In Year 5 we plan an exciting and varied curriculum. In order to introduce higher level reading texts to the children, the majority of our English work is based around age appropriate novels that engage and interest the pupils. This academic year we have introduced 'Clockwork' by Phillip Pullman – a dark and mysterious fairy tale based around the small German town of Glockenheim and its mysterious clockmaker, Dr. Kalmenius. During the summer term our class reader will be 'Midnight for Charlie Bone' by Jenny Nimmo – an exciting adventure tale about a young boy with special powers.
All Creative Curriculum work is topic based and our three exciting topics are 'Archaeological Adventures', 'Our Active Planet' and 'Where in the world'. During the Archaeological Adventures topic the children learn about and develop their understanding of the fascinating lives of the Ancient Egyptians. They learn that because of the dry Egyptian climate, many of their ancient tombs and buildings have been beautifully preserved, giving us invaluable information about their lives. As a part of their learning, pupils will engage in a debate over the ownership of the Rosetta Stone, create Ancient Egyptian art and understand why millions of people still visit Egypt today.
The 'Our Active Planet' topic covers the geographical topic of natural disasters. This delves into the understanding of how the world is balanced on a series of tectonic plates which can move and create disasters in different parts of the world. Children will learn about The Ring of Fire, an area with a high concentration of volcanoes, about the huge eruption of Pompeii which destroyed a Roman Town two thousand years ago and understand how we prepare for disasters today.
The summer term sees our Where in the world topic in which children learn about produce from around the world. This includes discovering that the Cocoa bean is used to make chocolate and they will even get a chance to design and make their own chocolate bar!
In class, our RE curriculum is delivered through our 'Come and See' programme through a variety of topics. The children learn about the Bible and think about the key messages in scripture and how this applies to our lives today.
Please click on the attachments below to download the curriculum letters and the Star Writers work.


So much of our lives nowadays are designed in ways that minimize our discomfort. Online shopping, drive-thru, and medicine are only a few examples of how our lives have been improved by the advances of ingenuity and technology. However, convenience has come at a price. We have become so accustomed to easily attaining anything we want that situations which require more effort than raising a finger are all of a sudden too difficult to be worthy of completion. This kind of thinking is very dangerous. The feeling of being uncomfortable is not something to avoid. As leaders, we should embrace these situations instead of shying away from them. I take that back. As leaders, it is our duty to seek out these situations and run full speed into them.
What is rarely seen in these uncomfortable situations is the opportunity for growth. It is only through scenarios that we've never dealt with before that we can learn anything new. Dealing with the same thing over and over again will result in the extreme specialization of our skills in a way that is not beneficial in any other situation. Sure you may be the best person in the world at one particular job, but what about when you're done that job? What other skills have you developed that will help you thrive in other jobs? As scary as it may be to experience something new, it is a required aspect if we hope to increase our leadership skills.
Two summers ago I worked for New Student Orientation, a job I loved and was very good at. The second summer I worked there, however, office work was added to the list of job requirements. Part of the office work was answering phones when they rang, a task I dreaded. I actively avoided answering the phones while in the office out of fear of stepping out of my comfort zone. While it was much easier for me to duck out of the room when any phone rang than deal with the caller on the other end, I eventually realized this was doing more harm than good for myself and decided to make a change. I gathered up my courage, answered the next phone that rang, and guess what? It didn't kill me! As surprising as it was to me at the time, in retrospect this act depicted the contrasting fantasy and reality of things we fear. In our minds we build up an idea of how awful or awkward a situation might be when in actuality, these ideas almost never come to fruition. The only thing that is needed for us to realize this is a moment of courage. Just one instant of bravado is needed for our minds to shift from fear to enjoyment in these situations. So the next time you ever fear something, remember that this fear is much worse than what the situation will actually be. Take a deep breath, muster up your courage, and dive right into the temporary discomfort only to discover the happiness on the other side. Fear and anxiety are inescapable, but this does not mean we have to live by their rules. Acknowledging this hesitation is a powerful way of recognizing what truly matters to you and realizing it is these situations which you must complete if you have any hope of growing as a leader.
Luke Modzier is a School of Arts and Sciences senior majoring in Exercise Science and Sport Studies. Luke is currently a Resident Assistant, Intern at Rutgers Leadership and Training, and a member of the Rutgers crew team. After graduation, Luke plans on attending grad school to pursue a career in student affairs in higher education.
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» NSW agricultural corporation under special administration
NSW agricultural corporation under special administration
The Registrar of Indigenous Corporations, Anthony Beven, has today placed the Walhallow Murri Enterprise Aboriginal Corporation under special administration. The appointment was made after an examination of the corporation's books found serious governance issues.
The corporation's office is based at Caroona, 69 kilometres south-west of Tamworth. It holds the leasehold title over a 519.6-hectare (1200 acres) property known as Coburn. The property was acquired by the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) in June 1996 and the title was transferred to the corporation in 1999.
The Registrar has appointed Mr Peter Saunders from the Maclean-based firm, Kennedy Saunders, as the special administrator.
In February this year the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations completed an examination of the corporation's books under section 453-1 of the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). The examination raised serious concerns about the standard of corporate governance at the corporation and its financial management. It found that assets of the corporation (water rights) had been sold off by a director without the approval of the members.
'My office examines corporations from time to time to ensure they are run properly and to provide help if needed. In this case, concerns were raised with my office about the management of the Coburn property. The special administrator will look into the sale of the water rights to try and find out what happened to the money,' Mr Beven said.
'The special administrator will also work closely with the members of the corporation to establish good corporate governance practices and stronger financial management policies and procedures.'
Special administration is a unique power under the CATSI Act which helps corporations to fix their problems. The aim of the process is to restore a corporation to good health and once this is achieved to return control to members as soon as possible. For more information please see ORIC's fact sheet, Special administrations: what members and directors should know, available at www.oric.gov.au.
Christa de Jager
Special administrator:
Peter Saunders
peter.saunders@kennedysaunders.com.au
NSW agricultural corporation under special administration - pdf [130kB]

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The OBHA All- Breed Draft Horse Futurity has been enhanced for 2017 and onward.
You can now 'buy in' to the Futurity without putting your yearling through the Futurity Sale.
Entries for 2019 can be made until April 30, 2018.
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Schoolchildren will get access to NHS mental health workers in wake of Prince Harry's 'brave' intervention
Steven Swinford
The Telegraph• April 17, 2017
Prince Harry and Bryony Gordon - Andrew Crowley
Schoolchildren will be given better access to NHS mental health workers in an attempt to stop depression and anxiety from becoming "entrenched" and "destroying" their lives.
Prince Harry was praised for his bravery after revealing in an interview with The Telegraph that he had sought counselling to help come to terms with the death of his mother.
Theresa May hailed his intervention and said it would help "smash the stigma" surrounding mental health and make thousands of people realise that they are "not alone".
Prince Harry speaks frankly about fighting his demons on the wake of his mother's death and how he finally sought professional help Credit: Getty Images
Ministers are now examining plans to station NHS professionals in secondary schools on a full-time basis for a green paper on young people and mental health that will be unveiled later this year.
They want to "normalise" discussions about mental health in school to tackle concerns that rates of depression and anxiety among teenagers have increased by 70 per cent in the past 25 years.
The Duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry's brother, praised high-profile public figures for speaking out and said that no one should try to keep a "stiff upper lip" at the expense of mental health.
Heads Together
The Duke said that the idea that successful, strong people do not suffer from mental health issues is false. "We all do," he said. "It's just few of us speak about it".
The Prince disclosed in his interview with The Daily Telegraph that he had endured two years of "total chaos" while struggling in his late twenties to come to terms with losing his mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
He said that the Duke had tried to help him, saying: "This is not right, this is not normal, you need to talk about stuff, it's OK."
He spoke to The Telegraph's Bryony Gordon for the first episode of her podcast, Mad World, in which she will interview high-profile guests about their mental health experiences.
Diana, Princess of Wales with Prince Harry who has said he regrets not opening up sooner about how his mother's death affected him Credit: PA
The Prince and his brother and sister-in-law, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, have together driven Heads Together, a charity which promotes good mental well-being.
The Prince's decision to speak out was also lauded as "a true turning point" by Mind, the mental health charity, while the campaign group Time to Change said he "will have helped change attitudes" by sharing his experiences.
His comments prompted politicians and other public figures to open up about their own experiences with mental illness, with one Labour MP describing the "chaos and madness" he felt after losing his sister.
Dickie Arbiter, the Queen's former press secretary, said that Prince Harry and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge "have done for mental health what Diana, Princess of Wales, did for HIV Aids - create awareness and remove stigma".
My way of dealing with it was sticking my head in the sand, refusing to ever think about my mum, because why would that help?
The Prime Minister yesterday led praise for Prince Harry's "bravery" and said that mental health was an "everyday concern for all of us".
She said: "Mental health problems affect people of all ages and all backgrounds. The bravery of those in public positions who speak out about their experiences help smash the stigma around mental health and will help thousands of people to realise they are not alone.
"If we are to tackle this injustice, we must forge a new approach that recognises our responsibility to each other, and make mental illness an everyday concern for all of us and in every one of our institutions."
Prince Harry with a picture of his mother Princess Diana, with staff and users of The Running Charity, which is the UK's first running-orientated programme for homeless and vulnerable young people, in Willesden in north west London. Credit: Geoff Pugh
In January Mrs May unveiled plans to offer secondary schools "mental health first-aid training" to help teachers identify pupils who need support give them counselling.
She said at the time: "We know that mental illness too often starts in childhood and that when left untreated, can blight lives, and become entrenched."
The new proposals for the Green Paper go significantly further and suggest that qualified NHS medical health workers should be based in larger secondary schools, or provide support for networks of smaller schools.
Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, last year hinted at the new approach as he said that the NHS is "letting down" families by failing to do more to help children.
Prince Harry Prince Harry leaving Public nightclub, London, Britain in 2011 Credit: Rex Features
He said: "I think we are letting down too many families and not intervening early enough when there is a curable mental health condition, which we can do something about when a child is eight or nine, but if you leave it until they are 15 or 16, it's too late.
"I think this is possibly the biggest single area of weakness in NHS provision at the moment. There are too many tragedies because children develop eating disorders or psychosis or chronic depression, which is then very difficult to put right as they get older."
He said that he wants NHS children and adolescent mental health services [CAMHS] to work more closely with schools. "There are big problems with the capacity in CAMHS services, but it's not just there, but what happens in schools. Very few schools have a full-time CAMHS worker," he said.
Prince Harry left the British Army in May 2015 after 10 years' service that saw him fight on the front line in Afghanistan twice Credit: AFP/Getty Images
Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, described Prince Harry's interview as "inspiring".
"It shows how far we have come in changing public attitudes to mental health that someone so high-profile can open up about something so difficult and personal," he said.
"We know that this will have a huge impact on people who are still struggling in silence with their mental health - every time someone in the public eye speaks up we know that it encourages ordinary members of the public to do the same."
Sue Baker, director of Time to Change, said: "Prince Harry sharing his experiences of mental health issues and the counselling he sought as a result of losing his mother will have helped change attitudes, not just at home but also overseas.
"It was a dream of mine 20 years ago that we'd see the royal family join sports people, music stars, politicians and business leaders as well as everyday people in sharing their mental health experiences in all sorts of communities.
Celebrities who have spoken out about mental healthPrince Harry and 11 other famous faces who have changed the conversation about mental health
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By Staff Writer | 03 Dec 2019 at 20:45hrs
Millions of fully-patched Android smartphones are exposed to malware that is designed to steal money from users' bank accounts.
Researchers from security firm Promon found that many malicious apps are using the "StrandHogg" vulnerability to disguise themselves as legitimate apps already installed on users' devices.
"The vulnerability makes it possible for a malicious app to ask for permissions while pretending to be the legitimate app. An attacker can ask for access to any permission, including SMS, photos, microphone, and GPS, allowing them to read messages, view photos, eavesdrop, and track the victim's movements," said Promon.
"When the victim inputs their login credentials within this interface, sensitive details are immediately sent to the attacker, who can then login to, and control, security-sensitive apps."
According to Promon, StrandHogg uses a weakness in the multitasking system of Android to enable these attacks.
"This exploit is based on an Android control setting called 'taskAffinity' which allows any app – including malicious ones – to freely assume any identity in the multitasking system they desire."
Promon said that all of the top 500 most popular apps on the Android Play Store are at risk, and all versions of Android are affected.
The investigation into StrandHogg expands upon research carried out by Penn State University in 2015, which Google dismissed at the time.


Dianthus have tons of blooms, painted in intricate patterns, that carry a sweet scent. They are so easy to grow, pollinator-friendly and deer tend not to bother them. They are drought tolerant and make excellent rock garden features. They're all-around good plants, but the three in our American Pie Dianthus Trio go above and beyond. Bumbleberry Pie, Georgia Peach Pie, and Key Lime Pie all feature larger blooms, nearly 2" across, which carry the delightful dianthus perfume especially well. Big blooms on sturdy stems means these varieties are ideal for fresh, fragrant, cut-flower bouquets. And they are each supremely beautiful, their color patterns are one-of-a-kind. You don't have to choose between decorating your home and featuring them in your garden border either-they'll keep blooming in abundance from early summer to early fall. Also gorgeous in container gardening. But fair warning, growing dianthus is addictive... Plant these three top-performers and you'll be finding more and more room for dianthus in your landscape.


Former NASA astronaut Pamela Melroy is a director at Adelaide-based Nova Systems.
Melroy, who flew Space Shuttle missions in 2000 and 2002 and commanded a third in 2007, says the recently announced Australian Space Agency is excellent news for the country but the industry will need to move fast to make up time.
Former United States Air Force colonel Pamela Melroy (centre) before her last flight commanding Space Shuttle Discovery in 2007. Picture courtesy of NASA.


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Літерату́рне редагува́ння – редагування, головною метою якого є аналіз, оцінка і виправлення мовностилістичної структури твору. Йдеться перед усім про вдосконалення мови й стилю оригіналу, уникнення граматичних, синтаксичних і стилістичних помилок.

Історія розвитку
Розвиток газетно-журнального літературного редагування як свідомого процесу об'єктивно має два періоди — догазетно-журнальний і газетно-журнальний.

Догазетно-журнальний період у свою чергу включає етапи:
 етап авторського редагування (до XVI ст.); збігається з літописанням і виникненням рукописної книги, початком книго-друкування в Україні, зародженням полемічно-публіцистичного мовлення;
 етап формування редагування як окремого виду професійної діяльності, що існувала в структурі видавничо-друкарської справи, від зародження друкарства, наукових і літературних гуртків, шкіл, братств, де збиралися науковці, літератори, що займалися підготовкою рукописів до видання, зокрема полемічно-публіцистичної та риторичної літератури, аж до виникнення і становлення мануфактурного способу виготовлення книги (XVI—XVIII ст.).

Літературне редагування було невіддільне від видавничо-друкарської справи, яка виконувалася однією освіченою людиною, що була і друкарем, і коректором, і упорядником, і видавцем, і редактором, і перекладачем, і т. д. (у цей період виникла спеціальність коректора — типоблюстителя, «корыкгатора»).

Догазетно-журнальний період у розвитку літературного редагування є закономірним етапом виникнення редагування у ЗМК, оскільки засоби масової інформації й формувалися на основі розвиненої полемічно-публіцистичної та риторичної літератури і книгодрукування в Україні.

Газетно-журнальний період розвитку літературного редагування, починаючи з XIX ст. і до наших днів, пов'язаний із розвитком української журналістики. Газетно-журнальнє редагування формувалося на традиціях редакторської праці, що були закладені раніше, зокрема, в книговидавничій справі, а також під впливом письменницької діяльності.

Посилання

Література
 Літературне редагування : (практикум) : навч.-метод. посіб. / Годунок З. В. ; Нац. ун-т "Остроз. акад.". — Острог (Рівнен. обл.) : Свинарчук Р. В. : Вид-во Нац. ун-ту "Остроз. акад.", 2017. — 103 с. : табл. — ISBN 978-617-7328-42-0
Видавнича справа
редагування

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Chamusca is een plaats en gemeente in het Portugese district Santarém.
De gemeente heeft een totale oppervlakte van 746 km² en telde 11.492 inwoners in 2001.

Plaatsen in de gemeente
 Carregueira
 Chamusca
 Chouto
 Parreira
 Pinheiro Grande
 Ulme
 Vale de Cavalos

Santarém (district)
Gemeente in Portugal


Narita is four and a half hours away from Manila by air. There were occasional jolts en route due to the weather system off the southern coast of Japan. As the plane started its final descent towards our destination, the landscape below us started to unfold - the lush dipterocarp forest and patches of agricultural land heavily carpeted the coast of Chiba Prefecture and covered by a light mist. I can hardly believe that I am flying over the Japanese soil.
There are two main gateways in Tokyo: Narita and Haneda. The former serves the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan while the latter is closer to downtown Tokyo. Both are accessible by bus, taxi, or train. Depending on your train line, it takes at least an hour before reaching downtown Tokyo from Narita International Airport.
As we cleared the immigration, Doms and I bought the 3-day unlimited pass of JR Line which was, by the way, a costly mistake in this trip (I'll explain it in the succeeding post). My tummy kept on grumbling because I haven't eaten for the past five hours and I was on the verge of losing my sanity. Add the fact that we took the slower train which was another costly mistake. We thought that the Narita Express train wasn't included in the JR Line pass. We were wrong.
We endured another 90 minutes inside the train with no food nor drink. As we passed by through different stations, the surroundings gradually changed. The verdant forest became residential buildings, which are reminiscent of Nobita and Doraemon's neighborhood. Minutes later, the houses became mid-rise commercial buildings. As we neared the city center, the buildings got taller and denser. We transferred to a different train line and walked a few hundred meters to our hotel at Koto-Ku Ward. There, we met up with my long-time travel blogger friend, Joey.
After we settled our things, we walked around the neighborhood to find some place to eat. I can't help but notice how clean and organized the streets were. It didn't take us too long to find this hole-in-the-wall restaurant. This was my first meal in Japan: a legit tonkatsu ramen.
The restaurant had only two staffs and you have to pay your order first to an automated cashier. You just have to give the printed receipt to the cook and he will prepare your order right away. The serving was quite big and overwhelming. I ate it with so much gusto that I almost forgot my name. LOL. But seriously, it was really good. Since we already have filled our empty stomach and gained energy, we went to the main attractions of Tokyo.
Our first stop was Odaiba. This is where you can find the Japanese replica of the Statue of Liberty (it's on a smaller scale, of course), and Gundam. The weather that time was cool at 17 degrees and I didn't mind taking long walks. I even watched a street show where a man juggled three swords while maintaining his balance on a platform. Hirap kumita ng pera, bes!
Obligatory OOTD shot because #OOTD is life!
Thanks Doms for this pic.
Next stop was Harajuku, the de facto fashion capital of Tokyo. Harajuku will always remind me of Taipei's Ximending and Shilin Night Market sans the numerous street food stalls. Joey told me that Harajuku gets even more interesting during Halloween as the locals get dressed. They take the costume party very seriously.
Typical Harajuku crowds at night.
A trip to Tokyo would not be complete without visiting Shibuya Crossing - the world's most photographed intersection. After taking obligatory shots of Hachiko, we crossed the intersection at least three times. Crossing an intersection with so many people can be quite overwhelming but, it was an experience like no other. Everybody knows that I hate immersing in huge crowds but, I never felt uncomfortable. It seems that the locals follow a rhythm and it's already innate in them.
Next stop: Roppongi. It is one of Tokyo's commercial districts. Before we continued our shopping spree, we first ate dinner and tried their curry. Throughout my stay in Japan, I have never eaten that was not delicious. Don Quijote is one of the famous outlet shops in Tokyo, and they sell almost everything under the sun ranging from apparels to homewares. I bought a coat there for only JPY 2990! We took a photo of Tokyo Tower before going home.
Japan did not disappoint even if I had already set a very high expectation for this trip. Tokyo may look dull from afar, but the locals and its culture made it more colorful. I have never been in a huge metropolis that is so clean, so efficient, and so organized.
I know we haven't explored the entire Tokyo, but the city had already left me an excellent impression. I would love to go back here and discover more things about this city.
Aaaaah! I couldn't agree more on your statement that seeing some of the buildings in Japan somehow reminds us of Doraemon. LOL!
Wonderful pictures you got there. I went to Shibuya Crossing as well, one of the most busiest intersections in the world. But I liked it so much there!


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Artificial turf use and maintenance
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The appearance and performance of artificial turf are very similar to real grass. It has the characteristics of abrasion resistance, UV resistance, anti-aging, and easy maintenance. Artificial turf is used in outdoor fields, long-term sunshine and rain, and the frequency of use is high, and the environment is complex and diverse, which will always have some impact on the artificial turf! What are the key points for the use of artificial turf?
Need to keep the artificial turf clean
Under normal circumstances, all kinds of dust in the air do not need to be cleaned deliberately, and natural rainwater can be used for washing. But as a sports venue, such an ideal state is rare, so it is necessary to clean up all kinds of residues on the turf in time, such as confetti, fruit drinks and so on. Lightweight garbage can be solved with a vacuum cleaner, and larger ones can be removed with a brush. For stains, you need to use the liquid agent of the corresponding composition, and quickly rinse with water, but do not use the detergent at will.
Fireworks can cause turf damage and safety hazards
Although most of the artificial turf now has a flame retardant function, it is inevitable that you will encounter inferior sites with poor performance and hidden safety hazards. Also, although artificial turf will not burn when exposed to a fire source, there is no doubt that the temperature is too high, especially the open flame roasting will melt the grass and cause damage to the site.
The pressure per unit area should be controlled
Do not pass vehicles on the artificial turf field, let alone parking, and do not stack objects. Artificial turf certainly has its own uprightness and resilience, but the weight of its burden or the time is too long, it will also crush the grass. Artificial turf fields cannot be used for sports such as javelins that require sharp sports equipment. Long spikes are not allowed in football matches, round spikes can be used instead, and high heels are not allowed to enter the stadium.
Control frequency of use
Although artificial turf can be used at a high frequency, it cannot continue to withstand high-intensity exercise without restriction. It depends on the usage, especially after intense sports, the venue still needs a certain rest time. For example, a general artificial turf football field does not hold more than four official games a week.
For more, please pay attention to the official website of Golden Moon Artificial Turf https://www.goldenmoongarden.com/
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Hi – just dropping by to share 3 super clean and simple cards, all based on the one layout and all using the same products – though in different colours and with slightly different techniques. Now I'm warning you all these are way more simple than my usual stuff and once you get started making these it's difficult to stop since they are so much darn fun! All 3 cards use Versamark Watermark ink and Lindy's Stamp Gang products – Magicals and Starbursts to be exact. I'm starting with the easiest of the 3 cards….
This cards' background was created by inking a text stamp with the Versamark ink and stamping directly onto 1/2 the background. I sprayed the flower with 2 colours of Starburst Spray and left it to dry overnight and I used the same colours of spray to colour the velvet ribbon – though a little trick, if you want to add the colour but no sparkle, flip the ribbon over and spray the back. This works particularly well with thicker ribbon like velvet, then when dry flip it back over and you have colour but no shimmer.
I think the black really makes the colours pop.
This cards' background was created by inking a background stamp with the Versamark ink and stamping directly onto 1/2 the background, then while ink is still damp brush Magicals powder over the top, gently tap off any excess powder. Spray flower with multiple colours of Starburst Spray and leave to dry. Ribbon then coloured with Magicals and Magicals added to flower in certain sections, in differing strengths to create multi-tonal effect.
Adding Magicals to the flower really made it special.
The Magicals are so crisp over the Versamark.
This cards' background was created by inking a background stamp with the Versamark ink and stamping directly onto 1/2 the background. Then while ink is still damp brush Magicals powder over the top, gently tap off any excess powder and spritz lightly with water to create a slightly shabby aged appearance. You will notice that the water activates the dye in the Magicals and this then bleeds onto the surrounding card – a little water = a little colour bleeding, a lot of water = a lot of colour bleeding. Spray flower with multiple colours of Starburst Spray and leave to dry. Ribbon and lace coloured with same Starburst Sprays as flower, but due to the higher polyester content in the ribbon and lace, the colours are much more muted.
Didn't these 2 colours go well together!
You can see the soft edges on the spritzed Magical pattern.
So simple – but with just these small changes you will be able to get 3 very different effects. I hope that you may have learned a new technique here today and don't forget you can use this idea for cards, pages or layouts – the only limit is your imagination! And don't forget to check out the LSG YouTube channel tomorrow as I'll be posting a video clip showing you how I made these backgrounds.


How do I declare a language for html?
If I use special characters for Romanian on iPad and mobile devices the newsletter looks ugly.
at line 945 in class.builder.php but it does not work.
I hope you are well today and thank you for your question, this might be a database issue, similar to this here http://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-on-wp-22-with-my-language-greek if you could take a look at that.
I'll also flag the lead developer for his valuable input here.
eNewsletter is using UTF8 encoding - this should allow support for almost all kind of languages.
It might be that ipad and mobile devices are not supporting it fully.
Just checked it on my android and gmail and it all seems fine - seems that there is a problem on the other side.
How do I inject <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="ro" xml:lang="ro"> before the <head> tag?


PASADENA – Laura Wilkinson is glad she lost in 2004.
After winning a gold medal in 10-meter platform diving at the 2000 Olympics, she finished fifth four years later in Athens.
"I'm glad I lost," the three-time Olympian from The Woodlands, Texas, said. "I think if I had medaled there, I was really thinking about retirement. But when I didn't medal, it was like I still have more left. I think I can do better than that.
It's one reason why the 30-year-old was competing in the semifinals of her specialty at the Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships on Friday at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. She didn't have to compete because she automatically was seeded into Sunday's finals, but she did and qualified second. Cassandra Cardinell of Loudonville, N.Y., had the top score of 333.50. Wilkinson was next at 323.10.
She successfully defended her world championship in '05 and won her 19th national title at 10 meters last year.
Wilkinson, second heading into her final dive on Friday, did a back 2 1/2 somersault with a 2 1/2 twist in the pike position, a dive no other female competitor is trying this weekend. At a 3.8 difficulty, it is the hardest of all platform dives.
It was the first time she had tried it in competition in two years, and she said her takeoff wasn't quite right. She had her highest total on it, 62.70, but her average score from seven judges was 5.50.
"I'm one of those persons that kind of gets up for the challenge a little bit," she said. "It's kind of good to get it off and see how it goes the next time I do it (on Sunday). I'll keep working on it.
Friday's top two divers said this will be their final nationals. Cardinell, 26, took the lead on her first dive by averaging 8.50 on a handstand back 2 1/2 somersault with a half twist. She never relinquished the lead.
Both Lenz sisters of Altadena qualified for Sunday's final. Cosima, a junior at Pasadena Poly, qualified fourth and Felicitas, a Pasadena Poly senior, qualified eighth.


Rich, fudgy, tender Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Bread that's better than any bakery style bread. This delicious quick bread is incredibly simple to make and will save you time in the kitchen.
What is the one thing we need more of? (I heard some of you yell MONEY!) But in my opinion it's time. It feels like we have a ton to do, but never enough time to do it. We work hard each day, go home and take care of household chores, and then by the time we need to make dinner, or bake up something for the next morning we are exhausted. Am I right?
Okay, maybe not every day is like that for everyone, but I know I always wish I had more time. I want to get all my work done and have time to play, and time to bake! All the recipes on my site are designed to be simple, saving you time in the kitchen.
Start with this Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Bread. Yum, just saying it out loud is a mouthful of deliciousness. Would you believe me if I told you that you could have this scrumptious bread in the oven in 5 minutes? Before the oven officially finishes preheating, it'll be ready to go.
This recipe is as simple as throwing everything in a bowl and whisking it up. Quick breads have always been a easy and fail-proof way to bake up a yummy treat. When we first started our gluten-free lifestyle quick breads were one of the firsts things I converted to gluten-free because of how easy they are.
Easy recipes like this gluten-free banana bread are the ones I tend to turn to during a busy week or when we are planning to travel. Like many people, I get so caught up in everyday life and working on the blog that I often forget to bake something for the girls to have for breakfast or to snack on. Those exact moments are why I am so glad that I turn to simplicity in the kitchen.
I often get questions, here are just a few that I've received about gluten-free banana bread.
Can I use baking powder instead of baking soda to make gluten-free banana bread?
Yes! I's not a 1 to 1 but if you're in a pinch you can use baking powder to help your gluten-free banana bread rise. To substitute the baking soda with baking powder, use 4 teaspoons for every teaspoon of baking soda called for in a recipe. For example, in this recipe it calls for 1 teaspoon of baking soda, simply use 4 teaspoons of baking powder (unless you are at a high altitude, then this substitution may not work well for you).
How do you know when your gluten-free chocolate banana bread is done?
I always recommend that you start testing your banana bread for doneness about 5-7 minutes before the recipe calls for. Oven temperatures may vary and this can effect your actual baking time. Insert a cake tester or long toothpick into the center of the loaf. If it comes out clean, it's done.
This Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana bread is a spin of my Gluten-Free Banana Muffins from my cookbook Sweet & Simple Gluten-Free. I've also used this recipe as the base for my Gluten-Free Sunbutter Chocolate Bread. I know several of you also eat Paleo, this Hearty Paleo Banana Bread is also a favorite of mine.
If you like this recipe, and you can appreciate how much time it saves you, please stop back by and let me know what you thought. Happy baking!
Rich, fudgy, tender Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Bread that's better than any bakery style bread.
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9x5" metal loaf pan; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl mix mashed banana and applesauce.
Add oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until combined.
Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and tap it on the counter a few times until it's level.
I love chocolate banana bread! Looks delicious and the texture seems incredible – so tender and moist. YUM!
I would imagine that it would freeze well based on the moisture and texture.
Just curious if you could use a different kind of oil? I have everything to make this except that .
What can you use to sub for applesauce?
You can substitute another 1/2 cup of mashed banana or pear sauce. Hope that helps!
Hey Chrystal! Thanks or this recipe! It is so moist and full of flavor!!! Will definitely be making this again!
Thank you for stopping by and letting me know. I'm so glad you like it.
I have made this times for myself. Only problem is that everyone else in the family eats it before I can get any. They don't even care that it is gluten free. This recipe is that good.
I am so glad everyone loves it! Sorry you haven't been able to keep some for yourself. Thank you for stopping by and letting me know.


The Regulatory Element of FINRA's Continuing Education (CE) program focuses on compliance, regulatory, ethical and sales practice standards. Its content is derived from industry rules and regulations, and accepted standards and practices in the industry. Participants must demonstrate proficiency in order to satisfy the CE requirements. The Regulatory Element requires all registered individuals to complete a computer-based training session within 120 days of the second anniversary of their initial registration date, and every three years thereafter.
Please see the content outlines below for information about each of the Regulatory Element programs.
FINRA also provides the following tools to help participants prepare for their Regulatory Element sessions.
As of July 1, 2016, Continuing Education (CE) Regulatory Element programs are no longer available at testing centers. Going forward, participants must satisfy their CE requirement exclusively via the CE Online Program.
Registered persons with an open CE window are eligible to take their respective S101 or S201 program.
Please check with your firm to determine when the 120-calendar-day CE window opens.
The FINRA CE Online System™ will be available during core business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST with full support. Outside of these hours the system will be available with limited support. Notice will be provided when the system is unavailable for scheduled maintenance.
FINRA has made every effort to make the CE Online Program as user friendly as possible for all participants, regardless of physical, sensory or cognitive ability. In most cases, participants who have required accommodations in the past will no longer need to apply for accommodations when using the CE Online Program.
However, FINRA recognizes that some CE participants may require additional assistance beyond what CE Online provides. Participants or firms may choose to apply for an accommodation for reader, a recorder or both, if needed.
Call the FINRA Call Center at (240) 386-4040.
The Firm Element of the FINRA Continuing Education (CE) Program requires broker-dealers to establish a formal training program to keep covered registered persons up to date on job- and product-related subjects. In planning, developing and implementing the Firm Element, each broker-dealer must consider its size, structure, scope of business and regulatory concerns.
Each broker-dealer must administer its Firm Element Continuing Education Program in accordance with its annual Needs Analysis and Written Training Plan, and maintain records documenting the content and completion of the program.
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To learn more, visit the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (CE Council) website. It contains a wide range of continuing education information and publications regarding the Regulatory Element and Firm Element.
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When will Virgin Galactic's first paid flight occur?
In April 2017, Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, expressed hope that the commercial spaceflight company would begin sending passengers to space, himself included, by the end of 2018.
His statement comes nine years after the WhiteKnight Two powered mothership aircraft was unveiled and three years after a fatal crash of a SpaceShip Two glider craft in the Mojave Desert. After multiple announced launch timelines by Branson have come and gone, Branson's mother quipped that "It's always 'the end of the year.'"
The company is making progress, however. The FAA granted a commercial space launch test license in August 2016 - but not yet a license to carry passengers. And in May 2017, SpaceShip Two successfully tested the "feather" air braking position of its wings, which had been accidentally mis-deployed in the 2014 crash. Hundreds of passengers have already paid the six-figure ticket price, and are waiting for their turn to travel to space.
When will SpaceShip Two's first passenger flight occur?
This question will resolve as positive when a credible news outlet or corporate press release reports that SpaceShip Two crossed the Karman line into space carrying at least one paying non-pilot passenger, and safely returned to the ground.


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Melissa Joy Merrick
Formerly of Middletown, N.Y.
Melissa Joy Merrick, 41, died at her residence on July 25, 2007.
She was born in Middletown, N.Y. and moved to Florida in 1993. She was a registered nurse at several area hospitals including Ocala Regional Medical Center and West Marion Community Hospital. She treasured her animals, had a love for learning and recently developed an interest in painting.
She is survived by her daughter Manuela Merrick of Ocklawaha; her sons, Nicholas Flood and Theodore Flood both of New Paltz, N.Y. and Jorge Asian-Merrick whose father is Javier Asian of Ocklawaha; her parents Frank and Susan Merrick of Newburgh, N.Y.; her brother, David Merrick Sr. of Warwick, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will take place on Wednesday, August — from 2-4 p.m. at Hiers Funeral Home, 910 SE Silver Springs Blvd.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Moffit Cancer Center, Art Program, PO Box 550985, Tampa, FL 33655-0985.
Arrangements by Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services.


The government has introduced the Defamation Bill, which aims to make it easier for people who are being bullied or abused online to unmask the identity of their attacker. If passed, the bill will force websites to hand over IP addresses and login names that identify online abusers - or 'trolls' - to the police. The bill will only apply to libelous or defamatory comments, and hate speech, not basic abuse.
In return for revealing personal details, websites will be protected from libel suits brought against them by people who have suffered online abuse.
Even though this bill won't target everyday online abuse, it will hopefully dissuade trolls from harassing and bullying people, without hampering everyone else's ability to freely speak their mind. This means you'll be less likely to be a victim of online abuse. It also gives you a course of action if you are targeted on Facebook, Twitter, an online forum or any other type of site. This would also force people to have a good reputation online. One can get instant results using reputation management system and find out what someone's reputation on the Internet looks like now.
Pressure has to be put on trolls because the few people who hide behind anonymity to be abusive and libelous are ruining the internet for everyone else.
This bill is a good start, but the Government needs to get the balance right before the law is passed. Websites should not be too burdened with identifying users, and people should still be able to share information anonymously without having to give away too much personal data.
It's a tough balance to strike, but something has to be done if we want to prevent the web from descending into a cesspit of bullying, abuse and libel.


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Q: VBScript script as a wrapper for a silent Batch file I have a batch file that gets some parameters from the command line and returns some values into STDOUT.
I want the batch file to be "silent" (such that the console is not shown), and found out probably the only possibility of using vbs script.
I used this thread for implementing the argument forwarding to the batch file in VBS.
Then, I used the following command for calling the batch file I wrapped:
CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run batchFilePath & " " & Trim(arglist), 0, False

It turns out that my batch file does run, but its STDOUT is discarded somewhere, and does not make its way back to whom called the VBS script. I.e. the batch file's STDOUT is not redirected into the VBS script's STDOUT.
How can I make the batch file's STDOUT being redirected to the VBS script STDOUT, such that if I start the VBS script from some shell, the batch file's output will be printed to the shell too?

A: Use Exec instead of Run, like this:
set objShell = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )
cmd = "echo Hello World!"
' Run the process
set objRes = objShell.Exec( "cmd /c """ & cmd & """" )
' Wait for the child process to finish
Do While objRes.Status = 0
     WScript.Sleep 100
Loop
' Show whatever it printed to its standard output
Wscript.Echo "The output was:" & vbNewLine & objRes.StdOut.ReadAll()

A: Try this...
Intreturn = WshShell.Run("cmd /c " & path& " " & args & ">c:\batchoutput.txt", 0, true)
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objfile = fso.OpenTextFile("c:\batchoutput.txt", 1)
text = objfile.ReadAll
Objfile.Close

Or try this...
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set objexc = WshShell.Exec("cmd /c " & command and args) 'replace command and args with proper variables
strOutputText = ""
While Not objexc.StdOut.AtEndOfStream
     strOutputText = strOutputText & objexc.StdOut.ReadLine()
Loop

Msgbox strOutputText

You may need some debugging on this.

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Home News Reports Shocking: AAP Punjab MLA H S Phoolka accuses army chief Bipin Rawat of 'orchestrating' the Amritsar grenade attack
Shocking: AAP Punjab MLA H S Phoolka accuses army chief Bipin Rawat of 'orchestrating' the Amritsar grenade attack
The AAP leader alleges that to prove his warnings about terror attacks right, the army chief orchestrated the grenade attack
OpIndia Staff
In a shocking case of making a highly irresponsible comment, AAP MLA from Punjab H S Phoolka has stated that Army could have orchestrated the terror attack that took place in Amritsar today.
Three people had lost their lives and at least 10 people were injured in a grenade attack at a prayer hall in Adliwal village near Amritsar's Rajasansi area on 18th November. A religious congregation of the Nirankari sect of Sikhism was being conducted inside the Bhavan at the time of the incident. According to Punjab police, the attack on Nirankari Bhavan at the outskirts of Amritsar city appears to be a "terrorist act".
Although there was no specific intelligence input about any probable attack on the prayer hall, there was a high alert that six to seven Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists had entered the state and were "planning to move towards Delhi".
While most politicians were condemning the terror attack, AAP MLA in Punjab Harvinder Singh Phoolka decided to take a different take, and hinted that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Bipin Rawat is behind the attack. He said, "Army Chief came and made a statement. To prove his statement, he could have orchestrated the attack. This matter should be looked into. Did govt do it? Did the earlier govt do it now? It is wrong to repeatedly say that Punjab's atmosphere is not good. We must get to the root of it. Govt must get to the root of it. Those who made false statements about Maur blast, what action has been taken against them? What action has been taken against him? Punjab is a sensitive state. One must not make statements without facts. One must not make accusations. Get to the root of it – who did it? Why and how was it done? It's very important."
On November 3 this year, Rawat had said that attempts are being made through "external linkages" to "revive insurgency" in Punjab. He had said if early action is not taken, it will be too late. "Internal security is one of the biggest problems in the country, but the question is 'why we have not been able to find a solution, because it has external linkages'," Gen Rawat had said. He had also added same efforts were made in Assam to revive insurgency through "external linkages" and "external abetment".
Now Phoolka is saying, who is also a senior Supreme Court lawyer, that to prove his warnings right, General Rawat orchestrated the attack in Punjab. This has to be one of the most irresponsible statements to be made by a politician.
Police have concluded it is a terror attack because the attack was against a particular group of people and not against any individual. "It appears to have a terror angle. Because it is against a group and it is not against any individual. There is no reason to throw a hand grenade on a group of people, so we will take it as a terrorist act. Till proven otherwise, prima facie we will take it as that," Punjab Director General of Police Suresh Arora said.
But Phoolka is questing this version of police also. According to his bizarre definition of terrorism, throwing grenades on a peaceful congregation by itself is not a Terror act, it will depend on who has thrown it. He posted the following tweet on Twitter today making the claim:
#AmritsarBlast
Police stated-Enquiring if its a Terror act. Shocking.Throwing grenades on a peaceful congregation by itself is not a Terror act, it will depend who has thrown it. If followers of Ram Rahim has done, then its not a Terror act, but if Kashmiri has done then Terror.
— H S Phoolka (@hsphoolka) November 18, 2018
There have been several allegations about AAP having links with Khalistani separatists. Even actress Gul Panag, who had contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections on a AAP ticket, had said that she had warned the party against the 'flirtation' of party with Khalistanis, thereby confirming the links. When the party itself is facing serious allegations of terror links, to blame a terror attack on the chief of the army is very shameful.
Bipin Rawat
HS Phoolka


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Ellen Hutchins was born in Ballylickey House, Bantry. Her father's business interests were in fishing and farming. In her short life (she died, probably from tuberculosis, at only 29), and at a time of few educational opportunities for women, she became an international authority on mosses, ferns, lichens and seaweeds.
Ellen Hutchins was a delicate child. While at school in Dublin she lived with Dr Whitley Stokes, a family friend. For the sake of her health, he encouraged her to take up an outdoor hobby such as plant collecting. Stokes was a medical doctor and, like many of his colleagues of the time, had a great interest in botany (mainly as a source of herbal remedies). He introduced her to some eminent Irish naturalists, including James Mckay, Curator of the Glasnevin Botanic Gardens. With their encouragement, she became skilled in identifying plants by the time she was 20.
Ellen Hutchins specialised in the difficult area of non-flowering plants (the cryptogams). She had an unerring eye for rare plants and discovered many species new to science. Although she stipulated that her name should not appear in publications, her international reputation is reflected in the many species which include her name (such as the lichen Lecania hutchinsiae, the Kerry fern Jubula hutchinsiae, the liverwort Jungermannia hutchinsiae and the genus Hutchinsia).
Although ill health confined her mostly to Bantry, Ellen Hutchins regularly corresponded and exchanged plant specimens with prominent botanists abroad. They also sent her books to compensate for the isolation of Bantry and many visited her there, keen to conduct plant-collecting forays in the area she had made famous. Lewis Dillwyn and Joseph Woods, on a visit in 1809, described her as 'a very sensible, pleasing square made & tolerably good looking woman' and considered her 'almost the best Botanist, either Male or Female that we ever met with'.
Some of Ellen Hutchins' herbarium collection and her beautiful illustrations are now in Kew Gardens and in the British Museum . Duplicate specimens are also to be found in herbaria in Ireland and elsewhere.


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It was not all that unusual for boys long ago to enter monasteries as young children. It was a way for them to be educated and then often prepared for life as priests or monks. Isaac was one such young man.
Sophronius of Jerusalem
TAGS: Blest Are We, Saint, Syria
Sophronius was a monk who lived from 560 to 639. He did not stay in one monastery, as many monks of his time did. Instead he lived his life of prayer, fasting, and sacrifice first in the desert of Egypt, then near the Jordan River, in Rome, and finally in Jerusalem.
TAGS: Saint, Syria
Do you ever wonder who was the first person to call the community Jesus established the "Catholic Church"? It was Saint Ignatius of Antioch. It was his way of explaining that the Church was open to anyone who wanted to be a follower of Jesus.
Luke the Evangelist
TAGS: Be My Disciples, Blest Are We, Evangelist, Saint, Syria
Luke was an Evangelist, the writer of the third Gospel. He never met Christ in person, but in his Gospel he says that he came to know about Jesus by talking to eyewitnesses to the events of Jesus' life, death, and Resurrection. Hearing those stories helped Luke to become a believer, and he wrote his Gospel so that others would come to know and love Jesus.
TAGS: Doctor, Priest, Saint, Syria
John was born in 676 and raised in Damascus. His father worked for the Muslim government which controlled the city, but John's family were faithful Christians and respected in the community. John inherited his father's job, but he resigned when people began to complain that a Muslim, not a Christian, should have the job.


Why are COUNTD values 1 off?
For COUNTD calculations, I am getting COUNTD+1 (see data source or even view data from the measure value itself).
In packaged workbook, I removed most of the data from the 'Dummy Data' but included info like some of other calculations in used in combination the SQL union query and <including fixed share serial calc used to filter for qualified while still including opened and closed categories> behind logic (in case part of the issue or a better solution lies in the logic).
My temporary (no logic) fix works but I would really like to learn and understand why this is happening.
Explanations or ideas GREATLY appreciated!
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That was because you are writing ELSE 0 in all Calcs, Don't Do thta, because if 0 is there in your logic , it is counted as 1 in COUNT DISTINCT Calcs.
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Awesome, Jim! Can't believe I had not thought of this.
4. Re: Why are COUNTD values 1 off?
Thank you! You are correct.
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Just five games separate Liverpool from potentially being crowned Premier League Champions in what would be their first league title since 1990.
While their hopes of doing so remain firmly in the hands of Manchester City, with a clean sweep of wins enough to see Pep Guardiola's side usurp The Reds to a second consecutive league title, it's been an unprecedented season.
A squad considered to be progressing under Jurgen Klopp but still one far from challenging a record-breaking City side, many will have been surprised by just how far Liverpool have taken the holders.
Transforming from a frenetic attacking squadron to one of pragmatism and patience, Jurgen Klopp has brought a new side to Liverpool this year. Primed on the seemingly impenetrable foundations of Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker, the club boast the best defensive record in the league.
Once riddled with individual errors and ineptitude in their own third, the back-four is now underpinning a stellar campaign, enabling the athleticism of Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold to come to the fore.
The duo has embodied the modern demands of a full-back, with their attacking exuberance providing a significant source of creativity to make up for an apparent lack of nous in the central areas.
They now have fifteen assists between them in the league this season, with Robertson's tally of nine the third best tally of any defender in a single campaign – Andy Hinchliffe (1994-5) and Leighton Baines (2010-11) are the only defenders to have registered more (11).
Ahead of them, a man possessed in Sadio Mane, an intricate Brazilian creator in Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah, the Premier League's second-top goal scorer considered to be having a 'bad season'.
So often Liverpool have had nothing to play for at this stage of the season. Games tail off, the atmosphere suffers and there is a collective groan over a campaign that's amounted to nothing.
This has been one of the closest title races in years and Liverpool are right in the thick of it. Add to that the fact they've got a genuine shout at the Champions League and Klopp's side find themselves in a brilliant position.
This is what fans have clamoured over; The Reds back amongst the elite and vying for silverware. They may land both, they may land one, they may land neither, but this challenge, this journey, is what it's all about.
The nerves, the ambiguity, the enthralling uncertainty. It's all there, every game day, threatening to rip us apart.
These moments. These are the moments we live for.
Back in 2003/04, Arsenal's 'Invincibles' won the league with 90 points. Liverpool are on course to surpass that. Comfortably.
The Reds were in a similarly strong position five years ago, with the title firmly in their own hands before Crystal Palace and Jose Mourinho landed crippling blows.
The unprecedented nature of the current Manchester City team, perhaps the best team the Premier League has played witness to, means the fear of another missed opportunity now looms once more.
However, the scale of Liverpool's achievements should be overshadowed if they fail to go the distance. What Klopp has achieved this season deserves immeasurable praise; the club are on an undeniably upward trajectory.
Everyone seems consumed by the fact Liverpool surpassing their tally from 1990 with five games to go may not be enough to win the league, but what about City.
Imagine watching that. Imagine watching Spurs.
The powers of recovery Klopp has instilled are purring for all to see. There is an unprecedented will to win in the face of adversity. When all odds are stacked against them, this Liverpool team finds a way.
The manager believes, the players believe.
This is not the time for self-doubt, nor fear of what's to come.
The pressure might feel suffocating at times, but it should be basked in, relished.
Now is about enjoying, hoping, willing these players on. They've given us a tremendous season, don't let fear overthrow it now.


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by Anonymous Anonymous
99 pages1 hour
HARK! twelve o'clock is proclaimed by old St. Dunstan's church, and scarcely have the sounds done echoing throughout the neighbourhood, and scarce has the clock of Lincoln's Inn done chiming in its announcement of the same hour when Bell-yard, Temple Bar, becomes a scene of commotion.
What a scampering of feet is there, what a laughing and talking, what a jostling to be first; and what an immense number of manoeuvres are resorted to by some of the strong to distance others!
And mostly from Lincoln's Inn come these persons, young and old, but most certainly a majority of the former, although from neighbouring legal establishments likewise there came not a few; the Temple contributes its numbers, and from the more distant Gray's Inn came a goodly lot.
Is it a fire? is it a fight? or anything else sufficiently alarming or extraordinary, to excite the junior members of the legal profession to such a species of madness? No, it is none of these, nor is there a fat cause to be run for, which in the hands of some clever practitioner might become a vested interest. No, the enjoyment is purely one of a physical character, and all the pacing and racing--all this turmoil and trouble--all this pushing, jostling, laughing, and shouting, is to see who will get first at Mrs. Lovett's pie shop.
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Yes, on the left hand side of Bell-yard, going down from Carey-street was, at the time we write of, one of the most celebrated shops for the sale of veal and pork pies that ever London produced. High and low, rich and poor, resorted to it; its fame had spread far and wide; it was because the first batch of these pies came up at twelve o'clock that there was such a rush of the legal profession to obtain them.
Their fame had spread to great distances. Oh--those delicious pies! there was about them a flavour never surpassed, and rarely equalled; the paste was of the most delicate construction, and impregnated with the aroma of a delicious gravy that defies description; the fat and the lean so artistically mixed up.
The counter in Lovett's shop was in the shape of a horse shoe, and it was the custom of the young bloods from the Temple and Lincoln's Inn to sit in a row at its edge, while, they partook of the pies, and chatted gaily about one thing and another.
There was a Mistress Lovett; but possibly our reader guessed as much, for what but a female hand, and that female buxom, young, and good-looking, could have ventured upon the production of those pies. Yes, Mrs. Lovett was all that; and every enamoured young scion of the law, as he devoured his pie, pleased himself with the idea that the charming Miss Lovett had made that pie especially for him, and that fate or predestination had placed it in his hands.
And it was astonishing to see with what impartiality and with what tact the fair pastrycook bestowed her smiles upon her admirers, so that none could say he was neglected, while it was extremely difficult for any one to say he was preferred.
This was pleasant, but at the same time it was provoking to all except Mrs. Lovett, in whose favour it got up a kind of excitement that paid extraordinarily well, because some of the young fellows thought that he who consumed the most pies, would be in the most likely, way to receive the greatest number of smiles from the lady.
Acting upon this supposition, some of her more enthusiastic admirers, went on consuming the pies until they were almost ready to burst. But there were others again, of a more philosophic turn of mind, who went for the pies only, and did not care one jot for Mrs. Lovett.
These declare that her smile was cold and uncomfortable--that it was upon her lips, but had no place in her heart--that it was the set smile of a ballet-dancer, which is about one of the most unmirthful things in existence.
Then there were some who went even beyond this, and while they admitted the excellence of the pies, and went every day to partake of them, swore that Mrs. Lovett had quite a sinister aspect, and that they could see what a merely superficial affair her blandishments were, and that there was A lurking devil in her eye, that, if once roused, would be capable of achieving some serious things, and might not be so easily quelled again.
By five minutes past twelve Mrs. Lovett's counter was full, and the savoury steam of the hot pies went out in fragrant clouds into Bellyard, being sniffed up by many a poor wretch passing by.
Why, Tobias Ragg, said a young man, with his mouth full of pie, where have you been since you left Mr. Show's in Paper-buildings? I haven't seen you for some days.
No, --said Tobias, I have gone into another line; instead of being a lawyer and helping to shave the clients I am going to shave the lawyers. A penny pork, if you please, Mrs. Lovett. Ah! who would go without who could get pies like these?--eh, Master Clift?
Well, they are good; of course we know that, Tobias. So you are going to be a barber?
Yes, I am with Sweeney Todd, the barber of Fleet-street, opposite St. Dunstan's.
The deuce you are! Well, I am going to a party tonight. I must be dressed and shaved. I'll patronise your master. Tobias put his mouth close to the ear of the young lawyer and whispered the one word--- Don't. Tobias placed his fingers to his lips and left, and was about to enter his master's shop when he thought he heard from within a strange, shrieking sort of sound. On the impulse of the moment he recoiled a step or two and then, from some other impulse, he dashed forward at once, and entered the shop.
The first object that presented itself to his attention, lying upon a side table, was a hat with a handsome gold-headed walking-cane lying across it.
The arm-chair in which customers usually sat to be shaved was vacant, and Sweeney Todd's face was just projected into the shop from the back Parlour, and wearing a most singular and hideous expression.
Well, Tobias, he said as he advanced, rubbing his great hands together, well, Tobias! so you could not resist the pie-shop?
How does he know? thought Tobias. Yes, sir, I have been to the pie-shop, but I didn't stay a minute.
Hark ye, Tobias! theonly thing I can excuse in the way of delay upon an errand is for you to get one of Mrs. Lovett's pies; that I look over, so think no more about it. Are they not delicious, Tobias?
Yes, sir, they are; but some gentleman seems to have left his hat and stick.
Yes, said Sweeney Todd, he has; and lifting the stick he struck Tobias a blow with it that felled him to the ground. Lesson the second to Tobias Ragg, which teaches him to make no remarks about what does not concern him. You may think what you like, Tobias Ragg, but you shall say only what I like.
I won't endure it, cried the boy; I won't be knocked about in this way, I tell you, Sweeney Todd, I won't.
You won't? Have you forgotten your mother?
You say you have power over my mother; but I don't know what it is, and I cannot and will not believe it; I'll leave you, and come of it what may, I'll go to sea or anywhere rather than stay in such a place as this.
"Oh, you will, will you? Then, Tobias, you and I must come to some explanation. I'll tell you what power I have over


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Q: events not firing after re-render in backbone.js I am facing a problem while trying to click submit after re-render.
This is my view:
ShareHolderInfoView = Backbone.View.extend( {
template : 'shareholderinfo',
initialize: function() {
    this.model = new ShareHolderInfoModel();
},
render : function() {
    $.get("shareholderinfo.html", function(template) {
        var html = $(template);
        that.$el.html(html);
    });

    //context.loadViews.call(this);
    return this;
},
events:{
    "change input":"inputChanged",
    "change select":"selectionChanged",
    "click input[type=submit]":"showModel"
},
inputChanged:function(event){
    var field = $(event.currentTarget);
    var data ={};
    data[field.attr('id')] = field.val();
    this.model.set(data);
},
showModel:function(){
    console.log(this.model.attributes);
    alert(JSON.stringify(this.model.toJSON()));
}
});

This is my Router
var shareholderInfo,  accountOwnerInfo;

App.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({

    routes:{
        'share':'share',
        'joint':'joint'
    },
    share:function(){

        $("#subSection").empty();
        if(!shareholderInfo){
            shareholderInfo = new ShareHolderInfoView();
            $("#subSection").append(shareholderInfo.render().el);
        } else{
            $("#subSection").append(shareholderInfo.$el);
        }
    },
    joint:function(random){
        $("#subSection").empty();
        if(!accountOwnerInfo){
            accountOwnerInfo = new AccountOwnerInfoView();
            $("#subSection").append(accountOwnerInfo.render().el);
        } else{
            $("#subSection").append(accountOwnerInfo.$el);
        }
    }
});

This is my HTML a div with  id='subSection'.
if I check in console, I can able to see the events bound to that view.
Object {change input: "inputChanged", change select: "selectionChanged", click input[type=submit]: "showModel"}

But its not calling that showModel function afer i click submit. Please help.

A: Your fundamental problem is that you're improperly reusing views.
From the fine manual:

.empty()
Description: Remove all child nodes of the set of matched elements from the DOM.
  [...]
  To avoid memory leaks, jQuery removes other constructs such as data and event handlers from the child elements before removing the elements themselves.

So when you say:
$("#subSection").empty();

you're not just clearing out the contents of #subSection, you're also removing all event handlers attached to anything inside #subSection. In particular, you'll remove any event handlers bound to accountOwnerInfo.el or shareholderInfo.el (depending on which one is already inside #subSection).
Reusing views is usually more trouble than it is worth, your views should be lightweight enough that you can destroy and recreate them as needed. The proper way to destroy a view is to call remove on it. You could rewrite your router to look more like this:
App.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
    routes: {
        'share':'share',
        'joint':'joint'
    },
    share: function() {
        this._setView(ShareHolderInfoView);
    },
    joint: function(random){
        this._setView(AccountOwnerInfoView);
    },
    _setView: function(view) {
        if(this.currentView)
            this.currentView.remove();
        this.currentView = new view();
        $('#subSection').append(this.currentView.render().el);
    }
});

If your views need any extra cleanup then you can override remove on them to clean up the extras and then chain to Backbone.View.prototype.remove.call(this) to call the default remove.
If for some reason you need to keep your views around, you could call delegateEvents on them:

delegateEvents delegateEvents([events])
Uses jQuery's on function to provide declarative callbacks for DOM events within a view. If an events hash is not passed directly, uses this.events as the source.

and you'd say things like:
$("#subSection").append(shareholderInfo.$el);
shareholderInfo.delegateEvents();

instead of just:
$("#subSection").append(shareholderInfo.$el);

I'd strongly recommend that you treat your views and cheap ephemeral objects: destroy them to remove them from the page, create new ones when they need to go on the page.


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Scottish Ancestors
Charles William Williamson1
#44061, b. 23 August 1886
Charles William Williamson was born on 23 August 1886 in Windsor Township, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.1,2 He was the son of William F. Williamson and Clara Ellen Hallstead.1,3,2,4 He married Emma Margaret Newton on 19 December 1917 in Worth County, Iowa, USA.3
Morgan Family
FamilySearch, Iowa County Births, 1880-1935.
1900 US Census, Iowa.
FamilySearch, Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934.
Nellie Agnes Williamson1
#44062, b. 31 December 1889, d. March 1983
Nellie Agnes Williamson was born on 31 December 1889 in Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.1,2 She was the daughter of William F. Williamson and Clara Ellen Hallstead.1,3,2 She married Guy Harold Hathaway on 18 November 1909 in Hawkeye, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.3 She died in March 1983 in Iowa, USA, at age 93.4
Children of Nellie Agnes Williamson and Guy Harold Hathaway
Dale Harold Hathaway5,6,7 b. 16 Jul 1912, d. 19 Sep 1936
Ruth Elinor Hathaway8,7
SSDI.
Ancestry.com, Iowa Death Records, 1920-1940.
FamilySearch, Iowa Delayed Births, 1850-1939.
Harry Jennings Williamson1
#44063, b. 10 October 1893, d. October 1974
Harry Jennings Williamson was born on 10 October 1893 in Center Township, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.1,2 He was the son of William F. Williamson and Clara Ellen Hallstead.1,3,2,4 He married Pearl Lydia Selig on 17 February 1915 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA.3 He died in October 1974 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, USA.5
Children of Harry Jennings Williamson and Pearl Lydia Selig
Jean Elizabeth Williamson1,6,7,8
Jack William Williamson1,6,7
Ancestry.com, US Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
Marvel Belle Williamson1
#44064, b. 1 January 1898, d. December 1986
Marvel Belle Williamson was born on 1 January 1898 in Center Township, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.1,2 She was the daughter of William F. Williamson and Clara Ellen Hallstead.1,3,2,4,5 She married Clifford Stensbol on 1 September 1920 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA.3 She died in December 1986 in Iowa, USA, at age 88.6
Child of Marvel Belle Williamson and Clifford Stensbol
Paul Stensbol7
Roy Harvey Williamson1
#44065, b. 11 February 1900, d. August 1969
Roy Harvey Williamson was born on 11 February 1900 in Center Township, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.2,1,3 He was the son of William F. Williamson and Clara Ellen Hallstead.2,4,3,5 He married Mary Josephine Peck on 29 June 1926 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA.4 He married Verola (?)6 He died in August 1969 in Iowa, USA, at age 69.7
Ancestry.com, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-18.
1940 US Census, Nebraska.
Clifford Stensbol1
#44069, b. 21 December 1894, d. 25 October 1956
Clifford Stensbol was born on 21 December 1894 in Iowa, USA.2,3 He married Marvel Belle Williamson, daughter of William F. Williamson and Clara Ellen Hallstead, on 1 September 1920 in Fayette County, Iowa, USA.1 He died on 25 October 1956 in Iowa, USA, at age 61.4
Child of Clifford Stensbol and Marvel Belle Williamson
Ancestry.com, US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963.


How can a Holy God permit lawbreakers to enjoy the blessings of his presence? On what basis may worshipers enjoy God? The Sin Offering answers these types of questions in Leviticus 4 & 5. As we study Leviticus we are amazed how God expresses, with vivid clarity, the gloriously perfect work of his Son, the Lord Jesus. In particular here as the ultimate Sin Offering we see him as the superior priest and sacrifice. He is ultimately the exclusive basis for enjoying God.


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The case for — and against — cancelling Canada Day
Victoria's city council announced this week it has voted unanimously to drop a scheduled virtual Canada Day broadcast and encouraged people to reflect on 'what it means to be Canadian in light of recent events.'
By Douglas QuanVancouver Bureau
Fri., June 11, 2021timer9 min. read
Should Canada Day be a point of celebration? Or a day of mourning and sombre reflection?
In the wake of the reported discovery of 215 Indigenous children's remains near a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., and the deadly attack Sunday against a Muslim family in London, Ont., a debate has been brewing over whether it is appropriate to hold Canada Day celebrations this year.
On Twitter, the hashtag #cancelCanadaDay has trended, with some saying now's not the time for patriotic chest-thumping but for spreading awareness about anti-Indigenous racism and Islamophobia.
Citing the "challenging moment we are in as a Canadian nation," Victoria's city council announced this week it has voted unanimously to drop a scheduled virtual Canada Day broadcast and encouraged people to reflect on "what it means to be Canadian in light of recent events."
Saying it refuses to "sit idle while Canada's violent history is celebrated," the Indigenous-led Idle No More movement is sponsoring rallies across the country July 1 intended to "honour all of the lives lost to the Canadian State — Indigenous lives, Black lives, Migrant lives, Women and Trans and 2Spirit lives."
The Star reached out to members of Indigenous, Muslim and academic communities for their perspectives.
Their thoughts and suggestions ranged widely. Here's what they told us:
Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui — professor of sociology and criminology at Sheridan College in Toronto
"Canada Day needs to turn into a day of mourning, not celebration. My idea is not that we should cancel Canada Day, but Canada Day almost needs to be cancelled in the way we celebrate it right now, the way we observe Canada Day as this day of pride and almost chest-thumping — 'We're Canadians, we're better than the rest of the world because Americans, they're racists, and Brits, they've gone and colonized the world, but Canadians, we're multicultural and welcoming of immigrants.' It's starting to stink. We're starting to see that's all not true.
That past is very much connected to the present. The history of oppression, colonization and genocide, it's just reflected in different areas, like the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in foster care, the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the prison system.
And of course let's talk about what happened Sunday — which really shouldn't have come as a surprise. (Prime Minister Justin) Trudeau said, 'How do we explain this?' Actually, we can explain it by listing all the policies or motions that have centred Muslims in conversations where we've been maligned, vilified, singled out as a problematic group. All that rhetoric that is fuelled by this idea of white supremacy, it justifies in the mind of people like the young man who carried out the attack, that people like this family don't belong here.
We're in an ugly moment in Canada. I don't think with this ugly face of ours we can on Canada Day stand up and celebrate who we are.
There's a rule on Remembrance Day that you can't clap, you can't make noise. It's a day of remembrance, of mourning, of paying tribute and respect to people who died. To me, the only way to move forward is if we turn Canada Day into a day of remembrance. In fact, it should be the Day of Reconciliation, a day to be solemn and sad, wear your orange shirts, spread awareness about the existing inequalities.
You can't do both — have a full celebration and a full (day of) mourning. It's just being somewhere in the middle and reflective of basically how we are about most things, not fully dedicated or committed to change."
Paul Michel — special adviser to the president on Indigenous matters at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C.
"I feel that Canada Day is a powerful way to educate our Canadian citizens. It's a platform where we call on our multi-ethnic nationalities to come forth. Every event I've been to has Filipino, East Indian, Bangladesh, Indigenous foods there. And it has a cultural showcase of dancing. They have Indigenous dancers, Métis dancers, Japanese dancers, Chinese dancers. It's a wonderful way to celebrate but it's a powerful way to educate.
I was down here for Canada Day with my twin brother in Kamloops. I asked, 'What are you doing Canada Day?' I had been working for the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George for so long. He says, 'We do a big lahal game.' It's a traditional (Indigenous) handgame. We just played that activity in the middle of Canada Day at Riverside Park. It was huge. Everybody goes, 'What's happening? Wow, this is neat.' We could educate them. It wasn't a demonstration, it was a real game.
When I came down here to work at Thompson Rivers University — I started here six years ago — we challenged the city of Kamloops to a lahal game. We had a friendly challenge on Canada Day.
One year they set up a storytelling hut and so I went down and told a traditional Secwépemc story so people gathered around. This is what Canada's about.
Unfortunately there's still this ugliness. We will have a moment of silence for the Indigenous 215 children, for the Muslim family in London, Ont. But the way we solve this is to come together. I think it's an excellent platform. I will always celebrate Canada Day because I know lots of our allies are non-Indigenous and they stand beside us. It'd be tragic if we say 'eliminate Canada Day,' because then I think the ugliness, the negative and the racism rules."
Xaxli'p Chief Colleen Jacob — of the St'at'imc Nation in B.C.
"In light of the confirmation of the unmarked graves and its association with the Canadian government, the Queen and church involvement, it would be appropriate to acknowledge this as a reminder on Canada Day. It should be recognized as a day of mourning for our Indigenous people and all that we had to endure throughout the history of Canada.
As a community, we do not celebrate Canada Day. When I was younger, I don't think I understood the full meaning until I started learning about our Indigenous experience in history. The goal was to assimilate us into Canadian society and take away our identity and way of life. I believe this is still true today. Rather than respecting and accepting us for who we are as Indigenous people and allowing us to continue practising our way of life, there were laws and policies put in place to control our people in every aspect.
It is something how our people did survive and hold on to what we have. There needs to be a strong recognition that our people now deserve respect from Canada and its people. Our people paid greatly for the existence of what is now called Canada. This is where acknowledgment of Canada's true history can be brought to light showing there needs to be a new way of thinking. To accept our existence as Indigenous people and to support us in our goals to maintain our way of life because it is still in jeopardy."
Sara Asalya — executive director of Toronto-based Newcomer Students' Association, a national non-profit
"This year, in particular, with the discovery of the Indigenous children's remains, I don't think we should be celebrating Canada Day. There has historically been a lot of funding allocated from the government for organizations and community members to celebrate Canada Day. I think this year it shouldn't happen. I think this funding should be directed to supporting the Indigenous community and standing in solidarity with them to raise awareness and implement some of the 94 calls to action (from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission). There has to be some sort of national mourning day.
We are issuing statements and standing in solidarity but there isn't any action happening from the government. It's hard to celebrate Canada Day when we haven't built that reconciliation framework with Indigenous communities — there's so much ongoing colonial racism and oppression.
And it's connected to what happened to that Muslim family on Sunday. Systems of oppression are connected. We, as racialized and Muslim communities, have always been made to feel we don't belong — the hate crimes and Islamophobia and racism is escalating in an alarming way.
We need to stop and not celebrate because there are so many things we need to fix before celebrating Canada.
I'll tell you what we have done in our organization. We always engage in some sort of learning and raising awareness, even though it can been difficult to engage newcomers and immigrants in such a conversation, especially those coming from war-torn countries, refugees fleeing violence and coming from dictatorships. They are grateful for Canada.
But it's important to say: What did you learn about the Canadian colonial legacy and Indigenous people? You try to integrate that conversation as part of their settlement journey.
Something we're trying to do this Canada Day, we're trying to pull together the idea of having a summit at the national scale centring Indigenous people. Let's have a dialogue, have an exchange of knowledge and ideas, do a blanket exercise, build solidarity between different movements.
I have children and they learn in school about Canada Day. It's hard for me to say there's no Canada Day. But they're old enough, they have seen the news about the 215 children and the Muslim family. So for us, it doesn't make sense for us to celebrate when we are grieving and mourning. The flags need to be down on Canada Day."
Rachel Collishaw — Ottawa teacher and president of the Social Studies Educators' Network of Canada
"All of my colleagues in school have been addressing these topics with their students, not just in social studies class. We want to provide room for students to safely share their thoughts and feelings and hopefully provide more context to explore further questions.
I think Canada Day should be a time for reflection as well as celebration. Particularly as it relates to Indigenous peoples and perspectives, we have a tendency as educators to focus on the negative. Certainly there is a lot of negative and we need to understand the truth and what actually happened.
But I think we need to make space for celebrating the amazing things about Indigenous Peoples and all people in this country. That's a balance we have to strike in our classrooms. We want students to be aware of the truth and what happened, but we also need to balance that out so we don't end up re-victimizing people who are already marginalized.
Canada Day can provide us with a great way to do that. It's not that Canada is awful full-stop. It's that Canada has some things that need to be improved.
I think for myself, the thing I personally like to do on Canada Day is get out on the land and enjoy it. If I can, I make time to learn about the land I'm on, whose land it was, read an article about history and express my gratitude.
Another way to celebrate Canada Day is to strengthen relationships. Learning more is a first step. And then taking action is the next step — strengthening relationships with the people whose land you're on. Or with neighbours. If we're talking about the tragedy in London on Sunday, just strengthening your neighbourly relations, reaching out to that new family in your community, and celebrating together. It doesn't have to be a loud, patriotic celebration. There are ways to celebrate more quietly and to make space for reflection."
Douglas Quan is a Vancouver-based reporter for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @dougquan
British Columbia, Vancouver