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Florence: The Lesser Known Life and Legacy of Florence Nightingale
West End Centre What's On Florence: The Lesser Known Life and Legacy of Florence Nightingale
Who was Florence Nightingale? Louise Jordan explores the legacy of this pioneering statistician who used data to call for government accountability, demanding equal healthcare for all. Through song and storytelling Jordan disrupts the traditional narrative and invites you to consider the relevance of Florence's work today, as well as shining a light on lesser known aspects of Florence Nightingale's life and work.
Protest Badgemaking inspired by Florence Nightingale
Join us pre-show and make your own protest badge for free from 6.30pm - 7.30pm. Find out more
Event: Wednesday 9 March, 8pm
Tickets: £13 / £11
Book tickets for Florence: The Lesser Known Life and Legacy of Florence Nightingale at Hampshire Cultural Trust's West End Centre, Aldershot now!
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Forgiveness by Jonny Donahoe
Forgiveness: A true story presented by Jonny Donahoe Jonny does not know his Dad. He is very suddenly a Dad. Forgiveness is a new solo show about the cycles of abuse that form and affect who we are...
Triffids!
Platform 4 presents: Triffids! A gig theatre adventure in music sound and pictures… METEORS! KILLER PLANTS! B MOVIES! This remarkable collision of music, text and rich visual imagery takes the...
Nothing Happens (Twice) presented by Little Soldier Productions
Nothing Happens (Twice) by Little Soldier Productions Directed by Ursula Martínez Mercè and Patricia always knew that making theatre would be difficult, but when they had to dress up as flamingos in a...
TicketsAvailable from £11.00
Date9 March 2022, 20:00
Duration1 hour
Mon 17th Jan: 10:00 - 18:00
Tue 18th Jan: 10:00 - 18:00
Wed 19th Jan: 10:00 - 18:00
Thu 20th Jan: 10:00 - 18:00
Fri 21st Jan: 10:00 - 18:00
Sat 22nd Jan: Closed
Sun 23rd Jan: Closed
Picnic/eating area
School/education groups


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Diana (19) + -
Flinch (18) + -
Stull, John M. (9/9/1870 - 8/2/1939) (16) + -
Cutler, Anna Katherine (1845? - 1924) (11) + -
Wolfe, Alice Louise (b. 1857?), Wolfe, Wiltsie Fuller (1854? - 1913), Bragdon, George Chandler (4/29/1832 - 8/7/1910), Joiner, Edith M. (7/3/1868 - 7/4/1935), MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), Wray, Ella Alling (1864 - 8/12/1896), MacArthur, Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934)
Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Joiner, Edith M. (7/3/1868 - 7/4/1935), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (12/30/1837 - 9/6/1920), Gilmore, Joseph H. (b. 9/9/1863), Wallace, Fredericka (10/23/1871 - 1953), Stowell, M. Louise (1861 - 1930), Allen, Mary (b. 1872?), Curran's (Rochester, N.Y.)
Andrews, Jane M. (1859 - 1948), Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Durand, Henry Strong (6/6/1861 - 5/8/1929), MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), Joiner, Edith M. (7/3/1868 - 7/4/1935), Joiner, Ida (11/22/1873), Joiner, Harry A. (b. 1870), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Goodyear, Katherine M. (b. 1861?), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), Columbia
May Bragdon Diary, November 5, 1895, p. 240
Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), Joiner, Edith M. (7/3/1868 - 7/4/1935), Wallace, Fredericka (10/23/1871 - 1953), Diana
Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Arnold, James Burns (1881 - 1957), Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Beach, Fred H. (b. 4/1869), MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (12/30/1837 - 9/6/1920), Powers, Rose Edith (1872 - 1943)
Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (12/30/1837 - 9/6/1920), Best, Mary Nina (7/19/1864 - 5/5/1895), Vickery, Ellen M. (6/28/1836 - 4/30/1895), Best, Edward Walter (b. 1858?), Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Joiner, Edith M. (7/3/1868 - 7/4/1935), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Randall, Mary Louise (b. 1867?)
May Bragdon Diary, April 29, 1893 – May 1, 1893, p. 75
Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (12/30/1837 - 9/6/1920), Randall, Mary Louise (b. 1867?), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), World's Fair (Chicago, Ill., 5/1 - 10/30/1893)
Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Scranton, Edgar M. (1860 - 1910), Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Joiner, Edith M. (7/3/1868 - 7/4/1935), Humphrey, George P. (1864 - 1952), MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), Sibley's (Rochester, N.Y.)
Gilmore, Joseph H. (b. 9/9/1863), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Siemer, Martha A. (1876 - 1960), Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (12/30/1837 - 9/6/1920), Stull, Joseph A. (12/28/1828 - 6/13/1903), Stull, Sarah H. (1836? - 1912?), Stull, Otho Sibley (1867 - 1916), Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Humphrey, George P. (1864 - 1952), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), Behn, Margarette (1854? - 7/1899), Sibley's (Rochester, N.Y.), Miner and Fisk (Rochester, N.Y.)
Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (12/30/1837 - 9/6/1920), Bragdon, George Chandler (4/29/1832 - 8/7/1910), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Siemer, Martha A. (1876 - 1960)
May Bragdon Diary, June 26, 1893, p. 144
Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Gilmore, Joseph H. (b. 9/9/1863), Gillis, James W. (1845? - 1900), Sibley's (Rochester, N.Y.), Lake Ontario
Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), Bellamy, Charella (1865? - 2/16/1920), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Anna Katherine (1845? - 1924), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Wray, William Henry (1866 - 1913), Jones, Lewis Bunnell (1866 - 1934)
Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Powers, Rose Edith (1872 - 1943), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), Stony Lake (Ontario, Canada), Vitascope
Joiner, Edith M. (7/3/1868 - 7/4/1935), MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Cutler, Amy Cecil (1873? - 1958?), Cutler Building (Rochester, N.Y.)
Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (12/30/1837 - 9/6/1920), MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), Gilmore, Joseph H. (b. 9/9/1863), Filmer, William T. (b. 1875?), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Steinhausen, Theodore D. (1874 - 1944), Cutler, Amy Cecil (1873? - 1958?), Bragdon, George Chandler (4/29/1832 - 8/7/1910), Diana
MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Orchard, Helen Elizabeth (7/21/1872 - 2/6/1899), Powers, Rose Edith (1872 - 1943), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Goler, Caroline Chandler (b. 3/16/1869), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (12/30/1837 - 9/6/1920), Steinhausen, Theodore D. (1874 - 1944), Gorton and McCabe (Rochester, N.Y.), Hovey's (Rochester, N.Y.), Mechanics Institute (Rochester, N.Y.), Diana
DeGraff, William (b. 1864?), Brower, Harriet (b. 1874?), Davis, Frank Allen (3/21/1873 - 6/1/1953), Cutler, James Goold (4/24/1848 - 4/21/1927), Cutler, Joseph Warren (7/13/1857 - 1934), Bragdon, Claude (8/1/1866 - 9/17/1946), MacArthur, Mary (3/12/1869), King, Emma E. (b. 1872), Joiner, Edith M. (7/3/1868 - 7/4/1935), Baldwin, Samuel Spencer (1848 - 1924), Hovey's (Rochester, N.Y.)

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Bloody hell for Powell
Asafa Powell, the former 100m world record-holder, revealed yesterday he has been tested four times here in Beijing and he has given so much blood it could affect the way he runs.
By Ian Crawford
00:00, Wed, Aug 13, 2008
Powell is due to meet fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt and world champion Tyson Gay in what could be one of the best Olympic 100metres finals in history on Saturday night.
But Powell thinks he could reach the start line lacking energy.
He said: "Two days ago, I got pretty upset because since I've been here they have tested me four times.
"They take blood. I'm saying that they're taking so much blood, we're going to be very weak before the final of the 100m.
"I'm almost sure I might be tested tomorrow. I don't know about anyone else but they're really doing it in my case and with my team-mates Michael Frater and Usain Bolt.
"They're saying they're doing about 4,000 tests. It's just very difficult to catch everyone but I hope they can do it and make this Olympics clean."
They take blood. I'm saying that they're taking so much blood, we're going to be very weak before the final of the 100m
Powell began the summer as the 100m world record-holder after his 9.74secs in September last year before Bolt ran 9.72 in New York.
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var $ = require('jquery');

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                world.destroy();
            });

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                var height = $('#physics').height();
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                world = Physics({ sleepDisabled: true });

                var renderer = Physics.renderer('canvas', {
                    el: 'physics'
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                world.add(renderer);

                world.on('step', function () {
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                });

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                    restitution: 0.2,
                    cof: 0.8
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                        mass: 0.001,
                        x: (60 * i) + renderer.width / 2 - (300),
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                    Physics.behavior('body-impulse-response'),
                    Physics.behavior('body-collision-detection'),
                    Physics.behavior('sweep-prune'),
                    edgeBounce
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                    world.step( time );
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F5 ACI App Bolsters Joint Cisco Deployments with Streamlined Application Services
hluka@we-worldwide.com
Combined solution provides F5's industry-leading availability and security services on Cisco's SDN platform for superior layer 2-7 performance
SEATTLE – Today F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) is introducing the F5 ACI ServiceCenter app to seamlessly combine L2-3 network connectivity with L4-7 application services within Cisco ACI environments. Available through Cisco's ACI App Center, this integration app enhances visibility and control throughout the network and application stack to help customers accelerate application deployment within flexible, software-defined IT infrastructures.
F5's participation in the Cisco ACI App Center gives joint customers the flexibility to deploy a full complement of services, such as Application Layer Traffic Management along with unparalleled performance and reliability. Further integration efforts are anticipated to yield the additional advantage of deploying F5's expansive portfolio of application and security services within Cisco's extensible ACI framework.
"Technology collaboration between F5 and Cisco is a clear win for joint customers," said Calvin Rowland, SVP of Business Development at F5. "Building on previous partnership efforts, the F5 ACI ServiceCenter app gives organizations the ability to elegantly develop and enhance application and network deployments with a software-defined approach. More broadly, joint efforts like this are emblematic of the ways the two companies integrate capabilities for advanced automation and orchestration throughout the L2-7 stack."
The F5 ACI ServiceCenter app takes advantage of F5's simple and powerful Automation Toolchain capabilities to enable joint customers to deploy, configure, and customize application services in ACI environments quickly via declarative APIs. Together, F5 and Cisco engineering teams have built a number of use cases that utilize F5's broad range of availability, networking and security services, making it uniquely beneficial, easier, and more effective for users to deploy and consume the companies' technologies together.
Cisco's ACI App Center is an innovative platform enabling Cisco's technology partners to build ACI applications that simplify and enhance use cases using an open, extensible, and programmable ACI toolkit. The new downloadable app provides a direct, easy, and efficient way for mutual customers to consume application services across a variety of modern deployment scenarios.
"Open APIs have never been more important - they help customers utilize data, build partnerships, and forge new paths to innovation. The ACI App Center has been designed to foster collaboration and source innovation from user and development communities throughout our partner ecosystem," said Thomas Scheibe, VP, Product Management, Data Center Networking, at Cisco. "Essentially, it provides an open path to add additional capabilities and services that maximize the value of software-defined networking, with the F5 ACI ServiceCenter app as a prime example. We look forward to additional integration opportunities with F5 to promote quicker application and service deployments, along with heightened visibility and versatile network performance."
"F5's existing integration with Cisco ACI had a significant role in our decision to purchase," said Kazi Azizur Rahman, Chief Information Officer & Dep. Managing Director at City Bank, a premier financial services organization in Bangladesh. "Knowing that the two companies have a technology partnership as a foundation for future collaboration helps us to be confident in the longevity and effectiveness of our efforts around SDN."
Bringing ACI and BIG-IP Closer Together—One Step at a Time – F5 Newsroom Blog Post
The F5 ACI ServiceCenter app is available for download from the Cisco ACI App Center at https://aciappcenter.cisco.com/.
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) gives the world's largest businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands the freedom to securely deliver every app, anywhere—with confidence. F5 delivers cloud and security application services that enable organizations to embrace the infrastructure they choose without sacrificing speed and control. For more information, go to f5.com. You can also follow @f5networks on Twitter or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies.


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import * as Brightness from '../Brightness';
import ExpoBrightness from '../ExpoBrightness';

it(`clamps the brightness value in setBrightnessAsync`, async () => {
  await Brightness.setBrightnessAsync(5);
  expect(ExpoBrightness.setBrightnessAsync).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(1);
  await Brightness.setBrightnessAsync(-1);
  expect(ExpoBrightness.setBrightnessAsync).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(0);
});

it(`throws when setBrightnessAsync is called with an unsupported type`, async () => {
  await expect(Brightness.setBrightnessAsync(NaN)).rejects.toThrowError(TypeError);
  await expect(Brightness.setBrightnessAsync('test' as any)).rejects.toThrowError(TypeError);
});

it(`throws when setSystemBrightnessAsync is called with an unsupported type`, async () => {
  await expect(Brightness.setSystemBrightnessAsync(NaN)).rejects.toThrowError(TypeError);
  await expect(Brightness.setSystemBrightnessAsync('test' as any)).rejects.toThrowError(TypeError);
});


Nationalmuseum, which originally opened in Stockholm in 1866, was reinaugurated in 2018 after a five-year renovation. Overall responsibility for the museum's new restaurant interior was given to Klenell. Along with a group of designers, he faced the challenging task of merging the building's 150-year history with a contemporary design language. When the time came to develop a flexible sofa that could easily blend in with the rest of the furniture for the restaurant interior, Klenell chose to work with Offecct – and the result is Font.
Font consists of one straight and one curved section, which together can be joined in numerous permutations, and a smaller table can also be attached wherever it is needed. Font is a sofa system that can grow into different public spaces far beyond the museum's walls, and it also marks the first commercial collaboration between Klenell and Offecct.
"It was of course a privilege to be chosen to develop Font, but also confirmation that we are a producer of high quality. The collaboration with Klenell has been very successful, and we are happy to have been able to play a part in the historic modernisation of Nationalmuseum," says Kurt Tingdal, one of the founders of Offecct.
Offecct has carried out three projects that have their origin in the renovation of Nationalmuseum. In 2017, a pattern created for a new facade by architects Gert Wingårdh and Erik Wikerstål was developed into Soundwave© Wicker. The Font sofa system by Matti Klenell, developed for the museum's new restaurant interior, will be launched during 2019. Offecct has also produced several pieces of bespoke furniture in collaboration with designer Matti Klenell.


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Pegasus World Cup 2023: Cyberknife's And Proxy's Race-Within-A-Race
With Her Restaurant Kokomo She Brought Caribbean Design To Brooklyn
Squabbling Between Business Competitors Leads To UPEPA Motion In Washington State
The 2023 Pegasus World Cup: How Proxy And Defunded Will Try To Take Down Cyberknife
5 Black Memphis Cops Upheld Institutional And Cultural Racism In Tyre Nichols' Murder
Mia Farrow's Latest Role
May 5, 2009, 03:50pm EDT |
As well known for her activism as for her acting, Mia Farrow, 64, is fasting to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's combat-ridden Darfur region.
"I will begin a fast of water only in solidarity with the people of Darfur and as a personal expression of outrage at a world that is somehow able to stand by and watch innocent men, women and children needlessly die of starvation, thirst and disease," Farrow said of her three-week hunger strike, which began on April 27.
Farrow has become increasingly politically active this decade. She was made Goodwill Ambassador for the U.N. children's foundation UNICEF in 2000 and has spent years campaigning to raise money and awareness for kids in battered areas from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Nigeria.
The star of Rosemary's Baby said she made the decision after the Sudanese government expelled 13 international aid groups from the region in April; she called on world leaders to pressure Sudan into reversing the decision. According to the United Nations, 300,000 people have died -- many from disease and hunger -- and 2.7 million are now homeless due to the Darfur conflict.
Farrow said that she set herself a target of three weeks, barring any organ damage by the two-week mark. "[Over] a million people aren't going to have the clean water I'm drinking or the doctor that's coming to check me out. I can't complain -- if it brings focus to an issue that's way more important than my life, then it's worth it," she said.
The crisis in Darfur has gotten its fair share of media attention. In late-April 2006, under president Bush, thousands of people rallied to put an end to the slaughter. Among the speakers were Barack Obama, Elie Wiesel and George Clooney, who applauds Farrow for taking action. "She is as dedicated to this cause as any activist I know. It's these kind of efforts that help keep this tragedy in the spotlight," he said. (See "Charitable Celebrities.")
But still, many people have a see-no-evil approach to the horrors haunting the region. "Everyone needs to know what's happening there and what's going to happen with a number of deaths that could easily dwarf the Rwandan genocide," she said. "What were we doing during those 90 days [in 1994] when millions of people were hacked to death? We were watching the O.J. Simpson murder trials."
When Farrow isn't educating people about dangers in Africa, she is busy tending to her large family. The daughter of director John Farrow and actress Maureen O'Sullivan has been married, twice, to conductor Andre Previn and singer Frank Sinatra, and adopted several children during her 12-year relationship with Woody Allen.
So how is Farrow, who was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time in 2008, holding up so far? "I feel OK. There are headaches but they come and go," she said. "Then there's the hungry times, [not helped by] watching cooking shows."


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Чемпионат Европы по гандболу среди женщин 2020 () был 14-м по счёту турниром и проходил в Дании с 3 по 20 декабря. Все игры прошли в Хернинге и Коллинге. В чемпионате участвовали 16 сборных. Титул 2018 года защищала сборная Франции, которая уступила в финале команде Норвегии. В решающем матче француженки проигрывали 11-16 в начале второго тайма, но сумели сравнять счёт и даже выйти вперёд, однако в концовке сильнее были норвежки (22-20).

Норвежки, выиграв на турнире все 8 матчей, стали чемпионками Европы 8-й раз в истории (за 14 турниров). Только 4 команды из 16 закончили турнир с положительной разницей забитых и пропущенных мячей (Норвегия, Франция, Дания и Россия). Даже у бронзового призёра турнира сборной Хорватии разница оказалась отрицательной. Хорватки сенсационно завоевали медали турнира, которые стали для них первыми в истории на чемпионатах Европы, мира или Олимпийских играх. На чемпионатах Европы 2016 и 2018 года хорватки занимали последнее место, проиграв все 6 матчей. На чемпионаты мира хорватки не могли отобраться с 2011 года.

Первоначально Норвегия была страной-хозяйкой турнира совместно с Данией, но в середине ноября 2020 года сообщила Европейской федерации гандбола, что не будет принимать матчи турнира из-за пандемии COVID-19.

Дания ранее принимала чемпионаты Европы среди женщин в 1996, 2002 и 2010 (совместно с Норвегией) годах. В 2010 году соревнования проходили на той же арене «Йюске-банк-боксен» в Хернинге, которая является главной ареной турнира 2020 года.

На турнире также прошла квалификация к чемпионату мира 2021 года. Путёвки завоевали сборные Норвегии, Франции, Хорватии и Дании. Ранее право выступить на чемпионате получили сборные Испании (как хозяева) и Нидерландов (как чемпионы мира 2019 года).

Места проведения

Отборочный турнир

Из-за пандемии COVID-19 квалификация к чемпионату Европы была остановлена. Последние матчи были сыграны 29 сентября 2019 года, все команды успели сыграть по два матча. Командам оставалось сыграть по 4 тура на групповой стадии весной 2020 года, но в апреле 2020 года ЕГФ окончательно отменила матчи квалификации. Состав участников турнира определился по рейтингу 2018 года.

Квалифицированные команды

Рефери

9 октября 2020 года было отобрано 10 судейских пар.

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Jansensism and Christian Tongues
A detailed look at the Jansenist connection to the Christian doctrine of tongues.
Any reader who has familiarity with the Christian doctrine of tongues will eventually come to the topic of this 18th-century French movement. They are only a small notation in the debate, but like all others, needs a critical look. Many historical claims of groups or persons speaking glossolalia, tongues, xenolalia, or similar are typically under-investigated.
Previous research and articles categorized under the Gift of Tongues Project has revealed many inaccuracies and dispelled large generalizations on many movements. The Jansenists also fit within the framework of unsubstantiated claims.
This article aims to uncover the source(s) regarding the Jansenists with an analysis of various third-party commentaries on the subject.
Read moreJansensism and Christian Tongues
The Church, COVID, and the Government: Manitoba edition
The Province of Manitoba is struggling with Church-Government relations.
An anti-mask protest and unlawful assembling in one of Canada's Bible belts, Steinbach, and a major act of defiance by one of the largest churches in Winnipeg. These incidents show simmering tensions between the Government and some faith groups.
Read moreThe Church, COVID, and the Government: Manitoba edition
The Irvingite Influence on Pentecostalism
Examining the influence of the Irvingite movement on the birth of Pentecostalism.
The London-based Irvingite movement revived the supernatural expressions within the church body and inspired a new framework for Christian living that reverberated throughout the Western world.
It makes one wonder, if there was no antecedent of the Irvingites in the 1830s, would there have been a Pentecostal movement?
Read moreThe Irvingite Influence on Pentecostalism
Ambrosiaster on the Tongues of Corinth
The Ambrosiaster Latin text with its beginnings in the fourth-century gives insight and much-needed clues on the mystery tongues of Corinth.
The Ambrosiaster author(s) believed Paul was describing the adoption of a synagogue rite. It consequently led to the misuse of Hebrew and Aramaic to an audience that did not understand these languages. There was no awareness of ancient Pythian prophetesses, ecstasy, Montanists, or glossolalia. Nor was there an association with speaking in tongues as a sign of a true believer.
Read moreAmbrosiaster on the Tongues of Corinth
Gregory of Nazianzus' Analysis of Acts 2:6
July 23, 2020 June 23, 2020
Gregory of Nazianzus has much to offer with his insights on the original Pentecost. His thoughts on Acts 2:6 opens up different possibilities than what we commonly conclude today.
This revered fourth-century leader stands out as one of the most influential on the subject.
The Gift of Tongues Project has previously traced the influence of Gregory of Nazianzus' thought on the christian doctrine of tongues in the Latin and Eastern Church.1 His influence has spanned over millennia. However, the GOT Project never explored a detailed analysis of Acts 2:6 from Nazianzus' perspective until now.
Read moreGregory of Nazianzus' Analysis of Acts 2:6
A History of Pentecost as One Sound and Many Languages Heard
A history of Pentecost being the miracle of one voice emitted and the sounds converted into a relevant human language while in the air or in the minds of the hearers.
This theory was a part of the christian doctrine of tongues that existed at least in the third century, worked its way into the seventh, and has a spotty appearance after this time.
The following is the result of collating, compiling, examining, researching and comparing a wide-range of Patristic authors, a sampling of Jewish literature, and a small dose of classical Greek writings found on the topic.
Read moreA History of Pentecost as One Sound and Many Languages Heard
The Mind and World of Edward Irving
November 6, 2020 April 13, 2020
The influences and world that shaped Edward Irving—an important Pentecostal forerunner.
The mystery behind Irving and his world has created many different portraits. A mad man, an entertainer, an image of Scottish national pride, and a pentecostal pioneer, are some of the diverse opinions displayed. These options are under investigation as we look to discover the man behind the pulpit.
Some of his views and behaviors, even by today's standards, are controversial and oft-putting. On the other hand, Irving and his followers were mystics, and Britain took a fancy to it. How could an Empire so steeped in Calvinist rigorous living, Methodist structures, and Anglican strictures, even entertain such features?
Read moreThe Mind and World of Edward Irving
Edward Irving's Defense on Unknown Tongues: Part 3
March 23, 2020 March 7, 2020
A digitization of Edward Irving's third defense in Fraser's Magazine on his promotion of unknown tongues. Reverend Edward Irving and his central London congregation (1830s) were the center of world-wide religious attention on the topic and practice of speaking in tongues. The result was that he received heavy criticism from a variety of sources. Irving …
Read moreEdward Irving's Defense on Unknown Tongues: Part 3
A digitization of Edward Irving's second defense in Fraser's Magazine on his promotion of unknown tongues.
Reverend Edward Irving and his central London congregation (1830s) were the center of world-wide religious attention on the topic and practice of speaking in tongues. The result was that he received heavy criticism from a variety of sources.
Irving sought to counter claims against him and his church by publishing three articles in a popular English publication called Fraser's Magazine. All three works are digitally captured for the Gift of Tongues Project. The following is his second entry.
ON RECENT MANIFESTATIONS OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS.
No. II
BY THE REV. EDWARD IRVING.
Edward Irving's Defense on Unknown Tongues: Part 1
A digitization of Edward Irving's first defense in Fraser's Magazine on his promotion of unknown tongues.
Irving sought to counter claims against him and his church by publishing three articles in a popular English publication called Fraser's Magazine. All three works are digitally captured for the Gift of Tongues Project. The following is his first entry.
Facts Connected with Recent Manifestations of Spiritual Gifts.
Read moreEdward Irving's Defense on Unknown Tongues: Part 1
Pentecostals and Israel
The relationship between Pentecostals and the nation of Israel.
Ancient Greek Dictionaries for Download
A list and links to downloadable Greek dictionaries.
A Catholic History of Tongues
A summary of speaking in tongues in the Catholic church from Pentecost until the 1700s.
How to Read a Greek Minuscule Text
For those wanting to learn to read Greek texts written in the minuscule format.
Hebrew as the First Language of Mankind
The perception of Hebrew as the sacred language in Jewish and Christian literature.
Evangelicals in the Canadian Political Realm
The problems of mixing religion and politics together.
Speaking in Tongues Quiz
Think you know about the history of speaking in tongues? Take this quiz and find out.
When the Database Becomes God
A look into the ethics and economics of databases and algorithms.
Why the Evangelical Church is Declining
How superficiality and the anti-intellectualism has critically hurt the Evangelical cause.
Book Review: God's Plagiarist
The controversial life of J. P. Migne founder of Migne Patrologia Graeca and Latina
Charles A. Sullivan on A History of Glossolalia: Origins
Michael Büschlen on A History of Glossolalia: Origins
Charles A. Sullivan on Introductory Notes on the Gift of Tongues Project
James B. Shelton on Introductory Notes on the Gift of Tongues Project
Charles A. Sullivan on A Catholic History of Tongues: 30 to 1748 AD
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Home > SPJ News > SPJ: Wall Street Bailout Proposal Grants too Much Unchecked Authority to Executive Branch
SPJ: Wall Street Bailout Proposal Grants too Much Unchecked Authority to Executive Branch
Dave Cuillier, SPJ Freedom of Information Committee Chair, (520) 626-9694, cuillier@email.arizona.edu
Scott Leadingham, SPJ Communications Coordinator, (317) 927-8000 ext. 211, sleadingham@spj.org
INDIANAPOLIS – As Congress prepares to pass a $700 billion aid package for troubled Wall Street financial firms, leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists are concerned that certain provisions of the proposed emergency legislation unduly expand the powers of the executive branch.
The legislative proposal, which would grant the authority for the federal government to purchase large amounts of mortgage-backed securities, gives the U.S. Treasury Secretary power to act drastically unchecked. In particular, SPJ is at odds with Section 8 of the bill, which would yield broad, unfettered and unchecked authority to the Treasury Secretary. The contentious section reads:
"Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency."
"Secrecy is what got us in trouble in the first place, and now the administration wants to make the fix secret too?" said SPJ President Dave Aeikens. "Americans demand more accountability and transparency in their government, not less, especially when $700 billion of their own money is at stake."
SPJ is not taking a stance on the validity of the aid package or the economic effects it intends to achieve. Rather, as an organization that advocates for Freedom of Information-related issues, SPJ opposes the idea that any government institution be granted such sweeping, unbalanced control.
"There needs to be public oversight of this money. It's outrageous that they are considering keeping the details secret," said Aeikens. "Given all that has happened, it is critical that the public be able to examine and scrutinize the use of this money like it should for all tax payer dollars."
SPJ is not alone in questioning this aspect of the legislation. This past weekend, members of the SPJ Freedom of Information Committee attended a summit during which multiple organizations signed on to a letter warning against the broad powers granted in the proposal. The letter is being presented today to members of Congress by the National Taxpayers Union.
"We're talking about a lot of money that could be further squandered by decisions completely hidden from the public," said David Cuillier, SPJ Freedom of Information Committee chairman. "Imagine winning $1 million in the lottery, and then imagine winning the lottery 700,000 more times. That's how much of our money is at stake here. That's well over $2,000 for each person in this country. Shouldn't we know what the government is going to do with it?"
Cuillier said journalists and citizens should question their senators and representatives on whether the administration should continue to be able to operate with minimal oversight.
"Section 8 of the proposal should be killed," Cuillier said. "It's our money, it's our business."


Dear Hubby told me the other day, "Hon, tama na ang pamumulitika". And goodness knows I really want to get this behind me. There are so many more pleasant things to distract us with, I know. But sometimes, I just feel compelled to speak my mind on issues close to home.
So there, I apologize if I've been such a downer lately. I'll just start off by talking about food! Because isn't that such a comfort in times like this?
Watch out for my next post, it's going to be yummy!


Hello and welcome to Lions new blog page. We are very excited about this, and are looking forward to sharing lots of our fabulous learning with you.
Please leave us a comment letting us know where you are from and any interesting facts about your country. We have lots of children in our class from a variety of countries and would love to hear from you.
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The time when every vessel going to sea made use of three-strand rope has gone. Still, splicing that type of rope and cord is relatively straightforward. Nowadays the most common type of rope used on board yachts, dinghies, motorboats, working boats, and ferries is braided rope. Few people have the knowledge to splice it, or even know where to start.
Splicing Modern Ropes: A Practical Handbook is the first guide to developing this essential skill. It explains why splices are better--and stronger--than knots or shackles for joining or shortening rope, and how to go about it properly. With this skill, yachtsmen can customize their ropes, optimize their deck layout, taper their sheets for ease of handling, and splice an extra cover on their ropes to give better grip, avoid chafe, and make them last longer.


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Tag / Forbidden Desire
April 6, 2020 April 6, 2020 by H K Carlton
Confessions of a Trophy Wife: Forbidden Desire – New from L.M. Mountford @AuthLMMountford #erotica
Adult, Guest, New Release, Uncategorized
Confessions of a Trophy Wife, erotic, Forbidden Desire, Forbidden Love, L.M. Mountford, New Release
Confessions of a Trophy Wife Book 1
Forbidden Desire
L.M. Mountford
He closed the gap, his big hand moving to gently rest on her denim encased thigh. "I prefer more mature women. Women who know what they want and how to get it."
To all the rest of the world, Elizabeth Clarke had it all.
A successful husband. A beautiful home. And now a son off to university.
She is a perfect housewife with the perfect life.
It's a lie.
Her husband is a lying, drinking philanderer who hates her as much as she loathes him. Her home is beautiful, but empty, nothing more than a gilded cage to keep her trapped in a world she never wanted.
That is, until he came back into town.
Hugh Becket.
Her son's best friend.
He's hot, young, and so forbidden.
Elizabeth knows she should stay away, but when the devil comes knocking on her door in the middle of the night, what's a poor neglected trophy wife to do?
Forbidden Desire is a super hot older woman / younger man romance. It has a HEA, NO Cliffhanger and all the steam you have come to expect from the Lord of Lust.
Goodreads / BookBub / Smashwords / Nook / Apple / Kobo
Amazon: US / UK / Canada / Australia
A self-confessed Tiger fanatic, L.M. Mountford was born and raised in England, first in the town of Bridgewater, Somerset, before later moving to the city of Gloucester where he currently resides. A fully qualified and experienced Scuba Diver, he has travelled across Europe and Africa diving wrecks and seeing the wonders of the world.
He started writing when he was 14. Under the pseudonym Dark Inferno, he has written more than thirty Fanfiction stories.
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May 18, 2019 May 18, 2019 by H K Carlton
One woman's mad crush on her brother-in-law spirals into a red-hot affair #forbiddenlove #erotic #romance
erotic, Forbidden Desire, Forbidden Love, H K Carlton, indie, Romance, self-pub, Swap
Hailey Hollinger has it all—a great husband, a fantastic career, good friends… and one hot brother-in-law who won't stay out of her fantasies
When Hailey was sixteen she thought her boyfriend, Brent, was the best-looking guy around. That was until he introduced her to his older brother, Mike. From that moment on she had the biggest crush on him and he became the star of all her teenage fantasies.
Hailey's all grown up now and has been married to Brent for three years. They have great careers, a nice house—they enjoy life and each other. Everything is supposed to be perfect. Except that pesky little infatuation with her husband's brother has never completely gone away. A crush, by nature and definition, is supposed to be short-lived and should diminish over time. But, unfortunately for Hailey, it hasn't, and it's beginning to fuck with what she thinks should be perfection. And, if her life is so great, why does she then find herself groping her brother-in-law in the cab of his truck like some sex-starved teenager? Or the more pressing question yet—why is he groping her right back?
Author Note: This erotic romance story, which has been previously published, is written in first person, and contains cheating/adulterous themes. The material has been updated and reformatted for re-release, with a smokin' new cover, as well as additional content
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HK Carlton did a fantastic job of showing the angst Michael and Hailey faced as they deal with their growing attraction to each other. You fall in love with them as their love grows, and you wonder if they will choose to betray their spouses and act on their love for each other.
Swap was an excellent read that kept me captivated the entire time. Hailey and Mike's struggle of their attraction to each other was incredibly well written – I could feel the tension between them myself and of course was silently rooting for them. Most people might find their trysts immoral, but once you learn of Hailey and Mike's relationships with their own spouses, you'll understand the imperative need to have Hailey and Mike find their own happily ever after together. I definitely recommend Swap as a must read, and if you cherish a good night's sleep then I also recommend that you start the book early in the day, because you'll find it impossible to put down.
Most of the book chronicles Hailey's and Mike's desperate attempts to remain faithful despite their mutual attraction. Neither of the main characters treats marriage casually. Both want to do the right thing. As time goes on, though, it becomes clear that their physical connection is merely a symptom of the deep emotional bond that connects them. Ultimately, they have no choice but to surrender to their passion and face the consequences…
….Swap is a brave book, tackling as it does the uncomfortable topic of infidelity. A few years ago, this subject would have been taboo in a romance. Ms. Carlton does not whitewash the issue, but handles it with an admirable degree of honesty and realism. Hailey and Mike are sympathetic, likable characters. They really try to resist one another, although it's clear to the reader from an early stage that this is futile. In fact, their heroic efforts to "be good" raise the level of sexual tension, as they skirt the edges of adultery, drawing back time and time again from a precipitous fall.
If you'd like to read a +18 adult NSFW snippet, hop on over to the original Pick a Genre Already
June 15, 2017 June 14, 2017 by H K Carlton
Cover Reveal – Forbidden Desires – by Tina Donahue @tinadonahue #historical #romance
Cover Reveal, Forbidden Desire, Historical, Lyrical Press, Pirate's Prize Series, Pre-Order, Romance, Silver Dagger Scriptorium Tours, Tina Donahue
Pirate's Prize #3
by Tina Donahue
Pub Date: 12/5/17
In paradise, the only limits to passion lie in your imagination…
After a life filled with hardship, landing on a lush tropical isle is heaven on earth for mariner Heath Garrison. And it comes complete with two angels who bring out the very devil in him. Identical twins Netta and Aimee are guileless and seductive, living and loving without jealousy. Days of longing, nights of carnal bliss make choosing one over the other seem impossible, but hungering for both sisters is taboo.
Aimee and Netta's devotion to each other helped them survive the vicious pirates who overran their home. Will a virile Englishman come between them now? When their enemies return, determined to vanquish the islanders for good, Heath races to save them along with his countrymen. But survival will bring a choice—between the life Heath has known, and a love that changes all their destinies…
Amazon * Apple * Google * Kobo * Nook
Tina Donahue is an Amazon and international bestselling novelist in erotic, paranormal, contemporary, and historical romance for traditional publishers and indie. Booklist, Publishers Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work. Three of her erotic novels (Freeing the Beast, Come and Get Your Love, and Wicked Takeover) were Readers' Choice Award winners. Another three of her erotic novels (Adored; Deep, Dark, Delicious; Lush Velvet Nights) were named finalists in the 2011 EPIC competition. Sensual Stranger, her erotic romance, was chosen Book of the Year 2010 (erotic category) at the French review site, Blue Moon reviews. The Golden Nib Award at Miz Love Loves Books was created specifically for her erotic romance Lush Velvet Nights. Deep, Dark, Delicious received an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition. Take Me Away captured second place in the NEC-RWA contest. And The
Yearning was honored with an Award of Merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competition.
She's featured in the 2012 Novel and Writer's Market.
Before penning romances, she worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood production company.
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As I am sure most of you know, Walter Becker, one half of Steely Dan, passed away on September 3, 2017. He was 67. Here is a Rolling Stone article on his passing. Because ranking things is one of our favorite things here at the Monkey, without further ado, here are the top 10 Steely Dan songs of all time. There can be no argument (and yes Pipes they are ranked, not listed).
While I appreciate the effort, this list is off. In some instances significantly off. And don't say "without further ado." This is known.
So angry – just be happy someone read it.
Not a single track from Katy Lied? Please.
Black Friday only one in the conversation. 11th.


On this episode of CoG: From the Box, your hosts LA Galaxy Insider, Adam Serrano, and Josh Guesman are joined by a writer for NBC Sports and The Guardian Richard Farley. Together they take a look back over the first 11 games of the season and try and determine if this LA Galaxy team has met the expectations of the fans so far in 2014.
Can we discount the 3 losses? Do they draws teach us about this team more than the wins? Is this LA Galaxy team destined to repeat 2013 by giving up late goals? And why can't the Galaxy win on the road?
Adam, Josh and Richard cover all those topics and try to determine whether this team has the talent, and the motivation to compete as one of MLS's top teams this season.
But if you're a fan, are you content with the progress being made? Do the standings accurately portray the Galaxy's potential? Or is the too much cause for concern?
It's a great discussion packed full of opinion, facts and first-hand knowledge of the LA Galaxy.
Of course, CoG isn't just a show. It's also a group of passionate people. Without the fans, the listeners and the wonderful community that supports soccer this LA Galaxy podcast and website would never have been around for so long.


Durban – Durban based athlete, Jenna Challenor will be seen leading a field of inspirational women on Sunday, 19 July 2015 at the Berea Rovers Sports Club (Durban) when they line up to 'Run Their City' at the much anticipated Totalsports Women's Race in support of PinkDrive.
"I love the race, the course, the atmosphere and the fact that it's a women's race," says Challenor. "It's amazing that the Totalsports Women's Race is held in support of PinkDrive. I am proud to be a part of it. Last year I ran in honour of a close friend who passed away from cancer. It was a very special experience and for that reason the event will always be close to my heart".
"My goal for 2015 will be to run a solid race," continues Challenor. "I have just come back from injury and have no idea where my fitness is right now. The competition on event day is always fantastic. It pushes you out of your comfort zone and makes for a good solid run. The vibe and atmosphere carries you through the race. Athletes wanting to secure a personal best time will be happy to hear that the route is fast and flat".
Challenor will face tough competition from Lebo Phalula, LebogangPhalula, RutendoNyahora and Yolande Maclean.


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Стагир, также Стагира и Стагиры ( , ) — город древней Македонии, на востоке полуострова Халкидики, к западу от озера Волви на побережье залива Орфанос (Стримоникос). Руины Стагира находятся в 500 метрах к юго-востоку от современной деревни Олимпиады на небольшом гористом полуострове Лиотопи ().

Основан андросцами около 655 года до н. э.. Позже к ним присоединились переселенцы из Халкиды. Стагир был местом рождения Аристотеля (прозванного Стагиритом) и, вследствие этого, разрушенный раньше Филиппом, был восстановлен Александром Македонским, поскольку Аристотель был его учителем.

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Города Древней Греции
Центральная Македония


It's only a two-hour drive from Dallas, if you want to go find out.
Planning a road trip to beautiful Trees, Louisiana, and looking to take a remarkably little-traveled route there? Boy, have I got some information for your odd and oddly specific desire.
Because the GPS company Geotab has put together a guide to the least traveled roads in the country, judged by data from the Highway Performance Monitoring System, and the loneliest road in Texas is barely a two-hour drive from Dallas. I've even planned out the road trip for you, so that you can experience all the empty majesty of State Highway 49 in style.
The lonely 61 miles of TX-49 start in Mount Pleasant and take you just about to the Louisiana border. If Caddo Lake doesn't hold much appeal, you can make this just part of your trip to nearby Shreveport.
While everybody else is spending spring break going to New Orleans and Florida and Galveston, you can take the road least traveled. You can take State Highway 49.


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We received a referral from another firm indicating that TM Masonry would be a good choice for some brick reconstruction & repair. I called and Ted responded quickly with a detailed quote. We hired him, he came before the job started removed some brick out of our home found a supply of matching brick and did an excellent job. Did the job beautifullyy! While on the job site he found other areas on the home that needed some attention, called it to our attention, quoted the cost (very Reasonable) and we proceded. We are happpy!


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Well, time to fix the billion issues I have with tile collisions and such.
I hope I'm never touching this again.
Basically, this top wall is the only time when something is supposed visually overlap it and that's projectiles and any effects they spawn. But the issue is that it is only projectiles and effects. I hate hard-coding this stuff, but I am not sure how else to solve it. And it gets worse if I add elevation to these to account for being above ground.
Here, the top wall has almost half a tile leeway for collision, meaning that it collides "mid-tile", which visually means it hits "on the wall". Yay! As before, hope I never have to touch this again.
In short, I'm no adding any exceptional logic to this.
I also had to fix door locking (for when boss battles start) and unlocking, with correct tile changes (since technically tiles have no "memory" of their sprites after/before transformation). Some of the double-door stuff, especially the neighbouring door tiles being a different room/area, had issues, so I had to fix those.
It does mean that the doors have to match the walls, but that's kind of expected anyway from the same room. There will be slight transition weirdness if the neighboring room is a different style.
Of course, I'm not going to animate anything at the moment (and probably ever).
Anyway, a shorter blog for various fixes that don't go elsewhere.


I may have to move to move to China… and into the Chegdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. If you thought regular-sized pandas were cute, wait till you check out these baby ones. They're guaranteed to take any depression away. Since 1987, the center has been THE place for panda-rescuing efforts. Not only does it house pandas of all ages, but it also serves as a nursery and breeding ground—which is especially important, given how few of these types of pandas exist in the wild anymore.
Can you imagine sharing a crib with all your siblings?
All in all, though, no matter what they're doing, the pandas maintain the same level of cuteness… ULTRA-SUPER-DUPER CUTE. You can watch even more videos here (all day long!). And there's even a Panda Cam, so you can, literally, check up on the pandas 24/7.
So, remember, you have no excuse to be sad. At the first moment you feel it coming on, just tune in to one of the above!


The AU Commission will hold the Second African Girls Summit on ending child marriage under the theme: "Taking the AU Campaign to End Child Marriage forward: through promotion of adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights" in Accra, Ghana.
The Summit aims to address the core need of investing in adolescent education specifically access to services such as sexual health care, sexuality education and rights protection.
The Summit will be a follow-up on the 1st AGS- where the main objective was to share experiences and good practices as well as challenges on ending child marriages at country, regional and international levels, particularly with countries that have already launched the AUC Campaign on ending Girls' Child Marriage.
In light of this the second AGS will be looking at progress on commitments, interventions, measures and recommendations of keeping girls in school and facilitating Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR).
Two days prior to the Girls Summit there will also be a Youth Pre- Summit from 21 – 22 November for youth where they would be given the opportunity to bring their ideas from different perspectives such as education for boys and girls, sexual reproductive health, ending child marriage, the role of the youth in community, among others and the way forward.
The AU Commission views child marriage as a crosscutting issue and recognizes that it is a development, cultural, health, political and religious issue – among others.
The AU specifically promotes policies related to young people's' rights and is mandated by its various instruments focusing on the rights of children and youth and has promoted adaptation and implementation of these instruments at regional and national level as well as conducted monitoring of implementation by Member States to ensure accountability.


Various types of bacteria have been proven to have unpleasant effects on the human body. This is why there are various medicines such as Amoxil, which are used to fight bacteria.
To put things better into perspective, Amoxil is a penicillin antibiotic, which is often used to treat various types of infections that are caused by bacteria. These include pneumonia, tonsillitis, bronchitis, gonorrhoea, but also infections of the skin, throat, ear and urinary tract. During clinical trials, the medicine has been proven to be highly effective if taken correctly.
Just like with any other medicines, there are a couple of facts that need to be kept in mind prior to starting a treatment. To kick things off, people should refrain from taking the pill if they are allergic to amoxicillin and other similar antibiotics such as penicillin. At the doctor consultation, it is important to let the physician know if you suffer from any issues such as asthma, mononucleosis, have a history of diarrhoea when taking antibiotics or suffer from liver and kidney diseases.
When taking Amoxil, it is essential to consume the medicine as it has been directed by the doctor. There are times when Amoxil liquid needs to be shaken prior to taking it. Together with this, a correct measurement of the liquid is also essential to a correct treatment. With this in mind, never refrain from measuring it with the help of a syringe, or dose-measuring spoon.
In case users happen to miss a dose, it is indicated to take the missed one as soon as you remember. Do make sure to skip it in case the next scheduled dose is nearby.
What are the side effects associated with taking Amoxil?
Most usually, these include stomach pain, vaginal itching and discharge, headache alongside with a swollen, black tongue. In case more severe side effects are encountered, make sure to seek medical attention.
Currently, Amoxil can be purchased for an affordable price from many local and online authorized pharmacies.


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Specifies the side of the entry at which an icon is placed.

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At the beginning of the entry (depending on the text direction).

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By far, my students' favorite way to review for tests and quizzes was a game we called "Keep Your Shirt On." I found that I was able to use this game for virtually any subject and any grade level. No matter what subject, my students' scores increased dramatically! As long as your students can read, they can use this tool.
Keep Your Shirt On was a great review game before math tests (multiplication, division, addition, subtraction or properties), Social Studies (state capitals, explorers, landforms…) and especially Science!
During the electricity unit in my high school physics class, I like to do an activity in which students determine the effect of having batteries placed in a series circuit and also in a parallel circuit. We explore questions such as What are the similarities? The differences? What are the advantages of each method? Do you see any patterns?
Electricity is everywhere! If you've ever experienced a power outage, you know how important this form of power is for our daily life. From brewing our morning coffee to keeping our smart phones charged, electricity is all around us. It's the spark of lightning during a thunderstorm or that tiny shock when you touch a doorknob.
Engineering plays a prominent role in our lives, whether or not we realize it. Every day, someone creates something we never heard of before: a synthetic ice skating rink… a new form of cardboard that weighs less than a feather… a faster, lighter drone. So it's no wonder we had a tough time deciding on articles about new engineering feats! Until it dawned on us that the engineers themselves, not their advances, are what really capture our interest.
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U.S. nonimmigrant application visa fees to increase on June 4, 2010
by Tawid News TeamPosted on May 31, 2010 June 1, 2010
In order to cover increasing costs of providing highest-quality service for the processing of nonimmigrant visas, the U.S. Department of State will increase Machine-Readable Visa (MRV) fees worldwide starting on June 4. The U.S. Embassy in Manila will immediately begin collecting the new fees for appointments made for June 4 or later.
The new fee for tourist/business visas (B1/B2 category), seafarer/crew visas (C1/D), student visas (F), and exchange visitor visas (J) will be $140 or the equivalent in pesos. The new MRV fee for work visas (H, L, O, P, Q, and R categories) will be $150. Trader/investor visas (E) will rise to $390. Fiancé/Spouse (K) visas will be $350. All other nonimmigrant categories will be $140.
Visa applicants with appointment interview dates on or after Friday, June 4, will be required to pay the new fees. Applicants with appointments before June 4 will pay for their visa fees at the current rate of $131.
All applicants with an interview date of June 4 or later must pay the full MRV fee, even if they have already made an appointment and paid at the old rate of $131. The Embassy requests that visa applicants who have already paid the MRV fee of $131 for an appointment scheduled after June 4 pay for the difference in fees at the same bank branch where they made the initial $131 payment. For instance, if you have already made a visa interview appointment for a tourist visa for Friday, June 4, and paid the MRV fee of $131, you will need to pay the difference of $9 before arriving at the Embassy on your appointment date. Applicants for other visa categories will need to pay the appropriate incremental fee difference. You will need to present both blue MRV fee receipts when you arrive at the Embassy (in this example, receipts for $131 and $9). You will not be allowed to enter the Embassy for your interview unless the full MRV fee has been paid. For more information on the new fees, visit http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html.
The Embassy also reminds the public that the Consular Section is in the process of converting to an on-line visa application form, known as the DS-160, to replace paper application forms. The DS-160 is a form that has been in use at many other U.S. embassies and consulates for several months. The U.S. Embassy in Manila's conversion to the on-line form is unrelated to the worldwide visa fee increase. Please see the Embassy website at http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3024.html for information about the DS-160 on-line application form and instructions.#


Do you also have the memories of escaping to the terrace with your lover.
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A private butler will attend you and will take your order according to which you will be served with a 7-course meal which will include salads, starters, main courses, and desserts.
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Medea Ships VideoRaid RTS
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Medea Corporation, a leading storage solutions provider to the digital content creation (DCC) and Internet streaming media markets, today announced shipment of its new VideoRaid RTS disk arrays.
The Medea VideoRaid RTS is the industry's lowest cost fail-safe disk array, designed specifically for DCC applications including non-linear video editing (NLE), 2D/3D animation, compositing and game development.
"Medea's new VideoRaid RTS disk arrays are now shipping to content creation professionals worldwide," said Roger Mabon, vice president of channel marketing at Medea. "VideoRaid RTS provides full RAID data protection and industry leading performance at prices as low as $7/GB — Affordable fail-safe storage is now a reality with VideoRaid RTS."
Medea RTS disk arrays are available in a compact 5-drive desktop tower with capacities up to 480 GB. The arrays feature a high-performance Ultra160 SCSI interface that enables the VideoRaid RTS to sustain a data transfer rate of up to 100 MB/second. VideoRaid RTS is the ideal fail-safe storage solution for long form DV and real-time uncompressed productions.
In addition to offering digital content creators a high bandwidth storage solution, VideoRaid RTS disk arrays also provide data protection. In the unlikely event of a disk drive failure, the system will continue to operate with no loss of data and no degradation in data transfer rate. The ability to operate at full performance with a "downed drive" enables the user to complete work in real-time environments without requiring immediate service.
VideoRaid RTS is optimized with Medea's proprietary Multi-Stream Technology (MST). MST is a sophisticated caching algorithm that enables VideoRaid RTS disk arrays to support the playback of complicated NLE time-lines with up to two real-time uncompressed video streams.
The 5-drive VideoRaid RTS is available in 160 GB, 320 GB and 480 GB capacities with list prices starting at $2,799. VideoRaid RTS is available now from Medea's authorized dealers and distributors. Call Medea toll-free at (888) BY-MEDEA for a list of these resellers.
You have the tools needed to create stunning motion graphics, but do you have the time? If not, using motion graphics templates can be a great way to add polish to a production without blowing your deadline.


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/ A Pivotal Decade
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A Pivotal Decade
By Brent Fulton ⋅ Nov 29, 2017 ⋅ Topic: Contemporary Society
From the series Looking Back
As ChinaSource celebrates its 20th anniversary, we are delving into the archives for a look back at the trends and events that have shaped China.
Writing in 2001, Dr. Carol Lee Hamrin anticipated the major milestones in a decade that in many ways served as a defining period for China. A former Senior China Analyst at the US Department of State, Carol was a key figure ChinaSource's development. Carol's deep historical understanding of China, along with her keen sensitivity to both the opportunities and pitfalls facing the Western church as it engaged with China in the early 1990s, led her and other leaders in the evangelical world to lay the groundwork for what would eventually become ChinaSource. A longtime friend and mentor to the ChinaSource team and many whom we serve, Carol was ChinaSource's first Senior Associate in the early 2000s. She has been a frequent contributor to ChinaSource publications and conferences. Carol currently serves with the Global China Center.
Challenges and Opportunities in China's Turbulent Future
(first published June 18, 2001)
The system-wide transformation already well underway in China will bring rapid change over the next decade—in society and culture and eventually in politics, also. As WTO-related reforms are introduced, the process of change will be highly complex, even chaotic at times. We need to look beyond the superficial headlines about China as a threat to U.S. interests and see both the sober challenges faced by its government as well as the needs of the people.
WTO as China's Next Revolution
China has been trying for one hundred years to "catch up" with the modern West and Japan and, more recently, with its fast-developing neighbors in Asia. However, the target keeps moving no matter how much progress is made. For example, during the past two decades, China's economy has been growing at 10 percent while others, including the US's, grew much more slowly. Nevertheless, the net growth in China was still less than that in the developed economies due to the differing base for growth. Only in 1993 did China's share of world trade reach the level it held prior to the 1940s decade of war.
Today, China faces an external environment of fierce competition as the entire world undergoes a restructuring of institutions to accommodate "globalization." This term constitutes a shorthand for a historic process involving the spread of new technologies, a new level of economic integration across borders, and an unprecedented speed of change. The global turbulence it produces affects China unevenly and unpredictably. In addition, there is growing turbulence inside China. The reform process has a hybrid quality whereby rapid economic restructuring from a socialist to a market economy produces uncoordinated social change while the government resists political change. This causes an uneven distribution of economic benefits and risks as well as an explosion of new social groups with more mobility (both economically and geographically). The result is disequilibrium of the whole system. How to manage all the problems as change continues to occur, and still keep making progress, is the challenge facing not only the Chinese government and citizenry but the entire world.
The Chinese government's decision to join the WTO (World Trade Organization)—thus accepting new international limits on PRC sovereignty as well as influence over its economy—came out of recognition that this is the only option for a positive future for either the regime or the nation. It also sets a precedent for further integration of China into noneconomic international regimes, from nonproliferation to human rights.
China's new Five Year Plan (2001–2005) and Ten Year Plan (to 2010) are intended to support phased compliance with the conditions of WTO membership. They mark the start of another peaceful revolution, like the opening of China twenty years ago. This next wave of reform will fully open up not just the economy but the whole of society.
What Will Be New Over the Next Decade?
Given all the complexities of change underway, there will be inevitable failures in predicting specific events, but we can identify some of the drivers and parameters of change.
Population pressure on resources drives reform.
The central imperative that is driving change in China is the need for jobs. The government's legitimacy rests heavily on its ability to produce continued economic gains. However, the population pressure on resources of all kinds is nearly intolerable. Ponder the statistics: the population will grow from 1.3 billion in 2000 to at least 1.6 billion by 2050—300 million more mouths to feed. Every year, there are more than 20 million urban jobseekers, 80 million migrant workers and another 120 million surplus rural workers, most of whom want to head for the big cities.
China will experience the greatest migration in world history as 300 million people move to the cities over the next ten years. Over half the population will be urban by 2030, rising rapidly from just 30 percent in 2000. The expansion of social services to meet their needs in education, housing and health services must come through private enterprise and nonprofit organizations. The financial and banking sector will be overhauled to serve the private sector and build consumer and investor confidence.
Slower growth brings challenges.
Chinese leaders are having to rethink economic and social policies as the economic growth rate has been slowing (6–7 percent/year after 20 years of 10 percent annual growth); 6 percent is the minimum required to match population growth. Rural incomes have been dropping for several years.
Grievances over inequality of income and opportunity were manageable when the economic pie was growing rapidly, but now rural and urban labor unrest, as well as tensions involving ethnic and religious groups, are surfacing in spontaneous mass protests, riots and sabotage.
The government has seen the limits of state-guided capitalism and dependence on foreign investment (80 percent from overseas Chinese) and now is looking more to domestic consumption as the main engine of sustainable growth. That has prompted a massive government investment program in nation-wide transportation and communication infrastructure, which will produce a fully integrated national economy for the first time. The new development strategy will also require more rapid growth of the private sector, as well as a change in the long standing anti-migration policy to allow farmers to move to the cities, both to boost consumption and mitigate rural unrest. The new Five Year Plan aims to entice foreign investment to develop poverty stricken west China, both to dampen separatist sentiment and to localize labor migration and urbanization so everyone does not move to the coast.
Public opinion and action have impact.
Positive social change by 2010 will include rapid growth of China's urban middle class as an educated, creative work force is developed. China plans to boost high-tech knowledge-based industries, quickly create an information highway and expand its higher education system, partly through private schooling. Internet usage (now around 23 million) doubles twice each year. This middle class is already demanding quality of life—not just more income; they want China to become "a normal country," with the global norm now being democratic capitalism.
More worrisome social change includes growing inequity whereby the poorest segment of society is losing not only income but all means of subsistence, while the political and economic elites are increasingly corrupt, diverting state assets to line their own pockets. In the 1990s, the richest Chinese expanded their share of the economic pie from 25 percent to almost 40 percent. New waves of job losses in industry and agriculture may overwhelm retraining and education for the new service jobs.
Cultural competition is spurred by a search for meaning.
China's new openness is creating a market of ideas as well as of goods and services. In the swirl of competition and corruption, people need hope for the future and a loving community. Often, they are finding these in religious faith along with practical help such as healing of illnesses for which medical help is too expensive. A plurality of beliefs is emerging with four main competitors to fill the spiritual vacuum: commercial pop culture from Taiwan and Hong Kong; Western secular democratic and scientific values; traditional philosophies and folk religion; and the global wave of evangelical/charismatic Christianity. Despite the interest in Western values, including Christianity, there is widespread resentment of American attempts to impose human rights values. People believe these efforts reflect U.S. political interests more than genuine concern for the Chinese people.
Social and political reform is inevitable.
Economic growth and government legitimacy both require more efficient, honest and accountable government— and this is widely recognized in China. In 1998, a goal was set to create "small government; big society" through downsizing government at all levels by 50 percent and developing a more autonomous Third Sector (nonprofit social organizations) to help take up the burden of social services that governments no longer can or will perform. Well over 200,000 nonprofit organizations are up and running. Meanwhile, other incremental improvements to increase efficiency and honesty in government continue, such as hot lines and T.V. talk shows that reveal corruption cases. Pragmatic younger, better educated officials, who are moving into positions of influence in all sectors, will further promote such changes in coming years.
This positive momentum has met with a major setback since mid-1999 as the government has over-reacted to the rapid growth of the Falungong (FLG) spiritual movement. The government banned FLG, put a freeze on political reform and established highly restrictive policies for the non-profit sector and religious organizations. Nonetheless, more liberal social policies and political transition to a post-communist authoritarianism are very likely to resurface by the second half of the decade, though democratic and cultural institutions will take much more time to build.
An internationalist foreign policy will prevail.
For twenty years, Chinese leaders have pursued a real-politik approach to foreign policy, convinced that the ideological confrontation of the Cold War only left China poor and marginalized. Pragmatism in a globalist era has meant the gradual opening up of China to multi-layered interactions of all types with the outside world. This opening will speed up under WTO-related reforms and with the active support of younger generations who have had a positive exposure to the personal and national gains possible through the open policy.
This trend will be inhibited mainly by great sensitivity to perceived unequal, unfair treatment of China, especially by U.S. political actors. U.S. dominance of global institutions will spur Chinese alignments with other international actors to try to counter dependence and vulnerability to U.S. pressure. Any Chinese government, communist or democratic, will react strongly to outside support of separatist movements, especially in Taiwan.
Our Response to Uneven Change in China
The prospect of a fully open Chinese economy and society ten years from now abounds with opportunities for both the Chinese and the West if the transition is managed well. Nevertheless, it will come through the zigs and zags of competing "sunset" and "sunrise" forces in all sectors of Chinese society. I believe it is foolish for Americans to overreact to each wave of change in China out of an exaggerated sense of the power of American influence and a spirit of fear that China will use its growing economy to challenge U.S. strategic dominance in Asia. While there will continue to be episodes of competition or even confrontation, these should be managed realistically with a view to the long term.
We need to see the truth beneath surface appearances: China's economic prosperity is fragile and has a weak moral and social base. We need to have a sense of solidarity with this needy nation of people who must struggle with a wrenching, confusing "future shock" for which they are not prepared.
It is profoundly important that China's next revolution be a peaceful one, without internal violence and regional military conflict. We need to be patient regarding the timeframe needed for social and political change and pay attention to Chinese opinion. The majority of Chinese—including democrats and Christians on the mainland, in Hong Kong and Taiwan— know that only peaceful, gradual change through socio-economic progress—not political revolution— will bring about more democratic governance in China.
China's Achievements Prior to the 10th Five-Year Plan (2001-2005)[1]
Annual growth rate: 8.3%
GDP by 2000: 8.9404 trillion yuan
Ratio of GDP to residents' consumption: 45-50% (as opposed to 60-65% in developed countries)
Profits state-owned industrial enterprises and industrialized enterprises with a controlling share held by the state reached by 2000: 239.2 billion yuan (a 190% increase over the 1997 figure)
Unemployment rate in 2000: 3.1%[2]
Imports and exports volume in 2000: US$474.3 billion (69% rise over 1995 figures)
Trade value during period of 9th Five-Year Plan: US $1.7 trillion (an increase of 74.9%)
Dependency of national economy on trade in 2000: 43.9% (up from 40.2% in 1995)
Exports: US$249.2 billion (67% rise over 1995 figures)
Reserves at the end of 2000: US$165.6 billion (US$92 billion more than 1995)
Living Standards
Per capita net income of rural residents in 2000: 2,253 yuan (US$272)(4.7% annual increase)
Per capita disposable income by urban residents in 2000: 6,280 yuan (US$759)(5.7% annual increase)
Average annual increase in volume of retail sales: 10.6%
Spending on IT products in 2000: US$19.9 billion (US citizens spent US$561 billion on same products)
Telephone users: 215 million
Internet users: 22.5 million
Projected Goals for the 10th Five-Year Plan
Annual average: 7%
Number of farmers transferred to nonagricultural industries: 40 million
Rate at which China will try to maintain unemployment: 5%
For more from Dr. Hamrin, please see:
"Dynamics of Mainland Chinese Ministry in North America"
"Greater China's Great Transformation"
"History, Myth, and Missions"
"The Development of the Middle Hues"
"The Growing Rights Consciousness in China"
^ "NPC Statistics: BigPicture Statistics of Today and Tomorrow's China," People's Daily Website, http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/features/lianghui/all.html , March 30, 2001. Compiled by Josh Snyder. (NPC=National People's Congress)
^ This is the official rate.
Brent Fulton
Brent Fulton is the president of ChinaSource and the editor of the ChinaSource Quarterly. Prior to assuming his current position, he served from 1995 to 2000 as the managing director of the Institute for Chinese Studies at Wheaton College. From 1987 to 1995 he served as founding US director of... View Full Bio