I commend the Polish Government on their attempts to ensure improved regulation of noise pollution emissions from industrial scale wind turbines, however I am concerned that the proposed initiatives, whilst an improvement, will not adequately protect the Polish people living in the acoustic impact zone of impact of industrial wind turbines, especially as they increase in size and power generating capacity.
I therefore wish to make the following comments.
There is a growing body of evidence over the last thirty years, both anecdotal and clinical, in field studies by clinicians and acousticians, and in peer reviewed published literature that regular sleep disturbance resulting in chronic sleep deprivation, together with other characteristic symptoms called "annoyance" (by acoustic engineers and non medical researchers) is occurring at locations in quiet rural areas where there is pulsing infrasound and low frequency noise. These locations include but are not limited to industrial wind power developments, and the complaints are widespread globally and growing, despite the use of non-disclosure clauses (eg in turbine host contracts "good neighbour" agreements, and property buyouts) which are designed to silence sick people.
Sleep disturbance is the most common complaint, and is one of the many symptoms which have been referred to as "annoyance" symptoms, which UK Low Frequency Noise Expert Acoustician Dr Geoff Leventhall has agreed are the same as "Wind Turbine Syndrome" as described by American Paediatrician and scientist Dr Nina Pierpont, MD PhD (eg see Leventhall's presentation at the NHMRC Workshop in Australia in June 2011).
Both Dr Leventhall and Dr Pierpont agree that industrial noise sources which cause these symptoms are not confined to wind turbines, and both agree that there are risk factors such as motion sickness, migraines and inner ear pathology which will make individuals more susceptible to developing these symptoms. We can therefore predict population subgroups who, in addition to children and the elderly, will be at increased risk of developing these symptoms acutely.
Dr Leventhall's frequently expressed opinion has been that the audible noise causes a stress response, but that this is not a "direct" effect.
Furthermore, careful clinical histories collected by trained physicians providing professional care to these severely noise impacted people such as Dr Sandy Reider (family physician from Vermont, USA) suggest that the stress response is a direct, involuntary, neurophysiological response, and that it forms part of the explanation for the repetitive sleep disturbance where people describe waking up suddenly in an anxious frightened panicked state, sometimes repeatedly through the night.
This scientific observation is consistent with existing animal laboratory research conducted by Professor Alec Salt and his team (for a summary please see Salt, A.N. Lichtenhan, J.T. How Does Wind Turbine Noise Affect People? and animal field research, (see for example the study of polish geese Mikolajczak, J. et.al. Preliminary Studies, Growing Geese in Proximity of Wind Turbines) The existence of this animal research showing physiological stress impacts (also reported in humans) suggests the nocebo hypothesis is a useful smokescreen to protect the commercial interests of the global wind industry. Those health, planning, and noise pollution regulatory authorities who fail to acknowledge the obvious noise nuisance problems let alone investigate or prevent them, show evidence of regulatory capture.
Further multidisciplinary field and laboratory research will clarify what the precise acoustic triggers for these episodic neurophysiological stress responses in humans and animals living near industrial wind turbines are.
Stress is well known to clinical medicine, and well established via clinical research, to be very damaging to both mental and physical health in a variety of ways if it is prolonged.
Sufficient good quality sleep is also well known to clinical medicine and health authorities to be vital for the attainment and maintenance of physical and mental health. In the USA, the Centre for Disease Control has recently stated that insufficient sleep is a public health problem. The World Health Organisation's 2009 publication Night Noise Guidelines for Europe lists the many known adverse health consequences from chronic sleep deprivation – excessive night time noise being a well known and established cause: WHO — Night Noise Guidelines for Europe.
So, regardless of which precise sound frequencies are inducing the neurophysiological stress symptoms, or directly causing the sleep disturbance, the combination of both sleep deprivation and stress symptoms can be severely damaging for health, especially with longterm exposure.
There is clinical and animal experimental evidence that progressive sensitization is induced by chronic exposure to pulsing sound in the lower frequencies, and that once sensitized, health will continue to deteriorate until or unless the exposure to pulsing lower frequency noise can be ceased – either by removal of the person or cessation of the sound source.
People around the world consistently report improvement in their health and cessation of symptoms when their exposure to operating wind turbines and other sources of pulsing lower frequency noise ceases – for example either when the turbines stop operating, or when they are away from their homes. The longer the exposure, the longer the recovery period required. This is entirely consistent with what we know about the cumulative impacts of chronic sleep deprivation and chronic stress. It takes time for the body to repair itself.
Where this case cross over design has been used (Dr Nina Pierpont's study and Mary Morris's case series at Waterloo, when the wind turbines were off for a week immediately after the South Australian EPA survey in 2013) the data is strongly suggestive of a direct causal relationship between exposure to operating wind turbines and sleep disturbance and the characteristic other symptoms labeled as "wind turbine syndrome" by Dr Nina Pierpont.
Again, further research to investigate this issue will clarify what the precise acoustic triggers are. Steven Cooper's acoustic investigation at Cape Bridgewater in Victoria, Australia, for wind power operator Pacific Hydro is one example of such an investigation, which has received worldwide acclaim from his acoustic peers (Cooper, S. The Acoustic Group. Results of Cape Bridgewater Acoustic Investigation). Such acoustic investigation together with physiological monitoring in the field is vital in order for regulatory authorities to be able to determine the regulatory framework required to protect the population from the progressive sensitization mentioned above, in addition to the noise nuisance.
Where wind turbines are more powerful than 2 MW, such as at Waterloo (VESTAS V 90 3 MW) and Macarthur (VESTAS V 112 3 MW) the distance of adverse effects including sleep disturbance will be even greater, particularly if the wind turbines are not separated by at least the recommended 5-8 rotor diameter distances, between wind turbines. Wind turbines at Cullerin, Waterloo and Macarthur wind turbines all have inter turbine separation distances which are less than the recommended 5 – 8 rotor diameters.
The distance of 10km over which adverse effects were being reported by credible and reliable witnesses directly to the Waubra Foundation was the basis for the 10km setback distance stipulated in the Waubra Foundation's Explicit Cautionary Notice, which was widely distributed on 29th June, 2011 (Explicit Cautionary Notice).
That warning of the potential for adverse health and sleep impacts out to 10km has since been echoed by others, as the acoustic evidence of excessive lower frequency noise, and clinical evidence of harm to health and sleep disturbance out to 10 km increases internationally. Because of this mounting evidence, Professor Robert McMurtry and Ms Carmen Krogh's "Diagnostic criteria for adverse health effects in the environs of wind turbines", published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine in 2014 included reference to impacts in residents living out to 10km from industrial wind turbines.
Other population noise impact surveys subsequently at Waterloo (Morris, 2012) and at Macarthur (Schafer, 2013) have confirmed that adverse effects including sleep disturbance can extend out to at least 10km at wind power developments with 3 MW turbines, and there have been reports of adverse impacts from even further in sensitized people at these locations.
Despite the best efforts of the global wind industry and their friends in government to ignore the science, the laws of physics dictate that the larger more powerful wind turbines will emit proportionately more sound energy in the lower frequencies, and this will inevitably lead to more "annoyance" symptoms ie illness and progressive sensitisation and worsening sleep disturbance for the neighbours. Larger more powerful wind turbines must have increased setback distances and sufficient inter turbine separation distances in order to protect the neighbours from predictable adverse health effects.
Another important issue is the growing number of people living near wind turbines who are being diagnosed with the features of Vibro Acoustic Disease (VAD), including damage to cardiac valvular tissue and a range of other serious adverse health effects (see Vibroacoustic Disease: The Biological Effects of Infrasound.. Alves-Pereira, Castelo Branco). The risk of developing these longer term and potentially serious VAD related health problems from chronic exposure to wind turbine noise should not be ignored.
Given the severity of the adverse health effects already known to science, and the distances over which serious adverse health effects, sleep disturbance and home abandonments are occurring, I urge the Polish government to look very carefully at adopting a far more conservative approach to wind turbine siting and operational criteria, in order to protect public health, particularly the health of vulnerable citizens like children, the elderly, those with chronic mental and physical health problems, and those with risk factors for acute susceptibility.
Ensure that there is complete transparency of all operational SCADA data.
Ensure that there is full spectrum acoustic monitoring installed in homes where noise impacted residents live, with a view to working out how to prevent the noise nuisance from occurring with specific wind and weather conditions by feathering the blades or ensuring certain wind turbines are turned off during specific conditions.
Ensure that residents have a noise control system "off switch" installed in their home so they can turn the offending wind turbines off if they are nuisanced by the noise.
Specifically prohibit the use of any non disclosure clause in any contract relating to any wind project if the clause has the effect of stopping someone from publicly complaining and seeking and gaining immediate relief from any symptom relating to wind turbine operation, including wind turbine hosts and their families.
It is essential that the Polish Government ensures that any members of vulnerable population groups such as children, the elderly, the chronically ill, are properly protected from any adverse health impacts, recognising that these individuals will be more likely to be adversely impacted earlier and at lower exposure doses than those who are young, in good health who do not have any known risk factors for developing symptoms. A failure to ensure the protection of those who are most vulnerable would mean breaches of their fundamental human rights, which public officials are duty bound to protect.
Indeed the various UN Conventions and Covenants relating to Human Rights, to which many countries are signatory, often contain a clause relating to the right of citizens to "enjoy the highest standard of physical and mental health" (see this chart for those relating to UN Conventions to which Australia is a signatory) How can people attain the highest standard of physical and mental health if their governments fail to protect them from excessive night time noise pollution which is disturbing their sleep?
I stand by the Foundation's original advice in June 2011 in our Explicit Cautionary Notice, that a precautionary distance of ten km should be adopted for wind turbines. As the Cullerin survey data suggest, 2 MW turbines may require smaller setback distances. More powerful larger wind turbines will need greater setback distances but there is as yet no field research to help determine the acoustic zone of impact of those larger more powerful wind turbines, especially if they are sited closer together than 8 rotor diameters.
I caution, however, that even 10 km may not be enough to prevent adverse health effects, sleep disturbance, and progressive sensitisation, even with 3 MW wind turbines, over the lifetime of these wind power projects. We do not know and cannot guarantee that 10km will be safe for long term chronic exposure, especially for children.


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The founder Dave Lax moved from England to Sweden in 1971. While he was studying to be a nurse, he worked extra to sell T-shirts and merchandise for, among other things, Bopper's concerts in various folk parks around Sweden. He opened his eyes to the printing industry and began to learn about different printing techniques on his own.
In 1984, Dave Swagg Import started and rented a small premises in the Hammarby industrial area. Swagg Import's main occupation was to act as a wholesaler for everything from posters to keychains, calendars and postcards, etc. In addition, a manual pressure spinner was also purchased which allowed him to start selling self-printed clothes. The company grew rapidly towards the profile industry and the company changed premises several times over the years to be able to expand its operations. Swagg import also changed its name to Swagg Screen & Textil AB.
In 2001, Swagg moved to our current premises in Hägersten. Experiences and knowledge in the industry increased and more and more printing techniques such as embroidery and transfers began to be offered as alternative processing methods. The customer clientele at this time consisted almost exclusively of profile companies.
In 2012, Dean Lax, Dave's son, took over the majority of the responsibility and expanded the business further. From then having worked only towards profiles to today having a customer base where almost 80% of the customers are our own. We are also awarded diplomas from Superföretagarna, which we are very proud of.
Today we are still located in Hägersten where we have both production and offices. Our business has been steadily developed and today additional printing techniques such as digital printing and latex printing have been added. We have expanded the business and to some extent offer layouts such as on-demand and logistics / warehousing solutions. A common thread throughout Swagg's history is that we have always had a solid environmental thinking at all levels within the business and is something that Dave Lax has taken with him right from his training as a nurse. Today, we are, among other things, GOTS-certified, Offical dealers for Stanley / Stella and are constantly working to ensure that the business is constantly improved so that its environmental impact is minimized as far as possible.
We also have a newly renovated Showroom with the entire Stanley / Stella range of garments and a lot of other things that customers are more than happy to visit.
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Ok, a new way to think this problem is to assume all users bid in the smartest way. However not likely, if you ask whether an user is willing to get the item for just $10 more than the expectation or the item will be simply gone, the answer is most likely yes. And they do it the same way all the time.
It's best to let them be happy with their greedy maximum price not being outbid, then give them no time to fix the greedy. People are just more greedy than smart, including me sometimes.
First impression: "$600 for headphones are you crazy!?" Then I manually sniped for $650, and then I constantly regret that I didn't win it for more.
If the outbid happened 6 seconds earlier, the higher bidder would either have to pay more, or say goodbye to the item, there was really not the third option could happen. I know I'm neither unique or super stupid.
Even for now, I will not set my expectation to $700 for the headphones unless I see someone else willing to pay that much. If the value of the item is proven that way, which is the best way, my exception will be quickly adjusted.
Or it's the instinct of competition making us want to outbid the opponents at all cost and feel good about it, or feel angry for the outbid. I don't know. Again, people don't often act like computer with algorithms --- they act in a much more complicated and arbitrary way.
There's also huge price deviation for auctions. You may have set your bottom-line but sometimes you suddenly feel tired when you're so close to the bid. So many reasons.
My point is that 3 second snipe is necessary.
One can never assume the bidder give up (or hesitate) all the time precisely after their current expected price is met.
Certainly individuals have differing levels of intelligence and emotion.
However, to assume that any particular auction dictates the value of an item is a sure fire way to pay more than is necessary... as you say yourself items achieve variable prices... if you rely on winning one auction you can thus easily pay twice as much as is necessary to purchase exactly the same item via Buy It Now, or a different auction.
Also assuming that everyone else you are competing with for a purchase is stupid, is not an ideal recipe for success... if you are able to figure out that using a free service like Gixen to hide you true intentions on the bidding amount until the last few seconds.. so are many others... and if they choose to bid the same as you, that way, they are more likely to win with an earlier, not a later snipe.
Sure there are a tiny minority of humans that never learn from their experiences... but the vast majority do, and adapt their behaviour accordingly... it is what differentiates us from many other species.
I feel more upset when I overpay for an auction, that is real money wasted, it still happens occasionally... than I ever do about loosing one to someone willing to pay too much for it... and I know this because I've, most often, done the necessary research... I have lost no money and, perhaps 1 in 1000 lost auctions, I've even gained a little more knowledge.
I view sniping with gixen as a smart way to win auctions, not as a tool for vicarious impulse bidding.
And a 3 second snipe option is available - if you are paying for the mirror service.
I don't see that there's much of a problem with the existing system. You want to avoid a bidding ware where everybody bids more than they were originally prepared to. A pretty foolproof strategy with eBay "proxy bidding" is to bid the maximum you are prepared to pay a few seconds (I use 6-8", and can reliably snipe manually) before the auction ends. This doesn't give a competitor time to see the bid, change their mind and increase their maximum, and rebid. And you can't get outbid by a shorter-time sniper unless it's prepared to pay more than you were anyway. The time is a tradeoff between being long enough for others to react, and so short that Internet delays may make it fail.
Another plus of sniping: given time, a dishonest seller can find your maximum bid by outbidding you with a fake seller, withdrawing the fake bid, and entering a new fake bid that forces your bid to maximum.


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Q: Is TFS part of Visual Studio Ultimate 2012? I have installed trial version of Visual Studio Ultimate 2012. Is TFS part of it or do I need to download TFS 2012 separately and then install?

A: No TFS is not part of Visual Studio, you need to install it on a separate server, you can find additional information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Foundation_Server.
If you dont want to install TFS you can use TFS Online which is free if you have less then 5 users: http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-online-user-plans-vs.aspx

A: the TFS client is under the View menu and is called 'TeamExplorer', the TFS server itself is a separate install that would run on a different box. You'd connect to TFS via TeamExplorer

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The under-seat radiator is connected to the hoses, but my valve was after-market and could not be rebuilt by SI. I do not have the 12-volt motor and blower assembly either, which are probably the same for all Studebaker cars 56-58 including the 57-58 Clipper. Need to be 12 volts on the motor. I have sent an inquiry to Studebaker Parts, Inc. for the valve. Can anyone help with NOS or used parts can be refurbished? Blower assembly and motor attaches to the opening in the upper right of the attached photo. Thanks.
I found a heater valve which should work from oldcarpartsnw on ebay which I ordered. About $125 including shipping, said to be NOS Studebaker 1962-1966. Brand is Everhot. First two photos are from ebay/oldcarpartsnw, and the third is the "after market" unit which I removed from my President. Considering SI charges around $85 for a rebuilt unit and I paid $10.50 for shipping the "after market" unit to SI and SI charged me $10.50 to send it back to me, I guess $125 is not a bad price. Too bad no one at SI could recognize the "after market" unit I sent was actually NOS for Studebaker 1962-1966. Typical enough for SI.
In fact, we just came across a complete Climatizer kit for a '57 sedan that we pieced out and inventoried.
M.B. Thanks for the reply. I have sent a PM and attached a photo or two of my car at La Palma 2016. Need almost everything except the valve which I just purchased. The red pickup is not mine. Put it in by mistake from La Palma, 2016. Left it in as eye candy.


Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), a provider of marketing, rating and management software and services, and Pioneer State Mutual Insurance Company (Pioneer) announced today a partnership in which ITC will provide insurance websites to Pioneer's agents.
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Happy New Year, y'all! It's been two weeks since last we visited. The holiday season (mercifully) put a bit of a damper on the pace of sports betting news. That brief lull has pretty much subsided though. There is much to talk about as 2019 begins, including another league-level partnership involving a gigantic gambling company.


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Thai Airways puts all B747s, B777-200s, -300s up for sale
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2020 3:33 pm Post subject: Thai Airways puts all B747s, B777-200s, -300s up for sale
https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/97109-thai-airways-puts-all-b747s-b777-200s-300s-up-for-sale
Thai Airways International has put all of its B747-400s, B777-200s, and B777-300s up for sale in a bid to reduce fleet complexity and raise much-needed cash.
According to an announcement, the ten B747-400s, six B777-200s, and six B777-300s will be available for delivery during the second quarter of 2021. All three types were retired by late March 2020, when Thai Airways suspended nearly all operations due to the closure of Thai borders.
The ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows that Thai Airways' B747-400s are 21.6-years-old on average. Since March, three units have been stored at Utapao and the remainder at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. Thai Airways also owns another, eleventh B747-400, but it has been stored at Mojave since November 2014.
In turn, the carrier's fleet of B777-200s is 23.9 years old on average. They remain parked at Suvarnabhumi, except for one stored at Bangkok Don Mueang. The -300s are 21.1 years old and are all at Suvarnabhumi airport. The airline is not selling its six B777-200(ER)s or fourteen AC!B77Ws (of which it owns six and leases the remaining eight).
Thai Airways has also reiterated its attempts to sell six A340-600s and three A340-500s, which it has been trying - unsuccessfully - to offload for several years. The carrier also put up for sale its last two narrowbodies, B737-400s, which were retired in 2017 and 2018. The third B737-400 owned by Thai Airways, HS-TDD (msn 26611), which has been parked at Utapao airport since 2017, was not listed for sale.
Finally, the list of aircraft for sale also includes a 1993 vintage A300-600R.
Besides the B777-200(ER)s and -300(ER)s, Thai Airways will also retain fifteen A330-300s, twelve A350-900s, six A380-800s, six B787-8s, and two B787-9s. As such, its active widebody fleet will decrease by around 25% compared to pre-COVID times.


The planet Annwn, inhabited by the Garm, is engaged in perpetual warfare among three tribes. One Columba fighter pilot, Khara (Mélanie St-Pierre), embarks on a quest with an unlikely trio: Kumtak tribal elder Wydd (Lance Henriksen), a sacred dog Gula, and one of the last remaining mystical druids from a long forgotten time. A Briga soldier, Skellig (Kevin Durand), accompanies the small band after forging an uneasy truce with Khara. As they struggle across the land in the search for answers to their existence, they encounter raging storms, fierce giants, and mechanical mayhem. They survive these trials only to meet their most difficult challenge yet, a desperate battle against impossible odds for the truth they seek.


I would like to share prayers for babies and mothers that was sent to me.
Prayer for a sick childO most beloved Saint Gerard, who, like the Savior, loved children and by your prayers freed many from disease and even death, listen to us who are pleading for our sick child. We thank God for the great gift of our son/daughter and ask God to restore our child to health if such be the holy will. This favor we beg of you through your love for all children and mothers.


The Minimumweight division is one of the most over-looked at the moment, yet has a number of interesting match ups coming up between now and the end of 2017. One of those is a WBC world title fight which will see long term unbeaten Thai Wanheng Menayothin (48-0, 17) risking his title, and unbeaten record, against former WBO and JBC champion Tatsuya Fukuhara (19-5-6, 7). For Wanheng the bout sees him potentially tying his record with that Rocky Marciano whilst the Japanese visitor will be hoping to become a 2-time champion, and create a little bit of history.
For the champion the bout will see him seeking his 8th defense, and look to continue a title reign that began back in November 2014 when he stopped Mexican Oswaldo Novoa. Since winning the title Wanheng has won 12 bouts in a row, including victories over Jeffrey Galero, Young Gil Bae, Go Odaira, Saul Juarez and Melvin Jerusalem. In the ring Wanheng is a defensively intelligent pressure fighter, who applied constant pressure and looks to out work and grind down opponents. His lack of power is notable, but he certainly his a lot hard than his record suggests and in his 9 world title fights he has scored 4 stoppages.
With Wanheng closing in on the 50-0 record of Floyd Mayweather Jr this is a really credible test for the champion. At 32 he is getting on for a Minimumweight and with 382 rounds under his belt he has certainly got miles on the clock. He has negated damage in many of his fights, due to his solid defense, but was cut a couple of fights ago by the head of Omari Kimweri, and it could be that his body is maybe starting to feel it's age, something that also seemed to be the case in January's win over Melvin Jerusalem.
The Japanese challenger has had a strange career. After winning his first 4 bouts he quickly slipped to 5-1-2 and really saw his momentum slow, despite reaching the 2009 Rookie of the Year final. Another winning run followed before a surprise stoppage loss to Hiroyuki Otsuka, and a draw with Koji Itagaki. In 2013 Fukuhara again saw his career falter with losses to Yu Kimura and Takuma Inoue, and by the start of 2015 Fukuhara had fallen to 13-4-5 (4) with his career seemingly going no where. Since then however he has gone an impressive 6-1-1 with with notable wins over Hiroya Yamamoto, Takumi Sakai, Genki Hanai and Moises Calleros, and a draw with Fahlan Sakrreerin Jr. The win over Yamamoto saw Fukuhara claim the Japanese title and the one over Calleros saw him become the WBO champion.
The problem for Fukuhara is that whilst he has had an impressive few years, he's not actually shown himself to be that talented. He's gotten far on toughness, energy and desire rather than skills, power and slickness. He's a handful for many, given that he has a never say die attitude and always looks to have have a fight, but against truly world class fighters it's hard to see what he has to offer. This was clear when he was widely beaten by a then debuting Takuma Inoue and is likely to be seen again here against the very talented Wanheng.
Whilst Fukuhara is travelling with hunger, and the chance to become the first Japanese fighter to claim a world title on Thai soil, it's hard to see him really testing Wanheng. Fukuhara will come to fight but we believe the sharper, smoother and tighter boxing of Wanheng will be too much for the challenger, who we think will start will be take a methodical beating in the later rounds, and potentially be stopped in the championship rounds.


With increasing unease, Paul listened to his friend tell about seven years of suffering in a North Vietnamese POW camp.
Somehow Ron had seen his tormentors with a heart that looked beyond what they were doing. He saw their deep need for Christ and chose to obey Jesus' command to love his enemies.
Few of us have suffered in POW camps. Yet at one time or another, we have all felt the sting of undeserved pain. Some of us–or those we care about–have suffered cruelty again and again at the hands of another.
We may want to lash back, but God offers a better way. Instead of stewing in our anger and biding our time to get even, we can choose to obey his call.
Focus: "Love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!" ~ Matthew 5:44-45, The Living Bible.
How about you? Jesus said we will always have trouble in this world. But how might our lives and our world change if we chose to trust him by loving and praying for our enemies?


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We aim to provide the best solution for our customers so that ICT is utilised effectively and efficiently to meet the organisation's objectives. In schools, this is focused on the effective delivery of the curriculum through the use of ICT at all Key Stages.
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It's our first Bradley Method® class reunion for all class series held in 2013 & 2014. Party will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 4:30pm. We will be celebrating with our doula clients too!
The menu is potluck style, please bring a dish to share. We'll have a piñata for the older children and Halloween themed gift bag and card crafts.
After arriving at the party, please plan on writing down advice you have for new parents and we'll share them, anonymously, around the campfire as we make s'mores. Let's celebrate you, your baby, parenthood and life!


"I don't know any of the stops or anything, so..."
Well, it's a good thing that T.J. Oshie was recognized by Capitals fans on Saturday as he rode the subway in Washington, because otherwise, him and Matt Niskanen would have missed their stop and Game 3.
As you may have seen on Saturday, both Oshie and Niskanen were spotted taking the metro to Capital One Arena ahead of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, which had fans in a frenzy in Washington.
Yes, there's just something novel about seeing millionaire professional athletes do everyday things like take the subway. According to Oshie, the trip was pretty fun all-around and although fans were excited to see them, they were also respectful of their personal space.
Now, had they taken the metro after their win...something tells us that fans would have been a little too excited to apply the same level of respect for Oshie and Niskanen's personal space during the train ride home.
So why did they take the train and not just drive in? Apparently there were a number of streets nearby the Capital One arena that were closed off, which would have made it rather difficult to come in by car. So to make things easier on themselves, the two Caps stars did what any average person traveling downtown would do to avoid traffic, which is take the subway.
Speaking at the postgame press conference, Oshie explained their reasoning. "We heard it may be tough to get to the game. So we decided to take the train, so if there was going to be any traffic, just to make it easier on us.
As for whether or not the two will be taking the subway to game 4, Oshie has said that they're still undecided. That's a no.


How would Donovan McNabb be treated if he won a championship like Mike Schmidt?
Former Eagle Donovan McNabb officially announced his retirement Monday at the Eagles' NovaCare Complex. Although the Eagles traded McNabb to the Redskins in 2010 and he ended his career with the Vikings, he'll always be known first and foremost as a Philadelphia Eagle. The team also announced that his No. 5 jersey will be retired during the Eagles' September 19th game against Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs.
McNabb's somewhat emotional press conference Monday morning evoked memories of another long time misunderstood Philadelphia athlete's departure.
Of course, I'm referring to Michael Jack Schmidt- the greatest Philadelphia Phillie of all time. Many of us remember Schmidt's retirement press conference on Memorial Day back in 1989, when "Captain Cool" did something virtually no Phillies fan ever saw from Schmidt throughout the course of his career- show a display of sheer raw emotion after coming to the realization he had played his last game in the big leagues.
While McNabb's press conference could be described as almost joyous when compared to Schmidt's, you can't help but notice the parallels between two of the biggest (as well as enigmatic) superstars ever to play in the city of Philadelphia.
McNabb's outspoken ways appeared on a more consistent basis than Schmidt's. The former Eagles quarterback usually never placed the blame on himself for an Eagles loss, and his passive aggressive and offbeat public persona made it extremely hard for Eagles fans to ever seriously embrace him.
While the former Phillies third baseman was known for holding his emotions in check on and off the field while not exactly being the most sociable superstar, Schmidt had a knack for saying the wrong things at the absolute worst times on certain occasions when he DID speak. Anybody remember his interview with Stan Hochman in 1987, when he ripped the Phillies organization for not having the pride it once did? While Schmidt was dead on with his assessments, it's not exactly the thing you want to reveal publicly when you have front office aspirations after your retirement. Either way, both superstars have claimed they were often misunderstood- by the fans, the media, or virtually anybody within whispering distance for that matter.
While Phillies fans accused Schmidt of needing to lighten up, McNabb was criticized for not taking the game seriously enough. You could often see McNabb apparently smiling after throwing balls in the dirt after a quick three and out or playing air guitar in the runway moments before a playoff game (remember his final Eagles game?) against the Cowboys. While McNabb was always quick to justify his actions, none of his reasons he provided did anything to further endear himself to Eagles fans.
From 1976 to 1978, Schmidt's Phillies came up just short of reaching the World Series. Decades later, McNabb's Eagles' Super Bowl aspirations ended in futility for three straight years. Whether it was fair or not, most of the blame in those NFC Championship Games were placed on McNabb for failing to make the big play when it mattered most. Schmidt also faced questions as to whether he had the ability to put the Phillies on his back during crunch time.
But here's where things change between McNabb and Schmidt. The one factor in this equation that will always separate the two is the championship Schmidt and the Phillies won in 1980.
That season, Schmidt had the best year of his career, and the Phillies' playoff hopes came down to the wire against the Montreal Expos on the last weekend of the season. In the first game, Schmidt's sacrifice fly and home run accounted for the only two runs of the game as the team moved a game up in the standings. The next game saw the Phillies tie the Expos after being down to their last out. Then in the eleventh inning, Schmidt blasted a two-run homer of the Expos' Stan Bahnsen for an eventual 6-4 Phillies win and their fourth NL East crown in five years.
Although Schmidt struggled in the NLCS against the Astros, he rebounded in the World Series to hit .381 with two home runs and seven runs batted in- the last two being the game winning RBIs in the decisive Game 6, as the Phillies beat the Royals for their first ever World Series title.
As Matt Goldberg references in our book "A Snowball's Chance," there's the old adage that Schmidt hit all 548 of his career home runs with nobody on base- but he silenced his critics after his performance. There were questions as to whether Schmidt had the best World Series amongst his teammates, but nonetheless, he was voted the series MVP and received baseball's biggest honor on the sport's biggest stage.
Unfortunately, Donovan McNabb never had his 1980, and it followed him his entire career.
After finally getting over the hump and beating Michael Vick's Atlanta Falcons to advance to Super Bowl XXXIX in January 2005, McNabb threw three interceptions and was sacked four times against the Patriots as the Eagles lost their only Super Bowl appearance during the McNabb era, 24-21.
It should be noted that McNabb only threw eight interceptions during the 2004 season, and all three Super Bowl interceptions came at the worst possible moment- including one on the final play of the game The whole "did he or didn't he?" vomiting incident was always overblown- as McNabb threw a touchdown to Greg Lewis on the very same drive. To be fair, the Eagles' defense was eaten alive by New England, Andy Reid's time management was beyond atrocious and overall the team did not play their A-game. But when all was said and done, McNabb still came up short and would end his career ringless.
To be fair, it's not like Schmidt never came up small with a championship on the line. After hitting .467 in the 1983 NLCS against the Dodgers, the Phillies' top gun went stone cold against a strong Baltimore pitching staff in the World Series. Schmidt went 1 for 20 (a broken bat single) for an .050 average in the Phillies' loss against the Orioles. However, when all was said and done, he had 1980 to fall back on. McNabb doesn't have that luxury, and his reputation for not delivering in the clutch is a perception that will most likely never change. At the same time, it will deny him a spot in Canton.
Would Schmidt be treated differently by Phillies fans if 2008 was the first championship for the team instead of 1980? We'll never know for sure. There are certain NFL players (Dan Marino, Barry Sanders) who have good enough credentials to merit Hall of Fame enshrinement despite failing to win a championship. While McNabb posted impressive numbers during his Eagles career, he's not one of those players. It's that simple.
On the flip side, Schmidt was the greatest all-around third basemen in the history of Major League Baseball. World Series ring or not, his numbers alone would have made him a first ballot Hall of Famer. These days, he actually comes across as a likeable guy, admittedly looks back and wishes he had a lot more fun playing baseball, and that his relationship with the Phillies fans was always better. And in all honesty, you believe that Schmidt is genuine about this when he speaks about it. The proof is in the pudding. Whenever he comes to town, Schmidt gets the biggest reception of any Phillie. It's a constant standing ovation. It took a while, but I think it's safe to say by this point Schmidt and the Phillies fans have a very nice relationship.
Oddly enough, the good feelings between Schmidt and Phillies fans came out of something controversial on Schmidt's part. The team was starting to decline in 1985, Schmidt was struggling badly, and the fans gave him the business. In an act of frustration, Schmidt took some shots at the fans while giving an interview in Montreal.
When the publication decided to print the the interview months later as the Phillies were heading back for a homestand at Veterans Stadium, Schmidt knew he was a goner. Looking for an opportunity to diffuse a potentially flammable situation, Schmidt borrowed Larry Andersen's curly wig and sunglasses prior to taking the field during warmups. Instead of ripping him to shreds, the fans proceeded to give him a standing ovation. Many believed that this was the turning point towards a positive relationship with Schmidt.
Now back to McNabb. Some of what he addressed at the press conference seemed heartfelt. He still laments failing to bring the Super Bowl to Philadelphia. It was perhaps one of the most telling moments of his retirement speech.
To many fans, that was the first they heard of anything coming out of McNabb's mouth in regards to his disappointment in losing to Tom Brady and his gang of video watchers.
Naturally, you would think those remarks were sincere (and maybe they are). But just a few weeks ago, McNabb went spouting off in Philadelphia Magazine about everything under the sun (Terrell Owens, the fans, Angelo Cataldi, getting booed on Draft Day 1999). But at the press conference, he swept the topic of booing under the rug when asked by a reporter about it ("Let's put the booing to rest. I don't talk about it."). Moments like these really make it hard to decipher how genuine McNabb really is about all of this.
Of course, Schmidt has had 24 years (yikes!) to reflect on his time in a major league uniform. McNabb hasn't played an NFL game since 2011. Will the course of time change McNabb's tune? Just by observing his actions over the last 14 years, it seems he'll always be speaking his mind about something that bothers him.
But then again, would McNabb be speaking like this at all if his last drive in that Super Bowl resulted in a parade down Broad Street?
We'll never know. And despite the various similarities between the two athletes, that just might be the ultimate difference between Donovan McNabb and Mike Schmidt.


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As the National Portrait Gallery stages the first major exhibition of David Hockney's drawings in more than 20 years, we consider the sartorial legacy of Britain's best-dressed octogenarian
The British artist is as much a master of painting with colour as he is in wearing it
10 March 2020 | Josh Sims
Perhaps the National Portrait Gallery has missed a trick. Once you have taken in the wondrous works of its new exhibition, David Hockney: Drawing from Life, the first major exhibition of his drawings in 20 years, exiting through the gift shop presents the opportunity to buy Hockney-inspired totes, coasters, puzzles, pots and egg cups. Granted, there are some socks, but where are the ties, scarves, caps and the specs? For while David Hockey may be the most highly-valued living artist – one of his swimming pool paintings having sold for £70.3m in 2018 – the 82-year-old is also a bona fide style icon.
From his way with clashing colours to his skill for mismatching outfits, from his accessories to his hair, Hockney has created a look for his dress as distinctive as that which he has created for his paintings. Of course, Hockney's real contribution to the world is the vision of his art. But, looking beyond that for a moment, there's a lesson to be had from his dress sense, too – even now. What's crucial to take away from David Hockney's style is its defiance. Follow the style guides, all that dress etiquette, and very little of the way he has dressed for the past 60-plus years should work. And yet it does. It makes, to borrow the title of one of his more famous works, 'a bigger splash'.
?David Hockney and Peter Schlesinger, Reddish, 1970 ??Cecil Beaton #narcissus #daffodils #cecilbeaton #peterschlesinger #davidhockney
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Some men get to an age when – and who can blame them – they start to let things go. They look dishevelled. Hockney has looked that way since his 30s, and quite consciously so. His ties are slightly loosened and/or skewwhiff. The soft, often penny-collared shirts he's long favoured may have the collar not laying quite properly. One of his shirt buttons may be undone. The back edge of his suit jacket collar may be turned up. The white pumps that he has on, maybe with a suit, are a little battered, a little bit grubby. He's layered up – shirt, tie, knitted waistcoat, soft, crumpled tailored jacket – because that gives more scope for sartorial expression. The Italians have their own 16th-century term for such a way of dressing: sprezzatura. It's a nonchalance in dress that conceals the artfulness behind it. That's Hockey style down to a T.
The cover of 1975's David Hockney by David Hockney: My Early Years Book
Clashing Colour, Pimped-up Pattern
Hockney's paintings have often been an expressionist riot of colour. And so with his dress. If there's a brighter shade – a leaf green, a mustard yellow, the azure blue of his pool paintings – Hockney has worn it, often at the same time. Check out his socks – they're often odd, one red, one green maybe, and that's not because he's dressed in a hurry. He's made the same signature out of patterns – horizontally-striped rugby shirts and cardigans are a favourite – managing to mix and mismatch them in ways that might clash on anyone else, but which ring true on him. Polka dot ties with checked suits; pinstriped trousers with tattersall shirts; striped shirts with herringbone caps – it all just works. Check out the cover of 1975's David Hockney by David Hockney: My Early Years Book – who else could pull off such bold stripes on stripes like that?
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Picture typical preppy style – the easy suits, the loafers, the casual shirts and the knitted ties of the Ivy League 60s – and it's a very American vision. Yet Hockney dabbles with the look - especially its luxuriousness, and its occasional eccentricity – in a decidedly British way. It's undercutting the values at work behind preppy looks – privilege, power, education – and channelling them through a counter-cultural art school sensibility. Hockney was in his early 20s when American culture began to trickle into the UK via magazines and movies during the 1950s. The younger Hockney dabbled with Americana through graphic t-shirts and collegiate sweatshirts. The older Hockney made preppy his own – more the principal than the pupil.
"Bohemia was against the suburbs, and now the suburbs have taken over. I mean, the anti-smoking thing is all anti-Bohemia. Bohemia is gone now. When people say, well wasn't it amazing saying you were gay in 1960, I point out, well, I lived in Bohemia, and Bohemia is a tolerant place. You can't have a smoke-free Bohemia. You can't have a drug-free Bohemia. You can't have a drink-free Bohemia. Now they're all worried about their fucking curtains, sniffing curtains for tobacco and stuff like that." David Hockney in a 2015 interview for The Guardian
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If Hockney has a consistent image over the decades that's because of one thing: his glasses. Like anyone who wears glasses and is ready to experiment with their frames, there's quickly the understanding of how they can become a calling card. Of course, there's a fine line between individualistic and wacky. But with his characteristically round horn-rimmed specs – sometimes more heavyweight, sometimes in a bright colour – Hockney's always been on the right side. He's made a brand of his face. But then Hockney has long had a penchant for an accessory: braces or boutonniere, a flouncy pocket square, some flamboyant neckwear, be that a bow-tie, scarf, or even a scarf worn as a tie. There's his regular flat cap – well, he is a Yorkshireman – and usually a Camel cigarette on the go. "You can't have a smoke-free bohemia," he once noted.
✨Happy New Year✨ ?Our future is bright? ⚡ ?by Michael Childers, 1978
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Hockney still has his hair – a messy grey crop. Just check out Self Portrait with Red Braces. But for much of the 1960s, '70s and beyond it was bottle blonde. It was in 1960s New York that Hockney saw a Clairol TV ad, intoning that 'everybody should go blonde'. It probably wasn't aimed at a man from Bradford, but Hockney dyed his hair there and then. If Andy Warhol wore a platinum blonde wig – one of a collection of around 40 – to create a kind of New York club character, Hockney embraced his Pop Art 'do for decades. He even made it the subject of one of his works, The Start of the Spending Spree and the Door Opening for a Blonde. Was Hockney playing with gender stereotypes? Certainly his dye job was a bold move more than half a century ago. But, with his glasses, look how it made an icon of the artist, never mind of his work. Could a thatch of roughed-up blonde locks be working for someone else in the same way?
David Hockney at the opening of his retrospective at Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany 1997
Octogenarian Plus
Now that Hockney is in his 80s, he might well settle into those staples of old mannish dressing: a comfortable pair of slacks and a nice cardie. But Hockney has worn that kind of look long before anyone might call him old. A pair of loose-fitting – nay, baggy – trousers, whether in some formal chalk-stripe, or a more casual chino-style cotton, has been central to the Hockney look, often worn with a pair of pumps long before wearing formal trousers with trainers became a thing. Likewise, there's rarely a Hockney get-up without some knitwear involved, regardless of the outfit: a crewneck sweater appears under a suit, a V-neck with a tie, even a cardigan over a V-neck. He must feel the cold. No, of course not – he's just that cool.
David Hockney: Drawing from Life, 27 February - 28 June 2020, £18-20, exhibition free for members, National Portrait Gallery, npg.org.uk
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Aggregates Production Surges Higher in Second Quarter
September 6, 2014 Rock Products News
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an estimated 592 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 8 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2013. The estimated production for consumption in the first 6 months of 2014 was 961 Mt, an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013.
Of the total, an estimated 346 Mt of crushed stone was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 8 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2013, said Jason Willett, crushed stone commodity specialist. The estimated production for consumption in the first 6 months of 2014 was 567 Mt, an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013.
Of the total, the estimated U.S. output of construction sand and gravel produced and shipped for consumption in the second quarter of 2014 was 246 Mt, an increase of 8 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2013, said Shawnna M. Bennett, sand and gravel commodity specialist. The estimated production for consumption in the first 6 months of 2014 was 394 Mt, an increase of 8 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013.
Portland (including blended) cement consumption increased by 9.3 percent in the second quarter of 2014 compared with that of the second quarter of 2013. Consumption in the first 6 months of 2014 increased by 6.9 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013. This information is obtained from the USGS monthly survey of U.S. cement producers.
The estimated production-for-consumption of construction aggregates in the second quarter of 2014 increased in eight of the nine geographic divisions compared with that sold or used in the second quarter of 2013. The largest increases in percentages were recorded in the Mountain, South Atlantic, and the Pacific divisions.
Production-for-consumption increased in 34 of the 43 States that were estimated. The five leading States, in descending order of production-for-consumption, were Texas, California, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Ohio. Their combined total production-for-consumption was 171 Mt, an increase of 4 percent and represented 29 percent of the U.S. total.
The estimated production-for-consumption of crushed stone in the second quarter of 2014 increased in eight of the nine geographic divisions compared with that sold or used in the second quarter of 2013, according to Willett. The Middle Atlantic division remained relatively unchanged compared with the same period last year.
Production-for-consumption increased in 37 of the 46 States that were estimated. The five leading States, in descending order of production-for-consumption, were Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Florida, and Kentucky. Their combined total production-for-consumption was 116 Mt, an increase of 5 percent and represented 33 percent of the U.S. total.
The estimated production-for-consumption of construction sand and gravel in the second quarter of 2014 increased in two of the nine geographic divisions compared with that sold or used in the second quarter of 2013, according to Bennett. The decreases in percentages were recorded in the Middle Atlantic and the East South Central divisions.
Production-for-consumption increased in 32 of the 45 States that were estimated. The five leading States, in descending order of production-for-consumption, were Texas, California, Washington, Minnesota and Colorado. Their combined total production-for-consumption was 84.6 Mt, an increase of 13 percent and represented 34 percent of the U.S. total.
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I am a code geek, and proud of it, and spend my days hacking about with JavaScript, Angular.JS, Ionic, HTML, CSS, PHP – you name it, I'll write and debug it. It's great to be able to put my software development Masters' Degree to use in a live coding environment – as well as the skills I picked up in my last job, developing websites in Romania. That taught me a lot about fulfilling briefs to meet a client's requirements, and working with some of the biggest names in retail here gives my job an extra-relevant twist.
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Residence lacks permit; Palestinians at brink of eviction in Jerusalem
Al-Tur, Occupied East Jerusalem: Occupants of a residential building, nearly 70 Palestinians, are at the risk of forced displacement in the neighbourhood of Al-Tur as they await an Israeli court verdict, Al-Jazeera reports. About half of the people who reside in the five-storied building are children.
The building, which houses about ten families, was constructed without an Israeli issued building permit in 2012. Israeli occupation authorities have said the same and asked the families to move out. They told the residents on November 4 that they had a week left before the building would be demolished. The residents were also offered another choice that they pay refundable 64,400 dollars and have until the end of the month to demolish, or the state will do it for them at the cost of 6,44,000 dollars.
But the residents filed an appeal on Monday, and the court verdict is expected on Thursday. They have chosen to remain there till the bulldozers arrive. They have already spent nine years in courts battling the demolition order but in vain. They told Al Jazeera that though they met authorities, their need was rejected on different pretexts each time. They don't have the money the state asked to pay, nor do they wish to demolish the building themselves.
The families have been paying 24,153 dollars per year to Israeli-controlled Jerusalem Municipality for living in an unlicensed building. They also pay high property taxes as well as lawyers fees. Some of them are in debt, and some cannot afford to rent a home in another area. Some of the residents told Al Jazeera in despair that the authorities were draining them emotionally and financially. They said that they decided to live there even if they were forced to live in tents.
According to the residents' lawyer, authorities refused licences stating that the land is zoned for public use and they intend to build a school there.
Many human rights groups and Palestinians have documented Israeli authorities' refusal to issue building permits in East Jerusalem. But the United Nations says it is part of a "restrictive planning regime" that makes it impossible for Palestinians to get building permits. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that inappropriate planning of Palestine neighbourhoods has led to illegal constructions and their demolitions. Only 13 per cent of occupied East Jerusalem is currently zoned for Palestinian development and residential construction, but much of it is already built up. It added that around 57 per cent of lands here had been confiscated from private Palestinian owners after Israel annexed East Jerusalem after the 1962 war. The remaining 30 per cent comprises unplanned areas, and constructions are banned there.
Al-Tur is one of the most overcrowded Palestinian neighbourhoods in Jerusalem. There are two illegal Israeli settlements built in its land. The neighbouring Palestinian villages, settler roads and the Separation Wall were already choking Al-Tur. The only chance to expand the neighbourhood was towards the northeast, but that land is also reserved for a national park.
An Israeli rights group had written in 2014 that residents of Al-Tur, particularly those who live in the unrecognised and unplanned areas, are under constant threat of being evacuated. The lawyer who defends the ten families says that he also defends 155 other buildings and homes without a permit in the Khallet al-Ain area. And OCHA noted that at least one-third of all Palestinian homes in occupied East Jerusalem lack building permits, which places more than 1,00,000 residents at risk of displacement.
Meanwhile, local NGOs and rights groups allege that Israeli authorities' practices and policies in Jerusalem aim to alter the demographic ratio in favour of Jews to maintain a Jewish majority in the city.
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With the growing popularity of blogs, every day more people are getting familiar with, and comfortable using the various blogging platforms. With that, webmasters are turning to content management systems like WordPress to power entire websites.
One of the options of WordPress is to choose a static front page, creating a page that shows the same content instead of the blog loop. Most WordPress bloggers are familiar with this option, however, a few things should be considered beforehand.
The steps to use a static front page are quite simple: first two pages (not posts) need to be created, one for the static front page and another for the blog loop. The static front page can have whatever title you want but I suggest you call it the title of your website. Add all the content on this page that you want to show on the front page. Title the blog page "Blog" with the same page slug. Add no content to the blog page.
Go to Settings, then the reading subpanel, select the static front page option and choose the respective pages to use from the drop-down box. Now here is where your blog theme comes into play. If your theme has a navigation bar in the header, things can get a bit messy here and my require you to customize the theme.
The navigation bar on most WordPress themes has a Home or Blog link that point to the main URL and also show links to any additional pages created. So adding a Homepage or Blog page to use the static front page option my show these links twice in the navigation bar. So you may want to consider learning how to change this by hard coding the navigation bar in the themes header.php file.
Another thing to consider is the static front page itself and what you want it to look like. While you probably want it to have the same look as the rest of the site you may not want it to show the same sidebar items or the title of the page just above the content.
One thing I suggest changing, or actually removing, is the title of the page that appears right above the content on the page. If you want the site to look like a static or "regular" website then you may want to remove this, especially if the title of the page is generic like "Home".
You may also want to create a different sidebar for the static front page and this option would definitely require a different custom page template, another sidebar file and possibly some additional code added to the functions.php file.


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Oct 17th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players
Apple today announced that it has lowered the price of its iTunes Plus tracks to 99 cents, effectively killing the idea that DRM-free tracks are worth paying a premium for. Other online vendors, including Amazon and Wal-Mart, already offer DRM-free tracks at 99 cents or less.
Apple introduced the iTunes Plus option just six months ago. All iTunes Plus tracks feature DRM-free music with 256 kbps AAC encoding for audio quality. The iTunes Plus catalog is now the largest DRM-free catalog in the world. But while iTunes Plus removed restrictions on many tracks, it also introduced new complexity to the iTunes store and a premium price tag.
Apple has gone from zero to two million DRM-free tracks in half a year; if this trend continues, DRM's tracks will be phased out within a year.
Customers can now download tracks from a variety of labels without limitations on the type of music player or number of computers that purchased songs can be played on. iTunes Plus songs purchased from the iTunes Store will play on all iPods, iPhone, Windows or Mac computers, widescreen TVs with Apple TV, as well as many other digital music players.
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Nation says:
"effectively killing the idea that DRM-free tracks are worth paying a premium for."
No, that is not what they did, they effectively killed the idea that DRM-Free tracks are worth paying $1.29 for them …. it's a price point issue.
Maybe a normal track is worth $0.99 and a DRM'ed track is worth $0.49. The issue is not "worth paying a premium or not" it's an issue of "How much is a free & open track worth?"


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Pierre Angel est un footballeur français né le  à Seringes-et-Nesles dans l'Aisne et mort le  à Fréjus. Il évolue au poste de gardien de but.

Biographie
Après avoir joué en jeunes à Reims il rejoint le FC Nancy en 1943. Lors de la saison 1945-1946, le club lorrain termine premier de la poule Nord et accède à la D1. Le club se classe dixième lors de la saison 1946-1947 et Angel rejoint alors l'OGC Nice en D2. Le club remporte le titre et monte en D1. Angel signe alors à Colmar également promu en D1 après avoir terminé second derrière Nice. Il ne reste qu'une seule saison à Colmar et rejoint Lille. Il termine second du championnat en 1950 et 1951, s'inclinant par ailleurs en finale de la Coupe Latine 1951 face à l'AC Milan. À l'été 1951, il rejoint Strasbourg qui termine  et dernier du championnat et est donc relégué. Il s'engage avec le RC Franc-Comtois qui évolue en D2. Il n'y reste qu'une saison et rejoint l'Olympique de Marseille. Avec ce club, dont il est le capitaine il atteint la finale de la Coupe de France 1954 mais s'incline face à Nice. En 1955 il retourne au RC Franc-Comtois ou il achève sa carrière en 1957.

Carrière de joueur
 1942-1943 : Stade de Reims.
 1943-1947 : FC Nancy.
 1947-1948 : OGC Nice.
 1948-1949 : Sports réunis Colmar.
 1949-1951 : Lille Olympique Sporting Club.
 1951-1952 : Racing Club de Strasbourg.
 1952-1953 : Racing Club Franc-Comtois.
 1953-1955 : Olympique de Marseille.
 1955-1957 : Racing Club Franc-Comtois.

Palmarès
 Finaliste de la Coupe de France en 1954 avec l'Olympique de Marseille.
 Champion de France de D2 en 1946 avec le FC Nancy et 1948 avec l'OGC Nice.
 Finaliste de la Coupe Latine de football 1951 avec le Lille OSC.
 International B.

Références

Liens externes

 Fiche du joueur sur om1899.
 Fiche du joueur sur Racingstub.

Gardien de but français de football
Gardien de but du Stade de Reims
Joueur de l'Équipe fédérale Nancy-Lorraine
Joueur du Football Club de Nancy
Gardien de but de l'OGC Nice
Joueur du Sports réunis Colmar
Gardien de but du LOSC Lille
Gardien de but du Racing Club de Strasbourg
Joueur du Racing Besançon
Gardien de but de l'Olympique de Marseille
Naissance en mai 1924
Naissance à Seringes-et-Nesles
Décès à 73 ans
Décès en mars 1998
Décès à Fréjus

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CIFA invited applications for recruitment to SRF posts for NFDB-NBFGR Funded Project entitled "National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases". The candidates eligible for the post can appear for interview on 19 November 2016.
Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) Job Notification: CIFA invited applications for recruitment to SRF posts for NFDB-NBFGR Funded Project entitled "National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases". The candidates eligible for the post can appear for interview on 19 November 2016.
Interested and eligible candidates are required to appear for interview at ICAR-CIFA, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar- 751002. Candidates should bring their Bio-Data (5 Copies), two passport size photographs and one set of attested copies of the entire certificates/Marks Sheets/Experience certificate. The original certificates and proof of age and caste to be produced at the time of interview for verification.


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Cultural heritage of Arta
by epirusadvisor | Mar 22, 2019 | ARTA, Sightseeing | 0 comments
Amvrakia Wall
Amvrakia included a strong fortification enclosure of exceptionally elaborate construction. Its sections are now visible at the north end of the hill of the Metropolis and the Byzantine castle, near the church of St. Mark, Saint Theodoros and the Monastery of Faneromeni.
ORRAON
On Kastri hill between Ammotopou and Gymnotopou is a walled settlement that was identified with the ancient Orra. Impressive and rare is the preservation of the houses of Orsa, which are sometimes saved and the walls of the upper floor.
Temple of Apollonas
In 1964, in one of the first life-saving excavations in Arta, a large part of a monumental ancient temple came to light in a plot of land on Vassileos Pyrrou Street, in the center of the modern city.
The temple was located in the north-western part of Amvrakia, where its political, administrative and religious center was extended. It is a Doric temple booth with a pronaos and an elongated coat of arms, without an opisthodomos.
The temple probably brought an inner colonnade in front of its walls. The temple was in a holy mosque, a piece of public land devoted to the god, which was defined by a monumental enclosure. The identification of the temple with the most important sanctuary of Amvrakia, dedicated to the worship of Apollo Pythios Sotiras and known from the written sources, is due to an inscribed column, which was found in two sections on its enclosure. It is a pediment column with a monumental inscription, dating back to the 2nd c. BC, immediately after the Roman conquest of Epirus. In the epistle of the inscription, an oath is given to the gods for the faithful observance of the terms of the treaty, with particular emphasis on the invocation of the Savior, that is, Pythius Apollo, patron of Amvrakia.
Amvrakia's Small Theater
The small theater of Amvrakia came to light in 1976 during excavations on a plot of land on Ag. Konstantinou, in the center of Arta This is the smallest of the ancient Greek theaters that have been identified to date in Greece and its identification is based on the testimony of Dionysios of Alikarnassyos, according to which "near the small theater of Amvrakia was also the sanctuary Aphrodite and Aeneas ".
The small theater was not built on a natural hill, as was the case in ancient Greek theaters, but on the foundations of the baths of the 4th c. as well as the foundations of the classical city buildings. Bathing facilities were revealed beneath the theater's hollow and consisted of two circular plan views. They retained pebbled floors made of small white and black river gravel, featuring winged erotids, swans and dolphins. These mosaics have been unpacked and are currently in the Warehouses of the Arta Archaeological Museum. Finally, east of the Little Theater was revealed a rectangular ground plan, which was probably of a public character.
Southwest Amvrakia's Cemetery
Along the road to Kommeno there is the southwestern cemetery of Amvrakia, which crossed a monumental avenue with elaborate funerary orchards on either side of it. The most important of these was the upper part of the inscription and was a public cenotaph.
Monument of Jewish
The Jewish Community of Arta was one of the oldest in Greece. The first information about this is drawn from the "Travelogue" of the rabbi traveler of Spain, Benjamin Ben Yonas, who traveled to Greece in 1173. In the "Journey" he says there were 100 Jewish families who developed admirable spiritual and religious activities. This activity was intensified at the time of "Despotate of Epirus", during which Michael Komninos granted the Jews freedom to develop in the economic and cultural fields.
At the same time, the first Synagogue, Greka, was built, and the Jewish cemetery was set up at Petrovouni, on the hill of Peranthi, on an area of ten acres, which was granted by Saint Theodora, wife of Michail Komninos. The city's Jews lived in the Otokos, Cement and Clocks districts in the center of the city.
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Instability and lack of long-term planning is a blight on South Africa's biggest agricultural lender
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SOUTH AFRICA'S persisting drought in the past has had a severe impact on farmers who have lost life stock. The Land Bank often had to come to the rescue.
THE RESIGNATION of acting Land Bank chief executive, Konehali Gugushe, from the position has thrown a spotlight on the bank's board, which has yet to announce a permanent chief executive – a year after the secondment of Tshokolo Nchoncho to head the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).
This comes after it was announced that Gugushe, whose permanent role is the bank's chief risk officer, was resigning from that position and would serve notice until the end of March when she would leave the organisation.
This has left the board scrambling for a figure head, leading to the appointment of its executive for strategy and communications, Sydney Soundy, to hold the fort.
"The process to appoint a permanent chief executive is at an advanced stage with an announcement expected in due course," the board said.
The bank has announced three acting chief executives since Nchoncho's departure.
Nchoncho's replacement, then chief financial officer Bennie van Rooyen, left the organisation in May to pursue personal interest five months into the role, compelling the appointment of Gugushe, who too has done a seven-month stint before calling it quits.
"The board conveys its continued commitment to diligently and successfully steer the bank to deliver on its mandate, and to provide appropriate support to the executive and senior management team during this time," the statement from Rebecca Phalatse, the general manager: marketing & communications of the Land Bank, said.
Agrisa executive director Omri van Zyl said the apparent instability and lack of long-term planning was of concern for South Africa's biggest agricultural lender with a loan book running to more than R40 billion.
"This undermines confidence in the bank and the agricultural sector to investors, the board needs to step up and appoint a chief executive. The organisation serves a very important function," he said.
Neo Masithela, the national chairperson of the African Farmers Association
of South Africa, said while operationally the Land Bank had not been apparent impacted, the indecision by the National Treasury impacted on the credibility of what had been seen as one of the most steady state-owned enterprises.
"We need the stability, when there is no permanent chief executive there is no long-term planning. We have to be speaking to different people all the time. There is no carry over of responsibility on long term business. We are concerned about the governance processes at the bank," Masithela said.


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In July and August, we will provide some free eng boards for developers and users.
Thanks for the reply. ENG as in Engineering boards or ENGlish boards?
Will BSP be available for the boards? U-Boot?
All the uboot and kernel will be available, we will provide a BSP.
well, i will appreciate that you guys can tell me the price.
You will see a big suprise on the price. You will surely love it.
This looks SUPER INTERESTING. How can you apply for one of the free eng boards? Will it support Linux?
Can you please update when this will be available?
How can i pre-order one or two or apply for the free board?
of course, when it is availble, I will publish on the forum.
I'm really curious about the new Guitar. Unfortunately it doesn't have a Gbit/s NIC anymore (and no SATA interface).
However it does have a powerful GPU. As far as I know Imagination Technologies (the manufacturer of the PowerVR GPU) is planning in releasing an open source driver. If this makes progress and they really are releasing source codes, I'm going to acquire a Guitar.