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After Long Wait Nirbhaya Finally Got Justice. Others Still Waiting
Conviction rate for rape cases only 27.2% even as country celebrates justice in nirhaya case
by Mallika Mehzabeen May 1, 2020, 11:55 pm
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Country with a conviction rate of 27% for a heinous crime where in a victim is left with scars not over the body but over the soul is called as rape, doesn't it emboldens the vultures to look for more prey. Either it is Bilkis Banno rape or Unnao rape case or the Priyanka Reddy case, nothing has changed in decades when it comes to women's protection and justice in India. According to the NCRB data, 4,15,786 rape cases were reported across India between 2001 and 2017. On average, 67 women were raped every day across the country during these 17 years, or, in other words, about three women had been raped every hour and there are those cases as well which were never reported due the societal pressure or the fear of losing their lives. 73 years of so called independence wherein we blow the trumpet of feminism and women empowerment however we have nothing to do with the reality.
THE AWFUL NIGHT
16th December 2012 was marked as the black day for the entire nation, as India lost a daughter. The news took a form of massive protest across the country after a 23-year-old Physiotherapy intern Jyoti Singh along with her male friend was beaten, gang raped and tortured in a private bus which they boarded from munirka bus stand while they were travelling. The bus included six members along with the driver who all were responsible in the atrocious crime. All the six members rapped the girl, beaten her male friend with an iron rod and later disfigured the girl with the same rod. Both the accused suffered critical injuries and was thrown out from the bus in the corner of the road with no peace of clothing over their bodies.
THE FLITHY FIASCO
After the incident the whole fiasco started which wane out the faith of people from police and judiciary both at the same time. The disturbing part of the event was that despite two vans present near the crime scene the police stations were busy deciding on whose jurisdiction it will fall into rather than taking immediate actions. The incident generated widespread national and international coverage and was widely condemned both in India and abroad. Simultaneously, public protest against state and central governments for failing to provide adequate security for women took place in New Delhi, where thousands of protesters clashed with the security forces. Based on that horrific and devastating incident the international channel BBC made a documentary "India's Daughter" which was filmed and directed by Leslee Udwin and was a part of BBC's ongoing storyville series, depicting the brutality of the situation.
The most bizarre part of whole story was the convict who caused a major mutilation to the accused was set free under the juvenile justice act. The JJB (Juvenile justice board) rejected a bone ossification test requested by police for the real age identification of the convict. The irony of the situation was that a person who committed a sickening crime was granted 10,000 for opening a tailoring shop along with the equipment's required. The sequence of events erupted a massive protest which rolled out across various states of the country.
On 10th September 2013 the four remaining adult's defendants were found guilty of rape and murder and three days later were sentenced to death by hanging however even after more than 7 years of the harrowing case nothing had changed for the Indian judicial system. Event after declaration of the capital punishment the cases have been going round and round on dates for the execution of the convicts. First death warrant for four of the malefactors was issued by the court for 22nd January which was later postponed to February 1st by January 17th on courts orders. During the proceedings Mukesh told the court that he doesn't not want to be represented by advocate Vrinda Grover after which advocate Ravi Qazi took the case. Another aspect of the story was that three of the convicts have filed a mercy petition to the president which all was eventually rejected by Ram Nath Kovind and that's the reason due to which the date of execution was being delayed for four of the rapists.
Later the date which was assigned for the execution was again rescheduled to 3rd march and as per the current scenario the date has now been extended to 20th march for the execution to take place. During the whole sequence of events the faith of the people from the judiciary was fading as the verdict of the convicts was rescheduling on loop. People started to doubt the power of the judiciary as it might convert the capital punishment into lifetime imprisonment.
There are various aspects united with the case and specifically with the capital punishment. India has seen only five instances of capital Punishment since 1995, where a total of twenty- six execution has taken place. Seeing the numbers it is very clear that somewhere deep down India as a country does not wants the capital punishment to be delivered to every criminal until and unless the crime is way too heinous however one of the major reason for defending these offenders in this particular case is that if they pertain the punishment then there are n number of files which will be held opened and cases like these consist of many politician who might have to go through the same procedure and punishments.
However, from 2012 the time of Indian National Congress to 2020 where Bhartiya Janta Party is ruling the country, nothing major has been changed in terms of women protection and justice provided to them. There's a lot hullabaloo for women empowerment, equality and feminism as well as every political party of the country is concerned for their protection and rights however the irony of the situation is that once the incident took place then only sympathy is been given and maximum in major cases the life of one innocent is been exchanged in the form of their blood money to their family.
THE CURRENT SCENARIO
After 7 years of long fight finally "Nirbhaya" got her justice on 20th march 2020 at 5:30am in the morning when all the four convicts were hanged to death which was what they deserved. On the contrary this decision which took a prolonged period of time is now being held in the witness box and questioned by the people as with how much intensity and what impact the decision might have created on these vultures. There are various questions erupting from the public end that how much reduction in these kind of heinous crimes will India witness in the coming future or maybe earlier deliverance of punishment would have given a strong message to the people.
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Skagit Valley Herald environment reporter Kimberly Cauvel recently received the Debby Lowman award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs in the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association's annual C.B. Belthen Memorial Awards contest.
MOUNT VERNON — Skagit Valley Herald environment reporter Kimberly Cauvel was recently recognized by the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association for her April coverage of how China's changing recycling policies are impacting Skagit County.
Cauvel received second place in the Debby Lowman award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs in the association's annual C.B. Belthen Memorial Awards contest for 2017-2018. Her award-winning story, " China recycling policy impacting Skagit County, " was printed April 8.
The C.B. Blethen Memorial Awards are sponsored by The Seattle Times, for which Blethen was publisher from 1915 until his death in 1941.
Cauvel said she began reporting on her story after seeing national news about China's new ban on some recyclables. She reached out to the county and was surprised to find out they expected a large local impact.
Cauvel has been the environment reporter at Skagit Publishing for the past five years.


.....in THE SUMMER KITCHEN by Karen Weinreb! Nothing like a wonderful first novel and I'm happy to know that Karen is working on book #2! We meet Nora Banks presumably at the top of her game -marriage,great children -the ideal Bedford Hills life. Things often are not as they seem and we learn that Nora's life as she knows it is about to come to a screeching halt! It's interesting to see how friends in this insular community react and how things are stirred up when there is change! Enjoy!!


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Die Heilige Familie, genannt Tondo Doni ("Doni-Rundbild"), ist eines der bekanntesten Gemälde von Michelangelo Buonarroti und der italienischen Renaissance.

Der Beiname stammt vom ersten Besitzer des Bildes, Agnolo Doni. Es wird noch heute von seinem originalen Rahmen gefasst und ist das einzige völlig unbestrittene Tafelbild des Künstlers. Im Mittelgrund, an der Mauer, die die Figurengruppe im Vordergrund von der im Hintergrund abgrenzt, steht ein weiterer Knabe, der aufgrund des umgehängten Kamelfells als Johannes der Täufer identifiziert werden kann.

Interpretation
Bis ins 17. Jahrhundert hinein galt das Werk nur als Andachtsbild, das darstellt, wie Joseph Maria, die gerade ihre Lektüre beendet hat, das Christuskind reicht. Erst dann versuchte man, in dem Bild eine Allegorie zu sehen. So soll die Hauptgruppe im Vordergrund für die katholische Kirche stehen während die Akte im Hintergrund, die von manchen als Faune gedeutet werden, Symbole des klassischen Altertums darstellen. Andere Forscher sehen in den Figuren im Hintergrund eine Allegorie auf die Lebensalter und damit eine Anspielung auf die Vergänglichkeit des Lebens. Auch versucht man verschiedene Symbole in dem Bild zu erkennen. So sollen die Akte im Hintergrund, das Menschentum ante Legem, Maria und Joseph das Menschentum sub Lege und das Christuskind das Menschentum sub Gratia darstellen. Auch hat man vermutet, dass Michelangelo den Namen Agnolo Donis, für den er die Tafel malte, in dem Bild verschlüsselt dargestellt hat, indem Maria Joseph bittet, ihr das Kind zu geben (italienisch donare).

Zeitliche Einordnung
Genauso umstritten ist die Zeit der Entstehung. Vasari schreibt 1550, dass das Bild vor dem Bacchus, es befindet sich im Museo Nazionale del Bargello in Florenz, entstanden sei. In der Auflage von 1568 revidiert er diese Ansicht und tritt für eine spätere Entstehungszeit ein. Gegen 1893 wird es von Grimm auf das Jahr 1503 datiert. Giovanni Poggi stellte 1907 die These auf, dass das Vorhandensein des Wappens der Strozzi auf dem Rahmen ein sicheres Zeichen dafür sei, dass das Bild als Hochzeitsgeschenk für Antonio Doni mit Maddalena Strozzi gemalt worden ist. Die Feierlichkeiten dauerten von Ende des Jahres 1503 bis Anfang des Jahres 1504. Dagegen schlug Fritz Baumgart (1934/1935) eine spätere Entstehung des Bildes, parallel zur Sixtinischen Decke, vor. Dem stimmte auch Sandro Botari (1941) zu. Charles de Tolnay (1946 bis 1953) dagegen vertrat die Ansicht, dass eine Entstehung in der Nähe des Kartons zur Schlacht von Càscina wahrscheinlicher sei. In der Folgezeit setzte sich bei den meisten Forschern jedoch die These Poggis durch. 1985 erfolgte eine gründliche Restaurierung des Werkes, die für einige Überraschungen sorgte. Die zuvor blassen Farben leuchteten nun in einer Intensität, die die lang vertretene Meinung, Michelangelo wäre nicht unbedingt ein guter Kolorist gewesen, widerlegten. Gleichzeitig musste die bisher am häufigsten vertretene Datierung korrigiert werden. Deutlicher als zuvor zeigte sich nun eine direkte Abhängigkeit der Figurenposen von der berühmten Laokoon-Gruppe, die allerdings erst im Januar 1506 entdeckt worden war, so dass nun eine Entstehungszeit zwischen diesem Zeitpunkt und dem Beginn der Arbeiten an der Sixtinischen Decke am wahrscheinlichsten scheint.

Literatur
 Charles de Tolnay und Ettore Camesaca: Klassiker der Kunst – Das gemalte Werk von Michelangelo, Kunstkreis Luzern – Freudenstadt – Wien, 1966
 Caterina Caneca, Alessandro Cecchi und Antonio Natali: Die Uffizien, Florenz 1986
 E. Buzzegoli, R. Bellucci: Michelangelo's Doni Tondo investigated with non-invasive analytical techniques. In Studying old master paintings, Technology and Practice, ed. by M. Spring, London 2011, pp.

Gemälde (16. Jahrhundert)
Marienbildnis
Werk von Michelangelo
Uffizien
Werk über Johannes der Täufer
Tondo

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April 21, 2018 April 21, 2018 / Jaya Ramji-Nogales
On behalf of the IntLawGrrls editorial team, I'm delighted to announce several transitions at IntLawGrrls this week. We have three terrific senior editors joining our team: Danielle DerOhannesian, who has been serving as Submissions Editor since October 2016, as well as IntLawGrrls Jocelyn Getgen Kerstenbaum and Mallika Kaur. Carla Cortavarria, who has been a Student Editor since last July, will be stepping into fill the Submissions Editor position. And, after eleven wonderful years, I will be stepping down from the blog and leaving it in the capable hands of our expanding editorial team. Thanks to our bloggers and readers for all of your support over the years!
Danielle DerOhannesian will intern this fall in The Hague with Global Rights Compliance before joining the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office as an Assistant District Attorney in November. You can find her IntLawGrrls posts here.
Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum is Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where she directs the Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic. She first blogged for IntLawGrrls just over a year ago. You can find her IntLawGrrls posts here.
Mallika Kaur, who first blogged for us five years ago, is a lawyer and writer who focuses on international human rights with a specialization in gender and minority issues. In India, Kaur has worked on a range of issues including farmer suicides, female feticide, and transitional and transformative justice. In the United States, she has worked on issues including post-9/11 violence, policing practices, political asylum, and racial discrimination. Kaur has worked with victim-survivors of gendered violence since 2003, including as a crisis counselor, expert witness on family violence, co-founder of the community-based non-profit, Sikh Family Center, and as a pro bono attorney at CORA, a domestic violence agency in the Bay Area, California, where she previously was a Staff Attorney. Working with local civil society, academic institutions, advocacy organizations, and government agencies, she combines research, advocacy, scholarship, and the law as an approach towards sustainable change. She was the Director of Programs for the initiative on Armed Conflict Resolution and People's Rights, UC Berkeley (2012-2015). She has a Master in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and a JD from Berkeley Law, where she is a Lecturer. Kaur often writes for media and academic publications and is a regularly invited speaker and trainer on Gender Justice, Trauma-Informed Lawyering, Cultural Humility, South Asia, and International Human Rights. You can find her IntLawgrrls posts here and here.
Carla Cortavarría is a rising 3L at Temple University Beasley School of Law. She is passionate about international human rights, specifically in the region of Latin America, as well as refugee law and children's rights. Prior to law school, Carla interned at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) where she taught cultural-orientation classes to asylees and newly arrived refugees, and tutored refugee children. Last summer, Carla interned at the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ), a non-profit membership organization that strives to advance human rights in various parts of the world through its judicial members. She provided support to IAWJ's Dominican Republic and Haiti programs on gender-based violence, human trafficking, and judicial corruption. This summer, she is excited to be interning for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in their Caribbean Protection Unit. This past year at Temple, Carla was Vice President for both the International Law Society and the Latin American Law Students Association. She also served as a Staff Editor for the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal (TICLJ) and focused her legal comment on crimes against humanity in Venezuela. As a 3L, she will be a Lead Research Editor for TICLJ. Her goal after graduation is to work in an international or public interest organization in Washington, DC. Carla is originally from Lima, Peru, but grew up in the DC Metro area. She speaks fluent Spanish, advanced-level French, and some Portuguese. You can find her IntLawGrrls posts here.
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Applications are invited by UNOPS from qualified and deserving applicants for the position of Administrative Assistant. Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with excellent Planning, Organising and Teamwork Skills. Please note that this position is Local ICA Support contract for the duration of 1 year (extendable), based in Bamako, Mali.
Bachelor degree in related field would be an asset but not a requirement.
Minimum of 4 years of working experience is required with at least 2 years of experience in the area of Administration and/or office management.
Planning and Organising – Ability to manage, organize, plan and implement work assignments.
Teamwork Skills – Ability to build and sustain effective work relationship with subordinates and peers to achieve common goal.
Initiative – self confident and ability to act proactively to make thins happen in the organisation.
Communication skill – Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team to achieve organizational goals.
Client Focus – Ensure timely response and support to the client(s) as needed.
Ability to Learn – Willingness to learn and openness to suggestions for self-improvement.
Lives and Breathes UNOPS Values – Takes ownership for all responsibilities and honors commitments.
Contract duration: 12 months with possibility of renewal subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
UNOPS is seeking applications from talented and experienced applicants for the position of Logistics Assistant. Applicants must have excellent fluency in verbal and written English and French languages along with Planning, Organising and Teamwork Skills. Please note thjat this position is Local ICA Support contract for the duration of 1 year. The location of this position is Bamako, Mali.
Minimum of 4 years of working experience is required with at least 2 years in Logistics and Customs Clearance.
Understanding of logistics and Inco terms 2010.
Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Office 2010 and or newer versions) especially knowledge of spreadsheets.
Fluency in written and spoken French and English is required.
The Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA) was established in 1989 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Currently, ERNWACA is managing a wide range of programs and projects in its seventeen (17) member countries in West and Central Africa.
help mobilize the resources necessary to run ERNWACA and meet the network objectives.
keep the ERNWACA Management Guide (in French and in English) up to date and ensure its availability on the network Intranet (for members only).
have an international and intercultural experience including that in several West/Central African.
At least three professional letters of reference regarding the integrity and competencies of the applicant.


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From the Tooth Fairy to the Truth Fairy
By Charlie Savenor Jan 3, 2012
The wait for Joseph's first tooth to fall out felt like an eternity. Children regularly start losing their baby-teeth at 4 or 5 years old, so Joseph has noticed that at "6 and three quarters" (his words) he still has a full set of pearly whites. By contrast, most of his first grade classmates look like vampires or NHL players.
With each day the anticipation kept building, so much so that I had considered passing the time by writing "What to Expect When You Are Expecting Your First Tooth to Fall Out".
A few weeks ago we were swimming in my in-law's pool in Florida. Joseph and Benjy, his 3-year-old brother, love the water, especially when they dive and generate a big splash.
In the midst of our aquatic playtime, Joseph enthusiastically emerged from the water with a wide smile. Something, however, seemed strange. He looked different. He was bleeding.
My first reaction to the blood was alarm. Did he hurt himself doing the cannonball? Then I noticed that the blood flowed from his mouth, and that there was a gaping hole in his beautiful smile.
"Joseph, you lost your first tooth!"
Despite the blood, Toothless Joe was overjoyed. Hallelujah! Julie and I rushed over to give him a big hug. I had just started to imagine fulfilling our Tooth Fairy duties, when it occurred to me that something was missing.
"Joseph, where's your tooth?" As soon as you could say "Tooth Fairy," he began to cry. Not yet dry from the pool, his tears co-mingled with the water still streaming down his head.
"What's wrong?" Julie asked. "Are you in pain from your tooth?"
"So what's wrong?"
"I lost my tooth." He had not just lost this tooth; he actually lost his tooth, as in it was gone.
"What's the Tooth Fairy going to do now?" In between tears, he explained, "Without the tooth, I won't get anything."
Appreciating his logic, we engaged in a full underwater search and recovery effort, our version of finding Nemo's tooth. We searched for at least half an hour without success. Unfortunately that precious first tooth had probably gone down the drain and was heading towards the Florida Inter-Coastal.
As our search came up empty-handed, we could read the disappointment in Joseph's face. Hoping to ameliorate the situation, Julie and I whispered in a corner about what to do next. Julie remarked that it didn't matter if he had the tooth anyway. "It's not like we were going to keep it."
"Not going to keep it? Of course, we would have. It's a tangible milestone." I retorted incredulously.
"You didn't keep your baby teeth, did you?" It was then that I learned that Julie's family neither saved baby teeth nor promoted nocturnal visitations of the Tooth Fairy. Alas, the things we don't discuss while dating.
Then Julie had an idea. We would tell him that there is no Tooth Fairy, thereby confirming that he would get a gift for reaching this milestone. Since Julie did not grow up with the Tooth Fairy, she was comfortable with debunking the myth.
I, however, had my reservations about clipping the Tooth Fairy's wings. Some childhood myths and fantasies are easier to debunk than others. As a Jewish dad, I had no hesitation explaining to our kids that there is no Santa Claus. At the same time, I appreciate the value of the myth for countless children. They care so deeply about Santa's visit that they flood the Post Office with heartwarming letters. It's ironic that no one gets that kind of mail today, except an imaginary present provider.
While I am comfortable with teachers telling the story of George Washington and the cherry tree, I always wonder how we can promulgate something we know to not be true. This may explain Julie's families approach to the Tooth Fairy.
In my eyes, the Tooth Fairy seems special, even sacrosanct; a mythical character flittering across geographic, religious, and cultural divides. The innocence of childhood is as fragile as the roots of a baby tooth, and ultimately I saw no reason to rush the process.
My reservations were counterbalanced with a desire to make our son feel whole, in the face of this extraordinary situation. I agreed with Julie that we should try this approach.
"No tooth fairy!" Joseph exclaimed as he cried some more. This was a lot for a 6-year-old to handle at one time.
When all else failed, we resorted to "Plan T" (that would be "T" for toys). Within an hour, Joseph got the "Cars 2″ gift set that was number one on his Hanukkah wish list. Loving the gift, he smiled for the rest of the day. Truthfully it was the sort of gift, under normal circumstances, that he should've received for losing a whole set of teeth, not just one.
Under normal circumstances, I had imagined giving him a quarter. It felt like we paid a premium for, well, telling the truth.
Weeks later, Joseph lost another front tooth. He currently looks like an awfully cute vampire, our very own Count Joe-cula.
In case you were wondering, he got a quarter under his pillow from a Tooth Fairy who looks a lot like his father.


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Global Volunteer Day 2018 Synopsys HQ At Cesar Chavez Elementary School
Welcome, welcome.
This photo journal highlights just one of 23 Synopsys Global Volunteer Days taking place around the world in 2018.
HQ was quite proud to work with longtime nonprofit partner, City Year, to help transform Cesar Chavez, a public computer science immersion school in San Jose's Alum Rock Union Elementary District.
Cesar Chavez's Principal does a uniquely amazing job of encouraging parent, community and District commitment to all students and their progress. Synopsys is honored to lend to everyone's ongoing involvement and achievements.
9:30 AM Saturday
Principal Villalobos welcomes 475 volunteers to Cesar Chavez
As does the... Principal of Synopsys
This opportunity would be nothing without City Year, and their outstanding (you've got it) Principals.
City Year's Care Force teams prep hard, make solid work fun and house a crew at the school, always there for the students
On your mark...
Get set...
Everyone at Work
And Importantly at Play Too
lovely Synopsoid portraits
The Story of the Biblioburro
The Biblioburro to the left, shown under construction, is modeled after a traveling library that distributes books to patrons from the backs of two donkeys, Alfa and Beto. The program was created in Colombia by Luis Soriano, starting in the late 1990s.
Luis Soriano & his Bibliburro
Soriano became fascinated with reading as a child and obtained a college degree in Spanish literature after studying with a professor who visited his village twice a month. A primary school teacher by profession, Soriano developed his idea after witnessing the imagination and power that reading gave to his students, who had experienced intense conflicts at a young age. Soriano began traveling to communities in Colombia's Caribbean Sea hinterlands with a portable library of 70 books. Through donations, the library expanded to 4,800 volumes and beyond.
Crediting Wikipedia for the copy
The following Monday, the honorees, the Students, returned. Below is just A Bit of what is newly theirs to explore
Thank you again to everyone involved for being a special part of Synopsys, its longstanding history of volunteering and its commitment to a strong future. Let's continue to champion Cesar Chavez, ARUSD and City Year. Call on Community Affairs to keep reaching for all that's possible with our students and the community at large.


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'Man, he could surf': Days of sun and sea remembered
STILL REMEMBER: Artist Tono Taylor presented surfer Nev Evans with a painting depicting his memories of his days as a grom surfing. Mike Knott
by aclark
21st Aug 2015 5:00 AM
FOR surfing enthusiast Anthony "Tono" Taylor, it was the legendary status of a Bargara surfer who inspired him to chase the big waves as a grom in the '70s.
Now, almost 40 years on, Mr Taylor has met up with his mentor Neville Evans in a reunion at Nielson Park Beach where he presented an oil painting in honour of the old surfing days.
"It was an absolute honour to present the painting to Nev Evans," he said,
"It was done in oils on hardboard. The sun features a special light reflecting medium so the painting will change moods on Nev's wall dependent on ambient light, angles and time of day."
Mr Taylor, who now lives on the Sunshine Coast, searched for Mr Evans via a story he submitted to the NewsMail and said he received many responses before getting into contact with the veteran surfer.
"Thanks to the NewsMail running the story, I had a couple of initial emails from locals and then I was contacted by Jack, Nev's son, who helped organise a meeting," Mr Taylor said.
Mr Taylor said his painting was inspired by a memorable morning, surfing a decent swell at Bargara when he was 14.
"I was paddling out as a wave loomed, rearing up and backlit by the morning sun. At the top of the wave was Nev. I remember to this day thinking he shouldn't go. He was going to do the flying lip lock, fall out of the sky and land on me," he said.
"I was freaking out- then all of a sudden, Nev was 'S' turning down the wave and slamming it off the bottom, a sheet of spray from his rail slapping me in the face. It became the benchmark. I wanted to surf like that."
As a young surfer, Mr Taylor said he looked up to Mr Evans as a surfing legend.
"I was just a young grom. At that age, when you are 14 and 19 years old, you are a world apart," he said.
"I still hear stories about Nev today, they usually end the same way - "Man, he could surf"."
Mr Evans, who has hung up his board and is enjoying a quiet lifestyle in Bargara, said the kind gesture from Mr Taylor was humbling.
"It is very flattering," he said.
"I enjoyed my days in the water with all of my mates and being one with the waves. I appreciate the recognition and what this man has done for me."
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Codorus Township crash kills one
A woman was killed Wednesday near New Freedom after the car she was driving left the roadway, rolled over and struck a tree, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
Codorus Township crash kills one A woman was killed Wednesday near New Freedom after the car she was driving left the roadway, rolled over and struck a tree, according to the York County Coroner's Office. Check out this story on ydr.com: http://on-ydr.co/2fgbHlh
Gordon Rago, grago@ydr.com Published 9:24 p.m. ET Nov. 9, 2016 | Updated 9:33 p.m. ET Nov. 9, 2016
A stock image of broken glass in a car.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The woman's name was not released late Wednesday night, pending notification of her family. She was in her 60s, the coroner's office said.
Police and emergency crews responded to the crash shortly after 2 p.m. in the 6400 block of Steltz Road in Codorus Township.
Pennsylvania State Police continue to investigate the crash. The woman died at the scene. She was wearing a seat belt, the coroner said.
THE YORK DAILY RECORD
Dover-area man dies in crash
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4-year-old boys need 17 crowns, police say
Report investigates sexual abuse among the Amish
York City responds to threat to shoot up school
DA drops homicide charges against 1 in Regal Cinemas shooting
Fixing York Follow Ups: What are bandit signs?
York High athlete, dancer: Diversity more than color


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Wikariat Mafra − jeden z 17 wikariatów Patriarchatu Lizbony, składający się z 16 parafii:
 Parafia św. Michała w Alcainça
 Parafia św. Piotra w Okowach w Azueira
 Parafia Matki Bożej z Ó w Carvoeira
 Parafia Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Cheleiros
 Parafia Matki Bożej Wcielenia i św. Dominika w Encarnação
 Parafia Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Enxara do Bispo
 Parafia św. Piotra w Ericeira
 Parafia św. Sylwestra w Gradil
 Parafia Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Igreja Nova
 Parafia św. Andrzeja w Mafra
 Parafia św. Pawła w Malveira
 Parafia św. Michała w Milharado
 Parafia św. Izydora w Santo Isidoro
 Parafia Matki Bożej z Oliveira w Sobral da Abelheira
 Parafia św. Antoniego w Venda do Pinheiro
 Parafia św. Piotra w Ericeira
 Parafia Matki Bożej Różańcowej w Vila Franca do Rosário

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Patriarchat Lizbony


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Another tip to making your battery life on your iPhone last longеr is to always lock your iPhone whеn you arе done using it. Whеn you arе finishеd talking on thе phone with your bеst friеnd, chеcking your е-mail or sеnding a tеxt mеssagе, makе surе that you activatе thе lock button. Many pеoplе wait for thе scrееn to shut down by itsеlf after thеy arе using it, whilе this may sееm likе a grеat idеa, you arе wasting battery life by doing so. Also, makе surе that you sеt your auto-lock bеcausе this is a grеat way to еnsurе your phone will lock itsеlf just in casе you forgеt to. Thеrе arе many iPhone ownеrs that sеt thеir auto lock for fivе minutеs after usе.
Howеvеr, if you multiply this fivе minutеs of powеr usagе by tеn timеs pеr day, your battery will not last you as long as you might think. This is why it is always suggеstеd that you sеt your auto lock for one minutе (1) after you havе complеtеd using your phone. This will еnsurе that thе iPhone scrееn will not stay lit whеn it is not bеing usеd. If you want to havе a hasslе-frее way to savе battery life, than this is thе way to do it.
It is never advisable to multitask your iPhone always. iPhone has a special feature which automatically saves your battery power during calls pickup when you are enjoying your favourite apps. For example when any call is received on your iPhone while you are enjoying Facebook online then it will automatically suspend this application and after you have completed your phone calls it automatically resumes your application from where you have left.
In iPhone once can change their User Interface colour as they require. It is always advisable for you to change it to black or to a dark background. Changing it to black always saves a lot amount of power load from your phone's battery and you can do this very on your iPhone.


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Comment: The trip was excellent with great value for money.
details were taken care of.
At every point of the trip from Cairo, to Luxor for Aswan we were met at the transit points and taken great care of. The highlight was the cruise down the Nile from Luxor to Aswan, its a must do trip with lots of food, fun and trips.
This operator comes highly recommended they get 10 out of 10 for personalized service and going the extra mile to make sure we had a good time.
Comment: We have recently returned from a tour of Egypt which we found though your website the Africa Guide and booked with the operator via the Internet.
The service provided by the company was excellent from start to finish and we were very impressed with the way everything was so well organised even down to the tour representative assisting us through customs on arrival and assistance at check in for our internal flights.
Pickup times for tours was always prompt and the services and information provided by the guides we had was excellent. Any nightime tours on offer were at an additional extra cost but well worth doing. The hotels chosen for us were very good and all provided good food and an excellent service and even the venues we were taken to for lunch during the tours were excellent.
We needed an extra days hotel stay for our return journey to the UK and the company arranged this for us as well along with transportation to the airport.
Overall we had a brilliant stay and would not hesitate in recommending this tour company to anyone who is thinking of holidaying in Egypt.
Comment: Almaz and I would like to thank you and everyone in your company for everything that everyone did for us to make our trip a totally awesome one!
From meeting us at the airport with a sign that had our name on it, getting us to our hotel, to expert driving skills in Egypt, great food, very friendly people everywhere we went, to the Nile River Dinner Cruise, it could not have been better.
Our tour guide, Rasha Fathy was the best! We had a great time traveling around with her and our driver Aymen.
Thank you all for showing us a great time in Egypt!!!
Comment: We very much enjoyed our trip to Egypt.
"We" are a family of 4 with the kids being 22 and 18 - We were met at the airport and ushered through and taken to our hotel where our itinary was confirmed and we were left to chill out.
The following morning we met our guide and was taken to Cairo Musuem, Pyramids and Sphinx, it was all fantastic and the guide great, this format followed through the rest of our trip, on our Nile Cruise, in Luxor and on the Red Sea. All the accommodation was superb. We did get the train from Cario to Aswan, which in hind sight, we could have done without but it was an experience!
Our one change would be to look into flights back to the UK from the Red Sea rather than go on the 6 1/2 hour coach journey, to Cairo, but we didn't so we got to see the entrance to the Suez instead.
We will recommend the tour we to any and everyone, all involved were the nicest, kindest and very helpful of people.
Comment: This tour operator was excellent in every respect.
Comment: From start to finish we had a fantastic time. What they said would happen, happened.
Rasha, Mina and Mohammed, our guides, were excellent. Foaad was very attentive as our agent. I have already recommended the tour to many of my colleagues.
Comment: The tour operator was fantastic.
We are very happy from our tour. The price was good and the quality perfect. We definetly think it was worthit Ms. Lamia and her team are fast and correct. Although we made a small change while we were on our trip she arrange everything immediately so we can extend our stay in Red Sea.
Comment: We'd be happy to share some thoughts with you about our recent holiday in Egypt.
"Overall we had an absolutely marvelous time! The guides and drivers were great; especially Rasha and Aymen. They took very good care of us. Rasha was by far the best guide we had. And Aymen went out of his way to meet us at odd hours to see that we got where we needed safely and on time.
The Lake Nasser cruise on the Eugenie was great! For your future clients, it is truly worth the money. Great boat; great crew; great food. Overall, we had a fantastic time! The Egyptian people were fabulous – kind, helpful, and friendly.
Finally, Lamia in the office, was truly helpful and had infinite patience with all our questions and pre-trip enquiries. She really made a difference. We will certainly recommend your agency to friends interested in coming to Egypt. Thank you for helping make our Egypt experience a great one."
Comment: We had a fabulous time. This tour company are a really great team. We were constantly met and looked after. I had my mother in law who is 79 years old with us and she also passed comment on the care given us by the team.
I would and have recommended them to others interested in travelling your region.
I can not thank Lamia and her people enough for the service and care given to us by her folks.
Comment: Our trip to Egypt was truly amazing in every way. The guides we had in Cairo and everywhere else were amazingly knowledgeable. The drivers were very careful as well- given that I was trying to do this trip with a broken foot.
The place was so beautiful, and filled with the monuments we have been reading about and seeing pictures of for so long, we were very impressed.Particularly, when we saw the pyramids in giza or the temple at Karnak in the day, and went to see the sound and light show in the evening- it was like a beautiful review- I would recommend both shows too- they are very different but awesome.
The days were planned together so we could vary the routine and go see places we were keen to see and spend more time there if we wanted to. I think, we were clear in what we wanted to do, so it was easy, but even then, we got valuable suggestions on additional sights that could be easily combined.
If people are not keen to shop they can say so, and the guide will take care not to do any more shops- my husband did, on occasion and we did not have to visit the shops.
What I would really like to recommend was the way that the guide and the tour manager were able to suggest extra trips around our schedule, like going to a sound and light show or a evening boat cruise in Cairo, or even an extra day trip to Alexandria.
What was also very very sweet of them was to take care of my meal preference always- I had to only say it once to the manager when I arranged the trip and, throughout the trip, whether we were in cairo, on the nile cruise, the desert safari or in any hotel, I never had to repeat my instruction again. That felt like they were taking the trouble to take care for me.
Then there was also the way they would take feedback after every day or every outing- and really work on changing something we were not comfortable with.
I am sure we would go back to re-enjoy the wonders of egypt, on the traditional route, and also try to see the rest, like the western desert and so on.
Comment: We had a wonderful time in Egypt. It had a kind of rough start with the tourist visas and payment, but once we got that all straightened out we had a blast.
We where skeptical about visiting a middle eastern country but were pleasantly surprised that the people accepted us and welcomed us. Our tour guides made it even better by explaining things along the way. We especially enjoyed Sharm el Sheikh.
Thank you for a wonderful trip.
Comment: An enjoyable and memorable experience would be an understatement when describing our Unforgettable trip to Egypt.
The wonderful service and assistance we received from the tour operator was definitely one of the main reasons that our visit to Cairo and the Nile Cruise turned out to be one of the best travel experiences we've had. Whenever we had a query or a request, the reaction was overwelming.
We can heartily recommend this agency. Thank you once again for an excellent tour.
Comment: Thank you so much for the most amazing vacation ever!!! This company have some very wonderful people working for them. We spent most of the time of touring with Rasha and Iman. Rasha is wonderful. She is so knowlegable and makes you laugh and just doesn't ask if we have questions,, but asks you questions. She is the perfect tour guide and I hope you never lose her. Iman was such a wonderful help, I felt so badly about Mr. Hassan and hope he is doing better. But Iman is the BEST driver in the world. My husband and I thought driving in Athens was bad, but I don't think either one of us would dare drive in Cairo/Giza.
All of the guides were great, and we had a wonderful time and still can't get over all of the wonders of the world we saw. They are much more than the Pyramids. We went on a great tour in Luxor, and Eltabib that arranged, and Dalia the guide were also wonderful.
I will always truly be grateful we had this chance to see this amazing country and I will recommend them as the BEST to book any tour of Egypt.
Thanks again to all of the guides and drivers, and Lamia.
Comment: I have got good email responses from the tour operator. They were very help to tailor additional itenerary for the addtional days.
We ended up very satisfied with their tour guides Ms. Rasha Fathy & Mr. Ainan who shown us the various attractions. They arrived timely and used good comfortable vehicle to carry us, and most important of all is their friendliness & courtesy.
Comment: We had a wonderful holiday and a lovely visit in Egypt. All people conected to the tour company treated us with great friendlyness.
We where so well taken cared of and everything was excellent.
We will tell all our friends too choose this company if they plan to visit Egypt and we sure would like to come back.
Comment: The tour arrangement was perfect! All iteniraries discussed prior to reserving the tour package were fulfilled as stated.
The choice of tour guides and drivers were excellent! They would go far to providing us the best service, even if it's not originally stated in the tour reservation.
In brief, my husband and I had a fantastic holiday, as expected, thanks to the people "running the show" for us.
Comment: They provided my family with a truly VIP service from the minute we arrived at the airport until we were safely chaperoned to our departing flight.
The staff and guides were all knowledgeable, kind courteous and provided the highest standard of customer sevice. In all my travels throughout the world during the past 20 years, we have not had better service.
We had a fantastic holiday with a balance of busy and interesting visits of cultural and historical importance as well as time to relax on the 5 star cruise and we completed our holiday by chilling out in luxury at the superb Hyatt Regency hotel on the edge of the beautiful Red Sea.
This was a truly memorable holiday and we plan to come back to Egypt in the near future.
Comment: We had the most wonderful holiday in Egypt. Everything ran smoothly! The tours, the accommadation and the food were all great! Everything was well organised and we could not have asked for anything else. Our driver and tour guide were fantastic and the guide was very knowledgeable!
All in all we had a great time and our holiday in Egypt will be well remembered.
Comment: Myself and my partner had an amazing holiday in Egypt this summer and were extremely impressed with the whole experience. The quality of service we received throughout the tour was excellent and we were very pleased with the high standards of all accommodation and other facilities we were offered.
We were most impressed with the friendliness, accommodating nature and amazingly detailed level of knowledge we found with all of the guides we met on our tour.
This really helped to make our holiday an incredably enjoyable and memorable experience, and one which we have been happy to recommend to friends and family.
Comment: We had a truly oustanding holiday. During the booking stage Lamia responded very quickly to our every request for changes, and the holiday was extremely good value.
In Egypt, the guides and representatives were always polite, courteous and made us feel very welcome. The itinerary was exceptional, and we had sufficient free time and at each stage we had a really good guide, with a good knowledge of English.
Each place, we were assured of the itinerary, and always the arrangements works splendidly. We both had a truly marvellous experience, and would like to thank all the staff for that.
We are willing to recommend you to others, and have already done so to our friends.


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Old photo With Zidane Proves Project Mbappe Is More Than A Meme
Ritvik Mawkin
When Kylian Mbappe was on the verge of leaving Paris Saint Germain for Real Madrid, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron had to intervene and persuade him to stay put in Paris.
Such has been the blitz and eternal charm of Mbappe that a President of one of the most powerful nations on the planet had to squeeze out time to convince him otherwise. No other player had received such a privilege in modern times.
After much deliberation, Mbappe snubbed Los Blancos and decided to stay, a decision he came to regret after a couple of months. The 24-year-old now feels left out and betrayed at PSG who promised him a better sporting project and a free hand in the decision-making policies of the first team.
But to see a player of his calibre, caged, is blasphemy of the highest order, especially when he was brought up in an environment that only builds high-tech footballing robots. Confused?
Recently, a photo of young Mbappe with Zinedine Zidane emerged on the Internet which brought forth interesting speculation.
Throughout his time since he was a little boy, Mbappe has always been around the greats of the game.
One can find photos of young Mbappe with Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry which depict that the French forward has always been in the company of the greats.
This has often been credited to Mbappe's family who were avid football fanatics and wanted him to meet some of the greatest players of the game.
It was clear that they wanted their child to inculcate the same habits and playing style that these players possessed. No matter Mbappe has grown up admiring Ronaldo and Henry; even his attacking prowess has glimpses of both his idols.
But after witnessing Mbappe's robust strength and agility on the pitch, many fans believe that his tireless ability to deliver game after game is inhuman.
Mbappe returned to PSG's training after three days of playing one of the most intense finals of the FIFA World Cup. If this isn't a testament to his alien-like strength, who knows what is?
The fans even have a name for it — Project Mbappe, which points to a secret lab experiment if science fiction movies are to be believed.
He was definitely given compound V cause why does he have photos with every big shot and all those interviews from such a small age https://t.co/ShVDJiDex5
— flacko boomin (@_nosetalgia_) January 8, 2023
Saw a youtube documentary where his uncle and dad who were football coaches, that made sure he was exposed to all the greats, he literally mapped his life out from development until he gets to Madrid..
— Khaya Maloney (@KhayaMaloney) January 9, 2023
They dont call it "project Mbappe" for nothing
— don catanha (@DonCatanha) January 9, 2023
It isn't only the fans who praise his abilities day in and day out but France's greatest-ever player (arguably), Zidane has been a fan of Mbappe since he learned of him. A 14-year-old Mbappe was invited to train with Real Madrid when Zidane was a Sporting Director at the club.
Zizou picked Mbappe and his family from the airport and drove them to the training centre. Mbappe was awestruck, having met the idol of his entire footballing life. Since then, mutual admiration has been consistently ever-growing.
The latest display of Mbappe's affection towards Zidane was on display when the President of the French Football Federation (FFF) hurled disrespectful words at the former Real Madrid manager.
Mbappe jumped in and called out this disrespect which shows us that the student is still in awe of his teacher. His tweet read – "Zidane is France, we don't disrespect the legend like that".
https://twitter.com/KMbappe/status/1612192341812445191
The love affair between Zidane and Mbappe is expected to continue but if Mbappe wants to chase greatness again, he cannot keep Real Madrid waiting anymore.


MURFREESBORO, Ten. – Jagemann™ Precision Plastics (JPP), specializing in over-molded and insert-molded components for the automotive, electronics/connectors and solar markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Joel Stanley as Account Manager, responsible for customer development and business growth.
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This top 10 watches list is a subjective selection of the most interesting watches presented in 2015.
This is a watch that shows how good design can give a completely new look to a watch with a classical ETA movement. It was born from a collaboration between Hartmut Esslinger, German-American designer now living in California, and Jörg Schauer, owner of Stowa. Esslinger's long career includes work at Apple, and this piece shares something of iPad minimalism, all sleek brushed aluminium, graceful curves and taut angles. It is particularly impressive when seen from the side, with a construction that makes the case seem to hover above the wrist. It would be nice if the same design commitment could be dedicated to a new movement, and in my opinion the frog motif on the oscillating weight detracts from the looks, but it's still a memorable piece of watchmaking. Price €4,200. More here.
This is a watch that converts the passage of time into a constant performance. The balance with its arrow-shaped bridge revolves around the dial once a minute, while the balance wheel itself oscillates back and forth three times a second in empty space. The movement, glorious both from front and back, is slung from the giant XII and VI Roman numerals, with the 233 components creating a compact group. The watch is based on the Rotonde Astrotourbillon presented in 2010, but this skeleton version is without doubt the finest expression of this original expression of the tourbillon concept. Masterpieces are not cheap and this one costs about €110,000. More here.
Brilliant watchmaking expressed with absolute minimalism. The Moon Phase Patina does something that most other accurate moon phase watches do with many more components: it keeps track of the phase of the moon at a precision such that the moon phase will be one day out of synch after 3,478 years, and what's more, he has done it with just five components. Ludwig Oechslin, famous for his work at Ulysse Nardin for epochal watches such as the Freak, has designed and built the most accurate mechanical moon phase watch in the world, which shows not only moon phase, but also the relative positions of sun, moon and earth. The price of the Ochs und Junior Moon Phase Patina is 8,000 Swiss francs (about €7,400) for the version with titanium case, and 10,000 Swiss francs (about €9,200) for the version with silver case. More here.
Minute repeaters are a rare breed, and this is even rarer because, unlike most others, this is a minute repeater that you can really hear. Like across a crowded room. What's more, the sound is optimal when the watch is worn on the wrist. To make it, Audemars Piguet created an Acoustics Lab, worked for about eight years with scientists, craftsmen, musicians and engineers, and studied the finest minute repeaters created from about a century ago. The only watch that comes close to the acoustics performance of this piece is the Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Tourbillon. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept RD#1 is also a tourbillon and a chronograph; its price is around €158,000. More here.
This is a chronograph that looks unlike any other chronograph, with a movement that is also wholly original, combined with aesthetics that are a combination of space age and traditional. The open dial is both symmetrical and asymmetrical, with the 20-minute chronograph counter at top left balanced by the power reserve indicator on the right, and the two balance wheels – one for the chronograph, one for the main time indications – like mirror images, but totally different in colour and materials. Resetting the chronograph loads a blade spring that provides sufficient energy for 20 minutes operation of the chronograph. A watchmaking symphony, undoubtedly a collector's piece, at a price of about €78,000. More here.
Ulysse Nardin are now part of Kering Group after a long history of proud independence, but they are still producing new watches that reveal a huge amount of research and development. The Ulysse Nardin Anchor Tourbillon has a new escapement based on two bistable blade springs that provide a constant force transfer of energy to the tourbillon balance. The tourbillon visible at the bottom of the dial is crowned by a cleverly-designed eight-day power reserve indicator. Remarkable engineering presented with a classical dial and case, in two versions, white gold (€88,000) and rose gold (€84,000). More here.
Any new watch by Patek Philippe is going to command attention, and the Pilot Travel Time does exactly that because it represents an entirely new look for the brand. Superficially it looks very similar to vintage IWC pilot's watches, but it adds the useful GMT function engineered in such a way that you can move the local-time hour hand back and forwards in one-hour increments without stopping the balance and without risking moving the minute hand. In addition, there are two day/night indicators for local and home time. Price 42,000 Swiss francs, about €38,600. More here.
Romain Jerome don't make their own movements, and this piece is powered by a basic ETA 2892 or a similar calibre made by another supplier, with an extra module designed by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht of Agenhor to convert the circular motion produced by the basic calibre to the jumping retrograde hours. This is housed in a streamlined case devised in cooperation with watch designer Alain Silberstein. It looks something like a space-age clock radio, and it's a perfect expression of the steampunk concept that forms an important part of Romain Jerome's brand image. Price 19,950 Swiss francs, about €18,350. More here.
When you have the capability of doing everything in-house, you can do what you want, and this is what Christophe Claret does with every new watch. Allegro looks like a chronograph, but it's a minute repeater, with subdials for a second time zone and continuous seconds, a skeletonized dial that reveals part of the striking movement, and a big date at the top. The transparent sapphire caseback provides a view of the movement, with the stepped Charles X bridges that have always been a hallmark of Claret's design, and an aerodynamically-designed balance wheel, with regulation screws that remain within the volume of the wheel and so have a reduced air resistance. This contributes to a greater efficiency and a longer power reserve, reaching 60 hours. The watch is made in three limited editions, price 268,000 Swiss francs, about €246,500. More here.


A right to know, a right to be heard, a right to access justice.
People often lack the ability to participate in decisions that impact their environment—yet no independent tool currently exists to measure and map these gaps in rights. While many acknowledge that transparency, participation and access to justice are critical to good governance; to this point no platform existed to enable global comparisons while sharing resources on good practice. The Environmental Democracy Index (EDI) measures these rights using an internationally recognized set of guidelines developed through the United Nations Environment Programme.
For the first time, citizens and advocates are empowered with a credible, independent source to understand what rights they have to participate in decisions about their environment. Governments are able to benchmark their progress against an international standard, while learning about model laws and practice from around the world. Stakeholders are able to view and download data, make comparisons, and rank countries' performance at any level of detail.
WRI launched the first ever Environmental Democracy Index (EDI) on May 20, 2015, the first index to measure how well countries' national laws protect environmental democracy rights.
The World Resources Institute is the Secretariat of the Access Initiative (TAI)- the world's largest civil society network dedicated to ensuring that people have the right and ability to influence decisions that affect their communities and the natural resources on which they rely.
WRI and TAI have extensive expertise developing tools, working with partners across the world, and conducting research that can be directly applied to advocacy. In addition, TAI has been deeply involved in national, regional, and international efforts to strengthen and expand access rights that are fundamental to sustainable development.
EDI builds on the success of past tools that TAI has developed, while integrating feedback and responding to recent international developments. It uses objective, actionable indicators with clear scoring criteria to limit or remove subjectivity. All indicators were developed under the framework of the UNEP Bali Guidelines on implementation of legislation on access to information, public participation, and access to justice in environmental matters. These guidelines were negotiated and adopted by the UNEP Governing Council in 2010.
In-depth country information. Each country assessment provides in-depth information on its scores including a summary of areas of strength and areas for improvement and contextual information to help users better understand the economic demographic situation of the country.
Comparisons. EDI allows users to compare countries' performances at multiple levels and download data on environmental democracy measures.
Rankings. Countries around the world are ranked according to their progress in achieving environmental democracy.
Government Feedback. In order to promote a collaborative dialogue around environmental democracy, each country page will provide a space for the government to respond and react to their country's scores.


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HomeAudiobooksPsychology & Cognitive Science
Written by Will Self and Gregor Hens
Narrated by Liam Gerrard
Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a lifelong addiction, from the thrill of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. Reflecting on his experiences as a smoker from a young age, Gregor Hens investigates the irreversible effects of nicotine on thought and patterns of behavior. He extends the conversation with other smokers to meditations on Mark Twain and Italo Svevo, the nature of habit, and the validity of hypnosis. With comic insight and meticulous precision, Hens deconstructs every facet of dependency, offering a brilliant analysis of the psychopathology of addiction.
This is a book about the physical, emotional, and psychological power of nicotine as not only an addictive drug, but also a gateway to memory, a long trail of streetlights in the rearview mirror of a smoker's life. Cigarettes are sometimes a solace, sometimes a weakness, but always a witness and companion.
This is a meditation, an ode, and a eulogy, one that will be passed hand-to-hand between close friends.
Publisher: Tantor AudioReleased: May 30, 2017ISBN: 1541403525Format: audiobook
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text:
int number_boxes;
struct box_info* boxes;
unsigned short* overlap;
short* ground_zone[5][2];
unsigned short testclip;
unsigned short loops;

void DropBaddyPickups(struct ITEM_INFO* item)//259BC(<), 25BC8(<) (F)
{
	short pickup_number;
	short room_number;
	struct ITEM_INFO* pickup;

	for(pickup_number = item->carried_item; pickup_number != -1; pickup_number = pickup->carried_item)
	{
		pickup = &items[pickup_number];
		pickup->pos.x_pos = (item->pos.x_pos & 0xFFFFFC00) | 0x200;
		pickup->pos.z_pos = (item->pos.z_pos & 0xFFFFFC00) | 0x200;

		room_number = item->room_number;
		pickup->pos.y_pos = GetHeight(GetFloor(pickup->pos.x_pos, item->pos.y_pos, pickup->pos.z_pos, &room_number),
			pickup->pos.x_pos, item->pos.y_pos, pickup->pos.z_pos);
		pickup->pos.y_pos -= GetBoundsAccurate(pickup)[3];

		ItemNewRoom(pickup_number, item->room_number);
		pickup->flags |= 0x20;
	}
}

int MoveCreature3DPos(struct PHD_3DPOS* srcpos, struct PHD_3DPOS* destpos, int velocity, short angdif, int angadd)// (F)
{
	int x = destpos->x_pos - srcpos->x_pos;
	int y = destpos->y_pos - srcpos->y_pos;
	int z = destpos->z_pos - srcpos->z_pos;
	int dist = phd_sqrt_asm(x * x + y * y + z * z);

	if (velocity < dist)
	{
		srcpos->x_pos += velocity * x / dist;
		srcpos->y_pos += velocity * y / dist;
		srcpos->z_pos += velocity * z / dist;
	}
	else
	{
		srcpos->x_pos = destpos->x_pos;
		srcpos->y_pos = destpos->y_pos;
		srcpos->z_pos = destpos->z_pos;
	}

	if (angdif <= angadd)
	{
		if (angdif >= -angadd)
			srcpos->y_rot = destpos->y_rot;
		else
			srcpos->y_rot -= angadd;
	}
	else
	{
		srcpos->y_rot += angadd;
	}

	return srcpos->x_pos == destpos->x_pos
		&& srcpos->y_pos == destpos->y_pos
		&& srcpos->z_pos == destpos->z_pos
		&& srcpos->y_rot == destpos->y_rot;
}

void CreatureYRot(struct PHD_3DPOS* srcpos, short angle, short angadd)//25738(<), ? (F)
{
	if (angadd < angle)
	{
		srcpos->y_rot += angadd;
		return;
	}//0x25768

	if (angle < -angadd)
	{
		srcpos->y_rot -= angadd;
		return;
	}//0x25788

	srcpos->y_rot += angle;

	return;
}

short SameZone(struct creature_info* creature, struct ITEM_INFO* target_item)//255F8(<), ? (F)
{
	struct room_info* r;
	short* zone;
	struct ITEM_INFO* item;

	item = &items[creature->item_num];

	zone = ground_zone[creature->LOT.zone][flip_status];

	r = &room[item->room_number];
	item->box_number = r->floor[((item->pos.z_pos - r->z) / 1024) + ((item->pos.x_pos - r->x) / 1024) * r->x_size].box;

	r = &room[target_item->room_number];
	target_item->box_number = r->floor[(target_item->pos.z_pos - r->z) / 1024 + ((target_item->pos.x_pos - r->x) / 1024) * r->x_size].box;

	return (zone[item->box_number] == zone[target_item->box_number]);
}

void FindAITargetObject(struct creature_info* creature, short obj_num)// (F)
{
	if (nAIObjects > 0)
	{
		struct ITEM_INFO* item = &items[creature->item_num];
		struct AIOBJECT* target_item = &AIObjects[0];
		short i;

		for (i = 0; i < nAIObjects; i++, target_item++)
		{
			if (target_item->object_number == obj_num
				&& target_item->trigger_flags == item->item_flags[3]
				&& target_item->room_number != 255)
			{
				short* zone = ground_zone[0][flip_status + 2 * creature->LOT.zone];
				struct room_info* r = &room[item->room_number];

				item->box_number = XZ_GET_SECTOR(r, item->pos.x_pos - r->x, item->pos.z_pos - r->z).box;
				target_item->box_number = XZ_GET_SECTOR(r, target_item->x - r->x, target_item->z - r->z).box;

				if (zone[item->box_number] == zone[target_item->box_number])
					break;
			}
		}

		creature->enemy = &creature->ai_target;

		creature->ai_target.object_number = target_item->object_number;
		creature->ai_target.room_number = target_item->room_number;
		creature->ai_target.pos.x_pos = target_item->x;
		creature->ai_target.pos.y_pos = target_item->y;
		creature->ai_target.pos.z_pos = target_item->z;
		creature->ai_target.pos.y_rot = target_item->y_rot;
		creature->ai_target.flags = target_item->flags;
		creature->ai_target.trigger_flags = target_item->trigger_flags;
		creature->ai_target.box_number = target_item->box_number;

		if (!(creature->ai_target.flags & 0x20))
		{
			creature->ai_target.pos.x_pos += CLICK * (SIN(creature->ai_target.pos.y_rot)) >> W2V_SHIFT;
			creature->ai_target.pos.z_pos += CLICK * (COS(creature->ai_target.pos.y_rot)) >> W2V_SHIFT;
		}
	}
}

void GetAITarget(struct creature_info* creature)
{
	S_Warn("[GetAITarget] - Unimplemented!\n");
}

short AIGuard(struct creature_info* creature)//24DF0(<), ? (F)
{
	int random;

	if (items[creature->item_num].ai_bits & 5)
	{
		return 0;
	}

	random = GetRandomControl();

	if (random < 256)
	{
		creature->head_right = TRUE;
		creature->head_left = TRUE;
	}
	else if (random < 384)
	{
		creature->head_right = FALSE;
		creature->head_left = TRUE;
	}
	else if (random < 512)
	{
		creature->head_right = TRUE;
		creature->head_left = FALSE;
	}

	if (!creature->head_left)
		return (creature->head_right) << 12;

	if (creature->head_right)
		return 0;

	return -16384;
}

void AlertNearbyGuards(struct ITEM_INFO* item)//24D20(<), 24F2C(<) (F)
{
	int slot = 4;
	struct creature_info* cinfo = baddie_slots;
	struct ITEM_INFO* target;
	long x = 0;
	long y = 0;
	long z = 0;
	long distance = 0;
	int i = 0;

	//loc_24D3C
	for (i = 0; i < slot; i++)
	{
		if (cinfo->item_num == -1)
		{
			continue;
		}

		target = &items[cinfo->item_num + i];

		//Rooms match, alert the guards!
		if (item->room_number == target->room_number)
		{
			//24DCC
			cinfo->alerted = 1;
			continue;
		}

		x = (target->pos.x_pos - item->pos.x_pos) / 64;
		y = (target->pos.y_pos - item->pos.y_pos) / 64;
		z = (target->pos.z_pos - item->pos.z_pos) / 64;

		distance = (x * x) + (y * y) + (z * z);

		//Though the item is not in the same room.
		//If the distance between them is < 0x1F40, alert the guards!
		if (distance < 0x1F40)
		{
			//24DCC
			cinfo->alerted = 1;
		}
	}

	return;
}

void AlertAllGuards(short item_number)// (F)
{
	int slot;
	struct creature_info* cinfo = &baddie_slots[0];
	short obj_number = items[item_number].object_number;

	for(slot = 0; slot < 6; slot++, cinfo++)
	{
		struct ITEM_INFO* target;

		if (cinfo->item_num == -1)
		{
			continue;
		}

		target = &items[cinfo->item_num];

		if (obj_number == target->object_number)
		{
			if (target->status == ITEM_ACTIVE)
			{
				cinfo->alerted = TRUE;
			}
		}
	}
}

void CreatureKill(struct ITEM_INFO* item, int kill_anim, int kill_state, short lara_anim)
{
	S_Warn("[CreatureKill] - Unimplemented!\n");
}

int CreatureVault(short item_number, short angle, int vault, int shift)
{
	S_Warn("[CreatureVault] - Unimplemented!\n");
	return 0;
}

short CreatureEffectT(struct ITEM_INFO* item, struct BITE_INFO* bite, short damage, short angle, short (*generate)(long x, long y, long z, short speed, short yrot, short room_number))// (F)
{
	struct PHD_VECTOR pos;

	pos.x = bite->x;
	pos.y = bite->y;
	pos.z = bite->z;

	GetJointAbsPosition(item, &pos, bite->mesh_num);

	return generate(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z, damage, angle, item->room_number);
}

short CreatureEffect(struct ITEM_INFO* item, struct BITE_INFO* bite, short(*generate)(long x, long y, long z, short speed, short yrot, short room_number))// (F)
{
	struct PHD_VECTOR pos;

	pos.x = bite->x;
	pos.y = bite->y;
	pos.z = bite->z;

	GetJointAbsPosition(item, &pos, bite->mesh_num);

	return generate(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z, item->speed, item->pos.y_rot, item->room_number);
}

void CreatureUnderwater(struct ITEM_INFO* item, long depth)//s0, s1 2468C(<) ?
{
	long water_level; // $v0
	long floorheight; // $v1
	short room_number; // stack offset -24

	S_Warn("[CreatureUnderwater] - Unimplemented!\n");
}

void CreatureFloat(short item_number)
{
	S_Warn("[CreatureFloat] - Unimplemented!\n");
}

void CreatureJoint(struct ITEM_INFO* item, short joint, short required)//24484(<) ?
{
	short change;

	if (item->data == NULL)
	{
		return;
	}

	change = ((short*) item->data)[joint] - required;

	if (change < -0x222)
	{
	change -= 0x222;
	}
	else
	{
		change += 0x222;
	}

	((short*) item->data)[joint] += change;

	if (((short*) item->data)[joint] < 0x3001)
	{
		((short*) item->data)[joint] -= 0x3000;
	}
	else
	{
		((short*) item->data)[joint] += 0x3000;
	}
}

void CreatureTilt(struct ITEM_INFO* item, short angle)//24418(<), 24624(<) (F)
{
angle = (angle << 2) - item->pos.z_rot;

if (angle < ANGLE(-3))
	angle = ANGLE(-3);
else if (angle > ANGLE(3))
angle = ANGLE(3);

if (abs(item->pos.z_rot) - ANGLE(15) > ANGLE(15))
{
	angle >>= 1;
}

item->pos.z_rot += angle; // todo in orig code (mips) z_rot is lhu'd into v0 as unsigned, here i skipped that part, maybe it'll break
}

short CreatureTurn(struct ITEM_INFO* item, short maximum_turn)
{
	S_Warn("[CreatureTurn] - Unimplemented!\n");
	return 0;
}

int CreatureAnimation(short item_number, short angle, short tilt)
{
	S_Warn("[CreatureAnimation] - Unimplemented!\n");
	return 0;
}

void CreatureDie(short item_number, int explode)// (F)
{
	struct ITEM_INFO* item = &items[item_number];
	item->hit_points = 0xC000;
	item->collidable = FALSE;
	if (explode)
	{
		if (objects[item->object_number].HitEffect == 1)
			ExplodingDeath2(item_number, -1, 258);
		else
			ExplodingDeath2(item_number, -1, 256);

		KillItem(item_number);
	}
	else
	{
		RemoveActiveItem(item_number);
	}

	DisableBaddieAI(item_number);
	item->flags |= IFLAG_KILLED | IFLAG_INVISIBLE;
	DropBaddyPickups(item);

	if (item->object_number == SCIENTIST && item->ai_bits == 20)
	{
		item = find_a_fucking_item(ROLLINGBALL);
		if (item)
		{
			if (!(item->flags & IFLAG_INVISIBLE))
			{
				item->flags |= IFLAG_ACTIVATION_MASK;
				AddActiveItem(item - items);
			}
		}
	}
}

int BadFloor(long x, long y, long z, long box_height, long next_height, int room_number, struct lot_info* LOT)// (F)
{
	short room_num = room_number;
	struct FLOOR_INFO* floor = GetFloor(x, y, z, &room_num);
	long height;

	if (floor->box == 32752)
		return TRUE;

	if (LOT->is_jumping)
		return FALSE;

	if (boxes[floor->box].overlap_index & LOT->block_mask)
		return TRUE;

	height = boxes[floor->box].height;

	if (box_height - height > LOT->step)
		return TRUE;

	if (box_height - height < LOT->drop)
		return TRUE;

	if (box_height - height < -LOT->step && height > next_height)
		return TRUE;

	if (LOT->fly && y > height + LOT->fly)
		return TRUE;

	return FALSE;
}

int CreatureCreature(short item_number)
{
	S_Warn("[CreatureCreature] - Unimplemented!\n");
	return 0;
}

enum target_type CalculateTarget(struct PHD_VECTOR* target, struct ITEM_INFO* item, struct lot_info* LOT)
{
	S_Warn("[CalculateTarget] - Unimplemented!\n");
	return NO_TARGET;
}

void CreatureMood(struct ITEM_INFO* item, struct AI_info* info, int violent)
{
	S_Warn("[CreatureMood] - Unimplemented!\n");
}

void GetCreatureMood(struct ITEM_INFO* item, struct AI_info* info, int violent)
{
	S_Warn("[GetCreatureMood] - Unimplemented!\n");
}

int ValidBox(struct ITEM_INFO* item, short zone_number, short box_number)//222A4(<), ? (F)
{
	struct box_info* box;
	struct creature_info* creature;
	short* zone;

	creature = (struct creature_info*)item->data;
	zone = ground_zone[creature->LOT.zone][flip_status];

	if (creature->LOT.fly == 0 && zone[box_number] != zone_number)
	{
		return 0;
	}

	box = &boxes[box_number];

	if (box->overlap_index & creature->LOT.block_mask)
	{
		return 0;
	}

	if ((item->pos.z_pos > (box->left * 1024)) || ((box->right  * 1024) > item->pos.z_pos) ||
		(item->pos.x_pos > (box->top  * 1024)) || ((box->bottom * 1024) > item->pos.x_pos))
	{
		return 1;
	}

	return 0;
}

int EscapeBox(struct ITEM_INFO* item, struct ITEM_INFO* enemy, short box_number)//221C4(<), ?
{
	struct box_info *box; // $a0
	long x; // $a3
	long z; // $a2

	return 0;
}

void TargetBox(struct lot_info* LOT, short box_number)//220F4(<), ? (F)
{
	struct box_info* box;

	box_number &= 0x7FF;
	box = &boxes[box_number];

	LOT->required_box = box_number;

	LOT->target.z = (((((box->right - box->left) - 1) * GetRandomControl()) / 32) + (box->left * 1024)) + 512;
	LOT->target.x = (((((box->bottom - box->top) - 1) * GetRandomControl()) / 32) + (box->top * 1024)) + 512;

	if (LOT->fly == 0)
	{
		LOT->target.y = box->height;
	}
	else
	{
		LOT->target.y = box->height - 1152;
	}

	return;
}

int UpdateLOT(struct lot_info* LOT, int expansion)//22034(<), ? (F)
{
	struct box_node* expand;

	if (LOT->required_box != 0x7FF && LOT->required_box != LOT->target_box)
	{
		LOT->target_box = LOT->required_box;
		expand = &LOT->node[LOT->required_box];

		if (expand->next_expansion == 0x7FF && LOT->tail != LOT->required_box)
		{
			expand->next_expansion = LOT->head;

			if (LOT->head == LOT->node[LOT->required_box].next_expansion)
			{
				LOT->tail = LOT->target_box;
			}//0x220B8

			LOT->head = LOT->target_box;

		}//0x220C4

		expand->search_number = ++LOT->search_number;
		expand->exit_box = 0x7FF;
	}//220DC

	return SearchLOT(LOT, expansion);
}

int SearchLOT(struct lot_info* LOT, int expansion)
{
	S_Warn("[SearchLOT] - Unimplemented!\n");
	return 0;
}

void CreatureAIInfo(struct ITEM_INFO* item, struct AI_info* info)
{
	S_Warn("[CreatureAIInfo] - Unimplemented!\n");
}

int CreatureActive(short item_number)//218B0(<), ? (F)
{
	struct ITEM_INFO* item = &items[item_number];

	if (item->flags & IFLAG_KILLED)
	{
		if (item->status != ITEM_INVISIBLE)
		{
			return 1;
		}

		if (EnableBaddieAI(item_number, 0) != 0)
		{
			item->status = ITEM_DEACTIVATED;
			return 1;
		}
	}

	return 0;
}

void InitialiseCreature(short item_number)//21800(<), ? (F)
{
	struct ITEM_INFO* item = &items[item_number];

	item->hit_status = 1;
	item->data = NULL;
	item->draw_room = (((item->pos.z_pos - room[item->room_number].z) / 1024) & 0xFF) | (((item->pos.x_pos - room[item->room_number].mesh->x) / 4) & 0xFF00);
	item->TOSSPAD = item->pos.y_rot & 0xE000;
	item->item_flags[2] = item->room_number | (item->pos.y_pos - room->minfloor);

	return;
}

int StalkBox(struct ITEM_INFO* item, struct ITEM_INFO* enemy, short box_number)
{
	S_Warn("[StalkBox] - Unimplemented!\n");
	return 0;
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


This is an electronic copy of poster presentation at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory conference jointed held with the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton, England. It is welcome for anyone to view the work via clicking the link or to download a copy of the digital version of this presentation.
It briefly addresses the construction of genomic database (of ion channel proteins, in this case), which focused particularly on potassium channels and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Target sequences of interest can be studied further to understand how they may function biologically, by means of pairwise alignment (2D) and computational models (3D) provided any significant homology detected from the previous alignment.
An example of screening genomes from the bottom of the evolutionary hierarchy to the very top, homo sapiens, as it is currently believed to be.
This work focuses on ion channels as the majority of therapeutic targets are known to be either families of membrane proteins or those conducting regulatory functions to them.
Once the system is in place, it only requires a representative input sequence to scan the same genomic space, in order to identify putative targets of the disease associated with the initial input.
Having said that, this step is merely the start of discovery process. Medical statistics will take a strong hold during the stage of development. More to come!


text:
US rate hikes could slow 'as soon as' December: Fed chair
AFP Published December 1, 2022
WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve could ease its pace of interest rate hikes "as soon as" December, chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday, as the US central bank's campaign to cool prices trickles through the world's largest economy.
With American households grappling with soaring consumer costs, the Fed has waged an all-out battle to tame inflation that has reached levels not seen since the 1980s -- while trying to avoid tipping the United States into a recession.
"The time for moderating the pace of rate increases may come as soon as the December meeting" of Fed policymakers, Powell said in a speech at the Brookings Institution think tank.
He added that the full effects of the bank's moves are yet to be felt, but also warned that policy will likely have to remain tight "for some time" to restore price stability.
Tokyo stocks close lower ahead of US Fed chair address
Monetary policy affects the economy and inflation with "uncertain lags," he said.
"Thus, it makes sense to moderate the pace of our rate increases as we approach the level of restraint that will be sufficient to bring inflation down," he added.
But he also said that the Fed would "stay the course until the job is done," noting that history cautions strongly against loosening policy prematurely.
The central bank has raised the benchmark lending rate by 0.75 percentage points four consecutive times in recent months, out of six rate hikes this year in an aggressive effort to rein in prices.
The latest increase in November took the benchmark lending rate to 3.75-4.0 percent, the highest since January 2008.
Policymakers aim to put the brakes on spending by making it more costly to borrow, bringing demand more into balance with supply, which has been battered by global logistics problems and Russia's war in Ukraine.
For now, there are early signs that prices are cooling, but annual consumer inflation remained at 7.7 percent in October, underscoring the heightened cost of living.
In recent days, there has been a growing chorus of voices, including some Fed officials, advocating for smaller steps in coming months.
In separate remarks on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said "it would be prudent to move in smaller steps" going forward as well, as the Fed tries to bring inflation back to its longer-term target of two percent.
"Given the tightening already in the pipeline, I am mindful that monetary policy works with long lags," she added.
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Thanks to local man Mike Nolan who has pointed out many features in this close-up of Horsea Island. Photo: Barry Cox.
Last week I published a photo of Horsea Island from the tower of Portchester Castle and asked if anyone could tell me more.
Step forward Mike Nolan. We spoke on the phone while looking at this enlargement of the left of the photo and Mike pointed out the crane at the end of pier and the flight of steps leading to the water. On the left there is also a slipway with a boathouse behind it.
Gathered around HMS Victorys cannon during stand easy we see four wartime sailors.
Between the island and the distant bushes we are looking due east and in the mud is where the M275 now runs. In the left distance is Port Creek.
On another note, Barry Cox who loaned the card tells me the photo was not from 1886. That was the photographer's reference number. On the reverse of the postcard is a date stamp for 1936 although the photo could have been taken much earlier of course.
The photograph, below left, shows four sailors on board HMS Victory, most probably at stand easy (tea break) and on their cap tallies it reads HMS. This tells us it is wartime as the tallies were not allowed to show the ship's name the sailors were serving on for obvious reasons, thus just HMS.
They are wearing the long gunnery gaiters as opposed to the short version.
This locomotive is believed to have been one of the first that ran from Havant to Hayling Island on the Billy line. Photo: Barry Cox collection.
Imagine trying to have a smoke on board the Victory today.
Railway historian Alan Wallbank tells me he is putting on a film show at the Gosport Railway Club on the Friday, February 15, starting at 7.30pm. The first film is about the closure of the Hayling Billy, but starts with the lead up to closure. The second film is the history of the Southsea Miniature Railway.
The Gosport Railway Society Club meets in the Methodist Church, Stoke Road, Gosport, not far from the old Gosport Station.
Entrance to the film show is free so do try and make the effort.
The station for the Southsea Miniature Railway. Notice all the officials dressed in railway uniform. Marvellous.
In the 1920s photograph, on the opposite page, all the staff are in railwaymen uniforms complete with gold watch-chains and caps. I am sure the man to the left would be the stationmaster. It must have been a joy to work there.
The train appears to have just arrived from its circular route and the locomotive would have been drawn forward for turning on the turntable just out of shot to the right. The return fare was 6d.
The picturesque carriages were later replaced with open trucks which is how I remember them in the late 1950s. The round trip was only sixpence in old money.
Believed to be one of the first, if not the first, locomotive to run from Havant is the Frederick Furness Contractor 0-4-2T, below right. It had a box-like saddle tank and 3ft 6in coupled wheels.
It was in service from 1865 to 1870 when it was withdrawn.


Season goes 8 consecutive weeks (including Thanksgiving Weekend).
Playoffs and Finals will be the first two weekends in December and will be played on the turf field at Gaithersburg HS!
Ages 3 1/2 to Kindergarten. Space is limited to 50 children.
Saturdays 8:30 am to 10:00 am.
Traditional KIDBALL class structure – Parental involvement is a must!
Recommended for those new to the game if not quite ready for option 2.
Kindergarten - 8th Grade. 6-7+ players per team. Quarterbacks are either a Parent or a Team Player - based on division of play.
KIDBALL coaches assess and pair teams weekly for games in order to provide all teams the best, most equally matched competition. A predetermined schedule does not allow for effectively matched teams.
KIDBALL coaches on site at all times to assist in coaching techniques and rules interpretation.
Includes 90-120 minutes instruction and game time, Jersey, flags and, safety mouth guard.


Tarmac TX is excited to be involved in Earth Day ATX 2019!
Applicants can submit their ideas through Tarmac TX now until 4/10/19 and finalists will be chosen to pitch their idea to the public and a panel of local judges. Thanks in part to our partner Relay Coworking, the winning idea will receive one year of Coworking space and an invitation to join the 2019 cohort of the Tarmac TX Accelerator Program.
Go to earthdayaustin.com to learn more about Earth Day ATX 2019.