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RSNO / Meister / Dego : Beethoven 7
Posted on 18th December 2020 by VoxCarnyx
RSNO Centre, Glasgow
The musicians of the RSNO do a nice line in practical observations in their pieces to camera introducing the music of this digital season concert. It is not so much about demystifying their work as making the audience at home aware of some of the challenges they face. So Chris Hart's brief guide to playing a natural trumpet and Adrian Wilson's warning of the trap Beethoven set for unwary oboe players are incidental joys of the last of the series in this troubled calendar year.
For all that the format is well-worn, there are also practical considerations behind a concert programme that runs overture/concerto/symphony, and this is a classic example of its success.
The symphony is Beethoven's Seventh, the favourite of many, and conducted here, without a score, by Cornelius Meister in the manner of a man with very individual opinions on how it should go. If you only heard the stormy Finale, full of forceful dynamics and taken at an impressive speed, the chances are you would not guess that the first movement is bright and light, but far from as brisk as it is often played these days. And the swift segue from the first straight into the pulse of the Allegretto would not lead anyone to predict the contemplative pause Meister takes between the other movements.
Although the presence of four double basses hardly makes for a huge symphony orchestra, this is as large a band as any of us has seen recently, with the socially-distanced RSNO players filling every corner of the available space in the orchestra's excellent rehearsal room. It has a superb acoustic, and the recorded sound is full of detail and ensemble richness, with Linn's Phil Hobbs and the BBC's Andrew Trinick sharing production duties.
The mature Beethoven is preceded by two distinct phases in the short life of Mozart. His final Violin Concerto, No.5, is known as "The Turkish" for the supposed ethnic influence on the last movement, so preceding it with the Overture to his (later) Turkish-set opera, The Abduction from the Seraglio, makes musical sense. However, after giving the programme that suitably energetic opening, with Hobbs at the controls, the conductor took a break.
Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego will be recording the Mozart Concertos for Chandos with the RSNO and Sir Roger Norrington, and that team performed the Fourth in February of last year. Here, however, Dego shared direction of the orchestra with leader Sharon Roffman, herself no stranger to working without a conductor, and the resulting creative balance (with Trinick on the desk) is quite magical.
The orchestra makes a full statement of its own sound before the soloist's first entry, but it is only after appreciating the sophistication, lightness of touch, clarity and precision of Dego's first movement cadenza that it is possible to appreciate how those qualities stand for the whole of this performance. Even better, both musicians clearly appreciate the slightly sleazy playfulness in much of the music that follows; those up-and-down chromatic phrases are rarely so teasingly phrased while appearing so elegant.
tagged with Chris Hart, Francesca Dego, RSNO, RSNO Centre


A couple of weeks ago my daughter in law had a garage sale. This set of ceramic, faux crazed set of country candle holders did not sell. I took them home to upcycle. First I removed the homespun ribbon and metal dragonflies.
I purchased a two pack of 3 1/2" terracotta pots at Dollar Tree.
I painted the Dollar Tree pots with Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint in "Primitive", a gray shade that I really love. The paint covered the pots in just one coat. Then I applied a coat of DecoArt's clear wax. I painted the dragonflies in a light green shade with other craft paint that I had on hand.
Next, I glued the pots to the tops of the candle holders with E6000 glue, placed a heavy book on the top of each pot, and let them dry overnight.
Lastly I drilled a hole in the metal dragonflies and tied them on with jute, and added faux greenery to the pots.
*I received Chalky Finish Paint and wax at no cost from DecoArt, but all opinions about the paint are my own!
This project was almost free!
Almost free and really cute to boot!
Very cute - perfect for summer!
Very cute makeover!!! I love Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint in "Primitive". I just painted a few things with it this week.


Future City is a project-based learning program where students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future.
Starting with the question, "How can we make the world a better place?" students imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue.
Special Awards from sponsors (Special Awards change annually depending on the sponsors each year). Remember to register your team for our regional Special Awards.
First Place Regional winners – Receive trophy (Regional and National), medals. This team will go on to compete in the National Finals in Washington, DC in February.
We will present "Special Awards" at the 2019 Iowa Regional Future City Competition. Teams of judges from local businesses will talk to students about their cities. Prior to the competition, each team will select the Special Awards for which they would like to be considered.
Model that displays the most diverse use of materials and shapes.
The design that employs the best land surveying practices, taking into consideration the high standards used by surveyors to help protect the public's safety and welfare.
Model with the most original and unexpected use of recycled or re-purposed materials to portray an aspect of the community.
Sponsored by: MMS Consultants, Inc.
Students who show innovation in stormwater and/or floodplain management.
The team with the best example of the PDCA cycle, or plan-do-check-adjust, that demonstrates evidence of: developing a plan, checking progress as they proceed with that plan and then making adjustment in the work to achieve the desired result.
Model with the most innovative method or technique for generating or transmitting power or providing communications.
Model that integrates the most innovative system (e.g. transportation, water and waste water) for a community.
The model that demonstrates the best construction principles which insure its sturdiness and durability.
City that demonstrates the best environmental vision for clean air, water, and land.
Along with your team's choices of Special Awards, all teams are automatically eligible for the following awards as well!
Best City Essay that meets all competition requirements and has the highest score as voted on by judges before Regional Competition.
Best City Model that meets all competition requirements and has the highest score as voted on by judges during the Regional Competition.
Best Virtual City that meets all competition requirements and has the highest score as voted on by judges before Regional Competition.
Team Check-in and Penalty Checks: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Special Awards Presentations and Judging: 9:15-10:00 a.m.
Round 1 of Judging: 10:15-10:30 a.m.
Round 2 of Judging: 10:35-10:50 a.m.
Round 3 of Judging: 10:55-11:10 a.m.
Round 4 of Judging: 11:15-11:30 a.m.
Round 5 of Judging: 11:35-11:50 a.m.
Break for Lunch/Score Tabulations: 12:00-12:45 p.m.
Awards Ceremony and Top 5 Announcement: 12:45-1:15 p.m.
Top 5 Judging Rounds: 1:45-3:00 p.m.
Final Score Tabulations: 3:00-3:15 p.m.
Top 5 Announcements and Awards Ceremony: 3:15-3:30 p.m.
We're always looking for great mentors, teachers, and judges. Sign up today to join us!
Each team should read the Future City Handbook in its entirety to make sure all aspects of the competition are understood. Please also carefully read the Official Competition Rules on page 83 of the Handbook as well. An FAQ section is included below for quick reference and to hopefully help answer any additional questions you may have.
Q: Where is the Iowa Competition held?
A: Our Regional Competition takes place at Prairie Point Middle School.
Q: Is it necessary to have an engineer mentor work with the students?
A: We highly recommend it. Engineers, architects, and other technical professionals bring practical experience and advice on designing and building the city. We want students to understand how technology impacts our lives. Because of the nature of the competition, a mentor from the engineering community is preferred, but a mentor can be anyone involved in a technical profession.
Each team is required to have a mentor either way, as the Official Team format includes three student presenters, one educator, and one mentor. Mentors can be engineers, technical professionals, architects, urban planners, city managers, or others who work in the engineering and technical community.
Q: What is the financial cost to participate?
A: There is a $25 registration fee per organization due each season for this Region.
For each team, there will be some cost in building the city model, and perhaps a small cost for presentation materials. There is a $100 limit per team for all model and presentation materials, whether direct or in-kind. Schools may solicit support from local community organizations. The model requires students to use recyclable materials, which doesn't count toward the $100 limit.
It is also permissible for the engineer volunteers to generate or solicit support.
A Competition Expense Form is required from each team Make sure to bring this completed form and all receipts with you to the Regional Competition.
Q: If we win, are our expenses paid to go to the National Competition in Washington, DC?
A: The National Future will provide airfare and lodging for the five team members: the three students, one teacher, and one mentor. Some meals and food vouchers are provided. Team members will be responsible for all additional expenses such as ground transportation (including to and from their local airport,) off-site meals, attractions, and souvenirs.
Q: If we win, can our parents and families go with us to Washington, DC?
A: Yes, but they must cover their expenses and secure their lodging.
Q: How much time will a teacher have to devote to the project?
A: Teachers spend approximately 35-45 hours on the competition. Of course, all teams and coaches are different, but this is a reasonable range to expect. It is the teacher's responsibility to schedule time for the students and the engineer-volunteer to work together and to oversee work done on the project.
Q: How much time will students need to spend on the project?
Q: How much time will the engineer-mentor need to spend on the project?
A: Typically, most engineers or mentors devote approximately 12-14 hours. The engineer mentor should be available to provide advice and technical assistance to the students. It is hoped that he or she will be available whenever the students work on the project.
Q: Must all students on a team be from the same school or organization?
Q: Can more than one team per school or organization compete at the Regional Competition?
A: Yes, the Iowa Region permits up to 4 teams from a single school or organization to attend the Regional Competition.
A: Teams come in all sizes—a whole class, a group of 10 students, or 3 students. As you near competition time, you'll need to identify the three students who will officially present the team's work at the Regional Competition.
Q: If my team has more than three students, can they all attend the Regional Competition?
A: Absolutely! We strongly encourage all students to attend. However, only the three presenters are eligible for Special Awards, shirts, and advancing to Nationals if selected.
A: Teams must be registered online by October 31, 2018.
Q: How many SimCity software codes will a school receive?
A: Each registered school will receive up to two codes which will allow them to download the SimCity software online. Additional codes may be requested by emailing info@futurecity.org, but they are not guaranteed.
Q: I am not familiar with SimCity. Will I receive any instructions?
A: Instructions are provided on the Future City National Website, through webinars, and also at Future City resources and the SimCity website.
Q: What grade levels are permitted to participate in Future City Competition?
A: Sixth through eighth grades can participate.
Q: Who do I contact to find Mentors?
Q: Can multiple teams from the same organization be included in the top 5 teams at the Regional Competition?
A: According to the National Future City Competition Program Handbook, only the top scoring team from an organization is allowed to advance to the final round of the Regional Competition. We have encountered multiple top-scoring teams coming from the same organization in the past, and this is part of the reason why we have a limit of four (4) teams per organization being allowed to compete at the Regional Competition. We want to ensure organizations across the state have the best opportunity to be represented.
Q: What is the official name and EIN of Future Cities for donation purposes?
A: Our official name is Future City Iowa. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization under NewBoCo; all donations are tax deductible. Our IRS determination letter is available upon request. Please consider contributing!
There are 5 competition components worth a total of 258 points. Each form has it's own point value and deadline. Please refer to the rubrics, guidelines, and competition rules outlined in your 2018-2019 Future City Handbook to ensure you have up-to-date information and the best chance to meet requirements.
Due January 9, 2019 – The SimCity map uploaded to the CMS.
Due date is January 9, 2019 – Uploaded to the CMS.
Due date is January 26, 2019 – day of the competition.
Due date is January 26, 2019 – day of competition.
Due date is January 9, 2019 – Upload to the CMS.
Due date is January 26, 2019 – the day of the competition.
Please bring this form with each team the day of the Regional Competition.
All Future City Competition Forms are now available as writeable PDFs.
Future City starts every year with an important challenge topic—how can we make the world a better place? To answer it, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future that showcase their solutions that address global sustainability issues. Students from across Iowa have written 1500-word essays, created virtual cities, and designed scaled 3D models of their cities. Now it's time for them to present their city for a chance to win the Iowa Regional Competition. The winner of the Future City Iowa Regional Competition receives an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Competition.
You will judge four table top models and four presentations. Detailed scoring forms will be provided. You will serve on a panel with other judges. This is a sample schedule – official schedule is coming soon.
Please contact our Regional Coordinators at k12@newbo.co, if you have any questions.
Thank you to our generous Future City 2018-2019 sponsors and supporters!
We gladly accept in-kind donations!
They will go on to represent Iowa at Future City Nationals in Washington DC February 15-20, 2019.


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require "twitter"
require "yaml"

module DBUS
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        def initialize(pidgin, file)

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            end
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        end

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            end
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            a = @services[0].status
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            return a
        end
    end

    class Status::Identica
        @account = ""
        @pidgin = nil
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        end

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        @user = ""
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        @passwd = ""
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                @atoken = config["twitter"]["atoken"]
                @asecret = config["twitter"]["asecret"]
                @token = config["twitter"]["token"]
                @me = config["twitter"]["me"]
                @secret = config["twitter"]["secret"]

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#                 if not @atoken or not @asecret

#                     pp oauth
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#                     rsecret = oauth.request_token.secret

#                     puts "> redirecting you to twitter to authorize..."
#                     %x(firefox #{oauth.request_token.authorize_url})

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#                     access_token = oauth.access_token
#                     pp access_token

#                     puts <<END
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# atoken = #{access_token.token}
# asecret = #{access_token.secret}
# END
#                 else
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#                 end
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end

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MINUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF ERINDALE COLLEGE COUNCIL, held on Monday, April 6th, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. in room 3130, South Building.
In response to an emergency Academic Affairs Committee meeting that was scheduled for March 6th at 3:10 P.M, the Executive Committee met immediately following that meeting in order to confirm the motions approved and to amend the April 14th ECC agenda.
The Executive Committee members were invited to attend the Academic Affairs Committee meeting, so they heard during that meeting about the motions proposed by Diane Crocker and Dean Gage Averill.
Diane Crocker explained that UTM, UTSC, and FAS are aiming to harmonize degree requirements. UTM is moving closer to FAS in entry requirements, and so are looking to harmonize as much as possible. Currently there are 60 UTM students right now caught in the gap between the GPA necessary for good standing and the GPA necessary for graduation, and there has been a move to identify what is necessary for these students to graduate. They are performing adequately, obtaining grades in the 60's, but they're unlikely to graduate since they aren't likely to get their CGPA up over 1.85. Of the 60 students, none would be likely graduate this year, and they all have over 20-24 credits. FAS has informed D. Crocker that they allow such students to graduate with BA or BSc degrees. The Academic Affairs Committee approved the motion that the HBA, HBSc, BBA and B.Com degree requirements be amended to allow students who meet all the requirements for the HBA, HBSc, BBA and B.Com, except for the GPA requirement, to elect to graduate with a BA or BSc degree, as appropriate, provided they are in good standing.
The Executive Committee unanimously confirmed this motion.
Dean Gage Averill explained that discussions with Medicine and the Chief Coroner for a Centre for Forensics began some time ago. The Centre already is operating, funded entirely by the Faculty of Medicine, and Medicine will continue to be the headquarters of this Centre. Participating as a goodwill partner will strengthen the UTM Forensic Science program. The Hospitals are involved and the Faculty of Law also has had a presence in the Centre. The Centre will bring all these stakeholders together. This partnership will allow our Forensic students to participate in the Centre's events and engage with professionals in the field. For faculty, they can assist in inter-professional training, collaboration with research projects. Ideally it will evolve into an EDU-B graduate program between UTM and Medicine. The Academic Affairs Committee approved the motion that the University of Toronto Mississauga engage in a partnership with the Faculty of Medicine's Centre for Forensic Science & Medicine.
While not required by the By-Laws, the Executive Committee unanimously confirmed this motion, seeing as they were present for the discussion.
The Chair proceeded to discuss how the agenda of the April 14th, 2009 meeting of Council would need to be amended. It was agreed that the only addition to the agenda would be the report from the Academic Affairs Committee.


Discussion in 'E-mail Discussion' started by fuzioneer, Aug 9, 2007.
I get the subject error (btw i swapped out the proper username for "admin"
Any ideas as this load issue causing me lots of hassle as i have to kill of Exim to let it die down ?
Please note this thread is from 2007 and the same cause may or may not still apply.
If possible, please provide a portion (such as a few example lines) of the exact messages logged so they can be evaluated; if needed, the output may be munged to hide real domain names.


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The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, which administers the Section 8 housing voucher program locally, has not commented on the specifics of Morris' case. The agency has sought to connect Morris to other organizations in the area that could find her a new place to live.
Preston said that even though Sacramento Manor prevailed in the lawsuit, "they don't have to execute" the judgment. "They could call this off at any time, and they should do that," he said.
Preston said his organization is made up of thousands of members across California, and he is asking them to call Sacramento Manor on behalf of Morris.
Sacramento Manor officials did not return phone calls for comment Wednesday.


A new range of Framo Morat planetary gearboxes from R. A. Rodriguez are particularly suitable for applications which call for high positioning accuracy, rigidity, smoothness of running, low operating noise and effective torque transmission. Five types complete this new range; GSD flange gear, GSB inline, GSBL angle gear and two high economy lines – GSN and GFE. All feature precision ground helical gearing, single-piece planetary carriers and full needle bearings.
The GSD, GSB and GSBL gearbox lines are constructed in a space-optimised, two-stage design. Due to lower torque values, the input stage of the GSD is dimensionally smaller than the output stage, making it ideal for applications where space is limited. Its low standard backlash also makes it the perfect fit for highly dynamic applications where high position and speed accuracy are paramount considerations.
The flange outputs of the GSD gearboxes produce highest torsional rigidity and for the accommodation of particularly high axial loads, models with diameters of 90mm and more can be specified with taper roller bearings.
The GSB series combines low backlash with high precision. Its robust, one-piece housing allows for high gearbox rigidity and the absorption of high radial and axial loads. These performance advantages can also be found in the GSBL angular gearbox line. The right-angle shape of this type makes it also a good choice for dynamic, space-restricted applications.
The high-end economy GSN and GFE series provide high performance and economic efficiency. In common with all models in this new range, their helical ground gears ensure minimum noise and smooth running and the specially designed full needle bearings reach high torques that exceed the capacity of competitor products of the same size.
All planetary carriers are manufactured as a cage and machined from solid. This enhances the gearboxes' quiet operation while at the same time improving positioning accuracy and reducing backlash. On all series, an additional shaft sealing ring ensures maximum protection against dust and splash water in accordance with protection class IP65.


Jay – We were put together by a manager who had a slightly different idea of what kind of group he wanted to make.
How did you guys come up with the band name "Echo V" & what's the meaning of the name?
Jay – It was a collaborative effort and means the echo of five voices working together to create one sound.
Jay – Hi I'm Jay originally from NC. I began singing in my church choir at the age of 4. that's where I discovered my love for music. As I grew up, I fell in love with RnB and Hip-Hop music. My favorite thing about the process of creating music is writing and pull a narrative together that makes people see and feel what is in my head/heart. We all write and Co-produce our music making what you hear from us truly intimate and a piece of each of us.
Mike – originally from Rhode Island, I come from a strong musical theatre background. I studied actingA and chemistry in college, but music has always been a part of my life ever since I started with chorus in kindergarten and piano lessons in the second grade. When I'm not tearing up the stage with Echo V, I direct and choreograph for many theatre companies in Los Angeles.
Devin – Well I'm a simple FL boy, who grew up in the Theater world. I began performing professionally at a young age, and eventually came out here to expand my career. When I'm not in boy band mode, I find that I like to explore new aspects of the entertainment world like Stilt Walking, Stunt Work & Acrobatics!!! I'm kind of a wild child, but every crew needs a party animal, and I proudly wear that title!!!
Jay – I grew up an only child so for me it feels like what I imaged having siblings to be like. Considering we are a gay boy band and shade is thrown at the rate our hearts beat its really like having sisters.
Mike – I like the collaboration. I'm used to it from all the casts I've worked with in theatre. That's not to say there aren't challenges of course. These boys are like my brothers, and you love and hate siblings just the same haha.
Devin – For me, being in a boy bands has always secretly been a dream of mine. So being apart of Echo V in particular is amazing because I not only get to live out my childhood BSB & NSYNC fantasies, but that we've created something that is making a statement & has the potential to be a pivotal mark on our society, all without having to sacrifice who we are as individuals! That to me is the best part about being in this band!!!
Randy – It's like being in High School again. I personally get to learn more about music. We also get to learn a lot about each other. In the end we all must learn to put our difference aside to grow as one.
Jay – We are out, proud and we want to encourage people to unapologetically live their truth whatever that truth may be.
Jay – As a band we have varying styles. We are five artist who strive to make sure each person's energy and creative edge is a part of what we do. Our music ranges from pop anthems like "Rainbow" to dancehall inspired songs like "Wine It" and even the sultry Latin stylings of "Confiesalo". We have a bit of everything.
Jay – Destiny's Child, Nsync, BSB, Jagged edge, and so many others. We love music and that's always a hard question because we could spend all day naming the people who have inspired us and keep us pushing our own limits.
You guys recently released your debut single, "Rainbow". Can you tell us how this song came about and the meaning of the song?
Jay – Our debut single, "Rainbow," reflects our decision to be out regarding our sexuality. While it is a fun, high energy pop anthem it also has an important message. That message is to be proud whether you are gay, straight, black, white etc… Our hope is that the song inspires people to stand up and claim their truth, be happy with who they are and find comfort in the fact that they are not alone.
Mike – The narrative in 'Rainbow' is personal. It came from a place deep within filled with despair and even frustration. The first few lines of the song are about finding yourself while walking the path of life. It then continues with how the struggle to conform to society's standards can be harmful to some. In the second verse, there is a moment of acceptance and defiance where we come to terms with how this one life is for us and not for them. All throughout this song, we play with Wizard of Oz imagery to achieve this.
Jay – Rainbow is about unapologetically owning your multifaceted-ness and realizing that you must live for yourself. It's a journey to self-discovery and the strength it takes to live life in the open, day in and out.
Jay – We have multiple visuals ready for guys and you will just have to keep up with us in 2019 to see what's to come!
Jay – Yep! Most everything you see and hear goes through final approval by us. We are slowly building a team of amazing individuals who are indispensable in the process and we love them all, but we are proud to call ourselves independent artists.
Jay – We want it all. We want the world tours, the Grammys, the money, the fans but it all means nothing if we don't manage to inspire other people to love themselves and demand love from the people who say they love them as well.
Jay – We just came off two months of performances (Sacramento Rainbow Festival, Palm Springs Pride, Rage Night club in West Hollywood, and Arizona Rainbow Festival to name a few). Most of us are looking forward to the holiday and spending time with family while working on our tour schedule for 2019.
Jay – It's a mix. We are excited, nervous, pumped but most of all we are just so happy to be preforming. We are just so happy that people want to listen to us! Being live has its challenges but living in that moment is something no one can take away from you.
Jay – Not now but "the Echo's" doesn't have a bad ring to it. Do you have any suggestions??
Jay – Open. We would like for our fans to really feel like they know us. Ask us anything. There is no filter.
Jay – We are most active in Instagram but, we are also active on Facebook and Twitter.
Mike – We were at dinner after our Ventura Pride performance and this heterosexual couple came up to us with their two young sons. The sons couldn't have been older than 10 years old. They introduced themselves and just raved about our show and how much their kids loved it and us. It was amazing and endearing and reassuring to receive such support.
Jay – Our debut EP intitled "Rainbow" is out and available everywhere you download or stream music.
Mike – Hustle, hustle, hustle! We are Los Angeles based, arguably the entertainment capital of the world. Each day is different from the next and plans change on a dime. If we aren't in the rehearsal room or recording studio, usually there is some event we are attending or some performance we are giving. Of course, we always make time for Netflix…and chill ;-).
Mike – In the immediate future, we hope to make our way to the east coast (New York City, Boston, Chicago, Miami…) and perform at their Pride festivals. World Pride is going to be in New York in 2019. That is a goal of ours to perform there! Past that, our goal is to do more collaborations with other artists and produce more video content for our fans. Who knows, we may even try to do a reality TV show!
Mike – Several albums deeps, multiple Grammy nomination/awards, perhaps a Las Vegas residency… all of these things would be amazing. Especially cranking out several albums, because if we can do that then it really means our following likes us and supports us. Ooo maybe a reiteration of that boy band TV show this time with us as the judges!
Mike – Thank you. Thank you for supporting us. Thank you for supporting independent music artists. We don't currently have the backing of a label so everything we do comes out of our own pockets. We can't thank the fans enough for following us and downloading our music.


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Technical Physics Letters
Optically pumped quantum magnetometer employing two components of magnetic moment precession signal
A. K. Vershovskii
A. S. Pazgalev
First Online: 18 February 2011
The new scheme of a combined quantum magnetometric device is proposed that represents a fast M X magnetometer, in which the phase of M X signal detection is corrected with respect to the maximum of the variable component of the atomic magnetic moment. The device combines a high response speed (τ ≤ 0.1 s) with high precision, which is determined by the resolving power of the quantum M X magnetometer for a time of an order of 100 s. The reproducibility of field measurements is on a level of 2–3 pT.
Technical Physic Letter Resonance Signal Versus Opt1 Phase Setting Magnetic Shield
Original Russian Text © A.K. Vershovskii, A.S. Pazgalev, 2011, published in Pis'ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoĭ Fiziki, 2011, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 48–55.
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Received 01 September 2010
First Online 18 February 2011
DOI https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785011010159
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which writes the following to the file
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So I guess I have to use a different function, but I can't find which one. So ho can I add a key to an element?

A: You need to add an attribute named key (since that's what you seem to want to add - an attribute to the Order element):
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create("test.x))
{
   writer.WriteStartElement("Order");
   writer.WriteAttributeString("key", "value");
   writer.WriteEndElement();
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See WriteAttributeString.

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One of the most seductive musical combinations is the soft cry of a wind instrument — in this case, a soprano saxophone — floating high and free above a cushion of electronic sound. It's a combination that brings out the best of its parts: the melodic, emotional expression of the horn; the spacious sonic architecture of an ambient electronic soundfield.
Winds with electronics are relatively new, but the sound of a primitive flute or horn resonating in acoustic space goes back to the cave homes of our earliest ancestors.
in the 1960s by clarinetist TONY SCOTT in MUSIC FOR ZEN MEDITATION, and by flutist PAUL HORN in his classic recording INSIDE THE TAJ MAHAL.
On this transmission of Hearts of Space, we explore the happy combination of acoustic winds and ambient electronics, on a program called FLOATING WINDS. Music is by KEVIN BRAHENY FORTUNE, MATT BORGHI & MICHAEL TEAGER, KLAUS SCHULZE (with TOBIAS BECKER), and KIT WATKINS.
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Norway avails $28m for governance, economic management
Authors: Staff Writer | | Published: 6 months ago
Hon. James Hoth Mai, Min. of Labour Public Service & Human Resource Development (from right), Ambassador Lars Andersen, the Norwegian Ambassador to South Sudan (2nd right), and Kamil Kamaluddeen, UNDP Resident Representative (Center) Credit: UNDP
Norway has released $28.3 million to strengthen governance and economic management in the country.
In a statement extended to Eye Radio, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced the signing of a three-year partnership agreement Tuesday.
According to the statement, the partnership agreement will help implement a new project – Governance and Economic Management Support (GEMS).
It'll be directly implemented by UNDP from August 2019 through December 2022 for a total cost of $28.3 million.
It says the project is meant for the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement across the country.
A total of 38 Ministries, Agencies and Departments under the R-ARCSS will be provided with capacity development and integrity strengthening support during the period, the statement stated.
It emphasizes that the overarching goal of the Norway-UNDP partnership is to set South Sudan on a pathway to sustainable peace and development.
The project will focus on improved state-citizens relations and effective service delivery through expertise, leadership, and capacities to implement the R-ARCSS.
It'll also be enabling economic and governance institutions to manage public resources in an accountable and inclusive manner, and capacitating national integrity systems to deliver their mandates.
The statement stressed that successful implementation of the peace agreement will create opportunities for strengthening national institutions for service delivery and entrenching peace and social cohesion in the country.
"The R-ARCSS success hinges on political will, strong leadership, and strong institutional and human capacities," partly said the statement.
The Norwegian Ambassador to South Sudan, Lars Andersen, noted that the project will support the peace agreement in two areas.
"Stabilization and Resilience Trust Fund will support the implementation of the peace agreement in two different ways: one is by providing support to stabilization efforts and various activities to reconcile communities and to build resilience," said Ambassador Andersen.
"And, through GEMS, provide key institutions in the Government with the capacity they need to transform the public service and to provide government functions that can deliver on the peace agreement."
For his part, UNDP Resident Representative, Kamil Kamaluddeen, said the country needs the right systems and institutions to deliver services to the people.
"Strengthening the right institutions with the right systems and capacities to deliver services to the people, with quality and integrity, is key to ensure that the future the people in South Sudan desire – of peace, stability, and prosperity – is achieved," said Kamaluddeen.
The signing of the partnership was witnessed by the Minister of Labor, Public Service, and Human Resource Development, Hon. James Hoth Mai, and the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.
Other include the UN Women Country Representative, and a host of senior government officials, think tank and civil society representatives.
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There have been five classes in all for the young women at the government protective home, each successively with fewer girls in attendance. Being teenagers, they exhibit the universal traits of being a teenager anywhere. They want to be special, to get attention, to be of individual significance, to be entertained, to show off, to be with their friends, to be rebellious. As a class begins, several young women who are either pregnant or not feeling well* crowd the sides of the dingy room and are like mermaids to my students. One by one, girls defect from the drill lines to sit with compatriots on the side, or have a lie down. Sometimes, a defector or a mermaid will re/join the class randomly when there is something they find fun being done. They disappear just as quickly back to the sidelines as soon as they feel bored or feel they are not being paid attention to. With the language barrier, exercising order and discipline is a dance with alienation and estrangement. It is emotionally exhausting.
That said, there is a core group of roughly 12 girls who appear to look forward to each class, and who can't wait to do all the drills and exercises. Since using their real names or showing their pictures is forbidden, I will call them The Dirty Dozen, or the DD for short. Every time Sajji and I come to class, the DD inspires me. They are gifted with natural athletic abilities, quick minds, and a large capacity for work. It is my great fortune that I have made their acquaintance, that I learn from them possibly as much as they learn from me.


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Chip-based sensor detects cancer biomarker in urine
by Spencer Chin |
Dec 5, 2019 12:56pm
Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have used a chip-based sensor with an integrated laser to detect very low levels of a cancer protein biomarker in a urine sample. (Rick Seubers, Optical Sciences group, University of Twente)
Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have used a chip-based sensor with an integrated laser to detect very low levels of a cancer protein biomarker in a urine sample. The technology could lead to non-invasive, inexpensive ways to detect molecules that indicate the presence or progression of a disease.
"Current methods to measure biomarker levels are expensive and sophisticated, requiring biopsies and analysis in specialized laboratories," said research team leader Sonia M. Garcia-Blanco from the University of Twente in the Netherlands. "The new technology we developed paves the way to faster and ultra-sensitive detection of panels of biomarkers that will permit doctors to make timely decisions that improve personalized diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions including cancer."
The research, published in The Optical Society (OSA) journal Optics Letters, showed that the new sensor can perform label-free detection of S100A4, a protein associated with human tumor development, at levels that are clinically relevant.
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"The biosensor could enable point-of-care devices that simultaneously screen for various diseases," added Garcia-Blanco. "Its operation is simple and does not require complicated sample treatments or sensor operation, making it an excellent candidate for clinical applications."
The researchers say that the sensor holds potential for non-biomedical applications, as well. For example, it can also be used to detect different types of gases or liquid mixtures.
The chip-based sensor detects the presence of specific molecules by illuminating the sample with light from an on-chip microdisk laser. When the light interacts with the biomarker of interest the color, or frequency, of this laser light shifts in a detectable way.
To perform detection in urine samples, the researchers had to figure out how to integrate a laser that could operate in a liquid environment. They turned to the photonic material aluminum oxide, because when doped with ytterbium ions it can be used to fabricate a laser that emits in a wavelength range outside the light absorption band of water while still enabling the precise detection of the biomarkers.
"Although sensors based on monitoring frequency shifts of lasers already exist, they often come in geometries that are not easily integrated on small, disposable photonic chips," said Garcia-Blanco. "Aluminum oxide can easily be fabricated monolithically on-chip and is compatible with standard electronic fabrication procedures. This means that the sensors can be produced on a large, industrial scale."
Using a microdisk laser rather than the non-lasing ring resonators used in other similar sensors accounts for the high sensitivity, due to the fact that the lasing linewidth is much narrower than the resonances of passive ring resonators. Once other noise sources, such as thermal noise, are eliminated, this method will allow detection of very small frequency shifts from biomarkers at very low concentrations.
The researchers are working to incorporate all the relevant optical sources and signal generation components onto the chip to make the device even simpler to operate. They also want to develop coatings that could allow parallel detection of a large variety of biomarkers.
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Why sexual, gender based violence victims hardly get justice in Nigeria
By Ann Godwin, Port Harcourt
Sunday, September 5, 2021, will remain unforgettable for Mrs. Ifeoma Ganago. That was the day she went to a police station to seek protection and justice against her neighbours, who she claimed had constantly assaulted...
Sunday, September 5, 2021, will remain unforgettable for Mrs. Ifeoma Ganago. That was the day she went to a police station to seek protection and justice against her neighbours, who she claimed had constantly assaulted and battered her, but got arrested and detained instead.
She was subsequently asked to pay money to secure her freedom, while her aggressors, Mrs. Endurance Ovunda, Mrs. Princess Samuel and Mrs. Ihuoma Festus were not arrested by the officers at the Railway Police Station on Aggrey Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where the complainant went to lodge her grievances.
According to her, one of her assailants, who was at the police station when she got there, was also not detained.
The Guardian learnt that a police officer, who is married to one of the accused persons, Mrs. Festus, had earlier arrived at the police station and told his colleagues to arrest the complainant (Ganago) on her arrival and his colleagues complied without asking questions.
Mrs. Ganago, who sustained serious injuries, was unable to get good medical attention due to the detention until a non-governmental organisation, Rivers Indigenous NGOs & Civil Society Network (RINGOCS), intervened and secured her release. She also could not afford to press charges against the aggressors for lack of funds.
"I have been living on perpetual humiliation, torture and threats, because I don't have money and connections. The women wanted to dispossess me of the open space I stay to sell things to feed my children; they have been fighting to throw me out of that space. They have tried all means to achieve that purpose, but I kept enduring.
"In the latest incident, they beat me, damaged my goods and when I went to the police station to report, I was detained, because two of their husbands are policemen. If not for human rights organisations, I would have been dead. Even last week, they beat me and threatened to kill me and nothing will happen," she narrated.
The Police Officer handling the case at the Railway Police command, ASP Lasbary failed to pick several calls to his phone by this reporter. Also, text messages sent to him were not responded to nor was he in office when The Guardian visited the station.
Also, the alleged attackers of Mrs. Ganago failed to pick calls or respond to text messages sent to one of their police spouse, as at press time.
Similarly, 24 year-old Miss Choice Kuru, from Gokana Local Council of River State has cried out over alleged intimidation and incessant Police arrest orchestrated by one Mr. Saviour Imeaba, who she claimed attempted to rape her for refusing to date him.
Miss Kuru said the man who has been making advances to her, offered to drop her off at her destination only for him to drive her to his house and asked her for sex, but she refused and managed to escape, when she raised the alarm and got assistance.
Disappointed that he could not have his way, Mr. Imeaba, she narrated, went to Rumupakani, Ada George police station hours later to lodge a complaint against her, her sister and those who assisted her escape. According to her, Imeaba told the police that her rescuers molested him and took his money. Kuru stated that Mr Imeaba, having failed to achieve his aim at Rumupakani Police Station, subsequently arrested her with Police officer of the Anti-Cultism unit on same allegations.
She is now soliciting help from women organisations and Civil Society groups to come to her rescue, as Mr Imeaba has allegedly vowed to deal with her for refusing to date him. It was later gathered that due to lack of funds to pursue the matter in court, the families opted to settle out of court.
Mr. Imeaba, in an interview, admitted taking Kuru to his house, because "she consented," but said he later agreed to drop her off when she declined having sex with him.
According to him, Kuru accused him of attempting to rape her when he came to drop her off and she allegedly called hoodlums to beat him up and collect his money and that was why he went to the Police.
He admitted that following his report to the police, Kuru was arrested and later released. Then a few months later, after police investigations showed that the alleged claims by the lady were mere frame up, which was sponsored, both parties agreed to make peace and settle the matter.
He said: "The police looked critically at the issue and asked me to go, that there is no case because the lady was not raped, abused or harassed. They found out that it was a frame-up. As we speak, the case has been closed."
Since the emergence of Coronavirus pandemic, there has been troubling tales of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), which has been on the rise. The violence is not only on the poor, toddlers and young females, but the rich and adults too.
Recently, a female counsellor and leader of the Etche Legislative Assembly in Rivers State, Mrs. Cynthia Nwala, was reportedly beaten and stripped by thugs on alleged orders of security aide to the Council Chairman, Obinna Anyanwu over power tussle.
According to the female lawmaker, she was beaten and her vehicle damaged, because she kept the mace of the house in her car, following an alleged plan by the chairman and the Deputy Leader to remove her from office.
After the matter was reported, the police arrested only the security aide. A follow up on the case revealed that the police had since released the security aide and also dropped the charges against him.
The Guardian learnt that the police invited Nwala to court on Wednesday, October 20, and the magistrate, Betty Hart, told her that the case was a bailable offence and urged her to go and settle the matter out of court and adjourned.
Mrs. Nwala who said she was perturbed by the development, maintained that she wants justice, alleging that the case is being compromised.
"I really want justice so that this will serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of SGBV and encourage other victims to speak out," she stated.
While calling on the right groups, women advocates and the international communities to help her secure justice, she said, "the way I am seeing it, the matter is being swept under the carpet. If nothing is done, people will continue to carry out violence against women in the society."
The three cases are examples of some of the several pathetic tales of SGBV in Rivers State, in which the survivors are demanding justice. Gender-based violence takes numerous forms like intimate partner violence, sexual violence, trafficking for sexual exploitation, female infanticide, child marriage and female gentile mutilation amongst others.
A data obtained from the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in the state revealed that in 2019, there were 139 cases of SGBV. A breakdown of the data shows 19 cases of assault/battery, defilement 20, rape six, failure to supply necessaries 59, abandonment 19, matrimonial inheritance four, denial of access to kids 15.
The document also showed that between December 2020 and April 2021, the organisation handled 512 matters, ranging from rape, defilement, assault, battery, neglect, domestic violence, abandonment, bigamy and matrimonial inheritance. A breakdown of the figure shows assault/battery 74, failure to supply necessaries 256, abandonment 30, defilement 69, denial of access to kids 42, matrimonial inheritance 13, rape 26 and bigamy two, totaling 512.
Also, between May 15, 2021 and July 15, 2021, FIDA received 52 assault cases, failure to supply necessaries 135, abandonment 33, defilement 55, marital inheritance 13, rape 26, bigamy two and widowed practice 12.
Similarly, another data obtained from the office of the Chairman of Civil Rights Council in Rivers State, Mr. Prince Wiro, shows that in 2019, from April to December, the group received 13 cases of domestic violence, eight rape cases, two defilement and three domestic violence/spousal battery.
The records also show that in 2020, 17 cases of domestic violence were recorded, four spousal battery, 10 rape and attempted rape, three defilement and in 2021, between January and September, 20 cases of domestic violence, 14 cases of rape and five attempted defilement were also recorded.
Another data obtained from the office of the State Chairman of RINGOCS, Tombari Dumka-Kote, showed that between May 1, and September 30, 2021, the NGO recorded 258 cases. Dumka-Kote, lamented that some victims in his case file have died out of frustrations due to lack of funds to pursue justice.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its website stated that approximately one in three women and girls worldwide will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime. Statistics indicate that as much as many survivors are keen for justice, there are some others that want to remain in peril abuse just to be tagged 'married women'.
To address these issues, Rivers State government had set up "Quick Response Team Against Gender
Violence" in 2019. The team made up of women doctors, lawyers, researchers, and professionals in different fields, were inaugurated at the Banquet Hall of the Deputy Governor's office. Further inquiries show that a WhatsApp platform created for the group for easy dissemination of information and follow-up has not been active.
A member of the group, who craved anonymity said: "We keep getting reports and information, but we cannot help, because we exist on paper and not in terms of action. We have beautiful ideas, but functionality and enforcement are lacking. We are willing and eager to work, but funding has stifled our projects."
The State Assembly had also passed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill in January 2020. The bill, which is aimed at protecting victims against acts of violence within the State is a domestication of the federal VAPP earlier passed by the National Assembly.
While passing the bill, the speaker of the House, Ikunyi Ibani noted that it would prevent defenceless persons from suffering violent attacks, but that is yet to happen.
Challenges In Addressing SGBV Cases And Police Role
THOUGH charged with the task of combating SGBV, lack of adequate funding, training and poor welfare may be a major limiting factor for the police, investigation revealed.
Findings showed that there is no section of the Police Act that provides budgets or logistics for investigations. However, a top police officer who was recently posted to Rivers State told The Guardian in confidence that there is no special law on logistics approval for the police.
"The Police has a budget and it is broken down into different units where everything is covered. Fuel, pen, paper, stationeries are budgeted for, but when officers are sent for official duties like investigations, there are no resources for it," the officer revealed.
But a police sergeant at the State Police Command, who simply gave her name as Blessing, disclosed that it is rare to access funds for logistics, stressing that the budget and logistics provisions only exist on paper and not in reality.
This story was supported by the Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) under its Report Women Project.
The Executive Director of the CLEEN Foundation, Benson Olugbuo, lamented that poor funding has greatly inhibited the performance of the Police.
He, however, expressed the hope that the Police Trust Fund Act recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari would help to address the challenges.
The Guardian learnt from gender-based NGOs and some survivors that some cases are not prosecuted, because the investigating officer, usually in an attempt to yield to the request of the perpetrator, would meet the family of the victim and convince them to consider family settlement. Some officers, it was gathered, also demand for logistics from victims to enable them pursue the case and the victims for lack of funds, would be discouraged and give up.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, acknowledged the fact that funding has remained a major challenge for men of the force, adding that the command has recorded a very high number of SGBV cases since the COVID-19 pandemic. He assured that the command would continue to do its best in the discharge of its duties despite the paucity of funds.
Gender Activists, Stakeholders React
SPEAKING on the issue, a gender activist, Deborah Effiong, said SGBV is an issue of primary concern, which is assuming a higher dimension, adding that it has become endemic.
She said: "When we talk about gender-based violence, we are trying to balance it on both sides. It is an issue that cuts across cultures, tribes and continents. So, it is not peculiar to us here as a people. While our own seems to be more pronounced is because what happens, happens with impunity. Impunity is the issue. When you go to other parts of the world, they tackle these things very seriously. The media will hype it and of course, the entire legal system will swing into action, but here, the system frustrates the case."
She explained that the nation's complex institutions are exasperating. "If you report a case of gender-based violence, apart from the fact that the police are not adequately trained to know what to do about it, they are disinterested. They will start citing logistics issues, telling you to bring money to effect an arrest but that is not what is obtainable in other parts of the world. If there is a need to arrest in other parts of the world, they will effect the arrest without demanding money and at no cost to the complainant," she said.
The gender activist, who is also a lawyer, stressed that lack of political will has made the government not to focus on the right things. According to her, no society can truly make progress with the level of domestic violence, sexual abuse and the entire gender-based violence repeated over time. The earlier we take actions to bring the perpetrators to book to serve as a deterrent to others, she warned, the better.
Effiong insisted that the Federal Government has a heavy role to play in addressing the menace. She stressed that prime attention should be given to issues of SGBV by funding such cases, saying such cases are overwhelming.
"Government should have to pay more attention because most of the people that are confronted with these issues are people who are not just vulnerable but lack the resources to pursue justice.
"This is why a lot of us are working almost pro bono. Again, there is a limit to what we can do, like what I keep telling them. We are ready to appear in court free and put the papers together, but we cannot fund the process. Since it is a criminal matter, you will need to press charges.
"All of these cost money. So what we can do for those of us who work pro bono, is to make sure that we follow up and the ones that cannot afford legal services, we waive our charges or subsidise it," explained.
The acting chairperson of FIDA in the state, Nnenna Igbokwe, said from experience, most victims are not able to push their matters due to funds, lamenting that the cases are prodigious. She disclosed that FIDA most times, assists the indigents to ensure that matters are filed pro bono through the state government's e-filing process in the High Court.
"The issue of funding is a very important thing because a lot of people are reluctant to come to court just because they do not have the funds, that is why in FIDA, when we are sure that the victim is an indigent and cannot afford the services of lawyers, we handle it," she stated.
Another gender activist and Coordinator, Centre for Media, Environment and Development Communications, Constance Meju, reiterated that gender-based violence is a major problem in the country.
She said: "The government has not been putting in enough effort. The woman and girl-child are seen as second-class citizens; issues around them are not really addressed. Cases of rape have risen. Women are being beaten in the house, herdsmen are killing and raping women in the bushes and in communities where there is violence, women are the targets. So, you would expect a caring government to come up with issues on how to address the menace."
In a recent interview, the State Commissioner for Social Welfare, Mrs. Inime Aguma, noted that there has been increase of sexual and gender based violence since advent of COVID-19 pandemic.
Aguma, a lawyer, said her ministry has established a relationship with the Attorney General of Rivers State to expedite action in prosecuting such cases to serve as deterrent to others.
A consultant obstetrician/gynaecologist, Dr. Eli Sukarime, said survivors of gender-based violence suffer devastating effects like psychological trauma, depression and substance abuse, which often affect the nation's workforce and the economy.
He explained: "Those that suffer SGBV can come down with depression, anxiety and disorder. It can also affect their reproductive health and affects them psychologically.
"If they are teenagers, they can have hormonal challenges and can also lead to substance abuse. Abused women can have miscarriage, which will have psychological effect on their children. It can affect the workforce, affect the nation's output economically because abused women may not be able to contribute their quota. Physical abuse like rape can lead to unwanted pregnancy, disease, abortion and invariably increase child mortality rate."
The medical expert therefore, advised the government at all levels to give prime attention to issues of SGBV.
As the world marks 16 days activism against SGBV, authorities in Rivers State and the nation have been called upon to work towards the elimination of violence against women and girls.
Sixteen days activism against SGBV is a yearly international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until December 10. It was started by activists at the inaugural Women's Global Leadership Institute in 1991 and continues to be coordinated each year by the Centre for Women's Global Leadership. It is used as a platform for individuals and organisations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.
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Security guards in Australian schools: Government funding available for select schools potentially at risk of racial or religious attacks
By Danuta Kozaki
Posted March 02, 2015 16:40:53
Photo: Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan (centre) at the Al Zahra College in Sydney which has been approved to employ a security guard. (ABC News: Danuta Kozaki)
Related Story: Man with knife shouted threats at Sydney Muslim school
Map: NSW
Fifty-four schools across Australia can now use government funds to pay for security guards, Federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan says.
Mr Keenan - speaking at the Shiite based Al Zahra College in Sydney's south - said the move was designed to help schools at potential risk of attack because of racial or religious intolerance.
Breakdown of schools approved for security guards across Australia
NSW 29
VIC 15
QLD 2
NT 1
He said it was part of the ongoing $18 million schools security budget announced last year, and is not in response to a specific threat.
"I want to stress that there is nothing specific that we are concerned about with any of the schools we are funding," he said.
"This is a confidence building measure to make sure that we've identified schools that might be [at] slightly higher risk of having a security problem."
Principal of Al Zahra College Bruce Handley said it was important to create an environment where children felt safe.
"I think as long as it is not invasive, I think prevention is much better than waiting for something to happen and then acting on it after it has happened," he said.
Mr Keenan said a judgment call had to be made about which schools received government funds for security guards.
Only half of schools who applied for funding successful
He said the ongoing program saw nearly 100 government, Jewish, Islamic and independent schools apply for the funding, but only half were successful.
"It was a process of working through the applications," he said.
"We worked very closely with state education departments and we also worked closely with the peak bodies to identify what was an appropriate response to the slightly increased risk that some schools might have because of the profile of the student body and the community in which they are."
Photo: A security guard at Al Zahra College in Sydney. (ABC News: Danuta Kozaki)
Associate Professor Rodger Shanahan from the National Security College at the Australian National University said there were fears about sectarian tensions due to the impact of ongoing violence in Syria and Iraq.
"In the case of the Islamic schools, there is sometimes a fear that intra-sectarian violence might be played out on the streets in Australia although mercifully it really has not," he said.
Associate Professor Shanahan said Australia's increasing commitments in Iraq was not having an impact on security.
"Everybody who is wanting to do us harm already understands we are part of the Western alliance, we are close allies with the United States whether we dispatch troops or not," he said.
New South Wales received the bulk of offers for school security guards, followed by Victoria. Tasmania did not receive any offers.
Associate Professor Shanahan said he wished there was no need for school security guards.
"There are already some security guards at Jewish schools, so we already see security guards outside some establishments, unfortunately it is a sign of the times," he said.
"Let us hope that at a future stage there is no more need for such security guards at some faith schools."
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, schools, terrorism, nsw, australia
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As the title suggest it's a fest for the Japanese enthusiast, The venue for this special event is Castle Combe in Wiltshire. As you might know we are based just down the road, so beating the 15,000+ people that attend isn't to difficult.
With Krispy Kreme being so close to home and on the same weekend as Performance action day at Castle Combe it was a no brainer to go along and try out some new gear.
The weather was on our side and the cars were out in their hundreds.
Check it out and as always thanks for watching and supporting us!
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If the first blog post wasn't enough then check out Part 2 but this time the pictures are taken by Big Willy. He has taken a few pictures before but this is the first time he has edited them up and got them on to the website.
For us in the Definitive camp its that time of year again, where we rush around a few days before sorting out a our little display of cars trying to make everything look pretty.


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Is this possible ?
Can i code something of a extension for it eventually if not supported ?
Thanks in advance


Tameside "Friends of Whit Friday Brass Bands" are hosting eleven events on Friday June 13th.
Thousands of people are expected to attend the events. The competition involves the bands competing in at least six of the events a big test of musical prowess, discipline, stamina and organisation.
There will be performances in Audenshaw, Carrbrook, Droylsden, Heyrod, Hurst Cross, Stalybridge and Upper Mossley.


Recently there has been increased interest with people wanting to know who their ancestors were. Sites like ancestry.com have popped up with tools like archives to put together family trees. While this helps to tell you the names of your ancestors and important dates — it doesn't tell you who they really were. This an only really come from the people who actually knew them.
It is my desire to have this site be the beginning of a more accurate record of the history of our ancestors by documenting the memories of the people who actually remember them. In time, as a more complete record has been documented, an electronic book for Kindles, iPads, and other readers will be made available to family members to share with their future generations.
I ask for immediate participation from Generation 1 and Generation 2 members to document and pass along their factual memories of their grandparents, parents, siblings, spouse, and cousins in the Schultz, Lyon(s), VilleMonte, Castillo, and Francis family tree.
While the main web site of Old Hippie's Roots is where the main articles telling of our ancestors individually are located, the Facebook Page is a place where family can discuss day-to-day family stuff — without all of the other weird Facebook postings on politics and religion, aches and pains, complaints and gripes, etc.
This is the appropriate place to share old family photos with a short description, link to ancestor history, photos from a big family event, and any other appropriate discussion of family. The page is organized in chronological order by month, and only displaying a couple of the most recent posts; so if you hadn't visited the page for a while, be sure to click the More link at the bottom of each month.
Please, if you have a Facebook account, look over in the right sidebar for the Facebook RSS for this site — and click LIKE. This will get the Family posting on your newsfeed, and get you access to the Family Roots page on Facebook.
The page is currently open while we encourage our family members to click LIKE and participate — but at some point it will be closed to the public and private only to the family members who had clicked Like. The Facebook page is NOT intended to replace this web site, the purpose of which is to develop a documented history of all family members. The intention of the Facebook page is to better promote this site, share more history of our ancestors, and more of the day to day family discussions.
Please participate if you belong to the Schultz, Castillo, Francis, VilleMonte, or Lyon(s) families.
As a matter of explanation of generation references to this site, we refer to the current last living generation (the generation of my parents, aunts and uncles) as Generation 1. Their children (myself, siblings and cousins) as Generation 2, our kids as Generation 3, and their kids as Generation 4. The generation of my Grandparents would be Generation -1, my great-grandparents Generation -2, and so on.
The greatest priority of the Old Hippie's Roots Project, is to document and preserve the history of our family. Most important right now, is to encourage the remaining Generation 1 members to document their memories of Generation -2, Generation -1, and other Generation 1 family members. We have few Generation 1 relatives left, and they're our family's last hope for documenting the oldest of personal memories of our ancestry.
The next priority for Generation 1s should be to documenting their personal "Life & Times" and their memories of the Generation 2 members no longer with us. If your submission is of a living Generation 1 member, you have the options of having me hold your documented memories from being shared until either you, they, or both have passed on.
Less pressing, but still important with the speed of this project moving along — would be for Generation 2 members to document their memories of their grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and other family members they have memories of.
For those Generation 1 people still with us, we have the first opportunities for our family elders to document their "Life & Times". Here future generations can give their first hand version of their life, in as much or as little detail as they wish. Anything from an Essay to and Autobiography would be appreciated. If you wish, I can hold your "Life and Times" in confidence until your passing.
Now is also the time Generation 2 members might start taking the time starting to prepare their "Life & Times" for submission when they turn 65.
This is your chance to have the story of your life told in your own words.
I have created a discussion forum related to this web site. This is the place to discuss virtually anything or anyone having to do with this web site. It is a semi-private forum. That's to say that the password oldhippiesroots.com must be entered to view the posts. Since the password is published here it should be considered only semi-private. You will have to register to post — but it is very simple. Click the register link in the forums, enter your desired User Name, password, and email address. You then will be sent a confirmation email to that email address. After clicking a link in the email — you're good to go on posting. At present, all posts are moderated — meaning that I will need to approve them before they display, but I'll do it quickly. The reason for this is that I want to eliminate Internet Trolls and Spammers from posting in our forum. I would like to suggest family members using a User Name that readily identifies them to the rest of us.
This all is really very easy — but if you have any questions or problems — contact me and I'll help.
The absolute best way to submit your memory of and ancestor, or a "Life & Times" memory is in a Word document. One of the best benefits of Word is the spelling and grammar help. Submissions will not be edited, so it is best to take advantage of the tools offered by Word.
If this isn't possible, contact me, and we'll figure out what arrangement works best for you.
The main purpose of this ancestry site is to help future generations better understand who their ancestors were. Most times we have very pleasant memories of our ancestors, occasionally some of the memories are not so pleasant. We would like to pass along to future generations the facts, and not allow emotions to distort the facts to be either overly fluffy — or overly bitter. Since we want to be historically accurate — we don't want to distort history with the intentional omission of important information. Many things considered deep dark family secrets decades ago — are pretty standard operating procedure today. While would not want to slander any of our ancestors, we should wish to be diplomatically accurate in telling their life story.
Piecing together the family history of the Schultz, Lyon(s), VilleMonte, Castillo, and Francis families can be greatly helped with a few family members volunteering to help me collect this information. Please contact me if you would like to volunteer to help.
The focus of this site is on the family trees of the Schultz, Lyon(s), VilleMonte, Castillo, and Francis families. It is beyond the scope of this site to extend to the branches past that.
However, if you would like to track other branches of your tree, you are encouraged to do so. Setting up a site like this is actually very easy — and doesn't require a like of computer experience. All you need to do is to register a domain name for your site, find web hosting that automatically installs Word Press, and you're on your way. The experience you gain from doing this can actually be profitable with creating web sites for others. Click here for more detailed information on creating your own web site.
If you do set up a site for a different branch of the tree — we should exchange links.


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We expect players wanting to join with us to fully understand how to listen with a full understanding of how a chain of command works. We don't accept player directed insults in any chat or voice communication systems we use and further hold a zero tolerance for it.
Furthermore, we do not accept dormancy within our corporation or alliance.
Signs of dormancy towards a corporations account is screened often with fair notification prior to dismissal.
Final Ultimatums environment is made up of a mature based group of real-life friends and comrades we've been gaming with for over 10+ years. Anyone coming into our valued corporation or alliance would be treated with the utmost respect regardless of the amount of time they spent with us.
Each new pilot would be requested to go through our easy 5 step recruitment program prior to accepting any application on top of a short 15-minute verbal interview.
We accept people from all over the world!
Players looking to join would be appointed the title of Agent and be given contracts based on our hiring clientele. Each pilot would be expected to deliver results on the contract they had been appointed either solo or within a group.
Clients hire us to perform a job on their behalf and it's up to our alliance to perform on that contract to the very best of our ability.
Our alliance keeps only 30% value of each of our contracts and the 70% is directly issued or split between all parties involved in executing a clients contract.
This allows many of our pilots to generate plex per month in a very short time!
Any and all loot drops are also issued to the parties involved to split between themselves. All contract isk is issued at the end of each contract.
Our agents will be issued a full set of tools to become successful, we are not in the business of training new players! All new player applications will be refused without notification.
Final Ultimatum is seeking players who are looking for a very well structured home and to fly with the best of them under leadership experience of over 15+ years. We want to ensure each of our agents are self-sustaining with no issues towards funding omega accounts if required.
If you might be this kind of player we want to speak with you at your next earliest convenience.
We look forward to seeing you on the field agent!
In order to continue to commit to our relentless engagements, we are always looking for additional Fleet Commanders to take charge of our fleets splitting off in different directions to complete contracts, especially under different time zones.
Most of our current player base is filled with pilots ranging from 60 million SP to 140 sp and have a solid understanding on how to take direction and listen to any commanding officer on top of being mostly vets themselves.
If you have leadership skillsets with the full ability to lead up to medium and large fleets Final Ultimatums management team wants to hear from you!
If your qualifications match our criteria you would be issued admin abilities (limited) as well a 100% completely secure fleet ops channels to conduct flights across New Eden with a team of pilots that will adhere to every one of your orders without question!
Final Ultimatum also offers selected SRP programs on top of its own insurance program so losses to our valued agents are minimal if not next to none.
Earn the respect of a dedicated fleet of pilots and they will never fail you or let you down.
Our management team will work with you closely to ensure everything you need is granted and all permissions are working as intended.
Final Ultimatum Alliance is always looking for serious PVP Corporations!
Recruitment Ceo's of their respected Corporation must only recruit a player with a 15 sp skill requirement or above. Final Ultimatum does not in any way recruit new players!
If your corporation meets our basic requirements please feel free to contact one of our recruiters today or by clicking on the Discord logo shown at the bottom of this recruitment thread!
Interview At Final Ultimatum the Ceo and his leading director if applicable will be required to meet with our HR department for a 15 - 20-minute voice interview. Questions aand concerns will be a two way street.
Voice Comms Any valued Corporation joining with Final Ultimatum is 100% required to use our Teamspeak server and will further be set up its own dedicated channel network with Corp logo as well as appointed admin abilities for its respected Ceo. Voice comms without fail must be used during online periods.
Final Ultimatum continues to strive towards becoming one of the most top deadliest PVP alliance across New Eden including to be trusted to execute any of our hired contracts without fail.
We further renown ourselves to be an honest group with no local smack talk and more towards the silent treatment. the image we wish to maintain is once seen is local is an immediate threat.
Final Ultimatum is always seeking top-end experienced PVP coalitions that actually not only work together but plan in collaboration towards common goals and continued efforts in growth.
What we can offer alliances joining our coalition is an advanced automated Teamspeak server with built-in A.I systems including 24/7 security bots with level 2 DDOS protection, automatic ranking system, music bot channels and own corp dedicated channel network with corp logo and enabled admin abilities (limited) to its respected Ceo and or others in charge.
Our management team will work with a corporations Ceo very closely to ensure everything is at satisfactory standards when joining with us at Final Ultimatum. Each Ceo can by request also be issued an @finalultimatum email domain to keep in the know about what's happening within the alliance or utilize it to speak with other Ceos privately and securely. We also use Discord for announcements and other notification pings.
What we expect from other alliances is a full understanding that any pilot within his or her respected corporation adheres to one of the many rules and regulations final Ultimatum upholds and maintains by never undocking a freighter during any war declaration issued out or received.
We further expect for each corporation to merge into our Teamspeak server and be on it during all online gameplay periods without fail. this also includes being on the alliance Discord.
Each Ceo is expected to understand and acknowledge all of our rules and regulations as any good structure corporation or alliance should have in place and make each one of his or her valued membership further backlogged what's expected regarding alliance rules and regulations.
Every Ceo regardless is fully held responsible for each of their respected corporation members and will be held accountable for their actions. At any time Final Ultimatums executive management may request for eviction to a pilot who is unable to follow direction or respect the rules that have been placed at the forefront of Finals doors. If the Ceo fails to comply Final Ultimatums executive management team will remove the corporation from the alliance without further notification.
To be accepted into Final Ultimatums coalition the Ceos killboard must show above 87% with zero freighter losses with a team of 10+ players or more with at least 2 years experience. All other applicants will not be contacted. To register your alliance to Final Ultimatum simply join our Discord server to speak with one of our management teams today!
Please note a relocation may be requested to make final approvals.
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Drake must testify at trial says Alleged XXXTENTACION Murderer
Nearly five years have passed since XXXTENTACION, just 20 years old, was brutally killed in Florida. But his fans are still moved by the emotional music he created, so his legacy will endure. The Florida native, however, did have a checkered past that included allegations of violence.
Dedrick Williams, the person suspected of murdering him, has entered a not guilty plea. Now he's demanding testimony from several famous people who he claims were involved.
Williams' lawyer just a few weeks ago named a number of notable persons as possible witnesses. Included are artists like Joe Budden, 6ix9ine, Quavo, Takeoff (RIP), and Drake.
According to recent rumours on AllHipHop, the alleged murderer is eager to have Drake testify against him. The paper states, "The testimony of the said Aubrey Drake Graham is material to the case, and it is necessary to take the deposition of the said Aubrey Drake Graham to prevent the failure of justice,"
During 2017, Drizzy and the "SAD!" rapper got into an on-record feud. A disgruntled Floridian voiced his displeasure with "KMT," a song off the Toronto star's More Life album. X made it known that he thought Drake was ripping off his style and cadence on the track. He is accused of copying X's chart-topping song "Look At Me!"
Williams and his lawyer reportedly think that in Drizzy's most recent song, "On BS," the rapper is actually discussing the murder. In the second stanza, he raps, "Damn, maybe I should do a twenty, maybe I should break that twenty, do a ten / Maybe I should break that ten, do a five, then if it gets live, do a five again / If he held his tongue on that live, he'd be alive again."
DJ Akademiks is another witness Williams and his legal team would want to see testify. His lawyer says the celebrity streamer makes incessant comments about the case.
"Mr. Allen, who goes by the stage name 'DJ Akademiks' posted his podcast on December 21, where he openly discusses the case, acknowledges being served and states, 'I am not showing up to court to talk to y'all n****s'. It is clear that nothing short of a court order will ensure Mr. Allen's participation in a deposition," read documents
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