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Renewal, not return: leadership in times of COVID-19
Rather than to return to how things were before, companies must leap ahead into a better future, says Jim Hagemann Snabe.
The COVID-19 crisis has posed unprecedented challenges for business leaders and reframed the discussion around globalization, climate change and digitalization.
But "concerned optimist" Jim Hagemann Snabe – Chairman at Siemens AG, Chairman at A. P. Moller-Maersk and Vice Chairman at Allianz SE – says that if leaders confront outdated assumptions, organizations can dare to chart a new course that will lead to a better future for all.
In his OWP liVe keynote address "Renewal, not return: leadership in times of COVID-19", Snabe drew on his long experience as a manager, including 25 years in the IT industry, to explore the implications for leaders at this critical crossroads.
"In a world that was already undergoing rapid change, the crisis is forcing executives to reflect on what kind of society we want to create," said Snabe. "What role should business play in the future?"
Today there is a significant inflection point, much like the inflection point that occurred as Snabe finished his business studies in 1989.
"The Berlin Wall fell that year and you could argue that globalization had dramatically accelerated," says Snabe. "The world wide web was invented, creating the digital revolution. This enabled the connecting of people and things in ways we couldn't have imagined earlier."
The inflection point that the world is at currently is the moment to stop and reflect on responsible leadership, and move forward in a way that is beneficial for all people.
The leader's trifecta
"Digitalization, geopolitics and climate are the three points on every leader's today's agenda," explains Snabe. "COVID-19 comes on top of that and it has changed the dialogue."
With many countries phasing out confinement and reopening for business, there is a new paradigm at play. Snabe argues that COVID-19 should be a catalyst under these three dimensions.
"Leaders must realize that the traditional leadership model won't work anymore," said Snabe. "The increased speed of change means we can't make detailed plans as we did before."
Speaking directly to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on world economies, he continues: "Perhaps we will retract from globalization. This would be a big mistake because globalization is the only way to create equal opportunities for everyone on this planet. The better solution is to become more resilient."
Quoting statistics from the World Economic Forum, where Snabe serves as a member of the Board of Trustees, he says there is a major decrease of worldwide GDP.
"The WEF says that for every month of lockdown, the world's annual GDP growth decreases by 2 percentage points," Snabe says. "At the same time, positive developments have occurred – CO2 emissions are actually decreasing due to COVID-19, which is good because we need to reduce emissions by 7.5% annually until 2030 in order to prevent catastrophic consequences to the environment."
Dreams & details, leadership for a new world
Snabe argues that adopting the right kind of leadership makes all the difference in times of crisis, and in the post-crisis recovery period.
"We need to have an ambition of what our organizations should become," says Snabe. "But planning all the details is becoming more and more counterproductive."
He believes the solution is translating strategy into a dream, rather than a plan – a vision of the role that a company will play in the future:
"Your dream must be one that's grounded in the purpose of the company, uses its capabilities and puts it into action in a larger context. Inspire people to be part of a journey that might require personal change. And that way, you will unleash human potential," he asserts.
Leaders must also select key details to focus on – the ones critical for tomorrow's success. "The leadership challenge is not the accuracy of the plan but finding the areas where we don't have perfect capabilities and need development," Snabe says.
"We have to deliver in those areas in order to unlock the dreams."
The good news is that the Dreams & Details leadership model works. "During my time at SAP, we doubled our value in four years by using this model of unleashing creativity," explains Snabe. "Other industry giants like Siemens and A.P. Moller-Maersk have boosted creativity in the areas that really matter, adding unlimited value to their organizations."
A climate of change
On climate change, Snabe believes we must also challenge assumptions. For example, the conventional wisdom that sustainability is a cost factor.
"If you assume that sustainability is good business, then suddenly it's not about how you spend your money," says Snabe, "but about how you make your money."
While energy consumption is set to double in the next 20 years, Snabe points out that the amount of fossil fuel-based energy generation will shrink: "Coal-based power generation is actually more expensive than power from renewable energy sources already today. Solar and wind have become cheaper and the only thing holding us back is the assumption that the energy transition isn't doable."
Although he describes himself as a "concerned optimist", Snabe posits that we are privileged to be leaders in this pivotal time.
"We will be able to tell our grandchildren about the moment in history where everything changed," said Snabe. "I believe with this time comes an obligation that the future we're building to is a better future – not just for our companies, but for society."


Humpty Dumpty didn't fall for nothing! On this episode, Chef Sam serves up his favorite egg curry masala recipe inspired by his time in Madras.
And...Done! Garnish will cilantro and serve with basmati rice, naan, or roti.


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Football: Superstar Hasselbaink trains with Woking
DUTCH superstar Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink has trained with Woking but the former Chelsea star insists his playing days are over.
Chris Dyke
Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink in training with Woking FC this week
DUTCH superstar Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink has reported for training – with Woking.
But the former Athletico Madrid and Chelsea striker insists his playing days are over.
Back on October 9, the Surrey Advertiser broke the story that Hasselbaink had been engaged in talks with the Blue Square South outfit via his friendship with Kingfield chairman Shahid Azeem.
And on Thursday we were given exclusive access to the 37-year-old ex-Holland international at the Cards' Guildford training ground.
Hasselbaink – who played 491 matches scoring 206 goals in a career spanning 18 years and 10 clubs – said he was loving being back in the club environment, having last played for Cardiff City in the 2008 FA Cup final.
But he insisted his link-up should be viewed as a low-key affair – passing on his wisdom to Graham Baker's young squad while getting himself fit in preparation for a career in coaching and management back in the Football League.
"It's not that I'm joining Woking, I'm training with the boys to get myself fit," he explained.
"It's hard to go to the gym by yourself and run – it's quite boring, so to be around the boys with all the banter as well is nice for me.
"I live in Weybridge and the chairman Shahid is a friend of mine, so it all works for me to come to Woking."
He went on: "I'm doing my A Licence so if in the future I can take one, two or three sessions that's absolutely great for me."
When asked the obvious question: Will you be pulling on a Woking shirt? He replied: "No I'm not going to make a comeback – that's a hundred million per cent, because I don't think I can bring any value to the team.
"It's more for my next career and that's to become a coach or manager and to keep myself fit and basically not get fat like a lot of players after their careers end.
"I have to say I miss the playing but this training is perfect and I will train as long as they will have me.
"Getting back in the football club environment is very important because I don't want to be out too long."
Good young players
Hasselbaink indicated he would be taking in in a match or two – from the stands – and pledged his support to Azeem, who has made bounding strides since taking over at the helm delivering on a string of promises. "If I need to help him with promoting the club or do something for Woking I will be more than happy to do that," said the Dutchman.
Hasselbaink is anxious to work with young players – and revealed his own early-career experience of rejection could be vital to pass on to the Woking squad.
He said: "I was a really late developer and was only spotted when I was 17. When I was 20 I thought I was the dog's bollocks but then no one wanted me anymore when I was 21 so I had to go back to the non-league in Holland for a year and be spotted again. So I know how it is playing in a non-league side and thinking you are better than the league."
Hasselbaink, who has spent much of his time doing media work since hanging up his considerable boots, added: "It's important to work with young players, to talk to them, keep their feet on the ground and give them something back of your own experiences – in fact, I quite look forward to doing that."
And his early impressions of Baker's squad? "There are a few good young players – they have a lot of energy, maybe a bit too much but they just have to be pointed in the right direction and I think Graham is doing that.
"There are a few really good ones. It's about them working hard and believing."
Baker is delighted to have Hasselbaink around, saying: "It's always going to have a positive affect to have somone of his stature around – he can only pass on good advice. It's an open door for him regarding some coaching sessions. If he wants to come in a do some work with the attacking boys I can only be a bonus for us."
So can he twist his arm to play? "It's Jimmy's decision. He is making noises that he has finished his career and is not interested in playing again and we respect that.
"But as a sportsman myself, it's like the Ricky Hatton scenario isn't it? They say never again but sometimes a few months out of the limelight and then getting back in the environment, being around the atmosphere of a training field and footballers, can rejuvenate your juices again.
"When you say no, that can change. I'm not saying it will but if Jimmy wanted to put on a Woking shirt for us and the supporters it would be a wonderful thing."
Ricky Hatton
BoxingRemembering when Oliver Reed and Carry On actor Terry Scott threw punches in WitleyWitley Boxing Club was opened by the actors in 1978, and boy did they get into the spirit!
Chertsey Town have Step 3 in their sights as chairman insists, 'we're ready if it happens'
ChertseyMark Turner is enjoying life at Alwyns Lane but it's hard work all the way
Professional footballer at Arsenal and Reading? Pro cricketer at Middlesex and Kent? Is there anything Dorking Wanderers' Dan Lincoln can't do...
Dorking"You can't punch a cricket ball. I've tried; it doesn't work!"
Woking FC's CEO John Katz insists manager Alan Dowson remains, 'right guy for job'
Woking FCCards chief exec believes Dowson is backed by the players and top-10 finish is aim
Woking FC's one-in-16-million FA Cup win named among 'most improbable' 3rd Round shocks ever
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What's on in January
NT Encore: A Midsummer Night's Dream (12A) at Ely Cinema
Shakespeare's most famous romantic comedy captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London and screened here in Ely to brighten up a January evening!
Wed 8th Jan 2020 7:00 pm
The Aeronauts (PG) at Ely Cinema
Pilot Amelia Wren (Felicity Jones) and scientist James Glaisher (Eddie Redmayne) find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon.
Sun 12th Jan 2020 7:30 pm
Back by popular demand! Judy - led by a deeply committed performance from Renée Zellweger, captures the waning days of a beloved performer with clear-eyed compassion.
Tue 21st Jan 2020 7:30 pm
The Good Liar (15) at Ely Cinema
Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes.
Thu 23rd Jan 2020 7:30 pm
Knives Out (12A) at Ely Cinema
A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
Royal Opera House Live: La bohème at Ely Cinema
Puccini's music and Richard Jones's production capture the joy and heartache of young love in Paris.
Wed 29th Jan 2020 7:45 pm
CATS (PG) at Ely Cinema
An upcoming musical fantasy film based on the stage musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Thu 30th Jan 2020 7:30 pm


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Off-campus incident involving IU professor at McDonald's goes viral
by: Kayla Sullivan
Posted: Jul 8, 2019 / 06:13 PM EDT
Updated: Jul 8, 2019 / 09:26 PM EDT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A petition is calling on Indiana University to take action against a lecturer accused of verbally abusing a McDonald's employee with mental disabilities.
The aftermath was caught on video by people in line at the restaurant.
They posted it online, and it has been shared more than 1,000 times.
Since it went viral, the IU Neurodiversity Coalition created a petition to get IU leaders involved.
That petition was delivered on Monday.
IU sent us a statement saying, "Indiana University is aware of the off-campus incident involving an IU employee and the associated social media response. University leaders have heard from individuals engaged in or concerned about the matter and are taking steps to learn more."
We are choosing not to name the professor in question due to the fact she has not been charged or reprimanded for her actions.
However, she did respond to our requests for an interview.
"I regret that my use of the term 'retarded' offended people," said the professor. "I did not abbreviate it and it was not directed at the cashier on duty. I had no intention of offending people and sincerely apologize. I should note that I have received a number of awards for my work with diversity groups at IU over the years."
As the faculty adviser of the IU Neurodiversity Coalition, Nejla Routsong was appalled by what other people are saying happened.
"I really do feel that this is an anomaly as far as IU faculty's behavior off campus," said Routsong.
She and student member Emmy Helfrich hope the university takes action.
"I believe that they should investigate the incident and have a sit down with the lecturer," said Helfrich.
They hope the petition and posts on social media raise awareness to this issue as a whole. The group says it's rare someone stands up to this behavior.
"I think that's why maybe this petition has gotten so much attention," said Routsong. "And why people are so motivated to act and they want something done. Because usually nothing happens and that's not right."
IU police said they first heard about this case from the professor herself.
She claims she is getting death threats and hate mail.
Muncie baby had multiple broken bones, brain bleed
Crash with semi-truck in Grant County leaves 1 dead
Toddler sippy cups recalled for lead-poisoning risk: …


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Alfred Scharff Goldhaber Neil Dewar Robert P. Crease The Quantum Moment
16 February, 2015 • Issue 27.3 • History • Science
Quantum Culture
Neil Dewar
Robert P. Crease and Alfred Scharff Goldhaber
The Quantum Moment
W.W. Norton & Co., 2014
In his 1959 lecture 'The Two Cultures', C.P. Snow remarks the gap between "men of science" and "men of letters" (they're all men in 1959, it seems). After running through the literary ignorance of the scientists of his acquaintance, he goes on to claim that the converse holds true as well:
But what about the other side? They are impoverished too—perhaps more seriously, because they are vainer about it. They still like to pretend that the traditional culture is the whole of 'culture', as though the natural order didn't exist. As though the exploration of the natural order was of no interest either in its own value or its consequences. As though the scientific edifice of the physical world was not, in its intellectual depth, complexity and articulation, the most beautiful and wonderful collective work of the mind of man.
At a first glance, The Quantum Moment, written by the philosopher-and-physicist duo of Robert P. Crease and Alfred Scharff Goldhaber, sets out to show (or perhaps presupposes) that Snow's judgment no longer holds. "The discovery of the quantum…planted a rich set of metaphors in the popular imagination. Quantum imagery and language now bombard us like an endless stream of photons…reinterpreted by each new generation of artists and writers," the blurb urges, with the result that "understanding quantum language and imagery, and recognising its misuse, is part of what it means to be an educated person today." Thus, Crease and Goldhaber set out to trace how ideas from quantum physics—the physics appropriate for describing matter's behaviour at small length-scales, notorious for its mind-bending implications—have been incorporated into a broader cultural story.
Upon closer examination, however, their investigation turns out to deliver a much more ambiguous verdict. The strongest testament to the continuing grip of Snow's split is perhaps to be found in the form of the book rather than its content. The chapters, each discussing how a quantum idea has filtered out into mass culture, are followed by "interludes" that describe the underlying physics (and the history thereof); an easy acquaintance with the science isn't something that can be assumed, any more than it was in Snow's day. And as the book goes on, the examples of quantum-inspired works that Crease and Goldhaber draw upon form an eclectic assembly: the young-adult novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson, the writings of John Updike, the webcomic xkcd, and many more besides. But although plenty of individual artists have appropriated or exploited quantum terminology, one doesn't get the sense of a general cultural shift induced by the quantum revolution—certainly not in the way that, as Crease and Goldhaber outline in their first chapter, Newton's work helped to inform and structure the worldview inhabited by early modern thinkers.
Nevertheless, this doesn't rule out a more modest cultural life for the quantum: one where rather than providing a general architecture in which a society's discourse might live, it can still prove a rich source of powerful images or arresting metaphors. And several of the examples they discuss do make effective use of such imagery: for example, Updike's vision of a world governed by continuous, rational dynamics when viewed at a sufficiently coarse grain, but whose micro-workings seem to baffle scrutiny, does articulate how many of us might feel about the social world. But one might wonder how much work the analogy to quantum physics is really doing here: even in classical physics, the dynamics of a stream is apt to be more readily comprehensible than the motion of its individual molecules.
On the converse, the more distinctively "quantum" the metaphor—the more recondite the physical principles it draws upon—the harder it will be to make it do illuminating work. The point of a metaphor, after all, is usually to help clarify something: a potentially tricky emotional situation, or a subtle intellectual concept, is made intelligible and vivid by analogy to something familiar and concrete. But this does mean that metaphors tend to work less well when the material they are drawing upon is at least as unfamiliar and difficult as that which it is being exploited to explain. In other words, it is (to put it mildly) somewhat unclear what the value is of comparing one's own emotional state to that of an entangled particle if this needs to be followed by a very slow and careful explanation of what "entanglement" means. If anything, the metaphors are apt to get sucked into operating in the other direction: we end up using the metaphor of emotion to help us get a grip on entanglement, not the other way round. This isn't universally true, of course: within a subculture that can be assumed to be sufficiently familiar with such phenomena in their original context, such a metaphor might well be helpful. But the residual oddness of such a comparison is apt to remain, which may help explain the bittersweet potency of "geek comics" such as xkcd ("a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language"). And even scientists, confronted with a theory possessing the prima facie weirdness of quantum mechanics, may prefer to use their cultural interests to understand the science rather than vice versa: Crease and Goldhaber discuss how Bohr reached to the emergent Cubist movement for inspiration in articulating his philosophy of quantum "complementarity".
The other difficulty in applying quantum concepts to the social world is that in order to be helpful to artists who aren't scientifically trained, these concepts need to be given a non-mathematical gloss—and in the case of a theory such as quantum mechanics, whose interpretation remains a matter of huge controversy, such glosses run the risk of disguising contentious philosophical questions as matters of scientific fact. Unfortunately, the authors' treatment of quantum mechanics' philosophical controversies is somewhat dogmatic. They are fans of Bohr's approach, which draws heavily on the notion of "complementarity": roughly, the idea that seemingly inconsistent or contradictory natures (like being a wave and a particle) may be potentialities of one and the same entity (say, an electron), such that which one is actualized depends upon the nature of the experiment one chooses to perform. Bohr's representations of this idea are notoriously cryptic—the authors quote Popper's remark that "I do not doubt that there is an interesting intuitive idea behind Bohr's principle of complementarity. But neither he nor any other member of this school has been able to explain it." In spite of this, Crease and Goldhaber have some interesting remarks about how this idea might be spelled out more intelligibly, notably by drawing upon phenomenology.
This is all to the good, but doesn't excuse the short shrift given to other interpretations. Hidden-variable theories, such as the de Broglie-Bohm theory (which takes the wavefunction to be a causal mechanism responsible for the motions of the—ontologically distinct—particle) are mentioned only in passing, whilst dynamical collapse theories (which postulate physical mechanisms to explain just how an electron's potentialities are reduced to a single actuality) don't even merit a mention. The Everett, or "many-worlds", interpretation gets a somewhat longer discussion, in virtue of the ubiquity of parallel worlds in pop culture. But it's derided as a "cheat", and chided for its failure to appreciate that the wave function is merely "an instrument of prediction…as a calculational tool, it does not mean that the system really is in all those states, only the probability that each one will become real"—less a refutation, than a mere re-assertion of Bohr's own view. More generally, there's just a worrying level of complacency about how difficult it is to interpret quantum mechanics. Those hesitant about an irretrievably observer-dependent notion of reality are, we learn, merely those who haven't noticed that quantum mechanics has helped "rid philosophy…of the vision…of an impossible objectivity"—news which will come as something of a surprise to those philosophers who are not advocates of phenomenology. This is more than just philosophical sniping, since it is this (alleged) impact on our philosophical worldview that Crease and Goldhaber claim as Exhibit A for their contention that, were it not for quantum mechanics, the humanities would be decidedly impoverished. If quantum mechanics does admit of more robustly realist interpretation, then more work is needed to show that it validates, or that it precipitated, wider intellectual shifts towards this kind of postmodern thought.
Ultimately, The Quantum Moment doesn't quite fulfil the ambitions it sets out with: the cultural impact of the quantum turns out to be more attenuated and scattered than the authors suggest. But in the process of sketching out that impact, they deliver a very enjoyable and well-written account of quantum physics—one which, to its credit, engages with quantum theory's historical background much more closely than most pop-science accounts.
Ironically, perhaps, by exploring how ideas from quantum mechanics are applied in other media, Crease and Goldhaber equip themselves remarkably well to explain how those principles apply in physics itself. Aided by an admirably clear prose—and a judicious willingness to skip over details posing excessive expository difficulties—we obtain a very nice account of the key concepts in quantum mechanics, and of the processes and personalities that brought them into being. If the cultural history of quantum remains to be written, it is because quantum ideas remain largely inaccessible to the culture at large. If nothing else, The Quantum Moment goes some way towards making them less so.
Neil Dewar is reading for a DPhil in the philosophy of physics at University College, Oxford.


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title: "实践代码检查之SpotBugs"
date: 2018-11-06 09:25:00 +0800
categories: 测试
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[SpotBugs](https://spotbugs.github.io/) is a program which uses static analysis to look for bugs in Java code. It is free software, distributed under the terms of the [GNU Lesser General Public License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html).

SpotBugs is the spiritual successor of [FindBugs](http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/), carrying on from the point where it left off with support of its community. Please check [official manual site](http://spotbugs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) for details.

SpotBugs requires JRE (or JDK) 1.8.0 or later to run. However, it can analyze programs compiled for any version of Java, from 1.0 to 1.9.

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Vaški zvonik stoji v kraju Dolič, severno od ceste Dolič - Martinje.

O zvoniku
Visok, lesen vaški zvonik, ki je kvadratnega tlorisa stoji na slemenu razloženega naselja Dolič. Pokriva ga šotorasta streha z opečno kritino. Stavba je opažna, preprosta in ima na vseh štirih straneh nadstropja pokončne okenske odprtine z lesenimi polkni.

Postavitev
Vaščani so zvonik postavili po drugi svetovni vojni. Vanj so namestili stari zvon, ki so ga pripeljali z Dolenjske. Sam objekt je eden tipičnih primerov prekmurskih lesenih zvonikov in je uvrščen med etnološke spomenike in profano (posvetno) stavbno dediščino.

Zvonik stoji

sklici in opombe

Glej tudi
Galerija sakralnih objektov v Prekmurju

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Sakralni objekti v Prekmurju
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·20 percent enrichment: In early 2013, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N. watchdog group that inspects Iranian nuclear facilities, said Iran also had a stockpile of 375 pounds of 20 percent low-enriched uranium, ostensibly to provide fuel for a medical research reactor. This stockpile is about two-thirds of the 551 pounds needed to produce one bomb's worth of weapons-grade material if further enriched. If Iran accumulated sufficient quantities of 20 percent low-enriched uranium, it might be able to enrich enough weapons-grade uranium for a single bomb in a month or two.
Tehran might be able to enrich enough uranium for one bomb ? from 20 percent purity to 90 percent ? in as little as two weeks if it installs large numbers of advanced IR-2M centrifuges. Iran has announced its intention to eventually install as many as 3,000.
The same concerns could apply to Iran if it developed the capability to produce weapons-grade uranium so quickly that it avoids detection even at declared facilities? or if it was able to enrich bomb-grade material at a secret facility. Then Iran might be able to hide the fissile material, making it more difficult for a military strike to destroy. All the other parts of the program, such as weapons design, preparing the uranium core, and fabrication and assembly of other key weapon components, could potentially be done in places dispersed across the country that are easier to conceal and more difficult to target.


Evans was the representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1981 to 1986.
Look for a contact form on Rep. Thomas Evans's website to express your opinion.
Head over to Rep. Thomas Evans's website. If you are having a problem with a government agency, look for a contact link for casework to submit a request for help. Otherwise, look for a phone number on that website to call his office if you have a question.
Evans is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 1986 positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Evans sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 5, 1981 to Oct 18, 1986. See full analysis methodology.
H.R. 2520 (97th): A bill for the relief of Emanuel F. Lenkersdorf.
From Jan 1981 to Oct 1986, Evans missed 154 of 2,608 roll call votes, which is 5.9%. This is on par with the median of 6.2% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Oct 1986. The chart below reports missed votes over time.


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Statement by Yasuchika Hasegawa, Chairman of Keizai Doyukai On Approval of the Legislation Related to the Unified Reform of Tax and Social Security
On Approval of the Legislation Related to the Unified Reform of
Tax and Social Security
Based on the three-party agreement among the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party, the legislation related to the unified reform of tax and social security system duly passed the Diet by approval at the House of Councilors this afternoon. I welcome this outcome because this legislation is one of the most important policies for Japan.
This achievement, however, is only the very first step of the unified reform; the government should establish a National Council on Social Security Reform as early as possible, so that it can immediately commence discussions aiming at the establishment of the sustainable social security system, which realizes the prioritized and efficient disbursement of social security benefit, and reduces inter-/intra-generational disparities. Then the government must make sure to reach the conclusion on those issues within one year.
In addition, the government should make maximum effort to develop the environment to implement the forthcoming consumption tax rate increase as scheduled in the bill. In particular, it is crucial to ensure the prospect for recovery and growth of the Japanese economy through steady implementation of the Strategy for Rebirth of Japan.
Furthermore, Japan faces a myriad of pressing challenges, which has been awaiting timely political decision, such as electoral system reform, civil service system reform, the environment and energy policy, and participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. These issues are so urgent and important that no further delay will be allowed, regardless of whether or not Prime Minister dissolves the House of Representatives and a general election is held -- which are said to take place "within a short period of time". We urge both ruling and opposition parties to pursue early consensus on those issues through substantial discussion, with viewpoints of future of the nation and benefits to its citizens, and a government to steadily make decisions to implement necessary policies.


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La Prima Categoria ULIC 1927-1928 fu la massima serie dei tornei locali di calcio organizzati dall'ULIC.

Alla fase provinciale parteciparono   squadre, più del doppio della stagione precedente in cui l'ULIC era ancora non dipendente dalla FIGC.

La fase nazionale, disputata dai campioni regionali, venne vinta dalla Libertas di Mantova.

Fase nazionale

Qualificate
Girone Nord
Virtus F.C. - Torino (Piemonte)
U.S. Ponticello - Genova (Liguria)
S.T.I.V. - San Giovanni Valdarno (Toscana)
Libertas 23ª Legione Mincio - Mantova (Emilia)
Giovinezza Fascista - Conegliano (Veneto)
C.S. Orobico - Bergamo (Lombardia)
Girone Sud
Nola (Campania)
Palermo (Sicilia)
Virtus Goliarda - Roma (Lazio)

Forse ci furono altre squadre del Sud a partecipare al girone Sud.

Girone Nord
Venne vinto dalla Libertas di Mantova.

Girone Sud
Finale Italia Meridionale
2 luglio 1928: Nola-Palermo 6-1
Finale Italia Centro-Meridionale
22 luglio 1928: Virtus Goliarda-Nola 2-0 tav.
N.B.: la partita era stata inizialmente vinta sul campo dal Nola per 2-0 ma in seguito si scoprì la posizione irregolare di un giocatore del Nola, lo svizzero Spiltzer, che in quanto svizzero non poteva partecipare al campionato. Il C.C.D. di Torino punì dunque il Nola con la sconfitta a tavolino, permettendo alla Virtus Goliarda di accedere alla finalissima.

Finalissima
Venne vinta dal Libertas in finale contro la Virtus Goliarda di Roma.

Note

Bibliografia

Calcio nel 1927
Calcio nel 1928
Competizioni calcistiche italiane scomparse


Bugatti specialists Gentry Restorations Ltd, has said a fond farewell to its first retiree, long-standing employee, colleague and friend - Graham Humphris. Graham who turned 68 years of age on Sunday 18th March, left the company on Friday 16th March after 16 years of exemplary service.
Gentry Restorations opened its doors on the 1st January 2000. Graham joined just a couple of years later in 2002 and was instumental in helping the business become firmly established. Graham was no stranger to restoring Bugattis, prior to joining Gentry Restorations he had worked on them for 9 years in a previous employment.
Born in 1950, Graham left school at 15 years of age and in September 1965 became an apprentice toolmaker at, what was then called, Oxford Pressed Steel - now BMW's Mini assembly plant. Following his apprenticeship, he remained with the company for 25 years, ultimately becoming a trainer, teaching toolmaking and machining.
Not long after his 40th birthday in 1990, Graham left Pressed Steel to join a vintage Bugatti restoration business. In 1999, he left that company and became self-employed to specialise in rebuilding engines.
Just 3 years later, Graham heard about a new vintage Bugatti restoration business that had recently opened. On the 8th April 2002, Graham joined Gentry Restorations Ltd.
On Thursday 15th March 2018, his colleagues gathered to present Graham with his retirement gifts. The directors presented him with a Frederique Constant Horological Smart Watch and his colleagues handed him an experience voucher - a helicopter sightseeing flight over London for two people.
Commenting on Graham's time at Gentry Restorations, Stephen Gentry, managing director, had this to say; "During his 16 years with us, Graham was a very loyal and hard-working employee of the company. He has restored countless Bugattis over the years and his projects have always been stunning. Graham has built excellent relationships with many of our customers and we'll all miss him. On behalf of the entire team at Gentry Restorations and our customers, we wish Graham, a long, healthy and happy retirement."


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The people continued to clap, this time even louder. This was an example of the artifice for which she was so respected. She said nothing essential, yet spoke so emphatically that one was left trembling. That which she said was said in such a way that the emptiness of it was completely apparent, for her, as well as for her listeners, and nevertheless . . . from out of that which was manifestly empty arose the entire beauty of her oration. She spoke as if she were singing.
She bowed very deeply and disappeared into the sequestered recesses of the palace. A minister came forward to say something unimportant, but the people were already about to disperse. Throughout the president's speech, the minister was visibly agitated, his voice might occasionally slide up into a clear, bright tone. Then he sang a short, shrill aria and likewise disappeared.
As always, the president stepped onto the balcony at the indicated time six days later, in order to address the people who had gathered there. She was somewhat taller and fatter than last time. Her voice was also different, somehow more raucous, yet more pleasant. Otherwise, everything was the same: the ministers, the red dress with the gold buttons, the hair in a bun, the wrought iron balustrade, the spot lights. She began with, "Hello everyone, it's me," a bit as if she were speaking on the telephone. It was very quiet, and everyone waited with bated breath, which was her signal to begin, as she read the latest statistics. The incidence of accidents had once again decreased, but it hadn't been possible to stop the forest die-off to any appreciable degree. This beginning was a necessary formality, although it was only certain ministers who were interested in it. The people, though, waited for the personal part of the speech.
In fact, several people were already beginning to buckle over, and it didn't take long before many in the audience were laughing, in the typical way people do when they're trying to fend of the hands of someone trying to tickle them. The laughter stood in a curious contradiction to the presentation of certain occurrences from a statistical point of view, especially as the presentation, which had been continuing all the while, became critical with respect to various methods of emphasizing and interpreting statistical data, and which, in addition, undertook an investigation of the F-Test and the analysis of variance of a neo-deconstructive analysis. The effect on those being tickled was like the rough part on the tongue of the goat, and soon there was no stopping the wave of those tormented by laughter.


The Maccabees make complicated heroes. Yes, they stood up for being Jewish against forced assimilation to Greek culture. And yes, they achieved Jewish independence for a hundred years, a model for Jewish self-defense and dignity that resonates even today. At the same time, they were religious fanatics, the haredim of their day: the first person killed in the revolt was a Jew participating in Greek religion, and the Maccabee kingdom made the nations they conquered convert to Judaism (including circumcision!). We who enjoy to modern, secular culture, we who like a clean shave and "immodest" clothing, we have more in common with Hellenized Jews the Maccabees hated than with the Maccabees themselves.
Hanukkah is a complicated holiday. The miracle of the lights story first appears in the Babylonian Talmud, but it is NOT in the histories of Josephus or First or Second Maccabees, which were written much closer in time to the Maccabean revolt. In fact, the Books of Maccabees give alternative reasons why the holiday is 8 days long: a Temple dedication like Solomon's in I Kings, or Sukkot out of season. There may even be an earlier lighting holiday connected to the winter solstice, a common human experience not unique to the Jews, buried behind it all. Most complicated of all, for people who have become less religious, and who may have family they no longer connect with, a season of celebration and joy can bring loneliness and sadness instead.
What can we do with this history and this holiday? There are many human reasons to celebrate light fighting darkness that also apply to those on their own derech: the light of knowledge fighting superstition, the light of inspiration helping us move forward, the light given by human discovery to improve the world. Even though the Maccabees and today's traditionalists try to impose their Judaism on others, the fact that Jews are still arguing about ways to be Jewish makes us part of a deeply rooted tradition. And, even without miracles or mitzvot, many of us value Jewish survival, Jewish distinctiveness, and the richness of unique Jewish expressions of the unique Jewish experience, our family's subset of the human experience.
Rabbi Chalom was ordained by the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism in 2001, and received his PhD in Near Eastern Studies – Hebrew and Jewish Cultural Studies concentration from the University of Michigan. In addition to his work with the Institute, Rabbi Chalom is the rabbi of Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in north suburban Chicago, Illinois. Contact Rabbi Chalom at info@iishj.org or 847-602-4500or read his blog on http://hjrabbi.wordpress.com.
Remember Chanukah – dreidels, chocolate coins, latkes, lamp-lighting, all that stuff? Great wasn't it? One of the really great things about Chanukah is that it's almost as good as Christmas, but without the whole goy-guilt.
Remember how it was put: the time when the few defeated the many; the small beat the great; a handful of yeshivah bochurim and Kohanim defeated the whole Greek army. The nasty goyim tried to stamp out our religion and desecrated our Temple; but God performed a miracle for us and provided oil for the menorah – so now we light the Chanukiah for eight nights to publicize the miracle. Chanukah doesn't have any fasting, like Yom Kippur, or any crazy cleaning like Pesach, and we don't even have to build a shack to live in. All in all, Chanukah is a very feel-good festival. It even helps us feel better about Christmas.
However, there is another side to Chanukah. The Rabbis of the Talmud were more diffident than is their norm when describing Chanukah, and with good reason. Jews are very attached to their status as a victimized minority, so winning battles (at least since the time of Yehoshua) hasn't sat very easily with our self-image. And I'm sorry to say, it gets much worse.
We are given to understand that Chanukah is a war of liberation against the Greek-Syrian forces under King Antiochus Epiphanes. But, sadly, it really wasn't. It was a civil war, with Jew fighting against Jew, until King Antiochus intervened on one side. The first person killed by our hero Mattityahu, was a Jew. It was not only a political struggle, it was preeminently a cultural and religious struggle between Jews who saw themselves as part of the wider Mediterranean world of Greek culture, of religious tolerance, of secular education and science; against religious extremists who wanted to keep Judaism and Jewish culture exclusive, narrow, intolerant and ignorant of the wider world. The Maccabees were the Islamic State of their day, killing any Jew whom they suspected of deviating from their own version of fundamentalist Judaism.
Rather than possessing an irrational hatred of God-given Jewish religious practices, Antiochus was, as was normal at the time, very tolerant of all the many religions in his kingdom. And the leader of the Hellenising party in Israel was none other than the Kohen Gadol (high priest) – who rejoiced in the Greek name of Jason. He presided over the opening of a Greek-style gymnasium in Jerusalem, and many of the Kohanim enjoyed wrestling and bathing after a hard day's korbanot (sacrifices).
The Jewish diaspora was very numerous even then, and, although still religious, was overwhelmingly Greek in culture. Jews were doing very well for themselves as part of the Greek-speaking Mediterranean world, thank you, and they were happy to leave being meshuggeh frum to the peasants back in the middle of nowhere.
Well, it couldn't last, could it? The traditionalists tried to take over and oust the Kohen Gadol, putting one of their own choosing in place. King Antiochus, hitherto happy to let the Jews get on with things themselves, had to intervene to prevent what had become a civil war from getting even more out of hand. And we all know the rest: eventually the fundamentalists won and set up their own priesthood and government, outlawing Greek-style practices.
Think for a moment what it's like for the fundamentalists to win. Think of Iran when the Islamic revolution brought Ayatollah Khomeini to power. Think of Afghanistan under the Taliban. Think what it would be like if Islamic State won. That's what happened to Israel as a result of Chanukah.
Of course it backfired. The fundamentalists invited the Romans in to help them, which was rather like inviting a wolf to guard your sheep. Then they took over Edom and forcibly converted its population to Judaism; which came back to haunt them because King Herod was an Idumean descended from such converts. After another battle a few years later with the Syrian Greeks, there was another civil war, this time between the Maccabees and the Pharisees. Finally the Romans, again on the pretext of coming in to help, took over Israel and ended any real independence.
Very interesting, but so much for history – what does all this mean for us?
At Chanukah we celebrate the victory of the fanatics, the fundamentalists and the extremists over the forces of education, internationalism and tolerance. Rather than being a festival of light, it is about extinguishing light in favor of darkness. For those of us who have left the Charedi world with its own intolerant fundamentalism, and have boldly stepped into the world of secular learning, scientific thinking, respect for others and tolerance of others' views, Chanukah is no celebration. It is a disaster. Make no mistake: if Mattityahu and Yehuda the Maccabee were here now, we would be the first up against the wall.
Think of that when you are munching your latkes.
Several years have past since I wrote about anger during the early part of my journey. These days I am in a good place emotionally, and I have two miracle children, born thanks to advanced medical technology. I don't hold grudges, but who would I be angry at anyway? I no longer believe God is responsible for individual suffering. It is up to human beings to make the world a better place. On my own derech, I have learned profound lessons that I never imagined possible without religious guidance. One is that there is no such thing as perfect. I have learned to forgive fallible people for an imperfect religion.
While I don't have expectations beyond what is humanly possible, I also don't feel limited: I see that humans have an amazing capacity to grow and change. My still frum family has grown in acceptance of our differences. And I am proud of my own growing strength in facing new challenges, such as advocating for my special needs child or fighting for social justice. Today, I am filled with hope and determination.
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I had never been angry enough at God to go against what I thought were his wise teachings. But after my second miscarriage in three years of trying to start a family, I was not simply depressed like the first time. This wasn't just a random fluke, not only was conceiving a struggle (we had gone through several cycles of clomid before conceiving the first time), this time, when a miracle had happened we thought, and we somehow had conceived on our own without any of the drugs, this time, God had failed. I can't remember exactly what procedure/test we were doing, but we were again staying overnight at a hotel close to the fertility clinic so I could walk back and forth on shabbat (fertility treatments require precise timing, for there to be a chance for it to work). Shabbos morning we woke up to the rain, and as we trudged through the wet cold streets, I started to explain to my husband, that I couldn't take it anymore, I didn't deserve this, I had tried my best with every halakhah that I thought was important, even though I didn't follow chumrahs, I didn't believe that God nitpicked and condemned for little things. God was supposed to be merciful, kind, but he wasn't. When we finally arrived exhausted at the clinic, instead of going right up to the receptionist and explaining that I couldn't write on shabbat, I took the pen and wrote down my name to check in. I didn't want to explain anything. Afterwards, my husband (who had never been orthodox, but followed the rules at home for me) offered to go back to the hotel by himself and get the car. It wasn't yet motze shabbos, but I let him check us out of the hotel, and before dark we were driving back home. I had had enough.


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Helen O'Neil is a former British Council Director in Australia. Helen has an impressive pedigree in the Australian arts scene. She is a former senior adviser to the Australian Arts Minister Simon Crean; previously Executive Director of the Australian Major Performing Arts Group and the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and Chair of the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals.
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Kerry Saul is the General Manager of Empire Theatres Pty Ltd in Toowoomba, operating the Empire Theatre Precinct.
Kerry has been active with NARPACA over many years and is currently the Treasurer of NARPACA. He is the Queensland representative on the Board of Management of Performing Arts Connections Australia.
In 1987 he opened Mackay Entertainment Centre as Technical Manager and in 1997 moved to Toowoomba to open The Empire Theatre in the same role. He has recently overseen the completion of the new 350 seat Armitage Centre within the Empire precinct. Kerry has been General Manager of Empire Theatres since 2011.
Kerry has a particular interest in encouraging the growth of production and performance within his region and in maintaining an effective touring network.
David Barrett (South Australia) is currently with the City of Gawler in South Australia as the Manager of Business Enterprise and Communication. Previously he was the Unit Manager, Cultural Facilities for the City of Marion, encompassing management of Council's commercial leases and (most importantly) the Marion Cultural Centre. The Centre comprises of a theatre, meeting rooms, art gallery, café, outdoor plaza and library. Prior to working at Marion, David was Advisor, Performing Arts for the City of Tea Tree Gully where he managed the Golden Grove Arts Centre. David has worked professionally within the performing arts and outdoor events industries since 2001 as General Manager Entertainment for the 20th Australian Jamboree, Theatre Technician for the Shedley Theatre and Technical Assistant for Apollo Lighting. His involvement in South Australia's amateur theatre scene stretches back to 1989 with many appearances in front of and behind the curtain.
David's formal training is Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice and Bachelor of Commerce, but it didn't take long for him to see the light and pursue a career in an area that he is passionate about – performing arts.
David was also a Chair of the South Australian Presenters Association (SAPA), the state-based presenter association, a presenter representative on the PATA Council and Treasurer of Out of the Square Inc, a network of suburban performing arts centres that plan, package, programme and present the best possible arts and entertainment to audiences outside Adelaide's CBD.
Currently a Board Member, Anne- Marie has served four years as the President on the Performing Arts Connections Australia Board.
Anne-Marie has considerable experience in the performing arts as a presenter and in national touring and in that capacity, has actively facilitated audience development and community engagement programs and activities. Anne-Marie is currently Executive Director for The Arts House on the Central Coast, in addition to the role of Council Member of the Australian Performing Arts Touring Alliance (PATA). Her past appointments have included General Manager at Merrigong Theatre Company, General Manager of City Recital Hall, Angel Place, General Manager at Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre and Business Operations Manager at Chapel off Chapel.
Lyn Wallis is Artistic Director and CEO of Hothouse Theatre, having joined the company in 2015.
She has worked as a director, producer, programmer, performer and teacher for over 30 years, with a practice focus on new Australian writing. Lyn spent almost a decade as Downstairs Theatre Director for Belvoir in Sydney where she curated and produced nine seasons of independent theatre and championed a new wave of artistic leaders. During this time she wrote In Good Company – a manual for producing independent theatre, which was published by Currency Press.
Prior to joining HotHouse, Lyn was Director of Theatre for the Australia Council for the Arts for almost six years, where she played a key role in the development of national policy and strategic initiatives for the Australian Theatre Sector.
Rachel Healy has been working in executive positions in the arts and cultural sector in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney for nearly thirty years including as Director of Performing Arts for Sydney Opera House, General Manager of Belvoir Street Theatre and roles at the State Theatre Company of South Australia, Handspan Theatre and The Australian Ballet. More recently she was Executive Manager, Culture for the City of Sydney, where she was responsible for developing the City's first cultural policy and its live music and performance action plan.
She has also worked as a cultural industries consultant and producer and has held governance roles on the boards of many cultural organisations and government agencies including the Sydney Opera House Trust, Live Performance Australia, Arts on Tour, Legs on the Wall, Arts NSW, Sydney Writers' Festival, Hothouse Theatre, the Industry Advisory Board at the University of Technology Sydney's Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building. She served as Deputy Chair of the Theatre Board of the Australia Council and been a member of the Major Performing Arts Panel of the Australia Council since June 2014.
In 2015, Rachel and director Neil Armfield were appointed Joint Artistic Directors of the Adelaide Festival for 2017, 2018 and 2019. In October 2017, their terms were extended to include the 2020 and 2021 Adelaide Festivals.
Janie is an experienced commercial lawyer with over 30 years' experience in commercial and corporate law. She has held roles in private practice (including 10 years as partner in a firm operated with her husband, Richard Warren), government, in-house, and higher education.
While employed at the University of Western Australia Janine was responsible for the legal work for the Perth International Arts Festival for 10 years, working with program managers, the technical director and the general manager.
In addition, she carried out legal work for the School of Music, the Cultural Precinct, and UWA Publishing. Highlights in that role were The Giants (2015), Luminous Night (the University's centenary celebration event – 2013) and the CHOGM Cultural Festival (2011). Janine is interested in the arts, the environments (especially the beach) and travel. She lives in Fremantle with her husband and dog.
Joel Bray is a proud Wiradjuri dancer, writer and performance-maker. Joel uses a contemporary toolbox to breathe life into ancient ritual practice to create work that surfs between spoken text and textured improvisation movement. His work is conversational and confessional and is often made for intimate settings that create unique person-to-person encounters between performer and audience.
His work Biladurang (Best Performance 2017 Melbourne Fringe) is touring nationally. Trained at NAISDA and WAAPA, he was engaged as a technical and virtuosic dancer with companies in Europe and Israel, including Hofesh Shechter and Yoram Karmi. Joel Bray is a dancer with CHUNKY MOVE since 2014.
Rick has worked in the performing arts industry across Australia for some 30 years. As Director of Push Management Pty Ltd, he is proud to have been contracted to PAC Australia for over ten years. Rick occasionally undertakes strategic business planning for creative organisations and government agencies.
In 2014/15 Rick was Executive Producer for Perth International Arts Festival. He has fulfilled roles such as Events Operations Manager at the Sydney Opera House and General Manager of Buzz Dance Theatre. He has co-produced work with Black Swan Theatre Co and worked with companies such as WA Theatre Company, Dance North (Townsville), Chrissie Parrot Dance Company, Country Arts WA, Barking Gecko Theatre Company, Perth Theatre Company, and Australian Dance Theatre. Rick graduated from the WA Academy of Performing Arts in Stage Management and also holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing).
Rick was Chair of Steps Youth Dance Company for eight years, he was also Chair of AusdanceWA, and in 2009 & '10, was Project Facilitator for the Contemporary Dance Model Development project [Future Moves], a $1.6M state government initiative for the development of Contemporary Dance in Western Australia. Rick was a member and Chair of the Dance and Physical Theatre panel for the Helpmann awards from 2004 to 2013 as well as member of the Regional Touring panel for four years. He is currently Chair of the Helpmann Panel for Best Children's Presentation.
Rick is an authority on performing arts touring in Australia, having been intimately involved in national touring through his work as a 'Blue Heeler', whilst Touring Consultant at Arts on Tour NSW and as both a Councillor and interim Executive Officer of the Performing Arts Touring Alliance [PATA]. Together with Harley Stumm, Rick wrote Australia's first National Touring Framework for the Australia Council for the Arts. Rick recently delivered CircuitWest's 5-year touring strategy and co-wrote Performing Spaces (A guide for Local Government) with Alison Dalziel.
Rick works and lives in Perth and is the proud parent of two young adults (and Molly the dog).
Katherine Connor has worked as a performing arts presenter, a producer and an arts planning consultant in Australia for 20 years.
Katherine was previously a director at a venue management and consulting firm where she was also the venue manager at The Hills Centre for the Performing Arts (2002-2005) and a Project Director, delivering business plans, feasibility studies and projects briefs as well as establishing operations at several local government and privately managed venues across Australia.
Katherine has also sat on the management board of City Recital Hall Angel Place and the Hills Cooperative Limited, was a director of Theatre Services for seven years, an Associate Producer at Leader Entertainment and has managed Theatre One Productions and Management Services since 2012.
Katherine has undertaken a variety of producer roles either in a lead or co-producer capacity, working on productions including Leader of the Pack, The Boy From Oz, Hills for Hope, Smoky Dawson: A Life Remembered and CONNECTED.
She has also assisted several councils and arts organisations in securing project and operational funding for both arts facilities and touring work, and has conducted risk assessments on behalf of event and production companies including Douglas Fabian Productions and Chinese National Day (for the Sydney Opera House).
Katherine is currently the Producer and Programs Manager at PAC Australia, delivering the annual Performing Arts Exchange and Conference.
After graduating from WAAPA with a Bachelor of Arts Management in 2015 Sarah has worked in a number of roles including; Marketing Manager, Company Manager and Stage Manager.
Sarah started her career in the arts working as a Chaperone on Disney Theatricals' Production of The Lion King where she developed a passion for working in the commercial musical theatre industry. Since then Sarah has gained extensive experience working with several major commercial arts companies including; The Gordon Frost Organisation, TML Enterprises and The Royal Shakespeare Company.
During her final year at WAAPA Sarah interned as the Project Officer on the inaugural Australasian Musical Theatre Educators Alliance (MTEA) Conference. In 2016 Sarah worked as the marketing manager for The Astor Theatre in Perth where she was responsible for the promotion of all the venues performances. She has also worked with a variety of companies on a number of large-scale corporate events including assistant stage managing for the Big Bash League Cricket series in Perth.
Sarah started her career at PAC Australia in 2018 just in time for the Making Space Conference and PAX in Karratha. Sarah loves musical theatre, travelling, netflix, reading and her puppy.


(Wikipedia) - Arak, Iran For the administrative subdivision, see Arak County. For the alcoholic drink, see Arak (drink).
Arak pronunciation (help·info) (Persian: اراک - Arāk), also knowns as Sultan Abad (Persian: سلطان آباد - Soltān Ābād), is a city in and the capital of Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 526,182, in 160,761 families.
HistoryNational Garden (central square) in 1969.
Arak is a village built on the ruins of a small town called Daskerah, which was destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Persia.
Modern Arak is a relatively new village on fertile lands, reestablished in 1795 with primary construct ending in 1852. The new city was founded and financed during the Qajar era by an Iranian Georgian Yusef Khan e Gorji, a pro-Iranian Georgian warlord given refuge by Agha Mohammad Khan (Persian: محمد خان قاجار) (1742–1797) following a territorial dispute with his cousins who were supported by Imperial Russian Empress Catherine the Great.
In the period between 1795 and 1797, Yusef Khan e Gorji, renamed Yusef Khan e Sepahdar by the Shah, settled his army in the fertile though poorly-controlled territory that would become modern Arak. Hostile tribes in this region had operated autonomously from Qajar rule. With the Persian Shah''s approval, Yusef Khan diverted the main river to drive out the hostiles and built the Sultan Abad fortress, or Baladeh, a war fortress to act as a buffer and serve as the foundation of what would become modern Arak.
Yusef Khan''s organized military force was established in this region aptly named (or more accurately, re-named) "Persian Iraq" (Iraq e ajam) from ancient times meaning ''smooth land''. According to historians, Yusef Khan built Arak from his own personal income and with the aid of affluents.
The town would remain a military base and fortress until 1892. The Sultan Abad fortress had a thick wall surrounded by great moats, 7 meters deep. Eight towers were constructed around the town and the governmental building was established in its northern part.
In 1891, deputy governor, Etemad ol Saltane Mirza Hassan, repaired all of the shops, gardens and all government buildings in Sultan Abad''s greater town and with the owners of industries from other towns, settled in Arak. Large portions of the town were annexed as personal property to the pre-existing army commanders though these were ultimately turned over to the state from 1918–1922.
The evolution of the modern town name is from Sultan Abad fortress, to Sultan Abad, to Iraq e Ajam (Iraq of Persians), and finally to its current name, Arak, in 1938.
The city officially became a metropolis (Kalânşahr/کلانشهر) after the merger with Karahrud and Senjan occurred on April 6, 2013.
The city is surrounded by mountains in the south, west, and east. Arak is located in adjacency two important cities: Qom and Isfahan. Its average altitude is 1750m above sea level and is 260 km from the capital, Tehran.
Arak has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa) that is, in general, relatively cold and dry. Its weather is warm and dry in summer, windy and cool in autumn, cold and snowy in winter, and mild in spring. The maximum temperature may raise up to 35 degrees Celsius in summer and may fall to below -25 degrees Celsius in winter. The average rainfall is around 350mm and the annual relative humidity is 46%.
The city is served by the Arak International Airport, which is located north of the city. Arak International Airport opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest airports in Iran.
Since 1935, there is an railway connection between Arak form part of the Iranian Railways. Destinations served direct from bandare Emam To Bandaere Turkman in caspian sea.
Buses provide the bulk of local public transport.


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So the dog days of summer is here, so that's what they say anyways. I know lots of folks are taking vacations or have taken vacations, lets try to get back into the swing of things with your KARATE lessons.
Don't forget if you feel that you need a little extra help, please don't be shy. Just ask anyone of the sensei's or any of the sempais if they can help you out.
Our #1 Goal is for you to get to your next belt level ultimately getting you to BLACK!!!!!
School will be back in session soon, enjoy the rest of your summer and always be safe.


Okay, so it's April, which means it is still soup weather where I live (unfortunately). In fact, it was snowing this morning so…there's that. As a result of the cold, I have had this incredible Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup recipe on my mind. And you all know I LOVE soup! So I am super excited to share this recipe with you because it is an all-time family FAVORITE (next to The BEST Cauliflower Soup recipe I shared with all of you a couple weeks ago. YUM. If you haven't tried it, you MUST.).
This Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup (which I have labeled The BEST Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup – because it is 🙂 ) goes over especially well with my husband so if you're looking for a soup recipe that is full of flavor, packed full of nutrition, fills your tummy, and has a spicy kick, this is your ticket.
What is so great about this Enchilada Soup?
You can SO EASILY make this soup vegetarian or even vegan, without compromising ANY flavor. To do this (as mentioned in the recipe below), simply do not add the chicken. You can add an extra can of black beans in place of the chicken and then top the soup with some crushed chips! It always tastes delicious to me! And this soup is already gluten-free.
And the next best part about this soup is that it really is incredibly easy to make. It is made in a slow cooker or Crockpot (not sure if you gathered that from the name or not… 😉 ) so you literally just toss all of the ingredients into your slow cooker and head out the door. You really can't go wrong with this soup! I use this 6-Quart Crockpot for all of my slow-cooker meals because it has an awesome digital timer on it, it cooks perfectly and it is the perfect size for my family-style meals.
And lastly, there are endless choices of toppings for this soup that can make it that much more awesome. Some toppings my family enjoys are avocado, shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, crushed chips, cilantro, and green onions. Oh and Cholula (that comes from my husband!). YUMMY!!!
It's so easy! Just chop the veggies. Then throw the chicken breasts (optional) in the slow cooker. Add the veggies and all the other ingredients (spices, veggie broth, etc.) and let the slow cooker do its job for 3-4 hours on low or 6-8 hours on high. This soup turns out AMAZING. Every. Time.
This Enchilada Soup is an easy dinner to make for guests as well. It takes very little effort to make, it is hearty, packed full of complex flavors and nutrition, and is very satisfying. The ease and versatility of adjusting the recipe to different food preferences and food allergies is also an added bonus.
As you can see, we included the chicken in this recipe this time. My family very occasionally eats some chicken from a local farm near us, and that is what we used. But this recipe is perfectly delicious without it!
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If you try this Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup recipe, I would love to hear about it! Leave a comment and don't forget to tag a photo #ahouseahappyhome so I can check it out. Enjoy, friends!
This soup is hearty, nutritious and packed full of flavor, with a spicy kick! The versatility of this soup to align with dietary preferences is incredibly easy and can be made vegetarian or even vegan. It is already gluten-free. And it is incredibly delicious!
In a 6-quart slow cooker, add chicken and all the rest of ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-8 hours.
If using chicken, remove the chicken from the slow cooker and shred with two forks. Then add it back into the slow cooker. Season with additional salt and seasonings if needed.
Spoon soup into bowls and top with favorite toppings. Enjoy, friends!
For the Vegetarian and Vegan option: Simply do not add the chicken. Feel free to add about 6 corn tortillas torn into small pieces in place of the chicken. YUM!!


The lagoon is home to little grebe and tufted duck throughout the year. Oystercatchers, lapwings and common terns have bred on the islands. In winter wigeon, pochard, teal and goosander may be present.
The Visitor Centre is open every Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and most Bank Holidays and provides a warm welcome for all our visitors.
Get colouring! Click on any of the pictures to download them and colour them in.
Why not use this wonderful local resource to extend your children's knowledge and put their classroom learning into a real context.
Rodley Nature Reserve in pictures.


#FHMBikiniHeaven: It's A Pool Partey!!!
The best part: We're giving away tickets!
Aloha, FHM Nation! This year, we're bringing the nation's sexiest summer party to the city!
And the best part: We're giving away tickets!
The 2014 FHM Bikini Heaven Pool Party takes place this Saturday, March 22, at the Solaire Resort poolside area. We've invited some of the country's hottest babes, told them to come in only their skivvies to shiver your timber this sunny season!
You may want to take note of the details, so save the poster below!
Now, the important part: How can you win those tickets? And which babes are coming? Proceed to the next page to find out!


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Q: Speed up android game and fix multi screen issue? Main Questions:
1. Is resizing the image most likely the reason my app is slowing down?
2. Best way to deal with multiple screens when creating a game with a lot of images / big map?
3. Any suggestions or tips?
This is not so much a my code problem as it is an idea problem.
I have not tested it yet, but I am almost certain the reason for my application being slow is resizing my images. What I do is make a blank bitmap at 480x800 and draw on it. Then resize it as need be. Here is my resize method...
What can I do to either make this faster or solve my problem of dealing with multiple screens?
private Bitmap scaleImage(Bitmap picture) {
    Log.i("First Bitmap", "Size: " + picture.getWidth() + ", " + picture.getHeight());
    Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
    matrix.postScale(this.game.getScaleX(), this.game.getScaleY());
    Bitmap resizedPicture = Bitmap.createBitmap(picture, 0, 0, picture.getWidth(), picture.getHeight(), matrix, true);
    return resizedPicture;
}

BTW I am designing a game, so keep it in mind that I can't just scale everything ahead of time or otherwise the images would not go where I need them. I was thinking however that maybe you could do all your calculations related to image size, but wouldn't that be  a problem?
I have read around a lot, but there was not much. I did find this link useful. Maybe someone could explain things better so that I can solve this problem and get on with my game/app!!! :)
Link to "this link": http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

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In Rocky Mountain National Park the elk often watch the people who are watching them. In this case, a curious young bull paused in his grazing to pick up his head and see who was taking his picture. He made the artist/photographer's day - and here's the result!
Acrylic and pastel on 3/4 inch canvas, framed in a black floater frame.
Framed dimensions are nearly 26" wide X 22" tall.


Do you feel overwhelmed by new initiatives that now fall under "school communications"?
Are you looking to the future and trying to figure who you will you need to hire to accomplish those initiatives and school district communications goals?
In this article, you'll discover 10 job titles you need to consider for the future of your school communication's department.
I tweeted a quote from Sergio Zyman, former CMO of Coca-Cola, a while back that marketing is not an expense, but should be viewed as an investment. That thought can be very hard for many people, including board trustees, but it is now a reality for school districts across the country.
In the past five years, my district has seen over 15 charters, Montessori or private schools built inside the boundaries of our district. It has taken a toll on our enrollment growth.
Coke and Pepsi had their "Cola Wars", we are now in the middle of the "School Wars". And just like the cola corporations, you need marketing to stand out from the crowd. Marketing is vital for public school districts to take part in. Get ahead of the curve now.
In God we trust; all others must bring data. That is a very powerful quote. People want proof that something we are doing is making an impact. We must use analytics and data to drive our decisions to prove our campaigns are working.
We need to constantly look at the trends, and make our decisions based on those predictions and audience insights. With increased focus on social media and digital marketing, the tools are out there to analyze data and make it work for your school district.
Most of us will need someone smarter than us to gather the data, analyze the data, and make predictions from the data. Do you have your Data Scientist on staff or will you need to hire one?
One of my first initiatives when I took my role in my district was to shift much of our focus to Content Marketing. People don't trust advertising like they use to. They want content that will help them feel like confident parents making smart decisions about their children's education. Providing them with that information or content is key to forming a trusting relationship.
My prediction is that in the next five years we will see a large school district buy a local newspaper to produce and distribute content. They will use the journalist and the newspaper's traditional and digital distribution to provide the community and parents valuable information in a timely manner.
Visual storytelling is a must. You cannot post a story, highlight an event, or create a social media post without a picture or video. All districts need an expert to create visually appealing, digital content that will resonate with their audience, as well as fit the criteria for all things social and digital media.
There is still a small place for traditional and hard copy advertisements, but digital will be the top-performing platform in the future. You need an expert in the field. You need a digital designer.
If your website is not already mobile responsive then you are in trouble. More and more people are using their smartphone to find information and browse the web. In the next five years the percentage of people ditching their desktop is going to explode. You need an expert that can make all of your online content and websites jive with smartphone technology.
When it comes to Search Engine Optimization, Google has made mobile a top priority. If your website is not mobile mobile-friendly, you are being penalized by Google of where your site ranks.
My prediction is that in five years apps will be a thing of the past. Essentially, your website will be your app. If done right, a website will flow just like any app in the marketplace. Find your mobile expert now before they are snatched up by Corporate America or other districts.
And yes, there will still be a need for all you APR's out there. Dealing with the media will never go away. Stuff is going to happen. However, it will not be the same media we work with today. It will be fractured, and it will be very niche.
You will also need someone who can work with the community and business partners. With more and more school budgets being cut across the nation, we will need community support and corporate sponsorships more than ever.
Live video rules! If your district is not doing live video on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, you better get on it. Engagement levels for live video are through the roof.
Most of the social media platforms are now embracing video and making it their top priority. This person should know video rules and techniques, but also needs to be well versed in how to conduct Live Video for maximum engagement.
Telling a story is key. You don't have to fancy equipment to get the job done. Tell an emotional story, and your audience will watch. Hire a storyteller first, and then a video expert for your district.
The top selling product on Amazon last Christmas was the Amazon Echo. Google reports that 40% of search on their platform is done through voice. It is time to embrace this technology.
It is time to think of how this impact your district. Do you have someone on your staff that knows about voice? Do they know how to design skills or voice apps that interact with products from Amazon, Google and Apple?
Hiring a Voice Search Expert might be the best investment you can make in the next five years. Most of your parents, students and community will most likely be gathering information about your district using Voice Hardware.
Along with voice, augmented reality is a trending topic in marketing. According to Wikipedia, Augmented Reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment whereby the objects that reside in the real-world are "augmented" by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across multiple sensory modalities.
Think of creating virtual classrooms so your parents and community can see the awesome things happening in your district. What if students can interact with academy environments before they decide which program is the best fit? Designing these worlds might be the best thing to promote your schools since open houses.
And speaking of open houses, district and school events are still very powerful when selling your schools and programs. There is no better way to convince a parent to enroll in a school. Let them tour the schools. Let them meet the teachers. Let them interact with your classrooms.
The event coordinator's sole responsibility is to design events that run smoothly and drive engagement. This person needs to be organized, creative and a people person.
What are you thoughts on the future of School Public Relations? Leave me your thoughts in the comment section below.


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In 1980 werd het 22ste seizoen gespeeld van de Campeonato Ecuatoriano, de hoogste voetbalklasse van Ecuador. Barcelona behaalde voor de zesde keer in de geschiedenis de landstitel en plaatste zich, net als runner-up Técnico Universitario, voor de Copa Libertadores 1981. Barcelona won de titel op basis van betere onderlinge resultaten. Topscorer werd de Argentijn Miguel Ángel Gutíerrez van CD América de Quito met 26 goals.

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Ecuadoraans voetbalelftal in 1980

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RSSSF

Ecuadoraans voetbalseizoen
Competitievoetbal 1980


Microsoft Corp. has revamped its ongoing legal negotiations with the EU antitrust regulators over the concerns surrounding web browser exclusivity, according to a report carried by Bloomberg.
Citing internal sources, Bloomberg wrote that the software giant has finally agreed to make the requested concessions by randomising the choice of browsers customers are offered while installing a Windows operating system.
Under the aforesaid modifications, Microsoft has altered its erstwhile 'screen ballot proposal' to randomly incorporate five top browsers in the list, with the user now given the option to download any one of them.
Such a modified system would place all the recommended browser options at par, and would prevent the software maker from being alleged of preferring its own signature browser while offering its customers with suitable choices.
The news outlet further claimed that the EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes was optimistic about reaching an acceptable solution by the end of this year.
Microsoft, which has been penalised with fines worth $2.53 billion in various EU antitrust cases, has drawn flaks over bundling its browser Internet Explorer with its widely popular Windows operating systems.
The issue encompassing browser exclusivity was raised by a few well-known tech companies having their own internet browsers, including Google, Mozilla, and Opera.
"We've concluded our discussions with Microsoft. We have addressed the issues raised in the market test and we think we now have the basis for quite a robust remedy", the website quoted Philip Lowe, the Commission's competition department director general, as saying.
Ramdonly displaying the browsers in the installation menu is possibly the best option currently available; something that will not pan Microsoft and offer a viable alternative to Windows OS users. It is sad though that Microsoft has had to wait so long before it reluctantly had to implement this.
Microsoft agreeing to EU browser changes?


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Jai's Book Reviews
The Atlas Shrugged - A Review
This is my first post in this blog where I am planning to write reviews on the books I read. I will try to give some advise on the choice of books for passionate readers like myself. The first book I have chosen to review is a very old fictional classic by the philosopher Ayn Rand based on her philosophy known as Objectivism.
Many of you might be wondering why I have chosen a classic that is more than half a century old for my first review? Well, the answer to that is I re-read the book recently and secondly the topic that it deals with - capitalism - is relevant even today. Now on to the book.
Rand weaves her characters into the fabric of the plot beautifully. All her protagonists, the beautiful and brilliant Dagny Taggart, the millionaire playboy Francisco Anconia, Hank Rearden the business magnate are all strong personalities with powerful convictions. All of them believe that the self and living for oneself should be the supreme objective of men and women. Nothing should come free including love. Every man should be the center of his universe.
Dagny Taggert runs the railroad Taggert Transcontinental. The ornamental vice-president of this company is her brother James Taggart who is referred to as lice in one sentence of the book. The era in which this story is set seems to be one where the very core of economy is breaking down in Europe and America.
Communist philosophy is sweeping across countries all round the globe. Nations are breaking down and the final straw is when the government of the US issues directive after directive stripping industrialists of their powers by regulations that frown on the profit motive. People want everything for nothing.
The hero of the story John Galt appears only in part III of the book but makes his presence felt. He has a brilliant brain, the kind that occurs only once in a century. Galt is an individualist who wants to stop the motor of the world, or in other words wants prove to the world that without the men of brains the society cannot survive.
Galt convinces the men of intellect and acumen to leave the looters as he calls them, to fend for themselves and take refuge in the city he has built called the Galt's gulch. Dagny is romanced by a number of men but realizes that it is Galt who is her true love, so much so, that Rand would have us believe she was in love with him even before she had met him.
Rand seems to be a philosopher who is an extreme capitalist. Her philosophy Objectivism envisions a world where nothing is given free and everyone has to earn his or her keep. She does not even spare filial affections. I strongly disagree here. Parents love their children because they are their children and for no other reason.
Hank Rearden does not seems to have any affection for his mother, wife or brother. Rand's theories defy the maxim, "blood is thicker than water". She does not believe in taxation or even the rudimentary governmental control on economy. There are to be no free public services. Everything has to be paid for and earned.
Her society is ruthless and her philosophy reminds me of Nietzsche's lunatic ravings. I am not a communist. I believe that equal opportunities have to be provided to everybody and people have to be rewarded according to their productivity. But I certainly do not believe in this extreme and radical form of capitalism where there is no room for even a Christmas gift.
But I still congratulate the author as she definitely makes a strong case for the self being supremely important. After all, man is essentially selfish. The narrative is racy and the speeches by Anconio and Galt where they expound their philosophy make very interesting reading.
The book runs into a thousand pages but does not let up in pace or get boring. For such skillful writing and for holding the attention of the reader for over a thousand pages I go with a 3 out of 5 for Ayn Rand's "The Atlas Shrugged".
Tomichan Matheikal November 27, 2017 at 5:40 AM
I loved reading this as a young man. I read two other novels of Rand after this. Loved them all. But today, as a more mature person, I don't think I'll love her works. Too idealistic?
Jai November 27, 2017 at 6:18 AM
It is a bit radical... Rand carries selfishness to the extreme and tells us it is a virtue and should be celebrated... Yes you are right... Too idealistic...
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"The God Of Small Things" By Arundhati Roy - A Book Review
Recently I was listening to an interview with the author Preeti Shenoy on BBC. When she was asked about fictional novels she stated that there are two kinds of fiction: one that wins a number of literary awards and the the other that ends up being a No 1 bestseller. Arundhati Roy's "God of small things" combines both.
The language used is quite posh, sophisticated and sometimes very poignant and poetic which allows one to classify it as literary fiction. The story moves a bit slowly at first and I found myself making excuses to put the book down and take a break quiet often. But at some point as the narrative picked pace, I got absorbed in the unfolding tale. The story is based in a village in Kerala near Kochi where I live.
The characters are quiet intriguing. The book centers on the tragic tale of a woman who makes her own choice of a life partner and then finds that he is willing to sell her for benefit…
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga - A Review
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
It is my belief that there are two kinds of books that can be categorized as fiction. On one hand we have popular Masala fiction like 'Two States: The story of my marriage' written by Chetan Bhagat which top the best sellers list. On the other hand we have literary fiction written by authors like Arundhati Roy and Aravind Adiga which win literary awards.
I am not a very literary type and I had bought 'The White Tiger' because I found it in a small book shop and did not have to pay much for it. But believe me, the book was worth much much more than what I had paid for it. It is a story which clearly brings out the caste hierarchy in the Indian society. It brings out the conditioning of the minds of the poor and the marginalized by centuries of oppression they have been subjected to by the rich and elite of the Indian society.
The story is about a man who wants to break free from what he refers to as a rooster coop where the poor are held in…


Time to follow the yellow brick road because you're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of odds! Wizard of Odds is a magical video slot that has 5-reels and 20 paylines. Land three Wizard symbols anywhere on reels 2, 4 and 5 and you'll trigger the Wizard's Hat Bonus feature. In this feature, pick from the 3 wizard's hats to reveal the number of Free Spins. There's also the Cauldron Bonus. Select a potion vial from the shelf, which the wizard will add to the cauldron to increase your prize. What's more, you can keep selecting new vials until the wizard's spell is complete, which can give you up x100 Multiplier. Magic!


I've been quietly working on something for the past few months, getting up early in the morning to start recipe testing, and going to sleep very very late, writing down my last thoughts and ideas for the next day. All for this app - Deliciously Vegan, a collection of my favourite healthy, delicious recipes by yours truly.
To be honest, I never imagined creating a recipe app, but once I'd thought about it more then it seemed like the best option of all. An endless canvas for me, and endless amount of recipes for you.
If you are interested in the app then you can find the download link here - https://appsto.re/us/fikFhb.i. There is currently just the iOS version, but we are working on getting the Android one out there too.
I appreciate each and every one of you who take the time to download the app and test the recipes, lots of love to you all!
Don't forget to tag your recreations with #deliciouslyveganapp, I'll be reposting them on my page too!


How come the EFCC is allowing itself become so brazenly bias just satisfy some characters in the Presidency who want to see Governor Ayo Fayose humiliated? The man has said he will come answer any questions you have without drama. People are wondering why this letter, which refer to a state governor like a common criminal? Sigh!
Fayose who enjoys immunity from prosecution as a result of his present office ends his tenure as governor of Ekiti state on October 16.
Politics of anti-corruption fight in Nigeria is becoming something else.


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Isabel van Gent, Bookings & Content Producer ctl_admin2018-12-14T09:13:37+11:00
"I love the idea of getting a little bit better each year at whatever it is I'm working on."
Content producer Isabel van Gent brings a bit of the country to Cornerstone; lots of optimism, a can-do attitude and she says, the promise of a friendly wave if you happen to pass her "on the same dirt road."
Perhaps it was the experience of growing up on her father's farm and winery in Mudgee that encouraged Isabel van Gent to get her hands dirty. If a tree fell down, she'd chop it up. If a fence needed repair, she was out there with the pliers. Cattle needed moving? It was all hands on deck.
And feet too.
"I grew up helping dad squash the grapes in the tank. If he turned his back, I was so short I would sink and he would have to come and rescue me," she says.
So, years later when the engine cut out on the old bright yellow Volkswagen on a road trip in South Africa she knew exactly what to do. Although Isabel is the first to admit she's had less luck with cars than cows and grapes.
"I lived in New Zealand for almost a year. We went through an old car and we would have to park it on a hill so we could clutch start it. It was dumb, but we drove it up to the snow, and we ended up having 15 snowboarders pushing us down the mountain," she says.
It was all these experiences that led her to the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Writing) at Macquarie University in 2011 where she learned to fashion her experiences with the pen.
"I learnt to write across the spectrum; journalism, creative writing, biography and memoirs. We did script and screen writing," she says. "But I enjoyed fiction the most. It is a bit of escapism and there is always the element of the central character finding some power within themselves."
When the opportunity to join Cornerstone came up as a content producer and bookings, it seemed like the obvious next step. For someone who relishes the opportunity to grow and challenge herself, she fits right into Cornerstone's culture of improvement.
"I love the idea of getting a little bit better each year at whatever it is I'm working on," Isabel says.
"I don't come from a background in education, so I think I can bring a different perspective," she says. "I am looking forward to working with teachers."
Isabel is the friendly voice on the other end of the phone to deal with all your professional learning enquiries.
And if you ever see her on an old dirt road – she'll be the one waving.
Get in touch with Isabel at isabelvangent@cornerstoneteacherlearning.com.au for enquires about our courses. Isabel also runs Cornerstone's Writers Group.