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Agile-Lean Ireland Ltd. Security and Privacy Statement and Cookies information
Agile-Lean Ireland is always striving to improve our relationship with our clients and prospective clients so if you have any concerns regarding the following topics:
– Receiving any unsolicited marketing material or calls.
– Difficulties unsubscribing to any of our websites or newsletters.
– Concerns or dissatisfaction while interacting with any member of staff or service we provide.
Please complete our Contact Feedback Form and a member of our senior management team will respond to your request as soon as possible.
We participate in and comply with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , The Data Protection Acts 1988 & 2003 ("The Acts") and Statutory Instrument Number 336 of 2011 European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 ("SI 336/2011")
Agile-Lean Ireland websites and domains, including service third party suppliers, and any other webpages, subdomains, country level domain variants that link or refer to this Privacy Policy (collectively, our "Site"), all of the services available on or through the Sites or otherwise provided by us (including our application programming interfaces)
If you have any questions or concerns at any time or request to remove your data from our system , please do not hesitate to contact us at the address above or by contacting us at events@agileleanireland.org.
1. Users.
Through the Services, Agile-Lean Ireland provides Event Management, Advertising and sponsorship services. We refer to Sponsors , Advertisers , Organisers, Attendees and other visitors and browsers of the Services collectively as "Users" or "you."
2. Our Privacy Statement.
2.1 Application.
This Privacy Policy sets forth our policy with respect to information that can be associated with or which relates to a person and/or could be used to identify a person ("Personal Data") that is collected from Users on or through the Services. "Non-Personal Data" as used in this Privacy Policy is therefore any information that does not relate to a person and/or cannot be used to identify a person. We take the privacy of your Personal Data seriously. Because of that, we have created this Privacy Policy. Please read this Privacy Policy as it includes important information regarding your Personal Data and other information.
When you interact with the Services, we may also collect Non-Personal Data. The limitations and requirements in this Privacy Policy on our collection, use, disclosure, transfer and storage/retention of Personal Data do not apply to Non-Personal Data.
3. Personal Data That We Collect.
When you use or interact with us through the Services, we may collect Personal Data, as further described below:
3.1 All Users.
Information you provide to us: For all Users we collect Personal Data when you voluntarily provide such information to the Services, such as when you register for access to the Services, contact us with inquiries, respond to one of our surveys or browse or use certain parts of the Services. The Personal Data we may collect includes without limitation your name, address, email address and other information that enables Users to be personally identified.
Information we automatically collect: We also automatically collect certain technical data that is sent to us from the computer, mobile device and/or browser through which you access the Services ("Automatic Data"). Automatic Data, includes without limitation, a unique identifier associated with your access device and/or browser (including, for example, your Internet Protocol (IP) address) characteristics about your access device and/or browser, statistics on your activities on the Services, information about how you came to the Services and data collected through Cookies, Pixel Tags, Local Shared Objects, Web Storage and other similar technologies.
When you register for the Services or otherwise submit Personal Data to us, we may associate other Non-Personal Data (including Non-Personal Data we collect from third parties) with your Personal Data. At such instance, we will treat any such combined data as Personal Data until such time as it can no longer be associated with you or used to identify you.
3.2 Organisers.
As an Event Organiser we will collect additional Personal Data from you.
Information you provide to us: In some cases, we may collect your credit card information (e.g., your credit card number and expiration date, billing address, etc.), some of which may constitute Personal Data, to secure certain payments. In addition, if you use our payment processing services, we will collect financial information from you (e.g., your bank account information or an address to send checks) as necessary to facilitate payments and information required for tax purposes (e.g., your taxpayer identification number).
Information we obtain from other sources: We may also collect or receive Personal Data from third party sources, such as third party websites, your bank, our payment processing partners and credit reporting agencies.
3.3 Attendees.
As an Attendee we will collect additional Personal Data from you.
Information you provide to us: If you register for a paid event, we will collect financial information from you (e.g., your credit card number and expiration date, billing address, etc.) some of which may constitute Personal Data. In addition, Organisers can set up event registration pages to collect virtually any information from Attendees in connection with registration for an Organiser's event listed on the Services. If an Attendee voluntarily provides that information in connection with registration for an event or otherwise, it will be available to us and will be held by us in accordance with this Privacy Policy. In addition, such information will be delivered to the Organiser of the applicable event in accordance with "How We Disclose and Transfer Your Personal Data: Organisers" below.
Information we obtain from other sources: We may also collect or receive Personal Data from third party sources, such as Organisers, other Attendees, social media or other third party integrations, your credit card issuing bank, our payment processing partners or other third parties.
4. How We Use Your Personal Data.
We collect and use the Personal Data we collect in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. We may use the Personal Data as follows:
4.1 Specific Reason.
If you provide Personal Data for a certain purpose, we may use the Personal Data in connection with the purpose for which it was provided. For instance, if you contact us by e-mail, we will use the Personal Data you provide to answer your question or resolve your problem and will respond to the email address from which the contact came.
4.2 Access and Use.
If you provide Personal Data in order to obtain access to or use of the Services or any functionality thereof, we will use your Personal Data to provide you with access to or use of the Services or functionality and to monitor your use of such Services or functionality. For instance, if you supply Personal Data relating to your identity or qualifications to use certain portions of the Services, we will use that information to make a decision as to granting you access to use such Services and to monitor your ongoing qualification to use such Services.
4.3 Internal Business Purposes.
We may use your Personal Data for internal business purposes, including without limitation, to help us improve the content and functionality of the Services, to better understand our Users, to improve the Services, to protect against, identify or address wrongdoing, to enforce our Terms of Service, to manage your account and provide you with customer service, and to generally manage the Services and our business.
4.4 Marketing.
Where it is in accordance with your marketing preferences, Agile-Lean Ireland, Sponsors and Media Partners may use your Personal Data to contact you in the future for our marketing and advertising purposes, including without limitation, to inform you about services or events we believe might be of interest to you, to develop promotional or marketing materials and provide those materials to you, and to display content and advertising on or off the Services that we believe might be of interest to you. In particular, Organisers should note that we may use information we receive or collect regarding Attendees (including without limitation via an Organiser's event registration page) in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, including in the manner set forth above.
4.5 Sponsors/Media Partners Emails.
We allow Sponsors/Media Partners to use our email tools to contact Attendees for their current and past events, so you may receive emails from our system that originate with such Sponsors/Media Partners If you have registered for an event on the Services, your email is available to that Sponsors/Media Partners. However, Sponsors/Media Partners may also import the emails they have from external sources and send communications through the Services to those emails and we will deliver those communications to those emails. See "Opt Out from Electronic Communications" below on how to opt out of these communications.
4.6 Other Purposes.
If we intend to use any Personal Data in any manner that is not consistent with this Privacy Policy, you will be informed of such anticipated use prior to or at the time the Personal Data is collected or we will obtain your consent subsequent to such collection but prior to such use.
5. How We Disclose And Transfer Your Personal Data.
5.1 No Sale.
We are not in the business of selling your Personal Data. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you. Therefore, we will not sell your Personal Data to third parties, including third party advertisers. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may disclose, transfer or share your Personal Data with certain third parties without further notice to you, as set forth below.
5.2 Business Transfers.
As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganisation, dissolution or similar event, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets. You acknowledge and agree that any successor to or acquirer of Agile-Lean Ireland (or its assets) will continue to have the right to use your Personal Data and other information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
5.3 Parent Companies, Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
We may also share your Personal Data with our parent companies, subsidiaries and/or affiliates for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy. Our parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates will be bound to maintain that Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
5.4 Agents, Consultants and Service Providers.
We may share your Personal Data with our contractors and service providers who process Personal Data on behalf of Agile-Lean Ireland to perform certain business-related functions. These companies include our marketing agencies, database service providers, backup and disaster recovery service providers, email service providers and others. When we engage another company to perform such functions, we may provide them with information, including Personal Data, in connection with their performance of such functions.
5.5 Events Sponsors/Media Partners
Where relevant we disclose to the sponsors of the event you attend your name, job title and the organisation you work with, we will also share your email address and contact details with the sponsors of the event you are attending so that the sponsor may send you marketing communications regarding its own goods and/or services. .
5.6 Facebook and Other Third Party Connections.
You can connect your Agile-Lean Ireland account to your accounts on third party services like Facebook, in which case we may collect, use, disclose, transfer and store/retain information relating to your account with such third party services in accordance with this Privacy Policy. For example, if you connect with Facebook, we store your Facebook id, first name, last name, email, location, friends list and profile picture and use them to connect with your Facebook account to provide certain functionality on the Services, like recommending events that your Facebook friends are interested in and sharing the events you are interested in, or attending, with certain groups of people like your Facebook friends.
5.7 Legal Requirements.
We may disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law in order to (for example) respond to a subpoena or request from law enforcement, a court or a government agency (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements), or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect or defend our rights, interests or property or that of third parties, (c) prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services, (d) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Users of the Services or the public, or (e) protect against legal liability.
6. How We Store Your Personal Data.
We may store Personal Data itself or such information may be stored by third parties to whom we have transferred it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We take what we believe to be reasonable steps to protect the Personal Data collected via the Services from loss, misuse, unauthorized use, access, inadvertent disclosure, alteration and destruction. However, no network, server, database or Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us electronically. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data.
7. How You Can Access, Update, Correct or Delete Your Personal Data.
You can request access to some of your Personal Data being stored by us. You can also ask us to correct, update or delete any inaccurate Personal Data that we process about them.
Both registered and unregistered Users may also exercise these rights by contacting us directly by email at events@agileleanireland.org and we will consider and respond to all requests in accordance with applicable law.
8. How Long We Retain Your Personal Data.
We may retain your Personal Data as long as you are registered to use the Services. You may close your account by contacting us. However, we may retain Personal Data for an additional period as is permitted or required under applicable laws. Even if we delete your Personal Data it may persist on backup or archival media for an additional period of time for legal, tax or regulatory reasons or for legitimate and lawful business purposes.
9. Cookies, Pixels Tags, And Similar Technologies.
This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how Agile-Lean Ireland and the brands use cookies and similar technologies on their websites, and what you can do to manage how cookies are used. We are committed to protecting the personal information we collect when you use our websites and other services. This cookies policy contains more information on the following:
A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a "device") by the web server so that the website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the website. The cookie will collect information relating to your use of our sites, information about your device such as the device's IP address and browser type, demographic data and, if you arrived at our site via a link from third party site, the URL of the linking page. If you are a registered user or subscriber it may also collect your name and email address, which may be transferred to data processors for registered user or subscriber verification purposes.
Cookies record information about your online preferences and help us to tailor our websites to your interests. Information provided by cookies can help us to analyse your use of our sites and help us to provide you with a better user experience.
Cookies are either 'session' or 'persistent' cookies, depending on how long they are stored for:
Session cookies are only stored for the duration of your visit to a website and are deleted from your device when you close your browser;
Persistent cookies are saved on your device for a fixed period of time after the browser has closed and are activated each time you visit the website where the cookie was generated.
In addition to cookies, our websites also use web beacons. A web beacon is a line of code which is used by a website or, less frequently, a third party ad server to measure a user's activity, such as interaction with an advert or purchase of a product. A web beacon is often invisible because it is only 1 x 1 pixel in size with no colour. A web beacon can also be known as a web bug, 1 by 1 GIF, invisible GIF and tracker GIF.
What are the different types of cookies?
Essential or 'Strictly Necessary' Cookies
These are cookies which are essential for the running of our websites. Without these cookies, parts of our websites would not function. These cookies do not track where you have been on the internet and do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing purposes.
Functional cookies are used to remember your preferences on our websites and to provide enhanced, more personal features. The information collected by these cookies is usually anonymised, so we cannot identify you personally. Functional cookies do not track your internet usage or gather information which could be used for selling advertising, but they do help with serving advertising.
Analytical Performance Cookies
Analytical performance cookies are used to monitor the performance of our websites, for example, to determine the number of page views and the number of unique users a website has. Web analytics services may be designed and operated by third parties. The information provided by these cookies allows us to analyse patterns of user behaviour and we use that information to enhance user experience or identify areas of the website which may require maintenance. The information is anonymous (i.e. it cannot be used to identify you and does not contain personal information such as your name and email address) and it is only used for statistical purposes
Behavioural advertising cookies, which may be placed on your device by us or our trusted third party service providers, remember that you have visited a website and use that information to provide you with advertising which is tailored to your interests. This is often called online behavioural advertising (OBA) and is done by grouping together shared interests based upon web browsing history. Your web browsing history can be used to infer things about you (e.g. your age, gender etc.), and this information may also be used to make advertising on websites more relevant to you. Although behavioural advertising cookies can track your activity around the internet they cannot identify you personally, even if you are signed in to our website. Without these cookies, online advertisements you encounter will be less relevant to you and your interests. If you would like more information about OBA, including how to opt-out of these cookies, please visit www.youronlinechoices.com.
How does Agile-Lean Ireland use cookies?
We, together with our trusted partners, use cookies for the following purposes:
We use these cookies to enable certain online functionality including:
identify returning users, registrants and subscribers and to allow them to be presented with a personalised version of the site;
eliminating the need for returning users to re-enter their login details;
commenting on our sites.
We use these cookies to measure users' behaviour to better develop our websites. By using web analytics services provided by Google Analytics we can analyse which pages are viewed and how long for and which links are followed, and we can use this information to provide more content which is of interest.
The amount of time before user-level and event-level data stored by Google Analytics is automatically deleted from Analytics' servers within 26 months
We use these cookies to manage online advertising and revenue share arrangements. Our approved, advertising partners, primarily Google, use cookies together with web beacons to provide advertising to you and to enable us to manage our relationship with those advertisers by, for example, tracking how many unique users have seen a particular advertisement or followed a link in an advertisement to measure general user behaviour across our sites and third party sites to build a profile based on users browsing patterns so that we and third parties can target advertising to users that will be more relevant to users' interests. This means that if, for example, users visit a page with a review about a particular camera then the cookie will collect this information and we may target adverts for that camera to those users and, if users visit third party sites that are part of the same advertising network, those third parties may target adverts for that camera to those users to create profiles that trusted third parties can buy to allow them to better target their advertising with more relevant content.
We also include web beacons (also known as clear GIFs or web bugs) in our emails to track the success of our marketing campaigns. This means that if you open an email from us we can see which of the pages of our Website you have visited. Our web beacons do not store additional information on your device but, by communicating with our cookies on your device, they can tell us when you have opened our email.
The information generated by the cookie about your use of our sites (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored on servers in Ireland, the United States and/or United Kingdom. They may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on their behalf. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by those service providers in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
We cannot control nor do we have access to any cookies placed on your computer by third party advertisers and sponsors.
Other Third Party Cookies
You may notice on some pages of our websites that cookies have been set that are not related to Agile-Lean Ireland. When you visit a page with content embedded from, for example, YouTube or Facebook, these third party service providers may set their own cookies on your device. Agile-Lean Ireland does not control the use of these third party cookies and cannot access them due to the way that cookies work, as cookies can only be accessed by the party who originally set them. Please check the third party websites for more information about these cookies.
Some of our websites use Adobe Flash Player to deliver video and game content to users. Adobe utilise their own cookies, which are not manageable through your browser settings but are used by the Flash Player for similar purposes, such as storing preferences or tracking users. Flash Cookies work in a different way to web browser cookies; rather than having individual cookies for particular jobs, a website is restricted to storing all data in one cookie. You can control how much data, if any, may be stored in that cookie but you cannot choose what type of information is allowed to be stored. You can manage which websites can store information in Flash cookies on your device via the website storage settings panel on the Adobe website.
How can I manage or opt out of cookies?
Some people find the idea of a website storing information on their device a little intrusive, in particular when the information is stored and used by a third party. For example, you may object to being served advertising which is targeted to your interests based on your browsing history. If you would prefer to opt out of cookies, it is possible to control cookies by following the steps below, however you should be aware that you might lose some features and functionality of the website if you do so
Cookies, including those which have already been set, can be deleted from your hard drive. You can also change the preferences/settings in your web browser to control cookies. In some cases, you can choose to accept cookies from the primary site, but block them from third parties. In others, you can block cookies from specific advertisers, or clear out all cookies. Deleting or blocking cookies may reduce functionality of the site. To learn more about how to reject cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or go to the help menu within your internet browser. If you experience any problems having deleted cookies, you should contact the supplier of your web browser.
Opting out of Analytical Performance Cookies:
If you would like to opt out of Analytics cookies, please do so by clicking on the links below:
Comscore Digital Analytix – http://sitestat.com/privacy/
Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Opting out of Behavioural Advertising Cookies:
If you would like to disable "third party" cookies generated by advertisers or providers of targeted advertising services, you can turn them off by going to the third party's website and getting them to generate a one-time "no thanks" cookie that will stop any further cookies being written to your machine. Here are links to the main third party advertising platforms we use, each of which have instructions on how to do this:
http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
http://www.audiencescience.com/consumers
http://www.admeld.com/privacy/
You can find out how to decline other online behavioural advertising by visiting:
http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
10. Your Choices.
You have several choices available when it comes to your Personal Data:
10.1 Limit the Personal Data You Provide.
You can browse the Services without providing any Personal Data (other than Automatic Data to the extent it is considered Personal Data under applicable laws) or with limiting the Personal Data you provide. If you choose not to provide any Personal Data or limit the Personal Data you provide, you may not be able to use certain functionality of the Services. For instance, in order to open an account, or buy or sell tickets, your name and email address will be required.
10.2 Opt Out from Electronic Communications.
(a) Agile-Lean Ireland Marketing Communications.
Where it is in accordance with your marketing preferences, Agile-Lean Ireland may send you electronic communications marketing or advertising the Services themselves or events on the Services, to the extent you have registered for the Services or purchased a ticket and/or registration to an event listed on the Services. You can also "opt out" of receiving these electronic communications by clicking on the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any such electronic communication. I"
(b) Organiser Initiated Communications.
Organisers may use our email tools to send electronic communications to those on their email subscription lists, including Attendees who have registered for their events on the Services in the past. Although these electronic communications are sent through our system, Agile-Lean Ireland does not determine the content or the recipients of these electronic communications. Organisers are required to use our email tools only in accordance with all applicable laws. Agile-Lean Ireland provides an "Unsubscribe" link on each of these emails, which allows recipients to "opt out" of electronic communications from the particular Organiser.
(c) Social Notifications.
If you connect your Facebook account or sign up for other social media integrations whose product features include social notifications (i.e., updates on what your friends are doing on the Services), you will receive these social notifications. You can manage these social notifications by toggling your social settings to private or disconnecting such integration.
(d) Transactional or Responsive Communications.
Certain electronic communications from Agile-Lean Ireland are responsive to your requests. For instance, if you are an Attendee, we must email you your ticket or registration when you purchase such ticket or registration. As a further example, if you email our customer support department, we will return your email. Notwithstanding any unsubscribe election that you have made, you will still receive these emails. You can stop receiving these types of emails only by contacting us on our Contact Feedback Form . By electing to stop receiving all electronic communications from us or through our system you will no longer receive any updates on events you have created (including pay-out issues) or on events you are registered to attend (including emails with your tickets). We do not recommend that you do this unless you plan to no longer use the Services, are not currently registered for an event, are not currently organising an event and will have no need to receive further communications from us or through our system.
(e) Retention.
It may take up to forty-eight (48) hours for us to process an unsubscribe request. Even after you opt out of all electronic communications, we will retain your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy, however, we will no longer use it to contact you. However, Organisers who have received your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy may still use that Personal Data to contact you in accordance with their own privacy policies, but they may not use our system to do so.
10.3 Do Not Track.
We currently do not participate in any "Do Not Track" frameworks that would allow us to respond to signals or other mechanisms from you regarding the collection of your Personal Data.
11. Exclusions.
11.1 Personal Data Provided to Others.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any Personal Data that you provide to another User or visitor through the Services or through any other means, including to Organisers on event pages or information posted by you to any public areas of the Services.
11.2 Third Party Links.
This Privacy Policy applies only to the Services. The Services may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by us (the "Third Party Sites"). The policies and procedures we described here do not apply to the Third Party Sites. The links from the Services do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed the Third Party Sites. We suggest contacting those sites directly for information on their privacy policies.
11.3 Aggregated Personal Data.
In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve the users of the Services, we often conduct research on our customer demographics, interests and behavior based on Personal Data and other information that we have collected. This research may be compiled and analysed on an aggregate basis and this aggregate information does not identify you personally and we therefore consider and treat this data as Non-Personal Data.
12. Children.
We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of thirteen (13). If you are under the age of thirteen (13), please do not submit any Personal Data through the Services. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Data through the Services without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Data to us through the Services, please email us at privacy@agileleanireland.org, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.
13. International Privacy Laws.
If you are visiting the Services from outside Europe or the United States, please be aware that you may be sending information (including Personal Data) to the United States where our servers are located. That information may then be transferred within Europe or the United States or back out, depending on the type of information and how it is stored by us. These countries (including the United States) may not necessarily have data protection laws as comprehensive or protective as those in your country of residence; however, our collection, storage and use of your Personal Data will at all times continue to be governed by this Privacy Policy.
The Data Protection Acts 1988 & 2003 ("The Acts") and Statutory Instrument Number 336 of 2011 European Communities (Electronic Communications Networks and Services)(Privacy and Electronic Communications) Regulations 2011 ("SI 336/2011")
For Personal Data we receive from the EEA, Agile-Lean Ireland, has certified its compliance to the EU-US Privacy Shield as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal data from the European Union countries. We have certified that we adhere to the Privacy Shield principles of Notice, Choice, Accountability for Onward Transfers, Security, Data Integrity & Purpose Limitation, Access and Recourse, Enforcement & Liability when processing Personal Data from the EEA in the United States.
14. Changes To This Privacy Policy.
The Services and our business may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for us to make changes to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time (collectively, "Modifications"). Modifications to this Privacy Policy will be posted to the Site with a change to the "Updated" date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy. In certain circumstances Agile-Lean Ireland may, but need not, provide you with additional notice of such Modifications, such as via email or with in-Service notifications. Modifications will be effective thirty (30) days following the "Updated" date or such other date as communicated in any other notice to you.
Please review this policy periodically, and especially before you provide any Personal Data. This Privacy Policy was updated on the date indicated above. Your continued use of the Services following the effectiveness of any Modifications to this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of those Modifications. If any Modification to this Privacy Policy is not acceptable to you, you should cease accessing, browsing and otherwise using the Services.
15. Dispute Resolution.
If you have a complaint about Agile-Lean Ireland's privacy practises you should write to us at our office and we will try to help resolve your problems
16. Company Contact information
Agile-Lean Ireland Ltd.
Address: 42 Lorcan Crescent,
Santry,
Terms and Conditions of Trade (click here)
events@agileleanireland.org


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What is the ethnic makeup of Syria's population? The Library am Guisanplatz has compiled documentation about the ethnic groups in this Middle-Eastern country.
Excerpt from the handwritten letter from T. E. Lawrence to John Maxwell, London, dated 8 November 1918 (Heberlein collection, Nr. 384)
Syria is home to many different ethnic groups, who in general consider themselves to be Arabs. Colloquially, the groups are referred to as tribes. The country is also home to Kurdish, Armenian, Turkmen, Circassian, Aramean, and Assyrian people.
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888—1935), more familiar as Lawrence of Arabia, was a British secret agent who was involved with various ethnic groups. After participating in excavations in the Middle East (from 1911 on), Lawrence led the Arab Revolt against the Turks in World War I (capture of Damascus, 1 October 1918).
For a long time, Lawrence lived in Northern Syria, where he came to know and admire the local Bedouin tribes. In the above document that was written three days before the ceasefire in the Middle East was established, he speaks about his efforts to argue the cause of the Arabs before the British Foreign Office.
If you are interested in the literature that the BiG provides, please consult our list and order from our Online catalogue.
Due to the current instability in Syria caused by the civil war, it is advisable to carry out research on the country online. Please find some useful links below.
Bibliography on Syria
The Heberlein Collection at the Library Am Guisanplatz
Map of Izady
Library Am Guisanplatz Information and Documentation Services
Print contact
Information and Documentation Services

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57 Bethune Street
Westbeth: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
Social Gathering Manhattan Greenwich Village 1970s 1980s 1990s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Organization & Community Spaces
In July 1975, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York's and the East Coast's oldest LGBT synagogue, moved to Westbeth Artists' Housing from the Church of the Holy Apostles, where it was established two years earlier. In 1977, the congregation moved to a larger space at Westbeth, remaining there until 2016.
See Westbeth Artists' Housing and Westbeth: Merce Cunningham Dance Studio for more information about this site's LGBT history.
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, 2014. Source: Gay City News.
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah full-page ad in the 1990-1991 Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center Annual Report.
In November 1970, at Spencer Memorial Church in Brooklyn Heights, a service was held for the House of David and Jonathan, "America's first homosexual Jewish congregation," according to the newspaper Gay. This congregation only met for six weeks, however, as it became apparent that the "rabbi," Herbert Katz, who turned out to have a murky past, did not align with the views of the congregants.
In 1973, a group of gay Jewish friends, inspired by the Metropolitan Community Church of New York, decided to see if there was interest in an LGBT synagogue in Manhattan. Jacob Gubbay, a gay Jewish man from India, placed a newspaper advertisement for a Shabbat service in the Village Voice. This took place at the Church of the Holy Apostles on February 9, 1973, attended by fifteen people. A closeted Orthodox man saw a later ad and attended a Passover Seder service, becoming the unofficial rabbi known as Reb Pinchas. The group obtained permission to use space in Holy Apostles' parish house on a regular basis. The synagogue was incorporated on December 5, 1973, and officially named Congregation Beth (later Beit) Simchat Torah ("The House of Joy"). To the congregation's knowledge, this was the first permanent LGBT synagogue on the East Coast, and only the second in the United States, after Temple Beth Chayim Chadashim, formed in Los Angeles in 1972.
Beth Simchat Torah grew to one hundred members within a year, and had an attendance of some five hundred people at High Holy Day services in 1974. It held Friday evening and holiday services at Holy Apostles until it found a permanent home in Westbeth Artists' Housing in July 1975. In 1977, the congregation moved to a larger space — the commercial space within Westbeth's courtyard at 57 Bethune Street, entered via a massive concrete ramp.
After forty years of wandering, the children of Israel reached the Promised Land. After only four years of wandering, our congregation has found a home.
Gay Synagogue News, 1977
In 1992, the congregation hired its first spiritual leader, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, who remains the senior rabbi. By 1998, the congregation was so large that its heavily attended Friday services returned to Holy Apostles, this time in the sanctuary. Westbeth remained home to the congregation until 2016 when it moved to its current space, 130 West 30th Street, which it owns. It remains the largest LGBT synagogue in the world.
Entry by Jay Shockley, project director (May 2019).
Architect or Builder: Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz
"America's First Gay Synagogue Short-Lived," Jewish Post & Opinion, August 27, 1971.
"Gay Synagogue" ad, Village Voice, for February 9, 1973, service.
"History," Beth Chayim Chadashim, bit.ly/2FpJhCe.
Moshe Shokeid, A Gay Synagogue in New York (New York: Columbia University Press, 1995).
"Our History," Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, bit.ly/2f5NhNh.
"Rabbi Conducts Jewish Gay Service," Gay, December 21, 1970, 1, 3.
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Types of Helicopter
There are many ways you can categorise helicopters, as there is an infinite number of types. However, most helicopters fall into one of four categories, when sorted by their rotor configuration. The rotor system gives the helicopter its aerodynamic lift, supporting its weight, and enabling it to take off vertically.
Usually, there are two rotors on a helicopter, one of which is designed to cancel out the torque effect of the other. "Torque" refers to the natural inclination of the fuselage to spin in the opposite direction to the main rotor. You might compare this to rowing a boat with one oar; you will turn around in circles. This two-rotor system works differently, in various types of helicopter, as discussed below.
Main Rotor and Small Tail Rotor
Many helicopters have a large, main rotor, to provide elevation and thrust, while the small, vertical rotor at the rear, counteracts the torque of the large rotor. The smaller tail rotor also controls the direction of the helicopter, through alterations to its pitch or force. Two anti-torque pedals inside the helicopter allow it to steer either left or right.
The tail rotor will sometimes be protected from hitting the ground by a steel guard. It is often regarded as more hazardous than the main rotor, not least because it is far quieter.
There have been alternative designs to the conventional tail rotor, to avoid damage to either the helicopter tail or ground crew. These usually involve a ducted fan, either positioned out in the open as an integral part of the tail (aka "fantail") or inside the fuselage as a kind of exhaust, expelling air from one side.
Tandem Rotors
Imagine you're moving house. A good removal company such as movon will help you get the job done with a vehicle that is up to the task. The helicopter equivalent of a removal lorry is the tandem rotor. It's designed for lifting heavy cargo, with two big rotors on top. By decreasing lift at either end, the helicopter can be tilted forwards or back.
A tandem-rotor helicopter is steered using a tilting "swash plate" mechanism, which alters the pitch of the blades. Changing the angle of individual blades, (known as "cyclic" blade control), gives 360-degree control of the helicopter's direction.
Coaxial Rotors
A helicopter with two main rotors mounted one on top of the other, is known as a coaxial-rotor helicopter. The two blades move in opposite directions, cancelling out each other's torque effect. This type of helicopter is extremely stable, and, like the tandem rotor, is efficient at carrying heavy cargo. Controlling the yaw of the helicopter, (left and right direction), is achieved by slowing, or speeding up, one of its two rotors.
Intermeshing Rotors
Like the coaxial rotor, a helicopter with intermeshing rotors has two rotors mounted one on top of the other. The main difference is that they are angled to fly across one another's path in perfect synchronicity, without colliding. This type of helicopter is said to offer more lifting power, than a coaxial-rotor equivalent, relative to its own weight.
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Public health experts say there is still time to contain the new variant.
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The European Union's drug regulator approved the Moderna vaccine.
The World Health Organization criticized China for not letting a team of experts into the country to investigate the origins of the pandemic.
U.S. health officials announced that a new federal program would begin this week to give out vaccines at pharmacy stores to high-risk groups, including older people and frontline workers.
Get the latest updates here, as well as maps and vaccines in development.
Containing the new variant
Experts are worried that during the next few weeks the new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus known as B.1.1.7 could explode in the United States, becoming the dominant variant and quickly overwhelming hospitals — as has happened in Britain.
The new variant has been more resistant to lockdown measures in Britain, according to new research. Dozens of cases of the new variant have now been discovered in at least five U.S. states: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia and New York.But public health experts say there is still time to contain it — if only they could see it.
Unfortunately, my colleague Carl Zimmer reports, the U.S. has no large-scale, nationwide system for checking coronavirus genomes for new mutations. Such a program could help deepen our understanding of the new variant, along with other, possibly more dangerous variants that may be on the horizon.
It's even more important in the U.S., Carl told me, because the virus is so out of control. "The more mutation you have, the more of the chance you have that it's going to turn into something dangerous," he said.
Currently, genetic sequencing of the coronavirus is done by a patchwork of academic, state and commercial labs, and at an abysmally low rate. Of the roughly 1.4 million people who test positive each week, fewer than 3,000 samples are sequenced. Experts say the U.S. should be sequencing at least five times as many samples if the country wants to better understand the variant and spot new mutations.
If a national surveillance program was put in place, as in Britain, scientists could determine how widespread the variant is, as well as pinpoint emerging hot spots. Public health officials could then warn the public and institute better ways to contain it, such as using better masks, closing schools or instituting temporary lockdowns. (A spokesman for the incoming Biden administration told Carl that it may be open to the idea of a national program.)
But as we've learned throughout the pandemic, moving quickly is key.
"We've already had this mutant take us by surprise," Carl said. "It's been in this country for weeks and so it's all over the place now, and we didn't know it. If there's another dangerous variant, we need to know when it crops up. Otherwise, it's like waiting for half your house to be on fire before you call the fire department."
Arizona's second surge
For the second time this year Arizona is the state with the highest rate of new virus cases in the U.S. Over the past week, the state has averaged more than 8,000 cases per day, more than twice the rate during its summer surge.
The hospital system is stretched alarmingly thin, and hundreds of health care workers are being flown in from other states. Medical experts say drastic measures — like rationing care — may soon have to be considered. At the same time, Arizona is administering vaccines at one of the slowest rates in the country.
Daily reported new cases in Arizona.Credit…The New York Times
Public health experts in the state say the virus was able to come roaring back because of lax enforcement of some virus measures and a lack of public vigilance that could help stem the outbreak. Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, has consistently rejected appeals for tougher restrictions like a statewide mask mandate, the cancellation of big sporting events or the shutdown of in-person schooling. He drew criticism this week after videos surfaced on social media of his son dining and partying in crowded spaces without a mask.
Some Arizonans do not believe that virus restrictions are the solution and also doubt that the recent spike is something to be concerned about. Francisco Sirvent, a lawyer who lives in Chandler, started a Facebook group in April called "Reopen Arizona" that now has almost 500 members.
"I think people are going about their life a little bit more, and that's probably why the spike happened," he said, adding, "I'm an absolute believer that we need to develop herd immunity."
Resurgences
As the positivity rate in New York City tops 9 percent, the debate on keeping schools open is heating up. Again.
Only about 7,000 people have been vaccinated in France — a tiny fraction of the number in Germany (more than 316,000) or in Italy (more than 178,000).
In Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State's virus troubles are prompting talk of postponing the national championship football game.
Here's a roundup of restrictions in all 50 states.
What else we're following
Federal health officials said that a serious allergic reaction called anaphylaxis from the Pfizer/BioNTech was a "rare outcome." Of the nearly two million Americans who received the vaccine during a 10-day stretch last month, 21 experienced the reaction.
After rumors flared that President Trump might be heading to Scotland later this month, the country's leader said he would not be allowed in.
A hospital in Northern California scrambled to give out 600 vaccine shots after a freezer that contained the doses stopped working, The Los Angeles Times reports.
A high-end nursing home in Florida offered coronavirus vaccines to its board members and those who had made hefty donations to the facility, The Washington Post reports.
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Latest News NEWS: First successful invasive rat eradication in the Chagos Archipelago
NEWS: First successful invasive rat eradication in the Chagos Archipelago
British Indian Ocean Territory, 10 April 2017: Conservationists from the Chagos Conservation Trust (CCT) announced today the first successful invasive black rat eradication in the Chagos Archipelago.
"The success of eradicating invasive black rats from Ile Vache Marine is the initial step of a long-term strategy to eradicate these invasive alien predators from all of the affected islands within the British Indian Ocean Territory, in line with the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration's conservation management framework " said Pete Carr, CCT trustee and terrestrial biodiversity specialist.
With support from the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration, Carr and Dr Grant Harper, biodiversity restoration specialist, completed an expedition to the island of Vache Marine and found no sign of invasive black rats remaining and increased seabird numbers after a rat eradication operation was carried out during the 2014 Ile Vache Marine Restoration expedition to restore the island ecosystem.
"We know that globally invasive black rats have had a devastating impact on oceanic island ecosystems by suppressing populations of native animals and preventing regeneration of native plants" said Carr.
The small island of Vache Marine lies within a designated Strict Nature Reserve in the British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Reserve. In close vicinity are three designated and two proposed IUCN classified Important Bird Areas.
However, it was infested with rats like many islands in the Chagos Archipelago, and therefore inhospitable for endangered turtles and internationally important seabirds. Rats eat turtle and bird eggs, hatchlings, nestlings, and adult animals, completely suppressing population levels.
"Studies of the island have recorded that despite it being near to internationally important populations of breeding seabirds, only minuscule numbers of four species of seabird have ever been recorded as breeding on the island." Carr continues.
"Successfully eradicating the black rats has, and will continue to, increase biodiversity on the island that provides a safe haven for seabirds to nest and contributes to a healthy ecosystem more widely."
In 2014 CCT conducted an invasive black rat eradication operation as part of the Ile Vache Marine Restoration Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative. The project was delivered with over 30 days of dedicated vessel support from project partners, the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration. Ile Vache Marine can now officially be declared as rat free using the internationally recognised minimum period before declaration of rat free status of two years.
Throughout the Chagos Archipelago, introduced invasive black rats, accidentally introduced from ships in the 1700s, have been recorded as present on 26 islands, absent from 20 and their status uncertain on the remaining nine.
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Helen Pitman, Director, Chagos Conservation Trust, +44 7424 245661, helen.pitman@chagos-trust.org
1. Images and video available on request.
2. The Chagos Conservation Trust aims to ensure that the globally important natural environment of the Chagos Archipelago is well protected, conserved and understood, inspiring the better management and protection of our planet.
3. The project was initiate and lead by Royal Marine Commando, Major Pete Carr rtd., a Chagos Conservation Trust (CCT) trustee. Technical lead was of Dr. Grant Harper, Biodiversity Restoration Specialists Ltd, who specialise in eradication of invasive alien species.
4. Project partners and stakeholders included: British Indian Ocean Territory Administration, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, British Forces stationed on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.
5. The 2014 project was funded by the Darwin Initiative, a Defra scheme to fund environmental projects in UK Overseas Territories.
6. The aim of the 2014 project was to: to restore the ecosystems of Ile Vache Marine by eradicating the invasive black rat (Rattus rattus), which will improve the breeding conditions for Critically Endangered hawksbill and Endangered green sea-turtles; allow for the re-colonisation of seabirds from the surrounding six Important Bird Areas; and promote native plant regeneration. Island ecological restoration has been successfully conducted elsewhere and is seen as the only method available to increase biodiversity and biomass of original species. In order to eradicate the rats this project will also manage other non-indigenous species, particularly coconut palms, preventing them from further constraining the native vegetation.
7. The main outputs from the 2014 expedition were:
The necessary baseline data was gathered by ornithological and botanical scientists to add to historical data on invertebrates and reptiles.
Crab abundance was gathered pre-operation by Pete Carr and a Chagossian Connect Chagos graduate
Habitat management including planting of native trees to replace the unmanaged coconuts was undertaken by Pete Car and Connect Chagos graduate and CCT trustees Claudia Naraina
Working closely with British Forces stationed on Diego Garcia over the period of two weekends, volunteer military personnel and Mauritian and Seychellois workers undertook the habitat management necessary for the hand-dispersal operation
A reconnaissance visit was lead by former Royal Marine officer, Jon Slayer, with Dr. Harper in January 2014
8. Evidence of no rats on the island came from:
increased seabird numbers, present, breeding and roosting
increased invertebrate numbers
increased seed germination
no paw prints in wet mud and sand and no rats visiting a series of bait stations during observation periods
no rats visiting the camp site (they always come routing around camps),
no rats caught in snap traps
no evidence of rats chewing on gnaw sticks
no rats observed on searches by flash light throughout the night (always seen at night by torch)
no rats seen anywhere around the island (prior to baiting rats have been seen within 10 minutes of arriving on the island
9. This suite of indicators, not just one, all point to the project as being declared as successful.
10. The Chagos Archipelago is located in the Indian Ocean, and forms the British Indian Ocean Territory. It is home to an astonishing diversity of life, and acts as a refuge for many threatened species. By conserving and restoring this precious environment, we can contribute to important marine conservation and learn much about the natural ecosystems of our world.
11. The Territory is one of 14 British Overseas Territories and administered from London by the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration. Access is restricted and a permit is required in advance of travel from the Administration. http://biot.gov.io
12. Black rats were present in numbers enough to ruin crops by 1786[1] and were most likely accidentally introduced during the first attempts at permanent settlement by the French and British in the late 1700s, though Portuguese mariners had been prospecting the area two centuries prior and may have been the perpetrators.
13. Although eradications of rats from islands has been successfully carried out since their tentative beginnings in the 1980s, the vast majority of these have been in temperate zones where the technique relies on targeting rats during winter when they are under stress as food supplies are restricted and breeding has ceased. On tropical islands food is freely available and breeding can occur year round. Moreover, non-target species like land crabs are in high numbers and can quickly remove poison bait. For these reasons the failure rate of rat eradications on tropical islands has been higher than on islands in cooler latitudes.[2]
14. The internationally recognised minimum period before declaration of rat free status can occur is two years.
15. Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas are identified using internationally agreed criteria applied locally by BirdLife Partners and experts. http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/IBAs/AsiaCntryPDFs/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory.pdf
[1] Carr and Harper, (2016), The Distribution of Ship Rat Rattus rattus in the Chagos Archipelago, Chagos News Issue 49.
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I'm trying to write my first app in REBOL but are facing some trouble.
I'm doing a small game, and had a look at the examples at re-bol.com. However, they couldnt help me out with one fundamental problem, I can't seem to prevent my little "player" to run off the scene.
That Pongo script is one of the best documented games available - a great tutorial all on it's own.
these games are also great.
Great Games! Just spent 15 minutes playing gridlock. Now to get my kids playing them.


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In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
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Jane Banks
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Bill Walsh (screenplay), Don DaGradi (screenplay), P.L. Travers (based on: The "Mary Poppins" books by)
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"Mary Poppins" is one of Disney's best live-action films and one of the most popular either. It's a light-hearted comedy and a delightful movie that is so much fun to watch. The movie looks dated for today's standards, but it is undeniably charming. In fact, its old-fashioned charm is timeless. It's a good movie and a classic, so the fact that it looks dated is not a major problem.
It's easy to understand why "Mary Poppins" is such a beloved classic: its simplicity, its magic, its special/visual effects, its beautiful songs, its good morals, its charm, its characters, its classic humor, its combination of live-action and animation and great actors. The way how this combines live-action and animation is very good. Amazing for its time and keeps working out fine.
The sceneries and landscapes of London city are stunning when Mary Poppins is floating on the air (angles of view never seen before or after this, not even in Peter Pan's movies). The walks through London's streets also allows us to know this beautiful city better, as well as its monuments and respective wonderful architecture. The landscapes through the roofs of London are simply amazing and the dancing numbers are excellent.
«Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious» is the longest and strangest word I've ever heard. Definitely a nonsense but charming word. In fact, I had to practice this word for about a month. Now I can say it easily, but I had serious difficulties to say this word at first.
"Mary Poppins" is an amusing and magical tale, with some valuable morals about family, education and stuff like that as well, combined with light humor.
The characters are interesting in general. Bert is a very cool guy which a cheerful personality, a fine artist, an excellent dancer and speaks with a cockney accent. Dick Van Dyke is awesome as Bert and the way he dances is incredible. He was in excellent shape here. He really dances like Ray Bolger.
The Banks children (Jane and Michael) are absolutely adorable. They're both sweet, innocent and so cute. Michael Banks is the funniest of the two, with his goofy faces in an adorable way and his hilarious way of being «extremely stubborn and suspicious». And they're portrayed by two of the most charismatic and talented child actors of all time: Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber. It's really sad that Matthew Garber went to Heaven so young (at the age of 21).
Mary Poppins is «the perfect nanny». A magical woman who is also firm and serious but kind and cheerful. Great performance by Julie Andrews, one of her very best. Winifred Banks is a lovable mother, greatly portrayed by Glynis Johns. George Banks is a workaholic, impatient, cold and very serious father most of the time, but at the end of the movie he changes radically his attitudes and becomes a jolly and lovable father. Good performance by David Tomlinson.
Uncle Albert is a character with a minor role but a strong presence. He's very jolly, maybe a little too much, but he's simply hilarious. Ed Wynn is awesome and hilarious as Uncle Albert, a role that resembles somehow the Mad Hatter from "Alice in Wonderland" (1951) - a funny coincidence, because he was the voice of the Mad Hatter. I admit that at first the whole "I Love to Laugh" sequence was a little too much for me, but I quickly got used to it and ended up finding it great fun.
The soundtrack is gold. There are so many lovely songs that it's difficult to chose a favorite. I have many favorites: "The Perfect Nanny", "Let's go fly a kite", "Stay Awake", "The Carousel Horses", "A Spoonful of Sugar", "Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)", "Jolly Holliday", "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", "Sister Suffragette", "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Penguin Dance". On the other hand, "A Man Has Dreams", "Step in Time" and "The Life I Lead" are nice too, but my favorites are definitely the ones I listed first. The only song I don't like very much is "Fidelity Fiduciary Bank". The only part I like in that song is «You'll see, Michael, you'll be part of railways through Africa, dams across the Nile, fleets of ocean greyhounds, majestic, self-amortizing canals, plantations of ripening sea».
Oh, I love the merry-go-round and the carousel horses of this movie. They're all beautiful. The merry-go-round has a very nostalgic effect for me - it reminds me about childhood. The merry-go-round was so much fun to be in. I also like the animated characters, especially the penguins and the fox.
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P.L. Travers wanted the animated chalk-drawing sequence removed from the film, but Walt Disney refused.
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Bert: Room 'ere for everyone. Gather around.
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Bert: Hm.
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The second time that all the Banks's furniture is shifted by Admiral Boom's cannon shot, we can see a vase sitting on a column rock back and forth, then be pulled back to its original position by a string.
In the end credits cast list, the actor playing Mr. Dawes, Sr. is initially shown as NAVCKID KEYD, then the letters unscramble themselves to show that this is a second role played by Dick Van Dyke.
The original print opened with the Buena Vista Distribution logo, as all Disney films released after 1953 did then. In 2004, for the 40th Anniversary DVD, this was replaced with the Walt Disney Pictures logo. The same thing has been done with the other old Disney films ever since the studio changed its name from Walt Disney Productions to Walt Disney Pictures. The Buena Vista logo was restored for the 2013 Blu-ray release.
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Barcelona and Manchester United want to entice Roma's director of fo otball Ramon Monchi. La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper reports about that, implying that both teams experienced problems on the transfer market, but Monchi's departure from Roma is improbable for now.
The director of football last season moved from Sevilla to Rome, where in one transfer window had made the workload, which influenced the team's advancement to the Champions League semifinal, where Roma lost to Liverpool on aggregate (2:5 and 4:2).
Monchi will not leave Stadio Olimpico as this year the Spaniard had good relations with the club president James Pallotta, who values the work of the manager. For two transfer windows, which Monchi dealt with, Roma earned more than 250 million euros, having said goodbye to Salah, Nainggolan, Alisson and other players. Whereas perspective and young players, whom the head coach Eusebio Di Francesco wanted, joined the team.
Barcelona did not buy this summer Antoine Griezmann, who was Blaugrans' transfer goal since winter. Josep Maria Bartomeu, the club president reckons that Monchi is able to solve the problem. However, after Barcelona intercepted Malcom's transfer to Roma and signed the Brazilian, Roma will not give away the manager to their new rivals.
Manchester United have more chance to entice Monchi. Mourinho is left without defense strengthening, for which he has already paid with six points, having lost to Brighton (3:2) and Tottenham (0:3). Man Utd management has supported the head coach, but there is no certainty that he will remain on the post by the end of the season. At least Paddy Power bookmaking company has paid the punters, who bet on the Portuguese's dismissal by May.
Ramon Monchi is a famous figure in near-football cirlces, who has earned authority thanks to connections with teams and ability to purchase necessary players for a team. The Spaniard leaves the club not only with profit, but progress in game. Roma and Sevilla's achievements in European cups are a vivid proof of that. Therefore there is no surprise that there is a queue of Europe's top clubs after him, although the transfer looks improbable for now.


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Parents are advised, in the first instance, to raise any concerns with their child's class teacher. Most issues, in our experience, are happily resolved at this level.
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In the unusual event that matters are not settled to your satisfaction, the next step is to inform the Executive Headteacher in writing of your concerns. If that does not resolve the issue then you should write to the Chair of Governors who will then deal with the matter. The full Complaints policy explaining the process in detail is available on our website and the document is available from the school office.
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Instant replay produces 1st reversal in Rays game
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Rays' Pena awarded homer in instant replay's first reversal
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Baseball's instant replay system produced its first reversal Friday night when Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against Minnesota.
Pena's drive to right field off Boof Bonser appeared to be touched by a fan before bouncing off the top of the fence. First base umpire Mike DiMuro signaled fan interference, bringing both managers out of the dugout.
The umpires huddled immediately and decided to look at the video for the third test of the system since Aug. 28, when baseball allowed umpires to use it determine boundary calls.
"The thought was the fan reached over and definitely made contact with the ball," DiMuro said.
It took 4 minutes, 10 seconds to reverse the call.
"We saw two angles," crew chief Gerry Davis said. "The first one was inconclusive. The second one was the one that showed it."
The first use of the system came at Tropicana Field on Sept. 3, when replays confirmed a long home run by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees against the Rays. An on-field call also was upheld on Sept. 9, when Hunter Pence's drive off the top of the right-field wall was confirmed as a double during a game between Houston and Pittsburgh.
"I've always been in favor of replay," Pena said. "I was really calm at second base because I knew that whatever the call was going to be, it was going to be the right one because of this new tool."
The crowd broke into cheers when the umpires returned to the field and Davis signaled home run.
"I really believed the ball was over the wall," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "The fact that it took so long for them to come back out, I thought that may have worked in our favor."
Twins right fielder Denard Span wasn't sure what happened.
"A play like that, it's like a blur. It happened so fast," Span said.
"I don't know if somebody jumped in front of me or a hand got in front of me or what," he added. "But I heard the ball obviously hit some skin. ... They looked at the replay and I'm pretty sure they got it right."


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News Khabib Nurmagomedov-Tony Ferguson Targeted for April
Khabib Nurmagomedov-Tony Ferguson Targeted for April
by Jack Ol Tue Nov,2019
A long-awaited fight between the champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson is being targeted for April 2019. UFC is preparing to set up the lightweight championship bout as the main event for a pay-per-view on April 18 inside Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The UFC president Dana White broke the news to the ESPN.
Khabib's manager Ali Abdelaziz confirmed the news and revealed that the Russian has already signed it. However, El Cucuy is yet to make negotiations and make further bout agreements.
"Fifth time is the charm. Tony has been asking for this ass-whipping for a long time, and he deserves it. He's earned it. Khabib wanted this fight, Tony wanted it, the UFC wanted it and the fans wanted it. This fight is for the fans."
Abdelaziz told ESPN.
The bout between the two lightweights has been canceled 4 times due to various reasons previously. This is the fifth time the bout has been set up since 2015. The lightweight champion withdrew in 2015 and 2017, due to injury and weight issues. Ferguson pulled out in 2016 and 2018 due to injuries.
Khabib is yet to lose a fight with 28-0 record including 2 title defenses while Tony is on a 12-fight win streak in the UFC and has not been defeated since May 2012.
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Q: get artist art in android studio i create music player app but i have a problem ,I created a tab with an artist name and I want all the singers of the song to be in that list and the singers item to be without repetition.
I listed the artists and used this code.
fun makecursor(context: Context, selection: String?, selctionArgs: Array<String>?): Cursor {
    val uri: Uri = MediaStore.Audio.Artists.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
    val projection = arrayOf(
        MediaStore.Audio.Artists._ID,//0
        MediaStore.Audio.Artists.ARTIST,//1
        MediaStore.Audio.Artists.NUMBER_OF_TRACKS, //2
    )
    val sortOrder = MediaStore.Audio.Artists.DEFAULT_SORT_ORDER
    val cursor =
        context.contentResolver.query(uri, projection, selection, selctionArgs, sortOrder)
    return cursor!!
}

I want to get artist art but I do not know how you can help me?

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These books were recommended to me this week by close friends. I've added them to my wish list & reading list.
The Book of God - This was recommended to me this week by a friend who said his teenager read this novel within a couple of days and found it very moving. I've never even heard of it. He has since given a copy to several people and just from his explanation it made me want to leave the conversation and go immediately to my local bookstore to purchase. Click here to check it out online.
The Art of Woo - I had a phone conversation with a friend the other evening and he suggested I read this book. What he didn't know is that I had already considered picking it up since Strength Finder identified "woo" as my strong suite. Click here to check it out online.
Refuel - This is the latest book penned by Doug Fields. I have several friends who gave it great ratings in their reviews and I can't wait to get my own copy. I have another friend who created a teaching series based on the book and if I like the book I may very well do the same. Click here to check it out online.
Any others I should add to my list?
Is the Art of Woo Ric Flair's autobiography?
Mad Church Disease by Ann Jackson.
Crazy Love by Francis Chan.
@All - thanks for the recommends. Josh, yes.


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Q: Configuring TeamCity + NUnit unit tests so files can be loaded properly In a nutshell, I have a solution that builds fine in the IDE, and the unit tests all run fine with the NUnit GUI (via the NUnitit VS2008 plugin).  However, when I execute my TeamCity build runner, all unit tests that require file access (e.g. for running tests against specific XML files), I just get System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundExceptions.
The reason for this is clear: it's looking for those supporting XML files loaded by various unit tests in the wrong folder.
The way my unit tests are structured looks like this:
+-- project folder
    +-- unit tests folder
        +-- test.xml
        +-- test.cs
    +-- project file.xaml
    +-- project file.xaml.cs

All of my projects own their own UnitTests folder, which contains the .cs file and any XML files, XML Schemas, etc that are necessary to run the tests.
So when I write my test.cs, I have it look for "test.xml" in the code because they are in the same folder (actually, I do something like ....\unit tests\test.xml, but that's kind of silly).  As I said before, the tests run great in NUnit.  But that's because the unit tests are part of the project.  When running the unit tests from TeamCity, I am executing them against the assemblies that get copied to the main app's output folder.  These unit test XML files should not be copied willy-nilly to the output folder just to make the tests pass.
Can anyone suggest a better method of organizing my unit tests in each project (which are dependencies for the main app), such that I can execute the unit tests from NUnit and from the TeamCity build runner?  The only other option I can come up with is to just put the testing XML data in code, rather than loading it from a file.  I would rather not do this.

A: Sometimes, sleeping on a question before posting it is the best thing to do.  I should have known that I should just enter the relative paths of the assemblies' own project debug folder.  Problem solved.


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Little People star Caryn Chandler's son has warrant out for his arrest AGAIN after missing court for 'harassment' of mom
LITTLE People, Big World star Caryn Chandler's son Connor has a warrant out for his arrest after he missed a court hearing in his "harassment" case against his famous mother.
The Sun can exclusively reveal Connor, 21, missed his November 23 court hearing for a status check.
Caryn Chandler's son Connor missed his November 23 court hearing in his harassment case Credit: Little People, Big World / TLC
A warrant has been issued for his arrest Credit: Washington County Sheriff's Office
The clerk for the Oregon courthouse confirmed to The Sun that there is a warrant out for his arrest for not appearing in court.
Connor exclusively told The Sun that he "did not know" about the court date and has contacted his lawyer to avoid "serving any time."
He added: "She knows me and my mom are just trying to resolve this case."
As The Sun previously reported from authorities, Connor was arrested on January 11 and held on $10,000 bond.
He was charged with two counts of harassment against his mom Caryn, who is Little People, Big World star Matt Roloff's girlfriend.
Connor claimed he 'did not know' about the hearing Credit: Washington County Sheriff's Office
Connor "did unlawfully and intentionally harass or annoy" Caryn by subjecting her to "offensive physical contact," the court papers read.
As part of his release agreement, he was ordered to have no contact with his mother, her family, co-defendants or witnesses.
Connor was also ordered to not go within 100 feet of Caryn's residence, work, vehicle or person.
According to Washington County Circuit Court, Connor pleaded not guilty to two counts of harassment at his January 23 arraignment.
Connor was arrested for harassment against his mother Caryn in January 2020Credit: Refer to Caption
This isn't the first time Connor had a warrant out for his arrest regarding the harassment case.
A bench warrant issued for his arrest when he failed to appear for an August 20 settlement conference.
He was arrested on August 28 and released the same day.
The Oregon police department that handled the arrest told The Sun he was busted while "partying" at a motel.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges Credit: Refer to Caption
The spokesperson for the department said: "When we arrested him, he was checked into a motel. The front desk called stating the tenants were disruptive.
"They were partying it sounds like. They were going in the lobby and were filming the front desk staff. They were asked to leave.
"There were a lot of people in the motel room. When we showed up we ran everyone and he was in the room. He was arrested on the warrant."
A manager for the motel told The Sun that the crew was giving the front desk a "hard time."
Connor told The Sun he is sober after struggling with drug abuse Credit: Refer to Caption
The manager said: "We tried to get them out. It was a bad day for us. We had to ask them to leave because they were being disrespectful to the front desk."
Connor exclusively told The Sun in October of the August arrest: "I woke up to cops, I guess some random kids that showed up were giving the staff a hard time, I barely remember.
"They were pulling everyone out the room because some kids got us kicked out. Drunk, obnoxious, loud random kids, that's what happened.
"I gave them my name and they told me I had a warrant, I was so confused. They sent mail to the wrong address I'm legally not even allowed at, stating my court date changed, so I didn't even know I had a warrant at the time.
Amy is Matt Roloff's girlfriend and long-time assistant Credit: TLC
"The charges should have been dropped last month."
Connor added that he has been "clean of drugs."
In 2018, Connor revealed he is sober after a battle with drug addiction.
He wrote on Facebook at the time: "My name is Connor. And this is my story about how addiction almost took my life. I was 13 years old when I was first introduced to a drug called Xanax. Biggest mistake of my life was choosing to try it. Cause after that, i tried it again. Then again. And again. And again.
"I realized at the age of 15 i had a drug problem which i was at that point taking about 4 to 5 xanax pills a day. It made forget, not feel, not care, not friendly, not me. Almost killed me, almost killed my relationship with my family, almost destroyed my entire life."
Connor previously revealed he had been to rehab multiple times Credit: TLC
Connor continued: "I went through 8 Impatient Rehabs, 8 outpatient treatment centers, 2 group homes, 17 times in jail, 3 warrants, 12 hospital visits for overdose, and 4 friends death from overdose before i finally got myself clean."
He continued to The Sun: "I was just another kid that partied in high school and one day after a party I had some Xanax left over, I took it.
"[I] realized how I felt and it kinda just snowballed from there. I didn't want to stop, I didn't see a reason to stop because I was high 24/7 off it.
"I thought everyone was [the] enemy so I denied any help offered which just led to my addiction taking away everything important I had in my life.
Connor said addiction 'took over' his lifeCredit: Refer to Caption
"Rehab never helped, I ended up getting clean after I turned 18 and on my own, once I was off probation. It just happened, one day I was done, tired of living that life.
"I have friends that aren't here anymore because of pills, and I know it could have been different if they had gotten the right help the first time."
He added that addiction "took over" his life.
He said he has a 'good relationship' with his family Credit: Refer to Caption
Connor continued: "I'm glad it happened when I was a kid, that's what I can say, I was able to really learn before I truly started my future. I'm a good kid.
"I don't steal, I don't do drugs. I have good relationships with my family and friends, I go out on the weekend and work during the week like every other person."
In addition to remaining sober, Connor is in a new relationship with a woman named Ashley.
Connor is in a relationship with his girlfriend Ashley Credit: Courtesy of Connor Chandler
He said: "She looks past my past, she is in school to become a nurse. She's just perfect. She's a big motivation for me as well, alongside my family of course.
"I currently live with my girlfriend in our own nice apartment in downtown Portland. We moved in just three weeks ago.
"Things are looking very good."
Caryn is also mom to daughter Brittany, 24.
Matt and Caryn began dating in 2016 Credit: Refer to Caption
Matt, 58, and Caryn, 52, began dating after his divorce from his wife of 27 years, Amy, in 2016.
Amy, 55, is now engaged to Chris Marek.
Matt and Amy are parents to twins sons Jeremy and Zach, daughter Molly, and son Jacob.
LPBW's Matt Roloff and girlfriend Caryn Chandler wear full face visors as they host first socially distanced party
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Q: JS or JQuery: реализация блока с фоном, двигающимся за курсором Всем привет. Возник такой вопрос: нужно реализовать блок, пусть будет размер 500px X 500px. У блока установлен background, размером 1000px X 500px, в позиции y:0, x:0. И когда наводишь курсор на блок, что бы бэкграунд следовал на курсором (в пределах блока, без ухода за край). Т.е. двигаю курсор внутри блока вниз - позиция Y background меняется. Все это должно быть не плавно, т.е. без заданной скорости анимации. Подскажите, как сделать)
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A: Ну как-то так:
$('.item').mousemove(function(e){

    var $this = $(this),
        relativeX = e.pageX,
        relativeY = e.pageY,
        pos = relativeX + 'px ' + relativeY + 'px ';

    $this.css('background-position', pos);

}).mouseleave(function(){

    var $this = $(this);
    $this.css('background-position', '0px 0px');

}).click(function(){

    // buy it!!!

});

Фиддл тут: http://jsfiddle.net/alpha9000/Mv86z/


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Fri 9 Apr
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Doors open at 10:00 PM
Easily one of the hottest newcomers in the drum and bass scene, Kanine has been rocketing through the genre's ranks to become one of the most versatile figures working today. The London born producer has already taken centre-stage at the likes of Printworks and Rampage, Belgium, and now it's time for Kanine to step up to the decks for his debut headline show.
Taking place in Village Underground, Kanine will be taking the capital on a raving journey with an exclusive 3 hour extended set. There are some incredible surprises in store up for fans, including a yet to be announced line-up of special guests, and you can guarantee that this rave will be a milestone for the scene. London. Watch out because Kanine is coming for you…
Presented by Lock N Load.
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Do you own a business, have you ever thought about giving back to your community but are not sure how?
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Like Steve Strauss, My business and I have been giving back to my community for the past 30 plus years.


24 hours from now I will have finished my first school day of the new year and be sitting patiently in a union meeting. I always get to this point during a long vacation and wonder what exactly it is that I did with all of that free time that retrospectively seems so frittered away. That holds true even for this vacation, with our long journey south and back. Oh well, such is life. I also find a bit of eagerness to get back into it during these moments. My teaching life is such a large part of my life and such a huge focus of my efforts that I always look forward to getting back into the environment of my building, where I am easily the most effective version of myself. I imagine that these two, somewhat conflicting feelings are felt by most teachers who like what they do.
My AP students return to me replete with evolution papers. Historical trends indicate that my chemistry students will return in the vast majority having not taken advantage of the two extra credit assignments that I gave them for this break. I'm not a huge extra-credit kind of guy, but I had a few projects from the recent unit that I didn't get around to doing this year.
So, it's back to the daily routine. Before I know what hit me, June will come rushing up to greet me (or punch me in the face, depending on the outlook).
For all of the readership returning to the workweek tomorrow, especially those of us who teach children, I wish you a good day.


Nez is a French bi-annual magazine exploring the world through our olfactory sensations with an unprecedented multidisciplinary approach to art, literature, science, history, gastronomy, perfume... Within each issue, Nez aims to discover and understand the essential role of smell in our lives.
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Luxury furniture in the house has a great impact on the onlookers and is one of the main reasons in making your house alluring and welcoming. There are many benefits of buying the luxury beds.
The luxury furniture is trendy nowadays. In order to make the house appealing a new trend is setting in that involves buying luxury furniture for the house. The space in the bedrooms is a little congested to adjust according to the space in the bedroom you can easily buy luxury furniture for the room to make it look modern and contemporary. Luxury beds are easily available but are expensive.
There are certain beds available in the furniture market that are convertible in to sofas and are best for keeping them in the bedrooms. These luxury beds are available in a variety of colours, designs and styles. You can choose a bed according to your ease and accord. The luxury beds comprise of luxury mattresses that provide a comfy and cosy night sleep.
While purchasing a luxury bed for your bed room you should check the quality of the wood used for making up the bed. Moreover, you should buy it from a trusted dealer. Many of these luxury beds available are very hard to interconvert. The nuts and bolts loosen up quickly in short frame of time so you should be careful while choosing luxury beds that can beauty your room and make it eye-catching and appealing.


The Slow Stories are the result of two filmmakers on a year-long bike tour in South America. Atila and Magda make short films about their travels which are captured beautifully, each presenting a short story of their recent travel experiences.
You can follow their page Slowly but Surely on Facebook to see previous episodes as well as the episodes to come.