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Almost half (43 percent) of UK oil and gas firms are planning further cost cuts to help manage the impact of the industry downturn, according to the fifth annual Bank of Scotland report on the oil and gas industry.
The Re-evaluating Strategies report gathered views from across the industry, including its supply chain, and found that nearly a third (32 percent) of businesses plan to cut more jobs this year as the oil price takes longer to recover than expected. As many as 53 percent of companies surveyed believe that maintaining a highly skilled workforce will be the biggest cost challenge they will face in the North Sea over the next 12-24 months.
Of the 141 companies questioned, more than half (58 percent) have had to introduce efficiency measures or cut costs over the last year. For just over half (51 percent) of all respondents, this has involved making redundancies. Firms in Scotland felt the brunt of the losses most severely with six in ten (63 percent) businesses reducing their workforce. This compares to an average of 42 percent across firms surveyed in England and Wales.
These cuts also appear to be having a reputational impact, according to the study, making the industry less attractive to potential talent. Two-fifths (41 percent) of respondents worry young people will not see the sector as a viable career option, creating a skills gap that is further exacerbated by the cyclical nature of the industry.
The report revealed a cutback in international expansion intentions too, with just over two thirds of firms (67 percent) stating that they are looking at international opportunities, which is down on 91 percent last year. This is largely driven by a considerable drop in interest in North America, says the study, traditionally the favourite investment area for UK firms.
Despite the slump in oil prices over a fifth (22 percent) of businesses are still looking at North Sea expansion opportunities. This is being entirely driven by smaller and mid-sized companies who find it easier to diversify and embrace new technology, according to the report. None of the larger firms surveyed planned any North Sea growth. A quarter of the firms (25 percent) surveyed also said they had grown through the downturn through diversifying into new sectors and investing in new technology.
Coping Through the Downturn in the North Sea
The five most popular strategies being implemented in order to meet the cost challenges in the North Sea are; making day-to-day operational efficiencies (67 percent), rationalizing supply chains (66 percent), adopting new technology (63 percent), followed by adopting new processes (60 percent) and product development (55 percent).
Four in ten businesses began to diversify their operations (40 percent) last year and this is set to continue in 2016, according to the study. However, plans have changed since last year's oil and gas report. Interest in onshore shale gas has dropped, with a third of companies (31 percent) giving it a high priority compared to half (47 percent) last year. Smaller firms have maintained their interest in renewables work (2015: 37 percent, 2016: 37 percent) and the appetite of mid-sized companies in this area has grown significantly, from 46 percent in 2015 to 57 percent in 2016. Large, global operators (57 percent) see decommissioning as a major diversification opportunity.
No Price Recovery Until 2018
A third (33 percent) of operators said exploration and development activity will remain subdued until oil prices recover. Asked when they expect oil prices to recover, a third of respondents (33 percent) stated that it would be 2018 before the price of Brent crude oil reaches $75-80 per barrel. Four in ten (38 percent) believed the rise would happen no sooner than 2020. Large companies were especially conservative, with six in ten (58 percent) betting on 2020, and five percent on 2022 or later.
"The decline in the price of oil has made headlines around the world, and its knock-on impact on investment and employment has created economic headwinds that are being felt, not just by the industry but across the wider economy," said Stuart White, area director, commercial banking, Bank of Scotland, in a statement that was sent to Rigzone.
"With oil prices currently hovering around the $50 mark there is hope that prices have bottomed out and have begun to slowly and modestly recover. Many businesses however, undoubtedly face more difficult decisions on cost savings, jobs and investment," he added.
"While the blow from depressed oil prices has been severe for many businesses and individuals impacted by job losses, the sector is proving itself to be among one of the most resilient industries in the UK. There are still choppy waters to navigate, but we remain committed to supporting our clients within the sector," White concluded.
"The UK faces the dual challenges of the low oil price and declining investment," said Stephen Halliday, group president of Wood Mackenzie, Verisk Maplecroft and 3E Company, in a statement on Oil & Gas UK's website.
"Progress has been made in making the sector more attractive, particularly with lower tax and a new regulator. However, action needs to be taken to ensure that we optimize investment returns and make use of existing infrastructure. Costs have been coming down, but the industry needs to see more collaboration, standardization and exploration in order to maximize the value of the UK North Sea," he added.
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Pretty floral 50s dress, such a flattering cut, but sorry girls, this one's already gone!
Stunning Art Deco display cabinet, of course this one is all due to Sue, how does she do it?! I keep asking myself too!
Huge travelling trunk, complete with flip lid for jewellery, drawers, shoe briefcase and coathangers. Would you believe it weighs over a hundred pounds?! This pic doesn't do it justice unfortunately, but it really is a special piece which we were very pleased to acquire.
In other news.....I've been a bit slack on the blogging front this past week, haven't I? Well, we've been working on a couple of secret projects- I can't talk about them yet, except to say, they're all good and all vintage!
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There's a ceramic poodle doorstop in the porch of a house I regularly pass. One day I'm going to knock the door and demand they sell it to me. I love them.
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Q: Match some text sheet 1 a with sheet 2 a if match paste sheet 1 b to sheet 2 b I have a sheet1 that has names in column A and I have names in sheet 2 column A.  The names are mostly the same, besides a comma or period on sheet 2 and not on sheet 1.  I need to match some of the text and take sheet 1 column B and paste to sheet 2 column B.
example:
Sheet 1
A                        B
Doug, Inc.             $12.03
For it all, LLC        $4452.03
Go for it, Inc.        $235.60

Sheet 2
A                        B
Doug, Inc - Joe
For it all - Mike
Go for it Inc - Tom

I have code that will match and paste only if the names match exact, before the dash "-".
I need help getting it to match just some of the text, not caring about the comma's or periods.
    Dim ws1 As Worksheet
    Dim ws2 As Worksheet
    Dim rng1 As Range
    Set ws1 = Sheets(1)
    Set ws2 = Sheets(2)
    Set rng1 = ws2.Range(ws2.[a1], ws2.Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp))
 With rng1.Offset(0, 1)
    .FormulaR1C1 = "=IF(RC[-1]<>"""",IF(NOT(ISERROR(MATCH(LEFT(RC[-1],FIND("" - "",RC[-1])-1),'" & ws1.Name & "'!C[-1],0))),INDEX('" & ws1.Name & "'!C,MATCH(LEFT(RC[-1],FIND("" - "",RC[-1])-1),'" & ws1.Name & "'!C[-1],0)),""""),"""")"
    .Value = .Value
End With

A: I have refactored your formula

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*It will simplify your code if you use a Named Range for your sheet 1 data.  Here I've used the name Data

*I've used VLookup rather than Index(Match( to further shorthen the formula

*The double Substitute's replace , and . in the lookup range

*The formula must be an Array formula for the Substitues to work.

*Because of the Substitute the returned value is a string.  I've wraqpped the function in a Value to convert back to a number, Remove this if not required.

*The lookup value is prepared before the call to VLookup, stripping off the - ... if present

'
.FormulaArray = "=VALUE(VLOOKUP(" & _
  "LEFT(RC[-1],IFERROR(FIND("" - "",RC[-1])-1,LEN(RC[-1])))," & _
  "SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(Data,"","",""""),""."",""""),2,0))"

There is one aspect of your sample data that I am unsure about
For it all - Mike will become For it all.
 - This won't match For it all, LLC (which becomes For it all LLC)
Go for it Inc - Tom will become Go for it Inc.
 - This will match Go for it, Inc. (which becomes Go for it Inc)
Doug, Inc - Joe will become Doug, Inc.
 - This won't match Doug, Inc. (which becomes Doug Inc`)
If you want to ignore , and . in both sheets, use
.FormulaArray = "=VALUE(VLOOKUP(" & _
  "SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(LEFT(RC[-1],IFERROR(FIND("" - "",RC[-1])-1,LEN(RC[-1]))),"","",""""),""."","""")," & _
  "SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(Data,"","",""""),""."",""""),2,0))"

A: I am not sure I understand what you are trying to achieve.  I do not understand your code which just seems to clear column B of sheet 2.  I do not understand why you are using a macro to set formula.
The code below does what I think you are trying to do.  If not, I hope my code gives you enough ideas so you can create the code you seek.
I am guessing you are not that familiar with Excel Basic.  Sorry if the following insults your knowledge.  I assume you would rather be insulted than confused.
Sub Test2()

  ' This is revised coding.  I had not read the question carefully enough
  ' so my original code did not do what was required.

  Dim Pos2 As Integer           ' The 1s and 2s in variable names
  Dim RowCrnt As Integer        ' identify the variable as being for Sheet1
  Dim RowMax As Integer         ' or Sheet2.  The same row variables are
  Dim S1ColAB() As Variant      ' used for both sheets.
  Dim S2ColAB() As Variant
  Dim Value1 As String
  Dim Value2 As String

  With Sheets("Sheet2")
    ' I generally use Find instead of End(xlUp) for reasons I no longer
    ' remember. This searches column A (Columns("A")) for anything ("*")
    ' starting from cell A1 (Range("A1")) and moving backwards
    ' (xlPrevious) until it finds a value.
    RowMax = .Columns("A").Find("*", .Range("A1"), xlFormulas, , _
                                                xlByRows, xlPrevious).Row

    ' Range(Cells(A,B),Cells(C,D)) defines a rectangle of cells with Row=A,
    ' Col=B as top left and Row=C, Col=D as bottom right.
    ' The following statement loads the contents of a block of cells to a
    ' variant array.  Another question has led to a discussion about the value
    ' of using variant arrays in this way.  I have found that moving values
    ' from one sheet to another can be very slow so I believe it is useful in
    ' this situation.
    S2ColAB = .Range(.Cells(1, 1), .Cells(RowMax, 2)).Value

    ' Warning about moving values from a cell into a string or variant variable
    ' and then from the variable into another cell.
    ' =========================================================================
    ' When moving the value from the variable to the cell, Excel will
    ' misinterpret the value if it can.
    '
    ' For example, if the value is 13/1/11 (13 January 2011 here in England)
    ' this value will be correctly transferred into the new cell.  But if the
    ' value is 4/1/11 (4 January 2011), Excel will recognise this as a valid
    ' American date and set the new cell to 1 April 2011.  The damage that bug
    ' caused by corrupting a third my dates!  I had tested my code towards the
    ' end of a month and it worked perfectly until the next month.
    '
    ' In this example, string $12.03 becomes currency 12.03 and displays
    ' here as £12.03.

  End With

  With Sheets("Sheet1")
    ' Load the matching cells from sheet 1
    S1ColAB = .Range(.Cells(1, 1), .Cells(RowMax, 2)).Value
  End With

  With Sheets("Sheet2")
    For RowCrnt = 1 To RowMax
      ' I move the Column A values for matching row from the arrays to string
      ' variables so I can amend their values without losing the original
      ' values.  This was essential with my original code and I have not
      ' changed it since I think it makes the code easier to understand and
      ' probably marginally faster.
      Value1 = S1ColAB(RowCrnt, 1)
      Value2 = S2ColAB(RowCrnt, 1)
      ' The following code removes anything following a hyphen from Value 2.
      ' It then removes all commas and dots from both Value1 and Value2.  If
      ' the final values are the same, it moves the Column B of Sheet1 to
      ' Sheet2.
      Pos2 = InStr(1, Value2, "-")
      If Pos2 <> 0 Then
        ' Pos2 is not zero so extract the portion of Value2 up to the "-"
        ' and then trim trailing spaces.
        Value2 = RTrim(Mid(Value2, 1, Pos2 - 1))
      End If
      ' Replace all commas with nothing.
      Value1 = Replace(Value1, ",", "")
      ' Replace all dots with nothing.
      Value1 = Replace(Value1, ".", "")
      ' Merge the two replaces into a single statement.
      Value2 = Replace(Replace(Value2, ",", ""), ".", "")
      If Value1 = Value2 Then
        ' If the modified values are equal, copy the Column 2 (B) from
        ' Sheet1 to Sheet2.
        .Cells(RowCrnt, 2).Value = S1ColAB(RowCrnt, 2)
      End If
    Next

  End With

End Sub

Hope this helps.  Come back if I have not explained myself adequately.

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Ensemble member Wesley T. Jones, left, and William DeMeritt as Orsino.
The moment the house lights yield to Orsino pining for his fair Olivia in Yale Repertory Theatre's current production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" on the University Theatre stage, you know you're experiencing a boldly imaginative production.
Orsino's famous speech concerning the nutritional value of music for a love-starved appetite morphs into a full-tilt boogie exaltation of his fantasy of Ideal Love, thanks to a game cast surrendering itself entirely to the spirit of the text, Frederick Kennedy's exhilarating music, Byron Easley's joyful choreography, all awash in Samuel Kwan Chi Chan's blazing lights, and Brittany Bland's surrealistic projections.
Wallowing in unrequited affection never looked so enticing.
The Rep's Afro-futuristic "Twelfth Night," which continues through April 6, may be set 40 years hence, yet it's as immediate as the euphoric sensation running up the spine of a reveler between the first and second cocktail. And if music indeed is the food of love, comedy is the intoxicating libation for the soul, as this vivacious, fun-loving production proves. Rest assured that, being Shakespeare's most delicious romantic romp, true love restores a topsy-turvy world to cosmic harmony.
Director Carl Cofiend, his engaging cast and costume designer Mika H. Eubanks, along with the aforementioned designers, transport their delighted audience to a lost horizon called Illyria where, with the possible exception of the puritanical Malvolio, anyone would have to be crazy to leave. Characters break into dance, song and pranks; they dress like every day is an occasion, drink like they're on summer break and, perhaps, find love where you least expect — right at the end of your nose.
Cofield slam-dunks his shot at creating a world where reality is strange yet familiar, where tomorrow's technology blends seamlessly with ink-on-parchment Elizabethan antiquity. Scarcely will one happen upon a modern or futuristic production of Shakespeare that reconciles the old with the cutting edge as beautifully as this. Indeed, the high-tech props — Feste's magical wireless microphone that triggers the clown's musical accompaniment supporting his sagacious songs — practically complements the hand-written letters so vital to the plot. Nothing appears gratuitously or gimmicky.
Everything, it seems, about the production design syncs to Shakespeare's language so effortlessly one wonders why the Bard didn't include them in his stage directions in the first place — the animated swords that could be referred to as Elizabethan electroshock devices, as merely one example. This is not to suggest that The Rep's going all Peter Jackson or George Lucas here. Again, there are no devices employed to show theatergoers just how clever the troupe is or isn't. Rather, they occur to us as surprising yet inevitable choices.
Moses Ingram leads the strong ensemble as Viola, the gracefully irrepressible twin who washes up on Illyria's sandy shore in the wake of a lethal storm. Bereft of her twin brother Sebastian (a radiant Jakeem Dante Powell), she dresses as the young man Caesario to work for Orsino (an earnest William DeMeritt) as his designated wooer for the hand of Olivia (a feisty Tiffany Denise Hobbs), who loves ... well, just pull up J. Geils' "Love Stinks" on your Victrola and you'll get the idea.
Then, of course, there's the comedy team of Malvolio (Allen Gilmore), Maria (Ilia Isorelys Paulino), Sir Toby (Chivas Michael), Sir Andrew (Abubakr Ali), and Fabian (Raffeal A. Spears), who make the 1978 Yankees look like the Vienna Boys Choir. Yet rather than cross the busy street when you see these merrymakers approaching, you may step in their stride and join the fun.
As deliciously funny as this production, it is not all wits and giggles. This "Twelfth Night" has empathy and heart. Most aptly one sees this at the finale in dealing with a crushed Malvolio amid such nuptial spontaneity. It's a deserved bow on top of a splendid production.


LAS VEGAS — Poker pro Ryan Laplante didn't expect to give a speech on Sunday when he accepted his gold bracelet for winning a major tournament — but the mass shooting in Orlando changed his mind.
Laplante grew up in a small town in Minnesota and said he didn't have many role models who were gay growing up. He came out after high school. "I just wanted to be completely open," he said.
Laplante said that he felt compelled to speak following the shooting in Orlando that was "so sad, so shocking, so terrible" and which targeted the gay community.
He said the U.S. has made considerable progress, but that there's still much more that needs to be done to foster acceptance of everyone.


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Diehl & Colleagues' Latest Research Could Benefit Dengue Vaccine Development
May 28, 2021 by Jennifer Nachbur and Sean Diehl
Despite a record number of over 400 million cases in 2019, vaccine development for the mosquito-borne dengue virus has been challenging due to the need to protect equally against all four dengue strains. The discovery of new possible biomarkers to predict clinical and immune responses to dengue virus infection could be critical to informing future vaccines.
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Despite a daunting more than 130 million cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections to date worldwide, another global pathogen - the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus - saw a record number of over 400 million cases in 2019. But vaccine development has been challenging due to the need to protect equally against all four dengue strains. The discovery of new possible biomarkers to predict clinical and immune responses to dengue virus infection, published May 24, 2021 in Nature Communication, could be critical to informing future vaccines.
As with SARS-CoV-2 infection, the effects of dengue virus infection can range from asymptomatic to severe disease that can be fatal. Climate change has expanded the viruses' geographic distribution far beyond tropical areas like Southeast Asia and Latin America to the southern U.S. and Europe. Only one vaccine, Dengvaxia, has been approved for a subset of at-risk individuals in endemic areas.
This study, led by University of Vermont (UVM) Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) Sean Diehl, Ph.D., set out to determine biomarker candidates and predictors for clinical and immunological responses resulting from dengue infection. Previous research published by Diehl and MMG Chair Beth Kirkpatrick, M.D., director of the UVM Vaccine Testing Center, has shown how a dengue vaccine being developed together with Johns Hopkins and the National Institutes of Health activates an immune response that protects against challenge with this dengue virus.
Live, weakened viruses are the basis for the most-effective and longest-lasting vaccines against many viral diseases. This "live attenuated" approach is used in the next-generation dengue vaccine that is being co-developed at UVM. To better understand how live attenuated dengue viruses turn on the immune system, Diehl and colleague John Hanley, Ph.D., a UVM research specialist, in collaboration with Kirkpatrick and the Vaccine Testing Center, investigated which genes are activated or repressed in the immune cells from subjects exposed to a well-characterized and safe live attenuated dengue virus. Hanley developed a new statistical approach to integrate the genomics data with the extensive clinical data collected during the careful monitoring of dengue virus-exposed study participants.
The team found strong correlations between the activation of specific immune genes and the ability of participants' immune systems to turn on early cellular defense mechanisms and make protective antibodies against dengue virus.
"These data offer new potential biomarkers for characterizing dengue virus infection and novel pathways that could be leveraged to combat viral replication," says Diehl. "Our results also gave us some clues about how we might be able to boost protective immune responses, which is the goal of developing effective vaccines."
Diehl adds that for some of the genes identified in this study, little is known about their role in the response against dengue virus.
"This is very exciting, because it could lead to new ways to fight dengue, so we are now investigating these in the lab" says Diehl.
He and Kirkpatrick are also working to determine how long protective immunity lasts after receiving a dengue vaccine and are in the process of identifying volunteers who received the NIH-developed dengue vaccine up to 11 years ago to obtain a current blood sample for further testing.
"A durable protective immune response is the goal of a good vaccine," says Kirkpatrick.
In addition to Diehl, Kirkpatrick, and Hanley, UVM contributors to this work include Julie Dragon, Ph.D., Dorothy Dickson, M.S., Roxana del Rio-Guerra, Ph.D., Korin Eckstrom, Kristen Pierce, M.D. from the Larner College of Medicine; Donna Rizzo, Ph.D., from the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences; and Seth Frietze, Ph.D., from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. Huy Tu, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the UVM Cellular and Molecular and Biomedical Sciences graduate program, and Nicholas Selig, M.D., a Class of 2020 medical graduate, were also involved in this study.

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Why is the vast majority of Irish media dominated with an undoubting and uncritical attitude towards a single theory of the 'crisis'? What role does it play in legitimising, rather than challenging, the structural causes of growing inequality? And what does this mean for radical interpretations of democracy, public space and the remaking of common sense?
In this Live Register podcast, we're joined by Julien Mercille and Henry Silke, two academics who have been carrying out separate research relating to the Irish media.
Julien Marcille lectures at the School of Geography in UCD and has recently published research on how the Irish mainstream media have covered the Irish "crisis" from a pro-austerity position over the last five years. Henry Silke is a postgraduate researcher at the School of Communications DCU, who has been examining the political role of the Irish press during the crisis.
We used their research to frame a wider discussion of the real role of mainstream media in Ireland today, exploring how market ideology is central to how mainstream media frames public discourse, very much at odds to the perception of mainstream media holding truth to power.
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As a journalist, I strongly agree that there is a bias in media towards the views of the middle-class from which the vast majority of journalists come.
The news is sometimes put out there without any analysis of what it means or why it happens.
There are no investigations in Irish media, and often when a freelancer does one, the papers baulk because of 'legal' issues.
Thanks for the podcast. Interesting discussion.
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Ernst Scherenberg (* 21. Juli 1839 in Swinemünde; † 19. September 1905 in Eisenach) war ein deutscher lyrischer Dichter.

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Ernst Scherenberg war der Sohn eines Schiffsreeders und verbrachte seine Jugend in Swinemünde. Die Stadt, damals noch kein bekannter Badeort, und ihre landschaftliche Umgebung übten auf seine spätere Schaffenskraft als lyrischer Dichter eine prägende Wirkung aus. Er kam zunächst auf das Stettiner Gymnasium, wechselte dann jedoch zu einer Gewerbeschule, um Kaufmann zu werden. Dem Wunsch seines Vaters folgend, einen praktischen Beruf zu ergreifen, begann er anschließend eine Lehre in einer Berliner Maschinenfabrik. Da das Künstlerische schon früher auf ihn eine größere Anziehungskraft ausgeübt hatte als die praktische Tätigkeit eines Handwerkers, entschloss er sich, einen anderen Beruf zu wählen. Er besuchte deshalb eine Zeitlang die Kunstakademie Berlin, um Maler zu werden. Dann wandte er sich jedoch der Schriftstellerei zu.

Von 1862 bis 1864 war Scherenberg Redakteur der Berliner Frauenzeitung Viktoria, von 1865 bis 1870 Redakteur beim Braunschweiger Tageblatt und anschließend bis 1883 Chefredakteur der Elberfelder Zeitung. Ab 1874 leitete er die Redaktion des in Düsseldorf erscheinenden Deutschen Künstler-Albums und kam dadurch auch in Kontakt mit Anastasius Grün, dem Grafen Anton Auersperg. Er wechselte dann als Syndikus zur Elberfelder Handelskammer.

Später übernahm er zusätzlich die Aufgabe des Generalsekretärs des Vereins Deutscher Eisengießereien, der seinen Sitz in Eisenach hatte. Beide Ämter hatte er bis zu seinem plötzlichen Tod inne.

Ähnlich wie sein Verwandter Christian Friedrich Scherenberg, Autor eines epischen Waterlooliedes, dessen Neffe er war, vertrat Ernst Scherenberg eine patriotische Grundhaltung. Er war ein Befürworter des monarchistischen Prinzips und Verehrer Kaiser Wilhelms I. Er bewunderte den Reichsgründer Otto von Bismarck und schaltete sich mit der Herausgabe des Buchs Gegen Rom! – Zeitstimmen deutscher Dichter in dessen Kulturkampf gegen den ultramontanen Katholizismus ein. Parteigänger der Ultramontanen reagierten mit der Gegenschrift Für Rom.

Bekannt wurde Scherenberg hauptsächlich durch lyrische Gedichte, bei seinen Zeitgenossen aber auch durch Zeitgedichte, mit denen er aktuelle politische Geschehnisse aufgriff. Sein letzter Gedichtband – Dem Meere zu –, den er druckfertig hinterlassen hatte, wurde erst nach seinem Tod veröffentlicht. Von 1899 bis 1905 war er Mitglied des Preisrichtergremiums der von Johannes Fastenrath nach spanischem Vorbild ins Leben gerufenen Kölner Blumenspiele, einem alljährlich ausgetragenen Poetenwettbewerb.

Denkmal
Nachdem Scherenberg in Eisenach, wo er sich anlässlich einer Tagung des Vereins Deutscher Eisengießereien aufgehalten hatte, unerwartet verstorben war, regte Fastenrath an, ihm in seiner Geburtsstadt ein Denkmal zu errichten. Nachdem Fastenrath ebenfalls verstorben war, setzte dessen Witwe diesen Plan in die Tat um: Am 72. Geburtstag Scherenbergs wurde in Swinemünde ein von dem steyerischen Bildhauer Hans Brandstetter, Graz, geschaffenes Denkmal enthüllt. Als Standort für das Denkmal befand sich nahe dem Anlegeplatz des Winter-Hafens, gegenüber der
Straßenkreuzung Königsstraße/Lindenstraße.

Werke (Auswahl)
 Aus tiefstem Herzen. Gedichte. Schindler, Berlin 1860. (Digitalisat)
 Verbannt. Dichtung. Schindler, Berlin 1861. (Digitalisat)
 Stürme des Frühlings. Neue Gedichte. Schindler, Berlin 1865. (Digitalisat)
 Gegen Rom! – Zeitstimmen deutscher Dichter. Herausgegeben von Ernst Scherenberg. Baedeker, Elberfeld 1874. (Digitalisat)
 Deutsches Künstleralbum – Mit Beiträgen lebender Künstler und Dichter (E, Scherenberg, Hrsg.), Hannover 1877.
 Fürst Bismarck. Ein Charakterbild für das deutsche Volk. Baedeker, Elberfeld 1885. (Digitalisat)
 Germania. Dramatische Dichtung. Baedeker, Elberfeld 1885.
 Kaiser Wilhelm I. – Ein Gedenkbuch für das Deutsche Volk, Leipzig 1888.
 Gedichte, Leipzig 1899, 6. Auflage.
 Dem Meere zu. Nachgelassene Gedichte. Martini & Grüttefien, Elberfeld 1905.

Literatur
 Friedrich Roeber: Ernst Scherenberg. Ein politischer Dichter und Kämpfer. In: Die Gartenlaube. Illustrirte Zeitschrift. Jahrgang 1879, S. 821–824. Mit Bildnis als Holzstich, auf Holz gezeichnet von Adolf Neumann, nach einer Fotografie.

Weblinks

 Meyers-1905/A/Scherenberg, Ernst
 Gedichte von Ernst Scherenberg in der Deutschen Gedichtebibliothek
 Vertonungen Scherenbergscher Gedichte

Fußnoten

Autor
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Literatur (Deutsch)
Literatur (19. Jahrhundert)
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This week The Nun, the latest entry in the Conjuring series of films will begin haunting theaters. 2017's Annabelle: Creation was a solid frightfest; and I had excitedly settled in to watch The Nun hoping it would have been cut from a similar cloth. When you're coming into the fifth film in a horror franchise, one would hope that the tone of the series might have been settled on. Ninety minutes later, I was just glad it was over.
The film centers on the discovery of a young nun at a cloistered abbey who has taken her own life. The Vatican dispatches a "miracle hunter" priest (played by Demián Bichir) and a novitiate (played by Taissa Farmiga) who is on the threshold of her final vows to investigate. Together, they uncover the order's unholy secret and confront the malevolent force which appears in the form of the same demonic nun from The Conjuring 2.
I'm a huge horror fan, and appreciate the gamut of approaches, ranging from gore-fests to comedic, from thriller to horror, from monsters to ghosts. The Nun's production quality is superb, including shooting at the 15th century Corvin Castle, located in Transylvania-Romania. But good costumes, setting, and Maxime Alexandre as cinematographer can't begin to save a truly horrid script by Gary Dauberman and James Wan.
Between Dauberman, who wrote Annabelle: Creation and Wan who was the writer of the Saw franchise of films, we would have expected for another jump-scare and horror-filled film. The Nun suffers from having no coherent tone; at one moment the audience is dreading a ghost jumping out, but at another the dialogue or character actions are either comedic or simply silly. When the audience is laughing at the characters rather than with them there's a problem. With the divergent tone, it's impossible to have a clear read if the writer is intending the character to come across as ridiculous or if it was just poorly conceived. Because of the high quality of the production as a whole, the missteps just come across all the more glaring.
There's a pair of legitimate jump-scares that stem primarily from misdirection, but since we already know from earlier films (and every trailer and poster) what the evil entity looks like (the demonic nun), there's not even much horror (perhaps a bit suspenseful for the faint of hearted, but for the likely first weekend watchers, it'll seem very milktoast).
After the solidly good entry that was Annabelle: Creation (remember how much dread and suspense was built up just by keeping the camera on an inanimate scarecrow), the Nun is unfortunately just not worth it. Wait a few months and perhaps it'll be something to watch as part of a Halloween midnight marathon – or if you have someone that you are wanting to ease into horror as a genre.
It's almost enough to cause us to break the habit of looking forward to Creation films. Habit, get it? Like a nun's habit? That bad pun is still better than The Nun, which opens in theaters on Friday September 7th 2018.
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It can even cause what you put down the disposal to stick, causing damage to the unit. Pipe Lining Fruitdale CA, Use enough to clean yourself, of course, but if you need to use wads of tissue you should flush several times in the process instead of waiting till the end. When replacing your shower head, pay attention to the quality of the replacement head. Sometimes, people will choose a shower head because it is the least expensive. The problem about this is they aren't sturdy and they tend to break a lot easier. If you take care of your plumbing, you will have lower plumbing bills. One of the most common repairs involves fixing drain clogs. Hair is a common material in drain clogs. Put a drain cover or a screen that is made to protect drains over your drain so that hair cannot get in. Make sure you clean the hair from the screen regularly. This should be much easier than cleaning a drain. It is important not to run water while using a garbage disposal.
With plumbing you can be an expert and still learn new tricks; there is always something to be gained or improved on.
This pipe, the recirculation pipe, helps keep your water heated without wasting water.
By installing energy-efficient shower heads for a few extra dollars, you can save up to $100 or more a year per shower head in your house.


The girls ran into who they think is A, and they didn't chase them? Come on, where's your Nancy Drew gumption? Veronica Mars? Would any reference work on you? And I know that in the woods I nag on Emily for chasing, but she was in the WOODS, alone, in the DARK. It's different. It's about when you have the upper hand, or not.
On the party front, I have to agree with Paige over Emily. An isolated teenage party in dense woods? Sign you up? I don't think so! I thought it was dumb to get out of the car, but I especially think that it was dumb to take a walk in the dark, car unlocked, no discernible lights. they were practically begging someone to mess with them. When someone slashed their tires, I wasn't surprised. That it was TOBY? Yea, color me shocked… jaw-agape shocked, in fact. I thought Toby liked Emily? And he had to go that far to scare Emily and Paige? Tires aren't inexpensive, fool!
Mr. Montgomery has never been so damn creepy. I know that the show is purposefully baiting us to suspect him of evildoing, and damn if I don't believe it.
Aria ignoring her Dad seems totally warranted. He was protecting the women he had an affair with, which is gross.
In fact, both Meredith and Aria think he's so creepy they've managed to bond over their fear. That makes me cringe. Also, Meredith had plenty of reasons to hate Ali that we already know about, is it possible she's on the A team? After all, the team is mostly people who loathed Ali. It makes sense.
I like this new guy that's appeared, and I definitely hope she drops tire-slashing Toby. (He did that to Emily!) The idea that Mona could beat Spencer in a battle of smarts is laughable. Even if she had studied all night long, she could not have known as much as Spencer.
My high point of this episode is oen that probably perplexed others. When Aria went to meet Meredith (Amanda Schull … Can I PLEASE get all your hair secrets?), she put on a little capelet sort of thing. It only covered her arms. But it was super cute. My low point is a toss up, and I'm not really offended by either of these. Hanna's gothic/asian outfit involved some very long earrings and a high neck collar. I think if her hair and been pulled up/back this would have helped the balance. Later, Spencer competing against Mona and wore a blue blazer, white shirt and brooch. This was a touch nerdy and I didn't love it entirely. All in all, great job to costume designer Mandi Line.
What would you grade this episode of Pretty Little Liars? Don't forget to meet me here next week for another #PLL review.


Brian Witlin is a serial entrepreneur and design leader who has co-founded and led four companies to successful acquisitions. Brian is the current CEO of Yummly (recently acquired by Whirlpool Corporation).
Prior to his tenure at Yummly, Brian served as the CEO and Founder of ShopWell, the first truly personalized nutrition resource on the iPhone and the web (acquired by Innit).
Brian lectures at Stanford University's Hasso Platner Institute of Design, serves as a startup advisor to a number of companies including Directly, Zeel, DiamondMMA, Upside, and IDEO's Entrepreneurship Initiative. He has also formerly held EIR (Entrepreneur in Residence) positions at IDEO and StartX. He writes on the subject of entrepreneurship and startups on his blog DesignDoing and guest writes on occasion on VentureBeat.
Previously, Brian co-founded Golaces, LLC, a product company (acquired by a publicly traded footwear company) and LeverWorks, a software development consultancy (acquired by LEO Media - now Quasar Strategies).
Brian holds an M.S. in Engineering and Design from Stanford University and a B.S. in Business and Economics from Lehigh University. He is a classically trained artist/draftsman, an aspiring mixed martial artist, and has a love for his hometown Chicago-style hot dogs and deep-dish pizza.


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An unusual and very smart derby cane. The hardwood handle has been scorched to highlight the pattern of the grain and the cane then varnished with a very high shine varnish in a cherry colour. A brass filigree collar is another unusual touch and the cane is fitted with a rubber ferrule. The derby handle offers excellent support to the hand, and may be hooked over the arm when not in use. Overall height 88cm (34.5 inches). Ferrule diameter 16mm. Item weight is 300g.


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Service begins with an intimate time of praise and worship followed by a message preached by Pastor Michael Kelley.
Taught by Dr. Sharon Carnes, Eschatology 304 continues the study of the end times and Daniel's 70 weeks; classroom setting.
Available for all services, ages birth through 5th grade. We aim to give kids a Biblical understanding of what it means to know Jesus as Savior and how to follow Him in their daily life.
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Assistant Coach- Men's/ Women's Golf (502036)
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
Part Time Education and Training Parks and Recreation
Cal Poly Athletics is seeking qualified applicants for an Assistant Men's/Women's Golf Coach. The Assistant Coach is responsible for helping to create a team that competes successfully at the national level both athletically and academically. The position assists with overall supervision, organization, development and implementation of a nationally competitive intercollegiate golf program. This would include coaching, scouting opponents, home event management, coordinating team travel, camp coordination, compliance with NCAA, Big West and institutional rules, and a commitment to academic development of student-athletes.
At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility. Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. California Polytechnic State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Minimum of one year golf coaching experience at the collegiate level
Proven leadership ability and organizational skills
PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations as they apply to the area of recruiting and eligibility
The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Note: Cal Poly cannot deny an applicant a position solely or in part due to a criminal conviction history until it has performed an individualized assessment and linked the relevant conviction history with specific job duties in the position being sought.
Please note: Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive. Sensitive positions are those requiring heightened scrutiny of individuals holding the position based on potential for harm to children, concerns for the safety and security of people, animals, or property, or heightened risk of financial loss to Cal Poly or individuals in the university community.
For health and well-being, Cal Poly is a smoke & tobacco-free campus. The university is committed to promoting a healthy environment for all members of our community.
The California State University system is requiring that all employees and students accessing campus be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by September 20, 2021. Accordingly, you may be required to show proof of vaccination by your start date. You can find more information here.
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 21 sports at the NCAA Division I level. All sports compete in the Big West Conference except Football (Big Sky Conference), Wrestling (PAC-12), Men's Swimming and Women's Swimming (MPSF). Women's NCAA Division I sports programs are: basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, cross country, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, swimming and diving, tennis, golf and beach volleyball. Men's NCAA Division I sports programs are: football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, outdoor track and field, soccer, and wrestling.
Interested candidates must attach resume/curriculum vitae. Please be prepared to provide three professional references with names and email addresses when completing the online faculty application. Review of applications will begin August 16, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled.
Closing Date/Time: Open until filled
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About Cal Poly
Founded in 1901, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) is one of five comprehensive polytechnic universities in the U.S., with about 21,000 undergraduate and 900 graduate students. Cal Poly maintains a guiding philosophy of "Learn By Doing" that is reflected in the school's comprehensive curriculum combining technical and professional training with the arts and humanities. When you graduate from Cal Poly, you won't just know theory, you will be able to think critically and know how to solve real-world problems. Today, Cal Poly is among the most selective public universities in the United States. Under President Armstrong's leadership, Cal Poly's national reputation is growing and, according to payscale.com, the return on investment for graduating students is consistently on par with some of the most prestigious universities in California. Visit www.calpoly.edu to learn more.
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Cal Poly is located in the beautiful Central Coast of California in the city of San Luis Obispo, about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. This city is nestled in between great wine regions, relaxing beaches, and a small community. Our location gives students access to opportunities for hands-on research in agriculture, wine making, and distinct coastal ecosystems, as well as, close proximity to Southern California and the Bay Area for their tech, industry and the culture hubs. Given California's status as a world leader in many areas and industries, our students have an opportunity to do work that makes an impact around the globe.
Committed to Diversity
We recognize and celebrate the value of the different viewpoints, knowledge, cultures and skills that diverse communities bring to the educational experience. Cal Poly is committed to becoming a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed and feel a sense of respect, belonging and personal safety. We're not just a workplace — we're a community.
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Staff Faculty Associations
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Retirement plan through CalPERS
Beyond the Job
Tuition waiver for employees and dependents
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Blu-ray, DVD Release: Cinema Verite
– January 24, 2012Find Others: Blu-ray, DVD, Movie, New Release, NewsGet More: Diane Lane, Drama, HBO, James Gandolfini, Tim Robbins, Warner
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: April 24, 2012
Price: DVD $19.97, Blu-ray $24.99
Studio: HBO/Warner Home Video
Tim Robbins and Diane Lane live their lives on camera in Cinema Verite.
Starring Tim Robbins (Green Lantern), James Gandolfini (Welcome to the Rileys) and Diane Lane (Secretariat), the 2011 HBO Original Film Cinema Verite is a fictionalized account of the production of the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family.
A revolutionary piece of television programming for it's time, An American Family catapulted a seemingly ordinary family to notoriety and captivated audiences with their first taste of reality TV.
Believing that the lives of an everyday family would be relatable to Americans in a way that existing TV shows were not, a filmmaker (played by Gandolfini in the movie) sets out to chronicle the life of the Louds, a seemingly "perfect family" in Santa Barbara, Calif. Once filming begins though, the strain in Pat and Bill Loud's (Lane and Robbins) marriage, the ups and downs of raising five children, as well as the criticism Pat receives for some of her actions come sharply into focus. An American Family ultimately makes the Louds a television sensation while leaving them unprepared for the consequences.
Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini (American Splendor), the drama film comes to DVD and Blu-ray with a making-of featurette and a filmmakers' commentary as bonus features.
Check out the official trailer of Cinema Verite:
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Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Release: Behind the Candelabra
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Harold W. Christy, 95, a longtime resident of Fanwood, N.J., died Feb. 4, 2019.
Surviving are his daughter, Deborah Dobyns (Mark), and grandsons, Kevin and Scott.
Visitation will be at the Memorial Funeral Home, 155 South Ave., Fanwood, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., with a service at 10:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Restland Memorial Park in East Hanover, N.J. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to www.coastguardfoundation.org. For the complete obituary, visit fanwoodmemorial.com.
"My condolences to the family. May you find comfort in God's Word at 1 Thessalonians 4:14"


Male jewelry this extravagant may seem like a colossal waste of money to the average person, but for rappers it actually makes some sense.
Going from poverty to having millions of dollars and millions of fans is a recurring theme in their music, so an over-the-top chain is not only an illustration that you're living that life, it's also a means of giving the fans inspiration. Here are some of the craziest chains we have ever seen on rappers.
Opening up the list is Paul Wall's cup piece. It may not be as extravagant as the other entries, but it makes up for that in function. The house graphic is a reference to his record label Swishahouse.


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Q: Helm convert String to pipeline to be valid in IF check is it possible in help templates to do :
{{- $kindstr := printf ".Values.%s.prop.type" "myapp }}

the result is valide pipeline path
and then use this in IF command?
{{ - if $pipelinestr "appx" }}
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{{- end }}

this is not working and not giving any failure either
i guess the parser see this as string type not pipeline object
can it be done somehow ?

A: I don't think that is valid since helm will interpret is a string. If I understand your question properly, I think you are looking for the index function:
{{- $kindstr := (index .Values "myapp").prop.type }}

Keep in mind that .Values.myapp should exist or else it will throw an error since it will try to access a property of a nil object.
You can use it in the if statement as well:
{{- if eq $kindstr "appx" }}
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from setuptools import setup, find_packages

setup(
    name="pylast",
    version="1.4.2",
    author="Amr Hassan <amr.hassan@gmail.com>",
    install_requires=['six'],
    tests_require=['mock', 'pytest', 'coverage', 'pep8', 'pyyaml', 'pyflakes'],
    description=("A Python interface to Last.fm and Libre.fm"),
    author_email="amr.hassan@gmail.com",
    url="https://github.com/pylast/pylast",
    classifiers=[
        "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
        "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
        "Topic :: Internet",
        "Topic :: Multimedia :: Sound/Audio",
        "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2",
        "Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7",
        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3",
        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4",
    ],
    keywords=["Last.fm", "music", "scrobble", "scrobbling"],
    packages=find_packages(exclude=('tests*',)),
    license="Apache2"
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**ruma-appservice-api** contains serializable types for the requests and responses for each endpoint in the [Matrix](https://matrix.org/) application service API specification.
These types can be shared by application service and server code.

## Status

This project is currently experimental and is very likely to change drastically.


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No reply from Customer Service 24+ hours - what's the problem?
I've submitted my very first ticket, received the email acknowledgment from SAS and yet over 24 hours later my ticket has had no email response. When I click 'refresh' on the submit page it tells me that my ticket hasn't even been read! Why? You're supposed to prioritise paying customers' tickets. I did not pay for SAS Professional to have such indifferent customer service. I don't expect a SUPER fast response but I do expect you to adhere to your own terms - 24/7 - paying customers tickets are dealt with before non-paying. Even non-paying customers (I used to be one) have their tickets answered within 24 hours. Any response from SAS for a loyal customer like myself? Anyone??????


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Former military chiefs accuse Pentagon of deceiving Congress about transgender troops
They say Pentagon officials deliberately lied to Congress about the ability of trans service members to perform their duties - and they have the Department of Defense's own data to back them up.
By Bil Browning Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Photo: Bil Browning
The former secretaries of the Air Force, Army and Navy, along with instructors at the Air Force and Coast Guard academies, are accusing the Pentagon of deceiving Congress about the ability of transgender people to serve in the military.
The former military leaders say Department of Defense officials ignored internal data to make the claim that medical treatment for trans troops keeps them out of service for longer than other personnel.
"In seeking to justify President Trump's wrong-headed ban on transgender service members at a congressional hearing last week, Defense Department officials made misleading claims," Deborah Lee James, Ray Mabus and Eric Fanning, who ran the Air Force, Navy, and Army respectively, said in a statement.
"Under inclusive policy that is currently in effect, transgender service members must meet exactly the same fitness and deployability standards as everybody else, but the witnesses ignored data confirming the success of that policy."
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"The realities associated with the condition called gender dysphoria and the accommodations required for that gender transition in the military are far more complicated than we may assume," James Stewart, the Pentagon's top personnel official, said in House Armed Services Committee subpanel.
A second memo written by five professors from top military academies details numerous "deceptive, erroneous and false assertions" given by Pentagon officials during testimony.
"Both the written and verbal testimony introduced deceptive, erroneous, and false assertions about the ostensible risk that gender dysphoria poses to readiness and deployment and about standards that [the Department of Defense] plans to apply to transgender service members," they write.
"The suggestion that transition-related care is likely to make service members nondeployable for more than a year is contradicted by DoD data."
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(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011'.
Sec. 101. Modification of alternative fuel credit.
Sec. 102. Extension and modification of new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle credit.
Sec. 103. Allowance of vehicle and infrastructure credits against regular and minimum tax and transferability of credits.
Sec. 104. Modification of credit for purchase of vehicles fueled by compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas.
Sec. 105. Modification of definition of new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle.
Sec. 106. Providing for the treatment of property purchased by Indian tribal governments.
Sec. 201. Credit for producing vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquified natural gas.
Sec. 202. Amendment to section 136 of the Energy Security and Independence Act of 2007.
Sec. 301. Extension and modification of alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit.
Sec. 302. Increase in credit for certain alternative fuel vehicle refueling properties.
Sec. 401. Grants for natural gas vehicles research and development.
Sec. 402. Sense of the Congress regarding EPA certification of NGV retrofit kits.
Sec. 403. Sense of the Congress regarding EPA and NHTSA regulation of medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles.
Sec. 404. Amendment to section 508 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
(a) Alternative Fuel Credit- Paragraph (5) of section 6426(d) (relating to alternative fuel credit) is amended by inserting `, and December 31, 2016, in the case of any sale or use involving compressed or liquefied natural gas' after `hydrogen'.
(b) Alternative Fuel Mixture Credit- Paragraph (3) of section 6426(e) is amended by inserting `, and December 31, 2016, in the case of any sale or use involving compressed or liquefied natural gas' after `hydrogen'.
`(E) any alternative fuel or alternative fuel mixture (as so defined) involving compressed or liquefied natural gas sold or used after December 31, 2016.'.
(d) Payments Relating to Indian Tribes- Paragraph (1) of section 6427(k)(A) is amended by inserting striking `or' at the end and inserting `an Indian Tribal Government, or'.
(e) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(a) In General- Paragraph (4) of section 30B(k) (relating to termination) is amended by inserting `(December 31, 2016, in the case of a vehicle powered by compressed or liquefied natural gas)' before the period at the end.
(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
`(xi) the portion of the credit determined under section 30C which is attributable to the application of subsection (b) thereof with respect to refueling property which is used to store and or dispense compressed or liquefied natural gas.'.
`(ii) the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and sections 27 and 30.'.
`(ii) the sum of the credits allowable under subpart A and sections 27, 30, and the portion of the credit determined under section 30B which is attributable to the application of subsection (e)(3) thereof.'.
`(A) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a taxpayer who places in service any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle which is capable of being powered by compressed or liquefied natural gas may transfer the credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (e) with respect to such vehicle through an assignment to the manufacturer, seller or lessee of such vehicle. Such transfer may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.
`(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT- No assignment of a credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (e) with respect to any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle which is capable of being powered by compressed or liquefied natural gas may be made under subparagraph (A) to a taxpayer who has claimed a credit under section 54G with respect to the financing of such vehicle.
`(C) REGULATIONS- The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to ensure that any credit transferred under subparagraph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned by such other person.'.
`(A) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a taxpayer who places in service any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property relating to compressed or liquefied natural gas may transfer the credit allowed under this section with respect to such property through an assignment to the manufacturer, seller or lessee of such property. Such transfer may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.
`(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT- No assignment of a credit allowed under this section by reason of subsection (e) with respect to any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property relating to compressed or liquefied natural gas may be made under subparagraph (A) to a taxpayer who has claimed a credit under section 54G with respect to the financing of such property.
(d) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
`(C) 50 percent, in the case of vehicles described subclause (II) or (III) of subsection (e)(4)(A)(i) and which are not otherwise described in subparagraph (B).
For purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of any new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle which weighs more than 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, the most stringent standard available shall be such standard available for certification on the date of the enactment of the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005.'.
`(D) $64,000 if such vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds.'.
(c) Effective Date- The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
`(III) is a duel-fuel vehicle that is capable of operating on a mixture of compressed or liquefied natural gas and gasoline or diesel fuel.'.
`(i) IN GENERAL- The term `new qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle' includes the conversion or repower of a new or used vehicle so that it is capable of operating on an alternative fuel as it was not previously capable of operating on an alternative fuel.
`(ii) TREATMENT AS NEW- A vehicle which has been converted to operate on an alternative fuel shall be treated as new on the date of such conversion for purposes of this section.
`(iii) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- In the case of a used vehicle which is converted or repowered, nothing in this section shall be construed to require that the motor vehicle be acquired in the year the credit is claimed under this section with respect to such vehicle.'.
(c) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(a) In General- Paragraph (6) of section 30B(h) and paragraph (2) of section 30C(e) are both amended by inserting `, or an Indian Tribal Government' after `section 50(b)'.
(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
`SEC. 45S. PRODUCTION OF VEHICLES FUELED BY NATURAL GAS OR LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS.
`(b) Aggregate Credit Allowed- The aggregate amount of credit allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $200,000,000 reduced by the amount of the credit allowed under subsection (a) to the taxpayer (or any predecessor) for all prior taxable years.
`(1) ELIGIBLE NATURAL GAS VEHICLE- The term `eligible natural gas vehicle' means a motor vehicle (as defined in section 30B(h)(1)) that is capable of operating on natural gas and is described in 30B(e)(4)(A).
`(2) MANUFACTURER- The term `manufacturer' has the meaning given such term in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for purposes of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.).
`(1) IN GENERAL- Rules similar to the rules of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply.
`(A) IN GENERAL- All persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as a single producer.
`(B) INCLUSION OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS- For purposes of subparagraph (A), in applying subsections (a) and (b) of section 52 to this section, section 1563 shall be applied without regard to subsection (b)(2)(C) thereof.
`(C) VERIFICATION- No amount shall be allowed as a credit under subsection (a) with respect to which the taxpayer has not submitted such information or certification as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines necessary.
`(e) Termination- This section shall not apply to any vehicle produced after December 31, 2016.'.
`(37) the natural gas vehicle credit determined under section 45R(a).'.
`Sec. 45S. Production of vehicles fueled by natural gas or liquefied natural gas.'.
(d) Effective Date- The amendments made by this section shall apply to vehicles produced after December 31, 2011.
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL VEHICLES QUALIFYING FOR THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
(a) In General- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered vehicle (as defined in subsection (b)) shall be considered an advanced technology vehicle for purposes of the advanced technology vehicle incentive program established under section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013), and manufacturers and component suppliers of such covered vehicles shall be eligible for an award under such section.
(3) the term `dual-fuel vehicle' means a vehicle that is capable of operating on a mixture of compressed or liquefied natural gas and gasoline or diesel fuel.
`(2) in the case of property relating to compressed or liquefied natural gas, after December 31, 2016, and'.
(b) Effective Date- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.
`(3) $2,000 in any other case.'.
(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.
(a) Research, Development and Demonstration Programs- The Secretary shall provide funding to improve the performance and efficiency and integration of natural gas powered motor vehicles and heavy-duty on-road vehicles as part of any programs funded pursuant to section 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16191) and also with respect to funding for heavy-duty engines pursuant to section 754 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16102).
(b) In General- The Secretary of Energy may make grants to original equipment manufacturers of light-duty and heavy-duty natural gas vehicles for the development of engines that reduce emissions, improve performance and efficiency, and lower cost.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency should streamline the process for certification of natural gas vehicle retrofit kits to promote energy security while still fulfilling the mission of the Clean Air Act.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Environmental Protection Agency new fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission regulations for medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles should provide incentives to encourage and reward manufacturers who produce natural gas powered vehicles. Such regulations should take into account the petroleum reductions provided by such vehicles and also quantify all greenhouse gas emission reductions provided by natural gas powered engines and vehicles.
`(6) REPOWERED OR CONVERTED- The term `repowered or converted' means modified with a certified engine or aftermarket system so that the vehicle is capable of operating on an alternative fuel.'.
`(3) REPOWERED OR CONVERTED VEHICLES- Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary shall allocate credits to fleets that repower or convert an existing vehicle so that it is capable of operating on an alternative fuel. In the case of any medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle that is repowered or converted, the Secretary shall allocate additional credits for such vehicles if the Secretary determines that such vehicles displace more petroleum than light-duty alternative fueled vehicles. The Secretary shall include a requirement that such vehicles remain in the fleet for a period of no less than 2 years in order to continue to qualify for credit. The Secretary also shall extend the flexibility afforded in this section to Federal fleets subject to the purchase provisions contained in section 303 of this Act.'.


We also provide Christmas lighting, not just Xmas lighting but animated lighting. Our Christmas shows are set to music as a result the lights dance to the beat of the music. The music is sent out using an FM transmitter so all the visitors can tune their cars to the designated channel and enjoy the show. Animated light shows are not just for Christmas, we install 4th of July shows or shows for any holiday. Pre-booking is very necessary for this type of service.
We can only handle a few calls because some light show take a month to install… We can install shows from 16 channels to 48 channel shows and even duplicate the shows in excess of 100 channels. A channel is the single action of a strand or numerous strands of lights. The most expensive part of the animated show is the initial investment. We can only use LED lights that are dimable no other light will work.


Junk food, as its name suggests, IS JUNK!
Start Cooking: Many people eat fast food because they are always in a hurry and have no time to cook for themselves or rather don't want to cook(it is called fast food for a reason). Even if you don't have much time, try learning a few quick and easy recipes. For example if you are too much into junk food then try making fresh at home like burgers and French fries.
Stop buying junk food: You can't eat it as long as you don't have it. Next time when going shopping avoid putting that packet of chips in your shopping basket, try buying some healthy food instead like fruits, yoghurts, etc.
Resist: Resist going near junk food for two weeks and automatically after two weeks you'll find yourself avoiding junk food but don't start eating junk suddenly after two weeks. You will feel fresh and healthy.
Know the consequences of eating junk: Unhealthy eating leads to obesity and obesity lead to many health problems, for example high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.
· Try drinking lemon water in the mornings and whenever you feel like eating junk food. This speeds up the metabolism.
· Try avoiding going past junk food areas in supermarkets; it may tempt you to get into unhealthy eating habits again.
· Plan meals ahead; it will make you less likely to pick up fast food and it means you can tailor your shopping list to fit. That way you know exactly what you're buying.
· Read the label, things that you never thought would be fattening would surprise you!
· Get rid of all the current junk food in your house.
· This can help you lose weight, too.
· Look for sugar free versions of your favourite drinks.
Try these few steps, keep yourself busy and distracted. This will help you to live a normal, happy, fresh and healthy living.


Bristol's mini-heatwave has come to an abrupt end tonight as a huge thunderstorm makes its way across the city, creating some incredible views as it passes.
The city has basked in temperatures comfortably into the 20s this week, with many people making the most of parks and pub gardens for as long as possible.
However, a massive storm has tonight brought things crashing back down and this video shows the striking views it is creating across Bristol's skies.
Bristol Live reporter Tristan Cork captured the footage close to Ashton Gate Primary School at about 8.20pm.
It shows impressive sheet lightning illuminating the city skyline and giving people across South Bristol a truly magnificent vista.
Sheet lightning is lightning which has had its brightness diffused by reflection within clouds.
It makes for some amazing scenery and can make you feel like you're watching a rave, rather than the usually-calm sky.
The storm is currently heading north across Bristol and we'll be bringing you live updates as it makes its way across the city .


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Bar Refaeli Addresses Congress At Biden's Invitation*
Bar Refaeli added additional tension to the already terse relationship between Obama and Netanyahu.
Vice President Joe Biden invited Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli to address Congress despite calls for Biden to keep a lower profile.
Refaeli accepted the invitation and spoke on March 2, one day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress and warned about the danger of the proposed deal to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
The Refaeli speech added additional tension to the already strained ties between Netanyahu and President Barack Obama over the Israeli premier's speech.
Israeli leaders have offered little public comment on the Refaeli speech, which earned rare bipartisan support. During the speech, Democratic and Republican leaders repeatedly gave standing ovations.
Prior to the speech, political insiders said Netanyahu was in a no-win situation: Stay silent and media attention and lawmakers could focus on Refaeli rather than Netanyahu. Push Refaeli to cancel the speech and Netanyahu could again be accused of putting politics above the best interests of the Jewish state.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu is a great leader and an important ally of the United States," said former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner before the speech. "But let's be serious. Bibi or Bar? I just hope she's wearing a swimsuit."
Biden, who was traveling overseas when Netanyahu addressed Congress, made clear he wouldn't be leaving until after the Refaeli speech. A reliable source for awkward moments, Biden extended the invitation not long after U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's swearing-in ceremony, when Biden placed his hands on Carter's wife's shoulders and then smelled her hair and/or whispered in her ear.
"I said to Joe, 'Play it cool for a while. You're creeping everyone out,' " said Obama. "Then he goes and invites Bar."
Woody Bernstein is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and has taken fire in helicopters in almost every battle since the War of 1812.
*This article is part of the Exponent's Purim shpiel edition.
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Higher education institutions, for the most part, are collecting more data than ever before. Tasked with a strategic project or data request, Steven determines whether such data is available, extracting the data for analysis from internal databases and reporting the results. He must develop techniques to overcome problems in data collection and analysis in order to provide reports, such as retention, progression and graduation (RPG) at an institutional level.
Steven received his M.S. in Applied Statistics at KSU. In addition, he has a B.S. in Secondary Math Education and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology. For "fun," Steven is an avid computer gamer and for his "inner geek" is a regular attendee of Dragon Con, the nation's leading multi-media and pop culture convention!


Melbourne is no stranger to rooftop bars, but a rooftop bar with plunge pools, yoga and an LA-inspired pool menu? That's an Australian first.
Reunion Island Pool Club is a sprawling under-sky rooftop venture by the creators of St Jerome's The Hotel.
Delivering PR, marketing, social media and partnership management for this one of a kind venue, we worked to establish Reunion Island as a must-visit Melbourne experience.
The pop-up is projected to have over 20,000 visitors throughout its 5 month opening period. We're proud to give this unique experience the attention it deserves achieving press on Nine News, Herald Sun, The Age, Broadsheet, Urban List, Concrete Playground.


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Reakcja Schotten-Baumanna – reakcja chemiczna amin z chlorkami kwasowymi, której produktami są amidy. Reakcja została odkryta w 1883 roku przez chemików niemieckiego pochodzenia Carla Schottena i Eugena Baumanna.

Czasami nazwą tą określa się także reakcję chlorków kwasowych z alkoholami, prowadzącą do powstania estrów.

Mechanizm
Nukleofilowy atak aminy na karbonylowy atom węgla chlorku kwasowego prowadzi do powstania anionu chloru oraz sprotonowanego amidu. Następnie nieprzereagowana cząsteczka aminy deprotonuje amid, stając się niereaktywna wobec chlorku kwasowego. Dodany ekwiwalent zasady sodowej deprotonuje nieaktywną aminę, która reaguje z chlorkiem kwasowym zamykając cykl reakcji.

Reakcję Schotten-Baumanna często przeprowadza się w układzie dwufazowym (mówi się wówczas o warunkach reakcji Schotten-Baumanna). Zasadowa wodna faza neutralizuje kwaśną sól amoniową, a produkt pozostaje w fazie organicznej. Jako rozpuszczalnika organicznego najczęściej używa się chlorku metylenu, eteru dietylowego lub toluenu.

Zastosowania
Reakcja Schotten-Baumanna bądź jej warunki są powszechnie stosowane w syntezie organicznej. Przykładowe procedury:

 synteza N-wanilinononanamidu, znanego jako syntetyczna kapsaicyna (1)
 synteza N-(3,4-dimetoksyfenyloetylo)benzamidu (2) z chlorku benzoilu i 2-(3,4-dimetoksyfenylo)etyloaminy
 synteza N-(1-fenyloetylo)acetamidu (3) przez acylowanie 1-fenyloetyloaminy chlorkiem acetylu lub bezwodnikiem octowym

Reakcja α-chloro chlorków kwasowych z estrami aminokwasów umożliwia syntezę łańcuchów peptydowych, znana jest jako synteza peptydów Fishera.

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Schotten–Baumann reaction

Schotten-Baumanna
Reakcje sprzęgania węgiel-heteroatom


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Home ITA Updates Intercollegiate Tennis Association Announces PlaySight Partnership Extension
Intercollegiate Tennis Association Announces PlaySight Partnership Extension
The ITA announces a multi-year partnership extension with PlaySight as an official live streaming partner.
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association and PlaySight are pleased to announce an extension of their partnership, whereby PlaySight will be recognized as an Official Live Streaming Partner of the ITA.
The relationship between the two organizations dates back to 2015, and since then PlaySight has established itself as a leader within college tennis, advancing the sport through its suite of technology services, from on-court training and analytics to PlayFair line call challenges and automated production live streaming.
Close to 100 college tennis programs across all divisions have PlaySight installed on their campuses, with teams using the live streaming technology to provide a viewing platform for parents, fans, and alumni, as well as leveraging the system's analytics and performance video capabilities for player development and coaching.
"Since the early days of our work with PlaySight, I have been impressed by the company's commitment to excellence, constant improvement, and collaborating with high integrity," ITA Chief Executive Officer Timothy Russell shared. "Together the two organizations have worked to create a more forward-looking landscape for our sport in a world that is ever-more driven by innovation and technology."
Using the video review functionality that is also part of the company's product offerings, the ITA and PlaySight have partnered to bring a line calling challenge system to college tennis. The "PlayFair" rules were implemented in the ITA Official Rulebook in 2019 and have been used in dual match play since then. Due to COVID implications, PlayFair will be paused in spring 2021 match play.
With the increasing need and desire for college tennis programs to engage fans and the community, PlaySight is continually evaluating how it can serve college tennis. Recently, the PlaySight GO product was introduced as a portable live streaming and video solution that can be moved from court to court. Similar to its other products, the GO can be integrated with existing live scoring and scoreboard solutions such as Daktronics.
Eight of the fourteen ITA Kickoff Weekend events were live-streamed using PlaySight, and the ITA DI Men's and Women's Team Indoor Championships will be streamed on the PlaySight Sports Network as well. Tennis fans around the world can watch at no cost with a PlaySight account at www.playsight.com/live.
"The ITA and college tennis have served as the bedrock for our company and all innovations in our technology. We are proud to extend our long-term partnership with them," said PlaySight's Yuval Bar Yosef, who has led the ITA partnership from PlaySight's side since 2015. "From PlayFair to score integration to multi-court streaming, so many of our recent developments, products and services have been developed from the needs of college tennis. We are still focused on our mission to bring PlaySight to every college tennis court across the country, and the ITA continues to be the perfect partner to help us do that."
To learn more about PlaySight and its various solutions for college tennis, visit https://playsight.com/our-sports/tennis/.
About the Intercollegiate Tennis Association:
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body of college tennis, overseeing men's and women's varsity tennis at all levels – NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, and Junior/Community College. Serving college tennis and higher education for over six decades, the ITA continues to develop championship human beings on and off of the court, returning leaders of tomorrow. Go to ITATennis.com to get up-to-date college tennis information and sign up for our newsletter. Like the ITA on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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Swimming Gala V Cranleigh
Highfield & Brookham Highfield Prep School
Highfield enjoyed their first away swimming gala of the season at Cranleigh School on Monday. Galas against Cranleigh are always fast and challenging gala and this one was no exception. The afternoon started with the backstroke races and William Webster (U9) and Freddie Lonsdale (U10) both swam amazingly fast for their teams. The breaststroke saw one win from Issie Schute (U11) and many other second places. The score was tight with just two points between us. The medleys were swum well by both teams and as Highfield got used to the blocks, we exhibited some lovely takeovers. However with only one win from our U10 team, Cranleigh claimed the lead.
The butterfly races were swum with good style and technique and Emma Hewitt (U10) and Isla Johnson (U11) both won their age groups. Highfield put the pressure back on Cranleigh in the freestyle events winning four out of the five races with superb swimming from Brodie Colgate (U9), Emma Hewitt (U10), Issie Schute (U11) and Harry Skinner (U13). Highfield were now only a few points behind, with just the freestyle relay races to go. A brilliant win from our U10 team and four second places resulted in a very close gala indeed. All the children had a great time and cheered each other on and this is such a delight to watch. The gala ended with Highfield on 145 points and Cranleigh on 155 points. (Highest score wins).
Many thanks to my captains and all the Year 8s who did a marvellous job of helping with the younger members of the team, including giving them the courage to dive off the blocks which were very high!
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One of my earliest memories is from the day after my fourth birthday in July of 1969. It is just flashes of my parents being very excited about something and images of a large rocket on a TV, it was, of course, the launch of Apollo 11 which carried the first humans to land on the Moon.
Yesterday we have lost the Commander of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), however as long as long as our species endures something of him should endure with us, the memory of the first person to set foot on another world.
Goodbye Commander and thank you for risking it all to take that giant leap for mankind.


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Conservative slams 'consultation'
A CONSERVATIVE borough councillor has hit out at her county council colleagues over their decision to axe Gorsthills.
Cllr Sue Kettle (Sutton Green & Manor Ward) is 'horrified' that the Tory administration voted unanimously in favour of closing the school.
And she is highly critical of the Transforming Learning Communities consultation process, describing it as 'merely a sop to the public'.
Cllr Kettle said: 'I am absolutely horrified by the unexpected decision taken by our 'estimable' county councillors to close Gorsthills next year.
'What on earth was the point of having public consultation, which was a really wonderful presentation by all present, giving a first class case for keeping the school open, if absolutely no notice is taken of the needs and feelings of all concerned?
'It has long been the considered opinion of many that public consultation isn't worth the letters used in spelling the word, as decisions have already been made and consultation is merely a sop to the public, whom the authorities think are too dim to understand this scenario.
'Have all these councillors who voted against keeping the school open really thought about the impact on the area, the pupils, the staff and the parents during the period to when the school actually closes?
'And this impact actually started long before this when desperate parents began seeking other schools for their children, feeling fairly certain this would be the outcome.'
Conservative borough councillors Myles Hogg and Gareth Anderson spoke out in support of Gorsthills at a meeting with Tory county colleagues a fortnight ago.
But that did not prevent them from voting in favour of axing the school by 26 votes to 24.


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