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You decide: should Kerry McCarthy MP kick the Director of First Bristol in the bollocks?
Posted on November 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger
Bristol East MP, Kerry McCarthy has just announced on her blog that she's "seeing Mr First Bus tomorrow, with Dawn Primarolo".
I assume she means this week's Managing Director of First Bristol – our excremental bus provider – Justin Davies. So I've suggested that rather than sitting around listening to his pointless excuses for an hour, she just walks in, kicks him in the bollocks and announces, "that's from the people of Bristol"!
Kerry and Dawn can then retire to a quality Bristol boozer where we can all join them to celebrate this seminal moment in Bristolian political history.
What do you think? You decide and I'll feedback the results to Kerry and Dawn. But vote quick – there's not much time;
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26 Responses to You decide: should Kerry McCarthy MP kick the Director of First Bristol in the bollocks?
Jozer says:
'Red Dawn' could shrivel his nadgers up just by staring at them.
Chris Hutt says:
Just to make sure I have no need to send any Christmas cards this year, I'm going to put in a word for First.
Most of us choose not to use buses. Consequently the residual demand for bus services is too small to support a decent level of service and fares need to be relatively high. This is a vicious spiral of declining patronage and service. But it's of our making.
If half the people who say they'd use the buses if the service was improved actually did, then the spiral would be reversed, becoming a virtuous one with improving service levels and/or lower fares. But it doesn't happen because we don't really want to use buses.
But we can't bring ourselves to admit that and instead we insist that the council make the bus service better, so they throw masses of our tax money at it (£42 million for Greater Bristol Bus Network for example, not to mention massive areas of green-belt being tarmacked over for P&R sites, £3 million on the bus lane at the end of the M32, etc.) .
The end result is lots of mostly empty buses running backwards and forwards, adding to pollution and congestion, and intimidating and endangering cyclists and pedestrians. All this just so we can carry on using your cars with less of a guilty conscience.
So I don't blame First for grabbing the chance to make a nice profit out of our hypocrisy. It suits them and it suits us really, because we can then turn them into the scapegoats, blaming them for the consequences of our own actions. .
Dona Qixota says:
Ouch! That's a bit too close to a home truth, no doubt.
Mr Duck says:
We in Somerset are all in favour of MPs kicking Useless Directors of Public Services in the Bollocks, and have great pleasure in voting for this. Thanks you for providing this opportunity, and please let us know the outcome.
Des Bowring says:
I'm fed up with people who say they'd use the buses if the service was better and cheaper when they have no such intention of doing so.
I like the social and collective experience of bus and train travel – it appeals to my socialist sensibilities, which is why I'm suspicious of the individualistic and frankly undemocratic mode of 'transport' known as cycling. Ouch!
Des, individualistic yes, but undemocratic? the bicycle is far more widely available than any motor vehicle. Look at how China was before the private car intruded in numbers.
Is cycling all that different to walking – a mode of transport that is readily available to almost everyone who then mix on more or less equal terms on the streets?
Unlike cycling, public transport retains profound class distinctions, not merely in having two classes for most rail travel but in that rail based vehicles (trains, trams) are considered 'acceptable' for male and middle class use whereas road based vehicles (buses, coaches) are not.
Des – I can't stand using the bus as I nearly always catch a cold from one of the other commoners!
say no to violent bollock kicking.. and if you own a picture of a woman kicking a man in bollocks and its pron u might have to delete it or else
milgram says:
Put in a slap from the people of Glasgow as well, please. Tell him to pass it on to his colleague.
The boss of First Group has a company car. Says it all.
Spectator says:
I think that Kerry should kick him in the bollocks, but, she should poke him in the eye first… and when he goes down, she should stamp on his fingers.
Scrap the buses! They've had enough chances to improve the service. They only exist because it has become part of our culture to live in hope of things being ok… one day, just maybe. It would be better to spend tax payers money on taxis for those who genuinely need transport and make all the abled people get on bikes!
I don't understand why Europeans want to come here, having experienced their efficient transport systems.
old misery guts says:
I suggest that we seize this bollock kicking opportunity and line up a series of chief exec types giving kerry and dawn the chance to polish their nadger walloping skills. I can think of any number of CEO types that are just asking for it. And in the interests of sexual equality, what about nipple twisting for similarly irritating female types – Jacquie Smith and Jan Ormondroyd for starters.
Holly – "I don't understand why Europeans want to come here, having experienced their efficient transport systems".
To have a laugh? Like we laugh at the traffic chaos in 'developing' countries?
Turn bike lanes into bus lanes!
steve meek says:
Very good analysis by Chris as usual.
Slightly overgeneralised though in that there is genuine hidden demand from people who will use the bus, or use it more, if services are fast, reliable and cheap compared with driving.
One of the reasons fares are so high in Bristol compared to other cities is congestion is so bad, pushing up operating costs as buses are slower.
Absolutely true that buses are seen as for the poor – but they can be made aspirational, especially for longer journeys. In George Monbiot's book 'Heat' he describes (not his idea but can't remember whose) how coaches operating from motorway junction and ring road stations, linking with fast buses from the centre on radial routes in cities would work very well if given dedicated lanes.
In the meantime, enforcement of existing bus lane parking regulations with bus based cameras is the first, and long overdue, step to making buses more desirable.
Good points Steve but there is a major problem in making public transport 'cheap' in relation to using a car.
If this is done by giving huge subsidies to public transport you are in effect making those who don't much use public transport (often poorer people who travel relatively little) subsidise those who do (principally business types travelling long distances on trains).
Subsidising buses will mainly result in bus users making more and longer journeys rather than car users making less. 'Modal shift' to bus is as likely to come from more environmentally benign modes like cycling and walking as from car use.
Given that public transport is also polluting, carbon generating and otherwise environmentally malign, especially when operating in cities, it really doesn't make sense to subsidise it at all.
If on the other hand public transport is made to appear relatively 'cheap' by increasing the costs of car use then you're talking, but there are real political problems in doing that when such a large majority of voters identify themselves as motorists.
We need to shift motoring costs away from one-off payments like VED, MoT test and insurance premiums towards mileage related charges so that the marginal use of making an additional car journey is more realistic. Currently the perception is that the cost is mainly for fuel, which is negligible for shorter journeys.
Opal says:
"nipple twisting for similarly irritating female types – Jacquie Smith and Jan Ormondroyd for starters."
NO …… they might enjoy it!
I don't agree with Mr Hutt's analysis (surprise surprise). Invest in public transport – give buses priority in traffic-management systems and they might just become attractive.
The sooner we get away from this bike-obsessed culture (as I said, very undemocratic) the better.
Rosso Verde says:
Obviously Cycling and walking are the Greenest forms of transport, but the de-regulation of public transport has a lot to answer for.
Most European Cities have far better and cheaper, usually publicly funded transport sytems, Vienna and Copenahagen's are particularly good. (Boh with much better air quality than smaller Bristol)
For many elderly and disabled people cycling is not an option, so I'd disagree, lets re-regulate and subsidise buses and local train routes . Why would people suddenly take longer bus journeys just because they are cheaper? – I don't get it.
The idea that the rich are the primary users of public transport is clearly false (unless you include first class passengers on Inter City trains) – I wouldn't want to subsidise their tickets (although if they didn't use the train they might fly!) We need to shift the burden of Taxation away from poor people and onto those who can afford it.
I agree that cycling should take pride of place but surely buses, trains and trams are more practical than the motor car in a city environment.
Intergration of transport is the key, cycling, trains, buses, roller-skates, whatever, but the motor car- thats the real enemy!
RV – "Why would people suddenly take longer bus journeys just because they are cheaper? – I don't get it."
I didn't say 'suddenly', but the laws of supply and demand will apply in due course and people will consume more of a product as it gets cheaper. That is just as true for transport options as anything else.
Make public transport cheaper and it will get used more, but not necessarily at the expense of the car. People will decide to travel more often or even further in response to price reductions but if that extra travel is 'generated' by the lower fares or at the expense of cycling or walking what does that achieve in environmental terms?
We need to encourage more walking and cycling, especially for the less fit, not paying them to take the bus instead. I walk a lot for exercise (not as good as cycling but a lot better than nothing) but in two years time I'll have a 'free' bus pass. Then what? Will I continue walking when I am effectively being 'forced' to pay to use the bus anyway?
"Make public transport cheaper and it will get used more, but not necessarily at the expense of the car. People will decide to travel more often or even further in response to price reductions…"
You're right Chris. We're already trapped in this consumption spiral – it's called hypermobility. As Prof John Adams (UCL) has noted:
As society becomes more mobile it becomes;
– more dispersed
– more polarised
– more dangerous
– more hostile to children
– more anonymous and less convivial
– more crime-ridden
– fatter and less fit
– less culturally diverse
– less democratic
So slow down and relax peeps!
btw, don't believe the cyclehype – walking is much better exercise than cycling. Just think about what's involved physically to see that.
Ah yes, hypermobility. That's the real problem. We just travel too much. It doesn't matter so much whether it's by car or bus or train or plane – all have environmental and social costs, albeit not equal ones. Just think of the negative impacts of the BRT proposals.
The real challenge is for us to learn to live in a far more modest way, consuming less material resources yet still finding some satisfaction in life. Less quantity, more quality!
redzone says:
nobody really highlights the real problem of the congestion in bristol, that being that the roads are just not wide or big enough to allow for extensive bus lanes 😕
even the m32 is only a glorified dual carriageway!!!
though, that doesn't excuse the piss poor performance & the unwarranted profits of first bus.
you also have to consider the amount of self employed tradesmen & small businesses that MUST use their vehicles for their employment.
it is absolutely impossible for me to transport all my tools to the various workplaces i have to travel to over the course of a month/year.
hence, thats why a voted for a good kick in the bollocks for anyone connected with first bus, including some of their poor excuse's for drivers!!!!
Agree with you 99%, walking and cycling have to be number one priority, but the car is the problem, not the bus, visit any city that's cycling friendly, they tend to be a cities with well run intergrated public transport systems (Amsterdam for example) – not perfect but light years ahead of the disaster we have here!
Not flying is one of the best things you can do for the planet, good stuff from Dona and Chris again here, haven't done it for years! (Never learnt to drive either)
Redzone,
You are right some people do need to use vehicles, but we could eliminate the school run with a school bus service and radically slash car use with a well run public transport system.
First group, terrible trains worse buses!
rosso verde,
quoted ;
very true & i am all for it.
& with an efficient transport system, you could radically slash commuting car drivers too.
Tim Beadle says:
Just a quick defence of cycle culture. It doesn't have to be individualistic:
http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/2008/11/friday-night-snow-couples.html
In fact, cycling doesn't have to be the lycra-clad sport-fest that it seems to be in the UK…
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Visitors come frequently to enrich our classes. Sarah Addison has told stories about the Buffalo Soldiers, the African-American troops. Bankers from Washington Federal come to teach students about money, opening savings accounts for them and teaching them budgeting. Wildlife biologists have given students the inside story on snakes (Jeremy Lane, NM Game and Fish) with live snakes and on wildlife conservation (Gary Roemer, NMSU) with its adventures. Our middle-schoolers have built and launched rockets, doing elaborate planning and measurements to test a hypothesis about the relation of maximal altitude to engine impulse. Younger students built computers from scratch under the guidance of David and Vince Gutschick.
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How social media is stirring "The 2nd Golden Age of Cocktails"
by Courtney Boyd Myers — in Social Media
They are often our first responders in a chaotic, messed up world. They are chemists, sociologists and therapists. They are mixologists, cocktologists or better known as–our bartenders."
-Baratunde Thurston
Just like the slow food movement of the past decade made us aware of what we put into our bodies, bartenders across the United States are championing a "slow cocktail" movement to bring America back to pre-prohibition times when making cocktails was an art form.
Author, comedian and whisky fan, Baratunde Thurston (pictured right) has recently finished up a nation-wide promotion called The Black Grouse Distinctive Bartender Tour, interviewing the most innovative bartenders in the industry, to find out not only what makes a great cocktail, but how technology and social media affect a profession where personal connections play a large role in achieving success.
As he traveled from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles and Miami, his knowledge of the industry and respect for the bartenders expanded along the way. "At home in New York, I've got my favorite bartenders but I never thought about what they do so deeply. When your with a professional, their craft is all they talk about," he says.
One of the bartenders on the tour, Andres Aleman (pictured below), has been a bartender for 10 years, serving up cocktails in San Francisco, NYC, Miami Beach and now Tampa, Florida. He uses his Tumblr as a teaser to draw more traffic to his blog Shake and Strain, where he posts cocktail making how-to videos like "The Kiucubmer Cocktail." He uses Twitter the way a DJ would, letting followers know which bar he'll be at that night. He also creates incentives for his followers by offering them discounts if they retweet or share events he's throwing.
"On a slow Monday night, I'll encourage my followers to come into the bar and check-in on Foursquare in exchange for a 20% discount on their check. It's worth it because if 20 people come in specifically for my event and put that status update out there, it's amplifying the event potentially hundreds of times over."
"For a bar manager, you're not just hiring Aleman's talent but you're hiring actual sales. In this case, a large social media following changes the calculus on both sides of that relationship," explains Thurston.
Perhaps what's even more valuable for the cocktail revolution is the fact that social media allows bartenders to meet one another across different time zones and nations. "This cultivates a community of mixology, which accelerates the learning process and encourages experimentation. It's very similar to the iterative process that we see happening with software developers," explains Thurston. "They're asking each other 'what do u think of this and how do you tweak this?' In this shared learning environment, they can get better more quickly."
Social media can also help bartenders share not just recipes but the news that's vital to their industry. For example, in Mexico there's a movement to copyright the word "Agave", which could have a massive effect on tequila production; word of it spread fast throughout the bartender community on Twitter.
"We're all networked. If I'm in a new city, I think I could find a friend of a friend in 10 minutes just using Twitter," says Jason Bran, a bartender at the Roger Room in LA.
Aleman echoes this sentiment: "Social media has helped fuel this great movement of cocktail culture. It's allowed me to travel to other cities and have the work laid out before I show up."
Bran (pictured above), who participated in The Black Grouse tour in LA, uses Twitter, Facebook and his blog to establish himself as an expert in the industry not just to other bartenders but to consumers as well. "I don't think consumers look to one person or a group of people as experts in this industry, so I'm trying to change that," he says. Recently, Bran's blog landed him a job writing for The Hooch Life, a popular lifestyle blog that focuses on drinking.
But marketing one's self can only go so far. "When bartenders call themselves 'liquid alchemists' or 'bar chefs' it makes me want to cry," says Bran. "There's all these buzz-worthy, grandiose titles but I feel like bartenders shouldn't be trying to make a name for themselves just for the sake of being a celebrity."
And sometimes technology can only go so far. "There are a lot of cocktail apps out there but when people come in, pointing to their iPhones and say, 'Make me this cocktail', they're not really reaping the benefit of the bartender," says Bran.
"As it stands right now there's a real disconnect between people who create and consume great cocktails. The ideals are a little bit funky on the consumer side. People give a lot of thought of what they eat but not what they drink. That's my crusade. Getting people to stop and think about why and what they drink," says Bran. On the web, Bran recommends Liquorious for cocktail ideas because it's very visual and Eater for food, as well as newsletters like London's Class Magazine and LA's Sporting Life.
Coming back to the whole idea of this cocktail movement: "Essentially we used to have a big cocktail culture," says Thurston. "But then we had prohibition and things just got bad for drinking. The good bartenders left the country; they went to London and Paris and the nation forgot how to make drinks….Now, these guys are bringing the craft back, along with quality and authenticity, a theme we are seeing social media helping in numerous industries today."
In New York City, bartender Brian Quinn (pictured right) has a few tricks up his sleeve to teach the world about cocktail culture. In addition to his personal blog Alchemists of Spirits, he publishes cocktail recipes on Food Republic, a men's lifestyle blog and uses Pinterest to post photos and recipes of his cocktails. He also plans to start submitting cocktail recipes to local food recipe startup Gojee.
Quinn recently started teaching a class with SideTour titled Capture the Charm of Prohibition Cocktails with a Master Bartender, which helps consumers to build a repertoire for their own home bar. The class sold-out in February and he has his 2nd class happening in mid-March.
Quinn has been using social media platforms to discuss not just drinks, recipes and techniques but also trends he sees in the cocktail world. "It all comes down to education, and social media is a great tool to create even better offline experiences…but at the same time, we're trying to avoid the cocktail version of the wine snob."
In short, as bartenders learn new ways to market themselves online, they're increasing awareness of their craft as well as connecting with other professionals, all of which is heralding the 2nd Golden Age of Cocktails.
"Do you think we're entering a new golden age of cocktails?" I asked a bartender in New York City last night as he lit a lemon rind on fire and let the oil drip into my Conquistador cocktail.
"Oh yes, Definitely," he answered.
"And do you think it's in large part due to social media and the digital engagement of bartenders online?"
"Uhm, maybe?" he said, garnishing my cocktail glass with something leafy. "I also think it's because once you've had a good cocktail, why would you ever want to drink shit like a Red Bull vodka again?"
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It's not often you find a burlesque performer and a medical doctor being honored on the same stage for the same work, but the quest to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS makes for unusual allies.
Sultry dancer Dita Von Teese and Dr. Mervyn Silverman each received the Award of Courage from amfAR, the American Foundation for AIDS
Research, at the group's recent 10th annual gala at the Four Seasons Hotel.
The event was celebrity-studded: The master of ceremonies was Tony award-winning actor B.D. Wong; fashion designer Kenneth Cole presented the awards; and '80s pop star Taylor Dayne performed as the crowd danced the night away.
Silverman, director of public health from 1977 to 1985, was feted for leadership in HIV prevention.
During cocktail hour, he noted that he worked "more than full time" in the beginning of the epidemic to try to determine what caused the then-mysterious disease, how it was spread and how to prevent it.
It was, he said, "the quintessential public health problem - exciting, depressing and exhilarating" for someone who wanted to take on a problem.
"As public health director, I knew that government wasn't good at tackling issues of sexuality, so I thought we should bring the gay community to the table to help educate, along with the media, the clergy and the medical community," he said. "It was cooperative and collaborative, and we developed a case-managed continuum of care with an emphasis on outpatient services that was modeled worldwide. I don't know that it was a remarkable idea, but working collaboratively doesn't get done very often. Too many egos involved."
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Von Teese, a spokeswoman for the MAC AIDS Fund and a supporter of amfAR, was honored for putting her time and charisma into international fundraising and awareness efforts - not just for men, but women, too.
The event, chaired by Stephen Brady, Julie Candice, Tim Hanlon, Lance Holman, Lisa Sardegna and David Carillo, wasn't all serious: About 300 guests paid $350 to $1,500 each to enjoy dinner by chef Mark Sullivan of Spruce.
About $400,000 was raised, thanks in part to a live auction featuring a "marriage package" sold off by Cole himself, with first-class travel to and lodgings in Connecticut, where same-sex couples from any state can legally wed.
During the bidding, two 18-karat Tiffany wedding bands and dinner in New York with Wong were added to the auction lot. Two of those were sold for $8,000 each, to Gari Cuevas and Tom Hui.
Also titillating: burlesque lessons from Von Teese. Two packages for $7,000 each went to Margaret Clarson and Tim Wu. Wouldn't that be "boylesque" in his case?
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If you are looking to get together with the recipient, "Hope to find a hole in your calendar" is always a nice sign off, or perhaps, "Looking forward to our next meeting".
If you were asked to do something, "Happy to help, let me know if I can be of any further assistance in the future" is always a warm way to end this type of email, or perhaps, "Really glad I could be of help" will show your willingness to assist.
You might want to ensure that all is well, and "Let me know if you have any questions" will suffice in this case. If you struggle with email content, there are complete guides online on how to compose a professional email that you can refer to.
Often, when a person does something, we wish to demonstrate our appreciation, and this can be achieved with a simple, "I can always rely on you".
If your relationship is informal, "How would I ever manage without you?" shows your appreciation, and never fails to please.
And how about this inspirational email sign off?
Suitable only for those you know will appreciate it, a comical sign off is always well received.
Any correspondence you send out is an opportunity to be professional, and with a range of attractive email signatures for every situation, this is easily achieved.
Boost your business image with a professional email signature to ensure the right response from the recipient, and your communication will be enhanced by a touch of style.
As we seem to spend more and more time writing emails these days it is a good idea to take a step back from time to time and think about how we write them and the message that we are giving people.
I'll certainly be thinking about this for my next batch of emails!
Very interesting blog post here.
I think healthy creativity can be super beneficial to a business or a business man.
It is always good to have a nice sign off when you are emailing a lot of people for business purposes. Mixing it up seems to be the best way to go.
Thank you for sharing such interesting tips!
Not having appropriate sign off is like not having call to action sentence/button in your blog, social media post or ad – it's just feels like something is missing there and like you wasted an opportunity.
I love how you gave us examples for different situations. This is very important element when it comes to business communication. Thank you Erik!
This is really useful post, I guess there's lot to learn about email sign offs.
It's always useful to read through content from other authors and practice something from other sites.


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import com.intellij.lang.Language;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
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 * When the infrastructure detects that all the document's changes are inside an AST node with reparseable type,
 * {@link #isParsable(ASTNode, CharSequence, Language, Project)} is invoked, and if it's successful,
 * only the contents inside this element are reparsed instead of the whole file. This can speed up reparse dramatically.
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FC Goa coach Lobera apologises to fans after poor show vs Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur, Nov 2 (IANS) FC Goa head coach Sergio Lobera took responsibility and apologised to the fans for his teams chastening 1-4 loss to Jamshedpur FC in a pulsating Indian Super League (ISL) encounter.
The Gaurs' unbeaten start to the season was brought to an end by a dominant Jamshedpur FC who saw a brace from Michael Soosairaj and goals from Memo and Sumeet Passi power them to a much-needed win on Thursday.
After the game, Lobera was in an apologetic mood as he sought to make sense of an uncharacteristic performance from his usually swashbuckling team.
"We congratulate Jamshedpur as they played better than us in every department. I apologise to our fans. This wasn't the best game of ours. This was a game which the fans didn't expect," he stated.
The Spanish coach went on to term the defeat the worst he has suffered since taking charge of the Gaurs back in 2017.
"This is possibly the worst defeat of Goa under my coaching. We have to work hard and Improve."
FC Goa appeared to miss their topscorer Ferran Corominas who had picked up a red card in the previous game against FC Pune City. However, Lobera took the responsibility for his team underperforming in attack upon himself.
"It is my responsibility that the team didn't play well. I can't say we missed a single player (Coro). The team didn't do well overall."
What irked the 41-year-old, however, was the fact that he had expected Cesar Ferrando's men to play the way they did on Thursday but still could not thwart them.
"We knew how Jamshedpur FC plays. I told my players they will attack. But we couldn't play our game tonight and so we lost."
FC Goa are normally a team which takes the attack to the opposition and enjoys the lion's share of possession.
On Thursday, the tables had turned and it was Jamshedpur FC who were doing all the attacking, leaving Goa's players frustrated.
In fact, the possession statistics were pretty much even. Lobera did share his disappointment at his team not staying true to their philosophy but also credited the opposition for making it difficult for them.
"I don't think we started defensively. They pressed well and so we had to defend. We were neither good in attack nor defence. We were far away from our philosophy," he added.
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Some parents of adopted children actually react very badly when their child comes out to them. There's a famous book by the writer Jeannette Winterson that's called "Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal" in which her mother who adopted her actually tells her that God led us to the wrong crib. I think it's really, really important to make sure that this child is your child regardless of how they came into your family and that you need to love them and accept them no matter what. I think that sometimes it's more challenging for parents who have children who are adopted and they have very strong religious beliefs. They feel that somehow their own child wouldn't have turned out like this. You didn't do anything to make your child turn out like this. Your kid turned out like this because it's who they are, whether they're adopted or born to you. And I think it's really important to not make any kind of distinction whether your child's adopted or born to you.
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Kevin began his career as a high school history teacher and coach, first at Moses Brown School in Providence, R.I., from 1985 to 1987, and then at Concord Academy in Concord, Mass., from 1987 to 1995. At Concord, he served as the faculty advisor to the nation's first Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) leading him in 1990 found GLSEN, a national education organization bringing together lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and straight teachers, parents, students, and community members who wanted to end anti-LGBT bias in our schools. Jennings left teaching in 1995 to build the all-volunteer GLSEN organization into a national force, serving as its founding Executive Director until 2008. Under his leadership, GLSEN programs such as Gay-Straight Alliance, the Day of Silence and No Name-Calling Week became commonplace in America's schools. GLSEN's advocacy was key in passing comprehensive safe schools laws in eleven states, increasing the number of students protected from anti-LGBT discrimination from less than 900,000 in 1993 (less than 2% of the national student body) to 14.3 million by 2008 (nearly 30%).
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Scleria mucronata är en halvgräsart som beskrevs av Jean Louis Marie Poiret. Scleria mucronata ingår i släktet Scleria och familjen halvgräs. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Het Castello di Roncade is een Venetiaans, 15e-eeuws kasteel buiten de Italiaanse stad Treviso.

Het kasteel
In de 15e eeuw begon Girolamo Giustinian met de bouw van een kasteel op de fundamenten van een gebouw dat er al sinds de 9e eeuw moet hebben gestaan. Het kasteel is eeuwenlang eigendom geweest van Venetiaanse dogen en is gebouwd in prepalladiaanse stijl.

Het terrein is bijna vierkant en ommuurd. Bij de entree staan wachttorens, op de hoeken van de muren staan torens waarin enkele gastenkamers zijn gemaakt. Naast het huis staat een kapel. Het kasteel wordt door eigenaar Baron Vincenzo Ciani Bassetti en zijn gezin bewoond. Zijn grootvader kocht het kasteel in 1930.

De tuin
In de omsloten tuin staat 4 bomen, waarvan de leeftijd geschat wordt op ruim 300 jaar. Langs de paden staan dertig beelden van Schiavoni. Volgens overlevering zijn het de Servische soldaten die het kasteel moesten verdedigen tijdens de afwezigheid van Girolamo Giustiniani. Buiten de muren is enkele eeuwen geleden een park aangelegd.

Wijn
Naast het hoofdgebouw staan twee bijgebouwen, 1waar wijn werd gemaakt, tegenwoordig is dat op een andere plek.en één kelder waar de wijn minimaal acht maanden wordt opgeslagen in oude fusten. In een van de bijgebouwen worden wijnproeverijen georganiseerd. Roncade produceert rode wijn, witte wijn,rosé en spumanti.
Sinds dit jaar is er ook een grappa gebotteld.

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1:50 of Christmas melody that is sung by rough male voice, which is not terrifying, but rather attractive. Most likely, it may belong to some imposing man of 40 years old, with a big tum, in a tuxedo and top hat, with an elegant cane. The genre is musical. It has a lot of bass tuba, and also about ten of instrument, mostly wind ones. There are some drum and violin too. Strong orchestral sound, which you cannot dislike. Reference: "Chairman Of The Board" on Spotify
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It's a golden opportunity that's knocking
And you know by now the answer's up to you
But you're ready, because you have an education
So, be confident, there's nothing you can't do
You can soar above the mediocre
Soar above the rest!
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Be proud of your ambitions
Being lazy is a curse
We want no empty pockets and we want no empty purse
Work for a living, love for your work
Don't think about vacations, you can overcome that quirk
Insist on being heard, a squeaky wheel can't be ignored
If you do what's right, if you prove you're bright
You'll be chairman of the board
Think about it, chair of the board
Oh, Ebenezer, if only I could be you!
When the world snaps to attention, you should be the first to SNAP!
And you'll wind up on a mountain top with a feather in your cap
Keep your mind a'working and your feet firm on the ground
Your dedication makes you king, today you're being crowned
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The Free Software Foundation Europe wants all 5G technology code to be posted under a Free and Open Source Software license.
The Free Software Foundation Europe has said the recent controversy surrounding Huawei shows governments and consumers don't trust tech giants. However, FSFE believes one potential fix would be for companies to publish code through the Free and Open Source Software license.
Huawei has been a long-time target of regulators around the world. The company is believed to be using its technology to backdoor spy for the Chinese government. There is an ongoing debate around Huawei's 5G networks and concerns over privacy.
Canada could block Huawei 5G and the Chinese government has responded. It seems China suspects Huawei will be blocked, and the country's ambassador said Ottawa will face repercussions if a bad is imposed.
Canadian authorities have dismissed all threats that have come from China since a high-level Huawei executive (Meng Wanzhou, daughter of Huawei's founder and current CFO) was arrested in Vancouver in December. The official was detained by Canadian police on an extradition warrant from the United States.
FSFE wants all 5G code to be published under a Free and Open Source Software license. The group says doing so will promote trust. Such a license gives anyone to use, share, improve, and monitor technology code.


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There is new forum out there for Kansan's interested in conceal carry, etc. ..... ksccw.NET.
It's a forum aimed towards conceal carry in Kansas.
One good thing, 'some' of the sub-forums, (chat, etc) that are viewable only by members, and not the general public.
Wow, what a coincidence. My son and his Army buddies called me last night to ask me if I knew the Kansas gun forum similar to OSA.
Thanks for posting, I just signed up. I live in MO, but teach at 2 ranges in KS.
this one is different from KSCCw.com?
did they get signed up ok ?
eagleks, I just went back to the forum and unable to sign in. I clicked on forgot password and when I submitted email address it said it could not be found. Should i re-register?
Try that, as there were some problems at one point that have all been fixed. If you still have problems ... email us at [email protected] and [email protected] .... and let us know, and it will be done manually to make sure it happens.
I just tried this forum. I was able to log onto it. When I tried to register, it said it was locked, would not let me register.


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BWW Blog: A Zoomtastical Production - Interviews with Team and Cast
I interviewed members of Point Park's It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.
by Student Blogger: Mary Felix
BroadwayWorld.com Dec. 3, 2020
As promised in the last blog in my "Zoomtastical Production" series, I interviewed members of Point Park's It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, gathering another perspective of our virtual production. Here are the interviews with team member Elleanna Stoner and cast member Alli Sutton!
~Interview with Elleanna Stoner (IG: @elleannastoner)~
Q: What was your team title for It's a Wonderful Life?
A: I was an Assistant Stage Manager.
Q: How was your job altered due to the pandemic and virtual, filmed style of the show?
A: Part of my job that changed was, to cut down on people in the space, we did not have a costuming crew on set, so I had to track costumes and help actors with wardrobe at filming. This even included last minute changes, additions, and alterations. I kept a sewing kit and many safety pins at my side at all times.
Q: What was the most challenging aspect of this show?
A: The most challenging aspect was having to film the show out of order. Since we filmed by location and character, it was sometimes hard to keep track of the story and know exactly what we were filming each night, but our team (ASMs, SM, and ADs) all created wonderful paperwork that helped.
Q: What has been the most rewarding aspect?
A: I think one of the most rewarding aspects is being able to have a very unique show on my resume. I think Point Park did a great job of helping us be successful during the pandemic and I have a very good experience to discuss in future job interviews, and even to my family and friends.
Q: If you had three words to describe the process of creating It's a Wonderful Life, what would they be?
A: Entertaining, unique, and collaborative.
~Interview with Alli Sutton (IG: alligatorrrrrrrrrr)~
Q: What roles did you play in It's a Wonderful Life?
A: I played a WBFR Radio Singer, Zuzu, Charlotte, Mrs. Hatch, and Ruth.
Q: What was the process like as an actress for this show?
A: Personally, I really enjoyed this process! We rehearsed as a full cast on Zoom and then would film one by one in the Pittsburgh Playhouse, both in front of a green screen and on our sound stage. It gave me a brief glimpse into the realm of film which got me excited for other outlets of my career. Working with our director Steven Breese both on Zoom and during the filming process was a pleasure and pushed me to find vastly different and creative characters for each scene I was a part of. As a radio singer, I learned roughly 16 different Christmas jingles for the show in harmony with three other individuals. For this process, we each sang one by one in a recording booth and then the audios were spliced together to create one consecutive track. This was a thrilling new way to collaborate!
Q: What was the most challenging aspect performing this virtual production?
A: I would say a challenge of this virtual show was being completely alone when filming a scene with other characters. This brought about a great need for imagination and listening, as we could only hear our partners voice through an ear piece. However, this sparked a sense of creativity that I hadn't experienced in a typical scene setting before. It allowed for a different sense of freedom to take up space and be strong in my own acting choices as there was no one else to play off of.
Q: What did you learn from this show?
A: I learned flexibility and versatility from being a part of It's A Wonderful Life. I learned how to dive into new projects and still feel a sense of togetherness in a world that is healing in isolation.
Q: If you had retitled this show based on your personal experiences being in the production, what would the new title be?
A: If I had to retitle this show based on my own experience I would name it, Only A Call Away.
I hope you enjoyed this interview with Elleanna and Alli, two amazing, talented women of the show! Prepare for the final blog of the "Zoomtastical Production" series, which will include a post production reflection after the play airs.
For information about Point Park's production of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, please click this link: https://www.broadwayondemand.com/not-live/Pb3T1d8cvuZb-its-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-show--the-pittsburgh-playhouse?channel=live-productions
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Q: Does OpenLayer provide SDK to do asset tracking in realtime I need to develop a web application to monitor cars in realtime.  The cars position must be refreshed every 2 or 3 seconds to know the position of each car in the city.
If not,  Is there another free alternative?  Google SDK is too much expensive.
Thanks.
Victor

A: It really depends on your detailed requirements. OpenLayers can definitely be used to visualise almost any geospatial data. There is no API for 'realtime data' because the realtime aspect is completely out of OpenLayers' control. It's up to you to manage realtime connection, and simply pass updated data into OL, which will work perfectly.
If you don't already have a database or tech stack, I'd consider Firebase to handle the realtime element.
Alternatives to OpenLayers are Mapbox, Leaflet

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So here it is. Our holy grail. Our complete itinerary from our UK & Europe adventure which lists our cities, time spent in each place, and most importantly (and let's be honest, what I think most people really want!) .. the links to all the accommodation for the whole trip. I'll also be listing all the websites that we used to get all the information we needed to help you in your own scheming and planning. Hooray!
Our trip included visiting 48 cities in 20 countries. Wowee I had never counted that before until just then...god I miss being in each and every one of those 20 countries.
An important disclosure before I share allll of our info however. I am, in no way shape or form sharing this for you to take the trip and do it exactly the same. There is no way you could ever replicate a trip from doing so. Our itinerary worked perfectly for us as it was exactly what we wanted but every single person is different and you really need to find your own travel groove. Take a little or take a lot but just use this as a good inspiration and guiding light to get started.
Airbnb - an ah-ma-zing website that we adored. This is how we stayed in luxurious apartments for so cheap.
Hostelbookers - you can't backpack through Europe without staying in hostels & this was the best website.
Hostelworld - also good for booking hostels but less variety than hostelbookers & a little more expensive.
Booking - great to find hotels & hostels when the other websites can't find you many options.
TripAdvisor - we didn't use this to book, but great to read honest reviews of hotels from previous guests.
Also, the only iPhone Apps that we couldn't live without over there was the following.
AroundMe - SO helpful in any and every city we went too when we needed to find an ATM, restaurant, toilet, the list goes on! It would pick up on where you were and then point you to the closest everything. It saved our butts many times.
TripAdvisor CityGuides - TridAdvisor is obviously every travelers best friend so this app shouldn't surprise you! Before reaching each new city we would download it to the app so once there could look up all the top attractions, tours, restaurants and activities. It would map you there from wherever your starting point was as well so if the mood called to use it we could just get the app up and map ourselves to the tourist thing we wanted to do at that moment. Fan-tastic!
So there you go. 4 & a half months of trip of a lifetime travel condensed here, for you, with love, in just 3 paragraphs. This is the thing though, I am trying to encourage as much as humanly possible for you to just book that trip. Just go. Stop telling yourself that you never have the right timing, or money or circumstance because let me assure you, if you keep telling yourself that, then you never will. I had told myself, that no matter what, when I finished uni, I'd go to Europe. I spoke it aloud, I wrote it down, I shared the dream, and last year I did just that. I would love to see 2013, or the years to come manifest in to the year you took a trip to the place you've always dreamed of but never deemed possible. I truly believe, with the right belief, planning, research, saving & tools you will be able to do it. And this is exactly what I hope my 2 Europe posts will do for you.
If you have any cities that aren't on there that you think people would love or should know about then I'd love to hear about them in the comments below. Also share any other websites or Apps that you have found amazing when traveling, let's help people grow their travel dreams together.
What an incredible opportunity! Great pictures! Thanks for sharing!!
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Akan goldweights like this woman who is stirring a pot were used as a measuring system by the Akan/Ashanti people of West-Africa. The gold weights were used to weigh gold dust which was used as currency before money and coins were invented. Each goldweight has a known measurement and weight, based on the Islamic ounce. Locally they are known as mrammou, and the weights are made of brass. Traditionally a small set of gold weights were given to a newly wedded man. The status and respect of a man will also increase if he would possess a complete set of gold weights.


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Bicycles have become part of hipster culture. Today there are bicycle-themed dining, drinking and shopping establishments. You can find them from Portland, Oregon, to Brooklyn, New York.
The rides themselves are often tricked out with colored tires, swanky seats and vintage baskets. But there are also those who see more to them. Designers and artists are creating furnishings and art. That gives bicycles a whole new way to roll down Cool Street.
Canadian cyclist and metal artisan Gilbert VandenHeuvel turns out all sorts of reworked bicycle art and accessories. He works at his studio in Goderich, Ontario.
The bike parts make for "endless design possibilities," he says. Bikes are "almost begging to be reborn, reshaped into something surprising and beautiful."
His online shop is www.therecycler.ca. It offers wall hooks crafted from gear sprockets and mirrors made from spoked wheels. Clocks are crafted from drive trains and chain rings. And sleek chrome "urban antlers are created with the bike seat as the "skull' and the handlebars as the antlers.
Solo Home Design in Chicago has an oversize cotton pillow trimmed in inner-tube fringe. Inner tubes form a great outdoor mat. They are also woven into coasters. Here too is a wooden cutting board. It is fashioned out of a slab of wood and a bike rim. Spokes are reworked into a neat trivet.
"With cycling being a major part of Chicagoans' lives, we feel it's our duty to help with some of the waste that comes from it," says Meg Leese. She is co-owner and designer at Solo (www.solohomedesign.com). "We've been collecting scrap from a local bike shop for a couple of years now.
You can design your room however you want with the wheels. It is a creative idea to design your room in your house with bike parts. But you have to have a creative mindset to do that. I think that because you can't be a boring person and be creative. Those two don't go together.
the three bike part are handlebar, wheels and frame plus more but making the object out bike or car parts that doesn't seem possible if you know how to build it.
Three parts that make it possible are wheels, bike rims, and spokes. these are three parts that make making stuff with bike pats possible.
Three materials that are used in making bikes are rubber tires, the tube inside the rubber tire, and the metal lines that connect to the tires. These materials can make it possible designing bike furniture.
the endless design possibilities are to be reborn, reshaped into something surprising and beautiful. The tools are gear sprockets and mirrors made from spokes wheels,and inner tubes.
Recycling bikes is now the hip thing. Designers are using bike parts to make furniture and decor. This is now becoming the theme of many shops and restaurants. I like how the article has a few different people to show what they do with bike parts.
This is "wheely" cool. Designers are recycling old bikes and making anything from furniture to rugs. Who knew old bikes could be put to so much use?! It also looks awesome! No wonder so many people buy these bike products! And clocks....who knew? This just goes to show that recycling is popular....when it's fun and you can make cool things out of it.
I think rides bikes are a great way to get exercise and have fun, but decorating your house with bike theme is a whole new bucket of chocolate imagine if I were rolling around in my bicycle themed chair and reading my book on my tablet with a bicycle themed case while eating bike wheel themed pizza.
Using bike parts for furniture is a great idea. It's a way of recycling bike parts and could give your home a better look. This would be like nobody elses home at first, but maybe if word got around bike furniture could be something modern and popular. Not only is this a good idea,but it also looks unique.


The mercury rose to 30.4°C in Mount Dillon, Roscommon yesterday, the highest temperature of the year so far.
The highest temperature ever recorded in Ireland was 33.3°C at Kilkenny Castle on 26th June 1887.
The heatwave was due to warm continental air coming from the Sahara desert with Met Éireann issuing a status yellow high temperature warning that ended last night at 8pm.
The rest of the week will be the usual mixture of cloud, sun and rain in places.


Cut smoked sausage into bite sized quarters.
Add sausage to a large skillet and cook until browned.
Add onions to skillet and cook until tender, stirring often.
Then add water, tomatoes, corn, okra and remaining seasoning. Simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Finally add your remaining ingredients, the crawfish tailmeat and half-and-half.
Serve with Steamed White Rice with Cornbread.


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Ascentric says platform problems fixed
By Rosie Quigley
The Royal London-owned Ascentric platform has confirmed its recent problems surrounding the migration of clients on its platform have been fixed.
Ascentric conceded it had taken weeks to fix the bugs which had seen some clients experience problems with receiving income payments after they were migrated to its new platform.
Royal London said "very few" clients had been caught up in the disruption, and it had ensured those that had were not left out of pocket. But the mutual would not comment on how many clients had been awarded compensation as a result of the issues.
Ascentric is moving clients to a revamped platform in what it said was a "phased approach" to replatforming in order to mitigate the challenges presented by the new technology underpinning its new platform.
So far, about 10 per cent of assets have been moved and Royal London expects a full migration to be completed by the end of this year.
Phil Loney, CEO of Royal London, said: "We fixed the issues with the platform within weeks, rather than months.
"The amount of clients who experienced problems was in the tens as opposed to thousands. Any of our clients that experienced problems would have been compensated but the issues on the platform did not cause advisers any detriment."
Assets on the platform grew 5 per cent in the first half of this year, from £14.4bn last December to £15.1bn, and 26 per cent since January 2017, when they stood at £12bn.
Problems with asset migration had first emerged in July, in the wake of Aviva and Aegon's fateful replatforming exercises.
Aviva had been hit by a string of problems affecting payments for people in drawdown, adviser payment and asset allocation since replatforming in January. Aegon was hit with similar issues later in the year.
Aegon reported this morning (16 August) that it had spent £3bn in June this year to compensate advisers who experienced issues.
The Financial Ombudsman Service (Fos) estimated in June it received about 20 complaints in relation to Aviva's re-platforming, although Aviva disputes those numbers.
Aviva's latest results, out on 2 August, showed the platform had seen positive net fund flows of £2.2bn and increased funds under management in the first half of the year, despite the disruption.
But inflows were down by £800m compared with the previous period as platform assets reached £22.7bn.
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M&G boss: We want to be a top five player in the wealth market
Bravura shares dip 50% amid 'precarious' balance sheet
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M&G launches sustainable PruFund range on platform
M&G signs fintech deal to boost distribution
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Once upon a time, a little girl went rock climbing. She was all of maybe ten years old and the climbing wall at the museum didn't look so threatening in the face of the dirt cliff she scaled on a regular basis. In fact, the climbing wasn't hard in the least, and when she reached the top she could have stayed there looking down at the crowd of people forever… because the only way down was to jump.
I remember that moment clearly—wondering why I couldn't simply climb back down the wall, retracing my steps and placing my weight where I could trust it, rather than dangling at the end of a rope high above the museum floor. Because I could have done that. I gladly would have done that. But no, they wanted me to step out over that ledge and simply hope for the best, and I'm sure you understand why I wasn't really comfortable with that.
I shook my head and backed away from the ledge. From the fear. From the unknown.
Sometimes I doubt my Father. And I'm not talking about the one who sat at the end of my rope that day (though I surely doubted him in that moment). I'm talking about the One who has been holding my rope since the day He first designed to set me on this planet.
You know, I don't really remember what took place that day at the museum. I'm not sure if I finally took that step on my own or if my dad gave a gentle tug on the rope, sweeping my feet out from under me and leaving me with no other choice (he at least threatened to do just that, because that image stands out in my mind like an actual memory would). I do remember not falling to my death. And I even remember thinking that (dare I confess this?) the ride down was actually kind of fun.
I also know that I'm standing here today, faced with the same choice. And, you know, I'm thinking it might be best to simply close my eyes, take a deep breath, and step out into the expanse before me.
One of my favorite lessons I learned about the Lord while rock climbing on a youth outing several years ago. Our pastor was certified to belay so he tied in my harness and I made the smart alec comment, "If I fall, it's your fault." I meant, if I came crashing to the ground and broke a leg, it was his fault. He wasted no time in saying, "If you fall, it's not my fault but I'll catch you." As my belayer, he couldn't keep my feet from slipping off the rocks but he could keep me from crashing to the ground. I think this is a powerful lesson because just as I slipped on those artificial rocks, I slip in every day life. Yet just as my pastor caught me, so does Christ. If (or maybe "when") we fall, it's not His fault, but He catches us.
Awesome, awesome, awesome visual. And so true. We fall all the time, but God holds us steady and gives us that much needed chance to get back on the wall. Thanks for sharing.


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Painful and painless channelopathies
Bennett DLH., Woods CG.
The discovery of genetic variants that substantially alter an individual's perception of pain has led to a step-change in our understanding of molecular events underlying the detection and transmission of noxious stimuli by the peripheral nervous system. For example, the voltage-gated sodium ion channel Nav1.7 is expressed selectively in sensory and autonomic neurons; inactivating mutations in SCN9A, which encodes Nav1.7, result in congenital insensitivity to pain, whereas gain-of-function mutations in this gene produce distinct pain syndromes such as inherited erythromelalgia, paroxysmal extreme pain disorder, and small-fibre neuropathy. Heterozygous mutations in TRPA1, which encodes the transient receptor potential cation channel, can cause familial episodic pain syndromes, and variants of genes coding for the voltage-gated sodium channels Nav1.8 (SCN10A) and Nav1.9 (SCN11A) lead to small-fibre neuropathy and congenital insensitivity to pain, respectively. Furthermore, other genetic polymorphisms have been identified that contribute to risk or severity of more complex pain phenotypes. Novel models of sensory disorders are in development-eg, using human sensory neurons differentiated from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Understanding rare heritable pain disorders not only improves diagnosis and treatment of patients but may also reveal new targets for analgesic drug development. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
The Lancet Neurology


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Q: Design: Would it not make more sense to construct a Thread with something that can throw an InterruptedException? I'm wondering what might have been the reason Java Thread's doesn't accept a Runnable that allows throwing of InterruptedException. If instead an InterruptableRunnable was accepted, it would simplify a lot of code that will simply want to stop the thread when interrupted.
interface InterruptableRunnable {
    void run() throws InterruptedException;
}

Before:
new Thread(() -> {
    try {
        Thread.sleep(1000);
    }
    catch (InterruptedException e) {
        // Some confusion ensues here as to what to do;
        // - Should we restore the interrupt? For who? Guess not.
        // - Should we rethrow it? That would terminate thread exceptionally...
        // - Just return then? Sounds good...

        return;
    }
}).start();

Now, if instead you could use an InterruptableRunnable the code would be far simpler, and I think just as correct:
new Thread(() -> {
    Thread.sleep(1000);
}).start();

On an interrupt, the thread gets terminated exactly as you'd expect -- and the system could be smart enough not to consider an InterruptedException as an exceptional termination condition. If that's not what you want, you always have the option of catching the exception.
For similar reasons, what could have been the reasoning Thread#run() is not declared to throw InterruptedException...

A: Exceptions don't propagate across threads, for instance you need an UncaughtExceptionHandler to retrieve the exception thrown by another thread, see How to catch an Exception from a thread.
So putting InterruptedException in the throws clause creates a false expectation, the exception still can't be thrown in one thread and caught in another. That's the only reason I can think of for not doing this, they are trying to communicate to the developer that the toplevel run method for a thread needs to handle everything. Putting InterruptedException in the throws clause dilutes this message, as the developer isn't forced to deal with it.
But yes, they could have added InterruptedException to the throws clause of Runnable, that would make this case much simpler. But there are design goals in conflict. The designars want developers to be very aware of the exception behavior, including making  InterruptedException checked, but it's not having it in the throws clause that forces people to deal with it. The goal of letting simple things be easy and having a thread call sleep without a catch is at odds with that so it wasn't implemented.


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