Do you know what the definition of an Analytics Ninja is? By rights, I should link to the blogpost of the person who coined the term, but he gets so much link love already. Plus, I think the definition should be changed: "Analytics Ninjas have cool Ninja t-shirts." The sleeves are just the best, they are wide and then banded. (You can tell that I am writing a fashion column and not an analytics or conversion blog.) While I am at it, let me show you where to get your own. Jeremy Hutton did all the work. I think Jeremy or Caleb Whitmore bought this Analytics Ninja shirt for me, and I know that I have to figure out how to thank one or both of them.
"I called today to ask about getting some technical support from your team on a GA Subdomain tracking issue. I spoke with John about the issue and he said shoot him over the info and he would take a look. My jaw dropped when he offered to take a look and see if there was a quick fix.
We didn't really believe the beer was coming (because it is hard to get beer from another country into this one, much less into Pennsylvania), but you can see the picture here of the case John received earlier this week.
OK, enjoy your weekend; next week Jonathan will write about site overlay, part II, and I'll tell everyone to hold June 2 for GA Training in NYC.


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Amin Alsaden
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Amin Alsaden is a curator, scholar, and educator whose work focuses on transnational exchanges of ideas and expertise across cultural boundaries. Currently the Nancy McCain and Bill Morneau Curatorial Fellow at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, his curatorial practice is committed to disseminating inclusive narratives that challenge existing canons and hegemonic epistemological and power structures. He is particularly interested in how artists and architects ponder collective experiences in the public realm, level political and institutional critique, and envision novel spatial responses to questions of belonging, displacement, and exile. His research — exemplified by a recently completed doctoral dissertation on post-WWII Baghdad, which investigates a crucible moment when the city became a locus of unprecedented encounters, contributing to the profound transformation of art and architecture globally while engendering unique local movements — explores modern and contemporary art and architecture in the Global South. His work often involves documenting endangered heritage and examining how precarious archives and scarce resources shape lopsided global narratives. Alsaden holds a PhD and an MA from Harvard University, an MArch from Princeton University, and a BArch from the American University of Sharjah. He has practiced as a designer at various international firms, such as OMA and MVRDV in the Netherlands, and has published and lectured widely.

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A) has commenced the distribution of truckloads of relief materials to the victims.
The Director General of NEMA, Muhammad Sani-Sidi disclosed that from the agency's assessment, the fire at a Chevron gas rig in the area burnt for several weeks which effected the environment and the health of those living nearby. He said several communities and settlements were affected by the gas explosion which began from January 16, 2012 from a shallow-water gas well belonging to Chevron near its North Apoi oil platform.
Represented by Deputy Director Relief and Rehabilitation, Mr. Mike Adeyanju at the official presentation of the reliefs worth millions of Naira to officials of Bayelsa State government at the weekend, the NEMA boss said the items were approved by President Goodluck Jonathan for the benefit of those affected by the incident.
The first batch of the relief materials are food items and toiletries including 600 bags of Rice, 300 bags of Gari, 200 bags of beans, 100 kegs of vegetable oil and palm. Others are 500 pieces of Buckets, 50 bags of Salts, 100 bags of Sugar, 50 cartons bath soap, 50 cartons of detergent, 500 pieces of mosquito's nets and 500 pieces of blankets.
The affected communities are in Koluama clan in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area and Akassa in Brass Local Government Area of the state.
Receiving the items on behalf the State Government, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Gender and Social Development, Mrs. Vivian Odi Ovien promised that the state government would ensure that the materials meant for the communities were properly handled. She also thanked the federal government for the gesture.


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// @flow
import * as React from "react";
import { FilterOptionsDiv, Button, B } from "../ui";
import RadioInputs from "../ui/RadioInputs";
import Range from "../ui/Range";

import type { WithRouter } from "../../types/withRouter";
import type { LocationSearch } from "../../types/locationSearch";

/*
  TODO: Does not account for the url settings
*/

type Props = {
  filterOptions: {
    categorie: Array<string>
  }
};

class FilterOptions extends React.Component<
  Props & WithRouter & LocationSearch
> {
  getNewPage = (page: number) => {
    this.props.setSearch({ page });
  };

  categorieCb = (value: string) => {
    this.props.setSearch({ "@tpcategorie": value });
  };

  priceRangeCb = (value: number) => {
    this.props.setSearch({ "@tpprixnum": `<${value}` });
  };

  handleClear = () => {
    const clearObject = this.props.getSearchObject();

    // Remove filter set keys
    delete clearObject["@tpprixnum"];
    delete clearObject["@tpcategorie"];

    this.props.setSearch(clearObject, true);
  };

  render() {
    return (
      <FilterOptionsDiv>

          Categories

        <RadioInputs
          inputs={this.props.filterOptions.categorie}
          callback={this.categorieCb}
        />

          Price Range

        <Range callback={this.priceRangeCb} />

            <Button onClick={this.handleClear}>Clear</Button>

      </FilterOptionsDiv>
    );
  }
}

export default FilterOptions;

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Radio fans, you can spend thousands of dollars on the best stereo receiver and speakers and still get poor reception. That's because much of your sound quality actually comes from the type of antenna you use in your radio installation. So, it stands to reason to say that the best antenna will help you get the best radio reception. This will also help you overcome many issues that interfere with your radio signal reception. This DX Engineering AM/FM high-definition outdoor radio antenna is just such a device. It's the radio antenna that our techs recommend, and it's easy to see why.
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Leaving work early on weekday afternoon's anywhere in the world is a welcoming turn. In Rangoon during January, the weather, air cool enough to notice but tropically warm to my skin, which is more accustomed to single digits this time of year, is the most pleasant I have breathed in months. With no humidity and crisp white clouds flowing above me against the deep baby blue, the trees seemed to shimmer their leaves at me in smiling flirts. I was smiling back at them in admiration, noticing nothing in particular except the present. With each step the ground felt as if cushioned and I was truly meditative and delighted to still be in Burma, a land I've come to love more than I could ever have imagined three years ago when I first arrived here.
Even a casual walk down an unbusy road, with the occasional trishaw guy peddling by without a customer, few if any cars to avoid, quiet except a crow, or a rooster crowing without enthusiasm, can make for a week's worth of contemplation in just a single moment.
I've had a remembrance in my mind for four days now, trying to put context to it but nothing comes to mind. In Rangoon, in Burma, some things just happen because it's the way it is in Burma and nothing more. But when I get too casual with my cultural smugness, thinking I know Burma enough to say I know Burma, something usually happens to let me know that I don't know Burma at all.
My friend Saw Saw was beside me and we were talking softly about the next day, or making some other small talk as we both enjoyed the calmness of the road and each other's calming company. I guess that's what I like about our friendship, there's no pretense and being quiet is cool – simple. It was then I noticed a line of older children all with their hands and heads propped up on a wall not tall enough to keep them from looking over. Some were sitting up; others were leaning over the top. Dogs were sleeping in the road, on the side of the road in the cool taller grass, as they always do all over the country during the daytime.
Then I noticed a man clearing small brush from the entrance to the driveway of a modestly nice home of concrete and sporting a decent yard with fruit trees and a green lawn. He started across the road holding a puppy in his hand, holding it by the scruff of its neck. The puppy just dangled as if waiting for something to happen, helpless in its condition, as cute as a puppy should be, big eyes black and bulging out, wondering, probably, what the hell was going on. I stopped walking and held Saw Saw back, planning to tack right and avoid colliding with the caretaker crossing in his crisp dark blue uniform. We stepped once to the right. As I directed Saw Saw to move, the caretaker flung the puppy into the air and it quietly arched its way past my face, no more than three feet away. At first I thought the old man threw it at me. I didn't flinch, but I stopped walking a couple of seconds and followed the little doggy to its touchdown onto a pile of about seven or eight other puppies. It hit with a hard thud and rolled over once grunting out some yelpish whimper of protest and then laid silent, on its side, its little belly rounded but not moving. Maybe it got winded, its little puppy leg twitched a second. I didn't see it breathing.
There are no common dogcatchers in nice white trucks with happy poochy faces on the panels in Burma. In America – do I need to say it? The sensitivities of the American people would be furious. The T.V. news would show children crying, mothers having hissy fits, PETA would declare war, and Nancy Grace would be crucifying someone on CNN. In Rangoon, where dogs compete with some people for food, dogs often starve. You can see their skeletal condition and watch them suffer before you every day in Rangoon. I guess they can also be pests as they tend to sleep all day and forage at night. They fight and howl and make a lot of noise. They breed quickly and also carry disease, especially rabies, and they bite children, even adults.
What I saw didn't ruin my day, or that of Saw Saw's. It was just something that happens in Burma. It was too out of my schematic zone of familiar things to even care one way or another. This is how people in Rangoon deal with the exploding wayward dog population. We went on for coffee and light conversation. Later I walked to the nearest bus stop, mindful of the dogs, not wanting to get too close to them. If I was starving I would think of dogs as meat. If I was a starving dog, well. Who knows why a dog just walks up to people and takes a taste? All I know is that it happens in Rangoon.


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One way to make this happen is to hire an architect. Your builder of choice can recommend someone whom you both can trust. Another approach that may be appropriate, especially for complicated jobs, is to hire a contractor under a design-build agreement. In such cases, the builder will be involved in all aspects of the project from the start, and will help coordinate everything from planning through to completion. When considering who to hire, it is recommended to meet with at least three firms in order to get a good understanding of how each one would anticipate getting the project completed. While there are services available online to help find local builders, word-of-mouth often remains the best way to go; or visit a local real estate office to get their recommendations. Remember, for better or worse, the contractor hired will become an integral part of your life during construction so you want someone who will work well with you to meet your needs. And at the very least, it's imperative the contractor is fully insured and licensed through both the state and city.
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Water crisis: Work on fifth reservoir nearing completion, says Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami
PTI Chennai | Updated on June 26, 2019 Published on June 26, 2019
Edappadi K Palaniswami, Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu (File photo)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday said that a fifth reservoir, that would help quench the thirst of Chennaiites, was nearing completion.
The Chief Minister made the remarks at a review meeting of various works undertaken by the Public Works Department, including the creation of the reservoir in the Tiruvallur district.
Palaniswami, who holds the PWD portfolio, said 95 per cent of construction work of the new dam has been completed. "The remaining five per cent work will be finished in two months and the government will take steps to store water there in the coming monsoon and ensure unhindered supply to people," he added.
The scheme, announced by the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2012, involves linking of the Kannankottai and Thervoykandigai lakes in that district and a reservoir created to store 1 tmc ft of water to cater to Chennai's needs.
The city's drinking water requirement is presently met from reservoirs at Poondi, Cholavaram, Redhills and Chembarambakkam, all of whom have now dried up, leading to water shortage in the metropolis.
According to an official release, the Chief Minister reviewed various works such as construction and maintenance of reservoirs, water rejuvenation schemes, and the government's ambitious 'Kudimaramathu' scheme, which involves community participation in the maintaining water bodies. Palaniswami also directed officials to expedite work on five intra-state river linking projects, the release said.
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Senior leadership has proved to be crucial for Estacada this season, and Friday's play-in game with Scappoose was no different.
Ranger senior Brandon Thornhill was 2 for 4 with two RBIs — including the go-ahead RBI in the top of the fifth — and Wyatt Riedel threw a complete game on the hill as Estacada defeated Scappoose 5-4 at Scappoose High School to win a spot in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs.
While the 12th-ranked Indians saw their season come to an end with a 15-12 record, the No. 22 Rangers went on to drop a 1-0 decision to No. 3 La Grande on Wednesday to end their season at 13-12. The Indians previously finished third in the Cowapa League, while Estacada plaved fourth in the Tri-Valley League.
"When all the seniors got together last night, we talked about how much we wanted this and we came out here and showed it," Thornhill said.
Estacada was able to manufacture runs in the first and second innings to take an early 2-0 lead. Kayden Settle led off the game with a single to right field, took second on a groundout, stole third base and scored when Jared Weaver came through with a infield single to get the Rangers on the board.
Mateo Burgos started the threat for Estacada in the top of the second with a one-out single to right field, and stole second and third. Then, after a walk to Dan Hunt, Scappoose starter Logan Travis looked like he was going to get out of trouble when Thornhill hit a hard ground ball to shortstop for what could have been a tailor-made 6-4-3 double play.
But Scappoose second baseman Jordan Buchanan dropped the throw from shortstop J.C. Gross while trying to make a quick transition, Burgos scored on the error and Estacada took a 2-0 lead.
However, the Indians responded in the bottom of the frame, getting a two-out single up the middle from Quincey Cleveland and Terrence Lewis followed by driving a Riedel fastball well out of the park for a two-run homer.
"I knew it was a blast when I hit it," Lewis said. "I felt like that got our team back in the game."
But the Indians weren't done yet. After Ben Anicker drew a walk, Jerad Toman reached on an error by Burgos at shortstop and Gross made the Rangers pay with a two-run single to left field, putting Scappoose up 4-2.
While the Indians had a two-run cushion, it became apparent that Travis began to lose his command in the top of the fourth.
"I just got a little tired and lost my confidence," Travis said. "That's really all it was."
Back-to-back singles by Thornhill and Settle got the Rangers in business with one out in the fourth. After issuing a free pass to Nick Keller, Travis was up 0-2 against Riedel, but hit him in the back with a breaking ball to bring in Thornhill from third.
"He's a sophomore in a pressure situation. Playoff baseball is just a little bit different," Scappoose coach Mike Reed said. "Logan had a couple pitches get away from him in some big moments."
With the bases still loaded, Weaver came to the dish and popped up to shallow right field. Buchanan got under the ball to make the catch, but was unprepared when Settle tagged up on a ball that barely got to the outfield. Buchanan's throw to the plate was wide and Settle's gamble paid off as the Rangers tied the game at 4-4.
One of the things Estacada hangs their hat on is aggressive base running and that mentality really paid off for them in this one. The Rangers stole five bases on the day and were able to take extra bases on multiple occasions.
"Once we get a guy to first, we're looking to run bases smart and to the best of our ability. It's something we have preached since day one," Estacada coach Andrew Higgins said. "We were able to put a lot of pressure on (Scappoose) today."
Estacada then took the lead in the top of the fifth. Thornhill drove an RBI single to left field off of Gross — who replaced Travis on the mound — bringing in Burgos to score and giving Estacada a 5-4 advantage.
Once the Rangers retook the lead, Riedel knew that he had to deliver from that point forward.
"We could all sense that the moment was getting closer," Riedel said. "I just needed to keep calm and keep doing my thing and I knew that my teammates would pick me up."
After the debacle in the second inning, Riedel recorded nine straight outs and was pitching with great rhythm. Scappoose got a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the sixth, but consecutive strikeouts from the senior right-hander got the Rangers out of the jam.
Toman got the Indians' first hit since the second inning in the bottom of the seventh with a two-out infield single that brought the winning run to the plate, but Riedel got Gross to on a fly to Thornhill in left field to end the game.
"(Riedel) did an excellent job. He was the difference in the game," Reed said.


The China Nuclear Energy Association revealed that six to eight additional nuclear power stations will start construction in 2015. Furthermore, eight new nuclear plants will be connected to the grid this year. The new nuclear power stations that will be put online this year and the construction of up to eight more will help China achieve its goal of having 58 million kilowatts online by 2020. According to Zhang Huazhu, the association's head, there are 26 units under construction in China and 23 generators that are operating commercially, churning out a total capacity of 21.39 million kilowatts. Zhang issued the statement during the 11th China International Exhibition on the Nuclear Power Industry.
Source: Shanghai Business Review, June 2015, Volume 12: Issue 5.
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No, I haven't seen him, she says, closing the trunk and muffling her ex-boyfriends screams. She turns to the camera and smiles. One-and-half million perspectives later, a star is born. V credits the six-2nd video for her upward push to social media stardom, a 9-yr battle resulting in extra than 12 million social media fans, multi-parent offers with brands like goal and G by using bet, and the ability to place her dad and mom into retirement. one in all my largest dreams in life became to have them forestall running and to take care of them, Valenzuela says.
And although it would appear to be Summer Maxi Dresses achievement may be summed up by means of the click of a button, she assures that her job and adventure are a long way from clean. A misconception people have for us influencers is they suppose it's easy, and it's now not, Valenzuela says. You're literally your own business and people don't apprehend. They're like, Oh, you just shoot silly for fun.' It's not. It's a lot of paintings.
Raised in Modesto, a small town in vital California, Valenzuela, the youngest daughter of Filipino immigrants, grew up with dreams of turning into a celebrity. She learned of her comedic chops early on after exciting guest's day in and day out, and watching her dad impersonate celebrities like Elvis across the residence. My house becomes the hangout spot. I literally turned into in no way alone, Valenzuela says. My mother become like, 'man, one buddy comes and another one leaves.' I always cherished having organization and pleasing humans. At 18, after years of taking dance and making a song classes and honing her acting abilities at activities hosted by means of her circle of relatives's DJ Company, Valenzuela informed her parents approximately her plan to forgo college and circulate to la. To begin with, the communiqué didn't go over well. Extraordinarily, Filipino dad and mom are strict," Valenzuela says. They had been like, 'you have to visit college. Both your sisters went to university and graduated.
Valenzuela moved to L.A. in, years before Instagram, Vine, and even clever telephones. All through the day, she labored at a vehicle dealership in Burbank, a small metropolis outdoor of L.A., to make ends meet. At nights and on weekends, she took performing and dance classes, dabbled in Fall Maxi Dress carpet hosting, and sang backup for artists like Dev. i was absolutely simply trying to get my feet moist in the enterprise, Valenzuela says. earlier than social media, it was just the paintings which you installed and showing your face.
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My next door neighbour in Yorkshire has one - has never plugged it in, and in my London parking structure another i8 and an Audi R8 share three spaces as they are too wide for a standard bay (plus there are no sockets in the reserved spaces); be interesting to see what they fetch at end of lease - new they are £100k.
True, but if I win the lottery none of that will make a blind bit of difference to me! I'd probably use all three bays, lengthwise!!!
Some good points John. At some stage the decline in tax revenues will force change. I also agree that, as the ICE disappears or certainly gets banned from use in highly populated areas and EVs become the norm then the need for subsidies to attract people to buy them will become less.
In the meantime, I still think hybrids have a role to play in the air quality stakes.
The elephant in the room though, is the advent of fully autonomous vehicles. That might change the whole concept of owning a car if you can just summon one up. Not sure I could make the leap from owning a car but I think I'll be pushing up daisies by the time this takes off completely.
but I think I'll be pushing up daisies by the time this takes off completely.
Yes, it is not high on my worry list either. I started driving when petrol was 4/4d a gallon, and MOT's and the breathalyser were well in the future!
IMHO people who haven't left school yet will also be pushing up daisies before fully autonomous cars are ready for the road and can handle everything that both other vehicles and mother nature can throw at them = things that us mere humans take in our stride and even the dumbest driver can handle - the best they can do at the moment if they hit and unexpected situation is stop where they are. As for car ownership, our car is a great source of pride to most of us, do you really want to share a vehicle with thousands of others ??
The legal stuff will need massive sorting out, for instance do you need a driving licence to 'be in charge' of an AV, if the car crashes whose fault is it, the maker of the car, the software supplier, the other vehicle (if one involved). I have seen videos of present day 'state of the art' AV's on trial even just on test tracks suddenly veer into barriers or cross to the other side of the road for no reason, and the LIDAR they use does not have the resolution to pick up objects (even car sized ones) that are too far from the car, drivers report vehicles not even attempting to brake when approaching stationary traffic queues.
There is a roadmap of 5 levels set out for autonomous vehicles #5 being fully autonomous with no one in charge of the vehicle, level 5 is a distant dream according to most experts.
No I don't and that's why I am secretly relieved it's a longish way down the track. I sense upcoming generations have a different mind set though.
Sorry - just to be clear - I agree I don't fancy sharing a car. Not even keen on anybody driving my car.
It is actually surprising that polls show that many young people don't like electric cars, and are not keen on autonomous ones either. Our roads would soon be clogged with driverless cars scooting around, maybe empty on their way to pick up an indian takeaway or to pick kids up from school.
I did see the Horizon programme - it was interesting.
I suppose one thing we have all probably learned over the years - predictions about the future have a habit of being proved wide of the mark - paperless office anyone?!
Anyone who watched "Tomorrows World" can vouch for that.
TV didn't kill radio - it didn't even kill cinema or theatre.
Culzean touches on an important point about pride of ownership and there is something else. A lot of us will take some pride and even enjoyment in the skills involved in driving - is automating these skills necessarily a good thing?
We often see the word "artisan" being used to describe anything from cheese to beer if it is made by traditional methods - there is still a desire to do stuff rather than let a machine do it all.
Just watched the Horizon programme. Really looking forward to bullying the autonomous cars. A bit like driving a banger and forcing your way in on a 17 reg shiny!
Looking forward to another source of amusement on the roads as well.
I think roads will have to change before autonomous vehicles can even be considered, maybe guide wires buried under roads and special transponders or similar built into traffic lights and speed limit signs as a minimum.
I believe that all manufactures will have drivetrains similar to that of the new Audi A8 fairly soon with a small motor/generator in place of the traditional alternator. There has been widespread consensus in the automotive supply chain to move to 48V systems as the number of drivetrain electric motors is rapidly increasing (suspension, engine control and even in turbochargers) this will save weight and reduce cable size, but for efficiency the power demands and surplus must be averaged out. What Audi have done is introduce a continuously engaged belt driven alternator starter motor (BAS) with a small 48V 10Ah Li-ion battery, this extends the idle-stop concept to while the car is moving. This motor can keep the car coasting for a minute or generate power while decelerating, it's also used to start the engine (except for initial cold starting when a conventional 12V Pb battery and pinion starter is used). In the Audi it's smart as it also uses the navigation system and road/traffic sensors to predict when to coast/generate/or start the ICE.
This car meets level 3 autonomy when faced with a congested dual carriageway (Tesla Autopilot is level 2; if you only need to get in the back seat it's level 5 of 5). The car's ability to understand it's environment of approaching cyclists along the kerb or weaving in front, white line motor bikes, cars approaching perpendicularly etc. is quite awesome (and a few bits of it are British). The variety of ultrasonic, optical, infra red and laser sensors enable the car to build a very detailed picture of kerbs, white lines, vegetation, and lifeforms.
One other factor leading towards autonomy is the recent ratification of the V2x wireless protocol (vehicle to everything), this will enable cars to broadcast data up to 500m. Listeners may be other cars, traffic control systems etc. For example if a car performed hard braking, listeners behind can take appropriate action, it would also enable cars to convoy more effectively, plus the vehicle mode could respond to environmental inputs such as air quality zones.
That problem can be addressed by having variable tariffs depending on time of day when the power is used which can be easily implemented once everyone has a smart meter.
I already have that for my storage heating and water heater.


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https://www.barrons.com/articles/samsungs-galaxy-fold-costs-1980-because-smartphone-innovation-is-pricey-51550696157
Samsung Has a $1,980 Foldable Smartphone Because Innovation Is Pricey
Jon Swartz
Feb. 20, 2019 3:55 pm ET
Photograph by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Samsung Electronics is upping the ante in the smartphone market, with a phone-tablet hybrid that costs nearly $2,000.
The company got a jump on the Mobile World Congress conference, which starts Monday in Barcelona, with a splashy news conference at a historic San Francisco venue (one often used by competitor Apple, for its own high-profile events). There, the Korean computing giant announced its latest smartphone, the Galaxy Fold.
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import { Request, Response } from "express"
import { createQueryMiddleware } from "farce"

import { createRelaySSREnvironment } from "v2/Artsy/Relay/createRelaySSREnvironment"
import { Boot } from "v2/Artsy/Router/Boot"

import createLogger from "v2/Utils/logger"
import { createMediaStyle } from "v2/Utils/Responsive"
import { getUser } from "v2/Utils/user"
import { createRouteConfig } from "./Utils/createRouteConfig"
import { matchingMediaQueriesForUserAgent } from "./Utils/matchingMediaQueriesForUserAgent"

import { RouterConfig } from "./"
import { RenderError, RenderPending, RenderReady } from "./RenderStatus"
import { queryStringParsing } from "./Utils/queryStringParsing"

import { ChunkExtractor } from "@loadable/server"
import { getENV } from "v2/Utils/getENV"
import RelayServerSSR from "react-relay-network-modern-ssr/lib/server"
import { buildServerAppContext } from "desktop/lib/buildServerAppContext"
import { RouteConfig } from "found"

export interface ServerAppResolve {
  bodyHTML?: string
  redirect?: {
    url: string
  }
  status?: number
  scripts?: string
  headTags?: any[]
  styleTags?: string
}

const MediaStyle = createMediaStyle()
const logger = createLogger("Artsy/Router/buildServerApp.tsx")

export interface ServerRouterConfig extends RouterConfig {
  req: Request
  res: Response
  routes: RouteConfig[]
  context?: {
    injectedData?: any
  }
}

export function buildServerApp(
  config: ServerRouterConfig
): Promise<ServerAppResolve> {
  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
    try {
      const { context = {}, routes = [], res, req } = config
      const serverContext = buildServerAppContext(req, res, context)
      const userAgent = req.header("User-Agent")
      const user = getUser(serverContext.user)
      const relayEnvironment = createRelaySSREnvironment({ user, userAgent })
      const historyMiddlewares = [
        createQueryMiddleware({
          parse: queryStringParsing,
          stringify: qs.stringify,
        }),
      ]
      const resolver = new Resolver(relayEnvironment)

      const Render = createRender({
        renderPending: RenderPending,
        renderReady: RenderReady,
        renderError: RenderError,
      })

      const farceResults = await getFarceResult({
        url: req.url,
        historyMiddlewares,
        routeConfig: createRouteConfig(routes),
        resolver,
        matchContext: serverContext,
        render: props => <Render {...props} />,
      })

      if (isRedirect(farceResults)) {
        resolve(farceResults)
      } else {
        /**
         * An array that gets passed to `react-head`'s provider that will
         * collect the header tags that are rendered by the App. `headTags`
         * is _mutated_ when it's passed to the App. Beware.
         *
         **/
        const headTags = [<style type="text/css">{MediaStyle}</style>]
        const matchingMediaQueries =
          userAgent && matchingMediaQueriesForUserAgent(userAgent)

        const ServerApp = ({ tags = [] }) => {
          return (
            <Boot
              context={serverContext}
              user={user}
              headTags={tags}
              onlyMatchMediaQueries={matchingMediaQueries}
              relayEnvironment={relayEnvironment}
              routes={routes}
            >
              {farceResults.element}
            </Boot>
          )
        }

        // Build up script tags to inject into head
        const scripts = []

        const sheet = new ServerStyleSheet()

        // Extract bundle split chunks for SSR
        let bundleJSX
        let bodyHTML

        /**
         * This is the stats file generated by Force's webpack setup, via
         * @loadable/webpack-plugin.
         *
         * @see https://github.com/damassi/force/blob/master/webpack/envs/baseConfig.js#L94
         */
        let statsFile
        try {
          statsFile = path.resolve(
            process.cwd(),
            "public/assets",
            "loadable-stats.json"
          )
        } catch (error) {
          console.error(
            "[Artsy/Router/buildServerApp.tsx] Error:",
            "Missing loadable-stats.json file"
          )
        }

        const assetPublicPath = (getENV("CDN_URL") || "") + "/assets"
        const extractor = new ChunkExtractor({
          statsFile,
          entrypoints: [],
          publicPath: assetPublicPath,
        })

        // Wrap component tree in library contexts to extract usage
        bundleJSX = extractor.collectChunks(
          sheet.collectStyles(<ServerApp tags={headTags} />)
        )

        bodyHTML = ReactDOMServer.renderToString(bundleJSX)

        // Extract all dynamic `import()` bundle split tags from app
        const bundleScriptTags = extractor.getScriptTags()

        // TODO: Wire up / experiment
        // https://loadable-components.com/docs/api-loadable-server/
        // const bundleLinkTags = extractor.getLinkTags()

        scripts.push(
          bundleScriptTags
            .split("\n")
            .map(script => {
              /**
               * In production, prefix injected script src with CDN endpoint.
               * @see https://github.com/artsy/force/blob/master/src/lib/middleware/assetMiddleware.ts#L23
               */
              if (getENV("CDN_URL")) {
                const scriptTagWithCDN = script.replace(
                  /src="\/assets/g,
                  `src="${assetPublicPath}`
                )
                return scriptTagWithCDN
              } else {
                return script
              }
            })
            .filter(script => {
              return !(
                /**
                 * Since these files are already embedded in our main
                 * layout file, omit them from the scripts array.
                 *
                 * TODO: Don't include these files in the main layout
                 * and instead relay on dynamically including them here.
                 * Will require some shuffling in the jade template,
                 * however.
                 */
                (
                  script.includes("/assets/runtime.") ||
                  script.includes("/assets/artsy.") ||
                  script.includes("/assets/common-artsy.") ||
                  script.includes("/assets/common-backbone.") ||
                  script.includes("/assets/common-jquery.") ||
                  script.includes("/assets/common-react.") ||
                  script.includes("/assets/common-utility.") ||
                  script.includes("/assets/common.")
                )
              )
            })
            .join("\n")
        )

        // TODO: Wire up if A/B test is successful
        // extractor.getLinkTags()

        // Get serializable Relay data for rehydration on the client
        const _relayData = await (relayEnvironment.relaySSRMiddleware as RelayServerSSR).getCache()

        // Extract CSS styleTags to inject for SSR pass
        const styleTags = sheet.getStyleTags()

        // Strip response of problematic data structures
        const relayData = cleanRelayData(_relayData)

        scripts.push(`
            <script>
              var __RELAY_BOOTSTRAP__ = ${serializeRelayData(relayData)};
            </script>
          `)

        const result = {
          bodyHTML,
          status: farceResults.status,
          headTags,
          styleTags,
          scripts: scripts.join("\n"),
        }

        // Only exporting this for testing purposes, don't go around using this
        // elsewhere, we're serious.
        if (typeof jest !== "undefined") {
          Object.defineProperty(
            result,

            __TEST_INTERNAL_SERVER_APP__,
            { value: ServerApp }
          )
        }

        resolve(result)
      }
    } catch (error) {
      logger.error(error)
      reject(error)
    }
  })
}

export const __TEST_INTERNAL_SERVER_APP__ =
  typeof jest !== "undefined" ? Symbol() : null

function isRedirect(
  farceResult: FarceElementResult | FarceRedirectResult
): farceResult is FarceRedirectResult {
  return farceResult.hasOwnProperty("redirect")
}

/**
 * FIXME: Relay SSR middleware is passing a _res object across which
 * has circular references, leading to issues *ONLY* on staging / prod
 * which can't be reproduced locally. This strips out _res as a quickfix
 * though this should be PR'd back at relay-modern-network-modern-ssr.
 */
function cleanRelayData(relayData: any) {
  try {
    relayData.forEach(item => {
      item.forEach(i => {
        delete i._res
      })
    })
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("[Artsy/Router/buildServerApp] Error cleaning data", error)
  }

  return relayData
}
/**
 * Serialize data for client-side consumption
 */
function serializeRelayData(relayData: any) {
  let hydrationData
  try {
    hydrationData = serialize(relayData, {
      isJSON: true,
    })
  } catch (error) {
    hydrationData = "{}"
    console.error(
      "[Artsy/Router/buildServerApp] Error serializing data:",
      error
    )
  }
  return serialize(hydrationData || {}, {
    isJSON: true,
  })
}


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Deutsche Telekom Wants A T-Mobile-Sprint Breakup Fee Of More Than $1 Billion — Sources
Ryan Knutson was first with the news that T-Mobile had made some strong precautionary demands to Sprint regarding their planned merger in an effort to limit the fallout should regulators shoot down the deal. Deutsche Bank, which owns 67% of T-Mobile wants a breakup fee of more than $1 billion and promises from Sprint that T-Mobile's brand and some of its management team would remain after a merger, according to sources.
The story as it appeared on Dow Jones:
May 9, 2014 7:02 PM EDT: Deutsche Telekom Wants A T-Mobile-Sprint Breakup Fee Of More Than $1 Billion — Sources
7:02 PM EDT: Deutsche Telekom Seeks Promises From Sprint On T-Mobile Brand, Management — Sources
7:02 PM EDT: T-Mobile and Sprint Weigh Deal Terms
By Ryan Knutson
T-Mobile US Inc. is making strong demands to be compensated by Sprint Corp. in the event regulators kill a merger of the two carriers, a main factor the companies are working through before agreeing to a deal, people familiar with the matter said.
Deutsche Telekom AG, which owns 67% of T-Mobile, wants a breakup fee of more than $1 billion and promises that T-Mobile's brand and some of its management team would remain after a merger, some of the people said.
The demands are aimed at limiting the fallout in the event regulators shoot down a combination of Sprint, the third largest U.S. wireless carrier, and T-Mobile, the fourth largest, after signaling they would view it skeptically. There are other factors in the talks, including the level of opposition by the government and changes to rules governing companies' spectrum holdings.
The carriers are working toward securing a deal in the near term, the people said. But given perceived regulatory opposition, the companies are weighing whether it is worth trying a deal now or waiting until after a government auction of wireless airwaves expected to take place in 2015 or under a different administration, people familiar with the matter said.
A key factor on how to proceed will come next week when the Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on a modification of the rules governing how much spectrum carriers can hold. The agency also is set to complete rules governing the spectrum auction, under which carriers would be able to buy licenses to airwaves sold by broadcasters.
Under rules proposed by the FCC, more of Sprint's airwaves would be counted in the agency's so-called spectrum screen than before, meaning the carrier could have a more difficult time in the future doing deals that expand its holdings.
The auction rules are expected to limit the amount of high quality airwaves AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are allowed to buy.
If the companies decide to proceed with a deal, retaining T-Mobile's brand in some form and certain members of management would minimize disruption that might otherwise occur to the carrier's business during a lengthy regulatory review. That is important for Deutsche Telekom, which was left with a shrunken T-Mobile when the Justice Department shot down its $39 billion deal to sell the carrier to AT&T three years ago.
The consolation was T-Mobile walked away with $3 billion in cash in addition to a swath of spectrum and valuable roaming agreements, helping it eventually develop a more competitive service.
If a deal moves forward in the near term, it would catch T-Mobile on the upswing. The carrier added more than 1.3 million monthly subscribers in the first three months of the year, the bulk of the industry's total. Sprint, meanwhile, has suffered, losing 333,000 customers during the same period.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere is seen as a front-runner to lead the combined companies if a merger takes place.
Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Timotheus Höttges highlighted the regulatory risks during a conference call to discuss first-quarter earnings Thursday.
"In the U.S. we're getting signals from regulators as well as antitrust authorities that a merger isn't perceived as expedient," Mr. Höttges said. "Against that background, we have to see how we can best develop the business with the most value for our shareholders."
The issue is a tricky one for Sprint, which hasn't made a profit in the past seven years.
Masayoshi Son, Sprint's chairman, wouldn't do anything "reckless," said a person familiar with the matter, and wants to avoid a situation where the deal gets blocked and T-Mobile walks away with billions of dollars from a breakup fee that it could then use to fight Sprint in the market.
There is broad agreement among both sides that a deal makes sense.
"To really create value in the market, at the highest speed, with a better network, with even more spectrum, a combination, for instance, with one of the players would make a lot of sense, to create a super-maverick against AT&T," Mr. Höttges said during a call with analysts.
The sides also seem to agree that regulators would be more likely to approve a deal in a few years under a different administration, but worry that waiting could weaken both Sprint and T-Mobile's competitive position against industry giants AT&T and Verizon Communications, which together collect the bulk of the industry's profits and have about two-thirds of its customer base.
But some in the industry have argued that the commission needs to address the consolidation question now, rather than waiting until after the auction.
"You need to look at all of those things in context," T-Mobile CEO Legere said in an interview last week.
Sprint Chief Executive Dan Hesse said last week it wouldn't bother him if he doesn't lead the combined company. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Mr. Hesse said there are plenty of other things he is still interested in pursuing.
– Archibald Preuschat and Thomas Gryta contributed to this article.


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It's the race to decide the 'King of the Track' between two of the modern day athletics heroes - but who will win?
British distance Olympic champion Mo Farah has challenged six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt to a race for charity, in a rarely-run one-and-a-half lap race.
And, in a decision that should delight athletics fans around the world, Bolt, the Olympic champion and world record holder over both 100 and 200m, has reportedly accepted the challenge.
Farah, speaking at London's Olympic Stadium for the Anniversary Games said he was looking forward to the race.
"He's got his charity foundation, I've got the Mo Farah Foundation," Farah said.
"It would be great to do a distance where people, proper athletics fans, vote in on what distance they think is most suitable (600 or 800m).
"Are you up for that? Come on, you've got to do it. Let's get it on."
Bolt won both the 100m and the men's 4x100m relay on his return to Stratford at the weekend, and double Olympic champion Farah, who specialises in 5,000 and 10,000m is slowly making a transition to marathons.
However, the Somali-born Brit is known for his explosive pace over the final stretch and the race against Bolt could prove to be a close call.
Bolt, 26, has previously turned down Kenya's 800m Olympic world record holder David Rudisha's challenge for a 400m race. But a 600m race would be a more even representation of the two styles.
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Dark Horse Comics has suspended professional ties with Astro Hustle creator Jai Nitz after allegations of sexual harassment against him were made by Hannah Stryder, a former Kansas University student. Dark Horse's suspension did not come in time to halt distribution of the second issue of Astro Hustle, but future issues will not be published by the company.
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In a series of comics blog posts titled "Comics Train," Warren Ellis has been providing a little bit of history regarding the evolution of certain comics formats.
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Creator Resource creator Stephanie Cooke continues to analyze the data surrounding gender representation at comic conventions. Few conventions on her list manage to break 30% female representation, while trans and non-binary representation is practically non-existent. The excuses provided by conventions tends to be the same defensive or lazy ones, points out former Emerald City Comic Con coordinator Andrea Demonakos, but with effort, conventions can work towards inclusivity, first and foremost by recognizing the inherent biases of those designing the guests lists.
Continuing to show other conventions how it's done with it comes to inclusivity, the guest list for the Toronto Comics Arts Festival continues to impress with the recent addition of Kase-san creator, Hiromi Takashima.
At a recent lunchtime panel discussion about comics and animation in the Bahamas, Lamaro Smith, creative director and founder of Motionsmith Studios, called for more government support for the arts, specifically for comics and illustration. A $1 million grant was recently announced, but it is unclear if the funds would include comics and illustration. Smith is the creator of a Bahaman superhero called Conchman, whom he hopes will become a cultural icon that does more than serve tourism purposes.
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Taylor, Rachelle and Hélène Plouffe. "Jean-Pierre Ferland". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 17 July 2015, Historica Canada. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jean-pierre-ferland. Accessed 19 July 2019.
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Taylor, Rachelle, and Hélène Plouffe, "Jean-Pierre Ferland". In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published July 28, 2010; Last Edited July 17, 2015. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jean-pierre-ferland
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Jean-Pierre Ferland
Article by Rachelle Taylor, Hélène Plouffe
Published Online July 28, 2010
Last Edited July 17, 2015
Jean-Pierre Ferland, author, composer, performer and television host (b Montréal 24 June 1934). Jean-Pierre Ferland started with the Les Bozos singing group in 1959, and then he broke out in 1962 by winning first prize in a Francophonie contest with Feuille de gui.
Jean-Pierre Ferland, author, composer, performer and television host (b Montréal 24 June 1934). Jean-Pierre Ferland started with the Les Bozos singing group in 1959, and then he broke out in 1962 by winning first prize in a Francophonie contest with Feuille de gui. The songs Les immortelles, Ton visage and Fleur de macadam made him known to a wide audience in Quebec, and, in 1968, the Grand prix de l'Académie Charles-Cros which he won for Je reviens chez nous crowned his many stays in France. The quality of its design and its technological audacity have made his album Jaune (1970) a reference work. By adapting his music to new rhythms, Ferland had great success as a television host throughout the 1980s. He made a singing comeback in 1992, receiving the Jacques Blanchet medal in 1993, a songwriting Félix in 1995 and a Félix lifetime achievement award in 1997, although his career showed no signs of slowing at the dawn of the millennium. Between 2005 and 2007, Ferland undertook his last Quebec tour with his "Trois fois Ferland" show, which covered the three periods of his 35-year career. Divided into three sections, the show opened with Ton visage (1960s) before moving on to Jaune (1970s) and Écoute pas ça (1980s through the present). Ferland performed a farewell show on 30 January 2007 at the Bell Centre in Montréal. Besides those cited above, the songs Un peu plus loin, Le petit roi and T'es belle boast a production quality ranking Ferland among the greatest 20th-century Francophone songwriters.
Jean-Pierre Ferland has been honoured throughout his prolific career, his distinctions including the Quebec National Assembly's Medal of Honour on 28 September 2009 and the Sylvain Lelièvre Award bestowed by his fellow Quebec songwriters.
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The day before Thanksgiving, I was all set to make challah until the latest newsletter from King Arthur Flour appeared in my inbox. It had a photo for the most mouth-watering butter rolls, and I knew I had to make them. They were delicious and easy to make and were a huge hit. I retrospectively pinned the recipe, which makes me a big-time cheater for Trish's challenge, but there you have it.
Without further ado, here's the butter roll recipe. If you compare my photos with the ones on the KAF website, I think you'll agree that I did a pretty good job.
Note that KAF suggests brushing the finished buns with melted butter, but because I made these the night before, I skipped that step. They were still wonderful. Oh and if you check out the KAF blog, you'll find photos and videos associated with this recipe.
Combine all of the dough ingredients in a large bowl, and mix and knead—using your hands, a stand mixer, or a bread machine set on the dough cycle—to make a soft, smooth dough.
Place the dough in a lightly greased container—an 8-cup measure works well here. Cover the container, and allow the dough to rise for 60 to 90 minutes, until it's just about doubled in bulk.
Lightly grease two 8" round cake pans. Space 8 buns in each pan. Can you use 9" round cake pans, or a 9" × 13" pan? Sure; the buns just won't nestle together as closely, so their sides will be a bit more baked.
Remove the buns from the oven. After a couple of minutes, turn them out of the pan onto a cooling rack.
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These look mouth watering. Adding it to my list to make with Christmas dinner.
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Oh no..I feel the yeast fear!!
Yum! The pull-apart buns look delicious and look to be baked to perfection!
Seriously -- what a great job you did. Mmmmmmmmm!
These look so delicious! I'm sad though, because I can't stand the smell of rising bread dough or baking bread. I used to love it, until one of my pregnancies, and ever since then, I can't smell rising or baking bread without getting really sick. Especially anything made in a breadmaker (actually, I can't smell bread from a breadmaker after it's fully cooked without getting sick either...). It's sad. :( Still, these might be worth having Jason make for us sometime when I'm not home! :D Then I can come home once all the smells are gone and have yummy rolls!
Second of all YUM!!! You know that rolls from scratch are on my bucket list right? I was all set to try some for Thanksgiving but I cut the travel time too short and didn't have enough time for rises. I think I'll pin these and then do them too!
I usually say I'm afraid of yeast but I've had more luck with it here lately. Your rolls look delicious and well worth trying!!
Yum! Butter in the rolls, then more butter slathered on top. Sounds like heaven to me.
Wow, those rolls look scrumptious. So many people I know love King Arthur Flour and go there to take the tour. I need to get on board here.
Someone brought the most amazing bread to my Thanksgiving dinner and when I asked about the recipe, I was told "The King Arthur website." I bet these rolls are awesome, too.
and I now know the secret of how to place them - recipe pinned!
Mmmm, I'm repinning this one, too!
Oh my! These look divine. I wonder if they'd taste as good if I made them with gluten-free flour? I might have to give it a go and see what happens.
You are so clever making your own bread. Have a great week and thank you for hosting yet again.
So pretty. Reminds me of the rolls my mom used to make. Mine would look horrible!
Oh man. I love making homemade bread. I'd have to double this recipe--my family would devour those in no time!
Those look yummy! I've never made buns before and this sounds like a good recipe to try!
These look delicious!! I need my moms recipe for yeast rolls. I admit now I've only made bread in a bread machine and it's never been great. Great pizza dough though. Thanks for sharing.
Those buns look great! I make my bread in a bread maker as I've never mastered making it by hand!
Yum! The rolls look delicious! And a gorgeous golden color!
Oh, I do love homemade dinner rolls.
This looks delicious! I've always liked freshly made buns - there's just something about buns straight from the oven, slathered with butter.
Yum! I want them right now!
Those rolls look lovely. i used to fear yeast until I bought a thermometre, now I can be sure that the water temperture is not too hot and never a problem with yeast since.
I finished my post barely making the weekend but happy to see this roll recipe. I will pin it as I love to make bread of all kinds. Yum.
ZOMG my great-great-aunt used to make these and they were AWESOME. I might have to try this for our Christmas dinner.
I am seriously addicted to the King Arthur Flour catalog and blog. I'm even a fan on Facebook! I finally ordered the dry milk from them because it seemed so many bread/roll recipes called for it, but I should have gotten the potato flour, too, to try this recipe. I think the other roll recipe I've been using the last few years is from KAF too.
Just catching up from last week. These look delicious!


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Your child's emotional wellbeing and mental health is so important to us and we want to make sure that we are all healthy inside and out. All of us will need help with our mental health at some point. It is a strength to ask for help and recognise when we need external help. On this page there are a number of links to help you support yourself or your child. Mrs Lombard and Mrs Ward are our emotional well being champions in school and are also able to help you, they are also both trained in Mental Health First Aid. Please ring or pop in and ask to speak to them.
In school we have worry boxes in the entrance way and by the Phoenix Room for children. They are encouraged to put in worries or speak to staff regularly. The boxes are checked weekly and are actioned.
Below is information and contacts to support both you and your children:
Spenborough community hub wellbeing directory - click here for details
Tips for talking to young people - click here for details
Understanding young people's mental health - click here for details
Sources of stress for young people - click here for details
10 Keys to happier living - click here for details
Northorpe Hall
We are a charity supporting children's mental and emotional health in Kirklees. We support hundreds of local children and their parents every year, providing counselling, mentors and confidence building activities to help children grow strong and well.
If you think that your child may benefit from some counselling you can access this by phoning 0300 304 5555 or online form on the following link:
https://www.northorpehall.co.uk/accessing-support
E-mail: info@northorpehall.co.uk
Parent Information sessions, please book by phoning the number above.
Kirklees Suicide Prevention Action Group
The Kirklees Suicide Prevention Action Group has shared information on a new national text line that has been launched. Information on the launch including how the Royal Foundation (William, Kate, Harry and Meghan) is supporting this can be found in this BBC News story.
The number to text is 85258.
It is a free, anonymous 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere and a place to go if you're struggling to cope and need immediate help. The trained Crisis Volunteers can help with issues such as suicidal thoughts; abuse or assault; self-harm; bullying and relationship challenges. The conversation only ends once the person is in a calm, safe place and ideally with a plan for support going forward.
During the 12 month pilot, 60,000 conversations took place and Shout research suggests 85% of these were from people aged 25 or under. Further information on the service can be found at the Shout website: https://www.giveusashout.org/
Escayp
Caring for a child / young person can be one of the most difficult roles anyone can undertake. At times life can be tough and watching someone you care about struggle to make sense of their emotions and behaviours can be difficult. When a young person is feeling stressed or anxious, angry or upset, or when bad things have happened, they may benefit from some extra help from outside the family. That one person they can talk to in confidence.
Escayp offers 8/10 counselling / therapeutic play sessions in a confidential and supportive space. The young person will be given the opportunity to express their feelings and to explore issues that are concerning them. We aim to support them in coping with these issues in a secure and safe environment.
You can make a referral online for help at:
https://www.escayp.org.uk/referral
If you require help filling in the form you can ring us on 01274 878 117.
You can also reach us at help@escayp.org.uk.
Child Line
0800 1111 (UK), 24 hours a day
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web: www.childline.org.uk
Available 24 hours a day, help and advice about a wide range of issues, talk to a counsellor online, send ChildLine an email or post on the message boards.
116 123 (UK), 24 hours a day
web: www.samaritans.org
Available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress, despair or suicidal thoughts.
0300 123 3393 (Mon – Fri, 9am-6pm except bank holidays)
email: info@mind.org.uk
web: www.mind.org.uk
Offers advice and support to service users; has a network of local associations in England and Wales to which people can turn for help and assistance.
Rethink Mental Illness
0300 5000 927 (Mon – Fri, 10am-2pm)
Support forum email: advice@rethink.org
web: www.rethink.org
Rethink Mental Illness works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, recover a better quality of life. It provides effective services and support and campaigns for change through greater awareness and understanding.
0845 767 8000 (6pm-11pm every day – local rate on BT landlines)
Support forum email: sanemail@sane.org.uk
web: www.sane.org.uk
SANE services provide practical help, emotional support and specialist information to individuals affected by mental health problems, their family, friends and carers.
Education Support Partnership
08000 562 561 (UK), 24 hours a day
web: www.educationsupportpartnership.org.uk
For teachers and everyone working in education to boost health, happiness and wellbeing through individual support and great management.
NHS Mental Health Services
Find local mental health services on the NHS website. You can also get advice from NHS 111 phone service.
Papryus
Prevention of young suicide
Call: 0800 068 41 41
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
A specialist telephone service staffed by trained professionals who give non-judgemental support, practical advice and information to Children, teenagers and young people up to the age of 35 who are worried about how they are feeling. Anyone who is concerned about a young person.
web: www.youngminds.org.uk
YoungMinds is the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Charity improving the lives of those with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
website: www.minded.org.uk
At its heart, MindEd provides practical knowledge that gives adults confidence to identify a mental health issue and act swiftly, meaning better outcomes for the child or young person involved.
Young Minds Parents Helpline
Depression, anxiety, ADHD & self-harm
0808 802 5544 (9.30 to 4.00pm, Mon- Fri)
We offer free, confidential online and telephone support, including information and advice, to any adult worried about the emotional problems, behaviour or mental health of a child or young person up to the age of 25.
Adults over 18 including parents, teachers or concerned adults:
0345 634 1414 – . (Mon-Wed, 1pm-4pm)
Support forums (7 days a week) email: help@b-eat.co.uk
Under 25s:
0345 634 7650 – (Mon-Wed, 1pm-4pm)
Support forums (7 days a week) email: fyp@b-eat.co.uk
web: www.b-eat.co.uk
Beat provides helplines for adults and young people offering support and information about eating disorders and difficulties with food, weight and shape. We also have an email service and an online one to one service.
0300 123 6600 (UK), 24 hours a day
live chat (UK), 2-6pm
SMS: 82111 – Need a quick answer? Text a question and FRANK will text you back.
website: www.talktofrank.com
Low Mood Guide (Parent Info Site) - click here for details.


Q. A client with a history of polysubstance abuse is admitted to the facility. He complains of nausea and vomiting 24 hours after admission. The nurse who assesses the client notes piloerection, pupillary dilation, and lacrimation. The nurse suspects that the client is going through withdrawal from which substance?
Explanation: Piloerection, pupillary dilation, and lacrimation are specific to opioid withdrawal. A client with alcohol withdrawal would show elevated vital signs. There is no real withdrawal from cannabis. Symptoms of cocaine withdrawal include depression, anxiety, and agitation.


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Death, rebirth and maternal rage
by Kitty Drake in June 2019
Published in Beirut, A Dance Mag was one of the most original magazines to launch last year. The first issue — themed around transcendence — was inspired by the whirling practices of Sufi Dervishes. All about movement, and its potentiality to fold us out of ourselves into some larger consciousness, one memorable essay was a first person account of a ketamine epiphany on a Berlin dance-floor ("Do you really think that death is the end? But the movement… feel it. The movement is infinite.")
This time, A Dance Mag is spiralling inwards. Themed Furore, the inspiration is flamenco, the form that demands, above all others, that its performer confront and channel their rage. Anger is a thread that runs through the issue: one fascinating piece figures maternal rage as a sort of gift, semi-divine, passed down to a dancer from her goddess. Another tells the story of a piercing ritual in Phuket, where Taoist emperor Gods are understood to enter and occupy their follower's bodies, leaving them pure enough to endure the piercing of long sticks into their faces and tongues.
The magazine's attention to intense emotion — this idea that dance is transformative because it elicits such emotion — feels unusual. Co-founder Jana Al Obeidyine talked to us about death, and rebirth, and the political significance of anger.
We love the theme: Furor. Can you tell us why you chose it?
Every issue of A Dance Mag takes a theme inspired by a different dance form or bodily practice. When we began work on the magazine, we decided to start with a practice rooted in the Middle Eastern region where the publication is made, so we looked at the whirling practice of Sufi Dervishes. For the second issue I wanted a smooth transition into a different 'world'; Flamenco dance felt right, since it's an art form that was born in Andalusia during Arab rule, and it also has a transcendental aspect, but of a different nature.
Whirling has an aerial feel while Flamenco has a fiery feel. Both experiences lead to a transformation. Whirling leads to a sense of wholeness and unity, while Flamenco is said to lead to a sense of death and rebirth. 'Furor' seems to reflect that fiery aspect of Flamenco, while speaking to both the rage and the ecstasy experienced by the dancers.
This line, from the editor's letter is striking: "[the Furor issue] tells the stories of people brave enough not to shy away from their inner fears, frustrations and anger, but confront, own and channel them". What do you think can be gained from tapping into our rage?
I think that tapping into the rage makes us healthier on an individual and a collective level. It is only by acknowledging and accepting those types of emotions that we become able to control and channel them towards positive ends. Repressing, and suffocating our feelings inside our bodies eventually lead those feelings to resurface, if not in bad judgments and actions, then definitely in the form of illness. Sometimes I think that the major cultural and political challenges we are facing today worldwide are rooted in accumulated emotional repressions rather than in ideological differences.
Sometimes I think that the challenges we are facing today worldwide are rooted in accumulated emotional repressions rather than in ideological differences.
One piece,'Bless Me Mother With Your Rage' explores maternal rage, passed down between mothers and daughters, and also between female goddesses and their followers. What role does that rage have to play in dance, and life?
I am not sure I have the answer to that question. The Furor issue turned out to be a very feminine issue. Most male voices in Furor speak from an observer's point of view. At first I thought that could be because in many contexts men expressing their anger is culturally inappropriate, but then I noticed that even mythological and historical figures in the issue are all female figures from different geographical areas. It's intriguing.
In your editor's letter you talk about the difficulty of writing about dance: "Transforming such speechless moments into timeless narratives is a challenge that A Dance Mag has chosen to accept." Why have you chosen to accept that challenge?
Whether we are dancers or spectators, what we experience through dance is sometimes too intense to be put into words. So when it comes to writing about dance, we find it easier to intellectualise what we have experienced rather than simply sharing the feeling of it. But to me personally, the value of dance (and art) resides in the feeling it evokes — the way it moves you. That's why it is important to me that A Dance Mag shares experiences rather than analysing and reviewing performance. The challenge is that we are not used to writing about dance from an experiential point of view. But we will get there.
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