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NGC 5566 est une galaxie spirale barrée située dans la constellation de la Vierge à environ  d'années-lumière de la Voie lactée. NGC 5566 a été découverte par l'astronome germano-britannique William Herschel en 1786.

La classe de luminosité de NGC 5566 est I-II et elle présente une large raie HI. De plus, c'est une galaxie LINER, c'est-à-dire une galaxie dont le noyau présente un spectre d'émission caractérisé par de larges raies d'atomes faiblement ionisés.

Une douzaine de mesures non basées sur le décalage vers le rouge (redshift) donnent une distance de , ce qui est à l'intérieur des distances calculées en employant la valeur du décalage.

Arp 286

Trois galaxies du groupe de NGC 5566, soit NGC 5560, NGC 5566 et NGC 5569 figurent dans l'atlas des galaxies particulières de Halton Arp sous la cote Arp 286. Arp a divisé son catalogue avec des critères purement morphologique. Ces trois galaxies appartiennent à la classe de chute et attraction, chacune présentant des caractéristiques suggérant une interaction gravitationnelle entre les galaxies.

Groupe de NGC 5566
NGC 5566 est la galaxie la plus brillante d'un groupe de galaxies qui porte son nom. Selon A. M. Garcia, le groupe de NGC 5566 compte six membres. Les cinq autres galaxies de la liste de Garcia sont NGC 5560, NGC 5569, NGC 5574, NGC 5576 et NGC 5577.

Sur le site « Un Atlas de l'Univers », Richard Powell mentionne aussi le groupe de NGC 5566, avec les mêmes six galaxies que celles de la liste de Garcia à laquelle il ajoute la galaxie UGC 9215. Ce groupe est également mentionné par Abraham Mahtessian, mais la galaxie NGC 5569 n'en fait étonnamment pas partie. Cependant, la galaxie UGC 9215 s'y trouve avec la désignation 1420+0157, une abréviation non conventionnelle et malheureuse pour CGCG 1420.90157.

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 [c://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc55a.htm#5566 NGC 5566] sur le site du professeur C. Seligman]
 L'image astronomique du jour (APOD), 10 juin 2022, Arp 280, le trio de la Vierge  Adaptation française de l'APOD sur le site «Introduction à l'astronomie et à l'astrophysique».

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Constellation de la Vierge
Galaxie spirale
Galaxie spirale barrée
Galaxie LINER
Objet de l'atlas Arp
Amas de la Vierge III
Superamas de la Vierge
Objet céleste découvert en 1786
Objet céleste découvert par William Herschel


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Court Annuls Omo-Agege's Suspension |The Republican News
By Tunde Oyesina
Senator Omo-Agege
…orders immediate reinstatement
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday voided the suspension of the Senator representing Delta Central in the Senate, Ovie Omo- Agege, by the Senate. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, held that the reason the Senate adduced for suspending Omo-Agege for 90 legislative days, was unconstitutional.
The court further noted that the Ethics and Privileges Committee of the Senate recommended that Omo-Agege should be suspended to punish him for instituting legal action against the legislative house.
The court held that while the Senate has the powers to sanction its erring members to protect its integrity, no institution or authority has the powers to strip any citizen his right of access to the court.
Justice Dimgba further noted that whereas Sections 67(4) of the Senate Standing Rules 2014 and section 21(2) of the Legislative Houses Powers and Privileges Act, okayed the suspension of any erring lawmakers for 14 legislative days, the Senate went ahead and handed Omo- Agege 90 days suspension. According to him: "The suspension of the plaintiff for 90 days is ultra-vires of powers of the 1st defendant (Senate)".
He added that "any suspension of a member of the Senate that exceeds 14 days is null and void and unconstitutional". Justice Dimgba held that his decision to set aside the action of the Senate was based on Prayer Eight in the suit that urged the court to make any order it deems fit in the circumstance of the case.
Consequently, he ordered the Senate to recall the plaintiff immediately and equally pay him any salary or allowance that accrued to him within the period he was illegally suspended. Omo-Agege had, in his suit marked FHC/ABJ/ CS/314/2018, prayed the court to quash his suspension and declare that he was illegally barred from attending plenary at the Senate.
Aside from the Senate and its President, Dr Bukola Saraki, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, was equally cited as a defendant in the suit dated March 26. (New Telegraph)
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I-SS board receives community input on superintendent search
Bethany Orr, a fourth-grade teacher and I-SS teacher of the year, addresses the I-SS Board of Education on Monday.
BY KARISSA MILLER
Three months ago Iredell-Statesville Schools Superintendent Brady Johnson and Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Melanie Taylor announced they would be leaving their positions with the district.
The announcements, made during the October 14 school board meeting, came as a surprise to many employees, eliciting tears and heavy sighs from some in the crowd. Taylor will retire on March 1, and Johnson's last day will be June 30 after the school board declined to offer him a new contract.
The board is conducting a nationwide search for Johnson's successor. Applications are being accepted through January 31, and the board hopes to hire a new superintendent by July 1.
On Monday, the board held a public hearing to give citizens the opportunity to offer their views on the experience and characteristics they want in their next superintendent.
Approximately 70 community members filled the meeting room at the Career Academy and Technical School for Monday's meeting, with around 20 or so there to watch their children receive an award later in the meeting.
Each speaker was given three minutes to comment.
Several people talked about the need to hire a visionary leader, someone who puts children first, and who is willing to stay connected with the community.
Bethany Orr, a fourth-grade teacher and I-SS Teacher of the Year for 2019-2020, was among those who offered the board some advice. She read recently there are "noun" leaders and "verb" leaders.
"I-SS needs a verb leader, someone who is active in the community, visible in schools and vocal about how to improve the field of education," Orr said.
The new superintendent, Orr said, "needs to know that our schools are filled with heroes — teachers who spend endless hours helping children fulfill their potential — and that these heroes need support."
"The superintendent needs to find ways to provide this support so that these extraordinary folks can stay in the profession and continue to impact the children of I-SS," she added.
Skip McCall, representing the Statesville Branch NAACP, also attended in support of the next superintendent.
"Partisan politics has no place in this process," McCall said.
In 2015, when North Carolina legislators voted in the middle of the night to change the I-SS school board from a nonpartisan board to partisan board, "it violated the trust of the board and the people they serve," he said.
I-SS, McCall said, needs a leader that is student-centered, who offers strategies that are student- driven, and who embraces diversity and inclusion.
"Children don't care how much you know until they know how much you care," he said.
Cindy Haynes, a former I-SS school board member, commended the board for conducting its own superintendent search.
She then provided input on the selection process.
First, regarding the superintendent's contract, Haynes said, "all seven of you should know what's in the contract and review it each year. Be sure that all items are addressed with the superintendent."
She also encouraged the board to make the new superintendent accountable for the district's financial well-being.
"Compare the fund balance a decade ago to what it is today. Perhaps question the superintendent applicants where he or she would have the fund balance at the end of his or her contract date," Haynes suggested.
Lastly, she encouraged the board to hire "a superintendent who will respect the board and their decisions or directives."
Kevin Johnson thanked the board for conducting a far and wide search for the next superintendent, but also asked the board not to rule out in-house candidates.
He asked if it would be appropriate to give a name of a candidate that he supports, but school board attorney Costi Kutteh advised him that it would be best not to do so during the public hearing.
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"I know it's late," he began. "You're ready for the after parties. I should have ditched the speech and brought my playlist."
However, none of this progress [13 million new jobs, more than 16 million Americans with health insurance, unemployment rate down to 5.1 percent right now] would have been possible without the CBC taking tough votes when it mattered most."
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Obama then paid homage to those civil rights leaders who recently passed, "American heroes like Louis Stokes, and Julian Bond, and Amelia Boynton Robinson." He gave a special nod to Robinson and women like her.
"Women were the foot soldiers. Women strategized boycotts. Women organized marches. Even if they weren't allowed to run the civil rights organizations on paper, behind the scenes they were the thinkers and the doers ... they were subject to abuse, dehumanized, but kept on going, holding families together."
Women also hold a particularly important place in his personal life, he recognized. "I'm focusing on women tonight because I want them to know how much we appreciate them, how much we admire them, how much we love them. ... Because all of us are beneficiaries of a long line of strong Black women who helped carry this country forward." And, "Of course, they're also a majority of my household."
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Harkening back to his first act as POTUS (signing the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act), he added, "It is an affront to the very idea of America when certain segments of our population don't have access to the same opportunities as everybody else."
Investing in job training for Black women and girls in STEM fields (math and science and engineering), raising the minimum wage, expanding tax credits that help working parents, closing tax loopholes for those who don't need it, and not threatening to shut down the government over Planned Parenthood were among the practical tactics he laid out.
"And before I go tonight" he concluded, "I also want to say something about a topic that's been on my mind for a while, another profound barrier to opportunity in too many communities -- and that is our criminal justice system."
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The first President to ever visit a federal prison, when he went to Oklahoma this year, Obama said he was "struck" by the "crushing burden" mass incarceration places on communities. "It hollows out neighborhoods. It perpetuates poverty. ... That's why, in the coming months, I'm going to be working with many in Congress and many in the CBC to try to make progress on reform legislation that addresses unjust sentencing laws, and encourages diversion and prevention programs.
"... Many women in prison, you come to discover, have been victims of homelessness and domestic violence, and in some cases human trafficking," he said. "... So we're focusing on boys, but we're also investing in ways to change the odds for at-risk girls -- to make sure that they are loved and valued, to give them a chance."
He then made clear, "because somehow this never gets on the TV: There is no contradiction between us caring about our law enforcement officers and also making sure that our laws are applied fairly.
"If we keep moving forward, hand in hand," he said, "God willing, my daughters' children will be able to cross that bridge in an America that's more free, and more just, and more prosperous than the one that we inherited. Your children will, too."
Watch the entire speech, and see Omari Hardwick Brings Star Power to My Brother's Keeper Panel, in the videos below.
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26 November 2012 – South Africa's national road cycling team stuck to their game plan and claimed their first victory at the 2012 Tour of Rwanda when Darren Lill retained the yellow jersey after the seventh stage to claim the overall win with compatriot Dylan Girdlestone finishing in second place. The Tour of Rwanda ended on Sunday in Kigali with a stage of 124,3km.
After starting in Kigali nine days earlier, international teams toured the scenic and hilly Rwandan countryside to span 876 kilometres in total, starting with a Prologue on Sunday 18th November followed by eight stages.
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For cleared federal employees, the ability to obtain or maintain a security clearance, for certain federal positions, can be critical with respect to maintaining their federal employment. If a federal employee is required to have access to classified information, then they must be eligible for a security clearance in order to keep their position. This article discusses the connection between security clearance and those employed by the federal government.


It is an understatement to describe the Christchurch massacre as horrific. Especially when it brings man's inhumanity to man so close to home. We cannot escape this reality.
The news media cycle does not help either. It exploits our fears by sensationalising and overplaying scenes and stories for the purpose of ratings.
Jump to another story in the same news feed where a young Islamic reporter working for Sky News says she resigned because Sky News opinions were too right wing. And spoke only of a culture that promoted hate speak. (ABC News: Opinion 19 Mar 19). Our cultural views are naturally different in a pluralistic society.
For those of you who are aware of 'Eternity News' there is often an article about mostly Muslim extremists and governments killing people who have assembled to worship in a Christian church. Then there is the persecution of Christians worldwide. It happens regularly and almost never makes our main stream media. Read "Persecution growing in spread and intensity: Open Doors".
And just in case you think this hate is restricted to religious groups, in the 1900's over 120 million people were killed by atheist led governments.
Man's inhumanity to man started with Cain and Able and rose to split the world from Abraham's time to Jacob and Esau who crafted a new division between peoples that still promotes the sins of the fathers to this day.
The only thing in any religion or non-religion thinking that addresses this reality is the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. And the promises from Scripture that are associated with this once off world event. The world has no other solution available. And yet people turn away from the eternal and full life promised by God our Father if we choose Him.
In this Easter period please take time to consider the teachings of Christ in the Gospels and from the Book of Romans that we are looking at. It's a duty that you owe to yourself to be truly free from this cycle of man's inhumanity to man. To become a genuine peacemaker.


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El Paso medical provider agrees to pay $750,000 settlement in health care overbilling case
Aaron Martinez
An El Paso medical provider agreed to pay $750,000 as part of a settlement agreement over allegations of overbilling federal medical health care programs, officials said.
El Paso Ear, Nose & Throat Associates agreed to pay the money as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas said in a news release.
"Providers who line their pockets by over-billing for medical care increase medical costs for all of us and drain critical funds from Medicare and other government health programs," U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Ashley C. Hoff said in a statement. "We will continue to hold accountable medical professionals who undermine our healthcare system by over-billing for care."
El Paso Ear, Nose & Throat Associates officials could not be reached for comment, but an employee directed all questions to a statement posted on the company's website.
The statement said the overbilling was due to a billing company they were using at the time, which they say they have since stopped using.
"El Paso ENT cooperated completely with the investigation, which involved examining the billing company that was responsible for their medical coding and billing," the statement said. "Unfortunately, medical billing is so complicated that physicians must rely on their medical billers to accurately reflect and bill for their services. El Paso ENT severed their relationship with their billing company nearly five years ago when they discovered the inappropriate charges."
The statement continued, "Reimbursement for overpayments are a common occurrence that every medical practice experiences, and El Paso ENT agreed to reimburse for the overpayments that had been made to them. El Paso ENT holds itself to the very highest ethical and medical standards. It is very disappointing that the June 23 press release implies otherwise."
Federal prosecutors alleged El Paso Ear, Nose & Throat Associates "violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid, Medicare and other federal healthcare programs by upcoding evaluation and management codes."
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The "upcoding" scheme allegedly involved medical providers submitting false claims to federal health care programs by billing for services at a higher rate of reimbursement than they would be entitled to for the service actually provided, officials said.
The health care programs allegedly defrauded in the scheme included TRICARE, Medicaid, Medicare and other federal health care programs.
"Unethical medical providers who line their pockets by over-billing for medical care increase medical costs for all of us and drain critical funds from Medicare and other government health programs," FBI El Paso Division acting Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Coburn said in a statement. "The FBI will continue to hold accountable medical professionals who undermine our healthcare system through fraudulent over-billing for care."
The allegations against El Paso Ear, Nose & Throat Associates were investigated by the FBI El Paso Division and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General, the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the Texas Attorney General's Office Civil Medicaid Fraud Division.
Aaron Martinez may be reached at 915-546-6249; aamartinez@elpasotimes.com; @AMartinezEPT on Twitter.


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2003 Spending on Jewelry and Watches
June 1, 2004 by Jennifer Heebner
According to the most recent results of the Mendelsohn Media Research Affluent Survey—which queries households with income exceeding $75,000—discretionary spending on jewelry and watches still lags behind several other categories. Home furnishings is the biggest winner—ranking No. 1 in expenditures made by consumers—and jewelry and watches ranks No. 6. (See chart for details.)
However, according to MMR analysts, "women's apparel, artwork and collectibles, watches and jewelry, and men's apparel are categories where the average dollars spent by the fewer, but wealthier, affluent adults are three to four times those of the lowest affluent subgroup." Further MMR research reveals that in 2003 affluent households spent $20 billion on watches and jewelry, and "affluent households average $1,154 per purchasing household per year."
Average Household Expenditures in the Past Year by Income Segment
(Among Purchasing Households)
Note on methodology: The final response rate was 50% of the 46,423 adults to whom the materials could be delivered. The results of the survey (with mailings in March 2003 and cut-offs in July 2003) are based on 12,997 completed questionnaires from male and female heads of household with household incomes of $75,000 or more.
Income Segment Expenditure
$75,000-$99,999 $2,249
$100,000-$199,999 $3,042
$200,000 or more $6,573
Home Improvement Materials/Equipment/Windows
Personal Computers (Desktop, Laptop, or Handheld)
$75,000-$99,999 $785
Artwork and Collectibles
$100,000-$199,999 $995
Entertainment Appliances
Household or Kitchen Appliances
Mail Order Purchases
$200,000 or more $981
Sports/Athletic/Home Fitness Equipment


THINGS TO SEE & DO IN ALBANY W.A.
If you're looking for something to do during your stay at Hanover Bay Apartments, please see the links below for up to date listings of events in the Albany area.
You'll be spoilt for choice with the myriad offerings in Albany. Here are ten things to get you started.
Take a detour along the way up Apex Drive to visit the National Anzac Centre to experience the legend of the Anzacs during the First World War. Afterwards, head up to the Mt Clarence Desert Corps Memorial and Padre White Lookout for amazing million-dollar views of Albany. Visit Western Australia's first line of defence set up on Mt Adelaide, the Princess Royal Fortress.
Stake a patch of white sand at Middleton Beach. Swim in the shelter of Ellen Cove, or walk towards Emu Point until the surf beckons. Embark on the Middleton Beach boardwalk, a must see for all visitors to our city.
Taste our award-winning wines, spirits, locally made beer, farm fresh yabbies and trout, olive and sandalwood products. Try the freshly shucked Albany oysters, boutique goats cheese and much more!
Drop into some of our famous wineries for a wine tasting, or taste W.A.'s first single malt whiskey.
Discover the richness of Albany's whaling history at the only museum of its kind in the world to be housed in a formerly fully-operational whaling station. Spot migrating humpbacks and blue whales from the shore, or see them up close on board a whale watching cruise.
Visit the new universally accessible lookout at the Gap and Natural Bridge in Torndirrup National Park.


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Review: Mike Stern Trio - Live at The Jazz Showcase March 26th 2010
I made a long trek last night to catch Mike Stern's first set at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago. It was my first time seeing Stern live, and I must say I was thoroughly impressed. He had Tom Kennedy on bass, and Lionel Cordew on drums, both of whom were awesome as well. These guys were seriously locked-in and grooving right from the start. Seeing Stern in a trio setting like this was great, since you really got to see how he can carry the melodic content of the music largely by himself. He relied heavily on chordal melodies and double stops to beef up the trio sound, and essentially drive the music.
This was also my first trip to the Jazz Showcase; a straight-ahead jazz club that has been a staple of the Chicago jazz scene since the 1940's. The club has changed locations a few times over the years, and is currently located in the historic Dearborn Station building in the city's Printer's Row neighborhood. I can't speak to the previous locations, but I can tell you the current room is a fantastic place to see a live performance. The venue's iconic founder Joel Segal still owns the club, and greets you at the door when you arrive. Between Segal's presence, and all the photos of jazz greats lining every wall, the place reeks of jazz history.
Since the club mainly caters to straight-ahead acts, I wasn't sure what to expect from Stern. While I do consider him to be a "jazz" guitarist, if you play a solid-body guitar and stomp on distortion pedals like Stern does, "straight-ahead jazz" is not the first term I would use to describe what you do. Having said that, I wouldn't say Stern was playing "fusion" last night either. Though he did ratchet up the intensity of several of his solos by sliding into bendy-blues territory with a high-gain tone, that facet of his playing was kept mostly under wraps in favor of a more traditional jazz approach. Was this a conscious decision on Stern's part given the venue he was in? Maybe. All I can tell you is, to my ears, it was closer to "jazz" than anything I've heard Stern do since his Standards and Other Songs album.
Though the trio played a variety of material that included Stern originals such as "Slow Change" (Voices) and "Long Time Gone" (from Stern's latest Big Neighborhood), the common thread of the set was the band's emphasis on groove, and Stern's great guitar playing. With his chords, Stern covered a lot of space, easily filling out the sound of the trio. And every solo he played was filled with great altered lines, and bluesy inflections. Not only that, the guy is monster picker too; better than I thought he was. Overall, I found Stern's lines and chordal work to be equally impressive, and equally responsible for the "jazz factor" in his performance. Kennedy and Cordew were both given plenty of room to shine as well. Kennedy took some particularly awe-inspiring solos that elicited big reactions from the crowd, and Cordew not only dazzled with his own solos, he dazzled on his bandmate's solos as well, lending seamless accents to their improvisations.
Stern's trio will remain in residence at the Jazz Showcase through the weekend. Check them out if you can.
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Photo Gallery: Mike Stern Trio Live at The Jazz Showcase - Chicago, IL March 26th 2010
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what a great player!
saw him live in the 90s....he's amazing live!
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Nimble Fingers was established in 1962 by Robert and Hilda Tweedy. They initially sold handcraft items and sweets, but, before long, they began selling educational toys. In 1966, the country's first shopping centre was built opposite Nimble Fingers, putting Stillorgan on the map. Stillorgan was transformed from an area of small farm holdings and beekeepers to a burgeoning suburb.
Meanwhile Patrick Staunton came to Dublin from Westport to study at UCD. He qualified with a Bachelor of Commerce and in 1968 emigrated to Canada where he then worked for Macmillan publishers in Toronto and Vancouver. In 1970 he transferred to Europe and sold the company's books from Israel to Sweden. He was posted to run their Irish operation in 1971. Later he set up his own agency and publishing company. The original Ballymaloe cookery book was his first publishing venture in 1973.
In 1983 Patrick and his wife, Jean, purchased Nimble Fingers. That same year Patrick went to the Nuremberg toy fair for the first time, and hasn't missed one since. He returned with toys that had never been seen before in Ireland. Niche stock, coupled with publicity from The Irish Times and The Late Late Toy Show made the 1980s a milestone in the development of the business. Gay Byrne has said that the idea behind The Late Late Toy Show came from researcher Pan Collins going into Nimble Fingers and spotting toys which appealed not only to children, but to adults too.
Although the Irish economy faltered in the 1990s, Nimble Fingers continued to grow. Crazes such as TY Beanie Babies, Star Wars, Pokemon, Pogs and marbles enabled the shop to flourish.
n 2002 Patrick sent word to his two sons, both living abroad, to get back quickly to join the business or it could be sold. Gareth, his second son, returned that year and Ross, his eldest child, a year later. During the boom years they struggled keeping up in a small space. A survey done by Lego in 2006 found that the 1000 square foot of space had the highest sales per square foot of any toy shop in Europe. The two sons considered expanding but when economic recession hit in 2008 they were glad they hadn't. Patrick, now semi-retired, continued working a few more years to help them through the downturn. Ross left the business in 2007 to pursue his passion for food. This eventually led to him opening his own café, Foodgame.
Gareth continues to operate the business today with his sister Katherine (not pictured), who joined in 2016, having returned to Ireland after a few years abroad. Many changes have been made over the years but some things have remained constant. Nimble Fingers has consistently offered high quality educational toys and art materials, along with a focus on customer service. Products are thoughtfully selected from a vast number of suppliers both nationally and internationally, with toys, in particular, being selected for their play value. Current product selections include educational and wooden toys, children's books, arts & craft materials and outdoor toys. Nimble Fingers is often described as a 'Dublin institution'. Its reputation has been built on quality and customer service.
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Postcards from the Eurobodalla
Sharon Kelley17 October 2020
Sending a virtual postcard can increase tourism numbers to the NSW South Coast. Photo: Supplied.
Eurobodalla Shire Council has launched a virtual postcard campaign (vPostcard), which local residents can use to encourage family and friends to visit.
The postcards showcase some of the shire residents' favourite places and businesses, and people in the Eurobodalla will be able to submit their own photographs to grow the collection during the next year.
Eurobodalla Shire Council will be holding monthly competitions to encourage residents and businesses to photograph and submit their favourite places, with the first competition prize being 10 spots on a Montague Island snorkelling and whale tour from Narooma Charters worth $950.
Residents in the Eurobodalla Shire can win a snorkelling and whale watching package. Photo: Supplied.
Eurobodalla Shire Council's tourism manager, Tim Booth, said shire residents are again thinking about visits from loved ones following COVID-19 restrictions.
"While we're still waiting for some borders to open, the vPostcards are a great way to spark some holiday fun, both now and in the future," he said.
"The vPostcard platform is easy to use and already features 36 of the shire's best loved attractions and activities. Just choose your favourite, type in your message, then press send to email it to family and friends."
Mr Booth invited locals to suggest their favourite places, activities and businesses to be included as vPostcards.
"Submit your own images or story on the website or on Instagram using the hashtag #eurofav," he said.
"We'll have monthly prizes for the best submissions – including a $950 Montague Island snorkelling and whale tour from Narooma Charters – and the chance to be featured in a new vPostcard. All the details are on the website."
There is a variety of vPostcards to choose from highlighting the best of the Eurobodalla. Photo: Supplied.
Eurobodalla Shire Council Mayor Liz Innes welcomed the vPostcard campaign.
"It's been a tough time for all in the shire, and our tourism and hospitality businesses were particularly hard hit," she said.
"I'm pleased to say things are finally looking up. We're hearing occupancy rates are above 90 per cent for the current school holidays, and bookings for the summer break are already well above normal for this time of year.
"The vPostcards complement those strong figures. Family and friends staying in spare rooms and granny flats across the shire make a considerable contribution to our tourism economy as they eat, drink and enjoy our fantastic region."
The vPostcards will be available for 12 months so residents can use them to invite friends and family to visit.
One Response to Postcards from the Eurobodalla
Paul 6:59 pm 22 Oct 20
It's ironic that the State Government's has pushed, largely by Andrew Constance, the local member, to close sections of the Batemans Bay Marine Park, without consultation or scientific support. The Marine Park has become a focal part of the Eurobodalla Shire Council Mayor Liz Innes vPostcard campaign. The prize being 10 spots on a Montague Island snorkelling and whale tour. One would think that both Liz and Andrew would see the benefits of the Marine Park, which has been acclaimed worldwide, to local tourism and thus our local economy, and would want to retain it in its whole. Why would you possibly want to lose such a major draw card?
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'Outlander' Sneak Peek: Brianna Confronts Her Past (PHOTOS)
Jessica Napoli January 17, 2019, 5:30 pm
Lord John Grey (David Bell)
Brianna (Sophie Skelton)
Marsali (Lauren Lyle)
This Sunday's Outlander episode, titled "Providence," marks Season 4's penultimate episode, and the drama is coming to a head.
Roger (Richard Rankin) has walked hundreds of miles north with the Mohawk tribe (after he was mistakenly sold to them) and has finally landed in New York. Now, he must fight to survive until he can either run away or have Claire (Caitriona Balfe), Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Young Ian (John Bell) locate and rescue him.
Which of These 'Outlander' Scots Are Scottish in Real Life? (QUIZ)
The real number will actually surprise you.
Meanwhile, Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and Lord John Grey (David Berry) have agreed to marry, but she wants to confront "a violent figure from her past in an attempt to cope with her trauma." We're guessing that's Stephen Bonnet (Ed Speleers) — who, along with Murtagh (Duncan Lacroix) — has been arrested. But according to the logline, Marsali (Lauren Lyle) has a "dangerous" plan to save a "friend."
Click through the gallery above to get a look at the episode.
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McEwen Mining Announces Timmins Exploration Program and Funding
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TORONTO, Dec. 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE:MUX) (TSX:MUX) ("McEwen") is pleased to announce a strategic financing to accelerate exploration at our newly acquired properties near Timmins, Ontario.
"This significant commitment to exploration in 2018 is founded on our conviction that excellent exploration potential exist on our properties in the Timmins region," said Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner.
The financing consists of a US$10,000,000 (Cdn$12,880,000) bought deal private placement offering (the "Offering") of 4,000,000 flow-through common shares (within the meaning of subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) priced at US$2.50 (Cdn$3.22) per flow-through common share (the "Offering Price") led by Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation as sole bookrunner and including BMO Capital Markets, H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC and GMP Securities L.P. (the "Underwriters"). The Offering Price represents a premium of 24.4% over the closing price of McEwen common shares on the NYSE as of November 30, 2017. The Offering is expected to close on or before December 19, 2017 (the "Closing") and is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval from the TSX and NYSE.
McEwen intends to use the proceeds of this Offering exclusively for generative exploration activities on its properties in the Timmins region.
Planned Exploration Program Highlights
Since completing the purchase of the Black Fox Complex in early October, we are increasing our understanding of the great opportunities to grow existing resources and to make new and exciting mineral discoveries in the Timmins region. We see an opportunity to accelerate our exploration efforts by committing US$10 million in 2018 to conceptual and early stage targets, predominantly on the Black For property.
At the Black Fox mine deep exploration drilling below the bottom of the know mineralization is a high priority. Many mines in the region typically extend to depths of 1,200-1,600 meters below surface, while Black Fox currently hosts resources to a depth of only 880 meters. A program of deep directional exploration drilling from surface is currently underway. Lateral exploration to the northwest and southeast of the mine along the same geologic structure is also proposed, based on good geological and geophysical evidence to support the targets.
Tamarack is a zone rich in gold and zinc-lead-silver massive sulfide mineralization proximal to the Black Fox mine.
Other important target areas on the Black Fox property include the areas around the Froome and Grey Fox deposits, which are located 800 m to the West and 4 km to the South of the Black Fox mine, respectively. Froome currently has an underground indicated gold resource of 151,000 ounces at a grade of 5.5 gpt. Grey Fox currently has an open pit indicated gold resource of 345,000 ounces at a grade of 3.6 gpt, and an additional underground indicated gold resource of 323,000 ounces at a grade of 5.9 gpt.
About McEwen Mining
McEwen has the goal to qualify for inclusion in the S&P 500 Index by creating a profitable gold and silver producer focused in the Americas. McEwen's principal assets consist of the San José mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina (49% interest), the El Gallo Gold mine and El Gallo Silver project in Mexico, the Black Fox mine in Timmins, Canada, the Gold Bar future mine in Nevada, and the Los Azules copper project in Argentina.
McEwen has a total of 333 million shares outstanding. Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, owns 24% of McEwen.
Technical information pertaining to geology and exploration contained in this news release has been prepared under the supervision of Dean Crick and Sylvain Guerard. Mr. Crick and Mr. Guerard are a "qualified person" within the meaning of NI 43-101.
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This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and information, including "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements and information expressed, as at the date of this news release, McEwen Mining Inc.'s (the "Company") estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results including, but not limited to, the closing of the Offering and the use of proceeds thereof. Forward-looking statements and information are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, risks and contingencies, and there can be no assurance that such statements and information will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements and information. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and information include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, political, economic, social and security risks associated with foreign operations, the ability of the corporation to receive or receive in a timely manner permits or other approvals required in connection with operations, risks related to fluctuations in mine production rates, risks associated with the construction of mining operations and commencement of production and the projected costs thereof, risks related to litigation, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral resources and reserves, and other risks. The Company's dividend policy will be reviewed periodically by the Board of Directors and is subject to change based on certain factors such as the capital needs of the Company and its future operating results. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information included herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to reissue or update forward-looking statements or information as a result of new information or events after the date hereof except as may be required by law. See McEwen Mining's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the caption "Risk Factors", for additional information on risks, uncertainties and other factors relating to the forward-looking statements and information regarding the Company. All forward-looking statements and information made in this news release are qualified by this cautionary statement.
The NYSE and TSX have not reviewed and do not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this news release, which has been prepared by management of McEwen Mining Inc.
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Gioca con me è il terzo singolo estratto dall'album di Vasco Rossi Il mondo che vorrei, che vanta la partecipazione alle chitarre di Slash.

Il brano è prima uscito solo in formato digitale, per poi uscire, l'11 luglio 2008, in formato CD con sette versioni remixate e il videoclip diretto da Swan. Inoltre è uscito anche in formato 12" in edizione limitata di sole 3000 copie.

Tramite Radio DeeJay e la EMI è stato indetto anche un concorso per remixare il brano. Su oltre 100 remix presentati si è aggiudicato il disco di platino in premio il remix di Dj Mauro Vay.

Ha raggiunto la top 5 dei brani più trasmessi in radio.

Video musicale
Nel videoclip, girato in parte a Berlino, appare continuamente il fondoschiena della studentessa Alessia Lotti, metafora del contenuto "piccante" della canzone.

Formazione
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Q: Structuring a Survey Database scheme I'm building a database for a survey system.

We have employees that fill in a survey using categories that have questions. The employee can give him/herself a score (for example 6/10). Now we also have coaches which will fill out the same test for that employee.

I created the following database scheme but I'm not sure about the layout. For example:

A different approach is to get the coach_id in the answers table from the employees, since i'll be using roles anyway to check if a certain employee is a coach..

Entities

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*clients (or companies) have employees assigned to them. All employees of a client (company) will have to make a scan (survey)

*users are general login-able entities, they have a username, password and have roles

*there's 2 roles employee and coach, a coach can fill in the survey for certain employees, so we have a score of the employee, and of the coach.

*a category has many questions

*answer (see example just down)

*a scan is a collection of categories and questions, so 1 client (company) can have many scans over the years.

Example Table for Answers
+------------+------------+---------+-----------+
| EmployeeID | QuestionID | CoachID | Answer    |
+------------+------------+---------+-----------+
|          1 |         10 | null    | 5/10      |
|          2 |         11 | null    | 8/10      |
|          3 |         12 | null    | 6/10      |
|          1 |         10 | 1       | 5/10      |
|          2 |         11 | 1       | 8/10      |
|          3 |         12 | 1       | 6/10      |
+------------+------------+---------+-----------+

Coaches
I have some users that are coaches, so when a coach_id is filled in in the answers table, we assume that a coach filled in this report. I'm not sure this is the way to go about that?
Employees
I'm using an employees table, they are a type of user.. But for the coaches I don't use a different model. Should I do this? Since a coach is also like an employee but with a different roles. I'm using roles for everything, but I'm just wondering if those employees/coaches tables are needed?
Thank you for your time!

A: Your data model doesn't need to perfectly encapsulate all your business logic, and in fact it generally neither can nor should. This is not only because business logic works by acting on already-structured data, but also because it is subject to change: if employees suddenly need to be able to use surveys to rate coaches, your application has to handle it, and if you've baked your permissions model into your schema you're looking at major revisions to the most fundamental level of your system. Not a good place to be.
When you're designing your schema, you need to be mindful of the rules you're going to impose on your data, but only in that you need to make it possible to execute them. Your principal concern should be expressing the underlying structure as elegantly as is reasonable: here, you have users. Some of them can fill out a survey only as themselves. Others may fill out a survey for any user, or possibly any user not in their own role; I'm not clear on that but either way it's a business rule, not a structural difference, so the distinction really doesn't matter.

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Toronto police seek help identifying body of woman found on Lake Ontario shore near R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant
Toronto police are asking for the public's help in identifying the body of a woman who was found deceased on the shore of Lake Ontario near the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant.
Police were called to the plant in the Victoria Park Avenue and Queen Street East area just before 7 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25. Once there, the body of a woman was located on the shoreline.
Police said efforts to identify her have not been successful.
She is described as white, approximately 30 to 40 years of age, five-feet, two-inches tall, weighing about 145 pounds. She was wearing a white Lilysilk tank top (size large), a white Denver Hayes t-shirt (size small); grey Lululemon pants (size 6) and grey Saucony running shoes (size 6).
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-4100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
UPDATE: Toronto police announced on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 29, the woman had been identified. Police thanked everyone for their assistance in identifying the woman, and also requested that online links to the woman's photo be taken down. This story has been edited from its original version to remove that link.
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Q: Cause ASP .NET OnCheckedChange server event from Javascript I have a checkbox with a OnCheckedChanged event. I change whether the checkbox is checked in javascript sometimes. When I change it via javascript this OnCheckedChanged event doesn't fire.
Is there a way when I change the checkbox via javascript to have the OnCheckedChanged event fire?
Thanks

A: Without seeing the JavaScript that changes it, it's hard to be 100% sure, but usually using the .change() part of jQuery triggers the change to behave like a user has clicked it.
So:
$("#myCheckbox").prop("checked", true).change();

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Criterion Recollection: Erosion, Explosion, Implosion
Note: We, the good people of Et tu, Mr. Destructo? are proud to present Criterion Recollection, an analysis of the popular Criterion Collection of historic and unique achievements in film. Your guide is Mark Brendle, a noted chair connoisseur and fiction author. Brendle lives in the Pacific Northwest in a small post-recycled yurt adjacent to America's largest family-owned retail video and book store, Art Trough. When not writing or staring purposefully at culture, Brendle works as a fair-trade coffee beanist. You can follow him on Twitter.
Uncanny Eye Candy: Spine #640, Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
by MARK BRENDLE
Last winter, Criterion released another of my favorite (set of) movies, the "Qatsi Trilogy" by the genius ex-monk Godfrey Reggio. Koyaanisqatsi, the first and best known of the trilogy, still makes its way through pop culture, both by direct reference in homages and parodies and by the innumerable pillaging of its technique by advertisers and filmmakers.
Despite its ubiquity, Koyaanisqatsi is often remembered and noted for its engrossing visuals, camera trickery and the outstanding score by contemporary composer Philip Glass. But the soul of Koyaanisqatsi, and the trilogy as a whole, lies in the message of the film, sometimes subtle, sometimes over-the-top, but always the same: industrial civilization and our obsession with technology and "progress" are destroying the world and us along with it.
The method by which Reggio as well as Glass and cinematographer Ron Fricke (both equal collaborators) unfold this picture of a world turned upside down by rampant acceleration of technocratic hegemony startles audiences even today. Koyaanisqatsi takes footage of everyday scenes and transforms them into amazing spectacles of beauty and horror. This transformation opens up a perspective of modern (1980s) life and pulls back the casual veneer of the quotidian, exposing the violence and sadness underlying the routine dehumanization that structures contemporary society.
The efficacy of these images comes from Reggio's avoidance of language in his narrative. The name Koyaanisqatsi was added only after the film was complete, as releasing an untitled film seemed untenable. He chose the word for two reasons: one, because it was completely unknown (an irony of the film's success, of course, is that the word is now well known and serves as a shortcut to confronting the languageless object it represents, precisely what Reggio wanted to prevent). Two, the word comes from a dying language, Hopi, a language representing the worldview of a traditional society, one apart from and destroyed by the world Reggio criticizes.
The meaning of "Koyaanisqatsi," roughly translated into English as "life out of balance," displayed on screen before the final credits, offers audiences a touchstone on how to organize and think about the array of visuals and music with which they've just been bombarded. At the same time, it also ties the film to a specific viewpoint, instead of allowing the film to speak for itself, as it does eloquently.
With this in mind, critiquing Koyaanisqatsi presents something of a challenge, because in offering an explanation or perspective on the film, one reduces the unbounded to a limited set of words and ideas. Naturally, this is also how language operates in reality and why language is the key component of ideology. But, since what we're doing here is using language to try and expound on Koyaanisqatsi, we'll proceed with the caveat that the film resists concrete interpretation and offers itself, like reality, as material for a variety of thoughts and perspectives. That said, as mentioned above, Reggio, Fricke and Glass definitely set out to create a statement piece, one that would not only amaze, but affect an audience, move them emotionally, lead them to empathy, to re-seeing the world in which they live. The experience of Koyaanisqatsi doesn't stop when the movie is over, but continues for as long as one is able to see the world through strange eyes.
The structure of the film roughly moves from the absence of people and technology, to the effects of people and technology on the earth, to the effects of people and technology on people and technology. From serene but disturbing desert landscapes, heavy with glacial time to the haunting faces of passersby in a large city, every image in Koyaanisqatsi overflows with the uncanny simultaneity of familiarity and alienation.
This reflective meta-awareness defines "postmodernity." Everything is both what it is and pretending to be what it is. Less an attribute of the objects themselves, this reflexivity belongs to the contemporary gaze, a gaze filtering information at a rate exponentially greater than it ever has before. The influx of data via communications technology, the constant exposure to mass media, the cynical distance between our social discourse and our social reality all serve to shape and consequently distort the observer's gaze. Koyaanisqatsi breaks the frame of the gaze, making its very structure apparent, bringing its background to the foreground.
Behind the panoply of images pulses Glass' mind-blowing score, a masterpiece in and of itself, but meshed so perfectly with the visuals as to create something greater than the sum of its parts. Glass was no stranger to the message of Koyaanisqatsi, having broken through with the incredible Einstein on the Beach, another seminal artistic exploration of science and technology in the modern world. But where Robert Wilson, Glass' collaborator on Einstein, chose a specific individual to represent, Reggio took on the abstract concept itself, representing how this amorphous and intangible social product affects the human beings who live inside its envelope. As filmmaker Errol Morris said, "[Glass] is the best at creating existential dread." One can listen to his very early works, such as Two Pages or Contrary Motion and already feel the "Philip Glassness" for which he became known.
Glass' detractors often comment that his music is simple, boring, simple, boring or repetitive. They miss the point entirely, as Glass is one of the best-studied, hardest working and most insightful composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. His ability to create, with only a few notes, an undeniably modern anxiety, using tonal, often beautiful music, makes him the perfect companion to Fricke's camerawork and Reggio's artistic vision. Contrast, for instance, Kubrick's use of Ligeti in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ligeti's amazing, but difficult, music infused that movie with an otherworldliness to match the bizarre visual effects and anti-logical narrative. But Ligeti in the Qatsi trilogy would have undermined the entire production. Though anxiety-ridden and tense like no other music, Ligeti lacks the uncanny familiarity of Philip Glass' work. A single bar of Glass might seem pleasant, even banal. Yet the repetition of that phrase, with slight variation, addition or subtraction produces the "existential dread" Morris described.
The same is true of Fricke's cinematography. Each shot is masterful, beautiful, but held too long, forcing the viewer to confront the existential dread of both the object presented and the gaze beholding it. This is especially true in the later part of the movie when the camera hangs for what feels like an eternity on individual human faces. The duration of each shot stimulates not only discomfort, but empathy. Each face, each person, belongs to the human condition as does every audience member. At first, we may notice the strangeness of a particular face, an asymmetric feature or physical anomaly, but eventually we begin to see the person, which can be a harrowing experience, confronting another autonomous, desiring subject, whose internal life is completely sequestered from our experience. But eventually, the realization dawns that behind whatever pretense or defenses this person has erected, behind the strangeness of their face, even behind their unpredictable desire, lives a mortal creature, unique, self-aware and vulnerable. Reggio may be returning to this idea, if the trailer for his yet unreleased film The Holy See is any indication.
Fricke's shots of the city portray it as an organism, pulsating with the life of the people who populate it. Cars stream past like blood through arteries, and the sun passes over office high rises, their fluorescent lights flickering on and off. But this organism possesses no life of its own, it's a golem, an undead monster, swallowing whole its inhabitants. The frenetic pace here, increasing relentlessly along with Glass' score, are prescient of the increasing speed of civilization. Koyaanisqatsi was made in 1982; its efficacy has actually increased, if anything, because it explores the fundamental processes of American society—the frantic need for progress, for information, the inhuman prioritization of abstract institutions over individuals, the population density of big cities and its counterintuitive atomization of that population.
After the mercurial city section reaches its peak, Reggio leaves us with a drastic anti-climax, a subdued, sorrowful look at the haggard, abused people of the city, having left the macrocosmic gods-eye view for the human perspective, we're shown the actual cost of this progress on the people participating in it. Transparent human forms glide across a trading floor like ghosts, emptied of their substance, slaves to the numbers, paper and technology of the market.
Many other films done in this style, even some by Fricke, such as Chronos or Baraka, lack the existential punch of the Qatsi trilogy, as they lack its political and social involvement, thus separating out the visual technique from its commentary. Though stunning, those films are more the eye-candy for which Koyaanisqatsi is sometimes mistaken. Reggio's engaged vision continues through the arc of the Qatsi trilogy, but Koyaanisqatsi is also a self-contained entity, weaving a dramatic and poignant narrative without a single character or bit of dialogue. Perhaps the most important message one can take away from this film is that the everyday world in which we're immersed requires constant re-examination. The fact that we can become so numb to its goings-on should come as a warning that those who exploit that numbness count on us not looking closer at what's in front of us.
I highly recommend watching this interview with Godfrey Reggio, where he briefly outlines of his ideas and beliefs, which has informed much of this analysis. Note Reggio's comments about language, where he speaks of how language can create the world in which we live. Earlier in the interview, he talks about two worlds, the world of language, which is moral, and the material world, which is amoral. Here, despite his pessimism for the material world, governed by the "assumptive" language "of business," shines through a foundational optimism, that the "world of art," as he calls it, can transform the human experience of the material world into one that is creative. Koyaanisqatsi itself is a prime example of how this can happen. Although the subject matter is grim and the message engages some of the worst facets of modernity, the work itself is sublimely beautiful, an authentic expression of humanity and compassion.
Buy it, steal it, do whatever you have to do to watch it repeatedly, as each viewing reveals more and different things. The Criterion release is impeccable, of course, with the best audio and visual quality the film has seen, a major bonus given the nature of the material.
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For Britain' says that all children should be able to attend a school rated at least 'Good' by Ofsted.
"The For Britain Movement has a full manifesto covering all subjects.
Keep the Council Tax as low as possible, either not to be increased or to be reduced via the targeting of waste.
Ensure that local people are prioritised in the allocation of social and affordable housing.
Ensure that all Councils (except for Parish/Town Councils) have elections every year for 25% of the Councillors, ensuring that Councillors are more regularly held to account.
Abandon the first past the post electoral system for the UK Parliament in Westminster, as well as local Councils, in favour of proportional representation and fair voting. In too many Councils the controlling political group of Councillors have less than 50% of the vote but have 100% of the seats. We would put an end to these elected dictatorships in our Town Halls.
Introduce referenda in local areas so that people may vote upon any major construction or other substantial change in their locality."


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These Netflix Movies Are The Creepiest
by Allie Funk
No matter what kind of movie or TV show you're in the mood to watch, Netflix probably has you covered. The site has plenty of your standard comedies, dramas, and action-adventures, but it also has a lot of films that don't fit into any one box. One of the categories that best demonstrates this is Netflix's collection of horror movies, which includes a wide variety of freaky films in all different styles. There are slasher movies, suspense thrillers, zombie flicks, horror comedies, and so much more. In fact, some of the creepiest movies on Netflix are the ones that are somewhat offbeat, veering from traditional horror formulas. But also deserving acknowledgement are all of the classic horror films that have been terrifying viewers for decades. These movies have "creepy" down to an art form, which is why their characters are often the stuff of nightmares for children and adults alike.
Whether they're old or new, famous or obscure, conventionally scary or a twist on the horror genre, the creepiest movies to stream on Netflix are unexpected nuggets of cinematic gold. And, luckily for you, they're available to watch within the comfort of your own home, so no one will publicly witness you screaming at every jump scene. Here are some extra-creepy flicks to stream, if you dare.
1. The Shining
This Kubrick classic — based on the Stephen King novel of the same name — will make your next hotel stay feel just a little creepier.
2. The Babadook
An unseen monster with a cutesy name emerges from a children's pop-up book and starts terrorizing a mother and son. Did I mention that the monster's origins are a pop-up book? *shiver*
3. Housebound
This quirky New Zealand movie revolves around a women who is under house arrest in a house that turns out to be haunted. It's equal parts horror and comedy, making for a deliciously creepy mix.
If Freddy Krueger's face doesn't creep you out, his fedora certainly should.
5. Blue Velvet
Blanket statement: everything that David Lynch does is creepy. Seriously. Even this video of him cooking quinoa.
6. Human Centipede
If you don't know how the titular "human centipede" in this movie is constructed, I won't ruin it for you. Just know that this is probably the creepiest thing you'll see in quite a while.
7. The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari
This black-and-white silent film is a prime example of German Expressionism, and it has an eerie fantastical quality (which was acknowledged in this Portlandia sketch).
8. The Exorcist
Little girl possessed by a demon, complete with projectile vomiting and a head that spins all the way around? Yep, creepy.
9. House Of Wax
A wax museum where the sculptures look just a little too realistic is the setting for this hair-raising 2005 adaptation of the 1953 horror film.
10. The Lazarus Effect
Olivia Wilde plays a scientist who dies in a freak accident and then is brought back to life... but something isn't right with her. The premise and performances are both seriously disturbing.
11. Children of the Corn
There's just something about evil children that adds an extra layer of creepiness to any movie evil.
There are plenty more undeniably eerie movies on Netflix, but the above will give you a solid start. And, honestly, after working your way through this list you might need a break. There's only so much creepiness a person can handle in a day, even if it's on-screen.
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Op-ed December 18, 2020
Horowitz: Colorado coroner accuses state of classifying gun deaths as COVID deaths
Bogus counting
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Many parts of the country are suffering from record homicides this year. How many of them are being classified as COVID-19 deaths?
This might sound like a frivolous question, but based on concerns raised by one Colorado coroner, along with other trends we are seeing in the data, one has to wonder how far the net of COVID-19 death counting sweeps.
Earlier this week, Grand County coroner Brenda Bock called out the Colorado Department of Health for listing two of the county's five recent deaths as deaths among those with COVID-19, even though they died of gunshot wounds.
Earlier this year, the state got a lot of blowback from other coroners after young people who died of alcohol poisoning were found to be listed in the coronavirus death count. Colorado cleaned up its act better than most states by distinguishing between "deaths due to COVID-19" and "deaths among COVID-19 cases."
However, Bock seems to be concerned that there is still a needless stigma attached to the county if it has a higher tally of deaths "among" COVID cases. One would still expect COVID to have had some contribution to death in order to be listed in this latter category, even if it's not the primary cause of death on the death certificate. But to include gunshot victims is a sham. We have never recorded death data like this in any form.
"It's absurd that they would even put that on there," Bock told county commissioners, according to KCNC-TV Denver. "Would you want to go to a county that has really high death numbers? Would you want to go visit that county because they are contagious. You know I might get it, and I could die if all of a sudden one county has a high death count. We don't have it, and we don't need those numbers inflated."
The state told Bock that anyone who dies within 30 days of testing positive must be included in one of the categories of COVID deaths. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that, with 2 million tests conducted a day and with roughly 60,000 people dying naturally every week, there is a lot of bogus counting that overlaps with natural death or other causes of early death.
The two deaths under discussion are believed to have been a murder-suicide case in Frasier, Colorado, where the husband is suspected of shooting his wife before taking his own life. While this situation was unique, one has to wonder how many of the growing street homicides are also included in the tally. In May, the Freedom Foundation confirmed from Washington state officials that gunshot victims are indeed included in the death tally if they tested positive for COVID-19 prior to being shot.
This is not the first time coroners have disputed death claims. In May, Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter accused the state of inflating the numbers and noted that none of the 14 recorded deaths in the county at the time were directly caused by the virus. The Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, coroner also accused Pennsylvania's department of health of putting out "misleading statistics" on death numbers in his county.
If states are so liberal in including younger people who died untimely deaths due to drugs, alcohol, or motorcycle accidents, then we can only imagine how many deaths of elderly people who were within a few months of dying have not been verified to have been caused directly by COVID.
Recent data from Sweden sheds light on the fact that the majority of deaths are not just regular seniors but those who are dying of other ailments in the final months of their lives. The Swedish study of 122 people who were recorded as dying outside the hospital of the virus in the Östergötland region (51% of all reported deaths) found that "111 of the deceased outside the hospital had extensive comorbidity." (Translated by Google.) Additionally, half of them were over 88 years old. The review found that COVID-19 was the "direct cause of death" in just 15% of cases and that "very many of those who died with covid-19 outside the hospital had expected short survival."
There's no reason to believe we are not experiencing a similar dynamic here in the United States.
Another overlooked factor in the method of counting deaths is that, ironically, the lockdowns themselves have caused an enormous number of excess deaths among younger people, mainly through record suicides and drug overdoses. The CDC estimates that a record 81,000 people died of drug overdoses for the 12-month period ending this past May, shattering the previous record set in 2017 before the numbers started coming down. Those numbers likely accelerated since May. Remember, at any given moment, 10% of the population could easily test positive for the virus when it is spreading, even if they are asymptomatic. What percentage of those lockdown-induced drug deaths were also counted as COVID-19 deaths?
It doesn't mean this virus hasn't induced any early death or tragic untimely deaths, but why do the media and political class have a motivation to obsessively count everything in the most absurd way in order to produce the most morbid news headlines? Well, when the vaccine becomes widely available and the utter fascism still continues, you will know the answer.


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Les Tribus de Kabylie représentent des tribus Kabyles Kabylophones situées dans la partie nord de l'actuelle Algérie. D'après diverses études, cette région allait de l'actuel Alger au large des côtes d'Annaba, distinguant Kabylie du Djurjura à l'ouest et Kabylie des Babors à l'est.

Description

Chaque tribu disposait d'une autonomie relative, au niveau de ses règles, ses lois, ses mœurs. Une organisation politique commune avec toujours, un comité de village qui régulait la vie au sein de la communauté. Ces tribus s'unissaient principalement lors de conflits ou de guerres, notamment contre des envahisseurs, comme les Romains, les Byzantins, les Arabes, les Ottomans et les Français.

Organisation sociale

L'organisation sociale kabyle est de nature patriarcale et patrilinéaire, la filiation se faisant par la lignée masculine. Suivant les traditions, les familles élargies se regroupent autour des aïeuls, les femmes, les enfants, les oncles, les tantes et autres cousins. Un ensemble de familles ayant un ancêtre commun se  (taxarubt). Un quartier n'est généralement habité que d'une seule faction, avec ses terres et son propre cimetière. La faction, voire le quartier, porte, en règle générale, le nom ou le surnom de l'ancêtre fondateur.

Le regroupement de plusieurs factions forme un village (taddart, pl. tuddar). Un ensemble de villages aux origines communes forme une tribu (εarc).

Lorsque plusieurs tribus s'entendent entre elles, elles forment une confédération (taqbilt). Ce phénomène, le plus souvent poussé par les guerres, est plutôt . Les confédérations se font mais se défont aussi rapidement qu'elles ne se sont formées lorsque le calme est revenu.

La composition de la grande Kabylie en confédérations lui vaut le nom de tamawya taqbaylit (). L'expression généralement utilisée reste tamurt n Leqbayel, « le pays des Kabyles ».

Histoire

Quinquégentiens

. En effet, on raconte que le premier habitant du Djurdjura était un géant. Celui-ci aurait eu cinq fils qui, une fois devenus grands, seraient à l'origine de cinq familles. Suivant le principe du développement familial énoncé en introduction, ces cinq familles seraient à l'origine des cinq tribus, qui, réunies en confédération, auraient lutté contre la domination romaine. Ainsi le vocable de Quinquégentiens, populaire chez les historiens, serait un emprunt à la légende kabyle.

L'histoire n'a pu transmettre le nom que de deux de ces tribus :
 Isaflensès ou Iflensès qu'on identifie avec les Iflissen de nos jours, est le seul nom de famille retrouvé.
 A Aumale, une inscription de 261 après J.-C. parle d'un chef du nom de Faraxen. Les mots Faraxen et Fraoussen seraient identiques. On identifierait par là le père de la tribu des Aït Fraoussen.

Grâce aux récits de plusieurs historiens sur Firmus et Gildon, les deux frères qui dirigeaient les armées des Quinquégentiens, nous savons qu'il y avait plus de deux tribus, cependant il n'y a aucune preuve historique autre que ces récits.

Extrait d'un article publié par Athenaeum français en 1852 :

«  Parmi les tribus que le comte Théodose eut à combattre de 373 à 375, et que cite Ammien Marcellin, on pourrait rattacher à la confédération des Quinquégentiens :
1° celle des Massissenses, que l'on identifie aux Msisna ou Imsissen, sur la rive droite de la Soummam ;
2° celle des Tindenses, qui aurait occupé les territoires des Fenaïa, des Aït-Oughlis et des Aït-Ameur ;
3° celle des Isaflenses, que l'on croit être les Flissa de nos jours ;
4° les Jubaleni, ou montagnards, qui seraient les Zouaoua ;
5° et les Jesalenses, qui auraient occupé le pays situé à l'ouest des Zouaoua.

Faraxen, Iflensès et Azus

En ce qui concerne les noms des cinq grandes tribus antiques (les gens en latin), dont seuls deux noms nous sont formellement parvenus aujourd'hui (Faraxen pour Feraoucen et Iflensès pour Iflissen), nous pouvons aussi relever la présence d'Azus, patronyme et toponyme à la fois, alors très répandu en Kabylie et sur tout son pourtour.

En effet, le comptoir phénicien venu s'établir sur un ancien établissement berbère (5000 ans) devenu la grande ville romaine de Rusazus n'est autre aujourd'hui qu'Azeffoun (Port-Gueydon colonial). Autour d'Azeffoun et jusqu'à l'Akfadou nous avons encore aujourd'hui : la forêt des Yazzuzen, le mont des Yazzuzen, des lieux-dits Yazzouzen ou Azzouz. Ce qui démontre la relation entre le terme Azus et sa forme en tamazight plurielle (donc tribu) de Yazzuzen.

Les termes de Azus/Azuz/Auzu/Auzua...jusqu'à Auzia (Aumale' coloniale et Sour el Ghozlene actuelle) sont  à rapprocher. Azouaou (ou Azwaw connu aussi sous Zwawas, Gwawa...) sont peut-être la même forme du nom de cette très ancienne tribu berbère de Kabylie qui est encore connue de nos jours sous son vocable inchangé des Azzouz/Yazzouzen : Azzouza (Larbaa n'At Iraten ou Aït Iraten) et Taguemount Azzouz, gros villages de Kabylie.

Les Yazzouzen ont donné naissance à l'actuelle tribu des Aït Iraten, qui forme depuis le haut Moyen Âge avec les Aït Fraoussen les deux grands groupes dominant la Kabylie du Djurdjura antique.

Une troisième gens encore présente et vivante sur le Djurdjura : les Azzuz (Azzouz/Azus), au côté des Aït Fraoussen (Feraoucne/Faraxen) et Iflissen (Flissas/Iflensès).

Jusqu'au

Au , Sidi Ahmed ou el Kadhi, alors gouverneur de la province de Annaba du royaume hafside, revient chez lui pour unir les Kabyles contre les Espagnols. Originaire de Achallam, village des Aït Ghobri, il est accueilli à son retour de manière triomphale, s'attirant aussi la sympathie des tribus voisines. Sidi Ahmed ou el Kadhi élit domicile sur le piton de Koukou, fortement soutenu par les Aït Khellili, Aït Bou Chaïeb (At Bu Cɛayeb), Itsourar (At Yettsuragh), Aït Yahia, Aït Idjer et les Aït Ghobri. Cela marque la naissance des seigneurs de Koukou.

Royaume de Koukou

Profitant de l'attaque par la mer des frères Barberousse, Aroudj et Kheireddin, il libérera Béjaïa de l'occupation espagnole. Puis il infligera une lourde défaite au cheikh des Aït Abbas, les princes de Guelâ du Royaume des Aït Abbas, en guise de châtiment pour avoir aidé les Espagnols contre les Kabyles. Enfin, trahi par les Turcs, il chassera Kheireddin d'Alger où il régnera de 1520 à 1527. Son règne s'achèvera un soir où il sera lâchement assassiné par un mercenaire kabyle à la solde de Kheireddin. À la mort de leur chef, les Kabyles en déroute quitteront Alger pour se réfugier chez eux. Sidi el Haoussin ou el Kadhi, le frère de Sidi Ahmed ou el Kadhi, sera reconnu Roi des Seigneurs de Koukou en 1529 et reprendra le commandement de l'armée kabyle pour organiser la défense contre les Turcs.

Au fil des années le règne des seigneurs de Koukou prendra une tournure despotique où les hommes des six tribus précédemment citées seront obligés de servir dans l'armée des seigneurs de Koukou, soumettant les tribus plus au Nord à différents impôts, racket et autres injustices. Certains historiens rapportent même que le cheptel des seigneurs de Koukou allait brouter de l'autre côté de l'oued Sebaou, sur le territoire des Aït Fraoussen et des Aït Iraten, sans que cette importante confédération ne proteste de peur de déclencher une guerre.

Les Kabyles ne supportant plus l'exercice tyrannique du pouvoir par les Bel Kadhi, cherchaient depuis plusieurs années l'occasion d'en finir avec le régime de type féodal du Royaume de Koukou.

Renversement

Au , Sidi Mansour est le personnage moteur du soulèvement des Kabyles. Faisant prendre conscience de leur force et de leur nombre aux Aït Djennad, il constitue une formidable unité. Rapidement, les confédérations voisines des Aït Ouaguenoun et des Iflissen lebhar s'unissent avec les Aït Djennad pour former une puissante « confédération élargie » qui combat sans relâche les seigneurs de Koukou, alors dirigés par Amar ou el Kadhi.

En 1618, Amar ou el Kadhi meurt mais il faut attendre la fin du  pour signer l'avènement des seigneurs de Koukou avec notamment une liberté totale et retrouvée chez les Aït Djennad, Aït Ghobri et Aït Idjer.

Liste des confédérations et tribus

En Grande Kabylie
On dénombre 14 confédérations et 98 tribus en Grande Kabylie. 78 de ces tribus intègrent l'une des 14 confédérations.

Sur le versant Sud du Djurjura (Département  de Grande Kabylie) :

Les archs :

  Aghvalou
  Chorfa
  Iwaquren
  Ath Mansour
  Imellahen
  Imceddalen
  Tachachith (Ath Aissi)
  Ath Yaala
  Ath Laqsar
  Ath Meddour
  Imerkalen
  Ath Laaziz

En Petite Kabylie
 At Yidir (ⴰⵜ ⵢⵉⴷⵉⵔ)
 Ibaṛisen (ⵉⴱⴰⵕⵉⵙⴻⵏ)
 Ituǧen (ⵉⵜⵓⴵⴻⵏ)
 Ibeṛbacen (ⵉⴱⴻⵕⴱⴰⵛⴻⵏ)
 At Smaɛel (ⴰⵜ ⵙⵎⴰⵄⴻⵍ)
 At Menṣur (ⴰⵜ ⵎⴻⵏⵚⵓⵔ)
 At Umɛuc (ⴰⵜ ⵓⵎⵄⵓⵛ)
Illulen Usamar (ⵉⵍⵍⵓⵍⴻⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵎⴰⵔ)
 Imsisen (ⵉⵎⵙⵉⵙⴻⵏ) (fraction des At Ɛidel)
 At Mlikec (ⴰⵜ ⵎⵍⵉⴽⴻⵛ)
 Uzellagen (ⵓⵣⴻⵍⵍⴰⴳⴻⵏ)
 Imezzayen (ⵉⵎⴻⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵏ)
 Iɛemranen (ⵉⵄⴻⵎⵔⴰⵏⴻⵏ)
 At Mesɛud (ⴰⵜ ⵎⴻⵙⵄⵓⴷ)
 Ifnayen (ⵉⴼⵏⴰⵢⴻⵏ)
 At Sliman (ⴰⵜ ⵙⵍⵉⵎⴰⵏ)
 At Ɛemrus (ⴰⵜ ⵄⴻⵎⵔⵓⵙ)
 At Bimun (ⴰⵜ ⴱⵉⵎⵓⵏ)
 At Mellul (ⴰⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⵓⵍ)
 At Weɣlis (ⴰⵜ ⵡⴻⵖⵍⵉⵙ)
 At Ɛidel (ⴰⵜ ⵄⵉⴷⴻⵍ)
   At Temzalt  (ⴰⵜ ⵜⴻⵎⵣⴰⵍⵜ)               /   At Amruyub

Babors

Jijel

 Aït Achour
 Aït Aïssa
 Aït Ali
 Aït Khzar
 Aït Mâad
 Aït Marmi
 Aït Nabet
 Aït Qatti
 Aït Issad
 Aït Saâdellah
 Beni Afer
 Beni Ahmed
 Beni Aïcha
 Beni Amrane
 Beni Caïd
 Beni H'bibi
 Beni Foughal
 Beni Idder
 Beni Khettab
 Beni Mâameur
 Beni Maâzouz
 Beni M'djaled
 Beni Ourzeddin
 Beni Salah
 Beni Sekfal
 Beni Siar
 Beni Yedjis
 Beni Zoundaï
 El Kherracha
 Ledjenah
 Ouled Ali
 Ouled Aidoun
 Ouled Aouat
 Ouled Asker
 Ouled Belâafou
 Ouled Boubeker
 Ouled M'hammed
 Ouled Saâd
 Ouled Tafer
 Ouled Tibane

Sétif

 Babor
 Beni Bezaz
 Beni Djebroune
 Beni M'djaled Qbala
 Gheboula (Ghbouliyen)
 I3emmucen
 Ith Achache
 Ith Brahem
 Ith Chebana
 Ith Hafett
 Ith Ouerthiran
 Ith Yaâla
 Lerbaâ
 Sahel Guebli
 Guergour

Bibans
Aït Abbas
 Beni Yadel
 Djebaïlia
 M'Zita
Ouled Kebbab
 Mansourah
 Ouled Sidi Brahim Boubekeur
 Béni Imloul

En Basse Kabylie

 Aïth Aïcha.
 Aïth Khelifa.
 Ait khelfoun Chabet El Amer
 Ath Kaci (tamda)
Beni Mezghenna

Notes et références

Bibliographie

Voir aussi
Zouaoua
Sanhaja
Berbères
Mouvement citoyen des Aarchs

Anthropologie de la parenté
Histoire de l'Algérie


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Wednesday, Dec 21, 2005, 13:19
Deals of the Year 2005
It's the end of the year, and time again for our annual "Deals of the Year" section, where we run an eye over what we feel were the most notable business transactions of the last 12 months.
As ever, it's a mixed bag of greenfield investments, M&As, share listings and major capital injections.
After three years at the top spot, Mol Rt makes way for the sale of Budapest Airport as the year's biggest announced deal - though with all kinds of political and other threats looming, don't blame us if it falls through!
Though the deals are ranked by financial value, this was not the sole factor. Some major deals you'll find in the "And the rest" section at the end didn't make the cut because they were part of larger, longer-term investments, or struck us as largely a matter of a corporate group's internal business. We preferred to include deals of interest in terms of how they shaped their respective market - and which directly affected Hungarian business.
For simplicity's sake, in conversions we applied the rate of Ft 250 to the euro throughout.
Rheinmetall finalizes deal to acquire 25.1% stake in 4iG
State to acquire 51% stake in Debrecen airport operator
MOL exercises call options for over 74 mln shares