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Dodgers option Julio Urias to Triple-A
Jeff J. Snider
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On Sunday morning, the day after his second straight poor start, Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Julio Urias was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Dodgers recalled right-handed reliever Josh Ravin to take Urias's spot on the active roster.
When Urias was called up from Triple-A last month, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was "here to stay." Urias made that decision look good immediately, allowing just nine hits and two runs in 17 innings across his first three starts. Although he looked like a polished veteran at times, there were other times even during those outstanding outings where the 20-year-old's inexperience was apparent. Most notably, he walked ten batters in those 17 innings, and his average of 16.1 pitches per inning meant he was unable to go deep in ballgames, leaving a heavy workload for the bullpen.
The short, outstanding outings were a pill the Dodgers were willing to swallow; his last two starts, though, were even shorter and nowhere near outstanding. After allowing six runs in four innings to the Colorado Rockies on May 14, Urias was tagged for seven runs (six earned) in 2.1 innings against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. His ERA, which sat at 1.06 after his May 9 start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, is now 5.40.
So now, Urias is no longer "here to stay" in Los Angeles, but he is clearly still a big part of their future. After Saturday's game, Roberts said, "You've got to get ahead of hitters to then give yourself a chance to be efficient and go deeper in games. I'm not sure if it's mechanical with him, but we've got to figure it out."
On some teams, Urias would probably have the opportunity to "figure it out" at the big-league level. But the Dodgers are a contending team with a glut of starting pitchers, so it makes sense for Urias to work on his issues in the minors. While most teams have five starting pitchers, the Dodgers have seven, and they have rotated a few of them on and off the disabled list to essentially run a six-man rotation.
Clayton Kershaw is obviously not going anywhere — in fact, he has basically been exempt from the six-man rotation, going every fifth game as usual. Fellow lefty Alex Wood has been outstanding, leading the National League with a 1.88 ERA and a 1.90 FIP. Right-hander Brandon McCarthy has been excellent in five of his seven starts, and most teams would kill for a 3.76 ERA from their fifth starter. Kenta Maeda and Hyun-Jin Ryu both have uglier ERAs (5.03 and 4.75, respectively), but both those numbers are inflated by one or two bad outings. Bad outings obviously count, but both Maeda and Ryu have put up solid outings recently.
Finally, you have lefty Rich Hill, who will return from his second blister-related stint on the disabled list this Wednesday to face the St. Louis Cardinals. Hill has only thrown 13 innings this year, but he has looked good when healthy. There is talk that Hill and the Dodgers think they've made a breakthrough in blister prevention for Hill, and if he can remain healthy, there's no reason to think he will be anything other than stellar. Since making a career-saving change to his pitching approach in 2015, Hill has a 2.07 ERA in 152.1 innings pitched.
Throw in Urias, that's seven starting pitchers for the Dodgers and no obvious candidate to be bumped to the bullpen. It's questionable how long they can keep up a six-man rotation; there's no way they could do seven. Throw in a handful of factors about Urias — his age, a soft innings limit this season, and his ineffectiveness come to mind — and it was a relatively easy decision for Roberts and the Dodgers front office to make. Urias will probably benefit from a start or three in the minors, and the Dodgers can move forward with their season knowing that he's available whenever the next injury hits their pitching staff.
The future is still as bright as ever for Julio Urias. Expecting him to come in and be an ace at his age was probably never very realistic. In fact, a pretty recent precedent suggested that we might see these sorts of hiccups from Urias this season. It wasn't too long ago that the Dodgers had a 20-year-old lefty phenom on the mound, and the big knock on his performance was that he was throwing too many pitches to go deep into ballgames. His talent was obvious, but it took another year or two for him to really harness it. His name was Clayton Kershaw; he turned out okay.
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Pastor Huruma Nkone
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Pastor Huruma Nkone is the senior pastor at Victory Christian Centre, he has devoted his life in serving God through ministry to youths, students and professionals.
He was born on October 16th of 1968, Huruma is the 6th child in a family of 9, though 1 has been promoted to eternity. He was born to (the now late) Bishop Enos & Margret Nkone who were serving God with the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania (FPCT). Even though he was born and raised in a Christian environment, it was not until 1985 when he was a freshman at Kigoma Secondary School that he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior. A year later, God called him to ministry – but he continued with school for the next decade, going to Pugu High School studying Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, and later on to the now Ardhi University (then University College of Land And Survey) for an Advanced Diploma in Architecture.
While at Pugu he served as the Chairperson of Christian Students Fellowship for Dar es Salaam and Coast regions. Before joining the university, he served 1 year in the national service at JKT Oljoro camp. Throughout the university he was the Chairperson of the Christian Students Fellowship all his years, and as soon as he graduated, he volunteered at TAFES (Tanzania Fellowship of Evangelical Students) head office for one year.
He got married to his beloved wife, Pastor Joyce on December 7, 1996. They have over the years underwent several ministry training from accredited institutions from Canada, South Africa, Kenya and Tanzania. They are blessed with two sons and two daughters – Kenneth, Jimmy, Joan, and Marion. He holds a BA (Bible and Theology) and a MA (Biblical Studies) both from Global University – USA. Pastor Huruma has an honorary PhD from Omega Global Univeristy – South Africa, an honor bestowed to him because of his great work in the lives of youths and students.
From 1999 to 2002 he and Joyce served as the Youth Pastors at Ilala Assemblies of God church in Dar es Salaam, serving under Bishop Titus Mkama. In 2002 he and his wife moved to re-found Muhimbili Assemblies of God, then with only 15 members. They have transformed it into the now Victory Christian Center, a multi-cultural, multi-national, vibrant Pentecostal church now located at Mbezi A in Dar es Salaam.
Pastor Huruma Nkone is very well known for his heart and works for youths, and he pours in their lives so that they will live victorious lives as Christians. As such, he founded VICTORY CAMPUS NIGHT, a night that brings together university students from all over Tanzania and beyond for worship, empowerment and the Word of God. The last one gathered over 15000 students. He has also authored FOCUS TO YOUR DESTINY, a book tailored to help people especially youths to come into focus in their lives. Because of his heart for youths, the Tanzania Assemblies of God headquarters asked him to head the Department of Student as the National Director, a position he has served faithfully since 2008. He also is the National Coordinator for both Omega Global University and Mission SOS.

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Care Closer to Home
Care Closer to Home - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
The Community Children's Nursing Team (CCNT) in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board are currently undertaking a pilot service to support Care Closer to Home for children & young people in the areas of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taff.
The pilot model, which started on July 11, aims to provide extended nursing service provision to children and young people in community settings to enable earlier discharge from acute paediatric sites and to prevent the need to attend acute sites for essential nursing care during evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
Gail Clack, deputy head of nursing for children and young people, said: "The Covid-19 pandemic is a time of significant uncertainty for the public and colleagues and it is crucial that we work together to ensure that children and young people and their families are supported seven days a week.
"This change in service is a result of family anxieties around attending acute areas for unscheduled care along with Covid-19 issues of respiratory illness.
"It also addresses requests from health professionals to undertake care in community settings in order to facilitate earlier discharges and provide ongoing care and support safely at home.
"This pilot service provides a proactive response to these anxieties and identified needs during this period."
The Care Closer to Home service will be available on Monday to Friday between 9 am and 8pm and from 9 am to 5 pm on weekends, providing care for children up to 16 years of age, and up to 18 years if the patient is already known to a paediatrician.
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Pictured from left to right are: Judith Lewis CCN, Charlotte Walters HCSW and Jessica Lewis, HCSW
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Giant Blue Rooster In Trafalgar Square Leaves Londoners Bemused And Befuddled
Trafalgar Square in London has a new statue — a giant blue cockerel. It's the latest work of art to adorn the Fourth Plinth, a nineteenth-century base flanking Nelson's Column. The other three plinths all have statues but the Fourth Plinth never got one, and so in recent years it's become home to a series of temporary sculptures.
The giant blue cock, as the British media can't resist calling it, has caused a bit of a stir. The cockerel and the color blue are both symbols of France, and this is a square dedicated to one of the British Empire's greatest victories over Napoleon. German artist Katharina Fritsch, who created the sculpture, said she wasn't aware of the symbolism. As London Mayor Boris Johnson says (he's the blond guy with the awful haircut in this video) it could mean a lot of things, such as the British victory in the Tour de France. At the very least, the royal blue hue ties into London's recent baby boy mania.
The Huffington Post has more photos of the giant rooster.
Child on rocking horse is the latest statue on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth
by Sean McLachlan on Feb 25, 2012
The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square has gotten its latest adornment–a giant bronze kid on a rocking horse.
Trafalgar Square is one of London's most visited spots. In fact, it's hard not to go there since it's right in front of the National Gallery and is a nexus of several important roads. Three plinths flanking Nelson's Column support statues of a king and two generals, and a fourth plinth, originally constructed to carry a statue of King William IV, is now used as a space for temporary installations.
This latest statue is called "Powerless Structures, Fig. 101" and is meant to reflect a different take on the heroic equestrian statue. You can read the full artist's statement here.
As a regular visitor to London I've always enjoyed seeing what's coming next to the Fourth Plinth. Personally, though, I don't think any of the statues have been as good as the very first, put up in 2005.
"Alison Lapper Pregnant" showed an English artist born with no arms and shortened legs. The giant marble statue, seen here in a photo courtesy Vards Uzvards, showed her nude and pregnant. It caused quite a stir when it went up, with some people saying Lapper's condition was being exploited for shock value. I didn't think so and, more importantly, neither did Lapper. Instead, it showed a brave woman who wasn't afraid to get on with her life despite a terrible birth defect. That's much more impressive than a cute kid on a rocking horse.
No public domain image of the statue was available at press time. This photo of a model is courtesy Loz Pycock.
Virgin Holidays gets 'cheeky' with burlesque show
by McLean Robbins on Jan 5, 2011
Buttoned-up Brits in London's Trafalgar Square were loosening up their ties yesterday as Virgin Holidays launched a flash-mob style burlesque dance on the steps of the National Gallery as part of a play to break the world record for the world's largest burlesque dance.
More than 100 dancers, many of whom are Virgin Holiday employees, participated in the routine.
Virgin Holidays marketing director Andrew Shelton said: "What better way to raise a smile on a cold January morning than to see a huge number of beautiful burlesque dancers?"
Hmm, we wonder if the stunt will be repeated in the U.S.?
Three Days in London
by Gadling Staff on Aug 3, 2010
The cliches of constant rain and gloom are quickly banished when you visit London in the summer. While all the tourist favorites – Big Ben, Tower of London, British Museum – are open and busy, there are other exciting exhibits, West End shows and areas of the city ripe for exploration. If you have three days to spend in the capital this summer, here are some suggestions to keep in mind.
The Photographers' Gallery is tucked away in a tall, narrow building on Ramilies Street, just a block from the Oxford Circus Underground station (or the Tube as it's commonly known). Now through Sept. 19, The Family and The Land: Sally Mann, a retrospective of the celebrated American photographer is on exhibition. It's not for the faint of heart. The show includes the controversial images of her three children in suggestive situations and oversized images of decomposing bodies from the Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center. Between these two jaw-droppers are the haunting images of Civil War battlefields in the American South that retain scars from the fighting. For many of the photos, Mann used the wet-plate collodion photographic process, which involves coating a large glass negative with chemicals and exposing it while still wet, often in the back of her truck after a shoot.
Pro tip: Make sure to check out the gallery shop, which has one of the most impressive selections of photography books in the world, and stop for a sandwich or cup of tea in the airy cafe, which also hosts free talks and events at lunchtime weekly. Admission is free, but consider putting a donation in the box located in the gallery lobby.
For something completely different, take the Tube to Temple station and walk just a block to The Courtauld Gallery on the Strand. Located inside the circa-1875 Somerset House, the gallery has one of the most stunning collections of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in the world. In its elegant, high-ceilinged rooms, there is an iconic piece of art just waiting to be discovered: Van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear; Manet's melancholy A Bar at the Folies-Bergere; Gauguin's Nevermore; and work by masters Rousseau, Degas, Cezanne, Toulouse-Lautrec and more. The upscale cafe offers an excellent lunch menu and a large outdoor dining area in the Somerset House courtyard. Admission to the gallery is £5 (about $8 at current exchange rates).
London is full of parks, squares and streets with interesting shops that many tourists miss. Here are a few worth wandering off the beaten path to see.1.) Soho Square is ringed by some of the most-pricey real estate in the world housing some of the most noted companies, including 20th Century Fox and Bloomsbury Publishing. The shaded square itself, with its fanciful timbered garden hut at the center, is always full of picnickers and those just lounging in the dappled sunlight. Concerts are often held in the square and music lovers can stop by the bench dedicated to late singer Kirsty MacColl, who immortalized the park in her song "Soho Square" from her Titanic Days album.
2.) Victoria Embankment Gardens between Blackfriars and Waterloo Bridge on the Thames is another lush place to people watch, have a picnic or view the various sculptures along its manicured walkways lined with meticulously maintained flower beds. There's a cafe in the garden serving ice cream and cold drinks and the Embankment Underground station has an exit right into the heart of the gardens.
3.) Charing Cross Road and Cecil Street are book-lovers' heaven. Helene Hanff immortalized the former in her book, 84 Charing Cross Road, about an American literature lover who had a 20-plus year relationship with the staff of the Marks & Co. Bookshop. That store is long-gone (a plaque marks the spot), but Charing Cross and Cecil Street are lined with dozens of bookstores, selling new, used, antique and specialty books. Start off at Foyles, the London institution that sells the latest titles and often has free concerts happening upstairs in the cafe.
What's For Tea?
London is an expensive city, but there are plenty of inexpensive – and delicious – options for dining, including one that offers a bit of history.
The Crypt Cafe at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church in Trafalgar Square lets you have breakfast, lunch or dinner with the dead. The 18th century crypt is beautifully preserved and you literally dine on top of the ancient burial vaults of old Londoners. All dishes – try a quiche or a hearty bowl of soup with a fresh roll – are prepared onsite using local ingredients. The Crypt Cafe offers an excellent traditional English tea (£8.50) with sandwiches and scones and if you happen to be there on Friday, try the fish and chips (£7.95). Try dinner on a Wednesday night and enjoy jazz performances by local and international artists. The arched, brick ceiling provides amazing acoustics. The dead – I sat over a vault dated 1825 – have, surely, never been so entertained.
How about having your lunch or dinner with a view? The Tate Modern Restaurant located on the top floor of the Tate Modern museum, has arguably the best view in London, looking across the Thames to the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. Even if you don't want to see the exhibits (but you will, and the Gauguin retrospective opens Sept. 30 with one of the biggest exhibitions of his work ever assembled), the Tate's home in the massive, disused power station has become a familiar landmark on the South Bank. The menu is not huge, but what counts is the use of fresh ingredients and local foods. Prices range from £12 to £16 for entrees, but there are plenty of smaller dishes, pastries and extensive wine list to choose from. If the char-grilled Cumbrian lamb steak is on the menu, I highly recommend it, and fresh fish is brought in daily. You'll want to book ahead to make sure you get a table by the windows.
A Night at the Theatre
Two wildly different shows are on in London's West End this summer, and both have star-power to burn. Joanna Lumley (Patsy from Absolutely Fabulous), David Hyde Pierce (Niles from Frasier) and English theatre maverick Mark Rylance are the leads in La Bête at Comedy Theatre, which continues until Sept. 4 before transferring to Broadway. A flop when it first premiered in New York in the early 1990s, David Hirson's comedy written in iambic pentameter pits the head of royal theatre troupe (Pierce) against a self-aggrandizing street performer (Rylance) being foisted on the company by its princess patron (Lumley). Rylance chews the scenery in a hilarious monologue outlining his comic gifts, and while the last half sagged a bit, this trio of funny folks is worth the price of admission, which ranges from £25 to £55.
Over at Apollo Theatre, British acting legends David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker have been wowing the critics in the revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. It's Wanamaker who walks off the show as the mother of a post-World War II family unraveling after its revealed her husband (Suchet) cut corners by allowing defective parts to be used in Air Force planes that ultimately crashed. The flashes of anger and devastation lurking just under her forced gaiety as a suburban wife build to a gut-wrenching crescendo as the secret is revealed. Miller's dialogue and situations are a bit melodramatic, but director Howard Davies strips away the pretense and finds fresh undercurrents of emotion to mine. Tickets are £31 to £60.50 and shows are booking to October.
Collin Kelley just returned from Europe, where he traveled and guest lectured on social media at Worcester College at Oxford University. He is the author of the novel Conquering Venus and three collections of poetry. Read his blog on Red Room. The photos above are all courtesy Collin Kelley.


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Q: Cómo hago para que los TextView se adapten a la fuente del telefono? El problema lo tengo en que al iniciar mi app en telefonos donde la gente ha aumentado el tamaño de la fuente bastante de lo normal, me salen todos los TextView superponiendose unos encima de otros, letras gigantes..todo bastante mal la verdad. Hay alguna manera para que esto se ajuste como si fuera responsive? O alguna manera de ignorar el aumento de tamaño de la fuente del dispositivo? Espero alguna respuesta gracias!!

A: Yo resolvi este problema utilizando Autosizing TextViews. Si bien esta disponible a partir de una cierta version (28) tiene backwards compatibility, lo que significa que lo puedes utilizar en version anteriores ( A partir de 14).
El ejemplo básico es el siguiente:
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La etiqueta app:autoSizeTextType="uniform" permite realizar esta acción, con solo agregarle esta propiedad se ajusta a uniformemente a las dimensiones que horizontales y verticales del textview.
En algunos casos no es suficiente, entonces puedes agregarle un poco más de detalle como el siguiente.
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    android:autoSizeMaxTextSize="100sp"
    android:autoSizeStepGranularity="2sp" />

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*la etiqueta android:autoSizeMinTextSize="12sp" te permite definir cual es el mínimo tamaño que tu textview puede tener cuando se haga el resize.

*la etiqueta android:autoSizeMaxTextSize="100sp" te permite definir cual es el máximo tamaño que tu textview puede tomar cuando se haga el resize.

*la etiqueta android:autoSizeStepGranularity="2sp" indica como aumentar o reducir el size uniformemente, es decir si en un momento el actual size es 20sp, y se reduce el espacio entonces el textview tendrá que reducir su espacio, para esto como le seseamos la granularidad como 2sp, entonces el textview reducirá su tamaño a 18sp. De manera contraria si tiene más espacio entonces el textview sabe que puede aumentar su tamaño, por lo tanto tendrá 22sp de tamaño.

De todas maneras te dejo algunas referencias si quieres estudiar a más detalle :

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Espero te ayude :)

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Tomorrow is my last day with the City and I will be helping to kick off our very first regional election in the Northeast Valley. This is a national model for an election which supports participatory democracy where there are no losers - only more volunteers helping to make government better. Our outreach efforts have already borne fruit - compared to a 77% ratio two years ago (candidates to open board seats) we now have more than 120% turnout in candidates!! Thanks again to Grayce Liu, Stephen Box and team for making civic engagement history for Los Angeles.
Congratulations to Grayce Liu for being named Interim General Manager. She's deeply committed to neighborhood empowerment and has acquired a wealth of practical knowledge of the NC system over the past 5 years in the Department. I'm confident that she will continue to provide much needed stability during the transition to a permanent GM appointment.
Thanks again to all the Department staff, members of the City family, and NC volunteers for allowing me to serve the City of Los Angeles in this visionary civic engagement goal.
Early in 2012, the opportunity was extended to all Neighborhood Councils to encumber funds to be used for expenditures specifically related to their upcoming elections. Many of you took advantage of this opportunity and funds were encumbered.
"I was a lucky person," Anise Goldfarb explained, "I had a job."
Many of her friends at school were not so lucky, and they often complained that it was impossible to find work. Time and again, her fellow students would ask, "Do you know anyone who is hiring?"
Making Government More Responsive to Local Needs is the theme for the 2012 Congress of Neighborhoods to be held at City Hall on Saturday, September 22.
All 95 neighborhood councils from across the City of LA will meet with City Councilmembers, City Department managers and staff as well as neighborhood council leaders and volunteers from across the City.
The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners unanimously elected Paul Park to serve as its new President and Len Shaffer to serve as its new Vice-President at its most recent meeting.
The Commission on Community and Family Services (CCFS) has launched its Community Needs Assessment Survey. This surven is designed to elicit information from the general public and businesses, and City of Los Angeles departments and their program partners, on what they believe to be the most important issues affecting their households and their communities. The responses will help inform the development of the next five-year Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan.


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Top five sound bars under £200
If you're willing to spend a bit more on a mid-range model but still don't want to break the bank, we've picked out the best sound bars that £200 can buy.
WhichEditorial team
Most of the big sound bar brands produce models in the £100-200 price range. Going for a slightly more expensive sound bar rather than a complete entry-level model will bring you some added features, such as a wireless subwoofer and the ability to decode surround sound from a Blu-ray disc player.
We review sound bars that cost from as little as £30 all the way up to extravagant models that cost more than £1,000, and we've found that price often doesn't have any bearing on whether the product actually sounds good. Below, we pick out five sound bars that will really improve your home entertainment, each offering great sound quality for an affordable price.
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We're really impressed with this big-brand model. It manages an impressive sound and even comes with a separate subwoofer for a bit of extra bass. It's easy to use, just make sure you have it set up dead-centre for where you'll be listening from, as quality drops off as you move off-centre.
Reviewed Dec 2017
This sound bar isn't that much cheaper than some of our Best Buys, which are models by other brands. But this isn't a bad choice. It did well in our sound quality tests plus it's easy to set up.
With a wireless subwoofer and high-resolution audio support, this big-brand sound bar is a genuine bargain. It impresses with its sound quality, and you won't have any problems getting set up with your television at home.
Pricing, recommendations and test scores correct as of June 2018.
Not found the product for you? Browse all of our sound bar reviews.
And here's three cheap sound bars to avoid
The sound bars above will all make watching TV a far more enjoyable experience, but unfortunately the same can't be said of all the models we test.
For every great-value bargain, there's a complete shocker out there somewhere. Our expert reviews are the most reliable way to separate the wheat from the chaff, and we've picked out three proverbial husks in the table below.
Sound bars to avoid under £200
A very disappointing experience from this sub-£100 bar. It's easy to set up, but once you have it up and running you'll be disappointed with its harsh and tinny tones.
This is the second-worst sound bar we've ever reviewed and the absolute worst that's still on sale. It's little surprise given its low price, but serves as a reminder that ultra-low-budget products are often a false economy.
How we test sound bars
Every sound bar that goes through our test lab is put through its paces by our industry experts. We have decades of experience of designing and testing the latest home audio products, so can recognise a deal from dud.
Before we start our listening test we make sure we've set each sound bar up to give its best-possible performance. Its position in your living room, audio settings and the overall volume level will all have a big effect on how good things sound.
We test sound bars with a range of music, TV and film soundtracks to find out how they'll sound no matter what you're listening to. For more information, take a more in-depth look at how we test sound bars.
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The 26th store to open this year and the last one to round out the year opened on the 7th December at Maroubra.
The store also allows for extra comfort for customers and a range of consulting spaces.
Come by and check it out and all the latest technology when visiting Maroubra, NSW .
The first store to open in November and another Licensee store has opened today the 15th November at Runaway Bay.
The store has kept its current location but expanded in size by an additional 22sqm increasing it to a total of 118sqm.
The store has a fresh new look and also adding extra comfort for customers and a range of consulting spaces.
Come by and check it out and all the latest technology when visiting Runaway Bay, QLD.


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Ex-JPMorgan real-estate investor sets up own fund
Tyler Goodwin will be investing in real estate across the region on behalf of a single client.
Tyler Goodwin, formerly a member of JPMorganÆs principle investments team in Hong Kong and a real-estate expert, has left the bank to set up his own boutique investment-management company, Urban Land Capital.
He will be investing a $100 million tranche on behalf of a single wealthy individual across real-estate stories in Asia Pacific.
CTG Property Holdings is the name of the investorÆs holding company. He is an Asian billionaire behind a conglomerate who is keen to allocate his personal wealth toward real estate. Goodwin says the client may make future tranches. Urban Land Capital will not seek additional clients until its primary clientÆs appetite has been sated.
But GoodwinÆs shop will co-invest with other investors, and has already lined up potential opportunities in Hong Kong and Vancouver.
Goodwin has known the client for 15 years. Goodwin has most recently invested in real estate in Asia ex-China on behalf of JPMorgan but did the same for Deutsche Bank, also on a principle basis. He has been in this line of work for many years, including in Hong Kong and New York, and has even obtained a masterÆs degree in real estate in California.
India is a likely focus for Urban Land Capital. ôI plan to put a lot of money into India in the next few months,ö he says. ôIt has strong fundamentals and a better legal system than China. There are a lot of operating partners there who need the expertise we can offer.ö
The minimum investment size is $5 million but average deals will be in the $15-20 million range.
He wouldnÆt disclose the fees heÆs charging, but says Urban Land Capital is set up in a traditional mutual funds structure. There is an annual management fee and a performance fee that he says is in line with market practice.
The first $20 million of capital has been committed and Goodwin is now setting up an office in Hong KongÆs Exchange Square. He is negotiating final terms with a potential partner and is looking to bring on a pair of associates with real-estate experience. He believes there are plenty of people at investment banks who would rather be compensated by a carry program, in which a share of the returns are vested over time, than by typical discretionary bonuses of an investment bankÆs stock.
Nor has he decided yet on service providers. He is in talks with banks close to his client about setting up a capital-commitment facility. HeÆs still deciding whether he will require a prime brokerÆs services.
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Q: How to get reference of Component from projected content I am writing a common angular library component, where the consumers can pass on optional content/template/component through angular content projection mechanism. Below are some example classes to explain better.
The hierarchy tree:
consuming-component - projects component-to-project ----->
common-container - forwards projected content to it's child ------>
common-item - projected content renders here.
Common Library:
component-to-project.component.ts - this is the component that will finally render inside common-item and is projected from the consuming component.
@Component({
  selector: 'component-to-project',
  template: '
Projected Successfully!
',
})
export class ComponentToProjectComponent { … }

common-container.component.ts - This is the intermediate component that passes on the projected content to common-item.
@Component({
  selector: 'common-container',
  templateUrl: './common-container.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./common-container.component.scss'],
})
export class CommonContainerComponent {
    @ContentChild(TemplateRef) projectedTemplateRef!: TemplateRef<any>;
(…)
}

common-container.component.html
...

    <common-item>
        <ng-template let-context>
            <ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="projectedTemplateRef" [ngTemplateOutletContext]="{$implicit: context}">
            </ng-container>
        </ng-template>
    </common-item>

(…)

common-item.component.ts - This is where the projected content actually renders.
@Component({
  selector: 'common-item',
  templateUrl: './common-item.component.html',
  styleUrls: ['./common-item.component.scss'],
})
export class CommonItemComponent {
    @ContentChild(TemplateRef) projectedTemplateRef!: TemplateRef<any>;

    templateContext: MyContextData = { … };

    ngAfterContentInit() {
        // This is where I need the reference to the component passed through content projection.
        projectedComponent: ComponentToProject = // get component
    }
    (…)
}

common-item.component.html
(…)

    <ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="projectedTemplateRef" [ngTemplateOutletContext]="{$implicit: templateContext}">
    </ng-container>

(…)

Consuming Application (Common Library is added as dependency)
consuming-app.component.html
(…)
<common-container>
    <ng-template let-context>
        <component-to-project (data)="context.data"></component-to-project>
    </ng-template>
</common-container>
(…)

I want the reference to the component-to-project component inside common-item component if this is what is being projected from consuming app.
I have tried few different approaches to get the projected component reference in the common-child component but got undefined in all cases.

*

*Added a reference (<component-to-project #myComponent>) to the projected component and resolve it using @ContentChild in common-item component
  @ContentChild('myComponent', { descendants: true })
   projectedComponent?: ComponentToProjectComponent;

*Resolve it using component class as selector of @ContentChild in common-item component
  @ContentChild(ComponentToProjectComponent, { descendants: true })
   projectedComponent?: ComponentToProjectComponent;

*Define an injection token for the component and use that injection token in @ContentChild to resolve.

*

*component to project declaration module providers array

  { provide: TokenClass, useExisting: forwardRef(
    () => ComponentToProjectComponent).

*

*common-child

  @ContentChild(TokenClass) projectedComponent?:
  ComponentToProjectComponent;

However, none of the above approach worked.


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Home>Faculty & Staff>Fac-Staff-Resources>Faculty Rules
Rules of the Faculty
Approved by the Faculty: October 13, 2017
I. NAME
The name of the organization shall be the faculty of Jefferson Community and Technical College.
II. AUTHORITY
The Rules of the faculty of Jefferson Community and Technical College describe the composition, organization, and procedures for the conduct of its functions as authorized by the Board of Regents in the KCTCS Policy Manual, vols. I and II, and the Rules of the Senate of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
III. FUNCTIONS
Within the limits established by the policies of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and the Rules of the Senate of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, the faculty of Jefferson Community and Technical College shall determine the educational policies of the College. Any rules adopted by the faculty pertaining to educational policies of the College shall be published in an appendix to this document.
The faculty shall make recommendations to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System or the Senate of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System on the following matters:
Academic policies;
Policies and regulations governing admission classifications, probation, and dismissal of college students;
All candidates for degrees and certificates from Jefferson Community and Technical College;
Criteria for faculty appointments, reappointments, promotions, and tenure in the Colleges;
An academic calendar for Jefferson Community and Technical College within parameters established by KCTCS;
Changes in the Rules of the Senate of the Community and Technical Colleges and in the policies of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
The faculty shall review and approve all Jefferson Community and Technical College curricula and courses before being submitted to the system.
The faculty may make recommendations on other matters to the Senate, to the President of Jefferson Community and Technical College, to the Chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, or to the President of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
The faculty shall provide consultation to the Chancellor on the selection of a search committee for a President of Jefferson Community and Technical College.
IV. COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Multi-Campus structure:
The faculty is composed of the Downtown faculty, the Southwest faculty, the Bullitt County faculty, the Carrollton faculty, the Shelby County faculty, and the Jefferson Technical Campus faculty.
All full-time personnel of Jefferson Community and Technical College with academic rank shall be considered members of the faculty with voting privileges and shall also be members of their respective campus faculties with voting privileges.
All visiting professors or part-time faculty members of Jefferson Community and Technical College shall be members without voting privileges. They shall have the privilege of the floor.
The President of Jefferson Community and Technical College is an ex-officio member of all faculty committees and Faculty Council.
Any question of the voting privileges shall be decided by a majority vote of the faculty.
The faculty will be represented by 2 Co-Chairs, one General Education Co-Chair, and one Technical Education Co-Chair elected by their respective faculty. The Co-Chairs will prepare and distribute the agenda for Faculty Council meetings to all faculty and Faculty Council members on a rotating basis. The Co-Chairs of the Faculty will be members of the College Leadership Team and will receive one released class per semester at the discretion of the President and Vice-President of Academic Affairs.
There will be two Secretaries, one General Education Secretary, and one Technical Education Secretary elected by their respective faculty. Each Secretary is a voting member of the Faculty Council. The Secretaries shall be responsible for the publication and distribution of the minutes and other material of Faculty and Faculty Council meetings.
The Parliamentarian is elected by the faculty for a three-year term and shall be a non-voting member of the Faculty Council. The parliamentarian shall advise the Faculty on procedure and assist the Faculty in ruling on parliamentary questions. The Parliamentarian will also serve as an ex-officio member on the College Rules Committee without voting rights.
Voting Members include Co-Chairs of the faculty, the Secretaries of the faculty, 1 elected representative from each academic division.
Ex-Officio Non-voting Members are the President of the College, all Vice-Presidents of the College, Deans, a representative of Business Affairs, the Chairperson (or designee) of each Standing Committee, the Jefferson Community and Technical College KCTCS Senate Representatives, JCTC Board of Directors Faculty Representative, the Director of the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement, and the Parliamentarian.
In the event that an elected member cannot attend a Faculty Council meeting, the elected member shall designate, in writing, another faculty member from the same division to attend. Each designee shall have all the rights and privileges of the person being replaced.
The Co-Chairs of the faculty shall preside as Chairperson of Faculty Council on a rotating basis.
The Faculty Council shall establish the time and place of regular meetings of the faculty.
The Faculty Council shall develop the items of the agenda for regular meetings of the faculty.
The Faculty Council may charge standing committees with matters for study and recommendations.
In emergencies, when the faculty cannot meet, the Faculty Council shall act for the faculty. Any action taken shall be reported to the faculty as soon as possible and no later than its next regular meeting. The sentiment of the faculty, as evidenced by a vote, shall be noted in the minutes.
The Faculty Council shall perform such other duties as are delegated to it by the faculty.
Members of the Faculty Council are expected to both report the actions of the Council and its deliberations to their division members and to bring issues from their division members forward for consideration by the Council.
The Faculty Council will meet during the months of August, September, October, November, January, February, March, and April. Meetings of the Faculty Council shall be open to students, visitors, the public, and the press, except when a meeting may be properly closed pursuant to the provisions of the Kentucky Open Meetings Act.
Quorum: The quorum for the transaction of business shall be two-thirds of the voting members or their designees.
Special meetings of the Faculty Council may be held on the written call of a Co-Chair of the Faculty Council when deemed necessary or in response to a request by at least one-fourth of the current voting members of the Faculty Council.
The faculty shall have three standing committees--the Faculty Affairs Committee, the Curriculum Review Committee, and the Rules Committee.
Voting Members: An elected representative from each academic division shall serve on that committee as a voting member. The Jefferson Community and Technical College Senator that has been elected as the System Representative for the System Curriculum Review and System Rules Committees shall serve as the chair of these respective local committees for the two-year senatorial term.
Ex-officio Non-Voting Members: the Jefferson Community and Technical College President, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, the Dean of General Education and the Dean of Technical Education.
In the event that an elected member cannot attend a standing committee meeting, the elected member shall designate, in writing, another faculty member from the same division to attend. Each designee shall have all the rights and privileges of the person being replaced.
In April, the faculty shall elect a chairperson for the Faculty Affairs committee for a two-year term.
Chairs will be given one released class each year at the discretion of the President and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.
Each standing committee shall elect a secretary from among its members.
The secretary shall post minutes of each meeting in hard copy and electronically as appropriate.
Committee Functions
All Standing Committees shall be responsible to Faculty Council.
Faculty Affairs Committee
Recommend procedures and policies, which assist the faculty in its professional and personal development and welfare;
Analyze the current faculty evaluation process every three years or more frequently as needed and make recommendations;
Consider and make recommendations on concerns of individual faculty members or groups;
Perform other responsibilities as assigned to it by the faculty, the Faculty Council, or the President of Jefferson Community and Technical College.
Review the Faculty handbook every two years unless a major change to the college necessitates doing it more often.
Curriculum Review Committee
Review, evaluate, and determine the feasibility of course and program proposals; proposals shall be accompanied by a written evaluation from the same program area of the other campuses;
Prepare these proposals for submission at the System level;
Advise or recommend, to the faculty, upon request or upon its own initiative, changes in existing courses or programs;
Grant final approval for Jefferson Community and Technical College generated curricula and courses after system level processing has been completed and the proposals have been returned to the college.
Act on behalf of the faculty to approve system generated course and curricula when deadlines do not allow items to be presented at faculty meetings after consulting with involved faculty.
Perform other responsibilities as assigned to it by the faculty, the campus faculties, the Faculty Council, or the President of Jefferson Community and Technical College.
Rules Committee
Codify the Rules of the Faculty of Jefferson Community and Technical College;
Recommend to the faculty, upon request or upon its own initiative, any modification of the Rules of the Faculty of Jefferson Community and Technical College, the Rules of the Senate, or the Policies of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Make continuous evaluation of the Rules to meet new conditions;
Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the faculty, the Faculty Council, or the President of Jefferson Community and Technical College.
V. MEETINGS OF THE FACULTY
The faculty shall meet in August, October, December, February, and April.
The schedule of meetings shall be distributed to members at the beginning of each academic year. The Faculty Council may cancel any regular faculty meeting.
The faculty may be called into special session by the President, the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, the Dean of General Education, the Dean of Technical Education, the Faculty Council, the Chancellor, the President of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, or at the written request of one-fourth of the voting members of the faculty.
Individual faculty members may submit items to be considered for the agenda to the Faculty Council. The President may add agenda items. All committee and/or individual recommendations requiring a vote of the faculty must be submitted to Faculty Council for approval and distribution to the appropriate faculty. Agenda items which require a vote by the faculty must be distributed to the appropriate faculty at least four days before the vote is to be taken. Following Robert's Revised Rules of Order, the agenda may be amended at the beginning of the faculty meeting to permit the introduction of unanticipated voting items. A two-thirds vote is required to amend the agenda. Prior to a regular meeting, an agenda and minutes of previous meetings shall be distributed to the appropriate faculty. The Standing Committee reports shall be a part of the agenda of all faculty meetings. The last item of the agenda shall be a faculty forum.
Those present and eligible to vote shall constitute a quorum.
The Faculty Council may ask for a voting item or resolution to be placed on a secure electronic ballot.
Meetings of the faculty shall be open to members of the faculty of all campuses, students, visitors, the public, and the press, except when a meeting may be properly closed pursuant to the provisions of the Kentucky Open Meetings Act.
VI. ELECTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, AND TERMS OF OFFICE
Chairperson and Secretary of the campus faculties
The Co-Chairs and the Secretaries of each faculty shall be elected by their faculty in April. A majority of those voting is necessary for election. When there is more than one candidate for an office, the vote shall be by secret ballot.
Co-Chair: In order to maintain continuity of leadership, the Co-Chair of each faculty shall be elected for a two-year term on a staggered basis. The term of office begins August 1.
Secretary: The secretary of the faculties shall be elected for a two-year term as above.
Faculty Council Members
Representatives of the Division of Allied Health, the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the Division of Business and Advanced Technology, the Division of Nursing, the Division of Humanities, the Division of Mathematics, the Division of Natural Sciences, Division of Trade & Industry and the Division of Academic Services, shall be elected by their respective division every two years in April. The following divisions will elect representatives in even-numbered years: Division of Allied Health, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Division of Natural Sciences, Division of Trade & Industry and Division of Academic Services. The following divisions will elect representatives in odd-numbered years: Division of Nursing, Division of Business and Advanced Technology, Division of Humanities, and Division of Mathematics.
The term of office for divisional representatives elected to Faculty Council shall be for two years.
The term of office begins August 1.
Term of office for divisional representatives elected to Standing Committees shall be for two years.
Vacancies in any position shall be filled by an election within the division as soon as possible.
VII. SENATORS AND THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Number and Representation
The faculty shall elect senators from the full-time faculty of Jefferson Community and Technical College according to KCTCS policies. For purposes of KCTCS Senate elections only, former Jefferson Community and Technical College Corrections faculty who elected to remain under KCTCS benefits are eligible to vote according to the Department of Corrections/KCTCS Memorandum of Agreement.
After the faculty has certified the list of eligible faculty, the President of Jefferson Community and Technical College or his or her designee shall be responsible for submitting the list of eligible faculty members by area (one list of general education faculty and one list of technical faculty) to the Chairperson of the Senate for certification.
During the April meeting, the faculty shall nominate (number of nominees not to be limited) and elect by secret ballot faculty members to fill the number of expiring Senate terms. The first two positions will be filled by the general education and the technical faculty members receiving the most votes. After this, those nominees receiving the most number of votes, in descending order, will fill the remaining expiring Senate terms.
The term of office for an elected senator shall be two years.
The term of office begins August 1 after election in April.
The senator shall be eligible for re-election but may not serve more than two consecutive terms. After serving two terms, an elected senator shall be ineligible for election or appointment to the Senate for a period of one year. Service of one year or more in an unexpired term shall constitute a full term.
Vacancy in an unexpired term among the elected senators shall be filled by a special election of the faculty in the same manner as provided in the original election.
The Member of the Board of Directors
The faculty's representative to the Board of Directors of Jefferson Community and Technical College shall be a full-time faculty member at the rank of Associate Professor or higher.
The member of the Board of Directors shall be elected by secret ballot during the April meeting of the faculty.
The term of office of the member of the Board of Directors shall be three years, beginning August 1, following election in April.
A vacancy in an unexpired term of the member of the Board of Directors shall be filled by a special election following the same procedures used for the original election.
VIII. NEW RULES AND MODIFICATION OF RULES
In order for action to be taken on a new rule or policy or on modification of an existing rule, notification of such pending action must be given in the call for the meeting at which the action is to be taken.
IX. MAINTENANCE OF UPDATED COPY OF RULES
A copy of updated Rules of the Faculty shall be maintained by the Chair of the Rules Committee and the Provost and shall be included each year as a part of the Faculty Handbook IX.
X. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
Robert's Revised Rules of Order shall be followed in conducting faculty meetings except when the Rules of the Faculty, the Rules of the Senate, or the KCTCS Policy Manual, vols. I and II, of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, provide otherwise.


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True Feelings – Love Me, Love Me
skeme February 14, 2018
There are life long lessons in the history of music and everyday is a learning experience for someone that might be hearing about or exposed to something for the very first time. In this case, we have a heavy Disco 12″ sought after by some, unknown to others from True Feelings. "Love Me, Love Me", a heavy spin in the UK by some of the finest DJ's, the Backatcha Records scores big time with an officially licensed reissue of this gem that you're going to want to get your hands on.
"In the 1970's and 80's, the north-west London borough of Brent and particularly Harlesden was a centre for black music in the UK. Whilst many of the key reggae labels, distributors and record shops were based in the borough, all avenues to black music have flown through Brent.
When producer Smokey recorded and wrote 'Love Me, Love Me' it was the local backdrop of playing funk and soul imports in pub function-rooms in the mid-70s and whatever informed the True Feelings band members musical learning that made the cut.
"It was my brother Vic on drums, Keith was on bass and our cousin Jeff is on vocals. We had a jam session at Tony's house one night who was on keys. He was a genius. A classically trained pianist. We used to practice in his basement and came up with the song. Big Joe was there too and he did percussion. It all just came together".
Already active during the first wave of the UK funk and soul movement, Smokey travelled across the country as a front-line DJ for his squad's Inter City Soul Club nights long-before what became the 'rare groove' scene. He's seen many come and go and one thing's always remained clear – music first. "We wanted to do a record that was just us, 'Love Me Love Me' was a reflection of where we were at back then".
Released in 1981 in tiny quantities, the song's history has been an enigma ever-since. Musically it's streets ahead but yet had remained under the radar for years until veteran London record-man Winston found it amongst a stash of reggae twelves about 15 years ago. He explained "It looked like a reggae record or lovers release looking at the label but something about it just told me it wasn't and I took it home".
Rumours circulated it was members of an already well-established set-up. "Atmosfear and Jerry Pike are all friends of ours" says Smokey. "I worked with Jerry in All Ears and half of us all went to school together or knew each other locally. We all used to jam together. That's was our sound"
By the early-80s, the surrounding neighbourhood had spawned Hi Tension and many other releases on small imprints, all with their own take on the movement and True Feelings embraced that. For Smokey "That's how it was, you had to have your own style. Everybody wanted that American sound because no one would play UK releases so we just did our own thing. It was just a feeling."
True Feelings 'Love Me, Love Me' is available now on 12", remastered and available as an official reissue for the first time exclusively on Backatcha Records."
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South Central Youth: gang members to youth workers
By Amy Taylor on November 21, 2007 in Community Care
The phrases 'gang violence' and 'south London estates' seem almost synonymous if you look at press coverage of the deaths of 17 young people as a result of gun and knife crime during the first eight months of 2007.
But Anni Stockreiter, the founder of young people's service South Central Youth, says that while there were incidents on nearby estates, the three estates her service works on in and around Brixton have been free of such violence.
"I believe we are saving lives," she says. "There's so much gang violence, but we haven't seen it on our estates. We talk to the [gang] leaders, we say [to young people] if you don't feel safe then let us know."
Stockreiter, who lives in the local area, set up South Central Youth in October 2005 after seeing young people being hurt and killed all around her.
South Central Youth is a gang outreach service for young people which puts youth workers and peer mentors, some of whom are ex-gang members themselves, on to estates. It also provides counselling on demand, a 24-hour free phone helpline, workshops on a range of activities including IT and dance, and day trips such as going quad biking.
The service now has nine staff and has so far helped more than 2,000 young people. The Home Office was the first to fund it, and funding for four peer mentors to do youth work qualifications is currently being provided by British Gas via Save the Children's Here to Help awards, which aim to inspire young people to make their area a better place to live.
Stockreiter explains that the workers' time is mainly spent going round estates talking to young people where they hang out, and she sees this as key to their success in engaging with the group. "We work mainly on the street. We have got three [youth] centres, but the kids would still rather meet out and about than at the centres," she says.
Delroy Thomas, project manager at the service, has grown up in Brixton and has himself spent time in Feltham Young Offender Institution. He sees the project's success as due to most of its workers being from Lambeth and many having experience of gangs or of being social excluded, enabling them to genuinely empathise with the kids.
"You are not going to get every child to listen to you," he says. "Our goal is to work with them long term on a long term target. We are talking about two or three years down the line."
Sharwain, 21, is an ex-gang member, a peer mentor for the project, and a trainee Connexions personal advisor. "I used to be in a gang. I was running around the streets doing what these kids are doing. Because I've got an understanding of their situations, most kids won't tell me to f**k off. And if I can't talk to them, I will know someone who knows them."
The power of the workers' connection with the young people they serve was shown earlier this year when between 30 and 40 kids from two gangs met on an estate in Tulse Hill in a row over a stolen motorbike. "They had weapons and were about to go crazy," recounts Stockreiter. "On hearing of the trouble, Delroy and another worker went up to the estate and, as a result of knowing about three-quarters of the kids, were able to defuse the situation."
Adam, 15, lives on one of the estates the service works on. He says he feels he can talk to the workers, and the trips they organise give young poeple an alternative to hanging around on the street.
"This service actually makes you change a little. It helps a lot more than the other ones because it asks you what you want and then you have no excuse for not showing up," he says.
For Stockreiter, it's showing young people you value them through thick and thin that counts. "We have to ebb and flow with the community," she says. "If a crisis happens, we don't run away."
For more information, email scyouth@hotmail.co.uk
This article appeared in the 22 November issue under the headline "The word on the street"
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RDA Chairman cites technical reasons
September 1, 2017 Lankanewspapers 0 Comments
Rs.36 b increase in Southern Expressway cost:
Road Development Authority (RDA) Chairman Nihal Sooriyarachchi yesterday cited technical reasons for the increase of Rs.36 billion in the cost of the Southern Expressway project.
RDA Chairman Sooriyarachchi responding to COPE Chairman JVP MP Sunil Handunetti's allegation that there was a loss of Rs.36 billion incurred due to an extension, explained that the road extension was a result of their soil investigations in the area and environmental concerns.
In addition, he said the road was initially planned to be built on a soil embankment but had to be later changed to be on elevated columns.
Handunetti had charged that the project was initially launched with an estimated cost of Rs.243 billion; a loan from the Chinas EXIM Bank.
The government had also agreed to bear 15 percent of the cost of the first and second phases of the project. Later on the Chinese company constructing the expressway; FSDI had asked for an additional estimate of Rs.36 billion to extend the flyovers by 2.78 km,"the COPE Chairman said.
"Environmentalists pointed out that we needed to keep space for animals to cross over and in addition, there was a flood in the area and the road got flooded, so we had to change the plan to have the road built on elevated columns," the RDA Chairman further explained.
"There is a big difference between a road on a soil embankment and elevated columns, so yes it is true that we have changed the plan and the cost, but that was due to technical reasons," he added.
"With regard to extending the road by 2.78 km, he explained that while the elevated section was indeed extended thus, sections on soil embankments were reduced to compensate for the increase.
He also denied Handunetti's claims that the RDA had granted permission for the Chinese company to hire foreign employees without first checking their qualifications.
"The Chinese company asked that certain Chinese advisors be brought into the project. We have checked all qualification, we would not be able to work with them otherwise," Sooriyarachchi said. The RDA Chairman however assured that he had directed their audit department to conduct a fresh audit of the project in order to investigate further into the claims made by Handunetti.
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Adolpho Konder (Itajaí,  — Rio de Janeiro, ) foi um político brasileiro.

Biografia
Formado em direito pela Faculdade de Direito de São Paulo em 1908. Filho do professor e comerciante alemão Marcus Konder (Schweich, 1854 — Hamburgo, 1898), irmão dos políticos Marcos Konder e Vítor Konder e do diplomata Arno Konder.

Foi governador de Santa Catarina, de 1926 a 1930, sendo vice-governador Valmor Argemiro Ribeiro Branco. Eleito senador para a 36ª legislatura, teve o mandato cassado juntamente com os demais pares eleitos por conta da Revolução de 1930.

Também foi Secretário do Centro Civilista de Santa Catarina em 1910, Secretário Estadual da Fazenda no período de setembro de 1918 até outubro de 1920, Deputado Federal por Santa Catarina eleito em 1921 e reeleito em 1924 e Deputado Federal Constituinte no período de 1933 e 1934.

Foi concebido, em sua homenagem, o nome do antigo Estádio Adolfo Konder de propriedade do Avaí Futebol Clube de Florianópolis.

Está sepultado no Cemitério do Hospital de Caridade de Florianópolis.

Academias de Letras
Fundador da cadeira 26 da Academia Catarinense de Letras e Patrono da cadeira 3 da Academia de Letras de Biguaçu.

Obras
A isenção do serviço militar e a dupla nacionalidade (1924);
Programa de governo (1926);
Pontos de um programa (1926).

Ligações externas
Mensagem apresentada ao Congresso Representativo, a 22 de julho de 1927, pelo dr. Adolfo Konder, governador do Estado de Santa Catarina
Mensagem apresentada à Assembléia Legislativa, a 29 de julho de 1928, pelo dr. Adolfo Konder, presidente do Estado de Santa Catarina
Mensagem apresentada à Assembléia Legislativa, a 11 de agosto de 1929, pelo dr. Adolfo Konder, presidente do Estado de Santa Catarina

Alunos da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo
Deputados federais da Assembleia Nacional Constituinte de 1934
Deputados federais do Brasil por Santa Catarina
Família Konder
Governadores de Santa Catarina
Naturais de Itajaí


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2019 Most Popular International Relations & National Security Schools in the Southwest Region
These are the Most Well Attended Southwest Colleges for International Relations & National Security
Southwest Region Schools Offering International Relations & National Security Listed In Order of Popularity
This is a ranking of colleges and universities based solely on the popularity of their International Relations & National Security program. Read the methodology here.
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Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott
It is difficult to beat Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott if you want to study International Relations & National Security. At Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott, 13.7% of undergrads major in International Relations. Situated in the countryside Prescott, Arizona, it is the ideally suited school for students who really want to totally focus on their learning devoid of the temptations of a major city.
There is an advanced degree program obtainable for students who are intrigued. Close to 84.0% of first-year students return to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott for their sophomore year of school. A virtual tour could be an easy way to find out more about Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott.
It is hard to find a better school than Baylor University if you wish to study International Relations & National Security. Soon after graduation, International Relations students usually make an average of $39,669 at the beginning of their careers. Situated in Waco, Texas, this school is a very good choice for students who enjoy the thrills of a major city.
Baylor University appeals to the very best; the typical SAT score of applicants is typically around 1,215. Baylor University does not require freshman students to live on-campus. If you're interested in knowing more, you can see every one of Baylor University's rankings here.
It's difficult to beat Texas State University if you want to pursue International Relations & National Security as a major. The area of San Marcos, Texas, is great for learners who prefer a less busy, suburban region.
Students who get degrees from Texas State University are generally being successful in the world as they are less likely to default on their student loans compared to those from other schools. By offering school funding to 51.0% of its students,this school helps you avoid as much student debt as possible. Obtain all of the vital specifics on Texas State by viewing their scorecard.
Northern Arizona University is among your best bets if you want to study International Relations & National Security. Flagstaff, Arizona is an excellent location for students who appreciate the busy urban lifestyle.
The student body at this school is very diverse and welcomes students from over 46 U.S. states and 39 nations around the world. Every year, roughly 82.0% freshman students receive a scholarship, with the typical amount being $7,533. Look at a few school videos for more information on what is happening on campus.
Every student pursuing a degree in International Relations & National Security needs to take a look at Angelo State University. San Angelo, Texas is the best setting for students who like the active city life.
Parents, you'll be glad to learn we feel Angelo State University has a comparatively low crime rate. Many Angelo State first-year students get scholarships. For more info, look at college scorecard.
It's hard to beat The University of Texas at San Antonio if you wish to study International Relations & National Security. Based in San Antonio, Texas, this institution is a logical option for students who enjoy the exhilaration of a major city.
With its low price and its excellent education, The University of Texas at San Antonio is a good bargain, earning a rank of #17 in Texas. Considering that 7.0% of student loan borrowers are in default, The University of Texas at San Antonio's default rate of 5.8% is really good. If you are considering learning more, you can view all of The University of Texas at San Antonio's rankings here.
Any student pursuing a degree in International Relations & National Security has to look into St. Mary's University. After graduating, International Relations students typically make about $39,362 in the first five years of their career. Situated in San Antonio, Texas, this university is a good choice for students who flourish in an urban atmosphere.
Due to the school's excellent on-time graduation rate of 42.6%, college students typically accumulate significantly less debt than they would at other schools. The typical scholarship awarded to freshmen is $16,276 with 95.0% of freshmen receiving an award. For more info, check out the college scorecard.
University of St. Thomas is a good choice for students pursuing an International Relations & National Security degree. Situated in Houston, Texas, this university is ideal for learners who prosper in a city atmosphere.
UST's 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio is one of the very best in the country. Considering that 7.0% of student loan borrowers are in default, UST's default rate of 3.1% is impressive. See all of University of St. Thomas' rankings to find out more.
University of the Incarnate Word is a great decision for students pursuing an International Relations & National Security degree. The location in a large urban center is tremendous for scholars looking for enough options for networking, excitement, and life.
There is a graduate program obtainable for those who are intrigued. Around 77.0% of freshmen come back to this school for their second year. Get a better idea of what being on campus at UIW is really like by watching a few campus videos.
It's hard to find a better school than Austin College if you want to pursue International Relations & National Security as a major. Students who graduate from the International Relations program earn an average of $37,799 for their early career, and $83,877 in their mid career. Sherman, Texas is the best area for college students who appreciate the active city life.
Austin College's 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio is one of the top in the nation. Students who get degrees from Austin College are doing well in the world as they are way less likely to go into default on their student loans than graduates from other schools. Where is Austin College really succeeding? Take a look at all of the school rankings.


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Doubters gonna doubt, but how can you after watching TCU take down vaunted Michigan to advance to the national title game?
Posted on January 1, 2023 January 1, 2023 by fchristlieb
I'm seldom at a loss for words, at least when it comes to writing. Y'all who have been so kind to read my often-long posts can attest to that.
After watching the No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs, given a chance by absolutely no one but themselves and their faithful to beat No. 2 Michigan, lead from start to finish in the Fiesta Bowl to advance to the Jan. 9 national championship game, I'm pretty much speechless.
Giddy, proud and thrilled, but it's hard to know exactly what to say about such a rousing performance. And I didn't even attend TCU — my sweetheart Kay did, graduating in 1987. She was there loyally attending games during a period that included the Frogs' first bowl game in 19 years (1984), followed by devastating NCAA penalties when beloved coach Jim Wacker turned in his program after learning several players had taken illegal payments from boosters.
But I'll offer some words of observation after TCU's impressive, momentum-swinging, naysayer-disproving 51-45 victory Saturday over a storied Michigan program. Because that's what the Frogs, from a small private school in Fort Worth, were up against — the history and stature of a huge school with more national football titles (11 claimed) and more wins (989) than any other program in the country.
The Frogs, who gave up a 54-yard run on the first play from scrimmage to leave me worried seconds in, displayed the same grit, determination and refusal to lose they'd shown in 13 previous outings, only one of which they'd lost — the Big 12 championship game in overtime to Kansas State.
This time, they didn't fall behind early and come charging back in the second half like they did several times during the regular season. They denied the Wolverines after that first long run, took charge with stingy, opportunistic defense and built a 21-6 halftime lead.
Against a defense that ranked among the nation's best in allowing just two second-half touchdowns in its previous 8 games, the Frogs doubled that total and scored 30 points after the half. The frenzied pace of the second half saw TCU's lead shrink to 5, then grow to 19 and fall again to 3 at 41-38 early in the final period.
But the Frogs, as they had 12 other times this season, found a way on both sides of the ball to prevail, making their fans — and the entire city of Fort Worth and beyond — incredibly proud. For the ninth time in a season they started unranked and were picked to finish seventh in the Big 12, they won by 10 or fewer points.
Now, thanks to defending champ Georgia's comeback against Ohio State, the Frogs get another chance to show they're for real, this time against the No. 1 team in the land. The Bulldogs are 14-0 (Michigan was also unbeaten at 13-0) and of course will be favored by everyone — everyone except the guys who matter: The ones wearing the TCU helmets and led by Heisman finalist Max Duggan.
As I told a childhood friend in a text Saturday night, as the Frogs have shown all season, you can't count them out of any game — and that goes for before or during it. I expect another all-out effort like TCU gave against Michigan, and if that happens — well, anything can happen. May the team that plays the best football at SoFi Stadium in SoCal win.
Kay gives the Horned Frog sign as the TCU band plays the alma mater after the game.
I told Kay this morning that this may be a once-in-a-lifetime shot at glory for TCU football … or is it? As successful as the Frogs have been over the past 20 years, can they become consistent national title players with the elites like Alabama, Georgia, Clemson and Ohio State? It's awfully hard to go through a season with zero or one loss to make the current four-team playoff.
But with the rules changing starting in 2024 to expand the playoff field to 12, there's no reason to think TCU can't be in the annual mix for a contending spot. Kids will want to come to Fort Worth to play for first-year coach Sonny Dykes, who left SMU to guide the Frogs. What they've achieved this season will do even more to elevate TCU's standing in recruits' eyes.
Kay and I would love to go to California to see the Frogs take on the Dawgs in a bid for their first national title since 1938, but I can't get the time off from my new job. Plus, there's the matter of the expense it would take to get us there and into seats.
So we'll have to be content knowing that we made it to three awesome TCU wins this season — two of those comebacks against Oklahoma State and Kansas State and a blowout of Iowa State in the regular-season finale — and cheer the Frogs in the championship game from our living room. It should be a GREAT game.
Happy New Year and GO FROGS!!! 🐸😊💜
Inspired by a music legend and the mother I never met, putting my vocal spin on an old standard
No matter the score, we're proud of the Horned Frogs — who most assuredly deserved to be playing for a title
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I heard about it on NPR this morning and figured you two were happy as could be!
Congrats and GO FROGS!
(Didn't know they had a "sign" — cute pic of your sweetie.)
Hi Missy and thank you!! I guess every school has its own little sign, lol, like the thumbs up for us Aggies and the Horns sign for UT and the "guns up" for Texas Tech! Baylor has one too! Kay is very, very excited. We didn't honestly think they would win, but we hoped they would keep it close and show that they "belonged." They definitely did more than that! Happy New Year!! 🙂


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The death toll in the world's worst-ever Ebola epidemic has now soared past 3,300, with the virus killing almost half of the more than 7,000 people it has infected, according to World Health Organisation, WHO figures released on Wednesday.
In its latest update, the United Nations, UN health agency said a total of 7,178 people had been infected across five West African countries and that of those 3,338 had died.
At the weekend, the UN health agency said a total of 6,574 people had been infected and that 3,091 had died.
WHO has repeatedly stressed its data changes do not mean that the individuals have died or been infected in the days between updates, but rather that they reflect the belated count as the epidemic rages.
Separately, health officials in the United States have announced the country's first case of Ebola in a man who was infected in Liberia and travelled to Texas. He is in a serious but stable condition.
Latest WHO numbers: In Guinea, where the outbreak began late last year, Ebola had infected 1,157 people, killing 710 of them.
In Liberia, which has been hit the hardest by the outbreak, 3,696 people had been infected with Ebola and 1,998 of them had died.
In Sierra Leone, Ebola had meanwhile infected 2,304 people and killed 622 of them.
Nigeria had recorded 20 cases, including eight deaths, since Ebola first arrived in the country with a Liberian Finance Ministry official, who died in Lagos, western Nigeria on 25 July.
The last case confirmed in the country was on 5 September.
Senegal's only confirmed Ebola case -- a Guinean student who crossed the border just before it was closed on 21 August has recovered, but the country will not be declared free of the virus until 42 days after the case was recorded.
Healthcare workers, already in very short supply in the impoverished countries hardest-hit by the outbreak, have paid an especially heavy price. As of 28 September, 377 of them had been infected across four west African countries and 216 had died.
Liberia: 185 healthcare workers infected, 95 of whom have died.
Sierra Leone: 114 healthcare workers infected, 81 of whom have died.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has meanwhile been hit by a separate Ebola outbreak. Its data, which ran up to 28 September, showed that the disease had killed 42 people out of the 70 infected. Of those infected and killed, eight were healthcare workers.


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Young Brussels talented filmmakers present their own world through music videos, short films, and documentaries
Samsung and vzw WAJOW give promising filmmakers a stage
Monday, October 18, 2021 — Thirty promising video makers from Brussels presented their film talent in the Brussels-Capital Region last Saturday evening. Using nothing more than a smartphone, the young people have spent the past four months putting together short films, music videos, and documentaries. The film academy is an initiative by technology company Samsung and WAJOW (platform for Flemish youth of all backgrounds) to boost the audiovisual skills of young people.
Under the name 'WAJOW Talent Factory', 30 young people received coaching from well-known names in the video industry over the past five months. Content creator Average Rob, director duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and actress Martha Da'ro, among others, shared their insights and experiences in the form of interactive workshops. Then the young people started working on their own video projects. This translated into eight rock-solid results in different video formats. The young people clearly mastered the audiovisual techniques to tell a good story. The common thread in the projects: a look at the world of young people.
"The young people have had a very good journey. The door is open to creating beautiful things. Now they have to put their own stamp on it and show what they're made of. Normally we also award a winner here, but we let that pass. All the young people have done such a strong job that it is too difficult to pick just one."
Mathias Soubron, WAJOW
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From unrequited love to social media to mental health. No taboos and all the topics that interest today's youth. These topics are expressed in the format that is close to the hearts of young people. For some it will be in the form of music, for others in the form of a trailer. For the young people, it doesn't stop there: they will continue in the coming months to refine the projects and launch new ones.
"It was a very instructive project on many levels. On the one hand, it is very instructive to work out a project "from scratch" under the guidance of professionals. On the other hand, it was a wonderful experience to be able to work together with different cultures and in such a large group. "
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MainOpEdsDecades of Anti-Israel Hate by Swedish Social Democrats
Decades of Anti-Israel Hate by Swedish Social Democrats
It is not just the immediate recognition of "Palestine" that is behind Israel's negative reaction to Sweden's new government. The Social Democrats have a long history of hate-mongering.
Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld , 04/02/15 09:31
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The writer has been a long-term adviser on strategy issues to the boards of several major multinational corporations in Europe and North America.He is board member and former chairman of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and recipient of the LIfetime Achievement Award (2012) of the Journal for the Study of Anti-Semitism.
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Last month, Swedish foreign minister Margot Wahlstrom postponed her visit to Israel after foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and other Israeli top officials refused to meet with her.[1] The Israeli refusal was a reaction to the new Social Democrat Swedish government's initiative to recognize the Palestinian state shortly after its arrival to power.
The Israeli attitude should also be seen, however, against the background of decades of extreme anti-Israeli hatemongering by Swedish Social Democrats.
The late Swedish Social Democrat Prime Minister Olof Palme – murdered in 1986 – was a pioneer of anti-Israel incitement. He accused Israel of Nazi practices.[2]
In 1984, Swedish Deputy Foreign Minister Pierre Schori visited Israel. He praised Arafat and his "flexible policy." In an article, Schori claimed that "the terrorist acts of the PLO were 'meaningless,' while Israel's retaliatory acts were 'despicable acts of terrorism.'"[3]
Paying honor to dead Jews, criticizing Israel, and ignoring or belittling one's own country's major delinquencies toward living Jews is common in Europe.
Surprisingly, this century started, however, with a very positive event for the Jewish people in Sweden. In January 2000, a major conference on Holocaust education in Stockholm came to a close. The Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust had been initiated by Göran Persson, then the Swedish Social Democrat prime minister. Political leaders from almost fifty countries participated in the conference. Nowadays representatives of tens of countries meet regularly to discuss Holocaust education, research and remembrance in the framework of an intergovernmental organization, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.[4]
Yet Zvi Mazel, who was Israel's ambassador to Stockholm from December 2002 to April 2004, said, "Despite Persson's personal attitude, he has to carry part of the blame for his party's discriminatory stance toward Israel. For decades, the Social Democrats helped create the country's anti-Israeli atmosphere. He also has to take responsibility for the behavior of the Swedish International Development Corporation Agency (SIDA), which blames Israel for all the many wrongs in Palestinian society."
Mazel added, "Another leading socialist, the late foreign minister Anna Lindh, usually made the most vicious attacks on Israel. Her hatred of Israel can only be described as almost pathological. Under her leadership, Sweden published the greatest number of one-sided condemnations of Israel of any EU country. Lindh was stabbed to death in 2003 by a mentally disturbed Swede of Serbian origin."[5]
Lindh's successor as foreign minister, Laila Freivalds, visited Yad Vashem in June 2004 to honor murdered Jews. She then heavily criticized Israel at a meeting with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Freivalds remained silent on the extensive anti-Semitism in Sweden, much of which is of Muslim origin. This phenomenon of paying honor to dead Jews, criticizing Israel, and ignoring or belittling one's own country's major delinquencies toward living Jews is common in Europe.
Freivalds's behavior was subsequently exposed by four former chairmen of the Swedish Jewish community, who wrote about the rampant racism and anti-Semitism in the country. They sent a letter to the editor of Haaretz in which they summarized contemporary Swedish anti-Semitism. The letter first praised Sweden for having received Jews fleeing the Holocaust during World War II, and Prime Minister Göran Persson for initiating the Living History Project.
The four then went on to say:
"The number of verbal and physical attacks against Jews has increased in Sweden. Youngsters in schools give evidence of how they hide the fact of being Jews, as they are attacked both verbally and physically. Teachers testify that students refuse to participate in classes when Judaism is studied. Survivors report feelings of fear. The police stand passively by when extremists attack pro-Israel and anti-racist manifestations."
They added:
"Over the last decades, Sweden has become a center of racist and anti-Semitic White Power music, and several anti-Semitic groups have established Swedish websites spreading anti-Semitic propaganda. The Swedish Church has just recently initiated a boycott campaign [against Israel], a reminder of the commercial boycott of Jews in various societies in the past."[6]
There were large anti-Israeli demonstrations in Sweden during Israel's Operation Cast Lead in 2009. Prominent members of the Social Democrats – at the time the party was in opposition -- took part in hate demonstrations against Israel. Mona Sahlin, then the party's leader, participated in a rally in Stockholm[7] where Hezbollah and Hamas flags were flown and an Israeli flag was burned.[8] Jan Eliasson, the former foreign minister,[9] and Wanja Lundby Wedin, chair of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation,[10] also took part in that event.
Sweden's third largest city, Malmö, is often mentioned as the capital of European anti-Semitism. The perpetrators of the many anti-Semitic acts committed there are mostly Muslims. Hannah Rosenthal, the U.S. government's special envoy for combating anti-Semitism, visited the town in 2012. She spoke out about anti-Semitic statements made by then Social Democrat Mayor Ilmar Reepalu. Rosenthal also remarked that under this mayor Malmö had become a "prime example" of "new anti-Semitism," as anti-Israeli sentiment serves as a guise for Jew-hatred.[11] A record number of complaints about hate crimes in the city from 2010 through 2011 did not lead to any convictions.[12]
It is thus not surprising that the major 2013 study by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights found that 51% of Swedish Jews considered hostility to Jews in the streets and public spaces to be a fairly large or very large problem. Thirty-four percent of Swedish Jews always avoid wearing, carrying, or displaying things that might help identify them as Jews in public places; another 26% avoid doing this frequently. These are the highest figures for any country covered by the study. Twenty-two percent feel that they are constantly being accused or blamed for what Israel does; 27% said that this occurs frequently. Twenty-five percent say that anti-Semitism is a major problem.[13]
The Swedish Social Democrats are far from the only example of how European socialists have become indirect allies of the Islamo-Nazis of Hamas. They are, however certainly one of the most pronounced ones.
[1] Herb Keinon, Swedish FM postpones visit after Liberman declines to meet, 7 January 2015.
[2] Per Ahlmark, "Palme's Legacy 15 Years On," Project Syndicate, February 2001.
[3] Moshe Yegar, Neutral Policy – Theory versus Practice: Swedish-Israeli Relations (Jerusalem: Israel Council on Foreign Relations, 1993), 126-128.
[4] www.holocaustremembrance.com/
[5] Manfred Gerstenfeld, interview with Zvi Mazel, "Anti-Israelism and Anti-Semitism in Sweden," in European-Israeli Relations: Between Confusion and Change? (Jerusalem: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Adenauer Foundation, 2006), 170-180.
[6] Salomo Berlinger, Stefan Meisels, Torsten Press, and Willy Salomon, "Sweden Can Do Much More for Country's Jewish Community," Haaretz, 10 June 2004.
[7] Per Gudmundson, "Mona Sahlin, hakkorsen och Hamasflaggorna," Gudmundson, 15 January 2009.
[8] "Israelska flaggan brändes," Dagens Nyheter, 10 January 2009. (Swedish)
[9] Per Gudmundson, "Rödflaggat," Gudmundson, 13 January 2009. (Swedish)
[10] Per Gudmundson, "Swedish Leading Social Democrats in Rally with Hezbollah Flags," Gudmundson, 10 January 2009. (Swedish)
[11] Cnaan Liphshiz, "In Scandinavia, kipah becomes a symbol of defiance for Malmo's Jews," JTA, 24 September 2012.
[12] Cnaan Liphshiz, "In Malmo, record number of hate crimes complaints but no convictions," JTA, January 9, 2013.
[13] "Discrimination and hate crime against Jews in EU Member States: experiences and perceptions of anti-Semitism," European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2013, 19.
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