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A Valentine's Story: Shirley and George Robertson
HomeHistoryKilbridePeople of KilbrideA Valentine's Story: Shirley and George Robertson
60 Years Together
My story takes us back to the year 1917 when two babies were born, one in Campbellville and the other in Lowville. Shirley Margaret Buck was born on April 9th to William and Elizabeth Ann (nee Mills). They lived on the north-east corner of the 401 in Campbellville. George McLellan Robertson was born August 27th to William and Frances (nee Bell). George's parents lived on Walker's Line south of Britannia Road, Lowville. Shirley's father was both a farmer and the local butcher. Her mother was a housewife. Shirley had a twin sister, Sadie, who was married to Henry Kelly. Sadie passed away on April 13th, 1971. George's father both farmed and served as the Sheriff for Halton County for 14 years. His mother was also a housewife. George has 4 sisters and 1 brother living. Marguerite Coulson (mother of Donnie Coulson) is the first born followed by brother Russell. George falls next in line followed by Ruth (Morris), Charlene (who passed away when she was only 10 months old), Jean (Hanneson), and Wilda (Cupido).
In 1935 George and Shirley met while on a blind date, arranged by Gertie Currie and Bill Readhead. Together with them and another couple, May Ellington and Arn Powell, the three couples went to the movie show in Milton. Time progressed as did the romance. They were married on February 24, 1937 at the Lowville Manse, by Rev. W.A. Archer. Attendants were Sadie and Russell. Arn Powell and May Ellington were also married on this day. George's 1933 Buick transported the happy couple on their honeymoon to Toronto were they stayed in a hotel which cost them $1.00 a day. George had left with $20.00 in his pocket. Shirley's father had given her a "shin plaster" on the day of her wedding. Shirley showed me this "shin plaster" which turned out to be a Dominion of Canada 25 cent bill, which shows it was made on January 2nd 1900. He also gave her a $1.00 Canadian bill. Believe it or not, they did return with some change in their pockets!
Upon their return from their honeymoon they took up residence with George's parents on the family farm. There they stayed while George was working on the construction of the Q.E.W. He worked until the fall of 1937 on this project. In January of 1938 they moved to Milton where they rented a home for the next couple years, while George was working at the local Co-Op. George's next job took him to work for Roy Coulter. Here he drove a gravel truck for the next 3 years. At this time they were back living at George's parents. I would now like to tell you a story of an incident that happened in the farmhouse one fine day. George was sleeping on the couch, when Shirley came out to get him to come for lunch. George really wasn't sleeping and before Shirley knew it he had grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go. Shirley then happened to grab a croquet mallet which was close by and after being persuaded by George's mother, she pretended she was going to hit George. Unfortunately, the mallet was not well attached and it flew off and hit George on the forehead. He still has a scar there to this day to prove it!
On June 9th, 1939 George and Shirley's first of many children was born. William George McLellan (known as Mac) was brought into this world by Dr. Stevenson. George and Shirley were living at Shirley's parents in Campbellville at the time. Their next child was born on May 30, 1940, being their daughter Frances Elizabeth (Falletta), delivered by Dr. McDonald of Kilbride Street, Kilbride.
In May of 1941 George, Shirley, Mac and Frances moved to the home owned by the Lillycrops, which was located at 6515 Cedar Springs Road, Kilbride. Here they rented for the next 11 years. On October 22, 1941 Roy Kenneth Robertson was born, followed by Harold Russell on August 6, 1943, Arthur John on August 21, 1945, and then Shirley Lois (LaSalle) on March 29, 1947. Dr. McDonald would walk down in the evening to check on Shirley and also for a social visit. Unfortunately, they lost their son Mac on Christmas Day 1947. On August 7, 1949 Doris Ethel (Lucas) was born at Dr. Stevenson's Hospital on Martin Street, Milton. Doris also was delivered by Dr. McDonald as were all the children with the exception of Mac. Doris was born on the anniversary of George's Grandma and Grandpa Robertson. Grace Margaret (Beals) was born on July 16, 1951.
In the Spring of 1952 George and Shirly bought their present home at 6547 Cedar Springs Road, Kilbride, which is only 2 houses up from where they were living. As a footnote, I would like to mention that we live in the house between these two residences.
Their next child, Ann Irene, arrived on November 17, 1954. She was born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton. Last but not least came Stanley Douglas, born at the then newly constructed Milton District Hospital on Derry Road on December 20, 1961.
George and Shirley have 14 grandchildren: Ron, Douglas and Christopher (children of Lois and Ron LaSalle), Todd and Scott (children of Harold and Linda), Jamie and Kyle (children of Roy and Dora) Glen (son of Doris), Robert, Joseph and Michael (sons of Grace and Joe), and John, Bradley and Tammy (children of Art and Barb), giving them 13 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. Harold and Linda's son, Todd, is father to their great grandson, Zavier Nathaniel, who was born on June 28th 1996.
Shirly recalls the days when the kids were going to school and it would take 1.5 loaves of bread to make all the sandwiches. She would bake every day for school snacks (no convenience food in those days). The bread would be delivered from Jackson's Bakery in Hamilton. George remembers that the bread was still warm when it arrived and one loaf would never make it to the kitchen! Their milk was delivered from Waterdown. The Good Humour ice cream truck would come to the door at least once a month during the summer months. Mr. Pettitt would come in his station wagon with his Raleigh and Watkins products. Their beef, pork, and chicken came from the local butcher, Earl Kennedy of Lowville, delivered twice a week.
Shirley is known for her many contributions at Kilbride United Church from helping embroider the names and assembling the "Kilbride Picnic" quilt in 1988 to shaping and forming all those chocolate Easter eggs each year. She is always there to lend a helping hand at any of the functions that the Church decides to hold. Her interests also extend to helping the Boy Scouts of Canada, Burlington District, when she sewed 75 scarves for the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and their leaders. Shirley would also help at the school when they had their "Hot Dog Days" for the children. She did this for almost 20 years. She has also made over 40 Mary Maxim sweaters for various members of the family. She sewed all the kids' clothes when they were little, and then made all the bridesmaid dresses for two of her daughters' weddings (Frances and Lois) and also for the bridesmaids when her sons, Art and Roy, were married.
George bought his first gravel truck in February of 1947. He began hauling for the County in June of that year, being paid $1.75 per hour for both man and truck. In 1950 George bought a John Deere front-end loader, which ran on army tracks, which he used when he was contracted to put in private driveways in order to level out the gravel. George was also contracted to do the shoring for the Toronto Subway. Shoring can be described (as best as I can describe it) as building the tunnels with wood and then covering with the gravel. George brought the Elm logs to Waterdown where they were cut into planks 3 inches thick. George continued working as well for the County and then the Region of Halton, until his "retirement" in 1972. At that time he had been working for the Town of Milton sanding out winter roads. After his "retirement" he continued to haul gravel during the summer months.
George's hobbies include both hunting and gardening. The front room in their house is a showcase for the many "trophies" that have been acquired over the years. From George's first hunting trip in 1950 to Norland, Ontario (which is north-west of Peterborough) he brought home a big black bear pelt, which they no longer have because the kids played with it so much! In 1967 George, Shirley and Stanley (only 6 years old at the time) went to Fort Steele, Alberta into the bush for 17 days. George brought home the head of a mountain goat. In 1969 George, with his nephew John Miller, went hunting in Hinton Alberta; this trip rewarded George with a big horn sheep. A trip to Stone Creek, Alberta in 1972 was quite the adventure for the three Robertsons. From Waton Lake, N.W.T. they flew in on a three seater bush plane to the small town which was 90 miles south of the boarder. They brought home a stone sheep as well as a grizzly bear (Dead of course!). As for his gardening, there isn't a day goes by after the garden has been put in you won't find George out there either working up the ground or pulling out those nasty weeds. We certainly appreciate all of the extras that George has brought over to our door.
Most people are aware that the water trough behind Kilbride Store was put in by the Robertsons. The original trough was made of wood. The second trough was the cattle trough which today we use at the Hoe-Down for all the pop. George had the present trough built by Gil Jayne (of Jayne's Corner). George or one of the family members has been carrying water home for drinking from the trough for the past 56 years.
For the past 20 some years on the Sunday evening of the May 24th weekend George and Shirley have hosted a fireworks extravaganza for their family which has been a way to celebrate all the birthdays in May. Many of their neighbours also appreciated this show!
In closing we would like to congratulate George and Shirley who are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary on February 24th. All those children must have kept you young in order to be able to celebrate such a wonderful event. All our best for many years more to come!
Contributing Author: Debbie Cragg
Source: Kilbride Chronicles, Issue 7, page 18
Transcribed by: Lyndsey Innes

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Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
October 1, 2020 6:00 PM, EDT
DOT's Transportation Self-Governance Program for Tribes Takes Effect
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program has officially taken effect.
The program provides a framework for federal government offices and Indian tribes to work together to improve transportation infrastructure project delivery in tribal lands. Additionally, it is meant to streamline DOT's distribution of transportation funding to participating tribes.
A result of years of negotiations among representatives of the tribes, DOT and the Department of the Interior, the program took effect Oct. 1.
"This agreement will bring to life tribal self-governance in a capacity that wasn't previously available," Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a video announcement. "It allows participating tribes greater autonomy to manage transportation programs and enhances their ability to reallocate resources to best meet their needs, all while reducing burdensome red tape."
The final rule regarding the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program was published in the Federal Register on June 1. The program implements a process through which tribes can negotiate alternative funding mechanisms by executing compacts with DOT. It also provides tribes with control over the implementation of tribal programs, services, functions and activities.
Another purpose of the program is to reduce administrative burdens on the participating tribes. The Federal Register notice stated that DOT will incur a minimal amount of administrative costs to run the program and will dedicate existing employees to this work, rather than increase staff levels.
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"Rural infrastructure has been overlooked for far too long," Chao said. "Nowhere is this more acute than on tribal lands. Poor infrastructure compromises safety, impedes economic development and job creation, and harms the quality of life."
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Dario Mollo & Tony Martin – Third Cage Review
December 15, 2011 September 26, 2013 DenysComments Off on Dario Mollo & Tony Martin – Third Cage Review
Released by: Frontiers Records
Release Date: January 20th, 2012
Genre: Melodic Hard Rock
Links: http://www.dariomollo.com/
Mollo / Martin
Dario Mollo- Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Tony Martin– Vocals
Roberto Gualdi – Drums
Fulvio Gaslini – Bass
Dario Patti / Brian War – Keyboards
01. Wicked World
02. Cirque Du Freak
03. Oh My Soul
04. One Of The Few
05. Still In Love With You
06. Can't Stay Here
07. Wardance
08. Don't Know What It Is About You
09. Blind Fury
10. Violet Moon
Certainly people will remember the classic rock vocalist Tony Martin from his 2 stints in Black Sabbath eventually becoming the second longest vocalist with the band after Ozzy left, 1987 to 1991 and again from 1993 to 1997. Even though known primarily as a lead vocalist Martin is a multi instrumentalist who has worked with many side projects through the years. One of his collaborations rose above and beyond when he teamed up in the late 90's with Italian guitar player/producer Dario Mollo, Tony Martin wrote lyrics and melodies for the amazing tracks that Dario had already had assembled for a future project, and thus The Cage was born.
The first 2 Cage projects received a nice following then with the Classic Rock crowd, and now they teamed up once more with the behind the writing prowess of Dario and the melodic arrangements of Tony. As for Martin goes; anything that he is involved in usually deserves a good listen, cause even at his age the man is a vocal icon and still sounds great. Not to my surprise the collection of songs on the Third Cage album are all high powered Hard Rock/Metal tunes with a conjure of tight guitar tones and melodies that will blow a fuse or two to compliment Martin's ear shattering vocals.
The album opens with the group first's single of choosing "Wicked World", which doesn't really stand out as much even when I listen to the video I couldn't assimilate that style of the song to that of the record just because it features some varied styles all combined into one. The power of "Oh My Soul" is one of the premier tracks on the album, featuring some excellent guitar work by Mollo, a slower number which focuses on Martin's metal-esque pipes with keen intent. The inspired metal anthem "Wardance" brings flashes of the great Dio, a true metal hymn that stands out as another premier tune with a mind blistering guitar solo and riff that dominates it's core. Some of the slower tunes remind of Black Sabbath era days circa "Cross Purposes" 1994 another album which Tony appeared in, the reason I say this is because Martins vocal atonement at slower ballad tunes, it just sounds great and moving and on the last track here "Violet Moon" you get that feeling.
Alright forget that Tony looks like Peter Gabriel now a days or that he has been awol for a while in terms of releasing new material as a complete album, this project here marks his return back to the scene with vengeance. Leave it to a nice collabo from a talented guitar player/producer like Mollo to deliver a peak record with one of the legendary voices in the scene for a long time. It works great because the guitar sound here is what resonates well with me, the sound itself is fresh, crisp and mean all into one, this lets Tony do it's thing on the vocal front. The writing itself is pretty straight up forward but it tags side by side with the theme of each track. Is nice to hear Tony back in business and I believe they have aspirations to hit the road this time around for loyal fans to hear them live in the flesh. Good record must listen!!!
Written by Denys
Ratings Denys 8/10
Tagged Black Sabbath Tony Martin, Classic Rock, Dario Mollo, Dario Mollo & Tony Martin - Third Cage Review, Frontiers Records, Hard Rock, Third Cage Review, Tony Martin
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The Blues came from behind to seal the success.
An injury time winner (90+5') from Udanta Singh sent Bengaluru FC to the quarterfinal of the Super Cup after Miku's equaliser (70') saw the Blues claw back from a goal down to beat Gokulam Kerala FC 2-1 at the Kalinga Stadium, on Sunday. The Bengaluru winger, who used his blistering pace down the right to set up Miku to make it 1-1, tapped home a pass from the Venezuelan to give Albert Roca a winning start to the tournament.
Earlier, Roca rolled out a full-strength squad that included John Johnson, Juanan Gonzalez, Rahul Bheke and Subhasish Bose in defence. Meanwhile Miku and Udanta had Sunil Chhetri for company in attack.
Bengaluru started the game hitting all the right notes and Chhetri was denied twice in a space of two minutes. The Blues' skipper saw his shot on goal saved by 'keeper Nikhil Bernard. He then had another chance from the resulting corner put away after Mohammad Rashid cleared on the line. Bose and Udanta kept the Gokulam defence busy with darting runs and crosses in dangerous areas inside the box.
But it was the team from Kerala that shot into the lead after Salman K's pass over the Bengaluru defence found Henry Kisekka who calmly scored past Gurpreet Singh Sandhu to make it 1-0 in the 33rd minute.
Gokulam did well to see out the half without conceding, but found Bengaluru's pressure in the second half, tough to deal with. The woodwork denied Bengaluru an equaliser in the 49th minute when Bose's attempt after being set up by a smart flick form Miku, crashed into the post. Chhetri soon came close, rising to nod a cross from Udanta, but the effort was off target.
Bengaluru's intent bore dividends when Miku calmly stroked the ball low into the corner after a fantastic cut-back form Udanta. The striker then seemed to have closed the game when an audacious attempt that saw him lift the ball over an out of place Bernard, looked like bouncing in. But a desperate effort from Emmanuel Chigozie saw the defender get just enough of a leg on the ball to put it out for a corner.
Gokulam's resolve was finally broken when Miku paid back the debt of a pass to Udanta with just a minute left on the clock, and the winger slotted home to complete the comeback.
In the quarterfinal, the Blues will face the winners from the clash between Kerala Blasters and NEROCA FC. Bengaluru now head to Guwahati to take on Aizawl FC in an AFC Cup clash on Thursday.


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Национальная библиотека Румынии () расположена в Бухаресте. Библиотека имеет свои филиалы в городах Алба-Юлия и Крайова.

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Библиотека уходит своими корнями в библиотеку колледжа Святого Саввы, которая была открыта в 1859 году, когда 1000 книг на французском языке были помещены в архив. После объединения Румынии в единое государство в том же году библиотека получает национальный статус (Национальная и Центральная библиотека ). В 1864 году она стала называться Центральной библиотекой государства ().

В 1901 году все собрания библиотеки были переданы в ведение Румынской академической библиотеки, в результате с 1901 по 1955 год последняя носила национальный статус. В 1955 году же была организована Государственная центральная библиотека, ставшая национальной. В 1989 году после падения коммунистического режима библиотека была переименована в своё нынешнее название.

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Condense Reality raises GBP £800,000 in seed funding to commercialize its real time Volumetric Capture solution for immersive AR and VR sports viewing
October 8, 2020 2020, 3D Assets & Modeling, AR/VR Experience, Augmented Reality News, Cameras, Entertainment, Europe, Finances, Hardware, Holography, News, Software, Sports, UK, Virtual Reality News
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October 8, 2020 – Condense Reality, a virtual reality startup developing technology to transform how viewers watch live entertainment and sports, has announced that it has raised a seed round of more than GBP £800,000, including GBP £220,000 from SFC Capital, an active investor in seed-stage projects in the UK. The remaining funds come from two grant awards, together worth almost GBP £500,000, as well as smaller commitments from RLC Ventures and angel investors, according to Condense Reality, which added that the investment will see the company increase its R&D capabilities and commercialize its technology over the next 12 months.
Condense Reality has developed a system for streaming hologram-style 3D volumetric video of live events alongside a normal television broadcast, with the potential to bring entertainment and sport to life on a tabletop to complement the on-screen action. The company stated that BT Sport is its first customer, following a collaboration between Condense Reality, BT Sport, and the University of Bristol as part of a 5G Edge XR trial to demonstrate the potential of 5G to deliver more immersive live sport viewing experiences through augmented and virtual reality. Condense Reality added that it will initially focus on optimizing its technology for boxing, with other sports to follow.
Volumetric video creates a three-dimensional image that can be viewed by multiple people from different angles. Until recently, the capture process required fixed studios with green screens and hundreds of precisely-calibrated cameras, and often took days to process minutes of content for streaming. Condense Reality is one of a few companies working in the volumetric capture space that has developed a solution that enables broadcasters and content creators to capture and stream volumetric video in real time, outside the confines of a studio, and with far fewer cameras.
Condense Reality's modular approach combines proprietary software with off-the-shelf hardware. Its CR Capture platform uses computer vision and deep learning to accurately reconstruct the contents of a scene in seconds, while CR Stream enables broadcasters to stream that content to viewers via their own augmented or virtual reality headsets – including Oculus, Vive, Microsoft Hololens and Magic Leap devices. The multi-platform CR Playback app then gives viewers control of the experience through a 3D UI.
Nick Fellingham, CEO of Condense Reality, said: "Our technology aims to bridge real and virtual worlds by enabling broadcasters to record live events as volumetric video and instantly stream them to viewers. Our initial focus has been on recording sports, in particular boxing, so to be working on this project with BT, one of the biggest boxing broadcasters in the world, is a huge opportunity. At a time when many sporting events cannot be viewed in stadiums, enhancing the communal viewing experience in the comfort of your own home is more timely than ever."
Fellingham added, "We see a bright future for volumetric video, with modern augmented and virtual reality technology providing consumers with the necessary hardware to enjoy volumetric content to its fullest. This hardware continues to improve at a staggering rate, and the mooted launch of an Apple AR headset in 2022 could see adoption explode."
Stephen Page, CEO at SFC Capital, commented: "SFC Capital prides itself on investing today in the innovations of tomorrow at their earliest stage – by investing in Condense Reality, we are not only investing as augmented reality becomes part of the home viewer experience, but as we begin our investment commitment in the regions. For years SFC Capital has believed in the quality of innovation going on all around the UK, not just in London as the epicentre of the investment ecosystem – and we have the receipts in the shape of a geographically diverse portfolio spanning the length and breadth of the country."
For more information on Condense Reality and its real time volumetric capture streaming solutions, please visit the company's website.
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Hah, found it. The first hit was to a page about you, quoting from Wikipedia. I've sent a friend request.
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London's Pocket Parks: Mallon Gardens, E1
Published 26 November 2020 by By Ian Mansfield London's Pocket Parks
This is a newish garden that has emerged from behind fencing following the restoration of the historic Toynbee Hall in Whitechapel.
When Toynbee Hall was built in the 1880s, it stood in a courtyard hidden behind a row of shops, but then WW2 got rid of the shops, and after the war, the ruins were taken down and the space was turned into a garden, but with a high wall and its back to the main road, facing the hall instead. It was a private space.
Initially, I thought this pocket park would have been called Toynbee Hall Gardens, but no, it's Mallon Gardens, named after Jimmy Mallon C.H., an economist and social reformer who was Warden of Toynbee Hall for over 30 years. A blue plaque is on the Hall behind the garden in memory of his work.
The post-war gardens were sunken, probably aligned with the basements of the demolished shop ruins, and relaid in the 1970s in a style that can be politely described as more paving than planting. A solid brick wall that hid it from the street was replaced with metal railings in 2009, and although now open to the public, it wasn't obviously so, as the gate facing the street was often closed.
As part of a wider project in the area to build homes to fund the charity works at Toynbee Hall, it was also agreed that the garden would cease to be a barrier to the site, and become a welcoming space instead. Originally intended to be a paved courtyard with some planting, they've flipped the design around and laid large lawns instead. The sunken space was filled in and brought up to street level, with a slight barrier bump in the grass in front.
A table tennis table sits in the middle, and new planting is starting to climb up a sidewall. Several trees were retained from the old garden at the rear, but it seems that a large beech tree had to be taken down.
To one side, there's a steeped area, a legacy of when the garden was sunken and let light into a basement next to it. These planted steps will keep the light flowing into the rooms. Do also look for the old clock, from the demolished church that used to be on this site. It's a hidden delight you'll only spy if you go to the back of the garden.
On my visit, this still very new garden already had rubbish dumped on it, maybe a sign of unpleasant people, or a recognition that this new public space is already attracting visitors, which is what it was designed to do.
Probably the biggest change is only noticeable to people who knew what the area looked like in the past — as the grand Toynbee Hall was not easily visible from the main road, but now that the garden has been opened up, it delightful highlights the old building.
A perfect lawn to a country mansion, and to be found in East London.
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2] Christ Church Spitalfields
3] Altab Ali Park, E1
4] Artizan Street
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Karen Hart says:
Thanks for highlighting this new space in the East-end. Under usual circumstance the Hall is open to the pubic and tells the many stories of those people, organisations and issues that have formed Toynbee Hall since 1884.
The overall site recently won a well deserved award from New London Architecture, supported by the Mayor of London
https://nla.london/news/work-live-play-capital-mixed-use-schemes
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I remember it as an 'A' level student in the late 1960s when the main buildings of the ILEA's East London College were on the right hand side. The ancillary building was the Davenant Building about half mile a way on the Whitechapel Road.
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Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed the club rejected a huge offer for Thomas Muller this summer with Manchester United understood to have tabled a £60m bid for the German attacker, according to the Daily Mail.
Louis van Gaal was extremely active during the summer transfer window and splashed out big-money to bring in six new signings with French youngster Anthony Martial the last to arrive having joined from AS Monaco on deadline day.
However, United were also linked with some other marquee names during the summer months and Muller was one of those who was understood to have been on van Gaal's radar with the Daily Mail reporting back in August that the Red Devils had submitted a £60m bid for the German international.
It appears those reports had some foundation as although Rummenigge doesn't name United as the interested party, the Bayern chief has confirmed they rejected a huge offer for Muller during the summer.
Rummenigge went on to hint that the bid came from the Premier League after saying the influx of television money in England isn't making things easy for the Bundesliga giants.
'If I were a bank manager then I would have had to accept it.
'But as a football club we allowed ourselves to close the door on it, and this door is remaining closed. I can promise that to everybody.
I think it's safe to assume that the Bayern supremo has all-but confirmed United's bid for Muller and he would have been a sensational signing had van Gaal been able to pull it off.
The 25-year-old is a world class talent who's capable of playing anywhere across the front three and despite not always being played as a striker, Muller has still managed to score 126 goals in 308 games for Bayern.
That's the kind of goal threat United are crying out for so I'm sure van Gaal was disappointed to miss out, but it appears Bayern are determined to keep hold of the German international, and who could blame them.


In just a few days, music's biggest stars will descend upon the Staples Center for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. In addition to the superstar performers, the audience will be filled with famous faces. Access Hollywood has snapped photos of where the celebs will be seated on Music's Biggest Night.
Power couple Jay Z and Beyoncé will reportedly hit the stage to perform "Drunk in Love" and then take in the rest of the show from the front row.
Their Canadian pal Drake won't be far behind them, with Miguel, Daft Punk, and Timbaland filling out the rows behind him.
Beatles legends and Lifetime Achievement Award recipients Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will be directly in front of performers P!nk and Nate Ruess. Alicia Keys will present and grab a seat in the aisle.
Other performers include Kendrick Lamar with Imagine Dragons, Daft Punk with Pharrell and Stevie Wonder, Robin Thicke with Chicago, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Gary Clark Jr., Lorde, John Legend, and more.
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Piers Haben is the Director of Oversight at the EBA, where he is responsible for the EBA's risk infrastructure, the EU wide stress test, the EBA work on non-performing loans and promoting a common supervisory culture across the EU. Prior to joining the EBA, Piers worked for the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, leading the FSA's policy work on stress testing and supervisory review. Piers Haben also has held a number of positions of international relevance through his membership within the Basel Committee's Supervision and Implementation Group, his work in the Financial Stability Forum and an advisory role at the South African Reserve Bank.
The final step in the repair of the EU banking sector is cleaning up legacy assets. Otherwise, all of the work we have done to strengthen banks' capital and assess the quality of their assets will not have the desired positive impact on new lending into the real economy.
Progress is in train but has been slow to date. Although asset quality issues are particularly relevant in some Member States, this is a single market problem and coordinated action is vital for success.
The ongoing effort of supervisors in pushing banks to take action requires that the supporting infrastructure is in place. This means fixing legal systems, which will take time, and addressing market failures in the secondary market for non-performing loans (NPLs), which can be done now. There are legitimate questions about how this should be done, which are addressed in this paper, but those should not be a cause for delay. Whether it be a single European Asset Management Company or a coordinated blueprint for national governments to enact is less important than taking coordinated action urgently.


In my previous post I pointed out a major problem with big data is that applied statistics have been left out. But many cool ideas in applied statistics are really relevant for big data analysis. So I thought I'd try to answer the second question in my previous post: "When thinking about the big data era, what are some statistical ideas we've already figured out?" Because the internet loves top 10 lists I came up with 10, but there are more if people find this interesting. Obviously mileage may vary with these recommendations, but I think they are generally not a bad idea.
If the goal is prediction accuracy, average many prediction models together. In general, the prediction algorithms that most frequently win Kaggle competitions or the Netflix prize blend multiple models together. The idea is that by averaging (or majority voting) multiple good prediction algorithms you can reduce variability without giving up bias. One of the earliest descriptions of this idea was of a much simplified version based on bootstrapping samples and building multiple prediction functions - a process called bagging (short for bootstrap aggregating). Random forests, another incredibly successful prediction algorithm, is based on a similar idea with classification trees.
When testing many hypotheses, correct for multiple testing.
This comic points out the problem with standard hypothesis testing when many tests are performed. Classic hypothesis tests are designed to call a set of data significant 5% of the time, even when the null is true (e.g. nothing is going on). One really common choice for correcting for multiple testing is to use the false discovery rate to control the rate at which things you call significant are false discoveries. People like this measure because you can think of it as the rate of noise among the signals you have discovered. Benjamini and Hochber gave the first definition of the false discovery rate and provided a procedure to control the FDR. There is also a really readable introduction to FDR by Storey and Tibshirani.
This is one of the oldest ideas in statistics (regression is a form of smoothing and Galton popularized that a while ago). I personally like locally weighted scatterplot smoothing a lot. This paper is a good one by Cleveland about loess. Here it is in a gif.
But people also like smoothing splines, Hidden Markov Models, moving averages and many other smoothing choices.
A common mistake made by amateur analysts is to immediately jump to fitting models to big data sets with the fanciest computational tool. But you can miss pretty obvious things like this (Anscombe quartet) if you don't plot your data. There are too many plots to talk about individually, but one example of an incredibly important plot is the Bland-Altman plot, (called an MA-plot in genomics) when comparing measurements from multiple technologies. R provides tons of graphics for a reason and ggplot2 makes them pretty.
This is related to the previous point; if you want to understand a data set you have to be able to play around with it and explore it. You need to make tables, make plots, identify quirks, outliers, missing data patterns and problems with the data. To do this you need to interact with the data quickly. One way to do this is to analyze the whole data set at once using tools like Hive, Hadoop, or Pig. But an often easier, better, and more cost effective approach is to use random sampling . As Robert Gentleman put it "make big data as small as possible as quick as possible".
Know what your real sample size is.
It can be easy to be tricked by the size of a data set. Imagine you have an image of a simple black circle on a white background stored as pixels. As the resolution increases the size of the data increases, but the amount of information may not (hence vector graphics). Similarly in genomics, the number of reads you measure (which is a main determinant of data size) is not the sample size, it is the number of individuals. In social networks, the number of people in the network may not be the sample size. If the network is very dense, the sample size might be much less. In general the bigger the sample size the better and sample size and data size aren't always tightly correlated.
Confounding is maybe the most fundamental idea in statistical analysis. It is behind the spurious correlations like these and the reason why nutrition studies are so hard. It is very hard to hold people to a randomized diet and people who eat healthy diets might be different than people who don't in other important ways. In big data sets confounders might be technical variables about how the data were measured or they could be differences over time in Google search terms. Any time you discover a cool new result, your first thought should be, "what are the potential confounders?"
Maybe the simplest idea, but one that is critical in statistics and decision theory. Sometimes your goal is to discover new relationships and that is great if you define that up front. One thing that applied statistics has taught us is that changing the criteria you are going for after the fact is really dangerous. So when you find a correlation, don't assume you can predict a new result or that you have discovered which way a causal arrow goes.
As several people pointed out about my last post, the Reinhart and Rogoff problem did not involve big data. But even in this small data example, there was a bug in the code used to analyze them. With big data and complex models this is even more important. Mozilla Science is doing interesting work on code review for data analysis in science. But in general if you just get a friend to look over your code it will catch a huge fraction of the problems you might have.
Problem first not solution backward One temptation in applied statistics is to take a tool you know well (regression) and use it to hit all the nails (epidemiology problems). There is a similar temptation in big data to get fixated on a tool (hadoop, pig, hive, nosql databases, distributed computing, gpgpu, etc.) and ignore the problem of can we infer x relates to y or that x predicts y.
Jeff Leek, is a professor at Johns Hopkins, where he does statistical research, writes data analysis software, curates and creates data sets, writes a blog about statistics, and work with amazing students who go do awesome things.
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Are you ready to learn more about tinnitus? It contains several tips and suggestions for dealing with tinnitus.
White noise apparatus can can help. Having some background noise can distract you from your tinnitus and make it easier to sleep. You may find that this white noise actually exacerbates your tinnitus, though. This is why you will need to experiment to determine what will work for you specifically.
Never swim without using earplugs, to avoid aggravating the symptoms of tinnitus. Water fills the ears as you swim, which can exacerbate the ringing sound. You can even take your earplugs into the shower, if you find you have similar problems there.
If you want to give yourself relief from tinnitus, you may have to exchange avoiding the things that trigger or exacerbate your affliction. Some of these stimuli include caffeinated and alcoholic drinks, tobacco and NSAIDs such as ibuprofen.
In conclusion, you are most likely more than happy that you decided to take a few minutes and read the great advice that was given in this article. Share your knowledge and keep trying new things to get rid of your tinnitus for good.


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I went to Google and searched up "network" and was most drawn to the definition of a network as "a group or system of interconnected people or things." I've written about the theme of "building a network" in a previous post and yesterday the Einstein Fellows met again as a group to add to our growing networks.
I think of networks as an interconnected system of hubs and spokes. I might be at the end of a spoke for one network and in the hub of another. For example, I am the hub of the www.biologyforlife.com network of IB biology students and teachers. Through the website, #ibbio hashtag on Twitter and the IB Biology in the News Facebook group I am able to connect with people around the world around our narrow, shared interest. On the other hand, I'm a distant spoke in the much larger and dilute network of STEM education "movers and shakers." Being an Einstein Fellow has spurred my thinking about how classroom teachers can 1) expand their own network "spokes," 2) move closer to the "hub" of others and 3) if I personally need or want to do either!
The Smithsonian Learning Lab is a powerful platform for teachers to access more than a million digital resources from the Smithsonian collections. During our Fellowship orientation, we had the opportunity to explore the resources and curate our own collections. I built a collection to represent the Nature of Science learning statements in Topic 1 of the IB Biology curriculum. I found the platform to be user friendly and engaging and look forward to a deeper delve into the resources.
AAAS Science in the Classroom curates primary research Science papers and makes them available for students. The articles can be viewed through different "Learning Lens" which facilitate the learning of the Nature of Science. Articles can be searched by keyword or found in thematic collections. It was a pleasure to spend a day learning about the resources, their alignment to the Next Generation Science Standards and chatting with other educators about classroom implementation of the resources. I will definitely be utilizing the SitC resources when I return to classroom teaching next year.
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Theatre Of Dreams Hanging By A Thread, Someone Needs To Go
The modern football game is changing, the revenue it generates is phenomenal, the fees for players have gone through the roof and the wages are astronomical. That, in itself is fine but when highly rewarded players put themselves above a club because of self interest, something has to give.
The case if Alexis Sanchez and Arsenal go some way to proving the point. He lost interest in playing for his club after contract negotiations broke down and couldn't get out of the Emirates quick enough.
For weeks he put in half hearted appearances or refused to play at all, going from hero to zero in a matter of months until it became clear that the only resolution was to get rid!
The cloud lifted and suddenly Arsenal became less distracted and began putting together a good run of results. Arsenal had got rid of an irritating and destructive problem and secured Henrik Mkhitaryan in the process.
Fast forward to the present where Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho appears to be suffering the same disjointed dressing room as he did during his second spell at Chelsea. Disaffected players, barely going through the motions, playing for their own ends rather than in the interests of the club.
So, is it Mourinho or the increasing influence of affluent players?
EXCLUSIVE: Man United could sack Jose Mourinho next week | @ncustisTheSun https://t.co/IWFFq8ByVL pic.twitter.com/hEF5da63Fm
— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) October 3, 2018
I suspect it's a bit of both, with Mourinho unwilling to change his attitude to World Class players that fail to deliver and players deciding exactly when they give 100% or not. Mourinho expects a high octane work ethic and anything short of that will result in a player losing their slot in the first team.
It's rumoured that some have objected to that particular notion and as a result morale has dipped significantly.
Highly regarded, highly paid players should be able to embrace different tactics and play reasonably consistently during the course of a season. If it's tactics or the system that are the problem, then it's the managers responsibility to either change the system or get the players to embrace them.
In United's case you have to conclude the problem is 50/50 at present. The biggest stars in the World such as Ronaldo and Messi have proved that as big as they are, they can work with any manager and for the team with spectacular results. Neymar, Sanchez and Pogba are an entirely different proposition altogether.
It seems that the precocious nature of a few can destabilise a dressing room quite easily. Sanchez did it at Arsenal, Pogba appears to think he's bigger than United and Neymar is too big for his sponsored boots.
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Pogba tells Man United team-mates he will QUIT in January – if Jose Mourinho isn't gone | @ncustisTheSun https://t.co/of08TLDO3H pic.twitter.com/1WLU6oPfhH
If Mourinho is to survive, Pogba has to go. No doubt the Special One ignored the reasons for his departure the first time around, when Sir Alex Ferguson decided he was more trouble than he was worth. Mourinho's ego may have needed to secure the player in the hope of implementing a change in attitude but that may have been a massive error in judgement.
Ferguson was all about United, If a player started to get too comfortable or got the impression that they ruled the roost, they were sold on in a timely fashion. Ask Paul Ince, David Beckham and Roy Keane, all of which got a little too cocksure of themselves and thought that their services were indispensable.
If Mourinho survives this season, Pogba needs to be sold on so that he can get unity back in the dressing room and dispense with the superstar attitude developing at Old Trafford. Whilst he's at it, he might consider releasing Sanchez who's performances have been abject and without invention.
https://arsedevils.com/keane-lashed-united-players/8640/
These are the problems of managing in the top flight with superstar players, the emphasis is on the individual and not as a team. Jose may just have to admit to himself that he made a regrettable error, even if it is just to himself.
It's now going to be a case of one or the other, Pogba or his Manager, both can't survive.
The dressing room seems to be in disarray and the only way that Mourinho can get back control from the clutches of player power, is to wield the axe quickly.
Mourinho's excuses for his team are now just fabrications to hide the bigger problems. A series of smoke and mirrors that he hopes cover the cracks in the manager and teams faltering relationship. Time is of the essence if he is to rescue the season and avoid greater chaos.
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— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) October 3, 2018
It's a theatre but not of dreams, more tension, negativity and intense drama that is dragging Manchester United far below the waterline. It threatens to cost the club dearly in the premiership race and the champions league and failure in both is not an option.
Just this morning I stumbled on an article that had the temerity to suggest that Pogba was the subject of jealousy and that his current difficulties were a result of the media's dislike of the player. Which is utter bullshit.
The media didn't force Pogba to take to social media or issue ill advised comments on his team mates. They didn't instigate the training ground incidents or effect his performance in some strange way. That's all down to Pogba.
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Fryderyk Bernat, 90, of Dartmouth, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Lucille F.J. (Brunette) Bernat, they were married for 62 years.
Born in New Bedford, son of the late Walter and Louise (Janick) Bernat, he had lived in Dartmouth for over 30 years. A veteran of the Korean War, he served his country in the United States Air Force. Prior to retirement, he was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a Communicant of St. John the Baptist Church, Westport and was a member of the church choir. An avid gardener, he was happiest when he was working in his yard. Mr. Bernat loved bowling, going to the casino, traveling and camping.
Survivors include 2 sons: Michael S. Bernat and his wife Mary of Palmer, MA and Marc S. Bernat and his wife Charlene of Acushnet; 2 daughters: Suzanne M. Tompkins and her husband Scott of Westport and Jeanne L.B. Avila and her husband Michael of Dartmouth; 9 grandchildren: Matthew, Nicholas, Daniel, Lauren, David, Stephen, Daniel, Kelsey and Zachary; 6 great grandchildren: Lily, Flynn, Ivy, Camden, Gianna and Sophia; and several nieces and nephews.
He was father of the late Mathieu Bernat, grandfather of the late Anthony Brazil and brother of the late Walter "Jackie" Bernat, Geneva "GiGi" Ferreira, Wanda Carvalho and Irene "Cookie" Andrade.
Private services will be held.
A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Dartmouth Council on Aging, 628 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth, MA 02748.
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Shopping deals: Why online sales work for Flipkart, Amazon despite massive cash burn
Indicating that the Indian e-tailing industry may be downright sale-driven, a report has stated that there has been a 30% increase in the average order value during the total sales period last year.
February 28, 2018, 11:59 IST
Exactly a month after the first mega online sale of the year, e-commerce companies seem to be clearing the decks for more, given that it may actually be paying off. According to a report by research firm RedSeer Consulting, last year's sale days - which roughly totalled 30 - contributed a massive 30% to the annual GMV.
Indicating that the Indian e-tailing industry may be massively sale-driven, the report stated that there has been an increase of about 30% in the average order value and 200% in the number of daily transactions during the sales period in 2017.
Although it is commonly accepted that sale days - which add up to just 10% of the year - work because it inducts new customers on to the platform and help shape the habit of online shopping, the RedSeer study brings to light two critical insights - the role that geography and smartphone purchases might be playing in this.
Dialling it up
Smartphones - a high-value category - has reportedly been the biggest segment in terms of GMV in 2017 with nearly 50% increase from the previous year, followed by electronics and fashion. This could be attributed to flash sales, lucrative exchange offers and most importantly, exclusive e-commerce partnerships.
In fact, according to analysts at Counterpoint Research, nearly 100 smartphones were exclusively launched online last year, pushing sales for both Flipkart and Amazon India, although the former might have taken a lead in this space.
As per the report, Amazon - which started exclusive deals only in April 2017 with Redmi 4A - had to play catch-up with Flipkart which launched Redmi Note 4 in January the same year. Amazon may have the upper hand in the premium smartphone category (above Rs 30,000), but 'Flipkart had 64 exclusives, with 158 phone models launched on the platform in 2017.'
In fact, as per research analysts, Flipkart now sells more than half the smartphones online overall, taking a crucial lead over its top rival in this category.
In a good spot
The RedSeer report quoted earlier in the story expounds on how Tier II+ cities have emerged as the fastest growing market in the e-tailing industry today. In fact, 10 million shoppers from Tier II+ cities were added into this fold in 2017, with over 50 million expected to join in this year.
The e-tailing industry reportedly witnessed a 33% increase in the number of monthly active shoppers in 2017 - primarily credited to increased penetration in non-metro cities. According to the above report, players in this space are bullish on Tier II+ cities and firmly believe that this geography would bring in the next phase of growth.
Speaking to ET on the sidelines of the Republic Day sales last month, VP of category management at Amazon India Manish Tiwary had said that the company had "acquired the highest number of new customers ever in one single event, outside of Diwali sales, with 85% of the new customers coming in from tier II+ towns."
In fact, according to RedSeer, the number of online shoppers in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 27%, with more than half from T1 and T2+ cities by 2020.
2018 sales - thus far
With only one mega sale out of the way as of now and both players claiming victory over the other, one can only conjecture. While Amazon has said that it registered twice the number of orders than its closest rival in the e-commerce space in India, Flipkart has maintained that it leads with over 60% marketshare.
With talks of Walmart buying a considerable share of Flipkart's business doing the rounds and Amazon beefing up its hyperlocal grocery delivery segment in India, the fight between the two will inevitably spill on to newer territories.
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From Hawaii to Boston, in search of the right winter jacket
Northeastern graduate Eric Hui, founder and owner of Terracea, a crossover apparel company based in Boston, poses for a portrait on March 5, 2019. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
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When Eric Hui moved from Hawaii to Boston, he couldn't find the right winter jacket. He wanted something that was comfortable to wear around the city, but still tough and durable enough for weekend ski trips. So he decided to make his own.
In 2016, Hui, a graduate of Northeastern, launched Terracea, an apparel company focused on outerwear that can be worn in the office and outdoors.
"Our niche is making everyday lifestyle apparel that is still technical enough to be worn for snow sports," says Hui.
Northeastern graduate Eric Hui, founder and owner of Terracea, a crossover apparel company based in Boston, poses for a portrait on March 5, 2019. Photos by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
At Northeastern, Hui majored in supply chain management. He says the MBA program helped prepare him for running his own business. "I learned about balancing a budget, international shipping, custom duties, and warehousing," says Hui. "The MBA program definitely prepared me."
Hui says that expensive, high-end jackets made for intense outdoor excursions
tend to be waterproof and warm, but not practical for daily wear. Low-end, casual winter jackets, on the other hand, are not sufficiently waterproof to survive a weekend of skiing, he says.
Hui says his company occupies a middle ground between those options. But how does one make a jacket strong enough to handle snow sports, yet comfortable enough for urban life?
Hui's solution: Combine two sets of requirements. First, his jackets must be waterproofed with fully taped seams, windproof, and insulated. This makes staying warm and dry easy. Secondly, Hui focuses on breathability, stretch, and quietness.
Hui says that a lot of apparel companies don't put any thought into the noise that jackets make. When he worked at State Street Corporation in Boston, he hated the loud noise the Velcro fasteners on his jacket made in the office. So when he created Terracea, he decided to incorporate magnets to keep the jackets quiet.
"Why have one jacket you only wear on the weekends and another jacket for the weekdays?" says Hui. "A great jacket should be able to travel with you, wherever you go."
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Posted November 22, 2021 6:38 am
Updated November 22, 2021 10:42 am
5:50 What to expect from Canada's 44th Parliament
Chief Political Correspondent David Akin breaks down the upcoming agenda, and what's at stake for Trudeau's minority government – Nov 22, 2021
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It's a new Parliament that looks almost identical to the old one, after an election Sept. 20 that saw only a handful of seats change hands and gave Justin Trudeau's Liberals their second consecutive minority.
And it's facing many of the same issues: the ongoing battle against COVID-19, rebuilding the battered economy, climate change, Indigenous reconciliation.
It's likely to face a similar partisan divide as well, with the Conservatives putting up stiff opposition to most Liberal initiatives, forcing the government to rely primarily on the NDP and occasionally the Bloc Quebecois to pass legislation and survive confidence votes.
The session opens today with the election of a new Speaker, followed by a speech from the throne delivered by Governor General Mary Simon in the Senate on Tuesday.
Liberal MP Anthony Rota, Speaker throughout the last session, is widely expected to win re-election after deftly managing to steer the Commons through the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic with a new hybrid format that gave MPs the option of participating virtually in proceedings.
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But Speaker elections, in which MPs cast ranked ballots, can be unpredictable. Rota is up against three Conservative MPs — Marc Dalton, Chris d'Entremont and Joel Godin — as well as fellow Liberal MP Alexandra Mendes and New Democrat Carol Hughes, both of whom served as deputy speakers in the last session.
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Veteran Green MP Elizabeth May is also in the running but she said in an interview Sunday she actually believes Rota deserves to be re-elected. As a candidate, however she gets to make a five-minute speech, which she intends to use to draw attention to what she considers a major error by various Speakers over the past 40 years: allowing party whips to dictate who gets to speak in the Commons, surrendering the Speaker's authority to choose whom to recognize.
Only MPs who are in the House will be able to vote for the Speaker.
But after that, the House will have to decide whether to resume hybrid sittings. Liberals, New Democrats and Greens strongly favour continuation of the hybrid format but the Conservatives and Bloc want the Commons to fully return to normal in-person proceedings.
Because there is no unanimity on how to proceed, the matter will likely have to be put to a vote later in the week.
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The new Speaker will also have to deal almost immediately with a Conservative challenge to a decision by the board of internal economy, the all-party body that governs the House, to require anyone entering the Commons precinct to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The issue of Conservative MPs' vaccination status, which dogged Leader Erin O'Toole through the election campaign and beyond, gained fresh urgency over the weekend when Quebec Tory MP Richard Lehoux was diagnosed with COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated.
Lehoux had attended a two-day, in-person caucus retreat late last week and, under public health guidelines which the party says will be followed, that could mean any unvaccinated colleagues will have to self-isolate.
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While all other parties say all their MPs are fully vaccinated, O'Toole has consistently refused to say how many of his MPs have not received two shots. He has said only that all 119 Conservatives will be able to enter the Commons, because they are either immunized or have a medical exemption.
But government House leader Mark Holland suggested Sunday that the Commons needs to adopt a system for verifying the validity of medical exemptions claimed by an unknown number of Conservative MPs.
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The legislative agenda promises to be packed, with the Liberals having pledged in their election platform to introduce or reintroduce at least eight bills in the first 100 days of their third mandate. The Commons is scheduled to sit only 24 days before the 100-day clock runs out on Feb. 3.
The government is also planning to introduce two bills not included in the platform that it hopes can be passed quickly: one implementing new, more targeted benefits aimed at individuals and sectors, like tourism, hit hardest by the pandemic, the other aimed at criminalizing harassment and intimidation of health-care workers.
But since they hold only a minority of seats, the Liberals can't necessarily control the agenda. The opposition parties have their own priorities that they intend to push.
"Conservatives are ready to return to Parliament and focus on securing the economic future of Canadians. This includes addressing Justin Trudeau's inflation crisis and labour shortages," said Conservative House leader Gerard Deltell.
"After Justin Trudeau needlessly delayed his legislative agenda with an unnecessary election, it's up to him to develop a collaborative approach in the Commons that includes the perspectives of all parties."
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For his part, Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet has threatened to "unleash the fires of hell" over the current formula for redrawing the country's electoral map to account for population shifts, which would result in Quebec losing one seat.
He's signalled that the Bloc will also pressure the government to cough up an additional $28 billion in unconditional annual transfer payments to the provinces for health care, as demanded by the premiers.
The NDP, most likely to be the Liberals' primary dance partner, also wants to see more generous health transfers and progress on pharmacare and dental care. New Democrats also intend to pressure the government to reverse its decision to end emergency pandemic benefits, ensure the ultra rich pay their fair share of taxes, and take more aggressive action on climate change.
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Who can act as referees for UK naturalisation application?
Application form for the UK Citizenship or naturalisation requires two referees: It is also required that the persons who are going to put down their details (passport, date of birth) and signature should have known the applicant personally for 3 years.
It is NOT necessary that both referees have to be UK citizens as one can be of any nationality provided that the person holds a professional standing. What it means that the person has to be either a professional such as an accountant, solicitor, police officer etc. or he/she must have a good standing in the community. For example a minister of a recognised religion or a member of Parliament. A list of persons who can act in the capacity of professional persons is available on GOV.UK's website which can be accessed HERE. The list contains about 50 professions who can act as referees.
The requirements for the second referee are slightly different as this person has has to be a UK citizen and he/she must be at least 25 years of age.
While an applicant may have friends who are British citizens and therefore can act as a referee; however, finding a referee of professional standing can be little bit difficult if not impossible. According to the rules specified on the naturalisation form, the referees have to declare that they have known the applicant personally for three years and if they intentionally give false information or hide any factual information, they can be subject to a fine of £5000 or imprisonment of 3 months or both. So unless you know each referee for the specific time, it is very unlikely that they will make that declaration.
Who you can approach: If you have been living in the UK for a few years there is no reason why you should not have known a professional person who you can ask to act as your referee. As well as asking your solicitor or account, there are many other people you can approach for reference. It can be a bank official where you have your bank account, or your broker if you trade in stock and shares. A permanent civil servant from your local council office, or similarly a nurse, social worker, health visitor etc. will also be able to act as referees. Some other professionals include your dentist, optician or teacher.
I'm dispairing with this list of possible professions! My wife, who want to apply for British citizenship knows a bunch of PhD physicists via me (also a PhD physicists), some high ranking in an international research orginisation based in the UK, but there is not a single scientific profession on that list. I do not count a 'Christian Science practitioner' as a scientist.
How did you get on in the end? Im really struggling with finding a professional whos known me personally for 3 years and is willing to sig n. Ive so far been told they wont/cant do it.
One more problem: A GP would be the ideal person for this, as a GP typically follows his/her patients over the years. A few medical professions are mentioned on the list, but while a nurse is ok, a GP is clearly not ok for whatever reason. Not that it would not make any difference in my wife's case: Her GP, at Marcham Road Family Health Centre, Abingdon, refused to give any personal details, in line with the practice at the surgery! Bank employees change on a yearly basis, so they are no good either. If a teller machine could be a referee, that might work, they stay in place a little longer. My wife is Buddhist, there is no Buddhist center nearby and of course she knows no reverend, priest or immam.
I have been in the UK for over 10 years and this rule is the only reason I do not have British Citizenship yet. I am not a religious person so there is no priest who could be my referee. The local GPs do not assign one doctor and I go to see whoever is available at the time (I think many if not all NHS practices do it this way). As a result of being too healthy none of them, including nurses really got to know me enough. As Henri above said bank employees change. Even my university personal tutor has gone to work in industry. Do I have to start going to some mosque or church to get to know the right person? I hope this silly rule changes so I can send my application form.
Hi Marta, did you find someone? I too am struggling because of the professional referee rule. GP and dentist wont do it despite seeing them frequently.
You've been living in the UK for over 10 years, and you do not have any British friends who are professional workers?
Can I have a question? My friend is a lecturer but he didn't teach me. Can he be my referee? Thanks.
The person doesn't even need to be British if they are a professional worker.
I am a British citizen and I would have problems finding someone for myself and I've been living here 38 years …for a start people would probably do the reference if there was not a scare if prison and fine for false imformation , people are reluctant to to it because of this even tho they tell the truth and also the homeoffice says that you can't be related or friends but how can you know about someone if you are not related or friends …I don't tell a person I've meet a few times my personal Buiness and I agree it's bloody stupid that a doctor can not do it , to me the doctor is an ideal person !! If a person have been here a short time ie 3 years its almost impossible to find someone !!!
I can only agree with the above sentiments. As mentioned, banks and GP surgeries just won't fill in personal details – security! I have many of my family (nephews etc) serving in the armed forces or people with professional qualifications but because they come under the heading of relatives (by marriage) that too is a no go area. One gets the feeling that the Home Office really is dragging its heels on this. Maybe time to start a petition. As it is, my wife's application is on hold with the result that even taking a trip to Europe is nearly a complete waste of time and effort. We fly further (Asia) adding to the world pollution problems.
You can contact a minister of a church, a teacher, a solicitor, a civil servant, your bank manager. If you have been living here since 2002 then there should be surely someone who knows you personally. Re-read the list again.
I have had documents for passport application signed by an enginee. An professional engineer will be a member of an institute such as the Instistue of Mechanical Engineers.
From conversation with the passport office I believe that any reputable proffessional body will do.
The original post, some time ago, refered to PhD physicists. Some of these will surely be members of a proffessional bosy and therby traceable/verifiable by the Home Office.
* list – you can find "li" in eg "nationality", but no "list".
So, as far as I can tell, the page does NOT have a list of "persons who can act in the capacity of professional persons".
It was the correct URL at the time of writing the post. The link has now been updated and points to the correct page. Thanks for pointing it out.
I am struggling finding the 1st referee. The bank worker refused to give me one because she said we had to know me personally which states on the form, but they've been only providing me a service, my gp is not working anymore, my dentist is retired. I am stuck, any ideas?
GPs generally do not act as a referee any more anyway. To be honest, a nurse, care worker, solicitor, para-legal and pharmacist should all be acceptable as well as teachers.
A GP or other doctor that you know in a personal capacity is absolutely fine.
But, people, the professional person does NOT have to be British.
If you don't know someone in the UK, don't you know someone in the country you're from?
1 referee, the "personal" one has to be British and 25+ years.
2nd referee can be ANY nationality, but of good professional standing.
I'm finding one for me too it is really difficult but Teacher are fine , I know one a Mum she is a teacher and a friend of mine i hope she can help me out, but my worries she stop teaching now and work in somebody office any advice?
Where can I access the list of 50 professions who can act as referees? On the link that says HERE, it doesn't have the list.
does qualified teacher assistant work as referee??
I am just applying for my two kids 17 and 15 years old, and they go to school in Scotland for 10 years. We never had any health visitor or social worker at my home, so the best referees for them is their teachers, but I was shocked that the school refused to cooperate, and no teacher has accepted to sign my kids'application.It had negative impact on my kids, seeing their teachers "role model's for them, refusing to help them. So it is all about the personal information they have to include, so I think Home Office need to change the way they recieve the information from the referees.
Sorry to hear about your situation regarding the referees. There are many other professions though that might be able to act as referees so do not despair and keep trying. All the best.
I have a friend in U.K.who know me for more than 3 years and he is not a British personal however he holds MBA degree ( masters in business applications ) from India and working in U.K. as a Project lead for a U.K based client. Can he act as a professional referee for me ?
Also can Human Resource personal from my company in U.K. who know me since 3 years can act as my referee ?
I am not sure if an MBA holder would be able to counter-sign the application for British naturalisation however please check with the concered authority. You can always give them a ring and find out. Similarly a private company and its employees may also not be eligible but again do not take my words for it.
My mom and dad boss is the lord and lady. Can they be a 1st referee as they know me for more than 3 yrs??
A professional person or a person with a community standing can act in the capacity of a referee. Will the Lord and the Lady be able to act as referee? I don't know – but you can always find out by contacting the Home Office.
Hi, I have a potential referee who I worked together at a bank with and have known him for 7 years. He is a UK citizen and a compliance officer for the bank but not sure he is part of any professional organisation. Can I use him as a referee?
I think bank managers are in the list of referees but not sure about a compliance officer – is the person in a management role? It is always a good idea to ring the Home Office helpline and clarify the matter.
Can Vet dr be a referee?
Will a child's child-minder (who is registered with OFSTED) be considered to be a referee acting 'in a professional capacity' for a child?
Can a friend not be the first referee?
Also, what do they need to fill in? Is there any special form they need to use for the reference? And pictures? Do we need passport pictures from them?
I am struggling like everyone on here to find a referee of professional standing, and whenever I have called the home office to check if the people that have come to mind could in fact be my referees, they just tell me to read the list and to make the decision myself, so they're of no help at all.
Does anyone know if I'm allowed to have as my referee of professional standing a Special Constable? They have the same legal powers and use the same equipment, but they volunteer their time rather than get paid for it.
Another option I have: I have seen engineers as part of the list. Does this person need to be working as one or just have a degree/masters? I have a friend who studied it but works doing something else. My boyfriend's brother is also an engineer who actually works as one. Would he be a good referee or is he too close to the relative definition? Thank you in advance for any help anyone can give.
Hi i know a friend who is a British citizen but she is an architect and she is over 25 years old and have known her for 11years will that be okay. And when it says any nationality so someone who lives outside UK can also be a referee is that right. Help please anyone?
can an architect or PPI investigator do as a referee, I have known both people for more than 3 years and when it says any nationality for referee. Does this mean even if the person is not based in the UK do?
I am so pleased to head from all of you and they replies you all are getting, in my case its bit of odd struggling my grand father was hold of British citizen and his both parents past away by time he reaches age of 12yars, note: I still have my grand father Passport with my father name listed, I was able to process professional member as referee but, I am struggling to find someone whom is British citizen whom could new my father at a time which is so odd and I am like standing on close door due to me not having someone whom I is British as second referee. I have tried my best to speak to people with evidence showing my father name and all documents ready yet, everyone is keep mushing me away or gets afraid when I beg him to be a referee, was that my father mistake of his parent pass away at age of 12.
If anyone with any help please keep me posted, I know I might be asking too much but I am broken looking for someone with proofs of everything legates.
My friend is a lecturer but never was my teacher. Can he be my referee?
I'm applying for British citizenship and I have a friend who's profession is clinical scientist.
Does anyone knows if he's profession is accepted as a referee?
I know someone who once had a para-legal person acted as a referee so a clinical scientist should also be fine. But do check.


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