Tai chi for seniors is a healthy exercise that simultaneously relaxes and invigorates the body. Many individuals perform tai chi, also spelled t'ai chi, as an alternative to a more dynamic workout, yet still reap the numerous benefits associated with a focused approach to body movement.
The health community continuously studies the effects of tai chi for seniors.
The University of Illinois conducted a controlled study on tai chi involving a group of seniors with an average age of 80. In 2006, the university released the results, which noted strong improvement in balance, energy levels, ability to balance, flexibility, and sleep quality in as little as six months.
Relieve the symptoms of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression.
Anyone interested in tai chi for seniors will be happy to discover that it can be practiced anywhere. There's very little risk of overdoing it, and there's no need for special equipment. However, like with any new exercise endeavor, it's best to check with your health adviser before trying it for the first time.
Tai Chi for seniors invigorates and relaxes the body as well as improves balance and strength. In addition, a recent study presented at the American Heart Association annual meeting concluded that just 12 weeks of Tai Chi classes could result in improved blood pressure readings for many seniors.
Traditional Tai Chi consists of 108 movements and Tai Chi Chih is the name of the version for seniors. Tai Chi Chih consists of 19 of the original 108 tai chi movements and one pose. Movements are practiced slowly and gently and do not involve physical contact with other people. These movements focus on balance, coordination and circulation, through low-impact and relaxing forms of exercise.
The Cosmic Consciousness Pose is the one pose used at the end of the tai chi for seniors movements. You begin this pose by raising arms to shoulder level and slowly bending at the elbow so the fingers of each hand come together. Fingertips meet in front of the mouth. As you exit the pose, you slowly lower your arms with palms facing the floor, until you have both arms completely extended.
Rocking Motion – Stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Shift weight down and towards the front of the feet. Then shift weight towards the back of the feet, pushing straight down. It is important to feel as though weight is being pushed through your feet and down into the ground.
Bird Flaps its Wings – Start with legs shoulder width-apart and knees slightly bent. Place your hands on your thighs. Bring hands up to elbow level, bending elbow. Gently lower and raise forearms and hands in flapping motion. Bring hands down the same path used to raise them, raise again, and repeat the movement.
Bass Drum – Stand with legs slightly bent. Place one foot slight in front of the other. Extend both arms in front of you. Moving the arms together reach out in front, move forward arms in a large circular motion as though running your hands along the rim of a bass drum you are holding in front of you. Repeat.
The tai chi began to gain popularity with senior care facilities and groups about 20 years ago. This may have been due to the University of Illinois study, which showed a number of improvements in a group of, on average, 80-year-old seniors, within just 60 months of tai chi movements.
Many facilities and community centers offer classes free of charge and no specific equipment is required. When beginning classes, students are encouraged to start by focusing on learning the movements. As the physical movements are mastered, stress levels, emotional states and awareness levels are improved.
These classes also provide a social activity for seniors. When seniors can no longer participate in many physical activities, they sometimes become isolated. Tai chi for seniors offers a relaxed setting for meeting with other seniors on a regular basis, to enjoy an activity in which they have a common interest.


Minister for Health, the Hon Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne and Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion announced that the Turnbull Government is providing $5.7 million for a community support package for people impacted by Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) emanating from the RAAF Base Tindal in Katherine in the Northern Territory. This package has been informed by the Interim Human Health Risk Assessment.
Part of the support package will include dedicated mental health and counselling services to assist those in the Katherine, NT community affected by PFAS contamination. This service, Support Now, is already delivered by On the Line in the communities of Oakey, QLD and Williamtown, NSW.
Visit the Australian Government Department of Defence website to read the media release.
If you are a current or past resident of Williamtown (NSW), Oakey (QLD), or Katherine (NT) and need counselling support, call Support Now on 1300 096 257.


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Wendy Wisner
Many of us grew up eagerly awaiting the holiday season — the gifts, the decorations, the yummy food, the time off from school and the warm feelings of family togetherness. When we became parents, sharing these things with our kids was supposed to be just as magical. Yet the reality of the modern holiday season — which, for parents, starts as early as Halloween and lasts through New Year's — is often the exact opposite of what we imagined it to be. We're stuck preparing for holiday guests or holiday travel, planning for an abundance of events at school or in the community and tackling a holiday shopping list that rivals only Santa's. The holiday "magic" is generally replaced by an inordinate amount of stress and exhaustion.
According to Catherine Jackson, a licensed psychologist and board-certified neurotherapist, many of her patients say they are inundated with stress around the holidays. Parental burnout is quite common, she says.
But the holidays don't have to be this way, Jackson assures. She and other experts say proactive stress management steps might be all it takes to bring back some of that holiday magic we all wistfully remember and crave for our kiddos.
Here are five common holiday stressors that many parents experience, along with tried-and-true tips for coping from both experts and parents who've been there.
1. Perfectionism
Katie Cloyd, a mom of two from Nashville, Tennessee, feels a great deal of pressure to curate a perfect holiday dinner.
"The pressure for me comes from tradition," says Cloyd, who lives far from extended family and feels that it's entirely up to her to create holiday memories for her boys that are similar to her own from childhood.
Yet, when her husband suggested it would be smoother and less stressful if they went out for dinner instead — he suggested Chinese food — she hesitated.
"I feel so much pressure to make my kids' Christmas memories super-traditional that I can't fathom not making a big meal and sitting at the table together to eat it," says Cloyd. "Not because I even enjoy it. Just because that's what moms do … right? I feel a lot of pressure to make my kids' life perfect, especially as it pertains to special occasions. I don't feel so guilty if I mess up a random Tuesday, but they only get so many Christmases as kids ..."
How to cope:
"Parents receive a barrage of messages about what makes good parents," says Jackson. "Messages from social media, family members, commercials and images in the media and sometimes interactions with other parents, online and face to face."
For example, a perfectly curated holiday picture your friend or a celebrity shares on social media might make you feel that all families have it together during the holiday season or that everyone but you has the money and wealth to go "all out" for the holidays.
Jackson believes social media is probably the biggest culprit in terms of feeding us unhealthy messages about what it means to be a "good" parent during the holidays. Her advice? Set realistic expectations, and consider taking a social media hiatus during the holiday season.
"Since social media can create a great deal of stress for parents, particularly during the holidays, significantly reduce or avoid it so that you are not pressured to purchase items to feel like a good parent or feel bad because you can't buy particular things," Jackson says.
2. Pressure to recreate the magic of our childhoods
Like many parents, Heather Clark, a mom of two from Port Washington, New York, wants to recreate the holiday magic for her kids that she remembers from her childhood. "I try hard to rekindle the excited, warm, fuzzy feelings these holidays used to stir in me," she says.
Unfortunately, the reality of making magic isn't that simple.
"I do have a few moments when I enjoy them still," says Clark. "But mostly the holidays are just work, a lot of work and stress and time and money and conflict."
The trick here, according to Ann Lagges, a pediatric psychologist with Riley Children's Health in Indianapolis, is to adjust your expectations and let go of traditions that no longer serve you.
"In some cases, things are done for the holidays just because they were always done in a certain way," says Lagges.
But even if a holiday tradition dates back to your childhood, twisting yourself into knots to recreate it now won't necessarily elicit the sentimental feelings you are aiming for. In fact, it's important to recognize that just because you enjoyed something as a child, doesn't mean your child will or should feel the same way.
"Tradition can be a powerful driver at the holidays and at times can make things that should be fun seem like a duty," Lagges says.
It's a good idea to listen to that feeling.
"If something isn't fun or it seems to be adding stress, it probably needs to go," she says.
3. Financial stress
The holidays are supposed to be a time for appreciating loved ones and showing them how much we care. Instead, the media bombards us with messages saying the best way to express love is to shell out big bucks on material possessions. Far too often, all of this translates into buying extravagant gifts for everyone in our lives, whether or not we can afford them.
During the holiday season, "financial stress is often the number one stressor," says Jackson.
And it's not just presents for the kids! Add on the gifts that you are expected to buy for co-workers, teachers, extended family and more, and you've got a recipe for an extreme amount of money-related S-T-R-E-S-S.
Be honest with yourself and your family about your budget, says Jackson. It's better to deal with stress on the front end — during the planning stage — rather than after an overzealous shopping spree. Figure out in advance what you can afford, and allocate a certain amount to each recipient on your list. Make a budget and stick to it. You may still have some worries, but at least there will be no surprises.
It's also completely possible to broaden the concept of holiday giving beyond big spending. Here are a few options to try with your family:
Try the four-gift rule: Carter uses the "four-gift rule" to focus on meaningful gift-giving and keep spending under control for her family. Instead of receiving a limitless pile of presents stacked under the tree, each child gets four simple gifts: "something you want, something you need, something to wear and something to read."
Give experiences instead of things: "Community parties, free days at museums and things that are always free (e.g. a walk in the snow at a public park) are good options," Lagges says. If you are looking to make these free options feel more "gifty," make a coupon book of experiences for your loved ones to choose from. They can use some now and save the rest for a rainy (or snowy) day.
4. Keeping up with the Joneses
If you spend time on Instagram or Facebook, it might seem that every parent besides you is able to "do it all" during the holidays — and do it well. It's so easy to feel like we are failing somehow if we can't recreate those picture-perfect moments with our kids.
Clark can relate, especially during the Halloween costume frenzy.
"I'm just not that crafty Pinterest mom, and it makes me stressed and down on myself," she says, sharing that she often ends up dressing her kids up in store-bought costumes and feeling consumed with guilt.
Most parents don't even realize how much the comparison game is contributing to stress, says Lagges, and once they become more mindful of that fact, they can begin to let go of unrealistic expectations.
"Sometimes parents feel pressure to do things [based on] how they think they'll be perceived by other parents rather than what will actually be the most fun for the kids," says Lagges.
For instance, "Making Pinterest-worthy cookies might impress other parents, but maybe the kids would actually have more fun squirting icing and sprinkling candies all over store-bought or slice-and-bake sugar cookies themselves," Lagges says.
5. Jam-packed schedules
Families are often grappling with the issue of being spread too thin, says Lagges. "Families try to do too much and pack holiday schedules too tightly with activities," she adds.
The reasons parents feel compelled to pack it all in?
"Sometimes it can be a desire to try to please everyone even if it is unrealistic to do so," says Lagges. "Other times, it is just a result of adding without ever eliminating anything."
Kristen Carter, a mom of two grown children from West Babylon, New York, decided that the best way to preempt an overscheduled holiday was to make her celebrations a multi-day event and not fixate on celebrating with everyone on the same day.
"My husband and I decided we couldn't do everything and see everyone we wanted or needed to see," says Carter. "We 'moved' Christmas Day to Dec. 24. By doing Santa and presents a little early, we could be leisurely about it and not rush through the day."
The tradition started before her first son even started school, and her younger son has been celebrating Christmas on Dec. 24 his entire life.
"Before they went to school, the date didn't matter," Carter says. "After they started school, there were always enough days off that they didn't realize Christmas came a day earlier than for their friends."
Carter says she and her family often spend Christmas Day driving to Pennsylvania to be with her extended family.
Bottom line: Take care of yourself
Besides becoming more self-aware of your holiday stress triggers, perhaps the most important (and most often neglected) way to avoid burnout during the holiday season is to prioritize self-care.
"This may seem like yet another thing added to the to-do list," says Jackson. "However, parents should make [self-care] a non-negotiable part of the holiday season."
Self-care around the holidays might look like meditating, asking for help or making sure to eat well and exercise. You can think of practicing self-care as a gift to yourself, one that you most definitely deserve. And, as Jackson says, if you are happier and enjoying yourself more, you'll be able to spread that joy to the rest of your family … because the truth is, parents can't take care of others without taking care of themselves first.
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use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
use Symfony\Component\Routing\Generator\UrlGeneratorInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\UsernamePasswordToken;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Entity\EnduranceTraining;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Entity\StatisticEntry;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Entity\StrengthTraining;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Entity\Training;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Entity\TrainingDay;
use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\ParamConverter;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Entity\User;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Form\ContainerType\TrainingContainerType;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Helper\TrainingHelper;
use TrainingScheduleBundle\Repository\TrainingDayRepository;

/**
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 *
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 *
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                    $enduranceTraining->setNote($data['Training']['note']);
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MOBILE RADIO IN THE NETHERLANDS
A short historical survey of mobile radio developments at KPN Telecom.
A brief history of mobile radio developments at the Dutch PTT (the Dutch Post and Telegraph organisation, being privatised some time ago and now "KPN") is given, starting from the mid-thirties through the gradual post-war revival, to the present day. The Dutch National radiotelephone network, inaugurated in 1949, was the world's first nation-wide public radiotelephone system. Some mobile radiotelephones and base stations with significant historical importance are briefly discussed. Although specialised mobile radio equipment was developed and made for PTT by the industry at home, much material was (and still is) acquired from manufacturers abroad. Until the privatisation in the late 1980's, the exploitation of private and public networks and mobiles differed from that used in other countries.
Note that the old name PTT has been used throughout this survey since most of the contents are dealing with the days before the privatisation and consequent later renaming of the company into KPN.
This survey was originally written in 1992. As many, many, major changes occurred within the company in the following years, some statements are now outdated. I did, however, not alter the original text as it only covers the period up to the late 1980's.
(1934) Experimental base station developed by the Dutch PTT radio laboratory, installed in the attic of the PTT GHQ building in The Hague. Note the use of symmetrical feeder line through the glass window to the aerial system.
During the early 1930s the Radio Controle Dienst (Dutch FCC), a department of PTT, operated a number of radio direction finder (RDF) vehicles in order to locate clandestine broadcast transmitters. Communication between the RDF parties, needed in order to exchange cross bearings, was by telephone only, and often resulted in long delays.
Designs of simple 5 metre superregenerative equipment, as published in the American radio amateur magazine QST, brought attention to the problem and eventually a solution appeared.
In 1934, the Dutch PTT radio-laboratory was asked to provide two of these sets for radio-communication between RDF vehicles. The trials with the rather crude and simple sets were successful, especially because the required operating ranges generally did not exceed more than a few miles.
The trials which involved demonstrations for other potential users, roused much interest. In 1936-37 a national commission, in which PTT and representatives of police, fire brigade etc. took part, laid down specifications for a more practical radio-telephone operating on VHF. The national industry was invited to produce a prototype of this equipment. Of the eight manufacturers who participated, the design of the Nederlandse Seintoestellen Fabriek (NSF), a subsidiary of Philips-Eindhoven, was chosen as most suitable. A prototype was tried early in 1938, and the first sets of a series of 200 were delivered mid-1939. The NSF design came in two versions: a mobile station DR38a operating from a 6 volt vehicle battery and a fixed station FR38a powered by AC mains, the only difference being the built-in power supply unit. Special features were the Kolster automatic frequency compensating circuit of the transmitter master oscillator and RF amplifier in front of the super-regenerative detector. The design resulted in a highly successful set. Most of the DR/FR38a equipment went to large municipal fire brigades, ambulances and police. A number of the sets were reserved for internal use by the Dutch FCC. A special FCC branch arranged for the installation and service of the radiotelephones. During the mobilisation of the armed forces due to the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, a number of sets were commandeered by the Dutch War Office.
(1935) The early years. Trials with a PTT VHF radiotelephone installed in a city bus. Having a separate receiver and transmitter, provision was made for full duplex operation.
RAF type TR1184a. Compare this set with the DR38a pictured left.
GERMAN OCCUPATION
When the Germans invaded the country in May 1940, during the early morning following the capitulation, the DR38a/FR38a sets were requisitioned and taken to Germany. It is interesting to note that a number of the sets were used for short range communication by the German security force "Ordnungs-Polizei".
After the liberation by the Allies in May 1945, much effort was made to restore the heavily damaged communications network in the country. This was not an easy task as many of telephone exchanges were either looted or seriously damaged by the retreating Germans. On top of this was a virtually wrecked railway system, large numbers of destroyed bridges, and a waterflooded countryside which made travelling very difficult. The Government in exile (in London) had already taken steps to prepare for such a situation and had ordered from the USA 200 VHF FM radiotelephones for fixed service. As it was anticipated that the Germans would destroy all telephone exchanges in the country at their retreat, the initial plan was to built an emergency radio-network based on the telephone trunk network. Therefore, frequencies were ordered for a star-shaped net, with extensions to local networks. However, in 1945, knowing that many exchanges had survived, the plan was abandoned and the 200 Government sets were put in the hands of the Dutch PTT (to whom, later, the bill was presented....). It was then decided to use the sets for vital interim communication at places where telephone lines and exchanges had been put out of action. Within a few months, a number of these radiotelephones were installed, providing point to point communication until line communication had been restored for a variety of official organisations including the War Office.
NSF Type DR38a transmitter receiver was the first practical mobile radio telephone in Holland. The set was developed in 1937 from PTT specifications and saw use from 1939 onwards. It operates in the frequency range between 66-75 MHz having a RF power output of approximately 4-5 Watts. Change-over from receive to transmit is effected by the large lever on the front panel. The transmitter is pre-set on a single frequency while the receiver is tunable over the frequency range.
BALLOON COMMAND
Not only the Germans used the DR38a and FR38a. For low-power transmission over a limited area the British Balloon Command used RAF T.R. 1148a transceivers which were virtually identical to the Dutch Philips sets differing only in minor details. Apparently, the sets were produced by a subsidiary of Philips in England. No further information, however, is known at present.
Link type 1498
"LINK" EQUIPMENT
The American equipment was affectionately known as "Link" sets, named after the manufacturer Fred M Link Radio Corporation. Service and alignment of the Link sets appeared to be straightforward as the equipment was built in an easy accessible rack, comprising separate units. Their installation, however, was a difficult task for the PTT employees concerned, because of the bad roads, insufficient clothing and food, and bad accommodation. Nevertheless, in September 1945 more than 50 Link sets were installed, all giving much satisfaction to their users. The Link Type 1498 transmitter-receiver and associated Type 1504 remote control unit remained in service by the Dutch PTT until the early 1960's; the author recalls having seen Link remote control units in operational use as late as 1967. The equipment was not only used as base stations; it is recorded that the Link sets had been installed in icebreakers operating on the major Dutch waterways and tug-boats in the harbour of Rotterdam.
NATIONAL PUBLIC NETWORK
After the conspicuous successes of the initial Link nets, the equipment started to be used for commercial private networks. Additionally, a growing need was felt for a nation-wide public radio network, connecting a mobile to any telephone-subscriber.
As early as 12 April 1949 the first base station in the first phase of the National Public Network was inaugurated, using two semi-duplex radio channels with frequencies repeated throughout nation-wide installed Link type 1498 base stations. Additional separate receivers were installed to increase coverage in rural areas.
THREE MINUTES
When making a radio-telephone call, the subscriber drawed the operator's attention by pressing the microphone button for approximately five seconds. After requesting the mobile's identification number and telephone number called, the operator closed down, calling the mobile again when the connection had been completed. Calling a mobile by dialling the 005 National Public Network operator was a bit more complex. The operator needed the approximate whereabouts of the mobile. A mobile was expected to switch to the frequency of the nearest base station. Additionally he had to listen to the traffic until his number was announced by the operator. Due to the relative small number of base stations, the duration for a call was limited to only three minutes. Within a few years, the traffic load had grown gradually and further expansion was urgently needed.
During the second phase, in 1955, the National Public Network was expanded with six frequency channels. In close co-operation with Philips Telecommunications Industries ,-PTI, formerly NSF, new equipment was developed, comprising custom-made base stations, telephone terminal equipment and eight channel mobiles. The new eight channel network provided an improved nation-wide coverage having almost doubled the number of base stations.
(1947) Link set in operational use on board a vessel. Not being specially designed as a mobile station and operating on 110 volt ac only, it was powered from a special generator or by a separate petrol electric generator. One particular sentence in the US War Department handbook of the set is very striking, and has never been repeated in any US Signal Corps handbook : "...the equipment utilises the Armstrong frequency-modulation method of transmission and reception..." giving credit to the inventor of frequency modulation.
The Philips type SRR192 was the first Dutch post-war mobile radio telephone using frequency modulation. (1949) It operates on two crystal controlled channels in the frequency range of 70-87.5 MHz having a RF output of 15-20 watts. The Dutch PTT primary used the set during phase 1 in the National Network. The transmitter receiver unit was usually installed in the back of the vehicle, the control unit mounted under the dashboard.
Link Type 1498 transmitter receiver manufactured from 1943 onwards by Link Radio Corporation, was the backbone of the post-war (mobile) radio communication in the Netherlands. It proved to be of much value especially in the early months after the liberation of the country, where the sets were used for vital point to point communication, at times being the only means of communication. The set had a RF output of approximately 50 watts and operated on one fixed crystal controlled channel in the range of 70-100 MHz. The equipment proved to be very reliable and is recorded to have been used up to the early 1960's. In this picture are two Link base stations of the Dutch phase 1 National Public Network, installed in the main Post Office of Rotterdam. Special PTT developed audio automatic gain control amplifiers were mounted in trays below the Link sets.
Philips type SRR296 (above) and type ZPH were later generations of mobiles for subscribers of the National Public Network.
In the early 1970s a new range of fully transistorised mobile subscriber equipment was introduced: Philips CMT (above) and Storno CQM600 (below).
Philips type 8RZ650 transmitter (above) and type 8RO650 receiver (below), affectionately known as 'SQ' equipment, were base stations used with the National Public Network from the early 1960's onwards until the closure of the network in 1985.
MOBILIFOON DIENST
In 1950 the special FCC department changed to a special nation-wide PTT department 'Mobilofoon Dienst' with about 17 countrywide branches. This organisation exists until the present day, though some time ago being split up into various departments, of which the author is employed at the department dealing with private radio networks, public trunking and mobile radio solutions known as 'Business Radio Solutions'.
THE END OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK
The operator controlled National Public Networks were expanded in the late 1960s by a large number of channels and base stations and Regional Public Networks in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the latter affectionately known as 'Harbour Radio'. Philips type 8RO650 and type 8RZ650 equipment, was used as replacement for the by then antiquated and worn out Link sets. In the late 1970's, as a stopgap, Storno CQF600 base stations were installed. The hand operated system National Public Network was closed in 1985.
DIRECT DIALLING
For cost saving reasons no attempts were made to provide direct dialling and selective calling as used in some European countries at that time. A PTT developed experimental direct dialling system, actually an improved version of the Regional Public Network, installed in the early 1970s in Rotterdam, was highly satisfactory. It was closed in 1980 when a fully automatic radiotelephone network known as 'ATF1' became operational. This network, abandoned several years ago, was compatible with the German, Luxembourg and Austrian Obl-B net, thus having a semi-European coverage. A second direct dialling network ATF2 (cellular), operating on 460 MHz and a third ATF3 (cellular) network working on 900 MHz, were installed in the 1980s and eventually abandoned in the mid 1990s as result of the success of the GSM networks which became available in the 1990s.
At the time, in most countries public radiotelephone networks were exploited by the Government (usually a PTT or the Post & Telephone administrations). Approved mobiles were sold to subscribers by a third party, usually a manufacturer or agent. Until some years ago (with privatisation) the Dutch PTT considered a mobile more or less as an extension of a telephone trunk. A subscriber was only allowed to hire equipment of PTT. The advantages of hiring a mobile --low initial costs and no obligation to continue when no longer needed-- made the National Public Network very popular in those days.
Holland, a country with many rivers and canals, many subscribers of the National network were owners of inland freight vessels. One unhappy day, a Master had a set installed and proudly made his first radio telephone call to his wife. As he was rather far away from the nearest base station, the conversation faded away now and then. On one occasion the wife of the Master said:" I can't hear you anymore, Dear", to which the helpful operator coming into the line saying:" Your husband is sinking away, Madam". The reaction was a loud cry, then silence..
PRIVATE MOBILE RADIO NETWORKS
Next to the National and Regional Public Networks, a considerable number of commercial private mobile radio networks have been installed by the Dutch PTT. Equipment manufactured by a variety of manufacturers, depending the customer's operational demands, has been used throughout the years. In this field KPN still works closely with the international manufacturers: e.g. in the early 1980's the versatile Condor 16 radiotelephone was developed to PTT specifications. In the recent years KPN developed and installed large maritime VHF radio networks along the river Maas extending to Rotterdam, the Schelde estuary from the North-sea towards Antwerp and the VHF coastguard radio network.
In addition large nation-wide networks were delivered providing complex communication facilities for Dutch Rail and for breakdown-service patrols of the Royal Dutch Tourist association ANWB, the Dutch Police, Rotterdam and Amsterdam Public Transport and Schiphol Airport, just to name a few.
The author at work: RF field strength measurements for a proposed MPT 1327 trunked radio system.
After a slow initial start, the number of radiotelephones increased considerably, having a remarkable resemblance to the growth of radio-telephones in the USA, with a time-lapse of approximately 10 years. In 1950, the year of the completion of the Dutch National network, the world's first public mobile radio network offered a complete nation-wide coverage. This was, of course, not only due to the innovative work of PTT, but also the fact that Holland is a relative small country and has a fairly flat surface. PTT, independent from the early days until the present, purchased equipment either to specifications laid down by PTT, or use standard equipment adopted for PTT use.
Thanks are due to the late Mr H.Lubsen, for his information on early developments, without his help this paper could not have been so complete and accurate. I also wish to thank Mr J.W.M.Caspers formerly of the Museum voor Communicatie , The Hague, Holland, who kindly provided historical information and many of the photographs published in this article.
In December 1955, PTT opened an experimental selective paging system to investigate the possibilities of such a system. The success of the trials led to the inauguration of the SEMAPHONE a nation-wide selective paging system, the first of its kind in the world. The development and history of this system may be subject for a forthcoming web page.
This historical survey has been published previously in:
- RADIO BYGONES, June/July 1994, pp10-15.
- Proceedings of the Radio Club of America, Vol. 66, No. 1, May 1992.
- Instruction book Radio Transmitter-Receiver Type 1498 and associated equipment, Link Radio Corporation, NY, February 1943.
- Type DR38-FR38, Technical description and working instructions, NSF, Hilversum, Holland, 1939.
- Air Publication No. 1186a, Sec. 2, Chap. 6, (AL28), n.d.
- Radio Paging in the Netherlands, Louis Meulstee, Proceedings of the Radio Club of America, Vol. 66, No. 3, Nov 1992.
- Fixed Radio Service in the Netherlands, Louis Meulstee, Proceedings of the Radio Club of America, Vol. 67, No. 1, May 1993.
Disclaimer: the contents of this page is not official KPN Telecom. It comprises principally privately collected information about the history of the 'Mobilofoon' department where I was employed until my retirement. See also the official KPN web-site www.kpn.com
(1981) The 'Condor 16' mobile radio was developed exclusively for PTT Telecom. This set was primarily used in private networks It operates on VHF or UHF, depending the model, having 80 radio channels.
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The potato is the fourth most important food in the world. But so far, it has not featured prominently in the debate on food security. The potato crop is of key importance in that it provides high nutrition and is an adaptive species for climate change. Potatoes use less water per nutritional output than all other major food sources.
The potato provides more food per unit area than any other major staple crop, three or five times that of wheat or rice. Potatoes are the perfect food and one of the few that can actually sustain life on its own. Potatoes have potential to double or treble current yields of 8 tonnes/ha using quality approved seed, improved varieties and more effective farm practices in developing countries.
Urban Farm's THANK POTATO potato collection is grown in up-cycled water cooler bottles and artificial grass off cuts, utilising waste stream materials to house and grow our potato plants. There are 180 different varieties of heritage and heirloom potatoes in the collection. Our seed potato came from an original collection of potatoes that has been amassed and cared for by gardeners Dermot Carey and David Langford. For for their many years of hard work in preserving this remarkable collection Dermot Carey and David Langford have been awarded by the Irish Food-writers Guild 2014.
Celebration Tour Highlights include: Potato Power at the Electric Picnic Music Festival where we will be investigating the potential of the Potato to be a future fuel source by attempting to break the Guinness World Record for measured volts from a potato battery involving discarded waste potatoes acting as natural power for a digital photo booth, capturing visitors portraits and up-loading them onto the internet through social media #thankpotato.
On Street & Festival Pop-Up Urban Potato Farm installations, with over 100 different potato varieties on display in full growth and harvested samples. Free potato workshops with potato science experiments powering musical potato radio devices. Fun potato print t-shirt design workshops for adults and children. Potato cooking demos and tastings.
We will be ending our THANK POTATO Celebration Tour with a Potato Harvest Event held on National Potato Day 2014 October 3rd 2014, inviting members of the public to freshly harvest heritage and heirloom potatoes on the spot which will then be prepared by local chefs for the the close of the celebration tour in Dublin City.
" The potato – a complex carbohydrate for sure."
That was how Pádraic Óg Gallagher introduced proceedings at Gallagher's Boxty House to mark the launch of National Potato Day. He's not wrong, either – if six years of writing about the potato has taught me anything, it is that there is a great deal more to the spud than meets the eye.


Crude oil trader Michael Huang is expected to join Exxon Mobil Corp in Singapore soon as the U.S. major expands its trading team to sell its oil into China, the world's top importer of the commodity, three industry sources said.
Huang was recently a Singapore-based crude trader for Chinese independent refiner Wonfull Petrochemical, purchasing feedstock for its Shandong refinery and carrying out hedging activities. He left the company in late June, the sources said on Monday.
Before Wonfull, Huang has worked for China's CEFC International Singapore, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Bloomberg, the sources said.
A Wonfull official confirmed that Huang had left the company. Huang declined to comment, while ExxonMobil said it does not comment on personnel matters.
ExxonMobil had been looking to hire two crude oil traders in Singapore, one to buy condensate for its local Jurong Aromatics petrochemical plant and the other to market crude to Chinese independent refiners, traders said.
Huang may take on a combined role when he starts work at ExxonMobil, they said, declining to be identified as they were not authorised to speak with media.
ExxonMobil's global oil marketing team in May launched a publicity blitz in the eastern Chinese city of Dongying as it eyed supplying independent refiners there.


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I had assumed we would be going the same way as when I finally escaped from the border camp in '97.
'Isn't it safer through the mountains?' I say, trying not to show my irritation.
'I always go on the road,' he replies casually.
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First look reviewGone Girl
Gone Girl review – a bracing, scalding sketch of a marriage in meltdown
Gillian Flynn's bestselling novel has become a feverish thriller that has all the emotional subtlety of a Punch and Judy show – but is all the better for it
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Say it ain't so.... Ben Affleck in Gone Girl Photograph: New Regency Pictures/Allstar
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The knockabout Punch and Judy show undergoes a grand Hollywood upgrade on Gone Girl, a garish, gripping tale of a warring husband and wife that plays like a Relate counsellor's worst nightmare. The fur flies and the blows are landed, and the smalltown cops are reduced to impotent bystanders. All credit to director David Fincher, who appears to take an unholy delight in tugging the rug and springing the traps. His film shoves us so forcefully past the plot's mounting implausibilities that we barely have the time to register one crime before we're on to the next. That's the way to do it.
Gone Girl is lifted from Gillian Flynn's 2012 bestseller, which split its chapters between two unreliable narrators to chart a mysterious disappearance and subsequent media firestorm. It's a faithful adaptation of some faithless misbehaviour; a thriller that initially invites us to root for the woman and regard the man as pure evil. And yet if marriage is a mystery, then the truth is in the crossfire. Fingers crossed that it is eventually able to emerge unscathed.
Gone Girl: watch the trailer for David Fincher's adaptation of Gillian Flynn's bestseller Guardian
Rosamund Pike plays "Amazing Amy", the inspiration for a series of saccharine children's picture books, who weds the man of her dreams only to find herself married alive in North Carthage, Missouri when the recession starts biting. Poor Amy. She's ploughed the last of her trust fund into financing a bar for her husband, and what thanks does she get? Nick (Ben Affleck) has a mean temper and does not love her any more. He's sleeping with a student; he doesn't want to have kids. She confides to her diary that she goes in fear of her life.
But wait. "What about my side?" wails feckless Nick. The way he sees it, Amy is chilly and manipulative; she's playing all manner of games. Nick swears up and down that he has nothing whatsoever to do with his wife's disappearance, despite the fact that the evidence is stacked against him and despite the daytime TV pundits who have begun baying for his blood. He implies that if this story has a victim, it might even be him. In this piece of seafront slapstick both protagonists believe that they are playing Judy while their partner stars as Punch. Maybe there's a little of this confusion at the heart of every marriage.
Married alive ... Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl Photograph: Allstar/NEW REGENCY PICTURES/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
When a plot is this fevered, good casting is crucial. Happily Gone Girl sets out from sound first principles, neatly juggling Pike's unreadable sugar-frosted beauty with Affleck's foursquare, alpha-male cockiness. Small wonder Nick soon finds himself derided as "the most hated man in America": Affleck is never better than when he is playing the louse. He's altogether too pleased with himself; his grin is too smarmy. He is saying one thing, while his face tells us another. If an enterprising producer ever saw fit to cast Affleck in a biopic of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, it's a safe bet that half the audience would instantly start suspecting him of plotting to murder his flock and keep Mandela in jail.
Amazing Amy is missing, but might she also be dead? Up ahead one finds a twist in the road and a bloody conspiracy. In the meantime the film keeps changing costumes, covering its tracks. It's nodding freely to everything from Fatal Attraction, to Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion, to The War of the Roses; all but tripping over itself in its rush to the climax. Thank heavens for Fincher, who keeps the tale so coiled and intense that we are prepared to stick with it, even as it pitches towards outright hysteria. He whips up a bracing, scalding sketch of a marriage in meltdown; a banner-headline study of the domestic hell that we make for each other. Poor Amy and Nick turn out to be their own deadliest enemies. Their petty sniping and grievances have run clean out of control.
Gone Girl, finally, may be no more than a storm in a teacup. But what an elegant, bone-china teacup this is. And what a fearsome force-10 gale we have brewing inside.
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Q: What caching backends can be implemented in django Which of the caching strategies can be implemented in django?
What are the pros and cons of each cache backends (in terms of ease of use and ease of developing)?
Which backend should be preferred for production etc.

A: There are several backends that Django supports.
Listing a few here with comments around the positives and negatives of each.

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*Memcached: The gold standard for caching. An in-memory service that can return keys at a very fast rate. Not a good choice if your keys are very large in size

*Redis: A good alternative to Memcached when you want to cache very large keys (for example, large chunks of rendered JSON for an API).

*Dynamodb: Another good alternative to Memcached when you want to cache very large keys. Also scales very well with little IT overhead.

*Localmem: Only use for local testing; don't go into production with this cache type

*Database: It's rare that you'll find a use case where the database caching makes sense. It may be useful for local testing, but otherwise, avoid.

*File system: Can be a trap. Although reading and writing files can be faster than making sql queries, it has some pitfalls. Each cache is local to the application server (not shared), and if you have a lot of cache keys, you can theoretically hit the file system limit for number of files allowed.

*Dummy: A great backend to use for local testing when you want your data changes to be made immediately without caching. Be warned: permanently using dummy caching locally can hide bugs from you until they hit an environment where caching is enabled.

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I love all these unique homemade advent calendar ideas from Martha Stewart.
When I was a kid I absolutely loved advent calendars. Who am I kidding, I still love them. I remember my brother used to open all his little doors way too early and eat all the chocolates, but I was always so disciplined... although I admit that I would sometimes sneak a peak to see what was awaiting me behind those secret paper doors.
When little Zachary gets older, I will definitely be making something like this, with individualized treats and trinkets for each day of December.


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Massage is often used for specific reasons, such as relief from pain, stress reduction, or enhancement of athletic performance. But whether there is a specific goal or not, massage therapy tends to increase the general health and wellbeing of the recipient.


It is often said that Remainers should shut up and accept democracy. Well, there are many reasons why this should not happen, but let's just look at the maths on age demographics. What is the effect of age on the result, and how this would change with time, as new voters came on stream and older ones dropped off, assuming all other things remained the same.
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The Gnome Watches You
It's just a bad sign when I hear my sweet chickie Summer singing after she laid an egg, and I see one of the chicks squeaking and looking like it's trying to crow. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but crowing is a bad sign. I am a bit disappointed with my luck. They say that there is a 10% chance of getting a rooster when you buy the chicks, but my record is more like 50%. Thankfully I know a few people that will take in a rooster, but it's still a bummer. I try not to get attached, but when they peep peep so sweetly when they see you, it's hard not to love them.
I Am Sal
Abraham Falls
An ending that will leave you speechless…
What if you were born as a fully formed adult? Completely aware of your surroundings, fully able to speak, walk, think, and recognize, by name, all of the items you could see? The only thing missing, the only nagging void in your memory: your identity. How do you think you would react to such a situation? Would it even be possibly to take it calmly? Or would there be a sense of panic? A rush of nauseating adrenaline so thick, so heavy, that it would leave you literally gasping for air in a room full of it? Imagine just how frightening that could be. Now, let's throw a single wrinkle into the mix. Suppose that you awakened into this new existence with one tiny clue as to who you were. A single word. A name. Which you somehow believed to be your own, despite the fact that you had no memory of any previous existence in which that name applied to you. Would this concept of a name, supposedly your own, in any way alleviate the stress of finding yourself suddenly coming into existence? I'd like to say it did for me, but that simply wouldn't be the full truth. You will find that out soon enough though. But my only fear is what you might think once you learn the truth.
I am Sal. This is my story.
Continue Online (Part 1, Memories)
Stephan Morse
The future is filled with self-driving cars, virtual realities, chore completing machines, and super fast internet connections. Yet all these technological innovations cannot prevent tragedy. Three years ago Grant Legate lost that which he loved most. His carefully built life fell apart in the wake of depression. Now Grant spends most days working endless hours as a companion to an AI. Their mission is simple, to repair broken machines that humanity uses to visit virtual realities. Unintended hard work pays off as his boss forces Grant to take a vacation and try the latest game craze Continue Online, a fantasy world with the freedom to play any role one might choose. Upon entry into the game, he meets the AIs who rule over this digital world and they're nothing like what he expected from a video game world. Grant starts his journey into the virtual world from a very different perspective, and he is only one part of an AI agenda that will end up impacting all of humanity.
Power of Love (The Armstrongs Book 1)
Jessica Gray
Genre: Romance | Women's Fiction | Anthologies | Anthologies & Literature Collections
They didn't believe in love anymore, until they met each other. Handsome and successful divorce lawyer Trevor Armstrong doesn't believe in love anymore. Every day he sees marriage after marriage fail. When he wins another prestigious case he just wants to wind down and forget the harsh reality of life, a woman is not on his mind – until Nicole Kendrick enters the bar. She changes everything he thought to know about women.
Nicole Kendrick needs Trevor Armstrong – as an interview guest for her radio show. Not more. Not less. Definitely not for love. She's been burnt before and has vowed to never again let a man control her. She needs to guard her heart and protect herself from men. Especially from Trevor, who's a lot more attractive than she's willing to admit.
This is the first book in the Armstrong series. Every book in this 6-book big family contemporary romance series contains a complete love story without cliffhangers and can be read as stand-alone. Follow each sibling on his or her path to a happily ever after, and meet again characters from previous stories in each new book. All my books contain steamy scenes, deep emotions, humor and adventure.
The Flame of Resistance (The Lost King Book 1)
Martin Lake
Genre: Historical Fiction | Biographical
THE FLAME OF RESISTANCE England 1066.
The Battle of Hastings is over. The Battle for England is about to begin. King Harold and most of England's warriors lie dead on the battle-field and William, Duke of Normandy is marching towards London. Refusing to surrender, the English leaders turn to the one person they believe can unite the kingdom against the invaders. Edgar Atheling, the last surviving descendent of Alfred the Great, is proclaimed King of England. Unfortunately, he is only thirteen years of age. Edgar leads a small English army to meet William in battle. But when they see the strength of the Normans his advisers desert him and he is captured. On Christmas Day 1066, William the Conqueror is crowned King. Eighteen months later, when a bitter nation rises up in resistance to the Norman conquerors, Edgar escapes captivity to lead the last armies of England in their fight for freedom. The hopes of a nation are placed on a youngster with little experience of life. His weapons are a fierce intelligence, dauntless courage and the loyalty of a handful of friends. Burdened with overwhelming hopes and expectations, mired in fear and treachery, Edgar begins a life-time of resistance to the Norman invaders.
Albert Einstein: Uncover The Amazing Life Of Albert Einstein
Jack Hoff
Genre: History | Science & Math
If I were to ask you very quickly to name a brilliant scientist, whose name would come to mind? Admittedly, there is a chance that you might have blurted the names of Stephen Hawking or Michio Kaku but more often than not, the name that comes to mind is that of Albert Einstein. We may all know of him but can we really say that we 'know' him? The average non-scientist would be hard pressed to describe any of his theories adequately. Some are unaware of his association with both marvellous and tragic outcomes in the world of science. In this book, you will find some of the answers to questions about Einstein that you may not have thought to ask. Hopefully they will give you a more complete picture of the man and what he accomplished over the course of his life. You should be warned that he was still a man, however. Any accurate portrayal of him should mention that while he was brilliant, a staunch pacifist and light years ahead of his peers, he was no saint.
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"It's a shame that after years of people voting for Labor in Cabramatta, Labor now doesn't want to represent the seat." That was the reaction from long-time Cabramatta advocate and Fairfield councillor Dai Le upon hearing the Australian Labor Party's proposal to abolish the Cabramatta electoral district which was established in 1981. The ALP suggestion - part of the redistribution of NSW electoral districts - proposes amalgamating the western end of Bankstown with parts of the districts of Cabramatta and Fairfield to be called Villawood. It would include the suburbs of Cabramatta, Canley Vale, Carramar, Villawood, Fairfield East, Chester Hill and Sefton. Under the ALP's plans, which includes creating a new seat called Minto, residents in Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Wakeley, Mount Pritchard and Edensor Park would move into nearby seats of Fairfield and Green Valley (the ALPs proposed name change for Liverpool). "By the time we get to Bankstown, the cumulative shortage for all seats in the region mean that there is a shortage of half a seat. As the adjoining districts further west of Granville, Fairfield and Cabramatta are also collectively 20 per cent short the abolition of a district becomes inevitable," the ALP said in their suggestion, one of 40 now available for the public to lodge written comments on via the electoral commission's website by July 15. Ms Le, who has unsuccessfully challenged current Labor MP Nick Lalich three times for the Cabramatta seat over the past decade, said she would be lodging a comment on the Labor Party's "bewildering" decision. "It makes no sense to me," she said. " It's considered one of the safest Labor seats in Australia. Cabramatta is the economic centre of the electorate and I feel that with a lot of the non-English speaking background people in the community they just got to understand how to vote and where to go and these changes are going to cause mayhem. "The Bankstown population is different to the Cabramatta electorate; there is a different mix to the Fairfield LGA. "It won't deter me from continuing to advocate and be the voice of this rich and culturally diverse community. We need a strong voice in NSW Parliament." When asked if Cabramatta - the home of former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam for 15 years - deserves its own seat, Ms Le said: "Yes, Absolutely." Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone said the people of Cabramatta "need to be represented." "I want to make sure the 40-year history of the Cabramatta electorate remains and I will be asking council to do a submission to ensure the seat of Cabramatta remains," he said. "I'm concerned the proposal includes areas of Bankstown in the previous seat of Cabramatta. Cabramatta should be within our local LGA and the name should remain. It's a name known as a strong town centre and a strong community." The Liberal Party's submission for redistribution, which is required by legislation to take place after every second state general election, proposes to keeps the Cabramatta name but suggested changes to the boundary, to include Villawood, Bass Hill and Chester Hill. Under their suggestion, Mount Pritchard and Bonnyrigg would move into Liverpool. They also propose the Fairfield electorate pick up the suburbs of Bossley Park, Wetherill Park and Smithfield, which would contain the electorate in the Fairfield LGA. An independent three-member panel is administering the redistribution process, made up of the Chairperson, Justice Arthur Emmett, NSW Electoral Commissioner John Schmidt and NSW Surveyor General Narelle Underwood. "Redistribution is a whole-of-state process. The primary goal is to distribute the enrolled electors as evenly as possible across NSW. All suggestions and comments on suggestions received from the public will be considered by the panel when deciding where the boundaries should be drawn," Justice Emmett said. "The next step in the process is for the panel to publish draft electoral district boundaries. At that time, you'll have another opportunity to have your voice heard." Long-time Cabramatta resident Ken Chapman - who was the electoral secretary to murdered Cabramatta Labor MP John Newman - said Cabramatta "deserves" its own seat. "Cabramatta is a growing area. I was disappointed when I heard the ALP's plans," said Mr Chapman, who this year was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his service to the community of Cabramatta. "Cabramatta deserves a seat in parliament to represent our multicultural area. It will be disappointing if we had to mix with different areas because we will lose out cultural base. "Cabramatta is an iconic seat. After all, former premier Sir Henry Parkes - the father of Australia's federation - established the Cabramatta/Canley Vale council back in 1892." The former Fairfield mayor said instead of removing seats from Fairfield, they should be adding them. "I think we should probably get an extra seat in the next four years," he said.
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'Iconic' seat in limbo: ALP proposes to scrap Cabramatta electorate
Chris Boulous
The Cabramatta state electorate has been held by Labor since 1981. Nick Lalich has held the seat since 2008, defeating Dai Le on three occasions.
"It's a shame that after years of people voting for Labor in Cabramatta, Labor now doesn't want to represent the seat."
That was the reaction from long-time Cabramatta advocate and Fairfield councillor Dai Le upon hearing the Australian Labor Party's proposal to abolish the Cabramatta electoral district which was established in 1981. The ALP suggestion - part of the redistribution of NSW electoral districts - proposes amalgamating the western end of Bankstown with parts of the districts of Cabramatta and Fairfield to be called Villawood. It would include the suburbs of Cabramatta, Canley Vale, Carramar, Villawood, Fairfield East, Chester Hill and Sefton.
Under the ALP's plans, which includes creating a new seat called Minto, residents in Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Wakeley, Mount Pritchard and Edensor Park would move into nearby seats of Fairfield and Green Valley (the ALPs proposed name change for Liverpool).
"By the time we get to Bankstown, the cumulative shortage for all seats in the region mean that there is a shortage of half a seat. As the adjoining districts further west of Granville, Fairfield and Cabramatta are also collectively 20 per cent short the abolition of a district becomes inevitable," the ALP said in their suggestion, one of 40 now available for the public to lodge written comments on via the electoral commission's website by July 15.
Ms Le, who has unsuccessfully challenged current Labor MP Nick Lalich three times for the Cabramatta seat over the past decade, said she would be lodging a comment on the Labor Party's "bewildering" decision.
"It makes no sense to me," she said. " It's considered one of the safest Labor seats in Australia. Cabramatta is the economic centre of the electorate and I feel that with a lot of the non-English speaking background people in the community they just got to understand how to vote and where to go and these changes are going to cause mayhem.
"The Bankstown population is different to the Cabramatta electorate; there is a different mix to the Fairfield LGA.
The ALP's sugestion for the new Villawood seat.
"It won't deter me from continuing to advocate and be the voice of this rich and culturally diverse community. We need a strong voice in NSW Parliament."
When asked if Cabramatta - the home of former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam for 15 years - deserves its own seat, Ms Le said: "Yes, Absolutely."
Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone said the people of Cabramatta "need to be represented."
"I want to make sure the 40-year history of the Cabramatta electorate remains and I will be asking council to do a submission to ensure the seat of Cabramatta remains," he said.
"I'm concerned the proposal includes areas of Bankstown in the previous seat of Cabramatta. Cabramatta should be within our local LGA and the name should remain. It's a name known as a strong town centre and a strong community."
The Liberal Party's submission for redistribution, which is required by legislation to take place after every second state general election, proposes to keeps the Cabramatta name but suggested changes to the boundary, to include Villawood, Bass Hill and Chester Hill. Under their suggestion, Mount Pritchard and Bonnyrigg would move into Liverpool.
They also propose the Fairfield electorate pick up the suburbs of Bossley Park, Wetherill Park and Smithfield, which would contain the electorate in the Fairfield LGA.
An independent three-member panel is administering the redistribution process, made up of the Chairperson, Justice Arthur Emmett, NSW Electoral Commissioner John Schmidt and NSW Surveyor General Narelle Underwood.
"Redistribution is a whole-of-state process. The primary goal is to distribute the enrolled electors as evenly as possible across NSW. All suggestions and comments on suggestions received from the public will be considered by the panel when deciding where the boundaries should be drawn," Justice Emmett said.
"The next step in the process is for the panel to publish draft electoral district boundaries. At that time, you'll have another opportunity to have your voice heard."
Long-time Cabramatta resident Ken Chapman. Picture: Chris Lane
Long-time Cabramatta resident Ken Chapman - who was the electoral secretary to murdered Cabramatta Labor MP John Newman - said Cabramatta "deserves" its own seat.
"Cabramatta is a growing area. I was disappointed when I heard the ALP's plans," said Mr Chapman, who this year was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his service to the community of Cabramatta.
"Cabramatta deserves a seat in parliament to represent our multicultural area. It will be disappointing if we had to mix with different areas because we will lose out cultural base.
"Cabramatta is an iconic seat. After all, former premier Sir Henry Parkes - the father of Australia's federation - established the Cabramatta/Canley Vale council back in 1892."
The former Fairfield mayor said instead of removing seats from Fairfield, they should be adding them.
"I think we should probably get an extra seat in the next four years," he said.
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) has announced a new publishing deal with Sanrio, Inc., to develop a series of original graphic novels, and a special single-volume comic featuring a limited-edition Hello Kitty design.
The single-volume Hello Kitty comic is scheduled to debut at the 2013 Comic-Con Show in San Diego with a Comic-Con exclusive cover by Eisner-nominated artist Jacob Chabot. The comic will feature art by Victoria Maderna, Ian McGinty and Chabot.
The main graphic novel series is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2013 with Here We Go!, a collection of comic stories about Hello Kitty's travels. Both offerings will be rated 'A' for All Ages, and will be published under the company's VIZ Kids imprint.
VIZ Media previously teamed with Sanrio and video game company Capcom to develop a pair of fun STREET FIGHTER X Sanrio books that were released in November 2012.
HELLO KITTY: Here We GO!· MSRP: $7.99 US / $9.99 CAN · Available Fall 2013
Hello Kitty has places to be and friends to meet! Join Hello Kitty as she explores an underground realm, chases an unsavory cake thief around the world, climbs the Himalayas, travels back in time, and discovers that sometimes, the best place to get away from it all is between the pages of a good book.
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It's Hello Kitty as you've never seen her, in stories filled with fashion, music and adventure!
Sanrio is the global company behind classic iconic characters Hello Kitty, Little Twin Stars, My Melody, and many more. Sanrio was founded in the 1960's in Japan by Shintaro Tsuji, whose simple dream of bringing smiles to people's faces grew into the brand's "small gift, big smile" philosophy. This philosophy has served as the inspiration for the broad spectrum of products bearing the likeness of endearing characters that have helped to skyrocket the brand into a $5 billion-a-year business. Sanrio recently acquired the classic Mr. Men Little Miss brand which also has graphic novels published by VIZ Media.
"Sanrio and Hello Kitty are synonymous with the very essence of pop culture, and we're very excited to have Hello Kitty as part of the VIZ Kids family of titles," says Beth Kawasaki, VIZ Media Senior Editorial Director. "The new wordless comic and graphic novel series will appeal to Hello Kitty fans of all ages. VIZ Media is having a blast creating the fun new original series and we can't wait for everyone to see the books."
For more information on VIZ Kids graphic novels and manga, visit VIZKids.com.
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Our seniors put in a solid shift today to kick off their season with a win against local rivals Breaffy in a freezing cold Ray Prendergast Memorial Park. A superb first half scoring display from Mayo captain Cillian O'Connor spearheaded a Ballintubber attack buttressed by the experience and guile of Alan Dillon and Padraic O'Connor. Senior newcomers Jamsie Finnerty and Noel Geraghty also brought pace and freshness to the attack with telling contributions in both halves. It was an ideal start to the tenure of new manager Kevin Johnson, who will no doubt look to build up on the good groundwork laid by Tom Prendergast last season.
Playing with an Arctic breeze in the first half, Mayo regular Cillian O'Connor led the line for the Red and White, helping himself to eight well-taken points in the first half from frees and from play. A point from the left boot of senior debutant Jamsie Finnerty put us five points ahead before Breaffy's Gary Walsh kicked three unanswered points before Robert Fadden reduced the deficit to one. However three more precise dead balls from O'Connor gave us a three point-half point lead.
With Mayo panellist Jason Gibbons being introduced after half-time to battle Seamus O'Shea and Matthew Ruane at midfield the visitors did claw back some of this lead in the second half. Brendan Walsh was forced to tip a looping shot over his own crossbar before a fisted Conor O'Shea score reduced the deficit back to a single point.
In spite of the withdrawal of our main attacking threat in Cillian O'Connor, the Abbeysiders responded positively with older brother Padraic and Mayo veteran Alan Dillon kicking three splendid scores between them. A late free from Tommy O'Reilly was all the Breaffy attack could muster in the face of a stubborn Ballintubber defence, ensuring that we left a Baltic Clogher pitch with a well-earned win against our championship rivals.


Should We Be Worried About Fallout 76's Beta?
Betas serve an odd sort of purpose in gaming society. Companies use them to test out elements of the game, to make sure things are working properly and servers are up to the load of people, as well as generate hype by allowing folks a chance to try a product ahead of launch. Fallout 76 is one such game. It is an entirely new approach to the formula. At E3 2018, Bethesda revealed a beta phase would be held for people to understand what the company hoped to accomplish. Unfortunately, the more information we hear about the beta, the more questionable it sounds.
Indications that things might not all be great in Vault 76 happened when we started to hear rumors about how to get into the beta. For most games, these trial phases are free. This is not the case with Fallout 76. Instead of being an open beta, where people can download a client and play for designated days, you need to commit to the game before you can try it. While there are ways around this, such as some people pre-ordering through Amazon to get the beta access code, knowing they can cancel the pre-order if things prove disappointing, this barrier of entry is a bad idea for an entry in the Fallout line. It might seem like a way to artificially generate sales.
This kind of gatekeeping could also be seen as Bethesda attempting to get the right "sort" of audience to play the Fallout 76 beta. If a beta is free, a larger audience will be willing to give it a go. All it costs is some time and a chunk of your hard drive's space for the duration of the event. But locking a beta behind a paywall alters the audience. Only people who are big fans of Bethesda and Fallout already would be willing to pay $60 ahead of time. Which could mean the company could be guaranteeing themselves an audience that is more forgiving and positive about the experience.
Timing is another concern. Fallout 76 launches on November 14, 2018. The beta is set for sometime in October 2018. Except, Bethesda has already noted that it will be a gradual rollout. While everyone who pre-orders and registers their beta code will eventually get to play, they will be allowed into the trial in spurts. This means it is not likely to be a one weekend affair. Rather, with a rollout in place, it could take place over a week, or maybe even two week, period.
As I mentioned earlier, betas serve a number of functions. The most important one is supposed to be testing. This should be an opportunity for Bethesda to make sure Fallout 76 works the way it should and can handle the number of people who queue up to play. But, realistically, how much can be done within a month? Depending on the date of the beta, there may not be enough time to fix any issues discovered when a larger audience gets into this trial. Let's be serious here. Bethesda games can be great and are known for their general quality, but they are known for being an absolute mess at launch. We know Fallout 76 is going to have some sorts of problems. By having the beta so close to launch, Bethesda is reducing the chance of making actual changes based on feedback.
Let's be optimistic about Fallout 76. It could end up being a good game people will enjoy. But, let's also try to be realistic. It could also have a lot of issues. Judging by some of the beta decisions, some problems seem more likely than others. The beta is locked behind a paywall, which means people have to pay for access and there is a better chance diehard fans who will be less critical will be trying it out. It is also being held in October, meaning there might be a month or less for Bethesda to address an issues that come up during the beta. There is a lot here to worry people.


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Obituary: Loretta Clarkson
by Memorial Funeral Home January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023
Loretta L. Clarkson, 90 of Middletown R.I. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on the morning of January 22, 2023
Loretta was born of September 19, 1932, in Fall River Massachusetts to the late Alphonse and Delia (Bourque) Brousseau.
She was a beloved wife of 67 years to James A. Clarkson and resided in Middletown for the last 58 years.
Loretta was a loving mother to 6 children. The late Joanne St. Pierre; Stephen (Mavis) St. Pierre of Florida; Linda (Leland)James of Virginia; Cheryl Pare of Massachusetts; Wesley (Christine) Clarkson and Christine Clarkson both of Middletown. She also leaves behind 9 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
Loretta was educated in Fall River Massachusetts. As well as being a full-time mother, she was employed with Avid Corporations as an Avid Airline Technician for many years before retiring to be a full-time grandmother.
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She was a kind, loving, compassionate, easygoing person who touched the hearts of everyone she knew. Loretta's biggest passion was spending time with her family. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, crocheting, crafts, puzzle solving, playing cards, going for long rides and her dogs.
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A planning application for a small wind energy scheme at Lowick Beacon in Cumbria -- devised to contribute to a trust fund for the protection of Lowick Common's wildlife--has been turned down. The project of three 400 kW Micon turbines had a NFFO-3 contract. Visual impact seems to be the reason why.
In Britain a planning application for a small wind energy scheme at Lowick Beacon in Cumbria -- devised to contribute to a trust fund for protection of Lowick Common's wildlife -- has been peremptorily thrown out by the local authority. The unexpected snap decision took the project's applicants and supporters by surprise. South Lakeland District Council made up its mind before an expected site visit and full consultation of the planning application were able to take place.
Peter Ridgway from South Lakeland's planning office confirms that at the meeting on August 1 the elected councillors had been expected to take the opportunity to raise any questions about the scheme which might need further clarification. "We had thought that the members would adjourn it and visit the site before deciding upon it," he says. Instead they voted to turn it down, recommending that the refusal be held back until the consultation period expired.
The project of three 400 kW Micon turbines at Lowick Beacon already has a NFFO-3 contract. Developers Yvonne and John Miller, owners of Lowick Common, had hoped to use revenues from electricity sales from the turbines to fund conservation and maintenance of the common. They bought the 300 acre common when it came up for auction in 1990 out of concern for its future. "We were very worried about what might become of it because we knew it was a valuable wildlife site. It has some very rare species, but although it is just outside the National Park it has no statutory protection," explains Yvonne Miller. They have tended the common ever since.
With help from Cumbria Wildlife Trust they had planned to provide for its long term future by setting up a trust fund with income from the turbines. "Wind energy would be working for the environment in two ways," she says. The three turbines were to have been installed on the area of least important habitat, claims Miller.
However, the planning officer's initial recommendation was for refusal. Visual impact was his overriding concern. The site's prominence, its proximity to the National Park, the cumulative impact with the existing wind farm at Kirkby Moor, and the isolated and elevated nature of a landscape unscarred by the impact of man, were all cited as reasons for rejection. "The local conservation benefits to the common would not have overcome the impact of the turbines," maintains Ridgway.
The proposal has generated its share of local controversy. Some 150 objections were sent to the planning authority. Yet the scheme also commanded considerable local support. It had the backing of Friends of the Earth and English Nature. Moreover, the district council received 120 representations in favour of the scheme. Ridgway claims that most of the opposition and support is largely orchestrated by two groups. "We have Country Guardian and adherents and its opponents Friends of the Earth who fought a pitched battle over Harlock Hill. They fought a pitched battle over Lowick and will do the same over Gunson Height," he says.
Nonetheless the Millers intend to fight on. "We will appeal," she says. "We can't give up because it is so right. I really feel we are doing the right thing."
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USA Wrestling promoted former Iowa standout Bill Zadick to its national freestyle coach position on Wednesday.
Zadick, 43, is the fifth full-time national freestyle coach in the organization's history. The 1995 NCAA champion and 2006 World champion will replace Bruce Burnett, whose second tenure in the role will end after the Rio Olympics.
Zadick has spent the past six years serving as USA Wrestling's national freestyle developmental coach and assistant national freestyle coach.
"We want the United States to be the best wrestling nation in the world in all styles," Zadick said in a statement. "Of course, my focus will be on freestyle. It will take a lot of work. We are going to need all hands on deck. We have a lot of great wrestling minds within the United States and it is going to take a coordinated effort and inclusion of all those people to move us forward.


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