The RTU office will be closed from July 6 until August 21. Have a great summer!
If you would like to read the RSB proposed Policy on Language Development and Delivery Models or the public consultation document prepared by RTU, please download the files below.
The 2017 QPAT Annual Convention will be held November 23-24, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Montréal. To read the program, please download the file below.
Since This Changes Everything was published, Klein's primary focus has been on putting its ideas into action. She is one of the organizers and authors of Canada's Leap Manifesto, a blueprint for a rapid and justice-based transition off fossil fuels. The Leap has been endorsed by over 200 organizations, tens of thousands of individuals, and has inspired similar climate justice initiatives around the world.
She has multiple honourary degrees and in 2014 received the International Studies Association's IPE Outstanding Activist-Scholar award.
In June 2017, she will be releasing a new book called No is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need.
We are delighted to welcome Mario Cyr, internationally renowned cinematographer and deep-sea explorer, as our second keynote speaker. His presentation will take place on Friday afternoon in French.
Regarded as a world expert in cold-water diving, Mario Cyr is known internationally for his breathtaking images. With more than 500 conference-presentations to his credit, accounts of his incredible adventures have fascinated people here, in Europe and even in Asia, where his photos appear in major expositions and even on the cover of magazines. His talent as a science communicator has enabled him to catch the attention of hundreds of students in school presentations, to sensitize them to the importance of effort and perseverance, and to raise their consciousness about environmental issues as well as the importance for humanity to preserve this precious heritage.
Contributed sequences to the most spectacular scenes of the famous film Oceans directed by Jacques Perrin, a film that won a César for best documentary.
He won first prize at the Antibes World Film Festival for his documentary Toothed, as well as winning an Emmy nomination for Ice Bear 3D.
OTTAWA – Safe and caring schools are a top-of-mind priority for the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) as it highlights this year's World Teachers' Day on Oct. 5. The Federation chose the theme because of a growing concern expressed by its Member organizations about violence in school.
The CTF President also highlights the toll this can take on teachers. Constant and unreasonable expectations, heavy workloads, threats of violence by students, lack of educational support, and limited access to often inadequate mental health services for students can lead to increased work-related mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and burnout.
"Austerity measures in education have exacerbated challenging situations in schools and the reality is that too many now face diminishing resources and larger class sizes. Teachers' heavier workloads can result in less time to devote to the educational needs of students and/or an increase in work-related stress leading to burnout," explains Ramsankar.
In a 2014 CTF national survey, 90.6% of over 5,000 teachers who responded indicated safe and caring schools as a major priority for the Federation's advocacy efforts during the 2015 federal election. Over 95% of teachers indicated that student mental health and well-being was the top priority.
In another CTF survey conducted in 2014, 95% of more than 8,000 teacher respondents experienced stress because it is harder to find time to meet the individual educational needs of students. Teachers also said they don't have adequate supports and services to address the broad range of special needs in their classrooms.
In a 2012 CTF survey of nearly 4,000 teachers conducted in collaboration with the Mental Health Commission of Canada, 89% of respondents said there is a shortage of school-based mental health professionals.
Founded in 1920, the Canadian Teachers' Federation is a national alliance of provincial and territorial Member organizations that represent over 232,000 teachers across Canada. CTF is also a member of Education International. @CanTeachersFed and @EnseigneCanada.
Take a look at one of the great projects our colleagues at MTA are undertaking.
$300 Project Subsidies are Available!
School-community project subsidies are available to classrooms and school clubs. This is a wonderful opportunity to engage your students in social action projects that seek to address poverty in our communities, or address human rights, or challenge mental health stigma in your school, or any other social justice issue of importance to your students. Perhaps you even wish to become a Fair Trade school.
To create a project and apply for funding, please login or create a profile and select the social action project subsidy.
Join the 170,000 students in Canada engaged in over 590 school-community social actions projects. You have until June 30, 2018 to complete your project.
If you want ideas, browse our public showcases on Imagineaction. Join the 3,000+ teachers registered with Imagineaction! Hope to see your application soon!!
For a version of this information with hyperlinks, please click here.
QPAT President, Sebastien Joly, has been interviewed in the media regarding the rushed implementation of Quebec's new financial literacy course. He was interviewed by the CBC News and on Daybreak.
Great news! As of September 15th, pharmacists in Quebec will be required to reveal mark ups and dispensing fees. Our members will finally have the information that has been provided for years in the rest of Canada.
We encourage members to shop around for their benefit and that of our plan. Please see the attached document for more information.
The Quebec Government held a press conference regarding their Policy on Educational Success. QPAT president, Sebastien Joly is quoted in the CBC News article. Follow the link.
QPAT is accepting proposals for workshops for the 2017 QPAT convention. If you would like to present, please complete the forms below or visit the QPAT website.
The deadline to submit workshop proposals in May 5, 2017.
Namuwongo Project ($1000): We continue to this organization which was created by two QPAT members. They have built schools i nthe slums of Uganda (Namuwongo) allowing for 20 children to attend school and get at least one meal per day.
OSU Children's Library Fund ($1000): A Canadian women has created 7 major libraries and written dozens of books to teach children and adults living in Ghana how to read. This donation will give one child access to an entire secondary education.
Les Auberges du Coeur ($2000): These shelters provide support to youth aged 12 to 30 going through difficult situations with tools to turn their lives around.
The Government of Canada values the contribution teachers make providing young Canadians with the education and skills they need to join a strong middle class. There is a new refundable tax credit for 2016 and beyond: the Eligible Educator School Supply Tax Credit. If you are an eligible educator you can now claim a 15% refundable tax credit on up to $1,000 of supply purchases per year.
Some examples of eligible supplies include: construction paper; flashcards; items for science experiments; art supplies; various writing materials games and puzzles; books for the classroom; and educational support software.
If you claim this tax credit, the CRA may ask you to provide a certification from your employer attesting to the eligible supplies expense. You should request the certification from your employer in a timely manner and keep it in your files, along with your receipts, in case the CRA requests it.
For more information, go to this website, or consult the Department of Finance Canada's Budget 2016 documents.
QPAT hosted its annual convention on November 24th and 25th at the Palais des Congres in Montreal. Yet again we saw a gathering of thousands of teachers from around the province with an attendance increase of 10% over the 2015 convention!
Over one hundred workshops on a variety of topics were held. Friday's workshops were especially well attended with over 1500 participants! The exhibition hall was popular on both Thursday evening and all day Friday. The addition of the EdTechTeam's interactive educational technology center was especially appreciated and well attended, with hundreds participating in the various interactive activities.
Our Thursday evening keynote speaker, Dr. Stanley Vollant, was by turns amusing, poignant and informative and left the large gathering with plenty to think about – not to mention some great ideas for lessons about First Nations' issues.
Our Thursday evening social event was lively and fun with lots of dancing and door prizes.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year's event such a success!
We are already planning for next year's event, tentatively scheduled for November 23rd and 24th 2017.
Consultation on Educational Success - Sebastien Joly, QPAT President, December 1, 2016.
In response to the public consultation on educational success, QPAT has prepared a brief that has been presented to the Minister of Education, Leisure and Sport. Town hall consultation sessions with the Minister of Education have been taking place throughout Quebec. Representatives of RTU and CVTA (Chateaugay Valley Teachers' Association) were present on November 21 at the consultations for the Montérégie.
If you are interested in a detailed brief of QPAT's position, download the file below.
The Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) needs English and French-speaking Canadian teachers at the elementary and secondary levels who are interested in volunteering to offer in-services in a wide range of subjects in countries throughout Africa and the Caribbean. Many current projects include literacy acquisition, gender equality, special education and peace education as well as the core subject areas of English, Math, Science and Social Studies, within a child-centred methodology.
Each year, close to 60 Canadian teachers are chosen to volunteer on CTF's Project Overseas. On PO, Canadian teachers give their time and talent to offer professional development in-service programs in partnership with teacher organizations in developing countries. Based on requests from CTF's partners overseas, teams of Canadian teachers are formed in January and in-service projects take place in July and August.
Starling is an online mental health and wellness tool that helps you assess, monitor and improve your mental wellbeing. It's an interactive, online program that teaches you about your mental functioning and gives you practical techniques for building stress resilience and boosting mental fitness.
As a member of a QPAT affiliated union, it's available to you to use anywhere and anytime you want, for free. And it is and will always be 100% confidential!
N.B.: Your school board is not involved in this project and will NEVER have access to any information relating to your personal use of the Starling Minds program!
The program of the QPAT Annual convention, to be held at the Palais des congrés de Montreal on November 24th and 25th, is now available.
It can be downloaded here.
On October 29 & 29, the RTU Delegates' Workshop has held at Château Bromont. Delegates had a chance to discuss best practices with one another, as well as participate in workshops presented by QPAT staff.
Thanks to all the Delegates for attending on a weekend during the busy time of year. Much thanks to all the RTU and QPAT staff for organizing an enjoyable and informative workshop.
The Report Card on Quebec's Secondary Schools 2016 ranks 459 public, private, Francophone and Anglophone schools based largely on the results from province wide tests in French, English, science, mathematics and history.
The Report Card provides parents and educators with objective information that's difficult to find anywhere else, which is why it's the go-to source for school performance in Quebec.
To see the detailed results of all schools ranked, go to compareschoolrankings.org.
The 2015-2016 lump sum payment and retroactive salary to April 1, 2016 may impact amounts received by teachers receiving QPIP or Employment Insurance benefits. QPAT has prepared documents explaining the how teachers receiving these benefits may be affected.
Dr. Stanley Vollant grew up in the Innu community of Pessamit in the Côte-Nord region. Dr. Vollant obtained an MD diploma from Université de Montréal in 1989. He completed his training in 1994 with a specialization in general surgery, making him the first Aboriginal surgeon in Québec.
Among his many achievements, he represented 9,000 doctors as the president of l'Association médicale du Québec and served on the Executive Board of the Canadian Medical Association.
Dr. Vollant currently travels on footpaths trodden by his ancestors, the Innu Meshkenu. His work aims to facilitate the meeting of people in First Nations' communities and neighbouring communities to inspire young people about the importance of education and the acquisition of healthy habits. He began his march totalling nearly 6,000 kilometres in the fall of 2010 and expects to complete his journey in 2017.
The Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT) will be providing information sessions to teachers who plan to retire by the end of the current school year (2016-2017). Registration for all sessions will be conducted online and is mandatory given space constraints.
The Pre-Convention Workshops will take place on Thursday, November 24, 2016 from 9:00-15:00. The cost of a pre-convention activity is 100$. There are facilities for lunch at the Palais des Congrés and the cost is included in the registration fee. You can download the Pre-Convention information below.
Riverside Teachers' Union has created a new logo. It symbolizes the connections create with our community and our colleagues.
There is a draft version in French of the new Collective Agreement on the CPNCA website.
The 548$ lump sum and 1.5% increase retroactive to April 1, 2016 will be paid by Riverside School Board on the September 22, 2016 pay.
The 2015-2020 collective agreement between QPAT and the CPNCA was signed June 16, 2016. It provides retroactivity on salary. This retroactivity will be paid before September 30, 2016 for all those employed during the 2015-2016 school year.
Teachers who only worked during the 2014-2015 school year will be paid retroactivity fifteen days after those who worked the 2015-2016 school year.


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The stylists at Stephanie's Village Salon beautify guests with a full array of salon services, from cuts and colors to waxing and nailcare. Before haircuts, stylists wash out dirt, oil, and nesting chipmunks and soothe scalps with gentle massages. Keratin treatments infuse keratin deep into the cuticle to smooth curls for up to five months, and perms add curls and bounce to the hair. Professional beauty products from Bed Head, Wella, and OPI assist stylists with hair and nails.


Taylor Davis is a Musician from United States. She was born in Western Springs on March 20, 1987. She is listed on FreeOnes since 2019 and is currently ranked 29582th place. She currently has 5 gallery links in her own FreeOnes section.


Venison and dark spices were made for each other. The richness of the game alongside the earthy, evocative flavours of black cardamom, star anise, and mace is a work of beauty. When you throw in the warming glow of the fortified wine from the Douro what evolves is a stew not for the faint hearted. I've travelled quite a bit in the highlands this summer, nothing new there, but I've ventured to areas I've long coveted but never journeyed to. Sutherland is one of those, a great wilderness in the far north west of Scotland. In the butcher in Lochinver I picked up some of the best venison I've ever had, meat so dark it was almost the colour of liver, from the heather, gorse, and blaeberry covered hills around Assynt. This was the meat for the ultimate treatment, a base of well browned onions I was taught is the perfect first layer, followed by garlic, and spices. Finally the meat browned in the aromatic oil and then given a long slow bathe.
Set the oven to 150C. In a heavy based pan cook the onion in a good glug of oil and a knob of butter until well browned. As it starts to brown add the garlic, whole spices, and thyme.
Season the venison well with salt. When the onion is browned and garlic no longer smells raw move to the side and brown the meat well on all sides.
Pour over the port, stir well, cover and place in the middle of the oven. Check after 1 hour and remove the cinnamon if the aroma is overpowering, if not check again after two hours and remove then. If the stew begins to dry out add a little water. Cook for 2.5-3 hours until the meat is meltingly tender, remove the stalks of thyme and any visible star anise and cardamom. Serve.
How much port? A thimble, a glass, a bottle or a pipe?


For more 15 years, Lightstone Consumer has measured consumer satisfaction with Motor Body Repairers (Read: Panel Beaters).
Nearly all the top-level panel beaters in South Africa make use of Lightstone's Echo-MBR platform to ensure that their customers are getting the best service possible.
The Echo-MBR platform measures, on an ongoing basis, issues such as was the car "fixed right the first time?"; was it 'ready on time'; the "quality of the repair work", the MBRs staff's "friendliness" and much more.
"We have almost 1 000 Motor body repairers who subscribe to Echo-MBR and this generates an enormous amount of data, which we can analyse to produce very accurate ratings and rankings for MBRs across the country," says Paul De Vantier (MD of Lightstone Consumer) in explaining the process.
One of the challenges in producing a ranking based on average scores has always been the variability that smaller sample sizes can introduce, to solve businesses such as Amazon and Google use advanced Bayesian statistical analyses for their product and service review ratings.
Park Panelbeaters still operates out of premises set up 50 years ago. It's a complete family-run business, brothers Karl and Anton and other family members are passionately committed to growing the legacy started by Gerhard and Marie in 1967.
These methods are remarkably accurate, reliable and robust. Lightstone Consumer has applied these methods to the data gathered over many years for almost 1000 panel beaters in South Africa to determine who is the best of the best.
Park Panelbeater and Spraypainters in Vanderbijlpark is the overall best panel beater in South Africa for 2018.
"The Echo-MBR rankings are based on issues that customer have told us matter to them. Customers most care that the repair is done right the first time, that it is completed on time, that the staff are friendly, and they are kept informed on progress," says De Vantier.
These aspects make up the Echo-MBR Key Attributes Index encompassing "Fixed Right the First Time"; "Ready on Time"; "Staff Friendliness" and "Consultant Rating / Keeping Clients Informed".
"I visited Park Panelbeaters myself to deliver the Echo-MBR trophy and after seeing the family-run operation first hand, I could readily see why customers rate them highly: The place is spotless, staff are friendly and enthusiastic, and the vehicle handover process is benchmark," adds De Vantier.


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import React, { Component } from 'react';
import logo from './logo.svg';
import './App.css';

     class App extends Component {
      render() {
        return (

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    export App

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import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
import './index.css';
import   App   from './App';
import * as serviceWorker from './serviceWorker';

ReactDOM.render(<App />, document.getElementById('root'));

(1)When I run the the above code I am getting the below error at last line of App.js i.e export statement
"parsing error:unexpected token"

The error wouldnt go away even when imported the module as
import   { App }  from './App';

I am aware that we can fix this error by writing
export default App

instead of
export App

it also works if we just append export to App as below
export class App extends Component {
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};

I am not able to figure out this behavior of export statement  .I googled but they are only confusing me more.
2)Also whats the difference between
export App

vs
export const App

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*You get an error because you have invalid export syntax. Try export class App instead.

*When you write export class App, it means that you export a class with a name 'App' from this module. It could be imported then by its name like so: import { App } from App.js;

*export default makes passed entity a default exported entity. It means that when you don't specify a name in import statement, default entity will be imported.

// App.js
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import App from App.js // import default from App.js and put it into 'App' var

*export const App means that App won't change in the module from which it was imported. export App is invalid syntax, take a look at export let for clarification on what's the difference.

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Caravela Escarlate -
Caravela Escarlate
(CD 2019, 53:34, Karisma Records KAR156CD)
1- Um Brilho Frágil No Infinito (5:12)
2- Caravela Escarlate (4:38)
3- Atmosfera - instrumental (6:29)
4- Gigantes Da Destruição (6:53)
5- Toque As Constelações (5:21)
6- Futuro Passado (4:45)
7- Cosmos - instrumental (8:34)
8- Planeta-Estrela (11:34)
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Band history (provided by the band via Facebook). "Brazilian band Caravela Escarlate is rooted in the early Nineties: David Paiva had composed songs for many years (inspired by English and Italian progressive rock and popular Brazilian music) and started to experiment making music with several different line-ups. The band Caravela Escarlate name is derived from one of his compositions. The group alternated between active periods and a long hiatus. In 2010 David and keyboard player Ronaldo Rodrigues got in touch, David showed some of his compositions to Ronaldo and presented his idea of founding a trio, without a guitar player in the line-up. But both musicians were working with different drummers and there was a question about who would occupy the drummer post, the solution was to form two different bands. The new Caravela Escarlate history began in 2011, with rehearsals and their first gig in October 2011 at the Rio Prog Festival. In early 2012 the band began to record their repertoire, but the drummer failed to impress and left. Not until 2015 did David and Ronaldo looked for a new drummer: Ronaldo contacted the drummer Leandro Pires, who had already played with Marcus Moura (Bacamarte) and the rehearsals re-started. The band evolved fast and a new recording process started in late 2015. In early January 2016 everything was aborted and a lot of work was discarded. In late 2015 Ronaldo got in touch with the experienced veteran drummer Elcio Cáfaro and asked him to give names to fill the job for a new drummer. Elcio asked why Ronaldo did not invite him! Caravela Escarlate entered 2016 with renewed hopes. When David proposed to Ronaldo an entirely new repertoire that could be played and recorded as a duo, resulting in their first album entitled Raschuno. It was well received by the public. Simultaneously the rehearsals with Elcio Cáfaro took place with the band and its debut was July 2016. In late 2017 Caravela Escarlate released their second, eponymous album. In 2018 the band signed with Karisma Records, to re-release their second album worldwide (on CD and LP) in March 2019 and for the release of upcoming albums."
Caravela Escarlate delivers very melodic and harmonic, mainly keyboard driven and Seventies inspired prog. The 8 compositions (including two instrumentals) are tastefully arranged and shift from dreamy to mid-tempo rhythms and sumptuous atmospheres. In one moment you hear a lush sound with powerful Hammond organ (evoking ELP, Trace or Triumvirat), the other moment a mellow climate with acoustic guitar and warm vocals. Or from a slow rhythm with delicate Fender electric piano to a tight and catchy beat with fat Mini Moog synthesizer flights. The music often brings Italian prog band Le Orme and ELP to my mind, but the native vocals add an extra emotional dimension to the music, like Caravela Escarlate does with the Brazilian vocals, wonderful. The fluent and dynamic rhythm-section delivers a very good job, both in the mellow as in the bombastic parts. The keyboard player colors the music wonderfully with a wide range of vintage instruments: from the omnipresent Mini Moog synthesizer to Fender electric piano, Mellotron flutes and violins and the distinctive Hohner clavinet (especially in Gigantes Da Destruição). My favourite track is the epic final composition Planeta-Estrela, showcasing the band in its full splendor. After a spacey intro there follows a lot of changing climates: from bombastic with Hammond organ and Moog synthesizer to dreamy with Fender electric piano, from compelling with Mellotron choirs to dreamy with Mellotron violins and tender vocals and from a long and sensational Moog synthesizer solo and a majestic Mellotron violin interlude to a final part with a swirling Hammond organ solo, fuelled by a strong and dynamic rhythm-section, wow!
If you like keyboard driven Seventies prog, like ELP, Triumvirat, Le Orme, Trace, Quill or Ars Nova, this is a band worth to discover. And the warm Brazilian vocals add a special flavour to their pleasant melodic and harmonic sound.
**** Erik Neuteboom (edited by Dave Smith)

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Home News Business Obama Says Economy Can Take Hit and Keep Going
Obama Says Economy Can Take Hit and Keep Going
Refocusing on the nation's economic struggles, President Barack Obama welcomed news Friday that the economy unexpectedly added more than 200,000 jobs last month. "We are regaining our footing," he said.
The president spoke during a visit to a transmission plant in Indianapolis, even as the killing of Osama bin Laden continued to dominate headlines and much of the president's time.
From Indianapolis he was to travel to Fort Campbell, Ky., to thank the Navy SEALs who stormed bin Laden's compound in Pakistan and shot him dead, and the helicopter operators who got them there.
But first, at Allison Transmission in Indianapolis, the president promoted his clean energy agenda while offering an optimistic assessment of the economy's growth. April's labor market report marked the third straight month in which more than 200,000 jobs were created, the best three-month hiring spree in five years and a sign of increasing confidence in the private sector.
"We've made this progress at a time when our economy's been facing some serious headwinds," the president told workers, citing high gas prices and the earthquake in Japan.
"There will undoubtedly be some more challenges ahead, but the fact is that we are still making progress," he said. "And that proves how resilient the American economy is, and how resilient the American worker is, and that we can take a hit and we can keep on going forward."
Without bin Laden's death to overshadow it, the trip to Indianapolis to showcase a transmission plant that produces systems for hybrid vehicles would have policy and political consequences. Obama has been promoting his energy policies as a long-term answer to rising oil prices and U.S. dependence on foreign oil. The skyrocketing cost of gasoline had caused Obama's public approval numbers to dip until bin Laden's death shoved them back up. What's more, Indiana is a battleground state that Obama won narrowly in 2008, by less than 30,000 votes.
Upon arrival in Indianapolis, Obama was greeted by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, who is contemplating a presidential run and would be considered a top contender for the Republican nomination to challenge the president next year.
Still, the centerpiece of the day for Obama was the stop at Fort Campbell, which came as al-Qaida issued a statement threatening retaliation against America for its leaders' death. The statement posted on militant websites said that Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness." Its authenticity could not be independently confirmed.
Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division, and many of its combat teams have returned recently from tours of duty in Afghanistan. But its main draw for Obama is the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the highly specialized Army unit that carried Navy SEALs to bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Presidential spokesman Jay Carney would say only that Obama planned to meet privately with "special operators" involved in the bin Laden raid five days ago. But a U.S. official briefed on the trip confirmed that the president would be meeting with some of the SEALs who were on the mission, plus the helicopter crew members who flew them there.
In addition to that private meeting, the president will address soldiers who have returned recently from Afghanistan, speaking in a public forum likely to highlight the military triumph over bin Laden.
But the president has said there's no need to "spike the ball" and revel in bin Laden's death, and Carney said that Obama's comments would reflect that attitude.
"I don't expect you'll hear the president spiking the ball and gloating when he speaks to troops returning from Afghanistan," Carney told reporters traveling with the president Friday on Air Force One. "The point he will make is that while the successful mission against Osama bin Laden was an historic and singular event, it doesn't by any means mean that we are finished with the war against al-Qaida. The fight goes on."
That was underscored by the new al-Qaida statement, the first since bin Laden's death, and a reminder that despite his death, threats to America remain.
"We are aware of it. We've seen the reports," Carney said. "What it does obviously is acknowledge the obvious, which is that Osama bin Laden was killed on Sunday night by U.S. forces. … We're quite aware of the potential for (terrorist) activity and are highly vigilant on that matter for that reason."
The Army unit at Fort Campbell, known as Night Stalkers, has fought in nearly every U.S. conflict, from Grenada to Afghanistan, and was memorialized in the book and movie "Black Hawk Down." Many of its missions are classified and among its primary duties are flying special forces commandos behind enemy lines.
They are equipped with Black Hawk, Chinook and MH-6 Little Bird helicopters. Aviation experts said a helicopter used in the bin Laden raid appeared to be a stealthier, top secret and never-before-seen version of a routinely used special ops helicopter. The helicopter made a hard landing and was destroyed by the military team at the site.
Obama's visit to Fort Campbell comes a day after he traveled to New York to lay a wreath at ground zero and talk with firefighters, police officers, and family members of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that bin Laden orchestrated.
Associated Press writers Lolita C. Baldor and Kimberly Hefling contributed to this report.
Source: The Associated Press.
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The IO Visor Project is an open source project and a community of developers to accelerate the innovation, development, and sharing of new IO and networking functions.
IO Visor brings Universal IO Extensibility to the Linux Kernel and gives IO developers the ability to create applications, publish them, deploy them in live systems without having to recompile or reboot a full datacenter.
This session presents a deep dive on one of the core use cases of the IO Visor Project: its application to tracing to deploy efficient performance monitoring applications of VMs and containers.
With its innovative technology and its ability to enable real-time tracing and monitoring applications to be built directly inside the kernel, the IO Visor Project constitutes an ideal framework for tracing applications.


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Complex Sports – Former NBA Player Cliff Robinson Is Now a Marijuana Advocate Going by the Name "Uncle Spliffy"
In by clicksimply January 20, 2016
BY CHRIS YUSCAVAGE News Editor for Complex Sports. @cyuscavage
Surprise! A former NBA player just admitted that he used to smoke marijuanaduring his time in the league.
Er, OK. So that isn't that surprising. Not surprising at all really (especially when that player was once suspended for failing a drug test). But what is kind of surprising is that the player—Cliff Robinson, who played with the Trail Blazers,Suns, Pistons, Warriors, and Nets during his 18 years in the league—has now rebranded himself as "Uncle Spliffy" and is an advocate for weed. The 49-year-old is planning on serving as a featured speaker at the Cannabis Collaborative Conference next month and recently told KOIN 6 News that, while he feels it was "wrong" for him to smoke weed when he was in the NBA, he sees a lot of advantages to people doing it.
"I think I've always been an advocate for cannabis," he says in the clip above. "It's calming, calm my stomach, calm my nerves, so from that standpoint, I see a lot of positives."
You can check out the video to hear him talk more about his love for weed.
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Retention of trees and natural areas in urbanizing landscapes, loss of native vegetation on private property, continued clearing for development and habitat fragmentation featured among the list of main issues facing Local Government in the Perth NRM and WALGA 2017 survey. WALGA provides advice and assistance on a range of issues relating to biodiversity, including facilitation of sharing the best practice approaches via Environmental Events.
Numerous resources were developed and published via WALGA's grant funded Biodiversity Programs that ran from 2001 to 2014 under various names, all dedicated to helping Local Governments develop Local Biodiversity Strategies. Throughout its time these programs provided Local Governments with expert and technical advice, data, and mapping to inform biodiversity planning and management, decision support tools and direct financial assistance.
Celebrating Thirteen Years of Action for Biodiversity describes the WALGA's Biodiversity Program's many achievements over the thirteen years of operation. Many of the tools and resources developed during this period remain relevant and can be accessed below.
Local Government Herbicide and Integrated Weed Management Working Group
Local Governments undertake weed control in natural areas, road reserves, parks and urban landscapes in order to protect native vegetation and ecosystems, reduce bushfire risk, reduce damage to infrastructure, and meet community expectations for the amenity and aesthetics of local areas. Local Governments endevour to apply the principles of Integrated Weed Management, which involves the coordinated use of a variety of control methods, reducing reliance on herbicides alone, to increase the chances of successful control or eradication.
A growing number of Local Governments are seeking advice from WALGA on weed control and the use of herbicides, following increasing interest by local community members in exposure to chemicals.
In April 2021, WALGA established the Local Government Herbicide and Integrated Weed Management Working Group. The purpose of the Working Group is to build the capacity of Local Government by sharing information and addressing knowledge gaps to deliver effective weed management programs.
New members of the Working Group are welcome. For more information, please contact Melanie Davies, Biodiversity and Sustainability Project Officer or call (08) 9213 2000.
NAIA Templates and NAIA database
Four Natural Area Initial Assessment (NAIA) templates were developed to help Local Governments assess site-specific ecological values, biodiversity significance and threats. The templates mean data collection and assessment is consistent with regional scientific standards. A database is available for Local Governments to store the data they collected using the NAIA Templates (Perth Metropolitan Area) . NAIA Templates for the South West Biodiversity Project area can be downloaded here.
Biodiversity Planning Guidelines for Local Governments
This document was developed to help Local Governments plan for the retention, protection and management of local biodiversity. Local Governments will follow a four-phase local biodiversity planning process resulting in the preparation of a Local Biodiversity Strategy.
The Local Biodiversity Strategy will then guide:
the integration of biodiversity consideration into land use planning;
an action plan for managing biodiversity on Local Government land;
a strategy to provide incentives for conservation on private land.
Addendum to the Local Government Biodiversity Planning Guidelines for the South West Biodiversity Project area can be found here.
This document was developed to help Local Governments to prioritise management actions for natural areas and to ensure that this management is in line with biodiversity principles. By prioritising local reserves for management actions, Local Governments will:
Manage natural areas for long-term sustainability;
Justify funding requests on the basis of sound biodiversity conservation principles; and
Use resources effectively.
Additional tools and resources include:
Regional Framework for Local Biodiversity Conservation Priorities for Perth and Peel (2012)
Indian Ocean Drive Report (2014)
How to Integrate Biodiversity Conservation into Local Planning Strategies and Schemes
Best Practice Examples of Local Biodiversity Planning
Summary of WAPC Publications Relevant to Local Biodiversity Planning
Perth Region Plant Biodiversity Reference Sites (2004 & 2008) (request site information via email)
South West Regional Ecological Linkages (2009)
If you would like to access a copy of these, email environment@walga.asn.au or call (08) 9213 2000.
WALGA Submission on Australia's Strategy for Nature


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Iwata Asks
Iwata Asks: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Vol. 4: Development Staff
6. The Miracle
1. The Ever-Changing Music of Hyrule Field
2. Koji Kondo Upends the Tea Table
3. The Sound of an Ocarina Drifting from the Forest
4. Orchestral Sound on the Nintendo 3DS System
5. ''I'm Envious of First-Time Players!''
6. Our Favourite Songs
1. The Game that Changed Destinies
2. The Legend of Zelda with Chanbara-style Action
3. ''Let's Go to Toei Kyoto Studio Park!''
4. Where the Name ''Navi'' Came From
5. What We Couldn't Do with Ocarina of Time
6. Finding the Right Spot for the Opening Sequence
7. ''Now That's The Legend of Zelda!''
8. Thirteen Years Later
1. Fun Days
2. Making the Characters
3. Making the Bosses and Enemies
4. Making the Fishing Game
5. Making the Landscape
6. Hospitality on the Attack
1. A 13-Year Gap
2. The Idealised Borderline
3. ''I've Got to Fix the Water Temple!''
4. Just Before Putting It on ROM
5. One Mistake is Too Many
1. Ganon's Castle as the Only Setting?
2. Many Characters, Many Roles
3. Everyone Loves Horses
4. The Enjoyment of Turning 2D to 3D
5. A Sword & Sorcery Tale Admired Worldwide
6. One Year Steeped in The Legend of Zelda
Bonus: Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert
Ishii-san, what is your sense of accomplishment like now that you have completed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D?
Ishii:
This is self-praise, but I think everyone at Grezzo really did a great job. The staff found it immensely rewarding and the expressions on their faces when they were done told the whole story. I think that is because it was both hard and fun. I feel like the biggest nourishment this time was experiencing that same feeling that the original staff had.
Grezzo proposed a lot for this game.
I often tell the staff members that we don't make a game because someone tells us to, rather we look ahead and make preparations. If we didn't have that attitude, we would lose our vision of what we should do further down the line.
We did ask you to take on this challenge because we expected much from you, and were certain of your attitude toward making video games and of each of your individual strengths, but I feel like you gave it something even more.
Thank you. When I struck out on my own with Grezzo, I was extremely interested in the high quality of Nintendo's games. I feel like I got a hint of what lies behind that by working on this game with Miyamoto-san, Aonuma-san, Shimizu-san, Haruhana-san and Takizawa-san.
What kind of hint?
The overall picture of something only becomes clear when many people look at it. Many at Nintendo adopt that viewpoint. What's more, everyone revises and expands on each other's input and views it from the X axis, so to speak. And I thought it was incredibly interesting how someone like Miyamoto-san adds to that by looking at it from the Y axis.
Do you mean like Miyamoto-san's bird's-eye view?
Yes. When Miyamoto-san was playing the game, he said, "This will make the players happy or not..." That simple statement made a great impression on me. Miyamoto-san has a special strength for seeing things, for changing his standpoint, its height and breadth.
I also think Miyamoto-san's capacity for changing his viewpoint is amazing. The speed with which he finds a new viewpoint and the sheer number of means at his disposal is astounding.
This time, I was able to see up close how Miyamoto-san's point of view raises the entire Nintendo staff to a higher level. Something incredible about Nintendo is how so many people try to raise the level of their entire project by upholding the director's vision, saying, "How much better can I make this within my own area of expertise?" So we at Grezzo couldn't simply let you show us up!
I see. How about you, Tonooka-san?
Tonooka:
When it first came to developing a game for hardware that hadn't been out in the world yet, I experienced a mixture of excitement and trepidation. But as I talked with Miyamoto-san, Aonuma-san, Shimizu-san and Ikuta-san, my trepidation slipped away. Through talking with everyone, I was able to face everyone's memories of the old game and solve each issue one by one.
You wear a pleasant expression that says you overcame something. How about you Moriya-san?
Moriya:
The last year has been one mad scramble. I think the staff did a great job and I think the enthusiasm of the original developers came across through the old source code. There were about seven programs for one boss. With regard to incomplete portions, someone had written a note saying, "I'm relying on...whoever's next." I wonder who that meant? (laughs)
Really? Was there really such a note? Like a time capsule, the source code contains feelings from the past.
Aonuma:
It's less a time capsule than a curse! (laughs)
Everyone:
(laughs)
When the staff members saw the source code, they got really motivated and development fell into a nice groove. Something that really pleased me was when we submitted the first ROM and everyone at Nintendo said, "Ahh, this is The Legend of Zelda!" That helped me. Because of that, I thought, "This is the right way to go!" and felt at ease.
I was surprised then at how much you could do in such a short period of time.
Aonuma-san, when we saw everyone enjoying the ROM, it really encouraged us. Seeing those happy expressions on the faces of the original staff members strengthened our feeling that we could make a good version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 3DS system.
I see. How about you, Ikuta-san?
Ikuta:
I don't think releasing exactly the same game would have been very pleasing - to me, either. My own feelings and environment have changed over the years, so if I were to play the same game, it wouldn't move me the same way. But with this game, it's like the same feeling from before is in my hands but as something new. I want as many people as possible to experience that.
That's right. If anyone thinks of this as a simple port, I would like to ask that they take a second look. As one in the Tokyo Software Development Department, one who in some ways was closest to Grezzo, how did it look to you, Shimizu-san?
Shimizu:
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one of my favourite three games, so my first feeling was, "I've got to do something!" As I played through, I thought that Grezzo truly had done a fine job complementing my memories of the game. The game has lots of sub-events, so it would be a shame to just look at the Hint Movies and race to the end. I hope players will flounder around a bit as they move forward. And the Nintendo 3DS system has the Game Notes function that you can use anywhere - perfect for this game. If you think you might forget something, you can press the HOME Button and take notes as you play.
Alright. How about you, Aonuma-san?
I really feel as if everyone helped me out this time. Grezzo's desire to do an ever better job came across every day and we developed a relationship of trust, so we could make all sorts of unreasonable demands! And Shimizu-san did a lot to help in Tokyo and Ikuta-san produced solid reports on the situation at Grezzo and thought together with me about what we should do. That made my work as producer easier and more rewarding each day, so it was enjoyable. I'm also really pleased to hear the staff from Grezzo say that they could sense the feelings of the original staff. I want to thank them for making the game in consideration of our feelings. I'm surprised they could.
The original team plunged ahead into impenetrable darkness 13 years ago with nothing but confidence, youth and enthusiasm, and that willpower - through the comments in the source code - "possessed" the developers at Grezzo. As a result, the original team accepted Grezzo's output and you passed ideas back and forth, saying, "It would be like this now." Seeing that, I felt like it was a kind of miracle.
I do think it's a miracle.
The game born of that miracle is not just a port. It is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time reborn today at an even higher level! While I may be going a little overboard, I feel like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a miracle that was meant for the Nintendo 3DS system all along!
Yes, it was destined to turn out this way 13 years later.
Maybe that's what was meant in the source code by "whoever's next." (laughs)
Right. It wasn't a curse, but a prophecy! (laughs)
I'm glad we could have so much fun talking today. Thank you.
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My two cents on celebrity violence
I absolutely understand that good people make mistakes. Good people do bad things. It can be in the heat of the moment, brain snaps, carelessness, thoughtlessness, whatever.
It doesn't make the person a bad person. It was bad behaviour.
It's basically small people 101.
It doesn't however mean that there are not consequences. And money, fame or a top rating TV show about cars does not negate the behaviour.
Verbally and physically abusing people is not the right thing to do.
And it doesn't matter if you're Jeremy Clarkson, Chris Brown, Roman Polanski, Gary Glitter, Rolf Harris, Bill Cosby, Sean Penn, Mel Gibson, Emma Roberts, Russell Crowe, Charlie Sheen, Dennis Rodman, Tommy Lee, Steven Seagal, Nicholas Cage, Ozzy Osburne, Mickey Rourke, Dudley Moore, Vince O'Neill, Vanilla Ice, Zsa Zsa Gabor or Naomi Campbell.
I don't care how good they are, or are not, at what they do - there are consequences.
If Jeremy Clarkson valued his audience as much as they valued him, he would have stopped behaving like a dick. He's been racist, he's behaved like a thug, he's regularly charming and he is often very funny.
You can be all of those things at once.
But if you spend more time being the first two and OVERWHELMINGLY non-repentant - the other two lose their currency.
You can still like a person who has behaved badly. You can still love them even. But when my child bites another child I don't let them keep playing as if nothing has happened.
Jeremy Clarkson is, in the lexicon of his behaviour, a butthead.
I adored Mel Gibson growing up. Posters on my wall, my grandfather had met his father, it was like us ending up together was a sure thing (despite him being short and married with six kids).
You all know how that ended up. It doesn't negate his talent or the fact that his friends adore and support him. It does mean that he was a complete dick and that deservedly caught up with him.
Like Jeremy.
Time out time JC. And remember the golden rule of life next time.
#dontbeadick
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Be gentle with their grief
For obvious reasons, this year there is a huge amount of attention being focussed on domestic violence and those that have experienced it.
And domestic violence is actually a very palatable phrase that encompasses the less palatable words like rape, beatings, torture, burns, bullying, neglect, child abuse, insults, assaults, kicks, sadism, barbarity, stabbings and fear .
It is a sad truth that putting the word 'domestic' in front of the word violence trivialises it in many people's minds. We toss around words like percentages and statistics and gleefully engage in victim blaming asking "why didn't she leave?" or "that would never have happened to me because I would have done it differently."
We buy badges, sign pledges. We are collectively and rightly appalled by what we read in the papers or online.
We are made uncomfortable by campaigns like this by The Guardian newspaper where the statistics of one per week dead at the hands of their partners are replaced by the actual faces of women who have actually died.
Photo source: The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
We applaud Rosie Batty for telling her story over and over and over again and putting her face and her 'celebrity' behind apps and initiatives that will hopefully empower people and start to reduce the staggering numbers of people living with domestic violence. At the same time, there are those that that quite openly blame her for the death of her son.
We say very little when Tara Moss speaks out about being raped because she's obviously done all right for herself what with being a model and an author and having her own family. Oh, and being pretty. Was it really rape if she knew him?
We think that Arman Abrahimzadeh should have 'manned up' and stopped his father from killing his mother in 2010. If he and his sisters had really been affected by the domestic violence they grew up with surely they would have done something to stop him.
These people courageously package their experiences, their soul shattering grief, their eternal losses, their endless pain into small chunks of palatable reality for us, the skeptical public, to try and get us to understand and to act.
And we are so careless with that gift. We mock it, we undermine it, we belittle it by thinking that it can't have been that bad if they are prepared to revisit it, if they smile again, if they go on and find love, build a new life, start afresh.
We use language which puts the emphasis on the abused. Not the abuser. We do not write letters via the national press saying "Why did you burn your daughter? Why did you rape your partner? It's your fault your son died."
No. We only go public to ask the abused, and often the dead, why did they not do things differently.
And yet incredibly, there is an increasing number of people are brave enough to package up their experience and say "I do not want this to happen to another person".
And for ever person that doesn't appear on TV or in the papers, there are countless others taking their experiences to support groups, to families, to churches, to soccer games, to friends, to colleagues and saying "I see you. I have been there."
But still we judge. And every time we assume that we understand their circumstances, that we would do it differently without ever having been there, we are actively contributing to the problem.
We need to be gentle and respectful of the grief in those shared stories. Those voices speaking of a reality they we can not fully comprehend without experience. They speak up so that others may have the courage to leave and again for others, the bystanders, to act.
In the end it is simple. If we do not honour those stories -if we do not learn from them and actively seek to change our own language, our own prejudices, our own silence, and the language, the prejudices and the judgement of those around us - then we are complicit.
Nope, it's a fair question - what about the kids?
These children hate going to bed and some vegetables.
That's it. That's all they've got in the prejudice department.
I actually applaud the question being asked.
What about the kids?
What about the kids born completely free of bigotry in any way and finding themselves being raised by people who actually think who other people choose to love is any of their damn business?
What about the kids being drip fed hate speak as normal? What about the children who are being brought up by parents who judge others based on sexuality, religion, race or disability?
What about the kids of people who not only believe these things but put their faces to them on national television or bang on lecterns in public places as they share their bigotry with others?
What about the kids being exposed to the bullshit bigotry enshrined in legislation, aired on television as an advert , wrapped up as God's freakin' word at church on Sunday or spat out as the ultimate insult on Saturday's football field?
What about the kids that don't know that being called 'gay' by somebody isn't actually an insult, but a very public demonstration of ignorance by the other person?
What about the kids who don't know that having a parent of each gender does not guarantee you positive role models, a caring environment or a successful life?
What about the kids who are being brought up by complete numpties?
This isn't random for me. I have a number of friends who because they happen to love somebody of the same gender have to live regularly with the kind of small minded, bigoted bullshit perpetuated by the adverts on the weekend.
About half of those are parents. Good parents. Loving parents. Sometimes completely insane parents that worry about getting it right. You know. Like most parents.
Fairly awesome, engaging and loud - every single one of them.
Like all kids surrounded by love and not bigotry.
I wish all kids were so lucky.
Is your bus full?
I was on the periphery of a conversation on the weekend about the expression 'my bus is full'. It's an expression which suggests that you've got enough friends and don't need anymore. Some also see it as saying that it's not just friends, but commitments overall.
I've had discussions in the past with people about this. Somebody once said to me "I'm not like you Al, I don't want to talk to strangers, I have enough friends."
It's a comment I've pondered at various times over the years, when thinking about the peculiar beast which is friendship and the various joys and frustrations associated with any people based relationship. How the hell do you define "enough friends"? And how can you say that absolutely when you're only in your early 30s?
See, it's not that I "want" to speak to strangers per se. But some of the most interesting things I know, and some of the most entertaining random experiences I have had, come from encounters with people that I would never have met if I "didn't have room on my bus".
To me claiming your bus is full is an open declaration that you've learnt all you need to learn and that life would be best if it never ever changed.
And that makes me feel claustrophobic in the extreme.
People are absolutely the most brilliant thing about being alive.
There are people on my bus that invariably going to get off. Some I will ask to leave, some will jump off without paying and others will get off because they got to where they are going. Some might decide they don't like the way I drive. Some people never even got on my bus, or anybody's bus, and learn nothing more than can be gleaned from the bus stop closest to their home.
But there are people on my bus like the chap on the Perth train last month. They get up and dance. They start sing-alongs even though they can't sing. They scratch their name into the back windows so that their mark is permanent no matter whether they stay the entire journey. These people are the passengers which others often remark on and always remember - even if not entirely for the right reasons.
There are those on my bus who will get off and push if we break down. There are those that sit quietly reading in the front of the bus. They sit alongside those that sit at the front purely so they can watch what is going on and keep up a running commentary about the rest of the passengers.
There are those sitting half way along that are doing their own thing but remember to catch my eye in the rear view mirror and give me a broad smile and a thumbs up whenever they get a chance. There are those laughing and laughing and laughing and while I never have a clue what is going on, they bring a lot of joy to the journey.
There are those that have jumped on along the way that have added value to the bus trip in so many immeasurable ways I wonder how the journey began without them. There are those that got on, got off, got on, got off and are back on again and that is perfectly okay. Not everybody likes to travel the same way and those breaks are good for everybody.
There are those that get on the bus accidentally and you wonder what a trip without them would look like and you hope you never have to find out. There are those you make a detour for so that even though they are not going to be regular passengers, you've helped them find the bus that is right for them and it's always great to wave at them as you pass by.
There are those that ride for free and those that buy life time passes. There are those that drive you to exasperation by sneaking in the back door even though you swore they couldn't come on the bus and yet somehow, they journey would have kind of sucked without them.
There are those that stick their head out the roof and scream for the sheer hell of it and their infectious crazy antics make you wish you had the courage to live with such wild, joyful abandon even though you know that you will probably have to visit them in hospital when they hit their head on an overhead traffic light. There are those that remember to fill their water bottles before they get on the bus and know CPR and don't mind speaking to the nutters in the third row and there is never a time on your journey where you are not grateful for their kindness and good sense.
Some bring more baggage then fits in the lockers, and others have a small bag that would make Mary Poppins envious. There are those that you know will still be there when you pull into the bus station at the end no matter how long the journey or how obscure the end destination or how crowded the bus may be.
So is my bus full? No.
There are times when it's pretty close to capacity because the terrain is a bit crazy and you have to be careful to make sure the bus doesn't tip, but when it comes down to it - it's the passengers on the bus or waiting at the next stop that look out for you, get out and push if you get stuck and stick their hands in the air and yell 'Wheeeeeeee' when it's downhill and obstacle free.
Maybe I'm just somebody that has been blessed with a bendy bus or a double decker bus or maybe it's just that until I reach the final destination, the bus is has got to keep moving. And I have no desire to be on that bus alone because the journey would be dull, deathly dull.
So I choose to love the passengers I have, wish the ones that get off all the best and always, always be ready to let on new passengers. Sure it might get squishy sometimes but I bet you anything I never have to sing "The wheels on the bus" alone.


The tone of blue of the shirt is more alive when added to the brown jacket, the green tie was a nice touch, the color is in the middle of the path between the other two in the circle in color and covers very well the top of the visual. At the bottom we have the jeans with a wash that gives aspect well beat-up by leaving everything more decontraído and instead of a shoe the author of the combination, chose a shoe dark brown, giving a folded on the bar of the pants, following the current trend.
The same combo, just by swapping the jacket for a blazer in twill, wool, cold or velvet in the same color. Another option that can also work a pants in twill beige or caramel. The tie can be taken, and a few buttons open, it is even more relaxation, but it loses a bit in terms of style.
The shirt were smooth rather than checkered, the pattern has enriched the top part of the look without overwhelming it, since it does not appear too. It is true that the combo accepts jeans as well dark, as we have already shown here several times, I would be much more serious, but if it pleases you, go ahead.
Need something more serious? Replace the jeans of course, by a dark.


Nothing from the UK today (or anywhere else for that matter), so traders will look to data later in the week for any market moving potential. Manufacturing Production and the NIESR GDP estimate released on Wednesday will have to be significantly out of whack to cause much movement, but there will be more interest in Thursday's rate announcement, where the meeting minutes are released at the same time.
A US holiday today will see reduced liquidity this afternoon so some good opportunities for volatility, although it will be mechanically and sentiment-led in the absence of any data from any major economies all day. A research note from UBS compares recent wild swings in equity indexes to those experienced at the top of the bubbles seen in 2000 and 2007/2008 just before the crashes that immediately followed. Whilst not predictive of a crash, they point out that just because stocks temporarily rebound, it doesn't mean we aren't on the precipice of a drastic fall in asset prices. Friday's headline jobs figure missed expectations by a considerable margin and stocks reacted badly – on balance however the report wasn't as bad as the headline figure suggested – unemployment was down and average earnings were up, both metrics we know the Fed are looking at as part of their decision making process in assessing rate hike timings. China and a persistent low inflation rate will be making FOMC voting members think twice about rate hikes, but whatever the outcome the FOMC rate announcement will be cause for volatility.
There's a new political risk rearing its head in Europe in the form of a swing to the far right after reactionary support wanes for leftist socialism. The current influx of asylum seekers which the media have made their cause de jour for the moment is increasing support for parties with a decidedly increased leaning to the right, such as Marie Le Pen's French National Front. Whether this translates into much of a market impact remains to be seen, but it's not too much of a stretch to see how this sea change can lead to some increased anti-EU sentiment, which would weigh on the euro. Speaking of the euro, there's no data of any note at all for this whole week, so expect it to be at the whim of its most actively traded counterparts, which may not be good news for the single currency after ending last week on a negative tone following Draghi's dovish ECB press conference.
Telegraph – Growth forecast for UK manufacturing sector slashed.
Independent – Beards to blame for falling male skin care sales.
FT – UK businesses told to 'shut up' over Brexit poll.
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We pride ourselves that we go the extra mile in giving our guests extra time with our daily routine, we have a sociable kennels set up and often we run dogs that we know well together, or we give shy, nervous dogs separate walks. Dogs are always walked never left alone for too long. We also clean our kennels thoroughly with specialist disinfectants.
We do an evening let out for each individual dog to check all is well before securing the kennels for the night.
At least 20 min walk or 20 min in the exercise area with handler for playtime.
Dogs left for quiet time to reduce stress. Thorough cleaning.
Exercise. At least a 20 min walk or play time in exercise area with handler. Grooming as necessary.
5pm – 6pm Feeding, fresh water.
5 mins in outside exercise area. Treat and cuddle before bed!


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Painted only a couple of days ago, this had been previously sitting unfinished in the pantry, awaiting a few spare moments of my time. I tried to avoid child interaction but ended up with them wanting to paint also, so I gave them their own projects to paint while I did my own.
This is a piece of clay work I tried to turn my hand to. It looked alright before it dried, as there were no cracks in it. It was air dry clay and I chose to dry it on the hottest weekend we have had in about 100 years (or so they said). I think the high temperatures and the fact that the few days after that weekend were significantly cooler (due to storms etc), caused it to crack, and also the fact that I had used a wire model to mould the clay around. I still think it looks pretty cool though and I may even get around to finishing painting it.
Yesterday (Saturday 13th February, 2004) we headed to the beach to relax and enjoy the fresh salty air. I took the time to practice some drawing. I first tried to do a picture of the kids around the rock pools, but they wouldn't stay still, so I tried for the slow moving sail boats on the wide expanse of the ocean.
It is yet to be finished and when it is, it shall be posted up here.
Yes I know this is misspelled but it is deliberate.
This drawing started off after I agreed to help a friend with a book cover. (He was writing a book) I have since lost contact with him so am not sure what has happened to him and his book.
After drawing this picture I could see what changes/improvements could be needed. It would be on a black star filled night sky, sporting the purple/lavender coloured moon, high lighting the darkness. The characters faces would be real life heads, looking up towards the moon, to signify the three races within this book. The castle on the glacier edge would display the main place of play/storyline within the book. I can still see it despite this picture being 15months old. Perhaps one day I shall attempt to alter/improve the picture to suit my ideas.
This I did today. I decided I should practice drawing and so I did. I managed to get a few minutes of free time while the girls were outside painting.
I couldn't help it but had to add this hugely contrasting picture. It is as the topic says "Ugly". It is unfinished and i doubt it will ever be finished.
With a pic of my eldest, I altered it upon paper as it was drawn, finishing it up with colour.


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Each one of these little jewels is consecrated at the Ancestor shrine at the Ola Olu Retreat.
They are lockets...they open up and have a tiny rock inside that is from the ancestor shrine.
All around you. The energy is quite profound. They are small enough to be in your pocket and go where ever you go. The do have a loop on the top for a cord or chain to easily be threaded through.
The tiniest one is a cube shape. It measures 3/8" square.
The round one is 5/8" diameter and the largest one is a cylinder shape – 3/4" width and height.
If you know someone who has recently had an Ancestor pass...this would make a very thoughtful gift.
We will include a little booklet on how to work their Ancestors...and a special prayer. Sometimes people need some direction as to how best to find peace with the shift. Everyone that has gotten one responds very positively.


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Received black cord, and stiff as it gets. Paid more for the 2.5 mm than the 3 mm, and the 3mm seems better. Going to wash this in some hot water to see if it will loosen up.


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FEBRUARY 17, 1600: "MY OLD FELLOW NOLANO", GIORDANO BRUNO & JOHN FLORIO
420 years ago Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake by the Roman Inquisition. He was a major influence in John Florio's life who changed his way of thinking, his approach towards life, and his works. But how did John Florio know Giordano Bruno and when did they meet?
Italian philosopher, astronomer, mathematician whose theories anticipated modern science, Giordano Bruno was one of the most adventurous thinkers of the Renaissance.
Supremely confident in his intellectual abilities, Giordano Bruno ridiculed Aristotelianism, especially its supporters, and rejected the traditional geocentric astronomy and intuitively went beyond the Copernican heliocentric theory, and provided a starting point for his exposition of what he called a "new philosophy", disproving Aristotle's principal argument for supposing that the universe was finite. Animated and populated by numberless solar systems, for Bruno the universe was infinite, and eternal.
BRUNO'S WORKS PUBLISHED IN LONDON
Very few seem to know that Giordano Bruno spent two years in London at the French Embassy with John Florio, where he wrote and published works which had a huge influence in John Florio's works: La Cena delle Ceneri, Lo Spaccio della bestia trionfante, Gli Eroici Furori, De la causa, principio et uno.
Living with Giordano Bruno under the same roof for two years, John Florio embraced Bruno's philosophy. Above all, the thesis upon the infinite universe, the post-Copernican, heliocentric theory and the possibility of life on other planets. Florio also got to know other important themes that Bruno discussed in his works:
The strong and decisive condemnation of a corrupt and arrogant power.
The fiercely satirical treatment of the pedants. (Pollinio is a pedant in De La Causa principio et uno, Corambis is a pedant in La Cabala del Cavallo Pegaseo, Manfurio IS A pedant in Il Candelaio.)
Anti-Petrarchism.
Death as a pure moment of passage in the courses and appeals of a universal vicissitude discussed in De La Causa, Principio et Uno.
The arduous search, within this new infinite universe, for a new historical and civil role for the man of thought.
The theme of madness, seen as the protagonist of a new way of seeing life and as the freedom of cultural renewal within a world full of old principles of preservation of a power that is corrupt and covered by a bloody violence as explained by Bruno in La Cena delle Ceneri. Bruno, through his works, bring the hope to see a new world, new characters not morally corrupted than those who have caused desperation and madness in men who tried to bring new ideas and theories of renovation in the world.
Shadows is a dearly theme to Bruno who considered the infinite universe a shadowy seal of the divine infinity, and the shadows of thought in the human mind susceptible to infinite combinations in an art of memory that opened up new horizons of potentially limitless knowledge.
John Florio's personality has been distorted throughout the centuries, and he has been often described by some critics as a pedant. It's absurd only to imagine that Giordano Bruno, the most rebellious mind of the Renaissance, would be such a close friend of John Florio, if he was really a silly pedant, as he is sadly described by some critics still today.
JOHN FLORIO & GIORDANO BRUNO
Giordano Bruno and John Florio lived together at the French Embassy for two years.
John Florio was the schoolmaster of Catherine Marie, the daughter of the french ambassador Michel De Castelnau. John Florio also worked as the ambassador's legal representative, secretary, notary, and attending audiences with Queen Elizabeth. Bruno, on the other side, found at the French Embassy a pleasant atmosphere and an oasis of peace where he could freely write.
The friendship that linked Florio to Bruno is particularly rich and significant: Florio in fact appears in La Cena delle Ceneri as one of the messengers that brings to Bruno the invitation to dinner by Fulke Greville. In another scene Bruno and Florio are on a boat at night. They burst into song chanting stanzas from Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso.
'Oh feminil ingegno' warbled the Nolan, following Messer Florio's rendering of 'Dove, senza me, dolce mia vita' which he sang as though thinking of his loves." 1
Later, Florio will return the compliment by introducing the figure of Bruno, called 'Il Nolano' in his bilingual dialogues entitled The Second Fruits. The portrait painted by Florio is undoubtedly that of a friend: in fact, Bruno appears in his pages in a positive light, like a satirical and healthy whip of pedants.
Florio never forgot Bruno, even after the long years of the trial and their tragic outcome at the stake. He was motivated by a sincere desire to honour and commemorate Giordano Bruno, and in 1603 he paid tribute to Bruno in the notes The Corteous Reader prefixed to his English translation of Montaigne's Essays, in which John Florio recalled his old "fellow Nolano", who had taught him the cultural value of translations:
"'Yea but my olde fellow NOLANO tolde me, and taught publikely, that from translation all Science had its of-spring"
John Florio, Montaigne's Essays
And later still, in 1611, in the second and increased edition of his Italian-English vocabulary entitled The New World of Words, which Florio will dedicate to Queen Anne of Denmark, will list Bruno's Italian works among the texts he used for the composition of the dictionary, those written at the French Embassy.
Bruno scholars Gentile and Spampanato have both proved Florio's indebtedness to the philospher's writings. Many of Bruno's thoughts are undeniably shaped in Florio's work Second Fruits. Also, in his two dictionaries Florio added many terms as well as Neapolitan dialect words taken from Bruno's works. 2 Michael Wyatt also suggested that both Bruno and Florio shared the passion for words, and it was actually Giordano Bruno who suggested John Florio to publish a dictionary. 3
John Florio had the luck and chance to meet and live with an extraordinary man called Giordano Bruno for two years, and was inevitably influenced by him. He truly cared about Giordano Bruno's fascinating work and he was devastated and saddened by Bruno's terrible fate.
420 years ago Giordano Bruno's adventures in free thought ended when the Roman Inquisition condemned him for heresy, and he was burned at the stake. His last words were:
"You may be more afraid to bring that sentence against me than I am to accept it."
"Messer Florio (come ricordandosi de suoi amori) cantava il Dove senza me dolce mia víta. Il Nolano ripigliava: Il Saracin dolente, o femenil ingegno". – Giordano Bruno, La Cena delle Ceneri.
Spampanato, V., Giovanni Florio, Un amico del Bruno in Inghilterra, La Critica. Rivista di Letteratura, Storia e Filosofia diretta da B. Croce, 21, 1923; 22, 1924.
If you want to know more about the influence of Bruno in Florio's dictionary, read 2. New World of Words: Giordano Bruno's infinite worlds
JOHN FLORIO'S POWERS OF RHETORICAL AMPLIFICATION
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE & JOHN FLORIO: A CONFERENCE.


Steve is a key community member in opposing the Telstra Tower and highlighting the impacts of EMR on the environment and health.
We have spent over $20,000 in conducting rain-forest regeneration with long-term locals and legendary bush regenerators: Paul and Suzy.
All non-farming land is under a conservation agreement, so it is protected for future generations.
Our farm is ACO certified Organic (#1218). We do not use synthetic chemicals as is evidenced by the moss, frogs, dung-beetles and biodiversity.
Steve donated significant time to the 'Caring for Country' programme when it existed, involving numerous Elders of the Bundjalung.
We are a long term member of local land-care.
Prior to European settlement, there were many rocky places that habitat called home. Our rock walls provide shelter for bandicoots, lizards, frogs, snakes, spiders, antechinus and other critters.
Huonbrook Valley has 6KW of solar panels.
We have several solar hot water systems.
Our water license was instrumental in stopping CSG in these valleys as we worked with SCU to baseline the water table. Essentially as a deterrent and in legal action. We have a copy of the SCU baseline report, which acts as an ongoing deterrent.
This water can be used for irrigation, livestock, human consumption and personal use and is also registered as a public drinking water supply.
The water supply is connected to a FIRE TRUCK fitting at our front gate, to be made available for use by the rural fire brigade if anyone in the valley should be unfortunate enough to experience a fire.
During times of drought, residents of the valleys with empty rain-water tanks are welcome to collect drinking water in 20L drums or bottles when we are open to the public.
We have not and will not place the water into plastic bottles. We may in the future do a small-scale boutique beverages.


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Q: Recursively group a java 2D array? I have a 2D array of my game's map. The array contains 1's or 0's.
A map could look like this, for instance:
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Is there any way to group the 1's that are touching into separate arrays so that I can turn them into generalpaths later?


Hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, is a deadly form of liver cancer – and scientists are investigating a treatment for it that includes Thunder God Vine and nanotechnology. Its sounds like something straight out of Star Wars, but it's much closer to use in our time than you may believe.
Hepatitis B or hepatitis C. Hepatocellular cancer can start several years after you have had either of these liver diseases. Both can be transmitted through blood, (i.e. sharing needles).
Drinking alcohol heavily. Having more than two alcoholic drinks a day for several years increases one's likelihood of contracting HCC. The more you drink, the higher your risk becomes.
Obesity and diabetes can cause HCC. Both of these conditions raise your risk of liver cancer. Obesity can lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which can lead to hepatocellular carcinoma. The higher risk from diabetes may be due to uncontrolled high insulin levels in people with diabetes or from liver damage caused by the disease.
Cirrhosis – again, often times related to heavy drinking. This serious disease happens when the liver cells are damaged or killed, and then replaced with scar tissue. Cirrhosis is not only caused by heavy drinking, but Hep B & C can also contribute, as well as certain medications and too much iron in the body.
A specific mold can also cause HCC – Aflatoxin. This toxic substance, which is created by certain types of mold on peanuts, corn, and other nuts and grains, can cause hepatocellular carcinoma. The U.S. has safety measures that limit aflatoxin in the food supply, but that does not mean it is impossible to come in contact with.
Hepatocellular carcinoma is a very difficult disease to treat, and has a high mortality rate. Conventional chemotherapeutic drugs such as doxorubicin, epirubicin, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, etoposide or combinations thereof may not able to reach a sufficient concentration in the liver tumor cells at levels that are not harmful to the rest of the body (Institute for Basic Science). In other words, the medications cannot saturate the liver cells at a high enough concentration to be cause cell death (aptosis) without being toxic to the rest of the body at the same time.
Because of this, many patients are unable to undergo standard treatment options, so an alternative therapy in this situation is critical. The crux of the issue is, however, a treatment that is toxic enough to cause aptosis, without poisoning the rest of the body.
Mitigating the toxicity, however, was the next step for Professor Hyeon. To this end, he turned to nanoformulation to increase the specific delivery of the drug to only the cells being targeted.
The designed formulation was a pH-sensitive nanogel coated with the nucleotide precursor, folate. And – it worked in laboratory tests with field mice. The coated triptolide accumulated in the swollen tumor tissue, and the triptolide was taken into the cancer cells and destroyed them.
This breakthrough is leading scientists to be hopeful about the synthesis of Triptolide and thunder god vine into an effective cancer treatment. In the meantime, Triptolide will continue to be produced in a thunder god vine plant near you!


A total of 114 seasonal firefighters will report for duty starting on Saturday December 1.
The seasonal firefighter initiative is implemented each year to beef up firefighting capacity over the warm summer months.
They are employed specifically to assist with the combating of vegetation fires.
Hundreds of hopefuls complete a series of physical and academic assessments. Those who are successful start their training in November before assuming operational duties from December until the end of April.
The City of Cape Town will also enlist the services of two helicopters as well as a spotter plane to do aerial firefighting.
Fire emergencies can be reported to the Public Emergency Communication Centre by dialling 021 480 7700 from a cellphone or 107 from a landline.


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IMC ONE LOVE CSR Program
Since 2008, IMC has been on a LIVE music journey for over a decade. This year also marks the 11th year since the launch of the IMC "ONE LOVE", a charity program with a mission to spread love and bring hope to people.
Since the founding of IMC Captasia Group, the "ONE LOVE" charity program was started in support and aid of the vulnerable in Greater China and Asia through economic assistance and education programs. The initiative aims to give back to the society, deliver positive energy and further sublimate the meaning of LIVE music.
After the earthquake in May 2008, the "ONE LOVE – The Music Festival" charity event was created. IMC worked with artistes from both China and Singapore to participate in a charity performance, helping with the reconstruction of schools in the earthquake-stricken areas while also paying attention to the healthy development of children affected by the disaster.
In 2014, IMC Captasia Group officially launched the "ONE LOVE — Education in Sight" program, donating RMB10 for every concert ticket sold to help with the eyecare of underprivileged children living in mountainous areas in China. The program aims to reduce the smog that blindfolded the sight in the daily lives of those children and help them see the beauty around them.
"ONE LOVE Caring for the Underprivileged Hearing-Impaired Children" was also launched to help hearing-impaired children by setting up multimedia classrooms which allow them to experience music like never before.
On the night of IMC's 11th Anniversary Celebration, IMC Captasia Group also announced its latest CSR program. As part of a collaboration with Huban Modou Foundation, the company will use a portion of the concerts' ticket as part of a collaboration with Huban Modou Foundation. to launch more in-depth activities to support the early development and family upbringing of rural children below the age of 3.
Hupan Modou Foundation was established by 12 female Alibaba partners in September 2017. The initiative focuses on supporting and improving the well-being of disadvantaged children and women, especially those living in poverty-stricken areas. Their mission is to unite all sectors of society to serve poor rural families and children aged 0-3. Ms. Shu Min, Deputy Secretary-General of Hupan Modou Foundation, also attended the dinner to present the certificate to IMC Captasia Group.
In the name of love, IMC will always remember to give back to the society and to pass on love with music, making every LIVE music experience more meaningful!
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Home » England Tour: Still a lot of room for improvement, says Hilton Moreeng
England Tour: Still a lot of room for improvement, says Hilton Moreeng
by SC Desk 11th June 2018
Proteas coach, Hilton Moreeng lauded his team for their convincing, seven-wicket victory over England in their opening ICC Women's Championship One-Day International series match which took place in Worcester on Saturday. Moreeng was delighted with the side's performance as they took a one-nil lead in the three-match contest, but is wary of celebrating too much too soon as he is certain the hosts will look to bounce back strong in what will be a must-win match for them in Hove on Tuesday.
"As coaching staff and a management team, you can't ask for a lot more than the way we started on Saturday," he commented. "If you ask me it was a near to perfect game, everything happened according to plan and the bowlers set the tone very well (up front). Coming to England and playing them in their home ground, it was important for us to start the series well. The win gave us the momentum that we needed and it has set the series up well for us.
"Going forward, we know that it's going to be tough because England is a team that is wounded on home soil and we're going to have to prepare accordingly, both mentally and physically, to make sure that we're ready for the next game."
This latest victory against the World Champions was South Africa's first against them since 2016, when they beat them by five wickets at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Prior to that, they had not beaten England at home or otherwise since August 2003 in Bristol where the team, then captained by Alison Hodgkinson, held their nerve for an 11-run win in their second of three ODIs. England walked away with the series on both occasions and Moreeng hopes that this time, his team will make history by beating the hosts in an ODI series for the very first time.
"We need to stay focussed with our feet on the ground," the coach continued. "We know that we're up against a very good side. They aren't the current World Champions for no reason. We just need to make sure we stick to our disciplines and execute our game plans well. Collectively we have a very good side and the players have long ago begun to believe that they can go up against a side like England and not just compete, but win. This is an opportunity for another win tomorrow, to win the series, which is something that they haven't done before as a team and this will be major for South Africa and the direction that this team is taking."
With the series in the balance, Moreeng wants to see a vast improvement in his charges' fielding efforts, with one or two tweaks from a bowling point of view. He believes that victory will go to the team that executes its basics the best on the day.
"For our players it's going to be a case of staying calm and to keep executing our skills," he explained. "We all know that there's still a lot of room for improvement. There are certain things that we know we could have done better and we have an opportunity to make sure that by the time the first ball is bowled tomorrow, the players are switched on and aware of what needs improving.
"Our fielding was neither here nor there and we're all aware of it," he went on. "The team discussed it today in our meeting and put in the work during our practice session. While we're bowling during the middle periods, there's one or two things we can look into not repeating. It's those small margins that, if we can look to close, will make us a difficult side to beat and we will seal the series.
"All in all, we anticipate a very good game. England will not lie low and we know that they will come back guns blazing, but I think that the players will be more than up for the challenge ahead."
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I hope I have convinced you to give it a try. Start with a long weekend trip and then challenge yourself for a week-long getaway. Once you start you will only wanna check-in your bags under duress. Haha! Location - Union Station, D.C.