VERNE Troyer is probably best known as Dr Evil's pint-sized henchman Mini-Me in the Austin Powers films.
The 2ft 8in actor put in a show stealing performance as the freakishly strong clone.
But his career, on and off the big screen, has won him an army of fans well beyond the popular comedy trilogy.
Verne was hilarious in 2009's Celebrity Big Brother, caused havoc with Keith Lemon on Celebrity Juice and was punched in the face by Arnie Schwarzenegger in Jingle All The Way.
We celebrate the best bits of Verne on the tragic evening when the 49-year-old actor passed away.
Verne stole the show in the beloved Austen Powers trilogy as Dr Evil's clone henchman Mini Me.
Memorable moments include his one-on-one scraps with Mike Myers and his musical duets including the hilarious Just The Two Of Us and Hard Knock Life.
The character became an instant classic when he appeared in the second film.
Verne put in a memorable stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2009.
Viewers were in hysterics when the foot-tall superstar RAMMED the famous diary room door in his electric scooter.
He was hauled into the diary room for a ticking off.
Verne also thrilled viewers flirting with Mutya and La Toya, getting tipsy on Champagne and calling rapper Coolio 'b****'.
Verne proved he could do action as well as comedy when he grappled with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Christmas flick Jingle All The Way.
But it doesn't end well for him.
A burly henchman ends up punching the bad Santa across the room.
Verne gave a hilarious performance on Celebrity Juice as he took part in x-rated charades with host Keith Lemon.
The side-splitting skit saw Verne being carried around the studio and stripping off to the waist to act out Fight Club.


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Vic Waters
Any kid growing up in Tampa Bay in the 60's knows the name Vic Waters. The red head was lead singer for The Impacs , and then his own group Vic Waters and The Entertainers. Vic's band mates with the Entertainers included local legends Jerry Michaels and Lance Aber, two musicians who went on to score big in the music industry. Lance's daughter is a backup musician with The Back Street Boys.
This Georgia born bundle of high energy can light up a stage in a nano second. His voice can do many things, many styles.
While with the Entertainers, Vic recorded for Capitol Records and released "Taking Inventory". This Eddie Floyd composition was a local hit in Florida, and got a lot of national air play. Vic also recorded "I'm White and I'm Alright", an answer to James Brown's "I'm Black and I'm Proud".
Vic Waters and The Entertainers would pack local clubs, I remember a going away party they played for me in September of 1969 when I was leaving WCWR heading to North Carolina. They jammed "The Patio Lounge" on a regular basis, and always left them wanting for more. Thousands would show up nightly to catch the hottest band in town.
Vic Waters moved back to his native Georgia in the early 70s, and has stayed active in the music business, scoring 3 CDs of original tunes. "Lord Victor's Near Misses". Volumes 1 and 2. And "Lord Victor and The Lizards Fishing Naked". Vic has also written a book "The Boys of Belleville", released in 2000.
Vic Waters has made quite an impact on the Tampa Bay music scene, his style, his presence will always be felt. Vic, thanks for the many memories.
Web Site: www.vicwaters.com
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How to Choose a Drug Counselling Centre?
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Lastly, when choosing a drug counselling centre, it's important for one to consider the accreditation of the drug counselling centre to handle the clients. A drug counselling centre should have enough facilities to deal with drug addicts. An individual considering to choose a drug counselling centre should ensure a drug counselling centre has the right qualifications and reputation to be entrusted with a drug addict. Learn more about drug rehab centers at https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/top-10-attributes-of-an-excellent-drug-rehab_us_58cb1380e4b0537abd956f3f.


I suffer from occasional bouts of insomnia. Sometimes it's because I have a lot on my mind, and sometimes it's because R is snoring (sorry dude!), but I couldn't help wondering whether last night's restlessness was caused by the tiramisu I had for dessert. I hope not, because I'm having it again tonight… but it does mean "pick me up," right?
My Asian bakery tiramsu face-off earlier this month, along with a pot of mascarpone I'd bought on a recent trip to Haberfield's Ramsay Street, got me craving my favorite tiramisu–mine!
I must admit, since no baking is involved I usually kind of wing the measurements. This time, though, I did things with a little more precision and jotted down notes. Since it's just the two of us, I normally assemble this in a loaf pan. This gives us dessert for a couple of nights, and then it's on to something else. Just double the recipe if you want to make a larger size. Also, I like mine with lots of boozy sponge so I use three layers of ladyfinger biscuits, but if you like it more on the creamy side, use 2/3 the number of biscuits for two layers and keep the measurements for the mascarpone mixture the same. One last thing…it tastes so much better if it's refrigerated overnight!
– In a bowl set over a waterbath, make a zabaglione with the egg yolks, 1/4 c sugar and 1/4 c marsala. Once it has doubled in volume, set it aside to let it cool off slightly while you whip the cream to soft peaks in a chilled bowl. Fold the whipped cream and mascarpone together, then fold in the zabaglione.
– Combine the warm coffee, rum, 1 T marsala, vanilla and 2 t sugar in a shallow bowl. Quickly dip one ladyfinger at a time into the mixture and arrange in a single layer on the bottom of a loaf pan. Top with 1/3 of the mascarpone mixture and grate a little chocolate on top. Repeat two more times, putting a good amount of grated chocolate on the top layer.
– Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight (or at least for a few hours).
Hi there, very interested in making your Tiramisu however could you tell me if t is a teaspoon or table spoon?
Marion, I use a capital t (T) for a tablespoon and a lower case t (t) for a teaspoon. Thanks for your question!


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Honestly, you'll be doing yourself a bunch of favors all at once by upgrading past Vista."The time has come for us, along with our hardware and software partners, to invest our resources towards more recent technologies," Microsoft said in announcing the move. Fortunately, Vista's bad reputation led most people to abandon it years ago.
However, it's a process that requires that you do a full backup of your data and perform a clean installation of Windows 10. In this guide, we walk you through the steps to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 10 using a clean installation.While there is not a direct path to upgrade a decade-old OS, it's possible to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7, and then to Windows 10.But that's not an ideal approach, as you'll be wasting time and additional licenses.Microsoft has provided support for Windows Vista for the past 10 years, but the time has come for us, along with our hardware and software partners, to invest our resources towards more recent technologies so that we can continue to deliver great new experiences.For various PC problems, we recommend to use this tool.During the OOBE, you'll be asked to set up an account with a Microsoft account.
As such, you should make sure to have this information handy.
If you're still using Windows Vista, it's likely that your computer has low hardware specifications, considering today's standards.
Before going through the upgrade process, you have to make sure your device meets the minimum hardware requirements to install Windows 10.
Windows Vista currently has a total market share of 0.72%.
Most likely, more and more Vista users will upgrade their computers in the near future as Microsoft just ended support for the OS.


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Williams Enjoys free Rooms and Meals at Las Vegas Casinos
Topics: Community PolicingPolice Officer
In addition, information revealed in December 1994, that Williams regularly enjoys free rooms and meals at a casino in Las Vegas, dislikes highly in an organization that has had an incorruptible image since the Parker era, officers can be suspended, if not fired, for similar facts. Community policing is closely associated with him – he was specifically appointed to enforce it in Los Angeles – his unpopularity among police officers tends to rub off on their perception of this approach. Moreover, the community policing is also unpopular because they take it as an outside interference due to the Rodney King incident, or even a disavowal of their work by politicians who do not understand the risks of the job and allow themselves to question the methods and the work done for years by these officers.
In addition, while community policing has improved the image of the LAPD, which is far from negligible in a city where police have often been viewed as an aggressive force far from citizens, its merits in terms of crime reduction are more doubtful: the crime rate has decreased sharply in Los Angeles in the first half of the 1990s, but this is also the case in most of town such as New York, where the police employs methods far from community policing.
In the end, this theory remains a slogan, often invoked, never clearly defined, and which has a little impact on the daily functioning of the police. Faced with the demotivation of the troops (479 officers resign in 1994, denouncing the lack of leadership and support of the hierarchy), the slow pace with which the reforms are put in place (highlighted by a report commissioned by the Police Commission from of a team of lawyers), the repercussions of the OJ Simpson affair and the declining popularity of the leader, the commission announces on March 1997 the non-renewal of the mandate of Williams.
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Proficient in: Community Policing
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In the process of appointing the new leader in 1997, the commission decided to choose the new leader among the ranks of the LAPD, after the inconclusive experience of a leader from outside. Bernard Parks is finally chosen by the mayor, Richard Riordan, especially for his managerial qualities. He is known for his great experience and his zeal to punish police officers accused of violence and racism, but also his lack of attachment to community policing. Moreover, the fact that it is black can dispel the suspicions of the African-American electorate, according to which Williams would not have been maintained because of his ethnicity.
This new leader is giving a new direction to community policing. according to him, the community policing must permeate all the LAPD, without exception, including patrol officers and investigators. To achieve this, Parks proposes a measure: the redeployment of Senior Lead Officers (SLOs) on patrol, so that they pass on the philosophy of police / population partnership to field officers. In fact, this is a disguised way of putting community policing aside and strengthening the patrol force, which is a logical choice on the part of a traditional policing fan like Parks. Parks thus maintains the illusion of perpetuating it, in order to avoid the wrath of the public and politicians. Illusion, because it is hard to imagine that 168 SLOs will inculcate a method to an organization of more than 9,000 people, reluctant in their majority and be able to continue their mission of contact with the population by spending their days in a car patrol.
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On a Sunday I had some work to do in the countryside and I found these beautiful - mostly abandoned - wine cellars, hope you like them!
An interesting idea and beautifully done.
Nice color gallery! Great start here!
Green...my favorite color! Diverse and interesting gallery.
Really beautiful! Great gallery! My Compliments!
A very well treated theme ! v !
Nothing much to add after all has been said and done........ha just thought of the TV series of many years ago called "how green was my valley"..................so where is the red in this one or are there no tourists here...not even a single Tsherman with grey socks and brown leather sandals and I am allowed to say this cos I am Tsherman ya. Wonderful theme and once again you delight my senses.
I love your use of color. Awesome gallery.
I am coming back to see many of my favorite ..
Great idea, superb gallery !
Creative work with a refreshing color...wonderful images!
This is so creative, love your theme here! V!
Super collection! I love it. What is the next color?
I like your photo so much.its amazing!
Well, it is good to know I'm not the only one appreciating this gallery! Excellent work Peter!
Another excellent gallery. Congratulation. V.
Quel joli endroit! La photo "have a rest" est un pur délice! Bravo!
Love the greens especially the window & door shots. very nice!!!!!
Are these pictures of Ireland? I just love Ireland. The colors you found are just great!
A beautiful gallery, well seen and well photographed. Enjoyed it very much. V.
A thousand thanks for your opinions.
Wonderful idea! Well-chosen subject! achieving impeccable!
A nice idea and a great gallery. Very inspired pictures, finely composed, with excellent colors, lights, textures, and details. My vote !
Great gallery. So many wonderful pictures.
green pervading different things, places ..
creative work in great captured images..
Fantastic Green Gallery... Beautiful light and color in every shot. Vote!
My preferred color...vote this Gallery,of course!
What a fun green collection!! Diverse adn lovely!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING SUCH A GREAT COLLECTION. I REALLY LIKE YOUR PICTURES. http://www.pbase.com/krzysztofmaslowski ?
Can't vote twice ....But still one of my favorite gallery !!!!
Green splendor...nice compositions and treatments!
big vote, Peter! strong set of images, well-edited and easy to view !
Outstanding compositions and treatment my friend.
Very nice work Peter !
Why I didn't visit this gallery before.....I love it ! BRAVO ..VV..
This also is a magical gallery..BV!!
great work and wonderful idea.
If you leave an email address, I can reply.
Where can I purchase 2 of your pictures?
Have I told you lately that I love them all? I really like green.
Will you comment on myhttp://www.pbase.com/krzysztofmaslowski/nature ?
Beautiful gallery, besides the shadows with very appealing handling of the colours! V!
Color verde en todas las tomas, me encanta.
This is a really great gallery Peter.
composition. Great eye! Congrats and V.
very creative gallery. wonderful images!!!
que l'on aime ou pas le vert, on ne peut qu'être conquis par vos photos et par le traitement que vous y avez apporté. C'est magnifique !
Full of charm and greenness...Big Vote!
You are the very creative photographer, perfect works!
I'm getting addicted to your style.
A wonderful gallery. I'm drawn to old falling down stuff and this gallery really shows the aging process.
Great theme gallery, nicelly done with beautiful pictures ! Congrats ! V.
Nice collection. Gives an expanded and detailed view of the location. Such a very nice green.
Hi Peter !! ..now i understand your comment for my gallery...we have many thinks in common!
very nice gallery with some gems in it , well done ! v.
I like very much this "ingreen" gallery, very impressive! And thank you for your visit in my gallery, it's always nice to share what we see and the way we see it.
Very creative and interesting work. Love it! V.
A great theme and a beautiful gallery!
Very nice gallery. I like how you enhanced the green on these shots. Thank you for your comments on some of my pics.
Hey Peter, really like your way of focusing on details. Lovely gallery, congrat.
love this gallery Peter, excellent, vote !


According to the American Statistical Association, "Statistics is the science of learning from data, and of measuring, controlling, and communicating uncertainty." Because most measurements have error, even the exact sciences need statistics. Because many kinds of data in the social sciences come in enormous quantities, sampling is necessary to extract information, and sampling comes with its own kind of error. In this class we will learn the basic techniques of statistics and apply them in a series of labs. There is no prerequisite for this course.
Grading: Grades will be based on problem sets delivered online via WebWork, weekly quizzes, weekly labs, two midterms and a final. Mastery (a perfect score) of the basic problems on WebWork is REQUIRED to PASS this course. You will have unlimited attempts to do each problem, up to the last day of the course.
Attendance and other details: This quarter we meet at the 2 hour (Andrews) and the 2A hour (Wallace), and occasionally during the x-hours. We spend class time on many examples and case studies not included in the text. Attendance is required, as we have difficulty teaching you when you are not there. Do not schedule other activities during x hour. Do not make travel plans until you know when the final will be. Your instructor will schedule office hours and will let you know when they will be.
Text: Math 10 is using the latest version of Freedman, Pisani and Purves (Fourth edition). This text is a classic. It's extremely readable and we will expect you to read it. The authors are professional statisticians who have done a lot of work in medical applications. This is a book that asks you to think, not just compute, as will we.
Office hours: Wallace's office: Kemeny 204. Office hours: MW 8-10 and by appointment. These are shared with Math 10, but when we are close to paper deadlines there will be extra office hours just for this class.
Honor principle: All students must do WebWork problems themselves. On exams no help given or received. On labs, working together is encouraged but you must write up your lab report yourself. Any suspicion of plagiarism will be forwarded to the COS.


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The Torngat Mountains are a mountain range on the Labrador Peninsula at the northern tip of Newfoundland and Labrador and eastern Quebec. They are part of the Arctic Cordillera. The mountains form a peninsula that separates Ungava Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.

Etymology
The name Torngat is derived from an Inuktitut word meaning place of spirits, sometimes interpreted as place of evil spirits.

Geography
The Torngat Mountains have a substantial geographical extent. About 56% of the range is located in Quebec, 44% is in Labrador, and the remainder, less than 1%, is located on Killiniq Island in Nunavut. At least 2% of the mountain chain is under water, and poorly surveyed. The Torngat Mountains cover , including lowland areas and extend over  from Cape Chidley in the north to Hebron Fjord in the south. The Torngat Mountains have the highest peaks of eastern continental Canada.

The highest point is Mount Caubvick (also known as Mont D'Iberville) at . There are no trees in the Torngat Mountains because the mountains lie in an arctic tundra climate and are therefore above the tree line.

Permafrost is continuous on the Quebec side of the border, and it is extensive but discontinuous on the eastern Atlantic side. The terrain is over  above sea level and is predominantly rocky desert.

Geology

Precambrian gneisses that comprise the Torngat Mountains are among the oldest on Earth and have been dated at roughly 3.6 to 3.9 billion years old.  Geologists recognize the gneisses of the Torngats as a part of the Canadian Shield or Laurentian Upland, which, composing the very old North American Craton, split from the continent of Rodinia roughly 750 million years ago to form the geologic core of North America.

However, the mountain-building or orogeny of the Torngats took place much more recently, and is characteristic of the folding and faulting that defines the series of geological events known as Arctic Cordillera. This, according to some, makes the Torngats, as mountains, "distinct compared to the surrounding Precambrian Canadian Shield," though they are ultimately composed of shield rock. Evidence of this dramatic cordilleran folding and faulting characterizing the Torngat Mountains can be seen distinctly in rocks where the North American Craton long ago collided with the Nain Craton, later exposed in cross-section by glacial scouring, especially at Saglek Fjord.

Glaciation
The ranges of the Torngat Mountains are separated by deep fjords and finger lakes surrounded by sheer rock walls. The fjords were produced by glaciation. The Laurentide Ice Sheet covered most of the mountains at least once, however during the last ice age the coverage was more limited.

Currently, there are over 100 active small mountain glaciers in the Torngat Mountains with a total of about 195 ice masses in the region.

Ecology

Flora
The Torngat Mountain tundra is characterized by sparse cover of arctic sedges, grass, lichen, and moss. Patches of mixed arctic evergreen and deciduous shrubs can be found on sheltered south-facing slopes, increasing in prevalence as one moves south.

Fauna
The tundra provides seasonal habitat for caribou, polar bears, and the only tundra-dwelling black bears in the world. In addition, the coastal area of this ecoregion lies along the Atlantic migratory flyway.

Conservation
The Torngat Mountains National Park Reserve was announced on 1 December 2005. It aims to protect wildlife (caribou, polar bears, peregrine falcon and golden eagle among others), while offering wilderness-oriented recreational activities.

In popular culture
In the CBC Series Geological Journey the Torngat mountains are featured. Notably, a billion-year-old coal seam (based on algae, not peat swamps) was discovered in the Torngat mountains on the Newfoundland Coast as part of the filming of the series.

Backcountry Magazine ran a feature story written by Drew Pogge in 2009 on steep skiing in the Torngat Mountains, notably first descents in Nachvak and Saglek fjords, as well as on the Caubvick massif.

See also
List of ecoregions in Canada (WWF)
Torngat Mountains National Park
Kuururjuaq National Park

References

Further reading

 Ives, J. D. 1957. "Glaciation of the Torngat Mountains, Northern Labrador". Arctic. 10, no. 2: 67–87.
 Kobalenko, Jerry. 2007. "Ghost Coast - Kayaking the Foreboding Fiords of Torngat Mountains National Park". Canadian Geographic. 127, no. 3: 38.
 Schaefer, James A, and Stuard N Luttich. 1998. "Articles - Movements and Activity of Caribou, Rangifer Tarandus Caribou, of the Torngat Mountains, Northern Labrador and Quebec". The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 112, no. 3: 486.
 Way, R.G., Bell, T. and Barrand, N.E. 2014. "An inventory and topographic analysis of glaciers in the Torngat Mountains, northern Labrador, Canada". Journal of Glaciology. 60, no. 223: 945–956.
 Perkins, Robert "Against Straight Lines/Alone in Labrador" 1983 Perkins sets off on a journey in 1979 to remote Labrador crossing the Torngat Mountains from Atlantic Ocean to Ungavava Bay.

External links
Torngat Mountains
Great photos of the mountain range
Statistics Canada Principal heights by range or region
Tales from the Torngats, August 2004
Alexander Forbes Collection: Aerial photo survey of Labrador from 1931, 1932, and 1935 expeditions - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Digital Collections
Torngat Mountains: Canada's newest national park

Labrador
Mountain ranges of Newfoundland and Labrador
Mountain ranges of Quebec
Arctic Cordillera
Physiographic sections
Landforms of Nord-du-Québec

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Girl with a Pearl Earring was done by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Many people argue the pearl looks more like polished tin, than a pearl. It's an oil on canvas painting.
A Vermeer can go from around 20 million to 40 million.


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Stadnica () ist ein Ort in der polnischen Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren und gehört zur Landgemeinde Banie Mazurskie (Benkheim) im Powiat Gołdapski (Kreis Goldap).

Geographische Lage
Stadnica liegt an der Goldap () im Nordosten der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren. Die einstige Kreisstadt Angerburg () liegt 22 Kilometer in östlicher Richtung, die heutige Powiathauptstadt Gołdap (Goldap) 16 Kilometer in nordwestlicher Richtung.

Geschichte
Im Jahre 1828 wurde das damalige Wilhelmshof gegründet, und bald war ein großes Vorwerk entstanden – etwas mehr als ein Kilometer südwestlich des Gutes Sperling (). Bis zum Jahre 1930 gehörte es zum Gutsbezirk Sperling im Kreis Angerburg im Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen der preußischen Provinz Ostpreußen gehörte. Im Jahre 1930 kam Wilhelmshof mit Sperling zur Landgemeinde Benkheim (), deren Ortsteil es bis 1945 war.

Im Jahre 1945 kam in Kriegsfolge das gesamte südliche Ostpreußen zu Polen. Wilhelmshof erhielt die polnische Bezeichnung "Stadnica" und ist heute dem Schulzenamt () Wróbel (Sperling) zugeordnet. So eingebunden ist Stadnica heute ein Teil der Landgemeinde Banie Mazurskie, die zum Powiat Gołdapski in der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren gehört.

Kirche
Wilhelmshof war über den Gutsbezirk Sperling bis 1945 in das evangelische Kirchspiel der Kirche in Benkheim im Kirchenkreis Angerburg innerhalb der Kirchenprovinz Ostpreußen der Kirche der Altpreußischen Union eingepfarrt. Die zuständige katholische Pfarrkirche war die in Goldap im Bistum Ermland. Heute ist die Situation umgekehrt: Stadnica ist Teil der neu errichteten katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Banie Mazurskie im Dekanat Gołdap im Bistum Ełk (Lyck) der Katholischen Kirche in Polen. Die evangelischen Kirchenglieder gehören zur Kirche in Gołdap, einer Filialgemeinde von Suwałki in der Diözese Masuren der Evangelisch-Augsburgischen Kirche in Polen.

Verkehr
Stadnica liegt verkehrsgünstig an der polnischen Woiwodschaftsstraße 650 (einstige deutsche Reichsstraße 136), die die drei Kreisgebiete  Kętrzyn, Węgorzewo und Gołdap verbindet. Bis 1945 war Benkheim die nächste Bahnstation an der Bahnstrecke Angerburg–Goldap, die nicht mehr betrieben wird.

Einzelnachweise

Ort der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren
Gmina Banie Mazurskie


Happy New Year and Happy Hump Day! Yes, I know I'm a few days late and it's been a while since the last blog post. So much has happened and I'm excited to tell you all the news!!
First news is that I've decided to end the representative program for Bella Ornamenti. This decision was not done lightly, but I felt it was the best decision for me personally and for the future of Bella Ornamenti. I started this business from a love of creating, not for financial reasons. Somehow I lost site of that over the last year. As a result, my passion and my jewelry were suffering. But I'm happy to say that - THEY'RE BAAAACCCKKK! That's right, my passion has been reignited!
I think that's all the newness I'll post about right now, I need to save some fun for my next post!
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Sicily is like a great cup of coffee.
Sicily has been on my travel bucket list for years. It has intrigued me with its myriad of cultural influences from the Greeks, Spanish, Normans, Africans. I am thrilled to wake up to start my new journey in its vibrant city of Palermo. Palermo is loud, lively, and filled with delicious and strange scents. A start to any good travel day is a good strong cup of coffee. One of the favorites in town is Cafe Spinnato, the oldest cafe in Palermo, established in 1860. I enjoyed my cappuccino with fresh squeezed orange juice and a freshly baked croissant . This seems to a good meeting place for locals and tourists alike. The coffee here is robust, smooth, with a high energy kick. Just like Palermo itself.


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Healthy living begins in the household, says HealthMaker Linda Fogg-Phillips. In this video she talks about the importance of what we teach our children.
The answer I think to that, and I keep going back to the home but it really comes down to the family environment. What are our children taught? I'll take one of my grandsons wrote out a cute little schedule of his workout schedule. He was six years old and he had a picture drawing of how many push ups he was going to do or how many times he was going to ride his bike round the block, how many jumping jacks he was going to do.
It comes back to what are our children taught in the context of their household? What is the environment teaching them and are we as parents and adults teaching our children healthy principles and healthy lifestyles? I think we get going so fast that we forget that that's really where the rubber hits the road, is in the household is in the home.


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Q: Access method from another Controllers I'm actually creating a blog with articles.
I have a Articles Controller, with an index, create, show, new etc
My root page is pages#home.
I do not have nothing on it yet.
I will, asap, create a podcast controller.
The idea is to :

*

*show the last article on the root page

*show the the last three podcast on the root page also

For now, I'm doing this for Article on my homepage
<%= Article.last.title %>
<%= Article.last.publication_time %>
<%= Article.last.body %>
<%= link_to "Read more", Article.last %>

In the params, when I put @article, the app send me nil
Even if I create a instance variable in my applicationcontroller...
Some help to do this in a best way ?
How to show the last 3rd podcast on the root page also ?
Best

A: You're grasping at the wrong solution. In Rails each request is served by a single controller. You never call the methods of controller X from controller Y as that would require you to create an instance of that other controller with a request.
The only public methods of a controller should be the methods that respond to HTTP calls via the router.
If you want to display articles and podcasts in your PagesController you need to setup the instance variables in that controller:
class PagesController < ApplicationController
  # GET /
  def home
    @article = Article.last
    @podcasts = Podcast.order(created_at: :desc).limit(3)
  end
end

The latest article

 <detail><%= @article.publication_time %><detail>

<%= truncate(@article.body) %>

<%= link_to "Read more", @article %>

Podcasts

<% @podcasts.each do |podcast| %>
  # ...
<% end %>

If you want to share code between controllers you can use:

*

*Classical inheritance (for example by placing the code in ApplicationController)

*Helpers

*Concerns (aka mixins)

*Service Objects

*ActiveJob


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The last time we left Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (Diego Luna), commonly referred to as Félix, he had managed to talk his way out of imprisonment and stay atop the Guadalaraja Cartel—the first Mexican drug cartel—using his wits alone. Granted, in order to become Mexico's leading narco-trafficker, Félix used a lot more than wits. He was ruthless in his rise to power, and inarguably brilliant, but he only escaped prison (or death) by cutting a last-second deal in which he promised to keep the secrets of powerful players in Mexico secret, so long as he was free to run his trade.
A new trailer for season two of Narcos: Mexico gets us up to speed with where Félix is since that narrow escape. The ever-ambitious leader was never going to be content with playing second fiddle to the Colombian cartels and their control of the cocaine trade. Season two will show how Félix aims to lead the most powerful narco-trafficking cartel in the world, but such ambition brings great risks.
One of Félix's main sources of risk comes in the form of Walt Breslin (Scoot McNairy), a DEA agent determined to bring the elusive cartel leader down. "You want to dismantle an empire?" one of Breslin's colleagues says, "divide it." That will be one of the main tactics used by the Americans to try and topple Félix; target his top lieutenants and sew discord from within.
Check out the trailer below. Narcos: Mexico season two begins streaming on Netflix on February 13, 2020.
Here's the official synopsis for Narcos: Mexico season two:
Narcos: Mexico season 2 continues the story of Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, now the Godfather of the first Mexican cartel – the Guadalajara cartel – as he struggles to maintain control, grow his empire, and reconcile the betrayals and sacrifices he had to make on his way to becoming El Padrino. As friction between the different "plazas" of his cartel rises, Felix's control over the situation slips. Meanwhile, the death of DEA agent Kiki Camarena at the hands of the cartel and corrupt politicians brings a hailstorm of retribution to Mexico. "Operation Leyenda" led by the dogged DEA agent Walt Breslin, whose methods aren't always by-the-book, targets Félix Gallardo and his chief lieutenants, adding to the instability and volatility of the cartel.
Featured image: Diego Luna in 'Narcos: Mexico.' Courtesy Netflix.
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namespace performance_manager {

// A decorator that observes changes to the visibility of all pages, and the
// viewport intersection of all frames, and decorates each frame with their
// visibility.
//
// Currently, all frame nodes are added with an empty viewport intersection.
// Shorty after creation, a OnViewportIntersectionChanged() notification is
// expected.
class FrameVisibilityDecorator : public GraphOwnedDefaultImpl,
                                 public FrameNode::ObserverDefaultImpl,
                                 public PageNode::ObserverDefaultImpl {
 public:
  FrameVisibilityDecorator();
  ~FrameVisibilityDecorator() override;

  FrameVisibilityDecorator(const FrameVisibilityDecorator&) = delete;
  FrameVisibilityDecorator& operator=(const FrameVisibilityDecorator&) = delete;

  // GraphOwned:
  void OnPassedToGraph(Graph* graph) override;
  void OnTakenFromGraph(Graph* graph) override;

  // PageNodeObserver:
  void OnIsVisibleChanged(const PageNode* page_node) override;

  // FrameNodeObserver:
  void OnViewportIntersectionChanged(const FrameNode* frame_node) override;
};

}  // namespace performance_manager

#endif  // COMPONENTS_PERFORMANCE_MANAGER_DECORATORS_FRAME_VISIBILITY_DECORATOR_H_

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Your house will be kept clean and tidy.
Your garden and pot plants will be watered and kept tidy.
I will look after your pets and treat them as if they were my own.
There are excellent references on my profile page.
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I just love the way it turned out, though I half wish now that I had used a less colorful yarn. It will be hard to find a shirt to wear underneath, though it looks wonderful with either jeans or black tights.
For the dress I've used size 4 needles (European size) and my favorite yarn. It's called Lana Grossa Merino Superfein. The size of the dress is medium I guess (or 38 European size).
I can't quite remember which cast on I used, because I ripped it out several times before I found the perfect number of stitches. But I think it was a kind of invisible cast on.
For the collar I knit several rows of k1 p1 ribbing (till I had about 3 cms), before switching to my multicoloured yarn.
For those short rows in the back I split the 110 stitches 36 -38 – 36; knitting back and forth adding 12 stitches every time till I reached the shoulder stitch markers again.
Edit: I ripped out the black ribbing for the collar after finishing the dress and redid it. It was just too lose for my liking. So I decreased by 5 stitches in the front and back in the first row (plain knitting), then did the next rows k1 p1 as before and decreased by 5 stitches in the front and back again in the last row before binding off.
Shoulder increase: increase by 4 evenly spaced stitches in the front and back every 4. row till you have 150 stitches in the back and front.
Sleeves: for the sleeves bind off 60 stitches on each side. There should now be 90 stitches in the front and back.
The back and front are seperate now. Before joining them again knit/purl back and forth seperately for about 6 rows.
Knit the first row and then increase by 2 stitches in every knit row. Knit the last one. There should be 98 stitches now.
Join the front and back again and continue knitting in the round.
I did that for about 10 cm and started to increase for the "skirt" part of the dress right after the back stripe.
Skirt Increase: For the skirt increase by 2 stitches in the back and front every 8. round till it has the right length. For my dress I increased till I had 140 stitches in the front and back.


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Crowds gather as 10ft steel stag unveiled
By Lauren May
Crowds gathered outside Wimbledon station yesterday to watch the unveiling of a 10ft stag sculpture.
The £20,000 work of art, made of 25mm thick steel, was installed as part of the final stages of a £2.5m town centre improvement project.
'Destination Wimbledon', a project to revamp the town centre, was funded by Transport for London as part of the Mayor of London's Better Streets Initiative, Network Rail and South West Trains.
The stag was privately funded by developers as part of an arts fund for the area and was designed to symbolise Wimbledon's Iron Age past and relationship with the common.
The creator, artist Isabelle Southwood, said: "Many people have asked 'Why a stag?' "It was my aim to link the town and village historically, architecturally and socially – in a way that residents of Wimbledon would be able to recognise, reminding them of the heritage of their town".
Councillor David Williams, Mayor of Merton, said: "We are proud to welcome the Stag to Wimbledon.
"We hope he will be as affectionately regarded as the Two Fat Ladies and become an iconic meeting place for years to come."
Councillor Stephen Alambritis, leader of Merton council, said: "As residents of the London Borough of Merton we are blessed to have both urban and rural surroundings on our doorstep.
"The Stag is the perfect way to remind us that when we have finished our shopping among the hustle and bustle of our vibrant town centre, we can wander up the hill and enjoy the peace and calm of Wimbledon Common."
Those at the unveiling were entertained by dance troupe, Dancebites, and were provided with cakes and coffee by Kaldi Coffee.
Thousands of visitors are expected to pass through Wimbledon Station over the Championship fortnight and Olympic Games later this summer.
What do you think of Wimbledon's new stag? Leave your comment below or contact Lauren by tweeting @LaurenWimbledon or emailing: lmay@london.newsquest.co.uk.


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The Tsimane of Bolivian Amazonia aren't so different from the people living around you. Most adults live to 70, a few even to 90. They start aging in their 30s, just like the rest of us. And for the Tsimane, the onset of physical aging isn't really tantamount to decline. Between the ages of 40 and 60, many individuals reach a social and economic peak when hard work and life experience bear their fruit.
In an article that appears in the current issue of Evolutionary Anthropology, researchers synthesize over 15 years of theoretical and empirical findings from long-term study of the Tsimane forager-farmers. This project — the Tsimane Health and Life History Project — sought to understand the human life course outside the context of industrial civilization. It followed a number of complex variables, from biomarkers related to health and aging, to surveys of social status, to observations of economic productivity.
"This project is really an example of big data outside the narrow industrialized context," explains co-author Paul Hooper, an anthropologist based at the Santa Fe Institute. "The story the Tsimane bear out, through a mountain of data, is the story of all humanity. It's the ability of a human to produce resources and support the people that they care about later in life, in the 40s, 50s, and 60s."
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Hooper credits adaptation, experience, and maturation for bringing about these late-life benefits. Although their physical strength peaks in their 20s, Tsimane men in middle and older age adapt by devoting less time to hunting and more to horticulture. Tsimane women divide their time between horticulture, food processing, and childcare. While less physically demanding than hunting, horticulture is productive enough that Tsimane between 40 and 70 wind up producing the majority of calories for their extended families. And, because members of older generations are identified as being the best storytellers and advisors, their social stock also rises with age.
"We were able to see that as adults age and their bodies become weaker, instead of ceasing to be productive, folks adaptively shift their behavior into arenas where their aging bodies perform quite well," Hooper explains.
From an evolutionary standpoint, the findings suggest that human fitness cannot be measured outside of complex social and intergenerational contexts; that our relatively long human lifespans may have evolved to maximize not only individual survival, but also the survival of children and grandchildren. Aging, then, can be understood as a passing of resources and wisdom to the next generation.
"There is a sense in which the rate at which our bodies age is different for different functionalities," Hooper says. "These are things natural selection has been playing with for eons. In late middle age, adults are still riding high in terms of contributions to subsequent generations. The reality of aging, particularly for humans, is that there's a potential for really high performance and quality of life remarkably late into the aging process."
The Tsimane also offer important lessons for modern living. Despite the harshness of their environment, a combination of physical fitness, limited diet, and immune assault seem to give the Tsimane the best heart health observed in any human population.
"Tsimane have minimal obesity, hypertension, diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. Our most recent finding based on CT scans of the heart reveals very minimal heart disease, despite high levels of inflammation and the ubiquity of heart disease worldwide," says Michael Gurven, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and co-director of the Tsimane Health and Life History Project since its inception in 2002.
Though the precise cause of their cardiometabolic health is not yet clear, Gurven explains that their studies show that the sum total of behaviors comprising the Tsimane lifestyle protects them from the major chronic diseases that are leading causes of death in the industrialized world.
Long-term studies of isolated subsistence populations like the Tsimane are extremely rare but have much to offer. Gurven explains, "How people age in a pre-industrial context — from physical condition, health, memory, immune defenses and the myriad other ways that we have measured -sheds light on what features of the aging process may be universal. Which are more modifiable, and which are due to rapid changes in our environment and lifestyle?"
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This restaurant is getting better and better in terms of taste (new owner). They do buffet and just meal. Arirang BBQ Restaurant has been opened about 12 years and they offer lots of menus such as Korean soups, BBQ, rice meal.
The price is very affordable. In addition, you wouldn't have to book this restaurant because the restaurant is big and has lots of seating.


One thing I love about the co-op is all the dialogue in the RChain community. Sometimes it can feel like a monologues, while at other times it can be hard to find out what's going on. We're establishing more places for everyone to catch up. One is Kenny Rowe's progress report, where you can see our Items of Business each week. I'll be posting these before each community call every Wednesday morning. Speaking of the community call, Victor Ojimadu's wrap-up of Debrief 101 is now live.
On the tech front, I have a few exciting posts to share. Isaac DeFrain covers the release of RNode V0.7.1, Greg Meredith explains Rholang (as well as talking about smart contracts and open-source culture) in a wonderful new video, and Mike Stay discusses tuplespace, shard interaction and security, and Rholang in this interview from RCon3.
Keep scrolling for more great content about RSong, new entries in our Blockchain 101 series, and blockchain voting—and if you live in America, make sure to get out and vote next week. Just as a cooperative relies on its community, so does democracy.
RCast 4 features my interviews with Jonathan Alexander, founder and director of Netvote, and Karl Kurrle, co-founder and CEO of Govurn. Besides keeping our recent board elections entirely on-chain, these two portfolio companies are running blockchain elections for months (and hopefully years) to come. Tune in to hear their thoughts about voter suppression, security, digital identity, and the potential to tokenize voting. These are fascinating conversations.
This morning I interviewed Kayvan Kazeminejad, the developer behind RSong, for RCast 6, but you can hear his thoughts about his creation at the MIT Open Music Legal Hackathon. If you want a deeper dive into RSong, check out Nora Germain's article on her experiences as a musician using the technology. Music fans will recognize Resonate founder Peter Harris, who in this interviewtalks with RChain EU founder, Ela Kagel.
If you haven't tried RSong yourself, download it for Android or IOS here(and sign up for the mailing list on that page if you're a musician interested in having your music on RSong).
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[Gallery] Michigan Pickers, See What's Left At Battle Creek's McCamly Hotel Liquidation
Benson Published: July 8, 2021
A piece of exercise equipment, one of the items still available at the McCamley Plaza Hotel in Battle Creek liquidation sale. (Battle Creek Unlimited)
Think of it as the last step before a re-birth. Downtown Battle Creek's McCamly Plaza Hotel shut down almost two years ago. Then plan was for it do become a Hilton Double-Tree, but plan that fell through, so Battle Creek Unlimited stepped up and bought the place and said we'll do it ourselves, sort of. The facility is in the latter stages of a liquidation sale. You can see pictures of what's left, below, if you scroll down.
But the hopeful news is, after this sale is completed, work can commence on, essentially, demolishing the insides and then, if everything goes according to plan, a new downtown hotel will rise, figuratively, in it's place sometime next year.
If there ever was a comeback story to be written, Battle Creek would be it, and this 15 story hotel would be a big part of the puzzle. it started out in the early 1980's as Stouffer's Hotel, but like the Lakeview Square Mall, which opened a couple of years later, both fell on hard times. Downtown Battle Creek is still hurting, most recently with the loss of Horrock's to, ironically, the Lakeview Square Mall. The Mall is showing small signs of, if not resurgence, at least is trying, like almost every mall left in the country, to reinvent itself with businesses like Horrock's.
With Kellogg's world headquarters, downtown will always have activity, but for whatever reason, the bright spots haven't been able to sustain and/or multiply.
Here's what the Battle Creek Unlimited Facebook post says:
Don't miss your chance to buy items from the McCamly Plaza Hotel Liquidation Sale in downtown Battle Creek. Open Weds - Friday from (10 am - 5 pm) and Saturday from (10 am - 3 pm). Everything must go
So, if you're looking for that special something, take a peek at what's for sale.
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Woman Sets Car On Fire After Being Denied McFlurry (VIDEO)
If the woman wants a McFlurry, the woman gets it. Witnesses were left in disbelief at a McDonald's in Jacksonville, Florida after a woman set a man's car on fire after refusing to buy her a McFlurry.
The local Action News reported that onlookers heard an heated exchange between the couple. Witness Sabryna Maré, describes the escalating drama below:
"They were going at it…She was saying she wanted this and wanted that, and she wanted either a McFlurry or an ice cream on top and he was not in for it. Then he was yelling at her saying he's not going to do it."
Maré then continues.
Next thing, she says 'I'm going to blow it up'
The crazy woman then poured gas over the Cadillac Eldorado and then set it on fire. The male partner frantically tried to put the car out but to no avail, the car was left a blazing inferno as the woman left the scene.
Watch the blaze below:
Did this woman eventually get some ice cream? That's a mystery that will need to be solved…
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Ohio Legislature OKs collective bargaining limits
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Labor stronghold Ohio assumed center stage Wednesday in the fight over collective bargaining rights for public workers as the state Legislature passed a bill that was in some ways tougher than that seen in Wisconsin and sent it to the governor.
Amid shouts and jeers in both chambers, the House passed a measure affecting 350,000 public workers on a 53-44 vote, and the Senate followed with a 17-16 vote of approval. Republican Gov. John Kasich will sign the bill by the end of the week.
Senate President Tom Niehaus threatened to clear the chamber ahead of final legislative action on the bill as pro-labor protesters shouted insults at senators and threatened to unseat them in the next election.
Chants of "Shame on you!" filled the elegant, high-ceilinged chambers where legislators are accustomed to hushed tones and self-imposed decorum.
Unlike Wisconsin's measure, the Ohio legislation would extend union restrictions to police officers and firefighters.
But the overall response by protesters in the Rust Belt state, despite its long union tradition among steel and auto workers, has paled in comparison to Wisconsin, where protests topped more than 70,000 people. Ohio's largest Statehouse demonstrations on the measure drew about 8,500 people.
That difference has been attributed to Madison's labor legacy and the proximity of the populous University of Wisconsin campus to the state capital.
Standing in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda after the House vote Wednesday, union steelworker Curt Yarger said he saw the bill as "a preliminary attack on working people."
"I shouldn't have any disillusion that I'll be next in the private sector," said Yarger, 43, of Mansfield.
Leo Geiger, a Republican who works as a sewer inspector for the city of Dayton and didn't attend protests because he couldn't take the time off, said he's "deathly afraid that this is going to affect me, my family and the entire state of Ohio in an incredibly negative way."
Geiger, 34, called the bill and the way it has moved through the Legislature "completely un-American" and said he believes it has more to do with "political payback" than the budget.
"I find this to be loathsome," he said Wednesday night. "I find this to be disrespectful to Ohioans and disrespectful to the process of Democracy."
Democrats, including former Gov. Ted Strickland, and unions have vowed to mount a campaign to overturn the measure through a referendum in November.
On Wednesday, an estimated 700 people went to the Ohio Statehouse to hear the debate.
The Ohio measure affects safety workers, teachers, nurses and a host of other government personnel. It allows unions to negotiate wages but not health care, sick time or pension benefits. It gets rid of automatic pay increases, and replaces them with merit raises or performance pay. Workers would also be banned from striking.
Kasich has said his $55.5 billion, two-year state budget counts on unspecified savings from lifting union protections to fill an $8 billion hole. The first-term governor and his GOP colleagues argue the bill would help city officials and superintendents better control their costs at a time when they, too, are feeling budget woes.
Most Republican lawmakers promoted the bill as necessary to aid the state's ailing economy through cost savings and government flexibility in negotiations.
"This state cannot pay what we've been paying in the past," said House Speaker Bill Batchelder. "Local governments and taxpayers need control over their budgets. This bill, as amended and changed, is a bill that will give control back to the people who pay the bills."
Democratic state Sen. Charleta Tavares, a recent Columbus city councilwoman, called the bill "paternalistic, patronizing, disrespectful and condescending" to city leaders who balance their budgets annually, not every two years as Ohio does.
Two vocal Republicans who again voted against the bill – Sens. Tim Grendell and Bill Seitz – delivered lengthy speeches on the continuing legal flaws in the bill.
Grendell said House changes set up a system for judging performance in teachers that will harm education in the state.
"They'll be teaching to the tests on steroids now, because 50 percent of their evalaution – whether to keep their job, get a pay raise, I don't know what else – is depending on that test," he said.
Pickerington teacher Patricia Kuhn-Morgan said she was confused by connections being drawn between the bill and job creation.
"As teachers, the best way we can have to job creation is to educate the public," she said.
She said she believes Wednesday's vote will hurt the GOP with voters.
"I've spoken to a lot of educators who are typically straight-ticket Republicans that have said to me that they won't ever vote for another Republican because of how this bill's been pushed through and the democratic process has been abused," she said as she awaited the Senate's vote.
State Rep. Robert Hagan, a Democrat from Youngstown, took issue with the notion that the bill was aimed at saving money.
"Don't ever lie to us and don't be hypocritical and don't dance around it as if it's finances, because you know what it is: It's to bust the union," Hagan told his fellow lawmakers.
Contentious debates over restricting collective bargaining have popped up in statehouses across the country, most notably in Wisconsin, where the governor signed into law this month a bill eliminating most of state workers' collective bargaining rights.
The Ohio bill has drawn thousands of demonstrators, prompted a visit from the Rev. Jesse Jackson and packed hearing rooms in the weeks before the Senate passed an earlier version of the measure. Its reception in the House had been quieter, even with the several hundred protesters on Wednesday.
The roughly four-hour House debate on the bill began with boos, shouts and laughter from protesters in the House chamber who oppose the legislation, prompting the House speaker to slam his gavel to bring order.
Democrats offered no amendments to the bill in either chamber, saying it was too bad to fix. In the House, they delivered boxes containing more than 65,000 opponent signatures to the House labor committee's chairman.
Kasich has said he won't make a spectacle of the moment he signs the bill because he knows its passage is difficult for union supporters.
"We think we have a program here that's going to allow local governments to deal with fewer dollars, it still protects the right of collective bargaining on things that we think are legitimate and will help people be able to cope in a period of time when we do have fewer resources," Kasich told reporters Wednesday at a separate bill signing.
Batchelder said House Republicans were launching a website, sb5truth.com, to correct what they see as falsehoods about the measure.


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David Garrido - CEO
Throughout my career, I have been involved in transforming schools and the life chances of young people, many of whom have faced challenging situations. My first degree was in Music and Liturgy, and I was organ scholar at St Mary-Le-Tower in Ipswich. I then went on to Reading University for my PGCE. The rest as they say, is history. My teaching career has covered nine schools, two where I was deputy headteacher and two as headteacher. So, I have extensive leadership experience and a proven track record of raising standards, in a diverse range of schools.
I am convinced that the way forward for schools is in partnership and I am privileged to have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Catholic Education across the Archdiocese. Building upon the diocesan strategy and SELCAT vision.
In developing SELCAT, I am very conscious of protecting the identity of each school that joins our family. Together with the Headteachers of our schools, I want to create a legacy for the future and a unique identity for SELCAT, which centres on our faith, its traditions, academic excellence and developing a curriculum relevant to the needs of students enabling them to be highly successful, confident individuals.
Paul Drake - Chief Finance & Business Operations Officer
After many years in the IT industry I moved across to the education sector and have been fortunate to have worked in a number of high performing schools across all key stages. I was involved with the Building Schools for the Future programme and helped establish one of the early convertor academies. More recently I have been part of a large multi academy trust based in the South East.
I have also been involved in school governance for over 15 years across several schools and am currently Chair of Governors at a Greenwich primary school.
My driving force is to ensure that all our schools in our Trust are equipped with the necessary resources to provide an outstanding learning experience for all the children that pass through our doors.
Clare Phipps - Co-Headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary
As a past pupil of both St Mary's and St Thomas More Comprehensive, I am excited to now be one of the Headteachers of a founding school of SELCAT.
After graduating from university, I completed my PGCE at Goldsmiths. I then returned to Catholic Education in Greenwich in 2009, firstly teaching in Kidbrooke, then moving to St Mary's in September 2011. During my time at St Mary's, I have had a variety of roles including Class Teacher, Assistant Head, and now Co-Headteacher.
I am committed to Catholic education, guided by the teachings of Christ. I am passionate about a holistic approach to education, nurturing and developing the talents and interests of our children and developing their spirituality and faith. By building purposeful, effective relationships and working collaboratively, I believe that high quality Catholic education is available to all our children.
I am currently on maternity leave from my role at St Mary's, so I am enjoying spending time with my lovely new baby, who is keeping me very busy!
Jonathan Sims - Co-Headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary
After graduating from university, I embarked upon a career in the City of London where I worked on the trading floor for two stockbroking companies. After a successful five years I left the City to pursue my passion of education, completing a PGCE at Goldsmith College.
I secured my teaching position at a Catholic primary school in Charlton and after a couple of years was promoted to Assistant Head. In 2017, I moved a few miles down the road to St Mary's, Eltham and was appointed as co-headteacher after a year.
I am passionate about providing a high quality education that is underpinned by Gospel Values. I believe that through high expectations, compassion and a willingness to collaborate, great things can be achieved for the benefit of the children in our schools.
Outside of my working life, I enjoy playing and watching sport; and music – both are imperative to children's education.
Rebecca England - Headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary
Having been fully educated in the Catholic Education system and completing Teacher Training at St Mary's University back in 2000, I am very proud to be the Acting Headteacher at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Bromley. It is my privilege to nurture and support our children and families as together we learn and grow through the love of Jesus.
I passionately believe that every child should reach their full potential sharing their gifts; working together in harmony as part of a unique community that has Christ at the centre of everything we do.
As an English specialist I have been driven to create an environment where reading for pleasure is at the heart of the curriculum knowing the benefits that are created when that we feel more connected to the wider community, when we increase our understanding of our own identity which leads to empathy and gives as an insight into the wider world and the view of others.
Stuart Sharp - Headteacher of St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive
I was appointed Headteacher of St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive in February 2021. However, I have been a part of the STM community since 2006 following my appointment to help lead the Science department; I then progressed to becoming a member of the Senior Leadership Team in 2007.
As Headteacher, I am committed to ensuring that young people at St Thomas More become resilient, ambitious, confident citizens of the world who base their lives on the Gospel values.
I try to engage in as many extra-curricular enrichment opportunities as possible and am proud that St Thomas More is renowned for offering such a wide range of activities and trips to our young people. I firmly believe that, to experience is to grow.
Outside of school, I am a father of four boys, and we fully participate in the life of our local parish. I have a deep passion for promoting a healthy lifestyle. I hope this is demonstrated in my sporting hobbies. I play football regularly and am a keen skier. In fact, I enjoy sports of all kinds.


Following the success of its previous five editions, the Embassy of Mexico presents "Camaradas: UK – Mexico Art Competition", an opportunity for emerging artists, from both countries, to work and learn from each other and to discover unsuspected coincidences they might share.
The winning partners will showcase their work at the Menier Gallery from the 12th – 16th of March 2019, allowing great visibility and promotion for the winners amongst the British contemporary art scene.
One British* and one Mexican artist must become Camaradas and form a partnership. Each partnership must submit a proposal (200-700 words) of a piece by each artist, or a joint proposal. The art piece must engage in a dialogue on a subject or idea of their choosing.
Each partnership must fill in a registration form and submit a selection from their portfolio of work. Click here to download the registration form.
The closing date for submissions is the 25th of February, 2019.
By submitting your proposal, the Embassy of Mexico assume you accept the terms and conditions.
* Upon request, non-British nationals residing in the UK can also participate.
The best partnership proposals will be notified on the 27st of February if they made it through to the next round.
The selected Camaradas must create/complete the art piece and present it to the Menier Gallery on the 11th of March 2018 for installation. Artists should be available to assist the Curator in setting up the exhibition.
The art works will be presented in the Camaradas Exhibition 2018 at the Menier Gallery from the 12th – 16th of March, 2019.
A panel of judges comprised by leading figures in the art world will select the winning Camaradas which will be announced on the Private View on 12th of March, 2019.
This competition is open for British artists and Mexican artists. *Upon request, non-British nationals residing in the UK can also participate.
The information detailing how to enter this competition are part of the terms and conditions. All rules must be accepted as final and the contestant must agree to abide by these rules. By submitting an entry the contestant agrees to these terms and conditions.
All entries should be submitted no later than on the 25th of February 2019 at 11:59pm London time (GMT + 0).
Artworks must be an original creation of the individual summiting it and must not have been published elsewhere or have won any prize in any other competition. This does not apply for pieces comprising the portfolio.
The entries must not be otherwise be obscene, defamatory or in breach of any applicable legislation or regulations.
All contestants must register for this competition by entering their name, email, and mailing address, and agreeing to the terms and conditions.
The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges appointed by the Embassy of Mexico who reserves the right to add or substitute any of the given members of the panel without previous notification.
By submitting their portfolio and artworks, the contestants declare that he/she own all rights over said portfolio or piece. By entering this competition, each contestant consents to the use of his/her name, artwork and portfolio in any merchandise, advertisements, educational materials, or publicity carried out or produced by the Embassy of Mexico as well as to be published on the Embassy's website, social media and newsletter without further notice or compensation. The Embassy of Mexico can publish or decline to publish, or use or decline to use, any submitted artwork at its sole discretion. In turn, the contestant will still retain property rights as well as rights to use and publish their artwork.
The contestants must cover any related transportation costs for their work and for themselves. The Embassy of Mexico will not be responsible for any damage and/or loss of the art pieces throughout the entire duration of the competition.
The Embassy of Mexico's rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to this competition and the awarding prizes.
The Embassy of Mexico assumes no responsibility for any lost, stolen, delayed or damaged artworks. Neither for illegible, incomplete, garbled or misdirected entries. The Embassy will not accept responsibility for entries submitted through illicit means or for those not received on time due to technical malfunctions of the telephone network, computer systems, servers, access providers, equipment, and software, internet's traffic congestion, or any combination of the aforementioned.
The Embassy is not liable for any injury suffered as a result of the installation or de-installation of the exhibition. By entering this competition, the contestants agree to release and hold harmless to The Embassy of Mexico and its employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors, assigns, from liability for personal injuries, death or property damage.
The personal data collected from contestants by the Mexican Embassy will not be used for any other purposes to those mentioned in these T&C, with the exception of information on similar activities and open calls which might be relevant, unless explicit permission is granted for other extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances as indicated on the entry form. The Embassy of Mexico compiles such information with the purpose of registration, evaluation, and to keep contestants updated on the competition.
The Embassy of Mexico keeps its right to modify, cancel or suspend this competition without notice upon external circumstances which are beyond the reasonable control of the Embassy.
The Embassy of Mexico is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this competition.
Contestants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules if they participate.


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World's Ultimate Strongman Lands in Dubai
World's Ultimate Strongman is taking place here in Dubai on Friday 17th September at the newly opened Sport Society in Mirdif.
The event features 21 of the strongest athletes on the planet competing for the title of world's strongest.
Athletes this year include Oleksii Novikov, the winner of the WUS 'Strength Island' competition earlier in the year and Donna Moore, three-time winner of the World's Strongest Woman competition. Žydrūnas Savickas, four-time World's Strongest Man, will also make an appearance as an official.
Both the men's and women's events will see the athletes compete in a head-to-head format across five events; the log press, yoke walk, farmer's walk, atlas stones, plus an unnamed mystery event.
Strong Gym HQ in Al Quoz will host a 'meet the athlete' event on Thursday 16th September at 10.30 am for the press to ask any questions and learn more about the event.
World's Ultimate Strongman
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       header("Authorization", "Bearer $token")
          timeout {
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and I got that error
e.myapplication: Background concurrent copying GC freed 115239(5068KB) AllocSpace objects, 680(13MB) LOS objects, 15% free, 133MB/157MB, paused 101us,14us total 256.669ms
e.myapplication: Waiting for a blocking GC Alloc
e.myapplication: WaitForGcToComplete blocked Alloc on Background for 13.355ms
e.myapplication: Starting a blocking GC Alloc
e.myapplication: Forcing collection of SoftReferences for 129MB allocation
e.myapplication: Starting a blocking GC Alloc
e.myapplication: Alloc concurrent copying GC freed 717(26KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 14% free, 136MB/160MB, paused 533us,11us total 77.959ms
e.myapplication: Throwing OutOfMemoryError "Failed to allocate a 135362867 byte allocation with 25165824 free bytes and 55MB until OOM, target footprint 168736728, growth limit 201326592" (VmSize 14920168 kB)
e.myapplication: Starting a blocking GC Alloc
e.myapplication: Starting a blocking GC Alloc
e.myapplication: Forcing collection of SoftReferences for 129MB allocation
e.myapplication: Starting a blocking GC Alloc
e.myapplication: Alloc concurrent copying GC freed 10(272B) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 14% free, 136MB/160MB, paused 136us,20us total 42.253ms
e.myapplication: Throwing OutOfMemoryError "Failed to allocate a 135362872 byte allocation with 25165824 free bytes and 55MB until OOM, target footprint 168736528, growth limit 201326592" (VmSize 14920168 kB)

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Failed to allocate a 135362872 byte allocation with 25165824 free bytes and 49MB until OOM, target footprint 174097912, growth limit 201326592
        at io.ktor.utils.io.core.StringsKt.readBytes(Strings.kt:168)
        at io.ktor.utils.io.core.StringsKt.readBytes$default(Strings.kt:165)
        at io.ktor.client.call.SavedCallKt.save(SavedCall.kt:73)
        at io.ktor.client.call.SavedCallKt$save$1.invokeSuspend(Unknown Source:13)
        at kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.BaseContinuationImpl.resumeWith(ContinuationImpl.kt:33)
        at kotlinx.coroutines.DispatchedTask.run(DispatchedTask.kt:106)
        at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:942)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
        at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7898)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:936)
        Suppressed: kotlinx.coroutines.DiagnosticCoroutineContextException: [StandaloneCoroutine{Cancelling}@1bf4999, Dispatchers.Main.immediate]

file size is about ~150MB
KtorVersion = 2.1.3

A: I Found the correct way.
Thanks for the direction.
client.prepareGet("https://example.com/large.PDF").execute { httpResponse ->
        val channel: ByteReadChannel = httpResponse.body()
        while (!channel.isClosedForRead) {
            val packet = channel.readRemaining(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE.toLong())
            while (!packet.isEmpty) {
                val bytes = packet.readBytes()
                file.appendBytes(bytes)
            }
        }
        println("A file saved to ${file.path}")
    }


Pets are not products, and those adopting should expect a 10-year plus commitment.
Feb. 11, 2018 3:30 p.m.
In light of this past Thursday's release of the movie, Peter Rabbit, an Aldergrove-based animal rescue organization is pleading with consumers to refrain from impulsively buying rabbits as pets.
The release of films featuring cute animals typically results in a spike in pet sales, which in turn, results in volunteer-run, non-profit rescues being inundated with requests to take unwanted animals once consumers discover how much work they are, said Lisa Hutcheon, president of Small Animal Rescue Society of B.C. (SARS BC).
"For dedicated guardians, having a pet rabbit is a rewarding experience," Hutcheon admitted.
"But too often, we see the other side of rabbit guardianship. They are dumped in parks and left to fend for themselves, soon falling victim to injury, disease, starvation and predators. For hundreds of these former pets, death is a slow, painful certainty," she elaborated.
This has been seen with the release of such films as Snow Dogs, Snow Buddies, Legally Blonde and 101 Dalmatians, Hutcheon pointed out.
"This release poses an extra threat as it coincides with Easter, typically a terrible time for rabbits and rabbit rescues," she predicted.
Rabbits are high maintenance pets that require specialized vet care and daily exercise.
Their indoor enclosures and litter boxes need to be cleaned regularly.
Their survival depends on being fed a specific diet and having their eating and elimination habits closely monitored.
"They are ground loving prey animals that do not appreciate to be cuddled and carried around," Hutcheon said, offering some insight into what some simply see as cute little cuddly bunnies.
Most rescue groups – which are typically volunteer run and dependent on private donations – are at their limits taking care of abandoned rabbits and victims of cruelty and neglect.
The wait times for owner surrenders are long, and one will most likely not be able to find immediate placement for a rabbit should one decide to give it up.
Releasing a rabbit into the wild is not an option. It is illegal and will result in the rabbit's death," Hutcheon said.
"Please enjoy the Peter Rabbit movie and if you feel the urge to add a rabbit to your family, cons for your lifestyle," she said.
The Small Animal Rescue Society of BC is a registered charity with the primary focus to rescue and re-home small animals in need – neglected, injured, and abandoned animals are their main priority.
Langley has no where to take small animals," Hutcheon said.
"If this movie ends creating a surplus of unwanted pet rabbits, then we are in big, big trouble and lots of animals may end up neglected or dead," she concluded.
SARS works with a number of small animals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, degus, chinchillas, hedgehogs, reptiles, birds, ferrets, cats, and dogs – and encourages people not to breed or buy while homeless pets are dying.
SARS does not have a public shelter, but posts animals for adoption online.
"Basically, SARS BC is a province-wide network of foster homes, volunteers with experience in caring for small animals and who take in animals and rehabilitate them until they are ready for adoption," added volunteer Marina Hebert.
More information about the group, its need for funding, and what animals are available for adoption can be found online at: www.smallanimalrescue.org.


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INDIA – BANGLADESH
India and Bangladesh waiting for one of the worst storms of the decade
In Bangladesh, where the coming storm is expected to be the most powerful storm since Cyclone Sidr killed some 3,500 people in 2007, about two million people have already been evacuated and 12,078 cyclone centres set up. In India, where West Bengal is expected to be the most affected, police said many people are unwilling to go to shelters fearing contracting COVID-19.
Delhi (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Heavy rains and winds have already been reported lashing eastern India and Bangladesh as Cyclone Amphan approaches the Gulf of Bengal, and is expected to make landfall within hours.
Amphan is one of the biggest cyclonic storms in a decade, meteorologists warn. It is expected to hit the coast with winds travelling at 185 km/h, the equivalent of a category five hurricane.
While wind speed will likely drop slightly before the cyclone hits the coast, in India, the country's weather department is predicting a water surge of 3-to-5 metres.
The cyclone is expected to make land fall near the city of Khulna, in south-western Bangladesh. It is feared that it will be the most powerful storm since Cyclone Sidr killed some 3,500 people in 2007, mostly from storm waves.
Bangladesh has already evacuated about 2 million people, setting up 12,078 cyclone centres, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman said. This is twice as many as before in order to keep social distancing during the coronavirus epidemic. Displaced people will also be provided with masks.
"Earlier we had around 5,000 cyclone centre[s] and this time we will [have] more than 12,000 this is how we will maintain social distancing in the shelters," he explained.
Rahman also claimed that the evacuation of Cox's Bazar, the area with nearly a million Rohingya refugees, "is not important" as the danger level is 6, manageable.
There are "many cyclone centre[s] around the Rohingya camps," he noted, adding that "if the direction of cyclone changes toward Cox's Bazar and Chittagong, then they would be evacuated."
The coronavirus epidemic is making evacuation more difficult in India and Bangladesh. In both countries, schools and other buildings have been be turned into temporary shelters, but accommodating people whilst maintaining social distancing is a challenge.
West Bengal expects to be badly affected by the storm. Local police report that many people are unwilling to go to shelters fearing contagion.
In India, the cyclone comes at a time when thousands of migrant workers have fled the cities for their villages during the country's lockdown to counter the spread of the coronavirus.
West Bengal and Odisha are among the Indian states with the largest number of returnees. Odisha cancelled trains that were supposed to bring thousands of migrants.
Some district officials have barred entry and called on the state government to accommodate migrants elsewhere until the storm passes.
cyclone amphan
Cyclone Amphan kills 87, causes damages for 18 million people in Kolkata (photos)
More migrants drown off Yemen's coast
Cyclone Amphan: a disaster 'worse than Covid-19'
Rohingya refugees 'satisfied' with move to Bhasan Char
The first Rohingya refugee dies from the coronavirus


Managing bugs doesn't always require using a big bug tracking system. With judicious use of SaaS cloud-based apps, it may be possible to build a powerful and efficient solution with tools you're already using.
Here's a simple, but obvious rule: if you ship a new piece of software, you will need to track bugs.
As I detailed in My open-source WordPress plug-in: Lessons learned from a release gone wrong, I recently shipped a major upgrade to an open-source WordPress plugin project. The result? Bugs that need fixing and features users want added to the software.
The good news is after two weeks, the "white screen of death" problem has been pretty well eliminated through user instruction and lots of postings on how to conduct a safe upgrade.
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But there were some legitimate bugs introduced, and they needed to be tracked and managed. The thing is, since this is a nights-and-weekends side project, I didn't want to go whole hog into some sort of massive ticketing system. I really just wanted to find a way to holistically integrate supporting users and managing bugs into my daily workflow.
As it turns out, a combination of Feedly and Todoist, two services I already use every day, is nearly perfect for the job.
Let's talk about the Feedly part of the equation first. Feedly is a SaaS-based RSS reader and I visit it through Chrome on my desktop. I haven't yet seen the need to pay for the premium services, so I'm getting the benefits of Feedly for free. So, win.
What Feedly helps me do is check on user postings to the support boards for the ten WordPress plugins I maintain. I've set up a category called "PLUGIN SUPPORT" and if anyone posts to any of the ten support forums, that posting shows up in Feedly.
This is hugely efficient for me, because I check Feedly every morning as part of my morning reading anyway. I just take a quick glance, and if there are posts in the PLUGIN SUPPORT category, I just add them to my daily reading. In practice, that usually means I visit one or two forums daily, rather than having to load all ten.
If you're setting this up for your work, remember you can monitor a wide variety of sites and feeds, and as long as you can find an RSS feed, you can monitor it.
Users reach out for help in either of two ways: posting on the forums discussed above or email using my Contact Me Web site form. Regardless of how they reach me, I'm able to use Todoist to track activities.
Todoist is my current todo manager of choice and so, like Feedly, I'm in and using it every day.
When a reader sends me a note that describes a bug (there were 16 repeatable bugs in the big 4.0 release), I simply record that bug into Todoist.
Todoist has both a browser extension and and add-on for Gmail. Both work the same way: you click the toolbar icon on the browser, hit the plus sign to add a new item and then choose either "add email as task" or "add Web site as task". This embeds a link to the original email or forum posting in the Todoist task.
I use tags in Todoist to manage support. Each plugin has a tag, for example: @seamless-donations. Then, I have two key tags: @bug-report and @feature-request.
This works really well. Let's say an email is describing a bug. All I need to do is add the email as a task, and select @seamless-donations and @bug-report. I can reply to the email and hit Send and Archive and the email is no longer in my inbox.
I do the same thing with forum postings. I can discuss the posting, but once I've tagged the posting, I can move on.
The premium version of Todoist allows you to set up named filters, so I have one called "SD Bug Reports" with "@seamless-donations & @bug-report" as the filter. Tapping SD Bug Reports then brings up my list of bugs. I can then set dates if I want to work on them on a specific weekend, prioritize them, and -- were I not the only developer on this project -- even share them.
The same works with feature requests, with just a slightly different filter.
This weekend, I sat down and cleaned out a bunch of bug reports. I just tapped that filter, went through and fixed the various reported bugs, and just checked off the items just as if they were any other todo item.
So there you go. Very easy user support tracking and bug and feature management with two tools you may already be using.
Oh, and all 16 reported bugs have been vacated over the last two weekends. We're now at 4.0.2.


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In the RGB color model, hex triplet #314722 has decimal index of: 3229474, is composed of 19.2% red, 27.8% green and 13.3% blue. #314722 in CMYK color model, is composed of 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 52.1% yellow and 72.2% black.
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