A head-on collision involving multiple vehicles has closed the A303 at the Horton Cross roundabout near Ilminster.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary are advising that the road could be closed for many hours following the incident at 8.10am on Sunday morning (August 19).
There is slow traffic in the area as a local detour between A358 (Southfield Roundabout, Horton Cross) and Broadway Hill (Horton) is in place.
Somerset Live will bring updates on this incident as information becomes available. You may need to refresh the page for the latest.
"The fire service were called to assist other agencies with a road traffic collision where multiple persons were believed to be trapped.
"One crew from Ilminster, one crew from Chard, two crews from Taunton and the specialist rescue tender from Yeovil attended.
"On arrival the crews confirmed a road traffic collision involving two vehicles with two persons trapped. Crews used two sets of hydraulic cutting equipment to release one casualty from each vehicle.
According to the Travel Somerset website, this is where the multi-vehicle collision has occurred.
This Twitter user has described driving on the A303 as too dangerous.
The A303 is closed in both directions between the A358 (Horton Cross) and the A356 (South Petherton) due to a collision.
Diversion: Eastbound - Exit at Horton Cross and follow the solid circle diversion symbol via the A358 southbound to Chard then the A30 eastbound to Crewkerne then the A386 northbound to re-join the A303 at South Petherton.
Westbound - Exit at South Petherton and follow the solid diamond diversion symbol via the A386 southbound to Crewkerne. Then the A30 westbound to Chard. Then the A358 northbound to re-join the A303 at Horton Cross.
Road users intending on using this section of road are advised to allow plenty of extra time for their journey and to consider alternative routes (if possible).


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Donald Macintyre
The Canary Wharf bombing evacuation
Terry Kirby remembers being hit by a shockwave from the Provisional Irish Republican Army bombing of Canary Wharf in 1996. Although he and The Independent staff were forced to evacuate the building, they worked in a nearby pub in order to produce a paper that day–unlike most other papers in the area.
Date of Story: 9 February, 1996
Location of Story: Canary Wharf, London, UK
Yuppiedom, Wapping, and the Indy gamble
Terry Kirby explains that the time was ripe for The Independent in booming Thatcher-era London at the height of 'yuppiedom'. A crop of talented journalists and staff joined the paper rather than cross picket lines at Wapping, where Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation papers had opened a new print works and set off a prolonged confrontation with the print unions.
Location of Story: London, UK
"Violence really destroyed our community"

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Staying hydrated is the best way to increase beauty. You should drink about 8 to 10 glasses of water daily to stay healthy and beautiful. Beauty experts suggest drinking a warm glass of water daily get a glowing skin. You can mix lemon in it to detoxify your body.
Dark chocolate is known to be the best food for beauty. You should opt for a Dark chocolate with at least 70 percent of cocoa present in it. For sure will do wonders for your skin. Cocoa is best for stress and effectively reduce it. Keep in mind to consume dark chocolate in moderation as it also contains sugar, fats and many calories too.
Papaya work wonders for your skin, however, you have also used papaya scrub many times to enhance your beauty. This fruit is fully packed with Vitamin C which works to brighten and tighten your skin naturally. Presence of papain, in Papaya, which is a digestive enzyme assist in reducing skin redness due to inflammation.
Drinking fresh tomato juice will make your skin beautiful as the presence of lycopene prevents skin from UVA and UVB damage. One glass of tomato juice daily will give your dull skin a new life. You should opt for organic tomato juice. You can also prepare tomato and watermelon as a mixture of juice.
Spinach is the best leafy vegetable to consume for beauty and health. It is a rich source of Vitamin A, which is essential for growth in skin .it is fully packed with Vitamin C also which assist maintenance of collagen.
Beets are known to be the best food to consume for youthful skin. It has a perfect combination of vitamins as well as minerals which assist in stimulating cell production. It is very helpful for skin repairing and premature ageing. As per the expert, adding root vegetable juice will enhance your beauty for sure.
Presence of anthocyanins in Blueberries makes its powerful antioxidants. These antioxidants fight free radicals and also assist in preventing premature ageing signs. Blueberries are the rich source of mineral and vitamin and owing to this they are known to be the superfood for the skin. It has many health and skin benefits and also helps to repair the damaged skin.
Almonds are known to be the healthy snacks, however it also a great beauty food. These are a rich source of Vitamin E, and so it is said to be the skin beautifying antioxidant. As per the research, Vitamin E helps to fight the ageing signs and also assist in getting a supple and soft skin.
Always take care of your skin if you want to look beautiful. As healthy skin is the indicator of a healthy lifestyle. Your daily diet can affect your beauty as your skin is susceptible to what all you eat. By adding above listed beauty foods in your diet, you can enhance your beauty. Sometimes the most expensive and high-quality beauty products not work but a healthy diet always works and will offer a good result. So stay updated, stay beautiful.


On Tuesday 24th April the Severn Arts offices will be moving to new premises near to our current office in Worcester, which means that our contact details will be changing.
Call us on 01905 947300 from Tuesday 24th April.
NB: If you are paying us a visit, our new offices can be found around the back of the complex.
We are very excited about our move. The new premises will allow us to bring our instrument workshop back on site with us and will provide opportunities to offer after school tuition and rehearsal spaces under our own roof.


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It was shown that, after modifications, the Marcatili and Goell methods can be applied for calculating propagation constants of rectangular dielectric waveguide made of uniaxial anisotropic material with the optical axis oriented along the dielectric waveguide. Several tapering shapes were studied. It was shown that symmetrical E-tapering gives lower insertion losses and smaller reflections compared with the H-tapering. Different cross-sections and geometry of tapering were studied using Agilent HFSS program. The most appropriate dimensions were found. In the case of unsymmetrical tapering it was shown that better results are achieved when the axes of metal and dielectric waveguides do not coincide but differ by half of the tapering angle. Low insertion loss and small reflections were obtained with sapphire waveguide section. For a 100 mm sapphire waveguide section lower losses were obtained than for a 100 mm standard metal waveguide section. Characteristics of a dielectric rod antenna were measured.
V.V. Meriakri, M.P. Parkhomenko, S.N. Dudorov, Millimeter wave dielectric strip waveguides made of ferrites, and devices based on these waveguides, Proceedings of the XXVIII Moscow International Conference on Antenna Theory and Technology, 22-24 September, 1998, Moscow, pp. 493-495.
D. Lioubtchenko, S. Dudorov, J. Mallat, J. Tuovinen, A.V. Räisänen, Low Loss Sapphire Waveguides for 75-110 GHz Frequency Range, IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, vol. 11, no. 6, 2001, pp. 252-254.
S.N. Dudorov, D.V. Lioubtchenko, A.V. Räisänen, Modification of Marcatili's method for the calculation of anisotropic rectangular dielectric waveguides, IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 50, no. 6, 2002.
S.N. Dudorov, D.V. Lioubtchenko, J.A. Mallat, A.V. Räisänen, Modified Goell method for the calculation of uniaxial anisotropic rectangular dielectric waveguides, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 32, no. 5, 2002, pp. 373-376.
D.V. Lioubchenko, S.N. Dudorov, A.V. Räisänen. Development of rectangular open dielectric waveguide sections for the frequency range of 75-110 GHz, 31st European Microwave Conference, London 2001, pp. 201-204.
S. Dudorov, D. Lioubtchenko, J. Mallat, J. Tuovinen, A.V. Räisänen, Low loss dielectric waveguides at 75-110 GHz frequency range, Abstracts of the URSI XXV National Convention on Radio Science, Helsinki, Finland, September 2000, pp. 40-41.
S. Dudorov, D. Lioubtchenko, J. Mallat, A.V. Räisänen, Sapphire dielectric waveguide antenna, URSI XXVI National Convention on Radio Science, Tampere, Finland, October 2001, pp. 127-128.


Filmed during a perfect storm of horrific circumstances, Barbet Schroeder's General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait (1974) remains one of the most subversive and sly documentaries ever conceived. The celebrated film director---who only made one other documentary that decade, 1978's Koko: A Talking Gorilla---turned his lens on vicious, charismatic Ugandan dictator Idi Amin during the height of his regime's power, which resulted in the deaths of well over 100,000 civilians. What's more is that Idi Amin was made with the self-imposed President's full cooperation: Amin envisioned a celebration of his leadership, technically co-directing it while supplying his own accordion music for the soundtrack.
And then, like all self-aware interviewers of horrible people, Schroeder simply gave Amin enough rope to hang himself. The director---along with his late, great long-time collaborator and cameraman, Nestor Almendros (Days of Heaven)---was granted full access to Amin's daily life, or at least the version he wanted to show on camera. Certain events were obviously staged for the documentary; Amin's natural charisma bolstered many scenes of public adoration, even when we know what really happened off-camera. Yet the seams of his stability show in almost every visible thread: open disrespect for cabinet ministers, boorish arrogance, following God's instructions, and the horrific suggestion of executions for dissent. Perhaps the biggest turning point occurs just after the 30-minute mark: a cabinet meeting that barely eats up 15 minutes of screen time, but feels almost unbearable once Amin's true intentions are made known to the nervous attendees.
Originally, two cuts of General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait were made by Schroeder: an abridged 60-minute version for Amin himself, and a longer international cut with additional scenes and narration (most of which identified certain events as staged, described the fate of at least one disobedient cabinet member, and other bits of commentary). Upon learning of this longer cut, Amin demanded that Schroeder trim at least three minutes of "offensive footage"...and just to emphasize his point, Amin imprisoned nearly 200 French Ugandan citizens until the director finally complied. After Amin's exile in April 1979, the original full-length cut was immediately restored for public release. The disgraced leader took up residence in Saudi Arabia for most of his life's remaining years, eventually dying of kidney failure in July 2003.
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait is an extremely important and effective documentary, but only due to its subject matter. Like Koko: A Talking Gorilla, it's not exceptionally crafted, while the reality of Amin's genocide makes it about as enjoyable as Night and Fog. Both problems are forgivable under the circumstances, which makes Idi Amin a film worth witnessing at least once; if nothing else, it highlights the appalling dangers of unchecked political authority and ego. Criterion's Blu-ray aims to replace their own 2002 DVD, with a sparkling A/V presentation and two short new supplements. It's not their most thoughtful or well-rounded release...but at least the timing is pretty good, right?
General Idi Amin Dada's rough and rugged 16mm roots ensured that it even looked great on DVD, but this new director-approved 2K digital transfer certainly represents a solid improvement across the board. Its source material has obviously been treated with great care; the result is a very film-like and pleasing image with excellent color saturation, pronounced fine grain, and deep black levels. The film's color palette, unlike the majority of most Criterion Blu-rays, actually displays a more noticeable reddish-brown hue rather than leaning towards cyan or green, which suits Idi Amin's atmosphere perfectly and gives it a warm, natural appearance. Though I'd imagine that most casual fans might not appreciate the subtle---or not-so-subtle---improvements on display here, this is a great-looking transfer from top to bottom.
As expected, the film's lossless PCM 1.0 mono track plays it straight and delivers a strong, stable audio experience. There are very few muffled segments of dialogue or other source flaws considering the production's circumstances; all too often, documentaries sacrifice quality for the privilege of being "in the moment", but what's here sounds well-balanced and perfectly fine within source limitations. Optional English subtitles are included during the main feature only.
As usual, Criterion's menu is smooth and easy to navigate. This disc is locked for Region A players only; it's packaged in Criterion's stocky keepcase with terrific two-sided cover artwork. The fold-out Booklet includes notes about the restoration, production photos, and an essay by film critic J. Hoberman. A transcription of requested cuts made by Idi Amin after he viewed the film was originally printed in the DVD booklet, but sadly doesn't seem to be included here.
Two new supplements are included on Criterion's Blu-ray: recent Interviews with director Barbet Schroeder (12:35) and journalist Andrew Rice (15:49) concerning the film's production and legacy, as well as an overview of Dada's regime during the 1970s. Other topics of discussion include its cultural impact, alligator pits and the fate of a few supporting characters, Uganda's path towards independence in 1962, Amin's Army service and rise to power, and the bloody fallout. This is a fairly good pair of interviews, but it doesn't make Idi Amin worth an upgrade on its own for obvious reasons.
One additional extra has also been ported over from Criterion's 2002 DVD: a 2001 Interview with Schroeder (26:44), which goes into detail about the unique challenges and dangers associated with filming such a documentary. A text-based timeline of Ugandan history has not been carried over, but the second new interview takes care of all that.
Barbet Schroeder's General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait is a fascinating slice of cinema, offering a rare look behind the curtain at one of the 20th century's greatest villains. Unofficially co-directed by Idi Amin himself, Schroeder's documentary gives the dictator more than enough rope to hang himself and the result is a darkly comic---but chillingly horrific---piece of subverted propaganda. It's certainly not for everyone and not exactly enjoyable in a traditional sense, but its place in film history can't be ignored. Unfortunately, that doesn't exactly make Criterion's new Blu-ray worth an upgrade: it's 2K-sourced A/V presentation is great, but the new extras are underwhelming and it should've been priced accordingly. Die-hard fans can still consider this disc mildly Recommended, but all others should rent it first.


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West Fork Tuck (NC) Release Info and Schedule
by Kevin Colburn
In a normal year, flow in the West Fork of the Tuckasegee is totally controlled by Duke Energy's Thorpe Dam. 2013 was not a normal year. Prolonged powerhouse maintenance coupled with massive quantities of rain resulted in high flows barrelling through the normally de-watered river. Most recently, the stream experienced an estimated 2,600 cfs over the fourth of July weekend, prompting the cancellation of a recreation flow release planned for July 6th.
The next scheduled release is this weekend, July 27, 2013. Initial reports are that the high flows have moved a lot of wood around, and significantly changed at least one rapid (the second boulder garden below the put-in - see photo). Wood has been spotted in the mini-gorge that is the crux of the run, downstream of the (private) Cullowhee Forest bridge. Once again, paddling the West Fork will be a high-commitment trip into the unknown, with a high likelihood of significant wood-related hazards. Be extra careful if you choose to paddle the West Fork this weekend.
American Whitewater has worked with Duke Energy to reschedule the cancelled July 6th release on August 11, 2013. This change will offer paddlers a two-day weekend of releases (August 10 and 11). It will also give advanced paddlers a chance to assess and share news of the wood situation prior to the two-day release.
Statistically at least, flows and wood should be more stable in the West Fork in years to come. For now, be extra careful out there.
Tuckasegee Relicensing (NC)
AW signed a settlement calling for new dam releases, sweeping conservation measures, new access, and the removal of Dillsboro Dam in North Carolina.
Tuckasegee, West Fork NC
Thorpe Dam to Thorpe Powerhouse on Tuckasegee Reservoir III-IV+
Expect Many Portages on West Fork Tuck (NC)
West Fork Tuck Releases Announced (NC)


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Q: Zend Framework: How to handle exceptions in Ajax requests? Normally when an exception is thrown, Error controller takes command and displays error page with regular common header and footer.
This behavior is not wanted in Ajax request. Because in case of error, whole html page is sent over. And in cases where I'm directly loading the content of http response in a div, this is even more unwanted.
Instead in case of Ajax request, I just want to receive 'the actual error' thrown by exception.
How can I do this?
I think, one dirty way could be: set a var in ajax request and process accordingly. Not a good solution.

A: if you use either the contextSwitch or ajaxContext action helpers to encode your error (possibly turning off autoJsonSerialization) you could just pass the errors back as JSON / XML objects.
http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.controller.actionhelpers.html#zend.controller.actionhelpers.contextswitch
class Error_Controller extends Zend_Controller{
    public function errorAction(){
        $contextSwitch = $this->_helper->getHelper('contextSwitch');
        $contextSwitch->addActionContext($this->getRequest()->getActionName(),'json')
            ->initContext();
        $errors = $this->_getParam('error_handler');
        $this->view->exception = $errors->exception;
    }
}

From there you have to either pass a format=json parameter which each AJAX request or setup a routing chain that automatically appends it.
For a 'slightly' more secure setup you could use ajaxContext as your helper and only requests that have the XMLHttpRequest header will be served json.

A: I played with both of the previous answers but kept running into problems. There are a few reasons I had trouble, one of them is that I wanted to be able to return raw HTML from my regular controller when things went well.
This is the solution I eventually came up with:
class ErrorController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    public function init()
    {
        // Add the context to the error action
        $this->_helper->contextSwitch()->addActionContext('error', 'json');
    }

    public function errorAction()
    {
        // Check if this is an Ajax request
        if ($this->getRequest()->isXmlHttpRequest()) {

            // Force to use the JSON context, which will disable the layout.
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            //   Note: Using the 'json' parameter is required here unless you are
            //   passing '/format/json' as part of your URL.
        }

        // ... standard ErrorController code, cont'd ...

A: The code I use preserves error handling for non-Ajax requests, while keeping the 'displayExceptions' option intact.  It is exactly like the regular error handler, in that the stack trace, and request params are also sent back when 'displayExceptions' is active within your application.ini file.  There's a lot of flexibility as far as sending back the JSON data - you could create a custom class, use a view with the JSON view helper, etc.
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{
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            }

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            return;
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Medway Open Award Centre
Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Medway (Registered charity No. 1172240)
Equipment Store (kit hire)
Gold Assessed 2019
Gold Peaks 2018
Gold Practice Peak District
Gold Assessed Dartmoor 2017
Medway Open Award Centre (MOAC)is a non profit organisation (CIO) and a registered charity No. 1172240
Medway Open Award Centre (MOAC) has been set up by a very experienced expedition practitioner who has been managing the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) expeditions both for the local authority and the ACF for many years.
The volunteers working with Medway Open Award Centre (MOAC) have vast experience and qualifications such as ML, WGL, Bela etc. many have been involved with the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE)for over 25 years.
Medway Open Award Centre (MOAC) is supported by the Medway Panel who have been the background organisation in Medway that have provided the equipment that young people have borrowed which has enabled many 1000's of young people to complete their expedition section of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) at Bronze, Silver and Gold
Medway Open Award Centre (MOAC) is run from a dedicated centre at the Stand Leisure Park in Gillingham, it serves all young people from Gillingham, Rochester, Chatham as well as outlying areas as Strood, Rainham Walderslade, Lordswood etc.
The Medway Open award Centre (MOAC) has the equipment store on site that enables young people to borrow kit for their expedition section such as tents, rucksacks and trangias .
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Soyoja Blog :: Can computers read?
문자 인식하는 기술을 개발하고 있다는 그런 얘기.
Why is it that humans can create machines that are vastly more intelligent than their own kind, yet these machines are incapable of the basic perception and recognition skills of a newborn child?
For now, however, Baird concedes computers are still both "extremely brilliant and extremely stupid."
"인공지능" 이란 학문이 많이 이야기되고 있기는 하지만.
Artificial Perception 이란 측면에서 생각해 보면 아직도 극히 초보적인 걸음마 단계라는 생각이 든다.


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Opening Wrap – Thursday, January 9, 2020
In Asian Equity Markets indices rebounded Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump's comments on the Iran conflict eased investor worries about further escalation of geopolitical risks in the Middle East. The Nikkei 225 in Japan gained 1.9%, erasing its losses from the previous session. In South Korea, the Kospi was up 1.17%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.2%. Australia's ASX 200 rose 0.9%, with the heavily weighted financials sub-index gaining 0.77%.
In Currency Markets the Japanese yen and Swiss franc retreated on Thursday as the United States and Iran backed away from further conflict, with markets flipping back to the old habit of more risk-taking on hope of a U.S.-China trade deal. The dollar traded at 109.19 yen JPY=, jumping back sharply from a three-month low of 107.65 yen touched on Wednesday. The dollar rose to 0.9740 franc from Wednesday's low of 0.96655 while the euro firmed to 1.0828 franc from 21-month low of 1.07825 set on Wednesday.
In Commodities Markets oil prices climbed on Thursday after a rocket attack on Baghdad triggered fresh concern over the potential for conflict in the Middle East, a day after markets were roiled by an Iranian missile strike on Iraqi bases hosting U.S. forces. But gains were muted as Washington and Tehran looked to defuse a crisis in the crude-producing region. Brent crude futures rose 43 cents, or 0.7%, to $65.87 a barrel, after seesawing through Wednesday to end with a 4.1% decline.
In US Equity Markets stocks climbed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting record highs, after President Donald Trump's comments eased fears of an all-out conflict in the Middle East. The S&P 500 energy index was trading more than 1% lower, while the rest of the S&P sectors were trading higher. The S&P 500 gained 0.86%, to 3,264.99 and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.03%, to 9,162.23. Lennar Corp gained 1.8% after the No. 2 U.S. homebuilder beat quarterly profit estimates on lower home prices and mortgage rates.
In Bond Markets Treasury yields rose on Wednesday after tensions between the United States and Iran eased and investors moved out of safe-haven assets as risk appetite returned. The 10-year yield was last up 5 basis points to 1.876%, nearly 20 basis points above the low it hit overnight following the Iranian strike. Yields across maturities have moved roughly in step with the 10-year since late Tuesday. The two-year was last up 3.9 basis points to 1.585% having hit a three-month low in overnight trade of 1.452%.


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Home›Africa›Ouattara wins second term as Ivory Coast president
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Ouattara wins second term as Ivory Coast president
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara casts his ballot in Cocody, a district of the capital Abidjan, on October 25, 2015 (AFP Photo/Sia Kambou)
Alassane Ouattara has won a second term as Ivory Coast president in the nation\'s first peaceful vote in more than a decade, cementing its return to prosperity after years of turbulence, results showed Wednesday.
In a landslide victory, the 73-year-old former economist was re-elected for five years with almost 84 percent of the vote in the first round of the ballot Sunday, with turnout at 54.6 percent.
His nearest rival, ex premier Pascal Affi N\'Guessan, won 9.3 percent on behalf of the Ivorian Popular Front — the party of former leader Laurent Gbagbo.
Marking a sharp contrast with the violence of the last presidential race in 2010, the October 25 ballot was praised by observers as being generally smooth and peaceful.
Ouattara unseated Gbagbo in 2010 but the then president refused to concede defeat, sparking months of violence in the country already split in two in which some 3,000 people died.
Gbagbo was eventually defeated by pro-Ouattara forces, backed by the UN and France, and is now awaiting trial before the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
This election shows "the 2010 crisis is behind us," said Issouf Bakayoko, who heads the country\'s electoral commission.
Ouattara has been credited with reviving the economy of the war-scarred country, the world\'s leading cocoa producer, investing in huge infrastructure projects that have helped raise annual growth to around 9 percent.
He had pledged that if re-elected he would cut back unemployment, continue to improve roads and other infrastructure, and provide electricity country-wide.
"I\'m so happy he was re-elected because of this massive work he began," said pensioner Fatou Kone. ""We\'ve got to give him time to finish and to do more for the country."
The streets of the economic capital were quiet Wednesday after news of the results, again in contrast to the violence that plagued Abidjan after the last presidential vote.
Runner-up Affi N\'Guessan told the media that "I extend my congratulations" to Ouattara, who is expected to be sworn in next month.
But he said low turnout in parts of the country, where northerners and southerners have often been at loggerheads, showed Ivory Coast remained divided and "in need of reconciliation and democracy."
Academic Christian Bouquet told AFP that he believed turnout had been relatively low though Ouattara had picked up more votes in 2015 than in 2010.
Ouattara, a former International Monetary Fund official, had said he hoped to see a high turnout from the country\'s 23 million people to cement his mandate.
A peaceful and credible election was seen as crucial to help Ivory Coast recover its former status as a beacon of progress and prosperity in the region.
Known as "Ado" after his initials, Ouattara was born in central Ivory Coast but for some time was barred from running for office in the country due to questions over his national identity.
Rivals introduced the nationalist concept of "Ivorian-ness" that barred anyone with a non-Ivorian parent and who had not lived in the country for the past five years from running for office.
Ouattara did most of his schooling in Burkina Faso and later worked there, prompting accusations he was not sufficiently Ivorian.
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With Work in Progress we follow inspiring projects of Eindhoven makers. Earlier this year we talked to Harm Rensink of New Order of Fashion about his plans to change the clothing industry byrecycling Eindhoven's textiles into new products. The platform is growing and recently opened a physical store in the Heuvel Galerie. Today part 2.
Do you know what the colors of Eindhoven are, Harm asks. We are standing in the middle of the store in front of the color bar code that fashion designer Bart Hess made from the collected textiles. As it turns out: people in Eindhoven like to dress in black, followed by almost 50 shades of gray. At the very end the crazy colors: pink, green and yellow.
The building in de Heuvel is the physical operating base of New Order of Fashion, which has been presenting innovative fashion projects for years during Dutch Design Week. The platform is a cry for more sustainability in the fast-paced fashion industry, says Harm. He therefore collects old clothes together with his team. The most beautiful items are hung in the store, the worn out pieces end up in the shredder. Together with Wolkat, a company in circular textile recycling, he develops new yarn from the textile waste. NOoF offers young designers an opportunity to turn them into shirts and sweaters again.
How does it work exactly?
"You can hand in your old clothes in our store. Depending on the weight, you build up an amount of credits with us. So you get a discount on the purchase of a new item, because you've basically supplied the raw materials for it."
A circular system?
"Yes, that's exactly the idea. We make Eindhoven clothes from Eindhoven fabrics. After a while we hope to be able to show you how much water and Co2 Eindhoven has saved with this way of producing. Most of the old textiles are still disappearing in incinerators."
Do you offer a repair service as well?
"Yes, we have several sewing machines in our store for repair and alteration of clothes."
And you also offer workshops?
"Yes, we see a community of people emerging who want to learn how to repair their own clothes. We have designer Matthew Needham giving online courses, for example. If you join, we'll provide you with a set of threads and needles. We're also planning to organize workshops in our store."
Where do you hope to be in two years with the New Order of Fashion Store?
"I hope people will become more aware of how much energy it takes to produce clothes. I'm not against new clothes, but I think we should move towards a more sustainable fashion industry. With high quality clothes that can last for a while.
Meanwhile, I hope to inspire major brands to produce more sustainably. Together with Wolkat we're testing how we can make the best yarn from old textiles. At NOoF we regularly work with brands such as Adidas and Vlisco. It would be great to develop local collections with them, also outside Eindhoven."
Is there anything we can help you with?
"Does anyone have the phone number of queen Máxima? I cordially invite her to join us on King's Day to discover what a more sustainable clothing industry looks like. And of course I hope that she will donate an old t-shirt too."
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Q: Controlling placement of package warnings in the log Is there any way to control where in the log file or console output \PackageWarning or \ClassWarning messages get placed? I have a class warning (generated by my own document class) that gets buried at the beginning of the log file which I'd like to place at the end, close to where the warnings about labels appear.  Is this possible?

A: I'd use \ClassWarningNoLine that suppresses the line number indication:
\AtEndDocument{\ClassWarningNoLine{myclass}{I've done something}}

A: I tried
\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{etoolbox}% http://ctan.org/pkg/etoolbox
\let\OldClassWarning\ClassWarning
\renewcommand*{\ClassWarning}[2]{\AtEndDocument{\OldClassWarning{#1}{#2}}}

\ClassWarning{book}{Class warning.}

\begin{document}
This is a test document.
\typeout{Test.}
\end{document}

and was able to shove a \ClassWarning to the end of the document. That is, the log file showed
Test.
...
Class book Warning: Class warning.

rather than the other way around. Does this qualify as "exact placement"?


The Dome of St. Peter's Basilica dominates the skyline of Rome city. Indeed, while taking in Rome's magnificent panorama, it is hard to miss it. All for the better, for it is hard to imagine that anyone would want to miss such a pretty sight.
The Dome of St. Peter's Basilica is, undoubtedly, one of the most impressive sights in Rome. Considering the amount of breath-taking wonders that this eternal city can boast of, that is saying something.
Recently I have finished a new oil painting that was inspired by St. Peter's Dome in Vacation. Hence today (besides sharing this new painting of mine), I would like to share some lesser know facts about Dome of Saint Peter. This masterpiece of architecture is certainly worth a study. So, here are ten interesting facts about the St. Peter's Basilica Dome.


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BBC Music Day 2018
Today we're joining in with BBC Music Day, a day bringing the nation together to celebrate the power of music to change lives. Now in its fourth year, BBC Music Day sees a special series of programmes, performances and activities planned throughout the day across television, radio and online.
Our very own Rising Voices, Bristol's Recovery Choir, are proud to be invited to take part in today's activities, highlighting the different ways in which music can change lives and improve health and wellbeing.
Rising Voices will be taking part in Platform to Perform, a series of events across the UK which see's choirs performing at railway stations at the heart of their local communities throughout the day. For Bristol, we teamed up with the University of West of England to create a bespoke experimental sound installation at Bristol Temple Meads Station.
Created by Dr Chris Nash, the live music installation titled Track by Track allows the public to interact with the choir's recorded voices as you move around the platform. If you're visiting Bristol Temple Meads Station between 11am and 4pm make sure you take part on platform three.
BBC Music Day provides an opportunity for everyone to get involved and be part of the music.
- Dr Chris Nash
Later in the day, Rising Voices will be performing live inside the Colston Hall foyer from 3.30 - 4pm. Local choirs will be performing throughout the day from 12:30 – 9:30 pm. You can drop in any time throughout the afternoon and evening to hear a range of music. View their full line up at Colston Hall here.
Author: Jack Hall
Here are our opening times over the Christmas period!
Behind The Scenes | Child Criminal Exploitation
Behind the Scenes, how New Leaf at BDP Youth is supporting young cannabis users involved in Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) as part of Bristol's youth violence strategy.
BDP awarded grant to improve digital access for 50+ Crowd.
The 50+ Crowd has been awarded a grant to help improve digital skills and access for members of the group.
Blood-borne viruses - Big push to get Bristol Tested.
Introducing a huge collaborative effort between BDP, Terrence Higgins Trust and Unity Sexual Health to target blood-borne viruses in Bristol.
BDP To Re-Open On Saturdays
BDP will be re-opening Number 11 on Saturdays from the 7th November for 1-2-1's, triages and needle exchanges.
New report from the Office of National Statistics on deaths related to drug poisoning
We look into a new report from the Office of National Statistics on deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales in 2019.
Today is World Mental Health Day!
The 10th of October is World Mental Health Day. In this article, we discover how mental health affects the work we do at BDP and what specific services we have to help people who are suffering with their mental health.
BDP Offer New Support Focused App - Staying Free
Breaking Free Group have launched a brand new app called Staying Free which gives users tools, techniques and support with managing their drug and alcohol use.
COVID 19: Impact Report
COVID has bought unprecedented challenges for everyone. We look under the cover at how as an institution we have adapted to the new landscape of work and overcame the challenges faced.


Seymour Cassel was an American actor known for his many collaborations with John Cassavetes.
Above is the full version of Minnie and Moskowitz (1971). It's quite a wonderful film, reminiscent of the film Harold and Maude (1971), which also deals with an unlikely romance.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged American cinema, cult actor, RIP on April 9, 2019 by jahsonic.


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Q: Symmetric Matrix Proof I am trying to prove this problem and I am having trouble were to exactly start. The question is:

Show that if $A$ is any matrix, then $K = A^T A$ and $L = AA^T$ are both symmetric matrices.

My attempt:
In order to be symmetric then $A=A^T$ then $K = AA$ and since by definition we have that $K = A^n$ is symmetric since $n > 0$.

A: You need to use $(XY)^T=Y^TX^T$. Apply this identity and you'll get it.


I was recently involved in what turned out, for me, a minor fender bender. The guy who hit me flipped first, landed in his roof and then rocked into my car. As you can imagine, his vehicle was totaled. Mine just had a few dings, but enough to where we couldn't open the front passenger door. Fortunately, and surprisingly enough, no one was seriously injured! I was glad that I was aware of the following advice to help me through the process.
Even if you have excellent insurance, a single collision can end up costing you thousands of dollars over the years. In addition to mounting medical bills, lingering injuries might make it difficult to get to work or move around on your own. Here are a few steps that you can take to protect your health and finances following a car accident.
During a collision, your body will be flooded with adrenaline, and that could mask your injuries. Instead of leaving your health up to chance, you should immediately head to your doctor or the emergency room for a full checkup. Those who don't seek out medical attention might end up dealing with chronic injuries and ailments that haunt them for decades. Some of the most common auto accident injuries include whiplash, sprains, broken bones, and brain damage.
Most insurance providers require their policyholders to contact them within just a few days of an accident. As soon as you are able to do so, you need to call your provider and file a claim. During your phone call, you should only give them basic information such as where the accident occurred and who was involved. Depending on the severity of the accident, they will then send a claims adjuster to the scene or contact the other party for their statement. Drivers should never accept any major insurance settlements until they have spoken with a team of Tampa Bay attorneys about all of their legal options.
Throughout this process, you should save all information regarding the accident. While you are still on the scene, you need to collect contact information for everyone involved including witnesses, law enforcement officers, passengers, and other drivers. If you aren't severely injured, then you can also take pictures of the scene and spend a few moments writing down exactly what happened. That information might not seem important right away, but it could be invaluable later on.
Any driver who feels as if they are being mistreated after an accident should immediately contact a local personal injury attorney. Your legal representative will quickly take over your case so that you can focus on your health and future. They are also going to help you file all of the proper paperwork in order to reach a settlement as quickly as possible.


You'll love Maria's lemon and lime cheesecake recipe. Her Scottish cheesecake is refreshingly tart and deliciously rich. It's so good tasting! And as a bonus, I've added a vintage dessert recipe that also features the tangy taste of lemon. It too is easy to make, and it's the perfect dessert to lift you up after a so-so day.
Crush your biscuits and mix in melted butter. Get a cake tin and make a base with the biscuits and butter. Leave in fridge to set for 20-30 minutes. While that's in fridge, start on making your topping.
Mix all your soft cheese in a bowl with lemon and lime zest. Keep the lemons and limes and squirt the juice into the mixture. Then add 1/2 a tub of double cream. Mix really well, NO LUMPS!
IF TOO BITTER OR TANGY TO YOUR TASTE, ADD SUGAR TO SWEETEN. BUT NOT TOO MUCH. REMEMBER, IT NEEDS TO HAVE A SHARP TASTE!
Spread your lemon and lime cheesecake mixture onto your crumb base and for decoration put lemon and lime zest on top, or a thin slice of lime or lemon with a twist. Set in fridge for 2-4 hours to get firm before serving.
I don't recall ever tasting cheesecake when I was a boy growing up in the 1950s. It must have been popular then in the cities, but Mom never made it nor can I recall any of our farm relatives making it.
Strange, since our family was so blessed with homemade desserts. Anyway, I got to taste it for the first time at a class graduation party and have loved it ever since.
Make jelly with boiling water and set aside until partially firm. Beat cottage cheese and cream cheese. Add sugar and sour cream and continue beating until smooth. Add flavoring. Combine crumbs, butter and sugar to form crust. Pour cheesecake mixture into crust. Bake 8 to 10 minutes at 350°F.
Can also use cherry or blueberry pie filling if preferred.


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Home Coronavirus Pandemic Indian government announces extraordinary steps to contain spread of coronavirus, suspends all...
Indian government announces extraordinary steps to contain spread of coronavirus, suspends all visas including OCI till 15 April
The Indian government has announced extraordinary measures to contain coronavirus or Covid-19 disease. Key decisions taken by the Indian government's ministry of health included suspension of all existing visas except 'diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employment, project visas, till 15th April 2020.' The move will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13 March 2020 at the port of departure.
The notification issued by the health ministry said, "Visa free travel facility granted to OCI card holders is kept in abeyance till April 15th 2020. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on 13th March 2020 at the port of departure."
Any foreign national wishing to travel to India for compelling reasons may contact the nearest Indian Mission.
#CoronaVirusUpdate
8. Provision for testing primarily for students/compassionate cases in #Italy Italy to be made and collection for samples to be organized accordingly. Those tested negative will be allowed to travel and will be quarantined on arrival in India for 14 days.
— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) March 11, 2020
All incoming travelers, including Indians, arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain & Germany after 15 February 2020 shall be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days, said a circular by the Indian health ministry.
The ministry said that all incoming travellers including Indian nationals were advised to avoid non-essential travel and are informed that they can be quarantined for a minimum of 14 days on their arrival in India.
It said that Indian nationals were strongly advised to avoid all non-essential travel abroad. On their return, they can be subjected to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days adding that international traffic through land borders will be restricted to designated check posts with robust screening facilities.
The steps announced by India came on a day when the World Health Organisation declared coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. In UK, the new Chancellor announced $39 billion package to fight coronavirus in his annual budget announced on Wednesday.
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