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By: Lynn Ames
Narrated by: Emily Beresford
Series: Kate & Jay, Book 4
Categories: Fiction, Gay & Lesbian
When local television news anchor Katherine Kyle is thrust into the national spotlight, it sets in motion a chain of events that will change her life forever. Jamison "Jay" Parker is an intensely career-driven Time magazine reporter; she has experienced love once, from afar, and given up on finding it again.... That is until circumstance and an assignment bring her into contact with her past.
book is better than the audio
By d r oliver on 15-09-16
The Wrong McElroy
By: KL Hughes
Narrated by: Nicole Blessing
An amusing, charming lesbian romance about finding unexpected love inside family expectations. When Fiona Ng's best friend, Michael, needs a pretend girlfriend to bring home for Christmas in Arkansas, Fiona girds her loins and steps up. Besides, how hard could one festive family weekend be, anyway? That's before she meets the boisterous McElroy clan, with accents as thick as a homemade pie crust, and an endless supply of competitive siblings, including Lizzie, Michael's beautiful younger sister.
Weasley family fan-fic
By Amazon Customer on 29-12-19
If the Shoe Fits
By: E. J. Noyes
Narrated by: Kelsey Navarro
Jana Fleischer loves her life - wonderful family, best sister in the world, awesome soon to be sister-in-law, fabulous job, and a never-ending stream of men to chew through and spit out. So what if everyone says she's too picky and she's never had a real relationship? When a chance meeting with Brooke Donnelly leaves Jana literally and figuratively off-balance, it doesn't take long for her initial annoyance to turn into the first sparks of friendship.
Brilliant, moving, funny, grown up!
By Sarah on 27-11-19
Above All, Honor
Honor Series, Book 1
By: Radclyffe
Narrated by: Abby Craden
The first in the Honor series, Above All, Honor introduces single-minded Secret Service Agent Cameron Roberts and the woman she is sworn to protect - Blair Powell, the daughter of the President of the United States. Cam's duty is her life - and the only thing that keeps her from self-destructing under the unbearable weight of her own deep personal tragedy. However, she hasn't counted on the fact that the beautiful, willful first daughter will do anything in her power to escape the watchful eyes of her protectors, including seducing the agent in charge.
By tami-lyn on 02-12-13
By: Nancy Ann Healy
Narrated by: Cassandra York
FBI agent Alexis Toles is dispatched to New Rochelle, New York, to investigate threatening letters sent to Congressman Christopher O'Brien and to protect his ex-wife, Cassidy, and six-year-old son, Dylan. But when she gets to New Rochelle, Alex discovers that there is more to the situation than simple stalking or political agendas; she finds that she has growing romantic feelings for Cassidy - and that the feelings are mutual.
Awful and cringeworthy.
By Scamper93 on 12-08-19
The Words Shimmer
By: Jenn Matthews
Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
Yorkshire anatomy lecturer Ruby Clark considers her life low-maintenance. She teaches at the local university, has two well-behaved teenage daughters, and what she doesn't know about human anatomy isn't worth knowing. Being a paramedic doesn't do Melissa Jackson's joints any favors, so she's looking into university courses to try a less strenuous line of her work. But the brash, proudly out, down-to-earth woman's biggest challenge is keeping her dyslexia a secret. A university open day throws the two women into each other's orbits.
Against Doctor's Orders
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky
There'd been a Rivers at the helm of Argyle Community Hospital for six generations, and Harper Rivers was set to take her father's place whenever he decided to hang up his shingle. Unfortunately, the board of directors had other ideas - they accepted a buyout offer from a health-care conglomerate with plans to close the hospital's doors to the community that depended on it. And Presley Worth, a high-powered corporate financier, came to town to oversee the closure.
overall a good read, and a great setting
By Alice on 14-03-15
Someone to Love
By: Jenny Frame
Narrated by: Keira Grace
Davina Trent lives for work. Marriage is destined to fail, and family can't be trusted. But when Trent's cousin dies unexpectedly, Trent is the only relative left to care for his two small children. She needs a nanny fast. All Wendy Darling ever wanted was a family. Wendy falls in love with the children, but her heart aches at the distance between Trent and the kids. Wendy's determined to show Trent how fulfilling family life can be, and soon love begins to blossom. But will Trent have the courage to embrace her desire for Wendy and her unexpected family?
A nice story spoilt
Blueprint for Romance
A Garriety Romance
By: Shannon M Harris
Narrated by: Lindsay Greene
After the death of her husband, Dylan Lake's ability to trust in others is shattered. Her life is thrust into turmoil between caring for Emma, her seven-year old handicapped child, and working hard to make ends meet. Dylan doesn't have time to pursue a romantic relationship. Finding that one special person only happens in dreams. When fate keeps throwing Dylan and Kat together, Dylan finds her attraction to Kat something she can't ignore. Will her trust issues stop her from letting Kat into her and Emma's life?
Passionate Rivals
Narrated by: Lori Prince
Emmett McCabe never expected to see Sydney Stevens - a woman with whom she'd shared a brief, incendiary connection before it all went up in flames - again. Luckily, ascending the cutthroat ladder of a high-pressure surgery residency to reach the top spot makes it easy to ignore what's missing in her life. Then Sydney reappears after nearly five years. Emmett is barely over her shock when she discovers Sydney is her new competition for the coveted chief's position everyone, including Emmett, expects will be hers.
Chain Reactions
Some of Diana Lindstrom's fondest memories involve childhood experiments conducted under the watchful supervision of her Great-Aunt Nora... Now, a sought-after scientist herself, Diana learns that Nora is dying. She hires private-duty nurse Brooke Sheldon to take care for Nora. Determined to help the two younger women find the kind of deep love they so richly deserve, Nora makes a fateful decision that brings the past and the present directly onto a collision course. After all this time, it's still about chain reactions.
By: Karin Kallmaker
Kesa Sapiro had to grow up fast. With her parents gone and a little sister to protect, Kesa has spent over a decade of her life trying to keep a roof over their heads. She's learned the hard way that love is a luxury and that the price is way too high. When her sister Josie announces she wants to marry a boy she's known for less than a month, Kesa immediately forbids it. Shannon Dealan's floored when her son-by-choice says he wants to marry a girl he's just met. Shannon has real reason to scrutinize any strangers who come into Paz's life. She's not about to let him do anything stupid.
Breaking Character
By: Lee Winter
Narrated by: Angela Dawe
Life has become a farcical mess for icy British A-lister Elizabeth Thornton. America's most-hated villain stars in a top-rated TV medical drama that she hates. Now, she's been romantically linked to her perky, new co-star, Summer, due to the young woman's clumsiness. As a closeted actress, that's the last thing Elizabeth needs. If she could just get her dream movie role, life would be so much better. The only problem is that the eccentric French film-maker offering it insists on meeting her "girlfriend", Summer, first.
By Dr. S. E. Beresford on 27-04-19
Moonlight Avenue
By: Gerri Hill
Finley Knight, ex-cop turned private investigator, lives a lonely, solitary life. She uses her downtime to reflect on the past and wonders what could have been. Detective Dee Woodard transferred to Corpus Christi nine years ago to put distance between herself and her ex...an ex she was still in love with. A murder investigation leads her to Moonlight Avenue and Finley Knight.
By: Cari Hunter
Narrated by: Nicola Victoria Vincent
Jemima Pardon, a paramedic with a daft name and chronic asthma, has never had much in the way of good luck. The only things she attracts are traumatic jobs, and no one wants to work with her for long. But when Jem bumps into devil-may-care police officer Rosie Jones, her fortunes seem to be changing. Rosie is bright and funny, and she doesn't mind that Jem can't go far without her inhaler.
SO GOOD I HAVE HEARD IT TWICE AND READ IT ONCE
By Bookworm on 08-11-19
The Trophy Wives Club
By: Ali Spooner
Narrated by: Desarae Holland
An elite businesswoman decides it's time to stack the deck in favor of the fairer sex, and once she sets her mind to something, it's as good as done. She offers under-appreciated professional women an opportunity of a lifetime with the proposal to work at an exclusive fitness club. On the outskirts of Atlanta, lives of these women working at the elite club change. Friendships take shape, romance blooms, and the members get the workout of their lives.
By: Melissa Brayden
Narrated by: Melissa Sternenberg
Who says you can't go home again? Philadelphia real estate broker Devyn Winters is at the peak of her career, closing multi-million dollar deals and relishing it. She's pretty much blocked out her formative years in Dreamer's Bay, where the most exciting thing to happen was the twice a year bake sale. Unfortunately, a distress call hauls her back home and away from the life she's constructed. Now the question is just how long until she can leave again? And when did boring Elizabeth Draper get so beautiful?
Have to agree with reviews
By Coffee Lover on 13-09-19
Recipe for Love: A Farm-to-Table Romance
By: Aurora Rey
Hannah Little doesn't have much use for fancy chefs or fancy restaurants, but that's exactly what Three Willows Farm needs to survive. When a local restaurant wants to feature her produce, she's thrilled. But the contract means working with an egotistical and (let's face it) drop-dead-gorgeous head chef from New York City.
Nearly three decades ago, Katherine Kyle and Jamison Parker saved the life of the president of the United States, in the process exposing an exceedingly dangerous, powerful shadow organization. The entire episode came at great personal cost and forever changed the trajectory of the couple's lives.
Now at the peak of her career as one of the preeminent novelists of the day, Jay is finally ready to put the past to rest in a fictional treatment...until powerful government forces intervene.
Oscar-winning actress Dara Thomas and her new wife, screenwriter Rebecca Minton, may hold the key to disseminating the truth.
Two of the most visible, formidable power couples in the country stand against the might of a government hell-bent on keeping secrets.
From the hallowed halls of the White House to the glittering streets of Hollywood, this is one adventure for the books.
©2016 Lynn Ames (P)2016 Audible, Inc.
All That Lies Within
Gender Trouble
Metal up Your Ass
Abigail Seney
This was a terrific story. I loved the way Lynn Ames brought characters from her other books into this book. The narrator was wonderful!!
Lilydawn
Final Cut deserves an Ovation
I read through the entire series. Final Cut was a great way to see our beloved characters 30 years after some of the craziest deep level conspiracies and life endangering situations. Are they still together? Still in love? How has the rest of their lives been lived? Is Peter still in their lives?
Add to this we have contemporary women power couples, Hollywood and deep tech hackers. It seems all of the government and the shadow organization that had so brutally attacked them in the past are bearing down to remain hidden.
This was a great wrap up and I'm glad I spent the time to see the series through to the end.
With that said in some of the earlier books I found myself actually yelling at the characters (not something I do regularly). Sometimes a few things that started looking like "tropes" were handled really well and I was glad the author took the higher road.
I highly recommend the series because getting to Final Cut makes it worth it.
Lisa Whitt
I enjoyed this story but missed the steamy sex scenes that were there in Ames' previous work.
Want more Lynn Ames
Where does Final Cut rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
Top of the list. Loved that the characters from All that Lies within blended with the Jay and Kate series. I hope I can find more.
What about Emily Beresford's performance did you like?
Excellent voice and expression

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Charlotte's Tianis Rose Drops Her Debut Single "Good Times"
Valentines day is over, however Charlotte, North Carolina (by way of Brooklyn, NY) R&B artist Tianis Rose released her debut single "Good Times". A melodic R&B/Hip-Hop track inspired by wanting to have a good time with the one she wants.
Good Times is a melodic combination of R&B and Hip-Hop with a sprinkle of rose petals. I was inspired to do this record because I want to have a good time and I want my listeners to feel good when they're listening to the record .. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A GOOD TIME!
Tianis on debut single
Inspired by the likes of Lauryn Hill, The Marleys (Bob, Stephen & Damian) and Shakira, Tianis intertwines passionate lyrics with catchy melodies for an enjoyable listen.
The sultry Dominican artist is bringing a combination of spice, soul, and realness back to music. She's the new girl on the scene and takes great pleasure in creating what she doesn't see.
Check out "Good Times" below.
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Raleigh North Carolina's Young Sunny Boy (Y$B) Drops New Song "Out My Body"
Fayetteville North Carolina's The Floss God Drops Hype Visual For "Everybody"


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Reebok uses PeerIndex for new CrossFit campaign
By David Moth	 April 10th 2012 11:52
Reebok is to invite 1,000 fitness-based social media influencers to free training events as part of a campaign to promote its association with the CrossFit exercise trend.
CrossFit is a popular strength and conditioning programme in the US that Reebok has been associated with since 2010.
The top 100 most influential people as identified by PeerIndex's PeerPerks service will also receive a free pair of Reebok's RealFlex trainers, which is part of the brand's global 'The Sport of Fitness Has Arrived' marketing campaign.
The PeerPerks campaign starts today, targeting social media users who are deemed to have relevant influence levels in sports, athletics and fitness.
After arriving at a PeerPerks hosted microsite, users sign in with either Twitter or Facebook to be told whether they're influential enough to have won a free session. They can then book, and invite friends to join them.
Reebok hopes that discussion of the free events on social networks will drive traffic to this microsite, as well as generating positive brand association for Reebok with the CrossFit trend.
Digital marketing manager Mark Allin said that PeerPerks allows the company to better target influential fitness enthusiasts and help build Reebok's online community.
We're worked before with members of the CrossFit community, but this campaign is about attracting new people and raising awareness of Reebok's affiliation with the programme."
He said that ROI would be judged on driving people to the events, but also on the number of new followers and fans on its social media profiles.
We are aiming to add to our online community and develop more long term engagement with fitness enthusiasts. We are confident that the people we are targeting will talk about the events on social media so that puts the pressure on us to deliver a good experience."
The CrossFit events will also act as a recruitment method for a new TV show Reebok is launching in partnership with Eurosport.
'The Box' starts this Saturday and will see competitors from the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Russia and Sweden test their fitness in the Reebok-sponsored CrossFit Fitness Championships.
Allin said that the digital campaign is integral for attracting show competitors, increasing both awareness and coverage of the TV programmes.
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Confused.com launches personalised 'House of Horrors' Facebook app
Confused.com has launched a video app for Facebook called 'House of Horrors' to raise awareness of the importance of home insurance.
The app, created by A Social Media Agency, is part of an ongoing digital marketing strategy that aims to alert consumers to the benefits of home insurance, promoting the comparison site as a destination for buying a policy.
After connecting to the app users are asked to enter their postcode, which connects with Google Maps to start the video with a personalised shot of their house.
Drawing inspiration from Take This Lollipop, images from the user's Facebook profile are then shown during a video of a burglar breaking into a house - making it appear as if it is their home that has been broken into.
April 11th 2012 11:10
Blog User Experience and Usability
Charting Draw Something's phenomenal growth: infographic
Who doesn't love a good success story and Draw Something is a perfect example of this. We first reported on it's phenomenal growth of 20 million downloads in five weeks and then saw as Zynga acquired OMGPOP, the maker of the app, for $200 million.
The team at Couchbase has put together an infographic showing the progression of Draw Something's growth and the number of servers it took to keep it going.
Rentokil launches new social media campaign with CGI mouse
The business of selling pest control must be tricky, as it's either a product you need or you don't – there's not really any middle ground.
So the best approach for pest controllers is to promote brand awareness so when you do spot a rat in the kitchen they are the first ones you think of.
This is the approach Rentokil is adopting with its new social media campaign involving a CGI mouse called Scamper who has his own Facebook game, Twitter account and four CGI video clips.
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GSC Director Mathews makes public statement, Cota '22 pushes for change in attitudes toward GSC
By Katy Gilbertson on November 15, 2019
On Thursday, November 14, Carleton Student Association (CSA) President Anesu Masakura '20 sent a campus-wide email entitled "GSC Statement." "I invite folx to share their feelings about their experiences with the GSC and its changes," reads the statement from Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) Director Danny Mathews. A URL included at the end of the email links to an anonymous feedback form with one question: "What are your feelings about the GSC and your experiences with the office?"
Last Spring, the Carletonian reported that of the ten students employed as Gender and Sexuality Associates (GSCAs) in Fall 2018, only two had retained the position by the end of Spring term. Mathews was hired during December 2018, and all eight departures occurred after the change in leadership.
Four former GSCAs interviewed in the Spring 2019 Carletonian article raised concerns about "the development of an unsupportive work environment where student opinions were disregarded, a loss of community in the GSC and a significant decrease in campus engagement with the GSC."
"Over the last several months, the GSC has experienced some changes," reads Mathews' statement. "The professional staff in our office are available to meet one on one for conversations about these topics."
"We care about supporting LGBTQIA+ people and communities at Carleton and maintaining a space that is welcoming and inclusive," Mathews continues.
The statement came about largely because of the efforts of Ozzy Cota '22, who met with Mathews individually on Tuesday, November 5. "I met with Danny to voice my concerns, as a queer and nonbinary student, about what the GSC was doing," said Cota.
"I suggested he send me a statement about what the GSC was doing," said Cota.
"I suggested that he send me a statement about what the GSC will be doing as a next step forward, considering all the harm and chaos that has been happening," said Cota. "I also suggested he acknowledge any residual and rightful anger that some of these students may have by attaching an anonymous Google form for feedback."
Cota, who serves as a Class of 2022 Representative on CSA Senate, reported on their conversation with Mathews to Senate on Monday, November 11.
In their Senate address, Cota said "I have been working on fixing the relations of the GSC. During my conversation with Danny, he made a series of acknowledgements and apologized for the way that space has been characterized and more importantly has acted. We shifted the conversation to talk about what would rebuilding trust look like."
Cota believed Mathews' statement should be released by the students in Senate, as opposed to the GSC or the Dean of Students Office. "CSA Senate represents the student body," noted Cota. "Sending the statement to students via Senate shows that this message has been deliberated on by straight, cisgender, and queer students on Senate. I didn't want it to be a clinical thing presented by Danny, whose credibility is underground, or the Dean's office, because then it might appear like the administration had been doing this work. The reality is that students worked on this. It was a student-led initiative—it shows that students have the power to get things done through conversations."
Cota met with Vice President and Dean of Students Carolyn Livingston on October 16 to discuss the GSC. "She said that if students did have concerns about Danny, they'd have the liberty to file a Human Resources complaint," said Cota. "It's interesting because I didn't know we had Human Resources."
"Students should complete community concern forms if they have concerns, observations, or questions regarding faculty, staff, visitor, or student behavior," said Livingston. "Faculty concerns are addressed by the Dean of the College, student concerns by the Dean of Students. Human Resources is involved if there is a concern relating to students employment and each division is made aware of the concern and will work with HR to resolve the student employment issue."
"One of the things Senate is working on, and that I will be working on, is trying to understand the Human Resources process and streamline that information," said Cota. "So if in the future a situation comes where another staff member is being problematic to the community and action needs to be taken, there will be an accessible and easy way of doing it without having to go through all this work."
GSC office staff
Of the two GSCAs employed at the end of Spring 2019, one is currently studying abroad, and the other is now working for another Division of Student Life office.
Currently, three students are employed as GSCAs, all of whom are new to the position: Anna Bridgeman '22, LouLou Ferrer '21 and Veronica Alvarez-Zavala '22.
This Fall, the GSC hired eight office assistants, a new GSC position. The position was not assigned as a summer employment assignment to first-years, but rather advertised and filled early fall term. While GSCAs are considered peer leaders, office assistants are not, and their tasks are more administrative than programmatic, said Bridgeman. Six of the eight office assistants are first-years, Bridgeman said. Mathews declined to confirm this number.
"Our GSC Office Assistants have been a great addition to the team," said Mathews. "Students are an important part of the work happening in the GSC, and we will continue to offer opportunities for students to get involved at whatever level they are comfortable."
Bridgeman applied to be a GSCA during the peer leader application period in Spring 2019.
As a prospective student, Bridgeman attended a GSC event. "I loved it, and had a great time. I thought: 'This is the job I want to have when I come to Carleton.' Last year, things were going on with the GSC, but I just said to myself: 'I'm going to make prospie Anna happy, and apply for the job anyway.'"
"Some days after I applied for the job, the Carletonian article came out, and that was stressful, definitely. I thought: 'What have I done?' But I talked to one of the GSCAs who stayed, which was a reassuring conversation," Bridgeman continued.
"I've had a good experience working at the GSC," said Bridgeman. "It's been nothing where I've thought I needed to leave. I don't want to invalidate people who had those feelings, because I'm sure there were reasons. But for me, it hasn't been bad; it's a nice job. My experience with Danny has just been in staff meetings, when he's mostly just checking in on what everyone is working on."
"My experiences with Danny's leadership are very different than the GSCAs from last year," said Ferrer. "The past and the present are very different things. He's trying to adapt more to the Carleton system. He has good intentions, entirely. I personally don't have tension with him—not to invalidate anyone else's experience."
Current GSC efforts
Tea Time, a weekly social event hosted by the GSC, has seen low attendance this term, according to Bridgeman.
"Attendance has been pretty low, and it's about half people who work at the GSC," said Bridgeman. "So it's kind of disappointing."
"In terms of who comes to the GSC, the demographics are different this year," said Ferrer. "We have a significant amount of first-years. My first year at Carleton it was more of a balance between first-years and upperclassmen."
A November 5 GSC e-newsletter included a link to a "Tea Time Experience Survey," which included questions regarding students' attendance at and preferences about the event.
"We're trying to get student feedback to try to revamp it and bring it back to life," Bridgeman continued. "We're trying to figure out ways to make it more interactive, to keep things exciting."
"In looking at survey responses, a lot of the reason people enjoy Tea Time is for community-building," said Bridgeman. "And it's kind of hard to build a community when there's no one there."
CARLS
On August 30, an Instagram account by the handle @c.a.r.l.s2019 posted an image of a rainbow-striped raised fist, with text reading: "What else do we need to prove? Fire Danny Mathews now! Protest Danny Mathews, save the GSC; LGBTQ+ Carl Communities deserve better."
The post was uploaded by a new coalition called Carls Advocating for the Rights of LGBTQIA and Sexual Identities (CARLS), founded by Cota and two former GSCAs.
The Instagram account currently has 81 followers, and the post advocating for Mathews' firing received 35 likes.
"We made the post because we were upset over the things that had transpired during Danny's leadership," said Cota. "We decided to make the first agenda item the firing of Danny Mathews and the restoration of the GSC as a safe space. That was our position coming into fall term."
CARLS no longer advocates for firing Mathews. Neither does Cota personally.
"I changed my mind the moment I left Danny's office," said Cota. "I thought: it actually seems like we can do something now. All the effort and resources we would've put into firing him can be put into creating new, diverse initiatives."
"I think that Danny has proven himself to care about making a positive change on our campus," said one of the former GSCAs who founded CARLS with Cota. "He is simply learning to familiarize himself with our campus and its infrastructure."
"There was a lot of anger and hurt that was very much palpable and evident in the queer communities at Carleton," said Cota. "But we are no longer advocating for firing Danny Mathews."
Cota pointed to other dynamics that caused CARLS to reconsider its stance on Mathews. "The problems that arose with advocating for his firing were connected to the conflation of anti-Danny rhetoric with general animosity for the GSC," said Cota.
"Since the Carletonian article came out, there has not been any visible effort toward trying to fix the GSC situation. Cisgender and heterosexual folk are capitalizing on this 'woke' activism, where now it's the 'right' thing to be against the GSC, without any genuine concern for what that means for queer communities."
"I think the route I took was very difficult, personally and emotionally," said Cota of their activism this term. "Change can happen on campus, but if you're going to have such a strong initiative, make sure you're taking care of yourself first. And make sure you do most of the work when you're on break—that made this a lot easier for me. I'd done a lot of the researching, reaching out, and brainstorming over the summer."
"This all goes to show how important dialogue is, continued Cota. "In a perfect world, I would've liked to have been my radical self. But for the sake of bettering the queer community as it stands, there was that ideological sacrifice I had to make. And it seems to be working for the better. So, here's to change."
"Right now, we're in a stage of trying to figure out what role the GSC can serve for students, and trying to figure out how to re-engage students who've stopped coming," said Bridgeman. "We've had pretty good engagement with the first-year class, which has been really exciting. We're just trying to make sure people know that the GSC is a space that's open and available for them."
"We knew going in that there was this tension around the GSC," said Ferrer. "That was part of why I wanted to work there: to help ease that tension. We need positivity."
"The GSC is going through a process of healing," Ferrer continued. "We're trying to connect with other offices, and we're trying to expand more around campus. We're trying to heal. We want people to come to the GSC, we want people to show up, and relax."
"I have full confidence in the leadership of GSC, the GSCAs, and the student assistants who are conducting meaningful and thoughtful work with and for the GSC," said Livingston.
"Ultimately, it is my goal to communicate that the GSC still cares and that we're here for every student," reads Mathews' statement in the all-campus email. "I hope each of you will join us as the Gender and Sexuality Center turns the page and begins a new chapter."
Katy Gilbertson
Editor-in-chief.
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RAs to replace House Managers in interest houses
College financial statements reveal healthy position
Prof. Barbara Allen receives Richard E. Neustadt Book Prize for latest book, Truth in Advertising


The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has recently announced the exam date for Common Management Admission Test CMAT 2018. The exam will be held on 3rd Sunday, Jan 20, 2018, across the country. The registration window opens between 21 Oct, 2017 to Dec 15, 2017 on the official website www.aicte-cmat.in Candidates can check the details about CMAT Exam 2018 Earlier, the exam used to be held twice in a year - September and February. However, now AICTE has decided to hold it once in a year. The CMAT is a three hour computer based online test which is conducted in a single session to evaluate the candidate's ability across various segments like Quantitative Technique, Logical Reasoning, Language Comprehension and General Awareness.
Last date to apply at VIT B School is Mar 15, 2018.


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A good we design does promote partnership in that, it creates an ongoing relationship and also encourages team work for a better strong partnership.
Don't make your customers go through difficulties when they are searching for your business if they are using their mobile phones just use a good quality web design for your website which is designed for mobile responsive and has search engines and it will not make your business to fall of which a mobile responsive website is one of the advantages of the web design hence use a website that is mobile responsive and has search engines this is a very important thing in website business. Your customers will be able to find you very easily when searching for your business and this will also prevent your business from falling.
Anything that is time consuming or makes one to spend a lot of money one should be voided like managing two accounts that are separate just do away with them and have one website account that is more efficient to manage. When your customers have the ability to make all the transactions that they may need in your website it is safer because it will prevent the loss of customers and it will generate more conversion.
When you want people to have a positive experience that will be consistent, use a web design that is of good quality in that they will not have to strain when going through your website like doing a lot of zooming and pinching their mobile phone's screens which may send them away. No one would want a visitor to come to his/her site then go because of the site not being attractive or being boring so using a web design that is of good quality, the visitors will be able to keep the visitors engaged which will reduce the bouncing rates. When you use the best web designs, you will be able to get all the benefits that it entails and make your business grow.


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We will be using N3FJP's "Field Day Contest Log" software again this year. Apparently our lock-up problems last year were related to the hardware running the software and not the software. (lets hope) So this year we will be rolling out the heavy hitter a Dell Poweredge1950 dual 3.0 GHz Xeon quad-core CPU, 1U server running Windows 8.1 Enterprise! If it will not work on this we will be in the market for new software.


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As the Texas Sports Hall of Fame celebrates its 11th annual Nite at the Races Party on Thursday Oct. 28th the museum will also show game 2 of the World...
Craig Cullinan Jr. Colt .45 Collection Donated to Museum
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New Orleans police find woman dead in apparent homicide in Gert Town
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A woman was found dead in an area of Gert Town in what police are investigating as a homicide.The homicide was reported before 6 p.m. Sunday in the 8100 block of Forshey Street.New Orleans police have not said how the woman died.Additional details will be released by police.Stay with WDSU.com for updates.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!
NEW ORLEANS —
A woman was found dead in an area of Gert Town in what police are investigating as a homicide.
The homicide was reported before 6 p.m. Sunday in the 8100 block of Forshey Street.
New Orleans police have not said how the woman died.
Additional details will be released by police.
Stay with WDSU.com for updates.


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PROMISEworks supports a team of trained volunteers who provide a Somerset-wide mentoring service for some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged young people in the county.
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Thousands of public sector employees receive first full wages in 17 months.
"This is the first time I received my complete salary in more than a year," Jasser Sbai, an agriculture ministry employee in the West Bank city of Ramallah, said.
"Unfortunately most of this salary will go to the electricity company and shops because I owe them too much," he added, surrounded by more than 50 Palestinians waiting to use the cash machine.
Ruba Hamad, who has an entire year's rent payment outstanding, said: "The problem is how to solve what happened in previous months. We need another month's salary to cover all of our debts."
The salary payments will be a boost to the emergency government sworn in by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, after he dismissed the Hamas-led unity government, which took control of the Gaza Strip last month.
Officials have not said how many Palestinians would receive their pay cheques on Wednesday, but the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip said that up to 23,000 civil servants will miss out because of their links with the group.
"The Fayyad [the new prime minister] government's decision not to give thousands of employees their salaries enforces the political and geographical separation of Palestinian people," Sami Abu Zurhi, Hamas spokesman, said.
Hamas has not said whether its administration which effectively controls the Gaza Strip would take any steps to pay those workers.
Members of the Fatah-dominated security services in Gaza have been asked by their commanders in the West Bank to stay at home as a condition for receiving their salaries.


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Q: Angular: ng-repeat not working properly, objects show in console though confused on why my ng-repeat not showing my content. Below is my code for my app.js, client controller, factory, and server controller.
Basically everything does show. All the console logs I wrote do show in the console on chrome and in my terminal, but for some reason the ng-repeat just does not work.
Sorry in advance for the long question.
App routes *************************************
var myApp = angular.module('myApp', ['ngRoute']);

myApp.config(function ($httpProvider, $routeProvider) {
$httpProvider.interceptors.push(
  function($q, $location) {
  return {
      'responseError':function(rejection){
      if (rejection.status == 401){
          $location.url('/');
      }
      return $q.reject(rejection);
  }
};
});
  $routeProvider
.when('/list',{
  templateUrl: 'assets/partials/list.html',
  controller: 'poemController',
  controllerAs: "meep"
})
 .otherwise({
   redirectTo: '/'
 });
});

Here is the HTML. Not sure if it's because of the "controller as" making it difficult or my syntax to grab it is wrong...

Top Shared Poems

     Title

     Shared

      {{meep.tops.title}}
      {{meep.tops.shared}}

This is my client controller, for some reason this part console logs the newpoem on the console but my ng-repeat still does not work.
myApp.controller('poemController', ['poemFactory', '$location', '$routeParams', poemController]);

function poemController(poemFactory, $location, $routeParams){
  var _this = this;
  var shownewpoem = function(){
  console.log('in shownewpoem')
  poemFactory.shownew(function(data){
    console.log('in the shownew controller function')
    this.newpoem=data;
    console.log(this.newpoem)
    console.log('getting the newpoems')
  })
}
shownewpoem();

this is my factory side
myApp.factory('poemFactory', ['$http', function($http){
var factory = {}

factory.shownew = function(callback){
  $http.get('/shownewpoem').then(function(returned_data){
    console.log(returned_data.data);
    console.log('in the shownew factory')
    callback(returned_data.data);
  })
}
return factory;
}]);

this is my serverside controller
var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var newPoem = mongoose.model('savedPoem')

this.shownew = function(req,res) {
  newPoem.find({}, function(err,newpoems) {
    console.log('in the server shownew')
    if(err) {
      console.log('did not get newpoem')
    } else {
      console.log('it is going back to factory shownew')
      console.log(newpoems)
      res.json(newpoems);
  }
  })
}

};

Thank you!

A: You need to use _this which refers to controller instance.
_this.newpoem=data;

instead of
this.newpoem=data;

Additinally, use correct variable in ngRepeat directive

      {{tops.title}}
      {{tops.shared}}

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The Northern Finland Birth Cohort Studies is an epidemiological and longitudinal research program which aims to promote health and well-being of the population. The prospective data collected from the Northern Finland forms a unique resource, allowing to study the emergence of diseases which can be based on genetic, biological, social or behavioral risk factors.
The Northern Finland Birth Cohorts (NFBC) were initiated in the 1960s by Professor Paula Rantakallio to examine risk factors involved in pre-term birth and intrauterine growth retardation, and the consequences of these early adverse outcomes on subsequent morbidity. Originally in 1966 when the older cohort (NFBC1966) was started it was named "North Finland premature birth study" or "Development study of children in Northern Finland". The younger cohort (NFBC1986) was begun in 1985 and was originally called as "The mother-child cohort study of morbidity and mortality during childhood with the special purpose of preventing mental and physical handicap". This pioneering prospective data collection now represent a flagship for life-course epidemiology at both national and international level.
NFBC includes two longitudinal and prospective birth cohorts of women and offspring collected at 20-year intervals from the same provinces of Oulu and Lapland: The NFBC1966 was set with an expected date of birth in 1966, comprising of 12,068 mothers and 12,231 children (prospective data collection from maternity cards since 16th gestational week on average), and the NFBC1986 with an expected date of birth between July, 1st 1985 and June, 30th 1986, comprising 9,362 mothers and 9,479 children (prospective data collection from 10th gestational week).
The study was started by professor Paula Rantakallio in the two Northernmost provinces in Finland (Oulu and Lapland) already in the year 1965 when the mothers were pregnant. Data on the individuals born into this cohort was collected since the 24th gestational week as well as their mothers and, to a lesser extent, fathers. The cohort included 12055 mothers and they had 12068 deliveries (13 women delivered twice).
Cases belonging to survey were determined by the calculated term. A small percentage of the births occurred towards the end of 1965 and early in 1967. The calculated term, as was customary at that time, was counted from the first day of the last menstrual period. Where this date was unknown the expected term was estimated from the date of commencement of foetal movements and progress of the pregnancy. The study covered all live born and stillborn infants with birth weight of 600 grams or more.
According to the Finland's central Office of Statistics, births in the study area during 1966 totalled 12527, so study population comprised 96.3 per cent of all births during 1966 in that area.
Altogether 12231 children were born into the cohort, 12058 of them live-born. The original data have been supplemented by data collected with postal questionnaires at the ages of 1, 14 and 31 years and various hospital records and national register data.
NFBC1986 is a longitudinal one-year birth cohort study from an unselected population. The cohort included all the mothers (N = 9 362) with children whose expected date of birth felt between July 1st 1985 - June 30th 1986 in the two northermost provinces on Finland (Oulu and Lapland). A small percentage of the births occurred towards the end of June 1985 and begin of July 1986.
The number of deliveries in the cohort was 9 362, which was 99% of all the deliveries taking place in the target period of the cohort.
Altogether 9 479 children were born into the cohort, 9 432 of them live-born. The original data have been supplemented by data collected with postal questionnaires at the ages of 7, 8 and 15 / 16 years and various hospital records and statistical register data.


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With POSTPARTUM, Izzy Lee Displays Solid Formal Instincts
Posted by Lita Robinson | Mar 27, 2015 | Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Slider | 0
Izzy Lee's new short film Postpartum plays on all sorts of fears: fears women have of becoming mothers, and what can happen to them afterwards; fears our society has of what women can turn into once they give birth; and the archetypal fear of not knowing, precisely, what women are capable of giving birth to.
A woman (Diana Porter, a frequent Lee collaborator) goes to check on a friend (Kasey Lansdale, daughter of writer Joe) whose front door is plastered with an eviction notice. When the door opens, the friend, Holly, is completely disheveled and smeared with what looks like dried blood. Holly is clearly in the throes of a serious mental illness; hair matted to her head, she waves off her friend's pleas for explanation and repeatedly slaps her hands over her ears, plagued by her baby's constant screaming. She's clearly at the end of her rope. But, as Porter's character tries to get her bearings in the filthy apartment, the audience can't help but notice that not only is there no baby screaming in the background…there doesn't seem to be any baby, period.
As with her previous films Legitimate (2013) and Picket (2014), with Postpartum Lee continues her thematic focus on hot-button topics concerning women and women's bodies. The screen practically vibrates as she wrestles with her political frustrations; like the best body horror auteurs, Lee knows that some emotions can only be fully communicated through, as a certain Canadian would describe it, the new flesh. Despite her obvious genre referents, Lee displays solid formal instincts in Postpartum, as in all her work, resisting the schlock route. Shots are well-framed and lit, and when she cuts to a severe low angle or extreme close-up, it is an obviously deliberate choice; there's no feeling of haphazardness in her films. Each one is neatly wrapped, like a poisonous jewel.
The music in Postpartum, which only accompanies the very beginning and ending of the film, recalls a broken child's toy – a neat trick because, while being a cute double entendre, the music itself is still dramatically effective. Even the film's title has this satirical/profound duality to it: on the one hand, it's referencing postpartum depression, which is certainly no laughing matter. But on the other, it's referring to the period of time itself in which Lansdale's character finds herself—a moment in which she occupies a liminal existence when the hammer of reality, it seems, has yet to fall. The (literal) skeletons in her closet are safe…for now.
The film's final shot hints that perhaps she can pull herself together and escape a grim fate, but it's hard to tell if this is a fantasy on her part, or an ominous foreshadowing of what could happen if she and her offspring are unleashed upon the world. Perhaps a sequel is in order.
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Montville Boys Basketball Opens Year With Win Over Morris Knolls
The Montville boys basketball team stands for the National Anthem prior to Friday's season opener against Morris Knolls. The Montville boys basketball team stands for the National Anthem prior to Friday's season opener ... Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville boys basketball huddles prior to Friday's season opener against Morris Knolls. Montville boys basketball huddles prior to Friday's season opener against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville freshman Joe Rehberg (12) is introduced as part of the starting lineup prior to Friday's game against Morris Knolls. Montville freshman Joe Rehberg (12) is introduced as part of the starting lineup prior to Friday's ... Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's C.J. Arena (11) is introduced as part of the starting lineup prior to Friday's game against Morris Knolls. Montville's C.J. Arena (11) is introduced as part of the starting lineup prior to Friday's game ... Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Mike Sesko is introduced as part of the starting lineup prior to Friday's game against Morris Knolls. Montville's Mike Sesko is introduced as part of the starting lineup prior to Friday's game against ... Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Mike Sesko (15) drives to the basket against Morris Knolls. Montville's Mike Sesko (15) drives to the basket against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's C.J. Arena (11) takes a jump shot against Morris Knolls. Montville's C.J. Arena (11) takes a jump shot against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Jason Tan (5) goes up against the double-team in a game against Morris Knolls. Montville's Jason Tan (5) goes up against the double-team in a game against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Prithish Sarikanth (10) attempts a shot against Morris Knolls. Montville's Prithish Sarikanth (10) attempts a shot against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Mike Sesko (15) shoots a free throw against Morris Knolls. Montville's Mike Sesko (15) shoots a free throw against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Anthony Ferrare (21) looks to drive against Morris Knolls. Montville's Anthony Ferrare (21) looks to drive against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's C.J. Arena (11) gets ready to defend against Morris Knolls. Montville's C.J. Arena (11) gets ready to defend against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Mike Sesko (15) goes up for the lay-up against Morris Knolls. Montville's Mike Sesko (15) goes up for the lay-up against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Anthony Ferrare (21) dribbles against Morris Knolls. Montville's Anthony Ferrare (21) dribbles against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
Montville's Mike Sesko (15) looks to drive against Morris Knolls. Montville's Mike Sesko (15) looks to drive against Morris Knolls. Credits: Mike Gurnis
MONTVILLE, NJ - It would be hard to ask for a better start to the season for the Montville boys basketball team.
After graduating its top three scorers from a year ago, there were many questions about who would step up and fill the void offensively going into this season. And if Friday night's season-opener against Morris Knolls was any indication, there are more than enough players who can find a way to contribute on the floor.
Behind a pair of 15-point performances by senior Mike Sesko and junior Anthony Ferrare, Montville took control with a dominant second quarter in a 57-38 victory over Morris Knolls at Montville Township High School.
"We were very excited. We knew we had to come out fast," Ferrare, a junior point guard, said. "We're not the biggest team, so we knew we were going to come out and run, and out run and out-work them. That was the plan from the beginning, and I think we executed that plan from the beginning and ran them out of the gym."
The Mustangs mostly traded baskets with Morris Knolls in the first quarter, before ending the quarter on an 11-0 run. Then, it had the game well in hand by halftime, as it out-scored its opponent 17-4 in the second quarter to take a 38-16 halftime lead.
Freshman Joe Rehberg added nine points, while senior Jason Tan added five to round out the scoring. Spencer Carus added five rebounds, seven assists, four blocks, and four steals.
"What I saw was that we just did all the little things," Montville coach Bill Medina said. "We battled for loose balls, took charges, made the extra pass. We just really played as a team today."
It was an especially impressive performance from Ferrare, who was playing his first game as the starting point guard. His 15 points included three 3-pointers, and he also showed off some passing ability with three assists.
"We definitely have some stuff to work on, especially in that second half," Ferrare said. "We're going to have to work on a press-break that works more efficiently so our guards don't have to work as hard and so it's easier to get the ball over half court. They had no answer for us in the first half, but in the second half we definitely learned some things about us that we can fix in the future."
And Sesko, on the other hand, was a player that was being counted on to be the leader of the team going into the season as one of its only returning starters from a year ago. His experience will be vital to this team's success, with several new players easing into the starting lineup.
"It's definitely a confidence-booster that we can build upon throughout the season," Sesko said of the win. "We have high goals this season, and this is the first of many for us. We're only getting started."
Sesko added, "It's definitely a cool feeling. It's something that I've been looking forward to and I'm just looking forward to leading these guys throughout the season and getting a lot of wins."
With one win under its belt, Montville will look to continue to make strides after a 12-11 2018-19 campaign. It will have a tough task ahead of it in the Pequannock Holiday Tournament next Friday, when it takes on a strong Jefferson squad in the first round.
"We're right where we want to be right now," Sesko said. "We've been working hard in practice every day, but we know we still have a lot to work on and we're going to get a lot better throughout the season."


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Reliance Jio likely to post profit next fiscal on more users, strong ARPU: Analysts
Edelweiss estimates Jio will sustain its Ebitda break-even in FY18 and report a net profit in FY19.Kalyan Parbat | ET Bureau | October 16, 2017, 08:33 IST
MUMBAI: Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to post a net profit next fiscal on the back of strong user additions and higher average revenue per user (ARPU), analysts said. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator should sustain its operating profit, or positive Ebitda, in this financial year, they added.
In a note, brokerage Motilal Oswal said Jio's most popular current price plan of Rs 399 for four months could pull ARPUs down, but the launch of Jio Phone and new price plans, likely to be announced during Diwali season, could support the key performance parameter going forward. The brokerage estimates Jio's ARPU at Rs 142 in the December quarter but expects it to improve by as much as 15% in the fiscal's fourth quarter to Rs 163, as Jio's management has indicated "the company will continue to curtail freebies". It estimates Jio's ARPU at Rs 172 in FY19.
The telco, which has upended the market since its commercial launch last September, caused a flutter on Friday by reporting a robust ARPU of Rs 156.4 in the second quarter, higher than the Rs 154 recorded by market leader Bharti Airtel in the April-June period. Jio had posted a net loss of Rs 270.59 crore for the quarter to September on revenues of Rs 6,147 crore and had surprised analysts and sector experts by reporting positive earnings before interest and tax (EBIT).
Jio's surprisingly high ARPU of Rs 156.4 — the highlight of the company's strong September quarter earnings numbers — had multiple revenue components, and includes recharges done in the June quarter and Prime subscription revenues, analysts said. The ARPU would have actually been lower at Rs 130 in the July-September period "if the recharges for both the June and September quarters were accounted for on an accrual basis," Motilal Oswal said.
Analysts expect Jio to add another 42 million customers in the second half of FY18, taking its overall base to 181 million by March 2018 and to 205 million by March 2019, from its present level of 139 million ended September, backed by both smartphone and Jio Phone subscriber growth. Motilal Oswal has also revised Jio's Ebitda estimates for FY18 and FY19 to Rs 5,600 crore and Rs 14,300 crore, respectively from earlier estimates of Rs 2,100 crore and Rs 9,100 crore, respectively, citing capitalisation of network, employee and other expenses in FY18, which reduces the brokerage's operating cost estimates for Jio by about Rs 2,600 crore.
Edelweiss estimates Jio will sustain its Ebitda break-even in FY18 and report a net profit in FY19. The company has said it expects to post a net profit very shortly. According to experts, when an asset is not completed at the time when a company's balance sheet is prepared, all costs incurred on such assets are transferred to an account called CWIP, or capital work in progress, which is shown separately in the balance sheet.
Edelweiss said Jio's "cost structure appears much lower than incumbent operators", but attributes it to the company "still having a significant portion of assets in CWIP", and accordingly, expects "the true picture of cost efficiency" to emerge over a period of time.
It has also expressed surprise over "Jio's discretionary cost (S&D), which is a meagre 8% of revenues compared to Bharti Airtel or Idea, which have about 15% SG&A cost (selling, general & administrative expenses), despite a much higher revenue base". Motilal Oswal said Jio's reported ARPU in the second quarter has three revenue components, which include the June quarter ARPU of customers who paid for the 4G entrant's 'Summer Surprise' and 'Dhan Dhana Dhan' promotional offers that got accounted for only in the September quarter earnings, since the first three months, starting April, were free.
"Summer Surprise and Dhan Dhana Dhan promotional plans (with a validity of 84-112 days) were accounted in 2QFY18 as the first three months, starting April remained free, effectively making the fourth month (July/August) chargeable," the brokerage said in a note seen by ET. According to Motilal, Jio's Rs 156 ARPU also includes "nearly 50 days of the second recharge of all subscribers, as the first one expired mid-August, and another two months of Jio Prime subscription revenues of the one-time Rs 99 payment".
Edelweiss Securities backed the view, saying "Jio booked a significant part of the earlier offer period and part of Prime revenue during the fiscal second quarter, leading to its higher than anticipated ARPU".
Nitin Soni, director at global rating agency Fitch, told ET that given its numbers in the quarter ended September, Jio's revenue market share (RMS) should also be already significantly higher than expectations.
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Lagalaga Electrification program Stage 1 to be completed by October this year
By Silina Baro
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum [Photo:Fijian Government]
The Lagalaga Electrification program is in its Stage 1 and is expected to be completed by the end of October this year while Stage 2 will be completed by 31st of March 2020.
Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum highlighted this at the Lagalaga Farmers Carnival in Labasa last night.
He says one of the key issues in Lagalaga is access to electricity as they are currently not connected to the Energy Fiji Limited grid.
Sayed-Khaiyum says before, communities had to contribute 10% then it moved down to 5% but now government has removed it.
He says there has been an update from EFL that now poles have already been put in.
The Lagalaga Farmers carnival was held in Lagalaga Sanatan Primary School to celebrate the 75 years of the formation of the school.


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export const SORT_OPTION_MOST_RECENT = 2
export const SORT_OPTION_HIGHEST_FIRST = 3
export const SORT_OPTION_LOWEST_FIRST = 4

export const sort_options = (function(){
	let dict = {}
	dict[SORT_OPTION_MOST_HELPFUL] = {title: 'Most Helpful Reviews', value: 'Most Helpful'}
	dict[SORT_OPTION_MOST_RECENT] = {title: 'Most Recent Reviews', value: 'Most Recent'}
	dict[SORT_OPTION_HIGHEST_FIRST] = {title: 'Highest Rated Reviews', value: 'Highest First'}
	dict[SORT_OPTION_LOWEST_FIRST] = {title: 'Lowest Rated Reviews', value: 'Lowest First'}
	return dict
})()

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In addition to hiking, it is possible to visit and explore the cozy settlements. Faroe Islands also offer a rich bird life, and the bird island of Mykines is worth a visit - you may even experience puffins there.
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No fees for distilleries
At the beginning of the pandemic businesses were being taxed when helping to make hand sanitizer, now the government say they will no longer tax them, as those businesses should be applauded for helping.
CIA's Gina Haspel, who quietly resisted some Trump moves, outlasted many in administration
CIA Director Gina Haspel is marking the end of a tenure that was often publicly quiet, but often included behind-the-scenes resistance to some of President Trump's controversial moves.
Head of Ukraine's top court notified he is suspect in witness tampering case
Ukrainian investigators formally notified the head of Ukraine's constitutional court that he is a suspect in a witness tampering case, the state investigation bureau said on Tuesday. Ukrainian prosecutors said in December they were investigating Oleksandr Tupytskyi in connection with the suspected bribery of a witness that had taken place in 2018. "I believe that this criminal case is falsified and politically motivated, and the investigation is conducted in violation of the principle of objectivity and impartiality," Tupytskyi said in a statement.


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Weekly Game Charts and Releases, 18 November 2019
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Hugo Boss in Soho - 178-180 Regent St / London nearby Carnaby Street. The constructionsite was absolutely perfect and also the stroll along the Thames was great. And we have parked our car on Abbey Road (This is realy groovy, in fact).


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Harry Kane wants Tottenham to give Antonio Conte a new deal
Heinrich Griessel
Sports writer
Tottenham striker Harry Kane would be delighted to see the club extend manager Antonio Conte's stay as he is a pleasure to work with.
2023-01-24 Harry Kane wants Tottenham to give Antonio Conte a new deal
Kane scored the only goal of the game with a curled strike into the bottom corner just before half-time in Spurs' 1-0 Premier League win at Fulham on Monday evening.
It was the England captain's 266th goal for Tottenham, putting him level with Jimmy Greaves as the north London club's all-time highest scorer.
Conte is out of contract at the end of the season, having signed an 18-month deal in November 2021, and Kane - who himself is in the last 18 months of his deal - says he has enjoyed working with the Italian.
"I'm not going talk about the manager's future," Kane said after the victory at Craven Cottage.
"That's down to him. I'm sure he'll have conversations with the club and assess where we are as a team.
"He's had a lot going on, on and off the pitch, so he probably needs time to assess it all.
"From my point of view, I really enjoy working with him and it would be fantastic if he did stay."
Kane, who turns 30 in July, expects further discussions on his own situation in the near future.
"There's not been much talk, if I'm totally honest," he said.
"I'm sure there'll be conversations over the coming months but to be honest I'm just focused on this season and doing my best for the team.
"There's still a lot to play for, trying to get in the Champions League, we have the FA Cup and the Champions League still to try to win. My focus is on that.
"I know there's going to be rumours, a lot of talk and speculation about my future but I'm just focused on what I can do."
Fifth-placed Spurs have struggled since the resumption of domestic action following the World Cup break, winning just two of their six Premier League matches, but Monday night's result lifted Conte's side just three points behind fourth-spotted
Manchester United, albeit having played a game more.
For Fulham, it was a second straight defeat in the league, and Bobby Decordova-Reid was left pondering what might have been had Marco Silva's men made more of their early possession and chances.
"I think we started the game really well and for the first 40 minutes we controlled the game and had chances, and probably needed to put one of them away," the forward said.
"I think a lapse of concentration in the last five minutes has given them the opportunity to score and you can't really give Harry Kane an opportunity because he'll put them away.
"So disappointing, but at the same time we were still in the game.
"But then second half, I think that was their game-plan, to shut out and maybe catch us on the counter-attack and we maybe found it hard to break them down and at the end of it we probably ran out of steam."
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When I started to use the data.table package I was primarily using it to aggregate. I had read about data.table and its blazing speed compared to the other options from base or the plyr package especially with large amounts of data. As an example, I remember calculating averages or percentages while at Saint Paul Public Schools and while the calculations were running would walk away for 5 minutes to wait for them to finish. When using data.table to do the same calculations I didn't need to wait 5 minutes to see the calculated values.
The speed of data.table is publicized widely, however there are two features found in data.table that are not talked about as frequently that I use very often.
The above code using plyr likely won't take longer for R to run, however it does take more time to write out the code.
For most situations, using data.table has become my go to way to remove duplicate observations. This is especially useful when it does not matter which value of the variables you want to keep in the final data set (e.g. when values of the variables are repeated). The ability of data.table to create keyed values makes it extremely easy to remove duplicate observations based on those keyed variables.
The code above first sets two keys for the data.table. The key acts as an identifier and the data are automatically sorted based on the key variables. This is one of the reasons why the data.table package can be so fast at doing many of its tasks. Then unique observations are kept. The unique function in the data.table package is similar to the same function in the base package, but when keys are defined for data.table, the unique function automatically selects unique observations based on those key variables.
For more complicated cases, I tend to use a combination of order and duplicated from base R, however for easy cases where observations are repeated on the variables I want to keep, this is a quick and easy way to remove duplicate observations.
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After five years out of the treatment room I faced a new job filled with fear that my hands were out of practice and my knowledge was outdated. Luckily my new job held a Dermalogica account and soon I was on my way to the IDI. At the end of my first day of class I was relieved and excited that I had found a place that would help me grow as a skin therapist. Now after countless classes, events, launches and earning my 100-hour degree, I still feel the same excitement I felt that first day. When I walk through the IDI doors I know that by the end of class I will have learned something new and had a great time being surrounded by people that are as crazy about skin as I am. I will always be grateful to the IDI for giving me the tools and showing me the pathway to success. I am honored to be a member of the tribe and I am excited to continue learning and growing as skin therapist with the help of the IDI and Dermalogica.
I am honored to be a member of the tribe and I am excited to continue learning and growing as skin therapist with the help of the IDI and Dermalogica.


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Jamaican Canadian boxer Trevor Berbick defeated Ali near the end of his career on points.
As tributes continue to pour in from around the world on the passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, many are reflecting on the lasting impression he left on the Caribbean, especially when he fought his last fight and lost in The Bahamas in 1981.
Ali, 74, who died June 3 after battling Parkinson's disease for 32 years, still managed to rack up a stunning lifetime record of 56 wins in the ring and just five losses. He also became a vocal advocate for Black rights and against racism.
His loss in The Bahamas came after he was defeated by American boxer Larry Homes in October 1980 and refused to accept the result despite being knocked out in the 11th round. He pushed for a fight with Trevor Berbick, a Jamaican Canadian, in order to prove himself but was defeated.
Ali then retired for good after the fight, earning a lasting reputation as one of the 20th Century's most influential sportsmen and icons.
Never one to shy away from self-promotion and even though he was a few pounds heavier before fighting Berbick, wearing his head-guard Ali proclaimed: "Everybody knows me. Not just in the West but in China, in Russia, in Morocco, in Libya. They know me all over the world.
"I set up a goal for myself, to demonstrate to other people what can be done. I do it for them. People tell me not to fight but they are at the foot of the wall of knowledge and I am at the top. My horizon is greater than theirs.
Berbick wasn't able to knock Ali down and the final bell went. The judges' scores came in, both Clyde Gray and Jay Edson scored it 99-94 whereas Alanza Butler made it 97-94. It was a unanimous victory for Berbick.
The fight was announced on Sept. 19, 1981, and due to Ali's health, several commissions didn't want to take responsibility with his fight as Ali could not get licensed to fight in the U.S. due to neurological concerns.
Two physicians, including his former doctor Ferdie Pacheco, had stated that Ali was suffering brain damage from having absorbed too many blows. His speech had slowed and was occasionally slurred.
In December 1979, Ali visited Jamaica as a member of a delegation of the Nation of Islam headed by Minister James Muhammad, younger brother of the Elijah Muhammad. Lewis Farrakhan was also in the delegation.
This was after he converted to Islam in the early 60s, changing his name from Cassius Marcellus Clay to Muhammad Ali.
The group took a one-month tour of Jamaica as guests of then-prime minister Michael Manley. Muhammad Ali received the keys of the city in Kingston at Jamaican National Stadium.
After defeating American professional boxer Charles 'Sonny' Liston to win the heavyweight title in 1964, Ali shocked the boxing world by announcing he was a member of the Black Muslims – the Nation of Islam.
"Cassius Clay is a slave name. I didn't want it and I don't want it. I am Muhammad Ali, a free man. It means Beloved of God … and I insist people use it when people speak to me and of me," he said.
Raised a Baptist youth, Ali's affiliation with the Nation of Islam outraged and disturbed many white Americans but it was his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army that angered them most.
He also visited Cuba in 1996 as part of a humanitarian mission to provide medical supplies to the Caribbean island. While there, he sparred with Cuba's three-time Olympic Gold medallist Teofilo Stevenson and met with then-president Fidel Castro.
Ali was born on Jan. 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky and began boxing at 12 after his new bicycle was stolen and he vowed to policeman Joe Martin that he would "whup" the person who took it.
He was only 89 lb. at the time, but Martin began training him at his boxing gym, the beginning of a six-year amateur career that ended with the light heavyweight Olympic gold medal in 1960.
Ali had already encountered racism. On boxing trips, he and his amateur teammates had to stay in the car while Martin bought them hamburgers. When he returned to Louisville with his gold medal, the Chamber of Commerce presented him a citation but said it didn't have time to co-sponsor a dinner.
In his autobiography The Greatest, Ali wrote that he tossed the medal into the Ohio River after a fight with a white motorcycle gang, which started when he and a friend were refused service at a Louisville restaurant.
His funeral is scheduled for tomorrow (June 10) in his hometown of Louisville with former opponent Lennox Lewis and actor Will Smith among his pallbearers.


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For all the package options listed below, the skip count song sets are an essential part of the program – either Skip Count Kid Songs or Skip Count Bible Heroes Songs. These songs are a vitally important piece of AFB. Having your child listen repeatedly to these skip count songs is a central and important part of AFB.
1. The Complete Package included with either the grade 3-4 or the grade 5-6 membership is the "FULL Membership Package Option." This is most likely the package you should choose for your child. 99% of all AFB Members purchase this option at the time of initial membership.
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Jimmy has been often called "the John Denver of Country Gospel Music". As an award winning song writer and vocal artist, his balanced mix of "songs, hymns, and spiritual songs" continually warms the hearts of Christians. In 2003, Jimmy was voted "New Male Artist of the Year, Eastern Division" by the Country Gospel Music Association (CGMA) in Nashville, Tennessee.
He then went on to win the CGMA "New Male Artist of the Year, International" in Branson, Missouri. He has since won many other awards for his singing and songwriting.
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Autonomous vehicles: Redesigning our cities for people
Viewpoint - 08/11/2019
Our latest GreenGen blog highlights the impact of autonomous vehicles on our everyday lives and why we need to start planning for them now if we're to meet our CO2 emission targets by 2050.
Written by Paul Shuker, Director of Planning, Development & Regeneration - North West
For more than 100 years, the world has been designed around the demands of a private car-driven society. A sea change is now upon is. Humanity is on the cusp of a renewed focus on designing for people. The emergence of autonomous vehicles will fundamentally change how we plan our towns, cities and even how we design our houses and buildings.
We need to start planning for autonomous vehicles today if we are to be ready to make the most of the benefits they will bring. Each day a new climate crisis is flagged across the planet; to meet our carbon emission targets by 2050 requires us to rip up the last 100 years of planning, highway and environment regulations to support the sustainable mobility revolution that will change our and future generations' lives for the better.
Advancing technology
Development of autonomous vehicles started in 2004 in the US when the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency investigated how to protect troops from bombs during military operations across the Middle East. The technology has continued to advance as renowned universities and tech companies from around the globe have taken the challenge forward.
Today the technology exists for autonomous vehicles, but regulations for driving them on roads do not. Currently, autonomous vehicles are only permitted to be on UK roads if a driver is present, ready to take over.
However, driverless vehicles might not be as far away as we think. In early 2019 the Government announced its intention to have driverless cars in use on the UK's roads by 2021. In November 2019, Europe's first self-driving bus was demonstrated in Glasgow in preparation of a trial over the Forth Road Bridge in 2020. Technology from Oxbotica is being trialled in five autonomous cars around London to collect data as part of a £13m research scheme called Driven, a partially government-funded consortium. The project's aim is to combat challenges to driverless vehicles.
Across the world, car manufacturers – which have generally been slow to get involved – are now setting up consortiums with tech companies to explore autonomous vehicles. Dr Graeme Smith, Driven's programme director, said cars are still five years away from being used as robotaxis and 10 years away from showrooms – but in the grand scheme of urban planning, that isn't far away at all. We need to plan now otherwise we will be retrofitting our towns and cities, which is not only expensive but disruptive to all.
Benefits: Personal mobility
Picture a city with no private vehicles, instead replaced by streamlined transport routes for driverless vehicles that allow us to book our personal journeys via an app. The benefits are vast and wide reaching.
First, the urban environment will be vastly improved. If travel routes are reduced due to efficiency, our road infrastructure can be redeveloped and streamlined. Town planners will be able to create new green corridors and parks where roads once existed, as well as devoted cycle/e-scooter lanes and enhanced pedestrian routes. The benefits to mental and physical wellbeing are potentially huge.
We will redefine 20th/21st century access points into cities, designing them around people once again. Safety around schools, for example, will improve as autonomous cars will know obstacles and speed limits from 3D mapping. We will do away with road signs and traffic lights; the cars will know the rules, street clutter gone.
There will be no need for petrol stations, car dealerships or carparks, freeing up considerable space for urban planning. Away from town and city centres, housing design will change as garages become obsolete. 'Drop off' areas and lobbies will not be just for hotels but created and factored into all building design from factories to nurseries, as well as places to store and recharge autonomous vehicles when not in use. Will this be the end to public transport, especially local bus services in urban areas?
Secondly, we will have more money in our pockets. Private cars are unproductive entities, spending on average 95% of the time parked. It would be far more efficient to share vehicles between communities. People will move from private to personal mobility, booking their trip into the automated system which will reduce the number of cars per head considerably and the number of trips overall creating genuine sustainable travel patterns.
Thirdly, our reduced impact on the environment is clear. Greenhouse gas emissions from road transport comprises about a fifth of the UK's total emissions. If we live in a world with auto-taxis, matching battery-powered vehicles with automation, this will shrink considerably.
The barriers to adoption
There are many barriers to overcome before widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles can occur, aside from the challenge of redesigning our town and city infrastructures.
The first is legislation. Who will take responsibility for the vehicles and any accidents that could happen? Creating new regulations will involve unpicking hundreds of years of insurance premiums and policies. A review announced as part of the Government's 'Future of mobility: urban strategy' is exploring such fit for purpose legislation.
A second area that requires governance is safety. How can we ensure all autonomous vehicles sing to the same hymn sheet? Google has devised one system, Tesler has another; perhaps the Government will have to decide which offers the safest system and should therefore be adopted. Linked to this is security; if a system or the streets' broadband is hacked, all autonomous vehicles could grind to a halt. The British Standards Institute has already created a cyber security standard for self-driving vehicles, but adoption will be critical.
A final barrier is people's mindset. Some people like to have a specific car – how can that mentality be changed? And how can we get the car industry away from manufacturing millions of cars each year? They will need to lease autonomous cars to tech companies, perhaps, but this change will have a huge impact on their businesses. Leading car brands are now seriously getting involved, such as Fiat Chrysler's link to Google Android and Samsung's global connected car system, but there is a long way to go.
Economic boost
Overall, the developed world is certainly not ready for autonomous, let alone driverless, vehicles. Several high-profile incidents including fatalities have shown that we're some way off mass adoption. However, the speed of their arrival will increase as pressure for adoption mounts. A report published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said the UK's leading position in developing self-driving cars could produce a £62bn economic boost by 2030.
However, the real transformational economic impact will relate to how automated vehicles combine with the estimated population growth in developing countries. Affordable and accessible mobility will transform the quality of life for these communities and rebalance their economic potential considerably over the next 30 years and beyond. The future is closer than we think and it's time to have those difficult and inconvenient conversations now.
For more information, please get in touch with either myself or Thaddaeus Jackson-Browne.
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In posts about the Ryan pick, I've argued that if we in the commentariat and the media get this right, the American electorate could have a salutary debate on the role of government. But, I stressed, that's a big "if."
We particularly need an eagle-eyed media to cut through the inaccurate and misleading stances that show up with increasing frequency around this time.
A classic, for example, is the one I talked about with Rachel Maddow last night: the claim that President Obama is "destroying Medicare" by reducing its growth rate to the tune of $700 billion in the Affordable Care Act.
Obamacare puts the money back into the pockets of people who need help with their medical bills. A portion of the money is earmarked for children and non-elderly Americans, who, starting in 2014, will become eligible for Medicaid or receive tax credits to offset the cost of private insurance. A smaller, but still significant, portion of the money is for seniors. It helps them pay for prescription drugs, by filling the "donut hole" in Medicare Par D coverage. It also eliminates out-of-pocket costs for annual wellness visits, some cancer screenings, and other preventative services. Those benefits have actually started already: In the first six months of this year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, more than 16 million seniors took advantage of the free preventative care provision.
None of these reductions were financed by cuts to Medicare enrollees' eligibility or benefits; benefits were improved in the ACA. Cuts were focused on hospitals, health insurers, home health, and other providers. Except for insurers, all the affected groups publicly supported the reductions to help finance the ACA's expansion in health insurance to about 32 million uninsured Americans.
This is in stark contrast to the Ryan proposed cuts, supported by House Republicans, which are largely used to lower taxes on the most affluent.
Finally, remember that these and other measures in the ACA actually extend the life of the Medicare HI trust fund and reduce its budget shortfall by a factor of five (see the last section of Paul's piece here, the part on Medicare not going bankrupt).
What we have here is stark proof that it's going to take real vigilance to have the discussion we need to have in this country about the role of government in our lives—in this case, in the lives of retirees who depend on guaranteed benefits under Medicare.
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