"The annual East Hampshire Sports Awards take place in a few weeks, celebrating the talent and achievements of local individuals and teams during the past year, across an ever-widening range of sports that we now have access to.
It's not just the number of sports that has grown, it's also their competitiveness. Sport has a uniquely global reach and involvement that transcends barriers. Despite geographical, cultural, linguistic and political differences, the skills and aptitudes are pretty much universal, as is the honour felt to compete on behalf of your country.
And there are some major events to look forward to in 2018, with July's FIFA World Cup finals in Russia probably amongst the most eagerly anticipated. The endurance of the home fans as they follow the expected high and lows of the England team is almost worthy of a sport in its own right.
Before that, the Winter Olympics in South Korea during February, and Paralympics in March, will see the GB team aiming for a record medal haul, as they step out to compete in curling, skating, skeleton and snowboarding to name but a few of their chilly pursuits.
There will be more podium opportunities on offer for us at the Commonwealth Games in April, this time on the Gold Coast in Australia. The recent announcement that the 2022 games will be hosted by Birmingham is exciting for the city and local athletes alike; to perform in front of a home crowd must be one of the greatest feelings for any competitor.
And that honour will come to the GB ladies hockey team in July and August as the UK hosts the Women's hockey World Cup in London. With every chance of repeating their gold medal winning performance of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the team will be led out by Alex Danson, who started her career locally at the Alton Hockey Club.
Other international sporting events happening on UK soil this year include the Gymnastics World Cup in Birmingham during March – another sport that Great Britain continues to shine in – and the Boccia World Championships taking place in Liverpool in August. Boccia is a target ball sport designed for athletes with impairments affecting all four limbs, a sport that students from the local Treloar's School have excelled in.
And there are plenty more – the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London, the table tennis Team World Cup also in London, the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, cycling's Tour de Yorkshire, and the World Thriathlon Series in Leeds.
Each of these bring together the very best competitors from across the world, and for a small island nation we definitely manage to punch above our weight.
And it all starts with children and young people getting their first taste of competitive sport at local sports grounds, clubs and schools right across the country.
And that is what the East Hampshire Sports Awards event is all about. Recognising standout performances, great teamwork, and the extraordinary commitment of coaches, officials and volunteers, who turn up week in and week out to help make it all happen.
It may be only a few individuals who reach the pinnacle of competing at a world cup, commonwealth games, Olympic or Paralympic event, but it's a huge team effort that supports and enables them to realise their full potential.
So, as we head back to our normal routines after Christmas and consider the new year ahead, let's pay tribute to our sporting heroes, whether in East Hampshire or beyond."


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First Authorized Book About The Cranberries Set For Release
'Dolores was such a great interviewee. It is a fantastic way of remembering her, and of celebrating the music that was her life's work.'
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Irish publisher Hot Press Books has announced it will be releasing the first authorized book about The Cranberries titled, Why Can't We? – The Story Of The Cranberries.
Fully supported by The Cranberries and by the estate of Dolores O'Riordan, Why Can't We? documents the extraordinary rise of the band through their seminal hits such as "Linger" "Dreams," and their global smash, "Zombie."
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The forthcoming book, including a limited edition format signed by band members Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler, and on behalf of Dolores O'Riordan, by her mother Eileen, goes on pre-sale today.
Curated by Stuart Clark, Why Can't We? will be published by Hot Press Books in two formats, the Deluxe Platinum Limited Edition; and the Special Gold Edition.
The book chronicles the band's remarkable success and Dolores' solo adventures and side projects involving Noel until her tragic passing on January 15th, 2018 in London.
"We covered every step of The Cranberries' – and Dolores' – journey in Hot Press," editor Niall Stokes said. "The magazine has always enjoyed a very close, personal working relationship with The Cranberries crew. It is fantastic that this will now be immortalized in Why Can't We?, with the full support of the band and of Dolores' estate."
First published in 1977, Hot Press has been at the heart of the growth and development of music in Ireland. Hot Press continues to fly the flag for Irish music across all genres via its monthly print edition.
Following the book's announcement, Noel Hogan of The Cranberries said: "Stuart Clark wrote the first press release that we ever did, as The Cranberry Saw Us, so it will be great to see his name on what promises to be an absolutely brilliant, blow-by-blow account of the incredible adventure we embarked on, all those years ago. We've always had a fantastic relationship with Hot Press, so I think fans are going to really relish re-living all of the highs, as well as the sadness and the pain, as told through the pages of the magazine."
Fergal Lawler adds: "I think fans are going to love 'Why Can't We?' Stuart Clark and Hot Press were there from the very start with the band, and Dolores was such a great interviewee. It is a fantastic way of remembering her, and of celebrating the music that was her life's work."
Why Can't We? – The Story Of The Cranberries is available for pre-order.
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Evan Clements (* 16. Juli 1947 in London) ist ein ehemaliger britischer Autorennfahrer.

Karriere als Rennfahrer

Evan Clements war in den 1980er-Jahren als Sportwagenpilot engagiert. Erste Erfolge feierte er in der britischen Thundersports-Serie, ab 1985 war er in der Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft aktiv. 1986 war er Partner von Ian Harrower und wurde mit ihm Gesamtsechster beim 360-km-Rennen von Jerez sowie Achter beim 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans (dort war Tom Dodd-Noble der dritte Fahrer) und beim 1000-km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring.

Evan Clements, Mitglied des British Racing Drivers' Club, war viermal beim 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans am Start. Beste Platzierung blieb der achte Endrang beim Debüt 1986.

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Le-Mans-Ergebnisse

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How To Resist The Fiery Darts Of The Enemy
Fiery dart
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]here did that thought come from? Have you ever faced a challenge or opportunity, and out of nowhere comes a dark or fearful thought, seemingly inserted into your consciousness by a force outside of yourself?
Or do these same challenges seem to bring enemies and provocateurs out of the woodwork at critical moments to spoil your peace?
Ephesians 6:16 counsels us: "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." Why is this so important? Because we have an enemy whose job description is to shoot at the heart of the upright secretly and so destroy the foundation of our faith (Psalm 11:2-3). We all know that there is no foundation besides Christ (I Corinthians 3:11).
What exactly are these darts? We see them first in Genesis 49:23: They are called Archers. They shoot destructive thoughts and unbelief into the hearts of the righteous to destroy their foundation of faith in Christ. They do not go after failures but those who have the potential to succeed.
We see this principle illustrated clearly in Joseph's life: "Joseph was a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well;…The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him." (Genesis 49:22-23). The archers knew Joseph was on his way to stardom, so, through his brothers, he was enslaved, imprisoned and made redundant till God delivered him and took him to the throne of Egypt.
We see the Archers at work in Hannah's life too. We are told that Peninnah, her adversary, "…also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb." (I Samuel 1:6). The reason for the provocation was to make her fret. As long as Hannah fretted, she would not be in position for God's blessing (Psalm 37:1-8). Peninnah knew the precise time when Hannah was most vulnerable–each year at Shiloh, where the people of Israel came to worship and seek God at the Tabernacle in the days of the judges. At Shiloh, "…she [Peninnah] provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat."
The Archers draw their bows and take sharp aim when your opportunity for deliverance is at its highest. Peninnah shot Hannah at Shiloh when she was supposed to be meeting with God. The result was distress: Hannah was so distracted that she had no time to pray until her husband said to her, "Am I not better to thee than ten sons?" It was then that Hannah took her destiny in her hands and stopped the pity party the Archers had fired into her heart. She prayed until God answered her: "… she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore."
What is the solution to the enemy's fiery darts? Guard your heart with all diligence in:
a) Praying and not being anxious (Philippians 4:6).
b) Resisting destructive thoughts and refusing to dwell on them.
c) Wielding the power of the Word. Jesus whipped the devil through the Word (Luke 4:1-14).
d) Praise and worship. Listen to uplifting spiritual songs.
e) Fellowship. As much as possible, don't hang around those who cut you down.
f) Assurance from God: reminding yourself of His faithfulness during crises (Isaiah 43:6-8).
When you overcome and are delivered, you will return to testify in the "places of drawing waters"—any place where you are refreshed by the Holy Spirit and the Word of God, such as a church, fellowship, or where two or three are gathered in His name. "They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord…then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates." (Judges 5:11.)
When you revisit God's righteous deeds, you encourage others in the same situation to have faith that their deliverance is on the way. Free of shackles and limitations, you are now emboldened to confront the gates of the enemy and get back all that he has stolen from you. So lift up your shield of faith and remain blessed!
Taiwo Ayeni is president of Rehoboth Bible Ministries, Inc., in Grand Prairie, where he lives with his wife Abidemi and their son and daughter. You may contact him at [email protected]
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98. Swarupnagar (स्वरूपनगर), is an Assembly/Vidhan Sabha seat in South East Bengal region and North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. It shares a border with Bangladesh. Swarupnagar is part of 14. Bangaon Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency. This seat can be categoried as: a Semi Urban constituency.
Of the 822 constituencies that went to the polls 302 constituencies, including this, have a record of over 80% turnout in the last three consecutive Assembly elections. Of these 302 high-turnout seats 36 are in Assam, 6 in Kerala, 38 in Tamil Nadu, 203 in West Bengal and 19 in Puducherry.
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE:
This Scheduled Caste Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 30.12%. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 84.95%.
In the 2021 elections, there were a total of 2,45,455 eligible electors, of which 1,25,548 were male, 1,19,905 female and 2 registered voters were of the third gender.
The electorate gender ratio in Swarupnagar in 2021 is 955.
In the 2016 polls, there were a total of 2,25,291 eligible electors, of which 1,16,248 were male, 1,09,040 female and 3 voters of the third gender.
In the 2011 West Bengal Assembly elections, there were a total of 1,96,006 eligible electors, of which 1,02,034 were male, 93,972 female and voters of the third gender.
The number of service voters in Swarupnagar in 2016 was 669. In 2011, there were 436.
PAST WINNERS/MLAS:
In the 2016 West Bengal Assembly elections, Bina Mandal of TMC won in this seat by defeating Dhiman Sarkar of CPIM by a margin of 11,941 votes which was 6.18% of the total votes polled in the constituency. TMC had a vote share of 48.56% in 2016 in the seat.
In 2011, Bina Mondal of TMC won in this seat defeating Siva Pada Das of CPIM by a margin of 7,414 votes which was 4.34% of the total votes polled in the constituency. TMC had a vote share of 48.94% in 2011 in the seat.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, TMC got the most votes in 98. Swarupnagar Assembly segment of Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency. TMC won the Bangaon Parliament seat.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, CPIM got the most votes this Assembly segment and BJP won the Bangaon Parliament seat.
NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS:
A total of 6 candidates contested in the 2021 elections. In 2016 there were 6 contestants and there were 5 candidates fighting for this seat in the 2011 Assembly polls.
CANDIDATES 2021:
The candidates contesting in the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections from Swarupnagar are: Biswajit Mandal (CPIM), Bina Mondal (TMC), Brindaban Sarkar (BJP), Debabrata Biswas (SUCOIC), Prabir Sarkar (IND), Mrinmoy Mondal (IND)
VOTER TURNOUT:
In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, the voter turnout was calculated at 86.01%. In 2016, this seat registered a turnout of 85.79%, while it was 87.13% in 2011.
POLL DATES:
The seat went to the polls in Phase 6 of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2021 on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Counting of votes are being held on Sunday, May 2, 2021.
NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS:
In the 2021 elections there were a total of 341 polling stations in 98. Swarupnagar constituency. The corresponding figure in the 2016 elections was 271. In 2011 there were 243 polling stations.
98. Swarupnagar constituency comprises of the following areas of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal: 1. CDB Swarupnagar, 2. Ramchandrapur Uday and Sayesta Nagar –I GPs of CDB Baduria. It shares an inter-state border with North 24 Parganas.
The total area covered by Swarupnagar is 228 square kilometres.
The geographic coordinates of Swarupnagar is: 22°49'26.4″N 88°52'37.2″E.
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Without doubt LA's most stylish hotel, chic suites, private bungalows, beautiful gardens, and a certain unexplainable glamour.
An iconic hotel in Hollywood, expect to dine with A-listers.
Throughtout the hotel's history it has been a hub for the Bohemian creative set.
Babysitting on request, kids activities on site, children's meals catered for.
Visit the Getty Center, accalimed as much for its architecture, gardens as its phenomenal permanent exhibition.
Spend your days lazing by the pool, celeb spotting in the bar, or being pampered by the in room spa service.
The hotel bar is one of the most exclusive and happening in LA, it has stood the test of time and oozes glamour!
Rent a bike and cycle the South Bay Bicycle Trail - stretching 35 km from Torrance to Malibu.
Hollywood Walk of Fame is a must for all visiting LA for the first time.
Head down to Santa Monica or Venice Beach for your fill of sun, sand and sea!
Nearby Melrose Avenue heaves with the designer boutiques such as Diane Von Furstenberg, Paul Smith and Marc Jacobs.
A night at the infamous Chateau Marmont, which rises above the Sunset Strip like a leviathan of gothic glamour, is part of the quintessential Hollywood experience.
Chateau Marmont has remained the go-to hotel for Hollywood stars, who pop in and out largely unseen. Modelled on the Loire Valley's Chateau d'Amboise, expect frescoed vaulted ceilings, estate furniture and a warren of secret entrances and exists.
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In many organizations multiple generations reside in the workplace simultaneously. The amazing fact is that as many as four (!) distinct generations are at work at the same time, which adds further challenges to the workplace dynamics and to your own career progression.
Each generation has its own way of communicating to each other, as well as to those who are younger or older. They are in the workforce side by side, but often they are not necessarily in sync and their expectations and aspirations are different. As a manager or just as a colleague, how do you successfully navigate such a mix of compliments, conflicts, and missed opportunities?
In this workshop, you will be exposed to sensibilities and skills that will enhance your own understanding of specifics of all generations, help you to overcome stereotypes, improve organizational design, efficiency, and ultimately will allow you to find common ground. Leveraging generational diversity can become a business asset and improve the bottom line. We will also cover how failure to manage different generations well can increase tensions, decrease productivity and lead to failures.
There are more pronounced differences between the generations today than ever before. Learn to use them to your advantage.
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A Sense of Guilt by Maia Dylan
Carlisi Familia, 3
Guilt—the gift that keeps on giving. Gino Esposito lived with a lot of guilt from his childhood. His father was very clear. Gino was responsible for all the beatings he'd taken, all the abuse, and ultimately the reason why his mother was murdered by his father. And it was the guilt from not being able to protect Rosa Hernandez, the woman he knew to be the one for him, that had Gino believing he could never be worthy of her.
Rosa knew a lot about guilt herself. Hell, she was the reason why Gino was captured and tortured by the Battaglia family in the first place. She might have had a small role to play in ensuring he survived that night of horror, but she also knew Gino's survival was worth risking everything.
When a threat against Rosa from her own family comes to light, it becomes very clear that her newfound freedom might very well be short-lived. Can Gino overcome his sense of guilt to take his place at Rosa's side and protect her, or will he succumb to that guilt and lose the best chance he had at a future?
"Mio Dio, Rosa," Gino sneered. "Don't look at me like that. I'm not going to hurt you."
Rosa jerked in surprise. "I never thought you would. Why would you think that?"
Gino lifted his fists to his hips, a move that pulled the white business shirt he wore beneath his suit jacket tight across his muscular chest. "Because you are fucking looking at me warily and you stepped back."
Rosa bit her bottom lip, not quite able to meet his gaze, and she closed her eyes when he stepped even closer.
"Cara? Talk to me." She felt him slide his hand beneath her jaw, gently tugging until her face came up. "Come on, sweetness, open those eyes and tell me what's going on in that beautiful head of yours."
She shook her head, refusing to open them, afraid that he would read more in them than she was ready to reveal.
"Then I guess I'm going to have to make you."
As she was processing that statement, Gino pressed his warm lips to hers. When she gasped, inhaling sharply, her eyes flew open. She caught the lust in Gino's gaze in that brief moment before he cupped her face in his hand, tilting her head slightly, and then took the kiss to another level. This time, her eyes slid closed as her body filled with sensations sparked by a man who knew how to kiss. And Gino kissed like no one she'd ever kissed before.
He claimed her mouth for his own, simply devoured her, and there was nothing she could do about it. Not that she wanted to. Gino demanded everything she had to give, and she gave it willingly. When he finally pulled back, they were both breathing heavily, and she was completely off the ground as he held her up against him. Her arms locked around his neck and her legs wrapped intimately around his waist.
Gino leaned in to press his forehead against hers. "Can I take it from that, cara,that perhaps I was mistaken and you aren't afraid of me?"
Rosa smiled shyly, shaking her head. "No, Gino. Never."
Gino's smile was genuine and her heart stuttered at just how incredibly handsome he was. "Good. I'm glad we have that cleared up. Now, tell me what happened tonight to scare you."
And just like that, all the warm fuzzy feelings that had heat pooling deep within her were washed away by ice-cold reality. "Why do you think something happened?"
She winced at the tremble she heard in her own voice. Gino's arched brow told her that he had caught it, too.
"Cara, just tell me who those men were and what they said to you."
Rosa sighed, lowering her legs and pushing against him until he lowered her gently to the ground. "They were two men sent by my father."
Gino frowned as he moved back to lean against the wall. "You've never mentioned your father before. You've been pretty vague about your entire family, in fact."
Rosa nodded, crossing her arms around her middle, suddenly feeling chilled. "I know. I let you believe that I had no family, and to be fair, Gino, as far as I'm concerned, I don't. You once asked me if I'd worked for the Battaglias and I said yes. But that's not entirely true." Rosa took a deep shaky breath as she prepared to tell him her greatest shame. "My father gave me to Vincent Battaglia three years ago."
Score: 5 out of 5 (based on 3 ratings)
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Written by TracieR on 29th Apr 2019
The third book in the Carlisi Familia, A Sense of Guilt is a gripping read. Gino & Rosa are brilliantly delivered characters and the dynamic support cast of characters around them make for a truly engaging story. If you haven't read this series yet do yourself a favour and add it to your collection.
Written by Bella on 18th Apr 2019
Gino and Rosa are survivors. When a threat from Rosa's own family comes to light, Gino has a choice to make. One that's life or death, love or loss. Dark, dirty and heart wrenching. That pretty much explains this book. The pain this author put these characters through is just cruel and it really makes me cheer for them. In terms of the action, there's a ton. The growing love between Gino and Rosa is beautiful then some seriously hot romance. I love this dark romance vibe that's been so popular lately. A Sense of Guilt is a must read for those readers who like their heart pulled out of there chest and then sewed back up by an amazing story. Intense action. Stunning romance. I can't wait to read more in this series!
Need more in this series and soon!!!
Written by Mobookworm on 18th Apr 2019
Gino and Rosa, hmmmmmm. Wanted their story after book one, the torture and abuse they suffered was appalling. Can two very damaged people make one relationship or is the past too much baggage between them? I needed the answer to this question, had to know what happened to Gino, who was the woman who tried to save him, all these questions have been haunting me since book two. And yes, they were answered, and nope not gonna tell what happened......half the fun is the journey! But now I'm left with more questions.....what's Marissa's story? Who's next in the line of fire and most importantly........how long do I have to wait???
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Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things is great fun! My children and I read it as a bedtime story (actually, my 8-year-old read it to the rest of us) and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
The ending has a nice twist–one that our family literally screeched over–and the journey to get there is worth it!
The Frightening Things are funny and loveable–as is Dinkin, himself. The book is a fast, easy read, rife with imagination, silliness and plenty of laughs. It's a delightful spooky read that isn't TOO spooky. It's a great independent, bedtime or classroom choice–especially in October!


The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest nerve in your body. When it is inflamed, the condition is called sciatica. Not all leg pain is sciatica, but most all sciatica involves leg pain. Sciatica sufferers often have severe pain along the sciatic nerve path, usually in the back of the legs and thighs, although sometimes the pain may also be felt in the ankle, foot and toes.
Occasionally pain is felt in the front or side of the legs, in the hips, or for some hapless sufferers, in both legs. Apart from pain, burning, tingling, prickling, crawling sensations or tenderness may be felt. Ironically the painful leg might feel numb as well!
Sciatica is hell to sufferers. Sleeping, sitting, walking, bending, turning or standing up may be difficult or impossible. Typically, there are very limited positions to keep out of pain and very limited movement without pain.
Chiropractic is a blessing to millions of sciatica and leg pain sufferers. Dramatic relief has been seen after a single chiropractic adjustment, but depending on the severity of the injury most find great relief within a few visits. Often, patients do not realize, the problem is not typically in the leg itself but due to nerve pressure and irritation in the low back. Luckily, the low back is a chiropractor's specialty. Chiropractic can have a profound effect even on those who have been through the "medical runaround." Chiropractic can provide excellent results from those suffering from sciatic nerve pain as well as numerous other conditions.


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BBM Music service tuning up for BlackBerry, on stage soon
BlackBerry smart phones are set to get a subscription music service called BBM Music, which would work with BlackBerry Messenger.
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BlackBerry blacksmith Research in Motion (RIM) is working on a music service for its smart phones, in a bid to move on from their involvement in the recent London riots and make its mobiles more musically tempting than their Spotify-toting iPhone and Android rivals.
Called BBM Music, its subscribers will have access to about 50 songs at a time on their BlackBerry phones, according to our US sister site CNET News, with the four largest record labels in talks to open their libraries to the service.
The idea is that the service will work alongside BlackBerry Messenger (BBM to its mates), the free messaging service that lets you send missives to other BlackBerry users.
BBM 6, the newest version of BBM, is able to work within other apps, so it seems BBM Music would be a separate app with BBM integration.
We'll find out for sure soon enough -- BBM Music could become official as soon as next week. It's probably going to cost you cash to subscribe, but it could be less than Spotify, which is a tenner a month, and is available on iOS and Android (but not for BlackBerry).
If it's good enough value (and if it actually works), the ability to access cheap choons could persuade people looking for their next mobile to go for a BlackBerry rather than splashing out on an iPhone or an Android mobile.
BlackBerry phones have until recently had a serious business image because of their popularity with large, scary corporations. But because they're reasonably cheap and offer free messaging, they're extremely popular with the lootin' yoot, who so memorably used them to organise their recent rioting.
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Chairman of New York St Patrick's Day parade out after opposition to gay groups marching
John Dunleavy was the chairman for 22 years.
By Cliodhna Russell Wednesday 1 Jul 2015, 4:00 PM
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THE CHAIRMAN OF the St Patrick's Day parade in New York, John Dunleavy, is to be replaced.
The Irish Central reports that the decision was made in a meeting of the parade officers and board members.
It comes after the 78-year-old said last month that gay groups would "have a problem" marching in next year's event.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, left, and St. Patrick's Day Parade chairman John Dunleavy, right. Source: AP/Press Association Images
Dunleavy spoke about running for another term on a video that was on the parade's official Facebook page, in it he also commented on the inclusion of gay groups in next year's march, saying:
"The parade itself is not there to promote anybody's particular agenda in any way, shape or form.
The parade represents our faith, our heritage and our culture, nothing more and nothing less. So we're going to keep to that, and anybody who wants to mix that up is going to have a problem next year.
The video was removed from the Facebook page after it was reported on in the Irish Voice.
Dunleavy was also offering the TV rights to the march to other local networks, in retaliation at NBC for being part of a compromise that allowed OUT@NBCUniversal to march behind its own banner this year.
Source: AP/Press Association Images
OUT is the network's LGBT support group, and their participation marked the first time that a gay group marched up Fifth Avenue under its own banner.
Dr. John Lahey, the parade's vice chairman and president of Quinnipiac University, said he was prepared to resign his position as chairman of the parade's media deals if Dunleavy and his allies mustered enough support to prevent gay groups from taking part in next year's event.
It is not yet known who will replace Dunleavy as chairman.
Read: Charlie Flanagan will march in the New York Paddy's Day parade, despite Irish LGBT ban>
Read: Inside the 25-year fight to let Irish LGBT people march in New York on Paddy's Day>
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What Kind Of Jig Is This?
My neighbor walked over and said he found this in an old tackle box and gave it to me. Told me he's had it for years. Anyone ever see a jig with the head like this?
A broken or modified one looks to me like. Like someone tried to skip it and hit a crossbar or concrete and took a chunk out of it.
There are notches down both sides of the head. Just wondering if a jig like this had a name? Probably homemade.
My guess is someone tried to get creative with a mold. Not sure what the purpose of those notches would be.
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Dealing with Ant Control in Calgary and Surrounding Area
Ants are one of the most successful groups of insects. They are social insects that live in colonies which are usually located in the ground, but they may enter buildings for shelter and/or food. Ants feed on practically every kind of food, but those entering homes are looking for sweets and/or protein-containing substances. About 700 species of ants occur in the United States and Canada. Of these, only about 25 species commonly infest homes. The biology and habits of each ant species are different, so a detailed knowledge of these for each species is necessary for effective control.
Types of ants you might find in your home:
Odorous House Ants
Pavement Ants
General Ant Identifying Characteristics
The body of an ant is clearly divided into three sections: the head, the thorax, and the gaster.
Ants can range in size from 2mm to about 25 mm long.
The color of ants varies. They tend to come in dark or earth tones. Different species are black, earth-tone reds, pale tans, and basic browns.
Ants are social insects, living in colonies comprised of one or a few queens, and many workers. The queen generally stays deep and safe within a nest. Most ants that you see are workers, and these are all females. Depending on species, workers may be similar in size, or come in a range of sizes.
Different ant species vary greatly in their physical characteristics, behavior, and food preferences.
Most ant species live in the soil. Some, like carpenter ants, also live in wood (they excavate, but do not actually eat the wood). Some ants live in cavities made inside plants, tree stumps, wall cracks and pavement cracks.
There are three kinds of ants in a colony: The queen, the female workers, and males. The queen and the males have wings, while the workers don't have wings. The queen is the only ant that can lay eggs. The male ant's job is to mate with future queen ants, however, they do not live very long afterwards. Once the queen grows to adulthood, she spends the rest of her life laying eggs! Depending on the species, a colony may have one queen or many queens.
Ant colonies also have soldier ants that protect the queen, defend the colony, gather or kill food, and attack enemy colonies in search for food and nesting space. If they defeat another ant colony, they take away eggs of the defeated ant colony. When the eggs hatch, the new ants become the "slave" ants for the colony. Some jobs of the colony include taking care of the eggs and babies, gathering food for the colony and building the anthills or mounds.
They are social insects and generally live in large colonies below ground or in trees. An ant colony may have one or many queens, depending on the species, developing immatures, and many wingless workers.
Most of the ants we see are worker ants, foraging for food that will be brought back to the nest to feed the queen, immatures, and other workers.
Ants are tireless scavengers and will feed on a wide range of foods, including liquid sugars such as nectar and honeydew, sugary sweets, greases and oils, starches (breads), cheese, nuts, seeds and plants, insects and other sources of protein.
They need a balance of carbohydrates and protein. Protein is especially needed for the queen to make eggs and for the larvae to grow.
Interesting Ant Facts
When foraging, ants leave a pheromone trail so that they know where they've been.
More than 20 varieties of ants invade homes throughout North America during the warm months of the year. Worldwide, there are more than 12,000 species, but only small number cause problems.
Destructive ants include fire and carpenter ants.
Fire ants are vicious, unrelenting predators with a powerful, painful sting.
Carpenter ants range in size from one-quarter inch for a worker ant to up to three-quarters inch for a queen.
An ant can lift 20 times its own body weight. If a second grader was as strong as an ant, she would be able to pick up a car!
Ants don't have ears. Ants "hear" by feeling vibrations in the ground through their feet.
Ants don't have lungs. Oxygen enters through tiny holes all over the body and carbon dioxide leaves through the same holes.
Carpenter ants get their name because they excavate wood in order to build their nests. Their excavation results in smooth tunnels inside the wood.
Carpenter Ant Facts
Color | Varies depending on species, from red to black or a combination. The two most common species are black.
Legs | Six
Shape | Segmented; oval
Flying | No
Region | Canada and USA
All species mainly attack wood that is or has been wet and damaged by mould. Even though these ants first invade wet, decayed wood, they may soon begin building paths through dry, undamaged wood. They usually come into buildings through cracks around doors, windows, or through holes for wires. They will also crawl along overhead wires, shrubs, or tree limbs that touch the building far above the ground.
Carpenter ants build their nests outdoors in various wood sources, including tree stumps, firewood or landscaping. They need a constant water source to survive. They will enter homes through wet, damaged wood.
Carpenter ants damage wood through their nest building. If they gain entry to a structure, they pose a property threat.
Because carpenter ants require a water source, eliminate sources of moisture or standing water. Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes pests use these branches to get into your home. Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around the bottom of your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home. Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Pests like to build nests in stacks of wood.
This ant gets its name from the strong, rotten coconut-like smell it gives off when crushed. These tiny insects range in size from one-sixteenth of an inch to one-eighth of an inch long.
Odorous House Ant Facts
Color | Brown or black
Size | 1/16"-1/8" long
Odorous house ants like to eat sweets, especially melon.
Typically living for several years, these ants make their homes in exposed soil and wall cracks.
These ants do not pose a public health risk, but they can contaminate food and should be avoided.
Eliminate standing water. Pests such as odorous house ants are attracted to moisture. Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes pests use these branches to get into your home. Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around the bottom of your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home. Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Pests like to build nests in stacks of wood.
Pavement ants get their name because they make their nests in or under cracks in pavement. They can infest structures.
Pavement Ant Facts
Color | Dark brown to blackish
These ants will eat almost anything, including insects, seeds, honeydew, honey, bread, meats, nuts and cheese.
These ants live in or under pavement cracks.
These ants do not pose a public health risk, but they can contaminate food and should be avoided
Eliminate standing water. Pests, such as ants, are attracted to moisture. Keep tree branches and other plants cut back from the house. Sometimes pests use these branches to get into your home. Make sure that there are no cracks or little openings around your house. Sometimes pests use these to get into your home. Make sure that firewood and building materials are not stored next to your home. Pests like to build nests in stacks of wood.
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I like your arrangement of the four Jacob's Ladder blocks. This size quilt would make a nice table topper. Your tote bag is also a practical way to use a larger quilt block. As you travel, I bet it will engender lots of conversations about quilting!
Cute bag! Love the inside pockets!


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Q: C# Monitor behavior in case user quits application I am using the following code for a critical section of a web page
if(Monitor.TryEnter(lockObj,60000))
{
  try{
       //write some things to a file
     }
  finally
  {
    Monitor.Exit(lockObj);
  }
}

Here, lockObj is a static member of the class. My question is, what happens if the user closes the web page or the browser while the critical section is being executed? Does lockObj remain locked for future page requests?

A: Nothing automatically occurs when the user closes a browser window or navigates to another page, if the request is still processing. This is why the HttpResponse.IsClientConnected property exists - so your code can perform appropriate checks as and when you can do something useful.
If a timeout occurs on the server side, then the finally block should operate at around that time and the lock will be released. Whether it is safe for the lock to be released at this time is something only you can determine - the lock must have been put there for a reason, and if a timeout occurs, that may mean that the (shared, lock requiring state) isn't stable for whoever next acquires the lock.
But these are two very different sets of issues.

A: If you somehow manage to kill the executing thread inside of
try {
  //write some things to a file
}

you might have some issues. But for all realistic cases with exceptions the code will function.
In effect, just avoid Thread.Abort.

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Want an agile transformation? Leaders must first cultivate an agile mindset
January 14, 2021 - 20 min read
Agile organizations begin with agile leaders
Principles for software development
Traditional organizations vs. agile organizations
Becoming an agile leader
"The only sustainable competitive advantage is an organization's ability to learn faster than the competition." This assertion, made by Peter Senge in his 1990 book The Fifth Discipline, was almost radical at the time. Now, three decades later, it remains a core tenet of agile organizations.
Truly agile organizations have gone well beyond the traditional notions of learning and development that have characterized many companies' efforts in the past. They make sure learning is part of the fabric of everyday business, with leaders who are constantly engaged in their own quests for understanding and exchange.
Leading agile organizations are companies that know the limits to their own understanding and see the best way forward as hands-on doing and trying. In other words, constant learning is the only way forward.
Fast, flexible, and fallible is the name of the game for good reason: when companies are agile, they can remain viable in the face of unprecedented uncertainty.
As McKinsey wrote in its 2018 report Leading agile transformation, achieving agility requires that leaders in the organization first change their way of thinking and speaking. Second, they must help teams work in new ways. Finally, leaders need to be able to embed new agile ideas into the organization for the long term.
It's worth noting that when we talk about "agile leadership" and needing to become more agile, now, we aren't talking about agile software development ("agile with a capital A"). Even though there is a fair amount of overlap between the ideas. Companies, leaders, and employees now need to operate with agility -- that "small-a" agility implies different mindsets and approaches to the work, control, and decision-making among others.
This is not just about adopting the tool kits and language of the agile world – to announce and use sprint planning, scrum meetings and retrospectives. It means making deep and meaningful change in an organization. The goal is to ensure that the people working there in small, semi-autonomous teams are aligned behind the company's purpose and are obsessed with the impact they're having on customers.
For instance, it's a sign that agile culture has taken root when teams of employees at a call center actively seek ways to help their customers avoid calling at all, because they understand that no customer wants to spend time on the phone with a call center.
In this article, we consider the mindset of agile leaders, define agile organizations and take a brief look at their history before examining three steps to developing an agile organization.
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Research cited in the McKinsey report indicates that the mindset of leaders greatly impacts a company's efforts to improve the hallmarks of agility – customer centricity, speed, growth, and efficiency, to name a few.
As Darrell K. Rigby, Sarah Elk, and Steve Berez put it in a May–June 2020 article in the Harvard Business Review, "The job of a conventional agile team is to create profitable, innovative solutions to problems – come up with a new product or service, devise a better business process, or develop an advanced technology to support new offerings. The job of an agile leadership team is different. It is to build and operate an agile system – that is, an agile enterprise."
But what mindset do you need? What distinguishes the thinking of an agile leader from that of a conventional one?
Those who want to lead an agile transformation must go outside their comfort zone to develop skills and abilities different from those that made them successful in the past, and build on the ones they already have. This is an essential step of any agile transformation.
Agile leaders have eight main characteristics:
Characteristic 1: The leader as visionary
Leaders who are capable of seeing through an agile transformation or building an agile organization from the ground up perceive themselves as having a special mission to articulate and spread the vision and purpose for the organization.
Often, this person is a master storyteller. The leader sees through what appears to be happening on one level and connects it to what may actually be happening at more subconscious levels. It's as if she has an uncanny sense and ability to speak about the elephant in the room, and the gift is being applied in service of articulating the vision and progress toward it.
It's not that one person or a small group should articulate the vision and impose it on others. Instead, leaders invite others to co-create and evolve that vision. They use their strong perception skills to come up with suggestions and then incorporate the feedback they hear until they articulate a clear shared vision.
Characteristic 2: The leader as guide
That shared vision or goal is sometimes called the North Star because it guides everyone in the organization, no matter where they are. Yet, even with a clear North Star, teams and individuals can find that it often becomes foggier and easier to get lost closer to the ground. Especially in the types of fast-changing environments that agility is needed for, the best next step or the right course of action often isn't clear.
Agile leadership isn't about just one visionary leader. It's about agile leaders all across the organization, providing clarity to teams to help them progress toward the vision. That might take the form of helping the team better triangulate between the North Star and their own position or it might be setting boundaries and guardrails for how far afield the team should explore. The leader doesn't swoop in with a map and a plan but guides the team to find its own way back onto solid footing when they've gone too far off and can't see the way back.
Characteristic 3: Purpose and meaning-making
Agile leaders find ways to make the purpose tangible throughout the work and workplace and create opportunities in the flow of work to remind team members of their "why". Because the goal that people are working toward puts the focus on others and not only on themselves, their work becomes more meaningful and takes on a whole new character.
This is particularly important in agile organizations because teams often work in open networks, where trust is critical. When purpose is shared and becomes tangible because it is being articulated regularly, the whole ecosystem is more stable and a foundation of trust is easier to form.
Characteristic 4: The leader as human, not authoritarian
Leaders with an agile mindset have either never adopted or have abandoned the idea that authority should be based primarily on rank. Agile leaders see themselves as architects of a system, as coaches, as catalysts. They have let go of the old leadership model of command-and-control, in which those in charge try to provide certainty to those in their charge.
It's human nature for people to seek certainty in their leaders, particularly when change seems to keep wiping the slate clean. When change lands in a big way, the way it did when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it can feel as if all that was relied on before is suddenly up for recycling, rethinking, or even complete revision. This creates a vacuum, and people naturally look to leaders to fill it.
But agile leaders do not seize on this human need and try to push through an agenda based on their own opinion or agenda. They are open, frank, and transparent. They tell it like it is – that they don't know how things will pan out either. However, they can say that with the right mindset and processes, we can find a way to thrive. This takes an attitude of humility and the willingness to let go of overly showy displays of competence and confidence.
Characteristic 5: The leader as coach
The very nature of agility--the ability to move and respond quickly, flexibly, and productively--requires ability and decision-making pushed down and out to the frontlines. An agile leader isn't managing a machine, interchangeable workers like cogs in the wheel, but rather a team of capable individuals with diverse ideas, skills, and experiences. They may not all have the skills or expertise they need in the moment. A good leader helps them develop.
Leaders who see themselves as coaches release control of teams and create a space of psychological safety for them in case they stumble. A coach is someone you can turn to with your doubts and struggles, to find support and clarity. By working through both of these issues with you, a company leader can provide you with guidance.
Characteristic 6: Embracing abundance, not scarcity
Agile leaders also draw on an abundance mindset, not scarcity. They avoid fixating on what is missing and instead focus on the resources at hand and the opportunities that are here right now and in the future. That requires a conscious intent to steer away from narratives that paint the economy as a fight for scarce resources in a dog-eat-dog world. In a scarcity mindset, there are always winners and losers.
Changing to abundance thinking requires a shift from the reactive to the proactive, a change from thinking about getting a piece of the pie to growing the pie.
Companies that open their resources to outside developers have embraced an abundance mindset, and so have businesses in which knowledge is shared with all the stakeholders involved.
As Chris Lewis and Pippa Malmgren point out in their book The Infinite Leader, if we are going to rebalance our leadership, we need an almost existential approach that includes "what-if," blank-page thinking, which they call "zero-state thinking." "Zero-state thinking doesn't require capital," they write. "It can use its 'convening' power to bring resources together. It identifies alignments and mutuality to create narratives around benefits."
A leader who has an abundance mindset invites cocreation in finding a way forward, embracing an agile spirit.
Characteristic 7: Humility, not false pride
An agile mindset requires humility, the ability to admit that you don't know something. It takes a lot of guts to get up in front of a crowd and admit that, but this key ability is the starting path to learning and is required by leaders seeking an agile transformation for their organization.
Similarly, humility means seeing oneself and one's accomplishments as the product of joint achievement through joint efforts. These leaders have the self-assurance that comes with a growth mindset and constant learning, but when praise is showered on them, they look to the team to give credit where it's due.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said it's time to go from being "know-it-alls" to "learn-it-alls." That shift takes humility.
It is particularly important that leaders at the highest levels of an organization show humility, and that they understand that their job requires finding and embracing good ideas – no matter where they come from – just as much as it requires having good ideas.
When a company's leadership is perceived as humble, the things they say and do will be taken more seriously. Humility supports efforts to make changes; when false pride is detected, cynicism can ensue, undercutting efforts to make a change.
Agile transformations involve so much change in the way people work, and it's important that this is acknowledged. Along with conviction, humility about the magnitude and difficulty of the effort is essential if a company seeks to make lasting change.
Characteristic 8: A focus on discovery
An agile mindset means a relentless focus on discovering things about yourself and your own assumptions, as well as those of your team members and customers. When you're in discovery mode, empathy for everyone comes more easily, because you are actively seeking to understand.
Likewise, when a leader's mind is focused on uncovering and exploring, the leader moves away from certainty, authority, and scarcity. The focus is not on issuing orders, crushing dissent, or micromanaging; instead, leaders are actively engaged in listening, welcoming dissent, and guiding and supporting.
This is prime territory for fostering innovation and collaboration, the fertile ground agile organizations seek. When you're in the zone of discovery, you're surrounded by the new. You are in a place where something might surprise or delight you. That same something might surprise and delight an existing or new customer, and then, without warning, you've stumbled upon the next iteration, product, or service.
A discovery mindset seeks diversity of thought and takes calculated risks. When in discovery mode, you can more easily enter into a concentrated flow that nourishes budding ideas and leaves workers excited by the collision of ideas, rather than exhausted by crushing complexity.
To reach the state of flow and maintain deep discovery, leaders must build in time for pausing and make a concerted effort to remove blockades and barriers for themselves and their teams.
According to Bart Schlatmann, the former chief operating officer at the Dutch bank ING, "Culture is perhaps the most important element of this sort of change effort. We have spent an enormous amount of energy and leadership time trying to role model the sort of behavior – ownership, empowerment, customer-centricity – that is appropriate in an agile culture."
The 17 developers, who got together during a ski trip, announced they would turn that model on its head through their Agile Alliance. Their manifesto expressed a need to get rid of "Dilbert"-like manifestations of arcane policies and work for work's sake.
The group put forth these principles:
It was these ideas that gave rise to scrum boards, burndown charts and other agile tools and methods.
Embraced widely
Another example is Bosch, a global manufacturer that was founded in 1886. After a few false starts, it also succeeded in establishing agile principles.
"For Bosch agility is crucial, it allows us to adjust to the increasing speed of the world around us," Bosch's CEO, Volkmar Denner, said in 2017. "Agility allows us to remain in a position as an innovation leader."
Agile experts stress that it's not the methods per se that have an impact. What makes a difference is an agile mindset supporting the methods.
Many experts see parallels between agile development processes and the way complex adaptive systems work. According to Jurgen Appelo, the author of Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders, "It is widely acknowledged that findings in complexity science can be applied to social systems, like software development teams and management, though it is still unclear how far we can go in copying system concepts from one discipline to another. But at the very least, software teams, team leaders, and development managers can be inspired to solve their problems by looking at other kinds of complex systems."
The days when an organization stayed strong by being predictable and playing it safe are gone. In the digital economy, strength is manifested when an organization anticipates, initiates, or responds to change with creativity and flexibility.
According to McKinsey's report on agility, though, most companies exist somewhere between the old and new models. They may not be truly agile, but they are headed in that direction.
For many companies, becoming fully agile in the sense of having all the trappings of "Agile," is less important than truly adopting an agile mindset throughout the leadership. This mindset shift is no small thing.
The agile mindset shares much with the growth mindset. It is:
Dynamic. Abilities and understanding can change and be developed over time.
Open. Because the world is always changing, the most useful idea or information could come from anywhere.
Seeking. Obstacles and challenges provide opportunities for growth and learning. Constantly find ways to learn more, faster.
Risking. The important information can only be discovered by trying. Unexpected results are information-rich sources of learning.
Relationship-oriented. Teamwork rather than individual genius achieves results.
Systems-oriented. Problems emerge from complex environments and have to be addressed in complex environments. Monitor the system rather than control the components.
Trusting. Trust and empower others with transparency and decision-making. Let knowledge and power flow rather than control.
The job of leadership is to usher in the value and mindset shifts that lead to changes in behavior. This may include moving away from serving with fear of punishment or sanction to serving with passion and purpose; shifting from a "full speed ahead" mentality to one of "taking pause to reflect"; or dropping the idea that changing the organization is the most important thing, and instead focusing on changing yourself first.
By creating such environments and role modeling the mentality and behavior, companies can foster self-organization in networks of autonomous teams. Those teams can be empowered to solve the problems at hand themselves, while also moving forward through constant learning.
Embracing agility can make lasting change for the individual and the organization. How can a leader become more agile?
Change their way of thinking and speaking. They should adopt the language of a coach rather than an authoritarian. It's a language of nuanced questions meant to continuously uncover new insights.
Help teams work in new ways. Everyone needs to understand that cooperation, collaboration and teamwork should be multidisciplinary and include diverse opinions.
Communicate more frequently and in shorter bursts, with less reporting for its own sake. This frees up leaders to work on strategy while others can explore new terrain. Work becomes more of a flow.
Embed new agile ideas into the organization for the long term. That requires fewer layers, greater transparency, and leaner governance, which will make it easier to shift resources quickly when there's a need.
Becoming more agile also requires leaders who have thoroughly examined and adapted their own mindset, and can communicate easily with their team. As Lao-tzu, the ancient philosopher who founded Taoism, is believed to have said, "A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: 'we did it ourselves.'"
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Holyrood Magazine
Political Guide
Written by on 4 February 2015 in Comment
Rab tackles the question of religion
One hesitates to write anything light-hearted about religion, nor yet to drag my page-sharing cartoonist buddy into anything controversial, but if we stick to good old Christianity we should be OK.
Christianity used to be violent but is pretty nice most of the time nowadays, except in Northern Ireland, obviously, but even there it's a bit of an add-on that nobody takes seriously.
So I shall treat Christianity with the respect it deserves. I think that, on the one hand, most people regard Christianity today as a sort of childish, lower order of spirituality. On the other hand, the elderly people on my street who waddle churchwards on a Sunday are all very pleasant, and it's undeniable that religious folks are often nicer than atheists, who tend to act superior with their grim logic and mocking laughter.
Logically, therefore, I write in the wake of shock news that there's an MSP who believes a top deity created the world, though he's unclear about how many days it took (one problem with the theory is that days hadn't been invented at the time). Getting our hands out again, we find that, on the one mitt, a suspiciously large number of politicians declare themselves to be Christians, which hints at their fundamental dishonesty.
And, on the other paw, it was thought that only Northern Ireland's Assembly had creationists and that this was all part of the otherwise estimable province's peculiarity.
Now, we have one of our own. Perhaps John Mason's coming out, so to speak, will encourage others, standing up to declaim in the chamber: "I too have odd ideas."
Mr Mason, an SNP representative, has put down a motion claiming that neither the belief that God created the world in six days, nor the one that he took a bit longer, nor yet the one that he didn't create it at all on account of not existing, could be proved or disproved by science.
Reporting on this controversial revelation, The Herald noted archly that, in the 18th century, Scottish scientist James Hutton disproved that the world could have been created in six days. Hutton got his rocks off on geology — of which he is said to be 'the father', though neither in a holy nor biological sense — and he demonstrated that geological processes had taken too long for the Bibble, as I believe it is called, to be accurate.
However, such annoying details do not deter true believers, who have faith, which is sort of like truth without evidence, and which allows one to bury one's head in the biblical sand when the winds of reason whip up a sandstorm.
The admirable Mr Mason told The Herald: "I also believe that Jesus turned water into wine." This new information sent shares in Haddows tumbling and caused consternation in the highest ranks of the SNP, which consists mainly of beer drinkers.
I'll be uncharacteristically honest with you here: I don't know how the universe was created. Nor why. Bits of it are awesome and bits of it are rubbish.
The idea of a deity creating it over a period of days troubles me, as it implies a kind of nine-till-five aspect to the operation, and gives rise to visions of His Awesomeness in a set of overalls saying: "This is going to cost ya. Best part of a week's work in this job. And that's before you take into consideration tools and materials, which I haven't even invented yet."
It's all kinda cookie. A friend of mine who endorses creationism also believes that the moon landings were fake and that 9/11 was a conspiracy by the CIA.
"Mr Mason has the edge over Mr Murphy, since creationism has more intellectual credibility than unionism and involves fewer rituals by moonlight"
Mind you, although Mr Mason believes in creationism, he dislikes the term, much in the way that Jim Murphy, Labour's leader in Scotlandshire, believes in unionism but dislikes the term. However, Mr Mason has the edge over Mr Murphy, since creationism has more intellectual credibility than unionism and involves fewer rituals by moonlight.
Well, we live in a free country and you can believe what you like. Live and let live, I say, and while this does not accord with the cruel world of nature created either by God or by Charles Darwin, it seems to me that the more beliefs the better.
The key is not to ram them down anyone's throat, and Mr Mason, to his credit, does not seem intent on doing that. Whether such beliefs should be taught in schools is altogether more problematic. Rationalists and humanists, if I have my terms right, say that evolution is not a belief, it's a fact and should be presented as such.
Broadly speaking, I am in agreement with this. A compromise with creationism would be to explain to children that some people hold such a belief but to point out that, factually, it is twaddle.
In a surprise development, meanwhile, the Scottish Secular Society has welcomed Mr Mason's motion being placed before the big, unruly classroom at Holyrood, believing it to be a balloon they can burst with a mighty big bang.
That's assuming the parliament itself wasn't created by a deity with a wicked sense of humour.
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ECONOMY | 13-10-2018 10:11
Government banks on improved ties with Qatar to boost Vaca Muerta
Amidst political turmoil in the Gulf region and a recession in Argentina, bilateral relations between Doha and Buenos Aires are booming, with trade soaring 16 percent last year.
Giulia Petroni
Giulia Petroni is a journalism student at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President Mauricio Macri meet at the Casa Rosada last week. | PRESIDENCY
Extended over 7.5 million acres and four provinces – Neuquén, Mendoza, Río Negro and La Pampa – Vaca Muerta is the world's second-largest shale oil and gas deposit.
The site is integral to Argentina's plans – experts say its development could both satisfy domestic energy production demands and significantly boost the economy, a potentially vital lifeline for the country at a time of recession and economic turmoil.
The unconventional hydrocarbon deposit has attracted interest from many local and international energy companies, as the government seeks to attract investment.
Qatar is no exception. In the wake of emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's visit to Latin America last week, topping the leader's agenda is the approval of a bilateral investment agreement that will allow the country to bypass Argentina's double taxation system, a key factor in the negotiations over Vaca Muerta.
Al Thani's visit to Buenos Aires was the second in two years and his relationship with the president and Argentina goes beyond diplomacy: the emir is the owner of extensive lands in Patagonia and, under his government, Qatar Airways has sealed a five-year sponsorship deal with Boca Juniors – the football club once led by Mauricio Macri.
In June state-owned Qatar Petroleum, the world's largest producer of liquefied natural gas, signed an agreement with Exxon Mobil to acquire a 30-percent stake in two of the company's hydrocarbon affiliates in Argentina – ExxonMobil Exploration Argentina SRL and Mobile Argentina SA.
Both affiliates hold rights for seven blocks in the Neuquén province under "unconventional exploration licences with active drilling plans as well as exploitation licences with pilot drilling and production," according to Qatar Petroleum.
At this stage, the full scope of Qatar Petroleum's investment in Vaca Muerta and other blocks is still unclear – the terms will in fact have to be discussed with other partners, said Riccardo Fabiani, geopolitical analyst at Energy Aspects.
Major investors in the site so far include Argentine producers YPF and PAE, as well as foreign companies like Total, Exxon, Shell and Vista Oil and Gas.
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The government in Buenos Aires has repeatedly emphasised the site's importance to its economic ambitions.
"We are not going to stop until we export US$30 billion in gas and oil from Vaca Muerta," Macri told employees of statecontrolled energy company YPF, Vaca Muerta's leading investor, during a meeting in the southwestern province of Neuquén back in August.
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Doha's investment comes at a time where both countries are facing challenges – one struggling to tackle soaring inflation and a recession, and the other facing a blockade imposed by its Gulf neighbours.
"Argentina needs Qatar mainly as a source of foreign investment, energy and potentially financial support. The country is going through yet another economic crisis and Qatar is the type of partner that can provide much-needed capital at a time of trouble," explained Fabiani.
At the same time, "Argentina has great shale potential and Qatar's entry into the sector enables the Arab country to position itself for the future development of these resources," said Fabiani. "These ties could help Qatar strengthen its leadership, despite the negative impact of the embargo."
EMBARGO A "BLESSING"
Qatari authorities have sought to underline how the challenging circumstances have opened up new doors. The 15-month embargo has been a "blessing," Economy Minister Sheikh Ahmed Bin Jassim Bin Al Thani told Bloomberg in September.
Citing World Bank estimates, the minister said Qatar's economic growth is expected to be the fastest in the Gulf: since the boycott began, the country's global trade climbed 16 percent, with a 19 percent boost in exports.
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"We are doing excellent … from an economic point of view, it's a blessing," the minister added. "If we lost around a 110-million market, we opened a 400-million market."
Qatar is attempting to demonstrate that the diplomatic and economic embargo imposed by its Gulf neighbours has not had any impact on its foreign policy, said Fabiani – and Argentina is part of this strategy.
"Qatar is showing resilience by deepening its ties with Buenos Aires, in an indication that the embargo imposed by the Saudis and Emiratis has failed," Fabiani said.
The emir's current and previous tours of Latin America demonstrate the country's willingness to expand its foreign investment and reinforce economic and political partnerships outside the Gulf region.
Argentina's ambassador to Qatar, Carlos Hernández, said Al Thani's visit to Argentina is a clear demonstration of the solid relations between the two countries and their co-operation in many sectors, including sports, education, scientific research, and agriculture.
Hernández added that Qatar Investment Authority owns a 12-percent stake of Adecoagro, a company with a large variety of products throughout Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
Bilateral relations between Qatar and Argentina have witnessed a boom during the last two years. According to Noticias Argentinas, the value of Qatari exports to Argentina reached US$450 million in 2017– a boost from the 16 percent compared to the year before. The same year, exports from Buenos Aires to Doha – mainly related to agricultural products such as cereals, barley, fruit, poultry and meat – reached US$20 million, marking an increase of 140 percent over a year.
Diplomatic ties were first rekindled under the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration. In 2012, shortly after the former president's visit to Qatar, the Argentine government inaugurated an embassy in Doha. A year later, the Qatari government brought its delegation to Buenos Aires.
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In July 2016, a deal signed by the Argentine Pension Reserve Fund (FGS) and the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) – a so-called "Memorandum of Understanding" – became the centre of a political controversy after an investigation by the Perfil newspaper.
The agreement, aimed to facilitate Qatar's investments in the Latin American country, contemplated the creation of an offshore structure that was said to improve the "efficiency" of tax payments, along with the appointment of a third party with full discretionary rights over the fund's management. The case was later dismissed.
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In this translation, the plural "flappen" is most common, but it is only used informally and jestingly. See 'Examples' for common usage.
In this translation the most common appearance of the word "flap" is in the compound "flapoor" which translates to "flap-ear" or "protruding ear".
The way to create a diminutive in Dutch is by adding "je" or "tje" to the noun. It is very common to use diminutives in the Dutch language. A specific kind of words even has an extra informal diminutive.
This is also the case with "flap". The diminutive is "flapje" which is not really used unless of course you are talking about a specific small flap. The informal diminutive is "flappie".
A child with "flaporen" can be mockingly called "flappie", but it would be more common to call your rabbit "Flappie", since rabbits have protruding ears, some breeds even more so than others.
Around Christmas time you always hear the same classic popular songs by Wham, Chris Rea etc. and in the Netherlands there is one popular song by a comedian called 'Youp van 't Hek' that gets a lot of air time in the days leading up to Christmas. The song is called "Flappie" and he sings about how he was a young boy and his rabbit "Flappie" went missing on Christmas day. Then later it turns out that "Flappie" is served for dinner! It is both a funny and sad song and you can read the lyrics, as well as listen to the song here.
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Dinoblock (Board book)
By Christopher Franceschelli, Peskimo (Illustrator)
Harry N. Abrams, 9781419716744
Christopher Franceschelli is a seasoned publisher, editor, and creator of children's books. He currently runs Chronicle's Handprint imprint and the SmartInk packaging company. A born-and-raised New Yorker, Franceschelli lives with his family in Brooklyn.
Peskimo is a husband-and-wife illustration and design team. They live in Bristol, England.
Praise For Dinoblock…
"The age-appropriate new vocabulary and the clever design will prompt hours of study by aspiring paleontologists; the sturdy construction ensures the book will survive them."
— Kirkus Reviews
"A companion volume to the author's Alphablock (2013) and Countablock (2014, both Abrams), this chunky block of a book, replete with flaps, offers tiny tots a litany of 21 dinosaurs...VERDICT Board book lovers and beyond will enjoy this fun look at dinos."
— School Library Journal
"This chunky board book clocks in at 96 pages, but its cheerful design and trove of dinosaurs will easily capture youngsters' attention. Vintage print-style illustrations implement bright colors and die-cut pages to draw comparisons between modern animals and their dinosaur counterparts... The clues and die-cut dino reveals make for a fun, informative read."


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Q: Android: Migrating Room database after splitting project into modules I'm attempting to migrate my database after I've split the project into modules.
In the new structure, every module has its own database.
So I want to do something like this:
appDatabase.db -> moduleA.db; moduleB.db; moduleC.db

The tables themselves have not been changed - only moved to different database.
I know it is possible to do something like
"INSERT INTO newTable (userid, username, last_update) SELECT userid, username, last_update FROM oldTable");

However, is this possible if "oldTable" is in a different database? How can I access it? Is there a better way to do this migration? Is it possible at all?
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Q: What are all possible usages of "Should have done" & "Should have been doing" & "Should be doing"?
You should have done it.
You should have been doing.
You should be doing it.

It is almost confusing.

*

*When we say You should have done it , does it always mean that you were supposed to do it but you did not do?
Can it also mean as an equivalent to "you would have done" or "you will have done" ? Could you list all possible useages of the "You should have done" , please?

*What are all possible usages of "should have been doing"  , rather than possibility in the future?

A: "You should have done it." always mean that you were supposed to finish it. Whether you actually did it is not stated.
Is it an equivalent to:

*

*"you would have done" - no, this implies a missed opportunity

*"you will have done" - no, this implies experience

The exact meaning would depend on a full sentence context..
Examples:

*

*You should have done research before asking this question, did you?

*You would have done a lot of algebra review if you had taken pre-calculus.

*You will have done this type of problem before because you are an advanced student.

"You should have been doing (it)" means you were supposed to be working on or participating in an activity. This phrase also does not state whether or not you were doing it or not.
Examples:

*

*You should have been doing your homework. Were you? Have you finished it yet?

*You should have been more careful.

A: When you say "Should have done it", it means pretty much what you said "you were supposed to do it", and it generally implies that "you did not do it".

I was supposed to clean the dishes last night, but I forgot to.

But it is possible that you were "supposed to do it", (and) you did do it.

I was supposed to do the dishes last night, so I did.

Now I guess it could also mean you "Would have done it", (and didn't).

I was supposed to do the dishes last night, and I would have, but I was gone all night.

Now to answer you other question about when to use "You should have done it", "You should have been doing it", and "You should be doing it". The answer is about tenses.

You should have done it. (Past tense) (In the past you should have done it).
You should have been doing it. (Present perfect continues tense) (In the past you should have been (In that present) doing it).
You should be doing it. (present tense) (In the present you should be doing it)


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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Association for Counseling and Development (Los Angeles, CA, April 20-23, 1986).


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Q: Simple way to an apparently hard combinatorial problem I would like to arrange $n$ different books in a shelf in such a way that three specific books can never be next to each other (no restrictions on the remaining $n-3$ books).
What is the number of different orders I can arrange the $n$ books?
The only way I can think of doing this is considering different cases:
One of the three books goes in the first of $n$ slots, the second goes in the third slot, etc. But this is too hard since there are too many possibilities.
I could also consider the cases where the three books are consecutive, then two of the books are consecutive but the third is not and subtract these counts to the overall count. However, I am not sure how to count the case when two of the three books are consecutive and the third is not.

A: Guide:
Let $n$ be big enough, let say $n=7$. Let the other books be $B$.
arrange those books that are free from restriction first. There are $(n-3)!$ ways to arrange them.
$$*B*B*B*B*$$
The $*$ are the place holder of which the interesting $3$ books can be slot in.
There are $(n-3)+1$ such slots. We can pick $3$ of them to slot in our interesting book and we can rearrange them.  $\binom{n-2}{3} 3!$
Notice that when $n$ is small enough. We might not be able to separate the books.


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UPDATE: Death of 15-year old in Milwaukie investigated as homicide
Updated: Mar. 27, 2019, 11:55 a.m. | Published: Jul. 28, 2007, 5:44 p.m.
By Kay Mitchell, The Oregonian
MILWAUKIE - Police have identified a 15-year-old girl who was discovered dead Saturday morning at a troubled apartment complex in Milwaukie by her older sister.
The death of Dani Jen'e Countryman of Kaufman, Texas, is being investigated as a homicide by the Clackamas County Major Crimes Unit and the sheriff's office, according to a sheriff's spokesman. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made.
Detective Jim Strovink said Countryman was visiting an older sister, Ashley Countryman of Oregon City. The sisters went to a party Friday night at The Balboa Apartments at 2717 S.E. Courtney Road and wound up staying the night, in separate parts of the 30-unit complex.
When Ashley Countryman went to look for her sister around 8 a.m. Saturday, she found her dead in Apt. 21 and called authorities. Strovink said they didn't know whether the death was a sex crime, but that an autopsy would be performed Sunday. He said there was no sign of an intrusion, and that it appeared several people may have been "crashing" that night at the low-income apartment.
"This is not a situation where she was violated by an intruder, it's not of that nature," Strovink said. He declined to provide further details.
The victim's father, Donald Eugene Countryman, is in jail in Texas, Strovink said, and he thought the girl may have been living with her grandparents in Texas.
The Balboa Apartments have long been a problem for police, who since July 1 have responded to 10 reports of loud parties, fights, drugs and other disturbances, Strovink said. "It needs to be addressed," Strovink said. "There's some bad clientele in the place.$?.$?.When suspects take off from a car, they run right in here."
On Saturday, the 30-unit complex was flying with rumors about the girl's death and cordoned off with police tape.
"On and off, there were drugs when I first moved in here, but it's been mainly toward the back end (of the complex)," said Jenny Northcutt, a two-year resident of The Balboa who didn't hear noise coming from the party. "We just feel bad that something would happen to a girl."
"It wasn't that bad before, but there wasn't any murder," said Theresa Ellis, who has lived in the complex six months. "The police said they were trying to figure out why a girl ended up dead at a party. That's a good question. That's what I want to know. It's really scary."
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the sheriff's tip line at 503-723-4949.
- Robin Franzen


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Saturnino Martínez Tirado (León de Los Aldama; 30 de noviembre de 1927-?; 21 de marzo de 2019) fue un futbolista mexicano que actuaba en la defensa.

Trayectoria
Comenzó su carrera profesional en 1948 con el Real Club España, el cual dejó en 1950 después de que ese equipo se retirara de la Liga Profesional Mexicana. Se trasladó al Club León, con el que ganó el Campeonato Mexicano de 1952.

En la temporada 1953-54 jugó en el Club Necaxa y luego pasó al C.F. Atlante, donde se retiró en 1955.

Selección nacional
Debutó con la selección mexicana el 6 de abril de 1952 en un partido por el Campeonato Panamericano, celebrado en Chile, contra Brasil, que cayó 2-0. Su única aparición en la Copa del Mundo contra Francia (2:3) el 19 de junio de 1954 fue su último encuentro internacional.

Participaciones en Copas del Mundo

Clubes

Palmarés

Títulos nacionales

Referencias

Futbolistas de Guanajuato
Futbolistas de México en la Copa Mundial de 1954
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Futbolistas del Real Club España
Futbolistas del Club León
Futbolistas del Club Necaxa en los años 1950
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"It doesn't help that Australians are essentially ignorant fuckwits"
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