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If the turn lane has its own traffic light, Ontario's Driver's Handbook calls it a "fully protected left turn." But, if you go through it when it's red, you'll have no protection from a $260 fine and three demerit points, police say.
"If it's a regular intersection with oncoming traffic you must have a green… you cannot enter the intersection on a red," said Const. Clint Stibbe, with Toronto Police Traffic Services. "Except if you are a driving a road building or cleaning machine, then you are permitted - but only when safe to do so."
So, if you've got a red light in your lane, you can't turn, period. Well, sometimes you can, but we'll get to that in a second.
It gets a little confusing. That's because there are different types of advanced green lights for left turns in Ontario.
For a normal advanced turn, the intersection has one traffic light with a flashing green light or arrow.
The traffic coming toward you has a red, so, on your green, you can turn left, right or go straight. Once the green light stops flashing or the arrow switches off, you've got a solid green and you can still turn left - as long as it's clear - before the light turns amber.
Then, we've got the simultaneous left turn. Here, traffic in both directions has an advanced left signal. Again, it's one traffic light for the intersection. Traffic going straight has a red and traffic turning left gets a flashing arrow. When that arrow turns to amber and the solid light turns green, then you can turn left if it's clear.
But, sometimes, the intersection has one signal light for the left turning lane and another for the lanes that are going straight and turning right. Sometimes, that lane is separated from the others by a median.
"A dedicated left turn has a separate signal head and when it is red, you cannot make a left turn," said Brampton driving instructor Ian Law.
So, if you've got a light in your lane and it's red, it doesn't matter if all the other lanes have a solid green. They get to go and you don't. You've got to stop and wait for the next advanced green.
If you stop at the red and then turn anyway, you could be charged with proceeding before a green light. If you don't stop at all, you could be charged with failing to stop at a red light, Stibbe said.
The rules vary by province, but most are similar . Sometimes, there will be a sign saying you can't turn left if the advanced turn signal is red.
It gets a little tricky for visiting out-of-province drivers in British Columbia and the Yukon, there a flashing green doesn't mean you can advance left - it just means the light only changes when a pedestrian pushes the button.
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"If you're on a one-way turning left on to a one-way, you are permitted as long as when the turn is made, you complete the turn in the leftmost lane," Stibbe said.
And in B.C., you can turn left on a red from a two-way street onto a one-way street.
Is it illegal for two cars to wait in an intersection to make a left turn?


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Мастерз () — один із чотирьох головних світових турнірів з гольфу (мейджорів), що проводиться в квітні кожного року в Національному гольф-клубі Огасти в штаті Джорджія. Це перший з мейджорів року. На відміну від інших мейджорів місце проведення турніру не змінюється. В турнірі бере участь менше гравців, ніж у інших мейджорах, тому що для участі потрібно отримати запрошення від клубу. Турнір входить водночас до PGA-туру, Європейського туру й Японського туру.

Турнір має довгу історію й глибокі традиції. Його започаткували 1934 року. З 1949-го переможця турніру нагороджують зеленим піджаком. Переможець зобов'язаний повернути піджак через рік
. Якщо він виграє турнір повторно, то отримує той самий піджак.

Перед турніром, у четвер, проводиться обід, на який запрошуються тільки колишні переможці й деякі члени клубу.

Станом на 2014 найчастіше вигравав турнір Джек Ніклас — 6 разів. Тайгер Вудс має у своєму активі 5 перемог, Арнолд Палмер — 4. Здебільшого перемагали американці, але є також переможці з інших країн і континентів.

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Algoma Central in HO Scale
Modelling the Algoma Central Railway in HO scale
ACR in 1985
1985 Locomotive Roster
1984 Freight Roster
1985 Passenger Equipment Roster
Freight Car Friday Index
Lumber Loads
ACR Decals
CN Operations at Hearst
Posted on December 4, 2015 by Chris van der Heide
Hearst was the Algoma Central's northern terminus and connection to the Canadian National Railway. For yard, station and other facilities the ACR shared with CN.
The ACR wye and connection to the CN main was just to the west of Hearst yard, and any movements on the CN main from Hearst Junction to Hearst would have to be made under the CN dispatcher's authority. Conversely, if CN needed to turn some equipment, movements over the wye required the ACR dispatcher's authority.
Equipment Restrictions
When the ACR first connected to Hearst in 1914, Hearst was a division point on the transcontinental mainline of the National Transcontinental Railway. However when the NTR became part of the Canadian National Railways in the early 1920s, this became a secondary line to the ex Canadian Northern Railway main line (crossed by the ACR at Oba) which is still CN's primary transcontinental route today. As such, this line languished and was never maintained to the same standard as a more major route.
The Pagwa subdivision between Hearst and Nakina featured exceptionally light rail – often less than 80 lbs/yard – that had never been upgraded since the steam era and probably in these late years a fair bit of deferred maintenance in general. This line was *severely* restricted as to the weight and types of equipment that could run over it, with the heaviest diesel locomotive permitted on the line being an SW1200RS. (CN 1387-1395 are known to be in Hearst in the late 1970s.) Cars with greater than 177,000 lbs (88 tons) *gross* weight required special handling, and during the months of May-June for the spring thaw cars exceeding 142,000 lbs (71 tons) gross weight are banned west of Calstock.
East of Hearst is better, but still light rail. GP9s could operate west of Kapuskasing to Hearst, but between these two stations heavy six axle units like C630s and SD40s were explicitly banned and even modern four axle road switchers such as C424s, GP38-2s and GP40-2s are to be used "only in emergency, and at 10 miles per hour below" the regular speed limit making a GP9 pretty much the biggest unit that could be expected to run into Hearst in the 1970s and 1980s.
The north end of the ACR was also relatively light rail (but definitely better maintained than between Calstock and Nakina, which CN was trying to abandon anyway) and AC trains typically avoided using their six axle SD40 units north of Hawk Junction.
Passenger Service
Passenger service west of Hearst to Nakina (junction with CN's main line) was actually still provided during the early 1980s by trains 272/273. While officially listed as mixed (freight and passenger) trains in the timetable, most sources seem to agree that in practice it was passenger-only in the 1980s, with any westbound freight routed via the ACR to Oba, as there was zero on-line freight traffic except for the Lecours lumber mill at Calstock, which by this point would be served by a turn job out of Hearst yard. CN was petitioning to abandon the line between Calstock and Nakina at this point, and moving the through traffic off of the line probably helped to destroy any remaining on-paper revenue and support their petition. And due to the extreme weight restrictions on the line, a lot of traffic simply could not go that way. Abandonment formally happened in 1986 and the line was torn out west of Calstock.
CN 7210 combination baggage/coach at Hearst in 1976. Paul O'Shell photo.
The (non) "mixed" typically ran with an SW1200RS and single heavyweight baggage/coach combination car. CN 7210 appears to have been the regularly assigned car on this line. This car remained in CN colours all through the early 1980s, although passenger service was officially operated by VIA Rail then. In my summer 1979 CN timetable, 273 departs Hearst at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with 272 from Nakina running on opposite days (Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays) and scheduled to arrive at 5:30 pm.
There was no passenger service running east out of Hearst anymore by this point in time. Hearst was once the final destination of local passenger service from Cochrane, connecting with southbound trains over the Ontario Northland to Toronto, but by the late 1970s passenger service was provided only as far as Kapuskasing by the joint CN-ONR train the "Northland" from Toronto. (Replaced later by the Toronto-Cochrane coach-only "Northlander", which itself was discontinued in 2009.)
ACR No. 1 at Hearst, July 2, 1972. Robert Schwenk photo in my collection.
The Algoma Central's passenger service ran daily except Monday from Sault Ste. Marie to Hearst during the spring/summer, and on the weekends only (Fridays through Sundays) during the fall/winter season. No. 1 had a scheduled arrival time of about quarter after seven during the summer, and quarter to six in the winter. The ACR train would tie down on the main track in front of the station and depart early the next morning as no. 2. (On days that the CN "mixed" ran, the inbound ACR would arrive up to two hours after, and the outbound train would be almost to Hawk Junction by the time of the 273's noon departure.)
Local switching of the yard and local industries around Hearst would have been performed by CN, as it was their track and facilities. The lumber mill at Calstock would have also been handled by an extra turn job out of Hearst yard although I do not know when this would run.
The 1979 CN timetable shows a Kapuskasing subdivision freight departing Hearst at 11 am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for Cochrane. I would presume that the CN crew would spend the morning performing the local switching requirements
The corresponding westbound is not timetabled, but I would assume it to operate as an extra on opposite days (Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays) the same as the mixed train to the west of Hearst.
My 1989 CN timetable does not have any freight schedules actually listed for the Kap. sub, and sadly I do not have one from closer to 1985.
As mentioned above, except for the lumber mill at Calstock, there was no on-line freight customers on the Pagwa subdivision towards Nakina, and due to the condition of the line, really no traffic at all was actually routed over this line anymore at this point, instead being handled by the ACR to Oba to be returned to CN for the trip westward.
ONT no. 516 prepares to depart Hearst for Kapuskasing with several loads of lumber from Lecours and several loads of copper concentrate from Michigan bound for Rouyn-Noranda. July 2015, my photo.
The Kapuskasing subdivision and the remains of the Pagwa subdivision to Calstock (the rest abandoned in 1986) were sold to Ontario Northland in August 1993.
On the ACR side of things, ACR freight no. 5 would arrive in Hearst in the evenings on weekdays, Monday through Friday, with no. 6 departing south with interchange traffic the following day, Tuesdays through Saturdays.
This entry was posted in Hearst, Operations, Prototype and tagged Canadian National, CN, Hearst, Ontario Northland, Operations, Prototype by Chris van der Heide. Bookmark the permalink.
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Steve Lucas on December 5, 2015 at 1:54 pm said:
The former NTR through Hearst was originally laid using 80 # rail, with (as I recall from CN's abandonment application) 67 1/2 # rail in sidings.
A TSB report on an ACR derailment near Hearst cites either 80# or 85# rail in use on this piece of track.
Modellers tend to use rail that is too heavy for the track that they are trying to model.
I personally use the following in HO scale–
100#–Code 70
80#—-Code 55
Peco makes some Code 60 rail in 24″ lengths in packages of six, stock IL-1. I have a package of this, and am using it for CPR Standard 85# or ARA standard 85# rail. It can also be used to model 90# rail.
Steve Lucas.
Chris van der Heide on December 5, 2015 at 6:07 pm said:
I have a copy of a WC-era ACR track chart which shows large sections of 115 lb rail on the main track between Steelton and Canyon (upgraded in the 1980s and 1990s) and 100 lb otherwise all the way to Oba (relaid most recently at various points through the 1960s-80s).
North of the CN interchange at Oba, it's all original 1912 80 lb rail (with occasional upgraded sections of 85 lb laid in the late-1940s to early 1950s). But obviously the track bed itself was better maintained than the Pagwa sub, which had basically been left to rot since CN was trying to get rid of it.
I'm not sure if WC and/or CN have upgraded the ACR since the late 1990s, but CN runs some pretty big modern power over the former ACR these days. I shudder if SD70s are running on old original 1912 rail.
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Information that Pakistan chief of army staff Common Raheel Sharif was taking on the newly formed, Saudi-instigated, Islamic Army Alliance to Combat Terrorism (IMAFT) – nicknamed the "Muslim Nato" – has dominated the discourse in Pakistan over the previous month. In contrast to the previous two military chiefs, who didn't disabuse anyone of the lengthy-held view that the Pakistani army is firmly in the Saudi camp with regard to regional rivalries, Bajwa has set his eyes firmly on balancing Pakistan's relations with the GCC – with Iran.
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Log on and join in, but beware the web cults December 15, 2005, Charles Arthur, The Guardian
What I realised - perhaps it was the mention of Scientology - is that Wikipedia, and so many other online activities, show all the outward characteristics of a cult. Which, by my (computer's) dictionary definition, means "a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object; a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister; a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing; a person or thing that is popular or fashionable, esp. among a particular section of society, 'a cult film'."
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Fans ponder FAMU future
USA TODAY, September 17, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A crowd of 17,871 cheering fans. Six electrifying touchdowns. A moment of silence for hazing victims. And no Marching 100.
As Florida A&M University hosted its first football game without its renowned band, the school turned a page in its history and stepped into a challenging and uncertain future.
The band, whose more than 350 members played at college bowl games, Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations, has been suspended for a year in the aftermath of drum major Robert Champion Jr.'s death.
"This is an extreme time of crisis, and I don't think anyone knows how this is going to play out," said Joe Womack, a 2003 graduate who traveled from Atlanta for the game against Hampton University. "There is so much negativity out there. It's important to keep the family together."
The university has been in turmoil since Champion Jr., 26, died in November after a beating by fellow band members in a hazing ritual on a bus. Twelve former band members face charges of felony hazing. All have pleaded not guilty. The president and longtime band director have resigned.
For Womack, 33, and others, the school's ability to move forward rests on the incoming leadership, the support of alumni and the community, and students' willingness to follow a new anti-hazing policy.
Devon Redmond, 26, of Southfield, Mich., joined the band as a freshman saxophone player in 2004, the same year as Champion and 110 others. He arrived expecting to be hazed, as he was in his high school band.
"It's just so entrenched," said Redmond, an executive assistant at a music firm. "It wasn't so surprising that someone lost their life."
The Marching 100 will most likely do away with many traditions and rituals when they return, but the change could help students focus on academics, he said.
Anti-hazing efforts, including plans to revise admission requirements for the band and other student organizations, aim to prevent another tragedy. Two staff members will work on the plans, an outside committee is looking at hazing throughout the school, and students will discuss hazing at a town hall meeting Thursday.
"Students understand the seriousness of it all," said student body President Marissa West, 22. "If we have to make examples out of people, that's what's going to happen."
Before and after the game Saturday, cars, tents and grills filled the parking lot and streets alongside Bragg Memorial Stadium. People enjoyed traditional favorites such as smoked sausages, fried conch and large helpings of banana pudding.
Some people, such as Womack, missed the band but said attending was about Rattler pride and perseverance.
Crowds cheered and swayed as the stadium filled. By the second quarter, there were few empty patches in the stands. Fans jumped to their feet as rapper Future performed at halftime.
"The majority of the time, people leave after halftime because the band is basically the game," said Michael Brasfield, 19, a sophomore business major. "But I feel like due to everything that's happened, we're all forced to rally together."
Saturday, most remained until the fourth quarter, when the winner was clear. FAMU beat Hampton 44-20.
Head football coach Joe Taylor said this season offers a chance for fans to focus on the players instead of the band. "I saw fans in the stands having fun cheering for their football team," he said after the game. "I thought it was an outstanding thing."
However, the energy didn't match the exuberance the Marching 100 brought, said Brandon Cunningham, 24, a student and former band president. The absence of eye-catching dance moves, precise musical notes and performances across the field left a void.
During the game, he and other former band members sat in section Q just south of the 40-yard line, where they would have been if they were performing. The game brought home the reality that they have lost a friend and their band.
"We were with Robert every day, at least five hours a day, for about 13 to 14 weeks," he said. "People have just accepted that there's just a void that's not going to be filled this year."
FAMU faces a long road. Next month, the school is scheduled to enter into mediation with Champion's parents over their lawsuit against the university and the company that owns the bus on which their son died.
In court papers, FAMU has denied responsibility for Champion's death. It says he knew the dangers of hazing and willingly broke the law and school policies by participating.
Pamela Champion, the drum major's mother, said that argument illustrates the university's continuing problems.
"They do not have the best interest of any student in mind," she said. "The important thing is to ensure the safety of every student within that band, not so much that the band gets back on the field. Other people's lives are at stake."
Larry Robinson, FAMU's interim president, said it will take the effort of the entire school to do away with life-threatening initiation practices.
"Some of these things go back generations," he said. "We have to get students to understand that there is no need. They should take the initiative to say, â??This is no longer acceptable. Look at what we just went through.'"
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You can scold Sony for its miserable inability to write decent software for its MP3 players, but you can't fault it for design. Just when we were ready to cry over the discontinued Bean, the Japanese giant has launched the NW-S203F and NW-S205F Sport. The iPod may have the market sewn up, but look at the shape of this player! Concealing it from muggers using the Christopher Walken method would be no problem.
Making jealous eyes at the Nike + iPod kit, both players come with pedometer functions, and are 1GB and 2GB respectively. There's also a built-in FM tuner -- something that no iPod offers. We expect a launch date around September and the players will retail in the £70 range (TBC).


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Korean Medical Science Research Center for Healthy-Aging, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, 626-870, Republic of Korea. choibt@pusan.ac.kr.
Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, 626-870, Republic of Korea. julie@pusan.ac.kr.
Korean Medical Science Research Center for Healthy-Aging, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, 626-870, Republic of Korea. julie@pusan.ac.kr.
Uncaria sinensis (US) has long been used in traditional Korean medicine to relieve various nervous-related symptoms and cardiovascular disease. We recently showed the neuroprotective and cerebrovascular protective effects of US on cerebral ischemia; however, its effects on the blood-brain barrier (BBB) are poorly understood. In this study, the effects of partially purified components of US (PPUS) on BBB disruption were investigated in mice subjected to ischemic brain injury.
Focal cerebral ischemia was induced in C57BL/6J mice by photothrombotic cortical ischemia. PPUS was injected intraperitoneally 30 min before ischemic insults. Infarct volume, neurological score, wire-grip test, Evans blue leakage and brain water content were then examined 24 h after ischemic brain injury.
Infarct volume was significantly reduced and neurological deficit and motor deficit were greatly improved in PPUS-pretreated mice relative to those treated with vehicle following photothrombotic cortical ischemia. Brain edema-induced change of Evans blue extravasation and water content in the ipsilateral hemisphere were alleviated by treatment with PPUS. In addition, PPUS significantly reduced ischemic brain injury-induced degradation of tight junction proteins and elevation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9).
PPUS prevents cerebral ischemic damage by BBB protection, and these effects were associated with inhibition of tight junction degradation and MMP-9 induction.
BMC Complement Altern Med. 2015;15:157.


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Insidious 3 DVD Review
Insidious 3 is meant to take the audience back to the beginning, before the haunting of Lambert family and before Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) returned to working within the ghostly darkness.
Horror Channel to premiere Stephen Moyer's DEVIL IN THE WOODS
Horror Channel's highlights for January include the UK TV premiere of DEVIL IN THE WOODS, a brutish supernatural chiller starring Stephen Moyer ('True Blood') and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, III, IV, REPO! The Genetic Opera).
The Conjuring DVD Review
Pay attention horror fans, James Wan is back. The man who gave us Saw (2004) (fortunately he is not tainted with the latter instalments, he stopped writing/directing them after the third) and Insidious (2010) has returned with his latest offering, The Conjuring and it is certainly up to his previously high standards.
The Conjuring Review
James Wan's The Conjuring has everything you want form a well made, brilliantly shocking horror film. It successfully and gleefully recalls the ghostly dramas of time gone by and provides little nods to staples from the hugely established oeuvre in the horror genre.
Paranormal Activity 4 confirmed for 2012
The Hollywood Reporter have confirmed that there will be a Paranormal Activity 4 in 2012 although few other details are known about the third sequel in the horror franchise. Whilst most outlets are reporting... Read More...
11.11.11 Trailer
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Citation: Information Polity, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-2, 2006
Personal identity management in the information polity: The case of the UK national identity card
Authors: Beynon-Davies, Paul
Abstract: In the Information Society an individual may take on an identity for each electronic service with which he or she engages. As a consequence, an individual may accumulate a vast array of personal identifiers for such 'services' and is also likely to accrue a range of physical representations of such multiple identification: credit card, debit card, driving licence, passport, library card, parking permit etc. Hence, multiple identity management is a significant issue for individuals and organisations. …In this paper we unpack this issue in terms of a semiotic framework consisting of three interrelated processes – authentication, identification and enrolment. These processes serve to locate the three elements of the person, identifiers and identity that help define the socio-technical network which comprises the issue of personal identity in the Information Age. We test the explanatory utility of this framework against a contemporary and prominent case from the UK – an attempt by the government to introduce a national identity card. Such an identity token offers numerous potential benefits for individuals and organisations but raises major challenges to data protection, data privacy and public trust in the information governance of the UK. Show more
Citation: Information Polity, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 3-19, 2006
Free and open-source software: Opening and democratising e-government's black box
Authors: Berry, David M. | Moss, Giles
Abstract: This article considers the implications that the use of free and open-source software in government might have for democracy and public participation. From a constructionist perspective, the democratic 'effects' of non-proprietary software are contingent on how the practice of free and open-source software is discursively represented and constituted as it is translated into new e-government systems. On these premises, an analysis of official discourse and government policy for non-proprietary software suggests that …its introduction into government will bring more 'politics as usual' rather than democratisation. Nevertheless, on the basis of an alternative discourse of ethics and freedom evident in the Free Software and Open Source communities, the authors of this paper envisage circumstances in which the discourse and practice of non-proprietary software contribute to opening-up and democratising e-government, by protecting and extending transparency and accountability in e-governments and by offering scope for technology to be shaped by citizens and associations as well as by administrators and private interests. Show more
Keywords: Associations, citizens, code, democracy, discourse, e-democracy, e-government, software, internet, open-source, participation
The impact of Internet use patterns on political engagement: A focus on online deliberation and virtual social capital
Authors: Kim, Ji-Young
Abstract: While numerous studies have examined the impact of the Internet on civic engagement in politics, inconclusive results have been revealed that optimistic and pessimistic accounts compete with each other. This study contends that the political effects of the medium depend upon the way it is used, and examines how different patterns of Internet use yield different political consequences in the case of South Korea, a country where political influence of the Internet is crucial. The primary …modes of Internet use in focus are e-deliberation and e-social capital. By analyzing an online survey, we find that the former is a significant predictor of citizens' political engagement whereas the latter has only limited impacts. The study concludes that the proliferation of virtual communities over the net, in and of itself, is not an indicator of political revitalization, but deliberative practices of citizens could be an integral element to regenerate civic political life. Show more
Keywords: Internet use patterns, political participation, deliberation, social capital
Citizen satisfaction with contacting government on the internet
Authors: Cohen, Jeffrey E.
Abstract: This study looks at the satisfaction with their contact experience of citizens using the internet to contact government. Due to the internet, the volume of citizen contacts with government has increased. Presumably the ease and convenience compared to traditional contact modes has stimulated government contacting via the internet. Analysis of the July 2003 Pew E-Government Survey finds that Americans who use the internet to contact government express higher satisfaction levels with their contact experience when controlling …for demographics, level of government contacted, reason for the contact, and assessments of the contact process and outcome. However, many internet users also complain of problems in using the internet for contacting government. These problems may outweigh the ease and convenience of internet contacting and may imperil the internet as a way of connecting citizens and government. Suggestions for improving the internet as a medium through which citizens contact government are discussed. Show more
Informatization of local democracy: A structuration perspective
Authors: Parvez, Zahid
Abstract: Academics and researchers face a challenge of making sense of the role e-democracy plays in the democratic process and with what implications. This requires a deeper understanding of the objectives and assumptions that underpin e-democracy innovations, as well as institutional and technology structures that condition their role in democratic engagement. This paper interprets case study data collected from three UK local authorities in light of Giddens Structuration theory to make sense of the role e-democracy plays …in the democratic process. From the data, it elicits and identifies categories of social structures as perceived by different actors surrounding e-democracy. The insights gained suggest that social structures influence actors in prioritising, shaping and appropriating e-democracy and thus, in moderating its role in local democracy. Using these insights the paper offers some useful suggestions for enhancing democratic engagement through e-democracy projects. Show more
Keywords: Structuration, informatization, e-democracy, institutional shaping
Effective design in the development of public information infrastructure: A social constructionist approach
Authors: Shin, Dong-Hee
Abstract: This study investigates the processes involved in the development of broadband public information infrastructure in Northeast of US. Using an evaluative framework provided from the Social Construction of Technology perspective, this paper examines the political economy of such infrastructure by focusing on the direction, the nature, and the results of these infrastructure developments. Finally, this study suggests the effective approach in developing public information infrastructure to capture, clarify, and manage the complex …practice and processes of future infrastructure systems. Show more
Public Sector Information in the Digital Age, by Georg Aichholzer and Herbert Burkert, eds
Authors: Taylor, John A.


SpaceX's Crew Dragon, the first commercial spacecraft built for humans to travel in to the International Space Station, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning, ending a historic mission and beginning the next phase of human spaceflight.
A huge round of applause and cheers erupted at SpaceX mission control in California as the capsule hit the water. With that — the first water landing in the Atlantic since Apollo 9 in 1969 — SpaceX moved one step closer to sending humans into orbit.
Significant delays hampered the launch of the Crew Dragon, but on March 2 it finally achieved liftoff from storied Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. It then trailed the ISS for 24 hours before achieving a landmark docking via the station's Harmony module, and special docking adapter, on March 3.
While docked at the ISS, humans entered the vehicle for the first time in space. It remained docked with the station until Thursday, at which point the hatch was closed and locked and the capsule was readied for its return. At 11:32 p.m. PT, it released a set of hooks from the ISS and slowly drifted away from the space laboratory with two short thruster firings. A dummy, lovingly known as Ripley and dressed in SpaceX's astronaut gear and a suite of sensors, was its lone crew member.
The Crew Dragon drifts away from the ISS.
"Fifty years after humans landed on the moon for the first time, America has driven a golden spike on the trail to new space exploration feats through the work of our commercial partner SpaceX and all the talented and dedicated flight controllers at NASA and our international partners," said Anne McClain, NASA flight engineer currently stationed at the ISS, as the capsule drifted away.
Five hours later, when it was safely away from the ISS, Crew Dragon jettisoned its lower trunk section to burn up in space. At 4:52 a.m. PT, the capsule's thrusters fired once more, starting a 15-minute "deorbit burn," slowing the craft enough to fall back to Earth.
Its biggest challenge was yet to come: atmospheric re-entry.
The forces exerted on the capsule as it blazed a trail through the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds had SpaceX CEO Elon Musk concerned during the week. Although his team had run hundreds of simulations, the unusual shape of the spacecraft meant it might roll or spin as it dropped from space to sea.
Yet, when the moment arrived, the spacecraft showed no signs of a rickety descent, eventually deploying its quad-parachute system and safely splashing down in the Atlantic some 280 miles ( about 450 kilometers) from its original launching spot at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The capsule's splashdown was attended by SpaceX's recovery vessel "Go Searcher," a ship equipped to pluck it from the roiling ocean waves and carry it back to shore.
With the landing, Crew Dragon's six-day-long mission is complete, but there's still work to be done. SpaceX was able to demonstrate the capsule's launch, docking, undocking and re-entry capabilities and the validity of its parachute system, and now it has reams of data to analyze, including from Ripley's suite of body sensors, to ensure the capsule is ready to ferry humans from Earth to the space station in just a few months' time.
As part of the validation process, SpaceX and NASA will conduct an in-flight abort test, launching the Crew Dragon on top of a modified Falcon 9 rocket and then terminating the rocket engine as it reaches the point of max q — when pressure on the spacecraft is at its greatest. When it reaches this point, the Crew Dragon would use its own set of rocket boosters to launch away from the Falcon 9 and return to Earth.
That test is scheduled for June. Provided it goes well, the first crewed mission of SpaceX's capsule will occur in July, featuring astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Success will also mean that "Earthy," a plush anthropomorphic doll of our planet, will be coming home from the space station.
While the limelight has been squarely on SpaceX, Elon Musk's space venture is only one half of NASA's overall Commercial Crew ambitions. Historic aerospace company Boeing is also readying to fly to the ISS with its own capsule, the Starliner, in the coming months. Launching atop an Atlas V rocket, the Starliner will undergo similar testing in preparation for its own manned missions to space in the coming year.
For now, SpaceX wins the day — and continues to forge a path between the US and the International Space Station.


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North-South divide getting worse
The gap between the North East and the wealthy South is growing wider as the economy recovers, an MP has warned.
Grahame Morris, Labour MP for Easington, led a 90-minute Commons debate calling for more support for traditional industrial areas such as the former coalmining villages in his Durham constituency.
He told Ministers that boosting the economy of the North East would benefit the entire country and could reduce congestion and overcrowding in London, because fewer people would move to the capital to seek work.
Mr Morris called for support for a planned Centre for Creative Excellence south of Seaham, County Durham, which could create more than 2,000 jobs.
The development, which was set to feature television studios as well as conference and training facilities, had been backed by the regional development agency created under the last Labour Government and abolished by the Conservative-led Coalition Government in 2012.
However Business Minister Anna Soubry accused Labour MPs of failing to celebrate job creation in the North East, and said the Government had awarded £13.4m to businesses to help create jobs in Easington alone.
A number of Labour MPs from across the region have been pushing the Government to create an industrial strategy for the North East to tackle what they say is a lack of good quality private sector jobs. They made similar pleas to former Labour leader Ed Miliband in the run-up to May's election.
Mr Morris said that there needed to be a senior politician championing the regions in the Cabinet.
He said: "My view is that we need a strong voice in cabinet advocating for our regions."
> Well that's not going happen, is it ? Areas like the North East dont vote Tory, so Tories don't care what happens to them. Dont forget that Thatcher's government seriously considered cutting cities like Liverpool loose to die. Do you suppose the same mentality doesn't still exist in the Tory ranks – it's what Tories do.
Full story : http://northstar.boards.net/thread/143/north-south-divide-worse
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Labour MP Helen Goodman: 'Immigrants on building sites should speak English'
Immigrants working on construction sites should be able to speak English, a North MP has said.
Helen Goodman, Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, said it is vital immigrants have a "reasonable understanding" of the language so health and safety isn't put at risk.
The Shadow Welfare Reform Minister said some of her constituents have "completely fair" concerns about immigration and insists Labour would address them.
"I think people have legitimate concerns," she said. "They are also concerned about people not being able to speak good English.
"These are totally fair and totally reasonable concerns. On a building site you do need to have a reasonable understanding of English for health and safety purposes.
"You are working in a team and everybody needs to be able to understand what you say. If you go to the A&E department you want to speak to someone who can speak English.
"That is completely reasonable and fair."
The Bishop Auckland constituency is home to just 800 non-UK nationals (of a total 89,500), which equates to just 1%.
In County Durham overall, there are 13,700 non-UK-nationals in County Durham (2.7%).
The MP's words come after Bishop Auckland Mayor Colin Race defected from Labour to Ukip.
She said people are worried about the impact on wages and immigrants claiming benefits that will be wired overseas.
"In general, people think that some immigration is good, particularly for things like high-skilled work in the NHS, but they want more controls," she said.
"They want reassurance that a Labour government would control immigration better and so I tell them that we will re-establish checks on the borders for people coming in and going out.
"The really big thing people are worried about is the impact on jobs and wages. They feel that people from Eastern Europe are prepared to work for less than they are and that some employers are exploiting that and that this pushes down wages."
> Are they really prepared to work for less ? Or could it be they see the apparant size of UK wages compared to those at home and it looks good, but they fail to take into account that costs – housing, food, everything – are also higher ?
And then they find themselves here working for less, but paying out more.
She added: "Labour plans to raise the minimum wage and to stop employers recruiting overseas while not offering jobs to local people. I think people are right to be concerned and they want us to tighten up. We will tighten up.
> How about UK citizens working abroad ? Shouldn't their jobs have been offered to local people too ? What's going to be done about that ?
"I think it is fair that people want us to say that people aren't allowed to claim benefits for children overseas."
The Labour MP also took a swipe at Ukip, led by Nigel Farage, for being "all over the place" on policy and being anti-women.
"They are a bit of a one-man band," she said. "I suppose that the other long-standing parties, by definition, have to make the difficult decisions.
"Farage still benefits from being the new kid on the block. Once you get past the Europe issue, they are all over the place.
"They seem to change their policies regularly."
She added: "I think they are very conservative with respect to women.
"In their eyes, women should have a very certain place. They want to take us back to the 1950s with respect to women."
Source – Sunday Sun, 15 Feb 2015
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Go North East bus company accused of 'salami slicing' services
A bus company has been attacked by a Labour MP for "salami slicing" services after it emerges 80 journeys a day have disappeared under a rerouting programme.
Houghton and Sunderland South MP Bridget Phillipson has criticised Go North East for cuts to bus services across Tyne and Wear, citing a study by Passenger Transport Executive Nexus.
Sunderland is shouldering most of the burden, the MP says, with changes to routes and timetables to the 35, 35A, 35B and 35C services.
The MP says her office has fielded calls from people worried about links to schools and health facilities.
She adds it is difficult to compare the new route map and timetable information with previous versions and people have concerns that the re-routing of the 35 services will significantly disrupt journeys to nearby GP practices in Silksworth, Herrington and Sunderland Royal Hospital.
Children may also have to take longer journeys to schools such as the Venerable Bede Academy because they will have to change buses.
Go North East said the changes will simplify services, but four variations have already been made to routes 35, 35A and 36 since November.
The MP said:
"The volume of service changes implemented by Go North East this week is likely to cause a great deal of confusion and inconvenience to many people.
"I have received many emails and phone calls from worried constituents expressing their concerns over changes to the route 35 service.
"Go North East say this is about simplifying things, but there have been 15 variations in this route since 2011 and I cannot see how this constant chopping and changing is making things simpler. The new route maps and timetables are also presented differently from older versions.
"People are understandably angry about the fact that four services have been reduced to three. Across the region estimates show that as many as 80 routes a day will be cut.
"Go North East should explain why these changes are being implemented and how they are in the best interest of passengers.
"This salami slicing of services shows exactly why we must introduce a London-style bus network with stable routes, oyster style ticketing and fines for operators when they fail to live up to their promises."
Managing director of Go North East Kevin Carr, said the changes were introduced after a consultation with Nexus and customers.
He said many of the services now travelled closer to shops.
He said: "We are the number one bus operator in Sunderland and it's really important that we adapt our services to meet customers' needs."
Source – Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 30 Jan 2015
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South Shields MP 'sets record straight' over back-garden burials
South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck today sought to "set the issue straight" over a statement she made in Parliament saying some grieving relatives were being forced to bury loved ones' in their gardens.
The MP found herself buried beneath a barrage of criticism after making the suggestion when proposing her Funeral Services Bill last month.
Some critics claimed there was no evidence to back the assertion – and even funeral directors in her own constituency dismissed it,
But Mrs Lewell-Buck says the comment was taken out of context from the bill as a whole.
And she said her central aim, to highlight escalating funeral costs, had been lost amid the debate.
The Labour MP, who is to stand at the General Election in May, said there was also no suggestion in her speech that people in South Shields had buried relatives in their gardens.
She said:
"I really wanted to just set the issue straight because I feel I was misrepresented as the result of one small sentence.
"That one comment was picked up on and was the only issue focused on in the national and local press and in comments on the Internet.
"That's why I felt the need to speak out because one sentence has been hijacked."
In her letter the MP writes:
"My Bill calls for a Government review of funeral affordability in the UK.
"It also proposes changes to improve the Funeral Payments system, and the creation of a 'simple funeral' where funeral directors would be required to provide information about the cost of a standard service to help people make a better-informed decision about the service they choose.
"A lot of the reports on the Bill focused on the issue of garden burials, and while that was only a very small part of my speech and such burials are not commonplace, it has created a national conversation about this emotive and taboo subject.
"I would also like to clarify that this Bill is national and at no stage in my speech did I say people in South Shields or even the North East have buried relatives in their gardens."
Mrs Lewell-Buck said she was particularly eager to dismiss any inference that she had misled Parliament in any way.
"I am very proud to be a member of Parliament and would never do that. I was just eager to ensure that people did not get the wrong end of the stick and to make my position crystal clear."
Source – Shields Gazette, 09 Jan 2015
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'Westminster elite' look down on people with North East accents, Wansbeck's Labour MP claims
A "Westminster elite" of Labour MPs look down on people with Northern accents, a politician from the region has claimed.
Wansbeck's Ian Lavery, himself a Labour MP, said that when MPs hear his North East accent they think "that man doesn't know too much" and claimed his party has too many politicians who haven't worked "on the factory floor".
But he today claimed the remarks were not a criticism of party leader Ed Miliband – saying they were about getting more working-class MPs into Parliament.
The Northumberland MP was recorded making the remarks at a conference on social mobility in London organised by the think-tank Class.
"I've got to say there are some superb Labour Party MPs," he was reported to have said.
"Sadly, there's not enough MPs who've actually worked on the coalface, on the factory floor.
"We haven't got enough ethnic minorities, we haven't got enough disabled people in, who have actually been there.
"We've got an elite in Westminster which, quite frankly, frightens me.
"They haven't been anywhere or done anything, and when you've got an accent like mine, they think 'Well, that man doesn't know too much'."
Mr Lavery, a former president of the National Union of Mineworkers, said some national media had "willfully misrepresented what I said" and stressed that he fully supports Mr Miliband as his party's leader.
"My comments were about the need for more working-class MPs and in no way a criticism of Ed or his office.
"For the record, I believe s absolutely the right man to bring in policies that will be of great benefit to people in the North and across the country."
It comes after former Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared to criticise Labour leader Mr Miliband.
The ex-Sedgefield MP told The Economist that May's General Election was shaping up to be one "in which a traditional left-wing party competes with a traditional right-wing party, with the traditional result".
> Sounds good – remind me, which is the left-wing party ?
Asked if he was implying that the Conservatives would win, Mr Blair is reported to have said yes.
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Bosses at HMP Northumberland are using zero hours contracts, Parliament hears
A privately-run jail is using the controversial zero hours contracts to plug gaps in its workforce, a debate in the House of Commons has heard.
HMP Northumberland, which has been described by prison officers as "like a tinderbox", is using the contracts after cuts stripped away its staff from 441 to 270 from 2010 to 2013.
Labour MP for Wansbeck, Ian Lavery described the measure at the Sodexo-run Category C jail as an "outrage" during a debate on a bill aimed at abolishing the contracts.
"Is my honourable friend aware of the situation at HMP Northumberland, where Sodexo, a French catering company, has privatised the prison and sacked or made redundant more than a third of the work force?
"It does not have enough people to make the prison safe, but it is bringing in people on banked-hours and zero-hours contracts. That is an outrage."
It comes after a riot at the jail in March and a stash of Class A drugs worth in excess of £100,000 were found last month.
The private members bill, brought by Gateshead MP Ian Mearns, is aimed at abolishing zero hours contracts and the debate will continue next week.
MPs heard use of the contracts is rife in the care and hospitality sectors with the average wage of a zero hours worker is £236, – and that this is a figure £246 less than the average worker.
Mr Mearns said:
"Today, I am fighting for the same thing that people of every generation have fought for: the right to decent and secure conditions and terms of employment.
"It is not a great ask. A well-paid and steady job is the bedrock on which people build their lives. It is the starting point for planning for the future, and the platform of stability needed to pay the bills, meet the rent, pay the mortgage and start a family.
"Those are not extravagances, but the minimum that should be available to any person who is prepared to work to pay their way in a wealthy nation such as ours.
"Yet that stability and security is denied to millions of workers in this country. Increasingly, people are finding themselves plagued by job insecurity, not knowing from one day to the next whether they will be working or earning."
The bill has strong support from North East Labour MPs.
Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle North, said:
"A constituent who came to see me highlighted just how little economic sense zero-hours contracts make for the taxpayer as well.
"From one week to the next, he may or may not be able to pay his rent and may need housing benefit support.
"That creates a total mess for the support systems that have to provide support to these people on very insecure work contracts. The cost to the taxpayer of sorting out that mess is adding to the problem. Employers need to step up to the mark."
Conservatives, however, accused Labour MPs of using zero hours contracts themselves.
Grahame Morris, Labour MP for Easington, denied he was among them, but said Labour-led councils need to do more.
"I absolutely do not use zero-hours contracts. I think part of the problem is that many local authorities do not have tight enough procedures with subcontractors; I would encourage them so to do."
Source – Newcastle Journal, 22 Nov 2014
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North East Labour MPs back firefighters in pensions dispute
MPs have spoken out to back firefighters, following a four-day strike over pensions.
Labour MPs from the North East urged Ministers to negotiate with firefighters.
And Ronnie Campbell, Labour MP for Blyth Valley, hit out at plans to make firefighters work until they are 60 before they can receive their pension.
Currently, firefighters can retire at 55 but plans to make them work another five years are one of the contentious issues that have led to the strike.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Campbell said:
"I worked down the coal mine for 29 years, and I watched old men of 60 struggling at the coal face. What must it be like for firemen of 60 trying to save lives from fire and flood?"
He was answered by local government minister Penny Mordaunt, who said:
"We need older workers to stay in the fire service because they have great expertise. By offering protections on pensions and jobs for older workers and good practice for fire authorities to follow, we will ensure that in future they have the protections that Labour did not introduce."
> Sounds like "we need to keep on older workers because we can't be arsed to train younger ones." ?
The last Labour government raised the retirement age to 60 for people becoming firefighters after April 2006. The Government's plans would increase the retirement age for every serving firefighter, including those who expected to retire at 55.
Other changes include changing the way pensions are calculated, which effectively means people will receive less, and increasing contributions.
Fire Brigades Union members began a four-day strike at the start of the end of October .
North West Durham MP Pat Glass asked:
"We have just come through the longest firefighters' strike in 38 years. When will the Government stop their politically motivated and disingenuous behaviour in this dispute and genuinely sit down with the Fire Brigades Union to settle this, as the Governments of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are doing?"
Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell asked the Minister:
"Why does not she treat them with the respect that they deserve?"
And Stockton South MP Alex Cunningham highlighted a letter from Mrs Mordaunt to a Labour MP in which she said:
"I am conscious that we will only have the ideas for the service to meet future challenges and aspirations if firefighters are engaged and feel an ownership for the service. Trust and good morale are key to this."
He asked her:
"How does refusing to change a single word of the regulation improve morale, and how does refusing to negotiate improve trust?"
The Minister insisted that firefighters received "one of the best schemes in the public sector".
"There has been extensive debate and consultation on these matters. I have dealt with any outstanding issues in the past few months, including those of the transition of armed forces pension schemes into the firefighters' pension scheme and fitness protections.
"The regulations have now been laid, and it is evident from the questions coming from the Opposition that they do not understand the scheme. It is an excellent scheme, and to say otherwise would be to do firefighters a disservice."
Source – Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 12 Nov 2014
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Benefits Street: Kingston Road residents urged to quit controversial TV show by MP
Stockton residents being filmed for Benefits Street are being urged by their MP to quit the controversial TV show.
Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham has written to every resident of Kingston Road asking them to "think again" about taking part in the Channel 4 documentary.
The Labour MP has already suggested the makers of the programme, Love Productions, should "get out of the town" after accusing them of setting people up for "entertainment purposes only".
And yesterday he paid a visit to the street in Tilery to make sure residents "understand exactly what they have got themselves into."
Benefit Street continues to be recorded in Kingston Road in Stockton
He said: "I spoke with several residents who told me they and their neighbours were opposed to the programme and wanted no part of it.
"They said just a few people wanted it, but the area was already suffering from troublemakers coming in from other areas to play up to the cameras."
The MP said he left the street after two Love Production camera crews "followed my every step".
In his letter to the residents he says: "The television executives claim a high moral purpose to give people who they say don't have a voice a chance to speak out about their problems and how they feel let down.
"But what they haven't outlined is the immense intrusion there will be into participants' lives by themselves and large parts of the media who won't be there to do the people of our area any favours."
He goes on: "I hope that if you are one of the people thinking of taking part that you will think again, recognise what it will really mean for you, your family and local residents, and tell Love Productions their programme isn't for you or our community."
Helen Goodman MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Culture, was in Stockton yesterday visiting Preston Hall Museum and took time out of her schedule to meet Louise Baldock, Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for Stockton South, to discuss Benefits Street.
Helen said: "A lot of good things are happening in Stockton at Preston Hall and the Arc, so why does Channel 4 persist in perpetuating these dreary negative stereotypes? Benefits Street is not a serious documentary and serves only to make entertainment out of poverty and hardship."
Source – Middlesbrough Evening Gazette, 30 Aug 2014
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North-East "being ignored" in new train plans, says MP
An MP has said the North-East has been "totally ignored once again" in a Government consultation on rail travel.
The Government is consulting on future Northern and TransPennine franchises which start in February 2016.
Plans have already been unveiled for major improvements to Manchester train stations and the possibility of electrification of the railway lines to York or Leeds has been raised.
But Andy McDonald, Labour MP for Middlesbrough, said the North-East and especially the Tees Valley is being "totally ignored."
In a written response he pointed to an Institute of Institute of Public Policy Research report which showed that for nearly £3,000 spent per person on transport in London and the South-East just £5 is spent in the North-East.
He also said current TransPennine trains were "third rate," any investment in the North-East was confined to the Tyne and Wear Metro and the current franchise plans were likely to lead to ticket office closures and price hikes for customers. Stopping electrification at York or Leeds would also reduce the region to being left with mere "shuttle services to the 21st Century."
He continued: "I went to one presentation about rail with the secretary of Transport about this and all I could see on the screen was an arrow pointing North-East. That was our only mention. I went beserk. There's nothing for us, despite the fact that we're the only region outside London actually with a positive contribution to GDP. It's like the North doesn't exist at all outside the M62 corridor."
Mr McDonald said he had sympathy with The Hannah Mitchell Foundation which campaigns for the North to have a regional Government. The Foundation has appealed directly to the Labour Party to promise to make changes if elected to the franchise to include new trains which it says should be made in the north.
A Department for Transport spokesman said major investment was planned for Northern railways, but also he conceded a 'Northern hub' would be centred on Manchester. He said: "As part of our plans, we have asked passengers what they would like to see from these new franchises. This will allow us to plan the best way forward so we can deliver a world-class network that drives long-term economic growth across the region."
Companies will be chosen to run the new rail franchises in the coming year.
Source – Northern Echo, 18 Aug 2014
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Durham Miners' Gala will be tinged with sadness following deaths of Bob Crow and Tony Benn
The 130th Durham Miners'Gala will be tinged with sadness following the deaths of two leading figures of the Labour movement.
The event, on Saturday, July 12, is set to draw thousands of people to the city centre to watch the parade of banners and brass bands.
Tony Benn and Bob Crow, who died within days of each other in March, were popular speakers who appeared several times at the Big Meeting.
Mr Benn, the former veteran Labour MP who renounced his hereditary peerage, spoke at 20 Galas and also attended when he was not one of the speakers.
Mr Crow, general secretary of the RMT transport union, delivered a call from the platform at last year's Gala for unions to form a new political party to fight for their interests.
Labour leader Ed Milliband once declined a Gala invitation because he didn't want to share the platform with a "militant''union leader.
Dave Hopper, secretary of the Durham Miners Association, which organises the event, said: "We will be saying goodbye to those comrades.
"Gresford (the miners' hymn that is always played at the Gala) this year will have a special significance because we have had a number of funerals of good comrades."
One of the Gala's most popular speakers, Dennis Skinner, the Labour MP nicknamed the Beast of Bolsover, will return to the platform.
The 82-year-old former miner, who is renowned for his wit and entertaining speaking style, last addressed the event in 2011.
The line-up is completed by GMB general secretary Paul Kenny and Gala first timers Mick Whelan, general secretary of the rail union ASLEF, Steve Gillan, general secretary of the Prison Officers' Association, and Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers.
Mr Hopper added: "We have a delegation of miners coming from the Ukraine and we are hoping one of them will say a few words about the very troubled and dangerous situation in that country."
For details of the Gala and events in the run-up to it visit http://www.durhamminers.org
Source – Durham Times, 02 July 2014
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Marshmello performs on stage during 93.3 FLZ's Tampa Jingle Ball on Dec. 15, 2018 in Tampa, Fla.
Cardi M? Mardi B? We're not sure about their couple name, but we know a collaboration between Marshmello and Cardi B would be nothing short of massive.
The "Happier" producer took to Twitter to put the thought into the ether. "I need to do a song with Cardi B this year," he wrote, making sure to @ the Grammy winning MC so she can see that he's serious.
Both the producer and the rapper are decorated chart players. Marshmello has hit the Hot 100 seven times, including with "Danger" with Migos. Cardi, on the other hand, has 25 Hot 100 hits on her hands, incuding "Taki Taki" with DJ Snake. Add it up, and that's next-level star power.
While Mello's own fans have shown some resistance in their reactions, we find it hard to believe a Marshmello and Cardi B crossover wouldn't illicit some big radio spins. Damn near everything Cardi touches turns to gold, anyway.
Check out Marshmello's tweet below.


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Q: Repeat alarm every day in Xamarin Forms in iOS I am trying to repeat an alarm everyday at same time in my Xamarin Forms. However the iOS version doesn't repeat but it only occurs once at the specified date & time. I am converting DateTime to NSPDateComponents and passing it to UNCalendarNotificationTrigger to create the alert. The Datetime value is correct, but the repeat is not working.
public static NSDateComponents ToNSDateComponents(this DateTime dt)
{
  var d = new NSDateComponents
  {
     Hour = dt.Hour,
     Minute = dt.Minute,
     Second = dt.Second,
     Month = dt.Month,
     Year = dt.Year,
     Day = dt.Day,
     TimeZone = NSTimeZone.SystemTimeZone
  };
  return d;
}

// notifyDate returns (e.g 16/11/2020 10:00 so I want the alarm to repeat every day at 10:00)
var trigger = UNCalendarNotificationTrigger.CreateTrigger(notifyDate.ToNSDateComponents(), true);
var requestID = "request_" + id;
var request = UNNotificationRequest.FromIdentifier(requestID, content, trigger);
UNUserNotificationCenter.Current.AddNotificationRequest(request, (err) => {
if (err != null){
}
});

A: You are setting a special date, therefore it only can repeat once.
Here is the sample to repeat an alarm everyday at 09:30, you could have a look:
// 1
var dateComponents = new NSDateComponents();
dateComponents.Hour = 9;
dateComponents.Minute = 30;
var trigger = UNCalendarNotificationTrigger.CreateTrigger(dateComponents, true);

// 2
var content = new UNMutableNotificationContent();
content.Title = "Daily reminder";
content.Body = "Enjoy your day!";

var requestID = "request_" + id;
var request = UNNotificationRequest.FromIdentifier(requestID, content, trigger);

// 3
UNUserNotificationCenter.Current.AddNotificationRequest(request, (err) => {
    if (err != null)
    {
    }
});

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> The Hague Summit
> Completion
> Deepening
> Enlargement
> The implementation of the decisions taken at The Hague
> Reform of the CAP
> Economic and monetary cooperation
> The first enlargement
> The new European Parliament
> Institutional reform
> The EEC as a major player in international relations
> Relations between the two blocs
During the Hague Summit in December 1969, the Six agreed that the European Economic Community's 12-year transitional phase was drawing to a successful close and that it was now time to move on to the final phase. Although the Customs Union and the common agricultural policy (CAP) were already functioning and furnishing proof of the effectiveness of the Common Market, there were still outstanding issues to be solved.
In particular, there were problems with the financing of the common agricultural policy, which accounted for the bulk of the Community's budget. On this issue, the Heads of State or Government agreed at The Hague to replace, over time, the financial contributions of the Member States by the Community's own resources.
The difference in each country's policy towards economic and monetary affairs provided another cause for concern. In 1968, France was under strong inflationary pressure, and the French franc was devalued on 10 August 1969. On 24 October, the Deutschmark was revalued. As a result of these difficulties, the participants at the Summit decided to draw up a plan for the stage-by-stage establishment of a European Economic and Monetary Union.


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Myles Turner relieved after spraining ankle three times in one game
The Pacers will wrap up what the team agreed is the most difficult week of their schedule Saturday in Washington DC. It's a stretch with four games against four Eastern Conference playoffs teams, and they might have to complete the final game without their starting and backup centers.
Domantas Sabonis left's ankle took a hit on Tuesday when Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid landed on it. He did not return and is expected to miss several more games. Then, two days later, starter Myles Turner sprained his right ankle not once … not twice … but three times in a home loss to Toronto.
"It hurt, but I wanted to try to tough it out," Turner said Friday after the team held practice. "I think I stepped on C.J. [Miles]'s foot again. To sprain it three times in one game … it sucks."
Each time, Turner, who had two points and a block in 20 minutes in a game where the Pacers were outrebounded by 23, went back to the locker room to have the ankle checked out and re-taped.
[VIDEO: Lance Stephenson talks Toronto loss, managing without Sabonis]
Then, after the game Thursday night, he got X-rays, which turned up negative. He was relieved the following morning when the swelling had gone down enough for him to lift weights and shoot without favoring the ankle. Turner, however, did not practice with the team.
Myles Turner did not practice but was encouraged after spraining his ankle.
"He came in this morning walking on it and moving on it a little bit," coach Nate McMillan said Friday. "He didn't do anything in practice but we were encouraged by what we saw."
The Pacers (40-29) currently are third in the East with a very difficult schedule remaining. 13 games left, including two against Golden State and one more against Toronto. McMillan will have to proceed with caution and with both bigs battling ankle injuries, he may need to choose health over short-term gain. They have three games next week, two at home against the Los Angeles teams plus that make up game in New Orleans.
And, throughout March, they play at least every other day.
"I'll listen to the trainers and we certainly have to listen to Myles' body," McMillan said. "We don't want him to come out there and aggravate and then he's out for a couple weeks. If he's ready to go, we'll put him out there. But if not, then we'll let that thing heal and some other guys will have to step in."
Turner, though, said he would good to go if this was a playoff game.
"Ah, yeah, 100 perecent. No question. In my head, I want to play tomorrow. Given the circumstances, given the way the season is lining right now, you got to do what's best for my body and what's best for the team."
The Pacers will hold a morning shootaround Saturday, specifically to go through sets with Al Jefferson and Trevor Booker being in the rotation. "And I think we need to shoot," coach added.
The Wizards, at 39-30, are just a game out of third. They've lost five of their last eight, but edged out an undermanned Boston Celtics team in overtime Wednesday night. They're doing it without John Wall, who is recovering from left knee surgery.
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Ein Empfangsgerät ist ein Apparat aus der Nachrichtentechnik, mit dem (meist elektromagnetische) Signale empfangen werden können. Die übliche Fachbezeichnung ist "Empfänger", wobei dieser Begriff in anderen Fachbereichen eine andere Bedeutung hat.

Meist wird die Bezeichnung im Zusammenhang mit dem Empfang von hochfrequenten Signalen verwendet: Diese Geräte verstärken die Signale, die von einer Antenne aufgefangen werden und wandeln sie mit Hilfe von elektronischen Schaltungen in zum Beispiel hörbare Signale (Rundfunk), sichtbare Signale (Fernsehen), digitale Signale (Funkfernschreiben, WLAN, GPS etc.) oder Befehle zur Funkfernsteuerung um.

Im erweiterten Sinn gibt es auch Empfänger für optische Signale und akustische Signale.

Siehe auch
 Detektorempfänger
 Geradeausempfänger
 Reflexschaltung
 Audion
 Superregenerativempfänger
 Weltempfänger
 Rundfunkempfangsgerät
 Transceiver
 Überlagerungsempfänger

Literatur
 Ralf Rudersdorfer, unter Mitarbeit von Ulrich Graf und Hans Zahnd: Funkempfängerkompendium – Funktionsweise verstehen, Einsatzgebiete und internationale Zuteilungen, Kenngrößen ermitteln und interpretieren, Empfangssysteme optimieren. Elektor International Media B. V., Aachen 2010, ISBN 978-3-89576-224-6.
 V. Aschoff: Einführung in die Nachrichtenübertragungstechnik. Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 1968, ISBN 978-3-540-04181-8.
 Ulrich Reimers: Digitale Fernsehtechnik. Datenkompression und Übertragung für DVB, 2. Auflage, Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 1997, ISBN 978-3-662-06737-6.
 Volker Aschoff: Geschichte der Nachrichtentechnik. Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 1987, ISBN 978-3-662-07476-3

Weblinks

Ein Super-Regenerativ-Empfänger - Selbstgebaut !
Regenerativ-Empfänger (Pendler). Hochfrequenz-Empfänger: antik, aber hoch-aktuell

Nachrichtentechnik


Maxim Zhestkov (previously) created a mesmerizing exercise involving light refracting within computer-generated crystals.
The film was initiated as an experimental series of tests in Zhestkov.Studio. After some research, we realized that the beauty and visual power of these explorations could be transformed into an art film rather than be a series of tests. For a couple of months, programmers and artists at Zhestkov.Studio developed different approaches and played with the infinite possibilities of refractions and reflections. We developed over 1000 tools and principles of working with light and refractive/reflective surfaces. Coders wrote dozens of lines in Python to achieve some of the effects and behaviors of light. In the end, we produced some truly amazing results. Light and refraction in reality can behave only in one way in one condition, but in the digital world, where we don't have real-world restrictions, we can animate every condition and step further into the understanding of light and color.