I'm so glad you enjoyed your white Christmas! We had a wonderful day at my dad's, seeing family and all the great food. We also got to watch the snowfall… And fall… And fall. That wasn't much fun drive home in. (And even less getting the wheelchair van into a couple inches of snow in the driveway!) But after we took care of that and got in the house it was OK. We settle down a little bit and then opened presents. I'll write a little bit about it this afternoon, but I wanted to make a point of saying thank you for our goodies box! Enjoying presents, I had apple cider for breakfast and the ripe persimmon my dad gave me. I am so blessed!
Glad you didn't have to go anywhere in that snow. It's pretty, but I don't like to travel in it. You received some very nice gifts. I love the little tree. I would totally have Chinese food for breakfast. When you are retired as we are you can eat what you want when you want. Now I want Chinese! Have a wonderful day and stay warm.
What a treat opening up our box from Massachusetts! The caps and scarves were perfect for this morning as we took Reen to the airport to fly home to TN and it was only 9 below in LaX but 14 below in Rochester! The doll was darling...I couldn't figure out the scent holder but then remember to place it under her skirt...duh! Of course the John Wayne tape made the hit of the day. I don't know how you find these treasures. Thank you for all the joy you bring to everyone. All our love, your Wisconsin friends. BTW no snow here!
Dearest Edna, Cisco and I want to thank you again for our lovely Christmas presents. They are truly appreciated and we are so Blessed to have you and Pogo as our friend and we love you very much.
I am very glad that you did not have to go out in it and that you and Pogo will stay inside where it is warm and cozy.
YUM... Chinese food is so delicious and especially for breakfast. I am not so much a breakfast person. I enjoy it more on a cold winter's night. I would rather have left overs or Chinese any morning rather than bacon and eggs. LOL.
I love the dolls. Oh my goodness, I still have a couple dolls my mom's friend made me years ago. She used Dawn dish soap bottles and put lovely velvet gowns on some of them because when my oldest Noelle was a little girl another friend made us matching velvet dresses two years in a row. SHe gave me my leftover fabric and DOrothy created the dresses from the dolls. Some had hand knitted/crocheted clothing. They are just beautiful. Yours are so beautiful too. Me and dolls. Oh my goodness, I never tire of any of my dolls. I love them all so much.
I would love to have a crafty hand. Artistic. Oh my I love paintings and anyone who can paint, crochet, knit, quilt. SIGH My dad's mom, my grandmother had poor health most of her life but she crocheted and somewhere in my dolls I have a cupid doll, a tiny one, with a crocheted dress.
My goodness you and Pogo had to be extra good getting gifts from across the world. Woo Hoo!
Harrison gave me a Willow Tree figure called "Grandmother". He handed me the gift bag and said, "present for you". Oh Lord! I cried many many happy tears. Then Jayden made us a tiny birdhouse. It is sitting in my tree next to a red bird. Those gifts made my day.
DO you know I still have my mom's yellow poodle toilet paper roll cover. What a joy? I love the crochets or knitted, I know nothing about either craft, tea towels with the knitted skirts on them. So special. A gal I worked with years ago made me some of those and I wore them out!
You stay nice and warm. ENjoy your week. The holidays mix up the days for me. Hee Hee Hee!


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Visitors to The Piece Hall were given an insight into autism as the Autism Reality Experience was brought to Halifax to raise awareness of the condition.
This provided members of the public and professionals with some insight of the sensory overload experienced by people with conditions on the autistic spectrum, and hopefully change the way they think about autism.
Rhona Radley, Deputy Head of Service Improvement at NHS Calderdale Clinical Commissioning Group, who worked with Calderdale Council to bring the experience to The Piece Hall, said: "We held this summit to challenge together the way we think and to commit to take action to improve children and young people's lives.
"We want everyone in Calderdale to work together to improve the way we do things for children, young people and their families and we brought The Autism Reality Experience to Calderdale in order to get a glimpse of how hard life can be for people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Julie Killey, Calderdale Council's Acting Assistant Director of Commissioning and Partnerships, said: "Supporting people with autism and their families is a priority for us.
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Together the performers enact a series of tales about countryside life, with nods to folk arts like water puppetry and scenes on the rise of Vietnamese Buddhism.
The ambitious showcase required installing a hydrothermal system to raise a 15-ton replica of the Thuy Dinh.
A natural lake on the western outskirts of Hanoi is now the stage for large-scale cultural spectacle The Quintessence of Tonkin. Running six nights a week, the ambitious showcase required installing a hydrothermal system to raise a 15-ton replica of the Thuy Dinh, a historic structure at nearby Cua Thay temple, from under the water in less than a minute. Here, 100 students from the Hanoi College of Dance are joined by 150 real-life farmers who spent more than a year learning to perform. Together they enact a series of tales about countryside life, with nods to folk arts like water puppetry and scenes on the rise of Vietnamese Buddhism, linked to the aforementioned temple.
This article originally appeared in the December 2017/January 2018 print issue of DestinAsian magazine ("Power Play").


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léonie sonning music prize 1986
The Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize of 100,000 Danish kroner at a concert on 15 June 1986 at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen. The concert was broadcast live by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's P2 radio channel.
The prize concert should have taken place on 12 June with a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1 conducted by Pierre Boulez, but at short notice both conductor and soloists cancelled. The prize was therefore presented at a solo recital three days later.
The prize was presented by Professor Poul Birkelund, the Léonie Sonning Music Foundation's chairman. Richter had previously refused to receive the award in front of the audience, but Birkelund managed to give his speech while Richter was on stage. In the prize speech, it was said that 'in his interpretations, Richter gets as close to the innermost essence of the composer as it is possible for another person to get. Regardless of era, style and character, Richter has managed to bring another dimension to the works in beauty and experience. Tonight we and the Danish music audience are privileged to formalize our gratitude with the Prize.'
'The Léonie Sonning Music Prize is awarded to Sviatoslav Richter in recognition of his intense artistry at the piano, which uniquely combines expression, characterization and articulation, and is born of a mind and instinct that unfailingly find their way to ideal performances of the chosen works.'
Beethoven Two Rondos, Op 51
Beethoven Piano Sonata No 28
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Sviatoslav Richter in Denmark
Richter had only performed a handful of times in Denmark. His first performances were in 1961, when he played two solo concerts in Copenhagen, was a soloist in a concert with the Royal Danish Orchestra and also appeared as a soloists with the Horsens City Orchestra conducted by Ib Glindemann.
As a Soviet musician, Richter's movements were subject to political control throughout his career. Although in the 1980s he was given slightly freer conditions, he was always under the observation of Soviet agents when travelling abroad, even at the prize concert in 1986. The month after the prize concert, on 8 July Richter played another solo recital in Copenhagen, this time in the Odd Fellow Palace, where the program consisted of Schumann's piano works alongside extra works by Liszt and Wagner. The performance was broadcast live on the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's P2 radio channel.
The daily press wrote among other things:
With a heavy mind and body, a bear comes lumbering, a little crooked and limping on its big paws. Or maybe a drowned cat? No, not drowned. For Sviatoslav Richter goes to the piano like Garfield does for a dish of lasagna: abruptly and without warning, as if starvation were imminent. Heavy of sound and mind, a Rondo comes rolling along, a little crooked and uneven under the wide hands. Beethoven was no humorist, and is so even less with Richter than others. It blows cold around Olympus as the stone guest makes his entrance. The statue of Beethoven shows its granite jaw in the glow of a reading lamp. The upper register of the Yamaha piano is as sharp and inexorable as steel, while those immense paws, under visible duress, negotiate the lower end.
(Michael Bonnesen, Politiken 17 June 1986)
Overwhelming in the literal sense, Richter can still play with a breathlessly violent attack, reciprocal concentration and a reservoir of sonic and technical resources that few others can match. Perhaps the greatest impact was in the Two Rondos Op 51, which were built from Classical trifles into elaborate, polygonal sculptures with protrusions and ledges.
(Jakob Levinsen, Weekendavisen, 20 June 1986)
Richter plays different roles, and it's their interaction that proves interesting. He began the C major Rondo all innocent like spring water, switched to a stormy romantic, switched back, became distant like a clairvoyant and then reappeared. He modulated between these characters, as other pianists can only modulate between keys. The sonata became a whole, one long vortex, and the 33 Variations became like a river cruise meandering through constantly new landscapes. The characters can also be rough and tough; Richter is Russian in his playing, too. But they can also be light and bubbly or heavy and tragic. Only the warmly gracious or humorous did not speak in this Beethoven; maybe we meet that side of Richter in other repertoire?
(Thomas Viggo Pedersen, Kristeligt Dagblad 17 June 1986)
Léonie Sonning music Prize 1965 The American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein received the Léonie
léonie sonning music prize 1993 The Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt received the Léonie Sonning Music
Léonie Sonning Prize 1998 The German soprano Hildegard Behrens received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize
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léonie sonning music prize 1970 The Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache received the Léonie Sonning Music

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Biografia

Infanzia
Secondo il documento n° 214, datato 1152, del Chartes de l'abbaye de Nouaillé de 678 à 1200, Ugo era figlio primogenito dell'ottavo Signore di Lusignano, Ugo VIII, detto il Vecchio o il Bruno ("le Vieux ou le Brun") e di Bourgogne de Rançon, come conferma anche lo storico americano, Sidney Painter, nel suo The Lords of Lusignan in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries.Bourgogne de Rançon, ancora secondo The Lords of Lusignan in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries era figlia di Goffredo di Rançon e Falsifie, dama di Moncontour.
Ugo VIII di Lusignano, secondo il documento n° CCLXVIII del Chartes et documents pour servir à l'histoire de l'abbaye de Saint-Maixent, vol 1, datato 1118, era figlio primogenito del settimo Signore di Lusignano, Ugo VII, detto il Bruno (le Brun) e si potrebbe intendere di Sarracina di Lezay (circa 1067- 1143/1144 anno in cui non viene più citata nei documenti); il documento n° CXXX, del 1143, del Cartulaire du chapitre Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand de Poitiers (non consultato) attesta che la moglie di Guglielmo di Lusignano, figlio secondogenito di Ugo VII fosse la figlia di primo letto di Sarracina, per cui si deve supporre che anche Ugo VII avesse avuto un'altra moglie, di cui non si conoscono né il nome né gli ascendenti, prima di Sarracina, per cui se il documento n° CXXX, sopra citato, è veritiero, sia Guglielmo che Ugo, il primogenito sarebbero figli di primo letto.

Ugo viene citato per la prima volta con il padre, Ugo VIII il Vecchio, la madre Burgunda ed i fratelli, Roberto, Goffredo e Pietro nel documento n° 214, datato 1152, del Chartes de l'abbaye de Nouaillé de 678 à 1200.

Spedizione in Terra Santa
Secondo lo storico delle Crociate, Guglielmo di Tiro, che fu arcivescovo della città di Tiro, nell'odierno Libano, nella sua Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum, Ugo il Vecchio (Hugo de Liniziaco senior), nel 1163, si recò in pellegrinaggio in Terra Santa assieme a Goffredo Martello, fratello del conte d'Angoulême, Guglielmo VIPrima di partire in pellegrinaggio a Gerusalemme, secondo Sidney Painter, nel 1163, Ugo VIII il Vecchio, associò il figlio primogenito, Ugo, alla conduzione della signoria.

Ugo il Vecchio, dopo aver partecipato, con successo, difesa della contea di Tripoli dagli attacchi di Norandino, nel 1164, si unì a Raimondo III di Tripoli, Boemondo III di Antiochia, Joscelin III di Edessa, Thoros II d'Armenia e Costantino Colomanno, per liberare dall'assedio di Norandino il castello di Harem; assieme ad altri comandanti fu fatto prigioniero e, dopo che Norandino aveva conquistato il castello, nel 1165, Ugo VIII, assieme agli altri prigionieri, fu condotto in catene fino ad Aleppo. Questi avvenimenti sono confermati anche dalla lettera del Patriarca latino di Antiochia, Aimerio di Limoges al re di Francia, Luigi VIIMentre Boemondo, nel 1165 e Raimondo, nel 1173, furono poi liberati, di Ugo non si ebbero più notizie e, secondo lo storico britannico Peter W. Edbury, nel suo The Kingdom of Cyprus and the Crusades 1191-1374 (non consultato), non fu mai liberato e morì in prigionia.

Primo matrimonio
Ugo aveva sposato, in prime nozze, Orengarda, di cui non si conoscono gli ascendenti, che morì prima del 1166; in quella data, infatti Ugo, secondo un documento del Recueil des documents de l'abbaye de Fontaine-le-Comte (non consultato), fece una donazione in suffragio dell'anima della moglie.

Secondo matrimonio
Ugo, rimasto vedovo, aveva sposato, in seconde nozze, Dolce, di cui non si conoscono gli ascendenti, che viene citata in un documento di donazione del 1168. Dolce dopo essere rimasta vedova si sposò, in seconde nozze, con Guglielmo, signore di Surgères.

Signore di Lusignano

Ugo, non avendo più notizie del padre, dal 1167, si appropriò del titolo di signore di Lusignano (Hugo Brunus dominus Lizinniaci), come si definisce nel documento n° LXXII del Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Notre-Dame de la Merci-Dieu : autrement dite de Bécheron inerente ad una donazione, mentre in un altro documento di donazione del Cartulaire et chartes de l'abbaye de l'Absie, del 1166 (non consultato), si era definito figlio del signore di Lusignano e per questo in alcuni elenchi viene citato come Ugo IX di Lusignano e secondo Sidney Painter, molto probabilmente venne riconosciuto nella signoria come Ugo IX.

Morte
Non si conosce la data esatta della morte di Ugo; secondo Sidney Painter morì nel 1168. Il fratello Goffredo, nel 1169, secondo un documento del Cartulaire et chartes de l'abbaye de l'Absie (non consultato) fece una donazione in suffragio della sua anima.

Discendenza
Ugo da Orengarda ebbe due figli:
 Ugo (1163-1219), signore di Lusignano e conte de La Marche e conte d'Angoulême
 Ainordis, citata dal padre nel documento di donazione in suffragio della madre.

Ugo da Dolce ebbe due figli:
 Alamanda, citata dal padre nel documento di donazione del 1168
 Rodolfo (1169-1219), conte di Eu.

Ascendenza

Note

Bibliografia

Fonti primarie
  Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Notre-Dame de la Merci-Dieu : autrement dite de Bécheron.
  Chartes et documents pour servir à l'histoire de l'abbaye de Saint-Maixent, vol 1.
  Chartes de l'abbaye de Nouaillé de 678 à 1200
  Recueil des historiens des Gaules et de la France. Tome 16
  Historia rerum in partibus transmarinis gestarum, liber XIX
  Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores, tomus XXIII

Letteratura storiografica
  The Lusignan family in the 11th & 12th centuries

Voci correlate
 Lusignano
 conti di Poitiers
 duchi d'Aquitania
 Crociate

Collegamenti esterni

Signori di Lusignano

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Deruta is one of the most famous, if not the most famous, of the many Italian ceramic centers. It sits on top of a hill that emerges from the middle of the Tiber Valley, just south of Perugia. Today, most of the ceramic studios are found in Deruta's more modern area, which is at the bottom of the hill. There were more than 300 such studios in the late 1990s. There are slightly fewer nowadays.
Deruta's history went back to Roman times and was always tied, for better or worse, to the political fortunes of its larger neighbor, Perugia. Since it was relatively small and less fortified, Deruta suffered greatly at the hands of Perugia's enemies and from the pillaging by Perugia's allies. It was devastated by several invasions, such as by the army of Perusian Captain Gentile Orsini in 1310, then by Papal troops in 1370. "Deruta" as a name is derived from the Latin word for destroyed, which is diruta.
The production of majolica in Deruta started in the 14th century with the introduction of tin glazes. It reached wondrous heights during the Renaissance. Most of the studios are family-owned, many are even run by three generations at one time. Classic patterns like Raffaellesco, Ricco, Arabesco, and Galletto are scrupulously drafted by artists who have studied with a master. Techniques and designs are carefully handed down from one generation to the next.
Beautiful ceramic treasures from Deruta can be found in major museums worldwide, from the Lehman Collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York to the Bargello of Florence, Italy, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California. We work with three of the most talented artisans in Deruta, Ceramiche Sberna, Labor Deruta, and Maioliche Pia.


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Cards Against Humanity Comes Free to Phones, PCs
Cards Against Humanity is anarchic, gross and lewd — and now completely free to play on your computer, smartphone or tablet.
When my friends ask me to describe the game Cards Against Humanity, the best I can come up with is, "It's Apples to Apples, but for sociopaths." The self-described "party game for horrible people" is anarchic, gross and lewd — and now also completely free to play on your computer, smartphone or tablet.
Cards Against Originality (the website is currently down, presumably due to massive amounts of traffic) is an unofficial way to play Cards Against Humanity using a computer or an iOS or Android device. While Cards Against Originality is not the first effort to bring the game to an online space, it's the simplest and most comprehensive.
MORE: Most Anticipated Games This Year
For those who have never played the game (and you should really rectify that), Cards Against Humanity is a party game in which one player draws a black card that has a fill-in-the-blank space, such as "Next on ESPN2, the World Series of ________." Each other player has a handful of white "answer" cards, which range from the irreverent to the unprintably filthy. Whichever player has the funniest answers wins.
From a legal perspective, Cards Against Originality is completely kosher. Cards Against Humanity exists under a Creative Commons license, which permits users to download and reprint the basic set of cards at their discretion. So long as they do not profit from these projects, they can share all of the original cards, as well as the expansion packs, which are not available for download.
The website also pulls a neat technical trick that allows players on computers, Android devices and iOS devices to all play together, regardless of platform. There are no dedicated Cards Against Originality apps; instead, tapping the Cards Against Originality icon on a mobile device will simply take you to a mobile-optimized version of the website.
Cards Against Humanity has been an interesting case study in creating card games in a post-piracy world. You can download and print every single card in the original deck yourself, and yet the game has been extremely profitable from the get-go, often selling out and requiring reprinting. Although it seems counterintuitive, if Cards Against Originality becomes a big hit, it could drive even more sales for the popular game.
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The vote was 40 in favour, only two against. At its June Convocation, by this overwhelming majority, the benchers of the Law Society of Upper Canada voted to adopt a practice management review program. The objectives of the program include providing practical mentoring and advice to lawyers in their early years of practice, preventing complaints and liability claims, and demonstrating to a skeptical public that the self-governing legal profession takes seriously its mandate to ensure high standards of competence.
In an article provocatively titled "A War on Sole Practitioners" (Law Times, July 17, 2006), bencher Gary Gottlieb claims that the program "will not apply even-handedly across the entire spectrum of practitioners in private practice, but will apply to sole practitioners." He likens practice management reviews and spot audits to painful medical procedures. And, in an earlier article ("Do we really need random practice reviews?" Law Times, March 13), he describes the practice management review program as "an unreasonable and costly witch hunt."
Some of the 40 benchers who voted to adopt the program seem to think that it might be just a touch unfair to attribute their support for it to hostility toward sole practitioners -- some of them are sole practitioners themselves, after all ? and think that someone should respond to Gottlieb's comments.
Gottlieb is simply wrong in his assertion that the program will not apply even-handedly across the spectrum of lawyers in private practice. The only selection criteria will be year of call (one to eight years) and whether the lawyer is in private practice. No distinction will be drawn based on firm size.
Gottlieb made the same assertion in Convocation, and was corrected. The entire premise of his argument that the practice management review program targets sole practitioners is false.
So is his claim that having a practice management review or a spot audit is comparable to having a painful medical procedure. The law society conducts 1,000 spot audits a year. All the lawyers who have been audited are surveyed. Ninety-three per cent have found the process constructive. (Most of the remaining seven per cent already had excellent records and financial practices and were not in need of advice.) Ninety-eight per cent found the audit report useful and 100 per cent found the auditor's conduct professional and helpful.
The practice review program is new, so we don't have comparable customer satisfaction data yet. But it is likely that a similar proportion of the lawyers whose practice management standards are reviewed will welcome constructive recommendations they receive to improve their practices.
That has been the experience of other self-governing professional organizations who have adopted comparable programs. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario calls its well-established and successful equivalent a "peer assessment program," while the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario and the Barreau de Qu?bec call their programs "practice inspections." By whatever name, the goal of such programs is to enhance the quality of practitioners' services to clients by providing constructive feedback. Not to inflict pain on sole practitioners.
Both law society discipline and LawPRO statistics show that the early years of private practice pose a risk for the development of practice difficulties. Beginning the practice management review program with a focus on members who have been called to the bar for the formative one to eight years and who are in private practice is a risk-based approach that is justified both by data and common sense.
This approach allows the law society to step in and help correct behaviours when new practitioners are potentially vulnerable and bad habits can develop. By offering recommendations and guidance to new practitioners at this stage we can prevent deficiencies from becoming more serious regulatory issues. We may even be able to help marginal practitioners to flourish.
Since the spot audit program began to use similar selection criteria its statistics have demonstrated that the failure rate of new firms has dropped considerably.
One of the most important initiatives of this Convocation has been to help sole practitioners and small firm lawyers to survive and thrive. We struck a task force to recommend ways in which as a profession we can preserve and strengthen the practices of the 94 per cent of Ontario law firms that consist of five lawyers or fewer. These sole practitioners and small firms provide the vast majority of legal services to individuals in search of access to justice.
We struck, and funded, a working group to implement the task force's recommendations. The task force -- and Convocation -- recognized that continuing access to legal services is dependent not only on current members in sole practice or small firms maintaining viable practices, but on additional lawyers also choosing that practice model.
The task force's first recommendation was that a unit within the law society's professional development and competence department "focus on active assistance through practice management advisory services, continued development of supportive tools and communication of available practice resources." That is precisely what the practice management review program is designed to achieve, for all Ontario lawyers in private practice.
Not surprisingly, all the members of the sole practitioner and small firm task force who were present in Convocation in June, except for Gary Gottlieb, voted to adopt the practice management review program. Gottlieb, in fact, was the only practising lawyer who voted against the motion.
If we can help instill sound and effective practice management standards in lawyers in their early years of practice, prevent complaints and liability claims, and demonstrate our determination to ensure high standards of quality and competence all at the same time, why wouldn't we do it?
The notion that Convocation is dominated by large firms is popular in some quarters, but is inaccurate. Only 11 of the 40 elected benchers practise in firms of more than 10 lawyers. The implication that the 40 benchers who voted to support the practice management review program did so because of hostility toward sole practitioners is preposterous.
Gavin MacKenzie is the treasurer and a bencher of the Law Society, a partner in Heenan Blaikie LLP, and the author of Lawyers and Ethics: Professional Responsibility and Discipline.


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Q: ASP.net C# : Managing connections in public class I am beginner in ASP.net. Trying to develop a class to manage  my sql connections. I have saved my connection string in my webconfig.
The only problem I face is with this class all my connections remain open.
How can I close a connection using constructors in my class?
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In the height of the Prohibition era, recent Yale graduate Heath Johnson falls for Art, the proprietor of a unique speakeasy tucked away beneath the streets of Manhattan where men are free to explore their sexuality. When Art's sanctuary is raided, Heath is forced to choose between love and the structured life his parents planned for him.
We had the opportunity to ask the author a few questions!
Hi Suzey, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Thank you for having me! I'm a writer and linguistics student, currently based in Edinburgh. I've been writing for years and had my first short story, The Willow Weeps for Us, published in 2015, in the Summer Love anthology from Duet Books. Speakeasy is about a recent Yale graduate who must discover what he really wants when he meets the owner of a unique Midtown speakeasy in 1920s Manhattan.
Seeing the product of all your hard work. A story starts out as nothing but a few ideas scribbled down on scraps of paper and when you can look at the final product, after all the writing and the editing, and read through all you've done, it's an immensely satisfying feeling.
All the time! I swear they have an absolute mind of their own sometimes. I might be in the line at the grocery store or in the shower, and they'll be continuing on in my head entirely of their own accord. And when I'm actually writing, I'll think things are going one way and suddenly they'll take off and it goes somewhere entirely different. I suppose it's the price we have to pay for creating the character in the first place!
Unfortunately, the actual release date involved a five hour train journey and a pretty dull two hour workshop! But I'm having belated celebrations with some friends at a speakeasy-style bar in Edinburgh—seemed like an appropriate venue for it, not to mention that it's one of my favorite bars in the city.
The idea for this book came pieced together from a few things. The first was the 1920s: I've always loved the Jazz Age in New York City and the history of the Prohibition era. Of the whole book, Heath was the first thing to become fully formed in my head, before I had any idea of what the story was going to be, and Heath was inspired in part by Jack Falahee. I often discover actors or public figures and I start creating characters for them, and that was what happened with Heath.
I can't say that I have. It bears worth mentioning that I do live in Scotland and my flat is in a very old, draughty building. So, most of the time, naked would not be an option unless I want to get hypothermia. We're talking more like four blankets, two sweaters, a hot water bottle, and my heatable dragon plushie, Ernie.
Suzey Ingold is a writer, linguist and coffee addict, currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Brought up in a household where children's books are quoted over the dinner table, literature has always had a strong influence on her life. She enjoys traveling, scented candles and brunch. Her short story, "The Willow Weeps for Us," was included in "Summer Love: An LGBTQ Collection," published by Duet, an imprint of Interlude Press (2015).


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Theme E17Gtk created specifically for the desktop environment E17. Is a dark theme with rounded corners, looking really good. It metacity (frame) do not work very well under GTK 3.8.x, therefore, they were replaced on the scope of topics GnomishDark.
The theme can work in any desktop environment on GTK, such as Gnome, Mate, Unity, Cinnamon and so on. If you want to get the Qt4 applications was a GTK style, run qtconfig-qt4, select GTK+ for 'Selected GUI Style' Appearance tab and will persevere.


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import { makeStyles, createStyles } from '@material-ui/core';

export const useSummaryStyles = makeStyles(() =>
  createStyles({
    summaryTitle: {
      color: 'inherit',
      paddingTop: '20px',
      paddingBottom: '16px',
    },
    productListContainer: {
      overflow: 'auto',
      padding: '24px',
    },
  })
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Konichiwa. Another Japanese word I know is Kanban. Did you know Servicenow offers this feature in all of its releases since Fuji called Visual Taskboards? You can create and share boards showing freeform boards eg to do lists or data driven boards eg changes by status maybe for CAB appovals or incidents by state so you can get a good understanding about where incidents are and who is working on them.
I have produced this quick 4 min video showing you how they could be used and some of the features.


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Q: How do I write only the decimal places in C language? If I have 2.55, how do I write only .55 and skip 2 in programming language?

A: Well you can do this to store it in another variable -
 double a=2.55,b;
 b =a-(long)a;                   // subtracting  decimal part from a
 printf("%.2f\n",b);

As pointed out by Mark Dickinson Sir  in comment that this is not safe . So you can make use of function modf from <math.h>-
For example -
double a=-2.55,b,i;
b =modf(a,&i);                   // i will give integer part and b will give fraction part
printf("%.2f\n",b);

A: Use double modf(double value, double *iptr) to get the factional part.  Use round() to get the best value near the requested precision.
double GetDecimalPlaces(double x, unsigned places) {
  double ipart;
  double fraction = modf(x, &ipart);
  return fraction;
  // or
  double scale = pow(10.0, places);
  return round(fraction * scale)/scale;
}

void GetDecimalPlaces_Test(double x, unsigned places) {
  printf("x:%e places:%u -->", x, places);
  printf("%#.*f\n", places, GetDecimalPlaces(x, places));
  // Additional work needed if leading '0' is not desired.
}

int main(void) {
  GetDecimalPlaces_Test(2.55, 2);
  GetDecimalPlaces_Test(-2.55, 2);
  GetDecimalPlaces_Test(2.05, 2);
  GetDecimalPlaces_Test(0.0, 2);
  GetDecimalPlaces_Test(0.0005, 2);
}

Output
x:2.550000e+00 places:2 -->0.55
x:-2.550000e+00 places:2 -->-0.55
x:2.050000e+00 places:2 -->0.05
x:0.000000e+00 places:2 -->0.00
x:5.000000e-04 places:2 -->0.00

A: One dirty trick is to cast your double to an int to get only the whole number. You can then subtract the two to get only the decimal part:
double d = 2.55;
double remainder = d - (int)d;
printf ("%.2f\n", remainder);

A: double values are not perfectly precise, so small rounding errors can get introduced. You can store the total number in an Integer. You can for example divide by 100 to get the value before the . and use % modulus to get the decimal values.
Example:
int main()
{
    int num = 255;

    printf("%d.%d\n", num / 100, num % 100); // prints 2.55
    printf(".%d", num % 100);                // prints .55

    return 0;
}

This fails with negative numbers, but you can easily add cases to handle that.


Benfiquistas said a fond farewell in March to their Catedral. The last ever game at Benfica's once magnificent Luz Stadium was a damp squib of a 1-0 win over modest Santa Clara of the Azores, and that with a penalty. For months, though, the Luz had also been a sorry sight, a quarter of it removed to make way for the magnificent new Luz nudging its way in from next door where it is currently undergoing construction.
The Luz is one of the ten stadiums that will be used at Euro 2004 and Ernie Walker, head of the UEFA Stadiums Commission, thought it "very impressive!". But then he would say that: his function on these tours appears to be to give a shine, at all costs, to what would otherwise be seen as depressing swathes of newly laid concrete and reinforcing rods.
We have to take Ernie's word for it when he says that all the stadiums will be ready for the new season, a UEFA requirement to allow for a lengthy run-up to the tournament, during which security, press facilities and features such as access can be checked. A meeting of UEFA's executive committee at the end of March reiterated Ernie's optimism. Given that all the stadiums will be ready, it is now access that is furrowing the brows of the organisers.
Benfica, for example, do not yet have planning permission for access roads to the new 65,000-seat Luz, which will host the final, although the city council has promised to help the process along. José Luis Arnaut, chairman of the parliamentary commission keeping tabs on the whole thing, said in February: "At this moment, we need to break the national sprint record to get the protocol signed, the bids for the job in and the work finished in time for the start of the championship, which is going to be very, very difficult." In Porto, upgrading of the airport that will service half the stadiums is not expected to be completed in time. And there are doubts as to whether the underground link from Porto's main station, Campanhã, to FC Porto's Antas stadium, which will hold the opening game and a semi-final, will be ready either.
The Portuguese hosting of the tournament had various domestic objectives. One of them was to propagate the name of Portugal internationally and increase tourism. But promotion of the tournament has not always been as efficient as might be expected: a recent trade fair in Berlin received promotional brochures with a photo of Benfica's Spanish coach José Camacho on the cover, brochures that had been destined for Spain.
One of the other objectives of the candidature was to take the opportunity to upgrade Portugal's stadiums. This would be a welcome development – especially for those fans previously forced to sit on uncovered terraces during the country's very damp winters. But it seems clear that only three of the stadiums will ever be consistently full or at least well filled after Euro 2004: Benfica's Luz, Sporting's Alvalade XXI and FC Porto's Antas.
Other stadiums will certainly not be. The new 30,000-seater municipal stadiums at Aveiro, Coimbra and Leiria, for example, will host just two group games in the tournament. Afterwards, the respective clubs, Beira-Mar, Académica and União, will most likely be playing in front of the same 5,000 or so diehards (fewer if Académica and Beira-Mar go down this season, which is on the cards). The Faro/ Loulé Intermunicipal Stadium in the Algarve (three group games) will probably not even have a top level side playing there. The biggest local club, Farense of the Second Division, are in financial crisis and may fold. These stadiums and others are white elephants the country could really do without in these belt-tightening times.


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"Frankie Peak" (far right; 2375m) and "Larry Mountain" (right of centre; 2375m) from the summit of "Table Top". Both peaks were unofficially named by Andrew Nugara in honour of his mother and step-father.
Another view of "Frankie Peak" (right of centre) this time from Lys Ridge. We ascended using the ridge that begins in the foreground centre. Our original plan was to make a loop that included "Frankie", "Larry" (right of "Frankie"), and North Castle (far right – summit not shown). Instead, icy conditions thwarted our trip from "Frankie" to "Larry" and we ended up tagging "Eagle Peak" (centre left) and Whistler Mountain (far left) as an alternate loop.
"Frankie Peak" and its twin, "Larry Mountain" are prominent peaks that are located south of Table Mountain in the Castle Wilderness. I had my first good look at them in May 2014 while hiking what I call, "The Whistler Loop", a collection of unnamed peaks on the connecting ridge between Table Mountain and Whistler Mountain. Later, I learned that my friend, Brad Wolcott, had ascended them as part of an enjoyable trip from Whistler Mountain to Mount Gladstone. In September 2016, my curiosity was renewed while hiking Lys Ridge with Andrew Nugara and Jollin Charest. Andrew told me that he had unofficially named them, "Frankie Peak" and "Larry Mountain" in honour of his mother and step-father. He had first ascended "Frankie" in May 2009 via Whistler Mountain, and then returned one month later using the same approach to summit "Larry" and then North Castle.
Therefore, with Andrew's trip reports as my guide, I began to plan my own trip. The major variation that I wanted to make from both Andrew's trips and Brad's trip, was to save distance by avoiding Whistler Mountain on my approach. Like Andrew, I wanted to summit "Frankie", "Larry", and then North Castle, but I thought that I could make a more compact loop by ascending a ridge that led up from the South Castle Road on the western side of the mountain. This would save quite a bit of walking distance back to my vehicle after descending North Castle.
Joining me for this trip was my middle son, Nathan, who had celebrated his 20th birthday the day before, and was anxious to try out the new backpack that he had received as a gift. Also with us, was Nathan's (and my other son, Joel's) friend Keagan, who last joined us on our hike up Morin Peak in the Crowsnest Pass. Keegan basically lives at our house, so I will also count him as one of my mine too. 🙂 I love hiking with my kids!
At first, everything went according to plan, especially the ascent which all three of us agreed was a blast. However, after summiting "Frankie", we discovered that the exposed ramp that Andrew had used to descend the cliff band on the east side of the mountain was covered in ice. To make matters worse, we had to battle extreme wind gusts which made for miserable conditions. So we quickly changed our plans and made a new loop by heading north where we tagged the summits of "Eagle Peak" ("Whistable II") and Whistler Mountain before descending back to the road – basically doing everything that I wanted to avoid. Nevertheless, neither Nathan nor Keegan had been to these peaks before and I was happy that they still had the opportunity to record their first ever, three peak day. I will definitely return when conditions allow for a successful descent between "Frankie" and "Larry".
Our starting point was identical to that of our Lys Ridge trip. To get here, we headed south from the hamlet of Beaver Mines along Highway 774 until we came to the turnoff for Beaver Mines Lake. Here we turned left and followed the gravel road for ~3.7km until we came to the South Castle Road, which was located on our right. We followed the road for ~600m before arriving at a couple of information signs for the Castle Special Management Area. Also in the immediate vicinity were numerous random camping spots.
Here is where things get interesting and unless you have a 4×4 or some type of high clearance vehicle, you will need to park your car and get out your bike. Fortunately, I had my trusty 4Runner so we followed the road across the dry creek bed and proceeded another 6.9km down what at times, was a rough road, until we came to a washed out section just beyond a well marked camping site next to the Castle River. We parked across the road from the campsite. As a side note, almost all of the mud holes that you have to drive through on the road are not too deep, except for the last one immediately prior to the parking area. This is the deepest one (1/2 way up my wheels) and I've found that it is the shallowest on the east side – just don't stop once you've started going through!
From our parking spot we walked ~100m further to the south along the road until we came to the washout itself. Here we left the road and followed the creek bed east and then southeast for ~550m until we reached the base of our ascent route. We found it was easier to follow the numerous game trails located on the east side of the creek rather than staying inside the bed. When we reached the base, we crossed the creek using a game trail and a couple of well-positioned boulders.
From the creek, the initial slope is wide open and grassy. Once we reached the first shoulder, the route narrowed into a ridge and became increasingly rocky and treed. From the first shoulder to the second shoulder, we encountered thicker forest cover and frequent bands of rock – which required lots of route finding. Here we donned our helmets as some sections required hands-on scrambling. The ridge walk along the second shoulder to where it abuts against the main ridge to "Frankie" involved some light to moderate scrambling with most obstacles avoided by sticking to climber's right. However, just prior to the abutment we encountered a small cliff that would prove to be the crux. I found an exposed ledge to climber's right, but we found an even safer route by retracing our steps and descending to climber's left which allowed us to bypass it completely. From here it was an easy hike up a packed argillite slope to the main ridge.
The ridge walk to "Frankie" would have been really enjoyable if it weren't for the extreme wind gusts. To make matters worse, the light dusting of snow on the south side of the mountain had undergone a quick thaw/freeze cycle that made for some slick conditions – nothing that hampered our ascent, but definitely something that we did not want to attempt an exposed downclimb in.
From the summit we descended towards "Larry" and found Andrew's exposed ramp, which in dry conditions would have been great, but not on this day. We could see that to bypass the cliff band, we would have to lose a significant amount of elevation over icy rocks while enduring extreme wind gusts – not fun! So we nixed our original plan and decided to knock off "Eagle Peak" and Whistler Mountain instead. To avoid the wind along the ridge, we descended the northwest face of Frankie and cut across a hanging valley to the col beneath "Eagle Peak". The ever-increasing wind ensured that we had a miserable ascent to the summit. From here we had an easy but windy hike to Whistler Mountain before descending down the trail to the South Castle Road and then walking ~1.6km back to our vehicle.
We loved our ascent route to "Frankie Peak" and I will readily use it again when I return. Be aware though, that at some point in the future, this road will be permanently closed to motorized vehicles as part of the new Castle Wildland Provincial Park. There may also be an overnight option, where a party could knock off every summit from Table Mountain to Mount Gladstone and then North Castle. Indeed, the hanging valley between "Eagle Peak" and "Frankie" would be a very nice spot to camp!
Our total distance ended up being 12.5km with total elevation gains of 1323m. From our vehicle to the summit of "Frankie" it was 4.2km. Our total time came in at 6 hours and 41 minutes.
Our parking spot on the east side of the road across from the campsite next to the Castle River. I had turned the vehicle around so that it was facing northwest – or the direction we came from. The washout is located just ~100m further down the road behind my vehicle. This was also the same starting point for our Lys Ridge trip.
Approximately ~100m south of my vehicle, we came to a washed out section of the South Castle Road. Here we would leave the road and follow the creek bed to the left.
Looking down the creek bed from the middle of the road. The first shoulder on our ascent route as well as the main ridge that leads to 'Frankie", can be seen in the distance to the right of centre.
We found it was easier to stay on the east side (climber's left) of the creek bed. Here the bushwhacking was relatively light and we could utilize intermittent game trails.
A few of the game trails wanted to leave the creek bed too early. We followed this one until it began to head up the western slope beneath Whistler Mountain. It did however, give us our first clear view of the lower section of our ascent route.
A telephoto of the previous picture. The Castle is such an amazing place!
Looking south down the valley towards Sage Mountain (centre) and Mount Matkin (right).
Looking west at our Lys Ridge ascent route.
The view to the northwest at "The Amoeba" on Barnaby Ridge (left) and Southfork Mountain (centre).
The terrain became rockier as we gained elevation.
The hiking is pretty straightforward between the base and the first shoulder.
Keegan and Nathan stop to take in the early morning views.
After reaching the first shoulder, we began to encounter frequent rock bands (mostly Finnish death metal groups who had become lost during album cover photo shoots 😉 ) and heavier forest cover.
I couldn't resist including another shot of the morning sunlight hitting Barnaby Ridge and Southfork Mountain.
We had a blast with all of the route finding on this ascent!
One of many obstacles that we encountered on the way up.
The reverse angle of the previous picture.
Morning sunlight spotlights Mount Matkin and the slopes of Lys Ridge. Castle Peak is on the far left.
Typical terrain before reaching the second shoulder. There were many possible routes and we seemed to solve any doubts by trending climber's right.
Nathan and Keegan enjoy a welcome break from the wind just below the second shoulder.
After reaching the second shoulder we could finally see where it joined the main ridge. The summit of "Frankie" is not yet visible.
The ridge walk along the second shoulder presented easy to moderate options for scrambling. Due to extreme wind gusts, we avoided getting too close to the crest.
Nathan and Keegan make their way along the gorgeous little ridge.
…except for the crux. It doesn't look like much from this angle, but it presented us with a small cliff face that halted our progress.
I found an exposed ledge to climber's right, but by backtracking we found an even safer route by descending to climber's left. Here we could circumvent the crux without too much difficulty.
Another look back at the crux. The exposed ledge that I rejected is the vegetated patch on the left.
A more comprehensive view to the north. The Whistler Firelookout is on the far left and "Eagle Peak" ("Whistable II") is on the right.
The hike from the abutment to the main ridge was over packed argillite and presented no difficulties.
Looking back from the crest of the main ridge as Nathan and Keegan make their approach (lower centre). Our vehicle is parked next to the bend in the river that can be seen in the centre.
Once on the main ridge we could finally see the summit of "Frankie Peak". The summit of "Larry Mountain" is to the left.
Nathan and Keegan begin an extremely windy ridge walk to the summit of Frankie.
If we had chosen a less windy day, this would've been a fun ridge walk.
Taking shelter from the wind to consume some calories and put on more layers.
Many of the rocks on the south side of the mountain were coated in clear ice.
Nathan and Keegan slowly and carefully pick their way up to the summit.
The summit of "Frankie Peak". My GPS read 2370m and Andrew Nugara's read 2375m.
Nathan arrives on his first summit of his twentieth year. Keegan is just behind him.
The summit offered gorgeous views! This is the view to the east. In the foreground is "Larry Mountain" and behind it is Mount Gladstone. In the distance is Victoria Peak and foreground right is North Castle. "Whitney Creek Mountain" is on the far left.
The view to the northwest. The Whistler Fire Lookout is on the far left, followed by Whistler Mountain and then the "Whistable Peaks" with "Eagle Peak" ("Whistable II") in the centre.
The view north at "Table Top" (foreground) and Table Mountain (right of centre).
The view south at a beclouded Castle Peak and Windsor Mountain. North Castle is in the foreground. Our originally planned loop for the day included "Larry Mountain" and North Castle.
Looking southwest at Lys Ridge. The summit of Lys Ridge is on the far left and West Castle is to the left of centre. Lys Ridge was one of the best ridge walks that I've ever done! In the background is Barnaby Ridge.
At roughly the same time that we were on the summit of "Frankie", a party of 6 hikers had to be rescued off of Mount Haig which is located directly to the west, behind Barnaby Ridge. One of the hikers had been seriously injured and because of the weather (notice the clouds), a helicopter rescue was impossible. While the other 5 made it down the mountain, the injured person was forced to spend the night on the mountain under the care of a public safety officer from Waterton Parks. A huge thanks to all of the people who work in Search & Rescue and to all of the First Responders. Hopefully the injured person will be okay.
Keegan and Nathan on the summit of "Frankie Peak".
Always great to stand on a summit with your kids! Happy 20th birthday Nathan!
The wind ruined any thought of a lengthy summit stay, so we began to descend towards the col between "Frankie" and "Larry Mountain".
The north face of "Frankie" is really steep!
Bypassing the cliff further to the south required a significant detour over slippery rocks – all while hiking into the wind. This is where we changed our plans.
Heading back to the summit of "Frankie" to attempt our alternate loop.
Looking from the upper northwest slopes of "Frankie Peak" to "Eagle Peak"(right) and Whistler Mountain (centre) – our alternate loop for the day. To get out of the wind and avoid a slow descent along the ridge, we descended the northwest face of "Frankie" and cut across this hanging valley to the col beneath "Eagle Peak" ("Whistable II"). Click to continue to our "Eagle Peak II" trip report.
I saw you on the summit of Frankie on sunday; I was on my way there from Whistler, can't believe we didn't run into each other!!!
We saw you too!! We were in the hanging valley when you were just beneath Eagle Peak. By the time we reached the col, we couldn't see you anymore. We looked on the ridge to Frankie and still couldn't see you so we thought you might've dropped into the valley. Did you make it past Frankie? Awesome site BTW!


Yay for more mini sessions! We had so many people reach out after our official mini day that we decided to open up another morning of sessions for some additional families. Nichole & Jason joined us and it was so awesome seeing them! I feel like we run into them a lot at events, and we've worked with Nichole a few times on shoots since their wedding, but we hadn't photographed them since 2011 and it was so much fun. Then of course we shot The Weagle Family for the millionth time, those kids kill me, they're so hilarious. We also had 3 new families sign up that we loved meeting and getting to know, especially these kids! I'm always super impressed with how well behaved kids can be during a photo session because it is hard work. All these cuties were so cooperative and downright enthusiastic to give us some beautiful smiles and laughs during their sessions. Can't even wait for next year.


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Why the palace isn't impressed with Meghan's friends defending her in interview
By Samantha Stewart| 2 years ago
"It has opened a Pandora's box"
Royal insiders are allegedly furious after a group of the Duchess of Sussex's close friends came to her defence and set the record straight regarding those diva rumours.
In the People cover story, 'those who know Meghan best set the record straight' and called out the "bullying" the duchess has been subjected to. They added that Meghan is as kind and supportive of her friends as she's ever been, that she's never been close with her extended family, and that she even tried to repair her relationship with her dad, but instead he wanted a photo op.
Surprisingly, royal insiders were not impressed with the gesture, saying the duchess had been wrong to sanction the interview.
According to a royal expert speaking with the Daily Mail, the palace press office had been kept out of the loop and were informed of the article "minutes before publication."
The palace is 'furious' with Meghan's friends (PA/AAP)
The tabloid added that the royal experts fear the article would aggravate Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, even more, saying it "has opened a Pandora's box."
The sources also made note that the interview goes against the royal family's longstanding "never complain, never explain" attitude.
"They feel there is a wrong that they want to be righted, they have paid officials to do that," the senior courtier revealed. "It isn't their job to do is to stifle or censor criticism."
Since the article's publication, there's been much speculation as to which of Meghan's friends spoke with the publication. One guess is the Duchess' long-time pal, Serena Williams, after the tennis star posted a rather cryptic photo of herself as she "sips tea."
The phrase of course is synonymous with hearing and telling gossip.
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Santa Clara County, SEIU resume talks
As the strikers resume work, Services Employee International Union (SEIU) Local 521 negotiators is expected to return to the bargaining table Tuesday in their second meeting with County representatives since the beginning of the strike. (Photo: Therese Santiago/The Stanford Daily)
By Grace Carroll on October 15, 2019
With picketing put on hold amid PG&E power shutoffs, a standoff between unionized government service workers and Santa Clara County has eased up, with the two parties returning to negotiations, according to the Mercury News.
PG&E's shutoffs upended life across Northern California this past week, causing school closures and billions in economic damage and even a death. Here in Santa Clara County, the outages brought the suspension of picket lines and caused strikers to indefinitely postpone their walkouts.
As the strikers resume work, Services Employee International Union (SEIU) Local 521 negotiators are expected to return to the bargaining table Tuesday in their second meeting with County representatives since the beginning of the strike. Some of the most contentious issues on the table include housing support, childcare and the county's relocation of a Family Resource Center in East San Jose.
SEIU called the strike — the first the county has seen in four decades — on Oct. 2 after months of deadlocked negotiations on union contracts for the 12,000 social-service providers it represents. Santa Clara County has since filed an official grievance against the union on the grounds that the strike has blocked access to public health services.
SEIU leaders announced last Tuesday that the strike would pause in light of PG&E's planned blackouts in the area. Union spokesman Victor Gamiz emphasized that the strike was not over and that protestors were prepared to return to the picket lines at any moment.
The cessation was called to ensure that public services would be running at full capacity to help alleviate the challenges that the blackouts posed to county residents.
"Our decision to postpone all strike activities was taken out of our concern for public safety and our desire to fully support the needs of the residents who our members serve every single day," Janet Diaz, SEIU Local 521 chapter president, said in an interview with CBS Thursday.
So far the strike has impacted public services across the county, including roads, parks and 911 dispatches, and resulted in the closure of public health centers in Sunnyvale and Milpitas.
The County estimates 1,500 of its 22,000 employees are striking, but has given little indication of acceding to the strikers' demands, claiming that they would damage the county's overall fiscal health. The most recent labor relations agreement offers workers a wage increase of 3% a year, and would total $625 million over the next five years.
County Executive Jeffrey Smith told the Mercury News that he was unsure as to whether the end of the strike was in sight, but expressed optimism that the negotiating parties would find consensus.
"This emergency is a reminder of the vital role the county serves in our community," Smith told SF Gate. "This suspension of strike activity today was in keeping with this mission of public service."
Contact Grace Carroll at gac23'at' stanford.edu.
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Queen Elizabeth II: Record breaker
Queen Elizabeth II notched up a number of landmarks during her record-breaking 70 years on the throne.
Elizabeth reigned for 70 years and nearly four months, longer than any other monarch in British history.
The previous record was held by her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years, seven months and two days until 1901.
Until her death on Thursday at the age of 96, Elizabeth was the oldest current monarch and head of state in the world.
Only two monarchs have ruled for longer: France's Louis XIV, more than 72 years between 1643 and 1715, and Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej, 70 years and four months, until his death in October 2016.
The queen travelled to more than 100 countries since 1952 - another record for a British monarch - and made more than 150 visits to Commonwealth nations.
She went to Canada 22 times - more than any other country. In Europe, she visited France the most often - 13 times - and spoke the French language.
The Daily Telegraph calculated that she travelled the equivalent of 42 times around the world before stopping overseas trips in November 2015 at the age of 89.
Her longest foreign trip lasted 168 days from November 1953 to May 1954, during which she visited 13 countries.
As a 21-year-old princess, Elizabeth pledged her life to the service of the Commonwealth.
As queen, she carried out some 21,000 engagements, gave royal assent to 4,000 pieces of legislation, and hosted 112 state visits of foreign heads of state.
Among those she hosted were Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia (1954), Japan's Emperor Hirohito (1971), President Lech Walesa of Poland (1991) and US President Barack Obama (2011).
More than 180 garden parties have been hosted at Buckingham Palace, attended by more than 1.5 million people.
A total of 15 British prime ministers served under the Queen. Her first was Winston Churchill (1952-1955) and the last was Liz Truss, who was appointed only on Tuesday.
She held regular private meetings with her prime minister of the day, usually at Buckingham Palace on a weekly basis.
Elizabeth II met 13 out of the last 14 US presidents with the exception of Lyndon B Johnson. Her last visitor from the White House was Joe Biden in 2021.
The Queen was the supreme governor of the Church of England, a position dating back to the creation of the church under Henry VIII in the 16th century.
She met four popes on official visits - John XXIII (1961), John Paul II (1980, 1982 and 2000), Benedict XVI (2010) and Francis I (2014).
The queen sent some 300,000 cards of congratulation to centenarians and more than 900,000 to couples celebrating 60 years of marriage.
She was married for 73 years - another record for a British monarch. Her husband, Prince Philip, died aged 99 in April last year.
The queen posed for more than 200 portraits since the age of seven. Most were painted in a traditional style.
But Lucien Freud's portrait painted in 2001 proved controversial: one critic said it made Her Majesty look like one of her corgi dogs.
In 1996, the Queen became the first British monarch to visit mainland China. She was also the first to address the House of Representatives in Washington.
She sent her first email on March 26, 1976 during a visit to a Ministry of Defence research facility.
In 1997, she launched the Buckingham Palace website and in 2014 sent her first tweet. Three years ago, she made her debut on Instagram.
The queen is the only monarch to have jumped out of a helicopter with James Bond and parachuted into the opening ceremony of the Olympics. (Kind of.)
She and her beloved corgis made a cameo appearance at the 2012 London Games with 007 actor Daniel Craig, before a stuntperson made the leap.


Is a water crisis at least partly an institutional crisis? If natural disasters such as floods are unavoidable, can societal institutions, if acting in a timely manner, diminish the damage? What prevented the institutions from acting when a massive flood wave hit Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia in May 2014? We claim that institutional causes were partly responsible for the damage, especially the systemic neglect of water management and prevention mechanisms that were unprepared for an appropriate and timely reaction. We look into the three institutional designs and find several causes for the flawed institutional arrangement: clientelism and underinvestment in flood prevention system, the detachment of civil and military protection systems and the complexity of institutional design.


Rumanian national Ionut Alexandru Mocanu 34, who was stopped by Borders and Coastguards officers on December 31 last year attempting to cross into Gibraltar, after immigration checks alerted to the existence of a European Arrest Warrant in his name, was handed over by the RGP to the Rumanian police at the land border yesterday afternoon.
The extradition was performed on the strength of an EAW from the Rumanian authorities as Mocanu, wanted for burglary in his country, fled the jurisdiction after being sentenced to prison.
No issues were encountered during Mocanu's handing over.
The suspect had been arrested by RGP officers after Borders and Coastguards scanned his passport and the outstanding European Arrest Warrant was detected.


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Un cartel electrónico (conocido también como e-póster) es una imagen estática o animada diseñada para ser colocada en una página de Internet, blog, red social o un correo electrónico. Comúnmente incluyen ambos elementos, texto y gráfico, aunque pueden estar compuestos de solo uno de estos dos elementos. También pueden tener algún tipo de interacción electrónica por medio de animación.

Son diseñados para llamar la atención y transmitir información. Pueden ser usados para muchos propósitos, frecuentemente como anuncios, propagandas, protestas y para lanzar mensajes de todo tipo. También son usados para presentar una obra de arte. Otros tipos son usados para propósitos educativos.

Generalmente son de bajo costo comparados con los carteles impresos, pudiendo ser de cualquier tamaño, en función del monitor o pantalla en que se proyecte.

Son la variante electrónica de un cartel, pues para que una imagen se pueda llamar cartel tiene que ser impreso y colocado en una superficie, además de cumplir con la función de informar o expresar algo.

Los carteles electrónicos cumplen con la función de informar o expresar algo de manera masiva a través de los medios electrónicos; sin embargo, al no ser impresos, no pueden ser llamados carteles. Los e-pósteres, si llegaran a ser impresos, pueden pasar a la categoría de carteles.

Véase también
 Cartel.
 Póster.

Medios de comunicación
Diseño gráfico


Dropping winds were promised and not delivered for the first 24 Hour Alderney Lure Competition held at the weekend, although we did get sunshine throughout and a cracking start to Sunday wind wise so no complaints from me. This was a LURE comp, no live bait or any bait previously alive could be used. Competitors came from the UK, Guernsey and Jersey plus of course an Alderney contingent for this inaugural event which was covered by Sea Angler magazine and will continue in 2014 such was its success. Many thanks to the sponsors Tronixpro, Majorcraft, Seaspin, Sunline, HTO, YGK, Hart, Marukyu, Ecogear, Graphiteleader, Bait Breath, Toray, Vanfook, Gary Yamamoto, The Lure Forum, Sea Angler magazine and Alderney Angling who made this happen. Over £1300 of prizes and £600 cash up for grabs with the cash split between 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Thanks too to the Harbour Lights for hosting us over the weekend.
Fishing was from midday Saturday through to midday Sunday, a tough start was endured by those starting 'at' the obvious marks due to the wind and it was the harbour quay with all its mini species that got the eventual winners on a roll. Actually there was Roger Mortimore on a roll too but that's another story! One that needs too much explaining!! What was most apparent throughout the event, and as an organiser of it myself so pleasing to see, was the camaraderie between the competitors, purely here to have fun and have a craic. Methods and marks were shared throughout but still that competitive edge maintained. Those that had a plan to sleep reneged on that plan and finished up pinching barely enough horizontal rest before embarking on the next quest to capture that next species. Through the night personal targets were adjusted and instead of pie in the sky plans the task of finding species became easier for some as more realistic targets were made and stuck too. By the early hours three anglers had hit double figures! The race was on.
Sunday dawned and boy did it dawn, not once but twice! Firstly the sun rose a bright red spreading a magnificent orange/red glow around the horizon turning white fluffy clouds in to balls of fire and then secondly it dawned on those anglers out of the running of 'Most Species' they had to start to target the bigger fish if they were to get any recognition for their efforts. Meanwhile the top 6 were battling it out, some losing that battle as their decision making proved costly but for two anglers that had been neck and neck throughout it was becoming a battle of personal pride, it truly was the battle of top dog and the soon to be top dog in years to come between Nigel and Matt!
With cloud thickening, wind increasing, (that would soon reach 50mph later in the day) it was the end of 24 hours of lure fishing.


In this first installment of the Caution Squad series, author J. Nathanael Wilson introduces an action-packed world in which superheroes are the norm – but that doesn't make them any less super. You'll be swept along on a dizzying, riotously funny ride as three dynamic heroes are thrust together into the fight of their lives. Filled with countless heroes – from a brooding samurai who dares to test the stereotypical mold to a giant, anthropomorphic poison tree frog – and a bevy of sinisterly entertaining villains, Death Toll invites readers on a super-powered adventure that certainly packs a punch.


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T20/08 Cleaning of Council Facilities
13 January 2021 3:33 PM | Anonymous member (Administrator)
Campbelltown Council requires cleaning services for various Council facilities on a scheduled and "as required" basis.
To find out more, come along to our tender briefing at 10am on Wednesday 20 January 2021 at Campbelltown Council Depot, Sark Grove, Minto.
Please contact Jacqueline Spencer on 02 4645 4207 or email tenders@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au to register.
You must submit your tender to Council by 2:30pm on Tuesday 2 February 2021 in the manner described in the RFT.
You can purchase the Request for Tender (RFT) document online from tenderlink.com/campbelltown in electronic form or in hard copy from Council's Civic Centre, cnr Queen and Broughton Sts, Campbelltown for a fee of $128.
T20/34 Depot Bulk Bin Services
Council requires a suitably experienced Contractor to supply, collect and transport a general waste bulk bin weekdays to a disposal facility and return to Council's Depot located in Minto.
Tenderers may note the following current conditions for information purposes only:
The weight of each load will vary. As a guide, the Depot Bulk Bin averages of 2 tonnes net.
The current service is provided five days per week. While it is anticipated that this delivery pattern will continue for the duration of the Contract, it may vary.
The above information is subject to change throughout the duration of the contract and in no way implies the services anticipated throughout the term of contract.
For further information, please contact Jacqueline Spencer on 02 4645 4207 or email tenders@campbelltown.nsw.gov.au


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Cycling has become one of the most popular pastimes in the UK. Read our guide to ensure you have adequate insurance to protect your bike.
Are you one of the many cycling enthusiasts on UK roads that enjoys feeling the wind in your hair or the thrill of soaring down a hill at breakneck speeds? Do you cycle to work come rain or shine, warding off cars and buses with a steely glare? Or perhaps you just nip to the shops on your trusty bicycle? Whichever your style, pedal power has its attractions.
For one thing, cyclists can save a lot of money on train fares and petrol, but they can also cut down on pollution and improve their overall health and fitness levels. So what are the downsides?
Put simply, bikes are attractive to thieves: last year 276,000 bikes were stolen, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, while bike theft is at its lowest for more than 30 years, it's never been costlier for bicycle owners. That's because the value of stolen bikes is at an all-time high: the average cost is £476, which is almost double the 2005/06 figure of £250.
As this data shows, it's more important than ever to make sure you have the right cover to protect yourself and your wheels.
Assuming that a bike is covered under home contents insurance is a mistake. While some home insurers will include cycle cover on their policies as standard, often the bike is only insured if it is inside the property or secured properly in an outbuilding like a shed or garage.
So if your bike is stolen from the back garden or when you are out and about, you will not be covered. For example, if the theft took place when you were out shopping for groceries or if it was locked up at the train station, your insurer is unlikely to pay the claim. But you can often extend your home insurance to cover your bike when it is outside the house.
That said, firms that offer specialist bicycle insurance are becoming more prevalent for the increasing number of cycling enthusiasts. Policy wording may differ, but most will cover your bike against theft – whether left inside or outside the house – if your bike is secured properly with an approved lock. If you don't secure your bike according to their stipulations, your claim could be rejected.
The good news is that specialist bicycle insurance doesn't only cover theft, but should also pay out for accidental damage or vandalism. You should check whether the policy includes any third party liability cover, just in case you injure another person or damage their car or bicycle.
The number of cyclists on the roads these days means that accidents are more common place, so it's wise to take out suitable insurance.
It doesn't matter whether you're a casual cyclist with your trusty two wheels or a serious enthusiast with a custom racing bike that cost thousands of pounds – cycle insurance can be tailor-made to meet your needs.
If you use your bike for monetary gain, such as being a cycle courier.
Any loss where you cannot prove you own the bike, so keep the receipt of sale.
Any cosmetic damage won't be covered – scratches and dents that don't affect how the bike actually rides are not covered, for example.
Any damage to accessories, like tyres or mud guards, unless the bike itself is damaged at the same time.
Theft of your bike when you have not secured your bike properly.
Any accidents that may happen under the influence of drugs or alcohol will void your claim.
Crime survey statistics in England and Wales from the Office of National Statistics. Correct as of 2017.
You get what you pay for when it comes to locks, meaning a cheap lock will be little deterrent to a bike thief. In most cases, the more expensive a lock, the better it will be at protecting your bike from theft – D-locks are often the most secure.
Lock manufacturers have their own ratings for levels of protection and these can be read as an indicator of security. If you use anything other than an approved lock brand or level of security, then your claim will be rejected.
Look out for locks rated on the 'Sold Secure' scale – bronze, silver and gold – as these are approved by most insurers. However, as with any insurance policy, check your details to be sure.
Make sure to attach your bike to something that can't be moved or lifted, as your bike is only as secure as the thing you attach it to. For example, a mesh fence only needs a small pair of wire cutters to get through.
Never leave your bike in an isolated place, instead choose to lock it in a well-lit area that people pass frequently and, if possible, with CCTV near to your location.
You should also lock the wheels (if they are quickly removable) together with the frame, ensuring the D-lock is secure and close to the bike. Any manoeuvrability will allow the thief the leverage to break the lock. And removing any lights and the seat will prove an annoyance to any prospective thieves.
Remember that two – preferably different – locks are better than one, as this gives the thief more of a challenge and they will need more tools to prise the locks open. It is very unlikely that a thief will have the correct tools to break both a D-lock and a chain lock, and so a combination provides a formidable opposition.
It's important and necessary to register your bike with the correct company, as it will assist the police in identifying a stolen bike and boost the chance of it being returned to you. Several companies offer this protection for free, aimed at reducing bicycle crime, but bikeregister.com is the UK's leading registration service and is used by the police.
A policy not only insures you against theft, either inside or outside the home, but will protect you from damage incurred from vandalism or accidents. In addition, you can insure for personal accident and public liability so that if you damage someone else's property or person, you are covered.
Which companies provide specialist bike cover?
We think a good bicycle insurance policy should cover you for theft of your bike, and provide new for old replacement and European cover. We prioritise the companies that include these things in their standard policy, so they appear higher in our list. The insurers who only offer some of these things in their standard policy appear lower down in the list.
Insurance for training, travelling and racing. 60% multi bike discount, roadside recovery, race fee & wheel protection, replacement hire. Low, £100 excess. Bikes covered up to £50,000.
Assetsure offer comprehensive bicycle insurance designed to be flexible to suit your personal needs – cover is offered for bikes up to £12,500 in value & standard cover includes £100,000 in legal expenses.
The Insurance Emporium offer flexible Pick 'N' Mix policies that allow you to tailor your cover to suit your needs. With Theft, Accidental Loss or Damage as standard and great Elective Benefits, take advantage of up to 25% discount today!


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The CreateSpace Royalty Structure
Or Why I Have to Raise My Prices on The Golden Lynx
People talk about the great royalties that self-publishers get for their work. Although I am one step away from self-publishing, the small press that my writers' group put together can survive, in part, because it takes advantage of the inexpensive printing options that the Brave New World of Publishing has made available. So in that sense, we are closer to self-publishing than to traditional publishing.
I assure you, we appreciate every option out there. Yet it's important to be clear about what each process involves, and that includes being up front about pricing. First off, most people's mental image of a paperback carries a price in the neighborhood of $7.99. Traditional publishers can charge those prices for mass-market paperbacks because printing is an unusual business: the big costs are in the setup. One copy costs X, but ten copies don't cost 10X—more like 2X. Once you have set up the job on the phototypesetter, the more copies you run, the less each one costs. Print 100,000 copies, or 1,000,000, and you can make a handsome profit at $7.99, even if you are splitting it with the bookseller and handing off 10% of the wholesale price to the author (who then pays 15% to a literary agent, in mass-market publishing).
In small-press/self-publishing, the situation is different. The print-on-demand (POD) technology that makes self-publishing or small-press publishing possible relies on producing books only as they are needed. Fewer copies, no storage, no returns, lower costs. The system also relies on pre-formatted PDF files, which reduce setup costs. But as a result, there is no reduction by size of job. Each POD-published book is, in effect, a trade paperback, and these typically cost $10.99–$19.99 depending on the number of pages (production costs) of the book. In fact, Five Directions Press exists for this very reason: since we have to charge higher prices for our books, we want to ensure that readers receive a high-quality trade paperback for their money.
You would think that if a publisher can survive on charging $7.99 for a paperback while paying 8–10% to the author, then authors self-publishing at $12.99 must be raking in royalty payments by the sackful. Alas, not so—or not entirely so. The comment about great royalties applies above all to e-books. There, where production costs (although not preparation costs) are near zero, authors routinely net 65–70% of the purchase price. Compared to 8–10% of wholesale, that's a huge difference. I can charge $4.99 or $5.99 for an e-book and take home $3–4 in royalties. Even for four to six years' work, that's a good rate.
But print books do have production costs, and the royalties are calculated after the POD publisher deducts those costs. This makes perfect sense, of course: the POD publisher has to make ends meet just like everyone else. Royalties also vary by distribution channel—which is why, much as I hate to do it, I have to raise my price on The Golden Lynx as of November 1.
The math goes something like this. On The Not Exactly Scarlet Pimpernel (300 pages), I charge $12.99 for the print edition, which nets me a royalty of about $3 per print copy (under 25%).* Although the rate is much lower, the payment approximates that of the e-book version.
If, however, I pony up (as I did, mostly as an experiment) the $25 for Expanded Distribution so that CreateSpace will list Not Exactly Scarlet Pimpernel with bookstores and allow wholesale purchases, I net not $3 but 70¢ on each sale (5%). I have not worried about this much lower rate, because I don't sell many copies to bookstores (one in three months, so far). So if I sell a few books for 70¢, well, at least I'm selling books. And maybe one of those purchasers will recommend my book to friends, generating more sales.
The Golden Lynx is 50% longer than The Not Exactly Scarlet Pimpernel: 450 pages. As a result, the production costs are proportionally higher. At $14.99 (which to me seems like a lot, even for a trade paperback), it nets more like $2.75 (18%) per print copy, compared to $4–$4.50 as an e-book. I consider this rate acceptable, but I didn't sign up for Expanded Distribution because it would cost me 25¢ on every sale.
Then I realized that for Lynx, I actually need Expanded Distribution. If I want to sell to college bookstores—and I do, because I put a ton of effort into making the history accurate, and it would be wonderful if professors adopted my book for their courses—the only way to make it work is to raise my price to $16.99. I will still net only 50¢ on every bookstore sale ($3 on print sales through Amazon.com), but if I sell enough additional copies, the difference will work itself out over time.
So on November 1, 2012, I will raise the price of the print edition of The Golden Lynx by $2 to cover the costs of Expanded Distribution (the e-book version will remain at $5.99). Until then, the book will cost $14.99.
The Brave New World of Publishing, indeed—and in many ways it is, don't get me wrong. But perhaps not quite as lucrative as the ads would have you believe.
*Note that these are the numbers for books printed through CreateSpace and sold through Amazon.com. Books purchased directly through CreateSpace earn twice as much in royalties (because CreateSpace is not splitting its profits with Amazon.com). But since I don't know anyone who has either bought or sold a book directly through CreateSpace, the Amazon.com numbers are the ones that matter to me. The rates for other companies (Lulu, Bookbaby, etc.) may also differ.
Wow! It certainly sound like epublishing is the way to go over print if you're in the do-it-yourself market.
I'm always surprised when I see ebooks for $9.99 or more because I know there isn't any cost to the author or publisher once the initial formatting is done.
I hope your book makes it into some college classrooms.
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Vegetable Garden row/Bed orientation: E-W or N-S?
I know it depends on which direction your ground slopes(if it slopes) but I'm wondering if there is any benefit to orientating your rows/beds so that they run either east to west, or north to south?
Here in the Northern Hemisphere the sun angles to the south so as long as you keep your taller pants on the north side of the garden it will not shade the rest of the garden. Using this thinking it doesn't matter as much how the rows are oriented - it's more about placement of varieties.
For the southern hemisphere, where you are, it is the opposite. Put your taller plants on the south side of the garden since your sun angles to the north.
I've never been to the southern hemisphere, but just noting the 1 time i went to California and saw the ocean on the wrong side and how much it messed with my head: I wonder what would happen in the southern hemisphere if the sun were on the wrong side?
I may some day have to the make trip and see!
I've done it both ways and my garden has been fine. I think your slope and topography is the deciding factor. I am going to make my rows east to west this season.
last season they were north to south. I want to see if it matters in my part of the country. It is a good Idea to keep your taller plants to the north here in the US. That may be different in other parts of the world.


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