These doggies are fairly unknown across the UK and are therefore a vulnerable breed, with only around 380 in existence! However, they are very happy chappys and are extremely playful in nature. They are also very gentle as compared to other Terrier breeds which means they do well with children.
In terms of their appearance, they have thick and wiry coats with lots of hair around their little faces - how could you resist! They don't shed too much but they do require lots grooming which means they can be very high maintenance.
Fun Fact: All puppies are born with black coats which change as they grow!
These doggies are well-known for their cheerful dispositions as well as their affectionate and loyal devotion to their 'hooman' families! They're incredibly playful doggies who are full of energy and so get along with children fairly well. Compared to other Terriers, they are also fairly calm, making them good pets for elderly people, who may otherwise struggle with an excitable dog. However, Welsh Terriers are also a fairly independent breed which can make training a little bit of a pain! But as long as they are socialised and begin their training from a young age, they will make lovely family pets.
Much of these doggy's history remains a mystery, although it is thought that they may well be one of the oldest Terrier breeds in the world! They were originally known under a different name as Black-and-Tan Wire-Haired Terrier (quite a mouthful!) and also the Old English Terriers as well. It's thought that these doggies lived across most of England during the 19th century, though they are mainly associated with Wales. They were used to hunt animals such as otters, badgers and foxes and were well-known for their ability to extinguish vermin! They were officially classified by the Kennel Club in 1885 and reached the States in 1888. Since then, Welsh Terriers have gradually increased in popularity over the years!


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Yesterday, after making coffee in the morning, I got a text alert from SWA saying our outgoing flight to BWI for the late afternoon was cancelled. Jill and I spent 50 minutes on hold, then another 30 minutes feeling like somehow this was our problem/fault. And apparently it was. I had 5 tickets to Norfolk through BWI, and the best they could do is get us there 2 days later since all other flights were full. For a week of vacation, I have waited over 6 months for, dropping it to only 5 days, just felt wrong. So, we got creative, pulled out the CC, and paid more to go further away. (An extra stop, getting in after midnight, an increase in rental car fare, a downgrade in vehicle size, and a 4 hour drive through the night). Thankfully, everyone was up for it. We got in @ 6am today. A quick two hour nap, and I peaked out to see sunshine and enough wind on the water to LWF. After a couple of hours of that, it was time for breakfast, and then family time at the beach. Rain couds cut that short, but a previous forecast of solid clouds and little wind, began to show sunshine and some planing wind in the afternoon. That felt great. A big thunderstorm shut it all down @ 4p. TIme for takeout pizza and some real sleep.


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Lauren Saunders is a Canadian-born actress, now living in her hometown of Toronto after 3 years in the UK. She received trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and also holds her B.Ed from Queen's University. Lauren works onstage, onscreen, and in the recording studio. She is a co-founder of Elevated State Theatre Company.
Lauren has over 10 years of experience as an educator. She teaches French and Drama at the Mabin School, and runs two-week acting and clown intensives at Centauri Summer Arts Camp.
Lauren's work in RBC's "The Little Voice" campaign has now been released. You can see it here.
During the time of COVID-19, Lauren has created a YouTube channel to support French learning from home.
Lauren wrapped filming on a commercial for Holiday Inn, as well as a US campaign for World Finance.
Watch Lauren's Twinings Tea commercial here.
Lauren's French commercial for Pizza Pizza is out! You can watch it here.
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Q: How to read this graph R Sorry if this may come across as really stupid but I done some clustering using K MEANS in R and plotted this graph.
Could someone please explain me how to read this plot? or the name for these types of plots so i can google further.
Thank you
 PS: for clustering experts can you identify any meaningful clusters from this plot?

A: You effectively ignored all attributes except quantity.
The result is meaningless.
K-means only works well, when every axis has a comparable distribution.
Restart from the beginning, with careful preprocessing, scaling, and understanding your data.

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Cadaveric evaluation of sternal reconstruction using the pectoralis muscle flap.
Nick O'Keeffe, Elizabeth Concannon, Alanna Stanley, Peter Dockery, Niall McInerney, Jack L Kelly
ANZ Journal of Surgery 2019 June 3
BACKGROUND: Deep sternal wound infection is a significant complication of open cardiac surgery associated with increased mortality and morbidity. The use of muscle flaps, such as the pectoralis major advancement flap, in deep sternal wound infection reconstruction reduces hospital stay and mortality. However, the lower end of the sternum is remote from the vascular supply and cover is therefore problematic in many cases.
METHODS: This study aimed to determine the distance (cm) and surface area (cm2 ) of sternum covered when the pectoralis major muscle is sequentially dissected from the sternocostal origin and humeral insertion using 10 cadaveric specimens.
RESULTS: The largest proportion of sternum was covered when both the origin and insertion were divided, allowing the flap to be islanded on its vascular pedicle. There was a statistically significant difference when the pectoralis major was divided from the origin and insertion compared to division of the origin alone (P < 0.01). The average area covered with sternocostal origin division alone was 55.43 cm2 compared to 85.36 cm2 after division of both the origin and insertion.
CONCLUSION: Division of both the sternocostal origin and humeral insertion of the pectoralis major muscle represents an effective means to increase sternal coverage. This study describes the average distance and area covered by sliding pectoralis major muscle advancement flaps. These measurements could better inform plastic surgeons when evaluating reconstructive options in sternal defects.


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Research Files on Donald W. Buchanan
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/en/permalink/descriptions96018
25cm of textual records; 255 photographs; 22 - 35mm slides
2019.1029/001: Overview Research on Donald W. Buchanan Part 1/2, 1934-2008. 2019.1029/002: Overview Research on Donald W. Buchanan Part 2/2, 4 photographs, 1938-1966. 2019.1029/003: Buchanan Art Collection, 28 photographs, 22 slides, 1958-2008. 2019.1029/004: The Buchanan Collection Artworks wit…
History / Biographical
Donald W. Buchanan was born in 1908 in Lethbridge, Alberta. He was the son of Senator William Ashbury Buchanan, the publisher of the Lethbridge Herald. He studied Modern History at the University of Toronto and Oxford University. In 1934, he received a fellowship from the Carnegie Corporation to train in museum administration. Following his research fellowship, Buchanan founded the National Film Society of Canada, as well as he worked for the Canadian Radio Commission (now the CBC). Buchanan was always involved in the arts and he was a firm believer in making the arts accessible to the public. In 1963, Donald Buchanan, and his brother Hugh, offered many fine works of art to the City of Lethbridge. This became the first significant public art collection ever to exist in Lethbridge. He believed that art was meant to be shared and enjoyed by all. After leaving the Canadian Radio Commission, Buchanan worked for the National Film Board, where he established the stills division; from 1947 until 1960 he was employed by the National Gallery of Canada, serving as director of the Industrial Design Division (1947-1953). His work with the National Industrial Design Committee and the curated the revolutionary exhibition "Design for Use in Canadian Products" (1946) which changed the standards of Canadian art. Donald W. Buchanan served as the Associate Director of the National Gallery of Canada, and took a leave of absence to explore his own artistic endeavors of photography while travelling throughout Europe. Buchanan returned to the Gallery in 1963 as a member of its Board of Trustees, and he became the Director of the International Fine Arts Exhibition at Expo '67 in Montreal. In the last few years of his life, his friends recall him being busier than ever, organizing the exhibition. He never was able to see the fruits of his labor, however, because of his sudden death in 1966 after being struck by a car in Ottawa. His legacy centered on the accessibility of art to the public and his impact on the art community in Lethbridge.
2019.1029/001: Overview Research on Donald W. Buchanan Part 1/2, 1934-2008. 2019.1029/002: Overview Research on Donald W. Buchanan Part 2/2, 4 photographs, 1938-1966. 2019.1029/003: Buchanan Art Collection, 28 photographs, 22 slides, 1958-2008. 2019.1029/004: The Buchanan Collection Artworks with Descriptions, 47 photographs, 1963-1985. 2019.1029/005: The Buchanan Library Art Collection Information, 2 photographs, 1956-2004. 2019.1029/006: DESIGN Exhibitions and Resources Part 1/2, 1946-2008. 2019.1029/007: DESIGN Exhibitions and Resources Part 2/2, 1947-1958. 2019.1029/008: DESIGN: Umbrella Theme for Buchanan's Works, 1948-2007. 2019.1029/009: Donald W. Buchanan Website by Nancy Townshend, 2001-2008. 2019.1029/010: Resources used by Nancy Townshend for Donald W. Buchanan Website, 1938-2007. 2019.1029/011: Written Works by Donald W. Buchanan Part 1/2, 89 photographs, 1934-1947. 2019.1029/012: Written Works by Donald W. Buchanan Part 2/2, 61 photographs, 1945-1967. 2019.1029/013: EXPO '67-Montreal, Part 1/2, 1960-2008. 2019.1029/014: EXPO '67-Montreal, Part 2/2, 1965-2003? 2019.1029/015: Buchanan's Photography, 21 photographs, 1959-2008. 2019.1029/016: Tributes to Donald W. Buchanan, 3 photographs, 1955-2008. 2019.1029/017: Miscellaneous Documents related to Buchanan's Will, 2007-2008. 2019.1029/018: National Gallery of Canada Archives, 1963-2007
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2018.1070.001 - James and Elsie McIntosh and family newspaper clippings, letters, photography, marriage license, etc. 2018.1070.002 - Jean Keys (McIntosh) and family newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, etc. 2018.1070.003 - Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen motivational booklets
James "Jimmy" McIntosh was born in 1888 in Brandon, Manitoba and died on November 10, 1961. He was involved with the Grand Trunk Railway from 1907 before joining the Canadian Northern Railway in 1908 as a member of the audit department and would join the Grand Trunk Railway again in 1910 as a clerk in the superintendent's office in Melville, Saskatchewan. He would join the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1911 in Calgary and was transferred to Lethbridge in 1914. He would work with the CPR for 42 years before retiring in 1956. On December 26, 1914 he married Elsie Van Slyke. Elsie was born in 1889 and passed away in 1963. She was the honourary president of the Handicraft Guild in Lethbridge and a member of the Shrine Auxiliary. They were both survived by their daughter Jean. Jean Keys (McIntosh) was also a member of the Handicraft Guild in Lethbridge. Jean passed away on October 20, 1989 and was survived by her two daughters and one son.


Home Bollywood Bhumi Pednekar recent Bridal photo shoot has stunned the industry, Check pics.
Bhumi Pednekar recent Bridal photo shoot has stunned the industry, Check pics.
Bhumi Pednekar, who had done 3 movies in Bollywood, is revealing her glamorous side these days. The actress who is known for her amazing performance in her movies, charm the cover of a bridal magazine this December and she looks like a million resist. The costumes are designed by Tarun Tahiliani, Shehlaa Khan and Anita Dongre for her magazine photo shoot and make to believe how a princess looks like in real life.
December being the wedding season if bride like Anushka Sharma, Sagarika Ghatge and Samantha Ruth Prabhu were not enough to impress us with their wedding clothes. Bhumi also walk on their footsteps and gave us her wedding day look.
For all her fans, here's a sneak peek or rather a brief idea on how lovely she would look on her D-day. Kudos to this actress for making it so big in Bollywood in such a short span of time.
The actress is not impressing us with her strong presence on screen, but she is also busy in this type of photo shoot that make her the dream girl of every man. She is the perfect example of 'fat to fit', Bhumi is successful in striking a chord with the viewers and make them fall for her like never before.
Bhumi Pednekar is a classic outsider has convey her way in industry with her strong character in movies but equally stunning appearances off screen. If she's a girl next door in her reel life, she's the exact opposite, a diva in real life who's hard to impress.
Strictly opting for only the best and nothing apart from that, Bhumi's future in this industry looks as bright as sunshine. Here's looking forward to more such stunning set of pictures from the actress.
Also read: Alia Bhatt's workout videos will inspire you to set new goals in gym.


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'When All Else Fails': Hams prepare for emergencies during Field Day 2012
Discussion in 'Amateur Radio News' started by KJ4VTH, Jun 28, 2012.
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Gene May of the Loudoun Amateur Radio Group writes down the call sign of another amateur "ham" radio operator for a 24-hour contest called Ham Radio Field Day in Lovettsville June 24.
Tue., Jun. 26 by Alicia Constant
Voices and static mingled on the airwaves as amateur radio operators baked in the heat Saturday. "QR-Zed." "Kilo Echo Four, Oscar Kilo Yankee." "Oscar Kilo Yankee?" With contact established, the Lovettsville radio operator repeats the full call sign to the voice that originates from a Canadian boat.
The operator made contact as part of Field Day, a 24-hour contest where thousands of amateur radio operators, called "hams," practice communicating off the grid with other hams in the United States and Canada. Around 60 hams in Loudoun County participated in two Field Day events, one at Park View High School in Sterling and the other in Lovettsville.
On Field Day, each amateur radio club attempts to earn points by making contacts and logging "call signs" – the unique letter and number code the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses to each ham radio operator.
The Loudoun Amateur Radio Group (LARG) in Lovettsville made nearly 4,500 contacts, and the Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club made around 2,000 contacts as radio operators worked in shifts through Saturday night into Sunday afternoon. The groups' more unusual contacts included a 737 pilot over Utah and a ham in Puerto Rico.
Using ham radio satellites, a signal from Loudoun County can reach a radius of more than 1,000 miles. The hallmark achievement: making contact with the International Space Station, where many of the astronauts are also ham radio operators.
In an era of Facebook, cell phones and Skype, ham radio is a little-known form of communication. Yet hams pride themselves on being the first to contact the outside world after a large-scale natural disaster that knocks out the Internet and cell phone towers. Field Day allows hams to practice setting up their stations on solar, generator, and battery power. The National Association for Amateur Radio proudly asserts that amateur radio gets the message through "when all else fails."
Ham radio attracts a fiercely loyal following, with around 700,000 operators across the country and 3 million around the world.
"Everyone's experience getting into ham radio is different," said Chris P., a ham who participated in the LARG Field Day event. (He requested his last name be withheld because he works for the federal government.)
Chris is proud to carry his great-grandfather's call sign, though he says interest in ham radio "skipped two generations" in his family. He first became a ham in high school, when he got his license through the Boy Scouts.
When he was deployed overseas during the 1990s, he would travel to a Military Auxiliary Radio Service (MARS) station to call home. The MARS operator would radio a ham in his hometown and ask him to connect Chris to his family via telephone: "This was before the days of video chat, and you'd call up for about five minutes and say, 'Hey, Mom, guess where I am?'"
Several years ago, he decided to get re-certified as a ham operator, and he's been involved ever since.
Through the course of a year, hams participate in a variety of events, from launching and chasing weather balloons to volunteering as trained weather spotters for the National Weather Service's Skywarn.
Hams provide vital information to Skywarn because they're able to communicate directly from the ground, said LARG Field Day Chairman Gary Quinn: "When a ham operator can look out the window and call the weather service and say, 'Yes that's a tornado,' it validates their data."
When a disaster strikes, Quinn said, "We know before the general public. We're the ones pushing out the information."
http://www.loudountimes.com/index.p...perators_prepare_for_emergencies_during_2012/
KJ4VTH, Jun 28, 2012
KK4KCU Ham Member QRZ Page
We had a similar story run on our news.
http://www.weartv.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wear_vid_23236.shtml
KK4KCU, Jun 28, 2012
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The midwest is on fire, and I have yet to see anything about Amateur Radio to the rescue. Nothing on the ARRL website other than how to become a ham or now to subscribe to QST.
Where is this radio service that always toots it own horn?
W0DLR, Jun 28, 2012
W0DLR said: ↑
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20852619
It's there, it is just in the background.
K8MHZ Ham Member QRZ Page
That reminds me, I better go water at least some of my lawn. It's getting crunchy.
K8MHZ, Jun 28, 2012
LA9XSA Ham Member QRZ Page
A good article - it touches many bases. A non-technical reader might be forgiven for thinking that long-range communications requires the use of a satellite though.
A 737 huh - I haven't had any aeronautical mobile contacts yet. I want to have some.
LA9XSA, Jul 8, 2012


Two laps, just about right, for the 42 boats that entered Saturday's Bala Long distance race, which the fastest boat, an RS700 completed in about 2 hours and the last boat did in 3 hours.
The forecast for the event was for very light winds but on the day we had a perfect 15mph straight down the lake.
The RO set a fairly simple course, a 3 mile beat, followed by a 2 mile run then a few nice reaches to finish the lap.
First on the water was the RS700, but after the number crunching, the win went to a 2000 sailed by John & Sarah Haywood, then the RS Vareos sailed by Dan Partington & Aled Goddard, followed by the RS700 of Mike Allen, then his brother Paul in a K1, all from Bala SC.
Only 13 boats stayed for Sunday event a similar handicap race but over a shorter course with more laps. The win went to John Haywood again but now in a laser, followed by Ruth Walker & Harry Ashworth from Bartley SC in a Javelin, then Lydon Beasley & Sam Frost-Huskinson from Greensforge SC in a Fireball.
In 4th place came Richie Allan from Bala in a K1.
When the events were combined the overall win went to Ruth Walker & Harry Ashworth in the Javelin.


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Home: Explore: Casinos: Resorts
Resorts Casino Hotel
Resorts Casino Hotel, a Mohegan Sun Property, boasts a prime location spanning 11 acres at the northern end of the famed Atlantic City Boardwalk, with 310 feet of Boardwalk frontage overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. There are 942 guest rooms and suites in two hotel towers, an 83,016 square-foot casino, two theaters, six restaurants along with Quickbites Food Court with five eateries, two VIP player lounges, a casino bar, indoor-outdoor swimming pool, health club and spa, salon, and retail shops.
Guest accommodations are located in two hotel towers: the original oceanfront, 15 story Ocean Tower and the 27-story luxury Rendezvous Tower. These are connected by an expansive Grand Lobby graced by an impressive central dome.
Rendezvous Tower: Featuring 404 standard guest rooms and 58 suites, the Rendezvous Tower's rooms are the largest on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. This soaring tower includes panoramic views and a sophisticated atmosphere with all the comfort and amenities guests expect of the Resorts Casino experience.
Ocean Tower: The prime beachfront location affords breathtaking views of the ocean and sand, Boardwalk and back bays from its 480 guest rooms which include 45 mini suites, 21 Jacuzzi suites, 15 parlor suites, and one presidential suite.
Ocean Tower is home to the resorts's intimate Screening Room and two exclusive players clubs, the Epic and Paramount Clubs. It also provides guests convenient access to the spa and fitness center, indoor/outdoor pool, sun deck, dining level, casino, gift shops, Boardwalk and beach.
Play: Gaming guests will find non-stop action in the 80,016 square-foot casino, where more than 70 table games and 1,574 slot machines are open 24 hours a day. Among the highlights:
Hollywood Hills High Limit Slot Area
Margaritaville-themed casino gaming space
Earn: through the resort's partnership with Mohegan Gaming Advisors, comp dollars are also redeemable at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania.
Fun is a full-time pursuit at Reosrt's Casino Hotel. Nightlife (and day) options include:
Entertainment Venues: The resort routinely hosts headliners in its 1,350 seat showroom, the Superstar Theater, while more intimate events are staged in the 300 seat Screening Room.
Bar One: Find your fun in Bar One - Resorts' casino lounge open 7 days a week. Located on the casino floor just steps from the hotel lobby, Bar One is the perfect place to unwind with a glass of wine or turn up the action with our specialty cocktails and live entertainment.
Epic & Paramount VIP Player's Club Lounges: Located off the Hollywood Hills high limit slot area on the casino floor, these two exclusive lounges offer a sophisticated, sleek retreat for club members, with a menu that changes daily, large selection of beverages, and multiple TV screens.
Landshark Bar: The deck at the Landshark Beach Bar features a new bar for beach-side parties! Get your frozen concoctions to beer to margaritas, righ on the sand complete with a fire pit for nightly beach campfires and relaxing in new beach furniture. Also, enjoy live music and entertainment 7 nights a week!
Jimmy Buffett's Maragaritaville: Escape to Margaritaville Atlantic City, located inside the Resorts Hotel Casino. The bar features a stage for nightly live entertainment, a tiki bar and Buffett-inspired accent pieces throughout including a giant blender at the entrance.
Resorts Casino Hotel offers culinary options to suit all tastes and occasions.
Capriccio: Gourmet Italian cuisine overlooking the ocean; annually rated by Zagat as one of America's top restaurants, serving dinner, tapas and Sunday brunch.
Cielo Wine Bar: Located at the entrance to Capriccio, Cielo is an intimate wine bar that embraces the spirit of hospitality through great food and drink.
Gallagher's Steakhouse: Traditional dry-aged steaks and seafood prepared on an open-flame mesquite grill and served in a dark-wood setting inspired by the New York City original.
Eastwind: Simple Mainland Chinese food expertly prepared by the resort's Asian chef, including perennial favorites and interesting savory combinations. Located righ off the Boardwalk, Eastwind offers great views and counter seating.
Guests looking for a quick casual bite can visit, Quick Bites food court, conveniently located on the casino floor and features five eateries
Dunkin Donuts: An American favorite since 1950 for coffee an baked goods.
The Original Soup Man: Founded in 1984 by Al Yeganeh of New York City's legendary Soup Kitchen International.
Ruby's Diner: The premier 1940's - style family restaurant, serving award winning burgers, salads, fountain treats and dinner specials.
Famous Famiglia Pizza: One of America's fastest-growing pizza chains, specializing in authentic New York City-style pizza since 1986.
Haagen-Dazs: Super-premium ice cream world-renowned for its delicious density.
Breadsticks Cafe & Grill: Salads, burgers, sandwiches, grilled favorites, copper-oven specialties and breakfast, served with a world famous Boardwalk view.
Gallagher's Burger Bar: A Big Apple classic, specializing in innovative appetizers, sandwiches, and burgers ground from Gallagher's own dry-aged beef.
LandShark Bar & Grill: The only year-round full-service bar and restaurant on the sand side of the Boardwalk. Featuring nightly entertainment and inspired by the great "beach joints" that once dotted the Atlantic Coast, the venue features retractable walls to provide spectacular views fo the ocean and places guests in the center of the action on the beach and Boardwalk.
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville: Weather guests are looking for a "cheeseburger in paradise" or a surf & turf meal, you're sure to find it at Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. Specializing in all sorts of seafood, the seasonal exterior deck on the Boardwalk will allow guests to enjoy alfresco dining or a drink topped off with a gentle ocean breeze.
Convention and Meeting Space
Resorts offers superior quality accommodations at half the price of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, DC or New York City. In August of 2015, Resorts unveiled the Resorts Conference Center. This new, multi-faceted convention and event space adds an additional 12,000 square feet of meeting space and 12 more conference rooms.
The showpiece of the Resorts Conference Center is the Atlantic Ballroom, a 6,500 square foot function room with a multi-use pre-function area. The new conference center brings the total offerings at Resorts to 24 meeting and function rooms with more than 64,000 square feet of usable space. Fourteen of those meeting rooms feature natural light and ocean views. Eleven breakout rooms keep productivity high with built-in 90" LED monitors, drop-down screens and LCDs. Two theaters offer seating for 1350 and 345 with state-of-the-art sound and light technology.
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Q: Show that $(1 – \cos θ – \sin θ )^2 – 2(1 – \sin θ )(1 – \cos θ ) = 0$. Show that $(1 – \cos θ – \sin θ )^2 – 2(1 – \sin θ )(1 – \cos θ ) = 0$.
What kind of formulas should I use?

A: Observe
\begin{align}
(1-\cos\theta-\sin\theta)^2 & =(1-\cos\theta)^2-2(1-\cos\theta)\sin\theta+\sin^2\theta \\
& = 1 - 2\cos\theta+\color{red}{\cos^2\theta}-2(1-\cos\theta)\sin\theta+\color{red}{\sin^2\theta} \\
& = 1+\color{red}{1}-2\cos\theta -2(1-\cos\theta)\sin\theta\\
& =2(1-\cos\theta)-2(1-\cos\theta)\sin\theta\\
& =2(1-\cos\theta)(1-\sin\theta)
\end{align}

A: LHS = $1 - 2\cos\theta - 2\sin\theta + 2\cos(\theta)\sin\theta + \cos^2\theta + \sin^2\theta -2 + 2\cos\theta + 2\sin\theta -2\cos(\theta)\sin\theta = 0$ = RHS


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Q: Dynamically concat the dataframe columns in scala I have list of dataframe column names which I need to concat (list_name=["name","email"]) and I have a dataframe with many columns(df="name","email","address","phone"). Now I need to concat and create a new column for the values of names specified in list.
Expected result: df="name","email","address","phone","nameemail"
List=["name","email"]. But the list is dynamic(it may have n number of values)
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name
email
phone

ram
ram@gmail.com
345897045

raj
raj@gmail.com
658086657

expexteddf

name
email
phone
nameemail

ram
ram@gmail.com
345897045
ramram@gmail.com

raj
raj@gmail.com
658086657
rajraj@gmail.com

A: This should be straightforward using concat function. You should at least try and show what you did, but this should be way to go:
from pyspark.sql.functions import concat
val concatColumns = ... // List of column names to concatenate
val newColumnName = concatColumns.mkString
expexteddf = df.addColumn(newColumnName, concat(concatColumns: _*))


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Posters Promoting London Living Wage Plastered Around The Underground
By Harry Rosehill
Harry Rosehill Posters Promoting London Living Wage Plastered Around The Underground
The City of London Corporation has launched a new campaign encouraging City firms to pay the London Living Wage. Posters promoting the campaign are coming to some of London's busiest tube stations including Euston, Victoria, Liverpool Street and Paddington.
The London Living Wage is currently £10.55 an hour. The national minimum wage is currently £7.83. That leaves a gap of £2.72 for London workers not currently on the London Living Wage. Cleaning and security staff are among those often affected, although we suspect many of those working in the food and drink industries in the City similarly do not make London Living Wage.
The campaign highlights the benefits of paying London Living Wage, which include staff retention, improved productivity, with staff feeling more valued, and a better reputation for the business.
Lola McEvoy, Head of Campaigns at the Living Wage Foundation, said:
The City of London Corporation is leading the way as an anchor of responsible pay in the Square Mile. But many financial services firms still don't pay their security staff and cleaners enough to live on, and we know much more can be done.
We believe this campaign can encourage more employers within the City to recognise that paying the London Living Wage is both good for their business, and the right thing to do.
A new London Living Wage is announced each November, and as part of this campaign, the City of London Corporation will update its own pay packets to coincide with the change, instead of the following April as it has previously done.
Last Updated 20 February 2019


Studies show that involvement is one of the most important factors in raising self-esteem and leadership achievement. Moreover, most experts agree that involvement should go beyond attendance at conferences. We realize, however, that each of our members is unique – with their own priorities, needs, talents and time constraints. There are many kinds of opportunities for involvement with the conference. If you would like to step into the batter's box and volunteer on a committee, please review the opportunities below and reach out to Joyce Tynes at [email protected] Thank you for your participation!


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Q: Angular - How to Validate each step in Angular Material stepper In Angular-12, I am implementing Material Stepper. And it has two (2) steps:
Component:

export class SignupCompanyComponent implements OnInit {
  isLinear = true;
  isLoading = false;
  companySetupForm!: FormGroup;
  companyForm!: FormGroup;
  idForm!: FormGroup;

  ngOnInit() {
    this.companyForm = this.fb.group({
      companyName: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.minLength(3), Validators.maxLength(100)]]
    });
    this.idForm = this.fb.group({
      registrationNumber: ['', [Validators.required, Validators.maxLength(100)]],
    });
  }

  get fc() {
    return this.companyForm.controls;
  };
  get fi() {
    return this.idForm.controls;
  };

  onSubmit() {}
}

HTML:

<mat-horizontal-stepper [linear]="isLinear" #stepper labelPosition="bottom">
  <mat-step [stepControl]="companyForm">
    <form [formGroup]="companyForm">
      <ng-template matStepLabel matStepperIcon="phone">Company Info</ng-template>

          Company Name:*}
          <input type="text" formControlName="companyName" placeholder="Company Name" class="form-control" required/>

              Company Name is required!

              Company Name cannot be less than 3 characters!

              Company Name cannot be more than 100 characters!

        <button mat-raised-button color="primary" matStepperNext>Next</button>

    </form>
  </mat-step>
  <mat-step [stepControl]="idForm">
    <form [formGroup]="idForm">
      <ng-template matStepLabel>Company ID</ng-template>

          Registration Number:*
          <input type="text" formControlName="registrationNumber" placeholder="Registration Number" class="form-control" required/>

              Company Reg. No. is required!

              Company Reg. No. cannot be more than 100 characters!

        <button mat-raised-button color="black" matStepperPrevious>Back</button>
        <button mat-raised-button color="success" [disabled]="isLoading" type="submit" (click)="onSubmit()">

                  Submit
              </button>
        <button mat-raised-button color="warn" (click)="stepper.reset()">Reset</button>

  </mat-step>
</mat-horizontal-stepper>

When each formControl is touched, the Material Stepper works fine. It displays the error immediately.
But when Next Button is clicked no data is filled in Step1 (companyForm), though it didn't move to the next step or form, but no error is displayed.
I want it to validate each step and display as it is done when each form control is touched.
How do I achieve this?
Thanks

A: Material doesn't seem to mark the form as touched, so i'd rebind the button:
<button mat-raised-button color="primary" (click)="onFirstStepDone()">Next</button>

in the component, you'll need a reference to the stepper:
@ViewChild('stepper') stepper: MatHorizontalStepper;

onFirstStepDone() {
   if(!this.companyForm .valid) {
       // this should make all invalid fields light up in red
       this.companyForm.markAllAsTouched();
       return;
   }
   this.stepper.next();
}

A: Two things I do is set field validation to onBlur like;
this.companyForm = this.fb.group({
      companyName: ['',
                   [Validators.required,
                    Validators.minLength(3),
                    Validators.maxLength(100)]]
    },
    { updateOn: "blur" });

...and personally I don't like to allow continuing until the required fields are valid so I set the stepper button to disabled until it is like;
<button mat-raised-button
        color="primary"
        matStepperNext
        [disabled]="companyForm.status != 'VALID'">
   Next
</button>

Or definitely see Mr. Manhattan's comment below to validate the form at the end, which you can accomplish the same thing by changing the { updateOn: "blur" } above from blur to submit


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package ipv4

import (
	"syscall"

	"golang.org/x/net/internal/socket"
)

func setControlMessage(c *socket.Conn, opt *rawOpt, cf ControlFlags, on bool) error {
	// TODO(mikio): implement this
	return syscall.EWINDOWS
}

func newControlMessage(opt *rawOpt) []byte {
	// TODO(mikio): implement this
	return nil
}

func parseControlMessage(b []byte) (*ControlMessage, error) {
	// TODO(mikio): implement this
	return nil, syscall.EWINDOWS
}

func marshalControlMessage(cm *ControlMessage) []byte {
	// TODO(mikio): implement this
	return nil
}


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Q: Prove that $3^{500} + 5$ is divisible by $14$ using theory of congruences. Number theory question, based on the theory of congruences.

A: hint
$$3^3=27\equiv -1\mod 14$$
$$500=3\times 166+2$$
Remark
You can use Euler's Theorem
$$gcd(3,14)=1\implies $$
$$3^{\phi(14)}\equiv 1 \mod 14$$
with
$$\phi(14)=14(1-\frac 12)(1-\frac 17)=6$$

A: $2$ divides $3^{500}+5$, because $3^{500}+5\equiv1^{500}+5\equiv0\pmod 2$.
$7$ divides $3^{500}+5$, because $3^6\equiv1\pmod7$ (by Fermat's little theorem),
so $3^{498}\equiv1\pmod7 $, so $3^{500}+5\equiv3^2+5\equiv0\pmod7$.


Nutritionist and New York Times best-selling author Kimberly Snyder shares what she says are the top beauty-detox foods that will help you look younger and more beautiful. These foods will detox your skin, blood and cells so your body can function at its best.
In order to get the best results, it's important to incorporate these foods into your diet at least three times a week. In as little as three days you may see brighter, glowing skin – and changes in your hair and body!


Saturday Night Live fans were feeling excited to see Jimmy Fallon return to the SNL stage this weekend for the first episode of SNL ever to air live coast-to-coast. Surprisingly, it wasn't Jimmy who stole the night but his musical guest: Harry Styles — so much so that Harry generated 60% of all 82,124 Emotional Reactions on Twitter.
Since this was such a big night for SNL, we decided to analyze some of their 'best sketches and videos' posted on their YouTube channel to see which got fans the most emotional and why — after its initial airing.
SNL's YouTube videos from April 15th's show generated on total 9,146 Emotional Reactions. The video that generated the most Emotional Reactions out of any other this month was the video with Harry Styles performing 'Sign of the Times', which generated 2,125 Emotional Reactions. The main emotions generated on that video was love (40%) and congrats (11%).
The comedy sketch from the 4/15 episode that generated the most reactions on YouTube was the 'Easter Message from Sean Spicer's sketch where Melissa McCarthy, back in her popular impersonation of Spicer, generated 1,499 Emotional Reactions. The main emotions generated being funny (26%) and love (17%). This time, dressed as a giant bunny and explaining Easter's origin, McCarthy's Easter sketch came in 3rd on most Reacted-to videos during the month of April for SNL's YouTube channel.
Jimmy Fallon or John Travolta?
Even though Jimmy Fallon wasn't in any of the 'top videos or sketches', his Celebrity Family Feud: Time Travel Edition sketch (where he impersonated a young and an old John Travolta while Harry Styles impersonated Mick Jagger on a game of Family Feud) generated 1K Emotional Reactions. It is also the 4th most popular sketch of the night on SNL's YouTube channel with the main emotions being funny (29%) and love (26.5%).
We all know that whenever Jimmy Fallon is on Saturday Night Live you can expect for fans to go crazy (he generated 1K crazy Reactions for this episode alone). Now when you put him together with the much loved Harry Styles (who generated 15,434 love Reactions on Twitter alone) then you can expect a night which got fans feeling some complex ways during the night — and in the following days on YouTube.


I almost forgot to post this one - I've had it done for a few days, but haven't had time to load it until now.
This page is for Prima's Build A Page and Prima's Product Pick Challenges for August 2015.
You can click on the link under each challenge graphic and it will take you to the site.
Thanks for stopping by - hope you have a great week-end!
This is fabulous Kathy! I love the quote and the gorgeous tiny embellies.
Fantastic project Kathy! Love the beach theme! Perfect quote! Thanks for joining along with Prima!


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Q: Bash: How to do decimal number division? $num=12.53
How can I divide by 5 and get a decimal result in bash script?
$(($num/5)) doesn't work.

A: BASH doesn't support decimal point arithmetic. You need to use bc or awk:
num=12.53
bc -l <<< "scale=2; $num/5"
2.50

OR using awk:
awk -v n=$num 'BEGIN {printf "%.2f\n", (n/5)}'

A: kent$  num=12.53

kent$  echo "scale=2;$num/5"|bc
2.50

kent$  awk -v n="$num" 'BEGIN{printf "%.2f\n", n/5}'
2.51

note the bc's scale and printf's format may give different result.


Taking a career break – while often a necessity for those choosing to start a family or following a redundancy – is also becoming an increasingly attractive option for professionals looking for some time out to travel the world or try something new. Opportunities for sabbaticals and 'returnships' are fast becoming a part of effective retention strategies for many employers looking to attract and retain top talent in the workplace of the future.
Deloitte is just one example of an organisation which runs this kind of scheme. Its return to work programme lasts for 20 weeks and is aimed at men and women who have taken a career break. Whether this has been for family or other reasons, the scheme provides tailored support and experiences to help readjust to being back at work.
JP Morgan's global ReEntry programme provides networking and mentorship opportunities to senior executives who are looking to rejoin corporate life after taking a career break.
Whatever the reasons behind an individual's decision to take time away from work, picking up where they left off, whether in a previous organisation or in a completely new role, can be a daunting task after putting their career on pause.
Despite how commonplace taking time away from the workplace has become, there can still be a perceived stigma attached for candidates. Some people may feel anxious about getting back into an office environment, or may worry their skills are a little rusty because a lot has changed since they've been away.
Whether an individual has been away from work for six months, two years or more, getting back into the workplace can be nerve-racking. However, the most important thing is that they remain confident in their abilities. Without confidence, candidates can easily undervalue what they can offer an employer.
Ensuring that proper onboarding schemes are in place when employees return to work can go a long way in making them feel properly and gradually re-introduced to the workplace. Providing adequate support will help them make use of the new experiences and skills they have gained over the course of their time off.
A proper onboarding scheme benefits not only the employee but also the company: revisiting an employee's unique goals and responsibilities could help employers allocate someone with a particular skill set to a new team.
Investing the time wisely into a successful onboarding process will ensure your employees thrive in their role and continue adding value to your company.
Whether it is a sabbatical or a secondment, understanding the reasons behind an employee's decision to take time away from the office is an essential step to ensuring they feel welcomed back into the workplace after their career break.
Honesty is key in re-establishing a viable working relationship. Employers must understand that everyone has their own career path, based on individual life goals. As long as people are honest about the reasons why they took time away from work, while demonstrating the valuable new skills and experiences they've gained and how that can benefit the business, there's no reason to feel apprehensive about welcoming employees back to work.
Once an employee decides that a temporary career break is the right choice for them, the HR department must ensure that lines of communication are kept open.
Regular check-in points can help employees feel less alienated from the workplace in their time away, while also avoiding the potential loss of morale or feeling of disconnection once they are ready to return to the office.
Checking in to see how employees are doing on their time off and what their expectations about returning to work are ensures that both employer and the employee maintain clear communication throughout and remain on the same page.
In conclusion, a career break can benefit employees and add value to the workplace. But employers must endeavour to understand the reasons why an employee wants to take time away from the office. HR departments must also keep in touch with employees and welcome them back to working life with a proper onboarding programme when the time is right.


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ANTI-BRIBERY & CORRUPTION 01 May 2016
Anti-Corruption Summit: London 2016
On 12 May 2016, the UK hosted a landmark international anti-corruption summit in London, the latest initiative of Prime Minister David Cameron's Government to tackle corruption at home and abroad. The summit, attended by leaders from over 40 countries as well as representatives of major international organisations and civil society, concluded with a strong global declaration against corruption, as well as specific action plans and commitments by participants.
The UK's commitments are some of its most ambitious and significant to date with numerous proposals having direct impact on UK and foreign businesses, including those in the energy, resources, and infrastructure industries. These proposals include:
adoption of the Open Contracting Data Standard in public procurement, meaning greater transparency in awarding of public sector contracts;
consultation on extending the UK Bribery Act corporate offence of "failure to prevent" bribery to a wider range of economic crimes;
establishment of a public register of company beneficial ownership for foreign companies that own or are buying properties in the UK, or that bid on UK central government contracts; and
enhancing disclosure requirements on commodities trading firms with respect to payments to governments or state-owned enterprises for the sale of oil, gas, and minerals.
Angela Pearson, Michael Weatherley and Emily Yamahiro provide further details
EXPOSE, PUNISH AND DRIVE OUT CORRUPTION
Ahead of the summit, the International Monetary Fund published a report highlighting the impact of corruption on growth and economic development.1 The report quotes recent estimates which put the annual cost of bribery alone at about US$1.5tn to US$2tn (roughly two per cent of global GDP). It notes that the overall economic and social costs of corruption are likely to be even larger, since bribes constitute only one aspect of many possible forms of corruption.
In light of such troubling statistics, the global urgency to tackle the issue was made clear by participants at the summit. David Cameron spoke of "building a global movement against corruption" with US Secretary of State John Kerry urging the "global community to come together and have no impunity to corruption". To show their resolve, all countries present signed the Global Declaration Against Corruption, committing to expose corruption wherever it is found, to pursue and punish those who perpetrate, facilitate or are complicit in it, to support the communities who have suffered from it, and to ensure it does not fester in government institutions, business and communities.2
THE UK'S AMBITIOUS PROPOSALS
Each attending country also established specific action plans to achieve the target laid out in the declaration. As host country of the summit, the UK announced some of its most ambitious and significant plans to date to tackle corruption.3 Many of these, if implemented, will have a significant impact on UK and foreign businesses
Open Contracting Data Standard
First, the UK has promised to implement the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) for contracts administered by the UK's central purchasing authority, the Crown Commercial Service.
The introduction of OCDS (planned for October 2016) means that, for the first time, the entire process of awarding public sector contracts, starting from bidding all the way up to their implementation, will be transparent to the public. This disclosure of all data and documents at all stages of the process is designed to support fair and effective contracting and promote organisations to increase contracting transparency, as well as enabling a deeper analysis of contracting data by a wider range of users. The UK is the first G7 country to commit to the standard.
The Government will begin trialling the principles of OCDS across its major infrastructure project, High Speed Two, before it rolls the approach out across the rest of government.
A related initiative is the Government's plans to introduce a conviction check process to prevent corrupt bidders with relevant convictions from winning public contracts. A number of countries have made similar commitments, which include the sharing of conviction information across borders.4
Consultation on extension of the Section 7 UK Bribery Act offence
Perhaps the most significant development is the Government's announcement that it will begin the long-mooted consultation on extending the scope of the corporate "failure to prevent" offence in the UK Bribery Act of 2010 beyond bribery (and soon, tax evasion), to include other economic crimes.5
The announcement follows a previous decision by the Government in September 2015 to "not carry out further work at this stage as there have been no prosecutions under the model Bribery Act offence and there is little evidence of corporate economic wrongdoing going unpunished".6 The conclusion of the first Deferred Prosecution Agreement in November 2015, and first successful conviction in December 2015, under the section 7 "failure to prevent bribery" offence, as well as the recent "Panama Papers" leak, may have given fresh impetus to revisit the issue.
If implemented, the new offence will allow law enforcement agencies to prosecute corporations for failing to prevent corporate economic crimes such as money laundering, false accounting and fraud. Obtaining convictions for such economic crimes is currently difficult as the prosecution needs to prove that a very senior person in the organisation (such as the CEO or Managing Director) committed the offence.
Although we need to see the full details of the consultation, this potentially wide-ranging extension may require significant expansion in the corporate compliance programmes of companies. This will particularly be the case if, as would seem likely, the current section 7 defence of having "adequate procedures" in place to prevent bribery, is also available to companies in respect of an expanded economic crime offence.
Public Register of Beneficial Ownership
The UK is already the first G20 country to create a public central register of company beneficial ownership information for all companies incorporated in the UK, which is due to be launched in June 2016.
The Government has now committed to establishing a public register of company beneficial ownership for foreign companies who already own or wish to buy property in the UK, or who bid on UK central government contracts. Without registering, foreign companies will no longer be able to own or to buy a property in the UK or to take part in the bidding process for UK public contracts.
The UK is also behind an initiative to establish the automatic exchange of beneficial ownership information with countries including Afghanistan, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Nigeria, Spain and Switzerland.
Enhanced disclosure requirements in the natural resources sector
Finally, the UK has committed to promoting transparency in the natural resources sectors. The extractive sector has been encouraged to Anti-Corruption Summit: London 2016 3 be more transparent through a combination of voluntary reporting and mandatory disclosure rules in, for example, the EU and US. However, payments from physical commodity trading companies to governments and state-owned enterprises for the sale of oil, gas and minerals remain largely opaque. This hinders greater transparency even though for some countries, such as Iraq, Libya, Angola and Nigeria, those payments account for the majority of total government revenue. The UK proposes to enhance company disclosure in respect of these payments and also to work with other countries to establish a common global reporting standard.
With many of these developments being high level policy pronouncements, companies in the UK and abroad will be eager to see the detail behind them. Such detail will no doubt be piecemeal, so watch this space for further updates.
Ashurst is pleased to be hosting a panel discussion, "Look Before You Leap – Assessing Third Party Risk in Emerging Market Investment", for the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (aipn) on 8 June 2016.
The panel will discuss current trends in antibribery and corruption investigations. For more information, please see the aipn website.7
1. IMF Staff Discussion Note,Corruption: Costs and Mitigating Strategies:
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2016 /res051116a.htm.
2. Global Declaration Against Corruption:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/globaldeclaration-against-corruption.
UK Country Statement:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/522749/United_Kingdom.pdf.
3. See also UK Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/522781/UK_Open_Government_National_Action_Plan_2016-18.pdf
4. These countries include Afghanistan, Brazil, Columbia, Georgia, Germany, India, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, the UK, Ukraine and the US.
5. Government Press Release:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-plansto-tackle-corporate-fraud
6. Parliament Q&A:
http://www.parliament.uk/written-questionsanswers-statements/writtenquestion/commons/2015-09-09/9735
7. Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, upcoming event; "Look Before You Leap - Assessing Third Party Risk in Emerging Market Investment"
http://www.aipn.org/Events/EA8June2016.aspx
If you would like any further information about any of the issues raised in this briefing, please contact:
Angela Pearson
Angela.Pearson@ashurst.com


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Program Cost Control Analyst 2 - Dulles Va
Requisition ID: R10063969Category: Business ManagementLocation: Dulles, VA, USACitizenship Required: United States CitizenshipClearance Type: NoneTelecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this positionShift: Not Applicable (United States of America)Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be availablePositions Available: 2At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you'll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an opening for a Cost/Control Analyst 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Dulles VA and support the Tactical Space Systems Division.Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:Performing analyses and preparing reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines.Preparing budgets and schedules for contract work and performing and/or assisting in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis.Preparing program plans to ensure program requirements and statement of work are captured and scheduled.Performing Earned Value Management (EVM) tasks.Monitoring funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government.Performing miscellaneous financial analysis as required. Continually assessing and improving financial reporting processes to enhance efficiencies.Participating in month-end financial reporting close activities.As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:Medical, Dental & Vision coverage401kEducational AssistanceLife InsuranceEmployee Assistance Programs & Work/Life SolutionsPaid Time OffHealth & Wellness ResourcesEmployee DiscountsThis position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of related professional experience OR a Master's degree with 1+ years of related professional experience. An additional four years' experience accepted in lieu of a degree.Experience in program finance, financial analysis and/or contracts.Experience successfully managing and producing data with strict deadlines.Strong PC skills and proficient knowledge with Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Excel.Strong analytical ability.US Citizenship is a prerequisite.Preferred Qualifications:Active TS/SCI security clearance.Aerospace/defense industry experience.Exposure to Earned Value Management System (EVMS).Deltek Cobra experience (Deltek Microframe Program Manager experience will be considered).Costpoint and/or Cognos experience.Experience with Internal and/or Joint Surveillance Reviews (ISR/JSR) and resulting Corrective Action Requests and Plans (CARs/CAPs).Salary Range: $68,100 USD $102,100 USDEmployees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.Saferfederalworkforce.Gov/contractors/.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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After back-to-back deals over the last 10 days, casino games development company, Red Tiger, has launched its Mystery Reels MegaWays video slot, the first title in its collaboration with Australian innovator, Big Time Gaming.
In October 2018, the online slot developer [Big Time Gaming] agreed a deal to license its random reel modifier system, MegaWays, to Red Tiger. The U.S. patented game mechanic sees a completely different range of symbols produced across every spin.
According to the official press release from the Malta-based firm, the new 6×7 video slot integrates the Surry Hills-headquartered developer's classic slot originally released in 2018, Mystery Reels, with the innovative MegaWays mechanics to see potential winnings of as much as 10,000x a player's stake. The high variance online slot is Red Tiger's first release to feature the metamorphosing MegaWays mechanic.
The game has a default return to player ratio (RTP) of 96.18 percent and is played using a six-reel Megaways game engine complete with cascading reels capable of delivering up to 117,649 ways to win. During the bonus spins rounds, players can opt to collect eight casino spins or try their luck for up to 40. A safeguard in the game ensures that should the gamble be lost, the player is still awarded a minimum of four casino spins.
Red Tiger's latest release joins the developer's high-quality and fast-growing portfolio of more than 90 titles. Having become one of the industry's leading providers, the addition of Megaways will likely see the Gzira-headquartered firm advance even further and their position strengthened much like Relax Gaming, Blueprint Gaming and SG interactive.
Recently, British based betting and gambling company, Ladbrokes, became the first to create a dedicated Megaways tab. The new tab will reportedly lay host to classic games from Big Time Gaming such as Bonanza and big brands including Battleship and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and a slew of current and future licensees of the Megaways mechanic. Now including Red Tiger, the previously mentioned Blueprint Gaming, Relax, and SG, along with Storm, Kalamba, Fantasma and iSoftbet.
With more providers to be announced by the developer, 2019 looks to be an exciting year for Megaways slots and a major transition in player experience.


The pattern is Dapper Canon by Camille Roskelley from the book Make Baby Quilts.
I quilted it with wavy lines, it was so fun to do and is definitely one of my favourite, quick quilting patterns.
To watch my demonstration, with tips on keeping the points of flying geese, click here.
Thank you to Bex for taking great pictures in the studio!
Hi, I'm Ella, here at throwawenchintheworks. *waves hello* Welcome to a Meet the Maker Finish-A-Long installment, featuring me!
If you're new to the my blog, let me tell you a bit about me. I'm a teacher in Atlanta. (Still trying to wrap my head around the recent bridge collapse on I-85.) I've moved around a lot in my life, but I think Atlanta is home now. (I do miss the fall in Upstate NY, but I don't miss the winters.) I love Atlanta. It's extremely diverse. I love the blend of big city and neighborhoods. I love The Center for Puppetry Arts (and its huge Henson collection).
I love the Botanical Gardens.
I live here with my husband (commonly referred to by me as The Pirate...because Pirates are awesome), a smooshy senior cocker spaniel (who has ruined me for all other dogs and who I need to clone into an army of lovey dogs), and a slightly evil tuxedo kitty (think Brain from "Pinky and the Brain").
I'm new to hosting the Finish-a-Long, but I've been a long time participant (and long time overachieving list maker). I started blogging back in 2011. A bit of trivia about my blog name. I'm also a bellydancer (although my knee issue has me a bit sidelined right now), hence the wench part. I tend to throw myself into things whole-heartedly, but I'm also a klutz...so, um, the wench in the works. I didn't think about how often folks would read it as "wrench" and have trouble finding my blog. Ah well.
Ironically, I used to teach photography and now most of my pictures tend to be taken in my poorly lit living room at odd hours of the night. I *can* take better pictures; I *should* take better pictures; I'm just mostly working on things in the night-time. I apologize for that.
I started blogging the summer I decided to officially learn how to quilt. I've been sewing and knitting since I was little. (My mom taught me how to sew, by hand and by machine. My aunt taught me to knit when I was in third grade.) I made a quilt for my dorm room in college, but I don't count it as a quilt that was completely mine because my mom hand tied it. It didn't survive many washings.
I don't actually have most of my first quilts any more from back in 2011.
When I started sewing again back in 2011, after many years of hiatus, I was initially obsessed with disappearing nine patches. I gave most of them away. The one below went to a friend going through chemo.
In my first foray into non disappearing 9 patch quilts, I made a HORRIBLE quilt. I used crappy fabric that did NOT stand up to being washed, which was probably also a product of my seams being totally inconsistent. Ahem, I was in a horrible Hawaiian shirt theme for the quilts.
It was part of a Row Robin that was launched online. I loved the community that I found there. Folks were supportive and kind. That led to swaps and lots of groups on Flickr. (Remember when Flickr was awesome? *Sigh.*) I did a ton of block swaps, even ran the 4x6 for a while. I admit, I have not been blogging as much as I did in the past. Now, I tend to spend time over on Instagram, but the online community is still HUGELY important to me.
I felt like, as I had with the bellydance community, I found a "tribe" to which I belonged. I had space to learn, people were so generous with their knowledge, and I could let my geek flag fly. I got to meet folks in real life from my first do.good.stitches group visiting Atlanta, Sewing Summit in Salt Lake City, Sewtopia here in Atlanta, Sisters in Oregon, and many years of The Stash Bash. I'm kind of a spazz and feel incredibly awkward in big social groups. Going to new places feels like a big deal. (If you ever meet me, this won't necessarily feel true. I TALK A LOT. I TALK MORE when I'm nervous.) I feel lucky to have met so many awesome, amazing women who remain important to me.
Charity is still a fundamental part of my sewing. I run the Serenity Circle as part of do.good.stitches. My circle makes quilts for hospice. I do this to honor my grandmother. She was a maker her whole life, making dresses for mission work, mittens in the winter, newborn items for hospitals. When she died, I saw how much the crochet blanket a stranger made impacted my mother. I'd love to do that for someone I will never meet with my quilts, to give some comfort in a really difficult time. I try to make as many as I can each year.
I've started doing a kindness project this year. I was feeling overwhelmed by how mean the world was seeming. I was constantly stressed. Sewing helped me deal with that. So far, I made over 40 infinity scarves to give to women I know to let them know they are amazing and loved and seen. My next project is pincushions. This lets me do at least something small to impact others, to spread a bit of love.
I've grown a lot as a quilter in the last 7 years. I still have a long way to go. (I still mostly straight-line. FMQ is still my nemesis.) I'm still addicted to QALs. I seem to have to have AT LEAST a dozen things spinning at a time. I can't seem to walk away from a challenge. I have only put 2 quilts in shows (the poppy below and the hexy garden). I'm trying to get braver about that. Quilting is still my least favorite part. I want to learn how to use a long arm this year. Goals!
I have another mahoosive finish-a-long list for Quarter 2 (I'm a card carrying member of Archie the Wonder Dog's #ridiculouslylongFAList)!
I'm looking forward to cheerleading this year. Y'all are amazing! Thank you to the phenomenal women of the Finish-A-Long for letting me join in the fun.
Quilted with Aurifil 40wt #2600 and 12wt #4241 for the guitar strings.
I took part in the Very Berry mini-hoop swap organised by the wonderful Ali of Very Berry Handmade. I haven't done a swap for a really long time and was lured by seeing all the lovely hoops people have made in the previous swaps.
Such pretty stitches and in the most gorgeous colours! She was inspired by the amazing Western Australia Sunsets and I am going to be getting a chain so I can wear this piece of art!
I really enjoyed making it and was pleased with how the stitches had such a nice texture, which I think captures the idea of crochet at least.
If you love swaps I definitely recommend following Ali @veryberryhandmade and joining in next time! Thanks for hosting such a great swap Ali!
I have to start printing these kind of pictures out and actually create some patterns!!
Mark took the older two to watch football with my brother in law while my sister and I took the littles out for a shopping trip. It was a real treat!
Followed by more treats the next day as we went to my brother in laws family's house. His brother's family had come to stay so there was an epic easter egg hunt and lots of laughter, good food and chat.
In other news I got some new glasses. I'm loving them! They are from Ace & Tate - a recommendation from the lovely Hannah at work. They arrived quickly and are so comfortable. Not quite as big as my last pair of glasses but still nice and big. The colour is amazing too.
Finally I am super excited to be going to The Stitch Gathering organised by myBearpaw, in Edinburgh this October!! I can't wait to meet up with lovely friends and spend the day sewing. If you want a ticket, hurry because places are limited, to book click here.
I decided today that I am joining in with Elle Luna and Lindsay Jean Thompson for #the100dayproject. If you haven't heard of it you can find more info here but basically you chose do to something for 100 days and document it on instagram with a unique hashtag.
It felt quite difficult to chose an action, at first I thought there wasn't really anything and then I realised I really could do anything because obviously it doesn't have to be something I am good at! I had lots of thoughts, possibly drawings, designs, colours, fabric scraps? Then I thought about what I want to do, what I would do if I had made time. Of course it would be sewing. That doesn't seem enough because I usually do that every day anyway. So what don't I do? Sew for myself... finish projects... play/improv. But then I don't think I would be motivated to do those things for 100 days.
What else could I do if not sewing? Reading, dancing, walking. Yet what do I want to achieve?
I need some self care. I need time to reflect. I need to focus. I would like to do something for 100 days that will help me do those things.
Then I realised. Sewing is my time for relaxing but I rarely do it without doing something else at the same time. I am writing a pattern or making a project and taking notes as I go, or watching tv, or listening to a podcast, or talking, or I'm on a train. And that's all great. It's not always feeding my creativity though, it's not breathing space or mindfulness.
My action is 100 days of silent sewing - be it 10 mins or an hour of silent stitching, a chance to work on some unfinished projects or just to stitch whatever I feel like. Maybe I will just do a running stitch through a scrap of fabric because that's all I can muster. I'm not sure how it will go! I would prefer it to be hand sewing but I am not going to set rules for myself. And it's ok if I'm out and about (not alone in a quiet room) because that might be the best chance I get. I am going to turn off and sew silently.
You can follow along #100daysofsilentsewing and see where it takes me.
Has anyone done this challenge (or similar) before? Can you share any tips with me, particularly about how to keep going?
It's time to link up your list of unfinished projects that you propose to finish in Q2 of the FAL. I truly hope you are facing a new quarter with a brand new list - because you finished so many UFOs in Q1!
As you may recall from last year, there was a return of tutorial week at the end of each quarter, between the opening of the link for finishes and the day that link closes. Are you enjoying this? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below! This will take place each quarter. Each host works hard to put these together so I hope you are visiting their blogs to encourage them. If you have a tutorial that you would like to share, please let me or another host know. It's time to round up those projects you want to finish over the next three months, take a photo of each one and make your list. Please ensure that you have at least started your projects - pulled fabric with a pattern is now considered a UFO, and remember it is only finished projects that will get you an entry toward the above listed prizes. So while we love to see your bee blocks, the "finish" is when they are a completed, usable project. It is very helpful if you tag your list as #2017FALQ2yourname when posting on social media: Flickr, Facebook & Instagram. Using the same hashtag over the quarter when sharing progress or finishes before the link, helps the hosts find your original list quickly - especially when this is done over a 3 month period. IMPORTANT: Don't forget to link your finishes up when the quarter closes.
The 2017 Q2 link for your list of proposed finishes is now open below on my blog and on each of the hosting blogs. You need only link your list once, on one blog - and that link will show up on all of the blogs.
If you are using Facebook, Flickr or Instagram, link a mosaic and put your list in the description. Katy of The Littlest Thistle has a great tutorial on how to link-up if you need it. We also ask that you become part of the FAL community. Please check out the links of others - visit and comment on their lists. We all need encouragement to get those finishes done, so please share some of your own too. When creating your list there is one thing to remember....No deductions for not completing something so ..... Aim High! Nothing to lose!!! Well Now..... Get those lists together and get linked up. The Q2 proposed finish linky party will stay open until 11 pm EST, April 8, 2017- as we are global, you might want to check your time zone to determine your last possible time to link. Remember: you only need to link up on ONE hosting blog and it will automatically show up on all hosting blogs.


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Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry.
"Lawmakers are revving up this week"
"Lawmakers are revving up this week, roughly the halfway point of the 2013 session." "Five things to look for in Monday's legislative session".
Related: "5 things to know in Florida for April 1". See also "5 things to know in Florida for April 1".
"Harmony hasn't yielded much consensus"
"In the weeks leading to the start of the legislative session, House Speaker Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz seemed inseparable. They made joint appearances. They shared a page of policy priorities. And while leaders often speak fawningly about others' smarts and skills — sometimes while plotting against them — the Weatherford-Gaetz matchup was real, not schtick, according to those close to both. But, with the Legislature halfway to the finish line, harmony hasn't yielded much consensus." "Florida's legislative harmony yields few achievements".
Aquifers inadequate to meet projected demand
The Sarasota Herald Tribune editors: "State environmental officials predict that by 2030, Florida will be consuming nearly 8 billion gallons of water a day. That is about 1.6 billion gallons a day more than we currently use. They also say traditional sources of water supply, that is, Florida's aquifers, are inadequate to meet that projected demand." "Wasting time and water".
Affordable Care Act would create more than 121,000 permanent Florida jobs
"The state's hospitals made the pitch Friday that accepting federal Medicaid dollars to insure more poor people under the Affordable Care Act would be an economic engine for Florida. The Florida Hospital Association released a report by the University of Florida that shows extending health care coverage using the $51 billion in federal funds available would create more than 121,000 permanent jobs over the next 10 years." "Medicaid expansion would create jobs".
Not to mention that "Florida Would Shortchange 1 Million Uninsured without Medicaid Expansion: Prof".
"Hispanic-Americans lean to the left naturally, no matter what Republicans do"
Nancy Smith: "Republicans wrestle with immigration for good reason. They are between a rock and a hard place."
Since a ringing defeat in the November 2012 general election, Republicans have made a priority of luring Hispanic voters. Leaders claim they feel confident. They argue that once the party puts immigration reform behind them, the ethnic group will be open to the GOP's conservative message.
But experts on Hispanic demographics caution that merely capitulating on immigration reform -- even with Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio shining a light on the wound and standing by with a Band-Aid -- isn't going to stop GOP bleeding. The party can't jump on the reform bill bandwagon, sit back and wait for minorities to come shelter under the Republican tent.
The fact is, information from the latest U.S. Census tells us that immigrants generally, and Hispanic immigrants specifically -- even first-generation Hispanic-Americans -- are going to lean to the left naturally, no matter what the Republicans do.
"Is Immigration Reform a Voter-Registration Drive for Democrats?".
"2013 session a re-greening year"
"The 2013 legislative session is proving to be a re-greening year of sorts for Florida's once-beleaguered environmental community." "Environmentalists call this a greener Legislature".
Teacher Pay Fight splinters GOP
"A debate over how to boost the pay of public school teachers that had largely been centered on generalities gained clarity Friday, as House and Senate blueprints for the state's $74 billion budget for the coming fiscal year were released."
For weeks, lawmakers had signaled that they agreed with Gov. Rick Scott's plan to increase teacher pay, but wouldn't go along with his plan for an across-the-board raise of $2,500 after waging a brutal battle to push through performance pay just two years ago.
In their own spending proposals for the year that begins July 1, leaders on both sides of the Capitol drew a specific contrast with fellow Republican Scott -- and with each other.
"Budget Brings Clarity to Teacher Pay Fight".
Trujillo's statement "False"
"A Republican lawmaker said he doesn't know why his "parent trigger" bill isn't gaining more support from Democrats in the Legislature."
"This legislation was drafted by President Obama's top advisers. It was drafted by President Clinton's top advisers," said Rep. Carlos Trujillo, R-Miami, at a recent hearing on his bill. "Gov. (Jeb) Bush is a big supporter of this, so it's not a partisan issue. I'm not sure why it's turned into that."
We wondered whether Trujillo was right about the roots of the parent trigger bill. Did top advisers to Obama and Clinton help write it?
The bill in question is HB 867, "Parent Empowerment in Education." The legislation allows parents at failing schools to demand changes, including asking for public schools to be turned into charter schools.
Well, what does the normally timid PolitiFact have to say about the bombastic Mr. Trujillo's claims? They rate
Trujillo's statement False.
To be fair to Trujillo, a cabal of Democratic pantywaists, including "Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa . . . support the concept, as well as Obama's former chief of staff, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel." "PolitiFact Florida: Parent trigger bill didn't come from White House efforts".
"Teachers are being judged by the performance of students they've never met"
"The problem: Teachers have serious issues with a new formula that will be used to evaluate them and determine pay raises. Some teachers, for instance, are being judged by the performance of students they've never met." "Debate grows over merit pay plan for teachers as deadline nears".


So, how can I get the reviews to show up after 'Related Products'?
Is there an easy way to call aspdnsf:ProductRatings?
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We are co-directors of the Cold Case Justice Initiative and faculty members at SU College of Law. We want to take this opportunity to comment on what is happening on campus with The General Body. We want to be clear that we have not introduced our concerns about CCJI to the students. However, we understand the students' call for change in the way decisions are made. These decisions (e.g. withdrawal of support from nationally recognized SU efforts, particularly ones concerning issues of importance to African American and other minorities) are made without meaningful input from the populations who are most affected. The decisions then are expected to be accepted without objection or complaint.
This has been the problem with the Advocacy Center, the Posse program, the mission statement, fast forward and others items on your agenda. An apology about the process is not enough. Listening groups are not enough. Vague assurances to allow more input are not enough. This is an important moment in your administration. Positive decisions need to be made that ensure the integrity and continuance of these critical programs.
We have had an opportunity to attend various meetings and programs of the Posse Atlanta. We were very impressed with the quality of the program, the quality of students chosen and the intense involvement across the Atlanta community in this effort. The students we have met who have come to the program return to Atlanta praising their experience at SU and supporting the new students who join Syracuse University. Our Atlanta Alumni Regional Council has been very involved in this program; indeed as you know, Board of Trustee Member Rey Pascual was one of the initiators of Atlanta posse. Likewise Angela Robinson, also a prestigious alum and member of the Board of Advisors for Newhouse, helped to establish this program and remains a staunch supporter. The whole Atlanta community is very aware of Syracuse's presence and work in the Atlanta area, including Posse, work by Newhouse and work by the Cold Case Justice Initiative there. Many of them are concerned that Syracuse may withdraw support from these successful regional initiatives.
In the proposed new mission statement, the dramatic elimination of a commitment to people of color in admissions, support, scholarships, safety, recognition and programs that directly affect them is distressing and frankly insulting. This is not about general diversity which tends to dilute the obvious and direct problems that affect traditionally marginalized individuals and groups – people of color, people of different abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities. This University has established a reputation for supporting and encouraging these groups to come to this campus and thrive. However, when the students identify problems or a change in that commitment your discussion of the advantages of general diversity, general scholarship opportunities or other priorities diminish the message to these students and their allies.
Furthermore, the University's message about the new direction troubles those of us who see what is happening to all of our previous efforts to create a place that supports and sustains these initiatives. The message you are sending is giving credence to those who believe that students of color bring down the academic standards of the university. This unfairly and inaccurately blames those diverse populations. If this is not the message you mean to convey, your activities should directly confront this racist connotation through actions, words and policies, including those that the students urge.
We applaud the tenacity and the thoroughness of the student action. They are dedicated, prepared and very organized. They are truly concerned about these issues, this institution and this community. Many of us on the faculty support and respect their peaceful efforts to procure a commitment from the administration to move forward in an integral and concrete manner with specific terms and deadlines. We urge you to take Immediate actions to order DPS to cease intimidation with their barrage of ever-changing rules and requirements aimed at the students who are sitting in Crouse Hinds. Further, we urge you to ensure that the building remains heated while students are there.
Thank you for your attention. We hope to soon feel better about the university that we have served for over twenty years. We have produced passionate, skillful, and dedicated advocates from our students at CCJI. It is this sort of passionate advocacy that we are witnessing as this broad coalition of students who comprise The General Body insist that Syracuse University reach its potential to be an inclusive environment in which to learn, teach, work, and live.
I am writing to both state my support for THE General Body and to urge you to continue working with these students. The issues this group has raised, and the intelligence with which they have advocated for them, are deserving of strong engagement.
I am very disappointed by your and your administration's actions this week: you stopped talking to these students when you made your "final response," built a wall around Crouse-Hinds, intimated student leaders with threats of disciplinary action and then denied them legal counsel. The energy spent on harassing the protesters would be better spent actually solving the issues THE General Body has raised.
Please do not continue down this path. Instead, I ask that you continue to work with these students, to listen to them, and to work towards making positive changes. These students are working for the betterment of the University. These students are creating a great community here.
While our institution's official bodies such as the Board of Trustees, the Student Association, the Graduate Student Organization, the University Senate, each college's faculty governance bodies, and many other committees do work on many issues; I have found that informal, ad hoc groups have much to offer in terms of generating ideas, mobilizing people and creating an active community. It would show great strength if SU's administration could engage with these groups fully. THE General Body formed in part because the official avenues were not able to make changes that would only improve Syracuse University.
I want to be hopeful about good change happening here, and THE General Body has given me more hope than I have ever felt during my long relationship to this institution. The many issues they have raised are long-standing. I ask you to do things differently and to be open these students. They embody the best of SU.
I am writing to implore you to allow the students in The General Body to access legal counsel. I am dismayed and greatly disappointed that the university would act in such an egregious manner and clear disregard for the students' legal rights.
Although it may be considered an unfortunate means to an end, there is an incredible opportunity and urgent desire by students, faculty and staff for real and powerful change to take place across campus. I am so proud to be part of a community so committed to speaking out in order to promote more inclusive participation and governance. Chancellor Syverud please engage our community in a way that seeks real and meaningful change and be willing to change plans when it is clear certain decisions were not the right ones; great leaders can and do this.
THE General Body at Thursday's press conference.
Moments of challenge to the status quo are the ones that test us. I realize that you are in a difficult position, having been hired by the Board of Trustees, so you perhaps feel that your primary responsibility is to them, as a CEOs is to a corporate board (and to financial share-holders). This might make you hesitant about affirming student (or faculty or staff) challenges to directives you feel you were given by the Board— including, perhaps, to make "problems" such as student protests go away. But this understanding of governance is a misunderstanding imposed by the way that private universities are structured, not the only way of imagining how chancellors could or should lead.
As the AAUP Centennial Declaration underscores, universities — even private (non-profit) ones –have a primary responsibility to the public good, which means its "shareholders" cannot be understood to be primarily represented by the Board of Trustees. Even though the Board of Trustees hired you, then, I hope that you will use your position to us to educate them, not to impose their dictates on us. The values of open-ness, inclusion and transparency the student protesters affirm, after all, are the antithesis of the way the Board operates, and, apparently, what it encourages you to uphold. In choosing between the two, the demands of eduction, justice and community point overwhelmingly in favor of the values visible in the student protest.
I hope that you will use the challenge offered by the student protest, then, as a chance to learn more about this community that you so recently entered, and take this knowledge to the Board so that SU can finally realize in its structure fully informed and truly shared governance. I know that I have learned a lot from the students myself and am disappointed that you would use heavy-handed tactics to try to disburse them—such as attempting to ignore them to death, as well as delivering threatening letters to student leaders–rather then welcoming them as part of your own education and the eduction of the larger campus community, which should protect and nourish voices most in danger of marginalization, not seek to silence them.


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Al Barakah Embraces the Spirit of the 46th UAE National Day
Al Barakah Holding greets on the occasion of the 46th National Day the President of UAE, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Vice President of UAE, Prime Minister of UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and the rest of their Highnesses and Rulers of the Emirates.
As a part of the official celebrations, Al Barakah Holding and its subsidiaries have hosted an event at its head office to celebrate the 46th UAE National Day to embrace the UAE's values of heritage, and to express love and pride of this country. UAE represents a unique and advanced civilizational model of tolerance and coexistence.
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Home » News » PPS statement on the prosecution of Soldier F
PPS statement on the prosecution of Soldier F
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is to recommence proceedings against one former soldier charged in connection with events on Bloody Sunday.
A fresh review of the case against Soldier F – who is facing two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder in Derry on 30th January 1972 – has been carried out as the result of a recent Divisional Court ruling.
After careful consideration of the Court ruling made on the 23rd March 2022, it has been decided to continue with proceedings against Soldier F which were put on hold by the PPS in July 2021. By that date, the prosecution of Soldier F had reached committal stage at Londonderry Magistrates' Court and the proceedings were part-heard. The PPS now intends to reactivate the case on its next scheduled court date, after which it is expected that the committal hearing will move towards completion.
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Michael Agnew said: "The judgment delivered by the Divisional Court in March 2022 has been carefully examined and a fresh review of this case carried out. It has been concluded that, in order to give effect to the Divisional Court judgment, the original decision to prosecute Soldier F should stand. Therefore, the committal proceedings that were put on hold should now proceed.
"The PPS has written to representatives of the families and victims directly involved in the prosecution of Soldier F to confirm this decision. We have offered to meet with the families to answer any questions they may have and to outline the next steps to be taken to progress the case. Soldier F's legal representatives have also been informed.
"I am very conscious of the upset caused to the Bloody Sunday families by the PPS decision to withdraw proceedings against Soldier F last year. It is our role to keep under review the evidence presented in every case. This case has presented difficult and complex legal issues for prosecutors, as was acknowledged by the Divisional Court. The PPS is committed to progressing court proceedings against Soldier F without any further delay."
Soldier F is being prosecuted for the murder of James Wray and William McKinney; and for the attempted murders of Joseph Friel, Michael Quinn, Joe Mahon and Patrick O'Donnell and a fifth persons unknown in Derry on 30th January 1972.
The decision taken in July 2021 not to proceed with the Soldier F prosecution was taken after careful consideration of the impact of a court ruling made in May 2021 that evidence relied upon in the prosecution of two former soldiers known as Soldier A and Soldier C was inadmissible because of the circumstances in which it was obtained. The reasoning for this decision can be found here.
The PPS decision to not proceed with the Soldier F prosecution was challenged by way of Judicial Review proceedings which led to the Divisional Court ruling of 23rd March 2022. This ruling can be found here.
The PPS considered this ruling of March 2022 gave rise to points of law of general public importance that would have merited consideration by the Supreme Court. The Divisional Court ruled that this was not the case on 6th September 2022, leading to a fresh review of the decision to prosecute Soldier F.
The Soldier F prosecution is next listed for review at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on 27th September 2022
As the prosecution will shortly be recommenced, the PPS does not wish to say anything that might prejudice those proceedings and will not be making any further comment on this aspect of the case. The PPS would ask that there is no reporting, commentary or sharing of information on-line from other parties which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.
All decisions by the PPS are taken strictly in accordance with the Test for Prosecution which involves two stages. The Test for Prosecution is met if, in relation to an identifiable suspect, the available evidence is sufficient to provide a reasonable prospect of a conviction (the Evidential Test) and if prosecution is in the public interest (the Public Interest Test).
The Evidential Test must be passed first before the Public Interest Test is considered. Further information can be found in the PPS Code for Prosecutors.
Media queries for the PPS should be referred to the Communications Unit by emailing ppspressoffice@ppsni.gov.uk
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