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Media Pro in Paris: Overcoming Your Real Fear of Speaking in Public
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There are so many opportunities today in our working environment when you have to stand up and get your message across. This may be in front of a sales force (often made up of more men than women), at a product presentation directed at sales, at a press conference, or even addressing a community group at a social function. In all cases, speaking in public can be daunting.
I married a Frenchman way back and moved from London to Paris where I worked for a number of years for ABC News. During the '80s, the major television networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, and CNN all had fully staffed bureaus because at that time Americans were interested in news outside of the States. However, news coverage has changed radically with the times. Adapting to the changes, I worked for ITV NEWS full time before becoming their freelance news producer to cover events in France.
Producing television news in Paris, France. Photo courtesy of author
Since then and even now, most American and British correspondents speak little or no French so I've had the pleasure of conducting literally hundreds of interviews for them. My background as a TV news producer and the ability to quickly spot the story, zero in on the message and analyze the situation naturally led me to teach media training. I, therefore, know what I'm looking for and sharing my knowledge with clients is hugely rewarding. These clients have included upper management cadres and ambassadors who generally learn fast.
But even people in the public eye sometimes freeze, or tend to ramble, and when I have my TV Producer hat on, I think to myself, "you need me, you need me" … but obviously I can't say that out loud!
With both English speaking and French clients, I teach in both languages and quite often the media training is preceded by a half-day of presentation skills. Typically, French clients have learned at school to go into the background and only get to the "bottom line" at the bottom line. We have to turn the script around—like a newspaper headline, you need to grab the audience's attention at the beginning. Otherwise, they will fall asleep, chat, start texting, or read a newspaper. Anglo Saxon clients tend to yawn and raise their eyebrows in despair; I've witnessed one or all of these horrors at press conferences.
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Overcoming fear to speak up and out
The challenge is, of course, to take the fear and nervousness out of speaking in public. The more prepared you are, the more relaxed you can become. If a speech is more than 10 minutes long, it is acceptable to look at your notes—use bullet points and underline the messages to be stressed. No audience will retain more than three messages and these need to get across. Ted Talks are really worth watching so see how people from all walks of life can stand up and deliver.
Learning effective ways of public speaking will help give you the confidence to stand up and share your story or make your pitch.
Barbara Gray, Founder of International Media Training in Paris. Photo Courtesy of author
Captivate an audience
Some of the worst things a speaker can do to lose an audience are to speak in a monotone voice, use long rambling sentences, read his/her entire speech from notes and even worse, read what is up on the screen via a PowerPoint presentation. The final mistake is to deliver your message at the end of the speech.
Some speakers flop in front of a large audience simply because they are frightened and cannot relate to the crowd. Their fear of public speaking is not about communicating their product or sharing their story but rather how they feel, think or act when all eyes are on them. If you can't talk with ease, how can you expect them to listen to you? My aim is to teach speakers how to overcome that fear (as best as possible) by understanding it.
Barbara Gray, media coach for International Media Training and television news producer in Paris. © IMT
Sessions can be one-on-one or in groups of up to a maximum of six people. If a company has more staff to train, I bring in fellow journalists or experts and we do separate workshops after the initial theory session. The presentations are filmed and analyzed together, hence the limited numbers. Too many people around the table means they would get bored.
I have worked in this capacity for all sorts of clients, including ministries, embassies, health and welfare companies. Every client has different needs and we ensure that our sessions are tailor-made to fit their specific requirements.
International Media Training logo. © Barbara Gray
Taking on the press
If your presentation is successful and leads to media coverage, dealing with a curious journalist or aggressive media offers other challenges. The best way to handle a press conference is, first of all, to be prepared for any questions outside the box. You know your area of expertise but be aware of what the competition is up to or what is currently happening that may impact your service or the lives or business of your clients.
A 10-15 minute opening statement, which can be memorized, is usually sufficient. It's useful to have another person choosing who can ask questions and telling the audience to identify themselves. A microphone or two if possible ensures everyone hears the question and answer exchange. Journalists or the audience tend to ask questions that were not addressed in your speech or they want to learn more. These exchanges can be both spontaneous and revealing. A good public speaker is prepared for both.
Some questions to ask yourself:
Do you realize how important preparation is prior to speaking?
Does the idea of standing up in public to make a speech freak you out?
Do you know how best to overcome fear?
Do you know what to drink before making a speech?
Do you understand that the way you present is as important as the content?
Do you know how to handle a press conference?
Do you know how many messages the audience will retain?
Do you know how to ensure that the audience will be convinced of your sincerity?
If you don't, take a deep breathe and relax; becoming a better public speaker can be learned.
Public Speaking Masterclass with International Media Training Coach Barbara Gray
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Learn how to be a confident public speaker!
Join Barbara Gray, an experienced TV producer and top-notch international media coach to CEOs, diplomats, and community spokespersons, for a 2-hour Public Speaking Masterclass, and learn how to speak confidently to business and community leaders, attract new clients, face the media, or any audience! This tailor-made, interactive workshop for INSPIRELLE readers and the Paris community will teach you valuable skills to help you overcome your fears and communicate effectively.
Cost: 80€ per person
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British television news producer Barbara Gray moved to Paris over thirty years ago to start her family in France with her French husband. She joined the ABC News staff to cover important news breaking stories, and has interviewed hundreds of celebrities and CEO's, politicians and activists as well as royalty and ordinary people with extraordinary stories. In the 90's, Barbara was asked if she knew how to train people to face the media and speak to a wider public. International Media Training was born in 2002. Today, she divides her busy schedule between freelance producing for ITN News and teaching public speaking skills and crisis communication in both English and French.
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Ancient green ironwood forest - "Treasure" in Deo Gia
(BGO) - For hundreds of years, the Cao Lan ethnic minority group in Deo Gia village, Deo Gia commune, Luc Ngan district (Bac Giang province) has considered the Tho forest, which is home to dozens of old green ironwood trees a "treasure" of the homeland. They together protect and preserve the rare green ironwood forest, making it a cultural beauty of the Cao Lan ethnic people.
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Taking us along the path under the canopy of old green ironwood trees, Chung Van Thao (75 years old, a reputable person in Deo Gia village) said: "Since I was at an early age, I have seen this ancient green ironwood forest. The Tho forest, thanks to its beautiful location and feng shui, has been chosen by the elderly to be a place of worship of the gods, Tho Cong (Land Guardian) and family ancestors. Over many generations, the forest has become sacred and been strictly protected by villagers. No one is allowed to take timber from the forest for house construction. Thanks to that, the forest is getting greener and the green ironwood trees are as big as today."
The place where the Cao Lan people in Deo Gia village organize traditional worshipping ceremonies.
The forest has an area of about 2 hectares. This is a quite typical natural forest of Northeast Vietnam. Vines grow interlaced on large woody trunks. They wrap around the big trunks and rise up. Shrubs and vegetation cover the whole path.
Along the way, we see dozens of ancient green ironwood trees. Some are so large that two adults cannot hug, with a height of 25-30 m. In addition to green ironwood, there are a number of other species of big trees such as sen, tau and de (chestnut)...
Deo Gia village is located in a remote area of Luc Ngan district. Currently it has more than 300 households with more than 1,200 people. The Cao Lan ethnic minorities here attach much importance to the worship of the Gods and Tho Cong in this sacred forest.
Every year, there are three important worshipping ceremonies held here, namely the spring opening ceremony on the second day of the first lunar month, the New Year celebration on the second day of the second lunar month and the rain praying ceremony on the second day of the sixth lunar month.
All the three ceremonies have a general rule: on the worshipping day, each family must contribute some hundreds of grams of boiled pork or chicken and half a liter of white wine to the village. Each family sends a representative to the sacred forest of the village to worship. When going, each person bring a bowl and a pair of chopsticks.
The place of worship is the center of the sacred forest. Under relatively flat forest canopy, with shrubs cleaned, the shaman also wears costumes of the Cao Lan ethnic people. There are up to 23 trays of offerings and each includes one boiled chicken, one bowl of rice and a cup of wine. After worshiping, people in the village will gather to enjoy the offerings under the sacred forest canopy.
An ancient green ironwood tree in the Tho forest.
"On major ceremonies, the Cao Lan ethnic people go to this sacred forest to worship Tho Cong (Land Guardian), the Gods, and ancestors of families who have lived in Deo Gia village for many generations. They pray for favorable weather, good harvests, wealthy and happy people, and peace, as well as together commemorate the merits of the ancestors who had reclaimed and founded the village," said Tong Van Viet, Secretary of the Party cell of Deo Gia village.
The Tho natural forest with the green ironwood in Deo Gia village is considered as one of the very few natural forests with rare and valuable ancient green ironwood population, currently remaining in the mountainous areas of Bac Giang in particular and Northern Vietnam in general.
With the people of Deo Gia village, the Tho forest with rare and valuable ancient ironwood trees has become sacred and a pride. It is not only a beauty in terms of natural scenery, but also a cultural beauty of the Cao Lan people here.
Unique ceremonies to worship God of the Forest and God of the Sea
While many spring festivals across the country have changed amid the rapid development of society, some traditional customs which have a strong attachment to nature and people's production activities have been kept intact and well-preserved, including the ceremonies to worship the God of the Forest and Whale (God of the Sea).
Millennial ironwood tree – treasure of Yen The forest
(BGO) – The ancient giant green ironwood tree on Lim hill, Xuan Lung village, Xuan Luong commune, Yen The district (Bac Giang province) is nearly 50 meters high with the big diameter that is fully held by 6 to 7 adults. According to the local elders and scientific researcher, it is thousand years old.
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Planting large-timber forests towards sustainable development
(BGO) - In order to increase people's income and protect the ecological environment, the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) is working with the Forest Protection Department of Bac Giang province to implement the project "Building the models of planting intensive large-timber forests and transforming small-timber trading forests into large-timber ones". The project has initially brought about positive results.
Vietnam to boost tourism development in protective forests
Developing tourism and services in protective and special-use forests in parallel with conservation will become a key part of the national economy in the future, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.
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Q: onclick event in a for loop certain amount of times I thought that this onClick event in a For loop would help me but when I tried it, it still didn't work.
I am making a simple Battleship game, and while I'm trying to have the user click on only 4 squares to place on ship, the loop keeps going and doesn't stop after 4 tries. I have my onclick even handler in a for loop, but after 4 tries it doesn't stop. I've tried adding a count variable after the end, and even tried adding a break statement but can't get it to work.
Here's my code:
    function placeShips() {
        var playerTable = document.getElementById("mainPlayer");
        var playerCells = playerTable.getElementsByTagName("td");
        var count = 1;

        alert("Please place the first ship. Click on 4 squares.");
        while (count <= 4) {
            for (i = 0; i < playerCells.length; i++) {
                playerCells[i].onclick = placeBattleship;
            }
            count++;
        }
    }

The placeBattleship function contains the code to change the grid square to a background color of red to mark it. My problem is that once the user clicks 4 squares, you can keep going and click on more and more. I can't get the above for loop that calls the placeBattleship function to stop after the user clicks on 4 squares. I've tried putting it in a while loop, and even the solution in the above link, as well as moving the assignment of count, but can't get it to stop after x amount of times (in this case, 4).
Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong, or a better way to do it?

A: Wouldn't you consider to use jQuery?
Look your function much shorter:
function placeShips() {
    $("td:lt(4)").click(placeBattleship);
}

You can testify on the code below:

      1.1	2.1

      1.2	2.2

      1.3	2.3

...or on my Plunker: https://plnkr.co/edit/yNZw6ZhkNfA9E0NdQg7V

A: You should separate priorities in your logic  and removeEventListener when counter hits 4 , hopefully this helps you :
//defined outside the function
var counter = 0;
playerCells.addEventListener("click" , placeShips );

Then
 function placeShips() {
    if(counter <= 4){
      //Move ship
      placeBattleship();

//add to counter

       counter++

}else{

//Remove click event if counter reaches 4 .

playerCells.removeEventListener("click" , doSomethingElse)

}

}

A: You question needs a bit clarification. To my current understanding, you need to move the checking of count to placeBattleship.
What you are doing is binding click to same tds 4 times, not limiting the number of event triggering to 4 times.
// pseudo code
var count = 4; // this is global
var currentCount = 0;

initFunc() {
  // bind click events ONCE
}

startPlacing() {
  // accept user click and place ship
  // set currentCount to zero
}

placeShip() {
  // the callback of user `click`
  // check for currentCount == count then move on (no more placement)
  // increase currentCount by 1
  // place ship
}

Note that after an event is triggered, the listener will not be removed. Until you removeEventListener() from it, it will always be listening.

A: So, now we have a solution that stop for 4th click on the squares:
function placeBattleship() {
  var $shipDisplay = $("#shipDisplay");
  var counter = $shipDisplay.data("counter");
  if(counter++ < 4) {
    $(this).css("background-color", "red");
    $shipDisplay.data("counter", counter);
  }

}
function placeShips() {
    $("td").click(placeBattleship);
}
$(document).ready(function(){
  placeShips();
});

I use a div with id shipDisplay to store a data-attribute for count the clicks.
Look at the plunker: http://plnkr.co/edit/PEba15PSLv2LK6qjY7AD?p=preview

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Commenced by Balletto di Roma in 2016, the Reveals project brings dance to museums and exhibition spaces with a view to giving life to new choreographies inspired by historic places and works of art.
Transforming existing historic and artistic perimeters into new moments of creativity, dance is the protagonist of reciprocal exchanges between art, culture and architecture.
Each Reveals event is a new creative step in an ongoing choreographic project, which adapts to the various spaces and contexts in which works of art and movement fuse antiquity and modernity to inspire the contemporary experience.
The Balletto di Roma Reveals project commenced with an event – BdR Reveals #1 – held on 19 February 2016 in which dancers from Balletto di Roma worked under the guidance of Fabio Novembrini and Roberta Racis on the creation of choreographic actions inspired by the beauty of Punta della Dogana, Venice. The aim of the Reveals project is to bring dance to new, unexpected cultural spaces and artistic contexts.
The second event in the Balletto di Roma Reveals project, BdR Reveals #2, was held on 6 January 2017. On the invitation of Museum Centre of Lazio, eight dancers from Balletto di Roma worked under the direction of Roberto Casarotto on the creation of new site-specific choreographies inspired by the ancient sculptures and archeological fragments housed in the National Museum of Archeology, Civitavecchia.
A third event in the Balletto di Roma Reveals project, BdR Reveals #3, took place on 28 May 2017 in the Paolina Hall of Castel Sant'Angelo, as a double performance (at 11 am and 12 pm). This time the stage has become a representative hall of the Roman sixteenth century, a context in which the pictorial splendor has dialogue with the essence of contemporary choreography.


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Medúlla – album muzyczny islandzkiej piosenkarki Björk, wydany w sierpniu 2004 przez wytwórnię One Little Indian.

Płyta zawiera 14 utworów, 15 w wersji japońskiej. Na płycie tej artystka i inni śpiewają prawie wyłącznie a cappella, prawie zupełnie bez żadnych instrumentów, oprócz fortepianu użytego podczas "Ancestors" i gongu użytego podczas "Pleasure is All Mine". Nawet ta atmosferyczna "mgła", którą jest "Desired Constellation", została skonstruowana samplingiem głosu Björk, śpiewającej I'm not sure what to do with it w piosence "Hidden Place" z jej poprzedniego albumu Vespertine.

Tekst utworu "Sonnets/Unrealities XI" jest adaptacją wiersza amerykańskiego poety E.E. Cummingsa.

Utwory
 Pleasure Is All Mine – 3:26
 Show Me Forgiveness – 1:23
 Where Is the Line – 4:41
 Vökuró – 3:14
 Öll Birtan – 1:52
 Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right) – 3:57
 Submarine – 3:13
 Desired Constellation – 4:55
 Oceania – 3:24
 Sonnets/Unrealities XI – 1:59
 Ancestors – 4:08
 Mouth's Cradle – 4:00
 Miðvikudags – 1:24
 Triumph of a Heart – 4:04
 Komið (dodatkowy utwór na płycie wydanej w Japonii, dostępny poprzez iTunes) – 2:02

Single
 "Oceania" (skomponowany na otwarcie XVIII Igrzysk Olimpijskich w Atenach)
 "Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left, Carry My Pain on the Right)"
 "Triumph of a Heart"
 "Where Is the Line"
 "Desired Constellation"

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne

Albumy Björk
Albumy muzyczne wydane w roku 2004
Albumy Elektra Records
Albumy One Little Indian Records
Albumy Polydor Records
Albumy wyprodukowane przez Marka Bella
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In 1948, Porsche started building sports cars. Not just ordinary sports cars though. Porsche is more than just a vehicle too: it's an expression of freedom and unique attitude towards life.
The Porsche 911 is a two-door, 2+2 high performance sports car which started production in 1963. It has a rear-mounted six cylinder boxer engine to drive all its power. It was also a natural evolution of the swing axle on the Porsche 356.
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Taschen has had its way with me again. This time it's Paris: Portrait of a City, a voluptuous oversized volume of photographs of the city of my dreams, a visual feast covering 150 years of Parisian history and culture that put me in a prolonged trance-like state. Glancing at my notebook afterwards, I saw that I had jotted down notes about so many events, artists, writers, photographers, entertainers and architecture that I had almost re-created the index -- that's how rich this book is.
We see a photograph of Toulouse-Lautrec surrounded by a grouping of his paintings and a naked prostitute in the bordello he frequented; Brassai's portrait of a beautiful young Salvardor Dali in his studio; Man Ray's group portrait of the "Bureau for Surrealist Research;" another Brassai of Pablo Picasso in his studio seated next to a huge pagoda-like potbellied stove; and Edward Steichen's portraits of Rodin and Matisse with their work.
Toulouse-Lautrec in the bordello he frequented in Rue des Moulins, shown with his paintings of its "residents", 1894. © Bibliothèque nationale de France.
We see an 1855 photograph of construction on the Louvre Palace, on the order of Napoleon III who decided to connect it to the Tuileries Palace making it the largest palace in the world. A 1942 image shows empty frames hanging in the museum, artists' names and titles chalked on the wall behind them, their contents having been removed and stored in a secret location when war was declared.
A four-page fold out shows the successive stages of construction of the Eiffel Tower; while the endpapers show a more modern view of the tower, Frank Horvat's 1974 Shoe and Eiffel Tower, the tower itself dwarfed by a woman's ankles and shoes. There is an eerie black and white photo of Hitler posing in front of the tower during the German occupation. More upbeat images show a woman hanging precariously on the edge of the tower, skirt flared out in the wind, while another captures the tower in silhouette against fireworks during the 1989 Bicentennial of the Revolution.
There is Nadar's first aerial photo of Paris taken from a balloon, the first ever photo taken with a Kodak/Eastman camera, Lee Miller's Paris in the Snow, Cartier-Bresson's Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, and Rene Jacques' The Tarring Machine with its ghost-like image of Notre Dame in the background framed between two lamp posts.
Coco Chanel, Kiki de Montparnasse, Josephine Baker, Brigitte Bardot, Collette, Bijou, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sarah Bernhardt, Simone de Beauvoir, Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Jean Renoir, Balzac, Orson Welles, Sartre, Yves St. Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld are all represented. We see the Moulin Rouge, Cafe Les Deux Magots, dirigibles, balloons, expositions, revolutions, occupations, celebrations and much much more.
The actress La Pradvina, Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, 1911. Photographie JH Lartigue © Ministère de la Culture-France/AAJHL.
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When we made our Wooden Crate Hot Wheels Parking Garage last month, the family member that loved it the most was Janie! She is 14 months old, and the crate is the perfect size for her. She loves taking the cars out and putting them back in, but she's not coordinated enough to do it without damaging the mailing tubes (she just bangs the car until she gets it in). She is still putting things in her mouth so Hot Wheels are not a very safe toy for her anyway. I decided to move the Hot Wheels crate out of her reach for now and to make another crate for her with larger openings for stuffed animals or other toys.
It's pretty adorable as a stuffed animal tower! We will definitely use this in Janie's room for years to come, even when she is past the toddler "load up the compartments" stage. And actually, Jonathan and Owen have been doing a lot of pretend play with this crate too. It's fun to pretend the sections are caves for the animals.
Janie enjoys putting her Fisher Price Little People in the compartments, and I think ping pong balls would also be interesting for toddlers to play with. Older kids can display a collection… SO many possibilities!
A wooden crate – I bought ours at Michael's.
Cardboard mailing tubes – I used tubes that I found at Michael's in the gift wrap/mailing supplies aisle. They are 3.9 inches by 6.2 inches.
Step 1: Sand your crate well to get rid of splinters and rough edges. Also, be sure to look over the crate carefully when purchasing. I had to reject a lot of crates that had broken pieces or splintery spots.
I left the Hot Wheels crate unfinished, and that looks really great for cars. But this time I felt like doing something different! We found wood stain at Home Depot in several colors. I didn't know that it came in any color other than brown! The boys helped me pick this fun turquoise. They also had a cream color and a nice navy blue, and possibly other colors that I am forgetting. It was in the paint aisle.
Wood stain is oil-based, so I bought a cheap foam brush and threw it away at the end of the project. The stain will not wash off with water.
If you haven't worked with stain before, you need to know that in order for the wood grain to show through (which is what makes stain pretty in my opinion) you'll need to paint it on and then rub the excess off with a clean cloth. I used an old t-shirt.
The can said it would dry in one hour, but with our crazy high humidity from all the rain we've had, it took more like 6 hours.
Step 3: Complete the finish with a layer of polyurethane. I used a Minwax polyurethane spray.
Step 4: Glue your tubes. I used 11 mailing tubes from Michael's. After going to two different stores, I was only able to find 10 in the brown color, so I had to use one white one.
The mailing tubes came with a plastic cap on each end. I left the caps on the back of the tubes so that toys can't fall through the back. There is only an inch or two of space behind the tubes.
Then just add some toys and a cute child!
P.S. This post is my first "little sister" project, but of course either boys or girls would enjoy this!
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Thanks so much for sharing this – we love this idea and are planning on making one for our nursery!
This is such an adorable idea – and I love that it will get the stuffed animals contained into one spot!
Instead of buying mailing tubes, I would use large soft drink cups. We always have some of those laying around! Cute idea! Thanks!
Yes, PVC would definitely hold up better and would be very cost effective too. I was worried about the weight of the overall crate if I used PVC pipe. I wasn't sure if my younger kids would be able to move it around themselves, and I knew they would want to!
Love this project and want to make something similar for my daughter – along the lines of a vet clinic/hospital. I had to laugh at your warning for those of us with OCD tendencies! ! Thanks!
It is such a great idea. It was a great surprise to see the stuff animals that you have used for this craft. Where can you find these type of toys. I've been searching for some but I have not found them. Would you please tell me where can I get some of those?


Your shed, if it's anything like mine, is probably crammed with bits of string and twine, old labels waiting to be reused and gloves with holes in them waiting to be mended. To me, it's not clutter – it's just that, like most gardeners, I hate to waste anything.
This is particularly true of seeds. Most of us, I suspect, have a collection of half-used packets of seeds lurking in a drawer. An examination of my own seed box turned up seven courgette seeds from last year; an open packet of rocket seeds, date unknown; an unused pack of sunflowers from 2008; and an envelope full of godetia seeds, carefully collected two autumns ago and then forgotten about.
The question of how long seeds stay viable is much discussed among gardeners. Seed companies tend to put very specific 'use by' dates on their packets, but they have a vested interest in getting us to buy fresh seeds every year. Yet experience shows that, stored properly, some open packets of seeds can last a surprisingly long time. The trick is to keep them somewhere cool and dark in a sealed container. The salad compartment of your fridge is ideal, in a Tupperware box or a sealable plastic bag so they won't be exposed to moisture.
When it comes to flower seeds, the rule of thumb is that annuals will last one to three years, and perennials two to four years. Some plants, however, such as delphiniums, hellebores and salvias really do need to be sown fresh; if they're more than a year old they're unlikely to germinate.
Nasturtiums, on the other hand, will last for around seven years, while sweet peas, sunflowers and morning glory should be good for around five years if stored correctly.
And vegetable seeds? Onion, parsley and parsnip seeds are only viable for a year, while beans, lettuces, leeks, celery, corn, peppers, carrots and peas will still germinate after two to three years. Beet, brassica, chard and radish seeds are still usable after three to five years, and cucumber and tomato seeds will last for five years or more.
There's no doubt you'll get the highest germination rate from really fresh seeds. But if you do have any old packets lying about, why not do a test pot? Sow half a dozen seeds in a small pot on a sunny windowsill and see if they germinate. You may be pleasantly surprised.


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Eyigor, Radcliffe pick up weekly honors from CollegeSwimming.com
SOMERS, Wis. – Salisbury University swim team members Okan Eyigor and Victoria Radcliffe were recognized by CollegeSwimming.com as the Capital Athletic Conference swimmers of the week for their performances against Catholic University of America in the season opener.
Eyigor won the 100-meter backstroke (1:04.31), 200-meter backstroke (2:15.58), and the 100-meter butterfly (1:00.21) to lead the men's team to its first victory of the season. In all three events, Eyigor got out to an early lead and never looked back to capture his first three wins of the season.
In the Catholic meet, Radcliffe won in the 200-meter freestyle (2:13.79), 200-meter breaststroke (2:52.59), and the 200-meter individual medley (2:33.09). Much like Eyigor, Radcliffe won all of the races in convincing fashion as she led the women's team to victory.
Both Eyigor and Radcliffe will return to the pool on Friday, November 6 when the Gulls travel to Penn State University-Altoona for a 5 p.m., meet.


Bought from original owner who says he bought it from a dealer who had returned from a trade fair in 1973. It has been pointed out that the serial number dates to May 1975 and the pots are dated 1974.
Older pots are not uncommon in vintage Gretsch guitars.


In general, bankruptcy proceedings usually function as a mechanism for liquidating or rescuing distressed companies, and protecting creditors' rights. However, in post-Soviet Russia, bankruptcy proceedings have often served as a mechanism to enable hostile takeovers, or as a means of attacking a rival company (see entry on reiderstvo in this volume). The manipulation of bankruptcy proceedings is known as zakaznoe bankrotstvto, which literally means 'bankruptcy to order': zakaznoe is the adjectival form of the noun zakaz, which means an order, contract or commission. Zakaznoe bankrotstvto is made possible through the exploitation of legal weaknesses and informal networks. One expert noted in 2004 that, '[b]ankruptcies 'to order' have become a major business, often combining strategies for exploiting weaknesses in the law with political intervention and outright corruption' (Tompson 2004: 1).
The practice became widespread in the late 1990s and was closely linked to the Federal law 'On insolvency (bankruptcy)' of 1998 (henceforth 'the bankruptcy law'). The number of bankruptcy cases soared after the 1998 law came into force, rising from 4,200 in January 1998, to 15,200 in January 2000, and 52,500 in January 2002 (Simachev 2003). According to the Federal Service for Financial Rehabilitation (FSFO), which had been responsible for supervising bankruptcy proceedings, in approximately 30 per cent of cases creditors were more interested in bringing about a change of ownership in a particular company than in recovering the debt (Golovachev 2001).
One of the most high profile cases of zakaznoe bankrotstvto was that of Chernogorneft, a subsidiary of the oil company Sidanko, which was artificially bankrupted in 1999 by Tyumen Oil Company (TNK), another major Russian oil company at the time. TNK acquired debts from Chernogorneft's creditors, and instigated bankruptcy proceedings to obtain control over the company. BP Amoco (which had paid $571 million USD for a 10 per cent share of Sidanko in 1997) along with other foreign shareholders found themselves squeezed out, and accused TNK of intimidating judges and journalists to pull off the successful raid (The Economist 1999).
The main reason the 1998 version of the bankruptcy law triggered the practice of zakaznoe bankrotstvo is that it set a very low threshold for filing a bankruptcy suit. For example, a bankruptcy proceeding could be initiated against a company if the outstanding debts exceeded an amount 500 times the minimum wage (i.e. a relatively small sum in the context of corporate finance), and if the company failed to meet payment obligations within three months of the due date. In addition to overdue debts, bankruptcy proceedings could be started on the basis of tax arrears or unpaid utility bills. The 1998 law was intended to rectify the defects of the 1992 law, which allowed debtor companies to continue accumulating debts and unpaid bills. However, the 1998 law set the threshold so low that not only truly insolvent companies but also those capable of servicing debts were forced into bankruptcy (Volkov 2004, Tavernise 2000).
Another weakness of the 1998 bankruptcy law was that it granted court-appointed (temporary and external) administrators considerable power over bankruptcy proceedings. Once bankruptcy proceedings were started, a temporary administrator took charge of the debtor company. The creditors who had filed the application for the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings often influenced temporary administrator appointments, effectively installing someone to serve their own interests rather than the interests of the company subject to the bankruptcy proceedings. For example, in the aforementioned Chernogorneft case, the administrator was allegedly allied to TNK (Economist 1999). The temporary administrator had the authority to grant or withhold approval for many of the transactions carried out by incumbent managers, including disposal of assets or taking out of loans. They also had the power to control creditors' registers, which enabled them to exclude or undervalue the claims of some legitimate but 'undesirable' creditors, and to inflate the claims of others. In addition, the temporary administrator was responsible for organising the first creditors' meeting where it was decided whether to appoint an external administrator, or whether company liquidation and asset disposal should be initiated immediately. If the decision favoured external administration, then the external administrator candidate would be decided at this meeting (Oda 2001, Tompson 2004, Volkov 2004). The external administrator, who was given substantial authority, would then take over the management of the entire bankruptcy process, with the director of the debtor company removed from post and the power of the incumbent manager terminated. The external administrator had the power to make changes to the company's management, to dispose of company assets, and to take control of the debtor company's financial flow (Volkov 2004).
When launching a hostile takeover or an attack against a bankrupt debtor, the key to success was obtaining as much debt as possible as a creditor and then appointing 'one's own' (svoi) person as bankruptcy administrator. Through this bankruptcy administrator, a creditor could control the entire procedure. If a creditor could manage to appoint a closely connected administrator, bankruptcy was a cheaper and sometimes more reliable means of company takeover than obtaining shares in that company (Bashkinskas 2000, Afanasiev 1998). For this practice to succeed, the initiating party was required to coordinate and mobilise an informal network of various actors such as external administrators, courts, the regional governor, the regional representative of the FSFO, law enforcement agencies, etc. (Novaya gazeta 2000). Also, some alliance was required between the court-appointed bankruptcy administrator and the judges, as well as some political intervention for its enforcement. The cooperation of - or at least non-interference from - regional authorities was important in bankruptcy proceedings, since arbitration courts were often dependent on the regional authorities.
The 1998 bankruptcy law was amended in 2002 in an attempt to bring to an end the excesses of zakaznoe bankrotstvo. The amendment raised the threshold to initiate bankruptcy and made it more difficult for creditors to apply for bankruptcy proceedings. Moreover, the powers granted to bankruptcy administrators, which had been seriously abused through the practice of zakaznoe bankrotstvo, were also substantially curbed. For example, the administrator's power to dispose of debtors' assets was brought under the strict control of the creditors' meeting (Oda 2007). Following the 2002 amendment, the previously typical phenomenon of using or 'ordering' a particular administrator in launching zakaznoe bankrotsvo became less common (Iukhnin 2006).
Although the practice of zakaznoe bankrotsvo has decreased following the 2002 amendment of the bankruptcy law, it has not been eliminated altogether. For example, the tactic was used in the mid- to late-2000s to bring about the de facto privatisation of state-owned vodka producers. One example concerns the vodka factory Yarich, which in 2006 (when it was owned by the federal state alcohol holding company Rosspirtprom) took out a ten million rouble bank loan, with its property as the guarantee. The debt was purchased by the trading house SDS-Alko in April 2009, which then demanded its repayment. When Yarich was unable to repay, SDS-Alko took out a court action for the bankruptcy of Yarich. A few months later a new company began operating at the Yarich site, owned by SDS-Alko. The case was described by national newspaper Vedomosti as 'a clear example of how bankruptcy is becoming an instrument of privatisation' (Bailey 2016 (forthcoming)).
In terms of linguistic usage, it seems that the term zakaznoe bankrotstvo has become less common since the early 2000s. This may be partly due to the practice itself becoming less widespread since the bankruptcy law was tightened up in 2002, but also due to the term reiderstvo gaining wider currency from this time (Sagova 2012 , Sakwa 2011). Reiderstvo is a broader concept than zakaznoe bankrotstvo, with its meaning encompassing a range of informal tactics used to execute hostile takeovers. Zakaznoe bankrotstvo is one of those tactics, but others can include the use of contacts in the judiciary, in state agencies (who can, for example, impose fines or revoke licences), and even physical force and violence.
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Volkov, A., Gurova T., and Titov. V. 1999. 'Sanitary i marodery', Ekspert, 1 March.
Volkov, A., and Sivakov, D. 1999.
'Tekhnologiia absoliutnoi vlasti', Ekspert, 21 June.
↑ Tompson, W. 2004. 'Reforming Russian Bankruptcy Law', Briefing Note, Royal Institute of International Affairs, August.
↑ Simachev, Iu. 'Institut nesostoiatel'nosti:osnovnye tendenntsii v primenenii i slozhivshaiasia "struktura sprosa"- vzgliad ekonomista', in Razvitie sprosa na pravovoe regulirovanie korporativnogo upravleniia v chastnom sektore, Moscow: Moskovskii obschestvennyi nauchnyi fond, 2003.
↑ Golovachev, V. 2001. 'Interview with T. Treifilova', Trud-7, 23-29 August, http://bankr.ru/doc/75.
↑ The Economist. 1999. 'Rules of War', 4 December.
↑ Volkov, V. 2004. 'The Selective Use of State Capacity in Russia's Economy: Property disputes and enterprise takeovers', in J. Kornai, B. Rothstein, and S. Rose-Ackerman (eds), Creating Social Trust in Post-Socialist Transition, New York: Palgrave.
↑ Tavernise, S. 2000. 'Using Bankruptcy as a Takeover Tool', New York Times, 7 October.
↑ Oda, H. 2001. Russian Commercial Law, Hague: Kluwer.
↑ Bashkinskas, V. 2000. 'Bespredel bespredela', Ekonomika i zhizn', 9 December.
↑ Afanasiev, V. 1998. 'Beskonfliktnyi zakhvat', Ekspert, 21 December.
↑ Novaya gazeta. 2000. 'Zakaznoe "bankrotstvo"', No. 66, 11 September.
↑ Oda, H. 2007. Russian Commercial Law, Second Revised Edition, Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff.
↑ Iukhin, A. 2006. `Tipologiia "zakaznykh bankrotsv"', Imushchestvennye otnosheniia v Rossiiskoi Federatsii, N1(52).
↑ Sagova, A. 2012. 'Genezis reiderstva kak sotsial'no-pravavogo iavlneniia', Biznes v zakone, N1.
↑ Sakwa, R. 2011. 'Raiding in Russia', Russian Analytical Digest, No. 105.
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Summer will be here before you know it and that means it's time to start thinking about hitting our national parks. There nothing like a weekend of exploring the most beautiful landscapes our country has to offer. From Glacier to the Grand Canyon, we're rounding up our five favorite national park lodges to book for your next adventure.
Yellowstone was the world's very first national park and it's home to one of the most popular attractions: Old Faithful. With over 1,000,000 eruptions on record, Old Faithful has people flocking daily to catch the geyser spewing boiling water over 100-feet into the air. To truly take in the history and grandeur of the site, a stay at Old Faithful Inn is a must. Built from local trees in 1904, it is the largest log structure in the world. For a traditional rustic cabin experience, book the Old House, which features exposed log walls. There are no televisions, radios, or air conditioning in these rooms so you'll truly be roughing it — exactly how a stay at Yellowstone should be.
Established in 1913, Glacier Park Lodge was the first hotel to be built along the Great Northern Railway. Nothing says rustic mountain getaway like a log cabin and Glacier Park Lodge's impressive two story lobby made of Douglas fir logs will leave you in awe. Entire trees were used as the support columns for the space. Unlike other log structures, the bark of the trees was left in tact, giving the space a more woodsy feel. A massive stone fireplace at one end of the room is the perfect spot for relaxing in the evening with a book and a glass of whiskey.
Imagine the ideal mountain lodge and The Majestic checks every box: lots of stone, high ceilings, a fireplace so big you could walk into it, a dining hall fit for a Nordic king. And that's just the public spaces. Private rooms feature exposed ceiling beams, four-poster beds, and wood burning fireplaces. There's a reason the word "majestic" is in the name. Classic masculine style abounds, from leather club chairs to the rough stone walls, this hotel is ideal for relaxing with cigars and bourbon while you recount your park adventures with fellow guests.
Exposed log beams, moose and buffalo heads on the walls, and a fire roaring in the stone fireplace — at first glance, El Tovar Hotel seems like a standard rustic hunting lodge. But look closer and you'll see touches of art deco elegance throughout, reflecting the long history of this impressive retreat. Ceiling lights in the Frank Lloyd Wright-style give the space classic charm while bathrooms in the suites feature original penny-tile floors. Situated on the rim of the Grand Canyon, the El Tovar Hotel offers everything you could want: beautiful vistas, close proximity to the canyon, a masculine space to relax in at the end of the day, and the high-end style of an exclusive resort.
Few places can match the beauty of Crater Lake. The crystal-clear blue water is mesmerizing and hard to pull yourself away from, which is why Crater Lake Lodge is the perfect spot to stay for your next visit. Located right on the edge of the lake, the hotel was built in 1915 and still maintains its Great Gatsby-esque style. Beautifully detailed wooden supports and exposed ceiling beams are paired with art deco light pendants for a high-end feel while the stone fireplace and exposed stone walls give the space a rustic mountain vibe. The best part about Crater Lake Lodge is the view. Grab a drink from the bar and head out to the terrace to relax in a rocking chair and try to spot The Old Man of the Lake.


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Emergency Physicians - Various Locations
Fraser Health Authority
Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
Emergency Physicians
The Fraser Health Authority (FHA), British Columbia's largest and fastest growing health region located in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, is seeking energetic and dedicated Emergency Physicians. The FHA serves in excess of 2 million people through 12 hospitals which include both primary care community hospitals as well as UBC affiliated tertiary referral settings.
We currently have opportunities for Emergency Physicians at the following sites:
Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre is a 272 bed, University of BC affiliated hospital offering medical, surgical, obstetrics, inpatient pediatrics, renal, cardiology and tertiary palliative care, helipad, as well as 24/7 emergency services with 79,289 visits annually.
Burnaby Hospital is a 279 bed hospital offering medical, surgical, tertiary palliative care, psychiatry, as well as 24/7 emergency services with 82,789 visits annually.
Delta Hospital is a 58-bed community hospital offering medical, surgical daycare, outpatient chronic disease management clinics, extended care unit, palliative care as well as 24/7 emergency services with 32,973 visits annually.
Eagle Ridge Hospital is a 154-beds hospital in Port Moody, BC, offering medical, surgical, regional rehabilitation, cardiac and diabetes outpatient programs, as well as 24/7 Emergency services with 51,237 visits annually.
Langley Memorial Hospital is a community hospital with 192 acute beds offering medical, surgical, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, critical care, ambulatory care as well as 24/7 emergency services with 47,640 visits annually.
Ridge Meadows Hospital has 157 acute care beds including 20 psychiatric beds and 10 convalescent beds. In addition, Ridge Meadows has 10 hospice beds and 148 residential care beds. Services offered: medical, surgery, ambulatory care procedures, 24/7 emergency services with 39,947 visits annually.
Royal Columbian Hospital is a provincial referral hospital (tertiary/trauma care centre) located in New Westminster, BC, with 422 acute beds that is a University of BC Affiliated teaching hospital that offers medical, surgical, advanced diagnostics & imaging, critical care, inpatient pediatrics, levels 1 & 3 obstetrics, outpatient clinics, level 2 & 3 neonatology, cardiac surgery, neurosciences, and tertiary programs as well as 24/7 emergency services with 75,986 visits annually.
The Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment is a multi-year, multi-phase project to increase the hospital's capacity, beds and services. Phase one is underway and includes multiple projects, many which prepare the hospital's infrastructure for future expansion as well as a new 75-bed mental health and substance use wellness centre with more outpatient clinics by late 2019/early 2020. Phase two, if approved by government, proposes to add an acute care tower with more beds for intensive care, cardiac intensive care, obstetrics and medicine/surgical and a new larger emergency by late 2022. Phase three proposes to upgrade existing buildings to support areas in the Health Care Centre, such as the laboratory and pharmacy, by 2025.
The successful candidate must be a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) certified in Emergency Medicine, or with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP-EM) Emergency trained and certified or ABEM certified. The successful applicant must be eligible for full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC.
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To apply, email your CV to: physicianrecruitment@fraserhealth.ca.
For more information, visit http://medicalstaff.fraserhealth.ca/.
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity please connect with Sandy Ahluwalia sandy.ahluwalia@fraserhealth.ca


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Occoquan District > In the News > Ambulances 'diverted' from Sentara hospital | News | princewilliamtimes.com
Ambulances 'diverted' from Sentara hospital | News | princewilliamtimes.com
In the News, Home, Public Safety, COVID19, Public Health
Local ambulances were bypassing Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge Monday afternoon due to capacity issues. But officials said the move was not directly the result of an increased number of COVID-19 patients but rather "an influx of various emergencies.
"Prince William County's emergency operations staff issued a message to the local fire and rescue departments Monday announcing a "full diversion" of patients from Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge beginning at 1:30 p.m. due to "diminished capacity," with the status to be re-evaluated every two hours, according to the announcement, which was obtained by the Prince William Times.
Assistant Fire Chief Matt Smolsky confirmed later Monday that the Sentara Emergency Department requested the diversion status but said COVID-19 was not directly to blame.
"It was not due to COVID patients but rather to an influx of various emergencies," Smolsky said in an email. "It is not uncommon for an area hospital to request diversion or reroute status. If a patient was in serious condition, and Sentara was the closest appropriate facility, we could still transport to their [emergency department]," he added. "Other patients are being transported to other area medical facilities for now."
The hospital's emergency department status "is currently being monitored" by Prince William County fire and rescue system staff, and patient transport considerations will be updated based on the department's status, Smolsky said.
In an emailed statement, Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center official Helen Linton said the hospital's capacity level "ebbs and flows hour to hour" with ongoing discharges and admissions.
Linton's statement, however, did not address questions about the number of patients currently being treated at the hospital for COVID-19-like illnesses or whether the hospital is nearing its capacity.
"We follow appropriate transmission-based precautions and protocols for our patients, their care, and the safety of the community – especially if patients are identified with contact, droplet, and/or airborne infection conditions," Linton's statement said.
An average of about 34% of all the hospital beds in Prince William County were occupied with patients being treated for COVID-19 symptoms between the week of Dec. 4-10, according to hospital-level data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the first time last week…
Read Full Story: Ambulances 'diverted' from Sentara hospital – but not because of COVID-19, officials say | News | princewilliamtimes.com


As a registered Cambridge Assessment and Edexcel centre, CCS offers the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) programme for Years 10 and 11. Upon the completion of the two-year programme, students will sit their IGCSE examinations in their chosen subjects. These are externally assessed by examiners in the UK and globally recognised by academic institutions worldwide. On completion of their IGCSEs, graduating students will progress onto the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
IGCSE students are required to take the following compulsory subjects: English Language, International Mathematics and Science. Students are also required to choose from a range of additional subjects including; Geography, Business Studies, History, PE, Computer Science, Art & Design, Drama, Music, Design & Technology, Indonesian and Drama. Students will also study a Language other than English. This will be one of either French, Spanish or Indonesian. CCS prides itself on offering flexible learning pathways for all academic needs.
The IGCSE programme is made up of classes from Year 10 to Year 11. We have two classes per year level. The maximum class size for this year level is 25 students; however, many of the class sizes are much smaller as they are optional subjects. Students learn through a stimulating, inquiry-based curriculum across content areas. Core subjects, such as English, Science and Maths, are usually split into 3 groups; sometimes these classes are ability based and in others are mixed ability, which again means that class sizes rarely get above 15 students.
Students in the IGCSE programme start school at 8:15am and end at 3:15pm. The day begins in their Pastoral Care (PC) class, which functions like an advisory classroom. Students have six 55-minute classes each day. They have a snack break at 10:30am and lunch at 12:45pm.
As well as their academic responsibilities, IGCSE students also have opportunities for greater responsibility in the school. Each PC classroom has a representative in the Student Council. IGCSE students are also able to take on more student council positions, such as secretary or treasurer. Students also participate in Gotong Royong initiatives. Gotong Royong, which is our weekly lesson focused on service-learning and community connection, is led by passionate and enthusiastic students, facilitated by teachers. Students can also join a variety of extracurriculars, including Model United Nations (MUN), South East Asia Mathematics Competition (SEAMC) and the incredibly exciting and prestigious Duke of Edinburgh's International Award.
IGCSE students receive instruction in each subject from a teacher who is an expert in their content area. We continue to follow the inquiry-model established in the Primary School, putting students at the center of their learning.
Inquiry looks different in the IGCSE programme. In the Primary School, the Unit of Inquiry integrates all of the subjects. In IGCSE, each subject area creates its own units of work based around the Cambridge Assessment or Edexcel syllabus. Each unit has an essential question(s); with teacher support, students research questions, apply knowledge, make conclusions and reflect on their learning.
Summative assessment will generally take the form of tests or tasks that are completed towards the end of a unit, or as part of an extended task that meets the coursework requirements of individual IGCSE subjects. These are marked against the IGCSE grading scale which runs from A* through to G (A* – C are considered good passes).
Upon the completion of the two-year programme, students will sit their IGCSE examinations in their chosen subjects. These are externally assessed by examiners in the UK and globally recognised by academic institutions worldwide.
Both oral and written reports are provided to parents of CCS students. Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences are held in Term 1 and Student-Led Conferences take place early in Term 4 for Year 10, whilst students in Year 11 will have the opportunity to showcase their IGCSE coursework projects at the end of Term 2. Parents have full access to our virtual learning platform (Managebac) to look at feedback given by teachers on assignments, while full written reports are sent home at the conclusion of Terms 2 and 4. Parents are also invited to make an appointment at any time throughout the year if they wish to discuss their child's attainment and progress.
Students studying Art, Music, Drama and Design & Technology will have the opportunity to showcase their talents on various occasions throughout the two-year programme. IGCSE students undertaking coursework will also have the opportunity to showcase their amazing work to parents when it is nearing completion at the end of semester 1 in Year 11.
In the 1st semester, a large number of students are involved in our Secondary production. Actors, backstage crew, lighting and sound technicians, set and costume designers, and more, work for months to stage a fantastic show for the entire school community. This is one of the highlights of the year!
In Term 3, we celebrate the unique Balinese festival of Nyepi. During the year, we also celebrate other cultural festivals, such as Chinese New Year and Idul Fitri.
Here at CCS, we aim to offer a comprehensive and varied IGCSE programme taught by highly-experienced international teachers.
Our IGCSE Handbook [DOWNLOAD] gives an overview of the programme at CCS and introduces you to the options available here.


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Juliette Kinzie and Chicago before the Fire: A Virtual Conversation
Ann Durkin Keating and Brad Hunt
Watch the recording of this program.
In The World of Juliette Kinzie, Ann Durkin Keating brings to life one of Chicago's forgotten female founders: Juliette Kinzie. Keating traces the story of Kinzie, who defied gender expectations to become a prolific writer of Chicago history, including two book-length histories of the city, two novels, and an immense body of letters.
In this virtual conversation, Keating will talk with the Newberry's Brad Hunt (Vice President for Research and Academic Programs) about how her book offers a new perspective on Chicago's past while providing a fitting tribute to one of the first women historians in the United States.
One of the foremost experts on nineteenth-century Chicago, Ann Durkin Keating is Dr. C. Frederick Toenniges Professor of History at North Central College. She is co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Chicago (University of Chicago Press, 2004), a print and online project. In addition to a number of other books, she is the author of Rising Up From Indian Country: The Battle of Fort Dearborn and the Birth of Chicago (Chicago, 2012), which explores the foundation myths and early history of Chicago. Keating served as the first newsletter editor of the Urban History Association (from 1989 to 1997) and its president in 2002, and she is a co-convener of the Urban History Seminar at the Chicago History Museum.
This event is co-sponsored by the Chicago Collections Consortium.
This virtual program is free and open to all.
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                            client.upload(f);

I alway get this error: java.io.FileNotFoundException. Do you know why?
UPDATE!
Since API 23 the permissions must be checked by the activity! This solved my problem:
Exception 'open failed: EACCES (Permission denied)' on Android


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Q: Google Login: Getting User information with play services I am working on an android game where I have to get the users gmail address for the back-end.  I am using the game helper class that google provides and am using the google play API and well as the plus api.  Until recently I have used
Plus.AccountApi.getAccountName(_gameHelper.getApiClient());
In order to get the address, but the this code is depreciated so I can not user it on certain devices.
I have tried getting the information from the information from onActivityResult from the login but the Intent returns as null.  Not only that but to access that information from the Intent I require the google sign in API which will not function with the play API.  I would appreciate any help or suggestions on this matter.  Thank You very much in advance.

A: Add Google Sign-In to Your Android App
Configure Google Sign-In:
// Configure sign-in to request the user's ID, email address, and basic profile. ID and
// basic profile are included in DEFAULT_SIGN_IN.
GoogleSignInOptions gso = new GoogleSignInOptions.Builder(GoogleSignInOptions.DEFAULT_SIGN_IN)
    .requestEmail()
    .build();

// Build a GoogleApiClient with access to GoogleSignIn.API and the options above.
mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)
    .enableAutoManage(this, this)
    .addApi(Auth.GOOGLE_SIGN_IN_API, gso)
    .build();

Then, when the sign-in button is clicked, start the sign-in intent:
Intent signInIntent = Auth.GoogleSignInApi.getSignInIntent(mGoogleApiClient);
startActivityForResult(signInIntent, RC_SIGN_IN);

The user is prompted to select a Google account to sign in with. If you requested scopes beyond profile, email, and openid, the user is also prompted to grant access to the requested resources.
Finally, handle the activity result:
@Override public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

    // Result returned from launching the Intent from
    //   GoogleSignInApi.getSignInIntent(...);
    if (requestCode == RC_SIGN_IN) {
        GoogleSignInResult result = Auth.GoogleSignInApi.getSignInResultFromIntent(data);
        if (result.isSuccess()) {
            GoogleSignInAccount acct = result.getSignInAccount();
            // Get account information
            mFullName = acct.getDisplayName();
            mEmail = acct.getEmail();
        }
    }
}

See: https://developers.google.com/identity/sign-in/android/

A: This is how you do it in Kotlin in the current version:
Games.getPlayersClient(requireContext(), GoogleSignIn.getLastSignedInAccount(requireContext())!!)
            .currentPlayer
            .addOnSuccessListener { player ->

            }


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Mydlarska, Anna
Anna Mydlarska is a filmmaker, archivist, translator, and academic teacher. From the beginning of the 1980s she cooperated with "Solidarity": she was Lech Wales's interpreter during the interviews with foreign journalists. She was also the worker of the National Commission of Solidarity and Solidarity's Bulletin in Gdansk, where she regularly translated foreign press articles. Apart from that, she translated illegal foreign literature for the underground publications.
She has been the head of the Department of Film Documentation in European Solidarity Centre (ECS) in Gdansk since the institution's creation in 2008. She has been overlooking the content and organisation of "Mediateka": a media library which archives original video and voice recordings from the 1970s and 1980s. Mydlarska also leads ECS's Film Notations, which is her authorial project, based on the interviews with Solidarity's activists and leaders of political and cultural opposition.
Her life mission is to preserve the memory of the democratic movement and the people of political and cultural opposition in socialist Poland. She acts as a film director, producer and screenwriter – not only in the project of Notations, but also in numerous documentary films. In 1996 she was awarded the so-called "Polish Pulitzer" (the Main Award of Polish Journalist Association) for her documentary "The Dawn of Emigration – Conversations in Paris" (pl. "Zmierzch emigracji – rozmowy paryskie"). In 2006 she received the "Merited for Polish Culture" medal.
She is a wife of Jacek Mydlarski, a painter associated with Polish cultural opposition scene of 1980s.
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2. You can have a funeral at home, in the garden.
5. By law you're not required to use a coffin and there are certain crematoria that will now permit cremation on a board with a shroud/suitable bag/covering.


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Although the lawsuit mentions a demand of over $75,000, the actual amount Iglesias believes he was short-changed could be in the millions, according to a recording business source familiar with Iglesias' download numbers.
The singer, and new dad of twins with galpal Anna Kournikova, signed with Universal in 1999 and started making albums – some in Spanish for Universal and some in English for its Interscope Records division — until he moved to Sony in 2015.
But while music for most of time at Universal involved DVDs and physical recordings, streaming became a thing toward the tail end of his contract.
With that kind of buzz, according to the lawsuit, the accounting Universal has been providing the 42-year-old performer don't add up.


Shrove Tuesday is a reminder that Christians are entering a season of penance and was originally a solemn day. But over the centuries, in anticipation of the Lenten fast that would begin the next day, Shrove Tuesday took on a festive nature. That is why Shrove Tuesday is also known as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
Saint Andrew's will host a pancake supper and cake auction, beginning at 6:0o p.m. The cake auction proceeds go to support our outreach organizations. Please join us in the parish hall!


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First mixed trap medal falls to U.S. shooters Bernau and Burrows
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Maddie Brenau celebrates after hitting the final shot to clinch bronze in the Olympic mixed team trap event on Saturday.
By: Beau Dure
Maddy Bernau hit the winning shot in a shoot-off with Slovakia to give the U.S. the bronze medal in the first Olympic mixed team trap competition.
Bernau and Brian Burrows jumped out to an early 18-17 lead after 20 shots. Bernau missed three of her next five to open the door for Slovakia.
The Slovakian team gave up the upper hand when Zuzana Stefecekova, the gold medalist in the individual event, missed three of her last five to give Slovakia a final score of 42 out of 50. That gave Bernau a shot to clinch, which she missed.
But Bernau immediately composed herself, and when Stefecekova missed again in the shoot-off, Bernau took advantage of her second shot and whirled around with an excited smile.
Burrows, who was 12th in the men's trap event, hit 23 of 25 targets in the final. Bernau hit 19.
Bernau, a young competitor at age 23, placed seventh in the women's individual event, just missing the six-person final. Fellow U.S. shooter Kayle Browning took second in that event, but she and Derrick Mein struggled to a 13th-place finish in qualifying.
In the gold medal match, Spain and San Marino each shot lower scores than the final competitors, with Spain winning 41-40. Alessandra Perilli, who won the first medal ever for the tiny country of San Marino in women's trap, won San Marino's first silver alongside Gian Berti.
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I recently received a frantic message from a Facebook friend regarding what color to paint her front door.
She wanted her front door to "pop." She gave me two paint options: cobalt blue or canary yellow. The "body" color of her home is a brownish taupe, with a light tan trim. To me, the blue or yellow were not a perfect match with the home's existing colors.
I'm not a designer who works for a certain type of client who has a particular type of style. I'm a designer who works for all sorts of people with all sorts of styles. Because of this, I have to be accepting and understanding of what people want and need. I have to be able to dissect their style and then make it happen for them, no matter my own personal style.
Typically, when choosing a front door color, it is as simple as knowing the roof color, shutter color, body of house color, brick or stone color, and window color. Ideally, the door and the shutters will be the same color or at least work well with its surrounding material. This was always the general rule, at least until the early 1900s when Florence Nightingale Graham and her partner, Elizabeth Hubbard, opened up a cosmetic shop on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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I'm not a history buff, but being a lifelong fan and student of interior design, I specifically remember in the 1980s when it seemed like everyone wanted a red door. I'm certain there were other periods in history when red doors on homes were popular, but I specifically remember the trend being brought back in a big way in the '80s, and quite honestly, it has never gone away.
Yes, it's true, the color options for front doors have broadened. Doors today are being painted every shade and hue on the Pantone color chart. We typically live in a neighborhood where homes look very similar to one another. Nevertheless, we want our home to stand out. Whatever our situation, we want our home to be remembered, which is why we do things like paint our door a different color – and this is totally OK!
My frantic Facebook friend painted her door the canary yellow and sent me a photo. She stated that she did not love the canary yellow, and I was opposed to it as well. So she painted the door the cobalt blue, which I felt from the beginning was the better option of the two.
Painting a door is such an easy process and can be changed without much trouble. Even though I would have chosen a more conservative color for her front door, as I do most all front doors, I think it is more important for people to live out their wishes. If the friend would have come to me stating that she was going to paint the entire trim of her home cobalt blue, I would have put my foot down and been more stern in my opinion about keeping the trim simple and understated. But because the front door is such an easy change, I say follow your heart. If it is the perfect color, you will love it without conditions. If you are having second thoughts, there is probably a reason for it and we will need to talk more seriously about your decision.


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Neuropsychopharmacology. 2014 Jun;39(7):1763-76. doi: 10.1038/npp.2014.24. Epub 2014 Jan 30.
Zhong P1, Wang W1, Pan B1, Liu X1, Zhang Z2, Long JZ3, Zhang HT4, Cravatt BF3, Liu QS1.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
1] Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA  Department of Geriatrics, Qi-Lu Hospital of Shandong University, Key Laboratory of Proteomics of Shandong Province, Shandong, China.
The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemical Physiology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Selective MAGL inhibitor JZL184 rescued CUS-induced deficit in DSI in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. (a) CUS significantly decreased the decay time constant (τ) (n=10–11, p<0.01) and magnitude (p<0.001) of DSI, which was induced by 5-s depolarization from −60 to 0 mV. Sample traces of IPSCs are superimposed on the top. The solid lines are single exponential fitting curves of the decay of DSI. (b) Bath application of the CB1 receptor agonist WIN55212–2 (5 μM) induced similar depression of IPSCs in CA1 pyramidal neurons in hippocampal slices prepared from control and CUS-exposed mice (n=9–9; p>0.05). (c) Representative western blots (bottom) and summarized data (top) showed that CUS did not significantly alter protein levels of CB1 receptor (CB1R) in the hippocampus (p>0.05; n=5 animals each group). Immunoreactivity was normalized to GAPDH and presented as percentage of time-matched control mice. (d) CUS decreased the tissue content of 2-AG in the hippocampus (n=6 mice each group; *p<0.05). (e) Bath application of JZL184 (1 μM) potentiated DSI in control and CUS-exposed mice. DSI in these two groups was not significantly different in the presence of JZL184 (n=7–8, p>0.05).
CUS altered mTOR signaling in the hippocampus. (a) Representative western blots and (b) summarized data showed that CUS significantly decreased p-mTOR (S2448), p-p70S6K (T389), and p-rpS6 (S235/236) in the hippocampus (**p<0.01, #p<0.001; n=5 animals each group). Immunoreactivity was normalized to GAPDH and presented as percentage of time-matched control mice.
Chronic JZL184 treatment blocked CUS-induced depressive-like behaviors. (a) Timeline of the CUS exposure, drug treatment, and behavioral tests. (b) Neither CUS nor chronic JZL184 (JZL) treatment affected the total distance traveled (p>0.05) and on time in center (p>0.05) during the first 5-min test session in the OPT. (c) CUS decreased the sucrose preference in the SPT (#p<0.001; Tukey's post hoc test), JZL184 treatment restored CUS-induced reduction of the sucrose preference (#p<0.001), and the effects of JZL184 were blocked by the CB1 antagonist rimonabant (RIM) (**p<0.01). (d) CUS increased the latency to feed in the novel environment in the NSF test (**p<0.01); JZL184 treatment decreased the latency to feed (*p<0.05), which was blocked by rimonabant (**p<0.01). (e) CUS significantly increased the immobility time in the FST (#p<0.001); JZL184 treatment increased the immobility time in CUS-exposed mice (#p<0.001) but not in control mice. The effects of JZL184 was blocked by rimonabant (**p<0.01). n=11–12 animals each group. OPT, open field test; SPT, sucrose-preference test; NSF, novelty-suppressed feeding; FST, forced swim test; Novelty, novel environment.
CUS and chronic JZL184 treatments altered mTOR and ERK signaling in the hippocampus. (a) Representative western blots for p-mTOR (S2448), p-P70s6k (T389), p-rpS6 (S235/236), total mTOR, p-ERK1/2 (T202/204), and total ERK1/2 from the same groups of mice shown in . (b–e) Summarized data showed that CUS significantly decreased p-mTOR (b), p-p70S6K (c), p-rpS6 (d), and p-ERK1/2 (e) in the hippocampus, and these decreases were reversed by JZL184 treatments. CB1 receptor antagonist rimonabant blocked the effects of JZL184 treatments. The p values for Tukey's post hoc test results are shown on the top (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, #p<0.001; n=6 animals each group). Immunoreactivity was normalized to GAPDH and presented as the percentage of the control group with vehicle treatment.
Subchronic JZL184 treatment did not alter anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors induced by CUS. (a) Timeline for CUS exposure, JZL184 treatment, and behavioral tests. (b) Neither CUS nor acute JZL184 treatment affected the total distance traveled (p>0.05) and the time in center (p>0.05) during the first 5-min test session in the OPT. (c–e) CUS significantly changed the sucrose preference (#p<0.001) in the SPT (c), the latency to feed in the novel environment (**p<0.01) in the NSF test (d), and the immobility time (#p<0.001) in the FST (e). However, subchronic JZL184 treatment did not reverse these CUS-induced behavioral alterations. Neither CUS nor JZL184 treatment affected the latency to feed in the home cage in the NSF test (d) (p>0.05, n=8 animals each group).
AAV2-Cre-GFP-mediated deletion of mTOR in the hippocampus. (a) X-gal staining of hippocampus following intra-hippocampus microinjections of AAV2-Cre-GFP. AAV2-mediated Cre recombinase expression was labeled by LacZ (blue) when injected into Rosa26 reporter mice in the hippocampus. Scale bar: 0.5 mm. (b, c) Immunofluorescence staining for Neuronal Nuclei (NeuN; neuronal marker) and AAV2-Cre-GFP (green) in the hippocampus. Representative images (b) and summarized data (c) showed that AAV2-Cre-GFP infected ∼80% of all hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons in both control and mTORf/f mice (n=3 animals each group). Scale bar: 50 μm. (d and e) Representative (d) and summarized data (e) of western blots showed that intra-hippocampal microinjection of AAV2-Cre-GFP significantly decreased protein levels of mTOR, p-p70S6K (T389), and p-rpS6 (S235/236) in the hippocampus (#p<0.001; n=6 animals each group). Immunoreactivity was normalized to GAPDH and presented as the percentage of that of the control mice.
Hippocampus-specific deletion of mTOR produced anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors. (a) Timeline for the AAV mciroinjection and behavioral tests. (b) Hippocampus-specific mTOR deletion did not affect the total distance traveled (p>0.05) and the time in center (p>0.05) in the OPT. (c–e) Hippocampus-specific mTOR deletion significantly decreased the sucrose preference in SPT test (*p<0.05) (c), increased the latency to feed in the novel environment in NSF test (*p<0.05) (d), and the immobility time in FST test (*p<0.05) (e) but did not alter the latency to feed in the home cage in NSF test (p>0.05) (d). n=9–11 animals each group. AAV, AAV2-Cre-GFP or AAV2-GFP.
Chronic JZL184 treatments did not affect anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors induced by mTOR deletion in the hippocampus. (a) Timeline for the AAV microinjection, drug treatment, and behavioral tests. (b–d) Hippocampus-specific deletion of mTOR significantly altered the sucrose preference (#p<0.001) in the SPT (b), the latency to feed in the novel environment (**p<0.01) in the NSF test (c), and the immobility time (**p<0.01) in the FST (d). However, chronic JZL184 treatments did not reverse these mTOR deletion-induced behavioral alterations (p>0.05). Neither mTOR deletion nor JZL184 treatment affected the latency to feed in the home cage in the NSF test (c) (p>0.05). n=9–10 mice per group. AAV, AAV2-Cre-GFP.


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An Amazing Trevor Zegras Goal The Sabres Want To Forget [WATCH]
Clay Moden Published: December 8, 2021
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This could be the one goal that the Buffalo Sabres will be thinking about for the rest of the season. Too bad it was a goal against them.
Like many of the games the Buffalo Sabres have played at home this year, there were not many fans in attendance to witness the fourth loss in a row for the Sabres. They dropped this one 2-0. But those that were in attendance at Key Bank Center to see the goal Sonny Milano scored. But it is the pass from Trevor Zegras that really tells the story of the night.
It has been a tough week for sports fans in Buffalo. After the Buffalo Bills loss to the New England Patriots this past Monday, this loss for the Sabres is a tough one to swallow. The Sabres have now dropped four games in a row. Buffalo hasn't won a game since beating the Montreal Canadiens November 26th and up next for the Sabres is a home game on Friday night against the New York Rangers.
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Alibaba's first internet car to hit the road in August
by Ke Jin
"Find me a cafe," Jack Ma told the RX5 SUV.
The vehicle, prompted by voice commands, drove to its destination.
This was the scene at Alibaba's launch of the new smart vehicle RX5 SUV on Wednesday in the southern Chinese city Hangzhou.
Picture from Huxiu.com
Ma called it a new milestone, to create the first mass-produced internet car in China.
Back in 2015, Alibaba and SAIC Motor Corporation, China's largest automaker, established a fund of RMB one billion (USD 150 million) for building an "internet car" under their strategic partnership – SAIC to do manufacturing, and Alibaba to support in technology.
A hybrid electric version of RX5 will later be introduced, before the pure-electric version comes out, according to NetEase this April.
Mounted on Alibaba's YunOS system, the smart car is connected to an Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem to provide customized user experiences. YunOS for Cars is a comprehensive operating system developed specifically for smart cars, aiming to make the interaction between the driver and the car more efficient.
YunOS for Cars allows RX5 to not only inform drivers of the state of car's components, such as the tire pressure, but also to make it work like a smartphone that creates reminders, calculates an optimal route from A to B, and reserves and pays for a parking space via Alipay. Yet as a wholesome operating system, YunOS for Car does not require a smartphone to work, because everything is run on the cloud.
Each driver of RX5 has a unique ID. Using driver-input data such as music, restaurants, or other driver destinations, the data is used to recommend customized user experiences for the driver. In addition, it can learn from driver's history routes and driving habits, and suggest new routes if the road ahead is blocked – or even if a traffic jam is expected. The SUV also supports 360-degree cameras and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
"Cars in the future will be more like our friend rather than a tool," said Ma. He said that as many cutting-edge technologies have been built into it, 80% of the functions of cars in the future may have little to do with transportation per se, similar to how people nowadays use smartphones more for taking photos and surfing the internet than making phone calls.
What is more, Ma believes that clean energy vehicles will become the mainstream, and that autonomous driving will become a must-have built-in technology for all cars. However, considering the current situation of transport in China, Alibaba is not considering working on driverless cars, as they may have a long way to go before they are popular, said Zhang Yong, CEO of Alibaba.
RX5 became available for pre-order on Tmall yesterday, and is priced between RMB 99,800 and RMB 186,800. Deliveries are available in August.
(Top photo from Baidu Images)
Tags: alibaba, China, electric vehicle, Internet car, RX5, SAIC Motor, smart car
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