Here's an adventure that will truly leave you feeling on top of the world! It's a North Pole expedition unlike any other, built for those short on time but huge on authentic adventures.
Barneo Ice Camp is a private, seasonal arctic basecamp established and built from scratch every year on an ice floe near the North Pole. Guests use the base as a starting point from which they can actually reach the Pole by way of a helicopter ride and a short walk.
Jake Morrison is Quark's Operations Manager. He's been to Barneo and tells us the camp location each year is determined by scouting trips in advance. Jake sits down with us to tell us everything you need to know about Barneo Ice Camp.
"The Barneo crew conducts reconnaissance to find where they can build a runway where the ice can withstand any pressure cracks in the middle," Jake says. "The Making Of Barneo video is quite remarkable. You can see how a huge plane flies in and drops materials and supplies with parachutes, including a couple of old bulldozers to plow a runway to get the jet in later.
The camp is established by the Russian Geographical Society and is shared by the global scientific community. It is built as reasonably close to the North Pole as possible – usually around 89 degrees North. It only exists for a few weeks each year, and adventurers share the space with scientists from around the world.
Camping on an ice floe is a special adventure, to say the least. Flying in and out is also not a routine activity, with pilots needing to rely on radio and GPS more than usual.
There are many questions travelers might have for someone like Jake in relation to Barneo. He talks about some of the questions he hears most often.
How and where will we sleep at the camp? Won't it be cold?
What's the weather like so far north? How should I dress for the arctic?
What will we see at the camp?
"You can go for a walk to see what the scientists are up to. When I was there, they had a huge probe they had drilled really deep into the ice, and were taking different samples from it. That was quite cool, being able to see first-hand some of what they're doing there.
Will we see wildlife, like polar bears?
Can we mingle and talk with the scientists?
What's the food like at Barneo?
How do we get from Barneo to the North Pole?
The Barneo basecamp has been rebuilt every year since it was first established in 2002. It can be visited each April, but the dates vary depending on conditions.
Guests fly to the camp from Longyearbyen, on the island of Spitsbergen in Norway's Svalbard archipelago. It's a three-day, two-night stay at the camp, with one of the highlights, the trip to the North Pole, happening on any of the three days, depending on conditions.
When you make it to the top of the planet, you can celebrate your achievement with a champagne celebration, a walk around the pole, taking pictures and video – and even making a satellite phone call to anywhere in the world!
It won't come as a surprise to our guests that this is the farthest thing from a typical vacation – even as far as polar expeditions go.


A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Peck House for University of Southern Mississippi Professor Kenneth Vance Watson. The Peck House, which is part of the Southern Miss campus, is located at 3601 Pearl St.
Dr. Watson died of heart failure at the age of 60 on Jan 18. He was an associate professor in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Letters and an expert on 19th century British literature, especially Romanticism. He also taught courses on the history of literary criticism, critical theory, and twentieth-century literature.
Born Oct. 4, 1952 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, Watson attended the prestigious Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Massachusetts, and upon graduation, received his undergraduate degree from Kenyon College. He earned his master's degree from the University of Vermont, and completed his doctoral degree in English at Duke University.
Watson came to Hattiesburg in 1986 when he joined the English Department at Southern Miss. For a number of years, he served as the Associate Editor of the Southern Quarterly and recently assisted Dr. Douglas B. Chambers with editing, The Past Is Not Dead: Essays from the Southern Quarterly (University Press of Mississippi, 2012). He also served as a translator for Jean Carlos Galeano's Folktales of the Amazon (Libraries Unlimited, 2009) and published essays on the Romantic poets.
Watson enjoyed reciting from memory the poetry of Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Keats, Eliot, and Pound. He also enjoyed the life of the mind and relished the opportunity to engage students, friends, and colleagues in discussing his love of literature.
Over the course of his teaching career, Watson mentored and fostered a number of scholars. Students and faculty recall a dedicated teacher and advisor, and all agree that the English Department has suffered a tragic loss. An inspiration to many, Watson leaves behind a legacy of students who have gone on to successful careers in law, academia, and the arts. Many of these student-teacher relationships have evolved into friendships that have spanned decades.
Preceded in death by his father, John Watson, Watson is survived by his son, Caleb Watson, and his mother, Priscilla Watson, as well as his sister, Virginia Watson, and her two daughters, Abby and Suzanne.
In lieu of flowers, family and friends may donate to a memorial scholarship by contacting the English Department, 601.266.4320.


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Perl está disponible para múltimples plataformas, pueden descargarlo desde [acá](http://www.perl.org/get.html) o desde el sistema de paquetes que utilicen. Para verificar si tienen instalado perl, en la terminal escriban _perl -v_, si hay salida ya lo tienen instalado.

Para la instalación de librerías se utiliza [**CPAN**](http://www.cpan.org/), que es una colección de módulos libres para Perl. Pueden descargar este script o sino instalarlo desde los repositorios, por ejemplo, en un Linux basado en Debian basta correr:

```bash
    aptitude install cpanminus
```

Una vez instalado, para instalar módulos deben correr desde la consola el siguiente comando (teniendo en cuenta que el nombre del módulo es case-sensitive):

```
    cpan install Modulo
```

![](http://www.tiraecol.net/modules/comic/cache/images/tiraecol-15.png)

**Variables**

Perl maneja tres tipos de variables:

- Scalar
- Array
- Hash

**Scalar**

Las variables escalares representan un valor simple. Los valores escalares pueden ser cadenas, enteros o números de coma flotante y se definen anteponiendo el signo **$** al nombre de la variable.
No hay necesidad de pre-declarar sus tipos de variables, Perl los convertirá automáticamente entre ellos según sea necesario.

```perl
    my $animal = "turtle";
    my $answer = 42;
```

**Array**

Las variables de tipo Array representan una lista de valores. Se declaran anteponiendo el signo **@** al nombre de la variable

```perl
    my @animals = ("turtle", "llama", "cat");
    my @numbers = (23, 42, 69);
    my @mixed   = ("whale", 666, 1.23);
```

Los Arrays son indexados a cero. Se puede acceder a los valores de la siguiente manera:

```perl
    print $animals[0];    # imprime "turtle". Se utiliza $ porque es un valor scalar
    print $animals[1];    # imprime "llama"
```

La variable especial $#nombrearray nos indica el índice del último elemento.

```perl
    print $#mixed;            # imprime 2
    print $mixed[$#mixed];    # último elemento, imprime 1.23
```

Si utilizamos @mixed en contexto escalar, obtendremos el tamaño de nuestro Array:

```perl
    $arrayLength = @mixed;
    print $arraylength;     #imprime 3
```

Para obtener múltiples valores de nuestro Array:

```perl
    @animals[0,1];          # Devuelve ("turtle", "llama"), @ porque devuelve un array;
    @animals[0..2];         # Devuelve ("turtle", "llama", "cat");
    @animals[1..$#animals]; # Devuelve todo excepto el primer elemento
```

**Hash**

Un hash representa un conjunto de pares clave / valor. En realidad hash son tipo de Arrays, con la excepción de que el índice puede ser un número o una cadena. Están precedidos por el signo **%** de la siguiente manera:

```perl
    my %fruit_color = ("apple", "red", "banana", "yellow");
```

Se pueden utilizar los espacios en blanco y el operador => para dejarlo mas claro:

```perl
    my %fruit_color = (
        apple => "red",
        banana => "yellow",
    );
```

Para obtener un elemento del hash:

```perl
    $fruit_color{"apple"}      # Devuelve "red"
```

Podemos obtener una lista con las claves o valores con las funciones predefinidas keys() y values():

```perl
    my @frutas = keys(%fruit_color);
    my colores = values(%fruit_color);
```

**Alcance de las variables**

En la sección anterior declaramos:

```perl
    my $animal = "turtle";
```

El modificador my no es necesario, también se puede usar:

```perl
    $animal = "turtle";
```

Sin embargo, el uso anterior creará variables globales a través de su programa, que es mala práctica de programación. my crea variables con ámbito local. Las variables locales están disponibles en el ámbito del bloque (es decir, un grupo de estados rodeadas de llaves) en el que están definidos.

```perl
    my $x = "foo";
    my $condicion = 1;
    if ($condicion) {
        my $y = "bar";
        print $x;           # imprime "foo"
        print $y;           # imprime "bar"
    }
    print $x;               # imprime "foo"
    print $y;               # no imprime nada ; $y no está en ese scope
```

**Tabla de conversiones de tipos**

|            | (1,2,3) | [1,2,3] | {a=>x}    | (a=>1) | "pepe"   |
|------------|---------|---------|-----------|--------|----------|
| Arity      | Lista   | Scalar  | Hash Ref. | Hash   | Scalar   |
| Elemento   | $x[0]   | $x->[1] | $x->{a}   | $x{a}  | $x       |
| Lista      | @x      | @{$x}   | %{$x}     | %x     | ($x)     |
| Hash       |         |         | %{$x}     | %x     | {e=> $x} |
| Ref.       | \@x     | $x      | $x        | \%x    | \$x      |
| Ref. Copia | [@x]    | [@{$x}] | {%{$x}}   | {%x}   | [$x]     |

**Sintaxis básica**
**if, elsif, else, unless**

```perl
    # La sintaxis es muy similar a otros lenguajes
    if ($var == 3) {
      do_magic();
    }

    # unless se usa para un if negativo
    if (!$var) {
      do_magic();
    }
    unless ($var) {
      do_magic();
    }

    # Por supuesto también existe else
    if ($var) {
        do_magic();
    } else {
       do_another_magic();
    }
    # y se pueden anidar
    if ($var) {
       do_magic();
    } elsif ($another_var) {
       do_another_magic();
    } else {
       do_something_else();
    }
```

**while, do while, until**

```perl
    my $counter = 10;

    while ($counter > 0) {
       say $counter;
       $counter -= 1;
    }

    do {
      say $counter;
      $counter += 1;
    } while ($counter < 10);

    until( $counter > 20 ){
       say "$counter";
       $counter += 1;
    }

    say 'tadaaa';
```

**for, for each**

```perl
    # for ( init; condition; increment )
    for( $i = 1; $i < 20; $i = $i + 1 ){
        print "value: $i\n";
    }

    my @list = (1, 20, 33, 45, 59);
    foreach $i (@list){
        say '$i';
    }
```

**Funciones**
En realidad las funciones son subrutinas, quizás sea porque el lenguaje es viejo :P ... la sintáxis es también bastante común.

```perl
    sub name{
       # blablabla
       return $x;
    }
```

Para pasar parámetros se hace de esta forma

```perl
    sub TestScalar{
       my $x = @_;      #parámetro scalar
       # blabla
    }
    sub TestArray{
       my @list = @_;   #parámetro array
       # blabla
    }
    sub TestHash {
       my (%hash) = @_; #parámetro hash
       # blabla
    }

    # Si esperamos varios parámetros, se pueden acceder
    # desde la variable @_ como un array
    sub TestScalar{
       my $x = @_[0];
       my $y = @_[1];
       # blabla
    }
```

**Variables privadas **

```perl
    sub TestPrivateVars{
       my $var; # inaccesible fuera de TestPrivateVars()
       $varx;   # accesible fuera de TestPrivateVars(), no hacerlo

       my ($another, @my_array, %my_hash); # declaración múltiple privada
    }
```

**TDD con Perl**
![TDD](http://www.aaroncohen.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2011-04-28.tdd_-700x299.png)
Para hacer TDD en necesario bajar un paquete de CPAN, Test::More.
Acá un ejemplo de como correr un test, sobre una función específica.

```perl
    # En esta línea declaramos el uso de Test::More
    # y le decimos que solo se corre una vez
    use Test::More test => 1;

    # is() es la función que ejecuta el test, consta de 3 parámetros
    # 1ro función a ejecutar con sus respectivos parámetros
    # 2do resultado esperado
    # 3ro nombre descriptivo
    is(replace("hola"), "chau", "Reemplazo de nombres");
    is(replace("chay"), "chau", "Reemplazo de nombres");

    # Esta es la función que se ejecuta
    sub replace( my ($text) = @_;
        $text =~ s/\bhola\b/chau/gi;
        return $text;
    }

    #Con esta función declaramos el fin del testing
    done_testing()
```

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99-year-old woman makes 30 teddy bears a month for kids in need
by StuffedParty | posted in: Blog, Featured, News, Plush toys, Stuffed animals, Stuffed toys | 0
Image credit: Flickr (CC) / Christiaan Triebert
We all know how something as simple as a stuffed animal can bring you a smile in tough moments. A teddy bear also bring happiness to the giver of the toy.
It's a special feeling when you see the effect of such a seemingly small gesture. But for the person receiving the toy, often is much more than a small gesture.
99-year-old Edith Kroencke from the Curtis Creek Senior Living residence does just that. For the past 12 years she has been spending her free time to make teddy bears, the Herald-Whig reports.
Edith makes around 30 teddy bears a month. She even has a system and helpers to make the whole process efficient.
For example, usually one day is reserved for preparing the donated fabric and cut it into bear shapes and pieces. The next day she spends sewing the bears together. A few other people then help her out by stuffing the bears. Then Edith gets them back on the sewing machine to close them up.
Edith has been doing this from 2005 when she moved into Curtis Creek. "I'd say 90 percent of the bears are made by Edith. Sometimes other ladies pitch in. She's very dedicated and keeps up the project," Curtis Creek enrichment coordinator Missy Runser said. "She irons out the fabric so there are no wrinkles, and you can catch her always working on them. It's her baby."
Edith will turn 100 years old this October. She says she doesn't plan on stopping making bears. "I love it. If it weren't for the bears, then I wouldn't have anything to do," Kroencke said. "I'm very proud of them, and it gives me a sense of accomplishment. It keeps my fingers busy."
Pretty much all of her teddy bears go to the Blessing Hospital. It has been giving out teddy bears to kids who are patients in the hospital for 25 years now. "Since 2007, the Curtis Creek group has donated more than 7,000 hours, which equates to more than 1,800 teddy bears made," volunteer coordinator for the hospital Christy Woodward says.
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The third song of Yash Raj Films' Thugs of Hindostan is out, ahead of its release this Diwali. As opposed to the release of their first song 'Vashamalle', the second song 'Suraiyya' and now, the third 'Manzoor-E-Khuda' only has song teasers released with only the full audio available for streaming.
Given that the film releases on November 8, it's perfect marketing strategy to tease the audiences enough to go to theatres to enjoy the videos of the full songs featuring Katrina Kaif, a verified crowd-puller.
'Manzoor-E-Khuda' literally means 'By the will of God'. This track talks about grit and determination of the Thugs. Standing up for freedom, of living as per one's free will, is the message that's embedded at the heart of this inspiring song.
Chinni and Rekha Prakash choreograph the track composed by Ajay-Atul, penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya and sung by Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal.
Thugs of Hindostan is set to release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.


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The Planet Savers
"One body, two minds--and a world in the balance!"Marion Zimmer Bradley has written some of the finest science fiction in print. She has been away from our pages too long. So this story is in the nature of a triumphant return. It could well be her best to date.
m to try and take a light plane over those crosswinds. I survived the crash by the merest chance, and lived with the trailmen--so I'm told--until I was thirteen or fourteen. I don't remember much about it. Children aren't particularly observant."
Forth leaned over the desk, staring. "You speak their language, don't you?"
"I used to. I might remember it under hypnosis, I suppose. Why? Do you want me to translate something?"
"Not exactly. We were thinking of sending you on an expedition to the trailmen themselves."
(In the darkened office, watching Jay's startled face, I thought; God, what an adventure! I wonder--I wonder if they want me to go with him?)
Forth was explaining: "It would be a difficult trek. You know what the Hellers are like. Still, you used to climb mountains, as a hobby, before you went into Medical--"
"I outgrew the childishness of hobbies many years ago, sir," Jay said stiffly.
"We'd get you the best guides we could, Terran and Darkovan. But t
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Boring. Extremely boring. I can't describe how boring.
This is not even a sci-fi story - the author just chose to make the setting a different planet. The tale could have taken place anywhere and at any time.
The only thing that happens in this story is that a guy leads a team up a mountain to make a deal with a certain tribe to help them solve a medical problem. That's it! Nothing else happens. I can't believe it's even possible to waste so much writing space on such a non event.
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Every 48 years a plague affects this planet.
What is a plague to one tribe of inhabitants is only a mild childhood disease to another.
The two tribes have only a shaky truce between them.
The disease cycle, must be cut.
A man has lived in both tribes and sets out with others to solve the problem.
Great plot, characters, and tension. Good, good, science fiction writing.
Sophisticated, excellent novella-length story set on Darkover. A good example of the best kind of SF writing, where the story is about the characters and the setting is seamlessly integrated into it. Manages to pack in challenges that are psychological, physical and scientific. Does not feel dated at all.
Margaret Cruddas
Great to find one of Marion Zimmer Bradley's books that I hadn't read. Love her books, thoroughly enjoyed this one.
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The Local Preachers' Magazine and Christian Family Record: For the ..., Том 31
NEW HONORARY MEMBERS. Mr. W. Chenhalls, St. Just. Mr. N. T, Tremewan, St. Levan,
near Penzance. Dr. Lacey, Plumstead. Mrs. Creed, Brinton, Somerset.
can now
me a few stamps to cover postage ; all of which I have put into the President's box, which has made it look very nice. This third quarter a great many have promised to send me subscriptions or donations shortly. I hope the memory of these good folks will be better than Pharoah's butler. Some prefer doing all they
The Lord bless them. I love the dear old men, and so do you ; and I know that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. They are as follows:
£ s. d. Thomas Allen, Boston 0 5 0 W. Catherson, Esq., Beverley, Hull
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zealous brother could do. And it is a wellknown fact that whenever a fresh subscriber is obtained for the Maga-zine, we gain an additional friend to the Association.
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Is 83 years of age, and blesses the
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never shall; he can trust the good writes : "That he was so pleased with Lord for this world and for the next. his Christmas gift that he did not Glory be to His name. Send me the know how to express his gratitude. MAGAZINE as before. That, although he is almost childish as it regards present things, yet, No. 68 when I visited him, he was reading some of the hymns he used to give
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the 10s., and for the assistance of and his memory seemed as fresh as
those who are helping their poor old ever when looking back on old times
brethren down the hill of life. He and precious seasons in those days
takes a few appointments still, and gone by."
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when not on the list, begin to seek before the quarterly meeting, and it for hon. members. This brother has was agreed to have collections in all
done that, and all the hon. members our places of worship next April. in his city (and there are several) I am yours truly in Christ, T.B.
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lively interest in the MAGAZINE. He
is looking forward to the rest premercy have followed me all the days
J. L. of my life.
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my warmest thanks for the gift of
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poor old men, who are nearly worn Is 78 years old. The 10s. came as out in the Master's cause.
feel I a timely blessing, just when it was get more feeble every year, and can. needed. It came as a surprise, for not do much now in the work of the he had not received this gift before. vineyard. I often think of the
DEAR SIR, I called on B. the other day, and he was regretting, through blindness, he could not aoknowledge the receipt of the late J. Wild's Christmas gift to his aged brethren. He requested me to do it for him. Our brother is now over 80 years of age, and has been a local preacher near 60 years. The gift is very seasonable, for he has
sister now blind living with him who is partly dependent upen him for her support, she having only a blind pension of $10 per annum; and they require some one to attend to them. He is very grateful for the gift, and also to the Mutual-Aid Association for the help afforded him.
Is 78 years old, and he feels the infirmities of advanced age are growing upon him, also feels that Christ is all in all to him.
showing since the audit in May receipts from branches, £2,439 158.; payments to branches, £2,072 4s. 6d.; receipts for the month, £506 15s. 8d.; payments, (including bills, £12 1s. 6d.) £442 28. 5d. New members added during the month, 18; deaths, 5 members and 3 wives; sick, 130; annuitants, 160; total on the funds, 290.
Bills amounting to £42 Os, 6d., were ordered to be paid.
CASES FROM BRANCHES. Brother W. M., of B., aged 74, local preacher forty years, applied for superannuation.
His wife is dead, has five children, with one of whom he lives, but none can help him. He was a small farmer, but owing to bad seasons has been quite ruined. He is earning nothing, and has no source of income.
Resolved—that he have 58. a week.
Brother W. H., of Y., aged 81, a local preacher fifty-two years. Wife dead, has one son. Originally a tailor, but latterly cultivated about thirty acres of land. Owing to bad seasons, has lost all his savings which amounted to about £200. Is now quite destitute,
Resolved–That he have 6s. a week.
Brother J. N., of D., aged 64, a local preacher seventeen years, wife aged 66, Has received from our funds since January 1880, 4s. a week. Now asks for more. Was a twist hand or bobbin worker. Is suffering from asthma. He has seven children, but none can help him.
Resolved-That he have in future 58. a week.
Brother R. H., of S., aged 75, & local preacher forty-seven years. His wife aged 78, is quite helpless. Has three children, but they can render no assistance. Works a little on the road when able. Since July, 1878, has received from us, 38. a week, now asks for more.
Resolved–That he have 5s. week in future.
A letter was read respecting a brother, who in October last was ill, and was then voted 58. per week annuity, but was now earning 16s.
Is 76 years old, and, although wearisome nights are appointed to him, he will not complain, for he is looking forward to home and the rest prepared for God's children.
GENERAL COMMITTEE.
MINUTES of Committee Meeting, held at Bro. Wright's, Frimley Villa, Plumstead, on Wednesday evening, February 9th, 1881.
Present: the President in the chair. Bros. Aldom, Amphlett, Clapham, J. Carter, Wright, Rose, Harding, Johnson, and Sims. Also Rev. J. D. Tetley, Bros. Coldwell and Runnecus.
The meeting was opened by singing hymn 327, and after reading 1 John first chapter, by the President, Rev. J. D. Tetley engaged in prayer,
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed.
The monthly abstract was read,
per week.
Resolved the annuity forthwith
cease.
A letter was read suggesting an alteration of procedure at the annual meeting, but the committee did not consider it advisable.
In consequence of the absence of the editors, the minute respecting the contents of magazine, was carried forward to the next meeting.
It was reported by the president and secretary, that arrangements were in progress for meetings at Rochester, Leicester, Louth, Oxford, Huntingdon, &c.
The Treasurer kindly offered £100 on conditions that a further sum of £1000 be raised in augmentation of the fund created by the late Mr. Wild, so that all the annuitants might receive 10s. at Christmas.
The next meeting to be held at Bro. Candler's, 1, Chatham Houses, Brixton Hill, on Monday, March 14.
The meeting closed with prayer by Dr. Aldom.
Jan. 13, 1881. William Cole, Rochester Branch, aged 71 years. He had been a member from 1850, and was for many years secretary of the branch. The last fifteen months were months of suffering, borne with pa tience. Now he is at rest. No claim.
Jan. 18, 1881. William Woodhead, Driffield Branch, aged 91 years. His end was peace. He had been an annuitant 704 weeks, and received £151 ls. Claim £2.
Jan. 22, 1881. John Handby, Settle Branch, aged 79 years. His end was peace. He had been an annuitant 37 weeks, and received £9 5s. Claim £4.
Jan, 24, 1881. James Green, Kineton Branch, aged 59 years.
His long affliction was borne with Christian fortitude and resignation, and he died happy in the Lord. Claim £6.
Feb. 2, 1881. Mary Ann Edmonds, Rochester Branch, aged 37 years. Having lost her reason, she was unconscious at the time of her death. Claim £4.
Feb. 2, 1881, Samuel Hallam, Lincoln Branch, aged 44 years. As he lived, so he died, calmly trusting in Jesus. Claim £8.
Feb. 11, 1881. Philip Holbrook, Midsomer Norton Branch, aged 80 years. For several days his sufferings were great. Now he is freed from them all. Claim £8.
DEATHS.
Jan. 12, 1881. Susanna Mawer, Louth Branch, aged 62 years. After a few days illness she fell asleep. No claim.
CASH RECEIVED BY THE GENERAL TREASURER TO FEB. 16TH, 1881
Free Sub- Benefit scriptions. Members.
£ 8. d. £ 8. d. Congleton-Mr. J. Steele, don. £5
5 0 0 Liskeard 1st
1 1 0 Barnsley
4 4 0 Reading-Mr. J. J. Beecroft, hm. £1 1s; Mr. J. D. Brown,
hm. £1.18; Mr. J. Davies, 128; Mr. J. P. Jones, hm. £1 18 ; Mr. J. Milsom, hm. £1 ls; Mrs. Milsom, hm. £1 1s; Mr. T. Reed, bm, £1 ls; Mr. J. Staples, hm. £1 18; Mr. S. H. Whiting, hm. £1 ls
9 0 0 2 5 0 Bromsgrove-Collected by Bro. Banner, 78; Ditto by Bro. Davis, 14s
1 1 0 1 4 0 Wisbech-Mr. J. Crabtree, hm. £1 ls; Mr. J. Pollard, hc. qly. 5s 3d; Mr. J. Scott, hm. £1
2 6 3 Newcastle-under-Lyne- Mr. W. S. Allen, bm. M.P., £1 1s;
Mr. H. Farr, hm. £1 ls; Mr. C. D. Hudson, hm, M.P., £2 28; Mr. J. McKee, hm. £1 18
5 5 0 3 0 0 Middleham...
1 10 0 Hull
10 15 0 Derby—Rev. W. Griffith, 58 ; Mr. Hoult, hm. £1 ls ; Mrs. Hoult, hm, £1 ls ...
2 7 0 6 0 0 Leek-Mr. H. Dish ley, 128
0 12 0 2 16 6
Freo Sub- Benefit scriptions. Members, £ S. d. £ 8. d. 1 0 0 1 1 0
1 16 0 0 12 0 1 15 0 1 12 6
Lancaster-Mr. J. C. Moon, hc. £1
Oxford—Mr. G. G. Banbury, hm. £1 ls ; Mrs. Cox, hm.
41 ls; Mr. F. Dew, hm. £1 18; Mr. T. Howard, hm.
£1 ls; Mr. J. Nix, hm. £1 ls
Shotley Bridge
North Shields-Mr. J. Green, hm. £1
Shrewsbury—Mr. J. Metcalf, hc. 10s; Mr. Withers, 4s
Thame—Mr. B. Burton, hm. £i ls; Mr. G. Roadright, hc.
108 6d ; Mr. J. Ward, hm. £1 ls; A Friend 10s; Mr. R.
Munday, Penny Preaching, 13s 6d
Keighley-Bro. J. Dinsdale, hm. £1 18; Mr. J. Hartley,
hm. £1 18 ; Mr. J. W. Hartley, hc. 10s 60 ; Mrs. J. W.
Hartley, hc. 10s 60 ; Bro. J. W. Laycock, hm. £5 ; Bro.
S. Smith, 128; Mr. W. E. Walbank, hm. £1 Is
Canston
St. Just - Mr. W. Chenhalls, hm. £1 ls; Mr. N. T. Treme-
wan, hm. £1 ls
Huntingdon...
Workington ...
Peterborough 1st
Denby Dale...
Blackburn-Collection at Wesley Chapel, £3 10s ; Ditto
at New Road, 11s 3d
Matlock-Mr. J. Hodgkinson, hc, 10s ; Mr. H. Marsden,
hm. £1
Halifax-Anon, 10s 6d; Mr. G. B. Brown, hc. J.Os 60; Mr.
J: Dodgson, hm. £1 18; Mr. W. Garrett, hm. £1 ls ;
Ditto, Penny Preaching at Boothtown, 178 ; Mrs. J.
Horsfall, hc. 10s; Mrs. D. Shaw, hc. 10s; Mr. W. Smith,
hm. £1 18 ; Mrs. J. Thorpe, hc. 108 ; Mr. E. M. Wavell,
hm. £1 18
Louth-Mrs. Coates, 2s 6d; Mrs. Oldham, qly. 38; Mr. S.
F. Salmon, hm. £l 1s; Mr. A. Sharpley, 2s 6d ; Mrs.
Croft Sharpley, hc. 10s; Mr. Cyrus Sharpley, hc. 10s ;
Mr. F. Sharpley, hm. £1; Mr. H. D. Simpson, qly. 38;
Mrs. Topham, hc. 10s
Southport ...
Glossop~Mr. J. Clayton, qly. 38
Alton (Hants)
Bath-Mr. J. Bladwell, hm. £1 1s; Rev. J. Chees wright,
hc. 108; Mr. Cobb, 5s; Mr. Cooke, 2s 6d; Mr. Cox, hc.
10s; Mr. S. Evans, hm. £l 1s; Mr. T. Gandy, hm. £l 18;
A Friend, per Ditto, £1 18; Mr. Gould, 5s; Mr. G. Green,
hm. £1; Mr. T. Owen, hm, £1 18


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Verizon Australia sees 2019 revenue up while profit slides
Higher expenses and no foreign exchange windfall undo revenue gains in 2019.
By Chris Duckett | May 15, 2020 -- 05:08 GMT (22:08 PDT) | Topic: Networking
Verizon Australia has reported its 2019 full year to December 31, with revenue up, but higher expenses and not winning the foreign exchange lottery, resulting in the company posting a lower profit for the year.
The company said over 2019 it received AU$167 million in revenue, made up of AU$107 million from services, AU$3 million from the sale of goods, and AU$56.7 million in global network support. For the year prior, the company reported AU$154 million in revenue, and AU$104 million, AU$2.3 million, and AU$48 million across the same three categories, respectively.
In 2019, monthly recurring revenue totalled just shy of AU$100 million.
Once expenses were taken out -- of which employees received an extra AU$5 million to AU$76 million -- the company posted AU$3.7 million in profit before tax and finance costs compared to AU$5.1 million a year prior.
However, last year the company landed an additional AU$16 million in foreign exchange gain, which boosted its pre-tax profit to AU$24 million compared to only AU$3.3 million this year.
Although Verizon Australia had a current income tax expense of AU$6.5 million, this was wiped out by prior tax losses and deferred tax to result in a AU$606,000 benefit. By contrast, last year's AU$4 million current tax expense was boosted to AU$7.5 million through AU$4 million in deferred tax payments and only $500,000 in prior losses to offset it.
As of the end of 2019, the company had AU$28.5 million in tax losses available for offsetting.
All up, the company and its 319 employees posted a net profit of AU$3.9 million compared to AU$16.4 million for 2018.
Verizon Australia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon Services Singapore, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications.
For the Verizon mothership, the company posted $132 billion in revenue and just shy of $36 billion in operating cash flow for 2019.
Unlike its US brethren, Verizon Australia avoids consumers and focuses on providing connectivity and IT services to business and government customers.
The Australian outpost said the coronavirus outbreak would unlikely result in significant impacts.
"We have not seen a significant impact on our business to date," the company said.
"The outbreak and the response of governments in dealing with the pandemic is interfering with general activity levels within the community, the economy, and the operations of our business. The scale and duration of these developments remain uncertain as at the date of this report, however, they may have an impact on our earnings, cash flow, and financial condition."
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Found 12 blog entries for January 2014.
Friday, January 31st, 2014 at 2:53pm.
Why should you consider moving to Idaho? Isn't it just a bunch of rocks and potatoes? Many people think the same way, but in most surveys, Idaho ranks very high. Idaho received the only A rating on the economic collapse blog and CNBC rated them number ten in best states to live. It has also been rated to be a relaxed and creative state. But why is this? Why has Idaho been voted to be one of the safest and most inexpensive states to live?
Friday, January 24th, 2014 at 11:54am.
Whether you are a business owner, worker, or a consumer, Idaho is one of the best places to live! The fertile land of Idaho is not just for growing crops, it is also a great place for growing a business almost any kind.
What is it that makes Idaho so great for up-and-coming businesses and their consumers? Well, Thumbtack.com has a breakdown of just how good Idaho is. It gives all the states they have surveyed a traditional school letter grade; ranging from A+ all the way down to an F. In the A+ category along with Utah, New Hampshire and a few others, Idaho was listed. The survey included things like "Ease of Starting a Business" to "Health and Safety to Regulations."
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 at 11:40am.
For movie fans (we are all to some extent these days, right) that want to have a better viewing experience at home, consider a home theater system. Below are the essentials for putting together your home theater that will make sense in almost every home, no matter the size.
Obviously the most important part of a home theater system is the TV. The viewing experience in your home theater can be made or broken by the mode of viewing--picking the right TV is vital. There is an array of different television options you can chose from. You can get a normal flat screen TV, or you can buy one of the new smart TV's that have been coming out, starting at around three hundred dollars. However, there is also an alternative to a TV-- projectors.
Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 at 5:21pm.
Monday, January 20th, 2014 at 9:56am.
Humans are, unfortunately, accident prone. They drop, stain, and just all-around break things-- it is almost ridiculous! There doesn't seem to be an immediate solution, but homeowners and builders in Idaho have found a way to almost human-proof the number one problem area in the home: the kitchen.
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Friday, January 17th, 2014 at 4:38pm.
Thursday, January 16th, 2014 at 6:58am.
When you come into downtown Boise, among all the buildings and parks, there is a building that doesn't quite fit. You may see it out of the corner of your eye-- what's that? Maybe, you'll even drive back around to get another look at it and you realize that it's a theater, but not a normal theater, it's a theater that looks like an Egyptian tomb.
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Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 at 10:10am.
When the weather turns cold, homeowners everywhere rejoice at the convenience offered by their garage. But there's much more to the garage than meets the eye, and it can be just as useful to have in the summer months as the winter months. Roughly 70 percent of homeowners come in and out of their home through the garage, using it as their front door. What's more, is that the garage is a lot more important to your home's overall value than you may have suspected.
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 at 4:19pm.
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Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 at 4:03pm.
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Dr Jacinta Nzinga
JNzinga@kemri-wellcome.org
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Social scientist
Jacinta Nzinga is a post-doctoral social scientist with the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Nairobi. She has a PHD in Health and Social Studies (University of Warwick) and a masters degree in global health (Oxford University). Jacinta is adjunct faculty with the institute of health care management at Strathmore Business School, Kenya and visiting lecturer at the University of Oxford, UK and Pwani University in Kenya.
Her research work and interests are mainly in the areas of management of human resources for health, health policy analysis and the interpretive analysis of their implementation, organizational change and implementation of innovation, organizational behavior and clinical leadership and health system governance.
Jacinta co-leads the ethnographic element of the Health Services that Deliver for Newborns (HSD-N) study. She recently won an HSRI development grant as a co-applicant to develop health workforce research on the role of nursing in the delivery of quality of care, focusing on nurse identity and nurse leadership.
Nzinga J. et al, (2019), Human Resources for Health, 17
Hybrid clinical-managers in Kenyan hospitals.
Nzinga J. et al, (2019), Journal of health organization and management, 33, 173 - 187
Examining clinical leadership in Kenyan public hospitals through the distributed leadership lens
Nzinga J. et al, (2018), Health Policy and Planning, 33, ii27 - ii34
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Nzinga J. et al, (2009), Implementation Science, 4
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Dress code for women in Islam
May 4, 2011 By 4 Comments
Islamic dress code for women
The Islam instructs both Muslim men and Women to dress in a modest way. For women clothing must cover the entire body, only the hands and face may remain visible (According to some Fiqh Schools).
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent (like palms of hands or one eye or both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer dress like veil, gloves, head-cover, apron, etc.), and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms, etc.) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husband's sons, their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islâm), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigor, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful. "[al-Noor 24:31]
"And as for women past child-bearing who do not expect wed-lock, it is no sin on them if they discard their (outer) clothing in such a way as not to show their adornment. But to refrain (i.e. not to discard their outer clothing) is better for them. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower." [al-Noor 24:60]
"Women past childbearing" are those who no longer menstruate, so they can no longer get pregnant or bear children.
"O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e. screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever Oft¬Forgiving, Most Merciful." [al-Ahzaab 33:59]
"O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses, except when leave is given to you for a meal, (and then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation. But when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse, without sitting for a talk. Verily, such (behavior) annoys the Prophet, and he is shy of (asking) you (to go), but Allah is not shy of (telling you) the truth. And when you ask (his wives) for anything you want, asks them from behind a screen that is purer for your hearts and for their hearts. And it is not (right) for you that you should annoy Allah's Messenger, nor that you should ever marry his wives after him (his death). Verily! With Allah that shall be an enormity." [al-Ahzaab 33:53]
Narrated by Safiyyah bint Shaybah (R.A) that 'Aa'ishah (R.A) used to say: When these words were revealed – "and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)" – they took their izaars (a kind of garment) and tore them from the edges and covered their faces with them. ( al-Bukhaari, 4481)
May Allah have mercy on the Muhaajir women. When Allaah revealed the words "and to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms)", they tore the thickest of their aprons (a kind of garment) and covered their faces with them. Abu Dawood (4102)
Narrated by 'Aa'ishah (R.A) that the wives of the Prophet (pbuh) used to go out at night to al-Manaasi' (well known places in the direction of al-Baqee') to relieve themselves and 'Umar used to say to the Prophet (pbuh), "Let your wives be veiled." But the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) did not do that. Then one night Sawdah bint Zam'ah (R.A), the wife of the Prophet (pbuh), went out at 'Isha' time and she was a tall woman. 'Umar called out to her: "We have recognized you, O Sawdah!" hoping that hijab would be revealed, then Allah revealed the verse of hijab.(al-Bukhaari, 146; Muslim, 2170.)
Narrated by Ibn Shihaab that Anas said: I am the most knowledgeable of people about hijab. Ubayy ibn Ka'b used to ask me about it. When the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) married Zaynab bint Jahsh (R.A), whom he married in Madeenah, he invited the people to a meal after the sun had risen. The Prophet (pbuh) sat down and some men sat around him after the people had left, until the Prophet (pbuh) stood up and walked a while, and I walked with him, until he reached the door of'Aa'ishah's(R.A) apartment. Then he thought that they had left so he went back and I went back with him, and they were still sitting there. He went back again, and I went with him, until he reached the door of 'Aa'ishah's (R.A) apartment, then he came back and I came back with him, and they had left. Then he drew a curtain between me and him, and the verse of hijab was revealed. (Al-Bukhaari, 5149; Muslim, 1428.)
Narrated by 'Urwah (R.A) that 'Aa'ishah (R.A) said: Prophet (pbuh) used to pray Fajr and the believing women would attend (the prayer) with him, wrapped in their aprons, then they would go back to their houses and no one would recognize them. (al-Bukhaari, 365; Muslim, 645.)
The material of Clothing must not be so thin that one can see through it and the clothing must hang loose so that the shape / form of the body is not apparent.
The female clothing must not resemble the man's clothing and the design of the clothing must not resemble the clothing of the non believing women. The design must not consist of bold designs which attract attention. Clothing should not be worn for the sole purpose of gaining reputation or increasing one's status in society.
Allah knows the best.
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Dress code for men in Islam
April 15, 2011 By 13 Comments
Islamic Dress code for menThe Islam instructs both Muslim men and women to dress in a modest way. Some people may do a double take when they learn that Muslim men have a dress code as well. Some men take their dress code lightly. Some think the women's code is more important and thus spend their lives lecturing various women about what to wear and what not to wear. These men need to seriously understand that disobedience to Allah is disobedience to Allah whether you are a man or a woman. Muslim men should cover themselves from the navel to the knees.
Narrated by 'Ali (R.A): The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "Do not show your thigh, and do not look at the thigh of anyone, living or dead."(Abu Dawood (3140) and Ibn Maajah:1460) The majority of fuqaha' are of the view that these ahaadeeth should be followed and they stated that a man's 'awrah is from the navel to the knee. See al-Mughni, 2/284 Most of the scholars say it is authentic and a man should cover navel to knee.
Silk is haraam for males, because the Prophet (pbuh) said: "These two [gold and silk] are forbidden for the males of my ummah and permissible for the females." Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 3640; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Ibn Maajah.
The scholars are agreed that it is haraam for men to to wear pure silk, because of the hadeeth of 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib (R.A), who said that the Prophet (pbuh) took a piece of silk in his right hand and a piece of gold in his left, held them aloft and said: "These are haraam for the males of my ummah and permitted for the females." (Reported by Ibn Maajah, 2/1189).
Abu Moosa (R.A) reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Gold and silk have been permitted for the females of my ummah and forbidden for the males." Indeed, a stern warning has been narrated concerning this matter, as was reported by al-Bukhaari (5853) and Muslim (2069) in the hadeeth of Ibn 'Umar (R.A), who reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Silk is only worn in this world by the one who will have no share of the pleasure of the Hereafter." Anas (R.A) reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Whoever wears silk in this world will not wear it in the Hereafter." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 5832).
The scholars allowed men to wear silk in certain exceptional circumstances where there is shar'i evidence to support this, such as Muslim combatants in war who are allowed to wear silk in order to show off and annoy the enemy, which is a kind of psychological warfare. People who are sick may also be permitted to wear silk to relieve their suffering, as Anas (R.A) reported that the Prophet (pbuh) allowed 'Abd al-Rahmaan ibn 'Awf(R.A) and Ibn al-Zubayr ((R.A) to wear silk because of a skin irritation that they suffered from. (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 10/295, and Muslim, 3/1646).
The scholars also allowed men to wear garments containing four fingers' width of silk, because of the hadeeth of 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (R.A) who said that the Prophet (pbuh) forbade the wearing of silk except for an area the width of two fingers, or three or four." (Reported by Muslim, 3/1644).
If the item that a man is going to wear is made of natural silk, then it is not permissible for him to wear it, no matter how it looks or feels, and no matter whether it is a shirt, pants, socks, a necktie or anything else.
Similarly it is not permissible to wear the skin of a dead animal (one that has died of natural causes) unless it has been tanned. With regard to wearing clothes made of wool, goat hair and camel hair, these are pure and permissible.
It is not permissible to wear thin or see-through clothing that does not conceal the 'awrah and it is haraam to imitate the mushrikeen and kuffaar in their manner of dress, so it is not permissible to wear clothing that is unique to the kuffaar.
Narrated by 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas (R.A) said: The Prophet (pbuh) saw 'Ali (R.A) wearing two garments dyed with safflower and said: "These are garments of the kuffaar; do not wear them."(Muslim, 2077)
It is haraam for women to imitate men and men to imitate women in the way they dress, because the Prophet (pbuh ) cursed the men who imitate women and the women who imitate men." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5546).
It is Sunnah to pay attention to keeping one's clothes clean, without feeling arrogant or exaggerating about that.
Narrated by 'Abd-Allaah ibn Mas'ood (R.A): The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "No one will enter Paradise in whose heart is a mustard-seed of arrogance." A man said: "What if a man likes his clothes to look nice and his shoes to look nice?" He said: "Allaah is Beautiful and loves beauty; arrogance means rejecting the truth and looking down on people."(Narrated by Muslim, 91).
It is mustahabb to wear white clothes because the Prophet (pbuh) said: "Wear white clothes, for they are the best of your clothes, and shroud your dead in them." Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 994, hasan saheeh. This is what the scholars regarded as mustahabb. Also narrated by Abu Dawood, 4061; Ibn Maajah, 1472.
It is haraam for the Muslim man to let any garment he wears hang down beneath his ankles (an action known as isbaal); the limit for any garment is the ankles.
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (R.A) that the Prophet (pbuh) said; "Whatever of the lower garment is beneath the ankles is in the Fire."(al-Bukhaari, 5450. )
Narrated by Abu Dharr (R.A) that the Prophet (pbuh) said: "There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection and will not look at them or praise them, and theirs will be a painful torment." the Prophet (pbuh) repeated it three times. Abu Dharr (R.A) said: "May they be doomed and lost; who are they, O Messenger of Allaah?" He said: "The one who lets his garment hang beneath his ankles, the one who reminds others of favours he has done, and the one who sells his product by means of false oaths." (Muslim,106)
In Islam It is haraam to wear garments of fame and vanity, which means a garment that stands out from others so that people will look at the wearer and he will become known for it.
Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (R.A): The Prophet (pbuh) said: "Whoever wears a garment of fame and vanity, Allaah will dress him in a garment like it on the Day of Resurrection." According to another version, "…then set it ablaze." And according to a third version, "will dress him in a garment of humiliation." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 4029; Ibn Maajah, 3606 and 3607; classed as hasan by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 2089.
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Jakarta: US-Muslim mistrust must end, says Obama
November 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Wednesday, giving a keynote speech in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, the US president Barack Obama has said that a lot more requires to be done to restore frayed US relations with the Muslim world. He was addressing a 6,000-strong audience, mainly students, at the national university in the capital, Jakarta.
US president said, "Just as individuals are not defined solely by their faith, Indonesia is defined by more than its Muslim population,"
"But we also know that relations between the United States and Muslim communities have frayed over many years. As president, I have made it a priority to begin to repair these relations." he said
Obama, who spent 4 years in Indonesia as a young boy, praised Indonesia as an good example of successful religious co-existence.
He said, "Even as this land of my youth has changed in so many ways, those things that I learned to love about Indonesia – that spirit of tolerance that is written into your constitution, symbolised in your mosques and churches and temples, and embodied in your people – still lives on".
His speech was an updated version of a most importent address he gave seventeen months ago in Cairo, where he announced a "new beginning" in US-Muslim relations after the tensions over the 9/11 attacks on the US & the former US administration's response to them.
Obama said, "In the 17 months that have passed we have made some progress, but much more work remains to be done".
"I said then, and I will repeat now, that no single speech can eradicate years of mistrust. But I believed then, and I believe today, that we have a choice. We can choose to be defined by our differences, and give into a future of suspicion and mistrust. Or we can choose to do the hard work of forging common ground, and commit ourselves to the steady pursuit of progress" he said.
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France approves full-face veil ban
October 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Thursday, the Constitutional Council, France's top legal authority, approved a law forbidding full-face veils in public.
The council said that the law was constitutional, but that it could not be enforced in public worship places because of the freedom of religion. The decision is the last hurdle for the ban, which has been criticized as stigmatising Muslim women and going against individual freedom.
The law, which will be implemented next year, sets fines for women who cover their faces in public and criminal penalties for those who force women to wear the full veil. The law is expected to be challenged in the European Court of Justice for violating European human rights law.
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Muslims gather to protest against Egypt Coptic bishop statements
On Friday to protest against a senior Coptic Christian bishop who cast doubt on the authenticity of some verses of the Quran, dozens of Egyptian Muslims gathered outside a Cairo mosque.
A security official said, people gathered outside the Al-Fath mosque in central Cairo after Friday prayers calling for an Islamic state and condemning statements by Bishop Bishoy,
The demonstration ended quickly without any incident, the official said, "They were very angry about some of Bishop Bishoy's statements," he added.
Secretary of the Coptic Church's Holy Synod, Bishoy, angered Muslims last week when he said that certain verses of the Koran contradicted Christian faith and were added into the holy book after the death of Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H) by one of his successors.
In statements carried by many local papers, Bishoy reportedly also said that Muslims were "guests of the Christians," because Christians were the original inhabitants of Egypt.
At the Friday demonstration, the demonstrators shouted: "Bishoy, Muslims are not your guests,".
The head of the Coptic Church, Pope Shenuda III, said he was "very sorry that the feelings of our Muslim brethren have been hurt" after Bishoy's comments.
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Muslim countries celebrate Eid Today
September 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Many Muslim countries are celebrating Eid ul Fitr today include Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and Yemen. These countries announced that they would celebrate Eid Al Fitr on Friday, marking the end of the Holy month of Ramadhan. Eid prayers will be held according to the local time of these countries. Thursday was declared the final day of fasting after which Eid holidays would start. Banks and businesses in Saudi Arabia will be closed for the week until Monday and government services will be closed for two weeks. While Muslims in Pakistan and India will celebrate Eid on Saturday. Happy Eid to all Muslims around the world.
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New Zealand have adopted the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) revised the well known C-tick and A-Tick certifications to one overall compliance mark with the new Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) in 2013.
It is still permissible to use the C-tick and A-tick marks until March 2016 when the RCM mark will become mandatory.
There are no immunity requirements and generally a CE report can be used for compliance in Australia. Frequency ranges from 9kHz to 6GHz using CISPR22 rules. Testing at 230V 50Hz.


Triangular box, gold and multiple colors. About 8" across. Porcelain, marked Are. De Seresto italy, 1003/130/25 p.m. can't find anything like it on line.
Sesto Fiorentino is outside Florence Italy .. this Porciline factory ceased to exist around 1936 and it opened in 1930. The factory was called ARTE DELLA CERAMICA ITALIANA..
Circa 1930 - 1936 Late Art Deco Period.
Est Value: $40 - $95 US - I would insure this for $150 - $200 on your house contents insurance.
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Q: Swift SpriteKit Delegate Pattern I have been trying to learn how to use delegates recently and actually seem to understand it for the most part. However I have one problem.
I have 1 GameViewController, 1 StartScene and 1 MenuScene
In my GameViewController I have 2 methods that I would like to get called from MenuScene. So far I have been using NSNotification, which works fine but I am trying to use delegates.
So I have set up a protocol in MenuScene
 protocol MenuSceneDelegate {
 func gameOver()
 func showGameCenter()
}

I than referenced it like so
 var menuSceneDelegate: MenuSceneDelegate?

In GameViewController I added the MenuSceneDelegate at the top. All is very standard so far. However the main problem I have is that when I set the delegate in GameViewController like so
 let skView = view as! SKView!
    var scene = StartScene(size: skView.bounds.size)

    skView.ignoresSiblingOrder = true
    scene.scaleMode = .ResizeFill

    skView.presentScene(scene)

    scene.menuSceneDelegate = self   //Sets delegate to StartScene not MenuScene

it only applies to the StartScene. How can I set the GameViewController delegate from StartScene to MenuScene. Everything works fine if I would first present the MenuScene. However I present StartScene first and therefore I am trying to understand how I set the delegate to MenuScene.
I tried something like this below but it doesnt work and just doesnt seem right
 var menuScene = MenuScene(size: skView.bounds.size)
 menuScene.menuSceneDelegate = self

I would appreciate any help or support. Thank you very much

A: Basically the solution is to set the delegate when I change from start scene to game scene, not in the beginning.

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Q: Find out which enum value is constructed I don't know if what I want to do is even doable but I'll ask anyway.
I want to find out which enum value is being constructed in this enum's constructor.
Here is the pseudo code:
enum SomeEnum {
    VALUE_ONE, VALUE_TWO;

    private SomeEnum() {
        System.out.print(*some-reflection-magic*);
    }
}

So when I call SomeEnum.VALUE_ONE somewhere else I'll get "VALUE_ONE" on my System.out.
Don't ask why, it's just for fun :)

A: System.out.println(this); in constructor prints which enum constant being instantiated.
Example:
public enum EnumExcersise {

    RED(5) {

        @Override
        public String getHexVal() {
            return "Red Value";
        }
    }, BLUE(4) {

        @Override
        public String getHexVal() {
            return "Blue Value";
        }
    }, GREEN(3) {

        @Override
        public String getHexVal() {
            return "Green Value";
        }
    }, YELLOW(8) {

        @Override
        public String getHexVal() {
            return "Yellow Value";
        }
    };

    public abstract String getHexVal();

    public int getVal() {
        return value;
    }
    private int value;

    private EnumExcersise(int ipValue) {
        System.out.println(this);
        this.value = ipValue;
    }
}

Prints:
RED BLUE GREEN YELLOW

A: If you want something printed out every time an enum constant is used, then the answer is no. Enum values are instantiated once (and in many ways constitute the quintessential singleton implementation on the JVM), typically when the enum type is loaded. This is why, when printing inside the enum's constructor, you'll observe that all the values are being instantiated.

A: Enum members follow the logic of static members of regular classes. They are all initialized at class initialization time, which happens at the moment when the class is first referenced by running code.

A: ALL enum object values are automatically created once only on initial loading into the JVM:
enum SomeEnum {
    VALUE_ONE, VALUE_TWO;

    private SomeEnum() {
        System.out.println("Constructing SomeEnum " + name());
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(VALUE_ONE);
    }
}

output:
Constructing SomeEnum VALUE_ONE
Constructing SomeEnum VALUE_TWO
VALUE_ONE


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simplyasep.com In the digital era, as now, it is common for people to generally use technology tools to facilitate daily activities. The digital world is now something that seems mandatory, like it or not, must be followed by everyone.
All digital, including our efforts to secure your documents or securities. Simply put, all important documents are transferred or made soft copies in digital form in addition to physical storage in the form of original documents and photocopied copies in the form of scanned files. This is to avoid things that are not desirable that can cause your securities to disappear without trace because of a crime (theft), Fire or lost scattered.
Indeed, if you already have a copy of the securities (ID card, diploma, certificate and the like-ed) in the form of photocopies it is correct. But it's not safe yet. Because photocopies of securities and important securities are also not free from the threat of disappearing, scattered, or lost due to crime (theft), fire, or your own negligence such as being left behind in school, on campus, in the middle of the road and so on.
There are 2 (two) ways to secure your documents and / or securities (KTP, diploma, certificate, and the like) by making photocopies and making copies in digital scan. Even just using a camera phone (camera cellphone) can also be done, but precision, reliability and accuracy are not as precise as using a scanner machine (scanner machine). Then what is the next step if all the documents are successfully scanned in the form of files?
Can be saved in the form of files stored on your computer and or laptop. In addition, it is recommended to send your important and valuable mail file files to your own email. You may also create a new email that only contains photo photos and file files that have been scanned. In other words, you can prepare a special e-mail that contains your scanned file files as digital storage. Also be aware of your email password, do not get hackers or other people penetrated.
Case in point: Even an extreme case happened to one of my best friends. I keep the name secret for reasons to protect resource persons and to avoid things that are not desirable. This friend of mine was stricken several years ago, his house was entered by an uninvited guest (read: thief).
His bag containing important letters such as a kindergarten certificate in his name, as well as his child's school diploma and a laptop disappeared by the thief. He claimed he did not have a copy of the document at all. If this is the case, it will run out.
How officers will trace important documents or letters that have no copies of the photocopy at all. If you make it easier for officers to check it by just looking at the parent number, registration number or ID number of the document on the computer and the data that is searched will appear on the screen and just print again. Make it easy for them to help with your difficulties.
Because if it is lost or scattered if you already have a copy or copy, you can make it easier to replace it. I experienced this myself when my NPWP (Taxpayer Identification Number) card was lost but I have a copy of the photocopy at home. I went directly to the Tax Office and reported this incident to the NPWP affairs section.