Central Scottsdale combines the area's oldest and newest homes with high-end shopping and restaurants along with some of Scottsdale's best outdoor entertainment sports and classy resorts. McCormick Ranch, which is one of Central Scottsdale's first large developments, is located within Central Scottsdale. There are new condos being built throughout the area, which helps draw in both empty nesters and millennials. The Arizona Canal has been redeveloped into a great spot for both living and going out.
Whether you are looking for a vacation home, buying your first home or upsizing or downsizing, there are plenty of options in Central Scottsdale for you and your family. The homes and views are truly one of a kind.
Central Scottsdale features many of the city's oldest and newest homes. McCormick and Gainey Ranches have million-dollar luxury estates within golf course communities. There are also affordable homes in the area that can be found in Indian Bend and SoSco. Old Town offers million-dollar condos and includes part of the luxury Arcadia neighborhood. Both new condos and luxury apartments can also be found in Central Scottsdale. The area is popular for vacation homebuyers, first-time buyers, empty nesters and millennials. The older townhomes in the area attract many winter renters as well.
Neighborhoods within Central Scottsdale border the Indian Bend Wash, a flood-controlled greenbelt and recreational gem. It includes a 17-mile long stretch offering parks, a skate park, disc golf, community gardens and other amenities. To the west, Camelback Mountain and Echo Canyon Park offer some of the Valley's most expansive views and popular hiking trails.
To the South, Papago Park offers hiking, mountain biking trails and running trails with a canal path that flanks it for recreational cycling. Just south of Papago Park is Tempe Town Lake, which offers a multiuse path that ties into the Indian Bend Wash system where you can rend paddleboards, canoes or kayaks.
Old Town Scottsdale – This area is home to the eastern edge of the Arcadia neighborhood, although most of this central area includes Scottsdale's downtown with many unique shops and restaurants, large high-end shopping center, resorts and a waterfront area.
SoSco – Known as South Scottsdale, SoSco is where Arizona State University's SkySong office hub is located. Homes in SoSco are generally older with carports and desert landscaping. Many of the homes have been renovated and updated.
McCormick Ranch – This neighborhood is named after one of Scottsdale's first luxury communities. McCormick Ranch was once the home of an Arabian horse farm and many of the houses built in the 1970s have been fully updated and renovated. The Gainey Ranch community where the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort is located is also part of this neighborhood.
Indian Bend – This community is home to a majority of the wash and greenbelt the area is named after. The Talking Stick Resort and Golf Club is located on the eastern edge of Indian Bend that Loop 101 runs through. The area features many new and older townhouses and Scottsdale Community College is also within this community.
Median home prices in central Scottsdale range from over $500,000 in McCormick Ranch to about $250,000 in SoSco.
There are not many land parcels left to build new housing in this neighborhood except for new condo and apartments, because these structures are built upward rather than out.
Many of the area's older homes have been renovated.
Most of the new condo projects are in Old Town and SoSco. Home prices in those areas have been climbing the fastest.
Investors have purchased many of the foreclosed homes in SoSco, so there are more rentals in this community, which draws Arizona State University students.
Rents throughout Central Scottsdale are higher than the average for metro Phoenix.
The agents at Phoenix Urban Spaces have a number of years of experience in the Phoenix and Scottsdale real estate markets and have a good feel for the way that the local market evolves with changing conditions both in the area and nationwide. Additionally, our owner, Roberta, has experience in the construction field and applies that experience and her connections to further help our clients. Contact the team today if you are looking to move to the Scottsdale area and are looking for the perfect home. We look forward to helping you make Scottsdale home.


On May 22, 2018, JCCU announced the "10 Basic Care by Co-op", the basic guidelines for nursing care and welfare businesses by consumer co-ops nationwide.
On May 15, 2018, JCCU submitted to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) a "Request for the Review of the Strategic Energy Plan".
JCCU held a kickoff event for children's "Children's Future action Action" on April 18, 2018 in Tokyo.
Palsystem Consumers' Co-operative Union was invited to the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development by the UN SDG Action Campaign from 21-23 March 2018.
Co-opdeli Consumers' Co-operative Union started the distribution of smartphone application "Shop Navi Co-opdeli" to its members that allows members order home delivery items via application and receive them at co-op stores.
On February 23, 2018, JCCU held a presentation ceremony of "Fukushima child-rearing support grant.


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Sverdlovsk Region Governor Alexander Misharin hosted a delegation from US-based DuPont, one of the world's leaders in the chemical industry, on 6 June. DuPont manufactures innovative materials for construction, agriculture, food production, energy and transport.
Governor Misharin, in greeting the delegation, underscored that their visit to the Urals will serve as the beginning of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides.
"DuPont products are well known in the Sverdlovsk region; today's goal is to establish a strategic partnership with DuPont, open up an official representative office in Ekaterinburg and have the company work closely with our universities and research institutes," Governor Misharin said. He also pointed out DuPont's participation in INNOPROM-2011 will be a positive factor: "DuPont is a world famous company. You are able to work in many different fields with businesses in the Sverdlovsk region. I hope that participating in INNOPROM will give the incentive for developing these ties".


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Favre Needs to Solve Tricky Tactical Puzzle in Midst of Injury Crisis
With the injury bug striking again, Favre needs to make adjustments fast, in order to put a cohesive squad out in the Allianz Arena
By Gregory Horn@gregory_horn314 Apr 1, 2019, 3:25pm PDT
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As numerous times this season, the injury bug has bitten again - once again testing the back line's depth. After Diallo picked up a muscle injury during this past match, leaving him out indefinitely, Hakimi was subbed in. During his 25 minute cameo, Hakimi suffered a broken metatarsal, leaving him unable to compete during the remainder of the season.
All of this happened before a potentially title deciding match in the Allianz Arena with Bayern München trailing die Schwartzgelben by two points following their 1:1 draw with Freiburg on the weekend. That said, attempting to win points will be a massive challenge as Bayern has lost just once in the Bundesliga since the 3:2 defeat in Westfalenstadion in the Hinrunde. Beating Bayern is a challenge in and of itself, but to do win a point with the current shape of the squad could be Favre's statement game of the season - a tactical achievement perhaps greater than the 4:0 dismantling of Atletico Madrid in the Champions League group stage.
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Ultimately, many ideas will have crossed Favre's mind by this point of how to line up against the Bavarians, including a potential system change. And while playing three center backs to make up for the shortage of fullbacks may seem like a valid idea, both the vulnerabilities of the formation to Kovac's favored 4-3-3 and the lack of familiarity with the tactic will prevent Favre from moving in that direction. Only when Dortmund was incapable of fielding enough attackers to mold into a cohesive 4-2-3-1, has he strayed into the 4-3-3 that was abandoned after the second match of the season.
Long gone are the days of Tuchel, two seasons past, where an incohesive and unrehearsed 3-5-2 would be thrown to the wolves of Bayern, intent on parking the bus and having Aubamayang and Adrian Ramos playing on the counter, with Schürrle making late trailing runs from the midfield. Oddly, that game feels like the last time Schmelzer has played competitively for the club, as he has been reserved for mere cameos under Favre. In fact, Favre chose to move Guerrero to left back after Hakimi's injury against Wolfsburg, moving Jacob Bruun Larsen to left wing - instead of playing the former Dortmund captain, who remained on the bench.
While the possibility of Schmelzer playing against Bayern remains open, chances of that happening are slim. To trust the left back to shake off the rust that has accumulated over the last year and bring about a vintage performance that all BVB fans dream of, may be what cements storylines like this Dortmund side conquering Bayern's reign of the Bundesliga. However, Favre's pessimism about the club's loyal servant and his general pragmatic approach make starting Schmelzer in his first match since the 2:1 loss to Düsseldorf hardly a reality.
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Much like the Wolfsburg match, Schmelzer could very well be overlooked for Guerrero. While Guerrero has made the inside forward role on the left wing position his own over the course of the season, Favre's use of an attacking fullback on the left, in addition to someone who has the awareness to make intelligent runs in the wing position could be what Favre prefers. Despite Jacob Bruun Larsen having his struggles over the course of the season, playing the two wingers together, they could find a way to be almost interchangeable in the attack. The combination of their athleticism and defensive ability could be what is needed to keep Kimmich and whichever right-winger that Kovac prefers as unthreatening as possible. That combination could also go horribly wrong - leaving their defensive frailties exposed to two competent and quick attacking players.
That said, the left sided combination of Guerrero and Bruun Larsen would leave Favre with the strongest center back combination at his disposal - both Akanji and Zagadou. Playing Delaney on the left hand side of the double pivot would probably aide both the Bruun Larsen and Guerrero defensively. This game seems like the prime example of why Zorc bought the experienced midfielder from Bremen over the summer, where his experience and defensive prowess could be used to shore up the back line against a team of intimidating quality. While his limitations on the offensive side of the ball could hinder Favre's side from gaining a real foothold in the match, Delaney's presence could be vital in establishing a defensive block to launch counter attacks from.
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Potentially suiting Favre's defensive approach would be playing Zagadou at left back, with a center back pairing of Weigl and Akanji. Unfortunately, that would probably leave Weigl exposed to the brunt of Kovac's tactics in the first leg - as Alaba exploited Sancho's defensive ability (or lack thereof) and Goretzka's runs marauding runs in the half-spaces to overload the right back and right center-back quickly left Piszczek in several uncomfortable positions. Not only would Weigl and Wolf have to deal with all of that pressure, but Lewandowski would likely take advantage of Weigl in one on one situations as often as possible - including but not limited to headers on the back post. As much as Wolf has done well in Piszczek's absence, he has not had the qualities to replace the contributions of the experienced Polish international. Needless to say, the faith is not there for Wolf to be the defensive stalwart that would be asked of him.
While the puzzle of Favre's lineup is not only limited to the back line, but also the midfield, figuring out how to mitigate the potential of a Bayern onslaught could put Dortmund in the position of winning the title. While three points on Saturday may be unrealistic, preventing Bayern from coming on top in this massive six pointer would put the title race, and the resultant pressure, in Dortmund's hands. As difficult as it is to defeat a Bayern side with a healthy squad on any given day, Favre needs to form a cohesive squad and tactical idea to give the team he puts out there the best chance of winning a point in the Allianz Arena.

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Q: Built in option of emailing client after submitting contact form Is there a built in option in magento of emailing the client after submitting the contact form?
I can't find anything like it..

A: No, there isn't (as of Magento CE 1.9.1). If you look at the code that sends the contact form email in Mage_Contacts_IndexController::postAction() you will see that there is not much room for customization either (except if you want to write your own controller action)
But writing an own module for this is not hard for an experienced Magento developer. It's either writing your own controller action as mentioned before, or writing an observer for the contacts_index_post_postDispatch event that checks if a success message has been triggered and then sends another mail with its own email template to the email address in $request->getPost('email')

Warning: Depending on how you write this, it could be misused for spam because at this point the email address is not verified and can be anything. Make sure not to include any content of the contact form in the email, keep it generic!

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Paul Lichtenberger has been an active resident of the Town of Bloomfield and Sacred Heart Church for over 30 years. He was born in Bronx, New York and moved to Bloomfield to attend Law School at UCONN in 1978 (after 4 years as a civil/construction engineer). He has had a solo private practice of law in Bloomfield since 1989. Paul has been a commissioner since 2009 and was recently elected to chairman in 2018. Paul is married to Peggy Lichtenberger and has 3 adult children.
George McMahon joined the fire department in1979 as a Jr. Auxiliary member, and became a firefighter in 1982. His father was long time firefighter and a commissioner for the Bloomfield Fire Department. George moved up the ranks in the following years from firefighter to lieutenant before retiring 2010. In 2011 George McMahon was voted in as commissioner for a 3 year term. George owns his own landscaping business in Bloomfield where he also resides.
Rich Gray joined the Bloomfield center Fire Department in 1976 as part of the Jr. Auxiliary and became a member in 1978. Being a member of the department runs in the family and has spanned almost 50 years. During 30 years of active service Rich has served in various roles as an officer, Lieutenant / Captain and as a member of the FACC and Co 1 Building committees. Rich also has over 30 years' experience in Commercial Property Management. Rich currently resides in the town of Bloomfield.
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I absolutely loved the April Dystopian OwlCrate box so when I found out that the theme of June was going to be Royalty, I knew I had to place another order! This was was truly a lot of fun to open!
Magnetic Bookmarks – These were absolutely adorable. There were three bookmarks in the pack in the design of a King, Queen and a Carriage. Like a cute fairytale!
My Lady Jane – This was the book of June Box and I am so excited to read this one since I heard so many great things about it!
Next month's theme is Good vs. Evil where half the subscribers will get the "Evil" box inspired by the most notorious villains and the other half will get the "Good" box inspired by the heroes of literature. There will be great items from Harry Potter, Star Wars and Alice in Wonderland. If you guys haven't tried OwlCrate, I definitely recommend it!


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In the past, Google has been way better at spam filtering than I could do on my own server. Also, it's nice to just let someone else manage stuff like that: it gives me more time for open source, for my own side projects, family, hobbies, etc…. You can't do everything yourself. But something has gone seriously wrong, as of late, it would seem.
Any idea how much? Running a mail server need not cause any serious ongoing attention (or I must be doing it wrong then).
Obviously while it's humming along, it's not going to take much time, but setting it up properly, and having another thing to worry about *does* take time. Setting it up to do spam filtering *well* is by no means easy either. I could easily see wasting a couple of days on the whole thing, considering that I'd also need to evaluate a new mail client. That's a decent amount of cash for me to forego when I can outsource it to someone who can (usually) do it better than me.
I'd much rather have a reliable service with redundancy handle my email.
I noticed this almost 3 years ago, banks, iTunes, Paypal, UPS and more, I was able to get a phone number and they told me no problem they could fix it, wanted my credit card number and I said what for, well to fix it they wanted $170, I told them to shove where sun doesn't shine, Don't expect it to change.
Seems a bit difficult to believe. You called Google due to a spam filter and they wanted money?
Just found a bunch of false positives in my inbox also. Thanks for reminding me.
We have had this problem too within our company and many of our employees have had problems sending to gmail accounts. If others are seeing it, something is potentially very wrong with the Gmail spam detection system.
Even senders that are in my contact list are being flagged as spam, seems crazy!
My wife and I have the same issue. dozens of mails from trusted addresses (ourselves, work, kids) ended up as false positives. Disturbing and annoying. Can't find anything official from Google….


Man charged $21,000 in back-taxes for income from a company that he never worked for.
I just had a call from a gentleman named XXXX. CRA has froze his company bank accounts because he is behind in filing GST & Source Deductions.
The Canada Revenue Agency is demanding thousands of dollars from a B.C. senior with dementia and Parkinson's disease, after he failed to declare a foreign pension on his tax return.
Arne Sorbo, 88, forgot to declare the small Norwegian pension he receives on his 2011 tax return. The CRA discovered the mistake following a reassessment, and slapped him with a fine.
Now the retired certified general accountant (CGA), who for decades prided himself on getting the numbers just right, says he feels "rotten."
"I used to do income tax for seniors at no charge and I don't think they meant to lie. I think they're honestly trying to give a correct answer to questions, and I think the same thing applies here," said Sorbo.
"I thought my return was correct. That's what I thought. I don't know where I went wrong, or what happened."
Sorbo's tax troubles do not end there. The CRA took another look at his 2013 tax return, and deemed he could not claim a spousal deduction for his wife because she is under 65.
In fact, his wife is 79 years old and also has dementia.
"That's unbelievable that the tax department should be that far out," said Sorbo, who now faces almost $12,000 in tax, penalties and interest.
Sorbo's son, Michael, himself a CGA, stepped in to help his father sort out the tax nightmare. However, even he says he can't get answers from the CRA.
"I keep having to open the file, write a new letter, and then get a new assessment. That's really frustrating going back to my dad and saying, 'I haven't been able to resolve this,'" he said.
Sorbo has sent the CRA a copy of his mother's passport to prove she is, indeed, over 65.
He has also asked the agency to invoke its own "fairness provision," which allows penalties to be waived for certain individuals like the elderly and the ill.
So far, Sorbo says the response from the CRA has been robotic and insensitive, and that it's nearly impossible to get the same agent on the phone twice.
The CRA has told him it will take up to 15 months to get a final decision on his father's case.
"When would it take 15 months to look at a simple fairness provision on a simple issue? Why should it take that long?" said Sorbo.
Meantime, the interest on the $12,000 penalty is growing.
"It drags on and on, and I don't know if they want you to pay the balance, so they sort of wear you down."
CBC News contacted the CRA to discuss the Sorbos' case, but the agency declined to comment due to confidentiality issues.


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Goldsboro city and county seat, central Wayne County E of Neuse River, where it is joined by Little River. Inc. 1847; became county seat in 1850, succeeding town of Waynesborough, which see. Named for Maj. Matthew Tilghman Goldsborough, native of Maryland, assistant engineer for Wilmington and Weldon Railroad. Includes former community of Adamsville, which see. Produces textiles, electronic components, primary metals, leather products, bakery products, tobacco, furniture, lumber, cottonseed oil, machinery, dairy products, and processed grain. Alt. 111. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, est. 1942, is there.
Goldsboro Cooling Pond in W central Wayne County about 5 mi. W of county seat. Impounded in 1961 to cover 575 acres, with max. depth of 15 ft. and a shoreline of 4.6 mi. Used to provide supplementary cooling for the Goldsboro Steam Electric Generating Plant and named for same. Lies in a looping meander of Neuse River (though its water level is as much as 22 ft. above that of the river), and its water covers the site of an old Quaker meetinghouse. The upper meander loop forms an area known as Quaker Neck; the lower meander loop was known as The Roundabout in the 1830s.
Goldsboro Township central Wayne County.
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Colonization and religious dynamics in antiquity: contact, continuity and change
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Panel Chair: Marion Bolder-Boos
In the context of colonization people migrated across the ancient Mediterranean, bringing the cults of their hometowns to foreign regions, where they encountered people with different sets of beliefs. Cultural contacts certainly took different shapes and courses depending on whether the colonial encounters were friendly or hostile, but while in the past it has often been assumed that supposedly "superior" cultures would imprint their cults on their "barbarian" neighbours, it is now widely accepted that the religious dynamics in colonial situations were much more complex. Indigenous populations reacted in different ways to the cults of the newcomers. In return, colonists could be affected by the religious traditions of the local inhabitants. Even a religious 'Middle Ground' could develop where cultural contact and intercultural exchange resulted in the emergence of new forms of religious practices.
Marion Bolder-Boos
Tutelary deities and Roman colonization
In the course of their territorial expansion, the Romans founded colonies in numerous indigenous settlements, which caused serious changes not only in the political but also in the social and religious makeup of those communities. Especially the cults of the tutelary deities were affected. On the one hand, one must ask whether – and, if yes, in what form – the old protective divinities of the pre-Roman population were able to continue in existence, how they were transformed and what role they assumed within the colonial pantheon. On the other, it is important to look at the cults the Romans brought with them into the newly founded settlements. In the light of recent discussions about the validity of the concept of 'religious Romanization' a re-evaluation of the role of Jupiter and the Capitoline Triad is of particular significance.
Frank Daubner
Macedonian Colonization and the Gods
From its very beginnings, the kingdom of the Argeads was an expansionist and colonizing power. The Macedonians occupied districts formerly settled and ruled by Paeonians, Thracians and Chalcidians before they occurred in history caused by the deeds of their kings Philip II and Alexander III. The better-known colonizing movements under those rulers brought Macedonians to Asia and to the East. This movement went on under their successors. The religious dynamic of Macedonian colonization in Classical and Hellenistic times has never been sufficiently stressed, so I try to trace the hints for "Macedonian religion" in the areas of Northern Greece, Asia Minor and the Near East which were affected by Macedonian settlers and settlements in order to come closer to a comprehensive understanding of the role the Gods played in the nearly 500 years of Macedonian colonization.
Christopher Cornthwaite
The Letter of James and Egyptian Patronage
The publication of Paul Veyne's book, LE PAIN ET LE CIRQUE, brought the study of Greek benefaction (euergetism) and Roman patronage into the discourse of antiquities scholars and, especially in the last decade, into Christian origins. Unfortunately, these categories of benefaction and patronage have also become somewhat ossified as the two possible options for understanding patron/benefactor relations in the Graeco-Roman world. This has led to the neglect of a third option, the Ptolemaic and Egyptian system of skepē patronage, on which the only thorough study is Marta Piatkowska's LA SKEPE DANS L'ÉGYPTE PTOLÉMAÏQUE. This paper examines how skepē patronage can elucidate elements in early Christian literature, using the following issues in the Epistle of James as a case study: proedria, the faith and works discussion, and the prohibition of oaths.
Michael Affleck
The Identity of the Founding Author of Christianity
The history of the dynamics of the rise of Christianity has been written and understood without ever knowing who the author was of the most widely read book in Western Civilization, the Gospel according to Mark. Authorship is everything yet the search for Mark has been all but abandoned. Modern analysis has created new approaches to finding the revolutionary author who wrote some good news in response to the destruction of Jerusalem. Knowing the author reveals the purpose for which he wrote his gospel that was empowering in form and substance. This paper will establish the historical criteria for identifying the person who used the pen name, Mark. Socio-economic, political, religious, linguistic and motivational criteria will be examined.These criteria will be applied. The author who hid in history, a founder of the Christian movement, the author upon whom the other three canonical gospels rely, will be identified by name.


The little village I live in has finally had fibre enabled and I have to say that I was over the moon being a heavy internet user. The biggest problem was my current ISP they were offering amazing deals but only to new customers. I had multiple discussions with BT only to find that they couldn't offer anywhere near the new deals they offer customers. Sat here at my desk extremely annoyed with the fact that new customers were getting Fibre for the same price that I was paying for normal ADSL being £27 a month and best they could do for me was £39.99 over 18 months.
This was really annoying for me because you would have thought being a loyal customer might actually mean something to them, based on the phone line has never been with anyone else and the broadband had to have been with them for about six years or more. The excuse that the advisor made as a new customer back then you would of had the best deals and that showed how much he did know because in actual fact I was paying more when I first joined and then over the years I have managed to get it down to a more respectable price. I think when we first started with BT as a broadband provider it was £25 a month just for the broadband, not including any calling plan and line rental. So with all this I decided to look around for a better deal and Sky being second biggest provider in the UK and offering my current deal with BT but on Fibre for £30.40 a month over 12 months it was a no brainer.
That said though I wanted to give BT a chance, being the loyal person I am and it turned out they couldn't even offer me the original deal they had quoted me they had said £39.99 over 12 months, now it was over 18 months and with that I highlighted how long I had been with them and that I was a new customer to their infinity package if I took it out and what Sky had offered and they put the phone down on me. With the putting down of the phone BT had sealed their own fate although really not wanting to change the line, there was no other way around it.
I phoned up Sky and explained what I wanted and ended up going up to £34.40 a month because I took out Anytime Calls because it fits more into our phone usage. So ok we are talking an increase of £7 a month but hopefully there will be no call charges like we were getting with BT only having Evening and Weekend Calls. As an added bonus now with Sky you get Caller ID for free which is another £2.50 a month on BT. Everything set up and ready to go I have to admit I did have a few discussions with Sky and found their support to be far better at answering the questions I had so I locked in the date for the switch, although at this point being the first time the line wouldn't be with BT nerves were high.
True to their word however a welcome letter came highlighting the package and costs along with the speed I should be getting and date of transfer. However that did not settle the nerves because I still didn't have any equipment, on the 10th September what came to my door the sky hub and then it just sat there then until the 14th switch-over day.
The switch over day was one of the worst bits now because about 5 am the BT Home Hub had disconnected and my understanding over it was that I wouldn't really lose service as I would just plug the Sky Hub in and away I went. So about 6 am I switched them over and I didn't have any internet, although it wasn't what I had expected I thought they did say up until midnight tonight to go completely through maybe. So as a test to see whether the phone was working phoned the landline and saw that my mobile number had appeared so I thought great Sky has the line and at least the landline is working. Then about 12:30 pm everything just went white and smiley I was connected and to be fair at 39.9998 megs download 9.99999 meg upload so going to my main machine I tested its speed and it was getting 20 megs down 9 up. As its a distance away from the hub wirelessly I decided to sit in the living room with my Chromebook and got 37.65 meg so there was a sigh of relief it was all working.
I have to say the whole switch over has been nerve racking and a positive experience, why BT as a company do not reward loyalty is beyond me but if you're thinking about changing providers my advice do not think twice, because in my experience although was what I was expecting in places it went through quite smoothly. The only negative think I have to say about Sky two days in is that the spec of their Sky Hub 2 leaves a lot to be desired I have found that from my main desktop I can get speeds anywhere between 30 meg going all the way down to 2 meg purely because of the wireless. I know that they can't control that to some degree but the lack of 5ghz as well seems to hinder it. As the BT Home Hub, 5 did seem a lot more stable. I am hoping to change my network set up today a bit and see whether I can't make a few changes and see whether I can solve the issue so watch this space.


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Blackline Safety opens pre-orders for world's first direct-to-cloud area gas monitor
Blackline Safety February 27, 2020
G7 EXO field trials begin as Blackline prepares for first deliveries this Spring
CALGARY, Canada — Feb. 27, 2020 — Blackline Safety (TSX.V: BLN), a global leader in gas detection and connected safety solutions, is now accepting pre-orders for G7 EXO, the industry's first direct-to-cloud, drop-and-go area gas monitor with an unprecedented battery life of over 100 days. G7 EXO, designed to withstand the harshest of conditions, addresses the challenges of traditional systems by introducing 4G cellular and satellite connectivity to deliver a user-friendly, long-lasting solution. Select customers and partners are now conducting G7 EXO field trials to experience firsthand the new era of area gas monitoring for oil and chemical terminals, fence lines and perimeters, spill sites, drilling rigs and facility maintenance projects. Launching Spring 2020, G7 EXO will enable businesses around the world to see the impact that cloud connectivity will have on operational efficiencies and their environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs.
"For the first time, businesses can remotely keep an eye on worksites alongside the safety of their teams using a single, seamless platform," said Gavin Boorman, Managing Director of Blackline Safety Europe. "G7 EXO area gas monitors along with our G7 wearables continuously stream situational insights to the Blackline Safety Cloud, delivering a complete picture of a business's operations. G7 EXO makes it easy for companies to adopt the latest in industrial cloud-connected technology so they can focus on their work while accounting for the wellbeing of workers and facilities along the way."
With an industry-leading run time of over 100 days for a four-gas configuration, the G7 EXO can save hours in traveling from a jobsite to another location to change batteries. This enhances a team's productivity by keeping them in the field longer and more focused on their job at hand.
G7 EXO is also easier to set up and maintain than any other area gas monitor on the market. While traditional area gas monitors require users to establish a mesh network that requires line of sight between monitors, G7 EXO offers instant connectivity when powered on. Competitors' mesh networks are also vulnerable to communications interruptions and limit the number of devices as well as the service area range. In contrast, G7 EXO area gas monitors work around the globe and connect directly to the Blackline Safety Cloud without any range limits between area gas monitors and worker-worn G7 gas monitors. Since each G7 EXO and employee-worn monitor connects directly to the Blackline Safety Cloud, there is no need for industrial-grade smartphones, cellular gateways or Wi-Fi connections to link on-site personnel and area gas monitors to remote teams.
G7 EXO will work with cloud-hosted geographic zones that map a site into several areas to deliver a better way of alerting on-site personnel when there's gas in the area. Connecting to the Blackline Cloud, G7 EXO alerts everyone in the zone through their G7 connected wearable monitors. Zones support an unlimited number of G7 EXO area gas monitors and G7 wearables, ensuring no one on the jobsite is unaware of a gas exposure in the area. By connecting to the Blackline cloud, live monitoring personnel are able to dispatch nearby responders or evacuate the area. No one is left unaware or behind.
Further strengthening worker safety and automation, G7 EXO also delivers:
Optional push-to-talk voice communication across 100 channels
The industry's only 24/7 live monitoring service, provided by Blackline's in-house Safety Operations Center (SOC) and its international network of partner Alarm Receiving Centers (ARC)
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To learn more about G7 EXO and pre-order the world's first direct-to-cloud connected area gas monitor, please contact sales@blacklinesafety.com or call +1 403 451 0327.
Advance Notice By-Law: Blackline is also pleased to announce that the board of directors (the "Board") of Blackline has adopted an advance notice by-law (the "Advance Notice By-law"). The Advance Notice By-law sets forth provisions requiring advance notice to Blackline in circumstances where nominations of persons for election to the Board are made by shareholders of Blackline. More specifically, the Advance Notice By-law fixes a deadline by which holders of record of common shares of Blackline must submit director nominations to the Chief Financial Officer of Blackline prior to any annual or special meeting of shareholders and sets forth the specific information that a shareholder must include in the written notice to the Chief Financial Officer of Blackline for an effective nomination to occur. No person will be eligible for election as a director of Blackline unless nominated in accordance with the provisions of the Advance Notice By-law.
In the case of an annual general meeting of shareholders, notice to the Chief Financial Officer of Blackline must be made not less than 30 prior to the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual general meeting of shareholders is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date (the "Notice Date") on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice by the nominating shareholder may be made not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the Notice Date.
In the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual general meeting) of shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors (whether or not called for other purposes), notice to the Chief Financial Officer of Blackline must be made not later than the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting of shareholders was made.
The Advance Notice By-law is now effective and in full force and effect. The Advance Notice By-law will be put to shareholders of Blackline for approval at its upcoming annual and special meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 7, 2020. If the Advance Notice By-law is not confirmed at the meeting by ordinary resolution of shareholders, the Advance Notice By-law will terminate and be of no further force and effect following the termination of the shareholders meeting.
The full text of the Advance Notice By-law is available under Blackline's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
Heather Houston, Dalton Agency
Email: hhouston@daltonagency.com
Blackline Safety Corp.
Unit 100, 803 24 Avenue SE, Calgary, AB Canada T2G 1P5


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Q: Fixing a Median of Medians method I self translated from an algorithm I'm copying this algorithm straight from a book, but I keep getting an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException at the "ERROR HERE!!!!" part... for the T[i] = ...
It's driving me nuts and I need to get this done... can someone suggest how I can fix this?  I also commented other potential errors due to translating the algorithm from the book...
Heading to work, be back in a while.  Help would be very very much appreciated..
public static int select(int n, int S[], int k)
    {
        return select4(S, 1, n, k);
    }

    public static int select4(int S[], int low, int high, int k)
    {
        int pivotpoint = (low+high)/2;  //the algorithm didn't define "pivotpoint", so I'm assuming I can use anything..
        if(high==low)
            return (S[low]);
        else {
            partition4(S, low, high, pivotpoint);
            if(k==pivotpoint)
                return(S[pivotpoint]);
            else if(k<pivotpoint)
                return(select4(S, low, pivotpoint-1, k));
            else
                return(select4(S, pivotpoint+1, high, k));
        }
    }

    public static void partition4(int S[], int low, int high, int pivotpoint)
    {
        int arraysize = high - low + 1;
        int r = (int)Math.ceil(arraysize/5);  //maybe error because not double?
        int i, j, mark=0, first, last;
        int pivotitem;
        int[] T = new int[r];
        int temp;

        for(i=1; i<=r; i++) {
            first = low + 5*i - 5;
            last = Math.min(low + 5*i - 1, arraysize);
            T[i] = S[(first+last)/2]; //Algorithm says "median of S[first] through S[last]"
//          ^ ERROR HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!
        }

        pivotitem = select(r, T, (int)Math.floor((r+1)/2)); //maybe error because not double?
        j = low;

        for(i=low; i<=high; i++) {
            if(S[i] == pivotitem) {
                temp = S[i];
                S[i] = S[j];
                S[j] = temp;
                mark = j;
                j++;
            }
            else if(S[i] < pivotitem) {
                temp = S[i];
                S[i] = S[j];
                S[j] = temp;
                j++;
            }
        }
        pivotpoint = j-1;
        temp = S[mark];
        S[mark] = S[pivotpoint];
        S[pivotpoint] = temp;
    }

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int[] T = new int[r];

Then you step through 1..r
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Now that we are heading into the holiday season, we found a few celebratory moments with food and wine from the fairest Cape. Good times are after all, best shared around a table with good food and wine, so why not celebrate at one of the many world-renowned local restaurants?
We can also be giving thanks to the bunch of dedicated passionate individuals and their teams that get up every day to make a difference on your plate and in your glass.
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With the exchange rate the hardest part to celebrate for locals, finding a booking in prime season will be challenging, but then again, that's what specialised service providers like Cape Insights are there for, to give you the tailor made experience with thoughtful consideration.
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The four pillars of humanism
by Lyndon Storey
Humanism is often presented as a reaction against religion. But it is best understood as an answer to a question, the question being: what is the meaning of life?
I have recently had some experiences facilitating humanist-oriented discussion groups. One issue that has often come up is the difficulty of producing a short explanation of Humanism that highlights it as a coherent and systematic viewpoint from which to approach issues, rather than an ad hoc set of policy positions.
This has been an issue as many of the policies supported by organised Humanism, such as respect for human dignity and freedom, secularism, and human rights, are policies that many people already agree with, even if they have never heard of Humanism. This sometimes leads to people viewing Humanism as a collection of policies without a clear generating or organising principle and/or to questions along the lines of why bother to think about or commit ourselves to Humanism since we already support those ideas. Of course answering these questions has led to some wonderful discussions.
But these conversations have made me practise introducing Humanism in a way which focusses on it as a coherent approach to life which is capable of generating answers to various questions at both individual and policy level. I have experimented with identifying what I call the 'Four Pillars' of Humanism which I present as underlying its approach, and then move on to show how the Four Pillars can justify particular ideals and policies such as respect for human dignity and human rights. I have been asked a few times to provide a written explanation of the Four Pillars, and this essay is an attempt to set out the Four Pillars in a systematic way. I note I am not claiming the Four Pillars
are new or original concepts; I am exploring using them as a framework for presenting contemporary Humanism as a systematic and coherent approach to life.
The Four Pillars are:
1. Nature: Human beings are part of nature, and have a naturally occurring capacity to ask questions about meaning and purpose in life:
2. Human capacity: Human beings have a natural capacity to develop meaning and purpose for themselves without needing an external or supernatural source to sanction that meaning;
3. Evidence and reason: Evidence and reason are used by humanists to assess ideas, including the strength of possible paths to meaning and purpose developed under Pillar Two;
4: Open to revision: The ideas and answers humanists develop are not treated dogmatically, but are open to revision and correction.
Pillar 1. Nature
We are naturally occurring beings. We were not created by some being or entity outside of nature, nor are we governed by such a supernatural being. Instead we are part of, and limited by, the processes of nature such as evolution by natural selection, processes which are often described in the form of scientific laws.
We also have a naturally occurring capacity for self-awareness and reflection. But this creates a significant existential dilemma for us: it gives us the ability to ask questions about our existence, questions such as 'What is the meaning of life? How do I justify my/his/her actions morally? What causes happiness?' To such questions nature does not appear to provide a direct answer.
The lack of clear answers can create great stress and angst. It can lead some people to see life as meaningless and worthless. Others respond by claiming that, since nature does not offer a direct answer, only 'faith' in a super-natural force such as God can provide answers. In other words, they seek to go outside humanity and nature to find a transcendent answer to these questions.
Humanism rejects both these approaches to existential questions.
Pillar 2. Human capacity
The second pillar of Humanism is that humans have an intrinsic capacity to create and discover meaning. The answers to existential questions come from human beings themselves, not from an external source. Humanists support
exploring our capacity to find and make meaning as a path to answering questions posed by our self-reflective capacity. In this sense Humanism is the embrace of a human path to meaning.
As an alternative to transcendent paths to meaning Humanism offers an immanent path; meaning is immanent within us as human beings.
How can we create meaning? One path is through our social tendencies such as empathy, sympathy, compassion and love. Sympathy and love can help us to build close and fulfilling relations with others. For many people such relationships provide the key path to meaning and fulfilment in life. We do not need a God to find love; we only need to accept our human capacity for love and nurture it.
In the words of Bette Chambers:
Humanism is the light of my life and the fire in my soul. It is the deep felt conviction, in every fibre of my being, that human love is a power far transcending the relentless, onward rush of our largely deterministic cosmos. All human life must seek a reason for existence within the bounds of an uncaring physical world, and it is love coupled with empathy, democracy, and a commitment to selfless service which undergirds the faith of a humanist.1
By opening the door to our own best capacities Humanism opens a path to a meaningful and fulfilling approach to life – a path based on the facts of our human potential rather than an imaginary faith.
Our social capacities can also provide foundations for ethics and morality as people seek to justify sympathetic and supportive behaviour towards others.
Other human capacities such as intellectual curiosity, appreciation of beauty, wonder, and so on can provide a path to a life of joy and fulfilment for individuals as they explore a particular capacity within themselves and realise their own best potential. Realising as much as we can of our best potential and exploring the paths to meaning we are born with can provide a meaningful and satisfying answer to questions about meaning and purpose in life. It is not that our capacities are already fully realised, rather it is by exploring and developing the best of our social and individual capacities we can find a path to meaning and fulfilment. Human fulfilment is at the core of humanist answers to existential questions.
Humanism does not view life as meaningless, nor does it try to make life meaningless. It offers and supports the human path to meaning, the only path we have.
Pillar 3: Evidence and Reason
The third pillar of Humanism is that statements about the world are more persuasive to the extent that they are supported by evidence and reason. There will not always be a large amount of empirical evidence available to answer any question, so this should be understood as utilising available evidence to inform decisions rather than an insistence there is only one correct evidence-based answer. New evidence or new interpretations of evidence may lead to changed decisions.
What evidence is available clearly supports Pillar One, that humans are a part of nature. Likewise the available evidence supports the basic ideas of Pillar Two, that we at least have the potential within us to develop the capacities, such as love and empathy, which give meaning to life. By way of contrast, there is no persuasive evidence of super-natural paths to meaning.
But how do Pillar Two tendencies, both social and individual, inform the development of policies? Reason and evidence are required to justify general policy claims.
If we are confining our analysis to an individual, then much is up to the individual. For instance, a tendency to enjoy music, in an individual, can be tended and cultivated to become a mature love of music which may provide that individual with a strong sense of happiness and fulfilment. The same music may appear as an execrable noise to another individual.
By opening the door to our ownbest capacities Humanism opens a path to a meaningful and fulfilling approach to life – a path based on the facts of our human potential rather than an imaginary faith.
Once we try to develop general policy ideas that might apply to more than just one person, reason and evidence are needed to help justify them.
For instance, our shared need for human fulfilment, both at the level of social interaction and at the level of more individual interests, combined with our potential for empathy and compassion for others, make it possible to reason to the conclusion that all people should be equally entitled to the same basic degree of freedom and security necessary to pursue fulfilment.
Evidence of our capacity to find fulfilment and happiness through social and other activities should also be considered, including evidence of our potential to feel love and compassion for others, and evidence that relationships based on trust and positive relations lead to a more lasting form of happiness than relationships based on deceit and exploitation. Reason may then be applied to conclude that, since all people share at least some need and capacity for fulfilment, they should have the same opportunity for fulfil-ment, and that we will be fulfilling more of our potential for empathy etc. if we support such an approach.
Therefore it may be concluded, based on reason and evidence, that the maximum possible human fulfilment for all should be a prime ideal and goal.
This is clearly not a fully developed and conclusive argument. It is a brief illustrative example of how reason
and evidence can be used to develop a position. Other arguments can be developed from Pillar Two foundations as well, and other terms, such as human flourishing, human dignity, or freedom may be advocated. The purpose here is not to demonstrate that one possible argument, or one possible term is 'the best and only' option, but to show how the combination of Pillars Two and Three can support developing the case for a general goal. Such as, in this case, human fulfilment.
Once an overarching goal like human fulfilment or human flourishing is established, reason and evidence can be used to develop the best path forward to realising it.
Reason may indicate that the best path is to have a set of basic guarantees for all people: human rights, some ability for all to consult re their needs, democracy and in general to try to construct policies that ensure that each individual has both as much freedom as is compatible with the same free-dom for others, and is as empowered as much as is compatible with the same empowerment of others as is possible in contemporary society. Again this is not meant to be a comprehensive argument, but illustrative of one. Humanism uses reason and evidence to develop and justify policies, and builds on a human base in doing so.
Pillar 4. Open to revision
Once a position has been supported with evidence and reason, and even if it has been widely accepted, that is not the end of the matter. The fourth pillar of Humanism is that Humanism's policies are open to revision. All the evidence
may, for example, support a particular interpretation at a point in time. But new evidence may change that. Likewise the application of reason may justify new interpretations of existing evidence.
Humanism is based on strong grounds for belief, not on absolute certainty regardless of evidence. If a set of justified beliefs, which can change as knowledge and understanding increases, rather than risk turning into unchallengeable and unjustifiable dogma.
Yet some humanist principles, such as respect for human dignity and human fulfilment, are unchallengeable from within Humanism; an anti-human Humanism would not be Humanism. But the interpretation of the best way to realise these principles in practice, such as what should constitute the content of human rights, what economic and environmental policies to follow, and so forth, should always be open to fresh evidence and analysis.
Over history we have seen expansions in rights and respect for different races, ethnic groups, genders and other marginalised groups. A humanist might argue this expansion has been driven by increasing empathy and understanding of the dignity, needs and similarities of others (Pillars One and Two), supported by reason and evidence (Pillar Three) leading to changes in policies (Pillar Four).
A straightforward example of Pillar Four in action today is the increasing realisation that existing farming practices may actually be seen as a form of cruelty and persecution to non-human animals, and the concomitant growing movement to prevent cruelty to non-human animals. Our sense of empathy (Pillar Two) is aroused by the suffering of non-human animals. Evidence is developed that animals do indeed feel pain and can suffer and Pillar Four tells us that any situation should be open to review.
This process has led to a wide range of calls for change. I won't try to argue for any particular position on the treatment of non-human animals here, but note that reviewing our knowledge and ideas in a way that may increase our level of sympathy and understanding of the plight of others, whether human or not, is a part of Humanism.
From a Humanist point of view any system of government or society is perpetually open to review as we increase our knowledge and understanding of how to relate to people.
Using the Four Pillars to introduce Humanism can help illustrate it as a coherent and systematic viewpoint from which to approach issues and develop changes in policies over time.
When using the Four Pillars to introduce Humanism I would at this point make a longer explanation of a particular policy or two, to illustrate their use. But there is no space for that here. What is worth noting is that the Four Pillars can be used as a general introduction when talking to a group with a particular interest, and then can be used to show how a humanist policy position in relation to that group's interest can be developed from the Four Pillars.
Three Caveats
Humanism is sometimes criticised for exalting humans or relying on some form of human exceptionalism. The Four Pillars rely on human capacity to develop meaning and purpose in life. This is not the same as saying humans are superior. Rather these capacities are what we as humans are capable of accessing to discover meaning, so we use them.
A further caveat arises in relation to some thinkers from the past (and some today?) who accept, or don't deny, the existence of a God or Gods; but believe the Gods are indifferent to morals and/or humans and/or play a limited role in human life. Such thinkers may develop a philosophy of life that is based on Pillar Two; looking to human sources for meaning and happiness in life rather than supernatural ones. In the case of thinkers who take that path to Pillar Two it seems not unreasonable to view them as humanistic or part of a broader humanist tradition. It may be better in a longer discussion to expand Pillar One to include such an approach. Nonetheless it seems most humanists today strongly agree with the non-supernatural aspect of Pillar One as is (as do I) and so I usually leave it as is for the purpose of providing a brief introductory framework to contemporary Humanism.
A third caveat comes from this article focussing on positive human potentials such as compassion and love. All the capacities that occur under Pillar Two (and they are too many to be listed here) are better understood as potentials rather than fully realised characteristics of all humans. We are not born loving everyone, but we do have a potential for love. Likewise this article has focussed on positive
potentials, but human beings are capable of many forms of cruelty and exploitation. Humanism does not say human beings only have a positive potential – we don't. Humanism however focuses on acknowledging and developing our positive potential, while being aware of and ready to try to address our less impressive potentials.
Humanism is a coherent and systematic viewpoint from which to approach issues. It builds on the resources immanent with human beings to address existential questions. The Four Pillars can provide a platform to generate and build policies such as human rights and democracy and provide support for them. They can also
provide a rationale for changing and updating policies as new understandings emerge.
In this article I am not trying to argue that any one set of policies or ideals is the 'correct' one for Humanism, but that the Four Pillars can illustrate humanist paths to answers to questions in life, including policy questions.
The goal in this context is to explore ways of encouraging people to think through humanist positions rather than try to demonstrate one correct or official humanist position. Nonetheless three key things stand out:
Firstly, Humanism offers a path to answering existential questions. It is a philosophy of immanence that sees humans as the source of answers to questions about purpose and meaning in life. Humanism does not just inherit the values of earlier religious cultures and modify them. It challenges them, in part, by offering an immanent rather than transcendent source of meaning.
Secondly, Humanism is not a static set of rules or policies. It is an approach which can adjust to new know-ledge and understandings.
Thirdly, the Four Pillars help introduce Humanism a source of hope. They offer a path to address the biggest questions in life and find meaningful and fulfilling answers. We are only just beginning to understand that the path to love and joy, knowledge and understanding, is one we can all explore because we are all human.
1. Quote sourced from a page on the American Humanist Association website accessed, on 01/04/2016, at: http://americanhumanist.org/humanism/definitions_of_humanism
Lyndon Storey has a long-standing interest in philosophy and history. He has a PhD from Sydney University with a thesis on the Chinese philosopher Mencius and international relations theory. He is interested in exploring Humanism as a philosophy of life and has become involved in the Australian Humanist movement in recent years. He is the Humanist Chaplain at Canberra Hospital, and was also deeply involved in the creation of the ACT Humanist Society, becoming its inaugural Convenor.


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The five remaining comedians head to Blackpool, where they take over the entertainment at two local B&Bs before performing a nerve-wracking gig at the Pleasure Beach.
The five remaining comedians head to the home of British comedy, Blackpool, where they take over the entertainment at two local B&Bs and try to come up with new material for a nerve-wracking gig at the Pleasure Beach.
After they perform, they face a panel of Alan Davies, comedy critic Kate Copstick and guest judges Cannon and Ball, who will decide which acts are in the final and who is going home.
Ellie Taylor and Stuart Goldsmith were voted out.


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Stuudiomaja on valmimas Põlvamaal, arvatavasti juba mais-juunis 2018 võib külla tulla! Siis täpsem teavitus ka siinsamas kodulehel STUDIO all.
Interview about my current commission work: EFTA Awards (Estonian Film and Television Awards).
In the end of 2015, I got wonderful news about being selected to artist's residency in The Glass Furnace Istanbul, Turkey. The residency itself took place in February 2016, for 4 weeks. Great time!
Finally I can show you my proposal for HUS competition.
I am very grateful to Larissa Kondina, who is wonderful person and professional to work with!
It was the first time for me to make my idea visible in collaboration with 3D visualizer. The whole process – starting in winter with finding and working on my idea, then continuing in cooperation with Larissa, until final printing of posters – was exciting and intense.
I a m very happy to announce I was invited to take part of the art competition for environmental artwork on the central rock of the Meilahti hospital area. Only 10 artist from 4 countries were invited (6 from Finland, 2 from Sweden, 1 from Estonia, 1 from Latvia).
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Baby dedications essentially came about because certain churches after the reformation stopped observing infant baptism. As a body of believers we still want to encourage parents and children to do life in the midst of community, so at Element we practice child dedications.
A Baby Dedication is a short and simple ceremony in which believing parents, and sometimes entire families, make a commitment before the Lord to submit a child to God's will and to raise that child according to God's Word and God's ways.
Christian parents who dedicate a child are making a promise to the Lord to do everything within their power to raise the child in a godly way, prayerfully, until he or she can follow Christ on his or her own within the framework of gospel community. Parents who make this vow of commitment are instructed to raise their children in the ways of God. Some of the responsibilities include teaching and training the child in God's Word, demonstrating an example of godliness, disciplining according to God's ways, and praying earnestly for the child.
A baby dedication at Element also involves the body of Christ as a whole, who also covenants with the parents to partner with them in being an example to children. We are a large family learning to do life together while we follow our great God and savior, Jesus Christ.
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Sweden is an ardent advocate of free trade while many countries still effectively push to protect their own industries. The telecom sector is particularly sensitive, with its links to defense. The US-owned telecom manufacturing industry, for example, has almost been eliminated and strong companies are emerging from China.
In his comments for the first quarterly report for 2009, Svanberg identified the most serious competitors: Huawei in mobile systems, Cisco for fixed networks and Alcatel-Lucent in services. He mentioned that Ericsson had grown faster than the market and that network traffic continued to increase strongly.
In fact, Ericsson's global market share was 33 percent when Huawei began to emerge as a competitor. Today it is 43 percent. This means Ericsson has been become stronger even while Huawei has won business.
How does Ericsson expect to respond to the emergence of Huawei?
Cutting-edge technological expertise is one aspect, and there Ericsson's 20,000 R&D technicians are expected to continue to be the best, Svanberg says. "Where the other 60,000–70,000 employees are concerned, who work with other kinds of tasks in 150 countries, the question is who is best at managing them. How can you work successfully in major projects that involve large numbers of staff? How do you get complicated things to work?"
Technological leadership has not been given lower priority, but the industry is changing radically. "If you look at it from a historical perspective, we have shifted from local standards with local approaches, to a global standard with local approaches," Svanberg says.
FUTURE COMPETITION
Looking at future competition, between Ericsson and Huawei for instance, several questions arise:
• How are the two companies dealing with issues raised by the internet world?
• How do they cope with the change to increasingly service-based deals?
• How do they deal with network transformation?
• What is the significance of the dramatic increase in software?
When GSM was new, vendors supplied hardware, with the software thrown in, often free of charge. Now the main product is the software; the accompanying hardware, however, is not given away. Today Ericsson is the world's fifth-largest supplier of software and 90 percent of the company's R&D is devoted to software.
"The Chinese competitors are undeniably important. But there is just as much competition from software companies and niche enterprises," Svanberg says.
"Huawei has had a positive impact on Ericsson. It has forced us to struggle to stay in the lead. It has always been healthy for Ericsson to feel threatened. If Huawei had not existed, there would have been many more competitors today."
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Elytron Web
===============

Integration project for integrating Elytron based HTTP authentication with web containers and clients (Initially just Undertow server)

An "elytron" (ĕl´·ĭ·trŏn, plural "elytra") is the hard, protective casing over a wing of certain flying insects (e.g. beetles).

## Building From Source

```console
$ git clone git@github.com:wildfly-security/elytron-web.git
```

### Setup the JBoss Maven Repository

To use dependencies from JBoss.org, you need to add the JBoss Maven Repositories to your Maven settings.xml. For details see http://community.jboss.org/wiki/MavenGettingStarted-Users

### Build with Maven

The command below builds the project and runs the embedded suite.

```console
$ mvn clean install
```

Issue Tracking
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Bugs and features are tracked within the Elytron Jira project at https://issues.redhat.com/projects/ELYWEB

Contributions
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All new features and enhancements should be submitted to 1.x branch only.

Our [contribution guide](https://github.com/wildfly-security/elytron-web/blob/1.x/CONTRIBUTING.md) will guide you through the steps for getting started on the Elytron Web project and will go through how to format and submit your first PR.

For more details, check out our [getting started guide](https://wildfly-security.github.io/wildfly-elytron/getting-started-for-developers/) for developers.

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August 2018 — John, 7, lives in Ubay, Bohol — a small town in the central region of the Philippines. He runs his finger through the pages of a book, sounding out words about a small hut and vegetable garden.
"He chose books from our reading corner and looked at the pictures," said Mabaloc, noting his interest in books.
Aside from John, five other students in the class struggled to read. To better address their learning needs, Mabaloc grouped them together during class reading time. While her more advanced students read on their own, she helped John and his classmates sound out letters individually to form words.
Maboloc learned these techniques as part of her literacy training from USAID's early grade reading project, Basa Pilipinas (Read Philippines). From 2013 to 2018, USAID partnered with the Philippine Department of Education to support the country's goal of improving the reading skills of early grade students. Implemented by Education Development Center, the Basa project trained school administrators and teachers like Mabaloc to effectively improve students' literacy. The project also produced learning materials for classrooms.
"For years, I relied on memorization and drills. Most of my students did not progress in their reading and continue to struggle in the higher grades," said Mabaloc, adding that this teaching style is typical in Philippine classrooms.
Through USAID's Basa project, Maboloc learned new ways to help her students master the sound of each letter of the alphabet. From that, she built upon their ability to read out loud, expanded their vocabulary, and strengthened comprehension skills using children's books.
She established a reading corner with USAID-provided books. Students began choosing colorful storybooks with varying degrees of difficulty. The books are written in Filipino and Sinugbuanong Binisaya, the mother tongue languages of students in her classroom. Studies show that mastering basic literacy in a child's mother tongue helps them transition to more advanced learning in mainstream languages.
"The reading corner is a big hit! I change the books every couple of weeks so that the students have new material to explore," says Maboloc. This nurtures their love of reading.
John is now in the second grade. He can read, write, speak and comprehend in Filipino and Sinugbuanong Binisaya. "Learning to read has given him more confidence," says his mother.
USAID's Basa Pilipinas project, which ran from 2013 to 2018, strengthened the reading skills of more than 1.8 million students from kindergarten to the third grade, trained over 19,000 teachers and school administrators, and provided nearly 10.5 million copies of teacher guides, storybooks and other education aids to 3,000 public elementary schools in the Philippines.
"Seeing my students develop into readers brings me so much joy," said Maboloc.


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