Lynne Robinson has more than 20 years' experience as a BMC volunteer, from early office in her affiliated university mountaineering club to recent service as a vice-president.
She qualified as a nurse and then as a social worker, and has worked for charities overseas and currently works in NHS management. She has worked on climbing guidebooks and in crag access. Last year she received the George Band Award for her voluntary contribution to the wider mountaineering community.
grough asked Lynn Robinson if having a woman at the head of the 84,000-member body would see a change of leadership style.
"I am the first female president, and it certainly hasn't gone unnoticed that it's the 100-year anniversary of the first female vote and when I was in Westminster the other day I bought some lovely gifts from the gift shop – votes for women – but having said that, looking at my skills and experience, and my volunteering background for the BMC, I just think I'm the right person for the job.
"I think it's down to my personality and my approach, how I was brought up and my personal integrity and passion," she said. "Whether that's gender-specific, I don't know; I think it's more to do with me as a person.
"BMC membership has 27 per cent female membership. I think when I was secretary of the Peak area, that was something that was very important, not just in terms of women, but in terms of widening the diversity of people who came, whether it be young people – it's just so important to enrich the debate.
"I do also co-chair the national women's development group for the BMC and we're always looking at how the BMC supports that: the women's trad festival, the women's climbing symposium, women in adventure film competition, so I think role models are incredibly important.
"With Shauna Coxsey, and what she's doing and all the other top female climbers Leah Crane, Hazel Findlay, it's just phenomenal, so I would want to just engage those role models – they're really important.
The Midlands-based mountaineer beat Les Ainsworth in the vote for the BMC's new president. Mr Ainsworth stood on a ticket of being a unifying candidate. How did she see her role in an organisation that has seen internal strife in the past year? "I never saw Les as an opponent. We've worked together for many, many years on the guidebook committee and I've got the utmost respect for him. I don't see any conflicts or tensions between us.
Ms Robinson has wide experience in the activities which the BMC represents. "I do everything to be honest. I started hillwalking and then scrambling and doing more and more exposed scrambles and I thought, crikey, I want to learn how to use the ropes, so I joined a mountaineering club and then I did my first outdoor climb at Froggatt and since then I've been fortunate enough, I've mountaineered around the world; I've done trekking peaks in Nepal and I've climbed in the Alps.
"I indoor climb including competition bouldering. I'm very proud to be part of our local veteran bouldering league and competition.
"So in that respect, I just love being outside, whether it's walking up Kinder or whether it's down my local wall. I can't believe how much I've got out of climbing and hillwalking so that's why I want to give something back.
"I live in Nottingham; I climb in the Peak District, Scotland, the Lake District, north Wales, Pembrokeshire, Cornwall – all over the country.
Members voted overwhelmingly for a new governance that will satisfy Sport England's requirements and some of the organisational review group's recommendations. There is still work to be done to implement other points of the group's report. "Looking at the implementation of phase two, the role of the chair of the board of directors will be different from that of the president," Ms Robinson said. "As the president I see myself very much as the members' voice.
She paid tribute to her rival for the presidency and all those involved in the election. "I just want to thank Les. I'm really glad there were two candidates.
"It has helped me focus on what I want to do and what's really important to me and I think the support of everyone who's voted.


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"Make no mistake; Neil Gorsuch will not be a friend to equal rights of all communities as a Supreme Court Justice. His record clearly demonstrates that. He has prioritized corporations' "beliefs" over individual women's health, and he has taken actions to eliminate public funding for a reproductive health care provider millions of people trust. .
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05/03/2016 ICC West Coast Conference on International Arbitration
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PRE4CLE Honors First 90 Providers in Cleveland to be Part of High-Quality Preschool Expansion Efforts
In May 2015, PRE4CLE honored the first group of 90 early childhood education centers, Head Start programs and Cleveland Metropolitan School District preschools that have chosen to be a part of Cleveland's preschool expansion initiative, which aims to provide high-quality preschool to all of Cleveland's three and four-year-old children.
"We want to acknowledge the commitment these centers and schools have made to provide high-quality preschool to Cleveland's children by being some of the first organizations associated with PRE4CLE," said Katie Kelly, PRE4CLE director. "Through their participation in PRE4CLE, these providers play an important role in preparing Cleveland's children for academic success. The preschool years are a crucial window of time to show children how to be successful students and inspire their love of learning."
In total, these providers can serve 4,378 children in 226 high-quality preschool classrooms across the city. These providers are private providers, Head Start programs, and Cleveland Metropolitan School District preschool classrooms.
ACS uses its strategic communication and advocacy expertise to help PRE4CLE expand awareness of the importance of high-quality preschool and the demand for high-quality education in Cleveland.
Elevating Work for Boys and Young Men of Color
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Melvin Lutz has kept rainfall records for more than 30 years
Jackie Bridges / Staff Writer
Melvin Lutz of Boiling Springs started recording daily amounts of rainfall in 1980. New to raising cattle, he had just planted a pasture. Observing weather was a hobby, but now that his hay needed water, Lutz began to pay closer attention to the skies. "I was interested, because I had seen rains come and go," he said. After he started keeping his record, he discovered there wasn't a local person who kept a record of rainfall amounts in Cleveland County. 'My hobby utilized for something good' "Randy Sweating, the former head of the Cooperative Extension in Cleveland County, gave a program to the Boiling Springs Lions Club," he said. "He was talking about the weather and somebody asked him what the average rainfall was in Cleveland County, and he said, 'We don't have those figures.'" When Sweating found out that Lutz had a record, he asked him to start calling his monthly totals into the Cooperative Extension Office. "It was a hobby of mine," Lutz said. "I had no idea that my hobby could be utilized for something good. They use it quite a bit. People would come to the county looking at it and want to know what is your average rainfall and yearly rainfall." Lutz has been calling in his monthly totals to the Cooperative Extension Office for more than 30 years. He is r etired from Gardner-Webb University, where he taught New Testament Greek and served in various administrative positions for 30 years. He and his wife, Joann, moved to Boiling Springs in 1969. He has served positions in The American Red Cross, Lions Club and the Civil Air Patrol. He is still raising a few cows. Rain gauges and keeping records Keeping up with the daily totals requires dedication. When the rain comes late at night, Lutz stays up until midnight to measure and empty the rain gauge. Everything in the gauge before midnight goes on the day before and everything after midnight goes on the next day. When he is going to be away from home for a few days, he uses a battery-operated rain gauge that empties the rain every day and keeps an electronic record of the daily total. These records can be useful to farmers for several reasons, Extension Director Greg Traywick said. "We use this data to show farmers how critical it is to make provisions for irrigation for high-value and drought-sensitive crops," Traywick said in an email. "We also use it to help predict weather-related problems farmers might encounter. For example, following extremely wet periods, farmers need to be on guard for an increased threat of crop diseases. Following drought, for example, we can alert livestock producers about the potential for forage crops to accumulate nitrates or other substances that could be toxic to animals." Comparing the yearly totals Because rainfall totals can be different in other parts of the county, Lutz likes to compare his amounts with one friend in Casar and another friend who lives south of Boiling Springs, across the Broad River. Whenever it rains, they call each other to check the totals. "It's interesting to compare," Lutz said. "One of the times that sticks out in my mind is the summer of 1986. It was rather severe. We had 9.36 inches of rain at the end of June. I had to replant my hay." Because many local farmers lost hay that year, farmers in Ohio and Pennsylvania delivered hay to Cleveland County, Lutz said. To compare just how dry it was in 1986, the rainfall total at the end of June 1985 was 16.90 inches and in 1987, the total was 25.25 inches. "This real-world local record helps illustrate just how unpredictable Mother Nature can be," Traywick said. Many people remember the rains the county had this past summer, but the wettest year since 1980 recorded by Lutz was 81.48 inches in 2003. Last year's total was 62.70 inches. "Water is a precious gift and a great commodity," Lutz said. "The Lord gives it to us. It's something man doesn't have control over. I thank God for the rain. I don't ever knock it. I've seen too many short times when we really needed it." Driest years since 1980, according to records kept by Melvin Lutz: 2007: 31.68 1988: 33.61 1981: 37.31 Wettest years since 1980: 2003: 81.48 1995: 68.08 2004: 64.65 Local conditions: There are two weather stations in Cleveland County that report rainfall accumulation. One is at the Shelby Airport and the other is at Springmore Elementary School. Find the reports at weather.weatherbug.com.


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8 must-watch old-school drum corps videos
Unusual for the time period, with a ringmaster, clown,
tumbler and juggler, the 1971 Cavaliers added characters
and a storyline to their drum corps programming.
The drum corps activity has gone through a lot of changes during the past several years; different keyed brass instruments, amplification and electronics being some of the most obvious. Many of those currently marching in a Drum Corps International group might be surprised at just how different drum corps today is compared to just 20 years ago. But go back to the founding of DCI in 1972—and a bit earlier—and you'll start to see some even more radical differences. What seems revolutionary in comparing drum corps then-to-now was more a series of evolutions: One-valve bugles gave way to valve and rotor combinations and then two-valve horns. Calfskin drum heads that didn't perform well in all weather conditions got replaced with synthetic materials like plastic and eventually Mylar and Kevlar. Single tenor drums became double tenors before becoming racks of trios, quads, quints and more. Even during Drum Corps International's earliest years, there were no mallet keyboards in the percussion section. Setting any equipment on the ground, including percussion instruments, rifles and flags, was strictly forbidden. Flags of just one design for an entire show were marched ramrod straight throughout a production, then made an occasional dip and sway to the side before spinning and catches became the norm. The heritage of what we know as "drill," the formations corps members march into on the field, early on consisted of corps starting from the left goal line and moving across the field in straight lines. After arriving at the center of the field, they'd eventually retreat to the right goal line before turning around for one last blast to the audience in the stands. Corps were typically much smaller than the maximum of 150 members allowed today. It would not be unusual to be able to stuff the membership of three complete drum corps into a full-sized contemporary ensemble. Until the Troopers created a national touring model in the late 1960s—due to the necessity of traveling to other regions in order to compete—a trip of two hours was considered a major excursion. The rules governing the VFW competitions were often different than those of the American Legion, and sometimes rules changed without any input from the competing units and without any notice. Most U.S. corps didn't attend the biggest shows of the season, which were the national competitions overseen by the VFW and American Legion at their national conventions. Even those corps that aspired to attend the national championships didn't attend every one, as the conventions continually moved all over the country, from Boston to Los Angeles, Miami to Seattle and even Honolulu. The rules governing the VFW competitions were often different than those of the American Legion, and sometimes rules changed without any input from the competing units and without any notice. Corps might arrive at a competition and learn they couldn't perform as they had prepared without first making certain changes on the spot. Penalties were sometimes assessed at Finals for things that were okay earlier in the day during Prelims. Corps also had to vary the length of their performances from Prelims to Finals. With so many groups to get onto the field early in the day, they'd take their regular productions of around 11 minutes and toss out major chunks. Much of the visual program would be rewritten to whittle their Prelims shows down to four to six minutes. For a taste of what the drum corps activity was like prior to the formation of Drum Corps International more than 40 years ago, we've pulled together the following video sampler for your enjoyment. These clips may bring back a flood of memories for longtime fans, and they'll perhaps open the eyes of a later generation who might already classify drum corps performances of the 1990s and early 2000s as "retro."
1964 Garfield Cadets
This is a short clip from the corps' performance at The Dream, one of the more famous drum corps contests on the East Coast. This annual event was held at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, a baseball stadium that was demolished in 1985. Such stadiums held quite a number of contests, and it was not unusual to hear corps members talk about how strange it was to march on dirt, especially over the pitchers' mounds that were left in place. The classic look of the Cadets' West Point uniforms has been a constant for the group for decades.
1967 Troopers
This is one of the most remarkable early drum corps videos on the Internet, of the Troopers' 1967 performance at Cotton Bowl Stadium. The corps stopped in Dallas on the way home to Casper from the VFW Nationals in New Orleans, where they took second to the Cavaliers. CBS devoted more than 12 minutes to presenting the corps during the halftime of a Dallas Cowboys/Green Bay Packers game. Note how the drill, typical for the era, was based on squads that stayed intact throughout the show. Among the many elements of note is the ongoing drum beat through "The Impossible Dream." Corps were required to stay within a specified tempo range during an entire show, even in the concert standstill productions that took the most liberties with music. The horns doing a feature all by themselves, sans drums, was rather dramatic for the time. Take a look at how narrow the bass drums were, compared to today, and how slings and leg harnesses supported the snares and single tenor drums. Vest carriers and t-brace supports for percussionists didn't come into vogue until the second half of the 1970s.
1969 Santa Clara Vanguard
At the 1969 VFW Championship in Philadelphia, Santa Clara Vanguard took 13th place in what was only their third season as a drum corps. Two years later, they would become VFW National Champions.
1969 Boston Crusaders
This is also from the 1969 VFW National Championship. The corps kicked things off with "Conquest," from the 1947 movie, "Captain from Castile." This is the first year the Crusaders performed the selection, and it has been a trademark for the corps ever since. The rhythmic "hook" sneaks into many of the group's productions, even in the modern day. In the drum solos of "Pop Goes the Weasel" and Dave Brubeck's "Unsquare Dance," you'll hear percussion innovator Gerry Shellmer's early use of timpani and mallet keyboards. The latter piece was noted for perhaps being one of the first uses of unusual rhythmic meters on the field. According to percussion instructor and arranger Charlie Poole, bell player Tim VanCamp had to show up at every show not knowing if he would be playing or not. The managers of the competing corps would have a meeting prior to each competition and decide only then if they would allow the bells to be used in the contest. The corps ended up taking a penalty for the use of the non-legal instrument at the VFW Championship. Poole says that the snare and tenor drums had to learn two versions of the drum solos, depending on if the bells would be allowed to carry the melody or not.
1971 Audubon Bon Bons
Listen to the power of this New Jersey-based "All-Girl" division corps at the 1971 VFW National Championship. Formed in 1938, in the mid-1970s, the Bon Bons competed three times at the DCI World Championships.
1971 Blue Devils
Today one of Drum Corps International's most decorated corps, the Blue Devils' first competitive season as a drum and bugle corps was not until 1971. Two years later the Concord, Calif., corps would compete for the first time at the DCI World Championships.
1971 Madison Scouts
This is a short clip from the Madison Scouts' 1971 production, which featured a lot of the same music from the corps' much-discussed 1970 "Wizard of Oz" show. That earlier production was one of the first to employ the use of costumes, which were not yet allowed by the veterans' organizations. The 1970 show also included corps director Bill Howard's daughter as a guest performer, Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz." Corps that utilized such visual devices had to leave the costumes behind to compete at state and national contests. Larry McCormick, a former snare drummer, instructor and arranger for the Cavaliers, conceived the production for the Madison Scouts a year before he did the same for Cavaliers' infamous "Circus Show." Larry went on to found McCormick's Enterprises, a major distributor of marching activity supplies, and also founded Marching Bands of America, which is now known as Bands of America and Music for All.
1971 Cavaliers
Just a year before the formation of DCI, the Cavaliers' 1971 show was responsible for the sale of hundreds of T-shirts that referenced the production with the drawing of a gravestone and the inscription, "The day drum corps died." Despite being referred to as "The Circus Show," the circus theme is only one part of the entire production. At the time, many considered it sacrilege when the color guard rifles danced the Irish jig during "The Irish Washerwoman." According to Cavaliers alum Chris Hartowicz, the members of the rifle line trained at a Chicago Irish dance studio to learn the steps. In retrospect, it seems strange that the show created the buzz amongst fans that it did, as most of the show was quite traditional. However, the addition of a costumed circus master, tumbler, clown and juggler pushed many fans to the edge of what they had ever thought a drum corps performance could and would be.


Captain John Terry believes Chelsea have rediscovered their identity under Jose Mourinho to make a Barclays Premier League title tilt.
Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday to move two points behind Arsenal at the halfway stage in a campaign which has seen Mourinho's men beat Manchester City and Liverpool and draw at Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal.
In the last two seasons Chelsea have struggled to remain in contention - in 2012 they finished 25 points behind winners City and in 2013 they were 14 points behind champions United, each time after being well adrift by Christmas - but Terry reckons the Blues now have the character to secure narrow wins, such as Sunday's.
"The last couple of years we've lost our identity a little bit," Terry told Chelsea TV.
"There's some good teams in the league and when you go 3-2 up (for example) it's important you get men behind the ball and dig in deep and not give them opportunities to really feed on. I think we're doing that really well at the moment.
"At times when we're looking really solid, getting the wide men in and then when we do break it's important for them to then go again and show their fresh legs going forward."
One of those wide men is Eden Hazard, who netted his eighth Premier League goal of the season to cancel out Martin Skrtel's opener, before Samuel Eto'o poked in the winner.
Terry was full of praise for Hazard, who has become "a complete player" since adopting the new-found defensive work ethic demanded by Mourinho.
"It's important you keep it tight at the back and you look for those type of players to create something or do something out of nothing," Terry added.
"He's been doing that all season (and) scoring. The last four or five games he's been really tracking back and really dug in.
"He's really dug in and added that to his game and made him the complete player."
Chelsea have tended to rise to the occasion this season against the bigger sides and did so again against Liverpool in a performance Terry believes was the Blues' best so far this term.
A ninth win from 10 home matches - West Brom the only blip, when Hazard converted a late penalty to earn a draw - extended Mourinho's unbeaten Premier League run at home to 70 games.
"I thought we were brilliant, for me the best we've played all season in the first half, especially after going a goal down," Terry said.
"I thought we responded really well. First half the pressure, the tempo, from everyone was excellent. And the fight and the desire to win.
"Away to Arsenal with five or 10 minutes to go you want a point; at home you always push and you want to win. That's why we've got such a good record (at home)."
Terry had a key role to play and did it well alongside Gary Cahill in central defence, starving Liverpool's prolific goalscorer Luis Suarez of chances.
It was Terry's 600th appearance for Chelsea after transcending eras of big spending prior to Roman Abramovich's 2003 takeover and since.
He added: "I'm really honoured to have played so many games for such a top team.
"When I came through here we were buying players and it was difficult to come through. I had to work hard to get where I am today.
"To still be fighting and playing and being involved is really special to me."
Asked if he will now target Ron Harris' club record of 795 appearances, the 33-year-old said: "No chance."
Chelsea's win was based on a collective endeavour and a defensive solidity helped by the deployment of David Luiz in midfield.
Mourinho had vowed not to select the Brazil defender in the position after his predecessor Rafael Benitez often did last term, but decided needs must against Liverpool.
Mourinho told Chelsea TV: "He can do it and he can do it very, very well. I saw last season and I like very, very much.
"The point for me is that the Chelsea we want to build is a Chelsea with a different profile.
"Without Ramires I needed intensity there. I needed his energy; (Frank) Lampard is not especially a fast player in terms of defensive transition.
"I needed David to do that. He had a fantastic game, not just on that, but also on playing football. He was magnificent."
Luiz is suspended for the trip to Southampton after picking up a fifth booking of the season against Liverpool, but Ramires is available again.
Frank Lampard (undisclosed) and Branislav Ivanovic (knee) are out after suffering injuries against Liverpool, the latter meaning Cesar Azpilicueta is likely to switch to right-back with Ashley Cole recalled at left-back.


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AGM – captain for 2015 – Apisai Bati
Timeline: February 8th, 2015
Minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meeting for Tokyo Gaijin RFC
Published by Alex at January 26, 2015
Gaijin KO Fighters
Dateline: 25th January, 2015
The first game for the Tokyo Gaijin RFC in 2015 was an annual fixture against Kawagoe Fighters at Kawagoe stadium up in woop-woop Saitama. The winter weather was mild compared to the cold windy day of the fixture last year. The Gaijin had assembled a squad of 22 players, but were missing some experienced players. In their place were 4 debutants, Michael Austin, Javi Menra, Kohei Suzuki and Keita Kobayashi. The trusty Yu Naito, captain of Zenkai Beers RFC, also answered the call for a prop and Glen Amos was having his first game of 15's with the club after debuting in 7's lst year.
Two 19 years olds were to be stars of the show for the Gaijin with Inigo Carro and Apisai Bati Junior stealing the limelight from their older team-mates (and lowering the average age quite a bit with three 40 year-olds in the squad). The Gaijin always looked in control, though there defense was sloppy at times, and they ended up comfortable 38 v 21 winners.
Good start to the year for the Tokyo gaijin RFC.
2014 Christmas Party and Awards Night
Dateline: December 13th, 2014
The No.1 annual event on the rugby calendar - the Tokyo Gaijin RFC Christmas Party and Awards night - was held at The Sapporo Beer Station in Ebisu Garden Place on Saturday, 13th December. Seventy guests made up of players, their wives and friends, gathered to enjoy the camaraderie (and tall tales) and see who would be honoured for their services to the team. The event was emceed by team Captain Lachlan Ainley & Liam Ramshaw.
The big winner of the night was Apisai Bati who took out the Most Valuable Player for 2014 and the Top Tryscorer Awards.
Published by Alex at November 24, 2014
Gaijin win Shuto League undefeated
Timeline: November 23rd, 2014
2015 Shuto League Champions - the Tokyo Gaijin RFC
The Tokyo Gaijin RFC gathered at Tatsumi Ground for their last Shuto League game for 2014 having already clinched the title. There was still a lot to play for as a win would mean that had gone through the season undefeated. Their opposition, All JIn Jan RFC on the other hand, wanted a win, or at least a bonus point for 4 tries, to stave off relegation to the second division.
The Gaijin did get the victory they wanted but not without some scares along the way. All Jin Jan ended up getting their bonus point which keeps them in the top division and scored more points against the TGRFC than any other opponent in this years competition.


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A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can happen to anyone at any time as a result of whiplash, a blow to the head and a variety of different maladies. An estimated 1.7 million people in the U.S. will experience a traumatic brain injury this year alone, 30% of which will be sustained by children participating in contact sports like football and soccer, along with other recreational activities.
Concussion is the most frequent TBI, the result of a sudden blow or jolt to the head or body that causes the brain to move within the skull. When a concussion occurs, it changes the way the brain functions and interprets visual signals, leading many sufferers to experience post-concussive syndrome.
The symptoms of TBI can occur immediately after a concussion or show up days or even weeks afterward. Many of these symptoms are also a sign of binocular vision dysfunction (BVD), and if they last longer than three months, there's a good possibility that the TBI has morphed into BVD, a misalignment of the eyes that affects the way that the eyes work together in tandem. Many people aren't aware of this little-known condition, and struggle to find relief from their post-concussive symptoms through therapies and medications that don't treat the real problem.
Fortunately, in most cases, treatment for BVD is simple.
If you suspect that you or a loved one may have BVD, it's important to have an extensive neurovisual evaluation done by the doctors at the Neuro Visual Center of New York. This exam will measure the visual misalignments that are causing your symptoms, and allow the doctors to provide a customized prescription for aligning prismatic lenses to treat the BVD. In many instances, patients receive immediate relief from their symptoms when they put on their new eyeglasses.
Watch Dr. Cheryl's video about post-concussive syndrome and binocular vision dysfunction.
Here at the Neuro Visual Center of New York, our use of aligning glasses to correct the misalignments cause by BVD have helped many people get their lives back. To learn more about how this works, give us a call today at (516) 224-4888.


It's here again: Digital Citizenship Week!
October 16–22, 2016, as Digital Citizenship Week!
What can you do to celebrate kids using technology safely, responsibly, and respectfully?
Digital citizenship doesn't end in the classroom. Home environments also shape kids' relationships with technology. While we promote technology use for learning, fun, and bringing people together, it's also important to balance media and tech use with undistracted face-to-face time.


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New Smyrna Beach 'Observer' Publishes Final Edition Today
E&P Staff June 3, 2008
The Observer in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., closed its doors Monday following nearly 95 years serving readers in Southeast Volusia county.
The final edition will be published Tuesday.
"The economic downturn in the business has necessitated the newspaper closing at this time," Terri Leifeste, vice president of Horizon Publications, The Observer's parent company, said in a statement. "This was not an easy decision to make and we are saddened at the thought of shutting down this business in New Smyrna Beach and the eliminating of those jobs."
Horizon is encouraging the paper's 13 full-time employees to apply for openings at its other publications.
The Observer was founded as the weekly New Smyrna News in 1913 by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Road of Beloit, Wis. It became a daily in 1925. In 1940, it went back to publishing weekly. After merging with the competing Observer in 1974, it returned to daily publication.
In 1988, its owners decided to cut back two days and publish Tuesday through Saturday.
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Picture you've just bought an oak dining table (or perhaps you actually just have). Obviously you see this fine item of dining room furniture as a great investment that will stay in your family and household for a long time. Do you know how you can care for it and how to preserve it looking like new for years to come? Solid oak eating out tables can dominate a space and impose its amazing presence upon all those who all enter it. The only problem with a oak dining table (and other wooden tables) is that they require occasional care and awareness of keep them fresh and healthy and balanced (unlike plastic or material which only require cleaning). While you might not realize it, the most deadly (and unexpected) killers of your solid oak dining room table is heat and hot air (i. e. humidity). The consequence of this on your dining room desk are that it will start to answer and become disjointed. It may also trigger your table to seem slightly more pale than usual. This shouldn't be a problem as long as your property is air conditioned (you want to have your dining room constantly in around 65-75 degrees). Dealing with low humidity is a a little bit harder problem (as here is the real stealth killer). If you believe like your wooden dining room table may be suffering go out and buy a humidifier machine which tools out water into the air and leaves the room sensing fresh. While it may not be often possible for some people, try to keep the solid oak dining table inside the shade as much as you can, seeing that exposure to direct sunlight will wear that down (and fade the colouring) over time. In addition to this, make sure you keep your solid oak dining room table clean from dirt and dirt (this can be done by on a regular basis running a damp cloth more than it) and from particles (which can be removed via a duster or with static towels). Many people think that dust particles on their dining table is not worry about, but that particles attracts bacteria that can quickly get to work eating into your precious table. Above all do not forget that whenever cleaning your pine table that you wipe it dry, since surface water can cause long term problems.


BIRTH. Baptised 16 Oct 1831 at Landewednack, daughter of Thomas, labourer, and Ann, from Nanfan in Cury. Sources: REG/CRO, IGI.
PARENT. Mother of Brenchley at Cury around 1858. Sources: IGI.
MARR. Aged 28, of Bochym Hill, daughter of Thomas Thomas, farmer; married Francis Sandoe [1834FR01]; 31 Mar 1860 at Cury; witnesses John Woolcock Northey and Mary James; registered 1860MAR Helston 5c/335. Sources: MC, GRO. Witnesses are 1835JN02 and 1835MY. Children: Elizabeth A 1862EL01, daughter 1866NN01, Marian U 1867MY01, R J Sidney 1868RI01, William F 1872WI02.
CENSUS. Emily Jane Sandoe; Clapham, 7 Apr 1861; 60 Crescent Rd; wife age 26; born Curey, Cornwall. Sources: 1861 census.
CENSUS. Emily Sandoe; Clapham 2 Apr 1871; 7 Crescent Rd, wife, age 29; born Cury, Cornwall; in husband's household. Sources: 1871 census (RG10/698).
CENSUS. Jane Sandoe; Battersea, 3 Apr 1881; 3 Brougham St; wife age 46; born Cornwall; in husband's household. Sources: 1881 census (RG11/648 ED48a).
DEATH. Emily Sandoe; registered Wandsworth 1894MAR 1d/422. aged 62. Sources: GRO.
Comments: Daughter of Thomas 1814TH01 and Ann 1814AN01. Son Brenchley 1858BY01.


I'm not sure about this Halgerda. Please help!
Almost exactly a year ago I posted a message from Bernard Picton reporting Halgerda carlsoni from Tanzania, the first record from the western Indian Ocean. Your animal seems identical to Bernard's. They differ from western Pacific specimens in having black lines on the gills and rhinophores rather than spots, but in your photo the lines on the rhinophores seem to be aggregated spots so perhaps the difference is more apparent than real. It is an interesting find.


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RNAs. miRNAs or mRNAs for which no binding site could be predicted might be regulated
Within the proteobacteria phylum, 9 out of 184 completely sequenced bacteria clearly contain at least one F-box-containing predicted protein
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RNAs. miRNAs or mRNAs for which no binding site could be predicted might be regulated by a different mechanism than incorporated in the prediction algorithms like miRNA binding to the 59-untranslated region or in the coding sequence. In order to investigate the interplay between miRNAs and their mRNA targets, we performed KEGG pathway analyses. Overall, 93 and 118 different KEGG pathways could be identified in KASUMI-1 and NB4 cells, respectively. Nearly half of these pathways were 24900801 associated with all four human Argonaute proteins in those cell lines. In contrast, only 8% and 12% of Ago-associated mRNAs could be identified in all four Argonaute proteins of KASUMI-1 and NB4 cells, respectively, suggesting a concerted action of the four Argonaute proteins in MiRNA Expression and Function in Pediatric AML 9 MiRNA Expression and Function in Pediatric AML in a pediatric MLL-rearranged cohort. In this study, we could also identify miR-196b as being 23300835 expressed in a majority of MLLrearranged samples. For miR-196a and miR-29a, both reported to be differentially expressed, no consistent change in miRNA level could be detected in our patient cohort by quantitative microarray approach. We noticed no overlap in miRNA change in the 33 MLL-rearranged samples from our study compared to nine adulthood MLL-rearranged AML samples investigated by Garzon et al.. However, miRNAs found to be significantly down regulated in our cohort were also found in a larger adulthood study of 30 MLL-rearranged patient samples. Other miRNAs described by Li et al. were also down regulated in our cohort, but not at significant levels. Still other miRNAs are differentially expressed in our pediatric MLL cohort, but not in adulthood MLL samples. Most noticeable, miR-21, a known oncomir, was over nine fold up regulated in MLLrearranged pediatric patient samples compared to the other samples and has not been described in this context in adulthood MLL-rearranged samples. Only a few miRNAs distinguished the t and t subtypes from each other and all other cytogenetic subtypes, which is coherent with previous reports of miRNA expression in adulthood AML. Some observed differences of miRNA expression between patients with t and t seemed to be a function of maturation state of the cell as is the case for miR-23b, that is up regulated during hematopoietic differentiation from CD34+ cells to more mature peripheral blood cells. Similarly, we identified miR-181a/b higher expressed in t than in other cytogenetic subtypes and normal hematopoietic progenitor cells as has been reported for adult myeloid AML cells in comparison to monocytic AML. The miRNA let-7a has been reported to be up regulated upon differentiation of the promyelocytic cell line NB4 and in our study this miRNA was low expressed in this cell line as well. However, in initial untreated samples of pediatric APL patient samples it was more than MedChemExpress 3544-24-9 2-fold higher expressed. Other differentially expressed miRNAs have already been described in the context of myeloid malignancy development including miR-100, miR-125b, miR-126, miR-146a, miR-150 and miR-181a/b. We identified miR-100 and miR-125b up regulated in pediatric acute promyelocytic leukemia consistent with results from a smaller cohort of pediatric AML patients and from adult patients. Henson et al. demonstrated, that miR-100 and miR-125b significantly decrease cell proliferation. Consistently, miR-125b overexpression leads to malignant transformation of different hematopoietic


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Lab Room
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Tel (Office)
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Students Wanted
willing to supervise
Research Group Site
University of Toronto, 1979, Astronomy & Astrophysics
University of Western Ontario, 1982, Astronomy & Astrophysics
University of Western Ontario, 1987, Astronomy & Astophysics
NSERC and Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, UBC (1988 - 1990)
Attache de recherche, Universite de Montreal (1990 - 1992)
Assistant Professor, UBC (1992 - 2000)
Associate Professor, UBC (2000 - 2008)
Full Professor, UBC (2008 - present)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012
Officer of the Order of Canada, 2006
Canadian Association of Physicists Education Medal, 2002
Just Desserts Award from the UBC Alma Mater Society & Alumni Association, 2002
UBC Killam Faculty of Science Teaching Award, 1999
Stellar astrophysics, stellar pulsation and asteroseismology, exoplanetary science
Srellar seismology, stellar structure and evolution, exoplanets, magnetic peculiar stars, photometry and spectroscopy, space astronomy
Research Title
PROBING STELLAR INTERIORS AND EXOPLANETS
I'm an astro-paparazzo who unveils the hidden lifestyles of stars by eavesdropping on "the music of the spheres." My version of an interstellar iPod is Canada's first space telescope, MOST (Microvariability & Oscillations of STars), which detects vibrations in the light of ringing stars too subtle to be seen even by the largest telescopes on Earth. As Mission Scientist leading the Canadian Space Agency's MOST project, and an astrophysicist, I and my team of students and collaborators are trying to write a biography of our Sun – past and future – by studying its neighbours in the Milky Way. Our research sometimes sounds more like astromedicine than astrophysics: performing "ultrasound" on stellar embryos, checking on the hyperactivity of a pre-teen sun, and taking the pulses of stars in their twilight years. We are also using MOST to forecast the weather on planets beyond the Solar System, and have begun the search for Terra Nova – exoEarths around other stars.
In addition to heading the MOST Mission, I've also sat on Canada's scientific steering committees for the international Gemini Twin 8-Metre Telescopes Project and the Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer satellite, and the Joint Committee on Space Astronomy which advises the Canadian Space Agency and the Canadian Astronomical Society. I'm a member of the International Astronomical Union's Commission on Variable Stars, and a frequent invited review speaker at meetings around the world, from Prague to Porto, Moscow to Mmbatho (South Africa), Cancun to Calgary.
Astronomy education and public outreach are also very important facets of my scientific career. I served two terms on the Board of the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre (one as Vice-President) and continue to sit on its Programming & Education Committee. My media (mis)adventures include appearances on CBC, CTV, Global, CityTV Vancouver and Toronto, CNN, and Space: The Imagination Station. I posed in multiple guises (from a superhero flying in the ozone layer to an X-ray version of Austin Powers) in the Discovery Channel documentary series "Light: More Than Meets The Eye". I have yet to live down being quoted in Discover Magazine as saying "Exploding Star Contains Atoms From Elvis Presley's Brain - Scientists Confirm The King of Rock & Roll Lived In Another Galaxy 160,000 Years Ago!"
Croll, B.; Matthews, J.M.; Walker, G.A.H.; Rowe, J.F.; Miller-Ricci, E.; Kuschnig, R.; Sasselov, D.; Rucinski, S.M.; Walker, A.; Guenther, D.B.; Moffat, A.F.J.; Weiss, W.W.; "Spot modulation of the transit exoplanet system HD 189733: MOST detects moderate spin-orbit misalignment", 2007, The Astrophysical Journal, in press.
Matthews, J.M., 2007, "One small telescope, so many light curves", Communications in Asteroseismology, Invited Review Paper, in press.
Barban, C., Matthews, J.M., De Ridder, J., Baudin, F., Kuschnig, R., Mazumdar, A., Samadi, R., Guenther, D.B., Moffat, A.F.J., Rucinski, S.M., Sasselov, D., Walker, G.A.H. and Weiss, W.W., "Detection of solar-like oscillations in the red giant star epsilon Ophiuchi by MOST spacebased photometry", 2007, Astronomy & Astrophysics, in press.
Cameron, C.; Matthews, J.M.; Rowe, J.F.; Kuschnig, R.; Guenther, D.B.; Moffat, A.F.J.; Rucinski, S.M.; Sasselov, D.; Walker, G.A.H.; Weiss, W.W. "MOST Photometry of the roAp star HD 134214", 2006, Communications of Asteroseismology, 148, 57
King, H.; Matthews, J.M.; Rowe, J.F.; Cameron, C.; Kuschnig, R.; Guenther, D.B.; Moffat, A.F.J.; Rucinski, S.M.; Sasselov, D.; Walker, G.A.H.; Weiss, W.W., "HD 114839 - An Am star showing both δ Scuti and γ Dor pulsations discovered through MOST photometry", 2006, Communications of Asteroseismology, 148, 28
Rowe, J. F.; Matthews, J. M.; Seager, S.; Kuschnig, R.; Guenther, D. B.; Moffat, A. F. J.; Rucinski, S. M. Sasselov, D.; Walker, G. A. H.; Weiss, W. W.; "An Upper Limit on the Albedo of HD 209458b: Direct Imaging Photometry with the MOST Satellite", 2006, The Astrophysical Journal, 646, 1241-1251
Matthews, J.M., Kuschnig, K., Guenther, D., Walker, G.A.H., Moffat, A.F.G., Rucinski, S., Sasselov, D., and Weiss, W.W. 2004, "No stellar p-mode oscillations in space-based photometry of Procyon", Nature, 480, 51-53.


A very short summary of super-conductors: they are conductors that provides no resistance to a current flowing through them. Despite the rather simplified explanation, they are an extremely complex study in quantum mechanics and a whole slew of scientific research besides. But for our purposes, the above definition shall suffice.
V is voltage, I is current, R is resistance. So, given zero resistance in a super-conductor, one would logically expect therefore, to never measure a voltage across a superconductor, even if you injected an infinite amount of current. On a side note, superconductor have what is called a critical current above which they cease to be superconductors.
And the last equation for the night, is one that gives the electric field (E) induced by a changing magnetic field, (B).
Ohm's law doesn't hold for superconductors.
So what does happen when you try place a superconductor in a changing magnetic field?
A superconductor can't be in a magnetic field, remember? Eddy currents are induced on its surface such that the magnetic field in the superconductor is zero. As well as a critical current, supercondcutors also have a critical magnetic field above which they cease to superconduct.


As a burgeoning sociologist, my colleagues and classmates are constantly talking about the differences that: separate us, bind us, keep us downtrodden, keep us uplifted, or just generally keep us. We have had a very limited opportunity to study these things with two tragedies: Hurricane Katrina and the California fires.
Reading through news stories, blog posts, and listening to news programs, it lifts my heart to know that the discussion is not focusing on one aspect of the problem. No one seems to be focusing purely on race, or class, or economic status, or education. It seems that the talks are on all of those subjects and several not listed. Unfortunately I am seeing a deadlock in the discussions.
It seems that since we, as a society, are unable to put one single perfect all encompassing label on the problem, we are leaving it, frustrated that the problem is too hard and multi-faceted to tackle. What is happening to the discussion? There are many of us out there who are blaming it on one single thing, yet these people and their arguments are quickly becoming passé to the grand majority of the country when confronted by other arguments who say it is something completely different.


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Statement: Norwich-Cambridge services, 7 July 2017
A Greater Anglia spokesperson said: "We are currently running an hourly service between Norwich and Ely. Services will depart Norwich for Ely at xx.40.
"Network Rail engineers are currently on site working to fix the fault, which was caused by a lightning strike yesterday. However trains are able to run at a reduced speed on the line. Customers travelling between Norwich and Ely should allow an additional 20 minutes for their journeys today.
"We apologise to passengers for the disruption and inconvenience caused."
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Historic Vote Could Legalize Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage in Northern Ireland
The UK parliament has voted to legalize same-sex marriages and to extend access to abortion services in Northern Ireland, in two historic measures that could bring the region's current laws into line with the rest of the UK. Lawmakers in London overwhelmingly voted by 383 votes to 73 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, and 332 to 99 in favor of abortion reform.


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South East Asia. The backpackers paradise. A cheap ticket to those exotic cultures.
Indonesia. Bali, to be more precise. It's a seasoned touristic hotspot now & the reasons for why are all over your friends latest holiday posts in the news feed of your social media. Once you've battled your way out of Denpasar airport & navigated yourself to your own little spot of Asian paradise, it all becomes clear.
I feel i should mention that i've been told time & time again by those from other parts of the nation that there is far more to Indonesia than just Bali. Other regions that have remained largely untouched by tourists, such as Flores, Sulawesi & Borneo of course, amongst many others.
But for the duration of this blog, i'm just another tourist in Bali. However, i'm not focusing on those luscious green rice crops of Tegalalang in Ubud, or the multitude of temples across the island. Instead, i'm focusing on the beautiful & hard working people that make the welcoming place the way it is.
If you're in the built up areas of mass tourism then you're not really experiencing what this cultured island has to offer. Kuta will deliver a party environment amongst young visitors from all over the world & a pretty decent spot for surf seekers, but it won't deliver what many natives term "the real Bali experience". For this you have to get a tad adventurous. With some solid research & a reasonable fee, you can land yourself a driver to show you the ropes. I would recommend a good 3 or 4 full days with a reputable driver if possible, to really see a good chunk of the beauty. That way you can hit up a little North, East, South & West.
Ubud is the easiest location when it comes to something closer to what life may have been like a few decades ago all across the island. There isn't too much traveling required to reach the serene, lush green rice terraces & waves with a vibrant smile from the locals going about their daily business before spotting you swing by. Yes, this area is slowly becoming more commercialised as it has cemented itself as a must-see on all visitor lists, but there is still an abundant of hidden gems & the Balinese are always genuinely happy to meet you. From terraced rice paddies & monkey forests to family temples, waterfalls & chocolate factories. That'll be enough to fill up 1 of your 4 days. There is still plenty more to fill up the other 3.
Amongst the quaint surroundings are the coffee plantations. An important part of the growth the country of Indonesia has seen, it's in the top percent of coffee producers across the world. For centuries families have nurtured the production of coffee, right back to the end of the 17th century when the Dutch governor in Malabar (India) sent an arabica coffee seedling to the Dutch governor of Batavia (Jakarta). Indonesia was the first country outside of Ethiopia & Arabia where coffee was widely cultivated.
In a fascinating add-on to this story, the mid-19th century saw Balinese farmers prohibited from picking coffee for their own use by the then Dutch rulers. But what these hard working, wry Bali folk discovered was the undigested coffee beans that lay within the shit of Asian palm civets. These are medium sized mammals that look like a sort of... cat come fox sort of thing.
They collected, cleaned, roasted & ground these shitty beans to make their own secret coffee.
Fast forward almost 200 years & the coffee plantations are selling this mammal shit coffee (called Luwak Coffee, or Kopi Luwak) for an eye-watering £400-500 per kilogram.
This is one of the most expensive coffees in the world!
Head over the incredible forested volcanic mountains & tranquil chilled out crater lakes & the trek will deliver you into the calmer North. With incredible diving opportunities up here, waterfall hikes & prices that make even the South seem steep, it's well worth making the effort to visit.
Right across the land you'll bear witness to the true traditional cuisine of Bali. Varieties of local spices, local vegetables, freshly tendered meat & fish & of course an abundance of rice, the primary grain the Balinese have honed to perfection. Across the island there is no shortage of cooking classes. You are even welcome to pull up roadside & help out with the harvesting.
Markets provide stalls packed full of eclectic goodies as well. Hand crafted & sourced from the area, these products tend to be another key to the locals earning a living. Art has a huge place in the hearts of these people & the creativity can be astounding. Passed through the generations it has helped carve a significant piece of the culture. Competitively priced as trades folk often joust with each other to gain your custom. Haggling is a way of life, so you may want to brush up on your technique if you're not too familiar, but rest assured - you can have fun with it.
Just try to have a little understanding of what a fair price is for the item is - usually a lot of talented craft has gone in to it's production & we don't want to be too insulting now!
So get over there & venture about.
Bali is an island steeped in culture, flavours, smiles & dedicated, hard working people.
But most importantly, they are ready to welcome you with open arms. And a bowl of rice.
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Podcasts – I started listening to the "Mac Power Users" podcast a few months ago. This podcast has been in production for some time (2009). As of the date of this post, the most recent episode of the series is April 8, episode #422. It is hosted by David Sparks and Katie Floyd. Both are lawyers in their day jobs, and Mac advocates in their spare time.
Their shows have covered a wide range of interesting topics. I have learned quite a bit listening to these two and recommend their podcast to any who are Mac users.
Friend Nathan Lott (@nlott) suggested that I also mention the Mac Power Users group on Facebook. Many questions and tips are posted there every day. If you have a problem or a great tip to share, the Facebook group may be just the place for you.


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Q: Busybox reboot has no effect on buildroot Linux I run an Embedded Linux system, which is created with Buildroot 2021.02.2 and has BusyBox v1.33.0, Linux 5.4.8, glibc 2.32.
When I run
# reboot

It does nothing, and there is no error or warning in syslog.
However, when I run with -f force option, it reboots the device.
# reboot --help
BusyBox v1.33.0 () multi-call binary.

Usage: reboot [-d DELAY] [-nf]

Reboot the system

    -d SEC  Delay interval
    -n  Do not sync
    -f  Force (don't go through init)

# reboot -f
< reboots OK >

I have debug messages in /etc/init.d/rcK and in inittab, but it looks like the execution after reboot is not reaching the inittab nor rcK.
The "shutdown" part of /etc/inittab:
# Stuff to do before rebooting
::shutdown:/bin/echo "MY DEBUG" | /usr/bin/logger
::shutdown:/etc/init.d/rcK
::shutdown:/sbin/swapoff -a
::shutdown:/bin/umount -a -r
::respawn:/usr/bin/monit -Ic /etc/monitrc

I have confirmed the libc.so has the reboot functionality:
nm build/glibc-2.32-37-g760e1d287825fa91d4d5a0cc921340c740d803e2/build/libc.so.6 | grep reboot
000cb2e0 T reboot

This makes me think there is a mistake in the communication with init. The system has Busybox init: BR2_INIT_BUSYBOX=y.
Signals accepted by init:
# init --help
BusyBox v1.33.0 () multi-call binary.

Usage: init

Init is the first process started during boot. It never exits.
It (re)spawns children according to /etc/inittab.
Signals:
HUP: reload /etc/inittab
TSTP: stop respawning until CONT
QUIT: re-exec another init
USR1/TERM/USR2/INT: run halt/reboot/poweroff/Ctrl-Alt-Del script

Do you have any ideas how to debug this situation? I want the reboot to work with proper shutdown and without having to omit the init.
EDIT:
The reboot command from busybox sometimes has effect, and sometimes not, this is why this case is especially confusing.
When it works, it gives the following log in syslog:
Jan  1 00:20:26 : starting pid 494, tty '': '/etc/init.d/rcK'
Jan  1 00:20:26 [my_service: signal_handler] MyService terminated
Jan  1 00:20:26 bluetoothd[368]: Terminating
Jan  1 00:20:26 bluetoothd[368]: Stopping SDP server
Jan  1 00:20:26 bluetoothd[368]: Exit
Jan  1 00:20:27 dropbear[346]: Early exit: Terminated by signal
Jan  1 00:20:27 ntpd[318]: ntpd exiting on signal 15 (Terminated)
Jan  1 00:20:28 ModemManager[312]: <info>  caught signal, shutting down...
Jan  1 00:20:28 ModemManager[312]: <info>  ModemManager is shut down
Jan  1 00:20:29 syslog-ng[236]: syslog-ng shutting down; version='3.30.1'
Jan  1 00:20:29 : starting pid 575, tty '': '/sbin/swapoff -a'
Jan  1 00:20:29 : starting pid 576, tty '': '/bin/umount -a -r'

When it has no effect, there is no evidence in logs, not even calling the rcK. Do you have ideas what could be the reason for such behavior? As a last resort, I can move to SysVinit if this would solve the problem.
EDIT: SOLUTION
Posting the solution here since the question was closed.
When writing init scripts, always use start-stop-daemon with either -b -m -p, or with just -p.
Using -m without -b option can cause problems similar to the one described in question.
Examples of good usage:
start-stop-daemon -S -q -m -b -p /var/run/logrotate.pid --exec /usr/sbin/logrotate.sh

or
start-stop-daemon -S -q -p "$PIDFILE" -x "/usr/sbin/$DAEMON"

More info:

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*https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/start-stop-daemon.8.html

*https://thecodeboss.dev/2016/11/how-daemons-the-init-process-and-process-forking-work/


In lieu of Augment's forthcoming eBook on augmented reality (AR), we wanted to share certain snippets to show you the quality of information you should expect.
This book by Augment is written to help the world understand what AR truly is, how it works, and the way it will revolutionize innovation in business.
Enjoy an excerpt from our chapter "How Augmented Reality Works" – the technical process behind AR.
Creating an Augmented Reality experience is a multi-stage process, from the development of the 3D models to the technology that powers the image tracking and depth sensing.
Each step is an intuitive process, and there are different methods and practices for distinct uses. Whether you are looking to develop in Augmented Reality or you are creating content for AR headsets, understanding the technical process will help you broaden your perspective. At this point, we will walk you through the concept of 3D models and their deployment in AR.
Augmented Reality allows you to visualize 3D models in real-time and in a real environment. Before AR, 3D graphics were limited to gaming environments, architecture visualization, engineering, and Hollywood entertainment. Although 3D computer graphics continued to evolve in quality, 3D models were still used solely in immersive environments–until augmented reality. AR developed to be the only way to see 3D models as an overlay to the world in front of you. There are two ways to approach creating your first AR experience: create your own 3D content or start with already built models from a 3D library.
While AR works with 2D images, AR cannot reach its full potential without a 3D model that can be rendered from any angle, thus creating a digital interface on top of your real world.
3D artists use one of several software programs to create 3D models; the most popular of these include SketchUp, Revit, Cinema 4D, Maya, 3DS Max, and Blender. Starting with a rough sketch of what the final model will look like, the image will typically go through an approval process that refines the idea. Because only a rough concept is needed, this is usually done with 2D sketches and drawings. Once they have been approved, the modeling begins.
The more complex the model, the longer this stage will take. A simple box shape with only a few surfaces takes very little time to complete, while a 3D character that moves and talks requires additional stages of work, as the bones and facial muscles of the character must be rigged for realistic animation. Their details are also more intricate, so texturing these models requires more time. This ensures that the final character moves smoothly and naturally so it appears as it would if it actually existed.
Next, a texture map, which is the model's 'skin', is applied. The texture map can be styled to fit the needs of the project, and it is where much of the realism of the model is conveyed. Because it is an image being placed on the model, its level of detail will determine how realistic the finished model will look.
When the 3D model is completed, it must be rendered in order to be compatible with an augmented reality experience. The top AR software solutions can accept a variety of file types, including Collada, Wavefront, and STL, as well as 2D image formats and other 3D software integrations. But the bigger the file (determined by the polygon count), the more rendering is necessary before deploying in AR. Polygons are the virtual straight lines that collectively comprise a 3D model. Many times, for mobile AR apps, the 3D model's polygon count must be below a certain threshold. If it is not, the model may be too big to deploy in AR through today's mobile devices. If it is too low, it may mean less detail and realism. AR headsets aren't expected to have this ceiling; as the hardware continues to improve, so will the capabilities of the software.
As AR and VR grow, the demand for 3D content for the medium will grow as well.
3D content libraries which developers can use to populate their AR and VR applications will expand. Already, virtual libraries like Sketchfab contain an endless variety of 3D objects from which to choose. Early acquisitions from Trimble show the value in the space for virtual content, as they nabbed two of Google's early 3D modeling platforms: SketchUp and 3D Warehouse.
As the enterprise use cases broaden for augmented reality, there will be an inherent need to mass produce 3D models. The future of 3D modeling is wide open for innovation. Think about the potential for automated production, inventory management for 3D files, and other areas within this section of the AR process.
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H.R.2200 - Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018115th Congress (2017-2018)
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (Introduced 04/27/2017)
House - Foreign Affairs; Judiciary; Oversight and Government Reform; Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Energy and Commerce; Armed Services; Education and the Workforce | Senate - Foreign Relations
01/08/2019 Became Public Law No: 115-425. (All Actions)
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There are 2 summaries for H.R.2200. Public Law (01/08/2019)Introduced in House (04/27/2017)
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018
This bill establishes programs to combat human trafficking, forced labor, and the use of child soldiers. It also modifies existing programs to address such issues.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award grants to local educational agencies to educate school staff on how to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking, and to educate students on how to avoid becoming trafficking victims.
The Department of State shall ensure that each diplomatic or consular post has a designated employee to receive information from severe trafficking victims or information about such victims. The information shall be transmitted to the relevant agencies, and the designated employee shall coordinate with foreign government and groups to provide support to the victims.
Domestic air carriers that contract to provide air transportation to the federal government shall report annually various information related to human trafficking. Such information shall include the number of carrier personnel that are trained in detecting and reporting potential trafficking, and the number of notifications of potential human trafficking victims the carrier has received.
The bill directs various government agencies, including the State Department and the Department of Labor, to annually report to the General Services Administration information related to efforts to ensure compliance with various laws and regulations relating to human trafficking. The report shall also contain information on investigations into contractors that may have violated such laws and regulations.
Federal Acquisition Institute courses for the acquisition workforce shall contain material on law and regulations relating to human trafficking and federal government contracting.
The Department of Justice may make grants for programs to designate a prosecutor for cases involving severe human trafficking.
The State Department shall suspend issuing visas for domestic workers hired by individuals affiliated with an international organization or foreign diplomatic mission, if there is an unpaid judgment related to human trafficking against a person affiliated with that mission. The State Department shall suspend issuing such A-3 or G-5 visas to individuals affiliated with that mission, if the mission refuses to waive diplomatic immunity in a prosecution involving human trafficking.
The bill also gives the President authority to investigate or impose sanctions on foreign government officials who participate in or condone severe forms of human trafficking for significant financial gain.
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress on obstacles to enforcing the prohibition against the importation of goods made by convicts or using forced labor. The report shall address topics including best practices for private employers to comply with the law and federal efforts to enforce the prohibition.
Labor shall, in its public list of goods believed to be produced using forced or child labor, include goods that are produced with inputs made with forced or child labor.
The State Department shall report to Congress annually on its practices and strategies to combat human trafficking in post-conflict or post-disaster areas. It shall also report to Congress on countries that have a workforce that is more than 80% nationals from other countries. The report shall assess each country's progress toward implementing the recommendations from the State Department's most recent Trafficking in Persons Report.
The U.S. Agency for International Development shall report annually to Congress on its expenditures and grants for programs to combat human trafficking and forced labor.
The bill expands the definition of a "child soldier" as used in the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 to include minors who take part in hostilities as part of police forces or other security forces or recruited into such forces. It also modifies various reporting requirements on issues involving child soldiers.
The State Department shall elevate the issue of child sexual assault by Afghan security forces at the Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan, scheduled for November 27-28, 2018. The Department of Defense shall report to Congress on efforts to establish a mechanism to allow U.S. personnel to report on child sexual abuse by Afghan security forces that work with or are trained by the United States.
The bill reauthorizes through FY2021 various programs for combatting human trafficking.


A shop front displaying the (no) name of '…&…'. 'Anonymous & Sons' ? A Naomi Klein 'No Logo' branch ? Maybe just closed down and bereft of identity.
The original conception for this painting has, in the main, been retained. The rather plain, grey and faded panel at the top could be a window or an empty space for a shop's name. Clearly the absence of any text reinforces the theme of the MO and the rendering of this space suggests a sign has been pulled off leaving traces of 'glue' behind.
The 'background' has been worked across the picture plane and appears almost smeared. Some traces of the under-painting show through – grooves, old lines filled-in and tiny hints of bolder, stronger colour underneath.
I have attempted to make this painting about as anonymous as possible without it appearing Minimal in nature or devoid of any detail. Paradoxically, it has attained a silent power and is increasingly memorable.


Explore the Chinatown North neighborhood and meet the creatives who live and work there. A series of multi-disciplinary studios and galleries open their doors and invite you in for a look behind the scenes; including MIO, Asian Arts Initiative, and Metcalfe Architecture & Design! Pick up a pocket map with locations at Pearl Street Passage.


Born: April 1, 1850 in Pocasset Ma.
Died: July 3, 1932 in Bourne Ma. at 82 yrs, 3 mos, 3 d.
1. Annie Foster Ellis Bridgham; (November 14, 1877 – June 24, 1971); Married Ernest Guy Bridgham (1875 – 1964) (Joshua L. Bridgham & Angie G. Smith) in Bourne Ma. on June 4, 1901; Annie & Ernest are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.


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Modern hotel is not only a place to stay or a temporary stay of travelers and tourists, but also centres where they can stay in business employees of large companies as well as individual entrepreneurs, owners of their own business. These institutions acquire the status of "business hotel".
These hotels most often are located in the city center or near major transport interchanges, important items of urban infrastructure. In addition, they must use the associated services: for example, dry-cleaning, visa support, ordering food, serving corporate clients (business travel).
Exactly are the criteria for the hotel business class in Moscow and other cities. The building of the Moscow hotels of a similar kind are located near the subway and the TTC. They have special rooms category "business dream" reasonable stylistic options and colors. Often provides a special service: "pillow menu" where you can select the most comfortable sleep bedding set. Correct these rooms style and decor do not distract the guests from a business trip and allow you to fully relax after a busy day at work.
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Number of rooms of a business class should be enough to host a small representative delegations and guests arriving alone.
Business hotels aimed at long-term cooperation with legal entities for which there are always current offers.


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Education and Impact Litigation: Advocating for Timely Re-Enrollment
By: lisa.freeman
In 2004, The Legal Aid Society of New York, Advocates for Children of New York and Dewey Ballantine LLP brought a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of New York City students ages 7-21 who were detained or placed in custody as a result of involvement with juvenile or adult court systems. The lawsuit, known as J.G. v. Mills, alleged that when these students were released from a court-ordered setting, they were denied timely re-enrollment in New York City schools or were warehoused in alternative settings and provided inadequate educational services.
In 2004, The Legal Aid Society of New York, Advocates for Children of New York and Dewey Ballantine LLP brought a federal class action lawsuit on behalf of New York City students ages 7-21 who were detained or placed in custody as a result of involvement with juvenile or adult court systems. The lawsuit, known as J.G. v. Mills, alleged that when these students were released from a court-ordered setting, they were denied timely re-enrollment in New York City schools or were warehoused in alternative settings and provided inadequate educational services. The complaint also alleged that court-involved youth with disabilities did not receive adequate educational services while in detention in New York City. Although the process has taken longer than we would like, this lawsuit has helped to bring significant improvements to the educational services provided for court-involved youth in New York City.
The lawsuit challenged both the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and the New York State Education Department. In 2008, the plaintiffs settled with New York State, with respect to claims of deficient oversight. Following a period of monitoring New York State's compliance, the State settlement ended. In 2011, the plaintiffs settled with New York City DOE. The City settlement required the DOE to:
Enroll all students returning from placements in the juvenile justice system promptly after they return to New York City;
Create and implement appropriate education plans for students with Individualized Education Program (IEPs) in DOE schools in detention and placement;
Ensure students with IEPs returning to DOE from court-ordered setting receive timely and appropriate special education services and placements;
Request the student's educational records from the non-DOE court-ordered setting, if those records have not been provided; and,
Evaluate any transcripts or attestations of credit accumulation for returning high school students and award such credits towards a high school diploma.
The Legal Aid Society and Advocates for Children have monitored compliance with the City settlement and, after four extensions terminating on September 30, 2016, we are pleased to report that we have witnessed great progress. The J.G. settlement has successfully improved educational services to the students in detention and placement and to students returning from detention and placement. The timeliness of re-enrollment in community schools, the timeliness of IEP development, the consistency of transcript review and the award of credit have all improved drastically. Pursuant to a side agreement, DOE will continue to report data for the 2016-2017 school year to the Legal Aid Society and Advocates for Children and respond to J.G.-related concerns.
In addition to the improvements brought to bear through the monitoring process, significant improvements have also come about due to legislative change. The Close to Home initiative has led to fewer youth in State custody, placing them instead in City custody. Because the DOE provides education to most youth in City custody, fewer transitions between agencies are taking place, making it easier for DOE to appropriately address the needs of these youth. In addition, pursuant to a recent New York State regulation, a principal (or designee) must award transfer credit to a student upon attestation. As a result, students return from State custody to the DOE with an attestation as to credits earned. The combined effect of the improvements driven by the J.G. settlement and these legislative changes has greatly improved the educational services provided court-involved youth in New York City.
For further information, please contact Lisa Freeman at lafreeman@legal-aid.org or Dawn Yuster at dyuster@advocatesforchildren.org.


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La conquista de la Web: una historia oral de internet, narrada por sus protagonistas
El largo artículo de Keenan Mayo y Peter Newcomb en Vanity Fair del próximo Julio 2008 (An Oral History of the Internet. How the Web Was Won) es de lo más interesante e ilustrador, al menos en términos de divulgación. Es bueno saber -aunque sea a grandes trazos- quienes, cuando y qué hicieron para que haya sido posible la actual realidad de internet.
El artículo de Vanity Fair consiste en una muy larga serie de entrevistas (transcripciones y grabaciones orales) con algunos de los principales protagonistas de internet, desde sus orígenes hasta ahora.
Merece la pena dedicar un poco de tiempo.
I: The Conception
Entre otros, entrevistas con:
Paul Baran, an electrical engineer, conceived one of the Internet's building blocks—packet switching—while working at the Rand Corporation around 1960. Packet switching breaks data into chunks, or "packets," and lets each one take its own path to a destination, where they are re-assembled (rather than sending everything along the same path, as a traditional telephone circuit does).
Leonard Kleinrock, a professor of computer science at U.C.L.A., was instrumental in creating the earliest computer networks, in the 1960s. J. C. R. Licklider, one of the fathers of computer science and information technology, was the first director of arpa's computer-science division.
Robert Taylor left nasa and became the third director of arpa's computer-science division. Taylor's chief scientist was Larry Roberts, who oversaw development of the Arpanet. arpa's director was Charles Herzfeld.
II: The Creation
Entre otras (Bob Metcalfe, Larry Roberts, Dan Webb) estas declaraciones de nuevos protagonistas:
In 1969, arpa gave the job of building "interface message processors" (I.M.P.'s), otherwise known as "nodes" or "packet switches"—the crucial hardware for sending and receiving bursts of data—to Bolt, Beranek & Newman. In a congratulatory telegram to the company, Senator Edward M. Kennedy referred to I.M.P.'s as "interfaith" message processors.
Vint Cerf, who worked with Leonard Kleinrock at U.C.L.A., is the co-designer (with Bob Kahn) of the TCP and IP protocols that provide the basic linking structure of the Internet. He is now an executive at Google, where his title is "chief Internet evangelist."
III: The Web
In 1991, cern, one of the world's largest physics laboratories, based in Geneva, introduced the World Wide Web, a vast document-linking structure developed by the British scientist Tim Berners-Lee and his Belgian colleague Robert Cailliau. This robust new global-information resource made possible the emergence of "browsers"—software used to navigate the Web and maneuver through text and images on-screen.
The first browser to take off was Mosaic, created by Marc Andreessen, a student at the University of Illinois. Entrepreneur and Silicon Graphics founder Jim Clark soon took notice and partnered with Andreessen to create Netscape Communications.
IV: The Browser Wars
By 1995 the Netscape Navigator browser dominated the market. On December 7, 1995, Microsoft C.E.O. Bill Gates gave a speech to his employees outlining Microsoft's aggressive new approach to the Internet. He named Netscape as a target and rallied a team of top-notch programmers to build Internet Explorer. The event is known in the industry as Pearl Harbor Day.
Thomas Reardon was 21 years old when Bill Gates offered him a senior position at Microsoft, in 1991. Reardon became a program manager for Internet Explorer.
V: Going Public
Of all the "old media" tycoons, few were as quick to grasp the power of the Internet as Barry Diller. Diller transformed QVC, his home-shopping television channel, into an interactive Web enterprise. Today, Diller presides over more than 60 Web businesses, including Ticketmaster, the personals site Match.com, and the online travel agency Expedia.
Jeffrey P. Bezos, a former analyst for the New York hedge fund D. E. Shaw, created the online bookstore Amazon.com in 1995. Based in Seattle, it is currently the world's largest online retailer.
The Internet auction site eBay was created in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar, a French-born Iranian computer programmer, and it now has some 276 million registered users in 39 countries.
In 1994, Stanford classmates Jerry Yang and David Filo launched Yahoo, an early Web portal and search engine.
One of the earliest ventures in online journalism was Slate magazine, created under the aegis of Microsoft by Michael Kinsley, a prominent columnist, a former editor of The New Republic.
The role of the Internet as the bottom of the food chain for news and gossip was illustrated and reinforced by the events that led up to the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. The allegation that Clinton had pursued a sexual relationship with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, was first circulated by the online Drudge Report after Newsweek declined to publish a story on the same subject by Michael Isikoff. Mike McCurry was the White House press secretary when the Lewinsky story broke.
VI: Boom and Bust
The dot-com boom of the 1990s was epitomized by the initial public offering of Netscape Communications, in August 1995; on the opening day of trading, Netscape's stock price almost doubled in value. Before long, Silicon Valley was the scene of the most frenzied investing in modern times. Some companies, such as Amazon.com and eBay, had realistic business models; many other start-ups did not. Record losses soon followed.
Between March 10, 2000, and October 10, 2002, the nasdaq Composite Index, which lists most technology and Internet companies, lost 78 percent of its value.
VII: Modern Times
In 1998, two Stanford students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, unveiled their prototype of an Internet search engine that they believed outperformed anything else available at the time. They gave it the quirky name Google (from the mathematical term "googol," or 10 to the 100th power). Today, Google dominates the search-engine business.
Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 to help revive its sagging fortunes. Among his early initiatives: the iMac, a one-piece, candy-colored computer that made easy Internet use the cornerstone of its design. Four years later, Apple introduced the iPod and the online music store iTunes.
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which is written and edited by voluntary contributors, was launched in 2001 by former options trader Jimmy Wales.
Long before Matt Drudge and Arianna Huffington became household names, journalist Dave Winer wrote what is widely credited to be one of the first Web logs, or blogs. His motivation? The independent software developer wanted to get his voice out—unexpurgated. His journal, called Scripting News, has been publishing since 1997.
Today, there are more than 113 million blogs on the Web. Elizabeth Spiers was the founding editor of Gawker, a Manhattan-centric media-and-gossip blog.
In 2002, former Netscape engineer Jonathan Abrams created a new movement in Internet activity with his "social networking" site Friendster. While Friendster emerged as a darling of Silicon Valley, it was eventually overtaken in the U.S. by the hipper MySpace, founded by Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe. Another rival emerged with the cleaner, college-student-friendly Facebook, founded in a Harvard dorm in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes.
Chad Hurley, a former graphic designer at PayPal, started YouTube in 2005 with his PayPal colleague the engineer Steve Chen. It was one of the first media sites entirely driven by user-generated content. According to The New York Times, in 2007 YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire Internet did in 2000.
VIII: The Last Word
The underpinnings of the Internet trace back in part to concerns about national security. In October of this year the nation's newest military endeavor, the United States Air Force Cyber Command, is set to commence operations. The command will employ a force of 8,000—mostly tech-savvy civilians such as physicists, computer scientists, and electrical engineers. Major General William Lord is the commander.
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H D Kumaraswamy sworn in as Karnataka chief minister amid opposition show of unity
May 23, 2018 The Ancient Times 0 Comments
NEW DELHI: After days of high drama and power-broking, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday took oath as Karnataka's 24th chief minister, while Congress state president G Parameshwara was sworn in as his deputy.
Kumaraswamy, aka 'Kumaranna', was administered the oath of office and secrecy by governor Vajubhai Vala in front of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, as a host of national and regional leaders looked on.
"I will be the king and not the kingmaker," Kumaraswamy had said in the run up to the Karnataka polls. His words proved prophetic as the 58-year-old Vokkaliga leader has now donned the crown despite his JD(S) finishing a distant third in the electoral battlefield.
This will be Kumarawamy's second term as the chief minister of Karnataka since 2007, when he last held the post for 20 months.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, JD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, N Chandrababu Naidu, Arvind Kejriwal and Pinarayi Vijayan — her counterparts in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Kerala respectively were in attendance at the ceremony.
BSP supremo Mayawati and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, who had formed an alliance during by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, were seen sitting next to each other. CPI(M) powerhouse Sitaram Yechury, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and NCP leader Sharad Pawar were among the high-powered guests who shared a dais during the oath-taking ceremony.
Rain briefly played spoilsport, forcing people to take shelter under tarp sheets, but the light showers could not dampen the spirits of thousands of party workers gathered outside the Vidhan Soudha, who were cheering and waving flags and banners.
Ahead of taking oath, Kumaraswamy said there would be certain limitations in a coalition government and he would have to take his coalition partner, the Congress, into confidence over a number of matters.
Speaking to reporters at Mysuru after worshipping Goddess Chamundeshwari at the Chamunda Hill temple, the JD(S) leader said the new government will waive farmer loans after improving the state's financial outlook.
"They (Congress) too have their own programmes in their manifesto. We have to compile the manifesto of two parties and after improving the economy of the state, we will waive farm loans. There is no question of my backtracking," he added.
In the recently held state assembly elections, Kumaraswamy won from both the Channapatna and Ramanagara assembly constituencies.
The election result for 222 out of 224 assembly constituencies resulted in a fractured mandate, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party (104 seats) only nine seats short of a simple majority mark of 112.
The Congress with 78 seats and JD(S) with 37 seats, and two Independent candidates, formed a post-poll alliance with a total of 117 MLAs.
What followed was a high-voltage political drama in the state, as governor Vajubhai Vala invited BJP's B S Yeddyurappa to form a government on May 16, and gave him 15 days to prove majority, amid huge uproar by the opposition.
On May 18, the Supreme Court, on the plea of the Congress and JD(S), shifted the floor test to May 19. Unable to garner the required number by the deadline, Yeddyurappa stepped down from the post of chief minister before the floor test could be conducted, mere two days after he was sworn in.
Disgruntled with this sequence of events, the BJP is observing 'Anti-People's Mandate Day' in Karnataka in protest against the formation of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in the state.
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Belgian Gymnastics: 2016 Top Gym: all you need to know!
2016 is almost over. Before the GymGala in two weeks and a much deserved break, our gymnasts will compete one last time at the International Top Gym!
Last year, the competition took place in a weird atmosphere, after the Paris attacks and the threat on our country. But there was no way the organisers would cancel the event. And this year, the list of participating countries is once again amazing!
We don't have the complete list of gymnasts, but some names are known : Romania's Ioana Crisan and Olivia Cimpian, both bronze medalist at this year European Juniors Championships, will be there, as well as the Netherlands' Sanna Veerman and Naomi Visser. France will be represented by Alisson Lapp and Célia Serber. For Belgium, Chloé Leblicq, Cassia Priels or Fien Enghels are also expected to compete. But gymnasts from Spain, Sweden, Czech Republic or Canada will also try to in gold this weekend.
As usual, the competition format is a bit special, as teams from different countries will team up on Sunday in the team final competition. The best gymnasts on each event from Saturday will also compete in the event finals on Sunday, while the best all-around gymnast will be crowned on Saturday.
You can't be there this weekend? No worries! There will be a livestream here : https://www.twitch.tv/gymnostv !
I'll be there too on both days and I'll keep you updated with scores and pictures on both the Twitter and Facebook pages.