The title may seem surprising. There has indeed been a lot of news recently in Russian politics, so much that it got a considerable part of us Russia-watchers confused. Gleb Pavlovsky quit, Medvedev started to replace officials on the boards of state-owned companies, a massive reorganisation has taken place in the police, the President started a legislative upsurge against corruption, a real chance emerged to revisit the case of Sergey Magnitsky, and, most recently, Vladimir Putin announced the creation of a wide political alliance of parties, people and civil organisations who are ready to rally around United Russia. Some, including the very respectable Gordon Hahn on ROPV, suggest that this may be the sign of a real rupture on the highest levels of the ruling tandem. I agree with most of his points, but when it comes to drawing conclusions, we differ. I don't think this is the beginning of an open war at the top. Here is why.
First of all, the weights attached to the ongoing policy changes and individual statements and actions should be uneven, still, sometimes they seem to be considered equally important by Russia watchers. Are Konstantin Zatulin's allegations, or the siloviki's attempts to counter the reinvestigation of the Magnitsky case really as important as the changes in the boards of state-owned companies or the shakeup of anti-corruption legislation? I don't think so. And, most of all, Vladimir Putin has nothing to say against these. Contradicting his former "state philosohpy", he has recently vocally supported the President's efforts to separate the state and the economy. He lashed out against the leader of the siloviki, Igor Sechin on the gasoline prices and had nothing to say against the abolishment of tax breaks for Eastern Siberian oilfields.
Putin is probably the closest to what one might call "a pragmatic politician" (with a considerable degree of euphemism, of course). This means that he will not keep up obsolete views or allies. And the siloviki in the last 3-4 years have indeed become obsolete and an increasing burden. It is obvious that given the extent to which Medvedev's team has infiltrated key structures in the economy and in other areas, it would be damn difficult to throw them out, should Putin aim at bringing back the system worked out under his presidency. Not to mention that Putin returning to the presidency – even without the siloviki – would certainly cause a major setback in Russia's relations with the US or even with Europe. This in itself should be enough for Putin to reconsider if he had ever thought about a new presidential term. But there is another aspect. Liberalisation of a society has increasingly become a one-way street. What Putin was able to do in the early 2000s after a hasty and erroneous period of liberalisation, he would certainly not be able to do now, after the gradual changes introduced by the tandem and with a lot of Navalny's and self-designed Politkovskaya's around. If nothing else, the Arab spring must have tought this to Russia's leaders.
No wonder that Medvedev is pushing for more and more changes, so to make this progress irreversible. I have no doubts that he would go even quicker if they let him. Now his team has even started the takeover of the interior ministry, with an increasing number of high-ranking officials getting replaced, even if they still shy away from an open attack on Rashid Nurgaliyev. Sooner or later this will happen as well (in fact, Kirill Kabanov, the head of the non-governmental National Anti-Corruption Committee hinted on this in today's Moscow Times).
There is nothing unusual in a certain elite growing old and obsolete in a society. This happens in democratic societies as well. The main difference is that in democratic systems, outgoing elites have an institutional and procedural guarantee that they will not be spontaneously killed or put behind bars to keep them from interfering into the new system. In Russia, they don't have this safety net. Moreover, the siloviki have socialised in an institutional and political culture where a loss of position was quite often equal to a loss of freedom or life. They cannot break out of this way of thinking. This is why undemocratic societies carry a high risk of "loose cannons". As we have seen, the siloviki's time is over, and they have recently become really aware of this. Of course they are panicking, and of course there is risk of them becoming loose cannons, making statements about Putin returning to the presidency.
The best the tandem can do is to try to calm down these tensions. And besides "sacking" advisors who talk too loudly about inevitable changes, like Gleb Pavlovsky, Putin can build on the last bastion of the siloviki, the United Russia party. As I have blogged before, I am sure there were plans about creating a multi-party governance by giving a facelift and a strong leader to Right Cause, and this would have been a big step forward. Now this plan seems to be thrown into the dustbin: Igor Shuvalov backed down, and Aleksey Kudrin does not seem to be too eager to take up this course either. Instead, Putin offered a facelift to United Russia by creating the All-Russian People's Front. His Volgograd speech was not a program speech, it was much more of a soothing speech. As I have blogged before, trying to reform the ruling party is hard, but this seems to be the only way to ensure the siloviki that, even if only on paper, they will continue to be a part of the elite. This, and the apparent elimination of A Just Russia. These could ensure that United Russia continues to dominate the legislature and that Putin, as a personal guarantee for the safety of the siloviki, remains in charge – if not as Prime Minister, then as party leader.
If the concerns of the siloviki are not mitigated, it will be quite risky to go forward with Medvedev's candidacy or to maintain the incertainty regarding the presidential election. Probably this is why Medvedev seems to be willing to announce his candidacy in the coming weeks, while Putin would wait with the decision. I'd like to remind everyone that there is an obscure press conference scheduled by Medvedev to 18 May, which might as well bring an important announcement. Or it might as well be about some issue of secondary importance, the same way we saw it last year when the President did his state-of-the-nation speech. This will entirely depend on whether Putin thinks that the siloviki have gotten enough guarantees or not.
I'd like to reaffirm my statement: Vladimir Putin, if he thinks and acts logically, cannot return to the presidency. Therefore, out of the four possible paths (Putin, Medvedev, both of them, neither of them), at least two seem highly illogical to take.
Now we only have to assume that Russia's leaders act logically.
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Die Dampflokomotivreihe ATE Ie war eine Personenzug-Schlepptenderlokomotive der Aussig-Teplitzer Eisenbahn (ATE).

Geschichte
Für den Betrieb auf ihren neigungsreichen Strecken benötigte die ATE auch im Personenzugdienst recht leistungsstarke Lokomotiven. So bestellte die ATE 1908 zwei dreifach gekuppelte Schlepptenderlokomotiven bei der Ersten Böhmisch-Mährischen Maschinenfabrik in Prag.

Die Lokomotiven beförderten 400 t mit 35 km/h über eine 10-‰-Steigung.
Da diese Lokomotiven ihren Aufgaben im Reisezugverkehr gewachsen waren, war es nicht notwendig, weitere 1'C1'-Lokomotiven der Reihe ATE If zu beschaffen. Stattdessen wurden von 1910 bis 1914 acht weitere Exemplare der einfacheren und billigeren Reihe Ie in Dienst gestellt, die sich durch eine modifizierte Form des Kobelkamins von den ersten beiden Maschinen unterschieden.

Nach der Verstaatlichung der ATE (1924) gab ihnen die Tschechoslowakische Staatsbahn ČSD die neue Reihenbezeichnung 344.6.

Literatur
 Karl Gölsdorf: Lokomotivbau in Alt-Österreich 1837–1918, Verlag Slezak, 1978. ISBN 3-900134-40-5
 Helmut Griebl, ČSD-Dampflokomotiven, Teil 2, Verlag Slezak, Wien, 1969
 Johann Stocklausner: Dampfbetrieb in Alt-Österreich, Verlag Slezak, Wien, 1979, ISBN 3-900134-41-3
 Karel Zeithammer: Lokomotivy Ústecko-teplické dráhy; Vydavatelství dopravní literatury, Litoměřice 2011, ISBN 978-80-86765-19-8

Triebfahrzeug (Aussig-Teplitzer Eisenbahn)
Dampflokomotive Achsfolge 1C

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A series of gas explosions Thursday caused 60 to 80 fires in homes in Andover, North Andover and Lawrence in Massachusetts.
Evacuations remain in place as federal officials arrive in the state to investigate the cause of the explosions.
An 18-year-old died after an explosion caused a chimney to land on his car and 25 others were treated for injuries.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency for Merrimack Valley on Friday amid a series of gas-fueled explosions and fires.
Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera spoke out Friday on the response of Columbia Gas amid a series of gas-fueled explosions and fires across Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts.
Seventy homes around Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts were impacted Thursday in gas explosions and fires. It's still unclear when residents will be able to return home.


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Why is it important to have humor in our lives?
Posted 11:40 PM, September 26, 2017, by peterzimmermanwgnam, Updated at 11:39PM, September 26, 2017
Al Gini and Justin Kaufmann
The Download's resident philosopher Al Gini makes a return visit to discuss his latest novel, "The Importance of Being Funny: Why We Need More Jokes in Our Lives." Professor Gini talks about why he wrote this book, the importance of having humor and jokes in our lives, the emotional part of joke telling and how it connects us, how humor is a gift that we can give to somebody, the way people sometimes get in trouble with their comedy and the importance of timing and knowing your audience when telling a joke.
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US tennis player boards plane to Australian Open despite positive Covid-19 test
The American, a quarterfinalist at last year's tournament, had been ill and tested positive for the virus in November but returned another positive test earlier this week while feeling "totally healthy."
In a series of posts on Twitter, Sandgren initially conceded that he may not be able to fly to the first tennis grand slam of the year but later wrote: "Wow I'm on the plane. Maybe I just held my breath too long. Craig Tiley [Tennis Australia CEO] is a wizard."
In a post retweeted by Tiley, the Australian Open said Sandgren had been cleared to fly by the relative health authorities.
"In the case of Tennys Sandgren, who has self-disclosed that he previously tested positive in late November, his medical file had to be reviewed by Victorian health authorities. Upon completion of that review he was cleared to fly," read the statement.
Lisa Neville, Australia's Minister for Police and Emergency Services, confirmed on Twitter that Sandgren's positive result had been reviewed by health experts and "determined to be viral shedding from a previous infection, so was given the all clear to fly."
"No one who is Covid positive for the first time — or could still be infectious — will be allowed in for the Aus Open," she wrote.
It comes as three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray has tested positive for Covid-19, just days before he was due to fly to Melbourne.
Murray is currently isolating at his home in Surrey, England, and it's unsure whether he'll be granted permission to compete in next month's event.
READ: English Premier League grapples with Covid-19 spike
'Totally recovered'
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, individuals who test positive but don't have any symptoms can stop isolating 10 days after the first positive test — as long as they have not subsequently developed symptoms.
But 10 days is just a general guideline, with viral shedding able to continue for longer.
Following criticism on Twitter, the world No. 50 said: "There's not a single documented case where I would be contagious at this point. Totally recovered!"
Over 1,000 players and coaches have started arriving for this year's event, which has already been delayed by three weeks. The tournament is set to run from February 8-21.
Those playing in this year's Australian Open must complete a two-week quarantine upon landing in the country.
Tournament organizers said players would also "undergo a more rigorous testing schedule than most returning travelers."
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Alumni Spotlight: Constanza Lengerich
Author: Gene Stowe
Constanza Lengerich, ESTEEM '17
As Market Development Manager at Manufacturing Technology Inc. (MTI) in South Bend, Constanza Lengerich (ESTEEM '17) plays a key role in the commercialization of a new friction welding solution, helping develop the technology, finding the product market fit and establishing relationships with potential customers. Margot Hughan and Victoria Zellerhoff, fellow ESTEEM '17 alumnae, initiated the commercialization assessment of this new technology as their capstone thesis project, and Constanza has taken it from there.
Lengerich earned a BS in industrial engineering at Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile in 2012 and has worked in marketing research companies located in New Zealand and Chile. Constanza co-founded a water filtration company that could help customers from waterworks and schools to homeowners and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to solve the arsenic contamination problem more efficiently, and helped build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in southern Chile. After searching the globe for a top master's program in technology and entrepreneurship, she enrolled in ESTEEM in 2016 thanks to a generous scholarship awarded by the University of Notre Dame.
She chose an out-of-field capstone project, working with a Notre Dame scientist to develop a diagnostic test for allergies that she took to the finals of the McCloskey Business Plan Competition. Upon graduation, she worked for a year as the New Ventures & Investments Program Manager at the IDEA Center of the University of Notre Dame evaluating the market potential of all the new technologies developed by the scientists at the university.
ESTEEM's courses, such as product development, operations, business model canvas, sales and launch strategy helped establish structure for the on-the-job knowledge she has gained in her previous experiences. Lengerich says, "In my previous experiences I have learned by trying and failing, which takes some time. ESTEEM has given me the right tools and methods to work efficiently in multiple areas. Also, the program allows you to put those methods into practice in class and with the capstone project".
The combination of her engineering education and the ESTEEM program is vital for her new job because she interfaces with so many fields. "I work with the MTI engineering team developing the new technology, which allows me to learn about its capabilities. At the same time, I work with the sales team establishing relationships with potential customers. Working with these two departments has allowed me to connect with potential customers and understand their needs, as well as evaluate if we can satisfy those needs with the new solution." Lengerich is working with potential customers in the aerospace, automotive and railroad industries, among others.
Since joining MTI, Constanza has continued her education through a course at the Edison Welding Institute (EWI). The course taught her about metallurgy, current welding technologies and weld testing. The main goal was to learn about the capabilities of the technologies that potential customers are implementing today, such as gas metal arc welding and flash butt welding, and compare them to the new MTI friction welding technology to define its competitive advantage.
"I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to work at MTI because it will allow me to become an expert in multiple industries but also in metallurgy and welding, which adds so much value to my career as a business and engineering professional. At the same time I have continued to do what I love, which is contributing to the commercialization of new technologies" she says. "I'm very happy and I really love this company."
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Bundaberg man Alister Spong hugged his wife in a long embrace after a jury cleared him over the death of his friend at Canberra's Summernats Car festival last year.
Mr Spong, 33, was charged with culpable driving causing death in the ACT Supreme Court.
His friend Luke Newsome was travelling on the back of a 1942 utility truck with several others when he fell off, suffering fatal head injuries.
Mr Newsome died in hospital the next day.
Mr Spong had told the court he was attempting what is known as a "chirpee," or a short wheel spin, while driving in first gear on the cruise track at Summernats.
Instead of spinning, the wheels bit the bitumen and the truck lurched forward, throwing Mr Newsome and another man to the ground.
Mr Spong told the court he was devastated by the death of his friend.
Prosecutor Margaret Jones told the jury there was no doubt Mr Spong was guilty of culpable driving.
She said there were five people on the back, and he was responsible for their safety.
"There was no warning and he did not look around to see where everyone was," she said.
"It was improper driving that put other people in harm's way and it had tragic consequences.
But Mr Spong's lawyer Steve Whybrow told the jury it was a momentary lapse.
"This is a man who was not driving like a ratbag," she said.
"He consciously tried to spin the wheels like he'd done many times before.
The jury retired on Friday and resumed this morning.
But after only fifteen minutes a verdict was reached.
In an unusual move, the jury used its discretion to also find Mr Spong not guilty of an alternative charge of negligent driving, even though he admitted to the charge – meaning he walked free.
Following the death, festival organisers banned riding on the back of utes, which was previously rife at the event.


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A Reenactment Company
Portraying Life in Northwest Indiana
A Member of La Brigade de Levis
Events an Links
Fort History
Unit Bio's
How life probably looked at Le Petit Fort in the 1750's
Who are Les Habitants du Petit Fort?
Les Habitants du Petit Fort is a historical re-creation group dedicated to
researching and reenacting the lives of the men and women who resided in
Northwest Indiana circa 1755. It is the goal of the organization to accurately
portray the culture during this time period through thorough research and
scholarship, to educate both its members and the public on the lives and
culture of those being reenacted, and to promote the enjoyment of historical
study and reenacting.
Some Habitants while on Campaign during the winter near Fort Carillon.
Members of Les Habitants du Petit Fort portray both the average and the unique inhabitants of the North West Indiana area around 1755. This includes civilian, military, militia, clergy and Native American impressions.
A word about Les Habitants du Petit Fort.
"le Petit Fort" was not the real name of the building erected in Northwest Indiana during the 18th century. This was a name subscribed to the building long after its inhabitants had abandoned the post. The name has been adopted by the group because this is the only documented name of the structure as written by Major Arent S. De Peyster in 1781. To be entirely historically accurate, the military group Milice du Petit Fort did not exist. If the French inhabitants of Northwest Indiana had joined the militia during the French and Indian War (there is no evidence for or against this idea), they would have enlisted at Fort St. Joseph, and rather would have been part of the Milice de Ste. Joseph. The name has simply been retained to refer specifically to those living in the area of le Petit Fort.
In addition, the term "Habitants" is used with the connotation as meaning simply "people". During the 18th century, the French word "habitant" was adopted by the farming land owners of New France to distinguish themselves as class above the European peasant, yet still below the nobility. This needs to be noted as the French residing in Northwest Indiana during this time were traders, not farmers
Who Lived In Indiana in the 1750's?
In 1682 the Chevalier de La Salle laid claim to the Mississippi river and all of its tributaries for the King of France. This claim included the land which is currently North West Indiana. Soon European settlers, missionaries and traders began moving into this new track of land now under Frances control. Ten years after La Salle's expedition a Jesuit mission was built in present day Niles, Michigan and soon a military post was constructed to protect this post. Then in 1717 another trading post was established by the French on the banks of the Wabash in present day La Fayette, Indiana and in 1732 in present day Vincennes, Indiana. The region was now solidly under French influence, though the area was still considered the "Frontier" of New France.
The people living in this area would have been a mix of French traders, trappers, settlers, clergy and military. In addition these Europeans would have shared the land with several Native Indian allies whom they traded and lived with and among. These tribes included the Potawatomie, Wea, Ojibwa, and Miami.
The Brigade de Levis
The Brigade incorporates members of Le Petit Fort militia, as well as Regular French military units of the period.
Les Habitants du Petit Fort is a member of The Brigade de Levis. The Brigade is umbrella organization which includes all facets of portrayals of 17th century life. The primary purpose of the Brigade is to portray and demonstrate the military forces of King Louis XV in the 1750's. The Brigade includes individuals who portray members of the regular French land forces, the Troupes de Terre, members of the Compagnie Francais de la Marine, the independent companies of the marine, and various Milice and Sauvage allies, French militia and Native American forces.
Les Habitants du Petit Fort works in conjunction with The Brigade de Levis and all members of the Habitants are also members of the Brigade. When engaging in military battle reenactments the Milice du Petit Fort falls under the command of the officers of The Brigade.
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Budget 2018/2019
Decision Maker: City Executive Board (became Cabinet on 13 May 2019), Council
Is subject to call in?: No
A new Budget for the period 2018/2019.
· The pre-consultation draft report will be submitted to CEB in December 2017.
The post-consultation draft report will be submitted to CEB in February 2018
· The Budget will be submitted to Council for adoption in February 2018.
Decisions:
The Head of Financial Services had submitted a report to propose a Medium Term Financial Strategy and the 2018/19 Budget for consultation.
In introducing the report, Councillor Price drew attention to some of its key features including, among others: an increase (of £200,000) in funding for homelessness prevention; an additional £5,000,000 to purchase properties for local homeless families; an additional £100,000 for energy efficiency works in Council properties (on top of an existing programme of over £24,000,000); anticipated surpluses from the newly formed trading companies; investment in the Museum of Oxford (and consequential levering in of £1.3 m from the Heritage Lottery Fund); and a continuation of the grant programme of £1.4m.
The Head of Financial Services updated Members with key points from the provisional local government finance settlement for 2018 to 2019 announced by the DCLG the previous day. At its heart was the opportunity for councils to raise Council Tax by a total of 3% (an additional 1%) without recourse to a referendum. Thought will now be given as to how best to respond to this opportunity.
The Council had bid (alongside Oxfordshire's other authorities) to be included in the 100% business rate pilot but had, unfortunately, been unsuccessful; officers could seek feedback as to why. There may be an opportunity to bid again for 2019/20.
The long awaited Fair Funding review was now likely to be effective for 2021 but meaningful details were still awaited.
It would now be possible to increase planning fees by up to 20% (with the proviso that the fee is recycled into planning work).
The public consultation on the Council budget would be launched the following day.
The City Executive Board resolved to:
1) Approve the 2018-19 General Fund and Housing Revenue Account budgets for consultation and the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account Medium Term Financial Plan as set out in Appendices 1-9, noting :
a) the Council's General Fund Budget Requirement of £23.281 million for 2018/19 and an increase in the Band D Council Tax of 1.99% or £5.77 per annum representing a Band D Council Tax of £295.96 per annum
b) the Housing Revenue Account budget for 2018/19 of £43.241 million and a reduction of 1% (£0.85/wk) in social dwelling rents from April 2018 giving a revised weekly average social rent of £104.58 as set out in Appendix 4
c) the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme as shown in Appendix 6.
2) Agree the fees and charges shown in Appendix 7
Report author: Section 151 Officer
Decided at meeting: 20/12/2017 - City Executive Board (became Cabinet on 13 May 2019)
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Appendix 5 Council House Rents PDF 15 KB
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GGUSD Students Receive Scholarships for Winning Science Projects in 2018 Science Fest
Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) students received college scholarship funds awarded by Endologix, a medical equipment manufacturer, which hosted a Science Fest Showcase and scholarship presentation on Thursday, April 12, at the company's headquarters in Irvine. This was the second annual Science Fest Showcase, made possible through a unique partnership with GGUSD, Endologix, the Orange County United Way, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove.
Garden Grove Unified School District Named a 2018 California Exemplary District
Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) was named a 2018 California Exemplary District, a prestigious recognition awarded to only 22 school districts across the state by the California Department of Education. The new award celebrates districts that have implemented model practices, which resulted in positive student outcomes. Additionally, eleven elementary schools in GGUSD were named 2018 California Distinguished Schools, a top honor for the state's most inspiring public schools that demonstrate significant academic gains in narrowing the achievement gap.
GGUSD Set to Launch New Spanish Dual Language Academy
Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is set to launch the Russell Elementary Language Academy beginning in 2018-2019. The new Spanish Dual Language Academy is the second of its kind in GGUSD and will meet a growing demand to provide students with a pathway to learn, read and write in both English and Spanish.
Pacifica High School Student Receives Statewide Recognition
Pacifica High School senior Isaak Togia received the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) "Every Student Succeeding Award" at a special breakfast celebration held on March 9th at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana.
Heritage Elementary School to Open as Computer Science Academy in 2018-19
Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) has partnered with Code to the Future, the nation's premier creator of computer science immersion schools, to launch the district's first Computer Science Immersion Academy at Heritage Elementary School beginning in 2018-2019.
GGUSD Schools Receive Highest Recognition for AVID Program
Three schools in Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) were recognized for earning the AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) Schoolwide Site of Distinction award for 2017-2018. Alamitos Intermediate School, Doig Intermediate School, and Santiago High School were among only five schools in Orange County to earn the national recognition for demonstrating the highest level of implementation of AVID's college and career readiness program.
GGUSD Invites Applicants for Bond Oversight Committee
The Garden Grove Unified School District is seeking qualified volunteers to serve on the independent Bond Oversight Committee (BOC), tasked with overseeing lawful and appropriate expenditures of the district's bond funds. The Committee meets several times each year to provide public scrutiny and accountability for use of funds from Measure A, the $250 million bond measure approved in 2010 and Measure P, the $311 million bond measure approved in November 2016. The Committee has an opening for an individual who has a business background as well as a senior citizen representative.
GGUSD Names Elementary School Spelling Bee Champ
The 31st Annual Garden Grove Unified School District Spelling Bee for elementary school students was won by Patton Elementary sixth-grader Brandon Tran on February 21.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on the 5th day of March 2018 the Board of Education of the Garden Grove Unified School District of Orange County, California will hold a public hearing, regarding Developer Fees.
GGUSD High School Students Get Behind-the-Scenes Lesson in City Government
On February 15, Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) and the City of Garden Grove came together to present Youth in Government Day for the first time since 1993.
Pre-Enrollment for Full-Day Transitional Kindergarten and Full-Day Kindergarten Begins Wednesday, February 28
Pre-enrollment for Fall 2018/19 full-day transitional kindergarten and full-day kindergarten classes in the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) begins Wednesday, February 28.
GGUSD Latinos Unidos Conference Empowers Student Leaders
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Q: Flexible Core Data Implementation I have been working on an app that uses Parse as its backend and while this works well, I don't want the app to become too dependent on Parse to work. Having the apps own Core Data implementation is probably the best way to go but the implementation must be flexible so that it can support syncing etc. I have been looking into frameworks like Ensembles, MagicalRecord, iOSDataManager and a number of others. I even looked at FTASync but this has not been updated for years and does not have a good reputation. I felt to ask the community what others may recommend as a good design of a backend system to sync with Parse or other web service.  Particularly considering how important the backend is...
Thank you

A: I have used Ensembles, and I recommend it highly.  The open source version is probably fine for your use, with the version 2 version available if you find you need any of the benefits for the paid upgrade.
If you want to see how to build a backend agnostic interface, then I also highly recommend studying the ensembles framework, especially how the interface for the cloud file system interface.
I have implemented my own backend for a specific project, and the interface is quite clear, and extremely useful for teaching one how to design and build such an interface.

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The Salt Mine at Soledar, Ukraine
Soledar is a city in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. The name of the town stands for 'gift of salt' both in Russian and Ukrainian. The town was named Karlo-Libknekhtivsk after Karl Liebknecht, the German socialist, when it was created in 1965 during Soviet times. It was renamed Soledar in 1991 after the Ukraine became independent. This small is situated on the place of shallow bay of ancient Permian sea which existed there 250 millions years ago. After the sea dried out, here appeared one of the purest salt deposit in the world and the biggest one in Europe. In spite of more than 100 years of underground working, resulted in more than 125 miles of mines, these salt field resources are enough for 2 thousand years more. While tourists are attracted not by functioning mines, but exhaust one which is added to the UNESCO list of world culture heritage. Miners who worked in it turned the empty mines into magnificent temples by creating sculptures, pictures, chapels and grottos from salt blocks. Everything here is made of salt: walls, ceiling, floor, figures and trees.
The route along the salty galleries of this underground city at a depth of 300 meters is about 700 meters long and ends with a huge hall of 40 meters height. The acoustics in the hall is so amazing that sometimes it becomes the concert hall for symphonic orchestra. Kurt Schmidt, Austrian composer and director says that there are only 2 or 3 theaters in the world that can compete the acoustics of Soledar's salt mines: "I am impressed! The notes flew up to the arch of the grotto, and then slowly as a cloud fell down. Incredible!". [First Photo credit Lenelenka]
Photo credit Dmitry Panoff
Near the tourist route there is a speleo-sanitarium "Salty Symphony" where the following diseases are successfully cured: bronchial asthma, asthmatoid bronchitis, obstructive bronchitis, chronic pneumonia, rhinoallergosis, atopic dermatitis, some forms of psoriasis, weak immunity, thyroid diseases. Patients' sense of well-being is influenced by the following factors: atmospheric pressure 772 mm Hg (millimeters mercury column), air humidity 60%, temperature 14-16 °?, as well as air itself is filled with salt pieces with size of 1-5 micron and concentration of 15 mg in 1 cu m. The treatment in the microclimate of salt mine is one of the most effective because 70-85% adults and 85-95% children recover there according to statistics.
Salt Mine Music Hall, Soledar, Ukraine
Imagine a salt pebble as large as a city and your right in the middle of it. Photo credit Andrei Stolper
Usually the tour goes on for about 4 hours. During this time tourists can visit underground football field, church, labyrinths, concert hall, gallery, see the original figures made of salt, take a rest at underground bar, watch a movie about speleo-sanitarium, take pictures and video, play billiards, table tennis, chess, and simply have a rest and breathe the unique air of salt mine. Along the route medical staff and guide will do some training in medical respiratory gymnastics and tell interesting stories about the salt mine.
Soledar is a town which name stands for "gift of salt". We visited its major sight: the underground galleries and chambers of salt mines. Photo credit Zfort Group
Photo credit Zfort Group
The people there is a perception that the salt is harmful to the body in large quantities. This applies to its consumption as food. But a visit to the seabed, when there is not a single object of a different material than salt, very useful, especially for the imagination. A breath of air saturated micro-particles of salt - all powerful healing effect.
Photo credit Thierry Sturm
Sculptures created not Mother Nature, and the master with golden hands. Sinking to a depth of nearly 300 meters, you get the opportunity to walk along the bottom of the oceans, see the real football field with shallow salt crumbs instead of green grass , with a stunning concert hall acoustics.
There is a church in one of the worked out salt galleries of the city. In December 2003, the chamber 41 bis broke a record listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the first underground "Hopper" ballooning. In October 2004 there was a concert of Donbass Symphony Orchestra "Salt Symphony" under the direction of Austrian conductor Kurt Schmid with a participation of Victoria Lukyanets, soloist of the Vienna State Opera. Photo credit Thierry Sturm
Soledar Ukraine — is a town which name stands for "gift of salt". We visited its major sight: the underground galleries and chambers of salt mines. Photo credit Zfort Group
Source — Wikipedia | Showcaves | Discover-Ukraine | Topertravel | Krt.dp
Labels: Europe, Places
Location: Soledar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
George Stephen 2 January 2015 at 08:11
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Superficially different in goals and approach, two recent algorithmic advances, Bayesian Program Learning and Galileo, are examples of one of the most interesting and powerful new trends in data analysis. It also happens to be the oldest one.
Bayesian Program Learning (BPL) is deservedly one of the most discussed modeling strategies of recent times, matching or outperforming both humans and deep learning models in one-shot handwritten character classification. Unlike many recent competitors, it's not a deep learning architecture. Rather (and very roughly) it understands handwritten characters as the output of stochastic programs that join together different graphical parts or concepts to generate versions of each character, and seeks to synthesize them by searching through the space of possible programs.
Galileo is, at first blush, a different beast. It's a system designed to extract physical information about the objects in an image or video (e.g., their movements), coupling a deep layer module with a 3D physics engine which acts as a generative model.
Although their domains and inferential algorithms are dissimilar, the common trait I want to emphasize is that they both have at their core domain-specific generative models that encode sophisticated a priori knowledge about the world. The BPL example knows implicitly, through the syntax and semantics of the language of its programs, that handwritten characters are drawn using one or more continuous strokes, often joined; an standard deep learning engine, beginning from scratch, would have to learn this. And Galileo leverages a proper, if simplified, 3D physics engine! It's not surprising that, together with superb design and engineering, these models show the performance they do.
This is how all cognitive processing tends to work in the wider world. We are fascinated, and of course how could we not be?, by how much our algorithms can learn from just raw data. To be able to obtain practical results in multiple domains is impressive, and adds to the (recent, and, like all such things, ephemeral) mystique of the data science industry. But the fact is that no successful cognitive entity starts from scratch: there is a lot about the world that's encoded in our physiology (we don't need to learn to pump our blood faster when we are scared; to say that evolution is a highly efficient massively parallel genetic algorithm is a bit of a joke, but also true, and what it has learned is encoded in whatever is alive, or it wouldn't be).
Going to the other end of the abstraction scale, for all of the fantastically powerful large-scale data analysis tools physicists use and in many cases depend on, the way even basic observations are understood is based on centuries of accumulated (or rather constantly refined) prior knowledge, encoded in specific notations, theories, and even theories about how theories can look like. Unlike most, although not all, industrial applications, data analysis in science isn't a replacement of explicitly codified abstract knowledge, but rather stands on its gigantic shoulders.
In parallel to continuous improvement in hardware, software engineering, and algorithms, we are going to see more and more often the deployment of prior domain knowledge as part of data science implementations. The logic is almost trivial: we have so much knowledge accumulated about so many things, that any implementation that doesn't leverage whatever is known in its domain is just not going to be competitive.
Just to be clear, this isn't a new thing, or a conceptual breakthrough. If anything, it predates the take the data and model it approach that's most popularly seen as "data science," and almost every practitioner, many of them coming from backgrounds in scientific research, is aware of it. It's simply that now our data analysis tools have become flexible and powerful for us to apply it with increasingly powerful results.
The difference in performance when this can be done, as I've seen in my own projects and is obvious in work like BPL and Galileo, has always been so decisive that doing things in any other way soon becomes indefensible except on grounds of expediency (unless of course you're working in a domain that lacks any meaningful theoretical knowledge… a possibility that usually leads to interesting conversations with the domain experts).
The cost is that it does shift significantly the way in which data scientists have to work. There are already plenty of challenges in dealing with the noise and complexities of raw data, before you start considering the ambiguities and difficulties of encoding and leveraging sometimes badly misspecified abstract theories. Teams become heterogeneous at a deeper level, with domain experts — many of them with no experience in this kind of task — not only validating the results and providing feedback, but participating actively as sources of knowledge from day one. Projects take longer. Theoretical assumptions in the domain become explicit, and therefore design discussions take much longer.
That said, the results are very worth it. If data science is about leveraging the scientific method for data-driven decision-making, it behooves us to always remember that step zero of the scientific method is to get up to date, with some skepticism but with no less dedication, on everything your predecessors figured out.


Here is the gritty, powerful story of Thomas Sowell's life-long education in the school of hard knocks, as the journey took him from Harlem to the Marines, the Ivy League, and a career as a controversial writer, teacher, and economist in government and private industry. It is also the story of the dramatically changing times in which this personal odyssey took place.
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Power Rankings: Valspar Championship
Dustin Johnson on the 18th green during the final round of the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec on Feb 24, 2019 in Mexico City. Photo by Stan Badz/Getty Images via PGA TOUR
One of the best weeks in some time at THE PLAYERS Championship would have been an excellent way to end this year's Florida swing, but this week's Valspar Championship, which takes place at the Copperhead Course at Tampa's Innisbrook Resort has been tasked with difficult job of following up those exhilarating four days at TPC Sawgrass.
The field at Innisbrook is not as strong as what we saw last week either, but it still rates as more than respectable, and is hosting seven players who rank in the world's top 20, including No. 1 Dustin Johnson.
We obviously love DJ this week, but we like the chances of a lot of other players as well:
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15. Brian Harman
Harman had been in the midst of a devastating slump, but we finally saw the re-emergence of his tremendous early 2018 self in a T8 effort at last week's THE PLAYERS Championship.
Brian Harman plays his shot from the 5th tee during the final round of The PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Mar 17, 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Outside of a T14 in 2013, Harman's history at Innisbrook has hardly been anything resembling impressive, but he tends to be very streaky, so do not be surprised if he finds his name on the first page of the leaderboard again this week.
Odds: 90-1
World Rank: 74th
Field Rank: 25th
Last Six: 8, MC, MC, 51, 39, MC
14. Kevin Kisner
Kisner has been stunningly consistent as of late: each of his five starts since the beginning of February have resulted in finishes between 22nd and 28th. He could have closed better at THE PLAYERS last week, but his 68-68 start leads us to believe he is close to figuring it out.
Kevin Kisner reacts on the 16th green during the third round of The PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Mar 16, 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
We also like that he has made 13 of his last 14 cuts, dating back to last season. Kisner was T5 in birdies at TPC Sawgrass while leading the field in driving accuracy.
Last Six: 22, 23, 27, 28, 26, 57
13. Sung-jae Im
The 20-year-old rookie has been very hit or miss in his rookie season, but he has clearly shown that he belongs and no field is going to intimidate him.
Sungjae Im tees off on the 2nd hole during day two of the Albertsons Boise Open at the Hillcrest CC on Sep. 14, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images
Im ranks in the top 40 on Tour in every strokes gained category except for putting, and even that has not been atrocious, just inconsistent. His strengths seem to match up well on this course, so do not be surprised if he looks a lot like he did two weeks ago when he posted a T3 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
World Rank: 72nd
Last Six: MC, 3, 51, MC, MC, 7
12. Keegan Bradley
All his rounds lately have been either great or terrible. His putting has been bad, even for him, but he has been very dialed-in tee to green, and does rank 6th on Tour in strokes gained: approach-the-green.
Keegan Bradley reacts to a birdie on the 18th hole during day three of The Northern Trust at The Ridgewood CC in Paramus, NJ on August 25, 2018. Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images
Even with the uneven rounds, he has a T10 and a T16 in two of his last three outings, both against elite fields. If he can avoid that one big number this week, it would be very easy seeing him top-10 this thing.
World Rank: 33rd
11. Lucas Glover
Glover had been sizzling hot coming into last week's THE PLAYERS Championship, but had his worst outing of the year, missing the cut after rounds of 76 and 72. Could that have been an anomaly? Maybe; it is hard to be too down on a guy who who is 7th on Tour in greens in regulation and 9th in scoring average, and even his putting has been on point.
Lucas Glover during the third round of the Sanderson Farms Championship at the CC of Jackson on October 27, 2018 in Jackson, MS. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images
His results in this event have been all over the board, but he has been a different player in 2019, so we lean strongly towards believing that this will be one of his better Innisbrook performances.
Last Six: MC, 10, 4, 7, MC, 12
10. Henrik Stenson
2019 has been a miserable year so far for the 42-year-old Swede. In six events worldwide, he has missed the cut four times, including at last week's THE PLAYERS Championship, along with a T54 and a T17.
Henrik Stenson prepares to hit off the 9th tee during the second round of the Valspar Championship at Innisbrook on Mar 10, 2017 in Palm Harbor, FL. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
As steady as Stenson seems, he has been surprisingly prone to these slumps, but if he is going to snap out of it soon, as he probably will, this could very well be the week.
He missed the cut at Innisbrook last year, but that looks anomalous when contrasted with the T7, T11, 4 he had in his previous three tries, respectively. He played VERY well around this time a year ago; maybe that gives him some good feelings coming into the week.
Last Six: MC, 17, 54, MC, MC, MC
9. Paul Casey
This week, Casey will be teeing up as a defending champion on the PGA Tour since the 2010 Shell Houston Open. We are somewhat concerned that the extra attention will be a detriment to him, given how poorly he has handled pressure over the course of his career.
Paul Casey tees off on the 11th hole during the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Feb 10, 2019 in Pebble Beach, CA. Photo by Ben Jared/Getty Images via PGA TOUR
His current form is a complete mystery; he missed the cut by a mile at THE PLAYERS Championship last week, but prior to that, he had finished in the top 3 in two of his last three starts. His putting has been a disaster this season, but that can be pretty variable, and if he figures it out at least somewhat this week, he could very well contend. We would not bet on it, but if he does, he would be the first back-to-back winner in tournament history.
Field Rank: 4th
Last Six: MC, 3, 25, 2, 2, MC
8. Brandt Snedeker
Sneds had been struggling badly for two months, but seemed to right the ship last week at TPC Sawgrass, vaulting into contention over the weekend on his way to a T5 finish.
Brandt Snedeker tees off on the sixth hole tee during the final round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield CC on August 19, 2018 in Greensboro, NC. Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Despite Innisbrook not typically being a scoring course, it is encouraging that Snedeker led THE PLAYERS field in birdies last week, and it is even more encouraging that he led the field in greens in regulation, which tends to be an indicator of success regardless of the venue. He kind of plays this event off and on, and does not have a tremendous history here, but he was in second place through 54-holes last year before completely unraveling on Sunday, showing he is at least capable of playing the course well.
Last Six: 5, 50, MC, 55, 62, 16
7. Webb Simpson
Webb did not blow away the field at TPC Sawgrass like he did last year, but still had a respectable performance, following three rounds of 70 with a 68 to finish T16 for the week, which was his best performance in more than two months.
Webb Simpson on the 18th green during day three of the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston on September 2, 2018 in Norton, MA. Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images
This used to be a great event for Webb, but he struggled badly for a number of years before getting back on track with a T8 last year. He is scoring well this year, despite so-so results, so we think there is a good chance he finishes highly this week.
At the very least, he is about a lock to make the cut, as he simply does not miss cuts anymore.
Last Six: 16, 36, 39, 20, 8, 3
6. Patrick Reed
Three rounds of 69 had Reed on the periphery of contention at THE PLAYERS last week, but he was downright abysmal on Sunday, hacking his way to a 6-over 78 that dropped him into a share of 47th.
Patrick Reed chips to the 18th green during the final round of the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club de Golf Chapultepec on Feb 24, 2019 in Mexico City. Photo by Keyur Khamar/Getty Images via PGA TOUR
Reed is not having a particularly strong season, having not posted a top-10 since October (and even in that event, he closed with a 77), but if he is going to put four rounds together, Innisbrook could be the place; he has excelled here, finishing runner-up both a year ago and in 2015, in addition to a T7 in 2016.
Nobody on Tour is getting worse over the course of an average round than Reed, who is 5th on Tour in first round average, but 197th in the fourth round. That kind of discrepancy is unlikely to last long, and he should be motivated to get his game in check as he approaches his championship defense at The Masters.
5. Jim Furyk
Look who is suddenly the most rejuvenated man on Tour! Just when it looked like the 48-year-old Furyk was officially washed-up, and just coasting in the big league until he acquires Champions Tour eligibility in fewer than two years, the last two weeks happened: a T9 at the Honda Classic followed by an extremely impressive solo runner-up finish at THE PLAYERS, where he finished at 14-under-par.
Jim Furyk talks with his caddie Mike 'Fluff' Cowan during the final round of The PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Mar 17, 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
Furyk is not hitting the ball far (at all), but suddenly, he has the 3rd best scoring average on Tour, is killing it tee-to-green, and he has made significantly more money in 7 events this season ($1.9 million) than he did in 33 starts over the previous two years combined ($1.1 million).
Maybe he is just extremely motivated to not let his disaster as Ryder Cup captain be the last memory people have of his time on Tour, but he looks really really good lately. On top of his hot recent form, he has great history at Innisbrook, winning the 2010 title and taking runner-up honors in 2012. Even last year, he managed a 7th place finish.
Last Six: 2, 9, 37, 14, MC, 6
4. Jon Rahm
Rahm is coming off a Sunday to forget at THE PLAYERS Championship, holding the 54-hole lead before a 4-over 76 in the final round knocked him out of the top 10 entirely.
Jon Rahm and caddie look on from the 12th tee during the final round of The PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on Mar 17, 2019 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Still, it is hard to imagine that the 24-year-old will not learn from his experience in elite contention, and it is hard to deny his recent form (six top 12 finishes in his last seven starts), and even harder to deny his talent.
This will be Rahm's Innisbrook debut, but like with all his other course debuts over the past two seasons, that probably matters very little.
Field Rank: 2nd
Last Six: 12, 45, 9, 10, 5, 6
3. Sergio Garcia
Sergio had an impressive history in this event, but surprisingly left it off his schedule from 2014-17. However, he made a return to Innisbrook last year, and continued where he left off, using a 69-65 weekend to finish in solo-fourth. He comes to the Tampa area this year off a T22 performance at THE PLAYERS, which, given that he is something of a horse for the course there, probably classifies as "good, but not great", although it could be argued that he was better than that in three of four rounds.
Sergio Garcia tees off during the final round of of the Andalucia Valderrama Masters at Real Club Valderrama on Oct. 22, 2017 in Cadiz, Spain. Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images
Prior to TPC Sawgrass, he had finished in the top 10 of consecutive events, and he is having a statistically impressive season, leading the Tour in scoring average and strokes gained: approach-the-green. It appears the Sergio who was a mess for most of 2018 is gone and forgotten.
Last Six: 22, 9, 6, 37, DQ, 3
2. Jason Day
There was tremendous concern about Day's health when he withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational with back pain, but the questions were emphatically answered with a T8 at last week's THE PLAYERS Championship, where he reached 12-under through three rounds and made the penultimate pairing on Sunday. His round-4 performance while paired with champion Rory McIlroy was underwhelming (even-par 72), but there were no indications that his Sunday performance had anything to do with his health.
Jason Day walks off the 12th tee during day two of the 2018 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio. Credit: Chris Condon/PGA TOUR via Getty Images
Regardless, he feels healthy enough to tee it up this week at Innisbrook, for an event he has not had on his schedule since finishing T20 in 2012. With three consecutive finishes inside the top 8, and finishes of 13th or better in all six of his 2019 starts, there is little reason to believe he will not be in contention this week.
Field Rank: 3rd
Last Six: 8, 4, 5, 13, 16, 11
1. Dustin Johnson
The world No. 1 finally put aside talk that his game does not translate to TPC Sawgrass, finishing T5 at last week's THE PLAYERS Championship, where he was the only man in the field to shoot four rounds in the 60s.
Dustin Johnson plays his shot from the third tee during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass on May 13, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
Over the past two months, DJ has four top 10s in five starts worldwide, including two victories. He has basically no history at this event, but it is really, really hard to see Copperhead being what trips him up.
Expect Johnson to pad his small lead over Justin Rose atop the OWGR a good amount this week.
Odds: 5-1
World Rank: 1st
Field Rank: 1st
Last Six: 5, 1, 9, 45, 1, 16
Next Five: Adam Hadwin, Louis Oosthuizen, Joel Dahmen, Ollie Schniederjans, Rafa Cabrera Bello
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The new-look Caloundra RSL A-grade cup for the SCGRL is back in full-swing and the fans at Maroochydore for Sunday afternoon's match-up between Maroochydore-Coolum Swans and the Caloundra Sharks were treated to some quality football.
The two sides went try-for-try on a glorious Sunshine Coast afternoon - and scores were locked at 22-all at the 70 minute mark. But the Sharks put on three un-answered tries in the last 10 minutes, recording a 40-22 win.
The Sharks' Justin Otto managed to bag two tries and kick three goals, ensuring he was the leading point-scorer, with Kendall, Stroud, Lynagh and the Ainsworth brothers all crossing the line.
Usual suspect Troy Mendham bagged himself a try and three goals, with team-mate Paul Backhaus scoring a double.
The win cements second spot on the ladder for the Sharks, and ensures they remain the number one contenders to the un-beaten Kawana Dolphins.
In their first game without leading point-scorer Jordan Meads, the Dolphins ensured their dream season continued with a crushing 34-point win over Nambour Crushers at Kawana.
The 22-year-old Meads will travel to the UK to take up a contract with English side Gateshead Thunder, as they aim to secure a spot in the English Division 1 competition.
However the loss of Meads hasn't dented his former side's ability to score points - with six players crossing the line and Ryan Boyd scoring a double in their 40-6 win.
After a promising start to the season, the Crushers sit in second-last place on the competition ladder, only three points ahead of cellar-dwelling Noosa/Gympie combined outfit.
And things aren't getting any better for the Pirate-Devils side, going down by 22 points to the Caboolture Snakes.
Six players crossed the line in the 32-10 drubbing, putting the Snakes just one point behind the third placed Maroochydore-Coolum.
The competition will take another break next weekend in the run home to the finals series. All six teams will compete in the new-look series, following the axing of the Bribie Island Warrigals and the Noosa and Gympie mid-season merger.


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Best Restaurants in Fairfax, VA
08/04/2022 09/19/2022 James Hill
There are many great ethnic restaurants in Fairfax, but this list includes Mama Chang restaurant, 21 Great American Bistro, and Vitello Saltimbocca. Read on for more information about these and other Fairfax restaurants. You may also want to visit their site The Great American Chain and Arties, two of the area's most popular restaurants. These three restaurants will make you fall in love with the Fairfax area! No matter what you're craving, you can find it in Fairfax!
Mama Chang restaurant
If you want to find a delicious Chinese restaurant that has the utmost attention to detail, try the Mama Chang restaurant in Fairfax, Virginia. This restaurant is one of the best in the area, and it opened in March. The menu includes many of the dishes that you've grown to love, such as pan-fried tofu and bean sprouts. The atmosphere at this restaurant is warm and welcoming, and you're sure to find a table for two.
The food at this homestyle Chinese restaurant is made with the same love and care as the restaurant's owners, Lydia and Peter Chang. Founded by Peter Chang, the restaurant has grown into a D.C. institution, with 10 restaurants in Virginia and Maryland. The cult following is so great that fans call themselves Changians. Peter Chang's daughter Lisa is a certified pastry chef, and she's credited with creating the famous scallion bubble pancake. The Chang restaurant group has been a success in Northern Virginia, and its menu reflects the same family values.
If you're looking for one of the best restaurants in Fairfax, VA, try Bellissimo. This family-owned Italian restaurant has been serving Northern Italian cuisine for over fifteen years. Its staff and service have been praised by both locals and tourists alike. The dishes at Bellissimo are hearty and delicious. You can also enjoy the patio or the outdoor seating area while enjoying the view of Old Town Fairfax.
While you're in Fairfax, Virginia, take a look at the numerous restaurants in the city. You'll find Italian, Chinese, Thai, and Korean dishes. The city's dining scene is also diverse, with restaurants that specialize in Italian, Mexican, and American fare. Many Fairfax dining establishments feature live music or other entertainment. For a night out with friends, try Bellissimo, one of the best restaurants in Fairfax, Virginia.
Vitello Saltimbocca
Vitello Saltimbocca is one of Virginia's top Italian restaurants. The town of Fairfax has a rich culinary history and a vibrant nightlife centered around George Mason University. This area has long been popular with locals and college students. A wide selection of Italian dishes, shareable small plates, and an expert wine list make the city one of the best for dinner in Fairfax.
21 Great American Bistro
If you are looking for upscale American food in Fairfax, VA, then you must try 21 Great America Bistro. This restaurant serves a variety of southern favorites including crab cakes, mussels, butternut squash soup, and more. It is also known for its desserts including chocolate tiramisu and creme brule. Drinks are also offered, including martinis and liqueur.
Another great option is 21 Great American Bistro, which has been around for four years. Its chefs have a combined experience of 80 years in the food business. It serves a variety of American dishes, as well as Italian ones. This restaurant also offers special diet options, including gluten-free and vegan-friendly dishes. You're sure to enjoy your evening here! If you're looking for one of the best restaurants in Fairfax VA, then this is a must-visit restaurant.
PJ Skidoos
PJ Skidoos is a private, family-owned eatery that has something for every taste and budget. It offers a Sunday all-you-can-eat brunch and breakfast all day on weekends, as well as a menu that changes daily. Guests can also opt to take out their meals or dine in. It also offers bike parking.
This cozy restaurant has a saloon-style atmosphere that evokes the American western style. It's decorated with a smoky bar and has Tiffany lamps. It serves steak and chicken on its menu, and you can order a burger, chicken, or large entree salad as your main course. During the day, the restaurant also serves breakfast and lunch.
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Speaking at a business event hosted by The Times newspaper, FCA chief Andrew Bailey also said it was no surprise company bosses lacked confidence in the British economy, according to reporters from The Times and Sky News present at the event.
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Brokers, Carriers Challenge CSA
By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor– Trucking Info.
A group of small carriers and brokers asked a federal appeals court to review a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration explanation of its CSA safety enforcement program.
The petition for review filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit starts the clock on a legal challenge to CSA's Safety Measurement System.
It's the work of the Alliance for Safe, Efficient and Competitive Truck Transportation, a group representing small carriers and brokers, as well as individual companies.
ASECTT members believe SMS methodology is a work in progress, unapproved for (FMCSA's) own use in making safety fitness determinations, said ASECTT President Tom Sanderson in a statement. Sanderson is CEO of Transplace, a third-party logistics provider and broker and a plaintiff in the case.
At issue is a May presentation by FMCSA that explains how CSA works.
ASECTT's concern is that the agency is administering CSA in a way that (deputizes) the shipper and broker community with the responsibility of making self-enforced safety fitness determinations under penalty of vicarious liability, said Sanderson in a July 2 letter to the group's members.
The group's objective is to force the agency to determine which carriers are safe to operate,
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Newcastle came from behind to see off 10-man Coventry and move three points clear at the top of the Championship.
Clinton Morrison fired in for the visitors, but Wayne Routledge volleyed in the equaliser two minutes later.
Andy Carroll's header gave Newcastle a second-half lead and Peter Lovenkrands added a third from the spot after Routledge was fouled by Leon Barnett.
Barnett received a second yellow as a result to leave substitute Ryan Taylor to tap in the fourth in injury time.
The league leaders began in lively fashion with headers by Fabricio Coloccini and Lovenkrands both going close.
But just after the half-hour Coventry broke the deadlock against the run of play when Michael McIndoe crossed from the left for Morrison to bundle the ball home.
Their lead did not last long and a weak header by Coventry skipper Stephen Wright allowed Routledge to power in from outside the box just before the break.
The hosts kept pressing and were rewarded on 53 minutes when Carroll finished off a fine move by nodding in his eighth goal of the season.
The three points were soon made safe when Barnett was given his marching orders after clumsily hauling down Routledge.
Lovenkrands blasted in from the spot before Taylor grabbed his late strike.
"What Wayne has got is old-fashioned wing play.
"You look at him to provide crosses into the box but it is a real added bonus when he comes up with a goal, and it was an excellent one at that."
"We got a good goal, we had one cleared off the line and we got in some good positions.
"We're a bit disappointed to concede the equaliser so quickly after scoring but for an hour we were in the game.
"We knocked off for the second goal and when you are up against that type of quality you will be punished."
90:00+3:06 The referee brings the game to a close.
90:00+1:50 Assist on the goal came from Fabrice Pancrate.
90:00+1:50 GOAL - Ryan Taylor:Newcastle 4 - 1 Coventry A goal is scored by Ryan Taylor from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Newcastle 4-1 Coventry.
89:12 Handball decision goes against Andrew Carroll. Richard Wood restarts play with the free kick.
88:36 Patrick Van Aanholt sends in a cross, Header by Andrew Carroll from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
87:13 Jonathan Stead gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Fabricio Coloccini. Fabricio Coloccini restarts play with the free kick.
86:55 Aron Gunnarsson takes a shot. Save by Steve Harper.
86:07 Centre by Danny Simpson.
82:57 Jonathan Stead concedes a free kick for a foul on Danny Guthrie. Free kick taken by Steve Harper.
81:49 Substitution Ryan Taylor joins the action as a substitute, replacing Wayne Routledge.
81:49 Substitution Jonas Gutierrez leaves the field to be replaced by Fabrice Pancrate.
80:08 Kevin Nolan produces a left-footed shot from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
78:55 Sammy Clingan has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.
78:11 Wayne Routledge sends in a cross, Richard Wood makes a clearance.
76:26 Patrick Van Aanholt restarts play with the free kick.
76:26 Booking Aron Gunnarsson goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.
76:03 Foul by Aron Gunnarsson on Jonas Gutierrez, free kick awarded.
73:24 Sammy Clingan challenges Mike Williamson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Steve Harper takes the direct free kick.
71:31 Substitution Leon Best on for Peter Lovenkrands.
71:13 Andrew Carroll is caught offside. Stephen Wright takes the free kick.
69:11 GOAL - Peter Lovenkrands:Newcastle 3 - 1 Coventry Penalty taken left-footed by Peter Lovenkrands and scored. Newcastle 3-1 Coventry.
68:35 Sent off Leon Barnett is sent off by the referee.
67:58 Assist on the goal came from Wayne Routledge.
67:54 Unfair challenge on Wayne Routledge by Leon Barnett results in a Penalty.
67:07 Aron Gunnarsson concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Nolan. Mike Williamson restarts play with the free kick.
66:35 Shot by Jonas Gutierrez from outside the box goes over the target.
66:04 Corner from the right by-line taken by Danny Guthrie, Stephen Wright manages to make a clearance.
65:54 Andrew Carroll takes a shot. Richard Wood gets a block in.
64:15 Kevin Nolan takes the direct free kick.
64:15 Substitution Aron Gunnarsson is brought on as a substitute for Gary Deegan.
64:15 Foul by Stephen Wright on Peter Lovenkrands, free kick awarded.
63:35 Kevin Nolan produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the goal.
62:50 Inswinging corner taken by Danny Guthrie from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Richard Wood.
60:27 Substitution Freddie Sears comes on in place of Clinton Morrison.
59:19 Free kick awarded for a foul by Peter Lovenkrands on Stephen Wright. Sammy Clingan restarts play with the free kick.
58:17 Leon Barnett concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Carroll. Danny Guthrie takes the free kick.
57:38 The assistant referee flags for offside against Jonathan Stead. Free kick taken by Steve Harper.
55:48 Wayne Routledge takes a shot. Gary Deegan gets a block in.
55:03 Substitution Jonathan Stead joins the action as a substitute, replacing Freddy Eastwood.
55:03 Corner taken short by Danny Guthrie.
54:51 Centre by Jonas Gutierrez, clearance made by Richard Wood.
53:56 Foul by Carl Baker on Jonas Gutierrez, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jonas Gutierrez.
52:40 Assist on the goal came from Kevin Nolan.
52:40 GOAL - Andrew Carroll:Newcastle 2 - 1 Coventry Andrew Carroll finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Newcastle 2-1 Coventry.
51:31 The assistant referee signals for offside against Jonas Gutierrez. Keiren Westwood takes the free kick.
48:57 Free kick taken by Wayne Routledge.
48:57 Booking Leon Barnett goes into the referee's book.
48:52 Leon Barnett concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Carroll.
47:35 Corner from right by-line taken by Danny Guthrie.
45:00+0:58 The whistle is blown to end the first half.
44:46 Jonas Gutierrez takes a shot. Richard Wood gets a block in.
44:02 Wayne Routledge fouled by Martin Cranie, the ref awards a free kick. Danny Simpson takes the free kick.
42:24 Peter Lovenkrands is ruled offside. Keiren Westwood restarts play with the free kick.
41:38 Jonas Gutierrez is penalised for a handball. Keiren Westwood restarts play with the free kick.
41:27 Patrick Van Aanholt crosses the ball.
39:08 The ball is crossed by Stephen Wright, save made by Steve Harper.
36:37 GOAL - Wayne Routledge:Newcastle 1 - 1 Coventry Wayne Routledge scores a goal from a long way out to the bottom left corner of the goal. Newcastle 1-1 Coventry.
36:20 Short corner taken by Danny Guthrie.
36:11 Andrew Carroll sends in a cross, clearance made by Richard Wood.
35:14 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Wayne Routledge by Martin Cranie. Direct free kick taken by Wayne Routledge.
34:01 Assist on the goal came from Michael McIndoe.
34:01 GOAL - Clinton Morrison:Newcastle 0 - 1 Coventry Clinton Morrison grabs a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Newcastle 0-1 Coventry.
32:23 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sammy Clingan by Danny Guthrie. Sammy Clingan takes the direct free kick.
29:23 Danny Guthrie takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Shot from close range by Fabricio Coloccini misses to the right of the goal.
28:26 Danny Guthrie fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, blocked by Leon Barnett.
28:26 Booking Caution for Stephen Wright.
28:15 Unfair challenge on Peter Lovenkrands by Stephen Wright results in a free kick.
26:40 Short corner worked by Andrew Carroll.
26:34 Centre by Jonas Gutierrez, clearance made by Richard Wood.
25:30 Centre by Michael McIndoe, save made by Steve Harper.
23:49 Gary Deegan takes a shot. Save by Steve Harper.
23:10 The ball is delivered by Danny Simpson, Keiren Westwood makes a save.
21:38 Mike Williamson challenges Leon Barnett unfairly and gives away a free kick. Keiren Westwood takes the direct free kick.
20:53 Direct free kick taken by Danny Guthrie.
20:53 Booking Booking for Gary Deegan.
20:41 Gary Deegan concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Carroll.
19:18 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Danny Guthrie.
18:43 Corner from the right by-line taken by Danny Guthrie, Andrew Carroll takes a shot. Blocked by Richard Wood.
17:07 Danny Simpson produces a cross, clearance by Richard Wood.
16:30 Foul by Jonas Gutierrez on Stephen Wright, free kick awarded. Stephen Wright takes the free kick.
15:42 Danny Guthrie takes the inswinging corner, Fabricio Coloccini has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the goal.
15:29 A cross is delivered by Danny Guthrie, clearance by Stephen Wright.
13:05 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Guthrie from the left by-line, Header from close range by Mike Williamson misses to the right of the goal.
12:54 The ball is delivered by Michael McIndoe, save by Steve Harper.
11:54 Foul by Freddy Eastwood on Fabricio Coloccini, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Steve Harper.
10:31 Free kick awarded for a foul by Sammy Clingan on Patrick Van Aanholt. Fabricio Coloccini takes the direct free kick.
9:36 Danny Simpson produces a cross.
9:05 Fabricio Coloccini fouled by Freddy Eastwood, the ref awards a free kick. Kevin Nolan restarts play with the free kick.
8:30 Wayne Routledge crosses the ball.
6:36 Corner from left by-line taken by Danny Guthrie.
6:15 Jonas Gutierrez crosses the ball, Peter Lovenkrands takes a shot. Save by Keiren Westwood.
3:46 Clinton Morrison produces a drilled left-footed shot from just inside the penalty area and strikes the post.
3:07 Inswinging corner taken by Carl Baker from the right by-line.
0:34 Sammy Clingan takes a shot. Steve Harper makes a save.