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University of Tsukuba English Programs
Why study in Japan?
There are many good reasons to study in Japan. Some students are attracted by Japan's high educational standards, while for others the attraction is Japan's rich cultural heritage. Nearly 5 million students study abroad annually, with that number projected to continue increasing. With over 150,000 international students, Japan is one of the most popular destinations for international students.
HIGH EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
The OECD ranks Japanese high school students number one in the world for maths, and number 2 for scientific literacy. Japan has the highest number of Nobel prize winners of any Asian country, and the second highest of any country since 2000.. 49% of Japanese High School graduates enter university. Japan has over 700 universities, with 10 ranked in the top 200 worldwide..
SEE THE WORLD, DEVELOP AS A PERSON
Studying abroad gives you an unparalleled opportunity to live, work and explore a different culture. You will be able to learn about the people, the culture, the history and language of one of thew world's most unique cultures. Living overseas will help you develop as a person, becoming independent and taking responsibility. It will help you to see things from new perspectives, and appreciate the differences between cultures, while also seeing the deep similarities between people. Learning doesn't just happen in the classroom; meeting people from different cultures and making friends from all over the world are also important parts of growing up.
LEARN JAPANESE WHILE EARNING A DEGREE
Studying on one of our international program allows you to learn Japanese all the way throughout your degree program, while also earning a degree in another subject. Many students with an interest in Japan feel they have to choose between a degree in Japanese and another subject. With Tsukuba's English programs, you can have the best of both worlds; learning Japanese while also gaining a degree in another subject. Student who wish to remain in Japan and work after graduation may enjoy a significant advantage over language majors, who may have comparable Japanese levels, but who lack the degree specific skills.
DISCOVER JAPAN'S RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE
Japan has been inhabited for thousands of years., and has a long and fascinating history filled with war and intrigue. Discover peaceful temples and shrines, demon museums, and the history of how Japan was unified by the sword. Enjoy summer festivals and year-round traditional ceremonies, in friendly rural villages and dynamic global cities. Tsukuba is less than 2 hours from the historical capital, Kamakura, and an hour from the world class museums in the current capital, Tokyo.
JAPAN IS A SAFE, PEACEFUL PLACE TO STUDY
Japan is one of the safest countries in the world. Violent crime is rare, with Japan ranking last in the number of victims of crime per capita (nationmaster.com). Japan regularly turns up on lists of the safest places to visit in the world. Japan also has one of the world's most advanced healthcare systems, reflected in this high life expectancy. Members of the National Health Insurance scheme pay only 30% of their healthcare costs, with a trip to the doctor or dentist often costing only a few hundred yen (few dollars).
MARTIAL ARTS AND CULTURE
For those wishing to learn Japanese, or take part in a Japanese martial art, the University offers obvious benefits. The University has sent over 60 athletes to the Olympic games, and we have numerous Olympic medalists and world champions on staff. Judo, kendo, kyudo, and karate players have the opportunity to train in one of the world's foremost university clubs, while high level instruction is readily available. Students wishing to learn taiko drumming, shamisen, Japanese calligraphy or the tea ceremony are equally well catered for.
IMPROVING YOUR EMPLOYABILITY
Study abroad is an impressive part of any resume. Employers value the skills you learn as an international student. As well as the personal growth you will undergo studying in Tsukuba, interacting with your professors, classmates, tutors and friends, will help improve your international awareness and employment opportunities. Internationally aware employees are in strong demand, and many companies actively recruit students with overseas learning experience - especially if they are able to speak a second language. If you choose to return home after graduation, you can be confident that your experience in Tsukuba will help you appeal to high-quality employers, particularly those involved in international business.
For this wishing to remain in Japan, there is a strong job market for highly qualified graduates. In a recent survey, around half of the major Japanese companies surveyed expressed a desire to hire foreigners graduating from Japanese institutions.
LOW TUITION FEES AND GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuition fees are comparatively cheap in Japan. While an "in state" student in the US may spend $10,000 a year or more on tuition, with "out of state" and international fees being several times higher, tuition fees at Japanese public universities are a mere 535,800 yen (approx $5,500) a year. Furthermore, at Tsukuba the regular entrance fees and first semester tuition fees have been waived for undergraduate English program students. Partial and full tuition fees waivers are even possible for high achieving students from poorer backgrounds.
Furthermore, a wide range of scholarships are available, both from the university, and from public and private organizations. A limited number of Tsukuba scholarships are available, paying a monthly living allowance, and a travel allowance (first year only). A wide range of other scholarships are available, with some directed towards specific nationalities, women, minorities, or those with high level Japanese proficiency.
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// Copyright (c) Microsoft.  All Rights Reserved.  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.  See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Symbols;
using Roslyn.Utilities;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Immutable;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A binder that consults all of the witnesses of a method or class.
    /// </summary>
    internal class WithWitnessesBinder : Binder
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// The set of witnesses to use in binding.
        /// </summary>
        private readonly ImmutableArray<TypeParameterSymbol> _witnesses;

        /// <summary>
        /// Constructs a witness binder.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="parent">
        /// The method or class containing the witnesses.
        /// </param>
        /// <param name="next">
        /// The next binder in the binding chain.
        /// </param>
        internal WithWitnessesBinder(Symbol parent, Binder next)
            : base(next)
        {
            Debug.Assert(parent.Kind == SymbolKind.NamedType || parent.Kind == SymbolKind.Method,
                "Tried to bind to witnesses of a type that does not have any");

            _witnesses = ImmutableArray<TypeParameterSymbol>.Empty;
            if (parent.Kind == SymbolKind.NamedType)
            {
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            {
                _witnesses = _witnesses.AddRange(((MethodSymbol)parent).ConceptWitnesses);
            }
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        internal override void LookupSymbolsInSingleBinder(
        LookupResult result, string name, int arity, ConsList<Symbol> basesBeingResolved, LookupOptions options, Binder originalBinder, bool diagnose, ref HashSet<DiagnosticInfo> useSiteDiagnostics)
        {
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            {
                LookupSymbolsInWitness(witness, result, name, arity, basesBeingResolved, options, originalBinder, diagnose, ref useSiteDiagnostics);
            }
        }
    }
}

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Anti-NDAA protest in Portland, Oregon, on February 2. By Lauriel-Arwen, via Flickr.
The Obama administration continues to defend its right to violate the rights of the people it is supposed to govern. On August 6, Department of Justice lawyers filed an appeal in federal court against a recent ruling that temporarily enjoined section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which gives powers to the military to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens — on U.S. soil — without charge or trial. The case, and the organizing that surrounds it, will have profound implications for basic constitutional rights, though it has been largely ignored by the mainstream media.
It is amazing to me how few people knew this passed or even cared.
Keep getting the word out and lets protect the peoples rights from further erosion. Regardless of which side of the isle it comes from everyone should see this as an attack on the underlying rights that protect our freedom.
Hopefully the courts will throw it out as unconstitutional but if it doesn't we need all of our representatives to know that the body of people who put them in office are furious about this atrocity passing. It doesn't take many "physical (not email" letters to your congressmen and senators to make them realize this is a hot button issue.
this is one of the Main reasons I will likely be looking for a 3rd party candidate for President and other offices.
The reason no one knew about this passing is this new government we had sneeks everything in over night and behind the backs of the american people. At the cost of our constitutional rights. Our freedoms and our safety.
Timely moment to pay attention to Caravan for Peace which has crossed the Mexico US border and heads from Tijuana all the way to Washington DC, (viviting 27 cities in one month) .Open hearts and lucid minds will make the difference.
Great point. In our forthcoming coverage on the Caravan, we want to be sure to connect it to a variety of live issues in the United States, including militarism, the prison-industrial complex, the emerging security state and more.
From a historical perspective, I don't wonder that every "nation" goes through this where it exerts more and more totalitarian control within the existing framework of the law. Then, when it reaches the extent to which it can operate, it simply changes the law and moves forward. We have created a class of human called the terrorist that can be treated apart from the law. We had a class of human called "the slave" that was apart from the law, and a golden period where we made great gains in eliminating that class of human. Alas, we're slipping backwards.
Creating a class of humans, or a segregated group to put undesirables in, is part of history. In ancient times, everyone had cuts, abrasions, sores, etc. It was a fact of life. Life was hard and malnutrition, bug and mite bites, etc. would cause skin lesions. Leprosy was common as well. Fear of lepers, and their disease, was huge. So anyone showing any skin lesions (about everyone back then) could be branded as a leper and labeled "unclean", then shipped off to a leper colony.
Not only were they removed from being a "problem" to the authority, they were also avoided by the rest of the population. Branding someone as a terrorist is like labeling them a leper, unclean and removed from the general population. Just as many (most?) labeled as lepers did not actually have leprosy, we can foresee people who are not terrorists being labeled as such.
Labels, especially fabricated labels, are quite handy for an oppressive government, in dealing with "undesirables".
Great article. I'm so glad someone is trying to educate the masses about Obama and the NDAA because the major media conglomerates sure aren't.
I'd add that what is called our federal government is rather a national government, and that we no longer are provided with a republican form of government. Some will say I'm splitting hairs or so, but if anyone has read the Constitution and associated history from 1776 to 1836, it will be noticed that the progression towards nationalism was under way. And the war to save the Union by Federal troops was the end of the Republic after all – saving the Union made us national-bound. And, no I'm not from the South.
So, our corporate national government looked for foreign markets to sell their goods, and they haven't stopped yet in this search. Along the way, we, the people, have been mostly sacrificed for the common good of these business concerns.
So, do we have a legitimate government in Washington D.C. or not? The Constitution is still intact, and is not as useless as is said. The changes to a national government are not incorporated into the Constitution, nor are Supreme Court opinions/decisions. The Document is still Supreme over all else. It's a tool stronger than most think – don't discount it.
I ask for people to investigate themselves, and learn along the way. There's a difference between the Constitution and what passes for a national government.
* See in particular his speeches, "Efficiency" (January 27, 1912), The Public Papers of Woodrow Wilson (4 vols., New York: Harper & Bros., 1925, 1926), Vol. II, pp. 357-360, 372-375, 380; "The Tariff and the Trusts" (February 24, 1912), ibid., pp. 407-409; and "Speech of Acceptance" (August 7, 1912), ibid., pp. 471-472.
In other words any law abiding citizen who supports the US government knowing that government to be heavily and directly supporting and arming Al Qaeda is supporting a terrorist organisation. So you are all guilty because you pay taxes that funds the terrorists.


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All "Nutrii Bowl" products are freshly made at our home only not in factory, We also want the best for your kids. We prepare only when we receive the orders. whatever your needs, our products arrives your door for maximum freshness.
@"Nutrii Bowl"is one great addition to little ones meal.We tried Dalia elaichi porridge powder & little one loved it (wasnt fussy & we ended up with empty feeding bowls 💁🏼)Broken wheat is rich in calcium, vitamins carbohydrates and iron.It is a filling food for babies.The flavour of elaichi was very mild & texture of the mix was smooth. @"Nutrii Bowl" is a mom run brand & what impressed me the most was they don't maintain stock or shelf anything.
Getting Mr. G to eat something has never been a concern for me. But let me add he is very picky when it comes to food choices. But I have given him the liberty to choose what suits his tastes buds. .
He absolutely loves dosas, and so I blend and mix different flours to make dosa.. .
Vihaan love to eat healthy Snacks always as I was giving him to eat fruits and healthy Snacks from the beginning; and now his teachers are also motivating him to eat healthy foods .. he doesn't like biscuits, chips and I am Super happy with that. However he like cookies and I was really worried from where to get healthy bite cookies ..
They made home made tasty snacks with No maida , no sugar , no baking powder, no preservatives, no additives ...natural and healthy .
I can give these snacks to school Tiffin ,as evening Snacks , best for traveling ( handy tin ) and The best thing we all loved the taste .


Blog posts : "head injury"
A 21-year-old worker suffered serious head injuries as the result of a 10 metre fall from scaffold.
The man was rescued by helicopter from the new Reiterkogel-Ost mountain station in Saalbach-Hinterglemm after falling from a section of scaffold with no side barriers.
A 44-year old farm worker received fatal head injuries in a 3-metre fall from a forklift truck during work to deposit fertiliser into a bin on a farm at Yarrawonga, Victoria.
Two firms have been fined at Bristol Crown Court after a Bristol man suffered severe head injuries when a scaffolding tube fell on him from 15 stories, reports the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
Richard Chodkiewicz, 53, will require 24-hour care for the rest of his life after a scaffolding pole, being used as a makeshift plumb line, fell 15 storeys down a lift shaft and hit him in the head in July 2008.
The worker was injured whilst working on the Radisson Blu hotel site.


In a continuing effort to identify, develop, and add new elements to the campus? information technology infrastructure, John Bruno, Vice Provost for Information and Educational Technology (IET), recently formed a new middleware team. The team is made up of existing IET programmers, developers, and other specialists who have been grouped together under the leadership of Tom Arons, IET's Infrastructure Architect.
The team will work with a variety of campus units and groups to develop solutions for meeting the campus? long- and short-term middleware needs. One such group is the Technology Infrastructure Forum (TIF), co-chaired by Minh Nguyen and Dale Snapp, and comprised of technology leads from each college and school. Also involved in the Middleware Team's ongoing consultative process is the TIF's Security and Client Support Issues Subcommittees .
In addition, UC Davis is a member of Internet 2, a research and development consortium of universities and industry partners working on various initiatives to develop and provide advanced network applications and technologies. The Middleware Team will participate in one of those initiatives, the Internet 2 Middleware Initiative, whose primary goal is to promote standardization and interoperability of middleware services such as authentication, authorization, identification, directories, and security.
The Middleware Team has already made several middleware services available to the campus. Those include the LDAP directory service, DistAuth (distributed authentication service , an extended account service , and an account provisioning service. At their most basic lev el, these services allow Web administrators to better tailor user access to specific Web services, often providing an added layer of security and efficiency between campus systems and applications.
The team continues to tackle other middleware needs, based on campus requests, goals, and input. One of the team's current projects is the development of a roles database, which is featured on the list of proposed Information Technology Projects for the campus for 2003-05 and on the UC Davis Information Technology Strategic Plan.
To find out more about middleware services already available, to read recent announcements, and to access technical documentation as well as descriptions of projects under development, visit the Middleware Web site. The Middleware Team welcomes questions and feedback. To contact the team, use the brief feedback form on the Web site or send email to middleware@ucdavis.edu.


Liquid foams are omnipresent in everyday life, but little is understood about their properties. On Earth, the liquid rapidly drains out of the foam because of gravity, leading to rupture of the thin liquid films between bubbles. Several questions arise: are liquid foams more stable in microgravity environments? Can pure liquids, such as water, form stable foams in microgravity whereas they do not on Earth? In order to answer these questions, we performed experiments both in parabolic flights and in the International Space Station.


Reading 2014, a weekend of very high highs and somewhat deflating lows, but the questions remain - Who was the best? Who was the worst? And which lead singer was so off his face that it didn't seem as if he was there?
After an almost biblical trek, some swearing at a tent and drunken teenagers shouting "Alan!" we finally settled in on Thursday evening ready for the weekend ahead. We began with former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. Striding onto stage in the packed out NME/Radio 1 Stage in an impeccable blue suit and flaming orange hair akin to Bowie's Low era, Way immediately has the crowd in his hands. Gone are the theatrics of his former band, replaced with good honest rock during a set of brand new material from his forthcoming solo debut Hesitant Alien. Promo single 'Action Cat' comes early in the set, sparking the crowd into a frenzy (or as much of a frenzy as there can be at Friday midday). The new material has a big Britpop influence - which will surprise many - but he's a (very) early contender for set of the weekend.
A casual walk over to the Festival Republic stage follows to see Hudson Taylor. Imagine Coldplay meets Mumford & Sons in the blandest possible way. The band deliver a set of uninspiring songs, yet the crowd lap it up somehow. Kids these days, eh? After making a beeline for the exit halfway through, we catch the end of Japanese metallers Crossfaith on the main stage who seem to have delivered a deliciously heavy set where the dust thrown up from the various mosh pits hangs low in the air.
TMF favourites Blood Red Shoes are next up on the main stage and expertly deliver a set of two person rock with material spanning across their entire career. Opening with the instrumental 'Welcome Home', they've already proved why they've earned their reputation as a fantastic live band. Drummer Steve Ansell is ferocious in his showmanship, spurring on the crowd at every opportunity whilst guitarist Laura-Mary Carter burns through guitars like some burn through cigarettes. 'An Animal' sees Ansell pounding away at the drums even harder, screaming the words into his mic. A mighty fine mid-afternoon treat for those who watched.
We found ourselves drawn into the Festival Republic stage by what sounded like a poor man's Nirvana, and poor it turned out to be. Darlia sounded almost exactly like Cobain and co. (not in a good way) but they have to watch as the audience slowly dissipates in front of them.
Next up are Fat White Family. A friend once described watching them live as like watching a car crash in slow motion - you shouldn't be enjoying it, yet you are, and you can't look away. The band had suspiciously red eyes and brought with them a hyper crowd in a set that included the likes of 'Auto Neutron'. They overran and were forced off the stage before being able to play fan favourite 'Touch That Leather' and yet, they were brilliant.
A quick dash to the Lock Up stage ensues to catch indie/punk rockers Eagulls. Blending an 80s vibe in with their punk sensibilities, the rockers ended up playing a great set to a healthy sized crowd. Following this, we sprinted across back to the NME/Radio 1 Stage which was slowly filling up for Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic. The crowd were treated to a selection of stadium rock anthems including 'Heart & Soul' and 'Free'. A rather touching rendition of recent single 'Brothers & Sisters' saw the tent come alive with voices in one of the biggest sing-alongs of the day. Main stage next year?
We had our doubts that Temples would be able to translate their psych-rock offerings to the festival's second biggest stage in a satisfactory manner but they duly delivered. Highlights were seeing the crowd dancing along with the likes of 'Keep In The Dark', 'Mesmerize' and 'Shelter Song'.
We returned to the main stage just in time for Vampire Weekend to walk on stage. A rather drunk gentleman in front of us turned around and said "There's only one way to go when Vampire Weekend are on… full on!", but the set was rather chilled despite opening with 'Diane Young'. Indeed it was a rather enjoyable way to relax before the evening's two headliners. The crowd briefly came alive for 'A-Punk', but the band weaved their way effortlessly through a greatest hits catalogue including 'Oxford Comma', 'Cousins' and 'Unbelievers'. Finishing with 'Walcott', the crowd was very much satisfied before Paramore stepped on stage.
Opening with megahit 'Still Into You', Paramore surprised many, but the set was not without problems as sound cuts plagued 2009 hit 'Ignorance' while the sound system finally gave up the ghost while singer Hayley Williams spoke to a crowd after the song. This lead to an acapella rendition of 'The Only Exception' which will live on in many people's minds. It was a haunting moment seeing the crowd light up with lighters and cameras whilst Williams' voice floated across the field. The sound returned in time for a touching rendition of 'Lost Hope' and for the rest of a hit-packed set including the likes of 'That's What You Get', Misery Business' (which saw a fan in a dinosaur onesie picked from the crowd and brought on stage), and 'Brick By Boring Brick'.
As Paramore brought theatrics, Queens of the Stone Age brought balls-to-the-wall rock in the best headline set of the weekend. Packed with hits as every member showed off exactly what they can do, the band opened with 'You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire' before going straight into 'No One Knows' and 'My God Is The Sun', the band proved exactly why they were headlining. Josh Homme looked effortlessly cool smoking a cigarette during 'Make It Wit Chu' whilst drummer Jon Theodore delivered a quite frankly epic drum solo during 'A Song For The Dead'. But what made it such a brilliant headline set? The band were on fire throughout, and apart from stringing out 'Feel Good Hit Of The Summer' for a bit too long, every single song was ferocious and played expertly. Queens of the Stone Age? More like Kings of Reading 2014.


Sestre are flying in for the next Eurofest!
Happy new year (that's happy new Eurovision year of course)! September marks the start of a new Eurovision year, and already countries have started choosing their song for 2016. The Dutch have certainly wasted no time in choosing their artist, Douwe Bob, to represent them in Stockholm.
The wheels are in motion for our next Eurofest on Friday 13 November, as ever at London's historic (and now Grade II listed) Royal Vauxhall Tavern. As well as the usual six hours of Eurovision and Europop from our trio of fab DJs Dave Simmons, Don Grant and John Hagley, we've got another fab trio as our live act.
Flying in from Ljubljana will be Sestre, who represented Slovenia in Eurovision 2002! Marlenna, Emperatrizz, and Daphne took to the stage in Tallinn with the unforgettable "Samo Ljubezen". No one can forget their glamorous red flight attendant outfits and striking red lipstick!
Since then they've performed all over Europe, including an appearance on the UK's notorious "Eurotrash" show, and we're expecting a memorable performance from them at Eurofest.
As ever, doors will open at 9pm and we charge the bargain price of £5 admission before 10.30pm and £8 after.
You can keep up to date on Facebook by signing up to our event page.


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Home » Mast Climbers Up Top and Safe
Mast Climbers Up Top and Safe
A pictorial on the safety and versatility attributes of mast climbing units.
Kevin O'Shea, safety and training director of Mastclimbers LLC, provided captions for each of these pictures.
This picture speaks for itself: Mast climbers are tremendously well suited to stucco coverage of large areas of height.
Fast travel speed, overhead protection, weather canopies, long platform lengths, high capacities, and the ability to profile balcony areas make mast climbers the automatic choice for this type of stucco project.
The job is located at Aberdeen Condominiums in Atlanta.
Easing Job Site Congestion
Mast climbers are widely used in situations where city center projects are short on space and high on congestion.
The picture to the right is a prime example and demonstrates the ability of the mast climber to provide total façade coverage while only leaving a small "footprint" on the ground.
The mast climber system, which was providing all-trade access to a new university building in the middle of Atlanta, provided coverage of a 10,000 square foot elevation, while taking up only 27 square feet of ground space. The units were set up in a fraction of the time it would have taken to scaffold the job, and traffic disturbance during set-up was kept to a minimum because the units were partially assembled before being quickly dropped into position.
Installation took less than two days.
City Restoration
The Guggenheim Building in Rochester, N.Y., is a perfect example of how mast climbers can provide an innovative solution to a project that, by using traditional methods of access, would be problematic and time-consuming, creating the opportunity for project costs to soar. Working with the manufacturer Fraco, Mastclimbers LLC created a "U" shaped, twin mast platform, which profiled the building exactly, creating a platform which provided stability, precise positioning, high capacity, and a large working area.
The project, which involved the removal and replacement of the heavy stone cladding panels on the building, was completed months ahead of schedule, and the masons, who previously had never used a mast climber before, quickly became experts on the use of the equipment.
"We essentially have a workshop in the sky, and once our masons get up to their working height on the elevation they don't want to come down," says Tom Fee, project manager with Building Restoration Corporation. "They have all their tools and equipment with them, and we even have a portable restroom up on the mast climber. The use of the mast climber has transformed the job."
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High on Safety: Quantum Leap Forward
Let's Get Real About Fall Protection for Scaffold Erectors

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When Nvidia announced its new version of the Shield TV media streamer in December, it revealed the device would get Google Assistant and SmartThings smart home support in a future update. However, it was thought that the older version wouldn't - that it wasn't able to, technically.
Pocket-lint has since learned otherwise.
The 2015 Nvidia Shield will also get Google Assistant when the update arrives. It will also be able to run as a SmartThings hub.
The older device has already been updated to Android 7.0, just like the latest model, and its feature set will continue to be same going forward.
The only catch for old Shield TV owners is that they will need to purchase the new game controller to get it to work.
Google Assistant requires an always-on microphone for voice control and the latest game controller is the only one with that feature.
The new Bluetooth Shield controller does work with the old box though, but it'll cost you £60 on its own. You can also buy the new Shield Remote control, as that works with the old box too.
It comes with a cell battery rather than rechargeable version so lasts a lot longer - up to a year - before you need to replace the cell. The previous remote required recharging as little as two weeks a pop.
Nvidia has also announced that the new Shield TV Pro variant, with 500GB of built-in storage, is available now for £280. It comes with the older, rechargeable remote, however.


THEY SAID IT: "My touchstones are [former GA writers] Dennis O'Neil and Mike Grell, while trying to make the series my own," says writer Benjamin Percy. "Green Arrow will be a politically and culturally relevant series. Expect stories that aim a broadhead into the zeitgeist, that are ripped from the headlines."


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Hanover," to which, however, owing to its peculiar rhythm, one psalm only can be properly sung-viz. the 149th. The sagacious editor has given but one verse of this with the Gloria Patri. The sharpest curate in London could not shift his vestments, attend to his private devotions, and slip his sermon-case out of his pocket, before the time was exhausted which this abbreviated psalm could occupy. We presume the fastidious selector of spiritual song for the honourable Societies objected to the phrase in the second verse of the psalm, in which the worshipper is enjoined to extol the deity" in the dance." If so, the same delicate sense of the offensive in poetry should have induced the omission at p. 193 of
66 The barren wilderness shall smile
With sudden greens." As an example of the frequent carelessness in punctuation, we may refer to the second verse of the Advent hymn-always difficult to read or sing, but here made worse than meaningless by the full stop after the fourth line.
Every eye shall now behold him,
Robed in dreadful majesty;
Those who sat at naught and sold him,
Pierced and nailed him to the tree.
Deeply wailing, deeply wailing. Amen." As Wesley's collection has afforded so much material to the editor, or the committee of Benchers, or the beadle, or whoever (modestly concealing his name) undertook the supervision of the book, why were not a few more added to suit all tastes, and all shades of doctrine ? Thus, for the suspected Socinian there might have been introduced the hymn
« Lord thou art one, and only one,
Let the heathen say what they like," &c. &c. The next Sunday the orthodox Trinitarian might have his hymn taken from the same collection, in which occurs the beautiful prayer
" The Unitarian fiend expel,
And hurl him howling down to hell." 1 1 In the collection in which we have seen this hymn, the line runs we think somewhat differently, thus" And drive his doctrine back to hell,"Ed. L. M. and R.
. Another hymn, quite worthy of the Temple collection, and which we commend to the editor for a supplement, begins, if we remember right
" Father of all,
Of great and small,
Of old and young, Thanksgivings accept from a stammering tongue," &c., &c. It would be tedious to enumerate further the blunders committed throughout all this part of the volume. The omissions of almost all that is beautiful in English sacred song is flagrant, and the insertion of the poor and paltry is ludicrous. The puerilities of Dr. Watts exceedingly abound; so much so, indeed, that it was suggested that a few more of his would make the volume, at all events, far more complete. How edifying it would be, for example, to hear a bench full of sessions counsel, who have been quarrelling the whole previous week with each other and the chairman, singing forth
"Let dogs delight to bark and bite ! " or a few hard-working, grubbing, money-making conveyancers and pleaders, soberly moving their lips as the choir sang
• How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour!" Not only the absurdities of Watts and Wesley, but specimens of the antiquated nonsense of the new version, are also ingeniously here collected.
As if the miserable blunders in the inside of the new "Anthem Book" was not enough, the intelligent managers of the business contrived one on the outside. It was desired to stamp the symbol of the Middle Temple on the binding. A sagacious Bencher (of the Inner Temple, we believe) forthwith orders a die to be made for the purpose. A stupid, spurious design is adopted, most offensive to heraldic learning, and therewith all the books are stamped, and beautifully gilt. When this in due course was detected, each copy was sent back to the binder, and the
Something was the matter with a foreleg of the lamb, and its flags were not right. The old die was all the time lying in the office. VOL. VIII. NO. XVI.
centre of the leather was cut out, and the reformed design substituted. The cutting and messing of the binding is now concealed by a little border introduced for the purpose. To those who squandered £80,000 on a building (having first resolved to spend only £4,000), such little items as die-casts and bookbinding were, of course, of no importance. Though a trifling, it is not a bad example of a general management, which makes itself the marked object of plunder by some, and of derision of all; nor do minute points of occasional petty economy again set up a character lost or damaged by notorious and foolish acts like those we have here noticed ; yet if it is with this material the Bar is content to put up for the management of their affairs, far be it from us to arouse their discontent.
In the course of the remarks which we now have, and shall hereafter, lay before our readers, upon the Inns of Court and their management, we shall see, as in the case of the Temple Church and its services, the same original cause of evil; the mode of creation and irresponsibility of the Benchers. The Benchers consist either of men in the full flood of business, whose days and nights are devoted to their profession, and who cannot attend to the business of their Inns; or of aged, fussy, and idle men, who have nothing else to do but to muddle about the business, and who are either led of the officials by the nose in all things, or interfere uselessly and vexatiously with details which they can't understand. This, as we shall hereafter show, is not the composition suited for the wants of the Bar. We defer to a future occasion the full discussion of this point.
ART II.-THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.
A Manual of the English Constitution ; with a Review of its Rise, Growth, and Present State. By David RowLAND. London: John Murray, 1859.
E hail the appearance of this work with great pleasure,
not only as supplying a much felt want in our historical literature, but as the work of an emeritus of our own profession, and of that branch of it, which, though graced by the distinguished names of Sharon Turner, of Foss, and of Markland, is on the whole little addicted to literary pursuits. The name of the writer will be well known to many of our readers as that of a solicitor for many years in extensive business and high repute in the city of London; and we rejoice to learn from his preface, that he has been able, after a long career of active and honourable industry, to retire from professional practice; and that he has employed a part of his leisure in the production of this much required and useful manual of the history and working of the English Constitution. Up to the present time, there has been no work which could be confidently recommended as an introduction to the study of the English constitution. The great work of Hallam supposes too much previous knowledge in the reader, and is far too learned for a beginner; while the other works on the subject are either the productions of pedantic theorists like De Lolme, or run up by book-makers only to sell. Now, this work of Mr. Rowland is one which can be put into the hands of a youth who has read any common history
1 Mr. Rowland, we are informed, is also the author of a profound work, much esteemed by metaphysical and moral philosophers—"An Inquiry into the Origin of Moral Evil," a subject, however, which, we rejoice to say, is not within the scope of this Review ; for to us the only feasible answer appears to be that given by the little witness of doubtful orthodoxy, who, when asked by the Lord Mayor whether he knew where bad people went to after they were dead, replied :-"No, I don't ; no more don't you ; nobody don't know that."
of England, and indeed gives in itself so many of the important facts, that we believe it could be perused with advantage even by John Bright or Richard Cobden, or any other person unacquainted with ordinary history. We wish that these demagogic orators could be induced to read the book; it would not, we fear, lead them to alter their course, but they would give utterance to their monstrous misstatements of fact with less effect when they could no longer believe them. At present, they are as ignorant as their hearers of the history of the constitution prior to the Reform bill; but after reading the work before us, and even partially understanding it, they would be separated by a wide gulf from the absolute ignorance of those whom they address, and would no longer harangue with the prevailing effect of the orator who believes the fictions he details. Possibly, however, now that there will be a good manual of the constitution within the reach of the multitude, the multitude will read it, and will be no longer the ignorant recipient of the nonsense and falsehood of its leaders ; and these leaders, if they wish to remain such, must read not only the manual in question, but the elaborate, and to them abstruse, works of Hallam, and other ponderous authors whom we will not alarm them by naming ; and thus hearers and followers, spouters and demagogues, beginning from this moderate beginning, may by degrees mutually improve each other, and go on improving in their knowledge of the constitution and constitutional history, till the more intelligent among them are fitted to go in for the competitive examination which, in the way we are running, will doubtless be by that time established for the office of her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Home Affairs.
Mr. Rowland has divided his work into two parts ; in the first, he traces the rise and growth of the constitution from its earliest stage among our Anglo-Saxon ancestors, and even from its very rudiments
their Teutonic forefathers, down to the settlement made at the revolution of 1688, under the protection of our Dutch deliverer from Popery and arbitrary power; the second part explains the actual working of parliament, and of


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Reporting Elder Abuse in Massachusetts – What Can You Do If You Believe a Loved One Is Being Abused?
September 1, 2016 Elder Law
Do you have an elderly loved one in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that you believe is the victim of abuse and/or neglect? If so, you are likely very concerned about their wellbeing. Sadly, elder abuse and neglect has become an increasingly common problem in the United States over the last several decades. As the older population in the U.S. continues to grow at a heretofore unprecedented rate, it is safe to assume that the issue of elder abuse will continue to plague the country. The good news is that you can do something about your suspicions of elder abuse. In fact, there is more than one route you can take if you believe an elderly love one is being abused and/or neglected.
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
In Massachusetts, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs is the state agency that is responsible for investigating complaints of elder abuse and for providing protective services to older individuals when warranted. In order to handle all of the complaints that come into the agency, Elder Affairs has established 22 designated Protective Services (PS) agencies that are located throughout the state. If you are concerned that an elderly individual has been, or is currently being, abused and/or neglected you may make a report at any of the PS agencies during normal business hours. You may also call the hotline after business hours at 1-800-922-2275.
What Happens after a Report Is Filed?
After a report is filed with the PS agency, a caseworker will be assigned to investigate the allegations made in the complaint. If the caseworker is able to confirm any of the allegations of abuse or neglect, the victim will be offered services that are intended to help protect the victim from further abuse. In addition, if the abuse and/or neglect warrants it, the caseworker may refer the complaint to the District Attorney's office for legal action against the perpetrator of the abuse.
How Bad Is the Elder Abuse Problem in Massachusetts?
Accurate statistics relating to abuse and neglect of the elderly are difficult to come by for several reasons. First, states have only recently started requiring incidents of abuse and neglect of the elderly to be recorded separately by law enforcement agencies. The disparity in reporting requirements makes the collection of useful data difficult. Secondly, many elderly victims are ashamed or embarrassed to be the victim of abuse, causing many of them to remain silent. Finally, many elderly victims are dependent on their abusers for basic necessities, such as food and shelter. As a result, they fear reporting the abuse or neglect. Despite the challenges involved in gathering data, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs does gather data relating to reports and investigations, providing a glimpse into the severity of the elder abuse problem in the state. According to data collected by the agency:
24,978 elder abuse reports were received in 2015
There were 7,117 newly confirmed allegations of elder abuse in 2015
There was an increase of 37% in the total number of elder abuse reports from 2014 to 2015
The number of confirmed allegations increased 57% between FY 2011 and FY 2015
In FY 2015 the average number of investigations completed per month was 1,051
In FY 2015 the average number of case in ongoing services per month was 1,028.
In FY 2015 the average total number of cases per month in Protective Services was 2,079
Who Can You Turn to for Advice?
Along with reporting suspected elder abuse to the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, you may wish to consult with an experienced Massachusetts elder law attorney in your area. If the abuse occurred in a nursing home, or other long-term care setting, you may also have the basis for a civil lawsuit against the facility. Moreover, you may wish to discuss petitioning for guardianship over your elderly loved one with your elder law attorney. As your loved one's guardian, you will have the legal authority to do things such as review medical records, consult with providers, and even remove your loved one from a facility if you are concerned about the care he or she is receiving there.
If you have additional questions or concerns regarding elder abuse, contact the experienced Massachusetts elder law attorneys at DeBruyckere Law Offices by calling (603) 894-4141 or (978) 969-0331 to schedule an appointment.
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