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Maine Earns a C-Plus on State Report Card, Ranks 14th in Nation
The Quality Counts 2016 report, published as the Jan. 7 issue of Education Week and online, included errors in the school finance analysis. This page has been revised to correct grades, scores, and rankings in summative results and school finance. Details are available at www.edweek.org/go/qc16correct.
This year, Maine finishes 14th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with an overall score of 78.5 out of 100 points and a grade of C-plus. The nation as a whole posts a grade of C.
Diving into the findings for the three graded indices, Maine earns a B-minus in the Chance-for-Success category and ranks 24th. The average state earns a C-plus. In School Finance, Maine receives a B and ranks nineth, while for the K-12 Achievement Index it finishes 15th with a grade of C-minus. The average state earns grades of C and C-minus in School Finance and K-12 Achievement, respectively.
To shed light on student achievement in the NCLB era, the Education Week Research Center averaged NAEP scores for reading and math in grades 4 and 8 to create an overall proficiency rate for each state and the nation as a whole. The state's combined proficiency rate stands at 36.9 percent for 2015, placing it 21st in the rankings. The nation as a whole posts a rate of 34.8 percent.
Maine's 2016 Highlights Report includes results for each of the nearly-40 indicators that make up Quality Counts' overall grading rubric. This year's State Highlights Report also contains the special analysis of student achievement in the NCLB era.


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How reconnecting with nature can help you escape this summer
Of the many changes and sacrifices we've had to make to our lives this year, forgoing a holiday or two is hardly the biggest ask. But while the 'stay at home' message may have expanded beyond four walls, it's fair to say many of us will be feeling restless without our usual summer escapes. When the scent of coconut or the sound of a cawing seagull conjures up a yearning for far-flung adventures, another walk round the park just won't cut it. Read more about reconnecting with nature.
However, perhaps we shouldn't be so quick to dismiss the curative potential in our own backyards.
Over the past few months, gardening has seen a global boom unlike any other in recent history. Seed suppliers around the world have reported overwhelming numbers of orders. Regenerating spring onions on windowsills became one of the unlikeliest lockdown trends – a symbol of resourcefulness and renewal, or "a small gesture of hope". The horticultural rush was born partly out of worries about food scarcity and partly as a way to stave off boredom, but there was more to it than just sustainable living. In a time of panic and uncertainty, getting back to nature helped us feel more grounded.
Countless studies have proven what poets and painters have been telling us for centuries: that spending time in the great outdoors is good for the mind and soul. The growing scientific area of ecotherapy has found strong links between time spent in nature and improved cognitive functioning, more positive moods and reduced anxiety and depression. Most recently, research at Cornell University found that just 10 minutes spent in nature can be enough to lessen both the physical and mental effects of stress. A change might be as good as a rest, as the saying goes, but outdoor experiences could be as helpful as a holiday to recharge our batteries.
Just ask Alice Vincent, author of three gardening books including Rootbound: Rewilding a Life, a verdant memoir about the restorative power of nature. "There is so much freedom and escape to be found right on our doorstep," she says. "It's amazing how actually just looking at the broad expanse of sky or the dense green loveliness of woodland can really transport you away from the homes where we've all spent a lot of time this year. Engaging with the scenery of nature can be as interesting and as fascinating as those city breaks we all wish we could be on."
As a Londoner, Vincent has become adept at finding pockets of greenery amid the concrete and chaos. During the pandemic she's been taking twice-daily walks in nearby woods, climbing hills and spending time on the plant-filled balcony that stars in her Instagram account, @noughticulture. "Even if you can only be in your back garden, spending a couple of hours on a bright sunny day, tending to the earth, putting your phone in your pocket and engaging with nature can be as much of a novelty as a trip away," she says.
If you're able to venture further afield, even just for a day or two, the benefits of rugged landscapes and wide-open spaces can be all the greater. A study on the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku or 'forest bathing' found that walking in a forest promotes lower concentrations of cortisol, a lower pulse rate and lower blood pressure than urban environments.
Travel companies like the Butterfly Mark Certified Balance Holidays are leading the way with luxury wellness breaks that use nature as more than just a photogenic backdrop. The company's upcoming Yorkshire retreat includes immersive experiences like woodland walks, wild swimming and forest bathing, while artificial light indoors is kept to a minimum to help regulate the body's natural circadian rhythms (because sleep should be a staple part of every good holiday). "Mother Nature and the gifts she provides are undeniable," says Livia Manca di Villahermosa, founder and director of Balance Holidays. "As we look out of our windows to see a happy display of clear blue skies and skittering wildlife, thriving and flourishing, I hope people will learn to appreciate the simple joys of being in the company of nature… all the while respecting local communities and biodiversity."
Of course, like holidays, engaging with nature works best when we disengage with something else: technology. One 2012 study found that four days of hiking in the US wilderness with no access to electronic devices increased participants' performance on a creative problem-solving task by 50%. Would the same result be achieved if viewing those spectacular views through a smartphone screen?
Back at home, even the presence of an extra houseplant can help us breathe a little deeper and relax a little more. According to NASA research, plants can remove up to 87% of airborne toxins from a room in just 24 hours, with peace lilies – like these from the carbon neutral, Butterfly Mark Certified Arena Flowers – among the most effective. Then there are blooms. Multiple studies have found that flowers can do more than just say 'I love you', with evidence that their presence can have a positive impact on mood, stress levels, memory, productivity and even recovery from illness.
In lieu of a holiday, a floristry workshop with Butterfly Mark Certified McQueens Flowers could help nurture that nature connection. The world-renowned floral designer is constantly striving to reduce its carbon footprint, with recyclable and biodegradable packaging and renewable energy sources. Meanwhile for every bouquet sold, Arena Flowers plants a tree in an area of the world experiencing deforestation. One small pick-me-up can help protect the world's greenery for future generations. And when the time comes, we'll all be able to enjoy those landscapes again.
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Greg King
May 16, 1968 - October 2, 2015
Gregory Lynn "Greg" King, 47, died Friday, October 2, 2015, at his residence in the Altitude community. He was born May 16, 1968 to Doyle Wayne and Glenda Faye Hooper King in Booneville. He worked as a carpenter before becoming disabled. He enjoyed playing pool, dominoes, and watching NASCAR. Greg's wishes were to be cremated and a memorial service will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Canaan Assembly of God Church in Booneville with Bro. Jerry Hooper officiating. Booneville Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. He is survived by a son Alex King of Rienzi; a daughter, Ashli Barnes (Jeremy) of New Site; his mother, Glenda Faye King of Booneville; two grandchildren, Bentley Barnes and Baylor Barnes of New Site; a brother Gary King, and a sister, Sabrina Hall (Heath) of the Altitude community. He was preceded in death by his father, Doyle King. Condolences may be made to the family at boonevillefuneralhome.net.
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direct friend, without my family, etc etc.
Reached super early that evening so i joined & attempted to help out at the recept.
With Jo The bride!So gorgeous!
Wedding gifts at the table.Crowns from their fairytale..


How It Should Have Ended takes a different approach to the movie Back To The Future 2 and tells us how it all should have started instead.
Brian Huskey is back as our favorite personified web browser in CollegeHumor's If Google Was A Guy: Part 4.
Valor Cat (secretly Mayor Mark Bristle) is the hero of Valor City. John Sci is Valor Cat's best friend and the man who gave him his powers.
The guys over at FilmCow have a heavy workload and being bust is a good thing, outsourcing on the other hand can be a mixed bag.
The third and final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is awesome, at this point it's probably been viewed a billion times.
I'm really digging this cover of Smooth Criminal by Professional shakuhachi (bamboo flute) player Yoshimi Tsujimoto, it's kinda hypnotic.
Breakfast will never be quite the same if mom can't keep quiet about her shady past, serve us up some orange juice with less sugar and hit the brakes before we get to drugs and guns.
Tony the tiger does not discriminate between who should and shouldn't get a tastey and sugery breakfast.


Since 2006, the Malta International Arts Festival has been delighting audiences with its mix of the finest cultural performers the world has to offer.
The Malta International Arts Festival champions the best that the local arts scene has to offer, providing Maltese artists, both established and emerging, a dynamic platform to showcase their art and engage with broader audiences. It also hosts well-established foreign acts at various venues in and around Valletta. From virtuoso musicians to Shakespearean drama, stunning visual installations, to breathtaking dance, each year the Malta Arts Festival has strived to enrich the local cultural calendar with a host of must-see events.
With our unique position in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, we can act as an artistic bridge between Europe and the African coast. We are also right in the middle between East and West, and are very lucky to be an island imbued with history – history that we can look back to, react to, be inspired by and use as a canvas. This provides us with an incredibly diverse, rich and colourful tapestry to work on, and create something new; fusing different cultures, using our heritage, but also looking beyond.
For more information, please visit the MIAF official website or our event page.


Discussion in 'Jailbreaks and iOS Hacks' started by jdaniel, Apr 9, 2011.
So Sbsettings will no stay open, when I open the page where I can arrange my toggle or anything for that matter in Sbsettings it will close in 3 or so seconds will not stay open.
so now i amon 4.3.1 and i ve not installed sbsettings... coz i dont wanna have something thats not working which could possibly screw things up anyways so any ideas?
Cant explain it and no ones responding so I have no idea why.
Just to let you know that I am getting the same issue with 4.2.1 and do not have FBphotosave installed.
In another thread...LMD75 is correct in his observation abt the banner display being active...my sbsettings kept crashing like you all have been experiencing...i went 1 step further and put my unit in airplane mode ( no wifi no 3g) in order to prevent the ad banner trying to connect to the internet...it worked..
I could now click on "more" and do whatever changes I needed...no more crashing...followed by the std respring..
...then I turned OFF airplane mode and went into sbsettings again ..and it crashed again...which could mean that the ad banner thingy was unable to connect to its server which automatically shutdown sbsettings.
Thanks mrlowkey. Setting airplane mode works for me too.
I am located in Finland and the More app crashes with a normal 3g or wifi connection. However if I set my UK VPN toggle, English ad banners load and it never crashes.
I have noticed that this problem comes and goes and has no relation to anything else you might do.... i have done some things that MIGHT have fixed it according to the sbsettings website but.. it also has NOT worked... it is not consistent.. after applying these 'fixes' it is a mixed bag but.. I guess comparing with totally not working before it might be a improvement?
you need to be in developer mode in cydia..
manage > top left > settings > developer..
"5) If you are on 3.0 this will not work for you. Do not report that the more app crashes. It's not a problem with sbsettings. It's in your jailbreak. To properly make it work on 3.0 beta, you require a private, not yet released kernel patch and to fix your crashing on loading the more app, you need to install the package that includes dirname. (It will be installed on a real 3.0 release build). Look for one of the *-cmds packages like "adv-cmds", "file-cmds", "shell-cmds" or just install all 3."
jdaniel - Just tried reinstalling the 4 cmds packages and rebooted.. problem still exists.
The only 100% way of correcting this is to enable Airplane mode and in my personal case.. a UK VPN connection.
I am thinking of installing one of those system wide ad blockers to see if it makes a difference.
r u talking about iad or adblockers? those dont work if you are talking about something else lemme know.. I found a link to some old write up about it but the link is dead..
Just installed sbAdblockToggle to see the effect on our problem. When installed and activated, sbsettings launches a 'Permissions Error' popup stating that 'an ad blocking host file is installed..' which does not allow this.
On a different note, the above tweak did block system ads within Cydia and Safari but the performance hit was too much for my likings.
May be coincidence but I have rebooted 10 times in a row and cannot get it to crash anymore.
Also I am getting all English Ad banners - no foreign ads! I am not connected via a VPN or have Airplane mode enabled.
All I did was install OpenSSH; MobileTerminal (NEW); reset the root p/w and enabled the OpenSSH toggle.
Also I made sure that my hosts. file was clean as it did have other crap in there.
Maybe something has been 'fixed' at the ad end?
I am not an expert in this area but this is my hosts file (located in /private/etc). Make sure you back it up first. Mine had lots of crap put in there from sources /adblockers /??? etc It's worth checking with someone more knowledgeable but I believe it should be like this..
but when i open sbsettings more... the ad doesnt appear but it doesnt close...i have it open here and no ad.. and no closing.. weird... may be a fix dunnoes.. try it n report back if u can..
Just reinstalled SbAdblockToggle as you suggested and held finger on Adblock toggle for 5 secs. It automatically patches SBs and a few apps to not display ads without having to enable the toggle.
You may be right.. This may be a fix. Do you still have SbAdblockToggle installed?
When its disabled my hosts file contains the same dodgy looking urls as yours. When its enabled, the hosts file is huge abd does its blocking.
Also it looks as though it is patched permanently as ads no longer load on SBS.
The good thing is that I can now turn on Adblock for Cydia and switch it off for Safari.
How do u do that ?
Do you mean patching? That is done by holding down the AdBlock icon is SBS for 5 seconds.


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What's next for N-S freeway?
Focus now is on $342 million in work between Francis, river
Jeanne Gustafson
-—Staff photo by Jeanne Gustafson
Work continues on portions of the freeway, including this work near its planned interchange with U.S. 2.
With federal funds committed for the final section of the North Spokane Corridor's most northern leg, the Washington state Department of Transportation now is seeking money for seven projects that would comprise the next three-mile segment of the freeway, which is expected to cost $370 million.
As part of that effort, Greater Spokane Incorporated is lobbying Congress for funds to begin that work, and included a request of $35 million in its 2011 federal agenda for one of the seven projects.
"The next big push is the next segment to the south between the Spokane River and Freya-Francis," says DOT spokesman Al Gilson.
For now, the DOT is considering building just four of the eight lanes ultimately planned for that stretch, which would reduce the cost by about $28 million initially, with the idea of adding the other four lanes and related infrastructure later as more money becomes available, Gilson says. That section of the freeway would be built from the corridor's current southern point, just north of Francis Avenue at about Freya Street, south to just north of the Spokane River, where it would connect with Greene Street.
So far, about $612 million has been spent on what is estimated long term to be a $3 billion cost to complete the north-south freeway from U.S. 395 on the north to Interstate 90 on the south, Gilson says. All of the construction that has been done or is under way is north of Francis, and the DOT plans to seek a second round of bids early next month for construction of a section of roadway that will complete the five-mile northernmost section of the corridor between Francis and the Wandermere area. (See story page B1.)
After that, the next five-mile section of the freeway will follow a path parallel to and east of both Market Street and the BNSF Co. rail lines in the Hillyard area.
It would begin at the corridor's interchange with Freya, a few blocks north of Francis, and would turn westward to just east of the railroad tracks then run to the south. The DOT would replace the bridge that carries Francis over the railroad tracks there with a new one that also would span the new freeway.
The next connection would be at Wellesley Avenue, where a roundabout would be built beneath an elevated stretch of the freeway, with on-ramps and off-ramps connecting the roundabout and the freeway lanes.
Near the southern point of the next big phase of freeway, the southbound lanes would diverge from the northbound lanes and cross over Greene just south of where it sweeps to the west and becomes Market, then connect with Greene at about Jackson Avenue, two blocks north of the river. The northbound lanes would separate from Greene at about Carlisle Avenue, about a block north of the river.
Gilson says all of that work would be done in a series of seven projects costing a combined $342 million, and would involve construction of just two lanes of traffic in each direction rather than four.
In the first of the seven projects, DOT would build the roundabout and related improvements at Wellesley Avenue. That $54 million project, including a bridge to carry the railroad tracks over Wellesley, would be done first. DOT believes it can fund the first project with state money and through savings on other projects.
In the second, $33 million project, a new bridge would be built to carry Francis over both the railroad tracks and the new freeway lanes, along with intersection improvements at Market and Freya. The $35 million in federal funds Greater Spokane Incorporated is seeking would go to that project.
The third project would entail shifting the BNSF tracks slightly to the west between Francis and Olympic avenues at an estimated cost of $56 million.
In the fourth project, the freeway lanes would be built from the current southern terminus of the corridor south to Wellesley, at a project cost of $32 million.
The fifth project would involve reconstructing portions of Greene and Market from about Euclid Avenue south to the river, where the freeway would connect with Greene. That project is estimated to cost $38 million.
The sixth project, which is expected to cost $59 million, would entail shifting BNSF's railroad tracks slightly to the west between Wellesley and Cleveland avenues, and making other improvements.
The seventh project would be the largest, at an estimated cost of $70 million, and would involve construction of four lanes of the freeway between Wellesley to a point near the Spokane River, including bridges to carry those four lanes over Wellesley and the southbound lanes over Greene.
When money for the work will be available, and where it will come from, remains to be seen, Gilson says.
"Of course it requires funding, and we are looking to state and federal lawmakers for any opportunities they might come up with," Gilson says.
Even at $370 million for the eight-lane version of the freeway, the current projected cost of the Francis-to-the-river section is about half what had been anticipated based on a 1998 design of the project, Gilson says.
In recent years, several key changes were made to save money on that phase of the project, particularly at the corridor's intersections with Francis, Wellesley, and Euclid avenues and also involving the railroad tracks, he says. Among the reasons for the changes were rising construction costs, especially related to the large retaining walls and bridges that would have been needed under the earlier plan's inclusion of beneath-grade freeway lanes along portions of that stretch.
In addition, BNSF expressed concerns about having below-grade sections of the freeway section next to a rail line, because retaining walls needed to make that possible would require tie-back supports to be installed beneath the tracks, Gilson says. The railroad also wanted more space to be left along the line so that an additional set of tracks could be added later.
While the 1998 design included mostly below-grade freeway there, and envisioned that the freeway would be west of the tracks, the design finished in 2008 elevates the freeway lanes in several places, leaves it at grade elsewhere, and positions it to the east of the tracks, eliminating the need for several railroad bridges, Gilson says. In all, the changes cut the price tag in about half, he says.
When that stretch of freeway is completed, the overall corridor will stretch 8.5 miles, almost from the Spokane River to U.S. 395 at Wandermere, and would include some sections of four- and six-lane freeway.
Currently, Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane Valley, is constructing a two-mile, four-lane section of the freeway between Wandermere and U.S. 2, under a $37.5 million contract. Graham also is working on a $42.8 million project to lower the grade of U.S. 2 in the vicinity of the new freeway's interchange there, and to build six bridges associated with the interchange.
Soon, DOT plans to seek new bids on an estimated $27 million job to construct 3.7 miles of three-lane southbound freeway, including five concrete girder bridges. That's being rebid because of contract ambiguities.
Once those projects are done, late in 2011, the northernmost five miles of the corridor will be completed, Gilson says.
Long-term plans call for the freeway to run from I-90 near the Thor-Freya interchange north about 10.3 miles to U.S. 395 at Wandermere. Once the corridor is completed, it will be designated as U.S. 395, and Division Street, which currently carries both U.S. 395 and U.S. 2 in north Spokane, will continue to be designated as U.S. 2.


After a wild windy night at the Titahi Bay Surfclub we were up early and excited to be nearing the finish line! 15 days, 1700 km of running the North Island we have it! We finished at Island Bay at 12:30pm.
We started today up Mt Kau Kau and one group ran up across the hills behind Johnsonville then through the Northland, the Botanical Garden down past Parliament and then to the Wellington Railway Station. It was a wild windy Wellington day, the wind was so strong across the top of the hill range. The second group started at the Railway Station where we did a collection and then headed along the trail up Lambton Quay and back along the waterfront down past Te Papa. From there the group ran up to Ronald McDonald House in Newton. Andrea and Rebecca from Auckland Ronald McDonald House flew down this morning to especially meet up with us there. The group was given a talk and tour of the Ronald McDonald House outlining once again what an essential and awesome facility this place is, the families who spend time here all call it their second home.
From Ronald McDonald House we ran as a group the last 3 1/2 kms out to Island Bay to the monument to end the North Island Trail is in Stafford Park. We were greeted by a great group of supporters! Our incredible journey was over.
It was a fairly quiet drive home with weary boys dozing away, we did spot a McFall Fuel tanker on the Kapiti Expressway who we tooted and waved at to express our gratitude to for all our diesel that McFall Fuel provided for us on our journey. This Te Araroa Challenge for Ronald McDonald House has been a huge adventure and a huge success!!


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Join Markham Museum And Get In Free To Over 400 Museums/Science Centres Worldwide!
Joining the Markham Museum with a family pass (2 adults, 4 children) will put you back $79CDN plus then, but then you can get free access to over 400 museums and science centres around the world through its affiliation in the ASTC Passport Program! To the other places around the world, each has its own rules--many will allow 3 or 4 children for free with 2 adults, so the rules are different for each place, but expect to save a LOT of money.
For example, my wife went to the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY--apparently, an amazing museum. Admission would normally be $19.50USD per adult and free for kids 17 and under. By having a membership at the Markham Museum, you just saved over $50CDN. Going to Buffalo for a day or two? Get in free to the Buffalo Museum of Science--adults are otherwise $11 and all aged children are $9--a family of 6 would save $58USD. Whether you're vacationing in NYC, Florida, Jerusalem, etc., you'll be thankful you invested in the Markham Museum!
Go to the Markham Museum website HERE. My understanding is it is sort of like Black Creek Pioneer Village.
Click HERE for a full list of locations around the world that you can get into through the ASTC Passport Program from May to October 2018.
Click here for the the ASTC website.


I must admit that I'm a little grammar geek. My favourite pet peeves are the incorrect use of apostrophes, the use of 'hence why' (yes, that seems to be a kiwi thing) and the incorrect use of the indefinite article in front of acronyms (don't even get me started on that one).
When Radhika posted a link to the infographic below on Twitter earlier today, it made me smile big time.
After all I'm the one who got some of the Oatmeal grammar posters for the office. They're rotating, so that everyone has the chance to learn new things every time they visit the web team.


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Doom on the Horizon?
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN
In 2018 Mark Carney, then Governor of the Bank of England, warned that inescapable automation and AI are to blame for wage stagnation that is like that of the nineteenth century, which helped give birth to Communism in the twentieth:
"If you substitute platforms for textile mills, machine learning for steam engines, Twitter for the telegraph, you have exactly the same dynamics as existed 150 years ago when Karl Marx was scribbling The Communist Manifesto".
What Carney failed to see, as his speech was made before the first case of Covid was diagnosed, was the sharp rise in a new anarchist class who seem intent across the West, at a time of rudderless government, to pull down the current system, perhaps violently. These antis are anti everything they can be.
Aside from the Islamist threat, the Communist threat is now joined by Anarchist revolutionaries who, although relatively small in number, are loud-voiced and riding the same hybrid anti-capitalist bandwagons from animal rights extremism to BLM to Antifa to Extinction Rebellion. Their online presence has gone from the hundreds to the thousands.
Who are these new anarchists, many who do not identify as anarcho-communists?
Take Charlie the Fox, @SabCharlie a "dedicated hunt sab. Also interested in animal rights, anti-fascism, land rights and intersectionality". Harmless loon, right? No. The man from Bristol, going by the name Charlie Querecox, is a former soldier who fought with the YPG an offshoot of the designated terror organisation the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Yes, a loon – but dangerous.
Anarchists are open about what they stand for. Take the Bristol Anarchist Federation (AFed) who describe themselves as:
"an active group of class struggle Anarchists. We are working in shops, we are working in offices, we are unemployed, we are students. We fight for a world without leaders, where power is shared equally amongst communities, and people are free to reach their full potential. Bristol AFed is part of the UK Anarchist Federation made up of individual members and local groups who are politically active in many workplace and community struggles."
A century ago there was genuine optimism among communist revolutionaries who, albeit wrongly, saw a perfect and equal future with modernising technology as its fuel just as some of today's thinking communists incorrectly dream of an AI-fuelled communist future marked by a one-size-for-all universal basic income. But that optimism is no longer shared by most of today's revolutionaries, especially the anarchist and hard left anti-capitalists who rage at their lot, finding immediate solidarity within the high-pitched cacophony of social media. They are seeing work move abroad and the rich get richer while wages stagnate, industries get damaged by Covid, house prices escalate beyond their reach – an all-round doom lurks on their horizon, especially in the eyes of the young.
Who is the more dangerous revolutionary? The hopeful one or the one who is irate and without hope?
The latter are the far more dangerous sort, as Islamist crazies have demonstrated time and again, showing their hatred for this world, bitter that it will never be another. Nihilist losers are always the ones more prone to careless violence.
With the rise of China and its dragooned digital society, liberties in the West will come increasingly under threat. There are arguments to be won now and the West needs to get a move on by enfranchising its young and restless with new skillsets, offering them genuine economic hope while underscoring hard-fought freedoms – rather than taking them away via digital capture and social credit systems leading to some godawful virtual gulag. How can these people learn responsibility when what they require materially to be responsible for – a house and a well-paid job – are seemingly so far out of reach?
Apparent cronyism in the West and an all-round lack of clarion leadership is doing great damage to today's governments who probably actually mean well and are not quite as louche and self-serving as they too often seem.
For the first time in my lifetime the future looks a tad scarier but sense can still win the day.
Let us hope someone will provide the leadership to win the arguments and restore freedoms within which the West and its allied democracies can outwit and outperform any oppressive regimes. Right now none of Sleepy Joe, Mr Antoinette or Monsieur Macron seem to hold a winning hand nor inspire much confidence, while the West goes mad.
Dominic Wightman is Editor of Country Squire Magazine.
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Length – private industry resumes are usually 2 pages and federal resumes are more often 3 to 5 pages in length.
Detail – the one-line bullet point that you might have used in your private-sector resume will become four or six lines or four sentences about each major skill.
Keywords – private industry resumes and the federal resume use the keywords.
Accomplishments – both require to develop accomplishments as much as are related to the applied open position.
In fact, a government resume is considered to be the application, an examination, because they examine the resume to ensure you're qualified. And sometimes government hiring managers don't interview — they hire based on what they see on the resume.
If you've still having trouble writing your Federal resume, consider this 2 articles [1st & 2nd].


Regarding the Mathematical Theory of Information, the semiotic textual model represents a more accurate instrument to interpret specific problems of mass communication.
c) Recipients never receive a unique message: they receive many, both in synchronic and diachronic ways.
The mass media's speech can no longer be conceived as an isolated message that goes from sender to recipient. In mass communication said speech is characterized by being embedded in a social system made of speeches, a public space in which mass media's speeches circulate, generating complex relations with other speeches.
In the words of Octavio Paz: "Society's word is not a unique and homogeneous speech, but multiple and heterogeneous. The mass media can hide this original word under the mask of unanimity or, au contraire, can rescue and show us, in the thousand new versions delivered to us by literature, the old image of the man-creature to a particular and universal time, unique and common." (El País, 11/4/1986).
Authors / References: Umberto Eco, Paolo Fabbri, D. Mc Quail, Mauro Wolf.


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Mayor de Blasio met with federal prosecutors Friday in connection with their investigation into whether the mayor and his aides traded government favors for donations. Andrew Siff reports.
Mayor de Blasio met with federal prosecutors Friday in connection with their investigation into whether the mayor and his aides traded government favors for donations.
NBC 4 New York first reported earlier this month that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office had asked the mayor to come in and answer questions, and that de Blasio agreed, according to sources. The mayor acknowledged in a testy news conference that not only is he now raising money for re-election, he'd need to raise money to pay his legal fees.
The four-hour meeting with prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Public Corruption Unit took place at the law offices of Kramer Levin.
All discussed whether the mayor or his team broke any laws when raising funds back in 2013, and whether donors like Harendra Singh - the proprietors of Queens restaurant the Water's Edge - got any special benefit from the administration.
Mayor DeBlasio answers questions from reports for the first time since the I-Team reported he will be questioned by federal prosecutors. Melissa Russo reports.
De Blasio has long insisted that his fundraising followed the law.
"We remain confident that at all times the Mayor and his staff acted appropriately and well within law. We hope our continued cooperation will help bring a swift conclusion to the U.S. Attorney's review," City Hall Spokesman Eric Phillips said in a statement. "In the interest of protecting the integrity of this process, we will refrain from any further comment at this time."
The U.S. attorney's office also declined to comment.
De Blasio's criminal defense lawyer, Barry Berke, already had at least one meeting of his own with prosecutors in an attempt to convince them not to press charges, sources told NBC 4.
"We are very careful about doing things in a legal and appropriate manner," the mayor previously told NBC 4 New York. "We're very careful about disclosing the support we get."
The meeting with federal prosecutors comes after the mayor met with the Manhattan district attorney's office. Prosecutors there are apparently wrapping up a separate criminal investigation into whether anyone at City Hall crossed any lines in helping raise money to try to help Democrats take control of the state Senate.
NBC 4 has learned Mayor DeBlasio has agreed to discuss a corruption probe with federal prosecutors. Melissa Russo reports.
De Blasio said he hasn't been informed that he's the target of an investigation in that case.
However, the federal probe could be winding down. Former federal prosecutor Brad Simon told News 4 the mayor likely signed what's called a proffer agreement today, and that the questions were likely part of a courteous interview to gain information from what could be the last person interviewed.
"He's not gonna be the first stop, he's gonna be the last stop," Simon said. "They sign a piece of paper. Nothing can be used against him. Like any interview, if he lies, he can be charged. Even if he's under oath."


911uk.com - Porsche Forum : View topic - Edinburgh 993 Meet Up?
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 9:55 pm Post subject: Edinburgh 993 Meet Up?
Seems like there are a few 993 owners in and around Edinburgh, plus a Glasgow contingent. Has there ever been a 993 meet up organised through this forum? Had a look and couldn't find anything. Would be very happy to help arrange if anyone is interested?
I am also in central Scotland and would be happy to meet up. I taxed the 993 yesterday.
Ah good! I'm a PCGB member and been to a few events which have been good but as you say nice to do something more informal with some fellow 993 owners. My car is realistically going to be away until June so will shoot for a date in June.
If anyone is interested then PM me and I will post on the meet ups page.
Dates permitting as June is a busy month but I would be up for an Edinburgh area meet sometime.
Might be a couple of us from Banchory???
As long as it's not just for central belters!!!
My mum lived up near Ballater for a few years. Wonderful bit of the world.
Maybe a central Scotland meeting point somewhere picturesque would be good. Open to suggestions.
pm sent with contact details. Happy to do Edinburgh area or somewhere further north if people are coming from that direction (Knockhill or Dunkeld maybe).
I would be up for this, just need to see which weekend and hopefully I can manage.
Excellent. Just need my car back now.
I'm not that far away and the drive from Carlisle is a cracker.
I'm up for it. I am based in central Edinburgh. Just need to confirm dates.
How about 16/17 or 23/24 June?
Either in Edinburgh or in St Fillans (near Comrie) in Perthshire.
Is anybody free for an Edinburgh 993 meet and greet this weekend?
My car is still in Buckinghamshire so not me.
Lots of people came back saying June no good.
Looking forward to seeing your car when it is back up North Nick. Will just have to wait and see if free when a day is picked that suits the majority!
I will probably take a run to Moffat classic car show on Sunday where their is a run from the North East contingent of 911UK. It's a great drive through Selkirk and past St Mary's Loch. Weather looks good too!