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Q: Why does iconv exit with error when reading from SVN transaction and not from SVN revision? %% Problem solved and the code below acts as expected %%
I'm trying to write a SVN pre-commit hook in Bash that tests incoming files for UTF-8 encoding. After a lot of string juggling to get the path of the incoming files and ignore dirs/pictures/deleted files and so on, I use 'svnlook cat' to read the incoming file and pipe it to 'iconv -f UTF-8'. After this I read the exit status of the iconv operation with ${PIPESTATUS[1]}.
My code look like this:
REPOS="$1"
TXN="$2"

SVNLOOK=/usr/bin/svnlook
ICONV=/usr/bin/iconv

# The file endings to ignore when checking for UTF-8:
IGNORED_ENDINGS=( png jar )

# Prepairing to set the IFS (Internal Field Separator) so "for CHANGE in ..." will iterate
# over lines instead of words
OIFS="${IFS}"
NIFS=$'\n'

# Make sure that all files to be committed are encoded in UTF-8
IFS="${NIFS}"

for CHANGE in $($SVNLOOK changed -t "$TXN" "$REPOS"); do
    IFS="${OIFS}"
    # Skip change if first character is "D" (we dont care about checking deleted files)
    if [ "${CHANGE:0:1}" == "D" ]; then
        continue
    fi

    # Skip change if it is a directory (directories don't have encoding)
    if [ "${CHANGE:(-1)}" == "/" ]; then
        continue
    fi

    # Extract file repository path (remove first 4 characters)
    FILEPATH=${CHANGE:4:(${#CHANGE}-4)}

    # Ignore files that starts with "." like ".classpath"
    IFS="//" # Change seperator to "/" so we can find the file in the file path
    for SPLIT in $FILEPATH
    do
        FILE=$SPLIT
    done
    if [ "${FILE:0:1}" == "." ]; then
        continue
    fi
    IFS="${OIFS}" # Reset Internal Field Seperator

    # Ignore files that are not supposed to be checked, like images. (list defined in IGNORED_ENDINGS field above)
    IFS="." # Change seperator to "." so we can find the file ending
    for SPLIT in $FILE
    do
        ENDING=$SPLIT
    done
    IFS="${OIFS}" # Reset Internal Field Seperator
    IGNORE="0"
    for IGNORED_ENDING in ${IGNORED_ENDINGS[@]}
    do
        if [ `echo $IGNORED_ENDING | tr [:upper:] [:lower:]` == `echo $ENDING | tr [:upper:] [:lower:]` ] # case insensitive compare of strings
        then
            IGNORE="1"
        fi
    done
    if [ "$IGNORE" == "1" ]; then
        continue
    fi

    # Read changed file and pipe it to iconv to parse it as UTF-8
    $SVNLOOK cat -t "$TXN" "$REPOS" "$FILEPATH" | $ICONV -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 -o /dev/null

    # If iconv exited with a non-zero value (error) then return error text and reject commit
    if [ "${PIPESTATUS[1]}" != "0" ]; then
        echo "Only UTF-8 files can be committed (violated in $FILEPATH)" 1>&2
        exit 1
    fi
    IFS="${NIFS}"
done

IFS="${OIFS}"

# All checks passed, so allow the commit.
exit 0

The problem is, every time I try to commit a file with Scandinavian characters like "æøå" iconv returns an error (exit 1).
If I disable the script, commit the file with "æøå", change the -t (transaction) in "svnlook -t" and "svnlook cat -t" to a -r (revision), and run the script manually with the revision number of the "æøå" file, then iconv (and therefor the script) returns exit 0. And everthing is dandy.
Why does svnlook cat -r work as expected (returning UTF-8 encoded "æøå" string), but not svnlook cat -t?

A: The problem was that iconv apparently behaves unexpectedly if no output encoding is selected.
Changing
$SVNLOOK cat -t "$TXN" "$REPOS" "$FILEPATH" | $ICONV -f UTF-8 -o /dev/null

to
$SVNLOOK cat -t "$TXN" "$REPOS" "$FILEPATH" | $ICONV -f UTF-8 -t UTF-16 -o /dev/null

solved the problem, and made the script behave as expected :)


Last summer in a meeting with some fellow Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation graduates in Atlanta, we prayed and pondered about ways to expose more people to the gifts of contemplative spirituality. Our prayer centered on the impression that most major spiritually oriented events, whether speakers, workshops or retreats, are expensive. Hence, many everyday people whose yearnings for spiritual deepening echo our own simply cannot afford to participate. How could we share the gifts of contemplative spirituality we'd received from programs like Shalem with more people, our congregations, our worship services and bible studies or even our workplaces? Wouldn't it be wonderful if churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and offices created more opportunities to pause and bask in the loving Presence of our Creator?
I turned to my spiritual and ancestral mentor, Howard Thurman, mystic, theologian, and spiritual adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who shared this same sentiment. He wanted to introduce masses of people to the wonder, peace, and joy of contemplative experience and he wrote about this desire and other topics in Jesus and the Disinherited. Thurman found it both intriguing and inspirational that Jesus chose to conduct his ministry with everyday people, the poor and outcast like himself, and not with the aristocracy or even middle classes of Jewish and Roman society.
Jesus and the Disinherited became a favorite of Dr. King's and whenever he marched he carried this classic book. Thurman encouraged Dr. King and other organizers of the Civil Rights movement to utilize contemplative spiritual practices. In particular, he stressed the importance for marchers to examine and cultivate their inner lives before being thrust out into nonviolent confrontation.
A strong advocate of seizing moments of Presence—whether in nature, walking down the street or sitting in church—Thurman also knew that introducing silence into a worship service would be a mighty challenge in the 1940's and 1950's. So he wrote meditations (Meditations of the Heart, The Centering Moment—see recommendations) for this very purpose. What better way to ease people into a contemplative practice than by anchoring them with a written piece that orients them to the Presence? Stressing the necessity for silent contemplative prayer, he circulated the meditations for that time in the service when members could quiet their hearts and hear the messages always abiding in the Presence.
Yet the questions linger. How do we feed those who hunger for spiritual connection, for stillness, for peace? Where and in what ways can we insert openings for moments of quiet reflection, communion with nature, and tranquility of mind that engender a contemplative atmosphere and expand the awareness of Presence?
A few years ago my former pastor asked me to conduct bible study when she needed to travel. I prayed and sought to present relevant topics such as, "In God We Trust?" "Practicing Forgiveness," and "Putting God on the 'To Do List'." However, I also felt guided to begin each session with a short meditation by Howard Thurman or Henri Nouwen or Mother Teresa, followed by two to three minutes of silence. Everyone loved it and asked for more. Likewise after organizing a faculty/staff retreat at a local monastery, several people inquired about how to maintain at work the inner peace they obtained. Out of this desire emerged a "Friends of Silence" group on campus so faculty/staff of all spiritual persuasions could sit together for 20 minutes each week.
Now as I reflect on those actions and the work of Howard Thurman, I wonder what each of us can do to nurture the contemplative longings of the everyday people we live, work, or worship with each day. What more might you and I do every day?
Would reading or listening to some meditations or lectures by Howard Thurman bring more peace to your heart? Look him up on the web and read more about his life and writings by borrowing or purchasing one of the many books he wrote—listen to the wisdom in his audio recordings and YouTube clips that are sure to awaken the Peace and Joy in your heart.
A version of this article was previously published in the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation e-Newsletter, October, 2014.


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b) Как происходит каждое явление? Прочитайте и убедитесь.
Tornadoes are formed when warm air near the earth's surface rises and meets with cold air. Hail is formed when raindrops are blown up into the clouds by strong winds. Instead of falling to the ground immediately, the raindrops freeze.
Торнадо образуются, когда теплый воздух вблизи земной поверхности поднимается и встречается с холодным воздухом. Град образуется, когда капли дождя возносятся в облака сильными ветрами. Вместо того, чтобы падать на землю немедленно, капли дождя замерзают.
b How does each phenomenon occur? Read through and check.
Tornadoes are one of nature's most violent storms, and they happen in various parts of the world. They can form at any time of the year, although many occur in the spring.
A tornado is a spinning, whirling wind. When it meets with cold air it takes the shape of a long funnel or tube, reaching down from a large cloud. It is formed when warm air near the earth's surface rises and meets with cold air. When the weather conditions are right, this warm air starts to twist as it rises, getting faster and stronger. It is a bit like watching water disappear down the plughole in your bathtub. If this huge, twisting rope of air hits the ground, it may cause great damage. Tornadoes can reach speeds of more than 250 mph. ripping roofs from houses, uprooting trees, and tossing heavy objects like cars in the air.
In 1971, a meteorologist named Theodore Fujita developed a scale to show how strong tornadoes are. His scale goes from F0 to F5. It doesn't calculate strength based on wind speeds but the damage a tornado causes to homes and other buildings.
Hailstones are lumps of ice. They can be as small as peas or as big as cricket balls! In Kansas, USA, a hailstone fell that was 44.5 centimetres across!
Hail is formed when raindrops start to fall. Before they reach the ground, they are blown up into the clouds again by strong winds. There they freeze into balls of ice and the wind in the clouds bounces them up and down. As the frozen raindrops rise and fall like this, they get even more thickly covered in ice from the water inside the clouds. Eventually they get so heavy that they fall to the ground as hail.
When big hailstones fall, they make quite a noise hitting roofs and pavements. Cars and buildings are damaged, and plants and crops are destroyed. Driving during a hailstorm is also very dangerous, as the roads become slippery.


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Quarterback Colby Mahon has shredded defenses though the first three games of the season. So far, he's 30-of-42 in passing for 633 yards and nine touchdowns and no interceptions. His top receiver, Cameron Smith, has cause 13 passes for 297 yards and five touchdowns.
The running game has been a solid, reliable back up for the Coppell offense. Running back Gavin McDaniel leads the team with 254 yards and two touchdowns. Charles West is second with 108 yards and two touchdowns of his own.
Like the offense, the Coppell defense have been unstoppable so far this year. The unit has yet to allow any opponent to score more than 10 points in a game and has only allowed two touchdowns and one field goal all season.
The Garland offense runs through quarterback V.J. Gates and running back E'Lon Green. Gates has thrown for 348 yards, four touchdowns and one interception. Green has carried the ball 39 times for 304 yards and one touchdown.
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Sora no daikaijû Radon (1956)

reviewed by
Jim Mann

                       RODAN, THE FLYING MONSTER
                       A film review by Jim Mann
                        Copyright 1993 Jim Mann

RODAN, THE FLYING MONSTER (1956)

     RODAN was Toho's second entry into the monster movie genre,
following quickly on the heals of their successful Godzilla.  While not
as successful, either artistically or financially, as GODZILLA, it
remains a good movie, and one of the better monster movies.

     The movie starts out (after the obligatory prologue, showing
H-bombs blowing up Pacific islands), with a mine cave in.  In the mine,
a worker is mysteriously killed. It turns out that a giant insect is
loose in the mines.  However, what has really been resurrected is far
worse: one worker is trapped in the mines and stumbles onto two giant
eggs. As he watches, one hatches, and the monster that emerges is so
large that it easily feeds on the giant insects. The monster, of
course, is Rodan, a giant Pteranadon.

     Rodan destroys the countryside not by trampling buildings (though
he does a little of that) but simply by flying over it. The huge
creature, flying at supersonic speed, generates typhooon force winds.
Worse yet for the humans: there is not one Rodan but two.

     There are some good special effects (at least for the day). The
scenes in which Rodan descends upon the city and is confronted by the
military are very good. And the climax at the volcano is spectacular.

     The sets are also good. The details around the mine, for example,
are nicely handled. They give a good feel for the area, and thus make
the whole film a bit more realistic.  The photography is also nice: I
believe that this is Toho's first color effort.

     The biggest negative in the film is the way the whole thing takes
a while to get going. The giant insect/mine disaster subplot seems to
drag, and it's not until Rodan shows up that the film really begins to
move.

     By the way, the costume used for Rodan in this film is reasonably
realistic. Right after watching this movie, my daughter and I watched
the second movie Rodan appeared in: GHIDRAH, THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER.
The costume in their is much worse. (Of course, the Godzilla costume in
that movie is also much worse than that used in most of the previous
"Godzilla" films.) The eyes, in particular, look phony in the latter
film.

     In summary, this is a good film. It is one of the better films of
its genre, and ranks as one of the top 5 monster films from Toho (along
with GODZILLA, GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN, GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA (1964), and
MOTHRA).

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The "You Are Not Alone" campaign reached out to women in five languages, hoping to be a lifeline to immigrant and refugee women who may have not known what transition houses offer. There are over 100 transition houses all over BC offering free support and shelter for women and children who are experiencing violence.
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A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE BC ASSOCATION OF BROADCASTERS!
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Your manager might call this change "job enrichment," but the only enrichment is for your company as a result of the elimination of one position.
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Part of the problem is that you have apparently not shown any signs of assertiveness or concern. Regardless of whatever may be behind your lack of responsiveness, the longer you go without saying anything, the more you and your work will suffer.
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This changeover could open several doors for you, but if you fail to take action, it could lead to an exit.


This bizarre-sounding ketchup, made from bananas, sugar, vinegar and spices, is said to date back to World War II, when there was a national shortage of tomatoes. Now, the Filipinos can't get enough of the stuff, slathering it on everything from omelettes to burgers. Funnily, though, they still dye it red, so it looks like its more conventional cousin.
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Personality: Fun loving, non outgoing, loves to commit "crimes"
Dance of the Crescent Moon: A sword technique which creates two clones that attack simultaneously to confuse the opponent.
Shadow clone Technique: Unlike the regular Bunshin no Jutsu, Kage Bunshins fight back. It's not just an illusion, it creates real clones. The power and chakra of the user is evenly devided among the clones depending on how many there are. This makes it impossible to decipher which is the real body. If a clone recieves a direct hit, the clone will disappear. This is treated as a forbidden jutsu but many advanced shinobi still know and use it. It is mainly a jounin level technique.
Transformation Skill: A basic shinobi skill. Transforms the user into another different appearance. Whether they transform into another person or turn into a material thing such as a shuriken, doesn't matter.
Wind Blade: Creates a blade of wind, very hard to block. Requires no tool to perform.
Wind Needles: creates needles out of air, similar to wind blade, can paralize an opponent, much like haku's ice needles.
Chakra sight: can see any chakra that is wind based and can channel it againts them if need be.
Air Detect: Can send out chakra-charged air particles and veiw sourroundings.
Blade Disperse: A low energy version of Getsuei Shikon, the blades disperse to 5 feet, then come back.
History: Choni was born in the civil war torn Amegakure to Iwasaki Swano and Bonahure Kisaku. She was raised by her father Kisaku until he was killed by a rebel. After her fathers death, Choni decided to become a shinobi, and was taught the basics by her grandfather Iwasaki Modero. He too was killed by rebels. By this time her mother had dissapeared, most likely captured and forced to be a slave, but Choni still had the money for school. She graduated from the acadamy at age 12, then only one year later passed the chunin exams . 2 years after passing, she was captured, and the six tailed beast was sealed inside her, the labratory was desroyed by the beast before it was sealed inside her. She ran away and now resides in a cave just north of Sunagakure. She frequently visits for food and provisions.
She looks cool and the second picture looks like she belongs to the Village Hidden under the Moon.
Yeah she does, the whole moon thing, dark clothing, just looks cool. Take the compliment, you don't have to be from the village, I was just saying it looked COOL.
Except your jutsus aren't very complete, you will be pretty limited.
i dont really know the system you guys are using, so any suggestions?
You don't have to put all of them but put alot.


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Real-world assistance through practical permaculture action
7 Dec, 2015 | Permafund news...
A story by Russ Grayson in praise of a really good idea, December 2015
IT IS NOT every weekend that we get to have a two day meeting. I'm sure most people would run away at the mere suggestion. Let me explain.
I'm talking about late November 2015's meeting that successfully mixed the business of disbursing small grants among applicants from Australia and overseas with a good dose of conviviality. It was a meeting of Permaculture Australia's Permafund team, a crew who are practicing the third ethic of the permaculture design system — the distribution of surplus resources — by voluntarily giving their time, knowledge and skills to administering the Permafund small grants program. They distribute the tax-deductible donations of permaculture practitioners for whom donating funds is the most practical way to implement the redistribution ethic.
I was there as an observer from Permaculture Australia's communications team, so I didn't vote on the allocation of funds. Being there gave me a better understanding of how Permafund works and of the dynamics of the team managing it. Megan Cooke, a smart young woman from a couple hours drive up the coast at Pacific Palms, and an up-and-coming permaculture educator through her small business, Garden To Table Permaculture also attended as an observer.
At Valley's End
Alexia Martinez' Valley End Farm is well named, for that is where the road stops — right at her farm gate. She's tucked away there with her family in a lush fold in the ridges that climb steeply either side, clad in rainforest that was once logged and that has now been regenerating for quite some years.
Days at Valley's End run to a soundtrack of bellbirds. They're all around, concealed in the trees and their bell-like twinkling call is a constant through the daylight hours. This was a pleasant soundscape for those of us otherwise serenaded through our days by the gently hum or urban traffic and the whoosh of overflying aircraft.
On taking us on a tour of her sloping valley bottom land, Alexia warned us about leaches, those black, squishy legless little looping creatures that clamp themselves to your legs and gorge themselves as they expand and fatten on your blood. There's the usual ticks about, too, just as you find anywhere in the Australian bush. And there are the everyday snakes as well — Alexia's young daughter showed me a drawing she had recently made of a red-bellied black snake on the property.
We encountered none of these creatures. What we did encounter was lines of white-painted sticks that Alexia and family have used to mark out the contours across the sloping land as part of their planned Keyline water management system. What we also encountered was a large flock of chooks, a loud and bold mottled-white rooster, a gaggle of big white geese taking up a defensive formation and honking loudly as the family dog dashed around their enclosure, a clutch of vary-coloured ducks in their pen above the vegetable garden, a very young orchard and some wheeled, mobile enclosures in which white rabbits grazed the moist, succulent grass.
Valley End's rabbit pen
Permafund — a means of supporting local self-help
Permafund builds community resilience through making small grants, and Permafund was the focus of our business that weekend. It is fuelled by the generosity of permaculture people worldwide, who donate even small amounts that accumulate in the account (tax deductible to Australian taxpayers). When there is sufficient in the kitty, a call is made for those who could use the small grants as seed capital or to further existing community development work. Then the Permafund team meets to consider the applications and distribute the funds.
As you might expect, there are usually more applications than there is money. This means worthwhile projects miss out or receive only a portion of what they ask for. That is why projects that are scalable, that can make a start with less than the amount applied for, are in a better position.
Most applicants are in lesser-developed countries such as Africa and parts of Asia, and this is good because the small amounts available go further in those places then they do in Australia or other more-developed countries.
For most Australian or developing country projects that receive funding, the small amount received can only be supplementary to larger funds from other sources. By way of example, a few years ago the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network (www.communitygarden.org.au), an unfunded, voluntary organisation, received a Permafund grant to assist in holding its national gathering in Sydney. That helped, and it supplemented the donation of community centre space by a local government and attendance fees. Even small amounts can go far when well spent.
For November's allocation, applications for grants came from Africa, India, Asia, East Timor and one from Australia.
The Permafund crew get down to business at the start of their two day meeting.
Conviviality the key to successful meetings
I've long been an advocate of fuelling meetings with conviviality. Food, banter, conversation and chilling out with friends and colleagues goes a long way in improving the usually-dull and sometimes boring process of organisational meetings. I don't want you to get the wrong idea — this wasn't a party nor some kind of indulgence — it was a meeting that prioritised the business at hand, and that business started on Friday evening and took most of the following day and a half, including evenings.
Alexia supplied us with what can only be described as an over-abundance of food, some of the veges and all of the eggs of which were produced just outside the front door. Crusty breads, tasty desserts, yummy salads and, for those who like farm-fresh eggs, there were plenty to fry for breakfast. Come evening, this was washed down with the rich red wines that, with true New Zealand foresight, Virginia Littlejohn had brought with her. Being a physiotherapist, she obviously has the medical knowledge of human nutrition and what is required to sustain it during long meetings in the country – tēnā rawa atu koe.
While the permafund team were deliberating when it was getting close to meal time, Alexia, Megan and I sliced veges for meals (and so did others, I must add), thus taking me dangerously close to the limits of my culinary skillset.
Pemafund — an enabler and an opportunity
[pull_quote align="left"]for the cost of four of Sydney's favourite daily drink a week — cappuccino, that is, at AU$3.50 a cup — you can contribute $14.00 a month to Permafund[/pull_quote]Permafund enables permaculture people (and others) to assist the self-help development of people who they might never meet. It is a practical, useful way for those too busy with their work-a-day life and who are time-poor to contribute small amounts of money in the knowledge it will be fully used to assist others in assisting themselves.
Put it this way: for the cost of four of Sydney's favourite daily drink a week — cappuccino, that is, at AU$3.50 a cup — you can contribute $14.00 a month to Permafund. Extrapolate that over a year and you get the idea that even small donations add up. Now, I'm not suggesting you sacrifice your daily caffeine hit as that is often its own opportunity for sociability, however many coffee drinkers might well be able to afford that coffee equivalent value every month. Those receiving Permafund grants will put it to good use.
[pull_quote align="right"]there is also the opportunity for community organisations to assist communities elsewhere[/pull_quote]There is also the opportunity for community organisations to assist communities elsewhere in meeting their basic needs so that they become more resilient to the economic, political, social and environmental changes sweeping the globe and so that they can create opportunity in their own communities. Organisations might hold fund-raising events for Permafund, for example. Some might even take on making small, periodic contributions to overseas projects and thus make direct links between practicing permaculturists in Australia and those elsewhere.
And let's not forget business. Already, a few permaculture educators tithe a portion of the income from their permaculture design courses to Permafund. Alexia Martinez's Terra Permaculture and John Champagne's Brogo Permaculture, for instance (see story on the Permaculture Australia website). Based in Seymour in rural Victoria, Richard Telford of Permaculture Principles has been a long-time contributor through sales of the Permaculture Calendar.
There is also the potential for permaculture businesses, educators and organisations outside Australia to donate to Permafund. Although we can't offer you Australian tax deductible donation status, Permafund can act as a sort of global permaculture granting entity in which you and your organisation or business can participate.
After that convivial and well fed Permafund meeting at Valley's End I now better understand how the vision and energy of even a small group can provide effective assistance to people who want to lead their own development, and that each of us can assist even though the assistance we offer might be small.
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Registration for the Spring 2022 season of the London Indoor Softball League is now open. This uniquely British take on indoor softball is one of the best ways to stay active during the winter, with modified fast-paced rules, non-stop action, and a fantastic community!
Here are all the details:
The league is divided into two divisions, with Competitive (Comp) and Recreational (Rec) divisions playing on alternate weeks. All teams will have five weeks of regular-season play, with five games per day. Currently, the only restrictions on players is that NSL1 level players cannot play REC.
In the interests of fairness and to balance both the Comp and Rec divisions, BSUK reserves the right to make final decisions on which division teams will be assigned to.
Osterley Sports and Athletic Centre, 120 Wood Lane, Isleworth TW7 5FF (map)
Please note that all venue rules, including rules regarding face masks, social distancing, and the prohibition of alcohol on site apply at all times. Failure to follow these rules will jeopardise the future of the league.
London Indoor rules are bespoke to the format and can be found here.
Please note that there is currently a review of COM/REC eligibility due to safety, and updated rules will be communicated in due course.
Spring 2022 dates
Competitive (Comp) Division
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12 + 26 March
Recreational (Rec) Division
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League fees will be £150 per week. You will be asked to pay the first week's £150 at the time of registration using a credit or debit card. All payment will be completed via the WuFoo form here. Please do NOT pay through the Spawtz system.
At present, we do not plan for a scratch team for either division, but if we have enough interest, we will be happy to reconsider. If you are interested in playing on a scratch team, or registering as a ringer, please email.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)with your preferred playing level (COMP or REC).
To register a team, click here
Please note that by registering, you commit to playing on all the weeks assigned to your division. Should your team not be able to play on a given week, you will still be charged as we have venue hire costs to meet.
The deadline for registrations is 7 January 2022 at midnight. Payment is due prior to each week's competition.
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Production Rate of Plant Determined by Dryer Capabilities January 2009 5 - 5 The aggregate dryer is one of the key pieces of equipment at any asphalt plant. Regardless of the type of plant, drying is the operation that governs the production rate of the plant facility.
Astec Parallel Flow Drum Portable 7' x 42' PF Drum Trunnion Drive, 4-30 HP 460 3 phase drive motors / w reducers (With Guarding), needs seal kits on reducers. Portable Frame Tri- Axle Running Gear.The drum is fully portable with all the work done to make it ready to dry materials (Sand, Klinker, Rock ETC).
By removing the liquid asphalt and recycle material from the hot air stream of the dryer, the post drum mixer eliminates emission problems associated with a conventional drum mixer. Capacities up to 400 tons per hour are available.
Full Asphalt Plants Or Individual Components: Tarmac makes the equipment that makes asphalt. Counter Flow Aggregate Dryers and Drum Mixers are the heart of our Asphalt Plants.
Stansteel makes all types of replacement shells and upgrades packages for existing dryers. It's very common in recent years to both replace antiquated designs of counterflow drum mixers as well as to update and convert from a parallel flow drum mixer to a counterflow drum.
MAXAM Equipment offers a wide array of innovative asphalt plant accessories and tools to improve efficiency and keep your asphalt plant running at peak performance.
Asphalt plant manufacturers usually design the dryer drum to work efficiently (without drop in production) with aggregates that have up to 5% of moisture content. It does not mean that the dryer design is a failure for aggregates that have higher moisture content.
The Asphalt Blending System. The DM Series asphalt blending system is a remote manual system mounted on the drum dryer frame and receives an input signal from the aggregate belt scale and asphalt pump tachometer. The aggregate belt scale and asphalt pump reads out in (tph) or (mtph).


Zain: I hope to have a teacher like you in Form 1!
Looking back on his six years of primary studies, Zain recounted the progress of his Chinese dictation results with precision and amusement: zero marks in Primary 1, 20 marks in both Primary 2 and 3, and 80 marks in Primary 4. What happened in Primary 4 that caused this remarkable improvement? 'In the first Chinese class that year, Miss Chan came in and greeted us, then she took out some hand puppets, and greeted us on their behalf too! "I'm Miss Chan's pet, QQ". She has three of these hand puppets; she brings them to class every day. Even if we're being punished, it feels better to be punished by puppets'.
In early primary, Chinese was Zain's worst fear. He had cried over it, shouted over it, and even feigned illness so he could skip class. 'In Primary 3, we had to write 500 words for a Chinese composition assignment. I could only come up with a little more than 200 words, so I was scared and didn't want to go to school'. Zain told us that Chinese gave him and another Pakistani student a huge headache. When asked whether they helped each other out with their homework, Zain smiled and candidly said, 'We didn't help each other, we copied from each other'.
If they talked in their native tongue during class, their class teacher would have them stand in a corner. Zain said once he was punished seven times within a week. 'I just can't help [not speaking my mother tongue]', he said with a funny expression. It turns out Zain spoke Urdu in class only to translate for a classmate whose Chinese was even worse than his. The classmate had absolutely no idea what the teacher was talking about. However, Zain did not explain why he was speaking Urdu: 'Once the teacher decided to punish me, she just kept talking. I didn't have a chance to say anything'. Asked whether he thinks it is all right to speak Urdu in class, he said, 'Of course. We are Pakistani'.
Fortunately, he met Miss Chan in Primary 4. By using a few hand puppets, Miss Chan accomplished the impossible mission – instilling in this Pakistani student an interest in the Chinese language. Zain no longer dreads Chinese composition assignments because Miss Chan has adjusted her expectations. 'Other students had to write 1,200 words [for an assignment]; we [ethnic minority students] only had to write 500, but I ended up writing 721 words, so Miss Chan complimented me!' Zain could not hide how proud of himself he was as he told us exactly how many words he wrote. We asked him to show us how he would react if he checked his timetable for tomorrow while packing his bag and found out that he has Chinese class. His eyes sparkled and he gave us a big smile.
Even though his Chinese is still not as good as his Chinese classmates', he now knows a lot more than before. 'I know what "an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind" [in Chinese] means. Whatever happened, happened. What's the point of revenge?' Zain explained in Cantonese with a sense of pride.
Understanding the obstacles ethnic minority students face, some teachers work even harder to help them overcome their fear towards Chinese. They do this by providing students with English translations, pronunciation guides in some of their worksheets, introductions to Chinese texts before starting a new chapter or even by making use of Chinese audiobooks. Some teachers, like Zain's teacher Miss Chan, even use creative ways to liven up their classes, set appropriate learning goals for their students, and enhance their understanding of Chinese by employing teaching methods that are relevant to their everyday lives.
Language study can be an opportunity for cultural exchange. Non-Chinese students can be invited to introduce their ethnic characteristics in class to draw other students' interest. For example, teachers can invite their Muslim students to talk about Eid al-Fitr (the Festival of Fast-Breaking) in Cantonese. They can speak from their personal experience, which makes it easier for them to express their thoughts. Moreover, talking about and sharing their culture with others can evoke a sense of pride. Dr. Tai Chung Pui, a researcher at the University of Hong Kong studying Chinese teaching for non-Chinese speaking students, believes that it is important for non-Chinese students to develop a positive self-image through these kinds of identity-affirming activities. He is now in the process of collecting different ethnic stories, including that of Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, who donated a large sum of money towards the building of the University of Hong Kong, and Filipino nationalist José Rizal, who spent his early years in Hong Kong as an ophthalmologist. Dr. Tai is collecting these stories to illustrate to students that the connection between ethnic minorities and Hong Kong goes back a long way.


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Matt Groening Is Ugly
At least according to the author of a new book, Stupid, Ugly, Unlucky and Rich: Spike's Guide to Success:
"I'm not saying that being good looking won't get you a date, but as for success – forget it," said [Richard] St. John, who names multimillionaires Rupert Murdoch and Bill Gates as examples of that principle.
"I apologize for calling them ugly," he said. "In fact, I think they are just average, but there's an inverse relationship between looks and success. The uglier they are, the richer they are."
Ugly people discussed in the book include Groening, Rudy Giuliani, Barbra Streisand, Russell Crowe, Martha Stewart, Norman Lear, Quincy Jones, the Google founders, the discoverer of DNA and Ben of Ben & Jerry's. [Buffalo News]
#Matt Groening #Rupert Murdoch
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Below, we explain the provisions of the model Sales Representative Agreement.
Introductory Paragraph. Insert the date, your name as Artist and the name of the sales representative or the sales representative's company.
Appointment. This provision establishes whether your relationship with the sales representative is exclusive or nonexclusive, and establishes in what geographical areas the sales representative will represent your works. Exclusive means that while the agreement is in force, only the sales representative (not you or another sales representative) can represent the works: 1) within the territory you define, and 2) for those sources of revenue set out in the agreement. If the relationship is nonexclusive, others (including you) could solicit potential deals within the territory and for those purposes.
Choose the type(s) of representation you desire, for example, retail accounts, wholesale accounts and so on, by checking the appropriate box. If you choose licensing rights, specify the type of licensing—for example, licensing for posters, postcards, T-shirts, buttons, caps and whatever else you and the sales rep envision. You can be as broad or as narrow as you want in defining licensing rights, for example: "all forms of merchandise licensing" or "fabrics". Also choose "commissioned works" if your sales representative will represent you for purposes of getting you work on commission, for example, from collectors.
If you already have accounts in these territories, you should exclude them from the agreement by checking the optional provision and listing the accounts on Attachment A.
Two other optional provisions are provided to deal with sales made by the Artist, not the rep, within the Territory. You should only choose these optional provisions if your arrangement is exclusive. If your agreement is nonexclusive within the territory, you don't need to account for sales that you make in the territory without the rep's help.
Example: Hans has a nonexclusive contract for wholesale accounts with Joanie, his rep, in the southwestern United States. Hans solicits a wholesale account from a New Mexico gallery without Joanie's help. He does not have to account to Joanie for the New Mexico revenue. However, if the arrangement with Joanie were exclusive, Hans would have to account to Joanie, since she has exclusive rights to represent him in the southwest.
payment of the rep's commission for sales after the initial order.
Obligations of Sales Representative. This section establishes the sales representative's duties, namely evaluating opportunities, representing your work and negotiating deals. The "disclaimer" language is inserted to protect the sales representative from future claims that the sales representative promised or guaranteed that your work could be sold or licensed. This provision also guarantees that the sales representative is free to take on other clients.
Sales Representative Reimbursement. If you choose this optional provision, check the boxes indicating which expenses you will pay. If you must pay an exhibit fee to use the rep's showroom, indicate that fee and when it should be paid, for example, "$50 monthly." Insert an appropriate amount, for example, "$200," in the section indicating that your approval is required for expenses.
Obligations of Artist. This section establishes the artist's duties as well as the artist's ownership of the artwork samples. In the event that printed materials are required, indicate what materials should be provided. If any additional duties are required of the artist, write this in the blank space.
Payments. Under this provision, the sales representative receives a percentage of all "Works Income." This income is paid directly to the Artist, who then reimburses the sales rep within a fixed time period, for example, 30 days.
Commissions for sales reps range from 10-25%, although they are commonly in the 15-20% range. Commissions to licensing reps are typically between 20% and 33%.
The audit statement provides that each party can audit the other's books. That way, you can check to see what the rep has been doing with the accounts and vice versa. Normally, the artist is responsible for all billings and collections. However, if you and the rep have a different arrangement, check the appropriate box.
Rights. The rep will not want any surprises—such as someone claiming that you don't own the work or that your work infringes on someone's copyright. For this reason, you should provide a guarantee that you own the artworks and that you have the right to sell and license them. This won't completely prevent surprises, but it will help keep the sales rep free from liability if something unexpected does pop up.
Advertising. The rep may want to use your name, trademarks or picture in promotional ads at the rep's booth at trade shows. Check the second option if you and the rep have agreed to allow you prior approval of any such uses.
Assignment. This provision prevents you and the sales rep from transferring contract obligations to someone else. For example, if the rep sold her business to another rep and wanted to transfer your account as part of the sale, your permission would be required.
Termination. What happens if you terminate the sales representative agreement but want to continue your business contact with a company with which you had previously made a deal through the sales rep? Under this provision, if you enter into a sales or licensing agreement with such a company within a fixed period of time after termination, you will have to pay the sales rep a fee for a certain amount of time(three to six months is common). You can also alter the sales representative's fee for post-termination deals. For example, you can agree that the sales representative will get only one-half of the fees if any agreement is entered into after three months but before six months. The sales representative may insist that you change the agreement so that the sales representative is paid if you enter into a contract with anyone that the sales representative solicited. In that case, in order to be sure that the sales representative has solicited the client or company, request that the sales representative furnish you a list of persons who were solicited (and the dates of solicitation and the name of the person contacted). This list can be furnished at the time of termination, or you can request that the sales representative notify you periodically (say, every six months) of all solicitations during that period.
Miscellaneous/General Provisions. Here's information about the miscellaneous provisions.
Attachment A. Write up a description of the works that the sales rep will be handling for you in the Attachment. As an alternative for listing specific works, you can include a statement such as, "All works created prior to and during the term of this Agreement" or "Any new artworks created during the term of this Agreement." Also, if you are excluding some accounts, list them in Attachment A as well.


Your offspring show very early interest in diving? Then the Scuba Rangers course from SSI is exactly the right thing! Here, children from 8 to 12 years of age receive important basic knowledge in diving. Of course, a theory course is absolutely necessary!
After the theory-online course has been completed, they are going into the pool or the limited open water. Diving in a maximum depth of 5 meters. The practice can be done by the little ones at any SSI diving center worldwide – also on a family holiday! Safety is always at the forefront of practice training! There is no requirement for participation in the "Scuba Rangers" course.


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SONA was an 'opportunity lost' to reassure public – CPLO
The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) has released its reading of President Cyril Ramaphosa's 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 13 February. The CPLO describes the address as a "sombre note" about South Africa's "dire" public finances. It highlights Ramaphosa's recognition that consensus by means of social compacts "is a means of achieving progress, but expressed disappointment that failure to address corruption and tackle "the haunting spectre of xenophobia" was an "opportunity lost."
After the now to be expected political antics of the third largest party resulted in a 90-minute delay in proceedings and a 10-minute suspension of the business of the House, President Ramaphosa was at last able to deliver a much-anticipated State of the Nation speech. It was long, about 7500 words, it took about 50 minutes to deliver, and was often quite heavy on detail.
The President delivered this SONA against the background of widely reported surveys which showed that only 28% of South Africans had confidence in the direction the country was moving in, while the surveys also showed that the he himself enjoyed a high degree of personal support at 61%. The level of national confidence was 10 percentage points less than in May 2019; hence there was an expectation that the President would leverage his personal support levels in order to push back against the dropping levels of confidence in the country's future.
But he sounded a sombre note, referring to the dire state of our public finances, minimal economic growth for over a decade, power insecurity and its consequences, and – several times – state capture and corruption. Even the other aspects of our reality, the numbers of children in school, the demographics of the improved matric results, and the Springbok World Cup victory, came across as a respectful reminder rather than an excuse to underplay the 'stark reality.'
Minister Ebrahim Patel commented afterwards that while the previous SONA was about putting down foundations, this one was about building on them. The President's preferred theory of change, that of creating bridgeheads of consensus as a means of achieving progress, was very much in evidence: "Achieving consensus and building social compacts is not a demonstration of weakness. It is the very essence of who we are." He framed several of the successes of recent times in this language, from the recovery of broken municipalities to the putative social compact on electricity. In one of two moments of cross-party consensus, the President's affirmation of municipalities' right to tap into non-Eskom electricity, and the permission for various groups to generate limited amounts of electricity, was warmly welcomed across the benches. The other agreement across parties was the anger they all felt at the behaviour of the EFF, and their shared commitment to have this behaviour referred to the powers and privileges committee.
A close reading of the speech suggests that the President sought to offer some confidence through a commitment to strengthening safety. There were references to gender-based violence, to tightening bail conditions, to stricter sentencing and to amendments to the Domestic Violence Act and the Sexual Offences Act to better protect victims. He also spoke about an increased intake of people joining the police force, deployment of officers to protect tourists, and stronger anti-gang unitsin three provinces. The safety motif also found its way, expressed differently, into making the environment for investment and business more conducive. Everything from turnabout times for water use licenses, to easier registration, to meeting investment targets, spoke to the idea of safer business environments. There is however a long road ahead.
As was expected, Eskom, SAA, and the other SOEs came in for scrutiny. On Eskom, the President spoke of divisionalising the structure (the language favoured by the new CEO). He confirmed that load-shedding will remain part of the immediate future. Some commentators have read into the speech the first moves towards privatization. The announcement of the creation of a national bank and a sovereign wealth fund came as a bit of a surprise, not least because such creations need good seed funding, and it is difficult to see how this could happen in the present economic climate. Both have been part of the ANC's policy. On the other hand there was no mention of the nationalization of the Reserve Bank, which has also of late featured in the ANC policy. Both the expropriation of land legislation and the NHI were progressing through Parliament after an extensive listening process. Sadly, the speech was short on hope or even recognition of the dire situation of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, and the haunting spectre of xenophobia.
As he has done before, the President was able to tick off some areas of progress on previous promises: the new science and innovation university in Ekhuruleni; the long-awaited dam on the Umzimvubu river; the new high-tech city near Lanseria, etc. Some small measure of confidence is ignited when progress can be noted. If the last SONA was big on dreams but short on specifics and low on progress reports, this SONA returned to the tradition of reporting back to the country. The focus on youth and the commitment to skilling young people struck an important note. The President was thick on detail in this regard: a new college, five new prototype sites to support young people, short courses to skill them for jobs and job readiness, will all offer some hope. We will need to wait for the Budget Speech in just under two weeks to get answers about how these initiatives are to be funded.
Many had hoped for a sign in this year's SONA that the country was moving closer to a point where we might see action against those responsible for corruption, state capture and the theft of public money. While most people agree that one cannot push the pace of the commissions of enquiry, or take cases to court that are ill prepared, and while we cannot succumb to populist type voices baying for revenge, nonetheless the country needs a sign that the wheels of justice are indeed turning. It was interesting to note that, the day before the SONA, a wide variety of responsible civil society organizations, led by the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation and Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, mounted a public call to make 2020 the 'Year of the Orange Overalls.' It might well be said that this campaign, coming from people and groups who have no party political points to score, is an important reading of the political temperature on the ground. The SONA would have been a good moment to reassure the country that this government is making good on its promises to clean up the mess it inherited. In this respect, it was an opportunity lost.
Fr Peter-John Pearson
Director of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office
You can read the full State of the Nation Address for 2020 by President Cyril Ramaphosa here.
Source: CPLO (https://www.cplo.org.za/response-the-2020-sona/)
This article has been re-published with the kind permission of Spotlight Africa
Photo Credit: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the 2020 State of the Nation Address on the occasion of a Joint Setting of Parliament. (Photos: GCIS, Flickr // GovernmentZA)
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The signs of aging – and how to stop them...... While many of us see wrinkles as an unfortunate part of aging – and are saving our pennies in hopes of having a future face lift – there are in fact a wide range of things that contribute to the aging process. Too much exposure to the sun, sugar consumption and free radicals are all skin enemies, and can show themselves through wrinkles, sagging skin and the loss of your complexion's vibrant, youthful glow. The passage of time and genetics can also play a role in the aging process, but a little bit of knowledge can go a long way toward preventing wrinkles and bringing the aging process to a halt.
The damaging UV rays of the sun wreak the most havoc and most contribute to the aging process, experts say. That means that if you were a sun worshipper who spent too much time tanning as a teen, it's likely you'll eventually see that long-ago damage show itself at some point in your life. Sunscreen, however, can prevent much of the damage, according to a study by Australian researchers released in 2013. Scientists found after a four-year follow-up of more than 900 participants that those who were told to wear sunscreen had fewer signs of aging on the surface of their skin than those who were given no direction regarding sunscreen. "Skin surface patterns reflect the severity of the sun's damage to the deeper skin, especially to the elastic fibers and collagen," Dr. Adele Green, the study's lead author, told CNN. Sun damage is caused by two different types of radiation – UV-A and UV-B rays. UV-A rays are the ones that are associated with signs of aging, also known as photo-aging, according to Dr. Lawrence Gibson, a professor of dermatology at the Mayo Clinic. Photo-aging inhibits the skin's ability to hold its shape, which results in wrinkles. Wearing sunscreen – especially a lightweight version that won't clog pores – can protect your face and help reduce future signs of aging.
Because it is found in a wide range of foods including items we wouldn't suspect such as crackers and bread, it's hard to avoid sugar. Many of us jump-start our day by stirring a teaspoon of sugar into our morning cup of coffee, never thinking that when it comes to our skin, sugar is just not that sweet. When we consume sugar, it is almost immediately transformed into blood glucose, which our body converts into energy. When levels of blood glucose are high, however – such as those days we pair our coffee with a cinnamon roll - sugar molecules can't all be used for energy, and the tag-alongs attach themselves to protein molecules. These new sugar proteins are called advanced glycation end products, appropriately known as AGEs. The more sugar we eat, the more AGEs develop. Unfortunately for skin, the proteins sugar finds most appealing are collagen and elastin, which are tasked with keeping skin firm and elastic. AGEs not only damage collagen and elastin when the sugar attaches, they also impact the cells that produce antioxidants, making the essential skin proteins more vulnerable to free radicals. "Number one, the glucose makes the cells abnormal, and number two, it creates free radicals. So you get a double whammy when it comes to aging," Dr. Cheryl Karcher, a New York City-based dermatologist, said in an interview with Elle magazine. While some glycation is normal – any carb is turned to blood glucose for energy – cutting back on the refined white stuff can have a powerful impact on skin health.
Like AGEs, free radicals are damaged cells. They cause damage to the skin because they ravage the body in search of a specific molecule to restore their health, and grab it from whatever cell they run across first. The free radicals heal themselves, but damage or kill the cell from which it stole the needed molecule. Antioxidants – manufactured by the body and found in abundance in brightly-colored fruits and veggies - fight free radicals by donating that necessary molecule without damage to themselves, essentially soothing the savage beast. To make sure you have enough antioxidants on hand to help fight free radicals, which are found in pollution, cigarette smoke and other toxins, its best to fight them from the inside out as well as the outside in. Eat a diet rich in nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables, making sure to take in plenty of skin-friendly Omega 3s, which are found in fish oil, and when you're searching for a moisturizer, use one that includes antioxidants such as vitamins E, C and A, all of which target the free radicals that do the most damage to skin cells.
While it might seem that skin creams that promise to reduce wrinkles are faced with a Herculean task – leaving you questioning if they really work - in truth, the right ingredients, most importantly those that help restore collagen and elastin proteins so skin becomes more elastic, can give you real results – even if you spent your summers sunning on the beach without giving a single thought to wrinkles. The best wrinkle creams use natural ingredients rather than harsh synthetic chemicals that can irritate the sensitive skin of the face. Senvie's Lift & Firm Deep Anti-Aging Moisturizer has peptides that help encourage the production of collagen and elastin along with natural moisturizers and antioxidants to protect skin from future damage. The formula includes: Matrixyl 3000: This innovative ingredient features two peptides - palmitoyl-tripeptide and palmitoyl-oligopeptide – that work in synergy to encourage the production of collagen and elastin, restoring skin's radiance and rebuilding strength. Shea butter: This natural nut butter features the same oils produced by the skin's sebaceous glands, and it melts at skin temperature, absorbing quickly. Shea butter is also packed with vitamin A, an essential antioxidant for skin health. Topheryl acetate: This form of vitamin E addresses signs of aging two ways, first with antioxidants that fight the free radicals that target skin cells, and secondly with rich, healing hydration that improves the look and feel of skin. Glycerin: An emollient that boosts skin's moisture, glycerin also increases skin's strength so it is better able to hold its shape, and according to studies helps fight the signs of photo-aging, so skin looks younger, no matter how much time you spent in the sun.


Hunter Labour Hire can provide a range of labour hire solutions to construction companies throughout the Sydney Metro area. Our scope ranges from general labourers to skilled tradespeople including but not limited to carpenters, plumbers, electricians, scaffolders and bricklayers. We provide a 24/7 service and a personal approach with all clients allocated their own specific account manager.
Hunter Labour Hire provide a wide range of services to the Sydney construction industry and focus on providing real labour solutions with our simple ethos – the right labourer, in the right place, at the right time for the right price.
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We regularly update our blog with upcoming labourer job opportunities in Sydney as well as giving some information about the type of projects we work on and the work force we have available to hire.


A fair few this week!
I also bought A Shakespeare Treasury, The Stratford Shakespeare Anthology and The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, both also by Levi Fox. I can't find summaries for them though, sorry. I'm going to attempt to teach myself how to understand poetry, with the help of the internet - I quite like poetry when I know what it means.
Last Chance by Sarah Dessen - wasn't good enough to be sold at Oxfam, so I was allowed to take it.
Some fab books there, Sophia Bennett's book looks so cute! I hope you enjoy them all!
I especially want my hands on Wintercraft and Boys, Beads and Bangles(I enjoyd the first part of Sophia's fashion fairytale).
Yay, you have Diving In! I was just talking about it earlier today - the way it was ground-breaking when it first came out. I hope you enjoy it! In fact, I hope you enjoy all of these great books!
That's a fab week! The arrival of Wintercraft is definitely exciting. Montacute House sounds interesting. I've also started reading Shadows and I like it so far.
Leah - Thank you! It does look cute, but I haven't read the first one yet.
Ladybug - Haha, cheers! I am so excited for Wintercraft! I've not yet Threads yet, though. I'm not sure if I'll need the first one first.
Marie - It does, I'm so excited to read it!
Lauren - I can't wait to read Wintercraft! I'm intrigued by Montacute House, but a little wary as I'm not a huge historical fiction fan. Ohh, I can't wait to read Shadows! It looks great!
Cheers! I love the sound of Shadows, and I'm intrigued by Monacute House. Not sure if I'll like it though. We'll see.
I'm not sure if you have to read Threads first either but I think it sounds a bit like it from the description. But it could be that it works as a standalone.
I've heard some great things about Alan Garner's writing so I'm exited to read your thoughts on his novel once you've read it.
Wow, tons of great stuff this week! Montacute House looks amazing---I've never heard of it before! Adding it to my wishlist for sure!
Sarah - Thank you! I'm excited for Wintercraft! :D I hope I end up with some positive reviews for you!
Thank you! I look forward to reading them all!
Wow you really have a hall here some great titles. Now to read them all. Enjoy!
Thanks :) I've got some great reading ahead of me!


Applicants looking for a passport in California can find the majority of application acceptance facilities in your local post offices, City and County clerk offices, as well as some public libraries. Most of the acceptance facilities require you to schedule an appointment. Also, the hours in the passport offices may vary and may exclude Federal Holidays.
In the past few decades', American citizens applying for a passport has increased significantly. To help meet the applicants' passport needs, the U.S Postal Service has offered their services. However, many post-California passport offices require an appointment with their desired location and passport requirements specific to their particular type of service.
In California, the standard passport application process takes 4 to 6 weeks and the estimated time for expedites applications is 2 to 3 weeks.


BACK IN STOCK - Use these beans just like a pinto bean - but they will cook in three to four hours without pre-soaking! Named for the Anasazi Indians who lived in the four corners area (now Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico) dating back to 130 A.D. Anasazi Beans® were one of the few crops cultivated by the Anasazi. They were found in the ruins by settlers to the four corners area in the early 1900's. Presently they are grown at 7,000 ft. elevation on the same land the Anasazi inhabited. Anasazi Beans® are considered an unusually tasty baking bean, very scrumptious with ham, and flavorful in Mexican dishes. This sweeter and mealier bean will allow many culinary delights! They also contain 75% less of the gas-causing carbohydrates compared to pinto beans!
Best Beans in the World! The Anasazi were Indians who lived in the four corners area (now Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico) dating back to 130 A.D. Anasazi Beans® were one of the few crops cultivated by the Anasazi. They were found in the ruins by settlers to the four corners area in the early 1900's. Presently they are grown at 7,000 ft. elevation on the same land the Anasazi inhabited. Anasazi Beans® are considered an unusually tasty baking bean, very scrumptious with ham and flavorful in Mexican dishes. This sweeter and mealier bean will allow many culinary delights! They also contain 75% less of the gas-causing carbohydrates compared to pinto beans!


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Steven Sarmiento Finishes First At WSOP Circuit Coconut Creek Main Event
Steven Sarmiento from New York won his first major title at the World Series of Poker Coconut Creek Main Event. What seemed like a slow start for this player later turned into a heated and action-packed game. At the start of the final day of the main event, there was no indication that Sarmiento would be crowned the winner. Nick Yunis was the overnight chip leader and Sarmiento placed sixth out of eleven, right in the middle. But in the end, after calling some bluffs he walked away smiling.
The World Series of Poker
The WORLD Series of Poker consists of a series of tournaments that are hosted in Las Vegas on an annual basis since the year 2004. It is the place where every professional poker player wants to be as there are big cash prizes up for grabs. This year's series runs until the 18th of May 2020. There are a variety of venues, from Oklahoma to Harrah's New Orleans. There are even online circuits.
All About Sarmiento's Winnings
At the WSOP Circuit Coconut Creek Main EventSteven Sarmiento won his first WSOP Circuit ring, as well as $188.158and a ticket giving him access to the 2020 Global Casino Championship. Even though this was his first major title it has been quite the year for Sarmiento. Prior to the WSOP Circuit Coconut Creek Main Event, he has won $400.000. This is in 2019 alone.
Gameplay at the WSOP Circuit Coconut Creek Main Event
On the final day of the Main Event Sarmiento was by no means at the top of the pile. He was sixth of the eleven players remaining, which puts him right in the middle. Initially, Sarmiento took it easy, but after two double ups (one through Matthew Yorra and one through Nick Yunis), a full house and calling a few bluffs by Nick Yunis (the overnight chip leader) he was the leader on the chip board. A position he would hold for the rest of the tournament.
During the final table Sarmiento was on a roll. While he was still in the chip lead, Nick Yunis was back with a vengeance. However, he was no match for Sarmiento's trip nines. Sarmiento also dominated Russel Sullivan's all-in ace-queen with his ace-king. Even with double the chips of his runner up Neal Corcoran, the kill was anything but quick. Corcoran fought and lead for a short while, however Sarmiento's ace-eight trumped Corcoran's ten-eight of diamonds. Corcoran did not go home empty handed. He took second place and $116.291.
The other 7 positions were as follows: Russel Sullivan took third place with $86,060, Nick Yunis was fourth with $64,423, Dominique Mosley took fifth place with $48,789, Matthew Yorra filled the sixth position and walked away with $37,386, Bradley Mercer came in seventh with $28,990, Daniel Couzens was eight with $22,752, and finally in ninth place was Thomas Macey with $18,075.
Audrey Molly | October 25, 2019


Iron Sharpens Iron is an equipping conference for men. We not only seek to build up men as individuals, but we strive to help and support the local church by providing seminars to equip men to minister to other men in their own local church. Our main objective is to support you, the local church pastor and your men's ministry leaders. For more information, please contact the church office at 608-756-4175.


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community, Jeanette McGarry, Jeanette Cox, Miss Wagga
The family of former Miss Wagga Jeanette Cox (nee McGarry) has paid tribute to her kind nature after she died last month at the age of 76. Jeanette Cox, daughter of Geoffrey and Gladys McGarry, was born in Wagga in 1944 and grew up on Kincaid Street with her twin brother Geoffrey and sister Judy. Ms Cox attended Wagga Wagga High School and was elected school captain in her final year before bringing her leadership skills to the Miss Wagga quest. She was elected Miss Wagga in 1963 at the age of 19 and spent six weeks in Wagga's Kansas sister city Leavenworth as part of the role. Her son Nigel Cox said her time as Miss Wagga and as a guest in Leavenworth was life-changing and the title came with a great deal of respect and hospitality at the time. "The treatment was amazing for her, she felt pretty special," he said. "It was a big highlight of her life for sure." Ms Cox spent much of her 20s living on the Esplanade in Wagga with her husband Geoff and three sons; Simon, Nigel and Andrew. The family moved to Sydney in 1971, but her ties to Wagga remained through her life. "She had a really strong affinity with Wagga, her family were nearby in Marrar ... she had a lot of friends who she stayed in contact with over the years," Mr Cox said. READ MORE: A keen golfer and photographer, she lived an active life full of travel and remained very close to her twin brother. She remained in Sydney and re-married John Loughnan in 2014. Her six grandchildren, who live in Sydney, the Central Coast and Brooklyn, New York, were a big part of her life. "Mum was just such a kind, gentle, honest person who was interested in other people, her friends were so important to her," Mr Cox said. Ms Cox requested to be buried near her parents in Wagga, and her family will farewell her at a private funeral on September 11 with a wake at Romano's Hotel.
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Former Miss Wagga Jeanette McGarry remembered as 'kind, gentle' woman
Rachel McDonald
The family of former Miss Wagga Jeanette Cox (nee McGarry) has paid tribute to her kind nature after she died last month at the age of 76.
HONOURED GUEST: Jeanette Cox (nee McGarry) in Leavenworth, Kansas, where she visited after being elected Miss Wagga in 1963.
Jeanette Cox, daughter of Geoffrey and Gladys McGarry, was born in Wagga in 1944 and grew up on Kincaid Street with her twin brother Geoffrey and sister Judy.
Ms Cox attended Wagga Wagga High School and was elected school captain in her final year before bringing her leadership skills to the Miss Wagga quest.
She was elected Miss Wagga in 1963 at the age of 19 and spent six weeks in Wagga's Kansas sister city Leavenworth as part of the role.
Her son Nigel Cox said her time as Miss Wagga and as a guest in Leavenworth was life-changing and the title came with a great deal of respect and hospitality at the time.
"The treatment was amazing for her, she felt pretty special," he said.
"It was a big highlight of her life for sure."
CHILDREN: Jeanette Cox with her sons Nigel and Simon and a friend's son Hugh Morrow.
Ms Cox spent much of her 20s living on the Esplanade in Wagga with her husband Geoff and three sons; Simon, Nigel and Andrew.
The family moved to Sydney in 1971, but her ties to Wagga remained through her life.
"She had a really strong affinity with Wagga, her family were nearby in Marrar ... she had a lot of friends who she stayed in contact with over the years," Mr Cox said.
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Nurse to retire after caring for 15,000 Wagga families
A keen golfer and photographer, she lived an active life full of travel and remained very close to her twin brother.
She remained in Sydney and re-married John Loughnan in 2014.
Her six grandchildren, who live in Sydney, the Central Coast and Brooklyn, New York, were a big part of her life.
FAMILY: Jeanette Cox with her family, spanning three generations.
"Mum was just such a kind, gentle, honest person who was interested in other people, her friends were so important to her," Mr Cox said.
Ms Cox requested to be buried near her parents in Wagga, and her family will farewell her at a private funeral on September 11 with a wake at Romano's Hotel.


Cancellation of the 2019 #EastAsianYouthGames on #China's orders isn't acceptable to #Taiwan people. I support #Taichung & the National Olympic Committee in righting this wrong. Global solidarity is needed more than ever, as Taiwan is the canary in the coal mine of China's rise.


The Congressional Gold Medal is the Congress' highest award for youth.
These awards are highly regarded by college and universities for scholarship and admission. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry and Congressman Don Bacon present awards each spring. In addition, the Gold Medals are presented every June in Washington D.C. This year 373 youth from across the United States earned the highest award, The Congressional Gold Medal, including our very own Terese Navarra and Luis Sanchez-Romo.
The Congressional Award Program is about challenge. The Award offers young people the opportunity to set personally challenging goals and achieve them. Along the way, they serve their communities and learn about qualities like responsibility, citizenship, and the ability to plan and organize. There are six levels of Award—Bronze, Silver, and Gold Certificates and Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals. Each level is cumulative. Time spent on one Award is carried on to the next level.
The minimum age to earn an Award is 14.
Activities to earn Certificates and Medals must be completed by the participant's 24th birthday.
All Bellevue West High School students are eligible to join. You must register at www.congressionalaward.org and click on Youth/Register Now BEFORE any hours will count toward an award. Please e-mail Mrs. Sorensen to get her personal information needed for the registration form. You must print off and sign the waiver plus send in a $15 registration fee. You may join at any time.


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Smart Glonass Phones
Vladimir Yevtushenkov's holding company AFK Sistema unveiled the country's first smart phone equipped with the Glonass navigation chip as the government seeks to challenge U.S. control of satellite navigation.
Devices with chips developed by Sistema and state-run Rusnano will go on sale for 10,990 rubles ($360) next March, Yevtushenkov said in a televised briefing with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in late December.
"We should start selling it by March 8 as a present for women so they can always identify on the map where their husbands are," Putin said.
Glonass is a Soviet-era project that stalled after funding collapsed along with communism in 1991. The government this year earmarked 27.9 billion rubles ($906 million) for the project, which faced a setback last month when a Proton-M rocket that aimed to deliver three Glonass navigation satellites into orbit fell into the Pacific Ocean.


14" by 14" cotton tote bag for all of your portage and political education needs! Bag is natural cotton with either purple or teal ink. Bags can have either red, black, or cotton colored handles. We will pick your text and handle colors at random unless you have a strong preference towards ink or handle color!
Proceeds from these bags will be donated to Black Lives Matter. (https://donate.idex.org/checkout/donation?eid=66399). You may choose a donation amount you're comfortable with and For the Birds will keep $2.00 per bag to cover costs and keep this fundraising sustainable.
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The overall objective of this WP is to ensure the fulfillment of the project objectives and to ensure that the required project deliverables are provided to the European Commission in time and within budget. This WP will proceed in close contact with WP7, responsible for the Dissemination and Exploitation Plans.
The overall objective of this WP is to define the data to be processed in tranScriptorium, to collect this data and to maintain the necessary infrastructure for internal sharing of data. We will focus mainly on documents with cursive handwriting and with available metadata or other linguistic resources that are useful for the Handwritten Text Recognitin (HTR) process. We will focus on documents in four languages: English, Dutch, German and Spanish.
In this WP, we will strive towards the development of innovative methodologies in HTR and DIA in order to provide the core elements of an HTR engine. Our aim is to go beyond state-of-the-art techniques in DIA in order to efficiently enhance the quality and segment historical handwritten documents in text line as well as to prepare the necessary HTR models which will be used in the subsequent recognition stages. Moreover, we will develop techniques for indexing and searching in historical handwritten documents based on KWS.
The aim of this work package will be to provide a general approach and workflow to acquisition and integration of linguistic resources, to collect linguistic resources relevant to the manuscript collections tackled in the project and to optimize language modeling for HTR. The contribution of the developments of this WP for improving HTR results will be explicitly evaluated in WP3 and WP5.
This WP aims at integrating the tools developed in WP3 and the linguistic resources generated in WP4 in a set of tools for further developing web-based services. An API will be developed for later use in the user interfaces that will be implemented in WP6. Interactive techniques will be studied for improving the recognition results of the DIA, HTR, and KWS engines and for reducing the user effort for achieving accurate results.
The goal of this WP is to demonstrate that it is feasible to utilise the DIA, HTR and KWS software produced by the project (a) for crowdsourcing applications and (b) for digital archives and e-research portals.
This WP is devoted to the dissemination of tranScriptorium scientific and technological results in the areas of Cultural Resources, as well as in the Digital Libraries. Also, a main objective of this WP is to develop an exploitation plan for the development of new services on the basis of tranScriptorium results.