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Women's Sport: A golden opportunity for Live agencies
our thinking 8th May 2018
By Michael Brown, Managing Director
Women's sport is an ever-evolving narrative. The lives and achievements of those athletes without a Y chromosome stand poised to smash the dominance of male sporting endeavour in the hearts, minds, wallets and purses of UK sports fans and casual audiences alike… and with good reason.
British female teams are the holders of two world cups and an Olympic gold – respectively Rugby, Cricket and Hockey. The men would be hard pushed to even dream of polishing such silverware at present. In football the national side have performed better than their male counterparts have in over two decades, reaching the last four of the Euros and the World Cup. Broadcasters are increasingly handing over more airtime to women's tournaments and audiences are not rushing out to put the kettle on! A record 4 million people watched England Lionesses heart breaking exit from the Euros 2017, having roared there way all the way to the semis! It was the most watched soccer match in the USA ever. Who needs a Y chromosome!?
Judging from the packed auditorium to see our event; Women's Sport - A Golden Opportunity at London's Imax cinema last week, it would seem that brands are turning at least one eye away from the men to check out the commotion over on the ladies' bench. Exactly how gold the opportunity is was brought vividly to life by luminaries and legends from the sporting federations.
The revelations of Kelly Smith, one of the finest England internationals of her generation, in conversation with Marzena Bogdanowicz of The FA showed why the female sporting narrative is breaking through right now: She spoke to the aloofness of male football stars, describing them as unavailable, by comparison to the women who were closer to their audiences and more prepared to showcase their personality on and off pitch. One has only to think here of any given TV interview by any male pro, stage managed to a point in which detecting any hint of personality would defy the finest detective. By contrast, Kelly's description of her early experiences as the star performer in an all boys' team, and how she was forced out of the league on account of her gender showed both purpose and authenticity – two qualities that chime resoundingly with modern audiences. This is classic overcoming all odds storytelling – a content creators hot ticket that any aspirational sponsor would love to be associated with. As indeed they should: Ad industry interest in women's sport is timely because it continues the equality conversation. Advertisers are duty bound to turn much more than an ear to such conversation given past sins in re-enforcing gender stereotypes.
England Rugby World Cup winner Maggie Alphonsi MBE told how "Sponsorship money is needed to accelerate Women's sport out of the long shadow of the men to a day when we would not think of sport in terms of gender."
When I asked Maggie specifically how she would spend the money she said:
"I would invest into the competition structures. Developing talent pathways and competitive leagues so the standard of women's sport continues to progress and attract, participants, spectators and broadcasters. I would then invest in the PR of promoting women's sport appropriately to increase the perception that it is a live spectacle experience no less exciting than men's sport, and therefore attracting yet more sponsorship."
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It naturally follows that, having become newly attractive to brands, sponsorship in women's sport should take a radically different path to that of the men, purely because this conversation started at a different historical time frame with differing attitudes, technologies and media:
Overwhelmingly sponsorship in men's sports arose from mere badging exercises – the let's just stick our name on all the existing assets approach for just one channel - TV. Though badging is an exercise largely frowned upon now, it has undeniably shaped present-day behaviour in the way sponsorship gets done. Some sponsors do have a tendency to focus on the numerical return at media, and there are big rights holders who are happy to play that particular ball game.
Whereas in Women's sport it is very different. I am paraphrasing Liz Nicholl OBE, chair of UK Sport who suggested that sponsors could take an active role in shaping the activation rights with the rights owners because they are engaged at early stages talking to the source. As proof we heard Joanna Adams, CEO of England Netball, declare that for the right sponsor she would change the rules of the game to help her grow netball skywards of the 1.4 million people currently playing.
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Q: Is there a simple expression of this sum related to the coefficients of a generating function of $e^{x+x^2/2}$? Suppose you have a formula
$$
\sum_{n\geq 0}f(n)\frac{x^n}{n!}=\exp\left(x+\frac{x^2}{2}\right).
$$
There is a recurrence for $f(n)$ found by differentiation,
$$
\sum_{n\geq 1}f(n)\frac{x^{n-1}}{(n-1)!}=(1+x)e^{x+x^2/2}=(1+x)\sum_{n\geq 0}f(n)\frac{x^n}{n!}.
$$
So equating coefficients gives $f(n+1)=f(n)+nf(n-1)$ for $n\geq 1$.
Moreover, and explicit formula is found by noting
$$
\sum_{n\geq 0}f(n)\frac{x^n}{n!}=e^xe^{x^2/2}=\left(\sum_{n\geq 0}\frac{x^n}{n!}\right)\left(\sum_{n\geq 0}\frac{x^{2n}}{2^nn!}\right)
$$
and so
$$
f(n)=\sum_{i\geq 0\atop\text{$i$ even}}\binom{n}{i}\frac{i!}{2^{i/2}(i/2)!}=\sum_{j\geq 0}\binom{n}{2j}\frac{(2j)!}{2^jj!}.
$$
Based on this, what is a nice expression for $\sum_{i=0}^n(-1)^{n-i}\binom{n}{i}f(i)$? (I am grateful for Sasha's current answer, but is it possible to derive such an expression more combinatorially without reference to random variables and moments? If not, that is no problem. I'm just glad to see and answer.)
Thanks!
(I should note that this is motivated by a passage in Richard Stanley's Enumerative Combinatorics following example 1.1.15.)

A: The function $\mathcal{M}(t) = \exp(t+t^2/2)$ is the moment generating function for the normal random variable $Z$ with mean $\mu =1$ and variance $\sigma^2 = 1$. This makes $f(n) = \mathbb{E}(Z^n)$ moments of $Z$.
The expression (asumming $(-1)^{n-1}$ was meant to be $(-1)^{n-r}$):
$$
   g(n) = \sum_{r=0}^n (-1)^{n-r} \binom{n}{r} f(r) = \mathbb{E}((Z-1)^n)
$$
which is a multiple of the central moment of $Z$. But these are well know to be zero for $n=2m-1$ and for $n=2m$ equal to $(n-1)!!$. Thus
$$
    g(n) = \frac{(-1)^{n}+1}{2} (n-1)!!
$$
If, however, there is no typo in your expression and that is you meant
$$
  \tilde{g}(n) =(-1)^{n-1} \sum_{r=0}^n \binom{n}{r} f(r) = (-1)^{n-1} \mathbb{E}((Z+1)^n)
$$
But $Z+1$ is again a normal variable with $\mu=2$ and $\sigma^2=1$, hence
$$
     g(n) = (-1)^{n-1} n! [t]^n \mathrm{e}^{2t + t^2/2} = (-1)^{n-1} \sum_{j \geqslant 0 } \frac{n}{2j} 2^{n-2j} \frac{(2j)!}{2^j j!}
$$

A: Note: OP is asking for a more combinatorially answer. This one is based upon binomial inverse pairs.

According to OPs question the exponentially generating function (egf)
\begin{align*}
F(x)=\sum_{n\geq 0}f_n\frac{x^n}{n!}=e^{x+\frac{x^2}{2}}
\end{align*}
  has coefficients of the form
  \begin{align*}
f_n=\sum_{k\geq 0}\binom{n}{2k}\frac{(2k!)}{2^kk!}\tag{1}
\end{align*}
  and we are looking for a simple expression for
  \begin{align*}
\sum_{k=0}^n(-1)^{n-k}\binom{n}{k}f_k\tag{2}
\end{align*}

The following is valid for $n\geq 0$
\begin{align*}
\sum_{k=0}^n(-1)^{n-k}\binom{n}{k}f_k=
\begin{cases}
{\displaystyle \frac{n!}{2^{\frac{n}{2}}\left(\frac{n}{2}\right)!}}&\qquad n \text{ even}\\
\tag{3}\\
0&\qquad n \text{ odd}\\
\end{cases}
\end{align*}
  which leads to the binomial identity
  \begin{align*}
  \sum_{k=0}^{2n}(-1)^k\binom{2n}{k}\sum_{j=0}^{\lfloor\frac{k}{2}\rfloor}\binom{k}{2j}\frac{(2j)!}{2^jj!}=\frac{(2n)!}{2^nn!}
  \qquad\qquad (n\geq 0)\tag{4}
  \end{align*}

In order to show this relationship we create a binomial inverse pair by multiplying exponential generating functions (egfs).

Let $F(x)=\sum_{n\ge0}f_{n}\frac{x^n}{n!}$ and $G(x)=\sum_{n\ge0}g_{n}\frac{x^n}{n!}$ egfs with $F(x)=G(x)e^x$. Comparing coefficients gives the following
Binomial inverse pair:
  \begin{align*}
F(x)&=G(x)e^x&G(x)&=F(x)e^{-x}\\
f_n&=\sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n}{k}g_k&g_n&=\sum_{k=0}^{n}\binom{n}{k}(-1)^{n-k}f_k\qquad \tag{5}
\end{align*}

This simple one and many other examples of binomial inverse pairs can be found e.g. in the classic Combinatorial Identities by John Riordan ($1968$).

We observe that $g_n$ has already the shape we are looking for in (2) and we also see that
  $$F(x)=e^{x+\frac{x^2}{2}}=G(x)e^x$$
  with $G(x)=e^{\frac{x^2}{2}}$. We obtain according to (5)
  \begin{align*}
G(x)&=F(x)e^{-x}=e^{\frac{x^2}{2}}=\sum_{n\geq 0}\frac{x^{2n}}{2^nn!}
=\sum_{n\geq 0}\frac{(2n)!}{2^nn!}\frac{x^{2n}}{(2n)!}\tag{6}\\
\end{align*}
  and
  \begin{align*}
G(x)&=\sum_{n\geq 0}^{n}g_n\frac{x^n}{n!}\\
&=\sum_{n\geq 0}\left(\sum_{k=0}^n\binom{n}{k}(-1)^{n-k}f_j\right)\frac{x^n}{n!}\tag{7}\\
&=\sum_{n\geq 0}\left(\sum_{k=0}^n\binom{n}{k}(-1)^{n-j}
\sum_{j=0}^{\lfloor\frac{k}{2}\rfloor}\binom{k}{2j}\frac{(2j!)}{2^jj!}\right)\frac{x^n}{n!}\tag{8}\\
&\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\qquad\Box
\end{align*}

Comment:

*

*In (7) we substitute $g_n$ according to (4)

*In (8) we substitue $f_n$ according to (2)

Conclusion:

*

*According to (6) the coefficients of even powers of $G(x)$ are $\frac{(2n)!}{2^nn!}$ and zero otherwise. So, the claim (3) holds.

*Comparing  the coefficients of $G(x)$ in (6) and (8) show the binomial identity in (4) is valid.

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Q: If a probability space has no measurable subsets with $P$ strictly between $0$ and $1$, then every random variable is constant a.s.
Let $(\Omega, \mathfrak{F}, P)$ be a probability space such that $\forall F \in \mathfrak{F}, P(F) = 0 \ or \ 1$. Show that for all random variables X on $(\Omega, \mathfrak{F}, P)$, $\exists \ c \in \mathbb{R}$ such that P(X=c)=1.
Hint: Let $c = \inf(x:F_{X}(x)=1)$.

My attempt:
$P(X=c)$
$=P(X \in {c})$
$=P(\omega \in X^{-1}(c))$
$=0, 1 \because X^{-1}(c) \in \mathfrak{F}$
It is 1 because...c=$sup \Omega$ ?
And then I have to prove that c has to be finite. Am I then to show that $P(X=c) \neq 0 nor 1$?

A: Let $F_X(\alpha) = p\{ \omega | X(\omega) \le \alpha \}$. It is not hard to show that $F_X$ is non-decreasing, continuous from the right, and $\lim_{\alpha \to \infty} F_X(\alpha) = 1$. Furthermore, we have $F_X(\alpha) \in \{0,1\}$ for all $\alpha$. Consequently, there is some finite $\hat{\alpha}$ such that if $\alpha \ge \hat{\alpha}$, we have $F_X(\alpha) = 1$.
Let $c = \inf F_X^{-1} \{1\}$. Since $F_X$ is continuous from the right, we have $F_X(c) = 1$, and $F_X(c-{1 \over n}) = 0$ for all $n$. It follows that
$p\{ \omega | X(\omega) = c \} = p \cap_{n=1}^\infty \{ \omega | c - {1 \over n} < X(\omega) \le c \} = \lim_n ( F_X(c)- F_X(c-{1 \over n})) = 1$.
Edit: changed f to F

A: CDF $F$ can only have values in $\{0,1\}$ here.
Since it is not constant it will take both values.
$F$ is non-decreasing so $c=\inf\{x\mid F(x)=1\}\in\mathbb R$.
Also $F$ is right-continuous so $F(c)=\lim_{x\rightarrow c+}F(x)=1$.
For $x<c$ we have $F(x)=0$.
Proved is now that $F$ is the characteristic function of set $[c,\infty)$ wich is the CDF of a rv that is constant at $c$.

A: If $c=\pm \infty$, then $(x:F_{X}(x)=1) = \emptyset$ or $\mathbb R$. Then $F_X(x) < 1 \ \forall x$ or $F_X(x) = 1 \ \forall x$.
By definition of such finite c, $$P(X \le c) = F_X(c) = 1 = F_X(d) \forall \ d \ge c$$
Now either $P(X \ge c) = 1$, in which case we're done or $P(X \ge c) = 0$.
Now $P(X \ge c) = 0 \to P(X < c) = 1 \to \exists \ d < c$ s.t. $P(X \le d) = 1$
But $\forall \ d < c$,
$$P(X \le d) = F_X(d) < 1 \to P(X \le d) = 0$$


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Общая информация о командах

Турнирная таблица

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Ссылки
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Примечания

2015
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longaccess-docs
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This is the Longaccess developers documentation.

This document is located at [http://github.com/longaccess/longaccess-docs]()

- If you are not familiar with longaccess, you should read [What is Longaccess?](what_is_longaccess.md).
- The [Introduction to Longaccess API](introduction_to_longaccess_api.md ) is a higher-level overview of how the longaccess API works.
- The [api](api/) folder has an extensive and detailed information about the API.

For questions or suggestions, join us at the [Longaccess Developers Community on Google+](https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106417301617588385467).

You can also keep up with the Longaccess Development Team at [longaccess.io](http://longaccess.io)

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-------

To view older versions of some of the files in this repo do:

    git remote add history git@github.com:longaccess/longaccess-cli.git
    git fetch history docs:docs
    git replace 3d9b15fc4f92936ad3aeb0732f31f1ef6c2d2376 36ee0389f22ea082e894d6f795e4dee49f207790

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Q: botocore.exceptions.SSLError: SSL validation failed Meta
Python: 2.7.5
Pip : pip 18.1 from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip (python 2.7)
AWS CLI : aws-cli/1.16.104 Python/2.7.5 Linux/3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64 botocore/1.12.94
Boto3 : 1.9.94
Centos : CentOS Linux release 7.5.1804 (Core)
My script
import boto3
from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
ec2 = boto3.client('ec2')
try:
    response = ec2.describe_instances()
    print(response)
except ClientError as e:
    print(e)

When I run my script, I get this exception :

*

*botocore.exceptions.SSLError: SSL validation failed for https://ec2.region.amazonaws.com/ hostname 'ec2.region.amazonaws.com' doesn't match either of '*.com.com', 'com.com'

Please any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

A: I have got the solution for this.
Don't install boto3 using pip/pip3.
Use following steps::
$ git clone https://github.com/boto/boto3.git
$ cd boto3
$ virtualenv venv
...
$ . venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
$ pip install -e .

It worked for me. Initially I was facing the same SSL Validation Exception problem. Then I uninstalled the boto3 (pip3 uninstall boto3) and re-installed it using virtualenv as stated above. Now, it is working fine.

A: @azhwani, as you are not using AWS IoT Core, this does not seem to be an issue related to an expired certificate.
Run:
$ aws configure

... and insert your AWS credentials.


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Trolley will turn left on Denver for a stop at the BOK Center.
Denver to 6th turning left and now going Eastbound on 6th. Stopping at 6th and Denver for Central Park Apartments, Doubletree Hotel, Baxter's Interurban Grill, Cellar Dweller, and Best Western.
Stop light at 6th and Cheyenne is stop for the Mayo Hotel.
Trolley can stop at 6th and Boulder for the Holiday Inn, Summit Club and downtown residents.
North Boulder with a stop just outside of Elote, the trolley is here every quarter hour and 3/4 hour. Next stop is the Courtyard by Marriott.
Once at 3rd, we go East if you are attending a PAC show.
North at Detroit to 2nd street. Trolley stops on 2nd street between Detroit and Elgin. Andolini's Sliced, Enso Bar, Yokozuna, Arnie, and Woody's are a few merchants in this area.
South on Elgin, and we stop for Dilly Diner, Dust Bowl Lanes, Juniper, Fassler Hall and more. Turn left at 3rd for The Boxyard. Use this stop if you are wanting to get to East Village District.
Stopping at 2nd and Greenwood for downtown residents and 918 Whiskey. Trolley will proceed to 1st street westbound, stopping in front of Albert G's, McNellies, The Max, El Guapo's.
Continuing to Detroit for a stop at Detroit and 2nd, Joe Momma's Pizza, Rib Crib, IDL Ballroom and the Unicorn Club.
UP and OVER the Detroit bridge for Archer and Detroit the starting point. See you there every hour and half hour.
Remember the trolley can stop anywhere at anytime for a ride. We want to see YOU!
Trolley is outside of the Magic City Books area every hour and half hour. At 6th and Boston every 1/4 hour, (example, 6:15) and 3/4 hour (example, 6:45).


Otter boxes are a very inexpensive way of protecting your gear when you're in an environment where your electronics or gear could potentially get damaged by water. The picture shown is the Otter Box 9000, but it also comes in many different shapes and sizes and runs anywhere from eleven dollars to twenty five dollars.
They are also made of heavy duty plastic and thus are somewhat crush resistant and do float, although if you weigh down your box, I'm sure it'll sink regardless. The hinges and lid are made in such a way that the box snaps closed and is airtight to not allow any seepage. Being waterproof down to 100 ft. that means that you technically could carry your precious electronic device with you and go….. snorkeling I suppose. Not that I'd risk any pricey electronics myself.


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The Universe: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know
By: Joanne Baker
208 pages, 50 black and white line illustrations
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9780857381231 Hardback Jan 2011 Usually dispatched within 6 days
For millennia humanity has gazed in wonder at the night sky, tracked the motions of the planets and attempted to explain our place in the Universe. But only in our own time has the true scale, the astonishing variety and the remarkable strangeness of the cosmos come clearly into focus. The pace and sophistication of recent scientific discovery has been breathtaking, but breakthroughs are often difficult to understand and their impact is hard to fully appreciate. In Universe - 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know, Joanne Baker clearly and concisely explains all of the essential concepts, major discoveries and the very latest thinking in astrophysics, including: the basic principles of astronomy - from heliocentrism to Newton's theory of optics; the constituent parts of the Universe, its creation and evolution; the key concepts of cosmology including the theory of relativity, supermassive black holes and 'multiverses'; the very latest developments in our understanding of quasars, exoplanets and astrobiology. From dwarf planets to dark energy; and from the Big Bang to the death of stars, this book is the perfect introduction to the cutting-edge science that is shaping our understanding of our place in the Universe and that could lead to the next great discovery - the detection of life beyond Earth.
Introduction. REVEALING THE UNIVERSE: Planets; Heliocentrism; Kepler's laws; Newton's law of gravitation; Newton's theory of optics; The telescope; Fraunhofer lines; Doppler effect; Parallax; The Great Debate. COSMOLOGY: Olbers' paradox; Hubble's law; Cosmic distance ladder; The Big Bang; Cosmic microwave background; Big Bang nucleosynthesis; Antimatter; Dark matter; Cosmic inflation; Cosmological constant. SPACETIME AND BEYOND: Mach's principle; Special relativity; General relativity; Black holes; Particle astrophysics; The God particle; String theory; Anthropic principle. GALAXIES: Hubble galaxy sequence; Galaxy clusters; Large-scale structure; Radio astronomy; Quasars; X-ray background; Supermassive black holes; Galaxy evolution; Gravitational lensing. STARS: Stellar classifications; Stellar evolution; Stellar births; Stellar deaths; Pulsars; Gamma-ray bursts; Variability; The Sun; Exoplanets; Formation of the solar system; Moons; Astrobiology; Fermi paradox. Glossary. Index.
Joanne Baker studied Physics at the University of Cambridge and took her PhD in Astrophysics at the University of Sydney in 1995. She is the author of the best-selling 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know and is an editor at Nature magazine, where her speciality is space and Earth science.
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Presidential election candidates call for holding the elections as soon as possible
A group of presidential election candidates issued a joint statement on Monday to emphasize national sovereignty, reject foreign interference, and respect an approved constitution by the Libyans in a public referendum.
The candidates also expressed their commitment to the civil state as an irreplaceable path for the establishment of a state of institutions and law.
They called on the relevant authorities to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible, calling on the High National Elections Commission to announce the final list of candidates for the presidential elections and to reveal the reasons for not holding the elections on 24 December.
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Q: Namespace 'ads' is not bound When trying to use xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" in any XML file of my project, it appears to be grayed out, and when I hover over it, I get "Namespace declaration is never used. Checks for unused namespace declarations and location hints in XML."
I am led to believe this is why when trying to implement AdView, I get an error saying "Namespace 'ads' is not bound."
Any help would be appreciated.

A: It doesn't really matter what name you call to your namespace. You can name it anything you want as long as you refer to it with the same name.
So for example, just change
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"

to
xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"

because you already referred to ads namespace in your AdView.

A: The XML name-spaces s.a. xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" have nothing to do with how your app appears or operates. The way the name-spaces are set is defined by the convention, however you can easily delete, or put something like this instead: xmlns:app="asdasdasdasd" and it will still work just perfectly.
Meaning of the name-space being greyed out is that it's there are several references to the same component.
What is important, is the xmlns:app part, which specifies where it has been referred to, so the solution might be to change the referable to xmlns:ads or just add an namespace which starts with xmlns:ads.


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Even Wayne Rooney has gone mobile responsive!
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Wayne Rooney has had a lot on his plate in recent weeks. He has been reported to be leaving Manchester United throughout the summer and now the transfer window has closed he has made the millions of United fans around the world very happy by deciding to stay put….Well for the time being.
But there is something else that he or more like his marketing bods have been busy working on in the close season. The Wayne Rooney website www.officialwaynerooney.com has been transformed to be mobile responsive to work on all devices. His fans can now easily find out Rooney's total number of goals scored, time on pitch, shots on target and penalty cards from his last match through his entire career aswell as view all his social media feeds including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube from anywhere on any device.
I've tried it on the iphone and ipad and it looks great. So hats off to Rooney for going mobile.
If you need to follow suit contact us and we'll be happy to help out. We've been mobile-first since 2010 and since 2011, every website we've delivered has been responsive.
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Q: How do I make a JavaScript created list item clickable? I've been going through all the related questions but none of the solutions have been working for me. I am extremely new to JavaScript and I'm confused as to how to make a list that I created with JavaScript have clickable items. The most recent attempt included attempting to make an alert pop up on click but instead it just pops up the second the page loads. Please help! Here is my current code:
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 <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/m-buttons.css">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

A: Your existing code will execute alert('Help.') every time you execute this line of code list.onclick = alert("Help.");
What you need to do is assign a function to onclick. This function then get executed when onclick is executed. As follows:
item.onclick = function() {console.log('hello world');};
Now each list item's onclick event has a function assigned to it that outputs hello world to the console everytime the list item is clicked.

A: You need to assign a function to the onclick event:
list.onclick = function(){ alert("Help."); }

A: Here is my solution:
function toggleDone(event) {
  var ev = event.target;
  ev.classList.toggle("done");
}

ul.addEventListener("click", toggleDone);


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Dopo aver giocato nel Kamen Ingrad, nel 2008 si trasferisce al Lugano, dove rimane per 7 stagioni diventando uno dei giocatori più importanti della squadra e trascinatore della promozione in Super League nella stagione 2014-2015.

Raggiunta la promozione con il Lugano, si trasferisce al Grasshoppers che lo acquista per 500.000 euro dopo una lunga trattativa.

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Presenza e reti nei club
Statistiche aggiornate al 20 marzo 2016.

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Helena Aksela (born 1947, Perho) is a Finnish physicist and emeritus professor at the University of Oulu. She was the first woman to be appointed a professor of physics in Finland.

Aksela gained her doctorate from the University of Oulu in 1980. The electron spectroscopy group led by Aksela was, in the 1990s, one of the first groups to experimentally apply the Auger resonant Raman effect. She was named a professor at the University of Oulu in 2000, in the field of atomic and molecular physics. In 2001 she was appointed Academy Professor. Later she has worked in the department of physical sciences electron spectroscopy research group. She was a member of the Academy of Finland Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering from 2007 to 2009.

Aksela was made a Fellow of the Finnish Physical Society in 2013, based on her pioneering research work involving photoemission spectroscopy with synchrotrons, and associated researcher training, in addition to her active role in science politics.

Aksela is married to professor Seppo Aksela.

Awards and recognition
 Award of the Pentti Kaitera fund, 2004
 Finnish Academy of Science and Letters member from 2002

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Members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Academic staff of the University of Oulu
1947 births
Living people
Finnish women scientists
21st-century Finnish physicists


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Looking to invest in the popular Millenium MPS-850? I firmly believe it's one of the best options when it comes to electronic drum kits under $1.000. I've recently decided to invest in an electronic drum kit, just like a big portion of the drumming community, but for a slightly different reason. My problem wasn't lack …
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Millenium is, after Roland and Alesis, one of the biggest brands of electronic drums. The Millenium MPS-750X is their second-best-selling kit. If you're here, it's pretty safe to assume you've heard of Millenium before. If not, let me introduce you to the world of high-quality, inexpensive drum gear. Thomann, located in Germany, is currently the …
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Is the best budget electronic drum kit within your budget any good? Let's analyze the options and find out. Luckily, I am one of those drummers that can play 12h a day and not get a single complaint from the neighbors. That's my experience from the past 20+ years at least, hopefully, it doesn't change …
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Introduction Nowadays it's not as easy to pick the best electronic drum sets as it once was since there're so many great options to choose from. They have evolved so much in the last couple of decades that they're getting closer and closer to the experience of playing an acoustic kit. I'm pretty sure you …
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Home » Music » Following Dating Rumors, Audri Nix References Kanye West in Slinky 'Miami Beach' Track
Following Dating Rumors, Audri Nix References Kanye West in Slinky 'Miami Beach' Track
Just after being photographed with Kanye West, the Puerto Rican singer Audri Nix has dropped a sleek, bilingual R&B track called "Miami Beach," which directly references her meet up with the rapper. "I got caught by the paparazzi/We're breaking the internet," she sings over a gloomy beat that's dotted with the sound of clicking cameras. "Who is that bitch on the balcony with Kanye West?"
"Miami Beach" fits into the style Audri has honing since getting her start in Puerto Rico's underground in the late-2010s. Over the last few years, she's continued experimenting with minimalist strains of moody, sad-girl R&B, trap, and trip-hop. Her most recent EP, Trap Pop, came out in July of 2021 and played with slightly more upbeat touches of dembow and neo-soul.
She flexes her way through "Miami Beach," declaring in the first verse, "This is the golden girl directly from the Caribbean/I'm on all the blogs, I know that you saw me everywhere." Audri and West were first spotted lounging in a hotel on New Year's Day; three days later, paparazzi took shots of them together outside a gated property in Miami. West has also been linked to the actress Julia Fox.
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Talerman has asked me to make a public announcement regarding a project we have decided upon to scry/astrally explore the 30 Aethyrs and share our results, starting beginning of December. This project will take some time to complete, and hence there is a level of commitment involved (though I don't think we have yet agreed upon how many Aethyrs per month we are aiming to explore). If anyone is interested in joining us, please let us know. It is my understanding that the motivations for exploring the Aethyrs, and the experiences that each individual will have upon them, will be different and unique for everyone; still, being able to compare notes with a few fellow travelers who have embarked on the same endeavor can be a great benefit and source of encouragement along the way.


Coupon codes can be printed on code slips and handed to members who purchase over a certain total to give them a specific number of points.
After paying for their membership at the POS, customers can be sent coupon codes by text message (SMS) to enter into their app to register to the club.
Note: Before you create coupon codes, you need to first create the rule that's triggered by entering these codes.
From the Benefits tab, click Codes and then Coupon Codes.
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Cape May County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. The Freeholders are the center of the legislative and administrative resonsibility in Cape May County.
Cape May County Park Central is over 200 acres (including a zoo) with many forested areas maintained in their natural state. Within the park, you will find picnic areas, walk/bike paths, fishing ponds, picnic shelters, a disc golf course, playgrounds & more. Located on the East side of Route 9 are tennis courts and a baseball field.
Encompasses a variety of habitats, including deciduous woodlands, lakes, & wetlands, crossed by easy dirt & paved walking trails. No picnicking is allowed within the park, but a scenic picnic area is located right outside of the park's fence. Also, there are gazebos and benches throughout the park. White-tailed deer wander through the park, as well of a variety of birds.
Here, you can have close encounters with a variety of wildlife in a very serene atmosphere. Free admission. Open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
consisting with more than 1,700 acres. Most of the park is wetlands, providing habitat to diverse plant & animal life located in the Delaware Bay Estuary.
The developed portion of the park consists of approximately 10 acres, which include: A soccer field, 2 basketball courts, barbeque grills, picnic shelters, & a playground. Free admission. Open daily; 9:00 a.m. to dusk.
Morey's Piers has over 100 rides and attractions spanning over eighteen acres along six beach blocks and includes three amusement piers and two beachfront waterparks.


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Purisima eyes disbanding PNP intelligence unit
By: Jamie Marie Elona - @inquirerdotnet
INQUIRER.net / 07:14 PM January 18, 2013
Philippine National Police Deputy Director General Alan Purisima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police chief Alan Purisima said Friday that he was looking to replace the current Counter Intelligence unit of PNP's Intelligence Group for having no substantial output.
"Looking at it now, we can see that the unit isn't functioning properly that's why we're looking at disbanding that unit," said Purisima in Filipino on radio.
He said a new staff would replace the previous ones who would probably be reassigned to a different department.
"They didn't have any output . . . that's why we're going to disband them and replace it with a performing unit that can be depended on in situations like ths," he said.
Meanwhile, in a separate interview, Chief Superintendent Generoso Cerbo Jr., PNP spokesman, said the change may have been decided on after the January6 shooting in Quezon where 13 persons were killed.
"It's because he wasn't satisfied with the work of the counter-intelligence unit of the Intelligence group," Cerbo said.
He said the counter-intelligence unit was in charge of providing physical security to police camps; document security to official papers; and personnel security to monitor police officers tagged in illegal activities.
"This is also part of taking care of the integrity of our personnel," Cerbo said.
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Home latest news Jonathan tasks Nigerian leaders not to keep silent on insecurity
Jonathan tasks Nigerian leaders not to keep silent on insecurity
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on all leaders to speak out whenever things were going wrong in the country.
Recall that Buhari had a few days ago advised leaders to watch their utterances, saying those criticising his administration handling of insecurity were not patriotic.
But Jonathan on Thursday said leaders should come together and proffer solutions to insecurity in the country.
He said insecurity appeared from time to time, but noted that leaders must come together for a conversation that would end attacks on defenceless citizens.
Jonathan said this in Abuja during the public presentation of a book, "Not By Might Nor By Power: Selected messages to the world," an autobiography written by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, who would retire next year.
"We must get the country out of insecurity," he said at the event which brought together eminent Nigerians including a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.).
But in an interview with journalists on the sidelines of the event, Jonathan said every generation had challenges, adding that leaders must come together to address the menace.
He said, "If things are wrong, leaders, including me, should be talking. And there are a lot of conversations going on to solve this problem (of insecurity); every generation has its problems. In fact, my generation is almost gone. It's for your generation and we must all come together to solve the problem.
"The security challenges have been with us for long, but we know that whatever the challenges are, we must come together and address them. The political leaders in the country and traditional leaders are talking. And we must get the country out of insecurity."
Okoh cautioned ethnic groups forming their own militias to retrace their steps and stop the killings in the country.
He said, "I have no solution because I am an individual. But we should try to ask the appropriate authorities to do what they should do, and that is the government.
"I strongly believe that individuals should not take security initiative because if individuals take their own security initiatives, I mean organising our own militias, the country will be destroyed. Everybody will perish.
"But the government which has the constitutional responsibility to maintain security should do so and quickly too before it gets out of hand. That is my appeal."
Also, the Primate advised young pastors not to be in a hurry, adding that what he observed was that many of them were in a hurry to be noticed.
"If you are with God, hear from God before you speak. Don't resort to your imagination and say, 'God has said'; make sure you receive a message from God and you are in tune with Him (God)."
According to him, the Nicholas Okoh Foundation will help him in ministry even after leaving as Primate in 2020.
"I want to continue with my work as a man of God. The book is about yearly situations and the solutions I provided. At this point, I decided that the two volumes should be published. There are other books unpublished. There is a gap between what we think and what we do. We want our children and those following us to know that we have not arrived. We must back it up with moral integrity," Okoh added
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Ant Dickinson is back 20-27 July!
After a year as an Embedded artist, Ant is back for the last time at EMS as part of the Sound and Music Embedded artist development Programme. He is a North Wales based composer and sound designer. He graduated from Salford University majoring in composition in 2004 and has lectured in music performance and music technology in North Wales, Staffordshire and Edinburgh.
Embedded is a Sound and Music artist development programme, funded by The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
AiR Hafdís Bjarnadóttir is back @ EMS 14-28 July!
An AIR-programme grant from Nordic Culture Point has made it possible for EMS to invite Hafdís Bjarnadóttir to work at EMS in 2013 and 2014.
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir (b. 1977, Reykjavik) graduated in jazz guitar performance from the FÍH School of Music in Iceland in 2002. She earned a bachelor's degree in contemporary composition from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2007, followed by a master's degree from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 2009.
Read more: AiR Hafdís Bjarnadóttir is back @ EMS 14-28 July!
AiR Pall Ivan Palsson @ EMS 7 July - 15 August
An AIR-programme grant from Nordic Culture Point has made it possible to invite Pall Ivan to work at EMS.
Páll Ivan frá Eiðum is an active composer, musician and artist. He is not going to die before everything has been tried and a total understanding of everything has been achieved. Páll Ivan's works have been performed in Europe and the United states, festivals such as the Reykjavík Arts festival, Nordic music days, Dark music days, Tectonics, Sláturtíð, Raflost, Icelandic music days in the Netherlands and Ung Nordisk Musik. Páll Ivan is a founding member of the SLÁTUR composers collective.
AiR Frederikke Hoffmeier back @ EMS 1-30 June!
Photo: François Berland
Frederikke is returning to EMS to finish a couple of new pieces, mainly focused on cinematic sound collages of various reel-to-reel recording and the Buchla.
Loke Rahbek will be joining her for the first 2 weeks to finish a series of three collaborate releases, focused on field recordings, room ambience and industrial soundscapes.
Read more: AiR Frederikke Hoffmeier back @ EMS 1-30 June!
AIR Lars Lundehave Hansen @ EMS 1-30 June!
An AIR-programme grant from Nordic Culture Point has made it possible to invite Lars to work at EMS.
Lars Lundehave Hansen has been working in the fields of ambient/drones and noise for the past 16 years - as a soundartist, enthusiastic promotor of and dedicated performer in these fields. The usual works of Lars L. Hansen are often constructions, making a point of being constructions, that emit or react to sounds or noise. In an attempt to explore the relations between timbre / room and action / reaction the works often revolve around controlled randomness, manipulation, expectation, suspended animation as musical criteria and sound as a physical entity.
Photo: Sofie Amalie Klougart
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AiR Hafdís Bjarnadóttir is back @ EMS 14-20 April, 2014!
Read more: AiR Hafdís Bjarnadóttir is back @ EMS 14-20 April, 2014!
Ant Dickinson is back at EMS 25-30 March!
Ant is back at EMS as part of the Sound and Music Embedded artist development Programme. He is a North Wales based composer and sound designer. He graduated from Salford University majoring in composition in 2004 and has lectured in music performance and music technology in North Wales, Staffordshire and Edinburgh.
Artist in Residence Kiwa is back @ EMS 8 February - 9 March, 2014
An AIR-programme grant from Nordic Culture Point has made it possible for EMS to invite Kiwa to work at EMS.
KIWA (as sound artist Kiwanoid, born 1975) – multidisciplinary artist, lives and works in Tartu and Tallinn. Studied in Estonian Academy of Arts and Tartu University.
He actively explores and blends different media, from conceptual objects to total audiovisual environments. His artistic practices include painting, objects and installation, video, performance, sound art, scenography, text, etc: all together functioning as a hypertextual research of meaning-making and cultural codes on different levels, collective and personal myths.
Photo: Terje Toomistu
Read more: Artist in Residence Kiwa is back @ EMS 8 February - 9 March, 2014
Artist in Residece Frederikke Hoffmeier @ EMS 2-28 February, 2014
Frederikke Hoffmeier is a Copenhagen based experimental musician. An AIR-programme grant from Nordic Culture Point has made it possible for EMS to invite her to work at EMS in 2014.
Best known under her alias Puce Mary, Hoffmeier's sound is constantly evolving and moves from the concrete sound-poetry of the collaboration vinyls with swedish noise champion Sewer Election, to her latest live sets and releases of rhythmic industrial and harsh power electronics.
Frederikke Hoffmeier is constantly pushing the boundaries of contemporary noise music.
Ant Dickinson is back at EMS 2-12 February!
Ant is back at EMS 2-12 February as part of the Sound and Music Embedded artist development Programme. He is a North Wales based composer and sound designer. He graduated from Salford University majoring in composition in 2004 and has lectured in music performance and music technology in North Wales, Staffordshire and Edinburgh.
Elif Balkir, Ph. D. reseacher @ EMS
Born in 1986, in Istanbul, Turkey, Elif Balkir started her musical career at the age of 11 as a pianist. She continued her musical studies in France at the Department of Music and Musicology at Paris-Sorbonne. Besides the theoretical background, her practical foundation was incorporated with music creation and craft and she became interested in the composition of electroacoustic music, sound engineering and musical acoustics, which she studied at Aubervilliers-La Courneuve Regional Conservatory in France.
Elif Balkir is currently a Ph.D. student under-joint supervision of Jacob Derkert and Marc Battier at the Department of Musicology of Stockholm and Paris-Sorbonne Universities. Her research explores a comparative study concerning the evolution of electroacoustic music in GRM and EMS studios from 1960 to1980.
The dissertation undertakes Schaeffer's musical ideas acknowledged by Wiggen during the foundation of EMS studio to examine the artistic divergence by means of French and Swedish composers selected works analysis.
The aim is to determine a methodology for an in-depth understanding of electroacoustic music analysis through comparison and to establish a scientific documentation on French and Swedish electroacoustic music within new technologies.
Artist in Residence KIWA @ EMS Oct-Nov 2013, Feb-March 2014
An AIR-programme grant from Nordic Culture Point has made it possible for EMS to invite Kiwa to work at EMS for the period of 1 October - 25 November 2013 and 8 February - 9 March, 2014.
Read more: Artist in Residence KIWA @ EMS Oct-Nov 2013, Feb-March 2014
Ant Dickinson -Embedded Artist @ EMS September 2013- July 2014
Ant is a North Wales based composer and sound designer. He graduated from Salford University majoring in composition in 2004 and has lectured in music performance and music technology in North Wales, Staffordshire and Edinburgh.
Embedded is a Sound and Music artist development programme. Funded by The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Embedded places a selection of artists from a range of disciplines into real-world artistic contexts with leading creative organisations. Aimed at talented artists at an early stage in their career, Embedded is a bespoke programme, providing practical hands-on experience and significant creative opportunities.
Read more: Ant Dickinson -Embedded Artist @ EMS September 2013- July 2014
Artist In Residence Halldór Úlfarsson


Well, not so much "featured" as "listed first," which is a form of being featured. My recent post "If You Think Sylvia Plath Was Crazy, Think Again" was the review listed first in Carnival of Cinema Epiosde XIII: Planet of the Bloggers. There are also some other interesting pieces in the Carnival of Cinema. So if you haven't checked it out, it may be worth a minute.
Just wanted you to know that you're invited to my virtual birthday party! Bring a guest, if you like!


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Home » Projects » Protection » Tsavo Aerial Defence
Tsavo Aerial Defence
Tsavo Conservation Area is about the size of Belize.
Combined, the Tsavo East and West National Parks along with the ranches that serve as wildlife dispersal areas cover 16,000 square miles (42,000 square kilometres). Largely roadless, Tsavo harbors around 12,000 elephants and over 10% of Africa's great tuskers. In the past, massive poaching, droughts and human encroachment hit this haven for elephants hard. A population of over 60,000 elephants and 8,000 rhinos in the early 1970s plummeted to under 6,000 elephants and just a handful of rhinos in the late 80s. The formation of KWS and an international ivory trade ban in 1989 resulted in enhanced security for wildlife and the elephant population in Tsavo enjoyed steady growth for over two decades.
However, the since 2009, there has been an unprecedented rise in poaching across the continent, including in the TCA, driven predominantly by the market in increasingly affluent Far Eastern countries. Elephants are now faced with the gravest threat to their survival in modern history.
STE began work here at the height of the crisis by funding the most crucial work of aerial surveillance. With our partner Tsavo Trust, we put an anti-poaching aircraft in the clouds. This first step enabled our partner to cover 13,600 miles of patrols in 180 hours. In addition, STE, through the ECF has built a hangar for the supercub aircraft, an essential abode for the only aircraft dedicated to protecting Tsavo's elephants.
In the first six months of operation, the project identified 34 poachers' blinds, spotted 29 carcasses, recovered 12 tusks and defined many concentrations of vulnerable elephants.
More Projects Under Protection
Judging Wildlife
Turning Poachers into Gamekeepers
The Mara Elephant Project
Stop Demand


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Leben is the third studio album by German electronic musician, composer and producer Christopher von Deylen under his Schiller alias. It features collaborations with renowned vocalists such as Sarah Brightman, Maya Saban, Peter Heppner and Kim Sanders.
Schiller used Daf and Tombak which are the two most Powerful Persian percussive instruments on the 10th track of this album (The Smile ft Sarah Brightman)

The album achieved platinum status in Germany in 2016.

Track listing

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External links
 Leben at Discogs

2003 albums
Trance albums
Schiller (band) albums


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Our own Dave Bortolotto was featured in a recent HousingWire article highlighting the panel he participated in during the recent NRMLA Conference. His expertise was appreciated by the large group of mortgage professionals that were in attendance. Great job, Dave!


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La capra LaMancha o Lamancha o ancora Lamancha americana è una razza di capra domestica la cui particolarità è costituita dalla mancanza di orecchio esterno, oppure dalla presenza assai ridotta di quest'ultimo; ciò fa sì che eventuali microchip di riconoscimento devono essere apposti sulla coda dell'animale, e non sull'orecchio come solitamente accade.

La razza nacque negli anni trenta del 1900 in Oregon, dove Eula F. Frey accoppiò esemplari dalle orecchie corte, di incerta origine spagnola, con becchi di  e nubiana.
Di stazza media, ha temperamento solitamente calmo e gentile ed è un'ottima produttrice di latte.

La faccia è allungata e diritta, ma la caratteristica principale sono le orecchie.
Ve ne sono di due tipi:
Orecchio da talpa: molto piccolo (mai più lungo di 2,5 cm) e poco sviluppato, glabro. È l'unico ammesso in una competizione.
Orecchio da elfo: lungo al massimo fino a 3,5 cm, con la parte finale piegata verso l'alto o verso il basso.

Nelle femmine non prevale alcun tipo di orecchio sull'altro, mentre i maschi devono necessariamente essere del tipo "orecchio da talpa", poiché due esemplari "elfo", accoppiati, possono dare prole dalle orecchie normali.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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Salamander, Greenside @ Riddle's Court, Review
Submitted by Nicole Nadler on Wed, 24 Aug '22 2.35pm
Riddle's Court
Pretty Knickers Productions
Mhairi McCall (writer), Cal Ferguson (writer), Kirsty Pennycook (director)
Claire McCarragher (Pat), Becky Niven (Joan), Mhairi McCall (Tiff), Sarah Dingwall (Candy), Niamh Kinane (Roxy), Claire Docherty (Vi)
If you know anything about Leith, you know that the motto is "Persevere", and if you know anything about sex workers, you know that above all else, they must persevere.
Inspired by the true unsolved murder of Sheila Anderson in 1983, Salamander focuses on four sex workers, V, Roxy, Candy, and Tiff, who attend a support group hosted by Joan, a member of the Women's Guild and Prostitution Liaison Officer Pat.
Through a haunting mix of theatre, spoken word, and song, we learn that they are smart, clever, funny, strong, determined, loyal, and compassionate - but not victims.
Each woman is her own, with her own story and motivations, her own hopes and fears and her own life that she is determined to live the best she can.
The show brings to light the many reasons someone might enter sex work, and the humanity behind the many women shunned and forgotten by society for how they earn a living.
The clever wit and laugh-out-loud one-liners created the perfect juxtaposition for the more heartbreaking storylines; a life lost to drug addiction, children taken away from their mother, and a husband who strays.
There is such a rawness in knowing that this is the reality for so many; they even mention the ongoing battle to keep strip clubs open in Edinburgh and the dangers these women will face if they close.
Perfectly poignant, they delivered a message to their sold-out audience with a vulnerable strength - sex work is work, sex workers are people, and everyone has a story worth hearing.
Tickets here
Aug 22 - 27 | 20:45
Suitability: 16+ (Guideline)
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25 Nov, '22
MagicFest 2022 Has Its Big Reveal
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The Royal Lyceum Theatre – The Winter, Spring, Summer 2023 season of innovative and inspiring dramatic entertainment
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In the U.S., cotton is produced in 17 states stretching from Virginia to California. The Trust Protocol has grower members in all 17 of the cotton-producing states, representing 258 counties.
Get to know some of our growers and learn more about the Trust Protocol below.
Throughout the 17 cotton-producing states there are a variety of climates, temperature patterns, soils and more that mean there are no universal production techniques for growers. For example, while California experienced a drought in 2020, states such as Tennessee experienced increased rainfall, resulting in delayed harvests. These differences mean that growing practices vary dramatically by region, and there is not a one-size fits all approach to sustainable and responsible agricultural techniques. Trust Protocol growers make decisions based on their own operations, but understand that they can learn from their peers as a means of continually improving their environmental footprint.
89% of Trust Protocol growers utilize precision agriculture technology including GPS receivers, multi-spectral images and ground-based sensors. These technologies gather field-specific parameters including soil conditions, nutrients and water availability. They assess the data to deploy site-specific crop management practices to maximize yields and minimize crop inputs. Real-time weather radar allows growers to avoid activities affected by storms, such as run-off from nutrient and herbicide applications. Yield maps show how areas within fields may need different management.
Meet the Growers:
Rusty Darby
Rusty Darby is a cotton grower in South Carolina and member of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. He has produced cotton for 57 years and started farming with his dad and grandfather.
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Shelley Butler Barlow
Donny Lassiter
Daniel Baxley
Jimmy Webb
Nick McMichen ALABAMA
Nick Marshall
John Lindamood
TENNESEE
Sledge Taylor
Laura Collins
Nathan Reed
Ted Schneider
Debra Barrett
Clint Abernathy
Kent Dunn
Jerry, Nancy, Dean, Amy, Cory and Kevin Calvani, Calvani Farms
Adam Hatley
Aaron Barcellos
Sustainability Metrics with Trust Protocol Growers
Listen in as six Trust Protocol growers talk about the key sustainability metrics the program tracks: water use, energy efficiency, land use, soil carbon, soil conservation and greenhouse gas emissions. Each grower will share the practices they use to continuously improve their environmental footprint.
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Trust Protocol Grower Member Kellon Lee on Soil Loss
Trust Protocol Grower Member Aaron Barcellos on Water Use
Trust Protocol Grower Members Ronnie and Neil Lee on Land Use
Trust Protocol Grower Member Adam Hatley on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Trust Protocol Grower Member Dahlen Hancock on Soil Carbon
Trust Protocol Grower Member Brad Williams on Energy Use
Worker Well-Being
"Being able to sit down at the same table with consumers, brands and retailers, and have these conversations about sustainability is pretty neat. The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has brough a lot of enthusiasm to the cotton industry in the United States. It's [is] going to be what drives the United States cotton crop for the next generation."
Kellon Lee Trust Protocol grower, Louisiana
"I want the customer to have a positive experience. We want [consumers] to know that [U.S. cotton] is responsibly grown and that there is a verification process behind the data that shows that. With the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, we are able to have that assurance and feel good knowing that personal touch from a U.S. cotton grower."
Dahlen HancockTrust Protocol grower, Lubbock, Texas
"The farm we operate has been in the family for 125 years. I have two grandchildren and have high hopes that they could make seven generations farming in south Texas. I am very excited to share with marketers and retailers the story behind our cotton."
Debra Barrett Trust Protocol grower, Texas
The Cotton Trust Protocol information is just in its beginning stages, but with where they're at today, and where they're planning on going, I think [the Trust Protocol is] going to be a very beneficial tool to us growers. I think especially regionally. The way I farm out in California is completely different from the way they farm in Arkansas. We've got different challenges and issues to address, but to get the things that are comparable and see how we stack up across the country with farmers in their own growing region, I think it's going to be a great tool for us as we go forward."
Aaron BarcellosTrust Protocol grower, California
"I want people to recognize the enormous impact agriculture has on a state's landscape, culture and economy. Farmers need to learn to be comfortable with and value their own contributions, however large or small their operations."
Shelley Butler Barlow Trust Protocol grower, Virginia
Seeding, Planting and Harvesting
Listen in as Trust Protocol grower John Lindamood (TN) talks about the cotton production process. John will take you through seeding, planting and harvesting of cotton crops.
Cotton Planting
Regenerative Agriculture and Biodiversity
Regenerative agriculture describes farming practices that can reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring soil biodiversity – resulting in both carbon drawdown and improving the water cycle. It looks at the combination of practices that support resilience as well as builds and nourishes the ecosystem in a holistic manner.
5 Major Principles of Regenerative Agriculture
Minimizing soil disturbance
Maintaining living roots in soil
Continuously covering bare soil
Maximizing diversity with emphasis on crops
Soil microbes and pollinators, and integrating livestock where it is feasible
The Trust Protocol's recommended practices for grower members reflect core principles of regenerative agriculture. The program focuses on practices that minimize soil disturbance and loss, maintain living roots year-round, keep the soil covered, and maximize crop diversity. Farmers can also integrate livestock where feasible.
More than 55% of Trust Protocol acres were planted with cover crops, which encourage food security and reduce atmospheric carbon
Continuous reduced or no-till production increases the amount of soil organic matter near the soil surface and in 2021/22, more than half of reported acres practiced no-till and 30% practiced reduced tillage
70% of Trust Protocol reported acreage practiced crop rotation in 2021/22, which maximizes biodiversity by increases soil organic matter, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, and producing healthier soil
70% of Trust Protocol reported acreage practiced integrated pest management (IPM), which is a science-based approach that strategizes tools and techniques to identify and manage pests
Meet the Grower: Barry Evans Q&A
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol was featured in EARTH with John Holden at the end of 2021. The segment details sustainable cotton production in the U.S. and demonstrates how the Trust Protocol brings quantifiable and verifiable goals and measurement to sustainable cotton production.
Click here to watch the full segment.
The Trust Protocol's vision is to set a new standard in sustainable cotton production where full transparency is a reality and continuous improvement to improve our environmental footprint is the central goal. Regenerative agriculture aims for net positives, and calls for growers to continually improve their practices and techniques. Practices such as conservation tillage and cover crops aid soil health and increase soil carbon levels.
Regenerative agriculture builds upon the positive environmental impacts of sustainable practices, aiming for a whole systems approach to bio-sequestration, biodiversity, ecotoxicity, climate resilience, water systems, micronutrients, and ecosystem services.
Meet Our Growers
I am a farmer at Cotton Plains Farm in Suffolk, Virginia, where I work with my husband, Joseph Barlow, Jr., and his father and son. Together my family grows cotton, soybeans, corn, wheat and vegetables. I've been a farmer for nearly two decades and have tackled many aspects of our family farm. I take care of the bookkeeping, weed-pulling and tractor-driving with the help of my husband. I have worked in agriculture since 1982, raising pigs, working as a veterinary technician, selling feed and animal pharmaceuticals, and finally, for the past 18 years, as a farmer.
I want people to recognize the enormous impact agriculture has on a state's landscape, culture and economy. Farmers need to learn to be comfortable with and value their own contributions, however large or small their operations. I have participated in a two-year leadership program sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension, where I have learned about the specifics of nine different Virginia agricultural specialties.
Lassiter Family Farms has a deep history operating since 1944 when my grandfather purchased 80 acres after World War II. I grew up on the farm with my two brothers, and I want to pass this farm down to my two sons. I'd say about 40-50% of our land is cotton which we process in our personal gin. In 2017, we were selected by Wrangler to be the sustainable growers in their new, local line of jeans which was a big pride moment for all of us. Projects like that and seeing the high-quality cotton makes the weather and unpredictable factors worth it. It is an honor to grow U.S. cotton.
A third-generation farmer, we started off by planting dairy and tobacco and then converted to cotton, peanuts, corn, soybeans and wheat around 1980. My dad taught me to always respect the land and to stay patient in a tough business.
I took over the operation in 2013 with my mom helping with bookkeeping. I learned quickly how tight knit our community is and how communicating best practices can help improve my land. I learned to keep soil fertility in check, select varieties that work best for my land, how to maintain equipment and manage employees at such a young age with neighboring growers and our community helping along the way.
Harvey Jordan was my grandfather. He farmed and had a fertilizer plant and a peanut shelling plant. My grandfather collected the land that I farm today. He started accumulating it in 1936. On my dad's side my grandfather Frederick Webb was the accountant for my other grandfather (Harvey Jordan) – little did they know their children would wind up married. Frederick Webb's father was a cattle farmer.
I grow around 1,000 acres of cotton and annually produce 2,500-3,000 bales. We have a co-op gin that we started in 1994, and we normally gin around 30,000 bales. We also grow peanuts and corn. We started growing cotton in 1980 because of a soil insect called a nematode. The insect couldn't survive on cotton and it helped our peanut yields. We stuck with cotton and it has been a good rotational crop.
We are all irrigated with center pivots. Most of our water source is surface water. We have a network of ditches that were put in the late 60s to help drain some wet areas. We built reservoirs, so we use the runoff from our winter rains to fill them up. We have around 250 acres of them located on our land. It's a unique design that was put in before we ever stated irrigating. Other acres have wells. We are majority surface water irrigators.
With the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, U.S. growers have our own verification program. It's grower friendly and really easy to enroll. The U.S. cotton grower has always been sustainable and now we have a verification process that our retailers need. This will keep U.S. cotton at the forefront and be the choice of cotton for the world.
Nick McMichen
Our farm has been in our family for 6 generations. We annually plant from 2,000-2,500 acres of cotton producing from 3,500 to 5,000 bales per year. Our farm also grows corn, peanuts, soybeans and wheat. We are primarily cotton growers, but plant other crops for rotation. Our farm is 100% no-till and has been since 1998. We just recently completed the construction of a new state-of-the-art cotton gin, "Cherokee Gin & Cotton Company," on our farm that gins 80,000 + bales per year. We service customers in 11 counties in three states. This the 4th Gin to be on our farm. My wife is a 4th generation cotton merchant with "Jordan Cotton Inc," of which she and my daughter operate.
We joined the Trust Protocol because U.S. cotton is the gold standard in the world. The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol gives us the opportunity to verify and prove to everyone why we are. The standards U.S. cotton are grown by and the pride and care we put into it are second to none. Our protection of the soil and the environment are hallmarks of our continued dedication to keep raising the bar.
My father James has been operating Marshall Farms since 1973 in Okaloosa County. We continue to implement best management practices on each section of land to reduce water, protect wildlife and reduce chemical use.
We also plant cover crops such as wheat and oats which work to improve soil health and reduce erosion. We were selected as two of only 200 growers in the country to participate in cotton variety evaluations in order for the whole growing community to produce a more sustainable product. I serve on the Okaloosa County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, Florida Farm Bureau Federation and am a Florida delegate on the National Cotton Council.
I am a third-generation cotton grower in Northwest Tennessee where I farm about 5,000 acres with my father and family. My father started grower in 1952 after graduating from Harvard Business School. After graduating in 1984, I followed in his footsteps. We have a strong connection with our community and our gin, which was founded in 1921. About 90% of our cotton is no-till. I use GPS-based soil-samples, technology, precision irrigation and other conservation practices including cover crops to ensure the cotton we grow is sustainable.
After graduating from Mississippi State University, I returned to our family operation, helping my father produce corn, soybeans, wheat, timber, cattle, peanuts and cotton. I've worked on the farm since I was probably 14, and I've never missed a year. I care deeply about the sustainability of our land, practicing precision farming and advocating for best practices, conserving the soil and wildlife. In addition to cotton growing, I also have made a career in ginning the natural product. I've been involved with the National Cotton Council serving as Chairman in 201 and was President of the National Cotton Ginners Association. I was also selected as the 2015 recipient of the Cotton Grower Cotton Achievement Award.
Our family farm began in 1938 with W.P. Hunter, our grandfather. He leased and cleared 40 acre tracts to grow cotton. He managed with great efficiency and immediately expanded his operation to a cotton gin, fertilizer warehouse, general store, and grain storage. He shut the cotton gin down in 1977 when margins were too tight to operate economically.
I graduated from Mississippi State with a degree in agricultural business in 2003 and formed Willow & Co with Will Hunter. Will Hunter graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in agricultural economics and came back to Sikeston, farming 160 acres of the family ground and running the grain elevator.
Today, we farm 6,500 acres of cotton, rice, soybeans, and corn in Stoddard, Scott, and New Madrid counties on our family ground and some rented ground. We also expanded our grain facility at our grandfather's cotton gin location to 665,000 bushels worth of storage capacity.
I am a fourth-generation grower from Marianna, Arkansas—the east part of the state. After earning my law degree in 2005, I returned home to work alongside my father growing around 60% cotton—with the rest in rice and soybeans. My operation has a total of about 10 employees—one of whom started working for my grandfather in 1968, Charles Patton. I am a flexible grower, trying new technologies or practices to save water and energy. I'm not afraid to experiment with computer programs and variable rate technology. I was named 2015 Arkansas Farmer of the Year and Arkansas Business 2019 40 Under 40. I live with my wife Kristin and my four children.
As science, the research and studies continue to reveal, biotech crops are continuing to improve our environment, allow us to grow more on less land and improve in areas we never imagined before. As a cotton and corn producer, to me the biggest benefit has been our drastic reduction in pesticide applications.
Since 1984, I have been the owner and operator of a 3,600-acre farming operation in northeast Louisiana and southeast Arkansas that is dedicated to sustainable, responsible agricultural production. In my farming operations, our primary crops are cotton, corn, soybeans, rice, wheat and grain sorghum. I am a former director of the National Cotton Council (NCC) and am currently a chair for the COTTON USA Sustainability Task Force. Our family farmers constantly use and pursue the latest innovations and technologies to farm sustainably and deliver uniform and consistent cotton for less downtime, more productivity and superior quality yarn, fabric and products. I know how important sustainability is in cotton production, and the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is providing growers like me the opportunity to show how we grow sustainable cotton.
In a period of ever greater supply chain scrutiny and a growing demand for transparency and assurance, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol® sets a new standard for more sustainably grown, premium cotton and can provide transparency from farm to laydown.
In 1981, Debra Barrett, the daughter of a fourth-generation West Texas cotton farmer, married John Barrett a fifth-generation South Texas cotton farmer. For 35 years we operated a successful cotton and grain sorghum farm. Debra now farms with her son David and his wife Miranda. The farm we operate has been in the family for 125 years. I have two grandchildren and have high hopes that they could make seven generations farming in south Texas. I am very excited to share with marketers and retailers the story behind our cotton.
My name is Clint Abernathy and I own and operate Abernathy Farms along with my two sons Justin and Jarod. My son in law Evan is also a part of the operation, which allows our whole family to be involved. I am a fourth-generation farmer and have been farming for over 40 years. Our farm produces cotton, wheat, and grain sorghum. We also operate a cow-calf operation. Farming and ranching are our only sources of income.
We strive to maintain a sustainable farm with the implementation of new technologies and multiple conservation practices in our daily operation. All our farmland is either no-till or minimum-till and we continue to use and add more drip irrigation each year to conserve water. By moving from furrow irrigation to drip irrigation allows us to conserve not only water but reduces soil erosion as well.
Our farms utilize precision farming technologies using variable rate fertilizer applications that are derived from grid soil sampling and harvest data maps. We are constantly working to become more efficient with fertilizer and chemical applications to shave costs and to be environmentally responsible.
The reason I joined the Cotton Trust Protocol is that it is important to us to be a good steward of our land so that we can leave it to our children and grandchildren in better shape than it is today. Supporting future generation farmers is important to our family. Adopting new and improved farming technologies and practices, while utilizing conservation programs, allows us to do just that.
4-D Farms has the 3rd, 4th, and 5th generation on the farm today. We have grown cotton here in Southwest Kansas since 2002. We usually have about 2,500 acres of cotton each year and average 1,300-1,500 pounds. We want to be sustainable in all that we do and want the youngest generation to have a chance to farm if they want to. We grow corn, soybeans, Milo, and winter wheat every year along with sunflowers and triticale occasionally.
Calvani Family
At Calvani Farms our operation is a family business. We have been farming for five generations and are very proud of that. Our average yield for cotton is 3 bales to the acre. At our farm, we also grow pecans and operate a gift shop called Calvani Pecan Gift Shop. We frequently use our orchard for wedding venues, something we love to be a part of! We joined the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol so that people – especially those who have never farmed land – would have a better understanding of how we manage our land to provide food and fiber. We're proud to be part of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol.
I am a third-generation farmer. My grandfather farmed in Arizona and Texas; my dad operated a farm/ranch in West Texas before coming to Arizona. Now, I farm with my son Sonny Hatley. In fact, more than 96% of Arizona's farms and ranches are family owned and operated. Our farm is the Associated Farming Company and our family works together to run it. Our farm consists of 3,600 leased acres on the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community. Our crop acres include: 1,800 acres of cotton, 750 acres of alfalfa, 300 acres of corn, 200 acres of barley and 30 acres of sweet corn.
The most significant change is the introduction of biotechnology in agriculture. Prior to the introduction of biotech, we had large crews in the fields in the heat of summer hoeing weeds and spraying for pink boll worm every 14 days. With the new technology, we can control the weeds with herbicides and the crops are resistant to pink bollworm. Biotechnology has made a positive impact in our industry and in our environment.
My farm is in the northern central San Joaquin Valley between the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east and the California foothills to the west. I work with my father Arnold, brother Aric and nephew Jake. In the beginning of the 20th century, the area was dairy country, but now it is home to cotton growers. Our industry associations have done an excellent job compiling metrics that clearly document and confirm the sustainability efforts U.S. cotton growers have made and continue to make. We just have to be more deliberate communicating those metrics and our commitment to continuous improvement in a formal program that brands and retailers need and want. This is why the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is so important.


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Nestlé brings medicated liquid centre production to Blacktown
Nestlé Australia has relocated the manufacture of its iconic BUTTER-MENTHOL and SOOTHERS Liquid Centre products from the Czech Republic to the manufacturing facility in Blacktown in New South Wales.
Since 2011, Nestlé has invested $1.1 million in capital expenditure at the Blacktown factory with a view to relocate the manufacturing of these products. Executive Director of Operations, Stephanie Hart, said it is a credit to the local product development and engineering teams that the products can now be manufactured at the local plant.
"Nestlé proudly employs over 80 staff at the Blacktown factory. The relocation of these products is an investment in the future of this facility," Ms Hart said.
Further benefits of the relocation to Blacktown include:
Opportunity for world class innovation in Nestlé's medicated range of products
Greater flexibility to respond to increased demand
Longer shelf-life of the products
The Australian manufactured BUTTER-MENTHOL range will be available from the end of October 2014, while the Australian manufactured SOOTHERS range will be available from the end of January, 2015.
Always read the label - Use only as directed. If symptoms persist, contact a healthcare professional.


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In addition, Company Personnel and persons or companies related to or controlled by same are expected to act in accordance with applicable laws and with the highest standards of ethical and professional behaviour. Company Personnel must understand and adhere to the Code and the Company's other corporate policies. By adopting and enforcing the Code and the other policies, the directors will provide an ethical environment to flow through the Company – "tone at the top" is created with clear communication of expectations from corporate executives, accompanied by congruent behavior throughout the Company. These policies include, but are not limited to, the Company's (a) Corporate Disclosure and Insider Trading Policy; and (b ) Whistleblower Policy.
It is unlawful under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act to make payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business for, or with, or directing business to, any one person. The Company's representatives may encounter particular pressure to make such payments in countries where extraordinary competition exists for mining opportunities and should be particularly vigilant not to be tempted by assertions that such practices are common or condoned in that country. Examples of improper payments include gifts, tips or other monetary amounts not required by law, providing entertainment, and sponsoring government travel. If an individual is uncertain that any conduct or proposed conduct is appropriate, they should discuss the matter with their supervisor or department head.
The Company acknowledges that, from time to time, extenuating circumstances may arise, in which Company policies or procedures cannot be fully followed. Not every instance in which a policy is overridden or an exception to policy is taken will constitute a breach of the Code.
Company Personnel directed by a Manager or Supervisor to depart from a Company policy and believes that the direction might constitute a violation of the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or who has concerns about accounting, internal controls and auditing matters should report the matter as soon as possible to the Chief Financial Officer. Where it is inappropriate to report the matter to the Chief Financial Officer, or where confidentiality is required, the matter should be reported to the President.
Company Personnel are expected to take all responsible steps to prevent a violation of the Code; to identify and raise potential issues before they lead to problems; and to seek additional guidance when necessary. If Company Personnel have any questions regarding the best course of action in a particular situation, or if they suspect a possible violation of a law, of a regulation or of the Code, by any director, officer, employee or service provider, they should follow the guidance provided in the Whistleblower Policy, as explained below.
If Company Personnel prefer to report any suspected Code violations anonymously, including concerns regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, and other auditing matters, or if any of the persons to whom they have reported these circumstances has not, in their view, responded appropriately, the Company has established a Whistleblower Policy, which is available on the Company's web site (www.goldenarrowresources.com). Alternatively, a copy of the Whistleblower Policy can be provided by submitting a request to the Chief Financial Officer in Vancouver.
Golden Arrow may waive certain provisions of the Code. Waivers may be granted only formally by the Board of Directors by way of Directors' Resolution, and disclosed to shareholders, as appropriate.