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What is a Native Plant?
Native plants (also called indigenous plants) are plants that have evolved over thousands of years in a particular region. They have adapted to the geography, hydrology, and climate of that region. Native plants occur in communities, that is, they have evolved together with other plants. As a result, a community of native plants provides habitat for a variety of native wildlife species such as songbirds and butterflies.
What is a Non-Native Plant?
Non-native plants (also called non-indigenous plants, invasive plants, exotic species, or weeds) are plants that have been introduced into an environment in which they did not evolve. In general, aggressive, non-native plants have no enemies or controls to limit their spread. As they move in, complex native plant communities, with hundreds of different plant species supporting wildlife, will be converted to a monoculture. This means the community of plants and animals is simplified, with most plant species disappearing, leaving only the non-native plant population intact.
For example, purple loosestrife colonizes wetland areas, replacing native plants unable to compete for available sunlight, water, and nutrients. Wetlands infested with purple loosestrife lose as much as 50% of their original native plant populations. This limits the variety of food and cover available to birds and may cause the birds to move or disappear from a region altogether.
Why Should I Use Native Plants?
Native plants provide a beautiful, hardy, drought resistant, low maintenance landscape while benefiting the environment. Native plants, once established, save time and money by eliminating or significantly reducing the need for fertilizers, pesticides, water and lawn maintenance equipment.
Native plants do not require fertilizers. Vast amounts of fertilizers are applied to lawns. Excess phosphorus and nitrogen (the main components of fertilizers) run off into lakes and rivers causing excess algae growth. This depletes oxygen in our waters, harms aquatic life and interferes with recreational uses.
Native plants require fewer pesticides than lawns. Nationally, over 70 million pounds of pesticides are applied to lawns each year. Pesticides run off lawns and can contaminate rivers and lakes. People and pets in contact with chemically treated lawns can be exposed to pesticides.
Native plants require less water than lawns. The modern lawn requires significant amounts of water to thrive. In urban areas, lawn irrigation uses as much as 30% of the water consumption on the East Coast and up to 60% on the West Coast. The deep root systems of many native Midwestern plants increase the soil's capacity to store water. Native plants can significantly reduce water runoff and, consequently, flooding.
Native plants help reduce air pollution. Natural landscapes do not require mowing. Lawns, however, must be mowed regularly. Gas powered garden tools emit 5% of the nation's air pollution. Forty million lawnmowers consume 200 million gallons of gasoline per year. One gas-powered lawnmower emits 11 times the air pollution of a new car for each hour of operation. Excessive carbon from the burning of fossil fuels contributes to global warming. Native plants sequester, or remove, carbon from the air.
Native plants provide shelter and food for wildlife. Native plants attract a variety of birds, butterflies, and other wildlife by providing diverse habitats and food sources. Closely mowed lawns are of little use to most wildlife.
Native plants promote biodiversity and stewardship of our natural heritage. In the U.S., approximately 20 million acres of lawn are cultivated, covering more land than any single crop. Native plants are a part of our natural heritage. Natural landscaping is an opportunity to reestablish diverse native plants, thereby inviting the birds and butterflies back home.
Native plants save money. A study by Applied Ecological Services (Brodhead, WI) of larger properties estimates that over a 20 year period, the cumulative cost of maintaining a prairie or a wetland totals $3,000 per acre versus $20,000 per acre for non-native turf grasses.

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Jacob Rees-Mogg makes appearance at anti-Brexit 'funeral' protest
By Thea de Gallier - @theadegallier
Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg made an appearance at an anti-Brexit protest at the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday.
Our Future, Our Choice staged a funeral march demonstration entitled 'Bury Brexit' on Broad Street in Birmingham, near the site of the conference.
Protesters marched down the street carrying a coffin, and were unexpectedly joined by arch-Leaver Rees-Mogg.
One protester attempted to hand him a bunch of flowers, to which he responded by reciting a prayer in Latin.
talkRADIO asked Rees-Mogg if his appearance at the protest was intentional. He responded: "No, I was merely returning to the conference hall."
'Credit to Jacob Rees-Mogg'
Our Future, Our Choice spokesperson Cathleen Clarke, who delivered the eulogy for Brexit, said: "I laid Brexit to rest. Little did I know that one of this project's forefathers would be stopping by to see the funeral rites of his political progeny.
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"Credit to Jacob Rees-Mogg - he did the decent thing. It was nice of him to stop by as his brainchild, Brexit, passed on into the political afterlife."
Co-president Lara Spirit added: "It was great to see Mr. Rees-Mogg have to face up to the facts of Brexit's mortality.
"Brexit's two years of life were nasty, brutish, and short, and finally it has expired as a political idea. My generation realised this a long time ago. Hopefully with today's intervention, Mr. Rees-Mogg will begin realising it too.
"Today we have buried Brexit. Mr. Rees-Mogg and Mr. Farage's voodoo politics, we won't raise this woebegone idea from the crypt. Sunlit uplands are ahead, but they won't include Brexit, and it's time our leaders woke up to that fact."
Irish border
Our Future, Our Choice's Femi Oluwole challenged Rees-Mogg over the Irish border issue.
"You mentioned that having that no deal isn't a problem because we can simply return to the situation we had during the Troubles with checks at the border. Do you maintain that position?" asked Oluwole.
"We still have security checks at the border in Northern Ireland, they go on all around Northern Ireland," Rees-Mogg said.
Earlier on Tuesday, Rees-Mogg lashed out at the Labour Party for banning talkRADIO host Julia Hartley-Brewer from next year's conference after making a joke on Twitter about their designated safe space.
"I think this is really an extreme snowflakiness that Labour is showing and it really underlines the fact the Labour party doesn't believe in free speech," he said.
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Extra runs on New Year's Eve for 'Steam and Lights' train
Extra runs on New Year's…
Culture, Swanage | Posted: Thursday, December 17th, 2020 at 5:27 pm | return to news
Swanage Railway volunteers are to operate two extra evocative 'Steam and Lights' trains on 31 December, due to huge demand.
The additional trips will depart from Swanage station at 5.15pm and 7.15pm for the one-hour round trip to Corfe Castle and Norden.
The steam locomotive and six-carriage train will brightly lit. Customers can also book adult and child festive picnic boxes, as well as drinks, to make their trip even more of a memorable special occasion. There will be special lighting displays at stations, as well as at three other locations along the five and a half mile heritage line.
The interiors of the cosy steam-heated carriages are also festively decorated for the one-hour round trip, which sees on-board music synchronised to the lineside lighting displays.
Steve Williams, the Swanage Railway's volunteer commercial director, said, "The demand from the public for tickets for our new colourful, evocative and dramatic 'Steam and Lights' train service continues to be unprecedented which is very gratifying.
"The special trains are very important to the Swanage Railway because the profits from their operation go towards helping the heritage railway survive the potentially devastating economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We are delighted to be able to run an extra day of two 'Steam and Lights' trains because the feedback from passengers has been very encouraging and a lovely thank you to our volunteers who put in such a lot of hard work into making the magic happen.
"One passenger loved their trip so much that he emailed me to say well done, adding that it had been 'a magical experience' and that 'the production was absolutely amazing'.
"He went on to say that 'the warm welcome everyone received from your staff made it a night to remember' which makes all the hours of preparation, and all the hard work on the evening, worthwhile."
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the maximum booking size is six people from the same household or care bubble. Bookings are not available to people who live in Tier 3 areas due to government restrictions.
Tickets for the 'Steam and Lights' trains are £20 each for passengers aged 15 and above, £15 for children aged three to 15 and free for children aged under three if they sit on an adult lap and do not occupy a seat.
Visit swanagerailway.co.uk/events/detail/steam-lights to view a preview video and book.
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During 02-04 December 2015, International Fisheries Symposium 2015 (IFS-2015) was successfully organized by University Sains Malaysia (USM) and University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) at Penang, Malaysia. The IFS is annual symposium that alternately organized by university members of the ASEAN- Fisheries Education Network (ASEAN-FEN).
As an active member of ASEAN-FEN, College of Aquaculture and Fisheries (CAF), Can Tho University jointed the IFS with a large team of 71 staffs and students. During the symposium, the participants did not only presented their scientific research papers but also joined in many other activities. Especially, CAF's students had performed an excellent cultural show.
During this crucial event, 9 core members and 7 associate members of ASEAN-FEN have officially signed the MOU for deeper collaboration among the members on education, research and exchange program in the field of Fisheries and Aquaculture.
The next symposium, IFS 2016 will be jointly organized in Viet Nam by Can Tho University, Nong Lam University, Nha Trang University and Hue University of Agriculture and Forest.


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Do you remember those days? The inevitable first days at school, first day at a new job, first concert– so many firsts. Oh! The excitement when it's your first day for ANYTHING even when it's on set with a new cast and crew. You could imagine how I felt working with award-winning director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) on our Cognizant spot which recently aired nationwide! What an amazing experience for me.
A new perspective; I learned a lot that day. Thank you for this opportunity.
This is very sensitive material.
I was blessed with the opportunity to work with up-and-coming director and writer Alex Leombruno. A story close to her heart; a story for those who might have remained silent for many reasons.
Ah! My first time on the RED CARPET! Lights! Camera! Excitement! The reception which followed was a blast. Thank YOU for a wonderful night! Follow me on Instagram. Click the link below.
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Bells will be ringing! My Netflix debut is coming up!
And who doesn't love a good comedy?
I am so grateful. The best cast and crew all around. Thank you.
Talk about my little man! I have such gratitude to have had the pleasure of shooting with my son for a great hospital (it really is ).
Thank you Hackensack Meridian Health! We had such a great time :).
A giant THANK YOU to Geoff Chadsey for keeping me in mind for this project. An honor to be shot by Eric Ogden who has captured the hearts of millions with the likes of Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan from Outlander . I was floored. What an amazing eye this crew has. See it direct on Proto Magazine here.
Many thanks for such a great spot!
Who ever thought one little camera could produce such amazing choices when creating a video with just a touch of button! MEVO! I'm sold! Such ease! Thank you to everyone for the opportunity to shoot with you on this project. I am grateful.
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So after a short baby hiatus, I am back! Most recently, airing on Instagram for the new WATERPROOF Galaxy S8 with a little hand modeling and some pool time, you'll find not just mermaids need apply!
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Worcester Public Schools facing another budget loss of $860,000 after previous cut of $15.5 million
By Melissa Hanson | mhanson@masslive.com
Following Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's $45.5 billion budget proposal this week, Worcester Public Schools officials on Thursday night said the district is facing another budget loss after already cutting $15.5 million over the summer.
This comes as the district is preparing to start a hybrid learning model next month, which could mean Worcester has to hire more teachers as children will be learning in cohorts both online and in-person.
Brian Allen, the district's chief financial officer, told the school committee Thursday night that the governor's updated budget will reduce Worcester schools by another $860,000, primarily because the district is $1 million underfunded in terms of school reimbursement.
"We are expecting that we're going to have to hire more staff members in order to do the hybrid effectively," Superintendent Maureen Binienda said Thursday.
Though, the number of possible hires is not yet clear, as thousands of families in the district have not yet signaled to the district if the plan to send children back to school buildings or keep them remote for the year.
Some students will be in-person one day a week while other students, particularly those with higher needs, will be in-person four days per week. Teachers will be instructing in the classroom while other students are still online. Because the district is not set up to live-stream classes, more planning is needed to determine how educators will instruct both in-person and online students.
"We'll have to find another $860,000 in the budget," Allen said, reiterating that the district may need add more staff as the district moves toward the hybrid model.
Binienda also noted during Thursday night's school committee meeting that Student Opportunity Act funding has been delayed.
"It was interesting to watch the press conference. The governor actually dodged that question," School Committee member Tracy O'Connell Novick said. "He wouldn't even say that it was necessarily going to be implemented next year. It's a loss."
Baker delayed the implementation of the SOA, proposing a $108 million increase in Chapter 70 funding rather than a $300 million increase. Baker, asked about the impact on the law's implementation, said school districts received more money when factoring COVID-19 funding than what they would have gotten if the state had simply implemented the SOA.
Novick asked the committee if it could send something to its delegation reminding that this year was supposed to be the implementation year for the SOA.
Mayor Joseph Petty, the chair of the school committee, said they could send a letter to the local delegation and federal delegation to support federal funding.
In August, the school committee approved cuts to address a $15.5 million reduction in the district's budget. Cuts included the elimination and reallocation of some instructional assistant positions because of the remote learning model and eliminated extended learning time, among other items.
Worcester School Committee approves $15.5 million in budget cuts as district waits for finalized state budget
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Adam Carolla Chews Up and Spits Out Newsom's Ridiculous Lockdown and Sorry Leadership
By Brandon Morse | 8:00 PM on January 27, 2021
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Comedian and podcast extraordinaire Adam Carolla went on the offensive against California Governor Gavin Newsom, making it clear what he thinks of the governor and what he's done to California.
Carolla appeared on FOX Business with Stuart Varney while on "Varney & Co" and the two got onto the topic of the California lockdowns. The comedian made it clear that he believes that Newsom's lockdown wasn't really based on science, but was more politically motivated than anything else.
"If it wasn't political, he probably wouldn't have had all the restrictions in place in the first place," Carolla told Varney.
According to Fox News, Carolla told Varney that he believes California is "horribly run" and gave an example of how wasteful and ridiculous it is, saying he witnessed sprinklers running on state property while it rained as reports of "unemployment fraud" was being reported on the radio.
"We water in a drought state while it rains outside and then give $31 billion away to felons," he said. "Probably not the greatest run state."
Currently, a recall effort is underway for Newsom, whose lockdowns have brought California's economy crashing into the dirt while failing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, resulting in one of the most infected states in the nation.
Carolla has not at all been shy about his criticism about how the left has handled the Coronavirus pandemic, noting that Republican-controlled states that are typically freer than Democrat-controlled states do a lot better in curbing the infection rates.
(READ: Adam Carolla's Response to an Angry COVID Troll on Twitter Is So Perfect It Should Be in Textbooks)
Newsom's lockdown measures have proven to be demonstrably damaging and useless as numbers coming out of his state, vs. Republican states have made it clear who had the right idea.
(READ: Graph Showing Difference in Case Rates Between Florida and California Is a Wake-Up Call for America)
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The Second Arctic Human Development Report has just been published and can be downloaded for free from this link, published by Norden, the Nordic Council of Ministers. A good deal of the report deals with indigenous peoples, traditional livelihoods and reindeer herding in particular. Download the full report (500 pages) here.


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The ancient Khmer Empire left Cambodia with a rich array of historical sites to be explored. The former capital of the Angkor Empire, located near the city of Siem Reap, is littered with a magnificent temple.
For decades temple cities like Angkor Wat, the Bayon and Banteay Srey Temple that were once hidden by overgrowth from the jungle have brought travelers and pilgrims from around the world under its spell. The temple complex of Angkor Wat is considered to be one of the most valuable cultural treasures of mankind.
The capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, is situated along the river and is a city filled with colonial flair, originality, and a wide selection of restaurants and shops. Major attractions in Phnom Penh include the ornate Silver Pagoda at the Royal Palace and the National Museum that boasts some of the countries oldest artifacts. In addition to these rich cultural offerings, the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields will give you insight into the dark past of the Pol Pot regime.
Apart from the unique partly subtropical landscape here will find beautiful beaches for a relaxing beach holiday.
Cambodia covers an area of 181,035 sq km with a population of 16 million people, including approximately 2 million in the capital Phnom Penh. 90% of the population is Khmer, Vietnamese 5%, Cham (Muslims) 4%, and 1% Chinese.
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Cambodia has a tropical monsoon climate with two seasons.
The rainy season is from June to October. The southwest monsoon brings heavy rainfall and high humidity (about 90%).
The dry season is from November to May with cool weather from November to February, and hot weather from March to May. The humidity drops during these months to under 50%.
The average maximum temperatures in the interior throughout the year at about 30 ° C. On the island of Koh Thmei, temperatures do not get that high and are rarely more than 28 ° C.
Entry requirements valid from March 17th, 2022:
A visa is required for entry. Your passport must be valid for at least six months after departure from Cambodia.
Visas on arrival are issued. The visa can also be applied online at https://www.evisa.gov.kh/. The e-Visa costs 36 USD.
Upon the arrivals travellers who have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 must present vaccinated cards recognized by their respetive health authorities.
Fore those, who have not been vaccinated,are still eligible to request/apply for Visa on Arrival, but subject to 14 -day state qurantine at the locations designated by Ministry of Health.
All travellers are encouraged to conduct their own Antigen Rapid Tests before or upon arrival and during their stay in Cambodia. All travellers must comply with the implementations of 3 do's and the 3 don'ts as well as all the Standard Operating Procedures in the Tourism Industry implemented by the Ministry of Tourism.
Follow the 3 do's and the 3 don'ts: wear a mask properly, wash hands frequently with alcohol gel or soap, and maintain a physical distance of at least 1.5 metres from others; and do not go to places that are not well-ventilated, do not go to crowded places, and do not touch others, shake hands or hug.
A negative COVID-19 test may be required at transit points on arrival and departure. Please check with the airline.
For Thailand's international airports, you will also need travel insurance worth at least USD 20,000 with Covid-19 coverage and a PT-PCR test certificate issued no more than 72 hours before arrival.
For departure, COVID-19 test certificates can be issued in Phnom Penh at the Institute Pasteur du Cambodge, #5 Monivong Boulevard. An appointment must be made via http://www.pasteur-kh.org/negative-medical-certificate-for-travelers-appointment/. Arrange the appointment in good time before departure, as capacities are limited. A PCR test certificate costs 80 USD.
The Olympia Medical Clinic , info@intercaremedicalcenter.com, telephone number 023 996 900, Street 161, Olympia City Building C5 offers a walk-in service. A PCR test certificate costs 130 USD.
The official national language is Khmer. In larger towns, English and some French are spoken.
1 USD = ca. 4.000 Riel, 1 EUR = ca. 5.500 Riel
Traveler checks can be cashed easily at banks. The easiest way to get money is with a debit card at the ATM. The fees here are about 5 USD. Riel and US Dollars are used interchangeably. USD can be used to pay for the most items that cost more than 1 USD. The change will be returned in Riel.
For the entry to Cambodia, no vaccinations are required.
The following vaccinations are recommended: Tetanus, Diphtheria, Polio and Hepatitis A.
Please, check with your family doctor before you leave for the necessary medical precautions.
Recommended items to bring along include a first aid kit, antibiotic ointment for small wounds, cortisone cream, pain killers, antidiarrheals, something for sensitive skin, and burn cream.
If you are sensitive to insect bites, we highly recommend you bring a "Bite Away". This device is widely available for purchase on the internet. It heats any insect bite to 50 degrees and destroys the protein in the bite, causing the itching to stop immediately.
Mosquito repellent is widely available and inexpensive in Cambodia. We recommend the Yellow Skelotone, which is available at any supermarket.
Cambodian Main Airports
Phnom Penh – Pochentong Airport (PNH)
Siem Reap – Angkor Airport (REP)
Sihanoukville – Sihanoukville International Airport (KOS)
In Cambodia is right-side traffic.
Cambodian drivers license you get in a day for about 50, – USD.


Users of Dwolla's money-moving service began receiving this message as of Tuesday afternoon, first posted on Twitter by OkCupid cofounder Chris Coyne and reported upon by Betabeat.
The Department Of Homeland Security appears to have shut down the ability to use Dwolla, a mobile payment service, to withdraw and deposit money into Mt. Gox, a Bitcoin trading platform. A Dwolla representative confirmed the move to Betabeat. Chris Coyne, cofounder of OKCupid, posted a screenshot of an email he received from Dwolla, stating that due to recent orders from the Department of Homeland Security, Dwolla cannot complete the bank transfer to Mt. Gox.
A representative for Dwolla told Betabeat that the company is "not party" to this matter and encourages those with questions to reach out to Mt. Gox or the DHS.
"Dwolla requires a court order before honoring requests such as seizing funds or revoking access to an account," he added.
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Like many who have contacted us, MtGox has read on the Internet that the United States Department of Homeland Security had a court order and/or warrant issued from the United States District Court in Maryland which it served upon the Dwolla mobile payment service with respect to accounts used for trading with MtGox. We take this information seriously. However, as of this time we have not been provided with a copy of the court order and/or warrant, and do not know its scope and/or the reasons for its issuance. MtGox is investigating and will provide further reports when additional information becomes known.


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Hope you all have a great weekend! Wishing all of the father's in your lives a very Happy Father's Day!
P to the S: I'm over at Memory Bean Designs sharing a round-up of my favorite beach inspired Etsy finds.
Candice's adorable blog, Tea Time Thoughts.
I think this just made me need Ice cream right now!
Finally weekend!! I have a bachelor party tomorrow, and Sunday will go to dad.
Oooo I want that soft serve! Yum-O! Have a great weekend!
Fun photo, and ironically I can use it to describe my day, lol!
Went home to hang with the family for Fathers Day... the men spent the afternoon in the gazeebo playing cards and drinking beer while the women and kids went into town to stroll and eat ice cream cones.


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Solar Flood Light - Separate Panel - Remote Control - 1000 Lumens LED The solar flood light uses a remote control and has a size of 20.4 x 10.4 x 8 cm. The unit has a durable aluminium and steel glass construction. The LED light is also rated at 1000 lumens maximum output. This solar light has a separate solar panel that is attached via an 11.5 ft cord. Function The solar flood light has a separate solar panel on the unit to draw energy from the sun. The solar panel also contains a sensor which activates the light when it is sufficiently dark. This unit comes with a remote control so that you can select your desired mode, brightness and timer options. After a full charge, this solar light can be activated in increments of 10% brightness for a full 12 hours. If not fully charged, it has a built-in feature that adjusts to the maximum possible brightness for up to 12 hours. It can also be set on timer mode for 3 hour, or 5 hour sequences. It also has an Indoor mode (or manual mode) that allows the user to turn on the light and keep it on until desired. In this mode, the light will not turn off automatically during daylight hours. Applications The outdoor light can be used in gardens, courtyards, tennis courts and landscapes as well as for extra lighting in parking lots. It also serves to brighten pathways in parks or on campuses, or any location where having an LED outdoor light would be helpful.
Solar Flood Light - Separate Panel - Remote Control - 2000 Lumens LED The solar flood light uses a remote control and has a size of 19 x 10.4 x 8 cm. The unit has a durable aluminium and steel glass construction. The LED light is also rated at 2000 lumens maximum output. This solar light has a separate solar panel that is attached via a 3.5M cord. Function The solar flood light has a separate solar panel on the unit to draw energy from the sun. The solar panel also contains a sensor which activates the light when it is sufficiently dark. This unit comes with a remote control so that you can select your desired mode, brightness and timer options. After a full charge, this solar light can be activated in increments of 10% brightness for a full 12 hours. If not fully charged, it has a built-in feature that adjusts to the maximum possible brightness for up to 12 hours. It can also be set on timer mode for 3 hour, or 5 hour sequences. It also has an Indoor mode (or manual mode) that allows the user to turn on the light and keep it on until desired. In this mode, the light will not turn off automatically during daylight hours and must be turned off manually. Applications The outdoor light can be used in gardens, courtyards, tennis courts and landscapes as well as for extra lighting in parking lots. It also serves to brighten pathways in parks or on campuses, or any location where having an LED outdoor light would be helpful. It also serves more personal uses, such as to take out the trash or get the mail at night, conveniently activated from afar with the remote control.
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18. Pablo Torre
Attacking midfielder with great technique and the ability to play a killer pass
In March of 2022 Barça reached an agreement with Racing Santander for the transfer of Pablo Torre and the midfielder officially joined the Club in the summer of that year.
During the 2020/21 season, at the age of just 17, Pablo Torre made his debut for the Racing first team in the old Second Division B and as the season continued he became a regular in the side. The following season he was one of the top performers in the newly formed Primera RFEF Division and helped Racing win promotion back to the Second Division before joining FC Barcelona.
Pablo Torre is a talented attacking midfielder who stands out for his ability to take players on, his vision in the final third of the pitch and his powerful shot.
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Ángel Alarcón staying until 2025
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Another win for Rafa Márquez' team, who are second in the league as it stands
Álvaro Sanz transferred to CD Mirandés
FC Barcelona retains 45% of the rights to the player following his move to the second division outfit
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FC Barcelona and Club Ferro Carril Oeste have reached an agreement for the transfer of the Argentinian player, who signed a contract up to 30 June 2026, which includes a 400 million euro clause
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Rafa Márquez's side secure three points in the very last minute
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'Two songs for [soprano] voice and orchestra', 15 Mar and 16 Sep 1925
MS. Mus. c. 510
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS. Mus. c. 510.
Music manuscripts of Ernest Walker, with other related material (CMD ID 10605)
Single longer works, 1897-1930
VI. Compositions for voice and instrumental ensemble, 1894-1925
'1: Summer rain. 2: Sleep-song'. Words by Sydney Dobell.
1st song dated at end 16 September 1925, 2nd song dated at end 15 March 1925. Dedicated to 'Dorothy Silk and Adrian Boult (Oxford Festival, May 1926)'. Together with a version of the 2nd song transposed for mezzo-soprano. Published in version for voice and piano, London, Oxford University Press, 1926. [See also MS. Mus. c. 93, fols. 9-24].
15 Mar and 16 Sep 1925


This topic is just a little follow up to my previous topic titled "Beginner - Need a bit of advice", in which I asked the best possible way to enter accountancy.
Firstly, thanks alot for your replies, they were greatly appreciated.
After reading the responses I decided to try and apply for an entry level job as either a Finance Administrator or an Accounts Administrator or something along those lines and study AAT on the side. I looked at many other similar topics and saw that even after people completed level 3 or level 4 AAT, they were still struggling to find a job, so from that perspective I decided to first get any job related to accounts or finance and then progress onto the AAT.
I applied to around 40 jobs which asked for very basic requirements (all of which I had), and much experience wasn't needed at all in the salary range of £16.000 - £21,000 and its been around 12 days now and I have received around 5 rejections and many of them have "ended" on Reed. I am really confused, I know its a numbers game and they have alot of other applicants and so on, but I am genuinely confused on why I couldn't even land an interview. If you didn't read my previous post my credentials are 27 year old Recruitment Consultant that dropped out of University in the second year and has BBB in A levels).
I know alot of you will say keep applying, but I am really demotivated and really confused on how to progress. I have shown my CV to quite a few people and they said it was very good (I spent alot of time on it), and really need you guys' advice.
Completely agree and in same situation. But you said it yourself all we can do is keep applying and it will eventually come. Positive outlook and mindset, those jobs obviously weren't meant for you.
I'm in the same position. I am now half-way through my Professional level and it has only taken me 6 months to get here from starting with Foundation in May. I feel like i am extremely determined and I'm a fast learner but don't really know how to communicate that through my CV.
Hey, in the accounting industry experience is key, maybe try applying for apprenticeships.
You have ACCA / CIMA qualified staff now applying for jobs that AAT qualified people used to be in.
You now have AAT qualified people being nothing more than data monkeys processing invoices.
You will need a bit of luck to land your first relevant role. Just persevere.
Wow, I didn't know the market was saturated.
How long has it been this way? the last 5 years or more?
So just keep applying and hope I can get a role? I have perfected my CV again and shown it to many people who said it was really good, however the accounting experience is lacking. I did have some roles in previously in my recruiting firm when an administrator such as generating weekly invoices using SAGE-one and also communicating with factoring companies. I also was involved in making payments to employees and have been exposed to purchase orders, invoices and the fundamentals of PAYE, NI, SSP and was responsible for timesheet administration also.
I thought all of this plus good communicaiton skills (meeting recruitment client companies etc) would at least land me an entry level job as a clerk. But it hasn't. That being said I did mostly only apply on Reed and I think 95% of them were through agencies so maybe they were much more tough on filtering, should I apply straight to the companies? would that increase my chances? Have you got any tips to increase my chances or where to go from here?
You should try a recruitment agency which specalises in Accountancy & Finance.
I would also try applying for other positions such as Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivables. Along the same lines as Accounts & Finance Assistant roles, except with far less Admin & a lot more independence in the role (speaking from experience). I got my first role in AP as an assistant with zero experience what so ever! I then went on to study AAT and now just starting level 3 (so no where near the finishing line) I have just landed an amazing role as an AP clerk for a well known TV Production company. I got this through an agency who found me on Linkedin.
Linkedin is AMAZING i am still getting offers now and ive been working in finance for TV Company for around 6 months. You just need to try other avenues. I personally wouldn't recommend reed they never once got back to me when i applied for anything! Linkedin is the way to go.
Most of the jobs advertised on jobs sites are unfortunately from recruitment agencies, they like easy to sell people.
I struggled with this due to trying career change myself.
Applied for 150+ which were advertised by agency's on websites and all I got was a few phone calls from recruitment consultants who quickly decided I wasn't worth the effort, one was quite rude and really demoralised me.
At that point I changed tact and went through companies websites career sections, rang their HR even if wasn't truelly suitable and asked if could apply. Suddenly I was getting loads of interviews. Eventually took a job despite having second interviews lined up.
I'd recommend this method for odd ball career changers such as us, cutting out the agency's helps and costs the employer less hence they are more willing to take a risk.
That's my take on recruitment agencies anyhow, you might have more knowledge of how they operate.
@richf That actually sounds very smart. What kind of companies were you looking up? I wouldn't really know where to start with that.
I applied to various top 10 companies initially after getting no where with jobs sites.
I have a degree and had just finished AAT lvl 4, but didn't have minimum requirements for any, and had 13 years experience in different area.
With each I rang and asked to speak to someone about it first, usually got a positive response for showing the initiative and the whole process really helped me work out my transferable skills and sell them as the applications are very thorough.
I also just searched on Google for accountancy practices and also just big companies nearby, going through their websites career sections or otherwise just ringing them up and asking to speak to someone in HR. This in the end was more fruitful, but I'd still recommend starting high as the process really helped me sell myself.
There are some jobs directly advertised on the recruitment sites, if you check daily or more often, and can get a quick analysis of the company done before adapting and sending your CV your in with a chance there too. As well as you are quick, and can sell yourself as a good fit in that initial CV.
It's not easy method, but gave Interviews in quick succession, after each I reviewed my CV and thought how I could fill in the gaps. I'm not one for telling untruths or exaggerating, if you can be genuine and honest they'll see that, but you still need to outline how your skills transfer as they might not see how.
In the end I even turned down interviews as was holding out for companies who would give me training. And through the process I changed melt mind on which way I wanted to go as learnt more about various roles.
Another tip i have is be organised, you are going to be going through a lot of info.
I started a folder on my Dropbox account for each company I applied for from point of sending CV. I included anything useful as went through each application process and a copy of actual CV sent. I also have an evernote account where I would store data such as website links, points for interview etc for each company.
Otherwise you'll get lost in all the information.
Have you posted your CV on agencies that specialize on the Finance market? I constantly receive email alerts from Accountancyjobs.com, Hays and Robert Half. Friends and classmates I recommended these sites to, got jobs in Finance in no time. Worth a try?
I started AAT level 2, finished that, and then finished level 3 as well, in the space of a year, and signed up to start level 4.
During that entire year, I was applying to an average of about 5-6 jobs per day, for entry level bookkeeper and junior accounts assistant roles. Most never got back to me, I had about an interview per week and most of those either never got back or turned me down as well.
By the time I got my job as an accounts assistant, I was just ready to start level 4, and had been studying and applying for jobs simultaneously for a little over a year. I had probably in that time applied for like 2,000 jobs, had about 50 or so interviews...and one successful job offer (which I took).
Yep, the market is pretty saturated right now. All I can say is, stick with it. Just keep on throwing as many job applications as you can at the wall, and see how many of them stick.
Hi there- a few years ago I was in a similar situation. I was desperate for an accountancy career and applied repeatedly to entry level jobs with no success. I had completed Level 2 and 3 at night school so my CV was getting some level of attention but nothing that came to fruition.
With nothing to lose, I wrote to several local accountancy firms outlining my situation and how I would like to volunteer to gain experience. I worked 5 days a week but had one weekday off so offered to go in on my day off every week and do some expenses or invoices etc and to my surprise I actually got a few responses! So I did that for 3 months and the interviews came rolling in because it shows initiative and as well as that I managed to get a reference within the industry. People will often give you a chance as they've been in a similar situation themselves. I've now been working in finance for over 2 years and have progressed to Assistant Accountant.


If you're looking to remodel your bathroom, or are in the middle of making selections, 2018 is bringing in some hot trends for bathroom designs. Since many spend the first and last minutes of the day in the bathroom, it's important that it feels serene and spacious. An old, outdated, oppressive space, on the other hand, is a recipe for disaster. So, whether you're doing a full-scale remodel or just making a few tweaks, here are some of the top trends in bathroom designs for 2018 that you'll definitely want to consider.
The bathroom isn't only for hygiene purposes anymore. It's a sanctuary space, a place for beauty and relaxation. What does this mean as far as design? Expand the space by downsizing adjacent rooms, adding a small addition, or if all else fails, playing up appearances through design tactics. You can give the illusion of a larger, more open space by using large tile flooring, mirrors, and bright paint colors.
This new tone twist is the perfect complement to the cooler gray paint colors that have become popular in recent years. The warm gold tone adds just the right amount of depth, dimension, and luxury feel to any space. Homeowners love the change to warmer accents with the brass/gold toned bathroom fixtures versus the traditional shiny polished chrome which conveys a more cool, modern, and sleek feel. Offered in new finish options like in satin, matte, and spun gold this subtle change is just what's needed to add that classic traditional element to any space. With the added bonus of keeping fingerprints and water spots hidden. This warmer tone has become the accent piece of a room, with complementing hardware, light fixtures, and mirrors as well.
While traditional porcelain will always be a classic, a stone sink is where the trend is headed. The most popular stones for stone sinks being granite, marble, and onyx which feature distinct patterns and an amazingly broad color palette.
Practical storage will never go out of style. Whenever possible, take advantage of vertical space and take your cabinetry up the wall. If built-in cabinetry isn't an option, incorporate an interesting or antique piece of furniture. Open shelving is also still a popular trend that can also be quite practical in the bathroom.
We're seeing a resurgence of the once beloved tiles of decades past, plus a few new designs. No longer are we content with just a subway tile or a large format tile on the wall. We have lots of tile shapes to choose from once again. So, look for new and improved hexagon, arabesque, diamond, Moroccan fish scales, or chevron patterns in new colors & textures. These eye-catching shapes will not just grace the floor either; they will also be used as bathroom backsplashes, on shower walls, and possibly ceiling accents to create the bold accents we so desire. So, if you're looking for a safe way of livening up your bathroom, this is one of the best trends to try out in 2018.
If you're thinking about a bathroom remodel, remember that your bathroom is your sanctuary. You should bathe like royalty. Take some of these bathroom design trends for 2018 and use them to modernize your space.
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(National Times)- A high-level seminar on building environmentally sustainable cities opened in Hanoi on March 3rd.
(National Times) – The Hanoi Transport Department began issuing international driving permits (IDP) for residents at No.2 Phung Hung street or No.16 Cao Ba Quat street.


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The Capital Ring – Woolwich to Shooters Hill Part Two
The view back to 'Charlton Riverside' from the Thames Barrier Gardens
Dear Readers, after leaving the Thames Barrier we are now walking south from the river, through a variety of parks and open spaces. First up is Thames Barrier Gardens, where we encounter this cheeky chap. Honestly, grey squirrels sometimes remind me so much of glove puppets that it's difficult not to laugh. Of course life is deadly serious for these animals at this time of year – grey squirrels don't hibernate 'properly' and so they need to have enough nuts hidden away to last them every time they wake up in the winter. This squirrel seems to have one very perky ear, and one that is non-existent.
We pass a ramshackle building which sports this sign.
We walked round and round but there was no sign of any sculpture, let alone one that would be maliciously damaged. However, in trying to find out about it, I did find this project by Patrick McEvoy, which was commissioned during the pandemic. McEvoy tried to find some inventive ways of emphasising the social distancing rules, and these would certainly have made me chuckle. No sign of them now, sadly. McEvoy used themes that reflected the area's maritime history, and I love the idea of the measurements being in carp or barrels rather than the drab '2 metres'. You can read the whole article here.
Photo by Luke O'Donovan https://royaldocks.london/articles/please-keep-seven-carp-apart-in-thames-barrier-park
And then light dawns. I think that the sculpture must have been this one: Ash and Silk Wall, by Vong Phaophanit. It was apparently installed in 1993, and very beautiful it must have looked too. Sadly, in this semi-derelict area, far from any residential communities who could have felt ownership of it, the installation was apparently repeatedly vandalised, and even the illuminated bollards that lit the way to it were smashed. Having worked in community gardens and woodland over the past twenty years I've come to realise that it's essential for the preservation of these amenities that local people are involved in any decisions about what goes on in them. Clearly, this didn't happen here, and there was no one to speak out and protect it.
Ash and Silk Wall by Vong Phaophanit – Photo by Colleen Chantier ART on File from https://londongardenstrust.org/features/art1808.htm
Onwards! We head to a main road and cross into Maryon Park, closely followed by Maryon Wilson Park. These parks were named for the Maryon Wilson family who lived in nearby Charlton House, but they were originally part of Hanging Wood, which included a number of sandpits (before carpets became affordable for ordinary people, sand was a popular floor covering). Hanging Wood was also a hideout for highwaymen who frequented Blackheath and Shooters Hill. However, it most likely wasn't named after what would happen to the Highwaymen, but because of the steepness of its slopes, so that the trees appeared to be 'hanging'. The park was featured in Michaelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film 'Blow-up' which featured David Hemmings as a photographer who accidentally photographs a murder scene. Although the film features a fine roster of British actors of the time (Sarah Miles, Jane Birkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter Bowles and Janet Street-Porter as an uncredited dancing girl), the scene where Hemmings photographs a writhing Verushchka is maybe the film's most famous scene, and the source of a hundred parodies.
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This is a very quiet park, with some fine mature trees. When we were there, the only sound was the thwack of tennis balls from the nearby courts, and the squawking of the inevitable ring-necked parakeets in the trees opposite.
This ash tree did look on the verge of toppling though and so we passed under it with some alacrity.
There are some really magnificent specimen trees, including this Spanish chestnut. Maybe the parakeets were keeping an eye on it and waiting for ripeness.
Normally we would stride energetically up a flight of 101 steps at this point, but sadly they're under repair, so instead we had to make a gentle meander up a gradual slope. We cross the road and are now out of Maryon Park and into Maryon Wilson Park, which has a small childrens' zoo, featuring some Kune Kune pigs, sheep and a wide variety of waterfowl, all impossible to photograph through the fine mesh fence.
And now we turn into Charlton Park, site of Charlton House, one of the finest examples of Jacobean architecture in the country. This is one of those places that I'm sure we'll be back to visit properly. The house was completed in 1612 and used to be the site of the annual Horn Fair. Sadly, this became such a scene of drunkenness and general buffonery that it was banned in 1812, though it has made a more genteel come back in recent years.
We walk along a grassy path between the trees and the young footballers taking their exercise.
When we leave the park, this modest road is named for the garden designer who worked on the grounds of Charlton House, Inigo Jones.
The next little park (called Horn Fair Park) has a very nice BMX track, but is otherwise quite non-descript although, if you look back, you can see Canary Wharf peeking through the houses.
We cross another road and we're on Woolwich Common. For some reason I was rather taken by these bollards – they remind me of corten steel, the pre-rusted steel cladding that is so popular amongst architects these days.
Woolwich Common has a long involvement with the military – this is where the soldiers used to group before picking up their munitions from Woolwich Arsenal and boarding their ships in the docks. It has an open and airy feeling, and for a few minutes there I thought I was in Dorset rather than Zone 4.
And look, molehills! How exciting. I have seen many a molehill, but never one of the 'velvet gentlemen'.
There's a largish flock of crows picking over the molehills – I imagine that quite a lot of small insects are disturbed by the activity of the mole, and I sense that these intelligent birds are taking advantage.
I get very excited about this bird – is it an immature stonechat? On second look, I'm fairly certain that it's a dunnock, behaving like a stonechat. They can be dastardly like that.
There was clearly some bother here during the summer, though – there is quite an extensive burnt area. Fortunately it looks as if it's regenerating.
And then we're at Shooter's Hill, and heading off to catch the bus, having run out of time for this particular bit of the walk. There's always so much to see, and of course so much coffee to drink and cake to appreciate. When we get the bus we head off not towards Woolwich (which would be sensible) but towards North Greenwich, so we get a fine tour not only of IKEA and TK Maxx but also Primark in the 'Millenium Village' Complex. Still, it's been a lovely walk, and to end with here's a photo of the haws on the hawthorn on Woolwich Common. They should keep the birds happy for quite some time.
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Strong thunderstorms drop hail and heavy rain over Colorado Springs and Pueblo
A Severe Thunderstorm warning is now in effect for western Pueblo County, including Pueblo and Pueblo West until 7:30 p.m. Dangers from the storm include large hail, damaging winds and heavy rain.
We've received multiple reports of hail in the Pueblo West area, some as large as quarter-sized.
A Flash Flood Warning is now in effect for Colorado Springs, Black Forest and Pikeview until 5:45 p.m.
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Flash Flood Warning including Colorado Springs CO, Black Forest CO, Pikeview CO until 5:45 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/BMZl5y2q4U
— NWS Pueblo (@NWSPueblo) May 18, 2018
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for Canon City, Florence and Penrose until 4:30 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Cañon City CO, Florence CO, Penrose CO until 4:30 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/AQpj6DubDT
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of southeastern Colorado until 10 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for northeastern Teller County and northwestern El Paso Counties until 4:00 p.m.
At 3:07 P.M., a severe thunderstorm was located near Monument, or 15 miles north of Colorado Springs, moving east at 5 mph.
Hail up to half dollar size is a hazard.
Locations impacted include Northern Colorado Springs, Monument, Air Force Academy, Palmer Lake, Black Forest and Gleneagle.
Today's Forecast:
The main two changes from the morning forecast are these: the timing is delayed about an hour and storms are now also looking likely south of El Paso county. We're still expecting storms to start developing in the afternoon but now the timing looks closer to 3pm or just after. The bulk of our storm activity is still expected up around the Pikes Peak region but scattered storms now look to also form around the southern I-25 corridor from Las Animas up to Pueblo counties. Storms south of El Paso county could spark closer to 2 to 3pm. Storms will move east through the end of the afternoon and early this evening with large hail, damaging winds all possible. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out east of Crowley county for areas like Kiowa, Cheyenne and far eastern Lincoln counties later today. We should dry up by 9 to 10pm tonight with windy and cold conditions expected by Saturday morning.
COLORADO SPRINGS: High – 67; Low – 33. Storms are expected to fire across Colorado Springs around 3 to 4pm this afternoon. Heavy rain and lightning will be present in these storms, but large hail and strong winds are also a big concern. Storms will move east and northeast through the afternoon with mainly dry skies expected by around 7pm to 8pm.
PUEBLO: High – 67; Low – 33. Storms now look more likely for Pueblo around 3pm today. They will be scattered across the county so there still is no guarantee the city will see any action, but storms that do form over Pueblo could easily have large hail and strong winds with heavy rain. Pueblo should be mainly dry by 6 to 7pm if storms do form earlier.
CANON CITY: High – 67; Low – 33. An isolated storm is possible for Canon City this afternoon but most model guidance supports the best areas for storms are to the north and east of Canon City. Keep in mind any storms that do generate could have large hail and strong winds.
WOODLAND PARK: High – 67; Low – 33. Rain and thunderstorms are still likely for Woodland Park later this afternoon through the evening. Storms look to fire up around 3pm with rain, lightning and small hail. Any large, damaging hail is more likely to be east of Woodland Park. Woodland Park should be mostly dry by 6pm but a few wrap around showers are possibly up through 10pm tonight.
TRI-LAKES: High – 67; Low – 33. Much like Colorado Springs,storms are expected to develop around 3 to 4pm this afternoon. Heavy rain and lightning will be present in these storms, but large hail and strong winds are also a big concern. Storms will move east and northeast through the afternoon with mainly dry skies expected by around 8pm to 9pm.
PLAINS: High – 67; Low – 33. Storms now look more likely and possible for the plains, especially counties such as Crowley, Kiowa and up north. Large damaging hail and strong winds remain the primary threat for those areas. Storms would likely be in those areas from 4 to 8 or even 9pm tonight. An isolated tornado is possible but also fairly unlikely, regardless keep a close eye on the radar and any issued warnings.
WALSENBURG/TRINIDAD: High – 67; Low – 33. Scattered storms now look possible along the southern I-25 corridor from Walsenburg to Trinidad. Storms would likely not hit the severe criteria but heavy rain, lightning and some small hail would be possible. Storms will likely start showing up around 2 to 3pm and move out of the area fairly quickly.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK OR NEXT WEATHER MAKER: The weekend will be much colder and rainy with temperatures dropping into 50s and 60s across the lower elevations and 40s in the mountains. Rain will be possible on Saturday, especially across the higher terrain with cooler and stable air across the low elevations quickly trying to make the rain die out. Sunday we'll see a better chance for afternoon rain and a few thunderstorms but we'll continue seeing cool temperatures. Next week there are a few storms possible early in the week with big heat returning by Wednesday and Thursday.


Create a placeholder for the number of pages in a document. This object applies only to Word and PDF output. For Word output, opening a Word document causes Word to replace this object with the number of pages in the document. For PDF output, the DOM API replaces this object with the total number of pages when writing the document.
num = NumPages() creates an object for the total number of pages in the report.
Total number of pages, returned as an mlreportgen.dom.NumPages object.
This read-only property lists child elements of this object.
Custom attributes of this element, specified as an array of mlreportgen.dom.CustomAttribute objects. Use custom attributes supported by the output format.
ID for this document element, specified as a character vector. The DOM generates a session-unique ID when it creates the document element. You can specify your own ID.
This read-only property lists the parent of this document element.
Tag for document element, specified as a character vector.
A session-unique ID is generated as part of document element creation. The generated tag has the form CLASS:ID, where CLASS is the class of the element and ID is the value of the Id property of the object. You can specify a tag to replace the generated tag.
For example, to make it easier to identify where an issue occurred during document generation, you can specify your own tag value.
Format objects that specify the format of a document element.
Name of the style to apply from the style sheet, specified as a character vector.
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South Grand Tidbits: JR Crickets, Restaurant California, Sultan Palace, More
by Ian Froeb
Let us catch up on several months of developments on South Grand Boulevard:
- Gut Check told you back in February that the Atlanta-based chain JR Crickets Wings & Things would open its first area location at 3737 South Grand Boulevard, previously the home of Mama Pho Vietnamese Restaurant. The restaurant is now open. This is the first of three planned locations for St. Louis, according to the JR Crickets website, along with 2230 Olive Boulevard and 1810 Woodson Road in Overland.
- Restaurant California has been open at 4101 South Grand Boulevard for a few months now, serving up tacos, sopes, huaraches and other traditional taqueria fare. Restaurant California is open from 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday Sunday. It's closed Thursday and -- important! -- it's cash only.
- Right next door to Restaurant California at 4105 South Grand Boulevard, construction is underway -- and, at a glance, relatively far along -- on #9 Cafe, which appears to be a coffee house. More on this as we learn it.
- Signage at 5144 South Grand advertises Sultan Palace Bakery & Cafe, serving all manner of Middle Eastern cuisine, including gyros and -- take note, fans of The Avengers -- shawarma. It looks as if a fair amount of interior work still needs to be done.
- Finally, I'm apparently very late to learn that South Grand Gyro Express (5622 South Grand Boulevard) has closed for a second time -- this time, for good. The space is now home to Pizza Milano, which serves a lengthy menu of pizza, calzones, strombolis, sandwiches, salads and more. You can reach Pizza Milano at 314-352-5252.
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Annie called out to Eddie.
Push the rest of us off.
This was written for the Trifecta weekend challenge, which was to write exactly 33 words including an idiom somewhere within.
It's the middle of the afternoon, I just finished lunch. The gum I'm chewing just isn't cutting it. I scrounge around my desk drawer, then my purse. I'm looking for a lost M&M or Smartie that may have dropped out. But alas, the mining expedition came up dry. I chew a new piece of gum to keep the taste buds happy. Running to the vending machine will waste time. Get on with it, get back to work.
It's been a couple of weeks since Valentine's day and I'm still thinking about candy. There are four holiday events during the year when the candy has themes and is overflowing entire aisles devoted to: Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter. From October to April it is candy, candy, candy. It's one holiday rollng into another and the candy is plentiful.
At my Weight Watchers meeting, the leader admitted she was a sugar-holic. She described how she was told that the only way to get over her addiction was to go to the candy aisle and confront the sugar. She failed miserably because she left purchasing bags of candy. Going near the candy aisle was the equivolent of being an alcoholic, you can't have just one Snicker bar.
I'll admit I never thought too much about candy until it was always around. I have a friend at work who will slide me a bag of sour gummies or Willy Wonka Nerds. I guess that is how any addiction starts; it is a socially acceptable introduction. It breaks up the monotony of the workday. Everyone is doing it.
Most people need to watch what they eat and I am one of them. I can't eat on a unlimited basis because it takes me down a spiral of unhealthiness. Being overweight took a toll on my ego many years ago. I climbed out of that hole but, it is a day-to-day challenge. It takes a great deal of discipline from deep down inside me to temper the cravings.
There is something about that sugar rush on my tongue. It's like a party in my mouth. I become unconscious. And then I get sick. Why did I eat that?
My name is Patty and I'm a candy addict.


Here's where it often begins: when a customer complains, we break the rules to please them. While the customer may be happy in the short-term, what we don't realize is that by encouraging people to 'save the day' (we call them heroes), we are treating the symptom of a much greater problem: a broken process.
So the existing process continues to create poor results, and heroes continue to thrive in this environment because knowing how to work around the broken process is what makes them special. In fact, people don't create errors; processes do. We see errors only when people fail to compensate for the broken process. Are you satisfied with 70% human error?
As the leader of this company you can't understand why those infuriating problems won't go away. You call in your best people, but their efforts take too long. So you bring an outside consultant, but without buy-in from your front line people, before you know it, just like in the movie, 'Groundhog Day™', the same problem is recurring, over and over again. Welcome to The CEO's Cycle of Hell.


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The Mukbang controversy is a chance to discuss race and Australian films. Let's not squander it
Written by Olivia Khoo, Associate Professor, Film & Screen Studies, Monash University
Eliza Scanlen's film Mukbang (2020) has become a flashpoint in race relations in the Australian screen industry. Scanlen's film is famous not for winning Best Director in the short film category at this year's Sydney Film Festival, but for the controversy it has sparked.
The film features a white teenager who has a "sexual awakening" after discovering the Korean internet fad of Mukbang: a live broadcast of a host over eating.
Most controversially, the film featured a drawing of the lead character strangling a Black classmate – a scene edited out of the film after it won.
Filmmaker and writer Michelle Law labelled Mukbang an example of "how racist and broken the screen industry is in Australia".
(To her credit, Scanlen has made a full apology, and Fat Salmon Productions has committed to a quota of 30% Black, Indigenous and people of colour in crews, heads of departments, and casts in all future productions".)
I have not seen Mukbang, despite my best efforts to obtain a copy, but my comments are not about evaluating whether the film is indeed racist or a cultural appropriation. I am more interested in what this debate represents, and the lessons it can impart for the Australian screen industry.
I am thankful for the attention the film has brought to the topic of race on Australian screens (and behind them) but somewhat disturbed by an undercurrent of division between "free speech" and open debate.
Open letter, open debate
On July 8, the Sydney Morning Herald published an open letter signed by 27 prominent Australian filmmakers, including Tony Ayres, Rachel Perkins, Warwick Thornton, Ivan Sen and Joel and Nash Edgerton.
Warwick Thornton's latest project was a documentary series, The Beach. SBS/NITV
The letter defends the festival's director, Nashen Moodley, against claims that the festival is "part of a white supremacist system". It points out Moodley is a South African person of colour who has "long championed the works of filmmakers from Africa and Asia".
The letter also looks outwards to the rest of the industry, noting an Indigenous woman, Sally Riley, is head of scripted production at the ABC, and Que Minh Luu has been appointed head of Australian programming at Netflix.
The letter (which came the day after the infamous Harper's Magazine open letter for "justice and open debate") expresses the view that those speaking out online are bullies, interested in "public shaming and 'burning down' the industry".
In turn, this letter has been harshly criticised by some of those it seeks to champion. Author Michael Mohammed Ahmad called it a "distraction which derail[s] our attempts to hold white people and white institutions […] accountable for their role in systemic and structural racism".
How can we move from this division to a more productive dialogue about who is being excluded, and why there might be a need to speak up?
Read more: Is cancel culture silencing open debate? There are risks to shutting down opinions we disagree with
There is a long history of excluding representations of Asians on Australian screens, with Asians more often spoken for than allowed to speak. I applaud Law and director Corrie Chen for speaking up, and for their unqualified apologies when subsequently called out for a blackface scene in their 2013 short film, Bloomers.
Like many other Asian Australians, I am thankful we have Asian Australian creatives such as Law, Chen and Tony Ayres to provide greater diversity to the stories we see on Australian screens, but also for the leadership they are providing in navigating both sides of the debate.
Tony Ayres was most recently a creator and executive producer on Stateless. ABC
Cultural diversity in leadership
This conversation touches every part of Australia's cultural industries.
In 2019, Diversity Arts Australia published a report finding 59% of Australia's screen and radio organisations had no culturally and linguistically diverse representation at the leadership level.
Read more: Australia's art institutions don't reflect our diversity: it's time to change that
On July 12, writer and editor Nick Bhasin published an opinion piece condemning the predominantly white leadership team of the SBS.
Bhasin's article came after an interview with former SBS head Michael Ebeid in which he said white people were just as capable of telling culturally diverse stories ("a white man can do that").
With full respect to Ebeid and the talent he has championed at SBS, this misses the point. Leadership needs to reflect the community it represents.
Sydney Film Festival director Nashen Moodley. Tracey Nearmy/AAP
The debate we are being asked to participate in is based on a misleading distinction between two "opposing" viewpoints, both of which were, interestingly, expressed in the open letter: on the one hand it called for an "open and safe debate", while also accusing those who engage in criticism as "bullying."
The impulse to assume conversation on social media is bullying can subsume a discussion of broader issues being legitimately raised: power imbalances, a lack of diversity in leadership (on judging panels, production sets and in boardrooms) and empty gestures of activism without change — exactly what the filmmakers' letter calls for.
We need to keep race at the foreground of debates in the Australian screen industry. We are at a turning point. Let's not waste this moment either by burning everything down, or by smothering the discussion in censure and silence.
Authors: Olivia Khoo, Associate Professor, Film & Screen Studies, Monash University
Read more https://theconversation.com/the-mukbang-controversy-is-a-chance-to-discuss-race-and-australian-films-lets-not-squander-it-142485
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Obama Eulogizes Black Pastor Slain in Charleston Massacre
by Naharnet Newsdesk 26 June 2015, 22:47
U.S. President Barack Obama made a fresh pitch for tighter gun controls Friday as he eulogized the pastor killed in the Charleston church shootings, saying Americans had ignored the toll of gun violence for too long.
"We've been blind to the unique mayhem that gun violence inflicts upon this nation," Obama said at the funeral in the South Carolina city.
"The vast majority of Americans, the majority of gun owners, want to do something about this."
Obama gave a rousing speech in front of thousands of mourners who came to pay their last respects to Reverend Clementa Pinckney, who was one of the nine people gunned down last week during a Bible study class at the Emanuel AME Church.
The alleged gunman, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, has been charged with nine counts of murder and a related weapons charge. He is in custody in a South Carolina jail.
Obama referred to other mass shootings that have shocked America -- the Newtown school massacre in 2012, the killings in a Colorado theater earlier that same year -- and acknowledged that more gun controls could not prevent all tragedies.
But, as he has since the June 17 killings in Charleston, the president urged the nation to reflect and take action.
"Whatever solutions we find will necessarily be incomplete. But it would be a betrayal of everything Reverend Pinckney stood for, I believe, if we allowed ourselves to slip into a comfortable silence again," he said.
Obama also waded into the thorny debate about the future of the Confederate flag, a symbol embraced by Roof in an online manifesto espousing white supremacy.
"For too long, we were blind to the pain that the Confederate flag stirred in too many of our citizens," he said.
"As we all have to acknowledge the flag has always represented more than just ancestral pride. For many, black and white, that flag was a reminder of systemic oppression. And we see that now."
He said removing the Stars and Bars from the grounds of the South Carolina State House would not be "an insult to the valor of Confederate soldiers."
"It would simply be an acknowledgement that the cause for which they fought, the cause of slavery, was wrong," he said.
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Operational efficiency is a critical factor in the fluid processing industry. The synergy of fitting components and assembly technology to achieve this objective is the focus of Fit-Line Global (Fit-Line). Applying extensive polymer technology and injection molding expertise, the company has analyzed the design, tooling and manufacturing processes required to create high-performance solutions for demanding high-purity fluid processing applications. Through extensive R&D, testing and evaluation, Fit-Line Global has isolated three variables that need to be addressed to ensure leak-free fitting assemblies.
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The industry-accepted standard process of flaring tubing on-site using a handheld heat gun can introduce several quality control issues. Research has shown that the problems inherent to this fabrication method include inconsistent and uneven heating of tubing circumferences, limited repeatability and the excessive amount of time required to create precise tube flares.
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While the use of a torque wrench and nut adapter can provide more consistency, this combination is more complicated. This requires additional training and time for torque calculations. The wrench design offerings prevalent in the high purity fittings industry present an ergonomic challenge, since they must be properly aligned with nut splines.
To avoid calibration difficulties and labor-intensive processes, skipping the use of a torque wrench and overtightening to ensure a tight seal might seem like the best approach. However, overtightening creates stress on the plastic that might not be apparent immediately, but when in use will result in leaks.
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The test applies to ¼-inch, 3/8-inch, ½-inch, ¾-inch and one-inch fitting assemblies. A master assembly that includes all five fitting sizes along with PFA tubing is to be pressurized with deionized water from 20 psi to 120 psi and water temperature to be cycled from 18⁰C to 95⁰C.
A master assembly was built to test a series of fitting assemblies that included five sizes, ¼-inch, 3/8-inch, ½-inch, ¾-inch and one inch. Refer to Figure 1. Each tube was flared using Fit-Line's TF416 and MTF416 TruFLARE units and each nut was tightened using TruFASTEN torque wrenches. Each nut was tightened at room temperature.
Cycle 1 was set at 18⁰C for 80 minutes with intermittent pressure cycles at 20 psi and 120 psi. Each pressure cycle was held for 5 minutes. In summary, Cycle 1 subjected the master assembly to 18⁰C at 20 psi for 40 minutes and 120 psi for 40 minutes.
Cycle 2 is the same as Cycle 1, except the temperature was set at 95⁰C.
The difference in temperature and pressure was created to expand and contract the connections within the master assembly to test the integrity of the seals.
The fittings and flared connections were stressed by expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature and varying pressures for 150 hours. None of the fittings leaked upon the conclusion of the test. One notable observation was made: under Condition D (95⁰C at 120 psi), the one-inch tubing expanded by five percent, 1.00 to 1.05. Tube sizes ¼-inch to ½-inch expanded by three percent and ¾-inch expanded by five percent. The tubing expansion and contraction verifies that each fitting connection experienced cyclic stresses without any leaks.
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Q: Randomize UIView's on the same ViewController
I am trying to apply UIDynamic Kit to a project on iOS.
I have one object (A view only) and a barrier (another view).
What i am doing here is that my object bounces on the barrier.
The barrier gets placed at the defined location, now how can i randomize the location of the barrier and have multiple barriers without writing the code for each of them!?
This is the code for my barrier.
 UIView *myBarrier = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:(CGRectMake(5, 400, 300, 30))];
myBarrier.backgroundColor=[UIColor orangeColor];
[self.view addSubview:myBarrier];

A: create a function random and use this random function to get the x & y of the view to move. Set the frame the uiview everytime you want to change the position.
int rand_lim(int limit) {
/* return a random number between 1 and limit inclusive.
 */
NSUInteger r = arc4random_uniform(N) + 1;
return r;

}
CGRect f=CGRectMake(rand_lim(self.view.frame.size.width),rand_lim(self.view.frame.size.height), myView.frame.size.width, myView.frame.size.height-self.emergencyContactView.frame.origin.y-50);
[myView setFrame:f];

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