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The Monkey Walk
Read about the importance of mining in the area.
1 Marlborough Square, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 3WD
The clock on the former Co-operative Society building on the corner of Marlborough Square was once a major local landmark. It marked the end of the Monkey Walk, where young people promenaded through the town. Coalville Working Men's Co-operative Society began to provide their much-needed goods and services in 1882. An alternative source of entertainment was the Olympia, also in Marlborough Square. Originally a skating rink, it became a picture house and was replaced by the Regal cinema.
A photograph and text about pit ponies in 1950.
The text reads: Pit ponies were still being used for some underground duties at this time, but it had by then became practice to remove them to the surface of an open-air holiday in the fields during the summer holiday period. Each of the ponies had its own characteristic behaviour underground and the bond between miners and ponies is well known.
Photographs and text about the Memorial Clock Tower.
The text reads: The clock tower was built in brick and stone as a fitting memorial for the 354 men of the district who gave their lives in the First World War. The sixty eight foot tower was erected by a local builder and his son, and was unveiled on 31 October 1925 by social reform Charles Booth in the presence of 10,000 people. The memorial was enlarged in 1950 to include the names of these men who died in the Second Wold War. All the names are recorded in lead, affixed to Cornish granite slabs.
A photograph and text about Coalville Electric Theatre.
The text reads: The cinema came to Coalville in 1910, when Biograph shows were introduced in the Old Public Hall, which was converted into the Coalville Electric Theatre by Mr Johnson from London. Silent moving films, accompanied by a pantomime, entertained a growling audience, and in 1920 the business was taken over by Mr Doeming, who renamed it the Grand Cinema.
A photograph, illustrations and text about Whitwick Colliery Disaster, 1898.
The text reads: On 19 October, an underground fire caused the death of thirty five miners working on the night shift at pit no.5. Local miners formed a rescue team, but the heat and serious gasses prevented them reaching some of the men until several days later. A large crowd of relatives and friends gathered awaiting news, but further victims were not found for several months and some still remain entombed. A Garden of Remembrance has been installed, marking the position of the pit shaft involved in the fatal event.


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Air Force makes it easier for pregnant aviators to fly without a waiver
Capt. Taylor Harrison, program manager at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Air Force Uniform Office, tries on the new maternity uniform. The Air Force has reduced restrictions on pregnant airmen who perform flight duties. (Air Force)
The Air Force this week updated its policies restricting how pregnant airmen perform their flight duties, to make it easier for them to do their jobs without a waiver.
Remotely piloted aircrew, missile operations duty crews and some fully qualified pilots are now allowed to do their assigned jobs while pregnant, without a medical waiver, the Air Force said in a release Monday.
No airman will ever be forced to fly while pregnant, even if their doctor says the pregnancy is uncomplicated, Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg said in the release. But if an airman with an uncomplicated pregnancy chooses to keep flying, she can change her mind at any time, Hogg said.
"We recognize that each pregnancy is as unique as our professional female aviators we trust to operate our weapon systems," Hogg said. "We're empowering women to work closely with their obstetrician and flight medicine providers to pick a path that is tailored to their individual needs, while ensuring we're doing everything to support them throughout their pregnancy."
New Air Force policy gives new mothers 12 months to decide if they want to stay in uniform
Female airmen who give birth now have up to a year to decide whether they want to stay in the Air Force, under a new policy that went into effect Wednesday.
The Air Force has also expanded the time parameters for flying while pregnant, the release said. It has eliminated the need for a waiver from higher headquarters, allowing airmen with uncomplicated pregnancies to return to flight, and delegated those authorities down to the local level.
Lt. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, the director of staff and adviser for the Air Force's diversity and inclusion efforts, also said the service is reviewing occupational hazards in aviation to see if more opportunities can be opened up for pregnant airmen on all platforms.
"We're focused on eliminating barriers in our existing policies that signal to female airmen and potential recruits that becoming a parent and being an aviator, controller or missile operator in our service are incompatible," Van Ovost said.
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The 2017 Northern Sydney Districts Business Awards night was held on Wednesday 4th October, with a glittering ceremony at The Epping Club.
RBC's President Tony Abboud presented awards to three lucky winners and spoke briefly about our new organisation.
Vice-President Andrew Hill was on hand to take photos, and you can see his photos here.


Home » Attentionology for K-5 Teachers » Move Over Basketball…Let's Dribble IDEAS to Score Big in School!
Play a game of "pick up" with your kids by asking them to think of IDEA development as a "game," like the game of basketball.
Teachers can help generate excitement and interest in learning by "playing" to current sports seasons, such as the season of basketball.
Opportunity abounds for "playing" with this analogy to engage students.
Help K – 5 kids win academically by letting them shoot some hoops in class.
get to shoot a small basketball.
This strategy is a little like the US game of round robin, but the focus is on reinforcing math skills, building kids' confidence and ability to think and act quickly.
NOTE: Inexpensive sets of small nets with soft basketballs are available in dollar stores and toy stores, and not just during basketball season.
I recommend that you set up your basketball net on an as-needed basis, not as a permanent fixture in your classroom. Otherwise the game may lose its "magical power" to catch and keep kids' attention.
Shoot Some Hoops for Service – If you and your class plan to team up to raise money for a special cause or collect donations to give to a family in need in your school or community, you can set aside some time for students to shoot hoops and keep score in a way that connects with the service project.
For example, you can group kids into teams and ask everyone to bring small coins to school.
When a member of a team makes a basket, another team member drops a coin into a collection basket.
Invite Parents to Team Up with your Shoot Some Hoops Service Project – You'll need to set up a simple system for collecting donations based on how well your students shoot hoops.
You'll serve as the team "manager," tracking students' scores to insure honesty in the fundraising.
You'll of course also need to set up the distance your students are required to stand from the net to shoot based on their grade level and ability.
Connecting learning with the opportunity to have some fun with a small-scale basketball game in class is a proven incentive for K – 5 kids.
Good news too…this indoor attention-getting trick works in any season, rain or shine.
You may even find that your most reluctant learners jump at the chance to shoot some hoops, becoming more engaged in learning as they score.
Creative approaches to helping children become members of "a winning team" take many shapes and forms.
Dribbling ideas takes time, for sure, but the next generation of adults…students today…seem to eagerly embrace the concept of dribbling ideas to score big in school.
What about the kids in your class? How can you help students dribble ideas to score big in school? Please send comments.


This probation officer was sitting at work like any other day. She was seated in the court house when officers brought in a male defendant shackled and sporting a bright yellow prison jumpsuit. It wasn't that unusual until Tiffany (the probation officer) realized it was her boyfriend!
What happens next is too cute … watch the video to see how it all plays out!


Burj Al Gwadar a GDA approved project of 1600 sq yds against NOC#06/07/BPC/COMM/GDA dated 17/02/2007 with superb construction and state of the art finishes is located on main Gwadar Development Authority 264 ft. wide existing Air Port road. Burj Al Gwadar is in the middle of existing airport & deep seaport.
Burj Al Gwadar is on a walking distance from Gwadar Port Authority Civic Centre (inaugurated by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz) and Super Market, Future Stock Exchange, Expo Centre. The company is offering corporate offices and apartments where electricity, telephone, water & gas facilities already exists.


Stronghold Castle is HelloImYourMind's second custom track, this is based on a paper design, which is a castle with roads in it, planned for racing cars. This track was created very fast, which explains the major bugs and Ultra Shortcuts. The track author's modelling skills were not too good by the time this track was made, which is also why the model is glitchy and not well modelled.
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If we can stop energy from leaking out of affordable housing, we will also slash carbon pollution and make a big dent in our fight against global warming. A new model offers a promising solution.
At a time when more and more Americans are struggling to get by, affordable housing has never been more important. It's what keeps more than one million American families sheltered in the face of unemployment and diminishing paychecks. But right now, rising utility bills are quietly creating a crisis that jeopardizes the future of housing for our most vulnerable citizens.
Today, much of our country's affordable housing stock is so decayed and inefficient that it hemorrhages precious – and expensive – electricity. In fact, affordable housing uses a whopping 38 percent more energy than the typical American home. And low-income Americans already spend nearly twice as much of their income on energy as other households – the poorest sometime shell out as much as 78 percent of their money for utilities alone. Meanwhile, water and sewer bills are on the rise, too – increasing at more than double the rate of inflation.
We desperately need to find a way to stabilize utility costs for Americans living in low-income housing.
There's a tremendous opportunity here, too. If we can stop energy from leaking out of affordable housing, we will also slash carbon pollution and make a big dent in our fight against global warming. Wasted energy from buildings accounts for roughly 40 percent of our carbon pollution.
Our country is making enormous gains on this front. Thanks to federal and state programs, we upgraded more than half a million buildings in 2011 alone. But by ignoring low-income housing, we ignore an enormous chunk of the building stock in our country. Locking low-income residents out of the growing clean energy and energy efficiency movement is a disservice to all of us.
The trouble is, until now, financing energy efficiency upgrades for affordable housing has been tricky. When a homeowner invests in better insulation or energy-smart appliances, they see their energy bills go down. Simple.
But until now, multi-family housing has been paralyzed by a \"split incentive.\" Since residents usually pay their own utility bills, building owners are less motivated to invest in energy-saving upgrades.
That's why Green For All has launched MPower – a new model that makes it easier to bring energy efficiency upgrades to affordable housing.
Here's how it works: MPower spreads the cost for the energy services across all of the meters in the property, and everyone contributes to paying for the energy efficiency improvements, according to how much they save. The cost is spread out over time so that utility bills don't increase; in fact, the average energy bill for residents will drop by at least 5 percent.
MPower contractors look at a building and evaluate its needs, then they manage construction of all of the upgrades, so there aren't any new headaches for building owners. Once the costs of the upgrades have been fully paid back, the surcharge is dropped from residents' energy bills and savings increase even more. And MPower contractors stay on the scene and continue to help troubleshoot potential problems or equipment failures, even after the initial upgrades are finished.
Tenants get to live in healthier, more comfortable homes. Energy efficiency upgrades eliminate problems like drafts and inadequate heating and air conditioning systems. Under the MPower model, utility bills are projected to go down roughly 5 percent. And residents get to be a part of the solution to climate change.
Building owners get to make upgrades to their property with no upfront costs or project management costs. They can create security in the face of future increases in utility costs, and they preserve the affordability of their units.
Utilities create more financial certainty for the future. By helping shield low-income ratepayers from unpredictable cost increases, utilities help keep customers from falling behind on their bills – which costs everyone.
Investors have an opportunity to unlock efficiency investments with little risk, and by reducing the operating expenses for building owners, they shore up the ability of those owners to make payments on their larger property loans.
Expanding energy efficiency to affordable housing is the smart thing to do. It's also the right thing to do. Just because you don't have a lot of money and just because you live in a housing project or a low-rent apartment doesn't mean you shouldn't have access to the benefits that come with 21st-century energy efficiency, like more comfortable and healthy living spaces and lower utility bills.
And when you consider that low-income Americans are among those hit hardest by climate change disasters and pollution-related illnesses, it makes sense that they should have a chance to be a part of the solution.
Two of the most daunting challenges we face today are climate change and poverty. Bringing energy efficiency to affordable housing is one small step we can take that will make a big difference on both fronts – and we can create healthier, safer, more prosperous communities in the process.
We are deeply grateful for the support Green For All received from Living Cities, the Kresge Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation to develop the MPower model.
_Jeremy Hays is Chief Strategist for State and Local Initiatives at Green For All.
Jeremy Hays is Chief Strategist for State and Local Initiatives at Green For All. His work focuses on the implementation and replication of green economic and workforce development initiatives at both local and national levels.


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Robert Flavell was born in Annathill (Lanarkshire) on 1 September, 1921. He died on 17 March, 2005. Bobby Flavell was an exceptional forward whose international career was curtailed partly by the war, and later by his decision to try football in Colombia. He joined Airdrieonians in 1940, and various postings in the London area during the war led him to guest appearances for Brentford, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. In 1947 he joined Heart of Midlothian for £10,000 and did well for the Tynecastle side.


Given the fact that our audience includes many present, past, and future service men/women we thought this might of interest.
Chad Staples is an Iraq War vet who was paralyzed when he took a bullet to protect a fellow wounded soldier.
Staples was staying at a Best Western hotel in Texas when the power went out, causing the elevator to be unusable for some time. He called down to the front desk to get help with his bags and wheelchair, but he was taken aback when the desk clerk laughed at him and refused the request.
Staples was forced to throw his wheelchair and bags down the hotel stairs and then slide down the stairs on his own.
Best Western did apologize to Staples and refunded his money, however, Staples says that's not enough. He wants the clerk, Holly Oyerbides, fired, and wants Best Western to put policies in place to ensure this doesn't happen to another vet.


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The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
Michiko Kakutani
A stirring and incisive manifesto on America's slide away from truth and reason. Over the last three decades, Michiko Kakutani has been thinking and writing about the demise of objective truth in popular culture, academia, and contemporary politics. In The Death of Truth, she connects the dots to r...
A stirring and incisive manifesto on America's slide away from truth and reason.
Over the last three decades, Michiko Kakutani has been thinking and writing about the demise of objective truth in popular culture, academia, and contemporary politics. In The Death of Truth, she connects the dots to reveal the slow march of untruth up to our present moment, when Red State and Blue State America have little common ground, proven science is once more up for debate, and all opinions are held to be equally valid. (And, more often than not, rudely declared online.) The wisdom of the crowd has diminished the power of research and expertise, and we are each left clinging to the "facts" that best confirm our biases.
With wit, erudition, and remarkable insight, Kakutani offers a provocative diagnosis of our current condition and presents a path forward for our truth-challenged times.
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Rereading @michikokakutani 's The Death Of Truth, for the clarity it now brings to Twitter under Elon Musk. A book I may grow to dread needing once again to return to!
Thread by Michael Shellenberger: "Before the 2016 election, most Americans trusted the traditional media and the trend was positive…Today, the US media has the lowest credibility—26 percent—among forty-six nations" Russia collusion hoax had a lot to do with it www.cjr.org/special_
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Home › Uncategorized › Iran / P5+1 Talks Extended till November: What does it mean for sanctions?
Iran / P5+1 Talks Extended till November: What does it mean for sanctions?
The so-called P5+1 and Iran have decided to extend talks on Iran's nuclear program for another four months – extending the deadline (which would have been today) till November. What this effectively means is that the sanctions relief afforded Iran is similarly going to be extended. But how will this affect the compliance and business world?
Back in November 2013, the parties entered into an interim agreement whereby in exchange for certain nuclear concessions, Iran received certain limited sanctions relief, such as the ability to procure certain spare parts for civilian aircraft, and a lifting of certain secondary sanctions, such as those on precious metals, the automotive sector, and others. That relief was extendable, and that is what will happen now.
How does this affect business though? While the fact that a permanent agreement was not reached does infuse some uncertainty into the business world and dealings with Iran in permissible areas, it will further serve to "detoxify" the proposition of doing business with Iran. We may see more logistical and other actors coming back onto the scene, which can help grease the wheels of legitimate trade. In other words, it may be easier to say, export medicine than it was before, as maybe more banks will be willing to get into that field.
Real momentous change will surely come only in the event of a complete accord with Iran. Even that will not lift all the US sanctions against Iran, as these sanction began very long before the nuclear file became the issue it is today. The question remains as to what the US will offer Iran once the final deal is reached, if it is indeed reached.
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For any company's success, agility and governance are inextricably linked to the sustainability of data quality. Now, more than ever, everyone in an organization has a responsibility to be data stewards focused on the use and delivery of information that is of the highest referential value. Whether you look at this through the lens of recent data privacy laws, those fined for non-compliance, new market leaders that are disrupting established verticals, or something else, our experience shows that the efforts placed on elevating data quality are not only worth it, but key to growing your business.
Would you be surprised to know that?
Success is not about having, it's about sharing: data should be a shared asset, but many companies fail to treat it as such. When data is not shared, many versions of reality are created, copies of data flood the data center, and governance mechanisms fail. More importantly, employees compete to promote their own version of reality and make decisions based on their own version of the data.
Data inherently does not understand boundaries: data transcends traditional organizational hierarchies, but many companies expect the lines of business to be responsible for the data they create. But any attempt to reconcile the governance and control of data against the company's formal structures is a fool's errand.
Poor quality erodes trust; without trust, there can be no growth: when users don't trust the data or each other, it's incredibly hard to unlock value.
Glad you asked. I recently had a chance to work with 451 Research on the need for cohesive data management and governance. The resulting research generated a Business Impact Brief, Unstructured Data: The Quest for Relevance in Data Management, that you can access by clicking the image below.
What excites me about the brief is where we can help (see my whiteboard below). Hitachi Vantara continues to invest in solutions that automate the design, deployment, and management of data delivery with the appropriate levels of governance and metatdata to improve the quality, use and value of data in dynamic environments.
Learn more about how Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) can help your business improve the quality, use, and value of data across your organization.


Countrywide Conveyancing Services – an alternative business structure (ABS) that is one of the country's largest conveyancing outfits – has issued a statement of its intent to grow by buying another leading property law firm.
It has bought the Bridgend office of licensed conveyancers Runnett & Co, a top-10 conveyancer itself which has had something of a turbulent history of late.
Runnett & Co was bought by AIM-listed In-Deed Online in 2012 and become an ABS before being sold back to its founder last year as In-Deed became the first ABS casualty. Both are ABSs regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers.
All 35 employees from Bridgend will transfer to Countrywide Conveyancing Services. Runnett also has a small London operation under the brand Lewis & Thomas.
"We are serious about growing both organically and through acquisition to expand the business, allowing us meet increasing demand while giving us significant scale and reach in the South Wales employment market.
Last week, Countrywide plc announced that it had reached agreement to increase the amount of its current finance facilities from £100m to £150m so as to finance "the general corporate purposes of the Countrywide group, including the funding of potential acquisitions".


Well, I've not gotten very far on the Redwork Runner hem – but I've started withdrawing some threads.
Withdrawing threads for a little drawn thread hem stitch around the whole hem of the runner takes a lot of time! It's fiddly work, and admittedly, it's not the most exciting part of any embroidery project. Besides, it always makes me a little nervous, to start cutting and pulling out threads.
If you haven't seen it yet, you can take a look at the finished embroidery on my Hungarian Redwork Runner here. It's a lot of embroidery! Wouldn't it be just a crying shame to cut the wrong threads in the hem work?
I'll show you how I go about preparing for this type of simple hem – it's really a fool-proof method, so there's not too much to be worried about. The key is taking your time and looking two, three, four, or ten times before you snip the first threads.
When I first set up the Redwork Runner, I basted the fabric with a blue sewing thread, splitting the design area in half both directions, and outlining the whole design area at the point where I wanted the hem to fall.
This particular linen – Legacy's Alba Maxima linen – is possibly The Best All-Around Linen in the World for general surface embroidery, as well as for other techniques, like Schwalm whitework. It's about a 40-ish count linen, with a full weave, a gloriously beautiful "hand" (that is, it's got a great surface feel), and it's a nice weight. It's not super heavy, but it's not super light, either. It's just….ahhhhhhhh. It's the Linen I Love. If I never had any other ground fabric to work on but Alba Maxima, I'd be perfectly content.
One thing that I really love about it when working a project like the Redwork Runner is the fact that it's easy to set up a perfectly squared-up project. The fabric threads are easy enough to see, to work a basting stitch around the perimeter of your project area and to stitch basted center lines, so that you can make sure the design is perfectly centered. The fabric threads are also so nice and even – there are not many slubs, and there are no skinny threads with space all around them.
It's just …. *sigh* …. such Nice Linen.
In the photo above, you can see the cross-point, where the basted line to mark the hem area runs horizontally (more or less) across the photo. The intersecting line is the half-way point that cuts across the width of the runner.
When I showed the finished embroidery and the whole runner damp stretched and blocked, a couple of you asked why I blocked it before hemming. That was a good question!
I find it's always best to block a piece before you do any finish work on it. Even though I will most certainly wrinkle the thing up while doing the hemming, as I set up the hem and baste it in place, the piece will be perfectly squared up, flat, and easy to work with.
If you don't block a piece before you finish it, you might end up with a skewed finished piece, and it certainly won't be as easy to set up a nice hem. It's always easier to measure your hem, fold the fabric, cut along the right lines, and so forth, when your fabric is straight, square, and flat.
I'm going to withdraw two threads all the way around the perimeter of the design, just outside that basted hem line.
Using the eye of a needle, I lifted the first thread I want to cut, to pull it out a little way from the fabric so it is easier to snip.
With the thread pried out with the needle, it's easier to slip your scissor blade under the thread to snip it. Much better to pull that thread up and away from the fabric, than to stick the tip of your scissors down into the thread and snip – just in case you miss!
With the first thread cut, it's much easier to get in there to cut the second thread, too.
I withdraw two threads at a time, generally, so with both threads cut at the center of a long side of the runner, I can now withdraw those two threads all the way down towards the corner.
Now, using the eye of a needle again, I pry out the threads two at a time, about every half inch down the line.
Occasionally, the threads I'm pulling out will get a little fuzzy. Once they get to the point of long and fuzzy, I'll snip them shorter and just keeeeeeeep going.
To help see exactly what thread I'm getting ready to pry out down the line, I find it helps to give one of the withdrawn thread tails a good tug. This off-sets the weave a bit and makes that thread easy to see.
With a clear path to go by, I just keep prying out the two threads every half an inch or so.
Now, "prying" sounds like such a harsh term. I work in half-inch or so increments, to keep from really distorting the perpendicular fabric threads. I try not to be too brutal with the fabric. But, that's another great thing about Good Linen: it's so resilient!
As I withdraw the two threads down the length of the runner, I end up with a little open path in the fabric.
At the corners, I leave an inch or so of the withdrawn threads hanging at the point where I want the path to stop. Then, I start in the middle of the next side, and withdraw again to the corners.
There is a little side of me that wants to do a decorative hem here, which would required withdrawing quite a few more threads, but the Other Side of Me is winning out. I think a simple, understated hem will let the embroidery shine.
So that's the withdrawing part! Next time, I'll show you the hemming part!
Just in case you're looking for Alba Maxima linen, you can find it at some needlework shops online. It's often listed as "Schwalm" linen. It's a Legacy Linen imported by Access Commodities.
They also have a not-quite-so-white version of Alba Maxima – kind of an "old white" – that's the same fabric, but just not as bright white. It's equally as good.
Some other places that carry Alba Maxima linen include Needle in a Haystack, where it's listed as Schwalm / Embroidery Ground under Access Commodities as the vendor (I think the old white version is listed under 40 count), and Threadneedle Street (Alba Maxima is listed there under "Schwalm linen").
Thistle Threads also carries the Old White version of Alba Maxima on their website, under ground fabrics.
You can find this whole project from start to finish chronicled in the Hungarian Redwork Runner Index. You'll find everything, from the pattern, to the threads used, testing the threads and stitches, stitching and tips, plus progress reports and … eventually … the finished runner will be there, too!
Thank you for showing the hemstitch progress. I really think it adds a nice finish. I look forward tot he next edition.
Question —- Would you ever consider a tutorial on various hems? I have a few Italian books but while good, your photos of the steps is pretty superior. I am a visual learner.
Oh, I would love this too! Hems and various ways to finish a piece would be very welcome.
Beautiful work Mary and I admire your courage in making that first snip and boldly go where no scissor has gone before!
I'm so glad you are continuing with the Red Runner can't wait to see it finished. I so agree with you, like you I love Alba Maxima which I'm using in my current project it is such a lovely versatile fabric and so resilient. Just a question from the above post. I see that you have removed the blue thread but have you cut the fabric as well to make line across the fabric. As a novice I've never seen this done before on fabric so I was wondering why you are cutting the thread from underneath the fabric, just a thought. Thanks so much for showing us the hemming process I learning new techniques from the project, so thanks.
I'm so excited to see this progress! The white on red looks so wonderful, and I think a simple hem will set it off beautifully.
Hems and bindings–I wish I could do them first and have them finished. Sigh. But I love to pull threads; might be a throwback to primate grooming instincts.
Thank you for sharing you technique on finishing hems. On cutting threads, one of my embroidery teachers (I can't remember who) showed us a fool-proof way to cut fabric threads. You pass your needle under the thread you want to cut until the eye of the needle is under it and then cut the thread through the eye of the needle. Most embroidery scissors have a small enough tip that you can do that and you'll never cut the wrong thread by accident.
I admire you, you will always take the time to finish a pretty flawlessly daunting project for my taste in the work, you have the courage and energy to finish it and so the result is stunning regularity and it's really a beautiful piece classic we would like to have all, myself and thank you to inform us of how to finish such an embroidery in the art.
Thank you, Mary! I'll be saving all your posts on the hemming. I need constant reminding that finishing needs to be done with as much care and precision as the embroidery itself.
thanks! I'll be starting my first ever drawn work hem this weekend. It ison a much smaller project, but it is good to get tips before I start!
thanks for the great instructions. i am so happy you posted on how to handle the corners – i have always had problems figuring out what to do with them. and cant wait to try t can't wait to try 'possibly The Best All Around Linen in the world for surface embroidery…" many thanks for ALL your posts!


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namespace Letournel\PathFinder\Tests\Core;

use Letournel\PathFinder\Core\Node;
use Letournel\PathFinder\Core\NodeMap;
use Letournel\PathFinder\Core\NodePath;

class NodeMapTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    public function testMap()
    {
        $map = new NodeMap();
        $node = new Node(1, 1);
        $aNode = new Node(2, 1);
        $bNode = new Node(2, 2);
        $cNode = new Node(2, 3);
        $dNode = new Node(3, 1);
        $eNode = new Node(3, 2);
        $fNode = new Node(3, 3);

        $map->insert($node, 10);
        $this->assertTrue($map->exists($node));
        $this->assertSame($map->lookup($node), 10);
        $this->assertSame($map->delete($node), 10);
        $this->assertTrue($map->isEmpty());
        $this->assertFalse($map->exists($node));

        $map->insert($aNode, 'a');
        $map->insert($bNode, 'c');
        $map->insert($cNode, 'b');
        $this->assertSame($map->lookup($aNode), 'a');
        $this->assertSame($map->lookup($bNode), 'c');
        $this->assertSame($map->lookup($cNode), 'b');

        $map->insert($bNode, 'b');
        $map->insert($cNode, 'c');
        $this->assertSame($map->lookup($aNode), 'a');
        $this->assertSame($map->lookup($bNode), 'b');
        $this->assertSame($map->lookup($cNode), 'c');

        $map->insert(new Node(2, 2), 'b_');
        $map->insert(new Node(2, 3), 'c_');
        $this->assertSame($map->delete($aNode), 'a');
        $this->assertSame($map->delete($bNode), 'b_');
        $this->assertSame($map->delete($cNode), 'c_');
        $this->assertTrue($map->isEmpty());

        $map->insert($fNode, $eNode);
        $map->insert($eNode, $dNode);
        $map->insert($dNode, $cNode);
        $map->insert($cNode, $bNode);
        $map->insert($bNode, $aNode);
        $this->assertSamePath(array($aNode, $bNode, $cNode, $dNode, $eNode, $fNode), $map->lookupFrom($fNode));
        $this->assertSamePath(array($aNode, $bNode, $cNode, $dNode), $map->lookupFrom($dNode));

        $map->insert($bNode, $aNode);
        $map->insert($cNode, $bNode);
        $map->insert($dNode, $cNode);
        $map->insert($eNode, $dNode);
        $map->insert($fNode, $eNode);
        $this->assertSamePath(array($aNode, $bNode, $cNode, $dNode, $eNode, $fNode), $map->lookupFrom($fNode));
        $this->assertSamePath(array($aNode, $bNode, $cNode, $dNode), $map->lookupFrom($dNode));

        $map->insert($eNode, $fNode);
        $map->insert($fNode, $eNode);
        $this->assertSamePath(array($eNode, $fNode), $map->lookupFrom($fNode));
        $this->assertSamePath(array($fNode, $eNode), $map->lookupFrom($eNode));

        $map->insert($eNode, $eNode);
        $this->assertSamePath(array($eNode), $map->lookupFrom($eNode));
    }

    private function assertSamePath(array $a, array $b)
    {
        $aPath = new NodePath($a);
        $bPath = new NodePath($b);

        $this->assertSame($aPath->toString(), $bPath->toString());
    }
}


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Useful tips on working with vector maps of cities and countries in Adobe Illustrator.
«V» – launches the Selection tool (cursor, black arrow), which makes active any vector line.
«А» – launches the Direct Selection tool (white cursor), allows you to select curve elements and drag them to the desired place.
«R» – activates the Rotate tool, which helps you rotating selected objects around the center point by 360 degrees.
«E» – gives you the opportunity to use the Eraser tool and erase unnecessary parts.
«X» – switches between Fill and Stroke in the Tools section. Try to get used to this hot key and
you will quickly understand that you can't live and work without it.
Guides are not limited to vertical and horizontal in Adobe Illustrator. You can also create a diagonal guide for example. Moreover, you can turn any contours into guides. Select the outline and go to View > Guides > Make Guides (Create Guides), or simply press Cmd/Ctrl + 5. You can also turn the guides back into an editable object. Go to menu, View > Guides > Unlock Guides (Release Guides), select the guide you want to edit and select View > Guides > Release Guides (Reset Guides), or just press Cmd/Ctrl + Option / Alt + 5).
You will probably want to change the color scheme used on our Topeka vector map.
To quickly and effectively play with colors.
Of course, you can do it manually, all objects in our Topeka vector map are divided according to types and layers, and you can easily change the color gamma of vector objects in groups and layers.
But there is more effective way of working with the whole VECTOR MAP of Topeka and all layers:
The overview dialog «Edit colors»/«Repaint Graphic Object» (this dialog box name can change depending on the context):
If you have selected a part or a layer of Topeka vector map and open the dialog box by clicking the icon in the Control panel, on the Samples palette or the Color Catalog, or if you choose Edit > Edit Colors> Repaint Graphic Object, then the «Repaint Graphic Object» dialog box appears, and you get access to «Assign» and «Edit» tabs.
If a picture or a map fragment is not selected, and you open the dialog box by clicking the icon in the Control panel, on the Samples palette or in the Color Catalog, the «Edit Colors» dialog box appears and you can only access the «Edit» tab.
Regardless of the name at the top of the dialog box, the right-hand side always displays the color group of the current document, as well as two default color groups: Print Color and Grayscale. These color groups can be selected and used any time.
Create and edit color groups of Topeka vector map, and also assign colors using the «Edit Colors»/ а «Repaint Graphic Object» dialog box.
A. Creating and editing of a color group on the «Edit» tab
B. Assigning colors on the «Assign» tab
C. Select a group of colors from the «Color groups» list
The option «Repaint a graphic object» in the lower part of the dialog box allows you to preview the colors on a selected layer of Vector map, or a group of elements, and specify whether its colors will be redefined when the dialog box is closed.
The main areas of the dialog box are:
The «Edit» tab is designed to create a new or edit the existing color groups.
The harmony rules Menu and the Color Wheel are used to conduct experiments with color harmonies. The color wheel shows how colors are related in color harmony, and the color bars allow you to view and manipulate an individual color values. In addition, you can adjust the brightness, add and remove colors, save color groups and view colors on the selected Vector Map of Topeka or a separated layers.
The «Assign» tab is used to view and control on how the original colors are replaced with colors from the color group like your corporate colors in the Vector Map of Topeka.
The assign color ability is provided only if the entire map, layer or fragment is selected in the document. You can specify which of new colors replace the current colors, whether the spot colors should be preserved and how colors are replaced (for example, you can replace colors completely or changing the color tone while maintaining the brightness). The «Assign» tab allows you to redefine colors in the Vector Map of Topeka, or in separate layers and fragments using the current color group or reducing the number of colors in the current Vector Map.
Color groups
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The highlighted color group shows, which color group is currently edited.
Any color group can be selected and edited, or used to redefine the colors in the selected vector map of Topeka , its fragments or elements.
Saving a color group adds this group to the specified list.
Opening the «Edit Colors»/«Repaint Graphic Object» dialog box.
Open the «Edit Colors»/«Repaint Graphic Object» dialog box using one of the following methods:
«Edit»> «Edit Colors»> «Repaint Graphic object» or «Repaint With Style».
Use these commands if you need to edit the colors in the selected vector map of Topeka.
«Repaint Graphic object» button on the «Control» panel.
Use this button if you need to adjust colors of Topeka vector map using the а «Repaint graphic object» dialog box.
The specified button is available if the selected vector map or its fragment contains two or more colors.
The name Topeka is a Kansa-Osage sentence that means "place where we dug potatoes", or "a good place to dig potatoes". As a placename, Topeka was first recorded in 1826 as the Kansa name for what is now called the Kansas River. Topeka's founders chose the name in 1855 because it "was novel, of Indian origin and euphonious of sound." The mixed-blood Kansa Native American, Joseph James, called Jojim, is credited with suggesting the name of Topeka. The city, laid out in 1854, was one of the Free-State towns founded by Eastern antislavery men immediately after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Bill. In 1857, Topeka was chartered as a city.
Note. This color editing method is convenient for global color adjustment in a vector map, if global colors were not used when creating a Map of Topeka.
The «Edit colors» button or «Edit or apply colors» on the «Color Catalog» palette
Click this button if you need to edit colors on the «Color Catalog» palette or edit and then apply them to the selected Vector Map of Topeka or its fragment.
The «Edit color group» button or «Edit or apply color group» on the «Samples» palette.
Click this button if you need to edit the colors in the specific color group or edit and apply them to the selected Vector Map of Topeka or a group of its elements, for example, the whole layer "Streets and lines". You can also double-click the color group in the Samples panel to open the dialog box.
If the map file is too large and your computer freezes or even can't open it quickly:
1. Try to reduce the color resolution of the video card (display) to 256 colors while working with a large map.
2. Using Windows Task Manager, select all the application you don't need, while working with map, just turn them off.
3. Launch Adobe Illustrator. (DO NOT OPEN the vector map file)
4. Start the Windows Task Manager using administrator rights > Find the "Illustrator" process > set the «real time» priority,
5. Open the file. When you see the LEGACY FONT popup window – click "OK" (do not update). You can restore the TEXT later.
6. Can also be useful: When file is opened – Edit > Settings > Basic Settings > disable smoothing. /// It looks scary, but works quickly)))
We recommend saving the file in Adobe Illustrator 10 version. It's much more stable when working with VERY BIG size files.
The city is well known for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson and declared racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. Three ships of the U.S. Navy have been named USS Topeka after the city.
Topeka is at 39°03′N 95°41′W, in north east Kansas at the intersection of I-70 and U.S. Highway 75. It is the origin of I-335 which is a portion of the Kansas Turnpike running from Topeka to Emporia, Kansas. Topeka is also on U.S. Highway 24 (about 50 miles east of Manhattan, Kansas) and U.S. Highway 40 (about 30 miles west of Lawrence, Kansas). U.S.-40 is coincident with I-70 west from Topeka. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 61.47 square miles (159.21 km2), of which, 60.17 square miles (155.84 km2) is land and 1.30 square miles (3.37 km2) is water.
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Video of Kogi police slapping a passenger – IGP orders probe
by Sanya Agunbiade October 17, 2021, 3:02 pm
IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command to immediately carry out investigations into the incident depicted in a viral video.
The viral video shows the moment a police officer slapped a passenger traveling in a commercial bus.
According to the man who filmed the incident and shared it online, a group of police officers stopped the commercial bus to carry out a search. During their search, they found a laptop on a man who said he was a student and used the laptop for his assignments. The man claimed the officers did not believe the student and demanded N25, 000 bribe.
The man claimed the officers took the student to a point-of-sale operator where they made the student withdraw N25, 000 and handed it over to them as they did not want it transferred to any of their accounts for easy detection.
The man claimed that when one of the passengers frowned at the officer for corking his gun, the officer got angry and slapped the man and threatened that if he corked his gun, nothing will happen. The man claimed the police officer threatened that blood will flow if they do not caution themselves.
In a statement released, the spokesperson of the Nigerian police, Frank Mba, said the police chief has ordered an investigation into the matter.
"The IGP calls for calm, noting that at the end of the investigations, justice will be done to the victim of the incident and police personnel found guilty, brought to book."the statement in part read
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Europe's first citizens' initiative asks for 3% of the EU budget to be spent on EU exchange programmes starting from 2014
Brussels (13/011/2012) – Fraternité 2020 (F2020) is Europe's very first citizens' initiative. It is supported by over 100 NGOs from all across the EU and beyond, around 50 MEPs from all major political parties, and an increasing number of EU citizens. On October 26 it started collecting signatures online. Without investing a single Euro into its campaign, it already collected several thousand signatures from all 27 member states.
Simona Pronckutė, member of F2020 from Lithuania, explained F2020's position at a public hearing in the EP organised by AEGEE, one of F2020's biggest supporting NGOs:
"The share of the EU budget currently spent on EU exchange programmes is around 1.2%. The Commission has proposed to increase this amount to around 1.6% in the future. This is simply too low to reach out to individual citizens on a sufficient scale.
Fraternité 2020 calls on the European Council to go beyond this proposal in its extraordinary summit on November 22.-23. in Brussels. We deem a share of 3% of the EU budget being spent on EU exchange programmes starting from 2014 appropriate in the current economic environment. The expansion of EU exchange programmes will help to bring down youth unemployment and will stimulate sustainable growth by investing in Europe's people – the most precious resource our continent has to offer.
We call on all EU citizens that have – in spite of all crises – not lost hope for a united and harmonious future of our continent to sign Fraternité 2020 before November 22 to send a strong signal to the European Council that this is what they, the citizens of Europe, want."
Philipp Perchoc, member of F2020 for France:
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Miguel Otero-Iglesias, member of F2020 for Spain and Assistant Professor at the ESSCA School of Management in Angers (France):
"The increase proposed by the Commission is really rather disappointing. When expressing figures in real terms and accounting for inflation there is not much left as an increase. There are things that need to be cut in austere times, and there are things that need to be expanded. Investing in EU exchange programmes and the qualification of EU citizens clearly belongs to the latter category."
Luca Copetti, member of F2020 for Belgium:
"The number three has always been symbolic. For us, too. That is why we ask that 3% of the EU budget is spent on EU exchange programs starting from 2014. This is a chance for Europe to change the course of things and to return to the fundamental problems of the current crisis, which includes a social component: When people in Germany do not understand anymore why they should help people in Greece, then Europe has a problem. We just hope that in spite of the current problems there are still enough people believing in a united Europe out there."
Alessandra Mirabile, member of F2020 for Italy:
"People often tell me, 'you must be disappointed that F2020 is taking place in the current EU crisis.' I actually see it the other way around. It is exactly now that people need to take a stand for a common Europe! We are not happy with every little detail of the EU either; but in general one needs to acknowledge that this is the most wonderful and deserving project bringing people of different creed and culture together, on a continent that was shaken by so many horrible wars before that. There are certainly things that need to be improved. But we must not throw out the baby with the bathwater!"
About the ECI: The European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) is one of the major innovations of the Treaty of Lisbon, aimed at increasing direct democracy in the EU. The initiative enables one million EU citizens, who are nationals of at least one quarter of the Member States, to call directly on the European Commission to propose a legal act in an area within the competences of the EU. In order to launch an ECI, citizens must form a citizens' committee composed of seven EU citizens from seven different member states. The first ever such ECI is Fraternité 2020, which was registered on May 09 (Europe day) this year (see here). After teething problems as Europe's very first ECI were over come with the help of the Commission, it could start collecting signatures on October 26 this year (see here). It now has until November 1, 2013, to collect 1 million signatures online from across the EU.
About EU exchange programmes: The current budget for the 'Lifelong Learning Programme' + 'Youth in Action' and the other international education programmes comes to around 1.2% of the budget.
The new Erasmus for All brings together all the current EU and international schemes for education, training, youth and sport, replacing seven existing programmes - Lifelong Learning Programme (includes Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig), Youth in Action, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink and the bilateral cooperation programme with industrialised countries.
As a percentage of the EU budget, Erasmus for All (EUR 19 billion) represents 1.6% of the proposed budget for 2014-2020 (EUR 1.025 trillion).
For more information, please visit us at www.F2020.eu and www.facebook.com/Fraternite2020
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Uber had 72 hours from discovery to report the leak. The ride-hailing service became aware of the leak on November 14th, 2016. Uber tried to hide the leak and even paid the responsible hackers $100,000, around 88 thousand euros, to conceal it. The leak was finally reported to the Dutch Personal Data Authority a year later, on November 21st, 2017.
In this data breach hackers gained access to the names, email addresses and mobile phone numbers of 57 million people - 50 million customers and 7 million drivers. Some 174 Dutch customers and drivers were affected.
This is the first time the Dutch Authority imposes a fine, according to the newspaper. The Dutch Authority investigated the leak incooperation with other European regulators, including from Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. In addition to the Dutch fine, Uber also faces a fine of 385 thousand pounds, around 434 thousand euros, from the United Kingdom.


This unique opportunity is part of JPL's Mechanical Systems Engineering, Fabrication and Test Division that engages in research, technology development, and the creation of advanced mechanical, thermal, propulsion, and electronic packaging systems with expertise that spans the full breath of mechanical disciplines and is applied from architectural concept development through operations. As a Mechanical Engineer IV, you will be working for the Payload and Small Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Section (355), which is responsible for the structures, mechanisms, and mechanical systems engineering of payloads and small spacecraft across all phases of the mission lifecycle.
•Searches and consolidates engineering data for mechanical components or products.
•Partners with other engineers to generate engineering requirements and specification documentation for mechanical systems.
•Partners with other engineers in the analysis, and oversees assembly and test of mechanical assemblies.
•Partners with other engineers in the operations of mechanical systems.
•Participates on concept development teams by introducing and infusing new approaches and tools acquired from recent academic experience.
•Explores concept development modeling tools.
•Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline with typically a minimum of 6 years of related experience; Master's degree in similar disciplines with a minimum of 4 years of related experience; or PhD in similar disciplines with a minimum of 2 years of related experience.
•Advanced knowledge in one or more of the following areas: mechanical design, computer aided design (CAD) and mechanical analysis tool (FEA).
•Experience with computer aided design and drafting, and spacecraft flight hardware development and test.
•Experience with mass properties - must be able to complete mass properties measurements on flight hardware and manage the mass property effort for flight system level of assembly.
•Working knowledge of mid-level CAD tools (i.e. Solidworks, Unigraphics).
•Knowledge of industry and/or academic practices and standards across a range of applications related to mechanical engineering and design.
•Proven ability to work in a team environment along with previous demonstrated experience leading and mentoring junior engineers.
•Good communication (oral, written, and presentation), interpersonal, negotiation, organizational skills, and ability to work in a team environment.
•Ability to solve mechanical design problems, perform trade studies, develop design requirements, perform piece part design, and coordinate fabrication, assembly and qualification of hardware.
•Expert knowledge of Laboratory policies and procedures, NASA policies and procedures, and government regulations across a range of applications.
•Demonstrated experience working with various engineering disciplines as the focal point for information dissemination and interpretation.


These days, as many people try to juggle work, family, and hundreds of other obligations, it sometimes feels impossible to devote time to things we enjoy and want to make a bigger part of our lives. Many of us have always wanted to travel, take an art class, do yoga, improve a second language, or learn to cook. Unfortunately, between carpools to school and sports practice, working to put food on the table and pay the bills, and countless other time-consuming tasks that pop up on a never-ending basis, there never seems to be time in the day to squeeze in that photography lesson or Spanish class.
Many of us do find ourselves kicking back in front of the television at the end of the day, however. The good news is, this time can be spent learning a new skill, and you don't even have to move from that comfy chair in which you have collapsed. There are countless television programs designed to help you develop some aptitude in any number of areas-and while you may not have a lot of luck if photography is your passion (you are probably better off learning this skill in an actual class with a darkroom), anyone who wants to learn to paint or improve their foreign language skills is in luck, as these are things you can do from the comfort of your home. We live in an age of cable, satellite TV, and podcasts, and these skills are easily within your reach, even when your life is busier than ever.
For example, if you are a food or cooking enthusiast, there are countless channels and shows that can help you improve your skills. Cooking shows are nothing new, and if you are someone who loves to cook you may have been watching these since you were a child, constantly looking to try out new recipes and expand your culinary repertoire. Now, of course, the supply of new television shows that deal with food or cooking is continuous. For complete beginners as well as more skilled cooks, there is, of course, the Food Network, which offers every kind of food-related television program you could possibly want and is now available in high definition. There is instructional programming available throughout the day, in addition to food-themed competitions and travel shows. For reality TV's twist on cooking shows, you can catch episodes of Bravo's ever-popular Top Chef or Hell's Kitchen on FOX; this will give you a little taste of drama along with some new recipes. If you have no background in cooking whatsoever, these shows may not be of great help, but if you are bored with your old cookbooks, this is a perfect way to come up with new ideas. A Travel Channel favorite is Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, in which host Anthony Bourdain travels the globe sampling traditional food in a wide variety of cultures.
The options really are endless, particularly if you have satellite TV. Next time you find yourself in front of the television watching a mindless soap opera or reality pop star competition, check out a cooking program instead, and see what you can learn!
Terrorism threats are so serious they can shake up plenty of countries all over the world. They have also caused a lot of people to be always on the lookout.
Because of the harsh effects of terrorism to life, it's not surprising if you feel a high level of anxiety and stress. But then you can't afford to let it get the best of you.
Keep tabs on the news. Instead of watching the daytime soap operas or reading gossip blogs, watch or read news in CNN, ABC, and other news channels. You may also want to subscribe to your daily newspaper. When you're aware of what's happening in your surroundings, the more you're prepared for anything.
Read travel advisories. If you're planning to travel to another country, it's ideal you get to know first about travel advisories. What are the places you should avoid? What should you watch out for? Better yet, avoid visiting those countries that are in terrorism alert as much as possible.
Follow the security rules. Whether you're traveling outside or within the country, make sure that you're aware and that you're following the different security laws. A lot of them may be stringent, but just keep in mind they're doing these for your own good. It's a whole lot better to be very safe than very sorry later.
Be more aware of your surroundings. Be more observant of what's happening around you. Try to take note of anything suspicious.
Learn to distinguish between fears and reality. Sometimes the threat of terrorism becomes so real to you it paralyzes you. You no longer want to go out or ride buses and trains. You prefer to be at your home at all times, and you stop pursuing the things you normally do.
It's very essential you can learn to differentiate what's real from your own fears. Ask yourself the question, "Is there really a threat within our area?" Unless you can really see the common signs of terrorism, there is really nothing that you should be worried about.
I am a man (or woman) of peace and harmony.
I believe in love and the value of human life.
I can do a lot of things for the world.
Read positive news. Just to counter all the negative thought you pick up about terrorism threats, read something positive. You can research about the various organizations doing humanitarian missions, as well as how they're doing in their respective goals. Gather positive news reports about your community or even about your country.
Volunteer. You'll react less if you are more involved. A lot of organizations need your help.


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It's raining dividends! India Inc pays out record dividends in 2019-20
By: Yoosef KP |
Approximately 10% of the firms have more than doubled their payout in 2019-20; the promoter group held a stake of over 60% in these companies.
The reason for the high payout is that the dividend distribution tax (DDT) was abolished in the FY21 Budget.
The dividend payout for the Nifty 500 universe has risen to 42.5% in 2019-20 — the highest in at least seven years, data from Capitaline shows. While the top 500 companies distributed 34.9% of their earnings as dividends in 2018-19, the ratio for 2017-18 was higher at 38.5%. The five-year average through FY19 is 36.4%.
Unsurprisingly, the rise in dividend payout was seen in companies where the promoter holding is significantly high. Approximately 10% of the firms have more than doubled their payout in 2019-20; the promoter group held a stake of over 60% in these companies.
The reason for the high payout is that the dividend distribution tax (DDT) was abolished in the FY21 Budget. The rules have been amended such that the dividend income is now taxable in the hands of the receiver as per the tax rate applicable to their income slabs.
Earlier, the companies were taxed. As per the new taxation rule, an individual who earns more than Rs five crore of total income in a year will end up paying as much as 43% tax on dividend income against the earlier effective rate of 33% (DDT of 21% + additional 14% on the net dividend above Rs 10 lakh).
Of the 500 companies, 403 distributed a combined dividend of Rs 1.83 lakh crore for 2019-20. Interestingly, even as the total dividend distributed by these companies rose by 14.1%, their combined net profit camedown by 6% to Rs 4.3 lakh crore. While most companies advanced their dividend announcement to avoid paying extra tax following the change in the treatment of dividend tax there were many that have not only advanced it, but also enhanced the payout.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) distributed the highest amount of Rs 27,375 crore followed by Hindustan Zinc which paid out Rs 13,943 crore and ITC which distributed Rs 12,477 crore. While the dividend per share (DPS) of TCS increased to Rs 73 from Rs 30 a year ago, ITC paid Rs 10.15 per share against Rs 5.75 per piece.
With the change in dividend distribution tax, the dividend income is now taxable in the hands of investors as per the tax rate applicable to their income; earlier the companies were taxed.
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New Asheville Legion coach is hardly a rookie
ASHEVILLE - Shane Galloway wants to find the very best players to represent the Asheville American Legion Post 70 baseball program.
New Asheville Legion coach is hardly a rookie ASHEVILLE - Shane Galloway wants to find the very best players to represent the Asheville American Legion Post 70 baseball program. Check out this story on citizen-times.com: https://avlne.ws/1Rm4ayQ
Andrew Pearson, The Citizen-Times Published 3:09 p.m. ET Jan. 13, 2016 | Updated 4:21 p.m. ET Jan. 13, 2016
Roberson assistant baseball coach Shane Galloway. (Photo: COURTESY PHOTO)
That vision won over Post 70.
Galloway was announced as the team's next coach on Wednesday.
The 2006 Rosman graduate played baseball and basketball at the next level for Brevard College. Galloway, 29, will soon begin his fifth season as an assistant baseball coach at Roberson.
"I put my name in for this job and I was very skeptical because I heard there were some really good candidates," Galloway said.
"I want Legion to be a really good experience for these kids and hopefully grow this program. It's a good opportunity for me to show at a young age what I can do (as a head coach). After a lot of praying and talking it over with my wife, it's definitely a good move for me."
Galloway replaces Cort Radford, who stepped down as Post 70 and Erwin baseball coach earlier this month.
Radford had headed up the Asheville Legion program for two years. Post 70 tied its single-season record for wins (18) in 2014 and was 7-15 last year.
Galloway got a ringing endorsement from Post 70 on Wednesday
"Shane has a strong knowledge of the game and can develop the talents of youth in the community," Asheville Post 70 said in a press release.
We learned of Shane's dependability and integrity as he worked with field arrangements for our games last season. We intend to return to Roberson for 2016 games. Without reservation, we believe coach Shane Galloway will be a strong asset to our program and represent the American Legion in a positive manner."
As many as 16 players from last year's team are eligible to return next summer.
"I want Legion to turn into a really good experience for these kids," Galloway said.
"Hopefully, we can grow this program and get some kids involved who we haven't gotten in the past. I'm excited about it."
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Man United boss slams 'aggressive' West Ham after draw
Robin van Persie hit a 77th-minute equaliser to leave United 13 points above nearest rivals Manchester City in the Premier League with five games to play, but Manchester United manager Ferguson was critical of the hosts' approach.
"We know how they play – the ball's in the air most of the time, you've got to defend those things, and they're very, very aggressive, as we've seen tonight," he told Sky Sports after Wednesday's game.
"You hope there's a strong referee – I'm not so sure we got that tonight."
Ferguson was particularly aggrieved that referee Lee Probert failed to punish West Ham striker Carroll for a full-blooded first-half challenge that left United goalkeeper David de Gea flat on the turf.
Carroll claimed afterwards that his "momentum" had been responsible for the collision, but Ferguson said the on-loan Liverpool striker should have been sent off.
"I think it's obvious. I don't think you need to dwell on that. It's an obvious red card, but the referee's seen it differently," he said.
Ferguson also gave short shrift to complaints from West Ham manager Sam Allardyce that Van Persie's equaliser had been offside, despite television replays suggesting he had a strong case.
'Victory taken away from us'
Asked about Allardyce's comments by a television interviewer, Ferguson looked incredulous before replying: "Really? I didn't see that."
Allardyce, in contrast, felt that his team had "possibly had a famous victory taken away from us".
"At this level, the level of football has to be matched by the level of the officials," he said.
"If I think it's an easy decision and he [the referee's assistant] has not given it, it's a major decision that's gone against us. But we've gained a very precious point from a very good performance."
Allardyce also disagreed with Ferguson's contention that Carroll should have been sent off.
"I don't agree with that. I think at the very most it's a yellow card because Andy Carroll is committed to try and go for the header and can't stop," he said.
"You can't commit to a corner and set off running and even though you know you're not going to get it, just stop dead. Red card? Never for me. Yellow, perhaps, but not a red."
Vaz Te's 17th-minute header
A fine strike from Mohamed Diame had put West Ham ahead early in the second half, after Ricardo Vaz Te's 17th-minute header for the hosts was cancelled out by United winger Antonio Valencia's tap-in.
The visitors' attackers dominated the final stages, but it was the United goalkeeper, De Gea, who Ferguson singled out for praise.
Allardyce revealed in his post-match press conference that he had asked Vaz Te, Kevin Nolan and Winston Reid to put pressure on the Spaniard at set-pieces, and Ferguson felt he resisted their attentions manfully.
"David has been improving all the time all season, developing into a fantastic goalkeeper," he said.
"It's just a matter of experience of the English game. He's got stronger, his training performances are really good, and he's shown that again tonight. As we've been saying for quite a while now, he's developed into a really first-class goalkeeper."
United could win the title as early as Monday, if they win at home to Aston Villa and City lose to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
In any case, Ferguson is content with his side's form as the title race enters its decisive phase.
"It's one game away again," he said. "We've got five games left, three at home and two away. The players are showing they want to win it, there's no doubt about that." – AFP


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John Thornton Kirkland
John Thornton Kirkland (August 17, 1770 – April 26, 1840) served as President of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828. As an undergraduate, he was a member of the Hasty Pudding. A religious minister like many of his predecessors, he is remembered chiefly for his lenient treatment of students. Kirkland House, one of Harvard's undergraduate "houses," or residence halls, was named in his honor and in recognition of his term at the school's helm.
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, circa 1816
15th President of
Samuel Webber
Josiah Quincy III
(1770-08-17)August 17, 1770
Herkimer County, New York
April 26, 1840(1840-04-26) (aged 69)
Oliver Wendell Holmes describes him thus, in his study of Ralph Waldo Emerson: "His 'shining morning face' was round as a baby's, and talked as pleasantly as his voice did, with smiles for accents and dimples for punctuation.... It was of him that the story was always told,--it may be as old as the invention of printing,--that he threw his sermons into a barrel, where they went to pieces and got mixed up, and that when he was going to preach he fished out what he thought would be about enough for a sermon, and patched the leaves together as he best might."
His contemporary George Ticknor described Kirkland's sermons as "full of intellectual wealth and practical wisdom, with sometimes a quaintness that bordered on humor."
Kirkland served as pastor of the New South Church in Boston, 1794–1810. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1799.[1] Kirkland was a founding member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1812.[2] His wife Elizabeth Cabot was the daughter of Congressman George Cabot.
"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter K" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
Biography and summary of presidency, part of a series of Harvard's Unitarian Presidents
Academic offices
Samuel Webber President of Harvard University
Presidents of Harvard University
Eaton† (1637–1639)
Dunster (1640–1654)
Chauncy (1654–1672)
Hoar (1672–1675)
Oakes (1675–1681)
Rogers (1682–1684)
Mather # (1685–1701)
S. Willard # (1701–1707)
Leverett (1708–1724)
Wadsworth (1725–1737)
Holyoke (1737–1769)
Winthrop # (1769)
Locke # (1770–1773)
Langdon (1774–1780)
J. Willard (1781–1804)
Pearson # (1804–1806)
Webber (1806–1810)
Kirkland (1810–1828)
Quincy (1829–1845)
Everett (1846–1849)
Sparks (1849–1853)
Walker (1853–1860)
Felton (1860–1862)
Hill (1862–1868)
Eliot (1869–1909)
Lowell (1909–1933)
Conant (1933–1953)
Pusey (1953–1971)
Bok (1971–1991)
Rudenstine (1991–2001)
Summers (2001–2006)
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Bacow (2018– )
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We, the people, have the democratic power to beat back these attacks and ensure that our public institutions effectively serve the public. But to do so, members of all regions and sectors — adult-ed, students, workers, teachers, activists, unions, and community organizations — must unite and take action on October 7th, and contribute our voices and thoughts to the October 30-31st conference at San Francisco State University to defend public education.
The purpose of the October 30-31st conference is to democratically propose demands, devise an action plan, and create a structure capable of defending public education and public services for the benefit of all.
We invite all supporters of education across the nation to attend and participate in the October 7th day of action and the October 30-31st conference.
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Remembering Guitarist Jimi Hendrix On What Would Have Been His 70th Birthday
By Stoogeypedia | Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Today marks what would have been the 70th birthday of Jimi Hendrix, the pioneering guitar player who singlehandedly changed every conceivable facet, approach, and style that existed before he got his hands on the instrument, and once he did, he foraged a universe in which millions traveled to, in which, led by Hendrix, one could attempt to attack the guitar as he did with a frighteningly bold and original tackling to break every single convention that stood firmly lodged in place before him and inventing new ones for those to follow for now and forever.
The electric guitar was mainly a still new instrument by the time Jimi Hendrix first picked it up and discovered what it could do and there were still musical rules and regulations being invented as it went along. Hendrix took those rules and regulations and put them through a metaphorical sifter, found the diamonds in the rubble, and then blues fried them on a skillet. The result is (still) some of the most electrified and stunningly dazzling rock and roll ever put to tape.
Hendrix's sound and style manifested an in perpetuity posterity that is still the benchmark and firmly entrenched bar in which one must follow in order to even attempt the musical energy Hendrix radiated. With his flailing look – his wildly camped up but never pretentious color palette of clothing and fashion, a panache that reached untold heights – Jimi Hendrix was in every way, by the first look at the man and listen of him, unforgettable. His physicality matched his playing, and he thrilled and repelled, excited and miffed, turned on and turned off audiences from coast to coast and beyond.
Although the public reaction originally was mixed as mentioned above, since his untimely passing at the embryonic age of only 27 in September 1970, there has been a universal acclaim globally and collectively for Hendrix's talents and where they stand in the annals and importance of music history. For the most part, when it comes to mentioning the greatest guitar players of all time, lists are usually compiled in the manner of accepting that Hendrix is number one, in a class by himself, as if he has that number one slot locked in, which in essence he does, and then putting the rest of the names in the list in. Those on the list would agree as well of the ranking, at least when it came to Jimi Hendrix being first.
Hendrix is still held in high regard and many of his songs – "Voodoo Child," "Purple Haze," "Message To Love," "Third Stone From The Sun," "Spanish Castle Magic," "Crosstown Traffic," "I Don't Live Today," and many more – and many of his covers, "All Along The Watchtower," "Wild Thing," "Hound Dog," and even The Beatles' "Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band," stand as personal checkpoints for many musicians, who feel a sense of worth and accomplishment when they can play a Hendrix solo, albeit shaky, but can play it, or a riff, or even a few bending notes from the many Hendrix tracks in which he shoots through the sky musically, into trajectories too intense for mere mortal musicians. Hendrix had and still has one hundred percent and crystal clear through stacks and stacks of Marshall amps that presence that cuts like a machete through the standard tenets of rock and roll, through all genres; he liked to dabble in blues, psychedelia, out there sonic tonic ambience that knew no bounds whatsoever.
If Hendrix can be summed up in one word, it would be the word "reaching." He never stopped doing that. He was set to record with on jazz trumpeter extraordinaire Miles Davis before he died back on September 18, 1970, and one can only imagine, dream, and deliciously speculate what that union would have created. We will never know of course, but what remains is a musicography which stretches and transcends the normal boundaries of rock and roll, a perfectly baked oeuvre of sounds which are at one parts original, two parts unusual, three parts stretching and soaring and all parts just out of this world amazing.
So let today be a day in which Hendrix screams and blares his sonic messages out of the speakers; let the groovy, cry for peace and love, intense and wildly ear shattering and soul massaging songs of Jimi Hendrix seize the day, like they have been ever since he plugged in and tuned in and turned on. Here's to remembering the birthday of Jimi Hendrix, master musical talisman of sorts, master at his craft, cultural and innovative icon of all time. Have you ever been experienced? Jimi Hendrix makes sure you have.
Why did you reverse the photo so that he appears right-handed? (You can even see the Fender logo in reverse.) Playing left-handed and stringed in reverse was such a big part of his legend.
Comment by Dan Ng — November 27, 2012 @ 1:10 pm
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Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se.., was composed by A. R. Rahman, written by Gulzar, and sung in duet with Sapna Awasthi. It was also featured in the musicalBombay Dreams and, in remixed arrangements, in the titles and credits segments of Spike Lee's 2006 film, Inside Man. Singh later gained more international fame for singing "Jai Ho" from the film Slumdog Millionaire, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
Singh got his break in the movie Karma, in which he sang a few lines; then he did a Madhuri Dixit film called Khilaaf, in which he sang the hit song "Aa ja Sanam". But the singer realised that something was missing in his voice, took a sabbatical and left Mumbai to tour England and America to see, hear and understand various forms of musiMusafirc. After this broadening of his musical horizons, he returned to Mumbai to kick-start his musical career.
His first effort in Hindi films, Aaja Sanam, went largely unnoticed, even though the music carried the names of Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Then, along came Dil Se... A. R. Rahman used Sukhwinder for "Chaiyya Chaiyya". The other films that followed – including Taal, Biwi No. 1, 1947 Earth, Daag, Jaanwar, Dillagi,Moksha, Thakshak, Tere Naam, Apna Sapna Money Money, Shadi Se Pehle, Shabd, Chak de! India, Om Shanti Om and Black and White- have made him a household name.
He has been well received for providing playback singing for Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan in a total of 6 songs. Of these, "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from Dil Se.., "Dard-E-Disco" fromOm Shanti Om, "Chak De India" from Chak De! India, "Haule Haule" from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and "Marjaani" from Billu all went on to become certified hits.


Pure K9 premium optic crystal with a unique artistic design. The Ardmore is consists of a flame like design that sits on a crystal square base.
Pure K9 premium optic crystal with a curve arc top and sliced just perfect for engraving. The Argyle is an elegant piece that can stand on its own.
A clock with plenty of glamour and stability, this piece will be a great desk accessory and valued gift. The beveled column clock is constructed with many detailed cuts and bevels that allow optimal light refraction's.