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Tag Archives: Free Expression
Showcasing tolerance From Berlin to Budapest
At a time when racism is on the rise in Europe, reportedly reaching its worst level since the 1980s, it is more more important than ever to stand up against scapegoating of migrants and minorities. Two initiatives highlight our commitment to tolerance.
In Germany, we kicked off a new edition this month of the YouTube 361 Grad Respekt combating social exclusion and (cyber-)bullying. This YouTube youth competition runs five video camps across the country, helping students script and shoot videos. You can also participate from home using a webcam or make a video with your smartphone or tablet. Tell us all what makes you strong, talk about your experiences, give others courage, and inspire and motivate them to submit their own statement about showing more respect. Share the video and upload here.
Submissions from the five video camps will be presented one by one on www.youtube.de/361grad until September. Keep checking the channel. After only two days live, the site had received more than 500,000 views!
In Hungary, we're well into our second year of an exciting program called WeAreOpen. It's rallying cry is: "Being open is not only the right thing to do, but it's also worth it." To date, more than 750 companies, communities and organisations, big and small, have signed up in support. This year's version launched in March with a social media campaign to counter hate speech. Musicians, actors, celebrities, and Internet users (including students, doctors and teachers) shared their own experiences, taking a stand against prejudice, showing support for Roma, lesbians, gays, Jews and handicapped. Their videos have received more than 200,000 views on YouTube.
At July's Budapest Pride march, WeAreOpen supplied an army of colorful balloons and invited everyone to join. The march was live streamed the on YouTube and more than 20,000 watched it live.
This year's WeAreOpen 2014 features research from the Gemius consulting firm about diversity and tolerance at the workplace. It found that more than half of Hungarian employees have already encountered negative discrimination.
The virus of hatred, unfortunately, will not vanish. 361 Grad Respekt, WeAreOpen and many more initiatives promoting tolerance are urgently needed.
Posted by Richard Schuster and Mounira Latrache, Communications managers
Source: Google Europe Blog
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Diversity, Europe, Free Expression, Germany, Hungary on July 17, 2014 by bechikson.
Defending digital freedom with Index On Censorship
It's not always that a private corporation and a civil rights NGO see eye to eye on key issues. But this is the case for Google and Index on Censorship.
For the fourth year in a row, we worked with Index on its annual awards event, which took place last evening at London's Barbican Centre. This ongoing relationship reflects our common concerns about the ongoing and increasing government crackdown against the free and open Internet. Index has made a strong move to invest in the defense not just of print, radio and tv freedom - but also with us in defence of online freedom.
When we first learned about Digital Freedom Award, we were immediately impressed with its motto - celebrating the fundamental right to "write, blog, tweet, speak out, protest and create art and literature and music." Google aims to provide a platform to promote just such a fundamental right. The Digital Freedom Award recognizes the original use of new technology to foster debate, argument or dissent.
Google Digital Journalism Award winner Shubhranshu Choudhary
Let's be clear: Total editorial control remains with Index. Index, not us, chooses the nominees. Until now, distinguished juries have selected winners. But this year, we worked with Index on an innovation - asking the public to vote by filling in an online form.
This year's nominees came from China, India, the U.S., and appropriately enough, cyberspace! There was whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose actions are well-known.
There was the Chinese microblogging Weibo, an uncensored version of China's biggest social network, SinaWeibo. Free Weibo keeps track of and publishes everything which has been censored and deleted by the government, providing a fascinating insight into the regime's priorities and fears.
There was TAILS - the Incognoto Amnesiac Live Operating System. Its open-source encryption tool helps protect the free online communication of journalists and sources in any country, regardless of official limits on free expression.
The winner came from India, journalist Shubhranshu Choudhary. He's the brains behind CGNet Swara (Voice of Chhattisgarh) a mobile-phone (no smartphone required) service that allows citizens to upload and listen to local reports in their own dialect.
Please join us in congratulating Shubhranshu - and all the free-expression champions who shines a light on their ongoing struggle against censorship around the world.
Posted by William Echikson, Head of Free Expression, Europe
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Europe, Free Expression, United Kingdom on March 21, 2014 by bechikson.
Vote for Digital Defender of the Year
For the past 14 years the Index on Censorship Awards have honoured some of the most remarkable fighters for free expression from around the world - from assassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya to Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and Syrian cartoonist Ali Farzat to education activist Malala Yousafzai. Until now, distinguished juries have selected all the winners. But this year, we're working with Index on an innovation - asking the public to vote for the digital activist award, which honours the person who has done the most to defend online freedom.
Take a look at the nominees and vote here. Voting finishes next Monday, February 3, so please do act fast.
This is the fourth year Google has worked with Index on its annual awards event. Total editorial control remains with Index; they choose the nominees. We are just delighted to support this important organization's new and important work in defence of online freedom. For a taste of the excitement surrounding the ceremony, watch last year's highlight video below.
This year's awards ceremony take place on Thursday March 20, 6.30pm, at the Barbican Centre in London. In addition to the digital defender award, three other awards will be given out, one for journalism, one for advocacy and one for arts. Tickets are available, so please do join us to celebrate free-expression champions and shine a light on their ongoing struggle against censorship around the world.
Posted by William Echikson, Head of Free Expression, Europe, Middle East and Africa
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Europe, Free Expression, United Kingdom on January 30, 2014 by bechikson.


Conversion harnesses can either be used to to convert from one type of MPO connector to another, or they can be used as agreggation harnesses connecting different types of switch ports. Conversion harnesses are a low-loss alternative to conversion modules because they eliminate one mated MTP pair across the link.
Many of today's legacy infrastructures are built using a Base-12 backbone design, however history demonstrates that this fiber-count is never required on higher data rate switches or servers. Currently, 8 fibers is the preferred fiber-count for 40G (SR4) transceivers and this will remain the prefered choice for 100G, 200G, 400G and beyond. The MPO conversion harness allows users who have built their network with 12 fibers to convert to an 8 fiber or 24 fiber connector which matches the transceivers on their equipment. This conversion process can easily be achieved without wasting any of the fibers in the backbone cable.
Base-24 connectivity has emerged because of its deployment for 100G transceivers (SR10) using 2 x 10 lanes of fibers. However, transceivers with 20 fibers are decreasing in popularity as those transceivers with 8 fibers gradually increase. Conversion harnesses are available for users who still use SR10 transceivers, or for those who prefer to use a 24 fiber backbone because of its space-saving benefits.


Do you want your brand to conquer social media management in 2017?
Yet, you might be struggling to generate the following you aspire for. With a growing number of social networks to manage, managing all the tasks manually can become a hassle.
Plus, with customers becoming savvier by the day, social media management will only get tougher. You have to be ready to face the challenges and overcome them.
While there is no dearth of tools you can use for social media management, not all of them are made equal or offer the same features. Therefore, selection can be a tricky process.
Thankfully, there are tools available for virtually every goal you may wish to achieve on social media.
What Social Media Management Tool You Use ?
HootSuite is by far the best tool you can use for scheduling posts on social media. Upon signing up, the tool will ask you to choose the social media accounts you want to link to your HootSuite account, which include Facebook and Twitter.
You can start scheduling posts almost immediately, with the scheduler given at the top of the screen. You can type in your message directly and choose the date and time at which it should be published.There is a handy Wise Guide at the bottom right of the screen from where you can choose the task you wish to perform. Along with scheduling posts, you can also monitor mentions and share posts across multiple accounts.
The Analytics feature of the tool is still in BETA mode and will go live in the near future.Even with a free account, you can schedule a post and then use the Publisher tab on the left sidebar to view the post you have scheduled. The all-in-one interface makes using the tool easy, even for beginners.
Add Multiple Social Media Accounts: You can schedule posts for Twitter, Facebook, and any other social media profile you have without hassle. You can set up a post across all networks simultaneously.
Brand Monitoring: You can check the mentions, direct messages, and replies on your accounts through the simple all-in-one dashboard.
Multiple Payment Plans: Pricing starts at $9.99 and you can scale up as your needs change.
Reliable and Accurate Analytics: You can use the data provided by the Analytics feature to make informed decisions.
Agorapulse is a handy social media management tool. You can schedule posts conveniently through the user-friendly interface. The tool also provides a number of other handy features that you can use for managing your social media accounts, such as checking the performance of the posts you have published and comparing it with your competitors. You get a handy report that you can use for measuring the results from your posts, including fan ranking.
Free Trial: You can avail a free trial and assess the tool before signing up. No credit card is required for the free trial.
Advanced Publishing Queue: Set up multiple posts across different social media accounts with ease.
Smart Inbox: You get notifications from your social media accounts directly in your Agorapulse inbox.
Measure Fan Rankings: Check the rankings of your best fans and followers on your social media profiles.
Buffer can help you schedule posts as well as track basic analytics related to your posts. You can gauge the performance of your posts and determine the best time for posting and also decide which type of posts perform the best with your followers and fans on different social media accounts. You can also manage your social media presence using this tool.
Easy Post Scheduling: You can schedule posts on your social media profiles using the drag and drop interface, which is among the easiest to use in the market.
Instagram Support: This feature will come in handy for brands relying on Instagram for promotion and marketing.
Post Analytics: You can generate reports to measure the performance of your individual posts on all social media accounts.
Limited Analytics: If you want in-depth analytics for your posts, Buffer is not the best tool.
CoSchedule is among the most economical post scheduling tools you will find for social media management. You can schedule posts on social media as well as blog posts, which makes it a handy tool. You can also track your social media analytics using this tool, gauging the performance of your posts. CoSchedule also allows you to share posts that you may have published previously.
Cost-Effective: Starting from $9 a month, this is among the most economical social media management tools you will find.
Free Trial: You can try the tool for free, without using a credit card, before you sign up, making your subscription risk-free.
Covers Most Social Media Accounts: CoSchedule can be connected to your Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ accounts, along with others. You can set up an editorial calendar that conveniently publishes the posts you have scheduled.
Customer Service: CoSchedule has been praised for its round the clock customer service.
WordPress Compatibility: You can connect the tool to WordPress and enhance usability.
Doesn't Connect to LinkedIn: Buffer doesn't work with LinkedIn and a couple of other social networks.
Post Planner is the ultimate tool for finding, planning, and scheduling posts with better and more engaging content for boosting your site's reach and reputation. It allows brands to discover amazing content, while leveraging 24/7 automated scheduling. The tool can be used on your laptop, desktop, tablet, or smartphone and even offers smart analytics for Twitter and Facebook.
Cheap Pricing – Post Planner provides great value for your money. Starting at $7 per month, it is one of the most inexpensive SMM tools available.
Easy to Set Up – The SMM tool has a helpful blog that gives users all the information they need, along with solving common questions/queries.
Works on All Social Media Platforms – Post Planner can be connected to almost all popular social media platforms, making it an efficient tool for automating content scheduling.
Lengthy Cancellation Process – If the tool doesn't work out for your brand, you need to give a 60-days notice of cancellation.
Meet Edgar is a reliable tool for SM scheduling. It enables you to schedule posts for LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and many other networks. What makes this tool different from others is its addition of categories for content. This proves to be highly useful in streaming your content to different social media platforms.
Detailed Analytics – When you post your content on social media networks, you receive in-depth analytics regarding its engagement, number of clicks, shares, etc. Giving you a snapshot of what works with your audience.
Free Trial – Meet Edgar offers a free trial that lasts for two weeks for anyone who wants to give the SMM tool a try.
Pricy – Basic plans start at $49 per month. It's a huge commitment.
Sprout Social is the perfect tool for your SMM and customer service department. It enables you to schedule content and reply/engage with customers using the tool itself. Not only is it incredibly easy to understand and use, but it also proves to be pretty intuitive. The software is constantly being equipped with more features for reporting and analytics too.
Calendar View – For automated scheduling, a calendar view is something unique that allows you to see exactly what dates and what time posts have been scheduled.
Schedule Posts for Multiple Days – You can schedule posts for multiple days, while specifying the time you would like them to be posted.
Good Reporting Features – Its remarkable reporting and analytics tools make it easier to generate last minute reports for your content.
Limited number of social networks – Unlike Hootsuite, Sprout Social only functions across four networks: LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, and Twitter.
Tailwind is another reliable tool for scheduling automated posts with analytics. It enables users to quickly place orders and quotes, thanks to its ready-made templates. There is also a POD import tool, along with fuel bill importing, customer rate history, GPS integration, and Electronic data interchange (EDI). Businesses can even leverage dispatch and shipment tracking.
Setting Schedule is Easy – You can set the exact time of the day to post your content at. The tool even gives you suggestions for scheduling based on when your audience is most active.
Good Customer Service – Tailwinds team definitely cares about its customers. You can feel assured to receive instant responses and help for any issue or problem.
Decide How Many Pins a Day – You can choose as to how many pins you want to upload per day on Pinterest.
Less Engagement – Less likely to like, repin, or comment on pins as they pop up.
Evernote is the perfect data management and content creation tool that enables you to share, collect, and nurture ideas across both: mobile and desktop platforms. It is designed for efficient archiving, organizing, and note taking, making it a good choice for social media marketers. You can even snap photos, save documents, and record audio.
Never Lose Your Documents – Evernote is the perfect place for storing all content and notes. All your data is saved and backed up regularly.
Sync Across Multiple Devices – Your content and note data can easily be synced on other devices, mobile or desktop.
Archive Notes with Mobile Camera – This useful feature ensures you never lose your notes.
Tough to Use – There's a lengthy learning curve for figuring out how many ways you can use this tool for content creation and data management. Not enough guides to help you solve common questions and queries.
This handy Google Chrome Extension for content creation and data management is a huge time-saver when it comes to staying updated with the latest news and industry content. The tool is like your Pinterest for content. If you find anything worth reading later, put it in your pocket. It's an interesting solution that enables you to quickly save stories you want to read.
Widely Supported – The Google Extension offers good 24/7 support in the form of live chat, email, and phone. This ensures you can instantly gain answers to confusions about the tool.
Access Links Via Mobile App – If you've saved something on your desktop browser, you can easily read the articles saved via Pocket's Mobile Application.
Items can pile up over time – You will need to clear out saved items in order to view them efficiently and conveniently.
Can't Share Items with Multiple Users – You cannot share "saved" list to other users.
Available for existing blogging platforms like Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr, Disqus is a content creation tool that can also be directly integrated into a custom HTML site. The tool comes with plenty of amazing features like appearance customization, white listing and blacklisting, Akismet integration, spam filtering, and comment moderation.
Real-Time Discussions – Comments are revealed in real-time, enabling users to successfully build an active community of viewers that engage in quality discussions.
Find additional content – The discovery feature of Disqus, allows users to search content on your site and the Disqus network, guaranteeing an increase in referral traffic and longer visits.
User Analytics – The intuitive and responsive dashboard provides good information for users commenting, including likes from other users, user reputation, and post approval rating.
Confusing At Times – Improvement in user-experience is needed, as customizing content can sometimes get confusing.
This software was created by the same owners of WordPress and is another popular content creation system on blog comments. It can easily be installed on Typepad, Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress, and other custom sites. With plenty of amazing features, you can easily tailor your comments to appeal to users. You also have analytics features available.
Social Commenting – Intense Debate allows users to login and comment from their social media accounts like Facebook and Twitter directly.
Subscription Settings – Gives users the ability of subscribing to comment threads using email subscriptions and RSS feeds.
User Reputations – Based on the history and credibility of comments on your site, commenters are assigned specific reputations. You have the option to display/hide reputation indicators.
No Import Feature – Intense Debate doesn't allow you to import files from other sources.
Slow Tech Support – The customer and tech support team aren't that responsive.
While Canva may not have animated video features and web stories, it is the perfect tool for creating and editing images. Available as a web application, you have plenty of customization options for creating unique images. You also have the ability of choosing images from preset dimensions. You can upload multiple custom photos for creating designs.
Plethora of Font Choices – Perhaps the best thing about Canva is the ability to choose from a wide range of font choices with a huge variety of colors.
Add Styling to Designs – To make your images look more appealing and give a personalized look, you can add banners, icons, and plenty of other elements.
Purchase Premium Photos – You can easily purchase premium icons, photos, and banners directly from the web application.
Time Intensive – While Canva does give users a lot of flexibility, creating a graphic may take lots of time.
Can't Change Dimensions – Once you have started customizing an image, you don't have the ability of changing the dimensions.
This tool is perfect for when you want to create infographics. It is easy to use and offers plenty of freedom for editing and building infographics that generate traffic and engagement. You have plenty of interactive maps, design-driven charts, resizable canvas, and categorized icons to utilize for infographics. Best part of all: all customization tools are laid out in a convenient and easy to understand manner.
Huge Library of Templates – One of the best things about PiktoChart is its huge library, which contains over 200 infographics templates.
Import Data – PiktoChart grants users the ability to import survey results or data from Microsoft Excel, SurveyMonkey, and Google Sheets.
Plenty of Customization Features – The tool offers users a wide range of customization tools for editing infographics, making them more appealing in terms of design and style.
Need for Paid Version – In order to leverage the best and most intricate infographics templates, you need to opt for a paid account.
As the name implies, this tool is perfect for creating and editing videos. It is an online video creation platform that can be used for free. You can choose your own music, images, and backgrounds for the creation of videos. The online software even offers special packages for teams, discounts for students and educators, free video hosting, unlimited HD downloads, and video analytics.
Easy to Use – Wideo offers a simple interface that makes video creation an easy task. You have plenty of options for creating custom animations.
Wide Selection of Styling – You have plenty of customization features for fonts, objects, templates, and audio to make your videos more appealing.
Interactive Elements – You can even add contact forms and clickable buttons on videos.
Limited Audio Editing Tools – Wideo doesn't offer much versatility for audio editing, but considering it's a free tool, you have a reasonable amount of options.
This site enables you to select a topic and then search for related Flickr photos, Facebook comments, Twitter tweets, and news articles, which you can drag and drop into an embeddable multimedia collage for creating a story. It is a half social media tool and half blog platform that blends original content with videos, photos, and comments from other users into a new and more intriguing format.
Blend Original Content – Storify users have the ability of blending their content with other multimedia available on the internet for producing something creative and appealing.
Simple Editing Tools – Similar to online blogging software, Storify offers users a range of simple editing tools.
Notify Creators – For comments, videos, and images created by other users, Storify automatically notifies creators, if you plan on using the source material.
This tool is perfect for making the best out of your Twitter efforts. It increases your sales significantly by attracting the maximum amount of leads to your marketing funnels by automatically identifying your target audience and prospective customers. You can easily convert your Twitter audience into customers, while providing personal messages to your leads rather than those auto-generated messages.
Boost in Sales – Socedo allows for quick lead generation, enabling you to create an effective sales pipeline for your business.
Free Trial Available – To test run the software and determine whether it suits your business needs, there is a free trial available.
Lead Data – By using the tool, you can gain crucial information about social behavioral data into your marketing automation platform.
Clunky Dashboard – While Socedo provides an excellent Twitter marketing platform, the overall user-experience is average.
Marketo provides a complete, easy-to-use, and powerful marketing platform that can be used by global enterprises and small companies alike. It is the best tool for improving sales performance, generating more win-ready leads, delivering more campaigns, and streamlining marketing processes. The tool offers a lot of expert guidance and comprehensive services for better lead generation. It is also extremely intuitive and proves to be a great mid-range marketing automation tool.
Quick Response – Marketo is a remarkable tool that performs the most complex of tasks in lesser time. The support team also answers your questions/queries instantly.
Use Community Ideas – The tool has built its own community that regularly posts tech and SM related content. Marketo uses community ideas to improve UI.
Many Customization Options – Many options for working with lists, profiling, and emailing.
Poor Customer Support – Some customers complained that they could only reach the support team after informing that they were cancelling the account.
Flipboard is the ultimate tool for gathering information from website blogs, social networks, and news publications. User can even make their magazines by selecting "flip it". This option enables users to share and republish followers. With over 34,000 topics to choose from, you can easily create content, while managing different communities. It is also a single place to keep up on the latest news and happenings in your industry.
Personalized Magazines – Flipboard gives users the ability to collect the content from other websites and collate them into a magazine, which can be shared to your readers.
Polished UI – The software is incredibly easy-to-use and has a polished, magazine-style layout that is user-friendly.
Social Integration – Flipboard can easily be integrated to LinkedIn, Google+, Twitter, and Facebook for pulling information.
Excessive Ads – There are no subscription plans, only a free version that features tremendous ads. No way of removing them.
This tool allows for instant content publishing than any other social media automation application. Posts can instantly be shared across multiple SM platforms with the push of a button. You can easily search for content to gain ideas. At the same time, you have all the freedom from writing all of your own content. Scoop.it also offers a user-friendly KPI dashboard.
Smart Content Calendar – This useful feature from Scoop.it enables users to manage their content the best way possible.
Great Support – Scoop.it doesn't fail to impress in offering top-level customer support to solve queries/questions of anyone experiencing trouble with the tool.
WordPress Integration – For easy content creation, the tool can be integrated with WordPress sites and blogs.
Slow Refresh Rate – Users want to leverage the utmost speed when using SaaS applications. The software needs an improvement concerning refresh rate.
If you're looking for a reliable social analytics tool that enables you to analyze your competition, keywords, and brand mentions on Twitter, there is no better option than Socialert. The tool is best for performing website analytics, helping you pave the way for better future content strategies. Socialert can also provide hashtag analytics reports.
Detailed Analytics – The software analyzes 300 tweets from the last seven days for every free use to get a trial on how the tool works.
Hashtag Monitoring – The tool provides a more detailed approach to studying hashtags, which most analytics tools don't offer.
Graphic Reports – To understand the keywords you need to add for ranking better, the tool offers detailed and easy-to-understand graphic reports.
Only Works for Twitter – The tool can only be used for analyzing Twitter mentions, activity, and potential growth.
Full-Keyword Analysis – To get a complete report on the keyword analysis, users have to purchase the tool. Need of a free trial is crucial.
Statusbrew is a complete social media management platform that allows businesses to publish content, grow their audience and monitor their analytics on all popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Google+.
● Publishing – To directly schedule your content on different social media platforms.
● Audience Management – You can target & connect with different segments of your and your competitors' audience and perform follow/unfollow actions with minimum efforts.
● Reporting – You can monitor the likes, comments, impressions, and shares on all your posts.
●Teams and Organizations: All your business social profiles can be grouped together.
Do you want to take your business to the next level and boost your SM marketing and management? If so, then perhaps it's time you considered making use of the above mentioned tools for scheduling posts, creating content, managing data, creating visuals, sharing content and stories, generating leads/sales, and managing communities and content curation.


Coaching, especially coaching within Special Olympics, presents a great many challenges for individuals thinking about joining the coaching ranks.
Coaching in Special Olympics requires a great deal of patience, perseverance and dedication. It also demands you have a command of the rules, techniques and skill base of the sport you are interested in coaching.
Individuals interested in coaching for Special Olympics should contact Special Olympics Wisconsin or the Ozaukee County Special Olympics organization for application materials.
There will be a mandatory background check and completion of a short online protective training program prior to admission into the coaching ranks.
There are three levels of coaching available.
The Head Coach is a trained and certified coach in a particular sport charged with the administration of that sport. Head Coaches generally have 10 years of coaching experience but there are some with less.
A Coach is an individual who has completed the training and certification requirements for the sport they are training in. Certification requires attendance to a one day training program and 10 hours of supervised internship.
An Assistant Coach is an individual who has completed the entry requirements but has yet to complete the certification process. All coaches are encouraged to achieve certification. Many of our local high school athletes who volunteer their time coaching teams are in this catagory.
Oh yes, there are Senior Coaches. These are individuals who have coached for over 10 years or more and know a great deal about coaching in Special Olympics. We are fortunate to have a few Senior Coaches with the Ozaukee County Special Olympics.
The first step in becoming a coach is to get registered as a Special Olympics volunteer. You may request a registration form at http://www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/volunteering_class_a-1.asp.


The large showy foliage emerges red in spring with a fine, bright yellow margin. The margin fades through summer but the foliage remains red. The red color darkens in autumn. Forms an upright shrub, with arching branches.


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Pakistan says no to US military bases on its soil
Pakistan says it will not allow any foreign military bases on its soil following the withdrawal of American troops from neighbouring Afghanistan.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told journalists in Islamabad on Tuesday: "We will not allow boots on the ground or military bases on our territory."
Pakistan firmly stood with Afghanistan in its efforts for peace, prosperity and national reconciliation, the minister said, explaining it did not side with any particular stakeholder.
Qureshi promised: "We will remain partners in peace with Afghanistan and will continue to play our role as a facilitator." He insisted a negotiated political solution was in the interest of Afghanistan.
Qureshi went on to hail welcomed the latest ceasefire between the Afghan government and Taliban, hoping the positive development would create a conducive environment for talks.
He assured the Afghan government and people that Pakistan wanted a strong and stable Afghanistan and will not interfere in their internal matters.
The Biden administration is reportedly in talks with several Central Asian states on where it could redeploy troops to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a base for groups like Al-Qaeda.
The minister believed the Taliban's engagement in the Afghan peace process would enhance the "international respectability and recognition that the militant group needed.
If the Taliban wanted recognition, Qureshi believed, then engagement, renouncing violence and pursuing a political solution was in their interest.
Taliban delegation met Qureshi/Afghanistan peace discussed
Pakistan wants political solution to Afghanistan issue
Pakistan asks Taliban to 'remain engaged' in Afghan peace process
Pakistan honestly supports Afghanistan peace process
Imran Khan: Peace in Afghanistan, in favor of Iran and Pakistan

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Local Joomla User Groups (JUGs) are a great way to meet new people, get help with a project, or share your own knowledge with other Joomla users. The Canberra-based JUG is a group of enthusiasts who get together to share tips and ideas related to websites created in Joomla®. You do not need any special qualifications to join; our group includes people who are beginners as well as those who have been using Joomla for years. Some of us might even know a thing or two!


Stella Git (2018/07/02) is compiled. Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator. The Atari 2600 Video Computer System (VCS), introduced in 1977, was the most popular home video game system of the early 1980's. Now you can enjoy all of your favorite Atari 2600 games on your PC thanks to Stella!
* Minor updates to Xcode project.
* Add missing file in VS project, and fix minor compile warnings.
* Remove HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY defines for all ports.
* Fixes for minor compile warnings in clang 6 and gcc 8.
* Add missing files, fix XCode build.
* Compile fix, more accurate timing.
* Support variable emulation speed.
* Remove unnecessary code, don't spam if audio is disabled.
* Fix memory corruption on console reset.
* Major audio settings overhaul.
* Remove a leftover from refactoring.
* Documentation, cleaup, fix race in frame stats.
* Updated OSX project file for EmulationWorker class.
* Updated VS project file for EmulationWorker class.
* Hook and fix up EmulationWorker -> threading works, pick'n'pile is happy.
* Uups, fix evident error.
* Emulation worker. Currently untested and disconnected.
* Fixed dirty buffer in TIA mode when switching screenmodes.
* Make sure onscreen messages are shown, even when a console doesn't exist.
* Implement triple buffering in TIA.
* Updated VS project for recent dispatch class changes.
* Updated OSX project file for new dispatch code, and fixed a minor warning.
* Fix stepping after breakpoint.
* Refactoring: start debugger from dispatch loop.
* Fix cycle counting in CPU.
* Rerender only if there is actual change.
* Fix missing audio reset.
* Fix [[nodiscard]] warning in VS (applies only to C++17 mode).
* Variables declared as uInt64 should be serialized as such.
* Add a log message for audio buffer overflow messages.
* More audio queue tuning -> less lag.
* Replace 'new' calls with unique_ptr.
* Rework available sampling rates (44100, 44800, 96000), add resampling.quality parameter.
* Switch to F32 samples, make volume scale more linear in sound..
* Updated Xcode project for resampler classes.
* Updated VS project file for resampler classes.
* Fixed VS project file; recreated it from the one in master.
* FPS measurement seems to be OK.
* Remove hardcoded limit on sample rate.
* More timing tuning, coding style.
* Make sure that all audio samples are generated during each timeslice.
* Cosmetic changes, add audio todo.
* Refactoring: remove framerate from OSystem and Console.
* Keep book of the number of cycles spent during emulation.
* Dynamically adjust fragment buffer size based on fragmen size and period.
* Fix crash on audio settings change.
* Avoid race condition in pause, switch to shared_ptr for simpler semantics.
* Assorted fixes -> works (module timing glitches).
* Implement and connect audio emulation.
* Introduce and wire audio emulation core.
* Add two "grace lines" of black when autodetecting ystart.
* Gut current audio code.


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Brigitte Rougeron (born 14 June 1961 in Paris) is a retired French high jumper.

She finished fifth at the 1985 European Indoor Championships. She became French champion in 1981 and 1986.

Her personal best jump was 1.92 metres, achieved in May 1984 in Haguenau.

Her coach was Marc Schott.

Prize List

Performances
  Champion of France in the High Jump en 1981 et 1986
 Participation in the 1984 Olympic Games at Los Angeles
 13 International Selections

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External links
 Results of European Indoor Championship 1985
 Site of la Fédération Française d'Athlètisme - The 10 best french athletes of all time
 Site of la Fédération Française d'Athlètisme - The 100 best french athletes of the Century
 Site of la Fédération Française d'Athlètisme - The best performances of french athletes at European Indoor Championships

1961 births
Living people
French female high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of France
Athletes from Paris

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My 'year in gossip' for Hazlitt's Year in Review series.
Tailoring, fast fashion and Belfast in the Letter of Recommendation for The New York Times Magazine.
Those essays that are like 'this thing is late capitalism' for The Baffler.
The 'lolll rich people' shows and why Succession is the best of these, and my boyfriend: Logan Roy for The Guardian.
Receipts culture and how the aura of scandal rarely leads to anything more for the new (in my opinion very fun) Gawker.
The endlessly bland offerings of high street clothes shops for The Guardian.
Trying to keep things in perspective for Novara Media.
The double standards that arise from the way we interact with criticism on social media for Elephant Magazine.
How nice it is to change your mind and the perils of stubborness for Novara Media.
My love of advice columns and how they lack a clear resolution for The Guardian.
A certain kind of front facing comedy video (that I call the 'funny voice videos') and British people's perception of satire for The London Review of Books (online).
What unhealthy behaviour online can look like and how to talk to friends about it for ID.
The new Cruella movie and being a bad person (my favourite topic) for Art Review.
My extreme disappointment over the new Gossip Girl (it's not good!) for The NewStatesman.
Cat Person and the limits of power dynamic analysis for The NewStatesman.
The moral panic over increased 'workplace surveillance' during the pandemic, and the long history of monitoring employees for The Guardian.
The problem with millennial commentary that frames ~us all~ as financially precarious for The Guardian.
The trend for art exhibitions celebrating the hedonism of rave culture, while raving irl becomes more corporate and sanitised for The TLS.
How a change in working habits during the pandemic could fix the 'London bubble' and make it a more livable city for The Guardian.
The weirdness of Elon Musk launching a rocket in the middle of a pandemic for The Baffler.
The hysterical discourse around AI, and its many limitations, for The London Review of Books (online).
Why I don't think we should go back to work in offices anytime soon for The Guardian.
Sphynx cats: the hairless sensation sweeping the nations for The Outline (RIP).
The people who dox criminals who have been granted anonymity for Tortoise.
How UK politicians are obsessed with nuclear war but don't seem to care at all about climate change for The Guardian.
How much I love parks for Prospect.
What facial recognition means for our privacy in the context of private companies for The Baffler.
Where the photos used in facial recognition software actually come from (i.e. all over the internet) for The London Review of Books (online).
Why I wish we had state-funded internet for The Guardian.
The inherent racism of cutting age genetic research, which is mostly based on European genetic data for The Baffler.
How social media has changed grieving for The London Review of Books (online).
How 'cancelling' can be a way to reframe personal disputes as structural offences for Prospect.


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Rallye du Coeur 2022. At the age of 6, Jules led a courageous fight against cancer –
Text: Eva Borgin – 2e The Lyon version of Rallye du Cœur will stop on June 26, 2022 at Chateau de Le in St. Georges de Renিনns. Among the 212 children registered with the IHOPe (Institute of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology), Jules Fremberg is already dreaming of his exceptional car.
Like a hurricane, a child's pain pushes away everything in his path. If joy is able to hide in this hellish whirlwind, this fiery test, divided by a glimmer of hope, unites a family into turmoil. Tough against each other, its members fight together to see a better sky. This war, Jules Strasbourg And his family has been feeling it every day for a year.
The procession surrounded his family
Holding hands, they draw their strengths where benevolence becomes their best weapon, such as the Rally du Core held at the Chateau de Lay in St. Georges de Renিনns. Last year, the first solidarity ceremony took place in Lyon and raised 237,000 euros thanks to 150 registered crews. During a ride, sick children may see themselves differently in a luxury car.
If 6 rallies have already been organized in France, then these 2e The Leon version has attracted new co-drivers, such as Jules. "He's waiting for it and he's on the moon. He's a car fan like me. He spends his time looking at the crew and wondering which one he will co-drive," his father shouted. Sebastian Fremberg. Dreams and excitement then became an essential weapon in this uncertain fight.
The ordeal of the disease carries the generosity of all
"Jules started having stomach pains last year. At the end of August, the diagnosis is made. She is 6 years old and has cancer of the adrenal glands that calcified all the lymph nodes in her abdomen. In other words, the tumor has spread, "explained his father. As soon as the disease is discovered, the IHOPe team takes care of the little boy so that he can start his treatment quickly. "Jules has two older sisters, Aureli And Lauren (Above). They were able to go back to school and he was not, "he recalls.
When the announcement of the disease came like a tsunami in the family, the sun's rays came to calm the storm. At the hospital, IHOPe's teacher taught him, and when he returned home, his schoolteacher came to teach him. "We are really lucky to be in France. We are supported by the generosity of the hospital team and others. The intensity of the relationship with the people we meet is proportional to our pain, "he explained.
After more than 8 months of chemotherapy and 10 hours of surgery in December, Jules spent 5 weeks in a sterile room after spending 2021 in his hospital in Christmas. Worthy of a hero, his courage seems to have been enhanced by gestures of solidarity from everywhere. "We have invited firefighters and regional police. We invite you to the Paris Fire Parade and to the Canadian base. With my wife Ann Sophie"It simply came to our notice then. The rainbow of laughter has been accomplished with the arrival of Rally du Coure.
A fight for Rallye du Cœur Thanks to others
Faced with the ordeal of this ordeal, the APPEL Association (a charity for parents of children with leukemia or other cancers) then becomes a shoulder on which families can rest. "I met the APPEL team in the IHOPe lobby because they offer coffee every Monday morning. I already knew about the event but I heard them talking about Rallye du Coeur and I was interested, "he recalled.
Car enthusiast, Sébastien bought a Porsche 911 and entered the Rallye du Cœur. In search of donations, he has so far received 16,000 euros from more than 110 donors. A victory for this father who then becomes the godfather of another child and extends his fight to another family. "Jules will be in another car and that's when he realized. He told me that there must be many more children who would like to go to Porsche, "he smiled.
Aiming to raise 300,000 euros, the money will be donated to APPEL and used to fund programs such as the treatment of brain tumors. For family or professionals, Rallye du Cœur lets you go. Touch them to stop seeing this storm and hopefully one day rain will definitely give way to good weather. For Jules and his other comrades.
The whole ceremony of the Anima Chalan festival
Facial recognition is installed, for simplification and monitoring


The India-based Women's Rights and Welfare Association of Burma (WRWAB) organized a political training session for women at the Hall of the Burmese Community Resource Center in New Delhi from November 11th to 13th.
Secretary-General of the WRWAB Ma Thin Thin Aung said, "We organized this political training with the aim of instructing these women, newly arrived from Burma, on the basics of politics...because women absolutely need to know at least the basics of politics."
She continued, "the women are mainly taught about the current political situation in Burma. The training also aims to get more women involved in the process of national reconciliation and in bringing peace to Burma."
The first day focused on the basic rights of women and the activities of the United Nations with regard to women's issues.
The second day gave an overview of democracy, federalism, government administration and the respective constitutional levels.
The third day of the training session concentrated on the possibilities for women's involvement in conflict resolution and democratic changes in Burma. According to Thin Thin Aung, participants expressed their appreciation of the exercise, stating they would like to encourage other women and girls to get involved in such courses in the future.
As Thin Thin Aung paraphrased, one participant said she used to consider the word 'politics' as hostile and provoking. Through participating in this training, she acquired understanding of what politics means to the social and economics spheres.
Click here to read a report by Mizzima News on this event.


Young children are often at risk for falls and sometimes for injuries caused by fire, animal bites, chemicals, and unfortunately sometimes by violence.
Young children sometimes suffer injuries as pedestrians or motor vehicle passengers. Motor vehicle accidents become a leading cause of bodily injury, traumatic brain injury, and death for late adolescents and early adults.
In addition to management of physical injuries and pain, children often show psychological reactions to traumatic injuries. This may range from depression, to anxiety and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In some cases behavioral difficulties can emerge.
Recognition of psychological reactions to trauma can be more difficult in children than in adults. Depression may manifest by withdrawal, sometimes anger and irritability and even in destructive behaviors. Children with anxiety reactions may become excessively dependent, fearful to leave parents, overly concerned with their own physical or medical well-being, and sometimes concerned something will happen to caregivers.
In addition to nightmares, childhood PTSD may involve relapses of bedwetting or regression into more immature behaviors. School performance sometimes deteriorates.
Assessment of childhood and adolescent traumatic reactions has become more sophisticated. Personality tests with validity measures include the Adolescent Personality Scales (APS) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory - Adolescent Version (MMPI-A). Validity scales have also been developed for inventories of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder specifically appropriate for children and adolescents such as the Trauma Symptom Inventory. There are even some norms developed to assess validity and help rule out malingering for some tests of neuropsychological or memory performance.
The information on this site or any links if for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional individual evaluation and treatment.


(SPOILERS) The Hughes Brothers' projects weren't quite gelling for a while before they decided to pursue solo careers. Gravitating towards more commercial properties, the resulting From Hell and The Book of Eli both have their merits but bear the signs of studio interference/ compromise (Alan Moore's labyrinthine, involved comic book reduced to a sketchy shell) and a script that wasn't quite there respectively. Allen's first solo feature was the clumsy Broken City (both in screenplay and performances), more than half a decade ago, and now Albert finally follows him with Alpha, taking him from Eli's post-apocalyptic landscape to a prehistoric one. And it's pretty good.
Hughes has opted for a more "authentic" account of stone age man than Roland Emmerich's batshit crazy 10,000 BC (one thing you cansay for it is that it breaks the curse of dull Stone Age man movies), choosing to chart a classic coming-of-age story via the relationship between a boy and his dog. Man's first domesticated hound, quite possibly. Hughes gets the story credit (Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt furnished the screenplay) and keeps things simple; what dialogue there is is subtitled, and most of the action relates simply to survival in an unfriendly environment.
Indeed, Keda (Kodi Smith-McPhee) is characterised from the first as too sensitive for harshness of a predatory ice age. Which is lucky, as there's no way you're going to get Smith-McPhee playing other than a slightly wet beta-type (he's the Lukas Haas of his generation). If you can get past his looking like he's had hair and costuming done for a fashion show, though, he brings the necessary conviction to his relationship with Alpha (Chuck, a German Shepherd-wolf cross known as a Czechoslovakian wolfdog; Hughes has resided in the Czech Republic for the last decade and a half).
As noted, these Stone Age folk sport very stylishly tailored leatherwear, complete with plush hoodies; doubtless there's a whole raft of Stone Age sweatshops just offscreen. Alpha is very glossy and stylised generally, though; cinematographer Martin Gschlacht ensures the vistas are striking throughout (how many glorious sunsets were there during the last ice age?) The CGI is more variable, but mostly gets a pass since the focus is on actually present protagonists. Jóhannesson (Noah, Atomic Blonde) makes a strong impression as a dad struggling with making the right decisions for both his tribe and son (there's a great moment early on when he scoops up a handful of bison poo like its manna from heaven). Morgan Freeman provides an utterly unnecessary bookend voiceover and compounds the sin by sounding borderline comatose.
Hopefully, Hughes will get another project off the ground sooner rather than later (he has a remake of Spanish film The Fury of a Patient Man lined up); the not to be undervalued skill he evidences in Alpha is making a deceptively simple, tried-and-tested tale resonate.
I was confused by the mention of Freeman; looking into it, apparently in some non-US territories the movie had his narration. It wasn't present in my screening or, at least in the feature film, on my blu ray.
Anyway, love Alpha--genuinely one of my favorite films of the year, and I never expected a caveman movie to do that (it's especially impressive considering what a good year it was). Glad you liked it.
That makes a lot of sense re Freeman; it felt very last-minute and tacked-on.


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Roswell's Liberty hosts Amy LaVere
ROSWELL >> American singer and songwriter Amy LaVere will be performing at 6 p.m. Friday at the Liberty in...
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ROSWELL >> American singer and songwriter Amy LaVere will be performing at 6 p.m. Friday at the Liberty in Roswell.
According to a news release, LaVere will be performing off of her new album "Hallelujah I'm a Dreamer" with her husband and guitarist Will Sexton.
"'Hallelujah' is a sonic portrait," the release said. "In these 11 tracks, Amy and Will have captured the immediacy of the live show they've developed on the road together."
According to the release LaVere's music features "disarming harmonies."
The Liberty is a non-profit member's only club in Roswell, formed in 2013 to promote the performing arts and is located at 312 N. Virginia Avenue.
For more information on The Liberty member's only club, how to become a member, or how to attend an event, visit www.thelibertyinc.com or call 575-627-2121.
Tickets are $35 for members.
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Lady Lake officials sign off on new CDD 'with hesitancy'
James Rietz
Ruth Kussard
Lady Lake's mayor and a longtime commissioner have signed off on the creation of a new community development district within the town "with hesitancy."
The 378-acre CDD was approved unanimously at Monday night's Lady Lake Commission meeting. It will be part of the massive development south of County Road 466 and east of Cherry Lake Road.
The size of the CDD will be 378 acres, which would be considerably smaller than CDDs in The Villages. Community Development District 11, which governs the Fruitland Park section of The Villages and includes the villages of Pine Ridge and Pine Hills, is 692 acres and includes 2,055 home sites. CDD 11 is one of the smaller CDDs in The Villages.
The CDD at Hammock Oaks will be a gated community with private roads.
Commissioner Ruth Kussard, a resident of the Village of La Reynalda, has noted that the CDD will be located within her ward. She has warned the project's developer that she wants those residents to "be happy."
She reiterated Monday night that homebuyers need to be told up front that the purchase of their home will come with a sizable bond to pay for related infrastructure.
She voted in favor of the creation of the new CDD "with hesitancy."
Mayor James Rietz, a resident of the Historic Side of The Villages, echoed Kussard's remark and also cast his favorable vote "with hesitancy."
Chapter 190 in Florida created the special districts which usually include strict rules, including those governing deed compliance.


How to Come Up with Good Bucks Night Ideas.
When your close male friend is about to marry, it is your responsibility to arrange for a bucks night party for him. There are many alternative ideas for the bucks Party and the best is determined by the character involved. Bucks night should not be taken to mean just a single night it could be a day and a night or a couple of days. The following tips will give you a whole host of ideas to incorporate into the celebrations.
One can choose to rent a fishing boat with which they can enjoy the whole weekend fishing. You can also go for a certain game that the buddy likes and then conclude the event with a meal together. Before you conclude on your thoughts share with your friends to know their opinions also. Budget or other limitations can constrain you, but you can still have a good time if you put your mind to it. The following are important in the process of organizing that bucks night.
Know everyone who should attend. List some of the activities that can fit the occasion, share with your friends who will not disclose the final decisions to others. Create a budget that you intend to use and make sure that you also involve your friends in this for they can also chip in something for the budget. When you have drafted the final plan for the day reach out to everyone invited and ensure that you get a response. Take charge of the day and ensure that everything is running as planned.
A rich source of bucks night ideas is the internet. You just have to type the keywords for many websites to pop up. However, you can also find ideas by asking others. A lot of people have experience in this field whether by having taken part or hearing from their friends and through this you might end up with something great.
Many bucks nights are conducted in the pub environment, but you can choose to try something different from the obvious. If the buck and his friends are active, think along the line of doing some activity and then finishing it up with a meal out. Choose any exciting activity that you can access such as paintballing, karting, mini golf and others that would be fun.
One thing to remember when arranging the bucks night is to schedule it well ahead of the actual wedding so that any ill-effects have time to wear off. The purpose of the event is to create some exciting moments and not to damage the union before it sets off.


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Exorcism and Ritual Magic: Why the Relationship's Important
Posted on September 1, 2017 by Agostino
I've long said that "every formula of exorcism contains a conjuration." In fact I once went so far as to demonstrate the Exorcismus in Satanam (also called the "Leo XIII Exorcism") could be used as a conjuration formula with just a slight change in wording. I did this just to prove a point.
Turns out I'm not the only one who sees this. This morning I read a blog post from Dr. Francis Young describing this phenomenon in more detail.
I've yet to read Dr. Young's book, so my comments will be limited to what he says in his article. In the article he mentions exorcism's "intimate relationship with ritual magic" and draws parallels between exorcism formulae in the medieval liturgical books and conjurations as found in the grimoires, citing CLM 849 (the "Munich Manuscript") as a particularly egregious example. So far so good, as these are things I've talked about previously.
Then he says this:
Exorcism can with some justification be described as the foremost 'Christian' element within western magic, along with the 'Arabic' tradition of astral magic and the 'Jewish' tradition of Solomonic spirit conjuration. However, whereas the textual traditions of astral and Solomonic magic have been extensively studied by scholars of magic from the nineteenth century onwards, the textual tradition of exorcism has been neglected. The interconnections between official liturgies of exorcism and unofficial magical practices have consequently been missed.
I'm glad he said this and can't believe this is something that slipped past my radar. I knew of the Arabic "astral/planetary" tradition and the Hebrew tradition about golems and vessels of brass, but it never occurred to me that exorcism was the explicitly Christian element. Perhaps this is because I was too close to the subject and still see exorcism as merely the flip side of conjuration.
After seeing exorcism and conjuration as two sides of a coin, the similarities between exorcism rites and the grimoires became (for me) a case of assumption: the magicians drew from Christian rites because they themselves were Christians living and breathing in a Christian culture. This includes the so-called Keys of Solomon with its Exorcism of Water lifted nearly verbatim from the Catholic rite for making holy water and its use of the Pentagrammaton on the Second Pentacle of Mars.
The name "Yeheshuah" is spelled vertically in the center.
Okay, we've just seen that making assumptions can blind us to other data, and I'd like to follow this up by doing more reading on exorcism as the distinctively Christian contribution to the melting pot of Ceremonial Magic as practiced before the Lodge era. Expect me to blog about this again in the future.
This brings me to another thing that Dr. Young's post brings home: the problem with the post-Vatican II rite of exorcism (De Exorcismis et Supplicationibus Quibusdam, 1999). If you've been following this blog for awhile, you'll recognize it as The Vatican II Rite of Exorcism that I translated and the Vatican DMCA'ed last February.
When I first laid eyes on the new rite back in 2005, my first impression was "Do they actually expect this shit to work?" Now, you've got to understand that most exorcists don't do it "by the book" anyway; the nature of exorcism – that is, conflict and confrontation – makes it something that defies scripting. Even so I found the new ritual's text lacking, especially in its main thrust of actively avoiding confrontation or even direct address to the entity. While "imperative formulae" which do address the entity are found in the book (nn. 62, 82, 84), they're all strictly optional.
Not only that, but the new rite makes no attempt to bind the spirit (the Praecipio Tibi from the pre-Vatican II ritual) and attempts to bring the bystanders into the rite by cueing them to say the Creed, the Litany, or the Lord's Prayer along with the exorcist. From a practical standpoint I'd advise against this because by including the bystanders in any of the exorcist's prayers, the rite unwittingly draws them into the exorcist's arena with a spirit who's not been bound. This is why the pre-Vatican II rite first binds the spirit and then puts the bystanders off to the side praying the Our Father and Hail Mary over and over again: it's a conscious precaution to keep them out of the arena and as far out of harm's way as possible.
I'm not alone on these conclusions, either. In a 2000 interview with 30 Days, the Vatican's foremost exorcist (Fr. Gabriele Amorth) tells us: "This long-awaited Ritual has turned into a farce. An incredible obstacle that is likely to prevent us acting against the demon."
In the same interview he also says the new ritual was not put together by specialists, that exorcists were not consulted during the ritual's drafting, that suggestions from exorcists were "unfavorably received," and that "none of the members of these commissions had ever performed an exorcism, had ever been present at an exorcism and ever possessed the slightest idea of what an exorcism is."
If Fr. Amorth gives us the icing, it's Dr. Daniel Van Slyke who gives us the cake in his The Ancestry and Theology of the Rite of Major Exorcism. This paper is meticulously researched and I recommend it to anyone with a more-than-superficial interest in Catholic exorcism. After giving a run-down of how both rites are structured, Dr. Van Slyke observes that "a priest may conduct the entire major exorcism of [Exorcism ritual] 1999, in complete obedience to its rubrics, without once directly addressing the demon. This is a radical break from the rite of [Rituale Romanum] 1953, wherein not one of the many lines addressed to the demon was optional." (emphasis mine)
The entire paper is a fascinating read, but where Dr. Van Slyke really hits home is his description of how the 1999 ritual came into being. He tells us the ritual was drafted by "Study Group 23," which was responsible for revising the texts of the sacramentals (blessings, exorcisms, etc.). One of the directives for Group 23 was to "remove all superstitious elements" from the sacramentals, which could be interpreted to include apotropaic elements (i.e. those directly countering evil).
Dr. Van Slyke documents this directive in footnote #69. It loosely translates that "in blessings the element of invocation against diabolic powers may be admitted: however it must be guarded against that the blessings do not become like 'amulets' or 'talismans.'"
The paper goes on to discuss theologians who likely influenced Study Group 23, the notion of "epiclectic" exorcism, and concludes by saying:
"In short, careful theological, historical, and literary analyses demonstrate that the rite of major exorcism was not, in accordance with the mandate of the Second Vatican Council, 'revised carefully in the light of sound tradition.' Rather, the rite of major exorcism was rewritten in order to accommodate experimental and tendentious opinions on possession and exorcism."
This brings us back to our discussion on exorcism and its relation to ritual magic. It's not a relationship the Church didn't know about, as in 1948 Fr. Philip Weller discussed magical elements as being present in medieval exorcism rituals (The Roman Ritual, Volume II, in his preface to the rituals of exorcism), and I've previously mentioned the parody exorcism Omne Genus Demoniorum found in the Carmina Burana, which pokes fun at exorcism while relaying actual formulae found in Codex Uppsaliensis C 222 (the actual formulae are transcribed and discussed by Rudolf Simek in Myths, Legends, and Heroes: Essays on Old Norse and Old English Literature).
My point is that between Weller's mention of it, perusing samples of medieval rituals, and Group 23's directive against anything apotropaic, I'd reason both that the magical connection with exorcism has always been there, and the Church has always been aware of it.
While it would seem we've strayed far from discussing Dr. Young's paper, I think such a detour was important. It's important because not only is the relationship between magic and exorcism intimate and ever-present, but that it's essential for getting the job done. While Dr. Young hits every nail on the head when discussing this relationship and the popularity of exorcism formulae amongst magicians, I'd say there's a flip side of the coin that matters just as much: the magical content of the Church's exorcism rites – the grounding on what can be called "sound magical principles" – are what makes them useful, whether by "useful" we mean spiritually or on a strictly psychological level.
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#include <IoAbstractionWire.h>

PCF8574IoAbstraction::PCF8574IoAbstraction(uint8_t addr, uint8_t interruptPin, WireType wireImplementation, bool mode16Bit, bool invertedLogic) : lastRead{}, toWrite{} {
	this->wireImpl = wireImplementation;
	this->address = addr;
	this->interruptPin = interruptPin;
    flags = 0;
    bitWrite(flags, NEEDS_WRITE_FLAG, true);
    bitWrite(flags, PCF8575_16BIT_FLAG, mode16Bit);
    bitWrite(flags, INVERTED_LOGIC, invertedLogic);
}

void PCF8574IoAbstraction::pinDirection(pinid_t pin, uint8_t mode) {
	bool invertedLogic = bitRead(flags, INVERTED_LOGIC);

	/*
	 When inverted logic is set to true, we do the inversion in the runLoop().
	 However, inputs need to be always set to HIGH in order the read to work.
	 So it is necessary to flip the value here.
	 */
	if (mode == INPUT || mode == INPUT_PULLUP) {
		overrideReadFlag();
		writeValue(pin, !invertedLogic ? HIGH : LOW);
	}
	else {
		writeValue(pin, LOW);
	}
    bitWrite(flags, NEEDS_WRITE_FLAG, true);
}

void PCF8574IoAbstraction::writeValue(pinid_t pin, uint8_t value) {
    int port = (pin > 7) ? 1 : 0;
	bitWrite(toWrite[port], (pin % 8), value);
    bitWrite(flags, NEEDS_WRITE_FLAG, true);
}

uint8_t PCF8574IoAbstraction::readValue(pinid_t pin) {
    int port = (pin > 7) ? 1 : 0;
    return (lastRead[port] & (1 << (pin % 8))) ? HIGH : LOW;
}

uint8_t PCF8574IoAbstraction::readPort(pinid_t pin) {
    int port = (pin > 7) ? 1 : 0;
    return lastRead[port];
}

void PCF8574IoAbstraction::writePort(pinid_t pin, uint8_t value) {
    int port = (pin > 7) ? 1 : 0;
    toWrite[port] = value;
    bitWrite(flags, NEEDS_WRITE_FLAG, true);
}

bool PCF8574IoAbstraction::runLoop(){
    bool writeOk = true;
    size_t bytesToTransfer = bitRead(flags, PCF8575_16BIT_FLAG) ? 2 : 1;
    bool invertedLogic = bitRead(flags, INVERTED_LOGIC);

    if (bitRead(flags, NEEDS_WRITE_FLAG)) {
        bitWrite(flags, NEEDS_WRITE_FLAG, false);

        uint8_t dataToWrite[2];
        dataToWrite[0] = invertedLogic ? ~toWrite[0] : toWrite[0];
        dataToWrite[1] = invertedLogic ? ~toWrite[1] : toWrite[1];

        writeOk = ioaWireWriteWithRetry(wireImpl, address, dataToWrite, bytesToTransfer);
    }

    if(bitRead(flags, PINS_CONFIGURED_READ_FLAG)) {
        writeOk = writeOk && ioaWireRead(wireImpl, address, lastRead, bytesToTransfer);

        if (invertedLogic) {
            lastRead[0] = ~lastRead[0];
            lastRead[1] = ~lastRead[1];
        }
    }
    return writeOk;
}

void PCF8574IoAbstraction::attachInterrupt(pinid_t /*pin*/, RawIntHandler intHandler, uint8_t /*mode*/) {
	// if there's an interrupt pin set
	if(interruptPin == 0xff) return;

	internalDigitalIo()->pinDirection(interruptPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
	internalDigitalIo()->attachInterrupt(interruptPin, intHandler, FALLING);
}

BasicIoAbstraction* ioFrom8574(uint8_t addr, pinid_t interruptPin, WireType wireImpl, bool invertedLogic) {
	return new PCF8574IoAbstraction(addr, interruptPin, wireImpl, invertedLogic);
}

BasicIoAbstraction* ioFrom8575(uint8_t addr, pinid_t interruptPin, WireType wireImpl, bool invertedLogic) {
    return new PCF8574IoAbstraction(addr, interruptPin, wireImpl, true, invertedLogic);
}

MCP23017IoAbstraction::MCP23017IoAbstraction(uint8_t address, Mcp23xInterruptMode intMode, pinid_t intPinA, pinid_t intPinB, WireType wireImpl) {
	this->wireImpl = wireImpl;
	this->address = address;
	this->intPinA = intPinA;
	this->intPinB = intPinB;
	this->intMode = intMode;
	this->toWrite = this->lastRead = 0;
	this->needsInit = true;
	this->portFlags = 0;
}

void MCP23017IoAbstraction::initDevice() {
	uint8_t controlReg = (readFromDevice(IOCON_ADDR) & 0xff);

	if(intPinB == 0xff && intPinA != 0xff) {
		bitSet(controlReg, IOCON_MIRROR_BIT);
	}
	else if(intPinA != 0xff) {
		bitClear(controlReg, IOCON_MIRROR_BIT);
	}

	bitClear(controlReg, IOCON_BANK_BIT);
	bitClear(controlReg, IOCON_SEQOP_BIT);

	uint16_t regToWrite = controlReg | (((uint16_t)controlReg) << 8U);
	writeToDevice(IOCON_ADDR, regToWrite);

	portFlags = 0;
	needsInit = false;
}

void MCP23017IoAbstraction::toggleBitInRegister(uint8_t regAddr, uint8_t theBit, bool value) {
	uint16_t reg = readFromDevice(regAddr);
	bitWrite(reg, theBit, value);

	// for debugging to see the commands being sent, uncomment below
	serlogF4(SER_IOA_DEBUG, "toggle(regAddr, bit, toggle): ", regAddr, theBit, value);
	serlogFHex(SER_IOA_DEBUG, "Value: ", reg);
	// end debugging code

	writeToDevice(regAddr, reg);
}

void MCP23017IoAbstraction::pinDirection(pinid_t pin, uint8_t mode) {
	if(needsInit) initDevice();

	toggleBitInRegister(IODIR_ADDR, pin, (mode == INPUT || mode == INPUT_PULLUP));
	toggleBitInRegister(GPPU_ADDR, pin, mode == INPUT_PULLUP);

	bitSet(portFlags, (pin < 8) ? READER_PORTA_BIT : READER_PORTB_BIT);
}

void MCP23017IoAbstraction::writeValue(pinid_t pin, uint8_t value) {
	if(needsInit) initDevice();

	bitWrite(toWrite, pin, value);
	bitSet(portFlags, (pin < 8) ? CHANGE_PORTA_BIT : CHANGE_PORTB_BIT);
}

uint8_t MCP23017IoAbstraction::readValue(pinid_t pin) {
	return bitRead(lastRead, pin);
}

uint8_t MCP23017IoAbstraction::readPort(pinid_t pin) {
	return (pin < 8) ? (lastRead & 0xff) : (lastRead >> 8);
}

void MCP23017IoAbstraction::writePort(pinid_t pin, uint8_t value) {
	if(pin < 8) {
		toWrite &= 0xff00;
		toWrite |= value;
		bitSet(portFlags, CHANGE_PORTA_BIT);
	}
	else {
		toWrite &= 0x00ff;
		toWrite |= ((uint16_t)value << 8);
		bitSet(portFlags, CHANGE_PORTB_BIT);
	}
}

bool MCP23017IoAbstraction::runLoop() {
	if(needsInit) initDevice();

	bool writeOk = true;

	bool flagA = bitRead(portFlags, CHANGE_PORTA_BIT);
	bool flagB = bitRead(portFlags, CHANGE_PORTB_BIT);
	if(flagA && flagB) // write on both ports
		writeOk = writeToDevice(OUTLAT_ADDR, toWrite);
	else if(flagA)
		writeOk = writeToDevice8(OUTLAT_ADDR, toWrite);
	else if(flagB)
		writeOk = writeToDevice8(OUTLAT_ADDR + 1, toWrite >> 8);

	bitClear(portFlags, CHANGE_PORTA_BIT);
	bitClear(portFlags, CHANGE_PORTB_BIT);

	flagA = bitRead(portFlags, READER_PORTA_BIT);
	flagB = bitRead(portFlags, READER_PORTB_BIT);
	if(flagA && flagB)
		lastRead = readFromDevice(GPIO_ADDR);
	else if(flagA)
		lastRead = readFromDevice8(GPIO_ADDR);
	else if(flagB)
		lastRead = readFromDevice8(GPIO_ADDR + 1) << 8U;

	return writeOk;
}

bool MCP23017IoAbstraction::writeToDevice(uint8_t reg, uint16_t command) {
	uint8_t data[3];
	data[0] = reg;
    data[1] = (uint8_t)command;
    data[2] = (uint8_t)(command>>8);
	return ioaWireWriteWithRetry(wireImpl, address, data, sizeof data);
}

bool MCP23017IoAbstraction::writeToDevice8(uint8_t reg, uint8_t command) {
    uint8_t data[2];
    data[0] = reg;
    data[1] = (uint8_t)command;
    return ioaWireWriteWithRetry(wireImpl, address, data, sizeof data);
}

uint16_t MCP23017IoAbstraction::readFromDevice(uint8_t reg) {
	ioaWireWriteWithRetry(wireImpl, address, &reg, 1, 0, false);

	uint8_t data[2];
	ioaWireRead(wireImpl, address, data, sizeof data);
	// read will get port A first then port B.
	uint8_t portA = data[0];
	uint16_t portB = data[1] << 8U;
	return portA | portB;
}

uint8_t MCP23017IoAbstraction::readFromDevice8(uint8_t reg) {
    ioaWireWriteWithRetry(wireImpl, address, &reg, 1, 0);

	uint8_t buffer[2];
    if(ioaWireRead(wireImpl, address, buffer, 1)){
       return buffer[0];
    }
    return 0;
}

void MCP23017IoAbstraction::attachInterrupt(pinid_t pin, RawIntHandler intHandler, uint8_t mode) {
	// only if there's an interrupt pin set
	if(intPinA == 0xff) return;

	auto  inbuiltIo = internalDigitalIo();
	uint8_t pm = (intMode == ACTIVE_HIGH_OPEN || intMode == ACTIVE_LOW_OPEN) ? INPUT_PULLUP : INPUT;
	uint8_t im = (intMode == ACTIVE_HIGH || intMode == ACTIVE_HIGH_OPEN) ? RISING : FALLING;
	if(intPinB == 0xff) {
        inbuiltIo->pinDirection(intPinA, pm);
        inbuiltIo->attachInterrupt(intPinA, intHandler, im);
	}
	else {
        inbuiltIo->pinDirection(intPinA, pm);
        inbuiltIo->attachInterrupt(intPinA, intHandler, im);
        inbuiltIo->pinDirection(intPinB, pm);
        inbuiltIo->attachInterrupt(intPinB, intHandler, im);
    }

	toggleBitInRegister(GPINTENA_ADDR, pin, true);
	toggleBitInRegister(INTCON_ADDR, pin, mode != CHANGE);
	toggleBitInRegister(DEFVAL_ADDR, pin, mode == FALLING);
}

void MCP23017IoAbstraction::setInvertInputPin(pinid_t pin, bool shouldInvert) {
    toggleBitInRegister(IPOL_ADDR, pin, shouldInvert);
}

IoAbstractionRef ioFrom23017(pinid_t addr, WireType wireImpl) {
	return ioFrom23017IntPerPort(addr, NOT_ENABLED, 0xff, 0xff, wireImpl);
}

IoAbstractionRef ioFrom23017(uint8_t addr, Mcp23xInterruptMode intMode, pinid_t interruptPin, WireType wireImpl) {
	return ioFrom23017IntPerPort(addr, intMode, interruptPin, 0xff, wireImpl);
}

IoAbstractionRef ioFrom23017IntPerPort(pinid_t addr, Mcp23xInterruptMode intMode, pinid_t intPinA, pinid_t intPinB, WireType wireImpl) {
	return new MCP23017IoAbstraction(addr, intMode, intPinA, intPinB, wireImpl);
}

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"South Branch Preserve – South Tract
Mt. Olive, New Jersey
The core of the Preserve was preserved in 2010 through a partnership with The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, The Trust for Public Land, Trout Unlimited, Raritan Headwaters Association, Mount Olive Township, Morris County and New Jersey.
What You'll Find
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey invites you to the south tract of the South Branch Preserve where you will find a haven for avian life and pollinators alike.
The South Tract of the South Branch preserve contains forested wetlands and several small streams that eventually drain into the Raritan River. While visiting it is likely you will encounter some of the residents: Great Blue Herons, Wood turtles, and Red-shouldered hawks.
You will also discover that the varied topography and soil conditions within the South Tract create a mosaic of many small groupings of trees such as oaks, maples, hickories, birches, and elms.
The south section of the South Branch preserve features an information kiosk located at the parking lot. Our red blazed trail begins at the parking lot by ways of an access gate into the deer exclosure fence.
Parking Lot GPS Coordinates: 40°49'58. 40°49'58.6"N 7445'08.4"W
Parking Lot Address: 10 Shop Ln, Flanders, NJ 07836
Implemented a restoration plan to return the property to its natural state;
Removed two detention basins;
Demolished concrete headwalls and a home foundation;
Removed seven stream culverts;
Reconstructed stream beds with rocks and boulders from the site;
Built a deer exclosure fence;
Planted native trees, shrubs and grasses.
Known as the South Section, this 135-acre property had been partially developed for sixteen homes.
The restoration project was undertaken by a unique private/public partnership between The Land Conservancy of New Jersey, the National Forest Foundation, and the El Paso Corporation as part of its philanthropic stewardship program. This innovative project was completed in only four months.
Fourteen vernal pools were created through the removal of the two detention basins which slow the movement of water and provide outstanding new wildlife habitat.
The deer exclosure fence was built around more than 100 acres of the site to restrict deer from over-browsing and provide protection for both new plantings and existing forest resources.
The entire site was seeded with native grasses to hold the soil and allow the more than 1,000 native trees and shrubs planted on the site time to sprout.
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Very exotic... I like it !
Glad you could find something so lovely on a gloomy day. Great catch!
That really is a beautiful reflection!


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#include <aws/networkmanager/model/ListCoreNetworksRequest.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h>
#include <aws/core/http/URI.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSStringStream.h>

#include <utility>

using namespace Aws::NetworkManager::Model;
using namespace Aws::Utils::Json;
using namespace Aws::Utils;
using namespace Aws::Http;

ListCoreNetworksRequest::ListCoreNetworksRequest() :
    m_maxResults(0),
    m_maxResultsHasBeenSet(false),
    m_nextTokenHasBeenSet(false)
{
}

Aws::String ListCoreNetworksRequest::SerializePayload() const
{
  return {};
}

void ListCoreNetworksRequest::AddQueryStringParameters(URI& uri) const
{
    Aws::StringStream ss;
    if(m_maxResultsHasBeenSet)
    {
      ss << m_maxResults;
      uri.AddQueryStringParameter("maxResults", ss.str());
      ss.str("");
    }

    if(m_nextTokenHasBeenSet)
    {
      ss << m_nextToken;
      uri.AddQueryStringParameter("nextToken", ss.str());
      ss.str("");
    }

}


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Home Stepping Out Artscapes Longtime OC Museum of Art CEO Departs
Longtime OC Museum of Art CEO Departs
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Todd DeShields Smith, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), is leaving the Museum to be Executive Director of the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina. Smith previously served in various capacities at museums in North Carolina, South Carolina and North Dakota, among others.
The announcement was made on Friday, July 10, by OCMA Board of Trustees Chair, Craig W. Wells.
Smith joined OCMA as Director and CEO in 2014, when the OC Museum of Art was still located in Newport Beach, where it had been for several decades.
During his six-year tenure, he oversaw major initiatives including the sale of the former OCMA site in Newport Beach, the museum's move to a temporary location in Santa Ana under the refreshed "OCMAEXPAND" branding, the design of its new, award-winning 53,000 sq. ft. building currently under construction at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and the raising of substantial funding for the new OCMA home.
Rendering of Orange County Museum of Art to be built at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
In announcing Smith's departure, Wells said: "Todd has done a wonderful job guiding OCMA through this period of significant change to realize our vision of building a new museum. He leaves behind a strong leadership legacy – establishing OCMA as a major cultural institution dedicated to modern and contemporary art, with a strong focus on living artists of the Pacific Rim region; developing valued community and donor relationships for the museum; and leaving in place a talented and engaged team. The Board thanks Todd for his leadership and wishes him success in his new role."
Said, Smith: "My time with OCMA in Orange County has been a highlight of my career. To be a part of this adventure with completion of the new OCMA Museum within sight is a success in which everyone I have worked with can share, from OCMA's Board of Trustees, donors, volunteers, and especially the talented and hardworking leadership team now in place. I look forward to returning to Segerstrom Center and celebrating the opening of what will be the stunning Thom Mayne-designed Orange County Museum of Art."
The OCMA Board of Trustees has formed a search committee and engaged an executive recruitment firm to conduct the search for the museum's next Director and CEO.
In the interim, Sarah Jesse, currently deputy director of OCMA, will step in as Interim Director and CEO. OCMA Trustee, Annette Wiley, FAIA, Principal/Owner of Wiley Architects, and Chair of the OCMA Building Committee, will continue oversight for construction of the new museum, which broke ground in September of 2019.
About the Orange County Museum of Art
In May 2018, OCMA unveiled the design for the museum's new home at Segerstrom Center for the Arts by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis. The museum broke ground in 2019, with a projected opening in late 2021.
With nearly 25,000 square feet of exhibition galleries, the new 53,000-sq.ft. museum will allow OCMA to organize major special exhibitions alongside spacious installations from its world-traveled collection. It will also feature an additional 10,000 sq. ft. for education programs, performances, and public gatherings.
Rendering of the new OCMA building at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
OCMA has an established reputation as an innovative art museum with a history of actively discovering and engaging with living artists at pivotal points in their careers. The museum has organized and presented critically praised exhibitions that have traveled nationally and internationally.
The museum's collection of more than 4,500 works of art includes important examples of modern and contemporary art and artists inspired by or working in California, including: John Baldessari, Chris Burden, Vija Celmins, Bruce Conner, Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Irwin, Catherine Opie, Charles Ray, and Ed Ruscha.
In recent years the museum has broadened its focus to include artists of the Pacific Rim, transforming its biennial series into the California-Pacific Triennial, the first in the world to examine the totality of contemporary art from Pacific Rim.
In the last five years, OCMA has featured works by artists from 23 Pacific Rim countries, including Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, and Vietnam.
As one of the preeminent visual arts organizations in Orange County, OCMA is committed to making the arts accessible to all and offers a host of programs that engage the community with modern and contemporary art and artists.
Admission to the temporary OCMAEXPAND museum is free. It is located in South Coast Plaza Village. Visit www.ocmaexpand.org for updated hours and COVID-19 restrictions.
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23 Operations a Day Cancelled in 2018 as Hospitals Struggle to Cope
- 20.9 per cent increase on 2017 as total tops 8,000
An average of 23 operations a day were cancelled in the health service last year due to lack of hospital capacity or for non-clinical reasons like a lack of staff or clean equipment, new figures published today reveals.
Data from ISD Scotland shows a 20.9 per cent increase in this type of cancellation compared to 2017, despite fewer scheduled operations and only a 4.2 per cent increase in the total number of cancellations.
In total, 8,311 operations were cancelled because hospitals couldn't cope in 2018.
The figures come as the government missed its target to publish an NHS workforce plan by the end of January
Scottish Labour Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health Monica Lennon said:
"Having an operation cancelled is undoubtedly distressing for people.
"These figures are unacceptable and show the exceptional strain our health service is facing, with more and more surgeries cancelled due to a lack of space or staff."
"The SNP have been in charge of our NHS for over a decade but have failed to ensure it has the right mix of staff to deliver the care patients need."
They promised a workforce plan to try and solve this mess but that's been delayed too."
"Unlike the SNP, Scottish Labour would focus on what our NHS needs and deliver real improvements for patients and staff."


Make sure you've put your device into RCM, and downloaded Hekate (extract its zip file if necessary) before continuing.
Now that the device is in RCM, we will need to send it a payload. The methods are mostly the same, but slightly differs depending on what hardware you have available.
This will not work on every phone!
If your console's screen remains black after you've sent Hekate, it's possible your payload was corrupted, or that your console is patched. If your payload injector program shows that 0 bytes were sent, then it is definitely patched, so you'll be unable to proceed with the rest of the guide.


Life is short.....get the crab legs and the cupcakes!
While I am no food critic, I felt that today's testimonial had to revolve around my pre-birthday dinner, at The Iris Restaurant in Amherst NY. For those of you from the area, this (sadly) not (yet) well known restaurant is located in the Maple Ridge Plaza, near the AMC theater. They feature a very eclectic menu, which we plan on returning to try more of in the future. However, tonight's menu featured one of our favorites - all you can eat crab legs.
They were hot, buttery sweet and cooked to perfection. Paired with a nice Malbec and a background of live music, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. We finished off our meal with a duo of cupcakes. Hubby had the Irish Car Bomb - a chocolate cupcake, made with Guinness and an Irish Whiskey ganache.
Both of them were a YUMMY way to end the meal. From the service to the chefs, the entire experience couldn't have been more pleasant. Sadly, we were one of the few tables there to enjoy the evening. It is a newer restaurant and just hasn't gotten the exposure that it deserves.
After our dinner we moved into their adjoining bar, The Library for an after dinner drink. A cozy little bar, set up to resemble, surprise! - a library. They also feature small, intimate, musical performances and an impressive 20 beers on tap. The restaurant itself is situated in between The Library and The Forum, a performance venue, which features bands and musicians from all musical genres. Even the Iris itself gets into the musical act each Tuesday night, for their featured Jazz night. Word must be getting out, as we attended this 2 weeks ago, and it was standing room only by the end. We were told tonight, that AM Buffalo taped a segment recently, that will air this Wednesday morning. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will do them justice.
Oh, and when it's your birthday, you order dinner and dessert....no questions asked.....Life is too short!
PS. I was able to find this feature on The Library, from an old Gusto article. Looks like we weren't the only ones impressed.
PPS. I could have written a "You can't make this stuff up," about the nasty table of four dining near us (I mean seriously, how demanding can you be?) And how could you possibly have gotten the only cold crab legs, when the rest of us are burning our hands off over here??" But that would have taken up my entire article.
I guess I should have read your testimonial before posting on your wall for your birthday. Oh well.....glad to see that you did do something fun for your birthday anyway. Crab legs are one of my faves....and the cupcakes sound divine! This place sounds like heaven....!
What a great way to kick off your birthday! Happy Birthday!
I was initially concerned that you managed to mingle crab legs and cupcakes (two things I ADORE) but now I'm intrigued and excited to try a new place for dinner!
@ Jackie - Crab legs are at the top of my list of faves....just pizza tonight...siggh :) Messaged you back.
@ Barbara - Yes it was :) Thank you!


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Q: Java: protected methods not accessed in different class of different package when I used extends keyword to achieve multiple inheritance I Have following two classes:
Test.java
package com.test.app;

public class Test {

    public int a=10;
    protected void testFunc() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        System.out.println("Test class--> testFunc");
    }
}

Another One is
Main.java
package com.test.main;
import com.test.app.Test;

public class Main extends Test {

    public static void main(String[] argv) {

        System.out.println("Main Method");

        Main main =new Main();
        main.testFunc(); // No Error

        Test test = new Test();
        test.testFunc(); // Error

    }

}

The method test.testFunc() from the type Test is not visible

A: The Test#testFunc() method is only accessible for sub-classes (like Main) and for classes in the same package (com.test.app).
This is why the statement
main.testFunc();

compiles fine (because Main is a sub-class of Test and it's allowed to call testFunc()).

This statement, however
test.testFunc();

doesn't compile, because the package where the Main class is located is not com.test.app, but com.test.main.
More info:

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*Difference between public, default, protected, and private

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Home » Blog » Posts » Ask the experts » Back to Basics: Which Cleanser is Best for My Skin?
.	 Published on February 8, 2018 .
Want to get skin off to a great start? It's important to choose the right cleanser for your skin type and texture and here, we show you how.
You wouldn't build a house on shoddy foundations and, as with skin, the best place to start is at the beginning. Essential for skin health and wellbeing, a good skincare regimen begins with the right cleanser that is both gentle and thorough enough to be used twice daily.
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Now you've chosen the correct cleanser for your skin type it's important to introduce the concept of double cleansing. Ensuring you get the most out of your Ultraceuticals skincare regimen we recommend using a Micellar Solution first to gently remove build up on skin followed with your preferred cleanser to treat your specific skin type. It's important to note that sensitive skins should use Micellar Solution only.
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