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Archives for posts with tag: Literature
The Naming of Cats, poem by T.S. Eliot
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo, or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey —
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter —
Such as Munkstrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum —
The name that no human research can discover —
(From Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, poems by T.S. Eliot)
Tags animals, Art, Authors, Books, cats, famous authors, felines, Humor, Literature, pets, Poems, poetry, poets, Reading, T.S. Eliot, Walasse Ting, Writers, Writing
Categories Animals, Poetry
March Madness and the March Hare from Alice in Wonderland
In the U.S., the month of March is filled with talk of madness – March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournaments. Background on how "March Madness" got its name is in an article at Slate.com. After reading this explanation, I must say, "Hmmm," and ask, "Did the journalist leave out something — or someone?" My theory is that the inspiration for "March Madness" came from the mad March Hare in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
According to Wikipedia, "Mad as a March hare" is a common British expression based on popular belief about the behavior of male hares during breeding season when they run around acting crazy – boxing with other hares, jumping straight up in the air, racing around in circles, and other wild, excitable behavior. (In Great Britain, breeding season for hares lasts from February to September).
In Carroll's book — originally published in 1865 — the March Hare behaves as though it's always teatime because his friend, the equally Mad Hatter, "murdered the time" while singing for the Queen of Hearts. (During the 1800s, "mad as a hatter" was a common British expression – referring to the disorientation hat makers experienced from the mercury used in their trade.)
Now, let's revel in a few passages from one of the greatest works in all of literature – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
"Have some wine," the March Hare said in an encouraging tone.
Alice looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. "I don't see any wine," she remarked.
"There isn't any," said the March Hare.
"The it wasn't very civil of you to offer it," said Alice angrily.
"It wasn't very civil of you to sit down without being invited," said the March Hare…
The Hatter opened his eyes very wide…"Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
"…I believe I can guess that," Alice added.
"Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it?" said the March Hare.
"Exactly so," said Alice.
"Then you should say what you mean," the March Hare went on.
"I do," Alice hastily replied, "at least – at least I mean what I say – that's the same thing, you know."
"Not the same thing a bit!" said the Hatter.
"Why, you might just as well say that 'I see what I eat' is the same thing as 'I eat what I see'!"
"You might just as well say," added the March Hare, "that 'I like what I get' is the same thing as 'I get what I like'!"
ILLUSTRATIONS: John Tenniel (1820-1914)
Tags Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Artists, basketball, Children's Literature, classic literature, Humor, illustrators, John Tenniel, Lewis Carroll, Literature, March Madness, NCAA basketball, sports, wit
Categories Children's books
Flannery O'Connor on Human Nature
"The serious writer has always taken the flaw in human nature for his starting point, usually the flaw in an otherwise admirable character. Drama usually bases itself on the bedrock of original sin, whether the writer thinks in theological terms or not. Then, too, any character in a serious novel is supposed to carry a burden of meaning larger than himself. The novelist doesn't write about people in a vacuum; he writes about people in a world where something is obviously lacking, where there is the general mystery of incompleteness and the particular tragedy of our own times to be demonstrated, and the novelist tries to give you, within the form of the book, the total experience of human nature at any time. For this reason, the greatest dramas naturally involve the salvation or loss of the soul. Where there is no belief in the soul, there is very little drama. " FLANNERY O'CONNOR
SOURCE: The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor, available at Amazon.com.
Tags Authors, Books, Flannery O'Connor, Georgia writers, letters, Literature, memoirs, Novelists, Reading, Short Stories, Southern writers, Women Authors, Writers, Writing, writing advice
Categories Writer's Quotes
Flannery O'Connor's Writing Habits
FLANNERY O'CONNOR TALKS ABOUT HER WRITING HABITS:
I'm a full-time believer in writing habits…You may be able to do without them if you have genius but most of us only have talent and this is simply something that has to be assisted all the time by physical and mental habits or it dries up and blows away…Of course you have to make your habits in this conform to what you can do. I write only about two hours every day because that's all the energy I have, but I don't let anything interfere with those two hours, at the same time and the same place."
Illustration: Tin House, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Tags advice, Authors, Books, Flannery O'Connor, inspiration, Literature, Musings, Reading, Southern authors, Southern writers, Women Authors, Writers, Writing, writing advice, writing habits, writing practice
Categories Writing Advice
Flower haiku by Matsuo Bashō
LITTLE YELLOW FLOWER
by Matsuo Bashō
Slender, so slender
its stalk bends under dew –
Photo: James Jordan, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Tags Art, Authors, Japan, Japanese literature, Literature, Matsuo Basho, photography, Poems, poetry, poets, Writers, Writing, Zen poem, zen poetry
John O'Hara on F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Fitzgerald was a better just plain writer than all of us put together."
JOHN O'HARA writing to JOHN STEINBECK,
SOURCE: The Selected Letters of John O'Hara (1978)
Tags Authors, Celebs, F. Scott Fitzgerald, inspiration, John O'Hara, John Steinbeck, letters, Literature, Novelists, Quotations, Quotes, Reading, Writers, Writing
Categories F. Scott Fitzgerald
Raymond Chandler on F. Scott Fitzgerald
He had one of the rarest qualities in all literature, and it's a great shame that the word for it has been thoroughly debased by the cosmetic racketeers, so that one is almost ashamed to use it to describe a real distinction. Nevertheless, the word is charm — charm as Keats would have used it. Who has it today? It's not a matter of pretty writing or clear style. It's a kind of subdued magic, controlled and exquisite, the sort of thing you get from good string quartettes."
RAYMOND CHANDLER referring to F. Scott Fitzgerald in a 1950 letter to a friend
Photo: Carl Van Vechten, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Van Vechten Collection, reproduction number LC-USZ62-88103 DLC.
Tags Authors, Books, F. Scott Fitzgerald, famous authors, Literature, Novelists, Novels, Quotations, Quotes, Raymond Chandler, Reading, Writers, Writing
Novelist Haruki Murakami explains why The Great Gatsby is so great
In 2006, Haruki Murakami, author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, accomplished a long-standing goal — translating The Great Gatsby into Japanese. Murakami has discussed his reverence for the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel many times over the years — and has written a compelling afterword to his translation. Read Murakami's moving love letter to Fitzgerald's masterwork at scribd.com.
Here are some excerpts from Murakami's heartfelt homage to The Great Gatsby…
When someone asks, 'Which three books have meant the most to you?' I can answer without having to think: The Great Gatsby, Dostoevesky's The Brothers Karamazov, and Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye. All three have been indispensable to me (both as a reader and as a writer); yet if I were forced to select only one, I would unhesitatingly choose Gatsby. Had it not been for Fitzgerald's novel, I would not be writing the kind of literature I am today (indeed, it is possible that I would not be writing at all, although that is neither here nor there).
Whatever the case, you can sense the level of my infatuation with The Great Gatsby. It taught me so much and encouraged me so greatly in my own life. Through slender in size for a full-length work, it served as a standard and a fixed point, an axis around which I was able to organize the many coordinates that make up the world of the novel. I read Gatsby over and over, poking into every nook and cranny, until I had virtually memorized entire sections.
Remarks such as these are bound to perplex more than a few readers. 'Look, Murakami,' they'll say, 'I read the novel, and I don't get it. Just why do you think it's so great?' My first impulse is to challenge them right back. 'Hey, if The Great Gatsby isn't great,' I am tempted to say, inching closer, 'then what the heck is?'…Gatsby is such a finely wrought novel – its scenes so fully realized, its evocations of sentiment so delicate, its language so layered – that, in the end, one has to study it line by line in English to appreciate its true value."
Tags Authors, Books, classics, F. Scott Fitzgerald, famous authors, Fiction, Haruki Murakami, interviews, Japan, Literature, novel, Reading, translations, Writers, Writing, writing craft
Free Kindle Version of Green Anthology through 3/18/14
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, we're offering a free Kindle version of the Silver Birch Press Green Anthology – available through Tuesday, March 18th at Amazon.com. (If you don't have a Kindle device, you can still read the book — with free reading apps, available at this link.) If you are in the UK, try Amazon.co.uk. The free offer also appears on all the international Amazon sites.
Featuring the work of 72 writers from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Europe, and Africa, the Silver Birch Press Green Anthology includes poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, an author interview, memoirs, and poetic essays that touch on the theme of green in creative, fresh, and compelling ways.
We would appreciate any reblogs, tweets, emails, and facebook posts about this Kindle giveaway!
Tags Authors, Books, ebooks, free, free Kindle, free offers, Kindle, literary collections, Literature, Poems, poetry, poets, Reading, Writers, Writing
Categories ebooks, Green Anthology
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, we're offering a free Kindle version of the Silver Birch Press Green Anthology – available through Tuesday, March 18th at Amazon.com. (If you don't have a Kindle device, you can still read the book — with free reading apps, available at this link.) If you are in the UK, try Amazon.co.uk.
Happy St. Pat's!


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FFA announces Hiddink as Chelsea manager
Guus Hiddink (left). (Getty)
Chelsea are yet to confirm Guus Hiddink as their new manager, but it appears Football Federation Australia have already given the role to the former Socceroos coach.
"Aussie Guus", as the well-travelled Dutchman is affectionately known in this country thanks to his success in getting Australia to the 2006 World Cup, is set to take over at the struggling English Premier League side after Jose Mourinho was sacked on Thursday.
However nothing has been made official yet - apart from a story on FFA's website declaring Hiddink had taken on the role.
"Guus Hiddink has taken temporary charge at struggling EPL giant Chelsea after the club announced they'd sacked coach Jose Mourinho overnight following the club's disastrous run in the English Premier League," the report on Friday read.
The Socceroos' official Twitter account posted the story along with the tweet: "Our former boss has taken charge at @ChelseaFC - Good luck Guus!"
The seeming worldwide scoop, which has been retweeted more than 1000 times in less than two hours, elicited a bemused reaction on Twitter.
"amazing that Australia announced Chelsea's new manager before Chelsea did!" one user responded.
Another wrote: "...ok? Maybe Chelsea would like to announce that."
FFA have been approached for comment.
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Juventus, Tottenham return to Australia
Rival managers stand behind Mourinho

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While Landi and Jacob Burton always knew they wanted to adopt children, they never expected that their brood of boys would double in size. Now parents to eight, young energetic fellas, they couldn't imagine their home any other way.
Adoption had long been a part of the Burtons' plan and after giving birth to four boys, the couple began to think about expanding their family again. They considered adding girls, but knew for sure they wanted a sibling group. After watching an inspiring story about a professional football player who had been adopted, the Burtons began to evaluate what was keeping them from starting the process.
"We asked ourselves, 'What are we waiting on? Enough room? We'll add on," Landi said.
That night, she went online to look up pictures of Arkansas children in need of homes. It was then that she came across a photo of four adorable brothers.
Something stirred within her and she felt compelled to find out more about them. Landi inquired via email about the boys in the photo. Then she and her family started praying for the brothers and the upcoming adoption journey.
Meanwhile, Jacob, a licensed contractor, began a major addition to their home.
"We were rushing to get the house done. We had to get to a certain point to even be legally open for the process," he explained.
The Burtons enlarged their log-cabin style home to include a larger family room, dining area and kitchen. Their new plans also included construction of a wing for the boys featuring eight queen size bunks and adequate bathroom and play space for all eight children. Thankfully, they completed the project just in time. "The Lord got us open exactly when we needed to be," he said.
The two were invited to meet with a panel where they were asked questions, including how they would deal with challenges, such as raising children of different races. "The questions were tough. We just stressed that we were going to love them, nurture them, and give them structure," she said.
The entire family was greatly relieved when they received the "go ahead" from DHS. Over the next several months, the Burtons met with the four boys for daylong visits that included trips to the zoo and picnics in the park. Once their home was open, Landi and Jacob were then allowed to have them for overnight and weekend visits, which gave the family a first-hand look at how all eight boys would interact with one another.
In February 2017, the boys officially moved in. Having been separated in different homes for several years, the brothers struggled, at first, to get along.
"They had to learn how to be brothers. How to deal when something didn't go their way," their mother said.
Over time, the parents began to see big differences in their soon-to-be-adopted sons' behavior. They began to embrace their surroundings, opting for outdoor time, versus the screens they had become accustomed to in previous foster homes. Behavioral problems decreased and going out for family functions became easier.
Landi admits that there were moments, especially early on, that caring for eight children felt overwhelming.
Aug. 8 was official "Adoption Day" for the Burton crew. To celebrate, Landi and Jacob had new family photos taken.
Their new sons also opted to legally change their names. They all chose names from the Bible, except Elijah, whose name already was of an Old Testament prophet. In a Burton tradition, they selected new, nature-themed middle names.
From oldest to youngest, the Burton brothers are Daniel Stone Burton, 11; Samuel Wolf Burton, 10; Andrew River Burton, 10; Matthew Bear Burton, 9; Silas Eagle Burton, 8; Jeremiah Badger Burton, 8; Elijah Hawk Burton, 6 and Seth Bison Burton, 6.
Nearly three months post-adoption, Landi feels her family has settled into a solid routine. Mornings are for breakfast and homeschooling, alternated with lots of time roaming the family's vast property.
"They are always outside building stuff or coming and telling me about what they have found outdoors," she said.
The boys also have specific chores assigned to them. Afternoons generally include traveling into town for football practice.
Although Jacob and Landi undoubtedly have their hands full, it is their hearts that are overflowing.
"Jacob is so awesome with them. He is just a really, good 'boy dad.' He can have five different games going at once and includes all of them in the fun," Landi said.
Landi is proud of all her boys – how her adopted sons have adjusted to their new lives and how her biological sons have embraced their new siblings.


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Male Population of Himachal Pradesh is 3,481,873.
Female Population of Himachal Pradesh is 3,382,729.
Himachal Pradesh population is 0.57 percent of total population of India.


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This is not just a whizz of blue colour it is the snow jet ride at Winter Wonderland. I can't believe I actually went on it. I usually stick to something nice and gentle like the ferris wheel!
Each year it seems better than before. This year the ice-skating rink is bigger and fabulous right in the centre. Rides, food, Xmas stalls, music, all in all just a heap of fun.
All that, and it's not even December yet. As an Old Humbug, I'll stick with ignoring Christmas until mid-December.
This makes a great shot. You are a brave one going on this. I tend to stay away from anything that goes in a circle at high speed.
I wouldn't go on it! Cool shot though.
Ha! I was there yesterday evening :-) Didn't go on any rides though... brave you!
Look like a wild ride and a fun place to visit, I wish I could hop on a plane and cross the pond to see it myself!
I've never had the nerve to go on whizzing things and lights like this would un-nerve me - so this is a photograph of bravery!
Really lovely capture of the moment. Hectic.
I like the way you've captured the action. Very nice.
That's a great shot, captures the colours beautifully. I can't wait to go pay a visit myself!


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      LionheartCurrencyTextField  Reference

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                LionheartCurrencyTextField

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LionheartCurrencyTextField is a drop-in replacement for UITextField that displays currency values the way you’d expect it to. It’s based on the user’s current locale, so in the US, typing <q>12345.12</q> will output <q>$12,345.12</q>.

Example

LionheartCurrencyTextField comes with a functional example project to help you get started. To run the example project, clone the repo, and run pod install from the Example directory.

Code Sample

let textField = LionheartCurrencyTextField()

Yep, it really is that simple.

Installation

LionheartCurrencyTextField is available through CocoaPods. To install
it, simply add the following line to your Podfile:

pod "LionheartCurrencyTextField"

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Dan Loewenherz

License

KeyboardAdjuster is available under the Apache 2.0 LICENSE. See the LICENSE file for more info.

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A West Ham United footballing legend was the special guest at the King's Lynn Irons Club's Christmas meal on Friday 5 December.
Ronnie Boyce, who played for the Hammers 342 times including the 1964 FA Cup Final win and the European Cup Winners Cup final the following year, was one of the the first to arrive and last to leave the festive event at the Riverside Restaurant in Lynn.
The 71-year-old posed for pictures with members, signed West Ham programmes and recounted countless stories of his time playing, coaching and scouting for the East London club during a Q&A session.
David Blackmore, media, publicity & communications officer at KLIC, said: "Having Ronnie as the guest of our Christmas meal was a very special occasion in the history of the King's Lynn Irons Club. I had the privilege of sitting on his table and it was an absolute pleasure to hear the stories of his life with West Ham.
"He was a firm favourite with the Hammers faithful back in the 1960s and it wasn't hard to see why. He was brilliant from start to finish. A true professional, he was honest, friendly, warm, personable, and I really liked everything about him.


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Iran-US conflict: more to come?
With the US's killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the risk of attacks on Mena oil infrastructure is likely to increase
US lobs a grenade into a box of fireworks
Washington and Tehran may consider their next moves after drone kills top Iranian general, but restraint is the likeliest casualty
US withdrawal stirs the Middle East
Long-term adversaries are re-evaluating their allegiances in the wake of the US policy shift in the region
Mounting sanctions squeeze Iranian exports
The country's oil sector and economy will continue to feel the suffocating effects of US sanctions
US election looms large for energy in 2020
Foreign policy will pose a range of geopolitical risks to energy markets, while US shale will slacken its breakneck pace
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Iran's oil sector unfazed by protests
A lack of clarity about the origins and aims of the country's demonstrations make predictions for their outcome difficult. But, for now, the energy industry is unscathed
In all the confusion in Iran, with demonstrations and clashes in cities and towns across the country, one thing at least is clear: thus far, the energy sector is operating normally. Neither the production nor the export of oil and natural gas has been affected. "Everything is going normally," an Iranian energy source told Reuters.
But that's not to say that they won't be at some stage. This is the point. No one can say with any certainty how the current waves of street unrest will develop because there's no central theme to the protests.
It's a mistake to compare in general terms what's happening in Iran to the events of the Arab spring uprisings. For there have been nothing like the mass demonstrations witnessed in Cairo and other Arab cities at that time.
Yet there are some similarities. The demonstrations in Iran, like those in the Arab world, appear to be spontaneous expressions of discontent over a range of issues—from difficult economic circumstances, to high-level corruption, to condemnation of the ruling clergy establishment and calls for the return of the shah. Young Iranians, in particular, are fed up with the remote and authoritarian attitude of the country's rulers. Yet they can't agree on a system to replace the current one.
Another similarity with the Arab experience is the fact that there's no senior political figure aligning himself with the protests. Not yet, at any rate. This is in large part because the protests are so diverse in nature. Again, it's possible that the unrest will coalesce around a central theme of, say, demanding a change of leadership or change of regime. Or they could be suppressed by brutal use of force. Already the number of dead is in double figures, while hundreds have been arrested.
All the while, predictably, Iran's enemies—notably the Trump administration, Israel and Saudi Arabia—are relishing the discomfort of the Tehran authorities as they agonise over how to respond to the protests. One Saudi editorial said the world was "watching what's happening in Iran and awaiting the results of the popular movement", adding: "The hope is that the Iranian people can find a way out of the dark tunnel" created by the Islamic regime.
But regime change, even if it were to happen, is a distant prospect. At present, Iranians can only live day by day, waiting for the picture to become clearer. One sure indicator of the crisis deepening in a serious way would be if the protests disrupted Iran's energy sector.


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Q: why we need to design Abstract Factory pattern if we can create direct object at client side? I faced this question while my recent interview. I googled it but except "This is creational pattern and we can create centralized objects" this answer I could not conclude. As i explained this then he asked me but "what is we can create object directly in client classes for server classes. Why should i use abstract factory ?"

A: As NoviceProgrammer said, using the Abstract Factory design pattern means that the client using the result object, remains independent of the actual result object, as it knows only its interface. Therefore, when a new object type needs to be produced by the Factory side, the client won't have to change a thing in order to handle it, as long as the interface remains the same.
Regarding the wikipedia example, imagine that you need to add a "LinuxButton" class, to be used by your application. Then you would create another factory, named "LinuxFactory" implementing the generic "GUIFactory" interface. This way, the "Application" class, does not need to change anything in order to use the new concrete implementation of "LinuxButton". The factory is the one doing all the job, and the "Application" needs no changes. Now imagine scaling this to hundreds of classes and you will see the value of it.
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A registration form demo that behaves like the one described in BaconJS's [tutorial](http://baconjs.github.io/tutorials.html).

This simple registration form includes a laundry list of features:

- [x] Username availability checking while the user is still typing the username
- [x] Showing feedback on unavailable username
- [x] Showing an AJAX indicator while this check is being performed
- [x] Disabling the Register button until both username and fullname have been entered
- [x] Disabling the Register button in case the username is unavailable
- [x] Disabling the Register button while the check is being performed
- [x] Disabling the Register button immediately when pressed to prevent double-submit
- [x] Showing an AJAX indicator while registration is being processed
- [x] Showing feedback after registration

You can try out the demo for yourself [here](http://danschultz.github.io/frappe/examples/registration_form/).

## Overview

With Frappe, you setup signal graphs that transform input events, and side effects for when these events propagate through your app and cause the signals to change. These side effects can be in the form of modifying the DOM or saving application state to some external store.

For instance in this demo, we've setup signal graphs for validating a form. If the form isn't valid, the registration button should be disabled. Some validations might happen locally, such as a username or fullname being entered, and some validations happen on the server, such as if the username is available. A server validation is just another type of input into the system. Instead of it being input by the user, it's input from the network. For simplicity, this demo mocks server validations.

As a user inputs text into these fields, the signals capture these events, run their validations and either enable or disable the registration button.

```dart
var username = new Property<String>.fromStreamWithInitialValue(usernameInput.value, usernameInput.onInput.map(inputValue));
var fullname = new Property<String>.fromStreamWithInitialValue(fullnameInput.value, fullnameInput.onInput.map(inputValue));

var isUsernameValid = username.map((value) => value.isNotEmpty);
var isFullnameValid = fullname.map((value) => value.isNotEmpty);
var isUsernameAvailable =
    username
        .changes
        .debounce(new Duration(milliseconds: 250))
        .flatMapLatest((value) => new Stream.fromFuture(fetchIsUsernameAvailable(value)));

var isValid =
      isUsernameValid
          .combine(isFullnameValid, (a, b) => a && b)
          .combine(isUsernameAvailable, (a, b) => a && b)
          .distinct()
          .asPropertyWithInitialValue(false);

isValid.listen((value) => registerButton.disabled = !value);
```

## Running

You can try out the demo [here](http://danschultz.github.io/frappe/examples/registration_form/). Otherwise, you can clone the project and run the example locally:

* `pub serve example`
* Open `http://localhost:8080/registration_form/`


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Lincolnshire Automatics Ltd
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A PREMISES LICENCE UNDER THE GAMBLING ACT 2005
Notice ID: BO6149075
22nd December 2016 to 21st January 2017
Notice is hereby given that: Lincolnshire Automatics Ltd of the following address: 1-11 Shore Road, Swanage, BH19 1LA are applying for a Adult Gaming Centre premises licence under section 159 of the Gambling Act 2005. The application relates to the following premises: 6A High
Street, Swanage. The application
has been made to: Purbeck District Council. Information about the
application is available from the licensing authority, including the arrangements for viewing the
details of the application.
Any of the following persons may make representations in writing to the licensing authority about the
application: A person who lives sufficiently close to the premises to
be likely to be affected by the authorised activities. A person who has business interests that
might be affected by the authorised activities. A person who represents
someone in any of the above two categories.
Any representations must be made by the following date: 12.1.2017. It is an offence under section 342 of the Gambling Act 2005 if a person, without reasonable excuse, gives to a licensing authority for a purpose connected
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APPLICATION TO VARY A PREMISES LICENCE
APPLICATION TO VARY A PREMISES LICENCE LICENSING ACT 2003 NOTICE is hereby given that Mr Angelo Wiggins has applied to Purbeck District
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LICENCING ACT 2003 PREMISES LICENCE NOTICE is hereby given that Angelo Barry Wiggins of The Snackbar 1 Quay House 10 High Street Swanage
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Dorset Council Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Dorset Council has received the following applications:
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LICENSING ACT 2003 PREMISES LICENCE NOTICE is hereby given hat ONE CLUB LTD of 1 High Street, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2LN has applied to
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Rock Returns to Roslyn with My Father's Place Opening
The wait is almost finally over as local and no-so-local music fans and performers get ready for the reopening of My Father's Place. The first performer will be Buster Poindexter:
Photo above: Buster Poindexter (left) who will be playing My Father's Place and Michael "Eppy" Epstein (right).
Poindexter, is from Staten Island and performs a combination of jazz, lounge, calypso and novelty songs. His first hit song was "Hot Hot Hot,". His appearance takes place at the club on Friday 8 pm. The inaugural show is sold out.
The 225-seat dinner club is very different from the original My Father's Place, which closed in 1987. The new version is a much more intimate, adult atmosphere, owner Michael "Eppy" Epstein said.
"We decided to bring it back because a lot of us are unhappy that there is no music industry to speak of and it takes so long for a band like 21 Pilots or Cage the Elephant to break so many albums," Epstein said. "It takes so long to develop the brand that I'm hoping to give a little helping hand to young bands and young artists, whether they're jazz, rock, blues, country, comedy, reggae, everything."
The opening weekend will continue with Livingston Taylor, (another sold out performance) on Saturday. The show features special guests Chris Kinnear and Andy Aledort. Then Roomful of Blues, an American blues and swing revival big band, plays the venue on Sunday.
Tickets for Roomful of Blues are available for $35 at myfathersplace.com. Here's the link: https://myfathersplace.showare.com/orderticketsarea.asp?p=5&a=2&src=default
Roslyn Hotel owner Sumeer Kakar said the club will be housed in the current banquet hall and ballroom, and My Father's Place general manager Dan Kellachan said the club's main entrance will be through the door from the parking garage.
"There has been tremendous feedback, and people have been reaching out from across the country," Kakar said. "People across Long Island have fond memories of the club and they have brought it up in conversation, not even knowing I'm involved, as a conversation piece from an electrician working on my house to people in the grocery store. I think it will have a tremendously positive impact on the hotel and Roslyn."
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Tim differentiates between three categories of people: the cooler, the closer and the cleaner. The coolers are careful and followers to other successful leaders. They don't make decisions unless they have to. They turn away from problems, and they prefer to play it safe.
The closers are capable of dealing with pressure, but their primary motive is recognition, and they do what they do for the sake of getting the credit. They are after the reward.
Keep pushing yourself, even when everyone else gave up.
Significant focus will enable you to get into a sharp mental state and get control over everything around you.
Know who you are. Unlearn what you have learned that makes you fearful, weak, hesitant and vanish any mental or physical limitations.
Tap into your dark side that makes you resist and push yourself Use this fore to achieve what you want.
Make pressure your growing power and a driving force to become ready all the time, to be continually working to achieve a goal. Use pressure to stay sharp, motivated and charged.
Have unstoppable confidence, but be flexible enough to change plans when things are not working your way. Your confidence will eliminate any fear of failure and will push you in the right direction.
Don't compete with anyone, make them compete with you; study your opponent carefully; advance your skills and keep challenging yourself.
Make decisions and find the answers to your own Don't wait for others, decide and act. Seek advice only from those who can give it and work fast and hard.
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Anhai (kinesiska: 安海, 安海镇) är en köpinghuvudort i Kina. Den ligger i provinsen Fujian, i den sydöstra delen av landet, omkring 170 kilometer sydväst om provinshuvudstaden Fuzhou. Antalet invånare är . Befolkningen består av  kvinnor och  män. Barn under 15 år utgör  %, vuxna 15-64 år  %, och äldre över 65 år  %.

Runt Anhai är det mycket tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Chendai,  km nordost om Anhai. Runt Anhai är det i huvudsak tätbebyggt.

Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är maj, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är oktober, med  mm nederbörd.

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Warhawks Welcome Return of 6-Foot-2 Koshuta
Originally posted on www.connectionnewspaper.com by Jon Roetman
Kelly Koshuta caught a pass and headed for a breakaway layup during an AAU game in July of 2012, but the 6-foot-2 rising sophomore never made it to the basket.
Koshuta took an awkward step and heard a "pop." She had torn the ACL in her left knee four months after averaging 19.5 points and 10.8 rebounds as a freshman on the Madison girls' basketball team, helping the Warhawks reach the Northern Region semifinals.
"There was so much pain," Koshuta said, "I couldn't even think."
After falling one win shy of qualifying for the state tournament during the 2011-12 season, Madison's hopes of making it to Richmond during the 2012-13 campaign received a devastating blow when Koshuta and rising senior standout Megan Henshaw each suffered a torn ACL during the summer. The Warhawks won the Liberty District championship without two of their stars, but the team lost to Edison by 30 points in the regional quarterfinals.
"Knowing that I wasn't going to be able to play the sport that I love for a while was really hard," Koshuta said. "The hardest part was sitting on the bench during the season and seeing my team play and not being able to come in and help."
Koshuta had surgery in August of 2012 and received clearance to start playing basketball in March, shortly after the conclusion of what would have been her sophomore season. She worked hard build muscle in her left leg and get back into basketball shape, and eventually played AAU ball in the summer.
"It was tough. The first month out of surgery is the hardest because you're kind of immobilized. You can't really move," she said. "You're in a leg brace that's straight and locked so you can't bend your knee. Right after you're cleared to walk, it's right into rehab and strengthening your muscle to get it back and ready. That's the hardest part.""
Nine months after returning to the court, Koshuta, now a junior, is ready to lead Madison on a deep playoff run. Henshaw and standout guard Megan LeDuc have graduated, but Koshuta's skill and presence could make the Warhawks once of the top teams in Conference 6 and the 6A North region.
"They set high expectations for themselves," Madison head coach Kirsten Stone said. "The returning girls realize what they accomplished without Kelly, and I think now that they've added Kelly, they would like to be competing in the regional finals and moving onto states."
A trip to the state tournament would likely involve many double-doubles from Koshuta, who will now have to deal with a target on her back, unlike when she might have surprised opponents as a freshman.
"She has great hands and she just has the determination to score," Stone said. "She knows how to use her body. She's a little bit undersized for a post, but she knows how to position herself in a way that she can score."
#Joining Koshuta in the starting lineup is 5-foot-6 senior guard Katie Kerrigan, a four-year varsity athlete who will play lacrosse at Ohio State. Kerrigan is a defensive presence who was tough enough to match up with opposing post players while Koshuta was out due to injury.
"She's one of those girls if she decided basketball was her main sport, she would have been a Division I basketball player," Stone said. "She's just an athlete and a workhorse."
Junior guard Jana Tremba, a strong 3-point shooter, sophomore point guard Aiden McWeeney and sophomore guard/forward Alexis Hermes will also start for Madison.
McWeeney started at shooting guard as a freshman, gaining valuable experience.
"I think it's huge for this year," Stone said. "She had a lot of time in big games and she's worked hard this summer. … She's worked her butt off to be a good ball-handler."
Madison opens its season tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Oakton. The Warhawks will travel to take on Centreville, which reached the region final four last year, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6. Madison's first home game is Dec. 13 against Stone Bridge.
While the Warhawks have talent, they also have experience handling adversity.
"Now," Kerrigan said, "even if Kelly gets hurt or if I get hurt, some girls, they have the confidence that they'll step up and fill our spots."


My 16-year old daughter is not doing well in school and currently has a solid B average. She is constantly studying hours every day but she is doing so badly! We have tried everything from tutoring to grounding her. She knows our expectations are to do engineering, pre-med, or business but her math marks are not good and I am afraid she will have no future. What can I do to help her?
The toughest part of this question is my choice of tone in the answer. I can lean in, give it to you straight and hard, which will entertain my followers but which will likely result in you shutting down and failing to learn anything…or I can spoon feed you an answer that will be more likely to resonate with you but which will surely result in viewers falling asleep before they hit the end. This is my dilemma. And I'm not sure which way to go.
As a parent, it behooves you to view your daughter through a lens of curiosity – which is the exact opposite of having expectations that you impose upon her. Ideally you'd be curious about what she likes, what she exceeds at, where her strengths lie. Instead, you've chosen to ignore the very obvious data - which I find odd given your affinity for math (or is it just your daughter who needs to excel at math?) - and you're pushing her into a narrow choice of fields which require a skillset that doesn't appear to come easily to her. Do you know how it feels to spend your life trying to master an aptitude that doesn't come naturally? It would be like me expecting you to work in my field, to utilize emotional intelligence on a daily basis.
If you choose to stay on this course, your child will continue to attempt to meet your highly unreasonable expectations, which will destroy her self-esteem and undermine her sense of self, the combination of which is the strongest indicator of life happiness or misery. THIS, not her choice of career, will result in a lifetime handicap, impacting every aspect of her world. So you see, you have a decision to make: Let her live her life or force her to fail at yours.
Your daughter is doing very well, despite your parenting. The people who run this world and who make 7-figures tend to be the B and C students. Those are the people who become entrepreneurs, who create products, cures, and mathematical equations that change the world. Stop trying to bang a square peg into a round hole, and be grateful that you haven't provoked an adolescent rebellion to rival our definition thereof.
In the final analysis, I'm not sure which tone I chose. Hopefully one that resonates with you – for your daughter's sake.


Blizzard just went through the General Discussion Forum and deleted about 5 threads that had been talking about Rift. Most of the topics/posts were mature and not trolling, simply comparing wow to Rift. Nice way to sensor what you don't want to hear lol.
He just posted for amusement reasons. No harm ..No foul.
I would like to see 24 suspense handed out for every time warcraft or wow is mention in here.
We had no angsty WoW haters until they released that "We're not in Azeroth anymore". Sigh, thanks Trion mareketing.
That is quite funny, I saw it too.
They've been deleting those for about a week now. Seems like someone was asleep at the keyboard, especially with that thread from the goblin staying up for 7 hours and 26 pages.
Shame it doesn't work the other way round.
It probably has something to due with the fact that "we aren't in Azeroth anymore."
Heh, they deleted the off-topic forum when they transferred the forums to the new system. Now there really isn't anywhere to talk about it and stay within the rules, as general chat is supposed to be in regards to WoW. Though I suppose comparing Rift to WoW is somewhat talking about WoW. Guess they don't want to give Rift the free advertising. I don't really blame them, but the act of censoring does cause its own problems as well.
Last edited by DantheDragon; 02-10-2011 at 09:09 AM.
anyone remeber when blizzard would just ban people for saying "blue plz"
They have always disrespected there community like this , they dont really care , they dont need to.
...hate / hater(s) is one of those things in life that gets reciprocated, like it or not.
I lol'd a bit when I read "We're not in Azeroth anymore".
I don't blame them either, poor Blizz. I heard from a friend at Blizz that they have had a record number of sub cancels in there 6 year history, since the announcement of the Rift release date.
Im sure they will just give away some more fluffy pets and mounts to make the sheeple happy.


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Q: GItLab task fails with TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'value') I'm learning GitLab at the moment and I'm a complete beginner to it. I'm trying to test my JavaScript code to see if a function checkInputs() was called.
This is my Jest file
/** @jest-environment jsdom */

import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
import * as script from './script.js'

describe('checkInputs', () => {
  it('has to be called', () => {

    script.checkInputs=jest.fn()

    expect(script.checkInputs).toHaveBeenCalled()
  });
})

And a part of the script.js file I'm trying to test:
export let checkInputs = function () {
  passwordVal = password.value;
  password2Val = password2.value;

  reg = /[`!@#$%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{};':"\\|,.<>\/?~ 0-9]/;

  if (password2Val.length < 6 || passwordVal.length < 6) {
    errorMsg(password, password2);
  } else if (password2Val !== passwordVal) {
    errorMsg(password, password2);
  } else if (!reg.test(passwordVal) || !reg.test(password2Val)) {
    errorMsg(password, password2);
  }
};

checkInputs()

Pipelines trigger on commit and Jest should test if the checkInputs() was called, but it gives the following error:
 TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'value')
      22 |
      23 | export let checkInputs = function () {
    > 24 |   passwordVal = password.value;
         |                          ^
      25 |   password2Val = password2.value;
      26 |

I've tried almost anything and I'm pretty much stuck. Also here are the dependecies in package.json file:
"devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.19.6",
    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.19.4",
    "@babel/preset-flow": "^7.18.6",
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.5",
    "babel-loader": "^8.2.5",
    "jest": "^29.2.1",
    "jest-environment-jsdom": "^29.2.1",
    "jest-junit": "^14.0.1",
    "webpack": "^5.74.0",
    "webpack-cli": "^4.10.0"

This is my first post here so PLEASE go easy on me.
Thanks in advance


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Ågesta friluftsområde är en frisksportanläggning vid sjön Magelungen i Huddinge kommun, södra Stockholm. Anläggningens motions- och vandringsspår ligger i naturområdet mellan Ågesta folkhögskola i väster och Djupån i öster och sköts av Stockholms stads idrottsförvaltning. Ågesta friluftsområde räknas till en av Stockholms största anläggningar för längdskidåkning. Här byggs ett belyst konstsnöspår som skall stå klart till vintern 2019.

Historik

Redan på 1950-talet låg här Ågestagårdens friluftsgård, ej att förväxla med närbelägna Ågesta gård. Anläggningen har byggts om och till ett flertal gånger och förvärvades år 2000 av Frälsningsarmén som här etablerade Ågesta folkhögskola. Marken hörde till torpet Nynäs som i sin tur låg under Ågesta gård. Torpet är fortfarande bevarat och fungerar som raststuga och omklädningsrum vintertid.

Anläggningen
Inom friluftsområdet finns bland annat frisbeegolfbana, bollplan, volleybollplan, utegym, båtbrygga, grillplatser samt flera motionsspår och vandringsleder med olika längd. Genom området passerar även en del av Huddingeleden.

Anläggningens spår och leder
Elljusspår (1,0 km - 3,3 km - 6,0 km)
Promenaden (2 km)
Skogs- och terrängspår (5 km - 10 km)
Vandringsled (13 km)
Konstsnöspår, belyst (2 km) klart under vintern 2019

Bilder

Källor
Stockholms stad: Ågesta skid- och motionsspår (15 augusti 2018).
Informationstavla med spårkarta på platsen

Externa länkar

Anläggningar för friluftsliv
Huddinge kommun
Stockholms kommun


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Narcisse Tordoir, The Pink Spy 1, 2013. Drawing, pastel on paper, mounted on dibond, 340 x 480 cm.
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Who is Léon Werth ?
Le petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was dedicated to Léon Werth : he was Saint-Exupéry's closest friend.
The story of the manuscript of 33 Jours is a novel in itself : Viviane Hamy, curious about the dedicatee of Le petit Prince, contacted the writer's son, Claude Werth, who found, two years later, the manuscript amongst doctor's prescriptions in the office where he was established as a doctor.


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9 Disturbing Side Effects of Soda
By Emily Main, Rodale
Soda's Bittersweet Side Effects
If you've been reading health magazines and websites for any length of time, you've read a litany of reasons why soda is bad for you. It's nothing but sugar water. It's devoid of any nutritional value. It leads to obesity and diabetes. But we've dug up nine other disturbing facts about what soda does to your body, besides packing on the pounds, that don't get much attention in broader discussions about soda and its impact on your health.
Weird Fat in Weird Places
In the latest bad news for the soda industry, Danish researchers discovered that drinking non-diet soda leads to dramatic increases in fat buildup around your liver and your skeletal muscles, both of which can contribute to insulin resistance and diabetes. The study revealed that people who drank a regular soda every day for six months saw a 132 to 142 percent increase in liver fat, a 117 to 221 percent jump in skeletal fat, and about a 30 percent increase in both triglyceride blood fats and other organ fat. Their consumption also led to an 11 percent increase in cholesterol, compared with the people who drank other beverages such as water or milk.
Diet-Soda Belly
It's not surprising that drinking all the sugar in sodas would cause weight gain, but what is surprising is that even diet soda will pack on the pounds: Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center monitored 475 adults for 10 years, and found that those who drank diet soda had a 70 percent increase in waist circumference over the 10-year study, compared with those who didn't drink any soda. Those who drank more than two diet sodas per day saw a 500 percent waist expansion! A separate study the same researchers conducted on mice suggested that it was the aspartame, which raised blood glucose levels, that caused the weight gain; when your liver encounters too much glucose, the excess is converted to body fat.
Caramel Cancer-Causers
In 2011, the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the artificial caramel coloring used to make Coke, Pepsi, and other colas brown. The reason: Two contaminants in the coloring, 2-methylimidazole and 4-methylimidazole, have been found to cause cancer in animals, a threat the group says is unnecessary, considering that the coloring is purely cosmetic. According to California's strict Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to cause cancer, just 16 micrograms per person per day of 4-methylimidazole is enough to pose a cancer threat, and most popular brown colas, both diet and regular, contain 200 micrograms per 20-ounce bottle.
Accelerated Aging
Diet or regular, all colas contain phosphates, or phosphoric acid, a weak acid that gives colas their tangy flavor and improves their shelf life. Although it exists in many whole foods, such as meat, dairy, and nuts, too much phosphoric acid can lead to heart and kidney problems, muscle loss, and osteoporosis, and one study suggests it could trigger accelerated aging. The study, published in a 2010 issue of the FASEB Journal, found that the excessive phosphate levels found in sodas caused lab rats to die a full five weeks earlier than the rats whose diets had more normal phosphate levels–a disturbing trend considering that soda manufacturers have been increasing the levels of phosphoric acid in their products over the past few decades.
The artificial sweeteners used in diet sodas don't break down in our bodies, nor do wastewater-treatment plants catch them before they enter waterways, researchers have found. In 2009, Swiss scientists tested water samples from wastewater-treatment plants, rivers and lakes in Switzerland and detected levels of acesulfame K, sucralose, and saccharin, all of which are, or have been, used in diet sodas. A recent test of 19 municipal water supplies in the U.S. revealed the presence of sucralose in every one. It's not clear yet what these low levels are doing to people, but past research has found that sucralose in rivers and lakes interferes with some organisms' feeding habits.
Mountain Dew Mind
Dentists have a name for the condition they see in kids who drink too much Mountain Dew. They wind up with a "Mountain Dew Mouth," full of cavities caused by the drink's excessive sugar levels. "Mountain Dew Mind" may be the next medical condition that gets named after the stuff. An ingredient called brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, added to prevent the flavoring from separating from the drink, is an industrial chemical used as a flame retardant in plastics. Also found in other citrus-based soft drinks and sports drinks, the chemical has been known to cause memory loss and nerve disorders when consumed in large quantities. Researchers also suspect that, like brominated flame retardants used in furniture foam, the chemical builds up in body fat, possibly causing behavioral problems, infertility, and lesions on heart muscles over time.
Whacked-Out Hormones
It's not just the soda that's causing all the problems. Nearly all aluminum soda cans are lined with an epoxy resin called bisphenol A (BPA), used to keep the acids in soda from reacting with the metal. BPA is known to interfere with hormones, and has been linked to everything from infertility to obesity and diabetes and some forms of reproductive cancers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have pegged soda cans, along with restaurant, school, and fast-food meals, as a major source of exposure to the chemical. And while Pepsi and Coke are currently locked in a battle to see which company can be the first to develop a 100 percent plant-based-plastic bottle–which they're touting as "BPA free"–neither company is willing to switch to BPA-free aluminum cans.
Dead Birds
Before you switch from cans to bottles, though, take a look at the photographs of Chris Jordan, an environmentalist and photographer who visited the Midway Atoll area in 2009. It's close to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a mass of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean where things like soda caps (which often aren't recycled) and plastic fish netting float just beneath the surface of the water. Birds, sea turtles, and other wildlife mistake the debris for food and eat large quantities of the plastic, which they are unable to digest. Ultimately, the plastic causes them to starve to death. It's estimated that thousands of animals die this way every year.
Unknown Side Effects of GMOs
Take a look at the ingredients list for any soda and chances are most of those ingredients are derived from corn. As much as 88 percent of the corn grown in the U.S. is genetically modified to resist toxic pesticides or engineered to create pesticides within the plant itself. Thanks to lax government safety regulations, and tight corporate control over who gets to test these proprietary seeds, there are no human studies that can prove or disprove whether these crops are safe. Independent scientists have found that, in animals, genetically modified crops, or GMOs, are linked to digestive tract damage, accelerated aging, and even infertility. By drinking soda, you're taking part in the biggest science experiment on the planet.
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2 thoughts on "9 Disturbing Side Effects of Soda"
henriettashippo says:
Shit, another addiction I have to master
ladyoftheabyss says:
LMAO! I am in the same boat. I have started drinking more tea. But the tea just doesn't cut it when it comes to my cravings for a Coke. So I have sneak one in every now and then. Good luck on mastering the addiction. Let me know how you did it!


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Alright Our - €20m-plus rejuvenation scheme to transform Balbriggan
The future of Balbriggan is set to be transformed through a €20million-plus rejuvenation plan - an ambitious new vision for the town, which will be shaped by the views of its population.
Balbriggan Leadership Group Chairman Professor Brian MacCraith with some of the group members (l-r) Alice Davis, Nikki Halleran, Cllr Tony Murphy, Fionnuala May, Dr Fionnuala Anderson, Cllr Gráinne Maguire and Adeline O'Brien. Over €20m will be invested in the Balbriggan Rejuvenation Programme over the next three years, and local residents are being asked to get involved in a survey to prioritise the area's needs. Picture Conor McCabe
The wide-ranging plans include a new river park which will flow through new public areas in the town down to a reimagined harbour and marina and link up with a new greenway.
Balbriggan is the youngest town in Ireland, with an average age of 30.5, and has seen rapid population and housing growth without an equivalent rise in amenities.
Under the plan, Balbriggan has the chance to develop into a seaside town with fantastic amenities that will provide a sustainable future for its population.
And local residents are being asked to take part in an public consultation plan and survey entitled Our Balbriggan which will shape the order of priorities for a list of improvements to transform the town.
A Balbriggan leadership group, chaired by Professor Brian MacCraith, President, Dublin City University, was established earlier in the year to prepare ambitious plans for the area with actions that can be delivered upon.
"In a few years' time the centre of the town will have been transformed with public amenities flowing from the River Bracken and the Millpond Park through Quay Street down to a completely reimagined Harbour which will be the envy of the country," said Prof MacCraith.
"The transformation is already beginning, with free town centre Wi-Fi, new Skate Park and Heritage Trail just a few of the initiatives due to be unveiled in a short period of time.
"The Our Balbriggan survey will allow the people of the town to have a say in prioritising a range of improvements.
A vibrant market space situated under the arches of the remarkable Railway Viaduct, with the addition of freestanding stall structures for weekly and seasonal markets. The RNLI Boathouse as a café space with additional seating, paving and lighting.
"At the moment, this town is missing a heart – a properly functioning town centre.
"This whole initiative is about creating an ambitious and prosperous future for Balbriggan that builds on all of its strong points – the physical assets, its fabulous beach, its location and its diverse and rapidly-growing talent base.
"By understanding the connectivity of all these assets in a smart way you can totally transform a town."
A Balbriggan Socio-Economic Strategy, which will be published at the end of Q1 2019, will contain an implementation plan with a list of actions, activities and accompanying timeline, directly influenced by the results of the Our Balbriggan survey.
"A €10m capital fund allocated to support the Balbriggan Strategy over the next three years is a real and sustained commitment to the town and the people of the area have the opportunity to shape and influence the order of priorities," said Fingal County Council Chief Executive Paul Reid.
An exciting new harbour experience at Balbriggan will create a lively waterfront, linking numerous tourism and leisure opportunities.
"In addition to the €10million allocated for the implementation of the Balbriggan Strategy an additional capital sum, in excess of €10million, has also been allocated for the completion of the Balbriggan to Skerries Greenway, development of Bremore Castle into a premier visitor destination, development of Bremore Regional Amenity Park, and upgrades to cycle ways and connectivity in the town.
"The total cost of all public realm activities is likely to exceed the amount available, so choices may have to be made and which activity, the timescale and likely budget will be directly influenced by the results of the survey.
"But the plan goes much deeper than public spaces and amenities. It will involve every area of local lives – employment, education, skills, local economy and enterprise and community affairs and integration.
Balbriggan's population of 24,611 has grown by 194% since 1991, compared to the national average of 35% and Fingal's growth of 94%.
Its average age of 30.8 compares to 37 nationally, and 28% of residents were born outside Ireland, which is significantly higher than the national figure of 13%.
Over the next few weeks every resident is being asked to Get Involved and have their say via the simple online survey which can be found on Balbriggan.ie or the #ourbalbriggan social media platforms.
A large event/market space off Quay Street will contain a linear park at the heart of Balbriggan alongside the Bracken River. It will feature tiered seating for events and stall structures for weekly markets, with the historical stone structure of the Railway Viaduct and Balbriggan Harbour as a spectacular backdrop.
Fingal County Council highlights innovative response to Covid-19 during #YourCouncilDay
What are your memories of the Bracken River in Balbriggan?


Unsung community heroes will get the chance to shine at a new civic event championing dedicated volunteers.
The Mayor of Kirklees, Coun Paul Kane, has announced the Valentine's Day-timed Love Thy Volunteer prize-giving bash at Batley Town Hall on Saturday, February 13.
The event is designed to acknowledge the generous work of volunteers who do not necessarily receive pay for the time they put towards their cause – and the Mayor wants you to vote for your local star.
He said: "I think it's really important given that I've been all over the authority and seen so many tremendous volunteers. What's making me extremely hopeful of the future is the fact that lots of these services having to be cut are now being taken on by 'Friends Of' people and they are doing some absolutely fantastic work. I wanted to pay them back.
But the event will celebrate the work of volunteers from across North Kirklees and nominations are welcome from all relevant areas.
It is being organised in partnership with the Batley Business Association (BBA) and Labour MP Jo Cox has also pledged her support.
He will give out prizes for volunteer of the year, the best event he has attended and an prize for a Friends Of group.
Other categories are to be finalised, so if you know somebody who has worked tirelessly for a cause within your community, send a nomination along with an explanation to the Mayor's Office.
Email mayors.office@kirklees.gov.uk or send a letter to The Mayor's Office, Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA. Entries should be in by Sunday, January 17.


September 22, 2016 is the ugliest day in history for the DDoS Mitigation industry. It was a fiasco for Akamai and a black eye for every DDoS Mitigation company in the market. Now that things are getting back to normal, many lessons were learned, and we now have some takeaways from this episode. The first takeaway: the entire CDN industry, including those companies raving about how big their networks are, are in way over their heads. If one 620Gbps attack can create panic, and disrupt Akamai's day to day operations, how will other companies, who are much smaller, deal with these large attacks, which will continue to grow exponentially.
Now, let's go on to some data points. Josh Shaul, Akamai's Vice President of Web Security described the attack on Brian Krebs as "the worst denial-of-service attack we've ever seen" and "if this kind of thing is sustained, we're definitely talking millions," as its going to cost Akamai millions of dollars to continue protecting Krebs. In the same article, Akamai spokesman Jeff Young stated the reason they pulled the plug on Krebs: "we made a business decision to no longer keep this customer on our platform and prioritize our resources on our paying customers." In other words, this attack was impacting Akamai's daily modus operandi.
Brian Krebs approached many DDoS Mitigation providers, but they were all too expensive costing between $150,000 to $200,000 to receive protection similar to what Akamai was providing.
Now, let's summarize the data points above. If Akamai is the 800 lbs. gorilla of the CDN and DDoS Mitigation industry, with more capacity, servers and infrastructure than anyone else, and a 620Gbps attack impacted them beyond everyone's expectations, including their own staff, how in the world are other much smaller players going to deal with large attacks? Now what happens if multiple large scale attacks in similar size hit a big customer of Akamai or another provider? Will it be able to mitigate the attack without disrupting other customers?
The most important takeaway, if a 620Gbps attack can create panic and fear and impact Akamai's operations, the giant of the industry, everyone starting from CloudFlare down are ill equip to deal with massive attacks. Either, CDNs and DDoS Mitigation companies must form an alliance to leverage each others networks to thwart large scale attacks, or Google must step in and help the service providers.
We believe Google needs to step in, and become a DDoS Mitigation wholesaler that can rent its infrastructure capacity to CDNs and other providers, who can use the Google Network to supplement their networks in mitigating large scale attacks.
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Procedurally generate structures - this option would be the best if I had the time to program it. You would get the best variation and endless replay-ability. The problem is time. Not only is it very time consuming testing and creating an algorithm that looks and feels natural it is also time consuming in feature creep. What I mean is I am going to be added lots more items and junk into the game and every-time I do I'll have to go back and decide if I need to add it to the creation algorithm. I've done this in my previous game The Superfluous and it was very time consuming. That game took about 2 months to make and 1 month was tweaking the level generator; which is IMO makes quite poor/boring levels. If I had a team (or maybe just another person) I feel like this would be the way to go.


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Author: Stephen Carpenter
Category: Mystery and Crime Fiction
Deal starts: January 09, 2022
Deal ends: January 09, 2022
"A BLOCKBUSTER!" Entertainment Weekly For fans of Robert Parker's smart but tough-as-nails heroes, screenwriter Stephen Carpenter introduces a new character to the mystery genre, Jack Rhodes. Jack is an author and former boxer who was on his way to literary success when his life was blown apart by the horrific suicide of his fiancee. Devastated, Jack went on a fifteen-month alcoholic spiral into near-oblivion before eventually working past his demons to become a best-selling crime novelist. But just as Jack is finishing his fourth book about a vicious serial killer, the LAPD interrupts his quiet routine with news of what appears to be a copycat murder from his first book. There's just one problem--the murder took place before Jack's book was published. Jack begins to investigate, using techniques he learned through his meticulous research with police and FBI investigators. To his horror, Jack discovers that each of the murders he has imagined are all real...down to the most harrowing details. And Jack is Suspect Number One. Jack winds up on the run, a fugitive haunted by his past and hunted by the very cops and FBI agents he has learned from and befriended. Jack must use every resource he has to prevent the murder of a woman he knows will be next in his series of novels. He must piece together shattered memories from the fragments he recalls during his drunken fifteen-month blackout. Fast-paced and utterly unpredictable, KILLER reads like a rapid-fire crime thriller, with hairpin twists and turns and edge-of-your seat psychological horror. KILLER eludes easy answers to the impossible puzzle Jack must solve, and takes the reader on a journey unlike any other.


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Canada introduces fast-tracked visa to attract Global Talent
Highly skilled and exceptionally talented professionals will also be welcome wherever they go in the world, but Canada is doing everything it can to make sure they bank the brains.
Canada this week launched its fast-track Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) which will see work permits being processed in record breaking times of two weeks or less.
Highly skilled professionals will be able to apply for one of two visa categories companies that have been identified as being high-growth companies or, alternatively, workers in identified in-demand occupations.
As part of Canada's Global Skills Strategy, the Global Talent Stream enables prioritized processing of applications for work permits in high-demand occupations requiring the specialized talent of global workers.
The government of Canada recognizes that in order to promote growth in fast-paced industries such as the tech sector, employers often need to fill a specialized position quickly, and are unable to find Canadian workers for the position.
In such cases, the GTS establishes a processing time standard of 10 business days for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and work permit applications from workers whose employers have been approved to hire through the GTS. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), the department managing this stream, has stated that this pilot program will run for an initial period of 24 months.
The LMIA is a document that proves that the employer could not find a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is ready, able, and willing to perform the job. Once an employer has obtained an LMIA, the worker may apply for a work permit.
There are two categories under the GTS.
Category A: High-growth companies with a demonstrated need for the in-demand talent of foreign nationals in order to generate growth; and,
Category B: Companies requiring high-skilled foreign nationals for occupations on the Skills Shortage List.
Speak to your Canadian Immigration Expert about requirements and specifications.
Jobs that are in high demand
The following high-demand occupations have been identified as areas in which there is a skills shortage in Canada. This list was developed in consultation with labour market experts and key stakeholders, and ESDC states that it may be updated periodically.
Computer and information systems managers
Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
Information systems analysts and consultants
Database analysts and data administrators
Software engineers and designers
Computer programmers and interactive media developers
Web designers and developers
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
Information systems testing technicians
Digital Media and Design (positions requiring a minimum of five years' industry experience and specific skills only)


G-cluster's Cloud Game Console: Should Microsoft and Sony Worry? Yes!
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G-cluster is the cloud game console, but don't be fooled by the name — there isn't actually a console. The device simply plugs into a TV or mobile device and allows the user to play major games from large studios ("AAA games") directly from the cloud. G-cluster has had success in Europe and Asia and now has its sights set on North America.
G-cluster has been around since 2000. It is the first and premier cloud gaming company. G-cluster's main customers are the cable companies, not the game players. Broadband companies can pay for the service and offer it as a bonus (or charge a fee) to their customers.
G-cluster reports the advantages to broadband companies are increases in revenue streams, revenue per user, and customer satisfaction; a reason to sell high bandwidth; and minimal costs for setup and operation.
The device plugs into the HDMI port of the TV, and a game controller can plug into the device. However, a controller is not needed to play: Users can also play using their smartphones or tablets as the controller.
Several major software companies are jumping on the G-cluster cloud service. Ubisoft (creator of Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell), Disney, and several other companies have been with them for a little while. Recently, G-cluster teamed up with Electronic Arts, the creators of Ultima, the Mass Effect series, and several Star Wars titles, promising upcoming high-end video games.
This all sounds impressive and may or may not prove to be a threat for the Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo consoles. The plans G-cluster has for the very near future include enabling players to play on their TVs, smartphones, PCs, or tablets. G-cluster envisions a scenario similar to the following: A child is playing his game on the TV. Dad says it's time to go. The child pauses the game and gets in the car. He grabs a tablet, accesses the cloud, and resumes his game where he left off.
Console manufacturers may not be scared yet, but they should be watching G-cluster. Soon the company may be producing games as good as, if not better than, the console manufacturers. Consumers will have a monthly fee and possibly a small equipment charge or rental fee, but compared to the base price of a console, it'll be virtually nothing. The cloud game console is here, and it may be the future of gaming (remember: without a robust broadband connection the cloud is useless, so use an internet speed test before any big purchase).


River rafting is certainly one of the best adventure sports in the world and Shimla offers some of the most sought after rafting tours. River rafting in Shimla takes place in the rapids of the white waters of Satluj River.
To experience the adrenaline rush and the excitement of river rafting in Shimla, one needs to reach Chaba which is a small, exotic and outlandish village at a distance of about 45 km from Shimla. Chaba is also famous for a venerable hydropower project which is more than 100 years old and is situated on the banks of Nauti River, a tributary of Satluj River.
The 15 km river rafting stretch starts from Chaba and ends at Tattapani village which is famous for its hot sulphur springs. Though the glory of Tattapani as a tourist destination has been lost because of the submergence of sulphur springs in the Kol Dam hydropower project, it is still famous for river rafting.
Tattapani rafting season extends from October to July and witnesses huge influx of tourists from all over the globe. The monsoon season makes rafting dangerous, and, thus, has been banned by the government.
Tattapani rafting charges are Rs. 1,500/- per person for a stretch of about 15 km accommodating a maximum of 6-7 people in a raft. A single person can book the entire raft alone for about Rs. 6,000/-. A shorter rafting route of 5 km is also available at a cost of Rs. 700/- per person. It is important to note that these are approximate Tattapani rafting charges and there is room for bargaining. It is up to each individual/group to negotiate with the owner of the raft.
River rafting in Tattapani is fun-filled activity that one must go for during vacation at Shimla. The enthralling experience of dancing to the tune of the white waters of Satluj River will be memory worth remembering.


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Humankind reached an unprecedented moment in planetary history. Humans now affect the Earth and its processes more than all other natural forces combined. The "Anthropocene Project" is a multidisciplinary body of work combining fine art photography, film, virtual reality, augmented reality, and scientific research to investigate human influence on the state, dynamic, and future of the Earth.
Galerie Springer Berlin is showing a high-quality selection of new photographs from the "Anthropocene Project".
The entire body of work is currently being shown simultaneously at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada. The documentary film "The Anthropocene: The Human Epoch" by Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and Edward Burtynsky will soon be shown in cinemas.
The book "The Anthropocene" has just been published by Steidl in Göttingen.
Edward Burtynsky is known as one of Canada's most respected photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes are included in the collections of over fifty major museums around the world, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California.
Burtynsky was born in 1955 of Ukrainian heritage in St. Catharines, Ontario. He received his BAA in Photography/Media Studies from Ryerson University in 1982. He links his early exposure to the sites and images of the General Motors plant in his hometown to the development of his photographic work. His imagery explores the intricate link between industry and nature, combining the raw elements of mining, quarrying, manufacturing, shipping, oil production and recycling into eloquent, highly expressive visions that find beauty and humanity in the most unlikely of places. In 1985, Burtynsky also founded Toronto Image Works, a darkroom rental facility, custom photo laboratory, digital imaging and new media computertraining centre catering to all levels of Toronto's art community.
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