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Clear skies and a starry night at the Castroville Regional Park presents an opportunity to educate families on the preservation of the night skies.
Budding and experienced stargazers gathered in the park soccer fields last Saturday night for the Star Party organized by Helen Delavan with Friends of the Castroville Regional Park in collaboration with the Hill Country Alliance (HCA).
While the event was set up to provide families and hobbyists the chance to share their interests in the astronomy, program manager Cliff Kaplan with the HCA said that it was also an opportunity to discuss the protection of the night skies.
According to an informational packet from the HCA, the organization "Night Skies" program aims to spread about what the organization has called "light pollution," which is lighting that is less focused and bleeds into the sky.
Kaplan said during a presentation to families that light pollution dilutes the visibility of clear night skies around the Texas hill country as development, especially commercial, increases. The pamphlet points out parking lot lighting for commercial outlets. Now the HCA "Night Skies" team visits hill country locations educating people about the use of non-intrusive lighting, or lighting that is shielded and more focused. The pamphlet states that cities in the hill country have already implemented lighting ordinances.
But Kaplan said that Saturday night was also about appreciating the stars visible in the sky that night.
"We're really just celebrating the night sky here in Castroville," Kaplan said. "As San Antonio grows there's the risk of losing the great really beautiful night sky in Castroville. I should also say as Castroville grows."
Danielle Rappaport, public programs coordinator with the San Antonio Astronomical Association (SAAA), was one of the many other stargazers in the park that night appreciating the night sky.
She said that the organization frequently collaborates with the HCA.
Rappaport touched on her large mirror telescope about three feet tall from the ground up, and pointed out the names of other telescopes like the Maxutovs and Schmidt-Cassergrains just from looking at them.
"We're doing the hands on sort of thing," Rappaport said. "Some are computerized. Some are not. I'm not. I'm strictly manual. I learn the sky."
Rappaport said that she works with local schools in the surrounding San Antonio area on children friendly astronomy programs. She said that she has even worked with St. Louis Catholic School.
That night she brought out her large manual telescope showing adults and children Jupiter and its four moons in the sky that night.
Memory served as her guide as she quickly pointed out the stars visible in the sky at that time.
She offered a small glimpse at the Sombrero Galaxy, which was a star in the Virgo constellation that looked like a fuzzy disc in her telescope.
Rappaport said that visitors were also in for treat that night known as a satellite flare, or when a passing satellite's solar panels catch the light from the sun and give off a bright flare as travels through the night sky.
The bright glint of light lasted only for a few seconds, but drew gasps from the crowd. "That was a bright one," Rappaport said.
Information on the HCA's night sky preservation initiative can be found at www.hillcountryalliance. org/NightSkies and the SAAA can be reached at 210-262-8384.


Over the next month I'll be publishing 5 posts as sneak peaks for our upcoming book, Hacking Project Based Learning, which was written with Ross Cooper and will be released this winter. (Update – The book is now available here!) A major tenet of project based learning is inquiry and this post helps address some myths related to inquiry in the classroom.
The energy in Mrs. Bauer's sixth grade science classroom is almost palpable. Groups of three to four students are out of their chairs leaning over their tables to get a closer look at a petri dish placed in the center. In the dish, two small insects scurry around. The students carefully move the dish and its inhabitants to get a closer look. Questions and proposals fly in the air and students rapidly jot notes in their science journals.
Teachers like Mrs. Bauer make inquiry-based instruction seem second nature. However, over the last ten years, my work as a classroom teacher, coach, and now administrator has made clear there are some common myths circulating about inquiry in the classroom.
On more than one occasion, colleagues have shared with me new "inquiry-based" lessons they were excited to try. Eagerly, they outline the experience with detailed instructions, step-by-step directions, and a predetermined process. As I reflect upon some of my past lessons, I find I have been guilty of this over-directional approach, as well. The time invested in carefully crafting such an activity is often evident, but the quest for inquiry definitely misses the mark. Lessons like this are often found as labs in science classes, and while this kind of scripted activity is a positive step away from the teacher lecture model, it is not inquiry-based learning.
An inquiry-based lesson is driven by student inquiries. I am careful not to simply use the word "questions" here, because inquiry is far more than just questions. Students need to have the opportunity to not only question their environment, but then explore those questions through research and experimentation. A standard hands-on activity may include scripted directions, a recipe, or another predetermined process. During an inquiry experience, students propose solutions and test their solutions through a cycle of trials and errors.
I have often heard inquiry-based classrooms described as chaotic environments, characterized by watered down content. The misconception is that while students are engaging in inquiry, the teacher is just an observer who can sit at his or her desk.
The teacher plays a critical role in the inquiry classroom in four specific ways. First and foremost, the teacher works to uncover misconceptions students hold about a given topic. Addressing these misconceptions is especially necessary in the science classroom because children use their experiences to make sense out of scientific phenomena observed around them. What they lack in experience, they often make up for with their imagination. If these misconceptions go unaddressed, students hold onto their creative explanations and force all new learning to fit around them. Second, the teacher helps inspire student inquiry by providing an environment worth exploring. Teachers can elicit inquiry by proposing a provocative question, providing materials for an experiment without a road map, or simply encouraging students to look critically at the world around them. Third, the teacher helps students use their content literacy to describe and document their work. In a classroom where inquiry is alive and well, it is true the memorization of vocabulary words takes a backseat. However, this does not mean that vocabulary is absent completely. Students learn the terms through experiences, which deepen the learning of the vocabulary and it is therefore more likely the learning will transfer to later endeavors.
I have heard a learning objective described as a "spoiler" to a new movie. Meaning, the learning objective ruins the ending of the learning experience students are about to encounter.
Learning objectives are more accurately associated with movie trailers, not spoilers. A well-crafted objective stimulates inquiries while giving students enough information to understand where they are headed in the learning experience without giving away all of the plot twists and excitement they will encounter. If you are planning a creative hook for your unit/lesson, it may be appropriate to hold off on presenting the objective right away. Keep in mind, the learning objective clarifies where students are headed. Some students may exceed this destination and some may need additional time and support to reach it.
Providing time for students to uncover content certainly does take more time than a typical lecture. A teacher can say a lot during a lecture and even more information can be crammed into a packet of notes. However, there is a clear difference between covering content in class and actual student learning.
Time really is a tricky thing. We need to use it carefully. When working with teachers to find time, we encourage them to prioritize their standards or objectives. Which objective carries the most weight or has the greatest impact on the students' future learning in your content area? Devote time to ensure students reach a deep understanding of these topics. Other standards/objectives play a supporting role and less time may be spent on them. This approach also means a favorite unit that used to stretch out over two weeks may need to be consolidated into a day or two.
The beauty of an inquiry-based lesson is it creates a wide entry point for all learners. Students can enter the learning experience with their personal vocabulary and background knowledge. Since the learning process is not set in stone, students and teachers work together to create individualized paths that meet the learners' needs. All students benefit from the open nature of inquiry because they are not bound by a set of directions, which limit their abilities to problem solve and create. A student who struggles with vocabulary acquisition may tune out in a science lesson that requires the memorization of terms prior to a lab. However, when the lesson starts with students asking questions about a scientific phenomenon, the student has the opportunity to think and operate like a scientist. This student is also far more likely to submit new vocabulary to memory after schema has been developed around the concept. In addition, a high achieving student may quickly move through a scripted exercise in an act of compliance, astutely checking off steps along the way. This student misses out on posing her own wonderings, making discoveries, and deepening learning around the concept.
Inquiry has turned into a bit of an old wives tale, and the truth about inquiry has become lost in misconceptions and rumors. How do we ensure the truth prevails?
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I've heard each of these myths expressed, and countering them with explanations of what inquiry based learning really looks like is helpful. Thanks!
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Bhubaneswar, India:The wait is almost over. After five years of intense planning, preparation and a stunning rebuild of the now 15,000 capacity Kalinga Hockey Stadium, the Indian city of Bhubaneswar and the State of Odisha is ready to host to the world's finest men's international hockey teams.
With the on-field action at the Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 beginning on Wednesday 28 November, the level of excitement ahead of the start of this global sporting showpiece cannot be underestimated. Images of hockey's superstars adorn billboards and buildings across a city that has wholeheartedly embraced the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to host a sporting spectacle with a glorious heritage. History will be made in Bhubaneswar, and thousands of fans will be there to witness all of the action at a truly world class hockey arena.
On Monday 26 November, the captains of all 16 competing teams joined Odisha's Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik at Bhubaneswar's impressive Mukteshwar Temple for a special commemorative photo alongside the prize that they are all here to fight for: the World Cup trophy itself. Whilst it remains to be seen which of these men will lift this iconic trophy on Sunday 16 December, it promises to be a fascinating 19-day journey of discovery.
Before the action begins, today (Tuesday 27 November) the world will be welcomed to Odisha at an opening ceremony that will celebrate not just the event but also the city, the region and the country. Taking place in the nearby Kalinga Athletics Stadium, a sell-out crowd will witness a stunning show that will feature a performance from Oscar-winning music maestro A R Rahman as well as appearances from prominent Bollywood celebrities.
As if that were not enough, a second celebration will take place on Wednesday (28 November) in the nearby city of Cuttack, where the 40,000 capacity Barabati Stadium will see Mr Rahman and numerous other stars taking part. Following the show, India's first match, against South Africa, will be broadcast live to an excited crowd via giant screen in the stadium.
The competition format in Bhubaneswar is the same as that which was employed at the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup earlier this year, with the 16 competing nations split into four pools of four. A guaranteed birth in the competition quarter-finals is on offer to the team that finishes top of each group, with the second and third placed finishers needing to play an extra cross-over play-off match for their place in the last eight. For the teams that finish bottom of each pool, elimination beckons. It is a format that certainly keeps things interesting and has the ability to throw up a few surprises.
The pool phase of the event in Bhubaneswar sees each day of competition 'group focused' throughout, with two Pool C matches getting the tournament off to a flying start on Wednesday evening. Olympic silver medallists Belgium (FIH Hero World Ranking: 3) begin their quest for a first ever World Cup title when they face Canada (WR:11) at 1700 India Standard Time (UTC +5.30). Belgium's gifted squad is blessed with numerous world class players including Arthur van Doren and Vincent Vanasch, the respective FIH Player and FIH Goalkeeper of the Year for 2017 respectively. Canada have plenty of quality of their own, especially in the shape of inspirational defender and penalty corner expert Scott Tupper, who will be looking to guide his team to what would be a famous victory.
While there is plenty of intrigue surrounding the opening fixture, for the vast majority of the sell-out 15,000 crowd it is merely a warm-up for the main event as host nation India (WR:5) go head-to-head with African champions South Africa (WR:15) at 1900 IST. India Head Coach Harendra Singh and a significant portion of his squad were part of the glorious Junior World Cup success on home soil Lucknow two years ago, and a strong start here in Bhubaneswar could be the catalyst for something very special on an even bigger stage. However, Harendra will not allow his team to get carried away with the occasion – with the experience of Austin Smith, Rhett Halkett and team captain Tim Drummond, South Africa are a side capable of punishing any level of complacency from the home favourites.
On competition days two, three and four, the focus will switch from Pools A to B to C, with matches taking place at 1700 and 1900 each day. The Pool A fixtures on Thursday 29 November will see Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallists Argentina (WR:2) face a Spain team packed with flair in what promised to be a thrilling encounter before the Black Sticks of New Zealand (WR:9) go head-to-head with France (WR:20), a team returning to World Cup action for the first time in 28 years.
Friday 30 November is all about Pool B, with reigning world champions Australia (WR:1) beginning their title defence against an Ireland (WR:10) team keen to show just how much progress they have made in recent years at what is their first FIH Men's World Cup since 1990. England (WR:7) take on China (WR:17) in the evening match, with Danny Kerry's team looking to get their competition off to a winning start.
The first round of pool matches will be completed on competition day four as the Pool D teams take to the stage. The Netherlands (WR:4) take on Malaysia (WR:12) in a fascinating encounter that will see legendary Dutchman and current Malaysia Head Coach Roelant Oltmans aiming to defeat a team that he guided to World Cup glory at the 1998 event in Utrecht. That match is followed by a meeting between two nations that have claimed between two nations that have won six world titles between them, as two-time champions Germany (WR:6) take on four-time winners Pakistan (WR:13).
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Three alleged robbers, including the leader of their gang, were killed in shootouts with police in Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte, authorities said Wednesday.
Six pistols, a shotgun, a hand grenade, dozens of rounds of ammunition and two motorcycles allegedly used is robberies were recovered following the first shootout in the village of Bobongon on Tuesday, according to Senior Superintendent Edgardo Wycoco, Davao del Norte police chief.
The operation against members of the Pichengco group, allegedly one of Southern Mindanao's most notorious criminal gangs, was carried out by officers of the Davao City police intelligence section under Superintendent Antonio Padua, the Panabo City police led by Superintendent Antonio Alberio and the Sto. Tomas police under Chief Inspector Sherwin Butil, Wycoco said.
"Our policemen were to serve arrest warrants on the group's members when they were fired upon as they arrived at the suspects' alleged safe house in the area, forcing the policemen to return fire," Wycoco said.
Two gunmen, identified as Justine Ambrosio and Rodel Garcia, were killed during the first shootout past 2:30 p.m. while the third suspect, Emoreblair Parcia, was shot dead during a pursuit operation about five hours later, according to Superintendent Mark Young, Davao del Norte police operations chief.
Young said the group, led by Parcia, was involved in a series of robberies in the cities of Panabo and Tagum in Davao del Norte, Davao City and Compostela Valley province. The group's alleged crimes included the P2-million robbery in Panabo City last week and a botched robbery at a check encashment establishment in Tagum early Wednesday, he said.
"They're from Maco (in Compostela Valley) and have operated in many areas in [the Davao] region. They're organized, well-armed," Young said.
He said at least seven gang members were now being hunted down after they evaded the raiding policemen.
Wycoco said the death of its leader has crippled the gang but the police wanted to make sure its members could not regroup by arresting them.
"We have intensified follow-up operations against the remnants of the gang to finally dismantle it. There are still other members of the group who apparently escaped after the encounters and we're now pursuing them," he said.


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Inflation is turning Americans into Europeans. Just look at the way we now feel about driving (or not)
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Despite the steady fall of gas prices this month, Americans still have a close eye on prices at the pump.
The average cost of gas across the U.S. is $3.76 per gallon on Thursday, according to AAA. That's down nine cents from the past week and prices have been steadily falling since Oct. 11—significantly lower than the $5.02 highest recorded average price that the U.S. hit in June.
Yet two thirds of Americans (66%) report they altered their weekly driving habits in an effort to limit their fill-ups, according to the latest household pulse survey fielded Oct. 5-17 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nearly half of U.S. adults, for example, chose not to take a trip in the last seven days, while a third reported combining trips. About 12% used alternative modes of transportation, including public transit. Americans, one might argue, are beginning to respond like Europeans, who tend to be more conservative with their gas consumption.
But gas expert Patrick De Haan says these numbers should be taken with a grain of salt. Americans aren't likely to truly emulate Europeans at the pump any time soon. "People just answer this because they're really frustrated, and not necessarily that they're going to do anything about it," De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, tells Fortune.
Demand for gas is still pretty strong across much of the country, so De Haan believes that if two thirds of Americans were significantly changing their driving behavior, it would show up in demand data—but it isn't. In fact, gas demand increased slightly from 8.28 million barrels per day to 8.68 million last week, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Even when gas prices are higher, De Haan says that a shift in gas-conserving driving habits only typically lasts a few weeks, maybe a few months—"until the frustration is gone, until you acclimate yourself to the higher price, and you just live with it."
Although many Americans are feeling the pinch of inflation with their monthly expenses, the general public tends to have a higher level of frustration with rising gas prices compared to other everyday costs going up. That's due, in part, De Haan to the fact that these prices are inescapable. "Gasoline is the only thing that even if you don't need it, the price of it is shoved into your face," he says. In most places within the U.S., gas stations are ubiquitous and the price of gas is prominently displayed.
"When prices are high, [Americans] feel oppressed," De Haan says. "It just feels restrictive to the lifestyle of Americans to see prices so high to a point where they can't afford it."
Most Americans see gas as a required expense, but not one that they readily enjoy spending hard-earned money on. "It's not like people connect the price of gas to going out and having a good time," De Haan says. They really consider it a necessity.
Looking ahead, De Haan says the outlook on gas prices remains fairly uncertain. "No other year has been so unpredictable and volatile," he says, pointing out a number of issues including Russia's war on Ukraine, COVID outbreaks overseas—including in China, which maintains a large swath of refineries—and the U.S. political climate. The Biden administration's plans to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve into December have helped temper prices, but that may not last.
Should things hold steady, De Haan says prices should fall into the cooler months. "They fall in the fall. They spring forward in the spring. But there could be any number of factors that could change that."
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ОмаСП (, также стадион Сейняйоки) — футбольный стадион в Сейняйоки, Финляндия. Стадион является домашней ареной футбольного клуба СИК.

Стадион открыт в 2016 году. Вместимость стадиона — 5 817 зрителей, включая стоячие места. На поле постелен искусственный газон.

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт стадиона
 Информация о проекте стадиона на сайте stadiumdb.com

Футбольные стадионы Финляндии
ФК СИК
Спорт в Финляндии в 2016 году

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Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class have only one modification of doors quantity:4.
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Car height is 66.9 mm.
Length min of Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class:178.2 in GLK350 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 7A) (2012). Max length: 178.3.
Right from the day the Mercedes Benz launched the concept form in an American Auto show, the GLK class left everyone in a surprise, but giving people a lot of surprise shocks by the virtue of its innovation is yet indeed an attribute of the Mercedes Benz. The 302 hp @ 6500 RPM with such a look that had both the elements of strength and elegance was indeed a combination no one wondered before. The four door car has not only got the power but is ahead even in offering the best comforts by possessing affluent interior designs. And of course, with a car of this stature, features like ABS, leather seats, sunroof is a must.


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Friday, October 21st, 2016 4:00PM
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Episode: Connections: Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Bowie, new and vintage music
Oct 21, 2016 episode of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks. New and vintage music. Several Bob Dylan songs including rarities in honor of his humor, insight, art, music, lyrics, multi-dimensional creativity and his recent, well deserved Nobel Prize.
Also the work of David Bowie, including the previously unreleased Gouster album (a predecessor of Young Americans), Bowie performing Bertolt Brecht's Baal (produced with a small ensemble in Berlin), a newly released Bowie song from the musical Lazarus (a follow up to The Man Who Fell To Earth) and a rare Bowie cover by Grant-Lee Phillips and The Section Quartet.
Plus two new songs from Leonard Cohen, along with new music by Alejandro Escovedo, The Rolling Stones, Suzanne Vega, Jenny O., Jagwar Ma, Julia Jacklin, Miranda Lambert, Jim James, Steve Addabbo, Richard Barone (from his project, Sorrows and Promises: Greenwich Village in the 1960's… produced by Steve Addabbo), of Montreal, Anna Rose, Roxanne Fontana, Esme Patterson and more.
Also The Shangri-Las, The Kinks, rare Sam Phillips with Eric Gorfain and The Section Quartet, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in mono, Harry Nilsson, Euphoria, The Beach Boys (with a song co-writen by Dennis Wilson and Stevie Kalinich), The Bongos (featuring Richard Barone), Big Star, The Squeaky Chairs (feat. Mike Raphone) and whatever happened in the moment.
Connections: Rolling Stones in mono, Lennon, Bowie, new and vintage music (Oct 7, 2016):
Connections: Stretching Out (Oct 7, 2016)
Stretching out with electronic music by Suzanne Ciani, Laurie Spiegel, Brian Eno and Aphex Twin. Plus Beethoven, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Along with Rolling Stones, Beatles, David Lindley, The Blue Nile and much more!
January 9, 2022, 10:00AM


Let's face it, no matter how good your phone's battery is, the chances are come about 8pm you are running on vapour, especially if you've had a busy day.
There are plenty of mobile portable chargers on the market that range from giving you just enough juice to make that last call home, to providing you with a big enough power source to last you for a two week camping trip in the Alps.
The Elgato Smart Power sits somewhere in between, but offers something much more interesting, and from a portable charger, something we've never seen before.
This might sound over the top, it's a portable charger after all, but the Elgato Smart Power features Bluetooth 4.0 Smart so you can connect your phone to it and see what's happening.
Whether the device needs charging, saving you from carrying around an empty battery, yep we've all been there, or tracking it down once you've lost it, it can do all that and more.
As a straight portable charger the Elgato Smart Power offers 6000mAh of charge. That's around three iPhone charges on the go.
Lighter than we expected, the battery is also slightly larger than we expected, and comes with a built in USB cable for recharging but will require you to bring your own phone charging cable.
Everything is controlled via the app, although there is a button to give you a status of how much charge you have left if you can't find your phone or waiting for it to turn back on.
The key to making the Elgato Smart Power stand out from the crowd is the inclusion of an app that connects your iPhone to the battery via Bluetooth.
Once connected the app lets you quickly check how much charge the battery has, how much that equates to for your phone (2 1/2 for example), and even how hot the battery is running, why we aren't that sure.
But where the app comes in to even greater use is setting it up to send you notifications when the charger's battery is running low so you can remember to recharge it.
If you want to take things even further you can have it connect to your calendar and then ping you to take the charger when you are going to have a busy day.
It is clever charging done intuitively.
On the down side you have to remember to act on the notifications, it won't charge itself for you, and we've also noticed it really takes a big chunk of time to charge, but at least the battery does hold the charge over time.
Oh and if you lose it? You can play an alarm to track it down. It's as if Elgato has thought about everything.
Okay, so we have to remind you this is a portable charger we are talking about here so our excitement will only go so far.
Chargers are as dull as dish water, but when you need power on the go this is one charger that should deliver the power.


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Traffic Regulation Order (TRO)
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Chadwell St Mary On-Street Virtual Permit
1) Notice is hereby given that Thurrock Borough Council, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1-4, 45, 46, 49, 51, 53 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 ("the 1984 Act") and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the 1984 Act, intends to make the above named Order ("the Proposed Order").
2) The general effect of the Order would be to:
a) introduce Virtual Permits for designated On-Street Permit Parking Places or Areas in Thurrock
b) introduce Virtual Dispensations for On-Street restrictions and prohibitions in Thurrock
c) to allow checking of a Valid Permit or Dispensation for a parked vehicle by means of a hand-held device and an electronic database approved by the Council as an alternative to displaying a Valid Permit or Dispensation Ticket in the vehicle when parked in an On-Street Permit Parking Place, Area, Restriction or Prohibition
d) Permit Parking Areas included are as follows:
Chadwell St Mary – CSM1
3) A copy of the Proposed Order can be obtained from the Transport Development team by contacting us on 01375 652 652 during normal office hours or alternatively via Thurrock Council's website at thurrock.gov.uk/publicnotices
4) Any comments to the proposed order must be made in writing, giving the grounds on which it is made and sent to the following address Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, RM17 6SL or sent via email to transportdevelopment@thurrock.gov.uk to arrive on or before 3 March 2022.


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Sally Ride's Secret: Why the First American Woman in Space Stayed in the Closet
By Lynn Sherr
May 30, 20149:00 AM
Sally Ride poses for an official NASA photo in 1978.
Photo by AFP/Getty Images
Sally Ride was very good at keeping secrets. As the first American woman in space, she protected countless confidences during a lifetime of public appearances. During her post-NASA years, she regularly wrote and reviewed classified government material on high-profile commissions. When she died in 2012 of pancreatic cancer, a diagnosis hidden from all but a tiny handful of family and close friends, I started unraveling the mysteries for her biography. She was a brilliant, mischievous enigma.
But the most surprising revelation was the one that came at the end of her obituary: that for 27 years, she'd been in a loving relationship with another woman, Tam O'Shaughnessy. The collective gasp from an admiring public reverberated for days. A small minority complained that she'd squandered an opportunity to speak out for their rights. A few spouted homophobic hatred. Selfishly, as her pal of more than three decades, I was stunned; hurt, that I did not know Sally fully, that I could not celebrate her happiness with Tam. Then I thought, why does her sexual orientation matter? Finally, I got it.
Never before had the words astronaut and lesbian appeared in the same sentence. Google them today, and you get more than half a million hits, all pegged to Sally Ride. Most salute her as an icon with an added, posthumous message of hope for the LGBTQ community. So why the secrecy?
What made this 61-year-old pioneer—so bold in her actions, so non-traditional in her choice of careers and devotion to science; this baby-boomer whose life had been transformed by the space age and the social revolution of the '60s and '70s—keep silent, so long, about being gay?
Sally never explained her decision. Resolutely guarded and a superb compartmentalizer, she kept her own counsel on this, as on so many other topics. In a world that has increasingly tweeted its innermost feelings to strangers, she protected most of hers. And buried others. Her sister, Bear Ride, wryly chalks it up to their mother's Norwegian ancestry. "Tight-lipped," she calls it. That was her DNA. But little hints make it clear that even Sally could bend to public pressure, yet another example of the shame and fear that an intolerant (or uninformed) society can inflict even on its heroes. Start with the hero factory itself.
Established as a civilian agency in 1958, NASA turned to the military for its earliest astronauts, forever equating the test pilot mentality with the myth of male supremacy. In that conservative macho culture, women were summarily excluded and same-sex relationships were as welcome as an invasion of Klingons. "Other" was unacceptable. "Gay" didn't fly. No one asked about sexual orientation because it wasn't on the radar. That's how the world worked then.
By 1977, with the national social consciousness rising and NASA seeking more non-military scientists for the new space shuttle program, along with the first women and minorities, the possibility of a gay astronaut was still, according to one of Sally's classmates, beyond contemplation. That's certainly how I saw it when I started covering NASA a few years later. And when Sally lifted off in June 1983, she was married to fellow astronaut Steve Hawley (having wed in a private family ceremony that had only been revealed to the press one month after the fact), a five-year bond that dissolved into a lifetime friendship. By then, she and Tam were together, although few knew and no one talked.
Later, Sally and Tam and three other colleagues co-founded Sally Ride Science, to encourage middle-school girls to study science, math, and technology, constantly urging parents and educators to avoid stereotypical views of young women. But as same-sex relationships grew more accepted around the country, they continued to shield theirs from all but a tight circle, so focused on building their company and not ruffling investors' feathers—"corporate America is really nervous about gay women," Tam told me—that they may have missed the revolution.
"Sally didn't want to be defined by the lesbian/gay label just as she didn't want to be defined by a gender label," Tam said. "We both didn't like categories, didn't want to define ourselves by our sexuality."
In the end, Tam turned things around. With Sally in her final days, the two women started to plan a celebration of her life—an event for After that took their minds off Now. But Tam saw the disconnect, and asked Sally how she—Tam—should identify herself at the party. Sally considered the question and then said: "I want you to decide. Whatever you want to say, how much you want to say, is fine with me." Later she added, "Being open about us might be very hard on NASA and the astronaut corps. But I'm OK with that. Whatever you think is right is fine with me."
Sally died several days later. She never saw the obituary that Tam wrote for the company website, documenting their history. Totally missed her own coming-out party. Being the first American woman in space was an honor that Sally never sought: She just wanted to fly. But she embraced the symbolism and served as a spectacular role model for nearly 30 years. Being the poster child for gay astronauts might well have robbed her of whatever privacy she had left.
Still, as her friend and biographer, I like to think that she'd appreciate this chance to set the record straight, to remove the burden of secrecy and enjoy the freedom of being herself in a world learning to deal with difference.
At the Johnson Space Center next month, the LGBT employees group will honor her as part of Gay Pride ceremonies. She is, after all, the only openly gay astronaut. So far.
And I wish she could know the support of her mother, Joyce, an unreconstructed lefty at 92, describing the love of her father, Dale, who died a Republican to his roots in 1989.* I asked Joyce how Dale might have dealt with the fact that Sally and her sister, Bear, both turned out to be lesbians. "I think he would have accepted it," Joyce Ride told me. "He was very proud of both of them, so fond of both of them, he would have accepted anything."
"Which," I asked, "might have concerned him more—that his daughters were gay or that they were Democrats?"
"Probably," she said, "that they were Democrats."
*Correction, June 1, 2014: This piece originally misstated the year that Sally Ride's father died. We also corrected the photo caption after learning that the photo agency was wrong about when it was taken.
Outward LGBTQ NASA


One of the things I've learned so far from blogging is that I shouldn't talk about myself all the time, in all sharing until your ears and eyes I reckon will blister fall apart. I realise that if I continue being a self-centered eccentric person, my followers will basically label me as a female chauvinist. Can't be my story all the time right? Or the love of my life, my other half-half also right? I know. Will sound as though I am an attention seeking person, regardless of the fact that this is my blog and there's no limitation to blowing my own trumpet? So, how about me asking you if you love Jacket Potatoes? Baked potatoes basically and can be filled with, most probably any ingredient as per your liking or as per this recipe, chicken mince. Do you love this kinda meal for a change? I think I hear you saying yes, or maybe my imagination is running wild, nevertheless, as I have communicated with you before, potato is a favourite)? I know assumption is a major "F" Up, still, I can't help assuming (Aloo Gobi, Dum Aloo & Curry Chicken Potatoes). I am sincerely believing that these jacket potatoes, crispy crunchy chicken (Cornflakes Baked Chicken) mince filled (Sweet Chilli Chicken), yogurt atop and salad leaves paired, will be an absolute delight to your tastebuds.
Place potatoes in a baking tray, sprinkle salt and drizzle oil all over.
Baked at 180c for about 20 mins or until cooked/tender with a crispy skin.
In heated oil, add chicken, soy sauce and season with salt.
Fry while breaking with a spatula.
Once crispy and crunchy, remove from heat.
Gently scoop out the center of potatoes.
Serve with lettuce leaves and sprinkle spring onion over.
jacket potatoes are always healthy with the aromatic chicken :) love it and thank you for sharing!
Here in the US it seems like restaurants have no imagination when it comes to baked potatoes. Each and every time you get that question "do you want them loaded" which is the cheese/chive/sour cream/bacon topping. Also, if it is a meal, you can bet it is taco meat on top with that. Glad to pop in and see a different preparation with the chicken mince and soy-delicious!
This recipe is good! I never thought of using minced meat as a topping! I always just put butter on before baking!
1) Do we need to use a fork to poke the potato?
Thanks! Keep the potato posts coming!
I did not poke the potatoes bc the baking next does the job of giving the smooth taste. So the second question is also answered together and the baking is also for the crunchy crunch which the olive oil does a good job.
Hi! Thanks for the tips!
Wow! I loved it! It looks very delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Jackets and mince - a winning combination every time! Soured cream for me!
Mmmmm...this looks like a wonderful dinner! I love the idea of using seasoned chicken as a filling.
gosh nava... love your dishes sounds great Umph!
Oh this looks fantastic, Nava! I love baked potatoes, and I really enjoy eating it with sour cream and bacon bits...but I love the idea of chicken mince. YUM!
Looks delicious. Your shots are really good, really makes me want to try this!
i love potatoes!!! cooked any ways, love them all.. yummy!!!
I still remember the jacket potato I had in UK. SO huge which I can't finished them and how nice if we can find such in M'sia!!
Oh, I am always happy about potatoes! These sound great - I love the flavoring of the minced chicken. Very nice, both my wife and I would enjoy this very much.
This is a good idea for a mid week meal, good way to use chicken mince too!
I would love to try this but with bacon bits, mmmm.
Jacket potatoes would be perfect if there is a catsup and mayo.
Hello Nava, You can share any of my blogpost to you blog. Please put my link below the post, too. Thanks!
I have a similar love for potatoes too! :) I don't get why my parents always love buying a couple of potatoes at once by the kilo, when we could easily finish off one of those huge 10g bags within a few weeks haha..... Your jacket potatoes look delicious!


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Q: Out Of memory Exception in IIS I have have an application that has MVC template and uses REST .
Say I have a rest call made and it hits the particular method
    void sample function() {
   // connects to db through entity framework
   // retrieves data and embeds in to list
   //returns JSON of data received.
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So the problem here is I measured the memory it took to run the program . it was about say 40,000kb. Now when i give another rest call the memory is not cleaned in IIS.It starts from 40,000kb instead of zero.finally if i make like 3 or 4 calls there is Out of Memory Exception. So after every call i need the IIS memory to be cleaned up,instead it retains the memory for the previous call. How can i release memory for all the previous calls made.I have tried various solution by disposing model and all other possibilities. The solution seem to Work if deployed on local instead of IIS. Can some one please help me?

A: If garbage collection is the solution, a simple GC.Collect is often unsufficient and, for performance reason, it should only be called if really required. Try the following procedure that calls the garbage when the available memory is too low (below the threshold provided as procedure parameter).
internal static void CollectGarbage(int SizeToAllocateInMo)
{
       long [,] TheArray ;
       try { TheArray =new long[SizeToAllocateInMo,125000]; }low function
       catch { TheArray=null ; GC.Collect() ; GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers() ; GC.Collect() ; }
       TheArray=null ;
     }

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Q: How to extract only few classes from darknet model Maybe this question is weird or I don't know for what to ask... But I need to extract only few classes from whole weight file yolov3.weights model.
I don't need to get predictions for all classes, but only few. For example: Car, Truck, Bus, Person and that's all. I think it can speed up prediction process.
At this moment in my code I'm simply detecting everything on image, but marking with OpenCV only objects from above list.
Do I need to train my own model or there is simplier way? I don't have any datasets available, and it can be hard to create some as I'm quite under time pressure.


Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American activist known for being the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960.
Ruby Bridges was born in Tylertown, Mississippi, to Abon and Lucille Bridges. When she was 4 years old, the family relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1960, when she was 6 years old, her parents responded to a request from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and volunteered her to participate in the integration of the New Orleans school system, even though her father was hesitant.
In spring of 1960, Bridges was one of six black children in New Orleans to pass the test that determined whether they could go to the all-white school, William Frantz Elementary. Two of the six decided to stay at their old school, Bridges went to a school by herself, and three children were transferred to McDonogh No. 19 and became known as the McDonogh Three. Bridges and her mother were escorted to school by four federal marshals during the first year Bridges attended William Frantz Elementary.
Ruby's father was initially reluctant, but her mother felt strongly that the move was needed not only to give her own daughter a better education, but to "take this step forward ... for all African-American children". Her mother finally convinced her father to let her go to the school.
Judge J. Skelly Wright's court order for the first day of integrated schools in New Orleans on November 14, 1960, was commemorated by Norman Rockwell in the painting, The Problem We All Live With (published in Look magazine on January 14, 1964). As Bridges describes it, "Driving up I could see the crowd, but living in New Orleans, I actually thought it was Mardi Gras. There was a large crowd of people outside of the school. They were throwing things and shouting, and that sort of goes on in New Orleans at Mardi Gras." Former United States Deputy Marshal Charles Burks later recalled, "She showed a lot of courage. She never cried. She didn't whimper. She just marched along like a little soldier, and we're all very very proud of her."
As soon as Bridges entered the school, white parents pulled their own children out; all the teachers refused to teach while a black child was enrolled. Only one person agreed to teach Ruby and that was Barbara Henry, from Boston, Massachusetts, and for over a year Henry taught her alone, "as if she were teaching a whole class."
That first day, Bridges and her adult companions spent the entire day in the principal's office; the chaos of the school prevented their moving to the classroom until the second day. On the second day, however, a white student broke the boycott and entered the school when a 34-year-old Methodist minister, Lloyd Anderson Foreman, walked his 5-year-old daughter Pam through the angry mob, saying, "I simply want the privilege of taking my child to school ..." A few days later, other white parents began bringing their children, and the protests began to subside. Every morning, as Bridges walked to school, one woman would threaten to poison her; because of this, the U.S. Marshals dispatched by President Eisenhower, who were overseeing her safety, allowed Ruby to eat only the food that she brought from home.
Another woman at the school put a black baby doll in a wooden coffin and protested with it outside the school, a sight that Bridges Hall has said "scared me more than the nasty things people screamed at us." At her mother's suggestion, Bridges began to pray on the way to school, which she found provided protection from the comments yelled at her on the daily walks.
Child psychiatrist Robert Coles volunteered to provide counseling to Bridges during her first year at Frantz. He met with her weekly in the Bridges home, later writing a children's book, The Story of Ruby Bridges, to acquaint other children with Bridges' story.
The Bridges family suffered for their decision to send her to William Frantz Elementary: her father lost his job, the grocery store the family shopped at would no longer let them shop there, and her grandparents, who were sharecroppers in Mississippi, were turned off their land. She has noted that many others in the community, both black and white, showed support in a variety of ways. Some white families continued to send their children to Frantz despite the protests, a neighbor provided her father with a new job, and local people babysat, watched the house as protectors, and walked behind the federal marshals' car on the trips to school.
Bridges, now Ruby Bridges Hall, still lives in New Orleans with her husband, Malcolm Hall, and their four sons. After graduating from a desegregated high school, she worked as a travel agent for 15 years and later became a full-time parent. She is now chair of the Ruby Bridges Foundation, which she formed in 1999 to promote "the values of tolerance, respect, and appreciation of all differences". Describing the mission of the group, she says, "racism is a grown-up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it."
In 1993, Bridges Hall began looking after her recently orphaned nieces, then attending William Frantz Elementary as their aunt had before them. She began to volunteer as a parent liaison three days a week. Eventually, publicity related to Coles' book caused reporters to locate Bridges Hall and write stories about her volunteer work at the school, which in turn led to a reunion with her former teacher, Barbara Henry. Henry and Bridges Hall now sometimes make joint appearances in schools in connection with the Bridges Foundation.
Bridges Hall is the subject of the Lori McKenna song "Ruby's Shoes". Her childhood struggle at William Frantz Elementary School was portrayed in the 1998 made-for-TV movie Ruby Bridges. The young Ruby Bridges was portrayed by actress Chaz Monet, and the movie also featured Lela Rochon as Ruby's mother, Lucille "Lucy" Bridges; Michael Beach as Ruby's father, Abon Bridges; Penelope Ann Miller as Ruby's teacher, Mrs. Henry; and Kevin Pollak as Dr. Robert Coles.
On January 8, 2001, Bridges Hall was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton.
Like hundreds of thousands of others in the greater New Orleans area, Bridges Hall lost her home (in Eastern New Orleans) to the catastrophic flooding in the failure of the levee system during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
In October 2006, the Alameda Unified School District in California dedicated a new elementary school to Ruby Bridges, and issued a proclamation in her honor.
In November 2006 she was honored in the Anti-Defamation League's Concert Against Hate.
In 2007 the Children's Museum of Indianapolis unveiled a new exhibit documenting her life, along with the lives of Anne Frank and Ryan White.
In 2010, she had a 50th year reunion at Frantz Elementary with Pam Foreman Testroet, who, at age five, was the first white child to break the boycott that ensued from Bridges' attendance at that school. Bridges continues to tour as an inspirational speaker against racism. In 2011, she visited St. Paul's Episcopal School, a K-8 school in Oakland, CA. Her visit coincided with the unveiling of the Remember Them humanitarian monument by Mario Chiodo, which includes a sculpture of the young Ruby Bridges.
On July 15, 2011, Bridges met with President Barack Obama at the White House, and while viewing the Norman Rockwell painting of her on display he told her, "I think it's fair to say that if it hadn't been for you guys, I might not be here and we wouldn't be looking at this together."
On May 19, 2012, Bridges Hall received an Honorary Degree from Tulane University at the annual graduation ceremony at the Superdome.
In 2014, a statue of Bridges was unveiled in the courtyard of William Frantz Elementary School.
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↑ Michals, PhD, Debra. "Ruby Bridges (1954-)". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
↑ Ruby Bridges Hall. "The Education of Ruby Nell," Guideposts, March 2000, pp. 3–4.
↑ Ellen Blue, St. Mark's and the Social Gospel: Methodist Women and Civil Rights in New Orleans, 1895–1965, pp. 161–162 (University of Tennessee Press, 2011).
↑ Excerpts from Through My Eyes, at African American World for Kids Archived May 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Bridges Hall, Guideposts p. 4-5.
↑ Bridges Hall, Guideposts p. 5.
↑ "In a Class of Only One: Ruby Bridges". CBN.
↑ "The Ruby Bridges Foundation". Retrieved 15 November 2014.
↑ Bridges Hall, Guideposts, p. 7.
↑ "President Clinton Awards the Presidential Citizens Medals". Washington, D.C: The White House (whitehouse.gov), archived by the National Archives and Records Administration (nara.gov). 2001-01-08. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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Sports: Primary Education
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number and percentage of children in maintained schools who participated in intra-school competitive sports in the latest period for which information is available. [315706]
Mr. Iain Wright: The annual PE and Sport survey collects data from maintained schools relating to pupils' participation in PE and sport. The 2008/09 survey found that 69 per cent. of pupils in Years 1-11 took part in intra-school competitive sport in that academic year.
Teachers: Qualifications
David Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent assessment he has made of the level of qualifications required for teachers at (a) post-16 colleges and (b) sixth forms attached to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement. [319472]
Mr. Coaker: All teachers who joined the further education sector after September 2007 must, within five years of appointment, meet the standards for qualified teacher learning and skills (QTLS) status. Before they can teach unsupervised all new teachers must have attained the Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning sector award. All teachers in the further education sector must undertake at least 30 hours of continuing professional development each year.
Teachers who teach in a sixth form that is part of a school must meet the standards for qualified teacher status (QTS) before taking up their post. A school may temporarily employ a teacher without QTS if no suitable teacher with QTS is available.
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Apart from these statutory requirements, schools and colleges may make individual decisions about any other qualifications they require from their staff for a particular role. My Department does not collect data on individual schools' recruitment criteria, and nor does the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills with respect to colleges.
Written Questions: Government Responses
Mr. Purchase: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he expects to answer Question 324573, on Ofsted, tabled on 23 March 2010. [325886]
Mr. Coaker: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 7 April 2010, Official Report, column 1460W.
Young People: Drugs
Mr. Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether any of the adolescents identified by the National Treatment Agency as having a Class A drug dependency are using (a) more than one Class A drug and (b) one or more of (i) alcohol and (ii) cannabis. [325796]
Dawn Primarolo: The information is not available in the format requested. The NTA report, "Substance misuse among young people: The data for 2008-09", gives figures on numbers of young people (under-18) in drug treatment according to whether each drug type is categorised as the primary or additional substance used as follows:
Drug type Primary Additional
Youth Parliaments
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what steps his Department takes to ensure that its funding for county Youth Parliaments represents value for money; and if he will make a statement; [325681]
(2) how much funding his Department has provided to the Surrey Youth Parliament in each of the last three years. [325682]
Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 7 April 2010]: The Department does not directly fund local Youth Parliaments.
We are committed to putting youth voice at the heart of our policies and programmes for young people and it is right that they should have access to the appropriate forums to discuss matters that affect their lives. Giving young people a real say over the issues that affect them leads to better decisions and outcomes, promotes community engagement and helps overturn negative perceptions. Youth Parliaments are one of a number of
ways that young people's voices can be heard by local and national decision makers. Many local authorities choose to support Youth Parliaments as part of their overall arrangements for taking account of young people's views.
Communities and Local Government
Buildings: Energy
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 4 February 2010, Official Report, column 524W, on buildings: energy, how many and what proportion of properties on the Non-Domestic EPC Register have a Band (a) A, (b) B, (c) C, (d) D, (e) E and (f) F rating. [316738]
Mr. Ian Austin: The number and proportion of properties on the Non-Domestic EPC Register by rating band as of 8 February is:
Rating band Number of lodgements Percentage of lodgements
Council Housing: Rents
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average rent paid for (a) one bedroom, (b) two bedroom, (c) three bedroom and (d) all types of council accommodation in (i) City of York, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iii) England in (A) 2002-03, (B) 2005-06 and (C) in the latest period figures are available. [322089]
Mr. Ian Austin: It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Empty Dwelling Management Orders
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty dwelling management orders have been issued by each local authority. [319232]
Mr. Ian Austin: 29 interim Empty Dwelling Management Orders have been authorised by the Residential Property Tribunal to date.
Local authority Number of interim EDMOs authorised
Bolton Borough Council
Carlisle District Council
London Borough of Bromley
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hounslow
London Borough of Lewisham
New Forest District Council
Norwich City Council
South Gloucestershire Council
South Norfolk District Council
South Tyneside Borough Council
Southend-On-Sea Borough Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Swale Borough Council
Empty Dwelling Management Orders should only be considered as a last resort, where all other measures of investigation and negotiation have been exhausted and the local authority has been unable to persuade the owner to bring the property back into use. In many cases the threat of an Empty Dwelling Management Order is sufficient to make owners take action.
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average cost was of a dwelling purchased by a first-time buyer in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) each Government office region and (d) each local authority area in the most recent period for which figures are available. [323529]
Mr. Ian Austin: The latest average mix-adjusted purchase price of a first-time buyer, for January 2010 as well as previous months back to 2002, for England, Wales and Government Office regions are available on the Department's website.
Emily Thornberry: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes have been sold to first-time buyers under Government schemes in each year since 1997. [325856]
John Healey: Since 1997 over 160,000 households have been assisted into home ownership through Government schemes.
A full breakdown of low cost home ownership provision can be found in Live Table 1000 of the communities and Local Government website at:
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/xls/1406058.xls
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in what year his Department began keeping reliable figures relating to net housing supply; and if he will make a statement. [318775]
Mr. Ian Austin [holding answer 25 February 2010]: Annual estimates of net supply have been made from annual changes in housing stock since the late 1960's. Prior to that estimates were available every 10 years from the population census, back to 1801. In 2000-01 a new data return was introduced to improve estimates of net supply.
Figures on net supply of housing and an explanation of data sources are included in Communities and Local Government's statistical series "Net supply of housing, England". Statistical releases in this series can be found on the Communities and Local Government website at the following link. The latest release was published on 25 February 2010.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingresearch/housingstatistics/housingstatisticsby/stockincludingvacants/nethousingsupply/
Housing: Overcrowding
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of (a) households and (b) people in the (i) private rented, (ii) social rented and (iii) owner occupier sector living in overcrowded conditions in each year since 1997. [316236]
Mr. Ian Austin: The information requested is available on the Department's website.
Housing: Prices
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the ratio of lower quintile house prices to lower quintile earnings was in (a) England and (b) each government office region in each year since 1996. [323528]
Mr. Ian Austin: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average cost was of (a) a detached house, (b) a semi-detached house, (c) a terraced house, (d) a flat and (e) an average dwelling in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) each Government Office region and (iv) each local authority area in (A) 1996-97 and (B) the most recent period for which figures are available. [324618]
Mr. Ian Austin: A table showing the average sale price by property type for 1996-07 and 2009 for each of the areas requested has been placed in the Library of the House. These figures are taken from the Land Registry data.


10) The crisis of ethical values in modern times is traced to a narrow perception of the good life. Discuss.
9) With the advent of new age digital and social media, fake news has pervaded all spheres of life, political, economic and social – with negative implications. What measures need to be taken by various stakeholders to combat fake news menace? Discuss.
8) Employing army resources for civilian works is an acknowledgement of civilian institutional failure to the larger public and also has long-term costs. Comment.
7) What's the mandate of and significance of work being carried out by 'Bioversity International' organisation? How is it different from India's National Biodiversity Authority? Examine.
6) India accounts for the highest TB incidence (23%) and mortality (26%) globally. How can India combat TB effectively? Discuss strategies.
5) What are the aptitudes, capabilities, skills and qualities that a university teacher/researcher – particularly in the domain of humanities and social sciences – needs to cultivate, and is the National Eligibility Test (NET) in tune with this spirit? Critically examine.
4) There is an urgent need to adopt a rights-based approach by all stakeholders in seeking arrangements for safe and orderly migration to prevent exploitation of migrants and refugees. Discuss.
3) China, being a competitor to liberal democracy, can it export its model of political system – especially the "Xi model" to the rest of the world? Critically comment.
2) The Balfour Declaration is an inexcusable historical mistake. Comment.


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Youngstown police announce more patrols to decrease retail thefts, shoplifting
by: Joe Gorman, Gerry Ricciutti
Posted: Dec 8, 2021 / 09:55 AM EST
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Stores aren't the only entities gearing up for the holiday season. So are city police.
At a press conference Wednesday, Mayor Jamael Tito Brown and police Chief Carl Davis announced special patrols will be out during the holiday season to help cut down on retail thefts and robberies at businesses. The patrols will be a mix of uniformed officers and undercover officers.
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"When you see our officers, we encourage you to stop and talk to them and let them know of any concern that you may have," Davis said.
Mayor Brown said the idea came from a recent meeting he and Davis had with a number of business owners who expressed concerns about increased crime over the holidays.
Brown said while officers will set up their patrols, retailers can take steps on their own.
"Local business owners have to be active and engaged in their own safety plan," he said.
Chief of Detectives Capt. Jason Simon said nationally, statistics show that robberies and thefts at stores increase during the holiday season so the department wants to be ready for the increase in activity.
Just after 7 p.m. Tuesday, a man walked out of the Family Dollar on Glenwood Avenue with several items. Reports said the man told employees he had a gun but no one ever saw a gun.
Brown said he wants people who may be thinking of doing similar acts to know that they may be picking a store where there is an undercover officer inside. Hopefully, he said, it will make them think twice.
"We want them to understand that may be the very day there is an undercover officer in there," Brown said.
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Improved battery performance and diversification
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Amidst the non-stop production and consumption of energy all around us, batteries function as practical sources of "canned energy" that can be accessed when needed. For many, the word brings to mind disposable dry-cell batteries — primary batteries — which can come in the form of low-cost manganese, longer-lasting alkaline, or higher-efficiency lithium types. When introduced, lithium batteries quickly found wide application and today power our watches, cameras, and calculators.
The advent of the lithium ion battery brought added convenience to people's lives. Lithium ion batteries are rechargeable, or secondary batteries, that make use of carbon and other materials to store lithium ions. In addition to improving device function, these compact high-power cells contributed significantly to the reduction in device size and weight. Used in mobile phones and laptops since 1991, lithium ion batteries are also widely applied in hybrid and electric automobiles. As development continues, the importance of lithium ion batteries is increasing in leaps and bounds.
"I could have never imagined how much lithium ion batteries would contribute to society when I first started research on lithium in 1980."
Professor Ryoji Kanno has spent more than 30 years synthesizing the inorganic materials that are essential in improving battery performance. In addition to the development of lithium cells, Kanno's research group is currently working on the enhanced functionality of solid oxide fuel cells[1], which are gradually gaining popularity as home-use fuel cells, and the development of energy conversion systems based on an innovative new concept. The group's multifaceted approach to the creation of materials is bearing fruit.
Currently, Kanno is mainly focusing his energy on the development of all-solid-state batteries, which have undoubtedly overturned existing conventions.
Commercialization of all-solid-state batteries as goal
Over 200 years have passed since Alessandro Volta[2] invented the battery in 1800. However, present common knowledge about primary and secondary batteries may soon be a thing of the past. The key to this revolution lies in the electrolytes that conduct electric current.
Electrolytic solution is a core component of commercially available batteries. High-performance lithium batteries apply organic solvent[3] for this purpose. Organic solvent, however, is combustible, creating safety concerns. The all-solid-state batteries being developed by Kanno replace organic solvent with solid material, significantly improving safety while making it possible to handle larger amounts of electricity. The travel distance of an electric automobile utilizing this type of battery, for example, can be increased from 200 km to 500 km on a single charge. A more compact design is also possible as all-solid-state batteries do not require the safety devices required for organic solvent.
"Solidity reduces combustibility and increases safety. Furthermore, all-solid-state batteries function over a wide range of temperatures and easily pass current to provide increased power. Quick recharge is also a feature. While all-solid-state batteries have great merits, their one disadvantage is in initiating a contact because, unlike organic solvent, contact requires an interface. If we can solve this problem, the goal of commercialization will be within reach."
Figure: all-solid-state battery system
Finding the best material to initiate contact was the key to a new chapter in the history of batteries. Amidst the fierce competition that takes place in the world of material development, Kanno was the first to identify the right one.
In 2011, a research group composed of Kanno and colleague Masaaki Hirayama (associate professor at Tokyo Tech), Toyota Motor Corporation, and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) created the world's first lithium superionic conductor (Li10GeP2S12) capable, at room temperature, of conducting lithium ions faster in solid state than in liquid state. This lithium superionic conductor exhibits twice the conductivity of existing lithium ion conductors and ionic conductivity that surpasses organic solvent, the electrolyte used in existing lithium ion secondary cells. Needless to say, this discovery accelerated the development of all-solid-state batteries. The incombustibility and safety together with increased conductivity were key elements in the commercialization of electric automobiles and the improvement of hybrid vehicle performance, and caused excitement in the world of next-generation high energy density battery research.
"In the battery-related world, the most significant change after mobile phones and computers will be seen in automobiles. Along with innovations in transportation, it is necessary to develop an alternative to fossil fuels with an eye on power, safety, stability, and eco-friendliness. I believe that we as materials experts need to realize the potential of rechargeable batteries as that alternative. This is our chance to show our knowledge and ability."
Breakthrough with knowledge from different fields
Researchers involved in materials development often call themselves "materials experts" or "synthesis experts." Kanno's background as a researcher, however, is not in materials synthesis only.
After studying inorganic materials synthesis methods such as high-pressure synthesis[4] at Osaka University, Kanno moved to the electrochemistry laboratory at Mie University to conduct research on lithium in 1980. Although Kanno's doctoral thesis was on lithium ion conductors, Mie University was the starting point for the research that led to solid battery development.
Following this, he moved to Kobe University. It was here that he met Professor Yoji Kawamoto, a well-known researcher of the optical properties of glass. Although from a different field, Kanno was influenced by Kawamoto's views and methods. His experience with Kawamoto led to the development of a thin-film fabrication method[5], one of the material research methods that Kanno and his laboratory staff are fascinated with. In 2001, Kanno joined Tokyo Tech where he continues his research on the border of materials synthesis and electrochemistry.
"Our laboratory has grown to more than 40 staff members and students. We have seen definite progress in each area of research — materials development, solid batteries, thin film synthesis, and improvement of fuel cell performance. I feel it is soon time to reap what we have sown. We continue to further our high-quality research on materials creation which may well bring a few surprises to the world."
Seeking results in your field of interest leads to satisfaction
Materials development can take ten years, while commercialization may require another ten or twenty. The development of rechargeable batteries, too, has been an exercise in true commitment and perseverance. Due to Kanno's extraordinary efforts in the past, his message to current Tokyo Tech students carries great weight.
"I believe that following your interests is of paramount importance in achieving results. Setting your goal is the first step. Once it is set, you must wholeheartedly continue moving toward it. These two elements are the keys to success. If your position and environment allow you to work towards your goal, then you have already achieved a certain happiness. My experience tells me that this is true."
Kanno describes his own goal as contributing to society through the development and commercialization of rechargeable batteries utilizing the materials he has created. In addition to unleashing personal happiness, the realization of products packed with the spirit and conviction of researchers like Kanno brings joy and contentment to the lives of others.
Explanations of Technical Terms
1. Solid oxide fuel cells
High-efficiency home-use fuel cells which generate electricity through the chemical reaction of oxygen and hydrogen, with exhaust heat used to boil water. Also known as SOFCs.
2. Alessandro Volta (February 18, 1745 - March 5, 1827)
Italian physicist known as the inventor of the electrical battery. Utilized zinc and copper as electrodes, and water with either sulfuric acid or sodium chloride as electrolysis solution.
3. Organic solvent
Organic chemical compound capable of dissolving substances such as ethanol, benzene, and chloroform, which are normally insoluble in water. Liquid state at ordinary temperatures and pressures.
4. High-pressure synthesis
Synthesis method that involves heat treating raw ingredients under gigapascal level pressure (GPa = 109 Pa) in a sealed pressure medium. The difference in compressibility between the positive and negative ions of constituent elements, or transfer to high density phases makes it possible to synthesize superconductive materials that cannot be synthesized under normal pressure.
5. Thin-film fabrication method
Kanno-Hirayama Laboratory succeeds in growing a crystal on the top of a single-crystal substrate (epitaxial growth) and synthesizing a thin film used for solid battery and lithium ion battery experiments
Ryoji Kanno
2016Professor, Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2001Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1989Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Kobe University
1985Doctor of Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
1980Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Mie University
1980Master of Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
1978Bachelor of Science, School of Science, Osaka University
Kanno-Hirayama Laboratory
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