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Beshear says avoiding national politics fueled Kentucky win
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov.-elect Andy Beshear said Friday that he won in the red state of Kentucky by distancing himself from national politics and connecting with voters desperate for leaders focused more on their needs and less on "the 24-hour cable news cycle."
Beshear, who narrowly defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin in the closely watched race, also vowed to set a new tone at the top of Kentucky's government. He said his administration would be "one where we live up to the values we were raised in, that we believe in the golden rule that everybody is our neighbor."
In a Statehouse interview with The Associated Press, Beshear said the attention he paid to the everyday challenges facing voters helped propel him to victory.
"They're anxieties that people worry about at the end of the night — whether they're making enough money to support their kids, whether their kids are getting the type of education that will give them a better, brighter future, whether they can afford to take their families to a doctor when they're sick," he said.
Beshear and his running mate, Lt. Gov.-elect Jacqueline Coleman, overcame a strong GOP tide in Kentucky to win. Republicans won the other statewide offices in the Nov. 5 election. Bevin's combative style, including his feud with teachers over pension and education policies, contributed to the GOP governor's downfall.
National Democrats hailed Beshear's victory, along with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' reelection in Louisiana, heading into the 2020 presidential election. President Donald Trump campaigned for their GOP opponents with 11th-hour appearances in both states.
But Beshear studiously avoided being drawn into the national political fray, restraining his comments on the prospect of presidential impeachment and other matters during the campaign. Bevin campaigned with a series of nationally prominent Republicans, led by Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, and tried linking Beshear to liberal national Democrats — a common GOP tactic in conservative-leaning Kentucky.
Beshear, the state's attorney general and the son of a former governor, cited his detachment from national politics as another reason he was elected.
"I believe that the people of Kentucky and in other parts of the United States are desperate for someone that's focused on them and not the 24-hour cable news cycle that continues in Washington, D.C.," he said Friday.
"I believe that we have wandered sometimes further and further away from the day-to-day needs of our people. ... Running on things that a governor can actually do to help the people of Kentucky is one of the main reasons that I'm sitting where I am now."
Beshear has said he will prioritize public education, health care, job and income growth and public pension protection as governor.
Beshear strongly supports the federal Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid expansion put into place in Kentucky by his father — former two-term Gov. Steve Beshear, who preceded Bevin in office.
Steve Beshear used an executive order to increase the state's Medicaid rolls by more than 400,000 people to include coverage for able-bodied adults. Medicaid is a joint federal and state health care program for the poor and disabled.
Bevin tried to require some "able-bodied" Medicaid recipients to get a job, go to school or volunteer to keep their benefits but was blocked by a federal judge. Bevin's administration filed an appeal, but Andy Beshear has vowed to rescind the proposed work requirement, saying it would deprive tens of thousands of people of health coverage and hurt rural hospitals.
Asked about the "Medicare for All" proposals being touted by some Democratic presidential candidates, Andy Beshear said Friday that it "can mean a hundred different things in a hundred different ways."
"What I believe is that every Kentuckian needs access to affordable, accessible health care," he said. "And I believe that the private sector often provides that type of health care."
Beshear waged a nearly four-year feud with Bevin that dominated Kentucky politics. As attorney general, Beshear challenged a series of Bevin's executive actions. In the highest-profile case, Beshear filed a lawsuit that led Kentucky's Supreme Court to strike down a Bevin-supported pension law.
Beshear on Friday decried political divisions in Kentucky and across the country, and said he wants to help set a new tone that avoids bitter rancor.
"Governing may be combative sometimes but it doesn't have to be miserable, and that's what we've seen," he said. "Let's get to a point where we can agree and move forward where we agree, but that we can civilly disagree and it doesn't stop us from doing that next important thing."


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"""add hooks to task result

Adds empty hooks list to existing task results

Revision ID: 6ad4f426f005
Revises: 08e1515a576c
Create Date: 2016-09-13 18:11:47.703023

"""

# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
revision = "6ad4f426f005"
down_revision = "08e1515a576c"
branch_labels = None
depends_on = None

from alembic import op  # noqa
import sqlalchemy as sa  # noqa

from rally.common.db.sqlalchemy import types as sa_types
from rally import exceptions

task_results_helper = sa.Table(
    "task_results",
    sa.MetaData(),
    sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), nullable=False),
    sa.Column("data", sa_types.MutableJSONEncodedDict(), nullable=False),
)

def upgrade():
    connection = op.get_bind()
    for task_result in connection.execute(task_results_helper.select()):
        data = task_result.data
        data["hooks"] = []
        connection.execute(
            task_results_helper.update().where(
                task_results_helper.c.id == task_result.id).values(
                    data=data))

def downgrade():
    raise exceptions.DowngradeNotSupported()

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Q: Can az image copy only copy the image without also taking a snapshot? Whenever I use the az image copy command, it works great, but it creates snapshots for each image I'm copying in the source resource group. I have to go back and delete these later.
Is there a way to have only the image itself copied without a snapshot also being created?
Thanks for your help!

A: You may use the below command to copy the image between two resource groups
az image copy --source-object-name
          --source-resource-group
          --target-location
          --target-resource-group
          --cleanup

*

*In the above command, the "--clean up" flag  will help you
in deleting the snapshots & the transient resource group that were
created while copying the image between source & destination resource
groups.

Here is the reference document https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/image?view=azure-cli-latest.

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As a vital element of New Brunswick Tomorrow's mission to improve the life prospects of New Brunswick's youth, the School-Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP) in partnership with Youth Advocate Programs, and with funding from NJ Department of Children and Families, and New Brunswick Board of Education, provides an array of services to around 2,000 public school students annually to ensure continued success beyond high school. This comprehensive social service program provides individual counseling, group counseling, class presentations, and youth development and employment preparation. These services are administered by a team assigned to each school consisting of a Site Administrator, Mental Health Clinician, and Youth Development Specialist.
With New Brunswick schools still observing virtual learning protocols, SBYSP is more important than ever as students continue to adjust to virtual learning. Not only have the students had to adjust, but the SBYSP staff has had to acclimate from in-person services to tele-health, Google Meet, and Google Classroom sessions. While this change comes with its own set of challenges, Mental Health Clinician, Aracelis Montalvo, and Youth Development Specialist, Leidy Cuas (members of our team at New Brunswick High School), say the change has helped them develop a better rapport with the students.
"I think we've gotten a chance to learn more about the family dynamics because kids are at home and if they can't meet or if they have something going on, they're more likely to explain, 'Well, my mom works from this hour to this hour and I have to take care of my siblings.' So we have more of a lens into their lives at home and what's going on there. There's just more connectivity," said Mrs. Cuas of getting to know the students better outside of the school.
While the SBYSP staff still provides the same level of support to students, whether counseling or college and career preparation, these services are now provided through a lens of the pandemic. While early on many students viewed virtual learning as a fun break, there have now been two New Brunswick High School senior classes that have had to make major decisions to either prepare to go to college or enter the workforce during this pandemic. The difficult transition from high school was made more difficult by the fact that many students struggled to stay motivated while learning from home. SBYSP has had to be nimble in the way it delivers services, and tailor its programming to fit how each student is handling the disruption.
On how the students have reacted to the changes in their learning environment this last year, Ms. Montalvo said, "For last year's seniors, it was very big on, 'This has ruined my entire experience. This is not okay. I want to go back as soon as possible.' And this year, I had asked one of my groups, this was when we were still potentially going back in February, I said, 'Are you excited? Are you happy about coming back?' and 95% of them were like no. 'I have a lot of anxiety towards maybe getting COVID in the school. I have a lot of anxiety about switching up my schedule all over again.' They've adjusted and at this point in the year, they'd rather not go back. Then, I'm also still seeing a whole other half of students that are like, 'I still don't do well with this. I'm not logging in. I'm not learning. I'm not figuring this out. I don't feel like I will learn anything until we go back.' Truly such a mixed bag."
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Remembrance Day, November 11th, fell on a Saturday this year and so it was fitting the Annual Remembrance Saturday Service took place on this day at the War Graves in St Joseph's Graveyard, Ballycranbeg.
As is now customary, there was a contingent of Regent House Air Cadets present along with a large number of parishioners, visitors and members of the Polish Community who all joined Fr Neeson for the short prayer service and minute's silence to remember all the servicemen buried in our Graveyard.
This year we were also joined by the Mayor of Ards and North Down, Councillor Robert Adair, who hails from nearby Portavogie..
Brendan Ennis recited the poem composed by Joe Gilmore for the occasion and the Air Cadets placed poppy crosses on each of the graves. In addition, the young people from the Polish Community placed candles and flowers on the graves.
This was also a very special day for the Polish Community as November 11th is the Polish Independence Day. So while remembering their fallen countrymen they were also celebrating their Independence Day.
Following the ceremony, very welcome warm refreshments were served by the Parish Social Committee in the Old Schoolhouse.


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Spain drops opposition to EU limits on coal power
By Frédéric Simon | EURACTIV.com
Minister for the Ecological Transition of Spain, Teresa Ribera addresses a ministerial meeting of the 2018 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at United Nations headquarters in New York, USA, 18 July 2018. [EPA-EFE/JASON SZENES]
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The Spanish government has begun winding down state aid for coal power, saying it now sides with a European Commission plan to prohibit so-called capacity payments for plants emitting more than 550g of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour.
Teresa Ribera, the minister for the ecological transition, made the announcement during a parliamentary committee meeting on Wednesday (19 September) dedicated to the reform of the Spanish power market.
"All reforms" of the electricity market in Spain "must be in line with the Winter Package presented by the European Commission, especially when it comes to the internal market and interconnections," Ribera said, referring to a reform of EU power market rules that is currently being debated at EU level.
"As you know, one of the topics for discussion at the last Informal Council was the emission limits for capacity payments," Ribera said, adding: "Spain supported the limit of 550g CO2/kwh".
The Spanish minister's statement to the parliamentary committee was later confirmed to EURACTIV by her cabinet.
Swinging the balance in Europe?
Ribera's announcement was made without fanfare, and barely got noticed in the almost three-hour parliamentary session where a raft of other measures were announced, including a reduction of the tax on power generation from 7% to almost zero, as well as measures to tackle energy poverty for the poorest households.
However, it could swing the balance at European level. Spain was until now opposed to the Commission's plan to place a 550g CO2 limit on national support schemes for power plants – a move that would effectively ban state aid for coal and the most polluting gas power stations.
EU legislators are currently debating the EU executive's proposed electricity market reform, with talks expected to conclude in November or December, possibly before the United Nation's s annual climate conference in Poland.
As EU negotiations enter the home straight, supporters of the 550g limit were buoyed.
"Spain's new support is a promising development ahead of the future negotiations," said a spokesperson for the Make Power Clean campaign, a business coalition supporting a strict CO2 limit on state aid for power plants.
"We are confident that with this new endorsement the Council and the Parliament will stand up for an effective emission criteria for capacity payments, without introducing exceptions or delaying its implementation beyond 2025," the spokesperson told EURACTIV in e-mailed comments.
Capacity mechanisms reform – key issues to watch
The European Commission wants to limit state aid for power plants that EU countries remunerate to remain on stand-by in case of demand peak. As negotiations on the EU's new electricity market enter the home straight, EURACTIV lists the main issues to watch out for in the debate.
Capacity mechanisms are national support schemes aimed at remunerating power plants for remaining on standby in case of demand peak. They are considered state aid by the European Commission, which wants them phased out, arguing they can distort competition and hamper EU efforts to build a single electricity market.
Opposition to the emission performance standard is still strong though. Poland, which relies heavily on coal for power generation, is leading the opposition to the proposal, also known as the EPS550 rule.
And other EU countries such as France, the UK, Greece, Hungary and Ireland, although supportive of the rule, have sided with Poland in defending their sovereign right to put a capacity mechanism in place for supply security reasons.
About-turn
Still, Ribera's announcement is significant and signals an about-turn in the government's energy policy.
Iberdrola, the main electricity provider in Spain, announced plans to shut down two coal power plants last year. But the move was later stopped by the Spanish government, which drafted a decree posing new restrictive conditions to close electricity production sites.
It was criticised at the time by Ribera, who was then director of the Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), based in Paris.
Spain resists coal phase-out
The Spanish government is challenging a decision by its main electricity provider to shut down two coal-fired power plants. An attitude that contravenes the Paris Agreement on climate change. EURACTIV France reports.
Ribera is a well-known advocate in the global fight against climate change. When she took office earlier this year after Mariano Rajoy's government was ousted from power, she made her intentions clear, saying "I don't believe coal has much future".
Other power market reforms are expected in the coming weeks in Spain. The aim of the government is to remove all the perverse incentives that discourage energy savings and the production of renewable energies from household 'prosumer' installations, Ribera said.
This could spell the end of Spain's infamous "sun tax", imposed in 2015 by the previous government after the bursting of the solar bubble in Spain.
Spain to lead the energy transition in Europe?
The creation of the new ministry for ecological transition in Spain brings fresh air not only at the national level but also at the EU level as Spain can give a push in the fight against climate change, writes Ana Barreira.
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Sunday October 16, 2016 - Even as the continuing rape of the country's resources gets exposed by the hour and Sierra Leoneans get increasingly weary of the future, the rat and his gang have shown no remorse, no apologetic move, nothing to indicate they are listening to the people rather than their own voices.
It is another day when Sierra Leoneans of the Christian faith go to places of worship to give thanks to the Good Lord for His mercies and to seek divine direction in a country where life for the vast majority is becoming unbearable by the hour - gripped in the claws of an uncaring and thieving cabal headed by the rat and his gang of uncaring and reckless nation wreckers.
Among those who would be spoiling the picture of a serene scene of devotion, supplication and repentance would be the dirty rats, hobos to the core who would be displaying their ill-gotten so-called wealth in the faces of real and true Christians who know that there is, within the pages of the Holy Bible instructions that forbid stealing, violence and dishonesty in general.
Some of the gang will even be seen in churches reading passages from the Holy Bible from lecterns from which they look down on their victims. Others would be quite willing to be named in all manner of roles that would be announced for all to hear as Grand Chief Patrons, Grand Chief Receivers and all manner of titles as vanity takes centre stage.
As soon as the government statement was published admitting that the economy was in shambles, there arose from the putrid gutter of dishonesty, lies and licentiousness, a number of articles written by those who feed from the droppings of the rat that all will be well - that very soon, a new paradise will emerge from the wreckage of the deliberate and systematic plunder of the peoples' wealth.
Kindly recall that soon after the results of the 2007 elections were announced giving the then opposition APC party led by one Ernest Bai Koroma the right to form the next government after more than 15 years in limbo, there were reports of a certain document which contained the alleged thieving acts of the outgoing SLPP government that would be used to bring that government to book.
There were those who genuinely believed and looked forward to the revelation and prosecution of all those involved in financial malpractices under the SLPP. As it turned out this was the first stirrings of the massive beast of corruption and deception to ever hit Sierra Leone.
Nothing was ever heard of that report again because it provided an avenue for the incoming Koroma government on just how to improve upon the use of the wrecking ball to bring the country's economy to its knees.
One concerned Sierra Leonean Francis Kaifala is quoted in the AWOKO newspaper thus -
"The recent austerity measures under taken by the government of Sierra Leone to salvage the drowning economy has led to criticism from members of the public and civil organizations in Sierra Leone as most believe weak economic policies are the main cause. Lawyer Francis Ben Kaifala is the Director of policy and recruitment in the Renaissance Movement in Sierra Leone and in an exclusive interview with this medium explained about their views on the austerity measures and its disadvantages to the economic situation.
"The austerity measures will not address the overall economic woes of sierra Leone, I think what the measures will do is to provide savings and liquidity to the government but it does not address the issue of inflation, increase of price of commodities in the market, address the balance of trade deficit, that has led to the Leones depreciating to dollar.
It does not address water, electricity supply; it does not address self-sufficiency so that we can reduce on the high rate of import".
Kaifala stated that "we are in this economic mess because government became arrogant; they feel like they have a popular support so they can do anything and get away with it. They have not been listening to advice whether national or international", he furthered that the APC led government has done lot of things including weak economic decisions and policies that are wrong and has led us to this situation."
You only have to take a good look at all his close associates that he has put in places where there's money to be made and you would realise, much to the horror of those who care about Sierra Leone that the rat and his kitchen cabinet are interested in one and only one thing - stealing from the coffers of state.
All his promises that his government will ensure that there are no sacred cows and that he would pursue a zero-tolerance for corruption are now seen to be not only hollow but a badge of the triple-tongued misfortune that is personified in the rat at State House.
Why, the smoke and mirrors rat even went as far as to say that those who fed fat on the misery of the Ebola curse would be playing around with what he called "blood money" but then even though the Auditor General's report showed the massive and free for all looting that was encouraged from State House as Sierra Leoneans tried to cope with the ravages of the disease, no one was held to account and instead what we saw was the so-called Majority Leader of Parliament publicly engaged in a battle with the Anti Corruption Commission over who should be held to account.
The Anti Corruption Commission, a body that is legally set up to look into such revelations as found in a public document, instead of hauling the RASSin Bundu beast in the shape of man to court and charging him with the offence of interfering with the work of the Commission relented and allowed evil to win the day.
This even though the Parliamentary Accounts Committee admitted that their report on the stealing of the Ebola funds should not be a deterrent to any organisation or body taking the necessary steps that would bring the alleged thieves and plunderers to justice.
The Anti Corruption Commission as compromised as Parliament to serve the rat rather than the people, has not made any move in this area of holding the thieves to account in the face of the glaring revelations contained in the Auditor General's report on the mismanagement of the Ebola fund.
The police headed by another slave of the rat did nothing either.
The so-called ambulances are still there rotting away, the "drugs" and other fake oddities allegedly bought to combat the killer disease are all rotting away and in the view of all Sierra Leoneans.
This gave rise to accusations that the rat allowed the disease to spread and kill so that he and his cabal will be there to benefit from it all - the blood money - and as all Sierra Leoneans can now observe, it was all a smoke and mirrors ploy to increase the money flow in the battle that would be siphoned into the pockets of the rat and his associates.
Many hard working and long-suffering Sierra Leoneans who have been watching the manipulations of the rat and his cabal to rob the people blind were not surprised when State House was forced to admit in a statement made public that the economy was in a freefall, going downwards as corruption was legalised under a compromised Judiciary and Parliament.
Even though it is a legal requirement that all holders of public positions declare their assets on taking up a job and doing annual reports on their assets, no one has been held to account for failing to do so which is an offence under the Anti Corruption Act now in force.
MPs have refused to comply.
Ministers and their deputies have refused as have heads of government departments, agencies and other government agencies.
They all point to the fact that the rat at State House has refused to make public his assets even though the Anti Corruption Commission still has to assure the public that the rat has been complying with the provisions of the Act.
The reports of the three main Commission of Inquiry set up by the National Provisional Ruling Council, the NPRC led by one Captain Valentine Strasser and his deputy who ousted him one Julius Maada Bio are worth reading to grasp the extent to which nation wreckers are willing to go in the exploitation and looting of state resources.
They are the Mrs Justice Laura Marcus-Jones Commission of Inquiry, the Justice Lynton Nylander Commission of Inquiry and the Beccles Davies Commission of Inquiry.
If the government of the rat can still continue to vigorously pursue the same ills exposed in these reports, then Sierra Leoneans are in for a rough ride.
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'From Flesh and Bone to Bronze and Stone': World War One Memorials in Bristol
Dr Kent Fedorowich
When war ended in November 1918 communities across the United Kingdom and the British Empire turned their attention to honour the fallen. Plaques and tablets, which were made from a variety of materials such as wood, metal, glass, stone or ceramics, remain the most common form of remembrance. These are primarily found inside places of worship, government buildings, banks, professional establishments or schools, both state and private. Crosses and crucifixes are the next most popular form of remembrance. Highly visible, they are located within the grounds of a parish church or prominent locations like high streets and crossroads or in memorial parks and gardens. Names of the fallen and/or those who served and came back are usually inscribed on a plinth that supports the cross; but this is not always the case. Church furniture and fittings such as pews, lecterns, altars and lych gates are quite common; as too are honour rolls, mosaics, murals, sculptures and stained glass windows. Buildings like hospitals, village halls, libraries, sports pavilions, clock towers and chapels are less widespread but nevertheless interesting forms of commemoration that demonstrate a desire for functionality as well as remembrance. What is striking is the sheer variety of memorials in Bristol and its environs which reflect the multiplicity of forms found nationally. The focus here however is on some of the memorials that occur in churchyards and civic spaces that provide a representative sample of what types exist throughout the city.
Bristolians are acutely aware of the cenotaph in the city's centre. Unveiled in 1932 after great delay and deliberation, what many people do not realise is that most of the city's suburban memorials were commissioned and built between 1919 and 1923. Parish memorials dominate the list and comprise three basic forms built from sandstone, limestone and granite, or combinations thereof. Celtic crosses can be found in Hanham, Henbury and the grounds of St Peter's Church, Filton. Stone crosses, perhaps the most popular design in the city, are located on the precincts of St Mary Redcliffe Church and in Stoke Bishop on the edge of Durdham Down. An ornate sandstone cross is located on the corner of Worrall Road and Black Boy Hill where the parishioners and old boys of St John's parish church and school are honoured. These crosses also appear in war memorial parks located in Mangotsfield, Brislington and Shirehampton. Bristol's only example of a crucifix is located in Clifton on the grounds of All Saints with St John parish church. A sandstone obelisk dominates the roundabout on the High Street in Westbury-on-Trym. There are also two examples of granite obelisks or needles: one in Page Park (Staple Hill) and the other in Downend near the parade of local shops.
Most, but not all, parish or community memorials have names of the fallen listed on them. For instance, at St Paul's Southville, an unadorned limestone cross tucked away in the grounds honours the fallen of two world wars with the simple inscription 'Lest We Forget'. Another stone cross, where the names are hardly visible due to severe weathering and neglect, is located in the former grounds of St George's Church on Brandon Hill, now a popular music venue. In Cotham on Chandos Road there is a simple memorial, in the form of a large granite cairn, to the fallen from St Saviours parish church where the barely visible names have recently been re-engraved thanks to pressure from the local community.
At Holy Trinity Church in Kingswood, the Celtic-style cross, complete with three wall mounted plaques, was relocated to an exterior recess of the church from nearby Kingswood Park in 2002. In Fishponds there exists the only example of World War One statuary in the city – a handsome life size bronze soldier mounted on a seven foot high by three foot wide roughhewn granite block. Commissioned in 1919, built locally and costing £615, it was unveiled in March 1921 by Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. P. Burges, founder of the 12th Battalion 'Bristol's Own' Gloucestershire Regiment. In South Bristol there is the impressive Red Cross war memorial at Arnos Vale cemetery which was unveiled in October 1921. Known as Soldiers' Corner, it is a loggia crafted from Bath stone which contains four bronze panels honouring more than 240 British and Empire service personnel who died while convalescing in Bristol's hospitals. Designed by W. H. Watkins, it was built by a local firm Cowlin & Sons. Finally, there are several examples of the iconic Cross of Sacrifice designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield, which are present in Arnos Vale, Avonview, Canford and Greenbank cemeteries.
By far Bristol's most famous (and recently most controversial) war memorial is the Memorial Ground, the home of Bristol Rovers Football Club. Of particular note is the impressive set of gates that mark the Filton Road entrance to the ground itself. Made from Bath stone, this Grade II listed gateway, was unveiled in 1921 to honour the sacrifices made by Bristol's rugby players. The football club, who are trying to move to new premises elsewhere in the city, drew unwanted attention as locals unsuccessfully argued that the entire sporting complex should receive listing status from English Heritage, which would have afforded some protection from redevelopers. Unfortunately, English Heritage declined to list the sports ground despite its prominence as a war memorial.
Perhaps the most unique memorial in the city is the unassuming obelisk in Downend. The local community proudly boast (incorrectly) that it is the only war memorial built on public land to exclusively honour Boy Scouts who fell in the war. (There is another however that honours 105 Boy Scouts in Nelson, Lancashire.) Nonetheless, the Downend memorial is distinctive in that it honours six lads from 1st Downend Scout Troop who were encouraged to enlist by their local curate, the Reverend P. G. Alexander. Alexander, a naval chaplain during the war, is also named on the memorial. He drowned when his ship HMS Hampshire hit a German mine off the Orkney Islands in 1916 while transporting the secretary of state for war, Lord Kitchener, to Russia.
The politics behind the commissioning of the city's war memorials (or preserving them) is equally fascinating. On 20 October 1919 the Western Daily Press reported a protest by the Reverend H. J. Wilkins, vicar of Westbury-on-Trym. Before commencing his sermon, he told his congregation of the 'pain and amazement' that he felt about the design of the memorial. An obelisk was a 'heathen symbol' and that went against his Christian values. At this point, a long-standing chorister of some influence rose from the stalls and denounced Wilkins claiming his remonstration was both misinformed and inappropriate. Saying his piece, the chorister stomped out of the church. Wilkins's plea fell on deaf ears and the obelisk was built. However, not all of Bristol's war memorials survived, as several have disappeared through neglect. In 1934 the Albert Street memorial in St Philips was destroyed. It had fallen into disrepair. The German field gun which adorned it was melted down for scrap and the plinth demolished. Thankfully, the bronze plaque has survived and holds pride of place in the St Silas' branch of the Royal British Legion. In a variation on a theme, in Clifton, where St Andrews parish church was destroyed by the Luftwaffe in November 1940, the only trace of what was a thriving congregation is the unassuming stone cross of remembrance.
The richness and variety of Bristol's war memorials is astounding reflecting a wide variety of countervailing forces within the city's commemorative processes. The architectural diversity and history behind their commissioning and location continue to fascinate. However, much more work needs to be done to uncover the politics behind the commissioning process and the tensions which existed within parishes and communities about what form the war memorial should take. Most importantly, these configurations of commemoration and remembrance are a poignant reminder for future generations of Bristolians of the sacrifices these citizens made on their behalf in defending our freedoms.
Dr Kent Fedorowich is Reader in British Imperial History at UWE. The over-arching theme throughout all of his work to date has been a comparative approach and one that is permeated by the fascination with Anglo-dominion relations. As a Canadian who has lived in the UK for more than 30 years, he believes he can give a unique insight into this relationship. It has been this theme which has formed the backbone of his work whether it is empire migration, POW history, or more recently Anglo-Canadian wartime relations. He has contributed an essay on Canadian soldiers to Bristol and the First World War, the book used in the Great Reading Adventure.


It was the end of winter, but the house and yard still looked bleak from the street.
It was empty, of course. Which made it look more lonely, dejected.
The shrubs were overgrown. The garden looked tired.
I turned off the key in the ignition.
"Hmmm, not really, Mom. I'll just stay here." One voice piped up.
No sound from the others.
Just a slight grimace here.
I let the silence hang in the air. I joined them in their thoughts.
Nearly four years ago we left this place to welcome a new life in the USA.
A job offer to lead a global team. An exciting opportunity to start a new chapter though still suffering grief.
Much prayer and consideration. Then leaps of faith for all. More prayers. Many miracles. New friends like family. New school. New church. New community. A warm group of colleagues at work. A network of old and new friends forming a protective band around us. Challenges at work were smoothed by collaboration among professionals. Family challenges were not faced alone. It was like an oasis. Raleigh, North Carolina.
But now we're back. The company has settled us in a serviced apartment while we waited for our household goods being shipped across the seas. But where would we live when the goods arrive, other than the home we once knew?
"What if we refreshed the place? New carpets, fresh paint, brand new kitchen?" I said out loud.
Another thoughtful silence. Then a time for prayer right there inside the car.
"Let's make new memories." The eldest child declared. And that's what we did.
My children and I love God and follow Jesus. At school, at work, in life, through upheavals, storms, successes and delights, we know His loving presence in our lives. If you marvel at how we can be so 'together', we can only say that God put our broken pieces back together. Not by our effort (though we have labored hard through the difficulties), not by resources (though we have been provided for in plenty), but by His spirit we are made strong and wise.
Is there something broken in your life? May you glimpse hope and inspiration in our story and in this song.
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Written by: PP on 06/09/2017 22:50:49
Linkin Park released their seventh and what might be their final album, "One More Light", in May this year. Panned by critics and fans alike, the record took most by surprise given its radical departure from a mainstream rock platform into the realm of electronics and pop with little, if any, relevance to the band's original fans. Bottled at Hellfest and surrounded by a stream of negativity online, the months following its release certainly weren't easy for the band. But virtually no-one saw it coming: singer Chester Bennington tragically committed suicide in July after a lengthy struggle with depression and loneliness.
What's even more tragic is that maybe we should've seen it coming. "One More Light" is essentially song after song of cries for help. When they were originally released, little did we know that songs like "Nobody Can Save Me" and title track "One More Light" had such literal meaning. The latter in particular is a painful post-mortem listen given its soothing lyrics of "Who cares if one more light goes out...well I do", but the album as a whole is surrounded by suicidal thematics and cries for help that simply weren't heard.
But putting that aside for a moment, how is "One More Light" as a record? It's obviously a shock for any previous Linkin Park fans given its head first dive into the realm of pop: "Good Goodbye" features hip hop cameos by Pusha T and Stormzy that sound like something you wouldn't be surprised to hear in a R'n'B club: samples and the whole lot with a pop chorus. There's no denying it's a decent mainstream pop song but it's not exactly something a rock fan is likely to put on.
That said, if you're looking for a little more depth, songs like "Battle Symphony" offer just that with a more grandiose and dramatic soundscape, albeit still a far cry from rock music. Similarly, "Invisible" feels introspective and contemplative thanks to its softly sung verses and minimalistic electronics. Yes, it's still pop music, but compare it to the likes of Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift and all of a sudden you can use terms like depth-laden and complex to describe the melodies.
So in that sense "One More Light" is a fairly good pop record aimed at those who find regular pop music too shallow and manufactured to digest. There's some real effort here to transcend genres and to avoid formulaic songwriting - even during the more simplistic parts of the album. But from a rock fan's perspective, we gotta be honest: there's just no way "Heavy" (featuring Kiiara) would be next in queue after a couple of Foo Fighters and Motörhead songs. To completely disregard the scratchy vocals, metallic guitars, and the DJ scratch effects in favour of this understandably draws a critical reaction from the band's fans. After all, pop isn't what we're after when we're checking out a new Linkin Park record. Alas, the rating reflects the sell-out vibe arising by them fully ignoring their rock heritage, but also the fact that for a pop album, it is surprisingly enjoyable.
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Ross Valley Sanitary District begins toxin…
Ross Valley Sanitary District begins toxin cleanup in Larkspur
By Adrian Rodriguez | arodriguez@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal
PUBLISHED: July 25, 2019 at 5:08 p.m. | UPDATED: July 26, 2019 at 10:49 p.m.
Contractors for the Ross Valley Sanitary District work on removing more than 64,000 tons of soil and demolition debris from RVSD's Larkspur Landing property in Larkspur Tuesday. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)
Hustling through six-day workweeks, contractors are busy digging, stockpiling and hauling off an average of 40 truckloads of contaminated soil a day from the site of a former wastewater treatment plant at Larkspur Landing.
About 64,000 tons of the mixed soil and demolition debris, which contains trace amounts of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, will be sent to a municipal landfill, while another 2,600 tons, will be shipped to a hazardous waste landfill. The $9.6 million cleanup job is expected to be completed by December, the Ross Valley Sanitary District said.
The district has no plans set for the 10.3-acre site at 2000 Larkspur Landing Circle, said Michael Boorstein, president of the board of directors, "but until we get it cleaned up, nothing can happen, nor can any discussion really take place."
The sanitary district owned and operated the Larkspur Wastewater Treatment Plant at the site from 1948 to 1985. The plant was decommissioned and the sanitary district began treating water at the Central Marin Sanitation Agency plant that opened in San Rafael.
The Larkspur plant was demolished in 1998 and 1999. PCB was in some of the paint on the concrete administration building. After demolition, that concrete was crushed and used as backfill.
For most of the 20 years since, the lot has been used as a corporation yard for the district. The amount of contamination was largely unknown until recent years.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency became aware of the contamination at the site in 2018. In March, the EPA approved the site cleanup. Engineering/Remediation Resources Group of San Francisco was hired for the job.
District officials had to obtain additional permits through the city of Larkspur to allow for work on Saturdays to speed up the project timeline.
"Based on the amount of work they're doing, it looks like they're trying to get done before we get into the rainy season," said Julian Skinner, director of public works for Larkspur.
Todd Miller, the vice president of Kennedy Jenks, a consulting firm, is serving as the project manager.
He said crews are hosing down the dirt during digs to minimize the amount of dust in the air. An air monitoring station was also set up to ensure that dust remains below the threshold allowed by the EPA.
"Ross Valley has a mission statement to protect the environment," Miller said. "They hold that very strongly in order to further protect human health, and that's why they want to make sure this property is clean."
Earlier this year, the district bought a building at 1111 Andersen Drive in San Rafael for $12.9 million, planning to make it the district headquarters. The district might sell off unused real estate, including the Larkspur Landing site, to pay back bonds used for major expenses this year.
"It will be up to the board to decide if this land is surplus," said Felicia Newhouse, assistant district general manager. "But we're not limiting ourselves in how we might look at the future of this property."
When asked if selling or leasing the Larkspur site was still on the table, Boorstein said, "We will make that decision together as a board."
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