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Chipping Campden School 1970 Parents' Association THIRTEENTH Magazine EDITION CONTENTSPage l. Andrew Horne ~ Chairman of Governors.Page 3. Editorial.Page 5. Extracts from the Headmaster's Report on Speech Day.Page 7. Speech Day. Lances are for History. The Batlle of Pcterloo. The M illenial News.Page 9. Of Shoes - and .Ships - and Sealing Wax - of Cabbages - and Kings.Page 13. Well Done, the Gloucestershire Education Committee!Page 15. The Careers Evening.Page 17. M r. Ridley thinks aloud ..Page 19. The Right Sort of RE.Page 21. The Annual Meeting.Page 25. What are the Hilda Terry Prizes? Corporal Punishment.Page 28. Rules and Aims of the Association. Back Numbers, Please!Page 30. Should Your Firm Advertise Next Year?Page 31. Important Notice. ANDREW HORNE - CHAIRMAN OF GOVERNORS \"- We grieve for his family and indeed we are sorry for ourselves, for he was aChairman and friend of high quality. But should there not be much more than grief?To have much influence in one's own home countryside and to exercise it steadily,wisely, with humour and without vanity, - never to brandish advice but often to beasked for it and not found wanting - to live long and fully, and to die quickly andpeacefully, these are boons that most would envy. \"We in this School are fortunate that IMr. Horne chose us as one of his manypublic interests for well over 30 years, and his major interest in the last ten. He wasgenerous with his time and his pocket. No one could have been better fitted than he,by birth and local association, by sympathy and by a quite unusual understanding ofschools, teachers and young people - real people living in Gloucestershire in the1960s - to take the Chair in our difficult recent years of re-organisation. And I amsure he greatly enjoyed it.\" The Headmaster. Speech Day, 1969. Page One ************************************************************************'E\'ERYTHIN·G FOR THE ARTIST WINSOR & NEWTON REEVES ROWNEYS TALENSTHE OLD LANTERN MORETON-IN-MARSH GLOUCESTERSHIRE Tel. Moreton-in-Marsh 728************************************************************************ANYTIME - ON TIME - EVERYTIME ANYWHEREP and D TAXIS (MORETON) LTD. TELEPHONE MORETON-IN-MARSH 701 or 319 or 745 Cotswold Tours a SpecialityWedding Limousines Self-Drive Hire BOOKING OFFICE AT:\"THE KETTLE BOILS\", HIGH STREET, orMARSH SERVICE STATION, STOW ROAD, MORETON-IN-MARSH*****************************************,:<************,:<*****************Page Two EDITORIAL Devalua.tion again The adjective 'sterling' is not the only English word to have been devalued in recentyears. The advertising men constantly seek new commercials to tempt the 'ad-mass'. The easiestways? Either cheapen the language or sell a 'product-association'. Drink Whacko's petrol andyou own miles of moorland - two pen'orth of lollipop and you're in the diamond bracelet andBlenheim class! Ridicule the consumer (secretly) by making a virtue of necessity: if the lumpsare slow to melt, shout that their goodness is almost solid. 'Non-think' is a valuable corollary. \"Double fresh\" implies a product harvested promptlyand packeted air-tight. But the comparative of 'fresh' is 'fresher'. The packet that 'couldn't befuller'. Not with the product perhaps - but it could hold a mighty lot of canary seed as well.The 'bursting with goodies' impression is a nonsense. And what comment does one make about one line in a magazine:- \"Increasingly fewerpeople are ...\"? The quality of endeavour While enjoying a performance of \"Trial by Jury\", the gloomy thought occurred that ouresteemed Miss Lewis and Mr. Whittingham may one day move on, in furtherance of their pro-fessional careers and personal fulfilment. The lustrous perihelion of our music and/or dramatic sides might indeed dim for a whilebut one hopes that some other aspect of the School's life would excel in its turn. This is inno way to disparage our glee-some two-some. Ulti mately what matters is the quality of en-deavour. A first-rate school receives a first rate effort from staff, pupils and parents - notalways, not all together and not all the time. We shall see some ragged failures in differentfields at some time or another but it will come as a leaden surprise if the School were everto appear satisfied with a shoddy effort.Stop Press, July. On checking this rather pompous paragraph with Mr. Jones, we learned sadly that ourpocket-Ve.nus IS leaving, within weeks. Good-bye Miss Lewis; - thank you, and God speed. When I was at (a boarding) school, we put on lace-up walking shoes to go out in. Oncoming in, we put on indoor shoes to stay in in. Those indoor shoes are today's out-doorshoes, re-named slip-ons - presumably to emphasise the absence of laces and effort. Theremust be a moral somewhere. \"We Penguins\" should keep quiet! An article about the School Governors in last year'sedition included a conditional comment - \"if . . . is accurate, perhaps a new variety ofGovernors will emerge in time; more plebeian - but more involved.\" Since then the Board ofGovernors has acquired a Lady, a Lord, a Knight and a mere Colonel, - County Councillor Lt.Col. McLelland. After attending his first meeting, Col. Mclelland quipped to a friend, \"I'mone of the new plebeians!\" Page Three ~***************************** *** ************ ***************************BUILDERS JOINERS CABINET MAKERSJ. W. PYMENT & SONS (H. G. PYMENT, J. McNAMARA) CHIPPING CAMPOEN GLOS.WE BUILD - Over sixty years of experience in building individually-designed Cotswold Stone Houses is at your disposal.WE MODERNISE - Old homes, with improvements as necessary, are always a challenge. We specialise in it.WE RE-DECORATE - Intern.ally au.d. e\"K.teru.all~-WE CREATE - Our joiners and cabinet-makers will design and/ or construct and/or ins tall any kitchen, bedroom or other built-in fittings.WE FURNISH - In the original meaning of the word. Our woodwork has been supplied throughout the country and some has been sent even as far as America.WE RESTORE - Our skilled craftsmen will r.epair and/ or restore antique or modern furniture.WE ARE - In SHEEP STREET. Telephone Campden 233.************************************************************************Page Four EXTRACTS FROM THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT ON SPEECH DAY SEPTEMBER 1969 Three matters were particularly reviewed in the course of the Headmaster's Report, andnot with much expression of satisfaction. They were - in our words - or appeared to be:-a. A precocious sixth form had been profliga te with their educational opportunity.b . A deficiency of discussion by \" all involved\".c. Too many girls are playing too few organised games. We quote - \" Our 'A' levels disappointed us in many ways . . . There was a pleasan t sprinkle of topgrades . .. over 30 names, over 70 subject passes ... but there were several failures and a lotof low grades. The students producing these results were the best year we have had atCampden, and though, because they were so articulate and lively, we perhaps over-estimatedtheir ability a little, or made them conceited, I am sure that we cannot and should not shrugoff the problem like that. Examinations, of course, as we all know, can be startlingly unreliablein individual cases, however sound in the aggregate ... Some of these sixth formers, I am sure,tried to squeeze more from life in pleasure and experience than time and their situation wouldallow, and work suffered. And since it has never before been so easy for young people to 'liveit up', it could happen again. \"We have spent a lot of time discussing, or arguing about, what adjustments if any weshould make for older pupils in the school organisation. The problem was obviously broughtinto sharp focus by t his particular sixth form group, always articulate, sometimes vociferous.Human nature being what it is, they became even more demanding when they were given moreresponsibility for their own affairs and the use of tha t most elegant and tasteful Centre 65.Although there was a time when smooth relations became badly scarred, we parted on goodterms. \"I cannot believe that the new society we are most of us so busy making, call it 'permis-sive' or 'civilised' as you will, or the legal and moral responsibility we are t hrusting on theseyoung men and women at 18, or the questioning of authority that we work so hard to encouragein the classroom, will n ot soon bring some radical changes in the top half of schools like this.We like to think that in this School we work closely with parents, but memories of a disputa-tious night last winter, (.See 'Not enough 'discussing'?\" We Penguins, 1969) suggest that if weare to move wisely through the next few years, then all of us, governors, parents, pupils andteachers, must think hard and magnanimously about our problems, and discuss them muchmore frequently together . . . \"On the physical side, almost everyone now swims and many swim well . . . Games vary greatly in skill and enthusiasm. Rugby has at least begun. Soccer, aided by the World Cup andT .V., threajens to become a flourishing game for all seasons. It now has a much greater appeal than cricket, which of course is much harder to play really well . . . The standards in our girls' games have dropped. Not, I must say, because of staff lack of interest, because the youngwomen concerned are skilled and k een. The trouble, as I see it, is mainly of our own contriv- ing. Many girls can think of many reasons for not playing games, and our policy of option.al pu rsuits for the fourth year and above, which means that these older boys and girls have a wide range of physical activities from which to choose, obviously provides some of them with a chance to do very little. We adopted this policy with our eyes open . . . but there is a risk that many girls may never get to the point of playing any game really well and therefore miss much of the fun and desire to go on. They are sitting ducks for the fashion for Saturday jdbs ... Page Five ******************************'l<************************************>'P:'*** Book the date! OCTOBER FAIR ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3rd, 1970 (Several unique attractions are guaranteed) PROJECT~ an AMENITY HALLThe County are agreeable -The Governors are in full support -The Parents Committee have taken it on -The School is delighted.ABOUT 60 ft. x 30 h. ABOUT £ 10,000Detai ls will be avai lab le at t he Fair************************************************************************Page Six it \"The Parents Association, wonderfully well led, continues to be a great help. Only so many, seems, will come to a meeting to discuss general educational questions, or even to pokehraaariossueh\"neT£dl1hp0teeh0de0caosfucolrhrosoteaosolvfdoecenhhsiiciaglldnner,eeodjnpu.efsonTtrhadepfatyueA,prsiblsbsuouctiwilwadhtiohinoegnnwtiiilhsltedctpaoeokmteoeerl,msnwiotnaoespdguaibtvorlieincmmgaaermixknaaotmabnileinenyaeittftisfhooneary,tn,noaaurrnaedloFsnthueaepireoTr.rbra.. nt.wTsiootsubjects only, are settling down and proving their worth particularly well. But to builsI up anatmosphere that will encourage the right attitude to work by each individual, in a schoolembraces the whole range of ability and pretty well every attitude, is a taxing jdb ... that \"Most pupils live happily and without strain, and come to accept, with good sense andtolerance, differences among themselves as well as likenesses ...shthuairvseel\"gyWdrekeaecintiddhselacedvheomslhaararenlcylsehibavoeeumdludinsPedgrdiovinfeienstshsupoecerhrypAeaeastrsuhsuitmtotyon'ttcsooommuesneo,c.sowt.u.hhraoa\"nmgdeshothemeeksnlteeugwdaycoyonoflfyh£ii5snt0o0hr.yiswihnreictthhireethmSeechnGoto,ovls.ehrTonuholardst SPEECH DAY Mrs. Janierek's address on Speech Day centred around 'caring'. \"It is terribly importantHpaeithndnleeatudosrtciabawantediiteridoenigrlnsgyerh'si.iotnstyuMh.ldirdtroIessnfue.itlgeefJrsahea.clnaih.egie.micorooeuoTuknrtshisvveedreerloanveettesisiocsou.annbAfnaajilernlibscsdtesit,nsutngama,wonlmkdIhlsaiihtvlraehaiybnev;ohgneuematrrtheynaleiditdpsrtccyeianatonhrscueiueinrnpasggalmll,ywsaiqitmgatounhnpiiordrfmceiucsatuesrnniegio-tnilsnvyeaislnnafgsw-ndcitmeoliocrntpeivhsplecieoasitof.ipuoh.ihsnse.lryr\"a.saoceafSo,nsmhdpae'pteosactposiriasaloiloimoiuvnsnes-.tcommercial that never comes. Mrs. Janierek' s talk was a tangled march past of some applied Christian t hinking. Sheconvinced in person; her empathy cannot be conveyed in print. LANCES ARE FOR HISTORY Being in Stafford on business one morning last autumn, I rounded a corner to encounterbascedaarorliuenbtg-lcelloalndinge,trpouefmnppnoealtinectreesmd. elHna.anlcEfe-awsc.ahTymhdeasonewwnlaanstchheesolsrdheimnogritnadselioddnegmreboeaoadfdletwh'seerseCtaoftfsw.saoNcekmasrobouyfnstTetsodaordipsotaliRcroeuwmsseionaf,,and the Uhlans - and then of the English working people sabred by English\"battle\" of Peterloo, only last century. (The same century incidentally that saw cavalry at thein Wales shot by English soldiers during the Chartist riots). working people To fear those lances never occurred to the spectators in Stafford. Rifles are for today -lances are for history. I pondered a then very recent reminder on television by Mr. RichardMarsh that in this country one can be removed from Ministerial officeimprisonment or execution. and not anticipate early A fanfare sounded: in a short procession Her Majesty's Judge of Assize passed on hisway to Church before administering justice. Without fear or favour. THE BATTLE OF PETERLOO On Monday, August 16th, 1819, contingents of work-people from all over the South Lan-cashire textile area gathered in St. Peter's Fields, Manchester, to hear \"Orator\" Henry Huntdemand reform of Parliament. The magistrates tried to cancel the meeting at the last moment,failed, lost their nerve and sent in the local yeomanry to clear away the crowds. Some hussarswere also employed who had fought at Waterloo - hence the mock-heroic name for theevent, \"Peterloo\". \"THE MILLENIAL NEWS\" P.O.1819 Manchester. The yeomanry in action!1832 Westminster, London. Great Reform Bill becomes law!1970 Kent Universi ty, U.S.A. 4 students shot by national guardsmen! Page Seven ************************************************************************ St. George's HallTHE BLOCKLEY INFINEST offers TiffiAVAILABLE - seating for 199. NORTH - servery and stillroom facilities.HALL - cloakrooms and lavatories. COTS.WOLDS - four lock-able entry points. for - ticket office in the main foyer. for - large stage with front and rear access. I - tarmac car park. I - lawns for summer-time events and DANCES MEETINGS inclusive central heating in winter. I - a modern building with a good dance I FUNCTIONS floor and good acoustics, for a moderate DINNERS charge. I Limited catering can be arranged. I RECEPTIONS CONCERTS l I LECTURES BAZAARS I I COACH WIIlST TOURS DRIVES The Hall is occasionally availaible during afternoons and/ or evenings from Monday to Thursday and is usually avail- able Friday to Sunday, for afternoons and/ or evenings. Charges vary somewh at but the highest charge for all .facilities, including a Committee Room seating 30 people, from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m. would be £5- 15-0 to a P'rofessional hirer. For an 'organised group' booking until midnight the charge would be £4. Fur ther details from the Letting Secretary. Mr. H. Morgan, 18 Park Road, Telephon.e Blockley 478.************************************************************************Page Eight OF SHOES - AND SHlIPS - AND SEALING WAX - OF CABBAGES - AND KINGS The good driver frequently consults his rear-view mirror in order to decide futuredirection and reaction to current traffic conditions. Knowledge of the past is our rear-viewmirror for sensible day-to-day living. It is possible to go along the road or live your lifewithout referring to the mirror, but this makes things much more difficult. So I am not settingout to justify the study of History - everyone must agree that at the crudest level we needknowledge of what has happened in our immediate personal environment over the last week ormonth in order to make rational decisions today. The historian, G. M. Trevelyan, once remarked that 'History is the house in which all othersubjects live'. From this point of view anyone who teaches anything inside school or out (beit the teacher of literature or the craftsman training an apprentice) is part of the historicalprocess since he is handing on skills developed in the past, and also the philosophy of lifeimplied in them. It is not surprising, then, that one of the current educational fashions is toargue that History should be combined with other subjects to form .Social Studies or Human-ities courses, and this concept can be made to work. The main justification for such comsesis one of time - there are now so many subjects in the curriculum that some form of telescop-ing is necessary since two random periods a week at most are clearly unsatisfactory forcontinuous study of lasting value. Yet I still think that history as an individual study has alot to offer. I will not tilt at the windmills of justification and combination but restrict myselfto a few jottings about the History course in the School. In an area like ours with pronounced social stability and well preserved remains, localhistory must play a large part. Local buildings, people and places have an immediate appealfor everyone, and they can give the pupil a person al, practical, even family involvement withthe history around him. A great deal of local material is theTefore included in our syllabus,particularly in the first three years. In the first year, for example, pupils are compiling scrap-books about the past in their families and their locality generally. The entries can be in anyform - photographs, newspaper cuttings, certificates, legal docu ments, coins, and the pupilmust add a note explaining where the item came from, give the background information heknows about it and explain its relevance to his present day life. Starting at a personal levelin this way children begin to appreciate how knowledge of the past is gathered together forwritten History, and also some of the difficulties involved in sifting evidence and drawingconclusions - at a simple level, of course. This forms a small part of the Hu;nanities coursein the first year, in which a great deal of work on topics such as local agriculture, buildingsand transport is done as part of a team with teachers of English and Geography. We hope toextend the spirit of this course into the second year in 1970-71. At this stage I hope that pupils will extend that feeling for the past which is establishedso naturally and well in the contributory primary schools. They should also now begin to have a consciousness of the way present-day situations grow organically out of the past. I also hope they will begin to acquire the habit of thinking about the ir local communities and theirhistorical heritage, a sen se of belonging and a sense of responsibility - the foundations of good citizenship, even more significant with the voting age now at 18. The danger of descend- ing into parish pump politics is averted when the perspective is widened at the third year. Individual inquiry is encouraged from the ou tset and so by the third year we expect pupils in the three sets to be able to work on their own at individual study books. These take a con- temporary national/world \"ism\" or problem and put it in its historical and present day context with suggestions on future developments. Within these guide lines the pupil is encouraged tofollow his own lines of enquiry. He should be able to cover at least twelve topics in the year,such as UNO, the Colour Problem, the Press, Monarchy, the Welfare State, recent develop- ments in America and Russia. Page Nine ************************************************************************DAY & NIGHT B.P. PETROL ACCIDENT and RECOVERY TREBLE GREEN SHIELD STAMPS~roopers Jlobge SERVICE STATIO,NBOURTON-ON-THE-HILL BLOC.KLEY 328MOTOR VEHICLE SPARES FOR DISMANTLERS MOST POPULAR MAKES25% OFF MONARCH REMOULD TYRES - fitted free.************************************************************************Page Ten Such topics lead on naturally to the G.C.E. 'O' level and C.S.E. courses in the fourth andfifth years - on English Social and Economic History since 1760. The disciplines of essaywriting, summarising, and the construction of logical and direct answers to set questions mustbe strengthened now, and the syllabus demands at least a national viewpoint. Nevertheless wecontinue to use a lot of local material and encourage individual enquiry using two or threedifferen t text books. The course is centred on the men, machines and socio-economic changeswhich have produced our world and its problems. It is clearly very relevant to everyday life -indeed I often find myself teaching what some might call current affairs, and am sure it ismore satisfying for pupils than other syllabuses with a political/constitutional bias. Historywas the first subject in the school to adopt a Mode 3 examination course for the C.S.E. T hisinvolved writing a special syllabus on Campden 's local history which was approved by the S.W.Region C$.E. Board. The school sets its own examination papers, again approved by the Boardand moderated externally to bring them into line with the externally-set examinations takenelsewhere. I can thus pursue lines of development begun in the lower school and have a muchfreer hand in what and how I teach. Four set pieces of work (including one long essay basedon individual inquiry) are included in calculating the final examination grade. This type ofexamination involves a lot of extra work but it has certainly been a success; it takes away alot of the ·element of chance and gives due weighting to the quality and continuity of coursework over the two years. These courses provide a sui table finishing point for those leaving or dropping the subjectat 16. They are also a good basis for Sixth Form 'A' level studies based upon English andE uropean history 1815-1939. Studen ts should now develop a more critical approach and besufficiently mature to see (for example) what C. V. Wedgwood implied when sh.e wro te -\" Written history is, in fact - the fragmentary record of the often inexplicable actions ofinnumerable bewildered human beings set down and interpreted according to their own limi ta-tions by other human beings, equally bewildered\". Students also spend a week at AveningHouse, the Education Authority's residential centre, in order to study industrial archaeologywith particular reference to the woollen mms and canals of the Stroud Valley. This illustratesagain the sources for written history, and more particularly the techniques of preserving andrecording relics of the industrial revolution; it also underlines the dilemma over modernisa-tion and preservation. Last summer term, too, Lower Sixth students were encouraged to help,during school t ime, with the excavation of the Saxon cemetery at Stretton-on-Fosse ; theywere joined by other senior pupils, particularly after examiflations were over. We are fortunate in having closed circuit T.V. and excellent facilities for recording T.V.and radio broadcasts; consequently both the B.B.C. and I.T.V. History series are used exten-sively at all levels in the school. It will be noted that no attempt is made (other than incidentally) to teach world his~ory.This is a conscious choice: there is so much historical detail that we have got to make somepretty arbitrary choices of subject matter anyway in order to fit in with time available and theneeds of pupils. I have oriented the syllabus in this way because of the wealth of local remainspreserved around us and the very stable social framework in the area. The concept of citizenof the world demands a great deal of sophistication, maturity and wide experience. There are two basic ideals underlying all I have said. Firstly, History is to be enjoyed:t his is to me its ultimate justification since it is not a vocational subject and will only be \"breadand bu tter\" for a few specialists. In the second place, the material studied must be relevant tothe maturity, experience and environment of the pupil. If it is otherwise then Henry Ford'sdictum that 'History is bunk is largely true. Approached in the right manner it will develop oursympathies and deepen our understanding of human nature. Francis Bacon belonged to whatFord called the horse and buggy age, well before the rear-view mirror was invented. Yet hisideas have stood the te~t of time (even if there is some dispute about his authorship of Shakes-peare's plays). He was an enthusiastic historian and his simple conclusion will be mine too -\"Hi stories make men wise.\"' P. ORD. Page Eleven ************************************************************************ The Post Office Offers a Career of Interest and Prospects At whatever academic level one enters there is a variety of work to choose from. For instance ... WITHOUT CERTIFICATES _ , . . - - - . - - - -....,.--- - -~-. - - · - - ~- · ~'\"\"\":1'---:::~ - ..• ·- -· There are opportunities as Postmen, Telephonists and also in Engineering Sections. WITH CSE or '0' LEVEL CERTIFICATES There are openings as Postal and Telegraph Officers, Clerical Assistan ts/ Officers, Trainee Technicians (Apprentice) and also Secretarial Sections. WITH 'A' LEVEL CERTIFICATES There are interesting careers in the Junior Manager, Telecommunications Traffic .Superintendent, Assistant E xecutive Engineers grades and also in the Scientific Field. AND, OF COURSE, EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES. If you would like to know more about these opportunities Write to THE JOiN·T RECRUITMENT CENTRE, M307, 130, COLMORE ROW, BIRMINGHAM, 3. ******************************'''**>!<************************************** Page Twelve WELL DONE, THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE! A substantial implied compliment to the Eiucation Committee of this county is tuckedaway in the Research Appendices of the Repor ~ of the Maud Commission on Local Govern-ment, published last year. The Dept. of Education and Science carried out an enquiry in April 1967 based on theassessments by H.M. Inspectors of Schools of each and every local authority educationcommittee in England, outside London. These assessments, which covered some very searching aspects, were compared acrossdifferent areas for their consistency and uniformity of appraisal and comparaJbility and werethen calibrated in to tables. (This statement is ari over-simplification.) One can hardly fail to smile at the Education Dept's. straight faced comment ~ \"Theexercise was conducted on the basis that assessments of individ ual authorities would not bedisclosed\". If the detailed resul ts had been published, the possible chains of reac tion make aninteresting though tl At the time of the enquiry, Gloucestershire Education Commi ttee administered a popula-tion of approximately 545,000 - i.e. just over the half million mark. Over-simplifying again,Gloucestershire qualified into just about every group t hat received high or the highest assess-ments. Part of the summary in Vol. 1 observes - 'Very broadly the findings of the survey werethat the least efficient education authorities were concen trated among those with populationsof less than 200,000; that most authorities with populations ranging from between 200,000and 250,000 to around 500,000 provided an acceptable standard of (educational) service orhigher; and that the best average performance of any single group of authorities came fromthose with populations of around 500,000 and upwards'. After studying the Survey itself (Vol. 3, A ppendix II) We Penguins offers five observa-tions :-1. Chart 4. Average score of authorities in successive groups of 10:- a. At the figure of 500,000 the \"all authorities\" line attains and virtually remains at its zenith. b . At 550,000 (That's usl) the \"county coun cils\" line rises from just below the \"all authorities\" line to perceptibly above it and in fact remains thus until termi nation at 1.1 million. c. Nine tenths of the \"county borough\" line (including everything after 210,000) lie:> embarrassingly far below the \"all authorities\" line.2. Chart 3. Average score of authori ties in various size ranges. Only one size of 2uthority - the f m. to l m. range (containing 5 au thori ties) attained a higher ave rage score than 11 authorities in the 1 - tm. range. To be fair, these 11 were also equalled by a further 6 just over the m illion mark.3. Under several headings, county councils appear to have a substantial edge over county boroughs. This seems to underline the 'progressive' argument - greater numbers - higher ra te-able val ue - higher income - larger financial allocation for education - higher standards.4. Grade Table A. l. V.G.-4 out of 5 a re counties. 2. Good.--20 Coun ties out of 32. 3. Acceptable.- 15 Coun t ies out of 52. This left 6 Counties \"slightly below acceptabl.e\" and one in 5 - weak. Page Thirteen ************************************************************************SHELDON BOSLEY - -- -- F.A.I. - - -- - CHARTERED AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS SH IPSTON-ON-STOU R MO·RETON -IN-MARSH Works. (Tel. 666 / 7) Glos. (Tel. 702)(Mr. SHELDON BOSLEY, F.A.I.) (Mr. J. G• .DRURY, F.A.I.) Qualified Assistant: Qualified Assistant: Mr. R. A. SANDLAND, F.A.I. Mr. D. J. BALL, A.A.I.MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURAL VALUERS SALES by Auction and by Private Treaty PURCHASES negotiatedVALUATIONS of every description and for all purposes REGULAR SALES OF ANTIQUE AND MODERN FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AT THE SALEROOM, MORETON-IN-MARSH.·*****************************************>{'********************''.<*********Page Fourteen 5. Grade Table B. By size. Out of 45 counties - 4 V.G., 10 Good, and 4 acceptable go to the \"over t million\" group. (There is no cheating going on. Chart 1 is summarised in the Vol. 1 part-quotation. Chart2 is a 9-region cross-check for fairness of scores and gradings). Three of the four conclusions drawn by the Dept. of Education and Science from theexercise are:-1. Factors other than size significantly affect the performance of local education authorities.2. Good authorities can be found through all size ranges but the weak ones are entirely below a population of 100,000 and others below an acceptable level are heavily concentrated in this size group up to 200,000.3. The probability of good performance from an education authority increases with size and the probability of below acceptable performance decreases rapidly with size. THE CAREERS EVENING Being by nature a late arriver, I had to search out the last available parking space at th~ well attended, although there were fewer pupils present thanfunction in April. The event was continually impressed by the high degree of organisation andI had expected. Personally, I amplanning which I always find evident in the School activities. The programme, which washanded to me upon entering, was clear and concise - complete with plan and instructions,illustrated with directional arrows, to proceed in a clockwise direction. The fact that I com-pleted at least two anti-clockwise circuits before conforming to the main traffic stream, must,I feel remain a problem for my psychiatrist. I th ink, however, that the identification of particular areas of interest would have beeneasier had the list of representatives been catalogued in alphabetical order. I, and probablyother parents, had no specific firm in mind and could really only generalise on the type ofOrganisation in which I was interested. It was, therefore, necessary frequently to peruse theprogramme in order to decide who to see and where to go next. This was my first experience of a 'Careers Evening' and I found it quite surprising thatsuch a variety of interests were catered for. For instance - The Merchant Navy - inCampden? I wondered if City Schools offered Farming. However, with twenty-three organisa-tions (of which twelve could be described as local) offering the possibility of 'straight fromSchool' careers - also details of further education available for seven specialised careers, thena fairly comprehensive (no pun intended) selection was available. The Armed Forces were there, of course. Not too well attended - with the exception ofthe Royal Navy, which still retains its glamour. Recruiting Staffs - politely ill at ease -bringing to my 'Alice in Wonderland' orientated mind, thoughts of Carrol's Crocodiles which'welcomed little fishes in with gently smiling jaws'. Qrf course, the benefits of such evenings are self evident, and I believe that the objectivesidentified by Mr. Jones in his invitation were well satisfied. Perhaps less obvious but of equalimportance is the fact that such evenings, which bring pupils and employers face to face in afamiliar atmosphere, must be beneficial in helping the pupil to overcome the strangeness andanxiety usually felt when facing, for the first time, prospective employers across an 'interview'desk. At least I think so. Finally, I found the Caree~s Advisory Service Office particularly helpful. Indeed, I think to all representatives who attended and were prepared to offer their helpwe owe our thanks the Main Hall, looking with all its stalls rather like a diminutive Trade Fair.and advice. So I leftA parting thought that there was no stall for 'drop-outs' and I wended homewards. My thanksto Campden School, and particularly to Mr. Ord, for a very well organised and instructiveevening. To me, it was also socially enjoyable for I was able to renew acquaintances with anold Company. J. C. LOWEY. Page Fifteen ************************************************************************ LOWER BROOK HOUSE HOTEL BLOC KLEY If you like good food and nice wine at reasonable prices . . . If you enjoy a leisurely meal in charming and historic surroundings .. . Speciai Table D'hote Lunch Menu at 15/ud. Competitive a la Carte Dinner Menu. WHY NOT RING UP NOW?~**************************** *******************************************Page Sixte.en MR. RIDLEY THINKS ALOUD • • •A precis of half an hour's conversation with our ·M.P., the Rt. Hon. Nicholas Ridley, Esq., at Naunton in May, 1970 Commenting on the changing texture of residents in any English country village, Mr.Ridley felt that we have a very good balance in the Cotswolds. People came here becausethey want to live in the count ryside. Nor was this unhealthy. Agriculture was gradually declin-ing in regard to the number of work people to whom it provided a (still too poor) livelihood.The influx of (possibly) elderly ex-town dwellers and long distance commuters was a valuableaddition to the resources of the area. It increased the numiber of participants in rate paymentand provided more customers for local shops and pulbs. Moreover there was an invaluableeffect on the rural tightness of mind and behaviour patterns. This needed to challge, slowly.The countryside carried its own peacefulness but this could become an addiction and perpet-uate a static community outlook.Local government. Greater physical control of immediate environment could and should bedev.eloped through the Parish Councils, even if they were re-labelled Community Councils.Whether a drain was blocked or un-blocked is ultimately a trifle but 'consultation' was apriceless gem. It must be accompanied by power. This was probably best exercised on a timeand/or trouble basis - through the right to demand a six months delay or a public enquiry.The work involved in preparation for a public enquiry did encourage official-dom to exerciseall possible previous kindliness and co-operation in crder to avoid one! In addition, localcouncils must have the power to spend money on the provision of very localised amenities.Modern farm buildings. Farm buildings are exempted from the need for planning permissionand Mr. Ridley felt, in theory anyway, that this was wrong. Fair for one was fair for all. Buthe did not consider that the modern grain store, for example, was an offensive structure, al-though white asbestos was not the happiest visual material. \"The most beautiful buildings have always been the functional structures of the age inwhich they were created. Cathedrals for the acknowledgement of God - the castles of thePlantagenets for defence - the Tudors' homes of an adolescent nation - the bridges andviaducts of the 19th century. Today's beauty lies in the starkness of a nuclear power station,the sweep of a motorway - or a bulk grain store. The farm buildings of 2000 A.D. will besuch as we can hardly visualise today; they will serve farms of 1,000 to 10,000 acres.\" It was agreed that he would probably be invited to elaborate elsewhere on this thought!A non-argument. \"Comprehensive education in my opinion is a non-argument. The nationfalls into two ar.eas - urban and rural. In rural areas, it would be ridiculous to have threesets of high quality staff, buildings and facilities in order to provide a desirable educationalstandard. In towns, the situation is diff.erent. The large volume of available pupils allows avariety of education.\" Mr. Ridley pointed out that in towns comprehensive schools tended to diverge progres-sively above or below an average. This was sad but true. Why? The infant or primary school~erving an area which provid.es mainly \"poor h ome background\" pupils labours under an in-built handicap. An invisible discount goes onwards with that Headmaster's confidential reporton a pupil as compared to the report from a \"good ar.ea\" school. [This is not snobbery butimplies quiet home study facilities, family contentment and stability, a less booze-y, quarrel-some Dad, etc. ED.]. The comprehensive school that is 'rising' - through a fine Head, goodstaff or some other reason - is offered a greater selection of future pupils and its qualityescalates further.Money and organisation. Mr. Ridley was invited to discuss the effect on youth and educationif teachers' salaries were doubled over the next ten years, assuming a constant purchasingpower. He felt that the salaries of young, recently qualified female teachers were not all thatinadequate, but that they were too low for their married male contemporaries. Page Seventeen The middle ranges and headmasters should receive more, plus an allowance for marriedstaff and children. Science teachers are very s':!.or;; why not pay them more? There was nosimple answer in \"more cash\". The whole field of education and its administration neededrationalising. It needed big men in education - better people at the top - better people sittingon LE.A. Committees. Four questions required an effective answer What are we trying to teach youngsters? 1How7 What people do we need to teach this? How much do we need to pay them? Having expressed the view that the syllabus left a lot to be desired - plus a baffled refer-ence to his own children learning Greek - Mr. Ridley was very interested to hear the detailsof our Social Studies and Humanities courses which are ou tlined by Mr. Ord in this issue -\"Of shoes - and ships - and sealing wax ...\"*********~~ **************** ******************** >:<** ********************** *A Modern Salon-fully equipped-to style your Crowning GloryCAROUSEL HAIR FASHIONS (D. M. & G. E. 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Their agreement that the \" Butler\" Act of 1944 no longer meets the requirements of eithermoral or religious education was possible because the Humanists saw that religious educationcould not simply be equated with instruction or \"indoctrinat ion\" and the Christians wereready to accept that whatever h appens in schools, even where religion and morals is concerned,must be justified on educational grounds. Both were united in their fea r that \"however in-trinsically importan t and interesting they may be, religious and moral education are continuallyin danger of encroachment by utilitarian subjects and values\". The working party asks the schools to recognise a twofold duty: \"to reinforce commonfoundations in moral values and to encourage sympathetic understanding of a religious apprcachto life.\" This is a shift around from the 1944 Ac t and one which recognises the revolution thathas taken place in the understanding of religious education as education, rather than an attemptto make the schools do the job of the church in passing on the faith. I t is also an approachwhich makes sense in the very differ.ent situation confronting schools today. A moral education which seeks to draw out the meani ng of moral responsibility and self-disciplin.e can be worked out provided every member of the school realises it is something inwhich they can all share. Similarly a religious education can be evolved which draws on theshared beliefs and convictions of all without requiring any child to be withdrawn. One of themost sensible proposals made by the working party is that the compulsory act of worshipwhich begins each day should be abolished. In many schools the nature of this farce hasalready been recognised and an attempt made t o create a \"corporate celebrat ion of commonvalues\" without giving in to syncretism. [T he a ttempted union of principles or parties at vari-ance with each other.] Wh at is required is an element of flexibility with scope for both religiousand non-religious assemblies on the initiative of both staff and pupils. But all this only goes to underline t he importance of religious education and the rightkind of properly trained RE teachers who do tr.e job out of a conviction for the importanceof the subject. This requires money and facilities for high quality research ahd study and asecure place fer religious educatb n on the timetable. As well as that, there must be an oppor-tunity for those who are in terested, including the representatives of all the religions and none,to contribute to the discussions about religious education and the syllaibus being taught, s uchas happened with the new ILEA course. In these areas the work being done by the workingparty set up by the BBC's Education Department is crucial and its results will be awaited wi thin terest. This editorial is a first-rate summary of some of the arguments now being aired aboutReligious Education in state schools. Though written from a Chris tian viewpoint, it recog-nises the strength of the Humanist argument that Christian teaching should be part of a widermoral education, and that \"worship by order\" is unlikely to carry wide conviction with teachersor taught. It also accepts, at least by implication, that the schools' difficulties have become moreacute because in this coun try many (perhaps most) people are now Christian in only the mostnominal sense. The lines of compromise it suggests would offend some Christians and someIHtumanists, and would present the schools with some very real practical problems, but theywould, I think, offer hope to most people of good will. It is likely that whatever politicalparty is iii pow.er there will soon be a change in the law about the compulsory daily act ofworship, and we must hope that this will enable us to develop a ceremony of much widerworth. A.L.J. Page N ineteen ************************************************************************ ONE TELEPHONE CALL TO and T11 -he Kettle Boi ls11 (D. M. & G. E. GARDNER) IS AT YOUR SERVICE for WEDDING RECEPTIONS ANNUAL AND RE-UNION DINNERS FETES, FUNCTIONS and SPECIAL EVENTS CATERING FOR ALL OCCASIONS HAIR'DRESS-ING IN THE LATEST STYLES PHOTOGRAPHY BY EXPERT'S TAXIS - MODERN LIMOUSINES We even gi ve a discount if 3 or more of our services are booked for the same function by the same person. ONE T ELEPHONE CALL - M 0 1RETON 319************************************************************************ Page Twenty THE ANNUAL MEETING Referring to the retiring Chairman, Mr. Bell, the Magazine Editor said at the AnnualGeneral Meeting, \"Many of us must have felt when Mr. Palmer retired that no one elsecould be quite as good. Mr. Bell has been every bit as good. He has really done us proud andI am sure it would be your wish that 'We Penguins' should say so.\" The applause went on and on ... Mr. Bell beamed happily from behind his spectacles. I tis a joyful moment to receive an acclamation in thanks for service gladly given. 'Mr. Bell has indeed given the Association good measure - \"pressed down, shaken to-gether and running over\" - and we are very grateful to him. \"As your retiring chairman\" said Mr. Bell later, \"having listened with keen interest to thereports given by the responsible persons for the different departments, it is rather satisfyingto feel that all is now complete. We have hld a very good year - everything is runningefficiently - all that is to be said has been sa~d. My work as your chairman has been madeso much easier and really enjoyable because of this. \" I do not think that it would be considered an understatement to say that we are quite astrong Parents' Association. There is no doubt in my mind that our strength is in our unityand our desire to work to support our School, shown by the keenness with which we acceptany challenge in this respect. There is no doub t t hat in this School we have a great deal to bethankful for, particularly the tremendous opportunities that are offered to our children. I amsure that I speak for you all in saying that the School can count on our continual efforts t ofurther these ends. \"There is often the complaint in organizations such as ours, that it is always the samefolk that are involved - that do all the work - that get all the best jobs. Never be taken inby this kind of talk. There is always plenty of work to be done; you will always find a readylistener for new ideas. By a new system tried out this year Committee posts were there for theasking, members were requested ro submit their names if they were interested in being electedon to the committee. In this case the response was very poor, a total of only five proposalsand nominations have been received. This is the fault of us all and we must accept the blame.Become involved, and from the experience yc u will find that involvement creates enjoyment.It has been my practice to do this; to become completely involv.ed, like jumping in at thedeep end. I suppose this is the way I like doing things, but don't be put off by this becausethere is room for all methods and types. \"One pleasant task remains. On your behalf and on the recommendation of your committee,I ask Mr. Jones to come forward and accept a cheque for £300 as our first donation towardsthe First Form library.\" The Treasurer, Mr. F. G. Johnson, reported an opening balance in hand of £49 and aclosing credit of £139. (All figures are rounded off to the nearest pound). The Whist Drive hadraised £85 as against £43 last year, an outstanding achievement. Income from Parents' Swim-ming evenings was £49, less £13 for insurance and caretaker's fees, showing a credit to theAssociation of £36. After expenses, the Social Evening showed a profit of £5, although prcfitwas not its principal aim; Committee members had contributed generously in kind. Nett pro-ceeds of the October Fair were £890 as compared to £997. The magazine had cost £12. Sub-scriptions brought in £14 and there was a \"coffee profit\" of £4. The Association had donated£25 to the School Prizes, as in 1968, and the sum of £27 had been paid towards the insuranceof the School mini-1bus.The following officers and area members were elected at the A.G.1M.:- OfficersChairman Mr. M. Balhatchet, High Street, Blackley.Vice-Chairman (Tel. 229).Hon. Secretary 'Mrs. Vidal, Willowbank, Calf Lane, Campden.Assistant Secretary (Tel. 391). Mrs. M. E. Grove, Paynsley, Catbrook, Cam :i:;den. (Tel. 462). Page Twenty-one ********************************~'*********************************** * ** *Sun, sand and sea or Mountain air and snow-capped peaks Whatever your choice of holiday, let us fix it up for youTHE T'RAVEL CENTRE OF .EVESHAM A.B.T.A. (L. G. BENNETT)59 PORT STREET, EVESHAM. Tel. 2174.OUR EXPERT:S WILL PAY PERSONAL ATTENTION TO ALL YOUR TRAVEL REQUIREIMENTSSome of the things we can arrange: air tickets - air charter - coach tours -inclusive holidays - car hire - cruises - b usiness travel - rail tickets - theatre bookings - In surancePlease call or phone with any enquiry - you will be surprised how helpful we can be when we want to - and that is every time.Sh.h.h.h.h! The Editor, being a real gambling man, bet us a free half page (Heprobably mean t in next years' mag) that you would return more than 30 couponsand that they would result in 20 % firm b\"ookings ... We wonder ... Let you know next year.Please fill in and post to THE TRAVEL CENTRE, 59 PORT ST., EVESHAM.Please send details of Rail Spain Sea holidays in e.g. Greece Air etc. Inclusive Italy U.S.A. OR Telephone me at... . ............. . ..... .. ....... .as I have some holiday/business travel queriesMr., Mrs., Miss ..... ..... ........ . .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. ..... . ........ ... , ...... .... ..... .. ... .... ... ... .Address ...... .. .... .... .. .... ...... ...... .... ...... .. ................. ....... . ............... ............ . Tel. ...... .. ... .. ..... ... ........ .... ..~**************** ********* ********************** ** **********************Page Twenty-two Hon. Treasurer Mr. F. G. Johnson, l , S tockwells, Moreton-in-Assistant TreasurerEditor Marsh.Assistant Editor Mr. J. Chippington, Ashover, .Station R oad,Programme SecretaryOct. Fair Chairman Campd.en. (Tel. 712).Oct. Fair Vice-Chairman Mr. S. M. Moore, The Brown House, Blockley,Oct. Fair SecretaryOct. Fair Assistant Secretary !Moreton-in-Marsh. (Tel. 264). 'Mr. J. C. Lowey, Foxdale, High Street, Blackley. (Tel. 429). 1Mr. C. M. Cooke, Lanacre, Fosseway Avenue, Moreton-in-Marsh. (Tel. 743). Mr. R. Leigh, Westington Old Farm, Campden. (Tel. 332). Mr. G. Moore, Barrels Pitch, Campden. Mrs. Halling, 22, Ley Orchard, Willersey. (Tel. Broadway 2455). Mrs. Brown. Area MembersAdlestrop Mr. M. Dee, Park Farm, Blackley. {Tel. 266).Blockley Mr. A. Graham, The Square, Blackley.Bledington (Tel. 320).Bo u r t o n -on - t h e-HillChipping Campden Mrs. A. Mather, Porch House, Bourton. (Tel. Blockley 426).DraycottEvenlode Mr. M. Howman, Calf Lane, Campden.Ebrington (Tel. 621).IHttdcoteIlmington Mrs. C. Shadbolt, Littleworth, Campden.Longborough and CondicoteMickleton •Mrs. C. Righton, The Barn, Hidcote Road,Moreton-in•Marsh Ebrington. (Paxford 274).Oddington 1Mrs. R. Righton, Manor Farm, Hidco:e Bartrim,Paxford Mickleton. 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How much? £25 and £15 approximately, and the Governors have been known to give extra prizes. How do you win one? A page or so essay outlining the fancied project and showing an alertness to the possibilities involved. Later the pupil discusses it with a group of three .School Governors to establish that the project isn't something just cooked up for the occas- ion! Incidentally, the interview is invaluable experience for every entrant - and remember the Governors are there to award prizes, not to look for reasons to withhold them. What are the rules? The original Trust deed does stress travel - 'the most estimable project of travel, at home or abroad' - but the journey involved need not be extensive, ex- pensive or dramatic. If anything, quite the reverse. Participation in a 'group-organised' activity does not qualify. What are the snags? 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The ratio of reading matter to advertising space is kept above average. The response to a planned advertisement from a specialised readership in a known area can more easily be assessed. Suggested copy, lay-out, o·r revisions, are provided free, jf, required.Further particulars from:- The Editor, We Penguins, Chipping Campden School, Glos.************************************************************************Page Thirty IMPORTANT NOTICE .Because of insurance requirements, the SWIMMING POOL IS OPEN ONLY to any family and /or children thereof who are Paid-up Members of the Parents' Association andthe children thereof must be visibly accompanied by an adult member on every occasion.(The annual subscription is 2/6 per family. This can be give n to any member of the Com-mittee or sent to School addressed \"Hon Treasurer, Parents' Association\".)THE CHARGE TO ADVERTISE IN THIS MAGAZINE is £7 10 0 per page £4 0 0 per half-page Blocks extra if not suppliedThis was the charg.e in 1969 - - it will not be increased for 1971 Details of readership, courage and advertising policy are to be found insidethe back cover. They are worth readin g. Page Thirty-one
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A researcher at the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina says ice-cream headaches can give us valuable insight into other forms of headaches, particularly migraines.
Neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin explains that a brain freeze occurs when cold food or drink spend too much time cooling the area at the back of the palette where the interior carotid artery and the anterior cerebral artery pass close to the surface of the skin. Blood travels from here directly to the brain, so cooling it down too much can lead to a stream of blood to act as a coolant for the brain.
What this means is that, and the blood is released onto the brain, it will constrict the vascular tissue it finds there. Specifically, it will cause the meninges to contract, the tissue between the brain and skull that acts as a protective layer. This shrinking of the brain's overcoat causes the pain we associate with brain freeze, since it's here that the sensory neurons actually exist. In the brain itself, there are no sensory neurons, and thus no way to feel this temperature-based torture.
According to the geek.com article, the best method for relieving the pain of a too-cold brain is pretty logical: just warm it up. Pressing your tongue against the back roof of the mouth will work, but the best solution is drink hot liquids.
Brain freeze is useful in headache research both because they seem to share many of the same mechanisms, including changes in blood flow. Many of the classical symptoms of a migraine (vision problems, throbbing pain, etc.) may come from similar sources. So if you've never had a migraine, you might just be able to sympathize by imagining a 4-hour ice cream headache.
The best solution for a migraine, just like the brain freeze, is to get the cause of the problem. For many people migraines began after a head or neck trauma, such as a car crash, fall or other accident. Traumas like these can cause misalignments in the upper neck. Misalignments in the upper neck have been shown to lead to changes in blood and cerebrospinal fluid flow from the brain to the body and the body to the brain. These changes in fluid exchange in the brain have been linked to many conditions, including migraine headaches.


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Q: Matlab - find intersection points between two elipses - newtons method - weird result Im trying to write a matlab program that is supposed to find intersection point between one elipse and one crooked elipse.
((x − 4)^2/a^2)+((y-2)^2/2)=1 - equation for elipse

0.4x^2+y^2-xy = 10 - equation for crooked elipse
r = sqrt(10/((0.4*cos(x)^2)+sin(x)^2-cos(x)*sin(x)) - crooked elipse in polar form

fi =-pi:pi/100:pi;
a=4;b=6; % Half axis's
xc=4;yc=2;
xx=xc+a*cos(fi); yy=yc+b*sin(fi);
plot(xx,yy,xc,yc,'x')

grid;
hold on
% Non polar form x^2+y^2-xy = 10
y = sqrt(10./((0.4.*cos(fi).^2)+(sin(fi).^2)-(cos(fi).*sin(fi))));
polar(fi,y)
xstart = [-4 -4]'; % This is just an example, ive tried 100's of start  values
iter=0;
x = xstart;
dx = [1 1]';
fel=1e-6;
while norm(dx)>fel & iter<30
    f = [(0.4*x(1)).^2+x(2).^2-x(1).*x(2)-10
        (((x(1)-4).^2)/a.^2) + (((x(2)-2).^2)/b.^2)-1];
    j = [0.8*x(1)-x(2) 2*x(2)-x(1) % Jacobian
        2*((x(1)-4)/a.^2) 2*((x(2)-2)/b.^2)];
        dx = -j\f;
        x=x+dx;
        iter=iter+1;
        disp([x' dx']);

end

iter
x
plot(x(1),x(2),'o')

The circles on the picture shows my approximated points. As you can see two of the points are correct but the other two is not. Does anyone have an explanation why the the values appear where the ellipses are not intersecting eachother? Ive tried to solve this problem for hours without result. Note that the four points that are shown in the picture are the only results no matter what start value i choose.

A: I didn't go through all the code, but at least the first coefficient of the Jacobian should be 0.32 instead of 0.8 to match the function defined one line above.
Having the wrong Jacobian can lead to sub-quadratic convergence, although still achieving convergence in some cases.

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Do the Clothes Make the Team?
Whether they're for football, baseball, basketball, hockey, or for any other sport, if you decorate uniforms you've no doubt seen a wide variety of colors and designs. Ever wonder if the color of a jersey or its overall design (including names and numbers) has an effect on the team's success? Well, icethetics.co might be able to help.
The website, which covers the aesthetics of hockey uniforms (hence the name), is posting a running standings board for the men's and women's Olympic hockey tournament. But instead of team standings, the performance of each jersey is ranked. For example, through February 16, host country Russia's red jersey was in the lead at 6-0 (for both men's and women's games), with its white jersey ranking just 23rd, at 0-2. This was part of a larger trend – while red jerseys were dominating the field at 14-3, white jerseys were just 6-22.
Perhaps it's all coincidence, but it's still an interesting look at the possibility that what a team wears can affect its attitude – and the attitudes of its opponents.
Icethetics will be updating the standings through the end of the hockey tournaments this weekend so we'll soon find out whether blue, red, white, black, or yellow took home the gold and made everyone else green with envy.
Also of interest to jersey decorators, on the same page is a graphic showing the number styles used in the Olympic hockey tournament and which teams are using each one (every team uses the same lettering for names).
And speaking of Olympic hockey jersey fonts, don't forget that Stahls' is offering official player name and number kits for the both the US and Canadian hockey teams. To order a kit, whether your home team wears the color blue or the colour red, visit Stahls' official NHL® player name and number kit page, select "2014 Canada Olympic" or "2014 USA Olympic" in the Team Name dropdown menu, then the jersey type (dark, white, alternate), and player's kit you wish to order.
How much do you think a jersey color or design contributes to a team's success? Let us know in the comments section.


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Manic Mermaid Tara Dalessi is a Kauai-raised seamstress, baker, activist and all-around nature lover who has started sewing Waldorf-style dolls. She picked up the technique in Washington. The dolls are made using European sewing techniques and are meant to spark creativity in children.
An ocean-access debate rages again in Princeville, with a committee of concerned residents and the Princeville at Hanalei Community Association uniting to find a safe solution for iconic Queen's Bath.
Officials are finalizing the registration and shuttle system for getting to Ha'ena State Park and other places on the North Shore.
A hawksbill turtle hatching has been confirmed on the North Shore's Wainiha Beach, a rare occurrence that'll add to the Hawaiian population of the critically endangered species.
John Pfender is a Kauai plumber and a poet. Lana Olson is from Long Island and didn't know she had an accent. Cora Poage spins tales of working low on the totem pole at a Kansas Super 8 Motel.
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The Animal Balance Spay Pod has moved and is now sterilizing animals at Kealia Farm with the ability to serve between 30 and 40 cats daily.
Hannah Raposas, Mikey Ladera and the rest of the residents out at Kauai Care Center are gardening again.


Together these provide for thinner and lighter lenses, offering improved optics and sight correction, which is more natural.
One of the newest innovations in lens technology are Progressive lenses. They are sometimes referred to as no-line bifocals, not only do they provide visual correction for distances that traditional bifocals can't, but they also hide the fact that you even need reading glasses.
Progressive lenses are designed so that the distance prescription is used during straight-ahead gaze and the reading prescription during down-gaze. This then provides a more natural vision without any lines in the lens (which can get in the way on stairs for example).
Progressive lenses provide excellent results for most patients.
They provide a focus for distance, near and all distances between.
Cosmetically they look "younger" with no lines.
The vision correction is more natural for the wearer.
Spectacle lenses with a tint that responds to sunlight (photochromics) have been available since the early 1970's. However, until recently these lenses were always made from glass.
Now new lightweight colour change lenses are available made from resin (or plastic). There are several different brands but the most widely known is probably Transitions.
Newer versions also include high index materials for further reductions in weight & thickness.
More information? Contact your local Eyecare Plus optometrist direct on 1300 EYECARE (393 227) or via the web here.


A relative newcomer to the headphone marketplace, HIFIMAN has only been on the scene since 2007, but what an impact they have made in that time span! Renowned for their critically-acclaimed Planar-Magnetic headphones that offer state-of-the-art driver technology, HIFIMAN Over-Ear headphones offer in-your-face bass unlike any other brand and crystal clear mids & highs that will bring a tear of joy to your eye!
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For the seventh year in a row (December 10), Living Waters Asia brought holiday cheers to the residents of Tanglaw ng Pag-asa (Ray of Hope) provincial juvenile jail of Bulacan. LWA has been conducting weekly Bible study sessions here ever since we held our first Christmas program here some six years ago. We have seen God's power to change lives in the facility throughout the years we've been coming to this youth correctional center.
Our Christmas program has been a highlight for the inmates yearly. They even prepare special numbers for the event. This year, they again had fun with games we organized and the usual singing of Philippine Christian carols. The Gospel was preached by LWA Managing Director, Dennis Mark Aglosolos. He challenged the inmates to examine themselves if the Emmanuel, is already with them, because if not, they face an eternity of torment.
To end the Christmas program, the people of the facility were treated to a special meal and canned food that our sponsor generously gave them.
Please continue praying for the young people of Tanglaw ng Pag-asa.
Bringing god to the children of the Juvenile jails will give them something to cling on to for hope. They have to believe that they will be capable of more once they are outside. But god wont help them when they are outside. They will have to fend for themselves.
Most students write these exams in January and June, based on the two semester system. A variety of practice resources are available for students, through both official and non official outlets.


"Lifting the ban on exports of cannabis-based medicines is good news for this fledging industry with the potential to reap substantial benefits for the South Australian economy. However, more work needs to be done to address the needs of local patients," Ms Franks said.
"It is fantastic that we will be able to export these products, but the sad reality is South Australian sufferers are being left behind. There is still no effective access, as patients remain stuck with an unworkable system that renders medical practitioners reluctant to prescribe and prices for legal products at prohibitive levels.
"It is time that the Weatherill Government got going on the pain and palliative care benefits of medicinal cannabis. On top of being a win for patients, there are huge savings to be made from our state health budget. According to health economists, those savings are in the billions in the first few years.
"I call on state and federal governments to truly put our patients first by providing real access pathways now," she concluded.


According to NEXT Forecast 2016, U.S. consumer sales of natural, organic and healthy products are forecast to expand 64% from $153B in 2013 to $252B by 2019 – more than four times the projected growth rate of mainstream consumer packaged goods. But as today's consumers are equating natural or clean foods and products to a healthier lifestyle, they're also holding companies accountable when it comes to transparency of both product ingredients and manufacturing procedures before they purchase. In fact, now more than ever, consumers are purchasing products from both a "values" and "value" perspective, and one in two consumers cited "brand that I trust" (48% up from 44% in 2014) as a top factor in purchase decisions (2015 Market LOHAS MamboTrack Research Survey). This is especially important as consumers are looking at new ways to stay healthier, and putting their trust in companies to provide products that meet their needs, from dietary preferences to specific categories of dietary supplements.
At NOW®, one of the largest independent manufacturers of natural products in the U.S. health food store channel, with more than 1,400 products ranging from dietary supplements and foods to health and beauty products, we consider transparency at the core of our operations. We introduce more than 50 new products each year, and our cross-functional new product deveopment team is always focused on delivering the high expectations of natural products consumers foremost in their minds. Driven by our mission to provide value in products and services that empower people to lead healthier lives, NOW remains dedicated to offering only the safest, highest quality products at an affordable price.
In addition to setting an example of true transparency as an obligation to industry growth, NOW shares some of the top macro trends that will continue to drive product innovation in 2017.
GMOs remain one of the most widely-debated labeling topics and a top-of-mind issue among more than 8 in 10 healthy-lifestyle consumers (83%; 2015 Market LOHAS MamboTrack Research Survey), although many product labels do not clearly identify their presence. A new federal GMO labeling law includes the option for GMO-containing product labels to be somewhat obscure about the contents, causing a social media uproar among consumers who wanted more direct access to that information. At NOW, we continue to prioritize the use of non-GMO ingredients and disclose our Non-GMO Assurance Process.
Cooking oils, olive in particular, are very commonly mislabeled as being higher quality than they actually are, or adulterated with other, cheaper oils that are not identified, a practice that dates back to ancient Rome. At NOW, we have unique capabilities to conduct Oil Identity Testing of our new premium-grade Ellyndale® oils to ensure consumers are getting true oils and not fakes. This includes a fatty acids test using a gas chromatographic method to verify the profile of each oil, and testing for any potential contamination and foreign substances to make sure that each oil is safe, pure and exactly what the label claims it is.
The probiotics market for foods and dietary supplements continues to proliferate as gut health, digestive health and immunity remain top wellness concerns. Probiotics has expanded into many functional foods, in addition to capsules, powders and chewables, as probiotics become part of consumer's everyday health regimen. And since the pets market closely follows the human market, probiotics and digestive health supplements for pets will be the next big boom for an industry that's expected to approach $1 billion by 2017 (fastcompany.com). What's more, recent research has identified topical use of probiotics as having skin health benefits, so personal care will likely be the next big area of growth for probiotics.
Such exponential category growth comes with major advancements, such as the ability to detect the genetic identification of the specific probiotic strains and matching the amount in colony forming units (CFUs) of each strain present in the product, which savvy consumers know helps them identify products that will provide the benefits they expect. In fact, NOW is currently the only natural product manufacturer to invest in and install the new Dupont™ RiboPrinter® System, which uses DNA-fingerprinting technology to identify specific strains of bacteria as well as unknown microorganisms, to better verify the identity and purity of our key probiotic products. This provides greater label transparency to prove the product's safety and efficacy.
A 2015 study by the American Psychological Association (APA) found that Americans are getting more stressed out, with a particular increase among adults reporting "extreme stress," and 24% saying they were highly stressed in 2015 compared to 18% in 2014 (APA, August 2015). These circumstances open the door to consumer demand for Adaptogens, a specific subset of herbal supplements that are gaining recognition. These herbs, used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicines for centuries, are known for helping to achieve balance within the body and helping it to adapt to everyday stress.* A growing body of research is confirming traditional usage of popular adaptogens such as Maca, Rhodiola, Ashwagandha, Panax Ginseng and Eleuthero, which will contribute to the global growth of the herbal supplements and remedies market, projected to reach $115 billion by 2020 (Global Industry Analysts, Inc.). The market is already responding; during the 12 months ending in October 2015 sales of Ashwagandha were up 57.3%, according to SPINS. Similarly, these ingredients are also popping up in more natural skincare products to help revitalize and achieve healthier-looking skin. According to Mintel, the percentage of global facial skin products that carry a stress-related claim have risen four-fold since 2014.
Veganism has become a mainstream dietary practice, amassing a following of consumers who believe not just in a more ethical eating behavior, but who are largely seeking cleaner products overall. According to New Hope Natural Media, 35 percent of consumers associate vegan with health food. This is especially recognized in the sports nutrition market, where alternative and plant-based proteins are driving category growth. The general fitness population is using more sports nutrition products as part of their healthy routines and demanding cleaner, more familiar ingredients and labels. These consumers consider plant proteins a clean label factor and a benefit to their health and to the environment. NOW® Sports offers a variety of plant-based and alternative proteins, including a Plant Protein Complex, that offers a non-GMO vegan protein blend of pea, brown rice, hemp and quinoa protein sources.
According to Food Business News, sales of natural, organic and better-for-you products are expected to grow 8.1% annually to $226 billion by 2018. But innovation must cater to consumer behavior, and for many, that means offering healthier on-the-go options that actually taste good – whether it be snacks or light meals. Consumers today are also far more familiar with the health benefits of alternative grains like quinoa than consumers of the past. The synergy of these product attributes will be a priority purchase factor. Options like our new Ellyndale® Foods Q™ Cups are a unique concept to offer busy consumers a healthy, flavorful alternative to mainstream grab and go offerings.


BUFFALO, N.Y. — Learning how to code and program technology can sound like a foreign language to many, but for 10 freshmen at Health Sciences Charter School, they now have a better understanding with the world of STEM and programming and coding.
"They don't have to have any experience whatsoever before coming here, we walk them through how to set up their computer with the software and then they're building the projects," said Oscar Pedroso, Thimble founder and CEO.
Made possible through the Spark Grant from Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Creator Sets from Thimble were donated to The Foundry, where the sets are made available to even more students. The grant stated the money had to stay within the neighborhood, but through a contract with BOCES, Thimble can work with up to 700 schools in New York State.
And during the workshop, students learn what types of careers this technology can be applied to, inspiring them to continue learning with this technology.
"I would like to be somewhere involved in music, but I would like to use something like this to help me out with my music," said Myles Davis, a 9th grader at Health Sciences Charter School.
People at home can also learn with Thimble, learning new and different skills through their subscription service that deliver different projects.


Well nearly seven years later, the details escape me as to how I became familiar with the XLIFF. Working in the translation and localization industry, the standard is of direct use to me and my colleagues. We have even managed to make use of XLIFF on a few occasions, since the tools we use for computer-aided translation natively support files in this format.
This article is not about XLIFF as a standard. As far as I am concerned it is a fine standard and appears to be getting the requisite attention from the XLIFF Technical Committee within the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). My commentary is directed at everyone involved with content management system (CMS) tool development. (And, I don't mind using a shotgun where a scalpel may be more appropriate).
In localization work, we interface with lots of different web content management systems–from those built by smaller web development companies to help their customers manage corporate sites to larger enterprise-wide deployments of third-party CMS software. From my experience and where I sit in the localization food…er, supply chain, most CMS developers recognize that they must offer hooks for localization, i.e. an easy way for localization vendors to easily access content within the authoring-to-publishing workflow. For this, we are quite grateful, because just a few short years ago, we didn't even get a hook.
The real issue is the nature of the hook. Some CMS developers assume or are directed by their customers to provide a "translator interface" (scare quotes intended). Others are instructed (rightfully so) to simply make it easy to extract source content and readily reinsert translated content in the CMS database. The latter is the kind of hook we localizers like. We do not want to be given a translator interface because most developers are not translators and don't have a clue as to how to design an efficient and translator-friendly UI. (If you are a CMS developer, don't be offended, even the localization tool developers have yet to come up with a truly killer translation UI, and most translators still tremble at the thought of "Web-based translation").
The first thing CMS developers miss in regard to translation interfaces is to support translation memory functionality. It is typically assumed by non-translator developers that what is required is a simple tabular interface that displays the original (source) text in the left column, and translation can be inserted into the right column. They will typically segment the text at the sentence level. This does allow someone to type translation for insertion into the CMS pretty easily. And, these forms are trivial for developers to construct. However, through these simple forms, there is no way to access a translation memory database that will enable translators to reuse common text or to leverage translated content from related projects; something translators have become dependent upon, having used desktop software that has been around since the early '90s.
I have seen a few smaller Web development vendors attempt online translation interfaces that even supported variable matches, a rudimentary type of translation memory. The form that contained the translation UI would constantly poll the database while the translator moved from segment to segment, checking to see if the current source segment matched a previously translated one. This approach, while accomplishing the intended goal, does not perform as well as expected in real time and is too slow for most translators. In addition, online translation interfaces usually lack otherwise standard features such as target language spellchecking and access to integrated terminology management tools.
At this point, I am bracing myself for the flood of emails from various Web and localization tool developers who, I am sure, will inform me of the respective capabilities of their online translation tools. Feel free to save yourself the carpel tunnel; I am aware of tools that do support these features. Unfortunately, your developers weren't working with the respective CMS developers who attempted to implement their own poorly conceived solutions.
To CMS developers—Don't get into the translation business! Trust me; it's crowded and full of people with liberal arts degrees. Don't try taking the translator away from his or her desktop. You will only expose yourself to incessant whining. Focus instead on utilizing well-established standards such as XLIFF. Create robust and easy to use import and export functionality. Throw in a little bit of administrative functionality too that will enable CMS admins to quickly batch, bundle, deliver, track and receive XLIFF files from localization service providers. Also be sure to include smart hooks that allow translators to see the content where it appears either online or in documents; context means everything to translators.
To localization tool developers—Start thinking about working with the CMS developers. They are smart enough to build complex software just like you. It won't take long for them to figure out translation memory engines. Once they have that, you're sunk.


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Putin to visit construction of Turkish Stream gas pipeline
Friday, June 23, 2017 8:06:33 AM
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a business trip to Krasnodar Krai. As reported by the Kremlin's press service, in Anapa the head of state will inspect the work which is underway on the laying of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.
"The President will observe the joining of the shallow and the deep-water parts of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline from on board the pipe-laying vessel the 'Pioneering Spirit'," the Kremlin noted.
The Pioneering Spirit is the largest construction vessel in the world, equipped with six facilities for welding and coating pipes. It will undertake the construction of the deep-water parts of the Turkish Stream. In a day, the ship is capable of installing 3.5 to 5 km of the gas pipeline which will have a total length of 937 km.
On May 7, Gazprom began constructing the sea portion of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline on the Russian coast of the Black Sea. During the first stage, the shallow-water portion of the laying was carried out by the Audacia vessel. The same vessel was also used to pull the pipe from the coast through micro-tunnels.
Both the Pioneering Spirit and the Audacia belong to the company Allseas, a contractor in the construction of both lines of the pipeline's sea portion. The relevant contract between Allseas and Gazprom was signed in February this year.
On October 10, 2016, Russia and Turkey signed an intergovernmental agreement regarding the Turkish Stream project, which proposes the construction of a gas pipeline through the Black Sea to the European portion of Turkey and further towards the border with Greece. The sea section of the gas pipeline will be realized by the company South Stream Transport B.V., a subsidiary of Gazprom.
In December 2016, Gazprom signed a contract with Allseas Group to construct the first line of the sea portion of the Turkish Stream. In February this year, South Stream Transport B.V. made a contract with Allseas Group to construct the second line of the pipeline's sea portion.
The first line will be intended for the Turkish market, the second for the gas supply of countries in Southern and South-Eastern Europe. The annual capacity of each line is 15.75 billion cubic meters. There are plans to transport 31.5 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
The total cost of the project was previously assessed at €11.4 billion. Gazprom's investment in this project in 2017 amounts to 41.92 billion rubles (€630 million).
Turkish Stream, Putin, gas pipeline

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Everards Brewery is a family run company with a vision that echoes that of its founder, to be: 'A Family Business supporting Great People to run Great Pubs'.
Combining innovation and modern technology with its traditional values, the company has an estate of 166 pubs and brews quality award-winning ales. Everards Brewery has been the winner of the prestigious The Publican's Pub Company of the Year Award on many occasions.
A new Managing Director, Stephen Gould was appointed and joined the company at a time of great change: part of the business was being sold; there was a downturn in the cask ale market and a new senior management team had just been appointed.
Working with Go MAD Thinking, Stephen organised a business improvement programme which directly involved over 40 per cent of the total Everard's workforce in making a measurable difference and led to the development of an award winning, solution focused culture.
A family run business, with a heritage of over 150 years, introduced a new senior management team at a time of market challenges and organisational change.
The Leadership team needed a programme that would develop their thinking skills and instil a shared way of doing things in the business.
A sustainable, measurable system that could be role modelled from the top and cascaded throughout the organisation to create cultural change.
Go M.A.D.® facilitated a three-day team development session for the Senior Management team which introduced them to the Go MAD Framework and developed their coaching skills.
Each team was tasked with a 90-day challenge, to be held accountable to each other for as part of a buddy coaching system. This was followed by a one-day vision and values workshop from which a revised vision and set of values was established.
The Go MAD Results Framework was then rolled out to the next two leadership levels, which led to over 40 per cent of the workforce becoming trained in the daily application of Solution Focused Thinking. Cross-divisional working was introduced which led to creativity and innovation in line with Everard's values.
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"The Go M.A.D. methodology has been a part of our business for several years. It has developed our culture, thinking and performance through providing a common language and practical set of tools that has enabled our people to make real measurable differences.
Over half our employees are trained in Go M.A.D. Thinking skills which has encouraged cross functional working, a solution focused approach to the business and a very low staff turnover level.
The value of the business has grown through innovative customer attraction and retention initiatives, a creative approach toward the acquisition of pubs and the ongoing development of our team.
The Go M.A.D. Framework is now applied to everything from our company vision and values to our day to day behaviours and has been instrumental in us winning several major industry awards."
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Fraser and guide dog Mabel
Players of People's Postcode Lottery have provided accessible technology charity cofounder, Fraser, the gift of independence for Christmas through the lifetime funding of guide dog Mabel.
Husband and father of two, Fraser, 38, grew up in Motherwell, Scotland and worked as a postman. He began to lose his sight in his late teens but, struggling to face the inevitable, chose to ignore it as best he could. By his mid-twenties, however, his sight took a drastic turn for the worst.
Fraser was first diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. He is completely blind in his left eye but has a small amount of central vision in his right eye that enables him to see shapes but no detail. He describes his vision as 'looking through a steamy mirror in the bathroom'. This had a profound impact on his confidence and independence and for about two years, he rarely left the house. Eventually, not wanting to be defined by his condition, Fraser decided to seek help. He said, "Everyone goes through a period in their sight loss journey where they need to get it right in their head first before they can take steps to overcome it."
The catalyst to supporting others with sight loss
Before long, Fraser was not just getting support from various charitable organisations, he was also getting involved and volunteering himself. One day his braille teacher introduced Fraser to an accessible smartphone app, which marked the first step of his journey into accessible technology. It was also about this time that his habilitation officer put him in touch with Guide Dogs.
Mercer was Fraser's first guide dog and was the catalyst to enabling him to set up and run his own charity, Triple Tap Tech. With Mercer by his side, Fraser was better able to get out and about independently, visiting the organisations he was involved with to train others to use accessible technology. By 2018, Fraser had branched out with his business partner, Graham, who is also a guide dog owner. Together, they support as many people as possible with sight loss to navigate the digital world, which involves seeing people in different places, locations and environments. Having Mercer meant it was easier for Fraser to provide other vision-impaired people with the personal support they needed.
Mabel - a Christmas gift of independence
Unfortunately, after many years of a successful partnership and faithful companionship, Mercer passed away during the Covid-19 lockdown. Fraser also had the difficult challenge of adapting his business to continue supporting those people less familiar with technology on how to use it virtually! With restrictions easing and the office back open, Fraser has once again been providing in-person support. But it's been more challenging without the help of a guide dog.
However, thanks to the players of People's Postcode Lottery who are supporting the lifetime of a litter of guide dog puppies, one of those dogs, Mabel, is now Fraser's new qualified partner! And, just in time for Christmas!
I'm so grateful to the players of People's Postcode Lottery for funding Mabel. The difference a guide dog makes is so important, not just in terms of mobility. They support mental wellbeing through companionship and company, as well as helping to get out to socialise and work. They bring the full support net around, which has life-changing benefits for people.
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for Fraser and Mabel. Their partnership has developed in leaps and bounds as they built up trust and confidence together. Fraser described the difference between having a long cane and Mabel as being night and day. He said, "Using a cane was a lot more challenging as you have to concentrate a lot more. So you are less inclined to go out. With Mabel, she takes over and just helps to guide me where I need to go."
About Mabel and the training, he continued, "I couldn't ask for a better dog than Mabel. The team training her has been phenomenal, especially since Covid impacted her training. It's hard to believe how quickly our partnership has come together."
Now that Fraser and Mabel are a qualified guide dog partnership, his ambition is to make Triple Tap Tech even more successful. He's even been nominated for the Entrepreneur of Excellence award at the National Diversity Awards in 2022. Most of all, Fraser is looking forward to Mabel helping him support other vision impaired people to achieve their own independence.
Fraser said, "I'm so grateful to the players of People's Postcode Lottery for funding Mabel. The difference a guide dog makes is so important, not just in terms of mobility. They support mental wellbeing through companionship and company, as well as helping people get out to socialise and work. A guide dog is not just a working animal, they bring the full support net around, which has life-changing benefits to people. Qualifying with Mabel just before Christmas is the best present I could receive."
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import javax.persistence.Transient;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity.JSONAttributable;
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import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity.user.LAPlainAttr;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity.user.LinkedAccount;
import org.apache.syncope.core.persistence.api.entity.user.User;
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Thirupamburam can also be reached from Kumbakonam by travelling on the Kumbakonam - Thirunageswaram - Karaikal road to reach a place called Karkaththi Thirupamburam is one among the Thevara Stalams. The king of serpents Nagarajan, Karkotakan, Aadisehan,brahma and agasthiyar worshipped lord shiva here. Lord Shiva here is also referred to as Seshapuriswarar. Aadisesha the mount of Vishnu worshipped Shiva here on the night of Shivaratri and that he commenced his worshipped at Kudandai Keezhkottam, and then proceeded through Tirunageswaram, Thirupampuram and Nagur. This event is celebrated on Mahasivaratri nights.