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« "Libraries are the ideal place for people to go and get support for their great ideas" (Eric Pickles)
Northamptonshire experiments with Children's Centre services in libraries »
Libraries of the rich and famous, of the poor and unknown and everyone inbetween
Suffolk – Library moved into Brandon Community Centre (replacement).
Westminster – £12m development for new Marylebone Library (replacement).
Abomination of Ebooks: They Price People Out of Reading – Wired. "The collusion of large ebook distributors in pricing has been a public issue for a while, but we need to talk more about how they are priced differently to consumers and to libraries. That's how ebooks contribute to the ever-growing divide between the literary haves and have-nots."
Disney and Bookshops in Public Libraries; an exciting opportunity or a conflict? – Stop the privatisation of public libraries. Worries about libraries becoming overcommercialised: with special reference to GLL.
Do you know a Literacy Hero? – National Literacy Trust. "This year the National Literacy Trust celebrates 20 years of working to improve literacy skills. To mark the occasion we're looking for your Literacy Heroes – people who have overcome problems with reading and writing, or helped inspire other people to improve their literacy skills.". Nominate someone (member of public/librarian/teacher and win invite to VIP reception in London.
Even the good news about Britain's local libraries is bad – Melville House. "These libraries are part of the Enterprising Libraries Scheme, and the money will go into, as The Bookseller describes it, 'turning libraries into spaces that can help start-up businesses, providing coaching, advice, meeting spaces and IT support.' There is no mention of books. Or reading."
"… two worrying trends, which come together in a perfect storm in this new scheme. First, the idea that libraries have to become something else, whether that's wine bars or business centres, in order to be considered legitimate. Second, that aspects of life which should not necessarily be commercialized or held against the standards of business are becoming so under the Conservatives. "
'Libraries are key to helping people access other public services' – Guardian / Local Government Network. Profile of Mike Clarke, the new boss of Tri-borough libraries. Previously library chief of Camden. Supports self-service (with corresponding cut in staffing) and wifi. All three of the boroughs are either building or seriously refurbishing at least one building.
"You've argued for continued investment in libraries despite cuts to local government funding. Why is spending money on libraries still so important? I think libraries are a very important public face for councils. They provide a friendly local service. They cover a number of different functions and roles. They provide help with reading, access to knowledge and learning. A new role that libraries are increasingly playing is helping people to access other public services. "
Cell phone libraries offer books to every Ugandan home and school – PSFK (Uganda). "South Africa-based telecommunications company MTN Group teamed up with ad agency Metropolitan Republic Group to increase access to books in Uganda, using just print ads and regular mobile phones, in a campaign called 'The Everywhere Library.' Full page print ads in the most popular Ugandan newspapers featured an image of bookshelves, with a unique code on the spine of each book. To access a book, users simply entered this number into any mobile phone, and they would immediately receive the full text of the book on the phone, for free."
Comic convention draws kids of all ages to Manatee Central Library – Bradenton Herald (USA). Convention, in its third year, attracts children of all ages. Dressing up, face painting, activities. Run with help from Friends group.
Libraries of the Rich and Famous – Book Riot. Libraries of Karl Lagerfeld, Diane Keaton, Keith Richards, William Randolph Hearst, Neil Gaiman, George Lucas and Sting. There are some beautiful libraries here [but none are as beautiful in concept as the meanest public library – Ed.]
Library for Homeless People in the Bronx – Reporting NYC (USA). First ever library especially for the homeless opens in the US: ""Homeless people are eager for information," … "More and more people with high-school or even college degrees are on the streets". Organised by non-profit charity.
"Say no to the closure of Greek Public Libraries. The Greek society is undergoing a profound socio-economic crisis that we all live in our daily lives. Counterweight to this crisis, in every society, are education and culture. There are rumors about closure and merging of public libraries in Greece, institutions that exist for decades serving local communities, providing services to all citizens, regardless their age, educational level, gender, race or beliefs. The Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists (EEBEP) invites you, the citizens of Greece, Europe and the world, to sign this petition in order to help us highlight the significant contribution and necessity of our libraries. "We think it's high time that people who have been serving and supporting the efforts of public libraries took action and ask the Greek Government:
Not to close any library
Be staffed with additional specialized personnel
To join European projects to develop new and innovative services.
To strengthen their social role, amid crisis.
Sign our petition here: http://goo.gl/TeKYN. (The petition is written in Greek but the above text is its original translation in English)" On behalf of the Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists (via email)
No-fine experiment at libraries has been a failure, report suggests – Windsor Star (Canada). "The report's findings sound the death knell for the no-fine experiment, library board chairman Peter Frise confirmed Friday. The library has lost about $200,000 in fines it would otherwise have collected since the pilot started Jan. 1, 2012. " … "It crippled our ability to renew the collection." … "In addition, many more items are being returned late, because there are no consequences. Many more library materials are going missing. And customers who place holds on items have to wait and wait because the people who have them face no penalty for returning them late."
Are public workshops more important than public libraries? – Royal Society of the Arts, 10th October in Edinburgh. "Professor Miodownik's lecture follows on from his recent article in Wired magazine, and explores the current growth in interest in making and the implications which it could have for society. He poses the challenge that whilst libraries solved a need of 19th century, the requirements of the 21st century have pushed 'makespaces' and 'hackspaces' above them in necessity. "
Library and Information Research announces a Call For Papers for a special issue of the journal focusing on public libraries, both in the UK and worldwide, due for publication in April / May 2014. The issue will be guest edited by Dr John Crawford – full details of the Call For Papers.
Library Camp – 30th November in Birmingham. "librarycamp UK is now in its third year and will be at the Library of Birmingham on Saturday 30 November. Tickets are free and available now at http://libcampuk13-eorg.eventbrite.co.uk/. Librarycamp is an unconference about libraries – a participant-driven, powerpoint free zone, with no keynotes, where the participants lead the agenda – in fact, there isn't an agenda until people make suggestions for what they'd like to talk about at the start of the day. Take at look at some of the session proposals here http://libcampuk13.wikispaces.com/session+proposals"
Making your message stick: presentation skills workshop – Library Marketing Toolkit. 12th November in London.
Public Private Partnerships – Eurolis. 22nd November in London. "The seminar will explore how librarians are working with a variety of partners in the commercial sector to create new opportunities and develop services whilst managing reduced or static budgets."
UK news by authority
Gloucestershire – 'Yarn bombing' of Cheltenham Library – Gloucestershire Echo. "he overnight appearance on knitted bunting, little felt replica books and home-made book pockets with free paperbacks to swap coincides with the start of Cheltenham Literature festival and is promoting literature and libraries. The slogan "Love Lit, Love Libs'" has been chalked on the pavement and steps of the library and laminated cards are gummed to the doors and tied to the railing extolling the virtues of lending libraries". [Surprisingly it seems that the Library is not involved with the Cheltenham Literature Festival – Ed.]
Havering – Libraries lend themselves to excellence – Yellow Advertiser. " library service scored top marks in the five areas of customer service: customer insight, culture of the organisation, information and access, delivery, timeliness and quality of service. The award was given by SGS, the world's leading inspection company. "
Lancashire – Payday loan site ban at East Lancashire libraries – Lancashire Telegraph. "The websites will be banned from all county council computers, including in libraries, and advertising by payday loan companies will also be banned from all LCC property including bus shelters, buildings and hoardings"
Lincolnshire – 6,000 speak out over library plan – Local.
Lincolnshire – County Council will aim to keep all libraries open – Horncastle News / Letters. Cuts needed due to budget necessities. "despite the need for change, our ambition is to keep all of Lincolnshire's libraries open. However, this is only going to work with the support of our local communities."
Lincolnshire – County Council's library article just political spin – Horncastle News / Letters. Criticises move to self-service "Isolation and loneliness can be significant problems for any age-group, particularly of course for those who can't or who no longer go to work. Has it never occurred to Coun Worth or those who brief him that many trips to the library are at least in part the chance to meet and greet, to talk with other human beings?" … "Coun Worth is also quoted as talking about 'support' for community groups' but he well knows that the most important support would be professional staff and financial aid"
"Using the phrase 'giving the opportunity' to volunteers to run their own services" is
polite-speak in the extreme: giving them no choice would be a more honest way of putting it."
Lincolnshire – Thousands become library users amid protests over cuts – This is Lincolnshire. 5294 new members during July and August but council claims usage is falling. Campaigners argue many depend on libraries, Council argues they cannot afford to run many and, if people want them, they need to staff them themselves.
"According to figures, there were 235,743 issues in July this year compared with 278,994 in July 2012. Meanwhile there were 246,374 issues in August this year compared with 287,248 in August 2012. In addition, the council says the number of people taking up membership is 922 fewer than last year's figures for the same two months."
Sheffield – MP backs residents' fight to save their library – Star. "The Deputy Prime Minister joined Sheffield Council Liberal Democrat members and campaigners to collect signatures for a petition protesting against the city-wide closure scheme. Mr Clegg said of the 12 libraries due to stay open, just one was in his constituency."
Suffolk – Brandon Centre opens – Suffolk County Council. "The Brandon Centre project, funded by Suffolk County Council and Forest Heath District Council, includes: A library, relocated from the nearby Brandon Community Centre. A children's centre and pre-school. A base for Brandon's safer neighbourhood team. A Forest Heath District Council public contact point. A new modern entrance to the building. Public toilet facilities during opening hours. Community meeting space."
Suffolk – Health and Wellbeing Month – Suffolk Libraries. "We're holding several information events across the county with organisations such as Suffolk Family Carers, Richmond Fellowship, Together, HealthWatch and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust"
Suffolk – New Suffolk Libraries board chairman – Suffolk Libraries. Background is in academic sector. "He's led successful bids to national and regional funding bodies, and implemented change management programmes with, among others, Virgin and Norfolk Constabulary."
Westminster – New £12m Library Proposed For Westminster – Addicted to property. "The £12m scheme would provide a much improved library, cafe, exhibition space and computer study areas on Luxborough Street in Marylebone, and would also include nine flats for private sale located on three storeys above the library. The plans follow a period of extensive consultation with local residents and library users which has been on-going since 2009."
Wrexham – Leisure centres may shut and libraries close in Wrexham budget worst-case scenario – News North Wales. "With a potential revenue settlement scenario similar to that experienced in England the report warns that authorities may have to cut expenditure on cultural services by 75 per cent over the next two years, potentially closing art galleries and museums." … "And it mentions a libraries expenditure cut of 50 per cent over a two-year period, which would keep open half of facilities to act as hubs for welfare reform changes."
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#1 written by Warren O'Donoghue
I do like the idea of being able to buy a beer at the library but on second thoughts it might not be such a good idea when that beer is then accidentally spilt over the pages of a precious book!
Another great post anyway Ian and keep up the passion.
#2 written by Dot Higham
So, according to the OECD, England ranks 22nd out of 24 countries in the western world in literacy and numeracy levels. What impact does the government imagine the closure of so many libraries will have on this position? How do they think the economy will grow in the future with a dumbed-down workforce?
Thanks for keeping us informed, Ian.
Dot Higham (Wales)
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Report: Andre 3000's Mother Found Dead In Her Atlanta Home - Ooooooo La La!
It's being reported that Andre 3000's mother has died. Sources are reporting that his mother was found dead in her Atlanta home early this morning.
According to DDotOmen and Mediaoutrage, police and ambulances have been up and down the street of the home where his mother, Sharon Benjamin Hodo lives at. It has been reported from a close family member that Sharon has passed away. Reports state that she was in her early 60's and lived in Rex, Georgia. The cause of death and further details have yet to be released.
Andre 3000's real name is André Lauren Benjamin. He just celebrated his 38th birthday yesterday.
UPDATE: Though the cause of death has yet to be confirmed, sources close to the family announced that she died in her sleep in her Georgia home early in the morning on Andre's 38th birthday, this past Monday (May 27).


This past year I had the amazing opportunity to visit St. Jude Hospital in Memphis with Carnival Cruise Line for their day of play. This day of play truly changed me and my goals in life. I was so inspired by the families and kids that we met.
They are going through what many would say is the hardest thing possible, childhood cancer, yet they have smiles on their face and truly enjoyed being in the moment. Ever since this moment I have been focused on ways that we can pay it forward and also support organizations that mean a lot to us.
I love that during a Carnival Cruise we can each take a few minutes out of our lives to truly make a difference to another family! Plus you can have fun while doing it which is a truly amazing opportunity.
I wanted to share the ways to help St. Jude while on a Carnival Cruise. There are a couple of options on each cruise that benefit St. Jude.
First, there is the Groove for St. Jude! For a $10 donation, you receive a Groove for St. Jude t-shirt and a bracelet. You join a group of fellow cruisers on the Lido deck to dance together and celebrate life!
This is a great way to dance, have fun and pay it forward with your fellow cruisers!
Another way you can help is to purchase a special St. Jude bear during the Build a Bear at sea activity.
On the Carnival Vista, you can visit the Cherry on Top ice cream shop and purchase a special sundae the Brownie Buoy! This ice cream sundae was specifically selected by the kids at St. Jude!
The money raised by Carnival Cruise Line goes to support Carnivals work as the Celebration partner with St. Jude.
Carnival has raised over $16 million dollars to help St. Jude fight childhood cancer! I LOVE THIS! Carnival has a goal of raising over $20 million by 2021!
Carnival joined the St. Jude mission in 2010 and has been working daily to provide celebrations for kids and families that are receiving treatment at St. Jude.
As the celebration partner with St. Jude Carnival sponsors birthday parties at the hospital! Carnival provides patients with a special cake to celebrate their big day. Carnival also supports the annual St. Jude formal where legendary DJ IRIE gets the party moving and keeps everyone on the dance floor.
During our tour of St. Jude we learned how much the patients look forward to the St. Jude formal for teens. Parents are not allowed and the teens get to be teens!
If you are not planning a cruise soon but still want to donate or support St. Jude you can donate directly on the St. Jude website or through this page on Carnival's website.
I am making the goal of raising funds through of our website to donate to St. Jude. I want to continue to help the families we met during the Dr. Seuss Day of Play.
This photo sits on my desk and is a daily reminder of how blessed we are and how we each have the opportunity to pay it forward and help others.
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Life Health 27 Nov 2019 Children born to mothers who have suffered domestic violence are prone to less IQ
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Children born to mothers who have suffered domestic violence are prone to less IQ
Published : Nov 27, 2019, 9:40 am IST
Updated : Nov 27, 2019, 9:40 am IST
Children of domestic abuse victims likely to have lower IQ.
Knowing the extent to which these already vulnerable children are further affected is a powerful argument for more, better and earlier intervention. (Photo: ANI)
Washington: Children born to mothers, who reported to have suffered domestic violence during pregnancy or even in the initial six years of the kid, are prone to have a low IQ, a new study has highlighted.
These children have been found to be 50 per cent more likely to have low IQ and 13 per cent of whose mother's weren't victims of domestic violence had an IQ of below 90 at 8 years of age, according to the study published in Wellcome Open Research.
If their mothers experienced physical violence from their partner either in pregnancy or during the first six years of the child's life, the figure rises to 22.8 per cent. Researchers from the University of Manchester showed that the chance of a low IQ rises to 34.6 per cent if the mother was repeatedly exposed to domestic violence.
That means children with mothers who repeatedly suffer domestic violence during pregnancy and the first six years of their child's life are almost three times more likely to have a low IQ at 8 years of age, find researchers. Low IQ is defined as an IQ score less than 90, whereas a normal IQ is considered to be 100.
The study examined the link between domestic violence - also called Intimate partner violence (IPV) - and child intelligence at 8 years of age, using 3,997 mother-child pairs from the University of Bristol's Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. ALSPAC follows children from pregnancy and measures emotional and physical domestic violence - also known as intimate partner violence - from pregnancy until eight years of age.
The intelligence of the children was measured at eight years using the Weschler standardised IQ test.
Lead researcher Dr Kathryn Abel commented, "We know that intelligence in childhood is strongly linked with doing well in adulthood, though there has been little evidence about the risk of low IQ for these children."
"While we cannot conclude that IPV causes low IQ, these findings demonstrate domestic violence has a measurable link, by mid-childhood, independent of other risk factors for low IQ," Dr Abel continued. 17.6 per cent of the mothers in the study reported emotional violence and 6.8 per cent reported physical violence.
The findings are independent of other risk factors for low IQ such as alcohol and tobacco use in pregnancy, maternal depression, low maternal education and financial hardship around the child's birth. There is some disagreement on whether the IQ test is a complete measure of intelligence, as it only considers verbal and non-verbal intelligence
However, it is regarded as useful by many experts because a high IQ has been demonstrated in many countries and cultures to associate with a broad range of improved social and health outcomes. Dr Hein Heuvelman, from The University of Bristol, added, "Knowing the extent to which these already vulnerable children are further affected is a powerful argument for more, better and earlier intervention."
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PM to address toll rates concern today
Published:Tuesday | March 22, 2016 | 5:46 PM
An aerial view of sections of the North-South Highway.
An announcement is expected by Prime Minister Andrew Holness today in relation to the proposed toll rates for the North-South Highway.
Education and Information Minister Ruel Reid told journalists yesterday that the Government has "heard the cries of the people of Jamaica" in relation to the toll rates that have triggered national debate.
He said the administration was working assiduously behind the scenes to address the concerns raised by members of the public.
"The Government is seized of the concerns and we are working very hard to see how we can negotiate, if possible, a better arrangement," Reid pointed out yesterday at the first post-Cabinet press briefing for the Andrew Holness administration held at Jamaica House.
Some motorists and other stakeholders in the transport sector raised alarm at the proposed rates for the toll which are as high as $3,700.
In a release yesterday, Transport and Mining Minister Mike Henry said the proposed toll rates were not marginal numbers pulled from a hat. He said under the concession agreement signed by the previous administration, there is a formula used to calculate the rates.
According to Henry, the formula has a US-dollar component, which takes into account the relative strength of the Jamaican dollar in comparison with its US benchmark.
He accused the Opposition People's National Party of being "hypocritical" when it called for "transparent understanding of the process", since it signed the agreement in 2012.
Henry said that if the proposed rates are in keeping with the concession agreement, the Government cannot force the developer to reduce the rates without taxpayers footing the bill - a consideration he was not contemplating at this time.
The transport minister said that given the huge public outcry, he hoped the developer would be sensitive to the mood of the motoring public and implement rates that will encourage them to fully utilise the toll road.
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Hot on the heels of a similar announcement by Samsung, Micron says that its drive will be available for consumer use in March.
Micron Technology will bring out a 256GB solid-state drive early next year while it moves, along with Intel, to a new manufacturing process.
A Micron representative said Monday that the company will start volume production of a 256GB solid-state drive for consumer use in March 2009.
This follows Samsung's announcement last week that it had begun mass-producing 256GB solid-state drives.
The Micron RealSSD C200 will read data at 250MBps (megabytes per second) and write at 100MBps. It is sampling to customers now. Samsung, by comparison, is claiming sequential read rates of 220MBps, with sequential write rates of 200MBps.
The Micron representative said that the company is slightly behind schedule in delivering the 256GB product, as it was originally targeted for the fourth quarter of this year.
Solid-state drives are generally faster than hard-disk drives, particularly at reading data. Computer makers such as Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and Toshiba all offer laptops with solid-state drives ranging in capacity from 64GB to 128GB.
Intel is due to deliver a 160GB solid-state drive this quarter. The chipmaker is currently shipping 80GB solid-state drives to customers such as Hewlett-Packard, which offers it in its EliteBook 2530p ultraportable.
In related news, as reported back in May, Micron and Intel announced mass production Monday of their jointly developed 34-nanometer, 32-gigabit multilevel cell NAND flash memory device.
The "32Gb monolithic die will give us the ability to cost-effectively produce over 300GB-capacity SSDs in standard 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch form factors," Intel said Monday.
Multilevel cell technology allows makers of solid-state drives to deliver lower-cost devices at higher capacities.
The new Micron 256GB drive will not be based on the 34nm process, however. Drives based on this process will come out later in 2009.
Intel and Micron have a joint NAND flash memory venture, IM Flash Technologies (IMFT), which manufactures the NAND chips. The two companies market the products separately.
The companies "are ahead of schedule with 34nm NAND production" and expect their Lehi facility to have moved more than 50 percent of its capacity to 34nm by year's end, according to a statement.
"The results from IMFT continue to exceed our expectations," Randy Wilhelm, vice president and general manager, Intel NAND Solutions Group, said in a statement.
In October, Intel and Micron said they would discontinue supply of NAND flash memory from Micron's Boise facility. The NAND operation shutdown will reduce IMFT's NAND flash production by approximately 35,000 (200-millimeter) wafers per month, Micron said at the time.


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Home » Models » 7 Series » 2016 BMW 7 Series: Cabin Technology and Luxury
2016 BMW 7 Series: Cabin Technology and Luxury
7 Series | June 11th, 2015 by Nico DeMattia	8
Much like the current segment leader, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the new 7 Series' main priority is the passengers inside of it. The way it looks on the outside is far less important than the way it looks and feels on the inside and for the interior, like Jurassic Park's John Hammond, BMW has spared no expense. the amount of technology and luxury featured on the 7 Series' cabin is simply astonishing. Customers who buy the new 7 Series may never actually drive it, but sit in the rear seats in their driveway.
The iDrive system, now in its fifth generation, has also been updated. Now, it's been given touchscreen compatibility and Gesture Control to work alongside with the typical iDrive controller. Gesture Control is an industry first and works by having a few pre selected, and customizable, gestures to control certain features, such as answering a phone call or raising the volume. This way, the driver need not take their eyes off the road to do so, but simply wave their hand to the right or rotate a finger clockwise in front of the iDrive screen. 3D Sensors register these motions instantaneously and transmit the commands to the iDrive system. It's surprisingly effective and very simple to use. There will also be an all-new optional Night Vision system, with a Surround View, Top View and a new 3D view mode.
The new 7 Series will also come with four-zone climate control as standard with two consoles to control them, one front and one rear. The climate controls now feature touch-sensitive surfaces to control ventilation, cabin and seat climate and even the new fragrance system, which has eight different scents and three intensity settings. There will also be the typical Bluetooth connectivity and streaming as standard, but will now feature a second microphone to optimize hands free connectivity for the front passenger. A universal phone holder is also mounted in the center console, which will feature wireless charging and an LED battery status indicator.
New to the G12 7 Series are the Luxury Seating Comfort and Rear Executive Lounge Seating packages. The former gives the 7 Series heated and ventilated rear seats as well as heated front and rear armrests. A removable 7 inch Touch Command Tablet will be mounted in the rear armrest which will control all of the climate, seating, seat massage and lighting controls for the rear passengers.
The massaging seats offer 8 programs, each with three different levels of intensity, with one of them being a Vitality Program which engages active training to revitalize the rear passengers over long journeys. The Rear Executive Lounge Seating offers the rear passengers the ability to recline their seats up to 42.5 degrees. To offer even more room, the front seat can be moved forward, the front headrest folded down and a fold-out footrest can be found on the front seatback, all controlled electronically from the Touch Command Tablet. It also comes with a Rear Entertainment System, which features electronically adjustable screens on the front seatbacks, a fold-out table, two cupholders and a storage compartment all in the center armrest. The Touch Command Tablet can also be used to browse the internet, play audio and video files and be used as a game console, all via an internal WIFi connection.
The 7 Series also comes with standard Ambient Lighting, providing indirect illumination in the rear of the instrument panel, door beltlines, map pockets, front seatbacks and footwells. There will be six different color options, controllable through the iDrive system. LED Light Carpets are incorporated into the side skirts to produce graphics on the entrance and exit of the vehicle. With the optional sunblinds for the rear comes an Ambiance Light Pillar, which are vertically arranged lightbars on the interior B Pillars to illuminate the rear compartment. Intensity can be adjusted through contact sensors on the lightbars or through the iDrive or Touch Command Tablet.
The real beauty of the rear of the cabin comes by way of the two-section Panoramic Moonroof. The optional Panoramic Sky Lounge LED Roof creates a night sky effect in the glass by emitting light, from LED Modules along the sides, spread evenly across the glass. There are etchings in the moonroof which, when illuminated at night, create the effect of a starlit sky and is available in six different color schemes. This creates a serene night sky feel as you lounge in your infinitely adjustable and massaging seats, all while listening to the wonderful Bowers & Wilkins Diamond surround sound system. The B&W system features 16 partially illuminated speakers featuring Kevlar midrange speakers, three unique diamond tweeters with Nautilus technology, 10 channel amplifier, 1,400 watts and a Rohacell central bass subwoofer.
The amount of technology and luxury features in the new 7 Series is dizzying. It's incredible how BMW was able to fit this much forward thinking and innovation into one vehicle. The computing power in the new 7 Series must be equal to that of NASA's Mars Rover. It's simply staggering to behold and beautiful to admire. The interior of the 7 Series is a masterpiece and one befitting of BMW's flagship car. Only time will tell whether or not it can trump the luxurious interior of the current S Class, but if I were a betting man, I'd place my bet on the Bavarians.
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The Centenary of the Jewish Legion
Filed in Guest Voices	by Henry Srebrnik	on September 5, 2018	• 0 Comments
This year marks the 100th anniversary of World War I battles in Palestine waged by the Jewish Legion.
The story of the Legion, officially the 38th, 39th and 40th Battalions of the British Royal Fusiliers, began with two Russian-born Zionists, Vladimir Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Josef Trumpledor.
Vladimir Jabotinsky in Jewish Legion uniform
Jabotinsky, one of the leading Zionists in Russia at the start of the war, went to Alexandria, Egypt, in December 1914 as a war correspondent for a Moscow liberal daily, Russkiya Vedomosti.
He found in Egypt thousands of foreign-born Jews deported from Palestine by the Ottoman government, including Trumpeldor, a decorated Russian veteran of the siege of Port Arthur, where he lost an arm, during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
Working for the Zionist cause in Istanbul for several years had convinced Jabotinsky that little could be expected from the Ottoman Empire.
In March 1915, a delegation led by the two men was received by British General Sir John G. Maxwell, where they presented a plan to raise an infantry unit from these deportees to fight the Ottomans in Palestine. But the government opposed the use of Zionists in the campaign in Palestine because the liberation of Palestine was not yet a diplomatic goal.
However, the ongoing Gallipoli campaign against the Turks provided a solution: service against the Ottomans on a different battlefront. It was proposed to Jabotinsky and Trumpeldor that their men form into an irregular supply unit to serve with the Indian Army Mule Corps.
So the Zion Mule Corps was formed, commanded by Lt. Col. John H. Patterson, with Trumpeldor as the second in charge. As irregulars, the men were supplied and paid by the British and wore British uniforms but without insignia.
They supplied bullets and bully beef to British and Anzac forces at Gallipoli in an attempt to knock Turkey out of the war swiftly.
Jewish Legion veterans in a 1943 parade on Ben-Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv
The Zionist Mule Corps fought at Gallipoli until the end of that campaign, returning to Alexandria on Jan. 10, 1916. The unit was officially disbanded on May 26.
Meanwhile, Jabotinsky, who had not been involved, had gone to Britain to lobby the Jewish community for help with raising another fighting unit. Once the Zionist movement was behind the plan, it gained momentum quickly. On August 23, 1917, when the British cabinet was already preparing the Balfour Declaration, the formation of a Jewish regiment was officially announced.
Canadian Jews had first begun to hear of the idea of a Jewish Legion in early 1916. Captain Isidore Freedman of Montreal, a Jewish officer in the Canadian army, called for a Jewish company to be created, and on July 18, 1916, he raised an Infantry Reinforcement Draft Company.
It left for Britain in March of 1917, but was there absorbed by the non-Jewish 23rd Reserve Battalion.
Jewish Legion in training in Canada
By the spring of 1918, however, Fort Edward in Windsor, Nova Scotia, had become the site where the North American recruits of the new Jewish Legion began their training.
Among the volunteers were two future Israeli prime ministers, David Ben-Gurion and Levi Eshkol; the father of a third future prime minister and Nobel laureate, Yitzhak Rabin; a future president of Israel, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi; and the first chief of staff of the Israeli Defence Force, Yaakov Dori.
Young recruit Ben-Gurion arrived in Windsor to train with the Jewish Legion on June 1, 1918. He wrote to his wife Paula that "Ben-Zvi is a real soldier already. His face is tanned from the sun, and I can hardly recognize him."
David Ben-Gurion in the Jewish Legion
Ben-Gurion described the reception given the Legionnaires in Windsor: "When our whole crowd goes into the YMCA you would think it was a Jewish wedding. The boys dance and make merry, sing Jewish songs and behave as if they were in the old country and not in Canada. It is as if it is the non-Jews who are in the Galut here.
He later remarked, "In Windsor one of the great dreams of my life — to serve as a soldier in a Jewish Unit to fight for the liberation of Israel (as we always called Palestine) became a reality, and I will never forget Windsor, where I received my first training as a soldier, and where I became a corporal."
On July 1, 1918, as the town of Windsor celebrated Dominion Day, the Jewish Legion trainees were invited to take part, and the "Jewish flag" flew alongside the Canadian and British flags.
Jewish Legion veterans marching in Tel Aviv in the early 1950s
They were soon afterwards sent to the Middle East to take part in the fight against the Ottomans in Palestine, with the promise from the British government that an Allied victory would lead to the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.
Despite being organized late in the war, the Legion played an essential role.
When the 38th Battalion arrived in Palestine, it was immediately deployed to the Jordan Valley north of Jerusalem to counter Ottoman attacks.
Jewish Legion soldiers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, 1917
Besides various skirmishes, it, along with the 39th Battalion, participated in the Battle of Megiddo in mid-September 1918, widely considered one of the decisive victories on the Ottoman front. After the surrender of the central powers in November 1918, the Legion helped maintain the safety of Jewish residents in several communities in Palestine, including Tel Aviv.
It would become a nucleus to the formation of the Haganah and what eventually, after 1948, become the Israeli military.
With Hebrew as the language of command, and a menorah with the Hebrew word kadimah (forward) as its insignia, the Legion gave the symbolic appearance of an independent Jewish military presence fighting with the Allied Powers to conquer Palestine.
Emblem of Jewish Legion
After the war, Jabotinsky wrote of the 5,000 or so men who served in the Legion: 34 percent were from the United States, 30 percent were from Palestine, 28 percent were from England, six percent were from Canada (some 400 men), one percent were Ottoman Jewish prisoners of war, and one percent were from Argentina.
The saga of the Canadian contribution to the Jewish Legion, important and impressive in its own right, was also another step in the road leading to unity in the Jewish community.
There will be a commemoration of the centenary of the Canadian part of the story of the Jewish Legion at Fort Edward National Historic Site in Windsor on Sept. 23, 2018. Its place in this country's Jewish history is secure.
Henry Srebrnik is a professor of political science at the University of Prince Edward Island.
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The UK multiple grocery industry is in great shape for summer, after the Easter break and Royal wedding weekend inspired retailers to buff up their offerings to attract consumers to spend more. And there's another Bank Holiday to look forward to, on Monday 30th.
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There's innovation going on in all corners of the grocery industry, as we report in this issue. Last month saw the third 'Free From' awards, presented by Anthony Worrall-Thompson. We have a story with details of all the winners and finalists and also a piece about Dove Farms, whose Gluten Free Self Raising flour was Overall Winner.
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Which way tennis, after this duo?
By The Independent
Enoch Muchinjo
LAST Saturday the Zimbabwe Davis Cup doubles pair of Wayne Black and Kevin Ulyett won the Australia Open doubles trophy in Melbourne to clinch the first of their second Grand Slam titles in th
e first major tournament of the year.
One hopes the pair's success in Melbourne is only the beginning of a good season for local tennis, with the Black/Ulyett combination also expected to steer Zimbabwe to a Davis Cup resurgence later in the year.
Black and Ulyett's latest victory furnishes further proof of what Zimbabwean tennis is capable of producing.
However, only serious pursuit of well set goals, clear vision, sound structures and consistency can attain such a high level of excellence. Sadly, the current state of affairs in local tennis does not point to any brighter future for the game.
The big question of whether Zimbabwe tennis will manage to stay afloat after the retirement of Wayne Black and Ulyett, the last dynasty of the golden era of Zimbabwe tennis, is not a new subject to tennis discussions in this country.
The country's former number one player, Byron Black, who retired two years ago after an illustrious career which saw him lead Zimbabwe through its best years in tennis, passed on the baton to his younger brother Wayne who ably carried on with the good work.
Lack of a proper development plan and short-sightedness on the part of the tennis bosses in the country has now almost assured that this remarkable consistency will finally be condemned to the annals of tennis history in Zimbabwe.
The previous Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) administration led by Paul Chingoka was guilty of basking in the glory of the Blacks era and ignoring the other forms of the game which were left to reel under poor funding and little exposure at the highest level of tennis competition.
Chingoka rode on the achievements of the Black siblings, while the gap between the Blacks and later Ulyett, and the next batch of Zimbabwean players, continued to widen with each passing year.
The chasm is such that there is no comparison in terms of playing standards between Ulyett, who was the country's number two player, and Genius Chidzikwe, who is ranked third in the Davis Cup line-up.
Chidzikwe, who has been touted for a long time as the heir apparent to Byron and Wayne Black, is now aged 27.
Chidzikwe is still only a lightweight on the international circuit, while in other
countries players barely out of their teens are already Grand Slam champions, or have good rankings on the ATP Tour.
Besides Chidzikwe, there are other players as well who have outgrown the "promising" player scale without making any recognisable impact.
There are a host of TZ development programme products, some of them at United States universities scholarship beneficiaries, some even approaching their 30s.
Can Zimbabwe tennis pin hopes on the likes of Martin Dzuwa, Gwinyai Tongoona and Zibusiso Ncube to keep the country on the world map? Not when they are failing to rise above local and regional tournaments, and when young players are dominating the world game than ever before.
Cecil Gombera, the new man at the helm of TZ after he replaced Chingoka last year, must not repeat the same mistakes of seeking glory over a success story he contributed little to.
Gombera must work hard for his own products and take into mind that his success will be measured by the Black/Ulyett aftermath.
The Annual National Sports Awards held last week saw African sporting legend Frankie Fredericks of Namibia gracing the occasion as guest of honour.
The Ansa organisers obviously took advantage of Namibia's proximity to Zimbabwe to bring Fredericks for the awards, but that did not take anything away from the former sprinter's visit.
Fredericks made his mark on the world stage and is recognised throughout the world. On Friday he went on to produce an inspirational yet humble speech, which must be a source of strength for local aspiring world champions.
Despite all the efforts by the organisers to make the Ansa a respected and prestigious event on the Zimbabwe sports calendar, the flawed nominations and disputed award winners left the Ansa team with egg on their faces.
We were told that international competition would be used as a criterion for the awards.
Soccer champions Caps United, who were by far the best performing local sports team in 2004, were "disqualified" from the Sports Team of the Year because of their lack of international competition. Fine.
But what about their coach Charles Mhlauri, who was voted Sports Coach of the Year, with only two international matches under his belt — both defeats to Angola and Zambia when he took charge of the Warriors for the first time?
So his award was based on these two matches? Or maybe Mhlauri was an exception to that.
Cephas Chimedza, the Soccer Star of the Year from Caps, only had a handful of caps for the national team and by that alone, he did not even merit a nomination in the Sportsman of the Year category.
Clearly, the organisers were in breach of their own set rules by honouring a game which did not deserve to be on the podium on Friday night.
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Q: Siunitx without unit macros The siunitx manual states in Ch. 3:

The unit system can interpret units given as text to be used directly
  or as macro- based units. In the latter case, different formatting is
  possible.

To give units directly as text works for simple cases like \SI{4}{kg}, but I didn't find any further documentation of how the syntax is parsed if one wants to give units directly as text and not as macros.
For example one might wish that \SI{4}{m/s^2} gives the same result as \SI{4}{\m\per\second\squared}. Using \SI{4}{\frac{m}{s^2}} seems to give the correct result, but I am not sure, if this is a correct way to use it. So is there any further documentation or explanation of how to give units more diretly without using the units macros?

A: The is no parsing when 'literal' unit input is used. Instead, a small number of substitutions/adjustments are made:

*

*. and ~ represent inter-unit products

*^ can be used for superscripts

*_ can be used for subscripts

*Text is printed upright

*Superscripts can be handled using the 'unit' or 'number' font
setting

With the standard settings, siunitx sets units in math mode and so uses \mathrm. This will allow \frac as it's math mode syntax. If you use mode = text then _ and ^ still work (due to the substitutions) but things like \frac will not.
The 'literal' unit mode is essentially the same as that in sistyle.

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One of the first things to do when visiting Morocco is to take a camel ride through ancient trade routes of the Sahara desert. You can hire a tour guide that will take you along some of the trades routes where spices and other goods were once brought to the roman empire city of Mauritania at the height of Roman rule. Riding a camel through the red sand dunes is a once in a lifetime experience.
The city of Ouarzazate is famously known as the Moroccan Hollywood, with such famous films as "The jewel of the Nile" and scenes from Star Wars in it's desert like landscape. Travellers can take guided tours through various sets of films like Cleopatra and Lawrence of Arabia, and modern films sets in the city of Ait Benhaddou, to visit the set of Russell Crowe's movie Gladiator.
Get away from the hordes of travellers and hustle and bustle of the city of Marrakesh and take a hike through the Atlas mountain range, which rival the Swiss Alps with their cooler climate and peaks. If you are an experienced hiker you can explore the mid and higher ranges. You can spend a day or a week as you hike around through beautiful mountain ranges, some peaking 400m as you travel through Berber villages and the terraced crops of the Atlas mountain ranges. You can travel by foot or rent a bicycle for the day to explore the rugged mountain range. If you decide to stay overnight you can camp in rustic Berber tents. Horse riding is another popular activity to travel the Atlas mountain range. The Atlas mountain range offer something for everyone at every level.
High in the Atlas mountain range you can visit the Todra gorge with high looming cliffs against a green lush landscape. Walk through narrow canyons surrounded by 300M cliffs. You can ride horseback, a bicycle or hike the soaring rock faces of the Todra gorge.
As the culture of Morocco varies you will be hard pressed to find time to take it all in. A mixture of Arab, Berber and Niger-Congo ethnic backgrounds, Morocco offers a multitude of foods and dishes. Whether taking in standard dishes or fine cuisine, Morocco has something for everyone. You can visit local diners and shops and buy souvenirs locally made and crafted for a truly authentic experience. Whatever you may be looking for their is plenty to explore in Morocco.


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Relaunching your website – the last excuse for a big bang release
March 26, 2009 October 15, 2018 ~ Matthias Marschall
Mario's Planet
I really love working in small batches as it ensures timely feedback and fast realization of customer value. Usually, we release two to three times a week – each release featuring only a handful of user stories. While I got used to working in this mode over the last couple of years, it's really impressive if you look at how different working in big batches is.
Complete UI relaunch – a small batch killer
While I found it doable to break even big changes, like a complete migration to UTF8, into small batches (and therefore small releases), one final type of project is still eludes being dealt with in small batches: A complete UI relaunch.
Completely changing the look and feel of your application cannot usually be done step by step. It would seriously break the user experience and confuse your users. So you have to modify & release every screen at once. Hardly a small batch at all. Being forced to do such a big bang release leads to a couple of ill side-effects:
Fear of features being left on the shelf: This is an interesting effect. Even if you're used to releasing multiple times a week seeing a big relaunch approaching makes people feel itchy about a lot of really non-critical features or layout changes, which suddenly must be part of the relaunch. Somehow the fact that the next release after the relaunch is only a couple of days away disappears and people panic.
Adding new features along with the new layout: Ok, new features might be a driver for the layout changes, so they have to come along with it. But as you are touching the whole UI anyways, there's a big temptation to start changing a lot more things than just the layout. On the one hand, this can be very good if you do cleanups and refactorings, which improve the overall structure and code quality. On the other hand, every such change increases the risk of introducing non-UI related bugs. Of course, strong unit testing helps you here – but what if your test suite is far from being perfect…?
Complete regression test necessary: While you can usually rely on automated tests and some clicking around for small releases, changing the complete UI suddenly requires a complete regression test. Full regression tests require code freeze periods to have a stable system under test. Such code freezes amplify the urge to add more features as it feels like a stand still – a downward spiral.
Fight for small batches
Seeing all the ill effects of big bang releases, it should be obvious that it pays to break big chunks of work down into smaller batches. While this might not be possible for such a visible change as a UI relaunch, at least factor out most of the new features and optional refactorings to keep the changes minimal. The temptation to bloat that one big release with a lot of bloat comes with drawbacks that far outweigh the hoped for benefits.
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I disagree that a UI relaunch needs to be done in a big bang release. Unless you also change the system underneath (which agencies often seem to unnecessarily do), changing the UI bit by bit has also the benefit of not confusing the user too much.
I've made an iterative UI relaunch twice now in my life, and it definitely beats all previous bad experiences with a big bang release. I've written about how I've done it here: http://blog.selfthinker.org/2015/12/28/going-responsive-or-the-silent-relaunch/


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Mr. Beard: Why?
Mr. Davey: The proposal is unlikely to achieve its aim because there are dead-weight costs, and because one cannot be sure that what is given tax relief is what we want to give tax relief to. For example, a pharmaceutical company with a whole range of drugs that it cannot sell in western markets could dump them on developing countries. Giving tax relief in those circumstances would be totally contrary to the Government's intentions.
Five clauses and one schedule are devoted to the aggregates tax, although we were told in the debate on last year's Finance Bill that the Government had sorted all that out, that there were no problems and that they could go ahead with the measure. The Liberal Democrats—and, to be fair, the Conservatives—said that the aggregates levy should not go ahead at that time because the problems had not been sorted out. The fact that the Government have presented the House with five
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clauses and a schedule on the matter tonight shows that we were right and they were wrong. They should delay the implementation of that tax until they have sorted it out properly.
All this complexity is the reason for the Liberal Democrats launching their campaign for simpler tax. Details of it can be found at www.simplertax.org.uk and I recommend it to hon. Members. We shall consult over a period of time with business, tax professionals and all other interested parties on a whole range of proposals for simplifying the tax system. We want to engage constructively with business and the tax professionals—the experts—to ensure that when we are in government and come before the House with tax proposals, they will be proposals to reform the tax system, to reduce the compliance costs for business and to introduce major micro-economic reforms to help UK plc.
Rob Marris: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Mr. Davey: No, I want to make some progress.
I commend to the House one particular proposal on simpler tax in our first e-newsletter on the website, because it relates to the Finance Bill. We believe that film tax relief should be abolished. It is clear from the Bill that the Government realise that this little tax relief, which they put in place a few years ago, has become a complete rip-off. A whole series of companies are now exploiting it in a way that goes totally against the Government's original intention. Soap operas—the Coronation Streets and Emmerdales of this world—now claim that every episode is a film in its own right, to get the tax relief. How is that stimulating entrepreneurialism and innovation? Those reliefs only serve to create extra tax complexity.
Mr. Beard: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Mr. Davey: No, I will not give way.
We are now having to debate many pages in the Bill relating to anti-avoidance mechanisms for a relief that we should abolish. We should be taking those pages off the statute book.
To be fair to the Government, there are a number of measures in the Bill that we welcome. The fact that the bribes that companies used to give to win business overseas are no longer to be tax deductible is welcome; that is something that we have campaigned for. The extra support for amateur sports clubs is also welcome, as is the fact that some of the measures in the Bill have been widely consulted on. The increase in the inheritance tax rate band is welcome, as are certain other modest measures.
When we add up all those welcome measures, however, and stand back and ask, "Does this Bill improve the British tax system?", I am afraid that the answer is no. If it did not underlie a Budget strategy that we genuinely support, including investment in the health service, we would not feel able to vote for its Second Reading.
On Second Reading, it is customary to discuss the Treasury Select Committee report and the macro- economic policy that lie behind the Budget. I shall do so briefly. The Chancellor and, indeed, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury had, and have, a relatively good story to tell about the economy. Employment is high and
unemployment is low, interest rates—both long-term and short-term—are low, and inflation is low. All that is welcome news, and represents a genuine achievement on the part of the Labour Government. The Budget, however, fails to address many failings. First and, in many ways, most significant is the fact that the British economy is incredibly unbalanced.
For some six or seven years, the growth of the economy has been fuelled by the consumer sector alone. It has not been fuelled by investment in business or in manufacturing. Labour Members know that, and they should worry about the fact that the Budget makes the situation worse by piling taxes on to the corporate sector and not restraining the consumption of the household sector through a balanced tax policy. The Government are leaving the job of dealing with consumer demand to the Monetary Policy Committee, which in due course will mean higher interest rates that will stifle investment. By failing to achieve a balanced tax policy—a policy that would help to balance the macro-economy—the Government are storing up serious problems.
Dr. Palmer: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Mr. Davey: I will give way once more.
Dr. Palmer: I thank the hon. Gentleman. Is he saying that not only would he have preferred an income tax increase to a national insurance increase, but he would have preferred a larger increase?
Mr. Davey: We have spelled out our proposals. We would have liked quite a large increase for those earning more than £100,000 a year and a modest increase for the remaining sector, which would have hit those who will not be clobbered by the national insurance contributions. We accept that that would have had a much bigger effect on private sector consumption, but it would have produced a much more balanced economic policy.
Concerns have been expressed about the Government's short-term growth forecasts. Just the other day we learned that in the first quarter of the year the economy has grown by only 0.1 per cent. If the Chancellor is to meet the growth targets that he announced a few days ago, that figure will have to be revised, or the economy will have to grow very fast during the remaining three quarters of the year. The Item Club, to whose pronouncements we should pay particular attention because it uses the Treasury's own forecasting model, has said independently that it does not believe the growth forecast will be met.
My main worry about the forecast, however, relates to the longer term. Both in 1999 and now in 2002, the Chancellor has increased his forecasts of the economy's underlying growth potential: the forecast in the Budget is 2.75 per cent. per annum. I do not quibble over whether that figure is achievable. It may well be achievable: indeed, owing to the excessive caution exercised by the Treasury up to now, it probably is, especially as public spending forecasts are currently based on a 2.5 per cent. forecast. What concerns me is the argument that the Government have produced to back up the change. If we really want to hold the Government to account, we must understand the thinking behind their policies, and analyse those policies rigorously to establish whether they meet the tests of arguments.
How do the Government say they can now revise upwards the underlying rate of growth? They have used a new report from the Government Actuary's department relating to an increase in the size of the labour force, and in particular the prediction that net migration will be slightly higher over the next few years. That may strike Members as very reasonable, but when we look at the detail and, specifically, at the Budget publication "Trend Growth: Recent Developments and Prospects", we find that the Government have not used the Actuary's principal forecast. They have gone away from the principal projection by the Government Actuary. They say that it is excessively cautious and believe that it should be higher. In using a new report to justify uplifting the growth forecast, the Government have gone against the forecast of the Government Actuary. It takes some explaining.
Mr. Beard: The hon. Gentleman is laying all the emphasis on the increase in the size of the working population. Reports also show that, year on year, there has been growth in productivity. That alone justifies the change in the trend rate that the Government propose.
Mr. Davey: I am sorry but the hon. Gentleman clearly has not read the Government's own report. The Government assume in their forecast of underlying growth that productivity will stay the same. He cannot argue that underlying growth has increased due to productivity; his own Ministers are not arguing that. It is largely down to the change in net migration.
Mr. Davey: I hope that the hon. Gentleman will show that he has read the report.
Mr. Beard: Given that the hon. Gentleman is apparently reading from a paper, he might read it accurately. The Government are not projecting any increase in future growth; they are not saying that they have not allowed for growth over the past five years. They have made a cautious prediction, taking today's productivity growth and not allowing it to increase according to the measures introduced in the Budget. That is what the Budget is saying.


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Make sure that the roofing contractor you hire will obtain all permits and schedule any necessary inspections – both before and after the job is complete. Any additional fees should be itemized on your written estimate.
All job specifications and prices should be in writing to avoid any misunderstanding about what was agreed to. The estimate should include: start and finish dates, materials used, safety precautions, and clean-up expectations.
Make certain that your contractor understands that any budget considerations above and beyond your agreed upon price must be approved by you in writing as well.


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The BMW E21 was the original BMW 3-Series automobile, produced from 1975 to 1983. It replaced the BMW 2002 and was succeeded by the BMW E30. Worldwide sales of the E21 topped 1.36 million, although the car was not particularly popular in the lucrative United States market.
For the driving enthusiast the pick of the crop was most certainly the 323i, a car widely credited with being the first executive-sporting car. Previously, the British motor industry had come close to cracking the formula, producing cars such as Rover's P5 (too soft for a sports car) and Triumph's Dolomite (too raw as an executive). Had they moved their designs in just the right direction they could still be producing cars today. As it stands the combination of strong build quality, straight six power and, perhaps most importantly, rear-wheel drive, proved just the ticket for thrusting young executives needing the right combination of image and involvement until they could afford a 911.
Under the direction of a new 51% percent shareholder, Herbert Quandt, BMW decided upon a replacement for their ageing 2002 (a car very reminiscent of the Dolomite, and a classic in its own right). It would serve as the entry level model in a four-pronged attack on Mercedes-Benz also consisting of the larger 5, 6, and 7-series BMWs. It became known as the now ubiquitous 3-series, and the 323i would be it's halo car. Without it, there was the distinct possibility of BMW moving from its core mission of building ultimate driving machines and in doing so alienating an existing customer base long enamoured with the charms of the smaller 2002.
Handling was not the issue for the 3 series. With independent suspension all-round, four-wheel disc brakes and superbly communicative steering this was a modern chassis in the best of teutonic tradition. What enthusiasts called out for was more power. A modern engine that had to meet the demands of a new era of traffic jams, emissions legislation and oil crises, while still providing a real incentive to just go out and drive the thing. In looking for a designer, they could scarcely have done better than to employ the services of Paul Rosche. Rosche, a BMW engineer from 1957 through to his retirement in 1999, already had such iconic engines as the 286hp 6 cylinder of the M1 and the 2litre motor of the 2002 turbo (famously, one of the most politically incorrect cars of all time) to his name. Rosche settled upon a 2.3litre straight six, the largest capacity engine that would fit in the compact engine bay, the first cylinder nestling almost beneath the dashboard. While the power it produced was more than adequate (143bhp and 145lb ft of torque) for the 1100kg car, it was the delivery that made the engine such a fantastic companion to work with. Turbine smooth and with a rich swell of torque that kept you entertained until the real fireworks began at 3600rpm, the engine delighted in being rung right out to its seemingly conservative 6500rpm redline. With a now classic BMW straight-six soundtrack, this was the engine that


This Louis Vuitton Sorbonne Backpack Monogram Empreinte Leather, crafted from black monogram empreinte leather, features a leather top handle, adjustable shoulder straps, exterior front zip pocket, and gold-tone hardware. Its zip closure opens to a gray fabric interior with zip and slip pockets. Authenticity code reads: CA1137. **Note: Shoe photographed is used as a sizing reference, and does not come with the bag. These are professional pictures of the actual bag offered by Rebag.
Condition: Fair. Discoloration on exterior, moderate wear on exterior edges and straps, heavy peeling on handle wax edges. Tear on zipper pull, darkening, wear and stains in interior, scratches and discoloration on hardware.
Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 11", Width 10", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 10-19"


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Q: TCA Suggest Wizard with select field (side by side) In a TYPO3 8.7 Backend / TCA, I'm trying to add a suggest wizard to a select field of the type selectMultipleSideBySide.
There are already two other wizards, add and edit, which work, while suggest doesn't.
'genres' => [
            'exclude' => false,
            'label' => 'Genres',
            'config' => [
                'type' => 'select',
                'renderType' => 'selectMultipleSideBySide',
                'foreign_table' => 'tx_myext_domain_model_genre',
                'MM' => 'tx_myext_project_genre_mm',
                'size' => 10,
                'autoSizeMax' => 30,
                'maxitems' => 9999,
                'multiple' => 0,
                'wizards' => [
                    '_PADDING' => 1,
                    '_VERTICAL' => 1,
                    'edit' => [
                        'module' => [
                            'name' => 'wizard_edit',
                        ],
                        'type' => 'popup',
                        'title' => 'Edit',
                        'icon' => 'EXT:backend/Resources/Public/Images/FormFieldWizard/wizard_edit.gif',
                        'popup_onlyOpenIfSelected' => 1,
                        'JSopenParams' => 'height=350,width=580,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1',
                    ],
                    'add' => [
                        'module' => [
                            'name' => 'wizard_add',
                        ],
                        'type' => 'script',
                        'title' => 'Create new',
                        'icon' => 'EXT:backend/Resources/Public/Images/FormFieldWizard/wizard_add.gif',
                        'params' => [
                            'table' => 'tx_myext_domain_model_genre',
                            'pid' => '###CURRENT_PID###',
                            'setValue' => 'prepend'
                        ],
                    ],
                    'suggest' => [
                        'type' => 'suggest',
                        'tx_myext_domain_model_genre' => [
                            'maxItemsInResultList' => 25,
                        ],
                        'default' => [
                            'searchWholePhrase' => 1
                        ]
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],

I admit I got the code for the suggest wizard from a group field (where it works). But I need the side by side view in the backend, not the group view.
What I now get is

But I'd like a search box on top of it.
Where can I find some example code?

A: Turns out what I wanted is not the a wizard at all!
But a so called MultiSelectFilterTextfield
Simply adding 'enableMultiSelectFilterTextfield' => true, to config did the trick, so
'genres' => [
            'exclude' => false,
            'label' => 'Genres',
            'config' => [
                'type' => 'select',
                'renderType' => 'selectMultipleSideBySide',
                'foreign_table' => 'tx_myext_domain_model_genre',
                'MM' => 'tx_myext_project_genre_mm',
                'size' => 10,
                'autoSizeMax' => 30,
                'maxitems' => 9999,
                'multiple' => 0,
                'enableMultiSelectFilterTextfield' => true, // <---- HERE
                'wizards' => [
                    '_PADDING' => 1,
                    '_VERTICAL' => 1,
                    'edit' => [
                        'module' => [
                            'name' => 'wizard_edit',
                        ],
                        'type' => 'popup',
                        'title' => 'Edit',
                        'icon' => 'EXT:backend/Resources/Public/Images/FormFieldWizard/wizard_edit.gif',
                        'popup_onlyOpenIfSelected' => 1,
                        'JSopenParams' => 'height=350,width=580,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1',
                    ],
                    'add' => [
                        'module' => [
                            'name' => 'wizard_add',
                        ],
                        'type' => 'script',
                        'title' => 'Create new',
                        'icon' => 'EXT:backend/Resources/Public/Images/FormFieldWizard/wizard_add.gif',
                        'params' => [
                            'table' => 'tx_myext_domain_model_genre',
                            'pid' => '###CURRENT_PID###',
                            'setValue' => 'prepend'
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],

Will produce


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October 2011 - Blabbermouth Archive
BLACK VEIL BRIDES: Trailer For 'Rebels' EP Released
Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES have released a video trailer for their "Rebels" EP, due this Christmas. The 15-second clip features footage of vocalist Andy Biersack recording a cover version of BILLY IDOL's "Rebel Yell". In an interview with the Artisan News conducted this past summer, Biersack said that BLACK VEIL BRIDES planned ...
KATAKLYSM: 'The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined' DVD Teaser Available
Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM will release a documentary DVD, "The Iron Will: 20 Years Determined", in the spring of 2012. The set will depict the ups and downs of the band's long, turbulent career, as well as footage of KATAKLYSM's performance at this year's Summer Breeze festival, which took place August 18-20, 2011 in Dinkelsbhl, ...
DREAM THEATER: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Orlando Concert
Video footage of the members of DREAM THEATER and their crew are seen preparing for the band's October 23, 2011 concert at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida with TRIVIUM can be seen below. DREAM THEATER's new album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events", sold 36,000 copies in the United States in its first week ...
JUDAS PRIEST Drummer, Bassist Talk About 'The Chosen Few' (Video)
Video footage of JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis and bassist Ian Hill talking about "The Chosen Few", the band's newly released compilation, can be seen below. The collection, which came out on October 11 via Legacy/Sony, contains songs that were selected by some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world, including KISS' ...
AKERCOCKE Members Launch VOICES
AKERCOCKE/MY DYING BRIDE drummer David Gray has joined forces with other AKERCOCKE members Peter Benjamin and Sam Loynes (also of DIMINISHED FIFTH) in a new black metal project called VOICES. Commented VOICES: "We recently set foot in studio to record drums for the first full-length VOICES release and there is going to be no let-up ...
INSOMNIUM Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM have parted ways with guitarist Ville Vnni and replaced him with Markus Vanhala (OMNIUM GATHERUM). Commented Vnni: "With a heavy heart I have reached the decision to resign from INSOMNIUM. The decision is mutual and final, and there is no big drama behind it. "During the last year I have ...
FORBIDDEN Announces New Drummer
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers FORBIDDEN have announced the addition of drummer Sasha Horn (ex-NOVEMBER'S DOOM, AVA INFERI) from Chicago to the group's ranks. Commented FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero: "There were so many great players throwing themselves out there and we were always encouraged by the prospects. "We had nine different drummers out of the ...
VINCE NEIL To Plead Guilty To Misdemeanor In Incident With Ex-Girlfriend
According to The Associated Press, MTLEY CRE singer Vince Neil will plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and pay a $1,000 fine related to an alleged domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend. Defense attorney David Chesnoff said Monday that a more serious misdemeanor charge of battery constituting domestic violence will be dropped when ...
DEATH: Video For Remixed Version Of 'The Philosopher' Posted Online
The video for the remixed and remastered version of the DEATH song "The Philosopher" can be viewed below. The track, which is featured on the band's classic 1993 album "Individual Thought Patterns", was remixed and remastered by Alan Douches. "Individual Thought Patterns" was reissued last week as a deluxe three-disc set, a two-disc standard set, ...
METALLICA's Indian Concert Promoter Blames Crowd For Delhi Cancelation
A representative for promoter DNA Networks has told Pollstar that the cancelation of METALLICA's performance at the Indian Formula 1 motor racing Grand Prix show on October 28 in Gurgaon (a suburb of Delhi) was caused by an "unruly" section of the crowd climbing over safety barriers and damaging the stage set. Karuna ...


Return-On-Investment estimates are always a big part of any sales presentations for contact center technology suite components. " This [insert name of technology] is so powerful, it will pay for itself inside the first 5 months," says the manufacturer's sales team. You can't blame them for their enthusiasm; they know that the decision-makers want to hear about ROI. But the essential flaw in all such claims is that they are estimates based on guesstimates. The sales team is relying on the operational cost data furnished by the prospect. Unfortunately, the accuracy of that data is highly suspect. There is no standard and accepted accounting method for determining the true costs of support/service. Few, if any customer contact centers have a firm financial foundation for the operational decisions they make. That needs to change. How can you expect to enhance the company's profitability from the service sector and increase its contribution to overall corporate goals if the true operational costs of the contact center are unknown or unverifiable?
A good sales manager knows what the costs are for each step in the sales process from awareness to contract execution. That knowledge enables informed decision-making on purchases of advertising, contact lists, technology, etc. It also allows the sales executive to know just how much profit his team brought into the company during the last quarter or last fiscal year. That sort of data makes justifying bonuses and raises amongst the team much easier. It also means a lot of prestige for the Sales department in the general corporate pecking order.
It's time for Support/Service executives to have an equally precise view of operational costs and overall profitability. It isn't enough to simply total up all of the salaries, add x-percent for overhead and divide by the number of cases you handled last month to arrive at a "cost per incident" guesstimate. That sort of fuzzy thinking is a good part of the reason that customer support/service is always the first to get trimmed when budgets have to be tightened and the last to get bonuses.
The starting point is a profitability analysis that identifies -all- of your customer contact center operational and knowledge inventory costs. The project team needs to include a representative from Accounting, both for procedural guidance and enhanced credibility for the data. If your support/service management team doesn't have the bandwidth or the expertise to lead the effort, I can help. But regardless of whether you accomplish it on your own or retain us for the project, it has to be done in order to build an effective foundation for decision-making — and to begin to establish Support as more than just a necessary evil.


Robin Taylor has had hearing loss since she was six years old due to chemotherapy. She spent years in constant frustration from trying to communicate with others. Her inability to hear clearly caused her to isolate herself from others and develop a more introverted lifestyle. As a result, her hearing loss has had a huge impact on her social life.
Robin was nominated for the Campaign for Better Hearing's Give-back Program by Hearing Aid Practitioner, Tennille Ramstead at HearingLife Canada in Red Deer. For every free hearing test taken, the sponsors of the campaign donate $4.00 towards the purchase of aids for those who really need them. These aids are then distributed through the campaign's Give-back Program to improve the hearing experiences for dozens of people a year like Robin Taylor.
After being fitted with her new aids, Robin's quality of life improved significantly.