Retractable Seating specialists Hussey Seatway were delighted to attend the ABTT Theatre Show at Alexandra Palace last week.
Luke Windsor (Sales Manager) and Joanna Palmer (Marketing Manager) were privileged to visit the site, under the guidance of Wilmott Dixon, the main contractor. It was so fantastic to see the theatre taking shape. The redevelopment is a stunning use of an unused space high on the hill, north of London; with sweeping views of the capital and all it's financial district landmarks.
In addition to restoring the ceiling, Wilmott Dixon is lifting up the entire floor. It will then be levelled, then all of the 1,200 original floorboards are being re-laid. It's London's largest jigsaw puzzle!
This East Wing overlooks central London. In the 1930's the BBC's construction team bricked up the windows inside the arches improve the sound levels! These bricks are now being removed. Consequently, 2,000 of the bricks will be reclaimed and used elsewhere on the job as part of a recycling exercise.


Move over, pickling and pumpkin spice everything—there are new food trends in town.
Agriculture x raves, happening now in Tokyo.
You should probably start rapping all your pitches, FYI.
Take a look at who won Transform Awards this year for rebranding and brand development.
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This low-budget, live-action Thor beats out big-screen Thor and also every other movie ever made.


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The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
Dubliners - James Joyce
Francis Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
Eli Graded Readers: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Introduction, notes and activities by Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan
Young Adult ELI Readers: 80 page fully-illustrated book + audio CD with extensive narrated excerpts from the book. Level A1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
Eli Graded Readers: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Summary:
'Suddenly, in the darkness, there was a terrible, low howl and it came from the moor. 'The hound!' cried Holmes.'
An old family document says that everyone who lives at Baskerville Hall is in danger from a terrifying animal which lives on Dartmoor. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies in a mysterious way, his nephew, the young Sir Henry Baskerville, comes to live on Dartmoor. Is he in danger too? Is there really a dangerous animal on the moor, or did someone murder Sir Charles?
Book Genre
Abridged, Graded Reader/Easy Reader, Full Colour, Illustrated
ESL: English as a Second Language
Book + CD
The Before You Read Activities section contains pre-reading activities.
The text is divided into chapters and is equipped with a glossary at the bottom of each page with key vocabulary explained in simplified English.
The After-Reading Activities section, at the end of each chapter, eases memorization and comprehension and rounds off with one or more pre-reading activities to pre-teach the vocabulary and structures in the subsequent chapter.
Useful dossiers focusing on culture and the author are supplied in the classics series.
The Test yourself section offers activities which take into account the whole story.
Syllabus.
Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf (EL35)
Dubliners - James Joyce(EL33)
Francis Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby(EL34)

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Q: Issues while upgrading from 17.04 to 17.10 I was trying to upgrade from Ubuntu 17.04 to 17.10 through the update manager. The packages were all downloaded and they were getting installed.
Meanwhile the screen got locked and from there I wasn't able to proceed further. The password field won't accept any characters showing "Authentication Failed". The power button options didn't seem to work. The UI seemed all broken. I had no option but to restart and since then I'm stuck at the Ubuntu home screen which shows 5 dots at the bottom (at the time of start-up).
Question:
I know I can recover my important files by making a bootable flashdrive. Is there a way I can rollback to Ubuntu 17.04? Anything to try out before I wipe it all out?

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On top of this charger's incredible universality, it also includes a comprehensive display to keep you in the loop. The crystalline LCD display presents charging progress, battery type, voltage, charging current, and charging time in an easy-to-read and ultra-clear manner. When charging is finished the display will tell you which channel is ready to go. The Digicharger is also available in a two-channel model.


Born Nancy Goldin on September 12, 1953 in Washington, D.C., the artist began taking photographs as a teenager. Influenced both by the fashion photography of Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin she saw in magazines, as well as the revelatory portraits of Diane Arbus and August Sander, Goldin captured herself and her friends at their most vulnerable moments, as seen in her seminal photobook Nan Goldin: I'll Be Your Mirror (1996). The artist currently lives and works between New York and London. Today, Goldin's works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, among others.


Because this rebuild is a learning process for me, I choose to re-use the old pistons. Everything is pretty much standard.
Stock pistons being re-used as they all measured spot on.
The oil expansion and both rail rings installed. Very easy to do , just make sure to use a lot of oil to lubricate everything.
Upper and lower rings installed, again very easy to install. Just make sure you use a ring spreading tool. The rings need to be clocked into their correct orientation too. I'll try upload some images from the service manual a bit later on.
Once rings are on, oil everything up again. Than it's time for the ring compressor to do it's thing. This part was a little nerve racking as a first time engine builder, but I'm confident it went well.


Based on Melinda Taub's 2013 book of the same name, Still Star-Crossed picks up just after the events of Romeo and Juliet come to a close. The pilot episode of the series even revisits the ill-fated lovers final moments which were caused because of the war between the Montague and Capulet families. With Juliet dead and buried, Still Star-Crossed follows her cousin, Rosaline Capulet (Lashana Lynch) who is going through her own struggles.
For those of us who can dive back to our high school days, you might recall that Romeo actually first had his sights set on Rosaline, but she was having none of it. Though the deaths of Romeo and Juliet caused the Montague and Capulet families to end their long-running feud at the end of the famous play, in Still Star-Crossed, war is still brewing between the families.
However, the ruler of Verona, Prince Escalus (Sterling Sulieman), is sick of all of the drama and bloodshed, In an attempt to stop the feud, he tries to force Rosaline to marry Romeo's cousin Benvolio (Wade Briggs). As you can image, both parties involved are disgusted by the idea of the marriage, and they set out to find a way to stop the forthcoming wedding. Rivalry, romance, and emotion always make for epic TV.
Did you catch the series premiere of Still Star-Crossed when it debuted last night? If not, are you tempted to catch up?


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2. Which of the following is not a function of RBI?
Regulating and controlling the business on stock markets.
3. A savings bank account opened with a commercial bank with zero or very minimal balance is known as?
4. 'CAR' is the ratio of a bank's capital to its risk, expressed as a percentage of a bank's risk-weighted credit exposures. What does 'A' stand for in CAR?
Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), also known as Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR), is the ratio of a bank's capital to its risk.
5. You might have heard of 'a bank run'. What does it mean?
A bank run is an event in which bank customers try to withdraw more money from the bank than the bank can provide. Banks do not keep all customer deposits available in cash for immediate withdrawal. Instead, those assets are invested in loans and other types of investments.
6. Which of the following is the tagline for Canara Bank?
7. "Boori Boot Yollo Festival" celebrated in which state of India?
Nyishi tribe celebrated '52nd Boori Boot Yollo festival' with great enthusiasm to welcome spring and a successful harvest in Arunachal Pradesh. It is celebrated in the month of February.
8. AnkitaRaina is associated with which sports?
In January 2019, India's AnkitaRaina won the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) Women's tournament in Singapore by defeating top seed and world number 122 ArantxaRus of the Netherlands.
9. 'Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary' is located in which state of India?
In January, 2019, the 'National Wildlife Board' after receiving recommendations from the 'State Wildlife Board' approved extraction of natural gas from Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary located in Tripura, India.
10. "VajraPrahar' is a joint military exercise between India and which other country?
In November, 2018 'VajraPrahar', a 12-day long joint military exercise between India and the United States was started in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
2) Which of the following is not a function of RBI?
b) Regulating and controlling the business on stock markets.
3) A savings bank account opened with a commercial bank with zero or very minimal balance is known as?
4) 'CAR' is the ratio of a bank's capital to its risk, expressed as a percentage of a bank's risk-weighted credit exposures. What does 'A' stand for in CAR?
5) You might have heard of 'a bank run'. What does it mean?
6) Which of the following is the tagline for Canara Bank?
7) "Boori Boot Yollo Festival" celebrated in which state of India?
8) AnkitaRaina is associated with which sports?
9) 'Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary' is located in which state of India?
10) "VajraPrahar' is a joint military exercise between India and which other country?


Comboard is for people from preschoolers to adults, who have various communicative and cognitive impairments. It provides easy to implement, easy to use communication method for Nonverbal special needs with Cognitive Disabilities (low function).
Comboard is a mobile application which run almost on all smartphone and tablet (Android, IOS, Blackberry, Windows and others – All Cordova/Phonegap supported devices).
With Comboard Parent/Caregiver prepare core vocabulary by taking pictures and recording related voices. The user click on the picture and the voice related to the picture is played.
Compare to others methods such as Sign Language and Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): Comboard is easy to learn, to use and to understand than sign language. It is easier to implement then PECS. It provides real pictures from the special need surrounding in seconds. User can have it all time in his/her pocket.


Mediation is a process in which an impartial third party helps people in dispute to reach a mutually acceptable agreement. Tamar employs mediators from Devon Mediation. They have no connection with Tamar and aren't part of our organisation.
The mediators will help the parties identify the issues, explore possible solutions and develop a written agreement. Mediation has a positive focus on future rather than past behaviour. The mediators organise meetings with each party concerned, frequently leading to a joint meeting between the parties. Sometimes, if a joint meeting cannot be held, mediation is conducted indirectly through "shuttle" meetings.
"Mr and Mrs Jones are a young couple in their mid-twenties with two young children. Mrs Smith, their neighbour, is a recently widowed woman in her mid-sixties, now living alone.
The dispute arose over noise nuisance, which was a result of Mrs Smith leaving her radio on whilst she was out of the house. This extended to leaving the radio on 24 hours a day when she would stay with relatives at weekends.
Mr and Mrs Jones were finding the noise disturbing especially for one of their children who had recently undergone surgery following a long illness. His sleep and rest during the day and early evening were constantly disturbed by the playing of the radio next door.
Mrs Jones had approached her neighbour about the problem but no satisfactory solution had been reached. Both parties agreed to mediation and visits were made to each party by the mediators resulting in a face to face meeting. During the face to face meeting Mrs Jones was able to inform her neighbour of her son's illness and treatment. She explained how the noise was affecting the family.
Mrs Smith was able to explain that since she had been widowed she was afraid to enter a silent house and, more so to find her house had been burgled. She left the radio on to give the impression that someone was at home; it also meant that she did not have to enter a silent house. After listening to her neighbour for the first time Mrs Smith accepted how her behaviour was affecting the Jones family. She went on to say that her family had insisted she had a burglar alarm fitted following the death of her husband but she had never used it for fear of it going off when she was away from home.
Both parties agreed that in future, rather than leave the radio on, Mrs Smith would set her alarm, informing Mrs Jones of her whereabouts and giving a contact number. The meeting ended with Mrs Smith offering a full apology for the distress she had caused to the Jones family. Both parties left on good terms. Follow-up contact six months after the face-to-face meeting reported that both parties were enjoying a good relationship."


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A BIT ABOUT US
Educating and Inspiring the future
Our goal is to create a group of resilient and motivated females, ready to confidently navigate teenage and young adult life, face their future and be unstoppable.
We create, produce and market an engaging and motivating platform accessible to all teen girls.
Our programming focuses on three pillars. One, educating girls about GRIT, two, teaching girls how to show up as their real and authentic selves, and three, inspiring them to take action, be effective and impactful.
Our school-based webinar-style event, Girls With GRIT, is our foundational program. It is designed to fill a void in traditional curriculum, teaching girls about GRIT (growing Guts, building Resilience, accepting Imperfection, finding their Team). It is available for all middle schools and high schools to offer to any female student who wants to participate completely free of charge.
In addition, It's A Girl's Life engages with teens and young adults through a recognizable and inspirational social media presence, a podcast for targeted content and resources, group coaching and leadership training. All non-school-based programs are available for a very nominal admission, and we offer any teen who needs financial assistance FREE admittance.
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She started a blog for girls in 2015 after facing the typical middle school challenges socially and academically. She wanted to learn how to build confidence, how to stop feeling the need to be perfect, how to find a core group of friends who supported her, and how to bounce back from setbacks.
She created It's A Girl's Life because she wanted to share the tools and skills she was learning with other teens. She partnered with a California-based organization to create the first of three GET GRITTY Cleveland events for teen girls. She hosted events in 2019, Spring 2020, and the first virtual event in Fall of 2020.
In early 2021, Charlotte decided she wanted to focus her mission and share her vision and passion even further, creating her own 501c3. It's A Girl's Life was granted official non- profit status in August 2021. It's A Girl's Life empowers girls to be R.E.A.L (Resilient, Empowered, Authentic, Leaders) through local and national events and other initiatives.
Through this nonprofit, Charlotte and her team continue to create programs, events, and content to connect, support, and motivate teen girls to be unstoppable.
Charlotte will know she has succeeded once "our educational platform is one of the top resources for teen girls in the nation, and our basic program is available to all girls for free through their local middle and high schools."
Founder of It's A Girl's Life and host of It's A Girl's Life Podcast. Public Speaker and mentor for young women. Learn more about her and her story above.
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Midtown-based real estate company Silverstone Property Group paid $4.3 million for a stalled mixed-use development site at 65-69 North 6th Street near Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, the firm said in a statement.
Silverstone plans to finish construction of the six-story, approximately 30,000-square-foot building, which will have 28 residential units above 4,100 square feet of retail space, Martin Nussbaum, the company president said.
It is the first purchase in Brooklyn for the company, which owns about $35 million worth of assets in the New York area, Nussbaum said.
The seller was WB Acquisition, a company owned by Alan Henick, CEO of a Brooklyn rug company, city property records show. Henick did not return a call for comment.
The sale of the 75-foot wide site has not yet appeared on city property records.
Department of Buildings has approved plans for a 22-unit building, but Nussbaum said they were redesigning it, and may even alter the facade from its current loft-like style.


In anticipation of her 7 Winters & 6 Summers sophomore LP due later this year, Remy Ma headlined a sold-out concert at NYC's Irving Plaza last week. The Bronx MC called on a handful of guests including Lil' Kim, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Young M.A, Casanova and more to join her on stage. The Terror Squad Queen also performed two new freestyles for the crowd, that she has now released online. Along with dropping some bars over Kodak Black's popular "Roll In Peace," Reminisce also gives Casanova's "Set Trippin" street anthem a new look.


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John's Mistake
Neil Siemers - January 20, 2014
"I am not supposed to be here," John said, crossing his arms in defiance as he looked the demon straight in the eye. Trying to keep eye contact with its fierce, yellow eyes sent chills down his spine, but the alternative- focusing on the rusted iron gateway or the pools of eternal fire- were just as unsettling. "Clearly, there has been some sort of mistake here."
"Oh, you poor thing," the demon replied, its voice dripping with sarcasm. "Sent to Hell by accident? No one has ever said that before! I'm sure it must be a mistake. We'd better check the ledger, hadn't we?" It pulled a large leather tome out from under its podium, and began to leaf through the pages. "That must be the solution. The thought of you being in denial about your atrocious misdeeds is obviously not the case. Everyone who comes to Hell admits their fate willingly, after all."
The demon licked its claws for emphasis as it slowly flipped through the pages, making a theatrical production out of the whole affair. "It make take a while to find your name, you know. We find that so many more people end up here, especially now in the modern era. I'm sure you understand."
John clenched his fists, resisting the urge to punch the smug grin off of the demon's face. Even if it was just a lowly gate clerk, there was no way he would be able to fight his way out of this. Anything he did here would be held against him. If this was going to be a test, well… so be it.
"Ah, here we are. John Daniels. Esteemed country musician, yearly charitable donations to the poor… well, that's all well and good, but the last few years of one's life usually are. Let's just skip ahead to the good stuff, shall we?" The demon grabbed a handful of pages and flipped them aside. "We've got quite the record on Johnny Daniels, the hot-headed teenager. We look at your whole record, after all."
The demon propped its head up on its fist as it began to read from the book. Its smug grin had become, if possible, even bigger. "Well, now. Over one hundred different accounts of gluttonous drinking… countless citations of lust and debauchery… and the wrath! We had to attach an entire appendix to your file just to get it all in here!" it said, with a deep chuckle.
"And if we start pulling in your pride violations, why… it gets even better! I've never seen an incident so heavily flagged before. You must have really screwed things up. Let's see here… 'won a fiddle contest against the devil'…" The demon paused, jerking its head upright. "It's you!" It spoke barely above a whisper, but John could hear the awe in its rasping voice.
"That's right," he said. Relief washed across his body, but he tried to maintain his outward bravado. Weakness was to be avoided at all costs. "As I said before, this is a mistake. So, what are you going to do about it?"
The demon made no reply, instead pulling the coarse rope attached to the wall behind him. A small squadron of guards walked through the gate, and formed a tight grid around him. He supposed the demon had summoned them, though how exactly the rope had signaled them, John had no idea. "The Sorting Department messed up big time," it said, addressing the whole squadron. "This is case file #338. Take him where he belongs."
The squadron tried not to betray their emotions, but John noticed a few of them widen their eyes when they heard his case number. He couldn't help but smile broadly, even as the demons began to poke and prod at his body as they escorted him through the narrow caverns. Soon he'd be with the rest of his family up in the clouds, and they'd all laugh at the spectacular final adventure he'd had. Although… were they descending? John frowned. He tried to look for visual clues, but what little he could see of the cavern walls through the close flanking of the guards offered no help. The guards stopped abruptly, and shoved him unceremoniously through an open doorway. The question was answered for him; he was standing in front of the Devil himself.
"We had a deal!" John screamed, losing all sense of decorum once he recognized the face of evil, just as he remembered it all those years ago. "I won your stupid bet, remember? You weren't supposed to get my soul unless I lost!"
"Oh, come now, Johnny," he said. "Do you really think I would go back against our agreement? I am nothing, if not a man of my word. I even have a transcript of that day, right here." He opened a roll of parchment out of thin air, and began to read. "Me: …give the Devil his due. I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul 'cause I think I'm better than you. You: My name's Johnny, and it might be a sin. But I'll take that bet…" He snapped his fingers; the parchment vanished. "Well, guess what? It was a sin. So here we are. And trust me, I've been waiting for this day, oh yes. I've got quite the schedule planned for you."
"I… but… no!" John said. "It can't be! How could that possibly be a sin?"
The Devil rolled his eyes. "Really? Are you grasping at straws already?" he said. "Do you seriously think God approves of His children wagering their immortal souls against material riches? Honestly."
John began to wring his hands in panic. "But… our deal…"
The Devil laughed. "What about our deal, John? The deal stated that I would get your soul if you lost. It never stated that I would be unable to take your soul at a later date. It's your fault for assuming otherwise. I never take a bet unless I know that I will win. Why would I ever be in a hurry to collect souls? I have all of the time in the world. Sooner or later, everything pays out to my benefit in the end. You would do well to remember that."
John hadn't even noticed the squadron of guards appear around him, surrounding him once more to lead him to his next destination. He plodded along, trying to keep up the pace when all he really wanted to do was fall to the ground in despair. His confidence had vanished, and along with it the resistance to all of the wounds they had inflicted on him earlier.
"Chin up, Johnny!" the Devil called out, his voice echoing down the narrow hallway. "I'm a man of my word, remember? That golden fiddle is still yours to keep! I hope you've kept your arm strength up! We'll see how much you enjoy it, as we force you to play it for all eternity! "
Neil Siemers
Neil Siemers grew up in Derby, Kansas, a comparatively small town south of Wichita. He moved to Lawrence to attend the University of Kansas, and hasn't left since. Neil likes to pretend that he is a big shot full time writer, although it's probably closer to a hobby. Either way, it's funded by a full-time job in the insurance industry, where he happily works as a cog in the machine for The Man so that bills can be paid.
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Andrew Putnam says:
Haha, great! I love the play off from the song.
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Predictions about presidential elections and the stock market often focus on which party or candidate will be "better for the market" over the long run. The exhibit below shows the growth of one dollar invested in the S&P 500 Index over nine decades and 15 presidencies (from Coolidge to Obama).
This data does not suggest an obvious pattern of long-term stock market performance based upon which party holds the Oval Office.Trying to make investment decisions based upon the outcome of presidential elections is unlikely to result in reliable excess returns for investors.
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Scotland's road safety laws will be strengthened by the introduction of drug driving limits and roadside testing on 21 October this year.
Motorists who are convicted of breaking the rules will face a fine of up to £5,000, a 12-month driving ban and/or six months in prison.
Meanwhile, a list of other drugs associated with medical use, such as morphine, diazepam, methadone and temazepam, will have limits based on impairment and risk to road safety.
Regulations laid in the Scottish Parliament, subject to MSPs' approval, will permit prosecutions where different drug types are found to be above specified levels.


if u r replacing ur P1i like i did go for omnia instead of iPhone.
Let me tell u one thing, if u r not used to windows mobile then u will take time to understand it.....at a point of time u will miss ur P1i especially scroll wheel and that qwerty keyborad but take your time to understand it.
It is really nice phone.
Can i just say that I am so rich i bought 25 of these, and it was the biggest mistake of my life. I dont think anyone on this site is as rich as me so i dont expect anyone to understand, but it doesnt even have wi-fi so whats the use.
Anyways i just thought id comment but if you are too poor you can only afford one. Buy something else that actually does havwe wi-fi like a blackberry storm.
you should NOT buy this phone, it is a total waste of money. it is sooooooo freaking slow!!!! theres only one phone worse than this and thats the blackberry storm!! in fact thats any blackberry handset!
I just got this phone and am happy with it except for one thing--I can't access the 8 GB of internal storage. i contacted Samsung and they told me that the 8 GB spec was a mistake in their spec sheet. Has anybody been able to use the internal 8 or 16 GB of internal storage?
for ringtone. . just go to your mp3, push menu, set as, then choose ringtone.
Anonymous, 10 Dec 2008Do you guys think samsung or nokia better? I want to change my current phone, and i was quite ... moreu should choose this phone.
Do you guys think samsung or nokia better? I want to change my current phone, and i was quite interested with samsung i900 omnia, but the price is quite expensive. And I think N82 would be better, but I am not so sure. Why you guys choose i900 instead of other phones? i found that i900 is better only in its design and OS.
i have had the the Omnia for 3 months now it is a good phone but some of the basic features are missing i.e. the front buttons does not illuminate, only 1 item can be bluetoothed at a time etc.
i am fed up with it and really do prefer my old n95 but it has good qualities i.e. win media, DivX etc.


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'Meeting arrangements should be made between the two vessels concerned'
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 25, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News | 0 comments
A collision between a tanker and passenger vessel highlights the importance of crews of vessels contacting each other directly to pass each other safely, according to The Nautical Institute. The organisation discussed the incident in its latest Mars Reports.
The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then publishes these so-called Mars Reports (anonymously) to prevent other accidents from happening. A summary of this incident:
A chemical tanker was up-bound in a river waterway in darkness and under pilotage. As the tanker made way upriver, the pilot contacted Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) to propose meeting arrangements with a downbound passenger vessel, suggesting to VTS that the tanker deviate to port, so that the passenger vessel would maintain its course and pass in front of the tanker, green-to-green.
The traffic controller rejected this proposal and requested a standard red-to-red meeting, requiring the tanker to maintain its course and the passenger vessel to alter to starboard. Sometime later, as the tanker and passenger vessel approached each other, the pilot on board the tanker called the passenger vessel via the traffic channel and requested confirmation of the red-to-red passage.
Also read: Assumptions and poor communication lead to vessel collision
The bridge team on the passenger vessel failed to respond to the pilot's call, maintaining their course instead of keeping to the starboard side of the channel. VTS then called the passenger ship. This time, the crew replied. The VTS controller explained that the plan was a red-to-red passage for the ship heading in the opposite direction, referring to the tanker.
The captain of the passenger vessel replied that he had not understood, and asked for the message to be repeated. VTS repeated the red-to-red passage, at which point the master of the passenger vessel replied affirmatively. However, the vessel failed to change course to starboard.
Meanwhile, the tanker had also maintained its course and speed, and the two vessels were now rapidly approaching each other. About thirty seconds before the collision (time of diagram), the pilot on the tanker issued a warning via the VHF and shortly afterwards ordered the helmsman to turn hard to starboard so that the tanker would not hit the river cruise ship amidships, which might cause catastrophic damage. In the meantime, VTS called the passenger vessel twice to turn to starboard, but without effect. Shortly afterwards, the passenger ship and tanker collided.
Investigation findings
The investigation revealed that the crew of the passenger vessel had seen the tanker, but that based on their understanding of the communication, they believed that vessel would make a turn to port ('red side turn') resulting in a green to green passage. They had not understood that this plan had been refused earlier by VTS.
The investigation also found that the English communication skills of the passenger vessel's bridge team were quite rudimentary. This may have contributed to their miscomprehension of the situation.
Also read: Language problems in inland navigation result in more collisions
Advice from The Nautical Institute
Good communication is critical for safety.
Meeting arrangements should ideally be made in good time and directly between the two vessels concerned, not through a third party.
When in doubt, slow down.
Mars Reports
This accident was covered in the Mars Reports, originally published as Mars 202121, that are part of Report Number 342. A selection of this Report has also been published in SWZ|Maritime's May 2021 issue. The Nautical Institute compiles these reports to help prevent maritime accidents. That is why they are also published on SWZ|Maritime's website.
More reports are needed to keep the scheme interesting and informative. All reports are read only by the Mars coordinator and are treated in the strictest confidence. To submit a report, please use the Mars report form.


Sweden, Lund, 2017-09-05 11:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ulrik Nilsson leaves his position as Vice President Operations and member of Doro's group management team. He continues his employment at Doro in another position. Ulf Fredriksson is appointed acting Vice President Operations.
Åsa Linde-Tornée is appointed acting Human Resources Director. She replaces Susanne von Wovern who leaves Doro for new challenges outside the company.
Malin Lindgärde has been employed as Vice President Marketing and Communications and member of the group management team. She joins Doro from a position as Head of marketing and Communications at Elfa AB, and has vast experience from different positions within marketing and communications.
"The recruitment of a new Vice President Operations and Human Resources Director is underway, meanwhile I am fully comfortable having Ulf and Åsa being responsible for these functions. I want to thank Ulrik Nilsson for his work in the group management team and I am happy that he continues to be engaged in Doro. I also want to thank Susanne von Wovern for her contribution to Doro's positive development, and wish her good luck in her new position. At the same time, I welcome Malin Lindgärde to Doro and look forward to working with her in the management team", says Robert Puskaric, President and CEO of Doro.
All changes in the group management are effective immediately.
This information is information that Doro AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 11:30 CET on September 5, 2017.


With the Champions league qualifiers ended, and the group draw completed, everything is now set for another edition of the UEFA Champions League. Newcomers and old traditional teams alike all have a spot at the UEFA Champions League. Celtic , the historical Scottish team, as well as Greek team Olympiacos, Italian Napoli, and 5 time champions Liverpool, are all making a comeback in this years edition of the tournament. Whereas teams like Qarabag from Azerbaijan and Maribor from Slovenia are part of the new faces we will see at the UCL this year.
Now don't forget favorites, such as Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid. Football fanatics every where would be a tad bit upset if one of these teams did not make it. It's almost as if these teams are expected to part of the tournament, right?
On the other hand, some fanatics are disappointed because one notable favorite did not make it to the tournament this year – Arsenal…Let's have a moment of silence.
Will Bayern Munich have an easy win in Group B? Is Group H the toughest? One thing is for certain, fanatics everywhere will be watching to see who make it to the top spot.
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Stephen Donehoo
Managing Partner, McLarty Associates
Stephen C. Donehoo, Managing Partner, is responsible for the firm's practice in Mexico, Central America and the Andean countries. He is also the firm's lead on intelligence, national security and defense related issues.
Mr. Donehoo has advised dozens of clients on issues of strategic planning, government relations and transaction management. His expertise is in the areas of monitoring and shaping regulatory and legislative processes; litigation support, arbitration, and settlement negotiation support activities; crisis management; risk assessment; concession/bid process support; hostage release negotiations; tari rate negotiations; public and media relations; and motion picture production support.
Mr. Donehoo is a former military intelligence officer specializing in Latin America who provided strategic policy advice on the region while serving at the White House, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the US Southern Command, and the Army Staff. He also ran the Pentagon's Army Operations Center 24-hour Intelligence Watch where he oversaw crisis-action support teams for Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, and numerous disaster relief deployments. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, serving on the homeland security advisory group, and he has served on CSIS's Bolivian, Colombian, and Venezuelan working groups. He is also a member of the Americas Society, and an associate member of the Inter-American Dialogue.
He is an on-air commentator on national security, intelligence, military, and regional issues for CNN en Español, NTN-24, UNIVISION, Telemundo, BBC en Español, Radio France International, and Voice of America.
He has a B.A. in philosophy from Wheaton College and an M.P.A. from the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Donehoo was raised in Colombia, has lived in Costa Rica, Panama, and El Salvador, and speaks fluent Spanish.


In this episode I'm going to read through an interactive text-based adventure story. The story takes place in Victorian-era London (19th century) and we'll play the part of an expert detective who, like Sherlock Holmes, tries to solve a complex murder mystery. Follow me as I read through the story and attempt to solve the crime in the process. Can you understand the evidence and make the right decisions to solve the case? You can read the text-based adventure story and play the game yourself at textadventures.co.uk. The game is afoot!
This is a podcast for people learning English. My main aim in these episodes is to provide you with content that will help you to learn English through listening. Sometimes I teach you directly, and sometimes I just provide you with things that I think will engage your attention, keep you listening and as a result push your English to new levels.
Sometimes when I do this I just improvise the stories while recording. At other times I read stories that I've written or which I know well. In this case I'm going to read through a story that I don't know. I have no idea where the story is going and I don't know the outcome. So, you and I will discover the story at the same time.
What's the story we're going to read?
It's one of those text-based adventures. What's a text-based adventure? Essentially these are "choose your own adventure" games that allow you to follow a story and make certain choices along the way. Your choices affect the direction of the story. Each choice you make has a consequence, and sometimes stories like these can have more than one outcome.
This is a site that presents lots of different text adventures. They're created by users of the site, they're all free and they're very inventive and of good quality. There are mystery stories, horror stories, detective stories, sci-fi stories, and even stories based on real life situations. I really recommend that you visit this site because there are loads of free text adventures that you can play, and I think they are a fantastic way of improving your English.
How do text adventures work?
You read through a story, and at certain points you are given options. Choose an option and the story will go in a different direction. Sometimes you can click parts of the text to get more information that will help you make the right choice. Keep going through the story until the conclusion. This particular site is good just because of the high level of quality. The stories I've seen have been intelligently written. Clearly the writers of these stories have put a lot of time and enthusiasm into these stories. They're rewarding and fun. For your English they could be great because firstly you'll do lots of reading and that's just great on its own, but also because it's all text you can copy+paste any words you don't know into an online dictionary and get definitions, or add the words to your word lists or flashcard apps or whatever. The main thing is, these stories are fun and engaging and that should make it easier and more rewarding to read, and the more you read the better – just like listening – the more you listen, the better and the more you read the better too.
This is because it ties in quite neatly with the theme of the last episode and because I love Victorian-era London, and of course this makes us think of Sherlock Holmes. In fact, this story is heavily influenced by Sherlock – the old Sherlock, not the new ones. Yes, we love Sherlock Holmes on this podcast, so let's imagine we're a Sherlock-style detective and go through the story together.
As we progress through the story, we'll have to think like a detective, make certain choices based on deductive reasoning and then attempt to solve the mystery at the heart of the story.
I hope to be able to complete this in one episode, but I don't want it to go on forever, so I might divide it into two separate parts.
I expect this is going to be a little bit complex. I'd say this – if you don't understand and you feel lost, here's a strategy: First, keep listening. I always say this of course, but I think it's good advice. Good learners of English are able to tolerate some level of confusion and keep going. In the end, if you have the patience and motivation to keep going, you might find it confusing in the short-term but in the long-term your English will benefit from it. To an extent, learning English is a bit like being a detective. Even when things are complex and don't make any sense, you have to keep going, keep thinking and keep investigating, based on limited information. Keep going, don't give up and you'll find that things will eventually become clearer over time, as you slowly start to piece together things like grammatical rules, vocab that you don't understand and so on. This is true for detective stories as well. There is always a period in the middle of a mystery story where all the events are strange and confusing, but everything comes together in the end. Sherlock Holmes solves the case, and explains how it happened. If you persevere, it will be clearer later.
I strongly recommend that you find this text game and spend some time playing it. That way you can check words you don't know, actually read the text that I'm reading to you and that will make this episode even more useful for your English. You could even choose to go through the text adventure with me while I'm playing it. Listen to the episode and follow the adventure at the same time. Or, just listen now and then play the game yourself later. If you're inventive you can find lots of cool ways of improving your English with this episode.
The website again: textadventures.co.uk and this story is called "Victorian Detective". In fact, the full title of the story is "Victorian Detective: The Shakespearean Bomber" by Peter Carlson. All credit goes to Peter Carlson for writing this game. He's done an excellent job, and again I urge you to visit the website where you can read this story, and many others. And by the way, I don't work for text adventures.co.uk or anything – I just think it's a great website and I want to credit them and Peter Carlson for the story that I'm essentially reading out in this episode.
Please leave your thoughts, comments and questions below.
This entry was posted in Entertainment, History, Reading, Story and tagged detective, english, murder, mystery, narrative, story, tenses on March 31, 2016 by Luke Thompson.


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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Posted May 25th, 2022 in legislation by michael
SI 2022/577 – The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (Amendment) Order 2022
SI 2022/573 – The M25 Junction 28 Development Consent Order 2022
SI 2022/572 – The Alternative Finance (Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Corporation Tax) Order 2022
SI 2022/570 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Auchenbreck) (Emergency) (No. 3) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/569 – The Finance Act 2022, Schedule 6 (Dormant Assets) (Appointed Day) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/568 – The Prohibition of Cross-Examination in Person (Civil and Family Proceedings) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/567 – The Prohibition of Cross-Examination in Person (Fees of Court-Appointed Qualified Legal Representatives) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/565 – The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (England and Wales) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/562 – The Special Measures in Civil Proceedings (Specified Offences) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/561 – The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/560 – The Novel Foods (Authorisations) and Smoke Flavourings (Modification of Authorisations) (England) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/559 – The Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (Revocation) (England, Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/558 – The Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (East Anglia One) (England) Order 2022
SI 2022/557 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Chelsea Flower Show) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/556 – The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Shoreham by Sea to Eastbourne) Order 2022
SI 2022/555 – The Tax Credits and Child Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/554 – The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/553 – The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/552 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Royal International Air Tattoo) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/551 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Platinum Jubilee Flypast Rehearsals) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/550 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Southport) Regulations 2022
SI 2022/549 – The M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley Interchange Development Consent Order 2022
SI 2022/546 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Farnborough International Air Show) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Posted May 25th, 2022 in law reports by michael
Competition and Markets Authority v Flynn Pharma Ltd & Anor [2022] UKSC 14 (25 May 2022)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
YZ v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2022] EWCA Civ 683 (19 May 2022)
Padman v Regina [2022] EWCA Crim 690 (23 May 2022)
High Court (Administrative Court)
British Medical Association & Anor, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Defence [2022] EWHC 1262 (Admin) (25 May 2022)
The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police, R (On the Application Of) v Police Misconduct Panel [2022] EWHC 1217 (Admin) (24 May 2022)
Roman, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Southwark [2022] EWHC 1232 (Admin) (24 May 2022)
Goesa Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Eastleigh Borough Council [2022] EWHC 1221 (Admin) (23 May 2022)
Vanbrugh Court Residents' Association v London Borough of Lambeth [2022] EWHC 1207 (Admin) (20 May 2022)
Bullock & Anor v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] EWHC 1205 (Admin) (20 May 2022)
Crown Prosecution Service v Iqbal [2022] EWHC 1204 (Admin) (19 May 2022)
Suliman, R (On the Application Of) v Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council [2022] EWHC 1196 (Admin) (19 May 2022)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1244 (Ch) (25 May 2022)
Procter v Procter & Ors [2022] EWHC 1202 (Ch) (25 May 2022)
Aurium Real Estate London Ultra Prime Ltd v Mishcon De Reya LLP [2022] EWHC 1253 (Ch) (25 May 2022)
McGaughey & Anor v Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 1233 (Ch) (24 May 2022)
Montres Breguet SA & Ors v Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd [2022] EWHC 1127 (Ch) (20 May 2022)
Vneshprombank LLC v Bedzhamov [2022] EWHC 1166 (Ch) (20 May 2022)
McCarthy v Brittain & Anor (Re Emerald Meats (London) Ltd and Emerald Properties (London) Ltd) [2022] EWHC 1200 (Ch) (20 May 2022)
Borra v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs & Anor [2022] EWHC 1195 (Ch) (19 May 2022)
Makki v Bank of Beirut SAL [2022] EWHC 1206 (Ch) (19 May 2022)
Tik Tok International Ltd v Tiktok Information Technologies UK Ltd [2022] EWHC 1220 (Ch) (18 May 2022)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Ivy Technology Ltd v Martin & Anor [2022] EWHC 1218 (Comm) (20 May 2022)
High Court (Queen's Bench Division)
Celtic Bioenergy Ltd v Knowles Ltd [2022] EWHC 1223 (QB) (20 May 2022)
Premier Exports London Ltd & Anor v Rajwani [2022] EWHC 1188 (QB) (20 May 2022)
Brooks v Zurich Insurance PLC & Anor [2022] EWHC 1170 (QB) (20 May 2022)
Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 1213 (QB) (20 May 2022)
Shell UK Oil Products Ltd v Persons Unknown [2022] EWHC 1215 (QB) (20 May 2022)
High Court (Technology & Construction Court)
Liverpool City Council v Vital Infrastructure Asset Management (Viam) Ltd [2022] EWHC 1235 (TCC) (Date Handed Down: 24 May 2022)
Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd v Liberty Homes (Kent) Ltd [2022] EWHC 1203 (TCC) (19 May 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
R (Sheakh) v Lambeth London Borough Council – Equality Law Blog
Posted May 25th, 2022 in appeals, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, local government, news, road traffic by sally
'The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal, based on the PSED, from the order of Kerr LJ refusing the claimant's application for statutory and judicial review of experimental traffic orders (ETOs) creating Low Traffic Neighbourhoods which had been made by the respondent.'
Equality Law Blog, 24th May 2022
Source: equalitylawblog.com
Raab promises to put victims 'firmly at heart of justice system' – The Independent
Posted May 25th, 2022 in bills, criminal justice, Ministry of Justice, news, statistics, victims by sally
'The Government has promised to put the "needs and voices" of victims "firmly at the heart of the justice system" with a series of legal reforms.'
The Independent, 25th May 2022
Rwanda plan challenged over alleged failure to identify risks for LGBTQ+ refugees – The Guardian
Posted May 25th, 2022 in asylum, equality, government departments, homosexuality, immigration, news, refugees, sexual orientation discrimination, transgender persons by sally
'Priti Patel's plan to send refugees on a one-way ticket to Rwanda is being legally challenged over the government's alleged failure to identify risks facing vulnerable groups such as LGBTQ+ people.'
The Guardian, 24th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Independent Review of Children's Social Care urges shift from crisis intervention, calls for 'expert child protection practitioner' role, regional care cooperatives and increased support for kinship carers – Local Government Lawyer
Posted May 25th, 2022 in children, families, local government, news, social services by sally
'The current system of children's social care is increasingly skewed to crisis intervention and a radical reset is now "unavoidable", the final report of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care has said.'
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd May 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ali v Heathrow Express Operating Company Ltd & Anor – Equality Law Blog
Posted May 25th, 2022 in airports, appeals, employment, employment tribunals, equality, Islam, news, religious discrimination, terrorism by sally
'This decision is a reminder that, where unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic is not intended to offend, intimidate, etc, an objective test applies to the question whether conduct amounts to harassment. The claimant was a Muslim employee of Heathrow Express. He complained of harassment and direct discrimination connected with religion after receiving an email concerning a security test carried out by the second respondent, which was responsible for carrying out security checks at Heathrow Airport and Heathrow Express stations at the airport. The test in question had involved a bag containing a box, some electric cabling and, visible at the top, a piece of paper with the words "Allahu Akbar" written in Arabic. The email reporting on the results of the test and included images of the bag and the note.'
Police in England and Wales to get anti-racism training – BBC News
Posted May 25th, 2022 in bias, equality, news, police, race discrimination, racism by sally
'Police officers in England and Wales will be given mandatory anti-racism training under a new plan to tackle racism, discrimination and bias.'
BBC News, 24th May 2022


Written by Charlotte Moss, this short piece in T Magazine reveals a rare interview in 2011 with the overwhelmingly private horticulturalist, gardener and philanthropist, Bunny Mellon. The conversation took place at Bunny's main residence, Oak Spring Farms, a 4,000-acre estate in Virginia. Although she maintained homes in Nantucket, Antigua, Paris, New York and on the Cape, this property was Bunny's main post particularly in the later years of her life before her passing this spring. Influenced by the work of many French gardeners, Bunny is perhaps most well known for her contributions to multiple landmark gardens, including the redesign of the White House's Rose Garden. She lacked any sort of formal training, however as she explained to Charlotte, she had this insatiable yearning for her own garden at a very young age.
The article reminds us of the grace and passion Bunny bestowed for her craft in gardening. Below, I leave you with photographs of her Oak Spring Farms estate.


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New Year Brings a New Director for University of Arkansas Center
On the first day of the new year, Mervin Jebaraj will officially begin his new role as director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas. Jebaraj has been serving as interim director of the center since April 2017, when he took over from Kathy Deck.
Currently AUBER's president, Deck was director at the Arkansas center for 10 years before she took at job as Director of Community and Economic Research Partnerships for the Culverhouse College of Commerce at the University of Alabama. Jebaraj, who started at CBER 10 years ago, is a strong supporter of AUBER.
"There are not too many centers like us that do the work we do," Jebaraj said. "It's nice to bounce ideas off people doing things in similar states, to see what works and what doesn't, and to discuss issues dealing with different arms of the university, the public, and the state."
In 2016, the Arkansas center hosted AUBER's fall conference. "It was nice to have everyone come and visit," Jebaraj said, adding that it also brought the center a bigger profile at the university as well as at state and regional levels.
"I'm looking forward to continuing the center's participation in AUBER and networking at our spring and fall meetings with other AUBER members," Jebaraj said.
"I am so thrilled that Mervin will be leading the University of Arkansas CBER into the future," Deck said. "His substantial experience and expertise make him the ideal choice and I'm glad that we will continue to work together in AUBER."


This August, Endeavor will select the next class of Endeavor Entrepreneurs at the 89th International Selection Panel (ISP) in Quito. The ISP – two and a half days of interviews, deliberations, and networking – is the culmination of a rigorous search and selection process and represents the heart and soul of the Endeavor experience.
Arrival & Departure Times: All attendees should plan to arrive in Quito by the morning of Monday, August 5th. ISP activities will end on Wednesday night after the Feedback Dinner. We highly encourage attendees (especially Panelists and Entrepreneurs) to stay through the close of the Feedback Dinner as this is a critical component of the event and the ISP experience.
**Attendee registration will close 1 week prior to the event on Monday, July 29th.


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Rogério Matias, né le  à Vila Franca de Xira, est un footballeur portugais. Il évoluait au poste de défenseur (arrière gauche).

Biographie

Rogério Matias reçoit 5 sélections en équipe du Portugal et dispute un total de 221 matchs en  portugaise.

Il joue également 2 matchs en Ligue des Champions et 5 matchs en Coupe de l'UEFA.

Carrière
 1994-1995 : Amora FC
 1995-1996 : Académica de Coimbra
 1996-1997 : União Coimbra
 1997-1998 : FC Maia
 1998-2000 : SC Campomaiorense
 2000-2006 : Vitoria Guimarães
 2006-2007 : Standard de Liège
 2007-2009 : Rio Ave

Notes et références

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Footballeur international portugais
Joueur de l'Associação Académica de Coimbra
Joueur du Standard de Liège
Joueur du Rio Ave
Joueur de l'Amora FC
Joueur du FC Maia
Joueur du SC Campomaiorense
Naissance en octobre 1974
Naissance à Vila Franca de Xira

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Sudarabique est le gentilé correspondant à l'Arabie du Sud.

Il s'applique en linguistique aux notions suivantes :
 les langues sudarabiques modernes
 les langues sudarabiques anciennes
 l'alphabet sudarabique, qui servait à noter ces dernières dans l'Antiquité


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Q: $(...).swMegamenu is not a function I'm using Smartwave Porto theme for my Magento 2 website, when I load my website for the first time in browser console it shows no error at all, but every time I refresh the browser page by pressing F5 or CTRL+SHIFT+R, it will show an error like this in browser console and my page not load properly because of this:

A: Uncaught TypeError: $(...).swMegamenu is not a function
Uncaught TypeError: $(...).stellar is not a function
Uncaught TypeError: $(...).owlCarousel is not a function
Uncaught TypeError: $.widget is not a function

If you suffer the same, do this:
create a requirejs-config.js in the root of the child theme
app/design/frontend/Smartwave/porto_child and put in the following:
 var config = {
    shim: {
        jquery: {
            exports: '$'
        },
        'Smartwave_Megamenu/js/sw_megamenu':
            {
                deps: ['jquery']
            },
        'owl.carousel/owl.carousel.min':
            {
                deps: ['jquery']
            },
        'js/jquery.stellar.min':
            {
            deps: ['jquery']
            },
        'js/jquery.parallax.min':
            {
            deps: ['jquery']
            }
    }
};

And change the entries:
    <script src="jquery.js" />
    <script src="bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js" />
    <script src="fancybox/js/jquery.fancybox.js" />

To:
    <remove src="jquery.js" />
    <remove src="bootstrap/js/bootstrap.min.js" />
    <remove src="fancybox/js/jquery.fancybox.js" />

Within file:
app/design/frontend/Smartwave/porto_child/Magento_Theme/layout/default_head_blocks.xml
No more need for merging javascripts, no more javascript errors!
I have no need for the fancybox, turned it off, but if you do require it, I guess it should be included in the requirejs as well.


According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, an arrest has been made regarding a local business called "Initially Pink" operating on Facebook. The Sheriff's Office has received numerous complaints, and one victim filed a report after ordering and paying for items online but not receiving the merchandise. Danielle Kay Ashley, 30, of Centre, is charged with third degree theft by deception. Ashley has been released on bond.


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Q: What are the ways to use different fixtures with different scopes at the same time without conflicts that pytest offers Problem:
I want to hide @pytest.mark.parametrize so that the tests look neat, I'm looking for other implementation
Describe:

*

*What I have:
@pytest.mark.parametrize('testcase', ['C34744: Switch to all size'
                                      'C34742: Switch to all duration',
                                      'C34743: Switch to all members'])
@pytest.mark.parametrize('auth_f', [''], indirect=True, scope='function')
@pytest.mark.parametrize('conference_f', ['testsuite_switch_filters'], indirect=True, scope='function')
def testsuite(self, auth_f, conference_f, testcase):
    results = execute_actions('testsuite', testcase, auth_f)
    assert not results, "problems occured: " + results

This configuration is working for me. But I doubt about the correctness of this approach. And I would like to hide the extra @pytest.mark.parametrize. Are there any other ways to implement such a mechanism?
There are 2 fixtures (auth_f, conference_f) that I can run with all kinds of scopes. For me, the main thing is that they do not conflict with each other. In this case, I can use:

first_fixt(scope)
second_fixt(scope)

function
function

module
function

function
module

module
module

How else such behavior can be achieved? In a case when one fixture depends on another (e.g: conference_f(auth_f)), I cannot use scopes so widely, because I will have a conflict.

*How I wanted it to be:
@pytest.mark.parametrize('testcase', ['C34744: Switch to all size'
                                      'C34742: Switch to all duration',
                                      'C34743: Switch to all members'])
def testsuite(self, auth_f, conference_f, testcase):
    results = execute_actions('testsuite', testcase, auth_f)
    assert not results, "problems occured: " + results

Without the following oprions:
@pytest.mark.parametrize('auth_f', [''], indirect=True, scope='function')
@pytest.mark.parametrize('conference_f', ['testsuite_switch_filters'], indirect=True, scope='function')


Marche offers a wide range of local products given to its diverse geographical structure. It is a region, in fact, that has mainly hills but also mountains and its coast oversees the Adriatic Sea.
Marche is a region where the cultivation of olive trees is pretty spread, this is the reason why lots of dishes and typical products are prepared with the fruits of this tree: "olive ascolane", "spaghetti with tuna and olives", mackerel with olives, pickled olives, backed olives.
Another typical product is "pizza di Pasqua" with cheese that according to the tradition is eaten in the morning of the day of Easter together with other local culinary specialities.
There is, then, a variety of the classic Piadina Romagnola, the Piadina Sfogliata Marchigiana, lighter and easy to digest.
Impossible to forget the white and black truffle and the variety of "scorzone di Acqualagna".
In the past, the parts of the pork were precious, thus they weren't thrown away, reason why the tradition of Marche foresees cured meats with many parts of the pork to not waste it, extremely rich and varied. Other two typical products are, with any doubt Salame di Fabriano and Ciauscolo, spreadable cured meat that has the IGP certification. In addition there is also Carpegna ham and Porchetta.
Among the typical cheese of Marche, pretty appreciated in the Rome of Augusto, we remind the wide choice of Pecorino that characterizes the mountain areas and other limited products such as Casecc, Caprino, Slattato, Raviggiolo and Cacio with the shape of a lemon, that can be dated back to the Medieval times.
The sweet tradition of Marche foresees "Castagnole", little balls of sweet fried pasta and sprinkled with powdered sugar, "Calcioni", ravioli of bread dough stuffed with pecorino, eggs, sugar and lemon zest, donuts prepared with white flour, anise seeds, oil, sugar and grapes must. Worth mentioning is also "Lonzino di fico" poor desserts that is gave to children during Epiphany, "Cremini Dorati" a kind of thick custard diced, floured, breaded and fried.
Then "cavallucci": it is a dessert of the tradition which origin dates back to Medieval times, whereas the "Serpe" is a small dessert with the shape of a snake prepared with almond dough.
One of the most important agricultural activities of Marche is the cultivation of vine. A third of the 24.000 hectares of vineyards hosts vines of DOC (15) and DOCG (5) wines, as a proof of the high quality of the regional viticulture.
DOCG wines: Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva, Conero, Offida, Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, Vernaccia di Serrapetrona.
DOC wine: Bianchello del Metauro, Colli Maceratesi, Colli Pesaresi, Esino, Falerio dei Colli Ascolani, I Terreni di San Severino, Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, Terre di Offida, Pergola, Rosso Conero, San Ginesio, Serrapetrona, Rosso Piceno o Piceno, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi e Verdicchio di Matelica.
Worth mentioning is also "Vino di Visciole" a wine for dessert with the aroma of visciola, a kind of wild cherry. Also "Vino Cotto" is a wine for dessert with a pleasant and strong taste with an alcoholic volume between 12% and 14%, usually aged no less than 5 years.
A typical liqueur of Marche is Mistrà, with an alcoholic volume that can vary between 40% and 45%, that is obtained through the distillation of wine alcohol and flavoured with anise. Its resemblance with ouzo is not casual: the origin of the name is, in fact, given by the conquer of the Greek city with the same name (1687-1715) from the Republic of Venice, during which the people of Venice discovered this liqueur deciding to bring it at home.


Again an excerpt from Oneness, "For your world situation is no more than a magnified reflection of the energy of the collective consciousness. You are part of that group dynamic. And the only way to shift the worldview is to shift the thrust of what you project upon it. Each of you. One conflict at a time.
I look to each and every encounter and know that it can influence the vibration of the collective. I practice my values of kindness, compassion, love and peace with each word I utter and each interaction. I am not perfect, but each day I practice. Be the change you wish to see in the world with words and deeds. It all counts and all adds up. Choose wisely what you post on Facebook. I choose love. What do you choose?
I concur Lisa! Each one of us has the power to connect to each other and bring positive changes, it is not about one person, it is together that we become strong.


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