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WBSSC recruitment scam: Bengal teacher commits suicide
The police have started an investigation in the matter and have sent the body for post-mortem.
Posted by: Sana SultanaLast Updated: 5 December 2022 - 11:08
Kolkata: Tumparani Mondal Parua (30), a teacher in a state-run school at Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, committed suicide reportedly out of apprehension of her name being in the list of those teachers who are under the scanner in the multi-crore teachers' recruitment scam.
Her hanging body was recovered from her residence late Sunday night.
The family members of the deceased have informed the local police that recently a list became viral containing the names of certain teachers whose names were reportedly under scrutiny in view of the different ongoing court cases in the Calcutta High Court relating to the teachers' recruitment. The list, that went viral, apparently had the name of the victim, which shattered her mentally.
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As per records of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), Mondal Parua was selected as a teacher for Class 9 and 10 in 2016. In 2019 she joined the Debipur Milan Vidyapith school in Nandigram as a Bengali teacher. She was an original resident of the Burunda Village under Chandipur Police Station in East Midnapore district. She got married in 2014.
Initially, the local people perceived that the victim's name figured in the list of 186 names of "wrongly recommended" candidates published by the WBSSC on its website on Thursday night. However, later it was found that her name did not figure in the list of "wrongly recommended", and rather her apprehension of termination of services was due to the purported list that went viral.
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Университетский лицей № 1511 Предуниверситария НИЯУ «МИФИ» — структурное подразделение со статусом школы при МИФИ на юге Москвы. Свою историю лицей начинает с 1982 года, когда при содействии Московского инженерно-физического института (МИФИ) была образована ФМШ № 542 (Средняя общеобразовательная школа № 542 с углублённым изучением физики и математики при МИФИ).

Лицей входит в состав Предуниверситария НИЯУ «МИФИ» как структурное подразделение Университетский лицей № 1511 Предуниверситария НИЯУ МИФИ .

История создания
Поводом для создания лицея послужило то, что с начала 1980-х годов качество поступающих в МИФИ начало резко падать, особенно это касалось физики. При институте в то время были подготовительные курсы и вечерняя физико-математическая школа, в которой велась подготовка к поступлению в МИФИ. Эти занятия посещали около 2—2,5 тысяч учащихся 10—11 классов. Но курсов и вечерней школы было мало, поэтому у администрации института появилась идея создать свою профильную физико-математическую школу только для старших классов. Для этого надо было пройти согласование с вышестоящими инстанциями. Проблема была в том, что в то время все школы были организованы по однотипному уставу (по одним документам), никаких «вольностей» в учебном и организационном плане не допускалось. Решение вопроса о создании физико-математической школы при МИФИ взял на себя ректор института В. М. Колобашкин.

Вопрос о необходимости создания такой школы (хотя бы в порядке эксперимента) и утверждения Положения о ней решался на уровне министерства образования РСФСР. Данный вопрос был решён сотрудником МИФИ Штанько Сергеем Дмитриевичем. Он изучил все нормативные акты системы народного образования и успешно доказал необходимость организации профильной физико-математической школы при МИФИ на всех уровнях руководящих органов народного образования.

Открытие лицея
При открытии школы ей было присвоено название Московская городская школа с углубленным изучением математики и физики при Московском инженерно-физическом институте и номер 542. Занятия начались 1 сентября 1982 года.

В октябре 1984 года произошла смена ректора МИФИ. Им был назначен Александр Всеволодович Шальнов. Решение всех проблем, связанных с новым учреждением, он поручил двум проректорам:
 Ивану Трофимовичу Гусеву — проректору по учебной работе;
 Борису Алексеевичу Горелову — проректору по хозяйственно-административной работе.
Весной 1985 года партком МИФИ принял решение о необходимости ремонтно-восстановительных работ в здании школы, дооборудовании лабораторий и оформлении школы. Было принято решение и об укреплении руководства школы. Летом этого же года силами студентов Подготовительного отделения под руководством Самоварщикова Юрия Владимировича и Новомлинской Ирины Сергеевны (коменданта здания с 1982 года) создана и серьёзно улучшена материально-техническая база школы. Были сделаны перепланировка и оформление кабинетов, прокладка дополнительного электрического кабеля для питания лабораторий, настил паркета, мрамора и фальшполов, обновлена мебель.

При утверждении проекта Положения о физико-математической школе при МИФИ в поисках компромисса договорились до того, что МИФИ строит здание и выделяет преподавателей для работы в школе, а Главное управление Народного образования не обращает внимание на некоторые «вольности» в учебных планах и организации учебного процесса.

Первым директором школы был назначен преподаватель кафедры высшей математики МИФИ Владислав Дмитриевич Михайлов.

По сути, у школы было двойное управление. С одной стороны, она подчинялась непосредственно Главному управлению народного образования города Москвы (в лице заместителя начальника Леонида Петровича Шило), куратором школы была Светлана Николаевна Коровина. Со стороны МИФИ школу курировал Центр профориентации молодёжи под руководством Сергея Александровича Кохтева.

Отличия от обычной школы
Ещё в 1963 году при Московском и Ленинградском университетах, а позже и в Новосибирске, были созданы специнтернаты для одарённых детей. Но, в отличие от этих учебных заведений, в школу 542 можно было поступить любому учащемуся, при наличии у него лишь желания.

Школа при МИФИ отличалась от других школ Москвы. Прежде всего, она была хорошо технически оснащена: химические и физические лаборатории, вычислительный центр (мини-ЭВМ с 15-ю дисплеями, и это в 1982 году). Институт также оказывал поддержку школе. МИФИ и его преподаватели привнесли в школу новые технологии, свои учебные пособия, высокий уровень знаний и требований, а также новое, уважительное отношение к ученикам. Были введены и новые формы организации учебных занятий: лекции, семинары, лабораторные работы.

Лицей с первых дней не подходил под существовавший стандарт общеобразовательного учебного заведения, поскольку влияние МИФИ на школу было очень сильным. Проблема была в том, что в начале 1980-х годов вузовская и общеобразовательная системы были закрыты друг для друга, методы воспитательной работы отличались в этих системах.

МИФИ был одним из первых вузов, который не стал навязывать свои методы работы школе, а попытался разобраться и понять, что собой представляет школа и чем ей можно помочь. Институт никогда не брал на себя функцию управления школой, предпочитая действовать посредником работающих в школе преподавателей.

Следует отметить, что руководство городского образования с пониманием отнеслось к процессу становления физико-математической школы. Потребовалось 8—10 лет, чтобы это произошло. Большую помощь и поддержку на протяжении всех лет оказывали Светлана Николаевна Коровина и Светлана Яковлевна Кривошеева.

Лицей так и остался образовательным учреждением с двойным подчинением — Департаменту образования города Москвы и НИЯУ МИФИ.

«Золотой век» лицея

Дальнейшие проблемы у лицея были связаны с учебным планом. В то время необходимо было предъявлять методистам народного образования план учебных занятий в школе. Начались споры между методистами МИФИ и методистами народного образования, кто должен выполнять эту работу. Особые вопросы касались количества учебных часов преподавания физики, математики, информатики. В частности, уроки информатики в советской школе впервые были введены в ФМШ № 542. Но профессиональный уровень подготовки учителей лицея был высоким, и это помогало решать спорные вопросы.

На этом проблемы не кончились. Первый набор 1982 года, который начал обучение в лицее, был небольшой — всего 4 класса по 30 человек. О готовности школы поступающие узнали совсем незадолго до начала учебного года, особой рекламы не было. Тем не менее, лекции, семинары и лабораторные работы по профильным предметам были введены в лицее сразу.

Среди преподавателей было около 70 % вузовских и только ~30 % обычных учителей. Вузовские преподаватели ничего не понимали в школьных делах: отчёты, журналы; а тут ещё слабая дисциплина (отсутствие знания подростковой психологии и умения работать с детьми этого возраста). Школа начала разваливаться. Надо было что-то менять, так как здесь не дети попадали в какие-то определённые условия (как в вузах), а преподаватели. Поэтому учителя, не выдерживая, начали уходить. Уходит со своего поста и Михайлов В. Д.

В 1983—85 годах директором школы была назначена учитель математики Ирина Вениаминовна Ширстова. Второй набор 1983 года был крайне неудачным: отсутствие надлежащей рекламы, некачественное проведение вступительных экзаменов и «полный комплект», так как приняли всех (240 человек без конкурса с низким уровнем знаний при слабой дисциплине). В результате было набрано восемь классов, в дополнение четырех десятых (120 человек), ощутивших влияние демократических методов управления. Заместителем директора была назначена учитель истории Сидорова Татьяна Михайловна. Весна 1984 года для школы была критической:

 выплыли все строительные недоделки (быстрое строительство оказалось некачественным);
 «демократические» методы работы с детьми, привнесённые институтскими преподавателями, оказались преждевременными;
 большое количество вузовских преподавателей были не объединены в единый коллектив;
 конфликты с учителями (по поводу разницы в оплате труда);
 двойное управление школой.

Поскольку проблемы вылились за пределы школы, на неё начали оказывать давление районные партийные органы, органы управления образования и т. д., которое продолжалось в течение года.

Следует отметить, что из первых двух выпусков все(!) выпускники школы, подавшие документы в МИФИ, поступили в этот институт. При этом, преподаватели МИФИ отмечали высочайший уровень подготовки и дисциплины выпускников данной школы.

В сентябре 1985 года директором школы была назначена Галина Викторовна Филиппова. Она обладала большим опытом директора-управленца общеобразовательной школы. С её помощью была приведена в порядок вся документация, распределены обязанности, был привнесён некоторый дух общеобразовательной школы. Но вместе с тем появились и недостатки, которые противоречили первоначальной идее физико-математической школы.

В течение 5 лет школа № 542 была единственной в Москве, имеющей такую необычную по тем временам структуру, что вызвало определённое беспокойство в плане перспективы её существования. Поэтому школа охотно делилась со всеми заинтересованными сторонами своими достижениями вплоть до того, в какой кабинет и к кому нужно подойти, чтобы подписать тот или иной документ, не говоря уже о планах, программах, оборудовании, чертежах и прочем. Другим вузам, естественно, было уже легче организовывать что-то подобное. Так появились школы при МЭИ, МВТУ, МАДИ и других учреждениях высшего образования.

На заре компьютеризации образования в 1985 году школа принимала делегацию пятнадцати министров образования Союзных республик, демонстрируя силами собственных учащихся, что дети вполне могут освоить и использовать вычислительную технику в учебном процессе.

Короткий период в 1989—1990 годах пост директора занимал кандидат технических наук Самоварщиков Юрий Владимирович, завершая «золотое время» развития лицея.

В наши дни

С 1990 года лицей возглавил Селезнёв Евгений Фёдорович, преподаватель начальной военной подготовки. Под его руководством лицей прошёл сквозь тяжёлый период развития страны. Благодаря его умению находить общий язык с руководством районных и городских властей лицей смог не растерять техническую базу, переоборудовать вычислительный центр и сохранить дух и признание лицея, достигнутое за годы его существования. Евгений Фёдорович оставался бессменным директором лицея на протяжении более чем десятилетия, вплоть до своей смерти.

В 2004 году пост директора занял учитель математики Шевченко Сергей Геннадьевич. Сергей Геннадьевич покинул свой пост спустя два года.

С 2006 года возглавляла Кирсанова Наталья Алексеевна. Была направлена в лицей из Министерства образования.

С 2011 года лицей возглавлял Елютин Сергей Олегович. Одновременно с приходом Сергея Олеговича руководство НИЯУ МИФИ усилило взаимодействие между лицеем и университетом. По решению института была реструктуризована кафедра информатики лицея и закрыт набор в новые гуманитарные классы. Было открыто новое направление «Информационные технологии в экономике», что существенно увеличило набор учащихся в лицей. За очень короткий срок была возобновлена работа Совета лицея, а документация приведена в соответствие с законодательством.

С 2020 года лицей возглавляет Мазурина Марина Владимировна. Была направлена в лицей из Министерства образования.

В 2013 году в рамках Пилотного проекта Департамента образования города Москвы по организации профильного обучения в федеральных государственных организациях высшего образования (постановление Правительства Москвы № 566-ПП) создан Предуниверситарий НИЯУ МИФИ. Лицей входит в состав Предуниверситария НИЯУ МИФИ как структурное подразделение Университетский лицей № 1511 Предуниверситария НИЯУ МИФИ .

Награды
 За заслуги в обучении и воспитании учащихся и многолетний добросовестный труд присвоено почётное звание «Заслуженный учитель Российской Федерации» преподавателю математики Александру Владимировичу Иванищуку.
 8 ноября 2011 года лицей № 1511 вошёл в официальный рейтинг лучших школ Москвы, заняв в нём 19 место, и получил от столичных властей грант в размере 10 миллионов рублей. По итогам 2011—2012 гг лицей в рейтинге спустился на 24 место. По итогам 2012—2013 гг. лицей вышел на 27 место.
 По итогам 2019 года Лицей № 1511 занял 5-е место среди лучших школ города Москва по количеству выпускников, поступивших в ведущие вузы России, по версии RAEX.

Гранты мэра
 В 2012 году Лицей № 1511 при НИЯУ МИФИ стал Лауреатом Гранта Мэра Москвы в номинации «Лучший научно-технический проект».
 В 2014, 2016 и 2017 годах Лицей № 1511 при НИЯУ МИФИ получал диплом первой степени Лауреата Гранта Мэра Москвы в сфере образования.

 В 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 и 2018 годах Лицей № 1511 при НИЯУ МИФИ получал диплом второй степени Лауреата Гранта Мэра Москвы в сфере образования.
 В 2019 и 2020 годах Лицей № 1511 при НИЯУ МИФИ получал диплом третьей степени Лауреата Гранта Мэра Москвы в сфере образования.

Традиции лицея

Турслёт
Двухдневный туристический слёт — одна из самых известных традиций лицея. Проходит во второй половине сентября, в период бабьего лета. Подготовка к турслёту идёт в первой декаде сентября.

Турслёт — это инсценирование «посвящение» десятиклассников в лицеисты, проводимое учащимися 11-х классов и активом выпускников-студентов МИФИ. В ходе этого мероприятия учащиеся знакомятся друг с другом, с учителями; находят себе новых друзей и подруг; в коротких период раскрываются творческие способности школьников; классные коллективы становятся более сплочёнными.

Программа мероприятия очень насыщенная. Она включает в себя представление классных команд, эмблемы, конкурс праздничных обедов, бивуаки, а также вечерний конкурс песни, «Тропу» и спортивную эстафету. Самая интересная часть представления — Тропа — представляет собой театрализованную постановку и одновременно игру, в которой десятиклассникам предстоит пройти определённый маршрут, обозначенный чередой Точек (мест на Тропе) и преодолеть некоторые испытания, проявив смекалку, интеллект, физическую силу, сплочённость и взаимовыручку.

Действие турслёта происходит в лесу; при этом до него лицеисты добираются около часа на электричке от Москвы, а затем несколько километров пешком.

Другие традиции
Среди других традиций лицея можно выделить праздник «Первого звонка», День учителя, День Пушкинского лицея (проходит 19 октября; в этот период происходит встреча лицеистов Москвы, которую проводит и организует с 2000 года МИОО, а с 1994 по 1999 организовывал Московский департамент образования).

Также следует отметить День открытых дверей в феврале; День матери; Декаду наук (проводится в апреле, начинается с интеллектуального конкурса «Звёздный час» — соревнования между классами); празднование Дня Победы и подготовку к празднику «Последний Звонок» и к выпускному вечеру.

В качестве ещё одного из ярких направлений творческого развития лицеистов необходимо отметить «Математические бои», то есть соревнования между классами (а далее и параллелями) по решению математических задач на скорость, корректность, полноту [решения] на состязательной основе (по аналогии «противостояния» адвоката и прокурора в суде).

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки
 Сайт Предуниверситария НИЯУ МИФИ
 Официальный сайт лицея 1511 при МИФИ
 Бывший официальный, а теперь неофициальный сайт лицея 1511 при МИФИ
 История лицея на официальном сайте
 Портал студентов, абитуриентов, выпускников и преподавателей МИФИ

Лицеи Москвы
Москворечье-Сабурово
Школы, основанные в 1982 году
Физико-математические школы России
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Q: Segue to another storyboard via interface builder How do you create a segue between a view controller in one storyboard and a view controller in another storyboard?

A: Earlier it was not possible without code, but since Xcode 7, Apple has given us a powerful tool - Storyboard References.
What you need to do is to drag and drop this element to your initiating storyboard:

In its options you select the proper storyboard and optionally (default it uses initial view controller) set its id.

Now you can define segue to this view controller as normal.
Please note that only normal segues work with iOS8. Relationship ones (like root, embed etc.) work only in iOS9.

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I got this sweet Jazzmaster in trade and had a couple minor things I am working on for it. Here is how it looked before I got to work on it. I plan on aging the knobs and pickup covers. I also want to add a Spitfire faded orange pickguard to it.
Covers and guard are off.
Added a little dark walnut stain to show off the scratches and edges a bit and make it look a little more beat up.
The knobs are soaking in coffee over night.
Mate, do Belinda Jazzmaster. I'm too drunk to link it but is my dream guitar.
She has a few. This would look line one of hers sun aged.
Those wide range Jazzmaster pickups look like big dominoes. They're kinda cool looking, kinda wrong looking too. Are they Novak's?
Nice jazzy man. I too was wondering what kind of pickups are those? Pretty cool looking.
I had a red Jazzmaster once upon a time too, except I think it was candy apple red with a matching headstock. Not vintage, reissue back in like 2006-7ish? That thing was killer. I still regret trading in that guitar.
They are Novak WRHB for Jazzmasters.
Got the knobs stained to give them a dirty look.
Looks good, kinda like the one I built a little while ago, but aged nicely.
New pickup screws came, neck screws, and pots. I got the pots replaced and tested it out. Things sounded ok except the roller tone pot was backwards and the switch was backwards. (Up did the lower controls and down did the upper ones.) I sorted that out and grounded the bridge. Just needs the pickguard!
Sorry if this is a noob question. But what's that copper looking sheet metal doing at the bottom of the cavities of your guitar?
And how did you learn to do repair work on guitars? Just curious because someday I'd like to become more familiar with doing my own repair and such.
All that aside, can't wait to see how it comes out and looks!
As far as learning to work on guitars, it has been trial and error. I did do a jewelry class in college so I had a little experience welding small things and using solder, but really it was just reading forums like this, looking at diagrams, and trying my best. Normally wiring for a Jazzmaster looks like this diagram below. You can see where each wire goes, so you just have to solder the wires where it says to. Other than that it is just making sure the metal parts are grounded correctly. That is also easy to test. If you touch a metal part of the guitar with it plugged in and there is noise that happens, then it is likely that part isn't grounded. If the quiet hum gets quieter, the part is grounded correctly. I fount a couple things on this guitar that was not grounded right.
When you modify wiring you can either ask people on forums to help and sometimes they will, or try things out and see if it works.
My Spitfire pickguard is done and heading my way! Super excited. It turned out so sweet!
Those guards look great! Are they expensive?
About $230. Individually made to your specs color wise. I love it.
They aren't everyone's cup of tea. I really love how they look and the options you can get. Plus each one is unique and not able to be exactly duplicated. I tend to use them on my most special guitars.


In the early hours of 31 May 2015, transgender human rights defender Ms Francela Méndez was murdered in the Las Palmeras area of the city of Sonsonate, El Salvador.
Francela Méndez was an active defender of the rights of the transgender community in El Salvador. She had been a member of the board of directors of the Colectivo Alejandría (Alejandría Collective) since its foundation in 2010. The Collective works to promote the rights of the LGBTI community in El Salvador through awareness raising and education, and seeks to provide support to members of the community through training and advocacy in the face of their everyday subjection to discrimination. Before her murder, the human rights defender had been involved in the implementation of a Global Fund sponsored programme combating HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria. She was also a member of the Red Salvadoreña de defensoras de derechos humanos (El Salvadorian Network of Human Rights Defenders.
Francela Méndez's murder was carried out by unknown assailants at the home of her friend Ms Consuelo Flores, who was also killed in the attack.
In spite of her prominent role as a defender of the rights of the transgender community in El Salvador, it has been reported in national media outlets that the El Salvadorian Police are attempting to link the murders to drug trafficking, rather than investigating the links to her work with the Colectivo Alejandria and the Red Salvadoreña de defensoras de derechos humanos. Both the Regional Office for Central America of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of the Ombudsman for Human Rights denouncing the killing as the most recent act of aggression against the transgender community. Francela Méndez is the tenth female member of the transgender community to have been killed in 2015. The day of her murder marked two years since the killing of her fellow human rights defender and member of the transgender community, Ms Tanya Vásquez, in May 2013.
Front Line Defenders believes that the killing of Francela Méndez may be related to her legitimate human rights activities, in particular her involvement in the defence of the rights of the transgender community. Given the occurrence of several killings of female members of the transgender community in El Salvador this year, and the high levels of impunity surrounding such attacks, Front Line Defenders expresses its concern that Francela Méndez's murder forms part of an ongoing trend of serious discrimination against the country's transgender community.


It's easy for me to forget the hardships my students face every day. I maintain an almost fanatically upbeat presence in the classroom and most of my ninth graders oblige me by joining in. We sing, dance, tell stories, make jokes. It's my way of avoiding the tedium that can so easily overtake a school day. But every once in a while, a crack opens and I get a glimpse into my students' realities.
My initial defensiveness ("It's not my fault they didn't serve lunch!") gave way to recognition of the truth in Chris's perspective. I do make a good salary and I do have a fridge full of food. Every morning, I pack a tidy, nutritious lunch from that fridge and every day at 11:09, I rush to the faculty lounge to eat it, grateful for some time with adults. The facts of my life insulate me from the realities of my students' lives. I almost never go down to the cafeteria and I've never even considered eating one of the lunches served there. In fact, I've never been hungry the way Carina was and it's hard for me to imagine.
Hunger is not a conspicuous condition. It's not like the sprained ankle that prevents a child from participating in gym class or the broken wrist that exempts a student from writing assignments. But it is just as pernicious.
This makes my job even more complex. I want to maintain high standards for my classroom (no sleeping in class, treat each other with respect), but I also need to account for my students' very real obstacles to learning. A student who has not eaten all weekend is not ready to learn on Monday morning. But how do I identify him or her? And what should I do?
Students very rarely volunteer hunger as the cause of their problems. In fact, many of my students go to great lengths to avoid being identified as hungry or poor. No one complains about the poor quality of the school lunches because no one wants to admit to needing them. No one talks openly about a shortage of food at home. The stigma surrounding poverty is a powerful force in the life of a 14-year-old and it adds to the invisibility of hunger at school. That's why I consider Carina's "outing" herself as poor and hungry an act of bravery. Her words — and Chris's response — helped show how conditions at school often mask tough realities at home.
The stigma surrounding poverty is a powerful force in the life of a fourteen year-old and it adds to the invisibility of hunger at school.
This is why "no excuses" policies and demands that students be tougher or grittier ring false to me. My students are already tremendously tough, unbelievably gritty. The problem is not that they need to be tougher or that I need to make fewer excuses. The problem is that they already have too many reasons to be tough — lack of food, relatives in prison, threats of eviction or deportation, parents sick or addicted, caring for younger siblings — and that adults at school rarely see the full picture. I spend fifty hours a week at school and I still don't always see the full picture. It's hard to imagine how policymakers, who are so distant from my students' day-to-day realities, can claim to see them better than I can.
Hunger is not just a problem for urban students like mine. Even in the suburbs, a staggering 40 percent of public school students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. Nationally, 48 percent of public school students are low-income, up sharply in the past decade. Meanwhile, the food stamp program is under attack; earlier this year, Congress passed a farm bill that cuts it by nearly $1 billion annually and in my state of Pennsylvania, harsh new asset tests make it difficult for families to access the program's benefits. Although our nation's hungry children are growing in number, they cannot speak out for themselves. If we hope to improve educational outcomes, we need to speak out for them by demanding policies that ensure they can come to class well-fed and ready to learn. Anything less is inexcusable.
This commentary is part of a series produced for the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education by educators across the country who want to illustrate the impact of poverty on their classrooms, schools and communities and propose education policies with real promise to weaken the poverty-education link.
Kathleen Melville is a member of the CTQ Collaboratory and co-founder of Teachers Lead Philly.


John Adams is an ELIF with Mass Mutual Life and formerly served as President of the Agents Advisory committee with Connecticut Mutual Life. He specializes in Disability Income, Long Term Care, and Estate Planning for his clients. He is a Past President of the South Mississippi Estate Planning Council, and is a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table.


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Brothers Past: A Wonderful Day
A Wonderful Day, the second CD by the Philadelphia-based progressive jam band Brothers Past, chronicles a long night's journey into insomnia with harrowing precision. Part Pink Floyd, part Radiohead and all captivatingly bizarre, Brothers Past fills almost 64 minutes with beautiful-sounding paranoia about the thoughts that creep into your mind when you're trying to sleep. "This is a record about the night," reads the liner notes. "It is about the unknown. It's about what lies in the shadows waiting. It's the idea that maybe things will be different tomorrow � It's the realization that nothing's perfect."
Including this disc, which may meander a bit too much for some listeners. But insomnia � what a concept to explore, both musically and lyrically. Some of the 11 tracks here border on pop rock (the title cut and "The Mirror"), with pleasing melodies and three-part vocal harmonies. But others ("Night Villains" and "Monsters Come Out At Night") emerge from a deeper and darker place, as blasts of electronica � Rick Lowenberg plays both real drums and electronic drums � and space rock propel extended free-form jam sessions. Brothers Past spent two weeks writing and recording A Wonderful Day and more than 100 hours mixing it. The effort paid off, as you'll be up all night trying to hear a misplaced note of distortion or fuzz in this multi-textured sonic assault.
Don't listen to A Wonderful Day to help fight insomnia, though. Sure, some of the music may hypnotize you with its melancholy, but it'll also mess with your mind and keep you awake. In fact, if you're in the mood, A Wonderful Day makes for an even better night.
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Related Link: Official Brothers Past Web Site

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Just What Do We Mean When We Say "Best Practices" in a Project Context?
"Best Practices" is a term which is used very loosely in project as well as other business contexts. Often people use the term when they mean those practices which can be employed with high probability of success across organizational or company boundaries.
Let me give you an example from real life that may bring this meaning home. My wife and I usually divide up the laundry duties. She starts the washing machine and I dry and fold the clothes in the dryer. Our daily wash load usually consists of two or three bath towels, four hand towels, four wash clothes and various other white goods. Now, from my experience with folding the dryer load many times, I have developed a practice whereby I always fold the bath towels first. Why? Because, removing the largest load items from the dryer makes it easier and more productive to fold the remaining clothes. It is faster. I have established this as a Best Practice within my household context.
Now, if I were to tell my neighbor on our cul-de-sac that he could employ my "Best Practice" to speed up his laundry process, I may or may not be correct. My "Best Practice" may not apply equally across the board to others. Why? Because he has a different laundry context. He may have a different size or composition of laundry load which doesn't yield a faster operation because of its unique context.
That is why we must be careful not to assume that one project's or company's Best Practices might be applied equally well to another context. It is only after repeated application of the "Best Practice" in a similar project or business context that we can define it as a true Best Practice.
Of course, some basic business practices like using a template for notes for a meeting might be applied across the board as a Best Practice because of the tried and true nature of using such a template in many contexts.
I hope this has cast a new light on project Best Practices for you.
The laundry part had me laughing as I have argued about that exact point before!
I've heard the "Best Practice" term tossed around the company I work for, but didn't know the real meaning of what it meant. I was surfing the meaning online when I came across your comment/post. Your explanation and example (which was really unique and simple) helped me understand the meaning in simple terms. Great post, and thanks for keeping it simple and comprehensible.


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"Every minority in America is treated like a problem long before they are treated like a person," began a member of the Arab American Action Network's (AAAN's) Youth Organizing Program at a community event last week. During the summer of 2012, a small group of youth at the AAAN was determined to begin a community-based campaign to put an end to racial, national, and religious profiling by law enforcement, which saw a sharp increase subsequent to the events of 9/11. The youth of the campaign have conducted surveys, data analysis, and extensive research, and have built alliances across racial lines with other organizations, communities, and youth to further their ultimate goal of equality and justice for all. On Thursday, August 13th, AAAN youth publicly and officially launched the campaign at a community town hall meeting that attracted 175 people.
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The town hall began with an introduction calling community members to action, making clear that without action, being educated on the issue alone is no longer sufficient. The call to action was followed by spoken word poetry presentations, emphasizing the increase in police violence fueled by systemic racism and racial profiling. The same theme was represented throughout a 'zine, entitled Liberty and Justice for All? which was distributed to every guest. This 'zine, along with a corresponding video also created by AAAN youth, described common misconceptions about law enforcement's roles, responsibilities, and duties, and presented data culled from the community survey.
Later, members of the Youth Organizing Program discussed the mission of the campaign, and described specific tools and tactics law enforcement uses in racial profiling. The presenters introduced the attendees to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and the use of informants to spy and entrap members of the community, and further described the possible courses of action community members can take to combat such tactics. The end of the presentation was another call to action for community members to get involved and join the AAAN in fighting the policies of racial, national, and religious profiling. The next steps in the campaign include publication of a report with the complete survey results; demanding an end to the usage of SARs and the use of entrapment and informants within our communities; and hosting of accountability sessions with law enforcement agencies on these issues. Some FOIA requests have been submitted, but there have not been any responses yet.
The youth then transitioned to present some of the results of a survey they wrote and conducted, which reached over 450 members of Chicago's Arab and Muslim communities. The questions asked participants about their experiences with various law enforcement agencies, as well as their feelings toward agencies like local police departments, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The analysis of the statistics were displayed through interaction with members of the audience, who were asked to stand up according to the corresponding sticker color on their chair once each fact from the survey was read. This provided a visual representation of the statistics that were being shared. The audience was surprised to learn some of these statistics, such as that one in every twelve community members surveyed by the AAAN had been approached by an informant. These facts, as the youth stated, added additional significance and legitimacy to their campaign, and have paved the way for the future publication of a professional survey report to be used for community education.
Veronica Morris Moore from F.L.Y. and Idalia Cervantes from ICIRR
The town hall ended with a panel discussion including Veronica Morris Moore from Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY), Idalia Cervantes from the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), and the testimony of a member of the AAAN's Arab Women's Committee whose son experienced profiling and harassment, read by Rasmea Odeh. The panelists identified the issue of racial profiling and structural racism as it affects the Black, Latino, and Arab communities across Chicagoland and the U.S. The panelists not only embodied the solidarity and coming together of different groups with similar missions, but they also underscored the cross-community struggles against discrimination by law enforcement. Examples of such struggles include the escalating violence, abuse, and neglect inside the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center; the lack of a level-one adult trauma center on the Southside of Chicago; and the challenges faced by immigrants and refugees in asserting their rights to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of society.
The AAAN-youth organized town hall meeting was not only informative and entertaining, but also, in numerous ways, enlightening. At its conclusion, everyone was reminded that they each had the ability and the power to bring about change and that, as panelist Cervantes added, "Activism is irreversible and can only generate more positive change."
Manar Daghash is a member of the AAAN Youth Organizing Program.
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Fourth of July: Patriotic Outfits and Fireworks over the Hudson River
Ahhhh, the Fourth of July. My favorite holiday. Ever. :) Surprisingly, I–until yesterday–had never spent a Fourth in New York City. I always seem to end up at my parents' house on the shore in Ocean City, New Jersey. But this year, the stars aligned… and Mitch and I (along with our Hoboken crew) were able to watch the Macy's fireworks explode over Manhattan. It was breathtaking. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, full of family, friends, and red-white-and-blue treats!
Dress: Modcloth, similar here (but cuter?! Love horse prints, ha.) / Sandals: Jack Rogers, same in platinum here (I'm a huge platinum fan), but I also love the cork version (which I feel like I talk about ALL the time… sorry!), and the navy/white version (Swoon, swoon, swoon!) Actually, wait. New obsession: Nantucket gold version. (AH!) / Necklace: Groopdealz, original inspiration here and same necklace in white here / Bag: Kate Spade, similar here in black, yellow/cream, green and yellow, here in navy/cream stripe and green/cream stripe, and here in orange/pink and green/blue / Earrings: J.Crew, more affordable version here (WOWZAH–Super cheap today!) / Watch: Marc Jacobs, also loving the teal, brown, rose gold, black, and multi-colored versions! / Bracelets: Stella & Dot and Forever21, similar here by J.Crew, and here by Kate (LOVE.)
Oh–And so sorry I've been neglecting the blog lately. Mitch and I have been a bit swamped with wedding projects. But we had the most productive day ever, today! We got so much done. Our next task is getting our marriage license. Which has shockingly been far more difficult than we'd imagined. We wanted to get it done before school let out, but–of course–the department's hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (precisely when we had to be at work). We assumed we'd be able to get it when we got back from California, but the department is closed until next week. So it looks like we'll be taking a few back-and-forth trips from the Jersey Shore to the city in the following days! But, hey. My two favorite places in the world. I really can't complain. ;)
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How to be a successful Toastmaster?
A copy of the article which got published in Chennai Speakers Forum & TCS Maitree Orators Toastmasters Club Newsletters.
It was the year 2010, I was serving as the President of Chennai Toastmasters Club. A guest in his mid-20s approached me at the end of the meeting and asked, "Sir! I'm completely impressed by the meeting. Can I complete the entire course in just 1 year? I'm very busy with lot of other activities and I want to complete this course soon".
He is not an exception. Very recently, I was approached by a young toastmaster who said "Sir! I am doing my under graduation now and I have lots of spare time. I want to complete my DTM in the next two years".
I have seen several toastmasters who want to complete their speaking projects and leadership assignments, soon. Public Speaking and Leadership are skills that are developed by practicing, participating and performing. There are absolutely NO SHORTCUTS. If there is one magic pill that you can swallow before going to the bed and wake up as a competent speaker the next day morning, everybody will be a competent speaker today.
Being regular is the most important trait of a successful toastmaster. What happens to an athlete, when he/she doesn't exercise regularly; when he/she doesn't attend practice sessions regularly? Mastering the art of public speaking is very similar to sports – it requires regular practice. What better platform can you get to regularly practice your skills than a toastmasters club?
Performing adequate research is important for any assignment that you do – not just in toastmasters. Charles E. Jones, a famous author said "Five years from now you'll be the same person you are today except for the books you read and the people you meet". It is very true. As a toastmaster, we need to develop habits of reading books, reading newspapers, attending educational programs, participating in contests and continuously learning new things by research. Research helps us to discover new ways of doing things, it helps us to constantly innovate and discover a BETTER YOU!
Our District 82 Champions TM Alexandar Babu, and TM Guruprasad delivered a 7 minutes humorous speech to win the prestigious 1st and 3rd positions respectively in the district conference, Reverberations 2012. Can you imagine how many times they would've rehearsed before their most memorable performance at the District? They rehearsed at least a 50 times for months together, before their final performance at the district. If great champions have to rehearse for at least 50 times before their performance, how many times should we rehearse before giving our speech at the club? A successful toastmaster, rehearses multiple times before they do any performance in toastmasters.
Let us take the following resolution to become a successful communicator and a leader.
wonderful post and an eye opener dear author.


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Globeleq Acquires Egyptian Solar Plant
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LONDON and CAIRO, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Globeleq, the leading independent power company in Africa, has completed the acquisition of the ARC for Renewable Energy S.A.E (ARC) 66 MWp solar PV plant located at the Benban Solar Park near Aswan, Egypt.
The ARC plant was developed by the SECI Energia, Enerray and Desert Technologies consortium as part of the second round of the Egyptian government's feed-in-tariff program. It achieved commercial operation on 4 November 2019 and provides clean electricity to the Egyptian Electricity and Transmission Company (EETC) under a 25-year power purchase agreement. The project was financed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Globeleq's shareholder, CDC Group (CDC), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Europe Arab Bank and Finance in Motion.
Globeleq will also provide ARC with asset management services and oversee the operation and maintenance contractor, GILA Al Tawakol. During the acquisition process, Globeleq supported the original developers and lenders to achieve the final take over certificate under the EPC contracts and ensure the project performs optimally. ARC will be connected to Globeleq's remote monitoring centre in Cape Town, South Africa, and will benefit from the extensive experience of its African based operations team and complemented by a talented team based in Cairo and Aswan. The local team will be led by Ghada Darwish as Country Manager.
Egypt is one of the largest markets for renewable energy projects in Africa and aims to have 42% of renewable generation by 2035. The country is as a key target market for Globeleq and this acquisition provides a platform to support further investments in the country, including in solar PV, wind, battery energy storage and, in the longer-term, water desalination and green hydrogen projects.
Mike Scholey, CEO of Globeleq indicated: "This transaction is an excellent opportunity to acquire an operational asset with an established team. The Egyptian government has set ambitious renewable energy targets and, as one of the largest investors in renewable power in Africa, we are pleased to support Egypt to deploy more renewable energy projects."
The British Ambassador to Egypt, Gareth Bayley OBE, said: "I am pleased to see Globeleq's commitment to the Egyptian renewable energy market. As the UK prepares to host, in just two weeks, the landmark COP26 Climate Change Conference, investments like this shine a light on clean growth, at the heart of the UK's trade agenda. We will continue our support for Egypt's ambitious sustainable energy strategy. Congratulations to Globeleq on this important milestone, and I look forward to seeing many more high-value and high-profile UK investments in Egypt's renewable energy sector in future."
Bertrand de La Borde, Global Head Energy & Mining at IFC commented: "As a long-term strategic investor with excellent operational performance in renewable energy, we are fully supportive of Globeleq's acquisition. The company continues to create sustainable energy businesses, which support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, through investment in affordable, renewable generation."
Holger Rothenbusch, Managing Director and Head Infrastructure and Climate, CDC Group said: "Globeleq's commitment to increasing the supply of renewable energy across Africa is vital and we are proud to be on this journey together. The acquisition of ARC ensured the plant reached completion, achieved optimal performance and benefits from the presence of a long-term strategic investor with extensive track record in Africa.
Globeleq is playing a key role in unlocking Africa's huge renewable potential. The company has invested in the sector since 2002, and since 2014, has operated some of the very first large-scale solar and wind plants in South Africa. Globeleq continues to expand and currently majority owns and operates nine solar PV and wind projects across the continent. It is nearing completion of its 52MWp Malindi solar plant in Kenya and recently broke ground on a 19MWp solar plus 2MW (7MWh) battery energy storage project in Mozambique, where it also prequalified for a solar tender and is developing two new wind projects.
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Mouthwash help's to rinse away food debris and bacteria after brushing, but it's not an essential part of a good oral hygiene routine. However, it doesn't do any harm either, and might help to fight bad breath.
Many people like rinsing with mouthwash after brushing their teeth, because they feel that the mouthwash is clearing away whatever loose debris is remaining in their mouth.
While this is true, rinsing with water after brushing is equally effective.
It's important to note that while mouthwash is a good addition is to an effective oral hygiene routine, it is not a substitute for regular brushing and flossing. That said, it can help freshen your breath, and it's mostly harmless.
For example, a recent study in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine found that some mouthwashes could raise blood pressure by wiping out a type of mouth bacteria that helps the body generate nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is known to play a critical role in protecting the cardiovascular system, including regulating blood pressure.
This particular study however, focused on mouthwashes that contain a strong antibacterial agent called chlorhexidine, which is generally only available by prescription. It was also a very small study of only 19 participants, and therefore more research is required to support its findings.
Since the 1990s, studies have suggested that mouthwashes that contain alcohol may contribute to the development of oral cancers. However, many experts say that these studies are flawed and focus on excessive mouthwash use—three or more rinses a day.
In addition, several review studies have failed to find links between the alcohol found in mouthwash and cancer.
It is important to be aware, though, that mouthwashes with alcohol in them can dry out your mouth, so if you have issues with dry mouth, choose an alcohol-free brand.
Antiseptic or antibacterial mouth rinses present a more complicated issue. Only people who suffer from gum disease or with harmful types of oral bacteria should use these types of rinses. If you're thinking of using one, be sure to consult with your dentist first.
If you have healthy teeth and a healthy mouth, select a mild mouthwash without alcohol or strong antibacterial agents.
Ultimately, mouthwash might feel nice and refreshing to use, but it really doesn't do much other than (possibly) help reduce bad breath. If you like mouthwash, there's no medical reason not to use it in moderation, but if you want to save some money, just rinse with water instead.
Have more questions about caring for your oral health? Contact our Surrey dentists to book an appointment.


For different reasons, Memmert has to undergo a recertification process every three years in accordance with the worldwide strictest quality management system for medical devices DIN EN ISO 13485. The most important reason is clear: highest possible safety for our clients.
In many aspects, the DIN EN ISO 13485:2012, as it is called in its current version, is congruent with the international standard for quality management, the DIN EN ISO 9001. Compared to the latter however, it sets out additional requirements such as, among other things, product traceability, introduction of risk management processes, the validation of manufacturing software, maintenance and monitoring, validation of product design and development as well as measures for sterility and cleaning. This discerning quality management system has a decisive advantage for our clients: they can rely on the entire product range to correspond with the highest quality and safety standards.
Everyone has heard about it, but most do not know what it means: the CE label, without which no product whatsoever can be placed on the market in the European Union. For patient safety reasons, the requirements for medical devices in particular are extremely strict.
For the latter, the CE label verifies conformity with the corresponding European guidelines, for example in regard to risk safety and usability. An independent testing and certification authority is in charge of the positive conformity assessment of the Memmert INCOmed CO2 incubators and the S hot air sterilisers. Moreover, the certified QM system in accordance with ISO 13485 is an imperative requirement for the distribution of medical devices.


i tried contacting matt. it says he cannot receive messages??? matt if your reading this, how much for 2 foot pedal kits? thanks mike in mass.
Heres his email from the vendors section.
Hi - Not sure what the problem is. I have been receiving messages from people so I'm not sure why I didn't get mikes. Sorry for any hassle!!
Glenn - do you see any reason why I'm not getting messages? Can you send me a test PM?


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The psychotherapy work of Paul Adams of Windsor is focused on helping people to overcome challenges and problems they face and to guide them in finding greater purpose and meaning in their lives.
Through psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, Paul works with people to address a wide variety of concerns, including emotional and mental issues that involve: depression, anxiety and panic attacks, eating disorders, addictions, and the issues faced by survivors of childhood abuse. He also works with individuals in mid-life who, having completed most of life's goals, feel stuck and are suffering a loss of energy and lack of direction as to where to go next.
As a Jungian psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, Paul Adams guides individuals towards a deeper self-inquiry that helps lead to change in one or more areas of their life. For optimal treatment results, he offers different approaches to psychotherapy and analysis that are tailored to individual personalities and needs.
It is important to find the right person to guide you through your emotional pain and personal difficulties. Paul provides a comfortable environment for free expression and discussion. You will be in a safe place as you confront your fears, concerns, and stresses.
If you feel that you or someone you care about is ready for change, but don't know where to begin, Paul Adams can help point your life in the right direction.
If you would like more information or you would like to book an appointment, please call (519-971-9224) or email.


Who says you need sleep on weekends? You get up and get out there.
Yesterday I went for the Nike VaporMax launch event and got my hands on my very own pair of The Nike Air VaporMax shoes (which are jaw-droppingly gorgeous, btw.) Also met the Nike Running Squad (Shaleena Nathani, Jaie Bhadane, Juhi Godambe and Shraddha Sashidhar) there with whom I had an amazing time chatting everything about running and fitness in general. It was inspiring to learn about how Shaleena manages her hectic schedule while still finding time to run. Jaie is an accomplished graphic designer who runs and trains extensively in her spare time. Juhi is one of India's youngest and most followed fashion blogger. Shraddha is a national level basket ball player, sports has been a big part of her life throughout. Who could have thought running could introduce you to such strong, amazing and successful people. Each unique in their own beautiful way.
Post the event, we sport suited up and began warming up to start our run. The gods were kind, I couldn't have asked for a better weather and people for the run. The beautiful overcast weather with a backdrop of Bandra Worli Sea link and just enough drizzle to make it a perfect day for running. The run was a joy, the wind caressing my face and ruffling my curls was exhilarating.
Smiling and motivating each other along the way, we completed our run. Looking down at my NRC app I realised I completed almost 3 kms in about 20 minutes. I've just started using the app, and it's already got me hooked.
When I crossed the finish line, I realised running isn't boring, or a task that you have to finish, it is something more than that. It is a surreal experience which can only be felt. Many runners become obsessed with times. The need to break the 40-minute barrier for the 10K, for example, or run under four hours for a marathon, can become an obsession, but for me running is all about a competition with myself. What I like about running is that anyone can be a runner because all it takes is putting one foot in front of the other as fast as you can and for as long as you can. You don't need marathons to start running, just get out of your bed and put on your running shoes, play some upbeat music and you are good to go.
As I am not a regular runner, I felt my mind was tired before my body. So I believe your mind needs training as much as your body does, you need to believe that you can do it and start with baby steps, then build on it.
I cannot wait to continue my running journey with Nike.
I hopy you'all are doing well.


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Q: How do I convert number to binary just by using the math functions in Python? My assignment is to make a code to change a number between 0 and 255 to binary. All we have learned is the print, input, and the math functions? How would I code it so that when I have it ask for a number I can type the number in and it will go through the process of converting it?

A: First off, 2^8 = 256, but your input range is 0 => 255.  So you don't have to worry about 2^8.  Now, for base conversion, we usually work left to right like this
     128   64  32  16   8   4   2   1
147   1    0   0   1    0   0   1   1
     147   19  19  3    3   3   1   0

Running totals along the bottom row and converting 147 from decimal yields 10010011 in binary.  And now you can replicate the same using code.  As a starting point, you probably want something along the following lines
user_input = . . . # get the input from the user
running_total = user_input
for exponent in range(7, -1, -1):
    # if my running total is greater than 2**exponent
    # subtract 2**exponent from the running total and
    # print 1 else print 0
    pass

n.b. there are all sorts of fancy ways to do this, and base conversion is a lot of fun when you get into it.


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We will then match your project funding requirements with our current funding opportunities and invite you to complete a full application or contact you for further information.
Depending on application volumes it can take up to fifteen working days to come back to you, but usually, it's a lot sooner than that.
We have funding available for a wide range of community purposes. For example, emergency and crisis support, addressing the effects of the cost of living crisis, crime prevention, enhancing the natural environment, improving physical health and wellbeing, supporting young people, elderly people and people with a disability and developing social enterprises.
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The Integrated Care Board Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme is aimed at community groups who wish to provide and promote new initiatives to develop the resilience and the emotional health and mental wellbeing of children and young people. We welcome applications to support children and young people up to the age of 25 years in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly with their emotional health and mental wellbeing.
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For the expression of interest form and we will match your project funding requirements with our current funding opportunities.
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The #iwill Fund looks to support social action activities that create opportunities for young people aged 10-20 (or 25 for disabled people) to develop their potential and their capacity to significantly contribute to their community. Social action involves activities such as campaigning, fundraising and volunteering and has huge potential to create enjoyable opportunities and skills development for young people, and in turn benefit the local people and places.
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Grants range between £1,000 and £10,000, the average grant award is £5,000
Outcomes will be communicated by the end of January 2023 at the latest.
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The Clare Milne Trust supports disability projects in Cornwall.
Grants of up to £2,500 are available for groups in Cornwall
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
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The Cornwall Women's Fund aims to support community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly where women and girls will be the main beneficiaries, and to inspire ambition and enable achievement.
Grants range from £500 to a maximum of £5,000
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Enables charitable organisations to hold a pot of funds to distribute small grants to individuals in crisis
Charitable organisations reaching people in Crisis can apply for an initial £500 to distribute small amounts, usually no more than £100 when there is a need for immediate help, to alleviate destitution or poverty. Top-up requests can be requested after the initial reporting has been received.
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The Caledonia Investments Charitable Foundation aims to support community projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly which address the interrelated issues of financial planning, debt management and the financial education of adults and children.
Grants range from £5,000 - £20,000, although higher or lower awards are available depending on the circumstances
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To support the wellbeing of individuals, especially those faced with hardship through poor health or low income living within the old borough of Penzance including Gulval, Mousehole, Paul, Newlyn, Ludgvan, Marazion and Madron.
Grants are awarded up to £500
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Grants will range from £1000 to £5000
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The South West Enterprise Fund is a new fund aiming to support a variety of young Cornish people aged between 18 - 30 years old who do not have the initial starter funds to get their business ideas off the ground. The fund is for 2 sets of young people:
1. Those who have already shown some initiative in getting their new business off the ground
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Grants range from £200 to £2,000, donations will vary depending on individual requirements
Applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis
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The Surviving Winter Fund aims to raise money to offer financial support to the people most at risk in Cornwall, helping them to stay warm, active and healthy. Grants are made over the winter months to charitable organisations and agencies throughout Cornwall, for distribution to people on low incomes who are struggling to heat their homes and maintain a reasonable quality of life.
Organisations can apply for a sum of between £500 and £5,000
These funds are for distribution in the winter months only, all funds must be spent by 31st March 2023. Decisions are made weekly.
Welcome Fund
The Welcome Fund aims to raise money to offer financial support to refugees in Cornwall. Organisations can apply for a sum of funds between £500 – £2,000, depending on capacity, and distribute at their discretion to refugees in their local area. Usually, individuals or families will be known to the organisation through their service delivery. We ask that no more than £250 is made available to any one individual.
Grants range from £500 - £2,000
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For young carers aged 18 or under where their duties go beyond what would be expected for a person of their age. An application for a grant must be made by an organisation for the benefit of any young carer resident in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly who requires support.
The average grant awarded is £200 per carer
Young and Talented Cornwall
The Young and Talented Fund, now headed by Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, strives to help those young individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding talent in a particular field – such as sport, the arts, science, voluntary service and enterprise – but are struggling to achieve their ambition or progress in their chosen career because of hardship or disability.
Although larger sums are sometimes given, most grants are in the range £500 - £1,500
The next Awarding Panel meeting will be on the 21st March 2023
Young and Talented Cornwall Creative Writing Award
The Young & Talented Cornwall Creative Writing Award aims to support and encourage young writers in Cornwall, between the ages of 16 and 23. They are especially hoping to support those from disadvantaged and challenging backgrounds. The award will be a mix of both mentoring with an established writer based in Cornwall (face-to-face sessions supported by email contact) and a cash award of up to £1,000 together with a reading award of £150 worth of books. The mentoring support is offered for a period of up to a year.
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Q: AWS Cloudfront POST request with signed cookies I have a problem for POST request to cloudfront with signed cookies using custom policy.
Recently I changed domain. Before that both GET and POST requests worked well. Now POST request doesn't work.
I think I set up every thing same as before.
Detail situation is like this.
1.GET request to Cloudfront (domain: https://cdn.myexampledomain.com)  from https://myexampledomain.com still works fine.
2.I use S3 as origin and GET/POST requests directly to S3 works fine. No CORS problem.
3.However, preflight request to Cloudfront fails.

and I got this error in console.
No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested
resource. Origin 'https://myexampledomain.com is therefore not allowed
access. The response had HTTP status code 403.

Funnier thing is when I click "replay XHR" in Chrome developer tool, POST request WORKS fine with signed Cookies and gets 201 Created response. This makes me crazy.

I tried CURL and POSTMAN to test POST request and both worked successfully as expected. This is not Chrome browser problem. Same happens in Safari, Firefox.

*I am using AngularJS for client app. I suspected angular but GET/POST requests to S3 directly are fine. (and GET request to Cloudfront)
POST request body and cookie is like this.

Amazon S3 CORS is like follows.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CORSConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
    <CORSRule>
        <AllowedOrigin>https://myexampledomain.com</AllowedOrigin>
        <AllowedMethod>GET</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>PUT</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>POST</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>DELETE</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>HEAD</AllowedMethod>
        <MaxAgeSeconds>3000</MaxAgeSeconds>
        <AllowedHeader>*</AllowedHeader>
    </CORSRule>
</CORSConfiguration>

This is my custom policy. expireTime is set correctly.
{
    "Statement": [
      {
        "Condition":{
          "DateLessThan":{"AWS:EpochTime":expireTime}
        }
      }
    ]
}

and cloudfront behavior setting

I am spending two days for this problem. Any small help will be appreciated.

A: You can see in your OPTIONS response that CORS headers are not being set. That should be your first pointer.
Then look at your configurations of S3 and you can see that you are not setting CORS headers for OPTIONS request.
So add
<AllowedMethod>OPTIONS</AllowedMethod>
to your configurations, result:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CORSConfiguration xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
    <CORSRule>
        <AllowedOrigin>https://myexampledomain.com</AllowedOrigin>
        <AllowedMethod>GET</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>PUT</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>POST</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>DELETE</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>HEAD</AllowedMethod>
        <AllowedMethod>OPTIONS</AllowedMethod>
        <MaxAgeSeconds>3000</MaxAgeSeconds>
        <AllowedHeader>*</AllowedHeader>
    </CORSRule>
</CORSConfiguration>

On your screenshot you can see that in cloudfront you have OPTIONS enabled already, so it should work now.
I am repalying to this because I have similar problem with ng-file-upload, not sending cookies with OPTIONS method and so my pre-flight is throwing error that it is unauthorized. When you fix your config, can you please post if you still get error so I know where the problem could be?


A moisture vaporator was a relatively simple device used to harvest excess atmospheric humidity. It was ground-based and used on planets such as Tatooine.
The device comprised any number of tall slender refrigerated pipes (usually one). When hot, moist air came into contact with one of the frigid tubes, the humidity immediately condensed into droplets of pure water that ran down the tubes and into underground storage tanks.
A properly maintained moisture vaporator could usually collect enough water to sustain three average Humans, even on hot desert planets like Tatooine, and Geonosis; water could be collected from air with a moisture content of as little as 1.3%. Because of the delicate nature of the machines, regular maintenance was usually required.
Patch-in droids were often used as counterparts to the vaporators, as the droids translated the binary language they spoke, for the benefit of the operators.
During the Jedi Civil War, Czerka Corporation was known to produce vaporators for use in its more arid outposts, such as Anchorhead on the planet Tatooine. Former Sith Lord Revan was known to have obtained several of these as part of a negotiated deal with a local tribe of Tusken Raiders.
The Republic Army deployed vaporators during the Clone Wars to help reduce the amount of potable water that had to be shipped on transports.
The Tatooine Moisture Farm Collective existed to protect the planet's water supply. Together with the Bestine Chamber of Commerce, they sometimes employed hunters to kill the wild creatures that damaged the vaporators. One Tatooine moisture farm, the Lars homestead, had 63 separate GX-8 water vaporators on property.
After filming A New Hope, the vaporators outside the Lars homestead were left there, and are still visited by tourists to the Tunisian desert.
This article uses material from the "Moisture vaporator" article on the Starwars wiki at Wikia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.


A spacious industrial premises conveniently located on the outskirts of the popular tourist town of Penzance, with easy access to the A30 trunk road and the A394. Situated on a well established business park the unit is available with the benefit of a new lease.
The unit is available by way of a new proportionally Full Repairing and Insuring Lease, with other terms to be agreed.
The unit is double height, which could allow for a mezzanine floor to be added. The unit also benefits from a roller shutter door, WC and an area in which you can make tea/coffee/hot drinks.
Long Rock Industrial Estate is a very busy, well established business park located just outside of Penzance. The estate is home to many local and nationally known occupiers - including Travis Perkins, Screwfix and Euro Car Parts.


2009-12-03 Developers Conference Call - Resources - OpenMRS Wiki for your Wiki!
There was no set agenda.
Discussion on the roadmap and what will go into 1.6. Darius & Justin are working on roadmap issues.
Consensus was that it's better to move minor (bumpable) tickets to the 1.7 release now rather than later. Need to identify what tickets are bumpable. Darius has identified some; Win will look at his tickets too. Burke's ticket can move to 1.7.
Further discussion on IdentifierValidator issues from the last few days on mailing list.


The folks at the Cleveland Saltwater Enthusiasts Association (C-SEA) may be situated near Lake Erie—one of our freshwater Great Lakes—but on Saturday, October 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., they'll be steeped in salt water as they host the 2016 C-SEA Frag Swap at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds in Berea, Ohio. This exciting event will feature a dizzying array of coral/invert vendors, awesome raffle prizes, great discounts on products, and much, much more.
Included in the "much, much more" will be a talk by yours truly and Caribbean Chris from 12:00 to around 1:00 p.m. CC and I will be speaking (actually, I'll do most of the talking and CC will provide the visuals) directly from our "wheelhouse" on the role content providers play in the marine aquarium hobby, as well as some of the challenges to effective communication we've encountered along the way.
After our presentation concludes, Marc Levenson of the extremely popular Melev's Reef and Reef Addicts will give a talk from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., followed by a meet-and-greet from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. The raffle will kick off at 3:00 and continue until all items are given away.
Part of C-SEA's mission is "to foster the growth of a sustainable marine aquarium hobby through education and responsible reef husbandry by its members in a family oriented community environment." That aligns perfectly with our objectives here at Saltwater Smarts, so Chris and I are both thrilled to throw our support behind C-SEA and their upcoming frag swap—and we hope you will too!
If you'll be in the Cleveland area—or can get there—on Saturday, October 22, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., be sure to stop by the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds to chat with me and Chris, listen to and meet Marc Levenson, hobnob with fellow hobbyists (do people still hobnob?), take advantage of all the terrific deals, and, if you've got the tank space, maybe take home a new coral specimen or two.
If you'd like more information on the 2016 C-SEA Frag Swap, be sure to visit the Cleveland Saltwater Enthusiasts Association's website at c-sea.org.


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Another day, another spotlight! If you are or represent an upcoming artist, designer, dancer, etc., please visit our Features/Submissions page for more info on how to be featured on The Spotlight!
Today, we have business owner and graphic designer Duane Lindsey II!
Duane owns his own production company DLINDZ Productions, which offers web and graphic design, video production, and photography! He got his start back in the Myspace days, loving the celebrity page designs on the social media site, and soon started learning how to do his own custom layouts. Once the designer had the Adobe Photoshop program down and was creating his own layouts, he started designing layouts for other people. Soon after his high school graduation in Akron, OH, Duane moved to Atlanta, GA, where he has resided for the last 9 years. "[I] felt that it was more opportunities to excel here in whatever I decided to do for a living," he said of the move.
I asked Duane about what made him turn his love for graphic design into a real business. "Honestly, I didn't really plan on starting one initially. I was just doing what I enjoyed to do," the entrepreneur admitted. "But I decided to go ahead and start a business once I was starting to get an overwhelming amount of people asking me to make stuff for them. I started charging people to really cut me some slack. That was when I saw the potential in myself to actually pursue a business using all my skills."
With his talent and business savvy, Duane has been able to achieve a lot since he started, including managing rap group, The LVRDS, which he says is his biggest accomplishment. Because of their potential to grow and become better, he has pushed himself to grow and enhance his skills in order to make them look better. Because of this, they've gotten the opportunity to open up for acts such as B.o.B and Usher. Another proud moment of his includes working with PJ of Famous 2 Most (F2M). He was even formally with We Are Toonz when the Nae Nae dance was created. Duane created the Nae Nae logo and directed the viral video that helped the dance tremendously on social media and YouTube. He also created Famous 2 Most's Whip Dance logo (and viral video which has over 4 Million views on YouTube!
The creation of the popular Nae Nae Dance came about for Duane when former LVRDS member PJ called on some of his old dance members to join We Are Toonz for a dance competition. While they were practicing, trying to figure out a dance move to put in their routine, PJ did a funny dance move imitating a ghetto girl. Fellow group member Levi told him to do it again cause it was funny but it was dope at the same time, and he told PJ to put his hand up while doing it. That's how the Nae Nae was created. While no new work is currently on the horizon with DLINDZ Productions and We Are Toonz, Duane hopes they work together again in the future.
In addition to The LVRDS and Famous 2 Most, Duane has also worked with Freco & Merlo (creators of the Drop Dance), Keem, Young Mafia Inc (creators of the Swazzze Shuffle) and producer Bangladesh who produced hits such as "A Milli" for Lil' Wayne and "Lemonade" for Gucci Mane.
Over the next five years, Duane would like to build an ambitious team as well as a good foundation for his business. He would also like to help other people in the same field who wish to start their own businesses doing what they love to do.
Check Duane out on his official website and YouTube page. You can also connect with him on Facebook and Twitter!


SYDNEY January 15, 2014 – Accessing Japan and travel within the country is becoming more convenient. Here is an introduction to some great new routes.
From October 2013, visitors to the southern island of Kyushu are able to see the island in style with the launch of The Seven Stars, luxury sleeper train, which will highlight the best sights of the island all while offering luxury on-board accommodation. The seven carriages of the new luxury train share 14 suits, each with a different design, fitted with en suite bathrooms and twin beds. The train's interior is fitted with unique Japanese features, such as hinoki cypress wood and Arita porcelain basins in the bathrooms, calligraphy art work and kumiko ramma dividing screens, combining a traditional and modern styling in Japanese and Western designs to create a new dimension in elegance and grace. Its concept is to offer a "harmony cruise" to its customers, with the 'harmony of Japan' (by cruising through Kyushu, exploring the cuisine, nature, people and culture); the 'harmony of human contact' (enjoy interacting with other travellers, locals and train staff); the 'harmony of tranquillity' (with a cruise that offers relaxation and contact with nature in all four seasons).
The name "Seven Stars" originates from the seven prefectures of Kyushu (Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Saga and Oita); the seven principal tourist attractions of Kyushu being nature, cuisine, hot springs, history and culture, power spots and friendliness, and the train being made of seven cars.
The train will give groups the chance to experience local cuisine, hot springs, natural scenery, and the island's distinct history and culture. The train will offer two and four day courses, all starting from Fukuoka's Hakata Station. Prices start from 155,000 yen (AU$1660) per person for the two day option, covering all rail, bus and other transportation costs/fares incurred during the specified itinerary, as well as meal costs, sightseeing costs, entertainment, accommodation costs and drinks from the mini bar.
From April to June 2014, there are two suit rooms available for international applicants on each course date. Bookings well in advance are required. For booking details visit: www.cruisetrain-sevenstars.jp/en/.
The famous Bullet Train (Shinkansen) will soon be reaching even further corners of the country at top speeds, with extensions to Kanazawa and Hakodate opening in 2014 and 2015. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, an extension of the Nagano Shinkansen Line, is planned to begin operations in spring 2015, linking the cities of Nagano and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The newly built E7 series shinkansen trains will be running on the line with maximum speeds of up to 260kph.
Jetstar will be launching a four times weekly non-stop service between Melbourne and Tokyo (Narita) from 29 April 2014. The Airbus A330 aircraft is scheduled to contain business and economy class seating.
The new route will make it easier and quicker for Victorian travellers to visit Japan, without having to waste time on transfers. Supplemented by Jetstar Japan's domestic connection, operating out of Narita Airport, offering flights to nine other cities across Japan, making it more convenient for Victorian travellers to connect to destinations such as Osaka, Fukuoka and Sapporo.


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Video of the Day: Azazel Jacobs' "I See"
According to Karina Longworth at Spout, "Azazel Jacobs has made a short film for the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The 90 minute film, called I See, is the first in a series that MoMA plans to commission, at the rate of one per year, from filmmakers who screen work in their spring New Directors/New Films series." His feature Momma's Man, which we'd also recommend (if just to see the nutty Tribeca apartment he grew up in), was part of last year's series. [Thanks for the tip, Sara.]


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Q: is the past simple possible here? This is an example from a grammar book:

When I was learning to drive I was living with my parents.

Is it possible to say:

When I was learning to drive I lived with my parents?

Usually living with your parents is not a temporary situation.

A: Yes ... but it doesn't really make much of a difference.  Either was living or lived suggests the situation was temporary.  For example:

When I was swimming every day, I got pretty tan.

The context suggests that, since I stopped swimming, I'm no longer as tan as I was.  The verb tense doesn't change the implied meaning.
Also, if possible it is good English style to have the same verb tense when associating two parallel events or items.  So was learning is paired with was living, which sounds nice.  However, this is entirely optional, and again either was living or lived is fine.
Lastly I think you may have some cultural bias.  In the US, adults living with their parents is often considered a sign of immaturity, and is often expressed as a temporary situation.  Of course, other countries have different cultural norms, so we have to be careful not to make assumptions.
That being said, many people in the US learn to drive from a young age (14-17 years old in most states) when they are expected to still be living with their parents.  So it suggests the writer is an adult, otherwise why mention the living situation.


They play themselves as a "nice" Family Business and run Four stores on Vancouver island. "Family Business" is code word for "we fire you/ cut your hours when we want and we will pay you a terrible wage in contrast to your large workload" I was literally let go after 3 weeks because the managers found some pretty girls and decided they don't need a guy working in the front of a bakery. Management is horrible, literally the week I got let go was the same week they FINALLY got back to me about my wage, the Head manager is very un-personable and is never around as well.


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Former Kebbi Governor Dakingari Arrested By The EFCC
A former Governor of Kebbi state Usman Dakingari has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that he laundered N3.8 billion from the state.
by SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK Oct 19, 2015
A former Governor of Kebbi state Usman Dakingari has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that he laundered N3.8 billion from the state. Former Gov. Usman Dakingari
Mr. Dakingari was detained at the EFCC headquarters around 10 AM Nigerian time. He is currently undergoing interrogation at the hands of EFCC investigators.
Mr. Dakingari is an in-law to late Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'dua.
Recently, the EFCC arrested Mr. Dakingari's wife, Zainab. She was accused of laundering N2billion for her husband.
Mr. Dakingari was elected governor of Kebbi state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2007.
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