The Arusha Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority (AUWSA) is a legally established entity responsible for the overall operations and management of water supply and sanitation services in Arusha City. It is among of the best Authorities in Tanzania. The core function of the Authority is to deliver excellent water supply and sanitation services for all categories of customers and stakeholders in Arusha City.
In order to attain its vision and mission, AUWSA is seeking to recruit dynamic, experienced, competent and qualified Tanzanians to fill the following vacant posts within the Authority's establishment.
- Holder of Form IV / VI certificate.
recognized Institution and registered by NBAA under Associate or Fellow category.
field of which at least two (2) years should be in a senior position.
Three years Contract - Renewable upon satisfactorily performance.
(iv) To supervise the conduct of routine checks on the internal control system.
ensure that recommendations are implemented in time.
(vii) To execute special investigations, special inspections and surprise checks.
(ix) To supervise review of financial manuals, policies, regulations and procedures.
(x) To oversee preparation of audit progress reports.
(xi) To conduct performance appraisal to all staff under the Unit.
(xii) To review audited annual accounts before submission to external auditors.
(xiii) To perform any other related duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Managing Director/Bard of Directors.
letters attached with copies of relevant certificates, testimonials and detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV).
ii. The CV must incorporate all contacts telephone numbers, mobile, box numbers, e-mail and physical addresses.
iii. Form IV and VI result slips are strictly not accepted.
iv. Certificates from foreign examination bodies, Colleges or Universities should be verified by NECTA, NACTE or TCU.
v. Only short-listed candidates (who meet requirements) will be contacted for interview.
- High integrity and ability to adapt to changes quickly.
- Capacity to work hard, under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
relations with different people and stakeholders.
- Ability to work under minimum supervision.


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In the good news department, my antidepressants arrived in the mail and I took the first one of new batch this morning. It may take a few days to kick in and it is likely I am going to continue to feel down until they do. Yesterday I read A white nationalist's harassment helped force a black female lawmaker to resign. He won't face charges and I had to fight off tears. Without rereading the article, just thinking about it, I can feel tears forming again.
Besides see Paths of Glory on Saturday and go out to dinner with jebra on Sunday, my "major accomplishments" were finishing another cat bed destined for Fur Squared and complete another washcloth knit in the pattern I'm still trying to master. I cast on another one last night and am hopeful I have identified (and avoided) the mistakes I've made on the previous two.
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Q: Creating an Address Locator with a Database of Geo Information I am trying to build an Address Locator for ArcGIS 10.1. I would like to use a Microsoft Server MySQL database where location information is stored using an alias, an address, and XY coordinates. What is the best way to create a geocoding service using this setup?
An option I have considered is writing a script to dump the SQL database into a format that plays well with ArcGIS on a regular basis but wanted to make sure there wasn't a better way to do this.

A: Here is a white paper I have found useful for working with custom Locators in the past.
http://egis3.lacounty.gov/eGIS/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Customizing-Locators-in-ArcGIS-10.pdf

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Welcome to your seaside home on the Suffolk Heritage Coast. Sitting snug in one of the most prestigious roads in Thorpeness, this fabulous red brick home is the perfect home away from home and offers a hefty dose of traditional seaside holiday magic. This charming country house has an air of privacy, yet it is only 5 minutes away from the local gastropub and is within an easy reach of Thorpeness village. Thorpeness House is the perfect backdrop to discover the delights of Suffolk. The attractive interiors feature well-proportioned rooms throughout, with homely furnishings and toasty fireplaces. Large windows and french doors allow for a stunning panoramic view of the sea. But first, onto the ground floor... which has a flexible and appealing layout. With the ability to open the reception rooms into one another or close them off if required, it creates ample space for larger groups or celebratory occasions. The stylish reception rooms are filled with cream carpets, comfortable seating and a large flat screen TV. The reception rooms, kitchen, dining room and garden room are all located at the back of the house, opening directly onto the stone patio with seaviews. The patio is a lovely spot to enjoy a BBQ and take in the picturesque views.There is also a laptop-friendly study room located at the front of the house, but this room can double up as a snug for kids with a TV readily available.
The first floor consists of a large master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, three bedrooms with double beds - one of which adjoins to a single bedroom with bunk beds and one additional twin bedroom. Four of the bedrooms benefit from superb far reaching elevated views over the sea. Two family bathrooms are shared by the other bedrooms and come with a bath and shower.
Outside you will feel totally spoilt, the garden itself is perfectly positioned directly overlooking the sea with a substantial large lawn to enjoy games. Additionally, there is also a six person hot tub and a delightful wooden decked area which are both ideal for a sundowner! The summer house comes complete with a pool table making the ideal spot for a competitive game while enjoying the impressive sea views.
As for the village of Thorpeness? Well, it offers a quintessentially English seaside experience. Sailing on the Meare boating lake is a must and a round of golf at Thorpeness Golf Club is also highly recommended. Shopaholics will love exploring the hidden treasures of the Emporium, a market filled with vintage antiques and collectable trinkets. The glorious surrounding countryside provides a diverse mix of dynamic landscapes including heathland and forest - so there's no excuse to not go for a relaxing stroll. You're also only a ten minute drive or a 40 minute invigorating walk along the beach, from Aldeburgh with it's fantastic high street full of quality shops, pubs and restaurants.
Thorpeness is especially great for families, together you can enjoy exploring local attractions and historical sites like the Dunwich Heath and Beach or the Orford Ness National Nature Reserve. And if that wasn't enough, there are the charming nearby villages of Aldeburgh, Slaughden and Sizewell - all offering a selection of shops, galleries, a cinema and restaurants. Thorpeness House is the perfect seaside escape offering a stress-free stay where you can truly recharge your batteries.
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ASBA represents Alberta's 61 locally-elected separate, public and francophone school boards. As a strong, supportive, province-wide association, ASBA brings the different voices of Alberta's school boards together, and advocates on behalf of its membership.
The Alberta School Boards Association is the one association that brings together the strong, diverse voices of Alberta's autonomous, locally-elected school boards. Together, our membership represents choice in one of the best education systems in the world, designed with each unique region in mind. Not only am I proud and humbled to represent ASBA as its president, I am proud to be a member.
Lorrie Jess - ASBA President
The Alberta School Boards Association is the champion of all locally-elected public, separate and francophone school boards, big and small, from Airdrie to Zama Lake and everywhere in between. Passionate and dedicated, ASBA offers a provincial voice to school boards—a say in the future of education in our province.
ASBA values innovation and finding new ways to ensure school board trustees get the professional development, support and resources when and where they need it. The Learning Centre (TLC) is an online learning environment, where school board members can access training and information anytime, anywhere, from any device.
As we work hard to respond to the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, the creation of the Indigenous Advisory Circle (IAC) has been a huge step for ASBA both in terms of supporting First Nations, Métis and Inuit students across the province and in supporting professional learning for trustees across Alberta.
We offer exceptional education services
ASBA offers a wide range of education and consulting services. Through our vision of excellence in education through exceptional school board governance, ASBA offers support and builds the capacity of school boards and individual trustees, ranging from advice and training to leadership, professional development, governance and advocacy. Collectively, ASBA administers a balanced viewpoint to government and other stakeholders, and speaks on behalf of all its school boards. The result is unparalleled diversity and choice for Alberta families. It's something we've been doing for more than 110 years.
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Hard labour in the bush for Outback Midwife
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by John Grey
John Grey Guy who created couriermail.com.au. Editor, geek, actor, playwright
SOMETIMES you just need your mum. Especially when you're minutes away from becoming a mum yourself and your mum happens to be an experienced midwife.
So Beth McRae's daughter discovers in McRae's memoir, Outback Midwife, a book full of engaging, personal stories about love, birth, loss, life, strife and death.
The book is a first-person tale about her journey to her specialist nursing field - a long way from her cattle-farm childhood where sex education was non-existent and her dad didn't even let her help with the calving.
McRae tells of her early training, when women in labour were routinely shaved and given a compulsory enema, before the balance of power in the labour ward shifted away from the male-dominated doctors and towards the mothers themselves.
We learn of the trials and triumphs of a student nurse, her love for the soldier who didn't win her parents' approval until after they married, and her developing dream of being a midwife.
The author learned the hard way about some of the sadness in her professional field. Her first child was born at 26 weeks gestation and did not survive. Her surviving children were also born prematurely.
McRae takes us through the years of change, as a new generation of midwives led the way to more flexible birthing arrangements to be decided by the labouring woman - often against residual resistance from doctors.
We follow her on a steep learning curve as a midwife in remote indigenous communities with their own joys and troubles, including a pet brahman bull with a taste for laundry.
The appalling health conditions of her patients - endemic in remote communities - present a different set of challenges.
McRae tells her stories with honesty, sensitivity and humour. And having helped four children into the world myself, I found myself tearing up at some of her birth descriptions. It's a good read.
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The Poverty of Conservative Philosophy
60 Modern Age, Spring 2018
George Mason Legal Studies Research Paper No. LS 18-07
10 Pages Posted: 7 Apr 2018
See all articles by F. H. Buckley
F. H. Buckley
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
Date Written: April 4, 2018
The election of Donald Trump has exposed, for all to see, the poverty of American conservative thought. Yet even now conservative thinkers seem none the wiser. Their frozen-fixed principles remain unchanged, and they gauge Trump according to how he well comports with them. Even Trump's supporters, for the most part, have failed to understand just what explains Trump's victory, and the revolution in conservative thought behind it.
The four pillars of the Trump movement, themes that resonated with his supporters and which were largely ignored by conservative intellectuals, were mobility, jobs, religion and nationalism. What they gave us was a very different party, one that is socially conservative and economically liberal or middle of the road, the polar opposite of the libertarian's social liberalism and economic conservatism.
Keywords: conservative, conservative thought, mobility, religion, jobs, industry, populism, trump, nationalism, economics, social liberalism, economic conservatism, economic liberalism
JEL Classification: J6, H11
Buckley, Francis (Frank) H., The Poverty of Conservative Philosophy (April 4, 2018). 60 Modern Age, Spring 2018. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3156292
Francis (Frank) H. Buckley (Contact Author)
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Q: Error while compiling lex and yacc in mac os I'm working on a lex and yacc program, on my devise MAC OS..
when I try to do the following:
gcc sample.tab.c lex.yy.c -ly -ll

it shows me a lot of errors and at the end ..
fatal error: too many errors emitted, stopping now [-ferror-limit=]
some of the error appears :
./sample.tab.h:44:6: error: expected identifier
     if = 260,
     ^
./sample.tab.h:46:6: error: expected identifier
     else = 262,
     ^
./sample.tab.h:48:6: error: expected identifier
     while = 264,
     ^
./sample.tab.h:53:6: error: expected identifier
     return = 269,

Could anyone help me with that??
Thank you..

A: You cannot use C keywords as names for non-terminals. That is why it is usual to use ALL-CAPS as non-terminal names. So you flex file might include
while    { return WHILE; }
return  {  return  RETURN; }

and if you are bison you can declare aliases:
%token WHILE "while"
%token RETURN "return"

Allowing you to write rules like:
whileStatement: "while" '(' expression ')' statement


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OMC users triple since start of year
By: Anastasia Korolov
Tagged: OMC, OpenSim, virtual currency, Virwox
The number of OpenSim grids accepting the multi-grid, hypergrid-enabled Open Metaverse Currency (OMC) has continued to grow in the first half of this year, now at an all-time high of 29 grids. Meanwhile, the number of registered users has tripled since the start of the year. In addition, the total amount of OMC in circulation has been generally increasing since it was launched last spring.
However, the value of transactions each month has varied considerably during this time, possibly due to the number of changes in the hypergrid protocol, which made it difficult to travel between grids. In addition, OMC shoppers would be worried about not being able to bring purchases back to their home grids — while OMC merchants worry about the possibility that their goods could leave their home grids and be illegally distributed elsewhere.
The OMC is fully convertible, and can be bought and sold for US dollars, British pounds, Euros, and Swiss francs, and can also be traded for Second Life 's Linden dollars. The OMC has an exchange rate of around 270 OMC to US $1.
OMC is backed by Austian virtual currency exchange Virwox, which publishes real-time statistics about the OMC. Virwox is better known as one of the leading exchanges for Linden dollars in Europe. As of May, more than 30,000 users have traded over US$30 million worth of Linden dollars on the exchange.
Grid Growth
Despite the drop in grid numbers at the end of 2010, the currency has not only risen to where it used to be, but exceeded it to reach a new record high. In the first half of the year, the number of grids that OMC is accepted on grew from 18 in January to 29 at the end of June — 28 OpenSim grids, plus Second Life.
As the number of grids the currency is available on continues to rise, the currency becomes more and more useful. With more grids accepting OMC, this means more opportunity for virtual shopping destinations in OpenSim — as well as a larger resident base from which to draw registered OMC users.
Number of grids that accept OMC. (Virwox data.)
User and Transaction Growth
The total amount of OMC in circulation has been higher in the first half of this year than ever before. Despite some setbacks over the past two months, the total amount of the currency in circulation rose to over US$2,000 — which is still a relative drop in the bucked compared to the amount of money circulating in private currencies on the Avination and InWorldz commercial grids.
Total OMC in circulation in US$. (Virwox data.)
The value of monthly transactions, which jumped sharply in March of this year, has fallen again from almost $1,200 in March to less than $300 in May. Transactions recovered slightly in June, reaching around $400, but are still much lower than at the end of the first quarter.
Monthly OMC transactions. (Virwox data.)
Although the total value of transactions has dropped, the number of users has increased significantly from 1,100 in March to 1,800 at the end of June. This increase in users means that there are more prospective buyers for merchants that accept OMC payments.
Total registered users of OMC currency. (Virwox data.)
The OMC currency doesn't belong to any one grid. Rather, it is stored on the Virwox site, in the user's account, the same way that PayPal stores money for its users. Deposits or withdrawals can made from the account at any times.
Similar to PayPal payments in OpenSim, each transaction must be authorized on the Virwox website itself, for maximum security. Each grid that enables OMC also has to be approved by Virwox, in order to ensure the safety of its users.
OMC works with all of the existing Linden shopping scripts, so merchandise cam be delivered in-world at the time of purchase. Merchants can scam the system — as they can in Second Life — by promising one product and delivering something else. However, a grid that doesn't police its merchants and receives too many complaints from shoppers stands to lose its OMC connectivity.
Because the OMC works across hypergrid teleports, a shopper can travel to other grids to buy merchandise and bring the merchandise with them back to their own grid. However, due to new improvements in hypergrid security, not all items can be transported to other grids. Shoppers are encouraged to buy from merchants they know, or to experiment with smaller items or freebies, to ensure that they can successfully transport goods back to their own grid.
Beyond OMC
Since support for the Avination grid's virtual currency rolled out in February, Virwox has also traded more than 20 million of Avination's C$, approximately US$74,000. U.K.-based Avination is the third largest public OpenSim grid by land area as of mid-June.
The OMC exchange volume on Virwox, however, is just 12 million OMC, or about US$44,000.
One reason for the difference in volume is that Avination is a closed, commercial grid. Content cannot be taken off the grid via hypergrid teleports or region OAR file backups or inventory IAR backups. Because of this, merchants are more comfortable selling their virtual goods in that environment.
Most of the large OMC-enabled grids, however, are hypergrid-enabled, which allows goods to be taken to other grids where they could be exported and possibly distributed illegally. As a result, many merchants are hesitant about selling their gods there. In addition, given the hypergrid compatibility issues as a result of OpenSim upgrades, shoppers may be wary of spending money on other grids in there's a possibility that they wont be able to bring the merchandise back with them to their own grid.
Recently, closed commercial grids have begun adopting the OMC as well, in order to avoid the problems associated with managing their own virtual currencies. These grids haven't yet grown to the point where they constitute a sizeable retail market but may do so in the future.
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Over the past month I've been job hunting profusely. During that time I've been working temporarily in office roles, and I felt my work wardrobe needed a bit of a spruce up. Not only that, I hadn't worn any of my work-wear since last summer and noticed some of it was a little bit big for me (yay). Whilst updating my work wardrobe I've been adding to my normal one with a few treats. The past couple of weeks have been pretty hard for me with a lot of drama going on (depressive ramble, sorry) and I've been doing serious damage to my bank balance to heal the pain!
So here's a collective haul of things I've bought over the past month or so.
Last month my mum treated me to a couple of bits from Miss Selfridge after a day of cleaning my uni flat. I got this Floral Playsuit which has an open section at the back, but I've actually worn this for work and put a vest underneath to keep it appropriate. I've had lots of compliments too so I'm pleased it's multi-purpose!
This White Fitted Peplum Top was another addition to my work wardrobe. It looks nice with my slim fit black trousers or even with my black bodycon midi skirt. The bonus with these Miss Selfridge items was that they were on a special 20% offer, and I sneakily used my 10% student discount on top!
Another buy from Miss Selfridge was this Lime Green Jumpsuit; I'm hoping to wear this to a wedding in September with my black cuff heels and a black fascinator.
I got this Lace Embroidered Maxi Skirt from Boohoo on Saturday (Sorry the picture's not that great) after seeing it on blogger That Pommie Girl. I'd been eyeing one up that was similar from Topshop a few weeks ago but it sold out pretty quick after it went into the sale. I like that the skirt's fairly long underneath so it keeps the sheerness classy!
With a wedding comes a hen do, and I snapped up this Cream Scuba Dress by Oh My Love from Topshop; it was just £25 (minus student discount). There's no picture unfortunately as it's currently at the tailors getting shortened. I've been wanting a pair of fuschia pink heels to go with it and I naughtily picked up these two pairs from New Look. I couldn't decide which were nicer! Woops.
Another item I snapped up in the Topshop sale was this Black Fringed Crop Top by Oh my Love; I loved it in white too but I controlled myself and stuck with the black one. It should have been £39 but it was down to £16.80!
I also bought these Gold Metallic Sandals from ASDA; I was surprised to find these there as they're so nice! For some reason they're not on the website but you should still be able to find them in store. I think they were £12.
Another pair of shoes I picked up were these Black Buckle Cut out Ankle Boots, from Select of all places! While I'm still loving summer, the weather's been pretty naff over the past couple of weeks and sandals just don't work in the rain. They're fairly comfy and were a steal at £18 (with my student discount).
My final couple of work bits were these two dresses from Very. They were having a 24% off for 24 hours so I picked up this Glamorous Floral Swing Dress for around £18, and this Black Shirt Skater Dress by Love Label. The good thing about Very is that I can spread the payment over 3 months!
So that was my August Collective Fashion Haul. Let me know if you like or have picked up any of the bits I've mentioned!


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Days are numbered: Becker's sad Nadal prediction
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Rafa Nadal's days are numbered and the end of his incredible career could come far sooner than his fans anticipate, according to Boris Becker. FOLLOW LIVE
Six-time grand slam winner Boris Becker has warned Rafa Nadal's days are numbered amid growing fears the Spanish legend is set to retire.
Looking to defend his title at the Australian Open, Nadal was instead ousted in the second round by world No 65 Mackenzie McDonald.
It was no straight forward defeat however with Nadal pulling up injured at 6-4 5-3 in the second set. While he completed the match, the 22-time slam winner has since confirmed he will be sidelined for a few months with a hip issue.
While he dismissed talk of retirement from the sport in his press conference after his early Melbourne exit, Becker said the Big 3 era is closing.
"We've been talking about the change of generation for a long time, and then Nadal comes along last year and wins not only in Melbourne but also Paris," Becker said on Eurosport.
"The question was: Will he play until he's 40? I don't think so. Yesterday (Nadal losing) was already the first step towards his retirement.
"An injury like that is hard, and at this age, it takes even longer to get back into shape. I hope and pray that he will get well soon and that we will see him looking fresh again in Paris at the latest, but I think his days are numbered.
"He is not only a tennis legend, he is a sports legend. He is one of the most important sportsmen of the last 25 years. He has changed tennis and made it even more popular in his home country of Spain.
"He can become the president if he wants to. I think there would be a big gap if Rafa doesn't play anymore, but I think he will pick up a racquet again.
"The clay court season will be his priority. If he is fit, he is still my favourite for the French Open, but even Rafael Nadal gets older eventually."
1:45PM 'VERY SCARED': OPEN STAR'S SERIOUS HEALTH DIAGNOSIS
Head spinning, weak muscles, mum's tears and bullies.
Tennis star Alexander Zverev has opened up on the impact of Type 1 diabetes on his game – and how he is determined to show others that it doesn't have to put a stop to ambition.
Zverev, 25, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was three years old, only revealing he was living with the condition last year.
The German Olympic gold medallist said the diagnosis had come as a shock, "especially to my parents".
"My parents were very scared, obviously very worried, mum was crying a lot," he told Nine. "A lot of parents get intimidated by a lot of doctors who say 'your kid is very limited', which is not the case.
"I would say to the doctors, 'well yeah, I want to play tennis. That's the only thing I really care about'.
"Some of them said 'no, you have to stop, you cannot (play) … there's no way you can be a professional athlete with this kind of illness, there's no way you can play such a hard, physical sport'.
"This is what really stuck into my mind. It made me quite upset, as well, to be honest, because I don't think you should set any limits to kids. It's just not fair to them."
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where the body cannot produce insulin. It is managed with insulin injections and monitoring blood sugar level.
Zverev revealed he had spent many years feeling "very uncomfortable with it".
The grand slam finalist would leave the court to monitor his insulin levels, and when a monitor was kept in his tennis bag, social media even suggested he was attempting to cheat.
"Kids at the age of 9, 10, 11 – at times my devices were broken, my insulins were smashed," Zverev said. "I was just uncomfortable with it. I was always trying to hide it. I wasn't checking my insulin levels in public.
"During matches, you never saw me do a shot or anything, I was always going to the bathroom to do it which is not the right thing to do.
"Maybe I have all of that trauma from back in the days, but you should never be embarrassed of it."
12:15PM VEKIC IS THOUGH
Donna Vekic has beaten Nuria Parrizas Diaz 6-2 6-2 to reach round 4.
A far happier end to her time on Margaret Court Arena than last time she was here.
"I am really happy with my match today," she said. "I love this court, but last time I was here two years ago, I had a lot of pain in my knee, so I am happy to be walking out of this court playing free today.
"She is a very tricky player. I knew how I had to work very hard for every point, so I was really ready from the first point, making a lot of balls and making my way towards my game."
This equals Vekic's equal best ever performance at the Aus Open.
11:45AM 'NOT SEEN SINCE HEWITT': AUSSIE'S EPIC 18-YEAR FIRST
Alexei Popyrin is doing the unthinkable at the Australian Open and he's back on court this evening looking to book a 4th round berth for the first time in his career.
Not since the C'mon's of another famous Australian have we seen someone rip through the draw like this.
He's drawing high praise.
"He's the first Aussie since 2005 to knock out a top 10 player and a seed. Since Lleyton Hewitt. It's quite remarkable," Jelena Dokic says of the 23-year-old.
"It's just a way that he's almost been able to reinvent himself as a person and player this year. He's won more matches this year than he did all of last year. He's worked so hard, changed the people that he works with.
"He's now a favourite in the next match. That is very, very different than going out and swinging freely against someone like Taylor Fritz. The mindset changes."
10:45AM STARS CRASH OUT ON NIGHT OF SHOCKS
The Netflix curse reared its ugly head once again on Friday night with sixth seed Maria Sakkari knocked out by little-known Chinese competitor Lin Zhu.
Sakkari was the only woman left of those who featured on the first series of the new show Break Point, leaving Felix Auger-Aliassime as the last player standing.
The Sakkari boilover came on the same day last year's finalist Danielle Collins was sent packing and a night after no.2 seed Ons Jabeur was also stunned.
It means only two of the top six seeds have advanced to round four, with Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia a chance to make that three when she faces Laura Siegemend on Sunday.
In a field already missing last year's winner Ash Barty, as well as others due to injury, the race for the women's crown has burst wide open.
No.1 seed Iga Swiatek continues to look a class above, but Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka and boom teen Coco Gauff now all have serious cases for a maiden grand slam triumph.
Following her 7-6 1-6 6-4 shock loss, Sakkari said she felt like it was hard to relax during the tournament and would have to analyse why she felt an inflated sense of pressure.
"Obviously, this is a grand slam, but at the same time … you have to start feeling better, and that's something that I didn't feel personally," she said.
"It's something rare because it's different if I was, you know, at the US Open.
"I don't know why I didn't let myself play my game.
"I could picture myself going deep in this tournament, but for some reason things went the wrong way."
Daniil Medvedev on Friday became the latest title contender to crash out of the men's draw at the Australian Open, but Iga Swiatek led a charge of the women's seeds into the last 16.Russia's Medvedev was runner-up at the last two Grand Slams in Melbourne but his tournament ended with a whimper in round three at the hands of Sebastian Korda.
Seventh seed Medvedev followed defending champion Rafael Nadal and world number three Casper Ruud in exiting in the first week while world number one Carlos Alcaraz withdrew before the tournament began.
Stefanos Tsitsipas is now the highest remaining seed at three and the Greek star stretched his unbeaten streak this year to set up a last-16 clash with Italian Jannik Sinner.
The 24-year-old Tsitsipas, who is yet to drop a set, clinched his seventh straight win of 2023 by beating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3.
Tsitsipas is refusing to get carried away as he chases a first major title. "There are no presents," he warned.
"You should be going after it, you should be creating those opportunities and aiming big within yourself, sometimes surpass your own abilities." Also into the last 16 are sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and 18th seed Karen Khachanov.
10:17AM AUSSIE STAR'S SURGERY
Ajla Tomljanovic's career-high ranking won't go to use in the short-term, with the top-ranked Australian female sidelined for at least a few months following knee surgery.
The 29-year-old was forced to withdraw from her home grand slam on the eve of the Australian Open and revealed on Saturday that she had gone under the knife.
"This morning I had a minor procedure done on my knee that went very well," Tomljanovic said.
"Sadly I won't be around the next few months, but I'm happy I did the necessary steps to get fully healthy. Great things take time and rehab starts very soon!
"I can't wait to get back out there. Appreciate all your sweet messages and words of support, doesn't go unnoticed."
Despite not playing at the Australian Open, Tomljanovic is on track to be ranked 32nd in the world after this tournament.
9:36AM WORST IN THE FAMILY
His own worst critic and way too hard on himself.
Sebastian Korda's prodigious sporting family has a rich history in Australia.
As well as Petr winning his only major 25 years ago and mum Regina Rajchrtova being a Czech tennis Olympian, Sebastian claimed the junior title in 2018 and both his sisters, Jessica and Nelly, have both won the Australian Open in golf.
"It's a special place for us. We've had some really great results," Korda said.
"Hopefully I can do one better than the juniors and do it in the pros."
He had the crowd in stitches as he added: "I don't know what I'm going to be ranked now but my mum's career [high] ranking was 26, my dad's was two, my sister Nelly was number one, my older sister Jessica was sixth … so I'm definitely the worst athlete in the family so far"
8:45AM PLAYERS STILL TICKED OFF
Jamie Murray has always been vocal about his opinions and this year's Australian Open is no different.
Much like his brother, Jamie has used his platform to back calls for a curfew at the slam after Thursday night's 4am finish.
"Aus Open has 4 courts that they use for night sessions with a 7pm start," he wrote.
"Start one of those courts at 8pm (ideally a women's match as it's shorter) and then if someone gets injured within an hour on RLA you can move the 8pm match to RLA and you don't have an issue with refunds."
8AM: SECRET BOND DRIVING AUS OPEN'S US REVOLUTION
There is no escaping the Americans at Melbourne Park – and a series of bonding visits to escape rooms across Australia might be behind the United States' tennis resurgence.
For the first time since 1996, a dominant 14 stars from the US progressed into the third round at the Australian Open and — as evidenced by their padlock scribbles on TV camera lenses post-victories — they are "locked in".
The unity was born at the United Cup, where Jessica Pegula, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys and Frances Tiafoe spearheaded Team USA's unstoppable charge to the inaugural title.
When Fritz sealed the crown he was headbutted by an overzealous Tiafoe.
"It was awesome until Frances headbutted me," Fritz said.
"I have a bump on my head."
While Fritz was the shock casualty at Melbourne Park – Alexei Popyrin became the first Aussie to beat a top-10 player since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005 – there are stars and stripes everywhere in the draw.
"Just have to stay locked," Tiafoe said.
"It's the whole thing with the United Cup guys. I made a joke about it with the guys, the United Cup asking them before the march, 'Are you locked?'
"It's definitely become a thing. I've been kind of living by that for a little bit."
Tiafoe's psychedelic ensemble has stolen headlines this week and it's one his rivals admit they couldn't pull off.
"Do you think I would wear that?" Englishman Daniel Evans joked this week.
"I think Frances pulls it off pretty well. He definitely has the physique to pull it off, but you wouldn't see me wearing a singlet or whatever they're called."
Tiafoe has revved up the rowdy crowd at John Cain Arena and started requesting the venue for matches – just like Nick Kyrgios has previously.
But over on Rod Laver Arena two lesser-knowns took down leading contenders. For the first time in 29 years American men defeated both the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds at the same major.
Back in 1994 it was Jim Courier eliminating No. 1 Pete Sampras and Aaron Krickstein eliminating No. 2 seed Michael Stich.
This time around it was Mackenzie McDonald sending No. 1 seed and defending champ Rafael Nadal packing before Jenson Brooksby turfed No. 2 seed Casper Ruud.
McDonald took notes from his countrymen's recent wins against Nadal.
"I thought about Taylor taking him out, and Foe (Tiafoe)," McDonald said.
"I talked to Tommy (Paul) about it too last night. That definitely gave me some more confidence."
Tiafoe tickled McDonald's ego before he pulled off the shock of the tournament … in straight sets.
"I think it's been a question mark how Rafa has been feeling for a little bit now," Tiafoe said.
"I told Mackey, listen, you could join the three amigos: me, Fritz, and Tommy (Paul). We all got him (Nadal).
"Also, I told him, you're going to be in a position to win today. GOAT wins don't come easy. Something to tell his grandkids one day."
Then it was Brooksby's turn. Craig O'Shannessy – a former strategist for Novak Djokovic – loved the tactics from the 22-year-old.
"Brooksby just played 68 long rallies of nine-plus … and won FIFTY of them. Whaa?" O'Shannessy said on social media.
"He absolutely chopped Casper in the lactic-acid long rally stakes."
On the camerarderie, Brooksby said: "I think we all push each other to really get better, regardless of each guy's situation. I think that's shown in a lot of the guys having strong results lately".
In the men's side they entered with just two players ranked in the top 30 (No. 9 Fritz and No. 17 Tiafoe) while the women's side was far stronger, with four stars inside the top 15 (No. 3 Jess Pegula, No. 7 Coco Gauff, No. 11 Danielle Collins and No. 13 Madison Keys).
In both the States are shooting the lights out. On Friday it was a Pegula pasting as she took just 65 minutes to beat Marta Kostyuk 6-2 6-2.
It was a similar story for Gauff, who won 6-3 6-2 against fellow American Bernarda Pera.
Even "lucky loser" Michael Mmoh is still alive – and will face another American, JJ Wolf, on Saturday.
"I don't think I'm ever going to say I'm an unlucky person for the rest of my life," Mmoh said of his run.
As for the escape rooms? Well, Pegula is the captain behind the bonding.
"We did another escape room," she said this week.
"We did boys versus girls and girls won, so go girls.
"It was kind of like an anti-team building experience because we kind of all wanted to kill each other at the end, but hopefully it brings us together today."
Originally published as Australian Open 2023 day 6 live scores, results, schedule and order of play
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PureText PureText is a very small, simple System Tray application that serves a very singular and useful purpose. When the hotkey is used, it pastes whatever is currently in the screen buffer as plain text. This is wonderfully useful when grabbing text from a highly formatted source like a web page or Word document. If you've ever grabbed text from a web site to stuff into an email and got all the undesired HTML formatting with it, this is the app for you. PureText doesn't have a screen to really capture; it works by pressing Windows-V rather than Ctrl-V when pasting.
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Joe Nissenbaum of Nissenbaum's Used Auto Parts, local historian and retired Somerville firefighter Bob "Monty" Doherty, and Allen Talewsky from Talwesky's/J&A Auto Parts joined together for a panel discussion about Somerville's Boynton Yards neighborhood. The panel explored the area's history of slaughterhouses, salvage yards, scrap metal and auto recycling. Nissenbaum's and Talewsky's have been owned and operated by the same families since the early 1900's. Refreshments included sandwiches from Boynton Yards restaurant La Hacienda, founded in 1939 to serve local slaughterhouse workers.
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Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734)
Outlaw and folk hero
Rob Roy MacGregor became a clan leader and, in 1701, acquired land on Loch Lomondside and at Balquidder, where he prospered as a legitimate cattle dealer. A business transaction with the duke of Montrose turned sour when one of his men absconded with the duke's money. An order was issued for Rob Roy's arrest, and he was evicted from his Loch Lomond land by the duke's factor. The earl of Breadalbane came to his rescue, giving him land in Glen Dochart where, in 1713, he renewed his cattle raiding. He led the MacGregors during the Jacobite Rising of 1715 and was accused of high treason. Government mercenaries burned his house. In 1716, the duke of Argyll gave him land at Glen Shira and his raiding activities resumed until he was captured by the duke of Atholl. He escaped, was eventually forced to submit to General Wade in 1725 but granted a Royal Pardon in 1727. He died peacefully in his own bed at Balquidder in 1734.
Robert McGregor was baptised on 7 March 1671, the son of Donald McGregor of Glengyle and Margaret Campbell. The entry in the Old Parish Register (OPR) for Buchanan includes the names of two witnesses.
Baptism entry for Rob Roy MacGregor (96 KB jpeg)
National Records of Scotland, OPR 474/1, page 26
Marriage in 1693
Robert McGregor married Marie McGregor on 1 January 1693. The entry in the Old Parish Register for Buchanan shows they were both from the parish and had given up their 'names to be proclaimed in order to marriage'.
Proclamation of marriage entry for Rob Roy MacGregor (21 KB jpeg)
Testament of Robert Roy Campbell
National Records of Scotland, CC6/5/24 pp 125-126
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