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Missed vaccine bookings could waste 'very precious' doses
Residents missing vaccine appointments could lead to wasted doses, territorial medical doctor and HSS Minister say
by Natalie Pressman March 10, 2021
NWT residents are not attending booked vaccine appointments, and doses could be wasted as a result.
In certain 5 to 7 p.m. and Saturday morning time slots, territorial medical director Dr. Anne Marie Pegg said no-show rates have been as high as 40 per cent.
"The vaccine doses are very precious, and every time we open a vial of vaccine, we want to make sure that the entire vial gets used," she told reporters Wednesday. "But people are no-showing for their appointments and there could be a vaccine vial that's opened and if there aren't enough people to provide all of the doses, it's a potential that those doses could be wasted."
Each vaccine vial has 10 doses and once punctured, must be used within six hours to avoid waste.
Though no no-shows have led to wasted vaccines, David Maguire, Health and Social Services (HSS) communications manager, said the department has had to push end of day appointments to the following day in order to avoid puncturing a new vial as it would be not fully used. In other cases, he said they have extended clinics and called individuals with appointments the following say to come in on short notice.
"Staff are very careful to match vaccine that is thawed, and more importantly punctured, to patients available to immunize," Maguire said. "The NWT has been very diligent in following our mantra of 'waste no dose.'"
He said the bigger issue is that wasted appointments wastes staff resources and will prolong the vaccination campaign.
Pegg acknowledged that cancellations are at times necessary, "because life happens," but urged residents to click the online cancellation button to give others the opportunity to book the time slot since.
All NWT adults eligible for vaccine
The reminder is especially important as all Yellowknfiers over the age of 18 are now eligible for vaccine appointments. The announcement, made Wednesday, means that every resident over 18 in all 33 NWT communities is now being offered the Covid-19 vaccine.
Dr. Anne Marie Pegg, territorial medical doctor said up to 40 per cent of people are not showing up to vaccine appointments in certain time slots. That could lead to wasted doses. Natalie Pressman/NNSL photo
"I am pleased to report that we are ahead of schedule," Health and Social Services Minister Julie Green said – referring to GNWT promises to begin first dose rollout to the general population by end of March and to receive enough vaccine for 75 per cent of the adult population by March 31.
As the Government of Canada continues looking into immunization passports, Pegg indicated that NWT residents can request proof of immunization through the HSS website though she cautioned that whether or not those documents will eventually provide certification for international travel, remains to be seen.
With "significant backlogs in those requests," Pegg also asked that those thinking of making a request for those documents "just in case or in anticipation of potential use," to hold off until further direction since HSS is experiencing time delays in their ability to process the requests.
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Book III The Founding
Michael L. Ross
Two men, two dreams, two new towns on the plains, and a railroad that will determine whether the towns—one black, one white—live or die.
Will Crump has survived the Civil War, Red Cloud's War, and the loss of his love, but the search for peace and belonging still eludes him. From Colorado, famed Texas Ranger Charlie Goodnight lures Will to Texas, where he finds new love, but can a Civil War sharpshooter and a Quaker find a compromise to let their love survive? When Will has a chance to join in the founding of a new town, he risks everything—his savings, his family, and his life—but it will all be for nothing if the new railroad passes them by.
Luther has escaped slavery in Kentucky through Albinia, Will's sister, only to find prejudice rearing its ugly head in Indiana. When the Black Codes are passed, he's forced to leave and begin a new odyssey. Where can he and his family go to be truly free? Can they start a town owned by blacks, run by blacks, with no one to answer to? But their success will be dependent on the almighty railroad and overcoming bigotry to prove their town deserves the chance to thrive.
Will's eldest sister, Julia, and her husband, Hiram, are watching the demise of their steamboat business and jump into railroads, but there's a long black shadow in the form of Jay Gould, the robber baron who ruthlessly swallows any business he considers competition. Can Julia fight the rules against women in business, dodge Gould, and hold her marriage together?
The Founding tells the little-known story of the Exodusters and Nicodemus, the black town on the plains of Kansas, and the parallel story of Will's founding of Lubbock, Texas, against the background of railroad expansion in America. A family reunited, new love discovered, the quest for freedom, the rise of two towns. In the end, can they reach Across the Great Divide? The Founding is the exciting conclusion to the series.
"Michael is an excellent storyteller and has done a wonderful job depicting Luther, and the other black characters in this book. He has done his homework and depicts many historical facts about Nicodemus in a most enlightening and creative way. It has been a pleasure working with someone who has made a concerted effort to get things right.
~ Angela Bates
Nicodemus Descendant/Historian
The Nicodemus Historical Society and Museum
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Michael Ross is a lover of history and great stories. He's a retired software engineer turned author, with three children, and five grandchildren, living in Newton, Kansas with his wife of 39 years. Michael graduated from Rice University and Portland State University with degrees in German and software engineering. He was part of an MBA program at Boston University. Michael was born in Lubbock, Texas, and still loves Texas. He's written short stories and technical articles in the past, as well as articles for the Texas Historical Society.
Across the Great Divide now has three novels in the series, "The Clouds of War", and "The Search", and the conclusion, "The Founding". "The Clouds of War" was an honorable mention for Coffee Pot Book of the Year in 2019, and an Amazon #1 best seller in three categories, along with making the Amazon top 100 paid, reviewed in Publisher's Weekly. "The Search" won Coffee Pot Cover of the Year in 2020, and Coffee Pot Silver Medal for Book of the Year in 2020, as well as short listed for the Chanticleer International Book Laramie Award.
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Masculins / OL - FC Lorient
Step up to third
Published on 24 September 2014 at 12:00 PM by R.B
OL are on a good run... FC Lorient have lost their last two... Olympique Lyonnais have the chance to add to the four points they've picked up in their last two outings...
OL have picked up four points since the international break. Four in two games after taking three in four... There's no doubt that OL are going better, especially when one considers they picked up their four points against AS Monaco and PSG, the top two in Ligue 1 last season! OL have finished summer in style after really struggling in August. FC Lorient made a good start with four points in their first two games... but contrary to OL, Les Merlus have lost their way. They have lost their last two 1-0. For this midweek round, the two bring in starkly contrasting form, but both sit on seven points on the ladder.
The two play again on the weekend, against Nantes for OL; against ETG for Les Merlus). OL have welcomed back Bedimo, Gourcuff and perhaps Bisevac soon… Hubert Fournier, notwithstanding any last minute niggles has a bigger squad to choose from so far this season. Will he opt for turnover, to rest certain players? Will we see, for example, Yattara in the starting line-up? Tolisso in midfield? Whoever players, there's no doubt that a full-strength OL squad has the quality to return quickly to the top half of the table, if they continue to play the way have in the last two weeks against Les Monégasques and Les Parisiens. Especially since they have 'spared' the exertions of European competition, unlike certain of their direct rivals... The French Ligue 1 still has a few surprises up its sleeve...
Now OL still have to overcome this Brittany side that has undergone a huge facelift over the summer, on the bench and on the pitch, without abandoning its traditional playing style. The arrival of players such as Lavigne, Le Goff, Jeannot and Jordan Ayew followed the departures of Monnet-Paquet, Aliadière, Ecuele-Manga, Aboubakar… It's not easy for Les Merlus who played for so long under Christian Gourcuff and now under Sylvain Ripoll. While winning breeds confidence, the coach is worried after two straight defeats and a home loss to Stade de Reims in which the side 'created nothing'.
Everyone has their own problems. We all know things can change very quickly in football. Honestly, it would be a shame to lose the smile and the joy that this squad has rediscovered after such suffering. This is not the time to go handing out gifts. Now is the time to show that OL have turned the corner. That means the three points on Wednesday... and no-one has forgotten the result last season when Les Merlus won at the Stade Gerland in Week 37 and threatened OL's European qualification....
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Q: Symfony2 createQueryBuilder filter records on weekdays I have a problem with a query. I need to select records on a specific day in a week, for example all records on Monday.
I don't know how to tell the querybuilder to look only for specific weekdays.
Here is my code:
public function getBookingSerial($dStart) {

    $query = $this->createQueryBuilder('b')
        ->andWhere($this->createQueryBuilder('b')->expr()->like('b.start', ':start'))
        ->setParameter('start', '____-__-__ '.$dStart->format('H:i').':__')
        ->getQuery();

    return $query->getResult();
}

A: Assuming start is stored in a column of the Doctrine type datetime, you will not be able to do the query you want in DQL (or trough the QueryBuilder) because the day of the week must be computed: it is not present directly in the date and a LIKE isn't sufficient.
All DBMS provide date and time manipulation functions. For instance MySQL has a DAYOFWEEK() function doing what you want but Doctrine doesn't support them natively.
Some libraries including Luxifer Doctrine Functions provide DQL extensions to support date and time function. With this library installed you can just do the following:
public function getBookingSerial($dStart) {
    $query = $this->createQueryBuilder('b')
        ->andWhere('DAYOFWEEK(u.b) = 2')
        ->getQuery();

    return $query->getResult();
}

An alternative is to use native queries. It doesn't require any external library but it will work only on your specific DBMS:
use Doctrine\ORM\Query\ResultSetMapping;

$rsm = new ResultSetMapping();
$rsm->addEntityResult('Booking', 'b');
$rsm->addFieldResult('b', 'id', 'id');
$rsm->addFieldResult('b', 'start', 'start');
// finish your mapping here

$query = $this->_em->createNativeQuery('SELECT id, start FROM Booking WHERE DAYOFWEEK(start) = 2', $rsm);
// Monday is index 2

$users = $query->getResult();

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Friday, September 11, 2020 9:00 AM by Business Events Perth
Western Australia's peak body for the state's business events sector, Business Events Perth, has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement of a $50 million support fund for the industry.
Business Events Perth chief executive Gareth Martin said the industry had been crippled by coronavirus impacts and this funding to reignite the sector and help restart the holding of business events across the country, was welcome news.
"The business events sector has been one of the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the Prime Minister's announcement of grants between $10,000 and $250,000 to stimulate the sector is a significant step on the road to recovery," Mr Martin said.
"Business events are a key economic driver to our economy, supporting thousands of jobs across a range of local businesses.The re-start of business events will not only be critical to the recovery of the visitor economy, it will also be important to Australia's broader economic recovery. Business events are a front door for investment and trade and are a forum to collaborate and exchange knowledge and showcase Australia's research and professional expertise and capacity.
"The Business Events Council of Australia, working with the Australian Association of Convention Bureaux, should be congratulated on securing this unprecedented funding commitment from the Federal Government."
Under the Australian Business Events Grants Program, approved business events, including meetings conventions, incentives and exhibitions, will be able to apply for upfront grants to cover up to 50 per cent of their costs (between $10,000 and $250,000).
A list of eligible events will be detailed in guidelines and will be released closer to the program start date.
Funding will support exhibiting at events in 2021 and will remain open until all funds are allocated or until 30 June 2021, whichever is sooner.
The Business Events Council of Australia will work with Government on the design and implementation of the Australian Business Events Grants Program.
More information on the grants program can be found at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission.
Mr Martin said the Federal funding complemented the Western Australian Government's funding initiative for the industry announced in August, which made up to $30,000 per event available to support organisations to host local business events in Western Australia.
"We are doing everything we can to kick start the local business events industry, big and small, and we encourage any organisation that is thinking of holding a business event, conference or meeting to please get in touch with Business Events Perth," Mr Martin said.
Media contact Hannah Beattie: 0428 988 802
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State Rep. Brigid Kelly from Cincinnati Again Calls for Virtual Hearings, Testimony During Pandemic
Right now, lawmakers and agency officials discuss concerns via video conference, but ordinary Ohioans must still travel to the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to be heard—even during the COVID-19 emergency.
By Tyler Buchanan, Ohio Capital Journal on Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 9:12 am
Members of the Economic Recovery Task Force are seen at a virtual meeting in April. A state representative wants to see the Ohio General Assembly allow for virtual committee hearings and testimony with the pandemic ongoing.
When Ohio business owners were asked early on in the pandemic to share their concerns with lawmakers, they were given a chance to do so via Zoom video conference.
And when lawmakers on the Ohio Controlling Board hold regular meetings, they discuss budgetary issues with agency officials on a similar digital platform.
But ordinary Ohioans wanting to testify in favor and against proposed laws must still travel to the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to be heard directly by their legislators.
A Democratic state representative is once again urging the Ohio General Assembly to allow for virtual committee hearings and testimony as the state continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Brigid Kelly of Cincinnati introduced resolutions near the end of the previous legislative term seeking these rule changes. She announced plans to introduce them again with the 134th General Assembly kicking off this month.
"No one should have to choose between their health and wellbeing and having their voice heard," she stated in a news release.
Dozens of advocacy organizations whose members often testify on legislation are similarly calling digital testimony going forward. While people can submit written testimony to committee members, testifying directly allows for questioning and extended dialogue on a given subject.
In a letter to House Speaker Bob Cupp, R-Lima, and Senate President Matt Huffman, R-Lima, the groups argue "our democracy works best when all of us are involved and when all of us have equitable access to it."
The groups point to the coronavirus health concerns as well as broader challenges brought about by the pandemic. Parents and caregivers may not be able to travel to and from Columbus to have their voices heard, the letter contends.
"Ohioans balancing these increased demands of caregiving and family responsibilities can be met with insurmountable obstacles in having their voices heard at the Statehouse because they cannot partake in person," the letter continues. "Additionally, the health and wellbeing of legislative and Statehouse staff and members of the press corps are at risk when there is an increase in the number of people with whom they come into contact at the Statehouse."
Besides digital meetings of the House Economic Recovery Task Force and Ohio Controlling Board, lawmakers also approved a bipartisan bill to let university trustees attend their meetings electronically.
Rep. Susan Manchester, R-Waynesfield, said during a committee hearing the bill's passage was "imperative to the functionality and safety of state university boards and their trustees" during the "unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic."
The bill passed unanimously in the Ohio Senate and near-unanimously in the Ohio House of Representatives.
This story was originally published by the Ohio Capital Journal and republished here with permission.


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Twitter reacted to news of Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson's suspension with pleas, job offers, and rumors.
James May, Clarkson's Top Gear co-host, jabs the suspended celebrity.
Matt Hardigree, editor of popular auto blog Jalopnik, offers Clarkson a new job.
Clarkson still has many friends, including British comedian Ricky Gervais of "The Office" fame.
Clarkson's daughter commented on the situation as well.
When news broke that the remaining episodes of Top Gear would not broadcast, the hosts began musing on what would be played instead.
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The Elphin-Ballinameen U14s wore new Jerseys featuring the ACT Meningitis logo for their recent Division Two Shield win over Kilglass-St Barrys.
The decision to feature the logo on the Jersey was made in order to increase awareness of Meningitis in the community and throughout the county as one of the team's players contracted Bacterial Meningitis in March 2018. Thankfully, he was one of the lucky patients and has since made a great recovery.
A spokesperson said "We want to get people talking about Meningitis, to be aware of it's signs and symptoms, and to know that it can affect anyone at any age." A Meningitis Awareness card can be downloaded here.
ACT for Meningitis is a charity which aims to raise awareness and educate society about the signs and symptoms of meningitis while offering free support services in Ireland to those affected by the disease. Find out more about the Charity at actformeningitis.ie
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High-voltage power contractor Smith Brothers secures engineering contract
Ismail Mulla
Published: 06:00 Friday 27 December 2019
High-voltage power contractor Smith Brothers has secured an Independent Connection Provider (ICP) contract with sustainable energy specialist P3P Partners, to provide turnkey electrical engineering services on a forthcoming project in North Yorkshire.
P3P is a provider of combined heat and power (CHP) services and develops energy-efficient centres across the UK. It has previously delivered solutions to household names as Jaguar Land Rover and Hilton Hotels.
P3P located the site, negotiated with the landowner and Northern Powergrid and secured the connection. It has now appointed Elland-based Smith Brothers as the ICP for the forthcoming mixed technology project.
Smith Brothers will be responsible for delivering a 66kV, 49.9MW ICP connection and private works across the site.
The scheme of work will include the design, construction, installation and testing of a Northern Powergrid 66kV substation and a private 66/33kV substation.
The team will also be required to conduct specialist Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) for a section of the cable route, due to the nature of the site.
Dave Ogden, managing director at Smith Brothers, said: "We are delighted to be working with P3P once again – particularly on one of our own sites. As one of the CHP sector's biggest players, it's great to cement their place within our growing client portfolio with this second project.
"Of course, we are no strangers to complex renewables assignments, having completed over 50 large-scale connections in the past year alone."
Evan Thomson, project manager at P3P, said: "We have worked with the Smith Brothers team previously and were impressed by their efficient project management and delivery. We're looking forward to working with the team on this and subsequent schemes."
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Prior to the construction of the Lower Quad, three homes on the 300 block of Quincy Avenue were used as student residences and were named Fitch, Martin, and McCourt Halls. In 1958, these names were transferred to the newly constructed residence halls, and the old residences were razed in order to make room for Gunster Memorial Student Center.
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301.3167. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person, after an annual payment of an emblem-use fee to the United States Olympic Committee, may receive specialty personalized license plates for any motor vehicle the member owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of [eighteen] twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight.
The United States Olympic Committee hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on specialty license plates within the plate area prescribed by the director of revenue and as provided in this section. The twenty-five dollar emblem use contribution shall be split fifty percent to the Springfield Olympic community development program and fifty percent to the United States Olympic Committee. Any contribution to the United States Olympic Committee or the Springfield Olympic community development program derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the United States Olympic Committee or the Springfield Olympic community development program. Any person may annually apply for the use of the emblem.
2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the United States Olympic Committee, the United States Olympic Committee shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the director of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual emblem-use authorization statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees, and presentation of any documents which may be required by law, the director of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a specialty personalized license plate which shall bear the emblem of the United States Olympic Committee, and the words "GO TEAM USA" at the bottom of the plate, in a manner prescribed by the director of revenue. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design of the standard license plate, shall be clearly visible at night, shall have a reflective white background in the area of the plate configuration, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144, no additional fee shall be charged for the personalization of license plates issued under this section.
3. A vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the United States Olympic Committee's emblem authorized by this section, but who does not provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the United States Olympic Committee's emblem, as otherwise provided by law.
The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.
4. Prior to the issuance of a United States Olympic Committee specialty personalized plate authorized under this section, the department of revenue must be in receipt of an application, as prescribed by the director, which shall be accompanied by a list of at least two hundred potential applicants who plan to purchase the specialty personalized plate, the proposed art design for the specialty license plate, and an application fee, not to exceed five thousand dollars, to defray the department's cost for issuing, developing, and programming the implementation of the specialty plate. Once the plate design is approved, the director of revenue shall not authorize the manufacture of the material to produce such specialized license plates with the individual seal, logo, or emblem until such time as the director has received two hundred applications, the fifteen dollar specialty plate fee per application, and emblem-use statements, if applicable, and other required documents or fees for such plates.


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Which are the world's most influential languages?
People visit the Artron Wall on display at the 11th International Culture Industry Fair in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China
Image: REUTERS/Stringer
Arwen Armbrecht Writer and social media producer, Freelance
More than half of the world's population is still offline. Here's what we're doing about it.
What makes a language influential? Is it one with the most speakers? Or perhaps it's the language with the most economic influence? English has certainly been seen as the "international language" for some time now, and many have stressed the importance of learning Mandarin as China's economy continues to grow.
But according to one group of scholars, including cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker, whether or not a language is influential is less about that language itself, and more about how it connects to others.
Publications, old and new
To establish how languages are connected, the scholars looked at three forms of writing. If someone, a journalist for example, wants their story to go global, they will most likely print the story in their native language, as well as in those languages they think will have the biggest reach.
First, they looked at over 2.2 million book translations between 1979 and 2011, which were made in over 150 countries and more than a thousand languages. They then looked at which edits to Wikipedia were being done in more than one language, scanning 382 million edits in 238 languages by 2.5 million editors. Finally, they turned to Twitter, looking at 550 million tweets in 73 languages written by 17 million users – more than 10% of Twitter's active user base.
English is still king
If researching a global language network shows one thing, it's that English remains the number one most connected language in the world. After English, however, there was no single global network, but rather three sets of smaller networks around the world, linked together by languages that have had historical and colonial influence, such as French, Spanish, German, Russian, Portuguese and Chinese.
Linguistic isolation?
If Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, why doesn't it find itself closer to English in a global language network? The answer is that while there are more Chinese people online than any other nationality on Earth, they are primarily using websites made by the Chinese for the Chinese, making for a sort of linguistic isolation. Mandarin's influence is not spreading because, in large part, it's limited to networks such as Sina Weibo (Chinese Twitter) and Baidu Baike (Chinese Wikipedia). A similar phenomenon can be seen in Russia, where VK (Russian Facebook) is used more than many global social networks.
Arabic, despite its undeniable importance, did not score as highly as other languages when it comes to the flow of translated information.
The researchers also found that Twitter has allowed for less widely spoken languages to grow in influence. In the study's Twitter dataset, languages such as Malay, Filipino and Swahili had larger than expected shares, indicating that "informal" channels were more widely used among speakers.
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Author: Donald Armbrecht is a freelance writer and social media producer.
Image: People visit the Artron Wall on display at the 11th International Culture Industry Fair in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. REUTERS/Stringer
Arwen Armbrecht, Writer and social media producer, Freelance
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Churchyard clean up
Come to the party
Saturday September 17th: 4pm
The Rt Revd Humphrey Southern (pictured, currently Principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon and Rector of Tisbury between 1999 and 2007), returns this Saturday to help celebrate the launch of our exciting Development Project, and to bless the newly improved north porch in a special service of Choral Evensong at 4pm. The service will include music by Bruckner and Brahms.
Afterwards at around 5.15pm, there will be a party with drinks and light refreshments. There is no charge and no need to say in advance that you are coming. We will explain and launch the next stage of our development plans to provide better heating and a WC block attached to the church, as well as making some other improvements. It will make the church a place which is much more user-friendly for the whole community of Tisbury.
Read more about the project
This wonderful scheme has been generously supported by Tisbury Parish Council with £80,000 from its allocation of Development Gain money arising from the building of the new houses in Hindon Lane.
The North Porch before glass doors are installed.
The work to the porch has been paid for by an anonymous generous donor, and includes a new stone floor surface, new notice boards, and uplighting. The wrought-iron gates have also been reconditioned. When new glass doors are installed, they will transform the amount of light coming into the church. Viewed from inside, the glass doors will serve as a full-length window of the world outside; conversely, the outside world will be able to see inside!
Please come and join us on this happy and important day. You can come to the service or the party or both – we'd love to see you. Although we are now starting fund raising in earnest there will be no collection.


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Austin Mahone Goes Acoustic in 'Shadow' Music Video
Austin Mahone bares his soul in 'Shadow,' the new acoustic single (and a bonus track!) off of his recently released EP, 'The Secret.' And in the music video for the song, he walks around London, greeting fans (including one who is rocking Kylie Jenner hair) and crooning the tune on his acoustic guitar amid landmarks like Big Ben and the London Eye.
There's no question that Austin is all about his Mahomies (um, have you seen the amazing fan tribute that is his 'All I Ever Need' music vid?) and he happily greets his British fans throughout the video, smiling proudly and snapping many a selfie as girls get excited and emotional from meeting their idol. So cute!
But our absolute favorite parts of the video are when Austin performs solely with his acoustic guitar, giving us an amazing, stripped-down performance that not only shows off his dreamy voice, but also really lets us feel the romantic lyrics.
"Only my shadow knows, how I feel about you," he sings on the chorus. "Only my shadow goes, where I dream of you and me." While he may very well be singing about his rumored girlfriend (Camila Cabello of Fifth Harmony), there is not a Mahomie alive who doesn't hope that he's actually singing about her.
Watch Austin Mahone's 'Shadow' music video above!
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