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Lionel Jesse wrote: A lot of backwards, barely human groups hate or fear a tiny group of people for a variety of reasons. Its between christians/muslims, socialists and neo nazi groups as to who hates/fears them the most.
All of it is based on bullshit.
Yes all sorts of everybody can be racists, what's new? But why your particular interest in Jews - they are hardly the most disadvantaged group in the UK?
McAz
by Lionel Jesse » Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:36 pm
That's highly debatable. They were banished for centuries. Its also possibly one of the basis for the hatred against them originated in Britain (blood libel).
Its also on the rise in the UK, pushed by far right groups and particularly the Labour Party.
Lionel Jesse
by Rolluplostinspace » Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:41 pm
Lionel Jesse wrote: That's highly debatable. They were banished for centuries. Its also possibly one of the basis for the hatred against them originated in Britain (blood libel).
Started in Britain
Labour a far right group
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I've known many Jews - and lived in a Jewish community - never heard any of them trouble themselves over blood libel or anything like it. From what Jews in Burnley are you getting this nonsense?
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Who said Labour were far right? Left wing, with far left leaders. They are also incredibly antisemitic. Both the left and right extremes hate them for differing and equally bollocks reasons.
Lionel Jesse wrote:
Don't know anyone who hates them - do you Doxy?
McAz wrote:
Ahhh, so now you're reverting to the "I've got (insert minority/wronged people) friends and they've never complained" territory.....
You're either mentally deficient, or extremely antisemitic. Which?
Not reverting to anything - I have lived amongst Jews and have relations who are Jews, so I'm giving an informed opinion. Where is your opinion coming from?
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Do you know anyone who hates them?
Great Grandparents, or in particular, my great grandma. Who was Jewish. As were her neighbors and there family, at least until the last died a few years ago.
Not that it would matter at all. Is it a requirement that you must share heritage or ancestry with a peoples or race in order to discuss them?
Did they go on about blood libel?
And did you meet anyone who hated them for being Jews?
McAz wrote: Do you know anyone who hates them?
Some are deadbeat scrubbers who are lost without the BNP to vote for while others are more high profile, some are Councillors (no longer thank fully).
She indeed mentioned the blood libel and how it, and other baseless lies were used to demonise her, her family, her friends in the 1920s and 1930s.
Lets clear something up. Are you trying to claim that people don't hate jew's for being jew's? And that 2000 years of historical hatred from all angles wasn't actually hate. Merely a misunderstanding....
So why aren't you devoting your time to your local anti-Semitism problem rather than wasting it on here deflecting threads? With the exception of Le Pen supporters no one here hates Jews - in fact, most people don't give a fuck.

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The love of liberty is not exclusive to the United States.
Evidence of the universality of the "yearning to be free" is found in the enthusiastic reception given to former congressman Ron Paul at an appearance in Santiago, Chile.
The libertarian icon was in Chile's capital city as part of the annual "Sovereign Man" conference.
According to the event's organizer Simon Black (an alias), the philosophy informing the meeting is the belief that "in order to achieve true freedom, you have to be able to make money, control your time, and eliminate the mindset that you are subject to a corrupt government that is bent on degrading your personal liberty."
Sounds like something right up Ron Paul's alley.
Economic Policy Journal reported that Paul answered the roar of the crowd, declaring, "It sounds like the revolution has gone international!"
Paul's speech focused on issues of financial freedom.
Based on tweets posted by Jim Rickards, Paul's message was well-received and consistent with his pro-liberty position.
As reported by Economic Policy Journal's summary of Rickards' tweets, Paul said, "The same thing will happen to the Federal Reserve as happened to the Soviet Union." "The handwriting's on the wall; the system is failing."
Ron Paul's campaign to force the Fed to submit to the will of the people and their elected representatives is renowned.
As recounted on RonPaul.com:
For the past 30 years, Congressman Ron Paul has worked tirelessly to bring much-needed transparency and accountability to the secretive bank. And in 2009 and 2010 his unfaltering dedication showed astonishing results: HR 1207, the bill to audit the Federal Reserve, swept the country and made the central bankers shudder at their desks. The bill passed as an amendment both in the House Financial Services Committee and in the House itself.
Then, in 2012, his final year in the House, Congressman Ron Paul reintroduced the Audit the Fed bill (H.R. 459), which passed the House 327-98.
How has the Federal Reserve done so much damage to the economy?
First, the unelected governors of the unconstitutional central bank have an absolute stranglehold and monopoly over the flow of our nation's money and credit. Not once since its inception in 1913 has there ever been a thorough audit or an accounting to Congress about its activities.
During its century-long reign over the financial well-being of our country, the Federal Reserve has inflated our currency to the point where, compared to 100 years ago, it is nearly worthless. Meanwhile Congress has turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to the crisis and the calls to control it.
Since the Federal Reserve's inception in 1913, the dollar has lost over 95 percent of its purchasing power. Most, if not all, of this precipitous decline was caused by the mindless monetary policy of the Federal Reserve.
The United States of America has been driven to the very edge of a devastating fiscal cliff by the folly of the Federal Reserve and the abdication of its authority by an impotent Congress. Together, these factors add up to $14 trillion in ill-conceived loans and federal bailouts and a crushing national debt of over $16 trillion.
Adding insult to injury, during testimony to Congress in 2009, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke refused to reveal to committee members the names of the institutions that received trillions of dollars from the Fed. Later, he told our elected representatives that he would not disclose the identity of the foreign banks that were parties to sweetheart deals with the Federal Reserve.
Turning his sights on one of the most unconstitutional and destructive agents of federal economic tyranny, Ron Paul reportedly called for the abolishment of the IRS.
"People in Washington say we need to sacrifice. I say abolish the IRS. That's not a sacrifice, it's a gift!" Paul reportedly declared.
As with his criticism of the Federal Reserve, Ron Paul's ire regarding the IRS is nothing new.
In a November 20, 2008 interview in the New York Times, Paul said, "I want to abolish the income tax, but I don't want to replace it with anything. About 45 percent of all federal revenue comes from the personal income tax. That means that about 55 percent — over half of all revenue — comes from other sources, like excise taxes, fees, and corporate taxes."
On May 7, 2001, Ron Paul published the "case against the income tax." He wrote:
Could America exist without an income tax? The idea seems radical, yet in truth America did just fine without a federal income tax for the first 126 years of its history.
Prior to 1913, the government operated with revenues raised through tariffs, excise taxes, and property taxes, without ever touching a worker's paycheck. In the late 1800s, when Congress first attempted to impose an income tax, the notion of taxing a citizen's hard work was considered radical! Public outcry ensued; more importantly, the Supreme Court ruled the income tax unconstitutional. Only with passage of the 16th Amendment did Congress gain the ability to tax the productive endeavors of its citizens.
Yet don't we need an income tax to fund the important functions of the federal government? You may be surprised to know that the income tax accounts for only approximately one-third of federal revenue. Only 10 years ago, the federal budget was roughly one-third less than it is today. Surely we could find ways to cut spending back to 1990 levels, especially when the Treasury has single year tax surpluses for the past several years. So perhaps the idea of an America without an income tax is not so radical after all.
The harmful effects of the income tax are obvious. First and foremost, it has enabled government to expand far beyond its proper constitutional limits, regulating virtually every aspect of our lives. It has given government a claim on our lives and work, destroying our privacy in the process. It takes billions of dollars out of the legitimate private economy, with most Americans giving more than a third of everything they make to the federal government. This economic drain destroys jobs and penalizes productive behavior. The ridiculous complexity of the tax laws makes compliance a nightmare for both individuals and businesses. All things considered, our Founders would be dismayed by the income tax mess and the tragic loss of liberty which results.
Rickards reported that Ron Paul's Santiago speech ran 20 minutes over, but "no one minded at all. The audience hung on every word."
Americans and proponents of liberty around the world can read Ron Paul's insightful and inimitable take on threats to freedom in his weekly "Texas Straight Talk" column.
Joe A. Wolverton, II, J.D. is a correspondent for The New American and travels frequently nationwide speaking on topics of nullification, the NDAA, and the surveillance state. He can be reached at jwolverton@thenewamerican.com.
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Abstract: This paper adopts a novel FIVECM-BEKK GARCH approach to examine the bilateral relationships among the A-share and B-share stock markets in China and the Hong Kong stock market. The evidence shows that these stock markets are fractionally cointegrated. Analyses of the spillover effects across these markets indicate that the A-share markets are most influential. The relaxation of government restrictions on the purchase of B shares by domestic residents accelerates the market integration process of A-share markets with the B-share and Hong Kong markets. The effects of the Asian crisis on the stock-return dynamic correlations vary across these markets. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


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In 2009 the HB Motorsports Team is competing in the Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup series and Ohsweken Speedway's Mini Stock Division with third-generation driver Mitchell "Mitch" Brown behind the wheel of the twma two cars.
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While 2009 marks the 3rd season for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, Doug Brown and the HB Motorsports team are missing the opportunity to compete at the highest level of competition in Canadian stock car racing for economic reasons.
Like many teams in motorsports, the state of the economy and the loss of major sponsorship have forced the team to regroup and seek other avenues for remaining in the sport this season albeit at a lower level of competition.
But like the highly determined team that it is, there is good news for HB Motorsports in 2009. That news being that the team has made some significant changes that are providing an opportunity to develop new talent for the team. That new talent is third generation driver Mitchell Brown.
"Mitch" as he prefers to be called turned 16 years of age in late April and already he's beginning to make great strides to becoming a force to be reckoned with in the future.
Over the past four seasons he has been preparing himself for his future in motorsports - a tradition that began for the family when granddad Harold Brown competed in the Supermodified ranks in the 1960s and early 70s then made the switch to Late Models where he became a steady and popular runner at Flamboro, Delaware and Cayuga and was among the leading competitors in the Export "A" Series.
As a teenager, Mitch's poise on and off the track; his quiet demeanour when discussing racing or his off-season passion for hockey; and the way he studies the sports and observes the actions of those he believes can further his career are qualities that are already paying huge benefits in his development.
With the stretch run now on in the two classes of racing he competes in, he continues his focus on capturing Ohsweken's Mini Stock Division Championship and setting atop the podium in the Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup.
One is clearly within his grasp. The other poses a greater challenge but his confidence and determination will help him accomplish his goals.
Regardless of the final results, Mitch Brown will be there when the stretch run to the final laps begin.
As we have been doing since we broke into this sport over a dozen years ago, we will continue to approach each event and personal appearance on behalf of our sponsors and our sport with the intentions of elevating the perception of stock car racing to the level it deserves; to highlight the exciting and colourful entertainment race fans have come to enjoy; and to demonstrate and validate the marketing opportunities thousands of businesses large and small are already benefiting from or are about to enjoy.
Despite a torrid pace through the 20-car starting field it looked as though Mitch Brown had come one car short of registering his tenth feature win of the season at Ohsweken Speedway on August 21st.
But wait a minute. A feature race isn't over official over until post-race inspection.
The ESSO Mini Stock feature began with Chase Hess and Mike Giberson on the front row, and it was Hess getting the early lead, which he would hold for much of the first half of the race. While a good battle ensued up front between Hess and Mike Evers, fans were also keeping an eye on Brown, who was gunning for his tenth feature win of the season after finishing second to Ohsweken's Steve Hess the previous Friday.
Mitchell Brown will be gunning for win #11 in the Esso Minsi Stock Division at Ohsweken Speedway on Friday August 28th and again on September 4th.


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Carbene
In chemistry, a carbene is a highly reactive organic molecule with a divalent carbon atom with only six valence electrons and the general formula: R1R2C: (two substituents and two electrons).[1] The carbene comes in two varieties: a singlet and triplet. The singlet type has its carbon atom sp2 hybridised with an empty p-orbital extending above and below a plane containing R1 and R2 and the free electron pair. Typically these molecules are very short lived, although persistent carbenes are now known.
The parent carbene is H2C: also called methylene. An often encountered carbene is Cl2C: or dichlorocarbene which can be generated in situ from chloroform and a strong base.
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3 Carbenes and carbene ligands in organometallic chemistry
4 Generation of Carbenes
Generally there are two types of carbenes; singlet or triplet carbenes. Singlet carbenes have a pair of electrons and a sp2 hybrid structure. Triplet carbenes have two unpaired electrons. They may be either sp2 hybrid or linear sp hybrid. Most carbenes have a nonlinear triplet ground state with the exception of carbenes with nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur atoms, and dihalocarbenes.
Singlet and triplet carbenes are named so because of the electronic spins they possess. Triplet carbenes are paramagnetic and may be observed by electron spin resonance spectroscopy if they can exist long enough without undergoing further reactions. The total spin of singlet carbenes is zero while that of triplet carbenes is one (in units of ). Bond angles are 125-140° for triplet methylene and 102° for singlet methylene (determined by EPR). Triplet carbenes are generally stable in gaseous state while singlet carbenes are often found in aqueous media.
For simple hydrocarbons, triplet carbenes usually have energies 8 kcal/mol (33 kJ/mol) lower than singlet carbenes (see also Hund's rule of Maximum Multiplicity), thus, in general, triplet is the more stable state (the ground state) and singlet is the excited state species. Substituents that can donate electron pairs may stabilize the singlet state by delocalizing the pair into a empty p-orbital. If the energy of the singlet state is sufficiently reduced it will actually become the ground state. No viable strategies exist for triplet stabilization. The carbene called 9-fluorenylidene has been shown to be a rapidly equilibrating mixture of singlet and triplet states with an approximately 1.1 kcal/mol (4.6 kJ/mol) energy difference.[2]. It is however debatable whether diaryl carbenes such as the fluorene carbene are true carbenes because the electrons can delocalize to such an extent that they become in fact biradicals. In silico experiments suggest that triplet carbenes can be stabilized with electropositive groups such as trifluorosilyl groups [3].
Singlet and triplet carbenes do not demonstrate the same reactivity. Singlet carbenes generally participate in cheletropic reactions as either electrophiles or nucleophiles. Singlet carbene with its unfilled p-orbital should be electrophilic. Triplet carbenes should be considered to be diradicals, and participate in stepwise radical additions. Triplet carbenes have to go through an intermediate with two unpaired electrons whereas singlet carbene can react in a single concerted step. Addition of singlet carbenes to olefinic double bonds is more stereoselective than that of triplet carbenes. Addition reactions with alkenes can be used to determine whether the singlet or triplet carbene is involved.
Reactions of singlet methylene are stereospecific while those of triplet methylene are not. For instance the reaction of methylene generated from photolysis of diazomethane with cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene is stereospecific which proves that in this reaction methylene is a singlet.[4]
Reactivity of a particular carbene depends on the substituent groups, preparation method, reaction conditions such as presence or absence of metals. Some of the reactions carbenes can do are insertions into C-H bonds, skeletal rearrangements, and additions to double bonds. Carbenes can be classified as nucleophilic, electrophilic, or ambiphilic. Reactivity is especially strongly influenced by substituents. For example, if a substituent is able to donate a pair of electrons, most likely carbene will not be electrophilic. Alkyl carbenes insert much more selectively than methylene, which does not differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary C-H bonds. Carbenes add to double bonds to form cyclopropanes. A concerted mechanism is available for singlet carbenes. Triplet carbenes do not retain stereochemistry in the product molecule. Addition reactions are commonly very fast and exothermic. The slow step in most instances is generation of carbene. A well-known reagent employed for alkene-to-cyclopropane reactions is Simmons-Smith reagent. This reagents is a system of copper, zinc, and iodine, where the active reagent is believed to be iodomethylzinc iodide. Reagent is complexed by hydroxy groups such that addition commonly happens syn to such group.
Insertions are another common type of carbene reactions. The carbene basically interposes itself into an existing bond. The order of preference is commonly: 1. X-H bonds where X is not carbon 2. C-H bond 3. C-C bond. Insertions may or may not occur in single step.
Intramolecular insertion reactions present new synthetic solutions. Generally, rigid structures favor such insertions to happen. When an intramolecular insertion is possible, no intermolecular insertions are seen. In flexible structures, five-membered ring formation is preferred to six-membered ring formation. Both inter- and intramolecular insertions are amendable to asymmetric induction by choosing chiral ligands on metal centers.
Alkylidene carbenes are alluring in that they offer formation of cyclopentene moieties. To generate an alkylidene carbene a ketone can be exposed to trimethylsilyl diazomethane.
Carbenes and carbene ligands in organometallic chemistry
Carbenes can be stabilized as organometallic species. These transition metal carbene complexes fall into three categories, with the first two being the most clearly defined:
Fischer carbenes, in which the carbene is tethered to a metal that bears an electron-withdrawing group (usually a carbonyl).
Schrock carbenes, in which the carbene is tethered to a metal that bears an electron-donating group.
Persistent carbenes, also known as stable carbenes or Arduengo carbenes. These include the class of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and are often are used as ancillary ligands in organometallic chemistry.
Foiled carbenes derive their stability from proximity of a double bond (i.e their ability to form conjugated systems).
Generation of Carbenes
Most commonly, photolytic, thermal, or transition metal catalyzed decomposition of diazoalkanes is used to create carbene molecules. A variation on catalyzed decomposition of diazoalkanes is the Bamford-Stevens reaction, which gives carbenes in aprotic solvents and carbenium ions in protic solvents.
Another method is induced elimination of halogen from gem-dihalides or HX from CHX3 moiety, employing organolithium reagents (or another strong base). It is not certain that in these reactions actual free carbenes are formed. In some cases there is evidence that completely free carbene is never present. It is likely that instead a metal-carbene complex forms. Nevertheless, these metallocarbenes (or carbenoids) give the expected products.
Photolysis of diazarines and epoxides can also be employed. Diazarines contain 3-membered rings and are cyclic forms or diazoalkanes. The strain of the small ring makes photoexcitation easy. Photolysis of epoxides gives carbonyl compounds as side products. With asymmetric epoxides, two different carbonyl compounds can potentially form. The nature of substituents usually favors formation of one over the other. One of the C-O bonds will have a greater double bond character and thus will be stronger and less likely to break. Resonance structures can be drawn to determine which part will contribute more to the formation of carbonyl. When one substituent is alkyl and another aryl, the aryl-substituted carbon is usually released as a carbene fragment.
Thermolysis of alpha-halomercury compounds is another method to generate carbenes.
Rhodium and copper complexes promote carbene formation.
Carbenes are intermediates in the Wolff rearrangement
Transition metal carbene complex also known as carbenoids
^ Organic Chemistry R.T Morrison, R.N Boyd pp 473-478
^ Chemical and Physical Properties of Fluorenylidene: Equilibrium of the Singlet and Triplet Carbenes Peter B. Grasse, Beth-Ellen Brauer, Joseph J. Zupancic, Kenneth J. Kaufmann, Gary B. Schuster; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1983; 105; 6833-6845.
^ Electronic Stabilization of Ground State Triplet Carbenes Adelina Nemirowski and Peter R. Schreiner J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 9533-9540 9533 doi:10.1021/jo701615x
^ Structure of Carbene CH2 Philip S. Skell, Robert C. Woodworth; J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1956; 78(17); 4496-4497. Abstract
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BT for Life Sciences R&D: The Cloud for Accelerated Discovery
Cloud services for pharmaceutical industry to increase R&D productivity
LONDON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BT today announced BT for Life Sciences R&D, the first cloud service designed to enable collaboration within the life sciences industry for increased R&D productivity. The new service is designed to allow customers to comply with the industry's stringent security, regulatory and compliance requirements in a way that is suitable for many regulated applications a company may wish to deploy.
BT for Life Sciences R&D is being developed to become a secure and segregated platform for scientists in pharmaceutical, biotech, devices & diagnostics companies as well as in academia and government. This will allow them to construct and orchestrate in silico[1] workflows and data pipelines to identify new pharmaceutical targets and drug candidates. In addition, this platform enables research scientists to create global project groups and collaborate using social media tools. This ecosystem will allow the group to securely upload documents, share results and communicate via IM, voice, video or chat to analyze results in an environment that segments data and uses qualified hardware components and workflows specific to the pharmaceutical industry.
The BT for Life Sciences R&D platform is supported by the BT Assure portfolio of security services. These allow BT to assist customers in designing data encryption, anonymization[2], risk management and resilience to meet their quality and regulatory requirements for the cloud environment.
At the initial stage of rollout, the new cloud platform for life sciences builds on BT's On Demand Compute service, with an innovative compliance "wrap" meeting the GxP[3] requirements for qualification. This conforms to the quality and regulatory requirements that make an environment suitable for many regulated applications that can be collaboratively used where partners may have differing risk profiles.
Using the in silico workbench functionality of BT for Life Sciences R&D, scientists have easy access to the applications and information they need to make predictive simulations. BT's new platform brings together a number of scientific applications and data sources to provide immediate functionality and ease of use. Embedded cloud orchestration tools significantly simplify IT management and resourcing requirements.
As part of this, BT has entered into an alliance with Accelrys (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading scientific enterprise R&D software and services company, to bring additional features to the platform. The alliance will enable use of Accelrys scientific applications in BT for Life Sciences R&D and provide on-demand services for Accelrys customers.
BT for Life Sciences R&D leverages other innovative capabilities of the BT portfolio, such as BT One (collaboration and unified communications) and BT Connect (high capacity secure network to allow for private, hybrid and public clouds Interoperability). Customers will also benefit from BT Advise's professional services capabilities in terms of application selection and migration to Cloud, orchestration support, Bioteam consulting services and design of Cloud environment elements.
Dr. Matt Hahn, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Accelrys, said: "A secure Cloud platform from a trusted supplier like BT is an important step in addressing the externalization, collaboration and cost pressures faced by many of our pharmaceutical and biotech customers today. Combining the scientifically aware Accelrys Enterprise Platform and BT's robust cloud offering enables our customers to quickly analyze and share data using Pipeline Pilot, Symyx Notebook by Accelrys, Isentris and other Accelrys software to improve collaboration, lower costs and accelerate time to market."
Bas Burger, president of Global Commerce for BT Global Services, said: "The pharmaceutical industry is facing an extremely challenging environment where patent protected revenues are at risk and R&D productivity are declining, resulting in lower revenues and continued rise in the cost of bringing new drugs to market. Now companies can potentially reduce research costs and accelerate time to market by collaborating with third parties in a secure and compliant environment, and bring innovative solutions to market faster through computer simulation and modelling. This aims at helping them develop new products faster, with lower costs and increased revenues."
About BT
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving customers in more than 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to its customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, BT Retail, BT Wholesale and Openreach.
In the year ended 31 March 2011, BT Group's revenue was 20,076m pounds Sterling with profit before taxation of 1,717m pounds.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
For more information, visit www.btplc.com
[1] In silico is a method to test drugs using computer models rather than laboratory (in vitro) and animal experiments (in vivo).
[2] Anonymization is the act of permanently and completely removing personal identifiers from data.
[3] GxP is a general term for Good Practice quality guidelines and regulations
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Defense of the Realm:
By jimstaro in War
This report about the Brits and their long history of military service and history, and want to dominate others in many cases, is a mirror into our own National Security and National Defense as these two occupations have stretched beyond the limits many issues connected to both.
We gave those that developed the hatreds from our long running World Policies towards them exactly what they wanted, that's Guerrilla Insurgency, only on a world scale and fought with criminal terror from all involved.
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Obama: War President?!
By jimstaro in Iraq, War
Last night after the Presidents speech at West Point, and since, everyone is attempting to break it down, praise it, or totally attack the policy of another escalation of troops into an already long running occupation of the country of Afghanistan. This occupation stopped being anything about the attacks on this country on Sept 11, 2001 as soon as the first drumbeat towards invasion and then long occupation of an innocent country and people Iraq. Afghanistan stagnated into an occupation and insurgent war of continuing death and destruction to all involved but especially to the greater innocent population of Afghanistan now into it's ninth year!
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Families Send Basics To Marines In Afghanistan
By jimstaro in Iraq
For Marines serving in Afghanistan, mail call can be a little bit like Christmas in July. A package from home can supply everything from basic needs to small luxuries.
At a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in North Carolina, customers have been donating goods for Marines deployed with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment out of nearby Camp Lejeune.
Assistant Manager Rosa Hamilton says some of the items catch shoppers off guard. "They were like, 'Clothes pins, huh? I never would have thought about that.' And we're like, 'Well, they don't have anywhere to hang their clothes,' " she says………..Rest Here
Or bring up the NPR Player with this link amd listen to the report
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The new WI has gone from strength to strength with a membership that has increased to forty. We have an enthusiastic membership of mixed ages and a friendly warm welcome awaits all members old and new. We offer the opportunity to learn, develop and pass on new skills, to belong to something special, making friends, working as a team and having fun with events.
Our WI meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at 7.30pm at Pilton Village Hall. In addition we hold bi monthly coffee mornings in members' homes and twice a year we meet for lunch at a local pub, restaurant or cafe. We also arrange outings to local places of interest and these have included Cole Manor at Bruton and visits to Wyke Farm and Yeo Valley to look at the cheese and yogurt making processes.
Over the past year, we have enjoyed a varied programme, which have included a talk on the history of the local carnivals, Wine Tasting Evening by Majestic Wines and a taste of how the Scot's celebrate Burns night (see below). Future events planned for 2017 include a presentation on the "History of Clarks Shoes", and an introduction to Tai Chi, along with many other WI County Events available to members.
Why not come and give us a try, you don't need to know how to bake, and it's not all about Jam and Jerusalem!!
It was Christmas Party Time for the Pilton Village WI at their December meeting.
After the formalities members gathered for an evening of fun, food and entertainment. Each member had brought in some savoury or sweet food for us to nibble on, but before we could sample the treats, Alison had arranged our entertainment for the evening – a music quiz through the ages. Alison had music from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's,and 00's, and played a few notes of each song, to enable us to try and recall the artist and the name of the song.
There was a lot of brain racking and frustration, along with reminiscing and laughter.
It was a close call, but the winners were, Shirley, Christine, Joyce and Jane who took the title with a score of 79, bagging themselves a prize of a bar of chocolate!!
We then tucked into the food delights, which was followed by singing a couple of Christmas Carols and finally, the committee presented each member with a Christmas Gift.
Next came the "Piping in of the Haggis" which was accompanied with Alison and Lysbeth presenting the Haggis to "A Man's a Man for "A" that".
We were then served with our Haggis, accompanied by neeps and tatties,! otherwise known as mashed potato and carrot and swede, both mashed with a generous helping of butter. It appeared to be very much enjoyed, with lots of clean plates. If that wasn't enough, pudding, was a "Tipsy Laird" – trifle, with just a hint of alcohol added!
Whilst coffee was being served our member Daphne, recited a poem she had written about Burns Night with Carole, kindly giving all our members a gift of shortbread.
Our evening ended with the business matters, and the raffle of Marmalade and Chocolate being won by Pauline and Molly having raised an incredible £40.
At our January meeting we were treated to "A Hint of Burns Night". This was an idea from our Scottish members, to show us English how Burns Night is celebrated!!
The committee members had set up the room, beautifully with table lined with tartan, and various Scottish decorations around the room, and our committee members having dressed up in their Scottish dress.
We were delighted to be joined by five guests, brought by Molly, for the evening.
The evening started with one of our Scottish Members, Lysbeth Ballantine, reading the Scottish Grace "The Selkirk Grace" before we were all served our starter of Rye Bread and Scottish Salmon.
At our March meeting we were visited by Andrew McElwee who came to talk to us about the National Trust. He used to live in Kent where he was a surveyor but in retirement he took up a job advertised at Polesden Lacey as a manager. Polesden Lacey is an Edwardian house and estate located on the North Downs at Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey. It is owned and run by the National Trust and is one of the Trust's most popular properties.
Andrew spoke at length about his job interview to get the job and then about his time there, explaining one particular time when the property was suffering with a problem with bats that got so bad they had to call in a professional to sort the problem out. A Batman was called who just happened to be called Robin!!
Our April meeting was "Members Night" and our members had arranged for a visit from Peter Lawrence who is an artist having spent many years working in the Middle East, drawing inspiration from the area for his water colour painting.
After the formalities, Peter introduced himself and explained how he has always loved painting and the arts, but his education took him down the engineering route, which lead him to work as an engineer for a sanitation company based in the Middle East. Peter spent many years in various difference countries, such Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Dubai, and in particular the capital city of Jordan, Amman.
As Peter had always loved to paint in watercolours, he started to paint, drawing inspiration from the area, such as the landscapes, where he painted the Ancient Lost City of Petra in Jordan. He also painted many other scenes of the local ancient architecture, people and flora and fauna, all using vibrant colours and different techniques. Peter explained how many of his paintings hold particular memories for him, and reflect his mood at particular times.
Following a meeting with another artist, it unexpectedly led to the opportunity of publishing a book displaying his art work of Jordan. This led to two further books published with his artwork, along with an exhibition displaying his work in Amman, Jordan, to which three Jordanian Princesses' attended.
Peter was obviously very enchanted with the area, particularly Jordan and the city of Amman explaining how the difficulties in the area, through religion and politics have not done any favours for the area.
On the 18th March 2017, Pilton Village WI hosted their Afternoon Tea Event at Pilton Village Hall.
Our members had set up the room beautifully, with tablecloths, fine cutlery, china and flowers adoring the tables.
Our guests were treated to a selection of homemade dainty sandwiches and cake treats, along with scones with jam and cream, all served on three tier cake stands and with a plentiful supply of tea by our very smart WI waitresses for the day.
The afternoon was very pleasant with guests taking the time to sit, relax and chat, creating a lovely buzz in the room.
It was a lot of hard work, but well worth it, raising an amazing £350, with the proceeds going to the Pilton Village Trust and the refurbishment of the foyer area of the village hall.
At our AGM in May the local WI Advisor, Anne Preston, attended to help with any queries or issues.
A skittles team is being organised by Clare.
There will be no meeting in June because of the Festival, but we shall visit Midney Gardens.
We were delighted that our Burns Supper appeared in the County News.
Several members recently enjoyed a performance of 'Guys and Dolls' at Strode Theatre by the Street Musical Comedy Society.
The next item on the agenda was discussion of the Resolutions. Celia spoke on 'Action on Loneliness' and Clarissa spoke about attempts to ban Micro Plastic Fibres. After hearing all the pros and cons, 21 members voted for 'Action on Loneliness' and 19 also voted for the Resolution on Micro Plastic Fibres.
Our secretary gave an account of our achievements over the past year and Janet, our president, thanked everyone for their help.
Janet was re-elected president; Shirley and Sheila will be secretary and treasurer respectively, and the committee members are Jane, Joyce, Tracey, Linda and Ann.
Celia expressed the members' thanks to the committee for all their hard work during the last twelve months.
The evening closed with tea and cake.
Our guest tonight was Dawn Lawrence who visited us to introduce us to her poetry books that were inspired by her husband who was a geologist in different counties, and had various encounters with wildlife.
Dawn, has written for People's Friend, a women's magazine since 2003, with the magazine recently celebrating 150 years.
It was from creating the stories, poems and illustrations, Dawn decided that the funds raised from the books would go towards animal conservation, particularly the Born Free Foundation set up 25 years ago by Virginia McKenna.
Dawn explained that in 3 years over 100,000 elephants were killed. In addition, there are now only 15,000 lions left in the wild with only 2,800 Tigers and 300 Siberian Tigers.
In the UK there are only one million hedgehogs left, along with Kingfishers, Puffins and the Dormouse along with Bees being on the endangered list. The Water Vole being the most most endangered UK animal.
Along with Dawn's wildlife information, she shared with us the poems she has written about the numerous different animals that are on the endangered list. Dawn's poems were charming, and you could see and feel her passion when she read some of them to us.
Dawn had a lovely selection of books available to purchase, and many people took advantage of purchasing early Christmas presents.
Photos of Pilton Village's WI Summer Party. Our members enjoyed a lovely evening get together with a selection of nibbles and drinks, and the surprise visit of a hot air balloon. Our member, Sue, is shown prior to her visit to the hairdressers, where she is donating her hair to charity.
At our October meeting we were treated to a demonstration of Tai Chi by Zabeth Reid. Zabeth explained that Tia Chi is over 500 years old.
Zabeth showed us a movement called Z4 which was extremely soothing and performed by Zabeth very eliquently.
All our members were able to join in, either sitting or standing, demonstrating it is accessible for all.
Zabeth finished off by showing us some moves with a sword and fans.
A very enjoyable evening, leaving our members very relaxed and calm.
We all enjoyed a lovely get together the other evening at the Old Down Inn, kindly organised by Val Dixon. It was a great way to have a good chat supported by excellent food and drink.
At our November meeting, we were joined by Tiggy Trethowan who works behind the scenes as events manager for The Antiques Roadshow. Tiggy explained that as a child she was not academic, but was passionate about drama which she studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. After many years in the television industry working on various shows, she was offered a job with the Antiques Roadshow who at the time wanted to update the image of the show, and make it a bigger and better show with more visitors than the 1500 visitors attending at that time.
With her experience gained from the other shows, she brought in new security, health and safety, lost children, first aid and training for the many volunteer stewards. There are now up to 6,000 visitors per event. She explained that the way in which visitors are chosen has not changed over the years, and every visitor to the Antiques Roadshow gets a valuation if they visit, but it is only 5% that are filmed.
Have you ever noticed the Blood Bikes driving around, thought they were part of the NHS? You'd be wrong! This organisation is totally run by volunteers,and our guest for this evening was biker, Julian Barefoot, who came to explain how it all works. Known as Freewheelers and Blood Bikes they are Emergency Voluntary Service "EVS". Their motto being Riding for Life. Julian explained the organisation was originally established in the 1950/60's in the Bristol, Bath and Somerset area, with the organisation becoming a registered charity in 1990. They provide an out of hours courier service to the NHS.
The bikes will carry the following items: blood, pathology, medication, equipment, X-rays and scans, patient notes, surgical tools. Since 2015 they also carry breast milk for the NICU Milkbank, following the purchase of special boxes by The Lions. They work Monday to Friday 7pm to 7am, and 24 hours at weekends and bank holidays, running four bikes at a time. So, you won't see them during the daytime throughout the week. There is no fixed central office, with all riders working from home. All bikes are fitted with blue lights and sirens, and road traffic laws must be complied with at all times, so no breaking the speed limits!
Julian went on to explain that all riders fit this volunteer work around their regular jobs. Julian fits the work around his job as an accountant for the NHS. This is the same for all the different roles in the charity, such as fundraising, co-ordinators, and committee members. Funds do need to be raised to cover the running costs of the bikes, which is approx. £120k per year, excluding the cost of the bikes. It is estimated they save the NHS half a million pounds a year, and in 2016 they performed 4974 deliveries, and covered one hundred and eighty thousand miles.
Julian's presentation was fascinating. I was certainly one of the ones who thought these bikes were funded by the NHS. Just goes to show you can learn something new everyday. What an achievement to the members of this organisation.
At our February meeting we were joined by Catherine who introduced us to jewellery making. Many of us had a go, and after a little bit of frustration with the intricacies, we had some lovely results. For those who did not wish to indulge, a good catch up, with tea and cake, completed the evening.
At this month's meeting we were due to be visited by Angela Pitt to give us a presentation on her voluntary work for the Galapagos Islands. Sadly, due to the arrival of the 'Mini Beast from the East' she was not able to make it.
Fortunately, Alison came to the rescue, and arranged at very short notice, a few games of Bingo for all of us who dared to venture out. Alison was Bingo Master for the evening and after calling out the numbers for a while, there was eventually a player with a full house. Daphne claimed the prize in the first game, with Gill being the winner of the second. Both were presented with their prizes - Cadbury Creme Eggs!!
Our thanks go to Alison, who was able to arrange the Bingo at such short notice.
The Pilton Village WI are organising a trip to Highclere Castle on 11th July, and currently have a few spare spaces.
We wondered if other Pilton residents would like to join us?
We will be leaving the village around 9.15 am and returning about 5.30 pm.
The cost, which includes entrance to the House and Gardens and the coach, is £25.
If you would like to join us please call Alison on 899516.
What a busy time – a group of us went to Strode to see the show Copacabana mid April, ; we had a lovely Italian meal in Shepton, kindly organised by Val and then the banner parade through Wells shortly after.
Our May meeting was our AGM which was well attended. The business meeting covered the County News in which Gill and Daphne appeared centre page. The resolution re Mental Health was discussed giving both for and against reasons and was unanimously passed. The issue of a donation to Denman was thoroughly discussed and it was agreed to make one. However, a member suggested we ask Carol Smith from County to come to a meeting to give us the latest position. Then the issue of Wilton Lodge was discussed and although everyone thought that insufficient information was available it was decided that selling Wilton Lodge and looking for more suitable premises was probably the way forward.
The meeting ended with very nice refreshments and a good chat.
Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month in Pilton Village Hall from 7.30 p.m and visitors are always welcome.
Our June meeting's speaker is from Somerset Road Safety and in July is our garden party.
What a busy time – a group of us went to Strode to see the show Copacabana in mid April, we enjoyed a lovely Italian meal in Shepton, kindly organised by Val and then the banner parade through Wells shortly after.
Our May meeting was our AGM which was well attended. The business meeting covered the County News in which Gill and Daphne appeared centre page. The resolution re Mental Health was discussed giving both for and against reasons and was unanimously passed. The issue of a donation to Denman College was thoroughly discussed and it was agreed to make one. However, a member suggested we ask Carol Smith from County to come to a meeting to give us the latest position.
Then the issue of Wilton Lodge was discussed and although everyone thought that insufficient information was available it was decided that selling Wilton Lodge and looking for more suitable premises was probably the way forward.
The business meeting was followed by the AGM and as all but one of the committee were willing to continue they were unanimously re- elected.
On July 11th members and friends enjoyed a lovely day out at Highclere Castle. It was a beautiful day, the house was lovely and the people very friendly. The grounds were extensive and the gardens also beautiful.
Members of the Pilton Village W.I. met for their annual Garden Party on July 16th in the lovely garden of George and Sheila West. After the singing of Jerusalem and the usual business, members enjoyed a feast of finger food provided by the committee. Although rain had threatened earlier, the evening was fine and the breeze quite refreshing after all the heat. Thanks to everyone involved in the preparation of the event and to our hosts.
On July 25th Pilton Village W.I. hosted the County Fun Quiz in the village hall – we also won! Bruton and Evercreech were joint second.
On the 11th September we are hoping to visit Midelney Manor, Near Langport.
Our next meeting will be on the 17th September, at the village hall, when Sarah Maude will share some stories of her life working behind the scenes with the stars.
Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month except in August in Pilton Village Hall from 7.30 p.m and visitors are always welcome.
As part of the business meeting, Carole Smith, Denman Ambassador had been invited to speak so that members understood what Denman was about and what the financial situation was now. Carole explained that the actual business side of the college was financially sound but that money would always be needed to keep the Grade II Listed Georgian Building in good repair. £650,000 had been raised so far and a new project, "Love Denman", was launched at the conference in Cardiff. Carole was an enthusiastic ambassador for Denman and encouraged members to think about going on the Federation Visit 25th -27th March 2019. Watch County News for Details.
Our speakers were Andy and Neil from Somerset Road Safety.Their role is to help drivers to drive safer for longer. We had a test on road signs, which I think we passed with flying colours, mostly! They emphasised the 'only a fool breaks the 2 second rule' to do with safe distance when driving. They use the acronym COAST – Concentration, Observation, Attention/Awareness, Space and Time.
Somerset County Council run a one-hour refresher course, non- judgemental, for £25.00. They ended their talk by giving out goodie bags.
On 11th July members and friends enjoyed a lovely day out at Highclere Castle. It was a beautiful day, the house was lovely and the people very friendly. The grounds were extensive and the gardens were also beautiful.
Members met for their annual Garden Party on 16th July in the lovely garden of George and Sheila West. After the singing of Jerusalem, and the usual business, members enjoyed a feast of finger food provided by the committee. Although rain had threatened earlier, the evening was fine and the breeze quite refreshing after all the heat. Thanks to everyone involved in the preparation of the event and to our hosts.
On 25th July Pilton Village WI hosted the County Fun Quiz in the Village Hall – we also won! Bruton and Evercreech were joint second.
On 11th September we are hoping to visit Midelney Manor, near Langport.
Our next meeting will be on 17th September, at the Village Hall, when Sarah Maude will share some stories of her life working behind the scenes with the stars.
secretarial course and then studied at RADA.
interesting collection of memorabilia which she shared with us at our last meeting.
transpired next day that he was looking for the wrong car.
humour, sensitivity and a huge sense of calm. We certainly enjoyed our evening with her and her stars.
Hall at 7.30 – visitors very welcome.
At our October meeting we were joined by Bill Murray who visited us from the Somerset Wildlife Trust. Bill came to explain how the trust works within the county of Somerset with regard to wildlife, both fauna and flora. Bill explained that Somerset has 70 wildlife reserves in the county which helps to protect and maintain and improve wildlife in the county.
He explained they work with different organisations and individuals, such as farmers, to try and encourage them to change some practices in order to help with wildlife, such as keeping some areas of fields as meadow areas in order to encourage certain species of butterfly and flowers. This has proved successful with the return of certain butterflies and flora in some areas, along with the return of the Red Kite which had all but disappeared from our area.
In addition, he explained that the trust also liaises with organisations and councils regarding proposed planning applications, providing information as to how building in a certain areas may impact wildlife, and suggesting more suitable areas.
All of this work is undertaken from, membership, grants, donations and lottery funding along with the help of many volunteers.
It was an informative talk, with many of us learning about the many different reserves in the area which are available for us to visit and explore.
After the business meeting we started our Christmas festivities with a quiz set by Alison when we discovered how much we didn't know! It was good fun and, after a tie breaker, was won by Sheila Steward who was presented with a large gold chocolate medal and a small gift.
We then all tucked into the buffet which had been provided by all members and was extensive – lots of choice and delicious pickie bits. Christmas music played in the backgroud and there was a lot of chat. The raffle prize, of scented candles, was won by Ann Trippick.
Gifts, which had been beautifully wrapped, were distributed at the end of the evening nd it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
Our meetings are on the third Monday of each month in the village hall at 7.30 and visitors are always welcome.
A new year with a rush to rejoin which was gratifying. The business meeting discussed a new start time of 7.15, our educational visit to Burns the Bread, where we are going to be taught how to make bread and Eccles cakes and make our own pasty and the proposed visit to the historical house and gardens at Malmesbury Abbey in June.
Our speaker, Julie Atterton-Gunn, was then introduced and her subject was the Emotional Freedom Technique. It was explained as being like acupuncture but without the needles!
Julie demonstrated that by tapping certain areas of the face and body and quoting a mantra, you could free up your feelings which helps with all manner of aches and pains through the Meridian lines which flow through your body. She asked for a volunteer and our President was persuaded to take part in a demonstration. After a very stressful day and after a couple of rounds of tapping she said she definitely felt less stressed. We were then asked to find a partner and try it out – quite a few giggles at this stage but everyone agreed that it was very thought provoking and would try it at home as and when the occasion arose.
Our speaker in February is a Forensic Dentist and in March the subject is Coffee and Coffins – very intriguing!
We started with our usual business meeting when Celia reported on the Literary Lunch held at Taunton Cricket ground, which was excellent. Our visits to Burns the Bread and to Malmesbury Abbey plus an invitation from Binegar to their meeting when a Chelsea Garden gold winner would be their speaker, were all discussed.
Our speaker, John Robson, was then introduced. John is a forensic dentist. His work has taken him all over the world and included his participation after the Malaysian tsunami, the Ukrainian plane attack and similar events. It was easier to identify people if they are in what is called a 'closed' environment, like an aeroplane where there is a list of passengers as opposed to an 'open' environment such as a train crash. He showed a slide of a bite mark where identification of the suspect would have been quite easy but this is not always the case. One amusing story was about a lady who contacted the police because she had dug up quite a few teeth but it turned out that the previous owner had been a dentist and just threw his old extractions into the garden.
There is no central department where all dental records are kept. If you are a National Health patient your records are kept but as many dentist today are private, there is no easy way of identifying someone if they do not have any identification about their person.
In his other life John is also a member of the Gey Dogs band.
Our next meeting is on the 18th March and is entitled Coffee and Coffins – visitors welcome.


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FTIR and Raman spectra and structure of Cu(NO3)+ in aqueous solution and acetone
Paul M. Castro, Paul W. Jagodzinski
FTIR and Raman spectra of copper(II) nitrate hydrate dissolved in water, acetone and their fully deuterated counterparts indicate that the copper nitrate complex, CuNO+3, is formed at high solute concentration. The spectra show new bands that can be attributed to symmetry lowering of the complexed nitrate ion. Four possible structures are discussed for the complex, with Raman depolarization ratios favoring a complex with C2υ symmetry. A new Raman band at 335 cm-1 is assigned to the symmetric copper-oxygen stretch in a bidentate complex.
Spectrochimica Acta - Part A Molecular Spectroscopy
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Castro, P. M., & Jagodzinski, P. W. (1991). FTIR and Raman spectra and structure of Cu(NO3)+ in aqueous solution and acetone. Spectrochimica Acta - Part A Molecular Spectroscopy, 47(12), 1707-1720. https://doi.org/10.1016/0584-8539(91)80008-7
FTIR and Raman spectra and structure of Cu(NO3)+ in aqueous solution and acetone. / Castro, Paul M.; Jagodzinski, Paul W.
In: Spectrochimica Acta - Part A Molecular Spectroscopy, Vol. 47, No. 12, 1991, p. 1707-1720.
Castro, PM & Jagodzinski, PW 1991, 'FTIR and Raman spectra and structure of Cu(NO3)+ in aqueous solution and acetone', Spectrochimica Acta - Part A Molecular Spectroscopy, vol. 47, no. 12, pp. 1707-1720. https://doi.org/10.1016/0584-8539(91)80008-7
Castro PM, Jagodzinski PW. FTIR and Raman spectra and structure of Cu(NO3)+ in aqueous solution and acetone. Spectrochimica Acta - Part A Molecular Spectroscopy. 1991;47(12):1707-1720. doi: 10.1016/0584-8539(91)80008-7
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Scott Lewis is 2018 DAF Transport Efficiency Driver Champion
- "…the pressure was intense and all the guys and ladies competed really well – they have been so professional and it's been great going head-to-head with them." Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis of the Best Connection driving agency has won the 2018 DAF Transport Efficiency Driver Challenge – a UK-wide search to find Britain's best commercial vehicle driver.
In an exciting climax to the event, Scott edged clear of runners-up, Chris Ray from Waitrose, and Colin Court from construction materials supplier, Hanson UK. Following a robust selection process – including an invitation to non-DAF drivers – 20 of the country's best truck drivers were set a series of rigorous challenges at a two-day finale at the Millbrook proving ground on 19th and 20th May.
Challenges involved driving appraisals in various models representing DAF's New LF, New CF and New XF ranges, off-road tests and other practical assessments which face drivers on a daily basis, including:
Driving style, performance and efficiency across different sizes of truck and driving conditions.
Road knowledge, legislation and the Highway Code.
Vehicle knowledge, defect reporting and pre-use checks.
"It's fantastic," said Scott Lewis, who only gained his Class 1 license in 2016 and whose job involves driving a wide range of vehicles, "the pressure," he said, "was intense and all the guys and ladies competed really well – they have been so professional and it's been great going head-to-head with them. The challenges were super tough," he said, "and particularly as we were tested in a range of different vehicles. The DAF experts warned us it would be difficult, and they weren't wrong!"
He added, "The organisation has been superb – everyone at DAF Trucks has done a great job. And, as for the New DAF vehicle range – they're a driver's dream. Smooth, responsive engines and big, comfortable cabs."
The live two-day event at Millbrook was overseen by DAF Trucks driver trainer and press truck demo driver, Mandy Wannerton, assisted by a judging panel of industry experts. The top drivers underwent a series of stringent practical and theoretical tests, while receiving expert leadership from Mandy and her driver training team. Drivers also took the opportunity to drive the full range of DAF vehicles.
For further details please contact:
Paul O'Malley, Torque Agency Group
M: pomalley@torqueagencygroup.com
Rutger Kerstiens
Corporate Communications Department
M : rutger.kerstiens@daftrucks.com


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US plans to take thousands of Afghanistan allies threatened by Taliban to military bases
Bu Kaylee Greenlee
The U.S. military is expected to take up to 35,000 Afghan allies threatened by the Taliban to American military bases in Kuwait and Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
Interpreters, allies and their family members who are being targeted by Taliban insurgents for aiding U.S. forces will have a chance to stay in temporary housing or other facilities at Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar and Camp Buehring in Kuwait for a year and a half, according to the WSJ. The bases have acquired thousands of welcome packages for the interpreters with pork-less meals and other health and comfort items.
The U.S. is expected to spend several hundreds of millions of dollars to set up temporary housing and on other preparations ahead of the allies' arrival, the WSJ reported. The interpreters and their families will stay on the base as their U.S. visa applications process and they can permanently relocate to the U.S.
Around 2,500 Afghan interpreters and their families are scheduled to arrive in Fort Lee, Virginia, where they will stay for around a week before they move elsewhere in the U.S., according to the WSJ. Thousands of other allies aren't as far through the Special Immigrant Visa application process and officials are trying to expedite their evacuation as Taliban insurgents continue to seize control over Afghan districts.
"We are conducting planning for multiple scenarios, including the potential for tens of thousands of people," one U.S. official reportedly told the WSJ. "Though it's unclear for how many, and how soon and for how long."
The Afghan allies can go through security screening and other U.S. visa application procedures in third-party countries like Kuwait and Qatar, the WSJ reported. The arrangements to host the interpreters in Kuwait and Qatar haven't been finalized, though the State Department is calling the move "Operation Allies Refuge."
President Joe Biden announced the U.S. troop withdrawal in April and Taliban insurgents began seizing territories across the country shortly after, according to the WSJ. Republican and Democratic leaders and U.S. military officials have asked the Biden administration to evacuate the allies.
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Whisk together the chickpea flour, almond flour and salt in a small bowl. Stir in the water and 1 tablespoon of the oil, and keep stirring for a couple of minutes to make sure it is very well blended, with the tacky-but-not-wet consistency of Play-Doh. Form into a small disk, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, toss the squash with 1 teaspoon of the oil on a small rimmed baking sheet, then sprinkle with ¼ teaspoon of the salt. Roast until tender, for 10 minutes.
Roll the rested dough between sheets of parchment paper to an 8-inch round that's ¼-inch thick. Peel off the top layer of parchment, and lightly rub or brush the top of the dough with the remaining teaspoon of oil. Transfer the dough, still on the bottom sheet of parchment, to a regular-size baking sheet. Bake until the crust is firm and its edges are turning a light golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Carefully transfer the crust, which is a little delicate, to a serving plate. Immediately spread the pesto evenly over the surface of the crust, then top with roasted squash and pumpkin seeds. Garnish with the radishes and arugula. Serve warm.
Adapted from "The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook: The Must-Have Resource for Plant-Based Eaters," by Emily von Euw, Kathy Hester, Linda and Alex Meyer, Marie Reginato, Celine Steen and Amber St. Peter (Page Street Publishing, 2018).


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Experts in gifted education converge at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
CTY hosts 12th annual Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development
Image caption: Scholars present their research during a poster session at the Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development held at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.
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By Katy Bowman
/ Published May 8, 2018
Some of the brightest stars in gifted education converged in Baltimore last week to celebrate strides made in the field and to discuss plans for the future.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth co-hosted the 12th annual Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development on its Mt. Washington campus April 29 to May 1, bringing about 200 scholars and educators from around the world together to share research findings and personal stories about their work with exceptionally bright students.
Co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center and Vanderbilt University Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, the symposium also celebrated Julian C. Stanley, the late Johns Hopkins psychologist whose pioneering work with exceptional students formed the foundation for CTY and the gifted education field as we know it today. Born 100 years ago this July, Stanley began his groundbreaking research in the late 1960s, mentoring advanced students, accelerating their curriculum, and advocating for their early entrance to college. Stanley's use of above-grade-level testing—for example, gauging 7th grade students' potential based on their SAT scores—was considered radical when first introduced. Today it is standard practice for talent searches at CTY and around the country.
Image caption: Julian Stanley (right), a psychologist and founder of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, with some of his early math prodigies in 1987.
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Stanley also encouraged young students to participate in early-college programs and academic competitions, said Linda Brody, a former graduate student of Stanley's and the director of CTY's Diagnostic and Counseling Center.
"As a result, students today have a greatly expanded menu of opportunities to accelerate their educational programs and pursue their interests outside of school, which were not available prior to Stanley's efforts," Brody said.
Conference attendees agreed there is still much work to do, as research shows millions of advanced children spend their days in U.S. classrooms starving for a greater academic challenge.
"Students performing above grade level likely exist in every classroom in every school," said Jonathan Plucker, an education policy expert and professor of talent development with a joint appointment at CTY and JHU's School of Education. Despite their prevalence, countless students with advanced abilities are not identified nor given access to accelerated coursework to challenge them beyond grade level, Plucker said. Many states lack cohesive gifted-education policies to address how these students are identified and supported.
Image caption: Johns Hopkins School of Education professors Amy Shelton (left) and Keri Guilbault
Image credit: Katy Bowman
Compounding this problem is the fallacy that advanced students don't need educational interventions the way struggling students do.
"'Don't worry about them; they are going to be just fine'—I hear that all the time," said Julia Link Roberts, director of the Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University.
But there is strong evidence that interventions can be life-changing for exceptionally advanced children. The most comprehensive research on the subject, the Study for Mathematically Precocious Youth—a longitudinal study begun by Stanley at Hopkins in 1971—tracks more than 5,000 students who received early interventions and has provided considerable insight into their outcomes.
A 2016 Scientific American article about the study surmised, "With the first SMPY recruits now at the peak of their careers, what has become clear is how much the precociously gifted outweigh the rest of society in their influence."
Interventions can take many forms, including ability grouping, acceleration, grade skipping, and early college entrance. The key is recognizing that exceptionally smart students have unique needs, and devoting time and resources to address them.
"Some people say, 'These (bright) kids aren't going to be homeless; they'll be OK. But we also know that if you're in an asynchronous situation with your schooling, it could be cause for great emotional upheaval," said Jason Gorgia, a public-school math teacher from Virginia. "There is so much talent in this country, and we have to be more creative with our resources in how we support it."
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Home / Interior Design / The Blinds are GONE!!!
After talking about it for four years, the blinds in the living room are finally gone and replaced by wonderful curtains!
A few months ago, after Jim finally agreed to let me replace his beloved blinds that he chose himself before we met, I started looking for the perfect curtains.
Allen & Roth Green Waterbury Panels from Lowes.
When I saw these curtains, I couldn't get them out of my head. They didn't have them at my local Lowes store, so I was bit nervous about just ordering them without seeing them in person. But like I said, I just couldn't stop thinking about them, and any other curtains I looked I just didn't compare. I wanted a real garden look, something that would tie in the nature from the outdoors.
Well, I finally got to see them in person at another Lowes location, and I loved them even more than I did just seeing them online. When I held the paint chip from our living room walls up to them, I knew they were the right choice, so I bought every panel they had, even though they didn't have enough. Then I ordered the final two online.
Just to remind you what the blinds looked like in the room.
Old picture, but the blinds still looked the same.
After I had the curtains, Jim started asking me when I was going to hang them. I think he was secretly ready for a change too. Well, I had to get curtain rods for them, and I didn't want to spend a lot of money on them. I remembered that I still had wood brackets and finials from a former house I used to own, so I didn't have to buy those. All that was needed was to get a wooden closet doweling to make the rods and paint them. Then we would be able to take down the blinds and install the new rods and curtains.
Here's what the room looks like now. It has the garden feel I wanted, and the curtains tie in nicely bringing the feeling of nature in from the outside.
After with the new curtains.
You can see that I decided to paint the curtain rods white. The background of the curtains is actually light beige, much more creamy than in the picture on the Lowes site, which looked more white. But I actually love the contrast between the curtain background and the white rods, especially with the white trim of the windows.
Smaller window on the south side of the living room.
Yes, that's my car you see through the window, and yes that's Jasper's tail in the lower right-hand side of the picture. Tia is all tuckered out from our visit at Nana & Papa's today, so she's asleep. See how nicely the curtains go with my green sofa. The colors do not match, but pretty much all greens go together, so I'm very pleased.
Another view of the front window.
Jasper is loving the new curtains. He's able to look out the window much easier now. Jim is also happy with them because he likes that we're able to open all the windows now. Before, we couldn't open the window on the right side of the front windows, because the blinds were in the way when they were open.
Now I'm kind of debating whether I want to get the roman shades for the windows or not. I'm kind of liking the way they look without them. Here's the inspiration of picture of what I think the shades would look like.
I can't find the exact post this picture is from, but you have the link to their very helpful blog if you want to look.
So what do you think? Should I get roman shades to go with these curtains? I think I might want them because it would be nice to be able to leave the curtains themselves open all the time, and be able to close the shades for privacy at night.
Otherwise, my next big goal for the living room is to get rid of the carpet and replace it with either new carpet or refinish the hardwood that's hidden beneath the carpet. I have a feeling I'll be able to convince Jim to agree to new carpet before I'll be able to convince him to agree to refinish the floors.
So, there you have it! My new living room…or at least, that's what it feels like!
6 Curtain Rod Brackets Free, because I already had them.
4 Curtain Rod Finials Free, again, I already had them.
Pretty darned good I think for the amount of change it made in the room!!