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Q: HTTP Post Request check in swift i have php file to check a value passed from swift ios, i print json data, this is the code:
<?php
$said = $_REQUEST['sa_id'];
if($said == '123456') {
    $returnValue = array("said" => "true");
}else{
    $returnValue = array("said" => "false");
}
echo json_encode($returnValue);
?>

Also i wrote a swift function to check the returned said value, my code is work success in second click, i want it from first click:
class ViewController: UIViewController {

    var saidResult = false;

    @IBOutlet var saidField: UITextField!
    @IBOutlet var labelField: UILabel!

    override func viewDidLoad(){
        super.viewDidLoad()
    }

    @IBAction func checkSAID(sender: UIButton) {

        if ( isValidSAID(saidField.text) == false ) {
            labelField.text = "SAID is Invalid"
        } else {
            labelField.text = "Done"
        }
    }

    func isValidSAID(said2Test: String) -> Bool {

        let myUrl = NSURL(string: "http://*****.com/said.php");
        let request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL:myUrl!);
        request.HTTPMethod = "POST";

        // Compose a query string
        let postString = "sa_id=\(said2Test)";

        request.HTTPBody = postString.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding);
        let task = NSURLSession.sharedSession().dataTaskWithRequest(request) {
            (data, response, error) in
            if error != nil {
                println("error=\(error)")
                return
            }

            // You can print out response object
            println("response = \(response)")

            // Print out response body
            let responseString = NSString(data: data, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
            println("responseString = \(responseString)")

            //Let's convert response sent from a server side script to a NSDictionary object:
            var err: NSError?
            var myJSON = NSJSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data, options: .MutableLeaves, error:&err) as? NSDictionary

            if let parseJSON =myJSON {
                // Now we can access value of First Name by its key
                var saidValue = parseJSON["said"] as? String
                println("saidValue: \(saidValue)")

                if ((saidValue) == "true" ) {
                    self.saidResult = true;
                }

                println("saidResult: \(self.saidResult)");
            }
        }
        task.resume()
        println("saidResult: \(self.saidResult)");
        if ( self.saidResult == true ){
            return true
        } else {
            return false
        }

    }

}

As i say, in first click the value of saidResult is false but after that it is take the true value
How i can solve this issue, or is there another way to improve my code?

A: I think this is probably because the http request is not answered on the first click but is on the second click.
you could try replacing your checkSAID function with this.
@IBAction func checkSAID(sender: UIButton) {

    let saidQueue = dispatch_queue_create("saidQueue", DISPATCH_QUEUE_CONCURRENT)

    // Do the checking on a background thread.
    dispatch_async(saidQueue, {
        if ( isValidSAID(saidField.text) == false ) {
    // As the UI updates are performed on the main queue, update the label on the main queue.
            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
                labelField.text = "SAID is Invalid"
            })
        } else {
            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
                labelField.text = "Done"
            })
        }
    })

}

A: Finally, after 4 days of testing i solved my problem.
I changed isValidSAID function code:
func isValidSAID(said2Test: String) -> Bool {

    var status: String = "";

    let myUrl = NSURL(string: "http://*****.com/said.php?sa_id=\(said2Test)");
    let data = NSData(contentsOfURL: myUrl!)
    let json = NSHSONSerialization.JSONObjectWithData(data!, option: nil, error: nil) as! NSDictionary

    status = (json["said"] as? String)!
    println(status)

    return ( status == "true" ) ? true : false
}

and solved my issue.


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[Risk assessment of synephrine in dietary supplements].
Bakhyia, Nadiya1
Dusemund, Birgit2
Richter, Klaus2
Lindtner, Oliver2
Hirsch-Ernst, Karen Ildico2
Schäfer, Bernd2
Lampen, Alfonso2
1 Abt. Lebensmittelsicherheit, Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Deutschland. [email protected]
2 Abt. Lebensmittelsicherheit, Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10, 10589, Berlin, Deutschland.
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Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
Bitter Orange Extracts
Citrus Aurantium
Synephrine is a sympathomimetic phenylethylamine derivative that occurs naturally in citrus fruits. It is often added to dietary supplements intended for weight loss and enhancement of sports performance, typically in the form of Citrus aurantium extracts and in many cases in combination with caffeine. The health risks of synephrine were evaluated on the basis of the available toxicological data and in accordance to the EFSA guidance on the safety assessment of botanicals and botanical preparations intended for use in food supplements. In animal studies, orally applied synephrine induced adrenergic effects on the cardiovascular system (increase of blood pressure, ventricular arrhythmias), which were enhanced by the concomitant application of caffeine as well as physical activity. Some human intervention studies investigating the acute effects of synephrine on blood pressure and heart rate of healthy, normotensive test persons indicate that synephrine can induce cardiovascular effects in humans. A series of published case reports of adverse cardiovascular effects (hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial infarction) were associated with consumption of synephrine- and caffeine-containing dietary supplements. In conclusion, consumption of high amounts of synephrine, especially in combination with caffeine and physical exercise, is associated with an increased risk of adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. According to the assessment by the BfR (Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung), daily intake of synephrine through dietary supplements should not exceed the median intake from conventional foods.
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. This record was last updated on 06/09/2018 and may not reflect the most current and accurate biomedical/scientific data available from NLM. The corresponding record at NLM can be accessed at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28058460

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Ride from the Narrows at Greers Ferry Lake to Mt. View with lunch in Prim amongst the Round Rocks of Prim (Google them). Call Wildflower B&B to reserve your room, 870-269-4383. We usually have dinner at the diner near the Square Saturday night and ride back on Sunday after the breakfast, with lunch in Prim again. Riders must join ABC.


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For most Ritarians, July 16 is offered significantly to Our Lady of Carmel. However, what makes this year's celebration a unique one is the 300 Years Anniversary of the Arrival of the Talangpaz Sisters in Calumpang (within the vicinity of the school and AR Motherhouse). In 1719, Mother Dionisia and Mother Cecilia Rosa Talangpaz travelled from their native Calumpit Bulacan in order to offer themselves at the foot of Our Lady of Carmel enshrined at San Sebastian Church.
The new Drum and Bell Corps facilitated by Sr. Marisa Bernasor, AR led the student body in a parade at 7:00am. It was their first time to showcase their talents along the streets of the school's vicinity. Four students held the tarpaulin on the 3rd Centenary of the arrival of the Talangpaz Sisters. It was a way of informIng the public regarding the presence of the Servants of God in the vicinity 300 years ago.
It was followed by the Investiture of the members of Our Lady of Carmel at the school's Chapel. Sr. Jamaikha Acle, AR with the ARSC Officers patiently prepared well the medals and the short ceremony. Ritarians expressed their faith in Jesus as they prayed, 'To Jesus, through Mary'.
The Ritarians' sponsored Holy Mass at San Sebastian Basilica was delayed from supposedy 10:00 into 10:45am. Despite the delay, Ritarians still showed enthusiam in walking towards the Church and celebrate the Thanksgiving Mass. There were some parents and guardians who joined the school community in celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Carmel.
Alumni Elementary Batch '87 and High School Batch '91 through Myra Arellano Astilla, Emmalyn Najera and Atty. Sheila Eileen Fernandez donated free Ritarian shirts to the new Drum and Lyre Bell Corps. Sr. Marisa Bernasor, AR shared that the Drum and Lyre Bell Corps will use them as part of the celebration on the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. There will be a parade on July 16, 2019 at 7:00AM and the Drum and Lyre Bell Corps will wear them for the first time. The school community is grateful for the assistance extended to the younger Ritarians. May the Lord bless the generosity of these alumni.
Through the initiative of Jasmin Carrao, Ritarian alumni Batch '81, the elderly Sisters of Tahanang Talangpaz,Tagaytay City were grateful for the hospital bed and wheelchair. It was Sr. Roselyn Jardenil, AR, the local Econome of Tahanang Talangpaz who picked them up at the residence of Jasmin Carrao on June 19, 2019. The donor of the hospital bed was Ms. Rose Zapanta, friend of Anna Liza Mariano Tupas, High School Batch '85 while the wheel chair was donated by Mylen Andres Rodenas Elementary Batch 81 & High School Batch 85 and her niece Janice Alog Walker-Jaime Santos, Elementary Batch 81.
It was also good to remember that Batch '81 made an actual visit to Tahanang Talangpaz on November 24, 2018. The AR Sisters were so happy for the visit and for the gifts extended to them by these Ritarian alumni. It was also a charitable gesture of these alumni to remember their mentors during their formative days at Saint Rita College-Manila.
Gratitude is hereby extended to these alumni with a prayer that the Lord may bless them in great abundance!
It was a melodious day for Sr. Marisa Tutor Bernasor, AR who graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Music Major in Music Education at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas (UST) Manila on June 4, 2019.
Joining with her on this milestone at UST were Sr. Antonietta Castanares, AR, Sr. Cleofe Maria Agua, AR, Sr. Maria Lirio Guillermo, AR and Sr. Vicenta Climacosa, AR. She had her Graduation Recital in Piano on May 20, 2019 which was well attended by AR Sisters and Rev. Fr. Rene Paglinawan, OAR. Based on AR History, she is the first AR Sister who graduated with that course at UST. It is indeed a blessing for the Augustinian Recollect Family! Sr Marisa has been sharing her talent in music for several years already in collaboration with other AR Musicians. As a musician and educator, she will continue to spread music like that of David in the Book of Psalms. Presently assigned at Saint Rita College Manila as School Registrar, she will also handle Music classes… a Ritarian blessing as well! Congratulations our dear Sr. Maris!
The Ritarian community of Saint Rita College-Manila is proud of Ms. Michelle Edulan Carido (4693), Ms. Jean Iris Magboo Espiritu (8493), Sr. Maria Veronica Damasino Mendez (14173), Ms. Joenabeth Vargas Morbos (14769), and Ms. Ma. Joanna May Aguilar Nicolas (13538). They took the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET) on March 24, 2019.
As a Teacher Training Institution, the school community takes pride in the efforts and success of the College Department for producing new licensed educators! The Ritarian LET passing rate of the Elementary Department is 40% which is beyond the 27.28% national passing rate. The High School Department has 42.86% which is higher than the 25.95% national passing rate.
The Ritarian College Department offers Bachelor of Arts in English Studies, Bachelor in Elementary Education and Bachelor in Secondary Education major in English and Religious Studies.
Congratulations our dear successful Ritarians!
Innovative Ritarian Teachers were blessed to mee
t under the technical tutelage of Sr. Rhena Sherra Caranzo, AR. This is in response to the challenge of educating the young Ritarians on the proper use of technology. As early as 8:00 o'clock in the morning of Wednesday, May 29, 2019, the faculty brought along with them their respective laptops and smart phones. Sr. Rhena Sherra Caranzo, AR guided them in exploring G Education Suite. This is anchored on the school's website. Prior to this gathering, all teachers were given new emails attached to the school's website. During the training, they were
able to use them. Soon all Ritarians from Basic Education to College will also have their own share of new emails as they will venture into the world of G Education Suite. Next in line, is the training of Apple Ipad in Curriculum and Instruction.
It took nine days for selected young Ritarians to finish their 2019 Summer training as Ritarian Drum and Bell Corps. It was the initiative of Sr. Marisa Bernasor to gather young Ritarians to hone their talents. Ritarian parents were very supportive of this undertaking. Wearing their type B uniform, the Drum and Bell Corps had their presentation at the basketball court after the 10:00 AM Holy Mass. It created a festive atmosphere in the campus with the devotees of Saint Rita as spectators. The Drum and Bell Corps will continue their training and subsequent presentations during school year 2019-2020.
The school administration is grateful to some alumni who responded to the vision of using Apple Ipad in Classroom Instruction. With the initiative of Atty. Sheila Fernandez and Emmalyn Najera from Elementary Batch '87 and High School Batch '91, three Apple Ipads were handed to the school. Its initial use was the Alumni Online Registration during the Feast day of Saint Rita. The Donor of the first Apple Ipad is Mrs. Arcelli Galut from High School Batch '91; the second Apple Ipad came from the generosity of Cherry Arriola, Maricel Ibarrola, Jeremy Gray Panopio and Christine Sagmit from High School Batch '92 and the third Apple Ipad is from the bounty of the Bautista Sisters from Elementary Batch '86 and High School Batch '92 & '96. The school administration hopes for more Apple Ipad from generous alumni for the young Ritarians starting school year 2019-2020.
With one mind and one heart, Ritarian alumni flock to the chapel of Saint Rita College Manila on May 22, 2019 in order to celebrate the feast of Saint Rita, the patroness of Impossible Cases. The alumni actively participated in the ten o'clock Eucharistic celebration. Snacks were served after the Holy Masses ( 6am, 8am & 10am) with the joint sponsorship of the alumni (batch'81 thru Jasmin Carrao) and the AR Generalate Office.
The Feast day of Saint Rita was also an opportunity for the Alumni Online Registration at the arcade using the three Apple Ipads donated by some alumni. The alumni were assisted by teachers who were on their week-long In-Service Training at the school campus. There were also two young alumni who offered their assistance. It was Sr. Rhena Sherra Caranzo, AR who created the Alumni Online Registration available at the bottom part of the school's website: srcm.edu.ph. Ritarian Alumni both young and 'not-so-young' enjoyed exploring the Apple Ipad as they registered.
A group of Alumni continues their 9th year program of "We Care, We Share, We Pamper" by providing adult diapers for the elderly AR Sisters of Tahanang Talangpaz in Tagaytay.
Despite the death of their President, Ms. Maria Theresa Abustan, High School Batch '71, the group continues this charitable act of paying back to the elderly AR Sisters some of whom were part of their
journey at Saint Rita College Manila.
The group was also able to hand-in monetary donation for some school projects. The school administration is grateful for their generosity.
Church volunteers in their red shirts flocked to the auditorium of Saint Rita College Manila on a Saturday morning of March 30, 2019.
It was a blessing to use the elevator since on going repairs are found along the stairs in going to the fourth floor. They listened attentively to the talk of Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual. This is part of their formation session as members of Caritas Manila.
Ritarians look forward to more engagements with the local Church.


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Gabriel is a world traveler and travel writer who has been adventuring around the world off and on since his first trip to Europe in the summer of 1990. He is author of "Following My Thumb", a collection of 26 exciting and hilarious autobiographical travel stories from his worldly wanderings during the 1990s; and has written several other books available on Amazon.com and elsewhere.


Capture your sense of romance in this stunning home on Oakland's Christmas Tree Lane. Picardy Drive in Oakland is lined with attractive story book homes located in the Normandy Gardens/Maxwell Park area. This one block street is a world unto itself that can give visitors the impression that they've just stepped into a children's book. Every home here is the embodiment of the word "charm," with high character homes like this one. Neighbors here feel like the luckiest people on earth, with a neighborhood unlike any other.
This home has as much character as any, sitting at the middle of the one-way street block, with a 3572 square foot lot, extraordinary curb appeal, and 1640 square feet of living space stacked on two levels. The interior of this home has as much character as the outside.
Open the front gate and you'll find a delightful sitting area perfect for morning coffee. Once inside, this great room with arched window greets guests and provides the main family space for daily living. Ceilings are tall, and the magnificent original brick fireplace is wood burning and amazing to look at.
The dining room isn't large but has big character. It connects to the kitchen expanding the amount of total perceived space. The kitchen, light infused by many windows, is spectacular and modernized. It features Carrara quartz counters, white tile backsplash that ties in with the older (perhaps original) kitchen bricks that may have been a wood burning oven back in the day. Beautiful stainless-steel appliances equipped with newer wine cooler and French Door refrigerator complete the look. A designated space is made available for a built-in microwave. A convenient Washer and dryer is included in the kitchen by the back door to the wonderful back yard.
Two standard bedrooms live on the first floor with a beautiful guest bathroom. One of the guest bedrooms has fabulous corner windows. The guest bathroom has beautiful white Carrara design shower tiles, vanity with quartz counter, rain shower head and luxurious fixtures.
The magnificent stairwell to the private owner's suite was recently redone with refinished treads and white risers. The owner's suite is surprisingly voluminous. Gorgeous hardwood floors were recently installed. The bedroom windows let in a generous amount of light.
The en-suite bathroom is a sunny space with modern décor and access to the walk in closet with hardwood floor. This well-appointed bathroom has a second vanity area. It features a frameless glass shower door that accents the Carrara design on the white shower tiles Chrome bath fixtures, including a rain shower head and elegant lighting complete the look.
Behind the house is the private backyard oasis perfect for entertaining, relaxing and play. The detached one car garage with newer roof sits to one side, where it could potentially be given a sliding door to serve as a playroom opening onto this outdoor space. The driveway is long beyond the gate if you wish to park more cars or simply leave it as a side yard.
The location of 5607 Picardy Drive adds more value to this gorgeous home. Off 55th Avenue in Maxwell Park, this location is incredibly convenient to many amenities. Easy access to freeway from this home will take you to any destination in the Bay Area faster. Also accessible by short and moderate distances are: BART, Oakland Airport, bus lines to SF, Tech Buses, Oakland Coliseum, Entertainment, Schools, Restaurants, and more!


We recently had the opportunity to connect with the organizers from Mass Energize on how we all can "Green Your Holidays." Mass Energize Wayland is a local, grassroots group focused on providing metrowest residents with ways they can make a positive impact on the environment. It was founded by Kaat Vander Straeten and Ellen Tohn, two expert environmentalists.
"The most impactful ways to 'Green Your Holidays' may take people by surprise, but our top five list is based on the scientific evidence provided in the novel, Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming," ([http://drawdown.org/]) says Vander Straeten.
Give your home, condo or apartment the gift of sustainable power. The collective impact of making the switch to solar or wind power is substantial on carbon emissions, and because both sustainable power options are still a relatively new technologies, customers may see their costs decrease as both industries become more efficient. Good news, it is cheap and easy to run your home off 100% wind. Locally, Green Energy Consumers Alliance has a program that works with your electricity provider to make sure that every kilowatt of energy your home takes from the grid, is replenished with that same amount of 100% wind energy going back into the grid. "The average household pays $10-$20 per month for renewable energy in addition to their regular electricity bill," according to Greenenergyconsumers.org.
Mind your food waste. There is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into food production, including all the energy used to refrigerate or freeze a variety of foods. When you throw food away, all the energy that went into that food is simply wasted. If you are hosting a festive gathering, consider buying some food storage containers for guests to take home. Local company Preserve Products makes beautiful reusable food containers from recycled plastic. Plan your menu mindfully and if anyone complains, take the opportunity to educate your guests on the dirty downside of food waste, most of which ends up in landfills and creates added methane gas, a greenhouse gas that is accelerating climate change. So the dinner you made and then didn't fully eat yesterday is increasing your personal—and our collective—carbon footprint.
Embrace a plant rich diet. According to Drawdown.org, "If cattle were their own nation, they would be the world's third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases." Over the holiday season, this may mean swapping out a beef wellington app for spanakopita, or simply opting for a hearty vegetarian soup. Green Leaf restaurant in Framingham is a delicious option for those interested in exploring vegetarian cuisine. "Our family is not vegetarian, but our friend, vegan chef Diana Goldman (www.beantownkitchen.com) inspired us to eat more plant-rich meals, and it has been an overwhelmingly positive experience, full of tasty, hearty meals that we all look forward to eating," says Tohn of MassEnergize. "In my family," says Vander Straeten, "meat is a small portion of our diet, and it is always sourced from local farmers who raise their animals in a regenerative way: their herds actually help sequester or store carbon in the soil. If we're going to eat meat, this is an exciting and hopeful endeavor that we can support." The organizers of MassEnergize have shared some of their favorite vegetarian recipes at www.massenergize.org.
Extend your holiday spirit of generosity to organizations that either educate women, foster family planning, or some combination of the two. The math here is simple. Globally, the more education a women receives, the fewer children she has, the less children she has, the fewer people we have, the fewer people we have, the less resources we all take from the environment. Two local organisations doing great work in this space include Rosie's Place (www.Rosiesplace.org) and Pathfinder International (www.pathfinder.org) amongst many others.
Green your holidays with LED lights. Let your home shine brightly all season long while you enjoy the cost savings of lights that use less electricity. Yes, you will pay a bit more for LED lights up front, but most LED lights pay for themselves in energy cost savings within two years.
Think about the end-use of the items you buy. Can it be reused or recycled when the user is done with it? Can you choose a battery-free toy? Green Toys is a great brand to frequent for kids toys made from recycled plastic.
When purchasing clothes, choose natural fabrics over synthetics like polyester, acrylic, and nylon. The manufacturing of many synthetic fibers is an industrial process that transforms petroleum oil into long, thin fibers. You may want to think twice before exposing your skin or your loved ones skin to the same oil that goes into vehicles. Patagonia, Toad & Co, Prana, PACT, H&M's Conscious line and eBay are all great options for sustainable clothing.
Get creative with your wrapping. "One year, we bought bright, reusable shopping bags for all our nieces' and nephews' gifts. They were a huge hit, even my high school age nephew was excited about his new bag," says Maia Miskin of Mass Energize. What's more, there are many options for sustainable wrapping, whether buying new 100% recycled wrapping paper, using scraps of fabric, or recycled newspaper. According to the CDC, "Americans throw away about 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. If every American family wrapped just 3 presents in reused materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields" (source).
Skip the lines and make something special as a gift. Maybe you are crafty or perhaps you make delicious sugar cookies. Challenge yourself to create a cool craft using earth-friendly materials or bake up something tasty using all organic ingredients. There are many possibilities!
The moral of the story is this, there are many ways you can green your holidays, but the most important thing is to do something sustainable. Make your holidays the most sustainable yet!
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Most people probably don't think of Herefordshire as a venue for their conferences and even if they do they might get confused with Hertfordshire! But there is life outside London and we want to share what we think are the pros and cons of Herefordshire as a conference venue. We'd love to know what you think too!
Herefordshire isn't the easiest county to get to in a hurry! However, there is reasonably easy access from three airports which are far nicer than Heathrow! So if you have employees or clients coming in from Europe, ask them to check if their flights come in to Birmingham, Cardiff or Bristol. There are direct trains from Paddington; sometimes though there is a change required at Newport or Worcester. The nearest motorway, the M50, ends at Ledbury – a fast road branching off from the M5. Or you could use a helicopter and then you'd get here real quick.
Not much to do round 'ere! Not strictly true as there is masses to do particularly if you are into country pursuits – we can arrange hunting, shooting and fishing all on the Brinsop Court estate. If you want to do some team building in and around water, the River Wye winds its way through the county and there are lots of opportunities to use it. Or you could just stay close to home and jump into the hot tub. If the weather is dire outside, indoors we have snooker, ping pong and darts.
Herefordshire is one of the least populated counties in the UK. Forget the kind of traffic you get in London, here in Herefordshire the traffic is very light, sometimes slow if you get behind a farm vehicle, but at least you get to enjoy the scenery. And if you are driving after dark, it can often seem like it's only you on the road. A wonderful feeling.
"Brinsop Court has been the location for some momentous decisions for our company – it's where the initial idea was formed, it's where a major software change was decided and it's where we've taken our growing team to decide on the direction of the company. Whether sitting around the fire or sitting by the moat on a summer's day, Brinsop has provided the ideal location to give our employees a break from the London office, a chance to bond and work on our company goals. After five visits, I can't recommend Brinsop highly enough".
Broadband whilst not the fastest in the country works efficiently, and Brinsop Court has a network of wifi routers throughout the house. We also have a phone signal for most networks at Brinsop Court. So staying connected is as easy as anywhere else.
"Herefordshire is a place where you can watch things grow, where you can kick back and relax in a balanced pace of life. It is about the distinctive character".
Sounds just what a business needs sometimes!
What do you think? Do get in touch and let us know.


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Q: 'Amidst of' vs. 'Amidst' I'm reading 'The Well at the World's End' by William Morris. I'm curious about some of the syntax he's used to invoke an archaic style. For instance, 'amidst of':
'. . . he came on a shepherd lying amidst of his sheep . . .'
But at other times he's happy to use 'amidst' without 'of':
'From amidst its houses rose up three towers of churches . . .'
What does 'of' signify here? And is there a reason why he's omitted it in the second example?

A: In Middle English, amyddes is a locative adverb with a genitive -s ending meaning 'in the middle':

277:  Bachus..sat hire besyde And Ceres next..amyddes lay Cypride. — Chaucer, Parlament of Fowls, c. 1382.

While even in Chaucer the adverb had also taken on the function of a preposition, the word was occasionally augmented with of:

A.2009:  Amyddes of the temple sat Meschaunce. — Chaucer, Knight's Tale, c. 1385.
4.2871:  Evere amiddes of mi tale I thenke upon the nyhtingale. — Gower, Confessio Amantis, 1395.
1.2230:  Amyddes of þis ilke tweyne..Stood Medea.
  1.4217: Amyddes of þe feld. — Lydgate's Troy Book, c. 1425.

This usage is also echoed in Early Modern English:

Vnto the woods runs loue, as well as rides to the pallace, neither he beares reuerence to a prince, nor pitie to beggere but (like a point amidst of a circle) still of an euennesse, all to a lesson he drawes, neither hills nor caues can auoyd him. — Robert Albott, England's Parnassus, 1600. EEBO
Amidst of this horrid and affrighting confusion, merchants and well-meaning citizens remained in the most astonishing apprehensions imaginable … — Paul Rycaut, The History of the Turkish Empire, 1680. EEBO
I found by her words I her heart could command, so quickly we setled the matter in hand: we rambled about, till we came to a gate, where abundance of rabble peep'd in at a grate, to gaze at the ladies amidst of their revels, as fine all as angels, but wicked as devils. — Edward Ward, A Walk to Islington, 1699.EEBO

And, yes, the revelling ladies are engaged in, as one might suspect, the oldest profession.
Attestations in the early 19th c. are rather sparse, but one source criticizes the usage:

Amidst the crowd, not amidst of the crowd; because derived from the superlative adjective middest. — The Monthly Magazine, 11 (1801), 291.

The etymological explanation is inaccurate, but enough people must have been using amidst of to warrant a prescriptivist admonition.
Later in the century, however, William Morris becomes especially fond of the construction, although, as you noted, he also employs amidst without the supplemental preposition:

Thou hast seen my sword glimmer amidst of the moonlight,
  As we rode with hoofs muffled through waylaying murder.  — William Morris, Love is Enough, Or, The Freeing of Pharamond: A Morality, 1873, 55.
Now the men of God-home marvelled, and gazed through the golden glow,
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Within under the Hall-Sun, amidst the woven stories of time past, sat the elders and chief warriors on the dais, and amidst of all a big strong man of forty winters, his dark beard a little grizzled, his eyes big and grey.  — William Morris, A Tale of the House of the Wolfings, 1890.

Morris uses the construction no less than ten times in his 1876 translation of the Æneid, one imagines, as an archaism. In fact, Morris' preference for amidst of so warps a Google Book search that it renders the graph pointless for determining frequency.
While the construction does offer the advantage of an extra syllable while composing verse, one suspects that his choice of amidst of is to evoke an air of great antiquity, even if some of his translations are of works that predate anything one could call English.

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BlackBerry today announced that it would make its BBM instant messaging service available to iOS and Android phone owners.
BlackBerry announced today that it will open up its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) instant-messaging program to iOS and Android users for free, with new clients coming for those platforms later this summer.
"We will make BBM available as the premiere multiplatform messaging solution all around the globe, and even better, it's free," BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said at the BlackBerry Live conference in Orlando, FL. "This is such a great experience, it's just too good to keep it only to ourselves."
Because it's a BlackBerry exclusive, BBM has only 60 million active users. It's dwarfed by Android/iOS competitors like WhatsApp and Viber, which measure their user bases in the hundreds of millions. But BBM users are highly engaged, sending and receiving more than 10 billion messages per day, Heins said.
BBM for iOS and Android will start with messaging and groups features, but will roll out "feature parity" including voice calling, screen sharing, and video calling later this year, Heins said. It will be available for devices running iOS 6 and Android 4.0 or higher.
Heins did a demo of Channels, which seem to function a little like Facebook fan pages. If you subscribe to a channel, you can see all of that person's updates, talk back to them and see what other followers are saying. You can also create your own channels, where you control the content and which can have an unlimited number of followers.
"Imagine the dialogue that can now exist between the BBM users and the businesses, celebrities and groups that they're passionate about," Heins said.
BBM Channels is in beta right now, with a commercial launch coming later this summer, Heins said.
Also at BlackBerry Live, the company announced a new lower-cost QWERTY phone, the Q5, and new business server software. See the slideshow above for more.


It's been a decade since the attacks of 9-11. Since that time, the cost of the American government has more than doubled while American economic output has drastically slowed. Communication and public speech has suffered under the weight of the Patriot Act, and today, most Americans understand that their government tracks them and spies upon them. Travel across this beautiful land has been made more expensive, as fuel and food costs have skyrocketed. The new and wholly un-American Department of Homeland Security has settled in for the long war, apparently against the American people and American traditions of liberty.
A recent Frontline television program outlined the research effort by two reporters at the Washington Post in describing a "Top Secret" America. The real federal jobs program in the last decade has been in surveillance, monitoring, and intelligence-development -- of Americans on American soil.
In the decade after 9-11, Washington, D.C. launched repeated land wars, government takeovers, and nation-building, first in Afghanistan, then in Iraq, and later in Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan and now Libya. None of these wars, all sold as "wars against terrorism" were granted any public congressional debate, and none entailed a Congressional declaration of war.
In terms of truly discovering the facts of the events of 9-11, and the subsequent anthrax attacks, we saw a government reluctance to delve deeply, and a government desire to pack up the "stories" as quickly as possible. President Bush opposed and worked to delay the official 9-11 Commission, and its published results were then later partially disavowed by the very political appointees who led it. The FBI's investigation into the Amerithrax case also followed a well-worn path. Select a culprit, publicize the name of the suspect, and harass that individual until they confess. The first FBI target was no coward, nor was he guilty. He successfully sued the federal government and was later awarded millions of tax-payer dollars for the FBI's miscalculation and arrogance. A second FBI target was named and harassed until he committed suicide, and the case was immediately closed.
Trillions of dollars have been wasted, more trillions in value have evaporated, and many thousands of lives have been needlessly sacrificed, all in the name of a post-9-11 era. The Founders believed that the Creator granted all men the right to a government that they themselves owned, and could hold accountable. The Founders believed that the people had the duty to dissolve that government when it no longer followed the law or conducted itself morally, in the best interest of the people. The Founders believed we could withdraw our consent. Today, you can't even decline to be physically assaulted by a government agent in order to fly on a commercial aircraft using a ticket you bought with your own money.
I believe our government -- outdated, unrestrained by the Constitution, and soon to default on every debt it has taken on in our name -- cannot long endure. But unlike those who run and benefit from our modern American nationalism, corporatism and socialism, I do not fear average Americans seeking self-government, rule of law, and liberty.
That's why on 9-11, I will not be celebrating America's undeclared wars on countries that had nothing to do with the September 11 attacks 10 years ago. I will not be attending remembrances of victims of that day, because those remembrances refuse to count American liberty, rule of law, and freedom of trade and movement uppermost on that list of the sacrificed. I will not attend any program offered by a religious or political organization that seeks to ride a federal government bandwagon to confirm some imperative of war against Islam halfway around the world, or that seeks to promote the false concept of a culture war as somehow God's intent for America.
On this 10-year anniversary, I intend to go about my business as usual, and say a prayer of gratitude for the small freedoms I have left. In the afternoon, I'll be in Charlottesville, Virginia, learning about local apprenticeship and crafts demonstrations. In the evening, I'll check the livestock and gather the eggs. I won't allow what I personally experienced that day in the Pentagon, nor the subsequent government drumbeats for war, waving the 9-11 banner, to diminish my awareness of the meaning of liberty.
The real battle for Americans today is a battle to reassert our independence from an overbearing and unsustainable state. Today, we can all celebrate that there are fundamental cracks in the federal state's veneer, and we can be grateful for the options we still have in our own lives to live free, to practice charity and faith, creativity and productivity, and to rediscover our own power as individuals and communities.
LRC columnist Karen Kwiatkowski, Ph.D., a retired USAF lieutenant colonel, blogs occasionally at Liberty and Power and The Beacon.


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Incontro: l'Abruzzo e l'export vitivinicolo - "L'Agenzia delle Dogane risponde"
L'ufficio ICE di Londra comunica che la legge di bilancio presentata dal Tesoro britannico prevede che, a far data dal mese di febbraio 2019, aumenteranno le accise sugli alcolici, compresi i vini.
"Following the Chancellor's announcement that duty on wine, sparkling wine and fortified wine will rise by RPI from 1 February 2019, the Treasury has now confirmed that RPI is forecast to be 3.1% next year. Duty on spirits, beer and most ciders will be frozen at current rates.
To introduce a tax on the production and import of plastic packaging from April 2022. Subject to consultation, this tax will apply to plastic packaging which does not contain at least 30% recycled plastic, to transform financial incentives for manufacturers to produce more sustainable packaging.
To reform the Packaging Producer Responsibility System, which will aim to increase producer responsibility for the costs of their packaging waste, including plastic. This system will provide an incentive for producers to design packaging that is easier to recycle and penalise the use of difficult to recycle packaging, such as black plastics.


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Actor Daren Kagasoff's Ex-Girlfriend Drops Restraining Order
Actor Daren Kagasoff's ex-girlfriend has dismissed the temporary restraining order against him … and he sees this as a huge win — especially after she claimed he threatened to leak nude pictures of her, amongst other things.
According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Breanna Trupiano filed a request for dismissal in Los Angeles court last week … although a reason for wanting to drop the TRO isn't given.
The "Devotion" star's obviously thrilled about the news … because he tells TMZ, through his attorney, Tiffany Feder, "I was advised by my attorney to not make any statements and let the legal system run its course. However, I was accused of things that are totally untrue."
Daren tells us the restraining order disappeared as quickly as it surfaced — and says he's going to go after whoever's responsible for the alleged false claims … adding "No one should ever have to go through this."
Actor Daren Kagasoff's Ex-Girlfriend Gets TRO, Claims He Sent Nude Pics to Her Parents
He also says, "We inhabit a world in which everything can be traced back to the sender. And thanks to a dedicated legal team for being so vigorous in uncovering the truth."
Unclear what exactly he's referring to — but as we reported, Breanna claimed Daren used burner numbers to send naked pictures of her to her parents … and also allegedly threatened to upload them online.
What's worse, she claimed he "threw a lit cigarette in my hair and told me he was going to kill me" — and said he even stalked her for 7 months after they split.
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Florida's Meyer dismisses freshman Dowling
Florida head coach Urban Meyer talks to his offense during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —
Florida coach Urban Meyer says freshman safety Jonathan Dowling is no longer on the team because of a rules violation.
Meyer says Dowling has no chance of returning, either. It's unclear what Dowling did to get dismissed.
The 6-foot-3, 184-pound Dowling played in two games this season. He did not even dress the last three games.
Dowling was considered one of the top defensive back prospects in the country last year. He had 58 tackles, 14 interceptions and three blocked punts as a senior at Bradenton's Southeast High.
He's the third player, and second safety, gone from Florida's highly regarded freshman class. Receiver Adrian Coxson and safety Jordan Haden left Gainesville before the season. Coxson enrolled at Maryland.


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The Department of Justice in Washington on July 11, 2018. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)
FBI: 64 percent of all federal arrests are noncitizens
President Trump was criticized for comments about high crime numbers associated with those entering the country illegally. The comments drew national criticism from immigration rights groups, Democrats and many Republicans. Now, the latest numbers released from the Department of Justice corroborate those statements.
Noncitizens accounted for 64 percent of all federal arrests in 2018, according to new data released on Aug. 22 by the Justice Department. The surge was driven largely by immigration-crime arrests, which have soared to the highest level in at least two decades.
Federal authorities conducted 108,667 arrests for immigration crimes in 2018, up more than five times from the 20,942 arrests in 1998. Immigration arrests accounted for 95 percent of the total increase in the number of federal arrests over the past 20 years, the data shows.
That data also shows a flip in the percentage of arrests of noncitizens compared to arrests of U.S. citizens. In 1998, arrests of citizens accounted for 63 percent of the total arrests. By 2018, arrests of noncitizens had grown to 64 percent of the total.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) ICE agents frisk a suspected MS-13 gang member and Honduran immigrant after arresting him at his home on March 29, 2018, in Brentwood, New York.
In a press release accompanying the data, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) noted that while noncitizens accounted for 7 percent of the U.S. population, they committed 24 percent of all federal drug arrests, 25 percent of all federal property arrests, and 28 percent of all federal fraud arrests.
President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to enforce and strengthen the nation's immigration laws. While the total number of immigration arrests in 2018 reached the highest level over the 20-year period, the total number of arrests in 2017 was the lowest in 10 years. The increase in total arrests in 2018 was fueled almost entirely by immigration arrests.
While the report doesn't separate legal aliens from illegal aliens, federal incarceration statistics show that 93 percent of aliens in federal custody in 2018 were illegal.
Noncitizens from Mexico and Central America accounted for 94 percent of the immigration arrests in 2018. Arrests of noncitizens from Central America soared 160 percent compared to 2017, while arrests of those from Mexico grew 48 percent. Notably, federal authorities arrested more Mexican nationals in 2018 than U.S. citizens.
"Federal arrests of Central Americans rose more than 30-fold over two decades, from 1,171 in 1998 to 39,858 in 2018," the BJS stated.
Further highlighting the role of immigration enforcement in the arrest statistics, the BJS statement noted that the portion of all arrests that occurred in the "five federal judicial districts along the U.S.-Mexico border (out of 94 judicial districts nationwide)" has nearly doubled over the course of two decades from 33 percent to 65 percent.
"In 2018, a quarter of all federal drug arrests took place in these five districts," according to the BJS statement. "The number of Central Americans arrested in these five districts almost tripled in one year, rising from 13,549 in 2017 to 37,590 in 2018."
In terms of prosecutions, more than 78 percent of noncitizens were prosecuted for illegal reentry, alien smuggling, and misuse of visas. The most common prosecutions of noncitizens outside of immigration-related offense dealt with drugs, at 13 percent of the total, and fraud, at 4 percent.
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MAYA: The Great Jaguar Rises Union Station 30 West Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO. 64108
06JanAll Day12MarMAYA: The Great Jaguar Rises(All Day) Union Station, 30 West Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO. 64108
January 6 (Friday) - March 12 (Sunday)
30 West Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO. 64108
MAYA: The Great Jaguar Rises NOW EXTENDED thru March 12, 2023. Deep in the tropical rainforests, the epic Maya civilization reached improbable heights then mysteriously collapsed. The bustling cities in the
MAYA: The Great Jaguar Rises NOW EXTENDED thru March 12, 2023.
Deep in the tropical rainforests, the epic Maya civilization reached improbable heights then mysteriously collapsed. The bustling cities in the lowlands of Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras were abandoned and eventually reclaimed by nature . . . taking unsolved mysteries with them. Yet, Maya culture never disappeared. Their descendants still live across Central America and Maya communities have succeeded in preserving their identity, languages and traditions.
Taking a cultural-ecological approach, MAYA gives a holistic image of Maya culture and shows how it has developed over time in relation to its environment – from its classical peak to the present.
Utilizing the latest archaeological technology to unravel the mysteries, the MAYA exhibition presents 300 priceless, original artifacts. Their detailed images and inscriptions tell the stories of kinglike rulers and everyday life.
Exhibition visitors will journey through the awe-inspiring Maya architecture and astonishing cultural accomplishments in an immersive exhibition space, decipher hieroglyphs, learn about the intricate Maya calendar and unearth the ancient burial site of Uxual. And by the end of their exploration, visitors will discover how this remarkable sophisticated civilization built such complex cities in the middle of the jungle, why these cities were eventually abandoned and the sustained and profound impact the Maya culture continues to influence each of us today.
GriefShare Support Group Hillcrest Covenant Church 8801 Nall Ave, Prairie Village, KS US 66207
12Jan(Jan 12)6:30 pm06Apr(Apr 6)8:30 pmGriefShare Support Group(January 12) 6:30 pm - (April 6) 8:30 pm Hillcrest Covenant Church, 8801 Nall Ave, Prairie Village, KS US 66207
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Hillcrest Covenant Church
8801 Nall Ave, Prairie Village, KS US 66207
Grief Share Support group offers those coping with loss a safe place to receive encouragement and help after the death of a loved one. This support group discusses topics such
Grief Share Support group offers those coping with loss a safe place to receive encouragement and help after the death of a loved one. This support group discusses topics such as; is what I'm feeling normal?, Challenges of grief, Guilt and Anger and much more.
This is a group that meets weekly for a 13 week session.
First Act Theatre Arts presents: Into the Woods The City Stage at Kansas City Union Station 30 W Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108
02FebAll Day05First Act Theatre Arts presents: Into the Woods(All Day) The City Stage at Kansas City Union Station, 30 W Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108
The City Stage at Kansas City Union Station
30 W Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and
James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece… and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and score are both enchanting and touching. The story follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch's curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone's wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results. One of Sondheim's most popular works, Into the Woods is a musically sophisticated show with the opportunity to feature actors adept at dark comedy. Designers will especially enjoy highlighting the fantastical elements of this magical word. (Courtesy of MTI)
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03Feb(Feb 3)5:30 pm04(Feb 4)11:45 amInspired For Life Women's Conference5:30 pm - 11:45 am (4) Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Ave, Leawood, KS 66224
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13720 Roe Ave, Leawood, KS 66224
Inspired for Life is a conference inspired by women, led by women, for all women. What do you walk away with? *Challenging & uplifting teaching from incredible speakers *A community of other women
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Chinese New Year Temple Fair Platte Woods United Methodist Church 7310 NW Prairie View Rd, Platte Woods, MO 64151
04Feb12:00 pm3:00 pmChinese New Year Temple Fair12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Platte Woods United Methodist Church, 7310 NW Prairie View Rd, Platte Woods, MO 64151
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Platte Woods United Methodist Church
7310 NW Prairie View Rd, Platte Woods, MO 64151
Come to celebrate Chinese New Year with us on Feb 4, 2023. We offer Chinese cultural performance, hands-on activities like calligraphy, Chinese painting, paper-cutting/paper folding, tea ceremony, Chinese knotting &
Come to celebrate Chinese New Year with us on Feb 4, 2023. We offer Chinese cultural performance, hands-on activities like calligraphy, Chinese painting, paper-cutting/paper folding, tea ceremony, Chinese knotting & games, traditional Chinese food like dumplings, stir-fries, rice cakes & Chinese snacks. FREE admission for everyone!
Parkville Women's Clinic Trivia Night St. Therese Parish Hall 7207 MO-9, Kansas City, MO 64152
04Feb5:30 pm9:00 pmParkville Women's Clinic Trivia Night5:30 pm - 9:00 pm St. Therese Parish Hall, 7207 MO-9, Kansas City, MO 64152
St. Therese Parish Hall
7207 MO-9, Kansas City, MO 64152
Join us for Parkville Women's Clinics third annual Trivia Night! The doors open at 5:30PM and the trivia rounds start at 6:30PM. In between round we will have games, silent
Join us for Parkville Women's Clinics third annual Trivia Night! The doors open at 5:30PM and the trivia rounds start at 6:30PM. In between round we will have games, silent auction prizes, and a 50/50 raffle. It is $30.00 per person to play, or you can purchase a whole table (8 people) for $240.00. This event sponors our Y'ALL ministry. Y'ALL stands for Young Adults, Loving Life- which is our young adult (20 to 30 something) ministry where like-minded young adults can come together and learn about the pro-life ministry!
My Fair Lady Muriel Kauffman Theatre 601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
07FebAll Day12My Fair Lady (All Day) Muriel Kauffman Theatre, 601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
February 7 (Tuesday) - 12 (Sunday)
Muriel Kauffman Theatre
601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes "a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time" (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe's My Fair
From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes "a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time" (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady. Director Bartlett Sher's glowing production is "thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was" (The New York Times). "Every so often a revival comes along that reminds you how indispensable great theater can be" (NY1).
Boasting such classic songs as "I Could Have Danced All Night," "The Rain in Spain," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" and "On the Street Where You Live," My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a "proper lady." But who is really being transformed?
First Act Theatre Arts presents: The Music Man Bell Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University 2030 E. College Way, Olathe, KS 66062
16FebAll Day19First Act Theatre Arts presents: The Music Man(All Day) Bell Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University, 2030 E. College Way, Olathe, KS 66062
February 16 (Thursday) - 19 (Sunday)
Bell Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University
2030 E. College Way, Olathe, KS 66062
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957
By turns wicked, funny, warm, romantic and touching, The Music Man is family entertainment at its best. Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical comedy has been entertaining audiences since 1957 and is a family-friendly story to be shared with every generation.
The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. (Courtesy of MTI)
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Bird Watching: Great Backyard Bird Count Ernie Miller Park 909 N. Kansas 7 Highway, Olathe.
18Feb9:00 am12:00 pm Bird Watching: Great Backyard Bird Count9:00 am - 12:00 pm Ernie Miller Park, 909 N. Kansas 7 Highway, Olathe.
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909 N. Kansas 7 Highway, Olathe.
Bird Watching: Great Backyard Bird Count Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 N. Kansas 7 Highway, Olathe, All Ages, 9 a.m. to Noon, FREE Contribute to a worthy cause. Learn about the birds
Bird Watching: Great Backyard Bird Count
Ernie Miller Nature Center, 909 N. Kansas 7 Highway, Olathe, All Ages, 9 a.m. to Noon, FREE
Contribute to a worthy cause. Learn about the birds that spend winters in Northeast Kansas and help with the count. It's easy as one-two-three. Every year biologists and researchers count on you to help them determine the health of bird populations in North America. Join us as we count birds and contribute data to a worthy cause. Come and go as you please between 9 am – 12 pm to help count birds. You may see Northern Cardinals, Black-capped Chickadees, and many other feathered friends. Learn about the birds that spend winters in Northeast Kansas from experienced birders from Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City and Kansas Master Naturalists. For more information call 913- 826-2800.
Joshua Aaron in concert Or HaOlam Messianic Synagogue 9898 W. 95th St., Overland Park, KS
18Feb7:00 pm9:00 pmJoshua Aaron in concert7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Or HaOlam Messianic Synagogue, 9898 W. 95th St., Overland Park, KS
Or HaOlam Messianic Synagogue
9898 W. 95th St., Overland Park, KS
Joshua Aaron is an award-winning American-Israeli musician and Messianic songwriter. He has been named as one of the Global Jewish 100 by IZZY, "the Netflix for Israel." Free admission -
Joshua Aaron is an award-winning American-Israeli musician and Messianic songwriter. He has been named as one of the Global Jewish 100 by IZZY, "the Netflix for Israel." Free admission – love offering accepted with gratitude.
First Act Theatre Arts presents: The Little Mermaid Goppert Theatre 11901 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO
23FebAll Day26First Act Theatre Arts presents: The Little Mermaid(All Day) Goppert Theatre, 11901 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO
Goppert Theatre
11901 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO
Thursday, February 23, 2023 @ 7 p.m. Friday, February 24, 2023 @ 10 a.m.* Friday, February 24, 2023 @ 7 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 2 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2023 @ 7
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World."
Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea. (Courtesy of MTI)
Ignite Marriage Conference Colonial Presbyterian Church 9500 Wornall Rd. KC, MO 64114
24Feb(Feb 24)6:30 pm25(Feb 25)4:00 pmIgnite Marriage Conference6:30 pm - 4:00 pm (25) Colonial Presbyterian Church, 9500 Wornall Rd. KC, MO 64114
24 (Friday) 6:30 pm - 25 (Saturday) 4:00 pm
Colonial Presbyterian Church
9500 Wornall Rd. KC, MO 64114
Colonial Presbyterian Church is hosting our first ever 2-day marriage event, FEB 24-25, for the Kansas City community! Join us Friday 6:30-9:00 pm and Saturday 9:00-4:00 pm to IGNITE the
Colonial Presbyterian Church is hosting our first ever 2-day marriage event, FEB 24-25, for the Kansas City community! Join us Friday 6:30-9:00 pm and Saturday 9:00-4:00 pm to IGNITE the fire in your marriage.
Hear from nationally acclaimed speaker and author Ted Cunningham. Laugh with comedian Jason Earls, featured on Focus on the Family. Enjoy live music entertainment.
Kids ages 6 weeks – 5th grade: kid care and age appropriate games, crafts, movies and food are included! Safe and secure check-in. Tickets only $50 per couple. Colonialkc.org/ignite 816-942-3272, 9500 Wornall Rd. Kansas City, MO 64114
Race to Nowhere Stationary Bike Race Kirmayer Fitness Center Rainbow and Olathe boulevards on KU Medical Center campus
25Feb7:30 am2:00 pmRace to Nowhere Stationary Bike Race7:30 am - 2:00 pm Kirmayer Fitness Center, Rainbow and Olathe boulevards on KU Medical Center campus
(Saturday) 7:30 am - 2:00 pm
Kirmayer Fitness Center
Rainbow and Olathe boulevards on KU Medical Center campus
Pedal in place for fun and to support people in Kansas City facing the challenges of living with multiple sclerosis. The MS Achievement Center is celebrating 25 years of Race
Pedal in place for fun and to support people in Kansas City facing the challenges of living with multiple sclerosis. The MS Achievement Center is celebrating 25 years of Race to Nowhere stationary bike race.
Students (K-college) – $25
All others – $40
Coffee Talk Series with Dr. Tom Ryan: "Faith and Shame" Hillcrest Covenant Church 8801 Nall Ave, Prairie Village, KS US 66207
25Feb11:30 am1:00 pmCoffee Talk Series with Dr. Tom Ryan: "Faith and Shame"11:30 am - 1:00 pm Hillcrest Covenant Church, 8801 Nall Ave, Prairie Village, KS US 66207
Hillcrest Covenant Church Coffee Talks 2023 Coffee Talks-Shedding Light On… series with Dr.Tom Ryan Part 2: Saturday, February 25, 2023 "Faith and Shame" Featured Guest Speaker: Dr.Tom Ryan All of us deal with shame as
Coffee Talks 2023
Coffee Talks-Shedding Light On… series with Dr.Tom Ryan
Part 2: Saturday, February 25, 2023
"Faith and Shame" Featured Guest Speaker: Dr.Tom Ryan
All of us deal with shame as it seems to be a part of our collective human dna.
What is shame and how does it affect us? And how does it affect Christians?
What are some of the things we can do to help us deal with shame in an honest, spiritual way?
Part 3: Saturday, March 25, 2023
"Faith and Sex Addiction" Featured Guest Speaker: Tom Ryan
One of God's great gifts is human sexuality. It's also a part of life many people find challenging.
What is sexual addiction? Is there really such a thing?
How can someone be a Christian and also addicted to sex?
How can the Gospel help us deal with the cultural tsunami of sexual addiction?
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If you were asked to list the greatest innovations in mountain biking of the last 10 years then the chances are you'd mention dropper seatposts, modern geometry and stiffer suspension forks with better damping.
I'd totally agree, but I'd also suggest adding waterproof shorts to that list – because I know they were as much of a revelation for me as the first time I used a dropper post.
It felt like pure luxury – almost like cheating – to head out for a ride in the rain and/or slop and not have a soaking wet bum about 60 seconds after hitting the trail.
I initially spent about £90 on a fancy pair of Endura eVent shorts which fell apart, then tried some Madison ones which had all the taping fall off the first time I put them in the wash – before I settled on these Altura Attack 3/4s in a promotion at Merlin Cycles which made them a very reasonable £35.
They've got a nice cut, reasonably slim but with enough room in the legs to fit over DH pads. The waist adjusters work well too. I was a bit porkier when I purchased them – opting for the large size – and they still fit me fine now I'm back in the medium camp.
As you'd expect they're a hardshell fabric (named "React" by Altura) and so they're less breathable than normal shorts – but overheating has never really been an issue for me.
And they do a tremendous job of keeping the wetness out of the arse-zone, even on long and exposed rides.
I have to admit I'm on my third pair now – with Merlin having warrantied two pairs which came apart at the seam.
The arse is tatty but stil does its job, a bit like my own.
I realised afterwards that this was because I'd been riding an SDG Bel Air saddle with raised stitching. Once that was retired the problem disappeared and my current pair is getting on for three years old and only now showing real signs of wear.
They're not perfect, the pockets are a bit small and the zips a bit "catchy", but I have no complaints about them really and I'd probably buy again if I hadn't discovered military surplus Gore Tex in the meantime (stay tuned for more on that).


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Hours aftercutting all ties with Lori Loughlin, Hallmark Channel has pulled a new episode of her dramaWhen Calls the Heartfrom the schedule.
The network announced Thursday that it will not air a new episode of the heartland family drama that was slated for Sunday while it evaluates "all creative options." According to a source close to the show, a likely option being explored is to edit out Loughlin's character. None of the scenarios currently being discussed have Hallmark cancelingWhen Calls the Heart, which is the network's highest-rated original series.
Loughlin, who is also known for her work onFull HouseandFuller House, was implicated in thecollege cheating scandalthat has dominated headlines this week. She and fellow actressFelicity Huffmanwere among those charged in the far-reaching case, which alleges that students were admitted to universities by posing as athletic department recruits or cheating on entrance tests. Loughlin is facing charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud. She and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, are accused of paying $500,000 so their daughters, Olivia Jade, 19, and Isabella Rose, 20, would be classified as recruits to University of Southern California's crew team, which assisted them in the admissions process, though neither daughters rowed crew.Loughlin surrendered to authorities Wednesdayand was later released after posting a $1 million bond.
Season 6 ofWhen Calls the Heartlaunched last month, and three of this season's 10 episodes have already aired.


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