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Moralist banks in Australia close accounts of businesses they don't like
See article from smartcompany.com.au
Arbitrary screwing of sole traders and small businesses by financial institutions is a longstanding problem in AUstralia.
Now Australia's banks have doubled down on the reasons they believe they should not be required to tell customers or potential customers why they can't have basic banking services. In most cases this is because the bank doesn't approve of several types of industry seemingly on the basis or morality.
According to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, such businesses include cryptocurrency traders, brothels, individual sex workers and sex shops, tattoo parlours and precious metal traders. Cases have also been reported among firearms dealers, vaping retailers, mining companies and the agriculture and farming sector.
A typical example was high-profile Sydney escort, Samantha X, who last year reported her long-standing account with ING had been shut down. When she asked for an explanation, she said she was told: We can't tell you why sorry, it is a business decision.
The ongoing issue was highlighted a year ago by independent reviewer Mike Callaghan, who was commissioned by the Australian Banking Association (ABA) to conduct the three-yearly review of the banking industry's code of conduct. Callaghan rebuked the banks for what he called blanket denial of services seemingly with regard to the customer's occupation on the basis that they are concerned the AUSTRAC anti-money laundering provisions may come into play.
The ABA's blunt response appears to be: No, we won't agree to change our practices, or tell businesses or individuals why they have had financial services denied or withdrawn, until we are forced to do so.
Unequal breasts...
Facebook ordered to allow images showing trans female breasts whilst still banning natural female breasts
Full story: Facebook Censorship since 2020...Left wing bias, prudery and multiple 'mistakes'
See article from nypost.com
See article from oversightboard.com
Facebook and Instagram will allow transgender and non-binary users to flash their bare breasts -- but women who were born female are still not allowed a similar freedom, according to Meta's advisory board.
Meta's Oversight Board -- an independent body which Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called the company's Supreme Court for content moderation and censorship policies -- ordered Facebook and Instagram to lift a ban on images of topless women for anyone who identifies as transgender or non-binary, meaning they view themselves as neither male or female.
The same image of female-presenting nipples would be prohibited if posted by a cisgender woman but permitted if posted by an individual self-identifying as non-binary, the board noted in its decision.
The board cited a recent decision to overturn a ban on two Instagram posts by a couple that describes themselves as transgender and non-binary that posed topless but covered their nipples -- only to have the post flagged by other users. Meta banned the image, but the couple won their appeal and the photo was restored online.
Meta will rely on human reviewers will now be tasked with trying to determine the sex of breasts.
Bankers take control...
Adult companies using Visa payment services need to follow additional rules to maintain proof of consent for adult performers
Visa has quietly released its updated guidelines that address user-uploaded adult content. The good news is: the regulations are very similar to Mastercard regulation AN 5196, Revised Standards for New Specialty Merchant Registration Requirements for Adult Content Merchants, which went into effect back in October 2021.
If companies are compliant with this Mastercard regulation, then they should be in good shape to also comply with the Visa changes.
The new Visa regulation, Visa Rule ID 0003356, is part of the Global Brand Protection Program Guide for Acquirers. It focuses on merchants who allow third-party users to upload or generate content. This includes real-time or livestreaming content produced and shared on social media sites, tube sites, cam sites, adult dating sites and voyeur programs. When it comes to user-uploaded content, the new Visa regulation states there must be consent in writing and it needs to include several things.
First, the merchant must enter into a written agreement with the content provider and the agreement must include that the content does not have any activity that is illegal. Content providers are required to maintain records from all persons depicted in the content and confirm that there was consent given to be depicted. Proof is also needed that consent was given to allow public distribution of the content, including uploading it to the merchant's website. Visa also recommends the use of a third-party provider that specializes in the validation of government identification.
All content must be reviewed prior to publication to ensure that it complies with all applicable laws and Visa rules.
Lastly, if the content is livestreamed, the merchant must have controls in place to manage the content.
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Hailes Church
This charming country chapel contains some magnificent 13th-century wall paintings of saints, heraldry, mythical beasts, and hunting scenes.
Hailes Parish Church
Lord Sudeley. A Guide to Hailes Church: Near Winchcombe Gloucestershire. .
Murals on the chancel arch. Related pages: Credit: Holly Hayes.
The south wall of the nave bears a non-religious subject: the hunt. A huntsman with a horn to his mouth carries a shield decorated with horns and sea urchins. Greyhounds race towards a hare crouched beneath the bare branches of a tree... Credit: Holly Hayes.
Faded mural of St. Christopher, wading in water and carrying a miniature Christ on his shoulder. In the Middle Ages, seeing the image of St. Chrisopher was believed to protect against the most dreaded of fates: death without confession... Credit: Holly Hayes.
The baptismal font dates from the 13th century and has eight sides to represent regeneration. Credit: Holly Hayes.
North wall of the nave. Credit: Holly Hayes.
The nave of Hailes Church, with mural of St. Christopher on the left and a hunting scene on the right. Credit: Holly Hayes.
Exterior of Hailes Church from the southwest. The porch and little tower were added in the early 20th century; everything else is 12th-century Norman. Credit: Holly Hayes.

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EEspèce : Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson 1871, FR Herbe en faucille, GB Sickle seagrass, thalassia sea grass, thalassia, turtle grass.
Indo pacifique, océan indien, mer rouge.


T'en is a language of China. It is spoken in Guizhou Province, east Pingtang county; Dushan county; Huishui, just south of Guiyang.
Hedong, Hexi, Huishui. Similar to Sui (See: Sui), some scholars consider T'en to be a dialect of Sui (Shearer and Sun 2002).


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Szarcula (803 m n. m.) je dvouvrcholový, zalesněný masív hory v oblasti Barania Góra ve Slezských Beskydech (geomorfologický celek Západní Beskydy) v Polsku. Hlavní vrchol se nachází na území města Visla a vedlejší vrchol (798 m n m.) se nachází ve městě Istebna. Hora patří do okresu Těšín a Slezského vojvodství. Mezi hlavním a vedlejším vrcholem je vzdušná vzdálenosti 410 m.

Rozhledna Szarcula
Ve svahu pod vrcholem se nachází rozhledna Szarcula.

Další informace
Szarcula je protáhlá hora ve směru od severozápadu k jihovýchodu. Vrcholy tvoří rozhraní povodí řeky Visla (říčka Czarna Wisełka) a povodí řeky Odra (řeka Olše). Vyšší vrchol se zvedá jihovýchodně od průsmyku Szarcula. Na hoře je skalní pískovcový výchoz Dorkowa Skała. K vrcholu a jeho okolí je nejlepší přístup z průsmyku Szarcula a vedou sem turistické trasy Główny Szlak Beskidzki a Szlak Habsburgów. Na svazích Szarculy je přírodní rezervace Rezerwat Przyrody Wisła zaměřená na ochranu prameniště veletoku Visla. Místo se také nachází v krajinném parku Park Krajobrazowy Beskidu Śląskiego.

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Hory a kopce ve Slezském vojvodství
Kopce pod 1000 metrů v Polsku
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What's *Your* Favorite Song of 2019? You Picked Celine Dion, Madonna & More
12/17/2019 by Heran Mamo
Courtesy of Columbia Records
After Billboard staffers assembled their picks for the 100 best songs of 2019, we asked readers to pick their 2019 song of the year, and the poll's write-in votes overwhelmingly went to two veteran divas.
From our poll picks, the top three fan favorites were "Boy With Luv" by BTS featuring Halsey (with nearly 11% of the vote), Billboard's own No. 1 selection "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish coming in second (with 9.5% of the vote), and "Lover" by Taylor Swift (with almost 8% of the vote).
As for the write-in picks, we're sharing the top 10 most popular songs below, starting with Céline Dion's "Imperfections" from her 12th English-language studio album and Billboard 200 No. 1-debuting LP Courage. The project's titular track, "Flying on My Own" and "Lying Down" are also featured, securing four of the 10 spots on this list. Madonna had three of the most-popular write-in offerings from the poll, including "Medellín" featuring Maluma, "Crave" featuring Swae Lee and "God Control."
Below, find the 10 most popular songs fans selected.
10. Taylor Swift, "You Need to Calm Down"
9. Céline Dion, "Lying Down"
8. Tones and I, "Dance Monkey"
7. Madonna, "God Control"
6. Céline Dion, "Flying On My Own"
5. Madonna, "Crave" feat. Swae Lee
4. Céline Dion, "Courage"
3. Big Wreck, "Too Far Gone"
2. Madonna, "Medellín" feat. Maluma
1. Céline Dion, "Imperfections"


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Is Alternative Risk Transfer cheaper than traditional insurance?
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What is an ART, or captive, insurance company?
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harder for Chinese citizens to connect to the unfiltered web.
Beijing has ordered three state-owned telecoms—China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, which together dominate the Chinese Internet access market—to bar individuals from using VPNs, or virtual private networks, starting next February, Bloomberg reported Monday (July 10), citing unidentified sources.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), China's top internet regulation body, on July 12 said it hasn't issued such an order, according to news site the Paper (link in Chinese). None of the big three telecoms responded to Quartz's request for comment.
The use of VPNs has been a frequent government target in the country as it allows Chinese citizens to climb over the "Great Firewall" and access blocked foreign sites like YouTube, Facebook, and the New York Times, and to see content that the ruling Chinese Communist Party doesn't want seen. The Bloomberg report follows a series of regulations earlier this year as part of China's efforts to accelerate the tightening control over its internet.
Although it's difficult to ferret out individual VPN users, one way telecoms can make it harder is by not providing certain services, such as server access to VPN businesses. Other laws might make it harder for VPN businesses to operate, too.
Last month Beijing enacted the long-gestating Cybersecurity Law, which regulates where companies can store and move data generated in China. The law is part of the government's effort to restrict cross-border data flow. Apple announced today (July 12) that it is setting up its first data center in China to comply with the law, which requires foreign firms to store data within the country.
At the local level, too, provinces and cities are taking new steps to stop VPN use. In March, the city of Chongqing published a notice that specified fines of as much as 15,000 yuan ($2,210) against individuals and organizations for establishing or using channels (link in Chinese) to connect to international networks. Although the notice did not specify VPNs, users of VPNs were targeted, reported state media Global Times.
On July 1, the popular service GreenVPN ceased operations in China. In an earlier note (link in Chinese) in June, the company said it had received a notice from authorities, without elaborating on the details. Another service, Haibei VPN, cited the same reason before it was taken down. Many others have been removed from app stores in the past few months.
A VPN works by "tunneling" your internet traffic onto a private network before sending it out onto the public internet. It is not illegal to use a VPN in China, nor is it to run a business within China distributing VPN software. But running such a business requires registering with the government and promising to hand over user data (links in Chinese) to authorities when necessary.
ExpressVPN, which is based in the British Virgin Islands and has been operating for eight years, described Beijing's latest order as part of "a continual game of cat-and-mouse" since it comes "in the absence of any official statements." Other VPN providers—among them New York-based KeepSolid and Switzerland-based VyprVPN—argue they have the technology to route traffic so as to avoid detection by telecoms.
"I won't survive without a VPN," says 24-year-old Klara Xu, who works in a Shanghai-based media company. Searching on Google for information-gathering is part of her daily job. Last August she paid around 600 yuan ($88) for a full-year subscription to ExpressVPN. But now she is hesitating because of the recent VPN shutdowns. "Should I get a half-year subscription, or a full-year one?" she wonders.
"How often do I use VPN? I would count it by the second," says 24-year-old Calvin Cheng, who works at a Beijing-based publication. Cheng has two VPN apps: Lantern for his Windows computer and Super VPN for his Mac. He uses these not only for work, but also for entertainment, such as watching music clips on YouTube. Previously Cheng paid 72 yuan ($11) for a half-year subscription for a domestic VPN service, which was taken down in June.


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Home News African American The African-American Museum And Library At Oakland May Close
The African-American Museum And Library At Oakland May Close
It is considered a hidden gem of Oakland.?The African-American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) is unique because it has a dual role of archive and museum.
Now AAMLO is in danger of closing as Mayor Jean Quan announced that various libraries and museums will be shuttered due to budget restraints. The?AAMLO is on the chopping block list. The city is expected to file a possible $58 million deficit.
"The city of Oakland's budget crisis could have a drastic impact on the Oakland Public Library if the City Council votes in favor of an all-cuts budget this month.?The city council is scheduled to meet several times during the month of June, and is required by law to vote on a resolution by the end of the month," says?Rick Moss, chief curator of AAMLO.
The AAMLO is home to rare books, papers and memorabilia documenting black life in the Bay Area since California was still part of Mexico. It is also a research library, serving scholars, researchers and journalists from around the world. "AAMLO is unique to the Oakland Library systems, and is indeed unique to the kinds of African-American based cultural institutions that exist on the West coast. Given?the historical role played by Oakland's African-American community in the social revolution movements of the 1960?s and?70?s, it stands to reason that it should have an institution that honors and recognizes that legacy," notes Moss.
The AAMLO draws its $600,000 operating budget from the general fund and Measure Q, which pays for Oakland's libraries. It costs about $800,000 to operate. "The library receives its funding primarily from two sources:?the city of Oakland's General Purpose Fund and Measure Q, a dedicated library parcel tax passed by voters in 2004.?Under Measure Q, the city may collect the parcel tax only if it authorizes General Fund support that is not less than $9.0509 million per year. General Fund appropriations, which also provide funding for many city services including public safety, have?gradually been reduced to the library but have not fallen below the minimum requirement.?Since fiscal year 2008-09, Measure Q makes up the majority of the library's funding, now at approximately 60% of its total budget," explains Moss. "The mayor's fiscal year 2011-13 proposed budget has three scenarios: A, B & C. Scenario A is the "All Cuts Budget" and is the one that fundamentally affects the library and its services. It indicates a fiscal year 2011-12 General Fund appropriation for the library of $3.611 million.?Because the city's General Fund appropriation has fallen below the minimum requirement ($9.059M), the city cannot collect Measure Q funds.?Scenarios B&C return the General Fund to the required minimum and allows for the collection of Measure Q. Under Scenario A, 13 libraries are scheduled to close, among them is AAMLO."
The possible closure of AAMLO has outraged many in Oakland, as well as black historians across the country. "The AAMLO has received significant support from private citizens, civic organizations and the friends of?AAMLO," says Moss. And according to Moss, there are alternatives to the closing of AAMLO.?"Since there?are several libraries that are not on the "due to be closed" list, perhaps an active, vocal demand by the public to make sure that AAMLO is included on the list will get the ear of our elected officials," Moss points out.
The fate of AAMLO will be decided on June 21.
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Oyster sauce is a main food ingredient used in Thai, Vietnamese, and Cantonese cuisine. It is also a food ingredient used to make various menus in many countries around the world. Chalarkngurn has been in Thai cuisine for more than 28 years. Produced from high quality genuine oyster extracts by hygienic modern methods.
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App development is considered as one of the highest-grossing businesses today. With the trend leaning towards the heavy use of different apps, establishments with program creation as its niche are growing in number. The current need has created an entirely new market. And expert app developers are more than happy to oblige with the constant demand.
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Many businesses have observed how apps single-handedly changed the world. And with many people depending on its functions, companies made the smart move of incorporating it into their business so it's more convenient for their patrons and it's easier to reach potential clients.
In developing apps, you'll need more than just an expert. You'll need people who know the market intimately. And no other company knows it so well as the Glance iOS App Agency. Why so?
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The paramount of app development is information. A serious amount of data related to the field you wish to develop must be collected. But the thing is, data won't work when it's not used properly. And merely using the information you've collected alone won't be able to reach the hearts of your users. The ability to create statistics and numbers into something useful and invaluable is what makes any app developer an ace in the field.
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package com.eharmony.aloha.models.reg

import com.eharmony.aloha.feature.BasicFunctions

sealed trait Spline extends (Double => Double)

/** A spline with the property the delta between consecutive domain values is a fixed constant.  Because of this,
  * we just need to specify the min and max and the values in the image of the function.
  *
  * '''NOTE''': This class is exposed outside the package for use in aloha-conversions only.  This class ''SHOULD NOT''
  * be used outside the aloha libraries.
  *
  * @param min the minimum domain value
  * @param max the maximum domain value (strictly greater than min IFF spline has at least two knots,
  *            or equal to min IFF spline has one knot)
  * @param knots Required to have a positive number of knots (size > 0).
  */
case class ConstantDeltaSpline(min: Double, max: Double, knots: IndexedSeq[Double]) extends Spline {
    require((min < max && 1 < knots.size) || (min == max && 1 == knots.size), s"min: $min, max: $max, num knots: ${knots.size}")

    /** If knots is one, then we want bin equal to be 1 so that the division to get the value of
      * k in calibrate doesn't divide by zero.  If there are 2+ knots, then bin contains the
      * dx value for the spline.
      */
    val bin : Double = if (knots.size == 1) 1.0 else (max - min) / (knots.size - 1)

    def apply(score : Double) : Double = {
        val xp = BasicFunctions.clamp(score, min, max)

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VANOC CEO John Furlong spoke at the Globe conference about the importance of hosting an Olympics, especially the high-profile opportunity to showcase sustainability. When the whole world was watching, China demonstrated unmatched architectural prowess, as well as showcasing almost every form of on-site renewable energy. Vancouver has a unique chance to demonstrate real sustainability (not just lip service).


COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) In his first game as Maryland's interim coach, Mike Locksley got an inspired effort from his players in a 31-30 loss to Penn State.
If not for a variety of miscues, the Terrapins might have pulled off an upset.
The goal this weekend, on the road against unbeaten and 10th-ranked Iowa, is to maintain the high morale and lower the turnover count.
The focus will be on the play of quarterback Perry Hills, who pierced the Penn State defense for 124 yards rushing but threw three interceptions and lost two fumbles. The first two of those giveaways came inside the Penn State 20.
Maryland's miscues weren't limited only to the offense. The defense yielded 315 yards passing on only 13 completions, mainly because the backs failed to locate the ball while it was in the air.
Despite those shortcomings, the Terrapins (2-5, 0-3 Big Ten) had a chance to win until Hills threw an interception with 1:15 remaining. Considering that Maryland was outscored 122-34 in its previous three games under Randy Edsall, the improvement was profound.
The Terps didn't beat Penn State, but they had a blast trying to do so.
After going through a coaching change and waiting two weeks to get back on the field after a 49-28 loss to Ohio State, the Terrapins were just glad to be playing football again.
Maryland was ahead in the fourth quarter but couldn't hold on. To turn things around, that must change.
Maryland played well in Locksley's debut, but the task Saturday is much more formidable. Iowa has (7-0, 3-0) yielded only one rushing touchdown all season, and the Terrapins are 0-2 on the road after yielding a combined 94 points at West Virginia and Ohio State.


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The Paw Print
Believe in Yourself and Persevere
Ben Townsend, Advisor|March 23, 2012
Mr. Lemon has been principal at Wilde Lake for two years.
BY MR. LEMON
Some of us in high school knew exactly what we wanted to do and who we wanted to be. Some did not have a clue. But you all should know that the sky is the limit, and we will be bound only by the limitations we place on ourselves.
Life is a journey for all of us. It has certainly been a journey for me to be a high school principal in one of the best school systems in America. You may be surprised to hear that I was a pretty successful athlete in high school and several major colleges were waiting to see if I would be academically eligible after my senior year to accept a full scholarship to play for them.
But I wasn't.
When I graduated from high school, I was excited about starting a career, a new job at the local steel mill in my hometown, just like my father had done when he finished school. However, after working at the steel mill for only 8 days, I realized that this was not the job I wanted to be doing for the next 25 years.
I went back to my high school football coach (who was also my mentor) and asked if he would call one of the coaches who had tried to recruit and encourage me to attend a junior college in either Texas, Kansas, or Oklahoma. After several phone conversations, a free visit out to the Midwest, and some much needed self reflection, I decided to take the opportunity that was given to me to attend a junior college in Kansas. It was a difficult decision because I had never been away from the Pittsburgh area for any length of time.
My family did not have a lot of resources, so I was fortunate that a family friend was traveling from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati when it was time for me to report to school and was able to drop me off at the bus station there because I didn't have the funds to catch the bus from Pittsburgh. It was a long 36 hour bus ride with an eight hour layover in Chicago, and many other stops along the way. I am not ashamed to tell you all that I cried most of the way there, and it was a very difficult adjustment for me during the first several weeks in Dodge City, Kansas. At first I was very frustrated with the situation that I had found myself in, but I soon realized the opportunity that it provided me. During my time there I got focused and I worked very hard on my academics, improving my study skills and how I prepared for tests. I graduated in two years from Dodge City Community College, and was able to accept a full athletic scholarship to West Virginia University.
That was the key part of the journey that has brought me here today. Not many people know about my personal journey or the challenges that I have had along the way. I tell you this story to teach others the importance of perseverance and of family and friends who support you, and the power of positive thinking and believing in yourself. Now, I am passionate about teaching others the importance of making a difference for others, because someone made a difference for me in high school. I am a perfect example that you can do anything you want if you work hard, take advantage of opportunities when they arise, and believe in yourself.
I am now proud to say that I completed my first two masters degrees from West Virginia University, my third masters degree from the University of Maryland, and my Administration and Supervision Certification from Johns Hopkins University.
This is one of my favorite quotes, and it states:
Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
-Barack Obama
I teach others that we all have something special, something valuable to contribute. To give themselves permission to be imperfect. To give themselves permission to dream. To set a goal. To make a plan. To work hard. To dream big because now is the perfect time for dreaming. I teach others that now is the perfect time to claim their destiny, to persevere, to believe in themselves. This, I teach.
"I Teach" is a quarterly column written by an outstanding teacher, administrator, or community member chosen by the Paw Print Staff.
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Employers told to pay up for Music
The is4profit team	July 1, 2008
Listening to music at work may soon become a thing of the past…
It is estimated that more than half a million businesses across the UK are playing music illegally. But many of them don't even know it. By law, whenever music is played publicly (that's considered to be anywhere outside the home) a license is needed. It doesn't matter whether it's played on a radio, cd or mp3, or who's listening.
In the case of businesses, whether staff or customers can hear it, you still need a license. The Performing Right Society (PRS) takes the money and pays it to the artist. That's because under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 if you use copyright music in public, you need to have permission from every writer or composer.
Without a license you could be taken to court and face a big bill for legal costs. Last year the PRS made £134m from Public Performance Licenses. They keep between 6-12% of what they take, before passing it on to the artist. The songwriter can make anything between £1 and upwards of £20 per play.
But groups representing businesses claim it's too complicated for many firms to work out whether they need a license and that smaller businesses, with just one or two staff, should be exempt.
There are more than 40 different tariffs for music licenses depending on the type, size and nature of the business. You can buy them online or over the phone.
Adrian Crookes, from PRS, said: "If you want to play music in your business, you've got to get the songwriter or the composer's permission to do that. So what we do is remind businesses that they need licenses and if they haven't got one, how they can get one."
Stephen Alambritis from the Federation of Small Businesses said it's a money-making exercise and some of the smallest firms can't afford it.
He said: "To enforce it on small factories where there are only two or three employees, in shops where it's obvious it's in the back room, then we don't think that they should be asked to pay."
The PRS said it is only fair that all businesses pay up.
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English students get a taste of medieval life
Students in Ms. Tracey Yates's English IV class got to sample a variety of medieval dishes on Friday. The class held a medieval food fest to round out their studies of The Canterbury Tales. Ms. Yates provided the students with authentic recipes from the period, complete with instructions in both modern English and Middle English. The students brought in dishes such as flampoyntes (a pork and cheese pie), makerouns (noodles and cheese), gourdes in pottage (squash cooked with pork) and gyngerbrede (a mixture of honey and bread crumbs). Many of the dishes had unusual spice combinations, which took some getting used to by the classes. "It was different, but it's good to try new foods," said Shawna Cole. "It was unique," said Dalis Harlan.
Pictured are Dalis Harlan and Katherine Clowers.


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Monthly Reads: September 2013
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
It was interesting to find out more about Mindy. Most of what I've seen of her acting is from her character, Kelly Kapour, on The Office. It's interesting that she had to include a section in this book about what separates her in real life from that character on the show. I liked reading about her relationships with her best friends. It was also interesting to read about her thoughts re: body size and dating men vs. dating boys. Some parts of the book dragged a bit and made a lot of assumptions that kind of bugged me (duh). It was an easy read, although after I got through this book, I seemed to think that I could write in as casual a tone as I please and get away with it (like in this blog post). All in all, I think she's a funny lady and I'm glad I know more about her and how her career got started.
Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata
My pen pal E recommended this author to me. I suppose this was my first dip into Japanese literature and it wasn't quite what I was expecting. I appreciated that Japanese culture, specifically Japanese tea ceremonies and how that used to be a really prevalent practice/tradition, is tightly woven into this story. I don't really know how to explain it, but I felt like some of the cultural nuances in this book really resonated with me. I wish the main character was developed a little more.. I feel like I understood that he was kind of tortured and haunted by the ghost of his father, but I didn't really understand his character's development. I suppose that's how I felt about a lot of the writing in this book in general, though. Perhaps it is due to the translation to English.
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
This is the first Didion book I've read and I like her style of writing. I was a lot more interested in this book towards the beginning and then the end, though I did appreciate the fine details she wrote about like processing medical details and dealing with hospital staff. Parts of the middle felt like they dragged for a bit.. though probably nothing in comparison to the experience of what she was writing about. I read some reviews before reading this book and I thought I might be turned off by her lifestyle. Even though I could not personally relate to a lot of the more seemingly lavish options and privileges she had available to her, I actually thought that element was one of the interesting parts of this book. I liked this book, but didn't think it was amazing. It felt like it was her truth, though, and when I am grieving/coping with loss in the future, I may come back to this.
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Marukami
Lots of firsts for me this month. This was my first Murakami book and I didn't want to put it down. I loved the way the relationships between characters were developed, and I was a bit entranced with the way that characters were bonded to each other through the death of a loved one throughout the book. It felt like much more than a great love story. Lots of incidences of suicide in this book (might be triggering for some), though thankfully the author doesn't go into grotesque detail. I had just read The Year of Magical Thinking, an entire book about someone's account of loss. Yet this fictional work of story telling resonated with me in a different way when it came to loss-- and so much more. It talked about different kinds of love. It touched on how meaningful relationships can be throughout our lives, even if in total we don't get to spend a lot of time with the people we're building those relationships with. I did have some questions in the end, but I'm satisfied with how it ended. This was my second venture into Japanese literature, and I am taken.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
It's funny how some of these children's books can knock so much sense into you as an "adult" (whatever that is supposed to mean). What a way to personify words and human emotions! Among many other things, the Terrible Trivium cut me deep-- "demon of petty tasks and worthless jobs, ogre of wasted effort, monster of habit." After I finished reading this book, I had a small hope that I could accomplish anything.
This will go on my bookshelf along with The Little Prince.
Blindness by José Saramago
I began reading this book because E was reading it and I thought we could book club it together. He was already 100 pages in before I even got my hands on a copy. It wasn't long before I caught up, though. This author has a really different style of writing. There's not a lot of punctuation, which makes you almost feel as if you're wearing a blindfold when you're reading. You have to be really aware of what is going on to keep track of who is talking and what is happening. No one is actually given a name in this book, just descriptors such as "the doctor's wife." When I started reading this book, my mind was rooted too much in the logistics of it all-- where was the CDC (or equivalent)? Why is the government/military not being held accountable for anything? Although the setting isn't specified, E reminded me that the author is from Portugal and that the government/background of where he is coming from may flavor the story. I ended up getting two thirds of the way through this book before I decided not to finish it. Apparently, many people experience this feeling when they read it-- and the payoff is worth it-- but the graphic sexual violence was too much for me. In the end, I was not enjoying the book. Beyond that, I don't feel like I gained anything from the part of it that I did read, either.
If I don't fall in love that quickly, shut the book, back on the shelf, find another book, and fall in love with it. You can only go with loves in this life.
- Ray Bradbury


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DREAM COMES TRUE FOR FOUNDER SWANAGE RAILWAY VOLUNTEER
A founder Swanage Railway volunteer, who helped to rebuild the heritage line from its first day in 1976, has achieved a long-held dream – running into Swanage on the footplate of his favourite main line steam locomotive that he has supported for 27 years.
You could not wipe the smile off Julian Hathaway's face when he stepped off the simmering No. 60009 'Union of South Africa' and into the arms of his father and sister on the crowded platform at Swanage station; a station he helped to restore from a derelict state as a 13-year old in February, 1976.
Dating from 1937, the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Sir Nigel Gresley-designed A4 class locomotive had hauled a Railway Touring Company 'Swanage Belle' excursion train from London to Corfe Castle and Swanage on Thursday, 21 September, 2017.
On the platform at Swanage to greet Julian was his 88-year old father Doug from Wareham and sister Joanne from Weymouth. Sadly, Julian's mother Madge did not live to see her son achieve his long-held dream as she died in 2015.
A delighted and clearly moved Julian said: "It was a real lump in the throat moment – very emotional. The reality was even better than the expectation – the experience has affected me even more than I thought it would. Absolutely brilliant!
"I've been wanting to do this for almost 30 years and it was very special indeed to have my father and my sister waiting to greet me on the platform as I steamed into Swanage station on the footplate of 'Union of South Africa' – an amazing moment," added who was the locomotive owner's representative.
Julian explained: "It was a cracking run going down the main line from London and steaming through Corfe Castle on 'Union of South Africa' was wonderful. The Swanage Railway has always been my first, and favourite, railway and 'Union of South Africa' is my first, and favourite, steam locomotive.
"I have been supporting No. 60009 for 27 years and am lucky enough to enjoy the privilege of being a member of the locomotive's support crew," added 55-year old Julian after giving his father and sister a big hug on the platform at Swanage station.
Julian's father Doug described the moment as "absolutely marvellous" while his sister Joanne said the meeting in front of 'Union of South Africa' was "lovely".
Julian rode on the footplate of 'Union of South Africa' as the representative of the locomotive's owner. At Wareham, Julian's older brother Danny – who is a clerk in the station's booking office – was on the platform to watch his bother run into the station on the stallion of speed.
Growing up in Wareham, Julian was a keen young member of the Swanage Railway Society after it was formed in the summer of 1972 just weeks before six and a half miles of track, between Swanage and Motala, was ripped up in only seven weeks.
A few years later, Julian – and fellow Wareham resident Pete Duncalfe who also became a Swanage Railway volunteer as a teenager in 1976 – attended Swanage Grammar School and took a bus from Wareham.
The pair would often return home on a later bus so they could look around the disused Swanage station site which had been sold to Swanage Town Council by British Rail in the summer of 1973.
It was the town council that demolished the platform and stripped its canopy of lead and glass amid plans to replace the Victorian and 1930s station building with a car park, pub and shopping centre.
Julian explained: "Never for one second did we think that events would turn out the way that they have done. When Pete and I used to wonder around the disused and overgrown station, we thought that the railway was gone forever and that the bulldozers would soon be moving in.
"After a majority of residents in Swanage voted 'yes' in a town council referendum in the summer of 1975, the Swanage Railway Society was given a one-year lease of the disused Swanage station and we started restoration work. The rest is history and amazing history at that," added Julian.
Also on the footplate of 'Union of South Africa' for its triumphant entry into Swanage station was Julian's 30-year old son Ross who used to be a volunteer locomotive cleaner – and helped out in the carriage and wagon department – at Swanage when a teenager.
With a beaming smile, Ross explained: "It has been great – we've always said for years that it would be a dream come true to bring the locomotive to Swanage and it seemed as though it was never going to happen but now we've done it."
The Swanage Railway always welcomes new volunteers so, for a chat, contact Swanage Railway volunteer co-ordinator Mike Whitwam on 01929 475212 or email him at [email protected]


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The Foreign Quarterly Review, المجلد 5;المجلد 10
unless such as she may please (for her own sake) to afford, or else the pity of her enemies, and the insignificance of slaves, beneath the attention of a generous foe."-vol. i. p. 103.
After the declaration of independence, and the confusion and disasters that ensued from the military operations in the province of New York, the assembly assumed a migratory character, and was held in various spots. Mr. Morris remained a firm and active member; and when it became necessary to form a constitution for the state, and organize its establishment, the burthen chiefly rested upon him, Mr. Jay, Mr. Livingston, and some few others. Mr. Morris was one of the first delegates to Congress under the new constitution of New York. He had now been nearly three years in public life, and he entered Congress with a reputation for talent and general intelligence, zeal, and activity in business, probably not surpassed by that of any other person of his age in the country, being not yet twenty-six years old. On the very day that Mr. Morris presented his credentials, he was appointed on a committee of great importance, which rendered it necessary for him and four others to repair to the army, then encamped at Valley Forge, with a view to its regulation. It was here that the friend ship with General Washington commenced; it knew no change until death removed one of the parties from its enjoyment. Mr. Morris was always honoured with the esteem, confidence, and approbation of that great man. Whilst here, he wrote a letter to his friend Jay, dated Valley Forge, Feb. 1, 1778, which we shall quote, as bringing our readers more familiarly acquainted with the spirit and views of the writer.
6 • Dear Jay,
Congress have sent me to this place, in conjunction with some other gentlemen, to regulate their army, and in truth not a little regulation has become necessary. Our quartermaster and commissary departments are in the most lamentable situation. Opportunities have been neglected in the last campaign which were truly golden ones, but omnipotent fatality had, it seems, determined that the American capital should fall. Our sentiments on this occasion are so perfectly coincident, that I will not enlarge.
". The mighty Senate of America is not what you have known it. The Continental Congress and currency have both depreciated, but, in the hands of the Almighty architect of empires, the stone, which the builders have rejected, may easily become head of the corner. The free, open, and undisturbed communication with the city of Philadelphia, debauches the minds of those in its vicinage with astonishing rapidity. This State is sick even unto the death. Just before the reduction of the forts, the enemy balanced exactly upon the point of quitting the city, and a straw would have turned in either scale.
16 Our troops,—Heu misericors! The skeleton of an army presents itself to our eyes in a naked starving condition, out of health, out of spirits. But I have seen Fort George in the summer of 1777. Next campaign I believe we shall banish these troublesome fellows.* For Heaven's sake, my dear friend, exert yourself strenuously in the great leading business of taxation. To that great wheel," thousand petty spokes and small annexments are mortised and adjoined.". 1 earnestly entreat you, and my other friend, t fortia opponere pectora to that fatal system of limitation, which, if carried into execution, would be downright ruin, and in the ineffectual attempt will carry us to the brink of it. York Town and its neighbourhood, although near ninety miles from Philadelphia, already consider our money t almost as waste paper.
1. My love to Livingston. I shall write to him by this opportunity, if I can find time to send a long letter, which indeed I owe him. Remember me to Mrs. Jay, and believe me yours,
GOUVERNEUR MORRIS."" In October 1778, the instructions were prepared to be sent from Congress to Dr. Franklin, as minister plenipotentiary at the court of Versailles. It is an honourable testimony to the high standing of Mr. Morris that the task of drawing up these instructions was assigned to him, and the more so, as they were the first that had ever been sent to an American minister at a foreign court.
In February 1779, when a committee of five was appointed by Congress to consider certain important despatches from the American commissioners abroad, and communications from the French minister in the United States, Mr. Morris was placed at
The report of this committee, in its character and consequences, was perhaps the most important brought forward during the war. It became the basis of the peace, and embraced all the points then deemed essential or advisable to be urged in a treaty with England. This report was discussed in all its multifarious bearings from time to time for upwards of six months. In these debates, Mr. Morris took a large share and a prominent lead. When they came to an end, the results were embodied by him in drafts of instructions to the ministers, afterwards to be appointed for making peace, and were unanimously adopted by Congress without change.
These occupations, it may be supposed, utterly consumed the time and labour of Mr. Morris; but it was likewise necessary that he should provide the means of his support, by following in some
its head.
* " That is, the British troops in Philadelphia." + " Doubtless Robert R. Livingston."
"The paper inoney issued by the state of New York."
measure the business of his profession. When applied to, not many years before his death, for written materials respecting events of the revolution in which he had been personally engaged, he gave the following account of the manner in which he was employed during the time he was a member of Congress.
""I have no notes," said he," or memorandums of what passed during the war. I led then the most laborious life which can be imagined. This you will readily suppose to have been the case, when I was engaged with my departed friend, Robert Morris, in the office of finance. But what you will not so readily suppose is, that I was still more harassed while a member of Congress. Not to mention the attendance from eleven to four in the House, which was common to all, and the appointment to special committees, of which I had a full share, I was at the same time Chairman, and of course did the business of three standing committees, viz, on the commissary's, quarter. master's, and medical departments. You must not imagine that the members of these committees took any charge or burden of the affairs. Necessity, preserving the democratical forms, assumed the monarchical substance of business. The chairman received and answered all letters and other applications, took every step which he deemed essential, prepared reports, gave orders, and the like, and merely took the members of a committee into a chamber, and for the form's sake made the needful communication, received their approbation, which was given of course. I was moreover obliged to labour occasionally in my profession, as my wages were insufficient for my support. I would not trouble you with this abstract of my situation, if it did not appear necessary to show you why I kept no notes of my services, and why I am perhaps the most ignorant man alive of what concerns them.' All the papers he has left pertaining to that period, as well as the printed records, confirm the accuracy of this picture of his life in Congress."-vol. i. pp. 217, 218.
Mr. Morris was twice elected by his state to Congress; the third time he was superseded. During the whole period of his official duties he had not been able to make a single visit to his native province; and it was alleged against him that in urging the general interests of the country, he was forgetful of the peculiar objects of the state for which he was a member. The state, however, had other members, against whom this charge could not be made, and who were sufficient for the dispatch of its business. In all probability the charge was a mere manæuvre, and his displacement is to be attributed to the preponderance of private intrigue. Be this as it may, Mr. Morris once more became a private individual-was adopted as a citizen of Pennsylvania, and established himself as a lawyer in Philadelphia.
Though Mr. Morris retired from a public situation, he by no means abandoned public affairs. He found leisure to take into
minute consideration the finances of the country, which in the year 1780 had assumed a very gloomy aspect. The doctrines of Mr. Morris were mostly adopted in practice, and many of the truths which he then announced have become familiar. The topics he discussed, the currency, the coinage, the Banks of America, though deeply interesting to the States, even to the present day, would scarcely bear analysis in a work intended for European readers. Suffice it to say, they convinced the whole of the republic of Mr. Morris's thorough mastery of that subject, and probably led, when the different departments of the executive came to be organized, to his appointment as assistant financier to his friend Robert Morris, a man of great ability and sterling integrity. This office seems to answer to a Secretary to the Treasury, or deputy Chancellor of the Exchequer with us. In this position Mr. Morris remained some time, and was occupied in many useful labours. One of the ablest of his publications was on the establishment of a bank; and he was, in fact, the planner of the first bank in the United States. The situation of assistant financier Mr. Morris retained till the end of the war, when he retired from that office, and betook himself anew to the practice of the law. He was also more or less associated with Robert Morris in his mercantile affairs and other speculations, sometimes acting as bis agent, at others devising plans of new adventure, purchases of stocks, of lands, or any other projects which promised successful results, and the means of accumulating property, By their long intimacy, though not at all related, they had acquired a perfect knowledge of each other's character, which, strengthened by a mutual confidence, enabled them to co-operate with double effect in executing the splendid schemes of enterprise which marked the career, both private and public, of the great American financier.
Mr. Morris now found some leisure to visit his birth-place. His father had only slenderly provided for Gouverneur after taking care of his education, but with the assistance of his friends he now became the possessor of the paternal estate of Morrisania, which falling to his elder brother, General Morris, who had no intention of residing in America, he was naturally glad to transfer to Gouverneur.
Somewhere about this time too, Mr. Morris had the misfortune to be thrown from his phaeton in the streets of Philadelphia. The accident was attended by a severe fracture of the leg, and subsequent amputation. He bore the operation with the utmost coolness, and the day after, made some remarks upon the subject that have been thought worth preserving.
" The day after the accident occurred, a friend called to see him, who thought it his duty to offer as much consolation as he could on an event so melancholy. He dwelt upon the good effects which such a trial would produce on his character and moral temperament, and the diminished inducements it would leave for seeking the pleasures and dissipations of life, into which young men are too apt to be led. • My good Sir,' replied Mr. Morris, ' you argue the matter so handsomely, and point out so clearly the advantages of being without legs, that I am almost tempted to part with the other.'
"To another person, who visited him on the same occasion, and gave utterance to his feelings of sympathy and regret, he replied ; O'Sir, the loss is much less than you imagine ; I shall doubtless be a steadier man with one leg than with two.'
" A plain wooden leg, or what was scarcely more than a rough stick properly fitted to the limb, was the remedy for this loss, and he soon acquired such a facility in its use, that it gave him little trouble, either in walking, or in other movements of his body. After he arrived in Europe, he saw people walking about with cork legs, and making a figure as he conceived so much more graceful than his limb of oak, that he resolved to try the experiment. A leg maker was sent for, and various contrivances fabricated, but he found fault with them all, and after a short trial he dismissed the artist and his cork inventions, and returned to the simplicity of his original substitute, which he never again laid aside. On one occasion he asked a favour for his wooden leg, which was readily granted, although a serious encroachment on court etiquette; and this was, that when he should be introduced to the king of France, as Minister from the United States, he should be allowed to appear without a sword."—vol. i. pp. 224.
Mr. Morris resided seven years in Pennsylvania, and was elected a delegate for that extensive state to the Convention appointed for drawing up a constitution. Of this Convention, which sat for four months, Mr. Morris was one of the most useful members, and his share in the formation of the constitution may be considered as the greatest work in which he was called to co-operate. After long and arduous discussion, the Convention at length agreed upon the articles, and placed the drafts in Mr. Morris's hands to receive their final form. In the words of Mr. Maddison,
the talents and taste of the author were stanıped on the face of it."
On the promulgation of the constitution, Mr. Morris retired to Morrisania, and afterwards was called by his mercantile affairs into Virginia. Large contracts had been entered into by Robert Morris for supplying France with tobacco, and as Virginia was the centre of that traffic, it was necessary to have an agent on the spot. After staying a great portion of a year there, Mr. Morris determined on a voyage to Europe. He was amply supplied with the proper introductions by Washington, and set sail, in a private capacity, for France at the latter end of the year 1788.


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HNTB announces new hires in tunnelling group
US – HNTB announced December 20 two new hires, Kenneth Xu and Raghu Bhargava, joined its national tunnel group.
"Kenny and Raghu are recognized global leaders in tunnels and underground structures and well-suited for critical leadership positions with the tunnel practice," said Sanja Zlatanic,HNTB chair national tunnel practice, senior vice president and HNTB Fellow. "As our nation grows, reliable, connected transportation systems are increasingly important, and tunnel infrastructure provides some of the most critical inter-regional connectors across the nation."
Xu, senior project engineer – tunnels, has more than 35 years of international and domestic experience encompassing academic and technical consulting responsibilities.
His mega tunnel project experience includes Access to The Region's Core in New Jersey and New York. In New York, he worked on Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction Second Ave Subway Phase I; Amtrak's Gateway Tunnels; and LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment. Abroad, he supported Lane Cove Tunnel in Sydney, Australia. His specialty areas include settlement control using ground improvement methods in soft soils, numerical modeling and tunnel instrumentation and monitoring. Xu also has significant involvement with large ports and marine projects.
Xu earned a Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering from the University of Sydney in Australia, and a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree from Central-South University in Changsha, China.
Bhargava, principal tunnel engineer, has more than 23 years of experience on large international and U.S.-based transportation infrastructure projects.
As a tunnelling/geotechnical design lead, his projects include California High-Speed Rail; East West Link Tunnel Melbourne; Victorian Desalination Plant Melbourne; New Metro Rail Perth; Airport Link Brisbane; Waterview Connection Tunnels Auckland; Taiwan High Speed Rail; Dubai Purple Line; Dubai Metro-Red Line; and Singapore Circle Line Extension. His areas of expertise include design of bored and mined tunnels; precast segmental lining; station excavation; ground treatment; ground settlement analyses; impacts of constructions on buildings, infrastructure and services; and geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring.
Bhargava earned a Master of Engineering – geotechnical from the Asian Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.
HNTB has served on, or currently serves, some of the most complex tunnel programs nationwide, including lead designer for the Washington State Department of Transportation's SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement project; independent design reviewer for the Istanbul Strait Road Tunnel Crossing in Turkey; and lead designer, also providing construction design services, for Phase II of the design-build Presidio Parkway project in San Francisco.