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Q: Как получить GET параметр JS? Всем привет. Как получить с помощью JS GET параметры?
http://домен.com/js/chat.js?id=1&location=http://site.ru

Как вытащить ИД и ссылку с помощью JS?
A: В js есть интерфейс который определяет служебные методы для работы со строкой запроса url более подробно тут https://developer.mozilla.org/ru/docs/Web/API/URLSearchParams:
var url = new URL('http://wer.com/js/chat.js?id=1&location=http://site.ru');

var searchParams = new URLSearchParams(url.search.substring(1));

var id = searchParams.get("id"),
    loc = searchParams.get("location");

console.log("id=" + id + " location=" + loc);

A: var params = window
    .location
    .search
    .replace('?','')
    .split('&')
    .reduce(
        function(p,e){
            var a = e.split('=');
            p[ decodeURIComponent(a[0])] = decodeURIComponent(a[1]);
            return p;
        },
        {}
    );

console.log( params['data']);//Получите ваши параметры

A: Вот функция, которой я пользуюсь. Будет работать не зависимо от версии браузера. Возвращает объект с параметрами

function getUrlParams(url = location.search){
  var regex = /[?&]([^=#]+)=([^&#]*)/g, params = {}, match;
  while(match = regex.exec(url)) {
      params[match[1]] = match[2];
  }
  return params;
}

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The Nigerian Army has revealed that 23 of its personnel were killed and 31 others wounded when Boko Haram insurgents overran the military base at Metele in Borno state.
This was contained in a statement released by the Army Wednesday night, ten days after the deadly attack that's cast a different light on the war on terror.
Usman also confirmed that between November 2nd and 17th the insurgents attacked troops' positions at Kukawa, Ngoshe, Kareto and Gajiram.
He said troops repelled those attacks but lost 16 soldiers, while 12 others sustained injuries in those incidents.
The attack has been condemned by security analysts and major stakeholders in the country, while many Nigerians are also questioning how the $1 billion approved in April for firearms was used.
Soldiers have also complained about the deplorable state of their equipment. In a five-minute video seen on Saturday, a soldier, while lamenting that dozens of troops had died in a recent attack, showed the burnt shells of several tanks and vehicles in the Metele base.
"See the weapons they bring here. These are not working. These are outdated vehicles, they are not working. They just keep them here for formality," the soldier said.
The Nigerian Senate adjourned its session last Thursday to mourn the fallen soldiers, while President Muhammadu Buhari summoned the service chiefs over the attack.


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Match preview: Blackpool vs Stags
Mansfield Town travel to Lancashire to take on League One side Blackpool in the second round of the Checkatrade Trophy on Wednesday (06 December, 7.00pm kick-off) and this is your comprehensive guide to the fixture.
Stags' boss Steve Evans told the local media on Tuesday morning that midfielder Joel Byrom is the only definite absentee for tomorrow's clash with a groin strain.
Striker Lee Angol is fit again after his knee injury, whilst midfielder Jacob Mellis has fully recovered from the knock which forced him to sit out Sunday's win over Guiseley as an unused substitute.
Striker Kane Hemmings, meanwhile, has returned to training after his slight calf strain, but the manager may decide not to risk him against Blackpool on Wednesday.
For the hosts, striker Kyle Vassell and defender Curtis Tilt both limped out of their local derby with Fleetwood Town with hamstring problems last week.
Defender Clark Robertson (foot), striker Mark Cullen (hamstring) and midfielder Jim McAlister are all still missing.
Stags are currently on an 11-match unbeaten run, which has included seven wins and four draws.
Sunday's 3-0 win over Guiseley in the Emirates FA Cup - courtesy of a hat-trick from striker Jimmy Spencer - was Stags' sixth win in their last seven games in all competitions.
During the last seven games, Stags have scored 15 goals and conceded just three.
The Tangerines have won just once in their last six games, a 1-0 away win against Peterborough United.
Last time out, they lost 4-2 to fellow Lancashire side Blackburn Rovers following a 0-0 draw with local rivals Fleetwood.
Our last visit to Bloomfield Road was in January 2017, a match which ended 1-0 to the Stags.
Stags sent their travelling faithful home with a warm feeling on a bitterly cold afternoon after striker Matt Green's 29th-minute effort.
Debutant Yoann Arquin slotted the ball through for Green to run onto and the frontman's deflected effort found the back of the net to earn Stags three points and complete the double over the Tangerines.
OVERALL RECORD: W: 8 | D: 14 | L: 17
The referee for the fixture will be Sebastian Stockbridge and he will be assisted by Geoffrey Liddle and Anthony Moore. Steven Copeland will be on fourth official duties.
Mr Stockbridge's last match in charge of the Stags was our 3-0 defeat to Grimsby Town last season.
The Checkatrade Trophy match is a pay-on-the-day fixture and admission prices are as follows:
Adults: £8
Seniors (60+): £5
Under 19s: £2
Tickets will be available to purchase from the away ticket booth on the corner of the East Stand and North Stand at Bloomfield Road.
Festival Park is a five-minute walk from the stadium, and has a number of food outlets. Inside the retail park is a McDonalds, Frankie & Benny's and the Swift Hound Flaming Grill.
Elsewhere there are a number of pubs a short walk from the stadium on Lytham Road, including a Wetherspoons. A number of food vans can be found in close proximity to the stadium.
We'll be publishing live text commentary of the encounter on our twitter feed and the match centre on mansfieldtown.net will contain Opta-populated updates.
To access our twitter feed, head to twitter.com/mansfieldtownfc. The match centre can be accessed here, or by clicking the link on the home page on Wednesday.
Furthermore, iFollow Stags subscribers will be able to listen to full-match commentary of the clash, courtesy of commentators Martin Shaw and Dean Foulkes.
In addition, supporters will be able to pay a one-off fee of £5 and watch the match LIVE on iFollow Stags. Existing subscribers - monthly or annual - will have access to watch the match for free.
A report of the match will be published on www.mansfieldtown.net after the game and full reaction will be available to view on mansfieldtown.net and iFollow Stags.
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There are almost 500 different species of rays and skate in our oceans and rivers. Their closest relative is the shark. Just like sharks, they don't have a bony skeleton. Instead, their skeleton is made of cartilage (just like our nose and ears!) This makes it easier for rays to glide through the ocean. To swim they flap their fins like a bird.
Did you know that rays are masters of disguise? Some change colour based on the colours of the seabed. With their flat body they can hide on the ocean floor to stay protected from predators. Some use their venomous spine to protect against predators too, but only if they feel under threat.
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This is the 6th page and the first one to show some of the improvements on this opening when it was played in the 80's. In response to the variations on p05 whereby red played R9=6, Black tempts Red with an early horse sacrifice with R2=6. The next few pages will center around this complex variation.


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Q: GIMP on Linux Mint opens but does not work In Linux Mint, the Gimp installed by the "Software Manager" opens but does not work. When you are going to paint something, the brush freezes, as shown in image below. The brush does not accompany the mouse pointer and is frozen at the screen edge. You can select the tools, but you can't paint. When the operating system was installed and Gimp was installed soon after, it did not give a problem, so it must be a conflict with another program.

A: Install using snap instead "Software Manager"
sudo snap install gimp


This novel was one that I had laying around on my bookshelf for quite a while. As you can see it came out in September, so this review has been in the making for a long while now!
I definitely didn't think this novel would become my new favourite novel, and it definitely isn't, but it was a novel that I found myself getting drawn into and reading quite quickly.
The writing in this novel wasn't anything that I feel the need to rave about. It didn't have any moments in which I found myself in love with the writing, but it wasn't horrible either. It was just in the middle.
The plot and characters were the parts of this novel that really made the read worthwhile for me. The three half-sisters that we follow were so interesting to follow and you really do end up falling in love with each of them in every way. They are a very unique trio but they also find ways in which they mesh and work together.
I have to say that the character development is definitely my favourite aspect of this book. It was a delight to see these girls grow from their pasts and become strong and independant women who have to survive the rough life in court.
I also really enjoyed seeing this book feature a mystery. It's always nice to see this trope featured in fantasy novels, especially novels that feature a storyline that is pretty common.
I'm also happy to share that I didn't end up figuring out the mystery, and that's always something that makes me happy when reading a mystery. Especially since I'm not a very good guesser.
Alright everyone, that concludes my review for Rule by Ellen Goodlett.
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Send in the drones! Five customer service tech trends for 2015
A year is a long time in the customer service field. In 2014, we saw the rise of the 'social command centre', an industry takeover by Generation Y and an array of businesses experimenting with new ideas and innovations; all in the name of trying to improve the service brands were able to deliver to their customers.
Despite this, customer satisfaction levels among the UK's top organisations continued to fall, and even at the start of 2015, the Institute of Customer Service (ICS) reported its UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) to be at its lowest point since 2010.
Part of the issue, as the ICS's CEO, Jo Causon reported, was that customer expectations increased beyond most organisations' achievable rate of change in 2014; so much so that experts are predicting a 2015 involving further innovation and out-of-the-box thinking in the service space, as brands continue to try and catch up with their customers' needs through technology.
Video support gains greater traction
When Amazon launched the Mayday button on its Kindle device in 2013, it not only delivered 24/7 support via video chat, but in the words of the ecommerce giant's management team, it offered customers "a way to bring tech support from the mall to your living room".
With Amazon's support service now deemed by many as a gamechanger, and in an age when YouTube is the third most visited website in the world, it's widely predicted that video will continue to make an impact on how service teams interact with their customers, something Garry Veale, president of Avaya Europe believes is being firmly driven by the influence of younger generations:
"As consumers have become accustomed to communicating via video, businesses have increasingly been offering video chat to their customers. In 2015, the growing spending power of Millennials will continue to fuel this trend – research shows that Generation Y typically prefers not to use the phone, while Generation Z shies away from email too, making video often Millennials' first choice communication method.
"I also expect to see video enabling deeper customer engagement in specific areas like healthcare, financial services and distance learning where it can make an important face-to-face impact. The midmarket too, which typically has found customer-facing video prohibitively expensive will take advantage of lower-cost solutions."
However, while the cost of providing video support to multiple devices decreases, Tom Needs, chief commercial officer for Adapt believes the expected proliferation in 2015 boils down to customer loyalty more than it does cost:
"More and more firms are providing 24/7 video interaction with their customer service teams – Barclays has just announced plans to do exactly this for its online banking service. Barclays recognise that this will drive great customer experience, increase loyalty, and increase revenues. It's only a matter of time before more follow.
"Innovative customer service is now back on the agenda and this means much more than having a Twitter handle that your marketing team checks once a week. Companies need to think harder and faster to develop the best ways to interact with their customers, in the fast paced environment in which we live."
Social media customer service improves
With more than 1.3 billion active Facebook users and 280 million Twitter accounts creating billions of conversations daily, 2014 saw companies moving from simply monitoring social platforms to doing something about them; capturing, routing and responding to those conversations within the contact centre and the wider organisation.
KLM was one of many companies heralded for its innovative approach to delivering customer service through social networks, but while many big brands treated their social customer service as somewhat of an experiment last year, Garry Veale expects 2015 to be a year for improving the process:
"The social customer service trend is set to continue in 2015, but with a greater focus on quality. Rather than simply using social media to increase their number of fans and followers, organisations will move to examining how it can impact sales and their overall business objectives. In doing so, they will rely not just on an analytics platform, but also on an omni-channel customer engagement platform that seamlessly feeds social media analysis and interactions into the contact centre.
"2015 will be all about engaging customers wherever they choose to be and encouraging interaction between them, employees and even third parties."
Drone delivery gets serious?
It seems too far-fetched to be real, but the fact is, a number of big businesses spent time in 2014 experimenting with delivery by drone, from Dominos with its Domicopter to Amazon with its anticipatory shipping concept.
While the idea of thousands of automated helicopters whirling above our heads as we walk to work probably is beyond the realms of current possibilities, the premise behind the drone tests stem from one of customer service's biggest contact complaints – distribution.
One of the key associated stats in 2014 was that 90% of customers using ecommerce state delivery to be their biggest annoyance. 9 out of 10 people. Last year, eBay's head of engineering, Sam Philips declared that delivery methods had become of such importance to companies involved in shipping physical goods that it would soon become the only differentiator in which ecommerce players would compete. The results? Businesses will likely spend 2015 tightening the customer support function for better delivery methods in 2015.
"Consumer patience with perceived slow service is very short; where customers have a choice of supplier they will increasingly drop a poor provider and move to someone slicker, faster and cooler," says Ann-Marie Stagg, founder of the Call Centre Managers Association (CCMA).
"The old loyalties that previous generations have shown to brands will disappear as shopping (like almost everything else) becomes multi-national and multi-optional.
"As the High Street continues to decline and small shopkeepers are forced out of business internet sales will only continue to grow exponentially. The challenge will be in delivering both physical and service goods as fast as the speed of light…perhaps Amazon's idea of drone deliveries could be a serious possibility after all."
Long-live the wearables
It seems slightly paradoxical to tip wearables as a trend for customer service in 2015, given that Google only just announced it would be dropping Google Glass from its product set this month.
However, when you consider the importance attached to the original wearable, the good-old tried and trusted headset in the call centre, and the continuing innovation being delivered from headsets to improve customer experience within contact centres, it stands to reason that business leaders will continue to experiment with other types of wearable device in their attempts to further improve customer service; with or without Google's much-maligned eyewear.
"This year wearable device launches have continued to gain momentum – just look at the hype that surrounded the iWatch announcement – as have real-life uses of them," says Garry Veale. "On their own, Google Glass or the iWatch may not yet have generated the same mass consumer adoption that triggered corporate IT to accommodate BYOD or social media use, but we will see the first signs of this in 2015.
"Those first signs will reflect companies' ever-increasing focus on the customer, since they will be based on customer engagement. Wearables provide a new way for consumers to interface with service representatives, meeting customers on their terms. This can lead to increased customer loyalty and the potential for new customer adoption. From a business stand point it leads to greater efficiency.
"Take financial services, for example: by integrating a video strategy, enabled by a wearable device, banks can cut costs by centralising and reducing customer service staff (especially in low-traffic regions) to contact centre locations where they can take inquiries from customers across the country through either an app or a video-enabled ATM. This can lead to other benefits, for example extended service hours. This year I believe we will start to see an increasing number of organisations offering customers the ability to interact with them via their wearable devices."
Text analytics, at scale
While the implementation of more visual support solutions may dominate customer service innovation in 2015, all of last year's trends in the contact centre point towards a more proactive, rather than reactive future, as BT's futurologist, Dr. Nicola Millard sums up in her 2020 'relationship hub' vision.
As a result, from a technology point of view, Paul White, CEO of MplSystems suggests that customer service departments will begin to reap more of the benefits offered to them through Text Analytics; but only if they are able to cope with the rapid increase in scale text interactions are generating. Research from ContactBabel last year found an increase of 60% in customer service departments dealing with web chat sessions through 2013/14, with 250 million chats being conducted– a rise of 300% since 2011.
"Whether it's messages from mobile apps, social media, web chat, email or Visual IVR channels, many contact centres are seriously concerned about how to manage dramatically escalating text-based messaging volumes as customers increasingly engage via digital channels," White explains.
"Some businesses are still seeing major backlogs – sometimes of up to 48 hours – particularly at busy times such as the countdown to Christmas. The latest multi-channel textual analytics solutions are poised to address this during 2015, enabling up to 60% of messages to be handled automatically and freeing significant amounts of agent time and allowing them to focus on more complex customer engagement issues."
Growing use of NPS
As with text analytics, the final customer service tech trend for 2015 may not be new to businesses, but the types of results delivered from its implementation could be.
Net Promoter Score (NPS) has long been hailed as the "de facto standard" for measuring and transforming customer experience, yet only 10% of businesses that took on NPS in 2014 reported success.
However, much of the failed use came down to businesses clambering to adopt an NPS programme last year at the expense of the quality of thinking required to reap rewards, something Nick Peart, EMEA marketing director at Zendesk expects to change dramatically this coming 12 months.
"The growing use Net Promoter Score (NPS) surveys will have a big impact on customer service in 2015. Although NPS isn't 'new' to the marketplace, organisations have a much better awareness of the technologies and analytics tools available to them to measure the loyalty that exists between them and their customers. NPS surveys ask a simple question: "How likely are you to recommend the company to someone you know?" Customers can answer on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being "not at all likely" and 10 being "extremely likely". We found that customers are twice as likely to leave written comments on NPS surveys (53 %) as they are on customer satisfaction surveys.
"By gaining increased knowledge and understanding of their customers are thinking and feeling through analysing feedback, brands and service professionals have instant access to their customers thought processes and the option to make improvements accordingly."
What do you think will be the biggest customer service technology trends this year?
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Monday's final ratings have two shows adjusting up a little from their early numbers. "The Bachelor" (2.4 in adults 18-49, tying a season high) and "Superior Donuts" (1.4) each adjusted up half a point. FOX's "24: Legacy" and "APB" each held their 1.5s from the preliminary ratings.


When you visit Dentistry at Suburban Square, you'll be greeted by our team of friendly and experienced professionals. We make your visits comfortable, and Dr. Wollock provides you with quality care. Just take a look at some of our reviews, and you'll see why we're the best choice when you are searching for a Villanova dentist.
If you have a busy schedule, we offer weeknight and Saturday appointments. Plus, our Suburban Square office is just about five miles from 19085.
In order to maintain healthy teeth, you should have a professional teeth cleaning every 6 months and an X-ray once a year. Luckily, our office has a flexible schedule to make getting an appointment easy. Don't forget to floss and brush in the meantime!
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Over the last two weeks our students have overcome a number of barriers to sit mock exams ready for the May external exam period.
During this busy fortnight our students sat exams in Maths GCSE, Functional Skills, GCSE English Language, GCSE English Literature, GCSE History, GCSE Geography, GCSE Citizenship, BTEC Science, BTEC Sport, AS level Politics and Government and A level Maths.
Our students performed exceptionally well in spite of high anxieties. A number of our students were sitting exams for the first time and succeeded in coping with the strict conditions: our exams officer was delighted!
The students worked very hard in the build-up, working with staff to revise in both 1-1 support sessions and subject lessons.
The mock results were a great success and had very positive outcomes from which we hope the students take positive steps and drive towards succeeding in the May external exams.
Well done to our Post 14 students, we are very proud of your hard work and successes.


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Q: UNIX shell script: using "case" to validate user's input I am trying to validate user's input So input is a number not
a string or null. using case I tried to do this
echo "input a number"
read num1

case $num1 in
"" |*[a-zA-Z]*)
echo "please inter a valid number"
esac

echo "input 2nd number"
read num2

let sum=$num1+$num2
echo "$num1 + $num2=$sum"

But it didn't quite work.
It gives me the warning about the input though --
And is there away to validate both variables at the sametime?

A: To check both variables at once, you can concatenate and check.
Here is the part that changes:
case $num1$num2 in
'' |*[!0-9]*)
    echo "please enter a valid number"
    exit
    ;;

You can also use exit to exit right after printing the error.

A: Using bash you can use a regular expression to validate the number:
#! /bin/bash
while [ -z "$REPLY" ]; do
    read -p "Enter a valid number: "
    if ! [[ "$REPLY" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] ; then
        echo Bad number: $REPLY
        REPLY=
    fi
done
echo A valid number: $REPLY

The program keeps reading input until the variable $REPLY is set by read. When the number is matched right against ^[0-9]+$ the loop is ended.

A: You can define a custom function for doing that.
# func def.
isInt() {
    case ${1-} in '' | *[!0-9]* ) return 1 ;; esac
    return 0
}

# now use it as:
if isInt "$num1"; then
   echo "$num1 is a valid integer"
else
   echo "$num1 is not an integer"
fi

Note that case uses wildcards and not regexes for it's job.


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The BA500 analyzers are high performance battery analyzers with charge and discharge capabilities. The analyzers connect to your computer via USB and the BA500WIN software program is used to control the analyzer and battery under test. This system has a fast data collection system allowing you to collect and view as much data as required. Once you collect this data you can graph, analyze & save it.
The TresCon analyzer system is the perfect solution for highly precise online measurement of NH4, NO3, NO2, SAC, PO4 and Ptot. With the TresCon multi-parameter analyzer, up to 3 measuring parameters can be detected. Thanks to the modular setup of the system, you will have maximum flexibility when combining the parameters. Also, a later expansion by more measuring modules is therefore no problem. The economical solution for single parameter measuring points is the TresCon UNO. With this analyzer, you can measure all parameters, except for total phosphorus, at a low cost.
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The MC line of battery analyzers offers several new important features. This line expands upon Battery Metric's history of delivering features and flexibility in a system that provides excellent performance and value.
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The LC Series machines are low current, low power devices configured for management of low capacity batteries. These devices offer very high input resistance and have current control as low a 0.25 micro Ampere. These machines also offer 3 current ranges. Select the device that has the current ranges required for the intended application. Other voltage and current configurations are also available.


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Un adjetivo postpositivo o postnominal es un adjetivo atributivo que está colocado después del sustantivo o pronombre que modifica. Esto contrasta con los adjetivos prepositivos, colocados antes del sustantivo o pronombre.

En algunas lenguas, como las lenguas romances (incluyendo el español), la ubicación postpositiva de los adjetivos es la sintaxis habitual.

En español, por ejemplo en el caballo blanco de Santiago, el adjetivo blanco modifica al sustantivo caballo. Sin embargo, algunos adjetivos anteceden habitualmente al sustantivo al que modifican, como ocurre en un fuerte abrazo o un gran amigo. En algunos casos, el adjetivo cambia de significado según si está antes o después de sustantivo (pobre hombre / hombre pobre).

En inglés, la colocación pospositiva no es habitual, quedando en gran parte limitada a usos arcaicos y poéticos (como en creatures unseen, «criaturas nunca antes vistas»), algunas frases tradicionales (como el heir apparent, «heredero natural»), y ciertas construcciones gramaticales particulares (como en those anxious to leave, «aquellos impacientes por irse»).

Reconocer adjetivos postpositivos en inglés es importante para determinar el plural correcto para una expresión compuesta. Por ejemplo, en la expresión court-martial («corte marcial»), martial es un adjetivo pospositivo, por lo que su forma plural es courts-martial, ya que los adjetivos, al contrario que los sustantivos, no presentan una forma plural diferenciada.

Referencias

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December 27, 1967: Letter From Joe Smith
Mr. Danny Rifkin
710 Ashbury Street
Dear Danny:
Dave Hassinger is back from his New York trip and the tapes are being sent from New York. We plan to release the LP in February and must have all art work in here almost immediately. There is no time for delays or indecision as we must have the package on the market as quickly as possible.
The recording in New York turned out to be very difficult. Lack of preparation, direction, and cooperation from the very beginning have made this album the most unreasonable project with which we have ever involved ourselves.
Your group has many problems. It would appear, and I would believe that Hassinger has no further interest or desire to work with them under conditions similar to this last fiasco. It's apparent that nobody in your organization has enough influence over Phil Lesh to evoke anything resembling normal behavior. You are now branded as an undesirable group in almost every recording studio in Los Angeles. I haven't got all the New York reports in as yet, but the guys ran through engineers like a steamroller.
It all adds up to a lack of professionalism. The Grateful Dead is not one of the top acts in the business as yet. With their attitudes and their inability to take care of business when it's time to do so would lead us to believe that they never will be truly important. No matter how talented your group is, they're going to have to put something of themselves into the business before they go anywhere.
Recording dates have been firmly fixed for January 3rd and two days thereafter. We expect that you will be on hand to complete this drawn out project and get the art work going. Your artistic control is subject to reasonable restrictions and I believe that the time and expense involved along with your own freedom has been more than reasonable. Now let's get the album out on the streets without anymore fun and games.
Joseph B. Smith
Posted by Light Into Ashes at 12:24 AM
Light Into Ashes February 17, 2012 at 12:37 AM
The Dead's reply:
"FUCK YOU"
December 20-21, 1968: Shrine Hall, Los Angeles
July 31, 1967: O'Keefe Centre, Toronto
November 23, 1966: Thanksgiving at the Fillmore
June 1969: Radio Documentary
1969: Live/Dead Review
November 1969: Show Announcements
September 27, 1969: Fillmore East
June 1967: Album Review & News Clips
October 1966: Crawdaddy Review
June 18, 1967: Monterey Pop Festival
June 20 & July 11, 1969: New York City shows
August 6, 1969: New Single
1969: Aoxomoxoa Review
April 6, 1969: Avalon Ballroom
February 19, 1969: Fillmore West
February 2, 1969: Labor Temple, Minneapolis
January 1969: Mickey & Tom Bios
1968: Anthem of the Sun Reviews
May 4-9, 1968: New York
February 1968: Europe Tour Planned
January 26-27, 1968: Eagles Auditorium, Seattle
January 1968: Tour Announcements
November 10, 1967: LA Shrine Hall
September 15, 1967: Hollywood Bowl
June 8, 1967: Central Park, NYC
1966 Radio Interview
November 1967: New Record Planned
June 1967: Band Biographies
May 1967: Olompali Sunday Times #2
April 1967: Olompali Sunday Times #1
August 1967: Dead Blurb
January 1967: Jerry's Letter
November 20, 1966: Jon Hendricks & the Dead
October 1966: Acid Rock Party
September 11, 1966: A Jazz/Rock Show
July 15, 1966: A Fan Poem


The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently indicated that global agricultural production would need to increase by 70 percent by 2050 in order to meet the rising international food demand. However, significant constraints, such as limited access to arable land and fresh water will affect countries' ability to increase production. Given this reality, the increase in agriculture production would need to come from an increase in productivity. To this regard, biotechnology is going to play a critical role.
In addition to helping address food security challenges, biotechnology would assist in mitigating climate change impacts by, for example, supporting agricultural practices that could improve sustainable and efficient agriculture.
Today, the number and complexity of genetically engineered crops being developed and cultivated worldwide is increasing annually. This situation threatens to increase the number of asynchronous and asymmetric approvals worldwide and, consequently, increase the risk of trade disruptions resulting from the low level presence (LLP) of unapproved events in commercial channels. Reducing asynchronous approvals is the most effective way of reducing trade disruptions due to LLP. However, there is an immediate need to address the risk to trade arising from LLP occurrences, a risk that impacts importing and exporting countries alike, and global food security in general.
Recognizing the need for action, we, importing and exporting countries, have decided to discuss the issue of LLP; exchange information on its origin and potential implications on the agricultural trading system; and begin the development of an approach or set of approaches to manage LLP internationally.
We recognize the importance of developing practical approaches for the management of LLP that are science–based, predictable and transparent, and that will encourage the use of international science–based guidelines on LLP, such as the Codex Alimentarius Annex 3: Food Safety Assessment in Situations of Low–Level Presence of Recombinant–DNA Plant Material in Food.
We recognize that the approaches could be implemented on a voluntary basis by countries.
Continue to implement the International Workplan on Low Level Presence which structures our collaborative actions leading to the development of practical approaches to reduce international trade risks related to LLP, with a view to have Ministers considering the endorsement of an approach or a set of approaches designed to facilitate the global management of LLP.


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Special Educational Needs & Disability
Our Special Educational Needs & Disability Co-ordinator (SENDCo) is: Mrs Catherine Carpenter
Mrs Carpenter can be contacted via admin@hilperton.wilts.sch.uk or 01225 755343.
We welcome every child to this school who can benefit from the education we provide, consistent with the school's Admissions Policy. All pupils, staff and visitors are encouraged to respect others; this positive commitment is supported through the school's Single Equality Scheme, staff training and our PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) curriculum for pupils. We recognise that each individual case is different and there can be a wide spectrum of needs.
Copies of our Special Educational Needs, Gifted and Talented and Single Equality are available from the school office. Please do not hesitate to contact the school with individual enquiries.
Able, Gifted & Talented
When children have a particular ability, staff ensure that sufficiently challenging tasks are set and that they have access to the LA's programme of courses for Able, Gifted and Talented pupils. Children are given opportunities to attend courses at Braeside which are run to extend and challenge pupils who have a talent or interest in a particular subject.
Wiltshire LA has Local Offer of available services. This link will take you to their web site: https://www.wiltshirelocaloffer.org.uk/
We have developed our own school offer and you can find out more about it by opening the documents below.
Hilperton C of E Primary School Provision for Children with a Special Educational Need and Disability
Equality Info & Objectives 2018-19
Single Equalities Policy
SEND Policy 2019-2020


Father Cletus Joseph Schroering died in his Karasaki church parish on October 6, 1988. He was 67 years of age.
Cletus was born on September 10, 1921 in Jasper, Indiana, son of Francis and Mary (Beckman) Schroering. He had 5 brothers and one sister. Two of his brothers became Diocesan priests in the Evansville Diocese. He attended St. Joseph's Parochial School and was graduated from the Jasper Public High School in 1938. He wrote that he was 16 years old when finishing high school and decided to become a Maryknoll priest. He entered Clarks Summit the same year. He was a quiet, studious person, an excellent student and well liked by both faculty and fellows. He was ordained June 12, 1948.
He was assigned to Kyoto, Japan and served the people for forty years. He gained an excellent command of both written and spoken Japanese and was an avid reader of Japanese publications. He is known as the only Maryknoller who read all the documents of the 2nd Vatican Council written in Japanese. After language school he was assigned as assistant pastor in Otsu-Shiga-ken and was there for three years. He soon gained the love of the people and the confidence of his confreres. His next assignment was as pastor of the Takano parish in Kyoto City where he remained until he was appointed Rector of the Villa Maria Junior Seminary in Kyoto in September of 1957.
After a furlough in the States in 1963 he served as secretary to Archbishop Cagna, Apostolic Nuncio in Tokyo. He fitted in very well there and enjoyed the work and quiet atmosphere of the Nunciatura. During that time he fell ill and was hospitalized for a brief time. In 1968 he was made pastor of the Kinugasa Parish, Kyoto City. Later he was transferred to Shiga-ken and after that to East Muroran in Hokkaido for a number of years.
For many years Father Schroering suffered health problems but his superior noted that he was able to function well in his small one-man parish, his last assignment, in Karasaki, near Lake Biwa where he died suddenly.
There is little doubt that Father Cletus was a happy priest in his missionary vocation. Two of his confreres who lived with him for years reflected that he went about his ministry in a quiet, unassuming way, faithfully fulfilling his duties and meticulous about preparing his sermons. He was always a gentleman and would go out of his way not to give offence. He was sensitive about the feelings and needs of others. As pastor of Karasaki he had charge of the Lake Biwa Rest House and proved himself a thoughtful host. He had a fine sense of humor and was a great bridge player. He will be missed by people in all the parishes he worked in and Maryknollers who were close friends.
The Wake Service was held in the Karasaki Church on October 7, with burial after the concelebrated Mass on the 8th. At Maryknoll Center a memorial Mass was offered on October 10th.


where 3-D television to us is black and white to them.
reaching a time of famine.
worse. The Earth is not happy with our overpopulation.
nature. The Era of Second Chances.
I wrote Speedo the Amazing Super Human, The Butterfly Chronicles, and The Meadow Family.


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Ever Enter Your Teens Bedroom Full of Hope And An Empty Trash Bag? This is for You
by Grown and Flown | October 2, 2020
I beg my kids to clean out their stuff. I plead with them to bring the dirty glasses to the kitchen, give away the clothes they have not worn since middle school and stop eating out of the containers in their bedroom. I am talking to myself. When I enter their room with a white trash bag in hand, they don't even remove their headphones.
Ceara OSullivan is our hero. She is every mom, walking into the bedroom of every teen or college student and pleading with them to stop eating peanut butter in bed. Or counting the drinking glasses; the ones that literally disappear the second our kids walk in the door. That's my personal pet peeve but clearly I'm not alone.
From moms opening salvo of "Good morning sleepy head" to the let's just got through some things "real quick" to "If we do it now it will take two seconds" we can completely relate.
@cearajane
♬ original sound – Ceara OSullivan
We love everything about this viral video from scolding our kids for the pile of empty glasses to trying on their clothes to see if they fit. So if you need a laugh, at your own expense, Ceara has it for you, and if you want a laugh with your kids, just send them this post.
And, just for the record, we don't feel bad about the noise the garage bag makes as we flap it open repeatedly – not one little bit. Welcome home kids.
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How I Dealt With a Reported School Shooting at My Son's School
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Yesterday morning, my wife came into my home office and said that there was an active shooter report at my son's high school, with multiple shots fired. The school was on lockdown and both roads leading to the school were blocked off.
Mother and Daughter Take to the Skies Together
by Helene Wingens | August 2, 2022
There is certainly no shortage of kids who want to follow in a parent's career path, but a mother and daughter piloting together is something really unique. Southwest Airlines recently announced their first mother/daughter pilot duo, Captain Holly Petitt and First Officer Keely Petitt. Southwest Airlines reports that mom, Holly Petitt, started her aviation career…
Not a Dry Eye As High School Grads Show Kindergarten Teacher Love
by Helene Wingens | June 19, 2022
They say teaching is a calling, and we believe that's true for all teachers, but especially for Kindergarten teachers who are foundational, starting little ones off on their educational journey. Their impact on their students can't be overstated, and their love for the kids they teach continues even after those students move on. Perhaps that…
Three Generations, One Graduation, Our Hearts Could Burst
Asya Welz is a proud 2022 graduate, but at graduation her family, including her mom and grandma, did much more than sit clapping and beaming with pride in the audience. They graduated as well. The women of the Welz family are the first and only 3 generation graduates from Western Governors University (WGU). Last weekend, all…
Why We Love Angie Harmon in Lifetime's New Movie 'Buried in Barstow'
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Buried in Barstow premiers at 8/7c on Lifetime, Saturday, June 4th If Hazel King wanted to post a question to our Grown and Flown Facebook Parent's Group, she would tap into the feature that allows a poster to remain anonymous. Hazel holds more secrets than the walls of a confessional, and protecting her daughter from…
New Study: Teens Tune Out Their Mom's Voice for a Reason
by Helene Wingens | May 5, 2022
To absolutely no one's surprise, a new study out of the Stanford University School of Medicine has determined that around the age of 13, the brain activity of teens starts to change, making them tune out their parents' voices in favor of more unfamiliar voices. Researchers found that teenagers (with no distinction between boys and…
I Don't Want One More Child to Become a Refugee In Ukraine Like I Was
by Helene Wingens | March 4, 2022
The violence in Ukraine and the developing humanitarian refugee crisis have transfixed me. As the daughter of a war refugee, the sights and sounds of the misery of the displaced makes me feel helpless and hopeless. It fills me with a boiling rage. As the mother of three young men, the images of families being…
New Study: Moms, This Is the Optimal Bedtime for Heart Health
by Helene Wingens | November 9, 2021
At a recent lunch out with some girlfriends, the conversation turned to one of our favorite topics, sleep, or rather the lack thereof. It turns out that we go to sleep too late, we sleep badly and as a result are perpetually exhausted. After a brief discussion we agreed to simply stipulate that, as little…
Legacy Will No Longer Be a Factor In Admissions: Amherst College Says
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Admitting children of alumni at higher rates than candidates with no family ties to a university has long been a popular practice among elite, selective schools. Universities have argued that this practice helps them raise money from alumni. But, others like John C. Brittain a professor of law at the University of the District of…
New Video From Original Host of 'Blue's Clues' Hits Home
It's been a mind-boggling twenty-five years since the popular show Blue's Clues debuted. How can that be?!?! Steve, the much-loved original host of the show was abruptly replaced by his "brother" Joe in 2002. Steve has since said that he just felt it was more or less, the right time to leave the show. For…


Comic books are books with comics, with pictures that make a story. They have small pictures and words to tell a story. Comics were started in the 1900s. Some famous examples are Spider-Man and Batman. Some comic companies are Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Many comic books are about superheroes, but many others are about other things. Very often, characters in books, video games, movies and television appear in comics, and sometimes comic book characters are used in movies, TV shows or video games.
There are three different kinds of comic books: single issues that are usually 32 pages long are called comic books. These are printed like a magazine, with the pages folded and stapled together. A bigger book that has several comics inside of it is called a trade paperback. These have spines like a book and are glued together. A bigger comic book that is bound like a trade paperback but is all new, instead of collecting older comics, is called a graphic novel.
A common comic-book cover format displays the issue number, date, price and publisher along with an illustration and cover copy that may include a story's title.
Cover to The Beano,January 6, 1940 edition.
Comic book Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.


Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for Wide Readers.
Browse the top-ranked list of Wide Readers below along with associated reviews and opinions.
"Glad I bought it...No muss, no fuss...Another great positive is that the Reader provides tactile feedback when inserting the CAC Card which a lot of readers do not...The store help made it easy to find a CAC card reader that I desperately needed"
Facilitate secure, authorized access to restricted systems with this IOGEAR USB-C smart card reader. Its reversible interface enables smooth connectivity to a compatible new-generation laptop and provides high-speed performance when authenticating CAC and PIV cards. This versatile IOGEAR USB-C smart card reader is ideal for use in government, banking and other institutions utilizing classified networks.
"Fast read and write...The data transfer rate is very speedy...I am extremely happy with this card reader...Reader works well with my setup and has good speeds"
"It was very easy to set up...Good Product but web Purchase has issues...I like Best Buy, they just need to look at the website purchase process...The Thumb Print reader has worked well for us"
"Very easy to use...Does a great job...this worked great on my iphone 7, then I upgrade to an iphone X and now I don't have a speaker plug, so I had to get an adapter, so now it isn't rigid and attached to my phone, making it more clumsy to swipe a card...After I created an account it seems you can request a card reader for free via mail, so I'm not sure if you need to pick one of these up in a store unless you want it immediately"
"Very easy to use...So simple to use...I rated this item four stars because although I haven't spent a great deal of time using it, I know it will be a worthwhile item especially since my wife has several cameras and I chase tablet/laptops that can accommodate SD cards...Love it, it does what I need, although I cldnt find it in the store, so I asked a young employee in the computer section, and he didnt know what I was asking for, "he said he was too tired", so I found it myself"
"It's easy to use...Very easy to use...this is important........i can say I am very happy with this purchase at a cost effective price u get a card slot reader that inserts into usb slot and not the ssd/mmc card slot which makes it most compatitable with the widest array of computers regardless of size...This card reader is a tiny marvel- I bought it to take along on trips so that I could download photos daily without having to carry bulky attachments"
"Very easy to use...Very easy set up...I've been using square reader for a while now I'm an independent stylist and who pays with cash anymore so a credit card reader was a must have...I have thousands of dollars worth of equipment from my merchant services provider that are hit and miss so I purchased this as a backup device and ended up using it more because it is quicker than any other chip and pin device I have ever tried, love it , Buy it you wont regret it"
"Real easy to use...Very easy to use...This reader is a must have one can not have a quality camera like the Canon 5 D Mark IV and have just any type of card reader...I have gone through a few readers over the years and this one is a good size and my CF cards fix well into it and that is important with all those pins to line up"
"Very easy to use...Small size a plus...I love this because I can plug it in my samsung tab with a memory card in it I can use it and view anything on memory card on my Samsung tab...And finding a free ad free app was challenging since It didn't work on the preloaded Android file reader"
"Real ease of use...Good for my uses...Works well - wish I would have known that my laptop had a card reader before purchasing this item...not a fan of apple changing USB ports every so often but this card reader hasn't had a glitch yet"
"Best I have found...Easy reader to use...works great and I really like it a lot I think others will too...I bought this for my iPad Pro as I am constantly on the road with my camera this makes transferring photos and videos straight from my SD Card so much quicker then NFC"
"Great charging cord for Android devices"


Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Bottom At $3,000?
Bitcoin hit a new low at 3200 making the third low in less than a month. Will price bottom at $3000 and its neighbourhood or will go much deeper?
December 11, 2018 | AtoZ Markets - Probably, the most asked question about Bitcoin now is : 'when will price bottom?'. This year has seen another bearish cycle which has resulted in more than 80% decline in most (if not all) cryptocurrencies. Most people believe if bitcoin should come back, others will follow, thus the biggest attention is on the king of Crypto which still holds more than 50% dominance of the entire cryptocurrency market. Since the November bearish breakout, Bitcoin has hit fresh lows four times- 5200, 4000, 3500 and 3200. 3200 was hit last week as it now seems that every new week will come with a new low. However, despite the pessimism and the bearishness of the market, many still believe price will bottom sooner than later. The idea of 'Bitcoin is dead' because of the 2018 bearish move has already been debunked - for now anyway. But, when will Bitcoin bottom? At $3000, higher or lower?
Bitcoin is not new to huge bearish moves. In its short life time, it has seen 2-3 other big bearish moves prior to the current one. However, it came back stronger to make higher highs. Of course, it's not guaranteed that it will return upside this time around but the chance is real. If it does return upside, where will it bottom? That's a very difficult question to answer but not impossible. Let's use the Elliott wave theory to study Bitcoin price behavior.
From 6550, the fall is emerging into an impulse wave to complete or as part of the last leg -wave C- of the year-long bearish correction. The 5th sub-wave if within a falling channel. Price is still well supported above 3000. A dip below 3000 should see a hit of 2500 which is an important Fibonacci price support level. A big bullish breakout of the falling 5th wave channel should be followed by at least a 3-wave correction to 4400-5500. If the bullish move continues to $6000 and breaks above 6550, there is a big chance that a bottom has been reached. Below 2500, there is 1800 and 1500 to act as support levels in case of further falls.


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Bipasha Basu is a very fit actress.
Shilpa Shetty is a very fit actress.
Manish Malhotra is one of India's most successful fashion designers. Malhotra has designed for many leading actresses in Bollywood. He is known in the Indian film industry for his different style and his ability to envision a 'look' for the character. He is known for designing the costumes for Urmila Matondkar in the film Rangeela. Stars including Kajol, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Rani Mukherji, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Sonam Kapoor and Preity Zinta have worn his designs. Although he usually designs for women, he designed for Shahrukh Khan in Mohabbatein and Imran Khan in I Hate Luv Storys.
His designs have been seen in films such as Raja Hindustani, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Dhadkan and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.
The sheer versatility of the "six yard of sensuousness" made me reminiscence of a tête-à-tête with Shobha De, where she had stated, "Today, saris are the Indian equivalent of the LBD though you have to be creative and resourceful.
Designers Mona Lamba and Pali Sachdev presented their line titled Monapali.
Manish Malhotra presented yet another collection that will have brides sighing for more. Silhouettes and embroidery echo the splendour of Indian – European architecture. The palette of this 1930s-inspired couture collection is coloured with saturated, jewel like shades and tints of red, royal blue, mustard, olive, beige and ochre, which adds to the vintage appeal of the outfits.


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Hand-held nebulizers better than breath-actuated in EDs
Anatomy of an Asthma Attack
Asthma is a lifelong disease that causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing, and can limit a person's quality of life. Between 2001 and 2009, the number of people diagnosed with asthma increased by 4.3 million. The cause of growing…
Hand held better than breath-actuated nebulizers in EDs
HealthDay News — Treating adults with wheezing or dyspnea with a breath-actuated nebulizer (BAN) or a hand-held nebulizer (HHN) yielded similar clinical outcomes in the ED setting, but treatment times were longer with BAN, according to researchers.
"The data [suggest] that the higher cost and the longer treatment time do not justify the use of the BAN in this setting," Dominic Parone, BSN, RN, from Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., and colleagues reported in the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
They randomly assigned 54 patients who presented to the ED with dyspnea and wheezing, and who had an Emergency Severity Index of 3 or 4, to treatment with either BAN or HHN.
One to three nebulizer treatments ([1] ipratropium bromide and albuterol sulfate; [2] ipratropium bromide and albuterol sulfate; [3] albuterol sulfate) were administered, consistent with guidelines.
There were no significant difference between HHN and BAN with respect to the number of treatments needed, respiratory rate, peak flow measurements and Modified Borg scores.
In the BAN treatment group there was a difference of 7 points in pulse rate between the pre- and post-second treatment (51 patients; P=0.01). Among BAN group participants who completed all three treatments (18 patients), total treatment time was on average of 10 minutes longer than those in the HHN group.
Additional studies with larger sample sizes are needed to further determine differences in patient outcomes between the two devices, the researchers wrote.
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Homepage. This page: Issued by James E Bullock & Son Ltd of Cheadle.
This leather bound pocket diary dates back to 1965, when my grandmother (mum's side) bought a shiny new Morris 1100. Presumably the car also came from this garage, that was situated in Cheadle (Cheshire).
This diary was given out compliments of James E. Bullock & Son Ltd, which was located on Cheadle Green - telephone number Gatley 2803/8223.
Several marques from across the Nuffield empire were sold by this garage, namely Morris, MG and Riley cars. The company is still in business, and still located in Cheadle, although now they operate coaches rather than sell motorcars.
I guess these diaries were made available to BMC car dealers in the 1960s, and could be personalised according to the garage in question. All the usual diary information can be found inside this nice little freebie, but there are also some nice old advertisements, including BP Visco-static Longlife motor oil, Sternol motor oils, Duckhams oils, a plug for BMC Service Limited, Lucas - Britain's best battery, BMC/Kangol seatbelts, and Dunlop tyres.
There is also a handy section containing useful info on both old and new BMC cars - eg tyre pressures, plug and tappet gaps, and instructions about the optional seatbelts and underbody seal. Models mentioned include Minis, Minors, Oxfords, Isis, Wolseley 1500, 15/60, 16/60, 6/90, 6/99, 6/110 & Hornet, Riley 2.6 (Pathfinder), 1.8, 4/68 & 4/72, Elf, and MGs such as the MGA (inc twin cam), MGB, Magnette and 1100. Oldies referred to include the RM Rileys, MG Y & YB, MG TD, and TF.


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"He says he's lonely, horribly lonely… (Duras)
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"He says he's lonely, horribly lonely because of this love he feels for her. She says she's lonely too. She doesn't say why."
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We offer an active programme of talks, tours for adult groups.
If you would like to make a booking, or to discuss visiting us please email our Learning Team at museums.education@southampton.gov.uk or phone us on 023 8083 2810. We offer a broad range of tours and workshops, based on the details and costs below:
In addition to privately booked activities, throughout the year we offer a fantastic range of ticketed events to enjoy, including tours, talks and adult workshops. These are delivered at the museum, at our sister venues Southampton City Art Gallery and Tudor House & Garden, and also online via Zoom. You can browse all of our upcoming events for adults and families at our designated ticketing website www.wegottickets.com/SouthamptonCulture.
We offer a fantastic range of private tours. All tours are let by a specialist with a background in history or archaeology. Tours cost £65 (£75 after-hours and weekends) and last an hour.
Southampton's Titanic Story– Develop a greater understanding of the tragedy of the RMS Titanic and its affect on Southampton in this expert-led tour of our permanent Titanic exhibition. The tour is designed to complement the collections on display.
Gateway to the World– Gain an in-depth perspective into Southampton's history. Find out about the pirate emperor who turned Britain into his own Empire in Roman times and why a witch was brought to St Mary's Stadium in the 2000s.
Old Police Station– Go behind-the-scenes of SeaCity to discover the story of the Central Police Station which was based here until 2011. Visit a padded cell and visit the old Coroner's Court. Please bring a torch.
Civic Centre Clock Tower (maximum 8)– Gain a bird's eye view of Southampton in this fantastic private tour of the clock tower. Learn about its conception, design and find out about the intriguing method of choosing its height…
Southampton Old Town– Uncover Southampton's hidden past with this walking tour around and under the Old Town, exploring stories of merchants, mayhem and murder along the way! This tour visits some of the medieval vaults beneath the town. he tour begins and ends in St Michael's Square (outside Tudor House). Subject to availability.
The Southampton Blitz– Southampton was heavily bombed during the Second World War. This walking tour descends into a number of the public air-raid shelters and explores the experiences of those who lived through some of the darkest days of Southampton's history.The tour begins and ends in St Michael's Square (outside Tudor House). Subject to availability.
Walking the Titanic– A walking tour exploring the story of Titanic by visiting the places affected by it. The tour is about 2 miles and begins and ends in St Michael's Square (outside Tudor House). Subject to availability.
Tea & Lunch offers
Why not complete your visit to us with our exclusive catering deals! Enjoy a cup of tea with scone, jam and cream for only £4 per person or a lunch deal for only £6.50 per person. You can see a sample of our lunch offer menu here. Please note these offers are only available when booking a tour or talk and are subject to availability.
Self-guided Visits
We offer a reduced admission price to the museum for groups of 10 or more. In order to be eligible for a discount it is necessary to pre-book with us. Please ring 023 8083 2810 for more information.
SeaCity offers a range of illustrated talks on many different subjects. These are available at the museum or can be booked as an outreach talk or online via platforms such as Zoom. Talks in the museum cost £65 plus admission and outreach talks cost £65 plus travel. All talks are subject to availability. Titles include:
1338 And All That Southampton suffered a catastrophic raid at the hands of French pirates at the beginning of the Hundred Years War. This talk unpicks the story and delves into Southampton's medieval past.
Georgian Southampton: The Age of Spas, Stagecoaches and Highwaymen During the 18th century Southampton grew into a prosperous spa resort. Discover its story in this talk based on the town in the Georgian era.
A History of Tudor House Discover the story of Southampton's most important historic building, from its Norman roots through the dark days of the Southampton Blitz, and everything in between.
A History of Southampton in Buildings Explore the history of the town by finding out about a number of important buildings in the town today and what they tell us about Southampton's past.
Anglo-Saxon Southampton During the Dark Ages Southampton became one of the most important Anglo-Saxon towns in England. Unpick its story by exploring the archaeological evidence they left behind.
Southampton's Missing Vikings Historical sources tell us that marauding Vikings could be found in Southampton, but the archaeology has remained silent. This talk explores what was happening in Southampton during the age of King Alfred and the Golden Age of the Norsemen.
If Walls Had Ears: Southampton's Medieval Defences This talk explores the story of Southampton through its defensive walls and touches on some of their pivotal moments including the devastating French raid that was the impetus for their creation, how it defended a major medieval and Tudor trading port, and its later roles as a space for entrepreneurial inventors and those seeking shelter from German bombers…
The Ghosts of Tudor House: Southampton's Most Haunted Building? Go ghost-hunting in this fun talk looking at things that go bump in the night and find out about the reports of ghosts at Tudor House through the centuries.
The Life and Times of Ellen Wren: A Story of Victorian Southampton The story of Ellen Wren is fairly well-known: she was a woman who stole and drank her way to an early grave and whose death in squalid conditions led to enormous changes in housing in Southampton. This talk charts her life from cradle, to grave, and beyond.
The Mysterious Death of William Rufus This talk explores a nearly-thousand-years-old mystery- the death of King William II, a stone's throw from Southampton, in August 1100.
O God, Our Help In Ages Past: The Story of Southampton's Hymn This talk explores the Southampton of Isaac Watts' time and the remarkable story of the hymn's Southampton links throughout the last 300 years.
POSH: A History of Southampton Docks Discover the remarkable story of Southampton's docks and the ocean liners that called the town home.
The Birth of Southampton Chart the first people who came to the area that is now Southampton from distant prehistory through to Roman settlement of Clausentum.
Tales of Tudor Southampton 16th century Southampton was awash with privateers, Italian merchants and dodgy deals. Find out more about the town during the reigns of the famous Tudor monarchs.
The Southampton Blitz Discover the story of wartime Southampton in this talk exploring the Second World War.
Southampton: Gateway to the World Inspired by our 'Southampton: Gateway to the World' exhibition, this talk explores how and why the town has become such an important maritime centre for commerce and the movement of people.
The Story of St Mary's Workhouse Discover the story of the St Mary's poorhouse and delve into what life was like to poor of the town during the Victorian period.
Stuart Southampton: Mayflower, Civil War and the Great Plague This talk focuses on Southampton in the Stuart era by examining the sailing of the Mayflower, the impact of the Civil War and the catastrophe of the Great Plague.
A Titanic Conspiracy? Was the sinking of Titanic an elaborate insurance scam, did poor-quality rivets sink her and was a raging fire responsible for her sinking? This talk looks at the conspiracy theories associated with Titanic.
Titanic: Heroes & Villains This talk explores the famous stories of Titanic by looking at some of the heroes and villains associated with the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Victorian Southampton in the Age of Steam, Ships & Slums The 1800s brought new railways, docks and suburbs to Southampton which changed the town forever. This talk explores tales from Victorian Southampton.
Armchair Tours
These illustrated talks take you on a virtual tour of one of our physical exhibition tours or guided walks. See all of the same sights without leaving the comfort of your chair!
Southampton: Gateway to the World Gain an in-depth perspective into Southampton's history. Find out about the pirate emperor who turned Britain into his own Empire in Roman times and why a witch was brought to St Mary's Stadium in the 2000s.
Old Police Station– Go behind-the-scenes of SeaCity to discover the story of the Central Police Station which was based here until 2011. Visit a padded cell and visit the old Coroner's Court.
Civic Centre Clock Tower Ascend Southampton's iconic clock tower and its incredible history.
Tudor House & Garden Visit one of Southampton's most historic buildings and find out more about the history of the house and garden.
The Southampton Blitz Southampton was heavily bombed during the Second World War. This walking tour descends into a number of the public air-raid shelters and explores the experiences of those who lived through some of the darkest days of Southampton's history.
Southampton's Old Town Uncover Southampton's hidden past with this walking tour around and under the Old Town, exploring stories of merchants, mayhem and murder along the way! This tour visits some of the medieval vaults beneath the town.
Walking the Titanic– A walking tour exploring the story of Titanic by visiting the places affected by it.
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MOSCOW, June 18 (RIA Novosti) - The head of Russia's Transneft said Monday the pipeline monopoly would develop the existing terminal of an oil pipeline that helps Russian crude reach world markets without passing through transit countries.
"The port of Primorsk has a lot of space capacity, while [a new oil terminal at] Ust-Luga would have to be started from scratch," Semyon Vainshtok, the chief executive of Transneft, said in response to earlier proposals to build a second terminal for the Baltic Pipeline System 2.
The terminal's annual capacity can be increased by 50 million metric tons from next year without additional construction, he said.
This statement comes days after Valery Serdyukov, the governor of the Leningrad Region surrounding St. Petersburg where the current destination (Primorsk) and the prospective one (Ust-Luga) are based, asked President Vladimir Putin to consider whether the expanded BPS should use two terminals, citing environmental concerns.
The Transneft CEO said Primorsk not only has enough spare capacity to handle the additional oil without new construction, but also provides safe approach for tankers. Ust-Luga would require costly canal maintenance every year, Vainshtok said.
BPS transports Siberian crude oil to a Russian sea terminal with potentially global reach. Its extension BPS-2 is widely perceived as an alternative to the Druzhba ('Friendship') pipeline network which was built in Soviet times to pump Russian oil to Europe through Belarus and terminals in the Baltics.
Late last year, Russia briefly suspended oil transport via Belarus over a transit pricing dispute, and has ceased to supply crude via Druzhba to the Lithuanian Mazeikiu refinery, sold earlier to a Polish, rather than a Russian, company. Russia has cited the need for urgent repairs, while Lithuania says the decision is political.


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This week's interview is with Japanese indie developer exeCUTE. This small development team has been around since 2011 and showcased their games at events such as Comiket and Digital Games Expo. They have produced one full game called Fantasy of Alice, a turn-based strategy, and is in the process of developing a second called Rasetsu, an ARPG.
Part 1 of the interview discusses the influences on the demo of Rasetsu, touches upon the JRPG and WRPG divide, and offers some teasers as to what will be included in future versions.
An Interview with exeCUTE, Part 1
First off, I'd like to say that Rasetsu has a different feel from the other exeCUTE title I've played, Fantasy of Alice. Can you tell us a little about how you developed the concept and story for Rasetsu?
Although it's simple, the origin [of this difference] is that we've made a Western style fantasy but this time we wanted to make a Japanese flavored one.
The main character, Rasetsu Raki, was a character who was originally supposed to appear in a different game scenario. That scenario was conceived over 10 years ago. I don't think that I'd use it now, but I figured that I could use just the characters so that's what I did. Raki was one of the companion characters, and my favorite one. When Raki became the protagonist, I loved the Rockman X series, so I wanted to design a partnership like Rockman and Zero's. Raki is a red oni, so I thought I'd make her partner Yatsuha a blue oni. Also, Raki uses a samurai's fighting style while Yatsuha uses a ninja's.
As for the story, in order to realize as compact a development schedule as possible, we thought to make the game shorter but, ultimately, it turned out to be a difficult voyage because it became 1.5 times longer than the original story.
So how does this relationship between Raki and Yatsuha appear in this game? Are there plans to be able to play as both characters?
Raki and Yatsuha are apprentices to the god Bishamon. We are planning to use Yatsuha for the update or the next project, if there is one.
Playing Rasetsu reminds me a lot of other action RPG games such as Ys. Was this one of the game's influences, and were there others?
Ys is certainly a major influence. Rasetsu also draws from the Triforce of the gods of Zelda, and Rockman X.
While Ys is really interesting, I think it could be more so if it was a little faster. When I played Ys I felt it was agonizing to gain levels. I thought it might become less monotonous if the game implemented hack and slash elements and let players rapidly become stronger. It's a 3D game, but in terms of how the game feels when played I wanted to make, as much as I can, movement that's crisp, like the 2D games from the Super Nintendo era (especially Rockman X).
It's interesting that you bring up the difference between "western style" and "Japanese style" games, because this is a huge topic in America and Europe, especially when talking about RPGs. Based on what you've said, I assume you think that there are qualitative differences between JRPGs and WRPGs. What, in your opinion, are the aesthetic, gameplay, narrative, or other differences between the two?
When I mentioned "Western" and "Japanese" I meant in terms of scenario, not genre. But it's important so I'll answer.
Originally, since Japanese didn't call their RPGs "JRPGs," there wasn't any familiarity with this difference, right? (This is the first time I've heard "WRPG"). I also like open-world types games, but I like fascinating stories and characters better. Basically I don't think there's much merit [in analyzing the differences between the two]; it's similar to asking "Do you prefer live action movies or animation?"
In terms of the RPG elements of the game, I noticed that it's rather easy to gain levels. Because of this, the player quickly becomes powerful and enemies aren't much of a threat. What reasons did you have for that choice?
We're still adjusting that. Because it's a trial version, we made it easy to level up. Still, because I think it's fun to easily level up, I'm thinking to make the max level around 400 instead of 99.
The game I played was obviously a demo, so what ideas do you plan to implement for the finished version of the game?
Basically, from here we plan on adding more content, so while there won't be any major changes in specifications, the types of techniques will broadly increase, and drastic adjustments to the enemy AI will be made. Compared to now, the final version will have a different feeling.
Do you have anything specific in mind?
If you sell components to the weapons store, the number of weapons available will increase, so the hack and slash elements will also be broadened. There are also plans for camera work for flashy techniques.
Easter Eggs are fairly common in games from American developers, but a bit rarer for Japanese developers. I think, though, that one of exeCUTE's developers appears in the main village. Can you say a few things about this?
I simply wanted a place to explain the trial version and makes excuses, so I made the character to speak on my behalf (laugh). Besides, it's a normal doujin game, so I thought I'd do whatever I liked, and I might include parts like that to some extent in the final version as well.
What's your anticipated timeline for finishing the game?
I really wanted to finish it in summer this year, but it's taking more time than I thought. I hope to finish it just in time for spring next year.


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This follow-up to Funk Bass covers the techniques and grooves of today's top funk/fusion bass players. It includes sections on mastering the two-finger technique, string crossings, style elements, establishing a groove, building a funk/fusion soloing vocabulary, and an audio supplement with over 90 tracks to jam along with.
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SeaMonkey < 2.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5265
The remote host has a web browser installed that is affected by multiple attack vectors.
The remote host is running a version of SeaMonkey earlier than 2.0.1. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
- Multiple crashes that could result in arbitrary code execution. (MFSA 2009-65)
- Multiple vulnerabilities in 'liboggplay' which could lead to arbitrary code execution. Note that this only affects the 3.5.x branch. (MFSA 2009-66)
- An integer overflow in the 'Theora' video library which could lead to a crash or the execution of arbitrary code. Note that this only affects the 3.5.x branch. (MFSA 2009-67)
- The NTML implementation is vulnerable to reflection attacks in which NTML credentials from one application could be forwarded to another application. (MFSA 2009-68)
- Multiple location bar spoofing vulnerabilities. (MFSA 2009-69)
- A content window which is opened by a chrome window retains a reference to the chrome window via the 'window.opener' property which could lead to a privilege escalation. (MFSA 2009-70)
- The exception messages generated by the 'GeckoActiveXObject' differ based on whether or not the requested COM object's ProgID is present in the system registry. (MFSA 2009-71)
Upgrade to SeaMonkey 2.0.1 or later.
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-65.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/seamonkey20.html#seamonkey2.0.1
Family: Web Clients
Nessus ID: 43175
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:seamonkey
CVE: CVE-2009-3388, CVE-2009-3389, CVE-2009-3979, CVE-2009-3980, CVE-2009-3981, CVE-2009-3982, CVE-2009-3983, CVE-2009-3984, CVE-2009-3985, CVE-2009-3986, CVE-2009-3987
BID: 37360, 37361, 37362, 37363, 37364, 37365, 37366, 37367, 37368, 37369, 37370