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Interview With Artist and M.O.U.N. Records CEO Chas Bronxson!
With recent biopics such as The New Edition Story and The Bobby Brown Story and documentaries like Unsung, many have come to understand the unfairness that can come with being a music artist, and M.O.U.N. Records founder and CEO, Chas Bronxson is no exception. In fact, it was the infamous shady contracts that he was offered as a teen that would eventually motivate him to take the independent route. "…I couldn't get a decent record deal with a major record label, and even independent record label because they always offered a contract that just didn't seem right," he told So Booking Cool.
What also fueled him to take matters into his own hands was his protégé, Haley Williams, who he was eager to introduce to the world. The hard work and determination would pay off. Williams' heartfelt single "I Miss My Daddy" placed number 14 on the Digital Radio Track's top 150 this past summer.
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Listen to the full interview, to learn more about Bronxson including the inspiration behind the stage name; his creative approach to his craft; his thoughts on internships; his thoughts on the technological benefits for artists and book lovers; when artists should and should not address rumors; the books and authors who have inspired him; his own forthcoming books; his perspective on singing competition shows, the powerful message of his song "When They're Gone (An Ode to Michael Jackson)" and its controversial video, and a lot more! For more information, visit https://www.mounrecords.com.
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The editors of Annals of Internal Medicine wholeheartedly agree with Dr. Campillo-Artero's statements about the supremacy of randomized, controlled trials over trials that do not use random assignment. However, because the goal of the ICMJE policy on trials registration was to promote accessibility to clinically directive experimental research, the committee adopted a broad definition of clinical trials (1). Of note, the Ottawa Group, working closely with the World Health Organization to promote comprehensive trials registration, defines trials in an even broader manner than does the ICMJE. According to the Ottawa Group (2), trial refers to "a prospective controlled or uncontrolled research study evaluating the effects of 1 or more health-related interventions assigned to human participants." Recent trial registration efforts fully realize that randomized, controlled trials provide the most definitive evidence for causal relationships between interventions and health outcomes. However, other types of trials are sometimes the best available evidence to guide clinical practice. For this reason, the ICMJE believes that a comprehensive trial registry should contain information about any research project that prospectively assigns human participants to intervention and comparison groups to study the cause-and-effect relationship between a medical intervention and a health outcome.
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If you have a program or initiative or planning project that feels incomplete or not quite what it should be, it's tempting to look around for off-the shelf answers. And there are many pre-packaged consulting methodologies that may or may not be the right fit. Keep in mind that solutions or methods that worked perfectly for one foundation rarely fit as perfectly at another. Because every philanthropic enterprise has different personalities, policies, cultures and priorities – the talents and skills required to address challenges or supplement grantmaking efforts will be different as well.
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Interim preparing is the point at which your exercise includes cycles of high power and low force work out. It's giving blasts of diligent work, and after that enabling time to recoup before you apply another burst of high force. An illustration is the point at which you persistently dash for a moment, and after that run for a moment.
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Interim preparing incorporates anaerobic and high-impact movement, making your heart and lungs work harder, and giving you an outcomes situated exercise. Anaerobic alludes to the high power point in your activity, or when you are lackng oxygen. This is when put away glucose and fat are singed while your heart is working at 85 percent top limit. At this power level, your muscles are being compelled to not depend on oxygen to fuel muscle compression, and amid this period, lactic corrosive is shaped. Lactic corrosive makes your muscles separate and weariness, making your activity power to in the end diminish. You know lactic corrosive is shaping when the consuming sensation assumes control over your muscles.
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Julius Raecke (* 17. Juli 1872 in London; † 10. März 1930 in Frankfurt am Main) war ein deutscher Psychiater. Seine Arbeitsschwerpunkte lagen in der forensischen und sozialen Psychiatrie.

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Raecke studierte ab 1890 Medizin in Heidelberg, Würzburg, Gießen und Freiburg im Breisgau. In seiner Zeit in Heidelberg trat er dem Corps Rhenania bei. 1895 promovierte er in Freiburg Ueber primäres Melanocarcinom des Rectum. Anschließend arbeitete er zunächst an der Berliner Charité unter Friedrich Jolly und ging dann als Assistent von Friedrich Karl August Zinn an die Irrenanstalt Eberswalde. 1898 wechselte er an die Irrenanstalt in Frankfurt am Main unter Emil Sioli und 1899 an die Nervenklinik in Tübingen unter Ernst Siemerling. Als Siemerling 1901 die neue Psychiatrische und Nervenklinik Kiel übernahm. folgte ihm Raecke, um sich 1903 in Kiel mit Die transistorischen Bewußtseinsstörungen der Epileptiker zu habilitieren. Sioli holte ihn im selben Jahr als Oberarzt und Nachfolger Alois Alzheimers zurück nach Frankfurt. Raecke nahm aber ein Jahr später ein Angebot Siemerlings an, nach Kiel zurückzukehren. 1904 wurde er zum Professor ernannt. 1910 reiste er in die USA, um sich dort über Jugendgefängnisse und Jugendgerichte zu informieren.

1911 wurde Raecke wieder von Sioli nach Frankfurt geholt mit der Zusage, an der demnächst zu gründenden Frankfurter Universität sein Nachfolger zu werden. Diese Zusage wurde indes nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg nicht eingehalten. Stattdessen erhielt Raecke 1914 zunächst ein Extraordinariat an der Universität Frankfurt und wurde 1918 als außerordentlicher Professor verbeamtet. Am Krieg nahm Raecke als Stabsarzt und Chefarzt einer Sanitätskompanie teil. Er wurde einmal verwundet und mit dem Eisernen Kreuz Erster und Zweiter Klasse ausgezeichnet. 1915 erkrankte er schwer an der Ruhr. Im Juli 1918 wurde er für ein halbes Jahr in die Heimat zurückgerufen, wo er auch das Kriegsende erlebte.

1919 übernahm Raecke für neun Monate die Leitung der Frankfurter Klinik vom zurückgetretenen Sioli. Mit dem Amtsantritt Karl Kleists 1920 wurde Raecke Leiter der "Städtischen Fürsorgestelle für Gemüts- und Nervenkranke in Frankfurt" und der damit verbundenen psychiatrischen Poliklinik in der Stiftsstraße. Er übernahm außerdem die neu gegründete Eheberatungsstelle der Stadt Frankfurt. Er starb überraschend an Herzversagen.

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Raecke veröffentlichte an die 200 wissenschaftliche Arbeiten. Neben den Themen seiner Qualifikationsarbeiten widmete er sich vor allem der gerichtlichen und sozialen Psychiatrie und war ein viel beschäftigter Gerichtsgutachter. Mehrfach aufgelegt wurde sein Grundriß der psychiatrischen Diagnostik (1908). Er verfasste ein Lehrbuch der gerichtlichen Medizin (1919) und eine Monographie über Querulantenwahn (1926). Besondere Aufmerksamkeit widmete er seiner Poliklinik und der damit verbundenen Fürsorgestelle, die er nach eigenen Vorstellungen organisiert hatte.

Schriften

 Ueber Primäres Melanocarcinom des Rectum. Buchdruckerei Ernst Kuttruff, Freiburg i. B. 1895 (Dissertation).
 Die transitorischen Bewußtseinsstörungen der Epileptiker, Marhold, Halle 1903 (Habilitation)
 Zur forensischen bedeutung der multiplen sklerose. Berlin 1907.
 Grundriss der psychiatrischen Diagnostik nebst einem Anhang enthaltend die für den Psychiater wichtigsten Gesetzesbestimmungen und eine Uebersicht der gebräuchlichsten Schlafmittel. Hirschwald, Berlin
 1. Aufl. 1908
 2. Aufl. 1910
 11. Aufl. 1937, hrsg. von H. W. Gruhle unter dem Titel 'Grundriss der Psychiatrie'
 Die Behandlung nervöser Schulkinder. Vortrag, gehalten auf der 12. amtlichen Kreislehrerkonferenz des Stadtkreises Kiel am 15. März 1910. Beyer, Langensalza 1910.
 Die Beobachtungsbateilung für Jugendliche an der Städtischen Irrenanstalt in Frankfurt a. M. Marhold, Halle a. S. 1912.
 Ueber antisoziale Handlungen epileptischer Kinder. Hirschwald, Berlin 1912, ca. 1912.
 Die Frühsymptome der arteriosklerotischen Gehirnerkrankung. Hirschwald, Berlin 1913.
 Kurzgefasstes Lehrbuch der gerichtlichen Psychiatrie für Mediziner und Juristen. Bergmann, Wiesbaden 1919.
 Der Querulantenwahn. Ein Beitrag zur sozialen Psychiatrie. Bergmann, München 1926.

Literatur
 Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie. 2. Ausgabe. Bd. 8, Saur, München 2007, S. 153.
 Stefan von Finckenstein: Ich werde nimmer seines gleichen sehn. Biografische Notizen zu Julius Raecke und seinem Werk. In: Julius Raecke: Der Querulantenwahn. Ein Beitrag zur sozialen Psychiatrie. Die Ausgabe von 1926 neu verlegt und vermehrt um ein Vorwort von Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, eine wissenschaftliche Einleitung von Henning Saß und biografische Notizen zu Julius Raecke. Finckenstein & Salmuth, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-934882-26-3, S. 85–110.
 Matthias Lammel: Querulanz und Querulantenwahn. Anmerkungen aus forensisch-psychiatrischer Sicht zu: J. Raecke "Der Querulantenwahn. Ein Beitrag zur sozialen Psychiatrie" (1926). In: Matthias Lammel et al. (Hg.): Wahn und Schizophrenie. Psychopathologie und forensische Relevanz. MWV, Berlin 2011, S. 233–248.
 Max Wassermeyer: Julius Raecke †. In: Archiv für Psychiatrie und Nervenkrankheiten. Bd. 92 (1930), S. 479–484.

Corpsstudent (19. Jahrhundert)
Forensischer Psychiater
Kinder- und Jugendpsychiater
Mediziner (19. Jahrhundert)
Mediziner (20. Jahrhundert)
Forensischer Gutachter
Hochschullehrer (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel)
Hochschullehrer (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)
Sanitätsoffizier (Deutsches Reich)
Person im Ersten Weltkrieg (Deutsches Reich)
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Geboren 1872
Gestorben 1930
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Träger des Eisernen Kreuzes I. Klasse

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Die Braunkohlen- und Brikett-Industrie AG, kurz BUBIAG, war ein deutsches Unternehmen der Kohlewirtschaft.

Die BUBIAG betrieb im Niederlausitzer, später auch im Mitteldeutschen und im Nordhessischen Revier mehrere Braunkohlebergwerke sowie einige nachgeschaltete Brikettfabriken, Schwel- und Kraftwerke.

Geschichte

Gegründet wurde die Bubiag im Jahr 1900 durch den jüdischen Kohlengroßhändler Fritz Friedländer aus Gleiwitz unter finanzieller Beteiligung der AEG. Den Grundstock für das Unternehmen bildeten zwei kurz zuvor von Friedländer erworbene bzw. aufgeschlossene Braunkohlengruben bei Lauchhammer in der Niederlausitz, nämlich die Grube "Bismarck" in Poley und die Grube "Milly" in Bockwitz.

In den nächsten Jahren, insbesondere im zeitlichen Umfeld des Ersten Weltkrieges, wuchs das Unternehmen rasant und stieg zu einem der bedeutendsten Bergbauunternehmen des Lausitzer Reviers auf. In der Folge dehnte die Bubiag ihre Aktivitäten auf das Mitteldeutsche, das Nordhessische und das Rheinische Revier aus.

Im hart umkämpften Kohlemarkt der Industrialisierung des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts konnte sich die Bubiag gegen die Konkurrenz und Übernahmeversuche von Mitbewerbern, insbesondere der Gebrüder Ignaz und Julius Petschek, behaupten und bewahrte ihre Eigenständigkeit. Ab den 1920er Jahren kooperierte die Bubiag häufiger mit der Ilse Bergbau AG und mit den Schlesischen Gräflich Schaffgotsch'schen Werke. Letztere (später Schaffgotsch-Bergwerksgesellschaft genannt) übernahmen in den 1930er Jahren die Aktienmehrheit an der Bubiag von der Friedländer-Gruppe.

Im Jahr 1934 wurde die Bubiag ein Gründungsmitglied der Braunkohle-Benzin AG (BRABAG). In diesem Zusammenhang erhielt die Bubiag einen Generallizenzvertrag für die gemeinsam mit den Didier-Werken entwickelten Bubiag-Didier-Generatoren. Diese wurden bis 1945 in fast allen Fischer-Tropsch-Anlagen verwendet. Die größten Bubiag-Didier-Anlagen gingen im Brabag-Werk Schwarzheide in Betrieb.

Der Geschäftsbetrieb der Bubiag in den ostdeutschen Revieren endete abrupt nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg im Zuge der Besetzung Ostdeutschlands durch die Rote Armee und die sukzessive, entschädigungslose Enteignung von Betrieben und Anlagen durch die Sowjetische Militäradministration in Deutschland (SMAD) im Jahre 1945.

Nach dem Verlust ihrer Güter und Betriebe in Ostdeutschland und Schlesien verlagerte die Familie Schaffgotsch 1948 den Sitz der verbleibenden Unternehmensgruppe (einschließlich der Bubiag) nach München. Von den Bergbauaktivitäten der Bubiag, die ihren operativer Verwaltungssitz fortan in Hannoversch Münden hatte, blieben nur die nordhessischen Gruben, insbesondere im Borkener Revier, bei Frielendorf (1923 erworben, heute renaturierter Silbersee) und auf dem Meißner (Tagebaue Grebestein und Kalbe). Versuche, sich auch im Rheinischen Revier zu etablieren, wurden bald aufgegeben.

Im Jahr 1951 übernahm die Bubiag die Aktienmehrheit an der Elektrischen Licht- und Kraftanlagen AG (Elikraft). 1971 verschmolz Schaffgotsch die Bubiag mit ihrer Tochter Elikraft unter deren Firma. Die Elikraft diente fortan als zentrale Holding-Gesellschaft der Schaffgotsch-Gruppe. 1976 verlegte die Elikraft ihren Sitz nach Frankfurt am Main.

Nach dem Auslaufen des Nordhessischen Braunkohlebergbaus, schweren Verlusten und Kapitalschnitten in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren war die Elikraft überwiegend als reine Verwaltungsgesellschaft ohne echtes operatives Geschäft tätig. Ende der 1980er Jahre übernahm die Familie Rudolph aus Borken-Dillich die Mehrheit am Unternehmen und verlegte den Sitz 1989 nach Borken. Zuletzt (2011) betrieb die Elikraft mehrere Parkhäuser sowie zwei Wasserkraftwerke.

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Nordhessisches Braunkohlerevier
Ehemaliges Bergbauunternehmen
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Five Things To Know About Orlando Scandrick
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Redskins.com's Stephen Czarda provides five things to know about new Washington Redskins cornerback Orlando Scandrick, who was signed on March 19.
1. Despite being a fifth-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the then-21-year-old Scandrick made the Dallas Cowboys 53-man roster and appeared in every game as a rookie.
When Scandrick entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Cowboys selected him just four rounds after they made Mike Jenkins, a first-team All-American selection at cornerback in 2007, their second of two first round picks.
Along with Jenkins, Dallas also had Terence Newman, a 2007 Pro Bowler, at cornerback along with veterans Anthony Henry and Adam Jones.
But Scandrick still earned playing time in his rookie season, appearing in 16 games with two starts to record 36 tackles and four passes defensed.
In his second start of the year, a 34-9 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, Scandrick helped hold Matt Hasselbeck and Co. to zero passing touchdowns.
2. Scandrick played collegiately at Boise State, where he started 38 games and recorded 152 tackles. He left with a school-record seven blocked kicks, including a single-season record of four in 2007.While Boise State has only been playing a full Division I-A schedule since the 1996 season, the Broncos have been one of college football's top programs over the last 20-plus years.
During that span, 45 different Boise State products have appeared in an NFL game including Scandrick. In his three active seasons with the Broncos, Scandrick recorded 152 tackles (109 solo) along with four interceptions and 3.5 sacks.
While Scandrick impressed throughout his career (he was a second-team Freshman All-American selection by Scout.com) as a cornerback, he also caused issues on special teams as he recorded a school-record seven blocked kicks.
He blocked four kicks alone during his final season at Boise State.
3. Off the field, Scandrick focuses on helping youth in his hometown.
Scandrick has made it a priority of his to help give back to kids, particularly those who attend his alma mater, Los Alamitos (Calif.) High School.
Last year, Scandrick, on behalf of his new foundation 32Cares, donated $15,000 worth of gear to the high school's football team including custom helmets.
4. Scandrick played in one of the most memorable college football games ever played.During the 2006 season, Boise State collected a perfect 11-0 regular season record as the Broncos ran through their WAC competition easily while also defeating Oregon State in non-conference play.
Redskins Sign Cornerback Orlando Scandrick
The Washington Redskins on Monday, March 19, 2018, announced the signing of cornerback Orlando Scandrick. Take a look back at his NFL career.
Ending regular season action ranked as the No. 8 team in the country, Boise State earned a Fiesta Bowl invite to play No. 10 Oklahoma.
In one of the greatest games with perhaps the greatest ending, the Broncos upset the Sooners 43-32 after successfully converting a two-point try off a Statue of Liberty play.
In the game, Scandrick recorded six tackles with one pass defensed. He also shared the field with one of his new teammates: Trent Williams.
5. Scandrick immediately becomes the most experienced cornerback on the Redskins, having appeared in 125 career regular season games. The next closest is Josh Norman (83 regular season games).
With Bashaud Breeland currently remaining a free agent and Kendall Fuller being included in the Alex Smith trade with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Redskins entered Monday with just four cornerbacks on the roster.
The headliner of that group, of course, is Josh Norman, who has been one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL over the last three years. But the other three cornerbacks – Quinton Dunbar, Joshua Holsey and Fabian Moreau – have yet to be a full-time starter in the NFL.
During the 2017 season, Moreau and Holsey, who were both rookies, combined for just 68 defensive snaps. Dunbar, meanwhile, has only been a cornerback for three seasons after making the switch from wide receiver during Washington's 2015 training camp.
While the Redskins like the talent all three possess, Scandrick gives Washington a long-tenured veteran in the room.
"I'm going to bring competitiveness, leadership, tenacity," Scandrick said. "Just that attitude and just whatever [they] need.
Player Spotlight: Homegrown Sean Davis Aims To Play Like Sean Taylor While Competing For The Starting Safety Spot
Davis, who grew up in Washington D.C. and idolized Sean Taylor, signed with his hometown Redskins on March 23.
#HailMail: Trades, Picks And Other Draft Predictions
The Redskins are only a week away from making their first draft selection of the Ron Rivera Era. Here's what Redskins fans want to know:
Head Coach Ron Rivera Explains How The Redskins Used Free Agency To Fill Needs
For weeks, fans wondered about the reasoning behind many of the Redskins' free agent signings. Head coach Ron Rivera addressed those moves during a video conference with the local media.
Redskins Players Are Adapting To A World Of Social Distancing Amid COVID-19
Players still need to stay in shape, and these Redskins are doing whatever necessary to be ready for the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
#HailMail: Goodbye Free Agency, Hello NFL Draft
With free agency three weeks old and the NFL Draft two weeks away, there's plenty of Redskins' news to discuss. Here's what fans wanted to know:
'He's A Tremendous Athlete': Redskins Have High Expectations For QB-Turned-TE Logan Thomas
Four years ago, Thomas switched from quarterback to tight end. Now, he primed for a bigger role with the Redskins.
Close To Full Strength, DL Caleb Brantley 'Can't Wait' To Be Back On The Field
Brantley spent most of the 2019 season on Injured Reserve. Now that he re-signed with the Redskins, he's ready to rejoin a deep group on the defensive line.
Brandon Scherff Signs Franchise Tender
The team announced the following roster move Wednesday.
Five Takeaways From Head Coach Ron Rivera's Video Conference
Rivera addressed the media for the first time since free agency began on March 18. Here are five takeaways from the video conference.
J.D. McKissic Will Rely on His Receiving Ability In A Competitive Redskins RB Room
McKissic had 34 receptions for 233 yards with the Detroit Lions. He wants to put that same ability to use in Washington.
Kendall Fuller, Now A More Refined Player, Will Bring A Championship Mentality to Washington
Fuller, who was drafted by the Redskins in 2016, was traded in 2018 and won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs. He wants to do the same thing now that he's back in Washington.
Five Things To Know About Cornerback Ronald Darby
Darby, a second round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, has recorded eight interceptions in 57-career games (56 starts).


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urban fox has brought a new spectre to haunt parents' nightmares. Lola and Isabella Koupparis, aged nine months, were found crying and covered in blood after the fox went into their upstairs bedroom and attacked them in their cots in Hackney, east London. The girls' mother described the incident as being "like a living nightmare" while London mayor Boris Johnson called on councils in the capital to "focus on their duties for pest control".
years removed from the stunning discovery of the skeleton of King Richard III, have also unearthed the grave of a woman believed to be among the highest figures of the church during her time. According to the Telegraph in England, archaeologists at Leicester University found a lead coffin near the site of Richard III grave. Inside the coffin they reportedly found the remains of an elderly woman whom they believed to be so revered by the church, those who prayed for her were promised 20 days off purgatory. Despite her high status, details on Holt remain scarce. know little about her and a lack of fundamental information, such as her age at death, what she did for a living, what she looked like or where in the church she was buried," Mathew Morris, Grey Friars site director and lead archaeologist from the University of Leicester, told the Telegraph. The body believed to be Holt was in 1 of 10 graves discovered at Grey Friars friary in Leicester including that of King Richard III, the Telegraph reported.
in the North East, there is almost no threat from the region's populations of urban foxes, with domestic pets far more likely to injure children. Mike Pratt, chief executive of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, said: "We need to keep this in perspective. "He said the fox attack compared with 1,500 cases of serious injuries caused to people by domestic dogs over the last 10 years. "We have more to fear from dogs, with whom we live in very close proximity," he said. "Foxes are opportunistic predators and part of nature, and are not naturally aggressive. "What is said to have happened in London is a very rare event. Foxes have l.


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Tillerson Rejects Trump's Past Calls for Nuclear Proliferation
Tillerson told lawmakers he will pursue nuclear nonproliferation.
ByJUSTIN FISHEL
Former CEO of Exxon Mobile and Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testifies at his nomination hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on Jan. 11, 2017.
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— -- President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state broke with Trump on the issue of nuclear proliferation today during the first of what's expected to be a two-day confirmation hearing.
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Massachusetts, conducted the relevant questioning as Rex Tillerson appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
"Mr. Tillerson, do you agree with President-elect Trump when he said, 'It wouldn't be a bad thing for us if Japan, South Korea or Saudi Arabia acquired nuclear weapons?'" Markey asked.
"Senator, I don't think anyone advocates for more nuclear weapons on the planet," Tillerson replied.
Markey pressed if Tillerson agreed with Trump that proliferation would not be a bad thing. "I do not agree," Tillerson said.
"Senator, I think if confirmed, it is a vital, one of the vital roles for the State Department to play ... has to be the pursuit of nuclear nonproliferation," Tillerson continued. "We just simply cannot back away from our commitment to see a reduction in the number of these weapons on the planet."
But Tillerson came to Trump's defense when asked about the president-elect's tweet saying the U.S. must "expand" its nuclear capability.
"I think in the context of some of the quotes that you're running through here, the president-elect has also indicated a commitment to ensuring that the level of nuclear arms and capability that we are going to maintain under agreed treaties, that those capabilities must be maintained," Tillerson said.
Trump has been all over the map when it comes to nuclear nonproliferation. In 2016, he seemed to say that Japan might be better off if it had nuclear weapons to defend itself from North Korea. At a town hall last April, he also seemed to support Saudi Arabia's having nuclear weapons but quickly reversed himself. And in June, he denied that he wanted Japan to get nuclear weapons.


Growing Tomatoes inside gives the plants better protection from the climate, always useful here in the UK. In general this will mean growing them in a greenhouse, polytunnel or possibly a conservatory. Although there are now specially designed growhouses that can hold up to four tomato plants and can be erected on the patio (or wherever).
There are three main methods of cultivating indoor tomatoes, planting direct into the ground, planting into pots, planting into growbags. Of the three using growbags is my preferred method but I will cover all three here.
Tomatoes can be grown in a bed in the greenhouse using the same planting method as describe for growing tomatoes out doors. The downside to this using this method is that, unlike planting outdoors where they will be part of the crop rotation cultivating them in a bed in the greenhouse means that the same soil is used year after year. This leads to a depletion of the nutrients in the soil, no matter how much fertilizer you use. It also leads to a build up of disease in the soil. The way round this is to change the soil every two years, which is much more work than you might think.
The pots must have a top diameter of at least 12 inches and be at least 9 inches deep. First put some broken crocks in the bottom to ensure good drainage. Then fill with a general purpose compost and plant using the hole/fill method described in growing tomatoes from seed. Insert a cane to give support, you may need to give additional support to the cane at the top if the plants grow very tall. Alternatively you can tie some string to the roof of the greenhouse and then anchored into the pot.
A growbag is a plastic sack filled with compost and will hold three tomato plants. The usual method is to cut the top of the bag along the lines indicated to make two flaps where each plant is to be planted and to cut some slits along the side for drainage. But follow the instructions on your bags. Once this is done make a hole in the compost the size of the pot that the pant is in, remove the plant from it's pot and place into the hole, firm the compost around the plant. Insert a cane for support or use string. Then water well.
As I said earlier using growbags is my preferred method, but I use a slightly different technique to one just described. There are several reasons why I use this method, firstly I do not think that there is enough compost in a growbag to support three tomato plants, secondly watering and feeding can be haphazard both of which reduce your yield.
The method I use gives the plants more compost and makes watering and feeding much more accurate (you do have to do it though). I use something called a Plant Halos from Harrod Horticulture. These a 8 inch pots with a serrated edge and three will fit nicely onto a standard growbag. Screw the pot into the growbag in the same place as you have cut and remove the plastic. Now half fill the centre with general purpose compost, make a hole the size of the pot your plant is in, remove the plant from it's pot and place into the hole, firm the compost around the plant. Insert a cane for support. Fill the outer part of the growpot with water. The outer part of the growpot is used for watering and the inner part for feeding. This allows for much more accuracy.
Because of the higher yield obtained by using this method I have been able to reduce the number of plants grown, hence giving more space in my greenhouse.
If you have planted cordon type tomatoes (see Tomato Types) you will need to remove the side shoots at least once a week, this is done so that the plant puts it's energy into fruit production and not into foliage production. These side shoots start at the junction of the main stem and the leaf. The earlier these are removed the better. But be careful not to remove the trusses which are the stems that have the flowers on. One trick here is if you are short of a plant or two leave a side shoot to grow to about 6 inches cut it off and put it into a pot of wet compost this will develop into another plant.
Once the plant has set five or six trusses it should be stopped, this is done by removing the top of the main stem. Stopping encourages the plant to divert it's energy into the fruit, helping them to mature before the end of the season.
At the end of the season it becomes a race to get the fruit to ripen. I help this process by removing the lower leaves from the plant to expose the fruits to the sun. Now this is where the crystal ball comes in, before the first frost I harvest all fruit of a reasonable size, green ones can be used for chutney etc, or ripened off.
I hope this has given you all you need to know about growing tomatoes inside.


Microsoft shows off its upcoming lineup in Japan.
Blue Dragon is out. Lost Odyssey is out. So what's up next for JRPG-lovin' 360 owners?
Microsoft is going to presumably answer that question today. The company is introducing its upcoming RPG lineup to the Japanese and international press at a conference in the heart of Tokyo. Japanese RPG fanatics that we are, you can bet we were among the first to submit our RSVPs.
The press-only event kicked off at 4:00PM Tokyo time (for California residents, that's around midnight). Over the course of one hour, MS introduced the 360's upcoming lineup of RPGs.
We knew Last Remnant and Infinite Undiscovery, both from Square Enix, would be at the event. But what other surprises were in store?
5:29 :Sensui takes the stage once again to close out the conference.
5:24 :This is a real-time trailer for Last Remnant, he makes clear. The trailer will be available today on Marketplace. I'm not sure if that means worldwide or just Japan, though.
5:22: Next, Last Remnant. This is the last game for the day. It is being introduced by Nobuyuki Ueda, producer. He will announce two big things today.
1. The game will be released first on Xbox 360!
2. Japan, North America, Europe release will occur simultaneously. It will be released this winter. That's just the 360 version.
They will share more details at E3. That's all they can announce today. However, they will show a trailer that was created on Xbox 360.
5:03 - 5:21: (Inifite Undiscovery Live Demo)Kojima will be playing Infinite Undiscovery live before everyone. Actually, his staff will do it. His staff is behind a curtain, but he came out to prove that he's holding a controller. Xbox Live marketplace is selectable from the title screen. He starts off a new game.
This jumps right into an opening cinema, without any pause. I think people will get pissed if I say what's happening, so I won't.
After a lengthy event scene, they're showing a battle. The main character grabs a sword during the event, and the game jumps instantly into battle. Seamless. The battle doesn't last too long before jumping back into the event scene.
A character joins your party and you head off. He notes that the game world continues in real time even when you use items and go into menus. You have to make sure you're in safe quarters when preparing for battle, for instance.
The gameplay demonstration has the characters running around through a dungeon. He's explaining the Connect Action system. You control just Capel, the main character, but using Connect Action, you can make the other characters use their special moves and attacks. He shows how Capel makes Aya use an arrow to get past an enemy guard.
Next, an explanation of situation battle system. Alarms go off in the dungeon and a giant ogre appears to stop them. They can't possibly win, so they have to run away. As you run away, you have to face off against enemies, clear obstacles and so forth. You're escaping by climbing a long flight of stairs. The ogre will climb up the side of the stairs to catch up to you even if you manage to get ahead of it.
After the dungeon, they're switching to another save file. This time, they'll show a massive dragon fight. Aya and Capel are running through a green field. Aya appears to be injured. A giant dragon swoops down. Capel, carrying Aya, has to somehow get past the dragon. The dragon breathes fire at you. But the fire actually helps you by carving out a path for you to escape.
He notes that while the demo today seemed very heavily action based, the game has an RPG approach as well. It can be enjoyed both as an action title and as an RPG. Like Vesperia, they will have demos for us to play today.
5:01: Introducing this game [Infinite Undiscovery] is Hajime Kojima, producer. The game is almost complete, he says. America will get the game on 9/2, Europe on 9/5, Japan on 9/11, Asia on 9/11.
4:57: Next, Infinite Undiscovery. They're showing a trailer for Infinite Undiscovery. I don't know if this is new, but the footage shows one of the characters exploring one of the fields by riding a big bull-like creature. Set for 9/11/2008 release.
4:54: They're going to finish off with a new trailer for Star Ocean. A CG trailer from Visual Works. This will be included in the game as well and will be used for marketing the game.
AD 2064. Humanity made its third and most costly mistake. World War III. Weapons of mass destruction, deployed with impunity, razed the land in the blink of an eye. People believed it's the end of the world. Planet earth was dying. So humanity began to search for a new home in space.
AD 2074 first contact. SD0001 first warp. SD0010 -- first official SRF mission ventures forth into the great Star Ocean. That was all narration. The CG footage shows ships warping through space. Then, presumably the main characters (a blond-haired guy and a brown-haired girl) on a planet walking through a green field. The trailer ends with "For Xbox 360."
4:52: Star Ocean will have a more science-fiction feel to it. You will be able to travel through "a star ocean," jumping across planets. The game will feature new systems in its battle system. The game will be released in 2009. The game is currently in a state where it can be played.
4:50: The trailer is recapping the past Star Ocean games, Second Evolution, First Departure. Now, Space Date 010. Star Ocean The Last Hope. That's the official name --Star Ocean: The Last Hope.
Yoshinori Yamagishi from Square Enix, producer of the game, will introduce the title. He says Star Ocean 4 will be released on the Xbox 360. He didn't say exclusively, though.
4:48: Next, Square Enix time. They're going to show three Square Enix titles. Hmm...Three?
First, a big title from throughout the world. Uh-oh! I think it's Star Ocean 4! They're showing a trailer. Yes, definitely Star Ocean 4.
4:40: These [Mass Effect and Fable 2] will be introduced by Fumihiro Yamaguchi from MGS marketing. He's talking about the dog and recalling how he cried when he saw some movie with a dog in it recently. Fable 2 will be released some time in 2008.
4:38: Next, Fable 2 and Mass Effect introductions. That's right, Mass Effect still hasn't been released here. I wonder if they improved the framerate. They're showing trailers. First, Fable 2... "from creator Peter Molyneux" The trailer is in English, but subtitled into Japanese. It's all CG footage. I presume it's old, but I'm not sure. Next, Mass Effect. This is also in English, with Japanese subtitles. Not sure if the final version of the game will be like that though. No, they definitely did not improve the framerate.
4:37: They're showing a pic of the premium pack of Tales of Vesperia. It includes a booklet and a face plate. I'm not sure if this is the special bonus Sensui was talking about though.
4:32: There will be a Vesperia demo in June sometime on Xbox Live. Namco Bandai will be having some cross media developments for the title outside of the game. The Bonnie Pink single will be released on 8/6. Also a full soundtrack will be released on 8/20. They'll also have a Tales of Vesperia magazine from Kadokawa Shoten -- Volume one on 8/7. Then, one issue every month on the 10th. Yes, a magazine devoted to the Tales series!
4:22 - 4:30 -- Here is a description of the Tales of Vesperia demo: Higuchi is going to play Tales of Vesperia in front of everyone. They're starting midway through the story. The visuals are super crisp. This looks way better than Trusty Bell. We're watching a fully voiced cinema scene. This is a really long story sequence. You appear to have a dog in your party. I don't think the dog talks or anything, though.
Holy crap! Some ninja dudes jumped in! I think there's going to be a battle. The characters are doing that JRPG thing where they clench their fists when they speak. Now one of the bad guys is cracking his knuckles. Prior to the battle, you're allowed to set up your party, it seems.
The battle system looks extremely 3D -- beyond past Tales titles. It would be hard to tell who your character is, except for the red arrow pointing at it.
Higuchi seems to be doing pretty bad. He's having to use lots of life items. One of the characters does a super huge finishing move. It has a short anime cut in. Very stylish. But not stylish enough to finish off the bad guys! The demonstration ends when Higuchi finally kills off the bad guy.
4:21: Also a first for the series is using the same artist for both the Japanese and English version theme songs. They're introducing the staff, although this is all known. Now Higuchi is going to lead the audience on a preview of the game. They brought a near final version of the game.
4:20: North America release for Tales of Vesperia will be in August some time. Europe will be in 2009. Asia outside of Japan will be some time this summer. They explain that this is a first for the series -- a near simultaneous launch.
4:19: Next, coming to introduce Vesperia is Yoshito Higuchi and Tsutomu Gouda -- both are producers. They mention that the song that we just heard is actually making its debut here. The English version has been available on iTunes and is really popular here, they say. Now, they will announce the Vesperia release date. 8/7/2008 for 7,800 yen.
4:16: They're going to show the opening movie for Vesperia. This is the first time it has been shown. It's really high quality animation – hand-drawn characters with presumably 3D background elements. The background music is the Japanese version of the song which is sung by Bonnie Pink. The US version will have an English version by her.
4:15: Sensui leaves the stage.
4:14: First, Tales of Vesperia. MS will release premium bundle pack with the game for 37,800 yen. It will include Vesperia plus 20 gigabyte HDisk 360 and a bonus item. The bonus item will be announced later.
4:13: Now he's recapping all the RPGs that have been released so far -- 14 in all -- boxes are shown on the screen. Today, we're going to introduce a number of RPGs from Bandai Namco and Square Enix.
4:11: Sensui is giving a general introduction. He's talking about the software that has been released for the system. Recently, Ninja Gaiden 2, Dragon Ball Z...Now he's describing the recent accessory kit campaign that gives buyers of a 360 and a select lineup of games a kit that includes a wired controller and a controller stand.
4:08: They're starting now. Takashi Sensui takes the stage.
3:54: Here we go... The R&B is more B than ever! Also, they appear to have a demo area. There's a room upstairs. I walked up and saw Tales of Vesperia being displayed on multiple screens, but they wouldn't let me in.
3:24: It's not going to start for another forty minutes or so. In the meanwhile, they're playing some hip hop R&B that I hear the kids are into these days. This appears to be the same musical program as the last Japanese Xbox 360 press conference.


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Q: Is there a way to change the java JRE a linux Jenkins server uses? A Jenkins server is running under Java 1.7 on a linux machine and I need to change it to 1.8 so that I can run a specific plugin.
The Linux machine has a Java 1.8 JDK/JRE installed, but I cant find a way to tell the Jenkins server to use it? I've found guides on Windows servers how to do this, but nothing that relates or transfers to Linux Jenkins servers.
Is there a way to change the JRE used by the Jenkins server on linux?
Like a linux version of this: https://dzone.com/articles/make-jenkins-windows-service

A: Depending on the distribution, you will have one of "/etc/sysconfig/jenkins" or "/etc/default/jenkins".
This will have a property to set the java home location. Usually all the options are commented out to show what the file can configure.

A: On the Jenkins Main Page, to the Left click "Manage Jenkins." Access "Global Tool Configuration" menu, and under this menu there is a location about half way down that should say "JDK Installations." Click that button and it will open a new menu where you can add an alternate JDK. Once added, you go into the project you want to build and click "Configure." Again, about half way down will be a "JDK" drop down. The new JDK will now appear and you can select it to build your project.

However, if you mean you want the entire service to run from a different VM, that is a little trickier. Jenkins start script is written to try and "guess" your VM so it has easier installation across multiple Linux flavors. Find the start script (Red Hat RPM install places it in /etc/rc.d/init.d/jenkins) and read through it. You'll find a section labelled "candidates" and notice how the loop runs through the possible JVMs that might be on a system. You could edit this list to only be the VM you want to use and then stop/start to force it to use the VM you want. Make sure you copy the script before you edit it, just in case.

A: One way to accomplish this is editing the startup file: /etc/init.d/jenkins.
The default is to just run java, thus relying on what's in the PATH environment variable. You can specify a custom Java executable by editing the line:
JAVA=`type -p java`

to:
JAVA='/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java'

You must then run systemctl daemon-reload in order for the changes to be picked up.
This is what I had to do in order to make Jenkins use Java 8 on a Ubuntu system with Java 11 set as the default. It was not acceptable for me to just apt remove openjdk-11-jdk-headless or update-alternatives --config java and choose Java 8 as the default. The caveat with editing the startup file is that it might be is overwritten every time Jenkins is updated.

A: Define the JAVA_HOME variable:
Edit /etc/profile with your favorite text editor.
export JAVA_HOME="path to java"
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

Then
source /etc/profile

in order to apply changes.

A: This is specific to the Macintosh installer version (for the benefit of those brought here, as I was, by a web search), and the path is specific to the Java version which Jenkins is willing to run, which needs to coexist with the Java version we need to test with.  It's ugly, but less ugly than what was there (a duplicated hard-coded path), or than any other suggestion I could find.
    I added/changed the following to the beginning and end of /Library/Application\ Support/Jenkins/jenkins-runner.sh:
javaBin=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_181.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java
…
echo $javaBin $javaArgs -jar "$war" $args
exec $javaBin $javaArgs -jar "$war" $args

It certainly would be nicer to have this be a setting in org.jenkins-ci.plist, but that would still require changes to jenkins-runner.sh, so this was the minimal change for our purposes.

A: This is for windows users who happen to stumple upon this question (like I did). You need to have the system environment variable JAVA_HOME set.

*

*stop jenkins service

*edit in the jenkins base folder edit jenkins.xml - in this line "%JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin\java" change %BASE% to %JAVA_HOME%

  %JAVA_HOME%\jre\bin\java
  -Xrs -Xmx256m -Dhudson.lifecycle=hudson.lifecycle.WindowsServiceLifecycle -jar "%BASE%\jenkins.war" --httpPort=8080 --webroot="%BASE%\war"

*start jenkins

A: This might not be the best approach but my workaround for this was to use JDK11 as the default, and then inside my job use environment variables so that java pointed to JDK8 (swap in your JDK versions for JDK11 and 8)

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Do the once-promising A.J. Griffin and Jarrod Parker have anything left?
Jamey Vinnick
Headlines, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Transactions
After the 2012 and 2013 campaigns, it sure seemed like the Oakland A's had found their new dynamic trio on the hill. A.J. Griffin, Jarrod Parker and Sonny Gray had hitters fooled and writers comparing them to another A's trio, one featuring Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson. It appeared that Oakland was just doing Oakland things, cranking out pitchers from out of nowhere.
This story though, had a bit of a different ending. Sonny Gray has continued his climb as one of the games top pitchers, even finishing 3rd in the AL Cy Young race this past season. For Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin, nothing seems to be falling in place.
After a solid 2013 campaign in which Jarrod Parker went 12-8 with a 3.97 ERA and 134 strikeouts, he was projected to be the Opening Day starter in 2014. Before the season though, it was announced the Fort Wayne native would need his second Tommy John surgery, a big roadblock in the career of an up-and-coming pitcher. It didn't get easier, either. In 2015, while pitching on a rehab assignment, he fractured his elbow requiring more surgery. Parker was able to avoid another Tommy John. Jarrod Parker is still with the Oakland organization, but it's a big question mark as to whether he'll be able to return to a Major League mound.
A.J. Griffin has not been so lucky. After the 2013 season, he too figured to be in line for a top slot in the A's rotation, but just like Jarrod Parker, he found himself needing Tommy John for flexor tendinitis in his right elbow. He went on to miss the 2014 season, and struggled to return in 2015 making only a handful of starts between Class A and Class AAA last year. While Jarrod Parker was able to keep his job in Oakland, A.J. Griffin was DFA'd in November, and subsequently released. His career isn't quite over though. The Rangers decided to take a chance on him, and signed him to a minor league contract. For the 27-year-old pitcher, this is likely his final go. If he can't get it together here, he's probably through as an MLB pitcher. However, if he can rediscover the magic and the groove, he may be able to scratch and claw back into the big leagues with Texas.
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Three significant developments and trends were apparent in the global vegetable seeds sector during 2018: 1) regulators' decisions concerning the Nunhems divestment, as a whole, resulted in less opportunity for competitors to pick up valuable species / programs; 2) general market slowdown was observed but may be an extraordinary result of the trade war in the global market; and 3) the increasing complexity of the phytosanitary regulations is challenging international seed movement and trade. These challenges and concerns will certainly be felt in 2019 and will impact potential consolidation in the market.
The way that the US and European regulators have guided and eventually authorized the Monsanto acquisition by Bayer will deeply impact the competitive environment of the global vegetable seed market for some time. By forcing the sale of the Nunhems business, as a whole, to a company not involved in the vegetable seed sector, and prohibiting the opportunity for partial divestments, the regulators have frozen the competitive landscape for several years. None of the existing market leaders has been able to strengthen its respective position through the acquisition of one or several programs from Nunhems or Seminis. It is also now obvious that, for the time being, none of them will be authorized to make a significant acquisition, i.e. one of the top 6 acquiring another top 6.
After the transfer of the Bayer seed businesses to BASF, four seed leaders, Bayer, Syngenta, Limagrain and BASF are operating in field and vegetable seeds. Two seed leaders, Corteva and KWS, are only involved in field seeds, while both of them have clearly and publicly indicated their interest in adding vegetable seeds to their existing businesses. The mid-size family vegetable seed companies, which have experienced significant growth in the past five years, are quite healthy and currently not interested in divesting their businesses. If any of the other four leaders decides, for any reason, to exit the vegetable seed business, these two companies will be the most likely potential acquirers, as none of the four other leaders would be authorized to proceed with such an acquisition. In this context, the possibility for an investment fund to participate in the industry on a broad scale seems to be very limited.
After many years of regular and significant growth, it appears that the vegetable seed market in 2018 has registered a very limited increase. Companies with average growth rates of 5% to 10%, have announced almost flat sales for 2018. It is still early to determine if this slowdown is exceptional or if it illustrates a new trend. The basics of the market evolution are still there: 1) world population increase; 2) improvement of the basic diet in many developed and underdeveloped countries; and 3) a general revenue increase per capita. However, some inventory corrections by dealers in developed countries, like in the USA, can explain the recent adjustment. More generally speaking, western companies have in the past significantly benefited from the globalization process. The recent turmoil on the world markets with the commercial war between the United States and China and the embargos on Iran or Russia are negatively impacting the previously felt positive effects of globalization.
One of the specificities of the vegetable seed sector is the "no border" concept of operations. Dissimilar to field seeds, vegetable seeds are not heavy products, and it is usual that a seed is produced in one country, processed in another country, to be delivered in a third country thousands of miles away. The most professional companies have optimized this process, having organized a network of seed production in the best areas by specie around the world, with a limited number of state-of-the-art processing sites. This worldwide system is working as long as there is no technical barrier. The primary factor for the free movement of the products is linked to the phytosanitary regulations all over the world. It appears that these regulations are more and more complex, and more and more specific to local situations. That makes the quick and easy transfers of products from one country to another increasingly less smooth and efficient. For some countries, it is a way to limit imports. For others, it is a way to protect their own seed production. In any case, this element is a threat to the global and international development of the vegetable seed market.


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Jones masterminds another big upset at Rugby World Cup
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Eddie Jones has done it again, this time with England.
The mastermind of the "Miracle of Brighton" which sent ripples through the sporting world, Jones has now ended the All Blacks' eight-year reign as the kings of rugby.
England's 19-7 win over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup semifinals on Saturday was 2½ years in the making for Jones, the team's first foreign-born coach. All that planning resulted in one of the best English performances in their history.
Jones stood in a technical box for much of the match, swaying from side to side. He looked pensive, determined, but not nervous.
Just like his players.
"He makes life as simple as it can be for a player, which is kind of what you want," said England flanker Sam Underhill. "You don't want to be overloaded with messages or anything that is too complicated, you want to have a clear idea of what you are doing and how you do it. He has delivered that."
Jones has always delivered at World Cups, ever since leading his native Australia to the final in 2003 — somewhat against the odds — where it lost to England. Four years later, he was a consultant for South Africa when the Springboks won the global tournament for the second time.
As Japan coach, he was the architect of the most staggering result in the sport's history, a 34-32 win over South Africa. Now he has changed the fortunes of England, from a team that failed to get out of the pool stage at its home World Cup in 2015 to this win over the All Blacks and another World Cup final.
Master of mind games, Jones has been putting the heat on the All Blacks all week, saying pressure would be "chasing them down the road" as they sought an unprecedented third straight world title.
He asked a room full of reporters during the week whether England had a chance of winning on Saturday and barely a hand was raised.
Never underestimate Jones, the arch-strategist. The Jose Mourinho of rugby.
Of course, it was Jones' idea for England's players to stand in a V-formation — and slightly inside the New Zealand half — for the haka.
"We wanted to show that we're ready, that we're together and that we're ready for anything," England center Manu Tuilagi said. "It was just something different."
And that calmness England showed as New Zealand, out of nothing, scored a converted try to close the gap to 13-7? Yep, that stemmed from Jones, too, and his work on changing England's once-fragile mentality.
Underhill said Jones had been the calmest man in the group this week, just when the players expected him to be at his most intense.
"He has been relaxed," Underhill said. "You give off energy to one another and, as a group, we have given off that we were confident and we want to be in control.
"We are in as good a place mentally as we can be. He is a part of that."
Jones said he would be trying to keep a lid on the euphoria of beating the All Blacks, which a Jones-coached Australia team managed to achieve in the 2003 World Cup semifinals only to lose the final.
"We have the right focus," Jones said. "We set out four years ago and in our first meeting we said we want to be the best team in the world. We are not the best team in the world. We are in the game that will determine if we are."


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What is Ozone Layer?
Life on Earth has been protected for thousands of years with a vital layer of poison in the atmosphere. This layer serves as a shield that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. As far as we know, it is unique to our planet. If it disappeared, ultraviolet sunlight would sterilize the surface of the globe and annihilate the life on Earth.
Significant reduction in ozone concentration and consequent thinning of the ozone layer was evidenced mainly over Antarctica back in 1984. Subsequent studies allowed to observe its dynamics, increasing its size and a similar situation, although less pronounced over the Arctic. To understand better the concept and meaning of ozone hole, we should first understand what exactly the ozone is.
Ozone is a form of oxygen whose molecule has three atoms, instead of two common oxygen. The third atom is what causes the gas we breathe is poisonous; mortal, if a small portion of this substance is aspirated. The creation and destruction of the ozone molecules happens continuously. The Ultraviolet radiation decomposes oxygen molecules, turning them into atoms which get combined with other oxygen molecules afterward, in order to form the ozone.
Ozone gas is not stable and is very vulnerable to being destroyed by natural compounds containing:
Ozone is pollutant near the Earth's surface (the area called the troposphere), which makes it cause many problems, such as:
Part of the "smog"
Cocktail photo-chemical pollutant, known as acid rain.
But for the safety of the stratosphere, 15 to 50 km above the surface, the blue strong-smelling gas and is as important to life as oxygen itself.
Ozone is like a fragile shield to our planet, immaterial but very effective. It is very scattered, 35 km thick in the stratosphere. The stratospheric ozone concentration varies with altitude, but never more than one hundred thousandth of the atmosphere in which it is located.
However, this thin filter is enough to keep us safe and block most of the ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun. The smaller is the wavelength of ultraviolet light and can cause more damage to life, but is also more easily absorbed by the ozone layer. The problem lays at the places that aren't protected by this layer because of the existence of ozone hole.
What is the Ozone Hole?
Ozone hole is the area of the Earth's atmosphere where abnormal reductions of ozone occur, it is an annual phenomenon observed during the spring in the Polar Regions and is usually followed by a recovery during the summer.
In the measurements made in recent times significant reductions in ozone concentrations in the layer, with special emphasis in the area of Antarctica were discovered.
This phenomenon was attributed to the increased concentration of chlorine and bromine in the stratosphere due to both anthropogenic emissions of chemical compounds, among which are the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used as cooling fluid.
Almost 99% of ultraviolet radiation from the sun reaching the stratosphere is converted into heat through a chemical reaction that continuously recycled ozone molecules. When ultraviolet radiation hits an ozone molecule, energy cleaves the molecule highly reactive oxygen atoms; almost immediately, these atoms recombine to form ozone again and releasing energy as heat.
Ozone formation starts with photolysis (breaking of chemical bonds by radiant energy) of molecular oxygen by solar radiation of shorter wavelength of 240 nm. Ozone itself absorbs UV between 200 and 300 nm light.
There have been large inter-annual and seasonal variations in all regions of the planet in the density of stratospheric ozone; it was verified that in the southern hemisphere concentration passes through a minimum in spring and then regenerates.
Causes of Ozone Depletion in the Stratosphere
Studies have argued that the influence of 7,500 tons of chlorine from CFC amounting annually to the stratosphere is minimal compared to 600 million tons of chlorine and fluorine (other aggressive gas) like salts escaping oceans as aerosols.
These are the quantities of chemical compounds of natural origin, we must add the contributions of methyl chloro by forest fires and at least another 36 million tons annually in the form of HCl from volcanic eruptions. We have been observed correlations between strong volcanic eruptions and temporary decreases in the tenor of stratospheric ozone is considered likely that volcanoes of Antarctica have a very direct effect: one of them, the Erebus, expels every year about 15,000 tons of chlorine and slightly less than fluorine, within walking distance of the Antarctic stratosphere. However, it is known that most of the chlorine returns to Earth swept away by the rains before leaving the troposphere. Nor is there agreement on these figures, depending on the measurements and the calculation method.
Another natural factor influencing the rate of reconstituting the ozone layer is the variation of solar activity, as when more ultraviolet irradiation more ozone is generated, but also more nitrogen oxides depressants under ozone. The origins of uncertainty about the factors that affect the ozone layer are, as seen, very diverse.
Effects of Weakening of the Ozone
Ozone is a molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms (O3) and has the property of being highly toxic because of its radioactivity.
It is used for sterilization of water, removal of unpleasant odors and has very positicos treatments results in different ailments from ozone therapy.
It has the ability to absorb ultraviolet rays and otherwise cause harm to life on Earth, such as:
A deliberate absorption of this radiation can cause disturbances in the body's immune system.
Negative effect on the DNA molecule.
Attacks vision causing cataracts.
Damages the chromosomes of the skin and can result in cancer and other conditions.
Plants can be damaged in a lasting exposure.
Alter aquatic ecosystems, so necessary for biological balance.
How to Take Care of the Ozone?
Although recently it has been known that the ozone depletion is closing, it is important to know some tips for effectively completely closing the hole. To this, we must be responsible and avoid using some products that can be very harmful to our planet.
We are going to give a series of tips that you can contribute. Remember that the efforts of each of us is important.
Do not buy aerosol sprays or compounds feared by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
Do not use extinguishers containing halon. This is a very harmful substance for the ozone layer.
Purchase CFC-free insulating material. Dark cork agglomerate can fulfill the same function and does not affect the ozone layer.
Conduct a good air conditioning maintenance, otherwise, you allow the CFC to reach the atmosphere.
Call a technician if you see that your refrigerator does not cool as it should. You may have leaks. Exactly the same thing can happen with your car's air conditioning.
If you plan to buy a new air conditioner, do not buy one containing CFCs.
Try to use the car as little as possible. Seeking alternatives such as cycling or public transport would be very beneficial to the ozone.
If you have to leave with the car and make a long journey, check whichever is shorter to pollute as little as possible and incidentally save on fuel.
Use the air conditioning and heating as little as possible.
Buy bulbs with lower consumption. Thus you shall make a favor to the environment and your budget.
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at the end of the day, it seems that everyone has different motives and expectations.
ok i was frustrated! but it's out of my system now, since we're moving on.
the saying is "talent is only 10%" and it's so true.
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The Head Girl Team
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IQM Report
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GCSE and VTQ Results 2022
Vision - At Fairfield, the Trustees, Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and all Staff work together within a tradition of care and service to promote the highest academic standards for all our pupils. Education at Fairfield High School for Girls is a transformational experience, which is realised through daily personal and academic excellence. We have very high expectations of behaviour and appearance reflecting excellent standards in the classroom and we pride ourselves on achieving excellence in a caring environment.
Our vision is to ensure that Fairfield girls are:
Successful learners who enjoy learning, make outstanding progress, achieve outstanding academic results and are ready to meet the challenges of lifelong learning and the world of work;
Confident individuals who are fully engaged in the life of the school and are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives;
Responsible citizens who are able to make a positive contribution to life in Modern Britain and beyond.
"All groups of students make outstanding progress because of outstanding teaching."
A Proud History - Fairfield High School for Girls is one of the oldest all-girls schools in the country and has been a source of optimism for young women and their families in this area for over 200 years. We have seen many changes. We owe our existence to the Moravian Church, a Protestant body originating in the 15th century, in what is now the Czech Republic. The Moravians believed it was their Christian duty to educate the young and ran schools for boys and girls.
In 1796 Sister Mary Tyrrell opened a small girls' boarding school. By 1881 the school had moved to the former Sister's house (now the Moravian College). In 1906 we moved to the present main buildings. By this time Fairfield was gaining a reputation for academic excellence, as the Honours Boards testify.
After the First World War, Fairfield became a Grammar School in 1919 and changed to a Comprehensive School in 1980. We are now an 11-16 Academy, providing a high quality education for 975 girls. Ofsted recognised us as outstanding in all areas in January 2013. Since then we have continued to go from strength to strength with outstanding examination results over the last three years (2017-2019).
Stephanie Bateman - Headteacher
"Outstanding teaching results in outstanding learning."


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Q: How to increase text size of Android ActionBar button? I have two ActionBar buttons: one displaying only an icon, another with no icon - I use text to display the number of new items that app receives. The problem is the text size is way too small, would like to make sth bigger.
Tried styling:
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBar</item>

no effect.
Tried loading a custom view:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:gravity="fill_vertical"
android:orientation="horizontal" >

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageView1"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
    android:minWidth="64dip"
    android:src="@drawable/ic_action_refresh" />

<ImageButton
    android:id="@+id/button1"
    android:scaleType="centerInside"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    style="?android:attr/actionButtonStyle"
    android:text="0" />

No success either.
However, I would prefer to maintain style and properties of the ordinary ActionBar button, just increase text size. Is there a way to achieve that? I do not use Sherlock, below is my code for the ActionBar.
<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

<item
    android:id="@+id/action_settings"
    android:orderInCategory="100"
    android:showAsAction="never"
    android:title="@string/action_settings"/>
<item
    android:id="@+id/action_about"
    android:title="@string/action_about"
    android:showAsAction="never">
</item>
<item
    android:id="@+id/action_counter"
    android:title="@string/action_counter"
    android:showAsAction="always|withText">
</item>
<item
    android:id="@+id/action_refresh"
    android:title="@string/action_refresh"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_action_refresh"
    android:showAsAction="always">
</item>

I would like to change text size of the action_counter only.

A: In your application's base theme, add the following item:
<item name="android:actionMenuTextAppearance">@style/CustomActionBar</item>

Then define CustomActionBar as follows:
<style name="CustomActionBar" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Menu">
    <item name="android:textSize">20sp</item>
</style>

A: u need to apply style to the action bar.Define some style in style.xml folder.and try to apply for your action bar.