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. Change lives and shape futures with a PhD in Education. . At the Manchester Institute of Education we're committed to addressing social justice, and to enabling evidence informed educational change through both our scholarly activities and our collaborative partnerships with professionals.
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Social Sciences Research Programmes present a range of research opportunities, shaped by a university's particular expertise, facilities and resources. You will usually identify a suitable topic for your PhD and propose your own project. Additional training and development opportunities may also be offered as part of your programme.
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The University of East Anglia invites applications for Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) studentship awards within one of 12 training pathways, based in our Schools of Study.
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Fund your Social Sciences or Psychology PhD with an ESRC SCDTP bursary. These prestigious studentships are funded by the. Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
What place for PE? The meaning of Physical Education within school children's lives
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Dr J Stirrup
Within the UK there has been increased government focus on issues of health, particularly in relation to children. In line with this, schools have increasingly been looked to as vehicles through which to address public health outcomes.
WALES ESRC DTP PHD 'COLLABORATIVE' STUDENTSHIP - School of Social Sciences: Explaining immunisation against violence against the person in Wales and its implications for a narrative approach to evidence-based policy-making
Dr A Edwards, Dr R Beneito-Montagut
Application Deadline: 3 February 2020
External Collaborator. All Wales Policing Group, Violence Prevention Unit. https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/an-introduction-to-the-all-wales-violence-prevention-unit-vpu.html.
WALES ESRC DTP PHD 'COLLABORATIVE' STUDENTSHIP - School of Social Sciences: Learning lessons: Informing suicide prevention from a documentary analysis of Child Practice Reviews (CPRs) and Adult Practice Reviews (APRs).
Dr T Slater
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Telecom offers personal contracts to managers
Telecom Eireann's plan to introduce personal contracts for 300 of its
managers who report directly to senior executives must be seen in the context
of the company's effort to implement a major programme of change to meet the
requirements of EU-driven deregulation requirements. A Telecom redundancy
package was also reactivated recently, one of several in recent years, as the
company seeks to reduce costs. It is also to enter talks with the union
representing general workers in Telecom, the Communications Workers Union, on
a proposed IEP 110 million cost savings plan.
Positive experience with working time flexibility at Akzo Nobel
In accordance with its 1995 collective agreement, Akzo Nobel has evaluated
the effects of "working time differentiation" and more flexible working hours
on employment. Since the effects appear positive, a 36-hour week is expected
to be introduced by 1 July 1997.
Renault closes assembly plant in Vilvoorde without prior notice
This action, which came as a complete surprise to the 3,100 employees, is
part of the French-owned motor manufacturer's "new industrial strategy" of
concentrating production to cut its financial losses. Michel de Virville,
managing director of Renault, announced the closure adding that:
Strikes focus on earlier retirement
In January and February 1997, many French towns were hit by public transport
strikes, affecting bus, tram and underground rail services. The strikers'
demands differed somewhat from town to town but certain themes have been
common. such as: improvements in working conditions; better protection from
crime and delinquency, two consecutive days off in a week; and less taxing
route schedules. Strikers have also been demanding pay rises and a reduction
in the working week to 35 hours or less, with the recruitment of new
personnel to take up the slack. Demands for the right to retire with full
pensions at the age of 55, along with systematic replacement of retiring
employees by new recruitment, have also been frequently voiced.
Retirement, Industrial action, Social protection, Retirement, Social policies
Metalworking collective agreement signed after nine months of negotiations
On 4 February, following a mediation proposal by the Government, the national
metalworking collective agreement was signed. Negotiations had lasted for
nine months and were marked by moments of breakdown and conflict which
resulted in strikes. The metalworking settlement, which covers some 1.5
million workers, is Italy's most important industry-wide agreement. It will
strongly influence both the forthcoming renewals of contracts in other
sectors and the evaluation of the July 1993 tripartite central agreement on
incomes policy and collective bargaining structure, planned for June 1997.
Pay and income, Collective bargaining
Trade unions and Social Democrats agree on unemployment insurance
One of the continuing quarrels between the Social Democrat Government and the
largest trade union confederation, the Confederation of Trade Unions for
Blue-Collar Workers (Landsorganisationen or LO), appears to have been settled
by an agreement on the overall features of the unemployment insurance system,
presented on 12 February. Formally, the Government is not involved in the
settlement, but the details of the settlement were presented in a press
release from the Ministry of Labour and in person by the Minister of Labour,
Margareta Winberg, together with LO's vice-president, Wanja Lundby-Wedin.
Two-year collective agreement for government employees
On 21 February 1997, theMinistry of Finance and the Danish Central Federation
of State Employees (CFU) signed a new collective agreement for the period
1997-9, covering 225,000 government employees. The parties agreed on a total
4.25% increase, of which 2.9% is to be allocated for a general pay rise, and
1.35% for pensions and other purposes. Additionally, a wage adjustment scheme
has been introduced to take account of private sector increases
Future of the Post Office under debate
In February, the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) launched a consultative
paper aimed at influencing the pre-election commitments of both the
Conservative Party and Labour Party. The union, which is firmly against
privatisation of the Post Office, has called for legislation to turn it into
an independent corporation, with the level of dividends pegged at 40% of
post-tax profits. The union feels that its proposals will have equal appeal
to all political parties because of the weight of public opinion opposing
privatisation.
New agreement improves working conditions in temporary employment agencies
On 31 January 1997, the Second National Agreement on Temporary Employment
Agencies was signed. This is the second agreement reached in this sector
since the activity of temporary employment agencies (TEAs) in Spain was
approved in 1994. It will remain in force until 31 December 1999.
European Commission publishes progress report on equitable wages
The European Commission has recently published its report on progress made in
the implementation of equitable wage policies since 1993. The aim of
providing all employees with an equitable wage was enshrined in the Charter
of the Fundamental Social Rights of Workers, which was adopted by 11 member
states (with the exception of the UK) in 1989. In accordance with the 1989
social Action Programme, the Commission published an Opinion in 1993, which
stated that the pursuit of an equitable wage must be seen as part of the
general drive to achieve higher productivity and employment creation, and to
foster good relations between the two sides of industry. The member states
were encouraged to give substance to their commitment made in adopting the
Social Charter, by working towards the establishment of an equitable wages
policy. This was to be achieved through greater labour market transparency
with regard to wages. The social partners were also called upon to contribute
to the achievement of this aim.
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2003, the first edition of the survey.
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2007, the second edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
Eurofound's European Quality of Life Survey (EQLS) examines both the objective circumstances of European citizens' lives and how they feel about those circumstances and their lives in general. This series consists of outputs from the EQLS 2012, the third edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 2003.
Eurofound's European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2005, the fourth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Eurofound's European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) paints a wide-ranging picture of Europe at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. This series consists of findings from the EWCS 2010, the fifth edition of the survey. The survey was first carried out in 1990.
Manufacturing employment outlook
This publication series explores scenarios for the future of manufacturing. The employment implications (number of jobs by sector, occupation, wage profile, and task content) under various possible scenarios are examined. The scenarios focus on various possible developments in global trade and energy policies and technological progress and run to 2030.
Social dialogue and collective bargaining in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic
The hospital sector has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals and their workers are on the frontline in the fight against the virus, and they face a number of significant challenges in terms of resources, work organisation and working conditions. This study will explore the role of social dialogue and collective bargaining in how the sector is adapting to the pandemic. What kinds of changes have been introduced, either through social dialogue or collective bargaining? Are the changes temporary or permanent?
Social dialogue, Working conditions, Work organisation, Health and well-being at work, Care, Collective bargaining, COVID-19, Industrial relations and social dialogue
State of play: Upward convergence in 2022
This policy brief will provide an update on upward convergence in the economic, social and institutional dimensions of the European Union, as outlined in the European Pillar of Social Rights and its accompanying Social Scoreboard.
Social policies, Promoting social cohesion and convergence, European Pillar of Social Rights, Measuring convergence, Inequality
Trust and discontent in the age of COVID-19
Given that compliance with lockdown measures is a first line of defence against COVID-19, maintaining trust in institutions is vital to ensure a coordinated, comprehensive and effective response to the pandemic. This report investigates developments in institutional and interpersonal trust across time, with a particular emphasis on the COVID-19 pandemic period and its impact. It examines the link between trust and discontent and investigates the effect of multidimensional inequalities as a driver of distrust.
Quality of society, Trust, COVID-19, Living conditions and quality of life, Inequality
Skills use and skills strategies in European establishments
This report explores the association between skills use and skills strategies and establishment performance, and how other workplace practices, in terms of work organisation, human resources management and employee involvement, can impact on this. It looks at how skills shortages can be addressed, at least in part, by creating an environment in which employees are facilitated and motivated to make better use of the skills they already have. This further supports the business case for a more holistic approach to management.
Skills and training, Employment and labour markets, Innovation
Impact of change on work and employment in financial services
The financial services sector is pertinent for studying the impact of digitalisation, as the main 'raw material' of the sector is digitally stored and processed. Process automation in the sector is likely to lead to significant job losses over the next 10 years, as the high street bank presence declines and the online bank presence increasingly accounts for a higher share of overall activity. Such trends have already been identified in bank restructurings captured in Eurofound's European Restructuring Monitor.
Structural change, Anticipating and managing the impact of change, Digitalisation
Telework in the EU: Regulatory frameworks and prevalence
The report provides an overview of the scale of teleworking before and during the COVID-19 crisis and gives an indication of 'teleworkability' across sectors and occupations. Building on previous Eurofound research on remote work, the report investigates the way businesses introduced and supported teleworking during the pandemic, as well as the experience of workers who were working from home during the crisis. The report also looks at developments in regulations related to telework in Member States and provides a review of stakeholders' positions.
New forms of employment, Working conditions and sustainable work, Working conditions, Teleworking, Employment relationship, COVID-19, Digitalisation, Labour and social regulation
Structural change in the labour market
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have varied across sectors, occupations and categories of worker (for instance, according to gender, age or employment status). Hours worked have declined the most in sectors such as accommodation services and food and beverage services, and in occupations heavily reliant on in-person interaction, such as sales work. At the same time, it's in these sectors that labour shortages have become increasingly evident as labour markets have begun to normalise.
Structural change, Working time, Employment and labour markets, COVID-19
Developments in collective bargaining following the COVID-19 crisis
This report focuses on trends and developments in collective bargaining that were evident from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines potential new strategic approaches and priorities incorporated in negotiation agendas, as well as collective bargaining practices and coordination at sector and company levels in the private sector.
Social dialogue, European Pillar of Social Rights, Agreements, Collective bargaining, Industrial relations and social dialogue, Industrial relations
The impact of COVID-19 on multidimensional inequalities: Policy analysis
The COVID-19 crisis has increased inequality between social groups in health, housing, employment, income and well-being. While a small part of society was able to hold on to or increase its wealth, other groups such as women, young people, older people, people with disabilities, low- and middle-income earners and those with young children were acutely affected by the pandemic. Drawing on current research on how to best measure multidimensional inequality, this report highlights recent trends in inequality in the context of the COVID-19 crisis.
Social policies, Social inclusion, Promoting social cohesion and convergence, COVID-19, Living conditions, Inequality
Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Electricity sector
This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the electricity sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of this Eurofound study on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the electricity sector in the EU Member States.
Representativeness, Social dialogue, Social partners, Collective bargaining, Industrial relations and social dialogue, Industrial relations


"As a photographer – and as a dude – Zackery Michael looks out for his friends," reads the introduction to Zackery Michael's latest exhibition, AM:ZM. His new show documents one of the most intimate and illustrious of those friendships, namely his eight year relationship with British rock band, the Arctic Monkeys.
To many, Michael may be better known as a fashion photographer, but this candid collection of images reveals a keen documentary eye. Shot over the period spanning November 2017 to August 2018, this series showcases a tiny fragment of a much greater body of work, capturing his friends over years of touring, recording, and the many innocuous moments in between.
"We'd always joke that [the photos] go into this bank that someday we'll use," says Michael. "Because of the five days in each city, it created a window of opportunity to show people something we'd been doing that they hadn't seen before." Michael is referring to the Monkeys' homecoming shows, five consecutive nights in both London and Sheffield to celebrate the release of their album, Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino. Alongside the shows, each five-day stint will be accompanied by an exhibition, giving fans a rare, behind the scenes glimpse of the album's journey to the stage.
"At the end of the day, when you're on the road for that long, you just want someone you can hang around with and have a good time. Then if they take pictures, that's great." The fun shared between Michael and the Monkeys underlies many of the exhibition's most memorable shots – from a tongue-in-cheek image of Alex Turner in a white suit vacuuming an enormous psychedelia-carpeted room, to a frame of Jamie Cook comically brandishing a pair of trousers at the camera. Many of the images were lensed in the lush surrounds of La Frette studios, a live-in studio housed in a chateau outside Paris where the band recorded the album. "It's like a slumber party every night with all your mates," describes Michael.
AM:ZM runs 'til Sunday 23 September at KIAC, Sheffield. Prints will shortly be available via arcticmonkeys.com.


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World Health Organization, Pinuri ang Lockdown ni Pangulong Duterte
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Duterte Administration has made the right decision to implement lockdown througho...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Duterte Administration has made the right decision to implement lockdown throughout the island of Luzon.
This is why the massive coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) outbreak was lessened.
"Philippines, because of the lockdown, we are not experiencing so-called large-scale community outbreak… What's really important is to try to stay in this stage as much as possible, and if possible, to suppress," said WHO Western Pacific Regional Director Dr. Takeshi Kasai.
Kasai further emphasized the need for full cooperation of the people to counteract the spread of the disease.
"Even it is lockdown, it's important for everyone to stay home, protect yourselves, and your family,… Second thing is even under the lockdown, infections might continue, so it's very important to organize public health intervention such as tracing and identifying the contact," added Kasai.
Kasai also said that there is a need for a new form of intervention when asked if further lockdown is needed even after April.
"It is important to be vigilant and make cautious, thorough decision… When you extend the lockdown, it's not continuing the same level of interventions, there are some options to peel one by one," explained Kasai.
Earlier this week, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the extension of the quarantine community.
"Provided, that all exemptions granted by the Office of the President or the IATF shall continue to be in effect for the duration of the extended ECQ… Provided further that such extension of the ECQ shall be without prejudice to the discretion of the President to relax the implementation of the ECQ in some local jurisdictions, or the granting of exemptions in favor of certain sectors, as public health considerations and food security may warrant," said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.
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The Old Imperial Palace of China
The old Imperial Palace of China is located in the center of the city of Peking. It used to belong to the royal family during the reign of Ming Dynasty that ruled the country from 1368 to 1644 and the Qing Dynasty that ruled from 1644 till 1917.
This huge remarkable palace was named the Forbidden City as no one except the royal family, princes, high officials, and nobles were allowed to enter inside the palace that welcomes hundreds of tourists nowadays visiting it as part of theirChina tours
The construction work of the Imperial Palace of China has started in 1406 and it was basically finished in 1420 and it is considered to be the largest and best preserved complex of royal palaces in China which is often visited by tourists when they travel to China
This complex of royal palaces is located on an axial line stretching from the North of the old city of Peking till its South with eight kilometers long
The surface area of the Forbidden City is around seven hundred and twenty square kilometers, with the length, from South to North, being 960 meters, and its width, from East to West, being 750 meters. The total surface area of all the structures of the imperial palaces is around 150 square kilometers, with more than 8700 rooms. This offers the guests coming from different regions for a vacation in China to view the greatness of the Chinese historical architecture.
The Forbidden City is surrounded all over with walls that are around 10 meters high. An artificial river runs outside the walls of the city and it is 52 meters wide. This river has the name of "Ho Chang" meaning the river constructed to defend the city.
A wonderful custom tour to China would include the Imperial Palace, The Great Walls of China, and many other remarkable monuments as well.
On the four corners of this great historical complex of palaces, there are four amazingly decorated compartments. The design of these structures was rather very complicated as it used to consist of 8 main pillars, 18 columns, and 72 sub pillars.
The Imperial Palace of Peking was added to the UNESCO list of cultural heritage in 1978. Nowadays, the palace complex exhibits around one million displays and it was transformed into a comprehensive museum with a mixture of ancient architectural arts, imperial antiquities, and several types of other ancient art. The Imperial Palace is usually included China packages and it is a part of many affordable tours to Chinaas well.
The gates of the Palace
The main gate of the Imperial Palace is the Meridian Gate located at the Southern section of the walls. This gate with the name "Wumen" was where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties use to enter and exit from the palaces complex when they visited the temples located near the Forbidden City. Today these gates serve as the entrance point for many tourists who travel to China
During the period of the Ming Dynasty, the Wumen Gate, consisting of five doors, had strict regulations for passing through its doors. The Emperor only was allowed to enter and exit from the middle door. This is besides the wife of the emperor, who was only allowed to enter through the middle door in the day of her marriage.
Moreover, the winners of the first three positions of the national examination to choose imperial employees were granted with the honor of exiting the complex from the middle door as a reflection of the emperor respect and admiration.
The two doors to the left and the right of the middle door were specified for the entrances and exits of the princes, royal relatives, ministers, and governmental officers; either civilian or military employees.
The last two doors located at the end of the left side and the right side of the Wumen Gate were usually closed most of the time and they were not opened except during the general assembly of the Empire or on the day of the national examination to choose the governmental employees.
The platform of the Wumen Gate looks similar to the wings of a wild goose and it has the same name in the Chinese language. This was where the two structures hosting the bells and the drums of the palace were located.
The bells were rang and the drums were played in certain occasions that include the freeing of prisoners, the return of the Emperor military forces after achieving a great victory, the declaration of a new year that holds the name of the emperor, and on the 15th day of the first month of Chinese calendar when the Emperor used to prepare a luxurious banquet for the people as a celebration of the festival
The gate situated in the Northern section of the walls of the Imperial Palace has the name of "the gate of Divine Might" and was where the Emperor of China used to meet with his high governmental officers every day to discuss the matters of the country and this was where the throne of the emperor was positioned.
On both sides of the gate of Divine power, there are two copper statues of lions that were the symbol of the Empire's prestige and power. The ancient Chinese believed that the lion is a sacred animal symbolizing dignity and solemnity and this was why a statue of a lion was put in front of any major gate in ancient China.
The royal garden of the palace
The royal garden of the palace is around 12 square kilometers in surface area. The garden has many types and species of trees like pine trees and many other kinds. This is besides many rare roses, bizarre looking rocks, and artificial rivers and mountains.
The royal garden, hosting more some trees that back to 300 years, is one of the major attractions of the Imperial Palace of China.
A strange tree, located in the center of the royal garden, is actually notable because it is in fact a combination of two types of trees. The branches of this tree overlap each others in harmony. This was why this tree, which was planted in the 18th century, is the symbol of marital bliss for many Chinese.
The museum of the Forbidden City
The museum of the Forbidden City is among the most remarkable museums in China as it contains rare priceless displays. The museum offers an enjoyable experience to its guests enjoying their groups 'tours in China with plenty of information and historical facts.
The Forbidden City is the largest complex of historical palaces in China. More than 24 emperors have governed China from the Imperial Palace for a period that exceeds five centuries.
After the establishment of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese government has paid great attention to the museum of the Imperial palace and every year an amount of money is specified for its restoration and reformation.
The museum of the Forbidden City opens from 8 30 in the morning till 4 30 in the afternoon and it usually welcomes hundreds of tourists everyday visiting the Forbidden City as part of their holidays in China.
The entrance tickets cost from 40m to 60 Chinese Yuan (equivalent to 5 to 8 American dollars). However, usually the tickets to monuments and historical sites are included in the price of any China tours.
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The decline in housing prices between late 2017 and January 2018 has halted. Since February 2019, housing prices have remained largely unchanged. The 0.6% rise (subject to revision) in the most recent housing prices index does not change the general picture; it merely highlights the fact that the Buyer Fixed Price Plan did not meet its original target of substantially lowering housing prices. It does not appear that last year's trend will change soon, unless the government's housing policy changes.
The price index for new housing faithfully demonstrates the limitations of the Buyer Fixed Housing Plan. In November 2018-February 2019, almost 40% of the new housing units sold were in the framework of the plan, including 600 apartments sold in Netivot, but the price index still does not show the fall in prices that the Ministry of Finance hoped for.
The fact that Netivot was the place where the most apartments were built in November 2018-January 2019 highlights the market distortions generated by the plan. A rare warning yesterday by the Ministry of Finance chief economist against investments in Or Akiva by young people also shows that the state has made the market unbalanced and unnatural. Another matter worthy of note is the district index, which examines changes in housing prices in six districts. The Haifa district is in first place with a 2.8% increase in housing prices, following by the southern district with a 1.3% increase, the central district with 1.2%. There was no change in the northern and Jerusalem districts, while the Tel Aviv housing price index fell 2.3%.
These findings refute the thesis that the outlying areas will suffer from fairly rapid falls in prices caused by a large supply of discounted housing in the Buyer Fixed Price Plan framework and accelerated construction in new neighborhoods, such as in Kiryat Bialik, Beer Sheva, Netivot, Dimona, etc.
It is difficult to find an explanation for this right now. The number of apartments purchased in the outlying areas is declining steeply, demand for apartments in these areas is falling, but this is not yet reflected in lower prices. On the other hand, in a situation in which the public is staying away from expensive deals, which is currently the case, in a place like Tel Aviv, where prices are high, property owners and developers are compromising on prices.
What does this mean for the future? It is hard to say. The figures are temporary and the market is unstable. Intense construction in Harish, Kiryat Bialik, Beer Sheva, and elsewhere are a fact. The question of the conventional argument that this large-scale construction will necessarily affect the entire surroundings will be proved correct, meaning that construction in Kiryat Bialik will affect housing prices in Kiryat Motzkin, lower housing prices in Haifa, etc. We should beware of this, because domino theories have usually proved wrong in both politics and economics.


I want to mount taps in this.
I want to mount taps in upper right hand part of this. My initial thought is to mount them so they would be accessed by opening the upper doors then holding the glass underneath in the open are. I should be able to cut out the lower shelf to accommodate this without hurting the structure overall. The idea here is with the doors closed it looks like a normal cabinet.
I'm going to run the trunk line up from the basement. So all I need is a small hole in the back for that to enter.
I think I need a completely separate box for the taps themselves. Something with a removable or hinged front panel to access the back of the taps if necessary. That way I can design that box to hold all of the tap line connections and the trunk line coolant return and insulate the heck out of all that independent from the cabinet. This will also allow me to bring the taps forward towards the front of the opening for easier access.
Here's a closeup of the inside shelf. I think cutting out where the taps pour. Basically mounting the taps so the shank is as low as possible, just above that shelf. I'm really not sure about this part.
Anyway, mama's all over my rear about this. Not a word about the destroyed upstairs.... She must be saving that one for later. I figure I ought to oblige as most of you poor bastards would get something this shot down from the phrase "I have a cool idea..."
This is my biggest fear. Wifey wants them mounted in something. Not sure that'll happen.
mount them to a piece of dark stained cherry. make sure you'll have enough room above the taps for cool tap handles and enough room below for taller glasses.
then, mount the 'plaque' with the taps to the back of the cabinet.
I'll snap a couple pictures tomorrow with taps in place and glasses in place to see how all that fits.
I would probably use the lower cabinet and mount the faucets on a wooden box rail high enough and far enough out toward the door that it was easy to put the glass in and reach the tap handle.
Also I would put a drip plate in a raised box on the bottom so you can pull it out when needed.
If you do al that then the only hole is in the back, facing the wall.
So far forward that I'll actually pour through the door opening is? Intriguing idea. This is why I bring this stuff here.
i have seen people cut the top of an old oak barrel off, leaving maybe 6-10 inches. then sand it a little and put a clear coat or a dark stain on it and mount taps onto the face of it. thought it looks nice.
i'll just keep walking down the stupid steps.
I was most concerned that the cabinet looked nice, old maybe, sort of antique. Maybe I'm wrong, but seemed a shame to cut up for a beer system. Also what Fry says, warm beer or extensive cooling system seems like a lot of work.
It's pretty rough. Antique or not. But I really don't think my original idea is going to work. It would be cumbersome and hard to pour. Possibly lake's idea or abandon that all together.
I think the most workable solution is something like lake suggested. Something like this where the bottom shelf doesn't come out. This wouldnt be great, but if I took the middle shelf out I think it would work just fine. Not sure I like it though.
I could mount the "tap box" on drawer style hinges that allows it to slide out a couple inches to pour then back in to shut the doors. Nothing like making a project more complicated.
There's a whole slew of problems that could result. The first thing that strikes me is moving the trunk line repeatedly and minimizing stress put on the trunkline/tap connections.
and trying to keep it all cold.
if you abandon the cabinet idea, you could always just mount them on the wall somewhere, then build a box around them with the face of the box on hinges so it swings open like a cabinet. then install a cheap, or expensive if you want, clock kit onto the 'door'.
Beer clock! Always says it's 5 o'clock.
still think you're gonna have a heck of a time keeping it cold for that run.
all of that constitutes "a heck of a time"
you sir, are more procrastinative than even i.


January's cold and short days can often leave us daydreaming about jetting off on holiday in the summer ahead.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets a little down at the thought of returning home at the end of a holiday, but what if you didn't have to?
Well that's what one remote Scottish island is offering in their new tourism campaign.
Stronsay, an island in the northern region of Orkney, has launched VisitStronsay.com, in the hope of drawing visitors in and never letting them leave (cue the Eagles' Hotel California).
Okay, it's not quite as sinister as that. The island, which only has around 300 residents, has been branded as a "tight-knit community with a rich social and cultural life underpinned by a sense of place, freedom and self-sufficiency that many city-dwellers frustrated with the frenetic pace of modern life can only dream about." Already packed and set to go?
If you're tired of living in the bubble of a nine to five job, then this far-fetched PR push could be for you. Most of Stronsay's residents work multiple jobs, so you could be both a doctor and a fireman if you wished.
It's also a crime-free environment and wildlife haven, but even better, there's no traffic, like at all… ponder over that the next time you're stuck in congestion for hours!
I love Scotland and attempt to visit every year if I can. I especially love the remote wonders of the Highlands, but the thought of leaving my busy city life behind, and all the things that come with living in an urban area, to start a new life on a small, quiet island is a step too far.
But that's just my opinion. I'm sure there's an array of UK residents that have had enough of the hustle and bustle of urban life and would like to take up Stronsay's offer of a fresh start.
This is a great bit of PR by the Scottish island, especially at this time of year with Blue Monday – supposedly the most miserable day of the year – having just passed us.
I'm sure the 300 residents of Stronsay will be welcoming a swell of visitors in no time and it'll be interesting to see how many stay… against their will.
I'm sorry, but this has the ingredients of a cracking Hollywood horror film!


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Pakistan reiterated its proposal to hold dialogue with India to resolve contentious matters, including the Kashmir dispute and terrorism, to restore peace between India and Pakistan.
Imran Khan Congratulates PM Modi Over Phone; Expresses Desire For Development
The offer was made by Pakistan PM Imran Khan in a letter written to Narendra Modi to felicitate him on assuming office for a second term after a thumping victory of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent national elections.
In his letter, Khan has reiterated that the two sides should overcome their differences. In his previous letter, he had agreed to hold talks on the issue of terrorism on India's demand.
Khan reportedly also emphasised Pakistan's consistent policy of peaceful neighbourhood and the vision of working for durable peace and stability in South Asia with the peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute.
The prime minister also accentuated the need to work together on the basis of mutual respect and trust to address challenges faced by the people of both the countries, including poverty and underdevelopment.
Imran Khan has emphasised the need for advancing the goals of regional peace, progress and prosperity through collective endeavours. On the other hand, the External Affairs Ministry of India announced that there was no bilateral meeting between PM Modi and PM Khan during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Both Mr Khan and Mr Modi are scheduled to attend a summit of the regional bloc, which is to take place in Kyrgyzstan on June 13-14. It is expected that the two leaders will come face-to-face and might even have a handshake when the world leaders at the summit gather for a photo session at its conclusion.
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Der Bundestagswahlkreis Donaueschingen war von 1949 bis 1980 ein Wahlkreis in Baden-Württemberg. Er umfasste zuletzt die ehemaligen Landkreise Donaueschingen, Stockach und Villingen. Das Gebiet des Wahlkreises  ging zur Bundestagswahl 1980 in den Wahlkreisen Schwarzwald-Baar, Konstanz, Zollernalb – Sigmaringen und Rottweil auf. Das Direktmandat wurde stets von Kandidaten der CDU gewonnen, zuletzt von Hansjörg Häfele.

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Amy Koch's Next Press Conference? December 26, 2011 M J Shepherd
Amy Koch's Next Press Conference?
The story in a nutshell:
A Republican state senator from Minnesota, Amy Koch, resigned from her leadership position after allegations surfaced of an "inappropriate relationship" she had with a staffer.
Koch is married (with one child) and had tried, unsuccessfully, to pass a bill that said "a marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in Minnesota."
In a brilliant move, John Medeiros wrote an open letter to her on behalf of the gay and lesbian community apologizing for ruining her marriage:
We are ashamed of ourselves for causing you to have what the media refers to as an "illicit affair" with your staffer, and we also extend our deepest apologies to him and to his wife. These recent events have made it quite clear that our gay and lesbian tactics have gone too far, affecting even the most respectful of our society.
We apologize that our selfish requests to marry those we love has cheapened and degraded traditional marriage so much that we caused you to stray from your own holy union for something more cheap and tawdry…
I can see it now:
At some point, the opponents of gay marriage are going to have to admit their own hypocrisy. Gay marriage don't affect straight marriages. Married people make their own decisions regardless of their orientation and they ought to take responsibility for them.
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John Medeiros is from Rhode Island !
He is a mensch and also a poet, though oddly in law school! ?
I am honored to have known him for some time.
He brought to my attention the sale of Traditional.Marriage prayer cards by the R.C. Bishop's team, too….
Natasha Gow
A Martyr for the cause against gay marriage?
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I can only hope there is a widespread admission of personal responsibility, something conservatives supposedly believe in for other issues. I think it will be a while though. Gov. Mark Sanford's ex-wife did specifically blame gays for Mark's non-gay infidelity. I don't recall her apologizing for making the false association. The Catholic church blamed its pervasive child-rape and cover-ups on an era of sexual permissiveness in the wider culture.
Reginald Selkirk
A Republican state senator from Minnesota
Koch was in fact the majority leader of the Minnesota senate.
And hey, at least the affair she had was heterosexual!
I can only hope there is a widespread admission of personal
responsibility, something conservatives supposedly believe in for otherpeople .
There, fixed it for you.
You have to look pretty hard to find a Conservative admitting to personal responsibility for failure. To the authoritarian mindset, admission of failure is a weakness. Look at the latest news: Newt failed to qualify for the primary ballot in Virginia, which a normal person might attribute to disorganization of his campaign. Newt instead prefers to lay the blame on "a failed system."
It always seems that the people who most want the state to enforce morality on people are the ones who have the least ability to enforce morality on themselves.
If they want to inject their religious view of marriage into law then let's go all-in: add an amendment to their anti-gay marriage bills that bans any marriage benefits to people that have been unfaithful to their spouses. Even this is better than what their book actually says to do with adulterers.
Brian Macker
These are conservative politicians. If we are to judge liberals by the politicians they elect we'd have to look pretty hard to find a liberal admitting personal responsibility for failure. Politicians rarely admit failure. It just doesn't win votes.
To save people the effort, here is Jenny Sanford's statement:
"Of course I'm not saying that Mark is gay. But he may as well be. The moral decay in this country has claimed another victim and this time it was my family. Our marriage was perfect until these laws started passing around the country. Clearly the slow dissolution of the sanctity of marriage in America seeped into Mark's psyche until he no longer felt compelled to abide by our vows."Not exactly a clear thinker. How can gays wanting to affirm a monogamous relationship lead straights to want to cheat on theirs? I'd really like to hear the thought processes involved here just for the sheer awe of the sight. The magnatude of self deception involved, the gap in the thought process, has to compete in size with the Grand Canyon.
I see this on both sides. The left wishes to force moral behavior like charity on others, and yet don't give at the same rate as others.
So maybe you are on to something. People might just observe themselves, assume the same is lacking in others, and then turn to the government to enforce what is lacking.
The benefits come from third parties. So this sets up a moral hazard. For example, it would be in the governments interest to side with the main breadwinner, despite actual facts.
EJC
Just wonderful! A wonderful, wonderful response to an idiot caught with her hand in the underpants cookie jar.
Absolutely, I wouldn't say it's a trait that is exclusive to one political party. When someone says "People need help to be moral" what they mean is "I need help to be moral and I think everyone else is like me."
Sorry, that Jenny Sanford quote was made up by a blogger. C'mon, doesn't it sound a little too absurd, even for a good Christian wife?
Bubba Tarandfeathered
And here we find the core tenet of religion, to hide uncomfortable truths behind highbrow ideals.
Not that it's even restricted to religion. Any ideology that involves telling people what to do seems to fit.


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That Leads to your door( Or the first half of My Top 20 songs by the Beatles)
For awhile now I've been doing these top ten lists for bands I love. Often times it's easy enough to figure out my favorites, but this time proved very difficult. In the search and work to get to the top 10 songs from the best, most important band ever to exist it became obvious that ten songs wasn't going to happen. Thus, the decision came to make a top twenty list. Even that proved daunting. Going over hundreds of songs from the masterful career was tricky, and time consuming, but I think it figured it out.
Among these songs you'll likely disagree some, agree with others, but the fact is that everyone who has ever loved this band likely has a very different list when it comes to their best works. For me it changes often, depending on mood, time of day, and various other aspects of my day to day life. This list has a little bit of everything, and I hope you enjoy the first ten entries.
20. Yellow Submarine, Yellow Submarine
At this point the band doesn't really have any albums that aren't extremely well known, but the title track from this album is a stand out even among the classics. For instance, as a teenager this fantasy filmed album was among the first things I was exposed to from the band. It's quite a jolly song, and among an album of jolly tunes, it's a highlight. The cartoon created from it is also worth checking out if you haven't. One of the best things about the song though is how in tune with each other they seem to be. The harmonies are great and joyous, and honestly, it makes me want to live in that world, which I guess means the song did it's job
19. Lady Madonna, Released as a single
For some reason I always thought this was released on an album, but upon research have discovered that is simply not the case. Either way, the song is excellent. The piano, topped with the jazzy and flamboyant nature of the tune are what really get it going. Paul's voice is crisp and warm, just like a nice fire in the cold winter. One of the many great things about this band is the ability to tell a story that goes in various directions. Sometimes it linear and other times it's the farthest thing from it, but it all works in the precise way it's intended. This song is agreat example of bringing all of those things together.
18. Sgt, Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sgt, Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
The opening track to a concept album about a band within a band, this track is pretty steady and dirty for the duration. For the band it was a way to change things up a bit, but it's still definitely has the vibe of a Beatles song, which is totally fine. The horns are integral to the overall flow of the song, and the hurried vocals from McCartney are a nice bonus on top of already rocking track. It's a brief song but it manages to pack some wallop into it.
17. The Long and Winding Road, Let it Be
One of the best songs that happens to be extremely emotional and heartfelt. It's always been a song about the stubbornness of love and how it is unrelenting in it's goal to exist. Take any relationship. It has amazing highs that you want to last forever, but also horrible detours you think will break everything apart. The lyrics are deeply personal, but what really makes the song a classic is the orchestral aspects of the song arrangement. The strings are really quite peaceful, and they add a great juxtaposition to the heartbroken tone of the song lyrically.
16. Blackbird, The Beatles(The White Album)
Such a pretty, pretty song. Written by McCartney as a kind of response to the ongoing Civil Rights movement in the United States, it's a very powerful song dealing with the difficulty of existing and never giving up when something wrong is being done to people. It takes guts to keep your head up, especially if you consider the tension happening in the country at that time. The Beatles as a band were never afraid to make political statements, and this song about a simple thing such as a Blackbird proves to be a powerfully strong statement, even decades after it was written.
15. Come Together, Abbey Road
If you read my countdown of my favorite all time albums, you remember this album being mentioned and written about. "Come Together," the opening of the last proper album, has a certain amount of grit to it. The band was near it's end, but they were still in the process of making their best album, at least in my opinion. Lennon's voice and use of word play here is pitch perfect, and the whole song has a smoky late night bar feel to it. The level at which this band operated is quite incredible, and even on this track they kill it. One of the other great things about this is that while it opens the album, it's not your typical album opener, but when you're dealing with a legacy like this, you don't need to be typical.
14. Lovely Rita, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
The opening speaks to me as if the window was opening up on a beautiful day. However if you're to go by the lyrics, Rita probably is the one person you don't want to see while trying to enjoy your day. But like I mentioned earlier, the songs theme changes and by the end Rita is a somewhat decent person. Musically though it's a pretty upbeat song and very easy to dance to.
13. Back in the U.S.S.R., The Beatles
I mean seriously who is happy to be in Russia, ever? Moving on, this song has the uncanny ability to seem both chill and fasted paced. Anyone else sensing a Beach Boys vibe also? Hopefully it's not just me, but this song is all about the beat, and in that way it delivers way more than it should. Hearing these songs I can't even imagine what the world initially thought of them. Even today they're still five hundred miles ahead of the curb, and the music is still as prevalent, maybe more so than it was when it was initially released.
12. Being for the Benefit of Mr. K, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
The world they create here is unparalleled in regards to their other songs. The pandora's box being opened to unveil this funny and mystical world is one of my favorite parts of this album, and as you can see by the number on this list, it's also one of the best songs. Harrison especially here is killing his parts, while Lennon's voice sounds like a mix between a high priest of magic and a man who may have lost his mind. It's just such a great song and an even more interesting world. Yet another example of how they good and careful they are with showing us something different.
11. Paperback Writer, Released as a single
As a person who found the love of writing, this song has always been close to my heart. Indeed the struggle to become a writer is difficult, but anything worth doing should be difficult. Speaking to the music though, the background vocals compliment the revolving door nature of the music, and the fast moving guitar, combined with the ease of the bass is what really makes this song a powerhouse, but fun song regardless.
Return Friday for the top ten of my favorite Beatles songs. Hope you enjoyed, thanks for reading!


State Rep. Kurt Bills hopes to unseat U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and build support for Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's budget plan.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills on Tuesday offered his support to a plan to cut foreign aid to one-tenth of its current size, greatly reduce farm subsidies, means-test for Social Security benefits and eliminate most federal funding for the Drug Enforcement Agency's "War on Drugs."
"My goal would be to work toward zero subsidies, zero foreign aid," Bills said. For now, the state representative from Rosemount said, he'd like foreign aid -- now at $50 billion -- cut to $5 billion, with more than half of that going to Israel. He would end farm subsidies to corporations and better-off farmers.
Expounding on his policy views in detail for the first time since winning his party's endorsement, Bills said he would work to end the U.S. departments of education, energy, commerce and housing and urban development.
His positions won him the backing of Texas Rep. Ron Paul, which helped him get the party endorsement this month. They also draw sharp contrasts with not only the incumbent, Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, but also many Republicans in the Senate.
Saying the Senate has neglected to put forward a budget plan, Bills said he supports the budget plan proposed by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
"I'll be running on the 'Platform to Revitalize America,'" Bills said, moments after he officially filed his paperwork to run. "It's a discussion that needs to go forward."
Proponents of the plan say it would balance the federal budget in five years, in large measure by slashing government spending and rolling budgets for many agencies and programs back to pre-2008 levels.
Among the provisions in the Rand Paul plan: Eliminate the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance program, cut the National Park Service by 30 percent, eliminate Department of Homeland Security grants to the states, close a number of military bases worldwide to reduce the U.S. presence abroad and privatize the Smithsonian Institution.
Paul's plan also would cut funding for the Environmental Protection Agency to half of its 2008 totals.
The budget plan reportedly "significantly slows the rates of growth for overall defense spending and ends current wars."
Bills also said he would support a flat tax, as outlined by the Rand Paul plan.
"It's clearly something we can look at doing," said Bills, who teaches high school economics. A flat tax would charge every taxpayer the same percentage. Rand Paul has talked about a 10 percent tax, which would eliminate many of the tax breaks in the current system.
Bills said he won't advocate legalization of drugs that now are illegal, but would cut funding to the Drug Enforcement Agency's efforts to keep drugs from entering the country. Bills said those efforts are not working.
"I do think that the federal government has become too involved in their war on drugs," Bills said. He said he would redirect some of the DEA's funding to local law enforcement, "if there's some left."


Randall Grahm the winemaker-philosopher is turning to Indiegogo's crowdfunding platform to raise money for a wine project that is his attempt to make a wine that truly has a sense of place. In his Grape Collective interview with Dorothy J. Gaiter, in the spring of 2014, Grahm commented that his wines "are lovely wines", but "they don't yet have a sense of place."
The plan to is to use plant breeding to develop a vineyard full of unique individual vines. On the Indiegogo site Grahm explains: "We plan to do this by adopting a very unusual methodology – the breeding of 10,000 new grape varieties, each genetically distinctive from one another - and blending them into a unique cuvée that the world has not tasted heretofore."
Grahm goes into great detail of the evolution of the project on his blog Been Doon So Long. He recalls how he found the vineyard in a dream. "I knew it was the right place immediately because I had dreamt about it before actually seeing it. In my dream, I was actually making Pinot Noir, but no matter. (Things tend to get a bit muddled in dreams.)" He debates the types of grapes he plans to plant and his quest to find a rootstock that will prevent the grapes from taking on "a slightly bloated, Anna Nicole Smith-like quality."
The prizes on the Indiegogo offer vary from $25 for three Bonny Doon posters to $5,000 for a dinner for 10 with Randall Grahm and membership to Master of the Dooniverse. The coolest may be the $75 level where you can name your own grape varietal and a get a tasting flight for four at the Bonny Doon Vineryard.
Read Jamie Goode's thoughts on the project on his blog.


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The back of the phone is simply gorgeous. It is unique and looks premium.To conclude this review, I want to say that you will not be disappointed with this phone. For the price, it's amazing, and in general it is pretty close to the level of flagships that cost 3 - 4X the price.This phone does not look "cheap" or poorly-made. It is very premium and will impress people.Huawei redefines the concept of "budget" phones. There is no real need to pay any more for a phone. It's only missing NFC, wireless charging, Type-C charging, water resistance, and a few other small things.
Everything is great so far, nothing to really complain about except the phone is 2-3 mm thicker than I would prefer. And it's also a little bit heavy in the hand. Quality of display is decent but not as sharp as I had hoped, but still ok. Speakers surprisingly sound quite good and loud enough from that 1 little port on the bottom. Last thing is EMUI is ugly and takes a little getting used to, good thing is you can put a 3rd party launcher on it to customize to your liking.So far so good...crossing my fingers that it will last!
I have the honor 6x and I loved it. I was waiting for the 8x to be released for USA but ultimately it's not going to happen. After days of searching I found the jsn-l23.I'm getting good coverage & speed. 10-75 mbs average any where I go. Occasionally in areas known to be weak I will drop to hspa (3g). Even still I'm getting 2-10mbs. Good enough to play YouTube at 1080 with no issues.I would check in your area what bands are being used before buying.
Great 6.5 inch screen will blow you away! Huawei and other Chinese companies are really giving the consumer very much to ponder when it comes to bang for your buck! I needed a Dual Sim phone so this one is just crazy! 2 Sims and and 400 GB expansion support!! I was not paid to write this review I just know this phone is hands down the best phone under $300.
Please, does this contain ear phone? how about the shipping time. I am in Hunagary.
Hello. I would like to ask what are the differences between global and international version. Which one a have to order? I am from Slovakia.Has this model NFC? Has this phone dual sim adapter+micro card in the same time?
This model is not support NFC Function.
The differences between global and international version,you can choose buy international version. hmm~maybe this phone dual sim adapter +micro card in the same time~you can try it.
Please note that the International Edition is the same as the Global Edition and they are available in multiple languages.


The upcoming CIT 2018 Expo will be held in June in Beijing. It should bring the different kinds of cutting-edge technologies about the Audio and Video Integration field, hot products and core solution. This Expo has attracted many well-known brand manufacturers, agents, distributors, system integrators and content service providers from home and abroad. According to diversified development of the professional and commercial Audio-Video intelligent market hot spots, it can make the exhibition area-oriented including home Audio and Video entertainment, living room theater, video-on-demand theater, custom installation, high-end audio, smart home, digital entertainment, living life and many other aspects, so that the CIT 2018 becomes a comprehensive large-scale exhibition integrating home and professional Audio and Video integration.
The one core content of 2018 CIT exhibition is to focus on the rapid development of the living room theater market, launch a new laser television area.
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2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam
Results: 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam | 65-69 Male AG
Rotterdam, Netherlands • 17 Sep, 2017
Elite Men Elite Women U23 Men U23 Women Junior Men Junior Women PTWC Men PTWC Women PTS2 Men PTS2 Women PTS3 Men PTS3 Women PTS4 Men PTS4 Women PTS5 Men PTS5 Women PTVI Men PTVI Women PTWC Men Open PTWC Women Open PTS2 Men Open PTS2 Women Open PTS3 Men Open PTS4 Men Open PTS5 Men Open PTVI Men Open 16-19 Female AG Sprint 16-19 Male AG Sprint 20-24 Female AG Sprint 20-24 Male AG Sprint 25-29 Female AG Sprint 25-29 Male AG Sprint 30-34 Female AG Sprint 30-34 Male AG Sprint 35-39 Female AG Sprint 35-39 Male AG Sprint 40-44 Female AG Sprint 40-44 Male AG Sprint 45-49 Female AG Sprint 45-49 Male AG Sprint 50-54 Female AG Sprint 50-54 Male AG Sprint 55-59 Female AG Sprint 55-59 Male AG Sprint 60-64 Female AG Sprint 60-64 Male AG Sprint 65-69 Female AG Sprint 65-69 Male AG Sprint 70-74 Female AG Sprint 70-74 Male AG Sprint 75-79 Female AG Sprint 75-79 Male AG Sprint 80-84 Female AG Sprint 80-84 Male AG Sprint 85-89 Male AG Sprint 18-19 Female AG 18-19 Male AG 20-24 Female AG 20-24 Male AG 25-29 Female AG 25-29 Male AG 30-34 Female AG 30-34 Male AG 35-39 Female AG 35-39 Male AG 40-44 Female AG 40-44 Male AG 45-49 Female AG 45-49 Male AG 50-54 Female AG 50-54 Male AG 55-59 Female AG 55-59 Male AG 60-64 Female AG 60-64 Male AG 65-69 Female AG 65-69 Male AG 70-74 Female AG 70-74 Male AG 75-79 Female AG 75-79 Male AG 80-84 Male AG 85-89 Male AG
1 Karl-Heinz Nottrodt 1952 GER 21233 02:18:27 00:21:35 00:05:37 01:05:13 00:02:20 00:43:44
2 Christopher Owens 1952 GBR 21215 02:22:52 00:24:36 00:05:23 01:09:29 00:02:04 00:41:23
3 Rob Ashburner 1952 CAN 21210 02:24:13 00:25:11 00:07:49 01:05:56 00:03:13 00:42:05
4 Robert Pickard 1950 AUS 21203 02:26:05 00:24:50 00:06:04 01:06:58 00:02:48 00:45:27
5 Tom Kinneman 1952 USA 21197 02:28:12 00:28:02 00:05:55 01:10:04 00:02:34 00:41:39
6 Jan Van Der Heide 1951 NED 21190 02:29:01 00:28:20 00:06:01 01:04:27 00:02:24 00:47:51
7 Ed De Wit 1950 NED 21188 02:31:14 00:27:54 00:06:31 01:04:26 00:02:59 00:49:27
8 Urs Tanner 1951 SUI 21196 02:31:38 00:30:59 00:05:50 01:07:05 00:02:32 00:45:14
9 Philip Courtney 1952 GBR 21221 02:32:39 00:31:13 00:06:12 01:06:33 00:02:00 00:46:42
10 James Hoadley 1952 GBR 21223 02:33:17 00:29:23 00:05:48 01:10:30 00:02:28 00:45:11
11 Rudolf Puhe 1949 GER 21237 02:33:25 00:27:51 00:06:55 01:06:57 00:02:56 00:48:48
12 Hjalmar Schiøtz 1949 NOR 21193 02:33:50 00:27:39 00:07:10 01:12:29 00:02:33 00:44:01
13 Wolfgang Stein 1949 GER 21234 02:33:53 00:30:54 00:06:57 01:06:43 00:02:34 00:46:47
14 Rowland Cook 1952 AUS 21205 02:34:19 00:28:03 00:06:35 01:10:52 00:02:29 00:46:21
15 Jon Brook 1952 GBR 21226 02:34:26 00:26:48 00:05:49 01:12:35 00:02:22 00:46:54
16 Scott Ehrlich 1952 USA 21201 02:34:50 00:24:52 00:08:02 01:08:57 00:03:43 00:49:19
17 Shorty Clark 1952 NZL 21194 02:35:13 00:28:04 00:06:10 01:09:54 00:02:27 00:48:40
18 Allan Mccallister 1951 CAN 21211 02:35:31 00:29:14 00:06:54 01:13:15 00:02:09 00:44:00
19 Yutaka Iba 1950 JPN 21241 02:36:02 00:24:42 00:07:12 01:13:34 00:03:56 00:46:41
20 William Rees 1952 IRL 21238 02:36:52 00:29:30 00:06:02 01:11:21 00:02:15 00:47:46
21 Paul Fletcher 1951 GBR 21230 02:37:37 00:28:07 00:05:00 01:12:14 00:02:21 00:49:57
22 Gerard Van Wissen 1949 NED 21186 02:39:28 00:30:24 00:06:52 01:08:53 00:02:06 00:51:15
23 Michael S. Dwyer 1949 USA 21198 02:40:08 00:27:31 00:08:40 01:13:15 00:02:50 00:47:55
24 Alistair Hill 1949 GBR 21225 02:42:04 00:30:03 00:06:19 01:12:51 00:02:23 00:50:31
25 Charles Cowan 1951 GBR 21224 02:42:25 00:30:49 00:06:38 01:10:57 00:02:47 00:51:16
26 Martin Brigden 1949 AUS 21204 02:43:13 00:27:59 00:07:45 01:12:33 00:03:16 00:51:43
27 Robert Rossbach 1951 USA 21199 02:43:44 00:28:14 00:07:42 01:13:10 00:02:32 00:52:08
28 David Lauckner 1949 GBR 21217 02:43:57 00:28:00 00:06:12 01:17:44 00:03:09 00:48:53
29 Brad Metcalf 1950 USA 21200 02:47:10 00:27:41 00:08:08 01:18:47 00:03:31 00:49:06
30 Anthony Lim 1950 AUS 21206 02:47:24 00:28:21 00:06:03 01:17:02 00:03:35 00:52:25
31 John Simpson 1951 GBR 21228 02:47:40 00:33:26 00:07:13 01:17:12 00:02:47 00:47:04
32 Hermann Dorner 1948 GER 21232 02:47:52 00:33:19 00:07:46 01:11:26 00:02:44 00:52:39
33 Michael Libuda 1949 USA 21202 02:48:01 00:28:17 00:06:57 01:18:17 00:02:50 00:51:41
34 Graham Bainger 1952 GBR 21227 02:48:44 00:31:51 00:06:45 01:14:55 00:02:41 00:52:34
35 Hans Van Wijk 1949 NED 21187 02:51:21 00:36:00 00:07:42 01:11:29 00:04:34 00:51:38
36 Reiner Wieneke 1951 GER 21236 02:51:46 00:31:08 00:08:15 01:13:51 00:02:32 00:56:03
37 John Towart 1950 USA 21245 02:51:52 00:25:11 00:08:16 01:15:08 00:04:33 00:58:44
38 Stephen Walton 1949 GBR 21216 02:54:38 00:28:15 00:06:28 01:24:02 00:02:57 00:52:58
39 Herman Beukelman 1952 NED 21192 02:56:02 00:29:47 00:07:28 01:16:18 00:03:15 00:59:17
40 Guy Lacaille 1952 BEL 21209 02:56:26 00:33:46 00:09:51 01:21:14 00:03:53 00:47:44
41 Colin Watkins 1952 GBR 21218 02:56:50 00:29:40 00:07:16 01:14:28 00:03:20 01:02:08
42 Abel Van Der Merwe 1952 RSA 21195 02:57:48 00:34:46 00:07:58 01:20:08 00:03:03 00:51:54
43 Francisco Javier PeÑa De La Mora 1950 MEX 21244 03:00:37 00:27:48 00:07:49 01:20:43 00:03:18 01:01:01
44 Grayhame Fish 1949 GBR 21220 03:00:51 00:28:13 00:07:23 01:18:41 00:03:10 01:03:24
45 Patrick Foster 1951 GBR 21219 03:04:16 00:30:41 00:07:34 01:21:38 00:03:03 01:01:22
46 Herbert Burghoff 1949 GER 21231 03:04:29 00:36:47 00:08:15 01:25:16 00:03:11 00:51:02
47 Wiebe Wienbelt 1950 NED 21189 03:08:15 00:40:51 00:10:45 01:19:43 00:05:14 00:51:44
48 Yasuoki Nakashima 1949 JPN 21240 03:08:17 00:31:35 00:09:03 01:23:29 00:03:29 01:00:44
49 Albaro Virgilio Montes Ramos 1948 MEX 21242 03:08:32 00:42:16 00:09:04 01:19:42 00:04:34 00:52:58
50 Jean Francois Deotto 1952 FRA 21214 03:11:44 00:34:41 00:09:20 01:23:22 00:04:50 00:59:34
51 Andrea Latrofa 1948 ITA 21239 03:16:26 00:48:17 00:10:52 01:22:21 00:04:01 00:50:57
52 Bruce Whitton 1952 AUS 21208 03:31:39 00:35:09 00:11:12 01:31:55 00:03:01 01:10:24
53 Michael Tayar 1950 AUS 21207 03:32:40 00:41:11 00:10:42 01:32:32 00:04:17 01:03:59
54 Arturo Ricardo Rosales Gonzalez 1948 MEX 21243 03:45:22 00:37:23 00:10:45 01:34:28 00:07:16 01:15:31
DNF Graham Plews 1952 GBR 21222 DNF 00:32:49 00:07:47 01:05:27 00:05:05 00:00:00
DNF John Allen 1951 GBR 21229 DNF 00:31:27 00:25:44 01:12:54 00:00:00 00:00:00
DNF Jürgen Weible 1949 GER 21235 DNF 00:44:02 00:09:20 01:55:20 00:00:00 00:00:00
Program notes:
Technical Delegate: Thanos Nikopoulos/GRE, Sarah Taylor/GBR. Race Referee: Leslie Buchanan/CAN, Frank Stapleton/AUS. Competition Jury: Thanos Nikopoulos/GRE, Barry Siff/USA, Christie Brouwe/NED. Distances: Swim 1500 m (1 lap), Bike 40 km (2 laps), Run 10 km (2 laps). Water temperature 16.0ºC. Air Temperature 11.8ºC. Wetsuits allowed.


IBM (IBM - Free Report)	closed the most recent trading day at $143.04, moving +0.65% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.35%. At the same time, the Dow added 0.03%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.7%.
Heading into today, shares of the technology and consulting company had gained 2.77% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 6.69% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.14% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from IBM as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be April 16, 2019. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.22, down 9.39% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $18.65 billion, down 2.2% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $13.91 per share and revenue of $78.13 billion, which would represent changes of +0.72% and -1.84%, respectively, from the prior year.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for IBM. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant. IBM is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
In terms of valuation, IBM is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 10.21. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 10.22.
Also, we should mention that IBM has a PEG ratio of 2.52. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. Computer - Integrated Systems stocks are, on average, holding a PEG ratio of 2.52 based on yesterday's closing prices.
The Computer - Integrated Systems industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 33, putting it in the top 13% of all 250+ industries.


Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu was born in 1952 in Nikea (Greece) where he grew up and went to school until the age of 18. He went to Italy for University studies and received a doctorate degree in chemistry from the University of Bologna in 1976. In 1977, he moved to England for two years postdoctoral appointment at York University (1977-1979, Professor R.O.C. Norman) and in 1979 he moved to Canada for three years as research associate at the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa (1980-1982, Professor K.U. Ingold). In 1983, he joined the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Bologna (Italy) where he has been Research Director since 1991. In March 2014 he was appointed as the Director of the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the NCSR "Demokritos" in Athens (Greece) and from May 2015 he served as the vice-President of the NCSR "Demokritos". In June 2016 he moved back to Bologna, to his Research Director position at the ISOF institute, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. He is Co-Founder and President of the spin-off company Lipinutragen.


Let's face it – we live busy lives. How often do we take the time to step back, get some perspective and focus on the here and now? If you've been having trouble finding peace of mind lately, we've got the perfect remedy.
Jiva Wellbeing's expert yogi, Lyra, will be running regular hatha yoga classes at Victoria Harbour's Knowledge Market from January 2017.
Incorporating balance, mobility, strength and meditation, yoga is the perfect way to not only encourage fitness and health but to become more spiritually, bodily and emotionally aware. And if there's anyone who has an inspirational story about the benefits of yoga, it's Lyra.
"I'd say my first yoga class was a lightbulb moment for me. I felt lighter and rejuvenated afterwards, and wanted to do it all the time!" Lyra explains.
But a serious car accident six years ago had devastating consequences for Lyra. "I was unable to move, sit up by myself or walk without a cane. My doctors told me I'd be in chronic pain for the rest of my life, but there was no way I could accept that," Lyra says.
Following on from her experience, Lyra trained as a professional yoga instructor, and now shares her love and passion for yoga by encouraging as many people as possible to experience the benefits for themselves.
If you're looking for a way to improve your overall health and increase your mindfulness, Lyra's class is for you. From beginners right through to the more experienced, anyone can take part.
"Everyone can do yoga: if you have a body, you can do it! My youngest student is 13 and my eldest is 93 - it's all about going at your own pace and listening to your own body. That's why I take a holistic approach to each of my classes, amending the pace and level of the poses depending on the ability of people in my class," Lyra explains.
Right next to the harbour, with a park opposite and free trams right outside, the Knowledge Market is the perfect spot to start your morning mindfully. Lyra will provide yoga mats and props, or you can bring your own if you'd prefer.
Find out more about Jiva Wellbeing's classes at Knowledge Market.


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Photographing the Native Northeast
Materialities of Memory
Terrapolitics in the Dawnland
I write for scholarly and general readers about early American and Indigenous history topics.
My first book, Memory Lands: King Philip's War and the Place of Violence in the Northeast, has been published by Yale University Press, in the Henry Roe Cloud series on American Indians and Modernity (Jan. 2018).
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Listen to an interview about the book with Radio Boston on WBUR
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Learn about the background to this work in an interview with the Society of Early Americanists (as Scholar of the Month in November 2018)
Memory Lands revisits the pivotal Indigenous resistance movement and colonial crisis known as King Philip's War, which transformed the Native Northeast and colonial New England in the late seventeenth century (1675-1678). It retells the origins, nature, and consequences of this conflict, which has held lasting repercussions for tribal and Euro-American communities. As I demonstrate through a series of closely grounded case studies, the war and its legacies deeply affected communities' relationships with and understandings of place--particular lands and waters--and how they have envisioned their collective pasts as well as futures. Ranging from Deer Island in Boston Harbor, to Great Swamp near Narragansett Bay, to a waterfall on the Great (Connecticut) River, and all the way to the Bermuda Islands, the book invites readers on a gripping tour through the sometimes hidden stories of a region that remains contested ground in the twenty-first century.
The book draws upon over a dozen years of immersion in the landscapes, communities, and historical resources of the American Northeast. It reflects my research in more than 150 archives, museums, libraries, tribal collections, and other repositories of documents, publications, and objects. It also engages conversations with present-day descendant communities, whose memories and forms of knowledge are crucial conduits into the past and its reverberations.
"Materialities of Memory: Traces of Trauma and Resilience in the Native Northeast and Colonial New England." Article forthcoming in English Language Notes, special issue on "Memory, Amnesia, Commemoration" (Fall 2019)
"Indigenous Stories in Stone: Mohegan Placemaking, Activism, and Colonial Encounters at the Royal Mohegan Burial Ground." Article forthcoming in Native American and Indigenous Studies (Fall 2019)
"Fugitive Collections in New England Indian Country: Indigenous Material Culture and Early American History Making at Ezra Stiles's Yale Museum." The William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd ser., Vol. 75, No. 1 (Jan. 2018): 109-150.
"An 'Indian Fishing Weir' at Musketaquid: Marking Northeastern Indigenous Homelands and Colonial Memoryscapes." Gallery Essay. Environmental History, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Jan. 2018): 184-198.
"Antiquarian Collecting and the Transits of Indigenous Material Culture: Rethinking 'Indian Relics' and Tribal Histories." Object Lessons feature, Common-place: The Journal of Early American Life, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Spring 2017)
"Locating Kickemuit: Springs, Stone Memorials, and Contested Placemaking in the Northeastern Borderlands." Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, special issue on early American environments, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Spring 2015): 467-502.
"The Sound of Violence: Music of King Philip's War and Memories of Settler Colonialism in the American Northeast." Common-place: The Journal of Early American Life, special issue on early American music, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Winter 2013):
"Placing Joseph Bruchac: Native Literary Networks and Cultural Transmission in the Contemporary Northeast." Studies in American Indian Literatures, special issue on Indigenous New England, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Fall 2012): 71-96.
"The Memory Frontier: Uncommon Pursuits of Past and Place in the Northeast after King Philip's War." The Journal of American History, Vol. 98, No. 4 (March 2012): 975-997
"Border Crossings: Telling Indian Histories at the Frontière." Rethinking History: The Journal of Theory and Practice, Vol. 16, No. 1 (March 2012): 134-139
"Getting the Story Straight: Press Coverage of Italian-American Lynchings from 1856-1910." Italian Americana, Vol. 21, No. 2 (2003): 212-221
"Burl Bowls and Grinding Stones: Indigenous Materialities and Memorialization in the Native Northeast after King Philip's War." In Violence and Indigenous Communities: Confronting the Past, Engaging the Present edited collection, based on Newberry Library symposium (forthcoming)
"Indigenous Traces and Resistances in Colonial Archives: Some Reflections from the Native Northeast." In Afterlives of Indigenous Archives, eds. Gordon Henry and Ivy Schweitzer (Dartmouth College Press/University Press of New England, forthcoming Sept. 2019)
Q&A about Memory Lands in forum, "The Ties of Historical Geography and Critical Indigenous Studies," ed. Michael Wise, Historical Geography 46 (2018): 239-284
"The Vanishing Indians of 'These Truths.'" Review of Jill Lepore, These Truths: A History of the United States (WW Norton, 2018). The Los Angeles Review of Books, Jan. 10, 2019
"Telling Histories of Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Resistances." Blog post about Francis Jennings' The Invasion of America for Uncommon Sense (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture blog), July 30, 2018
"On 'Slow History': Decolonizing methodologies and the importance of responsive editorial processes." Blog post for Uncommon Sense (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture blog), March 22, 2018
Historical preface to Robert Strong, Bright Advent, poetry collection on King Philip's War (White Pine Press, 2017)
"Metacom's Rebellion, 1675-1678," in 50 Events that Shaped American Indian History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic, eds. Donna Martinez and Jennifer Williams Bordeaux (ABC-CLIO, 2017), 125-143
"Native American Land Use." The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History, ed. Lynn Dumenil (Oxford University Press, 2012), 91-93
"History of the Schooner Ernestina." Report for Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) Maritime Division, HAER No. MA-168 (2010). Filed in Built in America section of Library of Congress American Memory collection.
"A Place for All Seasons," on Mount Auburn Cemetery. In A Leaky Tent is a Piece of Paradise: 20 Young Writers on Finding a Place in the Natural World, ed. Bonnie Tsui (Sierra Club Books, 2007), 143-157
"What Does John Roberts's Harvard History Thesis Tell Us About Him?" History News Network (July 26, 2005)
"Negotiating the Hyphen: An Evolving Definition of Italian-American Identity." Italian Americana, Vol. 22, No. 2 (2004)
"Collecting as Caretaking, Violence, and Entanglement in the Native/Colonial Northeast: Historical Roots and Contemporary Challenges"
"Powerful Currents and Submerged Shoals: Navigating Indigenous Maritime Histories." Book review of Nancy Shoemaker, Native American Whalemen and the World: Indigenous Encounters and the Contingency of Race (University of North Carolina Press, 2015) and Andrew Lipman, The Saltwater Frontier: Indians and the Contest for the American Coast (Yale University Press, 2016), for Reviews in American History 46:4 (Dec. 2018): 545-552
Book review of Susan Juster, Sacred Violence in Early America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016), for American Indian Culture and Research Journal 41:1 (2017)
Book review of Ann M. Little, The Many Captivities of Esther Wheelwright (Yale University Press, 2016), for Journal of Social History (2018)
Book review of Ann Marie Plane, Dreams and the Invisible World in Colonial New England: Indians, Colonists, and the Seventeenth Century (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015), for History: Reviews of New Books Vol. 44, Iss. 4 (2016): 100-101
Book review of Jason W. Warren, Connecticut Unscathed: Victory in the Great Narragansett War, 1675-1676 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2014), for Northeast Anthropology, No. 83/84 (2015): 215-216
Book review of Robert E. Cray, Lovewell's Fight: War, Death, and Memory in Borderland New England (University of Massachusetts Press, 2014), for Historical New Hampshire (2016): 58-59
Book review of Katherine Grandjean, American Passage: The Communications Frontier in Early New England (Harvard, 2014), for The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Winter 2015)
Book review of Heather Kopelson, Faithful Bodies: Performing Religion and Race in the Puritan Atlantic (New York University, 2014), for The History Teacher, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Aug. 2015): 780-782
"Speaking Together: The Brothertown Indian Community and New Directions in Engaged Scholarship." Review essay of David J. Silverman, Red Brethren: The Brothertown and Stockbridge Indians and the Problem of Race in Early America (Cornell, 2010), Craig N. Cipolla, Becoming Brothertown: Native American Ethnogenesis and Endurance in the Modern World (U. of Arizona, 2013), and recent work on engaged/decolonizing scholarship. Early American Literature, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Winter 2015): 167-187
Book review of Julie A. Fisher and David J. Silverman, Ninigret, Sachem of the Niantics and Narragansetts: Diplomacy, War, and the Balance of Power in Seventeenth-Century New England and Indian Country (Cornell, 2014), for The New England Quarterly, Vol. 87, No. 4 (Dec. 2014): 770-772
Book review of Ari Kelman, A Misplaced Massacre: Struggling over the Memory of Sand Creek (Harvard, 2013), for Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 83, No. 4 (Nov. 2014): 688-689
Book review of Annette Kolodny, In Search of First Contact: The Vikings of Vinland, the Peoples of the Dawnland, and the Anglo-American Anxiety of Discovery (Duke, 2012), for The Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, Vol. 14, No. 3 (winter 2013)