Physical newspapers may be going the way of Vaudeville and the telegraph, but don't mothball your paper route just yet.
"Papergirl" is a bike-art project that seeks to deliver rolled-up works of art to random passers-by around the City. In a recent call for submissions, Papergirl's organizers ask artists to mail their work to a PO Box. The only requirement is that the art must be flexible enough to roll up.
The endeavor is a collaboration with Mission Bicycle Company and PUBLIC Bikes. Both companies have a sterling reputation among bike aficionados for their attention to aesthetics.
The deadline for submissions is Sept. 18, to be followed by an exhibition before the art is distributed. And then sometime after that, presumably, San Franciscans will want to keep their eyes out for hipsters bearing gifts.
San Francisco isn't the only city getting the Papergirl treatment. The project began in Berlin, where graffiti laws discourage postering. And across the North Sea, a Papergirl project in Manchester is currently soliciting submissions. Submissions to Papergirl Brooklyn are due next week, and last year's Papergirl Portland distributed over 200 pieces of art.
San Francisco's experiencing a boom in public art lately. A giant rocketship was just erected on the Embarcadero, and a giant Buddha has appeared in front of City Hall, the work of Zhang Huan.


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Q: ESLint issue when using babel module-resolver and typescript TS is not inferring the type when using resolved imports, but it does when using relative imports.  Any help would be appreciated.

useTheme has

"Unsafe call of an 'any' typed value."

This error does not show up if i use a relative import instead of '@theme/Theme'

My project structure is:

Here are my config files:
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A: if you work in vscode, try use "TypeScript: Select TypeScript version" to select you workspace version

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Few periods of European history have quite the splendour and mystique of Tudor England. The age of Henry VIII and his six wives, of Bloody Mary and Elizabeth I, the period is known for its violent history and religious upheaval, set against a backdrop of elaborate fashions where doublets, hose and ruffs were the order of the day. But the period is also known for its distinctive architecture, and Little Moreton Hall in South Cheshire is a spectacular example.
A traditional half-timbered manor house, Little Moreton Hall was not the home of a prince or courtier, but rather that of a well-to-do local family who lived in genteel middle-class prosperity. As a result, it gives a fascinating glimpse into the everyday life of the period.
The splendid entrance to Little Moreton Hall clearly shows how the building has warped over the centuries.
Little Moreton Hall is owned by the British National Trust, and is located on the A34 a few miles south of Congleton in Cheshire, within easy reach of Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester. Surrounded by farmland where sheep graze in a typical English pastoral scene, the house is imposing as you round the corner and glimpse it for the first time. Set amongst lawns, the Hall is a higgledy-piggledy building in traditional Tudor black-and-white half-timbered style, its eccentric lines the result of centuries of movement in the wooden-framed building. Entry to the building itself is across a formal moat and through an archway into a cobbled courtyard.
The central courtyard. Fancy watching Shakespeare here? It's an incredible experience.
The Hall is entirely open to visitors, with each room containing displays of Tudor life and explanations of the architectural features and furnishings of the period. From the ground floor kitchens, dining room and chapel, visitors can head upstairs to bedchambers, period costumes and an original Tudor toilet – a long drop hole in the floor, opening straight into the moat below! The top floor of the building is a Great Hall which was added later, the weight of which is largely responsible for the amount of warp the building has suffered over the years. Walking over the uneven floor and learning about the metal pinning that makes it safe today is almost as interesting as experiencing the Tudor rooms below.
The Long Hall. Walking on the uneven floor here is quite an experience!
Outside, the rear of the building has a pleasant footpath along the moat, and a formal Tudor knot garden complete with yew hedges. On a summer's day, events are held frequently, including music and costumes of the period, and Tudor games for the children. Shakespeare's plays are performed here every summer, with performances in the central courtyard surrounded by half-timbered elegance. It makes for a spectacularly authentic setting.
Little Moreton Hall is open from February to October, plus a 3 week Yuletide celebration in December, and is free to National Trust members. Check the National Trust website for opening days and times, which can vary throughout the year. Non-members pay an entrance fee of £10 adults/£5 children (December 2017), which gives access to the whole house and gardens. The property also has a tea room and gift shop.
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It started with a perfect moment, so perfect that I closed my eyes in the hope of making it last forever. That's when my absurd desire to freeze time was born. When I opened my eyes, this perfect moment was gone, and every hope to catch it again was vain.
A bouquet is vacuumed in a cold and hermetic plastic bag.
A desperate attempt to prevent a process of decay that, even extremely, can only be slowed down.
A big veil of white silk was wet, folded around a piece of metal and has become intimate with the formation of rust. After one month, the fabric was dried and unfolded - it seemed static and immaculate while it continued to favor the development of rust over time. Since then, the evolutions of colors, shapes and holes are visible to the onlooker only with intervals of several weeks, months or years. This differentiated experience of time is shared trough protocols or recipes to produce a similar and non-identical experiment.
An attempt to accept change.
A door made of oxidizable iron has worn over time. Rust is collected onto a textured tracing paper.
A snapshot of the passage of Time.
Polystyrene block. 100 x 140 x 10 cm.
Human bones are packed and soaked with acetone, then posed on blocks of polystyrene until the formation of a clear print.
The archeologists of the future discovered these human remainders, the relics of our time which are surbedded little by little.


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Patterson, Richard North
The mysterious, violent death of a prominent New England patriarch exposes a nest of dark family secrets in bestselling author Richard North Patterson's twentieth compelling novel.
Adam Blaine arrives on the island of Martha's Vineyard to attend the funeral of his estranged father, Ben Blaine, a famous and charismatic writer who has served as patriarch of his clan for many years. A man fond of sailboats, good wine, and women other than his wife, Ben Blaine has left behind a string of secrets in addition to an emotionally distraught widow and his strangely aloof mistress, Carla Pacelli, a beautiful television actress who once had a drug problem.
As soon as Adam arrives, he discovers that Ben has disinherited his mother, uncle, and brother in favor of his lover, and begins to wonder if his father's death—caused by an inexplicable fall from a cliff—might be murder. Using his training as a CIA operative, Adam skillfully seeks to obscure the evidence suggesting that a family member may have killed his father, while at the same time fighting to undo the will, which favors the enigmatic Carla. As he walks this tightrope, Adam risks his freedom and perhaps his life, even as he unearths increasingly disturbing family secrets never meant to be discovered, and which cause him to question his understanding of his own life and everyone around him—his beloved mother, uncle, and brother and, not least, Carla.

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Architecture competition Abu Dhabi Flamingo Observation Tower 3rd prize winners - Panagiotis Dimakidis and Rafail Gkaidatzis
We'd like to take the opportunity to introduce you to the winner of the 3rd prize of our "Abu Dhabi Flamingo Observation Tower" competition - Panagiotis Dimakidis and Rafail Gkaidatzis from Netherlands!
Panagiotis Dimakidis and Rafail Gkaidatzis from Netherlands
We are two Greek architects from the Netherlands whose main goal is to envision and transform our urban environment in order to shape a better and more sustainable future for the next generations. Combining our slightly different academic backgrounds we have been collaborating actively in The Netherlands and abroad in various types of projects.
Panagiotis Dimakidis completed his Master's studies in 2017 at the Polytechnic University of Turin with a specialization in sustainable design. Since then he has been working for renowned Dutch architectural firms such as RAU architects, KAW and ZJA architects.
Rafail Gkaidatzis received his Master's degree in 2014 from Delft University of Technology with a specialization in the design of sustainable structures. From 2015 he has been working for firms such as the international engineering consulting firm Royal Haskoning DHV and ZJA architects while he maintained a position at Delfts University of Technology as a researcher/ lecturer in the field of bridge design and sustainable structural materials.
Our professional experience covers a diverse field of projects that vary in scale and typology, ranging from city-level interventions, infrastructure and urban masterplans to installations and pavilion structures.
Since 2016, Panagiotis Dimakidis has contributed on projects such as the recently built bird observatory center in The Netherlands, called 'T IJ (RAU Architects in collaboration with RO&AD architects) and the project Triango, a new type of office area in Paris (RAU Architects in collaboration with SeArch and Karres+Brands). The latter was distinguished in 2018 with the prestigious International Architecture Award in the mixed-use category.
Additionally, in 2014 Rafail Gkaidatzis received the first prize in a competition for the design and construction of a pedestrian-bicycle bridge in the outskirts of Delft in The Netherlands. The bridge was realized and delivered to the public two years later.
For us architecture is the art and science of creating the spaces that shape our lives. It is about making the environments where we spent the largest part of our personal life, where we produce and work, where we communicate and meet other people. Architecture impacts our society and makes us who we are. Therefore, architects contribute into making these spaces, buildings, or cities livable, inclusive, healthy and sustainable. However, we should be aware that architects are involved in just a part of the built environment, together with politicians, developers, engineers and builders and that the role of the architect might shift under the rapid technological advancements.
Why do you participate in architecture vision competitions?
Conceptual architecture, even if not built, expresses the direction of our society and how we envision our future. Participating in conceptual architecture competitions offers the opportunity to escape from the strict limitations that a real commission carries and allow for exploring freely new ideas. Furthermore, they often give architects the opportunity to expand their experience and portfolio on non-conventional projects that extend internationally beyond the regions of a country.
What advice would you give to individuals who struggle to decide whether it would be beneficial for them to participate in architecture vision competitions?
Many of the world's largest architectural firms began their careers by winning an architectural competition, while some of the most emblematic buildings - such as the Pompidou Center in Paris - were the result of winning prizes given to young visionary yet unknown architects. Competitions in our field give architects the opportunity to receive international recognition, start their careers and get the chance to see their own designs being built. Participating in an architectural competition can be beneficial for architects in other ways too. Creativity is an important element in our profession, which unfortunately is often neglected during working on certain phases of a real-life project. Architectural competitions, therefore, offer a chance to practice our creativity and think out of the box.


President Trump on Saturday presented Democrats with a proposal to end the government shutdown, calling for $5.7 billion in border wall funding in exchange for a 3-year protection from deportation for some illegal immigrants.
Trump's proposal would protect undocumented immigrants that fall under the DACA and TPS programs (both of which he has tried to end).
"At this moment in time, this is a good path forward," said White House advisor Jared Kushner, urging Dems to trust in the Trump Administration to move forward with immigration negotiations after the government is up and running.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) described the proposal as a "fair compromise" and promised to hold a vote later this week.
In the meantime, lawmakers in the House will soon vote on a package of bills that would provide funding for most closed agencies and allocate money towards border security and immigration courts.
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris on Monday announced her intention to run for president in 2020.
According to polls, roughly 54% of Americans have never heard of or have no opinion of Harris. Among those who do have an opinion, her approval rating is as high as 75%.
Harris, 54, was elected to the Senate in November 2016. Her victory over fellow Democrat Loretta Sanchez marked the first time voters in California had elected a new senator in over two decades.
In the Senate, Harris is the first black politician to represent California and the second black female to serve in the chamber. Her ethnicity is a mix of Indian and Jamaican.
Before she was elected to the Senate, Harris served as San Francisco's District Attorney from 2004 to 2010. In 2010, she became California's first female attorney general.
Harris plans to run her campaign from Baltimore, but will hold her first campaign rally in her hometown of Oakland, CA.
Other Democrats to announce presidential bids include: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Obama-era HUD Secretary Julián Castro.
Did you know… People with blue eyes are better able to see in the dark.


Recurrent aphthous ulcer (RAU) is the most common disease of oral mucosal ulcer and can occur anywhere on the oral mucosa. There is still no cure for this disease at present. Based on the observation and data collection for many years, famous old traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Doctor Li Yuancong's Inheritance Studio summarizes the TCM etiology and pathogenesis, TCM syndrome differentiation, and syndrome differentiation-based treatment of this disease, so as to provide a reference for TCM treatment of this disease.


I would like to personally congratulate you as your blog Thinking critical care has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 30 Critical Care Blogs on the web.
I personally give you a high-five and want to thank you for your contribution to this world. This is the most comprehensive list of Top 30 Critical Care Blogs on the internet and I'm honored to have you as part of this!


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This Florida City No Longer Has Water for Drinking or Flushing the Toilet After Hurricane Irma
By Melina Delkic On 9/10/17 at 10:20 PM EDT
Peter Moodley wades through floodwater caused by a storm surge to assess the damage after Hurricane Irma struck Miami on September 10. GETTY
U.S. Hurricane Irma
As the eyewall of Hurricane Irma moved near Venice, Florida, on Sunday night, the city's utilities department shut off its water supply due to damage to a water main. Residents will not have access to toilet water or drinking water until further notice.
When the storm dies down, according to utilities director Javier Vargas, employees will find the water main break and repair it. After they do that, residents will be instructed to boil their water for 48 hours before drinking it.
"The City of Venice Utilities Department has been forced to shut the water plant down due to Hurricane Irma," Vargas wrote in an email. "It appears there is a significant water main break within the system. Employees are waiting for the storm to abate so they can go out, find the water main break, repair it, and restore water service as soon as possible. Until then, water service is completely discontinued. This means City of Venice customers will have no drinking water or water to flush toilets. The city will notify customers when service is restored. When that occurs, customers will have to boil water for 48 hours for drinking and cooking purposes, and until the boil water notice has been rescinded."
Angela Homoky lives in Venice and said she doesn't remember ever experiencing a water main break before, but was "prepared with over 150 gallons of fresh water stockpiled."
"I have never never experienced rain and wind like this," she said. "Earlier I saw a very large tree in my backyard that was completely uprooted and on the ground and had completely ripped all the top soil and grass with it! I also had a very, very large 20-foot Bird of Paradise tree snapped at the base and on the ground."
Homoky said she plans to fly to Key West with a friend as soon as the storm dies down to bring supplies and help rebuild.
Jarmo Sillanpää, another Venice resident, said the "rain is horizontal." He found out about the water shutdown through the local "code red" system, which sends emergency notifications through phone, email, and social media.
Prior to the shut-down, the city's municipal government posted a Facebook status saying that the utilities department was "having difficulties at the water plant due to the storm."
"You may experience low pressure," the post read. "Please conserve water, using it for essential purposes only. We appreciate your patience and understanding."
The city of Venice's emergency operations team held a conference call with Sarasota county's emergency operations team shortly after the water shutdown on Sunday night.
The Sarasota County Government tweeted that the city was under a water boil order until further notice.
Lost running water thanks to #IrmaHurricane2017
— Jampe (@jampe) September 11, 2017
#BOIL WATER Due to damage to a water main in #Venice, the city is under a boil water notice until further notice. pic.twitter.com/1VR9LECMjT
— SarasotaCountyGov (@SRQCountyGov) September 11, 2017
Photos As Hurricane Irma Pummels Through Naples
Watch Video: Tampa Beaches Dry As Water Engulfs Miami
Looting Begins As Hurricane Irma Hits Florida


Cowboy Cookies are basically jazzed up Oat Cookies. Still the lovely chewy oatmeal cookie but loaded with other ingredients ranging from chocolate chips, nuts, raisins etc. I also added Chupa Chup's Chocos to mine which are gluten free, as I love the crunchy texture. Makes 12 cookies.
Preheat oven to 150C. Line two baking trays with baking paper and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl beat the egg, sugar and oil. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until all is combined.
Scoop out heaped tablespoons of the mix and place onto the baking sheets. Place approximately two inches apart. Flatten slightly with your hand or the back of the spoon. Place in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes.
Leave cookies to cool before removing from trays.


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The following are excerpts taken from "Inverell Sacred Heart Convent School 1914-1963" by Beth Farrell
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#Chapter 1 – In the Beginning …
#Chapter 2 – Sisters of Mercy …
#Chapter 3 – The Building Days …
#Chapter 4 – The 20's and 30's …
#Chapter 6 – The 60's to Close …
Inverell Sacred Heart Convent School
Chapter 1 – In the Beginning …
Public education began in Inverell in 1863, in new buildings described by the District Inspector, Mr McIntyre, as being of 'superior description.'
In 1867, there are references to a Catholic school with a lay teacher. The School Inspector of the time told his superiors:
'I was informed that as the teacher at the recently established Roman Catholic school is the wife of a police constable in the town, some of the publicans, who are Roman Catholics, feel themselves compelled to withdraw their children from the Public School to avoid annoying interference of the police authorities in relation to their business.'
… In 1876, 'A Roman Catholic school, under teacher Mrs Carolan, was meeting in the church with 100 pupils.' The fees were 10c per week for the first child, 9c for the second, 5c for third and 2c for the fourth.
This appears to be a different school from that reported in 1867, and is said to have been started by Fr Davis upon his arrival in 1873.
By 1876, Inverell Municipal Council was collecting rates for 'the RC School House, valuation 413, in Otho Street, value $40, rate $1.80 per year.'
Sisters of St Joseph
The Sisters of St Joseph came to Inverell in 1880 to conduct a Parish School. The Order had been founded in 1866 at Penola in South Australia by Fr Julian Tenison-Woods and a school-teacher, Mary MacKillop. It aimed specifically to provide Primary education for children in remote areas.
Mother Mary MacKillop wanted the Order to choose where to teach. Some Bishops preferred Diocesan control. Disagreement led to the withdrawal of the Order's activities from South Australia and Queensland. New South Wales Bishops encouraged its transfer to their State.
Three Sisters arrived in Inverell on Saturday 11 June 1880. Fr Cherubini rented a small cottage in Campbell Street for them to live in.
The Sisters settled in over the weekend and opened a school in Otho Street on the Monday morning, 13 June. The initial enrolment was 57 children; it increased to 105 by 27 June.
Fr Cherubini soon wrote to Mother Mary to thank her for sending the good sisters 'to make my mind so easy in respect to our poor Catholic children who were nearly altogether abandoned'.
Christian education bore results. On August 15, fifteen children made their first communion and in December Bishop Torreggiani confirmed a good number of others.
By November 1880 a Parish school had been completed at a cost of $860 – a large, single-room, wooden building on the western corner of Vivian and Rivers Streets (the site of the present Presbytery).
The Bishop of Armidale, Dr Torreggiani, wrote to Mother Mary MacKillop on 6 June 1881. He confirmed the Order's right to choose school locations, encouraged the move to New South Wales and added 'I am now building a nice little convent for your Sisters at Inverell'.
(This convent stood on the site of the present Church – a low wooden building, with a hall down the middle, a dormitory, three other rooms, and two verandahs, it survived until 1929).
The St Joseph Sisters remained in Inverell for nine years. Unfortunately, none of their teaching records survive. Some Sisters were – Casimir Meskill, Philomena, Mary Lucy O'Neill, Francis, Francesca, Cuthbert, Gonzaga, Julia, Mary Magdalene and Mary Cyril, a postulant. Mother Mary MacKillop visited the Inverell community during this time.
The school was wrecked by a severe storm on 11 December 1888. A nun saw it coming and sent the children home, so casualties were avoided. Witnesses said the school was not blown over – the walls caved in. A new, stronger school building was immediately constructed on the same site.
Trying for alternative premises, Inverell's Mayor, Mr Mayne, sent a telegram to the Education Department. He pointed out that the children were about to take their annual examination and asked for use of the old Public School building. The Minister refused, it was contrary to regulations for Departmental buildings to be used for any denominational purpose.
By 1889, 200 pupils were enrolled at the convent school. The Sisters of St Joseph considered their position – Inverell was expanding and a higher grade of education was appropriate; 'the call of the outback' reminded the sisters of the needs of children in more remote areas.
In 1890, the Provincial of the Order visited Inverell and interviewed Dean Mitchell. After negotiations, the Gunnedah Sisters of Mercy were persuaded to take over in Inverell. The Sisters of St Joseph withdrew at the end of 1890. They opened a school at Tingha in January of 1891. …
Convent School 1889-1913
Chapter 2 – Sisters of Mercy …
… On the following Monday (1891), teaching started in two schools described as primary and high school. The Parish School gave primary education to Classes 1 to 3. A new 'select' school was set up, apparently functioning separately and including subjects not taught in the primary school – French, Algebra, Painting and Needlework.
Boarding facilities were commenced in 1900 with four girls. Two of them were Coralie Williams (later Sr M. Ursula) and Poss Williams (later Mrs B M Wade). Their parents conducted a hotel in a mining village and wanted the girls preserved from the living conditions around them.
An idea of the curriculum is provided by this advertisement in the Inverell Times of 27 October 1900:
Convent High School INVERELL Conducted by the SISTERS OF MERCY
The HIGH SCHOOL conducted so long and so successfully by the Sisters of Mercy will re-
open on Monday, July 9th. The course of Instruction embraces all the branches required for a high class English education; also modem
languages, vocal and instrumental music, drawing, painting (oils, water colours, etc).
Fancy work in all latest designs, including Limerick and Point Lace.
Pupils are prepared, if required, for the University Examinations, also for the Trinity College Music Examinations. Special attention is paid to the Religious and Moral training of the pupils, and lessons are given in Etiquette and Deportment. Private lessons given on any subject.
For terms apply to THE SISTER SUPERIOR
Chapter 3 – The Building Days …
With the Church (1904) and the Convent (1908 – Ireby Lodge) firmly in place, efforts were directed towards the construction of a brick school. It was urgently needed as school was being taught 'in every hold and corner or the garden.'
A foundation stone was laid on Sunday 22 February 1914. A procession of altar boys formed outside the Church and escorted the Bishop, Rt Rev Dr O'Connor, and Frs English and Harrington to the new building. (This new building became the Sacred Heart School remembered by those at the 1992 reunion; it stood on the site of the present Presbytery).
Before an assembled crowd, the Bishop held prayers with responses. He then laid the foundation stone. Of patent marble composition, it had an inscription reading:
'This stone was laid by the Right Rev Dr O'Connor, Bishop of Armidale, 22nd February 1914'.
Two compartments were provided for the reservation of documents. In one of these the last issue of the 'Inverell Times' was placed and in the other a parchment sheet containing the following words:
'The stone enclosing the document was, as indicated laid on Sunday, February 22nd 1914, by his Lordship, Dr O'Connor, Bishop of Armidale. The following records of the day may be interesting reading to those who may be privileged to read them, let us hope, many years hence, at a time when the structure now used with pride and humility shall have been demolished to make way for more commodious accommodation for the education of the young of the district.'
Here followed the names of the Pope, King George, State and Commonwealth Governments, local Church, School and Municipal records. (After the demolition of the building many years later, the newspaper and the parchment were recovered and preserved).
On completion of the ceremony, the procession returned to the Church. Mass was said by Fr Harrington. From the altar, the Bishop said that the day's ceremony had been calculated to inspire people and 'there is nothing so inspiring as the training and bringing up of little ones in the fear and love of God'. A luncheon was held afterwards in the dining hall at the Convent. Dr O'Connor presided. Also present were Rev Frs English and Harrington, Mr J F O'Connor (the Mayor elect of Inverell), and Messrs Currey, J B Donovan, B M Wade, O'Shaughanessy, Cloonan and Walton.
The Bishop said that the school building reflected the greatest credit on the architect. The contractor was pushing ahead with commendable speed and was using the best of workmanship.
Speeches identified the contractor as Ald J F O'Connor and the builder as Mr Currey. Mr Currey said he was doing his best to build the school so that it would stand the ravages of time, and remain as a monument to the goodness of the people who were building it.
Fr English thought that there would be very little money owing on the school in twelve months time. He felt he could rely on the ladies to 'work in the future as they had done in the past'.
The Bishop added that after the Convent (school) was paid off, he would recommend them to start on a new presbytery, as the present one was unfit for people to live in. If he were a priest stationed in Inverell he would not live in the presbytery for a day.
The Bishop thanked the Sisters for their kindness in entertaining the company, and said it was only a further proof of their hospitality.
An adjournment was then made to the lobby, where, 'after a friendly cigar', the gathering dispersed.
School ready
The Inverell Times of 10 July 1914 reported that the new parochial school, conducted in connection with the Convent, would be ready for the Sisters on the following Monday.
In making the announcement, the Rev Dean Tobin paid a tribute to the members of the congregation for providing such a fine building. It would be officially opened and dedicated by the Bishop later in the year.
The parishioners kept busy, raising money for the School with various functions. Catholic Balls were held on the 26th and 27th August 'to aid in furnishing the recently erected Convent School'. Prices for entry were low – 75c a double, 50c for gents and 30c for ladies. The 'Inverell Times' quoted the prices as being 1 quite within the reach of the humblest devotee of terpsichore'.
And: 'What of the War? – the young men can sit a dance or two with their sweethearts, and fill their minds with the glorious deeds they intend to achieve when called to the front'.
Another social took the form of a euchre tournament held in the School of Arts and 'the Catholic school fund materially benefited by the result'. Twentyfive iables were occupied, Miss N Perkins won the ladies 3rize (a set of silver spoons) and Father Harrington he gentlemans (a set of carvers).
Official Opening
The Parochial School and Hall was official declared ,pen on Sunday 11 October 1914. A smart shower fll before the ceremony, but there was a large ttendance, including some country residents.
Solemn Mass was first celebrated by his Lordship, Bishop O'Connor. Assisting clergy were Dean Tobin, Fr Brown, CSSR, Superior of the Mother House at Waratah, and Fr Gleeson, Provincial of Australia.
After the Mass, a ceremony was held to declare the building open. Dean Tobin presided; there was an official party of Bishop O'Connor, Fr Brown, Frs Gleeson and McDermott, the Mayor, Ald J F O'Connor, Ald R G Howard, Ald W Katitz, Messrs A J Esau, C Murry, J B Donovan, Shannessy, J Cloonan, G Williams, F T Clark, J M Edmonds, D Marshall, E B Cotton, S Cloonan and Kelleher.
Dean Tobin recalled Fr Gleeson's words from an address at Mass, 'if we have no Catholic schools, we will have no Catholic Churches'.
The new buildings were admired 'not only as a centre of learning but as ornaments to the important town of Inverell'. They reflected credit not only on the Catholics but on the Architect (Messrs O'Connor and Ogilvie) and the contractor (Mr Currey).
(The brick structure had four class-rooms and a large hall suitable to use either for functions or for two classes).
A balance sheet showed receipts $2136, expenses $5486, leaving a debt of $3350. Furniture had been provided by the Sisters of Mercy.
The Bishop declared he preferred to open a school to a church or a presbytery – 'Youth is the time to sew the seed in the mind, and the seed must be carefully selected'.
He appealed for more subscriptions, to reduce the debt on the building. A new presbytery was badly needed but no start could be made until the school was paid for.
Chapter 4 – The 20's and 30's …
Pupils of the day commenced school at the age of 6 years. If successful each year, they progressed to Sixth Class. For most, the goal of their education was to pass the Qualifying Certificate at the end of 6th Class. Others were prepared for High School examinations, particularly the Intermediate Certificate.
Examination papers for the Qualifying Examination held on Monday, 3 November 1919 were kept by Cecila Salmon (Farrell). The time-table shows that examinations took place all day – Mathematics, Dictation and English in the morning; History and Geography in the afternoon.
The papers gave a solid testing of the pupil's schooling. Some questions carried more marks than others. This allowed candidates seeking a bursary to build up their chances.
English asked for a composition on a Great War subject; an invitation letter to a school-mate; ~mowledge of poetry , parsing and analysis. History was strongly biased towards a knowledge of Europe; .n Geography about half the questions concerned Australia. Mathematics was a severe test in various .omputations, for lengths, multiplications and costs.
Pupils were kept waiting for their results until 23 January 1920 when they were published in the Inverell Times'. Those successful included: Inverell Sacred Heart Convent School, Francis Asher, Rita Bercini, Monnie Brickwood, Clarence Golledge, Thelma Golledge, Eileen Hanrahan, Marcie McGrath, Marie Mitchell, Richard Mitchell, Erie Murphy, William O'Shannessey, Amy Salmon, Cecilia Salmon, Mary Kelleher.
Elizabeth Salmon (Coleman) decided to teach school. he received a reference from the Sisters of Mercy .r Sr M Peter – 'Miss Elizabeth Salmon has been educated in our school. We found her obedient, diligent and satisfactory in every way. She is capable of managing a subsidised School, having reached the seventh standard'.
Buying 'Egans'
The need to expand encouraged the Sisters of Mercy acquire more real estate in the 1920's.
The Egan residence, a two-storey brick building (now the residence for the manager of Ireby Lodge, fronting on to Vivian Street), was purchased from Charles Egan on 31 October 1922. Transfer documents record that it passed to Mary Souter, Catherine Nowland, Annie Welsh, all of Gunnedah, and Catherine Kennedy of Inverell, as joint tenants.
The down-stairs rooms were soon used for the Sisters to teach Music and for the pupils to practise in.
It is believed that boy boarders were taken in from this time. They were accommodated in the up-stairs rooms of Egans' Residence, with Sr Catherine in charge.
On the same block was an old building called 'The Mart' that had been once used as the town auction room. (It is now Witherdin's spare parts store).
A boy's gymnasium for school children was conducted at night in 'The Mart' – a Catholic Club run by Jack and Dick Cook, Jack Parmenter and others. Boarders were not allowed to go there without permission.
The Commercial/Shorthand/Typing Classes were transferred to part of 'The Mart'. It was to become their venue for many years while the Sisters conducted 'St John's Business College'.
At about the same time, the Sisters acquired Lot 8, Section 21 (the corner block now occupied by the Witherdin businesses). On it then were some old buildings, including one, near Otho Lane, that had been at one time the premises of the 'Inverell Times'.
The Sisters rented out one old building to Hughie Hughes to use as a shoe repair shop, for 10c a week. Some of the other buildings were demolished. A small-size tennis court for use by the nuns was built on the corner; boarders were allowed to share it.
The Sisters then owned all of the block between Vivian Street and Otho Lane. They had a corrugated iron fence built around the whole area, excepting for the front of the school facing Rivers Street.
Two Convents – left 1881-1929; right 1909+
Jack Marquardt recalls this period – 'School was a grind, preparing for the Intermediate Certificate. It seemed to be all sums. We also had Algebra, Geometry, Business Principles, History and English.
'Arthur Yates had a mind of his own and liked to argue with the Sisters about the lessons. Sometimes while working on sums or English, he would do a sketch of a steam engine or an aeroplane while working on sums or English, he would do a sketch of a steam engine or an aeroplane on a book. These sketches were our only instruction in Science.
'In English, we learned to analyse every sentence and parse every word. A lot of attention was given to the correct pronunciation of words. Books studied in the courses included the works of Dickens.
'Passing the Intermediate and seeing your name in the Inverell Times was a proud time. Not many had the privilege.
'Sport was not regarded as an important part of school activities. Whatever we did we arranged ourselves. Cricket practice took place on the side of the street in Vivian Street, close to the 'Lone Pine Tree' area. Football was played on the site of the Giblin residence, with 50 kids of all ages trying to get a slice of the action.
'The school musical concerts were outstanding. Two great artists were Jessie Hardy on piano and Joe O'Sullivan on violin. Both made a great contribution to the school.
'We had to supply our own material – texts books, writing paper and pens. Pupils started school at the age of six years. All the teachers were nuns, one to a class.
'The teachers did not have much training. Almost as soon as they entered the Convent, the young nuns were out teaching a class'.
Mary Regazzi (Dasey) has described her classes in the late 1920's – Babies' Class in 1926, taught by Miss Lennon. 1927, 1st Class (held in the same room as Babies' Class), taught by Sr Benedicta.
2nd Class in 1928, with the teacher Sr Gertrude. She was an aged nun who had taught Mary's father, Arthur Regazzi, when he attended the school in about 1891.
In 1929, 3rd Class, held with 2nd Class in one Big Room in the front of the school. Functions and dances were also held there. The teacher was Sr Catherine for most of the time, although Sr Raphael also taught. 4th Class was held on a stage at the south end of the Big Room. In 1931, Sr Lyola was the teacher.
At that time, 6th Class was in a room at the back of 4th Class, off the stage, with Sister Bemadette in charge. Directly opposite 6th Class, across a courtyard (and behind Babies'/First Class) was 5th Class and Sr Columbia.
Behind 5th Class were two rooms where High School classes were taught.
The Boys' School
Important additions to Sacred Heart School were completed in 1928 at a cost of well over $6000. They were intended as accommodation for a Boys' College.
(In these additions, extensions were made to the north-western side of the 1909 brick Convent building, completing the 'Convent' known to later generations and now existing as the whole building of Ireby Lodge. The additions part was better known in later years as 'home' for girl boarders).
Thought had earlier been given to erecting a one-storey structure, with plans to add a further storey later. However, when costs were examined, it was found to be more practical to build a two-storey building immediately.
The new premises were to accommodate boy boarders who were expected to come from all over the north west for Primary education.
There were eleven new rooms, including bathrooms, in a strong building of brick, lathe and plaster. It had been designed by Mr J F O'Connor and built by Nott Bros of Armidale.
The rooms joined on to the Convent in such a way as to leave no architectural break in the overall design. The whole structure was crowned by a cross in concrete.
On the ground floor were – the dining room with a serving room nearby; a kitchen, 'spacious, well-ventilated and fitted with every modem appliance'; a pantry with roomy shelves and a refectory for the nuns.
Upstairs were three fine large airy dormitories, with their large windows strongly netted so that 'it would be impossible for anyone to fall through them to the ground.'
There were beautiful bath-rooms 'enamelled and bright with nickel fittings', and a line of basins 'for the ablutions which are necessary for boys before meals.'
Water for all uses was provided by a well just outside the building. It appears from descriptions that a hand-pump was used to draw the water upstairs. (The well was still there in 1979, although a small brick shed had been built over it and used to store coke).
The new structure was formally opened by Dr O'Connor, Bishop of Armidale, on Sunday, 26 February 1928, at a ceremony on the lawn of the Convent.
After a flattering welcome from Dean O'Neill, the Bishop commented that the Dean 'may have kissed the blarney stone a couple of times'.
The Bishop explained that the old College had been inadequate and the new building would be for boys under twelve, the first for small boys in the Diocese. The education to be provided was seen as a preparation for the De La Salle College at Armidale. Boys would go there for a further four year course.
Parents could send their children to Inverell for schooling, secure in the care they would receive from the devout Sisters. The Sisters were 'capable of mothering the boys for the mothers they would leave'.
The Bishop quoted as proof of the excellence of teaching in Inverell the Qualifying Certificate Bursary won by Richard Garrett. (Richard also won the Gold Medal for Religion. As he could not accept both awards, that prize went to Arthur Ryan. Richard's story and photograph appeared in the -atholic Weekly in March 1928).
Other speakers were the Mayor, Ald F S Stuckey, Rev Fr Donleavy, Fr Carroll (Bundarra) and Mr J F O'Connor.
An appeal for funds raised $1600.
By 1929, the number of pupils was growing and the brick Sacred Heart School became too small. 1st and 2nd Year pupils were taught in the old wooden convent and they returned to the school for 3rd year.
The old building was very dilapidated; the floor boards were in poor condition and pupils became afraid to walk on them. Parts of the structure were closed off and no entry was allowed.
As part of planned changes, the old 1881 convent was demolished during the Christmas break of 1929. The area it had occupied was then prepared as a playground.
High School Rooms
In 1930, additional rooms were built to provide separate accommodation for High School classes. These were two large brick rooms added on to the wing of the School, parallel to Vivian Street. First and Second Year were to use one room and Third Year the other. The cost of construction was $2784.
At the opening of the rooms on 4 May 1930, Dean O'Neill said that the new High School was needed as the previous accommodation had become useless. More room was necessary for the devoted Sisters of Mercy to carry on their successful teaching.
Bishop O'Connor was then 82 years of age and was escorted to the ceremony by a bodyguard from the Hibernian Society. He had then spent 55 years on missionary work in Australia, 21 years as Bishop of Armidale.
The Bishop remarked that the new school had been erected at a time when everybody was talking of a depression.
He could see 'No depression in Inverell', the rural area seemed prosperous. The only depression he noted was in the shoulders of men as their wives entered shops to buy.
The Mother Superior invited a number of ladies to look over the Convent building – a model of brightness, cleanliness and efficiency. There were about 45 boarders (boys and girls) in residence and some 16 Sisters.
There were rooms for the varying life of a boarding school: refrectories, community rooms, sewing and reading rooms, playrooms, class rooms, and dormitories, plainly and simply furnished, but with everything necessary for the comfort and convenience of the inmates. The beautiful chapel was an outstanding feature of the institution.
In 1930, secondary classes had been in operation for a number of years. The school was granted official registration at Intermediate Certificate standard.
Buying 'The Bank'
The 1930's depression had an adverse affect on some local fortunes. The Australian Bank of Commerce (across the back lane from the Convent), went into liquidation in 1932.
The Sisters took the opportunity to purchase its two-storey building fronting Otho Street, thereafter referred to by the Sisters as 'The Bank'. (It is now the premises containing Wilkes and Townsend, and Riley's Cabana Fish Shop).
The upstairs area was converted into dormitories for the girl boarders and their Sisters-in-charge. This arrangement continued until 1940 when the Sisters sold the building to Mr Herb Foley. It passed to the present owner, Mr Joe George, in 1944.
Juvenile Balls were an annual enjoyable outing for students. They were held on the night before the adult Catholic Ball. Groups of children were organised into 'Sets', usually of six to eight boys and girls. They were dressed in fancy costumes, often made of crepe paper, and illustrating a theme – 'Miss Muffet', 'Alice Blue Gown' and the like.
Each set was prepared by a young lady of the town and competition appears to have been keen. Some Sets were brought from neighbouring towns to try for another prize after winning at home.
Annual Wood Days were a feature of the 1920's and 30's, with gangs of men going to country areas to cut 71rewood and bring it by trucks to the Convent.
One such day was reported in 1936. when between M and 90 tons of wood was gathered from a paddock )f Mr P Davis.
The wood-cutters were Messrs T Garrett, R Garrett jun, W Garrett, R Garrett sen, W Condon, E Manton, V Lester, Geo Smith jun, Geo Smith sen, E Phillips, G Phillips, E N Phillips, C O'Loughlin, Purcell, Rooney, Sweeny, J Dewberry, J Kellaher, Brown and McDonald.
Men with motor cars conveyed the cutters to the paddock – Messrs P J O'Heir, W Condon, H Kellaher, Phillips and C O'Loughlin.
The following placed lorries at the disposal of the rganisers to cart the wood from the paddock – Messrs B M Wade, R Smith, W Crittenden, S Sydes, J Foley, J Moore, E McDonald, A Croft, O'Farrell Bros, Thomas Bros and J O'Brien. A large number of people donated wood.
In 1940, 'The Bank' building was sold by the Sisters to Herb Foley. The girl boarders were then moved to the 1928 two-storey building. The supplanted boy boarders went back to their original accommodation, on the top floor of 'Egan's Residence.'
These arrangements continued until the last boy boarders left in 1962 and all boarders finished in 1965.
In the 1940's, pupils used the back room of 'The Mart' for choir practices and to rehearse for concerts and eisteddfods.
The School Song, with its chorus of 'Cheer for our school now, let us cheer', dates from the middle 1940's, The words are attributed to Sr Michael.
School uniforms appear to have become prevalent at about this time, probably re-introduced after the War. Most girls had one tunic of navy serge and wore it with a navy blazer. A white short sleeved blouse and short white socks completed the outfit in the summer months. These were replaced by a long sleeved blouse and long black stockings in the winter.
Photographs for later years show a school badge on the blazer pocket.
Boys wore grey shorts, a white shirt and tie, with shoes and long black socks. In winter, long grey trousers were worn.
Beth Farrell remembers 1943-51 – 'The rooms could only be described as being Spartan and utilitarian, with no frills or luxuries.
'There was a raised dais at the front of each room, furnished with a simple table and a chair. Sister sat there to supervise the class. Each table had its bell, used to start and finish lessons.
'Some rooms had storage cupboards to hold chalk, dusters and other equipment. All the floors were of bare wood. The windows were hung with brown shades, their original use being to keep in light in any air raid.
'A single light hung in the centre of each room, surrounded by a plain shade, but electric light was used only on the darkest of days. Fire-places were provided; the fires were not very large and of poor quality. The Sixth Class room had no heating at all.
'A few Holy pictures hung on the walls. One was particularly beautiful, a copy of Murillo's portrait of
'Mary, Our Lady', showing Mary with a globe of the world at her feet and a serpent twined around it.
'The desks were very old, made of dark wood and with iron legs. The tops were pitted with designs and initials, carved there by past students. They seated two people, on separate folding seats. It was easy to damage a finger between the seats. Each desk had an ink-well. It needed to be cleaned out once a week and. would make a terrible mess if its contents were spilled.
'High School subjects were Christian Doctrine., English, History, Geography, Art and Architecture, General Mathematics, English and Bookkeeping/Business Principles.
'In English, books for study included 'Wind in the Willows', 'Sohrab and Rustum', and Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night, 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'A Mid-Summer Night's Dream'.
'In the war years, there were air-raid shelters in the school grounds, usually filled with smelly water; 1 cant imagine what would have happened if we had ever had to use them'.
In 1947 a folding partition was built in the school hall, separating 4th and 6th classes. This allowed classes to concentrate on lessons without interference. The partition was folded back for Housie nights and for Concerts and Socials.
Beryl Sweeney (Shepherd) recalls – 'Sports uniforms were introduced at about this time, of simple design in cesarine, with a round neckline, no sleeves and a flared skirt. Green was the colour for Primary School; a white blouse was worn and a yellow sash. High School girls graduated to a similar blue uniform with a red sash.
'In the play-ground at 11 o'clock and lunch-time, girls played hopscotch, red-rover cross-over, skipping or vigaro. The boys had football, french cricket and marbles.
'There were physical culture exercises to warm up before school in winter, done to music after the Public Address system was introduced. Also popular were broadjump, rounders and softball'.
School buses began to operate in the Inverell district. Late in 1947, MacIntyre Shire Council had called a public meeting to discuss the conveyance of school children and the need for the Shire Council to be in control of the buses.
A School Bus Committee was set up for each area, to run the service, to deal with any problems and to handle arrangements with the Shire Council.
The services were not free but representations were immediately made to the Minister for Education to try for free transport for children in rural areas.
Town Eisteddfods resumed in Inverell in 1948. The pupils became involved and practised their elocution for weeks before-hand.
In a newspaper report of the 1949 Eisteddfod results. some pupils' names appear: Vocal solo, girls under 12 years – Carmel McCosker 86, Piano solo open -Colette Frater 81, Robin Psaros and Marjorie Wade 80. Verse recital open, Beryl Regan 62, Colette Frater 60. Choral verse-speaking (Secondary) -Convent of Mercy (Inverell) 1, Tingha Central School 2.
A new brick building was erected on Ross Hill in 1953 for use as St Mary's School for Infants and sub-Primary pupils. Sr Margaret Mary Brady was in charge and she was assisted by Sr M Jude (later Sr Pauline).
Children who lived in Ross Hill entered Kindergarten at St Mary's in that year. Ross Hill children who had completed Kindergarten or 1st Class at Sacred Heart School also enrolled at St Mary's.
Sacred Heart School continued to provide classes from Kindergarten to Sixth Class and then to High School.
'Me idea of the Ross Hill school had been put forward by Fr Stephens in 1944 on behalf of Dean O'Neill. The Dean had obtained the land many years before-hand, with visions of a second large centre for Catholicism in Inverell.
It is said that Dean O'Neill left money to build a Church on Ross Hill (possibly $6000). It was many years before permission was obtained to use the legacy in other ways.
In August of 1953, pupils were invited to submit essays on 'Why Inverell needs Swimming'. The best four were those of Paula Crowley, Joy Perrett, Gordon Kenny and Daphne Croft.
Also in 1953, a Parents and Friends Association was in operation. One of its projects was to demolish the high corrugated iron fence along the School playground in Vivian Street and replace it with a modem structure of brick and steel. Another was to bitumenise the playground.
Chapter 6 – The 60's to Close …
A boys' school in Moore Street was opened on 5 February 1963, named 'Holy Trinity' and staffed by the De La Salle Brothers.
The need for a school for boys had been considered for a long time. In the 1950's, Monsignor Condon had decided that the cost would be too great. His successor, Monsignor Healy, had reconsidered the idea and decided to go ahead.
Boys from Sacred Heart School in 4th, 5th, 6th Classes and lst Year enrolled at Holy Trinity in 1963. Boys in 3rd Class and 2nd and 3rd Year remained at Sacred Heart School for that year.
High School students from Sacred Heart joined Science lessons at Holy Trinity until the Sacred Heart School closed in 1978. All secondary boys attended Holy Trinity from the beginning of 1964.
A great influence on arrangements was brought about by the Wyndham Scheme. A plan for education reform, it changed the pattern of education in New South Wales.
Under the Scheme, students who had completed four years at high school could sit for the School Certificate. Students intending to go on to University had to study for two more years before sitting for the Higher School Certificate. The main effect on Catholic Schools was that they had to provide facilities to teach science.
In 1967, all secondary class girls were transferred to Holy Trinity High School. With them went some of their teachers, Srs Mary Thomas, Mary Bonaventure and Mary Christopher. Primary girls and some primary boys remained at Sacred Heart School in care of the Sisters of Mercy.
In 1967, some new rooms were built at Sacred Heart, the work carried out by Ben Wade and Co at the cost of $20,000. These rooms were situated behind 3rd Class and the store-room, adjacent to Otho Lane.
(In later years, they were removed to Holy Trinity School, to serve as rooms for Infants and for Religious Education).
A new toilet block for the school was built by Witherden and Noble in 1975.
During this year, a lot of discussion took place on the future of the several schools. It was decided that benefits would result if all classes were taught at the one site.
St Mary's School closed at the end of 1975; its pupils enrolled at Holy Trinity to begin 1976.
Sacred Heart school continued to function while an extensive building programme was carried out at Holy Trinity.
At the end of 1978, Sacred Heart School closed. Although sixty four years of history came to a halt, no special functions appear to have been held and the event gained no mention in the local press.
At this time, the De La Salle brothers withdrew from Holy Trinity, making way for more involvement by lay teachers, and some Sisters of Mercy were transferred to other centres. Lay teachers at Sacred Heart at that date were Mrs Barbara Tidswell, Mrs Beverly Leach, Mrs Helen Hardy and Mrs Yvonne Moulds.
Auction – An advertisement stated that the Convent of Mercy was to be sold by auction in Inverell Town Hall Annex, Friday 15 December 1978. This auction evidently brought no purchaser, for the Convent property was not disposed of until some years later.
Sacred Heart School 1978
The Infants section of Holy Trinity School started in 1979, the ambition to have all pupils at the one centre had been achieved.
Sr Judith Breen was the last Principal of the Sacred Heart School. She took the last Infants pupils (Kindergarten to 3rd Class) to Holy Trinity to begin 1979.
In December of 1979, some of the Sisters left the brick Convent in Vivian Street and moved into a new modem Convent in Mather Street.
The old brick convent was vacated on 24 January 1980. The Sisters were upset at leaving the beautiful old building. Unfortunately, it was in need of a lot of repairs and was uneconomical to maintain. There were too few nuns to do the necessary work. It took about six months for the Sisters to adjust to their new surroundings.
The auction of surplus goods from the Convent created great interest and was widely attended. Large amounts of furniture and sacred objects were sold.
There is a story that a chapel statue of St Patrick was coveted by one of the Bowling Clubs for use as a gimmick at St Patrick's Day tournaments. To prevent this happening, the Sisters presented it to the Principal of Holy Trinity School.
Extensive development was considered for the Rivers Street sites; plans were drawn up for the construction of a new Church and a new Presbytery.
To prepare the area, the Sacred Heart School buildings had to be removed; they were demolished in 1982.
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"Teenagers sleep less when they have more computer screen time, says study," The Guardian reports.
The study involved almost 10,000 older teens in Norway and included any device that had a screen, such as tablets, laptops, games consoles, smartphones, PCs and TVs. It found that those who used electronic devices in the hour before going to bed took longer to fall asleep. They were also more likely to feel they needed at least another two hours sleep more than they actually got. The same was true of those who spent at least two hours of their leisure in various forms of screen time. The more time a teenager spent on electronic devices, the less sleep they tended to get.
It's important to note that the researchers did not assess whether any of the differences seen had any impact on the teens' daily lives or health. Also, the study design means that we cannot interpret this as saying that device usage directly causes lack of sleep, as they were both measured at the same time. In some cases, teenagers unable to sleep may have used a device out of boredom.
However, it is important to stress that getting enough sleep is important for all age groups.
The study was carried out by researchers from Uni Research Health and other research centres in Norway. It was funded by Uni Research Health and the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs.
The study was published in the peer-reviewed BMJ Open. As the name suggests, this is an open-access journal, meaning the study can be accessed for free online here.
While the UK media reported the findings of the study accurately, they did not mention that this type of study cannot identify cause and effect.
The suggestion by some sources that restricting screen time in the evening would improve sleep also cannot be proven by this study. However, reducing activities that might replace or distract from sleep may improve sleep patterns.
This was a cross-sectional study looking at whether there was a relationship between the amount of time that adolescents spend using electronic devices and how much sleep they get.
The researchers say that electronic devices have been used much more in the past decade, including by teens. This could be one factor contributing to the "shift towards poorer sleep" in adolescents seen over the same period. Several studies have found that more device usage is linked to less sleep. This body of research mainly focused on one or two devices (often TV and computers), and it has been suggested that more research is needed on newer devices and assessing different measures of sleep and sleep problems.
While the study design can tell us whether certain characteristics tend to occur together (e.g. more screen time and less sleep), it cannot tell us if one causes the other. The study also cannot tell us how these characteristics have changed over time.
The researchers assessed electronic device use, as well as sleep, in 9,843 adolescents aged 16 to 19 years old. They analysed whether those who used screens or electronic devices more tended to sleep different amounts to those who used them less.
The adolescents all lived in one county in Norway (Hordaland) and were taking part in the youth@hordaland study. This study invited all adolescents born from 1993 to 1995, and all students attending secondary school in 2012 in Hordaland to participate. Looking at devices and sleep was not the main aim of the study, which focused on mental health problems. Teens who agreed to participate (53% of those asked) were sent a web-based questionnaire to fill out.
They were also asked how much time they spent on various on-screen activities outside of school hours on weekdays.
The researchers used this information to find out how much "sleep deficit" the teens had by subtracting how much sleep they actually reported having from how much they said they needed.
They looked at the difference in sleep among those using devices for different amounts of time.
The researchers found that most of the teens used electronic devices in the hour before going to sleep – between about 30% and 90%, depending on the device. Boys spent about six-and-a-half hours on leisure "screen time" on weekdays, and girls spent about five-and-a-half hours.
Using any electronic device in the hour before sleep was associated with an increased likelihood of taking more than an hour to fall asleep once in bed and also with needing at least two hours more sleep than they actually had. The same was true of any leisure screen time activity of over two hours.
The more time a teen spent on electronic devices, the less sleep they tended to get. In addition, those who used multiple devices also tended to be more likely to take at least an hour to fall asleep than those using just one device.
They found no differences between boys and girls in their analyses of the relationship between devices and sleep.
The researchers conclude that adolescents frequently use electronic devices during the day and at bedtime. Those who used these devices more tended to sleep less. They say this suggests that "recommendations on healthy media use could include restrictions on electronic devices".
This large cross-sectional study found that older teens who use their electronic devices more tend to sleep less.
The findings are unlikely to come as much of a surprise and it supports findings from previous studies on "screen time". The new aspect of this research is that it has studied newer devices such as tablets, MP3 devices and phones, as well as PCs and TV. All of them seemed to have similar associations with sleep. The researchers say they did not assess why the teens were using the devices – for example, whether they were doing homework. They also note that some of the differences seen were small, and they did not assess whether they had any impact on the teens' daily lives or health.
However, the study design means that we cannot interpret this as saying that device usage directly causes lack of sleep, as they were both measured at the same time. It is also possible that teens who cannot sleep use the devices to entertain themselves.
Another limitation is that the study did not take into account any other characteristics of the teens in their analyses. They also only used the teens' own reports of their sleep patterns.
Overall, the practical implications of the study are probably limited. However, getting enough sleep is important for all age groups. Read more information and advice about children and sleep.


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I have a few questions that will probably make me seem like I should go to computing kindergarten, but I shall shame myself anyway.
This is a Mimeo I, not a real Apple I. Don't know if the word clone is appropriate for the Mimeo, I think the best way to describe it is a "Recreation", with the amount of work that Mike Willegal put in to researching and recreating the board design I can think of no other description. Replica isn't a good one either since there is the Vince Briel's Replica-1 which uses modern technology to replicate the Apple I.
That sounds like a wonderful project! The computing skills that you have taught him will be very very useful to him later in life.
Next time I'll do a bit more research before I begin posting questions.
No Worries. I didn't know much about the Apple-I till I found this site and started researching and following the links. Sometimes the only way to learn is to ask as search engines are great if you know what you are looking for, but if you don't you can be overwhelmed by the results. Applefritter is a great place to ask questions and everyone here is very helpful. I have it as a shortcut on my iPhone since I joined and find my self poking around old posts just to learn what ever I can when I have spare time.
Hi, the Mimeo is quite nicely put together, and I feel the same as you regarding children's hobby. I would like to work through some kits with my son as well and hopefully he can stay away from iphone games and toys in doing so. I am late to notice there were Mimeo kits and even Apple II rev 0 kits from Mike Willegal and have contacted him for some times just to get a couple kits from him. But none of them have stock now and Mike told me Mimeo kit will be less likely available. Really hope I can get a couple of kits quite soon. You are really lucky to have the kits and worked out with your son.


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package org.jctools.queues;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.Queue;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;

/**
 * Use an SPSC per producer.
 */
abstract class MpscOnSpscL0Pad {
    long p00, p01, p02, p03, p04, p05, p06, p07;
    long p30, p31, p32, p33, p34, p35, p36, p37;
}

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
abstract class MpscOnSpscFields<E> extends MpscOnSpscL0Pad {
    private final Queue<E>[] queues = new Queue[Integer.getInteger("producers", 4)];
    protected final ThreadLocal<Queue<E>> producerQueue;
    protected int tail;
    protected Queue<E> currentQ;

    public MpscOnSpscFields(final int capacity) {
        producerQueue = new ThreadLocal<Queue<E>>() {
            final AtomicInteger index = new AtomicInteger();

            @Override
            protected Queue<E> initialValue() {
                return queues[index.getAndIncrement() % queues.length];
            }
        };
        for (int i = 0; i < queues.length; i++) {
            queues[i] = new SpscArrayQueue<E>(capacity);
        }
        currentQ = queues[0];
    }

    protected final Queue<E>[] getQueues() {
        return queues;
    }
}

public final class MpscOnSpscQueue<E> extends MpscOnSpscFields<E> implements Queue<E> {
    long p40, p41, p42, p43, p44, p45, p46;
    long p30, p31, p32, p33, p34, p35, p36, p37;

    public MpscOnSpscQueue(final int capacity) {
        super(capacity);
    }

    public boolean add(final E e) {
        if (offer(e)) {
            return true;
        }
        throw new IllegalStateException("Queue is full");
    }

    public boolean offer(final E e) {
        return producerQueue.get().offer(e);
    }

    public E poll() {
        // int pCount = getProducerCount();
        // if(pCount == 0){
        // return null;
        // }
        Queue<E>[] qs = getQueues();
        // int start = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(pCount);
        // tail++;

        for (int i = 0; i < qs.length; i++) {
            E e = qs[i].poll();
            if (e != null)
                return e;
        }
        return null;
    }

    public E remove() {
        final E e = poll();
        if (null == e) {
            throw new NoSuchElementException("Queue is empty");
        }

        return e;
    }

    public E element() {
        final E e = peek();
        if (null == e) {
            throw new NoSuchElementException("Queue is empty");
        }

        return e;
    }

    public E peek() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public int size() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public boolean isEmpty() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public boolean contains(final Object o) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public Iterator<E> iterator() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public Object[] toArray() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public <T> T[] toArray(final T[] a) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public boolean remove(final Object o) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public boolean containsAll(final Collection<?> c) {
        for (final Object o : c) {
            if (!contains(o)) {
                return false;
            }
        }

        return true;
    }

    public boolean addAll(final Collection<? extends E> c) {
        for (final E e : c) {
            add(e);
        }

        return true;
    }

    public boolean removeAll(final Collection<?> c) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public boolean retainAll(final Collection<?> c) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    public void clear() {
        Object value;
        do {
            value = poll();
        } while (null != value);
    }
}

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Rejection of USSR's victory in WWII should be punishable, Russian minister says
Russia » Politics
Sergey Shoigu, the head of Russia's EMERCOM, put forward a suggestion to pass the law that would stipulate criminal responsibility for rejecting USSR's victory in the Great Patriotic War, Itar-Tass news agency reports.
"I believe that our parliament needs to pass the law that would stipulate criminal responsibility for those denying the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War," Shoigu said.
The minister stressed out that there was a number of countries on the post-Soviet space that reject both the results of the Great Patriotic War and the deeds of the Soviet nation in it. The law, the official added, would allow to protect Russia's history.
"The presidents of several countries who deny that would not be able to come to our country unpunished, and the mayors of several towns would think twice before they decide to dismantle monuments [to Soviet warriors]," he added.
The Great Patriotic War is a part of World War II. The latter began in September 1939 and ended in September 1945, whereas the GPW began in June 1941 and ended in May 1945.
The minister, who acts as a co-chairman of the Supreme Council of Russia's ruling party United Russia, pointed out that some countries had legalized criminal responsibility for the rejection of Holocaust. This responsibility is in effect in a dozen of European countries including France, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Austria, Romania, the Czech Republic, Germany and others. A person, who denies Holocaust in those countries, is likely to be sentenced up to five years in jail.
Russia's Public Chamber is ready to participate in the preparation of the law about the role of the USSR in the defeat of fascism and about the responsibility for denying that role of the Soviet Union. Officials of the Public Chamber stated that Shoigu's suggestion was worth noticing.
"It goes without saying that there are obvious facts which can not be denied. However, as experience shows, some dishonest politicians and organizations speculate on denying obvious facts for the sake of their own political dividend. Therefore, this suggestion deserves attention from this point of view," Anatoly Kucherena, an official with the Public Chamber, told Interfax.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal and Democratic Party of Russia, said that the bill about the denial of the USSR's role in the Great Patriotic War would have many chances to be approved if submitted to the parliament.
"The revision of historical events is a new form of the cold war. Millions of our soldiers were killed, and now they want to tell us that the USSR never participated in that war. This is monstrous," Zhirinovsky said.
The notorious official believes that it would be quite possible to back up the issue with the legal base to make those, who make such statements on Russia's territory, feel responsible.
"This goes for the mayor of Tallinn and for the president of Ukraine. We must protect our victory, this position is right, and we will support it at the voting in the State Duma," Zhirinovsky said.
Vasily Likhachev, deputy chairman of the International Affairs Committee of Russia's Federation Council, said that the head of Russia's EMERCOM was probably gripped with emotions when he formulated his idea to the press.
"I believe that Sergey Shoigu's statement, which he made at the meeting with the veterans of the Battle of Stalingrad, was based on political and emotional reasons," Interfax quoted the official as saying. Likhachev emphasized that the USSR's decisive role in the Great Patriotic War was an unquestionable fact admitted on all hands. He continued with saying that several Western countries, particularly the Baltic States, found themselves involved in ideological and informational wars after the collapse of the USSR and the rise of the new Russia. "They have developed an aspiration to distort history and display a hostile attitude to Russia and to Russia's history in general," Likhachev said.
Mikhail Kapura, deputy chairman of the Committee for Legal and Court Issues, said that he could not share Sergey Shoigu's opinion. "With all my respect to Mr. Shoigu, who is one of our best ministers, I cannot share his views on the matter, and I think that it is unduly to introduce criminal responsibility for denying the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War because this is an undoubted fact," Kapura said.
Source: agencies


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Q: What is a single drive RAID 0 array? My understanding of RAID 0 is that the data is split and striped across all of the drives in the array. If there is only one drive in the array, then what is the point of a single drive RAID 0 array and how does it work?
From these ceph benchmarks it appears there is a tangible performance difference as compared to JBOD in at least some cases.
Despite my best Googling I could not find anything substantial. Thanks!

A: RAID-0 on single disk is used mostly on SSD disks, which acts as Cache disk (Intel Smart Response). When you activate "accelerate mode" for any HDD or RAID Volume via SSD Cache, IRST driver converts disk to RAID-0 Volume. If you are not using whole disk space, there will be automatically created second RAID-0 Volume, which can be used for other data.
My example:

I am not sure, why it has to be in RAID mode, as I see no benefit from it. Maybe for some specific operations there is minor boost.

A: Another aspect to consider, is for the purpose of performance testing new equipment before putting it into use.
For example, your goal is to benchmark just how much performance will be boosted by adding more stripes to a RAID0 configuration. You start with a 1-disk RAID0, test it, then move to a 2-disk, test it, and so on. Your test results should reveal what improvements you will gain, by adding stripes, on your actual hardware. This is a great thing to know beforehand, because you can't do this once your disks are in use!
A tip if you are trying this: When adding stripes for the next test iteration, just delete the whole virtual disk and start fresh! This is near instant, as opposed to adding another disk into an existing RAID0 vdisk. (The reconstruction time can be huge.)

A: In the case of this implementation (the LSI SAS2208 controller), JBOD does not use on-board cache, single disk RAID0 uses on-board write-back cache. The ceph benchmark explains it in the test setup. The performance increase comes from caching not striping. Most RAID controllers allow you to setup single disk RAID0 or RAID1 as a way to support JBOD, this controller is a little different in that it also supports JBOD (without any controller cache).
There are cases where RAID levels can use less disks than you normally think, and still provide increased performance or redundancy. For example Linux md RAID10 can be used with two or more disks, including odd numbers of disks, unlike traditional RAID10 which would require four or more disks and even numbers. Linux md RAID10 with two disks is faster than RAID1.

A: It's also useful to mention here that some server configurations require you to load the RAID regardless of how many physical disks are actually present.
For example, a server chasis where you can only access the disks through a controller board.
In this scenario, RAID 0 is the default setup.

A: Although this post is old. I thought I'll add input on this question.
Single disk RAID 0 is possible and is in used. I see it all the time. Typically someone will set up a single disk RAID 0 if the only want one hard drive to be seen by the operating system without associating it into a larger RAID like 1, 5, 6 etc. Someone may want to use this tactic if their controller does not support JBOD or HBA modes. The RAID controller will simply stipe a RAID 0 header on one drive instead of a couple or several. Also note this may also go to RAID controller limitations, as some may require more than one drive.

A: There is no such thing as a single drive RAID 0 array.  In order to setup a RAID 0 array, you would need two or more disks.  I think you are mis-reading the test setup in the article you reference.
However, you are correct, in that in a RAID 0 array (note not RAID 0 mode) data is striped across all disks in the array.  This is an odd RAID level as there is no real redundancy, as a failure of one drive will fail your array.  RAID 0 will give you the total amount of space available on all disks for your array as long as they are the same size, with no redundancy or fault tolerance.  If they differ in size, each disk will be relegated to the size of the smallest disk in the array.


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Q: Overlapping sprites in HTML canvas I have found this game, which runs on canvas.
How can they have 2 characters on the same position (in 1 canvas)?
They are probably updating game characters every second like this:
context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
for (i=0;i<players.lenght;i++){
   context.drawImage(player, player[i][x], player[i][y]);
}

With this code, if 2 players will have same position, 1 player will be invisible..
Is there any better way to draw all the players?

A: Just because the players may be in the same game, doesn't mean they see the same view :) (think of any FPS game you've played online)
However, your assumptions are valid. The code I added to your sample code simply adds your player as the last player in the array meaning you will always be show as on top in your game (regardless if there is 2 or 10 players)
context.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);

// Move your player to the top
for (i=0;i<players.lenght;i++){
    if (players.isYou()) {
        var you = players.splice(i, 1);
        players.push(you);
    }
}

for (i=0;i<players.lenght;i++){
    context.drawImage(player, player[i][x], player[i][y]);
}


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class CreateCohortsTestSubjects < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def self.up
    create_table :cohorts_test_subjects do |t|
      t.references :cohort
      t.references :test_subject

      t.timestamps
    end
    add_index :cohorts_test_subjects, [ :cohort_id, :test_subject_id ], :unique => true
  end

  def self.down
    drop_table :cohorts_test_subjects
  end
end


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Nigerian military dictatorship reverberates at Kochi Biennale
This is evident in the illustration 'Holy Star Boys'.
The illustration comprises five segments which symbolically reflect the different faces of the cultural and social conditions in the lives of the minority tribal sect Ogonis, who are natives of the Niger river valley in the South of Nigeria.
The Niger river valley is notorious for the destruction that came as a result of extreme environmental pollution and exploitation.
Zina brings out the condition of Niger river valley inhabitants through two human forms bearing the mask of the Ogoni people, resembling that of a deer, through her work 'Holy Star Boys', many varied notions and intuitions take shape in the minds of the viewers.
The illustration in Lightbox C-print provokes thoughts on the impact that modernization has on traditional culture, the dilution it causes, the dual standards, estrangement, and the universal biological principles.
"Holy Star Boys' is a blend of those estranged in their homeland," says Zina Saro-Wiwa.
While the memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa lives on through his work as an environmental-human rights activist, poet, writer, and journalist, daughter Zina has attained fame through her video installations, documentaries, music videos, and experimental films.
A former journalist with the BBC, the 47-year-old carries on her activities based out of Brooklyn.
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Today Recipes | Easy Frozen Broccoli Recipe – Great recipe! This so easy to prepare and yet so good. The lemon and garlic paired together really make this broccoli side dish stand out. It's delicious all by itself and makes a great side dish. I cut the recipe in half and used frozen broccoli and minced garlic from a jar. Good flavor; more lemony than garlicky.
Tasted good but the browning of the broccoli was a bit of a turn off. I haven't seen brown broccoli but the flavor was there. I will try steaming with an actual steamer next time and just add the lemon juice during the second step. I added grated parmesan at the end. Enjoy!
Remove the broccoli from the oven and immediately toss with 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, the lemon zest, lemon juice and Parmesan.
And that's all for today's recipe about Easy Frozen Broccoli Recipe, please leave some comment and let us know if you already make it at home.