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Asda urges lockdown shoppers not to stockpile
Updated / Wednesday, 6 Jan 2021 13:21
Asda said it had strong product availability across its stores and its staff were working around the clock to keep shelves stocked
UK supermarket group Asda has today urged its customers to shop considerately and not buy more than they normally would after new Covid-19 lockdowns were introduced across the UK to stem the spread of the virus.
Under the new rules in England, schools are closed to most pupils, people should work from home if possible, and all hospitality and non-essential shops are closed.
With the hospitality sector shut, there is pressure on supermarkets to meet demand. December trade hit record levels.
Asda, Britain's third largest supermarket group after market leader Tesco and Sainsbury's, said it had strong product availability across its stores and depots and its staff were working around the clock to keep shelves stocked.
"Asda is also asking customers to play their part by continuing to shop considerately and not buy more than they normally would," it said.
The group is also stepping up its digital capacity to help more customers shop online during the crisis.
Asda has increased its grocery home shopping capacity by 90% since last March to 850,000 weekly slots and expects this to rise to 900,000 slots per week by the start of April.
It is also doubling the size of its partnership with Uber Eats with 200 stores providing customers with a 30-minute delivery service on 350 Asda-branded products from February.
Asda is currently owned by US giant Walmart. However, in October the Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital agreed to buy a majority holding in Asda in a deal giving it an enterprise value of $8.8 billion.
The deal, under which Walmart will keep a minority stake, requires regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first half of 2021.
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Senator Máire Devine issued an apology to the family of Brian Stack in the Seanad following the incident.
Máire Devine has been suspended from Sinn Féin over her tweets about the late Brian Stack.
Senator Máire Devine has been suspended for three months.
Máire Devine has been suspended from Sinn Féin for three months.
Brian Stack's family want the Taoiseach to "demand answers" from gardaí.
Cathal Compton replaces Donie Smith, while has recovered David Murray from illness.
The family want to see Gerry Adams questioned by gardaí.
There were mutterings that Adams might have met his threshold of controversies, but he remains to see another day.
Instead, Kenny says that Adams drove Austin and Oliver Stack to the blacked-out van.
Adams has repeatedly refused to name the man.
He added that he would not cooperate with future requests for Troubles information.
Austin has been involved in a long campaign to try get justice for what happened to his father.
Austin Stack turned up at a Sinn Féin press conference in Dublin today.
Alan Farrell said he was merely calling on Sinn Féin deputies to make a statement.
Alan Farrell says that Dessie Ellis and Martin Ferris should make a statement on the matter.
Adams says he will make a statement to the Dáil on the matter.
Gerry Adams confirmed earlier today that the IRA was responsible for the shooting dead of Brian Stack thirty years ago.
The Stack family said the confirmation has brought an element of closure to them but they are seeking an update from gardaí on the current investigation.
Brian Stack, who was the chief prison officer in Portlaoise prison, died of his injuries eighteen months after being shot as he left a boxing match.


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If ever there was a series that deserves to sell well, it would be the Persona series. Persona 3 and 4 for the PlayStation 2 were two of the best RPGs to release at the time and the rest have been no slouch. Atlus' parent company, Index, has announced in an investor meeting, that the series has sold over 1.65 million copies in Japan alone.
The series is 6 games deep at the moment and is getting bigger, with the additions of Persona 4: The Golden for the PlayStation Vita and Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayanoka Arena for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Arcade come 2012. There is even the animation of Persona 4, which you can watch in the US now on services like Hulu. The greatest news to all of this, is that if you look at the graph presented below, you will see that with every release in the series, sales in Japan have gone up, showing how popular the games are becoming.
It would be nice to see what these sales look like if you included both North America and Europe, as the game seem to sell good no matter where they are released. Hopefully these continued sales mean a Persona 5 on the PlayStation 3 in the near future. If you happen to be able to read Japanese or you like looking at pictures and strange text, check out the full PDF.


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Unlike other companies that use an expiration date we use birthdates. The shelf life is 3 years from the date on the can for all 1.5.,2oz.,3oz., and 12oz. units and we recommend replacing 2 years from the date of purchase. For our key chain units the shelf life is 2 years and we recommend replacing them every year.
2. Will the formula freeze?
You will be pleased to know that none of our products freeze, however you may lose some distance, in extremely cold temperatures. For example, if a unit usually sprays 15ft. it may only spray 12ft. We are not able to give a definitive answer due to the different variants of product and temperature. The loss in distance will not diminish the effectiveness of product.
3. Can I use these products for bears?
Our products are designed for use on humans, for that we reason we recommend using Guard Alaska which is specially formulated for bears.
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Recommendation is dependent on the user. We would recommend the cone fog pattern for someone who has not had prior target training and does not feel confident that they can hit a target in a stressful situation. We make this suggestion, because the pattern reaches a wider target area and by doing so increases your chances of hitting the face and eyes of the assailant. Weather variables should also be taken into consideration when using a cone fog pattern as it is more likely to have blowback in windy situations.
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State laws vary from state to state.
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West Malling CEP Academy is committed to serving its community and surrounding area. We recognise the multi-cultural, multi-faith nature of the United Kingdom in the 21st Century and understand the crucial role that schools can play in promoting values that value each and every individual, building community, understanding our heritage and protecting our common life and freedoms.
As a local school for all, the document below seeks to outline key British values and how we actively promote them. Click on the link for more details.


With the emergence of smart sensors and connected devices, the Internet of Things has surpassed becoming "the next big thing" and claimed its place as a key disruptive technology affecting nearly all enterprises today.
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Dr. Seuss has a clever way of getting a message subtly across using fun verse and this is a wonderful example! The message that you control you own destiny is cleverly illustrated with a little character moving a mountain. The bold verse appears in strongly coloured words giving the whole banner a powerful feel.


Today I found another neato bug on my door: do you see the tiny spots of green on his wings?
I came up with a super easy summer cocktail recipe today-I'm drinking one right now! It super refreshing on days like today.
I also thought Id share some pictures of my doll collection and maybe some pics of my place-let me know if you want to see more-i dont wanna bore you!
I totally had those little velvety bears when I was little. They are probably in my moms basement!
cute outfit! i want one of those drinks now! yum! I also really love all your dolls. they're super cute!
What cute little things you have!!
OHHHH! I was thinking of trying that exact same lemonade with tequila and go in a sort of margarita direction. I'll have to try it with rum. Those dolls are so cute! Hope you are having an awesome day!
too bad I didnt read this post earlier today before I went to hangout at the pool! That drink would of been perfect! Darn.
I love your little fuzzy bunnies!


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If you saw Atlas … blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling … the greater his effort the heavier the world he bore on his shoulders – what would you tell him to do?
– Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged –
Jack and Eddy have been sitting in silence for some time, poles extended over the deepest pool in this stretch of the stream – or 'crick' as Eddy would say – sacrificial dew worms suspended in the violet darkness.
The election had passed weeks ago. Jack, true to his word, had made the trek up to Eddy's stone house on the hill for their pilgrimage to the polls. Neither had praised nor condemned the outcome – or commented at all – at least not until now.
"My radio tells me he was only elected because he is a white, heterosexual man," Eddy offers, ignoring the faint tug on his line.
"Perhaps he's in league with others of his kind," Jack offers, with an inward smile.
"Told you, he was guilty of something. Reminds me a bit of Henry Reardon."
"Who?" Jack asks.
"The Ayn Rand character. An industrialist. Tall, blonde, blue-eyed but unlike our new premier, a clean-limbed figure. He believed in making things. In his case, steel. A new kind of steel that was wildly successful; stronger, lighter, cheaper to produce. "As the story goes, his detractors, other industrialists and their hangers-on, said he was upsetting society's balance. But he was a man who just wanted to create – to make things – and to be left alone."
Jack sat for a moment, eyes wide, mouth open, unaware of the sharp pull on his line. It wasn't until this moment that he realized Eddy, the former tobacco boat driver, had a bent for education beyond the national broadcaster.
"Fish on!" Eddie shouts. "A little trout, from the looks of it. One more and we can feed the masses – but we'll need some bread to go with them."
Line back in the water, and a sense of calm restored, Jack ventures, "So what happened, to this Reardon fellow I mean?"
"Don't know. It's a long read."
Morning is getting on. A trail of dust drifts their way, the remnants of a pickup's recent hurried passing. Heat rises perceptibly from the field of wheat behind them but it's cool here, beneath the willow, beside the water.
"Tell you this, though, there's an opportunity, slim though it may be. The Premier's party could well advance from its current status."
"And what exactly is that?" Jack asks, trepidation in his voice.
"Pack-of-stray-dogs status," Eddy says.
"At least they're our stray dogs."
"That's right, Jack, or at least there's a healthy contingent from the countryside. That's a point my radio missed entirely. And, they asked the wrong question in the first place. "They wanted to know from Canadians how the new premier will affect politics here in our fine nation. Better to have asked Canadians of the challenges this party of stray dogs will face and how we got to this point. If Rex Murphy had been hosting he might have steered the dialogue to higher ground."
Jack turns, a question in his eyes.
"I'll start with how we got here, Jack. It was arrogance in action. Moving forward without asking for opinions or, more likely, asking for opinions with no intent to hear or comprehend the replies."
"Could that change with our hefty new premier, Eddy?"
"That's where our hope lies, Jack. That's where our hope lies." ◊

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Its tidal phenomenon has been wowing visitors from around the globe for ages. And it happens here, twice a day, every day in Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy.
The Bay of Fundy is a world-renowned legend out here on Canada's fabled east coast. The natural conical shape of the bay has created something truly amazing. The tides here rise and fall higher than anywhere else in the world. Tides higher than most small buildings. And what's even more amazing is that there are two opportunities to see this unbelievable show each day! The tide schedule follows the lunar calendar and twice each day millions of tons of water flood in and out of the bay.
1. The average time between high and low tide is 6 hours and 13 minutes.
2. In one tide cycle, 160 billion tonnes of seawater flows in and out of the Bay. That's more than the combined flow of the world's freshwater rivers!
3. The local ecosystem's biodiversity is comparable to the Amazon Rainforest! You'll find more than 12 species of whales in the Bay, as well as dolphins, porpoises, seals, seabirds and more. All are drawn to Fundy's nutrient rich waters.
4. The height of the tide ranges from 3.5 meters (11ft) along the southwest shore of Nova Scotia and steadily increases to the head of the Bay where it can reach an incredible 16 meters (53ft)!
5. Burntcoat Head Park located in East Hants, has the greatest mean spring tidal range and provides some of the best places to view and experience the Bay of Fundy.


Join us with your family and friends for this special event. It will be as much about the social aspect as it will be about the challenge. We will meet on Friday night any time from 8pm, gather around the bonfire, sing a few song and eat some nice food. Then we will head off in a slow pace around midnight to reach the summit of Snowdon for (hopefully) a spectacular sunrise. There will be breakfast waiting for us when we return to the camp.


Join us Friday at 7:00 p.m. on April 19th as we prepare our hearts for Easter with preaching from God's Word, singing, and partaking of the Lord's supper. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this special service.
to Mike Scott and Joanne Rollins on the recent homegoing of their mother, Beatrice Scott. Services will be held at Grace this Thursday: 10:30 a.m. visitation; 11:00 a.m. service; repast following interment.
Join us at 7:00 p.m. on April 19th as we prepare our hearts for Easter with preaching from God's Word, singing, and partaking of the Lord's supper. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this special service.
Weekly from 5:30-7:10 p.m. Sign up for this Wednesday's meal using the bulletin insert.
Men, you are invited to meet for prayer Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in the Founder's Library. Join us as we pray for the lost and for the special needs of our church.
Day trips are planned to see "Jesus" on May 4th and "Miracle of Christmas" on December 7th. Get details and sign up at the Visitor Desk.


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الرئيسية/In English/"The National Interest" Magazine: The political solution in Syria requires curbing the Assad regime and cutting Iranian supplies
"The National Interest" Magazine: The political solution in Syria requires curbing the Assad regime and cutting Iranian supplies
The American National Interest magazine considered that the United States should act against Iran in Syria, as it is the main factor in curbing the Assad regime, which receives clear Iranian support, which increases its procrastination regarding the political process.
In a report, the magazine said that the explicit Iranian support for Assad makes the possibility of a political breakthrough in Syria difficult to verify.
The magazine considered that the intransigence of the Assad regime towards a political solution is linked to the support of its Iranian ally, considering that the solution of the deteriorating situation in Syria begins with imposing US and Western sanctions on Iranian oil coming to Syria and Lebanon, with the aim of reinforcing strengths during the negotiations of the political process.
The report pointed out that Iran provided the Assad regime with oil needs to help it in its military campaigns against civilians, which the National Interest considered a clear challenge to US sanctions.
The magazine's report believed that the US administration should expand the scope of its sanctions in Syria, to include Iranian entities or companies that supply crude oil to the Assad regime.
The report held the Biden administration responsible for the situation in Syria over the past year, as a result of the lack of clear policies to deal with the file, explaining that these policies "somehow" support the rehabilitation of the country's dictator.
The magazine criticized the lax policies of the US administration against supporters of the Assad regime among prominent businessmen, as well as its inclusion in the energy procurement project between Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan.
In its report, the magazine emphasized that the political solution in Syria requires US measures to restrict the options of the Assad regime and tighten the sanctions imposed on it within the "Caesar" law, especially the intensification of sanctions on Iranian oil companies that openly defy US sanctions, especially the "National" Iranian Oil Company.
Pedersen is trying to create positive understandings that will reflect on the political process in Syria
Missile attack targets US base in Deir Ezzor
European-Turkish discussions on global developments, especially Syria and Ukraine
The UN Security Council extends cross-border humanitarian aid delivery mechanism into Syria
US lawmakers call on Biden to refuse to reintegrate the Assad regime into the international community
International relief organizations suspend their activities in al-Hol camp in eastern Syria, following two separate attacks
Response Coordination Group: The interruption of support for some medical facilities in northern Syria portends a humanitarian catastrophe
Johns Hopkins University: US sets global record of over 1 million daily COVID-19 cases
A Syrian child wins the title of world champion in the Taiwan International Mental Arithmetic Championship
The Assad regime promises to provide various types of medicines in its areas of control
The United Nations: More than 5,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan have returned to their homeland
A report reveals international understanding and coordination to limit Iranian influence in Syria
16 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in northwestern Syria
The Syrian Network documents at least 2,218 cases of arbitrary arrests in Syria during 2021
On the eighth anniversary of the chemical attack, the United States calls for punishing the Assad regime
Israeli newspaper: The situation in Syria will change and turn against Iran


My mood has been foul this week for no particular reason. I could dwell on that, or I could distract myself with an equestrian fantasy in The Owl's Approve's blog hop this week. I choose option two. Let's pretend that financial restrictions don't exist and logistics isn't a nightmare. If you could do anything with your Ponykins, what would you do? If I could do anything with Simon, it would be show at WEF for the entire twelve week circuit….


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Pence kicks off pro-USMCA tour in Michigan
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"The clock is ticking," he said in Detroit, calling for the deal to be approved by Congress this year.
Former Hill staffers: Slim chance of USMCA's passage this year
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Former congressional trade committee lawyers this week expressed little optimism that the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement would be ratified this year, with many questioning President Trump's willingness to address Democratic concerns and ensure a vote before August recess.
Trumka says Lighthizer still pushing Section 301 as USMCA enforcement tool
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is still insisting that Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 is a key enforcement mechanism for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement's labor provisions, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters on Tuesday.
Mexican ambassador: U.S. must be clearer about USMCA enforcement requests
Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. on Monday defended labor reform legislation required by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is expected to pass the Mexican Senate this week, as sufficient to ease U.S. concerns with the country's labor compliance, calling on Democrats to be clearer about what they need to back the deal.
Hassett: USMCA would pass easily if brought to a vote
"I think that anybody who's patriotic would take a look at that bill and want to vote for it, and that's why if it gets to the floor, I think it will get the vast majority of Republican and Democratic votes."
USTR official: Section 232 tariff resolution the top priority 'after China'
A resolution to a dispute with Canada and Mexico over steel and aluminum tariffs is the administration's top trade priority after the ongoing U.S.-China negotiations, which could lead to a deal as soon as next month, a senior USTR official said on Thursday.
U.S. win on 'zeroing' at the WTO may be short-lived
A U.S. win in a World Trade Organization case involving its controversial antidumping methodology of "zeroing" will make its way next to the Appellate Body, which has consistently ruled against zeroing -- and analysts tell Inside U.S. Trade they believe it will do so again.
ITC cites digital, auto provisions in finding USMCA will benefit U.S. economy
If "fully implemented and enforced," the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will have a small but positive impact on U.S. GDP, with digital trade and automotive rule-of-origin provisions projected to have "the most significant effects," the U.S. International Trade Commission says in its new analysis of the deal.
Pompeo announces full implementation of controversial Cuba law
Canada, EU react: "The U.S. decision to allow suits against foreign companies can only lead to an unnecessary spiral of legal actions."
Sources: ITC to release USMCA economic analysis on Thursday
John Murphy of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the work "no easy task" and said it likely was "harder than it was with past trade agreements."
Sanders: Don't send USMCA to Congress without enforceable labor provisions
"We need a trade policy that works for workers, not just the CEOs of large corporations."
Sen. Sanders: Don't send USMCA to Congress without enforceable labor provisions
Kind: Lawmakers need 'better explanation' for why USMCA shouldn't be re-opened
Following a briefing from the AFL-CIO on Wednesday, Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) said a significant number of Democrats feel tweaks must be made to the text of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and called on the three countries to better explain why re-opening talks "would be so difficult."
U.S. wins on 'zeroing,' loses on softwood lumber duties at the WTO
A World Trade Organization panel report on a U.S.-Canadian dispute over softwood lumber duties has given the U.S. its first-ever WTO win for a controversial Commerce Department antidumping methodology known as "zeroing," though it also said the U.S. violated WTO rules in making its determination.
Canadian trade panel cites Section 232 impacts in final safeguard ruling
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal this week issued final safeguard recommendations for two of seven types of steel products, referring to U.S. Section 232 tariffs as an "unforeseen development" that has led to higher prices and changes in the global steel landscape.
Democrats: Closing U.S.-Mexico border would harm USMCA's chances
Congressional Democrats believe President Trump's threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border would hurt his administration's push to get the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ratified, lawmakers told Inside U.S. Trade this week.
Rep. Pocan: USTR will have to re-open USMCA to win progressive Dems' support
After meeting one-on-one with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday, Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Mark Pocan (D-WI) said key changes must be made to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement itself if the Trump administration wants to gain the support of his contingent, which is one of the largest in Congress.
Lighthizer hears first-term Democrats' concerns about USMCA's biologics provisions
Several first-term Democrats on Tuesday told U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer that biologics provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement run counter to their goal of lowering drug prices in the U.S.
MacNaughton: Canada mulling retaliatory 232 tariff boost, eyeing USMCA timeline
Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton on Tuesday said he recommends imposing dollar-for-dollar tariffs in response to the U.S. Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum, contending that a solution must be reached this month if the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is to be ratified this year.
Q&A: Mexico's former chief NAFTA negotiator talks USMCA
Kenneth Smith Ramos: "In Mexico, the government is following closely what happens in the U.S., and that might be the signal for Mexico to try to move on its own to get USMCA approved before the summer as well."
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My good friend Ian Byrd has a truly awesome website for teachers that you have probably visited/stalked for hours. Byrdseed.com is one of the awesome, most-visit sites for teachers.
Differentiation Central wants to be your "go-to" site for differentiation, so I'll list it first. The resources and blog pages are particularly useful.
If there is a name that is synonymous with differentiation, it is Carol Tomlinson. She has a website with an interesting video and some other links that are worth checking out.
Envision projects from Mind Vine Press are teacher-created (i.e., ready-to-use) and fun! I love the real-world topics; and tons of choice allows students to be individually challenged at the highest levels. Perfect for pull-out or extension, this is the only curriculum-type material I am 100% behind so far. If you know something else awesome, let me know!
The J. Taylor Education site has loads of great depth and complexity resources. Some of it is for sale, but they have some free resources as well. Check them out at jtayloreducation.com.
David Chung is a guru of literature circles. His website has some great ideas. I like its clean lines!
First, this site – the homepage of Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted.
Secondly, Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence book.
Well, you need my class, too, but I can't print that here. One thing I sincerely recommend are film- and bibliotherapy to help gifted kids understand themselves.
The Feelings posters at KindleMental are fabulous and inexpensive. Love this company; love their product.
This is where you go to interpret CogAT scores. It's a good place to send parents.
Hoagies has a comprehensive (if cluttered) list of tests and information about them.
Wright's Law has solid information about testing and how to understand the math behind it. It includes the legal side of it, too, so it's deeper than a typical teacher would need. I include it here because it does an excellent job at explaining standard deviation and what it means when a kid is "average" or not.
The Creating Minds site has a wide variety of resources, including tools, articles, and – added benefit – is easy to use.
I love the book How to Think like Leonardo da Vinci. It's great for teachers and to use with students as well.
I love the blog Byrdseed Gifted. The teacher who does it is clever, a good writer, and a real, live programmer, so it's fun to look at, too.


I know you've been antsy about the lack of daily updates, and yeah, I said I'd make sure we got them back on schedule. Honestly, while we've steadily been doing work and making progress this past week, things are still sort of jumbled up because we have a few core team members moving house and taking care of other "real life" stuff (pshhh). Makes it difficult to organize the update posts!
Also, some quick improvements were made to tree-cutting particles/sounds, Bart made it impossible to beam down to planets in the middle of FTL travel, changes were made to smooth out networked item-swinging (i.e- how swinging a tool or weapon shows up to other players on a multiplayer server). Some very old bugs were apparently fixed with Line Rect intersections, which had been subtly causing problems for quite awhile.
But enough about bug fixes! A pretty cool set of enemies with some unique behaviors were added to the game! Here's a sneak peak of one of 'em– meet Repairbot.
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Q: Получить измененные данные и внести в json файл я только начал изучать js и передо мной встала задача.
Я использовал библиотеку Tabulator для создания таблицы из json файла, расположенного на сервере.
var table = new Tabulator("#example-table", {
  reactiveData:true,
  ajaxURL:"/data.json",
  ajaxContentType:"json"

Все подгружается и редактируется верно.
Я могу скачать отредактированный файл в формате json с помощью Tabulator.
document.getElementById("download-json").addEventListener("click", function() {
  table.download("json", "data.json");
});

Но как я могу внести изменения в файл который подгружается из таблицы, то есть перезаписать его с измененными пользователем ячейками. Я пробовал делать это через axios, но кажется делаю это не верно.

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In the wake of highly contentious changes to the Legal Aid system, online magazine, Legal Voice, is to hold two conferences dedicated to helping Law Centres, citizens advice bureaux, law firms and other legal advisers survive, following the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act, in April 2013.
Sponsored by Lexacom Digital Dictation, the LASPO Survival conferences bring together some of the leading experts in the provision of legal services to share best practice, techniques and advice, designed to ensure affordable legal support remains accessible to those who need it.
The first event, to be hosted by Allen & Overy LLP on the 15th July, will include a keynote address by Lord Low of Dalston CBE on the future of advice and legal support on social welfare issues, with closing remarks from Lord Bach of Butterworth, former Justice Minister in Government and Shadow Justice Minister in opposition and fierce critic of LASPO.
Topics covered will include getting exceptional case funding under LASPO, pro bono and using volunteers, charging for services in the not-for-profit sector and using digital technology to be cost effective, efficient and client friendly. The conference will also showcase successful projects funded by the Baring Foundation. The conference will be repeated in Leeds on the 30th September.
LegalVoice founder and conference organiser, David Gilmore said, "the changes to the legal aid system through LASPO have far reaching consequences, not just for lawyers and advice agencies, but for the public as a whole. The LASPO Survival conferences are designed to help lawyers and advice agencies continue to provide the best possible service they can despite the new legislation, so that we can do our best to protect fair access to justice for all."
Dr Andrew Whiteley, Managing Director of Lexacom Digital Dictation, said, "we are delighted to be principal sponsor of the LegalVoice LASPO Survival conferences, as a natural extension of our longstanding support for the London Legal Support Trust. Making good use of technology to operate cost effectively is now more important than ever and Lexacom is pleased to be able to support Law Centres and advice agencies in achieving that aim."
Lawyers and advisors wishing to attend the conference can download the booking form at www.legalvoice.org.uk. The conference costs just £90 to attend, reduced to £60 where delegates subscribe to the LegalVoice e-mail newsletter (there is no charge for subscription).
The LASPO Survival Conferences have been set up by Legal Voice, a free online magazine about access to justice, aimed at legal aid law firms, the not-for-profit sector and all organisations providing publicly-funded legal advice in the UK. Alongside Lexacom as principal sponsor, the conferences are supported by DG Legal, MD Communications, DPS Software and Playne Design.
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Conservative Party and NDP slam Liberal government for taking three years to ban Huawei from 5G network
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THE Conservative Party and the NDP on Thursday slammed the Liberal government for taking three years to ban Huawei from Canada's 5G network.
Raquel Dancho, Conservative critic for Public Safety, and Gerard Deltell, Conservative critic for Innovation, Science and Industry, said in a statement: "For years, Conservatives have been calling on the Liberal government to respect the consensus among our Five Eyes allies and ban Huawei from Canada's 5G network, and for years, the Liberal government's lack of action on this decision has been an international embarrassment.
"By last year, all of Canada's Five Eyes allies had either banned or severely restricted the use of Huawei in their 5G infrastructure due to security concerns and the protection of economic interests. Conservatives repeatedly called on the Trudeau government to do the right thing and listen to security experts and the calls from our allies – but they refused.
"In the years of delay, Canadian telecommunications companies purchased hundreds of millions of dollars of Huawei equipment which will now need to be removed from their networks at enormous expense. Either the Liberal government is going to be asked for compensation from these companies or costs will be passed on to consumers. In either case, Justin Trudeau is forcing Canadians to bear the cost of his inaction and failure.
"Justin Trudeau's delay in banning Huawei has damaged our allies' confidence in Canada as a reliable ally and damaged the public's confidence that this government will defend the national interest.
"We will continue to stand up for our national security and Canada's interests at home and abroad."
THE NDP critic for Innovation, Science and Industry, Brian Masse, said in a statement: "Today's decision to finally ban Huawei from Canada's 5G network is long overdue. It has taken the Liberal government three years to make this decision while other Five Eyes countries made their positions known much sooner. This delay only worked to raise serious questions at home and among our allies about the Liberal government's national security commitments and hampered the domestic telecommunications market.
"This delay to ban Huawei has cost Canadian consumers. The national security and privacy rights of Canadians was put at risk without good reason. The Liberals were the only Five Eyes government since 2020 not to ban or restrict Huawei, bringing unnecessary friction with our information sharing allies. During this time, the domestic telecom market has also been severely impacted as they were left in the dark about the future of 5G in Canada.
"New Democrats have been united over the past two years in calling for Huawei to be banned from Canada's 5G network. The risks of not taking action on this important decision we're clear, yet the Liberals chose to delay, and now Canadians have paid the cost. This government has said that 'it wasn't a race' to make a quick decision but Canadians deserve a real explanation about why the decision to ban Huawei from Canada's 5G networks took so long."
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RTRFM is an eclectic and diverse world of sound, and on Up Late you'll hear anything and everything that we play on the station.
Anything goes stylistically on Up Late, populated alternately by seasoned night owls who prefer to spin their tunes by the cover of darkness, and by some of the station's freshest recruits gaining valuable experience behind the desk.
On Up Late you might catch anything from indie rock to leftfield beats, with deviations through jazz, world music, folk, roots, latin, hip hop, soul and any other genre you care to mention.


One of developmental biology's most perplexing questions concerns what signals transform masses of undifferentiated cells into tremendously complex organisms, a process called ontogeny.
programming by the nuclear FGFR1 protein.
New research by University at Buffalo scientists, published last week in PLOS ONE, provides evidence that it all begins with a single "master" growth factor receptor that regulates the entire genome.
"The finding provides a new level of understanding of the fundamental aspects of how organisms develop," says senior author Michal K. Stachowiak, PhD, professor in the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and senior author. He also directs the Stem Cell Engraftment and In Vivo Analysis Facility and the Stem Cell Culture and Training Facility at the Western New York Stem Cell Culture and Analysis Center at UB.
"Our research shows how a single growth factor receptor protein moves directly to the nucleus in order to program the entire genome," he said.
of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences.
The research challenges a long-held supposition in biology that specific types of growth factors only functioned at a cell's surface. For two decades, Stachowiak's team has been intrigued by the possibility that growth factors function from within the nucleus, a point, he says, this current paper finally proves.
A more advanced understanding of how organisms form, based on this work, has the potential to significantly enhance the understanding and treatment of cancers, which result from uncontrolled development as well as congenital diseases, the researchers say. The new research also will contribute to the understanding of how stem cells work.
This work was conducted on mouse embryonic stem cells, not human cells.
"Now we think we have discovered what may be the most important player, which organizes this cacophony of genes into a symphony of biological development with logical pathways and circuits," he said.
At the centre of the discovery is a single protein called nuclear Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (nFGFR1).
"FGFR1 occupies a position at the top of the gene hierarchy that directs the development of multicellular animals," said Stachowiak.
The FGFR1 gene is known to govern gastrulation, occurring in early development, where the three-layered embryonic structure forms. It also plays a major role in the development of the central and peripheral nervous systems and the development of the body's major systems, including muscles and bones.
To study how nuclear FGFR1 worked, the UB team used genome-wide sequencing of mouse embryonic stem cells programmed to develop cells of the nervous system, with additional experiments in which nuclear FGFR1 was either introduced or blocked. The researchers found that the protein was responsible, either alone or with so-called partner nuclear receptors, for ensuring that embryonic stem cells develop into differentiated cells. By targeting thousands of genes, it controls the development of the major points of growth in the body (known as axes) as well as neuronal and muscle development.
The research shows that nuclear FGFR1 binds to promoters of genes that encode transcription factors, the proteins that control which genes are turned on or off in the genome.
"We found that this protein works as a kind of 'orchestration factor,' preferably targeting certain gene promoters and enhancers. The idea that a single protein could bind thousands of genes and then organize them into a hierarchy, that was unknown," Stachowiak said.
The discovery that a single protein can exert such a global genomic function stems from recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies, which allow for the sequencing of a complex genome in just hours.
"NextGen DNA sequencing allows us to analyse millions of DNA sequences selected by the interacting protein," Stachowiak said.
In the UB research, the DNA sequencing data were processed by the supercomputer at the university's Center for Computational Research (CCR). Stachowiak and his colleagues then spent weeks aligning these data to the genome and conducting further analyses.
"We imposed nuclear FGFR1 on every little corner of genome," he said.
They found that the protein binds to genes that make neurons and muscles as well as to an important oncogene, TP63, which is involved in a number of common cancers.
Other studies in Stachowiak's laboratory demonstrate that these interactions also take place in the human genome, controlling function and possibly underlying diseases like schizophrenia. Targeting of the nuclear FGFR1 allows for the reactivation of neural development in the adult brain in preclinical studies and thus, Stachowiak says, may offer unprecedented opportunity for regenerative medicine. Nuclear accumulation of nuclear FGFR1 may be altered in some cancer cells, and thus could become a focus in cancer therapy, he added.
"This seminal discovery lends new perspectives to the origin, nature and treatment of a variety of human disease," Stachowiak concluded.


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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2014
Evie Wyld wins Miles Franklin with 'compelling' All the Birds, Singing
British novelist takes Australia's top literary honour for her award-winning novel
Evie Wyld, seen here in 2009, wins the 2014 Miles Franklin. Photograph: Alex Rumford/Booktrust/PA Photograph: Alex Rumford/Booktrust/PA
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British novelist Evie Wyld has won the 2014 Miles Franklin literary award for her novel, All the Birds, Singing.
Wyld's win, announced at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday night, saw her book win out over a "stellar" shortlist that included acclaimed Australian novelist Tim Winton.
The Miles Franklin award is Australia's highest literary honour, celebrating Australian literature that features aspects of Australian life.
Wyld's novel, a dark tale centred around the mysterious deaths of a protagonist's sheep, has won multiple awards since its release, including the Encore award and a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered prize.
She will take home $60,000 in prize money, awarded by Perpetual's the Trust Company, which has been the trustee of the award for its 58-year history.
"Its a powerful story about hard places, tough lives, and getting through it," said Perpetual chairman Peter Scott of the novel as he presented the award to Wyld.
After receiving the prize, an ecstatic Wyld told Guardian Australia she "didn't really know which way was up".
"It's been a hell of a week. I've won the Encore, the Jerwood and now this, which is genuinely a prize I've followed since I was 13. These people taught me to write, so I'm just astounded," she said.
The author, who also runs a small bookshop, said the prize money is a "lifeline".
"We're really, really lucky in that we get to do for a living the thing that we want to do most in the world, but it doesn't make a lot of money," she said, adding it will give her freedom to keep working on her next book.
"The next book is at the moment only about 500 words long so I can tell you it's very short," she laughed.
"I think it's going to be something to do with my English family, but I haven't yet written anything that hasn't taken place in Australia."
Wyld, the product of an Australian mother and a "very very British" father, said having two homes informs her work.
"It's sort of where I write from – that feeling of homesickness, of yearning to be somewhere else," she said.
"The thing that happens when you are from two places is you feel your roots elsewhere wherever you are. I think it's a great thing not to feel completely stapled to the earth but it's an interesting feeling."
Longlisted authors this year included two authors for their first novels; Tracy Farr for The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt and Fiona McFarlane, whose book The Night Guest was also shortlisted last month for the all-female literary award, the Stella prize.
The longlist was whittled down from 53 submissions.
"It was a strong field this year," prize judge Craig Munro told Guardian Australia in April. "To get it down to 11 took quite a bit of discussion."
Three of the authors, Mcfarlane, Corey Taylor and Wylde, were in attendance at the Miles Franklin ceremony atop the harbourside museum.
Before the winners announcement, Sandy Grant, chair of the Copyright Agency, awarded an extra $5,000 to shortlisted nominees. He spoke highly of the full list of nominees and said: "All the shortlisted writers are representatives of the state of Australian writing."
The state library's Mitchell Librarian, Richard Neville, said the selection process – of which he had been a part of for five years – was more difficult than previous years.
"Sometimes a winner just selects itself," he said. "This year it was a hard choice to get to the shortlist and once we had the shortlist it was very difficult to pick a winner".
On behalf of the judging panel, Neville said: "All the Birds, Singing draws the reader into its rhythm and mystery, through wonderfully and beautifully crafted prose, whose deceptive sparseness combines powerfully with an ingenious structure to create a compelling narrative of alienation, decline and finally, perhaps, some form of redemption.
"Flight from violence and abuse run through the core of the novel, yet never defeat its central character. All the Birds, Singing, an unusual but compelling novel, explores its themes with an unnervingly consistent clarity and confidence."
Perpetual's manager of philanthropy and MC for the event, Andrew Thomas, told Guardian Australia Miles Franklin was a "visionary".
"Her criteria for anyone to enter is writing about Australian life in any of its phases. So we're not limited to writing about how life was 60 or 70 years ago," he said.
The trust has grown the fund from its small beginnings of just under $18,000 58 years ago to a pot of almost $1.3m.
"The trustees component is making sure the prize is relevant," Thomas said. However "the significance of this award can be underestimated", he added.
"It is the literary award of writers. Despite the fact that it carries a significant prize, it's the prestige that comes with this and Evie has now added her name to a list of really distinguished writers."
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TRUCKEE, CA. — Organizers are expecting up to 600 runners and walkers of all ages and abilities to run in front of thousands of cheering spectators in Truckee's annual Fourth of July Firecracker Mile. The Mile is a family fun event on a slightly downhill course starting at US Bank on Donner Pass Road and finishing downtown. More than 100 of last year's Firecracker Milers were under age 10, and some as young as age 3 even completed the race. Little ones in strollers also are welcome. Participants will receive a commemorative water bottle at the finish.
For the serious runners, an elite wave of up to 100 runners starts at 9:40 a.m. on Friday, July 4. You must pre-register for the race to enter the elite wave. The fastest time in 2015 was Garrett Mack, at 4 minutes, 27.0 seconds. In the women's category, Natalie Novitsky finished first with a time of 5:24.4, followed by Truckee's Hannah Halvorsen in 5:28.8.
The second wave of fun runners and walkers will start at 9:50 a.m. Both waves will be timed, and Fourth of July themed running attire is encouraged. Organizers are expecting an additional fun wave at 9:55am as well.
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Day of registration and bib pick up is from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the parking lot across from US Bank (10995 Donner Pass Road). Arrive early to find parking and allow time to walk to start line. Entry fees increase after July 3, so pre-registration is encouraged. Participants are encouraged to stay and watch the amazing Truckee Fourth of July Parade, put on by the Truckee Chamber, which follows both races at 10 a.m.
The Firecracker Mile is organized by the Auburn Ski Club Training Center and raises funds to support children's Nordic ski programs in the Truckee, Tahoe, and Foothill communities. On July 30, ASC Training Center will host the 36th annual Squaw Mountain Run, which benefits ASCTC junior Nordic programs, and the Gene Upshaw Memorial Tahoe Forest Cancer Center. Learn more at www.squawmountainrun.com.
Thank you to the following sponsors for their unwavering support of this holiday race: Tahoe Mountain Sports, Salomon Running, Darn Tough Socks, Ultimate Direction and Hammer Nutrition. Volunteers are welcome for both events by emailing [email protected] or calling 530-426-3313.
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The owners of Mouton, Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, Camille Sereys de Rothschild and Julien de Beaumarchais de Rothschild, gave the commission for the 2016 vintage to the painter, sculptor, video artist and stage director William Kentridge. Born at Johannesburg in South Africa in 1955, William Kentridge is the first internationally renowned artist from the African continent to illustrate a Mouton label. Exhibiting in the world's leading galleries and the winner of prestigious prizes, he asserts a "political art" that is nevertheless open to both humour and poetry.
In his work for Mouton, The Triumphs of Bacchus, the silhouettes he assembles in a joyful procession are inspired by Bacchic characters from the paintings of great masters from Titian to Matisse, underlining the truth that a great wine, although first and foremost a pleasure, is also inseparable from a cultural tradition which demands respect and moderation – not least Château Mouton Rothschild 2016!


Parks and gardens? Really? Surely it's all about landmarks and outlet malls? Well, no. As it turns out, a mulberry tree can be just as appealing as a Mulberry handbag.
Venturing outdoors to the countryside, to see elegant botanical gardens and unrivalled displays of natural beauty, is becoming a very popular Chinese travel trend. It provides a change of scenery from world-famous landmarks that lure droves of tourists annually, while still allowing visitors to experience a country's unique culture and natural environment.
This article aims to uncover the rising appeal of outdoor, rural, and natural spaces among Chinese travellers, exploring why it has become a trend, and highlighting the need for tour operators to introduce outdoor-themed itineraries.
Many of China's cities are notorious for being the most polluted spaces on our planet. Beijing is infamous for its air pollution – the thick smog poses long term health risks to its citizens, and data claimed breathing its air for a day was more harmful than smoking forty cigarettes a day.
When we ask our office in Beijing about the weather, the response often includes the 'red light' on the air quality monitors in everyone's apartments. And it's not just Beijing. Shanghai and Guangzhou, China's trade and manufacturing hubs, have recently recorded higher levels of air pollution than the capital. This has prompted the Cordis Hongqiao, a newly opened luxury hotel in Shanghai, to boast its superior 'air filtration' system as a luxury feature. This is an attractive offering to its Chinese guests; each room is fitted with pollution monitors and sealed double-glazed windows to contain the fresh air indoors.
Perhaps this constant exposure to polluted air encourages citizens of Chinese cities to escape to the countryside when given the opportunity. Indeed, rural tourism has witnessed sharp growth in the past few years; around 2.1 billion trips were made to the Chinese countryside in 2016, creating jobs for 6.72 million rural people.
In 2017, China's government invested $550 billion yuan into the development of rural tourism, as they expect it will help alleviate poverty and boost economic growth. This investment will provide better tourist services for travellers, but it will also consolidate rural tourism as a key preference for overseas travel.
Furthermore, China's forest tourism industry has witnessed staggering growth in recent years. In 2017, around 1.39 billion trips were made to China's forests and wetland parks, comprising of 28% of trips made in China that year. The industry, worth 61.8 billion in 2012, saw a rise in revenue to 140 billion in 2017. Clearly, more Chinese travellers are seeing the value in visiting areas of outstanding natural beauty.
One incentive for countryside escape is to see beautiful flowers. There are many 'flower tours' held throughout China every year, especially in the Yunnan, Guangdong, and Sichuan provinces. The idyllic countryside village of Huangling recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Flower Town program. This floral-themed experience, which provides visitors with scenic views of rapeseed flowers and peach blossoms, alongside flower tours and other cultural events, attracted 200,000 people globally in April and May 2017, an increase of 67% from the previous year. Evidently, escaping to the countryside is a popular travel trend.
The passion for the great outdoors among Chinese travellers extends beyond their own country, with many tourists travelling abroad to witness world-famous displays of natural beauty. Jing Travel recently interviewed Cai Wanza, a popular Chinese garden traveller who organises "world garden tours" and promotes "the garden lifestyle" in books and on social media. In 2018, Ms. Cai added routes covering California, France, Switzerland, New Zealand, and the Maldives to her garden tour themed itineraries.
Indeed, Ms. Cai's garden tours give Chinese travellers the opportunity to see more of a destination they initially didn't take seriously. While many Chinese travellers would stop off in Belgium for only a day or so before transferring, on Ms. Cai's garden tour, the group spend fourteen days there since it has 200-plus private gardens.
Other Chinese social media influencers and KOLs have made their name through their enthusiasm for gardens and flowers. DACAI (@大菜微博), a popular food and floral travel blogger, has over 700,000 followers on Weibo, and according to Jing Travel, the second-most popular question posted on Mafengwo's forum in 2017 was "What places in China can you recommend for roaming through a sea of flowers?".
Chinese tourists are becoming more interested in travelling around Europe to see gardens and flowers. An article on the UK's "most popular lavender fields" was recently published on Red Scarf (Honglingjin), a lifestyle website targeting young Chinese people living in the UK, and has over 180,000 views (as of June 2018). The article features lavender farms in Yorkshire, Somerset, and the Cotswolds – places renowned for their stunning natural beauty.
Isparta in western Turkey, known as the 'Land of Roses', welcomes thousands of tourists to its annual harvests. According to the Culture and Tourism Provincial Director, Osman Çot, the rose gardens have become an "attraction center" for tourists, with most of them coming from the Far East.
While flower and garden travel may not yet be as popular as sightseeing, it does support the narrative of Chinese travellers seeking unique experiences offered only by outbound destinations. Thus, tour operators should begin to have a more open mind and monitor developments in this trend to determine if it's worthwhile introducing more garden product. As Ms. Cai said herself, "if tourism officials assume Chinese are not interested in their gardens, they miss a big opportunity".
Attractions in the great outdoors or in the countryside appear to rank highly on China's influential review sites. Two of the top five attractions in the Netherlands, according to Mafengwo, are the historic neighbourhood of Zaanse Schans, known for its traditionally Dutch houses and windmills, and Keukenhof botanical gardens, among the world's largest flower gardens. They respectively have 355 and 245 reviews on the platform.
Mafengwo's listings for the most popular attractions in Germany also shed light on this trend. Ranked first is Neuschwanstein Castle, a 19th century palace overlooking vast areas of greenery and quaint Bavarian villages from its hilltop, which currently has 746 reviews. The runner-up is Königsee, an alpine lake in the heart of the countryside, with 288 reviews. Obviously, these destinations have had a huge impact on Chinese travellers, with many commenters describing the attraction for unassuming travellers, sharing advice on the best times to visit, and recommending other places to explore nearby.
Many destinations attracting Chinese tourists can attribute their success to the great outdoors. One such example is New Zealand – known for its vast landscapes of greenery, it has been attracting Chinese tourists for years to its outdoor adventure activities. The Antipodean Explorer, dubbed the "world's best moving hotel", is a new venture aiming to attract luxury-oriented Chinese travellers. It transports them between Auckland and Queenstown, past New Zealand's beautiful landscapes.
Some destination marketing organisations are beginning to realise the potential of promoting the 'escape to the countryside' theme to Chinese tourists. Recently, a China Readiness workshop was hosted by I Love NY state tourism and the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association (SCVA) to improve understanding of Chinese traveller's needs to 50 representatives of local businesses. SCVA represents the Catskills Mountains, a scenic country getaway located 90 minutes from New York City. In delivering overviews of the difference between the domestic and Chinese tourism markets, and how to effectively use WeChat to market destinations to Chinese travellers, this workshop encouraged local businesses to embrace change and begin to "think globally".
Speaking of 'thinking globally', we've done a fair amount of work to promote UK botanical gardens in the Chinese travel market. Back in March, we took Kew Gardens on a sales mission to Beijing, arranging meetings with key tour operators, including Ctrip and Caissa Touristic, to sell the Kew Gardens product. In May, we also arranged a visit to the beautiful RHS Wisley Garden for the influential Chinese travel blogger, Liu Huan (Queenio欢儿欢), who took stunning photographs of the gardens and displays for her followers to enjoy.
It seems as if there is a subsection of Chinese tourists who travel both domestically and abroad to see the countryside, picturesque gardens, and rural towns. There is evident demand here, and since many tour operators assume Chinese tourists only want to see a country's must-see attractions, the forward-thinking have an opportunity to step in and make some hay whilst the sun is shining.


Not even two whole weeks ago, I was in Charlottesville, VA. I was staying mere miles from the protest and the disgusting display of hate that occurred this past weekend. Now the president refuses to condemn the proper parties of hate, while defending those who used violence and deadly force to innocent people and total disregard for the law.
This post isn't about cannabis. It's a reminder that this blog does not and will not support hate, white supremacy, nor the values endorsed by Donald Trump.
I look forward to connecting with ALL demographics of people through cannabis education and advocacy. With regard to all people having different beliefs and views, this is not a platform for entertaining the so-called morals that hate supporters live by.
My mission is to not only expose the uneducated to the benefits of cannabis, but to contribute to the necessary fight to racially equalize opportunities and criminal rights in this industry. Bigotry, fascism, racism, and white supremacy are barriers to that mission, and I won't have it.
As we post hashtags and update our statuses, let's remember that getting involved is necessary now more than ever. As I always urge, get to know your politicians and community leaders. We cannot battle hate without representation, and the nation's leader is severely lacking in representation for us. The more opportunities made for minorities, the broader the spectrum of our voices will be made. Cannabis has already opened the door for minority or women owned businesses, but not enough. Black people are still highest represented in prison for cannabis crimes while making up less than 3% of the industry, and in total 13.3% of America's population.
Starting with education is key. Moving forward with love is crucial.
Feel free to contact me with thoughts, comments, or questions.
Rest in peace Heather Heyer.


Federal labor board officials announced Monday they rejected a request by CNN to reconsider a ruling that it is part owner of a company it contracts with.
"In its motion, CNN repeats its arguments that prior certifications, collective-bargaining agreements, and bargaining history preclude a finding that it is the joint employer of bureau employees nominally employed by Team Video Services (TVS)," the National Labor Relations Board detailed in its ruling.
Under the National Labor Relations Act a company can be considered an employer over a company it contracts with if it has significant enough control over the employees. Known as the joint-employer standard, the rule helps to resolve labor disputes when it's not clear whether the dispute arose from decisions made by the direct employer or a larger corporation it contracts with.
Recently, the NLRB gained significant criticism from business leaders for applying a broader standard to the joint-employer rule. The change has resulted in companies that would have not been considered a joint-employers previously now being classified as one.
"CNN disagrees with the NLRB's decision and has an appeal filed in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals," a spokesperson for the news outlet told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
The Communications Workers of America was quick to praise the NLRB for its decision to reject the challenge.


Learn How to Use the Face ID Feature in Android Device that is inbuilt in most of the latest android phones and helps you to have extra security on your android. So have a look at the complete guide below.
With the extent of the technology one speedy feature on which the developers and the manufacturers of the smartphone are focusing is to gain the ability to fast unlock the device. Through the implementation of the fingerprint sensor inside the smartphones, they have already made it extremely fast and quick for the users to unlock and so many others things on their device. While now could be the trend of the Face ID feature and therefore the same is being free within the latest versions of the Apple smartphones. Rather the android was having this nice operate way before only the users were missing the thanks to utilizing it. we've found the entire data of victimization the Face ID feature on the Android and imprinted it for the users so they may grasp the advantages. nowhere in this article, we tend to ar attending to tell you regarding the complete technique of victimization the Face ID feature within the Android devices and therefore getting the ability to unlock, lock or encrypt one thing simply through your face. If you are keen to know about the method and hence start to use your face for the benefit as an ID function then just carry on to this article and read the full information till the end!
The method is quite simple and easy and you just need to follow step by step guide discussed below to proceed.
(1) First of all, go to the device settings in the Android and then from their reach to the Security settings. While after this you would head to the page where you will be able to see all of the security settings related to the system. Just look for the option named Screen Lock and then click on it. Again as you would easily recognize this option will take you to all the options for the Screen lock actions.
(2) Through the Screen, Lock page select the Secure Lock method for the unlocking and locking of your device. Make sure that the same preferences have been made unless you won't be able to proceed to the further steps. The next steps would require the employment of the Secure Lock thus on create the Face ID operate.
(3) Once you have set the Secure Lock option on your device through the above steps you will see that there is an option named Smart Lock that would automatically get enabled. Tap on this Smart Lock option and you will be asked to fill your PIN, Password or the Pattern whichever you feel to be easy. Make the selection and then go ahead to another page where you would be described what the Smart Lock feature is. Simply skip it through clicking the Got it button.
(4) Various Smart Lock options would be shown to you but you need to click on the Trusted Face. Follow the directions to line up the face ID and so build the ID of your face through victimisation the Camera of the device. Just Face it properly so that the recognition would be strong and clear. Once done you can save it, you would be able to use it easily from then onwards!
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Robert Waldinger is the current Director of the Harvard study of adult development, spanning an impressive 75 years. It tracked 724 men asking about their work, home life, and satisfaction. The study began in 1938 with sophomores attending Harvard and low income teenage boys from Boston.
What did they learn from 1,000s of pages of information on their lives?
Good relationships keep us healthier and happier.
Strong social connections to friends and family keep people happier.
Loneliness is toxic. Isolation leads to unhappiness, health declines more quickly, brain function declines sooner, those who reported loneliness led shorter lives.
It is not about the number of friends, it is about the quality of the connections.
Healthy marriages with less conflict lead to happier men's lives and are protective of brain health.
Bickering husbands and wives still saw health benefits as long as their relationship had an understanding that their partner would support them during times of hardship or stress.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Review: Hope Springs Eternal
The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB brings the theoretical price down to just $329, but when will it actually hit that price?
By Jarred Walton published 7 July 21
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EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XC Teardown
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As mentioned above, Nvidia isn't doing a Founders Edition, AKA reference card, for the RTX 3060 12GB. That leaves us with third party cards, and Nvidia did ship us an RTX 3060 sporting a reference boost clock of 1777 MHz. This is as close as we'll get to a baseline level of performance for the RTX 3060 12GB, in other words, and factory overclocked cards should be numerous and should all perform at least as well as the EVGA RTX 3060 XC. Let's go ahead and quickly dissect the card to see what makes it tick.
There are eight screws on the back of the card holding the heatsink and shroud in place. Four of those surround the GPU, with the other four near the back of the card. As usual, one screw is covered by an EVGA sticker to detect tampering. Remove those, unplug the two fan connections near the bottom-left area of the card (when looking at the back), and with a little bit of effort, you can pull it apart.
The PCB is interesting, as it looks to be the same as some RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070 models. There are clearly two memory locations that go unused, except we're pretty confident that Nvidia only has a 192-bit interface on the GA106 chip, so we don't expect to see 8GB or 16GB graphics cards using GA106.
The six GDDR6 chips are from Samsung, model K4ZAF325BM-HC16, and they're rated for 16Gbps operation. Not surprisingly, we could push the memory well beyond the stock 15Gbps clocks (see below). The memory is also actively cooled via thermal pads connecting it with the heatsink. And as you'd expect with a 170W card, the power delivery system isn't nearly as robust as what we've seen on RTX 3080 and 3090 cards, because it doesn't need to be.
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EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XC Overclocking
While this particular card doesn't come with a factory overclock, we did some manual overclocking to see what we might expect from higher-tier custom cards. Spoiler: You're not going to come anywhere near RTX 3060 Ti levels of performance. That's because the 3060 Ti has 35% more processing cores and 24% more memory bandwidth. We can make up some of the difference, but overclocking on graphics cards usually gets around 10% more performance at best.
After testing and tuning, we ended up with a maximum stable overclock of +200 MHz on the GPU core, and +1000 MHz (17Gbps effective speed) on the memory. We also pushed the power limit up by 11%, which provides at least some of the performance gains, and typical clocks during testing were in the 2.0–2.1GHz range. The cooling solution on the EVGA card is decent but not extravagant, so fan speeds ended up at around 80% with these settings, but GPU temperatures were fine with a maximum of 69C. Unfortunately, there aren't any temperature sensors for the GDDR6 memory, so we don't know if the chips were getting hot or not. But GDDR6 temperatures are usually quite a bit lower than GDDR6X.
We'll include the results for our overclocked settings in the charts below. On average, the overclock improved performance by 8% at 1080p, 9% at 1440p, and 10% at 4K. That's pretty much par for the course when it comes to GPU overclocking.
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Jarred Walton is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on everything GPU. He has been working as a tech journalist since 2004, writing for AnandTech, Maximum PC, and PC Gamer. From the first S3 Virge '3D decelerators' to today's GPUs, Jarred keeps up with all the latest graphics trends and is the one to ask about game performance.


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Friday, August 02, 2019 at 8:29 AM by Albert Simiyu
Music is highly placed in the life of an African since it is one of the integral parts of their culture. Over the years the Afrikaans tribe of South Africa has produced some of the best musicians who have confounded fans with their amazing hits in the unique Afrikaans language. Did you know that, fine music can always be defined by more than just the language it is sung in? Keep reading to discover the Top Afrikaans Songs of All Time.
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Afrikaans musicians have done an excellent job in releasing Top Afrikaans songs over the past couple of decades. Ranging from rock to electro and gospel, the mesmerizing Afrikaans hits have no doubt managed to give the world a fair dose of the sweet African musical flavor. It is on this note that we bring to you 10 of the Best Afrikaans songs of all time.
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1. Die Antwoord - Cookie Thumper
The rap hit song "Cookie Thumper", which was released in 2014, has a whopping 35,700,991 views on YouTube and still counting. Sung by the famous South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for "The answer") the song has been sending shockwaves both in mainstream and social media.
The group Die Antwoord was founded in Cape Town in 2008, by rappers Yolandi Visser, Ninja and God (previously known as DJ Hi-Tek). The group's image is premised on a counterculture movement popularly called Zef in South Africa.
2. Jack Parow - Cooler as Ekke
This Hip-Hop/Rap hit song by Jack Parow was released in 2009, and it had hit three million views on YouTube by June 2015. Currently, the song has 4,450,570 views on YouTube and still going strong. Jack Parow is an acclaimed South African Afrikaans rapper who hails from Bellville, Western Cape.
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The rapper who is known to have started by rapping for a burger and a beer over 13 years ago is also well known for his role in the song "Die Vraaqstuk", in collaboration with Die Heuwels Fantasies, with whom he also performed at the 2009 Oppikoppi Music Festival. "Cooler as eke," Jack Parow's debut single, has become his most identifiable song, getting a lot of airplay on 3fm - Dutch national radio station.
3. Tarryn Lamb – Mal Oor Jou
The hit song "Mal Oor Jou" is found in Tarryn Lamb's debut solo album named "Mal Oor Jou," which was released in 2018 and as so far won three Ghoema Music Awards this year. Released on 10 August 2018, the song has already garnered 1,646,638 views on YouTube just one year down the line and promises to be a monster hit.
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4. Jack Parow ft. Francois van Coke - Dans Dans Dans
This hit song by Jack Parow featuring the Fokofpolisiekar frontman Francois van Coke was released in Jack Parow's self-titled studio album in 2010, and it so far has 1,973,630 views on YouTube. "Dans, Dans, Dans" which means "Dance, Dance, Dance" is one of the most popular Afrikaans songs in South Africa today. Released in the wake of Jack Parow's highly successful debut single "Cooler as eke," the song "Dans, Dans, Dans" has received favorable attention from Afrikaans songs lovers.
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5. Bok Van Blerk - De La Rey
Bok van Blerk released the song "De la Rey" in 2006, and it became one of his best hit songs with a massive 1,973,630 views on YouTube currently and still counting. He characterizes the song as a stand against historical guilt.
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The famous Afrikaans musician is on record saying that Young Afrikaners are tired of having the apartheid guilt trip shoved down their throats. "This song makes them proud of their heritage," he added.
Born Louis Pepler on March 30, 1978, Bok van Blerk shot into the limelight after his 2006 rendition of "De la Rey" by Johan Vorster and Sean Else.
6. Lianie May & Jay - Toe Stop My Hart - 2,113,359 views
Released in 2009, the song "Toe Stop My Hart" is in the album "Boeremeisie." One of the most popular Afrikaanse songs, "Toe Stop My Hart" has hit a total of 2,113,359 views on YouTube and still counting.
Lianie May launched her Afrikaans music career in 2007 with her debut album "Vergeet My Nie" (Forget Me Not). Together with Jay du Plessis, a renowned Afrikaans musician, they made "Toe Stop My Hart" one of the most sought after Afrikaans song of the recent past.
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7. Bok Van Blerk - Afrikanerhart - 1,277,773 views
Another of Bok van Blerk's massive hits is "Afrikanerhart," which currently has over 1, 277,770 views on YouTube. Released on 27 July 2009, under the Mozi Records label, it is one of the hit songs in the album "Afrikanerhart." Bok van Blerk shot into fame in 2006 for his rendition of "De la Rey" by Sean Else and Johan Vorster, and he has since never looked back.
8. Kurt Darren - Kaptein - 403,842 views
Released in 2008, this Afrikaans pop song is found in the album "Uit die diepte van my hart." The song has been enjoying fair airplay across South African FM stations, and so far, it is about to hit the half a million mark with a 403, 842 views on YouTube. Kurt Darren shot into the limelight when he recorded his number one hit song "Meisie Meisie," which was immediately followed by a chain of other hits, including "Loslappie," "Sê Net Ja" and "Hemel Op Tafelberg."
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9. Steve Hofmeyr – Redgebed - 383,367 views
The Afrikaans hit song "Redgebed," which was released in 2017, was in the album "Skree." The song is destined to be a huge success having garnered 383,367 views on YouTube up to date. Steve Hofmeyr, the writer, and composer of the hit song is arguably South Africa's most successful musician. From his humble beginnings as an actor in the popular TV show "Agter Elke Man" then "Egoli" and eventually his TV show "Dis Hoe Dit Is Met Steve," (aired on Kyk Net) Steve has proven himself both as a formidable actor and prolific singer.
10.	Elizma Theron – Marilyn Monroe 137,591 views
Released in 2018, this particular song is in the album "Hierdie Hart Barand Liefde." The song has been getting fair airplay across radio and TV stations in South Africa, and it promises to be one huge hit. It was one of best Afrikaans songs 2018. Apart from singing Afrikaan songs, Elizma Theron also doubles up as a well-known actress.
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There is no doubt that Afrikaans music has been growing from strength to strength in the past two decades. Initially, the Afrikaan language was associated mainly with apartheid and "whiteness" in South Africa. However, this view has been gradually changing as more South Africans embrace diversity in the music industry, thanks to the top Afrikaans songs of all time, and music from other main South African languages that seem to enjoy acceptance across the race divide.
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Canada to Adopt IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism
BY Aaron Bandler | Jun 25, 2019 | World
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The Canadian government announced on June 25 that they would be adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, Canadian Jewish News (CJN) reports.
Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the government's decision as part of their "Anti-Racism Strategy" from 2019-2022.
Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) Board of Directors co-chair Jeffrey Rosenthal told CJN, "This is a major milestone in the struggle against anti-Semitism. It sets a strong example and offers a practical tool for authorities – from police and prosecutors, to school principals and campus officials – as they work to tackle anti-Semitism on the ground across Canada."
House of Common Liberal Members of Parliament Anthony Housefather and Michael Levitt wrote in a June 25 CJN Op-ed that the IHRA consists of 32 countries and was established in 1998 to help further Holocaust education and research. In light of anti-Semitism increasing around the globe, including in Canada, it "is absolutely vital" to adopt a formal definition of anti-Semitism, Housefather and Levitt argued.
"Anti-Semitism is unique in that it takes on many forms," Housefather and Levitt wrote. "We know all too well that anti-Semitism is not confined to any one segment of society or position on the political spectrum. Jews in Canada and around the world have been the victims of hate from white supremacists, religious radicals and those who mask their hatred of Jews with thinly veiled attacks on Israel's legitimacy."
They added that the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism also includes illegitimate criticism of Israel.
"Too often, anti-Israel rhetoric, like that employed by the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, is marked by de-legitimization, demonization and double standards – aspects of discourse that clearly cross the line into anti-Semitism," Housefather and Levitt wrote. "This happens not only at hateful rallies like the annual Al-Quds Day demonstration in Toronto, but often through the perversion of international institutions to repeatedly and disproportionately condemn the only Jewish state."
The American Jewish Committee praised the Canadian government's move in a tweet.
Bravo, Canada! 🇨🇦 We applaud the Government of Canada's adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, a vital tool in the global effort to combat Jew-hatred in all its forms. https://t.co/jiRmNDojlA
Learn more about the Working Definition: https://t.co/eXYhuBQzSN
— AJC (@AJCGlobal) June 25, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada's yearly anti-Semitism audit found that anti-Semitic incidents increased by 16.5 percent from 2017 to 2018, hitting a record high for the third straight year.


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ACON Laboratories, Inc. Announces International Availability of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Test
San Diego, CA, May 7, 2020 — ACON Laboratories, Inc., a leading global medical device manufacturer, announced today the availability of its SARS-COV-2 IgG/IgM Rapid Test. ACON's test is a lateral flow chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of antibodies (IgG and IgM) to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in human serum, plasma, or whole blood.
The test is intended as an aid in identifying individuals with an adaptive response to SARS-CoV-2, indicating a recent or earlier infection. The test is for the detection and differentiation of IgM and IgG antibodies.
"ACON has a reputation for developing high quality products and it continues to do so, with the introduction of our latest, CE Marked, lateral flow test for COVID-19" said Jinn-nan Lin, President of ACON Laboratories. "We are proud to be part of the solution in combatting the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic."
ACON's COVID-19 test is CE marked and will be commercialized worldwide. It will be available in the United States once it receives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA).
ACON's COVID-19 lateral flow immunoassay has a high sensitivity and specificity and is therefore highly reliable. The Rapid Test can be performed using a small amount of serum, plasma or whole blood specimen. Results are available within 15 minutes of testing.
About ACON Laboratories, Inc. ACON Laboratories Inc. is a privately-owned Diagnostics and Medical Device company, which was founded in 1996, with its headquarters located in San Diego, California. ACON Laboratories, Inc. produces a broad range of medical diagnostic and healthcare products that are sold in over 130 countries worldwide. The company continues to expand its product lines through extensive research and development, with the goal of helping improve the health and well-being of patients around the world. ACON's manufacturing facility is a US FDA registered manufacturer of rapid diagnostic and healthcare products. To learn more, please visit www.aconlabs.com or contact info@aconlabs.com.


Our lunchtime clubs are busy as usual! The children have been busy at badminton club on a Monday and Wednesday lunchtime with Mrs Kolasinsky. Gardening club is taking place every playtime and lunchtime with Mrs Waters. The mini kickers team are here on a Tuesday after school for Primary 1-3. Glee club will be starting next week and I am looking for song suggestions. Unfortunately my ankle is still not 100%, so I hope to start our street dance club in the new term (even if it does mean a bit of chair dancing from me!) Mrs Tait will also be starting a mini-movie club next week with Primary 4/5 to prepare video footage for their class assembly. Busy busy busy!


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Look for a chrome frame finish. A power-coated frame finish is another option. Both make for an excellent choice, ensuring your tables withstand everyday use. Want scratch-resistant properties? You might want to go for a chrome finish then. It also prevents chipping of the paint for far longer. It costs more than a power-coat finish, though, so you'll want to factor that into your budget.
When it comes to discussions of material for cafeteria tabletops, the standard is particleboard. It's lightweight but sturdy. It makes for an ideal option in a multipurpose lunch room. You can improve tabletop durability, though, by opting for a plywood core. This one can last you longer than a particleboard. In addition, nearly all cafeteria tables now come with laminate surfaces well able to withstand high pressure so you can count on many options to ensure easy cleaning, no matter the type of core material you go for.
Colors influence mood and behavior, says The Spruce. If you're looking for school cafeteria tables for sale, especially one for kids, you might want to go for more than the usual run of blacks or whites. Go for warm colors that give off a welcoming vibe. Yellow can also be a good option, especially since it's associated with happiness and motivation. Soft, subtle shades of the color also help improve memory which is always an advantage for students.
Go for tables with epoxy edging since these provide greater resistance against chipping and often comes with a tighter seal. This is perfect for school cafeterias since kids won't easily be able to pick at the material. Standard options run to vinyl edge molding though.