PROGRAM: Deborah's pictures take us through a year of dahlia growing. Invite yourfriends, neighbors and family. Bring any extra cuttings, plants or tubers for sale toyour fellow DCSers. Who will bring goodies to share???
Frank brought us the cd of ADS 2012 New Introductions compiled by Claudia Biggs. Gasps ensued from Beep Beep, a B IC PR, and Gitts' Crazy, both from Swan Island ($25!!!); Carl's Snow Queen, a jaunty BB LC W from Probanzanski; Tahoma Stardust, BB FD LB from Connell; and River's Novelty, NX, from Eugene Kenyon. Ask Frank if you'd like to check out the CD from the DSC library to ponder the new wonders in your leisure.
A few DSCers lifted over 100 clumps from the Warden's yard instead of rototilling them under. Devorah, DJ, Valeria, dentist Mike and John G. loved the fresh scones Marilyn made us. On a busman's holiday, LA Prez, Bob, dug in to help. Both groups enjoyed lovely weather. In fact, we had so little rain, that the second day, Orlando used his air compressor to clean the roots; we used no water at all. Deborah planted some in milk cartons and stored the rest in a combination of vermiculite and peat moss awaiting our tuber sale.
Thanks to Amy and Mitzu for volunteering for Kitchen Duty AND bringing cloud-light profiteroles! Thanks to Marina for healthy oranges. The Dingwalls brought both lemon and peanut butter cookies. Peg gaily distributed Valentine's chocolates and suckers. Lou C. brought smart chips (?). Thanks to the Manis for the 2×2's and the pvc tubes. Devorah announced that membership in DSC begins each January no matter when you signed up the previous year.
As in the past, those who have volunteered with Dig Out, in the Dell, at our Show, or in the kitchen, have the opportunity to help set up our fabulous Tuber and Cutting Sale. Our sale won't begin until9:30 so we may get more than the usual 20+ minutes of presale before the Public swamps in. Elsie will pass out the sign up sheet at our March meeting or you can call Deborah: 415 816 2118 to see if you qualify. We also need help setting up tables and putting out cuttings on the Friday at 11 am before our sale.
Just to keep things clear, our simple rule is that if a tuber or plant comes into our meeting room it is FOR SALE. It should be paid for before it leaves our room. However, if you've arranged to give or receive plants or tubers, do so outside of our meeting room, such as in the parking lot or even at one of your homes. Sometimes tubers can be bargained for. I once swapped over 60 tubers for a single Goshen Yellow and came away very pleased with the bargain. Sometimes chocolate or wine can become excellent inducements or the loan of a DVD, or the promise to help plant, or photos or…….get creative. Talk to the people who've had great wins at the shows. Be open to new growers who need to upgrade their stock. Continued communication creates a better dahlia community.
Juul's Amber and Elvira are DSC's Flowers of the Year. Look for them at our tuber sale. Some people call these their "challenge flower" because it really tests how well the individual can grow compared to everyone else: whose soil, attention, pinching, timing, lighting, fertilizing, protecting, and judicious disbudding all culminate in the BEST BLOOM. Good luck!
John has transformed his old golf cart garage into a germination hothouse and hopes to make bunches of cuttings for our tuber sale. John crafted an army of 90 gro-buckets with water reservoirs at the bottom and insulated them so his dahlias won't fry in the hot Novato summer. Meanwhile DJ scored a huge seedling bed in a community garden near his Beresford Park Dahlia Display Garden. We hope for many amazing new dahlias from DJ's seedling factory.
Move your tubers from their cool (but not cold) slumber to a warm (but not hotter than 75 degree) spot. This will induce your tubers to germinate. We would love to have all our sale tubers proudly flaunting little sprouts thus proving viability. Toss out any rotten ones. If a tuber is squishy but has a sprout, pop it in a pot with dirt; you might be able to still get a plant out of it. After all, the dahlia is already growing; it doesn't need its rotten tuber/storage container any more. Try making a few cuttings with your early birds. I like to wait until my sprouts have 3 sets of leaves before I cut them off at the tuber. Lou L. and Devi dip in rooting hormone; I don't. The evidence is mixed on whether this does any good. Use a very loose potting substance. Corralitos, Aztec, and Alan Haas use oasis wedges (floral foam); I like 1/3 soil, 1/3 perlite or vermiculite, and 1/3 sand. I water once and then merely mist or spritz for the next couple weeks. Lou L plugs his cuttings into damp soil and covers them with a tent of Saran Wrap, places them in his bookcase greenhouse, and does not touch them for 3 weeks. Now is the last chance to add "hot" chicken manure to your patch as it takes at least 6 weeks to "cool" off to the point that tender new roots are safe in it. Remember Kevin says that cow/horse manure contains very few nutrients; it is useful almost solely as tilth, giving soil better integrity. Last chance to dump compost over your plot. To rototill or not? The latest buzz is NOT. Purportedly, rototilling disrupts the microscopic world worse than it does good. I am opting to leave a few of my A's and AA's in the Dell and requesting that they not rototill my area this year. We'll see the results later………………You can be the judge.
1. Grow and plant in your garden this season.
2. Pop in a 4"x4" and use as an "insurance" pot root for next season. 3. Trade for something wonderful from someone else who's done the same thing.
4. Bring to our meetings or our Tuber sale as a donation.


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I like to add posts like this so that people searching Google for some live edge stuff in the Argyll or Glasgow or anywhere else really, find my page. There's a lot of shite out there and I like to do what I can to fight through it.
There's a few live edge tables I've got for sale in the 'Store' section of this site and I've been picking up a few slabs when something catches my eye. Have a look in the store, have a look in past posts too and if you've been looking for a live edge slab for a conference table, a dining table, a coffee table or whatever else then just give me a message and we'll see what we can do.
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Our vineyard in Niersteiner Pettenthal on the Roter Hang (Red Slope) is one of those special sites which produce outstanding Grosse Gewächse (dry grand cru wines). The vines grow on red clayish slate, which even in extremely dry years provides ideal growing and ripening conditions. Sunlight reflected from the River Rhine and the ability of the red slate to retain warmth give rise to a constant microclimate.
The best wines of Rheinhessen are harvested from this vineyard. Their exotic fruit aromas, often accompanied by fine herbal notes and the necessary minerality, are evident already in the young Rieslings but particularly elegant after several years.


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israelandstuffcom | December 31, 2020
According to sources in Jerusalem and in Washington, Indonesia, Mauritania or Oman could be the next country to enter the Abraham Accords, normalizing open diplomatic, economic & cultural relations with Israel as early as January.
By LAHAV HARKOV
The US is pushing for another Arab or Muslim state to normalize relations with Israel in the three weeks before US President Donald Trump leaves office, a Trump administration source said on Wednesday.
The Abraham Accords logo …Bridging nations, "toward a future in which people of all faiths and backgrounds live together in peace and prosperity." Donald J. Trump, POTUS – Photo: US State Department website
"We're working very hard on making it happen," said the source, who has been involved in negotiations for the Abraham Accords, as the agreements are called. A second Trump administration source confirmed the ongoing efforts.
In the past four months, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco have all joined the Abraham Accords establishing – or in the case of Morocco renewing – open and official diplomatic ties with Israel.
Sources in Jerusalem and Washington have said in recent weeks that Indonesia, Mauritania, Niger or Oman could be next to join the accords. All three have had a certain level of secret or unofficial ties with Jerusalem in the past. There have also been persistent reports of progress with Pakistan.
Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (L) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) in Warsaw, February 13th, 2019. – Photo: AMOS BEN-GERSHOM/Israeli GPO
Secret ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia have been warming in recent years and months, to the extent that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met in the Saudi city of Neom last month.
The Trump administration approved the sale of $290 million in precision-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia this week, and Israeli officials have speculated that the Saudis would seek maximum benefit from the US in exchange for normalization.
Vice President Mike Pence's planned visit to Israel in a week and a half, which could have been the occasion to announce a new Abraham Accords agreement, has been called off, Yediot Aharonot reported.
A Prime Minister's Office official said Pence's visit had not been finalized.
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Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics has recalled in France lot HVK163 of its Ortho HIV-1/HIV-2 Ab Capture ELISA Test System, reference numbers 932360 and 932380. The measure, announced last week by the French healthcare products safety agency, AFSSAPS, follows the discovery of floccules in the negative and positive test vials. This anomaly does not, however, affect the performance of the test used for screening HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies, says the agency.


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The early-bird pricing for cap & gown ordering has passed. The price has increased to $37.00 for the cap & gown (tassel included). Please go to the Jostens website (Jostens.com), enter the school information, and you will be directed to the UTVA page. Click on Graduation and you will see all of the options that are available for purchase. If you only want the cap & gown, scroll to the bottom "Browse All Grad & Cap/Gown," scroll to the bottom for Caps & Gowns, and you'll see Individual Products. This is where you will order your cap & gown for $37. The message on the ordering pages reads that it will be delivered to the school, but that is not accurate. The Utah office of Jostens makes sure to send to your home address, which you will enter in the billing information section. Please order as soon as possible.
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Nineteen-year-old Erika Toledo Ruiz shares the couch with her younger sister Gloria. They're watching cartoons on a flat-screen TV while their dad rests after his midnight shift at McDonalds.
It's midafternoon, and Erika still has to pick up her mom from her job at a diner in Tucson.
Erika wants to work in the restaurant business as well. She graduated from Pueblo High School in Tucson last year and is saving money to enter the culinary arts program at Pima Community College.
"When I get my diploma, I want to start business management so that I can get my own restaurant," Erika says. "That is my big dream."
But there's one major obstacle.
Erika doesn't have the right papers to stay in the United States legally. She was born in Nogales, Sonora. Her parents permanently moved to Tucson when she was 9. For the past 10 years, she's lived in Tucson.
Her biggest hope right now is that the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (the DREAM Act) passes Congress and allows Erika and almost a million other undocumented young people in the United States to continue their education and follow their dreams.
Erika labels herself as half Mexican, half American. "I have been living here in America, but I still have my Mexican roots," she says.
The last time she went to Mexico to visit family was four years ago. She says she enjoys holidays in her home country but does not want to live there again.
"I am already used to being here and I have a whole new life here," she adds.
To help undocumented young immigrants like Erika stay in their adopted home and continue their education, U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Richard Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the DREAM Act in 2001.
The act would make it possible for illegal immigrants to legalize their status if they arrived before the age of 16, lived in the United States for the past five years and have a U.S. high school diploma. If they complete two years of postsecondary education or military service, they can become U.S. citizens.
If the DREAM Act passes, an estimated 726,000 undocumented young adults could immediately start their path to U.S. citizenship, according to a recent study from the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C., non-partisan, nonprofit think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide.
The act has been introduced numerous times since 2001. In September, it was introduced once again as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, but the U.S. Senate failed to pass it.
If the DREAM Act does pass, with or without comprehensive immigration reform, Erika says her dream may come true.
"We are not criminals," she says. "We just want to keep studying to be somebody in the future and help the country."
Erika is an active member of the "dreamer" community in Tucson. When the Defense Authorization Act was introduced in September, she went to Phoenix to advocate for its passage.
During the demonstration, a counterprotester called Erika a "cockroach" and told her to go back to Mexico.
"That was the first time that somebody called me cockroach, and I felt so bad that day," Erika says.
But the hostility does not scare her away from advocating for other "dreamers." This month Erika will help campaign on behalf of Araceli Torres-Ruiz, a 20-year resident of Tucson who was arrested along with 10 other people in an immigration raid at a Panda Express in 2008.
Torres-Ruiz is charged with working illegally and identity theft, according to her attorney, Margaret Cowan, who has been in Tucson since 1985 and does consulting work for the dreamers pro bono.
Cowan also meets with Tucson dreamers and their families at Pueblo High School each week to answer legal questions and organize demonstrations and campaigns such as the one for Torres-Ruiz.
In two previous campaigns, Cowan has organized the dreamer community to flood the U.S. Department of Homeland Security with thousands of phone calls, faxes and emails. Cowen says, each time, the department responded and granted deferred action, which means the person is released and gets a work permit.
The constant low-grade fear of discovery and deportation and the struggle to continue her education are not Erika's only barriers.
Two months before she was supposed to graduate from high school, she started suffering from lupus, a chronic autoimmune disorder. On March 17, 2009, she went to the emergency room.
Her kidneys stopped working. She started to retain water and gained an immense amount of weight in a matter of days.
Doctors at the University Medical Center told her parents in front of Erika that she was going to die. "It was like cold water thrown in my face," Erika says.
Erika says her father was furious and told the doctors, "You are going to help her. You are going to cure her because you have to. I didn't hire you to tell me that she is going to die."
Erika was in the hospital for two months. "I was crying every day, all night," she says. "It was so, so depressing."
She finally walked out of the hospital on May 25, 2009. Now she owes University Medical Center more than $20,000, and although she has recovered, the 20-inch-long stretch marks on her belly and shins remind her every day of the depressing months in the hospital.
Today, Erika is back to planning her career as an international chef in her own fancy restaurant, but she knows nothing will happen unless the DREAM Act is passed.
Then, she says, "I would be happy not only for me, but for all the people who are waiting for their dreams to come true."
Erika Toledo Ruiz, an active member of Tucson's dreamer community, talks to a friend during a meeting at a Tucson church on behalf of another woman who was arrested during an immigration raid.
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When I was in high school, lo, far too many decades ago (yikes!), one of the fair young lasses I was attracted to was a girl I'll call Firian, after a character in the sequel I'm currently writing to Gryphon's Heir. (Its working title? Gryphon's Awakening. Thanks for asking.) The Firian of my real-life desires bore a number of similarities to the story character, although literary Firian wasn't inspired or patterned on real Firian. At least, not as far as I know. (My subconscious provides all kinds of imagery that can be alternately wonderful and terrifying at different times, but it doesn't always spell things out as to the whys and wherefores of said imagery.) Real Firian was a diminutive slip of a thing, strikingly pretty, blonde haired, blue eyed, highly intelligent and highly opinionated and just very attractively... effervescent. Ah, young love. (I took her to my high school grad --- still have the photograph her parents took of us --- and recall she was terrified to discover, moments before it was to happen, that as the valedictorian's date, she had to lead the head table in to the banquet.) In short, she was a real little spitfire, and I was smitten more or less instantly. I had a love/hate relationship with her for several years, because unfortunately, while she liked me a great deal, the spark I felt for her wasn't reciprocated, at least not to the same degree. We eventually fell out of touch --- I haven't seen or heard from her in 28 years, although according to social media, she's still with us, living in another part of the country. And what prompted the train of thought leading to today's musings is... the fact that yesterday was her birthday.
(How do you know? I hear you ask incredulously. Ah, my mind is a veritable warehouse of useless information. Just ask my students, bless their long-suffering little hearts.)
Real-life Firian is in her late fifties now, and I imagine the diminutive spitfire of the photograph is long gone --- just like the too-intense young guy at her side, I hasten to add, lest you think I'm unfairly targeting her. Sic transit gloria mundi.
What happens with characters (or people) as they age? No, I'm not looking for you to take that literally and pontificate about mental and physical effects of aging, thanks very much. I'm just posing a mostly rhetorical question for reflection.
Like most people we meet in life, we tend to see story characters at one particular point in their lives --- story characters usually at times of extreme crisis --- a point that ranges anywhere from a day or less to several years, depending on the story. We don't often tend to see people's or characters' lives extend over decades, and I'd say the results are mixed when we do.
The young Digory Kirke of C.S. Lewis' The Magician's Nephew turns out to be the old Professor in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but seeing as how he's a pretty marginal character in LWW (more so in the book than Andrew Adamson's film), it's of no great consequence. In fact, there, it's rather a comfortable closing of the loop. And from the beginning of The Hobbit to the conclusion of The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo ages by 80 years or so, but of course, by then, he, too is a pretty marginal character. More importantly, following Sauron's downfall, Frodo lives in the Shire for a number of years, doing various things before he ditches Middle Earth, although the book goes into this in far more detail than the film; Jackson structures things so you might think Frodo only hung around long enough for his travel agent to book passage on Elven Cruise Lines. And am I the only person to think the ending of Harry Potter book 7 is vaguely unsatisfying at best, kind of creepily unsettling at worst? (Again, the film version of this really doesn't help matters, as we view sort-of aged versions of Daniel, Rupert and Emma attempt to mimic much older people.) "And then they all grew up, settled down with mortgages, had kids and careers of varying interest" doesn't really adequately substitute for "And they all lived happily ever after," does it? Which is rather what Rowling gives us.
I think the reason why this is so is that, like most of the people we encounter in our real life story arcs, the characters we encounter in literature intersect our lives for but a few brief moments. (Of course, unlike real life, we can go back and relive our literary characters' adventures in every exact detail over and over whenever we like.) For the real people we meet, it's a one shot deal, and the passage of time blurs the details of those encounters --- which is not always necessarily a bad thing.
Ultimately, as writers, I guess it's up to us to determine whether and in what manner our characters age. It needn't be a melancholy process. While Will sometimes wrote things like "golden girls and lads all must, like chimney sweeps, come to dust," he also said that "with mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come."
At least we have the power to choose for our characters.
(Okay, here's your post-script on the question I know you want answered, constant reader: would I contemplate contacting real-life Firian now? Well... no... I don't think so. Another friend of mine once said that memories unfrozen do not survive the thaw, and after one or two other real-life experiences along this vein, I regretfully think that's true. After all this time... best we allow the lithe young real-life Firian to remain as she was, a perpetual testament to youth. Sic transit gloria mundi indeed.)


The world of acting is one in which there are many stars. Whether they grace the big screen or the small one, there are countless actors who become as familiar to us as our own friends. We feel like we come to know them through the roles that they play, and through the press interviews that they constantly have to give. All of this leads us to favouring some actors over others, picking them out as our favourites and seeking out their latest work whenever possible.
Of course, all things must come to an end, and sooner or later our favourite actors tend to pass away. When this happens, it's not unusual to feel a grief as if we really did know them ourselves. It's sad to know that we will never again be able to watch another performance of theirs which is new.
For the actors that keep working right up until their death, there is another layer of emotion that comes along with it. Some of them even died while still working on their latest projects, and many of them have work that comes out after they have already died. Watching their last roles can be especially poignant, and can bring back those stabs of grief for a bright star which has now been lost.
These 15 actors kept working right until their deaths. For some, it was a defiance of old age and illness, a determination to keep going right to the very end. For others, they were unaware that their tragic death was looming around the corner.
Bill Paxton is one of those legendary actors who have starred in so many big hit movies, you can hardly believe they managed to fit it all in. His credit list boasts such titles as Titanic, Aliens, Twister, and Apollo 13. His were the kind of movies that you would watch over and over again because they are so enjoyable. Paxton sadly passed away on the 25th of February 2017, aged 61, in Los Angeles. His last work was released in 2017, including a film called The Circle and some episodes of his TV show Training Day. He worked consistently throughout his life, and there was no indication that his life would come to an end when it did. He went in for heart surgery to repair damage which occurred earlier in his life, and ended up having a stroke in the operating room which he unfortunately did not recover from.
Known for his comedy roles in classics such as Uncle Buck, Cool Runnings, Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, and Spaceballs, John Candy was acting right up to his death on March 4, 1994. He suffered a heart attack while he was filming Wagons East!, a Western parody. Both this film and Canadian Bacon, came out after his death and were dedicated to his memory. He was aged 43, and had been struggling with his health for some time because of the fact that he was overweight. There were a number of unfinished projects left behind which ended up being shelved. There were three proposed films – an adaptation of A Confederacy of Dunces, The Incomparable Atuk, and a biopic of Fatty Arbuckle which are now thought to be cursed. John Candy, John Belushi, Sam Kinison, and Chris Farley were all attached to the lead roles – and all of them died before they were able to film anything.
Another beloved actor who could not escape a drug addiction, Philip Seymour Hoffman had been battling to go sober since he was a young adult. He was finally unable to beat the habit and relapsed in 2013 after years of sobriety. He continued to work, notably being cast in films such as The Master and The Hunger Games franchise. In February 2014, he took what was to be his last hit of heroin and died with the syringe still in his arm. He was only 46. His part in the Hunger Games finale film had to be recut so that the scenes he had already filmed could be used, without the further addition of the scenes he had not yet gotten down on film. He had received many accolades for his work, including a Best Actor Oscar for Capote and many nominations. He was seen as one of the strongest character actors in Hollywood, able to tackle misfits, bullies, and outcasts of society with a sombreness and nuance that made them more likeable.
A legend in the world of martial arts, Bruce Lee was the inspiration for many a kid to beg for karate or kung fu lessons. He was very prolific before his death despite having only just broken into the film industry. Most of his earlier work was less well-known, and he only completed a handful of movies at the prime of his career. It could well be that his dedication to his role as an expert martial artist was what got the better of him in the end. While working on The Game of Death he collapsed and was rushed to hospital, where doctors found abnormal swelling in his brain. Though they were able to get it under control at the time, he died in his sleep two months later. That was the 20th July 1973, and he was 32 years old. Tragically, his then 8-year-old son Brandon Lee would go on to die on a movie set himself as an adult.
The death of Anton Yelchin was another that shook Hollywood to its core, not least because of the actor's young age combined with his huge talent. It was a freak accident which claimed the life of the promising actor at the age of just 27 on June 19, 2016. He was killed when his car rolled back and pinned him, with no one around to help or stop the accident from happening. He had taken part in a large number of roles already when he joined the 27 Club, though surely his most favoured was that of Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series. He had completed filming on Star Trek Beyond, which came out in 2016, but a new approach will be needed to explain his character's absence in subsequent films. After that film, a further four films and several television episodes were released posthumously. He had been at the height of his career.
Alan Rickman filled so many classic roles over time that it's hard to define him by just one. For many, he will always be the only true embodiment of Professor Snape in the Harry Potter franchise. For others, he remains Die Hard's Hans Gruber. For still others, he will be remembered as the Sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. When he died on January 14, 2016, he had known that pancreatic cancer was coming for him. That didn't stop him from working up to his death, with his final film, in which he provided a voice for Alice Through the Looking Glass, coming out posthumously. Reports say that he was not aware just how serious his cancer was until a few weeks before his death, but became seriously ill before Christmas and then fought a battle that was to be short-lived. Beautifully, he had been with his wife since the age of 19, leaving her behind at the age of 69 on his death.
Carrie Fisher was mourned by fans the world over when she died at the age of 60. She had just finished filming her part as Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode VIII, which is of course still unreleased. She was set to appear in the ninth instalment of the series as well, with the script needing a rework to make it happen without her. Still, if they wanted to include her original part, they very easily could: she had already been recreated as her younger self via CGI in Rogue One. Carrie suffered a heart attack on a flight between LA and London while filming scenes for television show Catastrophe. Tragically, she was followed to the grave not long after by her actress mother, Debbie Reynolds. Tributes poured in for the actress, who had also made a name for herself as a script doctor, bringing plenty of films to a more polished final version.
Joaquin Phoenix may now be the most prominent of the Phoenix clan, but it certainly wasn't always that way. River Phoenix was in his prime and the heartthrob of girls and women around the world when he overdosed on drugs on October 31, 1993. He was just 23 years old at the time, and had racked up only 23 movie and television appearances. Some of those still stand as classics, from Stand By Me to My Own Private Idaho. He was right in the middle of filming Dark Blood when he collapsed and died on the sidewalk outside of The Viper Room in Hollywood. He also left several roles vacant, such as the one that went instead to Christian Slater in Interview with the Vampire, Sean Astin's part in Safe Passage, and Emile Hirsch's in Milk. There were also further projects he had been in discussion on which ended up falling flat once he had passed away, due to the fact they had been banking on his appearance.
The sad death of Robin Williams shook fans around the world when it was announced on August 11, 2014. Not only was it awful to see a comic legend disappear at the age of just 63, but it was soon followed by the revelation that he had taken his own life. It has since emerged that he was suffering from a disorder called Lewy Body Dementia which was slowly taking his ability to move and think clearly. Depression, which had haunted him from an early age, was also part of the picture when he decided not to let the disorder take the rest of his life. Some of his most loved works include films like Jumanji, Mrs Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society, and Aladdin. Right before his death, he had completed filming on Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and has also recorded his voice lines for Absolutely Anything. The comedy actor is still sorely missed for his ability to bring a lightness into anything.
One of the most lauded contemporary actors of his time, Heath Ledger tragically died from what many say was a complication of his method acting. The legend goes that he got so deep into the character of The Joker in The Dark Knight that it began to affect his health, and he required prescription drugs to help him sleep and cope with the role. A few months after filming had wrapped, on 22 January 2008, he died of an accidental overdose from the very drugs that were supposed to help him cope. At the time he was only partway through filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and the film had to be finished with a number of stand-in actors. Despite only appearing in 19 films, two of which were released posthumously, he had built up a massive worldwide following. One of his most acclaimed films was cowboy romance Brokeback Mountain. He was just 28 at the time of his death.
Christopher Lee was much loved for his many roles, which made him a villain in some of the best-loved franchises of all time. He was Count Dooku in Star Wars, he was Francisco Scaramanga in James Bond's The Man With the Golden Gun, and he was Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. He received a knighthood for his work and continued right up until the stage preceding his death. He also did a sideline in heavy metal albums, strangely enough, and served as a spy in WWII. He was claimed by respiratory problems and heart failure at the age of 93 on 7 June 2015. Just three weeks earlier, he had recorded his final words for Angels of Notting Hill. He spoke fluent English, Italian, French, Spanish, and German, as well as speaking well in Swedish, Russian, and Greek. He was a man of very man talents and kept them going right up to his death.
If you wanted a British tough guy in your film, there was a time when the man you went to was Oliver Reed. He had a very long list of credits, including such classics as Oliver!, The Three Musketeers, and Gladiator. Gladiator actually happened to be his final film: he died during filming of a heart attack. That was the 2 May 1999, and he was 61 years old. In 1971, he was voted as the 5th most popular box office star in Britain. Omid Djalili said of his death, "He hadn't had a drink for months before filming started... Everyone said he went the way he wanted, but that's not true. It was very tragic. He was in an Irish bar and was pressured into a drinking competition. He should have just left, but he didn't." The only way that they could finish the film was to use a combination of a mannequin and CGI, but even so, he was posthumously nominated for a Best Supporting Actor BAFTA.
When you think about Dracula, chances are that you picture Bela Lugosi's face. He was one of the most iconic horror actors of early film, gaining a niche following in the 1930s due to his portrayal of plenty of feature monsters. He was plagued throughout his career by the fact that he could not always get high billing thanks to the limitations of his Hungarian accent, and turned to morphine and methadone to cope. Later in life, however, Ed Wood would cast him in lead roles again and again. He was treated for his drug addiction and was acting again with his final film, The Black Sheep. He died of a heart attack in his sleep aged 73, on August 16, 1956. He was in talks with Ed Wood to start a new film project at the time, and urban legend has it that he was clutching the script for The Final Curtain when he was found dead – but this is not true.
The role that most people know Jim Davis for is that of Jock Ewing in hit TV show Dallas. He was in 75 episodes of the show and worked as much as he could even though he had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He continued filming even during chemotherapy, with concessions being made so that he could sit down during the episodes and wear a wig. A storyline was worked in so that he could be off-screen at the end of season 3, and it was while the season was still airing that he unfortunately died. His character was written out after another 13 episodes. He died of his cancer on April 26, 1981. He had worked on a large number of films and television shows during his time, and was 71 years old at the time of his death. He cemented his long-term reputation by appearing in one of the most talked-about and watched shows of all time.
John Hurt was hugely loved for the fact that he had roles in number of iconic films. These included Alien, The Elephant Man, V For Vendetta, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and the Harry Potter franchise. He first came to prominence in 1966, and spent the rest of his life acting. He was knighted in 2015, and he even got in a performance as the War Doctor in Doctor Who. He died aged 77 on the 25 January 2017 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He had first been diagnosed in 2015, but had stated that he was determined to carry on working through his treatment and that he was optimistic about his prognosis. He went into remission in 2015, but the illness returned to take his life. Interestingly, of his 129 film appearances plus dozens of TV roles, he "died" on screen around 40 times, which is thought to be the most of any actor.


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PLOT SUMMARY: Special Prosecutor Heather Dunbar (Elizabeth Marvel) has been tipped off on the First Couple's therapy and interrogates staunch hold-out Reverend Thomas Larkin (Tom Galantich). President Walker (Michael Gill) confronts Vice President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey): he knows Frank set him up on the marriage counselling. Frank celebrates the fact that he has isolated the President. When confronted by Secretary of State Catherine Durant (Jayne Atkinson), Frank argues that she has as much to gain by Walker's removal and manipulates her into offering Xander Feng (Terry Chen) asylum in exchange for confirmation on the money laundering scheme. This alienates Durant from the President and puts her firmly into Frank's camp. That the President was proscribed anti-depressants becomes public and congressmen start calling for impeachment. When subpoenad by Dunbar, Tusk (Gerald McRaney) pleads the fifth amendment. The Walkers hold a press conference to defend their marriage and getting therapy, while Frank publicly supports them.
Meanwhile, Majority Whip Jackie Sharp (Molly Parker) pressures Megan Hennessey (Libby Woodbridge) not to support Claire Underwood's Bill, manipulating her into thinking that Claire is making Megan take the heat on the issue. Claire adopts false humility and drops the Bill, offering to negotiate with a cynical Jackie. Claire then tells the First Lady (Joana Going) that she dropped the Bill because of Jackie, but they fall out anyway. The Underwoods then ask Jackie to whip the vote for an impeachment to avoid a mid-term catastrophe.
Elsewhere, Hacker Gavin Orsay (Jimmi Simpson) blackmails Agent Green , the FBI-White House liaison, into dropping the charges against him and Lucas Goodwin. And on the personal front, Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly) pressures Rachel Posner (Rachel Brosnahan) to get rid of her lover and room-mate Lisa Williams (Kate Lyn Sheil) which she does.
COMMENTS: Great, great pure political episode, with the Underwoods' long game paying off and a superb cliffhanger on whether Jackie will accept their offer (I'm assuming yes.) I'm assuming the payoff for the increasingly conflicted Stamper, however, might be in season three. I love that we've seen Claire play the game as well as Frank, and that her cynical use of the sexual harassment bill was just a ploy all along - something to give up to Jackie in reconciliation. I can't help but think that this kind of detailed political writing is what you get when Beau Willamon is back as the screenwriter. The only disappointment was not seeing anything of the the suspicious Gavin.


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ICQ Slims Down for 4.0 Release
By stp
Published 15 years ago
ICQ is promising to innovate its way back to the top of the nascent world of instant messaging. Today marks the release of ICQ 4.0, ICQ's next generation instant messaging client. ICQ is breaking from the past by shedding the software's bloated image in favor of a new open source plug-in architecture.
In addition to putting ICQ on a diet, the overall user interface has been streamlined and refreshed. Other improvements brought by the 4.0 milestone tackle portability and personalization.
To accomplish its goal of redefining ICQ, the company is seeking to crystallize the thinking of developers around a new concept called "ICQ Xtraz." ICQ Xtraz are new features and services that users can select without having to download client updates or install additional components. Xtraz are built on top of an open application programming interface (API) and submitted to ICQ for approval prior to being offered to customers.
Thus far, the API has only been available to developers including Oberon Media and Lavalife - not end users. This will change, however; in an interview with BetaNews, an ICQ spokesperson indicated that the API will soon be available to everyone.
The ICQ 4.0 client hides Xtraz by way of a collapsible menu that displays several default selections, as well as a user's most commonly requested features. Preferences are recorded locally within an XML document. These preferences do not carry over to other access points, but the services are still available should a user request them.
ICQ users can send shortcuts to one another to participate in a new feature. To make this happen in real time, Flash and DHTML fuse together to deliver Xtraz to users without adding any weight to the client. Xtraz are hosted exclusively on ICQ's servers and updated globally so that every ICQ user is always using the latest feature.
The design of the Xtraz platform -- included with ICQ Lite -- calls into question the viability of ICQ Pro. For the time being, ICQ will continue to ship its feature-rich Pro distribution, but the stripped-down ICQ Light is now capable of added functionality without actually downloading extra bits.
Other major features making their debut with ICQ 4.0 include "Follow Me" and "ICQ Devils." Like AOL Instant Messenger -- ICQ's corporate brethren -- Follow Me permits ICQ messages to be sent to user's cell phones if they are away from the PC. To curtail the influx of SMS messages, cell phone users can choose to turn the option off remotely.
ICQ Devils add a touch of personalization to the client. Comparative to AIM's Buddy Icon, a Devil personalizes the profiles of ICQ users and appears within new "Super Message" boxes and inside all incoming message notifications. ICQ's unique twist is the Devil's ability to respond to emotions; if a user sends a contact a smile, the ICQ Devil will return the favor and flash a wicked smile.
Photos uploaded as Devils can be manipulated with some rudimentary photo editing tools embedded in the client.
ICQ also launched its new ICQ Universe social networking service on the heels of the 4.0 release. One of the unannounced goals of ICQ 4.0 is to bridge the gap between the company's Web properties and the client software.
In March, a limited beta of the ICQ client was previewed by 30,000 customers outside of the United States, where ICQ usage remains strong. These same users had simultaneous access to ICQ Universe.
"ICQ definitely has quite a lead in a number of overseas markets – I think a main driver is to push forth its community and cater to the demand for social networking," Genelle Hung, a Market Analyst with the Radicati Group told BetaNews. "There is a great deal more that ICQ users can now do and share with friends, which is the trend with IM users these days. Music, gaming, file-sharing – all these are more must-haves than before, on top of just personalized instant messaging."
Mirabilis, the original creator of ICQ, was founded in 1996 and kick started the real time communications craze. AOL purchased Mirabilis in 1998 in an effort to dominate the IM marketplace. Since that time, the company has admittedly fallen off the wagon from its position as the market innovator. "We are bringing the innovation back to ICQ," said Orey Gilliam, general manager for the ICQ product group.
"ICQ is definitely innovating more now to make a bit of a come-back – not that it is lacking in users or growth, but it seems to have sat back on its laurels a little, being the first to market and all. However, it has realized the competition is picking up steam, and it has to keep on innovating and gearing to user demand to ensure continued loyalty and growth," remarked Radicati's Hung.
With 490 million people expected to use IM clients in 2004 and 642 million come 2005, ICQ and its competition have no shortage of potential customers to canvass with their wares.


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8959 part v Form: What You Should Know
Additional Medicare Tax (Form 8959): In general If you have Medicare, a government program, or are an individual covered by self- employment insurance, these are exempt from Additional Medicare Tax. Also, If you are subject to the Additional Medicare Tax, makes sure your employer withholds the correct amount from your pay to calculate Additional Medicare Tax. You may be subject to Additional Medicare Tax on your wages if your employer takes more than 400 (for example, if you make 45,000 per year and your pay is 40,000 then your employer would owe you 300). Additional Medicare Tax rate and rate range Each Form 8959 is calculated based on its own table of rate ranges. The lowest rate for filing year 2023 is 10 percent and the highest rate is 65 percent. In 2018, the rates for income up to 127,200 and up to 200,000 for individuals are 10 and 15 percent. Exemptions: You may be exempt from the Additional Medicare Tax in a number of ways: You do not have to pay Additional Medicare Tax You do not have to file Form 941, Form 943, or Forms 944 (which indicate the amount of Additional Medicare Tax withheld (form 8959 is one form that includes this information)) Your wages are wages only, and not compensation, and not self-employment income in the taxable year If an employer's employee has a spouse or dependent child with an income for 2017, the employer and employee must file a joint Form 8959, showing that each employee has made a separate Form 8962. That is, each child has to file forms for the employee's spouse or dependent child. Additional Medicare Tax rates for 2023 and later The IRS lowered the rates in 2023 to 20.0 percent for individual filers, and to 24.4 percent for married filing jointly, up from the previous rates. The same table applies for 2019. For a breakdown of the differences, see 2023 and 2023 Table of Rates (Form 8959). (The table below is an estimate. The final rates depend on how many filers have or have not received a Form 944 and who does not yet have a Social Security number.) 2017 Table of rates (Form 8959) Year of issuance Tax year Rate Single Filing Jointly Married Filing Separately 2023 20.0% 13,900,000 1,950,000 8% 2023 21.


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MEP Talk: Active for gender equality! What is the EU doing and is it enough? (Pan European Event by MeetEU)
Moritz Wim Volker Wille 19/04/2021 13:27
Event report available
The Corona crisis has highlighted the gender inequality, while at the same time the current generation is growing up with the name "Generation Equal." A contradiction, because many grievances existed before the pandemic, such as unequal pay for the same work and disadvantages in the labor market due to family situation.
"Equality for all and equality in all its senses" is one of the guidelines of Ursula von der Leyen. Fittingly, the European Commission has set up a Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, which addresses the current gaps. As the second program of its kind, it will have to address various challenges, the rising number of femicides and growing economic inequality.
What measures are being taken by the EU institutions and are they enough to achieve the gender equality already established in the 1957 Rome Treaties? Let's talk about it with Maria Noichl, MEP S&D.
Organized by MeetEU as part of the together.eu campaign.
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On Tuesday the 4th of April, a member of the European Parliament Ms. Noichl (S&D) was our guest on MeetEU and spoke about the EU's gender equality strategy. Prior to entering politics, Noichl was a teacher of nutrition and design, she has also been or still is an activist. Ms. Noichl delivered a fascinating presentation on the EU's gender equality strategy, with the question; gender equality is the EU doing enough? She replied with one strong answer; No. The European Union is doing a lot, but, at first, we should look at what are the biggest problems in today's EU gender equality policy? According to Ms. Noichl, there are four pillars; 1. Protection, 2. Participation, 3. Pay and 4. Power. In these four pillars, there is always a gap, which means that it is not equal. First, it is a shame that there is still a considerable gap in pay, income, and pensions for women in Europe. Secondly, everyday women in Europe are killed by men, it is still not fully safe for women and thus protection has to be increased. Participation, we still have not enough women in ruling positions, especially in the participation for power. But power means also the right to abortion, still, women in Europe are not allowed to make their own decision and that has to change, power has to shift. We have to understand there is not one country in the world, with a good future without gender equality. Gender equality is always linked with a good future for the Member States and gender equality is always directly linked with democracy. We really have to understand that if somebody pushed down or halted gender equality it is the same as limiting democracy. We need better legislation but also more ''color in the head'', meaning that it is partly legislation that changes gender equality and also behavior. What you learn, how you look at things is what changes the world around us. To give an example; Could you tell me where Doctor Smith is? Most people assume that doctor Smith is a male, while it could also be a female. Stereotypes have to be expelled, to give another example that pink is for females and blue for boys, absurd! Advice from a participant: My boyfriend was not trained to clean, so I broke the vacuum cleaner and washing machine and let him fix it. Just as an example, even though I knew how to fix it, what I meant is to show you that there is this stereotype of woman and technique and that women are thought to be doing the standard jobs around the house (cleaning) that could also be done by men. This is a huge stereotype, and it has to stop! To conclude: the European Union is working hard on a better gender equality, but, there is still a lot that needs to be done and change. Gender equality has to end, for a better future, for a better Europe and hopefully the world
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I am glad MeetEU exists because it provides not only a connection between the EU and Europeans but also because it's a safe space to discuss important topics that concern us all :)


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Husband Cohabitating
We had been contacted by a lady who was convinced her estranged husband was cohabitating and had left her for one more woman. She wanted proof of this and also wanted to find out where he was living
Our client told us that when her husband 1st left he was really sad and apologetic as he felt that after 26 years of marriage that they had grown apart and he didn't feel he loved her any more. He said he needed time apart and did not wish to tell her where he was going. He took a significant quantity of dollars out of their joint bank account which he said he necessary to set himself up in a new place to live.
While waiting for her husband to return their relationship started to go from amicable to acrimonious. He stopped answering her calls and paid much less money into their bank account. Our client was confused by this and she felt this was quite strange behaviour for him and completely out of character. A friend of hers suggested that he may well have one more woman as a similar factor had happened to her. She also urged our client to give us a call to see if we could support as we had helped her within the past.
We carried out a session of surveillance on her husband and discovered the address he was living at and that there was yet another woman living there. We then looked into the address and it was registered in his name as well as the woman he was living with. They had purchased the property together just soon after he had left our client.
We had been able to offer our client with all the evidence she necessary to divorce her husband for adultery. Our client she stated that after the initial shock it all became clear and that her husband had almost certainly been getting an affair with this woman for several years. She is now prepared to move on with her new life.
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Some time ago, I began testing two of the best known hosting companies: Linode and Dreamhost.
There are already lots of comparisons on the Internet, and I have to say I agree with most of them.
I can confirm they are both very good services, with their differences: Linode is a VPS, so you have root password and are responsible for configuring everything from scratch; with Dreamhost you have only a normal user password, and an excellent panel (developed in house) cares for most of the configuration and software installation.
I'm comparing Linode 360 (the smallest plan) with the default Dreamhost plan: performances are similar, but Dreamhost is marginally faster. Of course it wildly depends on what the other users are doing, since with Dreamhost you have no guaranteed resources. Linode is more consistent.
Here are the results; I used Unixbench WHT-2.
For linode here is a "hdparm -Tt" also. I cannot do the same test with Dreamhost.
Of course I cannot say if the situation will be the same for you: I may just be lucky (or unlucky).
About service levels: with Linode everything is absolutely smooth and perfect (it's a VPS after all): no outages till now, you have your own VPS, so no one can interphere with what you are doing. On the other hand, with Dreamhost I already had some outages and support is not so fast as I would like. So, if uptime is important for you, Linode seems to be the better choice.


Sam is co-founder and director at Promethean. He serves as the principal sales, marketing and business development officer. One of his proudest moments in his career was to witness the first farmer chill milk in a village in India without using a diesel generator. To help reach this milestone, Sam uses his rich network of business relationships to seek strategic partners, customers, employees, funding sources and publicity for Promethean. Sam received his BA from Union College in political science and is originally from Boston.


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It's a known fact throughout the world that an instant way to class up a t-shirt is to?add a pocket! However, Comfort Colors doesn't just settle for one upgrade; how about the whole shirt! That's why Comfort Colors made the 6030CC Pocket Tee.
Not only does this Comfort Colors t-shirt revamp this American classic, but they bring you an ultra-soft preshrunk soft-washed garment-dyed fabric, which will quickly make this Comfort Colors one of your personal favorites. This pocket t-shirt also has set-in sleeves and a one-inch ribbed collar with a double-needle topstitched neckline, which all combines to create a slimmer and sportier look to the 6030CC t-shirt.
Upon first glance, the greatest feature of this Comfort Colors top is evident in its simplicity. The 6030CC Garment-Dyed shirt is fashionable enough to wear without print or silk-screening, as it also comes in a variety of colors and sizes to meet your taste. If printing is desired, then a minimal approach works best for the Comfort Colors Pocket Tee in order to balance business with fashion.
The benefits of a pocket tee are both functional and fashionable, and Comfort Colors brings you the ultimate in both departments with the 6030CC Front Pocket T-shirt.


hence widely used by both male and females because easily affordable.
Various steps must be in mind while choosing this necklace. First of all measure the length and width of your neck. Because by doing this hence widely used by both male and females because easily affordable.
Various steps must be in mind while choosing this necklace. First of all measure the length and width of your neck. Because by doing this you are to buy right necklace for your neck. Secondly, while choosing the choker design just reminds the dress with which you want to wear it so that there should be combination to incline the beauty of the necklace and your outfits. Choose the necklace which covers your whole neck and fit completely to look expressive and so that it appears dazzling from each and every direction.
There are different type of designs for different personality.


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NBA 2K21 Places Unskippable Ads In Load Screens
October 19, 2020 Axel Cushing
Some six weeks after launching NBA 2K21, 2K Sports has patched in a pair of video advertisements. These ads play during loading screens, and cannot be skipped.
A piece on Stevivor has uploaded captures of the two ads, both for the Oculus Quest 2 VR system from Facebook. The captures reportedly come from both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game. According to the report, similar ads exist on the PC version of the game as well.
This is not the first time unskippable ads have appeared in the series, with 2K games experimenting with the feature in the previous two installments. Other major publishers have tried this too. Last month, Electronic Arts slipped in ads for the Amazon Prime series The Boys which played during the middle of round replay sequences in UFC 4, as well as logos for the series applied to the middle of the ring.
Fan outrage, including a suggestion that the ads were deliberately withheld to avoid impacting review scores, prompted EA to remove the ads and issue a mea culpa from community manager "Corey SA," who wrote in part, "It is abundantly clear from your feedback that integrating ads into the replay and overlay experience is not welcome. The advertisements have been disabled by the team and we apologize for any disruption to gameplay that players may have experienced."
2K Games is already the target of grumbling from NBA 2K fans who aren't happy about having to pay increased prices for games when they come out for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles. This particular move might have sounded like a good business decision, but could potentially damage the franchise in the long run, especially if 2K Games decides not to withdraw the ads like EA did with UFC 4. The larger question, between the announced price bumps and wildly unpopular monetization schemes, is whether 2K Games is financially stable, since a healthy company wouldn't necessarily be trying to squeeze every last penny out of their customer base in such an antagonistic fashion.
Tags: 2K Games, 2K Sports, NBA 2K21
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Game Busters Podcast Ep 15 (Spyro The Dragon) – Fairy DRM
Keycard Workshops Looks To Break GDC Stranglehold On Game Dev Information
About Axel Cushing
Operating from a hidden rebel base somewhere in the scorching wilderness of Arizona, Axel has been playing video games longer than he'd care to admit. When he's not wandering through "Skyrim" for the umpteenth time, he can be found writing his latest novel or hunched over a tabletop and cursing as his d20 comes up a nat 1 yet again.
axel@gameluster.com


Kolkata counts amongst the most important tourist and business destinations in India. It is also a principal commercial, cultural, and educational center of East India. Today the City of Joy is listed among the top global cities of world. As the state capital, it houses the headquarters of the legislative,executive, and judiciary branches of the Government of West Bengal. The city has a unique blend of old and new. Apart from its rich historical monuments, the city is also famous for its delicious cuisines and variety of snacks.
Kolkata is visited by millions of travelers for different purposes. A majority of them prefers budget hotels to stay. Budget hotel in Kolkata provide quality facilities like Internet, Intercom, AC and pickup/drop facility. There are numerous budget hotels in Kolkata offering pocket friendly and a pleasant stay to its customers.Budget hotels usually provide lodging and meals at a affordable rates when compared to other hotels.
Address: 2, Chandni Chowk St, 2nd Floor, Kolkata 700072, West Bengal, India.
Believe it staying in one of the above budget hotels in Kolkata is worth while. These hotels with affordable room tariff is a perfect play to stay and abode . With elegantly furnished rooms and modern amenities like wireless internet connectivity, air conditioning facility, laundry services and more makes your stay comfortable.
thanks for the list, it will be very helpful as i am coming to the city in next month.


Home » Browse » Newspapers » U.S. Newspapers » The Florida Times Union » Article details, "Data Needed in Weather Reports on Hurricanes,..."
some good suggestions from readers that I endorse.
The following items are in no particular order of priority.
pollution report should be in the paper.
Two other items that belong on the weather page are seasonal.
be useful for allergy sufferers.
coverage in the Weekend section on Friday has been spotty.
lists of festivals so they can plan their activities.
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EAL Support Tutor
Crowthorne, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Further education, Tutor
Wellington College is one of the world's leading co-educational boarding and day schools and has an enviable reputation for excellence and innovation, located in rural Berkshire in a stunning 400 acre campus. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated EAL Support Tutor to join our Academic Support Department
You will join on a part time, permanent basis (20 hours per week, 33 weeks per year) and in return we will offer you a competitive salary and benefits package which includes a free lunch whilst on duty, subsidised membership to the Wellington Health & Fitness Club, contribution to Wellington's personal pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced Maternity / Paternity scheme, cycle to work scheme, free parking and access to a health cash plan.
The EAL Support Tutor will support overseas pupils with their daily life at Wellington. It sits within the International Pupils and the Academic Support departments. The Academic Support Department is responsible for tracking, monitoring and assessing pupils with Specific Learning difficulties in line with JCQ regulations. The department will provide a holistic approach to supporting all pupils at Wellington College with academic and pastoral needs. The Department is located within its own teaching block which contains 3 teaching classrooms, 2 of which have recently been updated to increase the space available for group and one-to-one teaching. The building has full wifi access, an extensive range of teaching materials are available and there are a number of computers in the department.
The Support Tutor who overseas EAL provision at Wellington will aim to do the following:
Pre-entry:
To contact overseas pupils and their parents and to work closely with Admissions to support applications and completion of paperwork
To liaise closely with Prep Schools in the UK to identify and support any EAL pupils with Admissions
Work closely with the Head of Academic Support and SEND to identify pupils who may require additional tuition
On Entry: EAL pupils are assessed prior to arrive and upon entry to College. The Admissions department will require reports from current schools as part of their pupil selection. On arrival, the pupils will be monitored and assessed at regular intervals to ensure they are coping with the demands of the curriculum in liaison with the EAL Support Tutor.
Meet with pupils and their families on pre-entry visits
Meet with the Pastoral Team (houseparent's and Matron) to promote a smooth transition
Help with administration and completion of paperwork Tutorial Support
Timetable to meet with the EAL pupils on a regular basis
Liaise with tutors and house staff to ensure the pupils are managing the curriculum
Liaise with the Head of Co-Curricular to encourage inclusion and enrichment opportunities
Organise the programme of activities (some of which run at weekends) for International pupils
Job Description NTS Master Template v3 – August 2017 Curriculum
Provide the opportunity for pupils to sit a recognised qualification in ESL
Provide timetabled lessons for 1:1 or small group support for 8-10 lessons per week
Liaise with the Head of Academic Support and SEND on the curriculum provision
Whole College Provision:
Attend safeguarding courses where required
Support Continued Professional Development on EAL pupil needs where required
Support NQT and teaching assistants with EAL provision
Attend Staff and pastoral meetings weekly
Liaise closely with house parents and Matrons
Provide additional support to overseas and EAL parents on all matters relating to College
To promote the values of Wellington College and the Academic Support department
So, if you are committed to contributing towards the College community, think you've got what it takes to perform exceptionally in this role and would like to join our team, please apply now.
For further details, including how to apply, please visit the Support page of our website.
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants for any of the positions available at the College must be willing to undergo a number of safeguarding checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, reference checks with previous employers and, where applicable, a Barred List, Prohibition and EEA checks.
Wellington College is a vibrant and challenging co-educational boarding and day school which seeks to provide an inspirational educational experience for its pupils, teachers, parents and all other members of its community. We hope that our pupils will develop an identity built on intellectual curiosity, on true independence, on a generous and far-reaching inclusivity and on the courage to be properly and unselfishly individual. We want all our pupils to understand that serving and caring for others brings the highest rewards in life and the greatest likelihood of long term happiness and fulfilment.
Inspiration lies at the heart of all we do, and the academic, extra-curricular and pastoral life at Wellington is shaped by our belief that all minds have the capacity to be transported and transformed, and that everyone can strive to become better versions of themselves.
One of Wellington's distinctive contributions to education is the pioneering of classes in wellbeing and resilience. These, along with our tutorial system, help pupils identify their priorities and fulfil their goals and aspirations by looking after their minds, bodies and emotions, and to develop relationships which will nourish them through life.
Wellington College is a Christian foundation, which remains open to and respectful of all religious faiths. A commitment to leadership, service and an international outlook lies at the heart of its values. Selection is not only on academic merit, but on all round contribution to school life.
The Curriculum and Academic Results
Pupils in the Third Form take a Wellington designed programme offering both breadth and depth in eight key learning areas: mathematics, science, English, modern and classical languages, humanities, the arts, technology and physical education. The curriculum accentuates personal enquiry, independent study, internationalism and social responsibility, with all courses emphasising the links between subjects and between school and the outside world. Following their initial experience of Wellington, pupils entering the Fourth Form choose a single curriculum combining the more traditional programme of GCSEs and IGCSEs with a number of bespoke Wellington designed courses. This integrated curriculum ensures both breadth and rigour in the middle school curriculum. Finally, on entering the Sixth Form, pupils may choose between A Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP). Both pathways are academically rigorous, internationally recognised, and valued by universities and employers. For the IB DP, pupils take a balanced range of languages, sciences, humanities and arts along with a course in the theory of knowledge and an independent research project. The IB DP is designed to keep pupils' options open and to stimulate genuine engagement with learning and our global society. By contrast, A Levels offer a reputation of academic strength, the opportunity to choose a focused range of subjects for specialist study and yearly examination modules. Regardless of the curriculum chosen, lessons are imaginative and challenging, and based on active learning with the development of independent learning fundamental to the programme.
Wellington's academic results have improved impressively over recent years.
All academic activities are organised in departments which are teams of dedicated teachers working together to instil enthusiasm for their subject in every student. Departments meet weekly to share good practice and to focus on how they can work together to improve the teaching and learning that happens in their department. The facilities required to teach the curriculum are extensive and include data projectors and other IT equipment in every classroom. All teachers set very high standards for themselves and for their students so that together, they can achieve the very best outcomes.
The school's performance review system, regular lesson observations and informal feedback via colleagues and students ensure the continued high quality of the teaching. There is an advanced and bespoke professional learning programme for all teachers, and departments are encouraged to be innovative allowing teachers develop their skills further. It is essential that teachers continue to be learners and at Wellington this is strongly encouraged.
At Wellington, there are separate Houses for boys and girls, most predominantly for boarders but two specifically for day pupils. One house takes Sixth Formers only. The House is the centre of a pupil's life. Houses vary in terms of size, location and character, but in each the Housemaster or Housemistress, supported by under tutors and a housekeeper, has responsibility for looking after the students in his or her care and for monitoring students' academic and social development.
Our sporting prowess is premier league and our sports facilities are extensive and impressive, including 16 rugby pitches, two floodlit Astroturf pitches, a state-of-the-art Sports Hall, 22 hard tennis courts, 12 cricket pitches, an athletics track, two lacrosse pitches, six netball courts, a gym, dance studio, basketball/volleyball courts, a recently refurbished rackets court, squash courts, badminton courts, a climbing wall, a shooting range and a nationally acclaimed nine-hole golf course in the grounds.
We want music to inspire and enrich pupils' lives, with every student fulfilling some sort of musical achievement and some reaching the highest levels. We provide opportunities to explore the many facets of music making, from being an outstanding instrumentalist to being a singer/songwriter or a performer in a musical. Pupils discover their musical niche through the environment we create. Our facilities are excellent and we have a wealth of musical instruments available for use, a professional recording studio, a number of concert venues and a continuing investment in music technology and software.
We want to embed a love of art in all its forms in our pupils. The calibre of creative talent amongst our students has taken groups to the Edinburgh Fringe, national exhibitions and prize-winning events, but we celebrate artistic effort at every level. Regular exhibitions of students' artwork bear testimony to their creativity and technical ability. With drama, as soon as one production has finished, another is begun. Creative writing, debating and design, engineering & technology also play an important part in the daily life of the college.
We don't do boredom at Wellington. When students have had their fill of drama, art and sport, there are clubs and societies for just about every popular hobby and interest. These include cooking, creative writing, fencing, Model United Nations, sailing, ski racing, photography, debating, Open Door (Christian forum), Wellington TV, Duke of Edinburgh Award and many more.
For more information, see the Wellington College website:
http://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk
An International Baccalaureate World School
http://www.wellingtoncollege.org.uk/
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At the foot of the Semnoz mountain, on the edge of a forest and overlooking the lake, the "Belvédère" municipal campsite is in a perfect location.
Starting point for hikes or mountain-bike circuits, you are 10 minutes on foot from the old town, the port, the beach and the swimming-pool.
In a wooded area covering 3 hectares, the campsite offers 117 places, all equipped with electricity (10 A), 75 with water flow and disposal points.
You can choose to stay in one of the comfortable fully-equipped chalets (capacity : 7 people).
3 leisure rooms, children's games available. Various services are also on offer such as laundry and grocery. The campsite is served by city buses (in July and August).


Fibromyalgia Action UK was first established in 1992 to provide information to people with fibromyalgia. In 1997, it began working also with the 40 support groups around the country providing free information leaflets and books for sale. There are now over 150 support groups working with Fibromyalgia Action UK and a network of regional coordinators who help set up new groups and arrange regional events such as meetings and conferences. The charity is mostly managed by volunteers, who provide an incredible level of support and dedication to ensure that the organisation is sustainable. Fibromyalgia Action UK operates as a signpost to information and resources for people who are living with fibromyalgia. The organisation is active in raising awareness, particularly around International Fibromyalgia Awareness Day on May 12th, and during Fibromyalgia Awareness Week in September. More recently, Fibromyalgia Action UK has increased its research portfolio, working with a variety of external individuals to prioritise, design and conduct research to advance our understanding of fibromyalgia, with the goal of improving the quality of life of people living with fibromyalgia.
To improve the lives of people with fibromyalgia by increasing awareness of the condition throughout the UK and elsewhere, and to improve the awareness of, and access to treatments for fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia Association UK was first established in 1992 to provide information to people with fibromyalgia. In 1997 it began working also with the 40 support groups around the country providing free information leaflets and books for sale. There are now over 120 support groups working with FMA UK and a network of regional coordinators who help set up new groups and arrange regional events such as meetings and conferences. We have also held national and regional conferences with international speakers for both people with fibromyalgia and medical professionals. Currently we supply information through our website, monthly magazine and professional and patient booklets. We have a national helpline for general enquiries about fibromyalgia and one specifically for benefit queries. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fibromyalgia was formed in 2001 and holds regular meetings to inform MPs of the problems surrounding fibromyalgia and possible solutions. Our Medical Advisory Board is comprised of expert medical professionals in various disciplines who provide information for our publications and specific queries. The charity is mostly run by volunteers without whom we would not be able to provide the level of service we do.
To make people aware of fibromyalgia and its affects: to the public at large and to the health professionals that are responsible for diagnosing and treating people with the condition.
To support people with fibromyalgia through contact with support groups and others with the condition.
To lobby for more effective, available treatment.the flexible labour market when possible.
By working together we hope to have a greater voice in Europe to bring about the recognition needed to improve diagnosis and treatment of fibromyalgia. To enable this by organizing and coordinating events to raise awareness throughout Europe.


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Bijeta Mohanty
Programme Economist
Country Staff, India Team
Kumar Das
Programme Policy Manager
Countries: India
Research themes: Farms
While the recent agricultural reforms in India have been hailed by some experts as a much-needed move towards privatisation and liberalisation of the sector, there is also a concern amongst some that the opening up of the agricultural market may also lead to corporate cartelisation. Additionally, critics have pointed out the procedural inadequacy of the reforms and how many key stakeholders were not consulted, as well as the regulatory architecture and its ambiguity making accountability a cause for worry. Strengthening farmer producer organisations, providing better infrastructure, and institutional support, amongst others, should be key areas for reform going forward.
The pandemic this year has resulted in a wave of disruptions to people's lives and livelihoods. In particular, it has created further challenges for Indian farmers as the Government of India announced three new agriculture reforms bills during the pandemic, because of which Indian agriculture has been in the national spotlight amidst the crisis. Agriculture and its allied sectors are livelihood sources for around 54.6% of the population, contributing around 16.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Economic Survey 2019-20). Though India's agricultural markets have diversified across public and private institutions, and have grown in size and complexity, employment in agriculture has witnessed a declining trend, as has agriculture's contribution to India's GDP (Figure 1). The volatility of agricultural markets is deeply contested in the economic and public policies across the central and state governments.
Arguments for and against agricultural reform
The recent announcements of agricultural reforms were about:
(i) Bypassing the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMCs) Act to open up the market and include private players, create alternative trading channels, remove interstate trade barriers, and promote e-trading
(ii) Setting a legal framework for contract farming
(iii) Revisions to the Essential Commodities Act
The proponents for these reforms state this as the liberalisation of the agriculture sector (or the 1991 moment in agriculture) which will bring more private players and investment into this sector and therefore, give more freedom of choice to farmers to sell their produce. On the other hand, there is a concern that the opening up of the agricultural market may also lead to corporate cartelisation and may see placement effects as business tend to be selective towards its operating geographical area, often choosing areas with better infrastructure, availability of skilled farmers and fewer competitions. Additionally, experts have also raised concerns to the manner in which the bills were passed in the parliament, citing non-consultative approachesand inadequate discussions with stakeholders (i.e. standing committee, state governments, farmers, traders, and policy experts). By doing that, the Government of India demonstrated its willingness to use the COVID-19 crisis and the ordinance route to unilaterally push through reforms, without having any stakeholder's involvement. Furthermore, there is an apprehension on the regulatory architecture and role of state and central governments when it comes to decision-making in the agriculture sector and raises concerns on accountability measures.
The current government's agenda for doubling farmers' income has been much discussed to manage agrarian distress. The minimum support price (MSP) as a legal right is the current contention amongst farmers and government. MSP acts as a mechanism to protect farmers from distress sale of farm goods and enable them to fetch the right price for their produce. In 2012-13, only 6% of total farmers in the country had gained from selling wheat and paddy directly to any procurement agency.And even before the recent reform announcements, 19 states had already allowed direct purchases from processors and bulk buyers; it is also further stated that in 2012-13, only 25% of transactions had been conducted in APMC mandis of all produce and 55.9% were sold to private traders. Thus, farmers have been trading outside the APMCs and which bears an impact on their income.
An analysis of farmer incomes between the years 2003 and 2013, suggests that at an all-India level, there is no doubling of farmer income, except for states like Odisha, and of particular concern are states of Bihar and West Bengal where average monthly income had declined over the period. Similarly, other analysis of farm incomes in India from 1983–84 to 2011–12 show that the growth in farmers' income that was seen post-2004-05, which helped to promote inclusive growth and reduce income disparities, could not be sustained beyond 2011-12. Furthermore, an analysis of 10 crops sold in October 2020 shows that in 68% of the instances, farmers sold crops below the MSP in mandis; another analysis cited that at least INR 1,881 crore were denied to farmers on the aggregate by having to sell their produce below the MSP in October and November 2020.
On the other hand, there is an argument that the notion of having MSP as a legal right may not fulfill the objective of protecting farmer incomes, as per Hussain, Ramaswami and Singh, for cases such as Food Corporation of India (FCI) does not procure in the required quantity or post reform, may trade in the new market to cut down the cost by avoid paying mandi fees and taxes. If that happens, it will have significant fiscal consequences for states. Additionally, there are concerns in terms of increasing farmers' income solely via farm produce, particularly income coming from cultivation and livestock which dropped significantly from 60% of average farm income from 2012-13 to 43% in 2015–16. Thereby, income diversification across both farm and non-farm activities have been suggested as a way forward to increase the income levels for the rural economy.
Contract farming and farmer producer organisations
Regarding India's contract farming bill, the strong presence of notional contracts amongst farmers and firms raises an apprehension towards the enforcement of written contracts and the process of grievance/ dispute redressal mechanisms. Additionally, small and marginal farmers, who constitute around 86.07% of Indian agriculture with less than two hectares of landholding, have mostly been excluded from being part of this contract farming structure due to weak bargaining power, the enforcement of contracts, high transaction costs, and quality standards. Apart from these, smallholder farmer's participation in agro-industrial development might not be addressed adequately in the contract farming model and the concerns may remain around diversification of produce. However, as a proposed solution it has been argued that to strengthen the small and marginal farmer's bargaining power and market-access, farmer producer organisations (FPOs) should play a critical role and become necessary in Indian agriculture. Even though in the union budget of 2019-20, the government had announced the formation of 10,000 new FPOs, it is important to factor in the time and additional training and capacity building that FPOs require to structure and function successfully, which is about three to five years.
Moreover, while India is said to have achieved sufficiency in food production, it is also the home to 189.2 million undernourished people. As per the Global Nutrition Report (2020), India is not on track to meet any of the ten 2025 global nutrition targets. Furthermore, the Global Hunger Index (2020) ranks India at 94 out of 107 countries. Evidence suggests that the average daily calorie consumption in India is below the recommended diet for all groups, except the richest 5% of the population. Other evidence also states that 63–76% of the rural poor could not afford a recommended diet in 2011.There is a growing concern in terms of food security and nutrition amongst rural households, and without having the necessary income support for farmers, these policy changes may influence the decision of farm production (protein-rich vs. carbohydrate-rich).
Reform priorities
In terms of the way forward for Indian agricultural reform, some key points for consideration are:
Agriculture is a state subject and having a centralised policy requires the participation of all the stakeholders along with a farmer-centric approach.
The opening of the agricultural market requires better institutional and infrastructure support in place for farmers.
In terms of addressing the grievance/redressal mechanism, the 2003 model APMC Act was a better system in terms of addressing this, and it also had the counterparty risk assurance.
There is a need to improve farmers' income and shift the focus from production to farmers' livelihoods.
Policies to meet the basic requirement of water, improvements in land, and access to technology are essential
Providing institutional support such as rural business hubs and strengthening of FPOs for small and marginal farmers to actualise the right price is essential.
With adverse climate change impacts, reforms are needed to help farmers to mitigate the risks of weather and price volatility.
To conclude, it is important to understand whose needs are we putting first, consumers or producers (farmers), and to aim to achieve the balance while reflecting on "Whose reality counts? and Whose priorities?".
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this post are those of the authors based on their experience and on prior research and do not necessarily reflect the views of the IGC.
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Hazards of farm loan waivers
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A: You can create main UITabController and assign to it more than one ViewController keeping UI in one location (storyboard).

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Wish Medicare a happy 50th birthday at a free barbecue and celebration hosted by the Minnesota Nurses Association from 5 to 9 p.m. July 30 at the Highland Park Shelter, 1200 Montreal Ave., St. Paul.
Nurses are marking Medicare's birthday with calls for lawmakers to protect, improve and expand the popular program, which provides high-quality care to seniors and people with disabilities regardless of their financial well being.
In addition to the barbecue, the union also will host a free education session on Medicare for All at 6 p.m. July 29 at the union's headquarters, 345 Randolph Ave., Suite 200, St. Paul.
Learn more about the events on the union's website.


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Home SPORT Football world in mourning after the death of Argentina legend, Diego Maradona.
Football world in mourning after the death of Argentina legend, Diego Maradona.
The football world has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of Diego Maradona.
The Argentina legend, who was the manager of Argentinian club side Gimnasia passed away aged 60 on Wednesday, November 25th, after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home country.
The news comes just two weeks after he left the hospital where he underwent surgery on a blot clot in his brain.
The Argentine FA confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter which read: "The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona.
"You will always be in our hearts."
Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, was the inspiration for Argentina's World Cup success in Mexico in 1986, winning the Golden Ball as the tournament's best player.
He also led the country to the final of the 1990 tournament in Italy although his international playing career ended in shame when he failed a drug test at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
He played club football for Boca Juniors, Napoli, and Barcelona among others, and was adored by millions of fans for his football talent.
During his time with Italian side Napoli, he won the Serie A title in 1987 and 1990, along with an Italian Cup in 1987 and a Uefa Cup in 1991.
In 1999 and 2000 he was taken to hospital suffering heart problems, the second time requiring a respirator to breathe.
In 2004, he was again treated in hospital for severe heart and respiratory problems linked to his drug abuse.
He has undergone two gastric bypass operations to control his weight and received treatment for alcohol abuse.
In January, he had surgery to stem bleeding in his stomach, and in July he underwent a knee operation.
Three weeks ago he was admitted to hospital for surgery on a blood clot in his brain, before being discharged to recover at home.
Football clubs and countries around the world including notable figures have paid tributes to the legend.
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