India. New Delhi : Bahri Publications, 1996
Pandit, Ira. 1986. Hindi English code switching : mixed Hindi English. Delhi: Datta Book Centre, 1986
Shackle, C (ed.). 1985. South Asian Languages: A Handbook. London, SOAS
Abbi, Anvita. 2001. A manual of linguistic field work and structures of Indian languages. Munich: Lincom Europa.
3) Additional resources relating to language-based scholarship
Austin, Peter, ed., 2008, 1000 Languages: The world-wide history of living and lost tongues, London: Thames and Hudson.
Baker, Mona, 1992, In Other Words: A coursebook on translation, London: Routledge.
Duranti, Alessandro, 1997, Linguistic Anthropology, Cambridge: CUP.
Geertz, Clifford, 1973/2000, The Interpretation of Cultures: selected essays, New York: Basic Books.
Pinker, Steven, 1994, The Language Instinct: the new science of language and mind, London: Allan Lane
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Title: Design analysis of short neutral section through dynamic modelling of performance
Authors: Morris, John C
Abstract: UK railway overhead line electrification employs a feature known as 'short' neutral section which uses insulators spliced into the contact wire to separate the electrical phases, and they are known as a cause of reliability problems. This research proposes to develop, validate and apply a hitherto unexplored approach to studying short neutral section behaviour. This research briefly initially examines the experience of British Rail with the introduction of the ceramic bead neutral section and its development during the 80s and 90s, and the subsequent introduction and development of a further proprietary type in the early 2000s, which is then assessed in detail. Using information from Network Rail, the significant failures of the main types of neutral sections are examined over a 10 year period for which adequate data exists. European practice is briefly examined. Current methods for analysing the interaction of pantograph and overhead lines are investigated, and the principles are adopted into a bespoke methodology implemented using proprietary software Ansys, rather than custom code as is current widespread practice. This methodology is constructed using finite element and multi-body principles and is successfully validated against 'benchmarks', in accordance with current European practice and standards. Mathematical models of a neutral section are constructed using their physical characteristics and data captured in lab tests, and the behaviour against real UK pantographs is simulated using this method. Findings are again successfully validated against real line test data. Using the result, the sensitivity of the neutral section performance to particular parameters of its construction is tested, allowing opportunities for optimisation to be identified, and improvements proposed, successfully demonstrating a (previously untried) validated methodology for examining the neutral section problem. This work has answered all its research questions.
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Kwaku Sakyi-Addo writes… Komla, me and network
Source: Ghana News | MyJoyOnline.com
20 February 2020 8:43pm
I saw Komla Dumor once a week. He would be leaving as I entered the studio to present the Front Page, my own weekly current affairs programme, which was aired shortly after the news at 8 a.m. on Fridays, which meant the Super Morning show was abridged on that day of the week.
Sometimes we would have a quick banter, as he squeezed his frame free from among the studio furniture. Or we would do a quick informal feedback of our respective shows when I was done. Or we would share "10-minute solutions" to all of Ghana's problems — a favourite pastime of "too known" Ghanaians.
We would wonder what it was with the view from above that prevented those up there from seeing what appeared obvious at street level … or from behind the presenter's console.
In 2001, I received a call from the Ghana Journalists'Association Awards Committee.
The chair of the committee said I'd been nominated for Journalist of the Year. It would be the third time. I said thank you, but I thought the award would better serve its purpose of spurring journalists on if it went to someone else who had never won it.
Komla was first runner-up. The award went to him.
I was happy for him. He acknowledged me in his excellent acceptance speech although I played no part in his award, except vicariously.
He deserved it on his own steam.
But my most significant encounter with Komla predates his days as a big star. It was in 1998. Or thereabout.
Komla had been hosting the Super Morning Show on Joy Fm for a year or so; can't quite recall, but long enough and, more importantly, well enough to have made an impression on me and I believed on a huge number of listeners.
I was working for the BBC then as its Ghana correspondent, reporting primarily for the African Service's afternoon programme, Focus on Africa, and Network Africa in the mornings. Occasionally, if there was a big enough story, usually a regional one coming out of Accra, we would make the World Service.
Network Africa tended to be lighter, with room for music and the arts and people. Everyday people. Everyday people going some place. Komla was still a student at the university. He was an everyday people.
But he was on Joy FM hosting a flagship programme and doing it excellently. He appeared to be going some place.
So I pitched his story — the story of this impressive new kid on the block – to the producers at Network Africa.
I told them about his medical school stint; about his unofficial apprenticeship as a scooting "traffic reporter;" about his voice, about his physical presence; about his erudition and about how I thought he was going some place.
It was an easy sell.
I interviewed Komla live for the show.
It must have been the third edition of Network, which ran from 5.30 a.m. to the top of the hour. Looking back, it seems magical how much the producers managed to pack into a half-hour show.
There was the intro and proverbs and the world news headlines and interviews with newsmakers and stories of war and peace from around the continent and special features and packages and a spot of music and listeners' letters and text message and entries to competitions and I can't believe they killed it and I digress….Back to Komla.
I went to Joy FM with my mobile phone to interview Komla.
I didn't have a fancy gadget. I was allocated a portable satellite equipment a few years later, which enhanced the quality of interviews in the field. But on this day it was just my phone.
I would say the question into the mouthpiece, hand the phone to Komla to respond, and then he would hand it back to me for the next question, and so on.
We spoke about his dropping out of medical school and how he'd had to go to first-year all over again to begin humanities studies, and then found his way onto radio doing traffic news by scooting around Accra.
He was self-deprecating as he described the awkward sight of his six-foot-something, 200-pound frame squelching a little scooter around the city, and how his mates on campus liked to poke fun at him for taking on such a lowly job.
But he'd ignored them, and even learned to laugh at himself.
Over time, he'd graduated from a few minutes with the traffic update to several primetime hours every week-day as the presenter of the flagship breakfast show on Ghana's leading radio station and, boy, was he loving it! He backed it up with a smile as big as his head, revealing his emblematic gap tooth.
And so with the line open to London, that's how I did the live interview with Komla for Network Africa hosted, I believe, by Bola Mosuro. And that was Komla's maiden appearance of any kind on the BBC.
Sadly, I never got to interview Komla again to ask what that interview meant to him in retrospect.
Or whether he even remembered it on his first morning as the host of Network Africa many years later.
*The writer is the Board Chairman of the National Communications Authority (NCA).
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L'église Saint-Pierre est une église catholique située à Ploërdut, en France.

Localisation
L'église est située dans le département français du Morbihan, sur la commune de Ploërdut, au chef-lieu de celle-ci.

Historique

L'église a aujourd'hui pour saint patron saint Pierre, mais elle était probablement placée à l'origine sous le patronage de saint Ildut, patron de la paroisse.

Construit à partir du , l'édifice est remanié en plusieurs campagne de construction qui rendent les datations précises difficiles. De l'édifice roman subsiste la nef et ses bas-côtés des . Au , on construit le clocher-porche. Au , on érige la croisée du transept, le transept sud-est et l'ossuaire. Du , on reconstruit le chevet, les transepts sud-est et nord, le porche sud, les lucarnes éclairant les bas-côtés de la nef et le mur sud de celle-ci, ainsi que la partie en décrochement du nord de la nef au droit du chevet et la sacristie. La couverture en lambris date de 1977.

L'édifice est classé au titre des monuments historiques par arrêté du .

Architecture

L'édifice est en forme de croix latine irrégulière, témoignant des multiples campagnes de construction.

Extérieur
La façade ouest présente une forte asymétrie. Au centre, le clocher-porche est en avancée par rapport au mur de la nef romane. Massif, il est flanqué de lourds contreforts et percé d'une porte en arc brisé et de minuscules fenêtres. L'angle à droite a été comblé au  par un ossuaire, ajouré en claire-voie, dans la continuité du bas-côté sud.

Le mur sud de la nef, orné d'un porche en avancée, a été percé de grandes fenêtres à lucarnes à fronton arrondi.

Le transept sud est doublé. Deux campagnes de constructions sont nettement visibles. Celui au sud-ouest, de style gothique (), est ouvert d'une fenêtre en arc brisé et d'une petite porte décorée d'une accolade bordée de choux frisé et d'un fleuron en pointe. Le transept sud, tout comme le transept nord, est solidaire du chevet (), même corniche portée par une frise de modillons, mêmes grandes fenêtres en arc de cercle. Le transept nord est bordé à l'ouest par un décrochement qui présente une différence d'appareillage nette avec le mur nord de la nef romane en petit appareil et le mur du transept, dénotant trois campagnes de construction.

Au sud-est du chevet, une porte en anse de panier isolée, vestige déplacé de la chapelle Saint-Sauveur de Lirinec.

Intérieur
La nef romane () de huit travées, couverte de charpente, s'ouvre sur les bas-côté par des arcs de plein cintre à simple, puis double rouleau dans la partie est (pour deux arcs au nord et trois au sud, ce qui peut laisser envisager deux campagnes de construction). Sous une imposte simple, ils retombent sur des supports à chapiteaux alternant piles rondes et piles composées, toutes différentes : colonne, pilier carré ou cruciforme avec colonnettes engagées seules ou par paires. La majorité des chapiteaux sont sculptés. La base des piles disparait sous le dallage, le sol ayant été rehaussé. Les arcades occupent les deux tiers de la hauteur du mur, surmontées de fenêtres hautes très ébrasées (aujourd'hui bouchées) dont la répartition semble aléatoire.

La nef romane présente des traits communs tant dans la structure (piliers) que dans la sculpture des chapiteaux avec d'autres églises romanes du pays Pourlet (église de la Trinité de Calan, Saint-Beheau de Priziac, Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Langonnet).

Le transept n'est pas marqué et le volume central se poursuit en continuité jusqu'au fond du chœur. Il est seulement perceptible à la différence des arcs latéraux et de leurs supports. Au niveau du transept sud, deux colonnes énigmatiques portant deux arcades brisé : leur dessin fait songer au gothique primitif, mais elles reposent sur le dallage. Ils témoignent peut-être de travaux du . Le mur du chevet plat, aveugle, est entièrement occupé par un grand retable du  dont le sommet touche la voûte lambrissée. Dans la charpente, on remarque quelques sablières et entraits sculptés du  (animaux fabuleux, crocodiles et masques humains).

Mobilier protégé au titre des Monuments historiques
Parmi les objets mobiliers protégées au titre des monuments historiques conservés dans l'église figurent :

Chapiteaux sculptés romans

Les chapiteaux cubiques qui coiffent les piles, parfois entourés de colonnettes, datent de la fin du  et sont taillés dans un seul bloc de granit. Ils possèdent un décor géométrique remarquable et varié : damier de losanges, spirales, entrelacs, cordages.

Ce répertoire décoratif non figuratif est un courant majeur dans la sculpture romane bretonne, constituant une de ses spécificités majeures. Même si ces motifs sont utilisés couramment dans d'autres régions (Normandie, nord de l'Île-de-France, Picardie…), il est rare que l'abstraction y prenne autant le pas sur la figuration.

La construction initiale devait comporter une quarantaine de ces chapiteaux mais à la suite de remaniements successifs, il n'en subsiste plus que 19 aujourd'hui.

Notes et références

Bibliographie
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Articles connexes
 Liste des monuments historiques du Morbihan
 Liste des églises du Morbihan
 Liste des édifices romans en Bretagne

Ploerdut
Ploerdut
Monument historique classé en 1964
Ploerdut
Ploërdut


Be at peace: love the world. Order your life in simplicity, that the inner voice may be your instruction in all things.
Yet do not be deceived by a wrong understanding of simplicity. That which is simple to one, is complex and troublesome to another.
Therefore know your capabilities - that which you are able to do in peace.
Know yourself, that you may free your spirit from the limitations of your physical perceptions, for there are many worlds in which to live.
Learn all you are capable of knowing - and know also when you have surpassed the limit of your knowledge, for this is the basis of wisdom.
Have patience in all things, for we know not the ways of creation, nor can we see our mortal lives from beginning to ending in one moment.
Tolerate differences - all things are of God.
See with half a mind the changing things, but with all your mind, dwell upon the nature of the unchanging - for that is the path of enlightenment.
Do all things without turbulence or self-desire. Have joy in your life's work.
Nothing can separate us from one another except our denial of the Laws of God - by these, all is revealed to us.
Thus we are brought into unity.
The Spirit, whose essence is Love, is manifested in us for always.


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The Togoga airstrike was an airstrike by the Ethiopian Air Force on the town of Togoga in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, on a market day, during the Tigray War, on 22 June 2021. 64 people were killed and 180 others were injured.

Attack
At 1 PM on 22 June 2021, the marketplace of Togoga, a village in northern Ethiopia's Tigray Region, was hit by an airstrike killing 64, wounding 184.

Tuesday is market day in Togogwa. There were many people in the market, between 3000-5000 people from the wider surroundings (up to 15-20 km away, all people are on foot); the market is a weekly market, but in June there are always many people in the market because it is sowing time, and people come to exchange or buy seed.

Ambulances attempting to reach Togoga were blocked by soldiers near Tukhul, but another convoy of ambulances managed to reach via a different route. One convoy of ambulances were even shot at by Ethiopian troops two separate times. Ambulances managed to bring 25 of the wounded (including toddlers) to Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekelle a day later.

The Ethiopian Government says they targeted the market because a group of TDF fighters were wearing civilian clothes commemorating the 33 anniversary Hawzen massacre locally known as Martyrs' Day.

Victims

Most victims were not from Togogwa itself, they were visitors of the market. After the attack, relatives and friends collected the dead bodies, prepared makeshift stretchers, and carried them to their home village. This creates delays for the elaboration of the list of victims. According to local witnesses 33 victims have been identified.

Reactions
Hailu Kebede, foreign affairs head for the Salsay Woyane Tigray opposition party originates from Togogwa and was interviewed by the Associated Press.
The UN stated that they are "deeply disturbed" about reported of aid being blocked to the bomb site. Ramesh Rajasingham the Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator stated "attacks directed against civilians and indiscriminate attacks are prohibited."
The EU stated that "if confirmed, the blocking of ambulances could amount to a violation of international law.". The EU also stated that (this bombing) "adds to the appalling series of violations of international humanitarian law and human rights" and that they "strongly condemns the deliberate targeting of civilians".
The U.S. State Department stated it is "concerned by reports of civilian deaths in the market attack and urged Ethiopian authorities to ensure full medical access for all the victims." and that "We also call for an urgent and independent investigation, as well as remedial action, to hold those responsible for this attack accountable,".

References

External links
World Peace Foundation: Starving Tigray

2021 airstrikes
Airstrikes during the Tigray War
Attacks in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Air Force
June 2021 events in Africa
Marketplace attacks in Africa


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on one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in Australia – Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas.
When deafening blasts of the beach siren break my seaside serenity, and I turn my head in unison with dozens of others towards the ocean.
The urgent amplified announcement echoed down the beach as worried water dwellers hastily made their way back to shore, and curious beach dwellers made their way to the water's edge to see what all the commotion was about.
The lifeguard raced down and quickly pulled the red and yellow safe swimming flags out of the sand and inserted a bright red danger flag. Crowds of people made their way towards the ocean like a brand new batch of baby turtles instinctively heading towards the sea, mostly to meet their fate as their short-lived lives are extinguished by predators. What lies in this ocean is one of the very few human predators and we all expect a shark sighting, but no, not up here in the tropics, it was the mighty croc!
I gather with the crowd and stand in awe as I see him, less than 10 metres off shore, bobbing up and down on the waves like a long brown log, but this was no 'logadile', this was the real deal!
The excitement on the beach was palpable as we followed the croc's southerly progress en masse, feeling safe on our sandy shores.
Now you don't expect to see a crocodile in the middle of the ocean. Creeks, rivers, estuaries and anywhere with a nice muddy feel and a few mangroves is where the croc likes to hang out. But apparently they use the ocean like a highway to travel from river to river, so whilst he probably had a destination in mind rather than lunch, they are opportunistic creatures who wouldn't say no to a snack that happened to be swimming right in front of them.
After finally losing sight of the croc we spoke to the lifeguard who spotted him. He told us it was a 3.5 metre salt water crocodile and they only spotted him when he was on the edge of the flagged area. He said it's unusual to see them this time of year, but in summertime it can be a common thing!
My partner and I had previously had many conversations about safe swimming in Far North Queensland, as you're generally told that crocs only live in the rivers, but we never felt 100% comfortable in the water. We'd always said that the only beach we felt really comfortable at was Four Mile Beach because it is such a popular and crowded swimming beach. In fact this time last year we were in Port Douglas and swimming in that exact spot. Ignorance was bliss.
Sadly, my blissful ignorance has now been banished and there will be no more peaceful floating in these tropical waters.
But that won't stop my enjoyment of these wonderful places. The vistas from Far North Queensland's beaches are nothing less than spectacular. Fringed with swaying coconut palms and often surrounded by mountain ranges, tropical islands, or lush rainforest, it is a magical way to spend a day lazing on the sand with a book, a friend, or your thoughts.
Four Mile Port beach at Port Douglas is perfectly equipped with deluxe deck chairs and umbrellas for hire, so you can comfortably spend the entire day there. During holiday season you can also catch a morning yoga class on the beach, the ideal way to start your day. This beach is extremely popular but because of its expansive width and length it never feels overcrowded.
However, if you like your tropical beaches a little more secluded, there are many picture perfect spots to choose from.
So if you're coming to Far North Queensland, enjoy all that this paradise has to offer but remember, we share this beautiful area with its local wildlife. Be croc aware – 'cause they're there!
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Q: Проверка текста на наличие соответсвий Как выполнить проверку кода на наличие соответствий ?
Допустим есть php код
<?PHP
function who_is_it($sName)
{
   if($sName=="EuGen")  echo("Да, это я");
   elseif($sName=="Valenok")  echo("Теперь я точно уверен, это Valenok");
   elseif($sName=="Champion") echo("Это тоже наш автор, Champion");
   else  echo("Я запутался..");
}
// основная программа
$val = 'Valenok';        who_is_it($val);
$eu = 'EuGen';           who_is_it($eu);
$ch = 'Champion';        who_is_it($ch);
$unknown = 'Гость';      who_is_it($unknown);
echo 'ы'.$val.'ы';
?>

Который находиться в textarea
и если в этом коде будет найдено слово "запутался" то необходимо показать кнопку "далее"
Пример моего кода
    <script>

var delay;

// Initialize CodeMirror editor with a nice html5 canvas demo.
var editor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(document.getElementById('code'), {
  mode: 'application/x-httpd-php',
  theme: "material",
  lineNumbers: true,
  viewportMargin: Infinity,
  styleActiveLine: true,
  tabMode: 'indent',
  matchBrackets: true,
  lineWrapping: true,
  autofocus: true
});

 editor.on("change", function() {
        clearTimeout(delay);
        delay = setTimeout(updatePreview, 14);
      });
      function updatePreview() {
        var previewFrame = document.getElementById('preview');
        var preview =  previewFrame.contentDocument ||  previewFrame.contentWindow.document;
        preview.open();
        preview.write(editor.getValue());
        preview.close();
      }

          setTimeout(updatePreview, 100);

          editor.on('update', function(instance){
            $("#code").val(instance.getValue());
        });
RegExp.escape = function(text) {
    return text.replace(/[-[\]{}()*+?.,\\^$|#\s]/g, "\\$&");
}

function InsertText(){
    var str = RegExp.escape(editor.getValue());
    var res = str.replace(new RegExp(RegExp.escape('<?echo htmlspecialchars_decode($check_less, ENT_QUOTES)?>'), 'g'), "");
    var re = RegExp.escape(res);

if(re.test(editor.getValue())){
    $("#next").show();
}
else{
    $("#next").hide();
   }

}
</script>

До того как я ввел функцию text для реплейса, проверка работала нормально но были проблемы со спец. символами, теперь проблемы со спец. символами нет, но при выполнении проверки появляется ошибка "re.test is not a function"
Как это исправить ?

A: Думаю, проблема в том, что вы дважды используете RegExp.escape.
Сначала на контенте, из которого создаете регулярное выражение res, а затем второй раз, когда присваиваете значение переменной re.
Вы превращаете регулярное выражение в обычную строку, а у нее нет метода .test().
Вам следует пересмотреть метод RegExp.escape(), если одного его прохода недостаточно для экранирования спец. символов.

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Ann Arbor's new pedestrian safety ordinance seeks to prevent 'playing Frogger' to cross city streets
November 17, 2010 in News, Policies | Tags: Ann Arbor, Pedestrians, Policies, Safety | by League of Michigan Bicyclists | Leave a comment
The Ann Arbor City Council unanimously approved a new pedestrian safety ordinance last July that gives walkers and bicyclists the upper hand when trying to brave traffic to cross city streets.
It's a new kind of share-the-road philosophy, and city officials acknowledge it will take time and education to change the current culture. In the words of Police Chief Barnett Jones, it's an effort to stop pedestrians from "playing Frogger trying to cross our roadways."
The ordinance change, brought forward by Council Member Carsten Hohnke and Mayor John Hieftje, clarifies the obligation of motorists to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
According to the new ordinance, when traffic control signals aren't in place or aren't in operation, the driver of a vehicle must stop and yield the right-of-way to every pedestrian not only within a crosswalk, but also pedestrians approaching a crosswalk.
Read the rest of the story on Ann Arbor.com
New Pedestrian Safety Report Underscores Need for Complete Streets
November 9, 2009 in News, Resources | Tags: Pedestrians, Safety, Walkability | by Rory Neuner | 1 comment
Taking a stroll? Ann Arbor is the safest city in Michigan to do it, while Flint is the most dangerous according to a national report released today.
Overall, the number pedestrians killed each year in Michigan is above the national average (12.2% in Michigan, compared with 11.8% nationally). Cities including Lansing, Grand Rapids and Jackson scored favorably, while Detroit, Monroe, and others scored well below the national average. Click here for the complete data on Michigan.
More than 4,500 Americans died last year while walking in the nation's cities and towns. In Michigan, 253 pedestrian fatalities were recorded in 2007 and 2008.
The report—Dangerous by Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths—was authored by Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership. It was released in Michigan through the Michigan Environmental Council.
The report shows that communities that invest in safe, complete streets — those that encourage pedestrians, cyclists and motorists to coexist safely — are the safest places to walk. Walk- friendly policies and infrastructure should be a key pillar of policies to encourage revitalization of urban cores throughout the state.
Unfortunately, only a trickle of transportation funding is used to address pedestrian safety. Pedestrian deaths account for 12 percent of all traffic deaths, yet only 1.5 percent of funds available in the current federal transportation bill are directed toward pedestrian safety.
Pedestrian & Bicycle Roadway Design – Safe, Smart and Defendable
July 22, 2009 in News | Tags: Bicyclists, Biking, Mobility, Pedestrians, Safety | by League of Michigan Bicyclists | Leave a comment
PowerPoint dismisses liability concerns for constructing roadways that accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists
A must view PowerPoint for all Michigan road agencies, planners, engineers and politicians. Written by Ronald W. Emery (Transportation Division Dept. of Attorney General), Josh DeBruyn (Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator – MDOT) and Deirdre Thompson (Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Engineer – MDOT), this PowerPoint demonstrates through case law that NO liability risk exists for accommodating nonmotorized facilities users through bike lanes, road diets, mid-block crossings or signing rural roads/shoulders as bike routes.
Download Presentation: Ped Bike Safety and Liability
Questions on this presentation can be directed to:
Josh DeBruyn, AICP
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator
Bureau of Transportation Planning
Michigan Department of Transportation
Access Board Issues Accessible Ped Signal Guidance
July 10, 2009 in News | Tags: Pedestrians | by League of Michigan Bicyclists | Leave a comment
Push button integrated Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS).
According to the June 25th edition of the U.S, Access Board's Access Currents, "Product innovations and improved technologies have enhanced the accessibility of pedestrian signals now on the market. Low-volume audible signals and tactile features have been incorporated into the design of products to provide access to pedestrians with vision impairments more effectively. The industry standard, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, includes specifications for accessible pedestrian signals which derive from recommendations developed by a former Board advisory panel, the Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee.
"The Board has released new guidance on installing these types of pedestrian signals. 'Common Problems Arising in the Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals' reviews access features of available products, including locator tones, audible and vibrotactile indicators of crossing cycles, and signal volume and explains important considerations in the placement and orientation of signal devices. The low-volume indicators of current products make proper installation essential in order for signals to be effective. The bulletin uses case studies and field evaluations to illustrate various installation 'do's and don'ts' in relation to common site conditions and factors."
The publication, which includes an installation checklist and other resources on accessible public rights-of-way are available on the Board's website at:
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Mobile ad-hoc networks can provide for information exchange between devices if a communication infrastructure is not available or cost-effective. Such a networks should organize and configure itself spontaneously and automatically. For that purpose, it is important that mobile devices can learn about the other devices in their environment, and the services they can provide.
We present a novel approach to perform service discovery in an ad-hoc network based on the use of attenuated Bloom filters. In this approach, neighboring devices exchange advertisements, which provide a highly compressed summary of services they know of up to a certain number of hops away. Neighbors use these advertisements to supplement their knowledge of the environment, and to direct query messages, if they are in need for a certain service. The use of attenuated Bloom filters to summarize service availability in advertisements minimizes the amount of data to be exchanged at the cost of a small probability of false positives. Results obtained using an analytical performance model and a simulation model show that the approach is effective and very resource efficient for discovery processes in networks with mobile, resource-constrained nodes and wireless links.
Geert Heijenk is an associate professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, Chair Design and Analysis of Communication Systems, of the University of Twente (UT).
He received his M.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Twente, the Netherlands, in 1988. He worked as a research staff member at the same university and received his Ph.D. in Telecommunications in 1995. He has also held a part-time position as researcher at KPN research, the Netherlands, from 1989 until 1991. From 1995 until 2003, he was with Ericsson EuroLab Netherlands, first as a senior strategic engineer, and since 1999 as a research department manager. From 1998 until 2003 he was also a part-time senior researcher at the University of Twente. His area of interest is Mobile Networking. He is particularly interested in architectures, algorithms, and protocols for Wireless, Mobile, and Ad-hoc Networks.