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AW1 Tim's friend and fellow veteran, TSO, also known as Mark Seavey, checks in with his first official post from Afghanistan. Mark is currently embedded Able Company, 3-66th Infantry. Mark is many things, Veteran, blogger, Pats fan, devoted husband, and runs the American Legion's official blog: The Burn Pit.
His intro pieces, describing his journey to Afghanistan are:
"Back To Afghanistan, Waiting On The Bird"
"Welcome To Kandahar, Now Get In The Bomb Shelter"
"Gym, Chow, Laundry. Repeat X 270 Days."
His first official embed piece is posted over to "This Ain't Hell" another great blog, btw, and may be read in full there. Here's the opening and I encourage you to visit TAH and give it a read. I'll continue to post Mark's other articles as they become available.
"Outside The Wire, Fun With The ANA"
Even before I made it out here (FOB Andar) I had heard an NCO tell me how lucky I was to get embedded with Able Co, 3-66. "Awesome unit, awesome leadership", he said. "They love the CO, but they worship the 1SG, dude is a stud." That was my first impression when I met the leadership as well, but I decided to ask one of the NCO's I was out with yesterday. He sort of smiled, "Well, that's half right, we pretty much worship the CO too."
Getting here wasn't easy, and it was rife with anxiety. KAF-BAF-Sharana-Andar is a pain in the ass travel scenario. At one point a AF person told me my ticket would cost $122. I was somewhat stunned, since the orders just said I was to have access to anything I needed, but I said "ok, how can I pay." What followed was a surreal experience as they explained that I couldn't pay cash, couldn't pay credit card, couldn't be billed for it. Then the AF female and a KBR person just started screaming at each other, and the loadmaster that was for my bird whispered to me, "We'll get you on the bird man, don't worry about this horse[expletive.]" At the next stop, an Army female and a KBR guy also got into it over who had priority for weighing folks on the one scale they had.
So by the time I made it here, I was pretty tight and apprehensive all around. Every unit I've been in has had some defect. Whether it is the leadership being not up to par, or the troops not getting along, there's always s0mething. Here, not so much. Everybody gets along great, and they play jokes on each other constantly. And the PLs and PSGs all seem top notch, none more so than the Platoon I went out with yesterday.
Go and read The Rest. It's good to see real MilBlogging like it used to be.
Our Intrepid Reporter
Milton Eugene Carlisle: An American Sailor
Milton Eugene Carlisle passed away on the 20th of April, 2012 after a long and productive life. I never met the man, but I've known many like him. He was a member of that "Greatest Generation" of Americans, those who set aside their lives to help win WWII, and keep our nation, and the world, from being plunged into darkness.
Seaman Carlisle served as a Captain's Orderly aboard USS Kwajalein, CVE-98, an escort carrier. His wasn't a fancy job, nor particularly dangerous, though there are many ways to be injured or killed aboard any vessel. He ran messages, helped with paperwork, and did any one of a number of things that needed to be done in order for the Captain & his staff to function. It was an important job, just as every job in the military is important, and THAT is what should be remembered. His country needed young men, he saw where his duty lay, and he raised his hand and took the oath. That set him apart, and made him someone special.
After the war, Milton moved to Cache Valley, Utah, and started from scratch to build a new life. I also grew up in Cache Valley, and knew many, many men like him. Noble in their straightforward way, their willingness to do whatever was needed in order to put a roof over his family's head, food on their table, and to increase his family's prosperity.
Milton represents the kind of man that Americans used to be, the kind found everywhere. He didn't need welfare. He was willing to work for what he had, to give a day's honest work for a day's honest pay, and he succeeded. He started out doing this and that, including driving an ice truck. But when he saw an opportunity, he took it. From his obituary:
He moved to Logan, Utah, in 1959 when natural gas was brought to Cache Valley. …… He worked for Mountain Fuel Supply Company, currently known as Questar Gas Company, for 43 years. He started out as a ditch digger and worked his way up to be the service manager of the Northern Division.
Imagine how many of today's youth would be willing to dig ditches laying pipe. They'd rather wait for "something better" to come along, and draw welfare while doing it. But Milton worked with his hands, and through the years steadily advanced from one of the pipe crew to management. He climbed that ladder of success, and was rewarded for his hard work. But there was more to him than that.
He was an avid fisherman, hunter, square dancer, boater, bowler, gardener and jack of all trades. His mother always said, "Gene can do anything."
He served as president of the Cache Valley Boat Club. He was a varsity Scout leader, in the Elder's Quorum presidency, Sunday School presidency, stake building security supervisor, assistant librarian, Sunday School teacher, and Priests Quorum advisor in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ……. He will be widely remembered as an excellent pickle maker, apple cider maker and right-hand helper to his wife's canning. With a pocket knife, shovel or tractor, there wasn't anything that he couldn't do.
A full life, lived in a wonderful area of the country, and a productive life. I wish I could have met him, but I knew so many just like him. Men whose youth was set aside to risk their lives in the crucible of war. Men who, having seen the worst of humanity, came home to make a better life for themselves and those around them. They used their skills and self-discipline to work hard and become successful, to be a PART of society, and not dependent on it. They had eachother, and that was enough. There is much we can learn from them and their lives, so much worth emulating. We don't need a large, intrusive government to help us. All we need is ourselves. Faith in eachother, faith in ourselves, and faith in God.
Milton's obituary may be read here.
More on USS Kwajalein here:
Fair Winds, and Following Seas, Shipmate.
Milton Eugene Carlisle
Navy Airdales: Yeah, We're Lucky Stiffs
Here's a great old commercial. I haven't a clue when it was made, but it's pretty doggone good. It certainly captures the beau ideal that we of the Navy's Aviation side of the family see ourselves as filling.
BTW: For a great and insightful look at what life was like on liberty for my fellow blueshirts, There's a wonderful article from The Goat Locker entitled "Airdale Liberty Bars". If you have a few moments, it's a good read and good gouge. That was my youth.
H/T to my friend Thomas Cheever for the link.
April 18, 1942. A Quiet Hero
Sometimes, you are blessed to meet someone whom you recognize as being important, but the depth of that importance doesn't hit you until later in life. Such was my case with Colonel Chase Jay Nielsen. Colonel Nielsen came to speak to us when I was in elementary school. He'd recently retired from the Air Force and we were all amazed at getting to talk to a real-life Air Force Colonel.
I don't remember exactly what he spoke of, but it included bombing Japan. At that time, the war had been over for only 20 years, and many of the veterans still had vivid recollections. He told us that he had been captured and spent time as a POW in Japan, rescued at the end of the war, then resuming his career until retiring in 1961.
But, he was from my hometown of Hyrum, Utah, and also went to Utah State University, where I would later go. In Junior High School, he came back and talked to us again and it was there that I finally understood who he was. Then Captain Nielsen had been the navigator aboard B-25 #6 on Doolittle's Raid. It made an impact upon me because I had recently seen the movie "30 Seconds Over Tokyo" and also had a copy of the book. A while later, I noticed that my copy of the book was missing from my bookshelf. My dad said he'd borrowed it, so I didn't think anything of it. Turns out he'd taken it over to the Legion Post in Salt Lake City when Colonel Nielsen was speaking there, and asked him to sign it for me. It's one of my treasured possessions now.
Later on I was fortunate to actually meet and talk with the Colonel when back home on leave from the Navy. He was still working as, I believe, a defense contractor.
Still, you just never know who you might meet in your life, what individuals you pass along the road each of you are taking. That's why it's important to stop and chat every now and then, to say hello and maybe share a cup of coffee. These heroes, these legends, walk among us every day, quietly getting on with their lives. They aren't interested in the limelight, but it's always a good thing to just say a simple "thank you", because they deserve our thanks, and because they will be gone too soon.
Today is the 70th anniversary of that great raid. If you have the chance, take a moment to thank God for giving us such men.
More on Colonel Nielsen may be found here and his obituary here.
April 1942: Lt. Chase J. Nielsen (left) stands with his fellow crewmen before the famed Doolittle Raid mission April 18, 1942. As part of Crew No. 6, 95th Bombardment Squadron, they flew Plane #40-2298 to bomb targets in Tokyo. (Left to right) Lt. Chase J. Nielsen (navigator), Lt. Dean E. Hallmark (pilot), Sgt. Donald E. Fitzmaurice (engineer-gunner), Lt. Robert J. Meder (co-pilot), Sgt. William J Dieter (bombardier). (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Elections have consequences. Through a crisp and heavy April night and into the early dawn, men from the surrounding communities descended upon Lexington green and Concord bridge to risk their very lives for their, and eventually our, liberty. They "fired the shot heard round the world" and several gave their tomorrow for our today. We must NOT let those liberties be taken from us. They and others like them down to today have fought, and bled, and died so that we might enjoy our God-given rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Others will comment more eloquently than I about Patriot's Day. I will only add to the warning that we are fast approaching the same situation as these brave Patriots faced: An aristocracy intending to crush our liberty under an iron heel of oppressive taxation and onerous laws and regulation. Remember November. I'll simply leave you all with this, which used to be required reading in our schools.
Concord Hymn
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set to-day a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made those spirits dare,
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
Egypt: When the Money and Food Run Out
Asia Times has a warning article online today that ought to be read by anyone with a passing interest in current events. It details what is likely to happen when Egypt's money and food run out, something that is likely to happen sooner rather than later. Hoarding of both hard currency and consumables has already begun and it's only going to get worse.
Muslim Brotherhood chooses chaos
By Spengler
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood signaled its intent on Sunday to push the country into economic chaos. With liquid foreign exchange reserves barely equal to two months' imports and panic spreading through the Egyptian economy, the Brotherhood's presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater warned that it would block a US$3 billion emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) unless the military government ceded power.
The real problem that few want to talk about is this: When the food and currency begin to run out, and that will happen sooner rather than later, the Muslim brotherhood won't be seeking to turn it's anger towards the other Arab nations. they will do what happened in Germany and turn the blame onto the Jews. Attention will turn toward Israel as a way to funnel the anger away from the authorities and help them entrench themselves in power.
It's not like they haven't already started down that path. Egyptian authorities and especially the MB have begun to call into question whether Egypt should still respect the 1973 treaty with Israel.
As the article continues:
American analysts mistook the protestors of Tahrir Square for revolutionaries. The Muslim Brotherhood now reveals itself to be a revolutionary organization on the Leninist or Nazi model.
And which should be obvious to anyone who has ever watched the History Channel:
As a revolutionary organization that rose under the influence of Nazi Germany's wartime foreign ministry, the Brotherhood has no qualms about exacerbating Egypt's economic misery if it furthers its agenda. Paul Berman's 2010 book The Flight of the Intellectuals summarized exhaustive academic research into wartime archives showing that the Brotherhood was shaped by Nazi ideology. Berman's report evoked outrage, but has stood up well to its critics.
A Muslim Brotherhood consolidation of power on the back of devaluation and food shortages using techniques of the Bolsheviks in 1917 or the Nazis in 1933 seems the most likely outcome. There seems to be no plan to avert it, for the power of the military will run out along with the country's foreign exchange reserves.
But let's also not forget that another underlying cause for this instability in Egypt's economy is the call by radical clerics to remake the entire Egyptian tourist trade. These clerics have called for an end to alcohol, to making beaches segregated by gender, to covering up if not destroying all the great monuments and historical sites to prevent the sight of "paganism" and "idolatry", etc. Egypt's economy depends greatly upon the tourist trade, and already many hotels and airlines are showing decreasing numbers of bookings due to fear and unease.
Our president and his enablers should be so very proud of themselves. Even MSNBC agrees:
After more than two weeks of anti-regime protests in Egypt that had sometimes caught the United States off balance, President Obama Friday hailed the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, saying "the people of Egypt have spoken, their voices have been heard, and Egypt will never be the same."
Mubarak's exit came as welcome news after days of uncertainty. The event that Obama and administration officials had been hoping for did finally happen Friday, a day later than some had expected.
Obama said Friday "this is not the end of Egypt's transition — it's the beginning. I'm sure there will be difficult days ahead and many questions remain unanswered."
But he added he had confidence that the Egyptian people "can find the answers and do so peacefully."
He compared the change of power in Cairo to the fall of the Berlin Wall and quoted Martin Luther King's statement that "there's something in the soul that cries out for freedom."
Elections have consequences. Remember November.
For more on the history of the Muslim Brotherhood, see here: Tell Children The Truth
Amin Al-Husseini, Grand Mufti and Head of the Muslim brotherhood during WWII, spends the war in Germany at Hitler's side. He recruits Muslim Nazi troops and becomes heavily involved in the genocide of Jews, Gypsies and Serbs.
Husseini refers to Nazi Muslim troops as "the Cream of Islam".
Caring For Our Own
There's an excellent post over to "This Aint Hell" today. Jonn Lilyea writes:
In Riverside California, the four years old group, Veterans Without Family, has honored 1500 veterans who have died and have been buried in the Riverside National Cemetery. Those veterans had no family to claim their mortal coils, so the organization fills that void…..
The original story was presented by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin which writes:
Veterans Without Family founder Doyle Tolbert realized the need when he was an investigator for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office and noticed that many veterans whose bodies were left unclaimed went without a proper burial.
On a weekly basis, veterans were buried without a song or a prayer.
"Before 2008, veterans who have no family were given no military honors," Tolbert said. "They were given a direct burial, which is essentially a truck backing up and putting the body in a hole."
This is another excellent example of veterans taking care of their own. It's nice to think that the Dept. Of Veterans Affairs would take care of us, but we've all seen the dangers and frustrations of depending upon them to do the right thing on their own. Rather, we should make an inquiry with our local Cemetery Department, or funeral home(s), etc, and see what their own procedures are for internment of the remains veterans with no relatives to claim them. I know I'll be looking in to that this coming week.
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Showing off Shelby
Annual conference wraps up; city receives 2 awards
Casey White/cwhite@shelbystar.com
SHELBY — A spell of cold weather did not stop community leaders from across the state from converging in Shelby for the 2017 North Carolina Main Street Conference this week.
The annual conference, which wrapped up Thursday afternoon, offered learning sessions, tours and time for downtown exploration, along with networking opportunities with downtown professionals, elected officials, volunteers and consultants.
Seven city leaders from Morganton attended the three-day conference, splitting up to take on different sessions to take away as much information as possible. Sharen Jablonski, Morganton Main Street director, said she learned six new strategies for marketing and branding from a single session Wednesday.
"That's what the conference is about," Jablonski said. "You're pretty much guaranteed to learn something new."
The theme for this year's conference is "Main Street: What's Your Strategy?" The goal is to explore North Carolina's economic drivers and the innovative, creative downtown applications occurring across the state with the Main Street program.
On the first day of the conference, Janet Gapen, planning director for the City of Salisbury, took a tour of Shelby's once-vacant buildings that have been revitalized for new uses. As she made her way through uptown, Gapen said the projects she was seeing demonstrated that Shelby was a great model for the conference theme.
While Shelby served as the backdrop for the Main Street Conference, the city also managed to secure two awards during the annual North Carolina Main Street Awards Reception and Ceremony on Wednesday evening. The city won a "Best Outdoor Space Improvement" award of merit for the City Pavilion and a "Best Adaptive Reuse Project" award of merit for Newgrass Brewing Company.
Several Shelby leaders and business owners also took on roles as speakers at the conference. Madison and Justin Webber, of J-Bird's Deli & Ales, spoke during a session about attracting and keeping millennial entrepreneurs in the local community, and Lewis McCallister, of Newgrass Brewing Company, spoke at a session on "farm to brew" breweries that work with local farmers.
On Wednesday, Jordan Boinest, of Newgrass; Emily Epley, of the Earl Scruggs Center; Shelby City Manager Rick Howell; and Chris Canoutas, of Pleasant City Wood Fired Grille, served on a panel moderated by Ted Alexander about uptown Shelby's growth over the past several years.
Howell said his focus on that panel was to discuss how great leadership from elected officials and entrepreneurs willing to take a risk created the critical mass that sparked uptown Shelby's revitalization.
"It was really fun talking about where we started and where we are at this particular point, and to celebrate that success," Howell said.
Howell said the conference was also a great way to get people from across the state into businesses and restaurants in and around uptown. That was the case for Newgrass, which stayed busy throughout the three-day conference, Boinest said.
Newgrass served as both a stop on tours and a venue for conference events, but also had plenty of visitors after the conference winded down each evening. Boinest said she was happy to see other businesses around Newgrass seeing a boost during the conference as well.
While Newgrass is one highlight of what the Shelby community now has to offer, Boinest said it is the collaborative effort from the local community that has made Shelby's revitalization work.
"I think we're really lucky to have a community here in Cleveland County where people like to work together and want to see our town really thrive and flourish," Boinest said.

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By publicly shaming Facebook and Google for privacy violations, Apple has successfully distracted some attention away from the FaceTime security debacle. Nevertheless, as far as Apple's own software goes, the FaceTime bug is just the canary in the coal mine. Apple's OS software, like all complex, constantly updated software, has begun to rot.
Operating systems are inherently complex, especially when running multiple programs atop hardware with multiple CPUs. So complex, in fact, they become, for all intents and purposes, "non-deterministic," in the sense that when an error occurs it may be impossible to figure out exactly what went wrong.
Adding features to an operating system (or any complex program) makes it more complex and thus less deterministic in its behavior and thus increasingly difficult to maintain. The only way out of the cycle is to stop adding features, in which case the program will eventually enter a "steady state" where fixing bug A creates bug B.
Depending upon the prescience of the designers and the skill of the implementers, this steady state can be tolerable (as with Windows 10 and MacOS) or intolerable, as with Intuit's Quicken, which was so poorly designed and implemented that each successive release was a bigger disaster than the previous release.
There are development techniques, like Object Oriented Programming (OOP), that some people believe can help a programming team handle greater complexity without creating so many stability problems. However, there's no indication that OOP completely transcends the complexity/maintainability problem.
Even if OOP does improve maintainability (the jury is out on this), there are other factors inside most software development groups that make the problem much worse.
Chief among these is developer turnover. The person who writes a piece of code can always maintain it more effectively than somebody brought on board later. Software that's around for a long time (like an OS) can often end up being maintained (and extended and updated) by a completely different group of programmers than those who originally built it.
Such personnel changes vastly decrease maintainability, especially if the new programming crew comes from a different programming culture or, even worse, a geographical culture that speaks an entirely different language, a not-uncommon event in a business world where outsourcing is the norm.
Developer hubris is another problem. When programmers (especially young ones) join a team mandated to maintain a complex program, they're often motivated by their own pride to change something simply to "make their mark" upon the project. A good example of this was when Windows 8 idiotically removed the Start button.
Now, take all of the above and think not just of an operating system but of the entire ecosystem that includes the OS and all the applications that access it. Insofar as the applications running atop the OS can alter the behavior of the OS, the combination of the OS and all running apps creates a higher level of complexity.
Apple is well known for its ability to create operating systems that are stable and secure. However, that ability is always contrasted with Microsoft, which is well-known for taking decades to create Windows 10, which is secure and stable only when compared to its truly dreadful predecessors.
The fact that Apple has previously released fairly stable operating systems makes the FaceTime bug all the more troubling. Not to put too fine a point on it, but Apple's development team must be overwhelmed and confused for such an obvious and destructive bug to pass through to system release and for Apple to ignore the problem for nearly a month.
Similarly, Apple's most recent release of MacOS, Mojave, appears to have had more than its share of stability problems, not to mention some clear indications of programmer hubris, such as the egregious and unnecessary removal of Cover Flow from the Finder application.
Apple is too secretive a company to diagnose from afar, but I'm willing to bet it's suffering from the common (but always boneheaded) decision to move to an open-plan office, thereby creating an environment that discourages concentrated thought, which is crucial to good programming.
In addition, rotting software is a problem even when everybody involved has a clear sense of purpose and direction. But today's internet environment is full of bad actors, which range from hackers to predatory companies like Facebook and Google, who are determined to subvert Apple's controls in order to pursue their own monetization.
Apple has slapped Facebook's and Google's wrists, but the very notion of providing these companies with the tools they've abused illustrates a conflict of interest in Apple's software development. It's not possible on the one hand to build secure systems and at the same time have an architecture open enough to be so blithely abused.
Whatever the root source, Apple's operating software is well on the way to the kind of feature-creep/architectural rot that's plagued every complex system. Flaky mistakes like the FaceTime bug will become increasingly common as the company attempts to extend functionality for programs that are already beyond the complexity level where effective maintenance is possible.
So expect more and worse blunders from Apple until such time as they cap new features and put their OSes into maintenance mode, at which point, if we're lucky, the result will be a tolerable steady state similar to that "enjoyed" by Windows 10.
I find all of this incredibly sad, because while I use a huge Windows machine for animation, I do all my business-oriented work on an iMac and use my iPhone all the time. I have always looked upon Apple as a haven from the instability and insecurity of Windows, but with the FaceTime bug, I can no longer ignore the obvious: Apple is losing it. Badly.


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"WALK (AND TALK) UP AN APPETITE – AND LEARN A BIT OF LOCAL HISTORY AT THE SAME TIME!
Local Historian David Carson is starting local history walks of Alton Barnes and Priors – the first one is on Wednesday the 2nd of November, and then every Wednesday throughout November. This is something that David has done before, both for Devizes Festival and for local history societies, under the banner of 'A Tale of Two Villages'. You will learn a host of fascinating facts covering the two Ancient churches, what the villages used to look like, the Civil War, and the machinery riots. Full booking details can be found on the Barge Inn website, but here are some of the details. Booking is made by phoning The Barge (01672 851705) . The walks start from St Mary's Church in Alton Barnes (car parking is available at the church, and also at the Barge Inn) at 11am, and finish at about 12.30 at The Barge Inn. The cost of the 'walk and talk' is a modest £10 for adults, and £7.50 for the under 16′s (not really suitable for youngsters under 11) to be paid in cash on arrival at the church – lunch is an 'extra' and you should book a table at The Barge when booking your place on the tour. Numbers are restricted to 15 people on each walk, and may be subject to cancelation due to weather conditions.".


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Krata – pismo internowanych wydawane w Ośrodku Odosobnienia Kielce-Piaski w okresie od 5 marca 1982 r. do kwietnia 1982 r. Podtytuł brzmiał: "Przeczytaj! Przepisz! Podaj dalej!".

Pismo powstawało z inicjatywy Jacka Jerza, będącego również autorem części artykułów i wychodziło do czasu jego wywiezienia do innego miejsca odosobnienia w drugiej połowie kwietnia 1982 r. Ukazało się co najmniej 9 numerów w zmiennym formacie (nr 1 – A5, pozostałe A4), wydawanych w kilkudniowych odstępach (daty zachowanych numerów pisma to: nr 1 – 5.03.1982, nr 2 – 8.03, nr 3 – 13.03, nr 9 – 2.04.1982). Pismo tworzone było ręcznie jako dwustronnie zapisana kartka z zeszytu, a każdy kto je otrzymał miał za zadanie przepisać zawartość i podać oba egzemplarze dalej. Nakład każdego z numerów zależał więc od liczby osób, które go otrzymały i powieliły.

Jako siedzibę redakcji w "stopce redakcyjnej" podawano adres więzienia (ul. Dzierżyńskiego 155, 25–563 Kielce), a skład redakcji określano jako "Zespół 3–5–8". "Krata" zawierała opis codzienności w kieleckim ośrodku odosobnienia, informacje bieżące z miasta i kraju, oświadczenia i komunikaty oraz poezję i prozę.

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Czasopisma w języku polskim
Czasopisma wydawane od 1982
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Prasa podziemna w Polsce 1945–1989

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Субачево — озеро в Невельском районе Псковской области.

Описание
Площадь — 0,24 км². Максимальная глубина — 7 м, средняя глубина — 3,4 м. Площадь водосбора 0,8 км².

Дно у озера илисто-песчаное. Зарастает умеренно. Озеро глухое.

Тип озера плотвично-окунёвый. В озере обитают рыбы: лещ, плотва, окунь, щука, густера, краснопёрка, карась, линь, вьюн.

Озеро расположено в южном направлении от озера Кошелевское.

На юго-западном берегу расположена деревня Балаши. С северо-восточной стороны к озеру примыкает урочище Субачево (ранее деревня Субачево).

Водный реестр
По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Балтийскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Ловать и Пола, речной подбассейн реки — Волхов. Относится к речному бассейну реки Нева (включая бассейны рек Онежского и Ладожского озера).

Код объекта в государственном водном реестре — 01040200311102000023170.

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package windylabs.com.whisk;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
import android.media.ExifInterface;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.text.Editable;
import android.text.TextWatcher;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.codetroopers.betterpickers.calendardatepicker.CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment;
import com.codetroopers.betterpickers.radialtimepicker.RadialTimePickerDialogFragment;
import com.squareup.picasso.Picasso;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;

import butterknife.ButterKnife;
import butterknife.InjectView;
import butterknife.OnClick;
import rx.Observable;
import windylabs.com.whisk.utils.WhiskConstants;
import windylabs.com.whisk.utils.WhiskHelper;
import windylabs.com.whisk.views.LocationActivity;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity{
    static final int REQUEST_CHOOSE_LOCATION = 0;
    static final int REQUEST_IMAGE_FROM_FILE = 1;

    private static final String TAG = MainActivity.class.getSimpleName();

    @InjectView(R.id.event_name) protected EditText mEventName;
    @InjectView(R.id.start_date) protected TextView mStartDate;
    @InjectView(R.id.start_time) protected TextView mStartTime;
    @InjectView(R.id.end_date) protected TextView mEndDate;
    @InjectView(R.id.end_time) protected TextView mEndTime;
    @InjectView(R.id.location) protected TextView mLocation;
    @InjectView(R.id.details) protected TextView mDetails;
    @InjectView(R.id.event_choose_image) protected ImageView chooseEventImage;
    @InjectView(R.id.event_image) protected ImageView choosenEventImage;
    @InjectView(R.id.event_fee) protected EditText eventFee;
    @InjectView(R.id.event_tags) protected EditText eventTags;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        ButterKnife.inject(this);

        setupActionBar();
        setupListeners();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
        return false;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();

        //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    @OnClick(R.id.start_date)
    public void chooseStartDate() {
        Log.d(TAG, "chooseStartDate -- START");
        // Create date picker listener.
        CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment.OnDateSetListener dateSetListener = new CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment.OnDateSetListener() {
            @Override
            public void onDateSet(CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment dialog, int year, int monthOfYear, int dayOfMonth) {
                Log.d(TAG, "onDateSet -- START -- " + year + " -- " + monthOfYear + " -- " + dayOfMonth);
                getDayOfWeek(year, monthOfYear, dayOfMonth).subscribe(dayOfWeek -> mStartDate.setText(dayOfWeek));
            }
        };

        CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment dialog = new CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment();
        dialog.setOnDateSetListener(dateSetListener);
        dialog.setThemeDark(Boolean.FALSE);
        dialog.show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "DATE_PICKER_TAG");
    }

    @OnClick(R.id.start_time)
    public void chooseStartTime() {
        // Create dismiss listener.
        RadialTimePickerDialogFragment.OnTimeSetListener onTimeSetListener = new RadialTimePickerDialogFragment.OnTimeSetListener(){
            @Override
            public void onTimeSet(RadialTimePickerDialogFragment radialTimePickerDialogFragment, int hour, int minute) {
                Log.d(TAG, "onTimeSet -- START");
                getFormattedTime(hour, minute).subscribe(time -> mStartTime.setText(time));
            }
        };

        RadialTimePickerDialogFragment rtpd = new RadialTimePickerDialogFragment()
                .setOnTimeSetListener(onTimeSetListener)
                .setStartTime(10, 10);
        rtpd.show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "TIME_PICKER_TAG");
    }

    @OnClick(R.id.end_date)
    public void chooseEndDate() {
        Log.d(TAG, "chooseStartDate -- START");
        // Create date picker listener.
        CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment.OnDateSetListener dateSetListener = new CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment.OnDateSetListener() {
            @Override
            public void onDateSet(CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment dialog, int year, int monthOfYear, int dayOfMonth) {
                Log.d(TAG, "onDateSet -- START -- " + year + " -- " + monthOfYear + " -- " + dayOfMonth);
                getDayOfWeek(year, monthOfYear, dayOfMonth).subscribe(dayOfWeek -> mEndDate.setText(dayOfWeek));
            }
        };

        // Show date picker dialog.
        CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment dialog = new CalendarDatePickerDialogFragment();
        dialog.setOnDateSetListener(dateSetListener);
        dialog.setThemeDark(false);
        dialog.show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "DATE_PICKER_TAG");
    }

    @OnClick(R.id.end_time)
    public void chooseEndTime() {
        Log.d(TAG, "chooseEndTime -- START");

        RadialTimePickerDialogFragment.OnTimeSetListener onTimeSetListener = new RadialTimePickerDialogFragment.OnTimeSetListener(){
            @Override
            public void onTimeSet(RadialTimePickerDialogFragment radialTimePickerDialogFragment, int hour, int minute) {
                getFormattedTime(hour, minute).subscribe(time -> mEndTime.setText(time));
            }
        };

        RadialTimePickerDialogFragment rtpd = new RadialTimePickerDialogFragment()
                .setOnTimeSetListener(onTimeSetListener)
                .setStartTime(10, 10);
        rtpd.show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "TIME_PICKER_TAG");

    }

    @OnClick(R.id.location)
    public void searchLocation(){
        Log.d(TAG, "searchLocation -- START");
        Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), LocationActivity.class);
        startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_CHOOSE_LOCATION);
    }

    @OnClick({R.id.event_choose_image, R.id.event_image})
    public void chooseEventImage(){
        Log.d(TAG, "chooseEventImage -- START");
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
        intent.setType("image/*");
        startActivityForResult(intent, REQUEST_IMAGE_FROM_FILE);
    }

    // @param year - an integer representing the calendar year
    // @param monthOfYear - an integer representing the calendar month in the year 0 to 11
    // @param dayOfMonth - an integer representing the calendar day in the month
    // @return an Observable that emits the day of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.) based on the date (month, day, year)
    private Observable<String> getDayOfWeek(int year, int monthOfYear, int dayOfMonth){
        Calendar date = Calendar.getInstance();
        date.set(Calendar.YEAR, year);
        date.set(Calendar.MONTH, monthOfYear);
        date.set(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, dayOfMonth);

        String weekDay;
        SimpleDateFormat dayFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("EEEE", Locale.US);
        weekDay = dayFormat.format(date.getTime());

        return Observable.just(weekDay);
    }

    // @param hour - the hour in military time 0 through 23
    // @param minute - the minute value 0 through 59
    // @return an Observable that emits the day the time of the day
    private Observable<String> getFormattedTime(int hour, int minute){
        StringBuilder fomrattedTime = new StringBuilder();
        String ampm = " am";

        if(hour > 12){
            hour -= 12;
            ampm = " pm";
        } else if( hour == 0) {
            hour +=12;
            ampm = " pm";
        }

        return Observable.just(fomrattedTime.append(hour).append(':').append(minute).append(ampm).toString());
    }

    private void setupActionBar(){
        ActionBar ab = getSupportActionBar();
        ab.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);

        ab.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(getResources().getColor(R.color.create_event_background)));
        ab.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(Boolean.TRUE);

        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
            ab.setElevation(0);
        }

        ab.setCustomView(R.layout.custom_action_bar);
    }

    @Override
    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
        Log.d(TAG, "onActivityResult -- START -- " + resultCode);

        if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
            switch(requestCode) {
                case REQUEST_CHOOSE_LOCATION:
                    String name = data.getStringExtra("name");
                    String location = data.getStringExtra("location");
                    Log.d(TAG, "location: " + location);

                    mLocation.setText(name + ", " + location);
                    break;
                case REQUEST_IMAGE_FROM_FILE:
                    Log.d(TAG, "onActivityResult -- REQUEST_IMAGE_FROM_FILE");
                    chooseEventImage.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
                    mEventName.setTextColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.bpWhite));
                    mEventName.setHintTextColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.bpWhite));

                    Uri uri = data.getData();

                    if (uri != null) {
                        String mediaType = getApplicationContext().getContentResolver().getType(uri);
                        String extension = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getExtensionFromMimeType(mediaType);
                        String mediaFilename = uri.getLastPathSegment() + "." + extension;
                        String mediaUploadUrl = WhiskConstants.IMAGE_UPLOAD_PREFIX + mediaFilename;
                        String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());

                        Log.d(TAG, "mediaType: " + mediaType + "-- upload URL: " + mediaUploadUrl);
                        mediaFilename = "Event_Image" + "_" + timeStamp;

                        int orientation = getOrientation(WhiskHelper.getRealPathFromURI(MainActivity.this, uri));
                        Log.d(TAG, "orientation: " + orientation);

                        loadImageIntoHolder(uri, orientation);
                    } else {
                        Log.d(TAG, "onActivityResult -- REQUEST_IMAGE_FROM_FILE -- mUri is null!");
                    }

                    break;
                default:
            }
        }
    }

    private int getOrientation(String path){
        Log.d(TAG, "getOrientation -- START -- " + path);
        ExifInterface exif = null;
        try {
            exif = new ExifInterface(path);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        return exif.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION,
                ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_UNDEFINED);
    }

    private void loadImageIntoHolder(Uri uri, int orienatation){
        switch(orienatation){
            case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_90:
                Picasso.with(getApplicationContext()).load(uri).rotate(90.0f).into(choosenEventImage);
                break;
            case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_180:
                Picasso.with(getApplicationContext()).load(uri).rotate(180.0f).into(choosenEventImage);
                break;
            case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_270:
                Picasso.with(getApplicationContext()).load(uri).rotate(270.0f).into(choosenEventImage);
                break;
            default:
                Picasso.with(getApplicationContext()).load(uri).fit().centerCrop().into(choosenEventImage);
                break;
        }
    }

    private void setupListeners(){
        eventFee.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
            @Override
            public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {
            }

            @Override
            public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {

            }

            @Override
            public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
                Log.d(TAG, "afterTextChanged -- START -- " + s.length());
                if(s!=null && s.length() <= 1) {
                    eventFee.removeTextChangedListener(this);
                    if (s.subSequence(0, 0)!=null && !s.subSequence(0, 0).equals("$")) {
                        s.insert(0, "$");
                    }
                    eventFee.addTextChangedListener(this);
                }
            }
        });

        eventTags.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
            @Override
            public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count, int after) {

            }

            @Override
            public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {

            }

            @Override
            public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {

            }
        });
    }
}

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'What operating system does your PC run on?' 'Electricity,' said Gran.
From the author of Number One Christmas bestseller, Five on Brexit Island, join the Five in their next hilarious adventure in this bestselling series for grown-ups!
The Five go north to see their grandmother who is alone over the Easter weekend. They're shocked to find it's been so long that they don't recognise her at all. While they're there, they try to help her with her computer. They try first to fix her iTunes account, and then her internet banking - after all it's the least they can do! However everything they touch turns to dust. They end up getting her cut off from the internet, the gas and the electricity, and reduced to a World War II-style privations - that is until the toddler from next door comes in and fixes everything. They return home somewhat with their tails between their legs, only to discover that with their help Gran has learned to make videos, and has become an internet sensation.
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Dixon is part of the writing team for the new show, "East of LaBrea," a newly-greenlit project by Paul Feig and his production company, Powderkeg Media. Dixon, along with three other women of color, helped to create the digital series as a part of an incubator program, led by Margari Aziza Hill, co-founder of MuslimARC, and funded by Pop Culture Collab, called "Break the Room." MuslimARC (Muslim Anti- Racism Collaborative) partnered with tv writer Sameer Gardezi, ("Modern Family" and "Outsourced") to create something that reflected the Muslim-American experience.
"East of La Brea" centers on two, twenty-somethings – that is, a black Muslim girl from Los Angeles and her Bangladeshi-American roommate as they learn about 'adulting,' on their own terms, living in Koreatown. The show is executive produced by Gardezi, along with Powderkeg's Feig and Laura Fishcher. Shooting starts this month.
"I am honored to be a part of a program whose efforts beautifully showcase the cultural competency that can be brought into the writers rooms, and that our dynamic and compelling stories can be authentically told through diverse voices," said Dixon.
For Dixon, a Muslim since birth, "East of LaBrea" is a validation that there's room for the black Muslim experience to be showcased and consumed by a viewing audience. The Baltimore native arrived in Tinseltown in 2005 with a head full of stories, centered around people who looked and lived like her. However, she was met with some resistance. Although executives loved her work, there was always the question of "Is this a black story or is this a Muslim story?" "Both," said Dixon, who believes the narratives of black Muslims can share a duality of storylines. Along with "East of LaBrea," her other writing credits include "A Story of You," "Vengeful" "City in the Sea," "The Trap" (aka "Chrysalis") and "Temporary Loss of Power."
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As a filmmaker, Dixon served as 2nd assistant director on "Fig," the thesis film for director Ryan Cooglar ("Black Panther," "Creed"). She's received numerous awards and recognition for her work and screenplays, including "Vengeful," an original pilot for a police drama with a black female lead. In 2007, she nabbed her first award for her first short film, "Temporary Loss of Power," named an audience favorite at the Baltimore Women's Film Festival. Dixon was also a finalist for the AFI 2010 Directors Workshop for Women. The web series, "The Trap" (aka "Chrysalis"), took home" Best Urban Web Series and Best TV/Web Series at the Beverly Hills Film, TV, & New Media Festival and the Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, respectively. Since completing the short film, "City In the Sea," she has been preparing to shoot "The Trap" as her first feature film. Dixon is mentored by director Catherine Hardwicke ("Thirteen," "Lords of Dogtown" and "Twilight").
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3GX City Centre: Manchester Craft & Design Centre, 17 Oak Street, M4 5JD City Centre: Media Lounge, Central Library, St Peter's Square, M2 5PD City Centre: Methodist Central Hall, Oldham Street, M1 1JQ City Centre: National Football Museum, Urbis Building, Cathedral Gardens, M4 3BG City Centre: People's History Museum, Left Bank, M3 3ER City Centre: Performance Room, Central Library, St Peter's Square, M2 5PD City Centre: Piccadilly Gardens, M1 1RG City Centre: Portland Street, junction with Oxford Street City Centre: Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann's Square, M2 7DH City Centre: Royal Northern College of Music, 24 Oxford Rd, M13 9RD City Centre: St Ann's Square, M2 7LF City Centre: The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, M2 3WS City Centre: The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, M3 1DA City Centre:Central Library, Media Lounge, St Peter's Square, M2 2PD City Football HQ, Etihad Campus, 400 Ashton New Road, Ancoats and Beswick, M11 4TQ City Wide Claremont Resource Centre, Rolls Crescent, Hulme, M15 5FS Clayton Park, Ashton New Road, Clayton M11 4PX Clayton Sure Start Children's Centre, The Wells Centre, 101 North Road, Clayton and Openshaw, M11 4NE Clayton Vale Visitor's Centre, Edge Lane, Clayton M40 1GR Collyhurst Nursery School and Sure Start Children's Centre, Teighmouth Avenue, Miles Platting and Newton Heath, M40 7QD Collyhurst Park, Harrowby Drive, Harpurhey, M40 8LP Contact, Oxford Road, M15 6JA Costa Coffee at The Fort Costa Coffee, Unit 13 Cheetham Hill Shopping Parade, Crumpsall M8 5EL Costa Coffee, 1 Chorlton Place, Chorlton M21 9AQ Costa Coffee, 683-693 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury East M20 6RE Cringle Park, Crossley Road, Levenshulme, M19 2QP Crowcroft Park, Northmoor Road, Longsight, M12 5SY Crumpsall Library, Crescent Road, Crumpsall, M8 5UF Crumpsall Park, Ash Tree Road, Crumpsall, M8 5RX Deansgate and Victoria Street, M3 1ST Debdale Outdoor Centre, Hyde Road, Gorton and Abbey Hey, M18 7LJ Debdale Park, 1075 Hyde Road, Gorton, M18 7LJ Debdale Park, Hyde Road, Gorton and Abbey Hey, M18 7LJ Delamere Park Didsbury Library, 692 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2DN Didsbury Park Pavillion, Didsbury Park, Gillbrook Road, Didsbury East, M20 6WH Emmanuel Church, 6 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, M20 6TR Factory Youth Zone Lantern cafe, 931 Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, M9 8AE Fallowfield Community Library, The Place, Platt Lane, Fallowfield, M14 7FB Fallowfield Sure Start Children's Centre, Wilbraham Primary School, Platt Lane, Fallowfield, M14 7FB Fletcher Moss Botanical Gardens, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2SW Fog Lane Park, 139 Fog Lane, West Didsbury, M20 6SF Forum Library, Forum Square, Wythenshawe, M22 5RX Gartside Gardens, Kincardine Road, Ardwick, M13 9WN Gaskell House Psychology Services, Swinton Grove, Ardwick, M13 0EU Gorton District Centre, Garratt Way, Gorton and Abbey Hey, M18 8LD Gorton Library, Garrett Way, Gorton and Abbey Hey, M18 8HE Gorton Market, Gorton District Centre, Garratt Way, Gorton and Abbey Hey, M18 8LD Gorton South Sacred Heart Sure Start Children's Centre, Glencastle Road, Gorton and Abbey Hey, M18 7NE Greenbank Playing Fields, Manor Road, Levenshulme M19 3FQ Greenhays Adult Education Centre, Moss Side, M14 4HZ Harpurhey Market, North City Shopping Centre, Harpurhey, M9 4DH Harpurhey Sure Start Children's Centre, North City Family and Fitness Centre, Upper Conran Street, Harpurhey, M9 4DA Harpurhey Wellbeing Centre, 93 Church Lane, Harpurhey, M9 5BG Heathfield Hall, Heathfield Street, Newton Heath, M40 1LF Heaton Hall, Higher Blackley Heaton Park, Middleton Road, Higher Blackley, M25 2SW Heaton Park, Sheepfoot Lane, Manchester, M25 0DN Herristone Road Park Hibiscus Court, 16 Sedgeborough Road, Moss Side, M16 7HU Hidden Gem Coffee Shop, Heaton Park, St Margarets Road, Higher Blackley, M25 2SW Highfield Country Park Home Café, Emmanuel Church, 6 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury West, M20 6TR Hulme Community Hall, Jarvis Road, Hulme, M15 5FS Hulme High Street Library, Moss Lane East, Hulme, M15 5NN Hulme Park, Stretford Road, Hulme M15 4ZY Irish World Heritage Centre, 1 Irish Town Way, Cheetham, M8 0AE Ivy Green, Chorlton, M21 9FU JNR8 Youth & Community Centre, 82 Cromwell Ave, Whalley Range, M16 0BG Kath Locke Centre, 123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, M15 5DD Kenworthy Woods, Fairy Lane, Northenden, M23 0DQ Lakeside Café, Boggart Hole Clough Lecture Theatre B, University Place, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Hulme, M13 9PL Live stream Longsight Library, 519 Stockport Road, Longsight, M12 4NE Longsight Market, Dickenson Road/St. John's Road, Longsight, M13 0WG Longsight Sure Start Children's Centre, 1a Farrer Road, Longsight , M13 0QX Luther King House, Brighton Grove, Rusholme, M14 5JP Manchester Aquatics Centre, 2 Booth Street East, Hulme, M13 9SS Manchester Arena, Hurts Bank, Manchester, M3 1AR Manchester Metropolitan University, Brooks Building, 53 Bonsall Street, Hulme, M15 6GX Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Hulme, M13 9PL Manchester Regional Arena, Sportcity Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Ancoats and Beswick, M11 3FF Manchester Velodrome, National Cycling Centre, Stuart Street, Ancoats and Beswick, M11 4DQ Manchester's Gay Village, Canal St, Manchester M1 6JB Manley Park, 2 Westminster Avenue, Cholton, M16 0AN Martenscroft Sure Start Children's Centre, 33 Epping Street, Hulme, M15 6PA Mauldeth House, Mauldeth Road West (entrance on Nell Lane), Chorlton, M21 7RL Mauldeth House, Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, M21 7RL Methodist Central Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JQ Miles Platting Community Library, Lower Vickers Street, Miles Platting, M40 7LJ Miners Estate Community Centre, 35 Teddington Road, Moston, M40 0DJ Moment To cafe, Wythenshawe Hospital, Main corridor, Outpatients Entrance 5, Green route, M23 9LT Moss Side Leisure Centre, Moss Lane East, Moss Side, M15 5NN Moss Side Powerhouse Library, 140 Raby Street, Moss Side, M14 4SL National Basketball Arena, Kirkmanshulme Lane, Longsight, M12 4TF National Cycling Centre, Stuart St, Ancoats and Beswick, M11 4DQ National Football Museum, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG National Speedway Stadium, 148 Kirkmanshulme Lane, Longsight, M18 7BA National Squash Centre, Etihad Campus, Ancoats and Beswick, M11 3FF New Moston Community Library, Nuthurst Road, Moston, M40 3PJ New Smithfield Wholesale Market, Whitworth Street, Openshaw, M11 2WJ Newton Heath Library, Old Church Street, Newton Heath, M40 2JB North City Library, Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, M9 4AF Northenden Community Library, Parkway Green House, 460 Palatine Road, Northenden, M22 3BN Northenden Social Club, 412 Palatine Road, Northenden, M22 4JT Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Palatine Road, Didsbury West, M20 3YA Nuthurst Park, Nuthurst Road, New Moston, M40 3PJ Nutsford Vale Park, Bickerdike Avenue, Longsight, M12 5QG Off Maitland Ave, Chorlton M21 7JJ Old Moat Park Old Moat Sure Start Children's Centre, Old Moat Lane, Withington, M20 1DE Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester, M16 0RA Oxford Road Parks across Manchester Philips Park, Stuart Street, Clayton and Openshaw, M11 4DQ Piccadilly Fruit and Flower Market, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester City Centre Piccadilly Street Craft Market, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester City Centre Piccadilly Street Food Market, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester City Centre Plant Hill Park, Plant Hill Road, Higher Blackley M9 6NP Platt Fields Park, Platt Lane, Fallowfield, M14 5NF Platt Fields Park, Platt Lane, Fallowfield, M14 6LA Platt Fields Park, Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, M14 6LA Portland Street, junction with Oxford Street, City Centre Post Graduate Centre, North Manchester General Hospital, Delaunays Rd, Crumpsall, M8 5RB Room 39, second floor, Mauldeth House, Mauldeth Road West (entrance on Nell Lane), Chorlton, M21 7RL Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, M13 9WL Rusholme District Centre, Wilmslow Road Salutem Café, St Aidan's Centre, 230a Wythenshawe Rd, Brooklands, M23 0PH St Mary's Church, 47 Nuthurst Road, Moston, M40 0EW St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green, M12 6FZ St. Andrews Methodist Church, Browley Road, Sharston, M22 0DW Sure Start Children's Centre, 1a Farrer Road, Longsight, Manchester, M13 0QX Sure Start Children's Centre, Glencastle Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NE Sure Start Children's Centre, Baguley Hall Primary School, Ackworth Drive, Baguley, Manchester, M23 8EJ Sure Start Children's Centre, Broadhill Road, Burnage, Manchester, M19 1AG Sure Start Children's Centre, Harpurhey Sure Start Children's Centre, North City Family and Fitness Centre, Upper Conran Street, Harpurhey M9 4DA Sure Start Children's Centre, Old Moat Lane, Withington, M20 1DE Sure Start Children's Centre, Shirley Road, Cheetham, Manchester, M8 0NE Sure Start Children's Centre, Teighmouth Avenue, Collyhurst, Manchester, M40 7QD Sure Start Children's Centre, The Wells Centre, 101 North Road, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4NE Sure Start Children's Centre, Wendover Road, Brooklands, Manchester, M23 9JX Sure Start Children's Centre, Wilbraham Primary School, Fallowfield, M14 7FB The Borrowers Library, Clayton Community Library, Clayton Childrens Centre, 101 North Road, Clayton and Openshaw, M11 4NE The Chorlton Lodge, 180 Russel Street, Moss Side, M16 7JL The Courtyard Cafe, Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe Road, Brooklands, M23 0AB The Dressing Room, The Edge Theatre and Contact Centre, Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9JG The Firbank Pub & Kitchen, Firbank Road, Baguley, M23 2YP The National Basketball Performance Centre, Belle Vue Sports Village, Longsight, M12 4TF The National Cycling Centre, Stuart Street, Clayton and Openshaw, M11 4DQ The New Roundhouse, 1328-1330 Ashton Old Rd, Clayton and Openshaw, M11 1JG The Place, Platt Lane, Fallowfield, M14 7FZ The Sharp Project, Thorp Road, Miles Platting, M40 5BJ The University Of Manchester, Oxford Road, Hulme, M13 9PL The University Of Manchester, Samuel Alexander Building, Hulme, M13 9PL The Whitworth, Oxford Road, Hulme, M15 6ER Trinity House CRC, Grove Close, off Platt Lane, Rusholme, M14 5AA Turkey Lane & Monsall Neighbourhood Centre, 1 Jocelyn Steet, Monsall M40 8PR Union Chapel (rear hall), Wellington Road, Fallowfield, M14 6EQ Union Chapel Church, 2b Wellington Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6EQ Various Various Iconic Locations Across Manchester Various leisure centres Various locations across Manchester Various locations across the city Various places in Chorlton Victoria Square, Community Room, Oldham Road, Ancoats and Beswick, M4 5DX West Indian centre Moss Side, Westwood St, Moss Side M14 4SW Westcroft Community Centre, 24-6 Westcroft Rd, Burnage, M20 6EF Whitemoss Community Centre, Southdown Crescent, Higher Blackley, M9 7DQ Whitworth Park, Oxford Road, M14 4PW Withington Library, 410 Wilmslow Road, Withington, M20 3BD Withington Methodist Church, 439 Wilmslow Road, Withington, M20 4AN Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Woodhouse Park, Portway, M22 1QW Woodville Sure Start Children's Centre, Shirley Road, Cheetham, M8 0NE Wythenshawe Forum, Forum Square, Wythenshawe, M22 5RX. Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe Road, Brooklands, M23 0AB Z-arts, 335 Stretford Road, Hulme, M15 5ZA
Heaton Park is home to one of the biggest Bonfire Night displays in the region.
In addition to an epic fireworks display and giant bonfire, you'll find a funfair and a variety of food and drink stalls on offer.
The bonfire will be lit at 7.30pm, followed by fireworks.
Stay safe: please do not bring your own fireworks, sparklers or alcohol. All bags will be checked and any such items confiscated on entry.
Please wear appropriate clothing and bring a torch.
Parking on site is limited, so please use public transport; plan your journey at www.tfgm.com.
This event is very popular, so we advise you to arrive an hour before the bonfire to avoid the queues.


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Home Letters to the Editor Vote tomorrow on filling Deputy Mayor position
Vote tomorrow on filling Deputy Mayor position
We received this letter in regard to the decision by Council tomorrow on how to proceed with filling the late Deputy Mayor John Levi's seat.
Hello Council of Mississippi Mills,
I'm writing to share some of my thoughts about Council's upcoming decision in regards to which process to use to fill the Deputy Mayor position. My points for you to please consider:
1. Councillors can't hold grudges. They make decisions, as much as possible, based on facts and to serve the widest-possible community – not emotionally-based decisions.
2. Something to note: Neither John Levi, nor Jane Torrance won the majority of votes cast to become Deputy Mayor. More people voted against John Levi than for him. Jane Torrance got the second most votes – and as with John Levi, more people voted against her than for her. These outcomes show that our municipality is divided – as we know – yet those two people won many more votes than any others.
3. Council has been in office just over two months. It has only been just over three and a half months since the election. If Council were to make a non-emotional decision and one that would cost the least for taxpayers, it would be to appoint Jane Torrance.
4. Meanwhile, I realize that our community has divided opinions and that a number of the new Councillors' supporters do not support Jane Torrance – although a large part of the community (who are also your constituents) do. That said, I think Council would divide the community further if Council was to appoint Jane Torrance OR ANY OTHER PERSON.
5. The last Council used the interview method to appoint Amanda Pulker-Mok as the replacement Councillor for Bernard Cameron. Bernard's tragic murder happened nearly a year and a half after he was elected. This appointment method of filling his seat was divisive within the municipality, although, contrary to what is suggested in the latest PRATAC newsletter, the interview process was carried out fairly and transparently, with the outcome / appointment determined by the process. I will not attempt to give explanations for why past Council chose the interview method to fill the vacant position, but there were serious considerations that went into that choice (as there are for Council's choice of process this term). The facts that the Deputy Mayor carries more responsibility than a regular Councillor, and that a Deputy Mayor is elected by the entire municipality, not just by one ward, are a couple of important considerations for current Council.
6. All that said, I believe that emotion and pressure from PRATAC-leaning constituents will likely play some (perhaps minor, perhaps major) role in Council's choice of process to fill the Deputy Mayor chair. This seems to be an unavoidable reality. What can be avoided is more division within our municipality as the result of the vacancy.
7. I believe a by-election to fill the Deputy Mayor position is the best choice at this time. There is no justification for any group of constituents to contest the winner of a by-election. I believe that is why it is being done in Ottawa. Also, if Mississippi Mills Council chooses a by-election as the preferred process, it will be made clearer to everyone that our new Council is serious about fair and transparent representation for all constituents.
Very best regards,
Jill McCubbin
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Natural, efective and safe
SURFACEN® is a pig lung surfactant for the Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Pharmaceutical Form: Freeze-dried for endotracheal instillation
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Each bulb contains:
Phospholipids ……………. 50,0 mg
Proteins ………………… 0,3 a 0,7 mg
Other lipids …………… 2,3 a 3,3 mg
Sodium Chloride ……… 18,0mg
Its protein content consists of two hydrophobic proteins (SP-B and SP-C) of low molecular weight associated with the surfactant. It does not contain other hydrophilic proteins associated with the surfactant such as SP-A and SP-D.
Presentation: Box containing four bulbs | Stability: 24 months.
This drug is produced under the international guidelines of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP). The manufacture of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), the evaluation of the final product, the batch release, storage and distribution are carried out at the National Center for Animal and Plant Health (CENSA); and the aseptic process: formulation, filling, freeze-drying, visual inspection, packaging and sampling at the National Center of Biological Products (BioCen), both institutions located in Mayabeque province, Cuba.
Therapeutic Indication
SURFACEN® is indicated for the treatment of the Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Hyaline Membrane Disease, HMD), and in adults, for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
SURFACEN® has contributed to the reduction of infant mortality (0.2 per thousand born alive) by the Hyaline Membrane disease of since it was registered in Cuba in 1995 to the present.
Surfactante pulmonar natural porcino. Patente (CU 22479 A1, 1997).
Estudio de la eficacia del SURFACEN® en el distress respiratorio del recién nacido. Rev Cubana Pediatr Vol. 71 No.2 (1999).
Some anti-inflammatory properties of a natural pulmonary surfactant SURFACEN®. Applied Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology, 9: 201-203. (2000).
SURFACEN® inhibe el crecimiento de bacterias causantes de infecciones respiratorias. Revista Biotecnología Aplicada 22:279-281(2005).
Estudio controlado del tratamiento de la enfermedad de membrana hialina del recién nacido pretérmino con surfactante pulmonar exógeno (porcino vs. bovino). Gac Méd Méx Vol. 141 No.4. 267-271 (2005).
Biochemical and pharmacological differences between preparations of exogenous natural surfactant used to treat the Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Role of the different components in an efficient pulmonary surfactant. European Journal of Pharmacology 568, 1-15 (2007).
Interfacial behavior and structural properties of a clinical lung surfactant from porcine source. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1818, 2756–2766 (2012).
Safety of the production process of SURFACEN® to inactive and remove virus. Biologicals. 41(4): 254-60. (2013).
Effect of natural porcine surfactant in Staphylococcus aureus induced pro-inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species generation in monocytes and neutrophils from human blood. International Immunopharmacology 2014, 21 369–374.
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More than ever we are seeing content that aims to transport us back in time. From #ThrowbackThursday to 'Memories' on Facebook, we are often found thinking about our past.
In recent weeks you will have seen your friends and family taking part in the 10 Year Challenge. It is a simple concept. You share a picture of yourself (a selfie) from 2009 alongside a self-picture from 2019. And then you tell people about how your life has changed.
Why these particular dates are important is unknown. Yet, all across social media, we are seeing the trend gather pace and popularity.
I AM THE GREATEST INVENTION OF THE 21ST CENTURY! Deep down, I'm still the same inside. But, I've been able to improve my skills thanks to new technology. I don't mean to sound bigheaded, but I have literally changed the world.
Now, 10 years on, I'm a lean, mean, data gathering machine that you can access anywhere in the world. "I can do anything", is my new mantra. A big thank you goes to my bro, the iPhone, for bringing out the best in me.
I was a total scene kid back in 2009 and my profile song was always something by Yellowcard. 'My Top Friends' list was prime real estate and caused so many heated arguments. I could be whatever you wanted me to be and I introduced you to some of your favourite bands.
A shout out goes to my best friend, the iPhone. I honestly don't know where I would be without you.


Behavioral Interviewing, a style of interviewing that is increasing in popularity due to its effectiveness, can be an intimidating activity. We have assembled an exhaustive list of sample behavioral interview questions. This guide is intended to help job seekers and interviewers alike in their preparation for their upcoming interview.
Check out our guide on how to answer behavioral interview questions, and then use this list as a "study guide" of sorts to make sure you are as prepared as possible!
Describe a major change that occurred in a job that you held. How did you adapt to this change?
Tell us about a situation in which you had to adjust to changes over which you had no control. How did you handle it?
Tell us about a time that you had to adapt to a difficult situation.
What do you do when priorities change quickly? Give one example of when this happened.
Describe a time when you made a suggestion to improve the work in your organization.
Give an example of an important goal that you set in the past. Tell about your success in reaching it.
Give two examples of things you've done in previous jobs t hat demonstrate your willingness to work hard.
How many hours a day do you put into your work? What were your study patterns at school?
Tell us about a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.
Tell us about a time when a job had to be completed and you were able to focus your attention and efforts to get it done.
Tell us about a time when you were particularly effective on prioritizing tasks and completing a project on schedule.
Tell us about the last time that you undertook a project that demanded a lot of initiative.
Tell us how you keep your job knowledge current with the on going changes in the industry.
What impact did you have in your last job?
What is the most competitive work situation you have experienced? How did you handle it? What was the result?
What kinds of challenges did you face on your last job? Give an example of how you handled them.
What projects have you started on your own recently? What prompted you to get started?
What sorts of things have you done to become better qualified for your career?
What was the best idea that you came up with in your career? How did you apply it?
When you disagree with your manager, what do you do? Give an example.
When you have a lot of work to do, how do you get it all done? Give an example?
Describe the project or situation which best demonstrates your analytical abilities. What was your role?
Give a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and login in solving a problem.
Give me an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome?
How did you go about making the changes (step by step)? Answer in depth or detail such as "What were you thinking at that point?" or "Tell me more about meeting with that person", or "Lead me through your decision process".
Relate a specific instance when you found it necessary to be precise in your in order to complete the job.
Tell us about a job or setting where great precision to detail was required to complete a task. How did you handle that situation?
Tell us about a time when you had to analyze information and make a recommendation. What kind of thought process did you go through? What was your reasoning behind your decision?
Tell us about your experience in past jobs that required you to be especially alert to details while doing the task involved.
Give a specific example of a time when you had to address an angry customer. What was the problem and what was the outcome? How would you asses your role in diffusing the situation?
It is very important to build good relationships at work but sometimes it doesn't always work. If you can, tell about a time when you were not able to build a successful relationship with a difficult person.
Tell us about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions.
What, in your opinion, are the key ingredients in guiding and maintaining successful business relationships? Give examples of how you made these work for you.
Describe how your position contributes to your organization's/unit's goals. What are the unit's goals/mission?
Tell us about a politically complex work situation in which you worked.
Have you ever worked in a situation where the rules and guidelines were not clear? Tell me about it. How did you feel about it? How did you react?
Some people consider themselves to be "big picture people" and others are "detail oriented". Which are you? Give an example of a time when you displayed this.
Tell us me about a situation when it was important for you to pay attention to details. How did you handle it?
Tell us me about a time when you demonstrated too much initiative?
Describe a situation in which you were able to effectively "read" another person and guide your actions by your understanding of their individual needs or values.
Describe a situation when you were able to strengthen a relationship by communicating effectively. What made your communication effective?
Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation?
Describe a time when you were able to effectively communicate a difficult or unpleasant idea to a superior.
Describe the most significant written document, report or presentation which you had to complete.
Give me an example of a time when you were able to successfully communicate with another person, even when that individual may not have personally liked you , or vice versa.
Give me an example of a time when you were able to successfully communicate with another person, even when that individual may not have personally liked you.
Have you ever had to "sell" an idea to your co-workers or group? How did you do it? Did they "buy" it?
Have you had to "sell" an idea to your co-workers, classmates or group? How did you do it? Did they "buy" it?
How do you keep subordinates informed about information that affects their jobs?
How do you keep your manager informed about what is being done in your work area?
How do you go about explaining a complex technical problem to a person who does not understand technical jargon?What approach do you take in communicating with people?
What kinds of communication situations cause you difficulty? Give an example.
Tell us about a recent successful experience in making a speech or presentation. How did you prepare? What obstacles did you face? How did you handle them?
Tell us about a time when you and your current/previous supervisor disagreed but you still found a way to get your point across.
Tell us about a time when you had to present complex information. How did you ensure that the other person understood?
Tell us about a time when you had to use your verbal communication skills in order to get a point across that was important to you.
Tell us about a time when you were particularly effective in a talk you gave or a seminar you taught.
Tell us about an experience in which you had to speak up in order to be sure that other people knew what you thought or felt.
Tell us me about a situation when you had to speak up (be assertive) in order to get a point across that was important to you.
Tell us me about a time in which you had to use your written communication skills in order to get an important point across.
What challenges have occurred while you were coordinating work with other units, departments, and/or divisions?
What have you done to improve your verbal communication skills?
How have you persuaded people through a document you prepared?
What are the most challenging documents you have done? What kinds of proposals have your written?
What kinds of writing have you done? How do you prepare written communications?
How do you handle problems with customers? Give an example.
How do you go about establishing rapport with a customer? What have you done to gain their confidence? Give an example.
What have you done to improve relations with your customers?
Discuss an important decision you have made regarding a task or project at work. What factors influenced your decision?
Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Has this happened to you? What happened?
Give an example of a time in which you had to keep from speaking or not finish a task because you did not have enough information to come to a good decision. Give an example of a time when there was a decision to be made and procedures were not in place?
Give me an example of a time when you had to keep from speaking or making a decision because you did not have enough information.
How did you go about deciding what strategy to employ when dealing with a difficult customer?
How do you go about developing I information to make a decision? Give an example.
How do you involve your manager and/or others when you make a decision?
How have you gone about making important decisions?
How quickly do you make decisions? Give an example.
In a current job task, what steps do you go through to ensure your decisions are correct/effective?
Tell us about a time when you had to defend a decision you made even though other important people were opposed to your decision.
What kind of decisions do you make rapidly? What kind takes more time? Give examples.
What kinds of problems have you had coordinating technical projects? How did you solve t hem?
What was your most difficult decision in the last 6 months? What made it difficult?
When you have to make a highly technical decision, how do you go about doing it?
Do you consider yourself a macro or micro manager? How do you delegate?
How do you make the decision to delegate work?
Tell us how you go about delegating work?
Describe a situation where you had the option to leave the details to others or you could take care of them yourself.
Do prefer to work with the "big picture" or the "details" of a situation? Give me an example of an experience that illustrates your preference.
Have the jobs you held in the past required little attention, moderate attention, or a great deal of attention to detail? Give me an example of a situation that illustrates this requirement.
Tell us about a difficult experience you had in working with details.
Tell us about a situation where attention to detail was either important or unimportant in accomplishing an assigned task.
Tell us about a training program that you have developed or enhanced.
Have you ever had a situation where you had a number of alternatives to choose from? How did you go about choosing one?
How did you assemble the information?
How did you review the information? What process did you follow to reach a conclusion?
What alternatives did you develop?
What kinds of decisions are most difficult for you? Describe one?
Have you ever had a subordinate whose performance was consistently marginal? What did you do?
How have you adjusted your style when it was not meeting the objectives and/or people were not responding correctly?
What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example.
When you have difficulty persuading someone to your point of view, what do you do? Give an example.
How did you keep track of delegated assignments?
How do you evaluate the productivity/effectiveness of your subordinates?
How do you get data for performance reviews?
How do you keep track of what your subordinates are doing?
What administrative paperwork do you have? Is it useful? Why/why not?
Give me an example of when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.
Give me examples of projects/tasks you started on your own.
Give some instances in which you anticipated problems and were able to influence a new direction.
How did you get work assignments at your most recent employer?
What changes did you develop at your most recent employer?
What kinds of things really get your excited?
What sorts of projects did you generate that required you to go beyond your job description?
What sorts of things did you do at school that were beyond expectations?
Describe a recent unpopular decision you made and what the result was.
Describe a situation in which you were able to effectively "read" another person and guide your actions by your understanding of their needs and values.
Tell us about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you've ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with them.
What have you done in past situations to contribute toward a teamwork environment?
What have you done in the past to contribute toward a teamwork environment?
Can you think of a situation where innovation was required at work? What did you do in this situation?
Describe a situation when you demonstrated initiative and took action without waiting for direction. What was the outcome?
Describe a time when you came up with a creative solution/idea/project/report to a problem in your past work.
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Jack Carroll: Teen With Cerebral Palsy Gets Standing Ovation At 'Britain's Got Talent'
ByElizabeth Plank
There's a 90% chance that this 14-year-old-boy with cerebral palsy is funnier than you. Check out the video below to find out why.
1:01 "I use my cerebral palsy in my act because in comedy a lot of times, your weaknesses are your strengths," explains the teen.
1:19 "He wants to make people laugh and he wants to make something of his life," says the boy's mother.
1:50 "I'm never going to be Usain Bolt, that's sorted. But maybe I can focus on my strengths which is to bring joy to the world," Jack tells the camera.
2:01 Jack opens up his act saying "Don't worry, I know what you're thinking. Harry Potter's had a nasty Quidditch accident!"
2:35 The best part of his performance is when he tells the crowd that there's benefits to his illness. "Take a look on the bright side, I've never had to queue at Disney Land" he says.
4:07 Jack gets a huge standing ovation form the crowd.
4:30 "You are a comedy genius," says one of the judges.
4:47 Another judge says he made her laugh before the acts even started to which Jack interrupts and says: "It's okay I know I have a funny face."
5:51 Simon Cowell announces the unanimous vote giving the boy the opportunity to compete in the next round.
6:34 After the hosts congratulate him for the standing ovation, Jack responds: "It's something that I can't even do, they were just rubbing it in my face."
So Ryan Lochte can get his own show but not this guy? Now that's what I call injustice.
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What are the cuts really for?
On 31 Mar 2011 at 6:48pm Clifford wrote:
Here's something worth thinking about when you discuss 'the cuts':
A paper published by the New Economics Foundation, 'Where did our money go?', made this interesting suggestion: â??the scale of the current cuts in public services is partly dictated by the Coalition governmentâ??s covert provisioning against the need to bail out the banks again, in the not too distant future.â??
On 1 Apr 2011 at 9:04am 'ere be monsters wrote:
That's a £10 posting fee there Clifford. Bill him Webbo!!
On 1 Apr 2011 at 9:13am Political Knobhead wrote:
And what has this go to do with a Lewes Forum??....Webbo's post may have been an April Fool....but if he hadn't mentioned the direct debit I would have agreed with him.
Pity you had to spoil it then wasn't it, Knobhead?
On 1 Apr 2011 at 11:50am Political Knobhead wrote:
Spoil it? Anyone who was remotely fooled by that must have the IQ of a cabbage. Although judging by your posts...I guess you were fooled
On 1 Apr 2011 at 11:57am Eysenck wrote:
I'm not sure that anyone who calls himself Knobhead is really in any position to comment on the IQ of others.
On 1 Apr 2011 at 12:15pm 'ere be monsters wrote:
Quite so.
On 1 Apr 2011 at 12:18pm Political Knobhead wrote:
only 'aving a laugh..
On 1 Apr 2011 at 2:42pm Miss Whimsy wrote:
That's what Mr Pedantry told me. But look who's been left holding the baby.
On 1 Apr 2011 at 3:29pm Miss Period wrote:
I know what you mean
On 1 Apr 2011 at 6:14pm Miss Fortune wrote:
Me too. I've been unlucky in that way five times.
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