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Cheap cars to insure
Finding a car with a low insurance group rating can save you hundreds of pounds each year. We pick 10 of the best cheap cars to insure.
Car insurance is one of the biggest annual expenses associated with car ownership – and as because it's a legal requirement that to have insurance it's not one you can avoid. However, there are some very capable and desirable cars on the market that cost remarkably little to insure.
The cost of insurance partly depends on which 'insurance group' your car is classified in. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the Lloyds Market Association work together to decide on the specific insurance risk that a new car presents. They look at factors including vehicle price, repair costs, engine power and security measures. They also use a formula to determine how likely a car is to be stolen or to be involved in a collision.
This research leads to a car being given an insurance group rating from 1 to 50. If you look at a given model range, you'll usually find that an entry-level model with a small engine is rated in a lower insurance group than one with a bigger, more powerful engine. And it's common for two all-but identical models to have differing insurance ratings simply because of differing trim levels. If you want the very cheapest insurance available, make sure to check out our guide to the best insurance group 1 cars.
Small, low powered cars are usually the least expensive to insure, which helps to keep them popular among young or inexperienced motorists. It's worth remembering that your personal circumstances also have a big part to play in determining your insurance cost – insurers will generate a quote for cover based on your age, occupation, driving history and where you live. Considering a telematics device, or 'black box,' can bring down the cost of your premium, as your insurer can monitor your driving and reward you for driving safely.
While it's unlikely you'd consider moving house just to reduce your car insurance costs, choosing a car that reduces your insurance outgoings is a very sensible move. And fortunately, affordable insurance doesn't need to limit you to a tiny, impractical car.
As you'll see, our top 10 list of the cheapest cars to insure contains many different types of car. While the inclusion of small superminis might not surprise you, the presence of larger, more practical cars in our list is likely to put budget-conscious families at ease.
Aside from the topic of insurance, If you're looking for a car which won't break the bank to run, you'll find our top 10 articles for the best first cars and most economical cars useful, along with our advice articles on how to get affordable car insurance if you're a young driver and our guide to car insurance.
Dacia Logan MCV estate
The Romanian brand Dacia is all about value for money and the Logan MCV really is a lot of car for a very small outlay. Although some models cost little more to buy than a Volkswagen up! city car, the Logan MCV is about the same size as a Volkswagen Golf Estate and has a similarly practical boot, along with a spacious interior. There's more good news on the cost front, as entry-level 1.0-litre petrol models are listed in insurance group two, and if you sidestep the rather austere Access model for the better-equipped Ambiance with air-conditioning, remote central locking and DAB radio, it makes a hugely versatile family workhorse.
If you plan to make longer journeys, though, the more powerful 0.9-litre turbocharged petrol or 1.5-litre diesel will be better suited, although these push insurance up to groups eight and nine respectively. If the Dacia name isn't familiar, fear not – the brand is long established in Europe and is part of the Renault empire, sharing technology and components with popular cars like the Renault Clio.
Volkswagen up! hatchback review
The VW up! is one of three almost-identical city cars from the Volkswagen Group – the other two are the Skoda Citigo and SEAT Mii - but it's now the only one you can buy with a petrol engine. The up! is arguably the classiest of the three; many will appreciate the prestige of the famous VW badge. There's a choice of modern petrol engines available and the 59bhp 1.0-litre unlocks an inexpensive group three insurance rating.
Unlike some city cars, the up! doesn't feel out of its depth on the motorway or in heavy traffic. However, if you feel more comfortable with a little more power, a group five insurance rating means the 74bhp version is only slightly more expensive to insure - bear in mind that they're now only available on the used market. The 74bhp engine is our favourite and its thrummy sound, impressive fuel economy and easy-going attitude make it a very appealing choice for town or country driving.
SEAT Ibiza hatchback review
The latest SEAT Ibiza is not only a significant improvement on its predecessor, but one of the most refined superminis you can buy. It has much in common with the Volkswagen Polo and an enticing array of standard equipment, including metallic paint, DAB radio, smartphone mirroring and air-conditioning.
Further up the range, the Ibiza offers many luxuries previously reserved for much bigger cars. To get cheap insurance, you'll want to look at the naturally aspirated 1.0-litre 'MPI' petrol engine with 79bhp, as this sits in groups 2-5, depending on trim level. If you can stretch to group eight insurance, the 94bhp 1.0-litre TSI engine is worth a look; it has a turbocharger for sprightlier performance and almost identical fuel economy.
The Kia Rio is a spacious Ford Fiesta rival with an upmarket appeal and low running costs. This extends to its insurance ratings, with the star of the range being the 1.25-litre petrol in 2 specification, which has a group four insurance rating to match. Part of the reason for such a low band is the fact that the Rio 2 comes with autonomous emergency braking (AEB), which can apply the brakes if an imminent collision is detected. This engine is also affordable to run thanks to its 45+mpg claimed fuel economy.
With space for adults in the front and back seats, the Rio is practical for a supermini, with a 325-litre boot. It's also well equipped, with a tablet-style touchscreen available with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility to connect your smartphone. Throw in Kia's unrivalled seven-year warranty and the Rio is a great choice if you need to want to keep a close eye on your motoring budget. Like the Ibiza, the turbocharged petrol engine sits in group eight but it arguably provides the best mix of performance and economy.
Ford Fiesta hatchback review
The Ford Fiesta is almost always the UK's best-selling car, and part of its appeal is how much it costs to insure. If you hunt out a Style model on the used market, the 1.1-litre petrol engine provides very affordable insurance as it's in group two. This model is no longer available, but the current entry-level Trend has a reasonable group-five rating. The Trend comes with much more standard equipment than the Style did, including an eight-inch touchscreen with Apple and Android connectivity, air conditioning, all-round electric windows and fog lights.
Even the base models are great fun to drive - the Fiesta is still the best-driving supermini on sale. Elsewhere, the Fiesta is quite spacious and has a bigger boot than some of its rivals, while inexpensive servicing and the sheer number of Ford dealers contribute to the Fiesta's appeal.
Fiat 500 hatchback review
The 69bhp 1.2-litre petrol model of the Fiat 500 isn't the most powerful or economical city car, but it does mean you can enjoy low insurance premiums. Pop and Lounge models sit in groups five and six respectively, and the latter adds lots of handy extra features - notably split-folding rear seats, parking sensors and cruise control.
Almost all versions of the 500 come with a nifty 'city steering' button, which makes the steering incredibly light and means parking is a breeze. The Fiat 500 and this engine have been on sale for quite some time now, but we think that's a positive; there are plenty to choose from, and any problems should be easy and inexpensive to fix.
Vauxhall Mokka X SUV (2012-2019)
Many of the cars on this list are small city cars and superminis, but the Vauxhall Mokka X shows you can have a family SUV and still not pay a huge amount of money to your insurance company. It's a spacious SUV with a familiar, easy-to-use dashboard and enough tech to keep everyone happy, and the driving experience is similar too.
If you need four-wheel drive, the Mokka X is a good choice; many of its rivals don't offer it (it's worth noting that a four-wheel-drive model will cost slightly more to insure). The entry-level 1.6-litre petrol slots into group seven and is plenty if you mainly do short, urban journeys, and you don't miss out on the essential features either - Design Nav includes smartphone connectivity, cruise control, air con and sat nav.
Hyundai i30 Fastback hatchback review
If you'd prefer your family car to look a little sportier and sleeker but still be relatively cheap to insure, the Hyundai i30 Fastback starts in group eight. The Hyundai i30 is one of the cheapest new family hatchbacks to insure, and the Fastback version offers a bigger boot and a coupe body style similar to more expensive cars from Mercedes and BMW.
The Hyundai i30 Fastback is well-equipped, too, with sat nav, wireless phone charging and a reversing camera all standard. If you'd rather the hatchback or the practical estate, all three body styles start in group eight.
Hyundai i10 hatchback review
A previous Carbuyer Car of the Year winner, the fantastic-value Hyundai i10 remains one of our favourite small cars. It's good-looking inside and out, well equipped and – with five doors and a 252-litre boot that beats its rivals for size – practical, too. The entry-level 1.0-litre petrol is impressively cheap to insure and is also economical, bringing running costs right down. It's not the quietest or smoothest car for long motorway journeys, but it comes highly recommended as a cost-effective urban runabout.
If you've long distance friends or family members you visit from time to time though, we would recommend choosing the more powerful 1.2-litre engine. While this will push insurance premiums up a little thanks to an increase in its rating, you'll probably be glad you went for the punchier model when it comes to motorway overtaking, but it'll still be genuinely affordable for almost every driver.
Skoda Citigo e iV hatchback
Some petrol Skoda Citigo models occupy insurance group two, which might make the electric model's group 11 rating look very high. However, it's one of the cheapest electric cars to insure and offers a decent range compared to similarly priced rivals. Factor in charging that costs much less than a tank of petrol and VED (road tax) exemption, and the Citigo e iV should be otherwise very cheap to run.
We praised the petrol Citigo for its surprisingly spacious and well-built interior, plus its refinement on faster roads, and those positives are applicable for the EV version too.
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Many thanks to Jacquelyn Middleton for the chance to read this book early!
I can't begin to explain my excitement over scoring an ARC of Until the Last Star Fades! This was my most anticipated read of the latter half of 2018 and did not disappoint in the least. I'm going to dub Jacquelyn Middleton the Queen of Book Hangovers! After every book of hers, I always feel like I've moved away from dear friends I'm used to seeing daily. When I turn the last page, I mourn my loss of the characters. In each book, the characters are so realistic, I feel like they must be out in the world somewhere living real-life. Jacquelyn Middleton also renewed my love of long books because I'm able to get to know the characters in multiple stages and situations of their lives. Impossibly, nearly five hundred pages could have doubled and I would have still enjoyed my time with Riley and Ben. They are that well-written!
From the award-winning author of LONDON BELONGS TO ME and LONDON, CAN YOU WAIT?, comes a bittersweet story about love, loss, sacrifice, and the life-changing decisions we make. Available November 8 in paperback and ebook.
Not only are the main characters in this novel absolutely stellar and likeable, with just the right amount of quirks, the secondary characters, much like in her two previous novels, are ridiculously fun. As soon as readers meet Piper, they will wish she was their friend in real-life. She's hilariously inappropriate, easy going, and offers perfectly practical advice. Everyone should be as lucky as Riley in finding a friend who is as straightforward as Pip, one who will stick with them through good times and bad.
Most impressively, I'm blown away by the author's ability to take on tough subjects such as depression, mental illness, cancer, and even death while continuing to have a predominately positive and lighthearted novel. I simply felt good while reading Until the Last Star Fades, something I didn't know I was lacking so severely in my reading lately. While I was with the characters during their struggles, I did not feel a complete sense of doom or dread. I knew their difficult times would be short-lived, but not in an overly predictable way. I didn't know what was coming next most times and was simply along for the ride.
This book gave me all the feels, something I always hope the books I read will help me attain. I laughed and smiled through most of this book, but also had to hide my tears and sniffles toward the end, both because I was touched by the story and sad it was coming to an end. I truly have not been so lost after a book concluded in the longest time. I could have continued reading forever!
I especially loved how relatable Riley was as the main character. She comes to feel like a sister through reading her story and getting to know her. She has moments of weakness, questions her own thoughts, and sometimes even overthinks. There were important moments of recognition that allowed me to realize I shouldn't be terribly hard on myself, as many people experience the same feelings of depression or anxiety I sometimes feel. I think Jacquelyn's characters are tremendously important for women to read, for a boost of confidence and a sense of unity with other women.
Until the Last Star Fades is chock full of great settings, delicious snacks that will leave your mouth watering, and the most wonderful British bloke who made my Anglophile-heart sing. I can't recommend this 5-star read enough! So, make sure to pop over to Amazon and snag a copy today. And, if you've yet to read Jacquelyn's previous works: London Belongs to Me and London, Can You Wait?, be sure to catch up on them now for some welcome tie-ins and updates on previous characters you will grow to love as well.
Glad this didn't disappoint at all! And awesome that it gave you all the feels 😀 Amazing review!


JOHN HAWKINSON is a Construction Project Manager in the Development & Construction Department at Schostak Brothers & Company, based in Livonia, Michigan. John is a seasoned, corporate manager with over 30 years' experience in retail real estate, engineering & construction.
John has been in construction management with national companies such as The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (Director of Design/Construction for the Midwest Region), New Plan Realty Trust (Director of Construction Midwest region), Centro Properties Group (Director of Construction Midwest region) and Brixmor Properties (VP Construction Midwest region). John is experienced and proficient in all phases of development and construction including ground up new site & building development, existing shopping center re-development, retail Tenant interior improvements, turnkey build outs, project cost estimating, and lease exhibits.
John has an Associates Degree in Building Engineering from HFCC, and attended Eastern Michigan University for the Building Management program. He is a long time member of ICSC, and has contributed as a speaker on panels at the Centerbuild Conference, and the Michigan NextGen & Continuing Ed programs.


Event Details: Rho Chi will be selling White Coats to all pharmacy students beginning this Thursday, February 23rd from 11:00-1:00 in the PIC. Coats will also be sold next Tuesday, February 28th and Thursday, March 2nd from 11:00-1:00 in the PIC. White coats will be $35.00 each, and cash payments or checks made out to "Wilkes University" will be accepted. Coats will come embroidered with your name and with the patch sewn onto the sleeve. Sample sizes will be available for you to try on. Please contact Kelly Kempa at kelly.kempa@wilkes.edu with any questions or concerns.


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Saints rally from behind to win Superbowl XLIV
Saints quarterback Drew Brees (right) was named Superbowl MVP, completing 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards. Saints won their first Superbowl in franchise history. wordpress.com
Despite all the ups and downs throughout the recent years, the Saints overcame all odds to become the Superbowl Champions.
In typical Saints fashion, they gave up the early lead to Peyton Manning and the Colts, going down 10-0 in the first few minutes. However, the Saints did not lose focus and Drew Brees played phenomenally. Brees led the way with a remarkable 32 completed passes in 39 attempts, for 288 total yards and two touchdowns. He tied an NFL record for completed passes and with this, was named a deserved MVP.
In the opening kickoff in the second half, the Saints caught the Colts off-guard with a surprising onside kick. With such an unexpected play, the Saints were able to recover the ball and quickly turned the recovery into points. The Saints marched down the field and Brees finally threw a screen pass to Pierre Thomas, who juked his way into the endzone for the first New Orleans touchdown of the game. However, Colts runningback Joseph Addai seemed to be unstoppable throughout the game as he was able to score a touchdown to recapture the Colts lead, making the score 17-13.
The Saints were able to fight back before the third quarter concluded when Saints kicker Garrett Hartley remained perfect from beyond 40 yards to make the score 17-16. Indianapolis kicker Matt Stover failed to connect on a 51-yard field goal to increase the Colts lead to four in the fourth quarter, which opened the door for Brees and the Saints. Brees orchestrated a 59-yard drive, which resulted in a Jeremy Shockey touchdown and a controversial two-point conversion. The touchdown had to be reviewed for several minutes, but passed, pushing the lead to seven points.
Manning had a great game as well, throwing for 333 yards, but made one major mistake in the fourth quarter that sealed the game for the Saints. Looking for wide-receiver Reggie Wayne, Manning threw the ball, but the play was anticipated by Tracy Porter, who jumped the pass and intercepted the ball. He quickly returned the ball for a 74-yard interception touchdown to put the Saints up by two touchdowns, which proved to be too much for the Colts to overcome.
The unknown before the game was the Saints defence and how they could react to the constant changes by Peyton Manning and the Colts potent offence. They were able to silence the critics by shutting down the Colts offence and receiving a timely interception, which was returned for a touchdown.
Once again, Brees was a deserved MVP as he threw 32-39 for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He tied an NFL record for completed passes in any Superbowl. This was truly a Cinderella story as only a few short years ago, the city was underwater when Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city. Both the team and the city were shocked and destroyed emotionally, and the team became the only turning point for many fans. After rebuilding with trades and draft picks, the Saints have truly created a remarkable story. The Saints were able to defy all odds this season and defeat the last obstacle in their way in the Indianapolis Colts, defeating them 31-17.
With the Saints Superbowl win, it appears as though Mardigras begins nine days earlier this year.
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Al-Ibadi, Alaa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0779-8217, Nefti-Meziani, S and Davis, ST ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4365-5619 2018, 'Design, implementation and modelling of the single and multiple extensor pneumatic muscle actuators' , Systems Science & Control Engineering, 6 (1) , pp. 80-89.
The soft actuator represents a valuable addition to the robotics research area in last two decades. These actuators provide significant features such as lightweight, softness, high force to weight ratio and the ability to form in different shapes. This article presents a new length model to the single extensor pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA) which is depended on the constructed parameters and the air pressure. On the other hand, the tensile force formula of the contractor actuator has been modified to describe the extension force of the extensor PMA. The parallel structure of four extensor actuators is designed and implemented as continuum arm. The bending behaviour of the proposed arm is illustrated and modelled mathematically. The length model of the single extensor actuator has validated by the comparison between the model and the experiment data and then a neural network (NN) control system is applied to control the elongation of the extensor PMA. The kinematics for the proposed continuum arm are presented to describe the bending of the arm and its direction.


Welcome to Winter Park Veterinary Hospital!
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This could be the start of a fantastic career in medicine. WPVH has been providing the highest quality veterinary care to residents in the Central Florida area since 1955. We are proud of the reputation we have built as the most progressive, high quality general medicine hospital in the area. We work hard every day to ensure that we deserve this reputation.
We also believe in caring for wildlife and instill a strong passion for wildlife, especially the Center for Birds of Prey, in all our team members. In summary, if you want to be part of a professional team that cares deeply about high quality medicine, exceptional service, its team, and our wildlife, then Winter Park Veterinary Hospital may be the right place for you.
The following are WPVH's Core Values. They have guided us through the ups and downs since Dr Hess took over the practice in 1983, and will continue to guide us in the future.
Lifetime Commitment to Pets and their People.
Your starting wage will be competitive with the opportunity for growth when you prove you belong in the WPVH family. Once a part of our family, we have a lot of options available to you because we truly value our team and want them to all be successful and satisfied.
Ability to positively work in a fast paced Team Environment.
We make the choice everyday to serve our clients to the absolute best of our ability. That means, they are the bosses at WPVH. Staying late, arriving early, and working non-stop throughout the day to meet all our client's needs is essential. In addition, it means looking for ways to exceed their expectations and surprise them with service and caring. This is an honor and a privilege and must be done with a smile and a caring heart to our clients, their pets, and our own team members.
*We want to be the best! To be the best you must hire the best.
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Please submit the follow items to employment@wpvet.net to the attention of the WPVH hiring manager.
Tell us about a time when you did or said something and it had a positive impact on a coworker, a customer, or an employee.
Describe a situation when you knew that something was wrong with a relationship you had with a peer, customer, or supervisor. What did you do?
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Thank you for considering WPVH for your next career!
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Duke is home to a diverse student community in terms of racial and ethnic identities, socio-economic backgrounds, religious traditions, and LGBTQ identities. During this session Justin Clapp, Director of the Office of Access and Outreach, will present information about student diversity at Duke. Student panelists will also share their own experiences navigating issues related to diversity in and out of the classroom.


Listen to Jonathan B. Tucker recite his poem "Live United" at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Read the text of the poem below.
Jonathan B. Tucker is the Youth Programs Coordinator for Split This Rock, a national nonprofit organization devoted to provoking social justice through poetry. There, he coaches the D.C. Youth Slam Team. Tucker represented Washington, D.C., at the National Poetry Slam in 2009 and 2010, and won the Community Orientated Underground Poet award in 2010 and 2011 at the National Underground Spokenword Poetry Awards. Tucker is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships from the D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities. He has performed and taught at universities, libraries, detention centers and museums, nationally and internationally, and his poetry has appeared in Howard University's Amistad Journal, Voice of the Future and Poets' America.


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Dingle Distillery Neil Fischer
Dingle, Co. Kerry, Kerry
Telephone +353 66 4029011
info@dingledistillery.ie
http://www.dingledistillery.ie
Hall 12 / A80
The Dingle Whiskey Distillery was crafted and conceived by three independent spirits: Oliver Hughes; Liam LaHart and Peter Mosley. Oliver, Liam and Peter are the people behind Porterhouse Brewing Company; one of the pioneers of craft brewing in Ireland in 1996. Craft beer in Ireland in the mid-1990s was not appealing to the masses. The idea was radical to some, simply mad to the rest. The refined pallets of the then youthful Oliver, Liam and Peter had seen a love for beer. As their palates became more and more experienced to the taste of Earth's natural ingredients, the attention turned to whiskey.
This gave the three guys another idea; an artisan distillery. Could it work? Distillation in Ireland was controlled by three major brands. How would a small, independent distillery fit into the mix? In 1996, Oliver and Liam had the stomach to take on the challenge of the big boys; to do something different. Would they have the desire to go again? You bet they did!
The Dingle Whiskey Distillery came into being in the cold winter of 2012. Ireland was beginning to come out of the greatest recession in many people's memory. However unbeknownst to many, the most significant event in the Irish whiskey industry in decades was happening in a tin shed in the town of Dingle, Co. Kerry. Witnessed by few, the first Dingle Whiskey Casks were filled on the 18th December 2012. Three years and a day later on the 19th December 2015, one cask, Cask No. 2 was released. Our whiskey was born. Our distillery was ready.
We have always had quality over quantity at the forefront of our thoughts. We never had any interest in distilling enormous quantities of bland whiskey. We understand and respect the concept, it just wasn't for us! We aren't passionate about bland spirt. We are hugely passionate about flavoursome, well-crafted spirit.
To achieve the flavours we want to achieve in our whiskey, we use three distinctive, hand-crafted copper pot stills to create what we believe is the ultimate Irish whiskey. Their distinctive design, incorporating a boil ball, encourages reflux and has much to do with the remarkable smoothness and purity of our spirit. We use a small, swan neck pot still to achieve our desired effect on our award-winning Gin and Vodka.
Once again, we appear to be at the forefront of a minor revolution in that the Dingle Whiskey Distillery is the first of what appears to be – and we certainly hope will be – artisan distilleries throughout the island of Ireland. The future of the Irish Whiskey industry looks bright and we are proud to have been the first to break the mould. Long may it continue!


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This vintage, MidCentury Diamond Ring features and Old European Cut Diamond, two side diamonds and lovely milgrain detailing in 14K Yellow Gold. The main diamond is estimated at VS2 and 0.14 carat (over 1/10th carat). The two, single cut side diamonds are estimated at 0.01 carat each, with clarity at VS1 and SI1. This ring would make a classy pinky ring, or an elegant engagement ring.
Ring Size: US 4, British:H1/2, French 46 1/2. This ring can be resized.


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Captain Sherman G. Alexander, USN (ret)
Sherman G. Alexander (Bud) was born in February 1934 to Sherman and Florence Alexander in Sherrill, New York.
He graduated from Sherrill Central School in 1952 and continued his education at the U.S. Naval Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1956.
His first sea duty assignment was aboard the USS Los Angeles (CA-135). He was selected for Submarine School and subsequent to this training he was assigned to USS Piper (SS-409) and USS Grouper (SS-214).
Early in 1958, Sherman married Barbara at the Submarine Base Chapel in Groton, Connecticut.
In 1963, he completed the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and a second Baccalaureate degree, this time in Electrical Engineering.
After graduation from PG school, LT Alexander reported aboard the USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) as the Gold crew Weapons officer. He made two deterrent patrols on the Calhoun.
In 1966 he reported to the SUBLANT staff in Norfolk, Virginia. After SUBLANT, he served as Executive Officer of the USS Bang (SS-385), and then as Commanding Officer of USS Cobbler (SS-344) from 1969-1971.
In addition to his sea tours, he served on the CINCLANT staff, OPNAV staff, and was the Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Systems at SUBLANT. He was also Commanding Officer of the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois from 1980 – 1982. He became Chief of Staff at COMSUBMED Naples, Italy in 1982 where he served until 1983.
His final tour took him to Washington, DC where he was the Senior Military Assitant for Strategic, Aeronautical, and Theatre Nuclear Systems at the Department of Defense Research & Engineering at the Pentagon. Captain Alexander retired in 1986.
Bud began a second career with Advanced Technology Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia. Later, ATI merged with PRC, a company located in Arlington, Virginia. At PRC, he was the department manager for Undersea Warfare.
In the spring of 1996, he retired from PRC and he and his wife moved to St. Petersburg, Florida to their retirement home. Barbara passed away in May 2002 after a courageous battle with cancer.
In August 2005, Bud married Judith. They moved to their current address, a new town home, in St. Petersburg.
Bud's hobbies include golf, boating, reading and writing.
During his naval career, he was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Meritorious Service Medal. He has also been the recipient of the Navy League John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership.
Bud has been a steady and helpful member of the JCCVA. He was instrumental in developing our Mission Statement.
He fulfills his civic duties with the Tax Aide Volunteer for AARP, Submarine League, American Legion, and the USS John C. Calhoun Veterans.


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Q: How to simulate Monty Hall problem in computer? Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1 [but the door is not opened], and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?
This is Monty Hall problem, and we know that a switching strategy really does win two out of three times on the average. But is it possible to simulate it in Matlab?

A: Some pseudocode:

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*Set winswap = 0, winnoswap = 0 and simcount = 0.

*Increment simcount by 1.

*Set car = random value from a choice of $\{ 1, 2, 3\}$.

*Set guess = random value from a choice of $\{1, 2, 3\}$.

*Set goat = random value from a choice of $\{1, 2, 3\}$ that is not equal to either car or guess.

*Set swap = random value from a choice of $\{1, 2\}$.

*If swap = 2, set guess = the first value of $\{1, 2, 3\}$ that is not equal to either goat or guess.

*If guess = car and swap = 1, increment winnoswap by 1.
If guess = car and swap = 2, increment winswap by 1.

*If simcount is below some predetermined value, return to step 2.

*Compare the values of winswap and winnoswap.

A: After the interesting Mythbusters episode on the problem, I wrote a bit of Python code to simulate the results for fun. The code can be simplified considerably by breaking it into two trials, one where you always stay with your choice, and the other where you always swap. A further simplification can be had with the following two observations:

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*If you always keep your choice, you only win when you select the car (guess == car)

*If you always swap, you only win when you do not select the car (guess != car)

This allows one to avoid computing the positions of the goats and the door Monty decides to remove. I am not really familiar with MATLAB, so I will just include the Python code below, but I hope it gives the basic idea for porting to your language of choice.
import random
import sys

def main():
  if len(sys.argv) < 2:
    print "usage: monty.py trials"
    sys.exit(1)

  t = int(sys.argv[1])

  # Stick with door
  stick_winners = 0
  for i in xrange(t):
    car = random.randint(1, 3)
    choice = random.randint(1, 3)
    if car == choice:
      stick_winners += 1
  print "(stick) won:", stick_winners, "out of", t, float(stick_winners) / float(t)

  # Switch door
  switch_winners = 0
  for i in xrange(t):
    car = random.randint(1, 3)
    choice = random.randint(1, 3)
    # If car != choice, open a goat door and switch, win the car
    if car != choice:
      switch_winners += 1
  print "(switch) won:", switch_winners, "out of", t, float(switch_winners) / float(t)

if __name__ == "__main__":
  main()

A: Code I created based off of Peter Phipps pseudocode for school assignment (very helpful by the way):
n = int(input("Enter the number of iterations: "))

winswap = 0.0
winnoswap = 0.0
simcount = 0.0

for i in range(n):
    simcount = simcount + 1
    picked_door = random.randint(1,3)
    car = random.randint(1,3)
    g = random.randint(1,3)

    completed = False
    while not completed:
        if g != car and g != picked_door:
            completed = True
        else:
            g = random.randint(1,3)

    swap = random.randint(1,2)

    if swap == 2:
        if g != 1 and picked_door != 1:
            picked_door = 1
        elif g != 2 and picked_door != 2:
            picked_door = 2
        else:
            picked_door = 3

    if picked_door == car and swap == 1:
        winnoswap = winnoswap + 1
    if picked_door == car and swap == 2:
        winswap = winswap + 1

print "The amount of no swap wins is", winnoswap
print "The amount of swap wins is", winswap

total_wins = winnoswap + winswap

percentswap = (winswap/total_wins)*100
percentnoswap = (winnoswap/total_wins)*100

print "Percentage wins of swapping is", percentswap,"%"
print "Percentage wins of not swapping is", percentnoswap,"%"

A: I have created a general Monty Hall simulation here.

A: Here is my MATLAB solution:
    clear all
    clc

trial=input('Enter the number of trials: ');
win_swap = 0; win_noswap = 0; counter = 0;
for i = 1:trial
  car = randi(3);
  guess = randi(3);
  goat = randi(3);

  if(car~=goat)
  counter = counter+1;

    if (car == guess)
    win_noswap = win_noswap+1;

    elseif (car ~= guess)
    win_swap = win_swap +1;

    end % car = guess end

  end % car ~= goat end

end %for end
  R = sprintf('IN %d CONVENIENT TRIALS:\n',counter);
  disp(R)
  NS =sprintf('The amount of no swap wins is %d,',win_noswap);
  disp(NS)
  S = sprintf('The amount of swap wins is %d,',win_swap);
  disp(S)
%Percentage
total_wins = win_noswap + win_swap;
percent_swap = (win_swap/counter)*100;
percent_noswap = (win_noswap/counter)*100;

  PNS=sprintf('Percentage wins of not swapping is %% %d',percent_noswap);
  disp(PNS)
  PS=sprintf('Percentage wins of swapping is %% %d',percent_swap);
  disp(PS)
  disp('ALWAYS SWAP THE DOOR!');
  %Pie Chart
  percent_pie = [percent_swap percent_noswap];
  pie(percent_pie)

and a sample output can be found here.


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Conopophaga  è un genere di uccelli passeriformi della famiglia Conopophagidae.

Etimologia
Il nome scientifico del genere, Conopophaga, deriva dall'unione della parola greca κωνωπος (kōnōpos, "moscerino") col suffissoide anch'esso di origine greca -φαγος (-phagos, "mangiatore"), col significato di "mangiatore di moscerini"; in riferimento alla dieta di questi uccelli.

Descrizione

Si tratta di uccelli di piccole dimensioni (10,5-15,8 cm), dall'aspetto massiccio e paffuto, muniti di grossa testa appiattita che sembra incassata direttamente nel torso, becco conico piuttosto corto e appuntito, ali corte e arrotondate, coda squadrata e forti zampe allungate: nel complesso, questi animali ricordano vagamente le pitte.
Il piumaggio è bruno nell'area dorsale e nero, grigio o rossiccio a seconda della specie su testa e petto, mentre il ventre è in genere più chiaro: nelle femmine l'area cefalo-ventrale manca di nero o altri colori brillanti e tende al bruno-rossiccio. Caratteristica di questo genere è la presenza di una banda chiara che va da un occhio all'altro passando per la nuca, presente quasi sempre in ambedue i sessi.

Biologia
Si tratta di uccelli diurni e solitari, che passano la maggior parte della giornata appollaiati su un posatoio a poca altezza dal suolo, dal quale tengono d'occhio i dintorni, pronti a scendere al suolo o a salire fra i rami nel caso di avvistamento di potenziali fonti di cibo (insetti, invertebrati, occasionalmente anche bacche o piccoli vertebrati), per poi tornare in appostamento.
A causa dell'areale remoto e alle abitudini di vita riservate, si conosce poco circa questi uccelli: sicuramente essi sono monogami (almeno le specie osservate finora) ed entrambi i sessi collaborano nelle varie fasi della riproduzione.

Distribuzione e habitat
Le specie ascritte al genere sono diffuse in Sudamerica settentrionale, dove molte di esse popolano l'Amazzonia, con un paio diffuse sulle coste orientali del Brasile ed altrettante che popolano le pendici delle Ande a sud fino alla Bolivia: l'habitat di questi uccelli sono le aree ben mature di foresta pluviale e foresta atlantica, con presenza di folto sottobosco.

Tassonomia

Al genere vengono ascritte nove specie:

 Conopophaga lineata () - mangiamoscerini rossiccio
 Conopophaga aurita () - mangiamoscerini dalle redini
 Conopophaga roberti  - mangiamoscerini di Robert
 Conopophaga peruviana  - mangiamoscerini del Perù
 Conopophaga cearae  -  mangiamoscerini del Ceará
 Conopophaga ardesiaca  - mangiamoscerini ardesia
 Conopophaga castaneiceps  - mangiamoscerini testacastana
 Conopophaga melanops () - mangiamoscerini guancenere
 Conopophaga melanogaster  - mangiamoscerini ventrenero

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Conopophagidae
Taxa classificati da Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot

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Active Travel, Infrastructure, Local Government, Maintenance, National Government
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Transport Scotland said attention has now returned to permanent active travel infrastructure in the country, both in terms of new schemes and, where appropriate, building on this temporary infrastructure. These permanent schemes are also funded by the Scottish Government and delivered by Sustrans through their Places for Everyone programme. To further support local authorities to build permanent active travel infrastructure – the Scottish Government is reducing the match funding rate for the Places for Everyone programme from 50% to 30%.
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Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity Michael Matheson said: "To support our green recovery and keep people walking, wheeling and cycling, we've reduced the amount that local authorities need to contribute towards permanent infrastructure across Scotland.
"The Places for Everyone initiative is already producing some very innovative and ambitious projects – but we recognise that costs can be prohibitive for some councils and especially in the context of COVID-19.
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Councillor Steven Heddle, COSLA's Environment and Economy Spokesperson said: "The uptake of Spaces for People funding among councils has shown the extent of Local Government's commitment to enable people to move safely using active travel modes.
"We now welcome the reduced match funding rate for the Places for Everyone programme. Where 20/21 budgets allow, it can incentivise local authorities, working closely with their local communities, to explore ways to 'lock in' the benefits of the rise in walking, wheeling and cycling we have seen recently. Local Government will play a key role in the nation's green recovery and strive for active and sustainable travel to be at its very heart."
John Lauder, Deputy CEO of Sustrans and Executive Director for Scotland said: "The huge interest and demand in our Spaces for People fund over the past few months, has made it clear that people recognise the importance and benefits which come with travelling actively and sustainably for everyday journeys and exercise. However, we also know that perceptions of safety, and the lack of choices for quiet or traffic-free walking and cycling routes to key destinations, is a key barrier to people considering a viable alternative to their car.
"We hope that the reduction in the match funding requirement for our Places for Everyone programme will now make it even easier for applicants to design and build infrastructure which makes it easier and safer for more people to walk, cycle and wheel for everyday journeys, to help deliver a healthier, fairer and more prosperous Scotland for everyone."
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May 3, 2020 May 17, 2020 Joe Van
Identities! Also known as personalities made from a collection of memories. I've written about the concept of identities in bits and pieces throughout my blog, like in Duality and Perspective, but I think it deserves it's own work down. Would the ninth grade version of yourself even recognize you? Are you still you if you undergo amnesia? What's up with multiple personality disorder? Or the concept of reincarnation? It begs the question, what is the point of the soul without memories? It is culturally evident that identity takes the main stage in certain countries like the U.S. and China. So to expand on that, country identity has to do with government systems and how people are rooted in their historical philosophies and cultures.
China is housed to the creation of the concepts of Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. These are the top three, arguably. Confucianism is from the man Confucius, who derived his teachings from Legalism, and is in a nutshell: Xin – Honesty and Trustworthiness. Chung – Loyalty to your work, the state, et cetera. Li – includes ritual, propriety, etiquette, et cetera. Hsiao – love within the family, love of parents for their children, and love of children for their parents. Daoism, or Taoism, is a philosophical or religious tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Dao. The Dao is the source, pattern and substance of everything that exists. And finally, Legalism, or Fajia which literally means "House of Administrative Methods", is a philosophical belief that human beings are more inclined to do wrong than right because they are motivated entirely by self-interest. Today, the driving structure of China is Communism.
America, or the Western world including Canada, was founded and subsequently ruled through the religion of Christianity and the philosophy of Manifest Destiny. While most know about Christianity, with their testaments and beatitudes, Manifest Destiny was the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America. The ideology of Manifest Destiny inspired a variety of measures designed to remove or destroy the native population, horribly. It was a widely-held cultural belief in the 19th-century and drove its settlers to expand across the land. Today, the driving structure of America is Capitalism.
If you grant me some more wiki definitions here, Communism is a philosophical, social, political, and economic ideology and movement whose ultimate goal is the establishment a socioeconomic order structured upon the ideas of common ownership of the means of production and the absence of social classes, money and state. Capitalism on the other hand is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labor, voluntary exchange, a price system and competitive markets. One can see just by reading their definitions, how individuals raised with either idea can form their identities based off of these ideas. They are both very practice-based and communal. Generally, Americans stereotype China as a country full of drones that work and die, and Chinese stereotype Americans as egotistic overweight blowhards. While everyone is an individual, statistics do show behavioral patterns among people under certain communities. But is there anything wrong with that?
Well the concern is all in the mind of the viewer. If we take a step back from nations and look at humanity as a whole, there are things we all do. We all want a purpose, want love, have good food, entertain ourselves and continuously grow with the people in our lives. When individuals like psychopaths, sociopaths, the morbidly depressed, or those with identities issues such as individuals who believe they are robots or animals in human bodies, go against common connective tropes, we as a society reject them out of fear.
As we all know, we don't chose who we're born from, what brain chemistry we're born with, how we're born, when we're born, or where we're born. These are important markers of our identity that we had no say of from the get-go. It begins to paint a picture of how identity works and what it really is. Could our personal identities be an illusion? I can say with certainty that no, regardless of if we have free will, it is certain that everyone, no matter how entirely they are influenced by external forces, is an individual with their own fingerprint of a mind. From a biological standpoint, even identical twins that look to be the complete same person, have different DNA.
So now we can talk about how individuals can go through identity crises. It's known as a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society. If you're experiencing an identity crisis, you may be questioning your sense of self. This can often occur from advancements through life stages, be it childhood, school, or work. So many things are out of our control. How many people wish that they could just be a kid forever? People take care of you and you have no responsibilities, like a pet! Not to trash people who actively wish this, but it is important for one's own sake of sanity to strive in their CURRENT situation. It is unhealthy to wish one was living a different life. It doesn't mean you shouldn't want to change your life situation because there are many legitimate reasons one could want to do this, but while having a desire to depart one's current life one must still make the most of their situation. Happiness is predicated off of it.
There are accounts of individuals who live to be fifty or older before realizing or admitting they have gender dysphoria. There are people who remain closeted homosexuals their entire lives. These points of perceived, or real, relationship expectations that repress one's true identity are tragedies against all of humanity in my opinion. People are who they are. We shouldn't have to hide that. There are outliers like serial killers and pedophiles, of course, but aside from those that would bring harm to others, we as a society are doing our part, individual by individual, to accept people of every possible identity. We are all our own people, and we are all one, however paradoxical that may sound. I am Joseph Van Landschoot, born of Jane and Carl, and you, reader, are you, with your parents, and lineage, and beliefs, and hopes, and wants, and dreams. We are all fellow humans beings, and we are all worthy of love.
Thank you for listening, and see you next time.
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Need some DIY shampoo for your bug-out bag? Look no further.
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Biografia
Figlio di Giuseppe, un artigiano che lavorava il ferro a Casto (BS), e di Rosina Freddi, famiglia di contadini della Val Sabbia e conduttrice di un'osteria, si diploma maestro elementare.
Entra nell'attività paterna e la trasforma iniziando a produrre tondini per il cemento armato; così quella che era una bottega di un fabbro diventa la prima acciaieria di Casto. Nell'immediato dopoguerra fonda il gruppo Lucchini, uno dei più importanti gruppi industriali italiani attivo nella siderurgia. Con una filosofia di fondo: "Ho sempre reinvestito gli utili in azienda". E comincia a comprare aziende in crisi: nel 1969 la ferriera di Carlo Antonini, il vero pioniere del tondino, nel 1974 la Wührer, l'azienda di birra che sette anni più tardi lo proietterà, attraverso uno scambio di azioni, nel mondo della finanza internazionale entrando con una quota dell'1% nella multinazionale Bsn Gervais Danone. Acquisirà anche l'1% del Banco Ambrosiano di Roberto Calvi. Vicino a Mediobanca e ad Enrico Cuccia, cercherà di utilizzare la finanza con accortezza, sempre come strumento a vantaggio della fabbrica; dirà: "Per arricchire il convento, non i frati". Finanzierà, insieme ad Adamo Pasotti e Evaristo Gnutti, la nascita del quotidiano Bresciaoggi in concorrenza con il già esistente Giornale di Brescia.

Nel corso degli anni settanta e ottanta il gruppo Lucchini decide di concentrarsi sulle produzioni a maggior valore aggiunto, come quello degli acciai speciali e di alta qualità. Il 15 novembre 1974 una banda composta da nomadi rapisce per strada il figlio Beppe, all'epoca ventiduenne. Beppe viene liberato dopo sei giorni e dopo aver pagato il riscatto di un miliardo e duecento milioni di lire.

Dal 1984 al 1988 fu presidente di Confindustria, subentrando a Vittorio Merloni e lasciando poi il posto a Sergio Pininfarina. Negli anni ottanta entrò anche nei "salotti buoni" della finanza italiana: infatti nel 1984 Lucchini entrò nella Gemina, con una quota dell'1,67%, facendo parte del sindacato di controllo, e nel 1987 entrò anche nel capitale di Mediobanca.

Negli anni novanta e anni duemila il gruppo Lucchini ha avuto la quota di maggioranza dell'importante stabilimento siderurgico di Piombino, che tuttora porta il suo nome e produce prodotti laminati lunghi di qualità (barre, vergelle, rotaie). Il 20 aprile 2005 Lucchini vara un aumento di capitale di Lucchini S.p.a. sottoscritto dal gruppo russo Severstal' che acquisisce così il 62% di quota azionaria, tenendo per sé e la sua famiglia il 29%.

Il 2 aprile 2007 riacquista una parte del Gruppo Lucchini, ossia il 100% di Lucchini Sidermeccanica S.p.a. (oggi Lucchini RS) per 215 milioni. Contemporaneamente la partecipazione in Lucchini S.p.a. scende al 20%. Nel 2009 è stato pubblicato un libro, ricco di fotografie d'epoca, che ricostruisce sotto forma di intervista la vicenda umana e professionale di Lucchini . Il 4 marzo 2010 Luigi Lucchini e la sua famiglia cedono a Severstal' l'ultima quota del 20% di Lucchini S.p.a., rimanendo dunque impegnati nella sola Lucchini RS, di cui il Cav. Lucchini è Presidente Onorario.

È scomparso il 26 agosto 2013, all'età di 94 anni.

Cariche e riconoscimenti

 Dal 1978 al 1983 è presidente degli industriali di Brescia e membro della giunta di Confindustria.
 Dal 1980 al 1982 fa parte del Comitato Consultivo della Comunità Europea in rappresentanza dei produttori siderurgici privati.
 dal 1984 al 1988 è presidente di Confindustria

Presidente del consiglio di amministrazione di

 Banca Commerciale Italiana SpA
 Compagnia di Partecipazioni Assicurative e Industriali - Compart SpA
 Montedison
 Fondazione Lucchini
 Lucchini SpA

Amministratore unico di

 SINPAR - Società di Investimenti e Partecipazioni SpA

Vice Presidente di

 Consortium SpA
 Istituto di Cultura Bancaria

Consigliere di Amministrazione di

 Assicurazioni Generali (Membro anche del Comitato Esecutivo)
 Associazione Bancaria Italiana
 Eridania Bèghin Say S.A.
 ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale
 Mediobanca
 Olivetti

Presidente del Sindacato di Blocco di

 Gemina

Fondatore di

 Lucchini SpA

Controversie
Nei rapporti con il sindacato Lucchini è stato sempre considerato un "falco". Disse: "Lo sciopero non è un'arma che non ferisce, è un'arma che uccide. Ma uccide anche chi la impugna".

Marino Gamba, ex esponente della FIM CISL, peraltro, ammette che «a cavallo fra i Settanta e gli Ottanta, anche noi metalmeccanici non avevamo capito l'entità della crisi che stava avanzando e non cogliemmo le esigenze di flessibilità». Ma ciò non toglie che, a suo avviso, «Lucchini fu cinico e spregiudicato fino al punto di far crollare la produzione nei suoi stabilimenti pur di piegare il sindacato e di ripetere spesso che i suoi guadagni migliori li aveva fatti investendo in scioperi».

La Segreteria Nazionale della CGIL in una nota ha pubblicato che «Luigi Lucchini nelle relazioni sindacali è stato un interlocutore anche aspro ma attento e rispettoso del ruolo del sindacato».

Due ex dirigenti della FIOM bresciana (Osvaldo Squassina e Umberto Duina) che ebbero rapporti diretti con il Lucchini per rivendicazioni sindacali si sono dissociati da tale giudizio, inviando una lettera aperta a Susanna Camusso, ricordando che «Lucchini perseguì sempre l'obiettivo di eliminare il sindacato dalle aziende del gruppo» e che «la Magistratura eseguì diverse sentenze di condanna per attività anti sindacale»; ricordano gli scontri per la difesa dei diritti e del ruolo sindacale nelle aziende del gruppo; sostengono inoltre che «le stesse norme per la sicurezza venivano sistematicamente disattese e la stessa Magistratura è intervenuta disponendo il fermo degli impianti». La Segreteria Nazionale CGIL non ha dato alcun seguito ufficiale a tale lettera.

Note

Bibliografia
 Alberto Mazzuca, Lucchini in I potenti del denaro, Milano, Editoriale Nuova, 1983.
 Roberto Chiarini, Falco e colomba. Luigi Lucchini si racconta, Venezia, Marsilio, 2009.
 Ugo Calzoni con Franco Locatelli, Imperi senza dinastie. La straordinaria avventura imprenditoriale di Luigi Lucchini e della siderurgia bresciana, Roccafranca (Brescia), La Compagnia della Stampa, 2014.

Altri progetti

Presidenti di Confindustria
Cavalieri del lavoro
Persone legate alla Montedison
Laureati honoris causa dell'Università degli Studi di Brescia


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Adelaide's Beaches
My daughter starts back to school soon, so in honor of this last, precious week of summer, I decided to write about Adelaide's beaches. On the coast of Gulf St. Vincent, we managed to visit three of them--a study in contrasts--in one afternoon.
Semaphore, the northernmost one we travelled to, is a charming little beach town. Oriented to families, it boasts fair rides, kite flying, a small water park, and a miniature steam train.
A little south of Semaphore, we discovered Grange. This quiet village has a wooden jetty that is perfect for fishing and lots of uncrowded beach.
We ended the day's beach odyssey with Glenelg, located on Holdfast Bay, only 20 minutes from Adelaide's central business district. This beach is the busiest, with something for everyone. People can enjoy snorkelling, scuba, and boating. A Ferris wheel is only one of many kid-friendly spaces. Others include a splash park, pedal cars, water slides, trampolines, and climbing activities. Cinemas, restaurants, and shops line the historic streets. Established in 1836, Glenelg is the oldest European settlement on mainland South Australia.
Gulf St. Vincent has many other beautiful beaches, and I look forward to exploring more on future trips!
Another Government Shutdown
At a recent lunch with Australian friends, we commiserated over the U.S. government shutdown (now in its 33rd day with 800,000 federal workers still unpaid). One said, "We did this once too, you know." And he shared with us the story of Australia's 1975 government shutdown.
The Parliament of Australia consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In October 1975, the ruling Labor party had passed appropriation bills in the House of Representatives, where they held a majority. The opposition Liberal party, which controlled the Senate, refused to pass those bills. The Liberal party objected to what they saw as expansive spending, particularly since signs indicated the country could be moving into a recession. The Liberal party wanted Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, leader of the Labor party, to call an election for the House of Representatives. Instead, Whitlam planned to call for an election in the Senate, hoping to seize control there.
Meanwhile, because Australia is a constitutional monarchy, Parliament has another element: Queen Elizabeth II is the head of State. The Queen's representative at the time, Sir John Kerr, served as Governor-General. Kerr negotiated with both parties and recognized that neither the Labor nor the Liberal party would give in. He also knew that the supply (appropriations money) would run out on 27 November. Prime Minister Whitlam's planned election to break the Senate stalemate wasn't until 13 December.
Kerr sacked Whitlam on 11 November 1975 and put Liberal party leader Malcolm Fraser in his place. Fraser quickly passed the appropriations bills in the Senate. Kerr released the following statement on 19 November 1975:
Because of the federal nature of our Constitution and because of its provisions the Senate undoubtedly has constitutional power to refuse or defer supply to the Government. Because of the principles of responsible government, a Prime Minister who cannot obtain supply, including money for carrying on the ordinary services of government, must either advise a general election or resign. If he refuses to do this, I have the authority and indeed the duty under the Constitution to withdraw his Commission as Prime Minister.
The Labor party, outraged by the change of government, sought a no-confidence vote against the new prime minister. No doubt exasperated, Kerr then dissolved Parliament. An election was held the next month, which resulted in Fraser and the Liberal party controlling Parliament with a large majority.
The resulting political turmoil from Kerr's controversial actions has lasted many years, up until the current day. It is unknown how much Queen Elizabeth II was involved with her Governor-General's decision. While Buckingham Palace maintains she knew nothing at all, there is a pending lawsuit to make her communications with Kerr public.
There has never been a government shutdown in Australia since. Those long-lasting reverberations from the 1975 crisis have convinced Australian politicians to never again hold appropriations bills hostage. There is an unspoken agreement between the parties that appropriations bills will always be passed, and Parliament will keep the government running.
Looking at our current crisis, I find myself wondering: Where's Queen Elizabeth II and a Governor-General when you need them?
Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary
While visiting Adelaide, we decided to drive north to explore the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is 60 kilometers (around 37 miles) of coastline, wetlands, and salt marshes.
This protected land is a refuge for shore birds and water birds. Some are resident species, while others are migratory. It is a key feeding and roosting site for birds that migrate between Australia and the northern hemisphere via the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
This flyway, another name for a migratory route, stretches from Siberia and Alaska south through East Asia and Southeast Asia to Australia and New Zealand. The flyway crosses 22 countries and measures 25,000 kilometers (around 15,500 miles) each way. More than 50 million water birds travel this route, and they depend on these wetlands and others to feed and rest so that they have enough energy to complete their trip.
The Sanctuary helps to protect threatened bird species such as the curlew sandpiper, ruddy turnstone, red knot, and eastern curlew.
Ibises and gulls
Egrets and cormorants
The Bird Sanctuary land may be only 30 minutes north of Adelaide's central business district, but it feels miles and miles away from anywhere.
In Sydney one weekend, I was wandering down Hickson Road in Walsh Bay when I saw a car that had been crushed by something and moved off the street to a roundabout. What on earth had happened?
As I came closer, I saw a huge boulder balancing on top of the car, apparently responsible for the damage. Had the car just been left there?
I circled the car and saw that the boulder had a face.
Odd, right?
This piece of urban artwork is called Still Life with Stone and Car by sculptor Jimmie Durham. Born in Arkansas and now based in Berlin, he created this piece for the 2004 Sydney Biennale. The Biennale is an international festival of contemporary art.
Still Life with Stone and Car was created onsite in the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House. A two-ton stone, quarried from Australia's Central Coast, was lowered by crane onto the red 1999 Ford Festiva hatchback, which had been specially purchased for this work. Before the stone was hammered into position, Durham painted a face on it. Why? Durham said, "To my way of thinking, if the stone is simply a stone without a face, it becomes a gesture, but with the face painted on it, the work develops a strange narrative."
Strange indeed.
Durham's work was moved to its current location in 2006. It certainly blends into the environment. I should have realized sooner that it was street art but had ignored two signs that frame the work, no matter which way you approach it on Hickson Road. These signs are by artist Richard Tipping and they read:
The name of Tipping's piece? Artwork, naturally enough.
Orange in O'Malley
We live in O'Malley, a suburb about eight miles south from the center of Canberra. Established in 1973, O'Malley is in the Woden Valley. The suburb was named after King O'Malley, a politician best known for arranging the competition to design the new capital city of Canberra.
O'Malley is home to around 20 embassies and high commissions. All the streets include aboriginal words, such as Callemonda Rise and Timbarra Crescent.
Because of the two nature reserves here (Mount Mugga Mugga and Issacs Ridge), many trails lead into the bush. Kangaroos and cockatoos are common sights, framed against the blue sky, green grasses (this time of year), and the varied tans of the dusty trails. What I didn't expect to see when I moved to O'Malley was orange … and a lot of it.
Wildflowers thrive at the edge of the trails.
The color orange appears in some unexpected places in nature.
Interior of a gum tree
Lichen on a rock
Something dug through the bark on this tree
Building materials match the surroundings.
A stack of terracotta tiles, commonly used in roofs here
The brick commonly used in many houses in O'Malley
For one day at least, both Milo and I were orange too, although he's really more of a light apricot.
And we can always count on shades of orange in our sunsets.


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ASTERIX & OBELIX XXL 2
By Toutatis! The indomitable Gauls are back with a new video game!
More than 10 years following their last appearance on games consoles and PC, Asterix and Obelix are back and in better shape than ever! Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 is a superb blend of action and adventure for all ages, with a winning combination of comedy and brawling. But where has Getafix gone? The long-bearded druid has disappeared after betraying his own people for Julius Caesar! The Gaulish village is in uproar! They must find out the truth! Always ready for a fight, Asterix and Obelix are sent to Rome on a mission by their chief Vitalstatistix. There, they find a new amusement park – Las Vegum – built by the famous Roman emperor. To what end? What is Getafix hiding?
Enhanced graphics:
New textures and models for all characters and enemies.
New textures and lighting for environments
Improved gameplay:
A new system of store that changes and adds upgrades compared with the original game. These stores are located in the six game environments and allow players to increase their skills thanks to new techniques, combos and Furies. This system is similar to a conventional skills tree.
Cosmic Strike and Pantry: two new skills to help overcome enemies.
Health bar upgrade: the health bar can be upgraded as the player progresses through the game in order to reach a higher maximum health level.
Addition of three difficulty levels: easy, normal and hard. A new addition to the remastered version: challenges!
Challenges are bonus missions focused on fighting.
The aim is to beat as many Romans as possible within a given time.
There are two challenges in each of the six game environments, making 12 in total.
The bronze rank is easily accessible and is a good way to earn money but reaching the Gold rank is a real challenge!
A new collectibles system:
Postcards are now hidden in the levels, collecting all of them requires to fully explore the game.
Figurines, now in 3D, can be unlocked in the shop.
A new Fast Travel system: once you unlocked a level, you can easily go back thanks to fast travel and find the missing collectibles!
Developed by: Osome studio
Release date: 29 November, 2018
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Type of game: Action, Adventure
Languages: French, English, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese
Number of player: 1
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La línea 32, fue una línea de colectivo que circulaba por el Gran San Juan, en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina.

Recorría el sector suroeste y sureste de dicha área metropolitana recorriendo los departamento Rawson, Rivadavia, Capital y Santa Lucía. Estuvo constituida por dos ramales, una denominad 32, que tenía un recorrido de casi 20 kilómetros de extensión, y otro señalizado como 32 Directo, con un recorrido menos extenso.

Estuvo operada por la empresa privada Vallecito S.R.L., sin embargo estuvo a cargo hasta finales de la década de los '90 por la empresa La Capital S.A., que debido a su quiebra la línea 32 desaparecio. El 4 de septiembre de 2004, con la desaparición de la empresa 20 de Junio S.A., comienza a funcionar nuevamente

El 4 de diciembre de 2021 dejó definitivamente de existir a partir de la puesta en marcha de la Red Tulum. Las actual línea 214 hace parte del recorrido de esta línea.

Recorridos

Ramal 32: Barrio Escobar - Santa Lucía - Centro - Rivadavia - Rawson
Ida

Barrio Escobar (El Medanito) - La Estación - Colectora - Villagra - Estados Unidos - Lateral sur de Autopista de Circunvalación - Lateral sur de Ruta Nacional 20 - Gorriti - Los Almendros - Corvalan - Avenida Hipólito Yrigoyen - Gil - Colón (Santa Lucía) - Avenida Sarmiento - Avenida Argentina - Santa Fe - Avenida Rioja (San Juan/centro) - Avenida Libertador General San Martín - Avenida Alem - Santa Fe - España - Pedro de Valdivia - Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento - 9 de Julio - Río Bamba - Comandante Cabot - Hipólito Yrigoyen - Juan Aguilar - 25 de Mayo - República del Líbano.

Regreso

República del Líbano - Hipólito Yrigoyen - Comandante Cabot - Río Bamba - 9 de Julio - Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento - Pedro de Valdivia - España - Salta - Mitre - Avenida Alem - Avenida Libertador General San Martín (San Juan/centro) - Aberastain - Mitre - Avenida Rawson - General Paz - Argentina - Avenida Sarmiento (Santa Lucía) - Gil - Avenida Hipólito Yrigoyen - Corvalan - Lol Almendros - Gorriti - Lateral norte de Ruta Nacional 20 - Lateral oeste de Autopista de Circunvalación - Autopista acceso norte (Ruta Nacional 40) - La Estación - Barrio Escobar (El Medanito).

Ramal 32 Directo: Barrio Escobar - Trinidad - Centro - Rivadavia - Rawson
Ida

Barrio Escobar (El Medanito) - La Estación - Autopista Acceso Sur - Avenida Rawson - Santa Fe - Avenida Rioja (San Juan/centro) - Avenida Libertador General San Martín - Avenida Alem - Santa Fe - España - Pedro de Valdivia - Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento - 9 de Julio - Río Bamba - Comandante Cabot - Sargento Acosta - República del Líbano - Hipólito Yrigoyen - Comandante Cabot.

Regreso

Comandante Cabot - Río Bamba - 9 de Julio - Paula Albarracín de Sarmiento - Pedro de Valdivia - España - Salta - Mitre - Avenida Alem - Avenida Libertador General San Martín (San Juan/centro) - Aberastain - Mitre - Avenida Rawson - Autopista acceso Sur (Ruta Nacional 40) - La Estación - Barrio Escobar (El Medanito).

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Q: FinancialData don't give the right result Could you perhaps explain me the following behaviour?
My code is:
sp500 = FinancialData["^SPX", {2007, 1, 1}, Method -> "Legacy"]

This gives me a list that ends with yesterday's value (4,509.37 at 2021-08-27).
But without "Method->Legacy" it shows the last value somewhere in the middle of 2020.
In addition, when I run this:
DateListPlot[{zlato, sp500}, PlotLegends -> {"gold", "SP500"}]

I get a chart where you can see the gold price is up-to-date, but SP500 is not.

Any idea, why would that be?
Thanks,
Jiri
P.S. zlato is gold, is defined as
zlato = FinancialData["XAU/USD", {2007, 1, 1}, Method -> "Legacy"]

With PlotRange limited to 2020-2021, the Plot looks like this:

A: To make the plot synchoronized I had to do TimeSeriesResample so that both time-series had the same "DatePath". Then the DateListPlot works without problem.


Fast can sometimes feel slow.
I was on a bus today when I noticed the passenger in front of me using her iPhone. I observed two behaviors that support the mobile design best practices I and others have been talking about on Android Design in Action and elsewhere on the interwebs.
First, the bus passenger was using some app with a touchable photo banner near the top of the screen and some text below. She touched the photo, but nothing happened. The app didn't visually respond, even for a moment, and the content didn't load. So within a second or two she touched again, and this time the photo did open.
Onto the second observation. She left the first app and opened up Groupon. A splash screen popped up, but after a second or two of waiting, she just pressed the home button to browse through other apps.
These two observations support the notion that perceived latency and visual touch feedback are important and intertwined. The first time the bus passenger touched the photo, the touch screen may not have registered it, or treated it as a swipe rather than a press. Dimming or otherwise highlighting touch regions throughout the app on press would've immediately conveyed success and contributed to stability and comfort in the UX. Additionally, if content loading time was nontrivial (and prefetching wasn't possible), a subtle indicator could've communicated that the touch itself was successful.
And as for the splash screen, well she didn't open the app to stare at the logo, however pretty it may be. Every millisecond you're not showing content is a millisecond that the user has to wait for something. We wait enough in our lives: we wait for the train, we wait on line at the grocery store, and we wait—often impatiently—for our significant others while they're busy getting ready for a night out. We shouldn't exacerbate the problem when the platforms we're building for give us the necessary tools to avoid it.


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Dec. 9, 2006 / 3:30 AM
Today is Saturday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2006 with 22 to follow.
The moon is waning. The morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn and Mars. The evening stars are Pluto, Venus, Uranus and Neptune.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include English poet John Milton in 1608; journalist Joel Chandler Harris, author of the "Uncle Remus" stories, in 1848; Clarence Birdseye, industrialist/inventor, noted as "the father of frozen foods," in 1886; circus clown Emmett Kelly in 1898; bandleader Freddie Martin in 1906; actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in 1909; actor Broderick Crawford in 1911; former Speaker of the House Thomas "Tip" O'Neill, D-Mass., in 1912; actor Kirk Douglas in 1916 (age 90); comedian Redd Foxx in 1922; actors Dina Merrill in 1925 (age 81), Dick Van Patten in 1928 (age 78), John Cassavetes in 1929, Judi Dench in 1934 (age 72), and Beau Bridges in 1941 (age 65); Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, sportscaster and actor Dick Butkus in 1942 (age 64); actors Michael Nouri in 1945 (age 61) and John Malkovich in 1953 (age 53); singer Donny Osmond in 1957 (age 49), and actor Joe Lando in 1961 (age 45).
On this date in history:
In 1907, the first Christmas Seals to raise money to fight tuberculosis went on sale in the post office in Wilmington, Del.
In 1920, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
In 1958, in Indianapolis, retired Boston candy manufacturer Robert H. W. Welch, Jr., established the John Birch Society, a right-wing organization dedicated to fighting what it perceived to be the extensive infiltration of communism into U.S. society.
In 1974, White House aide John Ehrlichman testified at the Watergate trial that U.S. President Richard Nixon was responsible for the coverup.
In 1985, OPEC oil ministers abandoned the struggle to control production and prices, setting the stage for a global oil price war.
In 1987, in the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip, the first riots of the Palestinian intifada began one day after an Israeli truck crashed into a station wagon carrying Palestinian workers, killing four and wounding 10.
In 1990, Lech Walesa won Poland's first direct presidential vote.
In 1992, the U.S. Marines landed in famine-wracked Somalia to ensure the delivery of food and medicine.
Also in 1992, British Prime Minister John Major announced the formal separation of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
In 1994, U.S. President Bill Clinton fired U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders for reportedly suggesting that masturbation be taught in the schools.
In 2002, United Airlines, which said it was losing $22 million a day, filed for bankruptcy.
In 2003, the U.S. Defense Department indicated that only nations that supported the United States in the war in Iraq would be allowed to bid on the $18.6 billion in contracts for reconstruction projects there.
In 2004, the U.S. Congress released documentation to back up reports of glaring armor shortages for military transport trucks ferrying fuel, food and ammunition in Iraq.
Also in 2004, police said a man rushed a Columbus, Ohio, night club bandstand and opened fire, killing at least five people, including two members of the heavy metal band Damageplan.
In 2005, published reports said a key prewar Bush administration claim about ties between Iraq and al-Qaida came from a prisoner who said he made it up to avoid harsh treatment.
A thought for the day: English poet John Milton wrote, "No man who know aught can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free."
Clarence Birdseye
Freddie Martin
Joe Lando
Joel Chandler Harris
John Major
Lech Walesa
Michael Nouri
Robert H. W. Welch,
Man's long lucky lottery streak culminates in $1 million jackpot
Emu spotted running loose though North Carolina counties
Missouri woman tracks down her stolen SUV, takes it back
Pizza festival creates 59-foot calzone for Guinness record


I wish I had the answer to that, but the only information that has been released so far is the official opening day of the new Fantasyland expansion. Since soft openings are predicted in November, I am hoping that more information comes out as to when bookings will start for Be Our Guest. Check the Disney Parks Blog regularly for official Walt Disney World news.


The document attached is for SY18-19 school feeder patterns. As a reminder, DCPS recently underwent an important school boundary policy review process that may affect where your child goes to school in SY2018-19. The District had not undertaken a comprehensive review of its student assignment policies, including school attendance boundaries and feeder patterns, in over three decades. Learn more here.
To Identify your SY18-19 in-boundary school please visit our Enrollment Boundary Information System (EBIS).


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Latest Business, Tech and Gadget News
Simple Energy gears up to capture the EV market
Jan 12, 2022 clean energy start-up, electric vehicle
Mumbai, 12 January, 2022: India's leading electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy start-up, Simple Energy, announced the delivery of its flagship scooter, Simple One from June 2022. Making debut in the EV marketspace last year on country's Independence Day, the awe-inspiring e-scooter, which is futuristic, stunning and strong built witnessed a record rush in pre-booking, with over 30,000 orders placed till date.
Sharing further details Suhas Rajkumar, Founder and CEO, Simple Energy, said, "We understand electric mobility is the future, and two-wheelers are the vehicle of the masses. It is a part of our vision to revolutionise the electric two-wheeler segment and make premium electric mobility solutions affordable and accessible to people. We are elated with the market response that has been coming across our way on Simple One. The technology used for the Simple One will define and enable our future in this industry. We have some of India's best minds conducting R&D, designing and engineering for our products, and we are confident that Simple One will supersede customer expectations."
Being the fastest manufactured 'Made in India' e-scooter, Simple One offers the highest driving range of 203 km in Eco mode and a maximum range of 236km in IDC for a fully charged battery. The vehicle can sprint from 0-40 in just less than 2.95 seconds along with a speed of up to 105km/h making it the best in class in the product offering. It comes with the largest 30L boot space and features like intuitive smart dashboard, and much more to surprise the customers. The angular sharp design with winglets on the sides, proportioned and sleek body structure, sporty look, integrated turn indicators both on the front and rear side has been winning hearts since its debut.
The Simple One will be produced at phase 1 of the manufacturing unit located at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, which will have an annual capacity of up to 1 mn units. The factory is currently getting ready for mass manufacturing, and will be operational in the coming weeks. The company has also commissioned a second plant in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, which will be spread across 600 acres and have a capacity of 12.5 mn units annually — making it the largest two-wheeler producer in the world.
In line with building the best in-class electric scooter, Simple Energy has recently announced the completion of developing an advanced thermal management system with the Indian Institute of Technology-Indore (IIT Indore). This association was aimed at improving the safety, dependability, and lifespan of the battery modules in all its products.
The Simple One is priced at INR. 1, 09,999/- (Ex-showroom), and can be pre-booked at www.simpleenergy.in at INR. 1947 only.
BMW Motorrad achieves all-time sales high in India
Big Boy Toyz is all set to host an e-auction of vintage and classic cars in India
Vitesco Technologies Supplies Electric Axle Drive for High-Performance Three-Wheeler Twike 5
Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) open the doors to its newest outlet at Delhi
Kangaroo Kids unveils its innovative iCan Learning System
Bizongo acquihires edtech Hexa
Plum Appoints Five Senior Leaders to Fast-Track Employee Health Insurance in India
Metropolis Healthcare launches the 3rd edition of MedEngage Scholarship program
TECNO introduces POP 5 series, with its 1st Device POP 5 LTE featuring 5000mAh battery
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Sputnik V induces robust neutralizing antibody response to Omicron variant
8th Annual Conference of Cognitive Science (ACCS8) to be hosted online by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham


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Maatwerkbedrijf Spoor2
Spoorwegstraat 1B
Spoor2 est un centre de réinsertion par le travail. Cela signifie donner aux personnes qui ne peuvent pas travailler dans les conditions habituelles l'occasion de travailler quand même. Les personnes reçoivent alors une formation, elles apprennent ce qu'est le travail d'équipe et développent un rythme de travail. L'objectif est de permettre aux employés d'accéder à l'économie régulière. Les services suivants sont entre autres proposés : une recyclerie avec cinq magasins, un département vert, un atelier de repassage et de nettoyage, un atelier de restauration du bois, etc. La Banque Triodos a financé leur nouveau bâtiment à Hamme.
Southall Black Sisters, a not-for-profit organisation, was established in 1979 to meet the needs of Asian and African-Caribbean women.
Stoke Canon Inn
Residents of Stoke Canon, in Devon, campaigned for eight years to save their village pub. The community were able to purchase the pub using a combination of a community share offer, a grant from The Plunkett Foundation and lending from Triodos Bank. The Stoke Canon Inn – now fully community-run and staffed by volunteers - is an essential meeting place for people within the village, and hosts a packed programme of regular events, from a book club to live music.
Stoke Canon
MAIN - Taking Autism Personally
MAIN helps people with a range of disabilities, including autism and cerebral palsy, by giving them the skills they need to live an independent life, while having fun and making friends. The charity runs clubs and services for children from Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton and County Durham, which in turn gives their parents and carers a break from their caring roles. A loan from Triodos Bank UK and a generous donation from the Finlay Cooper Fund facilitated the charity to purchase a former community nurse's station in the town as its new home.
King's Community Church
King's Community Church was established over 30 years ago in Southampton, a Triodos loan has enabled them to go ahead with the construction of a new auditorium, which will be used for community facilities.
HEDGE END SOUTHAMPTON
Clondalkin Community Property Development Company
Clondalkin Community Property Development Company was established in Dublin in 1997, to purchase and lease properties to voluntary and community organisations in disadvantaged areas of the city.
Blisland Community Association Limited
This community building in Blisland near Bodmin,Cornwall has a multifunctional use providing valuable services to the local community. The centre comprises a shop, 3 business units, a doctors consulting room and a cafe. Recently they purchased a triple A rated appliance for the shop to reduce energy usage and costs.
Blisland
Group for the Rootless of Watford (GROW)
Group for the Rootless of Watford (GROW) is a charitable not-for-profit organisation which provides short-term accommodation support to vulnerable people in Watford. The charity works with other professional and voluntary agencies to ease hardship,and offers support to help rebuild peoples' lives.
Callander Youth Project Trust
Callander Youth Project Trust (CYPT) is an independent, voluntary youth organisation. CYPT delivers a wide range of activities for young people; including youth clubs, job club, holiday programmes, art sessions, as well as health and sport initiatives. CYPT also delivers bespoke employability support for young people who have left school and are looking for work. These schemes are facilitated by the organisation's hostel, which is run as a social enterprise.
Mull and Iona Community Trust
Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT) aims to improve the quality of life for residents of Mull - the second largest of the inner hebridean islands on the west coast of Scotland - and the small island of Iona which lies at its south western tip. The organisation conducts a plethora of social projects, and used a loan from Triodos Bank in the development of two much-needed three-bedroom houses in the Ulva Ferry area of the island. With affordable rents, low heating bills and a location adjacent to Ulva Primary School, the homes have been designed to ensure the long term sustainability of the community.
Pop Up Projects CIC
Pop Up Projects is a community interest company, and their mission is to engage children and families, schools and communities through books, stories, and the people who make them.