Saint Mary's University's senate is committing itself to dealing with a "recurring problem" of outstanding cases of academic discipline — most from the previous academic year.
The issue of outstanding cases was brought forward at the senate meeting last Friday by Debra Gilin Oore, an associate professor in the psychology department and a member of both the university's senate and its academic discipline committee.
Oore said she had a faculty member come up to her about a cheating case that had turned over to the university's Academic Discipline Committee the previous year and nothing had been done since.
"It's important because for the students their lives are on hold and that's not acceptable," said Oore. Students who have pending cases have blocked transcripts and therefore cannot graduate.
About half a dozen cases, dating back to the previous academic year are yet to be resolved.
"I brought the case so that it could be resolved and at the meeting I got the assurance that it would be dealt with and immediately finalized. That was a very positive find I think," said Oore.
Oore plans on following up to make sure the issue is dealt with. She says she plans on finding out if it's a systemic problem, since it has a strong impact on students.
"This has been a recurring a problem but this is the first time that it reached the level of senate," said Don Naulls, associate dean of arts and who also chaired the senate meeting.
Don Naulls in his office at Saint Mary's University.
Students either don't respond or not show up to hearings after being contacted by the committee.
A student gets into some other form of trouble and doesn't register for the next semester, and hence stops being a student. Under the academic regulations if they are no longer students, then the university cannot exercise a disciplinary action against them.
After students are contacted, the case goes to a hearing panel, which consists of two professors and a student rep. If the student doesn't show up, then depending on their offence the hearing may or may not continue.
If the offence is a serious one where a student falsified identification or put false information in their transcripts, which according to Naulls has happened before, then the hearing panel continues with or without them. But if the offence is minor, an unconfirmed allegation, then the hearing panel can decide whether the presence of the student is relevant or not.
After being instructed by the senate, Naulls plans on pursuing this problem by checking the contact information in the system and getting in touch with the students. He hopes he will get it done within the next two or three weeks.


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The Khan el Khalili souk is located in the heart of Cairo's Islamic district. Filled with merchants and artisans, the souk (which means "marketplace or bazaar" in Arabic) has been around for almost 2000 years and on any given day the cobbled streets are filled with the cries of vendors, fragrant smoke of barbequing meat, and a general hubbub of people buying, selling and haggling as they have done for centuries. And the language you'll hear in these streets is Arabic. Are you ready to join the conversation?
At Carleton, Arabic classes place special emphasis on both spoken and written language as well as cultural aspects of countries where Arabic is the dominant language. Classes are diverse and each student has his or her own reason for studying it:
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Arabic is written from right to left using cursive (joined up) writing except for numbers, which are written left to right.
Arabic has 28 consonants, 3 long vowels and 3 short vowels known as diacritics that are written above or below letters.
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In the 7th century, Arabic-speaking invaders entered Spain. Today evidence of their language remains, mixed in with Spanish: "barrio", Spanish for "neighbourhood" comes from Arabic "barri" meaning "city limits"; "almohada", or "pillow" from "al-mikadda"; and "Azúcar" or "sugar comes from "as-sukkar" in Arabic. (Source)
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On propose la méthode suivante pour expliquer certaines règles grammaticales de la langue anglaise. Il s'agit d'une méthode basée sur l'utilisation de schémas composés de cercles, appelés états, et de flèches, appelées transitions, reliant les états entre eux et comportant potentiellement des étiquettes (séparées par des virgules s'il y en a plusieurs). En voici un exemple :

On remarque deux états particuliers sur cette figure : l'état le plus à gauche est marqué d'une courte flèche dont l'origine n'est pas un état. Cet état est l'état initial. Par ailleurs, l'état le plus à droite est doublé : c'est l'état final.
Ce type de diagramme sert à représenter de façon compacte une ou plusieurs phrases. Il se lit comme suit : on commence dans l'état initial, et on parcourt un chemin d'état en état, dans le diagramme, en suivant les transitions, jusqu'à atteindre l'état final. à chaque fois que l'on traverse une transition, on choisit une de ses étiquettes (si elle en comporte). La séquence des étiquettes choisies forme une des phrases représentées. Remarquons qu'il est permis de traverser plusieurs fois l'état final, à condition que le chemin s'y termine. Par exemple, le diagramme ci-dessus représente, entre autres, la phrase « he likes computers », mais pas « I likes computers ».

Voici maintenant un autre exemple, plus complexe, qui représente tant des phrases correctes qu'incorrectes en anglais :

Indiquez, pour chacune des phrases ci-dessous, si elle peut être représentée par ce diagramme.

* "the pretty pretty girl sees the boy who likes the pretty girl"
* "the girl who likes pretty pretty boy"
* "" (une phrase vide)
* "who sees the pretty girl"

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18 January – First exploratory meeting
First exploratory meeting for a new youth counselling service takes place. Those present include Richard Schardt (deceased), John Ashdown, Marjorie Mason and Alan Peacock.
18 January – Doors open
Doors open at No5 Sackville Street.
72 clients in year one
In its first year, No5, Reading Area Youth Counselling Service, supports with 72 clients.
No5 receives further publicity when invited to take part in a BBC television series, 'Working with Youth'.
375 new clients came to No5.
Demand increases
500+ new clients!
13 January – BBC report on the activities of the RAYC Service
Report on the activities of the RAYC Service to the Youth and Community Section at BCC discusses the areas of work it undertakes:
Counselling – carried out by 50 volunteers who have been carefully selected and trained. Telephone manned 24 hours a day and No5 open to callers from 9am-5pm, and 7pm-10pm\The Area Health Authority recently designated No5 as the official referral point for drug addicts and alcoholics. This is seen by the medical profession as an important service, and No5 has built up a good relationship with the various rehabilitation units in the field
13 Jul – BCC meeting of the Working Party established by former Youth and Community Section: Revenue Grants to Voluntary Organisations Applications 1977/78 – No5 as an organisation continues to flourish and is increasingly meeting the needs of a great number of young people
The Director, Ken Humphreys, is involved with the birth of the British Association of Counselling, with NAYPCAS now forming the Youth Division of this umbrella organisation
August – Reading Rock – 1500 leaflets distributed before the Festival; housed 120-150 young people each night under cover, thanks to the Baptist Church.
From strength to strength
No5 moves from strength to strength and is on the threshold of significant developments – young people are increasingly availing themselves of its services.
Referred to in Germany
At a recent seminar in Germany, the British Delegation presented the work of No5 as a model for co-operation between voluntary and statutory sectors.
Preventative and educational work increases
An increasing amount of preventative and educational work – including social education groups in a number of secondary schools.
90+ volunteers
The volunteers working at No5 now number over 90. This led to the employment of a counselling supervisor.
New name of No5 Young People's Counselling, Advice and Information Centre (previously No 5: Reading Area Youth Counselling Service, or 'RAYC')
National Youth Bureau comment on report
Report of the Youth and Community sub-committee on the Youth Counselling Advice and Information Centre:
In 1984 the National Youth Bureau stated: 'Local authorities should ensure that all young people have ready access to appropriate generalist youth counselling and advisory agencies which young people find acceptable.' The first specialised service was set up in Reading in 1970 and since that time has grown into a comprehensive counselling, advice and information service, locally and nationally recognised under the title No5.
At a national level, Berkshire has led the field initially by the establishment of the Reading Service, No5, one of the forerunners of such services. In addition, County Officers, Reading and Slough staff, have made a major contribution to the development of the National Association of Young Peoples Counselling and Advisory Services since its establishment in 1976.'
Director Appointed
Pete Francis becomes director: "The most rewarding element of working at No5 is the commitment, skill and energy of the volunteer workers. Their professional zeal and ability is the very cornerstone of the agency"
Reading Rock Festival
No5 tent at Reading Rock Festival is a great success – over 3000 people came to us for information and we operated a message leaving service.
Our 18th Year
We celebrated our 18th birthday!
Local Authorities Visit
No5 is the host to delegations from five other local authorities who are about to set up counselling agencies of their own. "No5 is recognised as a valuable model throughout the country" Pete Francis
We're Rocking at Reading
No5 give assistance to over 3,500 people at Reading Rock!
Young people of the 20th Century
Young people in Berkshire in the last decade of the 20th century: In any life issues can arise which cause distress and hurt, what differs is the capacity of people to cope and the quality of their peer group and family to be havens of security at such times. To seek counselling is one way of gaining help ….the Youth Counselling development came into being because it was known that in order to help young people a particular provision needed to be created. Most significantly such provision became part of an integrated service. The counselling provision helped build up a capability throughout the wider service to provide support for young people seeking support in understanding and acting to change some of their behaviour, responding differently to the environment, being more mature and effective as people.
Example of Excellence
Cited as 'national example of excellence' in HMI Report.
Thompson Report
The report on "Youth Counselling Services" published in 1989 detailed how the services provided fit into the overall provision of the service:
'The Thompson Report recommended that each local authority should provide an integrated approach to youth counselling and information work through youth workers in youth centres, outreach and detached youth work projects and youth counselling agencies. Few authorities have developed such an integrated service, with the strategy and adequate funding to implement it, but two which have attempted to do so are Berkshire and North Yorkshire.
Berkshire has recognised for many years that the main thrust for youth counselling across its youth and community service comes from well-established youth counselling agencies, with their expertise made available to other youth workers through counselling training courses, and their influence encouraging all youth workers to be more concerned with the variety of needs of young people rather than solely making recreational provision for them.'
No5 First Training Course
Innovative exercise, selling the Initial Counselling Training Course to those who aren't able to volunteer with No5.
Counsellors Increase
Over 80 trained counsellors on the books.
Forefront of innovation
No5 has developed into the country's premier youth counselling and information service. Being at the forefront of 'innovation' in the field and increasing involvement and payback to volunteers to a degree never experienced before.
No5 now provides over 60 hours of counselling/and information and advice from Mon-Fri.
25 years since No5 started, one of the leading bodies in young people's counselling, advice and information in the UK.
National Lottery Grant
£85,800 grant from the National Lottery; new post of Accommodation Worker.
New Housing Access
The Housing Access project began.
BCC Grant Awarded
BCC Community Services Grants Section – No5 awarded £12,625!
£95,350 grant from National Lottery!
The No5 website was created!
Support following the Ladbroke Grove Disaster
Responded to the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, providing counselling rota cover for the 2 weekends following the crash. No5 also prepared a pack for volunteers on particular aspects of working with clients who have been involved with disasters.
Now called 'No5 Youth Counselling and Information'.
30 years of No5 providing a free and confidential counselling service.
Schools Counselling
Second pilot project for schools counselling proved a success.
In Reading Prison
Six counsellors now working at Reading Prison – have supported over 500 inmates.
Clients 634
The total number of clients 13-19 years was 634.
Counselling in 8 Reading Schools
Schools services now grown to 8. 133 students seen at school by 7 counsellors and 449 sessions (Highdown, Kendrick, Reading Girls, John Madejski Academy, Reading School, Prospect Bridge Unit, Little Heath and Denefield).
Increase in Students at Schools
Increase in clients and sessions in No5's schools' services – 138 clients and 546 sessions (John Madejski Academy, Reading Girls, Reading School, Highdown, Kendrick, Prospect Bridge Unit, Little Heath)
Sessions Delivered Up
2007-2008 – Total of 664 clients, 3,850 sessions delivered.
Reading Prison Support Increased
Reading Prison – 35 clients and 158 sessions.
Outreach Sessions Increase
2008-2009 – Sessions delivered in schools and Reading Prison increase: 3,058 (696 in schools and 196 in Reading Prison).
36 counsellors
36 counsellors operating 11 rotas 6 days a week.
First Young Ambassadors
Hayley West and Jemma Addison appointed No5's first Young People's Ambassadors.
3,435 sessions
2012-2013 – 3,435 counselling sessions to 487 clients and now regularly providing support to young people in schools in Reading.
More referrals
Delivering more counselling sessions (16% higher than last year) than ever before and have become the recommendation of choice for health professionals, schools and community leaders who are all referring clients to us rather than the other organisations in Reading – all despite having lost RBC funding.
School Counselling Expanded
Developed schools service and now have 4 counsellors working in Prospect and Kendrick Schools providing 25 sessions a week; also provided a responsive, specialist service to other Reading Schools
For specific individual pupils at John Madejski Academy, Birch Copse Primary and Denefield, including counselling for students on the autistic spectrum and trauma counselling
Successful fundraising
No5 successfully raised over £100k – the largest in more than 5 years!
Average weekly sessions: 85
Provided over 3,795 sessions to 309 young people and their families; increase on last year, reflecting ongoing demand on our services; average 85 sessions per week, yet our waiting list is testament to greater need for our service.
Fundraising in Memory of Lizzie
Thanks to Dave Allen's 'Good to talk tour' which raised over £1500 – Dave cycled 732 miles over 10 days, visiting and performing his poetry at a venue in each of the 10 towns/cities he visited. He undertook the tour in memory of Lizzie Lee, our colleague who sadly died in March 2014.
Launch of 'Lizzie Lee Fund' – an annual event during March, in partnership with Dave Allen, Lizzie's family, her colleagues and RSSL.
Kendrick School Praise
Praise for No5 from the Head of Kendrick School: "We have worked with No5 for almost 15 years and have very much appreciated the vital service they provide to young people in Reading and in particular our own students."
Pride of Reading Awards
In November 2015 No5 was delighted to be crowned 'Charity of the Year' at the Pride of Reading Awards – an incredible achievement.
Early Response
Invested in an early response project designed to tackle the waiting list and enable No5 to see young people within 2 weeks of contacting.
17% increase in sessions delivered
2015-2016: 4,423 sessions to 377 young people; 17% increase on last year.
More Young People referring
2015-2016: 73% increase in the number of children and young people contacting/being referred.
Service extended to include twilight and Saturday morning rota.
Agencies and LAs come to us
No5 continues to be consulted by other agencies and local authorities who are setting up their own information and counselling services – 11 consultations in the past year.
New NVQs
No5 very involved in the development of new NVQs in advice, guidance, counselling and psychotherapy.
Schools Counselling Expanded
Now provide counselling to 3 new schools: Prospect, Reading Girls and Little Heath, in addition to Highdown and Kendrick.
Weekly Information Service
Over the past year started two new outreach projects – working closely with Connexions and various departments within Reading Prison, No5 has started to provide a weekly information service.
2011-2012 – 2,949 sessions to 495 clients; 12% increase on the previous year.


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Archive Report: Allied Forces
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06/07.06.1944 No. 106 Squadron Lancaster III NE150 ZN-H P/O. Merrick George Munday Warren
Operation: Caen, France
Date: 6/7 June 1944 (Tuesday/Wednesday)
Unit: No. 106 Squadron - Motto: "Pro libertate" ("For liberty)
Badge: A lion sejant, rampant, holding a banner charged with an astral crown. A lion sejant, rampant, holding a banner is based on the crest of the County Borough of Doncaster, the squadron being stationed near there at the time of adopting the badge. Authority: King George VI, February 1941.
Type: Lancaster III
Serial: NE150
Code: ZN-H
Base: RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire
Location: St. Jean-de-Daye, Manche, France
Pilot: P/O. Merrick George Munday Warren 174942 RAFVR Age 23 - 6th mission - Killed (1)
Fl/Eng: Sgt. Frank Leonard Corner 222039 RAFVR Age 21 - Killed (2)
Nav: F/O. John Drylie (Jock) 140868 RAFVR - 5th mission - Evaded arrived safe UK 19 July 1944 (3)
Air/Bmr: Fl/Sgt. Stanley Kevin Black (Blackie) Aus/418790 RAAF Age 21, 5th mission - Killed (4)
W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. Norman Charles Vezey Rooker (Chunky) 1324354 RAFVR Age 20 - Killed (5)
Air/Gnr (MU): Sgt. Maurice Hardy Wigham (Geordie) 1593975 RAFVR Age 33 - Killed (6)
Air/Gnr (R): Sgt. Ralph Lionel Puckett (Puck) 1853943 RAFVR Age 31 - Killed (7)
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REASON FOR LOSS:
Took off at 00:25hrs on 7 June from RAF Metheringham to attack bridges at Caen.
This aircraft carried the following bomb load: 18 x 500lb MC
Special Equipment on board was: H2S, API and Fishpond see abbreviations
Following the beginning of the invasion of Europe on the 5/6th June 1944 it was imperative for the allies to continue disrupting and destroying key elements of the infrastructure of France to prevent the German forces from moving men and equipment into positions from which they might launch significant counter attacks. As part of this operation, during the night of 6/7 June 1944, a force of 1065 aircraft comprising 565 Lancasters, 418 Halifaxes and 58 Mosquitos was despatched to bomb strategic targets along the lines of communication behind the invasion beaches. 3488 tons of bombs were dropped on targets at Achères, Argentan, Caen, Châteaudun, Conde sur Noireau, Coutances, St Lô, Lisieux and Vire. 10 Lancasters and 1 Halifax were lost during the raids including 6 Lancasters from the No. 5 Group raid on Caen. Here the main force had to wait for the target to be marked after which they attacked at below 3000ft over an area thick with German flak guns.
NE150 was one of 16 Lancasters from 106 squadron detailed to attack bridges in Caen. Two of the sixteen 106 squadron aircraft were lost that night, the other being Lancaster ND680 ZN-P piloted by Squadron Leader Eric Sprawson D.F.C. Sqn/Ldr. Sprawson and two of his crew evaded, two were made prisoners of war and two were killed.
Some sources erroneously record that the target for the 16 aircraft of 106 squadron were bridges at Coutances, North West France. However documents in the National Archives of Australia give the target as Caen. The letter shown below from 106 squadron to the Air Ministry reporting the loss of Lancaster NE150 clearly states that its aircraft were 'detailed to attack bridges at Caen'.
Courtesy National Archives of Australia
The following story of Lancaster NE150 and its crew has been compiled using contemporary documents in the National Archives of Australia reference NAA:A705, 166/5/559 RAAF Accident Report and details kindly provided to Aircrew Remembered by Monsieur Michel Tardivat the son in law of the navigator of the crew, Flight Lieutenant John Drylie.
Fatally damaged by German anti-aircraft fire from the garrison at Lison Lancaster NE150 crashed at 0300 hours near the village of St. Jean de Daye some 5 miles west of Lison.
Saint-Jean-de-Daye is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France and about 10 miles north of St. Lô and some 40 miles west of Caen.
On repatriation the navigator of the crew John Drylie described what happened.
"Our aircraft was badly hit by flak and the bomb aimer [Fl/Sgt. Black] and myself had time to bale out. Of the others I cannot say whether they baled out or not as I was completely on my own when I reached the ground"
John Drylie landed in France near the village of Saint Fromond some 4km east of St Jean-de-Daye. He later told how he buried his parachute and then hid in bushes for two or three days by which time hunger drove him to risk approaching a farm on the outskirts of Saint Fromond where he asked for help. The owner of the farm was Arthur Michel and although sympathetic to the allied cause was only too aware of the false evaders planted by the Germans to trap such sympathisers and members of the French Resistance. He therefore contacted the local resistance movement and requested a check on John Drylie's ID. On receiving a positive result he agreed to let John remain at the farm. He was provided with civilian clothes and because he spoke no French it was decided that he should pretend to be deaf and dumb.
It was only after a few weeks that John Drylie could be repatriated to the UK via the French Resistance network and thanks to Arthur Michel who drove him to Bayeux as well as risking his own life in doing so.
When the crew of NE150 were reported missing John's young fiancée, Margaret, serving the Army as a radio-operator in Stirling Castle (Scotland) was obviously devastated. News of his safe arrival in the UK on 19 July 1944 was no doubt greeted with appropriate elation.
Villagers recovered the remains of the crew which were later placed in a single coffin made by the local joiner and put in the village hall. Then, draped in the French flag, the coffin was taken across the road to be buried in the church cemetery.
Stanley Black landed safely near Saint-jean-de-Daye where he was sheltered by a Monsieur Desire Cardin for a day. Then, at Stanley Black's request, he took him in a horse drawn vehicle to the neighbouring village of Graignes where about 180 American parachutists (3rd Battalion U.S. 507th PIR) had landed on the 6th of June and were preparing to defend their position. On Sunday the 11th of June the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen attacked the village in strength. Outnumbered ten to one the Americans gave a good account of themselves inflicting heavy losses of 500 killed and 700 wounded on their attackers but were inevitably eventually overcome. The Germans then inflicted severe reprisals, killing the wounded Americans, some of the villagers, burning the village and even some of the American bodies. Only about thirty of the Americans are thought to have escaped. Stanley Black is known to have been with the defenders and it must be assumed that he suffered the same fate as the American Parachutists.
Above: Flight Sergeant Stanley Kevin Black
A full account of the heroic defence of the village by the American parachutists helped by the local inhabitants and the cruel retribution inflicted by the German forces can be read at warhistorynetwork.com (if this link fails, a reference copy of the page is here.)
During post war investigations there was some confusion as to whether the pilot Merrick Warren had parachuted from his aircraft and been taken as a prisoner of war. John Drylie had said that when he baled out Warren was "unwounded and he would have had a fair chance of getting out". Stanley Black, according to M. Cardin, had said that Warren was the first to bale out but the RAF investigator thought this to be improbable as being the captain of the crew he would "remain until the last at his post".
Despite much investigation it was concluded that P/O. Warren had in fact remained at the controls of his aircraft and perished in the crash with the other four members of his crew. M. Cardin had made an extensive search for Warren or signs of his parachute without success and informed the RAF investigator that there might well have been five bodies in the aircraft thus accounting for Warren. The RAF Investigator concluded. "It can be fairly assumed that his (Warren's) body lies with the others in the little cemetery at St Jean-de- Daye".
This reply from the Mayor of Saint-Jean-de-Daye to an enquiry from the mother of Stanley Black shows that even as late as January 1945 there still existed a belief that Merrick Warren had baled out and was probably still alive.
It is significant to note that he is referred to as Lieutenant Warren. It later transpired that the confusion had come about due to an American airman having baled out in the same area at about the same time and had been known to have been sent to a prisoner of war camp.
The remains of the five men killed in the crash were placed in two coffins but buried in one common grave in the village churchyard at St. Jean-de-Daye on the 8th June 1944. Despite the Germans still being in occupation and SS troops patrolling the village the villagers were determined to give them a decent burial. Most of the local inhabitants attended the service during which British and French flags were used. The remains of the five airmen were later reburied at the Bayeux War Cemetery that was completed in 1952.
The grave of F/Sgt Stanley Kevin Black was not located until 1947. After his death at Graignes he had been buried with the dead American parachutists in the temporary American Cemetery at Blosville. On 7 May 1947 his remains were handed over to Lt. F.G. MacDonald representative of the British Empire and reburied at the Bayeux War Cemetery.
Left: The original grave marker on the grave of Flight Sergeant Stanley Kevin Black, later replaced with a headstone at the Bayeux War Cemetery. Courtesy National Archives of Australia.
John Drylie's son in law, Michel Tardivat recalled that after the war John Drylie returned to his native Scotland where he married his fiancée Margaret and in due course started a family. He spent the rest of his life working as a Chartered Accountant alternating between Scotland and Paris.
John Drylie rarely spoke of those dramatic events of 1944, never wore his medals and consistently refused to attend official ceremonies etc.
After the war in Saint Fromond, Arthur Michel was also married and despite the austerity of the time his school teacher bride, wore a wedding dress tailored in silk, courtesy of John Drylie's parachute. In due course they had a daughter Lise who also became a teacher in Saint Fromond and still lives in the farm which has been transformed into a nice B&B.
The two families became and remained firm friends for the rest of their lives and in the 1950s when visiting their good friends in France, Peter, John Drylie's son, would often go to play near the carcass of the Lancaster which remained abandoned in a field not far from Saint-Fromond for many years.
Arthur Michel died some years ago and lies buried in the Cemetery of Saint-Fromond where on his grave the RAF fixed a medal to celebrate his courage.
Michel concluded
In the late 1980s John Drylie took all of us, children and grand-children, to the D Day places of these events: Saint-Lô, Bayeux, but also Sainte-Mère-Église and Colleville. He did not say very much, but we could understand he was very much emotive.
(1) P/O. Merrick George Munday Warren was born in 1922 at Willesden, Middlesex the son of Francis Warren and Ivy M. Warren nee Dawkins. He had a brother Derrick T. Warren born 1928.
1389921 F/Sgt Warren was appointed to commission as a Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) with effect from 15 March 1944 as announced in the Supplement to the London Gazette of 26 May 1944.
(2) Sgt. Frank Leonard Corner was born in 1923 at Nottingham the son of Captain Leonard Leslie Corner and Florence Edna Corner nee Jowers and later of Whiston, Yorkshire. Attended Nottingham High School from 1934 to 1939 where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps. He is commemorated on the Nottingham High School War Memorial.
(3) Fl/Lt. John Drylie was born 12 January 1922 at Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland the son of Peter Drylie (a Forester) and Isabella Gibb Cunningham Drylie nee Kinloch. He married Margaret Hutton Scott at Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland in 1945. A son Peter Michel Drylie was born in 1946 followed in due course by a daughter Elizabeth and later, two further daughters.
He died at Balguthrie, in Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland on 5 September 1990 age 68
1559147 LAC Drylie was commissioned as a Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) with effect from 8 May 1943 (Supplement to the London Gazette of 20 July 1943) and promoted to Flying Officer on probation (war subs) w.e.f. 8 November 1943 (Supplement to the London Gazette of 12 November 1943). He was further promoted to Flight Lieutenant w.e.f. 8 May 1945 (Supplement to the London Gazette 18 May 1945)
(4) Fl/Sgt. Stanley Kevin Black was born 12 March 1923 at North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia the son of George Black and Lilian Eliza Black nee Dodd. Stanley Black attended the North Fitzroy Central University High School from 1928 until 1938. After leaving school he worked as an Insurance Clerk for the Sun Insurance Company in Melbourne. He remained a single man who enjoyed dancing and played cricket, football and tennis.
He volunteered for aircrew in the Royal Australian Air Force at No 1 Recruitment Centre in Melbourne on 19 June 1942 when he gave his home address as 90, Delbridge Street, North Fitzroy. On enlistment he was 5' 7¼" tall and weighing 8st. 9lbs with a dark complexion, dark hair and blue grey eyes. He trained initially as a Navigator but was later remustered as an Air Bomber and was promoted to Sergeant on 4 March 1943. He embarked from Australia on 5 May 1943 arriving in the UK on 7 July 1943. Promoted to Flight Sergeant on 4 September 1943 he was posted to 9(O)AFU on 25 September, to 17 OTU at RAF Silverstone on 12 January 1944 and to 106 Squadron at RAF Metheringham on 8 May 1944.
(5) Sgt. Norman Charles Vezey Rooker was born in 1924 at Brentford, Middlesex the only child of Charles Vezey Edward Rooker and Jessie Rooker nee Taphouse later of Bournemouth Hampshire.
(6) Sgt. Maurice Hardy Wigham was born on 5 March 1911 at Bensfield, Durham the son of Thomas Nicholson Wigham and Lucy Eleanor Wigham nee Hardy later of Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham. In 1934 he married Margaret McDougall at Tynemouth and they had two children Brian H. Wigham born 1936 and June Wigham born 1938. The family later lived at Parkstone, Dorset.
(7) Sgt. Ralph Lionel Puckett was born in 1913 at Poole, Dorsetshire the only child of Wilfred Puckett and Margaret Lilian Puckett nee Page. In 1933 he married Alice Eveline George and they had three daughters: Doreen J. Puckett born 1933, Margaret O. Puckett born 1936 and Patricia Puckett born 1939. Prior to joining the RAFVR Ralph Pucket worked for the Post Office as a Night Telephonist and Call Office Attendant at Bournemouth and Poole.
On behalf of Aircrew Remembered, Roy Wilcock would like to thank M. Michel Tardivat for his help in compiling this story and for granting permission to use photographs from his personal collection.
BURIAL DETAILS
Merrick George Munday Warren was buried at the Bayeux War Cemetery - Coll. Grave No. XXIX.J.18-22
No epitaph
Sgt. Frank Leonard Corner was buried at the Bayeux War Cemetery - Coll. Grave No. XXIX.J.18-22
Fl/Sgt. Stanley Kevin Black (Blackie) was buried at the Bayeux War Cemetery - Grave No. XVI.C.8
Epitaph reads:
His duty
Fearlessly and nobly done.
Ever remembered
Sgt. Norman Charles Vezey Rooker (Chunky) was buried at the Bayeux War Cemetery - Coll. Grave No. XXIX.J.18-22
Epitaph reads
O valiant heart
Sgt. Maurice Hardy Wigham (Geordie) was buried at the Bayeux War Cemetery - Coll. Grave No. XXIX.J.18-22
Sweet is his memory
Dear is his name,
The love in our hearts
Will always remain
Sgt. Ralph Lionel Puckett (Puck) was buried at the Bayeux War Cemetery - Coll. Grave No. XXIX.J.18-22
Researched by Aircrew Remembered researcher Roy Wilcock for Nottingham High School and all relatives and friends of the members of this crew - November 2015
With thanks to the sources quoted below.
RW 16.11.2015
RW 17.06.2017 Additional material and photographs from Michel Tardivat added
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Q: How to handle lot of commands in Kubernetes config.yaml? In my Kubernetes config.yaml  I have:
command: ["sh", "-c", "command1; command2; command3;"]`

a lot of commands can complicate the config file and it will be hard to reat. What is the best approach here? Is it possible to create a script that will have those commands? I will be glad to see an example.

A: Two ways:
The quick and dirty way .
The command object a an array object in yaml so you can reformat like.
command:
 - "sh"
 - "-c"
 - "command1; command2; command3;"
 - "ect"

A little more elegant way:

*

*Create a config map object as a shell script with all your commands.

*Attach that config map as a mounted volume to your deployment/statefulset, cron , ect. object

*Call the shell script from your command

https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-pod-configmap/#create-configmaps-from-files

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What Sort of a Land Is This Tunisia?
The War Illustrated, Volume 6, No. 150, Page 627, March 19, 1943.
When the Anglo-Americans first passed from Algeria into Tunisia we published an article on the latter telling something of its history and its development under French rule. The Tunisian campaign has been longer than was at first anticipated, and below we give some further information concerning a country which is still a hotly contested battlefield.
Where the massive bulk of North Africa bulges out into the Mediterranean between Sardinia and Sicily is Tunisia. It is a land of rather less than 50,000 square miles, about the same size as Greece, about a quarter the size of France – a land of physical variety and abounding contrasts. For the most part it is rugged, but in the north it is definitely mountainous, since two spurs of the great Atlas range come down to the sea at Cape Blanc and Cape Bon. Towards the east and south the mountains gradually subside, merging first into a plateau, then into a low, sandy desert separated from the sea by a fringe of palm. The whole of the east coast, from Susa to Gabès, constitutes one big plain, Sahel it is called, low-lying and fertile.
In all this area, indeed in the whole of Tunisia, there is but one river, the Mejerda; for the rest, Tunisia is watered by mountain streams, torrents in the rainy season, but in the summer their beds are dried-up wadis. The Mejerda rises in Algeria and empties into the Gulf of Tunis. On either side of its broad, flat plain, covered with wheatfields, groves of oranges and olives – the plain that has already seen so much hard fighting between Anderson's men and Von Armin's, and will no doubt see very much more – are ranges of noble hills whose slopes are covered with vineyards, with forests of oak and cork. South of the Mejerda plain (writes Mr. E. A. Montague, The Manchester Guardian correspondent in Tunisia) it is Arab country. "Riding from farm to farm one may meet not only the ordinary Arab peasant, muffled in his robe striped with brown and dirty white, shuffling his bare feet in the mud, but grave, courteous men splendidly dressed, riding fine horses with embroidered saddle-cloths." Memorable things, Mr. Montague goes on, may happen to you in these hills.
"You may wake to see the tawny vineyards glowing brown and gold under the sunrise and the fair northern hills clothed in all the colours of the opal, with a drift of must drawn like a veil across their throats as the night's rain smokes upward from the plains. You may watch those same hills at sunset pass from red to royal purple and so into a deep glowing blue as the night closes around them. You may eat your lunch in a sunny upland glen beside a stream that was made for trout, and listen for a pastoral hour to a little Arab boy playing on his pipe as he watches his herd of sheep and goats."
A lovely and innocent land indeed, but to the south and east the scene changes. Here, to quote afresh from Mr. Montague's brilliant description: "You enter a country of savage hills and lonely plains; or roads scarcely less primitive than the scattered Arabs whose squalid huts dot the waste; an uncultivated land with no cover for the fighting-man except the solitary wild olive or deeply cut watercourse, or the occasional clump of cactus. This is no-man's-land and looks it; and this is the country of the armoured car and motorized infantryman. They have their scattered headquarters in lonely villages, and at night they send out their patrols to range far and wide perhaps for days. Sometimes the dive-bombers sweep down on them, and then perhaps there is another burnt-out car to make a landmark beside the road, for cover is hard to find at need."
Separating Central Tunisia from the very different south is an almost uninterrupted chain of salt lakes or shotts, swampy depressions from sixty to ninety feet below the level of the sea. This is a grim and gloomy region enough, and it would be even more depressing if it were not for the oases, palm-encircled pools of fresh water which are to be found here and there in the wilderness of mud and salt. To the west and to the south, to the east, too, the rippled dunes of the vast Sahara roll endlessly to the horizon. Here there are no villages, no settlements; the only inhabitants are nomad Touaregs, wandering with their herds of camels and goats in search of pasture.
It is in this dreary, desolate region that the Ligne Mareth has its being. To call it a line is perhaps a misnomer. It would seem to be far less of a line than the famous Maginot, on whose pattern it is supposed to have been modelled. A line suggests a continuous zone of fortifications, a series of forts with never a gap between. But the Mareth Line is (it would seem) a complex of more or less isolated outposts, whose fields of fire, however, are designed to overlap. Not being a well-defined line its actual location is difficult to define; and in any case the French have not told everybody its secrets. It is generally stated to have its commencement at Zarzis, on the coast some 70 miles south-east of Gabès, and it runs in a south-westerly direction for some 60 miles to the Matmata Hills (up to 2,000 feet in places with many precipice-sides gorges) in the vicinity of the little township of Foum Tathouine.
With its left flank leaning on the sea and its right far out in a mountainous, waterless, and almost trackless desert, the Line possesses enormous natural strength; and the French military engineers have done their best to supplement Nature by building their forts in reinforced concrete or cut out of the desert rock. Everywhere there are cleverly sited gun-emplacements, anti-tank pits, machine-gun posts, hundreds of miles of barbed wire, quantities of mines. The soldiers' quarters are underground for the most part, and they are reported to have tapped subterranean reservoirs of fresh water.
It was in 1938 that the French, made nervous by the shouts of "Nice, Corsica, Tunis!" of the deputies in the Italian parliament, set about the construction of the Mareth Line; at least Tunisia should be safe from an Italian invasion from Tripolitania. In the early months of this war, before the disasters of 1940, the Mareth Line was reported to be in a state of fighting efficiency, but after the armistice it was demilitarized. At least, the Nazis ordered that it should be demilitarized; how far the Armistice Commission were able to enforce their terms is not known. Of late months there is reason to believe that the Line has been considerably strengthened by native labour working under German supervision.
Behind and in front of the Zarzis-Foum Tathouine line are other military posts and other systems of defence. Even a second line is spoken of, from Gabès to the shotts or salt lakes lying some fifteen to fifty (according to the season) miles to the west. Mareth, after which the line is named, is an oasis, about twenty miles south of Gabès; it is not even a village, but just a clump of palms beside a pool, with an estaminet, a store, and some shacks. Gabès is described as the base of the Ligne Mareth; it, too, is an oasis, but one far larger – large enough to contain a fair-sized town, on whose outskirts are the military cantonments. It is the terminus, too, of the railway from Tunis via Susa and Sfax, and from it an extension is being built to Medenine – a bleak and dusty place composed of an Arab town and a French quarter, situated at an important desert cross-road.
In the Matmata Hills lying to the west numbers of Berber tribesfolk live in pits or caves hollowed out of easily worked rock. They are amongst the most miserable, the most poverty-stricken, the most squalid and diseased of Tunisia's peoples.
What are the reactions, one wonders, of the benighted barbarians to the soldiers garrisoned in the forts near by – to the sights and sounds of modern battle now being fought in the dusty plain beneath?


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'Oh My Dad' star Gloria Diaz: Rabiya Mateo looks like my daughter
Ian Veneracion, Dimples Romana, Sue Ramirez, Adrian Lindayag, Louise Abuel
Binibining Pilipinas crowned the Philippines' representative to Miss Universe from 1964 to 2019 and each year, the titleholder was welcomed by Filipino beauty pageants with positive attention. That is not exactly the case with Miss Philippines Universe 2020 Rabiya Mateo, 24.
It could be because Mateo happened to have fellow candidates with more fans. It could be because she won through a standalone contest and as the only winner, the supporters of the candidates who were not crowned are just jealous. It could be because of the rumor that she went under the knife. It could be because she does not look like the previous representatives of the Philippines to Miss Universe. It could be because people are just not psychologically okay amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It could be a lot of things.
On the other hand, many Filipinos are rallying behind Mateo. One of them is Gloria Diaz, 69, the Philippines' very own and first ever Miss Universe.
"I love the winner," Manila Bulletin quoted Diaz as saying of the newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020 during a Zoom interview with the cast of the TV5 show "Oh My Dad!" "She's beautiful. She looks like my daughter."
Diaz has two daughters namely Isabelle Daza,32, and Ava Daza, 30. Miss Universe 1969 also has one adopted son named Raphael Daza.
"She's super ganda (beautiful)," Diaz said of Mateo. "She's very natural."
Mateo is 5'6″. She is 1 inch taller than Diaz, who was only 18 years old when she was crowned Miss Universe 1969.
Bonding with AVA 😘❤♥choosing Le Pliage in Rustan! Haha Ava & I chose exactly d same thing!😂
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Diaz is one of the cast members of "Oh My Dad," a family sitcom set that premiered on TV5 on October 24, 2020. Among her co-stars are Ian Veneracion, Dimples Romana, Sue Ramirez, Louise Abuel, Adrian Lindayag and Ariel Ureta.
One day before the premiere of "Oh My Dad," the coronation night of the inaugural Miss Universe Philippines was held at Baguio Country Club in Baguio City, Philippines. Besting 45 other candidates, Mateo won the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 title, which was made public only on October 25, 2020 when the event was aired via different platforms.
Oh my Dad! , ngayong October 24, 5pm on @tv5manila @brightlightprodph
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illustrations by Marie Assenat MARIE ASSÉNAT is a French illustrator who lives and works in Brooklyn. Her playful style is inspired by nature, animals, and moments from her childhood. See more of her work at marieassenat.com. This article originally appeared in Meatpaper Issue Nineteen.


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Theatrical Plays
American Repertory Theatre
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Huntington Theatre Company
Snapping towels
Fenix's Taming of the Shrew gets wet
Through the rest of June, a classic battle of the sexes will be waged at the wading pool of Deering Oaks Park. The Fenix Theatre Co., Portland's premier purveyor of outdoor Shakespeare for the summer, stages a smart, wet, and aggressive Taming of the Shrew as its first summer show.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | June 17, 2009
Play by Play: June 19, 2009
Plays from A to Z
Boston theater this week
By JEFFREY GANTZ | June 16, 2009
More Bard, please
Lots of Shakespeare for summertime
The sultry season is soon upon us, and as always, it will bring area theater-goers such dependable balms as Shakespeare (both in and out of the park), classic musicals, and giddy misbehavior of various sorts. Between that manna and a few original productions, written and performed by local artists, we've got a rich season line-up.
Play by Play: June 5, 2009
Plays A to Z
Boston's theater schedule
Play by play: May 29, 2009
By JEFFREY GANTZ | May 27, 2009
Interview: Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs
The BEMF does Poppea
"Opera fans have often puzzled over the fact that Poppea does not appear to have a character the audience wants to root for, since everyone has seriously objectionable traits."
Booty call!
The Huntington plunders Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance
"Ladies and gentlemen," a cheerful female voice informs the Huntington Theatre audience, "the Caribbean Light Opera Society is proud to present Pirates! (Or, Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder'd)." The governor, she continues, wants to assure us that there is almost no danger of a pirate attack during the performance.
Going ape at the urinal + WJAR. Plus, a compelling reason to stay healthy
Dire fiscal conditions at most media outlets have led major local players like the Providence Journal and WJAR/Channel 10 to pursue a unique employment strategy. Both organizations are apparently looking into securing the services of trained gibbons to provide much of the support work and eventually the writing and reporting of the news.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | May 27, 2009
Cracking the wise
Mamet's Romance with ART; ASP's Much Ado About Nothing
I don't know that David Mamet's is a fine Romance , and it certainly doesn't conjure love at first scene.
By CAROLYN CLAY | May 20, 2009
Naked Shakespeare's Richard II
For years now, the Naked Shakespeare Ensemble has brought its signature fare — stripped-down productions and ravishingly acute attention to the Bard's language — into a slew of non-traditional settings, including the Wine Bar on Wharf Street, SPACE Gallery, and the Sacred and Profane festival.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | May 20, 2009
Play by Play, May 15, 2009
Plays for A to Z
Theater in town
Play by Play, May 8, 2009
Theater around town
2nd Story strips Streetcar of its angry soul
If A Streetcar Named Desire were a person, it wouldn't be able to sleep at night, tossing and turning in a fever sweat, aching for basic human connection.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | May 05, 2009
At the 100-day mark, Barack Obama still doesn't have a clear mandate for sweeping reforms
A tension lies at the heart of the Obama presidency. After 100 days in office, the public still seems uncertain how to interpret the historic nature of the election last November.
Play by Play: May 1, 2009
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Play by Play: April 24, 2009
Shuffling off to infamy
Buffalo doesn't have a counterfeiting problem — but it does need to curb its bad Bills
Tasering Donte . Sounds like a movie title, doesn't it?
By MATT TAIBBI | April 22, 2009
Bard in the USA
Next season's greetings from the American Repertory Theatre
"You know," Paulus observes, "we are the American Repertory Theatre, and we haven't spent a lot of time in the repertoire on American drama."
Vintage Aquarius
Diane Paulus lets down her Hair
Hair co-creator James Rado recalls a shady doc who showed up backstage to give the original cast amphetamine-laced "vitamin shots."
Plays around town
Play by play: April 3, 2009
The Wrestling Patient at the BCA; the Lyric's Speech & Debate
There was room for more than one young Jewish diarist in the occupied Amsterdam of World War II. Anne Frank, who died as a teen, is a 20th-century icon. But until recently, her feisty innocence hid Etty Hillesum's fire.
By CAROLYN CLAY | March 31, 2009
John Harbison's Winter's Tale, Dvorák's Rusalka, Hans Graf with the BSO, Mark Morris's music
The destructive power of jealousy makes a good subject for opera.
By LLOYD SCHWARTZ | March 24, 2009
Rash relations
The Pain and the Itch from Company One at the BCA, Fool for Love at New Rep, Bad Dates at MRT
The Pain and the Itch will make you wince if not scratch — your head, that is.
Play by Play: March 27, 2009
A compilation of theater productions in and around Boston
Contertizing
From Don Giovanni's hell to Haydn's Creation
Boston Lyric Opera follows up Dvorák's moonstruck Rusalka, with Christopher Schaldebrand in the title role of Mozart's Don Giovanni, the BSO and much more.
Fighting Rome
Two Men of Florence at the Huntington; Coriolanus at the Armory
It takes chutzpah for a first-time playwright to get into the ring with Bertolt Brecht.
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LIVING BEYOND THEIR MEANS?
I'm at Bond on a Thursday night, and it's simmering with testosterone and possibility. Spaghetti-legged cocktail waitresses coo at businessmen. Tables spill forth with bejeweled women speaking too loudly and young couples sipping Champagne.
REVIEW: LAND OF THE LOST
Even Matt Lauer deserves a better fate than to watch his career die at the hands of Brad Silbering.
OBAMA'S DATE NIGHTS HURT AMERICA
He's been taking the wifey out
SOME KIND OF SALVATION
In 2008, Sean Faircloth, then a state representative from Bangor, lost his bid to become Maine's attorney general, mostly because lots of legislators questioned his credibility. When your credibility is so shaky that even politicians notice, you have a serious problem. It's sort of like if atheists complained about your ungodliness.
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For Residential System Owners: An Intro to Solar PV with Tigo
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MySolarSystem Part I. The Basics of Solar Power
MySolarSystem Part II. The Problem with Solar: Mismatch
MySolarSystem Part III. The Tigo Solution
According to National Geographic, "Every hour the sun beams onto Earth more than enough energy to satisfy global energy needs for an entire year." (read more here) This abundant power source, which shows no signs of disappearing in the near future, is now being harnessed to provide for the energy needs of people on Earth with the latest solar technology.
Solar Installations
Solar installations, which convert the energy of the sun into usable electricity, are composed of three essential parts:
Solar Panel Array - a cluster of solar panels that gather energy from the sun in the form of direct current (DC)
Inverter - a device that converts gathered DC electricity from a solar array into alternating current (AC)
Load - anything connected to a power source that uses electric power
Now for a little bit about each of these parts.
Solar Panel Array
Solar arrays consist of cells made of silicon semiconductor material which allow the conversion of light energy into usable electricity. Little particles of light called photons come beaming towards Earth from the sun, and hit electrons resting in the semiconductors of solar arrays. The impact of the photons makes electrons move, and this movement of electrons is called electric current. This current eventually powers lights when we turn on a light switch, but first it must be converted by an inverter.
There are two types of electric current: direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC). The appliances present in homes require alternating current (AC), but solar panels produce what is known as direct current (DC), so it is an inverter's job to translate DC into AC.
As an aside, these two abbreviations are where the band AC/DC got its name.
The translation of DC into AC occurs through a process involving rapid switching of electronic circuitry. This switching produces the wave-like pattern you see above on the right. An inverter functions in concert with solar panels to follow what is called an MPP (maximum power point) and inverters track this point so that solar panels connected to them produce the maximum power possible. Inverters often have support for multiple MPP's, so that multiple strings, or rows, of solar panels can be connected to them. We'll talk more about strings in the next article.
The load of an electrical system refers to the part that uses energy. In the case of a solar installation, this load is usually a house's electrical system. As was mentioned earlier, the appliances used in homes require AC, not the DC provided by solar panels, so once AC current is passed from an inverter to a house's electrical system, that energy is used in the lights, appliances, TV's, phone chargers, and other electrical devices connected to the house.
These are the essentials of solar energy use! Switches, meters, and other smart devices like those produced by Tigo can be connected to the system to improve its functioning, but the core of every solar installation remains the same - a solar array creates energy and an inverter converts that energy for use by a load.
One last note:
Sometimes, a solar array produces more energy than can be used by a house. This energy must go somewhere, so when this happens, an installation has two options:
Send energy to a battery for storage and later use
Send energy to the electric grid for someone else to use
In America, when energy is sent to the electric grid for someone else, utility companies pay homeowners for the excess electricity they produce, reducing electric bill costs. This makes solar energy not only a sustainable opportunity, but a potentially lucrative one as well.
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Intra-medullary nailing has become an established treatment for femoral fractures. We reviewed the subjective and objective outcome of locked intra-medullary nailing since its introduction to our unit in 1988. Outcome was assessed subjectively using the Short Form 36 health questionnaire and objectively by clinical, radiological and case note review.
Between 1988-1995 220 intra-medullary femoral nails were inserted at the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary. Of these we were able to match the SF36 questionnaire and case review in 91 patients. 56 patients were male and 35 female with an average age of 40. Acute trauma accounted for 86 cases (6 with an injury severity score > 15 and 7 compound injuries). There was a 24% incidence of minor complications; there were no deep infections and no major complications. All cases recorded subjective scores within the normal range but 34 symptomatic patients who had their femoral nails removed (mainly for persistent pain or prominent metalwork) recorded noticeably higher scores in all eight assessment areas.
Intra-medullary nailing for femoral fractures is a technically demanding procedure and results in both a good objective and subjective outcome. It is associated with a low rate of major complications but a relatively high rate of minor complications. We conclude that the removal of intra-medullary femoral nails is justified in symptomatic patients. It results in an improved subjective outcome and has a low complication rate.


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Flipkart Big Exchange Days Deals on Mobiles, TVs, and More
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Flipkart has announced its new 'Big Exchange Days' scheme where consumers can get their old electronic device exchanged and upgrade to a new one. The e-commerce company has also confirmed that the 'Big Exchange Days' will be scheduled on the first two days of every month.
The 'Big Exchange Days' scheme currently has a lot of smartphones on discount after the exchange offer, including the Motorola Moto G (Gen 3), Moto X Play, and Asus ZenFone 2 among others.
Under the new scheme, consumers will be offered doorstep exchange for their old device and can choose from a wide range of devices including smartphones, tablets, laptops, televisions, refrigerators and washing machines. Flipkart in a press statement claims that to ensure a smooth end-to-end experience for customers, "every delivery executive has been specially trained to understand the process along with the exchange quality check methods." Consumers can avail the 'Big Exchange Days' scheme via the Flipkart app, desktop site, as well as Flipkart Lite app.
Some of the phones available under the 'Big Exchange Days' scheme include the Motorola Moto G (Gen 3) which currently has up to Rs. 6,000 off after exchange; the Moto X Play has up to Rs. 9,000 off; the Moto G Turbo has up to Rs. 6,000 off on exchange; the HTC Desire 828 has up to Rs. 10,000 off after exchange; the Asus ZenFone 2 has up to Rs. 10,000 off after exchange; the Moto X Style has up to Rs. 15,000 off after exchange; the Micromax Canvas Pulse 4G has up to Rs. 5,000 off after exchange offer; the Nexus 6P has up to Rs. 20,000 after exchange; the Lenovo A2010 has up to Rs. 2,000 off after exchange, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has up to Rs. 20,000 off after exchange. Consumers can check all the offers available on mobiles via this page.
The company details that for smartphones, the IMEI number, screen and overall condition of the products will be checked by the delivery executive at the hand-to-hand exchange point. On the other hand, for products like the televisions, the delivery executive will have to mount it and check the working conditions of the product. The same method will be followed to check the condition of laptop, and washing machine among other products to check if it is in good shape.
Commenting on the announcement, Ankit Nagori, Chief Business Officer, Flipkart said, "The average cycle in India for replacing a phone is 18-24 months and we are witnessing similar trends in the television category. Customers are continuously looking to upgrade to the next new-age model, but disposing off the previously owned models has always been a concern. The Flipkart Exchange Programme offers customers a holistic solution to the whole process of looking for buyers of their old products and buy new products."
"We foresee this programme to be a big hit amongst our customers and expect it to drive 20% of the sales in these categories by the end of this year." Ankit added.
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It took some time, but they seem to have fixed my previous problem where I had not only lost all progress but also could no longer progress past world 1 of the main levels. Also liked that they upgraded my extra world purchases to a ssn pass. A great game, worth the money.
I like the game but when i open it it gives me a warning that askes me to delete user made objects and whatever i click it wont go away and wont let me play. Please fix.
Plzzz add a red hair boy skin and others to we need more people to be .
It won't let me pick up objects without at least 80 attempts. Focuses on making the character move instead. Terrible control layout - refund!!
The game was great, but I opened it up and all the worlds past 5 are gone. I don't even have the option to rebut them, not that I would want to but they're just gone. Fix please! I love this game but I've already beat the first five worlds to completion.
I liked the concept but this doesn't work properly the UI prevents me processing past the tutorial first steps due to buggy touchscreen on my galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition. Refunding.
This game has the most random vocabulary/library; you can even make a Jenny Greenteeth! The puzzles are challenging and make me think. However, I'd like it if I didn't have to go through the "Level Start" and "Hint" windows every time I fail or reset the level. And... This is kind of weird... Any time I create a 'super' object and it gets damaged, a Winged Polka-Dot Bathtub shows up.
AN AMAZING GAME I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!!
I need a refund the game does not work I mean like when I go to the app it is just blank with a gitch. It slows down my tablet even only if I have 3 games and no longer lets me download apps. So can you fix it creater, or give me a refund, or I will just share it to my friends and family members so they do not buy this game because it is a waist of money.


Arab League calls Israeli attack in Gaza "war crime"
UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Anwar Gargash, has called on the Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, to apologise for a story claiming the UAE foreign minister had meet with his Israeli counterpart and had allegedly offered to fund its Gaza offensive, the AFP newswire reported.
The Arabic version of Al Jazeera, Mubashar Misr, recently ran a story alleging that UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had recently met with the Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, in Paris and offered to fund the Israeli "aggression" against Gaza "on the condition that Hamas would be completely eliminated".
The Al Jazeera story, and a subsequent article on The Peninsula Qatar newspaper, quoted Israel's national TV station, Channel 2, which, according to reports in Emirati media, denied running the story.
Sheikh Abdullah, in a tweet in Arabic, said: "I pondered responding or let it pass, then convinced myself not to respond in those holy days".
However, Dr Anwar Gargash, did respond and used Twitter to call on Al Jazeera to apologise for "fabricating" the story, according to Gulf News.
The minister later added that the reports could lead to the targeting of Emirati aid workers operating in Gaza.
"The point is not fabrication of the news by Al Jazeera, but it is lying and falsification which target the UAE citizens who work dedicatedly in extending humanitarian relief in Gaza," he said.


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'Cosatu has a bigger plan'
Zwelinzima Vavi says there is a bigger plan within Cosatu to silence anyone deemed as a threat.
Cosatu general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is seen at a news conference in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 29 May 2013. Picture: Sapa.
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JOHANNESBURG - Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu) General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says there is a bigger plan within Cosatu to silence anyone who is deemed as a threat.
Vavi was put on special leave by the federation's Central Executive Committee on Wednesday after admitting to having sex with a junior employee at their headquarters.
Speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg on Friday afternoon, Vavi said his suspension is the culmination of a year-long political campaign to remove him from the federation, led by Cosatu President Sdumo Dlamini.
Vavi said he had to break his silence before his enemies had the opportunity to tear him apart in a 'kangaroo court' used to their own advantage.
"South Africa better wake up now before you can no longer raise your own fingers because they will be broken."
Vavi said there is a serious effort to create an image of him wanting to start his own political party, which forms part of a plot to drag his name and those of several other prominent leaders, through the mud.
"They were suggesting that I must not put these issues to the public. Even when I know about their existence like a ship quietly going into the slagpad."
Vavi said he has apologised for having an affair with an employee but it's clear that his enemies are using the sex scandal for their political plot to oust him.
He said people are throwing stones at him who have committed far worse crimes than what he has done.
Meanwhile, the National Union of Metalworkers' of South Africa (Numsa) believes Vavi's opponents will emphasise on what it referred to as "the genuine mistake of the leader" in order to aid them in their political battle.
"Independent of whether Zwelinzima Vavi remains the General Secretary of Cosatu or not, there are irreparable ideological ruptures within the federation. These ruptures are fundamentally between those who want a two class Cosatu and those who want the federation to continue to advance the interests of the poor."
Numsa, the biggest trade union affiliated to Cosatu, has rejected Vavi's suspension.
Numsa General Secretary Irvin Jim says it will fight tooth and nail to make sure Cosatu doesn't turn into a lapdog.
Jim said there is a political conspiracy to destroy Cosatu and liquidate Numsa.
The union fears Jim is the next target.
He said Numsa will fight to defend Cosatu from being destroyed.
"We are not surprised we have been having this sustained programme to ensure that Vavi is basically removed. Within both the ANC and the South African Communist Party (SACP) there are forces who are hell-bent on working 24 hours a day with those in Cosatu to ensure that Cosatu will be made a lap dog."
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The number of caribou in British Columbia has increased from about 40,000 head to about 15,000 in the last century. South caribu populations now have less than 3,100. The population of the central group of the southern mountain karibu is about 230. West Moberly says the federal government is unlikely to adopt an emergency regulation with the current agreement and that the agreement "will not migrate, fish or camp in the hinterland and will not close mills, mines or pipelines." 57. The conditions under which bc and Canada can be used for the categories covered by Section 55 of this partnership agreement are defined in separate funding agreements. 60. The parties agree to do everything in their power to resolve disputes with respect and efficiency. Once the TWG has agreed to the measures (or a series of appropriate measures), the TWG may submit the proposed measures and related information to an independent expert with recognized caribou qualifications for mutual review and advice. Local, provincial and federal policy makers in northeastern B.C.
condemned the move and said the agreement was reached behind closed doors without their input. According to Y2Y employees, this is also good news for caribou populations, as it includes habitat protection in northeastern B.C that are positive for reconciliation, humans and wildlife. Chief Roland Willson of the West Mobery First Nations said his people have deep spiritual and survival ties to caribou, and now that the species is struggling for survival, it`s time to help endangered animals. The partnership agreement contains commitments that the parties will make to support the expansion of protected caribou habitat, including in Klin-se-za Provincial Park; Launch of a program for Aboriginal custodians; Participation in collaborative knowledge exchange and joint research; Continuing to implement effective caribou restoration measures, such as maternity pencils.B Cameron also called the agreement a "powerful moment in history" and noted that it was the first of its kind to encompass multiple levels of government and First Nations.


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PetroVietnam oil production exceeds target
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A part of the Central Technology No 3 oil rig at the White Tiger oil field. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng
HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), or PVN, produced 9.23 million tonnes of oil in the first seven months of this year, exceeding the target set for the period, said the group's CEO Nguyễn Vũ Trường Sơn.
Speaking at the meeting with Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in Hà Nội on Saturday, Sơn said the group earned January-July revenue of VNĐ278.5 trillion (US$12.21 billion), surpassing the seven-month target by 14 per cent and fulfilling 64 per cent of the yearly goal, making an after-tax profit of VNĐ14.1 trillion.
"The PVN sent VNĐ50.8 trillion to the State budget," said Sơn.
The CEO said the group made significant progress in oil drilling and exploration, with the discovery of a new basin named Cá Trích (Sardinella) well at block 11-2 and a number of oil wells with good volume, such as Thiên Nga-3X at the White Swan oil field and Bạch Hổ-48 well at the White Tiger oil field.
Sơn also reported that the White Rabbit 3 oilfield saw its first stream of oil extracted from well 37P on May 7, 13 days ahead of schedule.
"PetroVietnam implemented science, technology and training activities, as well as ensuring oil and gas security and safety, and environmental and labour safety. The prevention of fire at oil and gas facilities was controlled while social welfare was ensured," said Sơn.
Based on the good results in the first seven months of this year, PVN expects to earn VNĐ471 trillion in revenue, exceeding its yearly goal by 7.4 per cent. About VNĐ89 trillion will be contributed to the State budget, a 20 per cent increase over the plan.
"The group strives to produce at least 13.28 million tonnes of crude oil and 10.61 billion cubic metres of gas in 2017 and keep a close watch on world oil prices to promptly cope with any fluctuations," said Sơn.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Phúc recognised the group's contributions to affirming national sovereignty and increasing the State budget.
He urged the group to speed up restructuring, reorganising production, and improving management in order to achieve its goals set for 2017 and following years.
PVN boosts non-score business with Vinatex
In another development, heads of PetroVietnam met leaders of Việt Nam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) on Friday in an attempt to continue implementing their agreement on fibre consumption of the Đình Vũ Polyester Fibre Plant.
The plant is one of five major projects under weak management, causing losses of State capital. PetroVietnam and Vinatex have invested nearly VNĐ7 trillion (about $310 million) in the plant.
The two sides discussed issues related to the plant's operation, the testing use of polyester fibre, supervision, evaluation of fibre quality, marketing and training.
Vinatex General Director Lê Tiến Trường committed that the group would enhance the consumption of the Đình Vũ Plant's polyester fibre by all the group's units, from the current volume of 50 per cent.
"The Vinatex's consumption capacity was about 60,000 tonnes of polyester fibre per year, meanwhile the local business demand has grown from 10 per cent to 15 per cent annually," said Trường.
Trường said the price of fibre was between $1.1 and $1.12 per kilogramme, higher than that of 2015, while the price of materials for polyester fibre production is also lower than that of 2015 – two important elements for resuming the plant's operation.
At the meeting, PVN CEO Sơn said his group would try to re-operate the Đình Vũ plant in the shortest time, providing a stable supply of polyester fibre for Vietnamese businesses. — VNS


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